上海市延安中学届高三下学期英语试题.docx

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上海市延安中学届高三下学期英语试题

上海市延安中学2019届高三下学期3月英语试题

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一、用单词的适当形式完成短文

Directions:

Afterreadingthepassagebelow.fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperforofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Laughterisakindofuniversalbodylanguagethat’ssharedbypeopleofallnationalities,skincolors,culturesandtraditions.Butdidyouknowthattheabilitytotellgenuinelaughterapartfromfakelaughteralsotranscendscultures?

GregBryant,aprofessorofcommunicationattheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles,US,publishedastudyinPsychologicalScienceinlateJuly1．resultmentionedthatpeopleareabletoidentifyreallaughterthroughslightvariationsinsound.

Inthestudy,884peoplefrom21countrieswereaskedtolistentorandomrecordingsoflaughter.Someoftherecordingsweremadeupofspontaneouslaughs,whileothersweremadebypeoplewhowereaskedtolaugh2．thecommandoftheresearch.

Thestudyshowedthatpeoplearoundtheworldhavetheabilitytopickoutreallaughter,3．thevariationoftheirabilitiesfromcountytocountry.ResidentsoftheSamoanIslands,aremoteislandchaininthecentralSouthPacific,wereparticularlygoodatit,correctly4．（identify）reallaughter56percentofthetime.

AccordingtoBryant,peoplefrom5．（industrialized）nations“aremoreaccurateinidentifyinganaturalsmile”becausetheyrelyheavilyonemotionalengagementinordertopredictthebehaviorof6．andcreatestrongersocialrelationships.

Buthowdopeoplefromdifferentculturesdetectnaturallaughtersoeasily?

Andwhattraitsdoesreallaughterhave?

AsProfessorJessicaWolfoftheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles,toldtheAssociationforPsychologicalScience,inreallaughterourvocalchords“producequalities7．higherpitchandvolume,aswellasfasterburstsofnon-articulatesoundsandmorenon-tonalnoise”.

Bycontrast,fakelaughterwill“soundlikespeech”.AccordingtoScienceDaily,fakelaughteriscontrolledbythesamebrainsystemthatcontrolsthelipsandtongue.

Bryantfurtherexplainedthatthissystemhas8．imitativecapacity,saying“withthisspeechsystem,you9．makealotofdifferentnoises,includingcrying,laughterorashriekofpain.That’s10．fakelaughtercomesfrom.”

Sothat’ssomethingtothinkaboutnexttimeoneofyourfriendslaughsatsomethingyousaid.Willyoubeabletotellifit’srealorfake?

二、选用适当的单词或短语补全短文

Directions:

Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A．multipleB．scoresC．proudD．unthinkableE.heritageF.elaborate

G.echoedH.requestI.apparentJ.massiveK.comprehend

ThibaudBinetruywaswalkinghomeMondaywhenhesawsmokerisinginthedistance.NotreDameCathedral,thebelovedlandmarkintheheartofParis,wasinflames.

“It’sawfultoseesuchasymboldisappearnginfrontofyou.It’sbeenthereforsomanyyearsandinafewminuteshalfofitdisappears...crazy,”BinetruytoldCNN.

“PariswithoutNotreDame...madness.”headded.

Hiswords11．thesorrowanddisbelieffeltbymanyParisiansastheywatchedthehistoricstructureburn.CNNcorrespondentHadasGoldsaidpeoplecrowdedthebanksoftheSeinetogazehelplesslyatthe12．.

ManyParisians,whogrewupwiththegothicstructuretoweringovertheriver,burstintotearsandhuggedeachotheronthescene.Thecitywasindeathlyquietness,exceptforthehelicoptersandfiretrucks.KatherineFinneysaidsheandotheronlookerscouldn’teven13．whatwashappeningatfirst.Butasthehostoriccathedralcontinuedtoburn,crowdsletouthelplessgaspsandgroans.

NoothersiterepresentsFrancequitelikeNotre-Dame.Ithasgivenitsnametooneofthecountry’sliterarymasterpieces.VictorHugo’snovelHunchbackofNotreDameisknowntotheFrenchsimplyasNotreDamedeParis.Thenovelhasbeenfilmed14．times,includinganAcademyAward-nominatedDisneyversionin1996.

ThelasttimethecathedralsufferedmajordamagewasduringtheFrenchRevolution,whenstatuesofsaintswerehackedbyterrorists.Thebuildingsurvivedthisuprising.aswellastwoworldwars,largelyundestroyed.Itisimpossibletooverstatehowshockingitistowatchsuchanenduringembodimentofourcountryburn.Itismuchmorethanareligioussite.PresidentEmmanuelMacronhasexpressedtheshockofa“wholenation”atthefire.NotreDameis“partofourcommon15．.

Thecathedralishometo16．ofpricelessartifacts,artworkandrelicscollectedoverthecenturies,eachwiththeirownstory.Butmanypeoplefearedthesetreasuresmightbelostforever.

TheParsFireBrigadetweetedthatthecathedra’sstoneconstructionhasbeen“saved,”ashavethe“mainworksofart.”Asmoreinformationemerges,whathasbeenrescuedfromNotreDameisbecoming17．.Yetmanydetails,suchaspossiblewaterdamagefromtheoperationtosavethebuilding,arestillunclear.

