2018-2019学年上海市浦东区建平中学

高三下学期英语5月月考卷

II. Grammar and vocabulary

Section A

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, use one word that best fits each blank.

There’s a widely-accepted line of thinking, especially in 2019, that says the people and things we love will eventually let us down.

It’s never an if, always a when. So our heroes will inevitably turn out to be trash monsters. Our favorite bands will enter an experimental phase, even though no one asked them to. And our favorite TV shows will (21) fail to reach greater heights, but they won’t even come close to the same level of success they once had.

It was with this cynical mentality (22) I approached the second season of 2018’s break out hit Killing Eve. How could a series that was so well written, so well acted, and so fiercely addictive in its freshman season possibly (23) (maintain) the same level of quality in Season 2, especially since Phoebe Waller-Bridge, (24) developed the series for TV and wrote four of the first season’s eight episodes, wasn’t involved in the writing of the second? It seemed like an impossible task.

But then a strange thing happened: Killing Eve’s second season, at least the two episodes (25)________(screen) in advance for critics, didn’t let me down. The new episodes generated the same amount of joy I experienced(26)________I watched Eve (Sandra Oh) and Villanelle (Jodie Comer) dance around each other during the first go-round, only this time the stakes were considerably (27)________(high).

As Waller-Bridge noted, “Killing Eve is character study on two lives, two women and their circumstances, their homes, their wants, their fears and (28)________ keeps them from ending it all. It’s just that (29)________ happens to be an assassin（暗杀者）and the other a spy. If I’ve done my job right, the audience (30)________ feel equally chilled as they are excited by the determination of these women, their journeys and how drawn they are to one another.”

【答案】

21.not only 22.that 23.maintain 24.who 25.screened

26.when 27.higher 28.what 29.one 30.should/can

【解析】

21. 考查连词。根据后文中的but以及此处的两空可以推断为并列连词not only

22. 考查特殊句型。根据文意以及前文的it was可以推得此处为强调句，句意可理解为：正是抱着这种愤世嫉俗的心态，我接触到了2018的热门美剧—杀死伊芙：第二季。所以填that

23. 考查谓语动词。分析句子结构可得知识how could a series + V, could情态动词后加动词原形

24. 考查连词。分析句子结构可得知先行词为Phoebe Waller-Bridge，是人名，从句缺少主语，所以答案是who

25. 考查非谓语。判断句子结构，逻辑主语为two episodes，所以是被审查，被筛选。答案为screened

26. 考查连词。根据句子结构判断，主句和从句都不缺成分，判断为状语从句，根据语义可得知答案为when

27. 考查形容词。根据句意以及副词considerably相当地，可以推得为比较级higher，最高级一般不搭配considerably

28. 考查连词。分析句子结构可得知这里是宾语从句，the study on A,B, and C...的并列结构，从句缺少主语，所以是what

29. 考查代词。根据后文的the other 以及句意：一个是刺客而另一个是卧底，所以这里填one

30. 考查情态动词。If I’ve done my job right为条件状语从句，所以此处填should应该或者can表示客观事实

Section B

Directions: Complete the passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

How to be a demanding reader

The rules for reading yourself to sleep are easier to follow than are the rules for staying awake while reading. Get into bed in a comfortable position, make sure the light is (31) enough to cause a slight eyestrain, choose a book that is either terribly difficult or terribly boring--in any event one that you do not really care whether you read or not --and you will be asleep in a few minutes. Those who are experts in relaxing with a book do not have to wait for (32) . A comfortable chair in the library will do any time.

Unfortunately, the rules for keeping awake do not consist in doing just the (33) . It is possible to keep awake while reading in a comfortable chair or even in bed, and people have been known to (34) their eyes by reading late in light too dim. What kept the famous (35) readers awake? One thing certainly -- it made a difference to them, a great difference, whether or not they read the book they had in hand.

