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上海市浦东新区2021届高三下学期4月教学质量检测（二模）英语（含答案）
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这是一份上海市浦东新区2021届高三下学期4月教学质量检测（二模）英语（含答案），共15页。
{满分：150（本卷不含口试10分） 完卷时间：120分钟}
第 一 卷（90分）
I. Listening Cmprehensin
Sectin A （10分）
Directins: In Sectin A, yu will hear ten shrt cnversatins between tw speakers. At the end f each cnversatin, a questin will be asked abut what was said. The cnversatins and the questins will be spken nly nce. After yu hear a cnversatin and the questin abut it, read the fur pssible answers n yur paper, and decide which ne is the best answer t the questin yu have heard.
1. A. Teacher and student. B. Dctr and patient.
C. Travel agent and custmer.D. Manager and ffice wrker.
2. A. A cllege campus. B. A beautiful park.
C. An art museum. D. An architectural exhibitin.
3. A. $10,000.B. $30,000. C. $20,000.D. $5,000.
4. A. Delivery man.B. Pstman.C. Secretary. D. Salesman.
5. A. The man hates t lend his tls t ther peple.
B. The man hasn’t finished wrking n the bkshelf.
C. The tls have already been returned t the wman.
D. The tls the man brrwed frm the wman are missing.
6. A. He’s been t Seattle many times.B. He has chaired a lt f cnferences.
C. He hlds a high psitin in his cmpany.D. He lived in Seattle fr many years.
7. A. She knws the guy wh will give the lecture.
B. She thinks the lecture might be infrmative.
C. She wants t add smething t her lecture.
D. She’ll finish her reprt this weekend.
8. A. The man agrees t his daughter’s chice.
B. The man desn’t think his daughter will succeed.
C. The man insists that his daughter shuld pursue her studies in science.
D. The man advises his daughter t think carefully.
9. A. The cinema is sme distance away frm where they are.
B. He wuld like t read the film review in the newspaper.
C. They shuld wait t see the mvie at a later time.
D. He’ll find his way t the cinema.
10. A. Mike has frgtten his bks a millin times.
B. Mike shuld give her a dllar each time he lst smething.
C. Mike was lying abut why he didn’t g ver his lessns.
D. Mike shuld have taken his ntebk hme.
Sectin B （15分）
Directins: In Sectin B, yu will hear a shrt passage and a lnger cnversatin, and yu will be asked several questins n each f them. The passage and the cnversatin will be read twice, but the questins will be spken nly nce. When yu hear a questin, read the fur pssible answers n yur paper and decide which ne is the best answer t the questin yu have heard.
Questins 11 thrugh 13 are based n the fllwing passage.
11. A. Because they track human activities thrugh the agency f sund.
B. Because sund helps them lcate fd and avid danger.
C. Because they use sund t stay away frm ffshre cnstructin.
D. Because they take advantage f sund t find living creatures.
12. A. Nise pllutin.B. Plastics.C. Overfishing.D. Light pllutin.
13. A. Humans are making ceans t nisy.
B. Masking is a helpful t the existence f marine animals.
C. Sund travels very far underwater.
D. Nise frm humans threatens marine animals.
Questins 14 thrugh 16 are based n the fllwing passage.
14. A. The rewards f taking care f living things.
B. The chances t develp new farming technlgies.
C. The pprtunities t have anther surce f incme.
D. The experience f a harsh and unsettling winter.
15. A. Mushrms.B. Windws.C. Tmates.D. Grwing lights.
16. A. Because sme f its emplyees came dwn with Cvid-19.
B. Because planting n scial medial has gne viral.
C. Because the grwing demands fr seeds culdn’t be satisfied.
D. Because the rise f indr gardening had driven up peratinal csts.
Questins 17 thrugh 20 are based n the fllwing cnversatin.
17. A. Because he was still in his yunger days.
B. Because he was an amateur 50 years ag.
C. Because nly the US had prfessinal cmpetitins.
D. Because the rules 50 years ag differed frm tday’s rules.
18. A. A marked zne.B. A defense zne.C. A heart.D. A key hle.
19. A. Using tactics r depending n the team.
B. Man t man r a zne defense.
C. Frcing lng shts r aviding clse shts
D. Buying sme bks r practicing things frm the bks.
20. A. The team just ran t their ppnents’ gal zne.
B. All the five players std at the frnt rw.
C. The five players f the team mved as a team.
D. A cach arranged fr the team t play the game prperly.
II. Grammar and Vcabulary
Sectin A (10分)
Directins: Read the fllwing passage. Fill in the blanks t make the passage cherent and grammatically crrect. Fr the blanks with a given wrd, fill in each blank with the prper frm f the given wrd. Fr the ther blanks, use ne wrd that best fits each blank.
Blue Mnday
Ask mst peple which day f the week they fear the mst and the answer is likely t be Mnday. The first day f the week can make us jyless and depressed, which is (21)_______ the feeling is described as the Mnday blues. But what is it exactly (22)_______ makes us feel dwn and des it affect everyne?
Apparently, (23)_______ (depressing) day f the year is the third Mnday in January, when it’s cld and dark utside. This day (24) _______ (nickname) ‘Blue Mnday’ by
psychlgist Cliff Arnall in 2004. He came up with it after a hliday cmpany asked him fr a ‘scientific frmula’ fr the January blues.
(25)_______ _______ there was little science behind the frmula, it’s prbably true that the sund f ur alarm clck n any Mnday mrning signals the dawning f a new week and pssibly the end f ur weekend f fun. Research shws ur Mnday md can be based n a direct cmparisn (26)_______ the day befre. It’s what psychlgists call an emtinal shift, and n (27)_______ part f the week has a transitin like it.
Mnday means the end f weekend lie-ins – it is back t the rutine and the realizatin that there are five days ahead f the nine-t-five, and accrding t the BBC Bitesize website “If yu can’t stand yur jb then the Mnday blues can be very real.” And yur miserable Mnday is fllwed by trying Tuesday – the mst ppular day fr jb applicatins (28)_______ (send) ut.
But is Mnday as bad as we think? (29)_______ (feel) a bit lw shuldn’t be cnfused with mre serius depressin, caused by ther factrs. Writing fr the BBC, authr and presenter Claudia Hammnd, argues that this lw feeling (30)_______ be a myth. She later fund the day that scred the lwest was in fact Wednesdays. S, when Mnday cmes, maybe we shuld give it a secnd chance!
Sectin B (10分)
Directins: Cmplete the fllwing passage by using the wrds in the bx. Each wrd can nly be used nce. Nte that there is ne wrd mre than yu need.
Disrupted Schling Spells Wrse Results and Deeper Inequality
The first meeting between teachers in Mntpelier, Vermnt, befre the start f the autumn term is usually festive — 31 ver breakfast and cffee. This year they had t make d with an nline vide cnference. After a scramble in the spring (t set up nline learning, pack lunches fr pr pupils wh relied n them and 32 cmputers t thse withut them), the district plans t let yunger pupils return fr in-persn learning n September 8th. High schl will remain partly nline because the building is t small t allw enugh rm in between. The yung pupils wh can return will need t wear masks, keep their scial 33
and have temperature checks befre entering schl buses r buildings. Setting up these prtcls tk many 60-hur weeks ver the summer hlidays, says Libby Bnesteel, the superintendent.
Of the 50 largest schl districts in America, 35 plan t start the cming term entirely 34 . The pprtunity t cntrl the virus ver the summer has been lst, upending(颠覆) plans fr “hybrid” educatin (part-time in-persn instructin). This means mre than just child-care
35 fr parents. The cntinued disruptin t schling will prbably spell permanent learning lss, 36 hurting prer pupils.
“Achievement 37 will becme great achievement differences,” warns Rbin Lake, directr f the Centre n Reinventing Public Educatin, a research grup. Analysts at McKinsey, a cnsultancy, think that the 38 American pupil wuld suffer 6.8 mnths f learning lss if in-persn instructin des nt 39 until January 2021 (which lks pssible). This wuld fall heaviest n black pupils, wh wuld lse ver ten mnths’ 40 f instructin, and pr nes, wh wuld fall behind by mre than a year. Mst likely, there culd be 648,000 mre high-schl drputs.
III. Reading Cmprehensin
Sectin A (15分)
Directins: Fr each blank in the fllwing passage there are fur wrds r phrases marked
A, B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the wrd r phrase that best fits the cntext.
Girls are better at reading and writing than bys as early as furth grade, accrding t a study, and the gap cntinues t widen until senir year.
