2024屆上海市奉賢區(qū)高三年級下冊二模英語試題

2024屆上海市奉賢區(qū)高三下學(xué)期二模英語試題

學(xué)校:姓名：班級：考號：

一、語法填空

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentand

grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformof

thegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

AreYouReadytoHugaRobot?

Gettinghuggedtendstobeapowerfulpositiveemotionalexperience.Hugshavebeen

showntoenhancesocialbondingandemotionalwell-being.However,noteveryonecangetahug

1__theyneedone.Somepeoplearelonelyanddonothaveanyonetohugthem.Othersmaybe

inlong-distancerelationships2itisnoteasytogetphysicalaffectionfromtheirpartner.In

thiscase,they3receivefewerhugsthantheylike.

Howcanthisproblembesolved?4scientistshaveproposedistodevelophugrobots.

Thiscouldofferlonelypeoplethepositiveeffectsofgettinghuggedwithouttheneed__5

(seek)apersonwhocouldhugthem.Nevertheless,designingahugrobotisnotaneasytask.For

example,iftherobotisverylargeandmademostlyofmetal,peoplemightbefrightenedofit,

6__happilyhuggingit.Therefore,psychologicalresearchisneeded.

Anewstudy,which7(publish)inInternationalJournalrecently,focusesonthe

developmentofMoffuly-II,anewlydevelopedhugrobot,whichcanmoveitsarmstoperform

differentsmallgesturesduringthehug.Whentwopeoplehug,theyoftendospecificthingswith

theirhands,suchasclappingthe8(hug)persononthebacktosignalsympathy.Itis

importantthatahugrobotcanperformsimilargestures,too.Inthestudy,thescientistswantedto

knowwhetherthesegestureswouldmakearobothug9(appealing).Volunteerswho

Moffully-Ilhuggedgenerallypreferredhugswithgesturestogesture-lesshugs.Theyfeltthatthe

robotwasmorefriendlywhen10(perform)gestures.

Thefindingsofthestudyindicatethatitispossibletodesignarobotthatpeopleenjoyto

hug.Detailsmatterhere,astheintra-huggesturesplayedasignificantroleindetermininghow

muchthehumanvolunteersenjoyedthehug.

二、選詞填空

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeused

onlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.floodedB.leapsC.increasinglyD.combinesE.reflectsF.emphasizing

G.pioneeringH.craftedI.technicalJ.unexpectedlyK.classic

Chineseanimations（動畫）arebooming

,,

The“BlackCatDelective?released40yearsago,wasachildhoodfavoritefbrmany

Chinese.Sincethen,Chinesecartoonshavecomealongway.While“BlackCatDetective^^was

simplydrawn,currentcartoonsfeature11advancesandfascinatingplots.Oneexampleis

“BoonieBears:TimeTwist”,afamily-friendlyadventurereleasedinFebruary,withsmooth

animationremindingusofPixar,a12animationstudionowownedbyDisney.

Theserecent13inqualityhaveenabledChinesecartoonstosucceedatthe

domesticboxoffice."NeZha:BirthoftheDemonChild^^wasthemostwell-receivedfilmin

Chinain2019,14beatingoutuAvengers:Endgame”,asuperheromoviebyMarvel

Studios.

Inthe1960s,China'sanimationindustrysawabigdownturnasAmericanandJapanese

films15intotheChinesemarket,dominatingbothdomestictelevisionandcinema

screens.Asaresult,Chineseanimators16begantoworkforwesternstudios.However,

thingschangedin2015withthereleaseof“MonkeyKing:HeroisBack”,abreakthroughfbr

Chineseanimation.Thisfilm,basedonthetimeless17"JourneytotheWes/",signaleda

neweraofcreativityandsuccessintheindustry.Themaincharacter,theMonkeyKing,is

depicted（亥U畫）asgoingthroughamid-lifecrisis,which18thedirector'sviewthat

cartoonsarenotjustforchildren.

