2022年上海市五十四中高三下第一次測(cè)試英語試題含答案

2021-2022高考英語模擬試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位序號(hào)。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Newlyreleaseddatapointtoanincreaseintechnologyuseamongchildrensomeworryischangingtheverynatureofchildhood.A．why B．whichC．who D．where2．ThankstoMrsSmith,thefatherandthesoneventually______aftertenyears’coldrelationshipbetweenthem.A．tookup B．pickedup C．madeup D．turnedup3．Dadisusedtosmokinganddrinking.There’snochance_____I’mabletotalkhiminto.A．whether;givingitupB．ofwhether;givingthemupC．that;gettingridofthemD．which;stoppingit4．––Whatdidthedoctorsayaboutyourinjury?––ShesaidIshouldavoiddoingtoomuchexercise______itfeelsbetter.A．untilB．sinceC．ifD．while5．______________totheparty,Nancywasveryupset.A．Havingnotbeeninvited B．NothavinginvitedC．Havingnotinvited D．Nothavingbeeninvited6．Hedoesn'tspendanymoremoneyonclothingthanIdo,but________hemanagestolooksostylish.A．therefore B．somehowC．furthermore D．otherwise7．—Whataboutgoingabroadforfurtherstudy?—Great,butIneverexpected______achanceformebefore.A．theretobeB．therebeingC．ittobeD．itbeing8．I______haveworriedbeforeIcametothenewschool,formyclassmateshereareveryfriendlytome.A．mightn’t B．mustn’tC．needn’t D．couldn’t9．________iswillingtovolunteerinthe2022BeijingWinterOlympicsiswelcometojoinus.A．WhateverB．WhoeverC．WheneverD．Wherever10．．Sheisfedupwithsharingahousewithothers;,sheislookingforherownflat.A．moreover B．otherwise C．however D．therefore11．Icertainlyexpecttobeelectedbeststudentoftheyear.It’sreally________!A．a(chǎn)goodSamaritanB．a(chǎn)wetblanketC．a(chǎn)featherinmycapD．a(chǎn)pieceofcake12．Youcanaskanyoneforhelp.________hereiswillingtolendyouahand.A．Everyone B．NooneC．One D．Someone13．Iwasillthatday,otherwiseI_______thesportsmeet.A．tookpartin B．wouldhavetakenpartinC．hadtakenpartin D．wouldtakepartin14．IfyouwanttoseeMr.JohnsononFridaymorning,makesureheis______aheadoftime.A．a(chǎn)pproachable B．a(chǎn)ccessible C．a(chǎn)vailable D．convenient15．_______itissohot,Iguesswecan’tdoanythinguntilafterdark.A．Incase B．Nowthat C．Evenif D．Asthough16．TheexchangestudentfromKenyaoftenshareswithusthenewsofhiscountryand____ofhisneighbouringcountries.A．those B．that C．it D．theone17．Interestisas________tolearningastheabilitytounderstand，evenmoreso.A．vital B．a(chǎn)vailableC．specific D．similar18．—Iwonderwhyhehasbeenactingsostrangelythesedays．—Recentpressureatworkmay____hisbehavior． A．a(chǎn)ccountfor B．callfor C．changefor D．standfor19．Ihadhardlyrungthebell________thedoorwasopenedsuddenly,andmysonrushedouttogreetme.A．beforeB．untilC．a(chǎn)sD．since20．Lackofsleep_______leadtoweakenedimmunityandmemory,andalsoslowphysicalgrowth.A．shall B．must C．should D．can第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）RulesfortheUniversityEntranceExamination●Youmustbeattheexaminationcentertenminutesbeforetheexaminationstarts.Ifyouaremorethantenminuteslate,youmaynotentertheexaminationcenter.Theexaminationtakesplaceatthesametimeindifferentstates.●Youmusthaveproofofyournameandgradeaswellasofficialexaminationnumber.Showthesewhenyoucometotheexaminationcenter.