嘉定区高考英语质量抽查试卷
（满分：140 分 考试时间：120 分钟）
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A（10 分）
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.
1. A. Red. B. Pink. C. Yellow. D. Blue.
2. A.400,000 yuan. B.200,000 yuan. C.100,000yuan. D.800,000 yuan.
3. A. Doubtful. B. Approving. C. Objective. D. Negative.
4. A. He regretted not watching it. B. He was eager to know who won.
C. He cared very little about it. D. He thought of it as a cup of tea.
5. A. Stay at home to study for the exam. B. Have a break with the woman at home.
C. Go to the concert with the woman. D. Ask the woman to help with the exam.
6. A. She is usually absent-minded. B. She has a kind of brain disease.
C. She doesn’t know Sophie’s plan. D. She has forgotten to tell the man.
7. A. When to attend the meeting. B. How to deal with the kettle.
C. Whether to clean the floor. D. What to do with the shelf.
8. A. It is against most people’s wishes. B. It can lead to some serious illnesses.
C. It may not be as desirable as people think. D. It is going to be reformed after six months.
9. A. John was obviously lying to them. B. It’s bettter that they don’t buy the house.
C. They have misunderstood John’s words. D. John was too cautious to tell them everything.
10.A. Miss Wang will no longer write novels. B. The woman has a copy of the new chapter.
C. He will help to fix the Internet connection. D. He is desperate to know what happens next.
Section B（15 分）
Directions ： In Section B, you will hear two passages and one longer conversation. After each passage or
conversation, you will be asked several questions. 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 is the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. The British invented it. B. Mastering it requires techniques.
C. It has six strings like guitar. D. Hard figure pressing is involved.
12. A. Starting from simplified tunes. B. Using his sense of achievement.
C. Practicing two hours every day. D. Reading Harry Potter while playing.
13. A. The author’s enthusiasm for Hawaiian music.
B. The author’s dream of becoming a ukulele master.
C. The author’s difficulties of learning the ukulele.
D. The author’s personal introduction of the ukulele.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. They will be dried in a special oven. B. They will be checked for hidden insects.
C. They will be stored in a cotton bag. D. They will be put in a container full of air.
15. A. It is located in the Netherlands. B. It has a history of three decades.
C. It is built to resist external forces. D. It has more seeds than any other banks.
16. A. To ensure the survival of humans. B. To fight against global warning.
C. To promote agricultural industry. D. To raise ecological awareness.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
17. A. It happens when one is dreaming. B. It is a process involving difficult tasks.
C. It often starts with problem-solving. D. It determines the quality of gardening,
18. A. Creativity is always related to great families.
B. Creativity can be found in ordinary people.
C. Creativity is determined by environment.
D. Creativity may be influenced by genes.
19. A. Traditional ideas are removed from the brain.
B. The brain starts to connect ideas in new ways.
C. Ideas occur to people easily in the kitchen.
D. Past events flash quickly before one’s eyes.
20. A. The nature of creativity. B. The importance of creativity.
C. The benefits of creativity. D. The way to improve creativity.
Ⅱ.Grammar and Vocabulary Section A（10 分）
Directions：After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically
correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper farm of the given word; for the other
blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Why Acting Is So Much More Than It Appears to Be
For many people, acting appears to be people talking while getting emotional, which is why so many people
think they can do it. No one imagines (21) ______ waking up one day and being a professional singer or pianist.
But for actors, they say, “Acting is hard only (22) ______ one has to memorize lines, If I could remember, I could
be an actor, too.”
But acting isn’t just about memorizing lines and talking in conversational reality. As Meisner said, “Acting is
doing things truthfully under imaginary circumstances.” If (23) ______(understand) correctly, this definition is an
ambitious and remarkable thing to strive for.
To do things truthfully, actors must acquire many challenging skills .(24) ______ these skills, the script will
remain flat on the page, despite being recited out loud. To make a script come to life in a believable way, the actor
(25) ______ make active choices.
Imagine for a moment how many different ways there are (26) ______ (deliver) one single line. Even
something as simple as “close the door” an mean so many different things and (27) ______(express) in so many
different ways. The words are the writer’s, but the behavior (28) ______ brings them to vivid life? That is the actor.
The goal of great actors? That’s to act naturally. Good quality acting must always come down to a kind of
naturalness that makes those acting skills (29) _______(visible) to the audience. In other words, a good actor must
not appear to be acting at all.
So do not be fooled into thinking that (30) ______ can read and speak can be an actor. The naturalness
displayed by great actors is exactly what makes you think that way, but it took them years of training to get to this
point. It is so much more than you know.
