2019年6月上海高考英語真題試卷(附聽力音頻)含詳解與聽力文本

2019年6月全國普通高等學(xué)校招生統(tǒng)一考試

上海英語試卷

I.ListeningComprehension（第1-10題，每題1分；第11-20題，每題1.5分；共25分）

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,a

questionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouheara

conversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisfhebest

answertothequestionyouhaveheard.

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自助獲取聽力自頻

I.A.Anewbookstore.B.Anewroad.

C.Goodnovels.D.Thepasthistory.

2.A.Heisadoctorofsurgeiy.

B.Hewashurtyesterdaybecauseofanaccident.

C.Heinjuredhisbackyesterdayjustbysneezing.

D.Hewantstolooktorajobathospital.

3.A.Excited.B.Serious.C.Impatient.D.Disappointed.

4.A.Xi'an.B.ChengduC.Athome.D.Inthecompany.

5.A.Shelivesahealthylifenow.B.Hehasahabitofdrinkingorangejuice.

C.Heistoocarefulabouthisdiet.D.Heisusedtotakingregularexercise.

6.A.Sun.B.Water.C.Fertilizer.D.Soil.

7.A.Somecoursesonreading.B.Somecoursesonwriting.

C.Thehabitofkeepingadiary.D.Herpotentialtalent.

8.A.Sheistoobusytotakeexercises.B.Shedoesn'thaveenoughmoney.

C.Il'sunnecessaryforhertotakesomelessons.D.Shehasneverplannedtoplaytennis.

9.A.Theparkisfarawayfromtheirhome.

B.Hehatestowalktothepark.

C.Hewantstodrivehiscartoanotherpark.

D.Itwillbefasterforthemtodrivetotheparkratherthanwalk.

10.A.Heisaddingandreadingthenumbers.B.Heischeckingthefinancialreport.

C.Heisrewritingthenumber.D.Heistryingtomakethebudgetlimited.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillheaskedseveral

questionsoneachoftheshortpassagesandthelongerconversation.Theshortpassagesandthelongerconversationwill

hereadhvice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquesiion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyour

paperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Whentheygoforthintoanareathat(heyareunfamiliarwith.

B.Whentheyarequalifiedtobringthestoryback.

C.Whentheystartanurgentproject.

D.Whentheyhaveneverwrittenthesamesubject.

12.A.Becauseheisabaseballfanallhislite.

B.Becausehehasinterviewedaprofessionalathlete.

C.Becausetheyaremovedbythespeaker'ssincerity.

D.Becausethespeakerhasdonesomesportsreportingbefore.

13.A.Broadenthestorywiththeirownstrength.

B.Growuphappilyandluckily.

C.Getsomeunexpectedresults.

D.Becomeaproductivewriter.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Creativityisproductionofsomethingoriginalanduseful.

B.Creativityhappensontherightsidecfthebrain.

C.Creativityisrelatedtothefreedomfromconcretefacts.

D.Everyonehashisspecialcreativity.

15.A.Byfocusingonobviousfactsandfamiliarsolutionstoseeiftheanswerliesthere.

B.Byscanningremotememoriesthatcouldbevaguelyrelevant.

C.Byfocusingourattentiontosearchforawiderangeofdistantinformation.

D.Bycuttingofftheconnectionitmayhavewiththeproblembeforeitescapes.

16.A.Thecommonsenseabouttheproductionofcreativity.

B.Thebothsidesofthebrainworkingtogethertocreativity.

C.Asenseofpleasureproducedbythecreativity.

D.Howdifficultthatwecomeupwithanewsingleidea.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation

17.A.Theirplanforthesummervacation.B.Thewomansnewjob.

C.Peter'sexperienceofvolunteer.D.Thespiritofactivities.

18.A.Supervisingavolunteerprograminanon-profitartgallery.

B.Cleaningupthegalleryeveryweekend.

C.Donatingcashandotherthings.

D.Offeringsomepart-timejobstotheyoung.

19.A.Takingpartinactivitiesthatarerespected.

B.Takingpartinactivitiesthatarecreative.

C.Takingpartinactivitiesyoushowenihusiasnifor.

D.Takingpartinactivitiesyou'reresponsiblefor.

20.A.FundB.PersistenceC.Acknowledgement.D.Respect

II.GrammarandVocabulary(每題1分；共20分)

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.For

theblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useoneword

thatbestfitseachblank.

