崇明区高考英语二模.doc

崇明区2023届第二次高考模拟考试试卷
英 语
（考试时间120分钟，满分140分。请将答案填写在答题纸上）

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. A pilot. B. An airhost. C. A passenger. D. A taxi driver.
2. A. In a bank. B. In a hotel. C. In a clinic. D. In a university.
3. A. Order for the man. B. Recalculate the bill.
C. Refuse to pay the bill. D. Give the man a discount.
4. A. He forgot about the football game. B. He can’t endure the loud noise from the game.
C. He thought the game was disappointing. D. He doesn’t think football games make any sense.
5. A. She’d like the man to touch the report for her.
B. She’s already finished her report on the movie.
C. She’ll be unable to see the movie with the man.
D. She prefers a different type of movie to a comedy.
6. A. He’s got an extra train schedule. B. He’s going to Philadelphia by train.
C. He’s already missed his train. D. He’s familiar with the train station.
7. A. He’s satisfied with his job. B. He’s got trouble finding a job.
C. He likes working in hot summer. D. He gets more pay than expected.
8. A. The man and the woman did the research together.
B. The woman didn’t work hard enough on her paper.
C. The professor was content with the woman’s paper.
D. The paper wasn’t as good as the woman had thought.
9. A. She’ll consider the man’s invitation. B. She doesn’t want to join a gardening club.
C. She doesn’t have time to work in a garden. D. She’s never been formally invited into a club.
10. A. He won’t vote for the woman.
B. He may also run for class president.
C. The woman shouldn’t have asked him for his vote.
D. The woman should ask his roommate to vote for her.
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages 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. Crows are particularly clever birds. B. Crows have been trained to work for a park.
C. Crows are popular with theme parks. D. Crows have long been seen as symbols of evil.
12. A. Collecting garbage. B. Giving gifts to visitors.
C. Using various tools. D. Remembering visitors’ faces.
13. A. To show visitors can be more careful to keep the park clean.
B. To train more crows to clear up the park in a more rapid way.
C. To communicate with crows and establish a relationship with them.
D. To indicate humans can learn from nature to protect the environment.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. To save space. B. To reach for the sky. C. To attract tourists. D. To be seen miles away.
15. A. They fail to inspire the culture. B. They threaten the city’s development.
C. They have rather odd nicknames. D. They make old landmarks hard to see.
16. A. Skyscrapers are usually ugly. B. The Shard is the world’s tallest building.
C. London’s upward expansion is continuing. D. London’s replaced office blocks with high-rises.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
17. A. The expansion of the cafeteria. B. The cost of meals in the cafeteria.
C. The food served in the cafeteria. D. The job opportunities in the cafeteria.
18. A. Cooking food for the students. B. Serving food for the students.
C. Improving meals’ nutritional value. D. Listening to complaints about service.
19. A. To give nutrition lessons to students.
B. To collect students’ opinions about meals.
C. To find more students to work in the cafeteria.
D. To ask students to try a new dish she has made.
20. A. A little curious. B. Very amazed.
C. Quite confused. D. A bit doubtful.

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.

New “Star Wars” Attractions Set to Open at Disney Theme Parks in 2023
The galaxy (银河系) that seems so far, far away just got a little closer.
On Tuesday, Disney announced “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge”, a highly (21) (expect) themed land under construction, would open in summer 2023 at California’s Disneyland and in late fall 2023 at Florida’s Disney World.
(22) the announcement was made, officials had only said the new land would open soon.
No specific date (23) (announce) for the Disneyland opening. But if past summer openings are any indication, “Galaxy’s Edge” is expected to open in late June.
The additions will be Disney’s (24) (big) “single-themed land expansion” ever, according to Disney CEO Bob Iger. Each will be an expansive 14 acres (英亩). A copy of the Millennium Falcon spaceship, (25) guests will be able to pilot, will be a key attraction.
Galaxy’s Edge will immerse (使沉浸于) visitors in the Star Wars universe, (26) (transport) them to a never-before-seen Star Wars planet—a remote trading port largely ignored by warring people and one of the last stops before wild space. This planet is (27) Star Wars characters and their stories will come to life. It will feature two major attractions: (28) allowing guests to pilot the Millennium Falcon and the other dropping riders into the middle of a battle. The most advanced video techniques are expected to power each attraction.
Even as Galaxy’s Edge (29) (approach), Disneyland is making changes, both large and small, in advance. Recent projects have shifted queues for “Dumbo the Flying Elephant” and “It’s a Small World”. These are the efforts to improve traffic flows near the attractions. Similar changes have been made in Adventureland (30) (ease) congestion points. Work has started on a new luxury resort in Downtown Disney. Officials have closed Rainforest Café, ESPN Zone and AMC Theaters to make room.
Section B
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. sign
B. wreck
C. scheduled
D. inappropriate
E. exact
F. initiative
G. tragedy
H. repeat
I. categorized
J. accommodated
K. unclear