Whether you manage to keep awake or not depends in large part on your goal in reading. If your aim in reading is to profit from it -- to (36) somehow in mind or spirit -- you have to keep awake. That means reading as actively as possible. It means making an effort -- an effort for which you expect to be (37) .

Good books, fiction or nonfiction, deserve such reading. To use a good book as a helper to fall asleep is pure waste. To fall asleep or, what is the same, to let your mind wander during the hours you planned to devote to reading for profit -- that is, (38) for understanding -- is clearly to defeat your own (39) .

But the sad fact is that many people who can distinguish between profit and pleasure -- between understanding, on the one hand, and entertainment or the mere satisfaction of curiosity, on the other hand-- nevertheless (40) to carry out their reading plans. They can’t make it even if they know which books give which. The reason is that they do not know how to be demanding readers, how to keep their mind on what they are doing by making it do the work without which no profit can be earned.

【答案】31-35 DACFJ 36-40 BGIHE

【解析】

31. 考察形容词。根据句意，“舒适地躺进床里，确保灯光足够温和而不会导致轻微的眼疲劳”，故选D

32. 考察名词。因为前句提到了睡眠，可知是等待夜幕降临，故选A

33. 考察名词。由第一段讲到如何进入睡眠，以及第二段段首的Unfortunately，根据句意，保持清醒的规则并不在于做相反的事，故选C

34. 考察动词。根据语法可判断此处应填动词原形，句意为人们会因在太过暗淡的灯光下读书使得眼睛疲劳，故选F

35. 考察名词。根据句意，是什么使得一个在昏暗烛光下的读者清醒？故选J

36. 考察动词。此处填动词原形，这里的shine引申为明白、理解，故选B

37. 考察动词。此处为被动，根据句意，一种你期待得到回报的努力，故选G

38. 考察副词。primarily 主要地. 主要是为了理解，故选I

39. 考察名词。end此处解释为端点，限度，故选H

40. 考察动词。fail to do未能做某事，故选E

III. Reading comprehension

Section A

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.

A window into the future

Shortly after its opening on the first day of Chinese New Year, The Wandering Earth began to gain momentum. In a little over a week, it made 2.8 billion yuan in the ( 41) market alone. The film’s popularity and success has come as a (42) to many reviewers especially since there hasn’t been that much success for Chinese-produced science fiction in the past. Many agree that this film will change the (43) situation and bring in a new age for Chinese science fiction.

As a genre（类型）, Chinese science fiction has (44) general fiction in both the film and publishing industries. Even Liu Cixin’s (the author who wrote the short story on which The Wandering Earth is based) The Three Body Problem--which is currently quite popular -- didn’t have many readers until it was translated into English and won the Hugo Award（雨果奖）in 2015.(45) , I haven’t read much of any genre written in Chinese, but I do notice that there aren’t many separate sections of the bookstore dedicated to science fiction. I cannot speak for everyone, but some people seem to have (46 )________ regarding the genre.

My parents were the type who tried to steer me in the direction of non-fiction and the classics. They believed that science fiction and fantasy were “unrealistic nonsense” and would “(47) _______ by brain.”(48) , great science fiction writers do their research. More often than not, one can learn a great deal about science and its possible development from reading science fiction. Sure, some of the concepts may be confusing or technical in nature, but that is also part of the (49) . Things like the internet, electric cars and tablet computers were first theorized in science fiction before they were (50) . The author simply uses a (51) of science and his imagination to create worlds different from the Earth of today, from which we can get bits and pieces that can be turned into a (52) .

The world is changing. There may very well be a time when Earth is no longer able to ( 53)______ the entire population. We could be living on Mars or in giant spaceships; perhaps we will be (54)______ to move Earth to a new solar system just like The Wandering Earth. Each of these scenarios（设想）has appeared in science fiction multiple times.(55) . we are to be prepared for what is to come, we can look into modern science fiction for a window into the future.