MillionsofBabyOliveRidley^hrtlesEmergeinOrissa

Natureisfullofwonders.In(21)isoneofthemostbreathtakingsightsinnature,millionsofbabyRidley

turtlesbrokeoutoftheireggshellsunderthesandatoneoftheirmassnestinggroundsincoastalOrissa.Thebabyturtles

startedtheirjourneytowardstheBayofBengal(22)theyemergedfromtheirnestin

thesoutherndistrictofGanjam,about175kmfromBhubaneshwar.

OrissaisthehomethreemassnestingsitesoftheOliverturtles,aspecies(23)(threaten)withextinction,

andoneofthesites,Gahinnatha,(24)around70to80millionturtleslayeggsonthebeacheveryyear,is

consideredoneoftheworld'slargestnestingsites.

Thefemaleturtlesdrag(25)upthebeachfromthesea,diganest,layatleastonehundredeggs,coverand

concealtheireggsandnest,andthenreturntothesea.Thefemalesnevervisitthenestagaintotakecareoftheeggsthat(26)

(deposit)inthewarmsand.

Thebabyturtlesemergefromtheeggsafter45-60days,thenthebabiesgrowwithouttheirmother,whichisarare

phenomenoninnature.Interestingly,itisonthesamebeachwheretheywerebom(27)thefemaleslaytheir

eggs.

Intherecentyears,seaerosionhasledt。manyturtles'nest(28)(damage)ordestroyed.Also,soirefierce

animalssuchasdogsandbirds(29)(reduce)thenumberofnestingturtles.Andofcoursemanhasalsohada

negativeimpact(30)usingenginepoweredfishingboatsnearthettulles'nestinggrounds.

SectionB

Directions:FillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenJivmthebox.Enchwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereis

onewordmorethanyouneed.

A.countingB.determinedC.distractionD.environmentalE.focusF.moderate

GnaturallyH.performingI.wmseningJ.comprehensivelyK.modified

Myopia,orshort-sightedness,isaconditioninwhichdistantobjectsappearblurred(模糊的),butcloserobjectcan

usuallyb?seeninsharpfocus.Itsbiologicalbasisisaneyethat,duringchildhocd,hasgrowntoolongforitsopticalpower.

Thefcxjalplaneforimagesofdistantobjectsendsupinfrontoftheretina,causingout-of-31perception.

Myopiawasonceregardedasalmosttotallygenetically32Butitsprevalence(流行)hasincreased

spectacularlyinurbanmainlandChina,HorgKong,Taiwan.Singapore.JapanandSouthKorea,where80-90%ofthose

completinghighschoolarenowshort-sighted.Thisisupfrom20-30%onlytwogenerationsago.Sincegenepoolsdonot

changethatfast,thesemassivechangesmustbedueto33change.In2005,we34reviewedthe

researchonmyopiaandfoundacorrelationwitheducation.(Thiswasnotaparticularlynovelinsight;suchalinkwas

supposedasfarbackasKeplerin1604.)Wefoundlocationswithahighprevalenceofmyopiawerealltopperformersin

surveyscfintenuitionaleducationaloutcomes.

Fortunately,notallhigh-35locations,Australiaamongthem,showedahighprevalenceofmyopia.This

showsthathigheducationaloutcomesdonetnecessarilyleadtomyopia.Wealsohypothesizedthatallhumanpopulation

groupshadatendencytodevelopmyopiaunderparticularenvironmenlalconcitions.Indeed.NorthAmericaandEurope

haveseengrowingratesofmyopia,althoughtheyarestillnowherenearashighasinEastandSoutheastAsia.

Acommoncutoffforhighmyopiais-5diopters(屈光度).Thismeansvisionisblurredbeyond20cmfromtheeyes.

Suchsevereorhighmyopiaincreaseswithageandcanleadtovisualimpainner.tthatcan'lbecorrected.Theprevalenceof

highmyepiahasnowreached20%inyoungadultsinEastandSoulheastAsia,whichforeshadowsmajorincreasesinvisual

36andblindnessastheseyoungadultsage.Sopreventionofmyopiahasbecomecrucial,particularlyforEast

andSoulheastAsia.

Australiahas37lowlevelsofmyopiawithalifestyleIhalemphasizesoutdoorsactivities.Youngchildren

reportspendingtwotothreehoursadayoutside,not38limeoutdoorsalschool.However,thereareformidable

barrierstoachievingthisbenchmarkinlocationswherespendingtimeoutdoorsisseenasa(n)39fromstudy.

