上海市高三第四次月考英语试题解析.docx

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上海市高三第四次月考英语试题解析

高三上学期第四次月考

英语试题

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

考试结束后，将答案交回。

第I卷

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第一部分：

阅读理

解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Areyoulookingforsomethingtodo?

Youmightliketotryoneofthesefourexperiences.

Crocodilewatching

Doyoufancygettingupclosetosomeofthemostterrifyinganimalsonearth?

CrocosaurusCove,inDarwin（Australia）hasthe“CageofDeath”.It’sanenclosurethat’sloweredintoapool.Thisgivesyoua360degreeviewofacrocodileasit’sbeingfed.Thecablebrokeonceandthecagesanktothebottom,butthey’vefixeditsincethen.

EdgeWalk

Howaboutwalkingalongtheedgeofabuildingseveralhundredmetersupintheair?

Ifthatsoundslikefun,headofftotheCNTowerinToronto（Ontario,Canada）.Builtin1976,thetoweris553.33meterstall.

TheEdgeWalkconsistsofa20-30minutestrollalonga1.5meterwideplatformthatrunsaroundthetower’srestaurantroof.Duringthewalk,you’reencouragedtoleanforwardsasyoulookoverToronto’sskyline（轮廓线）.

Plasticballrolling

Doyoufancyrollingdownahillinaplasticball?

Plasticballrollingispopularallovertheworld,buttheplacetogiveitagoisinRotorua（NewZealand）.BrotherDavidandAndrewAkerscameupwiththeideain1994.Atypicalorb（球）isabout3metersindiameter,withaninnerorbsizeofabout2meters.There’snobrakeorsteeringmechanism,buttheinnerlayeroftheplasticballhelpsabsorbtheshock.

Volcanobungeejumping

Ifyou’relookingfortheadventureofalifetime,howaboutgoingbungeejumpingoffahelicopterintothecraterofalivevolcano?

Aspartofthejumping,ahelicopterridetakesyoutotheVillarricavolcano,oneofthemostactiveinChile.Onceyou’reatthedropzone,youleapoffthehelicopterandfallintothevolcano.Finally,youenjoytheridebacktotheairportflyingat130kph.

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1.Accordingtothepassage,therewasanaccidentoncewhenpeople_____.

A.jumpedintotheVillarricavolcanoB.walkedalongtheplatformoftheCNTower

C.rolleddownahillinaplasticballinRotoruaD.watchedcrocodilesinthe“CageofDea

th”inDarwin

2.WhichofthefollowingwasfirstinventedinNewZealand?

A.EdgeWalk.B.Crocodilewatching.

C.Plasticballrolling.D.Volcanobungeejumping.

3.Itcanbeinferredthatallthefourexperiencesare______.

A.interestingsportsB.excitingandextreme

C.heldonhighplacesD.fitformiddletooldpeople

B

Ifyouwantalittleextrasecurityagainstthievesstealingyourbicycle,designerDennisSiegelhasdesignedasolution.TheRFIDBikealarmisattachedtotheseatonabicycleandgivesoffanalarmwhenitsensesmovement.

“TheRFIDBikealarmismeanttobeausefuladd-ontomechanicalbicyclelocksbecauseitgreatlyextendstherangeofprotectionwithonlyafew

components,”Siegelexplainsonhiswebsite.“Itislow-cost,durableandeasytouse.”

TheBikealarmwasdesignedaspartofSiegel’sBachelor’sdegreethesisattheUniversityoftheArtsBremeninGermany.Thedevicewillscareoffanywould-bethievesthemomenttheybegintostealt

hebicycletowhichitisattached.Itisabletocontinuouslysensetheenvironmenttodistinguishbetweenspecificevents,forinstanceapassingtram/carandaserioustheft.

Siegelcreatedaworkingmodelofanalarmthatwouldsoundwhenitsensedmovement,butwasn’tinitiallysurehowitwouldbebestattachedtoabicycle.“Idecidedtomountittotherailsoftheseatbecauseitallowsforcomfortableinteractionandthep

ositionislessobviousasitlookslikeasmallrepairkit,”hesays.

SiegelchosetouseRFIDtechnologyratherthanBluetoothtokeepthecostsdown.Siegelexplainsthatthemostdifficultaspectofcreatingthealarmwastogettheelectroniccircuitdowntoasmallenoughsize.

ThedevicerunsoffakindofbatterythatcanbechargedbyUSBwithin2hoursandlastsforafewdayswithnormaluse.AstheBikealarmisonlyatdevelopmentstage,Siegelhasn’tsignedanyagreementstoputitonthemarket.

4.Whenitsensesmovement,theRFIDBikealarmwill_____.

A.makeawarningsoundB.fastenthebicycletightly

C.shakethebicyclequicklyD.callthepoliceautomatically

5.WhichofthefollowingshowstherightpositionoftheRFIDBikealarmonabicycle?

6.WhatdoweknowabouttheRFIDBikealarm?

A.Itcan’ttellbetweenspecificevents.B.Itisverydifficulttouse.

C.Itusesakindofbatteryforpower.D.ItdependsonBluetoothtechnology.

