上海市普陀区上海师大附中2024届高三3月份模拟考试英语试题含解析

上海市普陀区上海师大附中2024届高三3月份模拟考试英语试题考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．We’dbetterdiscusseverything______beforeweworkouttheplan.A．indetail B．ingeneral C．onpurpose D．ontime2．—Whatdoyouthinkofteaching,Bob?—Ifinditfunandchallenging.Itisajob________youaredoingsomethingseriousandinteresting.A．which B．whereC．when D．that3．—ThankyouverymuchforgivingmeahandwhenIwasintrouble.—Don’tmentionit.Ionlydidwhatanyoneelse_______inmyplace.A．mustdo B．couldhavedoneC．woulddo D．canhavedone4．I’mmostawfullygratefultoyou.Ican’tthinkwhatI________withoutyou.A．coulddo B．woulddoC．shouldhavedone D．musthavedone5．Ifanentirecountrygetsricheratthesametime,individualswouldn't________feelwealthier,sincetheirrelativepositionsinsocietyhaven'tchanged.A．necessarily B．initially C．typically D．sustainably6．Iappreciate______theopportunitytoworkinyourcompanytwoyearsago.A．giving B．togive C．beinggiven D．tobegiven7．Weshouldgobybus______wecangetthereearlier.A．assoonasB．whereC．inorderthatD．when8．_____gaspricesarerising,peoplearelookingforlessexpensivewaystogetaround.A．NowthatB．EvenifC．AlthoughD．Unless9．Mr.Johnsonhasbeenchosenasthemanagerofthesalesdepartment.___________hewassoexcitedthismorning.A．Nochance B．NowayC．Notpossible D．Nowonder10．Muchdisappointedasheisinthejobinterview,hestillkeepshisconfidence.A．tohavefailed B．failedC．havingfailed D．failing11．It'sthattimeofyearagain，whenAlipay______usjusthowmuchwe'vebeenspending，andonwhat．A．reminds B．remindedC．hasreminded D．isreminding12．Inmydrivinglesson,atrafficrulethatimpressedmemostisthatinnotime________whenthetrafficlightsturnred.A．allvehiclesshouldstop B．shouldallvehiclesstopC．shouldstopallvehicles D．shouldstopallvehicles13．TheJapanesesufferingfromtheworstnaturaldisasters.A．are;eversince B．are;ofalltimeC．is;eversince D．is;ofalltime14．Hisadvicemademehappy,but____othersangry.A．making B．tomake C．/ D．make15．Throughouthistory,Chinanevercolonizedanynation._________thispeacefultradition,itiscommittedtobuildingacommunitywithasharedfutureformankind.A．InlinewithB．InregardtoC．InharmonywithD．Inadditionto16．Notuntilhewentabroadtofurtherhisstudy_______theimportanceofEnglish.A．hashefoundB．hehasfoundC．didhefindD．hehadfound17．—TellmesomethingabouthismatchinSydney.—Well，hegotthechampionship，wehadexpected.Hemadeitatlast.A．as B．what C．why D．how18．studentsEnglishwell,theteachertriestospeakEnglishinclassveryoften.A．TeachingB．TaughtC．ToteachD．Teach19．Althoughtheusedcarseemsingood______,itcannotrunfast.A．state B．situationC．condition D．occasion20．--Alison,I'msorry.Ican'tcometotheweddingwithyoutomorrowmorning.--________?--Mygrandmawasseverelyill,soIhavetostayinthehospitaltolookafterher.A．HowisitB．Howcome C．SowhatD．What'stheproblem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）Wheneversomethinglooksinterestingorbeautiful,there'sanaturalimpulsetocatchandownit—whichmeans,inthisdayandage,thatwecan'thelpreachingforourphonestotakeapicturewhenseeingbeautifulthings.Thoughthiswouldseemtobeawonderfulsolution,therearetwobigproblemsabouttakingpictures.Firstly,we'relikelytobesobusytakingthepicturesthatweforgettolookattheworldwhosebeautyandinterestinspireustotakeaphotographinthefirstplace.Andsecondly,becausewefeelthepicturesaresafelystoredinourphones,wenevergetaroundtolookatthem.Theseproblemswouldseemtobeverymuchoftoday,aconsequenceofthetinyphonesinourpockets.Buttheywerenoticedrightatthebeginningofthehistoryofphotography,whentheaveragecamerawasthesizeofagrandfatherclock.ThefirstpersonwhonoticedthemwastheEnglishartcritic,JohnRuskin.Hewasatravellingloverwhorealizedthatmosttouristsfailedtonoticeorrememberthebeautifulthingstheysaw.Hearguedthathumanshaveaborntendency（倾向）torespondtobeautyanddesiretokeepit,butthattherearebadexpressionsofthisdesire.Atworst,wegetintobuyingsouvenirsortakingphotographs.But,inRuskin'seyes,there'sonethingweshoulddoandthatisattemptingtodrawtheinterestingthingswesee,anditdoesn'tmatterwhetherwehappentohaveanytalentfordoingso.Beforetheinventionofphotography,peopleusedtodrawfarmorethantheydotoday.Itwasanactivenecessity.Butinthemid-19thcentury,photographykilleddrawing.Itbecamesomethingonly"artists"wouldeverdo,soRuskinspentfouryearsonacampaigntogetpeopledrawingagain.Soifdrawinghadvalueevenwhenitwaspracticedbypeoplewithnotalent,itwasforRuskinbecausedrawingcanteachustonoticeproperlyratherthanwatchabsent-mindedly（心不在焉地）.Whendescribingwhatliesbeforeoureyeswithourownhands,wenaturallymovefromapositionofobservingbeautyinaloosewaytoonewhereweacquireadeepunderstandingofitsparts.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"impulse"mean?A．Interest.B．Urge.C．Habit.D．Reaction.2、WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?A．Aneffectivesolutiontostoringsomethingnice.B．Reasonsfortakingpicturesinthefirstplace.C．Problemsrelatedwithtakingphotos.D．Methodsofstoringpicturesinphones.3、ItcanbeinferredthatJohnRuskin______.A．livedattheoriginofphotographyB．livedattheoriginofdrawingC．studiedthehistoryofphotographyD．wasanEnglishliteraturecritic4、HowdidJohnRuskinadviseustorememberourtravel?A．Bytakingphotographs.B．Bybuyingmeaningfulsouvenirs.C．Bywritingsometravelnotes.D．Bytryingdrawingwhatwesee.22．（8分）Lastyear,whenourthree-year-oldgreat-granddaughterKyliewastakentoseeSantaClaus,shemadesuretogivehimherwishlistoftoys.Aweeklater,sheranintoadifferentSantainamall.HestoppedtoaskwhatshewantedforChristmas.Kyliewassurprisedandlethimknow:“Ifyoucan’trememberwhatItoldyoulastweek,howareyougoingtorememberonChristmasEve?!”MaryPaul,Milwaukee,WisconsinAsmysonMikeandIdrovetothemall,wepassedaSalvationArmySantaringinghisbell.“Mike,”Isaid,“there’sSanta!”Heshookhishead.“That’sjustsomeguyinaSantasuit,”hesaid.ItsaddenedmetothinkthatmaybemysonnolongerbelievedinSanta,andwedrovetherestofthewayinsilence.Atthemall,wespottedanotherSantagreetingyoungbelievers.Suddenly,Miketookofftowardhim.Turningbacktome,heshouted.“Now,there’stherealSanta!”MichaelE.Fahey,Huntley,IllinoisWeimmigratedtoAmericafromChinawhenIwassix.BecauseIwasshyanddidn’tspeakEnglish,Ihadfewfriends.Mydayswerespentathomewithmybrother.Sometimeswe’dhelpourneighborMr.Muellerpullweeds.OneChristmasDay,therewasaknockatthedoor.Grandmaopenedit,andtherestoodabigfellowinredwithasnow-whitebeard,laughing,“Ho,ho,ho!”Hehandedoutpresentsandmadeuslaugh.Ihadsomuchfun.ItwasyearslaterwhenIlearnedthatourspecialSantawasourneighborMr.Mueller.JoanneTang,LitchfieldPark,Arizona1、（小题1）WhywasKyliesurprisedwhenrunningintoadifferentSanta?A．Becauseshegotwhatshewished.B．BecausesheknewwhotheSantawas.C．Becauseshewishedtogetanothertoy.D．BecauseshethoughttheywerethesameSanta.2、（小题2）WhatwouldMike’sparentfeelastoMike’sdifferentattitudestowardsSanta?A．Angry.B．Sad.C．Confused.D．Understandable.3、（小题3）WhatdidMr.MuellerdoonChristmasDay?A．Hestoodoutsideourhouse.B．HegaveoutgiftsbyactingasSanta.C．Hecontinuedtopullweeds.D．Hestayedwithusinourhome.23．