2023年上海市松江區(qū)高三年級下冊高考二模英語試卷含答案

松江區(qū)2023學(xué)年度第二學(xué)期模擬考質(zhì)量監(jiān)控試卷

高三英語

（滿分140分,完卷時間120分鐘）

2024.4

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I,ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespoken

onlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,

anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.At8:00.B.At8:15.C.At8:30.D.At8:45.

2.A.Aprofessor.B.Acoach.C.Anengineer.D.Anurse.

3.A.Inarestaurant.B.Inahairdresser's.C.Atacinema.D.Atatailor's.

4.A.Waystovisitauniversity.B.Twostudenttourguides.

C.AtourofFudanUniversity.D.ThecampusofFudanUniversity.

5.A.Theydidnotmakeittherefinally.

B.Theywerenotwellreceivedthere.

C.Theyexperiencedsomethingunpleasantontheway.

D.Theyhadawonderfultimebeforetheyarrivedthere.

6.A.Excited.B.Interested.C.Confused.D.Annoyed.

7.A.Practicethepresentationinfrontofhim.B.Watchhowhemakesapresentation.

C.Reducethetimespentinpracticing.D.Findoutwhoheraudiencewillbe.

8.A.Sheisalwaysabsent-minded.B.Sheforgottotellthemanaboutit.

C.SheisunclearaboutSophie'splan.D.Sheslippedintheneighboringtown.

9.A.Becauseittookhimmuchtimetogotowork.

B.Becausehehadtosavemoneyforhisjourney.

C.Becausethejobarrangedmanybusinessjourneys.

D.Becauseheconsidereditunluckytohavethatjob.

10.A.Buyanewprinterwithlessnoise.B.Askthemantoborrowaprinter.

C.Readabookonhowtofixtheprinter.D.Getsomeonetorepairtheprinter.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandonelongerconversation.Aftereachpassageor

conversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,and

decidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Howencorescameintoexistence.B.Howbandsperformencoresproperly.

C.Whyaudiencesusedtoneedencores.D.Whyencoresarepartofaperformance.

12.A.The17thcentury.B.The18thcentury.C.The19thcentury.D.The20thcentury.

13.A.Frenchpeopleweremoreinterestedinencoresthanothers.

B.Bandsusuallypreparemorethantwoencoresforeachshow.

C.Recordingtechnologyboostedaudiences'needsforencores.

D.Musicianscangetrechargedduringthebreakbeforeencores.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Becauseoftherulefortheclass.B.Becauseofthecoursematerials.

C.Becausethespeakerchangedhistopics.D.Becausethespeakerdislikedtechnology.

15.A.Thestudentsdonotassessthespeaker'sclassfairly.

B.Thestudentsaresatisfiedwiththeclassenvironment.

C.Thespeakerdidnotfavorleavingtechnologyatthedoor.

D.Thespeakerwereworriedaboutstudents5evaluationonhim.

16.A.Itwillstopstudentsgettingonwelltogether.

B.Itmayhelpstudentsbetterunderstandthemes.

C.Itwillimproveteachingeffectbygivingstudentsmorehelp.

D.Itmaydistractstudentsfromdiggingdeepwithinthemselves.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Doctorandpatient.B.Salesmanandcustomer.

C.Teacherandstudent.D.Employerandemployee.

18.A.Fishingindustry.B.Statistics.C.Computermodeling.D.Note-taking.

19.A.Sheisgoodatmakingmodelcomputers.B.Shehasdecidedonthetitleoftheessay.

C.Sheisuninterestedincopingwithstatistics.D.Shehasalwaysbeenweakatnote-taking.

20.A.Learntotakenotesimmediately.B.Findoutpossiblestrategiesalone.

C.Readformoreusefulinformation.D.Workonherweaknessesbyherself.

II?GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammatically

correct.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheother

blanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

RemoteWorkSlowsSeniorHousingMarketRecovery

Withtheriseofremotework,themarketforseniorhousinghasmetwithproblemsinitsrecovery.Onlyafew

oldpeoplechoosetoliveinsenior-livingcommunities(21)thegrowingseniorpopulationandthe

cancelationofCOVID-19restrictionsoncemakingfamilyvisitsdifficult.(22)thistrendsuggestsisthat

people'sshifttoremoteworkcontributestotheslowreboundoftheseniorhousingmarket.Thatis,remoteworkis

keepingmanyolderAmericansfrommovingintosenior-livingcommunitiesoncewarmly(23)

(welcome).

