2024年高考英语第二次模拟考试（上海卷）-备战2024年高考英语名校模拟真题速递(上海专用)

绝密★考试结束前 2024年高三第二次模拟考试（上海卷） 英语 （考试时间：90分钟 试卷满分：115分） 注意事项： 1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2．回答第Ⅰ卷时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。 3．回答第Ⅱ卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 4．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 I. Grammar and Vocabulary （每题1分；共20分） Section A Directions: 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 blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. Ever got to grips with a problem? Picked up a new skill? Grasped a difficult concept? The language of learning is full of references to parts of the body outside the brain. Perhaps that’s because these phrases hint at 1 deeper. Since the beginning of this century, researchers have been working on the mechanism of learning. They are discovering that learning is easier, quicker with the body movements 2 (involve). According to many, the effect could be huge 3 it’s gesturing with the arms or moving around a room. Can these insights enhance teaching and learning? And should it inform the way technology 4 (employ) in the classroom? In some ways, the idea that the body can aid learning should come 5 no surprise. Consider that many of us probably began to understand basic arithmetic by counting on our fingers 6 we learned to count in our head. A theory called embodied cognition suggests that what goes on in our minds comes from our actions and interactions with the world around us. It means that 7 (encourage) children to think and learn in a purely abstract way might actually make lessons harder for them to understand and remember. Science backs up the idea that actions really might speak louder than words in the classroom. Even at the subconscious level, we appreciate the communicative value of our body language. There is evidence that teachers, 8 in vari