寶山區(qū)高考英語質(zhì)量抽查試卷
（滿分：140分 考試時(shí)間：120分鐘）
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I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
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 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 the question you have heard.
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A.?A?visa officer. B. An interviewer. C. A student. ? D. A manager.
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A. In a factory.?? B. At?an airport. C. In a post office. D. In a cafe.
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A. She enjoys traveling this?summer?vacation.
B. She had an unpleasant experience in Sydney.
C. She is considering whether to travel abroad.
D. She speaks highly of her experience last year.
4. A. Wait till?the end of the year.
B. Walk to his workplace.
C. Take public transportation.
D. Buy the car right now.
5. A. A gift. ? B. A trip. ? C. A job. ? D. A visit.
6. A. The man is said to be a vegetarian.
B. The man dislikes American food.
C. The man has got used to American food.
D. The man is ill because of American food.
7. A. Doubtful. B. Upset. C. Disappointed. D. Annoyed.
8. A. Manager and secretary. ?? B. Doctor and patient.
C. Employer and employee.?? D. Teacher and student.
9. A. She will probably go to see a doctor?right away.
B. She has refused to take?medicine?for her throat.
C. She'd better avoid speaking even in a low voice.
D. She can't make herself understood when whispering.
10. A. The woman doesn't like to drink coffee in any case.
B. The woman drinks coffee just to prepare for finals.
C. The man doesn't drink coffee when meeting people.
D. The man drinks coffee when making more products.
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of 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 would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
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A. Because a monthly fee has to be paid.
B. Because it?goes wrong on hot, sunny days.
C. Because it's hard and expensive to be installed.
D. Because it often makes us confused when used.
12. A. It's a dream that will come true sooner or later.
B.?It's a new and good way to track your vehicle.
C. It's a regular device that works with a smartphone.?
D. It's a tracking device that is changing our?life greatly.?
13. A. Efficient but expensive.
B. Innovative but time-consuming.
C. Free but hard to install.
D. Small but user-friendly.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
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A.3%. B.15%. C. About 18%. D. Over 30%.?
15. A. British senior managers. B. Patients in mental hospital.
C. Prime ministers. ?? D. American presidents.
16. A. Factors of affecting people's success.
B. Importance of keeping emotional?health.
C. Encouraging children to have ambitions.
D. Relationships between hardship and success.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
17. A. Because he thought smoking would do good to his heart.
B. Because he didn't believe smoking would be?that harmful.
C. Because he thought smoking could help him?feel relaxed.
D. Because he believed?smoking could make him?feel?excited.
18. A. Air pollution.?? B. Smoke. ? C.?Secondhand smoke. ?D. Thirdhand smoke.
19. A. Because the government hasn't taken any effective measures to stop smoking.
B. Because each year many children's death is connected with secondhand smoke.
C. Because smoking and secondhand smoke do more harm to children than adults.
D. Because the government has passed the relevant law to prevent from smoking.
20. A. The smell of tobacco smoke left on things such as?clothes,?furniture?and so on.
B. The tobacco smoke?accidentally?caused by the third person?who smokes nearby.
C. The poisonous chemicals released from things like clothes, furniture and so on.
D. The poisonous chemicals from tobacco smoke left on things like clothes etc.
II.?Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: 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.
As entrepreneurs?(創(chuàng)業(yè)者), we had a vision, we realized it, and now we (21) _____ (run) our own companies. But the dream can damage?our "work-life balance."
When the success of the company rests on your shoulders, you've always got an excuse to put (22) _____?else on hold.
?What I've learned (23) _____?(face) the demands of a start-up company and a young family over the past couple of decades is that sometimes the best way to solve?the work-life balance problem is to think small. Make a handful of lifestyle corrections (24) _____, individually, may not sound all that exciting, but taken together, can prevent you from getting too tired.
Here's my list of?life hacks that will help prevent?exhaustion:
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Work from home one day a week
Few things give you a more grounded,?in-control feeling than getting things done in your own space and at your own pace. Instead of leaving the office (25) _____ (clear)?my head over a Starbucks coffee, I can fold the laundry, and cut back on evening housework.
Not to mention, working in pajamas is one of life's (26) _____(underestimate)?pleasures.