Section B（10 分）
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.
A. leave B. signal C. brief D. interruption E. marking F. indicated
G. practice H. resting I. unified J. struggling K. temporary
What Is a Paragraph Break?
It is one of the most important punctuation marks. A paragraph break is an indentation（缩造）or a single line
space 31 the division between one paragraph and the next in a body of text.
Generally, paragraph breaks serve to 32 the transition from one idea to another in a stretch of text, and
from one speaker to another in an exchange of dialogue.
Few readers would think of the paragraph break as a punctuation mark, but it certainly is. In ancient times
there were no paragraphs. Sentences simply flowed into one another without 33 .During medieval（中世纪）
times, the mark evolved into the paragraph symbol and eventually became the modern-day paragraph break, which
is 34 now only by a line break or indentation.
Today, the paragraph break is used to give readers a break. The art of creating paragraphs is called
paragraphing, the 35 of dividing a text into paragraphs. Paragraphing is a kindness to your reader because it
divides your thinking into manageable bites. Paragraphs that are too long 36 readers with dense blocks of text to
read through, while more frequent paragraphing provides readers with convenient 37 points at which to take a
break and relaunch themselves into thinking.
To fully understand when to insert a paragraph break, it’s helpful to know that a paragraph is a group of
closely related sentences that develop a central idea. Therefore, each paragraph discusses one 38 topic. Also, a
paragraph break is cmploycd before each new topic is introduced. In this way, the writing will flow, and readers
will be able to proceed through the writing in a logical fashion instead of 39 all the way to get to the last line.
Paragraphs used to be longer, but with the development of the Internet, which gives readers access to literally
millions of sources of information, paragraphs have become increasingly 40 . The style for many websites, for
example, uses paragraphs no more than two to three sentences.
Ⅲ.Reading Comprehension
Section A（15 分）
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.
There have been many times during my travels when I’ve needed something repaired, from broken zips to
memory cards that have lost data. From India to Ethiopia, I have had 41 trouble in finding menders to repair
what is broken. But in rich countries, such items would often be 42 and replaced with new ones.
Now the idea that something that works fine should be replaced is now so deeply-rooted in our 43 that few
people question it. We are increasingly convinced by manufacturers to 44 replace a product. The earliest
example may be the so-called “lightbulb scheme”, in which a group of companies signed an agreement that 45
each other to sell lightbulbs with a longer than 1000-hour lifespan（寿命）, even though bulbs lasting more than
100000 hours 46 .The result was that households needed to replace their bulbs regularly, greatly 47 the
consumer market.
This way of selling more products by designing products that 48 fail, cannot be repaired, or have a set
lifespan is known as “planned obsolescence（报废）”. However, it is not just a way for 49 to increase profits,
many politicians believe it to be a societal necessity. During the 1930s Depression in the US, it was seen as a way
to get the 50 moving again by urging people to buy more stuff. By the 1950s, it had become the dominant
practice in large-scale production with things no longer built to 51 . Clever advertising persuaded people to
shop. Consumer culture was born.
Some industries, such as fashion, rely heavily on “planned obsolescence” with items being made to last a
single season or less. Other industries are 52 fashion to bring out products that will soon appear dated. For
example, 53 lifespans are programmed into chips（芯片）, so that printers will stop working after a preset
number of pages.
54 , some consumers are starting to hit back, advising people on the Internet how to find and remove the
printer chip. They began taking apart computers and other equipment, getting around the copyright protection.
People like them are contributing to a 55 of the consumer culture. Instead of being driven by it, they choose
new products based on how long-lasting they are and how easy they are to be repaired. Perhaps, “planned
obsolescence” will begin to see its end.
41. A. real B. much C. little D. big
42. A. worked out B. thrown away C. fixed up D. boasted about
43. A. industry B. culture C. product D. route
44. A. permanently B. fundamentally C. sensibly D. frequently
45. A. forbade B. reminded C. allowed D. instructed
46. A. failed B. existed C. flashed D. boomed
47. A. shrinking B. distributing C. stabilizing D. expanding
48. A. miserably B. barely C. deliberately D. slightly
49. A. opponents B. manufacturers C. delegates D. immigrants
50. A. employment B. fashion C. politics D. economy
51. A. last B. transfer C. collapse D. tempt
52. A. exploiting B. following C. deserting D. entitling
53. A. decent B. additional C. valid D. limited
54. A. Therefore B. Besides C. However D. Anyway
55. A. shift B. knowledge C. rise D. success
Section B（22 分）
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）
1 On Monday, a scientist and doctor Robert Winston is to formally ask a question in congress about what
assessments the government has made “for requiring adults riding bicycles in city centres to heave a licence and
third-party insurance”. The letter below is the entirely imagined response I would like the government to make to
him.
