2023年上海市高考英语模拟试卷试题二(含答案) .pdfVIP

2023学年全国普通高等学校招生统一考试

上海高考英语模拟试卷2

I.Listeningcomprehension

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II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassage

coherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineach

blankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthat

bestfitseachblank.

Catsareactuallysurprisinglybadatcatchingrats

Ifyouareannoyedbyrats,thinktwiceaboutgettingacat.Acatmightleadto

theappearanceofarat-freehome,butitturnsoutthattheratsarestillthere.Theyare

justkeepingalowprofile.

Catsarenotthenaturalenemyofrats,saysMichaelParsonsofFordham

University,NewYork.Theyprefersmallerprey.”

Histeam(21)_______(study)aratcolonyatarecyclingplantinNewYorkin

thepastfewyears.Whencatsmovedintotheplantlastyear,theresearcherswere

disappointed,butdecidedtosetupcameras(22)_______(monitor)thearea.

Overfivemonths,theysawjustthreeattemptsbycatstocatchrats,onlytwoof

(23)_______succeeded.

Catshavegoodreasonstobecautious.Thecommonrathaslargeteeththatcangivea

painfulbiteandcarrylotsofdiseases.Theyalso(24)_______(weigh)340gramson

average一comparedwith25gramsforamouse.

Parsonsthinksthatonlystarvingcatswillattempttocatchrats,(25)_______the

ratsaresickorinjured.Thetworats(26)_______(kill)duringtheteamsstudymay

havebeenweakenedbyeatingpoisonedfood,hesays.

However,catsdohaveabiginfluenceonratbehaviour.Ratsoverestimatethe

riskcausedbycats,”saysParsons.Histeamfoundthatwhencatsareinthearea,rats

spendmuchmoretimein(27)_______(hide)andmovearoundcautiously.That

meanstheyaremuchlesslikelytobeseenbypeople,whichcouldexplain

(28)_______mostpeoplewronglythinkcatsaregoodatkillingrats.

Somecatownersmay(29)_______(convince)theirpetsareexcellentratters.But

Parsonshasfoundthatmanypeoplemistakemice(30)_______rats.Thatsaid,itis