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Pencil in time for exercise
It really bothered me (27) _____?with the demands of company and family, my tennis game was going down the drain. That may sound unimportant, but it wasn't to me, (28) _____?it was a meaningful part of my life outside of work.?To get some balance back in my life, I rearranged my schedule. Two mornings a week, I woke up an hour (29) _____ (early)?to work out with a tennis coach. If sports aren't your thing, try yoga or that hobby that?you always loved but let go of after starting your business.
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Learn something new, outside the office
It can be draining to always be the person who's supposed to have the answers as a business leader. It's surprisingly liberating to be on the other side, (30) _____ (absorb)?knowledge without the pressure to perform or to always be right.??
Section B ?
Directions:?After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one more word than you need.
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A. wandered???B. wondering???C. benefits???D. breakthrough???E. potentially???F. playing
G. checked????H. unfamiliar???I. negative????J. typically???????K. possibilities
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While I was jumping rope, my phone?took a fall to the hardwood floor?which created multiple cracks on my?screen. However, the music kept ??31 ?, so all?as well －?or so I thought.
Thirty minutes later, I could see only one-tenth?of my screen while the rest was pitch-black. The?next morning, I decided not to go to?the phone store for 24 hours, I felt a(n)???32 ??sense of calm that day, which led to my not going?for one week. One week ended up becoming 60?days without my smartphone.
Here are three ??33 ??I noticed and why?you may want to consider a smartphone detox?(戒除期) yourself:
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You'll become bored
While in line at a Starbucks, I noticed how?every individual had their head down, eyes?fixed on their smartphone. With nothing to?distract myself with during the waiting period, I?became bored, and my mind ??34 ??through?all sorts of topics.
Boredom is ??35 ??something we avoid at?all costs. However, boredom is the perfect way?to make?a(n)???36 ??on a business idea or?project. When you enter a state of boredom, you?allow your mind to relax and escape from the?realities of today to the infinite ??37 ??of?tomorrow.
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You'll be able to dramatically reduce?your?"work"?hours
A study found that adults ages 18 to 33???38 ??their smartphones 85 times a day, or?once every 10 minutes.
As I learned during my experiment, placing?some distance between myself and my device?helped me fall into deep work more easily.
By not having my smartphone, my distraction?time went down and thus my hours of work?were spent more efficiently and effectively. On?numerous occasions, I found myself ??39 ??what to do with the afternoon since I had already completed my high-impact tasks for the day.
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Your mental well-being will receive?a boost?(提高)
Obviously, without a cellphone, I experienced?a lack of ??40 ??news and comments. While?that helped cause a dramatic boost in my mental well-being, the biggest reason for it was truly?connecting to people.
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: 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.
As a child, what did you?want to be when you?grew up? If you were?like most children, you probably?let your imagination run ??41 ?. Maybe you dreamed of flying into?space or being a famous chef. Then perhaps over the years,?your dreams became more???42 ?. Or you might have given?up on some altogether.
If that's the case, then today's the day for you. January 13th is Make Your Dreams Come True?Day. If you've been ??43 ??fulfilling your?dreams, this is the day to make a fresh start.
It's important to dream because dreams can?give us the ??44 ??to succeed in life. Dreams?inspire and motivate us. The great thing about?dreams is that there's no ??45 ??to accomplish?them right away. They might take a few years?or they might take a lifetime to ??46 ?. The?important thing is that you're ??47 ??working?toward your dream. And the best way to do that is?by setting goals.
What is the ??48 ??between a dream and?a goal? It's been said that dreams are the final?destination; goals are the stops along the way.
Dreams can be very ??49 ?. But the steps you?take to reach them should be very???50 ?. Your?dreams state what you want, but goals explain?how you'll?get there. That makes goal setting a?necessary step in ??51 ??your dreams.
Many successful people have spoken about?dreams. Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin?Powell stressed the ??52 ??of working for your?dreams. "A dream doesn't become reality through?magic: it takes sweat, ??53 ??and hard?work. "Author Les Brown reminded us that dreams?have no ??54 ??limit. You are never too old to set?another goal or to dream a new dream.
If you've been dreaming about doing something?for years, start today. Write down your dream, and ???55 ??your goals. Then you'll?be on your way?to making your dreams come true. ??
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A.?fast B. high C. well D. wild??
