2019年上海高考英語真題試題及答案

2019年上海高考英語真題試題及答案

絕密★啟用前

2019年普通高等學(xué)校招生全國統(tǒng)一考試（上海卷）

英語試卷

（滿分140分，考試時間120分鐘）

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I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Atthe

endofeachconversation,aquestionwillheaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsand

thequestionswillhespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,

readthefourpossibleangersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothe

questionyouhaveheard.

()1.A.Goodnovels.B.The20th?century.

C.Anewlyopenedbookstore.D.Fuzhou,Road

)2.A.HehashadasurgeryB.Hehasproblemonhisback.

C.Hemetadoctor.D.Hesneezed.

)3.A.Excited.B.Interested.

C.Happy.D.Annoying.

)4.A.InXi'an.B.InChengdu.

C.Inthecompany.D.Athome.

)5.A.Heistoocarefulaboutwhathecats.

B.Hedidn'ttakeexercisebefore.

C.Hehadahealthydietbefore.

D.Heisleadingahealthierlifenow.

)6.A.Nutrition.B.Mud.

C.Pesticides.D.Water.

)7.A.Thehabitoflearning.

B.Takingpartinthewritingcontest.

C.Practisingwriting.

D.Takingcoursesonreadingandwriting.

)8.A.Shefindsthetenniscourtcrowded.

B.Shelikestennis.

C.Sheisgoingtofittennislessonsintoherschedule.

D.Sheistoobusytotaketennislessons.

)9.A.Heforgottorepairhiscar.

B.Heforgottochargehiscarbattery.

C.Heforgottorefuelhiscar.

D.Hewalkedtotheparkbecauseitisnearby.

()10.A.Tryingtobalancethenumbersinthereport

B.Dealingwiththebudget.

C.Readingthebudgetreport.

D.Keepingaddingandreadingthenumbers.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionByouwillheartwoshortpassages,andonelongerconversation⑷er

eachpassage.Thepassagesorconversationyouwillheaskedseveralquestions,thepassagesand

theconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouheara

question,readthefourpossibleangersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswerto

thequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

()11.A.Whentheymeetstrangers.

B.Whentheystartanewproject.

C.Whentheyinterviewprofessionals.

D.Whentheyenterunknownareas.

()12.A.Becausehewasanonfictionwriter.

B.Becausehewassincere.

C.Becausehewasnotqualifiedtowritesuchakindofbook.

D.Becausehehadanotebookwithhim.

()13.AByproducingtheunfamiliartoreducefear.

B.Byhavingstrengthtobroadentheirstories.

C.Bytakingtheseadvantagestoenrichtheirwriting.

D.Bydoingassignmenttogainconfidence.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingtalk.

()14.A.Creativityisproductionofsomethingoriginalanduseful

B.Creativityisproductionofbothsidesofthebrain.

C.Creativityisproductionoftherightbrain,enhancingbyarts.'

D.Creativityisproductionoffreedomfromconcretefacts.

()15.A.Theleftbrainscansremotememories.

B.Theleftbrainconcentratesonobviousfacts.

C.Theleftbrainpullsalltlioughttogether.

D.Theleftbraincatchesconnectionandlocksit.

()16.A.Definitionofcreativity.B.Fact-finding.

C.Theleftsideofthebrain.D.Therightsideofthebrain.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

()17.A.Teachinginaremotevilhge.

B.Avolunteerexperience.

C.Aparttimejob.

D.Perseverance.

()18.A.Hisfathersupervisedanon-profitartgalleryvolunteerprogramme.

B.Hisfatherusedtodonatecashtoanon-profitartgallery.

C.Hisfatherwasinvolvedinalltheactivitiesintheartgallery.

D.Hisfatherdevotedallhistimetothecharityactivitiesinthegallery.

)19.A.Todonatecashandthingstopeoplewhoneedthem

B.Togetinvolvedinactivitiesyouarcpassionateabout.

C.Totakepartinthecharityactivities.

D.Tovolunteertoworkinacharitygroup.

)20.A.Passion.B.Funds.

C.Perseverance.D.Acknowledgement.,

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherent

andgrammaticallycorivct.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproper

formofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

MillionsofBabyOliveRidleyDirtiesEmer四inOrissa

Natureisfullofwonders.In___21___isoneofthemostbreathtakingsightsinnature

millionsofbabyRidleyturtlesbrokeoutoftheireggshellsunderthesandatoneoftheirmass

nestinggroundsinOrissa.ThebabyturtlesstartedtheirjourneytowardstheBayof

Bengal22theyemergedfromtheirnestinthesoutherndistrictofGanjam,about175

kmfromBhubaneswar.