●Dependingonwhichexaminationyouaretaking,youmaybringcertainitemsintotheexaminationcenter.Mathematicsexaminationsmayallowyoutouseelectroniccalculators(計(jì)算器).Othersubjectsmayallowyoutousedictionariesandotherreferencematerial.Pleasereadthenotessentwithyourtimetablecarefully.●Youmustbringyourownpencils.Nonewillbeprovidedforyou.Thefollowingitemsarenotallowedintheexaminationcenter:walkmansandradios,headsets,anyfoodordrink,schoolbags,electronicequipment(unlessspecificallypermittedforvarioussubjects),andmobilephones.●Onceinthecenter,youmustsitatthedeskwithyourexaminationnumberonit.Whenyousitdown,placeyourexaminationnumberatthetopcornerofyourdesk.●Youmustremainsilentduringtheexamination.Youmustnotdisturbotherpeoplewhoaretakingthetest.●Ifyouneedadrinkortoiletbreak,youshouldraiseyourhandandwaitforthesupervisor(監(jiān)督者)tospeaktoyou.Youwillbegivenwaterorthesupervisorwilltakeyoutothebathroom.Youarenotallowedtotalkwithanyoneduringthebreak.●Youmustwriteyouranswersintheofficialanswersheet.Yoursupervisorwillprovideextrapaperifyouwishtomakenotes.●Youmayleavetheexaminationroomatanytimeifyoudonotplantoreturn.Ifyoufinishearlyandwanttoleave,pleasemovewellawayfromtheexaminationcenter.●Thesupervisorwillwarnyoufifteenminutes,fiveminutesandoneminutebeforetheendoftheexamination.Whenthesupervisorsaysthatthetimeisup,youmustputdownyourpencilandwaitatyourdeskuntilyourpaperiscollected.1、Whatkindofexaminationaretheserulesprobablyfor?A．Alocalexam. B．Afinalexam.C．Acollegeexam. D．Anationalexam.2、Whatareyouallowedtohavewithyouwhenyoutakemathematicsexamination?A．Relatedmaterial. B．Proofofyourself.C．Acellphone. D．Adictionary.3、Whatshouldyoudoifyoufinishthetestearlyandwanttogetabetterresult?A．Takesomenotescarefully.B．Leavetheroomimmediately.C．Remaininyourseatandcheckagain.D．Raiseyourhandtoinformyourteacher.4、Whatcanbeprovidedforyouduringtheexam?A．Pencils. B．Foodanddrink.C．Extrapaper. D．Calculators.22．（8分）Eversincehisapplaudedfirstnovel,KazuoIshiguro,now60,hasmanagedtomaintainasteadyliterarydrive,asteadyamountofcreativespace,andasteadysuccessrate.TheBuriedGiant,Ishiguro’sseventhnovel,andhisfirstinadecade,isasriskyasitisattractive.Itisasorthistoricalfantasynovelfilledwithdragonsandknights(騎士）丨Itisasortofthesurface,butitisalsodeeplyhuman,rootedinthemesfundamentaltothehumanexperience:love,history,andtheabilitytorememberitall.JANEGAYDUK:Howwouldyoucopewiththeideaofmemory—ahugethemeinTheBuriedGiant—ifyouweretosetastorylikethatintheagewhereeverythingisonline?KAZUOISHIGURO:Oneofthequestionsthatattractmerightnow—IsupposethesearequestionsthataroseinmymindasIwaswritingTheBuriedGiant,buttherewasnoroominthebookitselfforexploringthem—wouldbe,wheredothememorybanksinamodemsocietyexist?AndIthinkthatquestionhasgottenreallycomplicatednow.MaybeinsimplersocietiessuchastheoneIdescribeinTheBuriedGiant—Idon'tthinkthosesocietiesweresimplebutperhapstheyweresimplerintermsofthisparticularquestion—youcouldpointtoyourlivingmemory,whattheoldestpeoplestillrememberaboutwhathappened,literallywhatishandeddown.JANEGAYDUK:Doyouthinkthischangesthenatureofhistory?Itusedtobewrittendownbyaselectfewpeoplewhobadthepowertoshapestories,butnowit’salmostlikeeveryindividualparticipatesinshapinghistoryandthought.KAZUOISHIGURO:Ifyouleavetheofficialaccountofanation’shistory,acommunity’shistory,tojustahandfulofpeople,Ithinkthat'samoredangeroussituation.Particularlyifit'sahandfulofpeople,whoareusuallytheupperlevels,whocouldwritethehistorybooksandthenhavethosehistorybookstaughtinschools.Ofcourseskilled,disciplined,andtalentedhistorianshavealwaysbeenvitaltoasociety,andIthinkthey’llcontinuetobevitaltoasociety,butinsomewaysIfeelencouragedbythefactthatsomanyordinarypeoplenowhavetheabilitytoputdowntheirimpressions;atleastthere'sthepotentialthattheirvoiceswillbeassessedandheard.Justasanexample,whenIwasresearchingTheRemainsoftheDay,whichisaboutanEnglishbutler(管家），IassumedI’dfindalotofaccountsbypeoplewhohadworkedinservicebecausethat'swhatanenormousproportionofpeopleinBritaindidbetweentheFirstandSecondWorldWar.AndIwasamazedtofindalmost.Therewerescholarlybookswrittenbyacademicsaboutthehistoryofboilers,hutactualpersonalaccountswrittenbypeoplelikethatwerealmostzero.Iguessit'sbecausepeopleofthatclassdidn'tfeelitwastheirplacetowritethingsdown,andtheyprobablydidn'thavethetoolsorthetime,orperhapstheeducationeventowritethingsdown,andsoconsiderablehumanexperiencedisappeared.Ithinkthereissomethingencouragingaboutpeoplebeingabletorecordthingseverywhere,butwithsuchamassiveamountofdata,thereneedtobeverycomplicatedmeansofcontrollingitanddecidingwhichbecomesthethingsthatdeterminethewaywerememberwhatweexperienced.JANEGAYDUK:Onthetopicoffinishingbooks,didyouwritepasttheofficialendingofTheBuriedGiantorwasthatyournaturalend?Ifelttheconclusionwaskindofacliffhanger.KAZUOISHICURO:Idon'treallythinkoftheendingasacliffhanger,butmaybeit'smoreambiguousthanIintended.ThatistheendingIalwayswanted,though.Withallmybooks,I'maimingforacertainemotiontocomeoverwiththebookasawholeandusuallythatistheemotionendingshoulddeliver.Ican’tdeliverthatemotioninanearned,properwayunlesstherestofthebookhasworked,soI'malwaysveryawarethattheendingisnotsomethingIaddwhenthestoryisfinished.Forme,theendingforallmybooksisthearrivalpoint;it’swhatI’vebeenaimingatallalong.1、Ishigurodidn'tdiscuss“thememorybanks”inhisnovelbecause.A．hewrotethenovelinthedigitaleraB．thenovelisnotcenteredonmemoryC．thereisnospacetotalkaboutitinthebookD．hedoesn'tthinkthesocietyinthenovelissimple2、WhydoesKazuoadmireordinaryindividuals’participationinshapinghistory?A．Becausetheirrecordedhistorywillbetaughtinschools.B．Becausetheycanmakeuptheirownhistory.C．Becauseordinarypeopleareimportanttosociety.D．Becausehistorycanbeviewedfromvariousangles.3、Whichexpressioncanbeputinthegapinparagraph4?A．somethinginterestingB．historicaldetailsC．somefamousfiguresD．a(chǎn)completeblank4、Theunderlinedword“cliffhanger''probablyreferstoa(n)_ending.A．a(chǎn)bruptB．normalC．unfinished.D．loose5、Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat.A．Ishgurodoesn'tliketheendingofTheBuriedGiantB．IshgurohasacleargoalbeforewritingtheendingC．IshguroaddsanemotionalendingonpurposeD．Ishgurodoesn'tcareabouttheendingatall23．