2 Dear Robert,
3 You ask what assessments we’ve made for your proposal about obliging cyclists to have licences and
insurance. The brief answer is: none. Nor do we have any plans to do so.
4 Why? Again, the short answer is this: it’s a silly and pointless thing to suggest, as evidenced by the fact that
practically no countries or territories anywhere in the world require cyclists to be licensed, or to have compulsory
insurance.
5 I suppose it’s only fair if I explain why I think it is such a non-issue. It’s pretty simple: such a plan would
achieve pretty much nothing, while causing significant problems. More widely, any sensible governments will do
everything in their power to get more people cycling, not to put pointless obstacles in their way.
6 Let’s just take one example. As I’m sure you know as a doctor, one of the problems facing our nation is that
the National Health System is likely to collapse under the caring for an increasingly overweight population.
Inactive living is central to this. Even a fairly brief daily bike trip can have miraculous benefits for people’s health.
7 Next, how would such rules even work? Would the licensing and insurance be just for adults, or also
children? How would the system even be enforced-would it also require all bikes to be registered with number
plates?
8 Finally, what would you hope to achieve by this? If you believe licensing transport users stops wrongdoing,
can I point to you the data showing how a third of drivers admit to using handheld phones while driving, despite the
law forbidding it.
9 So, to summarize：your plan would be to introduce a hugely new administrative scheme that would most
likely have limited effect on the behaviour of averagely law-abiding（守法的）transport users who rarely harm
others, while putting people off from this beneficial type of transport.
10 I’m afraid I just don’t get it.
56. What does Robert most probably want to know by asking the question?
A. whether the government has made efforts regarding his proposal.
B. whether each bike rider has applied for a third-party insurance.
C. whether the congress has sympathy towards the cyclists.
D. whether doctors can receive the government’s support.
57. What does the author think of the plan proposed by Robert?
A. It may raise people’s insurance awareness. B. It can motivate people to obey the law.
C. It imitates what other countries are doing. D. It is difficult to implement and enforce.
58. The example in paragraph 6 is used..
A. to draw people’s attention to overweight problems
B. to prove that cycling can cause problems
C. to explain why governments advocate cycling
D. to illustrate how broken the NHS is
59. We can conclude from the passage that the author.
A. holds prejudices against Robert Winston B. is a pleasant and good-tempered person
C. has the right to speak for the government D. is skilled in argumentative techniques
（B）
This document sets out the display standards for Glasgow Museums. This guide will help exhibition planners
provide access to exhibitions in our museums. Glasgow Museums’ aim is to improve access to collections by
having as many items as possible on display and without physical barriers. We also try out best to protect these
objects without limiting access to them.
Object Placement
·Don’t place objects in such a way that they could present a danger to visitors.
·All object displays, cased or otherwise, must be viewable by all, including people who are small in figure or
in wheelchairs.
Open Display
·All objects on open display must be secure from theft and damage.
·All objects identified for potential open display must be viewed and agreed on an object-to-object basis by
the Security Manager of the museum.
Recommendations Distance
Recommended distance to place objects out of “casual arm’s length”(taken from the edge of the object
to the edge of any proposed form of barrier)
700mm
*In some cases, 600mm may be acceptable, provided the plinth height is above 350mm.
Cased Objects
·All cased displays should fall within the general optimum（最优的）viewing band of 750-2000mm. Ensure
everything is visually accessible from a wheelchair.
·Position small objects or those with fine detail in the front part of a case, with larger items behind.
·Position small items or those with fine detail no higher than 1015mm from floor level. Objects placed above
this height are only seen from below by people in wheelchairs or people who are small in figure.
Open Display Cased Objects
60. From this passage, we can learn that Glasgow Museums ______.
A. limit access to exhibitions on a daily basis B. are most famous for its large collection
C. make generous donations to the disabled D. value the experiences of all visitors
61. According to the guide, objects to be placed on open display must ______.
A. be equipped with anti-theft system B. be viewed from a distance of 700mm
C. receive approval from the museum first D. fall within arms’ reach of a standing man
62. A mother and her 10-year-old son are likely to both feel comfortable in front of a diamond placed in a glass case
at the height of ______.
A.1250mm B.950mm C.650mm D.450mm
（C）
Gottfried Wilhelm von Liebniz was a philosopher and mathematician in search of a model. In the late 1600s
Leibniz decided there was a need for a new, purer arithmetic than our common decimal（十进制）system. He got his
inspiration from the 5000-year-old book that is at the heart of Chinese philosophy ： the I-Ching, or Book of
Changes.