Scientists generally agree that bys and girls are psychlgically mre alike than they are different. But reading seems t be a(n) ____41____, with grwing evidence suggesting a similar ____42____ in writing. The study, published in the jurnal American Psychlgist, prvided further ____43____ t supprt this view.
David Reilly, lead authr f the study, said the study ____44____ the cmmnly held view that bys and girls start grade schl with the same cgnitive abilities. “It appears that the gender gap fr writing tasks has been greatly ____45____, and despite ur best effrts with changes in teaching methds, that des nt appear t be ____46____ ver time, he said.
Factrs explaining the results culd include learning ____47____ being mre prevalent amng bys; the pressure t cnfrm t masculine ideals and the idea f reading and language being ____48____; and slight differences in hw bys and girls use their brain hemispheres（半球）, the authrs believe.
T investigate hw ____49____ levels differed between bys and girls in the U.S., the team studied data cllected ver three decades in the Natinal Assessment f Educatinal Prgress. This database f test scres n ver 3 millin students in the furth, eighth, and twelfth grades ____50____ natinal and state perfrmances in a range f subjects, and cnsidered such variables such as disabilities r whether children were English learners. Reading and writing was ___51____ accrding t children’s understanding f a range f different passages and genres.
____52____, girls were fund t perfrm significantly better in reading and writing tests by furth grade when cmpared with bys f the same age. As children prgressed t eighth and twelfth grades, girls cntinued t ____53____ bys, but the difference was mre nticeable in writing than reading. But what caused this difference in abilities? Evidence suggests ____54____ prblems, such as being disruptive in class r being aggressive culd be linked t neurlgical cnditins. What is knwn as lateralizatin(偏侧化) culd als play a rle. Bys are believed t use ne hemisphere when reading r writing, while girls appear t use bth. The data did nt, hwever, prvide evidence t argue ____55____ the tw genders having different learning styles.
41. A. distinctinB. exceptinC. bjectinD. limitatin
42. A. patternB. standardC. circumstanceD. feature
43. A. strategyB. signalC. signD. evidence
44. A. cnfirmedB. representedC. questinedD. intrduced
45. A. underestimatedB. veremphasizedC. underrepresented D. justified
46. A. increasingB. prmtingC. acceptingD. reducing
47. A. bjectivesB. drillsC. difficultiesD. advantages
48. A. innvative B. feminineC. challengingD. fictinal
49. A. literacyB. literaryC. academicD. cgnitive
50. A. pulled dwnB. settled dwnC. turned dwnD. brke dwn
51. A. grantedB. measuredC. designedD. engineered
52. A. LikewiseB. OverallC. HweverD. Besides
53. A. vertakeB. discurageC. parallelD. distinguish
54. A. psychlgicalB. emtinalC. behaviralD. mental
55. A. in line withB. at the mercy fC. n accunt fD. in favr f
Sectin B (22分)
Directins: Read the fllwing three passages. Each passage is fllwed by several questins r unfinished statements. Fr each f them there are fur chices marked A, B, C and D. Chse the ne that fits best accrding t the infrmatin given in the passage yu have just read.
(A)
Have yu ever been n scial media and seen yur favrite celebrity talking abut a prduct? These prmtins might nt be ttally randm, and are actually seen as a vital part f the marketing prcess. The questin is: Hw d scial media influencers ‘influence’ what yu buy?
Human desire fr status and making friends, cmbined with ur need t belng t a grup, makes us receptive t being ‘scially influenced’. Cmpanies ften use that desire t have a similar lifestyle t a celebrity we admire t hawk r launch a prduct. S, what d these prmtins actually d?
Firstly, they can be used t build brand awareness. A scial media influencer shuld have a strng understanding f the platfrm they perate n, and therefre can create engaging cntent that nt nly sticks t the brand image, but sparks their fllwers’ interests in a prduct they might never have seen befre.
Secndly, influencers can imprve a cmpany r prduct’s relatinship with their custmer base. Accrding t InMment’s 2018 US Retail CX Trends Reprt n custmer lyalty, 77% f buyers have been brand lyal fr mre than ten years. This is als true f 60% f millennials. A ppular celebrity can target key demgraphics（顾客族群）and talk r blg abut a prduct, which can create an instant and lasting bnd with the cnsumer.
Lastly, influencers can imprve custmer buying habits with seemingly ‘unbiased pinins’. We are mre likely t respnd t ‘peer recmmendatin’ than traditinal ads, meaning the fact we see an influencer as a ‘friend’ can make us less likely t be dubtful abut what we are seeing.
S, the next time yu see a celebrity talking abut a prduct, yu might want t cnsider that this culd be a carefully crafted marketing strategy designed t target yur cre needs. If yu find yurself examining a prduct yu’ve seen n scial media, yu may well have been influenced.
56. Why d cmpanies invite celebrities t launch prducts?
A. Because celebrities can imprve the cmpanies' public images.
B. Because celebrities want t make mre mney.
C. Because cnsumers like t share similarity with celebrities.
D. Because cnsumers can make friends with celebrities.
57. Accrding t the passage, which strategy is ften used by influencers?
A. Setting up peratin platfrms.
B. Sending gifts t custmers.
C. Taking advantage f their ppularity.
D. Recmmending prducts t their friends.
58. What des the underlined wrd unbiased prbably mean in the passage?
A. aggressiveB. bjectiveC. subjectiveD. supprtive
59. The passage is mainly abut __________.
A. hw scial media make ads
B. hw scial media influence ur lifestyle
C. hw celebrities earn fame
D. hw scial influencers affect ur buying
(B)
PAGE ONE
Water Supply f the Wrld
The Antarctic Icecap is the largest supply f fresh water, nearly 2 % f the wrld’s ttal f fresh and salt water. As can be seen frm the table belw, the amunt f water in ur atmsphere is ver ten times as large as the water in all the rivers taken tgether. The fresh water actually available fr human use in lakes and rivers and the accessible grund water amunts t nly abut ne third f ne percent f the wrld’s ttal water supply.
PAGE TWO
Tp Eight Mst Visited Natinal Park Sites, (2019)
60. Accrding t the infrmatin n Page One, ________ prvide(s) us with the largest quantity f fresh water.
A. the Atlantic IcecapB. the Arctic Icecap and glaciers
C. the water in the atmsphereD. the Antarctic Icecap
61. Accrding t Page One, we are pretty sure that ________ accunt fr the lwest level f the ttal water supply n the earth.
A. glaciers B. fresh water lakes
C. rivers D. inland seas and saline lakes
62. Which f the fllwing statements is TRUE accrding t Page Tw?
A. Page Tw is a list f sme f the mst ppular natinal waterways in the
B. The annual visitrs t Blue Ridge Parkway are almst a third f the number f visitrs t Gerge Washingtn Memrial Parkway.
C. Califrnia is the nly state that des nt share natinal park with ther states.
D. Lake Mead Natinal Recreatin Area and Statue f Liberty Natinal Mnument are lcated in the same state.
(C)
A MAGICAL PLACE
Theme parks? I just lve them. In a mnth r s, the UK’s finest will thrw their gates pen fr the new seasn t thrill us with their engineered delights. As usual, I will be the first persn inside. Yes, I may be a digital enthusiast, but t me there is nthing as irresistible r as thrilling as the full-n experience f spending a day in smene else’s imaginatin.
Dr. Carissa Baker, assistant prfessr in theme parks and strytelling at the University f Central Flrida, argued in 2018 that theme parks are gatherers and tellers f stries. Their distinct narratives start befre yu enter the park, are played ut in what yu experience there, and cntinue after yu’ve left. Hw d they d it? Sme believe it’s dwn t creative directin and narrative system design. But I call it like I see it: they use all the psychlgical tricks in my scial psychlgy textbks t get us t feel and act in the way that the peple behind the scenes fretell.
Everything in theme parks is manipulated(操纵). Everything is accunted fr. Whereas in the digital wrld, designers infer what we feel, these theme parks digest these emtins. A famus example is Disneyland’s Main Street USA, which yu walk dwn n first entering the park: the sets have been designed with frced perspective s the buildings appear taller and grander than they really are. Techniques like this are everywhere t be seen in the squares f Renaissance Italy and Gergian England t make the buildings seem bigger than they were. The mythical Main Street is made t feel larger and mre impressive, which gets visitrs excited when they enter the park—we are the her f Disneyland’s narrative. Nw that’s a pwerful trick.
