上海市浦东新区届高三第二学期教学质量检测英语试题.docx

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上海市浦东新区届高三第二学期教学质量检测英语试题

浦东新区2016学年度第二学期教学质量检测

高三英语试卷

2017.4

II.GrammarandVocabulary（20%）

SectionA

Overthepastsixteenyearsofmylife,Ihavegrowntobeaveryindependentperson.ThiscanbebothgoodandbadinthesensethatIamabletodothings（21）________myown,yetattimesstrugglewithtakingadvicefromothers.Sometimes,hearingwhatotherpeoplehavetosaycanbeoneofthehardestthingstodo.However,gettingadvicefrom（22）________caresaboutyoucanimpactyourlifeingreatways.Becauseofthis,Ibeganrealizingthatmymom’sguidancethroughoutmylifehasneversteeredmewrong.ThisiswhyIbelieveyou（23）________alwayslistentoyourmother.

Thisbeliefhasnotbeeneasy（24）________（realize）.IthastakenendlessamountsoftimeinwhichIdecidedtogoagainstwhatmymomhadtosay,andlaterdiscoveredthatshewasright.Ithinkwecanallagreethat（25）________（admit）yourmomwasrightisalwaysahardthingtodo.Butwhatelseareyousupposedtosay（26）________youarestandingoutsideinthefreezingcold,shakingbecauseyoudidnotwearthatextrajacketyou（27）________（tell）towear?

WhenIwastwelveyearsold,Ihadtheexperienceofalifetime.However,Iwouldhavemissedoutifithadn’tbeenformymom.ShehadbeenplanningatriptoTurkeyforwork,（28）________（offer）tobringmysisterandmealongwithher.WhenIfirstheardaboutthisopportunity,Iwasterrified.NeverhadIbeenoutofthecountrybefore.Ithoughtto（29）________,“Isshecrazy?

”Mymomthenbegantosay,“（30）________isknowntoall,oneneedstostepoutofhiscomfortzoneandtrysomethingnewinordertoencounterlarger-than-lifeideas.”Aftergoingbackandforthwithmyownthoughts,Idecidedtogoonthetrip.Andboy,shewasright.GoingtoTurkeywillforeverbeoneofmygreatestmemoriesandIamthankfulIgottovisitthatamazingcountry.

A.flexibilityB.shiftC.hungryD.improvementE.dominated

F.releasedG.secureH.adaptingI.familiarJ.buryingK.distinguish

SectionB

TheNewYorkTimeshaschangedalotinthepast10years,embracingdigitalsubscriptionsandgrowingintoonlinevideoandspecialtyareaslikecooking.Ithasnotbeenenoughtopreparethecompanyforthefuture,accordingtothepaper’sown2020report__31__onTuesday.

“Whilethepasttwoyearshavebeenatimeofsignificantinnovation,thepacemustspeedup,”theauthorswroteintheopeningofthereport.“Toooften,digitalprogresshasbeenaccomplishedthroughworkarounds;nowwemusttearapartthebarriers.Wemust__32__betweenmissionandtradition:

whatwedobecauseit’sessentialtoourvaluesandwhatwedobecausewe’vealwaysdoneit.”

Thereportindicateshowfarthepaperhascomein__33__itselftothedigitalagewhilealsopointingoutwhatneedstobedone.

Theareasthatneed__34__arefocusedonthenewsroom,particularlyinthetoolsandinternalstructuresthatjournalistsmustdealwithtoproducetheirwork.

Manyofthereport’srecommendationsare__35__toanyonewhocloselyfollowstheTimesornewspapersingeneral:

A（n）__36__awayfromprint’soutsizedimportanceonthenewsroom’soperations,betterwaystoincludemultimediainstoriesandarenewedeffortatcreatingamorediversenewsroomwithavarietyofskills.

Thepaperhasanongoinggoalthatstartedin2016ofdoublingdigitalrevenueto$800millionby2020.“To__37__ourfuture,weneedtoexpandconsiderablyournumberofsubscribersby2020.”

ThereportalsocallsintoquestiontheformatsonwhichtheTimes—andmostothernewspapers—rely,namelyamixofnewsstoriesandfeaturesthataretextheavy.“Toomuchofourdailyreportremains__38__bylongtexts.”thereportstates.

ThereportstressesthattheTimesshoulddomoretoeducatereaders.“Ourreadersare__39__foradvicefromTheTimes.Toooften,wedon’tofferit,orofferitonlyinprint-centricforms.”thereportstates.Perhapsthemostinterestingpartofthereportcomesattheverybottomintheformofcommentsfromthepaper’sownjournalists.Reporterssaidtheywouldliketosee__40__inchoiceofhowtotellcertainstories,andsomedisagreementaboutwhatkindoftonetheTimesshouldembracegoingforward.

III.ReadingComprehension（45%）

SectionA

HaveWeReachedPeakTrade?

Globalizationisusuallydefinedasthefreemovementofpeople,goodsandcapital.It’sbeenthemostimportant__41__forceofmodernity.Untilthefinancialcrisisof2008,globaltradegrewtwiceasfastastheglobaleconomyitself.__42__,thankstobotheconomicsandpolitics,globalizationaswehaveknownitisdevelopingfast.

Thequestionis:

Havewereachedpeaktrade?

