2023届上海市松江区高三英语一模试卷及答案（不含听力）

2023届上海市松江区高三一模

英 语 试 卷

I. Listening Comprehension

Section A

Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1. A. The girl's teacher.

B. The shop assistant.

C. The girl's classmate.

D. The calculator repairman.

2. A. Excited.

B. Exhausted.

C. Worried.

D. Frightened.

3. A. In an electronics shop.

B. In a foreign exchange market.

C. In a department store.

D. In an old-fashioned print shop.

4. A. She has to deal with the task first.

B. She wants to put off the urgent task.

C. She'll go for a holiday this weekend.

D. She should leave for the emergency room.

5. A. A city.

B. A friend.

C. A university,

D. A book.

6. A. To have more sleep.

B. To prepare breakfast.

C. To get up right away.

D. To eat breakfast at once.

7. A. Because he is in rather poor health.

B. Because he has trouble swallowing things.

C. Because he was refused by his favorite company.

D. Because he couldn't work out a dream application.

8. A. To read the essay out.

B. To polish his ideas.

C. To work out an outline.

D. To order cosmetics.

9. A. The vision phone had better be shut off.

B. A convenient life can be enjoyed at home.

C. People make a smart phone with much ease.

D. Robots may replace people in the workplace.

10. A. He didn't behave himself at school.

B. He won't graduate this summer.

C. He is too young to run a company.

D. He puts his knowledge into use.

Section B

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two passages and one longer conversation. After each passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions II through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. Penang is famous for precious pearls.

B. Enjoying Penang food on beaches is advised.

C. Mysteries in Penang are worthy of exploration.

D. Warm-hearted people are everywhere in Penang

12. A. When the temple was finished.

B. When the temple was inhabited.

C. When they caught sight of sacred things.

D. When they sensed the popularity of the region.

13. A. A secret Asian attraction.

B. A wonderful tourist spot.

C. A popular destination for food.

D. A natural garden for specialists.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. Become artists just like him.

B. Understand him and learn from him.

C. Say something from their heart.

D. Create beauty and dreams themselves.

15. A. Because they don't bother to express themselves.

B. Because they use complicated words and phrases.

C. Because they use shapes and colors rather than words.

D. Because they don't show any interest in everyday life.

16. A. How painters communicate with each other.

B. How painters convey the ideas in their work.

C. Why painters are misunderstood by the public.

D. Why painters put much emphasis on creativity.

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

17. A. Neighbors.

B. Colleagues.

C. Relatives.

D. Schoolmates.

18. A. Producing fruits.

B. Wrapping vegetables.

C. Cutting grass.

D. Cleaning leaves.

I9. A. Enjoyable sometimes.

B. Nice all along.

C. Meaningless at times.

D. Hard all the time.

20. A. High tuition the speakers are loaded with.

B. Part-time jobs the speakers are taking now.

C. Reasons why the speakers take part-time jobs.

D. Weaknesses the speakers think part-time jobs have.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Closer to Equality

Left. Right. Left. Right again.

Getting lost in the rhythm of my turns was one of my favorite parts of skiing. Whenever I feel the soft, powdery snow beneath my skis, I feel like I'm capable of (21)_______.

I started skiing when I was just three years old. While the other children in my group (22) _______(mess) around, I was busy rolling down the small slopes. Although there were many difficulties, I soon mastered the basic concepts (23) _______(underlie) the art of turning I decided to take my skiing (24) _______ the next level and joined a team when I was seven. Riding the chairlift with my mother, I saw free skiers spinning through the air. I immediately knew which team I wanted to join: free skiing, an event heavily (25) _______(dominate) by boys.

As soon as I joined the team, I was placed at its (26) _______ (low) level. However, I never stopped climbing the rankings (27) _____ I was placed into the highest group. At that point, I was the only girl on my team. I was put down at first; nobody wanted to ride the chairlift with me. But as time passed, I slowly became more accepted. And this entire process took three years.

In the past, having been forced to assume the roles of stay-at-home and motherly figures, women couldn't imagine (28) _______ they wanted to be. Even today, in some countries, there are still so many cases (29) _______ people are not yet accepting the idea that women can make their own choices or pave their own paths. But if we are to fully accept these views, we will be able to move closer to equality.

