2021 年高考英语冲刺模拟试卷 1 （上海）
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: 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 conversation 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. Husband and wife. B. Guest and hostess
C. Customer and waitress. D. Boss and employee.
2. A. Watch the program on TV. B. Call the TV station.
C. Meet the man at the cat exhibition D. Look for cats with the man.
3. A. Borrow the typewriter. B. Visit the woman.
C. Go home soon. D. Read the woman's paper.
4. A. The man. B. Both.
C. The woman. D. Neither.
5. A. The books there are too expensive.
B. She won't be able to get the book before class.
C. The textbook she needs isn't in yet
D. She hopes to get a good deal on some second-hand books.
6. A. Take the bus to the airport.
B. Meet the Browns at the airport.
C. Make a phone call to the Browns.
D. Accompany the Browns to the airport
7. A. The woman will have a test
B. The man will probably go to the movie.
C. The man will have to sit for an exam.
D. The woman wishes she could go to class with the man.
8. A. The results haven't come yet.
B. The results were checked again last night.
C. The woman needs another test tomorrow.
D. The doctor hasn't come back from the lab.
9. A. Most neighbors are as noisy as the woman.
B. Talking to the neighbors politely might be the best way
C. He'd like to know why the woman is angry
D. The woman is too polite for her neighbors.
10. A. He needs to buy another umbrella.
B. It will rain much later in the week.
C. It will probably rain tomorrow.
D. The weather forecasters almost never agree.
Section B
Directions: In Section B. you will hear two short passages several and one longer conversation, and
you will be asked several questions on each of them. The passages and the conversation 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 is the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. They used to be unable to listen to public debates.
B. They were more patient and sociable then people now.
C. They learned from political speeches.
D. They used to think in terms of a printed text.
12. A. It makes people get ideas from images, not from written words.
B. It has made the public less interested in politics.
C. The quality of television programming has declined.
D. Political programs on TV are too complex.
13. A. The environmental effects of consumerism.
B. How consumer culture has made people unreasonable.
C. How television has affected people's thinking ability.
D. Television's damage to the environment
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. Some children already know how to do it.
B. Some children find it more enjoyable than they expected to
C. Some children refuse to take part.
D. Some children prefer to swim or play table-tennis.
15. A. They seem grateful for their experience here.
B. They complain if they cannot phone their parents.
C. They miss meal times with their parents.
D. The youngest ones find it hard to be away from home.
16. A. They should visit their children instead of phoning them
B. They shouldn’t allow their children to bring phones to camp.
C. They don`t need to keep on phoning the camp.
D. They need to be reminded to phone their children.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
17. A. Five years. B. Three years C. Four years. D. Six years
18. A. The person who has the strong will.
B. The person who has attended the adult school.
C. The person who can work at computers quickly after a two-day training.
D. The person who can pass the test of arithmetic.
19. A. The man's education.
B. A new chance for everyone to be promoted.
C. The man's pay raise.
D. A career promotion for the man.
20. A. The man is eager to attend the training.
B. The person is not very interested in this chance for promotion.
C. The man has been training for computer work since last year.
D. The man is not confident in his chance to be promoted to the Grade 7.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and
grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of
the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Last summer, I had just enough money (21) ________ (save) to buy a golden ticket -- a
3-month train pass that would take me to the furthest reaches of Europe. Excited for my journey, I
packed all the necessities --- (22) ________ the guidebook.
While the convenience of the Internet was definitely (23) ________ contributing factor to my
decision not to carry the few expensive kilograms of out-of-date information in my suitcase, this was
not the only reason I decided to fly solo.
To be honest, my main problem with the guidebook is that I find it limits a journey -- like a
bossy aunt (24) ________ is always telling you what to do, although she doesn't always know what
is best. Sometimes it's better to read outside the lines. Sometimes it's better not to read any lines at
all.
Experience has taught me that there is a distinction between a tourist and a traveler. (25)
________ waiting in a queue to see Michelangelo's David in Florence, I met a man who had a
checklist. He showed me his list of "Top 20 things to do it Italy" and boasted that he had seen
everything Italy had to offer in just four days. The problem that I had with this man's approach to (26)
________ (travel) was that he was focused on ticking the boxes which were provided by his
guidebook. He (27) ________ (lose) in the list of the "must-sees" and blind to all that was happening
around him.
Guidedbook-less (28) ________ we were, my companion and I tasted the joy of being a traveler
when visiting Estonia, the Baltic country bordering Russia. Arriving on nothing more than a whim
（突发的念头）, we had no option but (29) ________ (approach) some friendly faces for advice. We
introduced ourselves and asked them what was happening around town. When this resulted in an
invitation to a beautiful Estonian home by a river (30) ________ we enjoyed a 110-degree
wood-stove sauna, locally picked forest-mushrooms and the good company of our five new-found
Estonian friends, we sure were glad we had left our bossy aunt at home.
21. saved 22. except 23. a 24. who / that 25. While / When
26. traveling 27. was lost 28. as/ though 29. to approach 30. Where
Section B
Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only
once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
How has it become the modern __31__ of glancing at your watch---the furtive(偷偷的) look at
a phone screen to check for new messages or have a quick look at Facebook? Researchers have now
found why we often feel such a strong __32__ to glance at our cell phones. Using your mobile, they
say, is __33__.
A team from the University of Michigan say people are twice as likely to pull out their phones
to check their text messages or email if they’re with someone who has just done the same. It also
found that females were more likely to use their mobile than men because it was more __34__ into
the daily lives of women.
The team watched students in dining halls and coffee shops around campus, observing pairs of
students sitting at tables for as long as 20 minutes and documented their cell phone use at 10-second
intervals.
