上海市杨浦区2020届高三英语上学期期中试题含解析

1、上海市杨浦区2020届高三英语上学期期中试题（含解析）考生注意：1. 考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分。2. 本次考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。所有答題必须涂（选择题）或写（非选择 题）在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。3. 务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名，并将核对后的条形码贴在指定位置上。i. listening comprehensionsection adirections:in section a, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. at the end of each conversation,

2、a question will be asked about what was said. the conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. after you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. a. at a hospita

3、l. b. at a sports shop.c. at a gym. d. at a cafe.2. a. no train going to her village is in operation now.b. a car crash caused the cancellation of all trains.c. it is her turn to be on night shift in the office.d. she failed to catch the train back to the village in time.3. a. jasons view on global

4、warming was of great importance.b. jasons article on global warming was well-written.c. jason shouldnt have been so critical of global warming.d. jason s article leaves no room for further discussion.4. a. give up on the projectb. book a weekend trip to a resort.c. go for an outdoor activityd work o

5、n something less stressful.5. a. puzzled b. annoyed c. excited. d. scared.6. a. customer and serverb. manager and employee.c. chef and assistantd. accountant and cashier.7. a. a meeting of two friends has been arranged.b. a most surprising coincidence has occurred.c. a small neighborhood has seen gr

6、eat changes.d. the unbelievable incident happened a long time ago.8 a. dans office is holding a late-night party.b. dan often goes to the pub after late shift.c. dan is unhappy about having to work tonight.d. dan doesnt mind doing the late shift.9. a. bobs is the wrong place to taste real greek food

7、b. salt& pepper is designed to trick tourists.c. it is difficult to cook tasty greek food.d. food tasting is an important part of the tour.10. a. he regretted not preparing well for the interview.b. he didnt have the right qualifications for the job.c. he was angry about being insulted at the job in

8、terview.d. he should have been considered for the job.section bdirections:in section b，you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. the passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the que

9、stions will be spoken only once. when you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage,11. a. 24,000. b. 2500. c. 35,000. d. 49,000.12. a. itrash i

10、s capable of recycling half of household waste in taiwan.b. itrash is aimed to take waste treatment in taiwan to a new level.c. household garbage is banned from being thrown into the itrash.d. itrash is a smart machine that recycles garbage automatically.13. a. people are awarded money as stimulus f

11、or recyclable items.b. people are given a free public transportation smartcard.c. people are encouraged to recycle around the clock.d. people are entitled to credits which can later be cashed in.questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. a. recording how long the snow lasts.b. sp

12、otting where the snow is the thickest.c. hunting the snow that hasnt melted yet.d. tracking the snow that remains unpolluted.15. a. he earns extra money by snow hunting.b. he wants to help battle climate change.c. he considers it a good form of exercise.d. he is fascinated at the sight of snow melti

13、ng.16. a. since 2000, snow melting has occurred three times faster than since 1840.b. snow first disappeared from the whole of scotlands mountains in 1840.c. half of the recorded snow melting has happened in the past 20 years or so.d. records of snow-hunting didnt come into being until the end of 20

14、th century.questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. a. it contains rare minerals and salts. b. it boasts certain health benefits.c. the brand is most advertised on tv. d. it has a wide range of prices.18. a. taste tests run by the manufacturers.b. a campaign launched by gr

15、een life.c. advertisements paid for by the manufacturers.d. advertisers who prefer top brands of bottled water.19. a. it is beneficial to health. b. it is more popular than cola.c. it is enriched with minerals. d. it is safer to drink than bottled water.20. a. jack is convinced that bottled water is

16、 not necessarily better.b. jack refuses to believe that bottled water is less superior in taste.c. jack is still doubtful whether he should stop buying bottled water.d. jack is concerned that the bottled water will cause plastic pollution.ii. grammar and vocabularysection adirections:after reading t

17、he 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.phone-surfing results in more purchasesleaving your m

