2021年上海高三高考模拟英语试卷（第一辑-模拟与提高十）

2021年上海高三高考模拟英语试卷(第一辑•模拟与提高十)•学生用

卷

一、GmammarandVocabulary(本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分)

1、【来源】2021年上海高三高考模拟(第一辑-模拟与提高十)第21~30题10分

ARoyalWedding

Itwasjustafter11o'clockinthemorningon29thAprilandtheweddingceremonyforPrince

WilliamandKate(shortforCatherine)Middletonwasabouttobegin.InsideWestminsterAbbeythere

were1,900people,outsideonthestreetsofcentralLondonwasacrowdofonemillion,andwatchingon

TVwasa(n)j(estimate)globalaudienceoftwo

billion.2(stand)atthealtar(神坛),PrinceWilliamturnedtohisbride's

father,MichaelMiddleton,andjoked,"We'resupposed3(have)justa

smallfamilyaffair."That,ofcourse,wasalwaysgoingtobe

impossible,4theimportanceofthemonarchy(君主制)in

Britain,5QueenElizabethIIisheadofstate,andthehugenumberof

peopleabroadwhoareinterestedintheBritishroyalfamily.

TheBritishfashionmediawereveryexcitedaboutmanydetailsofthewedding,butmostofallKate's

dress:theydidn'tknow6itwouldbelikebeforehand,butwhenthey

finallysawitmostagreeditwasverybeautiful,andwerepleasedithadtheaddedbonus

of7(make)byaBritishdesigner.

1heceremonyitself,ledbytheArchbishopofCanterbury(theheadoftheChurchotEngland),took

placewithoutanydifficulty.Williamdidn'tappearverynervous,

neither8Kate.9itseemedforacouple

ofsecondsthathewasunabletcfittheweddingringonherfinger,hecalmlyperseveredandtheringwent

on.WhenKatearrivedalthealtarhetoldher"Youlookbeautiful",followedby"Yes,itlooksfantastic,it's

beautiful"(referringtothedress,thedetailsofwhich10(keep)secreteven

fromhim).Thecommentswerenotaudiblebut,likethe"smallfamilyaffair"joke,theywerepickedupby

lip-readers.

2、【来源】2021年上海高三高考模拟（第一辑.模拟与提高十）第31〜40题10分

A.avoidablyB.bareC.celd）rateD.conq>letelyE.decorateF.designs

G.fitH.lossI.occasionalJ.painful^understanding

Bald（秃顶）IsBeautiful

DaniellaWridcwasbrushingherdaughter'slongbrownhairwhenshenoticedthatwitheachstroke,

bunchesofitwerecomingout.ThalwasJanuaryI,2017.Within20days,seven-year-oldGianessa

Wridc'shairandeyebrowswere1gone,andherdoctorsaidtheywouldnever

growback.Gianessahadbecomeoneofthe6.8millionAmericanswithalopecia,adiseasethatcauses

hair2.

Alopeciaisn't3,butforkidswhosufferfromit,thegreatpaincomes

fromstandingoutfromthecrowd.Forthemostpart,thestudentsinGianessa'sfirst-gradeclassinSalem,

Utah,were4.Butthe5referencetoheras

"baldy"madeherfeellikesomeonewhohasbeenrejected.

Thentheschoolannouncedits"CrazyHairDay"competiticninApril,andDaniellaandGianessa

decidedthatratherthanhidingGianessa'sbaldnessunderscarvesorawig,they

would6it.Daniellaboughtscrapbook-stickerjewelsandmadeherdaughter's

headlookmorebeautifulwith7offlowersandevenanowl."They

just8herpersonality,"DaniellatoldCNN."She'ssoenergetic.',

Onthemorningofthecompetition,Gianessawasnervous.Wouldherfriendsthinkitwasfunnyor

weird?Shehadnothingtofear.BeautifulGianessawasahit—ar.dthewinnerofthecrazy-hair

competition.Gianessaisnowgladshedaredtogo9."Iwassadatfirstwhen

Ilostallmyhair,"shetoldPeople,"butnowIlovebeingbald.Icandothingstomyheadthatotherkids

can't.I'mthinkingnowitmightbefunto10myheadwithsomebutterflies

andflowers."