“What we found most fascinating was just how often people were using their mobile phones,”
Dr Daniel Kruger, the study’s co-author, said. “Overall, the students used their cell phones in an
average of 24 percent, but they were __35__ more likely to use their phones when their companion
had just done so in the previous 10-second interval than without the social __36__.
“Cell phones create a(n) __37__ outlet for one’s attention and may both promote and interfere
with live social interaction,” the researchers wrote.
Kruger believes this pattern could be related to the effects of social inclusion and exlusion. If
one person in a pair engages in a(n) __38__ conversation through their phone, his or her companion
may feel excluded. That companion then might be compelled to connect with others externally so as
not to feel __39__.
The researchers note that they might not observe the same results in a study of different
crowds--- for example, in older adults, who may not use cell phones as __40__.
【答案】31-40 GCKJHFBEAD
【重难点词汇和短语解析】
1. Habitually - adv.习惯性地，日常地
2. Integrate into - prep.成为一体，融入
A. overlooked B. alternative C. urge D. habitually E. external
F. interaction
G. equivalent H. significantly I. clue J. integrated K. infectious
3. Alternative - adj.可供选择的; n.备选项
4. Interval - n.间隔
5. Outlet - n.出口，排放口；发泄方式
6. interfere with - prep.介入
7. Inclusion - n.包含，内含物
8. Exclusion - n.被排除在外的事物
9. Engage in - prep.参与，从事
10. be compelled to - prep.不得不
【试题解析】
31 题通过词性判断应该是名词，空格前面发的 modern 和后文的 glancing at your watch 得出选
项 G.equivalent, 本句意思是现代人看手机就像以前的人看手表一样，时不时地会去偷偷瞄两
眼。
32 题判断为名词，通过前文描写人们会时不时地偷偷查看手机这一举动，本句的意思是为什
么我们会有如此强烈的欲望去看手机，因此选 C.urge.
33 题的线索在第二段开头，讲到如果别人看手机，我们就更有可能掏出手机来，因此这一举
动是具有“传染性的”，因此锁定 K.infectious.
34 题考查短语 integrate into - 成为一体，融入。本句讲的是女性比男性更长用手机，因为手机
与女性的生活融为一体。
35 题前后衔接为 were more likely,因此判断此处为副词，修饰 more likely 的程度副词只有
habitually,因此答案选 D.
36 题考查短语 social interaction - 社交，此线索也在下文中出现。本句的意思是这些被调查的
大学生如果在跟别人社交两天的间隙停留十秒看到别人看了手机，而没有跟自己有任何交流，
那么自己极有可能也去看手机。
37 题判断词性为形容词，本句意为手机为人们获得他人的注意提供了另一种方式。因此选
B.alternative.
38 题判定为形容词，剩下的形容词当中只有 E.external 符合本句话的意思，此处在讲两人中有
一人在用电话跟别人交流，而这种交流只能是外在的，通过手机沟通。
39 题判定为形容词，本句意思是看到对方看手机，而为了让自己感到不被忽视也不得不去看
手机。因此选 A.overlooked.
40 题所在的这句话举例了其他人群可能并非上文所说的那样，比如老年人就不会常常用手机，
表示习惯性地去做什么事，因此答案为 D.habitually.
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C
and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Do you remember how you felt the first time you rode bike? What about your first heartbreak?
____41____ moments and the emotions they arouse can resonate in our minds for decades,
powerfully shaping who we are as individuals. But for those who experience severe trauma(创伤),
such painful memories can leave people with life-changing mental conditions. So, what if traumatic
memories did not have to cause so much ___42___ ? For now, the work is happening in mice.
Neuroscientists usually define a singular memory as an engram---a physical change in brain
tissue ____43____ a particular recollection. While at MIT in 2013, Steve Ramirez of Boston
University and his research partner Xu Liu had a breakthrough: They were able to target the cells
that ___44___ one engram in a mouse's brain and then implant a false memory. In their work, mice
___45___ in fear to a particular stimulus even when they had not been conditioned in advance.
In their current work, Ramirez and his colleagues are investigating whether ___46___
memories can be “overwritten” by positive ones. In their experiments, positive memories are created
by putting male mice in cages with female ones for an hour, and negative memories are created by
putting the mice in cages that deliver brief foot shocks. After a surgical operation on the mice, the
researchers find that ___47___ positive memories while mouse is in a cage makes it less fearful.
They think that this memory “retraining"may be helping to ___48___ some of the mouse's trauma.
___49___ , it is unclear whether those original fear memories are completely lost or just
suppressed(抑制).
___50___ Ramirez’s team stresses that their work in mice is preliminary( 初步的), they see
treatment potential for humans down the road. Those suffering from PTSD or depression could have
their memories ___51___ , for instance, so that they don't have a strong ___52___ response to
painful recollections.
If it’s one day possible to alter human memory, who should be allowed to receive that treatment?
And would the ___53___ system be at a disadvantage if key witnesses and victims cannot remember
a crime? These are questions New York University bioethicist Arthur Caplan says are worth thinking
about before the technology is ready for human clinical settings.
As neuroscientists progress with their research, they say these ___54___ issues are being taken
into account. Ramirez sees the idea of ___55___ memories as neither good nor bad. Like water, it
just depends on how you use it.
