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1、- 3 -浦东新区2019 学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高三英语试卷2019.12考生注意：1. 考 试 时 间 120 分 钟 ， 试 卷 满 分 140 分 。2. 本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。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。3. 答题前，务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名。I. ListeningComprehension SectionDirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the endof each co

2、nversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and thequestions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and a question about it, readthe four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the questionyou have heard.1. A. At a

3、bank.B. At a post office.C. At a travel agency.D. At an airport.2. A. Waiter.3. A. June 3rd.B. Salesman.B. June 13th.C. Mechanic.C. July 13th.D. Accountant.D. July 30th.4. A. Business management. literature.B. BritishC. Popular science.D. Classical music.5. A. Carry a lot of cash on her.B. Cancel th

4、e trip to the U.S.C. Search for information online.D. Try various payment methods.6. A. He will give priority to the lecture.B. He will deliver a lecture to the graduates.C. He will attend the graduation ceremony.D. He will prepare presents for the graduates.7. A. Jack has paid off all the debts thr

5、ough hard work.8. Jack and Sam have won the first place in the contest.9. They relaxed themselves the whole summer holiday.10. The robot contest was held in the innovation laboratory.8. A. Peter hardly notices the changes in his class.B. Peter has greatly changed his personality.C. The man was surpr

6、ised to learn Peter success. sD. Peter has received training in delivering speeches.9. A. The woman forgot to prepare the gifts.B. The gifts were purchased at the airport.C. The man is very pleased with the picture.D. The special gifts appeal to the man greatly.10. A. He didn t take any pictures atc

7、tehreemony.B. He forgot to take his cell phone to the ceremony.C. He couldn t record every detail because he raawnay.D. He took only a few photos because of the limited storage.Section BDierctions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and a longer conversation, and you will be asked some q

8、uestions on the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation 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.Questions 11

9、through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. By donating money to help those in poverty-stricken areas.B. By reducing the price of the food that has gone bad.C. By giving away tons of food to developing nations every year.D. By launching a store selling food once thrown into the trash bin.12

10、. A. The general public.B. The low-income people.C. The charity staff.D. The retailers.13. A. $1 trillion. B. $700,000.C. $30,000.D. $50,000.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Snow or ice sculptures.B. Parades on roads.C. Chalk drawings on pavements.D. Sand paintings.1

11、5. A. He prefers to do his art work alone.B. He mostly creates his works in cities.C. He usually spends a short while creating.D. He has attracted many people in fashion industry.16. A. Why art is not easy toforget.B. The history of temporary art.C. A “ temporary ” artist andwhoirsks.D. How to make

12、impressive temporary art.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. How English food is made.B. Why Indian foods are often tasteless.C. Why foods in some countries are spicy.D. How spicy food was introduced into England.18. A. The food in cold regions is usually tasty.B.

13、The climate has little effect on the local food.C. India and England have quite similar climates.D. Spicy food causes people to sweat, cooling them off.19. A. They cover the bad smells of food.B. They give the food a unique flavor.C. They slow down the growth of bacteria.D. They come in handy where

14、there is no refrigerator.20. A. The mention of garlic and onion makes the womanhungry.B. The plants and bacteria can live in harmony to some extent.C. The unique flavor of the plants has contributed to their survival.D. It takes longer time for those plants like onions and garlic to grow.II. Grammar

15、andVocabulary 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; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.A N

16、ew Hero is Here to Save the DayIt thsought that when a hero like Batman is blessed with great power, he or she must endure loneliness and suffering as a result. The Flash(闪电侠),however, makes a fun, lightning-quick and optimistic superhero. After the wild success of TV series Arrow , a TV network lau

17、nched The Flash, (21)(show) the image of this Superhero, who was only a supporting character in Arrow .Like Spiderman, who gained the ability to make webs and climb walls after he(22)(bite) by a spider, Barry Allen in The Flash was shocked intosuperhero-status by accident. A strike from a lightning

18、put Allen into a nine-month unconscious state, and when he emerged, he found himself (23)(equip) with super speed.Naturally, Allen slips on a colorful suit and becomes the Flash, a hero (24) extreme speed to fight super-powered bad guys. But the Flash also has other purposes, namely finding out t he

19、 truth behind his mother' s death and his father ' s unjust imprisonment.In line with superhero series standards, The Flash features action and eye-popping special effects. There ' s nothing terribly innovative bere(25)we do get is a unique superhero with a more unusual personality. (26)

20、Allen has gone through unpleasant childhood experience, in this show he grows into a superhero (27) powers include optimism. He' sot a group of scientists that not only save his life, but also provide him with emotional support and the tools necessary (28) (fight) crime.A big surprise for me was

