1、 2019-2020 学年上海中学高三上学期 12 月月考 英语试题 2019.12 II. Grammar and Vocabulary 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 bla
2、nks, use one word that bet fits each blank. Procrastination-a Virtue When It Comes to Creativity? Psychologist Adam Grant, from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, argues that people who “put off” solving a task for a little while-thus engaging in moderate procrastination -are often able
3、 to come up with （21） _（original）ideas about how to solve that task than people who get started on their work right away. Grant makes this argument in the book Originals. How Non-conformists Change the World and reiterates it in a popular ted talk （22） _ he says that “procrastination is a vice when
4、it comes to productivity, but it can be a virtue when it comes to creativity.” This point of view seems （23） _ （find） some support in existing studies that indicate a correlation between creativity and “putting things of.” Grant explains that the link between moderate procrastination and originality
5、 likely（24）_（exist） because when we actively put off a task for a while, our preoccupation with the task itself does not disappear. Instead, the unfinished work “runs in the background” of our brains, （25） _ （buy） us time to find innovative solutions. One study （26） _ （publish） in Personality and In
6、dividual Differences in 2017 also found a link between creative ideation（coming up with creative ideas）and active procrastination. It suggested that among 853 undergraduates at Chinese universities, “active procrastinators” may be more prone to creativity. Boredom（27）_ have something to do with this
7、 boost in creative thinking. Older research from the University of Florida in Gainesville suggests that people who procrastinate may be more prone to boredom than their peers. And while boredom itself is a concept that sometimes has negative connotations, studies （28） _ （show） that allowing ourselve
8、s to feel bored for a while can boost our creative abilities. The researchers explain that this may be because when we are bored, we allow our minds to wander, thus “training” our imaginations. Finally,（29）_ putting off a task forever out of fear and self-doubt may be paralyzing and unhelpful, a lit
9、tle bit of “directed” procrastination will likely not be harmful and may allow us to assess the task at hand more imaginatively. And for some of us, that pressure of looking a deadline straight in the eye can be just （30） _ we need to keep us on our toes. As Calvin, one of the main characters in the
10、 comic strips Calvin and Hobbes. once said: “You cant just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood”, and that mood is “last-minute panic.” Section B Directions; Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once Note that there is
11、 one word more than you need. A. combining B. recover C. appeal D. essential E. colorful F. retained G. earned H. overtook I. unsticking J. marvels K. recorded Why do Chinese Parents Prefer Legos to Barbies? Budding engineers cluster around a table-sized model of the China Art Museum, a landmark of
12、Shanghai, adding helipads, carrot patches and other improvements with 31 bricks. Prising a child from Legos vast shop near Peoples Square can be like 32 two stubborn bits of Lego. Li Yang, visiting for a few days from Shenzhen, has been waiting for her daughter for two hours. Zhu Yun fei, watching h
13、is son, 33 at the variety; “Coming here to play with him is making up for my childhood,” he says. They drop by every week. Logos rise in China has been rapid and dramatic. In 2017 it 34 Alpha Group a local giant, to become the countrys leading toy company（not including video games）. In the past two
14、years it has opened 89 stores. It wants 50 more by December. which will bring it to 30 cities. Its first Chinese factory started molding bricks in 2016. The toy industry is growing by 9% annually in the country, but the Danish firms Chinese arm notches up “very strong double digits,” says Paul Huang
15、, its boss. It has done so even as the brick makers global business has looked shakier. In 2017 Lego cut 1, 400 jobs and 35 its first drop in revenues and profits in over a decade. But last year both ticked up again, by 4% each. Lego has thus 36 its status as the worlds biggest toy-maker, taken from
16、 Mattel in 2014-even as its American rival last year 37 its highest revenues in five years from its Barbie dolls. Newly affluent（富裕的）parents in China have helped Lego 38 , We have not maxed out there, by far, “says Niels Christiansen, whom Lego brought in as chief executive two years ago. As in the
17、West, the educational merits of bricks 39 to Chinese parents. Last year 98% of those surveyed by Lego said that play was 40 for their childs well-being, even more than Americans and Danes. III. Reading Comprehension Section A Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words o
18、r phrase marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Back to the Han fu-ture: Young Chinese Revive Ancient Fashion Dressed in a flowing long robe decorated with beaded floral embroidery from a bygone era, stylist Xiao Hang looks like she surfaced from
19、 a time machine as she strides across the bustling Beijing metro, attracting curious glances and inquisitive questions. China was 41 Westem fashion and futuristic technology as its economy boomed in recent decades, but a growing number of young people like Xiao arc looking to the 42 for their sartor
20、ial choices and wearing traditional “hanfu,” or “Han clothing.” These historic costumes of the Han ethnic majority are 43 a renaissance（复兴）in part because the government is promoting traditional culture in a bid to boost patriotism and national. Period dramas have also contributed to the 45 in inter
21、est for traditional Chinese clothing - The Story of Minglan, a TV series set in the song Dynasty 46 more than 400 million views in three days when it debuted earlier this year. There is no 47 definition of what counts as hanfu since each Han-dominated dynasty had its own style, but the outfits are 4
22、8 by loose, flowing robes that drape around the body, with sleeves that hang down to the knees. “When we were little, we would also drape sheets and duvets around ourselves to 49 we were wearing beautiful clothes,” Xiao told AFP. Xiao, who used to work at a state- owned machine manufacturing company
