高三上学期期中英语试题 2.docx

1、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学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、用单词的适当形式完成短文Directions:After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other bla

2、nks, use one word that best fits each blank.Phone-surfing Results in More PurchasesLeaving your mobile phone at home when you go shopping could prevent mindless overspending, a new study suggests. Research from the University of Bath discovered that when people are distracted by their mobiles during

3、 a trip to the supermarket their shopping bills 1 rise by an average of 41 per cent. Attention-weakening devices also encourage shoppers to wander along more shelves, 2they come across more products.In one study, 294 people aged between 18 and 73 at four Swedish supermarkets wore eye-tracking glasse

4、s throughout a shopping trip to measure where they went and 3they looked at. Their receipts were then used 4(assess) their spending. Those using a mobile phone spent on average 33.73 compared to an average of 23.91 for those who did not.A second study of 117 shoppers found those with mobile phones s

5、pent longer in the store, 5(give) more attention to shelves. They also spent an average of 36. This study found shoppers using a mobile phone spent on average 36.16 on 20.85 items, compared to 25.59 on 13.22 products.Dr Carl-Philip Ahlbom, of the University of Baths School of Management said: “Busin

6、ess owners have tended to worry that mobiles distract shoppers from spending money, 6we were amazed to find completely the reverse effect.” The findings were very clear - the more time you spend on your phone, the more money youll part 7.“So if youre trying to budget, 8(leave) your phone in your poc

7、ket. Its not the phone 9that causes more purchases, but its impact on our focus.” Researchers believe people spend more because using a phone distracts people from their 10(plan) lists.二、选用适当的单词或短语补全短文Directions:Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only on

8、ce. Note that there is one word more than you need.Have you ever looked at someone elses life with envy，just enough envy that you wish for a moment or two (or longer) that you could be them? Are there moments when, if the opportunity to be them were on 11, you might be tempted by it?Would we really

9、want this? And what might we learn about ourselves or how we see our lives if we 12 considered it? To be sure, there are 13 here. If you had someone elses life, who would raise your children or love your spouse or take care of your parents in their old age?In fact, if you were someone else your own

10、children would not have come into existence in the first place. Thats not a happy thought. To 14 this, perhaps the best way to cast this is in terms of a trade: If you had their life then they would have yours, and live it exactly as you would have. Your responsibilities would be 15, so there would

11、be nothing to feel guilty about.If we think of it this way, then the question of wanting to be someone else is a question of what we might call experience: Is there anybody else whose experience of life you would prefer, 16 everything else would be equal? One 17 concern about wanting someone elses e

12、xperience is that my desire to be someone else is grounded in values and desires that 1 have, and so I have to be me in order to want to be him. However, its not clear that that presents any real obstacle to such a desire. The fact is that there would be at least enough overlap (重叠）with them that th

13、ey are exemplifying my values and desires but have a better experience than I do. So I can still prefer to be them.I think that, on reflection, most of us would not want to 18 with another person, no matter how successful or tempting their lives seem. To see why, though, well need to 19 our angle of

14、 vision. We will have to look at our own experiences rather than at theirs, or perhaps look at our experiences first. What would I be willing to give up to be another? My relationships with everyone children, spouse, friends and my whole history. I wouldnt have 20 it. My loss would be that of the wh

15、ole of my own experience.三、完形填空 It has been one of the deadliest climbing seasons on Everest, with at least 10 deaths. And at least some seem to have been 21 .The problem hasnt beenavalanches(雪崩）, blizzards or high winds. Experienced climbers and industry leaders 22 too many people on the mountain,

16、in general, and too many inexperienced climbers, in particular.Fly-by-night adventure companies are taking up untrained climbers who pose a risk to everyone on the mountain. And the Nepalese government, 23 for every climbing dollar it can get, has issued more permits than Everest can safely 24 , som

17、e experienced mountaineers say.Add to that Everests unmatched 25 to a growing body of thrill-seekers the world over. And the fact that Nepal, one of Asians poorest nations and the site of most Everest climbs, has a long record of bad regulations and mismanagement.To reach the peak, climbers 26 every