OrissaisthehometothreemassnestingsitesoftheOliverturtles,aspecies____23

(threaten)withextinction,andoneofthesites.Gahirmatha,____24____around70to80million

turtleslayeggsonthebeacheveryyear,isconsideredoneoftheworld'slargestnestingsites.

Thefemaleturtlesdrag25upthebeachfromthesea,diganest,layatleastone

hundredeggs,coverandconcealtheireggsandnest,andthenreturntothesea.Thefemalesnever

visitthenestagaintotakecareoftheeggsthat____26(deposit)inthewarmsand.

Thebabyturtlesemergefromtheeggsafter45-60days,thenthebabiesgrowwithouttheir

mother,whichisararephenomenoninnature.Interestingly,itisonthesamebeachwherethey

werebwn____27____thefemaleslaytheireggs.

Intherecentyears,seaerosionhasledtomanyturtles*nest____28(damage)or

destroyed.Also,somefierceanimalssuchasdogsandbirds29(reduce)thenumberof

nestingturtles,And.ofcoursemanhasalsohadanegativeimpact____30using

engine-poweredfishingboatsneartheturtles*nestinggrounds.

21.22.23.24.25.

26.27.28.29.30.

SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblank,withaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwonlcanbeused

onlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.countingB.determintedC.distractionD.environmental

E.focusF.modifiedGnaturallyHperforming

I.wwseningJ.comprehensivelyK.significant

Myopia,orshort-sightedness,isaconditioninwhichdistantobjectsappearblurred,but

closerobjectscanusuallybeseeninsharpfocus,Itsbiologicalbasisisaneyethat,during

childhood,hasgrowntoolongforitsopticalpower.Thefocalplaneforimagesofdistantobjects

endsupinfrontoftheretina,causingout-of-____31____perception.

Myopiawasonceregardedasalmosttotallygenetically32____.Butitsprevalencehas

increasedspectacularlyinurbanmainlandChina,HongKong,Taiwan,Singapore,Japanand

SouthKorea,where80-90%ofthosecompletinghighschoolarcnowshort-sighted.Thisisup

from20-30%onlytwogenerationsago.Sincegenepoolsdonotchangethatfast,thesemassive

changesmustbedueto33____change.In2005,we34____reviewedtheresearchon

myopiaandfoundacorrelationwitheducation.(Thiswasnotaparticularlynovelinsight;sucha

linkwaspostulatedasfarbackasKeplerin1604.)Wefoundlocationswithahighprevalenceof

myopiawerealltopperformersinsurveysofinternationaleducationaloutcomes.

Fortunately,notallhigh-____35____locations,Australiaamongthem,showedahigh

prevalenceofmyopia.Thisshowsthathigheducationaloutcomesdonotnecessarilyleadto

myopia.Wealsohypothesizedthatallhumanpopulationgroupshadatendencytodevelop

myopiaunderparticularenvironmentalconditions.Indeed,NorthAmericaandEuropehaveseen

growingratesofmyopia,althoughtheyarestillnowherenearashighasinEastandSoutheast

Asia.

Acommoncutofffbrhighmyopiais-5diopters.Thismeansvisionisblurredbeyond20cm

fromtheeyes.Suchsevereorhighmyopiaincreaseswithageandcanleadtovisualimpairment

thatcan'tbecorrected.Theprevalenceofhighmyopiahasnowreached20%inyoungadultsin

EastandSoutheastAsia,whichforeshadowsmajorincreasesinvisual____36____andblindness

astheseyoungadultsage.Sopreventionofmyopiahasbecomecrucial,particularlyfbrEastand

SoutheastAsia.

Australiahas____37____lowlevelsofmyopiawithalifestylethatemphasizesoutdoors

activities.Youngchildrenreportspendingtwotothreehoursadayoutside,not____38____time

outdoorsatschool.However,thereareformidablebarrierstoachievingthisbenchmarkin

locationswherespendingtimeoutdoorsisseenasa____39____fromstudy.Policyresponses

mustthereforealsoaimtoslowtheprogressionofmyopia,thephenomenoninwhichmild

to40____myopiabecomesmoresevereduringchildhood.Thereiscurrentlycontroversy

overwhethertimeoutdoorsslowsprogression,butstrongseasonaleffectsonprogressionsuggest

thatitmay.