二、ReadingComprehension（本大题共30小题，共45分）

3、【来源】2021年上海高三高考模拟（第一辑-模拟与提鬲十）第41~55题15分

Readingthenewstodaydoesnotexactlyleaveyoufeelingoptimistic.HurricanesintheAmericas.

Globaltensionsovernucleararms.CrisisinMyanmar.BloodycivilwarsinSyriaandYemen.Yourheart

breaksforeveiypersonwhoistouchedbythese1.Evenforthoseof

us2enoughnottobedirectlyaffected,itmayfeelliketheworldis

fallingapart.

Buttheseevents—as3astheyare-havehappenedin(hecontextof

abigger,positivetrend.4,theworldisgellingbelter.

Thisisnotsome5optimisticview;it'sbackedbydata.Lookatthe

numberofchildrenwhodiebeforetheirfifthbirthday.Since1990,thatfigurehasbeencutinhalf.That

means122millionchildrenhavebeensavedinaquarter-century,andcountlessfamilieshave

been6theheartbreakoflosingachild.

Andthat'sjustonemeasure.In1990,morethanaihirdoftheglobalpopulationlivedincxlruinc

poverty;todayonlyaboutatenthdo.Womenaregainingpoliticalpowerandnowmakeupmorethana

fifthofmembersofnationalparliaments.Andsoon.

I'mnottryingtodownplaytheworkthat7.Beinganoptimistdoesn't

meanyou8tragedyandinjustice.Itmeansyou'reinspiredtolookfor

peoplemakingprogressonthosefronts,andtohelpspreadthatprogressmorewidely.Ifyou'reshockedby

theideaofmillionsofchildrendying,youask:Whoisgoodatsavingkids,andhowcanwehelp:hemdo

inorc?(ThisisessentiallywhyMelindaandIstartedourfoundation.)

Then9doesitfeelliketheworldisindecline?Ithinkitispartlythe

natureofnewscoverage.Badnewsanivesasdrama,whilegoodnewsisnotusually

considered10.Avideoofabuildingonfiregenerateslotsofviews,butnot

manypeoplewouldclickon(heheadline"Fewerbuildingsburneddownthisyear".It'shumannatureco

zeroinon11:evolutionforcedustoworryabouttheanimalsthatwant

toeatus.

There'salsoagrowing12betweenthebadthingsthatstillhappen

andourtoleranceofthosethings.Overthecenturies,violencehasdeclineddramatically,ashasour

willingnessto13it.Butbecausetheimprovementsdon'tkeeppacewith

ourexpectations,itcanseemlikethingsaregettingworse.

Tosomeextent,itis14thatbadnewsgetsattention.Ifyouwantto

improvetheworld,youneedsomethingtobemadabout.Butithasto

be15byupsides.Whenyouseegoodthingshappening,youcanchannel

yourenergyintodrivingevenmoreprogress.

A.dramasB.behaviorsC.tragediesD.impacts

A.safeB.unfortunateC.sedD.lucky

A.realB.possibleC.awfulD.recent

A.OnthewholeB.Inascr.seC.AsaruleD.Onaverage

A.completelyB.blindlyC.reasonably!）,similarly

A.sparedB.broughtC.shownl）.left

A.disappearsB.remainsC.contributesD.pauses

A.denyB.emphasizeC.acceptD.ignore

A.howB.whyC.whenD.where

A.progressiveB.justifiableC.newsworthyD.sensitive

A.threatsB.profitsC.advancesD.forces

A.questionB.nctworkC.flightD.gap

A.accoptB.resistC.adjustD.deliver

A.likelyB.goodC.clearD.shocking

A.overturnedB.supportodC.balanced!）,undorostimatod

4、【来源】2021年上海高三高考模拟（A篇）第56~59题8分

Inmeditation（冥想），peoplesitquietlyandfocustheirattentionontheirbreath.Astheybreathein

andout,theyattendtotheirfeelings.Asthoughtsgothroughtheirminds,theyletthemgo.Breathe.Letgo.

