2023年上海市金山區(qū)高考二模英語試卷(附聽力音頻)含詳解

2022學(xué)年第二學(xué)期質(zhì)量監(jiān)控

高三英語試卷

I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendof

eachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandaquestionaboutit,readthefourpossible

answersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

自助獲取聽力音頻

1.

A.Tohisoffice.B.Toameetingroom.

C.Tothefrontdesk.D.Tothebusstop.

2.

A.AtaschoolB.Inahospital.C.Atarestaurant.D.Inaswimmingpool.

3.

A.Onfoot.B.Bycar.C.Bybus.D.Byb汰e.

4.

A.Tojoinaclub.B.Toregisterforschool.

C.Toorganizeacharityevent.D.Togoonatriptothetheater.

5.

A.It'scleanthere.B.It'srelaxingthere.

C.It'sbeautifulthere.D.It'snoiselessthere.

6.

A.Law.B.Art.C.History.D.Children'seducation.

7.

A.Tripplans.B.Ticketprices.

C.Touristdestinations.D.Holidaycelebrations.

8.

A.Shewillbebusywithherstudy.

B.Shewillgohikingwithherfamily.

C.Shewillmeethernewpartnersonline.

D.ShewillbrowsethroughtheInternetforfun.

9.

A.Sheenjoystravelingthissummervacation.

B.Sheisconsideringwhethertotravelabroad.

C.Shespeakshighlyofherexperiencelastyear.

D.ShehadanunpleasantexperienceinChicago.

10.

A.Howcustomerscouldbebestserved.

B.Whatkindofstorescanofferlowerprices.

C.Whetheronlinestoreswillreplacehigh-streetstores.

D.Whysomepeopleprefertobuyproductsinphysicalstores.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwill

beaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandthe

conversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,

readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothe

questionyouhaveheard.

聽下面一段獨(dú)白，回答一下小題。

11.A.Ahost.B.Apatient.C.Adoctor.D.Avolunteer.

12.A.Lawyer.B.Driver.C.Researcher.D.Governmentofficer.

13.A.Byreadingbooksregularly.

B.Bychangingyourdemandingjob.

C.Bydevelopingsomechallenginghobbies.

D.Byexercisingregularlyandeatinghealthily.

聽下面一段獨(dú)白，回答一下小題。

14.A.About150.B.About12.C.About15.D.About5.

15.A.Theyhavelimitedaccesstofriends*updates.

B.Theygetpressurefromtheirfriendsinreallife.

C.Theymakevirtualfriendswiththeiremployers.

D.Whattheypostonlinemayoffendtheirfriends.

16.A.Onlinefriendshipisofsignificanceforteenagers.

B.Teenagersinteractwiththeirfriendsmostlyonline.

C.Teenagers?onlinefriendshipissuperiortothatinreallife.

D.Amajorityofteenagersprefertomakenewfriendsonline.

聽下面一段較長對話，回答一下小題。

17.A.Repaintingthewalls.B.Furnishingthekitchen.

C.Rentinganapartment.D.Discussingthepipesystem.

18.A.Itisinaruralarea.B.Thefridgeworkswell.

C.Itisnexttotheoffice.D.Laundryisincludedintherent.

19.A.Foraweek.B.Foramonth.

C.Foraboutthreeyears.D.Foratleastayear.

20.A.$200.B.$180.C.$720.D.$800.

ILGrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherent.Fortheblankswithagivenword,

fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword.Fortheotherblanks,fillineachblankwithoneproperword.

MakesurethatyouranswersaregrammaticallycoiTect.

OpenAIAnnouncesChatGPTSuccessorGPT-4

OpenAIhasreleasedGPT-4,thelatestversionofitshugelypopularartificialintelligencechatbotChatGPT.

Thenewmodelcanrespondtoimagesbyprovidingrecipesuggestionsfromphotosofingredientsaswellaswriting

captionsanddescriptions.Itcanalsoprocessupto25,000words,abouteighttimesasmanyasChatGPT.Millionsofpeople

haveusedChatGPTsinceit21(launch)inNovember2022.Popularrequestsforitincludewritingsongs,

poems,marketingcopy,computercode,andhelpingwithhomework,22teacherssaystudentsshouldn'tuseit.

ChatGPTanswersquestions23(employ)naturalhuman-likelanguage,anditcanalsoimitateotherwriting

stylessuchassongwritersandauthors,usingtheInternetasitsknowledgedatabase.

