2020-2021學(xué)年上海市松江區(qū)高三（上）期末英語試卷（一模）

第1頁（共1頁）2020-2021學(xué)年上海市松江區(qū)高三（上）期末英語試卷（一模）I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections：InSectionA，youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation，aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit，readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper，anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1．（1分）A.Azookeeper.B.Apostalworker.C.Ashopassistant.D.Anairportsecurityguard.2．（1分）A.Satisfied.B.Disappointed.C.Afraid.D.Apologetic.3．（1分）A.Theygotthereatdifferenttime.B.Thewomandidn'tgothere.C.Themanforgotaboutthemeeting.D.Theydidn'tagreeonthemeetingplace.4．（1分）A.Herhusbandcouldn'tfindasuitablejob.B.Herhusbandquarreledwiththeirson.C.Shehadanargumentwithherhusband.D.Shehadtostayhomebecauseshewasfired.5．（1分）A.Exciting.B.Funny.C.Outdated.D.Terrible.6．（1分）A.Atarestaurant.B.Atagrocery.C.Inatheater.D.Onafarm.7．（1分）A.Shedoesn'tworkhardenough.B.Sheneverfallsasleepinclass.C.ShehasaJapaneseculturalbackground.D.Herparentsurgehertohavemoresleep.8．（1分）A.Takeacourseonsailing.B.Watchsomesailingshows.C.Buythingsneededforsailing.D.Learnsailingfromanapp.9．（1分）A.Thebirdsarenotbeautifulenough.B.Thewomanpreferstoteachacattotalk.C.Thebirdsactuallycannotimitatehumanvoice.D.Thewomanwon'thavethebirdsatsuchaprice.10．（1分）A.Hedidn'tseethesign.B.Hegotthreeparkingticketsthismonth.C.Herefusedtopayafine.D.Heparkedhiscarthereafterworkinghours.SectionBDirections：InSectionB，youwillheartwopassagesandonelongerconversation.Aftereachpassageorconversation，youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice，butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion，readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.11．（4.5分）（1）A.Hisregularwatertherapy.B.Hisdisabilitytoswimlikeothers.C.Lackofpropertraining.D.Aterribleexperienceinapool.（2）A.HewantedtotrainanOlympicchampion.B.HehopedkidslikeZulficcouldlearnswimming.C.Hewantedtoimprovephysicaleducationforkids.D.Theexistingswimmingequipmentwasn'tstandard.（3）A.Hewillsooncompeteinaworldgame.B.Hecouldswimtwiceasfastasaverageswimmers.C.HecouldswimthelengthofOlympic﹣sizedpoolswithhelp.D.Hewonalocalswimmingcompetitionfordisabledpeople.12．（4.5分）（1）A.Acellphone.B.Aleatherwallet.C.Aminicamera.D.Analarmclock.（2）A.ItwilltrackthethiefwithGPSsystem.B.Itwillcontactbankstostopwithdrawing.C.Analarmwillbesenttothepolicestation.D.Apictureoftheopenerwillbetaken.（3）A.Itisamultifunctionalwallet.B.It'sold﹣fashionedinthisage.C.Itisuniqueinsizeandfunction.D.Itcantextmessagesautomatically.13．（6分）（1）A.30%.B.24%.C.96%.D.50%.（2）A.Henearlybecameblind.B.Hisvisionbecameevenworse.C.Hecouldn'tseeverywellatnight.D.Hiseyesweredryforseveralmonths.（3）A.Nervous.B.Regretful.C.Painful.D.Relaxed.（4）A.Lasersurgeryissafedespiteitssideeffects.B.Twoweeks'homerestisrequiredafterthesurgery.C.Thecostofthesurgeryistoohighforordinarypeople.D.Peoplewithpoorvisionareallgoodcandidatesforthesurgery.II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections：Afterreadingthepassagebelow，fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword，fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword；fortheotherblanks，useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.14．