2023年高考押题预测卷03（上海专用）-英语（考试版）A4

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2023年高考押题预测卷03

英  语

1. Listening Comprehension （第1-10题, 每题1分；第11-20题，每题1.5分；共25分）

Section A

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 a 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. Jim.     B. Carol.     C. Paul.      D. The bakery.

2. A. 9 :00.     B.8:20.      C.8:50.      D.8:30.

3. A. She'd like to have the windows open     B.The air conditioner is on

C. The air is polluted.        D. The windows are already open

4. A. In an airport.          B. In a railroad station.

C. In a restaurant.         D. In a hotel room.

5. A.Bad-looking.    B.Unattractive.    C. Nice.      D.Old-fashioned.

6. A. The man will pay for the painting.     B. The woman can’t afford the painting

C. The painting costs 20 dollars.      D. The painting is not beautiful

7. A. The game lasts too long       B. He is very hungry

C. The game is boring.        D. He's afraid he's dying

8. A. He is not likely to do the job well.     B. He will get a better job after school

C. He can run faster than the editor      D. He will make a good editor.

9. A. Football is her favorite sport.      B. The game has been canceled.

C. Her team played very badly.       D. She's got a cold.

10. A. He doesn't like history       B.He must read a lot of books.

C. He can't get the books on the list.     D. He doesn't have time to take the course.

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 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 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A.Many people are shy in social situations.      B.Most people are shy by nature.

C.Your shyness won't hurt others.        D. Shyness is difficult to overcome

12. A By prediction.           B. By recording.

C. By observation.           D. By examination.

13. A. To share ideas with others.        B. To make friends.

C. To test people's intelligence.         D. To measure shyness.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage

14. A. Art history class is taught in lecture hall.

B. Mentally disabled children are taught outside the classroom.

C. Professors teach through real world experiences.

D. Students appreciate classroom learning.

15. A. To support his point of view.        B. To praise the professor.

C. To advise us to study psychology.       D. To praise his friend.

16. A. Leaning through experience is important.     B.Students lean a lot from textbooks.

C. Students develop their creativity through textbooks.    D. Students get firsthand information by observation.

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

17. A.She preferred home-stay families.      B. Her aunt needed the room for her cousin.

C. She didn't like her cousin.        D. Her aunt didn't like her.

18. A. Eighteen months.         B.Twelve months.     

C. Six months.           D. Fifteen months.

19.A. General English.         B. Academic English.

C. Medicine.          D. Medical English.

20.A. The seventh of September.       B. The fifth of September.

C. The seventh of October.        D. The fifth of October.

2. Grammar and Vocabulary   （每题1分；共20分）

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.

Architects have long had the feeling that the place we live in can affect our thoughts, feeling and behaviour. But now scientists ____21____(give) this feeling an empirical (实证的) basis. They are discovering how ____22____(design) spaces that promote creativity, keep people focused, and lead to relaxation.

Researches show aspects of the physical environment ____23____influence creativity. In 2012, Joan Meyers-Levy reported that the height of a room’s ceiling affects how people think. Her research indicates that higher ceilings encourage people to think more freely, ____24____ (lead) them to make more abstract connections. Low ceilings, on the other hand, may inspire a more detailed outlook. Besides ceiling height, the view____25____(afford) by a building may influence an occupant’s ability to concentrate.

____26____(Use) nature to improve focus of attention ought to pay off academically, and it seems to, according to a study. Students in classrooms with unblocked views of at least 50 feet outside the window had higher scores on tests of vocabulary, language arts and maths than students____27____classrooms primarily overlooked roads and parking lots.

Recent study on room lighting design suggests that dim light helps people loosen up. ____28____that is true generally, keeping the light low during dinner or at parties could increase relaxation.

So far public buildings____29____(focus) on by scientists. “We have a very limited number of studies, so we are almost looking at the problem through a staw(吸管), ”architect David says. “How do you take answers to very specific questions and make broad use of them? That is ____30____we are all struggling with.”

Section B

Directions: 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.

An American researcher who studied 600 millionaires found how rich you can get comes down to 6 “wealth factors“. She found that six behaviors are related to net worth potential, regardless of age or income. These were thriftiness, confidence, responsibility, planning, focus and social indifference.Being thrifty comes as no great____31____.“Spending above your means, spending instead of saving for retirement, spending in anticipation of becoming wealthy makes you a____32____ to the paycheck, even with an astronomical level of income,”she wrote. To properly build wealth, experts recommend saving 20% your income and living off the____33____ 80%.