41. A. Forgettable B. Memorable C. Sustainable D. Believable
42. A. fruit B. difference C. pain D. movement
43. A. associated with B. exchanged for C. sentenced to D. deprived
of
44. A. put off B. pick up C. turn on D. make up
45. A. reacted B. hurried C. stunned D. resolved
46. A. short-term B. negative C. enjoyable D. reliable
47. A. deleting B. decreasing C. activating D. pausing
48. A. recreate B. eliminate C. liberate D. memorize
49. A. Therefore B. Besides C. Indeed D. However
50. A. Since B. Unless C. Until D. While
51. A. removed B. strengthened C. altered D. stimulated
52. A. emotional B. physical C. controversial D.
mechanical
53. A. immune B. justice C. medical D. commerce
54. A. mental B. ethical C. criminal D. equality
55. A. killing B. multiplying C. controlling D. justifying
【答案】41~45. BCADA 46~50. BCBDD 51~55. CABBC
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了神经科学家们在老鼠身上做实验，看是否可以改变大脑中有
关痛苦的那些记忆，且该实验已经取得初步效果。
【21 题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那些记忆深刻的时刻和他们激起的情感可以几十年在我们的头
脑中产生共鸣，塑造着我们是谁。A.Forgettable 忘记了的；B. Memorable 记忆深刻的；
C.Sustainable 可持续的； D. Believable 可以相信的。根据上句“Do you remember how you felt
the first time you rode bike?”（作者问第一次骑车的时候）可知，作者在讲过去的记忆。故选 B。
【22 题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果这些创伤不会造成如此多的伤害，那会怎么样呢？A.fruit 水
果；B.difference 不同，影响；C.pain 痛苦；D.movement 运动。根据上句“such painful memories
can leave people with life-changing mental conditions.（这些痛苦的记忆会给人们带来改变生活的
精神状况。）“创伤”应该是痛苦的经历，所以会造成“痛苦”。 故选 C。
【23 题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：神经系统科学家通常定义一个记忆为“一个印迹符号”--在大脑组织
中的和一个特定的记忆有关的物理改变。A.associated with 和...有关；B.exchanged for 交换；
C.sentenced to 判刑；D.deprived of 剥夺。“ define a singular memory as ”本句解释的是“memory”
的定义，recllection 是它的近义词，因此应该是“和它相关的”。故选 A。
【24 题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：他们能够瞄准那个构成记忆符号的细胞，然后植入一个虚假的记
忆。A.put off 推迟；B.pick up 捡起；C. turn on 打开； D.make up 构成。根据“a physical change
in brain tissue ，a particular recollection. ”（科学家对“engram”的定义）可知，那个细胞储存着
记忆，构成了记忆符号。故选 D。
【25 题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在他们的工作中，老鼠会对某个特定的刺激作出惊恐的反应，即
使当它们提前没有遭遇到这种情况。A. reacted 反应；B.hurried 匆忙； C.stunned 震惊；
D.resolved 决心。根据“They were able to target the cells that _____ one engram in a mouse's brain
and then implant a false memory. ”（科学家们在做研究，“往它们体内植入虚假的记忆”），所以
应该是老鼠对此作出反应。故选 A。
【26 题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在他们当前的工作中，他和同事正在调查是否这些消极的记忆
可以被积极的记忆改写。A.short-term 长期的；B.negative 消极的；C.enjoyable 快乐的；
D.reliable 可靠的。根据后文的“ be “overwritten” by positive ones”可知，本空应该是它的反义词。
故选 B。
【27 题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在对老鼠进行外科手术之后科学家们发现，当老鼠在笼子里的时
候激活那些积极的记忆会让它不再那么恐惧。A.deleting 删除；B.decreasing 减少；C.activating
激活； D.pausing 暂停。根据“positive memories are created by putting male mice in cages with
female ones for an hour”，（科学家们对老鼠输入了积极的记忆），所以推测本句指“激活”这些积
极记忆。故选 C。
【28 题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们认为这种记忆的“重新训练”有助于去除掉老鼠的一些创伤。
A.recreate 重新创造； B.eliminate 消除； C.liberate 解放；D.memorize 记住。根据下文，“it is
unclear whether those original fear memories are completely lost or just suppressed”（不知这些原始
恐惧是否完全消失）可知，本句指这样做可以“消除”掉一些创伤。故选 B。
【29 题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，是否这些原始的恐惧记忆完全消除或抑制是不清楚的。
A.Therefore 因此；B.Besides 另外；C.Indeed 实际上；D.However 然而。根据上文“They think
that this memory “retraining"may be helping to ______some of the mouse's trauma. ”，这样做有助
于消除恐惧记忆，下句又讲“能否完全消除还不清楚”，因此两句之间是转折关系。故选 D。
【30 题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：尽管他们的团队强调他们在老鼠身上的成果只是初步的，但是他
们也看到了在这条路上为人类治疗的潜力。A.Since 因为； B.Unless 除非；C.Until 直到；
D.While 然而。根据从句中“preliminary(初步的)”一词，及主句中“潜力”一词，可推出主从句之
间为转折关系。故选 D。
【31 题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：例如，那些遭受抑郁的人们就可以让他们的记忆被转换，以致于
他们对痛苦的经历没有一种强烈的反应。A.removed 移除；B.strengthened 加强；C.altered 转
换；D.stimulated 刺激。根据“Ramirez’s team stresses that their work in mice is preliminary(初步的),
they see treatment potential for humans down the road”，“科学家们在对老鼠做实验的成效中，看
到了人类治疗的潜能”，所以本句是这种“潜能”应用的例子，就是可以转换人的记忆。故选 C。
【32 题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：例如，那些遭受抑郁的人们就可以让他们的记忆被转换，以致
于 他 们 对 痛 苦 的 经 历 没 有 一 种 强 烈 的 反 应 。 A.emotional 情 感 的 ； B.physical 身 体 的
C.controversial 传统的；D.mechanical 机械的；本空修饰“response to painful recollection”’（人
对痛苦回忆的反应），这种反应应该是“情感上的”。故选 A。
【33 题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果关键的证人和受害者不能记得犯罪事件，那么执法系统会处
于不利地位吗? A.immune 免疫的；B.justice 公正的，正义，执法制度；C.medical 医疗的；
D.commerce 商 业 。 根 据 “system be at a disadvantage if key witnesses and victims cannot
remember a crime? ”意思，证人和受害者不记得犯罪事件后，那么“执法部门”就无法找到确切
的犯罪证据。故选 B。
【34 题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：伴随着神经科学家们的研究进展，他们说这些道德上的问题也
正在被考虑中。A.mental 精神的；B.ethical 道德上的，伦理的 ；C.criminal 罪犯的；D.equality
平等性。根据“These are questions New York University bioethicist Arthur Caplan says are worth
thinking about ”作者提出，如果这种技术应用在人身上后，会出现的各种问题可知，这些问题
都属于“道德”方面的。故选 B。
【35 题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Ramirez 认为这种控制记忆的想法既不是好的，也不是坏的，这取
决于你怎样使用它。A.killing 杀害；B.multiplying 繁殖；C.controlling 控制；D.justifying 证明...
