2022-2023学年上海市曹阳二中高考冲刺英语模拟试题含解析

1、2022-2023学年高考英语模拟试卷请考生注意：1请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用05毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的注意事项，按规定答题。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1I keep the picture where I can see it every day, reminds me of the days in my hometown.AthatBwhichCwhoDwhen2Many teachers like surfing the Inter

2、net, _ they may find a lot of useful videos about teaching.AwhichBwhereCwhenDthat3What it be?It be a man, for it is not moving. It be a dustbin, I think.Acan; may; mustBcan; cant; mustCcan; must; canDmay; may not; could4Among the young people, there is a growing tendency _ money more highly than qua

3、lity of life.AregardingBto regardingCto regardDregarded5Molly finally agreed, _ reluctantly, to go and see a doctor.AafterwardsBalmostCotherwiseDsomewhat6Ensuring every child equal rights to education is _the key to the elimination of inequality across the world lies.AthatBwhatCwhetherDwhere7I was a

4、fraid I would miss the important lecture.Oh, was that why you _asking me to speed up?Ahad keptBare keepingCwould keepDkept8In Australia, many road signs are now both in English and Chinese, _ it easier for Chinese tourists to travel.Amaking Bmade Cmake Dmakes9prlfessor, do you have something at this

5、 moment?No,thanks.Illcall you if there is any.AtypingBtypedCto typeDto be typed10- Thank you for reminding me of the time, or I late for the flight yesterday.- Dont mention it.Awill have beenBwould have beenCmust beDcould be11The book is now out of print, _ it can easily be borrowed from libraries.A

6、and BforCso Dbut12This house is almost _ to the one where I lived as a child.AidenticalBmanualCchillyDenthusiastic13 How did you find Professor Smiths speech last night ? To be frank, his speech didnt _ to me .AappealBbelongCreferDoccur14-Where is the plane？I cant see it.-It went off its _ to keep a

7、way from the sudden storm.AcourseBroadCflightDdirection15 Lucy, could you please spare me a few minutes?一 , but I hope “a few minutes”, wont turn into an hour.AIt doesnt matter BThats kind of youCIm afraid not DI guess so16The professor _about how to protect the endangered animal in the conference a

8、t this time tomorrow.Atalked Btalks Chas been talking Dwill be talking17It is almost five years since Jimmy taught high school students and he _ as an interpreter in a foreign enterprise.Aserved Bhad servedCis serving Dwould serve18The meeting planned next Monday is very important.Ato be held BheldC

9、being held Dholding19Some womena good salary in a job instead of staying home， but they decided not to work for the sake of the familyAmust makeBshould have madeCwould makeDcould have made20Do you really plan to drop out of the football team?_ Its time for me to concentrate on my study.AIm just kidd

10、ing.BDefinitely not.CI mean itDWhat a pity!第二部分 阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21（6分）Living in a culture that is different from your own can be both an exciting and challenging experience. The following are 6 cultural differences between China and the USA to help promoting mutual unders

11、tanding.MoneyAs is well known, the Chinese are conservative when they are planning to spend money, but far fewer American families are saving money for emergencies and education than their Chinese counterparts (对等的人).PrivacyChinese people do not have the same concept of privacy as American do. They

12、talk about topic such as ages, income or marital (婚姻的) status, which Americans think is annoying and disturbing.FamilyIn China, elders are traditionally treated with great respect while young are cared for. In America, the goal of the family is to encourage independence, particularly that of the chi

13、ldren. Unlike the Chinese, older Americans seldom live with their children.FriendsChinese people have different meanings to define friends. Just hanging out together time to time is not friendship. Friendship means lifelong friends who feel it deeply necessary to give each other whatever help might

14、seem required. Americans always call people they meet friends, so the definition of friends is general and different. There are work friends, playing friends, school friends and drinking friends.EducationChinese people value education and career more than Americans, who in turn attach more great imp