Having confidence is another key____34____, as it helps people to be thrifty. It takes confidence to live within your means. It also takes confidence to invest____35____. Instead of making investing decisions with your emotions, financial planners advise that you should leave your investments alone and focus on a long-term investment plan.

But people can’t invest--or manage their own money--without____36____ responsibility for the outcomes. Many millionaires take on personal responsibility--and most also happen to be self-made, meaning they didn’t acquire their wealth through luck. Millionaires don’t count on anyone else to make them rich, and they don’t____37____ anyone else if they fall short. They focus on things they can control and align their daily habits to the goals they have set for themselves. They tend to be goal-____38____ and hard workers, which enables them to plan financially and focus on seeing those plans through. 92% of the millionaires surveyed developed a long-term plan for their money, and 97% almost always achieved the goals they set for themselves.

And it is these____39____ that make it easy for them to be socially indifferent. They_____40_____ lifestyle creep, the tendency to spend more whenever one earns more. Essentially, they don’t yield to pressure to buy the latest thing or to keep up with others or what they have acquired. Instead of being focused on what might make them happy today, they’re focused on their long-term wealth-building plan.

3. 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

Now that we have briefly explored the history of the short story and heard from a few of its creators, let us consider the role of the reader. Readers are not empty vessels that wait, ___41___ raised, to receive a teacher’s or a critic’s interpretation. They bring their unique life experiences to the story. With these___42___ , the best readers also bring their attention, their reading skills, and most importantly, their___43___ to a reading of a story.

My students always___44___ me to discuss, analyze, interpret, and evaluate the stories we read without destroying the excitement of being beamed up into another world. For years I ___45___with one response after the other to this challenge. Then one day I read an article by a botanist who had explored the beauty of flowers by x-raying them. His illustrations showed the rose and the lily in their___46___ beauty, and his x-rays___47___the wonders of their construction. I brought the article to class, where we discussed the benefits of examining the internal structure of flowers, relationships, current events, and short stories.

A short story, ___48___ , is not a fossil to admire. Readers must ask questions, guess at the answers,___49___what will happen next, then read to discover. They and the author form a partnership that brings the story to life. Awareness of this partnership keeps the original excitement alive through discussion, analysis, interpretation, and ____50____. Literary explorations allow the reader to admire the authors’____51____ as well as their artistry. In fact, original appreciation may be enhanced by this x-ray vision. The final step is to appreciate once again the story____52____— to put the pieces back together.

Now it is your turn. Form a partnership with your author. During your____53____in reading, enter into a dialogue with the published scholars featured in Short Stories for Students. Through this____54____with experts you will revise, enrich, or____55____your original observations and interpretations.

During this adventure, I hope you will feel the same as the listeners that surround the neck of my Pueblo storyteller.

41．A．hands B．sails C．flags D．lids

42．A．considerations B．explorations C．associations D．interpretations

43．A．imagination B．eagerness C．determination D．affection

44．A．begged B．supported C．encouraged D．challenged

45．A．dealt B．struggled C．fought D．engaged

46．A．external B．artificial C．classical D．traditional

47．A．ensured B．analyzed C．revealed D．delivered

48．A．however B．furthermore C．therefore D．besides

49．A．interpret B．anticipate C．predict D．tell

50．A．conclusion B．evaluation C．summary D．appreciation

51．A．craftsmanship B．intentions C．depth D．character

52．A．by itself B．in vain C．in question D．as a whole

53．A．observation B．involvement C．experiment D．adventure

54．A．journey B．process C．dialogue D．contact

55．A．recall B．confirm C．identify D．cancel

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)

Thanks to in-depth reporting by the Wall Street Journal, we now know that Facebook has long been aware its product Instagram has harmful effects on the mental health of many adolescent users. Young girls, in particular, struggle with their body image thanks to a constant stream of photos and videos showing beautiful bodies that users don’t think they can attain.

While the information the Journal covered is essential and instructive, it does not tell the whole story. Deep down, this is not an Instagram problem; it’s a people problem. Understanding that distinction can make the difference between a failed attempt to contain a teen’s interest in an addictive app and successfully addressing the underlying problem leading to mental distress induced (诱发) by Instagram.

Critics were quick to shame Facebook for sitting on the data and not releasing it to researchers or academics who asked for it. Others criticize the social media giant for not using the research to create a safer experience for its teen users. The anger, while understandable, is misplaced.