（10分）MusicFestivalinMontrealEverySundayafternooninthePlateausection（高原地區(qū)）ofMontreal，thousandsofpeopleofallages，nationalities，andeconomicbackgroundsgatherattheJacquesCartierMonumentinMontRoyalParktoplayinstruments，singanddance.Thisweeklyjoyfuleventiscalledthe"Tam﹣tam"﹣aname（1）（refer）toanAfricandrum﹣andhasbecomeaninstitutionamongMontreal'sbohemians（放蕩不羈的文化人）.ThePlateauisoneofCanada'smostraciallyvarieddistrictswhereFrenchandEnglisharebothspoken，unliketherestofFrench﹣speakingMontreal.Manyartists，musicians，andwritersinhabitthisareaduetothecheaprentofapartmentsandstudios.Inthesixties，itbecameknown（2）thebohemianareaofMontreal，andthestoresbegansellingclothing，musicandbooks（3）satisfiedthetastes.MontRoyalParkis（4）manyoftheseartistsandmusicianswouldmeetinthesixtiestohavelunchorjustspendanafternoontogether.Musiciansbroughtinstruments，andeventuallyimpromptu（即興的）performanceofjazzgotstarted，（5）（attract）poetswhorecitedtheirworkstothemusicbeingperformed.Wordgotoutaboutthesegatherings，anditappealedtoevenmorepeopleuntilitwasdecidedthatthesegatheringswouldhappeneverySundayafternoon.Notonly（6）peoplehaveagreattimeatthesegatherings，butitwasalsoanexcellentopportunityformusicians（7）（schedule）furthermeetingsinordertocooperateonmusicalprojects.Tam﹣tam（8）（become）asortofMontrealinstitutionalready，whichisdrawingthousandsofpeopleeveryweekandrepresentingfreedomandcreativity，owingto（9）impromptunature.Theeventbeginsaroundnoonandendsatsunset.EveryoneisinvitedtoattendaTam﹣tamwithaninstrument，（10）thehoststhinkthecrowdparticipationcanmakeTam﹣tamaspecialoccasion.SectionBDirections：Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.15．（10分）A.increasedB.inexcusableC.reverseD.shelterE.governingF.priorityG.widespreadH.departingI.assignedJ.responseK.extraThiscorona﹣virusaffectseveryone，butnotequally.Becauseofcovid﹣19，thenumberofextremelypoorpeoplewouldriseby70，000，000to100，000，000thisyear，theWorldBankpredicted.Usingabroadermeasure，includingthosewholackbasic（1）orcleanwaterandchildrenwhogohungry，thepoorwouldriseby240，000，000thisyear，saidtheUN.Thatcould（2）almostadecadeofprogress.Vaccination（疫苗注射）willtosomeextenthelpeconomiesrecover，but（3）vaccinationwilltakeyearsandtheverypoorcannotwaitthatlong.TheIMFandWorldBankhave（4）lending，butonly31%moreofthebank'smoneyhasreachedpoorcountries，saystheCentreforGlobalDevelopment.Governmentsinpoorcountriesneedtospendtheirmoneywisely.Evenwhenmoneyis（5）forgoodpurposes，itistoooftenwastedorstolen.Thebestwaytohelpthepooristogivethemmoneyinadirectmanner.Withalittle（6）cashintheirpockets，thepoorcanfeedtheirchildrenandsendthembacktoschool，whichwillhelpthemmakealivinginthefuture.OnecountrythathasdonewellgettingcashintopoorpocketsisBrazil，despitePresidentJairBolsonaro'shabitofunderstatingtheeffectsofcovid﹣19.Variousmeasuresofpovertytherehaveactuallyfallen.A（n）（7）forgovernmentsshouldbebasichealthcare，whichthecorona﹣virushasinterruptedsobadlythatvaccinationratesforchildrenhavebeensetbackabout20years.Thecrisisrequirespoliticianstomakehardchoicesquickly，andtheycanfollowtheexampleofChina.Mistakesareunavoidable，givenhowmuchremainsunknownaboutthedisease，butsomeare（8）.India'ssuddenlockdownforcedmillionsofmigrantworkerstoheadbacktotheirvillagesonfootorcrowdedtrains，spreadingthevirusfarandwide.Politicians（9）remotelyfromtheircomfortablehomeofficesshouldthinkharderabouthowtheirdecisionsmightaffectthosewhomcovid﹣19isplungingbackintoextremepoverty.Itisshamefulwhentheir（10）tocovid﹣19addstothesufferingoftheleastfortunate.