上海市閔行區(qū)2021屆高三第一次模擬考試英語(yǔ)試題

高考英語(yǔ)模擬試卷第I卷(共107分)I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1. A.Atagrocery. B.Atalaundry. C.Atarestaurant. D.Atapostoffice.2. A.Generous. B.Considerate. C.Diligent. D.Impersonal.3. A.Travellingplan. B.Personalinterest. C.Overseasstudy. D.Jobopportunity.4. A.Havingabreak. B.Continuingthemeeting. C.Movingontothenextitem. D.Waitingalittlelonger.5. A.Takeexercises. B.Seeadoctor. C.Haveatest. D.Giveaspeech.6. A.Itisaroutineoffer. B.Itisquitehealthy.C.Itisnewonthemenu. D.Itisagoodbargain.7. A.Sheisdrivingfasttotheairport. B.Shemaybelateforthefootballgame.C.Sheisworriedaboutmissingherflight. D.Sheiscurrentlycaughtinatrafficjam.8. A.Themancanstayinherbrother’sapartment. B.Herbrothercanhelpthemanfindacheaperhotel. C.Herbrothercanfindanapartmentfortheman. D.Themanshouldhavebookedalessexpensivehotel.9. A.Hewaslookingforwardtoseeingthegiraffes. B.Heenjoyedwatchingtheanimalperformance. C.HegothometoolatetoseetheTVspecial. D.HefellasleepinthemiddleoftheTVprogram.10. A.Themanshouldconsiderhisprivacyfirst.B.Themanwillchoosealow-rentapartment.C.Themanisnotcertainifhecanfindaquieterplace.D.Themanisunlikelytomoveoutofthedormitory.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11. A.Thestorm. B.Theflood. C.Thewind. D.Therain.12. A.Coldanddry. B.Cloudyandrainy. C.Warmandsunny. D.Windyandcool.13. A.OnFridaymorning. B.OnFridaynight. C.OnSaturdaymorning. D.OnSaturdaynight.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14. A.It’ll

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A.Howtoobtainstudenthealthinsurancebeforegoingabroad. B.Howtosavemoneywhenyouarebuyingoverseasinsurance. C.Theimportanceofobtaininginsurancewhenstudyingabroad. D.Theadvantagesofstudentinsuranceoverinternationaltravelinsurance.SectionCDirections:InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation. Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.TicketBookingInformationDestination:(17)To___________________.DepartureTime:(18)At___________________.ClassType:(19)__________________class.Wayofpaying:(20)By________________.Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Completetheform.WritenomorethanTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.Whatistheman’sfirstsuggestion?Usingless(21)______________.Whydoesn’tthewomanagreetousechinacups?Nothavinga(22)_____________towashthem.Whydoesthewomanagreetobansmoking?Forgood(23)______________.Whatistheman’slastsuggestion?Encouragingthestaffto(24)_____________.II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,

useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.(A)Oneofthemostimportantskillsinreadingistheknowledgeofwords.SinceVocabularyBuildingandWordStudy,anotherbookinthisseries,(25)______(devote)tovocabularydevelopment,wearenotgoingtodealwiththisskilldirectly,butyoushouldbeawareofthebasicfact(26)______thenumberofwordsyouknowdeterminesthedifficultyandcomplexityofthematerialyoucanreadandunderstand.(27)______youhaveanextremelylimitedreadingvocabulary,youwillbeabletoreadonlyverysimplematerial.Forexample,childrenjustbeginningtoreadinfirstgrademustusebooksthatonlyhaveafewdozenwordsinthem.Astheyprogressthroughschooltheirreadingvocabularykeepsincreasing(28)______theyareadults.Adultstypicallyhavereadingvocabulariesofover50,000words.Failure(29)______(develop)anextensivereadingvocabularywilldefinitelyholdyoubackinyoureffortstoimprovecomprehension.Mostpeoplelearnnewwordsbyencounteringtheminreadingorconversation,(30)______themeaningisusuallyclearfromthecontext.Afewwordsarelearnedbylookingthemupinthedictionary.Ifyoufeelthatvocabularyisaproblemforyou,youmaywishtodosomethingsystematicaboutit.Therearemanygoodbooks(31)______tohelpdevelopvocabulary,includingtheoneinthisseries.