届上海市十三校高三第二次联考英语试题.docx

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届上海市十三校高三第二次联考英语试题

2017-2018年3月十三校联考高三英语试卷

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听力（略）

II.Grammarandvocabulary

SectionA

Directions:

Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

A

LatinstudycanhelpChineselearnEnglish

In1988,IwentandstartedtolearnMandarininTaiwan.AtfirstitwasjustthemysteriousEasternculture25.________attractedme,butafterIreadonConfucianismandTaoism,IwasamazedbyChinesephilosophy.

In1994,IwasrecommendedbyafriendtostudywithrenownedphilosopherTangYijieatPekingUniversityasadoctoralstudent,26.__________（focus）ontheintroductionandthespreadofChristianityinChina.

Learningancientlanguagesenablesus27.__________（communicate）withancientwisemen.WhenIfirstreadTheAnalectsofConfuciusinChinesebylookingupthedictionarywordbyword,IfeltlikeIwastalkingtothemwholivedsome2,500yearsago,anditgavemetremendousjoy.

Nowadays,ChinesearecrazyaboutlearningEnglish,28.________manydon’tknowthatEnglishhasbeeninfluencedbyLatininmanyways,andifonewantstounderstandWesternculture,onehastolearnLatin.SoIalwayswonder29.__________theChinesearesocontentwithsuperficialunderstandinginsteadofseekingtherootsofthelanguage.

Iusedtohaveadreamofbuildingalanguageschool30._____________（dedicate）toWesternclassicallanguages,31.___________nowstillseemsunrealistic,butIhaveopenedupcoursesinRenminUniversityandBeijingNormalUniversity,andonweekendsIdopublicteachingattheXishikucathedral（大教堂）andPostWavepublishingcompany,somydreamisbeingpartiallyrealized.

Besidesteaching,IusemysparetimewritingbooksonclassicsstudiesandI32.___________（publish）morethan30titlessofar.Iseemystudentsasmychildren,andwanttogivethemmybest.

B

Modifiedfoodexamined

Studiesongeneticmodification（GM）33.______________（mention）sixtimesintheannualNo.1CentralDocument.Thisyear’sdocumentisthefirsttopropose34.__________（spread）scientificknowledgerelatedtotheuseofgeneticmodification.

Thisisaworthymoveinthattheauthoritiesappeartohavedecidedtobreak35.____________longsilenceaboutGMtechnology,saysQingChuaninanarticleinRednet.cn.

Fortoolong,opinionsongeneticallymodifiedcropsinChinahavebeendivided.AdvocatesofGMaccuseopponents36.___________fearmongering（兜售），whileopponentswitheitherhavingbeenboughtoverbyforeignseedcompanies,orignoringthreatstopublichealthornationalfoodsecurity.

Thegovernmentalauthoritieshavebeensponsoringstudiesforyearsbut37.________havenottalkedmuchabouttheunauthorizedcommercializationofresearchachievementsexposedbysomereports.Occasionally,governmentofficialshavecomplainedaboutthepublic’signoranceand“demonization”（妖魔化）ofGMtechnologies.Yetfewofthemsucceededinreassuringaworriedpublicwith38._______________（convincing）explanations.

GMtechnologies,GMfoodinparticular,havebeenunpopularthusfarnotbecausethey’vebeenprovenunsafe,butmostlybecauseauthorities39.___________nothavebeenunnecessarilyquiet,saysQing.

Thepublicdeservestoknow40._______________isbeingdoneandwhy,andsuchknowledgewillcontributetotheirunderstandingoftheissue.

SectionB

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.astonishingB.processingC.ensureD.blameE.virtuallyF.routinely

G.occursH.consequencesI.admittedJ.decentK.estimated

Asmanysitdowntoenjoyplentifulholidaymealsthisseason,it’salsoagoodtimetonotethegrowingproblemoffoodwaste.

AccordingtotheFoodandAgricultureOrganization（FAO）oftheUnitedNations,itis41._____________thatone-thirdoffoodproducedforhumanconsumptionworldwideannuallyislostorwasted.

Theeconomicandenvironmentalimplicationsoffoodlossandwasteare42.____.Morethanaquarteroftheworld’sagriculturallandisbeingworkedtogrowfoodthatnobodyeats.

What’sthedifferencebetweenfoodlossandfoodwaste?

Wastehappenstowardthebackendofthefoodchain,attheretailandconsumerlevel.Loss,ontheotherhand,mostly43._______atthefrontofthefoodchain—duringproduction,post-harvest,and44._____—andit’smorecommoninthedevelopingworld,whichtendstolackthebasetodeliverallofitsfood,in45.______shape,toconsumers.

Indevelopednations,extreme-efficientfarmingpractices,plentyofrefrigeration,andfirst-ratetransportationandstorage46._______thatmostofthefoodtheygrowmakesittotheretaillevel.Butthingsgorapidlysouthfromthere.

