2022-2023学年上海市彭浦中学高三年级上册期中考试英语试卷含详解

高三英语期中试卷

(考试时间120分钟，满分140分)

I.ListeningComprehension(255)

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendof

eachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefour

possibleanswersinyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhave

heard.

1.A.Inahairsalon.B.Atadentist's.

C.Onaconstructionsite.D.Inafitnessclub.

2.A.3.B.5.C.6.5.D,9.5

3.A.Pointless.B.Necessary.C.UnimaginableD.Motivating

4.A.Benwasanunluckyworkman.

B.Bencouldhavesucceeded.

C.Benwasusingbadluckasanexcuse.

D.Benmighthavebetterlucknexttime.

5.A.Hotwaterisn'tavailableinthehoteluntilafter10o'clock.

B.Hotelguestscanusehotwaterforlongerhoursinwinter.

C.Themanneedsahotbathafterbeingcaughtinarainshower.

D.Thehoteldoesn'tsupplyhotwateralldayalong.

6.A.Thewomanshouldsmiletoothersandbepolite.

B.Thewomanlooksbeautifulwithhernewhairstyle.

C.Thewomanwouldlookprettierifsmiledallthetime.

D.Thewoman'snewhairstyledoesn'tlookwonderful.

7.A.Themodelcardeservesatitle.B.Themanshouldmakethepurchase.

C.Themanwillgetarefundsoon.D.Themodelcarwillbesoldinaweek.

8.A.Theirdaughtershouldnevergettooclosetoherfriends.

B.Theirdaughterisreallygoodatmaintainingfriendships.

C.Theirdaughtershouldnotkeepadistancefromfriends.

D.Theirdaughtershouldlearntokeepgoodcompany.

9A.Heismuchannoyedwiththegirl.

B.Hehasleftsomefoodforthegirl.

C.Heshouldhavewaitedforthegirl.

D.Hehassetasidesomebutterforthegirl.

10.A.Thewomanshoulddoasthebossrequires.

B.Thewomanshouldalterwhatthebossrequires.

C.Thewomanshouldnotinviteeveryonetothefeast.

D.Thewomanshouldtalktothebossimmediately.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwill

beaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandthe

conversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,

readthefourpossibleanswersinyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestion

youhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Shehascomposedanewsong.B.Shehasmadeastironsocialmedia.

C.Shehasstarredinanewmovie.D.Shehasbecometheoldestintheworld.

12.A.Toshowwhythefamilyenjoysthelongevitygene.

B.Tosharethefamily'sdailyroutineswiththeirfriends.

C.Tocomfortthosewhosegrandparentshavepassedaway.

D.TomakethefamilybecomeacelebrityonTikTok.

13.A.Strong-willed.B.OptimisticC.Knowledgeable.D.Generous.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Bigcitieshavelosttheirappealtoseniors.

B.Manycityresidentsflocktothecountryside.

C.Thelockdownhascontributedtotherelocationofsomeyoungpeople.

D.Youngpeoplejointheracetoleavebigcities.

15.A.Affordablehousingrents.B.Easyaccesstonature.

C.Thebusycitynightlife.D.Aspaciousapartment.

16.A.Tosettledowninthecountryside.B.Toadopttheremoteworkingpattern.

C.ToreturntoLondoninthefuture.D.Toadvisefriendstoabandoncitylife.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Theinventionofchocolatechipcookies.

B.Variousfoodinnovationsinman'shistory.

C.Accidentaldiscoveriesinoureverydaylife.

D.Theuniquemanufacturingprocessofpotatochips.

18.A.Becauseshewouldmeltandmixthemintothebatter.

B.Becauseshewasshortofregularingredients.

C.Becauseshewantedtosavematerialsandmoney.

D.Becauseshe'dliketomakethechocolatechipcookies.

19.A.Becausehewantedtosaltthemheavilytomakethemdelicious.

B.Becausehiscustomerswerecrazyaboutpotatoescookedthatway.

C.Becausetheywerearegularitemontherestaurant\menu.

D.Becausehebecamesickofcustomer'scriticismanddecidedtofightback.

20.A.Shethoughtthemtoogoodtobetrue.