15、ortance to good character and faith, which they think are of great value in their life._Basically China values the community and the USA values the individual. If you achieve something in the USA, its because you are great. While in China, if you achieve something, its because the team, or family, o

16、r company is great. Everything you do gets owed to the greater whole, while in American individual achievements are celebrated.1、What can be inferred from the passage?AAmericans lay more stress on faith and good personality.BAmericans think much of the individual and the community.CAmericans are mea

17、n with money to spend while Chinese are not.DAmericans define friendship almost the same.2、Which of the following can best describe the last difference?AAchievements BIndividualCTeam VS Individual DTeamwork3、What is the purpose of writing the passage?ATo promote friendship between China and the USAB

18、To help Chinese live well in the USACTo have a complete understanding of the USADTo introduce the cultural differences between China and the USA22（8分）It is said that if you want to stay young, sit down and have a good think. This is the research finding of a team of Japanese doctors, who say that mo

19、st of our brains are not getting enough exercise and as a result, we are growing old unnecessarily soon.Professor Taiju Matsuzawa wanted to find out why otherwise healthy farmers in northern Japan appeared to be losing their ability to think and reason at a relatively early age, and how the process

20、of aging could be slowed down.With a team ofcolleaguesat Tokyo National University, he set about measuring brain volumes of a thousand people of different ages and varying occupations.Computer technology enabled the researchers to obtain precise measurements of the volume of the front and side parts

21、 of the brain, which controls functions like eating and breathing, does not contract with age, and one can continue living without intellectual on economical faculties.Contraction of front and side parts as cells die off was observed in some subjects in their thirties, but it was still not evident i

22、n some sixty-and seventy-year-olds.Matsuzawa concluded from his tests that there is a simple way to the contraction normally connected with age using the head.The findings show in general terms that contraction of the brain begins sooner in people in the country than in the town. Those least at risk

23、, says Matsuzawa, are lawyers, followed by university professors and doctors. White collar workers doing routinework ingovernment offices are, however, as likely to have shrinking (萎缩)brainsas the farm worker, bus driver and shop assistant.Matsuzawas findings show that thinking can prevent the brain

24、 from shrinking. Blood must circulate properly in the head to supply the fresh oxygen the brain cells need. “The best way to maintain, good blood circulation is through using the brain.” he says. “Think hard and engage in conversation. Dont rely on pocket calculators.”1、The team of doctors wanted to

25、 find out_.Athe size of certain peoples brainsBhow to make people live longerCwhich people are most intelligentDwhy certain people are aging sooner than others.2、On what are their research findings based?AThe study of brain volumes of different people.BThe study of brain volumes of old people.CThe l

26、atest development of computer technology.DA survey of farmers in northern old people.3、The doctors tests show that _.Aour brains shrink as we grow olderBthe front section of the brain does not shrinkCsixty-year-olds have better brains thanthirty-year-oldsDsome peoples brains have contracted more tha

27、n other peoples4、According to the passage, which people seem to age more slowly than the others?ALawyers. BFarmers.CClerks. DShop assistants.23（8分）Scientists have found amounts of water molecules inside rocks and soil samples from Mars before. But an ancient meteorite (陨石) found recently contains 10

28、 times more water and much more oxygen than any Martian I meteorite ever before discovered.Whats so wild about this wet discovery? It could mean that the Red Planet once had enough water to have liquid flowing on the planets surface.It was once believed that if Mars ever had water at all, its water

29、would have been small amounts of ice below the surface or existing in the soil only as hydrogen and oxygen-the elements that make up water. But recent discoveries have shown that Mars probably had a much wetter history than formerly thought.The meteorite, nicknamed Black Beauty, was found in Africas

30、 Sahara Desert in 2011. Only about 110 meteorites from Mars have ever been found. Scientists believe most Martian meteorites arrived on our planet during one large asteroid crash (小行星碰撞) that sent rocks falling toward Earth long ago.Black Beauty is about 2.1 billion years old. Its discovery is the f

