上海市2020届高考英语压轴卷

1、绝密启封前上海市高考压轴卷英 语考生注意：1. 考试时间120分钟, 试卷满分150分。2. 本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。试卷分为第I卷（第112页）和第II卷（第13页），全卷共13页。所有答题必须涂（选择题）或写（非选择题）在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。答题前,务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名,并将核对后的条形码贴在指定位置上,在答题纸反而清楚地填写姓名。第I卷(共103分)Listening ComprehensionSection A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between tw

2、o speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to t

3、he question you have heard.1. A. At a railway station. B. At an airport. C. In a park.D. In Germany.2. A. By metro.B. By bicycle.C. By car.D. On foot.3. A. The woman is not a successful tourist guide.B. The woman has visited all the countries in the world.C. The man is from Africa.D. The woman hasnt

4、 been to any African country.4. A. Godfather barely surprises viewers.B. Godfather is worth watching repeatedly.C. Every classic should be watched for at least 6 times.D. The plot of Godfather is hard to believe.5. A. 50 mph.B. 100 mph.C. 15 mph.D. 30 mph.6. A. Do some outdoor exercise.B. Buy some c

5、offee.C. Continue with the lecture.D. Try to make the room less dry.7. A. Doctor and nurse.B. Interviewer and interviewee.C. Teacher and student.D. Boss and secretary.8. A. 2 p.m.B. 2:30 p.m.C. 4:30 p.m.D. 4:40 p.m.9. A. The ring is not hers.B. She doesnt have gold rings.C. She prefers gold to silve

6、r.D. She lost her silver ring.10. A. The screen doesnt have to be cleaned.B. The keyboard also needs cleaning.C. The man shouldnt do the cleaning.D. Theres not enough time to clean the computer.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear several passages and longer conversations, after each pas

7、sage or conversation, you will be asked several questions. The passages and the conversations will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

8、Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. His university education focused on theoretical knowledge.B. His dream at university was to become a volunteer.C. He took pride in having contributed to the world.D. He felt honored to study English literature.12. A. He participated in man

9、y discussionsB. He went through challenging survival testsC. He wrote quite a few papers on voluntary workD. He did well in countless interviews and presentations.13. A. He experienced some difficulty adapting to the local cultureB. He learned to communicate in the local language.C. He had overcome

10、all his weaknesses before he left for home.D. He was chosen as the most respectable teacher by his studentQuestions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Waiting for the sea to calm.B. Turning off the engines of the searching warships.C. Searching the area near the seabed where the

11、 tail of the plane was found.D. Asking passing ships to change their routes.15. A. Its overseas business is performed well.B. The employers added more jobs than expected.C. The unemployment rate reached its highest point since 2008.D. The economy shows a weakening sign this year.16. A. Beijing.B. Ha

12、vana.C. Montreal.D. Indonesia.Questions 17 and 18 are based on the following conversation.17. A. David Jackson.B. The woman.C. Peter Jones. D. David Jones.18. A. At 6:30, next Wednesday.B. At 6:30, tomorrow.C. At 6:00, this Wednesday.D. At 6:00, tomorrow.Questions 19 and 20 are based on the followin

13、g conversation.19. A. The differences between the big shopping centers and small shops.B. Peoples shopping habits.C. The quality of the goods in the shopping centers.D. Peoples shopping experiences online.20. A. The quality of the goods.B. The surroundings of the shops.C. The attitude of the shop as

14、sistant.D. The prices of the goods.II. Grammar and VocabularySection A Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages 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

15、 blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Green Spring Renews Lifes PromiseFor me, two of the loveliest words in the English language are “Life persists”. I came across them years ago as a college freshman, sitting in the library on a beautiful spring day, bored, working on a history paper. I

16、dont recall _21_ I was researching into. Out of nowhere, those two words came _22_ (dance) off the page in a quote by Gandhi, “In the midst of death life persists, in the midst of untruth truth persists, in the midst of darkness light persists.”After those words _23_ (read) again a dozen times, sudd

17、enly I was no longer bored. Outside in the sunshine, I kicked off my shoes and danced barefoot across a spring-green lawn.I love spring. And this year, I was especially hungry to see it. Flying home last weekend to Las Vegas, after 10 days in California, I looked down on hills that were so green tha