LightChaserAnimation,aBeijing-basedstudio,hascontributedtothepopularityof

cartoonsinChina.Itsproduction”30,000MilesfromChang'an"19elementsofChinese

culture,history,andlegendswithaesthetic（美學(xué)的）feelingofTangdynastypoetry.Indeed,

traditionalthemesarewidespreadamongsuccessfulChineseanimations,20the

importanceoftraditionalcultureasafoundationforChineseanimation.Likeotherindustries,

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cartoonsinChinaareinspiredbyWesterninnovationsbutwithadded“Chinesecharacteristics^^.

三、完形填空

InabustlingcityinArizonastoodahighschoolwheremostofthestudentsliveinpoverty.

AmongthemwerefoursonsofMexicanimmigrants,Juan,Oscar,Luis,andAlfredo.Theseboys,

comingfrom21backgrounds,oftenfoundthemselvesoverlookedandunderestimated.

Bondedbyfateandfriendship,theysharedacommonpassionfor22.Twoscience

teacherstheredecidedtoentertheirhighschoolintoacomplicated23robotics

competitionsponsoredbytheNASAandtheNavalResearch.Excitedforthenews,thesefour

boyssignedupforthecompetition.

Withenthusiasmandenergy,theystartedcallingmechanicalengineersfordesignhelp.

Theywere24thatthesekindsofrobotsrequireglasssyntacticflotationfoam,atypeof

floatingmaterialusedinvariousmarineapplications.25money,alltheycouldaffordwas

somePVCpipesandducttape（強(qiáng)力膠布）.26,theysearchedthecityforvariousspare

parts,gatheringwhatevertheycouldtobringtheirvisiontolife.Withtheteachers9guidanceand

encouragement,they27togetherarobotwithnomorethanmetalandwires.

Astheyworkedontheirrobot,theboysalsofacedpersonalchallenges.Juanstruggledwith

theweightoffamilyresponsibilities;Oscar28adeep-seatedfearoffailure;Luis'sheart

achedfromtheconstantpeers9mockery（嘲笑）forhis29accent,andAlfredolongedfor

acceptanceandbelonging.30theseobstacles,theypersevered,leaningoneachotherfor

supportandinspiration.

Afterafewtestrunsoftheirrobot,theypiledintoasecond-handvantoheadtothe

competition.Uponenteringthemainpoolarea,theynoticedthecollegeteamswearingmatching

outfits,withrobotssponsoredbybigcompanies.Feelingabitnervous,theboysputtherobotin

thewaterforatestrun.31thePVCdidn'tholdup,causingtherobottoleakandsink.

However,insteadoflettingthis32ruintheirspirits,theboysputtheirheads

togetherandcameupwithabrilliantsolution.12hourslater,armedwith8super-absorbentpads

toplugtheleak,therobotwas33intothepoolagain.Thistime,theirrobotperformed

admirably.Glidinggracefullythroughthewaters,itnavigatedthecoursewithprecisionandspeed,

34thejudgesandaudiencealike.Thisunderwaterrobot,asymboloftheirdeterminationand

35conqueredthewaters,defeatedengineeringpowerhouseMITandrankedfirstinthe

country.Thiswasnotjustawinforthosefourbutavictoryforeveryunderdogwithadream.