18、obile phone at home when you go shopping could prevent mindless overspending, a new study suggests. research from the university of bath discovered that when people are distracted by their mobiles during a trip to the supermarket their shopping bills _1_ rise by an average of 41 per cent. attention-

19、weakening devices also encourage shoppers to wander along more shelves, _2_they come across more products.in one study, 294 people aged between 18 and 73 at four swedish supermarkets wore eye-tracking glasses throughout a shopping trip to measure where they went and _3_they looked at. their receipts

20、 were then used _4_(assess) their spending. those using a mobile phone spent on average 33.73 compared to an average of 23.91 for those who did not.a second study of 117 shoppers found those with mobile phones spent longer in the store, _5_(give) more attention to shelves. they also spent an average

21、 of 36. this study found shoppers using a mobile phone spent on average 36.16 on 20.85 items, compared to 25.59 on 13.22 products.dr carl-philip ahlbom, of the university of baths school of management said: “business owners have tended to worry that mobiles distract shoppers from spending money, _6_

22、we were amazed to find completely the reverse effect.” the findings were very clear - the more time you spend on your phone, the more money youll part _7_.“so if youre trying to budget, _8_(leave) your phone in your pocket. its not the phone _9_that causes more purchases, but its impact on our focus

23、.” researchers believe people spend more because using a phone distracts people from their _10_(plan) lists.【答案】1. can/may/might 2. where 3. what 4. to assess 5. having given/giving 6. but 7. with 8. leave 9. itself 10. planned【解析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了研究发现手机上网会导致更多的购买行为。【1题详解】考查情态动词。句意：巴斯大学的研究发现，当人们在超市购物时被手机

24、分心时，他们的购物账单平均会（可能）上涨41%。空后是动词原形，此处需要填情态动词，根据句意可知此处表示“会、可能”，故填 can/may/might。【2题详解】考查非限定性定语从句。句意：削弱注意力的设备也鼓励购物者在更多的货架之间走来走去，在那里他们会遇到更多的产品。此处为非限定性定语从句，关系词指代先行词shelves并在从句中作地点状语，故填where。【3题详解】考查宾语从句。句意：在一项研究中，瑞典四家超市的294名年龄在18岁至73岁之间的人在整个购物过程中都戴着眼睛跟踪眼镜，以测量他们去了哪里，看了什么。此处为宾语从句，从句中的looked at缺少宾语，故填what。【4题

25、详解】考查不定式。句意：然后他们的收据被用来评估他们的支出。sth.be used to do表示“某物被用来做”，故填to assess。【5题详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：第二项针对117名购物者的研究发现，那些拥有手机的人在商店里呆的时间更长，对货架的关注度更高。“关注货架”这一动作既可理解为与“呆在商店里”同时发生，也可理解为先于“呆在商店里”，所以既可用现在分词的一般式也可用现在分词的完成式作状语，故填having given/giving。【6题详解】考查连词。句意：企业主往往担心手机会分散购物者花钱的注意力，但我们惊奇地发现完全相反的效果。根据句意可知前后是转折关系，故填but。【

26、7题详解】考查动词短语。句意：你在手机上花的时间越多，你花的钱就越多。part with表示“舍得、交出”，故填with。【8题详解】考查祈使句。句意：所以如果你想谨慎花钱的话，把手机放在口袋里。此处为祈使句，用动词原形，故填leave。【9题详解】考查反身代词。句意：不是手机本身导致了更多的购买行为，而是它对我们的注意力的影响。根据“the phone”可知此处指“它本身”，故填itself。【10题详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：研究人员认为，人们之所以花钱更多，是因为使用手机会分散人们对计划清单的注意力。lists与plan之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，表示被动，用过去分词作定语，故填planne

27、d。section bdirections:fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. each word can be used only once. note that there is one word more than you need.have you ever looked at someone elses life with envy，just enough envy that you wish for a moment or two (or longer) that you could be them?

