1、精编精校卷届上海市杨浦区高三上学期期中统考英语试题解析版2022届上海市杨浦区高三上学期期中统考英语试题II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word
2、; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.How Much Understanding Opportunity CostDecisions, decisions! Every day we come across situations in _1_we have to make a choice. Economists have long realized that when we make decision, we are considering our unlimited wants _2_limited
3、time, money, services, and opportunities. _3_we choose, we not only have to think about the cost of one item we can have now, but we must take into account the thing we have to give up. Economists call this opportunity cost, and you dont have to have a PhD in economics _4_(benefit) from knowing how
4、the concept works and now it can improve our life choices.A simple choice between buying a dinner in an expensive restaurant and at a _5_(affordable) food stand can illustrate opportunity cost. The money you spend on the high-class restaurant meal is certain to be more than the _6_at a food stand. I
5、f you choose the restaurant, you will enjoy a good meal and the enjoyment of fine dining. However, the extra money spent on the meal compared to the food from the food stand _7_(lose). You sacrifice cheaper meal for a costlier one. This is an example of opportunity cost._8_you go to college? That wo
6、uld take at least four years plus the expenses for tuition, books, and other supplies. During that time you would probably not be earning any money. The lost opportunity of earning money is your opportunity cost of obtaining _9_college degree. Before you make your next purchase, whether for a house,
7、 car, college degree, or just coffee, consider _10_you must give up to make that purchase.【答案】1. which2. against 3. Every time#When4. to benefit5. more affordable6. one 7. will be lost8. Should 9. a10. what【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章向我们介绍了经济学中的时机本钱的概念，并用买饭和上大学这两个例子进行阐释说明，提醒人们在做购置决定时要更加理性。【1题详解】考查定语从句。句意：我们每天
8、都会遇见我们不得不做出选择的情况/形势。根据situation“情况，形势作先行词时定语从句的关系词应该使用in which或where，题干中已经给出了in，故此处填入关系代词which。【2题详解】考查介词。句意：我们总是拿我们无限的欲望来对抗有限的时间、金钱、效劳以及机遇。根据句意可知“无限的欲望和“有限的资源之间存在对照/博弈关系，故此处填入介词against。【3题详解】考查连词。句意：我们每次在进行选择时，我们不仅要考虑我们当前所拥有的某样东西的本钱，我们还要考虑我们不得不放弃的东西。根据逗号前的主谓结构可知前面为一个句子且为从句，根据句意可知是时间状语从句，可以填入连接词“whe
9、n，假设要强调“每一次的概念也可以填入“every time，故此处可填入连词Every time或When。【4题详解】考查动词。句意：并且你不需要拥有一个经济学博士学位，来使你从了解这个概念是如何运作的中获益，现在这可以改善我们的人生选择。根据句意可知此处应用动词不定式作目的状语，故填入to benefit。【5题详解】考查形容词。句意：一个简单的关于是在一个昂贵的餐馆买晚饭还是在一个更加负担得起的食品摊买饭就阐释了时机本钱。根据句意是在昂贵的和廉价一些的餐馆间做选择，故需要用到形容此形容词的比拟级，故填入more affordable。【6题详解】考查代词。句意：你在一个高级餐厅花的钱当
10、然会比在一个食品摊上花的那份钱多。根据句意可知，“花的钱是这个句子中重复的局部，根据英文一般忌重复的原那么，后一次重复需要用到代词，one原那么上不可以替代不可数名词，如果名词用一份等词量化时那么可以，故此处填入代词one。【7题详解】考查时态和语态分词作定语。句意：如果你选择了餐馆，你会享受到好的饭菜和很棒的就用乐趣，然而，与食品摊位相比，你在你在餐馆额外花的钱将会失去。根据句意此句仍承接前句的假设，故主句仍需要用到将来时态，又因为钱做主语，那么需要用到被动语态，故填入will be lost。【8题详解】考查情态动词。句意：你应该去读大学吗？根据本段大局部内容是在分析读大学的本钱和收获可知
11、，此处提出问题要不要读大学，所以此处填入情态动词Should。【9题详解】考查冠词。句意：你所失去的赚钱的时机就是你去获取大学学位的时机本钱。显然，Degree“学位为可数名词，又因为此处为泛指概念，故此处填入不定冠词a。【10题详解】考查宾语从句。句意：在你做出你的下一次购置决定前，无论是买房、车、大学学位还是咖啡，考虑为了这次购置你必须要放弃的东西。祈使句中动词consider后面为宾语从句，从句中的空缺处充当宾语且有意义，“东西，故需填入连接代词what。Section BDirections: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen f