B.Sheconsideredthemveryinnovative.

C.Shefoundthemquiteridiculous.

DShefeltthattheywerequiteconvincing.

ILGrammarandVocabulary(209)

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.For

theblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useoneword

thatbestfitseachblank.

Itistempting,whenyourshinyNewYear'sresolutionsstarttocrumble(崩塌),totell]thatself-control

simplyisn'tyourstrongpoint.<4Oh,well,^^youmightsay,surrenderingtothedesireforalargeglassofbear,unowillpower,

that'smyproblem.^^

But,accordingtoabodyofscientificresearch,willpowerisnotatalentthataluckyfew2(bear)with.Itis

askilltobepractised.''Willpowerisafluctuating(波动的)resource,"explainsFrankRyan,consultantclinicalpsychologist

andauthorofWillpowerforDummies.<40urlevelofwillpowerfluctuatesaccordingtoourmotivationinany3

(give)situation.Everybodycanlearntousetheirwillpowermoreeffectively.

4youarenottryingtoturnoveranewleaffbrthenewyear,cultivatingwillpowerisagoodidea,asthe

psychologistWalterMischeldemonstratedinthe1960sand70s.Inhisfamousstudy,agroupoffour-year-olds5

(offer)thechoiceofonesweettreatnow,ortwoiftheycouldwait15minutes.Theirperformancewasthenmonitoredinto

adulthood.The“highdelayers^^wentontoachievegreateracademicsuccess,betterhealthandlowerdivorcerates.

6(maximize)ourchancesofstickingtoresolutions,Ryansays,weshouldidentifyour''willpowerprofile.

Forexample:somepeoplearemoreimpulsivethanothers.Thatdoescomedowntopersonality.,,

Introvertstendtogetenergizedbythoughtsandideas,soifthat'syou,youshouldfinditeasiertogetmotivatedby

innervisionthanextroverts,whogetfiredupbypeopleandsocialapproval.Forintroverts,7(schedule)timeto

reflectonyourprogress,suchaskeepingadiary,canbehelpful.Forextroverts,sighingupforagroupsuchasParkrunor

WeightWatcherswhereeveryonehas8commongoalcanhelpyoutostrengthenyourresolve,ascansharing

evensmallprogresswithothers.

“Youneedtolearnthecoreskillstocopewithtriggersandcues9activateyourreward-seekingresponseJ

Ryanadds."It'saboutcopingwithtemptation,whichoftencomesfromtheenvironment:thepeople,placesorthingsthat

act10motivationalmagnetstochallengeyourwillpower.^^Inotherwords:ifyouaretryingtoavoidcake,itis

probablybesttofindaroutehomethatswervestheartisanaldoughnuts.

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethat

thereisonemorewordthanyouneed.

A.affordableB.consumptionC.displayingD.driverE.physically

F.failG.legallyH.acknowledgedI.replacingJ.superiorK.skip

IfyouweretobuytheCompleteWorksofPrimoLevionAmazon,thepriceis$58.40.If,however,youpreferredto

downloadittoyoure-reader,youwouldneedtopay$59.49.Itwouldcostyouonedollarmorenotto11ownthe

books.Thisbringsthequestionintothespotlight:Whyareweincreasinglypayingmoremoneytonothavethethingwe

buy?Amazon12receiptofbutdidn'trespondtosucharequestformoment.Butwecandiscusswhy.

Foronething,we'vereachedapointatwhichit'sthedigitalversionthatwon't13us.Thehardcopyused

tobereliable,butthatisn'ttrueanymore.Infact,thedigitalcopyismoredurablethanthehardone,asanyonewhohas

scratchedaCDwouldlikelyagree.Foranother,we'vecometoseethedigitalversionas14insomeways.It,s

notedthatwe'llpayforthingssothatwe'llbeabletoquicklyconsumeaproduct,or15totheplaceinabook

whereacharacterfirstappears.