（8分）WhenSabrinaVegawas5yearsold,afriendinvitedhertoapartyheldatagymwhereSabrinadiscoveredthatsheloveddoinggymnastics.Afewnightsaftertheparty,Sabrinahadadream.Shetoldhermother,Jahira,aboutthedream.Jahirasaid,“SabrinasaidthatinherdreamshewenttotheOlympics.Shedescribedeverythingatthisinternationalcompetition.AtfirstIdidnottakeherstoryseriously.”ButSabrinakepttalkingaboutherdream.Shetoldittoherfather,David.SoJahiraandDaviddecidedtopayforSabrinatolearngymnastics.SoSabrinastartedtotrainataspecialandcompetitivegym.Thoughonly7yearsold,shewasalreadytrainingtocompeteatahighlevel.Theyearspassedquickly.Sabrinagotbetterandbetter.Bythetimeshewas12yearsold,SabrinawastrainingsomanyhourseachdaythatshedidnothavetimetodothingsthatmanyotherAmericansofanagedid.WhenSabrinawas13,shehadachancetocompeteinanationalgymnasticsevent.Ifshedidwell,theeventwouldgiveherthechancetojointhenationalteam—theteamthattrainsfortheOlympics.Butthefamilywasoutofmoney.Jah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atpresent?A．Somestudentswouldn'tliketohaveipadsinschools.B．Theipadsaretooexpensiveforschoolstudentstobuy.C．Mostexpertsopposetheideathatipadsreplacepapertextbooks.D．Theipadsmaybeunavailableforsometraditionalcourses.3、TheunderlinedsentenceinthepassageimpliesthatA．traditionaltextbooksarebehindthetimesbeforetheyareprintedB．traditionaltextbookspossiblyneedtoheprintedagainbeforedeliveredC．contentsoftraditionaltextbookscan'tberenewedintimeaselectroniconesdoD．theipadscandeliverinformationmuchmorerapidlythanprintedtextbooks4、FromthepassagewecandrawconclusionthatA．morestudentstendtouseprintedtextbooksratherthanelectroniconesB．textbookpublishinghouseswilldevelopmoreelectronictextbooksoftheirownC．itisimpossiblefortheipadstobewidelyusedinschoolsinthefutureD．electronictextbookswilltaketheplaceofprintedonesinnewschoolyear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）WhenIwasinthefinalyearofmygraduationstudies,Ivisitedafriend’shomeforlunch.ThemomentIreachedhishouse,Ifoundthestaircasesofhisbuildingwerenotsogoodandhishomewasnotpaintedverywell.Icouldn’t36inThegreatestthingsIdidfindtherewerehisparents.Wesatonthegroundforlunchbecausetheydidn’thaveadining37.Hismotherservedusverydeliciousfood,smiledthroughoutandshowedcareforthe38lunchsession.Icanneverforgetthat.Hisfatherworkedasanormal39andIwonderedifheearnedenoughmoneytosupporttheirtwosons.Whileweweretakinglunch,hisfatherreturnedhometomeetus.Whenheenteredtheirhome,hishandsweredarkblackandhisclotheswereverydirty.Myfriendhadno40abouthisfatherandmadetheintroductions.Assoonashisfathercamein,myfriendaskedmeifIwanted“Papad”（atypicalIndianfood）toeat.BeforeIcouldsayanything,thefatherverygentlyandkindly41itforme,aftergoingthroughmanystaircaseseventhoughhewaslooking42.Today,myfriendisaleaderinabigcompany.Heisableto43highrentinHyderabadandhaveanewbeautifulhome.Notonlythat,hehelpedhisbrother44inWhatIwanttosayisthatIconsider45asrichnessinapoorfamily.Theamountofmoneyyoumakewon’t46other’shearts;theonlywayiswithloveandkindness.Struggleandbadperiodsareneededforeveryone’slife,astheymakeusstrong.Ifyouhavestrongwillpower,goalsandalsotheattitudeofhardandsmartwork,youcan47beasuccessfulpersoninsomeareasoflife.1、A．describe B．takeC．talk D．speak2、A．room B．carC．table D．hall3、A．desirable B．healthyC．temporaryD．entire4、.A．doctor B．mechanicC．lawyerD．teacher5、A．comment B．hesitationC．worryD．expectation6、A．borrowed B．boughtC．broughtD．took7、A．tired B．happyC．sadD．excited8、A．cost B．spendC．tookD．pay9、A．dearly B．financiallyC．highlyD．costly10、A．familiarity B．relationshipC．loveD．friendship11、A．win B．getC．gainD．defeat12、A．possibly B．hardlyC．suddenlyD．definitely第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Aseveryoneknows,itisJingdezheninJiangxiprovince1．thelocalporcelain(瓷器)ishighlydesirablethatisthecenterofworldporcelain.Lastyear,myschool2．