12、rom the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. natural B. substituting C. stable D. disappear E. piece F. transformingG. returned H. regrowth I. habitats J. flat K. pulledFire That Was Started 92,000 Years AgoHuman are actively changing landscapes acr
13、oss the globe, but shaping ecosystems is not just a modern activity.An analysis of the northern shores of East Africas Lake Malawi reveals ancient inhabitants used fire 92,000 years ago to prevent forest _11_. These Stone Age humans burned forest to make room for a growing population.The Yale-led st
14、udy discovered settlements in the area, along with charcoal deposits in the core of the lake, allowing researchers to _12_the story together.Jessica Thompson, the papers lead author, said: This is the earliest evidence I have seen of humans _13_their ecosystem with fire. It suggests that by the Late
15、 Pleistocene晚更新世, humans were learning to use fire in truly new ways.The work began in 2021. Researchers from Pennsylvania State University examined fossils, pollen花粉and minerals _14_from the bottom of the lake. The analysis showed environment changes that could not be explained with _15_factors.Nor
16、mally forest along the lake shore _16_during dry periods and recover when the lake reaches normal levels. But here researchers discovered that when wetter periods _17_ and water levels became normal, forests along the shore did not recover, and the species richness went _18_.Sarah Ivory from Pennsyl
17、vania State University said: The pollen that we see in this most recent period of _19_climate is very different than before. Specifically, trees are no longer common and are replaced by pollen from plants that deal well with frequent fire.Its not clear why people were burning the landscape. Its poss
18、ible that they were experimenting with controlled burns to produce _20_. It could be that their fires burned out of control, or that there were simple a lot of people burning fuel in their environment that provided for warmth, cooking, or socialization.【答案】11. H 12. E13. F 14. K15. A 16. D17. G 18.
19、J19. C 20. I【解析】【分析】本文是说明文。文章介绍了考古发现早期人类是生态系统工程师。他们用火的方式阻止了该地区森林的再生，形成了今天存在的一片广阔的低矮灌木林。【11题详解】考查名词。句意：一项对东非马拉维湖北部海岸的分析显示，古代居民在92000年前使用火灾来防止森林的再生。分析句子可知，需填名词作宾语，根据下文的“These Stone Age humans burned forest to make room for a growing population.(这些石器时代的人类烧毁森林，为不断增长的人口腾出空间)可推断，古代居民用大火阻止森林再生，regrowth“再生不
20、可数名词，符合题意，应选H。【12题详解】考查动词。句意：耶鲁大学领导的研究发现了该地区的定居点，和湖中心的木炭沉积物，让研究人员可以把这个故事拼凑起来。to是不定式符号，故填动词，由句意可知，一个分析让研究人员拼凑出这个故事，piece“拼凑符合句意，应选E。【13题详解】考查动词。句意：该论文的主要作者埃西卡汤普森说：“这是我所看到的最早的关于人类用火改变生态系统的证据。根据句意可知，此处说明人们用火改变生态系统，transform“改变；转变符合语境，分析句子可知，介词of后接动名词作宾语，human是动名词的逻辑主语，应选F。【14题详解】考查动词。句意：这项工作始于2021年。来自宾
21、夕法尼亚州立大学的研究人员检查了从湖底拖出来的化石、花粉和矿物质。根据句意可知，这些化石，花粉和矿物质来自湖底，pull“拖；拉符合题意，作后置定语，pull与fossils, pollen花粉and minerals之间是被动关系，故用过去分词形式作定语，应选K。【15题详解】考查形容词。句意：分析显示，环境变化无法用自然因素来解释。此处用形容词作定语，修饰名词，根据下一段内容可知，此处说的是自然因素无法介绍环境变化。natural“自然的形容词作定语，应选A。【16题详解】考查动词。句意：通常沿湖岸的森林在枯燥时期消失，当湖泊到达正常水平时恢复。分析句子可知，缺少谓语动词用动词形式，根据下