（8分）ItmaybecommonknowledgethatwhatBritishpeoplecall“football”isknownas“soccer”intheUS,and“colour”inBritishEnglish(BrE)goeswithoutthe“u”inAmericanEnglish(AmE).ButaccordingtoachartmaderecentlybywebsiteGrammarCheck,thesearefarfrombeingtheonlydifferencesbetweenthetwocountries’useofEnglish.Thechartoutlined63ofthemaincontrastsbetweenBrEandAmE,fromthemorewell-known“l(fā)ift/elevator”and“autumn/fall”tothelesser-known“garden/yard”and“petrol/gasoline”.Someofthevocabularymismatchesaresodifferentthattwopeopleinaconversationmayfailtounderstandeachother.Forexample，thetwocountrieshavedifferentnamesforcertainfood.“Biscuits“and“sweets”inBritainareknownas“cookies”and“candy”,respectively,intheUS.Butwhilegettingfoodnamesmixeduponlycausesconfusion,somemisunderstandingsmayleadtoembarrassmentifyou’renotcareful.IfaBritishmanintheUSisaskedtoshowupapartyin“pants”,there’sachancethathemightgetalotofstaresfromotherguests.“Pants”intheUKmeansunderwear.“Trousers”arewhatyouneedtoaskaBritishfriendtowearifyoudon’twantthemtocauseasceneamongyourfriends.However,evenif63isalreadyalot,therearestillmanydifferencesthatthechartfailedtocover.IfaUSgirlwalksintoaUKbarberandsays“Iwanttohavemybangsfixed”,forexample,itcouldtakeawhilebeforethehairdresserrealizeswhatshemeansisactuallyher“fringe”.1、Bypresentingthefirstparagraph,theauthormainlytellus.A．thechartismadebyGrammarCheckB．peoplearemuchmorefamiliarwith“l(fā)ift/elevator”C．BrEandAmEaredifferentinspellingD．TherearemanydifferencesbetweenBrEandAmE2、IfaBritishmanisaskedtojoininapartyin“pants”,hemight.A．getintoanembarrassmentB．beattractiveamonghisfriendsC．bepuzzledatothers’dressesD．a(chǎn)skforapairoftrousersinstead3、Whyistheexampleinthebarbermentioned?A．Toconfirmsomeexamplesareunknown.B．Tosupporttheauthor'sopiniononthetopic.C．ToindicatetheBritishareslowinunderstanding.D．Toshowthehairdresserisn’tfamiliarwith“bangs”.24．（8分）FromNationaltoInternationalDoyouhavewhatittakes!It’sourjobtohelpyoumakethatleap?Theworldiswaiting.Areyouready?Isyoursmallbusinessreadytomakethatnextstepandexpandabroad?Arecentsurveyestimatesthatupto40%ofallsmallbusinessesareintendingtodojustthat.Isyourbusinessmakingupthis40%?Makingthatmoveandexpandingontotheinternationalmarketrequireadifferentapproachfromtheoneyou’reusedto.Onanationallevel,itisoftenenoughtoselltherightproductattherightprice.Failuretoadoptadifferentsalesapproachontheinternationalmarketcanoftenleadtofailureasinternationalcustomersexpectdifferentthings.Thisiswhywecomein.Therightknowledgeandtherightpreparationcanmakeallthedifferenceontheinternationallevel.Themainaspectsoftheprogramweofferare:1.Howcanweaknessesbeidentifiedandreduced?2.Howareculturaldifferenceshandledinthebusinessworld?3.In-depthknowledgeofdistrictlaw,howdoesithelp?4.Howcanwetargettherightkindofinternationalcustomersandhowcanwefinancethisbigger,morecomplicatedinternationaloperation?5.Whatcanbedonetocreateafoolproof(萬無一失的)businessplan?Costofthecourse:$2,000perperson.If4ormorepeopleapplyfromthesamecompany,thendiscountscanbearranged.Coursetimescanbechangedtoaccommodateyouremployees’schedule.Mostimportantly,thiscourseisfullyaccreditedbysometoplevelcollegesanduniversities.1、Whowillmostlikelybenefitfromthiscourse?A．