上海市复兴中学2020届高三4月周考英语试题

I.Grammar

Exercise 1

China’s education system is like one of the country’s famous bullet trains: it travels at a break-neck speed and doesn’t stop 1_________it reaches its destination—the gaokao. As the information rushes by outside the windows, students have to absorb as much of it 2_______they can, and no accommodation is made for those 3_______can’t keep up. Not even a student’s illness, it seems, will slow down the train.

A recent report on CCTV showed several students diligently doing their homework 4_______ receiving IV treatment ( 静脉输液治疗) at a hospital in Wuhan. The hospital had set 5_______a study area for the students in response to parental concerns that their sick children were falling behind in their schoolwork. A primary school girl named Jingjing said, “There’s not enough time to complete the homework if I do it after the two-hour [IV] treatment. So I have to do my homework while I’m in the hospital.”

This pressure 6 _______(keep) up with homework, projects, essays and tests, even when ill, defines the traditional education system both in China and abroad. But Western countries have become more flexible in recent decades and have tried to focus more on the individual needs of students. One popular trend in the West is called “personalized learning”.

Personalized learning involves teachers adapting the way students are taught and the things they are taught 7 _______each student can learn at his or her own pace. The idea is to give students more control over their education and, so, make the learning experience more relevant and less stressful.

However, personalized learning comes with its own set of problems. Is 8_______possible for a teacher to give a different lesson for each student when there are thirty-five students in the cl ass? And if students are allowed to learn at their own pace, won’t they just become lazy? So far, no one has come up with good answers.

9_______is clear, though, is that China has to find a way to take some of the pressure off its students. Perhaps some form of personalized learning would help. It would certainly be preferable

to having hospitals 10_______(provide) study areas for students who get sick on the “train.”

This past October marked 65 years since the first publication of Charles M. Schulz’s Pea nuts (查尔斯·舒尔茨的《花生漫画》). Decades have passed, yet the diffident (缺乏自信的) and sometimes miserable Charlie Brown still holds a place in the hearts of millions of readers. With the release of the new Peanuts film at the beginning of this month, it is the perfect time 11 _______(reflect) on the legacy of Charlie, Snoopy and the gang.

12______________ _______Charles Schulz retired, the Peanuts syndication had expanded from seven to over 2,600 newspapers. Every Sunday, Schulz’s original drawings were transferred into negative prints (明暗与实际相反的印刷), and used to distribute the 13_______(late) story across the globe.

But before there could be a Charlie Brown, there 14_______ _______be a Charles M. Schulz. Friends of Schulz’s described him as “gentle, shy and a constant worrier.” With a lot in common, the beloved character and its creator 15_______ nearly inseparable. Both of them had their fair share of failures in youth. In the 1940s, Schulz suffered even bigger losses—his mother was diagnosed 16 _______cancer and fellow soldiers lost their lives in World War II. He integrated all of the failures and losses into his comic strips, 17 _______(make) Charlie Brown an anti-hero ( 非正统派主角) in a children’s cartoon. Schulz’s son Craig said his father often told people, “If you r ead the comic strip, you know 18 I am.”

19 _______some comic strip artists used large teams to create their works, Schulz worked primarily alone or with limited help. He poured his art and soul into Peanuts, spending years of his life at his desk. In the 50-year-long syndication of the series, the first time the comic strip ran reruns was for a break for Schulz’s 75th birthday.

Appreciation of the comic strip hasn’t lessened up to now—15 years after Schulz passed away. The heartfelt truths in Peanuts keep audiences engaged in the stories. Schulz hoped that the humility brought to youth would carry on to their later life and repeat for each generation. The importance of Schulz’s effort is visible today in all the works 20_______inspired.

II.Blank Filling

(A)Building a lasting social relationship

We all know that friends are special people who we share our lives with, and who share their lives with us in return. But seeking friends and keeping the friendship going are never easy.

According to research recently published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, the key is to use “we-talk”.

Led by University of California psychologist Megan Robbins and her colleagues, the researchers reviewed and analyzed 30 different studies involving over 5,000 participants. ________21________.

The word “we” mo ves people from an individual position into a partnership, which makes us more interdependent. “________22 ________Word use is a window into what people are thinking and feeling without asking them,” Robbins told Science Daily.

________23________The primary point is that interdependence may bring about supportive and relationship-centered behaviors and positive perceptions of the partner – especially important in times of stress and disagreement.

Contrary to “we-talk”, there is “I-talk”, which ref ers to the frequent use of first-person singular pronouns, such as “I”, “me” and “mine”, when writing or speaking. Earlier this year, researchers analyzed a set of data that came from 4,700 people in Germany and the US. ________24 ________ As you can see f rom the two studies, too much “I-talk” can make you feel depressed. But “we-talk” can encourage you to become more positive and create a chain effect of healthy

interdependence with others.

So next time you’re talking to a friend, try using more “we-talk”.You may find yourself feeling more positive – and the effect it will have on your friend will be positive as well.

(B)

The art of academic writing is not easy to master.________25________Academic writing is the skilful exposition and explanation of an argument, which the writer has carefully researched and developed over a sustained period of time.

________26________ But the joy of reading and sharing with othe rs, one’s succinctly composed piece of argument, is incomparable.

Before beginning to write, the writer must ask himself a few questions – Why am I writing? What is it that I intend to share with others? What purpose will my writing serve? Have I read enough about the topic or theme about which I am going to write?________27________ Because academic writing is a serious activity –it makes one part of a shared community of readers and writers who wish to disseminate and learn from well-argued pieces of writing.

The structure of an argumentative essay should take the form of –Introduction (which should be around ten percent of the entire essay), Body (it should constitute eighty percent of the piece) and the Conclusion (again, ten per cent of the essay).

________28 ________The body should include cogent and coherently linked paragraphs and the conclusion should re-state the argument and offer a substantial ending to the piece.

III.Translation

1.任何情况下父母都不能强迫孩子去做超出他们能力范围的事情。(circumstances)

2.直到那位母亲确信她的儿子已安然无恙地到家，她才松了一口气。(Not until…)

3.学校董事会没有批准这一提案，也没有做出任何解释。（nor）

4.不但政府应该制定政策防止进一步污染，而且每个公民都该责无旁贷地保护环境。(Not only)

Exercise

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1. 任何情况下父母都不能强迫孩子去做超出他们能力范围的事情。(circumstances)

Under no circumstances can parents force their kids to do what is beyond their capacity.

2. 直到那位母亲确信她的儿子已安然无恙地到家，她才松了一口气。(Not until…)

Not until the mother made sure that her son had got home, safe and sound did she feel relieved.

3. 学校董事会没有批准这一提案，也没有做出任何解释。（nor）

The school board did not approve the proposal, nor did they make any explanation/give the reason for doing so.

4. 不但政府应该制定政策防止进一步污染，而且每个公民都该责无旁贷地保护环境。(Not only) Not only should the government make policies to prevent further pollution, but also every citizen should take full responsibility for protecting the environment.