2020届上海师范大学附属中学高三下学期四月阶段测试英语试题（解析版）

1、2020上师大附中高三下英语四月阶段测试说明：（1）本场考试时间为120分钟，总分140分； （2）请认真答卷，并用规范文字书写。L Listening Comprehension （总分值 25 分）Section A （共10题，每题1分，总分值10分）Directions： In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The co

2、nversations 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 the question you have heard.A. Journalist. B. Architect. C. Teacher. D. Accountant.A. 15. B.50. C.

3、90. D.60.A. In a restaurant. B. In a coffee shop.C. At a concert. D. In the studio.A. Global warming makes people feel horrible.She doesnt want to see a film about global warming.She is in high spirits before watching the film.The film about global warming is worth watching.A. Star and assistant. B.

4、 Manager and staff.C. Director and actress. D. salesman and customer.A. To the mans school. B. To the metro station.C. To the bus station. D. To her home.A. The man should have seen a doctor.Volleyball players often injure their hands.The man needs to check his schedule.She hasnt heard about the man

5、s problem.A. The man doesnt do any work at weekends.The man probably works in a financial company.The man fully relaxes himself at weekends.Its quite easy to get his mind off work at weekends.考查副词词义辨析。句意：这两者对于培养能够有效参与我们民主社会的公民，成为有创新精神的领导人，并受益于对人类长期伟大思想的反思所提供的精神财富都是至关重要的。A. directly直接地；B. effectively

6、有效地；C. typically代表性地；D.deliberately故意地。结合后文in our democratic society可知是指培养能够 有效地参与民主社会的公民。应选B。【25题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这两者对于培养能够有效参与我们民主社会的公民，成为有创新精神的领导 人,能从对人类长期伟大思想进行反思所产生的精神财富中获益。A. material物质的；B.personal个人的； C. cultural 文化的；D. spiritual 精神的。结合后文 enrichment that the reflection on the great ideas of ma

7、nkind over time provides,中强调了 idea,因此是指精神财富。应选D。【26题详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：在高等教育上投入巨资的家长和学生担忧毕业生的就业前景，因为技术进步和国 内及全球市场的变化改变了一些职业，从而导致工资下降和就业岗位减少。A. worry about担忧；B. inquire about 询 问；C. talk about 谈论；D. think about 考虑。 结合后文 as technological advances and changes in domestic and global markets transform profes

8、sions in ways that reduce wages and cut jobs 可知工资下降和就业岗位减少， 这让家长和学生担忧就业前景。应选A。【27题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在这种情况下，寻找最“实际”的方法来解决问题是很自然的。A. formal正式 的；B. traditional 传统的；C. affordable 负担得起的；D. practical 实际的。根据后文 Major in a subject designed to get you a job主修一门为你找到工作而设计的学科是提示要找“实际”方法。应选D。【28题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：对一些

9、人来说，主修一门为你找到工作而设计的学科似乎是最显而易见的答 案，尽管这忽略了一个事实，即人文学科中许多被描述为“软”的学科，实际上往往能在长期内帮助你找到 工作并取得成功。A. common普通的；B. obvious显而易见的，明显的；C.rare稀有的；D.strange奇怪的。 结合上文学生找不到工作和工资低，那么主修一门为你找到工作而设计的学科似乎是解决这一问题最显而 易见的答案。应选B。【29题详解】考查介词短语辨析。句意：对一些人来说，主修一门为你找到工作而设计的学科似乎是最显而易见的答案， 尽管这忽略了一个事实，即人文学科中许多被描述为“软”的学科，实际上往往能在长期内帮助你找

10、到工 作并取得成功。A. in the right position 在适当的位置；B. in the long run 长远；C. in great need 急需；D. in practical term在实践中。结合后文but for their 4th and 5th jobs可知人文学科实际上往往能在长期内帮助你找 到工作并取得成功。应选B。【30题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：事实上，根据调查，雇主们更偏爱那些接受全面教育的学生，这些教育让他们能 够很好地写作、批判性思考、创造性研究以及容易地沟通。A. responsibility责任;B.hesitation犹豫;C. cons