Storemanagers47.______over-order,forfearofrunningoutofaparticularproduct.TheBritishsupermarketchainTesco,forexample,48.______throwingoutnearly50,000tonsoffoodwithintheirUKstoresduringthelatestfinancialyear.

Consumersarealsoto49.______.Weoftenordertoomuchfoodinrestaurantswithouttakingleftovershome.Weoverbuywhenthereisadiscountforinvitinglypackagedfood.Whenwestorefood,manyofustake“useby”datesliterally,andwesufferno50.______fordumpingeatablefoodintoabin.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Doyouoftenfeeltriedinthemorningeventhoughyou’vebeeninbedforsevenoreighthoursthenightbefore?

Likemanypeople,youarenotsleepingasmuchasyouthinkyouare._51_,yoursleepefficiencyisnotthatgood.

Sleepexperts_52_“sleepefficiency”asthepercentageoftimethatyouareactuallysleeping.

AccordingtoexplanatoryjournalismwebsiteV,thescienceofsleepefficiencyisstillyoung.Thereisno_53_numberforefficiencythat’sbeenprovenaslinkedtopoorhealth.However,accordingtoaNewYorkTimesreportaboutsleep_54_,someexpertsmakearoughestimateof85percentoraboveasadecentplacetobe.

Besidesavoidingcaffeineintakeafterlunchand_55_physicalexercisebeforebed,herearemoretipsforimprovingsleepefficiency.

Avoidbluelightatnight

Shortwavelengthbluelight,_56_bythesunandbythescreensofcomputers,iPadsandsmartphones,stopsproductionofthesleep-stimulatinghormonemelatonin（褪黑激素）andmakesyoufeelmore_57_.Bluelighttellsyourbrainit’sdaytime.Expertssuggestturningoffyourcomputersandsmartphonesonehouroratleast30minutesbeforebed.Youcanalsotryinstallingappsthatcanfilterbluelightonyour_58_.

Keepa_59_sleepschedule

Gotobedandwakeupatthesametime,or_60_thesametime,everyday.Avoidexcessivesleepingontheweekend.Consistencyisthekeytoagoodnight’ssleep,especiallywhenitcomestowakingup.Whenyouhaveaconsistentwake-uptime,yourbrain_61_tothisandmovesthroughthesleepcycleinpreparationforyoutofeelrestedandalertatyourwake-uptime.Roughlyanhourbeforeyouwake,hormonelevelsincreasegradually（alongwithyourbodytemperatureandbloodpressure）,_62_youtobecomemorealert.

Takenaps

Oneofthebiggest_63_inmelatoninproductionhappensduringthe1to3pmtimeframe,whichexplainswhymostpeoplefeelsleepyintheafternoon.Ifyouaren’tgettingenoughsleepatnight,you’relikelygoingtofeel_64_tosleepintheafternoon.Whenthishappens,you’rebetterofftakingashortnap（lessthan30minutes）thanturningtocaffeineorstrongteatokeepyouawake.Ashortnapwillgiveyoutherestyouneedto_65_therestoftheafternoon,andyou’llsleepmuchbetterintheeveningthanifyoudrinkcaffeineortakealongafternoonnap.

51.A.BycontrastB.InotherwordsC.InconclusionD.Onthecontrary

52.A.treatB.serveC.workD.define

53.A.specificB.effectiveC.generalD.precious

54.A.quantityB.absenceC.qualityD.advance

55.A.undertakingB.restrictingC.performingD.referring

56.A.givenoffB.givenawayC.giveninD.givenover

57.A.sleepyB.unconsciousC.exhaustedD.alert

58.A.installationsB.appliancesC.devicesD.computers

59.A.variousB.distinctC.habitualD.changeable

60.A.relativelyB.exactlyC.graduallyD.respectively

61.A.adoptsB.adaptsC.devotesD.dedicates

62.A.commandingB.permittingC.remindingD.causing

63.A.problemsB.peaksC.advantagesD.weaknesses

64.A.depressiveB.accurateC.desperateD.attentive

65.A.seetoB.breakthroughC.taketoD.getthrough

SectionB

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

（A）

Youwillneverstaythesameperson.

Severalrecentresearchstudiesshowaperson’spersonalitynaturallychangesovertimeinresponsetolifeeventsandmostpeopletendtoimprovetheirpersonalitiesastheymature.

“Personalitymeansacharacteristicpatternofthinking,feelingandbehavingthatisconsistentovertimeandacrosssituations,”saysChristopherSoto,aresearchpsychologistatColbyCollegeinMaine,US.,whothinksthatpersonalityisabout50percentinnateand50percentlearned.

PsychologistsusuallyusetheBigFivepersonalitymodel——thehumanpers