宝山区2019届高三上学期期末考试(一模)
英语试题
I. Listening Comprehension
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II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
1号文件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 blanks, u one word that best fits each blank.
Ten-year-old Annemarie Johann lives with her family in Copenhagen, Denmark. There are soldiers on the streets, and the country ___1___ (accept)by the Nazis. There isn't enough to eat, and the world is at war. Then the Nazis decide to "relocate" the country's Jewish population. The Danes don't know ___2___ their friends and neighbors are being taken away. They don't know where they are going, either. But they do know that it is wrong and dangerous and that they must help.
Number the Stars is a very powerful novel. During World War II, the Nazis ___3___ (kill) millions of people in Europe. Many of tho people were Jewish. But in Denmark, almost all of the Jewish population was saved. Number the Starsis a work of fiction, but it tells the true story of the Jewish ___4___ (rescue)during the war. The moving plot is driven by justice, danger and excitement. But the book also deals with significant ideas that are much ___5___ (big)than the story itlf.
Annemarie must learn that evil doesn't just appear in fairy tales. It's a real thing that affects real people. She must also struggle with questions of loyalty and sacrifice. Who would she die to protect? And is she brave enough ___6___ (make) that sacrifice? Most importantly, Annemarie learns that ___7___(be) brave doesn't mean being fearless. It means doing the right thing despite the fact ___8___ you are afraid, That's heavy stuff for a children's novel.
I have taught Number the Stars to many class at many different levels. It has always been a popular choice. It us simple language and ntences. It is easy to read and provides clear examples of literary techniques like foreshadowing(预示). But it is also interesting,and the characters are ___9___ (engage). The plot is full of tension.
Lois Lowry. The author, has written award-winning novels for young people. Number the Stars is a remarkable example of the talent ___10___ has made her so celebrated.
【答案】1. is accepted
2. why
3. killed
4. rescued
wps编号
5. bigger
6. to make
7. being
8. that 9. engaging
10. that/which
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。介绍了一本名为“Number the Stars”的书，书的内容是关于在第二次世界大战期间被营救的犹太人的真实故事。
【1题详解】
考查动词时态语态。句意：街上有士兵，国家被纳粹接管了。本空在句中为谓语动词，且根据上文there are 可知应用一般现在时。本空主语为the country单数，且与谓语动词构成被动关系，故应用一般现在时的被动语态is accepted。
【2题详解】
考查连接词。根据下文They don't know where they are going, either.可知Dane不知道朋友和邻居被带走的原因，故用表原因的关系副词why。
【3题详解】
考查动词时态。句意：第二次世界大战期间，纳粹杀死了成百上千万人。本空在句中做谓语，且时间为“第二次世界大战”为过去，故应用一般过去时killed。
【4题详解】
事字组词考查非谓语动词。句意：但是它讲述了关于战争期间被营救的犹太人真实的故事。本句已经存在谓语动词且句中没有连词，故rescue只能做非谓语动词，与逻辑主语Jewish构成被动关系，故用过去分词rescued。【5题详解】
考查形容词比较级。句意：但这本书也涉及了比故事本身更重要的重要思想。此处二者之间进行比较应用形容词比较级，且big为重读闭音节词需要双写尾字母加-er，故填bigger。
【6题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：她有足够的勇气做出这样的牺牲吗？固定结构“主语+be+形容词+enough+to do sth.”表示“……很……足以做某事”后跟不定式to do，故填to make。
【7题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：最重要的是，Annemarie明白勇敢并不意味着无所畏惧。本句为动名词短语being brave做主语，与下文being fearless构成对应，故填being。
【8题详解】
考查连接词。句意：它的意思是尽管你害怕，但还是要做正确的事情。本句为从句做fact的同位语，且从句you are afraid句子成分完整，故连接词用that。
【9题详解】
考查动词时态。句意：但它也很有趣，人物也很吸引人。本空位于系动词are后做表语，故要用形容词形式，故填engaging。比丘尼什么意思
【10题详解】
考查连接词。本句为定语从句修饰先行词talent，且先行词在从句中做主语，指物，故填which或that都可。Section B
龙的精神Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can only be ud once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
觅词语In most democracies today, people expect women to vote. Women are just as able to make decisions about their ___11___ leaders as men. But 200 years ago, most people didn't think so.