41. A. outdoor B. domestic C. depressed D. global

42. A. achievement B. compliment C. surprise D. priority

43. A. embarrassing B. extreme C. risky D. complicated

44. A. contributed to B. taken over C. made up D. lagged behind

45. A. Personally B. Obviously C. Fortunately D. Hopefully

46. A. confidence B. ambitions C. suspicions D. misunderstandings

47. A. damage B. rot C. form D. swing

48. A. In addition B. For instance C. In fact D. As a result

49. A. compound B. investigation C. memory D. appeal

50. A. imagined B. operated C. restored D. invented

51. A. combination B. perspective C. definition D. consequence

52. A. mystery B. restriction C. connection D. reality

53. A. protect B. sustain C. double D. estimate

54. A. willing B. thrilled C. forced D. allowed

55. A. Though B. If C. Since D. Before

【答案】41-45 BCADA 46-50 DBCDD 51-55 ADBCB

【解析】

41.考查词形容词。A.outdoor户外的，露天的 B. domestic家庭的，国内的 C.depressed 情绪低落的，沮丧的D. global 全球的，全球性的，有关全球大局的。在一周多一点的时间里，仅在国内的市场，它就赚了28亿元，故选B。

42.考查名词。A. achievement 完成，达到 （成就）B. compliment 恭维C. surprise 惊奇D. priority优先，优先权。这部电影的受欢迎程度和成功程度在许多评论者看来是一个惊奇的事件，尤其是因为过去中国制作的科幻小说没有那么多的成功，选C。

43.考查形容词。A. embarrassing 使人尴尬的，令人为难的 B. extreme极端的，过激的 C. risky 冒险的，危险的 D. complicated结构复杂的 许多人一致认为，这部电影将改变使人尴尬的，令人为难的形势，为中国科幻小说带来一个新的时代，故选A。

44.考查动词。A. contributed to 贡献 B. taken over 接管C. made up 化装D. lagged behind后进的。作为一个流派(类型)，中国科幻小说在电影和出版业落后于一般的小说，根据句意可知选D。

45.考查副词。A. Personally 亲自地 B. Obviously 亲自地 C. Fortunately Fortunately D. Hopefully 有希望地 我没有亲自地读过很多用中文写的书，但我确实注意到书店里没有多少专门为科幻小说而设的章节，故选A。

46.考查名词。A. confidence 信心 B. ambitions 志向C. suspicions怀疑，疑心 D. misunderstandings误解 我不能代表每个人说话，但有些人似乎对这个体裁有误解的看法。根据句意可知选D。

47.考查动词。A. damage 损害，毁坏 B. rot 腐烂，腐朽 C. form 形状，形式 D. swing （使）摇摆 ，思想腐蚀，选B。

48.考查逻辑关联词。A. In addition B. For instance C. In fact D. As a result 事实上伟大的科幻作家在做他们的研究，故选C。

49.考查名词。A. compound 场地 B. investigation （正式的）调查，研究C. memory 记忆力D. appeal 吸引上诉 当然，有些概念在本质上可能是混乱的或技术性的，但这也是有吸引力的一部分，根据句意可知选D。

50.考查动词。A. imagined 想象构思 B. operated操作 C. restored 归还 D. invented 革新发明 句意：像互联网、电动汽车和平板电脑之类的东西在科幻小说中首次被理论化了革新，根据句意可知选D。

51.考查名词。A. combination 结合 B. perspective 透镜，望远镜 C. definition 定义 D. consequence结果，成果作者仅仅是用科学的结合和他的想象力来创造与今天的地球不同的世界，故选A。

52.考查名词。A. mystery 秘密，谜 B. restriction 限制，限定 C. connection 连接D. reality 现实性从这个世界我们可以得到一些零碎的东西，可以变成一个现实，根据句意和逻辑推理可知选D。

53.考查动词。A. protect 保护 B. sustain 维持 C. double 双的D. estimate估计，预测 很可能有一段时间，地球不再能够维持 整个人口，选B。