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A.?colorful B. amazing C. realistic D.?attractive
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A. putting off B. taking off C. getting off D.?paying off
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A. opportunity B. direction C. energy D.?access
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A. pressure B. doubt C. sense D. need
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A. seek B. achieve C. explain D. design
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A. really B. almost C. always D. hardly
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A. concept B. similarity C. comparison D. difference
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A. unreal B. general C. changeable D. flexible
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A. specific B. abstract C. common ? D. complicated
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A. imaging B. avoiding C. reaching 
D. believing
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A. process B. benefit C. consequence D. importance
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A. blood B. determination C. intelligence D. loyalty
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A. age B. extra C. space D. normal
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A. transfer B. convert C. establish D. devote
Section B
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 that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
In 2008,?someone, or perhaps a group of people, using the name Satoshi Nakamoto published a paper?to an online group that discussed cryptography?(密碼使用法). That?paper described a process that would use cryptography?to create a secure electronic cash system, now known?as a cryptocurrency?(加密貨幣). Person to person payments could?be made online using a shared network of computers?instead of a bank or other financial institution. Each?deal?could happen very quickly. The shared?network of computers would also serve as the means?to prove?those deals safely. Getting rid of the?need for a centralized banking system would open up?the possibility for anyone to become part of the digital?economy.
Today, there are well over a thousand different?cryptocurrencies. Most are still trying to be feasible global payment systems like Bitcoin. They are held?back by problems affecting the entire cryptocurrency?industry.
One issue is weak security on cryptocurrency?websites where users either store their electronic cash?in virtual "wallets "or exchange one kind of electronic?cash for another. In recent years, clever thieves?have broken into many?of these websites and stolen?electronic cash. The websites are struggling to protect?their users from such thefts.
Another problem is the large number of fake?cryptocurrencies that are advertised on the internet. The advertisements invite internet users to visit?websites offering new cryptocurrencies. Many?visitors are persuaded by the websites to buy their?cryptocurrencies using actual money. Later, the?websites disappear along with the victims' money.?In?response to this problem, companies like Facebook and?Google are limiting cryptocurrency advertising on their?websites. ??
56. What does the article explain about Satoshi?Nakamoto?
A. Satoshi's background in international banking and?investment
B. Satoshi's grave doubts about the true value of?cryptocurrencles
C. Satoshi's close partnership with suspicious?financial institutions
D. Satoshi's contribution to the development of the?digital economy
57. According to this article, what is true about numerous cryptocurrency websites?
A. They and their users have been robbed.
B. They've revealed the identities of their users.
C.?They reward their users with cool prizes.
D. They arrange recreational events for users.
58. What does the article indicate about the?cryptocurrency industry?
A.?It's had to lay off lots of workers.
B. It's celebrating a profitable year.
C.?It's facing some serious challenges.
D.?It's set a very high moral standard.
59. According to this article, why are Facebook and?Google limiting cryptocurrency advertising?
A.?Few cryptocurrencies need to be marketed.
B. They've created their own cryptocurrency.
C. They don't listen to cryptocurrency fans.
D. Too many cryptocurrencies aren't real.
(B)
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"Changing the world" might seem like an?unrealistic goal. When faced with huge?problems such as air pollution or energy?shortages, where do you start? Taoyuan-based?Gogoro believes you start with a scooter.
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Proof of concept
In 2015, Gogoro broke onto the scene?by releasing an electric scooter called the?Smartscooter. Unlike most electric scooters,?this?one wouldn't need to be plugged in to recharge. Instead, users would stop by GoStations to exchange drained batteries for fully charged ones.
Gogoro was taking a risk. If people were not?happy with the system of changing batteries?the whole project could fail. They didn't need to?worry, though.?Only one year later Gogoro sold their 10,000th Smartscooter!
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Setting the bar
Fast forward?to 2019 and the?release of the Series 3 Smartscooter. Gogoro?scooters are as popular and revolutionary as?ever. Their bright?colors are chosen by Beatrice?Santiccioli,?a famous color designer who helped?shape major brands like Apple, Nike and Swatch. In addition to the scooters'?bright colors, plenty of?cool accessories?(配件) are available so you can make?your scooter your own.?But most important of all, Gogoro continues?to pave the way toward a future of responsible?energy consumption.
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Looking forward
Multiple cities and countries?have committed to making their?transportation all-electric in?the coming years, and Gogoro is helping make?that possible. Ordered a package? Companies?like DHL and Taiwan Post now have fleets of?Smartscooters to make deliveries. Need a ride??Unlock a Gogoro in Berlin, Paris or Madrid, thanks?to scooter sharing services.
