上海市复兴中学学年高三上学期期中英语试题.docx

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上海市复兴中学学年高三上学期期中英语试题

上海市复兴中学2020-2021学年高三上学期期中英语试题

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一、用单词的适当形式完成短文

Directions:

Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword:

fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

In1915,MauriceE.McLoughlin,awell-knowntennisplayer,publishedaninstructionalautobiography1．（call）TennisasIPlayedIt.Twoyearsearlier,McLoughlinhadbecomethefirstAmericanfinalistattheWimbledontournamentinEnglandandtennisfanswereexcitedtouncoverthesecretsofhissuccess.AnticipationforMcLoughlin’sstorygrewevenmorein1914.Winninganumberofmajortournamentsthatyear,he2．（declare）theNumber1tennisplayerintheworld.WhenTennisasIPlayIt3．comeoutin1915,noonehadanyreasontosuspectthatitmighthavebeenwrittenby4．else.However,theauthorofTennisasIPlaywasnotMcLoughlinatall,buttheas-yetunknownnovelistSinclair,hisghostwriter.Why,then,isTennisasIPlayItconsideredthetennisplayer’sbook?

Aghostwriterisanauthorwhowritesatextthatisofficiallycreditedtoanotherauthor,andthehistoryofsuchpracticesis5．（long）thanwemightexpect.Inotherwords,TennisasIPlayItwasnotthefirstfamousghostwrittenbook,anditwon’tbethelast.Ghostwritercanhappenforanumberofreasons,and6．itsmeritsaredebatable,itremainsanacceptablepracticeinthepublishingworld.Someintheindustrysuggestthatasmanyashalfofnon-fictionbooksarewrittenwiththehelpfromghostwriter.

Today,ghostwriting7．takeanumberofdifferentforms.Itisperhapsmostprominentintheautobiographiesandmemoriesofcelebrities.Isthepracticerestricted8．celebrityautobiographiesandmemories?

No,ghostwritingisequallyprominentinlesser-knownspheresaswell.Politicalspeeches,forexample,areoftencreditedtothepoliticianwhodeliversthem,andthenthatpoliticianjustreadsthespeechfromateleprompter.Inaddition,manypopularsongsclaimapopularsingerorperformerassongwriter;thereforetheyhavebeenshapedmorebyaproducerthanbyanyofthecreditedsongwriters.

Ghostwriting--whetherweapproveofornot--ishere9．（stay）.SometimesasinthecaseofSinclairLewis,theghostwriterswilleventuallybecomefamousauthorsintheirownright.Muchmoreoften,wearemovedbythewritingofauthors10．nameswewillneverlearn.

二、选用适当的单词或短语补全短文

Directions:

Completethepassagewiththewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

Whenwemeetsomeoneforthefirsttime,weusuallygetavaguesenseofwhatkindofpersontheyarebythewaytheyshakehands,talk,orwalk.Intheageofsocialnetworking.however,firstimpressionsaresometimesmadeevenbeforewe11．meetsomeoneinperson--thatis,bylookingattheirprofilephoto.

Accordingtoarecentstudy,thesesocialimagessayalotaboutourpersonality.Inthestudy,resentedinapaperattheInternationalAAAIConferenceonWebandSocialMedia,agroupofresearchersfromtheUniversityofPennsylvaniaintheUSusedsoftwareto12．theprofilepicturesof66,000usersofUSsocialplatformTwitterand3,200oftheirtweets.Atthesametime,about434participantswereaskedtocompleteasurveyabouttheirpersonalitytype.

Theresearcherswantedtofindoutiftherewasa13．betweenpersonalitytraits--likeopenness,extroversion,andneuroticism--andaperson’sprofilepicture.Accordingtotheresults,openpeoplearemore14．toposeinanunusualwayanduseobjectssuchasglassesoraguitarintheirprofilephotobecausetheyenjoynewandexcitingexperiences.Meanwhile,neuroticpeopleoftenholdbacktheir15．emotions.Theytrytoavoidshowingtheirface;instead,theyuseanimageofsomethinglikeapet,acarorabuilding.That’sbecauseneuroticpeoplearestrongly16．bythe“strongsocialnormagainstaverysadorangryappearanceinprofilepictures,”DanielPreoiuc-PietrofromtheUniversityofPennsylvaniawroteintheresearchpaper.

Apartfromtheobjectsinprofilepictures,thecolorsusedinthemalsogiveussome17．aboutthephoto’sowner.Forexample,extravertswerefoundtohavethemostcolorfulprofileimages,astheywantto18．theirpersonalityandshowthemselvesoff,theresearcherswrote.

Althoughsocialmediaphotos“usuallyrepresentanextensionofone’sself,theyalsoallowausertoshapehisorherownpersonalityand19．view,”accordingtotheresearchers.

So,whenchoosingaprofilephoto,maybeweshouldaskourselvesfirstwhatkindofimagewe’dliketoconvey.Afterall,firstimpressionsalways20．.

三、完形填空

HowArtsPromoteOurEconomy

Whenmostpeoplethinkofthearts,theyimaginetheendproduct,thebeautifulpainting,awonderfulpieceofmusic,oranaward-winning21inthetheater.Butartsgroupsbringbroadervaluetoourcommunities.Theeconomicimpactoftheartsisoften22andbadlyjudged.

