1、2021年上海市高考押题卷英语学科（满分115分）第I卷（共100分）II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: 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 bla
2、nks,use one word that best fits each blank. As more people across the world are encouraged to work from home, televised news, social media and online forums (21) _(combine) can either be an enlightening or fear-mongering source of information.(22) _ social distancing now a thing, one can only look a
3、t their phone or laptop so many times a day for accurate updates about the spread of COVID-19. Fortunately, a few tech enthusiasts are looking to make a contribution (23) _ (eradicate) the spread of the virus, using an app backed by data from official health organizations and medical institutes.Rtr
4、Nipuna Rambukkanage, President of The Rotary District 3220, noted that he and his team pondered over the situation of the nation and came up with (24) _ they recognized as the deal solution a mobile application system called Track the Spread.The system can be used to support the Government to contro
5、l COVID-19 by storing and analyzing details of the quarantined persons, and the public health officials (PHI). PHIs can use their app to check the location of the quarantined persons and monitor their activities. Health officials will get the opportunity (25) _ _the ability to monitor quarantined pe
6、ople without physically visiting them, give instructions and keep in touch with them. The main challenge Rambukkanage and his team (26) _ (face) in building Track the Spread was in finding talented undergraduates (27) _ reading degrees are related to Computer Science. They also needed to get the gre
7、en light from the Government to put this app into practice. After visiting the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Defence, Medical Officers for Health and Public Health Inspectors. they finally triumphed on their well-deserved victory. “We wanted to make the lives of people in quarantine easier, (28) _
8、 (provide) them various benefits because people in quarantine have many needs and they need constant care. Therefore, we wanted to present them a mobile application to fulfill their day-to-day needs such as banking, ordering medicine and checking their health status daily. And the second objective w
9、as to reduce the risk of Public Health Inspectors (29) _ monitoring quarantined people. To increase the effectiveness of their service, we wanted to provide them with a mobile application to effectively do their investigations. The team (30) _ (apply) for copyrights for the software system and are h
10、oping to receive the copyrights soon.【答案】：21. combined22. With23. to eradicate24. what25. such as 26. faced27. whose28. providing29. when30. has appliedSection BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more
11、 than you need.A. tempting B. truly C. sensible D.inflation E. implement F. innovation G. regulators H.liberalizing I.excessive J. leaves K. imposes All around the world, lawyers generate more hostility than the members of any other profession-with the possible exception of journalism. But there are
12、 few places where clients have more grounds for complaint than America. During the decade before the economic crisis, spending on legal services in America grew twice as fast as (31) _ . The best lawyers made skyscrapers-full of money, (32) _ ever more students to pile into law schools. But most law
13、 graduates never get a big-firm job. There are many reasons for this. One is the (33) _ costs of a legal education. There is just one path for a lawyer in most American states: a four-year undergraduate degree at one of 200 law schools authorized by the American Bar Association and an expensive prep
14、aration for the bar exam. This (34) _ todays average law-school graduate with $100,000 of debt on top of undergraduate debts. Reforming the system would help both lawyers and their customers. (35) _ ideas have been around for a long time, but the state-level bodies that govern the profession have be
15、en too conservative to (36) _ them. One idea is to allow people to study law as an undergraduate degree. Another is to let students sit for the bar after only two years of law school. If the bar exam is (37) _ a stern enough test for a would-be lawyer, those who can sit it earlier should be allowed
16、to do so. Students who do not need the extra training could cut their debt mountain by a third. The other reason why costs are so high is the restrictive guild-like ownership structure of the business. Non-lawyers may not own any share of a law firm, which keeps fees high and (38) _ slow. There is p
17、ressure for change from within the profession, but opponents of change among the (39) _ insist that keeping outsiders out of a law firm isolates lawyers from the pressure to make money rather than serve clients ethically. In fact, allowing non-lawyers to own shares in law firms would reduce costs an
18、d improve services to customers, by encouraging law firms to use technology and to employ professional managers. After all, other countries, such as Australia and Britain, have started (40) _ their legal professions. America should follow. 【答案】：DAIJCEBFGHIII. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections
19、: 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. Wheres winter? A number of countries just witnessed their warmest January ever recordedIts not just you - January was (41) _ than usu
20、al for many parts of the world.The global temperature last month was warmer than every previous January on record, just (42) _ out the previous record from January 2016, theCopernicus Climate Change Service reported.And in Europe, it was the warmest January ever recorded at 0.2C warmer than the prev