As late as the middle of the 19 century only men voted in most Western countries. A few countries or states let women vote in local elections. But women voting was far from ____12____. At that time, people believed that women belonged in the home. That meant they should not get involved with public life.
But women in Europe, North America and New Zealand began ___13___ this situation. They believed that they should have a(n) ___14___ in their government's leaders. In 1792 an English novelist named Mary Wollstonecraft ___15___that women should be able to vote, In the United States, Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were important figures. They met while campaigning to put a(n) ___16___ to slavery. In the process, they decided that women also should have more ___17___.
Y et despite the ___18___ of the women neither Great Britain nor the United States was the first country to let women vote. That honor goes to New Zealand, which changed their law on September 19, 1893. This was becau of women like Kate Shepherd. She led a group that prented petitions(请愿书) to their parliament three years in a row. Shepherd is now honored on New Zealand's s10 bill.
New Zealand was followed by Australia in 1902 and Finland in 19 zero six. By this time, some U.S. states and
territories allowed women to vote. But the country as a whole didn't give women the right until after World War I.
In many countries, the right to hold political office came along with the right to vote. And women have
___19___ that right. In many countries, women have even held their country's highest office. All of that is due to the efforts of women who fought for a(n) ___20___ voice
【答案】11. D 12. A
13. F 14. G
15. I 16. E
17. K 18. C
19. H 20. J
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了两年百年前，女性为争取自己的选举权所做的一系列努力和付出。
【11题详解】
根据上文people expect women to vote人们希望女人能够投票选举，女人可以像男人一样能够决定他们被选举的领导。故选D。
【12题详解】
根据后文“At that time, people believed that women belonged in the home.”可知那时的人们认为女人就应该待在家里，故可知女性选举“还远远没有普及”。短语far from common“没有普及”，故选A。
解封微信【13题详解】
根据上文But women in Europe, North America and New Zealand began…可知在欧洲、北美和新西兰的女性开始“反抗；抗议”这种局面，故选F。
【14题详解】
反抗的原因是他们认为他们在政府里应该有发言权。短语have a say“有发言权”，故选G。
【15题详解】
代运句意：1792年，一位名叫玛丽·沃斯通克拉夫特的英国小说家主张妇女应该有选举权。本空应填动词，表示“主张；认为”，故选I。
【16题详解】
句意：他们在为废除奴隶制而进行的竞选活动中相遇。短语put an end to“结束；终止”，故选E。
【17题详解】
句意：在这个过程中，他们决定妇女也应该有更多的权利。本空缺少名词做宾语，且根据上下文应选K。
【18题详解】
句意：然而，尽管有这些妇女的努力，英国和美国都不是第一个允许妇女投票的国家。根据上下文可知，女性为取得选举权作出了很多“努力”，故选C。
【19题详解】
句意：在许多国家，担任政治职务的权利与投票权同时出现。女性已经行使了这一权利。本空缺少谓语动词，且与后文rights搭配，意思为“行使权利”，故选H。
【20题详解】
句意：所有这一切都归功于为争取平等发言权而奋斗的妇女们的努力。争取选举权的本质是女性为争取平等的发言权，故选形容词equal，选J。
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phras marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phra that best fits the context.
The arch for new, clean energy sources have occupied the attention of scientists and politicians for years. One common ___21___ for green energy is the wind. A new twist on this old resource could cau energy output of wind-power plants to increa greatly.
Standard wind power plants rely on strong support and ___22___ can only reach the height of 200 meters or so. Higher than that, winds tend to be stronger and steadier, but the challenge is ___23___ how to obtain the energy from tho winds.
Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands and Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences in Germany have formed a kite-power rearch group. The group is working to develop kites with inflat
able (可充气的) wings ___24___ to electrical generator (发电机) on the ground.
The rearch group's goal is to design a kite that can operate on its own for 24 hours. Rearch has begun, but many challenges remain, including making the generator more ___25___ and perfecting the automatic flight control and structure of the kites. Nevertheless, in June 2012, they demonstrated that their kites could operate ___26___ at an altitude of up to 700 meters.
Meanwhile, in Italy, rearchers are working on a(n) ___27___ power generator that relies on kites when the generator called KiteGen, ns wind blowing, kites are ___28___ from the end of poles with high-resistance cables to control their height and angle. The cables are able to move the kites if the system ns coming object ___29___