合法，辩护。根据“memories can be “overwritten” by positive ones”可知，本文主要讲“改变人的
记忆”的问题，所以这里应该是“控制记忆”。故选 C。
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or
unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the
one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
There have been many great violinists but none could hold a candle to Kuznetsov, a miraculous
young Russian. On his emergence while still in his teens, his playing was filled with timeless
wisdom beyond his years; he now holds the stage with immense authority. So it comes no surprise
that he is about to add a new string to his bow. When he performs with the English Chamber
Orchestra, it will be as both soloist( 独 奏 者 ) and conductor. “It’s something I’ve often thought
about,” he says.
Other musicians who have traded the bow or piano for the baton(指 挥 棒 ) have failed; the
transition is not easy, of which he is aware. “The most crucial thing is the human chemistry between
conductor and players. You must avoid at all costs being an outsider, as though saying to the
orchestra,‘You make your music while I imagine mine. ’”
He is quite relaxed about not yet having his own hand-language---every conductor is different.
Kuznetsov believes the connection between notes is not just physical, but also spiritual. Spiritually is,
for Kuznetsov, the conductor’s key characteristic. “And it should ideally be expressed through
beauty of movement,” he says. Some conductors throw themselves about, others hardly move a
muscle. Where will Kuznetsov fit on that scale? “We must wait and see,” he says.
Kuznetsov himself moved straight as an arrow toward his goal. His father was an oboist(双簧管
演奏者) and his mother conducted a choir, but at the age of four, young Leonid settled on the violin.
“The violin is located at the front of the orchestra. It seemed very desirable to sit there and show
off.” He gave his first concert at the age of five. “When I went on stage, I bowed so deeply and so
long that the audience laughed---but I knew that this was what great artists always did. I felt it was
an honour for the audience to listen to me.” His programme that day included Paganini variations,
“which were very easy for me”.
What is his view now of the recordings he made at that age? “I didn’t have the technique I have
now but across the years the intuition has not changed. I still feel every time I go on stage as though
I’m newborn.”
Kuznetsov cautiously paces his own development. He didn’t give his first performance of
Beethoven’s Violin Concerto until he felt ready for it, and he’ll let Bach’s works stay in his mind for
some years.
One of Kuznetsov’s admirers wonders whether he is in danger of not hanging onto “the
fearlessness of youth”. On the evidence of Kuznetsov’s bravely assured new interpretation of the
Brahms Concerto, which he plays on a new CD release, I’d say that his fearlessness is in no danger
yet.
56. Kuznetsov thinks ________ is most important in conducting.
A. the players’ recognition of the conductor
B. the understanding between the conductor and the orchestra
C. whether the conductor has cooperated with the players before
D. the conductor’s and the orchestra’s knowledge of the composition
57. What can be learned about Kuznetsov from the passage?
A. He isn’t as enthusiastic as before about the violin.
B. He was confident while giving his first concert.
C. He didn’t start to play the violin until five.
D. He plans to give Bach’s works a try first.
58. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. It’s easy for piano or violin players to become conductors.
B. Violin players are usually those who like to show off in an orchestra.
C. The writer thinks highly of Kuznetsov’s performance as a conductor.
D. Kuznetsov hasn’t decided which conductor’s hand-language to follow.
59. What is the passage mainly about?
A. A violinist’s understanding of music.
B. Kuznetsov’s efforts that have led to his success.
C. A violinist’s new attempts in his musical ambitions.
D. Kuznetsov’s insight into how techniques matter in performance.
【答案】56~59. BBCC
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了伟大的小提琴家 Kuznetsov 试图转型为指挥家的音乐生
涯的转变。
【详解】1.细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“The most crucial thing is the human chemistry between
conductor and players.”（最重要的是指挥家和演奏者之间的化学反应。）可知，Kuznetsov 认为
在指挥中指挥家和管弦乐队之间的默契是最重要的。故选 B。
2.推理判断题。根据第四段后三句 When I went on stage, I bowed so deeply and so long that the
audience laughed---but I knew that this was what great artists always did. I felt it was an honour for
the audience to listen to me.” His programme that day included Paganini variations, “which were
very easy for me”.（当我走上舞台，深深鞠了一躬，鞠了很长时间，观众们都笑了——但我知
道，伟大的艺术家总是这样做的。我觉得听众能听我的节目是一种荣誉。他那天的节目包括
帕格尼尼变奏曲，“对我来说很容易”。）可推知，Kuznetsov 第一次演出时很自信。故选 B。
3.推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句“On the evidence of Kuznetsov’s bravely assured new
interpretation of the Brahms Concerto, which he plays on a new CD release, I’d say that his
fearlessness is in no danger yet.”（Kuznetsov 在新发行的 CD 中对勃拉姆斯协奏曲进行了大胆的
新诠释，根据这一证据，我想说他还是会一直无所畏惧的。）可知，作者对 Kuznetsov 作为指
挥家的表演是评价很高的。故选 C。
4.主旨大意题。根据第一段第一句“There have been many great violinists but none could hold a
candle to Kuznetsov, a miraculous young Russian. ”（伟大的小提琴家有很多，但没有人能与
Kuznetsov 相提并论，他是一位不可思议的年轻俄罗斯人。）和第二段第一句“Other musicians
who have traded the bow or piano for the baton(指挥棒) have failed; the transition is
not easy, of which he is aware.”（其他用小提琴或钢琴换指挥棒的音乐家已经失败了;这一转变并
不容易，他也清楚这一点。）可知，本文是讲伟大的小提琴家 Kuznetsov 试图转型为指挥家的
音乐生涯的转变。故选 C。
(B)
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A. Night Safari. B. DUCK. C. City Sightseeing. D. Flyer.