(hold)atwo-dayresearchactivity,guidedbytheslogan,“Exploringceramic(陶瓷的)culture,travelingthroughancientandmoderntimes”.Theaimwastobuildstudents’3．(aware)oftraditionalculture.OnourwaytoJingdezhen,ourguideintroducedustothebasicsofporcelainproduction.OurfirststopwastheMuseumofChineseCeramics,whichhas4．uniqueandexquisitecollectionofporcelainmadefrommaterialssuchasclay(陶土)andstone.Theguidetoldusofthegreatachievementsinceramicsfromancienttimesuntiltoday.Ilistenedcarefullytoeverything.5．(date)backtoNeolithic(新石器时代)period,claywasused6．(make)pottery(陶器),whichpeopleusedtocarrywaterandfood.Today,westilluseporcelainbutourpotteryisfarmorebeautifulthantheproductsofthosetimes.Onthesecondday,theteamleadertookustoasmallDIYporcelainfactory.Underthe7．(guide)oftheteacher,we8．(give)someclayandthechancetodesignapieceofpottery.Althoughoureffortswerenotasbeautifulasthearticlesinthemuseum,theywereourownwork.Thetwo-dayactivitywasvery9．(enjoy)andmeaningful.Ilearnedalotaboutporcelainandmadeanitem10．myown.Itmeantalottome.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。LiMingisafriendofmine.I'mgladhechangedgreatlyinthepasttwoyears.Iclearlyrememberhewasquitefattwoyearsbefore.Hegottiredsoeasythathecouldn'ttakeexercise,thatmadehimveryupset.Later,herealizedunlesshewentonlikethat,hewouldendupachievenothing.So,hemadeuphismindstomakeachange.Hewentrunningeverymorningandplayedthebasketballeveryafternoon.Besides,hefollowedadietofmorevegetablesorlessmeat.Graduallyhebegantoloseweight.Heisnowanenergeticboyingoodhealth.Sowhenfacedwithproblems,weshouldovercomeitwithgreatdeterminationandstrongwillpower.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是一名高中毕业生王志，你校将为高一新生举办主题为“Whattolearninseniorhighschool?”的英语沙龙活动，特邀请你结合自身经历谈谈自己的体会。请根据以下提示准备一份英语发言稿。1.学会学习：方法，习惯等；2.学会做人：真诚，友善；3.学会……注意：1.词数120左右；2.发言稿开头和结尾已给出，不须抄在答题卡上，不计入总词数。Goodafternoon,everyone!Ifeelhonoredtostandheretosharewithyoumyopinionsonwhattolearninseniorhighschool.

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、B3、B4、C5、A6、C7、C8、A9、D10、A11、A12、A13、B14、C15、A16、C17、A18、C19、C20、B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、1、B2、C3、A4、D22、1、2．D3、【小题2】C【小题3】【小题3】B23、1、C2、B3、D4、C24、Manyteensinhighschoolwanttotryoutforsports.Alotofthemtryoutbecausetheythinkitwillmakethempopularorgetthemmoredates.Whilethismayseemlikeasillyreason,therearelotsofotherbenefitstosportsthatyourchildrenmayfailtonotice.WithTV,movies,computersandvideogamesbecomingmoreandmorepopular,ithasbecomesomucheasierforteenstobebythemselvesratherthangoingoutwithfriends.Kidsusedtogohangoutatthemallordrivearoundtown;nowtheyjustsitathome.Gettingyourteensintoasportgivesthemachancetogooutandspendtimewithotherpeoplesocially.Whiletheymaynotfindanewbestfriend,theywilllearnhowtocommunicatewithoneanotherandworkasateamandthey’llfindsomethingusefullaterinlife.Moreandmorekidsarebecomingoverweight.Joiningateamsportwillhelpteensgetoutandgetsomeexercisewithoutfeelingpressuredtoloseweightorgetinshape.What’smore,ifyourteensseethattheirphysicalconditioniscausingthemtounder-perform,theymaybeencouragedtodootheractivitiestogethealthy.Bythetimeyourchildrenreachtheirteenageryear,partofgoodparentingwillbeprovidingthemwithdirectionandencouragementandcontinuingtohelpthemdevelopahealthystyleofliving.Thesedays,it’sbecominghardertoshowyourteenagersthatyouloveandsupportthem.Agreatwaytodothisisbyshowinguptotheirgame,helpingthempractice,andhelpingwithteamfundraisers.Thesearealsogreatwaystospendtimewithyourkidsandtalktothem.Youmaythink“butmyteenisn’tgoodenoughtomaketheirsc