It'struethatthedigitalisbecominganacceptedpartofthewaywelivenow.Butnoteveryonecanjumponthe

bandwagon(lf艮风),sincenoteveryonecanaccessthatversioninthefirstplace.Thissuggestsathird16behind

thetrend:somepeoplearepayingmorebecauseperformanceandparticipationmattermoreintheneweconomy.Thatis,

peoplearealwayspayingmoretobepartofthenewcoolclub,andtodaythecoolclubisdigital.

Whetherornotitisindeedfashionabletoownthedigitalversion,therealityremainsthatifthemostaccessible

versionofcultureistheleast17thennoteveryonegetstodownloadculture.Besides,customersgetfewerrights

inadigitalcopyasthelawwon'tletthemloanorreselltheirdigitalbookorCD.Thatmeanswe'repayingmoretobe

“Iwanttogetdirty.”

“Ay,Perla,9,shesaid,shakingherhead.Shesaidnomorebutbeamedwithirritation.Myrefusaldisturbedtheplanfor

howthegeraniumdaysshouldgo,motheranddaughtertendingflowersanddon'ttheylookpictureperfectintheir

matchinggloves?Forhalfanhourshewouldnottalktome,butthenshethawed,soabsorbedinherprojectthatsheforgot

myfault,orperhapsforfearthatImightabandontheprojectaltogether.

Sheneedn'thaveworried.Ididn'twanttoleave.Itwasararechancetospendtimewithmymother.Icouldscenther

perfumeandfeelbreathswithouthavingtofindanythingtosay.Weoftenstruggletocommunicatewitheachother,beyond

theessentialgoodmorningandgoodnight,asthoughwewerestrangersorbeginnersofalanguage.Iwantedtolearnmy

mother'slanguage,ifonlytobetterunderstandherandtoincreasethechancesofherunderstandingme.ThereissomuchI

longedtotellherasIsquattedbesideher,butIalsofearedthat,IfIstarted,othermattersmightleapoutthatwerenotmeant

tobespoken.Betternottorisktheopening.Betternottoattempttoomuchspeechwithmymother.

Whenalltheflowerswerereadyintheirpots,mamaspentanotherdaydistributingthemthroughthehouse.Therewere

moreflowersthananyotherhouseinourBuenosAires—sothatwhenyouentered,youfeltasthoughyou'reswimming

throughpetals.

36.Basedonparagraph1,Perlaviewedhermother'sdecisiontoplantthegeraniumsas.

A.creativeB.amusingC.unsurprisingD.worthwhile

37.Inparagraph5,theunderlinedword“thawed”,probablymeans.

A.agreedB.complainedC.softenedD.denied

38.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutPerla?

A.Shevolunteeredtoassisthermotherinrepottingthegeraniums.

B.Sheexchangedheropinionsonessentialmatterswithhermother.

C.Shewaseagertolearnaforeignlanguagetobetterunderstandhermother.

D.Shewantedtostaywithhermotherevenwithoutverbalcommunication.

39Theauthorwrotethispassageinorderto.

A.apologizeforhermisconductinherchildhood

B.praisehermotherforhergardeningskills

C.provideusefulinformationforgeraniumslovers

D.expresshermixedemotionstowardshermother

(B)

Shotinmorethan40locationsinL.A.,themusicalLaLaLandis“alovelettertothecity”.TocoincidewithUK

release,weaskedalocalwritertopicksomeofthefilm'samazingsettings.

JudgeHarryPregersonInterchange

moralmessagethantheeventsofalife.Many19th-centurybiographersdidnotrevealanyimproperorembarrassingdetails

oftheirsubjects'lives.Thoughtheymaybeinterestingorinspiring,theseworksfailasbiographieschieflybecausetheir

purposeistopointupamoralratherthandescribeanindividual.

V.Translation（15,）

Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.

52.经过一系列调查，一支乱扔的烟被指为这场火灾的罪魁祸首。（blame）（汉译英）

53.虽然网络上小视频广为流传，但鲜有兼具知识性和艺术性的原创作品。（as）（汉译英）

54.无论手头的事情多么重要或微不足道，我们都应该谨慎对待我们做的每一个决定，因为失之毫厘，差以千里。

（difference）（汉译英）

55.正是因为强烈的爱国主义情怀让这位生物学家在面对形形色色、难以抵制的名利诱惑时，毅然决然地选择回国

效力。（It）（汉译英）

VI.GuidedWriting"）

56.Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.

