2022年1月上海市春季高考英語仿真試卷（五）（考試版）

2022年1月全國普通高等學(xué)校招生統(tǒng)一考試

上海春考英語仿真模擬試卷（五）I.ListeningComprehensionSectionA（第1-10題，每題1分；第11-20題，每題1.5分；共25分）SectionADirections:InSectionAfyouwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard..A.Shewouldratherseeablankwall.B.Thewallneedsmorespaceforit.C.Itshouldbeputonanotherwall.D.Itmakesthewalllookbetter..A.Hecouldn'tunderstandthelecturer.B.Hethinksthelectureisboring.C.Hedoesn'tagreewiththewoman.D.Hethinksthelectureisattractive..A.Gotofindajobatthebookstore.B.Attendtheopeningceremony.C.Buysamebooksatthebookstore.D.Openabookstoreofherown..A.Sheboughtthedresssometimeago.B.Shelooksgreatinthenewdress.C.Shedoesn'tlikecoldweatheratall.D.Shehasbeenwaitingfortheman..A.ThewomanshouldhaveattendedclassonMonday.B.Thewomancouldturntotheteacherforhelp.C.Hewillgivethewomantheassignmentlater.D.Hedoesn'tknowwhattheassignmentis..A.Larryshouldfindanewroommate.B.Larryshouldhaveapologizedtohisroommate.C.Larry'sroommatehasconsultedherabouttheproblem.D.Larry'sroommatemayalsoberesponsiblefortheproblem..A.Themanshouldtakehisvacationsomewhereelse.B.Shedoesn'tknowwhenhersemesterends.C.Theminmayhavetoreschedulehistrip.D.Shehasn'tcalledthetravelagentyetA.ApplicationProceduresB.RulesandProceduresC.FrequentlyAskedQuestionsD.AcknowledgementandDeclarationItcaninferredthatinStage2.aformalreplywillbesenttoyouwithinashorttime.casesofmistreatmentbyhostfamilyaremostcommonthecaseisdirectlyhandledbytheStudentServicesCenteronlyinternationalstudentsareentitledtolodgeacomplaintIftheformalreviewprocessfails,thestudentsshould.A.haveaconsultationwithathirdpartyB.informtheschooloftheappealprocessC.havetheenrolmentsuspendedtemporarilyD.beartheexpenseofanindependentreview(C)Researchersinthefieldofpsychologyhavefoundthatoneofthebestwaystomakeanimportantdecision,suchaschoosingauniversitytoattendorabusinesstoinvestin,involvestheutilizationofadecisionworksheet.Psychologistswhostudyoptimizationcompareactualdecisionsmadebypeoplewiththeoreticalidealdecisionstoseehowsimilartheyare.Supportersoftheworksheetprocedurebelievethatitwillyieldoptimal,thatis,thebestdecisions.Althoughthereareseveralvariationsontheexactformatthatworksheetcantake,theyareallsimilarintheiressentialaspects.Worksheetsrequiredefiningtheprobleminaclearandconcisewayandthenlistingallpossiblesolutionstotheproblem.Next,therelevantconsiderationsthatwillbeaffectedbyeachdecisionarelisted,andtherelativeimportanceofeachconsiderationorconsequenceisdetermined.Eachconsiderationisassignedanumericalvaluetoreflectitsrelativeimportance.Adecisionismathematicallycalculatedbyaddingthesevaluestogether.Thealternativewiththehighestnumberofpointsemergesasthebestdecision.Sincemostimportantproblemsare/tw〃的cefed(多層面的),thereareseveralalternativestochoosefrom,eachwithuniqueadvantagesanddisadvantages.Oneofthebenefitsofapencilandpaperdecision-makingprocedureisthatitpermitspeopletodealwithmorevariablesthantheirmindscangenerallycomprehendandremember.Ontheaverage,peoplecankeepaboutsevenideasintheirmindsatonce.Aworksheetcanbeespeciallyusefulwhenthedecisioninvolvesalargenumberofvariableswithcomplexrelationships.Arealisticexampleformanycollegestudentsisthequestion"WhatwillIdoaftergraduation?