(32)______(begin)withanyofthemwillhelpyourvocabulary.(B)Conversationisanimportantpartoflifetoeveryone.Howeversomepeopleareafraidofstartingacasualconversationwithastranger(33)____________afearofnothavinganythinginterestingtosay.Fearofrejectionisalsoareasonforkeepingsilent.Smalltalkinaconversationcanserveasawayofwarmingupandgettingtoknoweachother.Mostpeople,(34)__________________successfultheyareatwork,willfindtheprocessofmakingsmalltalkuncomfortable,evenpointless.However,you(35)______(have)aprettysmallworldifyourefusetoletothersin.Startingoffwith(36)______usualcommentorquestionwillmakeotherscomfortable,andevenjustgreetingthemwithasimple“hello”willoftenbeenough. Onceyouhavemadethefirstmove,thereisnoturningback.Youneedtokeepthingsgoingbeforeyoucangracefullysaygoodbye.Thinkaboutwhatyouwouldliketosharewithanewfriendandthatis(37)______youcanasktheotherpersonabout.Work,family,hobbiesorinterestsaresomegeneralpointsofdiscussion.(38)______(keep)theballrolling,youcanshowthatyouarereallyinterestedinwhattheyaresaying.Onceyoufindcommonpointsofinterest,thingswilldefinitelytakeofffromthere. Smalltalk(39)______turnouttobeapleasantexperience.Theconversationshouldbebriefandcasualwithoutturningintoalongandboringdiscussion.Donotletyourselfcontroltheconversation.Let(40)______talktoo.Stopworryingabouthowbigofafoolyoumayappeartobe.Youmayevenfindoutlateronthatyouhavethe“talent”ofgettingpeopletoopenuptoyoubyengagingtheminsmalltalk.SectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.additionalB.academicC.balanceD.optionsE.highlightF.particularG.involvedH.relatedI.thoughtJ.presentationK.position Jobseekersshouldknowtherulesoflabormarketbeforetheytrytofindaproperjob.Mostcareerorganizations41threestagesforgraduatestofollowtheprocessofsecuringasuitablecareer:recognizingabilities,matchingthesetoavailablejobsandpresentingthemwelltopossibleemployers. Jobseekershavetomakeacarefulassessmentoftheirabilities.Oneareaofassessmentshouldbeoftheir42qualifications,whichincludespecialskillswithintheirsubjectarea.Graduatesshouldalsoconsidertheirownvaluesandattitudes.Anhonestassessmentofpersonalinterestsandabilitiessuchascreativeskills,orskillsacquiredfromworkexperience,shouldalsobegivencareful43.Thesecondstageistostudytheopportunitieswhichareavailableforemployment.Todothis,graduatescanstudyjoband44informationinnewspapers,ortheycanpayavisittoacareersoffice,writetofriendsorrelativeswhomayalreadybe45inaparticularprofession.Afterstudyingallthevarious46,theyshouldbeinapositiontomakeinformedcomparisonsbetweenvariouscareers.Goodpersonal47isessentialinthesearchforagoodcareer.Jobapplicationformsshouldbefilledincarefullyandcorrectly,withoutgrammarofspellingerrors.Theyshouldalsoprepareproperlybyfindingoutalltheycanaboutthepossibleemployer.When48

informationisaskedfor,jobseekersshoulddescribetheirabilitiesandworkexperienceinmoredepth,aswellas49theirownabilitieswiththeemployer’sneeds,explainwhytheyareinterestedinacareerwiththe50companyandtrytoshowthattheyalreadyknowsomethingaboutthecompanyanditsactivities.Intervieweesshouldtrytogivepositiveanswersandnotbeafraidofaskingquestionsaboutanythingtheyareunsureabout.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Peoplereadfordifferentpurposes.Sometimespeoplereadforinformationwhileonotheroccasions,forunderstanding.Therefore,wecanknowthattheword“reading”hastwo