假设你是明启中学高三学生李明，你校英语报计划腾出一个版面专门刊登学生摄影作品，计划第一期的主题从

"Mywintervacation"、uPeoplearoundme"及"Thebestsceneoncampus”中选择一个，现向全校同学征求意

见。写一封邮件给英语报读者来信专栏，内容须包括：

1）你推荐的专栏主题；

2）你的理由。

高三英语期中试卷

(考试时间120分钟，满分140分)

I.ListeningComprehension(255)

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendof

eachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefour

possibleanswersinyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhave

heard.

1.A.Inahairsalon.B.Atadentist's.

C.Onaconstructionsite.D.Inafitnessclub.

2.A.3.B.5.C.6.5.D,9.5

3.A.Pointless.B.Necessary.C.UnimaginableD.Motivating

4.A.Benwasanunluckyworkman.

B.Bencouldhavesucceeded.

C.Benwasusingbadluckasanexcuse.

D.Benmighthavebetterlucknexttime.

5.A.Hotwaterisn'tavailableinthehoteluntilafter10o'clock.

B.Hotelguestscanusehotwaterforlongerhoursinwinter.

C.Themanneedsahotbathafterbeingcaughtinarainshower.

D.Thehoteldoesn'tsupplyhotwateralldayalong.

6.A.Thewomanshouldsmiletoothersandbepolite.

B.Thewomanlooksbeautifulwithhernewhairstyle.

C.Thewomanwouldlookprettierifsmiledallthetime.

D.Thewoman'snewhairstyledoesn'tlookwonderful.

7.A.Themodelcardeservesatitle.B.Themanshouldmakethepurchase.

C.Themanwillgetarefundsoon.D.Themodelcarwillbesoldinaweek.

8.A.Theirdaughtershouldnevergettooclosetoherfriends.

B.Theirdaughterisreallygoodatmaintainingfriendships.

C.Theirdaughtershouldnotkeepadistancefromfriends.

D.Theirdaughtershouldlearntokeepgoodcompany.

9.A.Heismuchannoyedwiththegirl.

B.Hehasleftsomefoodfbrthegirl.

C.Heshouldhavewaitedforthegirl.

D.Hehassetasidesomebutterforthegirl.

10.A.Thewomanshoulddoasthebossrequires.

B.Thewomanshouldalterwhatthebossrequires.

C.Thewomanshouldnotinviteeveryonetothefeast.

D.Thewomanshouldtalktothebossimmediately.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwill

beaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandthe

conversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,

readthefourpossibleanswersinyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestion

youhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Shehascomposedanewsong.B.Shehasmadeastironsocialmedia.

C.Shehasstarredinanewmovie.D.Shehasbecometheoldestintheworld.

12.A.Toshowwhythefamilyenjoysthelongevitygene.

B.Tosharethefamily'sdailyroutineswiththeirfriends.

C.Tocomfortthosewhosegrandparentshavepassedaway.

D.TomakethefamilybecomeacelebrityonTikTok.

13.A.Strong-willed.B.OptimisticC.Knowledgeable.D.Generous.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Bigcitieshavelosttheirappealtoseniors.

B.Manycityresidentsflocktothecountryside.

C.Thelockdownhascontributedtotherelocationofsomeyoungpeople.

D.Youngpeoplejointheracetoleavebigcities.

15.A.Affordablehousingrents.B.Easyaccesstonature.

C.Thebusycitynightlife.D.Aspaciousapartment.

16.A.Tosettledowninthecountryside.B.Toadopttheremoteworkingpattern.

C.ToreturntoLondoninthefuture.D.Toadvisefriendstoabandoncitylife.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Theinventionofchocolatechipcookies.

B.Variousfoodinnovationsinman'shistory.

C.Accidentaldiscoveriesinoureverydaylife.

D.Theuniquemanufacturingprocessofpotatochips.

18.A.Becauseshewouldmeltandmixthemintothebatter.

B.Becauseshewasshortofregularingredients.

C.Becauseshewantedtosavematerialsandmoney.

