2020-2021学年上海市市西高级中学高三英语上学期期中考试试卷及参考答案

2020-2021学年上海市市西高级中学高三英语上学期期中考试试卷及
参考答案
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
The Fall 2020 Cookbooks Worth Your Time (and Money)
Be My Guest
From Priya Basil, this book is a self-reflection on how food and the act of serving it are used to express love and support. Basil reflects on some of her earliest memories of food and how it affected her upbringing and relationship with her parents. Now a parent herself, she centers food in her book's exploration of that change of identity.
East
From Guardian columnist Meera Sodha comes a cookbook centered on vegetables. The book features recipes that cover a variety of Asian cuisines. Sodha showcases the diversity of vegetarian cooking with dishes like eggplant larb mushroom bao, Singapore noodles and so much more.
I Cook in Color
A follow-up from her first cookbook My Two Souths, Asha Gomez focuses on the rainbow of vegetables to create desserts and cross-cultural dishes that associate cooking traditions of her mother's Keralite kitchen and Gomez's travel experiences.
Time to Eat
If you're a fan of The Great British Baking Show and Nadiya Hussain's Netflix series, you'll be just as excited for the American release of this book of time-saving tips for home cooks on a budget. It's a book to go to for inspiration that doesn't involve countless hours of sweating over a hot stove.
1.What can we learn about the author ofBe My Guest?
A.She had a bad relationship with her parents.
B.She began to cook food in her early childhood.
C.She considers food a means of expressing affection.
D.She explores in the book how to be a grandparent.
2.What do theEastandI Cook in Colorhave in common?
A.They offer recipes about Asian cuisines.
B.They center on cooking vegetables.
C.They are the author's first cookbooks.
D.They are based on the author's travel experiences.
3.Which book can you refer toif you just have limited time for cooking?
A.Be My Guest.
B.East.
C.I Cook in Color.
D.Time to Eat.
B
After a year at sea, 16-year-old Laura Dekker can finally say, “Missionaccomplished!” Last month, she finished a daring trip around the world aboard her 38-foot boat, Guppy. Dekker, who is from theNetherlands, traveled more than 30,000 miles all by herself. She is the youngest person ever to sail around the globe alone.
Dekker had wanted to lake on this challenge when she was even younger. She first tried to set sail at the age of 13, but a court in theNetherlandsstopped her. They said that she was too young to make such a risky trip by herself. But Dekker insisted she had the navigation skills and patience of an adult sailor.
She finally took off on January 20, 2011. During her trip, Dekker battled loneliness, storms, and worries about pirates. But she also got to surf, scuba dive, and started a new hobby: playing the flute. Although Dekker didn’t spend all of her time at sea—she stopped at ports along the way—she did spend her 16lh birthday on the open ocean. To celebrate, she ate doughnuts for breakfast.
But Dekker didn’t sail into the record books. Guinness World Records and the World Sailing Speed Record Council no longer recognize records for “youngest” sailors. They dropped the category in 2009 to discourage children fromattempting such dangerous feats (壮举). But that didn’t stop Dekker，who was born on a yacht during a seven-year world voyage undertaken by her parents.
Dekker doesn’t mind that she won’t hold an official record. She says it was a personal goal, and she is happy she achieved it.
“I am not disappointed at all that Guinness World Record won’t recognize my attempt.” Dekker wrote on her website. “I did not start on my trip to achieve any record…I did it just for myself.”
4. Dekker wasn’t allowed to sail at the age of 13 because .
A. people were concerned about her safety
B.she didn’t learn any sailing skills well
C. she had to continue her study at school
D. she didn’t have enough patience for long trips
5. What does the underlined word “accomplished” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. Failed.
B. Completed.
C. Continued.
D. Started.
6. In 2009 records for youngest sailors were canceled in order to .
A. set a higher sailing standard for teen sailors
B. stop children entering Guinness World Records
C. encourage parents to sail with their children
D. prevent children making dangerous attempts
7. What could be the best title for this passage?
A. A New Guinness World Record in Sailing
B. A New Sailing Standard for Teen Sailors
C. A Teen Girl Sailing Alone Aroundthe World
D. The Youngest Sailor in Guinness World Records
C
Concerns about health, animals and the environment are leading more people to remove meat from their diet. Plant-based meat alternatives (替代品) increasingly appear in supermarkets and restaurants. But what some people call clean meat-meat grown from cells in a laboratory—is still an idea that is just beginning.
More than 24 companies are testing lab-grown fish, beef and chicken. These businesses hope to enter the alternative meat market, which could be worth $140 billion by 2029. One of the companies, Shiok Meats, grows its product by taking shrimp cells and keeping them at a fixed temperature. They are then given nutrients in a solution (溶液). The cells become meat in four to six weeks.
This lab-grown meat’s price is high. One kilogram of it now costs $5,000, said Shiok Meats’ chief executive Sandhya Sriram. At that cost, a single pork and shrimp dumpling could be as much as $300. Sriram, avegetarian, hopes to cut the cost to $50 for one kilogram by the end of this year. “We are looking at next year, so we might be the first ever company to launch a cell-based meat product in the world,” Sriram said. “Shiok Meats still needs approval from the city’s food regulator, and that matters the most at present.”
Although people increasingly demand meat alternatives, cell-based meat companies still faceresistance(抵制)
to their products. In Singapore, some people said they would give lab grown meat a second thought. “I may not exactly dare to eat it, but I do find the idea appealing because the animals in the oceans are declining,” said 60-year-old Pet Loh, while sheshopped for shrimps in a Singapore market.
Any alternative way of making animal protein without harming the environment is positive, said Paul Teng, a specialist in agriculture technology at Nanyang Technological University. But, he added, more studies are needed to understand any negative result of making cellular protein.
8. Why are more people eating less meat?
A. Because lab-grown meat has more nutrition.
B. Because plant-based food is getting popular.
C. Because meat in the market is increasingly expensive.
D. Because health and the environment are their concerns.
9. What is the most important for Shiok Meats at present according to Sriram?
A. Bringing down the price.
B. Gaining consumers’ acceptance.
C. Obtaining official permission.
D. Getting ahead of other companies.
10. Which word best describes Pet Loh’s attitude towards lab-grown meat?
A. Doubtful.
B. Uncaring.
C. Negative.
D. Positive.
11. What is the text mainly about?
A. A new way to make a fortune.
B. Negative results of lab-grown meat.
C. New research findings on healthy diet.
D. A meat alternative grown in labs.
D
The connection between people and plants has long been the subject of scientific research. Recent studies have found positive effects. A study conductedin Youngstown，Ohio，for example, discovered that greener areas of the city experienced less crime. In another，employees were shown to be 15% more productive when their workplaces were decorated with houseplants.
The engineers at the Massachusetts Instituteof Technology(MIT)have taken it a step further changing the actual composition of plants in order to get them to perform diverse，even unusual functions. These include plants that have sensors printed onto their leaves to show when they’re short of water and a plant that can detect harmful chemicals in groundwater.＂We’re thinking about how we can engineer plants to replace functions of the things that we use every day,＂explained Michael Strano, a professor of chemical engineering at MIT.