This ancient text was such an influence on Liebniz that he titled his article on the new arithmetic “Explanation
of a new arithmetic and the ancient Chinese figure of Fu X”. Fu Xi was the legendary first author of the I-Ching.
The arithmetic that Liebniz described was binary（二进制）code, which is used in almost every modem computer,
from iPhones to China’s own Tihane-2 supercomputer.
To figure out what Liebniz learned in the I-Ching, we need to understand something that most of us have taken
for granted. When we listen to an MP3, look at a digital photo or watch the latest TV drama, we are experiencing a
digital representation of reality. That representation is basically just a string of binary signals that are commonly
known as Is and Os. What Liebniz’s gained from the book was that even the most complex reality could be
represented in the binary form as Is and Os.
In the philosophy of the I-Ching, reality is not entirely real. It is something more like a dream. This dream of
reality arises from the binaries of Yin and Yang, as they play out countless combinations, practically everything in
the universe. It’s not surprising then, from the l-Ching’s perspective, that anything in the dream of reality can be
represented in a string of Is and Os, processed by a computer.
The I-Ching was far more ambitious than the current practical applications of binary code. It is claimed that
the I-Ching represents nothing less than the basic situation of human life itself. As a system for predicting the future,
the I-Ching might disappoint, but as a way of questioning your own unconscious mind, it can be remarkably useful.
The I-Ching’s teachings also contain warnings about our digital revolution. Binary code, powered by modem
computers, has an amazing capacity to represent reality. However, the ancient authors of the I-Ching might have
understood its potential -and its dangers-even better than we now do.
So when scientific thinkers ask whether computers can create “virtual realities” or “artificial intelligence”,
they are missing the point. Of course, we can create ever deeper and more complex layers of the dream of reality.
The real question is, can we wake up from the dream we’ re in already?
63. Which of the following is TRUE about binary codes?
A. They share the same source with the decimal system.
B. They can form numerous combinations.
C. They are documented in the Book of Changes.
D. They are first discovered by Fu Xi.
64. In paragraph 3, the underlined part refers to the fact that ______.
A. media products are digitally represented using Is and Os.
B. TV dramas and digital photos are not worth seeing.
C. Reality is made more complex by binary codes.
D. Licbniz’s model is hardly understandable.
65. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Computers’ ability to represent reality is quite limited.
B. Human life is now in grave danger according to the I-Ching.
C. We have yet to understand the complete teachings of the I-Ching.
D. The I-Ching is perfectly accurate in predicting the future.
66. Which of the following is the best title?
A. The Ancient Book of Wisdom at the Heart of Every Computer
B. The Supercomputer that Employs Ancient Chinese Culture
C. The Father of Binary Code, Gottfried Wilhelm Liebniz
D. The Origin of Eastern and Western Philosophy
Section C（8 分）
Directions：Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence
can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
A. Hidden in the mountains, the lost city would be built of stones like these.
B. What could he be thinking!
C. But now the adventurers aroused the curiosity of a local farmer named Arteaga.
D. How had they built them!
E. Cliffs rose thousands of feet above the roaring rapids of the Urubamba River.
F. Suddenly, the clouds drifted away and there it was.
Discovering the Lost City
Sixty miles south，in Cusco, Hiram Bingham gazed thoughtfully at the old Incan stone wall. He had come to
this place in search of Vilcapampa, the lost city of the Inca. But right here was the most beautiful stonework he had
ever seen-huge stones cut so perfectly that not even a razor blade（刀片）could be slipped between them.
The Inca had no iron tools to carve them, no wheel or animals to move them. The wall had endured time and
earthquakes. 67
It was a mystery.
He walked through the cobbled（卵石）streets of the old capital, Cusco. The Spanish had come to this city,
conquered the Inca, taken their gold，and built churches over their temples. Suddenly, he stopped. Before him was
the famous Temple of the Sun. He placed his hands on the sun-warmed stones so beautifully carved, as if they had
grown together.
68 Would it hold gold and riches like the Spanish had found in Cusco? More than ever he was determined
to find that city.
The next day Bingham began his search. He would look for ruins-that might be the key. He and his party,
accompanied by the military man Sergeant Carrasco, left for the holy valley of the Urubamba River. They came to
the sleepy old village in the valley, long ago an important city.
“Are there any ruins nearby?” Bingham asked. “Do you know of the lost city of Vilcapampa?” No one knew
of it. Traveling north, the adventurers came upon a remote and wild canyon （ 峡 谷 ） . In the distance were
snowcapped mountains over three miles high. 69 Bingham’s determination to find the lost city grew with each
turn of the increasingly wild path.