D.Becauseshe'dliketomakethechocolatechipcookies.

19.A.Becausehewantedtosaltthemheavilytomakethemdelicious.

B.Becausehiscustomerswerecrazyaboutpotatoescookedthatway.

C.Becausetheywerearegularitemontherestaurant^menu.

D.Becausehebecamesickofcustomer'scriticismanddecidedtofightback.

20.A.Shethoughtthemtoogoodtobetrue.

B.Sheconsideredthemveryinnovative.

C.Shefoundthemquiteridiculous.

D.Shefeltthattheywerequiteconvincing.

II.GrammarandVocabulary(209)

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.For

theblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useoneword

thatbestfitseachblank.

Itistempting,whenyourshinyNewYear'sresolutionsstarttocrumble(崩塌)，totell]thatself-control

simplyisn'tyourstrongpoint.440h,well,,,youmightsay,surrenderingtothedesireforalargeglassofbear,t6nowillpower,

that'smyproblem.^^

But,accordingtoabodyofscientificresearch,willpowerisnotatalentthataluckyfew2(bear)with.Itis

askilltobepractised.^Willpowerisafluctuating(波动的)resource,explainsFrankRyan,consultantclinicalpsychologist

andauthorofWillpowerforDummies.440urlevelofwillpowerfluctuatesaccordingtoourmotivationinany3

(give)situation.Everybodycanlearntousetheirwillpowermoreeffectively.

4youarenottryingtoturnoveranewleafforthenewyear,cultivatingwillpowerisagoodidea,asthe

psychologistWalterMischeldemonstratedinthe1960sand70s.Inhisfamousstudy,agroupoffour-year-olds5

(offer)thechoiceofonesweettreatnow,ortwoiftheycouldwait15minutes.Theirperformancewasthenmonitoredinto

adulthood.The"highdelayers^^wentontoachievegreateracademicsuccess,betterhealthandlowerdivorcerates.

6(maximize)ourchancesofstickingtoresolutions,Ryansays,weshouldidentifyour''willpowerprofile.

Forexample:somepeoplearemoreimpulsivethanothers.Thatdoescomedowntopersonality.^^

Introvertstendtogetenergizedbythoughtsandideas,soifthat'syou,youshouldfinditeasiertogetmotivatedby

innervisionthanextroverts,whogetfiredupbypeopleandsocialapproval.Forintroverts,7(schedule)timeto

reflectonyourprogress,suchaskeepingadiary,canbehelpful.Forextroverts,sighingupforagroupsuchasParkrunor

WeightWatcherswhereeveryonehas8commongoalcanhelpyoutostrengthenyourresolve,ascansharing

evensmallprogresswithothers.

“Youneedtolearnthecoreskillstocopewithtriggersandcues9activateyourreward-seekingresponse,^

Ryanadds."It'saboutcopingwithtemptation,whichoftencomesfromtheenvironment:thepeople,placesorthingsthat

act10motivationalmagnetstochallengeyourwillpower.^^Inotherwords:ifyouaretryingtoavoidcake,itis

probablybesttofindaroutehomethatswervestheartisanaldoughnuts.

【答案】1.yourself

2.areborn

3.given4.Although##Though##While

5.wereoffered

6.TDmaximize

7.scheduling8.a

9.that##which10.as

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述意志力并不是与生俱来的，而是通过后天的训练，并文章根据不同性格

的人给出训练意志力的方法。

【1题详解】

考查代词。句意：当你闪亮的新年决心开始破灭时，告诉自己自我控制并不是你的强项，这是很诱人的。分析句

子可知，此空应填人称代词作间接宾语，再根据语意和后文“yourstrongpoint”可知，应填反身代词yourself。故

填yourself»