11、ideration 考虑；D. preference 偏爱。结合后文 research creatively, and communicate easily,可知都是在说明 接受全面教育的学生的优点，由此可知雇主们更偏爱那些接受过广泛教育的学生。应选D。【31题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：事实上，根据调查，雇主们更偏爱那些接受全面教育的学生，这些教育让他们 能够很好地写作、批判性思考、创造性研究以及容易地沟通。A. socially-based基于社会的；B. capability-based 基于能力的；C. broadly-based有广泛基础的；D. mass-based有广大群众基

12、础的。结合后文taught them to write well, thinkresearch creatively, and communicate easily.可知这些教育设计的面很广，属于广泛教育。应选C。【32题详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：事实上，根据调查，雇主们更偏爱那些接受全面教育的学生，这些教育让他们能 够很好地写作、批判性思考、创造性研究以及容易地沟通。A. consciously自觉地；B.effectively有效地；C. properly 适当地；D. critically 批评性地。修饰动词 think,且根据后文 research creatively, and

13、communicate easily 可知强调的是好的方面，用critically修饰更好，think critically表示“批判性地思考”。应选D。33题详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：此外，学生不仅要为第一份工作做好准备，还要为第四份和第五份工作做好准备， 因为毫无疑问，今天进入职场的人将在他们的职业生涯中扮演许多不同的角色。A. However然而；B. Moreover而且；C.Therefore因此；D.Instead相反。后文是在前文的基础上进一步进行说明，用moreover更 合适。应选B。【34题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在新环境中表现最好的人，将是那些所受教育使其更加

14、具有灵活性的人。A. responsible 负责的；B. independent 独立的；C. flexible 灵活的；D. aggressive 侵略性的。结合上文 The ones who will do the best in this new environment可知在新环境中表现最好的人，将是那些所受教育使其更加具有 灵活性的人。应选C。35题详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：利用一切可用的工具和洞察力一一从理科、文科和技术中获得灵感一一来解决未 来的问题，并利用眼前的机遇，这对他们和美国都是有帮助的。A. pick up获得，捡起；B. make up编造； C.set up建立

15、；D. draw up草拟。结合后文from science, arts and technology可知指的是从从科学、艺术和技 术中获得灵感。应选A。Section B （共11题，每题2分，总分值22分）Directions: 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

16、 that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.（A）They say a cat has nine lives, and I think that possible since I am now living my third life and Im not even a cat. My father died when I was 15, and we had a hard struggle to make a living. And my mother, who wa

17、s seriously ill in her last years, died while still in her 60s. My sister married soon after, and I followed her example within the year.This was when I began to enjoy my first life. I was very happy, in excellent health. I had a good job in San Jose and a beautiful home up the peninsula in San Carl

18、os. Life was a pleasant dream. Then the dream ended. I became afflicted（使苦恼）with a slowly progressive disease of the motor nerves, affecting first my right arm and leg, and then my other side. Thus began my second life.In spite of my disease I still drove to and from work each day, with the aid of s

19、pecial equipment installed in my car. And I managed to keep my health and optimism, to a degree, because of 14 steps. Crazy? Not at all. Our home was an affair with 14 steps leading up from the garage to the kitchen door. Those steps were a standard measure of life. They were my yardstick, my challe

20、nge to continue living. I felt that if the day arrived when I was unable to lift one foot up one step and then drag the other painfully after it-repeating the process 14 times, I would be through-I could then admit defeat and lie down and die.Then on a dark night in August, 1971,1 began my third lif

21、e. It was raining when I started home that night; strong winds and slashing rain beat down on the car as I drove slowly down one of the less-traveled roads. Suddenly the steering wheel jerked（猝然动）. In the same instant I heard the bang of a blowout. It was impossible for me to change that tire! Utter

22、ly impossible!I started the engine and thumped（砰然土也响）slowly along until I came to the dirt road, where I turned in and where I found lighted windows welcomed me to a house and pulled into the driveway and blared the horn.The door opened and a little girl stood there. When she knew what happened to m

23、e, she went into the house and a moment later came out, followed by a man who called a cheerful greeting. I sat there comfortable and dry, and felt a bit sorry for the man and the little girl working so hard in the storm.About an hour later, the mans voice was heard, This is a bad night for car trou

