上海市上海交大附中2020届高三英语上学期10月月考试题（含解析）

上海市上海交大附中2020届高三英语上学期10月月考试题（含解析）. grammar and vocabularysection 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; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.benjamin west, the father of american painting, showed his talent for art when he was only six years of age. but he did not know about brushes before _1_ visitor told him he needed one. in those days, a brush was made from camels hair. there were no camels nearby. benjamin decided that cat hair would work instead. he cut some fur from the family cat _2_ (make) a brush.the brush did not last long. soon benjamin needed more fur. before long, the cat began to look ragged（蓬乱）. his father said that the cat _3_ be sick. benjamin _4_ (force) to admit what he had been doing.the cats lot was about to improve. that year, one of benjamins cousins, mr. pennington, came to visit. he was impressed with benjamins drawings. _5_ he went home, he sent benjamin a box for paint and some brushes. he also sent six engravings（版画）by an artist. _6_ were the first pictures and first real paint and brushes benjamin had even seen. in 1747, when benjamin was nine years old, mr. pennington returned for another visit. he was amazed at _7_ benjamin had done with his gift. he asked benjamins parents _8_ he might take the boy to philadelphia for a visit.in the city, mr. pennington gave benjamin materials for creating oil paintings. the boy began a landscape painting. william williams, a well-known painter, came to see him work. williams was impressed with benjamin and gave him two classic books on painting to take home. the books were long and dull. benjamin could read only a little, _9_ (be) a poor student. but he later said, “those two books were my companions by day, and _10_ my pillow at night.” while it is likely that he understood very little of the books, they were his introduction to classical paintings. the nine-year-old boy decided then that he would be an artist.【答案】1. a 2. to make 3. must 4. was forced 5. when 6. these 7. what 8. whether 9. being 10. under【解析】【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了美国的油画之父本杰明.韦斯特在6-9岁时对绘画的热爱，他所面临的问题以及大艺术家威廉.威廉姆斯对他的影响及帮助，他引领本杰明走上了艺术之路。【1题详解】考查冠词。可数名词visitor需要冠词修饰，结合语境此处是泛指，故用不定冠词，且visitor是辅音音素开头，故填a。【2题详解】考查不定式作状语。分析句子结构可知，此处应用非谓语动词，结合句意此处应指“目的是制作画笔”，表目的用不定式，故填to make。【3题详解】考查情态动词的用法。句意：他的父亲说那只猫肯定病了。根据be和句意判断此处应填情态动词，结合句意“猫肯定病了”此处是肯定推测，其表达为must do/be，故填must。【4题详解】考查时态和语态。分析句子结构可知，此处是谓语动词，本文讲述过去的事情故用一般过去时，再结合语境，主语benjamin和force之间是动宾关系，故用一般过去时的被动语态，故填was forced。【5题详解】考查状语从句连词。分析句子结构可知，此处应填连词，再结合句意，此处应是“当他回家时，他寄给本杰明礼物”，故填when。【6题详解】考查代词。根据were判断此处是句子主语，且是复数形式，再结合上下文，此处是指“mr. pennington寄给他的那些东西”，可用these代替。故填these。【7题详解】考查宾语从句连词。分析句子结构可知，此处应填连词，宾语从句_7_ benjamin had done with his gift中缺少宾语，故用指物的连接代词，故填what。【8题详解】考查宾语从句连词。分析句子结构可知，此处是宾语从句连词，联系上下文判断此处应是“他问他是否可以带这个孩子去费城参观”，表是否用whether，故填whether。9题详解】考查现在分词作状语。分析句子结构可知，此处是非谓语动词，逻辑主语benjamin和be之间是主动关系，故用现在分词。故填being。【10题详解】考查介词。句意：他说：“白天这两本书是我的伙伴，晚上它们在我枕头下面。”分析句子结构可知，此处应填介词，结合上下文“书在枕头下”符合语境，故填under。【点睛】第3小题his father said that the cat _3_ be sick.考查must的推测句，此处是父亲根据猫的状态判断猫肯定生病了，故用肯定推测，must be sick.must表推测时是肯定推测，译为“一定，肯定”。我们可以分三种情况对正在进行动作的推测：must be doing例如：no one answer the phone, he must be reading in the library.没人接电话，他现在肯定在图书馆看书。对现在情况的推测：must be/dohe sings well, so he must be a singer.他唱得很好，他一定是各歌手。对过去情况的推测：must have donehe is sleepy now. he must have stayed up last night.