【2题详解】

考查时态语态。句意：但是，根据一项科学研究，意志力并不是少数幸运儿与生俱来的天赋。分析句子可知，这

里考查bebornwith表"与生俱来"，为固定结构，且这里时态应与前面保持一致用一般现在时。故填areborn。

【3题详解】

考查非谓语。句意：在任何特定情况下，我们的意志力水平都会根据我们的动机而波动。分析句子可知，这里考

查ingivensituation表''在特定情境下”，为固定结构，situation和give为被动关系，所以这里应用过去分词作定

语。故填given。

【4题详解】

考查连词。句意：尽管你不想为新一年翻开新的一页，但培养意志力是一个好主意，正如心理学家沃尔特・米舍

尔在20世纪60年代和70年代所展示的那样。分析句子可知，此空应填连词构成状语从句，且前后两句有转折关

系，再根据句意可知，这里可填Although/Though/While构成让步状语从句。故填Although/Though/While。

【5题详解】

考查时态语态。句意：在他著名的研究中，一组四岁的孩子现在可以选择一种甜食，而如果他们能等15分钟，可

以选择两种。分析句子可知，此空应填谓语动词，主语agroupoffour-year-olds为复数，和。ffer是被动关系，且

时态与后文theycouldwait15minutes保持一致，用一■般过去时。故填wereoffered»

【6题详解】

考查非谓语。句意：瑞安说，为了最大限度地提高我们坚持决心的机会，我们应该确定自己的“意志力”。分析句

子可知，这里应填非谓语，再根据句意可知，应填不定式作目的状语。故填Tomaximize。

【7题详解】

考查非谓语。句意：对于内向的人来说，安排时间反思自己的进步，比如记日记，可能会有所帮助。分析句子可

知，这里应填动名词作主语。故填scheduling。

【8题详解】

考查冠词。句意：对于外向的人来说，b报名参加像Parkrun或WeightWatchers这些每个人都有一个共同目标的团

体活动可以帮助你增强决心，与他人分享哪怕是一点点进步也可以。分析句子可知，acommongoal表“一个共同

目标”，这里表泛指应用不定冠词。故填a。

【9题详解】

考查定语从句。句意：你需要学习核心技能，以应对激活你寻求奖励的反应的触发和线索。分析句子可知，这里

考查定语从句，先行词为triggersandcues,在从句中作主语。故填that/which。

【10题详解】

考查介词。句意：它是关于应对诱惑的，诱惑通常来自于环境：作为激励磁铁挑战你意志力的人、地方或事物。

分析句子可知，这里考查actas表"担任……角色”，为固定搭配。故填as。

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethat

thereisonemorewordthanyouneed.

A.affordableB.consumptionC.displayingD.driverE.physically

F.failG.legallyH.acknowledgedI.replacingJ.superiorK.skip

IfyouweretobuytheCompleteWorksofPrimoLevionAmazon,thepriceis$58.40.If,however,youpreferredto

downloadittoyoure-reader,youwouldneedtopay$59.49.Itwouldcostyouonedollarmorenotto11ownthe

books.Thisbringsthequestionintothespotlight:Whyareweincreasinglypayingmoremoneytonothavethethingwe

buy?Amazon12receiptofbutdidn'trespondtosucharequestformoment.Butwecandiscusswhy.

Foronething,we'vereachedapointatwhichit'sthedigitalversionthatwon't13us.Thehardcopyused

tobereliable,butthatisn'ttrueanymore.Infact,thedigitalcopyismoredurablethanthehardone,asanyonewhohas

scratchedaCDwouldlikelyagree.Foranother,we'vecometoseethedigitalversionas14insomeways.Ifs

notedthatwe'Hpayforthingssothatwe'llbeabletoquicklyconsumeaproduct,or15totheplaceinabook

whereacharacterfirstappears.

Ifstruethatthedigitalisbecominganacceptedpartofthewaywelivenow.Butnoteveryonecanjumponthe

bandwagon（品艮风）,sincenoteveryonecanaccessthatversioninthefirstplace.Thissuggestsathird16behind

thetrend:somepeoplearepayingmorebecauseperformanceandparticipationmattermoreintheneweconomy.Thatis,

peoplearealwayspayingmoretobepartofthenewcoolclub,andtodaythecoolclubisdigital.

Whetherornotitisindeedfashionabletoownthedigitalversion,therealityremainsthatifthemostaccessible

versionofcultureistheleast17.thennoteveryonegetstodownloadculture.Besides,customersgetfewerrights

inadigitalcopyasthelawwon'tletthemloanorreselltheirdigitalbookorCD.Thatmeanswe'repayingmoretobe

18abletodoless.Or,webuyit,butwedon'tholdit.