Breathe.Letgo.

AccordingtoarecentstudyattheInsightMeditationSocietyinBarre,Massachusetts,threemonthsof

traininginthiskindofmeditationcausesamarkedchangeinhowthebrainallocates（分酉己）attention.It

appearsthat（heabilitytoletgothoughtsthatcomeintomindfre^sthebraintoattendtomorerapidly

changingthingsandeventsintheoutsideworld.Expertmeditatorsarcbetterthanotherpeopleatcatching

suchfast-changingstimuli,likefacialexpressions.

Thestudyprovidesevidenceforchangesintheworkingsofthebrainwithmentaltraining.Peoplecan

learnandimproveabilitiesofallsortswithpractice,everythingfromdrivingtoplayingihepiano.The

studyhasshownthatmeditationisgoodforthebrain.Itappears:oreducepressureandpromoteasenseof

well-being.

Inanexperiment,17volunteerswithnomeditationexperienceintheexperimentalgroupspentthree

monthsmeditating10to12hoursaday.Acontrolgroupalsowiihnomeditationexperiencemeditatedfor

20minutesadayoverthesameperiod.Bothgroupswerethengiventhetestswithtwonumbersinagroup

ofletters.Asbothgroupslookedibrthenumbers,theirbrainactivitywasrecorded.

Everyonecouldcatchthefirstnumber.Butthebrainrecordingsshowedthatthelessexperienced

meditatorstendedtograspthefirstnumberandhangontoit,sotheymissedthesecondnumber.Those

withmoreexperiencegavelessattentiontothefirstnumber,asiflettingitgo,whichledtoanincreased

abilitytograspthesecondnumber.Thisshowsthatattentioncanchangewithpractice.

JustaskDanielLevision,whomeditatedforthreemonthsaspartofthestudy."Iamamuchbetter

listener,"hesaid."Idonotgetlostinmyownpersonalreaction(owhatpeoplearesaying.',

(1)Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutmeditation?

A.Thekeytobecomingagoodmeditatorisbeingquiet.

B.Meditationrequiresapersontofocusonthingsaroundhim.

C.Asameditator,heorshemayhavestrongerfeelings.

D.Meditationisallaboutbreathingandfreeingthebrain.

(2)Whatisthemostimportantbenefitthatmeditationcouldbringtous?

A.Meditationteachesushowtobreatheinamorepeacefulway.

B.Meditationhelpsustoremovedistractingthoughtsfromourminds.

C.Meditationequipsapersonwithabettermemoryofnumbers.

1).Meditationallowsapersontobetterreacttofast-changingstimuli.

(3)Whatisthemostpossiblereasonthattheexperiencedmeditatorsarcmorelikelytorememberthe

secondnumber?

A.They'vebeenpracticingsuchcraftforlongertime.

B.They'vegraspedtheartofallocatingattentionbetter.

C.Becausethey'vebecomebetterIistenerstowhatpeoplearesaying.

D.Becausethey5vebeengivenmoretimetomeditatebeforetheexperiment.

(4)Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Howmindfulnesspracticehelpsthebrain

B.Thefutureofeducation:mindfulnessclassroom

C.Howexperiencedmeditatorscalmtheirmindsandfocus

D.Whatmeditationisandhowonecanmeditate

5、【来源】2021年上海高三高考模拟（B篇）第60〜62题6分

NewYorkCityScavengerHunt（寻宝游戏）

Adventures

Whatistheformatofyourscavengerhunts?Howdoesthiswork?

