2020年上海市复旦高级中学高三英语第四次联考试题及答案解析

2020年上海市复旦高级中学高三英语第四次联考试题及答案解析

第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

I started working with my hands at a young age. The youngest of five brothers, I took on the role as a

“maintenance (维修) man” at an early age for our family’s small grocery store. Often my dad wouldn’t give me a

clear idea of how something shouldbe done, so I just had to figure it out by researching or through trial and error.

Fast forward to 2016 and those problem-solving skills would become the focus of Tippecanoe High School’s

Homebuilding class. I knew I wanted to teach the students skills that went beyond just being able to hammer nails

or cut pieces of two-by-fours. The problem was that we didn’t have the resources at the time to do much else.

The idea of attracting some type of funding seemed very important. Designing, building and selling a tiny house on

wheels seemed like the perfect project to accomplishthe task. I reached out to a number of local businesses and

most of them responded with the greatest support for what x k w we were doing.

This year we added a new element to the program. Through one of our partners, we were able to connect

with the nonprofit Veteran’s Ananda Incorporated. Students in the Homebuilding class are leading the design and

production of micro houses to be donated to this organization. The new partnership gives the students another

focus to consider when designing and building the houses.

There has been no shortage of students since our first year. Three years ago we had 41 students, the next 191,

and this year it was limited to just over 160 students so we could have a safe and manageable classroom

environment. The number of girls taking the class has risen steadily over the last few years as well. This class offers

something for everyone and the skills are universal.

1. How can we describe the young author?

A. He opened a small grocery store.

B. He did a lot of research in the lab.

C. He enjoyed doing hands-on activities.

D. He learnt about maintenance from his father.

2. What do the underlined words “the task” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A. Getting some financial support.

B. Selling a tiny house on wheels. C. Reaching out to many local businesses.

D. Offering the students some problem-solving skills.

3. What can be inferred about the Homebuilding class from the last paragraph?

A. Its size needs increasing.

B. Itis popular with the students.

C. It has caused some safety concerns.

D. Its classroom environment is hard to manage.

B

4. The five passes all include ________.

A. a dinner cruise B. a magic show

C. a city tour D. a trolley ride

5. Accordingto the rules and restrictions, ________.

A. visitors can return their tickets

B. reservations cannot be cancelled

C. passes cannot be shared among users

D. users can visit attractions more than once

6. To make reservations, you can ________.

A. write an e-mail B. make a phone call

C. send a text message D. fill out an online form

7. In which section of a newspaper would you most likely find this advertisement?

A. Leisure & Travel B. Health & Beauty

C. Restaurants & Food D. Sports & Entertainment

C

Everyone can be angry. But if you take the time to actually examine your anger instead of just “feeling” angry,

you’ll have a better understanding of yourself. Knowing why you feel so angry can provide you with some

surprising answers. These answers can enable you to suddenly grow spiritually and mentally.

I can give you a personal example. I went to a meeting once and I was verbally attacked over an application I

supported at my workplace. Various people went on and on about how terrible this system was and that it never

worked. That didn’t bother me that much. I was used to that but one of the comments that was said was, “Your job is pointless.” This really upset meand at the time, I was ly furious(发怒地) with that comment.

I was so angry and upset that they would treat me that way. Once I took the time to think about what was

really making me so mad. I learned a lot. I realized that the comment was more truethan I wanted to admit. In the

big scheme of things, my job was pointless. It wasn’t what I really wanted to be doing with my life and this was

what frustrated me the most. Here I was pouring part of my heart and soul into a job I didn’t even really want to

do. I was using it as a crutch(拐杖) because I didn’t have the confidence in myself to take the scary road towards

what I really wanted to do. As soon as I realized that, a lot of my anger just melted away. I also realized that I