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections：ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA，B，CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.16．（15分）FitnessappssuchasStravacanbeusefultoolsformotivatingyoutostartandsticktoanexerciseplan.But，accordingtoastudyattheNationalUniversityofIreland，Galway，theseappscanmakepeoplebecome（1）toexercise.Thestudy，whichobserved272cyclistswhouseStrava，foundthatpeoplewhomainlyusethetooltoshowoff，（2），postingtheirexercisetoreceivepraise，aremorelikelytodevelopanunhealthydesireandhighstresslevels.Itseemsobviousthatbeingabletotrackandsharethetiniestdetailsofyourexercisemaynotalwaysbea（n）（3）thing.Ihadaneatingdisorderasateenagerand，foraveryunhappytime，（4）dominatedmylife.Iweighedmyselfseveraltimesaday.IcalculatedeverythingfromhowmanycalorieswereinonebiteofanappletohowmanyextracaloriesIwould（5）byexercisingincoldweather.Iusedin﹣braincalculatingtechnologytotrackallthis.HadIhadaccesstothehealthappsavailablenow，itwouldhavetakenmemuchlongerto（6）﹣notonlybecausethesekindsoftoolsenableobsessive（強(qiáng)迫性的）behaviour，butbecausethey（7）andevenglorifyit.Weliveinanagewhenyoucanneverbetoorichortoo（8）.Calorie﹣countingisnowcelebratedasadata﹣drivenroutetoself﹣improvement.Itis（9）tospotthesymptomsassociatedwitheatingdisorderswheneveryoneseemstogethookedontheirfitnessstatistics.Also，becauseeatingandexercisedisordersarestillassociatedwithwomen，itisparticularlyeasyforproblematicbehaviouramongmentoflyundertheradar.Thenegativeconnectionbetweenthesetechnologiesandwellbeinghasreceived（10）attention.Onlyahandfulofstudieshintatthedarksideofthesedevices.A2019studyoffemaleFitbitusersbyCNN，forinstance，foundthat59%feltasiftheirroutineswere（11）bytheirdevice，while30%saidtheirFitbitmadethemfeelguilty.A2015studyatDukeUniversityfoundthattrackingcanreduce（12）intheactivitybeingquantifiedandmakepeopledolessofthatactivitywhentheyarenotmeasuringit.Goingforalongbikeridecanceasetobeanenjoymentinitselfbutanachievementto（13）aboutonline.Fitnessappsthemselvesarenotabadthing.（14），ashealth﹣trackingtechnologybecomesincreasinglycommon﹣evenkidsusefitnessapps﹣itisimportanttobeawarethat（15）everyaspectofourlivesisnotnecessarilyhealthy.（1）A.accustomedB.addictedC.blindD.grateful（2）A.inpracticeB.aboveallC.forexampleD.inbrief（3）A.annoyingB.positiveC.strangeD.original（4）A.fantasyB.doubtC.exerciseD.data（5）A.countB.drainC.burnD.exhaust（6）A.recoverB.sufferC.adaptD.explore（7）A.advertiseB.realizeC.criticizeD.normalize（8）A.strongB.fitC.youngD.energetic（9）A.harderB.smarterC.morelikelyD.morebeneficial（10）A.littleB.specialC.considerableD.immediate（11）A.guaranteedB.revealedC.damagedD.controlled（12）A.anxietyB.benefitC.pleasureD.significance（13）A.bringB.boastC.inquireD.hesitate（14）A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.AdditionallyD.Contrarily（15）A.assessingB.adjustingC.quantifyingD.inspectingSectionBDirections：Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.17．