The Smartscooter is definitely ingenious, but?there's more "At Gogoro, I think the essential thing is that we want to change how people?use energy. And the Smartscooter is only the?beginning,"?says Horace Luke, Gogoro co-founder?and CEO. This is where the GoStation comes in.
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Tomorrow's energy
Gostations are Al-equipped. They track battery?health to maximize each battery's life. They?recharge batteries during off-peak hours to reduce?strain on the city's power grid?(輸電網(wǎng)). But they also learn?when users usually visit and prioritize supplying?charged batteries at those times.
The fact of the matter is, cities are only getting?bigger. There are already dozens of megacities?(特大城市) in the world, and there will only be more in the?future. Gogoro's dream is the transformation?of megacities into smart cities, where power is?plentiful and responsible. They hope to be a big part of that transformation.
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60. Compared with other electric scooters, the Smartscooter ______.
A. can recharge itself in Gostations?in megacities
B. only needs to change batteries in Gostations
C. wouldn't need to be recharged at all?in life
D. can be recharged by its users in Gostations
61. Gogoro scooters are popular and revolutionary mainly because ______.
A. their colors are chosen by a famous color designer
B. their colors are different from those of others
C. it is a good way for people to consume energy
D. it can help us?solve the problem of energy shortage
62. What can we conclude from the passage?
A. The more megacities there are, the more GoStations may appear.
B. GoStations will soon entirely take the place of traditional stations.
C. People need?not go to GoStations especially during peak hours.
D. More megacities will appear throughout the world in the future.
(C)
With so many investments required of us?to succeed?-?time, resources,?talents, responsibilities, even finances for?our retirement?-?it's easy to lose sight?of the most difficult investment of all to commit?to: ourselves.
Getting to the point where you're ready to start?upgrading to you 2.0 isn't easy. But it doesn't?mean dropping the ball everywhere else. It's not?about omissions, but?admissions. Come clean?with yourself to kick?-?start?your personal growth.
Unstuck starts with?"u"
No one purposely chooses?to stop learning and?growing again, it just kind of?happens in a lot?of?daily responsibilities and?life. And if it were easy to?just kick it into gear?(擋位) again, you would have already?done it. But the truth is inescapable. If you want to?get off that place?to higher ground, it's up to you?and only you. No one will just hand you a steady?stream of opportunities for growth.
You've been working in your life, not on it
Activity is often confused with acceleration?(忙碌).?I was guilty of this for years in working place - staying always busy but not admitting I was bored. I was lost in activity and not stepping back to take time to question what I wanted my life to be. Once I began working on my life - quitting corporate,?becoming an entrepreneur, restructuring to my life - I started growing once again. And I've never been happier.
Things aren't happening to you, they're happening for you
A victim mentality?(心態(tài)) is the enemy of personal growth. Lamenting?over everything that has gone wrong in your life only wastes energy from working to make more things go right. If you want to kick-start growth, you must view setbacks as having a purpose, and then put them in their place. The past shouldn't run or define you - only fuel you.
The perfect time to start doesn't exist
I had so many things that had to be just right?before I could make my long-planned leap from?corporate. I'd tell myself, "I'd love to go for it right?now, but practically speaking."?Well, guess what??Practicality is poison. It's the convenient excuse?stopping you from what you're meant to become.
It's time to unplug others' opinions
Grow where you want to grow. Learn what you?want to learn. Wherever you are on the scale of what?you want to learn next?-?be it beginner?or near-expert?own it, be proud of it. Pretenses are for pretenders. You're just trying to become a better version of your?genuine self.?
63. Which of the following is TRUE?according to the passage?
A. If you want to succeed, you have to invest yourself first.
B. Upgrading yourself is hard, but you still need to continue.
C. Giving up upgrading yourself is just like dropping the ball.
D. It's a kind of responsibility to go on learning though it's hard.
64. The word lament?in the last but 4?paragraphs?most probably means ______.
A. to express sadness and feeling sorry about something
B. to repeat what happens to you in the past of your life
C. to show some?regretful feeling or thought for your past
D. to recognize something that has gone wrong in the past
65. According to the passage, we can infer that ______.
A. the busier you are, the happier and better you will be
B. what happened shouldn't prevent you, but protect?you
C. whoever you are, just grow where you want to grow
D. how well you grow is actually decided by yourself
66. How many aspects does the writer illustrate his idea on personal growth?
A. 3. B. 7. C. 5. D. 6.
Section C
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the sentences in the box. Each sentence can only be used once. Note that there are two sentences more than you need.