21.A.academicB.relevantC.humbleD.professional

22.A.spaceB.mechanicsC.researchD.ocean

23.A.giantB.industrialC.underwaterD.local

24.A.advisedB.forcedC.challengedD.consulted

25.A.ReliantonB.AvailabletoC.ShortofD.Desperatefor

26.A.ThereforeB.OtherwiseC.MoreoverD.However

27.A.tiedB.piecedC.addedD.wrapped

28.A.conqueredB.createdC.expressedD.battled

29.A.perfectB.strangeC.slightD.elegant

30.A.WithB.GivenC.DespiteD.Besides

31.A.UnfortunatelyB.BasicallyC.ActuallyD.Consequently

32.A.disagreementB.failureC.conflictD.progress

33.A.scaledB.loweredC.insertedD.fed

34.A.boringB.confusingC.wowingD.motivating

35.A.braveryB.generosityC.confidenceD.perseverance

四、閱讀理解

Amongmyoldestfriends,I'mknownasthemysteriousone,theguywhorarelyshowsup,

isalwaystherenothere.Ihadhighschoolbuddies,andIlovedthemalldearlythoughweboys

didn'tsaysuchthingsbackthen.Thenlifehappened.Mostofusleftourhometown.Meet-ups

becomerareoccasions.

Oneofthoseoldfriends,whomIhadnotseensinceourhighschoolgraduation,reached

outrecentlytosayhe'dbenearwhereIam,andhopedwecouldmeetup.He'ddonethesame

thingabout10yearsago,andI'dbeggedoffforsomestupidreasonrelatedtomyshyness,or

rather,myintrovertednature.I'molderandabitwisernow,andFvebeenpackingaroundsome

guiltoverthatmissedopportunityfor10years,soIagreedreadily.

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Wemetfordinner,perhapstwohours,andrarelyhadIfeltateasewithotherhumansasI

didwithhim.Wetalkedandtalked.Aboutwhowewerethen.Whowearenow.Andwhatmade

usthejerks（混蛋）wewerethen.Weacknowledgedthatifnotforeachother,andthecirclesof

goodpeopleweranwithbackthen,thegoodfriendswhokeptusreasonablyontrackandincheck,

lifecouldhaveeasilygonesouthforeitherofus.Eachofusrecalledthingstheotherhadno

memoryof.Fragmentsofmemories,scatteredyetprecious.Weknowweweretightthen,andwe

valuethatfriendshipandsharedexperiencestilltoday.

Peoplearefundamentallysocialbeingsandenjoyconnectingwithothers.Maintaining

socialconnectionsisgoodforourmentalandphysicalhealth.However,despitetheimportance

andenjoymentofsocialconnection,peoplesignificantlyunderestimatehowmuchotherswill

appreciatebeingreachedoutto.

There9ssomethingaboutthefriendsyoumakeinyouththafsnearimpossibletorecreate

withfriendsyoumakelaterinlife.I'mtellingyouthistoremindyouthatyouroldfriendswould

lovetohearfromyou,maybeasimpletext,alittlehello,maybeevenaphonecallorameetup.

36.Theauthorrefusedthemeet-upabout10yearsagoprobablybecause.

A.hewasnotasociableman.B.hewasnotcleverenough.

C.helivedfarawayfromhisfriends.D.hefeltguiltyabouthisfriends.

37.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'sfeelingduringthedinner?

A.Anxiousandnervous.B.Excitedandenergetic.

C.Comfortableandrelaxed.D.Sadandregretful.

38.Whatdoestheauthorimplybysaying"lifecouldhaveeasilygonesouthforeitherofus”?

A.Theycouldhaveeasilybeenoffthetrackinlife.

B.Theymighthavesettleddowninthesouthernregion.

C.Theirfriendshipcouldhaveeasilyturnedsour.

D.Theycouldhavefacedfinancialdifficulties.

39.Whatisthemainpurposeofthearticle?

A.Todescribetheauthor'sreunionwithanoldfriend.

B.Toreflectonthevalueoffriendshipsformedinyouth.

C.Toencouragereaderstoreachouttotheiroldfriends.

D.Todiscusstheimportanceofsocialconnections.

WORLD2024

RunLikeOlympiansWHERE

Paris,France

WHEN

AUGUST

Forthefirsttime,membersofthepublicwillbeabletoruntheirownmarathonduringthe

2024SummerOlympics,justoneinitiativeaimedatcreatingamoreinclusiveGames.Heldinthe

eveningbetweenthemen'sandwomen'sofficialraces,theMarathonGameswillallow20,024

qualifyinglottery（彩票）winnersonthe26-mileroutethatlinksParisandVersailles.