While I’m reluctant to defend Facebook, I’m not sure it’s reasonable to blame the company for withholding data that would hurt its business. Have you ever binge-watched (狂看) a Netflix series? I assure you it wasn’t a healthy endeavor. You were in active, likely did nothing productive, mindlessly snacked and didn’t go outside for fresh air. It is an objectively harmful use of time to stare at a TV or laptop for a full weekend. Should we respond by shaming Netflix for not alerting us to how damaging an addictive product can be?

While it’s reasonable to say Instagram makes esteem issues worse, it strains credulity (夸张到难以置信) to believe it causes them in the first place. You create your own experiences on social media. For the most part, you choose which accounts to follow and engage. If you’re already vulnerable to insecurities and self-sabotage (自损) — as many teens are — you will find accounts to obsess over. And this isn’t a new phenomenon.

Before social media, there were similar issues fueling self-esteem issues. Whether the target be magazines, movies or television shows depicting difficult-to-attain bodies, there has been a relatively steady chorus (异口同声) of experts nothing the damage new media could cause young viewers.

Self-esteem issues have an underlying cause — one that’s independent of social media use. Instagram merely enhances those feelings because it provides infinitely more access to triggers than older forms of media. It’s more worthwhile to address those underlying factors rather than to attack Facebook.

56．The author thinks the criticisms against Instagram __________.

A．are successful attempts to change teens’ interest in addictive apps

B．address the Instagram - induced mental pain

C．are only based on the data released by Facebook

D．are not directed at the fundamental problem

57．Netflix is mentioned to __________.

A．compare the criticisms against it and Facebook

B．defend why Facebook is to blame

C．suggest the critics’ remarks are not to point

D．show Netflix does more harm to teens

58．The Instagram problem is essentially a “people problem” in that __________.

A．it is human nature to get addicted to social media

B．users decide on their experiences on social media

C．people have a tendency to feel insecure online

D．people are keen on fabricating their self - profile

59．What is the passage mainly about?

A．the unprecedented criticism facing Facebook

B．the alarming online habits of teenagers worldwide

C．the root cause of Instagram - induced mental strains

D．the harmful impact of Instagram on teenagers

(B)

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60．Which course can you take if you are free in Oct. 2021?

A．The Path to Happiness B．Introduction to the Ancient Greek World

C．Biotechnology and the Human Good D．Superheroes and Power

61．What does Biotechnology and the Human Good deal with?

A．Powers of superheroes. B．More uses of biotech.

C．Ways to increase happiness. D．Clinical practices of biotech.

62．What do the four courses have in common?

A．They are of the same level. B．They are free of charge.

C．They belong to the same subject. D．They are instructor-led.

 (C)

Far from the traditional image of a culture of aggressive masculinity (阳刚) in which students either sink or swim, the absence of girls gives boys the chance to develop without pressure to conform (符合) to a stereotype, a US study says. Boys at single-sex schools were said to be more likely to get involved in cultural and artistic activities that helped develop their emotional expressiveness, rather than feeling they had to conform to the “boy code” of hiding their emotions to be a “real man”.

The findings of the study go against received wisdom that boys do better when taught alongside girls.

Tony Little, headmaster of Eton, warned that boys were being faded by the British education system because it had become too focused on girls. He criticized teachers for failing to recognize that boys are actually more emotional than girls. The research argued that boys often perform badly in mixed schools because they become discouraged when their female peers do better earlier in speaking and reading skills.

But in single-sex schools teachers can tailor lessons to boys’ learning style, letting them move around the classroom and getting them to compete in teams to prevent boredom, wrote the study’s author, Abigail James, of the University of Virginia.

Teachers could encourage boys to enjoy reading and writing with specifically “boy-focused” approaches such as themes and characters that appeal to them. Because boys generally have more acute vision, learn best through touch, and are physically more active, they need to be given “hands-on” lessons where they are allowed to walk around. “Boys in mixed schools view classical music as feminine (女性的) and prefer the modern style in which violence and sexism are major themes,” James wrote.

Single-sex education also made it less likely that boys would feel they had to conform to a stereotype that men should be “masterful and in charge” in relationships. “In mixed schools boys feel forced to act like men before they understand themselves well enough to know what that means,” the study reported.