31、irst time scientists have been able to study such an ancient Martian rock. Its also one of the first times scientists have been able to study a piece of the panels ancient surface.The samples water molecules were sent out when scientists heated the meteorite to analyze it. Scientists think the meteo

32、rites hydrogen and oxygen molecules are so plentiful because water flowing on Mars at the time this meteorite fell to Earth, or because these molecules were once sealed in large quantities in Marss crust.Black Beauty might do more than just unlock secrets from the Red Planets past. These discoveries

33、 could also help scientists understand new data about Mars thats being sent from the robotic rovers currently gathering information on the planet.1、People used to think that .Athere was little water on Mars BMars had a lot of flowing waterCa large quantity of ice was Mars DMars was much wetter than

34、Earth2、What do we know about Black Beauty?AIt was discovered in Seattle in the USA BIt is the biggest of 110 meteorites from Mars.CIt landed on Earth after an asteroid crash. DIt has a history of 2.1 million years.3、How did the scientists research Black Beauty?ABy cutting it into pieces. BBy dipping

35、 it into water.CBy burning it on a fire. DBy burying it into a desert.4、The passage is mainly about .Aa rock from the center of Mars. Ba major Martian meteorite discoveryCa new discovery on the Red Planet Da number of meteorites from Red Plane24（8分）Crossing your legs is an extremely common habit; mo

36、st people dont even notice that theyre doing it when they sit down. While you may find it comfortable to sit with one knee crossed over the other, it might be causing health problems that you are not aware of.A study published in Blood Pressure Monitoring stated that sitting with your legs crossed c

37、an increase your blood pressure. The reason this happens is because the blood in your legs has to work against gravity to be pumped back to your heart, crossing one leg over the other increases resistance, making it even harder for the blood to circulate. This causes your body to increase your blood

38、 pressure to push the blood back to the heart. You wont feel any immediate effects, but if you sit for long periods of time its important that you take note of how long you have your legs crossed for. You shouldnt have your legs crossed for more than 15 minutes, and its important that you get up and

39、 walk around at least once every hour.Crossing your legs can also lead to neck and back pain. Ideally, its best for our bodies to sit with our feet planted flat, hip width apart, on the floor, but its not easy to maintain perfect posture all day at the office. When you sit with your legs crossed you

40、r hips are in a twisted position, which can cause one of your pelvic bones to rotate. Since your pelvic bone supports your neck and spine, this can cause pressure on your lower and middle back and neck.You also might notice that when you sit with your legs crossed for long periods of time your feet

41、and legs get tingly or have the feeling of being asleep. This is because when one leg sits on top of the other it causes pressure on the veins and nerves in your legs and feet. It can cause numbness and/or temporary paralysis in the legs, ankles, or feet. While the feeling of discomfort may only las

42、t a minute or two, repeatedly crossing your legs until they feel numb can cause permanent nerve damage.So next time you sit down, try to get yourself in the habit of sitting with both of your feet on the floor. Not only will it help your posture and stability, but it will also save your health in th

43、e long run.1、Why can sitting with your legs crossed increase your blood pressure?ABecause it stops the blood circulatingBBecause it press the nerves in our legs.CBecause we will be in a twisted position when we sit legs crossed.DBecause it prevents the blood in your legs from pumping back to heart.2

44、、Which kind of health problems will we have if we cross the legs for a long time?Aour blood pressure will increase.BOur neck and back will pain.COur feet and legs may get tingly or have the feeling of being asleep.DBoth A, B and C3、What does the author suggest us do when we sit down?AWe should walk

45、outside at least once every hour.BWe need put one leg on the top of the other.CWed better sit with our feet planted flat, hip width apart, on the floor.DWe should choose the most comfortable way to sit.25（10分）Finding your feet in a new town can be hard, especially if youre covered in fur and dont sp

46、eak the language. But for pets new to Marlborough, help is at hand.Marlborough SPCA and the Railway Caf, in Blenheim, have joined forces to help welcome pets and their people to the region with a fortnightly morning tea. They hope the morning teas will get tails and tongues wagging as well as giving