Wecreate,staffandfullyoperateallofourscavengerhunts.Youjustshowup,participateandhave

fun!Ourstaffwillmeetyourgroupatthedesignatedmeetinglocation,attheappointedtime.We'lldivide

youintoteamsof4or5participants.Youcanalsocreateyourownteamsinadvance.We'lldistributeone

copyofthecluestoeachteam,alongwithaclipboardandamap（formuseumhunts）.

Theraceison!

Teamsareontheirownforthe2-hourhunt,lefttoplottheirownstrategyandcoursefbrthehunt.Il's

greatexerciseinteam-buiiding,asparticipantsworktogethertosearchforanddiscovertheanswerstoour

huntclues.

Asthehuntconcludes,teamsmeetourstaffatthedesignatedendinglocation.Thatcanbeabar,

restaurantorspotwithinthevenue（地点）,alldependingonwhatyourafter-partyplansare.We'llgrade

eachteam'scluesindividually.Oncewehavetheteamrankingandwinnersdetermined,we'llinterrupt

yourpartyforabriefannouncement.

Whatareyourscavengerhuntclueslike?

Ourhuntcluesareliketrivia（琐碎的）questionsthatyouhavetosearchforanddiscoverthe

answerto.We'reexpertsatcraftingquestionsthatdrawuponallkindsoffinedetailsandhiddenelements

withinthehuntvenue.Ineachvenue,thereisawellspringofincrediblematerialthatweusetocreateour

clues.You'lllearnalotandbechallengedinaveryfun,creativeway.Ourcluesarcnotriddles（谜语）.

Allquestionscanbeansweredbysimplysearching.Huntsincludeawordpuzzlethatteamssolveatthe

end.basedontheanswerstotheclues.

Whatareyourfees?

Everyeventisdifferent,solet'stalk!

（1）Whatpreparationmustbedonebeforeanadventure?

A.Distributeacopyofthecluesforeachteamofthegame.

B.Divideyourpeop1eintoteamsof4to5participants.

C.Bookamuseumandmakeacopyofitsmapforthegame.

D.Contacttheorganizer&ndtalkaboutthefeesoftheadventure.

（2）Whichofthefollowingistrueofthehuntclues?

A.Theyareburiedundertheactualvenue.

B.Theyarehiddensomewherearound.

C.Theyarewrittenintheformofwordpuzzle.

D.Theyarecreativequestionstobeanswered.

（3）Whoareprobablythetargetcustomersthisadvertisementaimal?

A.Thoseinterestedindangerousactivities.

B.Thoseinterestedinwildparties.

C.Thoseinterestedinteem-buiIdingactivities.

D.Thoseinterestedinricdlesandwordpuzzles.

6、【来源】2021年上海高三高考模拟（C篇）第63〜66题8分

Orbiting（绕...运行）240milesfromthesurfaceofEarth,day-to-daylifeaboardtheInternational

SpaceStationisoftenamysterytothoselivingontheground.Thestationisafaintlightthatappearsinthe

skyforafewminutesatatimeifyouhappentobelookingupasilpasses.Frominside,it'sanotherstory.

"Itfeltlikeyouweregoingintosomeone'shomeafteralongdriveoracoldwalk,"saysMichael

Lopez-Alegriawhorocketedtothestationin2006.Insidewhatv/ouldbetheNASAastronaut'shomefor

215days,souvenirs,andphotosofastronautslikeYuriGagarin,thefirstpersoninspace,hangonthe

walls.A360-degreewindowoffersamazingviewsofourplanet,itspaparazzi-like（像狗仔队那样的）

lightningstorms,swellingcurtainsofnorthernlights,andglowingcityskylinesallseenfromabove.

Forastronauts,thedaystartswithorwithoutsunrise,at6a.m.Jammedinquartersthesizeofa

telephonebooth,crewunzipfromjackel-1ikesleepingbags,headssometimesfastened（oapillow.