22、文“recover when the lake reaches normal levels可推断，枯燥时期森林消失，描述客观事实用一般现在时，主语forest是单数，disappear“消失动词作谓语。应选D。【17题详解】考查动词。句意：但研究人员发现，当较湿润时期回归和水位恢复正常时，沿岸森林没有恢复，物种丰富度趋于平稳。分析句子可知，空格处填动词作谓语，根据上文“recover when the lake reaches normal levels可知，较湿润时期回归，森林恢复正常，return“返回；回归符合语境，且描述过去的事情，用一般过去时。应选G。【18题详解】考查形容词。句意：
23、但研究人员发现，当较湿润时期回归和水位恢复正常时，沿岸森林没有恢复，物种丰富度趋于平稳。go是系动词，接形容词作表语，根据上文“forests along the shore did not recover可知，森林没有恢复，物种丰富度趋于平稳。flat“停滞的；平淡的符合语境，应选J。【19题详解】考查形容词。句意：我们在最近一段稳定气候时期看到花粉与以前大不相同。分析句子可知，用形容词作定语，根据下文“replaced by pollen from plants that deal well with frequent fire.可知，此处表示稳定时期看到的花粉不同于以前火灾时期看到的。s
24、table“稳定的符合语境，应选C。【20题详解】考查名词。句意：有可能是他们在试验控制烧伤来产生有利于狩猎和采集的栖息地。分析句子可知，填名词作宾语，由上文“they were experimenting with controlled burns以及句意可推断，此处说明古代居民通过有控制的燃烧创造栖息地，habitat“栖息地符合语境，是可数名词，用复数，应选I。III. Reading Comprehensions Section ADirections: For each blank in the following passage, there are four words or p
25、hrases marked A, B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Dealing with Digital ShameSome argue shame can be a forceful tool for change. But when its weaponized against others in _21_digital spaces, these same strategies can turn into hurtful behaviours, like c
26、yberbullying and online harassment (骚扰).Getting called out, insulted or bullied isnt exactly _22_. But the Internets ability to strengthen and permanently _23_those messages is. And this tool is now in the hands of most young people. Heres how experts recommend guiding kids and teens through this di
27、gital landscape.1. Think before you post.In the digital age, what we share can become _24_. Its also a way of _25_ourselves to others, says web safety expert Nancy Willard. _26_, consider what your social media footprint says about you. Write down the key words that you would like other people to us
28、e when they describe you, Willard says. Then, when youre _27_ something, ask yourself, Does that reflect those qualities?2. Work through scenarios (可能场景) in advance.If someone attacks you online, says Justin W. Patching, co-director of the Cyberbullying Research Centre, you might feel the desire - e
29、ven the need to respond. Instead, parents should consider helping their kids _28_such situations beforehand. Given them a situation, he says, to just practice those skills of _29_or making a joke of it.3. Stop and stay calm.Its easy for a delicate digital argument to make your blood boil. If youre u
30、pset, realize that the threat _30_centre of your brain has taken over, Willard says. Unfortunately, when this happens, your emotional _31_and your thinking centres go offline. But there are ways to remain cool. Take some deep breaths. Step away from the keyboard. Go for a walk outside.4. Put yoursel
31、f in the other person s shoes.If youre being belittled online, it may say more about the other person than it does about you, says psychologist Sherry Turkle. If you can keep that in mind, she says, then the whole experience will seem less _32_to you, emotionally.5. Empower yourself with tools.If you find yourself being cyberbullied often the tech itself can provide a number of simple ways to respond: Blocking the _33_. Reporting hurtful exchanges. Taking screenshots. Saving message threads. Having that _34_ca