他昏昏欲睡。昨晚肯定熬夜了。section bdirections: complete the following passage by using the words in the box. each word can only be sued once. note the there is one word more than you need.florence, italy - svetlana cojochru feels hurt. the moldovan has lived here seven years as a caregiver to italian kids and elderly, but in order to stay shes had to prove her language skills by taking a test which requires her to write a postcard to a(n) _11_ friend and answer a fictional job ad.italy is the latest western european country trying to control a growing _12_ population by demanding language skills in exchange for work permits, or in some cases, _13_.some immigrant advocates worry that as hard _14_ times make it more difficult for natives to keep jobs, such measures will become more a _15_ for intolerance than integration. others say its only _16_ that newcomers learn the language of their host nation, seeing it as a condition to ensure they can contribute to society.other european countries laid down a _17_ requirement for immigrants, and some terms are even tougher. the governments argue that this will help foreigners join the society and promote understanding across cultures.italy, which has a much weaker tradition of immigration, has _18_ a sharp increase in immigration in recent years. in 1990, immigrant numbered some 1.14 million out of italys then 56.7 million people, or about 2 percent. at the start of this year, foreigners living in italy _19_ to 4.56 million of a total population of 60.6 million, or 7.5 percent, with immigrants children accounting for an even larger percentage of births in italy.cojochru, the moldovan caregiver, hoped obtaining permanent _20_ would help her bring her two children to italy; they live with her sister in moldova, where salaries are among the lowest in europe. she was skeptical that the language requirement would encourage integration.italians always “see me as a foreigner,” an outsider, even though shes stayed in the country for years and can speak the local language fluently, she said.【答案】11. c 12. d 13. j 14. f 15. i 16. e 17. h 18. a 19. b 20. k【解析】这是一篇新闻。文章主要报道了意大利最近采取的一项限制移民的措施，即要求移民通过一项语言测试来获得工作条件甚至居民身份。【11题详解】考查形容词。根据a和friend判断此空填形容词，再根据下文的and answer a fictional job ad（回答一份假想的工作广告）判断此处是“假想的朋友”，“假想的”是imaginary, 故填c项。【12题详解】考查形容词。根据population判断此空填形容词，再结合下文的some immigrant advocates worry可判断，意大利要控制日益增长的移民人口数量，“移民的”是immigrant, 故选d项。【13题详解】考查名词。根据or和work permits判断此空填名词，再结合句意，此处是指“换取工作许可证或者公民身份”，“公民身份”是citizenship, 故填j项。【14题详解】考查形容词。根据times判断此空填形容词，再结合下文的more difficult for natives to keep jobs可推测，经融危机使得找工作困难，“金融的”是financial, 故填f项。【15题详解】考查名词。根据a判断此空填名词，再结合语境，此处应译为“这样的措施与其说是种族统一不如说是狭隘的载体”，“载体”是vehicle，故填i项。【16题详解】考查形容词。分析句子可知，此处考查：it is +adj + that的句型，故此空填形容词，再结合下文的that newcomers learn the language of their host nation可判断，有人觉得学习东道国国家的语言是自然而然的事情，“自然而然的”是natrual，故填e项。【17题详解】考查形容词。根据a和requirement判断此空填形容词，再结合下文的and some terms are even tougher.可推测，有些欧洲国家不仅有相似的政策，还有严苛的政策，“相似的”是similar，故填h项。【18题详解】考查动词。in recent years是现在完成时的标志词，空前有has, 故此空填过去分词，再结上下文此处用“意大利见证了移民的急速增长”符合语境，“见证”是witness，故填a项。【19题详解】考查动词。分析句子结构可知，此处是句子谓语动词，再结合上下文，此处是指“外国人的总数是456万”，“总数是”是amount to, 故填b项。【20题详解】考查名词。