HearItLiveWHERE

Kyoto,Japan

WHEN

YEAR-ROUND

GuidebookspeakofKyotoasfrozenintime,withquiettemplesandpeacefulgardens.But

afterhours,Japan'sancientcapitalrevealsalivemusicscene.Rock,swing,andevenIrishmusic

echointothenight.Whateveryou'reinto,fromjazztopunk,there9sacommunityforyoutoshare.

“ThisiswhathappensinJapanwhenthemaskcomesoff,“saysKyotoguideVanMilton.

SkiNewPeaksWHERE

Georgia

WHEN

DEC-APR

Longasameansoftransportaction,huntingandexploration,skiingisstillawayoflifein

themountainousrepublicofGeorgia.Nowvisitorscanenjoysomeofthenation'sbest

back-countryskiingintheCaucasus.InSvaneti,journeysmayleadskiersthroughGvibariPassor

toUshgulivillage.

ExploreAncientArtWHERE

Algeria

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WHEN

OCT-NOV

AlgeriaishometoAfrica^largestnationalpark,whichholdsoneoftheworld'sgreatest

concentrationsofancientrockart.Tassilin,AjjerNationalParkisageologicwonderland,but

theserockforestsareonlyhalfthestory.Neolithic（新石器時代的）hunter-gatherersleft15,000

rockcarvingshere,includingimagesofelephantsandgiraffes.Theseanimalsaremorecommonly

associatedwithsub-SaharanAfrica-ahintthatthisdesertedwildernesswasonceafertile

grassland.

40.Asastudentwhoisfondofsports,whereisJanemostlikelytovisitduringthesummer

vacation?

A.GeorgiaB.KyotoC.AlgeriaD.Paris

41.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.EveryonecanenterfortheMarathonGamesinthesummerof2024.

B.Kyotofeaturesthepeacefuldaytimeandenergeticnightlife.

C.VisitorsworldwidecanenjoyskiinginGeorgiaallyearround.

D.RockcarvingsinAlgeriawerecreatedbyartiststoattracttourists.

42.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Itpresentsattractionsindifferentregionsoftheworld.

B.Itshowsthebeautyofrurallandscapesaroundtheworld.

C.Itliststhemostpopularplacesofinterestintheworld.

D.Itdiscoversthehiddentreasuresinwesterncultures.

Withitsbrightcolors,easy-to-learnrulesandfamiliarmusic,thevideogameTetrishas

enduredasapopculturesymboloverthepast40years.Manypeople,likeme,havebeenplaying

thegamefordecades,andithasbeenupdatedtoadapttonewtechnologieslikegamesystems,

phonesandtablets.

However,Tetrisismuchmorethanwinning.Thegame,inwhichplayersmustcontrol

blocksofdifferentshapesastheyslidedownascreen,isbasedonafundamentalelementof

geometry,calleddynamicspatialreasoning（動態(tài)空間推理）.Itistaughtbymathematics

educatorsandusedbyarchitects,engineers,animators,andmanyothers.Playersemploythese

geometricskillstoprogressinTetris,soplayingitbothtestsandimprovesaplayer'sdynamic

spatialreasoning.

Spatialreasoningistheabilitytovisualizegeometricfiguresandhowtheywillmovein

space.So,dynamicspatialreasoningistheabilitytovisualizeactivelymovingfigures.TheTetris

playermustquicklydecidewherethefallinggamepiecewillbestfitandthenmoveitthere.This

movementinvolvesbothtranslation-movingashaperightandleft,androtation-turningits

shapeby90degreesatatime.

Spatialvisualizationisakeyelementofamathematicsdisciplinecalledtransformational

geometry,whichisusuallyfirsttaughtinmiddleschool.Inatypicaltransformationalgeometry

exercise,studentsmightbeaskedtorepresentafigurebyitsxandycoordinates（坐標(biāo)）ona

coordinategraphandthenidentifythetransformations,suchastranslationandrotations,necessary

tomoveitfromonepositiontoanotherwhilekeepingthepiecethesameshapeandsize.