18、 pound of equipment they can and take with them just enough cans of compressed oxygen to make it to the top and back down. It is hard to think straight at that altitude（海拔）.According to the climbers, some of the deaths this year were caused by people getting held up in the long lines on the last 1,0

19、00 feet or so of the climb, unable to get up and down fast enough to 27 their oxygen supply. Others were simply not fit enough to be on the mountain 28 .Nepal has no 29 rules about who can climb Everest, and experienced climbers say that is a direct reason for 30 . “You have to reach certain standar

20、ds to do the Ironman,” said Alan Arnett, a remarkable Everest climber. “But you dont have to 31 to climb the highest mountain in the world? Whats wrong with this picture?”The last time 10 or more people died on Everest was in 2015, during an avalanche. By some measures, the Everest machine has only

21、gotten more out of 32 . Last year, experienced climbers, insurance companies and news organizations 33 a far-reaching scheme by guides, helicopter companies and hospitals to trick millions of dollars from insurance companies byevacuating(疏散) climbers with 34 signs of altitude sickness.Despite all th

22、e problems, this year the Nepali government issued a record number of permits, 381, as part of a bigger 35 to commercialize the mountain. Climbers say the permit numbers have been going up steadily each year and that this year the traffic jams were heavier than ever.21Arecognizable Bsustainable Cavo

23、idable Dfeasible22Aburden Bblame Cborder Dbalance23Ahungry Bcritical Cjealousy Dhesitant24Afavor Bextend Cgrant Dhandle25Aappeal Badjustment Cadaption Dagreement26Acatch sight of Bmake use of Cget rid of Dtake hold of27Aremove Brefill Crecycle Drelease28Afor the first time Bat long last Cfrom time t

24、o time Din the first place29Astrict Bsocial Cscientific Dcreative30Adiscomfort Bdecay Cdisadvantage Ddisaster31Amanage Bqualify Cpromise Dschedule32Acontact Btouch Ccontrol Dpower33Aactivated Bexposed Cintroduced Ddismissed34Ainferior Bminor Csuperior Dmajor35Apush Bprospect Cpattern Dpatent四、阅读选择 A

25、 family in Edinburgh has discovered that an old chess piece they kept in a drawer for 55 years is a long-lost part of a medieval(中世纪的）chess set. The piece was bought by their grandfather for 5 from an antique dealer in Edinburgh in 1964. It is estimated that it could now sell for 1 million at auctio

26、n(拍卖). It is one of five missing pieces from the Lewis Chessmen, a set of medieval chess pieces that were found in a sand hill on the Isle of Lewis, off Scotlands west coast, in 1831.The piece is 8.8 centimeters tall and made from walrus ivory, a rare material in those days. It is warder, which is a

27、 prison guard, with a helmet, shield and sword. This piece would be the same as a rook(车), or castle in a modern chess set.The family, who dont want to make their name public, explained how their grandfather was unaware of the pieces importance when he bought it in 1964. After he died, it was looked

28、 after by his daughter, who believed that it had magical qualities. They finally realized how important the piece was when it was examined by Alexander Kader, an expert at Sothebys auction house in London.The Lewis Chessmen are famous all over the world. The set is split between the National Museum

29、of Scotland in Edinburgh, and the British Museum in London, attracting lots of visitors. They are thought to have been made in Trondheim, Norway, between AD 1150 and 1200, and were probably buried on Lewis for safekeeping on their way to being sold in Ireland. Nobody really knows for sure why they w

30、ere buried there or how they were discovered.The piece will go on display in Edinburgh and then London before its auction on 2 July. It is expected to either be bought by, or loaned to, a museum. Kader says there are still four missing pieces out there, “However, it might take another 150 years for

31、one to show up.”36Which of the following is TRUE about the Lewis Chessmen?AIt has a history of 55 years. BIt consists of 5 missing chesses.CIt is made from walrus ivory. DIt is the equivalent of a rook.37People are most likely to see the Lewis Chessmen _ .Ain a sand hill Bin the museumsCin a family

32、drawer Dat an auction house38Why did the daughter keep the chess piece for so many years?AShe was honoring her late grandfathers wish.BShe knew it had certain historical value.CShe didnt want to make its existence public.DShe thought it had some mysterious power-39What can be inferred from the last paragraph?AWhere the chess piece will end up remains to be