Thereareconcernsthatitcouldonedaytakeovermanyjobscurrently24(do)byhumans.OpenAIsaidit

25(spend)sixmonthsonsafetyfeaturesforGPT-4,andonhumanfeedback.However,itwarnedthatit

26stillbesubjecttosharingdisinformation.

GPT-4willinitiallybeavailabletoChatGPTPlussubscribers,27pay$20permonthforeasyaccesstothe

service.IfsalreadypoweringMicrosoffsBingsearchengineplatform.Thetechgianthasinvested$10b28

OpenAL

GPT-4has"29（advanced）reasoningskills^^thanChatGPT,OpenAIsaid.Themodelcan,forexample,

findavailablemeetingtimesforthreeschedules.

OpenAIalsoannouncednewpartnershipswithlanguagelearningappDuolingoandBeMyEyes,anapplicationforthe

visuallyimpaired,30（create）AIChatbotswhichcanassisttheirusersusingnaturallanguage.

However,likeitspwdecess。/:，（被替代的事物），OpenAIhaswarnedthatGPT-4isstillnotfullyreliableanditmay

inventfactsormakereasoningeiTors.

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethat

thereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.breakthroughsB.coreC.driverD.empowerE.fullyF.increasingly

G.mountingH.potentialI.promotingJ.seeksK.serves

CompaniesHelpIntegrate（整合）DigitalRealEconomiesChineseplatformcompaniesaredoublingdownonthe

mostadvanceddigitaltechnologiestoseeknewdriversinrevenue（財(cái)政收入）growth,asthecountryputsgreateremphasis

on31thein-depthintegrationofthedigitalandrealeconomies,expertsandcompanyexecutivessaid.

Despitethedepressingglobaloutlookand32uncertainties,China'splatformeconomyisplayinga（n）

33vitalroleinboostingtechnologicalinnovationandhigh-qualitydevelopment.

DuringanearningsconferencewithinvestorsonThursday,ZhangYong,chairmanandCEOofAlibabaGroup,said

thatcloudcomputingisoneofthecompany's34strategiesforthefuture,andAlibabaCloudisalsothe

foundationthroughwhichthecompany35-therealeconomyanddrivestheintegrationofthedigitalandreal

economies.

Notingthatthisisacriticalperiodfortechnological36anddevelopmentincloudcomputingandAl,Zhang

saidhebelievedinthevast37ofindustrialdigitalizationandtheroleofcloudcomputingasthefocusofthe

digitaleconomy.

Revenueinthecloudbusiness,Alibaba'smaingrowth38besidese-commerce,reached20.18billionyuan

duringtheOctober-Decemberperiod,anincreaseof3%year-on-year,mainlydrivenbypubliccloudgrowth.

Thecompanyismakingeffortstomakeuseofdigitaltechnologiestohelpsmallandmedium-sizedenterprisesand

speedupindustrialtransformation（工業(yè)轉(zhuǎn)型）inaneffortto39therealeconomy.

Thetone-settingCentralEconomicWorkConferenceinmid-Decembersaidthatplatformcompanieswillbesupported

to“40displaytheircapabilities^^inencouragingeconomicgrowth,jobcreationandinternationalcompetition.The

conferencealsoemphasizedtheneedtoenergeticallydevelopthedigitaleconomy.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,C

andD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

ItisNobelPrizeweek,theoneweekeveryyearwhenpeoplefromallcomersoftheglobecelebratescience,readabout

ribosomes(核糖體)，andgivetheirbestshotattryingtounderstandparticlephysics.Itisalsotheoneweekwhenscienceis

guaranteedsomeprimeheadlinespaceonmainstreamnewsoutlets.AndyetthescienceNobels(inmedicine,physics,and

chemistry)presenta(n)41viewofscience.

Theproblemstartswiththe42ofprize-winnersselectedeveryyear.TherulesgoverningtheNobelPrize

43ittojustthreewinnersineachcategory.ThismeansthatfbreverydiscoverythatisawardedaNobel,themajority

ofcontributingscientistsendupbeing44.

