2021年高考英语冲刺模拟试卷2 （上海）

1、2021年高考英语冲刺模拟试卷2 （上海）Listening Comprehension Section ADirections: 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 co

2、nversation 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.Quit driving because of the traffic jam.B. Take the motorway on Saturday.Set off earlier in case of heavy traffic.D. Take public transport to get

3、 there.A. The man is fond of travelling. B. The woman is a photographer.C. The woman took a lot of pictures at the contest.D. The man admires the womans talent in writing.A. The coffee machine is always convenient.B. Coffee buyers should have the exact change.C. The coffee from a coffee machine is c

4、heaper.D. Coffee buyers should wait for getting coffee.A. The woman is sure to get more bonus next year.B. There are some problems with the womans bonus.C. They have to reduce the expenses this year.D. The bonus is in proportion to the womans work.A. Buy a sweater as a gift.B. Check out in the count

5、er.C. Switch to another store.D. Select a sweater she likes.A. He learns it on his own.B. He starts playing guitar quite early.C. He processes the basic ideas himself. D. He finds a tutor to teach him. A. The bus to the department store.B. The route for the No.6 Bus.C. The bus sent off by the store.

6、D. The rules to take the No. 6 Bus.A. The mans eyes are infected when swimming.The man cant swim before his eyes are cured.The woman persuades the man into quitting swimming.The woman gives the man suggestions to protect his eyes.A. Because his boss is very strict. Because he has some work problems.

7、Because his boss assigned him many projects.Because he had a hard time in sleeping.A. They are very convenient.B.They cost people much money.C. They take up people much time.D. They have both advantages and disadvantages.Section B (15)Directions: In Section B, you will hear two passages and one long

8、er conversation. After each passage and 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

9、to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.A. She was stuck in dense fog. B. She was too old to swim for a long time.C. She had been swimming for too long. D. She suffered a lot for the sea water was icy.12. A. She was too tired to persist in swimming.B

10、. The fog was too dense to make her see her goal.C. The water was cold enough to defeat her. D. She was persuaded by her mother and her trainer.13. A. She swam across the Catalina Channel.B. She insisted on her dream.C. She convinced others suspicion. D. She eliminated discrimination against women.Q

11、uestions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. A. They provide a variety of subjects in their courses.They award most degrees online to their students.They ensure students to improve their language skills.They have met certain standards of excellence. A. They are addicted to computer.The

12、y lack human interaction.They are reluctant to meet people.They need physical exercises. A. His financial situation.B. His schedule arrangement.C. His interpersonal competence.D. His social activities.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. A. They are complaining about the

13、college life.They are planning ways to improve study.They are discussing ways to relax themselves.They are talking about their study here. A. It is more informative to study here.The students are demanded to read more.The students need to keep up with others.It is more difficult to get used to the l

14、ife here. A. Because she doesnt plan to deal with the problem.Because she is puzzled by the way to write her essay.Because she is involved too much in planning her essay.Because she must attend too many lectures for study. A. The lectures cant make any sense for him.B. The subjects arent related to

15、the lectures.C. The lecturers cant attract students.D. The subjects are too boring to be presented.Grammar and Vocabulary Section ADirections: 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 bl

16、ank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Titanic II Could Sail as Soon as 2022If you thought the long-delayed project to launch a full-size copy of the ill-fated Royal Mail Ship Titanic was sunk in the waterthink again. Just like Celine

17、 Dion sang back in 1997, the travel project will “go on and on.”Australian businessman and politician Clive Palmer, who is behind the initiative , 21 (announce) in September that work on the ship had started again. The idea was first floated in 2012. It is said that the new ship will be an exact cop

18、y of the infamous ship, 22 sank in 1912 following a crash with an iceberg . 23 (avoid) a repeat disaster, Titanic II will apparently be equipped with plenty of life boats, modern navigation and radar equipment. The first voyage, however, will take passengers from Dubai to New York, reports CruiseAra

19、bia, with the first sailing 24 (schedule) to take place in 2022. Blue Star Line says the nine-decked ship will be home to 835 cabins, and 2,435 passengers 25 ( accommodate) . Youll be able to buy first-, second- and third-class ticketsjust like in the original.Meanwhile tourists with plenty of money

20、 26 soon have the chance to dive to the wreck of the original Titanic. American company OceanGate has planned diving trips for 2019, costing $105,129 per person.Of course, the original Titanic voyage ended in tragedy, with over 1,500 people 27 (lose) their lives. For many, voyages to the original sh

21、ip are in bad taste. Steve Sims, founder of The Bluefish, said earlier in 2018 that he doesnt see diving to the original one 28 inappropriate.Realistically, its unclear 29 Titanic II will ever see the light of dayor whether the diving tours will happen soon. 30 one thing is for certain, more than 10