（8分）FurBabiesKongQin，a32﹣year﹣oldwhite﹣collarworkerinBeijing，recentlynoticedthatCheese，hercat，hadbeenactingoddlysinceshegavebirthtohersonseveralweeksago.Thecatstartedusingthebathroomalloverthehouse，andshewasneverlikethatbefore.Kongdidnotknowwhathappenedtothecat，andsheaskedforadvicefromafriendofherswhoisalsoacatowner.HerfriendtoldherthatCheesemaybeactingoutasshemaybefeelingneglectedsincethebabywasborn.Sheaddedthatbehavingthiswaywasprobablyatricktowinoverhermaster'sattention.KongrememberedthatinafamilyinBabaHuilaile（DadisBack），aChineserealityshowthatshewatchedaroundoneyearago，thedogoftenpushedthekidasidewhenthekidaskedhisdadforahug.Whenshewaswatchingtheshow，sheonlytookthepushingasajokeanddidnotthinktoomuchofit，butsheisnowbeginningtowonderifthedogwasactuallytryingtostealthelimelight.ZhangYu，aveterinarian（獸醫(yī)）inBeijing，advisesthatiffurbabiesstarttomisbehaveafterababyisborn，petownersshouldnotpunishthem，whichmaystressthepetout.Petsrarelyactivelyattackkids，butifkidshurtpetsoutofcuriosity，likepullingtheirtails，petsmaybitekidstorunaway.Shealsorecommendsthatparentsshouldbewiththekidswhoareyoungerthantwoyearsoldwhentherearepetsaroundtoprotectpetsandkidsfrombeinghurtbyeachother.Aschildrengetolder，parentscanhelpintroducetheirkidstothepetstohelpthembecomefamiliarandcomfortablearoundeachother."Petswilleventuallygetusedtohavingkidsaroundaftersometime，andpetsownersneedtowaitsometime，"shesaid.KonghashappilyfoundthatCheeseismorelikeherusualselfoverthepastfewdays.Sheisconsciousthatthecathasgonethroughthetougheststage.ThenextthingsheisplanningtodoistotakeCheesetoherson'sbedmoreoftensothatshewilllikehimmore.（1）Theunderlinedexpression"limelight"inparagraph3isclosestinmeaningto.A.foodB.glanceC.attentionD.ownership（2）Accordingtoparagraph4，whichofthefollowingisTRUE？A.Petswon'tstartafightwithbabieswhenparentsarearound.B.Petsarealwayssafealonewiththoseyoungerthan2﹣year﹣olds.C.Ownersshouldbepatientbeforepetsgetusedtohavingbabiesaround.D.Ownersshouldstresspetsoutwhentheyarenotbehavingthemselves.（3）HowdoesKongfeelaboutCheese'sreactiontothebirthofhersonthesedays？A.Comfortable.B.Thankful.C.Depressed.D.Hateful.（4）Whatdoesthewritermainlywanttotellusinthispassage？A.Childrenneedtobesmartenoughtoavoidbeinghurtbypets.B.Ownersshouldlearntohelpfurbabiescoexistwithnewborns.C.Parents'furbabiescanbecomefriendswiththenewbornseasily.D.Pets，likesomeparents，willfeeldelightedwhennewbornscome.18．（6分）HistoricRoyalPalace﹣TowerofLondonOnthebanksofLondon'sRiverThamesisaninfamouscastle.Onyourvisityouwilldiscoversurprisingstoriesofkings，queensandcriminalplots.TheTowerofLondonisa1，000﹣year﹣oldcastlethatprotectstheCrownJewels.Kingsandqueensdemonstratedtheirpowerfromhere，shapingsocietyandinfluencingourcountry.Seewonderfuldisplaysofarms，whichweremadeandstoredinthissecuretower.Stepintotheluxuriouspalaceofkingsandqueensinhistory，designedasaplacetoliveandrule.Explorethespaceswherefamousprisonerswerekeptanddiscoverthedrawingstheyleftbehind500yearsago.Bookonlineatadiscountat.uk/tower.AsecurecastleBeamazedbytheCrownJewels，thenation'streasuresstoredwithintheseheavilydefendedwalls.Thesepricelesssymbolsofroyaltyarestillusedbykingsandqueenstodayforstateoccasions.AroyalpalaceMeettheYeomanWarders，popularlycalled‘Beefeaters'.TheylivehereandhaveguardedtheTowerforhundredsofyears.JointhemforafreeguidedtouroftheTower，startingevery30minutes.AninfamousprisonFindtheplaceswherepeoplewereimprisonedawaitingtrialorpunishment.Discoverwherekings，queensandreligiouscriminalswerelockedaway，andwherethreeEnglishqueenswerekilled.GiftshopsOurfantasticshopssellawiderangeofwonderfulbooks，giftsandsouvenirssoyoucanrememberyourday.GreatfoodEnjoyatastyhome﹣cookedmealattheNewArmouriesCafeinsidetheTower，orstreetfoodandadrinkonthewharf（碼頭）outsidetheTower'sentrance.DrinkateaorcoffeeinsideattheRaven'sKioskandbuyacolddrinkoricecreamattheJewelKiosk.EatinstyleatthePerkinRevelleroverlookingtheriver.AudioguidesDiscovertheTowerwithanaudioguideandexperiencefiveexperttours.OpeningtimesOpendaily（except24﹣26Decand1Jan）1Nov﹣28FebTue﹣Sat09：00﹣16：30Sun﹣Mon10：00﹣16：30（Lastadmission﹣16：00）1Mar﹣31OctTue﹣Sat09：00﹣17：30Sun﹣Mon10：00﹣17：30（Lastadmission﹣17：00）Allowatleast2﹣3hoursforyourvisit.HowtogethereTowerofLondon，London，EC3N4ABUnderground：TowerHillDLR：TowerGatewayTrain：FenchurchStreetandLondonBridgeBus：15，42，78，100andRV1Riverboat：TowerPierSightseeingbuses：includedinallmajortours（1）TheTowerofLondonplayedseveralrolesinhistoryEXCEPT.A.asafecastleB.anarmsstorageC.aninfamousjailD.amilitarybase（2）WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE？A.VisitorsshouldgetoffatTowerHilliftheytakeatraintotheTower.B.Touristscanenjoydelicioushome﹣cookedmealinsidetheTower.C.VisitorsareallowedtoentertheTowerat16：30onDec26.D.TouristsareunlikelytoappreciateroyaltreasuresintheTower.（3）Accordingtothepassage，visitorstotheTowerofLondoncan.A.nolongerseethekingusingtheCrownJewelsB.bookticketstosavemoneyontheofficialwebsiteC.applyforthepermissionofextendingvisitinghoursD.paytobetterenjoythetourwiththeYeomanWarders19．（8分）PortraitsasArtAccordingtoadictionary，portraitureis"arepresentation（描繪）ofaperson，especiallyofthefacebydrawingorpaintingalikeness."However，thisdefinitionneglectsthecomplexitiesofportraiture.Portraitsareworksofartthatengagewithideasofidentityratherthanjustalikeness.Theseconceptsofidentityinvolvesocialrank，gender，age，profession，characterofthesubject，etc.Itisimpossibletocopyalltheaspectsofidentity.Therefore，portraitsreflectonlycertainqualitiesofsubjects.Portraitarthasalsoundergonesignificantshiftsinartisticpractice.Themajorityofportraitsaretheoutcomeofcurrentartisticfashionsandfavoredstyles.Therefore，portraitartisanartcategoryprovidingvariousengagementwithsocial，psychological，andartisticpracticesandexpectations.Sinceportraitsaredifferentfromotherartcategories，theyareworthyofseparatestudy.Duringtheirproduction，portraitsrequirethepresenceofaspecificperson，oranimageoftheindividual.Inmanyinstances，theproductionofportraiturehasrequiredsittings，whichresultininteractionbetweenthesubject（s）andtheartistthroughoutthecreationofthework.Incertaininstances，portraitartistsdependedonacombinationofdifferentinvolvementwiththeirsubjects.Ifthesittercan'tsitinthestudioregularly，portraitistscouldusehisorherphotographs.InEurope，duringtheseventeenthandeighteenthcentury，thesittingtimewassometimesdecreasedbyfocusingonlyonthehead.Theoretically，portraitistscouldworkfromimpressionsormemorieswhencreatingapainting，butthisrarelyoccurredaccordingtodocumentedrecords.Nonetheless，whethertheworkisbasedonmodelsittings，copyingaphotograph，orusingmemory，