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模拟演练22023上海名校高中自主招生英语
一、语法从、、、四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项A BC D
1.birds usetheir feathersfor flight,some of their feathersare forother purposes.A.Once B.If C.Although D.Because
2.Every morninghe spendshour doingexercise,then hegoes towork.A.a;a B.an;/C.a;/D.an;the3・You_have awrong number/*she said.nThere*s noone ofthat namehere.nA.need B.can C.must D.would
4.Yesterday Ibroke myfavourite watch,and nowI haveto getit.A.repaired B.repairing C.repair D.to repair
5.My parentsin Shandong.They wereborn thereand havenever livedanywhere,else.A.lived B.will liveC.were livingD.live
6.The moneywill be used tohelp thepeople homeswere lostin theearthquake.A.what B.whose C.whom D.which
7.Currently,about35,000works inover300rooms in the Louvre,and itwould takea lifetimetosee everything.A.were displayingB.are displayingC.were beingdisplayed D.are beingdisplayed
8.Mr.Black walkedaround andoffered helpwe weredoing anexperiment.A.while B.although C.until D.unless
9.their hatsinto the air,the fansof thewinning teamshouted happily.A.To throwB.Throwing C.Thrown D.Being thrown
10.We livein anage moreinformation is available moreeasily thanever before.A.why B.to whomC.when D.on which
11.—Did youtidy yourroom一一No,I wasgoing totidy myroom butI visitors.A.had B.have C.have hadD.will have
12.---Guess what!I havegot Afbr myterm paper.---Great!You readwidely andput a lot ofwork intoit.A.must B.should C.must haveD.should have
13.The traditionalview iswe sleepbecause ourbrain isprogrammed“to makeus doso.A.when B.why C.whether D.that
14.At minus130℃,a livingcell canbe fora thousandyears.A.spared B.protected C.preserved D.developed
15.As a new diplomat,he oftenthinks ofhe canreact moreappropriately onsuch occasions.A.what B.which C.that D.how
二、词汇填空Directions:Fill in each blank with aproper wordchosen from the box.Each wordcan only beused once.Note thatthereis oneword more than you need.A.contribute B.global C.bringing D.originally E.concerned F.seekingG.features H.power I.positions J.engineered K.regularlyWhen itcomes toinnovative countries,we alwaysthink ofplaces likethe US,the UKand Germany.However,Israel is also an1leader ininnovation.According to the WorldEconomic ForumsglobalCompetitiveness Report2016-2017,Israel isthe secondmost innovativenation in the world,just afterSwitzerland.Many ofus maynot beaware,but technologies2in Israelhave changedour lives.For example,antivirussoftware thatprotects ourcomputers was3developed in Israel in the1970s,according toThe Telegraph.In addition,4on ourmobile phonessuch asvoicemail andSMSwere alsodeveloped in Israel.So itcomes asno surprisethat Israelplans touse itsinnovative strengthto5the cooperationwithChina in the Beltand RoadInitiative.As longas Israelis needed,it willspare noeffort to6to theproject,said IsraeliPrime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahuduring hisvisit toChina inMarch,according toXinhuaNews Agency.Many Israelienvironmental technologycompanies have already setup facilitiesin Shandongprovince,7Israeli techniquesto manyareas such as recyclingwater foragricultural use,reported theTimesof Israel.Founded onvery dryland,Israel hadbeen8about waterfbr avery longtime.However,inrecent years,the qualityand quantityof waterinIsraelhave beenimproved,with thehelp oftechniques thatturnMediterranean seawater and wastewaterinto usablewater.In fact,such innovationshave ledto moreand moreChinese students9quality highereducationinIsrael.When Chinesestudents whostudy herego backhome,they willbe in10toinfluence China-Israel relationshipsin thefuture/5Emma After-man,manager ofIsrael-China AcademicRelationsat theCouncil forHigher Education,told theJerusalem Post.
三、完形填空Its beenfive yearssince Icame toAmerica.The yearbefore Iarrived,every weekendI waswoken upby“Spring Riverin theFlower MoonNight”,1by mymother ona Zheng.(着迷)My momwas alwaysenchanted bythe beautyof Chinesetraditional music,2she()never hadthe chanceto learnan
3.In2009,she gota Zhengfrom afriend andhas beenplaying andperformingever since.Sometimes whenI4her,I searchfor thesong sheused toplay ontheInternet.I5expected tohear themhere inBoston.Earlier this year,as I6a newapartment,I metZhan TaoLin.the directorof theBostonChinese MusiciansAssociation.At Linshouse,I heardthe7of theerhu.Lin later8me(排练)to hismusic teamand Iheard thenrehearse fora9thisyear.It wasbeautiful andpowerful——it10brought meback tomy hometownin China.