21、ious record in 2007, theEuropean Unions systemfor (43) _ the Earth said.The rise is even more (44) _ through the lens of history - (45) _ to the average January temperature in the pre-industrial years before the 20th century, it was about 1.4 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer.Last mont
22、h, temperatures in Europe were warmer than the 1981-2010 January average, especially over parts of northern Europe, the report said. Some areas were more than 6C above the average, (46) _ overall, it was 3.1C warmer than the average January in that time period.It also brought the warmest January day
23、 ever recorded in Norway, which saw the second warmest January overall since 1900.And in Central and southern Finland, it was its warmest January recorded since 1961.The heat wave (47) _ to several parts of Russia, too.Temperatures from east of Greenland to the northwest of Svalbard were warmer, and
24、 had below-average sea-ice cover. (48) _, last year was 0.59C warmer than the 1981-2010 average. Thats thesecond warmest year on record. The warmest 12-month period remains October 2015 to September 2016, where it was 0.66C (49) _ 1981-2010.Those averages are pushing global temperatures (50) _ to re
25、d lines set by both climate scientists and world leaders. Scientists have (51) _ that global temperaturesshould be kept well below2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) of (52) _. The international community, as outlined through the Paris Climate Agreement, stated that participating countries wo
26、uld (53) _ to keep global warming limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius. But (54) _ with a rise since pre-industrial temperatures, last months average is between 1.2 and 1.4 deg C of warming - putting it near the Paris Climate Agreements (55) _.41. A.coolerB. rainier C.sunnier D.toastier42.A.leavingB.edgin
27、gC.findingD.checking43. A.improvingB.revealingC.monitoring D.changing44. A.striking B. unique C.common D.realistic45. A.contrast B.contraryC. subject D.compared46.A.but B.andC.or D.furthermore47.A.movedB.occurredC.extendedD.stuck48.A.internallyB.globallyC.partiallyD.immediately49.A.belowB. between C
28、.aboutD.above50. A.closeB.inferior C.limited D.expanded51. A.assumed B. predictedC.warnedD.argued52.A.decliningB.warmingC.changing D.decreasing53.A.object B.contribute C.devoteD.strive54.A.coupledB.litteredC.packedD.matched55.A.regulation B.standardC.ceilingD.norm【答案】41-45 DBCAD 46-50 ACBDA 51-55CBD
29、ACSection BDirections: 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 read. (A)Among the
30、annoying challenges facing the middle class is one that will probably go unmentioned in the next presidential campaign: What happens when the robots come for their jobs?Dont dismiss that possibility entirely. About half of U.S. jobs are at high risk of being automated, according to a University of O
31、xford study, with the middle class disproportionately squeezed. Lower-income jobs like gardening or day care dont appeal to robots. But many middle-class occupations-trucking, financial advice, software engineering have aroused their interest, or soon will. The rich own the robots, so they will be f
32、ine.This isnt to be alarmist. Optimists point out that technological upheaval has benefited workers in the past. The Industrial Revolution didnt go so well for Luddites whose jobs were displaced by mechanized looms, but it eventually raised living standards and created more jobs than it destroyed. L
33、ikewise, automation should eventually boost productivity, stimulate demand by driving down prices, and free workers from hard, boring work. But in the medium term, middle-class workers may need a lot of help adjusting.The first step, as Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee argue in The Second Machine
34、 Age, should be rethinking education and job training. Curriculums from grammar school to college- should evolve to focus less on memorizing facts and more on creativity and complex communication. Vocational schools should do a better job of fostering problem-solving skills and helping students work
35、 alongside robots. Online education can supplement the traditional kind. It could make extra training and instruction affordable. Professionals trying to acquire new skills will be able to do so without going into debt.The challenge of coping with automation underlines the need for the U.S. to reviv
36、e its fading business dynamism: Starting new companies must be made easier. In previous eras of drastic technological change, entrepreneurs smoothed the transition by dreaming up ways to combine labor and machines. The best uses of 3D printers and virtual reality havent been invented yet. The U.S. n
37、eeds the new companies that will invent them.Finally, because automation threatens to widen the gap between capital income and labor income, taxes and the safety net will have to be rethought. Taxes on low-wage labor need to be cut, and wage subsidies such as the earned income tax credit should be e
38、xpanded: This would boost incomes, encourage work, reward companies for job creation, and reduce inequality.Technology will improve society in ways big and small over the next few years, yet this will be little comfort to those who find their lives and careers upended by automation. Destroying the m
39、achines that are coming for our jobs would be nuts. But policies to help workers adapt will be indispensable.56.what does the underlined word “they” in the second paragraph refer to?A. low-income workers.B. Robot owners.C. Robots.D. Researchers of the study. 57.Which of the following is true?A. All
40、jobs will be threatened by the coming of robots. B. Optimists opinions on new tech find little support.C. Issues arising from automation need to be tackled.D. Negative consequences of new tech can be avoided.58.Education in the age of automation should put more emphasis onA. innovative potential.B.