61. Mr. Smith is going to take his wife, his 13-year-old daughter and his 1-year-old son to visit
Singapore at their own leisurely pace, he should get at least ready.
A. $89 B. $99 C. $91 D. $101
62. Which organization in Singapore is most likely to issue the information above?
A. Education Commission. B. Health Department.
C. Transportation Bureau. D. Tourism Bureau.
【答案】 60~62 C B D
【解析】
这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了参观新加坡美景的四种最佳方式。
【69 题详解】
细节 理解题。 由第一 栏中的“24 hrs of Unlimited Touring—9 am to 6 pm Duration:1 Day
(unlimited rides)”（24 小时无限制游览——上午 9 点到下午 6 点 持续时间：1 天（无限制乘车）），
可知 City Sightseeing 只需一天时间就可游玩，因此只有一天出行时间的 Mary 适合去 City
Sightseeing。故选 C 项。
【70 题详解】
细节理解题。由第一栏中的“$33/A, $23/C, FREE/T”（33 美元/成人，23 美元/儿童（3 岁-12 岁），
免费/幼儿（2 岁及以下））和“It is easy to enjoy Singapore with the City Sightseeing open-top
touring system.”（新加坡的城市观光开放式旅游系统让您轻松享受。），可知想以轻松悠闲的步
伐去新加坡旅游的 Smith 一家，应该会选择 City Sightseeing，Smith 夫妇（2 个成人）+13 岁的
女儿（按成人价格算）+1 岁的儿子（免费）=99 美元。故选 B 项。
【71 题详解】
推理判断题。由标题“The Best Way to See Singapore. See More for Less!”（参观新加坡的最佳方
式。物超所值！）和通读全文可知，本文介绍了参观新加坡美景的四种最佳方式，属于旅游范
畴，因此新加坡旅游局最有可能发布上述信息。故选 D 项。
(C)
In a few decades, artificial intelligence (AI) will surpass many of the abilities that we believe
make us special. This is a grand challenge for our age and it may require an "irrational" response.
One of the most significant pieces of news from the US in early 2017 was the efforts of Google
to make autonomous driving a reality. According to a report, Google's self-driving cars clocked
1,023,330 km, and required human intervention 124 times. That is one intervention about every
8,047 km of autonomous driving. But even more impressive is the progress in just a single year:
human interventions fell from 0.8 times per thousand miles to 0.2, a 400% improvement. With such
progress, Google's cars will easily surpass my own driving ability later this year.
Driving once seemed to be a very human skill. But we said that about chess, too. Then a
computer beat the human world champion, repeatedly. The board game Go took over from chess as a
new test for human thinking in 2016, when a computer beat one of the world's leading professional
Go players. With computers conquering what used to be deeply human tasks, what will it mean in
the future to be human? I worry about my six-year-old son. What will his place be in a world where
machines beat us in one area after another? He'll never calculate faster, never drive better, or even fly
more safely. Actually, it all comes down to a fairly simple question： What's so special about us? It
can't be skills like arithmetic, which machines already excel in. So far, machines have a pretty hard
time emulating creativity, arbitrary enough not to be predicted by a computer, and yet more than
simple randomness.
Perhaps, if we continue to improve information-processing machines, well soon have helpful
rational assistants. So we must aim to complement the rationality of the machine, rather than to
compete with it. If I'm right, we should foster a creative spirit because a dose of illogical creativity
will complement the rationality of the machine. Unfortunately, however, our education system has
not caught up to the approaching reality. Indeed, our schools and universities are structured to mould
pupils to be mostly obedient servants of rationality, and to develop outdated skills in interacting with
outdated machines. We need to help our children learn how to best work with smart computers to
improve human decision-making. But most of all we need to keep the long-term perspective in mind:
that even if computers will outsmart us, we can still be the most creative. Because if we aren't, we
won't be providing much value in future ecosystems，and that may put in question the foundation for
our existence.
63. What is the author's greatest concern about the use of AI?
A） Computers are performing lots of creative tasks.
B） Many abilities will cease to be unique to human beings.
C） Computers may become more rational than humans.
D） Many human skills are fast becoming outdated.
64. What impresses the author most in the field of AI?
A） Google's experimental driverless cars require little human intervention.
B） Google's cars have surpassed his driving ability in just a single year.
C） Google has made huge progress in autonomous driving in a short time.
D） Google has become a world leader in the field of autonomous driving.
65. What should schools help children do in the era of AI?
A） Cultivate original thinking.
B） Learn to work independently.
C） Compete with smart machines.
D） Understand how AI works.
66. How can we humans justify our future existence?
A） By constantly outsmarting computers.
B） By adopting a long-term perspective.
C） By rationally compromising with AI.
D） By providing value with our creativity.
63-66 BCAD
Section C
Directions: Read the following passages. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box.
Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
Bad news sells. If it bleeds, it leads. No news is good news, and good news is no news. Those
are the classic rules for the evening broadcasts and the morning papers. ______67______ By
A. It catches your attention and immerses you in chewing it.
B. They want your eyeballs and don’t care how you’re feeling.
C. Yet, that didn’t necessarily mean people preferred positive news.
D. The best articles are just like magnets, dragging readers to share them with each other.
E. They needed to be aroused one way or the other, and they preferred good news to bad.
F. But now that information is being spread and monitored in different ways, researchers are
discovering new rules.
tracking people’s e-mails and online posts, scientists have found that good news can spread faster
and farther than disasters and sad stories.
“The ‘if it bleeds’ rule works for mass media,” says Jonah Berger, a scholar at the University of
Pennsylvania. “______68______ But when you share a story with your friends, you care a lot more
how they react. You don’t want them to think of you as a Debbie Downer.”
Researchers analyzing word-of-mouth communication—e-mails, Web posts and reviews,
face-to-face conversations—found that it tended to be more positive than negative. ______69______
Was positive news shared more often simply because people experienced more good things than bad
things? To test for that possibility, Dr. Berger looked at how people spread a particular set of news
stories: thousands of articles on New York Times’ website. He and a Penn colleague analyzed the
“most e-mailed” list for six months. One of his first findings was that articles in the science section
were much more likely to make the list than non-science articles. He found that science amazed
Times’ readers and made them want to share this positive feeling with others.
Readers also tended to share articles that were exciting or funny, or that inspired negative
feelings like anger or anxiety, but not articles that left them merely sad. ______70______ The more
positive an article, the more likely it was to be shared, as Dr. Berger explains in his new book, “Why
Things Catch On.”
67—70 F B C E
IV. Summary Writing
Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the
passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
People are social creatures by nature, and so it is hardly surprising that some portion of their
self-esteem comes from the approval of others. This instinct is why the approval of peers, and the
fear of disapproval, is such a powerful force in many people’s lives.
Despite the most common associations with the term peer, peer pressure is not always negative.
A student whose friends do extremely well in academics may be obliged to study harder and get
good grades. Players on a sports team may feel driven to play harder in order to help the team win.
This type of influence may even get a friend off drugs, or help an adult take up a good habit or drop
a bad one. Study groups, class projects, and even book clubs are examples of positive peer groups
that encourage people to better themselves.
However, for certain individuals, seeking social acceptance is so important that it becomes like
an addiction. In order to fit in, they may go so far as to abandon their sense of right and wrong.
Groups of children may join in bullying newcomers in school. Teens and young adults may feel
obliged to use drugs or alcohol, or join gangs that encourage criminal behavior. Mature adults may
sometimes feel pressured to cover up illegal activity at the company where they work, or end up in
debt because they are unable to resist the temptation to buy a house or car that they can’t afford in an
effort to keep up with the Joneses.
There is no question that some people are more easily affected by peer pressure than others.
Being self-aware is at the root of managing this type of pressure. ‘Going with the flow’ is not always
a bad thing, but as each individual is still responsible for the consequences, it is important to be a
thinking participant in the decision.
【答案】
71. To seek social approval is the source of peer pressure. Positive peer pressure pushes people
to do better academically and athletically because peers either set good examples or create uplifting
environment. However, peer pressure sometimes makes people lose moral principles and turn to
illegal activities like bullying or selling drugs. Raising self-awareness may help fight against
negative peer pressure.
【解析】本文属于一篇结构清晰的说明文。从文章的整体不难看出本文的说明对象：人类与
大自然的相互影响，第一段二段提出了和细化了问题，接下来的每一段阐述了具体形式，将
每段的原因说明清楚并用自己的语言加以提炼，然后用相应的连词组句成篇即可。
V. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
72. 这张票可以使你享有无限的免费停车权。(entitle)
72.This ticket will entitle you to unlimited free parking.
73. 虽然物理学家们进行了无数次尝试，但这个谜团直到最近才被解开。(remain)
73.The mystery remained unsolved until recently, despite the countless attempts made by physicists.
74. 应当鼓励孩子从小接触音乐，音乐一直被认为是灵感的恒久源泉。source
74.Kids should be encouraged to be exposed to/ expose themselves to music from an early age
because music is regarded as an enduring source of inspiration.
75.人们理所当然地认为冲动购物,尤其在艰难时期能减缓压力并带来即时的愉悦,这就是为什
么在每年的购物狂欢节,消费者总是有许多不必要的开销。(it)
75.It's taken for granted that impulse purchases, especially in tough times, can reduce stress and
provide instant pleasure. That's why there's always so much unnecessary spending going on during
the annual shopping carnival.
VI. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given
below in Chinese.
如今，电子支付（electronic payment）成为潮流，现金的使用频率越来越低。请你简要说明电
子支付在生活中的具体应用，并谈谈你时电子支付是否会取代现金的看法。你的文章 必须包
括：
1.简要说明电子支付在生活中的具体应用；
2.电子支付是否会取代现金？为什么？
【答案】There is a growing trend that electronic payment has dominated our lives, and we are
gradually stepping into a cashless society.
Take a quick look at your daily life, and you will find e-payment has covered every aspect of life
today.It’s hard to imagine without Alipay how you can make online purchases on Taobao with a few
simple clicks.Without WeChat, how can you unlock a shared bike and pay for the fee? E- payments
are also almost universally accepted by brick-and-mortar stores.In one sense, we now literally have
everything at our fingertips thanks to electronic payment.
