2020上海市进才中学高三4月月考英语试题

1上海市进才中学高三英语月考20200414满分140分时间120分钟命题：审题：I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.Atarailwaystation.B.Atanairport.C.Inapark.D.InGermany.2.A.Bymetro.B.Bybicycle.C.Bycar.D.Onfoot.3.A.Thewomanisnotasuccessfultouristguide.B.Thewomanhasvisitedallthecountriesintheworld.C.ThemanisfromAfrica.D.Thewomanhasn’tbeentoanyAfricancountry.4.A.Godfatherbarelysurprisesviewers.B.Godfatherisworthwatchingrepeatedly.C.Everyclassicshouldbewatchedforatleast6times.D.TheplotofGodfatherishardtobelieve.5.A.50mph.B.100mph.C.15mph.D.30mph.6.A.Dosomeoutdoorexercise.B.Buysomecoffee.C.Continuewiththelecture.D.Trytomaketheroomlessdry.7.A.Doctorandnurse.B.Interviewerandinterviewee.C.Teacherandstudent.D.Bossandsecretary.8.A.2p.m.B.2:30p.m.C.4:30p.m.D.4:40p.m.9.A.Theringisnothers.B.Shedoesn’thavegoldrings.C.Sheprefersgoldtosilver.D.Shelosthersilverring.10.A.Thescreendoesn’thavetobecleaned.B.Thekeyboardalsoneedscleaning.C.Themanshouldn’tdothecleaning.D.There’snotenoughtimetocleanthecomputer.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillhearseveralpassagesandlongerconversations,aftereachpassageorconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesandtheconversationswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11.A.Hisuniversityeducationfocusedontheoreticalknowledge.B.Hisdreamatuniversitywastobecomeavolunteer.C.Hetookprideinhavingcontributedtotheworld.2D.HefelthonoredtostudyEnglishliterature.12.A.HeparticipatedinmanydiscussionsB.HewentthroughchallengingsurvivaltestsC.HewrotequiteafewpapersonvoluntaryworkD.Hedidwellincountlessinterviewsandpresentations.13.A.HeexperiencedsomedifficultyadaptingtothelocalcultureB.Helearnedtocommunicateinthelocallanguage.C.Hehadovercomeallhisweaknessesbeforeheleftforhome.D.HewaschosenasthemostrespectableteacherbyhisstudentQuestions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14.A.Waitingfortheseatocalm.B.Turningofftheenginesofthesearchingwarships.C.Searchingtheareaneartheseabedwherethetailoftheplanewasfound.D.Askingpassingshipstochangetheirroutes.15.A.Itsoverseasbusinessisperformedwell.B.Theemployersaddedmorejobsthanexpected.C.Theunemploymentratereacheditshighestpointsince2008.D.Theeconomyshowsaweakeningsignthisyear.16.A.Beijing.B.Havana.C.Montreal.D.Indonesia.Questions17and18arebasedonthefollowingconversation.17.A.DavidJackson.B.Thewoman.C.PeterJones.D.DavidJones.18.A.At6:30,nextWednesday.B.At6:30,tomorrow.C.At6:00,thisWednesday.D.At6:00,tomorrow.Questions19and20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.19.A.Thedifferencesbetweenthebigshoppingcentersandsmallshops.B.People’sshoppinghabits.C.Thequalityofthegoodsintheshoppingcenters.D.People’sshoppingexperiencesonline.20.A.Thequalityofthegoods.B.Thesurroundingsoftheshops.C.Theattitudeoftheshopassistant.D.Thepricesofthegoods.II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Sciencefictionoftenpresentsuswithplanetsthatspeakasinglelanguage.However,21humanscanexpressthemselvesinseveralthousandlanguagesisadelight.Fewwouldwelcomethelossofthisvariety,and,alongwithit,amultiplicityofnationsandcultures.Unfortunately,thedays_22Englishsharestheplanetwiththousandsofotherlanguagesarenumbered.Atravelertothefutureislikelytonoticetwothingsaboutthe3languagelandscapeofEarth.One,therewillbevastlyfewerlanguages.Two,languageswillbe_23(complicated)thantheyaretoday.By2115,it’spossiblethatonlyabout600languageswillbeleftontheplanetasopposedtotoday’s6,000.Toooften,colonizationhasledtothedisappearanceoflanguages:Nativespeakersarepunished_24usingtheirownlanguages.Urbanizationhasonlyfurtheredthedestructionbybringingpeopleawayfromtheirhomelandstocitieswhereasinglelanguagedominates.Inaddition,itiseasyforspeakerstoassociatelargerlanguageswithopportunitiesandsmalleroneswithbackwardness.Consequently,peoplestoppassingonsmallerlanguagestotheirchildren.Therearediligentefforts_25(keep)endangeredlanguagesfromdying.Sadly,fewarelikelytoleadtocommunities’_26(raise)childreninthelanguages,whichistheonlywaythelanguagesexistastheirfullselves.Instead,manycommunitiescreatenewversionsofthelanguages,withsmallervocabulariesandsimplergrammar.TheIrishGaelic(盖尔语)proudlyspokenbytoday’sEnglish-Gaelicbilingualsisanexample,somethingthatonemightcalla“NewGaelic.”Linguistshavenosingletermyetforthesenewspeechvarieties,_27fromGermany’s“Kiezdeutsch”toSingapore’s“Singlish,”theworldiswitnessingthebirthofmoreoptimizedversionsofoldlanguages.Thissimplificationshouldn