41、job-hunting skills.C. communication skillsD. cooperative spirit.59.The author suggests that tax policies be aimed atA. encouraging the development of automation.B. boosting incomes. C. easing the hostility between rich and poor.D. bridging the income gap.【参考答案】：CCAD(B) THE WORLDS RAREST LEOPARDTHESE
42、 BIG CATS GET A NEW CHANCE AT SURVIVAL.Slowly stalking down the snowy hillside, the Amur leopard watches its prey through the trees. In the clearing below, a sika deer munches on tree bark, one of its few remaining food sources during the cold Russian winter. The leopard crouches, its body so low to
43、 the ground that its belly fur brushes the snow. Suddenly it bounds and springs forward, tackling the deer from 10 feet away. With a deadly combination of speed, strength, and stealth, the Amur leopard seems like it has everything it needs for survival. But not long agoafter decades of habitat loss
44、and poachingthese endangered cats almost went extinct. Thanks in part to a newly established national park, however, Amur leopards are clawing their way back from the brink.Disappearing ActMost people think of leopards prowling African savannas, but the spotted predators are found in many different
45、countries and habitats. Theyve adjusted to life in grasslands, jungles, deserts, and freezing, hilly landscapes. Its therealong the Russian-Chinese borderthat Amur leopards live, adapting to their chilly climate with bushier fur and longer legs to trudge through the deep snow. Although Amur leopards
46、 thrive in freezing temperatures, by the late 20th century the human population moving into their habitat shrunk their California-size range by a huge 98 percent, trapping the animals in a stretch of land less than half the size of Puerto Rico. Poachers roamed the space that remained, killing the ca
47、ts to sell their coats. In 2000, conservationists were stunned when a new count of Amur leopards estimated that only 30 were left in the world (though it was based on a study done by counting tracks, which isnt the most reliable method). “These animals were going extinct,” biologist Dale Miquelle sa
48、ys. “Some of us were afraid it was too late to save them.”Their solution? A new national park dedicated to protecting the endangered cat. But first, scientists had to convince the government that this was something worth doingand that it could be done.60. In paragraph 1, the Amur Leopard will be alm
49、ost extinct because _. A. the sika deer had moved their habitat to snowy hillside. B. human have hunted the leopard for decade. C. they cant endure the chilly cold environment. D. the national park established.61.According to this passage, what does the “spotted predators” mean?A. The leopards B. Hu
50、man beings C. The poachers D. Leopards nature enemies62. What is the biologists attitude to the disappearing of the leopard?A. Its too late to save them.B. They should convince the government to get human far from the habitat.C. They should hurry to establish a national park.D. They should let the g
51、overnment legislate to stop poaching.【参考答案】BAC(C)“The dangerous thing about lying is people dont understand how the act changes us,” says Dan Ariely, behavioral psychologist and Duke university. Psychologists have documented children lying as early as the age of two. Some experts even consider lying
52、 a developmental milestone, like crawling and walking, because it requires sophisticated planning, attention and ability to see a situation from someone elses perspective to manipulate them. But, for most people, lying gets limited as we develop a sense of morality and the ability to self-regulate.