18、t I _24_ almost taste them. When I approached Vegas, the green turned a dull desert brown. We landed after sunset, and the only green to be seen was neon(霓虹灯).But the next morning, to my surprise, I _25_ (awake) to find signs of spring all over my yard. _26_ my absence, all sorts of things had leafe

19、d and bloomed. Three days later, I drove to Arizona to visit a friend and get yet another taste of spring seeing the Giants play the As in spring training. The drive across the desert was completely great, a variety of wildflowers and blooming cactuses.Sometimes we need the chance _27_ (remind) that

20、 were still alive. After my husband died, a friend sent me a card which read: “Just _28_ you think you will never smile again, life comes back.”Life persists, and so do _29_ in the green of spring and the dead of winter, in the birth of a child and the passing of a loved one; in the words we leave b

21、ehind and the hearts of those _30_ will remember us. Spring reminds us that were alive forever.Section B Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. motive B. deliberately C. convinced D.

22、 injurious E. alerts F. desperately G. swept H. accounts I. unconscious J. preserving K. chargingWhy Humpback Whales (座头鲸) Protect Other Species from Killer WhalesRobert Pitman, a marine ecologist, describes an encounter he witnessed in Antarctica in 2009. A group of killer whales were attacking a W

23、eddell seal. The seal swam _31_ toward a pair of humpbacks that had inserted themselves into the action. One of the humpbacks rolled over on its back, and the seal was _32_ onto its chest, between the whales massive flippers (鳍). “That incident _33_ me,” he says. “Those humpbacks were doing somethin

24、g we couldnt explain.”Pitman started asking other researchers and whale watchers to send him similar _34_. Soon he was reading through observations of 115 encounters between humpbacks and killer whales, recorded over 62 years. “There are some pretty astonishing videos of humpbacks _35_ killer whales

25、,” he says.In a 2016 article in Marine Mammal Science, a famous scientific journal, Pitman and his co-authors describe this behaviour and confirm that such acts of do-gooding are widespread. But knowing that something is happening and understanding why its happening are two different things. Pitman

26、and his co-authors openly reflected on the meaning of these encounters. “Why,” they wrote, “would humpbacks _36_ interfere with attacking killer whales, spending time and energy on a potentially _37_ activity, especially when the killer whales were attacking other species of prey?”Interestingly, hum

27、pbacks dont just hit on killer-whale attacks. They race toward them like firefighters into burning buildings. And like those rescue workers, humpbacks dont know who is in danger until they get there. Thats because the sound that _38_ them to an attack isnt the sad voice of the victim. Its the excite

28、d calls of the killer whales. Pitman believes humpbacks have one simple instruction: “When you hear killer whales attacking, go break it up.”I wonder what humpback whales care deeply enough about to actively swim into battle with killer whales. When I ask Pitman, he tells me that, it still comes dow

29、n to selfishly _39_ their own kind. He believes that their occasional rescues of humpback calves (后代) create a strong enough _40_ for them to rush in to help, even if it means they end up saving sunfish, sea lions, dolphins every now and then.III. Reading ComprehensionSection A Directions: For each

30、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.Its a high-risky, multibillion-dollar industry with tight deadlines, demanding customers and lives in danger.The business is 41 . And its booming

31、.The number of jobs for translators and interpreters doubled in the past 10 years while their wages steadily 42 before, during and after the recession. During a period of stagnating (停滞的) wages across the labor market, the language-service industry with its 50,000 jobs is a 43 spot in the jobs outlo

32、ok.Lillian Clementi is a French translator working in corporate communications from her home in Arlington, Massachusetts and is routinely on tight deadlines to hand in translated material. “The risks can be huge,” said Clementi, “Theres tons of 44 pressure.”In some cases, a(n) 45 translation or inte

33、rpretation is also vital. If a users guide for medical equipment is not translated well, it could lead to 46 during an emergency. Soldiers in conflict areas require excellent interpreters to speak with community members. Any change of tone or context could put lives 47 .Translators and interpreters

34、immunity (免疫力) to the nations economic downturn also 48 the growing demand for people who can speak several languages in an increasingly globalized economy, experts said.“Good translators who 49 a particular subject and become really good at it can really make six-digit figures annually,” said Jiri

35、Stejskal, spokesman for the American Translators Association.Multinational corporations, U.S. demographic (人口的) changes and the Internet economy raise the need for translated and localized information. Companies increasingly want their content 50 to the tongue of the town, even between dialects of t

