高三上学期期中英语试题 2.docx

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高三上学期期中英语试题2

上海市杨浦区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.

Phone-surfingResultsinMorePurchases

Leavingyourmobilephoneathomewhenyougoshoppingcouldpreventmindlessoverspending,anewstudysuggests.ResearchfromtheUniversityofBathdiscoveredthatwhenpeoplearedistractedbytheirmobilesduringatriptothesupermarkettheirshoppingbills1．risebyanaverageof41percent.Attention-weakeningdevicesalsoencourageshopperstowanderalongmoreshelves,2．theycomeacrossmoreproducts.

Inonestudy,294peopleagedbetween18and73atfourSwedishsupermarketsworeeye-trackingglassesthroughoutashoppingtriptomeasurewheretheywentand3．theylookedat.Theirreceiptswerethenused4．（assess）theirspending.Thoseusingamobilephonespentonaverage£33.73comparedtoanaverageof£23.91forthosewhodidnot.

Asecondstudyof117shoppersfoundthosewithmobilephonesspentlongerinthestore,5．（give）moreattentiontoshelves.Theyalsospentanaverageof£36.Thisstudyfoundshoppersusingamobilephonespentonaverage£36.16on20.85items,comparedto£25.59on13.22products.

DrCarl-PhilipAhlbom,oftheUniversityofBath’sSchoolofManagementsaid:

“Businessownershavetendedtoworrythatmobilesdistractshoppersfromspendingmoney,6．wewereamazedtofindcompletelythereverseeffect.”Thefindingswereveryclear-themoretimeyouspendonyourphone,themoremoneyyou’llpart7．.

“Soifyou’retryingtobudget,8．（leave）yourphoneinyourpocket.It'snotthephone9．thatcausesmorepurchases,butitsimpactonourfocus.”Researchersbelievepeoplespendmorebecauseusingaphonedistractspeoplefromtheir10．（plan）lists.

二、选用适当的单词或短语补全短文

Directions:

Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

Haveyoueverlookedatsomeoneelse’slifewithenvy，justenoughenvythatyouwishforamomentortwo（orlonger）thatyoucouldbethem?

Aretheremomentswhen,iftheopportunitytobethemwereon11．,youmightbetemptedbyit?

Wouldwereallywantthis?

Andwhatmightwelearnaboutourselvesorhowweseeourlivesifwe12．consideredit?

Tobesure,thereare13．here.Ifyouhadsomeoneelse’slife,whowouldraiseyourchildrenorloveyourspouseortakecareofyourparentsintheiroldage?

Infact,ifyouweresomeoneelseyourownchildrenwouldnothavecomeintoexistenceinthefirstplace.That’snotahappythought.To14．this,perhapsthebestwaytocastthisisintermsofatrade:

Ifyouhadtheirlifethentheywouldhaveyours,andliveitexactlyasyouwouldhave.Yourresponsibilitieswouldbe15．,sotherewouldbenothingtofeelguiltyabout.

Ifwethinkofitthisway,thenthequestionofwantingtobesomeoneelseisaquestionofwhatwemightcallexperience:

Isthereanybodyelsewhoseexperienceoflifeyouwouldprefer,16．everythingelsewouldbeequal?

One17．concernaboutwantingsomeoneelse’sexperienceisthatmydesiretobesomeoneelseisgroundedinvaluesanddesiresthat1have,andsoIhavetobemeinordertowanttobehim.However,it’snotclearthatthatpresentsanyrealobstacletosuchadesire.Thefactisthattherewouldbeatleastenoughoverlap（重叠）withthemthattheyareexemplifyingmyvaluesanddesiresbuthaveabetterexperiencethanIdo.SoIcanstillprefertobethem.

Ithinkthat,onreflection,mostofuswouldnotwantto18．withanotherperson,nomatterhowsuccessfulortemptingtheirlivesseem.Toseewhy,though,we’llneedto19．ourangleofvision.Wewillhavetolookatourownexperiencesratherthanattheirs,orperhapslookatourexperiencesfirst.WhatwouldIbewillingtogiveuptobeanother?

Myrelationshipswitheveryone—children,spouse,friends—andmywholehistory.Iwouldn’thave20．it.Mylosswouldbethatofthewholeofmyownexperience.

三、完形填空

IthasbeenoneofthedeadliestclimbingseasonsonEverest,withatleast10deaths.Andatleastsomeseemtohavebeen21.

Theproblemhasn’tbeenavalanches（雪崩）,blizzardsorhighwinds.Experiencedclimbersandindustryleaders22toomanypeopleonthemountain,ingeneral,andtoomanyinexperiencedclimbers,inparticular.

Fly-by-nightadventurecompaniesaretakingupuntrainedclimberswhoposearisktoeveryoneonthemountain.AndtheNepalesegovernment,23foreveryclimbingdollaritcanget,hasissuedmorepermitsthanEverestcansafely24,someexperiencedmountaineerssay.

AddtothatEverest’sunmatched25toagrowingbodyofthrill-seekerstheworldover.AndthefactthatNepal,oneofAsianspoorestnationsandthesiteofmostEverestclimbs,hasalongrecordofbadregulationsandmismanagement.