24、ble, but youre all set now. “Thanks,“ I said. How much do I owe you?” He shook his head, Nothing. Cynthia told me you were a cripple（跛 者）.Glad to be of help. I know youd do the same for me. Theres no charge, friend. I held out a five-dollar bill, “No! I like to pay my way. He made no effort to take

25、it and the little girl stepped closer to the window and saidquietly, Grandpa cant see it.”“A cat has nine lives” here means.a cat can live nine times longer than any other animala cat can die nintha lucky man cannot die easilythe writer will live nine timesWhat do you think of the man who helped cha

26、nge the tire?Warm-hearted but pitiableWarm-hearted and happyA blind old man that has nothing to do every dayA poor old man that is always ready to help othersHow will the story be ended?The writer paid the little girl but the old man did not accept.The writer drove away with tears running down his c

27、heek.The writer stayed there, without knowing what to do and how to do.In the next few frozen seconds the writer felt the shame and astonishment he had never felt before.The best title for this passage perhaps will be.A. The Old Man and His DaughterB. Heart Leaping UpC. Never Lose HeartD. Good Will

28、Be Rewarded Good【3639题答案】【答案】36.C37. B 38. D 39. C【解析】【分析】这是一篇记叙文。作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了作者经历了人生的三个阶段，从健康开朗到 残疾抑郁，最后被一个盲人感动重新变得开朗。【36题详解】句意猜想题。根据后文 I think that possible since I am now living my third life and Im not even a cat.他们说猫 有九条命，我认为这是可能，因为我现在过着我的第三次人生，而我甚至不是猫。由此可推知，a cat has nine lives的意思是“一个幸运的人，

29、不容易死”。应选C。【37题详解】推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中 When she knew what happened to me, she went into the house and a moment later came out, followed by a man who called a cheerful greeting.可知当她知道我发生了什么事时，她进了屋，一会 儿就出来了，后面跟着一个男人，他高兴地招呼我。以及最后一段中“Nothing. Cynthia told me you were a cripple. Glad to be of help. I know youd

30、do the same for me. There 9s no charge, friend.“可知 没什么。Cynthia 告 诉我你是个跛子。很高兴能帮上忙。我知道你也会这么做的。朋友，这是免费的。”结合后文提到了这个人 是盲人，可推知这个换轮胎的人热心和快乐。应选B。【38题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段中 He made no effort to take it and the little girl stepped closer to the window and said quietly, “Grandpa can* see it.”可知他没有去拿，小女孩走到窗边，平静地说：“爷爷

31、看不见。”由此可推知， 作者并不知道对方看不见，还递给了他五美元，在得知了他是盲人后，在接下来的几秒钟里，作者感到了从 未有过的羞愧和惊讶。应选D。【39题详解】主旨大意题。根据文章内容讲述了作者经历了人生的三个阶段，从健康开朗到残疾抑郁，最后被一个盲人感 动重新变得开朗。故C选项“不要失去信心”符合文章标题。应选C。【点睛】预测想象推理判断题。常见的与预测相关的问题主要有：What information will probably be provided following the last paragraph ?What do you think the author is most l

32、ikely to suggest if he continues to write?What woulddo in the end?做这类题时，应通读全文，把握作者的写作思路，如文章可能按时间开展的顺序描写，也可能按因果关 系、比照关系等等来表达。作者往往在前文提出几个要解决或说明的问题，或提出几个观点，然后在下文 一一解释说明。因此，我们可通过下文，找出作者已经说明的问题或观点。如第三小题，根据最后一段中 He made no effort to take it and the little girl stepped closer to the window and said quietly

33、, “Grandpa can、see it. ”可知他没有去拿，小女孩走到窗边,平静地说：“爷爷看不见。”由此可 推知，作者并不知道对方看不见，还递给了他五美元，在得知了他是盲人后，在接下来的几秒钟里，作者 感到了从未有过的羞愧和惊讶。应选D。(B)amazon市，嚓编泗 Defiver to_XZ chinaDepartments Your Amazon Todays Deals Gift Cards Registry Sei HelpTools & Home Improvement Best Sellers Deals & Savings Gift Ideas Power & Hand T