Being a girl in such a sport can be difficult, but I' m actually thankful that my experiences have taught me to face whatever setbacks I meet with in life. I encourage you, all the girls, (30) _______ (step) out of your comfort zone to show the boys that girls are just as powerful as they are.

Section B

Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

The Charm of Daffodils

On April 15, 1802, the poet William Wordsworth and his sister were enjoying a spring walk through the hills when they came across a field of daffodils (水仙花). William decided there was nothing for it but to write a poem, which he published in its final 31______ in 1815. I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud is, to some people, the most famous 32______ on the power of nature -

For oft, when on my couch I lie

In vacant or in pensive mood,

They. flash upon that inward eye

Which is the bliss of solitude;

And then my heart with pleasure fills,

And dances with the daffodils.

Long 33______ as a common field flower, unworthy of serious attention by the artist, poet or gardener, the daffodil enjoyed a revival thanks in part to Wordsworth's poem. Today, it's easy to 34______ the daffodil for we can find it almost everywhere, in gardens or in art.

The daffodil originated in the ancient Mediterranean, where people associated them with the idea of death and life. Its scientific name comes from the story of Narcissus, a handsome youth falling in love with his own image. The gods 35______ him immorality (永生) as a daffodil to save him from death. But it isn't only Mediterranean cultures that have concentrated on the daffodil's 36______ power of life and death. A variety of the daffodils 37______ along the Silk Road to China. There, the flower appeared to express not only the happy 38______ of spring, but also other painful emotions such as loss.

The English botanist John Parkinson introduced the traditional yellow variety from Spain in 1618. Aided by a wet but temperate climate, daffodils quickly spread across lawns and fields, causing its 39______ origins to be forgotten. By the 19th century they had become 40______ British- so much that traders planted bucketful of bulbs wherever they went.

II. Reading Comprehension

Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

The invention of the printing press eventually led to our modern world.

1. What does the printing press do and why is it important?

A printing press is any form of technology that applies pressure between an inked surface and a print medium (like paper or cloth). 41______, it is a means of transferring ink from an inked surface to the medium.

The modern printing press was an enormous improvement on the 42______ system. People used to record by hand using a “pen” and ink or brushing and rubbing repeatedly to achieve ink transfer. Such methods were historically used primarily for texts, which 43______ a small circulation (流通) and a high prize.

However, the invention of the printing press 44______ bookmaking and distribution around the world. As the prices of book production fell, less wealthy members of society could suddenly gain access to this former 45______ item.

2. Where was the printing press invented?

When someone mentions the printing press, the western world will 46______ think of Johannes Guttenberg's revolution in the 15th Century. While his invention was a(n) 47______ it wasn't the first printing press to be developed.

Actually, its initiation stretches back to the 3rd Century in a small number of areas, with

Its 48______ into wide use during the Tang Dynasty.

Despite this fact, Guttenberg 49______ his place in history for the fantastic mass-production of books for the first time. Before his invention, ideas were spread in a(n) 50______ process. That effectively meant access to the printed world was limited to those who could 51______ its high price.

3. Did the Chinese invent the printing press?

The earliest copy of The Diamond Sutra( (金刚经》) was discovered inside a cave near Dunhuang, which was printed in the 9th Century. This text is described as the earliest complete 52______ of a dated printed book". Its discovery_ 53 what the westerners thought they knew about the development of the printing press.

Printing process was heavily 54______ in the 11th Century after Bi Sheng, who was born into a common family, developed a form of early movable type. Although little else is known about Bi, his 55______ method of producing hundreds of individual characters was a huge stepping-stone on the path to the modern printing press.

41. A. For example  B. By contrast   C. In other words  D. As a result

42. A. repetitive  B. progressive   C. recordable   D. previous

43. A. featured  B. eliminated   C. reversed   D. promoted

44. A. discharged  B. revolutionized  C. prioritized   D. implemented

45. A. vigor   B. luxury    C. visible    D. plain

46. A. neutrally  B. jealously   C. instinctively  D. distressingly

47. A. insight   B. downturn   C. outburst   D. breakthrough

48. A. restriction  B. investigation  C. perception   D. adaptation

49. A. deserves  B. insists    C. forecasts   D. strengthens

50. A. time-limited  B. tech-addicted  C. effort-consuming D. money-saving

51. A. impact   B. afford    C. revise    D. boast

52. A. destruction  B. renewal   C. survival   D. motivation

53. A. inherited  B. declared   C. misled    D. rewrote

54. A. modeled  B. fueled    C. industrialized  D. suspended

55. A. innovative  B. unimpressive  C. abnormal   D. conventional

Section B

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

(A)

Whenever I ask to go to the movies, my mom's first response is always “No!" When I want to go dancing, she adds a firm “No! No! No!" for emphasis. She claims she is only trying to protect me from what she calls “bad elements".