63. What does Tony Little say about the British education system?

A. It makes girls less emotional than boys.

B. It fails more boys than girls academically.

C. It fails to give boys the attention they need.

D. It places more pressure on boys than on girls.

64. According to Abigail James, boys perform better in single-sex schools because ________.

A. boys can choose to learn whatever they are interested in

B. boys focus more on their lessons without being disturbed

C. teaching quality is relatively higher than in mixed schools

D. teaching can be designed to suit the characteristics of boys

65. Which of the following is NOT characteristic of boys?

A. Boys have sharper vision. B. Boys enjoy being in charge.

C. Boys like “hands-on” lessons. D. Boys prefer physical activities.

66. What is mainly discussed in the passage?

A. Problems boys may have in mixed schools.

B. Boys’ physical and mental growth in school.

C. Advantages of single-sex education for boys.

D. Boys’ disadvantages over girls in mixed schools.

Section C

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the sentences in the box Each sentence can only be used once. Note that there are two sentences more than you need.

Silly Mistakes Hit the Headlines

We have probably all had moments when we said the wrong thing. I certainly have. There was the time at university when I met a friend in a coffee bar after class and immediately started complaining about our tutor, who was called Dr Gray. I was going on and on about how miserable she was一strict, boring, unfriendly—and my friend wasn’t really saying much. After a minute or so, she interrupted me and said, “Um, I think I should introduce you”. She then turned to this other student who I hadn’t really noticed up till then and said, ”This is Tracy. Tracy Gray’!

Fortunately, the result of putting my foot in it was only an awkward moment and a stony silence. Maybe my friends thought a little less of me, maybe they thought I was an idiot, but no real harm was done. ____67____

Take Gerald Ratner. He was the multimillionaire owner of a chain of shops that sold cheap jewellery. In what was supposed to be a light-hearted speech to some fellow businessmen, he joked about the quality of some of his products. He said some earrings were ‘cheaper than a sandwich, but probably wouldn’t last as long’. Other products could be sold at such low prices because they were rubbish. ____68____ Ratner had to resign as director and shortly afterwards the company was taken over by a competitor.

In some ways, Ratner could be seen as unfortunate in that he was in a semi-private meeting with friends and colleagues he was at ease with, but there happened to be a journalist there. ____69____ And with the rise of social media, there have been plenty of others who have been caught out by the increasingly vague boundaries between our private and public faces. For example, a group of flight attendants made jokes about the engines on their planes failing and complained about their airline and clients (客户).____70____ Unfortunately, they did it publicly on Facebook and it led to thirteen of them being fired.

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.

Cities in the Sea

They may be small, but they build big things! Coral polyps (珊瑚虫), which live in the warm, shallow parts of the Earth’s oceans, are probably the biggest builders on the planet. Coral polyps turn calcium from seawater into a hard material called limestone. Slowly, they build up a hard skeleton (骨架) around their bodies. When polyps die, their skeletons remain. Young polyps attach themselves to the old skeletons and make new skeletons. Over time, weird and wonderful shapes are slowly built up into amazing coral reefs (珊瑚礁).

Scientists sometimes think of coral reefs as underwater cities. A quarter of all known marine species live in reef habitats―there are nearly a thousand coral species. Reefs are also home to millions of sea creatures, like fish, crabs, turtles, and sharks.

Humans don’t live in coral reef cities, but we benefit from them. Reefs create jobs for people in the fishing industry and other related businesses. Coral reefs are also popular for divers一many countries benefit from the tourists that they attract. Lastly, chemicals from reef creatures help scientists create new medicines, which help doctors treat different illnesses.

Coral reefs are very important, yet we don’t take good care of them. Environmental problems have already killed about twenty percent of the world’s reefs. About half of the remaining reefs are dying, and experts believe all of Earth’s coral reefs will be in danger by 2050.

Why are the reefs in such trouble? For one thing, people catch too many reef fish and often damage the reefs—divers sometimes break off pieces of coral.

Polluted water also causes problems because reef-destroying algae grows in dirty water. Even air pollution hurts coral reefs. Global warming causes warmer ocean water, which can cause polyps to lose helpful algae. Without that algae, coral turns white. This is called "bleaching”，and if it continues, the coral dies.

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V.Translation (共15分。第1小题和第2小题,每题3分;第3题4分;第4题5分。)

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

72．不努力一把，怎么知道人生会不会有更多的可能?(If)

73．数学是我的短板，我得多花一点精力。(put)

74．在新闻发布会上，发言人明确表示他发表的评论媒体不得断章取义，以免造成误解。(it)

75．这部春节档电影明星云集，情节曲折，制作精良，实现了票房与口碑的双丰收。(release)

VI.Guided Writing  (共25分)

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

国际经合组织（OECD）对 600,000 名青少年就生活中最令他们担忧的事情进行了调查，结果如下图。请联系自身实际，谈谈最让令你担忧的事情及原因。

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