Asamatteroffact,sciencehasneverbeena(n)45effort.IsaacNewtonstoodonthe“shouldersofgiants”;Neil

Armstrong's"onesmallstep“wasadreamrealizedbyhundredsofthousandsofengineersandscientists.Scienceis,and

alwayshasbeen,andrepetitiveprocesswhereindividualsdrawondiscoveriesmadebyothersto46advancethe

boundariesofhumanknowledge.Yes,AlbertEinsteinfamouslywontheNobelPrizeallbyhimselfforapaperhealone

authored,buthecouldnothavemadehisdiscoverieswithout47workbyMaxPlanck,JamesMaxwell,andseveral

others.

Tomakemattersworse,typicaloftheNobelPrizes,noneofthe48wasafirstauthoronanyofthepublications

citedbytheprizeannouncements.Thefirstauthorofascientificpaperistypicallythepersonwhodidthehands-on

laboratorywork,usuallyagraduatestudentoryoungpost-doctoralresearcher.Itispreciselythese49researchers

whoareingreaterneedoftheNobelPrizemoneythantheirgenerallytenured(終身的)supervisors.

Morebasically,awardingtheprizestoonlythreescientistsspreadsavisionofscienceasanindividualenterprise.By

ensuringthatgraduatestudentsarenotgiven50recognition,theprizesreinforce(力口強(qiáng))themistakenimageofa

scientistasanoldwhitemaninalabcoat.Thiscanonly51genderandracialinequalitiesinscience,especially

furtheralonginanacademiccareer.

Anyoneofthesereasonsissufficientto52theNobelPrizes.Hereisoneidea:AwardtheNobelPrizesnotto

53butfbrdiscoveries;donatetheprizemoneytoaninternationalsciencefundtopromotefurtherexplorationin

eachyear'sprize-winningfieldofresearch.

Ascience-orientedNobel,ratherthanascientist-orientedone,wouldeducatethepublicinthemostimportantscientific

developmentsand,54,stimulatenewscientificprogressbyusingtheprizemoneytofundthenextgenerationof

researchers.Scienceworksbestwhenthe55ofonegenerationofscientistsarepaidforwardtodrivethenextto

evengreaterheights.Thatistosay,scientistsofdifferentgenerationsworkwithjointeffortstosupportfuturescientific

advancementsforthebettermentofsocietyasawhole.

41.A.strangeB.outdatedC.all-roundD.advanced

42.A.qualityB.diversityC.disciplineD.figure

43.A.restrictB.extendC.relateD.apply

44.A.employedB.ignoredC.respectedD.nominated

45.A.terrificB.constantC.intellectualD.individual

46.A.naturallyB.rapidlyC.graduallyD.personally

47.A.previousB.subsequentC.physicalD.commercial

48.A.employeesB.addresseesC.awardeesD.refugees

49.A.chief-positionB.early-careerC.senior-managementD.academic-world

50.A.dueB.immediateC.literaryD.governmental

51.A.turndownB.leveloffC.takeawayD.stepup

52.A.claimB.reformC.presentD.announce

53.A.organizersB.researchersC.sponsorsD.supervisors

54.A.infactB.incomparisonC.intheoryD.inturn

55.A.legendsB.spiritsC.achievementsD.mysteries

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheone

thatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

Onthetrackforthe400-meterdashatthe1958BritishEmpireandCommonwealthGames,MikhaSinghshotfromthe

startasfastaspossible,butthen,inasecond,sensedMalcolmSpenceofSouthAfricaoverhisshoulder.Attheline,with

sixinchesbetweenthem,Singhwonthegold.Theaudiencebrokeintoapplause.Tothem,however,hewasjustavillage

boywhoranwithhisarmsgracefullywaving.Theydidnotknowthat,forhim,runningwasnotasport.Itwaseverything,

hisreligion,hisbeloved,andhislife.

Asachild,Singhrantogetaneducationoutsidehishomevillage.Theschoolwastenkilometersaway.Butattheage

of18,Singhrantosavehisverylife.In1947,thevillagewasbeingsplitbetweenIndiaandPakistan.CrowdsofMuslim

outsiderssuddenlyarrivedinhisvillage,orderinghisfamilytoconverttoIslamordie.Hisfather,dying,shouted,“Run,

Milkha,run!,,Heracedfortheforest,crying.

TherefollowedatimewhenSinghhoppedtrainsasarefugee,shoelessandstarving.Eventuallythearmytookhimon.

Therehediscoveredrunningofanewkind,withcoaching,racesoversetlengths,andprizes.Thefirstracehewon

rewardedhimwithadailyglassofmilk.