31.32.33.34.35.

36.37.38.39.40.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwonlsorphrasesmarkedA,

B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Wc'rctoldthatwritingisdying.Typingonkeyboardsandscreens____41____written

communicationtoday.Learningcursive,joined-uphandwritingwasonce42____inschools.

Butnow,notsomuch.CountriessuchasFinlandhavedroppedjoined-uphandwritinglessonsin

schools____43____typingcourses.AndintheUS,therequirementtolearncursivehasbeenleft

outofcorestandardssince2013.AfewUSstatesstillplacevalueonformativecursiveeducation,

suchasArizona,butthey*renotthe44

Someexpertspointoutthatwritinglessonscanhaveindirect45____.AnneTrubek,author

ofTheHistoryandUncertainFutureofHandwriting,arguesthatsuchlessonscanreinforceaskill

calledautomaticity.Thafswhenyou*veperfectedatask,andcandoitalmostwithoutthinking,

____46____youextramentalbandwidthtothinkaboutordootherthingswhileyou'redoingthe

task.Inthissense,TrubekHkenshandwritingto47____.

“Onceyouhavedrivenfbrawhile,youdon't48____think4Stepongasnow'[or]'Turnthe

steeringwheelabit',"sheexplains.tcYbujustdoit.That'swhatwewantchildrento____49____

whenlearningtowrite.YouandIdon'tthink'nowmakealoopgoingupfbrthe4T-or'howlook

fbrtheletterTonthekeyboard.Trubekhaswrittenmanyessaysandbooksonhandwriting,and

shedoesn'tbelieveitwilldieoutfbraverylongtime,“ifever”.Butshebelievesstudentsarc

learningautomaticityfasterwithkeyboardsthanwithhandwriting:studentsarelearninghowto

typewithoutkx)kingatthekeysat____50____ages,andtotypefasterthantheycouldwrite,

grantingthemextratimetothinkaboutwordchoiceorsentencestructure.Inapiecepenned(if

you'llpardontheexpression)fbrtheNewYorkTimeslastyear,Trubekarguedthatduetothe

improvedautomaticityofkeyboards,today'schildrenmaywellbecomebettercommunicatorsin

textas____51____takesuplessoftheireducation.Thisisa(n)____52____thathasattractedboth

criticismandsupport.

Sheexplainsthattwoofthemostcommonargumentsshehearsfromdetractors

regardingthedeclineofhandwritingisthatnot____53____itwillresultina“l(fā)ossofhistory”and

a“l(fā)ossofpersonaltouch”.

Ontheformershe____54____that95%ofhandwrittenmanuscriptscan*tbereadbythe

averagepersonanyway—"that'swhywchavepaleographers,sheexplains,paleographybeing

thestudyofancientstylesofwriting-whilethelatterreferstothewarm55____wegiveto

handwrittenpersonalnotes,suchasthank-youcards.Someeducatorsseemtoagree,atleasttoan

extent,(466words)

()41.A.abandonsB.dominatesC.entersD.absorbs

()42.A.compulsoryB.oppositeC.crucialD.relevant

()43.AinwantofB.incaseof

C.infavourofD.inadditionto

()44.A.quantityB.minimumC.qualityD.majority

()45.AresponsibilityB.benefits

C.resourcesD.structure

()46.AgrantingB.gettingC.bringingD.coming

()47.AsleepingB.drivingC.reviewingD.operating

()48.A.eventuallyB.constantly

C.equivalentlyD.consciously

()49.AadoptB.reachC.acquireD.activate

()50.A.slowerB.laterC.fasterD.earlier

()51.A.handwritingB.addingC.formingD.understanding

()52.AtrustB.lookC.viewD.smile

()53.AcontainingB.spreadingC.choosingD.protecting

()54.AcommitsB.countersC.completesD.composes

()55.A.associationsB.resources

C.proceduresD.interactions

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions

orunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemthemanefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choose

theonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheivformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

TheWorkYouDo,thePersonYbuAre

AllIhadtodoforthetwodollarswascleanHerhousefbrafewhoursafterschoolItwasa

beautifulhouse,too,withaplastic-coveredsofaandchairs,wall-to-wallblue-and-whitecarpeting,

awhiteenamelstove,awashingmachineandadryer—thingsthatwerecommoninHer

neighborhood,absentinmine.Inthemiddleofthewar,shehadbutter,sugar,steaks,and

seam-up-the-backstockings.