34、ools Lighting & Ceiling Fans Kitchen & Bath Fixtures Smart Home Shop by Room Back to resultsNest (T3007ES) Learning Thermostat(恒温器)，Easy Temperature Control for Every Room in Your House.by Nest13,580 customer reviews 1000+ answered questions#1 Best Sellerin Home Programmable ThermostatsAvailable fro

35、m these sellers.Style:Stainless SteelBlack $210.94Whiteused from $179.85Copper used from $174.99Stainless Steel used from $145.99SAVE ENERGY WITH NEST: Nest introduces the 3rd generation Nest Learning Thermostat. With four beautiful colors to choose from and an easy to read display, this thermostat

36、will help make your home not only smart but energy efficient. With just a few manual adjustments, the Nest Thermostat can learn your habits and start to save you money by automatically adjusting the temperature.READ THE DISPLAY FROM ACROSS THE ROOM: The Nest Thermostat does something new. Ifs called

37、 Farsight, and it lights up to show you the temperature, weather or time. You can even choose a digital or analog(模 拟的)clock face. Farsight is big and bright on the beautiful display-you can see it from across the room.A STYLE FOR EVERY HOME: The Nest Learning Thermostat now comes in four fantastic

38、colors; Copper, Stainless Steel, Black, and White. Choose copper to add a warm touch. Stainless steel is perfect for a classic, versatile look. Black blends in with dark walls and stylish dCcor(装饰).And white looks great in simple, modern homes.WORKS WITH NEST: Nest has worked hard to design thoughtf

39、ul devices to help keep you safe and secure. Nest devices not only communicate with each other but also with the other smart devices around your home. Your Nest Secure can use your smart light bulbs to help get your attention in the event of an emergency; your smart washer and dryer can take the dat

40、a from Nest and run the next load of laundry when energy demand is low. Look for the Works with Nest badge and let Nest handle the rest.Technical SpecificationsHigh resolution color screen: 24-bit color LCD, 480 x 480 at 229 pixel per inch (PPI), 2.08” (5.3cm) diameterSensors: Temperature, Humidity,

41、 Near-field activity, Far-field activityBuilt-in rechargeable lithium-ion batteryWi-Fi connection accessLanguages: English, French, Spanish, DutchWhich description about the product is TRUE?It sells best in Memory and Storage Products section.It is equipped with electronic system.It needs to be plug

42、ged in when being used.It has various colors available on Amazon .Which benefit does the produce NOT have?You can control it from your phone remotely.It helps to save energy efficiently.It will learn your schedule and adjust the temperature.It is resistant to pressure and shake.How much should you p

43、ay at least if you have a 2-floor house and want your thermostat to work independently?A. $385.93.B. $325.84.C. $320.98.D. $356.93.【4042题答案】【答案】40.B41. D 42. C【解析】【分析】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了一款恒温器，说明了这款恒温器的功能等信息。40题详解】细节理解题 o 根据 WORKS WITH NEST 局部中 Nest devices not only communicate with each other but also w

44、ith the other smart devices around your home. Your Nest Secure can use your smart light bulbs to help get your attention in the event of an emergency; your smart washer and dryer can take the data from Nest and run the next load of laundry when energy demand is low,可知Nest Secure可以在紧急情况下使用智能灯泡来吸引你的注意

45、力；你 的智能洗衣机和烘干机可以从Nest获取数据，并在能源需求较低的时候运行下一批衣物。由此可知，产品 装有电子系统。应选B。【41题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段中 With four beautiful colors to choose from and an easy to read display, this thermostat will help make your home not only smart but energy efficient.可知有四种美丽的颜色可供选择和易于阅读的显 示器，这款恒温器将有助于使您的家不仅智能，而且节能。故B选项“它有助于有效地节约能源”属于产

46、品的 好处； 根据第一段中 With just a few manual adjustments, the Nest Thermostat can learn your habits and start to save you money by automatically adjusting the temperature.可知只需几次手动调整，Nest 恒温器就能了解你的 习惯，并开始通过自动调整温度来为你省钱。故C选项“它会知道你的习惯，并调整温度”属于产品的好处； 根据 WORKS WITH NEST 局部中 Nest devices not only communicate with