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A. Learning from your achievements and mistakes will set you up for continued success
B. The answers to these questions may help you develop resolutions for the next year
C. Whatever it is, if you don't know what your goal is, you're not likely to reach it
D. And don't neglect saying thank you to the people responsible for things on your list
E. Then commit to following your plan to the end
F. But reflecting on the past doesn't mean being involved?in your failures
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As 2019 draws to a close, it can be?helpful to think about finishing what you?have started. With that in mind, here are?some thoughts on finishing projects and seasons?well.
Finishing projects??
One step to finishing a project comes near the?beginning:?define what it means for the project?to be finished. This could mean getting an article?published, submitting a report to your boss?or teacher, or creating designs for a product. ?????67 ????.
In order to finish projects, you must also plan?out the steps you will take. Break your big task?into smaller ones, and give yourself a short-term deadline for each of them. ?????68 ????.
Then when you do finish?-?celebrate! Take?some time to enjoy your accomplishment and?reward yourself for all your hard work. Also take?some time to consider how the project went?what you did well, and what needs improvement.??????69 ????.
Finishing the year
As we come to the end of 2019, it's good to?take some time to pause and reflect on the past?year. What goals did you reach or what have you?learned? What would you like to do differently?next year?
While you're thinking, consider things you're?thankful for from the year. You could make a list?of 12, one for each month, or 52,?one for each?week. Or just write down as many things as you can think of. This will help you end the year with a?positive attitude.
?????70 ????. If you made mistakes, recognize them and then move on. No one can?change the past, but you can learn from it and?create a new future.
By finishing projects and years well, you can move toward your long-term goals and set?yourself up for future triumphs.?
IV. Summary Writing
71. Directions:?Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
Every culture has set rules about how?people should act. Patterns of good?behavior, or manners, show respect and?care for others. Yet the details of how to express?respect vary.
Greeting people cheerfully is almost always?considered polite. But it's more important in?some cultures than others. For example, when?you enter a store in France, you should always?greet the person working there. Other cultures?also value greeting people. But of course the?greetings vary as people speak different?languages.
When I was growing up in the United?States, I once participated in a performance?at my church. Afterward, someone gave me a?compliment, but I felt like I had done a bad job. So I tried to refuse the compliment, saying, "No,?I didn't do that well. "?My mother got my attention?and told me that was very rude. Later I learned?that refusing a compliment is accepted and even approved of in China.
Some of the biggest cultural differences?have to do with table manners. In North?America, it's polite to eat as quietly as?possible. That means chewing with your?mouth closed and not slurping??(吃東西時(shí)發(fā)出的聲音) your soup. The same goes for burping?(打嗝). But in parts of Asia?slurping shows that you are enjoying your meal. And burping is a sign of being full and content.
There are also differences in how people eat?across cultures. For example, in North America and Europe people use forks to bring food?to their?mouths. But in Thailand, a fork is only used to?push food onto a spoon. In India and the Middle?East, people eat with their hands. But eating with?the left hand is forbidden. This is because the left hand is considered unclean.
Yet there are also similar points across?cultures. Saying?"please"?and "thank you," for?example, is almost always polite.?If you show?appreciation and try to follow local customs, people will generally?respond well. Showing?kindness can bring?people together, no?matter what culture?they come from.
V. Translation
Directions:?Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
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我們不懼風(fēng)雨，也不畏任何險(xiǎn)阻。(or)
73. 戴口罩是阻止病毒傳播的有效方式。(keep)
74. 時(shí)不我待，時(shí)間和歷史都屬于奮進(jìn)者。(as)
75. 生命重于泰山，疫情就是命令，防控就是責(zé)任。(issue)
VI. Guided Writing
76. Directions:?Write an English composition in 120—150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
近年人們歡度新春佳節(jié)的方式不盡相同。有些人喜歡在家里聚會(huì)，有些人喜歡在餐館聚餐，還有些人喜歡出國過年...... 請(qǐng)給你的父母寫一封郵件，告訴他們你更喜歡哪種方式。你的文章必須包括：
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