Eventually, I believe, e-payment will replace cash.For one thing, it stands out for its
incomparable convenience.Not only does it spare us the trouble of carrying cash everywhere, but it
also saves us enormous amounts of time that would have otherwise been wasted, for example, in
long queues.For another, it eliminates the necessity to worry about whether the banknotes you’ve
received are real of fake.E-payment also makes it easier for the government to supervise the
circulation of money by offering a transparent environment for electronic payments.
Admittedly, e-payment has its own drawbacks, such as potentially severe consequences if one’s
account is hacked or stolen.But with the improvement of relevant law and regulations, the problem is
sure to be kept at bay.
To put it in a nutshell, electronic payment can simplify daily affairs, regulate the flow of money
and will ultimately dominate our everyday life.I am looking forward to a convenient, time-saving
and safe cashless society.
参考答案及评分细则
I．Listening Comprehension 25%
听力：第 1 至第 10 小题，每题 1 分；第 11 至 20，每题 1.5 分。共 25 分。
1-5 BADCB 6-10 DCABC 11-13 DAC 14-16 BAC 17-20
ACDB
II．Grammar and Vocabulary 20%
21. saved 22. except 23. a 24. who / that 25. While / When
26. traveling 27. was lost 28. as/ though 29. to approach 30. Where
31-40 GCKJH FBEAD
III．Reading Comprehension 45%
41~45. BCADA 46~50. BCBDD 51~55. CABBC
56~59. BBCC 60~62 C B D 63-66 BCAD
67—70 F B C E
IV．71.概要写作共 10 分（仅供阅卷老师参考）
One possible version:
To seek social approval is the source of peer pressure. Positive peer pressure pushes people to
do better academically and athletically because peers either set good examples or create uplifting
environment. However, peer pressure sometimes makes people lose moral principles and turn to
illegal activities like bullying or selling drugs. Raising self-awareness may help fight against
negative peer pressure.
评分标准:
1. 本题总分为 10 分, 其中内容 5 分, 语言 5 分。
2. 评分时应注意的主要方面: 内容要点、信息呈现的连贯性和准确性。
3. 词数超过 60，酌情扣分。
各档次给分要求:
内容部分
A. 能准确、全面地概括文章主旨大意，并涵盖主要信息。
B. 能概括文章主旨大意，但遗漏部分主要信息。
C. 未能准确概括文章主旨大意，遗漏较多主要信息或留有过多细节信息。
D. 几乎不能概括文章的主旨大意，未涉及文中有意义的相关信息。
语言部分
A. 能用自己的语言连贯、正确地表述。
B. 基本能用自己的语言正确地表述，但连贯性较差，有少量不影响表意的语言错误。
C. 基本能用自己的语言表述，但连贯性较差，且严重语言错误较多。
D. 几乎不能用自己的语言连贯、正确地表述。
V. Translation （15%）
72.This ticket will entitle you to unlimited free parking.
73.The mystery remained unsolved until recently, despite the countless attempts made by physicists.
74.Kids should be encouraged to be exposed to/ expose themselves to music from an early age
because music is regarded as an enduring source of inspiration.
75.It's taken for granted that impulse purchases, especially in tough times, can reduce stress and
provide instant pleasure. That's why there's always so much unnecessary spending going on during
the annual shopping carnival.
VI. Guided Writing
There is a growing trend that electronic payment has dominated our lives, and we are gradually
stepping into a cashless society.
Take a quick look at your daily life, and you will find e-payment has covered every aspect of life
today.It’s hard to imagine without Alipay how you can make online purchases on Taobao with a few
simple clicks.Without WeChat, how can you unlock a shared bike and pay for the fee? E- payments
are also almost universally accepted by brick-and-mortar stores.In one sense, we now literally have
everything at our fingertips thanks to electronic payment.
Eventually, I believe, e-payment will replace cash.For one thing, it stands out for its
incomparable convenience.Not only does it spare us the trouble of carrying cash everywhere, but it
also saves us enormous amounts of time that would have otherwise been wasted, for example, in
long queues.For another, it eliminates the necessity to worry about whether the banknotes you’ve
received are real of fake.E-payment also makes it easier for the government to supervise the
circulation of money by offering a transparent environment for electronic payments.
Admittedly, e-payment has its own drawbacks, such as potentially severe consequences if one’s
account is hacked or stolen.But with the improvement of relevant law and regulations, the problem is
sure to be kept at bay.
To put it in a nutshell, electronic payment can simplify daily affairs, regulate the flow of money
and will ultimately dominate our everyday life.I am looking forward to a convenient, time-saving
and safe cashless society.
评分标准：
1. 本题总分为 25 分，其中内容 10 分，语言 10 分，组织结构 5 分。
2. 评分时应注意的主要方面：内容要点，应用词汇和语法结构的数量和正确性及上下文的连
贯性。
3. 评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定所属档次，然后对照相应的组织结构档次给予
加分。其中，内容和语言两部分相加，得 15 分或以上者，可考虑加 4-5 分，15 分以下者只能
考虑加 0，1，2，3 分。
4. 词数少于 70，总分最多不超过 10 分。
各档次给分要求
内容部分
A. 内容充实，主题突出，详略得当。
B. 内容基本充实，尚能表达出作文要求。
C. 漏掉或未能写清楚主要内容，有些内容与主题无关。
D. 明显遗漏主要内容，严重离题。
语言部分
A. 具有很好的语言表达能力，语法结构正确或有些小错误，主要因为使用了较复杂结构或词
汇所致。句子结构多样，词汇丰富。
B. 语法结构和词汇方面有错误，但不影响理解。句子结构有一定的变化，词汇使用得当。
C. 语法结构与词汇错误较多，影响了对内容的理解。句子结构单调，词汇较贫乏。
D. 语法结构与词汇的错误很多，影响了对内容的理解。词不达意。
组织结构部分
A. 自然地使用了语句间的连接成分，全文流畅，结构紧凑。
B. 能使用简单的语句间连接成分，全文内容连贯。
C. 尚能使用语句间连接成分，语言连贯性较差。
D. 缺乏语句间的连接成分，语言不连贯。
听力原文：
Listening Comprehension
Section A
1. M: It's very nice of you to invite me.
W: I'm very glad you could come, Mr. Smith. Will you take a seat at the head of the table?