The digital wrld is nwhere near as magical as these places are. Yes, digital designers can create smething ut f nthing with mathematics and electricity, but their best attempts are nly shrtcuts in tw-dimensinal space. All they have in their tlbxes are sight and sund. But in theme parks, digital is ut f place. Yes, behind the scenes there are data machines that are trying t track us t make ur experiences better and mre persnal. Except fr ne r tw ntable examples, digital tech isn’t being used t enhance ur time at the park in any practical way. It just gets in the way. And perhaps that is why I lve theme parks. Because when I’m there, I want t be prpelled(推动) by smene else’s visin, and give ver t the feeling.
The next killer app isn’t n yur device. It’s in the places that thrill us and cmpel us t keep ur phnes in ur pckets s we can truly experience them.
63.Frm the first paragraph we can cnclude that __________________.
A. engineers in the UK are full f imaginatin
B. the writer is enthusiastic abut digital devices
C. the writer finds theme parks charming and exciting
D. it takes much imaginatin t guess visitrs’ preferences
64.The writer fancies ging t theme parks in that ___________________.
A. the experience in theme parks helps him t let ut emtins
B. they prvide a designed setting in which he is easily absrbed
C. the digital effect makes theme parks a wnderland full f magic
D. the psychlgical tricks they use make him feel manipulated
65.What can be inferred frm the passage?
A. It is advisable t put dwn yur phne and get a taste f what theme parks bring yu.
B. Nwhere else can yu find a place as magical as the digital wrld.
C. The huge cnstructins in theme parks are designed t appeal t mre visitrs.
D. Digital tech plays an irreplaceable rle in keeping theme parks running smthly.
66.What des the article mainly talk abut?
A. The distinct prperties that theme parks and digital devices have.
B. The thrilling and irresistible experiences the writer has in theme parks.
C. Digital devices meant t create a magic wrld with simple techniques.
D. Clever techniques used by theme parks t make yur visit memrable.
Sectin C (8分)
Directins: Read the fllwing passage and chse the mst suitable statement frm A-F fr each blank. There are tw extra statements, which yu d nt need.
Step inside mst mdern cars and instead f all the dials and switches that used t clutter the dashbard(仪器板) yu are likely t find it dminated by a tuchscreen. Often there is mre than ne screen, and sme are bigger than thse n a laptp. But, thugh cnvenient, tuchscreens can als be dangerus distractins.
67 They recruited tw grups f 20 drivers. One cnsisted f regular users f Ggle's Andrid Aut while the thers were supprters f Apple CarPlay. Each participant cmpleted three 15-minute jurneys alng a set virtual rute using the labratry's sphisticated driving simulatr. On ne f these trips they had t carry ut tasks using nly the tuchscreen, which included navigating t a restaurant, playing a particular sng n Sptify (a music service), changing radi channels, getting the system t read ut a text message, and making a "hands-free" telephne call. 68 The third jurney was a cntrl, with n assigned tasks.
Whenever a red bar flashed n the windscreen the researchers measured hw lng it tk a driver t react by pulling the indicatr stalk(柄) t flash the car's lights. 69 Thugh the difference might be less than a secnd, at mtrway speeds this wuld result in an increased stpping distance f up t 25 metres.
Dr. Kinnear was, hwever, surprised by the amunt f time drivers' attentin was diverted by the series f glances needed t perate the screen. Amng the wrst utcmes were a mean f 20 secnds f cumulative glances using Andrid Aut t play a sng n Sptify, and f 16 secnds t set up the rute t a restaurant with CarPlay. 70 The researchers thus believe vice-activatin is a safer alternative that shuld be encuraged, thugh the sftware needs t be imprved.
第二卷 (50分)
IV. Summary Writing (10分)
Directins: Read the fllwing passage. Summarize in n mre than 60 wrds the main idea f the passage and hw it is illustrated. Use yur wn wrds as far as pssible.
71.
Why Take a Gap Year
When yu’ve finished yur studies at schl and cllege, d yu feel like a well-earned rest? If yu’re abut t embark n a curse at university, yu’ll want t recharge yur batteries, relax and have sme fun. But hw lng shuld yu d that fr? Nw the idea f taking a year ff befre yu mve int further educatin seems t be the thing t d.
A year ff – als called a gap year – is nt a new cncept, but there’s nw a fcus n making the mst f this break frm academic life. Lng gne are the days f just hanging ut n a beach r backpacking rund the wrld. A gap year is nw mre abut gaining skills that will help yu in later life. A student, called Meg, said “I always want t spend a year ding smething prductive and smething that wuld just be gd fun.”
Ding smething prductive is exactly what students are being encuraged t d because ding mre purpseful things like wrk experience r charity wrk helps them acquire skills t use when cmpeting fr a place at university. It lks gd n their CV and ultimately makes them mre emplyable. Chris Rea, a Higher Educatin Services Manager, thinks “the experience f the gap year has becme actually much mre practical, partly t d with university participatin and emplyability skills develpment.”
While the benefits f taking a gap year are clear t see, sme students wrry they can’t affrd it. Anther student, Tm, thught a gap year was an ‘alien cncept’. He said “it wuld have been far t expensive and it's nt smething that I wuld have been able t rely n my parents fr.”
Fr thse wh d have the funds, a cmbinatin f wrking, vlunteering and travelling is undubtedly an amazing pprtunity. It increases cnfidence and independence, gives yu a chance t learn new crafts, and gives yu time t cntemplate whether university is right fr yu.
V. Translatin (15分)
Directins: Translate the fllwing sentences int English, using the wrds given in the brackets.
72．你有考虑过找一份兼职工作吗？（cnsider）
73．司机驾车远行之前把油箱加满十分明智。（sense）
74．新颁布的这项政策旨在抑制一路攀升的房价，实现教育公平。（intend）
75．打赢脱贫攻坚战不仅成为中国的奇迹，而且还为全球消除极度贫困带来启发。（Nt nly）
VI. Guided Writing (25分)
Directins: Write an English cmpsitin in abut 120~150 wrds accrding t the instructins given belw in Chinese.
76.
某校针对高一新生进行了“拓展课”（extensive curses）的问卷调查。下面是拓展课选课原因的比例分布图。请简要描述图表，并结合自己选课经历（1-2门拓展课），说明选择的原因。
(注意：不要出现学校名字)
浦东新区2020学年第二学期期末质量测试
高三英语 参考答案
I. Listening Cmprehensn
1-5 DACBD 6-10 ABDAC
11-13 BDD14-16 ADC17-20 BDBC
II. Grammar and Vcabulary
21.why 22. that 23. the mst depressing 24. was nicknamed 25. Even thugh/if
26. with/t 27. ther 28. t be sent 29. Feeling 30. might/may
31-40 F J C H E B D G I K
III. Reading Cmprehensin
41-45 BADCA46-50 DCBAD51-55 BBACD
56-59 CCBD 60-62 DCC 63-66 CBAD67-70 CEFA
IV. Summary Writing
71.
A gap year means a year ff befre further educatin. Unlike traveling r relaxatin, it fcuses n gaining skills. It is advcated because students can be mre cmpetitive and emplyable in a university with the experience f ding smething prductive but sme think it t expensive fr students' families t affrd. Fr thse with funds, it's a perfect ptin.
V. Translatin
72. Have yu (ever) cnsidered\\ lking fr \\a part-time jb?
73. It makes sense \\fr a driver t fill up the tank\\ fr a lng trip. (befre driving lng trips)
[It makes sense that drivers fill up the tank befre they drive lng trips]
74. The plicy (which was) newly released \\is intended t curb (/cntrl) \\the ever-rising husing price \\and achieve educatin equality.
[The newly-issued plicy is intended t curb (/cntrl/regulate/restrain) the ever-rising (/saring) husing price and achieve educatin equality.]
75. Nt nly is winning the (critical) battle\\ against pverty a wnder/miracle in China,\\ but it is als an inspiratin\\ fr the wrld t eliminate\\ extreme pverty.
VI. Guided Writing (略)
76.
Tapescript 听力文字稿
浦东新区第二学期高三英语教学质量检测 听力
Sectin A
Directins: In Sectin A, yu will hear ten shrt cnversatins between tw speakers. At the end f each cnversatin, a questin will be asked abut what was said. The cnversatins and the questins will be spken nly nce. After yu hear a cnversatin and a questin abut it, read the fur pssible answers n yur paper, and decide which ne is the best answer t the questin yu have heard.
W: Mr. Watsn, I wnder whether it’s pssible fr me t take a vacatin early next
mnth.
M: Have yu filled ut a request frm?
Q: What is the prbable relatinship between the tw speakers? (D)
W: Ww, I d like this campus. All the trees, lawns, and the ld buildings. It’s really beautiful.
M: It sure is. The architecture f these buildings was ppular in the 18th century here.