Theartscreatejobsthathelpdevelopthe23.Anygivenperformancetakesatourbusfullofartists,technicalexperts,mangers,musicians,orwriterstocreatea（n）24pieceofart.Thesepeopleearnalivingwagefortheirprofessionalknowledgeandskills.

Anothergroupoffolksisneededtohelpmarkettheevent.“Ifyoubuildittheywillcome”isamisleadingbelief.Painters,digitalmediaexperts,photographers,bookingagentsandpromotersarehiredtosellticketsand25theevent.AccordingtotheDallasAreaCulturalAdvocacyCoalition,artsagenciesemploymorethan10,000peopleasfull-orpart-timeemployeesorindependent26.

A27artsneighborhoodscreatesarippleeffect（连锁反应）throughoutacommunity.In2005,whentheBishopArtsTheatrewasdonatedtoourtown,thelocationwasconsideredapoorareaoftown.Afterinvestingmorethan51millionin28thebuilding,webeganproducingafullseasonoftheaterperformances,jazzconcerts,andyear-roundartseducationprogramsin2008.Nearly40percentofjazzloversliveoutsideoftheDallascitylimitsanddriveorflyintoenjoyaneveningintheBishopArtsDistrict.

Nodoubtthetheaterhas29thearea’sdevelopmentandeconomicgrowth.Today,therearegalleries,studios,restaurantsandnewlybuiltworkspaceswhereneighborsshareexperiences,wherethereisrenewedlifeandenergy.30,artsandculturealsoserveasapublicgood.

TecoTheatricalProductionInc.madeuseofBloomberg’sinvestmentof$35,000togetnearly$40,000inpublicandprivatesectorsupportduringthetwo-yearperiod.Further,Dallasartsandarts-basedbusinessproduce$298foreverydollarthecityspendsonartsprogrammingandfacilities.InPhiladelphia,ametroareasmallerthanDallas,theartshaveaneconomicimpactofalmost$3millionandsupport44,000jobs,80percentofwhichactuallylie31theartsindustry,includingaccountants,marketers,constructionworkers,hotelmanagers,printers,andotherkindsofartworkers.

Theartsareefficienteconomic32andwhentheyaresupported,theentiresmall-businesscommunity33.

Itiswrongto34artsgroupscannotmakeaprofit.Butinordertostayinbusiness,artsgroupsmustproducereturns.Ifyouareastudentstudyingthearts,chancesareyouhavebeenill-advisedtohaveaplanB．Butthosewho35understandtheeconomicimpactandcanworktochangethepatternscancreateawiderangeofcareerpossibilities.

21．A．performancesB．preservationC．projectD．rehearsal

22．A．regardedB．confusedC．informedD．overlooked

23．A．ideaB．economyC．financeD．cultivation

24．A．reliableB．accessibleC．appealingD．fragile

25．A．organizeB．promoteC．deliverD．oppose

26．A．contractorsB．participantsC．activistsD．residents

27．A．delightfulB．specificC．successfulD．supportive

28．A．removingB．transferringC．reformingD．reconstructing

29．A．relatedtoB．contributedtoC．opposedtoD．objectedto

30．A．InthiswayB．OntheotherhandC．AfterallD．Asopposedto

31．A．insideB．outsideC．withinD．among

32．A．designsB．indicatorsC．driversD．experts

33．A．benefitsB．possessesC．strandsD．imposes

34．A．presentB．challengeC．resembleD．assume

35．A．extremelyB．trulyC．currentlyD．socially

四、阅读选择

Called'themanwhoshapedAmerica'and'thefathermodernindustrialdesign',RaymondLoewymustbeoneofthemostinfluentialdesignerofalltime.Herevolutionizedtheindustry,workingasaconsultantformorethan200companiesandcreatingdesignsforeverythingfrompackagingtorefrigerators,fromcarstotheinteriorsofspacecraft.

Loewy'sdesignallhadonethingincommon.TheywereshapedbytheMAYAprinciple-MostAdvancedYetAcceptable.Hisideawasthatpeoplewillnotacceptsolutionstodesignproblemsifthesolutionsaretoodifferentfromcurrentdesigns.

Afterashortperiodasafashionillustrator,Loewystartedhiscareerinindustrialdesignin1929byre-designingacopyingmachinefortheBritishmanufacturer,SigmundGestetner.The28-years-olddesignercompletedthetaskinthreedaysandthedesignofthemachinelastedforthenext40years.

TheGestetnerduplicatorwasthebeginningofmanydesignwhichusedstreamlining.Hedescribedthisas'beautythroughfunctionandsimplification'.Hespentthenext50yearsstreamliningeverythingfrompostagestampsandcompanylogostotheinteriorsofstores.ThefamousGreyhoundbusandStudebakercarshowhisuseofstreamlininginaction.

Heisperhapsmostfamousforhisre-designoftheLuckyStrikepackaging.In1940,thePresidentoftheLuckyStrikeManufacturingCompany,GoergeWashingtonHill,beLoewy$50,000thathecouldnotimprovetheappereanceofthegreenandredL