Whenmoreadultsbeganworkingremotelyduringthepandemic(流彳亍病),theywereabletocheckinon

agingparentseasily一they(24)takecareoftheirparents5issuesonshortnotice.

Expertshavebeenanalyzingthephenomenonindifferentways.Somefoundthatthegreaterflexibilityto

careforparents(25)(mean)people'sdelayinsendingagedparentstoexpensivesenior-housing

accommodations.Therefore,marketswithhighlevelsofpeopleworkingfromhomeusuallyhavelowersenior-

housingoccupancyrates.Otherssaidremoteworkmighthavesomeeffectbutalsopointedtodifferentfactors.For

instance,manyseniorsthinkthattheirfamilywalletsaregettingthinner,makingsomeofthemreluctant(26)

(send)tosenior-livingcommunities.

Theageatwhichpeopleenterseniorhousingisalsoincreasing,(27)servesasanothersignthat

showspeoplearechoosingtodelaytransitioning.Therisingcostofseniorlivingweighsheavilyonthatdecision.

TheCPI(consumer-priceindex)fornursinghomesandadultdayservicesrose4.5%lastMaycomparedwith

(28)inMay,2022.

Still,manysenior-housingoperatorsareoptimistic.When(29)(illustrate)theirpoint,they

showedanincreaseinthenumberofpeopleturning80yearsoldoverthefollowingyearsandtheactualwealth

theyhavecollected.Moreover,theyfindremoteworkarrangementsaredecreasinginsomepartsofthecountry,

(30)employeestherehaveseentheirloweredproductivitywhileworkingfromhome.

SectionB

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachword

canbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.accompaniedB.allowedC.feasiblyD.fueled

E.intensityF.optionG.promptingH.routine

I.surgicallyJ.underlyingK.varied

BrainSignalsforLastingPain

Brainsignalsthatrevealhowmuchpainapersonisinhavebeendiscoveredbyscientistswhosaytheworkis

asteptowardsnewtreatmentsforpeoplelivingwithlastingpain.

Itisthefirsttimeresearchershavedecodedthebrainactivity31patients9lastingpain.Thathasraised

thehopethatbrainstimulationtreatmentalreadyusedforParkinson?sandmajordepressioncanhelpthoserunning

outofanyother32."We'velearnedthatlastingpaincanbetrackedandpredictedintherealworld,said

PrasadShirvalkar,leadresearcherontheprojectattheUniversityofCalifornia.

Lastingpainaffectsnearly28millionadultsintheUKalone,andthecausesare33.rangingfromcancer

tobackproblems.Thatbeingthecase,lastingpainhas34ariseintakingpowerfulpainkillers.Butno

medicaltreatmentsworkwellforthecondition,35expertstocallforacompleterethinkinhowhealth

serviceshandlepatientswithlastingpain.

Forthelateststudy,Shirvalkarandhiscolleagues36implantedelectrodes(電極)intofourpatients

withlastingpainhardtodealwithafterthelossoflegs.Thedevices37thepatientstorecordactivityand

collectdataintwobrainregions一theACCandtheOFC-atthepressofonebuttononaremotehandset.Several

timesaday,thevolunteerswereaskedtocompleteshortsurveysonthe38ofpain,meaninghowstrongthe

painwas,andthenrecordtheirbrainactivity.Thesescientists,armedwiththesurveyresponsesandbrain

recordings,foundtheycouldusecomputerstopredictaperson'spainbasedontheelectricalsignalsintheirOFC.

“Wefoundverydifferentbrainactivity39severepainandhavedevelopedanobjectivebiomarkerforthat

kindofpain,^^saidShirvalkar.Thefindingmayexplain,atleastinpart,why40painkillersarelesseffective

forlastingpain."Thehopeisthatwecanusetheinformationtodeveloppersonalizedbrainstimulationtreatment

forthemostsevereformsofpain.^^

HI.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillin

eachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Thewayofrecordingthingshasneverceasedtodevelop.Inthe1980s,assalesofvideorecorderswentup,

old8mmhomemoviesweregraduallyreplacedbyVHS(videohomesystem)tapes.Later,videotapesoffamily

holidayslosttheirappealandtheuseofDVDs41.Those,too,havehadtheirday.Eventhoseholdingtheir

childhoodmemoriesindigitalfilesontheirlaptopsnowknowthesefilesfacetheriskof42.