Q: What are the speakers talking abut? (A)
3. M: I heard the fundatin gave the cmmunity $10,000 t imprve the library.
W: $10,000? They gave twice that amunt! My friend tld me all abut it. She’s been wrking there fr twenty years.
Q: Hw much did the fundatin give accrding t this wman’s friend? (C)
4. W: Hell, Mr. Kane! Have yu gt ur pst? I’ve been waiting fr an imprtant letter.
M: Oh, n deliveries tday. It’s my day ff.
Q: What is Mr. Kane? (B)
5. W: Simn, h, well, culd yu return the tls I lend yu fr building the bkshelf last mnth?
M: Oh, I hate t tell yu this, but I can’t find them.
Q: What d we learn frm the cnversatin? (D)
6. W: Bb said that Seattle is a great place fr cnferences.
M: He is certainly in the psitin t make that cmment. He has been there s ften.
Q: What des the man imply? (A)
7. M: I heard that the guy t deliver the lecture this weekend spent a year living in the rain frest.
W: Great, I am ding a reprt n the rain frest. Maybe I can get sme new infrmatin.
Q: What des the wman mean? (B)
8. W: Daddy, I have decided t give up science and g t business schl.
M: Well, I shuld warn yu that nt everyne will make a successful manager. Think befre yu leap.
Q: What d we learn frm the cnversatin? (D)
9. W: I just read in the newspaper that Hi Mm is this year’s greatest hit. Why dn’t we g and see it at the Grand Cinema?
M: Dn’t yu think that cinema is a little ut f the way?
Q: What des the man mean? (A)
10. M: Mike frgt t take his ntebk hme. That’s why he failed t g ver his lessns.
W: Cme n! D yu really believe that? If I had a dllar each time he lst smething imprtant at schl, I’d be a millinaire.
Q: What can be inferred frm the cnversatin? (C)
Sectin B
Directins: In Sectin B, yu will hear tw passages and ne lnger cnversatin. After each passage r cnversatin, yu will be asked several questins. The passages and the cnversatin will be read twice, but the questins will be spken nly nce. When yu hear a questin, read the fur pssible answers n yur paper and decide which ne is the best answer t the questin yu have heard.
Questins 11 thrugh 13 are based n the fllwing passage.
Human activity is changing the surface and temperature f the planet. But new research shws it is als changing the sund f the Earth's ceans and seas.
Scientists say the changes in the sunds f ur ceans, seas, and ther waterways affect many marine animals -- frm very small shrimp t huge whales.
Sund travels very far underwater. Fr fish, sund is prbably a better way t sense their envirnment than light. Sunds help fish and ther marine animals survive. They use sunds t cmmunicate with each ther. Sunds als help sme cean animals find fd and avid their hunters.
Hwever, increased nise frm humans is making it harder fr these animals t hear each ther. The nise is cming frm shipping traffic, mtrized fishing ships, underwater il and gas explratin, ffshre cnstructin, and ther nisy human activities.
Fr many marine species, their attempts t cmmunicate are being masked by sunds that humans have intrduced. Masking happens when ne r mre nises in the water blck sund imprtant t a marine animal’s existence.
When peple think f threats facing the cean, we ften think f climate change, plastics, and verfishing. But nise pllutin is anther essential thing we need t be mnitring.
Questins:
11. Why is sund imprtant fr cean animals? (B)
12. Accrding t the passage, which is nt a challenge facing the ceans? (D)
13. What is the passage mainly abut? (D)
Questins 14 thrugh 16 are based n the fllwing passage.
Last year, many peple acrss the wrld lked t their gardens t find enjyment and peace during the crnavirus utbreak.
Gardens were established in cmmunities and hmes with vegetables, flwers and many ther different kinds f plants. Millins f peple fund happiness, release and a sense f safety with their hands in the dirt.
Huseplants are ht nw and scial media is full f plant phts. Here is a lk at sme pssible ways t enjy gardening indrs.
New technlgies make it easier t grw plants anywhere indrs, with r withut sil. The plants ffer nt nly beauty, but the rewards f caring fr living things and seeing them grw.
Indr vegetable gardening, t, has becme especially ppular bth as a fd surce and as a family activity. Fr example, small, cntained gardens can be bught and placed next t the windw. Mushrms can be grwn in a cardbard bx r tmates can easily be grwn in a bttle.
A rise in indr gardening has driven up sales fr greenhuses, grwing lights and seeds. One seed cmpany in the nrtheastern state f Maine, Jhnny’s Selected Seeds, recently suspended rders frm hme gardeners temprarily. It said that the large number f rders it was receiving culd nt be effectively filled.
The garden can be a metaphr fr peace, safety, success and calm. Nt a bad place fr the mind’s eye t rest, especially in this mst unsettling f winters.
Questins:
14. What else d plants ffer besides beauty? (A)
15. Which prduct tends t sell better due t the rise in indr gardening? (D)
16. Why did the seed cmpany suspend rders frm hme gardeners? (C)
Questins 17 thrugh 20 are based n the fllwing cnversatin.
W: Did yu ever play basketball Grandpa?
M: As a matter f fact, I did play in my yunger days.
W: When was that? Did yu make a lt f mney when yu played?
M: N, I didn't make any mney because we were all amateurs fifty years ag.
W: But there were prfessinal cmpetitins then, weren’t there?
M: There was in the United States but, I dn’t knw if there were in ther cuntries.
W: S, yu played as an amateur in thse days? What was the game like then?
M: The rules were almst the same except we didn't have a 3 pint gal and the area in frnt f the gal was marked in the shape f a key hle.
W: What abut the tactics? What srts f things were used?
M: Basically, there were nly tw ways t play the game. It was either man t man r we used a zne defense.
W: Which was the best?
M: I dn't knw that ne was better than the ther. It depended n the team we were playing. Smetimes we wuld use bth tactics in a game.
W: Wasn't that cnfusing?
M: T the ppsitin; maybe! Man t man is an attacking game and it is a lt faster but takes a lt mre energy t play it prperly.
W: Hw did yu play zne defense then?
M: The team just rushed back t their gal zne and gt int psitin. There were 3 players in the frnt rw and 2 at the back. Everyne kept their psitin and we mved as a team.
W: That was an easier way t play?
M: It was less tiring but, a gd zne defense can be hard t break. It frces a lt f lng shts which are less accurate than clse shts.
W: Did yu have a cach in thse days?
M. Nt really. The guys were all keen and we bught sme bks abut the game and practised things frm them. It gt us int A Grade that way.
Questins:
17. Why was grandpa unable t make mney by playing basketball? (B)
18. What did the area in frnt f the gal lk like in thse days? (D)
19. What are the tw ways t play the game? (B)
20. Which f the fllwing abut playing zne defense is true? (C)
That’s the end f listening cmprehensin.
A. critical B. disprprtinately C. distancing D. gaps E. headaches
F. hugging G. typical H. remtely I. restart J. ship K. wrth
Surface area
(square miles)
Vlume
(cubic miles)
Percentage f ttal
Salt Water
The ceans
Inland seas and saline lakes
139,500,000
270,000
317,000,000
25,000
97.2
0.008
Fresh Water
Fresh water lakes
All rivers (average level)
Antarctic Icecap
Arctic Icecap and glaciers
Water in the atmsphere
330,000
--
6,000,000
900,000
197,000,000
30,000
300
6,300,000
680,000
3,100
0.009
0.0001
1.9
0.21
0.001
Ttal (runded)
326,000,000
100.00
Rank
Name and Lcatin
number f visitrs
1
Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia - Nrth Carlina
19,030,550
2
Glden Gate Natinal Recreatin Area, Califrnia
14,046,600
3
Great Smky Muntains Natinal Park, Tennessee
9,989,000
4
Lake Mead Natinal Recreatin Area, Nevada - Arizna
8,788,055
5
Gateway Natinal Recreatin Area, New Yrk - New Jersey
7,134,022
6
Gerge Washingtn Memrial Parkway, Virginia - Maryland - DC
6,584,801
7
Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi - Alabama -Tennessee
5,803,094
8
Statue f Liberty Natinal Mnument, New Yrk - New Jersey
5,200,633
A. Fr vice cmmands, thse means fell t fur and three secnds respectively.
B. Dr. Kinnear and his clleagues have urged vehicle-safety bdies t impse standards that limit the use f verly distracting tasks n a car’s tuchscreen.