One of his latest projects has been to make plants glow(发光)in experiments using some common vegetables. Strano’s team found that they could create a faint light for three-and-a-half hours. The light，about one-thousandth of the amount needed to read by，is just a start. The technology, Strano said, could one day be used to light the rooms or even to turn trees into self-powered street lamps.
In the future，the team hopes to develop a version of the technology that can be sprayed onto plant leaves in a one-off treatment that would last the plant’s lifetime. The engineers are also trying to develop an on and off＂switch＂where the glow would fade when exposed to daylight.
Lighting accounts for about 7% of the total electricity consumed in the US. Since lighting is often far removed from the power source(电源)-such as the distance from a power plant to street lamps on a remote highway-a lot of energy is lost during transmission(传输).Glowing plants could reduce this distance and therefore help save energy.
12. What is the first paragraph mainly about?
A. A new study of different plants.
B. A big fall in crime rates.
C. Employees from various workplaces.
D. Benefits from green plants.
13. What is the function of the sensors printed on plant leaves by MIT engineer?
A. To detect plants’ lack of water
B. To change compositions of plants
C. To make the life of plants longer.
D. To test chemicals in plants.
14. What can we expect of the glowing plants in the future?
A. They will speed up energy production.
B. They may transmit electricity to the home.
C. They might help reduce energy consumption.
D. They could take the place of power plants.
15. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. Can we grow more glowing plants?
B. How do we live with glowing plants?
C. Could glowing plants replace lamps?
D. How are glowing plants made pollution-free?
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项Time and money are life's most valuable resources. One of the great laws of economics is that time equals money. The phrase "time is money" is usually credited to Benjamin Franklin, who used it in an essay(Advice to a Young Tradesman, 1748).___16___He encouraged people to treat time like money. However, most people think about time and money in different ways.
___17___Poor or rich, we all have 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Thus, No one can get more time than others. In world of scarcity, we should make the best use of time.
Time cannot be stored. One of the reasons we give little thought about how we use our limited resources is that we cannot save time.___18___You can't bottle time and exchange it for an object or event. However, when people are made aware of their limited life, they wonder if they did make the most of their life.___19___ In a word, time is anything but free. As a nonrenewable resource, time is quite expensive.___20___Do we want to spend these precious moments on social media or spend that time learning something new? Skills and knowledge take time. The more time you spend on them, the more you improve.
A. However, it cannot be bought at any price.
B. It means time is a valuable resource.
C. Time is our most limited resource.
D. Time moves no whether we choose to spend it or not.
E. They will try their best to do what they want.
F. How we are using our time is really a question.
G. Actually, time and money are greatly different from each other.
第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项While Mary Beth Westward and her two daughters were on___21___last month, her husband Todd made an unexpected new___22___,a wild ruffed grouse（松鸡）.
The small, feathered bird started___23___pecking（啄食）around the Westwards' backyard in April. However, when the girls___24___for their May trip, the bird — which the family lovingly named Walter — began___25___Todd all the time as he did yard work outside.
In the last few weeks, theirfriendship has only grown___26___. Walter has begun flying up to Todd
and___27___on his shoulder, as well as appearing outside the Westwards' bedroom window,___28___its human companion.
In a recent___29___that has since got more than 1,000 likes online, Westward___30___Walter and Todd's adventures. "It's like a dog," she wrote. "It runs up to___31___Todd in the morning and when he comes home and then goes back up and sits on the porch and pretends to be our watch-bird." Westward described the pair's bond as "strange and___32___" but says it's been a lot of___33___to watch.
Westward adds that Todd and Walter's___34___didn't surprise her as her husband is ”very___35___” with animals. Walter, however, hasn't taken the same___36___to Westward and her daughters. Westward says it will just sometimes___37___her and the girls.
According to the Pennsylvania Game Association, male ruffed grouse typically mate (交配)in the spring, with nesting usually___38___in late April. The “tame grouse phenomenon" —where grouse may___39___friendly and approach humans — often occurs in spring, around peak mating season. Some brings up the theory that the birds are likely defending their homes.
___40___Walter, "Maybe it has a family we don't know about," Westward says.
21. A. duty B. business C. vacation D. guard
22. A. neighbor B. companion C. colleague D. member
23. A. rarely B. occasionally C. frequently D. entirely
24. A. left B. made C. paid D. asked
25. A. bothering B. comforting C. attacking D. following
26. A. thicker B. stronger C. longer D. purer
27. A. sitting B. focusing C. lying D. surviving
28. A. acting as B. belonging to C. looking for D. watching over
29. A. letter B. advertisement C. notice D. post
30. A. painted B. admired C. described D. watched
31. A. invite B. pat C. touch D. greet
32. A. unusual B. close C. informal D. common
33. A. fun B. need C. pride D. satisfaction
34. A. participation B. connection C. friendship D. assistance
35. A. reliable B. comfortable C. changeable D. flexible
36. A. love B. interest C. hobby D. route
37. A. ignore B. urge C. abuse D. approach
38. A. existing B. pouring C. occurring D. fleeing
39. A. feel B. sound C. remain D. seem
40. A. On behalf of B. As for C. Apart from D. In spite of
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式
Scientists have discovered that___41.___(stay) in the cold could help us lose weight. Researchers at the University of California found that exposure to the cold increases levels of a protein that helps form brown fat — the type of fat that produces heat and keeps us warm. Brown fat burns energy,___42.___helps us lose weight. White fat stores extra energy, which results___43.___weight gain. The researchers said that because air conditioning and heating give us constant,___44.___(comfort) temperatures, our body’s need for brown fat has decreased. They found that outdoor workers in Northern Finland who are___45.___(expose) to cold temperature have___46.___significant amount of brown fat when___47.___(compare) to same-aged indoor workers.___48.___group was injected with the protein that helps create brown fat. This group later gained 30% less weight after both groups were fed high-fat diets. The researchers say this could be good news in the fight against obesity. People who are obese have___49.___(low) levels of brown fat than thinner people. Head researcher Hei Sook Sul said,＂This protein could become an important target for research into the treatment and prevention of obesity and obesity-related diseases.＂She added,＂If you can somehow increase levels of this protein, you could___50.___(possible) lose more weight even if eating the same amount of food.＂
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节短文改错（满分10分）
51.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。