Thentheyfloattooneoftv/obathrooms,"whereyoudesiregravityalot,"admitsLopcz-Alcgria.

Crewmembersaretiedontothespacetoiletwithaseatbeltandairsuction（抽吸）drawswastedownward

intoabagwhicheventuallybumsupwhenitre-entersEarth'satmosphere.Bodybathsandshampoosthat

don'tneedtobewashedoffreplacerealshowers,andclothingisworneverydayforaboutaweekbefore

it'sabandoned.

MondaythroughFriday,thecrewcommutestoworkintheirsocks.AconferencecallwithMission

Controlonceinthemorningandonceintheeveningallowstheastronautstodiscusstheday'stasks.They

spendmostoftheirdaymaintainingorrepairingthestation—likethebrokenvalve（阀门）inthecooling

pumpin2013—andworkingonexperimentswithscientistsontheground.Oneexperimentmightmeasure

howspaceaffectstheastronauts'reactiontimeandaccuracy.Anothermaytestanewinvention,suchas

"spheres"-volleyball-sizedrobDtsthatwillsomedaycarryoutconstructionworkautomatically.An

electronictimciincofeachcrewmember'stasks,calledanOn-BoardShortTermPlanViewer,trackstheir

activitiesinrealtime.

(1)ForpeoplelivingonEarth,lifeintheInternationalSpaceStationis.

A.boring

B.expectable

C.hard

D.mysterious

(2)WhatCANNOTbefoundintheInternationalSpaceStation?

A.Atoiletwithseatbelt.

B.Photosofguestsandvisitors.

C.Souvenirsfromformerastronauts.

D.AnobservingwindowwithaviewoftheEarth.

(3)Whichofthefollowingistrueofthelivingconditionsoftheastronautsinspace?

A.Theastronautspreferjacketstosleepingbags.

B.Mostastronautsdonotwearclothesunderthespacesuit.

C.Thecrewmembersarenotabletotakeshowers.

D.Eachcrewmembercanbeentitledtoaspaciousbedroom.

(4)Whileinspace,everyastronauthastotakepartinonweekdays.

A.theconferencecallwithMissionControl

B.theexperimentswithscientistsontheground

C.thetestingoftheOn-BoardShortTermPlanViewer

D.therepairandmaintenanceoftheInternationalSpaceStation

7、【来源】2021年上海高三高考模拟(第一辑-模拟与提高十)第67〜70题8分

TheMoominWorld

WhenaskedaboutFinland'sbrands,mostadultswouldansv/cr:Nokia,orAngryBirds.Butifyouask

Finnishkids(hesamequestion,mostlikelytheanswerwillbedilfereni.Youwillbesurprisedthat,(he

word"MoominWorld"willeventuallycomeoutoftheirmouths1

MoominWorldisathemeparkbuiltespeciallyforchildrenbasedontheMoominbookswrittenby

FinnishauthorToveJansson.Thethemeparkislocatedonasmallisland——Kailobesidetheoldtownof

Naantali,nearthecityofTurkuinWesternFinland.

Rankedasoneoftheworld'sbestthemeparksforchildren.MoominWorldhasattractedmillionof

visitorssinceitwasopened.2OtherattractionsincludeHemulcn'syellow

house,locatednexttotheMoominHouse,Moominmaniina'sKitchen,MoominFireStation,Snufkin's

Camp.Moominpappa'sBoatandsoon.VisitorsmayalsogetthechancetomeetMoomincharacters

individually.

3JustgettingabigwarmhugfromMoominmammalightsuptheworld

ofachild,andchildrenlovetowhispertheirdreamsandworriesintotheMoomins'ears,ortheywrite

themletters.

4Therearenorides,butitmanagestoattractabout230,000visitorsin

summeralonewithitsmountain-engulfedvalley.Therearemanyactivitiesandfantasypathsforchildren

thereandwonderfulperformancestoenjoyinMoominTheatreEmma.MoominWorldisopendailyfrom

mid-Junetomid-August.ThenearbyVaskiAdventureIslandisalsoaplacetovisitwithattractionsand

activitiesforprimaryschoolchildrenandadultsaswell.