Anybodynotinterestedinbusinessadministration.B．Asmallinternationalbusinessmanager.C．Anindividualrunningasmallcompany.D．Anyownerofaninternationalbusinesshopingtogodomestic.2、Whyisthereadangerofaninternationalbusinessfailure?A．Thepriceofshippingistoohigh.B．Ittakestoolongtodeliverproducts.C．Internationalcustomersdonotspeakthesamelanguage.D．Thebusinessownercannotunderstandthelocalmarket.3、WhatisNOTlistedintheadvertisedprogram?A．Howtopaytheinternationalworkforce.B．Therightwaytostudyinternationallaw.C．Culturaldiversitiesthatmustbeknownexactly.D．Whatweshouldlearnfromourweaknesses.4、Whatisthemainadvantageofparticipatinginthisstudyprogram?A．Internationaltravel.B．Fixedschedulefortheemployees.C．Theavailabilityofdiscountsof40%.D．Creditsthatcanbetransferredtouniversitycourses.25．（10分）Skepticsareastrangelot.Someofthemrefusetoadmittheseriousthreatofhumanactivitiestotheenvironment,andtheyaretiredofpeoplewhodisagreewiththem.Thosepeople,sayskeptics,spreadnothingbutbadnewsabouttheenvironment.The“eco-guilt”broughtonbythediscouragingnewsaboutourplanetgivesrisetothepopularityofskepticsaspeoplesearchformorecomfortingworldviews.PerhapsthatexplainwhyanewbookbyBjornLomborgreceivedsomuchpublicity.Thatbook,TheSkepticalEnvironmentalist,declaresthatitmeasuresthe“realstateoftheworld”asfine.Ofcourse,anotherexplanationisthedeeppocketssomebigbusinesseswithspecialinterests.Indeed,Mr.Lomborg’sviewsaresimilartothoseofsomeIndustry-fundedorganizations,whichstarthugeactivitiesthoughthemediatoconfusethepublicaboutissueslikeglobalwarming.SoitwasstrangetoseeMr.Lomborg’sbookgolargelyunchallengedinthemediathoughhisbeliefswerecontrarytomostscientificopinions.OnenationalnewspaperinCanadarananumberofarticlesandreviewsfullofwordsofpraise,evenwiththeconclusionthat“AfterLomborg,theenvironmentalmovementwillbegintodiedown.”Suchone-sidedviewsshouldhaveimmediatelybeenchallenged.ButonlyadifferentreviewappearedinNature,arespectedsciencemagazinewithspecificreadership.ThereviewremarkedthatMr.Lomborg’s“preferenceforunexaminedmaterialsisincredible(不可信的)”。Acritical(批判的)eyeisvaluable,andthemediashouldpresentinformationinsuchawaythatcouldallowpeopletomakeinformeddecisions.Unfortunately,thatisofteninaccessibleasblockedbythedesiretobeshockingortodefendsomespecialinterests.Peoplemightbecomehalf-blindbeforeaworldpartiallyexhibitedbythemedia.That’sashame,becausemattersconcerningthehealthoftheplanetarefartooimportanttobetreatedlightly.1、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingmayberegardedas“skeptics”?A．Peoplewhoagreeonthepopularityof“eco-guilt”.B．Peoplewhodisbelievetheserioussituationofourplanet.C．Peoplewhodisliketheharmfuleffectofhumanactivities.D．Peoplewhospreadcomfortingnewstoprotectourenvironment.2、WhichofthefollowingcanbeareasonforthepopularityofLomborg’sbooks?A．Somebigbusinessesintendtoprotecttheirowninterests.B．Thebookchallengesviewsaboutthefinestateoftheworld.C．Theauthorconvincespeopletoseekcomfortingworldviews.D．Industry–fundedmediapresentconfusinginformation.3、TheauthormentionedthereviewinNatureinorderto_____.A．voiceadifferentopinionB．findfaultwithLomborg’sbookC．challengetheauthorityofthemediaD．