22、0 years after the Titanics first and only voyage, global interest in this ship shows no sign of slowing down.Section BDirections: 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.E.oppositeF.unbalance B. gloomy

23、 C. superficially . challenge E.oppositeF.unbalanceF.unbalanceK.energeticently H. escape I. maximize J. false K.energeticIf you think about it, work-life balance is a strange aspiration for fulfilling life. Balance is about stasis(静止): if our lives were ever in balance parents happy, kids taken care

24、 of, work working then our thought would be to shout “Nobody move!” and pray all would stay perfect forever. This _31_ hope is made worse by the implication that work is bad, and life is good; we lose ourselves in work but find ourselves in life; we survive work, but live life. And so the challenge,

25、 we are told, is to balance the heaviness of work with the lightness of life.Yet work is not the_32_of life. It is instead a part of life just as family is, as are friends and hobbies. All of these aspects of living have their share of wonderful, uplifting moments and their share of_3_ moments that

26、drag us down. The same is true of work, yet when we think of it as something bad in need of a counterweight, we lose sight of the_34_ for better. It seems more useful, then, to not try to balance the unbalanceable, but to treat work the same way you do life:_35_ what you love. Think of your lifes ma

27、ny different activities as threads. Some are black, some are grayfeel_36_.These But some of these activities contain all the signs of love : before you do them, you find yourselves looking forward to them; while youre doing them, time speeds up and you find yourself involved ; and after youve done t

28、hem, you feel_36_.These are your red threads, and our research reveals that 73% of us claim that we have the freedom to modify our job to fit our strengths better, but that only 18 % of us do so. Your_37_, then, is to use your red threads to_38_ change, over time, the content of your job, so that it

29、 contains more things that you love doing and fewer that youre aching(渴望) to_39_.The most helpful categories for us are not “work” and “life”. We should not struggle to balance the two. Instead, the best categories are “love” and “loathe(憎恨)”. Our goal should be to, little by little, week by week, i

30、ntentionally_40_ all aspects of our work toward the former and away from the latter. Not simply to make us feel better, but so that our colleagues, our friends and our family can all benefit from us at our very best. We cant always do only what we love. But we can always find the love in what we do.

31、Reading Comprehension Section ADirections: 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.Residents of urban areas make use of public transportation on their way to school or the offi

32、ce. But when their final _41_ isnt near a bus stop or subway station, those folks have a problem. Transportation experts often _42_ to this as the last mile problem-finding a way to close the gap between public transportation stops and ones destination. With the last mile problem in mind, the makers

33、 of the URB-E _43_ a compact electric vehicle that weights around 13 kilograms. Unlike bikes, which often dont fit on crowded buses or trains, the URB-E collapses into a form _44_ to carry-on luggage. And since the URB-E can be carried _45_ anywhere, its not as vulnerable to thieves as bikes are. De

34、pending on usage, the URB-E can travel for 32 kilometers on a single _46_, reaching a top speed of 24 kilometers per hour. Although there are other vehicles attempting to _47_ the last mile issue, the URB-E _48_ for its ease of use, portability and affordable price. For the price of a nice laptop, y

35、ou could have an URB-E TO drive to the office. The URB-E is made from aircraft-grade aluminum and comes in two basic models: the URB-E Commuter and URB-E GP. The main _49_ between the two is that the Commuter model has two rear wheels while the GP has only one. That means the Commuter offers greater

36、 stability, as _50_ to the GPs ability to make sharper turns like a bicycle. Both models come with accessories _51_ LED front and rear lights and a shock-absorbing seat. They also _52_ a smart-phone holder and USB charging port right on the steering column. In fact, smart-phones play a big role in t

37、he URB-E app to do things like monitor battery charge or control the lights. _53_ accessories include a cup holder and a folding luggage shelf. At this years international Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas, tech website The Verge awarded the URB-E with its Best Personal Transportation awar

38、d. Singing the URB-E _54_, Verge editor Ben Popper said, The URB-E felt like the kind of vehicle an enlighened citizen of 2030 would own. So why wait that long, when the URB-E is _55_ for order now?41. A. purpose B. destination C. transportation D. vehicle 42. A. refer B. accustom C. attach D. stick

39、 43. A. discovered B. introduced C. designed D. manufactured 44. A. convenient B. efficient C. objective D. similar 45. A. constantly B. eventually C. mainly D. practically 46. A. charge B. tourism C. competition D. distance 47. A. cover B. develop C. address D. conquer 48. A. breaks away B. stands

40、out C. invests in D. perseveres in 49. A. difference B. characteristic C. shortcoming D. advantage 50. A. familiar B. strange C. important D. opposed 51. A. as a result of B. such as C. in all D. in addition to 52. A. install B. explore C. feature D. equip 53. A. Optional B. Critical C. Essential D.