Q: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
2. M: Hey, there will be a program on Channel 7 at 8 you might like. It's about cat.
W: I haven't heard about it. But you are right. I am interested in it.
Q: What will the woman probably do?
3. W: I've almost finished typing my homework paper.
M: Tell me when it's ready. I'd like to see it
Q: What does the man want to do?
4. M: I don't think it's a good idea to spend more time chatting on line. I mean it is really a waste of
time
W: Well, but I think sometimes chatting on line can help you to reduce your stress and make you
feel a little bit relaxed
Q: Who is in favor of chatting on line?
5. M: The University Bookstore opens at 9 in the morning.
W: Oh dear, I need a textbook for 8 o'clock class today.
Q: What does the woman mean?
6. W: Hello, dear, are you still busy? The Browns have to leave for the airport in twenty minutes
M: Ok, one more phone call and I'll be ready to leave.
Q: What are they going to do?
7. M: I have to go to class because I have a test, but if I could, I'd go with you to the movie.
W: That's too bad. I wish you could come along
Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
8. W: Hello. This is Mary. I'm calling to see if my blood test results are in.
M: Dr. Smith just sent them to the lab last night, so the earliest time they could be back is tomorrow
morning.
Q: What does the man mean?
9. W: I'm going to tell the neighbor of mine to turn down the music once and for all.
M: I see why you are angry. But I've always found the polite route is the most effective.
Q: What does the man mean?
10. W: Is it supposed to rain tomorrow?
M: If you believe the weather broadcast, we'd better bring our umbrella.
Q: What does the man mean?
Section B
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
There's a book I have to recommend to anyone interested in the state of our consumer society.
It's called Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman. Postman doesn't go through all the
environmental effects of consumerism, the damage to the ecology, or whatever. He focuses instead
on how society's addiction to television is slowly destroying our ability to think and reason. An
example he gives is the way that politicians speak. 150 years ago in the U. S., people listening to
public debates were accustomed to hearing and processing complex ideas in paragraph-length
sentences. Today, however, most politicians speak in very simple, short sentences because the public
cannot pay attention to anything longer. Postman blames this on the shift from a text-based, reading
society to a TV-viewing society. Before TV, people spoke and thought in terms of the printed word.
But, these days, people can't do that because TV had taught them to get ideas in the form of pictures,
not words.
(Now listen to it again)
Question11. What was the different about people 150 years ago?
Question 12. Why does the speaker say television is responsible for the change?
Question 13. What is the book about?
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
Every year I work at a summer camp for kids and I really enjoy seeing the children do things
they never thought they could do. Nearly all the kids know how to swim and play table-tennis before
they come, but things like rock climbing are new experiences for most. Some of them are very
nervous, but after a bit of encouragement, they agree to try and they all get to the top in the end,
which makes them feel great.
The kids stay several weeks and some do miss home. You might expect it to be the really young
ones who feel like that the most but it's actually the ten-to thirteen-year-olds. We don't let them use
their mobile phones all the time. First we tell them they can phone home after lunch. Then when they
ask again, usually after dinner, we say it's a bit too late to phone and suggest doing it the next day.
Most children are fine in a couple of days and at the end of their stay, it's amazing how many come
and thanks us because they have had a great time.
It's not just the children who get lonely. We get parents who are on the phone the whole time,
asking how their child is getting on, which is quite unnecessary. Often their son or daughter will be
busy, playing games or doing something else, so we have to tell parents ring back another time.
Some kids arrive dressed in smart, designer, new clothes and they sometimes argue when we tell
them to change into something they won't mind getting dirty, but before long they realize what we
mean.
(Now listen to it again)
Questions.
Question 14. What does the speaker say about rock climbing at the camp?
Question 15. What surprises the speaker about the children who stay at the camp?
Question 16. What does the speaker think about some parents?
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
M: Good morning, Mrs. Smith. You want to see me?
W: Yes, Tom. Let's review what you've done so far? You were hired as a mail clerk about five years
ago. You have learned a lot since then, haven't you?
M: Sure. I learned more about the company because I went around to different offices. Then I was
promoted to a mail distribution clerk. That's two grades higher than the mail clerk. So I skipped a
grade. I went from Grade I to Grade 3
W: Did you like that job?
M: Yeah, my pay went up, and every year I moved up a step. Every time I moved up a step, I got a
pay raise
W: You were a boss.
M: Right. After three years, the manager said he wanted to help me move up. They gave me a little
test—arithmetic, and some typing.
W: You did well on the test.
M: Yes. I did well because I studied at an adult school, and I practiced at home before the test. So I
got this job as a senior clerk. I'm a Grade 5 now
W: Well. Tom, here is another chance to be promoted. We will give everybody two days of training
on computers. The people who learn quickly can go to school for more training.
M: You mean going to school on company time? Go to school instead of coming to work?
W: Yes, because it will help you in your wok later. You can be promoted to production
programming after you've learned to use computer. The job starts at Grade 7.
M: Well, I'd like to think about it for a few days. Maybe I should stay where I am now.
(Now listen to it again)
Question17. How many years did it take the man to move up to Grade 5?
Question 18. Who can get the chance to go to school for more training?
Question 19. What is mainly discussed in the conversation?
Question20. What can be inferred from the conversation?
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