Toreachthepeak,climbers26everypoundofequipmenttheycanandtakewiththemjustenoughcansofcompressedoxygentomakeittothetopandbackdown.Itishardtothinkstraightatthataltitude（海拔）.

Accordingtotheclimbers,someofthedeathsthisyearwerecausedbypeoplegettingheldupinthelonglinesonthelast1,000feetorsooftheclimb,unabletogetupanddownfastenoughto27theiroxygensupply.Othersweresimplynotfitenoughtobeonthemountain28.

Nepalhasno29rulesaboutwhocanclimbEverest,andexperiencedclimberssaythatisadirectreasonfor30.“YouhavetoreachcertainstandardstodotheIronman,”saidAlanArnett,aremarkableEverestclimber.“Butyoudon’thaveto31toclimbthehighestmountainintheworld?

What’swrongwiththispicture?

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Thelasttime10ormorepeoplediedonEverestwasin2015,duringanavalanche.Bysomemeasures,theEverestmachinehasonlygottenmoreoutof32.Lastyear,experiencedclimbers,insurancecompaniesandnewsorganizations33afar-reachingschemebyguides,helicoptercompaniesandhospitalstotrickmillionsofdollarsfrominsurancecompaniesbyevacuating（疏散）climberswith34signsofaltitudesickness.

Despitealltheproblems,thisyeartheNepaligovernmentissuedarecordnumberofpermits,381,aspartofabigger35tocommercializethemountain.Climberssaythepermitnumbershavebeengoingupsteadilyeachyearandthatthisyearthetrafficjamswereheavierthanever.

21．A．recognizableB．sustainableC．avoidableD．feasible

22．A．burdenB．blameC．borderD．balance

23．A．hungryB．criticalC．jealousyD．hesitant

24．A．favorB．extendC．grantD．handle

25．A．appealB．adjustmentC．adaptionD．agreement

26．A．catchsightofB．makeuseofC．getridofD．takeholdof

27．A．removeB．refillC．recycleD．release

28．A．forthefirsttimeB．atlonglastC．fromtimetotimeD．inthefirstplace

29．A．strictB．socialC．scientificD．creative

30．A．discomfortB．decayC．disadvantageD．disaster

31．A．manageB．qualifyC．promiseD．schedule

32．A．contactB．touchC．controlD．power

33．A．activatedB．exposedC．introducedD．dismissed

34．A．inferiorB．minorC．superiorD．major

35．A．pushB．prospectC．patternD．patent

四、阅读选择

AfamilyinEdinburghhasdiscoveredthatanoldchesspiecetheykeptinadrawerfor55yearsisalong-lostpartofamedieval（中世纪的）chessset.Thepiecewasboughtbytheirgrandfatherfor£5fromanantiquedealerinEdinburghin1964.Itisestimatedthatitcouldnowsellfor£1millionatauction（拍卖）.ItisoneoffivemissingpiecesfromtheLewisChessmen,asetofmedievalchesspiecesthatwerefoundinasandhillontheIsleofLewis,offScotland’swestcoast,in1831.

Thepieceis8.8centimeterstallandmadefromwalrusivory,ararematerialinthosedays.Itiswarder,whichisaprisonguard,withahelmet,shieldandsword.Thispiecewouldbethesameasarook（车）,orcastleinamodernchessset.

Thefamily,whodon’twanttomaketheirnamepublic,explainedhowtheirgrandfatherwasunawareofthepiece’simportancewhenheboughtitin1964.Afterhedied,itwaslookedafterbyhisdaughter,whobelievedthatithadmagicalqualities.TheyfinallyrealizedhowimportantthepiecewaswhenitwasexaminedbyAlexanderKader,anexpertatSotheby’sauctionhouseinLondon.

TheLewisChessmenarefamousallovertheworld.ThesetissplitbetweentheNationalMuseumofScotlandinEdinburgh,andtheBritishMuseuminLondon,attractinglotsofvisitors.TheyarethoughttohavebeenmadeinTrondheim,Norway,betweenAD1150and1200,andwereprobablyburiedonLewisforsafekeepingontheirwaytobeingsoldinIreland.Nobodyreallyknowsforsurewhytheywereburiedthereorhowtheywerediscovered.

ThepiecewillgoondisplayinEdinburghandthenLondonbeforeitsauctionon2July.Itisexpectedtoeitherbeboughtby,orloanedto,amuseum.Kadersaystherearestillfourmissingpiecesoutthere,“However,itmighttakeanother150yearsforonetoshowup.”

36．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheLewisChessmen?

A．Ithasahistoryof55years.B．Itconsistsof5missingchesses.

C．Itismadefromwalrusivory.D．Itistheequivalentofarook.

37．PeoplearemostlikelytoseetheLewisChessmen_________.

A．inasandhillB．inthemuseums

C．inafamilydrawerD．atanauctionhouse

38．Whydidthedaughterkeepthechesspieceforsomanyyears?

A．Shewashonoringherlategrandfather’swish.

B．Sheknewithadcertainhistoricalvalue.

C．Shedidn’twanttomakeitsexistencepublic.

D．Shethoughtithadsomemysteriouspower-

39．Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A．Wherethechesspiecewillendupremainstobe