2023年上海市长宁区高考英语二模试卷 （含解析）

2023年上海市长宁区高考英语二模试卷 1. Swimmers enjoy cold swims Many people enjoy swimming in icy cold water.An open-air swimming pool，（ 1） _____ （ know） as a lido，in Bedfordshire，England，proved very popular this winter.The Woburn Lido is usually open from May to September，but this year it stayed open to swimmers throughout the autumn and winter months too. （ 2） _____ the lockdown for England was announced on 4 _____ January，outdoor pools were allowed to remain open. "Demand has taken us by surprise，" said Murray Heining，a volunteer at the Woburn Lido.Over Christmas and New Year，the lido had to offer extra openings to keep up with the demand from swimmers. Cold-water swimming （3） _____ （ grow） in popularity in the UK over the past few years.A survey found that 7.5 million people in England had swum in outdoor pools，as well as lakes，rivers and the sea，in 2018.In some areas，such as the river Wharfe in Yorkshire，this new trend has made environmental groups think more about （4） _____ the water is cleared of pollution and clean enough for bathers. Some people make it a regular practice；（ 5） _____ just enjoy a refreshing dip on Christmas Day，Boxing Day or New Year's Day.Every year around the UK，people （6） _____ （ photograph） plunging into icy water，often in fancy dress，and the recent festive period was no exception，（ 7） _____ freezing temperatures. The Outdoor Swimming Society classifies temperatures below 6°C as "Baltic" and from 6-11°C as "freezing".They advise people to get in the water gradually，so as （8） _____ （ not shock） the body.Likewise，they recommend warming up gradually，and not （9） _____ （ rush） the process by leaping into a hot bath when you get out.Instead，they suggest layering up and drinking something warm. It wasn't just the water that was cold- many people experienced a white Christmas；snow fell in several counties including Yorkshire and Suffolk.Paul Davies，the UK Met Office's chief meteorologist，a scientist （10） _____ job is to study the weather，said the forecast indicates "the likelihood of the cold conditions experienced recently continuing through January". (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) 2. A.alternatives B.assess C.courageous D.demonstrate E.dynamic F.generates G.inconsiderately H.potential I.regulators J.significant K.unreservedly Trust in your scientific instincts and never stop moving forward I've studied biology，biochemistry，math，and computer science，and received my Ph.D.from Cambridge University.In 2008，when I learned Philip Morris International （PMI） was building a new laboratory to（1） _____ the products that would form part of a smoke-free future，I said，"I'm in." Seeing the positive results from the first studies looking at the differences between cigarette smoke and aerosol （气溶胶） from our smoke-free nicotine （尼古丁） products was stimulating.There were so many positive findings，and yet we were still in the building phase.What would ha ... ...