Asaresult,Singhbeganthehard,necessarywork,sixhoursaday.Hepushedhisbodytothelimitoutofpride一and

forIndia.Hisirondisciplinefinallypaidoff.In1960,hewasinvitedtocompeteagainstPakistan'schampionrunner.Atfirst,

Singhrefusedtogosincehischildhoodhomewasthereandnowhewasstillcoveredinhismindwiththebloodofhis

family.However,themomentSinghcrossedtheborder,tohissurprise,hewaswelcomedwithflagsandflowers.Whenhe

wonhisrace,thethenPakistaniprimeministersaid,"Pakistanbestows（授予）youthetitleofTheFlyingSikh."Despite

everythingthathadhappened,Singhhadtwocountries.

56.MilkhaSinghatthe1958BritishEmpireandCommonwealthGames.

A.narrowlywonthe400-meterdash

B.broketheworldrecordforthe400meters

C.wasalreadyahouseholdnamebeforethe400-meterdash

D.hadlittleconfidenceinhimselfbeforethe400-meterdash

57.PutthefollowingthingsinthetimeorderoftheirappearanceinSingh'slife.

①milkasaprize②goldmedal③schooleducation④thetitleofTheFlyingSikh

A.①②③④B.①③②④C.③①@④D.③①④②

58.Singh'ssuccessasanathleteliesinhis.

A.goodluckB.raretalentC.constanteffortD.patientcoaches

59.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.WarandPeaceB.LifelongRunning

C,AFierceCompetitionD.RunningforEducation

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Ababybomtodaywillbethirty-somethingin2050.Ifallgoeswell,thatbabywillstillbearoundin2100,andmight

evenbeanactivecitizenofthe22ndcentury.Whatshouldweteachthatbabytohelpthemsurviveandflourishintheworld

of2050andbeyond?Whatkindofskillswilltheyneedinordertogetajob,understandwhatishappeningaroundthem,

andnavigatetheirtoughlife?

Atpresent,toomanyschoolsacrosstheworldfocusonprovidingpupilswithasetofpredeterminedskills,suchas

writingcomputercodeinC++andconversinginChinese.Yetsincewehavenoideahowtheworldandthejobmarketwill

lookin2050,wedon'treallyknowwhatparticularskillspeoplewillneed.Wemightinvestalotofeffortinteachingkids

howtowriteinC++ortospeakChinese,onlytodiscoversoonerorlaterthatAIwillhavebeenabletocodesoftwarefar

betterthanhumans,andthatanewtranslationappwillhaveenabledyoutoconductaconversationinalmostflawless

Mandarin,CantoneseorHakka,eventhoughyouonlyknowhowtosaynihao.

Sowhatshouldwebeteaching?Manyexpertsarguethatschoolsshoulddownplaytechnicalskillsandemphasize

general-purposelifeskills:theabilitytodealwithchange,tolearnnewthings,andtopreserveyourmentalbalancein

unfamiliarsituations.Inordertokeepupwiththeworldof2050,youwillaboveallneedtoreinventyourselfagainand

again.

Tosucceedinsuchademandingtask,youwillneedtoworkveryhardongettingtoknowyouroperatingsystem

better-toknowwhatyouareandwhatyouwantfromlife.Thisis,ofcourse,theoldestadviceinthebook:knowthyself.

Thisadvicewasnevermoreurgentthaninthemid-21stcentury,becauseunlikeinthedaysofLaoziorSocrates,nowyou

haveseriouscompetition.Coca-Cola,AmazonandFacebookareallracingtohackyou.

Rightnow,thealgorithms（算法）arewatchingwhereyougo,whatyoubuy,andwhoyoumeet.Soontheywill

monitorallyoursteps,breathsandheartbeats.Theyarerelyingonbigdataandmachinelearningtogettoknowyoubetter

andbetter.Andoncethesealgorithmsknowyoubetterthanyouknowyourself,theycouldcontrolandmanipulate（操縱）

you.Intheend,authoritywillshifttothem.

Ofcourse,youmightbeperfectlyhappygivingupallauthoritytothealgorithmsandtrustingthemtomakedecisions

foryouandfortherestoftheworld.If,however,youwanttomaintainsomecontroloveryourpersonalexistenceandover

thefutureoflifeingeneral,youhavetorunfasterthanthealgorithms.Torunfast,don'ttakemuchluggagewithyou.

Leaveallyourillusions（幻想）behind.Theyareveryheavy.