28、 are there moments when, if the opportunity to be them were on _11_, you might be tempted by it?would we really want this? and what might we learn about ourselves or how we see our lives if we _12_ considered it? to be sure, there are _13_ here. if you had someone elses life, who would raise your ch

29、ildren or love your spouse or take care of your parents in their old age?in fact, if you were someone else your own children would not have come into existence in the first place. thats not a happy thought. to _14_ this, perhaps the best way to cast this is in terms of a trade: if you had their life

30、 then they would have yours, and live it exactly as you would have. your responsibilities would be _15_, so there would be nothing to feel guilty about.if we think of it this way, then the question of wanting to be someone else is a question of what we might call experience: is there anybody else wh

31、ose experience of life you would prefer, _16_ everything else would be equal? one _17_ concern about wanting someone elses experience is that my desire to be someone else is grounded in values and desires that 1 have, and so i have to be me in order to want to be him. however, its not clear that tha

32、t presents any real obstacle to such a desire. the fact is that there would be at least enough overlap (重叠）with them that they are exemplifying my values and desires but have a better experience than i do. so i can still prefer to be them.i think that, on reflection, most of us would not want to _18

33、_ with another person, no matter how successful or tempting their lives seem. to see why, though, well need to _19_ our angle of vision. we will have to look at our own experiences rather than at theirs, or perhaps look at our experiences first. what would i be willing to give up to be another? my r

34、elationships with everyone children, spouse, friends and my whole history. i wouldnt have _20_ it. my loss would be that of the whole of my own experience.【答案】11. k 12. d 13. a 14. f 15. h 16. e 17. b 18. g 19. i 20. c【解析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，讲述了虽然有时我们羡慕别人的生活，但我们不会愿意放弃自己现在的生活去过另一个人的生活。【11题详解】考查固定短语。句意：如果有机会成为

35、他们，你是否会被诱惑？on offer表示“提供的、供使用的”，故填k。【12题详解】考查副词。句意：如果我们认真考虑的话，我们可以从中学到什么，或者我们如何看待自己的生活？修饰动词considered用副词，根据“would we really want this? and what might we learn about ourselves or how we see our lives” 可知此处表示“认真地”，故填d。【13题详解】考查名词。句意：当然，这里也有复杂的情况。分析句子结构并结合句意可知此处缺少名词作表语，根据“if you had someone elses life,

36、 who would raise your children or love your spouse or take care of your parents in their old age?”可知此处表示“难题、复杂的情况”，故填a。【14题详解】考查动词。句意：为了解决这个问题，也许最好的方法是用交易的方式来表达：如果你有他们的生活，他们就会拥有你的生活，并且像你一样生活下去。空前的to为不定式符号，此处需要填动词原形，根据“perhaps the best way to cast this”可知此处表示“解决”，故填f。【15题详解】考查动词。句意：你的责任会被包括在内，所以不会有任何

37、负罪感。前一句说如果你拥有他们的生活，他们就会拥有你的生活，并且像你一样生活下去，此处是说你的责任会被包括在内，因此此处表示“包括”，your responsibilities与之是被动关系，此处填过去分词，故填h。【16题详解】考查动词。句意：假设其他一切都是平等的，还有谁的生活经历是你更喜欢的吗？assuming that常引导条件状语从句，表示“假如”，故填e。【17题详解】考查形容词。句意：想要别人经历的一个直接问题是，我想要成为别人的愿望是基于我所拥有的价值观和欲望，所以我必须成为我自己，才能成为他。修饰名词concern用形容词，根据“concern about wanting s

38、omeone elses experience is that my desire to be someone else is grounded in values and desires that 1 have, and so i have to be me in order to want to be him.”可知此处表示“直接的”，故填b。【18题详解】考查动词。句意：我想，经过深思熟虑，我们大多数人都不想和别人做交易，不管他们的生活看起来多么成功或诱人。空前的to为不定式符号，此处需要填动词原形，trade with表示“与做交易”， 故填g。【19题详解】考查动词。句意：不过，要了