C. T discver hw badly tuchscreens distract drivers, Neale Kinnear and his clleagues arranged a series f experiments.
D. Or else, yu can turn t vice cntrl.
E. On the secnd trip they had t d the same, but using nly the car’s vice-activated cntrls instead.
F. As they expected, drivers using tuchscreens tk lnger t respnd t the flashing bar than did thse using vice cntrls.
{满分：150（本卷不含口试10分） 完卷时间：120分钟}
第 一 卷（90分）
I. Listening Cmprehensin
Sectin A （10分）
Directins: In Sectin A, yu will hear ten shrt cnversatins between tw speakers. At the end f each cnversatin, a questin will be asked abut what was said. The cnversatins and the questins will be spken nly nce. After yu hear a cnversatin and the questin abut it, read the fur pssible answers n yur paper, and decide which ne is the best answer t the questin yu have heard.
1. A. Teacher and student. B. Dctr and patient.
C. Travel agent and custmer.D. Manager and ffice wrker.
2. A. A cllege campus. B. A beautiful park.
C. An art museum. D. An architectural exhibitin.
3. A. $10,000.B. $30,000. C. $20,000.D. $5,000.
4. A. Delivery man.B. Pstman.C. Secretary. D. Salesman.
5. A. The man hates t lend his tls t ther peple.
B. The man hasn’t finished wrking n the bkshelf.
C. The tls have already been returned t the wman.
D. The tls the man brrwed frm the wman are missing.
6. A. He’s been t Seattle many times.B. He has chaired a lt f cnferences.
C. He hlds a high psitin in his cmpany.D. He lived in Seattle fr many years.
7. A. She knws the guy wh will give the lecture.
B. She thinks the lecture might be infrmative.
C. She wants t add smething t her lecture.
D. She’ll finish her reprt this weekend.
8. A. The man agrees t his daughter’s chice.
B. The man desn’t think his daughter will succeed.
C. The man insists that his daughter shuld pursue her studies in science.
D. The man advises his daughter t think carefully.
9. A. The cinema is sme distance away frm where they are.
B. He wuld like t read the film review in the newspaper.
C. They shuld wait t see the mvie at a later time.
D. He’ll find his way t the cinema.
10. A. Mike has frgtten his bks a millin times.
B. Mike shuld give her a dllar each time he lst smething.
C. Mike was lying abut why he didn’t g ver his lessns.
D. Mike shuld have taken his ntebk hme.
Sectin B （15分）
Directins: In Sectin B, yu will hear a shrt passage and a lnger cnversatin, and yu will be asked several questins n each f them. The passage and the cnversatin will be read twice, but the questins will be spken nly nce. When yu hear a questin, read the fur pssible answers n yur paper and decide which ne is the best answer t the questin yu have heard.
Questins 11 thrugh 13 are based n the fllwing passage.
11. A. Because they track human activities thrugh the agency f sund.
B. Because sund helps them lcate fd and avid danger.
C. Because they use sund t stay away frm ffshre cnstructin.
D. Because they take advantage f sund t find living creatures.
12. A. Nise pllutin.B. Plastics.C. Overfishing.D. Light pllutin.
13. A. Humans are making ceans t nisy.
B. Masking is a helpful t the existence f marine animals.
C. Sund travels very far underwater.
D. Nise frm humans threatens marine animals.
Questins 14 thrugh 16 are based n the fllwing passage.
14. A. The rewards f taking care f living things.
B. The chances t develp new farming technlgies.
C. The pprtunities t have anther surce f incme.
D. The experience f a harsh and unsettling winter.
15. A. Mushrms.B. Windws.C. Tmates.D. Grwing lights.
16. A. Because sme f its emplyees came dwn with Cvid-19.
B. Because planting n scial medial has gne viral.
C. Because the grwing demands fr seeds culdn’t be satisfied.
D. Because the rise f indr gardening had driven up peratinal csts.
Questins 17 thrugh 20 are based n the fllwing cnversatin.
17. A. Because he was still in his yunger days.
B. Because he was an amateur 50 years ag.
C. Because nly the US had prfessinal cmpetitins.
D. Because the rules 50 years ag differed frm tday’s rules.
18. A. A marked zne.B. A defense zne.C. A heart.D. A key hle.
19. A. Using tactics r depending n the team.
B. Man t man r a zne defense.
C. Frcing lng shts r aviding clse shts
D. Buying sme bks r practicing things frm the bks.
20. A. The team just ran t their ppnents’ gal zne.
B. All the five players std at the frnt rw.
C. The five players f the team mved as a team.
D. A cach arranged fr the team t play the game prperly.
II. Grammar and Vcabulary
Sectin A (10分)
Directins: Read the fllwing passage. Fill in the blanks t make the passage cherent and grammatically crrect. Fr the blanks with a given wrd, fill in each blank with the prper frm f the given wrd. Fr the ther blanks, use ne wrd that best fits each blank.
Blue Mnday
Ask mst peple which day f the week they fear the mst and the answer is likely t be Mnday. The first day f the week can make us jyless and depressed, which is (21)_______ the feeling is described as the Mnday blues. But what is it exactly (22)_______ makes us feel dwn and des it affect everyne?
Apparently, (23)_______ (depressing) day f the year is the third Mnday in January, when it’s cld and dark utside. This day (24) _______ (nickname) ‘Blue Mnday’ by
psychlgist Cliff Arnall in 2004. He came up with it after a hliday cmpany asked him fr a ‘scientific frmula’ fr the January blues.
(25)_______ _______ there was little science behind the frmula, it’s prbably true that the sund f ur alarm clck n any Mnday mrning signals the dawning f a new week and pssibly the end f ur weekend f fun. Research shws ur Mnday md can be based n a direct cmparisn (26)_______ the day befre. It’s what psychlgists call an emtinal shift, and n (27)_______ part f the week has a transitin like it.
Mnday means the end f weekend lie-ins – it is back t the rutine and the realizatin that there are five days ahead f the nine-t-five, and accrding t the BBC Bitesize website “If yu can’t stand yur jb then the Mnday blues can be very real.” And yur miserable Mnday is fllwed by trying Tuesday – the mst ppular day fr jb applicatins (28)_______ (send) ut.
But is Mnday as bad as we think? (29)_______ (feel) a bit lw shuldn’t be cnfused with mre serius depressin, caused by ther factrs. Writing fr the BBC, authr and presenter Claudia Hammnd, argues that this lw feeling (30)_______ be a myth. She later fund the day that scred the lwest was in fact Wednesdays. S, when Mnday cmes, maybe we shuld give it a secnd chance!
Sectin B (10分)
Directins: Cmplete the fllwing passage by using the wrds in the bx. Each wrd can nly be used nce. Nte that there is ne wrd mre than yu need.
Disrupted Schling Spells Wrse Results and Deeper Inequality
The first meeting between teachers in Mntpelier, Vermnt, befre the start f the autumn term is usually festive — 31 ver breakfast and cffee. This year they had t make d with an nline vide cnference. After a scramble in the spring (t set up nline learning, pack lunches fr pr pupils wh relied n them and 32 cmputers t thse withut them), the district plans t let yunger pupils return fr in-persn learning n September 8th. High schl will remain partly nline because the building is t small t allw enugh rm in between. The yung pupils wh can return will need t wear masks, keep their scial 33
and have temperature checks befre entering schl buses r buildings. Setting up these prtcls tk many 60-hur weeks ver the summer hlidays, says Libby Bnesteel, the superintendent.
Of the 50 largest schl districts in America, 35 plan t start the cming term entirely 34 . The pprtunity t cntrl the virus ver the summer has been lst, upending(颠覆) plans fr “hybrid” educatin (part-time in-persn instructin). This means mre than just child-care
35 fr parents. The cntinued disruptin t schling will prbably spell permanent learning lss, 36 hurting prer pupils.
“Achievement 37 will becme great achievement differences,” warns Rbin Lake, directr f the Centre n Reinventing Public Educatin, a research grup. Analysts at McKinsey, a cnsultancy, think that the 38 American pupil wuld suffer 6.8 mnths f learning lss if in-persn instructin des nt 39 until January 2021 (which lks pssible). This wuld fall heaviest n black pupils, wh wuld lse ver ten mnths’ 40 f instructin, and pr nes, wh wuld fall behind by mre than a year. Mst likely, there culd be 648,000 mre high-schl drputs.
III. Reading Cmprehensin
Sectin A (15分)
Directins: Fr each blank in the fllwing passage there are fur wrds r phrases marked
A, B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the wrd r phrase that best fits the cntext.
Girls are better at reading and writing than bys as early as furth grade, accrding t a study, and the gap cntinues t widen until senir year.
Scientists generally agree that bys and girls are psychlgically mre alike than they are different. But reading seems t be a(n) ____41____, with grwing evidence suggesting a similar ____42____ in writing. The study, published in the jurnal American Psychlgist, prvided further ____43____ t supprt this view.