41、 Unique 54. A. influences B. contributions C. praises D. achievements 55. A. accessible B. flexible C. fascinating D. available Section BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices mark

42、ed A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)The novel coronavirus outbreak has greatly affected the lives of people across the world. It has challenged and changed peoples lifestyles. It has also help us think about our rela

43、tionships with others. Changing our lives COVID - 19 had made people think harder about their relationship with nature. It has also raised questions about urban lifestyles. The sharing economy, working in open offices, living in crowed apartments and the food industrys use of reusable products have

44、made the perfect storm for a pandemic. Although the sharing economy might be good - its cheaper to rent than to own - sharing ces and objects are great ways to spread the virus. How does one do social distancing when they are expected to share cars, bikes, apartments and even the same offices? The t

45、rend of using open offices, which can save ce, is working against us. In this type of office, workers dont have their own desk - everything is shared. Sometimes, computers and chars are also shared, which is not hygienic（卫生的）. Fortunately, more workers are working from home during the pandemic, but

46、that wont last forever. Reus-ability is a common practice in the restaurant industry. Reusable cups and chopsticks are often used. Unfortunately, reusable products increase the chance of spreading disease. For example, Starbucks recently stopped refilling customers reusable cups in order to stop the

47、 spread of the virus. People like to be social. But the virus has made this more dangerous. We have to be careful about how we interact with others for now. Perhaps we need to rethink about our lifestyles to reduce the spread of future pandemics. 56. According to the author, the strong point of the

48、sharing economy is that _. A. it lasts longer B. it costs less C. its popular D. its hygienic 57. Paragraph 3 is mainly about _. A. how working at home wont last long B. how shared offices can save ce C. the hygienic problems of open offices D. the sharing economy trend 58. According to the author,

49、restaurants can spread the virus easily because _. A. everything is shared in many restaurantsB. the use too much disposable tableware C. many restaurant have poor hygiene D. cups and chopsticks are often reused59. The author probably agrees that _. A. we need to change some of our lifestylesB. the

50、sharing economy wont last forever C. no one can stay out of the sharing economy D. we shouldnt stay away from shared products (B)“Getting even” is becoming increasingly popular as life gets more stressful. Here are some of the stories.Story A After a long-running conflict between neighbors, one of t

51、he families went on vacation for two weeks in the summer. The other neighbor took advantage of their absence to put two pints of maggots, the young form of flies, through the neighbors letter slot on the front door. The family returned to a house full of flies.Story D An 80-year-old woman was in cou

52、rt, charged with shoplifting. The judge asked her what she had stolen. “A can of peaches,” replied the woman. “How many peaches were in the can?” asked the judge. She replied that there were six. “Then III give you six days in jail,” said the judge. Before he had time to continue, the womans husband

53、 added. “She also stole a can of peas.”Story B Rude customers tend to drive staff in restaurants crazy. One chef confessed that after a customer had demanded that the sauce be removed from his burger, she licked the sauce off it and then sent it back to the customer.Story C A computer technician was

54、 angered when his temporary position was terminated so he deliberately brought down five of eight network servers. All the data in the servers was deleted and none was recoverable. As a result the company was forced to shut its New York office for two days and suffered losses of more than S100,000.E

55、a.m.AEa.m.A doctor was called out at 2 a.m. to visit a patient who lived on the outskirts of town. When he arrived, he discovered that it was not, in fact, an emergency, and the patient could easily have waited until the next day to visit him in his office. Imagine the patients surprise when the doc

56、tor dropped by in the early hours of the following morning to check if he was OK!60. Where can you most probably read this?A. In News Daily.B. In our English textbook.C. In a booklet distributed by a travel agency.D. In a magazine intended to provide entertainment.61. Which of the following pictures

57、 best illustrates Story A?A. B. C. D. 62. The best title of _ can be Commitment to the Profession.A. Story B. B. Story C. C. C. Story D. D. Story E. (C)The Heart of the Matter, the just-released report by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, deserves praise for affirming the importance of the

58、humanities and social sciences to the prosperity and security of liberal democracy in America. Regrettably, however, the reports failure to address the true nature of the crisis facing liberal education may cause more harm than good. In 2010, leading congressional Democrats and Republicans sent lett

59、ers to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences asking that it identify actions that could be taken by federal, state and local governments, universities, foundations, educators, individual benefactors and others to maintain national excellence in humanities and social scientific scholarship and ed

60、ucation.In response, the American Academy formed the Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences, with Duke University President Richard Brod-head and retired Exelon CEO John Rowe as co-chairmen. Among the commissions 51 members are top-tier-university presidents, scholars, lawyers, judges, and