2021年上海市高考英语冲刺模拟考试试题及答案之一 Word版一、阅读填空（共2题）1.MynameisClara.IstillrememberthatchillyDecemberday,sittinginscienceclass.25(finish)aworksheetearly，IpickedupaTIMEforKidsmagazine.Apieceofnewscaughtmyeye:NASAwasholding26essaycontesttonameitsMarsrover(火星探测器).BeforeIevenknewanythingelseaboutit,asinglewordfloodedmy11-year-oldmind,Curiosity.IcouldntwaitforthebelltoringsoIcouldgetstartedonmyessay.Thatafternoon,Iracedhome,satdownatthecomputer,andtyped27myfingersached.“Curiosityisaneverlastingflamethatburnsineveryonesmind.”Fivemonthslater,mymomreceivedaphonecall,andimmediately,awidesmile28(spread)acrossherface.OnAugust5,2012,at10:31p.m.,therovernamedCuriositytoucheddownsafelyonthesurfaceofMars,andI29(honour)tohaveafront-rowseatinNASA.CuriosityissuchanimportantpartofwhoIam.Ihavealwaysbeenfascinatedbythestars,theplanets,theskyandtheuniverse.Irememberasalittlegirl,mygrandmotherandI30sittogetherinthebackyardforhours.Shedtellmestoriesandpointoutthestars.GrandmalivedinChina,thousandsofmilesawayfrommyhomeinKansas,butthestarskeptustogetherevenwhenwewereapart.Theywerealwaysthere,yettherewassomuchIdidntknowabout31_.ThatswhatIlovesomuchaboutspace.PeopleoftenaskmewhywegotofarawayplaceslikeMars.Myanswerissimplebecausewerecurious.Wehumanbeingsdonotjustholeupinoneplace.Weareconstantlywonderingandtryingtofindout32isoverthehillandbeyondthehorizon.2.Fear(33)_befeltintheheartaswellasinthehead,accordingtoastudythathasfoundalinkbetweenthecyclesofabeatingheartandthechanceofsomeonefeelingfear.Testsonhealthyvolunteersfoundthattheyweremorelikelytofeelasenseoffearatthemomentwhentheirheartsarecontracting（收缩）andpumpingbloodaroundtheirbodies,comparedwiththepoint(34)_theheartbeatisrelaxed.Scientistssaytheresultssuggestedthattheheartisabletoinfluence(35)_thebrainrespondstoafearfulevent,dependingonwhichpointitisatinitsregularcycleofcontractionandrelaxation.SarahGarfinkelattheBrightonandSussexMedicalSchoolsaid,“Ourstudyshowforthefirsttimethattheway(36)_wedealwithfearisdifferent,dependingonwhenweseefearfulpicturesinrelationtoourheart.Thestudytested20healthyvolunteersontheirreactionstofearastheywereshownpicturesoffearfulfaces.Dr.Garfinkelsaid,“Thestudyshowedthatfearfulfacesarebetternoticedwhentheheartispumping(37)_whenitisrelaxed.Thusourheartscanalsoaffectwhatweseeandwhatwedontseeandguidewhetherweseefear.”(38)_(understand)thisrelationshipfurther,thescientistsalsousedabrainscannertoshowhowthebraininfluencesthewaytheheartchangesapersonsfeelingoffear.“Sofarwe(39)_(find)animportantmechanismbywhichtheheartandbrainspeaktoeachothertochangeourfeelingsandreducefear”Dr.Garfinkelsaid.“Wehopethatbyincreasingourunderstandingabouthowfearisdealtwithandwaysthatitcouldbereduced,wemaybeabletodevelopmoresuccessfultreatmentsforanxiety,disorders,andalsofor(40)_whoaresufferingfromseriousstressdisorder.”二、信息匹配（共1题）1.A.F.statisticsG.overallH.Technologyistheapplicationofknowledgetoproduction.Thankstomoderntechnology,wehavebeenabletoincreasegreatlytheefficiencyofourwork41.Newmachinesandnewmethodshavehelpedtocutdowntimeandexpensewhileincreasing42output.Thishasmeantmoreproductionandahigherstandardofliving.FormostpeopleinAmerica,moderntechnologyisthoughtofasthereasonwhywecanhavecarsandtelevisionsets.However,technologyhasalsoincreasedtheamountoffood43tous,bymeansofmodernfarmingmachineryandanimalbreedingtechniques,andhasextendedourlifespanthroughmedicaltechnology.Willmankindcontinuetolivelongerandhaveahigherqualityoflife?Inlarge44theanswerdependsontechnologyandourabilitytouseitwidely.Ifwekeepmakingprogressaswehaveoverthepastfiftyyears,theansweris45yes.Theadvancementoftechnologydependsuponresearchanddevelopment,andthelatest46showthattheUnitedStatesiscontinuingtopumpbillionsofdollarsannuallyintosuchefforts.Sowhilewearerunningoutofsomescarceresourceswemaywellfind47substitutesformanyofthemthroughourresearchprograms.Therefore,inthefinalanalysisthethreemajorfactorsofproduction(land,laborandcapital)areallinfluencedbytechnology.Whenweneednewtechniquesinmedicine,peoplewillstart48newtechnologytomeetthoseneeds.Asequipmentprovestobesloworinefficient,newmachineswillbe49.Technologyrespondstoourneedsinhelpingusmaintainour50ofliving.三、完型填空（共1题）1.Theresponsibilitiesofjob,homeandfamilyalltoooftentransformthedailyroutineintoahugeburden.Enjoyingqualityleisuretimebecomes51.Trueleisuremeansengagingina52andrewardingactivitywithoutbeing53byotheraspectsofyourlife.Sometimes,the54youexperienceduringtheweekmakeyouplacegreatemphasisonweekendsandotherdaysoff.Youhopetorelax,butthestressis55.Youcantrestevenwhenyouhavethetimetodoso.Whentimeislimited,leisureactivitiesareusuallythefirstitemsto56fromthedailyschedule.Ifyouroutinely57yourleisuretimebecauseyouhavemoreimportantthingstodo,youmaybeunderestimatin