1、上海市上海中学高三上学期月考英语试题2019-2020学年上海中学高三上学期12月月考英语试题2019.12II. Grammar and VocabularyDirections: 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
2、 other blanks, use one word that bet fits each blank.Procrastination-a Virtue When It Comes to Creativity?Psychologist Adam Grant, from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, argues that people who “put off” solving a task for a little while-thus engaging in moderate procrastination -are of
3、ten able to come up with （21）_（original）ideas about how to solve that task than people who get started on their work right away.Grant makes this argument in the book Originals. How Non-conformists Change the World and reiterates it in a popular ted talk（22）_ he says that “procrastination is a vice w
4、hen it comes to productivity, but it can be a virtue when it comes to creativity.” This point of view seems（23）_（find）some support in existing studies that indicate a correlation between creativity and “putting things of.”Grant explains that the link between moderate procrastination and originality
5、likely（24）_（exist）because when we actively put off a task for a while, our preoccupation with the task itself does not disappear. Instead, the unfinished work “runs in the background” of our brains, （25）_（buy）us time to find innovative solutions.One study（26）_（publish） in Personality and Individual
6、Differences in 2017 also found a link between creative ideation（coming up with creative ideas）and active procrastination. It suggested that among 853 undergraduates at Chinese universities, “active procrastinators” may be more prone to creativity.Boredom（27）_ have something to do with this boost in
7、creative thinking. Older research from the University of Florida in Gainesville suggests that people who procrastinate may be more prone to boredom than their peers.And while boredom itself is a concept that sometimes has negative connotations, studies（28）_（show）that allowing ourselves to feel bored
8、 for a while can boost our creative abilities. The researchers explain that this may be because when we are bored, we allow our minds to wander, thus “training” our imaginations.Finally,（29）_ putting off a task forever out of fear and self-doubt may be paralyzing and unhelpful, a little bit of “dire
9、cted” procrastination will likely not be harmful and may allow us to assess the task at hand more imaginatively.And for some of us, that pressure of looking a deadline straight in the eye can be just（30）_ we need to keep us on our toes. As Calvin, one of the main characters in the comic strips Calvi
10、n and Hobbes. once said: “You cant just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood”, and that mood is “last-minute panic.”Section BDirections; Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once Note that there is one word more than y
11、ou need.A. combining B. recover C. appeal D. essential E. colorful F. retainedG. earned H. overtook I. unsticking J. marvels K. recordedWhy do Chinese Parents Prefer Legos to Barbies?Budding engineers cluster around a table-sized model of the China Art Museum, a landmark of Shanghai, adding helipads
12、, carrot patches and other improvements with 31 bricks. Prising a child from Legos vast shop near Peoples Square can be like 32 two stubborn bits of Lego. Li Yang, visiting for a few days from Shenzhen, has been waiting for her daughter for two hours. Zhu Yun fei, watching his son, 33 at the variety
13、; “Coming here to play with him is making up for my childhood,” he says. They drop by every week.Logos rise in China has been rapid and dramatic. In 2017 it 34 Alpha Group a local giant, to become the countrys leading toy company（not including video games）. In the past two years it has opened 89 sto
14、res. It wants 50 more by December. which will bring it to 30 cities. Its first Chinese factory started molding bricks in 2016. The toy industry is growing by 9% annually in the country, but the Danish firms Chinese arm notches up “very strong double digits,” says Paul Huang, its boss.It has done so
15、even as the brick makers global business has looked shakier. In 2017 Lego cut 1, 400 jobs and 35 its first drop in revenues and profits in over a decade. But last year both ticked up again, by 4% each. Lego has thus 36 its status as the worlds biggest toy-maker, taken from Mattel in 2014-even as its
16、 American rival last year 37 its highest revenues in five years from its Barbie dolls.Newly affluent（富裕的）parents in China have helped Lego 38 , We have not maxed out there, by far, “says Niels Christiansen, whom Lego brought in as chief executive two years ago. As in the West, the educational merits
17、 of bricks 39 to Chinese parents. Last year 98% of those surveyed by Lego said that play was 40 for their childs well-being, even more than Americans and Danes.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrase marked A, B, C and D.
