上海市黄浦学校高三英语二模试题及参考答案.docx

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上海市黄浦学校高三英语二模试题及参考答案

2021年上海市黄浦学校高三英语二模试题及参考答案

第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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

A

Ifyouarelookingforrecommendationsonbiographies（传记）thatwilleducateyou,comediesthatwillmakeyourbellyacheorstoriesthatpresenttheuniquechallengeswomenfaceeveryday,readon.

“PrideandPrejudice”byJaneAusten

Aclassicthatnevergetsold.SetinruralEnglandintheearly19thcentury,thistalecentersaroundtheBennetfamily,afamilyoffivedaughtersandtheirtwoparentswhoaredesperatetofindatleastoneofthedaughtersawealthymatch.Austen’sstoryfocusesonthetensionbetweenmarryingforloveinsteadofjustforpowerandfame,andalsotheuniquepressureonwomentofindfinancialsecuritybywayofmarriageatthetime.

“WomeninScience:

50FearlessPioneersWhoChangedtheWorldWomeninScience:

50FearlessPioneersWhoChangedtheWorld”byRachelIgnotofsky

Itisasweetlyillustratedandeducationalbookthathighlightsthecontributionsof50womeninthefieldsoftechnology,science,engineeringandmathematics,frompresentdayallthewaybackto360AD.

“GoodNightStoriesforRebelGirlsGoodNightStoriesforRebelGirls”byElenaFavilli

Ittellsthestoriesoffemaleheroesfromyearsagoandpresentday.Withcolor1portraitsandbiographiesthatareshortandsweet,thisbookisapage-turnerforanyonewantingtolearnaboutinfluentialwomeninthepastandpresent.

“Becoming”byMichelleObama

Wewouldn’tbeabletowritethislistwithoutincludingMichelleObama’smemoir.“Becoming”hastheformerFLOTUSdiscussingherchildhood,family,motherhood,herownFLOTUSimpact,thepressuresofbeingpartofthefirstBlackfamilyintheWhiteHouseandbalancingherpubliclifenow.Andofcourseshewritesallaboutmeetingherhusbandandthemanyuniquechallengestheyfacedtoo.

1.WhatdidtheBennetsintendtodo?

A.Tomarrytheirdaughterstorichmen.

B.Tolessenpressureontheirdaughters.

C.Tohelptheirdaughtersmarryfortruelove.

D.Tomaketheirdaughtersfinanciallyindependent.

2.Whosebookwillattractateeninterestedinscience?

A.JaneAusten’s.B.RachelIgnotofsky’s.

C.ElenaFavilli’s.D.MichelleObama’s.

3.Whatdothefourbookshaveincommon?

A.Theyareallclassics.B.Theyareallbiographies.

C.Theyareallrelatedtothefemale.D.Theyareallaboutheroes.

B

SomeyearsagoIwasofferedawritingassignmentthatwouldrequirethreemonthsoftravelthroughEurope.Ihadbeenabroadacoupleoftimes,butIcouldhardlyclaimtoknowmywayaroundthecontinent.Moreover,myknowledgeofforeignlanguageswaslimitedtoalittlecollegeFrench.

Ihesitated.HowwouldI,unabletospeakthelanguage,totallyunfamiliarwithlocalgeographyortransportationsystem？

Itseemedimpossible,andwithconsiderableregret.Suddenlyathoughtranthroughmymind:

youcan'tlearnifyoudon'ttry.SoIacceptedtheassignment.

Thereweresomebadmoments.ButbythetimeIhadfinishedthetripIwasanexperiencedtraveler.Andeversince,Ihaveneverhesitatedtoheadforeventhemostremoteofplaces,withoutguidesorevenadvancedbookings,confidentthatsomehowIwillmanage.

Thepointisthatthenew,alongwiththedifferent,isalmostscarybydefinition.Buteachtimeyoutrysomething,youlearn,andasthelearningpilesup,theworldopenstoyou.

I'velearnedtoskiat40,andflownuptheRhineRiverinaballoon.AndIknowI'llgoondoingsuchthings.It'snotbecauseI'mbraverormoredaringthanothers.I'mnot.ButI'llacceptanxietyasanothernameforchallengeandIbelieveIcanaccomplishwonders.

4.Theauthoracceptedtheassignmentbecause_________.

A.hehadnevertravelledabroadbefore

B.hehardlyknewanyforeignlanguages

C.hewasfamiliarwithanyothercountryinEurope

D.hewouldlearnsomethingnewanddifferentbytrying

5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE？

A.Theauthorhadbeenabroadonlytwice.

B.Theauthorthoughtthetripwashardbutworthwhile.

C.Theauthoradmittedthatanythingdifferentwasterrible.

D.Theauthormustbegoodatdoingresearchandmakinginterviews.

6.Wecaninferfromthetextthattheauthoris_______.

A.awkwardB.generousC.stubbornD.brave

7.What'sthebesttitleofthetext？

A.AnInterestingTripAbroadB.MyFirstWritingAssignment

C.ReadytoTryandChallengeD.HowtoBeDaringandBrave.

C

IvreaisatowninthePiedmontprovinceofnorthernItaly.Itisknownforitslocalcarnival（狂欢节）organizedinFebruary.

ThemainpartofthecarnivalisthefamousBattleoftheOranges（Labattagliadellearance）.TheBattleincludesnineteamswhothroworangesateachotherduringthreecarnivaldays–Sunday,MondayandTuesday.