theprocessofpaintingaportraitislinkedwiththemodel'sattendance.Furthermore，portraitpaintingcanbedistinguishedfromotherartisticcategoriesbyitsconnectionwithappearance，orlikeness.Assuch，theartofportraitpaintinggotareputationforimitationinsteadofforartisticinnovation.BasedonRenaissancearttheory，portraiturewasrelatedtothelevelofamechanicalexerciseasopposedtoafineart.Michelangelo'swell﹣knownprotestagainstportraitsisonlyoneexample.Duringthenineteenthandtwentiethcenturies，theattitudetoportraiturewascritical.Evenso，artistsfromaroundtheglobepersistedinpaintingportraitsdespitetheirtheoreticalobjections.Picasso，forexample，becamewidely﹣knownforcubiststill﹣lifepainting（立體派靜物畫）earlyinhiscareer，butsomeofhisearlyexperimentsinthisnewstylewerehisportraitsofartdealers.（1）Whatdoesparagraph1mainlytellus？A.Thechangingdefinitionofportraiturereflectsshiftingattitudestoit.B.Mostportraitsreflectartisticfashionsandfavoredstyleswhencreated.C.Portraitureisamorecomplexartformthanisdefinedinadictionary.D.Portraitartshouldn'tbeseenasadistinctartcategoryforitscomplexity.（2）Whichofthefollowingisacharacteristicofportraiturementionedinparagraph2？A.Portraituretypicallytakesmuchlesstimethanotherartforms.B.Portraitureoftenrequiresfrequentcooperationbetweenartists.C.Portraitsshowmodelsinamoreaccuratewaythanotherartforms.D.Portraitsgenerallyinvolveinteractionbetweensubjectsandartists.（3）Accordingtoparagraph2，duringportraits'production，artists.A.basedtheirworkonthesubjects'attendanceB.preferredmodels'photographstotheirpresenceC.weremorewillingtouseimpressionsormemoriesD.reducedsittingtimetoconcentrateonasitter'shead（4）Picassoischosenasanexamplebytheauthorbecausehe.A.alteredthewayotherartistsfeltaboutportraitartB.createdportraitsinspiteofhisobjectiontoportraitartC.dependedonportraitarttoestablishahigherreputationD.hadfewertheoreticalobjectionstoportraituresthanothersSectionCDirections：Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.20．（8分）A.Healthyyoldpeoplewillrequiregreatchangesinhealthspending.B.Theybecomeoneofthefastestgrowinggroupsforairlinebusinesses.C.Theriseoftheyoldwilldefinitelybeablessingtobothcultureandeconomy.D.Healthworsenswithage，buttheyoldareresistingthedeclinebetterthanmost.E.Manycompaniestreatolderworkersunfairlybyofferingtrainingonlytoyoungerones.F.Bossesmaythinkproductivityfallswithage，butstudiesinGermanysuggestthingsdifferent.YoldTheyear2020marksthebeginningofthedecadeoftheyold，orthe"youngold"，astheJapanesecallpeopleagedbetween65and75.Bycontinuingtoworkandstayingsociallyengaged，theboomers，intheirnewappearanceastheyoungold，willchangetheworld.Theyoldaremorenumerous，healthierandwealthierthanpreviousgenerationsofseniors.（1）Ofthe3.7yearsofincreasedlifeexpectancyinrichcountriesbetween2000and2015，saystheWHO，3.2yearswereenjoyedingoodhealth.Workingisoneofthefactorsthatarehelpingpeoplestayhealthylonger.AGermanstudyfoundthatpeoplewhoremainatworkafterthenormalretirementagemanagetoslowthecognitive（認(rèn)知的）decline.Theyoldarealsobetteroff，whilethewealthofallotheragegroupsdeclined.Theyoldarechallengingthetraditionalexpectationsoftheretiredinmanyaspects.Theywon'twearindoorshoesandlookafterthegrandchildren.