53、Harvard cognitive neuroscientist Joshua Greene says, for most of us, lying takes work. In studies, he gave subjects a chance to deceive for monetary gain while examining their brains in a functional MRI machine, which maps blood flow to active parts of the brain. Some people told the truth instantly
54、 and instinctively. But others opted to lie, and they showed increased activity in their frontal perietal (颅腔壁的) control network, which is involved in difficult or complex thinking. This suggests that they were deciding between truth and dishonestyand ultimately opting for the latter. For a follow-u
55、p analysis, he found that people whose neural(神经的) rewards centers were more active when they won money were also more likely to be among the group of liarssuggesting that suggesting that lying may have to do with the inability to resist temptation. External conditions also matter in terms of when a
56、nd how often we lie. We are more likely to lie, research shows, when we are able to rationalize it, when we are stressed and fatigued to see others being dishonest. And we are less likely to lie when we have moral reminders or when we think others are watching. “We as a society need to understand th
57、at, when we dont punish lying, we increase the probability it will happen again,” Ariely says.In a 2016 study published in the journal Nature Neuroscience Ariely and colleagues showed how dishonesty alters peoples brains, making it easier to tell lies in the future. When people uttered a falsehood,
58、the scientists noticed a burst of activity in their amygdala. The amygdala is a crucial part of the brain that produces fear, anxiety and emotional responseincluding that sinking, guilty feeling you get when you lie. But when scientists had their subjects play a game in which they won many by deceiv
59、ing their partner, they noticed the negative signals from the amygdala began to decrease. Not only that, but when people faced no consequences for dishonesty, their falsehoods tended to get even more sensational. This means that if you give people multiple opportunities to lie for their own benefit,
60、 they start with little lie which get bigger over time. 63. Why do some experts consider lying a milestone in a childs development? A. It shows they have the ability to view complex situations from different angles. B. It indicates they have an ability more remarkable than crawling and walking. C. I
61、t represents their ability to actively interact with people around them. D. It involves the coordination of both their mental and physical abilities. 64.Why does the Harvard neuroscientist say that lying takes work? A. It is hard to choose from several options. B. It is difficult to sound natural or
62、 plausible.C. It requires speedy blood flow into ones brain. D. It involves lots of complex mental activity. 65.Under what circumstances do people tend to lie? A. When they become too emotional. B. When they face too much peer pressure C. When the temptation is too strong. D. When the consequences a
63、re not to happen soon. 66.What does they author say will happen when a liar does not get punished? A. They may feel justified. B. They will tell big lies. C. They will become satisfied with themselves. D. They will confuse lies and truths. 【参考答案】ADBB Section CDirections: Read the following passage.
64、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.A. Chefs wore white because they work with flour, but the main chef wore a black hat to show he supervised.B. Huge investments have been made in new s
65、ystems, information technology and amassing quality assurance accreditations.C. The greatest challenge in this respect is time. D. Neatness can suggest efficiency but, if it is overdone, it can spill over and indicate an obsession with power.E. Corporate clothing does have potential for further grow
66、th.F. The last 30 years, however, have seen an increasing emphasis on their role in protecting the image of an organization and in uniting the workforce into a homogeneous unit. First Impressions CountTraditionally uniforms wereand for some industries still are - manufactured to protect the worker.
67、When they were first designed, it is also likely that all uniforms made symbolic sensethose for the military, for example, were originally intended to impress and even terrify the enemy； other uniforms denoted a hierarchy.(67) _. Particularly in “customer facing” industries, and especially in financ
68、ial services and retailing. From uniforms and workwear has emerged “corporate clothing”. “The people you employ are your ambassadors,” says Peter Griffin, managing director of a major retailer in the UK. “What they say, how they look, and how they behave is terribly important.” The result is a new w
69、ay of looking at corporate workwear. From being a simple means of identifying who is a member of the staff, the uniform is emerging as a new channel of marketing communication.Truly effective marketing through visual cues such as uniforms is a subtle art, however. Wittingly or unwittingly, how we lo
70、ok sends all sorts of powerful subliminal messages to other people. Dark colors give an aura of authority while lighter pastel shades suggest approachability. Certain dress style creates a sense of conservatism, others a sense of openness to new ideas. (68) _.A successful uniform needs to balance tw
71、o key sets of needs. On the one hand, no uniform will work if the staff feel uncomfortable or ugly. Giving the wearers a choice has become a key element in the way corporate clothing is introduced and managed. On the other, it is pointless if the look doesnt express the businesss marketing strategy.