Thisisthewaywepaytoownnowandmaybefortheforeseeablefuture.Thatdoesn'tmeanwe'vebecomeanyless

fascinatedby19.AsWilkssaid,possessionisfundamentallyhuman,andwhilewemaychangetheconceptof

whatandhowwepossess,we'Hstillbepossessedbypossessions.Inotherwords,westillownthings.Wemaynolonger

showhowwell-readweareby20hardcoverPrimoLevionourbookshelves,butwecanbringhisworkwith

useverywhere,withoutluggingaroundthoseheavybooks.

【答案】11.E12.H

13.F14.J

15.K16.D

17.A18.G

19.B20.C

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了亚马逊上的电子书定价比纸质书高，为什么越来越多的人购买电子书

呢?本文分析了在数字时代，电子书的优点和缺点。优点是它具有便利舒适的使用体验，比纸质书更耐用，查阅起来

也更方便。但缺点是买家们无法真正得到拥有权，因为法律不允许他们像纸质书那样出借或转卖电子书。

[11题详解】

考查副词。句意：你会多花一美元而不能实际拥有这些书。根据空后的。wn可知，空处为副词，修饰动词。wn。

再根据上文内容“IfyouweretobuytheCompleteWorksofPrimoLevionAmazon,thepriceis$58.40.If,however,you

preferredtodownloadittoyoure-reader,youwouldneedtopay$59,49."可知，电子书比纸质书价格高些，而电子书

并不像纸质书那样可以有实际上的拥有。physically,副词，意为“身体上、实际上”，符合句意。故选E。

【12题详解】

考查动词。句意：亚马逊承认收到了邮件，但暂时没有回复。分析句子成分可知，空处为本句谓语动词，再根据

but之后的didn't可知，时态为-一般过去时。所有选项中只有H形式上符合。acknowledged,动词的-一般过去式，

意为“承认、认可”，符合句意，故选H。

【13题详解】

考查动词。句意：首先，我们己经达到了数字版本不会让我们失望的地步。分析上下文可知，本段是在举例说明

人们越来越倾向选择电子虚拟产品的原因。根据下文“Infact,thedigitalcopyismoredurableIhanthehardone,as

anyonewhohasscratchedaCDwouldlikelyagree.,,可知，下文提到的是电子产品的优势。所以空处指的是不会让我

们失望。fail,动词原形，意为“失败、使失望”，符合上下文内容。故选F。

【14题详解】

考查形容词。句意：另一方面，我们已经开始看到数字版本在某些方面更优越。空后继续说明了电子产品的优越

性，所以空处指的是优越。superior,形容词，意为“更好的、更优越的”，符合句意。故选J。

【15题详解】

考查动词。句意：值得注意的是我们可以很快地消费一个产品，在书中可以跳到某个人物第一次出现的地方。分

析句意可知，这里讲述的是电子产品的索引功能，所以是可以跳到任何想看的情节。skip,动词，意为“跳过”，

符合句意。故选K。

【16题详解】

考查名词。句意：这暗示了这一趋势背后的第三个驱动力：一些人支付更多，因为业绩和参与在新经济中更重

要。根据上文可知，前面已经列举了电子产品受欢迎的两个原因，这里应该是讲述了第三个原因。driver,名词，

意为“驾驶员、驱动力”，符合文意。故选D。

【17题详解】

考查形容词。句意：不管拥有数字版本是否真的是一种时尚，现实仍然是，如果文化产品的最便捷版本并非人人

负担得起，那么并不是每个人都能下载。根据下文“thennoteveryonegetstodownloadculture."可知，电子版本不

是人人能承担得起。affordable,形容词，意为“可承担的起的"。故选A。

【18题详解】

考查副词。句意：这意味着我们花了更多的钱，享有的法律权利却更少了。根据上文的“Besides,customersget

fewerrightsinadigitalcopyasthelawwon'tletthemloanorreselltheirdigitalbookorCD.”可知，电子产品的