David Reilly, lead authr f the study, said the study ____44____ the cmmnly held view that bys and girls start grade schl with the same cgnitive abilities. “It appears that the gender gap fr writing tasks has been greatly ____45____, and despite ur best effrts with changes in teaching methds, that des nt appear t be ____46____ ver time, he said.
Factrs explaining the results culd include learning ____47____ being mre prevalent amng bys; the pressure t cnfrm t masculine ideals and the idea f reading and language being ____48____; and slight differences in hw bys and girls use their brain hemispheres（半球）, the authrs believe.
T investigate hw ____49____ levels differed between bys and girls in the U.S., the team studied data cllected ver three decades in the Natinal Assessment f Educatinal Prgress. This database f test scres n ver 3 millin students in the furth, eighth, and twelfth grades ____50____ natinal and state perfrmances in a range f subjects, and cnsidered such variables such as disabilities r whether children were English learners. Reading and writing was ___51____ accrding t children’s understanding f a range f different passages and genres.
____52____, girls were fund t perfrm significantly better in reading and writing tests by furth grade when cmpared with bys f the same age. As children prgressed t eighth and twelfth grades, girls cntinued t ____53____ bys, but the difference was mre nticeable in writing than reading. But what caused this difference in abilities? Evidence suggests ____54____ prblems, such as being disruptive in class r being aggressive culd be linked t neurlgical cnditins. What is knwn as lateralizatin(偏侧化) culd als play a rle. Bys are believed t use ne hemisphere when reading r writing, while girls appear t use bth. The data did nt, hwever, prvide evidence t argue ____55____ the tw genders having different learning styles.
41. A. distinctinB. exceptinC. bjectinD. limitatin
42. A. patternB. standardC. circumstanceD. feature
43. A. strategyB. signalC. signD. evidence
44. A. cnfirmedB. representedC. questinedD. intrduced
45. A. underestimatedB. veremphasizedC. underrepresented D. justified
46. A. increasingB. prmtingC. acceptingD. reducing
47. A. bjectivesB. drillsC. difficultiesD. advantages
48. A. innvative B. feminineC. challengingD. fictinal
49. A. literacyB. literaryC. academicD. cgnitive
50. A. pulled dwnB. settled dwnC. turned dwnD. brke dwn
51. A. grantedB. measuredC. designedD. engineered
52. A. LikewiseB. OverallC. HweverD. Besides
53. A. vertakeB. discurageC. parallelD. distinguish
54. A. psychlgicalB. emtinalC. behaviralD. mental
55. A. in line withB. at the mercy fC. n accunt fD. in favr f
Sectin B (22分)
Directins: Read the fllwing three passages. Each passage is fllwed by several questins r unfinished statements. Fr each f them there are fur chices marked A, B, C and D. Chse the ne that fits best accrding t the infrmatin given in the passage yu have just read.
(A)
Have yu ever been n scial media and seen yur favrite celebrity talking abut a prduct? These prmtins might nt be ttally randm, and are actually seen as a vital part f the marketing prcess. The questin is: Hw d scial media influencers ‘influence’ what yu buy?
Human desire fr status and making friends, cmbined with ur need t belng t a grup, makes us receptive t being ‘scially influenced’. Cmpanies ften use that desire t have a similar lifestyle t a celebrity we admire t hawk r launch a prduct. S, what d these prmtins actually d?
Firstly, they can be used t build brand awareness. A scial media influencer shuld have a strng understanding f the platfrm they perate n, and therefre can create engaging cntent that nt nly sticks t the brand image, but sparks their fllwers’ interests in a prduct they might never have seen befre.
Secndly, influencers can imprve a cmpany r prduct’s relatinship with their custmer base. Accrding t InMment’s 2018 US Retail CX Trends Reprt n custmer lyalty, 77% f buyers have been brand lyal fr mre than ten years. This is als true f 60% f millennials. A ppular celebrity can target key demgraphics（顾客族群）and talk r blg abut a prduct, which can create an instant and lasting bnd with the cnsumer.
Lastly, influencers can imprve custmer buying habits with seemingly ‘unbiased pinins’. We are mre likely t respnd t ‘peer recmmendatin’ than traditinal ads, meaning the fact we see an influencer as a ‘friend’ can make us less likely t be dubtful abut what we are seeing.
S, the next time yu see a celebrity talking abut a prduct, yu might want t cnsider that this culd be a carefully crafted marketing strategy designed t target yur cre needs. If yu find yurself examining a prduct yu’ve seen n scial media, yu may well have been influenced.
56. Why d cmpanies invite celebrities t launch prducts?
A. Because celebrities can imprve the cmpanies' public images.
B. Because celebrities want t make mre mney.
C. Because cnsumers like t share similarity with celebrities.
D. Because cnsumers can make friends with celebrities.
57. Accrding t the passage, which strategy is ften used by influencers?
A. Setting up peratin platfrms.
B. Sending gifts t custmers.
C. Taking advantage f their ppularity.
D. Recmmending prducts t their friends.
58. What des the underlined wrd unbiased prbably mean in the passage?
A. aggressiveB. bjectiveC. subjectiveD. supprtive
59. The passage is mainly abut __________.
A. hw scial media make ads
B. hw scial media influence ur lifestyle
C. hw celebrities earn fame
D. hw scial influencers affect ur buying
(B)
PAGE ONE
Water Supply f the Wrld
The Antarctic Icecap is the largest supply f fresh water, nearly 2 % f the wrld’s ttal f fresh and salt water. As can be seen frm the table belw, the amunt f water in ur atmsphere is ver ten times as large as the water in all the rivers taken tgether. The fresh water actually available fr human use in lakes and rivers and the accessible grund water amunts t nly abut ne third f ne percent f the wrld’s ttal water supply.
PAGE TWO
Tp Eight Mst Visited Natinal Park Sites, (2019)
60. Accrding t the infrmatin n Page One, ________ prvide(s) us with the largest quantity f fresh water.
A. the Atlantic IcecapB. the Arctic Icecap and glaciers
C. the water in the atmsphereD. the Antarctic Icecap
61. Accrding t Page One, we are pretty sure that ________ accunt fr the lwest level f the ttal water supply n the earth.
A. glaciers B. fresh water lakes
C. rivers D. inland seas and saline lakes
62. Which f the fllwing statements is TRUE accrding t Page Tw?
A. Page Tw is a list f sme f the mst ppular natinal waterways in the
B. The annual visitrs t Blue Ridge Parkway are almst a third f the number f visitrs t Gerge Washingtn Memrial Parkway.
C. Califrnia is the nly state that des nt share natinal park with ther states.
D. Lake Mead Natinal Recreatin Area and Statue f Liberty Natinal Mnument are lcated in the same state.
(C)
A MAGICAL PLACE
Theme parks? I just lve them. In a mnth r s, the UK’s finest will thrw their gates pen fr the new seasn t thrill us with their engineered delights. As usual, I will be the first persn inside. Yes, I may be a digital enthusiast, but t me there is nthing as irresistible r as thrilling as the full-n experience f spending a day in smene else’s imaginatin.
Dr. Carissa Baker, assistant prfessr in theme parks and strytelling at the University f Central Flrida, argued in 2018 that theme parks are gatherers and tellers f stries. Their distinct narratives start befre yu enter the park, are played ut in what yu experience there, and cntinue after yu’ve left. Hw d they d it? Sme believe it’s dwn t creative directin and narrative system design. But I call it like I see it: they use all the psychlgical tricks in my scial psychlgy textbks t get us t feel and act in the way that the peple behind the scenes fretell.
Everything in theme parks is manipulated(操纵). Everything is accunted fr. Whereas in the digital wrld, designers infer what we feel, these theme parks digest these emtins. A famus example is Disneyland’s Main Street USA, which yu walk dwn n first entering the park: the sets have been designed with frced perspective s the buildings appear taller and grander than they really are. Techniques like this are everywhere t be seen in the squares f Renaissance Italy and Gergian England t make the buildings seem bigger than they were. The mythical Main Street is made t feel larger and mre impressive, which gets visitrs excited when they enter the park—we are the her f Disneyland’s narrative. Nw that’s a pwerful trick.
The digital wrld is nwhere near as magical as these places are. Yes, digital designers can create smething ut f nthing with mathematics and electricity, but their best attempts are nly shrtcuts in tw-dimensinal space. All they have in their tlbxes are sight and sund. But in theme parks, digital is ut f place. Yes, behind the scenes there are data machines that are trying t track us t make ur experiences better and mre persnal. Except fr ne r tw ntable examples, digital tech isn’t being used t enhance ur time at the park in any practical way. It just gets in the way. And perhaps that is why I lve theme parks. Because when I’m there, I want t be prpelled(推动) by smene else’s visin, and give ver t the feeling.