On a sunny day, Mom rejected my request to go to West Indian Day Parade and insisted I accompany her as she worked cleaning a large house. I followed her to a grand dining room, watching her apply lemon-scented polish to the furniture. I imagined my friends dressing up in fancy costumes, enjoying the celebratory time at the parade. I glared at my mother, hoping she could feel the anger I was directing her way.

But as I watched, my emotions began to change. I noticed how tenderly she rubbed her dusting cloth along a large piano in the corner. “Is this like your piano in Guyana, Mom?" I asked. “Yes. This baby grand piano is exactly like the one my Dad bought me when I was your age." Her sigh was full of longing.

I knew that my mother had been a talented pianist. I vaguely recalled dancing under the piano when she practiced for hours every day. Now she could barely play for our church choir because her fingers were gnarled from so many days spent cleaning other people's homes.

“Stop!" Mrs. Smithers, the homeowner, yelled, "That's a very valuable instrument!"

“I am well aware of that.” she said slowly, “I play for my church."

“But that's not a church-music piano. We play classical music on that piano.

I watched as my mother's eyes narrowed and her face tightened. I felt the same tightening in my chest.

“You don't know anything about us .... or pianos!" I screamed. Immediately I worried I had done something wrong, but I also felt the tightening in my chest loosened.

I waited for my mother to blame me, but instead she glanced my way, smiling proudly. "That's all I have time for today. My daughter and I are going to the parade. Come on, love.”

“But Veronica, you will return next week, right?"

“No!" said my mother, “No! No! No!"

56. The underlined word “gnarled" in paragraph 4 probably means _______.

A. rough and twisted

B. clean and swift

C. painful but sensitive

D. bent but flexible

57. What do you know about the mother according to the article?

A. She regretted being a cleaning woman.

B. She quit her hobby to support the family.

C. She refused the daughter 's request due to the tight budget.

D. She wished her daughter to become a well-respected pianist.

58. How did the writer 's attitude toward her mother change on the day?

A. From critical to ashamed.

B. From fearful to respectful.

C. From pitiful to understanding.

D. From angry to sympathetic.

59. What does the story mainly want to express?

A. Don't look down upon those inferior to you.

B. Reaching out for those in trouble can be rewarding

C. Understanding others' experiences helps identify with them.

D. Don't abandon your idea even if one shows strong disagreement.

(B)

In order to hold weight, a recommendation letter should come from a respected source. You would be a wonderful fit if you worked with the candidate in a supervisory position, say, a manager or boss of some sort, for an employer always wants a professional reference. Occasionally, letters from a colleague, a friend, neighbor, or family member will also do. And what elements should your recommendation letter include to be effective?

#1: Explaining Your Qualification

In the first paragraph, you should explain who you are, how you know the candidate and how long you worked with him. In this way, you are showing that you're much qualified to give an honest assessment. Strong letters give positive descriptions of your qualifications in a concise and powerful way, which creates a professional and trustworthy image of you.

#2: Being Customized to the New Position

While you should speak to the candidate s accomplishments in his past role, you should also show why he' 'd make a good fit in the next one. You should explain why he has the desired ability to do the job well, and attach the greatest importance to this, even if the candidate's making a career change. The candidate should provide you with everything you need to know to customize your letter. By drawing on this information, you can express confidence that the candidate will succeed in the new role. Then when the hiring manager reads your letter, he'll feel reassured that the candidate would make a good fit.

#3: Using Specific Examples

Finally, your letter should provide specific examples about the candidate. Don't just list adjectives like, “friendly, intelligent, and hard-working", instead, present circumstances in which the candidate demonstrated those qualities. Not only will examples point to the value the candidate brought to your organization or company, but they'll also paint a picture of how he works in day-to-day operations. Using two to three specific examples in your letter will boost its level of persuasiveness.