39、解原因，我们需要转变视角。空前的to是不定式符号，此处需要填动词原形，根据“our angle of vision”可知此处表示“转变”，故填i。【20题详解】考查动词。句意：为了成为另一个人，我愿意放弃什么?我与每个人的关系，孩子，配偶，朋友和我的整个历史，我不会经历这些。此处缺少动词作谓语，空前的have表明此处填过去分词，根据“what would i be willing to give up to be another?”可知此处表示“经历”，故填c。iii. reading comprehensionsection adirections:for each blank in the

40、 following passage there are four words or phrases marked a, b, c and d. fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.it has been one of the deadliest climbing seasons on everest, with at least 10 deaths. and at least some seem to have been _21_.the problem hasnt beenavalanc

41、hes(雪崩）, blizzards or high winds. experienced climbers and industry leaders _22_ too many people on the mountain, in general, and too many inexperienced climbers, in particular.fly-by-night adventure companies are taking up untrained climbers who pose a risk to everyone on the mountain. and the nepa

42、lese government, _23_ for every climbing dollar it can get, has issued more permits than everest can safely _24_, some experienced mountaineers say.add to that everests unmatched _25_ to a growing body of thrill-seekers the world over. and the fact that nepal, one of asians poorest nations and the s

43、ite of most everest climbs, has a long record of bad regulations and mismanagement.to reach the peak, climbers _26_ every pound of equipment they can and take with them just enough cans of compressed oxygen to make it to the top and back down. it is hard to think straight at that altitude（海拔）.accord

44、ing to the climbers, some of the deaths this year were caused by people getting held up in the long lines on the last 1,000 feet or so of the climb, unable to get up and down fast enough to _27_ their oxygen supply. others were simply not fit enough to be on the mountain _28_.nepal has no _29_ rules

45、 about who can climb everest, and experienced climbers say that is a direct reason for _30_. “you have to reach certain standards to do the ironman,” said alan arnett, a remarkable everest climber. “but you dont have to _31_ to climb the highest mountain in the world? whats wrong with this picture?”

46、the last time 10 or more people died on everest was in 2015, during an avalanche. by some measures, the everest machine has only gotten more out of _32_. last year, experienced climbers, insurance companies and news organizations _33_ a far-reaching scheme by guides, helicopter companies and hospita

47、ls to trick millions of dollars from insurance companies byevacuating(疏散) climbers with _34_ signs of altitude sickness.despite all the problems, this year the nepali government issued a record number of permits, 381, as part of a bigger _35_ to commercialize the mountain. climbers say the permit nu

48、mbers have been going up steadily each year and that this year the traffic jams were heavier than ever.21. a. recognizableb. sustainablec. avoidabled. feasible22. a. burdenb. blamec. borderd. balance23. a. hungryb. criticalc. jealousyd. hesitant24. a. favorb. extendc. grantd. handle25. a. appealb. a

49、djustmentc. adaptiond. agreement26 a. catch sight ofb. make use ofc. get rid ofd. take hold of27. a. removeb. refillc. recycled. release28. a. for the first timeb. at long lastc. from time to timed. in the first place29. a. strictb. socialc. scientificd. creative30. a. discomfortb. decayc. disadvant

50、aged. disaster31. a. manageb. qualifyc. promised. schedule32. a. contactb. touchc. controld. power33. a. activatedb. exposedc. introducedd. dismissed34. a. inferiorb. minorc. superiord. major35. a. pushb. prospectc. patternd. patent【答案】21. c 22. b 23. a 24. d 25. a 26. c 27. b 28. d 29. a 30. d 31.

