2020年上海高考英语试题及答案.doc

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2020年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（上海卷）
英语试卷
（满分140分，考试时间120分钟）

I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. In a bus. B. In a restaurant.
C. In a hairdressing shop. D. In a shopping center.
2. A. The coffee shop. B. The dining hall.
C. The library. D. The dormitory building.
3. A. Her credit card. B. Her handbag.
C. Her passport. D. Her new shoes.
4. A. The man enjoyed the lecture much.
B. The man missed the lecture because of falling sleep.
C. The man has enjoyed the lecture and couldn’t enjoy it.
D. The man couldn’t fall asleep when enjoying the lecture.
5. A. He thinks it’s too cold to go out.
B. He has no interested in shopping and eating.
C. He is satisfied with any choice that the woman makes.
D. It’s boring for him to talk with the woman.
6. A. It’s a waste of time reading them.
B. Too many false advertisements cheat consumers.
C. The advertisement is beneficial to us.
D. The advertisement is a two-edged sword.
7. A. He feels regretful about it.
B. In spite of lacking time to wander, it is colorful.
C. Compared with his expectation, it is disappointing.
D. He is very satisfied with it.
8. A. He couldn’t attend her birthday party for the school charity sale.
B. He will come to dinner in time in the next Saturday.
C. He wants to invite the woman to the school charity sale.
D. He has no money to buy a birthday gift for the woman.
9. A. He thinks the pill is useless for his cough.
B. He couldn’t find any pill in his home.
C. He is complaining the woman of her bad suggestion.
D. He will take some pills right now.
10. A. His mom has waited for one hour to talk with him.
B. He and his mom have nothing to talk about it.
C. He spends long time chatting on the phone to his mom.
D. He rarely talks to his mom for a long time.
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the short passages and the longer conversation. The short passages and the longer conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. Their price is too high to afford for the poor.
B. The local residents can grow vegetables and fruits by themselves.
C. They are not nutritious and very hard to prepare.
D. They are not pretty enough to be displayed on store shelves.
12. A. The company collects pretty fruits and vegetables to earn more money.
B. The company collects ugly foods and sells them to local residents at a discount.
C. The company thinks that the ugly foods are not as healthy as the fresh foods.
D. The company owns a lot of chain supermarkets and carry ugly foods.
13. A. Refusing food wasting and call for environmental protection.
B. Giving some help to poor farmers.
D. Store’s address choosing and price fixing for chain supermarkets
D. The importance of display.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. 1 million. B. 1 billion. C. 10 million. D. 10 billion.
15. A. Planting a tree for every man, woman, and child.
B. Planting new woodland to provide more green areas.
C. Engaging people in their natural environment and implanting trees.
D. Bringing existing woodland into management.
16. A. Making natural environments keep pace with economic developments.
B. Making air pollution reduced and protecting against noise pollution.
C. Reducing the urban heat island effect and flooding.
D. Providing benefits to health and reducing stress.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
17. A. It was stolen this morning.
B. It has broken down for three days.
C. It was damaged because of a traffic accident.
D. It was moved away due to wrong parking.
18. A. It was in behind of NO. 1 classroom building.
B. Students can park their cars at random in campus when in emergency.
C. Student parking there will receive a parking fine and pay for the storage fee.
D. If this man wants to park here, he needs to bring his student card along.
19. A. To the campus traffic office. B. To the classroom building.
C. To the administration building. D. To the stadium.
20. A. $5. B. $25. C. $20. D. $55.

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.
Introduction to English as a Second Language Teacher’s Book
One of the earliest-known inventions is the bow and arrow, which is still used throughout the world today, 15,000 years (21)________ it was first invented. Of course, these days, the bow and arrow (22)________ (use) mainly in sporting events, but in some places it is still a means of killing animals for food.
In western Asia, another extremely important invention was born—the ability to produce pots. As long as 6500 years ago, people were producing pottery, mostly plain and without designs, but the technique has changed little since.
Some people say that the wheel is the single most important invention. Early examples from about 5000 years ago have been found in the forests of Europe. Around 1500 years later, the Phoenicians used sand, limestone and sodium carbonate to produce (23)________ else which we would be lost without-glass.
How many things do you lock with a key every day? Doors, cupboards? The car? We really don't think much about them, (24)________ we? Well, the first example of a lock and key dates back to 2750 years ago, in Assyria. This is a lock on a large wooden door in the palace of Sargon II.
Another amazing invention, which we probably take for granted these days, is the skill of knitting (25)________ first appeared in the Roman Empire, some 1700 years ago. The (26)________ (early) examples are knitted socks!
Eye glasses developed from just one lens in a frame, like a simple magnifying glass, way back in the 13th century. In about 1290, the idea to put two lenses in a frame to sit on the nose was developed in Florence. And, believe it or not, the modem contact lens is 120 years old! 
Time flies and we spend a lot of time (27)________ (check) how much time we have left! This would be impossible (28)________ clocks and watches, (29)________ are all around us: on walls, on our wrists, on our PCs, and even on our mobiles and iPod's. The first pocket watch was invented by Thomas Tompion (1639-1714) in England 330 years ago, and his watch—face design, with two (and sometimes three) hands moving around a single dial, (30)________ (remain) largely unchanged in all that time.