60. Who are the intended readers of this passage?

A. Assessors.

B. Employers.

C. Candidates.

D. Recommenders.

61. According to the passage, a candidate's _______ is usually the most suitable to write a recommendation letter.

A. powerful friend

B. supervisory manager

C. respected neighbor

D. trustworthy colleague

62. What should a writer put emphasis on in a recommendation letter?

A. Presenting the reader with the candidate 's ability.

B. Exhibiting his knowledge about the new industry.

C. Customizing the letter with eye-catching drawings.

D. Showing the candidate 's intelligence with examples.

(C)

Alain Aspect, a French physicist, who won a long expected Nobel Physics Prize on Tuesday (October 4, 2022), contributed a lot in proving the theory of quantum entanglement (量子缠绕), a theory - - famously raised by Albert Einstein一that when a particle (粒子) is split into two, the properties of the two new particles remain connected, as if by an invisible piece of string, regardless of how far apart they are. It remained a theory until Aspect and his team proved it in a laboratory experiment for the first time in 1981, involving two photons (光子) at a distance of 12 meters.

Quantum strangeness has fascinated Aspect as a physicist. Awarded along with Austrian

physicist Anton Zeilinger and John Clauser from the United States, Aspect emphasized the importance of international scientific cooperation. "He is one of those professors in physics. A whole community today works under his leadership," said Retailleau, a former president of Paris- Saclay University. “Aspect is also a *tireless teacher' who gives impressive lectures", she added. His former student Olivier Reymond, who is now working on developing a quantum processor, said, “As well as passing his passion for physics on to his students, Aspect is also a food lover who will tell you all about his recipes for the goose liver."

Alain Aspect is widely recognized for his experimental test of Bell's inequalities, proposed by the late John Bell in 1964, and the related tests require measurements to be made on photons moving apart in opposite directions to look for connections between some of their physical properties, for instance, their polarizations. Aspect's major contribution was to propose a feasible experimental scheme to make these measurements by rapidly changing the orientation of polarizers while photons moved through the device, and even more importantly, to implement it successfully in his experiments.

Sheila Rowan, president of the Institute of Physics which publishes Physics World, congratulated the team on their “well-deserved” recognition. “This is an area of physics with ongoing, profound impact, at a fundamental level to help understand the world around us and being explored for use in highly novel technologies for sensing and communication today," she added.

Indeed, Aspect's experiments have attracted enormous attention and triggered a string of theoretical and experimental work on quantum entanglement. As a result, new avenues have been explored in quantum computers, which in principle could outperform traditional computers at some tasks. We are generating more data now than ever before, need to analyze that data in more complex ways, and get results out faster. Quantum computing could help us to find new properties in the production of new materials for everyday use and it could also reduce power consumption within the manufacturing process. With quantum computing, research can be moved from the lab onto the computer where multiple imitations can be run while stretching your companies research and development budget further.

63. According to paragraph 2, Aspect is _______ as well as a physicist.

A. a tiresome professor

B. an inspiring teacher

C. a cross-cultural food lover

D. an empathetic community leader

64. It can be concluded about Aspect's experiment that _______.

A. few people can comprehend its complicated process

B. interpersonal communication is promoted because of it

C. it was conducted successfully decades before Aspect won the Nobel Prize

D. Sheila Rowan played quite an important role in the publication of the result

65. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Aspect deserves the Prize for theoretical contributions to computing.

B. The team's findings will bring about changes both in science and daily life.

C. Aspect is working as the president in Paris Saclay University for the moment.

D. The team's main contribution is the finding of practical methods in experimenting

66. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A. Fruitful Joint Efforts in Popular Science

B. Alain Aspect - A Theoretical Physicist

C. Nobel Prize - For Experimental Purpose

D. Ground-breaking Achievement in Physics

Section C

Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can only be used once. Note that there are two sentences more than you need.

Shanghai Regulation to Help Boost Al

Shanghai's decision to boost the development of the artificial intelligence industry will promote the city's digital transformation and its efforts to build itself into an international AI highland, experts said in an interview.

The city passed a regulation on boosting AI just months ago, marking the first such effort in China at the provincial level. 67______

“This regulation emphasizes industry innovation and guidance for future development," said Yan Rui, director of legal affairs in the Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress, at a recent media briefing. “68______ It will also strongly support the digital transformation of Shanghai, and assist creation of an Al highland with global influence." Yan said.

