2024屆上海市十二校高三第二次模擬考試英語試卷注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．——Davidshouldlietohisbestfriendinordertogetthewell-paidjob!——Itistypicalofhimbecausehe________.A．isfacinghisWaterlooB．isvisuallychallengedC．hascast-ironnervesD．worshipsthegoldencalf2．Childrenexposedtoairpollutionaremoretosufferingfromdifferentdiseases.A．possible B．probable C．likely D．certainly3．一Whenheknowtheresultoftoday’sjobinterview?一Inacoupleofdays．A．should B．may C．shall D．must4．—Wewouldappreciateitifyoucouldstayforlunch.—Sorry,I.Ihaveanotherappointment.A．won’t B．shan’t C．can’t D．mustn’t5．Doyouknowthat______chairmanofthemeetinghasannouncedthatMrHodgehasbeenmade______managerofthisfactory?A．the,the B．/,the C．the,/ D．a(chǎn),a6．Hardlyever______somanychoicesforyoungpeopleenteringtheworkforceastherearetoday.A．thereare B．therehavebeen C．havetherebeen D．a(chǎn)rethere7．Thedoctor’sdilemmawas_____heshouldtellthepatientthetruth.A．whether B．whichC．that D．what8．—ThemovieTillDeathDoUsPart《最愛》willbeonat8pm．Whataboutpickingyouupat7pm?—Allright．Iwillhavecomebackfromworkbythen,andIyouathome．A．willbewaitingfor B．willwaitfor C．havebeenwaitingfor D．a(chǎn)mwaitingfor9．---Whenshallwestartthereconstructionofthehistoricbuilding? ---Notuntilourprogram______bytheauthority. A.willapprove B.willbeapprovedC.hasapproved D.hasbeenapproved10．Ican________Diana’sthoughtsfromthechangesinherfacialexpressions.A．readB．noticeC．countD．watch11．Althoughwarstillexistsonourplanet，Idobelieveit’spossiblefordifferentethnicgroupstolivetogetherin______.A．a(chǎn)greementB．harmonyC．connectionD．comparison12．Goodnews!Wedidn’tspendwehadexpected.A．a(chǎn)shalfmuchmoneyas B．muchmoneyashalfasC．a(chǎn)smuchmoneyashalf D．halfasmuchmoneyas13．Wearelivinginanage________QRcodes(二維碼)arebecomingmoreandmorepopularinourdailylife.A．why B．thatC．whose D．when14．Tocombatglobalwarming,manypeopleare_________theuseofalternativeenergysources.A．a(chǎn)pplyingto B．jumpingat C．dippinginto D．pushingfor15．I______footballsinceIleftuniversity.A．didn’tplay B．don’tplayC．won’tplay D．haven’tplayed16．Togetaslimfigure,Fannyhastriedmanyways,butinvain.Sonowsheisreducedanythingforsupper.A．tonoteating B．nottoeatC．nottoeating D．tonoteat17．Childrenunderfifteenarenotpermittedtoseesuchkindoffilm_________isbadfortheirmentaldevelopment.A．a(chǎn)s B．whatC．which D．that18．---Excuseme,wouldyouplease______mesomepetrol?---Sorry.Ihaveonlyalittleleftinmycar.A．spareB．saveC．shareD．spend19．_______manyChineseholidaysaredirectedtowardsservicesrememberingancestors,theChingMingFestivalisbeyonddoubtthelargest.A．Unless B．SinceC．Once D．While20．I'llhaveallofthereadingsbytheendofthistermifmyplangoeswell.A．completing B．tocompleteC．completed D．beingcompleted第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Willtherebeatimeinourliveswhencarsdon’tcrash?Whenwecanjustsitbackandrelaxandourcarswilldrivethemselves.Autotechnologyexpertssay“yes”.Andtheysaythatsomeofthoseadvancesmayhappenquickerthanyoumightthink.Theywillrequiretheuserstoinputthenameofthedestinationorthecompleteaddressofthelocationthattheywanttogoandthecars’artificialintelligencetakesthemthereautomaticallywithoutadriver.Theywillrunonsolarpowerinthedaytimeandethanolfuel(乙醇燃料)atnight.Toyota,BMWandHondawillcompletelycontrolthetradeofdriverlesscarbusinesstogetherandwillhavethecheapestdriverlesscars.Fossilfuelswillbecompletelyincompatible(不相配的)withthesecars.Driverlesscarswillnotrequireadriver’slicenseofanygradetooperate.Anyonewithbasicliteracyandcomputerskillswhoareatleast16yearsofagewillbelegallyallowedtooperatethevehiclewithabsolutelynolimits.Thiswouldgivetheyounguserspermissiontooperatethedriverlesscarsonmajorhighwaysaswellassecondaryroadswithoutneedingaseparateclassification.Inadditiontoallthis,drunkenpeoplewillbeabletousetheirownautomobilestoreturnhomebecausetheyarenot“driving”,thevehicle.What’smore,carinsurancewillbecomeobsolete(淘汰的)becausetherewillbenomoreautomobileaccidentsaftertheyear2025.Thisisbecausethedriverlesscarwillhaveallsafetymethodsinplacebythecar’sartificialintelligencetopreventautomobileaccidents.Globalpositioningsystemswillbecomemandatory(強制的)inallnewly-producedcarsafter2010,andwillbethemostimportantpartinthedriverlesscar.1、631．