Policyresponsesmustthereforealsoaimtoslowtheprogressionofmyopia,thephenomenoninwhichmildto

40myopiabecomesmoresevereduringchildhood.Thereiscurrentlycontroversyoverwhethertimeoutdoors

slowsprogression,butstrongseasonaleffectsprogressionsuggestthatitmay.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA.B.CandD.Fillin

eachblankwiihrhewordorphraseihaibestfiisrheconiexi

We'retoldthatwritingisdying.Typingonkeyboardsandscreens41writtencommunicationtoday.

Learningcursive(joined-uphandwritingwasonce42inschools.Butnow,notsomuch.Countriessuch

asFinlandhavedroppedjoined-uphandwritinglessonsinschools___43___typingcourses.AndintheU.S.,the

requirementtolearncursivehasbeenleftoutofcorestandardssince2013.AfewU.S.statesstillplacevalueonformative

cursiveeducation,suchasArizona,butthey'renotthe44.

Someexpertspointoutthatwritinglessonscanhaveindirect45.AnneTrubek,authorofTheHistoryand

UncertainFutureofHandwriting,arguesthatsuchlessonscanreinforceaskillcalledautomaticity.That'swhenyou've

perfectedatask,andcandoitalmostwithoutthinking,46youextramentalbandwidthtothinkaboutordo

otherthingswhileyou'redoingthetask.Inthissense,Trubeklikenshandwritingto47.

t4Onceyouhavedrivenforawhile,youdon't48think4Stepongasnow'[or]'Turnthesteeringwheela

bit',”sheexplains."Youjustdoit.That'swhatwewantchildrento49whenlearningtowrite.YouandIdon't

think4nowmakealoopgoingupfbrthe'】“一or4nowlookfbrtheletter'r'onthekeyboard'."Trubekhaswrittenmany

essaysardbooksonhandwriting,andshedoesn'tbelieveitwilldieoutfbraverylongtime,“ifever”.Butshebelieves

studentsarelearningautomaticityfasterwithkeyboardsthanwithhandwriting:studentsarelearninghowtotypewithout

lookingatthekeysat50ages,andtotypefasterthantheycouldwrite,grantingthemextratimetothinkabout

wordchoiceorsentencestructure.Inapiecepenned(ifyou'llpardontheexpression)fortheNewYorkTinieslastyear,

Trubekarguedthatduetotheimprovedautomaticityofkeyboards,today'schildrenmaywellbecomebettercommunicators

intextas51takesuplessoftheireducation.Thisisa(n)52thathasattractedbothcriticismand

support.

Sheexplainsthattwoofthemostconiironargumentsshehearsfromdetractorsregardingthedeclineofhandwritingis

thatnot53itwillresultina"lossofhistory"anda"lossofpersonaltouch”.

Ontheformershe54that95%ofhandwrittenmanuscriptscan'tbereadbytheaveragepersonanyway一

"that'swhywehavepaleographers,"sheexplains,paleographybeingthestudyofancientstylesofwriting—whilethe

latterrefersto(hewarm55wegivetohandwrittenpersonalnotes,suchasthank-youcards.Someeducators

seemtoagree,atleasttoanextent.

41.A.abandonsB.dominatesC.entersD.absorbs

42.A.compulsoryB.oppositeC.crucialD.relevant

43.A.inwantofB.incaseofC.infavourofD.inadditionto

44.A.quantityB.minimumC.qualityD.majority

45.A.responsibilityB.benefitsC.resourcesD.structure

46.A.grantingB.gettingC.bringingD.coming

47.A.sleepingB.drivingC.reviewingD.operating

48.A.eventuallyB.constantlyC.equivalentlyD.consciously

49.A.adoptB.reachC.acquireD.activate

50.A.slowerB.laterC.fasterD.earlier

51.A.handwritingB.addingC.formingD.understanding

52.A.trustB.lookC.viewD.smile

53.A.containingB.spreadingC.choosingD.protecting

54.A.caniniitsB.countersC.completesD.composes

55.A.associationsB.resourcesC.proceduresD.interactions

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunjlnishedstatements.For

eachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfilsbestaccordingtotheuiformationgiven

inthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

AllIhadtodoforthetwodollarswascleanherhouseforafewhoursafterschool.Itwasabeautifulhouse,too,witha

plastic-coveredsofaandchairs,wall-to-wallblue-and-whitecarpeting,awhiteenamelstove,awashingmachineanda

dryer—thingsthatwerecommoninherneighborhood,absentinmine.Inthemiddleofthewar,shehadbutter,sugar,

steaks,andseam-up-the-backstockings.

Iknewhowtoscrubfloorsonmykneesandhowtowashclothesinourzinctub.butIhadneverseenaHoover

vacuumcleaneroranironthatwasn'theatedbyfire.