63.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“downplay"inparagraph3mostprobablymean?

A.Givetoomuchemphasisonsomething.

B.Makepeoplethinkthatsomethingislessimportant.

C.Offeryourreasonswhysomethingisrightorwrong.

D.Decidesomethinginadvancesothatitdoesnothappen.

64.Accordingtothearticle,playsavitalroleinchildren'sbrightfuture.

A.imaginationB.adaptabilityC.self-disciplineD.agoodsenseofbalance

65.It'simportanttoknowouroperatingsystembecause.

A.ifwedon't,algorithmswillhackallourdevices.

B.itisanessentialskillforustosucceedintheworldof2050.

C.weneedtolearnhowalgorithmsworkandmakefulluseofthem.

D.weneedtooutrunalgorithmstokeepsomecontroloverourpersonallife.

66.Thearticlemainlytalksabout.

A.theimportanceofknowingyourself

B.thethreatsanddangersoftechnology

C.whatkindofskillswemightneedinthefuture

D.somepotentialbenefitsalgorithmswouldbringtohumankind

SectionC

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.

Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

NewsFromThe

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Thebalancechallenge

Canyoustandononelegfortenseconds?Thisquestioncouldhelpdoctorsassesstheoverallhealthoftheir

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67Duringafollow-upperiodofsevenyears,theresearchersdrewtheaboveconclusionafteraccountingfor

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Besidescausingfalls,poorbalancecanalsosignalunderlyingmedicalissues,suchasdecliningeyesightornerve

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Don'tremoveskintagsandmolesyourself.

Twoofthemostcommontypesofskinspotsamongadultsaredarkspotsknownasmolesandthegrowthsknownas

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Insomeplaces,mole-andskin-tagremovalkitsaresoldforhomeuse.69USFDArecentlyissueda

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dermatologist,whoareexpertsintreatingskindiseases.Plus,theycanperformtheall-importantscreeningforskincancer.

70

ResearchersfromNewZealandrecommenda60-kilogrampersonconsume110milligramsofvitaminCperday

throughabalanceddiet,whilesomeoneweighing90kilogramsneeds140milligrams.Thatistosay,whentakingvitaminC,

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A.TailorVitaminCintaketoyourweight.

B.Thesubjectswhocouldn'tperfbnnthishadahigherriskofdeath.

C.VitaminCsupplementsarealwayssafeandeffectiveforeveryone.

D.Regularexercisecanimproveyourbalanceandreducetheriskoffalls.

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IV.SummaryWriting

71.Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint（s）ofthepassageinnomorethan

60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

AMontessoriEducation

Therearenowatleast60,000schoolsacrosstheworldusingtheMontessorimethod.Therearedifferentkindsof

Montessorischools,butcertainfundamentalprincipleshaveremainedthesame.

Oneistheideaofteachersencouragingthechildrentocompletetheactivitieswithaslittleadultinvolvementas

possible.TaketheEcoscuolaMontessoriontheItalianislandofSicily.Attheschool,thereisasubjectcalled“Practical

LiW.Itinvolvesreal-lifepracticaltasks,suchasservingdrinkstotheirclassmates.Forsafety,teacherswouldtakecharge

ofboilingthewater,butthechildrenwouldplayactiverolesincleaningtheworksurfaceandthenpresentingthedrinksto

others."Duringbreakfastandlunch,theyarealsoself-directed,takingitinturnstolaythetableandservetheirclassmates,

saysMiriamFerro,theheadteacherofEcoscuola.

Themethodencouragesnotonlyindependence,butalsocooperation.Childrenofdifferentagesaretaughtinthesame

classroom,sothatthesix-year-olds,forexample,canhelpthethree-year-olds.Inaddition,eachsessionisthreehourslong

soastoallowthechildrentoburythemselvesinwhattheyaredoing.Thelearningmaterialsarealsodesignedforbeing

handledandexploredwithallthesenses.Forexample,lettersandnumbersaremadeofsandpaper,whichthechildcantrace

withtheirfinger.

Thisconceptmaysoundsensible.Butdoesitbringaboutanytangible（實(shí)際的）benefits,beyondthoseseenina

typicalclassroom?

AngelineLillard,aprofessorofpsychology,foundsomebenefitsforchildren'sdevelopmentwhilelookingata

MontessorischoolinMilwaukee,intheUnitedStates.Analyzingtheir