36、he same language.“As more people 51 the worldwide economy, thats going to drive more commerce, and thats going to drive more language services,” said Bill Rivers, executive director of the National Council for Language and International Studies in the Washington region. 52 , qualifications for trans

37、lators and interpreters are not as simple as they may seem. Speaking two languages does not mean a person can work in the language-service industry, experts said. Learning how to translate or interpret is a 53 skill beyond knowing the language.Furthermore, the most successful translators and interpr

38、eters maintain a 54 , such as legal documents, quarterly earnings reports or a special knowledge of industry.Technological advances may cut jobs in some industries, but online translation services like Google Translate 55 raise demand for human translators and interpreters, experts said. Online sale

39、s companies also drive demand for translation.41A. tourism B. language C. technology D. economy42A. shrank B. changed C. grew D. remained43A. bright B. scenic C. historic D. tough44A. money B. peer C. blood D. time45A. proper B. quick C. direct D. innovative46A. disease B. depression C. violence D.

40、confusion47A. in order B. at risk C. under control D. out of state48A. highlights B. understands C. increases D. resists49A. set up B. depend on C. specialize in D. object to50A. limited B. accustomed C. related D. tailored51A. agree with B. have access to C. are confident of D. insist on52A. Instea

41、d B. Therefore C. However D. Otherwise53A. separate B. genetic C. learnable D. worthwhile54A. certificate B. diploma C. strategy D. specialty55A. automatically B. respectively C. actually D. immediatelySection BDirection：Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several question

42、s or unfinished sattments. For each of them there are four choices markedA, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)Aristotle thought the face was a window onto a persons mind. Cicero agreed. Two thousand years passed, and fac

43、ial expressions are still commonly thought to be a universally valid way to judge other peoples feelings, irrespective of age, sex and culture. A raised eyebrow suggests confusion. A smile indicates happiness.Or do they? An analysis of hundreds of research papers that examined the relationship betwe

44、en facial expressions and underlying emotions has uncovered a surprising conclusion: there is no good scientific evidence to suggest that there are such things as recognizable facial expressions for basic emotions which are universal across cultures. Just because a person is not smiling, the researc

45、hers found, does not mean that person is unhappy.This may raise questions about the efforts of information-technology companies to develop artificial-intelligence algorithms (算法) which can recognize facial expressions and work out a persons underlying emotional state. Microsoft, for example, claims

46、its “Emotion API” is able to detect what people are feeling by examining video footage of them. Another of the studys authors, however, expressed scepticism. Aleix Martinez, a computer engineer at Ohio State University, said that companies attempting to obtain emotions from images of faces have fail

47、ed to understand the importance of context.For a start, facial expression is but one of a number of non-verbal ways，such as body posture, that people use to communicate with each other. Machine recognition of emotion needs to take account of these as well. But context can reach further than that. Dr

48、 Martinez mentioned an experiment in which participants were shown a close-up picture of a mans face, which was bright red with his mouth open in a scream. Based on this alone, most participants said the man was extremely angry. Then the whole picture was shown. It was a football player with his arm

49、s outstretched, celebrating a goal. His angry-looking face was, in fact, a show of pure joy.Given that people cannot guess each others emotional states most of the time, Dr Martinez sees no reason computers would be able to. “There are companies right now claiming to be able to do that and apply thi

50、s to places I find really scary and dangerous, for example, in hiring people,” he says. “Some companies require you to present a video resume, which is analyzed by a machine-learning system. And depending on your facial expressions, they hire you or not, which I find really shocking.”56. We can lear

51、n from the second paragraph that _.A. facial expressions are universal across culturesB. it is hard to recognize some facial expressionsC. emotions and facial expressions may not be relatedD. common facial expressions convey similar meanings57. In the passage, the word “scepticism” (paragraph 3) is

52、closest in meaning to “_”.A. similar interestB. fierce angerC. strong supportD. great doubt58. The experiment mentioned by Dr Martinez may prove that _.A. facial expression is an important way to communicateB. machine recognition of emotion is not reliable at allC. facial expression is not the only

53、way to detect feelingsD. people may misread facial expressions for lack of context59. What does this passage mainly tell us?A. Facial expressions are among the most universal forms of body language.B. Computers can detect peoples mind by analyzing their facial expressions.C. Facial expressions may n

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