试卷编号：23012
2022-2023学年全国普通高等学校招生统一考试
上海英语模拟试卷
I. Listening comprehension
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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, u one word that best fits each blank.
Diane Van Deren
On February 19, 2009, Diane Van Deren was one of a dozen runners taking part in the Yukon Arctic Ultra, a 400-mile race across frozen tundra (苔原)in the middle of winter. Not a single woman (21) ___________(complete) it ever. With temperatures of 30 degrees below zero and only ven hours of daylight each day, it's probably the (22)___________(tough) race in the world. But, then, there is no woman like Diane Van Deren.
Twelve years earlier, Van Deren, a former professional tennis player, had a kiwi-size piece of
(remove)___________ to treat her epilepsy (癫痫).The operation was successful, but she noticed a strange side effect: she could run without stopping for hours.
At the start of the Arctic Ultra, icy winds frozen Van Deren5s water supplies, so she had (24) ___________to drink for the first hundred miles. She kept (25) ___________(go)
on with frozen fruit and nut bars. On the eleventh day, the ice (26)___________her feet cracked open and Van Deren fell up to her shoulders into a freezing river. She managed (27) ___________(climb) out but her soaked boots froze to her feet.
Yet somehow through it all, Van Deren remained positive, (28)__________ was perhaps helped by another curious byproduct of her operation. "I have a problem with (29) _________ is called short-term memory. I could be out running for two weeks, but (30) ___________someone told me it was day one of a race/" She jokes, “I'd say, Great, let's get started!”
On February 26, 2009, exactly twelve years after her surgery, Van Deren crosd the finish line of the Arctic Ultra. She was one of eight finishers一and the first and only woman.
Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be ud once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. agreements B. chattering C. efforts D. feasibly E. fulfillment F. hard G. introduced H. morality I. persuaded J. ized K. spoiled |
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Here's to guilt-free flying
Maj a Ron gave up flying a decade ago out of concern for its environmental impact. But when she became a mother and started hanging out with other parents, she didn't bring it up, even when the conversation turned to flying. It would have _____31_____ the mood.
Then in April 2018, her home country of Sweden _____32_____ a tax on aviation (飞行).The climate impacts of flying were on the evening news and the mood changed. Ron_____33_____ the moment. With her neighbor Lotta Hammar, she launched a campaign called "We stay on the ground", which has_____34_____10,000 people to commit to avoid flights in 2019.
Kudos. But here's the _____35_____ truth: in the grand scheme of things, barely anyone will follow suit. The _____36_____ class tend to have a lot to say about the eco benefits of avoiding meat, cycling and eating locally sourced food. But that _____37_____ generally disappears when it comes to flying.
We can't rely on international ___38_____ to stop aviation emission either. Yes, the UN has fixed up a deal to cap aviation emissions beyond 2020. But it lacks real bite, allowing airlines to continue emitting carbon provided they offt (抵消)it.
All this means we could really do with green tech riding to the rescue. Here, at least, there is a little good news. Even rather simple measures like freeing planes to fly in straighter lines could _____39_____ cut carbon emissions. Hybrid (混合动力的)electric aircraft are also the pipeline. And we already know that planes can mix up to 50 per cent biofuels into their tanks and fly safely.
It's time to redouble our_____ 40_____ to make planes green. In the meantime, if you are still looking for a New Year's resolution, you might want to think about joining tho 105000 Swedes.
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phras marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phra that best fits the context.
In summarising the state of the planet—rising population, widespread conflict, one-sixth of the planet suffering extreme poverty and hunger, global warming一Jeffrey Sachs, author of "The Common Wealth、can paint a terrible picture. However, he's an_____ 41_____ and believes that all of the problems can be overcome in relatively straightforward ways and at relatively little cost. That's becau the root caus are interconnected and _____42_____ man-made.