54.考查形容词。A. willing B. thrilled C. forced D. allowed我们可以生活在火星上，也可以住在巨大的宇宙飞船上；也许我们会像漂泊的地球一样，将地球被迫到一个新的太阳系，故选C。

55.考查连词。A. Though 虽然，尽管 B. If 如果 C. Since 既然 D. Before 之前 如果我们要为即将到来的事情做好准备，我们可以看看现代科幻小说，为未来打开一扇窗户，根据句意可知选B

III. Reading Comprehension

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 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)

The following sad but true tale concerns my great-uncle, a wonderful, jolly, beloved man who was over six feet four and probably weighted close to three hundred pounds. He was also well-educated and in the early 1900s became a full-time baptist minister. A kindly, gentle man despite his size, Uncle Alden Bentley’s only real fault seemed to be that he was terribly clumsy. As a young minister, he was paying a pastoral call one day on a woman in Dillon, South Carolina, when he accidentally sat on her Chihuahua, Twinkie, and killed it. As the lady searched for and called for her dog throughout the house, Uncle Alden felt underneath his hip and, realizing what he had done, panicked and slipped the dead dog into his coat pocket. Although he was devastated, he could not bring himself to tell the woman what had happened.

Five years later, he returned to the same home of an overnight visit and resolved to unburden himself by finally telling the woman exactly what had happened to Twinkie. she had just had the guest room prepared and had hung brand-new curtains. To make Uncle feel welcome, she had placed on the bedside table a large pitcher of ice water and a glass, as well as a pen and a bottle of ink, so he could work on his sermon before retiring.

Uncle liked to sleep with the window open and got up in the night to open it. As he did, he knocked over what he assumed to be a full glass of water. Then, groping along the walls in an unsuccessful search for the light switch, he retraced his steps several times before raising the window and settling back on the bed for the night. When he opened his eyes the next morning, he was horrified. The fresh wallpaper on two walls was covered with great black stains. The crisp white curtains were thoroughly spoiled with the prints of Uncle’s huge paws. It had not been the water glass he’d overturned during the night -- it had been the ink bottle.

In a shaken state of mind and knowing he must face the hostess, Uncle dressed hurriedly and started down the stairs outside the guest room. As he approached the landing, his foot flipped.

“Are you hurt?” His hostess cried as she rushed to Uncle’s side.

“No,” said Uncle a he rose to his feet, “but I have devastated your home.” With that he quickly walked out the front door and, at the end of the walk, turned and said to his hostess with deep respect, “Twinkie had a Christian burial.”

He then retired from the ministry and became a teacher of philosophy for many years at a private preparatory school in Massachusetts.

56.What was the job of Uncle Alden when he was visiting the lady’s home?

A.A government official. B. A teacher.

C. A house agent. D. A churchman.

57.what does the underlined word “retiring” mean in the second paragraph?

A.giving up work B. pulling back C. going away D. going to bed

58.Which of the following statements about Uncle Alden is TURE?

A.He suffered from a guilty conscience after the first visit to the lady’s home.

B.His rudeness led to a mess of the guest room during the second visit to the lady’s home.

C.He kept the death of Twinkie as a secret from the hostess all through the two visits.

D.His visits to the lady’s home always ended with rage and fury.

59.What kind of tone is adopted by the writer in this short story?

A.Sympathetic B. Critical C. Humorous D. Indifferent

【答案】DDAC

【解析】

56．细节理解题。由第一段的 in the early 1900s became a full-time baptist minister.，以及倒数第二段的“Twinkie had a Christian burial.”可知大叔工作在教堂里，baptist是指基督教里的施洗者，故选D。

57．猜词义题。这种题通过上下文语境来推断。Retiring出现在第二段最后一句里，学生容易理解为退休，但从Five years later, he returned to the same home of an overnight visit 可以看出这个大叔来这个家只住一晚，所以那个lady为他准备笔墨是想让他睡前也能写字工作。因此，retiring理解为工going to bed，故选D。