2021年上海市静安区高考英语二模试卷

Ⅱ.Grammar and Vocabulary Section 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 from of the given word； for the other blanks， use one word that best fits each blank.

• 1．Scientists confirmed Monday that a skeleton（骷髅）found under a car-park in the English city of Leicester was that of King Richard Ⅲ，in a weird end to a 500-year-old mystery.
      DNA from the bones （1）

  （match） that of existing generation of the king's sister and the skeleton had the battle injuries consistent （2）

  contemporary accounts.
      The remains of the king，viewed as one of English history's worst guys，will be reburied later in the local church.
      The discovery has caused huge excitement among historians，as it provides firm evidence about a ruler whose life （3）

  （shadow），in spite of official records，by rumours（传言）concerning his cold blood since his death at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.
      According to historical accounts，Richard's body was transported naked and bloody on the back of a pack horse to Leicester before being buried in an unmarked grave at Grey-friars，a Franciscan temple in the central English city.
      Then the crown passed to the Tudor rulers who painted Richard as an ugly bad guy who stopped at （4）

  in his pursuit of power，even murdering his two young nephews，the so-called Princes in the Tower， （5）

  （secure） the power.
      The hunt for his body began years ago when archaeologists（考古学家）started to dig beneath the municipal car-park （6）

  the king was supposedly buried.They family found the skeleton.
      On Monday archaeologists said the skeleton confirmed that the king had severe injury in the backbone.It may have been painful and caused his right shoulder to appear higher than his left，but there was n evidence of the deformed arm （7）

  （mention） in Shakespeare's "Richard Ⅲ".
      Historians now hope to clear some of the myths about Richard. （8）

  （publicize） evidence to argue against the claim that he killed the two young princes.They intend of focus on（9）

  Richard achieved in his brief two-year ruling，including the establishment of a system of legal aid.
      According to Philippa Langley，a member of the Richard Ⅲ Society，（10）

  cruel Richard Ⅲ appeared to be in the past，a new image will emerge of the king. "We have searched for Richard and we have found him.Now it's time to honour him，" she said.
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Section BDirections： 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。

• 2．

  A.prey B.internalize C.attachment D.initial E.insufficient F.struggling G.jye.ai H.jye.ai I.imposed J.suspected K.ignorance

  As colleges and universities nationwide revealed their admission decisions，news broke of a dramatic decline in acceptance rates - and not just at Ivy League schools.The shift meant that many high school students who pinned all their hopes on particular dream schools might find themselves（1）

  with real disappointment.
     Why were admissions so low these years？It's a number game.These years，colleges saw the number of applicants soar to record-high levels.But considering（2）

  budgets，the number of spots colleges could offer had to be（3）

  .As a result，both state schools and private colleges kept seeing their acceptance rates fall rapidly.
     It's not that most students won't get into colleges at all.Instead，there are more than enough spots nationwide for every qualified applicant to find a place for study.But for many，the school they end up enrolling in may not have been their first，or even third choice.The（4）

  strike of rejection，in some cases，could be heartbreaking.These are kids who are used to being the best of the best.
     But some of the pressure is（5）

  ，without excuses，by students themselves，according to Laurence Steinberg，professor of Psychology.He thinks that Americans fall（6）

  to their own addiction to school rankings and fame.Students and their parents have formed strong commitments to particular schools long before admission decisions are made. "When they are rejected，it's like being rejected by a boyfriend or girlfriend." Steinberg says. "They（7）

  it：What's the matter with me？What could I have done differently？"
     That emotional（8）

  is often only about what school name students will paste on their parents' cars but it may also lead to families' （9）

  of what may actually be the suitable school for the students.
     Actually，painful as the rejection is，in the long run，getting into a high-ranking university doesn't necessarily mean competitive（10）

  in terms of job prospects and earnings.A research shows that many students rejected by highly selective schools earn as much as Ivy League graduates.What really matters is how seriously students take their studies.
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Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension Section ADirections： 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.

• 3．Some fifteen years ago，when smart-phone apps were new and few truly understood their potentials，retailers（零售商）barely knew that consumers could browse in stores while comparing prices and（1）

  from other item providers through certain apps before（2）

  making the purchase online.Ten years ago，brick-and-mortar（实体店） retailers had to acknowledge that show-rooming existed and appeared to be a threat.That's the year when retailer were up in arms as online giant Amazon released an "evil" promotion that encouraged consumers to visit（3）

  stores and use Amazon's Price Check app at the same time.Any purchase completed through the app was given（4）

  discounts，which significantly stimulated sales and（5）

  many shop owners to the edge of bankruptcy.
     From the point on，retailers began launching strategies to combat show-rooming including releasing（6）

  items for sale so that no reference prices from other sources are available for comparison.
     "Media have reported show-rooming as a big threat to physical stores，" says Casey Carl，a retailer，"However，less（7）

  is the fact that it is also the greatest opportunity for us." Retailers need to accept that the act of show-rooming is not illegal and any sensible buyer tends to（8）

  prices.As there's nothing you can do about it，you might as well offer conveniences like in-store internet access to（9）

  these consumers.With caring services combined with acceptable prices，the store might actually improve the likelihood for consumers to close the deal（10）

  .
     And a show-rooming study indicates that it's wise for retailers to limit the item price to be at most 5 dollars higher than what online stores charge.After all，for the majority of consumers，getting the absolute lowest price is not their（11）

  .Many of them，instead，are willing to pay（12）

  in exchange for favourable shopping experiences，such as the pleasant store atmosphere，agreeable staff attitudes or even the merry music played，with a reasonable price（13）

  ，of course.
     Besides，adopting a strategy of（14）

  channels is also essential.With many sale channels under control，retailers are sure to have access to the lowest price possible for an item.Therefore，when a customer pulls out a mobile device in store，retailers can be spared the（15）

  that was unavoidable for them some ten years ago.
  
