2017年1月上海高考
Last weekend, the latest Disney movie, zootopia, broke records. The movie had the largest opening weekend for a Disney animation. People across the U.S bought more than $75million worth of tickets.
Zootopia is a city of animals. The movie starts with a rabbit police officer and a fox criminal 21___________team up to find a missing otter (水獭). He is among several animals that have suddenly disappeared from the city.
Zootopia 22___________(praise) for its sharp humor and strong message since its release. The film explores racism and other issues in the description of relations 23___________ two kinds of animals in the city.
Jaed Bush had Phil wrote zootopia. They told reporters that it started out as a spy movie 24___________(set) in several different contexts. But they changed the story 25___________they found the animal world especially interesting. They said to 26___________something like this, “What’s this world like? What’s the history of this world?” and then, Bush said, they went to the experts. Not only 27___________the writers speak with people who study culture and group behavior, but also they talked with animals experts like zookeepers
The creators have noted that the variety of animals was not easy 28___________(produce) in drawings. In the movie, 64 species live in multiple neighborhoods 29___________(represent) different animals’ living environments. Disney says zootopia is its 30___________(complex) animation yet. The extra effort is certainly paying off at the box office. 【Keys】
21.who 22. has been praised 23. between 24.set 25. because
26. themselves 27. did 28. to produce 29. representing 30. most complex
2017年6月上海高考
In the presence of animals
A professor of public health at UCLA says that pet ownership might provide a new form of health care. As far back as the1790s, the elderly at a senior citizens' home in England 21___________ (encourage) to spend time with farm animals. This would help patients' mental state more than the cruel therapies 22__________ (use) on the mentally ill at the time. In recent years, scientists have finally begun to find proof 23__________ contact with animals can increase a sick person's chance of survival and has been shown 24___________(lower) heart rate, calm upset children, and get people to start a conversation.
Scientist think that animal companionship is beneficial 25___________animals are accepting and attentive, and they don't criticize or give orders. Animals have the unique ability to be more social. For example, visitors to nursing homes get more social responses from patients when they come with animal companions.
Not only do people seem 26___________ (anxious) when animals are nearby, but they may also live longer. Studies show that a year 27___________ heart surgery, survival rates for heart patients were higher for those with pets in their homes than those without pets. Elderly people with pets make fewer trips to doctors than those without animal companions, possibly because animals relieve loneliness. Staying with animals is believed to create a peaceful state of mind, 28___________(result) in a favourable environment for everyone.
Research confirms that the findings concerning senior citizens can be applied to restless children. They are more easy-going when there are animals around, with 29___________
company they tend to calm down more easily. They involve 30___________ in playing with animals and the presence of animals comforts them greatly. 【Keys】
21. were encouraged 22. used 23. that 24. to lower 25. because/as/ since 26. less anxious 27. after 28. resulting 29. whose 30. themselves
2017年1月高考真题
Directions: 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.
Shyness
If you suffer shyness, you are not alone. It is not surprising that social scientists are exploring its environmental causes.
The first environmental cause of shyness many be a child’s home and family life. Today’s children
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smaller and smaller families, with fewer and fewer relatives living nearby.
homes in which both parents work full time, children may not have the socializing experience of frequent visits by neighbours and friends. Because of their lack of social skills, they may begin to feel shy when they start school.
A second environmental cause of shyness in an individual may be one’s culture. In a large study conducted in Japan, 57 percent of participants rated themselves as shy. Researchers Lynne Henderson and Philip Zimbardo say, “One explanation is that in Japan, an individual’s performance success is credited externally to parents, grandparents, teachers, coaches, and others, while failure is entirely blamed on the person.” Therefore, Japanese learn not to take risks in public and rely instead on group-shared decisions.
Technology may also pay a role. In the United States, the number of young people who report being shy has risen from 40 percent to 50 percent in recent years. Due to our huge advances in technology, watching television, playing video games, and surfing the Web have replaced recreational activities that involve social interaction for many young people. Adults, too, are becoming isolated as a result of technology. Face to face interaction with bank clerks, gas station attendants are no longer necessary because people can use machines to do their banking, fill their their gas tanks, and order goods. In short, they become shy.
It appears that most people have experienced shyness at some time in their lives. Therefore, if you are shy, you have lots of company.
Shyness is common and it has environmental causes, including home and family life, culture and technology. Firstly, with smaller families and working parents, children lack social interactions. Secondly, blaming failure on individuals causes people in some culture to be shy in public. Finally, with the development of technology, people have fewer opportunities to socialize in person.
2017年6月高考真题
Directions: 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.
Learing by Rote in the Digital Age
Rote learning had become seen as an outdated method of teaching. The dictionary defines The decline of rote learning has been quickened by technology. No one needs to memorize friends’ phone numbers or email addresses because such data is conveniently stored and accessible electronically. And why remember when and where World WarⅡbroke out when you can find the answer on the internet in about six seconds? But now there are voices for a need to return to rote learning.
In fact, memorizing key data is essential to learning any skill. Doctoring requires knowledge of medicine and lawyering requires knowledge of cases and laws. Of course, being able to recall things will not further your understanding of those things, but without memorizing these foundation elements, you cannot progress to a deeper understanding of a subject.
