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2020年上海高考英语真题及答案

第I卷(共100分)

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gSection

A

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwo

ndofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhat

youhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossible

answersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestion

youhaveheard.

an’niture

store.

verynervous.

assomethingwrongwithherheart.

sn’tlikethat

snackbar.

oingtoethe

doctor.

4.A.150pounds.B.110pounds.C.50pounds.D.100pounds.

dn’ellinspelling.

’tdowellincontest.

d.

etalkingaboutafitnesscoach.

ediscussingabouttheformerfirm.

etalkingabouttheirformercolleague.

etalkingabouttheirfriends’school.

eopleweren’tsatisfiedwiththelecture.

turewasverysuccessful.

ngwaterwasbannedinthelecture.

turemadepeoplefeelthirsty.

.

adyhasonecalculator.

n’tlikethesolar-poweredcalculator.

odatcalculating.

dliketohaveadifferentprent.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandonelonger

achpassageorconversation,youwillbeaskedveral

sagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthe

uhearaquestion,readthefour

possibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothe

questionyouhaveheard.

Question11through13arebadonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.1938.B.1939.C.1942.D.1948.

emostAustralianscouldn’taffordit.

ethewarbrokeout.

etheflyingboatswereoutofdated.

eland-badaircrafthaddevelopedrapidly.

elopmentofRoBay.

ancementofflyingboats.

Question14through16arebadonthefollowingpassage.

ewellorganized.

vecreativeideas.

erlinessmightresultincreativity.

vitymightleadtomessiness.

rpeoplebelievethatcleanlinessisnotimportant.

esshelpscultivatecreativity.

litiesof

intelligentpeople.

understandingofcreativity.

ationshipbetweencreativityandmessiness.

ponentsofcreativity.

Question17through20arebadonthefollowingconversation.

archintothehuman

brain.

antagesofmenandwomen.

ferentconnectionsinbraininmenandwomen.

dyontwosidesofthebrain.

’sbrains,therearestrongerconnectionsintwo

sidesofthebrain.

’sbrains,therearestrongerconnectionsineachhalf

ofthebrain.

nectionsinmen’sbrainarenotsostrongasthoinwomen’sbrain.

snothingdifferentbetweenmaleandfemalebrain.

mingasingletask.

ferent-connectiontheoryisnotconvincing.

saneutralattitudetotherearchfindings.

nectionsinsidethebrainwillnotchangeimmediately.

greeswiththenewfindingsandthinkstheconnectioninsidethe

brainiscomplexandchangeable.

r&Vocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethe

passagecoherentand

blankswithagivenword,fillineachblank

withtheproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,uonewordthat

bestfitachblank.

StartWiththeEndandWorkBackwards

WhenJasonHoelscherwasanundergraduateoffineartstudies,thereweren’t

tionandthetimelyrealization

(21)hewouldhavetodetermine

“what’snext”onhisownurgedJasontoengagehisfuturelftofind

1996,andhewasfinishinghisBFA(BachelorofFineArt)in

acedwiththechoiceofsittingbacktowaitfor

something(22)(happen),orpursuingapath

ethelatter.

Jasontupaplanthatinfiveyearshe(23)(show)

ve-yeargoal

gavehimastartingpoint(24)whichtoworkbackwards.

Byttingthegoal,allofJason’fforts(25)(point)inthesame

edupatdifferentartshowopenings,andrearched

asbesthecouldtomake(26)familiarwiththemarket

environment.

Asaresultofshowingup,Jasontookopportunities(27)gothim

worktoastudentshowandwasacceptedbyRobin

Rule,theownerofRuleGallery.(28)(inspire),Jason

spentthenextmonthmakingnewwork.

InAprilof1997,JasonwentbacktoRuleGallerywithhisnewwork.(29)

scare

dtodeath,left,heleft

asthenewestadditiontotheRuleGalleryroster(花名册),Hehadhisfirst

exhibitionthereoneyearlater.

Jasoncouldhavestoppedwiththeshowlection,butwhathereallywanted

wasgallery

ckwhiletheironwashot,andin(30)(do)so,

shortenedhisfive-yearplanintoayear-and-a-half.

SectionB

Directions:rd

canbeud

atthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

n

k

cy

BillDraytonbelieveswe’reinthemiddleofanecessarybutpainful

lenniumsmostpeople’sliveshadacertain

ttoschooltolearnatradeoraskill-baking,farmingor

ucouldgointotheworkforceandmakeagoodliving

repeatingthesameskilloverthecourofyourcareer.