根据permanent判断此空填名词，再结合上下文，此处指“她希望得到永久居住权”，“居住权”是residence，故选k项。. reading comprehensionsection adirections: for each blank in the following passages 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.a person with positive thinking mentality expects happiness health and success, and believes that he or she can overcome any obstacle and difficulty._21_ thinking is not a concept that everyone believes and follows. some, consider it as nonsense, and scoff (laugh) at people who follow it. _22_, there is a growing number of people, who accept positive thinking as a fact, and believe in its _23_to use it in your life, you need more than just to be aware of its _24_. you need to adopt the attitude of positive thinking in everything you do.the following story illustrates how positive thinking works:allan applied for a new job, _25_ he didnt believe he will get it, since his _26_ was low, and he considered himself as a failure and unworthy of success.he had a _27_ attitude toward himself, _28_, believed that the other applicants were better and more qualified than him.allans mind was occupied with negative thoughts and fears concerning the job, for the whole week preceding the job interview. he _29_, expected failure.on the day of the interview, he got up late, and to his _30_ he discovered that the shirt he planned to wear was dirty, and the other one needed ironing. as it was already too late, he went out wearing a wrinkled shirt and without eating breakfast.during the interview, he was tense, negative, _31_ and worried about his shirt. all this, distracted his mind and made it difficult for him to _32_ the interview. his overall behavior made a bad impression, and _33_, he couldnt overcome his fear and did not get the job.jim applied for the same job too, but approached the matter in a _34_ way. he was sure that he was going to get the job. during the week preceding the interview, he often visualized himself making a good _35_ and getting the job. he prepared fully before the interview and he got the job as he expected.21. a. criticalb. currentc. politicald. positive22. a. althoughb. furthermorec. howeverd. therefore23. a. happinessb. effectivenessc. kindnessd. safeness24. a. existenceb. importancec. attendanced. ignorance25. a. butb. soc. ford. or26. a. self-expressionb. self-esteemc. self-controld. self-conscious27. a. positiveb. aggressivec. negatived. friendly28. a. and moreoverb. and after allc. and howeverd. and therefore29. a. generallyb. basicallyc. simplyd. actually30. a. excitementb. angerc. horrord. amusement31. a. angryb. hungryc. hotd. disappointed32. a. focus onb. prepare forc. make use ofd. give up33. a. finallyb. consequentlyc. naturallyd. hopefully34. a. sameb. rightc. differentd. wrong35. a. inferenceb. differencec. translationd. impression【答案】21. d 22. c 23. b 24. a 25. a 26. b 27. c 28. d 29. d 30. c 31. b 32. a 33. b 34. c 35. d【解析】这是一篇议论文。文章主要讲述了乐观思维对人有积极的影响，它会让人过得开心，健康并且获得成功，只要相信它的存在，它就可以为我们所利用。【21题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：乐观思维并非一个人人都相信且遵循的概念。a. critical批判的，关键的；b. current目前的，流通的；c. political政治的；d. positive乐观的。根据前文的a person with positive thinking mentality expects happiness可知本篇主要讲乐观思维。故选d项。【22题详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，越来越多的人把乐观思维作为一个事实接受了它，并且相信它的有效性。a. although尽管；b. furthermore此外；c. however然而；d. therefore因此。结合上文提到的some, consider it as nonsense, and scoff (laugh) at people who follow it可知，它和本句是转折关系。故选c项。【23题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，越来越多的人把乐观思维作为一个事实接受了它，并且相信它的有效性。a. happiness幸福；b. effectiveness有效性；c. kindness善良；d. safeness安全。