21、 that The Flash cast Prison Break star Wentworth Miller as a bad character, who uses a gun that (29)turn anything into ice. US shows began their entrance into the Chinese market with Friends , but Prison Break pushed interest in US TV series to a new height largely thanks to Miller' s wonderful

22、acting. Now Miller' s back toThe Flash.(30)is a nice surprise that this new show serves as a platform for Prison Break fans to revisit their old favorite, although this time around heantagonist(反派角色').s anSection BDirections: After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper

23、word given in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one more word than you need.A. accustomedB. advancesC. commandD. commonE. drainF. minimizeG. preciselyH. reducedI. renewJ. sustainablyK. victimsCriticism of the Fast FashionIn the 2006 film version of The Devil Wears Prada, M

24、iranda Priestly, played by Meryl Streep, scolds her unattractive assistant for imagining that high fashion doesn ' affect her. Priestly explains how the deep blue color of the assistant_31 ' gosweaherywaEsfrom fashion shows to departments stores and to the bargain bin in which the poor girl

25、probably found her clothes.This top-down concept of the fashion business couldn' t be more out of date or in conflictwith the mad world described in Overdressed, Elizabeth Cline 'thsee-year accusation of“fastfashion ” . In the last decade or so, 32 in technology have allowed mass-market labe

26、lssuch as Zara, H&M, and Uniqlo to react to trends more quickly and predict demand more33 _. Quicker turnarounds mean less wasted stock, more frequent release, and more profit. These labels encourage style-conscious consumers to see clothes as disposable meant to last only a wash or two, althoug

27、h they don' t advertdstothat4 their wardrobe（衣 橱 ）every few weeks. By offering on-trend items at dirt-cheap prices, Cline argues, these brands have controlled fashion cycles, shaking an industry long 35 to a seasonal pace.The 36 of this revolution, of course, are not limited to designers. For H&

28、amp;Mto offer a $5.95 knit miniskirt in all its 2,300-plus stores around the world, it must rely on low-wage overseas labor, order in volumes that 37 natural resources, and use massiveamounts of harmful chemicals.Towards the end of Overdressed, Cline introduced her ideal, a Brooklyn woman named Sara

29、h Kate Beaumont, who since 2008 has made all of her own clothes and beautifully. But as Cline is the first to note, it took Beaumont decades to perfect her craft; her example can imitated.Though several fast-fashion companies have made efforts to 38their impact onlabor and the environment including

30、H&M, with its green Conscious Collection line Cline believes lasting change can only be made by customers. She exhibits the idealism _39_ to many advocates of sustainability, be it in food or in energy. Vanity（虚 荣心、）is a constant; people will only start shopping more 40 .when they can ' t af

31、ford tootIII. ReadingComprehension Section ADirections: 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.The networked computer is an amazing device. It is the first media machine that

32、serves as the mode of production (you can make stuff), means of distribution (you can upload stuff to the network), site of 41(you can download stuff and interact with it), and place ofpraiseand criticism (you can comment on the stuff you have downloaded or uploaded). 42 ,_the computer is the 21st c

33、enturymi achcetureBut for all the reasons there are to 43 the computer, we must also act withcaution. This is because the networked computer has started a secret war between downloading and uploadingbetween passive consumption and active 44whose outcomewill shape our collective future in ways we can

34、 only begin to imagine.All animals download, but only a few upload anything besides faces and their own bodies. Humans are 45 in their capacity to not only make tools but then turn around and usethem to create superfluous(过 剩 的 )material goods (paintings, sculpture and architecture) and superfluous

35、experiences (music, literature, religion and philosophy).46, it is precisely these superfluous things that define human culture and ultimately what it is to be human. Downloading and consuming culture requires great skills,but_47_ to movebeyond downloading is to rob oneself of a defining ingredient

36、of humanity.Despite the possibilities of our new culture machines, most people are still _48 download mode, brought about by television watching. Even after the 49 of widespreadsocial media, a pyramid of production remains, with a small number of people uploading material, a slightly larger group co

37、mmenting on or modifying that content, and a huge percentage remaining satisfied to just 50 The networked computer offers the first chance in 50 years to 51 the flowcaused by TV viewing, to encourage thoughtful downloading and, even more importantly, meaningful uploading. The computer offers the opp

38、ortunity to bring about a complete 52from the culture of television and a shift from a consumption model to a production model. This is a historic opportunity. Fifty years of television dominance has given birth to an unhealthy culture. The 53 is now in our collective grasp. It involves controlling

39、ourintake, or downloading, and 54 our levels of activity uploading.Of course people will still download. Nobody uploads more than a tiny percentage of the culture they consume. But using the networked computer as a download-only device, or even a download-mainly device, is a55 opportunity that histo

40、ry affords us. Therefore, theD. ceremoniesgoal must be to establish a balance between consumption and production.41. A. celebration B. conversations C. reception42. A. Without doubtB. In returnC. In particularD. By contrast43. A. liberateB. celebrateC. concernD. reject44. A. requestB. supportC. defe

