1、上海高考英语最新资源汇编西南位育高三试题13页2020年上海高考英语最新资源汇编西南位育高三试题 II. Grammar and vocabulary Section ADirections: 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; fo
2、r the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.The expression, “everybodys doing it,” is very much at the center of the concept of peer pressure. It is a strong influence of a group, especially of children, 21_members of that group to behave as everybody else does. It can be positive or
3、negative. Most people experience it in some way during their lives.People are social creatures by nature, and so it is hardly surprising that part of their self-respect comes from the approval of others. This instinct is 22_ the approval of peers, or the fear of disapproval, is such a powerful force
4、 in many peoples lives. It is the same instinct that drives people 23_(dress) one way at home and another way at work, or to answer “fine” when a stranger asks “how are you?” 24_ _ it is not necessarily true. There is 25_ practical aspect to this: it helps society to function efficiently, and encour
5、ages a general level of self-discipline that simplifies day-to-day interaction.For certain individuals, seeking social acceptance is so important 26_ it becomes like an addiction; in order to satisfy the desire, they may go so far as to abandon their sense of right and wrong. Teens and young adults
6、27_ feel forced to use drugs, or join gangs that encourage criminal behavior. Mature adults may sometimes feel pressured to cover up illegal activity at the company where they work, or end up in debt 28_ they are unable to hold back the desire to buy a house or car that they cant afford in an effort
7、 to “keep up with the Joneses.”However, peer pressure is not always negative. A student whose friends are good at academics may 29_ _ (urge) to study harder and get good grades. Players on a sports team may feel driven to play harder in order to help the team win. This type of influence can also get
8、 a friend off drugs, or to help an adult take up a good habit or drop a bad one. Study groups and class projects are examples of positive peer groups that encourage people to better themselves.Schools try to teach kids about the dangers of negative peer pressure. They teach kids to stand up and be 3
9、0_, and encourage them to politely decline to do things that they believe are wrong. Similarly, it can be helpful to encourage children to greet the beneficial influence of positive peer groups.Section B Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used onl
10、y once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. climbedB.domesticallyC. tightenD. growthE. squeezeF. droppedG. concernH. financialI. brakesJ. stimulatingK. cheeredHere is the VOA news:Indias economy grew by 7.9 percent in the three months through September - its fastest pace since last yea
11、rs global 31_ crisis. India, along with several other Asian economies, is recovering from the global slowdown.Officials say the latest numbers show that the Indian economy is beating forecasts to grow at a faster-than-expected rate. The growth in the July to September quarter is the highest since Ap
12、ril, last year.Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee says the recovery has been helped by government 32_ spending and a surge in manufacturing.One point is quite clear is that the initiatives taken by the government by providing stimulus and helping the generation of demand 33_ has paid dividend, he not
13、ed. And, corporate sector is also responding. The industrial growth is taking place. Negative 34_ of exports has come down. And, I do hope things will be okay.The good news 35_ stock markets. The benchmark Sensex index (孟买证券市场指数) was up by about 1.5 percent, Monday, after the government released the
14、 new data. But, as the economy pick up, the focus is now on how the government will handle inflation(通货膨胀). Food prices have 36_ by more than 12 percent, recently, badly affecting millions of poor people in the country. Most policy makers expect the government to raise interest rates in the coming m
15、onths. However, a top policy adviser to the government, Montek, says the government is unlikely to 37_ monetary (货币) policy in the near future. At the moment, the main 38_ on the inflationary front, I think, is food prices and you know food prices are not something that is going to be affected by in
16、troducing a monetary 39_he said. Although the global slowdown put the 40_ on Indias economy, it weathered the financial crisis better than Western countries. And India now appears to be recovering quickly with other Asian countries like China, Singapore, and South Korea, which lead the world out of
17、the global slowdownIII. Reading ComprehensionSection A Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Many people think that listening is a passive business. It is just th
18、e _41_one. Listening well is an active exercise of our attention and hard work. It is because they do not realize this, or because they are not _42_to do the work, that most people do not listen well. Listening well also requires total _43_upon someone else. An essential part of listening well is th
19、e rule known as bracketing. Bracketing includes the temporary giving up or _44_your own prejudices and desires, to experience as far as possible someone elses world from the inside,stepping into his or her shoes. _45_, since listening well involves bracketing, it also involves a temporary _46_ of th
20、e other person. Sensing this acceptance, the speaker will seem quite willing to_47_up the inner part of his or her mind to the listener. True communication is under way and the energy required for listening well is so great that it can be _48_ only by the will to extend oneself for mutual growth. Mo
21、st of the time we_49_ this energy. Even though we may feel in our business dealings or social relationships that we are listening well, what we are usually doing is listening _50_. Often we have a prepared list in mind and wonder, as we listen, how we can achieve certain_51_ results to get the conve
22、rsation over as quickly as possible or redirected in ways more satisfactory to us. Many of us are farmore interested in talking than in listening, or we simply_52_ to listen to what we dont want to hear. It wasnt until toward the end of my doctor career that I have found the knowledge that one is be
23、ing truly listened to is frequently therapeutic. In about a quarter of the patients I saw, _53_ improvement was shown during the first few months of psychotherapy, before any of the_54_of problems had been uncovered or explained. There are several reasons for this phenomenon, but chief among them, I
24、 believe, was the patients _55_ that he or she was being truly listened to, often for the first time in years, and for some, perhaps for the first time ever.41.A.positive B. opposite C. same D. wrong42.A.reluctant B. generous C. willing D. considerate43. A. dependence B. influence C. decision D. con
25、centration44. A. setting aside B. getting over C. noting down D. sticking to45. A. Therefore B. Moreover C. However D. Otherwise46. A. abandonment B. acceptance C. forgetfulness D. absorption47. A. turn B. take C. make D. open48. A. performed B. accomplished C. accompanied D. experienced49. A requir
26、e B. produce C. lack D. motivate50. A. hopefully B. selectively C. thoroughly D. objectively51. A. required B. unexpected C. desired D. approved52. A. hesitate B. decide C. refuse D. agree53. A. imposing B. surprising C. fortunate D. instinct54. A. features B. reasons C. varieties D. roots55. A. pur
27、pose B. responsibility C. conclusion D. senseDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the pa
28、ssage you have just read.AMilton Landowne, a beginner in computer and second-year student at Lasell College, was afraid his Web-design class would be too tough. But when he did well in thefinal project three weeks ago, he decided to take more computer courses in the fall. “I never want to stop learn
29、ing,”says Landowne, who is 90 years old. In fact, Landowne cant stop learning even if he wants to. As a resident of Lasell Colleges retirement facility, Lasell Village, Landowne is required to attend classes450 course-hours per yearuntil he actually cant take any more. Lasell College takes a hard li
30、ne with its older students. Before moving in, each villager must agree in writing to complete full courses every year until a doctor states that he,s no longer able to do so. Two hundred highly accomplished retirees一including professors, scientists and musicians一now live and study at tiny Lasell. Ev
31、ery morning the villagers ride the bus two blocks to attend courses like the Computer Science and Beginning Spanish. They have to write papers and take quizzes, but they dont take the final exam. Instead of tuition, the villagers buy their apartmentswhich cost between $180,000 and$ 650,000and pay $ 2,000 to $ 4,000 monthly for meals, health care, nursing-home insurance and instruction. The old folks,invasion has delighted Lasell professors, and college students say they like them, too-up to a point. The students admit they learn a lot from the seniors in class discussions but draw
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