Iknewhowtoscrubfloorsonmykneesandhowtowashclothesinourzinctub,butIhad

neverseenaHoovervacuumcleaneroranironthatwasn'theatedbyfire.

PartofmyprideinworkingfbrHerwasearningmoneyIcouldsquander:onmovies,candy,

paddleballs,jacks,ice-creamcones.ButalargerpartofmypridewasbasedonthefactthatIgave

halfmywagestomymothci;whichmeantthatsomeofmyearningswereusedfbrrealthings一

aninsurance-policypaymentorwhatwasowedtothemilkmanortheiceman,Thepleasureof

beingnecessarytomyparentswasprofound.Iwasnotlikethechildreninfolktales;burdensome

mouthstofeed,nuisancestobecorrected,problemssoseverethattheywereabandonedtothe

forestIhadastatusthatdoingroutinechoresinmyhousedidnotprovide-anditearnedmea

stowsmile,anapprovingnodfromanadult,ConfirmationsthatIwasadultlike,notchildlike,

Inthosedays,theforties,childrenwerenotjusttovedorHked;theywereneeded.Theycould

earnmoney;theycouldcarefbrchildrenyoungerthanthemselves;theycouldworkhefarm,take

careoftheherd,runerrands,andmuchmore.Isuspectthatchildrenaren'tneededinthatwaynow.

Theyaretoved,dotedon,protected,andhelped.Fine,andyet.

Littlebylittle,IgotbetteratcleaningHerhouse—goodenoughtobegivenmoretodo,

muchmore.Iwasorderedtocarrybookcasesupstairsand,once,tomoveapianofromonesideof

aroomtotheother,Ifellcarryingthebookcases.Andafterpushingthepianomyarmsandlegs

hurtsobadly.Iwantedtorefuse;oratleasttocomplain,butIwasafraidshewouldfireme,andI

wouldlosethefreedomthedollargaveme,aswellasthestandingIhadathome—althoughboth

wereslowlybeingeroded.Shebegantooffermeherclothes,fbraprice.Impressedbytheseworn

things,whichlookedsimplygorgeoustoalittlegirlwhohadonlytwodressestoweartoschool,I

boughtafew.UntilmymotheraskedmeifIreallywantedtoworkfbrcastoffs.SoIlearnedtosay

4<No,thankyou”toafadedsweaterofferedfbraquarterofaweek'spay.

Still,Ihadtroublesummoningthecouragetodiscussorobjecttotheincreasingdemandsshe

made.AndIknewthatifItoldmymotherhowunhappyIwasshewouldtellmetoquit.Thenone

day,aloneinthekitchenwithmyfather,Iletdropafewwhinesaboutthejob.Igavehimdetails,

examplesofwhattroubledme,yetalthoughhelistenedintently,Isawnosympathyinhiseyes.

No“Oh,youpoorlittlething."PerhapsheunderstoodthatwhatIwantedwasasolutiontothejob,

notanescapefromit,Inanycase,heputdownhiscupofcoffeeandsaid,“Listen.Ybudon'tlive

there.Ybulivehere.Withyourpeople.Gotowork.Getyourmoney.Andcomeonhome.”

Thatwaswhathesaid.ThiswaswhatIheard.

Whatevertheworkis,doitwell-notforthebossbutforyourself.

Ybumakethejob;itdoesn*tmakeyou.

Yburreallifeiswithus,yourfamily.

Ybuarenottheworkyoudo;youarethepen?onyouare.

Ihaveworkedforallsortsofpeoplesincethen,geniusesandmorons,quick-wittedanddull,

bighcartcdandnarrow.Fvchadmanykindsofjobs,butsincethatconversationwithmyfatherI

haveneverconsideredtheleveloflabortobethemeasureofmyself,andIhaveneverplacedthe

securityofajobabovethevalueofhome.

()56.Whatisthe“pleasure”,oftheauthorfromthesentence,“thepleasureofbeing

necessarytomyparentswasprofound,(paragraph3)n?

A.Shewasproudasshecouldearnmoneyforhermother.

B.Herownvalueofbeingneeded.

C.Sheisdistinctivefromthosechildreninfolktales.

D.Sheenjoyedastatusofbeinganadultinherfamfly.

()57.Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingistrueaboutchildreninthe

1940sandnow?

AChildrenbecomeneeded,lovedandlikedwhentheyareatforty.

B.Childreninmodemtimesarclesslikelytobespoiledbyparents.

C.Childrenin1940sarecapableastheycanhandlevariousdailyroutine.

D.Childreninmodemtimesaren'tneededtododailyworksanymore.