47、each other but also with the other smart devices around your home.可知Nest设备不仅可以相互通信，还可以与家中其他智能设备进行通信。故 A选项“你可以通过手机远程控制”属于产品好处；由此可知，D选项“它能承受压力和震动”文章没有提至I, 不属于产品的好处。应选D。【42题详解】细节理解题。根据图上内容可知黑色需要210.94美元，铜色为174.99美元，不锈钢的为145.99美元，白色 为179.85美元，通过题干中at least “至少”可知，如果你有一栋两层的房子，而且想让恒温器独立工作， 你至少应该付174.99+14

48、5.99=320.98美元。应选C。（C）New molecules（分子）engineered by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers can enable rapid, direct editing” of genes in a wide range of cell types, creating an series of research and therapeutic possibilities.The molecules, known as base editors, can attach to a target DNA sequence and

49、chemically alter a single DNA letter. Base editing technology, just two years old, developed from the better known CRTSPR/Cas9 gene-editing technology. CRISPR/Cas9 molecules allow scientists to cut almost any piece of DNA in a cell and in this way disable or remove a gene. By contrast, a base editor

50、 molecule, using essentially the same DNA-targeting mechanism, chemically modifies a gene rather than cutting it out.Base editing is better suited for making or correcting single-base “point mutations（基因突变）“in DNA-the cause of many inherited diseases and cancers-and in principle involves less risk o

51、f having collateral impact on other normal DNA. However, first-generation base editors operate efficiently in relatively few cell types. Together, the team systematically re-engineered the principal existing set of base editors, known as BE3, BE4Gam and xBE3, to boost their production in cells-low p

52、roduction had been a problem in many cell types. The optimized editors, unlike the first generation version, work efficiently in a wide variety of cell types and model systems, including mouse and human cell lines, and even liver cells in live mice.“These new base editors allow us to model and study

53、 diseases such as cancer in new ways, but they really have applications all the way across biomedical research,said senior study author Dr. Lukas Dow, an assistant professor of biochemistry in medicine and a member of the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell Medicine, and a paid ad

54、visory board member for Mirimus, Inc., a company focused on genome（基因组） editing technologies to develop animal models.The Weill Cornell Medicine scientists now plan to use the new editors for several research applications, including the investigation of mutations associated with cancers to find suit

55、able targets for therapies. There is a huge list of cancer-linked mutations whose precise roles in cancer are unknown, and now with these optimizedtools we can study them affordably and in a feasible time 什ame J Dr. Dow said.The optimized editors are also being studied by researchers working on othe

56、r applications, including potential therapies for genetic diseases.How many types of molecules are mentioned in the first two paragraphs?A.1B.2.C. 3D.4Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word collateral in paragraph 3?A.connectedB.immediateC. positiveD.healingAccording

57、 to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?Scientists think its better to remove a gene than to edit it.The first-generation base editors fail to work in cells.Base editing technology is of great value only in biomedical research.It is unknown why mutations cause cancer.Which is the

58、best title for this passage?DNA Editing Just Got EasierSay Goodbye to Genetic DiseaseThe Birth of a New Technology: Base EditingMutations in DNA【4346题答案】【答案】43.B44. A 45. D 46, A【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文。主要说明了威尔康奈尔大学医学研究人员设计的新分子可以在多种细胞类型 中快速、直接地“编辑”基因，从而创造出一系列研究和治疗的可能性。文章还说明了这种编辑基因分子的 开展过程，以及对未来医学研究的影响。【43题详解

59、】细节理解题。根据第二段中 The molecules, known as base editors, can attach to a target DNA sequence and chemically alter a single DNA letter. Base editing technology, just two years old, developed from the better known CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technology.可知这些被称为碱基编辑器的分子可以附着在目标DNA序列上，并通 过化学方法改变单个DNA字母。基础编辑技术，只有两

60、年的历史，是由更著名的CRISPR/Cas9基因编辑技 术开展而来的。由此可知，前两段中提到了被称为碱基编辑器的分子、和CRISPR/Cas9这2种分子。应选 Bo【44题详解】 词义猜想题。 根据上文 Base editing is better suited for making or correcting single-base upoint mutations （基因突变） in DNA-the cause of many inherited diseases and cancers-and in principle involves less risk以及后文impact on ot