41、nseD. creation45. A. uniqueB.familiarC. efficientD. loyal46. A. In additionB. In factC. For instanceD. By the way47. A. strivingB. comparingC. failingD. attempting48. A. optimistic aboutB. unfamiliar withC. stuck inD. ashamed of49. A. transformationB. emergenceC. encounterD. maintenance50. A. consum

42、eB. neglectC. combineD. innovate51. A. enhanceB. quickenC. reverseD. extend52. A. outcomeB. exposureC. breakD. evolution53. A. puzzleB. cureC. regretD. favor54. A. analysingB. maintainingC. featuringD. increasing55. A. wastedB. treasuredC. multipliedD. revisedSection BDirections: Read the following

43、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)Dame Zaha Hadid, the Iraqi-born British architectwhos

44、e tall structures left a mark on skylines imaginations around the world and in the process reshaped architecture for the modern age.She was not an average designer. She liberated architectural geometry( 几何),giving it a whole new expressive identity. Geometry became, in her hands, a vehicle for unpre

45、cedented andeye-popping new spaces. Her buildings elevated uncertainty to an art, conveyed in the odd ways.Her work implying mobility, speed, freedom and uncertainty spoke to a worldview widelyshared by a younger generation."I am not European, I don ' t do conventional work and I am awoman,

46、' Strikingly Ms. Hadid never allowed herself on her work to be categorized by her background or her gender. And she was one of a kind, a path breaker. In 2004, she became the first woman to win the Pritzker Prize, architecture Nobel.' sZaha Hadid was born in Baghdad on October 31, 1950. Then

47、 in 1972, she arrived at thearchitectural association in London, a center for experimental design. Her teachers included EliaZenghelis and Rem Koolhaas. " They aroused my ambition, " she would recall,“ and taught metrust even my strangest instincts." By the e91absishnedhheT own practi

48、ce in London.And she began to draw attention with an unrealized plan in 1982 1983 for the Peak Club.Her partner, Patrick Schumacher, played an instrumental and collaborative role in hercareer. Mr. Schumacher coined the term parametric （参数的）design to include the computer-based approach that helped th

49、e firm' s most weird concepts become reality. Ms. Hadidcalled what resulted in an organic language of architecture, based on these new tools, which allow us to combine highly complex forms into a fluid （流线的）and complete whole.Her sources were nature, history or whatever she sought useful. When h

50、er Rosenthal Center,a relatively modest project, opened in 2003, Herbert Muschamp, the architecture critic declared it “the most importanmerican building to be completed since the end of the cold war".S She was bigger than life, a force of nature," as Amale Andraos, the dean of ColumbiaUni

51、versity ' s architecture school, put it,“ she was a pioneer. ”She was. For women, for what cities can desire to build and for the art of architecture.56. What features the structures designed by Zaha Hadid?A. Free architectural geometry.B. Conventional design.C. Odd imagination.D. Colorful patte

52、rns.57. According to Paragraphs 3 and 4, which of the following statement is TRUE ?A. Zaha Hadid taught herself to trust instincts.B. The plan for the Peak Club hasn' t beart . carriedC. The architect ' s gender influenced her dramatically.D. Zaha Hadid was the first architect to win the Pri

53、tzker Prize.58. How did the computer-based approach make a difference to Zaha Hadid ' work?A. It contributes to realizing the strange ideas.B. It simplifies the complex structure as a whole.C. It provides new tools to translate the language.D. It serves as an instrument to interpret the concepts

54、.59. The purpose of the passage is to.A. present Zaha Hadid ' lise experienceB. praise Zaha Hadid ' inspiration and diligenceC. compare Zaha Hadid ' works in different timesD. show Zaha Hadid ' great contributions to architecture(B)2020 SAN FRANCISCOWRITERS CONFERENCE17th Celebration

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56、r all writers who want to change the world through their writing.www.SFWritingforCSFWC/San Francisco Writers Foundation is a nonprofit organizationBehind the Scenes of a Writing ConferenceWhen you attend a writing conference, you see a facade that took months or longer to make up. Plenty is

57、 going on behind the scenes. Let' s take a look behind the curtain.The day starts long before attendees walk through the door. Registration is set up, signsposted and tables arranged. Logistics (后 勤 )all fall on the conference organizers. For example, the annual conference I direct in San Franci

58、sco (see the poster above) is a simple one-day conference that takes more than eight months to put together and around 15 staff and volunteers to manage. Larger multi-day conferences have even more going on behind the scenes.Overseeing it all is the conference director, a conductor who typically works with committee directors to make sure everything runs smoothly. Over the course of the conference, staffers make sure everything stays on tra