Whileitmayseemsimple,transformationalgeometryisthefoundationforseveral

advancedtopicsinmathematics.Architectsandengineersbothusetransformationstodrawup

blueprints,whichrepresenttherealworldinscaledrawings.Animatorsuseconceptsof

transformationsaswell.Whileanimatorstodayusecomputerprogramsthatautomaticallymove

figuresaround,theyareallbasedonthiskindoftransformation.

43.WhichisNOTakeyreasonforTetris'slastingpopularity?

A.Itspleasureofwinningthegame.B.Itsbrightcolorsandcatchymusic.

C.Itslinktocomplexmathandgeometry.D.Itssimplerulesandtechadaptability.

44.Accordingtothepassage,whatfundamentalskilldoesplayingTetrishelpimprove?

A.Logicalreasoning.B.Mathematicalcalculation.

C.Memorymaintaining.D.Spatialvisualization.

45.Movethesampleblockontherightusingbothtranslationandrotation.Whichimagebelow

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46.Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoestheauthormostprobablyagreewith?

A.Tetrisisaparticularlyusefultoolforanimationandarchitecturedesigns.

B.Spatialvisualizationisbasedontheconstantchangeofafigure'sposition.

C.TransformationalgeometrybehindTetriscanbeappliedtovariousfields.

D.Spatialreasoningistoodifficultformiddleschoolstudentstomaster.

RainCollection

Whatdoyouliketodoonarainyday-sitinsideandlistentothepitter-patterontheroof

orsplashoutsideandfeelthecolddropsonyourface?Whateveryouchoose,rainisvitally

essentialinthenature.

47Itfillsriversandlakes,slowlysinksintotheearth,nourishesourplants,and

keepsthelandaliveandbeautiful.Inthepast,peopleobtainedtheirwaterfromrain,wells,or

nearbyrivers.Now,manyofusliveinplaceswherewaterispipedin,sometimesfromfaraway.

Removingsomuchwaterfromnatureandsendingittogreatdistancesharmthelivingthingsthat

alsoneedthatwater.

Asclimatechangeheatsuptheplanetandcausesextremeweather,moreplacesfacewater

shortages.48.Oneeasyplacetolookformorewateristhesky!

Humanshavecollectedrainsinceancienttimes.49.Theyaretappingintothis

cleanandrichsourceofwaterprovidedbynature.Byharvestingtherainwecanreducethe

amountofwaterwetakefromriversandoutoftheground.

Evenindryclimates,thereisalotofpotentialrainwaterthatcanbeeffectivelyharvested

andutilized.Thisrichyetoftenoverlookedresourcehasthepotentialtosignificantlycontributeto

waterconservationefforts,especiallyinregionsfacingwatershortages.Justoneinchofrain

fallingonamedium-sizedhouseproducesover600gallonsofwater.50

Nowadays,rainwaterisstillusedasaprimarysupplyinmanyplacesintheworld,like

VietnamandHawaii.Inplaceswithpiped-inwater,rainwaterisnotcommonlyused,butthisis

changing.Rainwaterharvestingisgettingmorepopularsinceit'seasytodoandhelpscreatewater

security.

A.Largeroofscan,hence,collectgreateramountofwater.

B.Rainwatercanalsobeusedforfountainsandponds.

C.Wealldeeplydependonthenourishmentofrain.

D.Tosecurefuturewatersupply,weneednewsources.

E.Now,manypeoplearereturningtothispractice.

F.Rainwateriscleanbutitgetsdirtyfromtheroof.

五、書面表達(dá)

51.Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthe

passageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

Complaining:TheHappinessKiller

In15th-centuryGermany,therewasanexpression:Greiner,Zanner,whichcanbetranslated

as"achronic(長期的)complainer.^^AreyouabitofaGreiner,Zanner?Ifso,you'ren