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Thefirstsenseistheoneinwhichwereadnewspapers,magazines,andsoon.Wecangetaccesstothecontentofthosematerials52.Suchmaterialsmayincreaseour53

ofinformation,buttheycannotimproveourunderstanding.Andclearlywedon’thaveanydifficultyingainingthenewinformation,forourunderstandingis54tothembeforewestart.Otherwise,wewouldhavefelttheshockofpuzzlement.Thesecondsenseistheoneinwhichwereadsomethingthatatfirstwedonotcompletely55.Herethethingtobereadisatthefirstsightbetterorhigherthanthereader.Thewriteriscommunicatingsomethingthatcanincreasethereader’sunderstanding.Such56betweenunequals–peoplewhoknowandpeoplewhodon’tknow–mustbemadepossible.Otherwiseonepersoncouldneverlearnfromanother.Here“l(fā)earning”meansunderstandingmore,not57moreinformation.Whatarethe58inthiskindofreading?First,thereisinequalityinunderstanding.Thewritermustbe“59”tothereaderinunderstanding.Besides,hisbookmustconveysomethinghepossesseswhilehispotentialreaders60.Second,thereadermustbeableto61thisinequalityinsomedegree.Andheshouldalwaystrytoreachthesamelevelofunderstandingwiththewriter.Ifthe62isapproached,successofcommunicationisachieved.Besidesgaininginformationandunderstanding,there’sanothergoalofreading:

63.Itistheleast64andrequirestheleastamountofeffort.Everyonewhoknowshowtoreadcanreadforentertainmentifhewantsto.65,anybookthatcanbereadforunderstandingorinformationcanprobablybereadforentertainmentaswell.51. A.meaningful B.broad C.separate D.informative52. A.easily B.wholly C.briefly D.highly53. A.analysis B.comprehension C.appreciation D.store54. A.equal B.contrary C.inferior D.devoted55. A.agree B.understand C.approve D.enjoy56. A.contact B.relationship C.method D.communication57. A.selecting B.ignoring C.remembering D.creating58. A.conditions B.procedures C.approaches D.purposes59. A.humble B.superior C.kind D.generous60. A.know B.acquire C.lack D.deny61. A.recognize B.follow C.neglect D.overcome62. A.principle B.equality C.information D.content63. A.knowledge B.ability C.entertainment D.culture64. A.enjoyable B.reasonable C.flexible D.demanding65. A.Infact B.Onthecontrary C.Inaddition D.OntheotherhandSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)DennisSinar,51,adoctorfromNewYork,isquicktoexplainwhyhetookayear-longbreakfromhisjob.“Iwasprettyburnedoutafterpracticingmedicinefor26years.Ineededarecharge.”Sohetooka“gapyear”,fromJuly2011toJune2022,toexplorethingslikeancientbuildings,antiquerestoration,archaeologyandtraditionalEasternmedicine,inlocationsincludingAlaska,NepalandRomania.“Takingabreakfromworkisanexcellentwayforadultstogointoanewcareerorrefreshanoldone,”saidHollyBull,presidentofPrinceton,N,J.“Inrecentyears,mid-careerbreakshavebeengainingmoreinterest,”shesaid.AreportonadultgapyearspublishedthisyearbyamarketresearchcompanyalsodescribedthepotentialAmericanmarketforgapyearsasa“sleepinggiant.”“Agapyearisachallengefortheolderindividualtostepoutofacomfortzoneandtakearisk.Ienjoyedthatsidemost.”saidDr.Sinar,whokeptadailyblogabouthisexperience.HistimestudyingEasternmedicine“assuredthereasonsIwentintohealthcare,”saidDr.Sinar,whoreturnedtopracticemedicineathisoldjob,althoughheworksfewerdays.“Iusethoseexperiencestoprovidemypatientswithmorecare,”headded.