上海市闵行区华二紫竹2020-2021学年高三下学期英语3月摸底考试卷.docx

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2020-2021 学年上海市闵行区华二紫竹

高三下学期英语 3 月摸底考试卷

II. Grammar and Vocabulary (20 分)

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.

Tweenbots are human-dependent cardboard robots that navigate the city with the help of pedestrians they

encounter. Rolling at a constant speed, in a straight line, Tweenbots have a destination (21) (display) on a flag

and rely on passer-by they come across to read this flag and to aim them in the right direction to reach their goal.

I walked out to Washington Square Park on a sunny summer day, (22) (place) my first Tweenbot on the

sidewalk, and walked away. From a distance, I observed as the Tweenbot––a smiling 10-inch tall cardboard

missionary––bumped along towards his inevitable fate.

It was incredible.

(23) _______ a Tweenbot got caught under a park bench, ground repeatedly against a curb, or became trapped

in a pothole, some passer-by would always rescue it and send it toward its goal. Never once (24) a Tweenbot

lost or damaged. Often, people would ignore the instructions to aim the Tweenbot in the "right" direction, if that

direction meant (25) (send) the robot into a dangerous situation. One man turned the robot back in the direction

(26) _______ it had just come, saying out loud to the Tweenbot, "You can’t go that way, it’s toward the road."

The Tweenbot’s unexpected presence in the city created an unfolding narrative that speaks to the power of a

simple technological object (27) (create) a complex network powered by human intelligence and

asynchronous(非同时发生的) interactions. The journey (28) take becomes a story of people's willingness to

engage with a creature that mirrors human characteristics of being easily harmed, of being lost, and of having

intention (29) the means of achieving its goal alone. (30) each encounter with an empathetic(有同感的)

pedestrian takes a Tweenbot one step closer to reaching its destination, the significance of our random discoveries

and individual actions bulids up into a story about a vast space made small by an even smaller robot.

Section B (10 分)

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.

A. complex B. implement C. granted D. directly E. tackle F. available

G. collaboration H. multiple I. launch J. narrowly K. curriculum

Narrowing the Gap between College Degrees and Practical Skills

Getting a university degree has never seemed more important: college graduates earn more money, live

longer, and are happier. But college degrees are expensive (especially in the US), 31 focused(especially in

the UK), and often fail to build the skills employers want (true in most countries).

A new university in the UK wants to change that.

The London Interdisciplinary School(LIS), which will 32 . in 2021 with a target of 100 students, will scrap

traditional academic subjects and offer a three-year bachelor of arts and sciences degree designed to 33 real-world

issues. The 34 is built around interdisciplinary problems-knife crime, childhood obesity, palm oil in supply

chains, plastic pollution----as well as quantitative and qualitative research skills. Employers like the Met Police,

Innocent, and Virgin will provide project ideas and offer five-week work experience for students.

The idea is similar to a US liberal arts degree (a rarity in the UK) but also more explicitly focused on

"interdisciplinarity, "or drawing on 35 subjects-economics, psychology, sociology, statistics-to solve 36

problems like childhood obesity. In other words, the problem, not the subject, sits at the center of the curriculum.

The skills students develop, the founders hope, will more closely agree with what an Al-infused, automated world

demands: 37 between people and machines, critical thinking, speaking and writing skills, and data management,

to name just a few things.

Students will tackle problems through various disciplines: knife crime, for example, by understanding cultural and

socioeconomic factors in different neighborhoods, data science, statistics, publicly 38 data, an economics or

psychology lens.

In the UK, students apply through a central clearinghouse, and exam results are of primary importance. At

LIS, students will instead apply 39 and all will be invited to a"selection day" which will include a face-to-face

interview so that LIS can understand a students' background ，motivations, and passions. Interviews will be

conducted by a panel to minimize bias. Conditional offers will be 40 based on personal background,

circumstances and, also, grades.

III. Reading Comprehension (45 分）

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 of phrase that best fits the context.

Reading award-winning literature may boost your ability to read other people, a new study suggests.

Researchers at the New School for Social Research found that when they had volunteers read works of

acclaimed(受到称赞的) “literary fiction”, it seemed to temporarily improve their

ability to (41)________ other people's emotions. The same was not (42)________ of nonfiction or

“popular" fiction, the mystery, romance and science fiction books that often dominate bestseller lists.

Researchers (43)________ a series of five experiments which participants read either literary fiction, popular

fiction, nonfiction or nothing at all before taking some standard tests. One of the tests is known as "Reading the

Mind in the Eyes”. People have to look at photos of actors’ eyes, and then guess what emotion is being expressed in

each. The test is considered a(n) (44)________ of empathy. Overall, study participants scored better after reading

literary fiction, versus the other three (45)________.

It was a(n) (46)________ improvement, according to the principal researcher David Comer Kidd, "It's not like

taking people from a ‘C' to an ‘A' ," he said. But, Kidd added, the effect was seen after only about 10 minutes’

reading, and it was a statistically strong finding, meaning it's unlikely to have been due to (47)________.

What's so (48)________ about literary fiction? It's usually more focused on character than on plot. There is

usually no single "dominant narrator" who takes readers through the story. It (49)________ that the readers should

think about the characters and fill in the gaps. The author doesn't tell you what to think. Readers have to make

(50)________ about characters. And that's often what people are doing in the real-life conversations.

"This is great study!" said Raymond Mar, an associate professor of psychology at York University, who was not

involved in the new study. (51)________, he added that the overall research in this area is "still in its infancy" and

one key question is whether literary fiction really (52)________ other types of fiction. So, it's too early to tell

people to (53)________ their romance novel for Nobel literature, at least if the goal is boosting empathy.

But it is (54)________ that the findings suggest literature is important beyond entertainment or improving

vocabulary. “There’s a common belief that reading literature is frivolous(可笑的), or not practical,” Mar said. “But

there's a growing body of evidence that it's important in (55)________ that we need in our lives.”

41. A. evaluate B. manage C. spell D. interpret

42. A. true B. successful C. critical D. compulsory

43. A. participated in B. went through C. set up D. compared to

44. A. tool B. measure C. standard D. source

45. A. subjects B. books C. conditions D. studies

46.A. moderate B. invaluable C. significant D. unnoticeable

47. A. reading B. time C. mistake D. chance

48. A. curious B. intense C. special D. professional

49. A. demands B. reveals C. confesses D. favors

50. A. contact B. inferences C. assumptions D. images

51. A. Besides B. However C. Therefore D. Even

52. A. outweighs B. challenges C. dominates D. reduces

53. A. cling to B. trade in C. invest in D. wear out

54. A. expected B. suspected C. criticized D. agreed

55. A. conversations B. moods C. skills D. innovations

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)

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