Section B
Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. empowers B. hands C. innovative D. mean E. prints
F. notes G. shaving H. store I. tip J. traceable K. uneconomic

The health food chain Tossed has just opened the UK’s firstcashless cafe. It’s another step towards the death of cash.
This is nothing (31) ________. Money is tech. The casting of coins made shells, whales’ teeth and other such primitive forms of money redundant (多余的). The printing press did the same for precious metals: we started using paper (32) ________ instead. Electronic banking put paid to the cheque. Contactless payment is now doing the same to cash, which is becoming less and less convenient. In the marketplace convenience usually wins.
In a world without cash, every payment you make will be (33) ________. Do you want governments (which are not always benevolent), banks or payment processors to have potential access to that information? The power this (34) ________ them is enormous and the potential scope for Orwellian levels of surveillance is terrifying.
Cash, on the other hand, (35) ________ its users. It enables them to buy and sell, and (36) ________ their wealth, without being dependent on anyone else. They can stay outside the financial system, if so desired.
Cash has its uses for small transactions – a chocolate bar, a newspaper, a pint of milk - which, in the UK, are still (37) ________ to process by other means. It will always be the fastest and most direct form of payment there is. I like to (38) ________ waiters, for example, in cash, knowing they will receive that money, without it being siphoned (转移) off by some (39) ________ employer. I also like to shop in markets, where I can buy directly from the producer knowing they will receive the money, without middle men (40) ________ off their percentages.
Cash means total financial inclusion, a luxury the better-off take for granted. Without financial inclusion - and there will always be some who, for whatever reason, won’t have it - you are trapped in poverty. So beware the war on cash.

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.
Fitness experts weigh in on whether it’s safe to skip this sometimes annoying step in your exercise routine.
One of the most important steps in your fitness routine comes at the conclusion. Many know the importance of properly warming up and preparing to exercise, but experts say that incorporating a cool down routine is just as important. According to the Mayo Clinic, cooling down allows for your body to recover and return to its normal, (41) ________ state.
Though cooling down isn’t proven to (42) ________ muscle stiffness or soreness, it can prevent dizziness and allow your heart rate and breathing to ease back to a normal rate, Harvard Medical School reports. Phyllis Mammarelli, personal trainer at the Shenango Valley YMCA in Sharon, Pennsylvania, works with each of her clients on a cool down routine as she says it’s a(n) (43) ________ part of exercising.
“Cooling down allows your body to gradually return to a low-intensity activity level, slowly reducing your respiratory and heart rate until it’s equalized and back to normal” she says.
(44) ________ the recovery phase of a workout isn’t proven to be harmful to your body, but Mammarelli warns that without cooling down, the body will take longer to return back to the low-intensity level activity level you began your workout with.
There are also non-threatening side effects that could occur as a result of forgoing a cool down. Mammarelli warns that blood can gather or pool in your lower extremities and lead to dizziness and (45) ________. Additionally, ACE says to keep an eye on your (46) ________ soreness and stiffness. While soreness after a workout is to be expected, (47) ________ onset muscle soreness can occur 24 - 28 hours after your workout and cause “uncomfortable debilitating pain”. Side effects are mostly seen in the elderly or those with cardiovascular disease and can be (48) ________ by warming up and cooling down. Here are some other signs that you might be working out too much.
Allow five to 10 minutes at the (49) ________ of your workout for a cool-down routine. During this period, continue your workout session, but at a much reduced rate. If you’re (50) ________ for time during your workouts or unsure how to allow your body to recover, Mammarelli suggests stretching muscles in a pain-free range of (51) ________. Here’s an easy stretch (52) ________ to try.
Tacking on a few (53) ________ minutes to your workout for cooling down may seem like a(n) (54) ________, but the benefits outweigh the cost of finding extra time in your (55) ________. If you need inspiration for scheduling the time to workout and cool downlook to these women who work out every day.

41. A. presentation B. preservation C. prejudice D. pre-exercise
42. A. boost B. reduce C. resist D. experience
43. A. beneficial B. preferable C. comfortable D. adaptable
44. A. Suspecting B. Striking C. Securing D. Skipping
45. A. featuring B. fainting C. freezing D. frustrating
46. A. power B. strength C. muscle D. energy
47. A. delayed B. controlled C. neglected D. charged
48. A. respected B. launched C. maintained D. eased
49. A. intension B. conclusion C. principle D. prediction
50. A. pressed B. assessed C. processed D. obsessed
51. A. conversation B. composition C. motion D. hesitation
52. A. regulation B. routine C. guidance D. motivation
53. A. critical B. dramatic C. ambitious D. additional
54. A. inconvenience B. innutrition C. initiative D. injustice
55. A. amount B. treasure C. schedule D. struggle

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)
James Cameron, writer-director-producer of best picture Oscar winner "Titanic” (1997), has again denied a claim perennially put forth by fans: that there was room for Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) to climb aboard the floating door holding Rose (Kate Winslet) and avoid death by hypothermia (低体温) following the shipwreck in the North Atlantic.
Stating that "it says on page 147 [of the script] that Jack dies," Cameron, 63, told Vanity Fair, "Obviously it was an artistic choice, [that] the thing was just big enough to hold her, and not big enough to hold him”. Finding it “silly, really, that we’re having this discussion 20 years later.” the filmmaker pointed out that, "Had he lived, the ending of the film would have been meaningless... So whether it was that, or whether a smokestack fell on him, he was going down."
He added he believed the physics were correct as well. “I was in the water with the piece of wood putting people on it for about two days getting it exactly buoyant (漂浮) enough so that it would support one person with full free-board, meaning that she wasn't immersed at all in the 28 degree water, so that she could survive the three hours it took until the rescue ship got there... And we very, very finely tuned it to be exactly what you see in the movie because I believed at the time, and still do, that that’s what it would have taken for one person to survive.”
Winslet and fellow "Titanic" star Kathy Bates suggest otherwise, with Bates at the SAG