学年上海中学高三英语第四次联考试题及参考答案.docx

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学年上海中学高三英语第四次联考试题及参考答案

2019-2020学年上海中学高三英语第四次联考试题及参考答案

第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

TheOriginsofFamousBrands

Ourlivesarefullofbrandnamesandtrademarkedproductsthatweuseeveryday.Althoughmanybrandnamesaresimpleacronyms（首字母缩略词）orversionsoftheirfoundersnames,someofthecompanieswetrusteverydayactuallyhavefascinatingandsurprisingbackstories.

Starbucks

Itseemsfittingthatthemostfamouscoffeebrandintheworldwouldtakeitsnamefromoneoftheworld’sgreatestworksofliterature.TheinspirationforthenameofthecoffeehousecamefromHermanMelville’sMobyDick.Thefounders’originalideawastonamethecompanyaftertheCaptainAhab’sship,buttheyeventuallydecidedthatPequotwasn’tagreatnameforcoffee,sotheychoseAhab’sfirstmate,Starbucks,asthenameinstead.

Google

GooglewasoriginallycalledBackrub,foritsearchedforlinksineverycorneroftheWeb.In1997,whenthefoundersofthecompanyweresearchingforanewnameshowingahugeamountofdatafortheirrapidlyimprovingsearchtechnology,afriendsuggestedtheword“googol”.Whenafriendtriedtoregisterthenewdomain（域）name,hemisspelled“googol”as“google”.

Nike

OriginallyfoundedasadistributorforJapaneserunningshoes,thecompanywasoriginallynamedBRS,orBlueRibbonSports.In1971,BRSintroduceditsownsoccershoe,amodelcalledNike,whichisalsothenamefortheGreekgoddessofvictory.In1978,thecompanyofficiallyrenameditselfasNike,Inc.

Therightnameisessentialtoacompany’ssuccess,andagreatoriginstoryisjustasimportantasagreatproduct.Anattractiveoriginstoryisonemorethingthatkeepscustomersguessing,wondering,andbuyingitsproducts.

1.WhatisthenameoftheCaptainAhab’sship?

A.MobyDick.B.Starbucks.

C.Pequot.D.HermanMelville.

2.WhydidthefoundersoftheGooglewanttochangeitsname?

A.Theymistooktheirname.

B.Theywantednewcustomers.

C.Thecompany’soriginalnamewastoolong.

D.Thecompany’ssearchtechnologywasimprovingrapidly.

3.Wheredoestheimportanceoftheoriginstoryofonecompanyliein?

A.Itcanchangethecompany’simage.

B.Itcanaddmythtothecompany.

C.Itexplainsthedevelopmentofthecompanytocustomers.

D.Itmakescustomersimagineandpurchaseitsgoods.

B

EvenasGoogleplanstotestitsfleet（车队）ofself-drivingcarsonpublicroadsthissummer,itsbusinessmodelremainsabitofamystery.By2025,asmanyas250,000self-drivingvehiclescouldbesoldeachyearglobally,accordingtoastudybyanindustryresearchfirm.

“VehiclesthatcantakeanyonefromAtoBatthepushofabuttoncouldtransformmobilityformillionsofpeople,”saidChrisUrmson,directorofGoogle’sself-drivingcarproject.Fornow,Googlehasnoplanstosellanyofitsself-drivingcars.Theyarestrictlyforresearch.ButtheywillhitpublicroadsthissummernearGoogle’sheadquartersinMountainView,California.Previoustestinghastakenplaceonlyonclosedcourses.

Thecarsarebuilttooperatewithoutasteeringwheel,accelerator（油门）orbrakepedal.“Oursoftwareandsensorsdoallthework,”Urmsonsaid.“Thevehicleswillbeverybasic—wewanttolearnfromthemandadaptthemasquicklyaspossible—buttheywilltakeyouwhereyouwanttogoatthepushofabutton.”Theprototype（雏形）isthefirstofa100-carfleetthetechgiantisbuilding.

Inthelongrun,Urmsonseesafutureofsaferroads—themajorityofautoaccidentsarecausedbyhumanerror—andfewertrafficjams.Roboticcarscouldalsoshuttlepeoplewhocan’tdrivebecauseofageorillness.

Googlehassaidthatself-drivingcarscouldlaunchnewbusinessmodelsinwhichpeoplebuytheuseofvehiclestheydon’town.Thecompanyhasalreadytestedothertypesofself-drivingcarsonpublicstreets,includingmodifiedLexussport-utilityvehicles,underaspecialpermitprogrambytheCaliforniaDepartmentofMotorVehiclesthatrequiresahumandriveratthecontrols.

Thestatehasissuedsixothercompaniespermitstooperatesuchcars,includingDelphi,Mercedes-Benz,Volkswagen,Tesla,BoschandNissan.Thevehiclesthatwillbetestedonopenroadsthissummerwillhaveremovablesteeringwheels,acceleratorsandbrakepedalstoallow“safetydrivers”totakecontrolifneeded.

4.AccordingtoChrisUrmson,__________.

A.self-drivingcarscangivedrivingorderstohumans

B.self-drivingcarsarespeciallydesignedfortheelderly

C.softwareandsensorsarevitalforself-drivingcars

D.ordinaryvehicleswillbereplacedbyself-drivingcars

5.Paragraph4ismeanttotellusthat__________.