pointoutthevalueofscientificviews.4、Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthepassage?A．Toencouragetheskepticstohaveacriticaleye.B．Towarnthepublicofthedangerofhalf–blindnesswithreviews.C．Toblamethemedia’slackofresponsibilityinpresentinginformation.D．Toshowtheimportanceofpresentingoverallinformationbythemedia.第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Twelveyearsagoyesterday,mymothergavebirthtothemostbeautifulgirl.31,wewerelatergiventhe32thatthislittlegirl,whowasthreeandahalfmonthsold,wouldonlyhave14daysontheearth.It’shardtounderstandwhatkindof33youhavewhenyoufindoutthatyou’re34somethingthatyoudon’tevenknow. Astimewenton,thenumberofdayskeptgrowing,whichgaveus35.Whenthedoctorssaidthatwecouldtakeherhome,thatwas36realityhit.Wehadno37. Iamfromasmalltownwith38hospitals,butwhenyoudon’thavemoney,youjustdon’thaveit.Mymothertriedfordaystogetthemoney,butnothing39eachtime.Acaseworker(社會(huì)工作者)wasevendoingherbest.It’s40thatitalmostfeltasifwehadto41a Onedaythecaseworkerwalkedintoherboss’sofficeto42again.Asshewalkedout,43downyetagain,outofnowhereamanwalkeduptoher.He44herahandfulofmoneyandsaid,“Pleasegivethistotheladyin45,soshecantakeherdaughterhome.”Shelookeddownatherhandwithtearsinhereyes.Asshelookedbackuptothankhim,hewas46.Theysearchedalloverthathospitalandhewasnowheretobe47. ThankstotheguythatIwill48know,wecouldtakehomethat49babygirlthatwasonlygiven14daystolive,andcelebratedher12thbirthdayyesterday.Iamgratefultothismanandfeelthathisactof50shouldbesharedwitheveryone.1、.A．Besides B．Otherwise C．However D．Therefore2、.A．idea B．news C．order D．point3、.A．character B．friendship C．habit D．feeling4、.A．losing B．wasting C．explaining D．gaining5、.A．hope B．freedom C．trouble D．information6、.A．how B．where C．when D．whether7、.A．car B．knowledge C．shelter D．money8、.A．modern B．small C．large D．good9、.A．cameup B．setup C．madeup D．gaveup10、.A．interesting B．necessary C．impossible D．sad11、.A．save B．buy C．visit D．protect12、.A．a(chǎn)pologize B．research C．try D．interview13、.A．let B．moved C．knelt D．fell14、.A．took B．paid C．handed D．lent15、.A．danger B．need C．reward D．a(chǎn)dvance16、.A．gone B．shy C．disppointed D．proud17、.A．a(chǎn)voided B．found C．persuaded D．stopped18、.A．even B．still C．a(chǎn)lmost D．never19、.A．beautiful B．naughty C．nervous D．dangerous第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Finishingtheirshoppingatthemall,acouplediscoveredthattheirnewcar1．(steal).Theyfiledareport2．thepolicestationandadetectivedrovethem3．totheparkinglottolookforevidence.Totheir4．(amaze),thecarhadbeenreturned5．therewasanoteinitthatsaid:“Iapologizefortakingyourcar.MywifewashavingababyandIhadtorushhertothe6．.Pleaseforgettheinconvenience.Therearetwotickets7．tonight’sManiaTwainconcert.”Theirfaithinhumanityrestored.Thecoupleattended8．concert.Butwhentheyreturnedhome,theyimmediatelyfound9．theirhousehadbeenransacked(洗劫).Onthebathroommirrorwas10．note:“Ihavetoputmykidthroughcollegesomehow,don’tI?”第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假如英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10

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