23、, now runs her own hanfu business, where she dresses customers for photo shoots and even plans hanfu-style weddings. Yang Jiaming, a high school student in Beijing, wears his outfit under his school uniform. “Two-thirds of my wardrobe is hanfu,” he said, decked out in a Tang-style beige gown and bla
24、ck boots at a hanfu gathering, 50 that his classmates and teachers have been supportive of his style. A government supported 51 in Chinese culture has given the hanfu community a boost: Since he entered office in 2012. President Xi has supported the idea of promoting a Han-centric version of heritag
25、e. In April, the Communist Youth League of China 52 a two-day conference for traditional Chinese garb, including hanfu. A live broadcast of the event drew some 20 million viewers, alongside a heartfelt outpouring of emotions. “Chinese people have 53 their own culture and chosen Western culture. The
26、red marriage gown has now become a wedding dress,” wrote on user on Bilibili, a video-streaming platform popular among young anime. comic and gaming fans in China. “Clothes arc the “ 54 of culture,” said Jiang Xue, a member of Beijing-based hanfu club Mowutianxia, which has received funding from the
27、 Communist Youth League. “If we as a（n） 55 and as a country do not even understand our traditional clothing or dont wear them, how can we talk about other essential parts of our culture?” she said. ( ) 41. A. witnessed B. pondered C. embraced D. greeted ( ) 42. A. future B. present C. past D. moment
28、 ( ) 43. A enjoying B. undergoing C. experiencing D. recovering ( ) 44. A. approval B. acknowledgement C. confirmation D. identity ( ) 45. A shift B. decline C. surge D. stability ( ) 46. A. inspired B. received C. welcomed D. accepted ( ) 47. A. uniform B. identical C. permanent D. consistent ( ) 4
29、8. A. specialized B. characterized C. impressed D. decorated ( ) 49. A show B prove C pretend D. declare ( ) 50. A. remarking B. claiming C. saying D. adding ( ) 51. A. renewal B. renovation C. revival D. review ( ) 52. A. promoted B. initiated C. led D. launched ( ) 53. A. departed B. associated C.
30、 abandoned D. claimed ( ) 54. A. protection B signal C. reproduction D. foundation ( ) 55. A. nation B. unity C. people D. integrity 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 choice
31、s 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） The Ebro Delta, in Spain, famous as a battleground during the Spanish Ci War, is now the setting for a different contest, one that is making rice farmers fight against two
32、enemies: the rice eating giant apple snail, and rising sea levels. What happens here will have a bearing on the future of European rice production and the overall health of southem European wetlands. Located on the Mediterranean, just two hours south of Barcelona, the Ebro Delta produces 20 million
33、kilograms of rice a year, making it one of the continent most important rice-growing areas. As the sea creeps into these fresh watch marshes, however, rising salinity（盐度）is hurting rice production. At the same time, this sea-water also kills off the greedy giant apple snail, an introduced pet specie
34、s that fees on young rice plants. The most promising strategy has become the play one enemy off against the other. The battle is currently being waged on land, in greenhouses at the University of Barcelona. Scientists working under the banner “Project Neurice” are seeking varieties of rice that can
35、withstand the increasing salinity without losing the absorbency that makes European rice ideal for traditional Spanish and ltalian dishes. “The project has two sides,” says Xavier Serrat, Neurice project manager and researcher at the University of Barcelona. “The short -term fight against the snail,
36、 and a mid-to long term fight against climate change. But the snail has given the project greater emergency.” Originally from South America, the snails were accidentally introduced into the Ebro Delta by Global Aquatic Technologies, a company that raised the snails for fresh-water aquariums（水族）but f
37、ailed to prevent their escape. For now, the giant apple snails presence in Europe is limited to the Ebro Delta. But the snail continues its march to new territory, says Serrat. “The question is not whether it will reach other rice-growing areas of Europe, but when.” Over the next year and a half inv
38、estigators will test the various strains of salt-tolerant rice theyve bred. In 2018, farmers will plant the varieties with the most promise in the Ebro Delta and Europes other two main rice-growing regions along the Po in Italy, and Frances Rhone. A season in the field will help determine which if a
39、ny of the varieties are ready for commercialization. As an EU-funded effort, the search for salt-tolerant varieties of rice is taking place in all three countries. Each team is crossbreeding a local European short-grain rice with a long-grain Asian variety that carries the salt resistant gene. The s
40、cientists are breeding successive generations to arrive at varieties that in corporate salt tolerance but retain about 97 percent of the European rice genome（基因组）. ( ) 56. Why does the author mention the Spanish Civil War at the beginning of the passage? A. Because it significantly influences the li
41、ves of Spanish rice farmers. B. Because it is extremely important in the records of Spanish history. C. Because rice farmers there are engaged in another kind of battle of similar importance. D. Because rice farmers there are experiencing the hardships of wartime. ( ) 57. What may be the most effect
42、ive strategy for rice farmers to employ in fighting their enemies? A. Striking the weaker enemy first. B. Killing two birds with one stone. C. Eliminating the enemy one by one. D. Using one enemy to fight against the other. ( ) 58. What does the Neurice project manager say about the giant apple snai
43、l? A. It can survive only on southern European wetlands. B. It will invade other rice-growing regions of Europe. C. It multiplies at a speed beyond human imagination. D. It was introduced into the rice fields on purpose. ( ) 59. What is the ultimate goal of the EU-funded program? A. Cultivating idea
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