2021年上海市市西高级中学高三英语上学期期中试题及参考答案

2021年上海市市西高级中学高三英语上学期期中试题及参考答案

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

Three Things to Do Before You Are 18

Are you bored with your daily life? Here are some things you should try before you are 18.

★Learn to swim

Seriously, this is so important that it can save your life. If you can’t swim well, you won’t be able to dowater sports like waterskiing, surfing and diving. Even taking a boat trip will be dangerous for you. Make sure you do it.

★Try at least one kind of team sports

Being a good team player is an important skill in life. You can’t just think of yourself, but have to work well with other people. Other advantages of team sports like basketball, football and baseball are that they keep you fit and healthy, and they are also great fun. Teams usually have a good social life too—you’ll go to lots of parties and make many friends.

★Collect something

One of the best hobbies for under-18s is collecting things. You could collect kinds of stamps, or you could collect things that make you remember what you have done, like cinema tickets for films you have seen or letters from friends. The best way to collect is to have a special album to put your collection in and to write what each thing means to you. That way you won’t forget.

1. The most important reason for learning to swim is that ________.

A. you might feel well

B. it can make you healthy

C. you might easily do lots of things

D. it can save your life

2. The writer tells us that one of the best hobbies is to ________ .

A. collect something

B. do some water sports

C. send letters to your friends

D. play basketball with your friends

23. The passage is mainly about ________before you are 18.

A. good habits to keep

B. skills to have

C. things to do

D. sports to play

B

The market for tourism in remote areas is booming as never before. Countries all across the world are actively promoting their wilderness regions-such as mountains, Arctic lands, deserts, small islands and wetlands— to high-spending tourists. The attraction of these areas is obvious: by definition, wilderness tourism requires little or no initial investment. But that does not mean that there is no cost.

Once a location is established as a main tourist destination, the effects on the local community are profound. Hill-farmers can make more money from foreign travellers than working in their fields. It is not surprising that many o£ them give up their farm-work. In some hill-regions, this has led to a serious decline in farm output and a change in the local diet, because there is lacking labour to maintain terraces and irrigation systems. The result has been that many people in these regions have turned to outside supplies of rice and other foods.

InArcticand desert societies, year-round survival has traditionally depended on hunting animals and fish and collecting fruit over a ly short season. However, as some inhabitants become involved in tourism, they no longer have time to collect wild food; this has led to increasing dependence on bought food and stores. What should they do if these new sources of income dry up?

The physical impact of visitors is another serious problem associated with the growth in adventure tourism. Much attention has focused on erosion along major roads, but perhaps more important are the forest destruction and impacts on water supplies arising from the need to provide tourists with cooked food and hot showers. In both mountains and deserts, slow-growing trees are often the main sources of fuel and water supplies may be limited through heavy use.

4. Why are some countries promoting the wilderness regions to tourists?

A. The wildness regions are accessible to tourists.

B. The landscapes there are beautiful and unique.

C. Developing tourism there doesn't need much investment.

D. Lots of high-spending tourists prefer such remote regions.

5. What is the effect of tourism on the local community?

A. Many hill farmers have turned to outside supplies of foods.

B. There is enough labour to maintain terraces and irrigation systems.

C. Farm output there has increased and local diet has changed.

D. The local people's new sources of income will dry up soon.

6. Which might be the best title of the passage?

A. The future of wilderness tourism.

B. The impacts of wilderness tourism.