Digitisinghistoricaldocumentsbringshugebenefits-filescanbe43anddistributed,reducingtherisk

oftheirentirelossthroughphysicaldamagecausedbyfireorflooding.Anddevelopingdigitalversionsreduces_

44ontheoriginalitems.TheInternationalDunhuangProject,45,hasdigitiseditemslikemanuscripts(手

稿)fromtheMogaocavesinChina,enablingscholarsfromaroundtheworldtoaccessrecordseasilywithout

touchingtherealitems.

ButthenewsthattheMinistryofJusticeoftheUKisproposingtoscanthe110millionpeople'swillsitholds

andthendestroyahandfulof46after25yearshasshockedhistorians.Theministrycitesthisasawayof

providingeasieraccessforresearchers.Butthatonlyjustifiesdigitisation,notthe47ofthepapercopies.The

officialsnotethechangewillbeeconomicallyefficient(savingaround￡4.5mayear)whilekeepingallthe

essentialinformation.

Scholars48.Mostsignificantly,physicalrecordscanthemselvescarryimportantinformation-thekind

ofinkorpaperusedmaybepartofthehistorythathistoriansare49.anderrorsareoftenmadeinscanning.

Besides,digitalcopiesarearguablymore50thanthematerialitems,justindifferentways.Theattackfrom

theInternetontheBritishLibrarylastOctoberhaspreventedscholarsfrom51digitisedmaterialsitholds:

imagineifresearcherscouldnotreturntotheoriginals.Someeventhinkdigitisedinformationcaneasilybelost

withindecadesnomatterwhat52areputinplace.

Thegovernmentsaysthatitwillsavetheoriginalwillsof"famouspeoplefbrhistoricrecord"，suchasthatof

PrincessDiana's.However,assumingthatweknowwhowill53tofuturegenerationsisextraordinarily

proud.MarySeacole,apioneeringnursewhonowappearsonthenationalschoolcourseintheUK,waslargely

54foralmostacentury.

Thedigitisationofolddocumentsisavaluable,evenessentialmeasure.Buttodestroytheoriginalsoncethey

havebeenscanned,isnotamatterofgreat55,butofhugedamage.

41.A.pausedB.boomedC.recoveredD.disappeared

42.A.gettingoutdatedB.comingintostyleC.beingfinedD.makinganerror

43.A.deletedB.namedC.copiedD.altered

44.A.fightorflightB.lifeordeathC.wearandtearD.aweandwonder

45.A.unfortunatelyB.additionallyC.insummaryD.forexample

46.A.theoriginalsB.theessentialsC.thevisualisedD.thedigitised

47.A.preservationB.classificationC.publicationD.destruction

48.A.applaudB.disagreeC.discriminateD.withdraw

49.A.revisingB.abandoningC.uncoveringD.enduring

50.A.meaningfulB.favourableC.resistantD.delicate

51.A.inventingB.adjustingC.accessingD.damaging

52.A.outcomesB.safeguardsC.deadlinesD.byproducts

53.A.matterB.respondC.loseD.live

54.A.sparedB.discussedC.forgottenD.protected

55.A.sacrificeB.courageC.efficiencyD.admiration

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccording

totheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

CharlesRobertDarwinwasbomon12February1809inShropshire,England.Darwin'schildhoodpassion

wasscience,andhisinterestinchemistry,however,wasclear;hewasevennicknamed'Gas'byhisclassmates.

In1825,hisfathersenthimtostudymedicineatEdinburghUniversity,wherehelearnedhowtoclassify

plants.DarwinbecamepassionateaboutnaturalhistoryandthisbecamehisfocuswhilehestudiedatCambridge.

DarwinwentonavoyagetogetherwithRobertFitzroy,thecaptainofHMSBeagle,toSouthAmericatofacilitate

BritishtradeinPatagonia.Thejourneywaslife-changing.Darwinspentmuchofthetriponlandcollectingsamples

ofplants,animalsandrocks,whichhelpedhimtodevelopanunderstandingoftheprocessesthatshapetheEarth's

surface.Darwin'sanalysisoftheplantsandanimalsthathegatheredledhimtoexpressdoubtsonformer

explanationsabouthowspeciesformedandevolvedovertime.