“AndIlistenbetterthanIdidbefore.”GeorgeGarritan,chairmanoftheDepartmentofLeadershipandHumanCapitalManagementatNewYorkUniversity,certainlyagreeswithDr.Sinar.Hesaidagap-yearexperiencecouldbeworthwhileforemployeesandcompanies.Foremployees,investinginthemselvesandimprovingskillsetsisamovethatwillbenefitthroughouttheircareer.Headdedthatreturningemployeesfeelrefreshedandhavegivenmorethoughttotheircareer.Forcompanies,offeringunpaidleaves66. Dr.Sinartookagapyearbecausehe________. A.hadlosthisoldjob B.wantedtorefreshafter26years’work C.hadadesirefortravelling D.becameinterestedinhistoricalresearch67. Thephrase“sleepinggiant”(in2ndparagraph)indicatesthat________. A.it’stooearlyforpeopletoaccepttheconceptionofgapyear B.theeffectofgapyearpolicyremainstobeseen C.it’sdifficulttoforeseethegapyearmarket D.moreAmericanpeoplewillacceptthegapyearpolicy68. What’sGeorgeGarritan’sattitudetowardthe“gapyear”? A.Positive. B.Doubtful C.Uninterested. D.Uncertain.69. What’sthepassagemainlyabout? A.Howanadultplansamid-careergapyear. B.Whyagapyearisworthwhileforadults. C.Whetheragapyearispopularwithadults. D.Whyagapyearischallengingforindividuals.(B)SubmittingAssignmentOnlineInordertouploadanassignmenttothesystemproperly,youmustsavetheassignmentusingoneofthefollowingapplications:MicrosoftWord,CorelWordPerfect,orMicrosoftExcel.Afteryoucompleteanassignment,itisimportanttosaveyourwork.Thisensuresthatassignmentbeinguploadedtothesystemisthemostupdatedversion.Yourwordprocessingprogrammayattempttosavetheassignmenttoafolderonyourcomputer.Werecommendcreatinganewfolder,namedafteryourcourse,inalocationthatiseasytoremember,suchas“MyDocuments.”FileNameRequirementsSelectafilenamefortheassignmentthatiseasytoremember.ThefilenamemustNOTcontainspaces.Anyspacesusedinthefilenamewillpreventthefilefromuploadingtothesystem.Filenamesusingtheextensions.rtf,.html,.zip,.jpg,or.exeareNOTallowed.AssignmentUploadProcedureWhenthefileisreadytoupload,followthesesteps: 1.Signinthesystem. 2.EnteryouraddressinformationandclicktheCONTINUEbutton.Youwillberoutedtothe“Directions”screen. 3.ReviewthedirectionsandclicktheCONTINUEbutton.Youwillberoutedtothe“SpecialAssignmentUpload”screen. 4.ClicktheSEARCHbutton.The“ChooseFile”windowpopsup. 5.Findthelocationonyourcomputerwhereyousavedyourassignment,andselectthefile.Afteryouhaveselectedthefile,clicktheUPLOADbuttontouploadyourassignmenttothesystem.AssignmentSubmissionDatesAssignmentsmustbesubmittedbymidnightonthespecifiedduedate.Submityourassignmentontimesothatitreachesthesystemonorbeforetheduedate.Nolateassignmentswillbeacceptedormarked.Assignmentsdeliveredaftertheduedatewillnotbeassessedandwillbefailed.Pleasemanageyourtimecarefullyasfamilyandworkdemandswillnotbeacceptedasexcusesforlateornon-submissions.Tutorsandadministratorsdonothavetheauthoritytograntextensions.70. Whichofthefollowingfilenamesisacceptableforsubmittingassignment? A.researchpaper.doc B.researchpaper.pdf C.researchpaper.doc D.researchpaper.rtf71. Studentsareadvisedtosaveanassignmenttoaspecificfolderinorderto________. A.signinthesystem B.rememberwherethedocumentis C.choosetheappropriateapplication D.rememberthedocumentnamequickly72. Thephrase“popsup”inthepassageprobablymeans“________”. A.appears B.eliminates C.scans D.browses73. Ifyousummityourassignmentaftertheduetime,you________. A.canhaveasecondchance B.shouldaskatutorforhelp C.mayapplyforanextension D.willgetafailforthework(C) Eveninaweakjobmarket,theoldcollegetryisn’ttheanswerforeveryone.AbriefingpaperfromtheBrookingsInstitutionwarnsthat“wemayhaveoverdonethemessage”oncollege,seniorfellowIsabelSawhillsaid. “We’vebeentellingstudentsandtheirfamiliesforyearsthatcollegeistheonlywaytosucceedintheeconomyandofcoursethere’salotoftruthtothat,”Ms.Sawhillsaid.