2020-2021学年上海市北虹高级中学高三英语下学期期末试题及答案解析

2020-2021学年上海市北虹高级中学高三英语下学期期末试题及答案

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

Kate Humble: Books that changed my life

Kate Humble is a writer and broadcaster specializing in science, wildlife and rural affairs. Together with her husband site runs Humble by Nature, a rural skills education centre on working farm near Monmouth intheWyeValley.

Winnie the Pooh

by A A Milne

My father used to read this to me when I was very young — he used different voices for all the animals. The characterization (角色设定) was so clever; we all know someone just like each inhabitant of the HundredAcre Wood: gloomy Eeyore; thick but loyal Pooh; enthusiastic Tigger.

A A Milne was masterful in exploring the way they got along together, opening my eyes to how society really works.

Last Chance to See

by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine

This book tells of the authors, adventures as they set out to find the rarest of animals, those on the edge of extinction.

Their travels are rather exciting and they share a wonderful humour, which really appealed to me. Yet underpinning (支撑) everything is the realization that we can't just sit back and allow species to disappear. PicturePalace

by Paul Theroux

I've always loved Theroux's travel writing, but this novel took my breath away. The words aren't long or complicated but, fromthat first paragraph, his writing grabs you by the nose hairs and drags you along. I had an art teacher who told me, “You're only an artist when you've found your own style, not when you're copying someone else, and Theroux represents this.”

1. Why did the author mention the characterization ofWinnie the Pooh?

A. To indicate the book has realistic values.

B. To show how adorable the characters are.

C. To persuade people to learn from the characters.

D. To prove the writer is good at creating characters.

2. What didLast Chance to Seestrike into Kate's heart?

A. Curiosity.

B. Responsibility.

C. Exploration.

D. Devotion.

3. Which writer does Kate Humble like for his original writing?

A. A A Milne.

B. Douglas Adams.

C. Mark Carwardine.

D. Paul Theroux.

B

The headmaster of a primary school showed on television to support her idea that parents should “dress appropriately in daywear” when they drop off and pick up their kids from school.

Kate Chisholm, head teacher atSkerneParkAcademyin Darlington, theU.K., sent a letter home asking parents to set a better example for their children.

“I have noticed there has been an increasing tendency for parents to drop off and pick up their kids from school while still wearing their pajamas (睡衣),” Chisholm wrote.“Could I please ask that when you are sending your children, you take the time to dress appropriately in daywear that is suitable for the weather conditions?”

Kate Chisholm wants parents at her school to dress nicer. She appeared on British television station ITV to further explain her decision, saying she had started noticing the pajama trend had been picked up by “30 or 40” parents at school.

Despite her determination to make school a nicer place to be, Chisholm admits that she can't demand that parents dress up-such as Karen Routh, 49, who wore pajamas to drop off her 8-ycar-old daughter Holly, because she was running late and didn't feel well.

“I imagine there might be some people who keep up wearing pajamas for the next six months to prove a point,” Chisholm said. “I can't force people to get dressed but I will keep sending letters home in the hope that they decide to put on a pair of jeans.”

Wearing pajamas in public has also become a hot issue for some schools and States in theU.S.In 2015, aFloridaschool board member insisted on a dress rule for parents who showed up in the school in sleepwear.

4. The headmaster asks parents to pay attention to ______.