1.A.played B・directed C・written D・invented
2.A.and B.but C.or D.so
3.A.trade B・instrument C・language D.trick
4.A.mention B・hate C.call D.miss
5.A.only B.still C・never D.already
6.A.looked afterB-looked atC・looked upD.looked for
7.A.sound B・story C・name D.cry
8.A.followed B・ordered C・introduced D.guided
9.A.competition B・performance C・game D・conference
10.A.,secretly B・recently C.suddenly D.usually
四、阅读理解AEngineers andscientists atthe Universityof Texas at Austinhave developeda uniquesolution tohelp peoplein these areasget cleandrinking water.(凝胶月英)They developeda low-cost gel film thatcan pullwater from the airin eventhe driestclimate.Justone kilogram of gel can absorbup tosix liters of waterin adry climate.For thoseliving in a climate with relative朝湿),humidityG onekilogramofgelcancollect upto13litersofwateraday.As the gel isso inexpensiveandeasy to make,it mayoffer away ofproviding drinking water tocountries withwater shortages.Previously,researchers haveharvested freshwater fromfbg anddew,but thatonly servesareas withhighhumidity.Other attemptsat pullingwater fromdesert airconsume lots of energy and donot producemuch.In fact,this gelisabig improvementfrom previouswater harvestingtechnologies.The maximumwater harvestedhasbeen
5.87liters inplaces withrelative humidity.This newgel doublesthis amount,uses noenergyandis simpletooperate and it canbe moldedinto ashape orsize that best suitsthe user.“This newwork isabout practicalsolutions that people canuse to get waterin thehottest,driest placesonEarth Jsaid GuihuaYu,professor atthe CockrellSchool ofEngineering.This couldallow millionsof people(取水装置)without consistentaccess todrinkingwaterto havesimple,water generatingdevices at home thattheycan easilyoperate.“This isnot somethingyou needan advanceddegree touse,“the paperslead author,Youhong“Nancy“Guosaid.Its straightforwardenough thatanyone canmake itat homeif theyhave thematerials.Scientists areplanningon makinga thickergel thatwill increase the production,making thistechnology apracticable solutiontodrought.
1.What do we knowabout thegelfilmfrom paragraph2A.It canincreasethehumidity of the air.B・It canharvest drinkingwater fromtheair.C.It hasbeen widelyapplied indesert areas.D.It costslots ofmoney andenergy toproduce.
2.What isGuihua Yusattitude towardsthe newwater-harvesting methodA.Indifferent.B.Skeptical.C.Disapproving.D.Hopeful.
3..What doesthe underlinedword straightforwardin lastparagraph meanA.easy.B.straight.C.frank.D.cheap
4.What willscientists planto donextA.Develop athicker geLB.Produce thegel ona largescale.C.Raise moneyfor furtherresearch.D.Teach peopletomakethegelathome.B
7.Who was against theuse of forks Forlate19th-century North Americans andEuropeans,a displayofA.St.Peter Damian.tableware(餐具)could revealmuch aboutsomeones socialposition,asthe wealthytook greatcare to get differentkinds of forks foreverything.Before the18th century,people of allclasses usuallyatewitha knifeand aspoon.The fbrkspath tothe tablewas hard-won andslow.In ancientEgypt,Greece,and Rome,forks wereused forslicingfood intopieces orlifting meatfrom apot orfire.Following areduction insize,the forkappeared tohave entereddining areasin thecourts of the MiddleEastand ByzantineEmpire bythe eighthand ninthcenturies,and becamecommon amongwealthy familiesthere bythetenth century.Early in the11th century,it appearedin variouspieces of European art.In thelate11th century,St.Peter Damianfrom Ostiawrote abouta Byzantineprincess whoused forksand regardedher dyingofadiseaseas punishmentfor suchluxury”.The fbrksslow conquestofEuropewas carriedout fromItaly.Motivated bythe sameconcerns forhygiene(卫生),forks werebought bywealthy Britons,inspired byQueen Victoria,who regardedfork useasasign ofgoodmanners.The forks introduction to NorthAmericadates backto1633,when John Winthrop,a founderof theMassachusettsBay Colony,was gifteda setofforks.The Industrial Revolution strengthenedthe fbrkspresence ondiningroom tablesas productionof flatwarebecame lessexpensive.Writing in1896inSocial Eriquere,Maud C.Cooke declaredthe forkhad finallyconquered the knife inAmerica and“any attemptto givetheknifeimportance(冒犯)at tableis lookedupon asan offenseagainst goodtaste.”