^^Agraduatemightseekapositionthatoffersspecializedtraining,pursueanadvanceddegree,ortravelabroadforayear.Adecision-makingworksheetbeginswithabriefstatementoftheproblemthatwillalsohelptonarrowit.Itisimportanttobeclearaboutthedistinctionbetweenlong-rangeandimmediategoalsbecauselong-rangegoalsofteninvolveadifferentdecisionthanshort-rangeones.Focusingonlongrangegoals,agraduatingstudentmightrevisethequestionaboveto“WhatwillIdoaftergraduationthatwillleadtoasuccessfulcareer?^^Ofthefollowingsteps,whichoccursbeforetheothersinmakingadecisionworksheet?Listingtheconsequencesofeachsolution.Calculatinganumericalsummaryofeachsolution.Decidingwhichconsequencesaremostimportant.Writingdownallpossiblesolutions.Accordingtodecision-worksheettheory,anoptionaldecisionisdefinedasonethat.hasthefewestvariablestoconsiderusesthemostdecisionworksheetshasthemostpointsassignedtoitisagreedbythegreatestnumberofpeopleTheauthorstatesthat"Ontheaverage,peoplecankeepaboutsevenideasintheirmindsatonce"toexplainthatmostdecisionsinvolvesevenstepshumanmentalcapacityhaslimitationssomepeoplehavedifficultymakingminoraswellasmajordecisionspeoplecanlearntokeepmorethansevenideasintheirmindswithpracticeWhatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?Atooltoassistinmakingcomplexdecisions.Acomparisonofactualdecisionsandidealdecisions.Researchonhowpeoplemakedecisions.Differencesbetweenlong-rangeandshort-rangedecisionmaking.SectionCDirections:Readthefollowingpassages.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.It'stimetore-evaluatehowwomenhandleconflictatwork.Beingoverworkedorover-committedathomeandonthejobwillnotgetouwhereyouwanttobeinlife.Itwillonlyslowyoudownandhinderyourcareergoals.Didyouknowwomenaremorelikelythanmentofeelexhausted?Nearlytwiceasmanywomenthanmenages18-44reportedfeeling,"verytired,,or“exhaustedJaccordingtoarecentstudy.67It'salsotheagerangewhenmanywomenaretryingtobalancecareersandhome.Onereasonwomenmayfeelexhaustedisthattheyhaveahardtimesaying"no."Womenwanttobeabletodoitall—volunteerforschoolpartiesorcookdeliciousmeals—andsotheiranswertoanyrequestisoften“Yes,Ican.^^Womenstruggletosay"no"intheworkplaceforsimilarreasons,includingthedesiretobelikedbytheircolleagues.68.Attheworkplace,menuseconflictasawaytopositionthemselves,whilewomenoftenavoidconflictorstrivetobethepeacemaker,becausetheydon'twanttobeviewedasaggressiveordisruptiveatwork.69Menaremorelikelytofacethatdisputefromtheperspectiveofwhatbenefitsthemmost,whereaswomenmayapproachthesamedisputefromtheperspectiveofwhat'stheeasiestandquickestwaytoresolvetheproblem—evenifthatmeansdoingtheboringworkthemselves.Thisdifferenceinhandlingconflictcouldbethedecidingfactorinwhogetspromotedtoaleadershippositionandwhodoesnot.70Shoulderingmoreoftheworkloadmaynotearnyouthatpromotion.Instead,Itmayhighlightyourinabilitytodelegateeffectively.Unfortunately,thisinabilitytosay“no”maybehurtingwomen'sheathaswellastheircareer.Leadershavetobeabletodelegateandmanageresourceswisely,includingstaffexpertise.Forexample,there'saproblemthatneedstobeaddressedimmediately,resultinginadisputeoverwhoshouldbetheonetofixit.MenandwomentendtobehavedifferentlywhenfacedwithadisputeThismaynotbesurprisinggiventhatthisistheagerangewhenwomenhavechildren.Thereasonwhywomeninthisagerangesuffersomuchisthattheycannotsay"no."SummaryWriting(10分)Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.Couldfastfoodmakeithardertostopandsmelltheroses?AnewstudyfromtheUniversityofTorontosuggeststhatfastfoodmightmakeithardertostopandsmelltheroses.ResearcherspointedoutthatAmericanshavegainedmoreandmoreleisuretime,yettheyaren'tanyhappier.Theproblemcouldbethatmodernconveniencesmakeusmoreimpatient,andthereforelessabletoappreciatesmallmomentsofjoy.Totestthetheory,theUniversityofTorontoresearcherscarriedoutafewdifferenttestsfocusedonfastfoods,thetypicalAmerican"symbolsofthecultureofimpatienceJandhappiness.Inoneofthetests,researcherstold257peopletoratepicturesbasedonwhethertheyweresuitableforads.Participantssawaseriesofpictures:Onegroupsawfastfoodinregularpackagingwhiletheothergroupsawthesamefoodsetoutonceramictableware(瓷器餐具).Afterward,someoftheparticipantswereshownphotographsof“scenicnaturalbeauty“andthenwereaskedtoratetheirhappiness.Othersratedtheirhappinesswithoutseeingthepictures.Theresearchersfoundthatpeoplewhosawthefastfoodbeforeviewingthenaturephotostendedtoratetheirhappinesslower.Yetthosewhosimplyratedtheirhappinesswithoutseeingthenatureshotsbeforehandwereactuallyalittlehappierifthey'dseenfastfoodinadvance.Researcherssaidthatsuggestsfastfooddoesn'tdirectlycauseunhappinessbutdecreasestheabilitytoenjoythings.Researcherscautioned,however,thatmuchmoreresearchwasneededtodetermineexactlyhowfastfoodandhappinessarecorrelatedandhowstrongtherelationshipreallyis.Translation(第1?2句，每句3分；第3句，4分；第4句5分；共15分)Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets..孩子們的想象力是無限的。(limit).他剛一坐下，服務(wù)員就給他上茶了。(Hardly...).忠言逆耳利于行，這個道理盡人皆知，但是這個固執(zhí)的老頭是否有可能會聽從你的建議呢？(possibility).援引一位王姓專家的話來說，“基于自然的生態(tài)旅日漸井噴，在沒有適當(dāng)規(guī)劃的前提下，實際上，是對脆弱物種的損害，進而導(dǎo)致生態(tài)系統(tǒng)每況愈下。”(cite)VLGuidedWriting(25分)Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.你是啟明中學(xué)的王磊，你校將有國外姐妹學(xué)校管弦樂隊來訪。完成演出任務(wù)后，他們將深入學(xué)生志愿者家庭，共度周末。學(xué)生會正在選拔接待志愿者，請寫一封申請郵件，你的郵件必須包括以下內(nèi)容：.你能夠勝任接待工作的理由.你的周末活動方案.A.He'llgowiththewomantothenextbasketballgame.B.Hemissedthebasketballgamebecausehewasill.C.Hedoesn!tliketogotobasketballgames.D.Heforgotaboutthebasketballgame..A.KarencangivehimarideonTuesday.B.IcanattendthemeetingonTuesday.C.Karenchangedherplansatthelastminute.D.Karenhasjustreturnedfromatrip..A.Callherafterfive.B.Makecallswithherphone.C.GotothemeetingwithherD.Fixhisphoneassoonaspossible.SectionBDirections:InSectionB.youwillheartwoshortpassagesseveralandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthem.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillhereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage..A.ItusuallylastsforamonthBitisintendedforprofessionals.C.Itishostedbyaskiracingclub.D.ItisnamedafteraBritishbusinessman..A.In1900B.1904C.In1924.D.In1928..A.Howfasttheskiersare.B.HowskiersgettothestartC.Howdangerousthecourseis.D.Howfartherailwaystationis.