Darwin9sworkconvincedhimthatnaturalselectionwaskeytounderstandingthedevelopmentofthenatural

world.Thetheoryofnaturalselectionsaysthatindividualsofaspeciesaremorelikelytosurvivewhentheyinherit

(經(jīng)遺傳獲得)characteristicsbestsuitedforthatspecificenvironment.Thesefeaturesthenbecomemore

widespreadandcanleadeventuallytothedevelopmentofanewspecies.Withnaturalselection,Darwinargued

howawidevarietyoflifeformsdevelopedovertimefromasinglecommonancestor.

Darwinmarriedhiscousin,EmmaWedgwood,in1839.WhenDarwin'seldestdaughter,Annie,diedfroma

suddenillnessin1851,helosthisbeliefinGod.Histenthandfinalchild,CharlesWaringDarwin,wasbornin

1856.SignificantlyforDarwin,thisbabywasdisabled,alteringhowDarwinthoughtaboutthehumanspecies.

Darwinhadpreviouslythoughtthatspeciesremainedadapteduntiltheenvironmentchanged;henowbelievedthat

everynewvariationwasimperfectandthatastruggletosurvivewaswhatdrovespeciestoadapt.

Thoughrejectedatthebeginning,Darwin?stheoryofevolutionbynaturalselectionisnowadayswellaccepted

bythescientificcommunityasthebestevidence-basedexplanationforthediversityandcomplexityoflifeon

Earth.TheNaturalHistoryMuseum'slibraryalonehas478editionsofhisOntheOriginofSpeciesin38

languages.

56.WhatmadeDarwinreconsidertheoriginanddevelopmentofspecies?

A.Examiningplantsandanimalscollected.

B.Hisdesireforavoyagetodifferentcontinents.

C.ClassifyingsamplesinajourneytoSouthAmerica.

D.HispassionfornaturalhistoryatEdinburghUniversity.

57.Wecanlearnfromparagraphs1to3thatDarwin.

A.usednaturalselectiontodevelopnewspecies

B.enjoyedbeingcallednicknamesrelatedtoscience

C.learnedsomeknowledgeaboutplantswhenstudyingmedicine

D.arguedwithothersoverthediversityoflifeformsforalongperiod

58.WhichofthefollowingchangedDarwin'sviewonthehumanspecies?

A.Thathehadtenchildreninall.B.Hisyoungestson'sbeingdisabled.

C.Thathelosthiseldestdaughter.D.HismarriagewithEmmaWedgwood.

59.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.Darwin'spassionformedicalscienceB.Darwin'stheoryandexperiments

C.CharlesDarwin'schanginginterestD.CharlesDarwin'slifeandwork

(B)

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(C)

Precognitivedreamsaredreamsthatseeminglypredictthefuturewhichcannotbeinferredfromactually

availableinformation.FormerUSPresidentAbrahamLincolnoncerevealedthefrighteningdreamtohislaw

partnerandfriendWardHillLamon,“…ThenIheardpeopleweep...'WhoisdeadintheWhiteHouse?91

demanded."ThePresident/6hewaskilled!'…"Thekillingdidhappenlater.

ChristopherFrench,ProfessorintheDepartmentofPsychologyatGoldsmiths,statedthemostlikely

explanationforsuchaphenomenonwascoincidence(巧合).“Inadditiontopurecoincidenceswemustalso

considertheunreliabilityofmemory^^,headded.Askedwhatcriteriawouldhavetobemetforhimtoacceptthat

precognitivedreamswereareality,hesaid,“Theprimaryproblemwithtestsoftheclaimisthatthesubjectsare

unabletotellwhentheevent(s)they'vedreamedaboutwillhappen.^^

However,someclaimedtomakesuchtestspracticable.ProfessorCarolineWattattheUniversityof

Edinburgh,hasconductedstudiesintoprecognitivedreaming.Shestatedthatknowingfuturethroughdreams

challengedthebasicassumptionofscience-causality(relationshipofcauseandeffect).