Whowillnotbeabletousedriverlesscars?A．Adultswithbasicliteracyandcomputerskills.B．Adultswhoaredrunk.C．Adultswithoutadriver’slicense.D．Adultswithoutcomputerskills.2、633．Wecaninferfromthesecondparagraphthatdriverlesscars.A．willneedfewerfossilfuelsB．willnotneedahuman’sinstructionsC．willrunonsolarpoweronlyD．willbeenvironmentallyfriendly3、635．Whatwillpreventthedriverlesscarfromcrashing?A．Thepeopleinside.B．Globalpositioningsystems.C．Artificialintelligence.D．Carinsurance.4、637．Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?A．Carsafety.B．Driverlesscars.C．Thefuturecars.D．Newtechnologyincars.22．（8分）Assistant

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inAugust.Applicantsarerequiredtohaveadegreeindancearea,teachingexperienceataprofessionalorcollegelevel,abilitytodirectandteachstagemovement.Thesalarydependsonqualificationsandexperience.Forcompleteinformation,visithttp://finearts.wichita.eduFullProfessorinTheatreandDanceTheDepartmentofTheatre&DanceattheUniversityofCaliforniaatSanDiego(http://wwwtheatre.uscd.edu)isseekinganexperiencedtheatreartistinlightingdesign.Applicantsmustworkforusforatleastoneyear.Significantprofessionalexperienceisrequired.Thispositionisexpectedtoteachatbothgraduateandundergraduatelevels.AreviewofapplicationswillstartonJune1st.Applicationdeadline:September1st.TechnicalDirectorinPerformingandFineArtsDeSalesUniversity’sPerformingandFineArtsDepartmentseeksahighlyskilled,professionaltechnicaldirector.Thepositionisa10-monthstaffpositionwiththepossibilityofsummeremploymentwiththePennsylvaniaShakespeareFestival.Professionalexperienceisrequired;MFAispreferred.Pleaseemailmaterialstojohn.bell@.Screeningofapplicationsbeginsimmediatelyandwillcontinueuntilthepositionisfilled.AssistantDirector—MediaResourcesCenterMarylandInstituteCollegeofArtisseekinganAssistantDirectorofMediaResourcesCenterintheAcademicAffairsDivision.QualificationforthepositionincludeadegreeinArtHistoryorrelatedfieldswithknowledgeofartanddesignhistory,libraryexperience,excellentinterpersonalcommunicationsskillsandfamiliaritywithphotoshopandscanning.Areviewofapplicationswillbeginimmediately;jobannouncementswillremainopenuntilthepositionisfilled.Applicantsarerequiredtoworkforusatsendemailstoiobs@.Thesalarydiffersdependingonyourexperience.Pleaseincludeyourdesiredsalaryinyourapplicationletter.1、Whatadmayanapplicantpaycloseattentiontoifhe/shehas9.5-monthfreetime?A．FullProfessorinTheatreandDance.B．AssistantProfessorinMusicalTheatreDance.C．TechnicalDirectorinPerformingandFineArts.D．AssistantDirector—MediaResourcesCenter.2、Whichcanyouapplytoifyouhaveexcellentinterpersonalcommunicationskills?A．WichitaStateUniversity.B．TheUniversityofCalifornia.C．DeSalesUniversity.D．MarylandInstituteCollegeofArt.3、Whatcanwelearnfromtheadvertisements?A．Allthejobsmentionedinthetextrequireexperience.B．Allthejobsmentionedabovepromiseagoodsalary.C．Allthereviewsofapplicationswillbeginimmediately.D．Allthejobannouncementswillremainopenuntilthepositionsarefilled.23．