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage..A.ThemusicalbackgroundofthedirectoroftheBroadwayversionofTheLionKing.B.DifferencesbetweenthefilmversionandtheBroadwayversioncfthelionKing.C.ThetypesofmusicusedintheBroadwayversionofTheLionKing.D.TheinfluenceofEuropeanpopularmusiconnon-Westernmusic..A.ItwascomposedbytheZulupeopleofSouthAfrica.B.ItdevelopedoutsidethemusicaltraditionsofEurope.C.ItisfamiliartomostaudiencesintheUnitedStates.D.ItismainlyperformedinNewYorkCity..A.ThesongsWereexpectedtobesimilartothoseinthefilm.B.TheBroadwayversionwerefirstperformedinAfrica.C.ThedirectorisofAfricanancestry.D.ThestorytakesplaceinAfrica.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.17.A.MakingmodelsforTVseries.ActinginsciencefictionfilmsWritingcomicbooksaboutspace.D.Takingpicturesforthenews.A.Heranaphotographlibraryofhisown.B.Hefilledinforpeoplewhiletheywerenotatwork.C.HeworkedforaTVchannelspecializinginholidaytrips.D.liebuiltmodelsofastronautswhowentlothemooninthe60s.A.Hedevelopedsomepicturesfromthecamerathatw&sburntB.Hesubstitutedforanastronautonaspacetriptothemoon.C.Fifteenofhismodelswereonceusedinanewsreport.D.Hisstorywasbroadcasttoeveryoneathome.A.Hewillbefoundacademicallyunqualifiedtoday.B.HewillbeconsideredloooldtoworkwithTVnow.C.Hewon'tbeallowedtomeetstraightwithaTVhead.D.Howon'tbegivenachancetoactinaTVseries.ILGrammarandVocabulary(每題1分；共20分)SectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Procrastination-aVirtueWhenItComestoCreativity?PsychologistAdamGrant,fromtheUniversityofPennsylvaniainPhiladelphia,arguesthatpeoplewho“putoff'solvingataskforalittlewhile-thusengaginginmoderateprocrastination—areoftenabletocomeupwith21(original)ideasabouthowtosolvethattaskthanpeoplewhogetstartedontheirworkrightaway.GrantmakesthisargumentinthebookOriginals:HowNon-conformistsChangetheWorldandreiteratesitinapopularTEDtalk22hesaysthat"procrastinationisavicewhenitcomestoproductivity,butitcanbeavirtuewhenitcomestocreativity."Thispointofviewseems23(find)somesupportinexistingstudiesthatindicateacon-elationbetweencreativityand"puttingthingsoff.”Grantexplainsthatthelinkbetweenmoderateprocrastinationandoriginalitylikely24(exist)becausewhenweactivelyputoffataskforawhile,ourpreoccupationwiththetaskitselfdoesnotdisappear.Instead,theunfinishedwork“runsinthebackground^^ofourbrains,25(buy)ustimetofindinnovativesolutions.Onestudy26(publish)inPersonalityandIndividualDifferencesin2017alsofoundalinkbetweencreativeideation(comingupwithcreativeideas)andactiveprocrastination.Itsuggestedthatamong853undergraduatesatChineseuniversities,"activeprocrastinators^^maybemorepronetocreativity.Boredom27havesomethingtodowiththisboostincreativethinking.OlderresearchfromtheUniversityofFloridainGainesvillesuggeststhatpeoplewhoprocrastinatemaybemorepronetoboredomthantheirpeers.Andwhileboredomitselfisaconceptthatsometimeshasnegativeconnotations,studies28(show)thatallowingourselvestofeelboredforawhilecanboostourcreativeabilities.Theresearchersexplainthatthismaybebecausewhenwearebored,weallowourmindstowander,thus“training”ourimaginations.Finally,29puttingoffataskforeveroutoffearandself-doubtmaybeparalyzingandunhelpful,alittlebitof“directed“procrastinationwilllikelynotbehannfulandmayallowustoassessthetaskathandmoreimaginatively.Andforsomeofus,thatpressureoflookingadeadlinestraightintheeyecanbejust30weneedtokeepusonourtoes.AsCalvin,oneofthemaincharactersinthecomicstripsCalvinandHobbes,oncesaid:"Youcan'tjustturnoncreativitylikeafaucet.YouhavetobeintherightmoodJandthatmoodis“l(fā)ast-minutepanic.”SectionBDirections:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed,A.officiallyB.accessibleC.fingertipsD.affordE.purestF.secureG.displayH.partnerlessI.matchedJ.blankestK.historicallyMostpeoplegetsweatypalmsjuststaringatEICapitan,abreathtakingrockformationiYosemiteNationalPark,California.AlexHonnold'sstayeddry.AndthisJune,hemanagedtoclimbthe900-meterverticalwall,pullingonedgesbarelybigenoughfor31.Honnoldcouldnot32anyslips.Thafsbecausehecarriednothingotherthanabagofgymnasts,chalk,tokeephisfingersfreeofmoisture.Therewasnoropeto33himifhefell.Afterafour-hour34ofpowerandprecision,the31-year-oldsafelychallengedhimself.EICapitanhadbeenclimbed35before,includingbyHonnold,butneverinthewayhehas.In2011,anAmericanTVshowabouthisearlier"freesolos"drewseventeenmillionviewers.Inclimbing,"free"meansusingnothingbutrocksfbrsupport."Solo”meansfreeofprotection.Itisthesportatits36.InYosemite,thebirthplaceofAmericanclimbing,Hannoldhasreacheditspeak.Praisefromfellowclimberswas37onlybyreliefathissafereturn.Theachievementmarksthelatestinaseriesofmilestonesforsportclimbing（競技攀巖）.In2015,twootherAmericanTommyCaldwellandKevinJorgeson,establishedarouteuptheDawnWall,EICapitan's38part,afteryearsofattempts.TheymadethefrontpageoftheNewYorkTimesandgotcongratulationsfromBarackObamafortheachievement.Lastyear,sportclimbingwas39acceptedintotheOlympicprogramforTokyo2020.Thesehavestrengthenedclimbing'spositioninthesportingcircleinAmericaandelsewhere.Go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moneyforthoseless48thingssuchasdiggingwells,extendingelectricitynetworksandmakingmoreaffordablewashingmachineswouldhaveimprovedpeople'slivesmorethangivingeverychildalaptopcomputerorsettingupInternetcentersinruralvillages.Iamnotsayingthatthosethingsarenecessarilymoreimportant,butthesegenerousdonatorsdon'tseemtogiveprioritytopeople's49needs.Rather,theyhaverushedintofancyprogramswithoutcarefullyassessingtherelativelong-termcostsandbenefitsof50usesoftheirmoney.Inyetanotherexample,anobsessionwiththenewhasledpeopletobelievethatthelatestchangesinthetechnologiesofcommunicationsandtransportationaresorevolutionarythatnowweliveina"borderlessworld”.51,inthelasttwentyyearsorso,manypeoplehavecometobelievethatwhateverchangeishappeningtodayistheresultofgreattechnologicalprogress,goingagainstwhichwillbeliketryingtoturntheclockback.Believinginsuchaworld,manygovernmentshave52someoftheverynecessaryregulationsoncross-borderflowsofcapital,laborandgoods,withpoorresults.Understandingtechnologicaltrendsisveryimportantfor53designingeconomicpolicies,bothatthenationalandtheinternationallevels,andformakingtherightcareerchoicesatthe54level.However,ourblindfaithinthelatest,andour55ofwhathasalreadybecomecommon,can,andhas,ledusinallsortsofwrongdirections.ofwrongdirections.A.realisticA.misguidedA.practicesA.emphasizeA.familiarityA.conflictA.thereforeA.fashionableA.commonA.creativeA.ForexampleA.putanendtoA.constantlyA.privateofwrongdirections.A.realisticA.misguidedA.practicesofwrongdirections.A.realisticA.misguidedA.practicesA.emphasizeA.familiarityA.conflictA.thereforeA.fashionableA.commonA.creativeA.ForexampleA.putanendtoA.constantlyA.privatemodernB.illegalB.risksB.neglectB.involvementB.divideB.otherwiseB.expensiveB.basicB.abnormalB.AsaresultB.putupwithB.accuratelyindividualC.recentC.inefficientreformsC.eliminateC.fascinationC.contactC.howeverC.recognizableC.economicC.alternativeC.OnthecontraryC.comeupwithC.correctlyfinancialadvancedD.dissatisfyingD.ideasD.promoteD.identificationD.balanceD.furthermoreD.accessibleD.technicalD.practicalD.InthemeantimeD.comedowntoD.adequatelyD.universal55.A.generalizationB.evaluationC.overstatementD.underestimationSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.55.A.generalizationB.evaluationC.overstatementD.underestimation(A)JohnBlanchardwasstudyingthecrowdmakingtheirwaythroughthestation.Hewaslookingforthegirlwhoseheartheknew,butwhosefacehedidn't,thegirlwiththerose.WhenreadingabookinaFloridalibraryayearbefore,Johnbecameinterestednotinthecontentsofthebook,butinthenotespenciledinthemargin.Thehandwritingreflectedathoughtfulsoulandbeautifulmind.Hediscoveredtheformerowner'snameinthefrontofthebook:MissHollisMaynell.Helocatedheraddressandwrotealetterintroducinghimself.Thenextdayhewasshippedoverseastoserveinthearmy.Duringthenextyear,theygrewtoknoweachotherthroughthemailandtheirfriendshipdeveloped.Johnrequestedaphotograph,butsherefused,sayingifhereallycared,itwouldn'tmatterwhatshelookedlike.Whenthedayfinallycameforhimtoreturnhome,theirfirstmeetingwassuggested—7:00p.m.attheGrandCentralStationinNewYork.Shewrote,"You'llrecognizemebytheredroseIwearonmycoat.^^SonowJohnwasinthestationtomeetthegirlwitharose.Asaprettyandslimgirlingreencameover,Johnnoticedherblueeyeslikeflowersinspring.Hewalkeddirectlytowardsher,entirelyforgettingshewasnotwearingarose.AsJohncameclosertoher,hesawanotherwomanwitharedrosestoodnearby.Wellpast40,thiswomanhadgrayinghairdoneunderawornhat.Seeingthegirlingreenwalkquicklyaway,Johnfeltasifheweresplitintwo.Hedesiredtofollowthatgirl,butlongedforthewomanwhosespirithadtrulycompanionedandsupportedhim.Thewomanlookedgentleandsensible.Johnwenttoher,saying,"TmCaptainJohnBlanchard.YoumustbeMissMaynell.Iamgladtomeetyouhere.MayItakeyoutodinner?”Sherepliedwithasmile,"Idon'tknowwhatthisisabout.Buttheladyingreenwhojustwentby,beggedmetowearthisroseonmycoat.Shesaidifyouaskedmeouttodinner,I'dtellyousheiswaitingforyouinthebigrestaurantacrossthestreet.Shesaiditwassomekindoftest!”Johnwaseagertoknowtheformerownerofthebookbecausehe.wasveryinterestedinthecontentsofthebookwasimpressedbythenoteswrittenbyitsownerwantedtoimprovehishandwritingwantedtodiscussthebookwithherWhathappenedtoJohnaftergettingintouchwithMissHollisMaynell?Heservedinthearmyabroad.Hewentoverseasforvacation.HewentonabusinesstripinNewYork.HevisitedMissMaynelLWhatdoweknowaboutthewomanwitharose?Shewa