While the internet and computers have weakened the need for us to remember things, it may well be that mobile learning can help bring this style of learning back to life by making it more convenient and more fun.
Drilling yourself——with flashcards or by repetition——is usually hard and boring work, which is why most people need their multiplication tables to be drilled into them by teachers or parents. Rote learning without a willing third party can be a battle of discipline and motivation. But mobile learning can make those flashcards and drills more appropriate to individual study; our digital devices can challenge and inform us at the same time and also keeps motivated, whether through game-like structures or recording our progress.
Once you’ve required the essentials of a subject by rote learning you will find it easier to go deeper in the application of knowledge which is important.
Rote learning means mechanical memorization. Although technology makes it less needed, its value is being rediscovered. Rote learning helps people acquire basic knowledge, laying a foundation for further understanding. In fact, technology makes mobile learning possible, which motivates learners in rote learning and makes memorization more interesting and individualized.
2017年1月高考
1. 你没有必要在乎他人对你的评论.（care） 2. 大量阅读书籍有助于我们成长。（expose）
3. 你的网站内容越实用，使用起来越方便，就越有可能成功。（the more…the more） 4. 正因为她按部就班地实现了每一个短期目标，才会在科学领域不断有所突破。（It） 1. You don’t need to care about others’ comments on you. 2. Being much exposed to books is helpful to our growth.
learning ‘by rote’ as: ‘from memory, without thought of the meaning; in a mechanical way’.
3. The more practical and user-friendly your website is, the more likely it will succeed.
4. It was because she reached every short-term goal as planned /step by step that she kept breaking through in the field of science.
2017年6月高考
1、李雷宁愿受罚也不说谎。（would rather） 2、在投资项目的过程中出现了一些问题。（arise）
3、在过去的三年中他一直致力于研究信息的传播速度和人们生活节奏之间的关系。（commit）
4、有人声称这种减肥药丸效果显著，立竿见影，且对身体无害，但事实远非如此。（It） 1. LiLei would rather get/be punished than lie/tell a lie/lies. 2. Some problems has arisen in the process of investment project.
3. During/Over/In the past three years, he has committed himself/has been committed to
studying/researching the relationship between the spread speed of information and the rhythm/pace of people’s life.
In the past three years, he has been committed to/has committed himself to studying the relationship between the speed at which information spreads and people’s pace of life.
4. It is claimed that this kind of diet pill produces an obvious and immediate effect and does no
harm to humans, but it is far from the truth/fact.
2017年1月上海高考
假设你是明启中学的学生王磊，你的好友李宏今年暑假将赴英国参加为期两个月的海外交流活动。如果选择主办方安排的住宿，他需要额外支付较高的费用。但他也可以通过为当地社区养老院提供每月三十小时的义工服务，获得在养老院免费住宿的机会，李宏通过邮件向你征求意见。写一封回信，内容须包括：
1、你对此事的明确态度； 2、你的理由。 Dear LiHong,
Hearing that you have access to participate in an overseas communication activity in Britain which will last two months, I’m now writing to extend a helping hand, hoping that my suggestions that you should choose working as a volunteer thirty hours every month for the local community nursing home to gain an opportunity to stay in it for free may be beneficial to you to some extent.
There are three main reasons accounting for my proposal. First and foremost, only by working as a volunteer can you attain a free stay. Apparently, in contrast with the accommodation arranged by the host, you can save a substantial amount of money. In addition, staying at a community nursing home, not only can you be exposed more to real life in society and enhance your social experiences, thus helping you to get more mature, but your arrival will add colors to the atmosphere and reduce the burdens there as well. Last but not least, there is no denying that the interaction with the elderly can polish up your socializing skills as well as raise your awareness to cooperate with strangers, which will contribute to your comprehensive and coordinated development. As an old saying goes, ‘We can gain both things at the same time.’ So why not choose it?
I genuinely hope that you will take my suggestions into consideration. Best wishes that you will have a good time there. It is a golden chance that you will gain in summer vacation. In short, Enjoy yourself.
Yours sincerely, WangLei
2017年6月上海高考
假设你是明启中学的王磊，你校学生会即将组织一次徒步活动，并在校园网公布了如下方案，征求师生的意见。写一封邮件给活动组织者，内容须包括： 1.你认为方案中需要改进的地方及改进建议; 2.你的理由。
徒步活动方案 主题：发现上海 时间：5月1日(周日)下午3点 路线：从人民广场出发，途径南京路，抵达外滩(the Bund)后原路返回
Hearing the news that our Students Union will organize a walking program and has put the drafted plan on the Internet, I’m writing to air my thoughts about it as follows.
To begin With, from my point of view, the time planned is not appropriate. As is known to all, the first day of May is the first day of holiday in China so that the center city of Shanghai is sure to be crowded on that day. So the date had better be postponed till the weekend before or after the holiday, thus ensuring that we students have a good taste of beauty of Shanghai. Moreover, I hold the idea that the route should be revised. Personally, after approaching at the Bund, it’s not a desirable option to go back according to the originate route. Instead, we students can go to other places of interest to go back to school, which guarantees a golden opportunity of witnessing the beauty of Shanghai.
In a nutshell, all the above thoughts are based on my personal perspective and there may still leave something to be desired, but as far as my strong wish to contribute to the program is concerned, I would be much obliged if you could take my suggestions into account.