2020-2021学年吴江市第二高级中学高三英语上学期期末考试试卷及答案解析

2020-2021学年吴江市第二高级中学高三英语上学期期末考试试卷及
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
San Francisco Bay Area is a great place if you're a sports fan as you'll find several events all year round and plenty of team pride. If you are anywhere close to the area during a game,these fantastic sports events are here for you.
San Francisco Giants Baseball
The San Francisco Giants baseball team plays in SF at Oracle Park. This is a fun ballpark because it's always packed with great energy and offers views of the bay. It's one of the most popular San Francisco sports events. The Giants are part of the National League West Division. Since their arrival here in 1958,they have been World Series Champions three times.
Golden State Warriors Basketball
The fan base of the Golden State Warriors distributes the whole San Francisco Bay Area as this region's only NBA team.Their regular season runs from late October through mid-April, and all home games are played at the Chase Center in San Francisco.In total, the Warriors has won six NBA championships.
San Francisco 49ers Football
The 49ers are San Francisco's NFL team, though they have recently moved to Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, about an hour south of SF. The football team was named for the prospectors (探矿者) who arrived in the area in 1849 for the Gold Rush. They’ve won 5 Super Bowl championships, all between 1981 and 1994.
San Jose Sharks Hockey
The San Jose Sharks represent the Bay Area in hockey (冰球).They were founded in 1991 as the only Bay Area team to compete in the NHL. Sharks fans love going to these San Francisco sports events at the SAP Center,which they call the Shark Tank,located about an hour southeast of SF.
1.Where can a sports fan have a good view of the area?
A.The Oracle Park.
B.The Chase Center.
C.Levi's Stadium.
D.The SAP Center
2.Which team has claimed the most titles according to the text?
A.The Giants.
B.The Golden State Warriors.
C.The 49ers.
D.The San Jose Sharks.
3.Where is the passage probably taken from?
A.A book review.
B.A news report.
C.A science fiction.
D.A tourist magazine.
B
When I was a boy, there was but one permanent ambition among my comrades in our village on the west bank of Mississippi River. That was, to be a steamboat man. We had temporary ambitions of other sorts, but they were only temporary.
My father was a justice of the peace, and I supposed he possessed the power of life and death over all men and could hang anybody that offended him. This was distinction enough for me as a general thing；butthe desire to be a steamboat man kept intruding, nevertheless. One of our boys in town, who went away and was not heard of for-a long time, turned up as apprentice engineer on a steamboat. This thing shook the bottom out of all my Sunday—school teachings. That boy was notoriously worldly, and I was just the opposite. There was nothing generous about this fellow in his greatness. He would always manage to have a rusty nail to scrub while his boat stopped at our town, and he would sit on the inside guard and scrub it, where we could all see him. And wherever his boat was laid up he would come home and show off in the town in his blackest and greasiest clothes, so that nobody could help remembering that he was a steamboat man; and he used all sorts of steamboat technical terms in his talk, as if he were so used to them that he forgot common people could not understand them.
This creature's career could produce but one result, and it was speedily followed. Boy after boy managed to get on the river. Despite many choices, pilot was the grandest position of all. The pilot, even in those days of trivial wages, had a princely salary—from 150—250 dollars a month, and no board payment.But our parents would not let us and our worry was the next year would find us hunting for jobs with low pay again. So by and by I ran away. I said I never would come home again till I was a pilot and could come in glory.