（2）Theyalsospendmuchmore，whentakingaforeignholiday，thanyoungeradults，sotheyarevitaltothetourismindustry.And，becauseoftheimportanceofpensions，theyoldaretransforminginsurancecompaniesfrompassivedistributorsoffixedannuities（年金）tofinancialserviceprovidersforcustomerswhowanttomanagetheirpensionpotsmoreactively.（3）Theyfindthatolderworkershave，ifanything，slightlyabove﹣averageproductivityandthatteamsofworkersfrommultiplegenerationsarethemostproductiveofall.Societiesshouldbebetteroffbecausepublicspendingonhealthandpensionsshouldbelowerthanexpected，aspeopleworklongerandneedlessmedicalcare.Today，somebigthingswillhavetochange，underpressurefromtheyoldthemselves.Themostimportantispublicattitudestowardsolderpeopleandinparticulartheexpectationthat60﹣somethingsoughttoquietlyretireintothebackground.（4）Theyoldwilldemandthatcompaniesbecomemoreage﹣friendlyand，intheprocess，helpchangeattitudestowardsagingitself.IV.SummaryWriting21．（10分）Directions：Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint（s）ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.StorytellingTheartofstorytellingisarespectedskill.Overthecourseofhistory，communityeldersandtheirstorieshavebeenregardedastreasuresofsociety'sknowledge，history，andwisdom.Today，medicalandsocialscienceresearchersareinterestedinmorethanjusttheimportanceofstorytellingasameansofteaching，butalsooverallhealth.Therehavebeenlotsofstudiesthathavelookedatthepsychologicalandtherapeuticeffectsofstorytelling.Perhapsoneofthemostinterestingthingsintheworldoftheresearchoflonglife，however，isthegrowingnumberofpeoplewithdementia（癡呆）whoarebenefitingfromparticipatingingroup﹣basedcommunitystorytelling.Studiesoftheuseofreminiscence（懷舊）therapywithpeoplesufferingfromdementiahavelookedattheimpactthetherapyhasonbothmentalfunctionandqualityoflife，whicharepositivelyinfluencedbytheuseofstorytelling.Expertssaythatstorytellingalsoeffectivelyfightsagainsttheinitialdenialthatcanarisewhenapatientlearnsofanewdiagnosis，orisaskedtochangedeeplyfixedbehaviorswhicharedefinitelyinfluencinghealthinthelongrun.Patientsmayreacttothisnewsbythinking，"Thisisnotdirectlyrelatedtome，"or"Myexperienceissomewhatdifferent."Storieshelpbreakdownthatdenialbyengagingthelistener，oftenthroughsomedegreeofidentificationwiththestorytelleroroneofthecharacters.Themagicofstoriesliesintherelatednesstheypromote.Thisiswhymanystoriesinadvertisementsarebeingmadefulluseoftoreachthetargetcustomers.Patientsanddoctorshaveunderstoodthepowerofstorytelling.Whetheramongpatientsinpeersupportgroupsorbetweendoctorsandpatientsintheexamroomsorevenbetweendoctorsduringconsultations，storytellingisalwaysplayingtheessentialpart.V.TranslationDirections：TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish，usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.22．（3分）下雨天，孩子們可以打打乒乓球。（suitable）23．（4分）現(xiàn)在倡議把餐館里沒有吃完的食物打包帶走。（It）24．（4分）考試成績有起伏是正常現(xiàn)象，你不必為此憂心忡忡。（which）25．（4分）十一月秋意正濃，何不放下手頭的工作，走近大自然？（air）VI.GuidedWriting26．（25分）Directions：WriteanEnglishcompositionin120﹣150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.你們學(xué)校的校報(bào)正在以"我心中的理想教室"為題征文。請你以高三學(xué)生的身份投稿，描述自己心中理想的教室，并說明理由。

2020-2021學(xué)年上海市松江區(qū)高三（上）期末英語試卷（一模）參考答案與試題解析I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections：InSectionA，youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation，aquestionwillbeasked