Orangeswerenotalwaysusedinthebattle.Inthemiddleagespeopleusedbeans.Twiceayearthelocalfeudallordgaveapotofbeanstothepoorfamilieswho,assignofrebellion,threwthemoutoftheirhomes.Laterbeansbecamepartofcarnivalassortof“ammunition”forthrowingatpeoplepassingby.

Itisstillnotknownwhyexactlypeoplestartedusingoranges.Itisbelievedthattheoriginforthistraditionisinthemid19thcentury.Thelegendsaysthatlocalgirls,standingonbalconies,startedtothrowsomeoranges,togetherwithconfetti,lupins（白羽扇豆）andflowers,ontotheparadecarriages.Thegirlsactuallywantedtodrawattentionofboysinthecarriages.Boys“answered”bythrowingsomeobjectsbackatgirls.Littlebattlestartedthatway.

BattleoftheOrangesgotstrictrulesaftertheWorldWarII.Thebattlesareorganizedontown'ssquares.Thebattlesarefoughtbetweenteamsincarriages（symbolizinglocaltheguardsoflocaltyrant（恶霸））andtheteamswalkingbesidethosecarriages（symbolizingrebelliouspeopleofIvrea）.

OrangesfortheeventarebroughtfromtheislandofSicily.Theorangesusedareoflowquality,notsuitableforhumans.About270,000kilogramsoforangesareusedeachyear.

Thecarnivalendswithasilentmarchonthenightof“FatTuesday”.TheCarnival"general"saysgoodbyetoeveryonewiththephrase"SeeyounextFatThursdayat1p.m."

Specialprizesareawardedtothreebestfootteams,threecarriagesdrawnbytwohorsesandthreecarriagesdrawnbyfourhorses.Differentelementsarejudgedlikeforexamplethrowingability,fairplayordecorationofcarriages.

8.Theword"ammunition"（paragraph3）isclosestinmeaningto________.

A.decorationB.bulletsC.advertisementD.presents

9.InBattleoftheOranges,theteamswalkingbesidecarriagesactas________.

A.theCarnivalgeneralB.thelocalfeudallord

C.therebelliouspeopleofIvreaD.theguardsoflocaltyrant（暴君）

10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutBattleoftheOrangesisNOTtrue?

A.Inthemiddleages,peoplethrewbeansoutofhomesasasignofrebellion.

B.Girlsthroworangestowardscarriagesintheparadetoattracttheattentionofboysinside.

C.Tonsoforangesareusedeveryyeartoholdthefestival.

D.Peoplestartedtothroworangesbecausetheyareoflowqualityandnotsuitabletoeat.

11.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

A.AtraditionalactivityinanItaliancarnival

B.TheoriginofBattleoftheOrange

C.HowpeopleenjoythemselvesintheOrangeCarnival

D.TherulesofactivitiesincarnivalsinItaly

D

JakeOldershawandhisdaughterMolliefromBirmingham,Britainhaveasthma（哮喘）.Mollie,11,hasrequiredhospitaltreatmentseveraltimeswhileJakeSayshealwaysfindsbreathingmoredifficultwhenthereisheavytraffic.Airqualityhasanenormousimpactontheirlivesandbothnoticedamarkedimprovementduringthespringlockdownbecauseoftheepidemic（疫情）.Jakesaid,“Duringlockdowntherewasanoticeabledifferenceinairquality.Ididn'tsufferanyasthmaticattacksduringthatperiod.Thesedaysyoucanfeeltheeffects.”

However,undercurrentCOVID-19restrictionsintheUKthiswinter,manypeopleprobablywillhavetoworkfromhome.TheEnergyandClimateIntelligenceUnit（ECIU）sayswhileemissions（排放）havedroppedthisyearbecausewe'vebeentravellinglessanddoingless,theexpecteduseofgasboilerstoprovideheatingandhotwatercouldrisebymorethanhalf.

Heatingaccountsfornearly37%oftheUK'stotalcarbonemissions.ModellingbytheECIUsuggestsa56%increaseinboilerusagethiswinterresultingina12%increaseinemissionsofcarbon.TheECIUsaysthat'senoughtooffsetthelasttwoyears'worthofprogressonreducingtrafficemissions.

JessRalston,authoroftheanalysisfortheECIU,said,“Workingfromhomeandhavingincreasedgasuseinthehomecouldbereallycriticalforairpollutionandalsoclimatechange.Thewayweheatourhomesneedstochangeifwearetogettonetzeroby2050.”

JessRalstonsaid,“Theincreaseinpollutionfromgasboilersexpectedthiswinterprovidesagraphicillustration（图解）oftheirforgottenroleinairpollution.Anditisarolesettocontinuewithoutpracticalpoliciestodecarbonizehomeheating.”

ThegovernmentissettopublishitsHeatandBuildingsDecarbonisationStrategyinafewweekswhichisexpectedtogivedetailsonplanstotrytoswitchBritishhomestocleanersourcesofheat.

12.HowdidthespringlockdownintheUKaffectJake?

A.Hewascuredofhisasthma.

B.Hehadtogotohospitalforretreatment.

C.Hesufferedanoticeabledifficultyinstudy.

D.Hedidn'tsufferanyasthmaticattacksduringthatperiod.

13.WhatisconcerningtheEnergyandClimateIntelligenceUnit?

A.Theepidemicwillbecomeworse.

B.Airpollutionwillgetworsethiswinter.

C.Peoplemayhavetoworkfromhomelonger.

D.Thereislessenergyforgasboilersinwinter.

14.WhatwouldJessRalstonagreewith?

A.Peopleprefertoworkfr