4. Why does the writer mention his father's job in Paragraph 2?
A. To show that his father was in power.
B. To show that his father is cruel.
C. To emphasize the job he prefers.
D. To emphasize his love for his father.
5. Which of the following can best conclude the writer's attitude toward the boy?
A. He thought the boy was material but pitiful.
B. He thought the boy was annoying but still envied him.
C. He thought the boy was shallow but knowledgeable.
D. He thought the boy was disrespectful but still liked him.
6. Which of the following statements is Not True?
A. The boy talked in a way to make others feel jealous.
B. The boy's experience made other boys follow suit.
C. The pilot's salary was ly high but without meals covered.
D. The writer was ambitious to make his childhood dream come true.
7. What rhetorical method does the underlined sentence have?
A. Simile.
B. Personification.
C. Parallelism.
D. Irony.
C
Salad plants have already been grown in old sheltersand tunnels. Urban farming is a regular topic of interest at places like the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, where leaders consider whether the world's food system, blamed for causing both obesity and malnutrition, can be fixed. There are already plenty of urban farming projects around the world, particularly in the US, Japan and the Netherlands, from urban fish and plant farms to vertical farming.
“It's becoming an expanding industry,” said Richard Ballard, one of the founders of the farm Growing Underground. “There're several other businesses starting up in London in containers, and there are other vertical farms around the country now.”
Growing Underground is not a standard farm. The rows of crops could be in almost any tunnel, but these plants are 100 feet below Clapham High Street and show that urban agriculture is, in some cases at least, nota fad. The underground farm has occupied a part of the Second World War air-raid shelters for nearly five years, and Ballard is planning to expand into the rest of the space later this year.
Growing Underground supplies herb and salad mixes to grocery shops, supermarkets and restaurants. Being in London creates an advantage, Ballard says, as they can harvest and deliver in an hour.
He adds other advantages. Being underground means temperatures never go below 15℃surface greenhouses need to be heated. They can do more harvests: 60 crops a year, compared with about seven in a traditional farm. Electricity to power the lights is a major cost, but the company believes renewable energy will become cheaper.
Similar British companies include the Jones Food Company in Lincolnshire, while in the US AeroFarms has several projects in New Jersey, and Edenworks in Brooklyn.
8. What do we know about urban farming?
A. It leads to a healthier lifestyle.
B. It is rarely discussed at the WEF.
C. Different farming methods are used.
D. Local governments pay efforts to develop it.
9. Which of the following best explains "a fad" underlined in Paragraph 3?
A. A dream that's easy to realize.
B. A field controlled for a long time.
C. An approach to a serious problem.
D. A fashion that’s popular for a short time.
10. What can we learn about the underground farm?
A. It is more productive than a traditional farm.
B. It provides food directly to the customers.
C. Its major products are herbs and salads.
D. It uses less energy than a greenhouse.
11. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Current food system causes health problems
B. Growing Underground attracts more people
C. Traditional farming will be replaced soon
D. Urban farming isstill thought costly and time-consuming
D
For most thinkers since the Greek philosophers, it was self-evident that there is something called human nature, something that constitutes the essence of man. There were various views about what constitutes it, but there was agreement that such an essence exists—that is to say, that there is something by virtue of which man is man. Thus man was defined as a rational(理性的) being, as a social animal, an animal that can make tools, or a symbol-making animal.
More recently, this traditional view has begun to be questioned. One reason for this change was the increasing emphasis given to the historical approach to man. An examination of the history of humanity suggested that man in our time is so different from man in previous times that it seemed unrealistic to assume that men in every age have had in common something that can be called “human nature.” The historical approach was strengthened, particularly in the United States, by studies in the field of cultural anthropology (人类学). The study of primitive peoples has discovered such a diversity of customs, values, feelings, and thoughts that many anthropologists arrived at the concept that man is born as a blank sheet of paper on which each culture writes its text. Another factor contributing to the tendency to deny the assumption of a fixed human nature was that the concept has so often been abused as a shield(盾牌) behind which the most inhuman acts are committed. In the name of human nature, for example, Aristotle and most thinkers up to the eighteenth century defended slavery. Or in order to prove the rationality and necessity of the capitalist form of society, scholars have tried to make a
case for acquisitiveness, competitiveness, and selfishness as natural human characters. Popularly, one refers cynically（愤世嫉俗地）to “human nature” in accepting the inevitability of such undesirable human behavior as greed, murder, cheating and lying.