（8分）Disney’sTheLionKingVenue:LyceumTheatrePhone:02074920810Duration:2hours30minutesCategories:Family&KidsMusicalsPerformancedates:Tuesday-Saturdayat7.30pmWednesday,Saturday&Sunday2.30pmTicketsPrice:from￡42WaltDisney’slongrunningandmulti-awardwinningmusicalTheLionKingcontinuestodelightaudiencesinLondon’sWestEnd.BasedontheDisneyanimatedfilm,TheLionKingcametostateonBroadwayin1997andTheLionKingLondonopenedinOctober1999,playingtopackedhouseseversince!SetagainstthegrandSerengetiPlainsandtotheuniquerhythmsofAfrica,Disney’sTheLionKingisunlikeanythingeverbeforeseeninmusicaltheatre,andwillredefineyourexpectationsofwhattheatrecanbe.DirectoranddesignerJulieTaymorcraftsacolorful,imaginativeandhighlycreativeworldthatbringstheplantsandanimalsofAfricatolive.Featuringtheoriginalsongsfromthe1994film,including“CircleofLife”,CanYouFeeltheLoveTonight”,“BePrepared”and“HakunaMatata”TheLionKingmusicalisatreatforaudiencesofallages.FamiliesyoungandoldcontinuetopacktheLyceumTheatrewiththeirLionKingticketstocelebrateintheimpressivestorytellingthattransportsyoutoawonderfulworldthatexplodeswithgloriouscolours,breathtakingeffectsandenjoyablemusic.“Thereissimplynothingelselikeit!”----NewYorkTimes.“Youhopeallnightsatthetheatrewillbelikethis.”----DailyMail.Pleasenote:TheLionKingisrecommendedforages6andup.Childrenundertheageof3willnotbeadmittedintothetheatre.Allpersonsaged16orundermustbeaccompaniedbyanadultandmaynotsitontheirownwithintheauditorium.Allpersonsenteringthetheatre,regardlessofage,musthaveaticket.125、Accordingtothepassage,TheLionKing__________.A．istobeshownsevendaysaweekB．isanOscarawardwinnerC．hasbeenpopularforabout20yearsD．lastsabout90minutes1、Whichofthefollowinggroupwillnotbeadmittedintothetheatre?A．Foursecond-yearstudentsatuniversityB．TwoprimaryschoolgirlswithateacherC．Acouplewithtwosonsaged5and7D．Ayoungmomwithher2-year-olddaughter2、Thispassageisintendedto_____________.A．instructB．educateC．a(chǎn)dvertiseD．entertain24．（8分）WelcometoCengizToursIfyouarelookingtohavearelaxingandunforgettablevacation,sailingontheturquoisewatersoftheMediterraneanSeainTurkey,youareattherightplace!CengizToursoffersbluecruisesstartingfromJuneuntiltheendofOctobereachyear,intheGulfofGokova,locatedontheMediterraneanSea.Youareencouragedtomakereservationsone-monthaheadoftime.ThebluecruiseusuallystartsfromBodrum,intheGulfofGokova,andtakesyoualongthebeautifulshoreswithintheMediterraneanSea.CengizToursofferstripsbasedonyourdesireddestinations.Mr.CengizTozluklu,alicensedcaptain,askilledcookandatourguide,hasbeensailingforalmost40years,andwillmakesurethatyouhaveanunforgettabletimeduringyourvacationonhisboat.Heoffersapick-upanddrop-offserviceattheBodrumAirport.Threemealsareincludedperdayandsoismoderatealcohol.Pl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ofalittlechild.1、A．helpfulB．hopefulC．tearfulD．kind2、A．SimpleB．JustC．MorethanD．only3、A．pulledB．putC．pouredD．drew4、A．followedB．madeC．tookD．found5、A．toB．forC．a(chǎn)sD．on6、A．hopeB．doctorC．favourD．miracle7、A．badB．smallC．extraD．impossible8、A．getB．offerC．storeD．sell9、A．gentlyB．coldlyC．sadlyD．strangely10、A．wellbehavedB．goodlookingC．kindheartedD．welldressed11、A．haveB．needC．careD．like12、A．doctorB．surgeonC．kindnessD．operation13、A．savingsB．wishesC．ideasD．suggestions14、A．sinceB．a(chǎn)sC．butD．a(chǎn)fter15、A．sameB．properC．exactD．necessary16、A．ShowB．FollowC．HelpD．Take17、A．persuadeB．encourageC．meetD．help18、A．difficultyB．doubtC．chargeD．result19、A．wellB．homeC．happyD．strong20、A．courageB．clevernessC．devotionD．faith第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Yournextcarcouldhavetwoseats,threewheels—twoinfrontandoneinthebackandatopspeedofmorethan100milesperhour.ElioMotorsplanstomakesuchatinycar1．(name)theElio.Itstwoseatssitfrontandbackinsteadofside2．side.Thedriverispositionedinthecenterwiththepassengerdirectlybehind.Thestartingpriceforthecar3．(be)just$6,800.Ithasonlyonedoor,ontheleftside,4．