Butthedaysmachinescandoprettymuchanythingthat’s

ncallsthis

newsortofpersonalchangemaker.

Changemakersarepeoplewhocanethepatternsaroundthem,identifythe

problemsinanysituation,figureoutwaystosolvetheproblemsinany

situation,figureoutwaystosolvetheproblem,organizefluidteams,lead

collectiveactionandthen33adaptassituationschange.

Forexample,AshokafellowAndrésGallardoisaMexicanwholivedinahigh

tedanapp,calledHaus,thatallowspeople

hasapanicbuttonthat35

ws

neighborstoorganize,chat,sharecrimestatisticsandworktogether.

Toformandleadthiscommunityofcommunities,Gallardohadtopossswhat

Draytoncalls“cognitiveempathy-badlivingforthegoodofall.”Cognitive

empathyistheabilitytoperceivehowpeoplearefeelingin36

circumstances.“Forthegoodofall”isthecapacitytobuildteams.

Itdoesn’tmatterifyouareworkinginthecafeteriaortheinspection

lineofaplant,companieswillnowonlyhirepeoplewhocan37problemsand

organizerespons.

tofpeople

ar

societytellingthem:“Wedon’’tneedyourkids,either.”

Ofcour,thopeoplegointoreactionarymodeandstrikeback.

Thecentral38ofourtime,Draytonsays,istomakeeveryonea

rlierera,hesays,societyrealizeditneeded

,schoolshavetodevelopthecurriculumsand

veto

understandthisistheircriteriaforsuccess.

Ashokahasstudiedsocialmovementstofindouthowthiskindof40shift

soutthatsuccessfulmovementstakesimilarsteps.

gComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsor

phrasmarkedA,B,eachblankwiththeworkorphrathat

bestfitsthecontext.

Morepeoplearetravellingthaneverbefore,andlowerbarrierstoentry

andfallingcostsmeanstheyaredoingsofor41periods.

Theriof“citybreaks”48-hourburstsofforeigncultures,easieron

thepocketandannualleavebalancehasincreadtouristnumbers,but

eattractionshavebeenudtomarket

citiessuchasParis,BarcelonaandVenicefordecades,andvisitorsuthe

sameinfrastructureasresidentstoreachthem.“Toomanypeopledothesame

thingattheexactsametime,”saysFont.“For43,thecitynolongerbelongs

tothem.”

Thisstartswithmarketing,saysFont,whonotesthatAmsterdamhasstarted

advisingvisitorstoek44outsideofthecitycentreonits

officialwebsite.“Thattakessomeballs,really,yso

manypeoplewilllookatthewebsite,anditmeanstheycansaytotheir

residentsthey’redoingalltheycan[toeacongestion].”

Butitalso45abetterway,itiscalled“detourism”:sustainabletravel

tipsan

46itinerariesforexploringanauthenticVenice,offthepathsbeaten

bythe28millionvisitorswhoflockthereeachyear.

Agreatervarietyof47forprospectivevisitors------ideas

forwhattodoinoff-peakasons,forexample,oroutsideofthecity

centercanhavetheeffectofdiverting

themfromalreadysaturatedlandmarks,or48shortbreaksawayin

stays49thepressure,saysFont.“If

yougotoParisfortwodays,you’

gofortwoweeks,you’renotgoingtogototheEiffelTower14times.”

Similarly,repeatvisitorshaveabetternofthe50,

“Weshouldbeaskinghowwegettouriststo51,nothowtoget

‘recomingforthefifthtime,it

ismucheasiertointegratetheirbehaviorwithours.”

Localgovernmentscanfosterthissustainableactivitybygivingpreference

yscitiescould

standtobemorelectiveaboutthetouriststheytrytoattractwhenthe

currentmetricformarketingsuccessishowmanythereare,andhowfar

they’vecome.“You’rethinking,‘yeahbutatwhatcost’.”

HepointstounpublisheddatafromtheBarcelonaTouristBoardthat

prioritizesJapanetouristsforspendinganaverageof640moreperdaythan

Frenchtouristasa(n)52thatfailstotakeintoaccounttheir

biggercarbonfootprint.53touristsarealsomorelikelytobe

repeatvisitorsthatcomeatoff-peaktimes,buylocalproduce,and

54tolesscrowdedpartsofthecityallproductivestepstowardsmore

55tourism,andmore

peacefulrelationswithresidents.