A.manytrafficaccidentsarecausedbyhumanerror

B.somepeoplecan’tdrivebecauseofillnessorage

C.Urmsonhaspromisedtocreatesaferroadsinthefuture

D.self-drivingcarswillprobablyhelptomakesaferroadsanddecreasetrafficjams

6.Theunderlinedword“issued”inthelastparagraphcanprobablybereplacedby__________.

A.givenB.claimed

C.awardedD.prohibited

7.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsself-drivingcars?

A.Objective.B.Indifferent.

C.Subjective.D.Favorable.

C

EvenasGoogleplanstotestitsfleet（车队）ofself-drivingcarsonpublicroadsthissummer,itsbusinessmodelremainsabitofamystery.By2025,asmanyas250,000self-drivingvehiclescouldbesoldeachyearglobally,accordingtoastudybyanindustryresearchfirm.

“VehiclesthatcantakeanyonefromAtoBatthepushofabuttoncouldtransformmobilityformillionsofpeople,”saidChrisUrmson,directorofGoogle’sself-drivingcarproject.Fornow,Googlehasnoplanstosellanyofitsself-drivingcars.Theyarestrictlyforresearch.ButtheywillhitpublicroadsthissummernearGoogle’sheadquartersinMountainView,California.Previoustestinghastakenplaceonlyonclosedcourses.

Thecarsarebuilttooperatewithoutasteeringwheel,accelerator（油门）orbrakepedal.“Oursoftwareandsensorsdoallthework,”Urmsonsaid.“Thevehicleswillbeverybasic—wewanttolearnfromthemandadaptthemasquicklyaspossible—buttheywilltakeyouwhereyouwanttogoatthepushofabutton.”Theprototype（雏形）isthefirstofa100-carfleetthetechgiantisbuilding.

Inthelongrun,Urmsonseesafutureofsaferroads—themajorityofautoaccidentsarecausedbyhumanerror—andfewertrafficjams.Roboticcarscouldalsoshuttlepeoplewhocan’tdrivebecauseofageorillness.

Googlehassaidthatself-drivingcarscouldlaunchnewbusinessmodelsinwhichpeoplebuytheuseofvehiclestheydon’town.Thecompanyhasalreadytestedothertypesofself-drivingcarsonpublicstreets,includingmodifiedLexussport-utilityvehicles,underaspecialpermitprogrambytheCaliforniaDepartmentofMotorVehiclesthatrequiresahumandriveratthecontrols.

Thestatehasissuedsixothercompaniespermitstooperatesuchcars,includingDelphi,Mercedes-Benz,Volkswagen,Tesla,BoschandNissan.Thevehiclesthatwillbetestedonopenroadsthissummerwillhaveremovablesteeringwheels,acceleratorsandbrakepedalstoallow“safetydrivers”totakecontrolifneeded.

8.AccordingtoChrisUrmson,__________.

A.self-drivingcarscangivedrivingorderstohumans

B.self-drivingcarsarespeciallydesignedfortheelderly

C.softwareandsensorsarevitalforself-drivingcars

D.ordinaryvehicleswillbereplacedbyself-drivingcars

9.Paragraph4ismeanttotellusthat__________.

A.manytrafficaccidentsarecausedbyhumanerror

B.somepeoplecan’tdrivebecauseofillnessorage

C.Urmsonhaspromisedtocreatesaferroadsinthefuture

D.self-drivingcarswillprobablyhelptomakesaferroadsanddecreasetrafficjams

10.Theunderlinedword“issued”inthelastparagraphcanprobablybereplacedby__________.

A.givenB.claimed

C.awardedD.prohibited

11.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsself-drivingcars?

A.Objective.B.Indifferent.

C.Subjective.D.Favorable.

D

Whatdoyouthinkof80spopmusic?

DothenamesGeorgeMichael,MadonnaandMichaelJacksonsoundfamiliar?

Well,thesearejustsomeofthenamesthatwerewell-knowninthemusicsceneofthe80sandearly90s.The80spopmusicscenewasanimportantsteptothepopularity（普及）ofpresent-daymusic.Anewwaveinthemusicscenewasintroduced,whichmadesuchmusicstylesaspunkrock,rapmusicandtheMTVpopular.Althoughitwasanendtotheold60sand70sstyles,itwasalsothebeginningofsomethingbig.Thepopularityofmusicvideosmeantthatartistsnowreplacedtheirguitar-basedmusicwithvisualdisplays.Anewwaveofartistscameonthesceneandtheentireindustrydevelopedquickly.

Themostfamous80spopmusicvideoisMichaelJackson’sThriller.Introducedin1982,fewpeoplecanforgetthevideonotonlybecauseofitsnever-be-foreseenimages,butalsobecauseofthepopularityitreceived.Thinkofhow80spopmusicchangedthelivesofpeoplewhogrewupinthe80s.Askayoungmantodaytotellyouthenamesofthe“NewKidsontheBlock”andhewillstarttalkingabouttheneighborkidswhojustmovedin.Thesearenottheanswersyoumighthaveheardinthe80s.Thoughtoday’syoungmendonotrecognizehowcool80spopmusicwas,mostpeoplewillalwaysrememberitforwhatitwasandthesearehappymemoriestheywillalwayslove.

Someofthe80spopmusiclegends（传奇人物）includeMadonna,U2,AeroSmithandofcoursetheKingofPopMichaelJackson.Let’snotforgetPrince,TinaTurner,PhilCollinsandMotown’sLionelRitchie.Someofthesemusiciansplayedmusicthathasstoodthetestoftime.Undoubtedly,the80spopmusicscenewillliveonformanymoreyearstocome.

12.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Thecharactersof80s