()58.Whatdidtheauthor'sfathermakeherunderstand?

A.Don'tescapefromdifficultiesatwork.

B.Whateverdecisionshemade,herfatherwouldsupporther.

C.Conveyherdissatisfactionwithherwork.

D.Makeadistinctionbetweenworkandlife.

()59.Whichofthefollowingcorrespondstotheauthor'sviewsinthepassage?

A.Don'tregardworkachievementasacriterionfbrevaluatingoneself.

B.Hardworkisastrugglefbrabetterfutureinyourlimitedlife.

C.Parentsarethebestteachersofchildren.

D.Jobsecurityislessvaluablewhencomparewithfamily.

(B)

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Geographersareinterestedinthespatialpatternsobservedonearth.Bridgingthenatural

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problemsrequireunderstandingtheinterdependencebetweenhumanactivitiesandthe

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methodsprovidethemwithanalyticalskillsrelevanttooccupationsfocusedonsolvingsocialand

environmentalproblems.TheDepartmentofGeographyofferseightmajorsthathelpstudents

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TheGeography-GlobalizationandDevelopmentmajorwillprovidestudentswitha

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analyzingkeyissuesinvolvedinnationalandinternationaldevelopment,especiallyasitrelatesto

theglobalsouth.Reflectingthedisciplineofgeographyasawhole,thismajoremphasizesan

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well-beingbycombiningthebenefitsofareastudieswiththeoreticalandtopicalinvestigationsin

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Ourdepartmentiscommittedtoexcellenceinbothteachingandadvising.Severalofour

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C.Gettingone-on-oneinformationongeographyteaching.

D.Achievingmoreinternationalopportunities.

)62.Whereisthemostlikelyplacetoreadthispassage?

AInamagazine.

B.Ontheuniversitywebsite.

C.Inageographicjournal

D.Ontheenrollmentinformationnetwork.

(C)

Thespreadoflitareascouldthreatenanimalecologyandhumanhealth

CompositeimageofEuropeandNorthAfricaatnight,2016.Credit:NASAEarth

ObservatoryimagesbyJoshuaStevens,usingSuomiNPPVIIRSdatafromMiguelRoman,

NASA'sGoddardSpaceFlightCenterArtificiallightisoftenseenasasignofprogress:themarch

ofcivilizationshinesalightinthedark;ittakesbackthenight;itilluminates.Butachorusof

scientistsandadvocatesarguesthatunnaturallybrightnightsarebadnotjustforastronomersbut

alsofbrnocturnalanimalsandevenfbrhumanhealth.

Nowresearchshowsthenightisgettingevenbrighter.From2012to2016theearth's

artificiallylitareaexpandedbyanestimated2.2percentayear(map),accordingtoastudy

publishedlastNovemberinScienceAdvances.Eventhatincreasemayunderstatetheproblem,

however.Themeasurementexcludeslightfrommostoftheenergy-efficientLEDlampsthathave

beenreplacingsodium-vaportechnologyincitiesallovertheworld,saysleadstudyauthor

ChristopherKyba,apostdoctoralresearcherattheGermanResearchCenterfbrGeosciencesin

Potsdam.

ThenewdatacamefromaNASAsatelliteinstrumentcalledtheVisibleInfraredImaging

RadiometerSuite(VIIRS).Itcanmeasurelongwavelengthsoflight,suchasthoseproducedby

traditionalyellow-and-orangesodium-vaporstreetlamps.

ButVIIRScannotseetheshort-wavelengthbluelightproducedbywhiteLEDs.Thislighthas

beenshowntodisrupthumansleepcyclesandnocturnalanimals5behavior.

Credit:MappingSpecialists;Source:uArtificiallyLitSurfaceofEarthatNightIncreasingin

RadianceandExtent,,TbyChristopherC.M.Kybaetal.,inScienceAdvances,\bl.3,No,11,

ArticleNo.El701528;November22,2017.

TheteambelievestheongoingswitchtoLEDscausedalreadybrightcountriessuchasItaly,the

Netherlands,SpainandtheU.S.toregisterashavingstablelevelsofilluminationintheVIIRS

data.Incontrast,mostnationsinSouthAmerica,AfricaandAsiabrightened,suggestingincreases

intheuseoftraditionallighting.Australiaactuallyappearedtoloselitarea—buttheresearchers

saythatisbecausewildfiresskewedthedata.

“ThefactthatVIIRSfindsanincrease[inmanycountries],despiteitsblindn