PartofmyprideinworkingforherwasearningmoneyIcouldsquander(浪費):onmovies,candy,paddlebalkjacks,

ice-creamcones.ButalargerpartofmypridewasbasedonthefactthatIgavehalfmywagestomymother,whichmeant

thatsomeofmyearningswereusedfbrrealthings—aninsurance-policypaymentorwhatwasowedtothemilkmanorthe

iceman.Thepleasureofbeingnecessary(omyparentswasprofound.Iwasnotlike(hechildreninfolktales:burdensome

mouthstofeed,nuisancestobecorrected,problemssoseverethattheywereabandonedtotheforest.Ihadastatusthat

doingroutinechoresinmyhousedidnotprovide—anditearnedmeaslowsmile,anapprovingnodfromanadult.

ConfirmationsthatIwasadultlike,notchildlike.

Inthosedays,theforties,childrenwerenotjustlovedorliked;theywereneeded.Theycouldearnmoney;theycould

careforchildrenyoungerthanthemselves;tlieycouldworkthefann,takecareoftheherd,runerrands（差事）,andmuch

more.Isuspectthatchildrenaren'tneededinthatwaynow.Theyareloved,dotedon,protected,andhelped.Fine,andyet...

Littlebylittle,Igotbetteratcleaningherhouse—goodenoughtobegivenmoretodo,muchmore.Iwasorderedto

carrybockcasesupstairsand,once,tomoveapianofromonesideofaroomtotheother.Ifellcarryingthebookcases.And

afterpushingthepianomyarmsandlegshurtsobadly.1wantedtorefuse,oratleasttocomplain,butIwasafraidshe

wouldfireme,andIwouldlosethefreedomthedollargaveme,aswellasthestandingIhadathome—althoughboth

wereslowlybeingeroded.Shebegantooffermeherclothes,foraprice.Impressedbythesewornthings,whichlooked

simplygorgeoustoalittlegirlwhohadonlytwodressestoweartoschool,1boughtafew.UntilmymotheraskedmeifI

reallywiuiledtoworkforcastoffs.SoIlearnedtosay"No.thankyou"loafadedsweaterofferedforaquarterofaweek's

pay.

Still,Ihadtroublesummoning（鼓起）thecouragetodiscussorobjectlotheincreasingdemandsshemade.AndIknew

thatifItoldmymotherhowunhappyIwasshewouldtellmetoquit.Thenoneday,aloneinthekitchenwithmyfather,I

letdropafewwhinesaboutthejob.Igavehimdetails,examplesofwhattroubledme,yetalthoughhelistenedintently,I

sawnosympathyinhiseyes.No"Oh,youpoorlittlething."PerhapsheunderstoodthatwhatIwantedwasasolutiontothe

job,notanescapefromit.Inanycase,heputdownhiscupofcofteeandsaid,“Listen.Youdon'tlivethere.Youlivehere.

Withyourpeople.Gotowork.Getyourmoney.Andcomeonhome."

Thatwaswhathesaid.ThiswaswhatIheard:

Whatevertheworkis,doitwell—notnorthebossbutforyourself.

Youmakethejob;itdoesn'tmakeyou.

Yourreallifeiswithus,yourfamily.

Youarenottheworkyoudo;youarethepersonyouare.

Ihaveworkedforallsortsofpeoplesincethen,geniusesandmorons,quick-wittedanddull,big-heartedandnarrow.

I'vehadmanykindsofjobs,butsincethatconversationwithmyfatherIhaveneverconsideredtheleveloflabortobethe

measureofmyself,and1haveneverplacedthesecurityofajobabovethevalueofhome.

56.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorisdifferentfromotherchildren?

A.Sheneedstobesupportedlikeothers.B.Shemadeamistakeandneededtobecorrected.

C.Sheoftendoesdailychoresathome.D.She'stoochildishforcomparison.

57.Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingisconectaboutchildreninthe1940sliketheauthor?

A.Theyjustwanttobepopular,lovedandliked.

B.Theyonlytakegreatpainstoearnmoremoney.

C.Theycandoallkindsofdailywork,suchascaringforchildrenandsoon.

D.Theyarenolongerneededexceptforbeingspoiledbyadults.

58.Whatdidtheauthor'sfathermakeherunderstand?

A.Don'tescapefromdifficultiesatwork.

B.Whateverdecisionshemade,herfatherwouldsupporther.

B.Conveyherdissatisfactionwithherwork.