18、Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Back to the Han fu-ture: Young Chinese Revive Ancient FashionDressed in a flowing long robe decorated with beaded floral embroidery from a bygone era, stylist Xiao Hang looks like she surfaced from a time machine as she strides ac
19、ross the bustling Beijing metro, attracting curious glances and inquisitive questions.China was 41 Westem fashion and futuristic technology as its economy boomed in recent decades, but a growing number of young people like Xiao arc looking to the 42 for their sartorial choices and wearing traditiona
20、l “hanfu,” or “Han clothing.”These historic costumes of the Han ethnic majority are 43 a renaissance（复兴）in part because the government is promoting traditional culture in a bid to boost patriotism and national.Period dramas have also contributed to the 45 in interest for traditional Chinese clothing
21、 - The Story of Minglan, a TV series set in the song Dynasty 46 more than 400 million views in three days when it debuted earlier this year.There is no 47 definition of what counts as hanfu since each Han-dominated dynasty had its own style, but the outfits are 48 by loose, flowing robes that drape
22、around the body, with sleeves that hang down to the knees.“When we were little, we would also drape sheets and duvets around ourselves to 49 we were wearing beautiful clothes,” Xiao told AFP.Xiao, who used to work at a state- owned machine manufacturing company, now runs her own hanfu business, wher
23、e she dresses customers for photo shoots and even plans hanfu-style weddings.Yang Jiaming, a high school student in Beijing, wears his outfit under his school uniform.“Two-thirds of my wardrobe is hanfu,” he said, decked out in a Tang-style beige gown and black boots at a hanfu gathering, 50 that hi
24、s classmates and teachers have been supportive of his style.A government supported 51 in Chinese culture has given the hanfu community a boost: Since he entered office in 2012. President Xi has supported the idea of promoting a Han-centric version of heritage.In April, the Communist Youth League of
25、China 52 a two-day conference for traditional Chinese garb, including hanfu.A live broadcast of the event drew some 20 million viewers, alongside a heartfelt outpouring of emotions.“Chinese people have 53 their own culture and chosen Western culture. The red marriage gown has now become a wedding dr
26、ess,” wrote on user on Bilibili, a video-streaming platform popular among young anime. comic and gaming fans in China.“Clothes arc the “ 54 of culture,” said Jiang Xue, a member of Beijing-based hanfu club Mowutianxia, which has received funding from the Communist Youth League.“If we as a（n） 55 and
27、as a country do not even understand our traditional clothing or dont wear them, how can we talk about other essential parts of our culture?” she said.( ) 41. A. witnessed B. pondered C. embraced D. greeted( ) 42. A. future B. present C. past D. moment( ) 43. A enjoying B. undergoing C. experiencing
28、D. recovering( ) 44. A. approval B. acknowledgement C. confirmation D. identity( ) 45. A shift B. decline C. surge D. stability( ) 46. A. inspired B. received C. welcomed D. accepted( ) 47. A. uniform B. identical C. permanent D. consistent( ) 48. A. specialized B. characterized C. impressed D. deco
29、rated( ) 49. A show B prove C pretend D. declare( ) 50. A. remarking B. claiming C. saying D. adding( ) 51. A. renewal B. renovation C. revival D. review( ) 52. A. promoted B. initiated C. led D. launched( ) 53. A. departed B. associated C. abandoned D. claimed( ) 54. A. protection B signal C. repro
30、duction D. foundation( ) 55. A. nation B. unity C. people D. integritySection BDirections: 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
31、to the information given in the passage you have just read.（A）The Ebro Delta, in Spain, famous as a battleground during the Spanish Ci War, is now the setting for a different contest, one that is making rice farmers fight against two enemies: the rice eating giant apple snail, and rising sea levels.
32、 What happens here will have a bearing on the future of European rice production and the overall health of southem European wetlands.Located on the Mediterranean, just two hours south of Barcelona, the Ebro Delta produces 20 million kilograms of rice a year, making it one of the continent most important rice-growing areas. As the sea creeps into these fresh watch marshes, however, rising salinity（盐度）is hurting rice