5.What canwe learnabout forksfrom paragraph1A.They wereused improperlyin the18th century.B.They hadmany differenttypes inthe19th century.C.They werepopular inEurope beforethe18th century.D.They ledto NorthAmericans risein socialposition.
6.What wasa functionofforksin ancientEgyptA.To eatfood.B.To decoratetables.C.To cutfood.D.To createworks ofart.B.Thomas Coryate.C.Queen VictoriaD.Maud C.Cooke.
8.What markedthe beginningof theforksintroductiontoNorthAmericaA.The appearanceof flatwareB.The startof theIndustrialRevolution.C.JohnWinthropreceiving forksas presents.D.Maud C.Cooke writingSocial Etiquette.CSome peoplethink ifyou arehappy,you areblind toreality.But whenwe researchit,happiness actuallyraisesevery singlebusiness and educational outcomefbr thebrain.How didwe missthis Whydowehave thesesocialmisunderstandings about happiness Becausewe assumedyou wereaverage.When westudy people,scientists areoften interestedin whatthe averageis.Many peoplethink happiness is genetic.Thats onlyhalf thestory,because the average persondoes notfighttheir genes.When westop studyingthe averageand beginresearching positiveoutliers-people whoare aboveaveragefbr apositive aspectlike optimismor intelligence—a wildlydifferent pictureappears.Our dailydecisionsand habitshaveahuge impactupon bothour levelsof happinessand success.Scientifically,happinessisa choice.It isa choiceabout whereyour singleprocessor brainwill devoteitslimited resourcesas youprocess theworld.If you scan fbrthe negativefirst,your brainreally hasno resourcesleft(嵌入)over tosee thethings you are gratefulfor orthe meaningembedded in your work.But ifyouscanthe worldfbrthe positive,you startto acquirean amazingadvantage.I wrotethe coverstory fbrthe HarvardBusiness Reviewmagazine onHappiness Leadsto Profits”.Based onmyarticle calledPositive Intelligence“and myresearch inThe HappinessAdvantage,I summarizedourresearched conclusion:the singlegreatest advantageinthemodem economyisahappy andbusy workforce.A decadeof researchinthebusiness worldproves that happiness raisesnearly everybusiness and educationaloutcome:increasing salesby37%,productivity by31%,and accuracyon tasksby19%,as wellasanumber ofhealthand quality-of^life improvements.
9.The underlinedword“this”inthe first paragraphrefers to.A.the factthat people are happyB.the connectionbetween happinessandeducational outcomeC.the factthatpeopleoften misunderstandhappinessD.the factthat mostpeopleareaverage
10.What canwe learnfromthepassageA.Scientists areonly interestedin whattheaverageis.B・You canchoose tobe happyor not.C.The averageare nothappy atall.D.Our decisionsand habitshave nothingto dowith happiness.
11.Why doesthe writermention his articles andresearchA.To advertisehimself.B.To arousethe readers9interest.C.To supporthis pointabout happiness.D.To attractthe readersto readhisarticles.