7.Itcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat______.

A.theelectroniccircuitisalittlelargerB.it’sveryeasytomakeaBikealarm

C.itcoststoomuchatpresent

D.notmanyBikealarmsareproduced

C

Oneafternoon,afterfinishingshoppinginasupermarket,myfamilyandIwenttothecheckout.Isuddenlythoughtwedidn’tneedanyofthejunk,andweabandonedallofthose,saving$300.

Thatgotmethinkingaboutallourpointlessexpensesinlife.Withapromi

sethatwe’dstopifitwaskillingus,Iconvincedthefamilytotaketheleapintofrugality（节俭）.Theruleswerethatwewouldbuynothingfor30daysexceptabsolutelyessentials.

Ouradventurebeganwithagreatstart.By9a.m.,mywife,Ruth,hadalreadymadecakesfromoldstrawberriesandpickedflowersIdidn’tevenknowwehadinthegarden.Iclearedthecarbyhandforthefirsttimeforyears.Ireadandreturnedtheneighbor’snewspaperbeforehewokeup.Totalspendingonthefirstday:

$0.

Asdaysturnedinto

weeks,webecamesoproficient（熟练的）atlivingfrugally.Westartedridingourbikestosavegas.Mychild’sfingerpaintingwasrecycledasgiftwrapforthehomemadepresents.WestartedtouseanInternetapplicationlikeSkypeforfreephonecallsandaskneighborswithgardensforextravegetablesandherbs.

Intheend

wesavedmorethan$2000bynotspendingforamonth.Whenwebegan,Iimaginedwewouldrushoutthemomentweweredoneandbuyalotofthingsinthesupermarket,thenmaybehitthemallorgotothemovies.

8.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatbeforethatveryafternoon,thefamily_________.

A.hadhadhigherincome

B.hadhadagoodhabitofsavingmoney

C.hadoftenspentmoneywithoutthinkingmuch

D.hadn’trealizedtheywouldhavemetfinancialproblems

9.Howmanythingswerementionedaboutthethingsthefamilydidtosaveonthefirstdayofthe“30days”?

A.TwoB.ThreeC.FourD.Five

10.Theendofthestorytellsthereadersthatthefamily_________.

A.stoppedhalfwayB.couldn’tstandthelifeoffrugality

C.wouldmakeupformissingthejunkafterthe“30days”D.succeededinsavingintheend

11.Thispassageismainlyabout_________.

A.howafamilymanagedt

heirdailylifeB.afamily’sno-buyi

ngtry

C.afamily’swayofsolvinglifeproblemsD.howanewideacameup

D

NotallbodiesofwateraresoevidentlyaliveastheAtlanticOcean,anS-shapedbodyofwatercovering33millionsquaremiles.TheAtlantichas,inasense,replacedtheMediterraneanastheinlandseaofWesterncivilization.Unlikerealinlandseas,whichseemstrangelystill,theAtlanticisrichinoceanicliveliness.Itisperhapsnotsurprisingthatitsvitalityhasbeenmuchwrittenaboutbyancientpoets.

“StormatSea”,ashortpoemwrittenaround700,isgenerallyregardedasoneofmankind’searliestartisticrepresentationsoftheAtlantic.

Whenthewindisfromthewest

Allthewavesthatcannotrest

Totheeastmustthunderon

Wherethebrighttreeofthesun

Isrootedintheocean’sbreast.

Asthepoemsuggests,theAtlanticisneverdeadanddull.Itisanoceanthatmoves,impressivelyandendlessly.Itmakesallkindsofnoise-itisforeverthundering,boiling,crashing,andwhistling.

ItiseasytoimaginetheAtlantictryingtodrawbreath-perhapsnotsonoticeablyoutinmid-ocean,butwhereitmeetsland,itswatersbathingupanddownasandybeach.Itmimics（模仿）nearlyperfectlythesteadybreathingofalivingcreature.Itisfilledwithsymbioticexistences,too:

unimaginablequantitiesofcreatures,littleandlargealike,mixwithinitsdepthsinakindofoceanicharmony,givingtothewatersafeelingofheartbeat,akindofsub-oceanvitality.Andithasapsychology.Ithaspersonalities:

sometimespeacefulandpleasant,onrareoccasionsroughandwild;alwaysitisstrongandstriking.

12.Unlikerealinlandseas,theAtlanticOceanis__________.

A.alwaysenergeticB.lackinginliveliness

C.shapedlikeasquareD.favoredbyancientpoets

13.Whatisthepurposeofusingthepoem“StormatSea”inthepassage?

A.Todescribethemovementofthewaves.B.Toshowthestrengthofthestorm.

C.Torepresentthepoweroftheocean.D.Toprovethevastnessofthesea.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“symbiotic”mean?

A.Livingtogether.B.Growingfast.

C.Movingharmoniously.D.Breathingpeacefully.

15.Inthelastparagraph,theAtlanticiscomparedto__________.

A.abeautifulandpoeticplaceB.afleshandbloodperson

C.awonderfulworldD.alovelyanimal

第2节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

注意：

E=ABF=BCG=CD

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