The next killer app isn’t n yur device. It’s in the places that thrill us and cmpel us t keep ur phnes in ur pckets s we can truly experience them.
63.Frm the first paragraph we can cnclude that __________________.
A. engineers in the UK are full f imaginatin
B. the writer is enthusiastic abut digital devices
C. the writer finds theme parks charming and exciting
D. it takes much imaginatin t guess visitrs’ preferences
64.The writer fancies ging t theme parks in that ___________________.
A. the experience in theme parks helps him t let ut emtins
B. they prvide a designed setting in which he is easily absrbed
C. the digital effect makes theme parks a wnderland full f magic
D. the psychlgical tricks they use make him feel manipulated
65.What can be inferred frm the passage?
A. It is advisable t put dwn yur phne and get a taste f what theme parks bring yu.
B. Nwhere else can yu find a place as magical as the digital wrld.
C. The huge cnstructins in theme parks are designed t appeal t mre visitrs.
D. Digital tech plays an irreplaceable rle in keeping theme parks running smthly.
66.What des the article mainly talk abut?
A. The distinct prperties that theme parks and digital devices have.
B. The thrilling and irresistible experiences the writer has in theme parks.
C. Digital devices meant t create a magic wrld with simple techniques.
D. Clever techniques used by theme parks t make yur visit memrable.
Sectin C (8分)
Directins: Read the fllwing passage and chse the mst suitable statement frm A-F fr each blank. There are tw extra statements, which yu d nt need.
Step inside mst mdern cars and instead f all the dials and switches that used t clutter the dashbard(仪器板) yu are likely t find it dminated by a tuchscreen. Often there is mre than ne screen, and sme are bigger than thse n a laptp. But, thugh cnvenient, tuchscreens can als be dangerus distractins.
67 They recruited tw grups f 20 drivers. One cnsisted f regular users f Ggle's Andrid Aut while the thers were supprters f Apple CarPlay. Each participant cmpleted three 15-minute jurneys alng a set virtual rute using the labratry's sphisticated driving simulatr. On ne f these trips they had t carry ut tasks using nly the tuchscreen, which included navigating t a restaurant, playing a particular sng n Sptify (a music service), changing radi channels, getting the system t read ut a text message, and making a "hands-free" telephne call. 68 The third jurney was a cntrl, with n assigned tasks.
Whenever a red bar flashed n the windscreen the researchers measured hw lng it tk a driver t react by pulling the indicatr stalk(柄) t flash the car's lights. 69 Thugh the difference might be less than a secnd, at mtrway speeds this wuld result in an increased stpping distance f up t 25 metres.
Dr. Kinnear was, hwever, surprised by the amunt f time drivers' attentin was diverted by the series f glances needed t perate the screen. Amng the wrst utcmes were a mean f 20 secnds f cumulative glances using Andrid Aut t play a sng n Sptify, and f 16 secnds t set up the rute t a restaurant with CarPlay. 70 The researchers thus believe vice-activatin is a safer alternative that shuld be encuraged, thugh the sftware needs t be imprved.
第二卷 (50分)
IV. Summary Writing (10分)
Directins: Read the fllwing passage. Summarize in n mre than 60 wrds the main idea f the passage and hw it is illustrated. Use yur wn wrds as far as pssible.
71.
Why Take a Gap Year
When yu’ve finished yur studies at schl and cllege, d yu feel like a well-earned rest? If yu’re abut t embark n a curse at university, yu’ll want t recharge yur batteries, relax and have sme fun. But hw lng shuld yu d that fr? Nw the idea f taking a year ff befre yu mve int further educatin seems t be the thing t d.
A year ff – als called a gap year – is nt a new cncept, but there’s nw a fcus n making the mst f this break frm academic life. Lng gne are the days f just hanging ut n a beach r backpacking rund the wrld. A gap year is nw mre abut gaining skills that will help yu in later life. A student, called Meg, said “I always want t spend a year ding smething prductive and smething that wuld just be gd fun.”
Ding smething prductive is exactly what students are being encuraged t d because ding mre purpseful things like wrk experience r charity wrk helps them acquire skills t use when cmpeting fr a place at university. It lks gd n their CV and ultimately makes them mre emplyable. Chris Rea, a Higher Educatin Services Manager, thinks “the experience f the gap year has becme actually much mre practical, partly t d with university participatin and emplyability skills develpment.”
While the benefits f taking a gap year are clear t see, sme students wrry they can’t affrd it. Anther student, Tm, thught a gap year was an ‘alien cncept’. He said “it wuld have been far t expensive and it's nt smething that I wuld have been able t rely n my parents fr.”
Fr thse wh d have the funds, a cmbinatin f wrking, vlunteering and travelling is undubtedly an amazing pprtunity. It increases cnfidence and independence, gives yu a chance t learn new crafts, and gives yu time t cntemplate whether university is right fr yu.
V. Translatin (15分)
Directins: Translate the fllwing sentences int English, using the wrds given in the brackets.
72．你有考虑过找一份兼职工作吗？（cnsider）
73．司机驾车远行之前把油箱加满十分明智。（sense）
74．新颁布的这项政策旨在抑制一路攀升的房价，实现教育公平。（intend）
75．打赢脱贫攻坚战不仅成为中国的奇迹，而且还为全球消除极度贫困带来启发。（Nt nly）
VI. Guided Writing (25分)
Directins: Write an English cmpsitin in abut 120~150 wrds accrding t the instructins given belw in Chinese.
76.
某校针对高一新生进行了“拓展课”（extensive curses）的问卷调查。下面是拓展课选课原因的比例分布图。请简要描述图表，并结合自己选课经历（1-2门拓展课），说明选择的原因。
(注意：不要出现学校名字)
浦东新区2020学年第二学期期末质量测试
高三英语 参考答案
I. Listening Cmprehensn
1-5 DACBD 6-10 ABDAC
11-13 BDD14-16 ADC17-20 BDBC
II. Grammar and Vcabulary
21.why 22. that 23. the mst depressing 24. was nicknamed 25. Even thugh/if
26. with/t 27. ther 28. t be sent 29. Feeling 30. might/may
31-40 F J C H E B D G I K
III. Reading Cmprehensin
41-45 BADCA46-50 DCBAD51-55 BBACD
56-59 CCBD 60-62 DCC 63-66 CBAD67-70 CEFA
IV. Summary Writing
71.
A gap year means a year ff befre further educatin. Unlike traveling r relaxatin, it fcuses n gaining skills. It is advcated because students can be mre cmpetitive and emplyable in a university with the experience f ding smething prductive but sme think it t expensive fr students' families t affrd. Fr thse with funds, it's a perfect ptin.
V. Translatin
72. Have yu (ever) cnsidered\\ lking fr \\a part-time jb?
73. It makes sense \\fr a driver t fill up the tank\\ fr a lng trip. (befre driving lng trips)
[It makes sense that drivers fill up the tank befre they drive lng trips]
74. The plicy (which was) newly released \\is intended t curb (/cntrl) \\the ever-rising husing price \\and achieve educatin equality.
[The newly-issued plicy is intended t curb (/cntrl/regulate/restrain) the ever-rising (/saring) husing price and achieve educatin equality.]
75. Nt nly is winning the (critical) battle\\ against pverty a wnder/miracle in China,\\ but it is als an inspiratin\\ fr the wrld t eliminate\\ extreme pverty.
VI. Guided Writing (略)
76.
Tapescript 听力文字稿
浦东新区第二学期高三英语教学质量检测 听力
Sectin A
Directins: In Sectin A, yu will hear ten shrt cnversatins between tw speakers. At the end f each cnversatin, a questin will be asked abut what was said. The cnversatins and the questins will be spken nly nce. After yu hear a cnversatin and a questin abut it, read the fur pssible answers n yur paper, and decide which ne is the best answer t the questin yu have heard.
W: Mr. Watsn, I wnder whether it’s pssible fr me t take a vacatin early next
mnth.
M: Have yu filled ut a request frm?
Q: What is the prbable relatinship between the tw speakers? (D)
W: Ww, I d like this campus. All the trees, lawns, and the ld buildings. It’s really beautiful.
M: It sure is. The architecture f these buildings was ppular in the 18th century here.
Q: What are the speakers talking abut? (A)
3. M: I heard the fundatin gave the cmmunity $10,000 t imprve the library.
W: $10,000? They gave twice that amunt! My friend tld me all abut it. She’s been wrking there fr twenty years.