根据下文讲述的两个对比事例中，乐观的jim获得工作而消极的allan没有得到工作，可知此处用“有效性”符合语境。故选b项。【24题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：你只需要相信乐观思维的存在，就可以在生活中使用它。a. existence存在；b. importance重要性；c. attendance参与，出席；d. ignorance无知。根据上文的 who accept positive thinking as a fact可推测此处用“存在”。故选a项。【25题详解】考查连词辨析。句意：allan申请一个新工作，但是他不相信自己可以得到这份工作，因为他的自尊心很低，他认为自己是个失败者不值得拥有成功。a. but 但是；b. so因此； c. for因为；d. or否则，或者。根据空格前后内容可知它们是转折关系。故选a项。【26题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：allan申请一个新工作，但是他不相信自己可以得到这份工作，因为他的自尊心很低，他认为自己是个失败者不值得拥有成功。a. self-expression自我表达；b. self-esteem自尊心；c. self-control自控力；d. self-conscious自我意识。根据下文第and he considered himself as a failure and unworthy of success可知，他是自尊心极低的人。故选b项。【27题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他对自己的态度很消极，因此他认为其他应聘者比他更好也更适合这份工作。a. positive乐观的； b. aggressive挑衅的； c. negative消极的；d. friendly友好的。根据前文的he considered himself as a failure and unworthy of success.可以判断他的态度是消极的。故选c项。【28题详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：他对自己的态度很消极，因此他认为其他应聘者比他更好也更适合这份工作。a. and moreover此外；b. and after all毕竟；c. and however然而；d. and therefore因此。“他对自己态度消极”和 “认为别人更适合这份工作”是因果关系。故选d项。【29题详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：在工作面试的前一周，allen的大脑就完全被消极的想法和对工作的恐惧占据了。事实上他料到了会失败。a. generally大体上地；b. basically基本地；c. simply简单地，仅仅；d. actually事实上。根据上文所提到的allen的心态以及心理活动，此处用“事实上他期待失败”符合语境。故选d项。【30题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：有一天的面试，他起床迟了，让他感到恐惧的是他发现他计划穿的那件t恤是脏的，另外的一件也需要熨烫。a. excitement兴奋；b. anger愤怒；c. horror恐惧； d. amusement高兴。根据常识，在紧要时刻发现发生意外的事，是会让人害怕或恐惧的。故选c项。【31题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在整个面试期间他都很紧张，消极，又饿又担心他的t恤。a. angry生气的；b. hungry饿的；c. hot热的； d. disappointed失望的。根据前文的without eating breakfast.可知此处用“饥饿的”符合逻辑。故选b项。【32题详解】考查短语辨析。句意：所有的这些都分散了他的注意力，使得他很难集中精力面试。a. focus on集中；b. prepare for为作准备；c. make use of利用；d. give up放弃。根据前文的all this, distracted his mind 可知此处用“集中精力”符合语境和逻辑。故选a项。【33题详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：他整个的表现留下了糟糕的印象，结果，他没有克服自己的恐惧最终也没有得到这份工作。a. finally最终；b. consequently结果； c. naturally自然而然地；d. hopefully充满希望地。“糟糕的印象”和“没有得到工作”是因果关系。故选b项。【34题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：jim也面试了这份工作，但是用了不同的方式来处理这件事。a. same相同的；b. right正确的；c. different不同的；d. wrong错误的。结合上下文，此处是指“相同的工作，但是不同的方式”，由same和but也可判断处此处用different。故选c项。【35题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：在面试的前一周，他常常想象自己留下了好印象，然后得到了工作。a. inference推断；b. difference不同；c. translation翻译；d. impression印象。此处是对前文his overall behavior made a bad impression的一个照应。故选d项。section bdirections: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 passage you have read.(a)steven stein likes to follow garbage trucks. his strange habit makes sense when you consider that hes an environmental scientist who studies how to reduce litter, including things that fall off garbage trucks as they drive down the road. what is even more interesting is that one ofsteins jobs is defending an industry behind the plastic shopping bags.americans use more than 100 billion thin film plastic bags every year. so many end up in tree branches or along highways that a growing number of cities do not allow them at checkouts(收银台) . the bags are prohibited in some 90 cities in california, including los angeles. eyeing these headwinds, plastic-bag makers are hiring scientists likesteintomake the case that their products are not as bad for the planet as most people assume.among the bag makers argument: many cities with bans still allow shopperstopurchase paper bags, which are easily recycled but require more energytoproduce and transport. and while plastic bags may be uglytolook at, they represent a small percentage of allgarbageon the ground todaythe industry has also taken aim at the product that has appeared as its replacement: reusable shopping bags. the stronger a reusable bag is, the longer its life and the more plastic-bag use it cancels out. however, longer-lasting reusable bags often require more energytomake. one study found that a cotton bag must be used at least 131 times to be better for the planet than plastic.environmentalists dont dispute（质疑） these points. they hope paper bags will be banned someday too and want shopperstouse the same reusable bags for years.36. what has steven stein been hired to do?a. help increase grocery sales.b. recycle the waste material.c. stop things falling off trucks.d. argue for the use of plastic bags.37. what does the word “headwinds”in paragraph 2 refer to?a. bans on plastic bags.b. effects of city development.c. headaches caused by garbage.d. plastic bags hung in trees.38. what is a disadvantage of reusable bags according to plastic-bag makers?a. they are quite expensive.b. replacing them can be difficult.c. they are less strong than plastic bags.d. producing them requires more energy.39 what is the best title for the text?a. plastic, paper or neitherb. industry, pollution and environmentc. recycle or throw awayd. garbage collection and waste control【答案】36. d 37. a 38. d 39. a【解析】文章分析了几种购物袋的使用情况，塑料袋会造成环境问题，纸袋尽管容易回收，但生产和运输需要更多的能源，环保主义者希望消费者使用耐用可重复使用的袋子。【36题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段one of steins jobs is defending an industry behind the plastic shopping bags.和第二段plastic-bag makers are hiring scientists like stein to make the case that their products are not as bad for the planet as most people assume.可知，塑料袋生产商雇用steven stein是为了证明他们的产品并不像大多数人想象的那样对地球有害，是对塑料袋被禁用的解释和争论。故选d。【37题详解】词义猜测题。上文介绍在许多美国大城市塑料袋被禁用，看到这种现状，塑料袋生产商雇用steven stein等科学家是为了证明他们的产品并不像大多数人想象的那样对地球有害。headwinds意为“逆风”，此处指塑料袋被禁用的现状，即bans on plastic bags，故选a。【38题详解】细节理解题。根据第四段however, longer-lasting reusable bags often require more energy to make.可知，塑料袋生产商认为生产耐用且能重复使用的袋子需要更多的能源，故选d。【39题详解】标题归纳题。文章讲述了使用塑料袋会造成环境问题，纸袋容易回收，但生产和运输需要更多的能源，环保主义者希望消费者使用耐用可重复使用的袋子。对这三种方式进行了对比，plastic, paper or neither既能概括全文，又能吸引读者，最适合作为标题。故选a。点睛：概括主旨的方法是：先看首尾或各段开头再看全文找主题句，若无明显主题句，就通过关键词句来概括(如议论文中寻找表达作者观点态度的词句，要看懂全文的主要内容，明白了主要内容就能准确概括文章标题)。小题4要求概括标题，本文讲述了使用塑料袋造成的环境问题，纸袋容易回收，但生产和运输需要更多的能源，希望消费者使用耐用可重复使用的袋子。对这三种方式进行了对比，plastic, paper or neither既能概括全文，又能吸引读者，适合作为标题。(b)international foundation（预料）humanities（人文学科）and lawthe international foundation programs provide academic preparation for first year undergraduate（本科）entry and ensure you meet the academic english language requirements for your chosen degree program.course featuresdevelop the knowledge and skills for your chosen degree.benefit from smaller class sizes than at university, meaning youll have more time with your teachers.adapt to studying in the uk thanks to university-style teaching.guidance with your university applications.key factscourse length3-4 terms (8-11 months)start datesjanuary, july, september, octoberfeesfrom 16,115academic requirementscompletion of 12 years of schooling with good gradesenglish language 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