72、 (69)_.When it comes to human perceptions，first impressions count. Customers will size up the way the staff look in just a few seconds and that few seconds will color their attitudes from then on. Those few seconds can be so important that big companies are prepared to invest years, and millions of
73、pounds, getting them right.(70) _. Some banks have yet to introduce a full corporate look； police forces are researching a completely new look for the 21st century. And many employees now welcome a company wardrobe. A recent survey of the staff found that 90 percent welcomed having clothing which re
74、flected the corporate identity.【参考答案】：67-70: FDCE IV. Summary WritingDirections: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.Mulan-A Well-known Tale Gets A New MovieDisneys 1998 animated movie
75、 Mulan has become a classic. With its fun music, it has something for everyone. But this year the classic story is getting a makeover. Mulan is the latest animated Disney movie to be made into a live-action film.The movie tells the story of a young Chinese woman named Mulan. When China is in danger,
76、 the emperor orders one man from every household to join the army. Mulan disguises herself as a man so that she can fight instead of her aging father.There will be some changes to the characters and the plot in this new movie. In the original Disney movie, Mulan falls in love with her captain, Li Sh
77、ang. The new movie will give Mulan a new love interest, who is another soldier. Her commander, a separate character, will be a mentor to her. The new film also gives her a sister, which was not the case in the original.At first the new Mulans director, Niki Caro, said that there would be no songs in
78、 her movie. But after complaints from fans, she said that music would play some role in the movie. Most likely instruments will play some of the more well-known pieces. But the cast probably wont sing them, and some familiar songs may be missing altogether.Mulans helper, the small dragon Mushu, may
79、be missing from the live-action movie as well. There is talk that he is being replaced by the phoenix（凤凰）, another legendary animal that plays a role in Chinese culture. As of now, it is guarded secret!Since Mulan takes place in China and is a traditional Chinese actress Liu Yifei, and the movie wil
80、l also feature Donnie Yen and Jet Li.Fans of original movie are eagerly waiting to see this new take on a classic story. Hopefully the new movie will meet their expectations.【参考答案】：A new live-action movie based on Disneys Mulan follows a woman who joins the army to protect her father. It differs fro
81、m the original both in characters and plot. Either familiar songs or the dragon Mushu which was took place by a phoenix will disappear. Happening in China, the main characters are all Chinese. Fans expect it very much. (59 words) 第II卷 （共40分）V. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences
82、 into English, using the words given in the brackets.72.许多人认为减肥的关键是不吃任何垃圾食品。(cut)73.南非有许多野生动物，难怪是动物爱好者的乐园，所以高考后我和同学们要去那里游玩。（shortage）74.共有三支队伍提出的解决方法获得了评委们的青睐，我们代表葡萄牙队，即为其中之一。(whose)75.你好，李焕英这部以母女关系为题材的影片一经播出就大受欢迎，成为票房第一的春节档电影。（rank）【参考答案】72. Most people think that the key to losing weight is to cut
83、 out any junk food.73. There are many wild animals in South Africa so no wonder it is many animal lovers wonderland. After taking college entrance exam，my classmates and I plan to visit there.74. There are three teams in total，whose proposals are favored by the judges，and our team, on behalf of Port
84、ugal is one of them.75. The moment Hi，Mom featuring mother- daughter relationship was released，it was well- received and ranked the first in box office during spring festival.VI. Guided WritingDirections: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chin
85、ese.假设你是市西高中的王丽。过完今年的暑假你将迎来大学生活。你校拟选拔一些优秀学生，利用暑假到当地实验小学为学生辅导英语。你希望参加此活动。请根据提示写给校评选组一封申请信：1.对此活动的认识(如对本人，学生和社会的益处)2.个人优势(如性格，独立生活能力，语言能力等) 3.你的计划(如怎样做等)【参考范文】Dear Sir/Madam,Im Wangli from class one, senior three. I am writing to apply for the opportunity to help the students in Shiyan School with the
86、ir English. Thus they can improve their English during the summer vacation. Meanwhile, I can learn how to get along well with the students and benefit the whole school. I long for participating this activity because after class activities are an integral part of school life. By going in for such act
87、ivities, I can learn what I cannot learn from books, which will be beneficial to me in the future.Im upbeat, easy-going and always ready to help others. I wash clothes and make beds by myself to develop independence. English is my favorite subject and I have won several prizes in English contests. S
88、o I think that I am qualified for the position.I plan to communicate with students first to know what they need. Besides, Ill try to get them more interested in English by telling stories, singing songs, playing games and so on. Except teaching those students words or grammar literally, I will start share English news with them and read Hamlet to interest them about the charisma of language rather than improve their English scores merely.Id appreciate it if you could give me the opportunity.Yours Sincerely,Wangli