Q: Hw much did the fundatin give accrding t this wman’s friend? (C)
4. W: Hell, Mr. Kane! Have yu gt ur pst? I’ve been waiting fr an imprtant letter.
M: Oh, n deliveries tday. It’s my day ff.
Q: What is Mr. Kane? (B)
5. W: Simn, h, well, culd yu return the tls I lend yu fr building the bkshelf last mnth?
M: Oh, I hate t tell yu this, but I can’t find them.
Q: What d we learn frm the cnversatin? (D)
6. W: Bb said that Seattle is a great place fr cnferences.
M: He is certainly in the psitin t make that cmment. He has been there s ften.
Q: What des the man imply? (A)
7. M: I heard that the guy t deliver the lecture this weekend spent a year living in the rain frest.
W: Great, I am ding a reprt n the rain frest. Maybe I can get sme new infrmatin.
Q: What des the wman mean? (B)
8. W: Daddy, I have decided t give up science and g t business schl.
M: Well, I shuld warn yu that nt everyne will make a successful manager. Think befre yu leap.
Q: What d we learn frm the cnversatin? (D)
9. W: I just read in the newspaper that Hi Mm is this year’s greatest hit. Why dn’t we g and see it at the Grand Cinema?
M: Dn’t yu think that cinema is a little ut f the way?
Q: What des the man mean? (A)
10. M: Mike frgt t take his ntebk hme. That’s why he failed t g ver his lessns.
W: Cme n! D yu really believe that? If I had a dllar each time he lst smething imprtant at schl, I’d be a millinaire.
Q: What can be inferred frm the cnversatin? (C)
Sectin B
Directins: In Sectin B, yu will hear tw passages and ne lnger cnversatin. After each passage r cnversatin, yu will be asked several questins. The passages and the cnversatin will be read twice, but the questins will be spken nly nce. When yu hear a questin, read the fur pssible answers n yur paper and decide which ne is the best answer t the questin yu have heard.
Questins 11 thrugh 13 are based n the fllwing passage.
Human activity is changing the surface and temperature f the planet. But new research shws it is als changing the sund f the Earth's ceans and seas.
Scientists say the changes in the sunds f ur ceans, seas, and ther waterways affect many marine animals -- frm very small shrimp t huge whales.
Sund travels very far underwater. Fr fish, sund is prbably a better way t sense their envirnment than light. Sunds help fish and ther marine animals survive. They use sunds t cmmunicate with each ther. Sunds als help sme cean animals find fd and avid their hunters.
Hwever, increased nise frm humans is making it harder fr these animals t hear each ther. The nise is cming frm shipping traffic, mtrized fishing ships, underwater il and gas explratin, ffshre cnstructin, and ther nisy human activities.
Fr many marine species, their attempts t cmmunicate are being masked by sunds that humans have intrduced. Masking happens when ne r mre nises in the water blck sund imprtant t a marine animal’s existence.
When peple think f threats facing the cean, we ften think f climate change, plastics, and verfishing. But nise pllutin is anther essential thing we need t be mnitring.
Questins:
11. Why is sund imprtant fr cean animals? (B)
12. Accrding t the passage, which is nt a challenge facing the ceans? (D)
13. What is the passage mainly abut? (D)
Questins 14 thrugh 16 are based n the fllwing passage.
Last year, many peple acrss the wrld lked t their gardens t find enjyment and peace during the crnavirus utbreak.
Gardens were established in cmmunities and hmes with vegetables, flwers and many ther different kinds f plants. Millins f peple fund happiness, release and a sense f safety with their hands in the dirt.
Huseplants are ht nw and scial media is full f plant phts. Here is a lk at sme pssible ways t enjy gardening indrs.
New technlgies make it easier t grw plants anywhere indrs, with r withut sil. The plants ffer nt nly beauty, but the rewards f caring fr living things and seeing them grw.
Indr vegetable gardening, t, has becme especially ppular bth as a fd surce and as a family activity. Fr example, small, cntained gardens can be bught and placed next t the windw. Mushrms can be grwn in a cardbard bx r tmates can easily be grwn in a bttle.
A rise in indr gardening has driven up sales fr greenhuses, grwing lights and seeds. One seed cmpany in the nrtheastern state f Maine, Jhnny’s Selected Seeds, recently suspended rders frm hme gardeners temprarily. It said that the large number f rders it was receiving culd nt be effectively filled.
The garden can be a metaphr fr peace, safety, success and calm. Nt a bad place fr the mind’s eye t rest, especially in this mst unsettling f winters.
Questins:
14. What else d plants ffer besides beauty? (A)
15. Which prduct tends t sell better due t the rise in indr gardening? (D)
16. Why did the seed cmpany suspend rders frm hme gardeners? (C)
Questins 17 thrugh 20 are based n the fllwing cnversatin.
W: Did yu ever play basketball Grandpa?
M: As a matter f fact, I did play in my yunger days.
W: When was that? Did yu make a lt f mney when yu played?
M: N, I didn't make any mney because we were all amateurs fifty years ag.
W: But there were prfessinal cmpetitins then, weren’t there?
M: There was in the United States but, I dn’t knw if there were in ther cuntries.
W: S, yu played as an amateur in thse days? What was the game like then?
M: The rules were almst the same except we didn't have a 3 pint gal and the area in frnt f the gal was marked in the shape f a key hle.
W: What abut the tactics? What srts f things were used?
M: Basically, there were nly tw ways t play the game. It was either man t man r we used a zne defense.
W: Which was the best?
M: I dn't knw that ne was better than the ther. It depended n the team we were playing. Smetimes we wuld use bth tactics in a game.
W: Wasn't that cnfusing?
M: T the ppsitin; maybe! Man t man is an attacking game and it is a lt faster but takes a lt mre energy t play it prperly.
W: Hw did yu play zne defense then?
M: The team just rushed back t their gal zne and gt int psitin. There were 3 players in the frnt rw and 2 at the back. Everyne kept their psitin and we mved as a team.
W: That was an easier way t play?
M: It was less tiring but, a gd zne defense can be hard t break. It frces a lt f lng shts which are less accurate than clse shts.
W: Did yu have a cach in thse days?
M. Nt really. The guys were all keen and we bught sme bks abut the game and practised things frm them. It gt us int A Grade that way.
Questins:
17. Why was grandpa unable t make mney by playing basketball? (B)
18. What did the area in frnt f the gal lk like in thse days? (D)
19. What are the tw ways t play the game? (B)
20. Which f the fllwing abut playing zne defense is true? (C)
That’s the end f listening cmprehensin.
A. critical B. disprprtinately C. distancing D. gaps E. headaches
F. hugging G. typical H. remtely I. restart J. ship K. wrth
Surface area
(square miles)
Vlume
(cubic miles)
Percentage f ttal
Salt Water
The ceans
Inland seas and saline lakes
139,500,000
270,000
317,000,000
25,000
97.2
0.008
Fresh Water
Fresh water lakes
All rivers (average level)
Antarctic Icecap
Arctic Icecap and glaciers
Water in the atmsphere
330,000
--
6,000,000
900,000
197,000,000
30,000
300
6,300,000
680,000
3,100
0.009
0.0001
1.9
0.21
0.001
Ttal (runded)
326,000,000
100.00
Rank
Name and Lcatin
number f visitrs
1
Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia - Nrth Carlina
19,030,550
2
Glden Gate Natinal Recreatin Area, Califrnia
14,046,600
3
Great Smky Muntains Natinal Park, Tennessee
9,989,000
4
Lake Mead Natinal Recreatin Area, Nevada - Arizna
8,788,055
5
Gateway Natinal Recreatin Area, New Yrk - New Jersey
7,134,022
6
Gerge Washingtn Memrial Parkway, Virginia - Maryland - DC
6,584,801
7
Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi - Alabama -Tennessee
5,803,094
8
Statue f Liberty Natinal Mnument, New Yrk - New Jersey
5,200,633
A. Fr vice cmmands, thse means fell t fur and three secnds respectively.
B. Dr. Kinnear and his clleagues have urged vehicle-safety bdies t impse standards that limit the use f verly distracting tasks n a car’s tuchscreen.
C. T discver hw badly tuchscreens distract drivers, Neale Kinnear and his clleagues arranged a series f experiments.
D. Or else, yu can turn t vice cntrl.
E. On the secnd trip they had t d the same, but using nly the car’s vice-activated cntrls instead.
F. As they expected, drivers using tuchscreens tk lnger t respnd t the flashing bar than did thse using vice cntrls.
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