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clearer

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SectionB

Directions:ssageisfollowedby

hofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,theonethatfitsbestaccordingtothe

informationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(B)

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(C)

Everythingaboutnuclearenergyemsterrificallybig:thecost,

constructionanddecommissioning—andthefearsofsomethinggoing

badlywrong.

Thefuture,however,ofcompaniesare

workingonanewgenerationofreactorsthat,theypromi,candelivernuclear

mall-scaleplantswillonaverage

generatebetween50MWand300MWofpower

comparedwiththe1,lldrawon

modularmanufacturingtechniquesthatwillreduceconstructionrisk,whichhas

tersbelievetheadvancedmodular

reactors(AMRs)—mostofwhichwillnotbecommercialuntilthe2030s—are

criticalifatomicpoweristocompeteagainsttherapidlyfallingcostsof

solarandwind.

“Thephysicshasn’’saboutmuchclevererdesignthatoffers

much-neededflexibilityintermsofoperation,”saidTimStone,long-term

industryadvirandchairmanofNuclearRiskInsurers,whichinsuresnuclear

sitesintheUK.

SincetheFukushimameltdowninJapanin2011,safetyfearshavethreatened

ernEurope,

justthreeplantsareunderconstruction:intheUKatHinkleyPointCin

Somert;atFlamanvilleinFrance;olve

theEuropeanPressurizedReactortechnologyofEDFthatwillbeudat

S,thefirst

twonuclearprojectsunderwayforthepast30yearsarealsoblowingthrough

costestimates.

TheUK,whichopenedtheworld’sfirstcommercialnuclearreactorin

1956,isoneofthefewwesternnationscommittedtorenewingitsageingfleet

en

asaprovingground,bymanyintheindustry,ofnuclearpower’sabilityto

restoreconfidence.

However,thecountry’sagreementwithEDFtobuildtwounitsatHinkley

Point—whichtogetherwillgenerate3.2GWofelectricity—hascomeundervere

ernmentislookingatdifferentfundingmodels

butsaiditstillesnuclearpowerasvitaltothecountry’sfutureenergy

eactors,itbelieves,havethepotentialtogeneratemuch-needed

powerfromthe2030s.

Anuclearctordeal,unveiledlastmonth,promidupto₤56minfunding

forrearchanddevelopmentintoAMRsandattractedinterestofstart-upsfrom

ernmenthopesthefundingwillgivetheUKaleadin

theglobalracetodevelopthetechnologies,helpingtoprovideenergy

curitywhilealsocreatingamultibillion-dollarexportmarketforBritish

engineeringcompanies.

fthefollowingistrueabouttheadvancedmodular

reactors(AMRs)?oducemorepowerthantraditional

reactors.

nscale,AMRsromoresafetyrisks.

,mostAMRshavenotbeenputintouyet.

mentspreferenergyofsolarandwindtothatofAMRs.

graph5,theauthormentionstheplantsinWesternEuropeandtheUSto

.

hatnuclearpowerhasbeenthreatenedbysafetyconcern.

attheconstructionofnuclearpowerplantscostmorethatthe

budgetavailable.

tetheconstructionofnuclearplantsareslowinspeed.

utthatmostpowerplantshaveadoptedthelatestnucleartechnology.

nbeinferredfromthepassage?

oplehavelostconfidenceinthedevelopmentofnuclearplants.

overnmentekstoreducethenegativeimpactofnuclearpoweron

itconomy.

ntobuildtwopowerplantsinHinkleyPointhasbeenderted.

ostsforsmallmodularreactorswouldbehigherrelativetolarge

nuclearreactors.

fthefollowingcanrveasthebesttitleofthispassage?

ncountsonnuclearenergytokeeplightson

ionalnuclearplantsboomwithminireactors

r’sshareofpowergenerationremainsteady

rpowerlookstoshrinkitswaytosuccess

yWriting

Directions:izethemainideaandthemain

point(s)rownwordsasfaras

possible.

Wherearethebees?

kehoney,but

theyalsopollinatelargeareasofcrops,suchasstrawberries,applesand

thirdofthefoodweeatisaresultofpollinationofthebees.

Unfortunately,beeshavebeendisappearingatanalarmingrate.

In2006,beekeepersstartedreportingaboutsomethingcalledColony

CollapDisaster(CCD).ThemainsignofCCDisthelossofadulthoneybees

berof2006,somebeekeepersreportedthattheyhadlost

between30and90percentoftheirhives.

most

ys,

beekeepergetmostoftheirincomenotfromproducinghoneybutfromrenting

ansthatthelifeofthetypicalbeenow

consistsoftravellingallaroundthecountrytopollinatecropsastheasons

ansalotoftravelingontrucks,whichisverystressfulto

tunusualforupto30%ofthehivetodieduringtransportdue

tion,beesthatspendmostoftheirtimelockedupontrucks

d,theyliveonasweet

liquidfromcorn,usuallypollutedwithpesticides.