Titanic II Could Sail as Soon as 2023
If you thought the long-delayed project to launch a full-size copy of the ill-fated Royal Mail Ship Titanic was sunk in the water—think again. Just like Celine Dion sang back in 1997, the travel project will “go on and on.”
Australian businessman and politician Clive Palmer, who is behind the 31 , announced in September that work on the ship had started again. The idea was first floated in 2023. It is said that the new ship will be a(n) 32 copy of the infamous ship, which sank in 1912 following a crash with an iceberg (冰山).
To avoid a(n) 33 disaster, Titanic II will apparently be equipped with plenty of life boats, modern navigation (导航) and radar equipment. The first voyage, however, will take passengers from Dubai to New York, reports CruiseArabia, with the first sailing 34 to take place in 2023. Blue Star Line says the nine-decked ship will be home to 835 cabins, and 2,435 passengers will be 35 . You’ll be able to buy first-, second- and third-class tickets—just like in the original.
Meanwhile tourists with plenty of money might soon have the chance to dive to the 36 of the original Titanic. American company OceanGate has planned diving trips for 2023, costing $105,129 per person.
Of course, the original Titanic voyage ended in 37 , with over 1,500 people losing their lives. For many, voyages to the original ship are in bad taste. Steve Sims, founder of The Bluefish, said earlier in 2023 that he doesn’t see diving to the original one as 38 .
Realistically, it’s 39 whether Titanic II will ever see the light of day—or whether the diving tours will happen soon. But one thing is for certain, more than 100 years after the Titanic’s first and only voyage, global interest in this ship shows no 40 of slowing down.
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.
Lying in a Foreign Language Is Easier
Most people don’t find it more difficult to lie in a foreign language than in their native tongue. However, things are different when telling the truth: This is clearly more difficult for many people in a foreign language than in their native one.
This 41 conclusion is the result of a study conducted by two psychologists from the University of Würzburg: Kristina Suchotzki and Matthias Gamer. The two scientists presented their
42 in Journal of Experimental Psychology.
Their findings could be important for a lot of processes in which the trustworthiness of certain people must be 43 . In such situations, reports by non-native speakers tend to be considered as less
44 even though they may be truthful. Their discovery also explains another 45 , namely that people communicating in a foreign language are generally considered as less trustworthy.
There are two research 46 to predict differences between deception and truth telling in a native compared to a second language.
Research from cognitive (认知旳) load theory suggests that lying is more difficult in a foreign language. “Compared to truth telling, lying is a cognitively more 47 task,” Kristina Suchotzki explains. Adding a foreign language imposes an additional cognitive 48 which makes lying even more difficult.
Lying is easier in a foreign language: This should be true according to the emotional distance hypothesis (假设). This assumption is based on the fact that lying is 49 more emotions than staying with the truth. Liars have higher stress levels and are more tense. Research shows that compared to speaking in a native language, communicating in a second language is less 50
arousing. Accordingly, this 51 emotional arousal would promote lying.
To settle this question, the Würzburg psychologists conducted a number of experiments in which up to 50 test persons had to complete specific tasks. They were asked to answer a number of questions—sometimes 52 and sometimes deceptively both in their native language and in a foreign language. Some questions were 53 ; other questions were clearly emotional.
The results show that it usually takes longer to answer emotional questions. Answers in the foreign language also take longer. And generally, it takes longer to tell a lie than to tell the truth. However, the time differences between deceptive and truthful answers are less 54 in a second language than in the native language.
The data suggest that the increased cognitive effort is responsible for the prolongation (延长) of the truth 55 in the foreign language. The reason why this prolongation almost does not exist in lying can be explained with the emotional distance hypothesis: The greater emotional distance in a foreign language thus “cancels out” the higher cognitive load when lying.
41. A. similar B. unexpected C. disappointing D. inevitable
42. A. insights B. principles C. expectations D. justifications
43. A. classified B. substituted C. modified D. evaluated
44. A. accurate B. believable C. sensitive D. informative
45. A. reason B. difference C. origin D. phenomenon
46. A. results B. methods C. theories D. questions
47. A. inviting B. embarrassing C. rewarding D. demanding
48. A. challenge B. perspective C. strategy D. context
49. A. aimed at B. prepared for C. associated with D. applied to
50. A. emotionally B. alternatively C. fundamentally D. suspiciously
51. A. advanced B. reduced C. adapted D. altered
52. A. directly B. confidently C. truthfully D. initially
53. A. tough B. concrete C. irrelevant D. neutral
54. A. appealing B. obvious C. important D. reasonable
55. A. claim B. element C. commission D. response
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）
In a career that lasted more than half a century, Tom Wolfe wrote fiction and nonfiction best-sellers including The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test and The Bonfire of the Vanities. Along the way, he created a new type of journalism and coined phrases that became part of the American vocabulary.
Wolfe began working as a newspaper reporter, first for The Washington Post, then the New York Herald Tribune. He developed a literary style in nonfiction that became known as the “New Journalism.” “I’ve always agreed on a theoretical level that the techniques for fiction and nonfiction are interchangeable,” he said. “The things that work in nonfiction would work in fiction, and vice versa.”
“When Tom Wolfe’s voice broke into the world of nonfiction, it was a time when a lot of writers, and a lot of artists in general, were turning inwards,” says Lev Grossman, book critic for Time magazine. “Wolfe didn’t do that. Wolfe turned outwards. He was a guy who was interested in other people.” Wolfe was interested in how they thought, how they did things and how the things they did affected the world around them.
In 1979, Wolfe published The Right Stuff, an account of the military test pilots who became America’s first astronauts. Four years later, the book was adapted as a feature film. “The Right Stuff was the book for me,” says Grossman. “It reminded me, in case I’d forgotten, that the world is an incredible place.”
In The Right Stuff, Wolfe popularized the phrase “pushing the envelope.” In a New York magazine article, Wolfe described the 1970s as “The ‘Me’ Decade.” Grossman says these phrases became part of the American idiom because they were accurate.
“He was an enormously forceful observer, and he was not afraid of making strong claims about what was happening in reality,” Grossman says. “He did it well and people heard him. And they repeated what he said because he was