47、 advice on how to make the move smoother.Railway Caf owner Leanne Harris came up with the innovative（创新的） plan as a way to help welcome people to the area. Leanne moved to Marlborough from Auckland two years ago and said she initially struggled to find friends and feel part of the community. “Coming

48、 from Auckland I thought people would open their doors and that there would be neighbours calling round with cake. I expected people to come to me and, of course, it wasnt like that. I did get lonely. “I hope to save newcomers having to wait as long as I did to feel part of it all. I would like to w

49、elcome them to the town.”Free platters of sandwiches, cakes and other goodies will be on offer, for the people, while there will be special handmade yoghurt and banana treats for the dogs. The morning teas will take place in the covered area at the back of the popular caf beside the railway station

50、off Grove Rd.Leanne said she was happy to devote both her time and effort into giving back to the community and felt the venture was a great fit with the SPCA“Volunteering is such an amazing thing to do and it changed things for me completely, and I met some amazing people with similar interests.”SP

51、CA Op Shop manager Karina Greenall, originally from the United Kingdom, said she also wanted to help. “I can give advice on how to resettle pets, the best parks to go to , where the best walks are and where the vet centers are in town.” There will be volunteering opportunities too for people where t

52、hey can help out and hopefully make friends too.”1、How will Marlborough SPCA and the Railway Caf help new pets?ABy offering morning teas. BBy giving advice to them.CBy communication with them. DBy providing accommodation to them.2、What was Leannes plan originally intended for?ASaving animals. BHelpi

53、ng newcomers.CMaking more friends. DExpanding her business.3、What had Leanne expected when she first came to Marlborough?ATo be left alone. BTo struggle for a living.CTo be invited to dinner. DTo feel part of the community.4、What can be learnt about SPCA Op Shop manager Karina Greenall?AShe often mi

54、sses the United Kingdom. BShe takes interest in the Railway Caf.CShe is enthusiastic about resettling pets. DShe has organized the voluntary events.第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项26（30分）My uncle was a quiet, cheerful man. He was 1 with fishing, and it wa

55、s one of our young life to 2 him on his trip to the Country Brook. We were quite willing to work hard in the cornfield to finish the 3 days labor in season for an afternoon leisurely walk through the woods and along the brook side.I well remember my first fishing trip. I have 4 been happier than whe

56、n I received that first fishing pole from my uncles hand. It was a 5 , sweet day of early summer; the long afternoon shadows of the trees lay cool across our path. My uncle, who knew by long experience where the best place that pickerel (梭子鱼) frequently visited, 6 placed me at the most favorable poi

57、nt. I throw out my line as I had seen others, and waited 7 for a bite. Nothing came of it. Try again. said my uncle. Suddenly the bait (鱼饵) 8 out of sight. Thinking a fish 9 , I made a strong pull. Unfortunately I brought up a tangle of weeds. Again and again, I cast out my line with 10 arms, and dr

58、ew it back empty. Feeling 11 , I looked at my uncle. Try once more, he said, we fishermen must have patience. Suddenly something tugged my line. Uncle! I cried, looking back in uncontrollable 12 , Ive got a fish! Not 13 , said my uncle. As he spoke, the scared fish 14 into the middle of the stream.

59、I had lost my prize. Therefore, overcome with bitter disappointment, I sat down in silence. My uncle refitted my bait, and told me to try my 15 once more.But remember, boy, he said, with his wise smile, never 16 of catching a fish 17 he is on the dry ground. Similarly, it is no use bragging of anyth

60、ing until its done, nor then, 18 , for it speaks for itself. Whenever I hear people boasting of something, I always remember the 19 by the brook side and the 20 caution of my uncle: NEVER BRAG OF YOUR FISH BEFORE YOU CATCH HIM. 1、Acrazy Bcontent Cobsessed Dhappy2、Acompany Bcompanion Ctrack Daccompan