每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线( \ )画掉。

修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意: 1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。

I was very frightened when I woke up in hospital on last Thursday. Then my mum told me what happens. She said I fainted in my PE lesson because low blood sugar levels. Fortunate, I was rushed to hospital immediately. The doctor helped me and I made a fully recovery within two days. My experience has proved how a bad idea it is to
try to lose weight by skip meals. Now I know this extreme weight-loss method have serious side effects. I also understand that being healthy and energetic is less important than being slim. From now on, I’ll pay more attentions to my health rather than my weight. Having a balanced diet and exercising regularly really count a lot!第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.你校正在组织英语作文比赛，请你围绕学校上周六开展的主题为“Sports Make Us Happy”的活动，写一篇短文参赛。

内容包括：
1.活动时间和地点；
2.活动内容；
3.你的感想。

注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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参考答案
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. A
5. B
6. D
7. C
8. D 9. C 10. A 11. D
12. D 13. A 14. C 15. C
16. B 17. C 18. D 19. E 20. F
21. C 22. B 23. B 24. A 25. D 26. B 27. A 28. C 29. D 30. C 31. D 32.
A 33. A 34. C 35.
B 36. A 37. D 38.
C 39.
D 40. B
41. staying 42. which 43. in 44. comfortable 45. exposed 46. a 47. compared 48. One 49. lower 50. possibly
51.(1). 去掉on (2). happens→ happened (3). because后加of (4). Fortunate → Fortunately
(5). fully→ full (6). how→ what (7). skip → skipping (8). have→ has (9). less→more (10). attentions→ attention
52.略。