12.What isthe authorspurpose ofwriting thisarticleA.To describethe misunderstandingsabouthappiness.B.To showpeople theimportance ofhappiness.C.To makethe pointof whatbusiness andeducationaloutcomelies in.D.To makethe pointthathappinesspromotes businessandeducationaloutcome.DHave youever yelledat yourcomputer becauseit wasntworking Yourcomputer couldntyell”back-untilnow.AI researchersare nowworking oncomputers thatcan argueand perhapseven windebates withhumans.IBM scientistspublished apaper inNature onMarch17about theirnew AIsystem-Project Debater.It can(对debate withpeople independentlyin frontof liveaudiences.After listeningto argumentsfrom itsopponent手),the systemcan searcharound400million onlinearticles inless thanfive minutes.It looksfor ideasthat cansupportits ownargument.Testing onthe systembegan in2019when itdebated withHarish Natarajan,a professionaldebater whoholdsthe worldrecord formost debatecompetition victories.The debatetopic waswhether ornot preschoolshould be(给补助),subsidized and the AIsystem arguedin favorof thisidea.Althoughthe AIlost the debate inthe endbased onthe audiencevote,the audiencesaid itdid verywell.Interestingly,58percent ofthe audiencesaid thatProject Debaterincreased theirknowledge about the topic,while only20percentsaid thesame aboutNatarajan.Also,Project Debaterhas shownstrength atmaking impressiveand logicalopeningstatements inthedebate,according toScientific American.(逊色After competingwith varioushuman debaters,the AI systems overallperformance remainsinferior的),“fUHy capableof soundingawkward duringan argument,noted ScientificAmerican.In otherwords,the back-and-forth argumentsinthe AIsystemsdebates dontsound likea realhuman(过失)conversation.On stage,Project Debateris farfrom perfect,and itsmissteps revealjust howdifficult andhowhuman argumentationand debate are,“said computerscientist ChrisReed ofthe Universityof Dundeein theUK.Humans andtechnology havebeen facingoff fbrdecades.In1997,IBMs Deep Blue becamethefirst(卫冕的)(巨人)computer todefeat areigning chesschampion,besting titanGarry Kasparovin asix-game match.So aftertwo decades,have IBMsresearchers justreproduced a“Deep Blueto debateIts muchmore thanthat,(基本的)(能力)the researchersnoted.Argument anddebatearefundamental capabilitiesof humanintelligence,(领域),and itsa stepoutside ofAls comfortzone toenter thisrealm accordingtothearticle inNature.
13.How canProject Debaterdebate withhumansA.By learningfrom humans.B.By makinguse ofits internaldata.C.By listeningto researchers,instructions.D.By collectingalotof datainashort time.
14.What didthe majorityoftheaudience thinkabouttheperformance of Project DebaterinthetestingA.It madethem moreaware ofthe topic.B.Its statements were notlogical enough.C.Its overallperformance wasbetter thanNatarajans.D.Its openingstatementswereboring.
15.What doparagraphs4and5mainly talkaboutA.The disadvantagesofProject Debater.B.Project Debaterscompetitions withother human debaters.C.The applicationoftheA systeminthefuture.D.Challenges facingtheAIsystem andhumandebaters.
16.What canbe concludedfromthe last paragraphA.ProjectDebateris consideredan updatedversion ofDeepBlue.B・Humans havean advantageover AIin debating.C.AI hasa longway togo beforeit canwin againsthumans.D.AI technologyhasnt progressedmuch inthelastdecades.
五、阅读七选五Directions:Read thefollowing passageand fillineachblankwiththe sentencethatbestfits thecontext.Eachsentence canonlybeusedonce.Note thatthere aretwo sentencesmorethanyou need.Culture Insider:ChopsticksSimple Waysto ImproveYour WrittenEnglishThere aremany differentaspects oflearning Englishsuchaslistening,speaking andwriting.Many peoplethinkit isreally difficultto improvetheir writingin English.Dont worry,though.____________1•Increase yourvocabularyTo expressyourself clearly,youneeda goodactive vocabulary.2,anditalso meansactually being able tousethem correctly.So itsa goodidea toenlarge yourvocabulary byusing theminyour writing•3People oftensay thatwe learnto writebest byreading.Reading inEnglish isuseful inmany ways.It isa greatway togetan ideaofthedifferent writingstyles.Reading shouldntbe boring.4,and rememberthe beautifulwords fromthem.Finally,use themin yourwriting.•Double checkyour writing5The firsttime,look fbrgeneral mistakesandthesecond timelook formistakes withthegrammar pointsyouarestudying atthe moment.•Just doitRemember,practice makesperfect!The bestwaytoimprove yourwriting istogeta penand paperand write.Be preparedto writeseveral versionsof eachtext.A.Know yourlevelsB-Read widelyand oftenC・Always checkyourwritingtwiceD*It notjust meansbeingableto knowlotsofwordsE.Choose booksor articlesthat interestyouF.Use simplerlanguage andshorter sentencesto showyour ideasG.Here aresome simplesteps thatyou cantake toimprove yourwritten English。