D.Makeadistinctionbetweenworkandlife.

59.Whichofthefollowingcorrespondstotheauthor'sviewsonwork?

A.Don'tregardworkachievementasacriterionforevaluatingoneself.

B.Hardworkisastruggleforabetterfutureinyourlimitedlife.

C.Workistofollowthefootstepsoftheboss.

D.Worksafetyshouldbemoreimportantthanfamilyvalue.

(B)

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Ourdepartmentiscommittedtoexcellenceinbothteachingandadvising.Severalofourfacultymembershave

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61.Whataretheadvantagesofchoosingthegeographymajorinthisuniversityintermsofemployment?

A.Acquiringskillstosolvesocialandenvironmentalproblems.

B.Understandingcontemporaryglobalissues.

C.Gettingone—on—oneinformationongeographyteaching.

D.Achievingmoreinternationalopportunities.

62.Whereisthemostlikelyplacetoreadthispassage?

A.Inamagazine.B.Ontheuniversitywebsite.

C.Inageographicjournal.D.Ontheenrollmentinformationnetwork.

(C)

Artificiallightisoftenseenasasignofprogress:themarchofcivilizationshinesalightinthedark:ittakesbackthe

night;itilluminates.Butachorusofscienlistsandadvocatesarguesthatunraturallybrightnightsarebadnotjustfor

astronomersbutalsofbr(夜間活匆的)animalsandevenforhumanhealth.

Nowresearchshowsthenightisgettingevenbrighter.From2012to2016theearth'sartificiallylitareaexpandedby

anestimated2.2percentayear(map),accordingtoastudypublishedlastNovemberinScienceAdvances.Eventhat

increasemayunderstatetheproblem,however.Themeasurementexcludeslightfrommostoftheenergy-efficientLED

lampsthathavebeenreplacingsodium-vaportechnologyincitiesallovertheworld,saysleadstudyauthorChristopher

Kyba,apostdoctoralresearcherattheGemianResearchCenterforGeosciencesinPotsdam.

ThenewdatacamefromaNASAsatelliteinstrumentcalledtheVisibleInfraredImagingRadiometerSuite(VHRS).It

canmeasurelong-wavelengthsoflight,suchasthoseproducedbytraditionalyellow-and-orangesodium-vaporstreet

lamps.ButVIIRScannotseetheshort-wavelengthbluelightproducedbywhiteLEDs.Thislighthasbeenshownto

disrupthumansleepcyclesandnocturnalanimals'behavior.

Credit:MappingSpecialists;Source:''ArtificiallyLitSurfaceofEarthatNightIncreasinginRadianceandExtent/*by

ChristopherC.M.Kybactal.,inScienceAdvances.Vol.3,No.11,ArticleNo.El701528;November22,2017.

Theteambelievestheongoingswitch:oLEDscausedalreadybrightcountriessuchasItaly,theNetherlands,Spain

andtheU.S.toregisterashavingstablelevelsofilluminationintheVIERSdata.Incontrast,mostnationsinSouth

America,AfricaandAsiabrightened,suggestingincreasesintheuseoftraditicnallighting.Australiaactuallyappearedto

loselitarea—buttheresearcherssaythatisbecausewildfiresskewedthedata.

“ThefiictthatVIIRSfindsanincrease(inmanycountries),despiteitsblindnessinthepartofthespectrumthat

increasedmore,isverysad,“saysFabioFalchi,aresearcheratItaly'sLightPollutionScienceandTechnologyInstitute,who

didnotparticipateinthestudy.In2016Falchi.alongwithKybaandseveralothermembersofhisresearchteam,published

aglobalatlasofartificiallightingthatshowedonethirdoftheworld'spopulationcurrentlylivesunderskiestoobrightto

seetheMilkyWayatnight.

ThedataalsocastdoubtontheideathattheLEDlightingrevolutionwillleadtoenergycostsavings.Between2012

and2016themediannationpumpedout15percentmorelong-wavelengthlightasitsGDPincreasedby13percent.And

overall,countries'totallightproductioncorrelatedwiththeirGDP.Inotherwords,Kybasays,"webuyasmuchlightaswe

arewillingtospendmoneyon.',

63.Whichisnottrueaboutthespreadoflitareas?

A.Litareaexpandedbyanestimated2.2percentayear.

B.Artificiallightisoftenseenasasignofprogress.

C.TheincreaseinGDPisduetotheincreaseinlight.

D.Itisbadfornocturnalanimalsandevenforhumanhealth.

64.WhatisthefunctionofVIIRSaccordingto