  

  （1）	A．reviews	B．locations	C．rehearsals	D．similarities
  （2）	A．genuinely	B．generously	C．particularly	D．finally
  （3）	A．domestic	B．physical	C．imaginary	D．parallel
  （4）	A．superior	B．compulsory	C．routine	D．rewarding
  （5）	A．cornered	B．messed	C．overlooked	D．refunding
  （6）	A．exclusive	B．alternative	C．renewed	D．seasonal
  （7）	A．criticized	B．publicized	C．exploited	D．executed
  （8）	A．pursue	B．neglect	C．question	D．compare
  （9）	A．assist	B．prohibit	C．monitor	D．expose
  （10）	A．out of stock	B．on the spot	C．within reach	D．at random
  （11）	A．reputation	B．greed	C．priority	D．devotion
  （12）	A．attention	B．deposit	C．honor	D．extra
  （13）	A．disorder	B．gap	C．split	D．deadline
  （14）	A．accessible	B．multiple	C．loyal	D．concrete
  （15）	A．suspicion	B．effort	C．panic	D．guilt
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Section BDirections： Read the following three passage. 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.

• 4．When Chef Enrique Olvera opened his restaurant，Pujol，13 years ago，his only goal was to have the best restaurant in the neighborhood.Olvera's budget was so small that he had to do all the things himself.But Pujol is now widely thought of as Mexico's finest restaurant and the 36th best in the world.He reached his position by making his cuisine 'fancier and fancier，and more complex' over time.Pujol now serves a tasting menu of sophisticated food wouldn't look out to place even at at New York's Momofuku Ko.To decode his rocket soar in world cuisine circus，Olvera insists on mixing elaborate，cutting-edge techniques with a strong emphasis on local ingredients to create a cosmopolitan cuisine that's at once international yet unmistakably Mexican，matching the direction of Mexico City itself.
     A visit to the 48-seat Pujol reveal a space-age kitchen containing 27 cooks，with one making his fifth attempt to reshape the egg liquid and another coloring potatoes.Pujol tolerates any grotesque attempt，a chef could imagine and the restaurant is the trial site for its staff.That makes Pujol a hot place to attract free labor.The chef has also thought more about bringing Mexican cooks home from the U.S.Many are returning to move past the glass ceiling that exists in America. "Despite the number of Mexicans working in U.S.restaurants，you rarely see a Mexican head chef in a New York kitchen，" said Olvera. "Then why not come back here to attract diners here for the most local but also novel dishes？"
     And for foreign diners，Mexican restaurants have another wonder to offer.Just think that merely 30 dollars can sustain you for a 4-course feast in an ordinary Mexican restaurant and no one could resist the temptation.To achieve such high cost performance，Olvera states that you have to keep looking for and exploring with the simple ingredients from which to accomplish amazing dishes. "You always cherish where you come from，but there's also the need for new sensations.Keep exploring with new ideas until you get a better dish." After all，it's the soul of modern cuisine.
  
  （1）Why has Pujol become so successful？

  
  A．Because Olvera aimed low in the first place.
  B．Because Olvera forms the habit of doing things by himself.
  C．Because Olvera attracts excellent cooks from the U.S.
  D．Because Olvera combines cooking skills with local characteristics.
  （2）The underlined word grotesque is closest in meaning to

  .
  A．forceful
  B．weird
  C．abstract
  D．painful
  （3）Why would many Mexican chefs come back to the country？

  
  A．Because Pujol provides them with high titles and salaries.
  B．Because they find it hard to rise to senior positions in U.S.restaurants.
  C．Because they cook Mexican food better than American food.
  D．Because they refer to the high cost performance of the restaurants.
  （4）Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？

  
  A．Momofuku Ko is a famous food critic.
  B．Olvera relies totally on foreign cutting-edge cooking techniques.
  C．Eating in ordinary Mexican restaurants is expensive.
  D．One key to success in today's restaurant business is continuous innovation.
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Ⅴ. TranslationDirections： Translate the following sentences into English， using the words given in the brackets.

• 12．正是因为一些年轻人追求独一无二，所以他们会求助于海外代购来满足个性化的消费需求。（It）
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Ⅵ. Guided Writing

• 13．Directions：Write an English composition in 120 - 150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
  你是明启中学高三学生李华，你校门口一家老字号面馆（time-honored noodle restaurant）因上涨的租金和周边快餐店的竞争，面临关门的窘境。该面馆登报求助。请给该面馆写读者回信，信中必须包括：
  1.阐述保护中华老字号（time-honored Chinese brands）的意义；
  2.向该面馆提出改进的建议。
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