Theexactreasonforthedisappearanceofbeesisnotsure,butlosingbees

pollinationrvicesareworthover$8

bees,pollinationwillhavetobedonebyhand,which

a

ofthebiggest

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第II卷（共40分）

ation：TranslatethefollowingntencesintoEnglish,usingthe

wordsgiveninthebrackets.

1.究竟是什么激发小王学习电子工程的积极性？（motivate）

2.网上支付方便了客户，但是牺牲了他们的隐私。（atthecostof）

3.让我的父母非常满意的是，从这个公寓的餐厅可以俯视街对面的世纪公园，从起居室也可

以。（so）

4.博物馆疏于管理，展品积灰，门厅冷落，急需改善。（who）

g

WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructions

givenbelowinChine.

假如你是明启中学的李华，你的朋友李楠给你写了一封信，告诉你他要开发一个新的APP，用

这个软件共享衣服，想要征集大家的看法，你是否愿意共享你的衣服，给出理由（信的格式已

给）。

2019年上海市春考试卷参考答案

how/wouldbeshowing/wouldhave

shown

/on/at/after

npointed/hadpointed/werepointing/pointed/werepointed

/ed/Havingbeeninspired/Beinginspired

/Although/While/Not30.

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56-59XXXX60-63BBC64-67BBAB68-71XXX

earthhasmotivatedXiaoWang’nthusiasm/initiativeto

majorinelectronicengineering?

paymentbringsconveniencetoconsumersatthecostoftheirprivacy.

rents'satisfaction,thediningroomofthisapartment

overlookstheCenturyParkoppositethestreetandsoitiswiththe

sittingroom.

或者WhatmakesmyparentsreallysatisfyisthattheycanetheCentury

Parkfromthediningroomofthisapartment,socantheyfromthelivingroom.

umisnotwellmanaged,whoexhibitsarecoveredwithdust,

andtherearefewvisitors,soeverythingisbadlyinneedofimprovement.

或

Themuumwhomanagementisreckless,whoexhibitsarepiledwithdust

andwholobbyisderted,requiresimmediateimprovement.

Writing

DearLiNan,

Hearingthatyouhavedevelopedanewappofstudentssharingclothes,I

allyspeaking,Iamwillingto

sonsareasfollows.

Tobeginwith,itwillbewonderfulformeifIlearnthatsomeonethatI

slikeyou

aynaturallywish

toknowmoreaboutthatparticular“someone”andprobablyfurtherdeepenour

nd,agoodfriendshipbetweenmeandmyclothesmate

’smore,ifotherstudentscan

trymy

,Ialsocantrytheirnewclothes.

Therefore,studentscanweardifferenttypesofclotheswithoutactually

spendinganymoney.

What’smoreimportantisthatsharingmyclotheswilltakefulluofthem.

Intoday’smaterialsociety,therearesomanyparentswhopreparelotsof

clothesfortheirbelovedchildrenfor

differentoccasions,suchasadressfortheparty,gymsuitforindoorsports.

Moreover,theclothescanonlyrealizetheirtruevalueaftertheyareputona

person’sbody.

Tosummarize,sharingmyclothesonyourappbenefitsothersandme.

Yours,

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ComprehensionSection

A

1.W:Thistableisrervedforyou,sir.

M:Itlookslikeanicetable,butit'stoocloto

thekitchendoor.O:Wheredoestheconversationmost

probablytakeplace?

2.M:n't

looknervous.W:wasmyturntospeak,I

reallyhadmyheartinmymouth.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

3.M:Shallwegoandtrythatsnackbararound

thecorner?W:Ican'

headaches.

Q:Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman?

4.W:Asingleroomisfiftypoundspernight,andadoubleroomsixty

onightsandyou'llgetanotherforfree.

M:Asingleroomforthreenights,plea.

Q:Howmuchshouldthemanpayforhisroom?

5.W:Howdidyoudointhewriting

contest?M:IfonlyIhadpaidmore

attentiontospelling.Q:Whalcanwe

learnabouttheman?

6.M:,what'sup?

W:'smyson!Itdoesn'temeasyforhimtogetudto

thenewschoolQ:HowdoesJoanmostprobablyfeelaboutherson?