cutsafewhundreddollarsoffthemanufacturingcosts.Havingthreewheelsalsomakesit5．(cheap).Ithasairconditioning,powerwindowsanddoorlocksand6．AM/FMradio.MorefeaturescanbeorderedthroughElio’slonglistofsuppliers.Eliowillalsosellthecarsdirectlythroughitsownstoresandnotthroughfranchiseddealers(特約經(jīng)銷商).PaulEliodreamedasakidthatonedayhe7．(own)acarcompanycalledElioMotors.In2008,8．(tire)ofhighgasprices,hestartedworkingonacarthatburnsgasinamoreeffectiveway.EquallyimportanttohimwascreatingU.S.manufacturingjobsandmakingthecarinexpensiveenough9．(attract)buyerswhomightotherwisebestuckintheirold,unreliablecars.“Whatevermatterstoyou,thiscanmakea10．(different)toit,”hesaid.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均限一詞;2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Volunteertravel,thatisfamiliartoforeigners,hasnowadaysbecomemoreandmorepopularinChina、Youngtravelersvolunteertoworkforyouthhostelssothattheycaneatandlivethereforsomething、Atthesametime,theycanenjoythelocalsceneryontheirsparetime、AsfarasIamconcern,volunteertravelhassomeadvantagesandbenefitsfromyoualot、Itcansaveyoulotofmoneybyprovidingfreeaccommodations,whichmakesitpossibleforyoutotraveltomuchmoreplacesandexperiencedifferentcultures、Meanwhile,volunteertravelenrichyourlifebyofferdifferentjobsinyouthhostels,whichalsocanchangeyourwayoflife、Allinall,itwasmeaningful、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你的筆友Jane最近總是感覺身體不適，因此寫信向你詢問如何保持身體健康，請你根據(jù)以下要點提示用英文給他回一封信。要點提示:1.合理飲食，避免吃脂肪高及含糖多的食物，多吃新鮮蔬菜和水果；2.鍛煉身體，合理鍛煉有助身體健康；3.保證充足睡眠，不要熬夜；4.你的其他建議……詞數(shù):100左右(信的開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，但不計入總數(shù))。DearJane，I’mgladtoreceiveyourletter.Butatthesametime,I’msorrytohearthatyouarenotverywellthesedays._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely，LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、C3、C4、C5、C6、C7、A8、A9、D10、A11、B12、D13、D14、D15、D16、A17、A18、A19、D20、C第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、631．D2、633．D3、635．C4、637．B22、1、B2、D3、A23、ThesciencefictiontypeofentertainmentisconsideredbymottobefatheredbyJulesVerne(AJourneytotheCenteroftheEarthandTwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSea)andH.G.Wells(TheTimeMachineandTheWaroftheWorlds).Sei-Fi,asitiscommonlyshortened,isafictionalstoryinwhichscienceandtechnologyhaveasignificantinfluenceonthecharactersandplot.Manysuchworksareguessworkaboutwhatthefutureholdsandhowscientificfindingsandtechnologicaladvanceswillshapehumankind.Writinginthelate1800s,JulesVernewasremarkablysuccessfulinhis10guessesaboutfuturetechnologiesofairconditioning,automobiles,theInternet,television,andunderwater,air,andspacetravel.Unbelievably,ofallplacesfromwhichtochoose,JulesVerneguessedTampa,Florida,USAasthelaunchingsiteofthefirstprojecttotheMoon,whichwasonly200kilometersawayfromtheactual1969locationatCapeCanaveral,Florida.Oneofthebest-knownsciencefictionbooksisNineteenEighty-FourbyGeorgeOrwell.Publishedin1949,itwasnotmeantasaprediction,butasawarning:Orwellwasdescribingwhathesawastheoutcomeoftheideas,trends,andemergingtechnologiesofhistime.Manyinventedtermsfromthisnovelhavebecomecommonineverydayuse,suchas“bigbrother”and“doublethink”.Eventheauthor’snamehasbeenmadeintoanadjective—Orwellian—andhasbecomeawarningdescriptorforsituationswhereprivacyislostandtheindividualhasnopowerandiscompletelycontrolledbythegovernment.NineteenEighty-Fourwastranslatedintosixty-fivelanguageswithinfiveyearsofitspublication,settingarecordthatstillstands.Whathelpsbringsciencefictionintobeingisusuallyanewdiscoveryorinnovation.Theauthorcreatesananalysisofthepotentialinfluenceandconsequencesandthenwrapsitinapleasantstory.Forexample,thebeginningofspaceexplorationwasfollowedafewyearsla