TheCrownofThorns,whichsomebelievewasplacedontheheadofJesusandwhichthecathedralcallsits“mostpreciousandmostrespectedrelic,”wasrescuedfromthefire.

OnTuesday,AppleCEOTimCooktweetedthatthecompanywillmakeadonationtorestoretheiconic850-year-oldcathedral.Hedidn’t18．onhowmuchAppleisplanningtodonate.Thecompanyddnotimmediatelyrespondtoa19．forcomment.

SomeofFrance’swealthiestfamilieshavemadeafundingefforttorebuildthePariscathedralfollowingthe20．fire.

三、完形填空

ScientistsinNorwayhavemoregoodnewsforcoffeedrinkers.Researchershavealreadyfoundevidencethatthedrink--orthebeanscanhelpwithweightloss,21one’sriskofdevelopingsomediseases,22musclegrowth,protectagainstcertaintypesofcancersandcanevenreduceonesriskof23death.Nowcomeswordthatacupofcoffeereducesphysicalpain.

Thesurprisingfindingisbasedonstudy2448volunteerswhoagreedtospend90minutesperformingfakecomputertasksmeanttomimicofficework.Thetaskswereknownto25painintheshoulders,neck,forearmsandwrists,andtheresearcherswantedto26howpeoplewithpainandthosewhowerepain-freetoleratedthepainofsuchtasks.Asamatterofconvenience,thescientistsallowedpeopletodrinkcoffeebeforetakingthetest“toavoid27effectsofcaffeinedeprivation,e.g.decreasedvigorandalertness,sleepiness,andfatigue,”theyreported.

Butwhenitcametimetoanalyzethedata,theresearchersfromNorway’sNationalInstituteofOccupationalHealthandOsloUniversityHospitalnoticedthatthe19peoplewhodrankcoffeereportedalower28ofpainthanthe29peoplewhodidn’t.Intheshouldersandneck,29,theaveragepainintensitywasrated41（ona100-pointscale）amongthecoffeedrinkersand55fornon-coffeedrinkers.Similargapswerefoundforallpainsitesmeasured,andcoffee’sapparentpain-reductioneffect30.

However,theauthorsofthestudy,whichwaspublishedthisweekinthejournalBMCResearchNotes,cautionedthatsincethestudywasn’tdesignedtotestcoffee’sinfluenceonpain,theresultscamewithmany31.Forstarters,theresearchersdon’tknowhowmuchcoffeethecoffeedrinkersconsumedbeforetakingthecomputertests.32theydoubtwhetherthecoffeedrinkersandnon-coffeedrinkerswere33inallrespectsexceptfortheircoffeeconsumption.Problemslikethesetendto34theimportanceofthefindings.Butthosedoubtsare35totroublethecoffeedrinkerslookingforanyreasonnottocutbackontheirdailycaffeinehabit.

21．A．riseB．reduceC．releaseD．suffer

22．A．shapeB．establishC．boostD．preserve

23．A．accidentalB．suddenC．prematureD．suspicious

24．A．qualifyingB．exploringC．interviewingD．involving

25．A．causeB．endureC．caseD．cure

26．A．warnB．compareC．relieveD．treat

27．A．unpleasantB．modestC．unfortunateD．exhausted

28．A．tendencyB．intentionC．intensityD．extension

29．A．onthecontraryB．asaresultC．forinstanceD．inoneword

30．A．turnedupB．brokeoutC．gaveawayD．tookup

31．A．insecuritiesB．uncertaintiesC．consequencesD．destructions

32．A．MoreoverB．HoweverC．OtherwiseD．Nevertheless

33．A．contemporaryB．similarC．temporaryD．initial

34．A．emphasizeB．attachC．confirmD．weaken

35．A．unlikelyB．sensitiveC．accessibleD．definite

四、阅读选择

OnepictureintheWonderBookofknowledgeIhadasalittleboyshowedamanreadingabookwhilefloatingintheDeadSea.Whatamiracle!

Howwoulditfeeltoliebackinwatersothickwithsaltthatitwasimpossibletosink?

FedbytheJordanRiverandsmallerstreams,theDeadSeaisthelowestpointontheearth’ssurface,anditswateristentimessaltierthantheMediterranean.Withevaporationitsonlyoutlet,saltandothermineralsbecomesuper-concentrated.

Earlierthisyear,Idrovedownthelong,steephilltorealizemydream.Theshorelinewasabroadareaofbaresalt-mud,butthewateredgewasfaroutofsight.HadsomebodypulledtheDeadSea’splug?

Iwondered.EliDior,anIsraeliofficial,explainedtheproblem:

“TheDeadSeaisdryingup.Everyyear,thesurfacedropsaboutonemeter,andasthewaterlevelfalls,shadowareasarelefthighanddry.”

Overthelasthalf-century,thefiveneighboringcountrieshavecollectivelydivertednearlyallthewaterflowingintotheDeadSeatomeethumanandagricultureneeds.Result:

theDeadSeaisbeingemptied.

Withpopulationintheregionsettodoubleatleastinthenext50years,thereislittlehopeofrestoringthewaterbeingdivertedforhumanconsumption.NocountryhasadroptosparefortheDeadSea,wheretheyknowitwilljustevap