One highlight of the AI regulation is that the municipal departments concerned could draw up lists of minor violations during the development of the AI industry which would not receive administrative punishment. “69______ It is the same case with AL Therefore, it is an international agreement to allow for minor errors during the research and development process," said Weng Guanxi, a lawyer at a Shanghai-based law firm. The regulation gives a clear definition of AI and the AI industry and encourages innovative activities in the field by people, enterprises and organizations.

70______ In 202 I, the combined output value of AI enterprises above a designated size, or with an annual revenue of 20 million yuan ($16. 85 million) or above, reached 305 billion yuan, 2.28 times that of 2018, according to China Securities Journal. The number of talented professionals working in the AI field in Shanghai has soared from 100,000 in 2018 to 230,000 in 2021, said a Xinhua News Agency report.

IV. Summary Writing

Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

71. Out of Sight, Out of Mind

Technology has made paying all sorts of bills incredibly easy. The real-time budget apps, which capture our spending and pay our bills automatically, should theoretically give us more control over our money. But why, in real life, do they do the opposite?

It helps to think about how we used to pay. My parents describe a process that would involve three separate points of contact whenever they paid for something with a credit card: first, at the cash register, then when a bill came in the mail and finally when they wrote a check to cover it. While each of the checkpoints is technically still there, automation has given us a chance to skip the second and the third. For bills paid automatically through a banking app, even the first checkpoint can be gone. We know that it is happening in the background, but it's so far out of view that it might as we’ll not be there. How do we get that connection back, without giving up the convenience that technology has brought us?

The good news is that though technology has taken away something, it can also give. Much of the battle is simply recognizing what we 've lost. If we want to be smart about our money and have thorough control over it, we need to bridge that gap between what we spend on and how much we pay. We can start using personal-finance apps to do more than make our lives easier. These apps can send us notifications when each automatic payment is being made and categorize purchases, sending us instant spending reports. Admittedly, those tools require the user to sign up for these services and make conscious efforts to take full advantage of them. In this way, they are arguably better practice than balancing a checkbook on a Saturday morning.

V. Translation

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

72.清晨，窗外鸟儿的歌声将她从熟睡中唤醒。(wake)

73.学点经济学常识，这样你就不会对这一-社 会现象感到云里雾里了。(and)

74.虽然我抱怨他碍手碍脚，但他毫不计较，还是心甘情愿地帮我收拾厨房。(notice)

75.在和交换生沟通时，务必要真诚，也要考虑他们的文化背景，以免产生误会。(sure)

VI. Guided Writing

Directions: Write an English composition in 120- -150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

76.假设你是明启中学 高三学生李华。你校计划请学生自己组建社团，你对此很有兴趣。请

向学生会写一封申请邮件，内容必须包括:

1)你计划组建的社团名称:

2)组建该社团的目的或意义;

3)该社团准备开展的一项活动。

参考答案

1-5 ABCAD   6-10 ACCBD  11-13 CAB  14-16 BCB  17-20 DBAB

21. anything / everything

22. were messing

23. underlying

24. to

25. dominated

26. lowest

27. till / until / before

28. what / who

29. where / when

30. to step

31-35 KIAGD  36-40 FEHCJ

41-45 CDABB  46-50 CDDAC  51-55 BCDBA

56-59 ABDC

60-62 DBA

63-66 BCBD

67-70 BEFC

71. Technology simplifies the process of paying but robs us of the control over money. We lose track of the connection between the purchases and the money spent because the process is not completely presented. To regain the control, we can turn to personal-finance apps consciously to get instantly notified. (49 words)

72. In the morning, the birds’ singing I chirping outside the window(s) (1.5) woke / wakes her (up) from a deep / sound sleep. (1.5).

73. Learn some common knowledge in economics, (1) and you won’t be confused about this

social phenomenon (2).

74. Though I complained that he was getting in my way (1.5), he took no notice and helped me clean (up) the kitchen willingly / was (most / very) willing to help me clean (up) the kitchen (2.5).

75. When you communicate / When communicating with exchange students (1), be sure to be sincere and take their cultural background into consideration (2.5) in case misunderstandings arise / emerge / happen. (1.5).