Far below in the valley, Bingham’s party camped on a sandy beach alongside the thundering rapids of the
Urubamba River. Days had gone by. No one knew of any ruins.
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This time, through the interpreter, the farmer said, “Yes. There are very good ruins on top of the mountain
called Machu Picchu.” The farmer pointed straight up.
“Can you take us there?” Bingham asked.
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IV. Summary writing（10 分）
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.
Whatever happened to the fight of carbon capture?
Debates have been going on around the subject of carbon capture. Scientists, especially engineers and
geologists, have strongly criticized green groups who claimed that carbon capture and storage(CCS) schemes are
costly mistakes.
The scientists insisted that such schemes axe vital weapons in the battle against global heating. They also wan
that failure to set up ways to trap and store carbon would make it impossible to meet the emissions target by
2050.“CCS is going to be the only effective way in the short term to prevent our steel industry, cement manufacture
and many other processes from continuing to pour emissions into the atmosphere,” said Professor Stuart Haszeldine,
of Edinburgh University. “If we are to have any hope of keeping global temperature increases down below 2
degrees Celsius, we desperately need to develop ways to capture and store carbon dioxide.”
Green groups claimed CCS would not make “a meaningful contribution to 2050 climate targets”. They say
CCS was not a reliable way to decarbonize the energy system and that CCS has a “history of over-promising and
under-delivering”. Instead, they urged the construction of more renewable energy plants to be given priority.
But the claims were dismissed by engineers and geologists, “These claims are quite unfair” said Michael
Stephenson, director at the British Geological Survey. “The technology behind carbon capture and storage is fully
mature. It offers us a genuine solution to some of the problems we face in trying to deal with global warming.”
A government spokesman for the Department of Energy and Climate Change said, “We are committed to
meeting our climate change targets in a way that is affordable and provides secure energy to families and
businesses. We are considering the role that CCS could play in decarbonization of the UK. But we also need to take
government spending into account. CCS had better come down in cost.”
V.Translation（15 分）
Directions：Translate the following sentences into English，using the words given in the brackets.
72.我们有必要确认小区每个来访者的身份。（necessary）
73.学生们拿着铁锹和水桶，分工合作，完成了植树任务。（hold）
74.直播带货虽然很火，但其带来的诸如伪劣产品和售后服务等问题也不容小觑。（Despite）
75.这家饱经风霜的传统企业将面临何种命运，是逐渐淡出人们视野，还是改头换面、落土重来？（fate）
Ⅵ.Guided writing（25 分）
Directions：Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
在成长过程中，人们常会被贴上各种标签，如“乖巧听话”（obedient）、“有个性”（cool）、“书呆子”
（a nerd/geek）、“00 后”（post-millennials）等。校报特辟专栏对此进行讨论，请以李华为名投德，内容需包
括：
1.描述自己或他人曾经被贴过的标签；
2.你对“贴标签”（labelling）的看法。
嘉定区 2020 学年高三第二次质量调研测试英语试卷参考答案
听力：1-10CABCC DBCBD 11-13BAD 14-16BCA 17-20CDBA
语法：21. oneself/himself/themselves 22. because/if/when 23. understood 24. without 25. must/should
26. to deliver 27. be expressed 28. that/which 29. less visible 30. whoever
词汇：EBDFG AHIJC
完形：CBBDA BDCBD ABDCA
阅读：56-59 ADCD 60-62 DCB 63-66 BACA 67-70 DAEC
概要：
There are debates around carbon capture and storage （ CCS ） schemes. Scientists believe CCS plans are
necessary in fighting global warming and meeting the emissions target. However, green groups claim CCS has not
achieved desired effects and advocated renewable energy, which scientists criticized because they think CCS
technology is mature. The government hopes CCS can be less expensive.（57 words）
翻译：
72. It is necessary for us to confirm/check the identity of every visitor to the neighbourhood/residence/housing
estate.
73. Holding（iron/metal）spades and（water）buckets，students shared their tasks/divided the labour/arranged the
work/shared out the work and cooperated with/helped each other, and finished the tree-planting tasks.
74. Despite the huge popularity of livestreaming marketing/Despite the fact that livestreaming marketing is very
popular，problems brought（about）by it such as fake and inferior/sub-standard products and after-sales can’t be
overlooked/ignored/neglected.
75. What fate will await the traditional enterprise/company that has gone through ups and downs, fading from
people’s memories gradually or making a comeback with a new image?
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