Another reason for disbelief about the concept of human nature probably lies in the influence of evolutionary thinking. Once man came to be seen as developing in the process of evolution, the idea of a substance which is contained in his essence seemed untenable. Yet I believe it is precisely from an evolutionary standpoint that we can expect new insight into the problem of the nature of man.
12. Most philosophers believed that human nature ________.
A. is the quality distinguishing man from other animals
B. consists of competitiveness and selfishness
C. is something partly innate and partly acquired
D. consists of rationality and undesirable behavior
13. The traditional view of “human nature” was strongly challenged by ________.
A. the emergence of the evolutionary theory
B. the historical approach to man
C. new insight into human behavior
D. the philosophical analysis of slavery
14. According to the passage, anthropologists believe that human beings ________.
A. have some characters in common
B. are born with diverse cultures
C. are born without a fixed nature
D. change their characters as they grow up
15. The author mentioned Aristotle, a great ancient thinker, in order to ________.
A. emphasize that he contributed a lot to defining the concept of “human nature”
B. show that the concept of “human nature” was used to justify social evils
C. prove that he had a profound influence on the concept of “human nature”
D. support the idea that some human characters are inherited.
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Many of us like to dine out and treat ourselves to delicious food. We are used to choosing hearty fat-filled dishes and sugar-charged desserts, which are not easily cooked at home.
___16___According to Economic Daily, low-calorie, low-fat and high-fiber meals have become popular in China’s restaurants and online delivery platforms.
___17___According to a report released by a major online food delivery platform, the number of light meals
ordered online also rose 75 percent from the previous year.
Having a light meal, however, doesn’t mean eating only vegetables. Different from the meat-free lifestyle, a typical light dish avoids oily, salty and spicy food.____18____Healthy nutrients are the theme of the light meal.
These dishes are useful for keeping healthy and controlling your weight.____19____Diners see it as “a great way to avoid bloating,” wrote the Telegraph.
These changes in eating behavior are connected to deeper changes in how people think about food, says Walter Willett, chair of the nutrition department at the Harvard T. Chan School of Public Health, US. “Diet quality, not quantity, is important for both weight control and long-term well-being,” Willett told The New York Times.
So the next time you have a party with friends, try a light meal.___20___
A.That’s probably why so many people, especially millennials are into them.
B.The country saw a rapid expansion of restaurants specializing in light meals.
C.People tend to choose the food they suit their taste.
D.Instead, it contains things like boiled meat, whole grains, fruits and vegetables.
E.So light meals have a promising future.
F.It will satisfy not only your stomachs but maybe also your hearts.
G.The recent rise of light meals, however, gives diners a smarter choice.
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Anthony was running to the field to play baseball with his friends, He_____21_____a boy with disheveled (凌乱的)hair. His shirt was not tucked into his trousers and there was even a hole in his schoolbag. Anthony was___22___that the boy did not seem to be bothered by how___23___he looked.
Suddenly someone ran past the boy, pushing him___24___. The boy fell on the ground. Everyone around just___25___the boy and laughed. Anthony himself stood by to watch with a（n）___26___of fascination and amusement as the boy put on his shoes which had___27___fallen off. He tried to___28___himself up. He was so thin that the heavy schoolbag seemed to throw him off___29___. Having tried several times, he finally stood up. It was then that Anthony____30____ that the boy was limping (跛行). He was holding something black in his____31____. It was the sole (鞋底)of his left shoe. He had uneven (不平的)legs and one of shoes was thicker than the other.
Anthony walked towards the boy and____32____him to remove his left shoe. Anthony____33____the sole into the shoe for the boy and then walked away. How he wished his friends had witnessed his____34____!
Anthony ran to the toilet and tears welled up in his eyes. He looked down at one of his own shoes and____35____the additional sole glued (粘住)to the shoe____36____it would never fall out. In fact, nobody knew about his physical____37____.