7.M:HaveyouheardfromMarylately?It'ssaidsheisnotworkingasa

fitnesscoach.

W:beenworkingataschoolsince

sheleftour

fir

m.

Q:Whoarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

8.W:Howdidthelecturego?

M:Oh,yforknowledge,

drinkinginmy

wisdom.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

9.M:hinglooksgreat,butthat's

tooexpensive.W:Haveanythingyoulike?Tomsaidit'son

ourboss.

Q:Whowillpaythebill?

10.W:David,Igotyouaprent,asolar-powered

calculator.M:Idon'tneedacalculator,Mom.I

haveone

Q:WhatdoesDavidimply?

SectionB

Questions11through13arebadonthefollowingpassage.

ThecalmwatersofRoBayinSydneyaredisturbedonlywhenaaplane

way,RoBayhaswitnesdthe

surprisinghistoryofflyingboats,ifthof

Julv,1938,anempireclassflyingboatdepartedfromhere,Australia'sfirst

eadingforEnglandandmarkthestartofthe

ndays,withthirtystopsalongtheroute,

pasngernjoyedafirst

classrvice,includingbreakfastsoffruit,steak,juiceandwine.

Buttheflightdidn'swerefarbeyondthereachofmost

vicewas

suspendedin1942aswartookholdandtheplaneswereofficially-udbythe

imenormallifestartedagainafterthewar,land-bad

aircrafthaddevelopedrapidly,andflyingboatswerelookingincreasinglyout

anditsvastwatersremainedwell-placedtoexploit

theirresources,andsobegananewagefortheflyingboats

Questions:

dthegoldenageofflyingboatsstart?

therviceofempireclassflyingboatsstoppedintheearly

1940s?

thespeakermainlytalkingabout?

Questions14through16arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Accordingtosomepsychologists,intelligenceistheabilitytolearnfrom

experience,adapttonewsituations,understandandhandleabstractconcepts,

anduknowledgetochangeone'likelearning,memory,

reasoning,ore,certain

habitsmaybeevidenceyou'mple,itiscommonly

thoughtthatthowhoareintelligentareorganizedandhaveeverythingin

t'snottheca.

InanexperimentfromtheUniversityofMinnesota,peopleinamessy

en

Watts,studyauthorsaysdisorderlyenvironmentsemtoinspirebreakingfree

oftradition,yenvironments,in

contrast,ordingto

JonathanWhite,arearchscientistatDukeUniversity,creativityisoneof

thequalitiesthatsmarterpeopletendtoposss,anditmayactuallyleadto

it'snotmessinessthathelpscreativity,butcreativity

opletendtogetlostinthoughtwhile

anlinessbecomesoflessimportancethat

focusingontheproblemathand.

Questions:

ingtothepassage,whatareintelligentpeoplelikeinmost

people'yes?

fthefollowing

statementsis

true?

thepassagemainlyabout?

Questions17through20arebadonthefollowingconversation.

W:James,haveyoureadaboutthenewrearchintothe

humanbrain?M:esitsay?

W:Itsaysmenarebetteratsomethingslikemapreadingandfinding

direction,whilewomenarebetteratotherthingslikerememberingwordsand

faces.

M:Interesting!NowIunderstandwhyI'mtheoneofmyfamilywhodoes

allthemapreading.

W:TherearchwasdonebyateamfromtheUniversityofPennsylvania.

Theylookedatthebrainsofnearlyonethousandmenandwomenandfoundthey

arewireddifferently

M:Wireddifferently?Youmean"connectedindifferentways"?

W:Right!Inmales,thestrongerconnectionsrunwithineachhalfothe

ongerconnectionsarebetweenthetwosidesofthe

brain.

M:Ie.

W:Thedifferencemightexplainwhymenarebetteratlearningand

performingasingletask,enareoften

nalsoconcentrateona

taskforlonger.

M:derstandwhyIcannotdoveralthingstogether.

W:ssorfromtheUniversityofOxfordsaid

theconnectionsinsidethebrainarenotpermanentlyfixed,andthebrainis

tsufficientdata,youcan'tjumptoanygeneral

conclusions.

M:Iguesstheprofessoris

rightnow.(Now,listenagain.)

Questions:

17:Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?

18:Comparedwithwomen'sbrains,whatdoesthenewrearchfindoutabout

men'sbrains?

ingtothenewrearch,whichofthefollowingarewomenbetterat?

20:WhatdoestheprofessorfromtheUniversityofOxfordthinkofthenew

rearchfindings?