DickBierman,aretiredphysicistandpsychologist,whohasworkedattheUniversitiesofAmsterdam,Utrecht

andGroningen,hasputforwardatheorythatmayexplainprecognitivedreams.Itisbasedonthefactthatwhen

scientistsusecertainmathematicaldescriptionstotalkaboutthingslikeelectromagnetism(電磁學(xué)),these

descriptionsfavourthebeliefthattimeonlymovesinonedirection.However,inpracticethewavethatisrunning

backwardsintimedoesexist.Thisconceptiscalledthetimesymmetry,meaningthatthelawsofphysicslookthe

samewhentimerunsforwardorbackward.Buthebelievesthattimesymmetrybreaksdownduetoexternal

conditions.t6Thekeyofthetheoryisthatitassumesthatthereisaspecialcontextthatrestoresthebrokentime-

symmetry,ifthewavesrunningbackwardsare"absorbed9byaconsistentmulti-particle(多粒子)system.The

brainunderadreamstatemaybesuchasystemwherebrokentime-symmetryispartiallyrestored.Thisisstillnota

fullexplanationforprecognitivedreamsbutitshowswherephysicsmightbeadjustedtoaccommodatethe

phenomenon,9,heexplains.

AlthoughBierman'sexplanationisstillbasedonguessesandhasnotacceptedbymainstreamscience,Watt

doesthinkitisworthconsidering.Fornow,believingthatifspossibletopredictfuturewithdreamsremainsanact

offaith.Yet,it'spossiblethatonedaywe511wakeuptoatrueunderstandingofthisfascinatingphenomenon.

63.AccordingtoFrench,whatmakesitdifficulttotestprecognitivedreams?

A.Unavailabilityofpeople'sdreams.

B.Thatcoincidenceshappenalotinreality.

C.Thatcriteriafordreamreliabilityarenottrustworthy.

D.People'sinabilitytotellwhendreamteventswillhappen.

64.Believersinprecognitivedreamsmayquestionthetruthof.

A.theassumptionofcausalityB.thetimesymmetry

C.memoriesofordinarypeopleD.modemscientifictests

65.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.Lincolnwaswarnedofthekillingbyhisfriend

B.Wattcarriedoutseveralexperimentsoncausality

C.researchesonelectromagnetismarebasedonthetimesymmetry

D.time'smovingintwodirectionsmayjustifyprecognitivedreams

66.Whichmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ShouldDreamsBeAssessed?

B.CanDreamsPredicttheFuture?

C.HowCanPhysicsBeChangedtoExplainDreams?

D.WhyShouldScientistsStudyPrecognitiveDreams?

SectionC

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentence

canonlybeusedonce.Notethattherearetwosentencesmorethanyouneed.

A.Labelingposesevenmoreofaproblemwhenitcomestokids.

B.Itcanbehelpfulforthosenotquiteabletounderstandwhytheyfeelthewaytheydo.

C.Thereseemstobeadesiretoseenegativeemotionsassomethingrequiringinterventionordiagnosis.

D.Labelingleadstochildren'sovercomingtheiraddictiontowhatispostedonline.

E.Someonehashadonlyacertainexperienceandjudgesallbehaviorwiththatexperience.

F.Thebasicfunctionofadiagnosisistogiveyouanameforthosebehaviorsoncefeltunusual.

AddictiontoLabeling

Maybeyou'venoticeditinthecommentssectionofpopularsocialmediapostsaboutanxiety,depressionor

thingsalike,withanumberofpeopleclaimingtopicktheselabelsforthemselves.

Thesedays,labelingiseverywhere.(67)However,thenegativepartisthatit'seasyforsomeone

toidentifywiththecharacteristicswithouttrulyrecognizingthecontextinwhichthesecharacteristicswould

requirediagnosis,accordingtoCharlotteArmitage,aregisteredintegrativepsychotherapistandpsychologist.

Ifyouhavedoneyourresearchandgenuinelyfeelthatyouhavesomeformofmentalhealthconcern,then

finallyhavinganameforyourbehaviorscanbegreat.Buttheriskisthatmanypeoplewillseeklabelsand

interventionforanybehavior,patternoremotionthatisoutsideofthepermanenthappygroupthatsocietyhasset

asthenorm.66(68)Thenthesaying'alittlebitofknowledgeisdangerous5springstomymind,^^

Armitageadds.

(69)"'Childrenarestilldevelopingandevolving,andmanychildhoodbehavioralfeaturesmay

seemlikethoseofadisorderwhenthere9reotherpotentialexplanationsforthatbehavior,Armitagenotes.Ideally,

adiagnosisforachildshouldbecarriedoutbyaqualifiedmentalhealthprofessional.Soitiswithanadult.

Nevertheless,themostimportantthingtobearinmindisthatdiagnosisdoesn'tmeantoindicatethatyouare

brokenorlesscapable.(70)Andifyougodeeper,itcanalertyoutothefactthatyouarenotalone,and

thatmanypeopleexperienceli