“This is it! I am not going to____38____myself anymore!" declared Anthony. He took a deep____39____and went out, ready to face the world. He was____40____to accept his situation. "My friends need to know about my situation and accept me for who I am.”
21. A. noticed B. refused C. searched D. surveyed
22. A. depressed B. disgusted C. delighted D. devoted
23. A. untidy B. unlucky C. tired D. excited
24. A. smoothly B. differently C. roughly D. gently
25. A. called on B. took on C. shouted at D. stared at
26. A. chance B. mixture C. average D. purpose
27. A. merely B. hardly C. somehow D. somewhat
28. A. pick B. pack C. bring D. wake
29. A. ground B. balance C. support D. center
30. A. decided B. expected C. proved D. realised
31. A. leg B. foot C. head D. hand
32. A. allowed B. forced C. gestured D. ordered
33. A. changed B. accepted C. admitted D. slipped
34. A. belief B. kindness C. courage D. curiosity
35. A. tested B. threw C. checked D. chose
36. A. so that B. as if C. although D. because
37. A. power B. strength C. health D. disability
38. A. pity, B. addict C. forgive D. enjoy
39. A. risk B. nap C. breath D. smile
40. A. worried B. determined C. confused D. surprised
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
“Education”is generally defined as the process of learning and acquiring information. Formal learning in schools or universities___41.___(be)one of the most common types，though self-teaching and so-called“life
experiences”can also qualify. Communities around the world place a high value on educating people of all ages，___42.___formally or informally. It is widely believed that constant exposure___43.___new ideas and skills makes people better workers，thinkers，and societal___44.___(contribute).
Most people associate education with schools and classrooms___45.___trained teachers present information to students. Classroom learning generally starts when a child is___46.___( )young—around age five in most countries—and continues until the teenage years. The purpose of most classroom learning is not to prepare a child for a specific job，but rather___47.___(help)him or her develop critical reasoning and thinking skills. Reading，writing，and math are very common lessons for young learners. As students progress in___48.___(they)schooling，they often come into contact with more___49.___(challenge)subjects like written composition，history，and advanced sciences.
Exposing students to new ideas and essential facts is only part of most educational goals. Also，students___50.___(expect)to retain most if not all of the information that they learn in schoo1. Teachers and professors commonly use exams and graded assignments to assess learning.
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（\）划掉。

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。

Today is my dad's forty birthday, for which we planned to throw a surprise party. We got up early in the morning, and then start to prepare for the party. Mom cooks well, so she decided to make supper himself with my sister helping in kitchen. I cleaned the rooms but decorated them with some fresh flowers ordering online. Hearing Dad would be home soon, we turned off all the lights immediately, hide behind the door. When Dad quiet walked in, all of us came out of, saying “Happy Birthday" to him. Dad was very happy and moving.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.新高考全国卷中的新作文题型——读后续写对大部分同学来说极具挑战性，请你以高三学生李华的身份给外教Helen写一封信，咨询她关于读后续写的建议。

内容包括：
1.写信原因；
2.题型简介；
3.你的困难。

注意：
1.词数80词左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Helen,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________
Sincerely,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. A
2. B
3. D
4. C
5. B
6. A
7. B
8. C 9. D 10. A 11. B
12. A 13. A 14. C 15. B
16. G 17. B 18. D 19. A 20. F
21. A 22. B 23. A 24. C 25. D 26. B 27. C 28. A 29. B 30. D 31. D 32.
C 33.
D 34. B 35. C 36. A 37. D 38. A 39. C 40. B
41. is 42. whether
43. to 44. contributors
45. where 46. ly
47. to help
48. their 49. challenging
50. are expected
51.(1).forty→fortieth
(2).start→started
(3).himself→herself
(4).kitchen前添加the
(5).but→and
(6).ordering→ordered
(7).hide→hiding
(8).quiet→quietly
(9).去掉of
(10).moving→moved
52.略。