“Onaverageitdoespayoff…Butifyouloaduponawholelotofstudentdebtandthenyoudon’tgraduate,thatisaverybadsituation.” Onecommentthatpeopleoftenrepeatamongtheyearsofslowjobgrowthhasbeenthevalueofeducationforlandingajobandadvancinginacareer.April’snationalunemploymentratestoodat7.5%,accordingtotheLaborDepartment.Theunemploymentrateforhigh-schoolgraduatesover25yearsoldwhohadn’tattendedcollegewas7.4%,comparedwith3.9%forthosewithabachelor’sdegreeormoreeducation.Thedifferenceisevenbiggeramongthoseaged16-24.Thejoblessrateforthosewithonlyahighschooldiplomainthatagegroupisabout20%.Atthesametime,recentresearchbyCanadianeconomistscautionsthatacollegedegreeisnoguaranteeofpromisingemployment. Ms.Sawhillpointedoutthatamongtheaspectsthataffectthevalueofacollegeeducationisthefieldofone’smajor:Studentsinengineeringorothersciencesendupearningmorethanoneswhomajorintheartsoreducation.Thecostoftuitionandtheavailabilityoffinancialaidareotherconsiderations,withpublicinstitutionsgenerallyabetterfinancialbargainthanprivateones. Shesuggestedtwowaysforimprovingthesituation:increasingvocational-technicaltrainingprogramsandtakingapagefromEurope’sfocusonearlyeducationratherthanpost-secondarylearning.“TheEuropeancountriesputalittlemoreattentiontogettingpeoplepreparedintheprimarygrades,”shesaid.“Thentheyhaveahigherbarforwhoevergoestocollege—butonceyougetintocollege,you’remorelikelytobehighlysubsidized(資助).” Shealsoisasupporteroftechnicaltraining—toteachstudentshowtobeplumbers,weldersandcomputerprogrammers—because“employersaredesperate”forworkerswiththeseskills.74. Accordingtothepassage,peopleusuallythinkthat________. A.thecostoftechnicalschoolingisaproblem B.onewillnotsucceedwithoutacollegedegree C.technicalskillsaremostimportantforlandingajob D.thereisanincreasedcompetitioningettingintoacollege75. Theunderlinedpart“takingapagefrom”probablymeans“________” A.revising B.promoting C.defining D.adopting76. Whatcanweinferfromthepassage? A.Publicinstitutionschargemoreforeducation. B.Europeanuniversitiesarestricterwithstudents. C.Studentswithcertainskillsareingreatdemand. D.Canadianstudentsprefertomajorinengineering.77. Ms.Sawhillmayprobablyagreethat________. A.toomuchstresshasbeenputonthevalueofcollegedegrees B.technicaltrainingismoreimportantthancollegeeducation C.acollegedegreewillensurepromisingemploymentD.it’seasierforartstudentstofindfavoritejobsSectionCDirections:Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.Skepticsareastrangelot.Someofthemrefusetoadmittheseriousthreatofhumanactivitiestotheenvironment,andtheyaretiredofpeoplewhodisagreewiththem.Thosepeople,sayskeptics,spreadnothingbutbadnewsabouttheenvironment.The“eco-guilt”broughtonbythediscouragingnewsaboutourplanetgivesrisetothepopularityofskepticsaspeoplesearchformorecomfortingworldviews.PerhapsthatexplainswhyanewbookbyBjornLomborgreceivedsomuchpublicity.Thatbook,TheSkepticalEnvironmentalist,declaresthatitmeasuresthe“realstateoftheworld”asfine.Ofcourse,anotherexplanationisthedeeppocketsofsomebigbusinesseswithspecialinterests.Indeed,Mr.Lomborg'sviewsaresimilartothoseofsomeindustry-fundedorganizations,whichstarthugeactivitiesthroughthemediatoconfusethepublicaboutissueslikeglobalwarming.SoitwasstrangetoseeMr.Lomborg'sbookgolargelyunchallengedinthemediathoughhisbeliefswerecontrarytomostscientificopinions.OnenationalnewspaperinCanadarananumberofarticlesandreviewsfullofwordsofpraise,evenwiththeconclusionthat“AfterLomborg,theenvironmentalmovementwillbegintodiedown.”Suchone-sidedviewsshouldhaveimmediatelybeenchallenged.ButonlyadifferentreviewappearedinNature,arespectedsciencemagazinewithspecificreadership.ThereviewremarkedthatMr.Lomborg's“preferenceforunexaminedmaterialsisincredible(不行信的)”．Acritical(批判的)eyeisvaluable,andthemediashou