51、b 32. c 33. b 34. b 35. a【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了为了赚钱，尼泊尔政府每年都会发放大量的登山许可证，让许多经验不足的人去攀登珠峰，这是造成很多登山者死亡的主要原因。【21题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：至少有些是可以避免的。a. recognizable可识别的；b. sustainable可持续的；c. avoidable可避免的；d. feasible可行的。空前说这是珠穆朗玛峰最致命的登山季节之一，至少有10人死亡，下文又说经验丰富的登山者和行业领袖把造成死亡的问题归咎于山上的人太多，尤其是太多经验不足的登山者，因此此处是说至少有一些死亡是可以避

52、免的，故c项正确。【22题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：经验丰富的登山者和行业领袖通常会归咎于山上的人太多，尤其是太多经验不足的登山者。a. burden使负担；b. blame归咎于、责备；c. border接近； d. balance平衡。空前说问题不在于天气、暴风雪或大风，此处用“blame”指出问题所在，故b项正确。【23题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一些经验丰富的登山者说，尼泊尔政府对每一笔登山收入都如饥如渴，发放的登山许可证超过了珠穆朗玛峰的安全承受能力。a. hungry渴望的；b. critical批评的；c. jealousy 嫉妒；d. hesitant犹豫的。根据空后

53、的“for every climbing dollar it can get, has issued more permits than everest can safely _4_,”可知，尼泊尔政府渴望得到每一笔登山收入，故a项正确。【24题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。a. favor偏袒；b. extend延伸；c. grant同意； d. handle处理、应付。由于尼泊尔政府对每一笔登山收入都如饥如渴，所以为了赚钱它发放了大量的登山许可证，这远远超过了珠穆朗玛峰的安全承受能力，故d项正确。【25题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：再加上珠穆朗玛峰对全世界越来越多寻求刺激者无与伦比的

54、吸引力。a. appeal吸引力；b. adjustment调整；c. adaption适应；d. agreement一致。根据常识可知，珠穆朗玛峰对登山者来说有着巨大的吸引力，每年都会吸引无数的登山者前来攀登，故a项正确。【26题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：为了到达顶峰，登山者们把他们能携带的每一磅设备都扔掉，随身携带的压缩氧气罐只够让他们到达山顶并返回。a. catch sight of看到；b. make use of利用；c. get rid of 摆脱、去除；d. take hold of握住。根据空前的“to reach the peak,”可知，为了到达顶峰，登山者们把他们能携

55、带的每一磅设备都扔掉以减轻负重，故c项正确。【27题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：据登山者说，今年的一些死亡是由于人们在最后1000英尺左右的攀登过程中被排成了长队，无法快速上下攀爬来补充氧气供应。a. remove移除；b. refill再装满；c. recycle回收利用；d. release释放。根据常识可知，在攀登珠峰的过程中，氧气瓶里的氧气用完时要到补给站把氧气瓶再装满，故b项正确。【28题详解】考查介词短语辨析。句意：其他人一开始根本不适合上山。a. for the first time第一次；b. at long last最后；c. from time to time不时；d.

56、in the first place起初。此处总结致使攀登者死亡原因，说的是一些人最初就不具备攀登珠峰的条件，故d项正确。【29题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：尼泊尔对谁能攀登珠穆朗玛峰没有严格的规定，这是造成灾难的直接原因。a. strict严格的；b. social社交的；c. scientific科学的；d. creative有创造力的。根据上文说的尼泊尔政府发放了大量的登山许可证可知，尼泊尔对谁能攀登珠峰没有严格的规定，故a项正确。【30题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。a. discomfort不适；b. decay衰退；c. disadvantage不利；d. disaster

57、灾难。根据上文可知本文主要讲的就是造成很多登山者死亡的原因，此处用“disaster”指上文提到的“很多攀登者的死亡”，故d项正确。【31题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是你不需要有资格去攀登世界上最高的山峰吗?a. manage设法做成；b. qualify有资格、胜任；c. promise承诺；d. schedule计划。空前说要参加铁人三项，你必须达到一定的标准，此处是说要攀登珠峰也要具有一定的资格，言外之意，不是谁都能随随便便攀登的，故b项正确。【32题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：从某些方面来看，珠峰这台（尼泊尔政府赚钱的）机器只会变得更加失控。a. contact联系；b. touch触碰；c. control控制；d. power力量。根据空后的举例可知此处指“珠峰变得更加失控”，故c项正确。【33题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：去年，有经验的登山者、保险公司和新闻机构披露了导游、直升机公司和