上海高考英语模拟试卷.doc

1、2017上海高考英语模拟试卷I. Listening Comprehension Section ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conver

2、sation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1.A. In a restaurant. B. At a concert.C. In a museum.D. At a flower shop.2.A. 15.B. 50.C. 85. D. 100.3.A. Excited.B. Interested.C. Disappointed.D. En

3、tertained. 4.A. Go on with the chat.B. Review his lessons.C. Connect with his friends.D. Talk with his friends face to face.5.A. Leave the paper to the woman.B. Type the paper immediately.C. Read the newspaper carefully. D. Check the paper once again.6.A. She believes the program is enjoyable.B. She

4、 doesnt like the program at all.C. She admires the talents in the program. D. She will watch the program at last.7.A. Doctor and patient. B. Librarian and student.来源:学科网C. Policeman and car driver.D. Post clerk and customer.8.A. It wasnt very enjoyable.B. It was very exciting.C. It was adventurous.

5、D. It was as good as expected.9.A. He is always in a good mood.B. He spent more money than expected.C. He is happy that hes got a new piano.D. Hes pleased with his purchase.10. A. Mr. Whites new appointment.B. Mr. Whites vacation.C. An important vacant position.D. How to apply for a job.Section BDir

6、ections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be th

7、e best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. Firing a gun. B. Robbing a motorcyclist.C. Dangerous driving. D. Injuring two people.12. A. The motorcyclist was injured.B. The driver was seriously hurt.C. The armed robbery failed.D. A c

8、ar driver witnessed the robbery.13. A. Around 8:30 p.m. last night.B. Around 9:30 p.m. last night.C. Around 10:30 p.m. last night.D. Around 8:30 this morning.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Traditional grocery stores.B. Bigger grocery chains.C. Membership stores.D.

9、Large discount centers.15. A. Americans have bought more organic foods than before.B. People like to go to the stores that sell natural foods.C. Supermarkets offer less variety than discount chains.D. Supermarkets are usually owned by different companies.16. A. Supermarkets are no longer important.B

10、. There is more competition now than there used to be.C. Supermarkets have had to raise prices to make a profit.D. Natural foods have taken over the market that supermarkets had.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you

11、 hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a

12、 given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct. (A)The first year of school can be stressful - not for the kids, but for the parents!They want their little on

13、es to do well at school and some pushy parents will already be thinking about the problem (25) _ they can get their child to the top of the class.But some parents are concerned about the rules for when children should start school.The School Admissions Code for England says that children (26) _ join

14、 the reception class the September after their fourth birthday.But here is the problem: A four year old who is born in August could be in the same class as someone who was born in October of the previous year! (27) _ of them were four years old in September.The older child will probably do better in

15、 class tests. He or she is almost a year (28) _ (old)! This can affect the confidence of the younger child.Now Englands schools minister, Nick Gibbs says that the rules should (29) _ (change). In an open letter to councils, schools and parents he says, “Parents know their children best”.And he said

16、that some parents “feel forced (30) _ (send) their child to school before they are ready”.He proposes that children that are born during the summer can join the class when they are four or wait (31) _ they are five.Dr. David Whitebread, an educationalist from Cambridge University says that the UK ha

17、s a summer-born effect just (32) _ children start school so young.“In countries with these later starting ages, there is a very much reduced summer-born effect or none at all”, he said. (B)Face-Reading SystemIf a potential customer enjoys your advertisement, they are more likely to buyyour product.

18、Its a simple enough concept, (33) _ it is extremelydifficult to know how well your advertisement is being received in the realworld. Now a new system could help advertisers know exactly how their latest offering is going down with viewers, just by watching their faces.The system, (34) _ (develop) by

19、 Daniel McDuff and colleagues at the MassachusettsInstitute of Technology Media Lab, looks at how muscles in the face move in response to (35) _ (watch) a video. Software can then classify what is viewed as positive facial responses and smiles during the video and from thatpredict (36) _ advertiseme

20、nts the viewer most enjoys.The team collected more than 3200 videos of people, (37) _ faces were filmed by their own computers webcam as they watched three advertisements onlineduring the Super Bowl in 2011. After each commercial, one for Doritos,one for Google and one for Volkswagen, the viewers we

21、re asked if theyliked the video and whether they would want to watch it again. In tests, the system made correct predictions more than 75 per cent of the time.The system would be a gift for advertisers(38) _ (try) to grab the attention of potential customers on the internet. Infuture, the system can

22、 be used to personalize advertisements for viewers asthey (39) _ (view) programmes online, depending on their reaction, or as a moreeffective way of testing how good a new advertisement is (40) _ appealing tocustomers.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box.

23、 Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. engaged B. inevitably C. vital D. innovations E. potential F. evolveG. available H. imagine I. simply J. impressed K. applicationsA Special Day: Microsofts 40th AnniversaryEarly on, Paul Allen and I set the goal of

24、a computer on every desk and in every home. It was a brave idea and a lot of people thought we were out of our minds to _41_ it was possible. It is amazing to think about how far computing has come since then, and we can all be proud of the _42_ role Microsoft played in that revolution.Today I am th

25、inking much more about Microsofts future than its past, though. I believe computing will _43_ faster in the next 10 years than it ever has before. We already live in a multi-platform world, and computing will become even more spreading. We are nearing the point where computers and robots will be abl

26、e to see, move, and interact naturally, unlocking many new _44_ and enabling people to do even more.Under Satyas leadership, Microsoft is better positioned than ever to lead these advances. We have the resources to drive and solve tough problems. We are _45_ in every aspect of modern computing and h

27、ave the deepest commitment to research in the industry. In my role as technical advisor to Satya, I get to join product reviews and am _46_ by the vision and talent I see. The result is evident in products like Cortana, Skype Translator, and Holo Lens - and those are just a few of the _47_ that are

28、on the way.In the coming years, Microsoft has the opportunity to reach even more people and organizations around the world. Technology is still out of reach for many people, because it is complex or expensive, or they _48_ do not have access. So I hope you will think about what you can do to make th

29、e power of technology accessible to everyone, to connect people to each other, and make personal computing _49_ everywhere even as the very intention of what a PC delivers makes its way into all devices.We have accomplished a lot together during our first 40 years and enable countless businesses and

30、 people to realize their full _50_. But what matters most now is what we do next. Thank you for helping make Microsoft a fantastic company now and for decades to come. III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B,

31、C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Better Solar Energy Systems: More Heat, More LightSolar photovoltaic thermal energy systems (太阳能光伏热能系统), or PVTs, produce both heat and electricity, but until now they havent been very good at the heat-producing part _51_ a stand-alone (单机的) solar thermal collector. Thats because they operate at low temperatures to cool crystalline silicon solar cells (晶体硅太阳能电池), which lets the silicon produce more electricity but isnt a very _52_ way to gather heat. Thats a problem of economics. A solar-electric system is run