Ifyouthinkofitintermsoftheflowofdigitaldataandideas,no—it’sactually__43__.Indeed,thecross-borderflowofdigitaldata—e-commerce,websearches,onlinevideo,machine-to-machineinteractions—hasgrown45timeslargersince2005andis__44__togrowmuchfasterthantheglobaleconomyoverthenextfewyears.

There’snodoubtglobalizationhasincreasedwealthatbothglobalandnationallevels.Butfreetradecanalsowidenthe__45__gapwithincountries,inpartbycreatingconcentratedgroupsofeconomiclosers.FreetradehasmadegoodsandservicescheaperforAmericans—thinkofalltheinexpensiveChinese-madegoodsatWalmart—butithasn’talways__46__theirjobprospects.From1990to2008,theareasmost__47__toforeigncompetitionsawalmostnonetnewjobscreated.That’sonereasonthenewgenerationofAmericansisontracktobe_-48__thantheirparents.

Thegainsoffreetradedonotalways__49__thelosses.Thisrealizationthatthetideof__50__doesn’traiseallboatshasfedintotheanti-freetrademovement.Andcompaniesthemselvesare__51__globalization.

Nevertheless,thereisonereasontobe__52__aboutthefutureofglobalization—atleast,thenewinformation-basedkind.McKinseydataestimatethatthecompaniesresponsibleforthejumpinflowsofdigitalgoods,servicesandinformationwillincludeamuchhigherproportionofsmallbusinessesthaninthepast.Anestimated86%oftech-basedstartupssurveyedbyMcKinseynowdosomecross-borderbusiness--__53__beforethearrivaloftheInternet,whenglobalizationwasdominatedbysuperpowers.Thatmeansthatmoreofthewealthgeneratedbyglobalizationcouldflowdowntothe80%ofthepopulationthathasn’t__54__asmuchasitshouldhave.

Ifthoseindividualsfeeltheyarebeingempoweredbyopenbordersandfreertrade,itcouldhelpswingthepoliticalpendulum（钟摆）backtowardglobalizationinsomeform.Despiteitslaws,ithasbeenaneconomicforcethathasliftedmorepeopleoutof__55__thananythingelsetheworldhaseverknown.

41.A.politicalB.culturalC.economicD.natural

42.A.OtherwiseB.HenceC.MoreoverD.Yet

43.A.depressingB.increasingC.approvingD.operating

44.A.projectedB.trackedC.signaledD.needed

45.A.priceB.welfareC.pensionD.wealth

46.A.ruinedB.helpedC.foreseenD.reversed

47.A.resistantB.suitedC.exposedD.inaccessible

48.A.happierB.healthierC.wealthierD.poorer

49.A.outweighB.balanceC.sufferD.substitute

50.A.materialismB.modernizationC.globalizationD.consumption

51.A.withdrawingfromB.countingonC.profitingfromD.insistingon

52.A.confusedB.concernedC.optimisticD.curious

53.A.adaptableB.accessibleC.affordableD.impossible

54.A.strivenB.consumedC.benefitedD.digested

55.A.fearB.povertyC.frustrationD.embarrassment

SectionB

（A）

DearCutie-Pie,

Recently,yourmotherandIweresearchingforanansweronGoogle.Halfwaythroughenteringthequestion,Googlereturnedalistofthemostpopularsearchesintheworld.Atthetopofthelistwas“Howtokeephiminterested.”

Itsurprisedmealot.Iscannedseveralofthecountlessarticlesabouthowtobesexyandsexual,whentobringhimabeerversusasandwich,andthewaystomakehimfeelsmartandsuperior.

AndIgotangry.

LittleOne,itisnot,hasneverbeen,andneverwillbeyourjobto“keephiminterested.”

LittleOne,youronlytaskistoknowdeeplyinyoursoul—inthatunshakeableplacethatisn’tupsetbyrejectionandloss—thatyouareworthyofinterest.

Ifyoucantrustyourworthinthisway,youwillbeattractiveinthemostimportantsenseoftheworld:

youwillattractaboywhoisbothcapableofinterestandwhowantstospendhisonelifeinvestingallofhisinterestinyou.

LittleOne,Iwanttotellyouabouttheboywhodoesn’tneedtobekeptinterested,becauseheknowsyouareinteresting.

Idon’tcareifhecan’tplayabitofgolfwithme—aslongashecanplaywiththechildrenyougivehimandrevelinallthegloriousandfrustratingwaystheyarejustlikeyou.Idon’tcareifhedoesn’tfollowhiswallet—aslongashefollowshisheartanditalwaysleadshimbacktoyou.Idon’tcareifheisstrong—aslongashegivesyouthespacetoexercisethestrengththatisinyourheart.Icouldn’tcarelesshowhevotes—aslongashewakesupeverymorninganddailyelectsyoutoaplaceofhonorinyourhomeandaplaceofrespectinhisheart.Idon’tcareaboutthecolorofhisskin.Idon’tcareifhewasraisedinthisreligionorthatreligionornoreligion.

LittleOne,ifyoucomeacrossamanlikethatandheandIhavenothingelseincommon,wewillhavethemostimportantthingincommon:

You.

Becauseintheend,LittleOne,theonlythingyoushouldhavetodoto“keephiminterested”istobeyou.

Youreternallyinterestedguy,

Daddy

56.WhatshockedDaddywhenhewassurfingontheInternet?

A.Girls’knowingnothi