A.Forchildren,MoominWorldislikeDisneyland-inFinland.

B.MctsainJapanisaMoominthemeparkoutsideFinlandannouncedtoopenasearly

as2019.

C.Moomintakesupabigpartofsomechildren'schildhoodandtheynevergrowoutof

thecharacters.

D.MoominWorldisnotatraditionalamusementpark.

E.Thefive-storyblueberry-coloredMoominHouseisthemainattractionofthis

amusementpark.

F.TheMoominstoriesconcernseveraloddly-shapedcharacters,someofwhomare

relatedtoeachother.

三、SummaryWriting（本大题共1小题，共10分）

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Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizeinnomorethan60wordsthemainideaanddiemain

point(s)ofthepassage.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

EncourageBroaderParticipationinScienceLearning

Schoolsarefailingtooffersufficientopportunitiesforstudentsfromdifferentbackgroundstoengage

inscience-basedlearningoutsideoftheclassroom,andshouldbedoingmoretoopenupparticipation,

accordingtonewresearchpublishediniheInternationalJournalofScienceEducation.

Analyzingsurveydatafromalmost6,000UKsecondaryschoolchildrenfromcommunitieswith

traditionallylowscienceengagement,theauthorsinvestigatedwhoparticipatesinsciencelearningoutside

oftheclassroom.

Theydiscoveredthatstudentsfromdisadvantagedbackgroundsremainfarlesslikelytoparticipatein

informalsciencelearningexperiences,suchasschooltripsandmuseumvisits.Overhalfofthesurveyed

studentshadneverbeenonascience-relatedschooltrip,whilenearly70%hadneverhadavisitortalkon

science.

Evenso,therewerestronglevelsofinterestinscienceamongstudents,suggestingthatschool-lcd

effortstobroadenengagementwouldbewellreceived.Theauthorsthereforearguedthatschoolscanplay

aleadingroleinencouraginginterestinscienceamongtraditiondlymarginalizedgroups.

"Wewouldencourageschoolstoensurethatscience-relatedafter-schoolactivities,includingschool

visits,aretargetedtoreachallstudents,notjustthoseinthe'top'setstoavoidreproducingexisting

inequalities,"commentsco-authorDrJenniferDeWitt.

"Wewouldalsourgeplaceslikesciencemuseumsandsciencecentrestobroadentheiroffer,sothata

widerrangeofindividuals-notjustthosefromadvantagedbackgrounds-canfeelwelcomedand

comfortablethere."

Againstthebackgroundofwidespreaddrivestoincreaseandbroadenscienceengagementamong

youngpeople,thefindingsareespeciallysignificant.Theauthorsurgeforfurtherinvestigationtofully

understandthebroaderpatternsofinvolvementshownbytheirstudy.

四、Translation（本大题共4小题，共15分）

9、【来源】2021年上海高三高考模拟（第一辑-模拟与提高十）第72题

翻译

从某种程度上来说，这个电视节目并不适合孩子。（degree）

10、【来源】2021年上海高三高考模拟（第一辑.模拟与提高十）第73题

翻译

科技将在我们的生活中发挥口益重要的作用。(increasingly)

11、【来源】2021年上海高三高考模拟(第一辑-模拟与提高十)第74题

翻译

在这个学校的毕业典礼上，放气球来庆祝学生们的成就是传统之一。(Itis)

12、t来源】2021年上海高三高考模拟(第一辑-模拟与提高十)笫75题

翻译

去年，经理曾向员工们保证会提高工资待遇，但最后这不过是•张空头支票。(turnout)

五、GuidedWriting(本大题共1小题，共25分)

13、【来源】2021年上海高三高考模拟(第一辑-模拟与提高十)第7