2019-2020学年上海市民立中学高三英语期末试题及答案

2019-2020学年上海市民立中学高三英语期末试题及答案
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
Stepping Out Into Nature
The classic road trip is more popular than ever. Here are several places to hit the open road.
Colo-road Trips
The Colorado Tourism Office has made it easy for road-trippers to explore the state’s 24 Scenic & Historic Byways.A new microsite includes-an interactive map that enables travelers to explore options by region, interest or season. Travelers seeking inspiration can also access insider tips and side-trip suggestions for historic attractions, active adventures and highlight cultural opportunities.
TheBeartooth Highway.
Visitors of this extraordinary byway experience the grand sights ofMontana,WyomingandYellowstonePark. The windy 68-mile stretch introduces road explorers to one of the most diverse ecosystems accessible by auto. Breathtakingly beautiful, this All-American Road showcases wide, high alpine plateaus（高原）, painted with ice blue lakes, forested valleys, waterfalls and wildlife.
SewardHighway,Alaska
The road that connectsAnchorageto Seward is 127-mile treasure of natural beauty, wildlife and stories of adventure. The drive begins at the base of theChugach Mountains, hugs the scenic shores of Turnagain Arm and winds through gold mining towns, national forests and fishing villages. Expect waterfalls, glaciers, eagles and some good bear stories.
The Lighthouse Trail,Maine
Travel the 375 miles betweenKitteryandCalais,Maine, visiting lighthouses along the way. Hear tales of shipwrecks（海难）and of the difficult and lonely life led by those who kept the lights burning brightly. If possible, visit theMaineLighthouseMuseum. where artifacts and hands-on exhibits for children provide an appealing break.
1.What makes Colo-road Tips special?
A.Good bear stories.
B.A scenic beach.
C.Hands-on exhibits.
D.An interactive map.
2.Where can you explore state of gold miners?
A.Colorado.
B.Montana.
C.Alaska.
D.Maine
3.Which place is suitable for a family with children?
A.Colo-road Trips.
B.TheBeartooth Highway.
C.Seward Highway.
D.The Lighthouse Trail.
B
A maverick describes a person who thinks independently. A maverick refuses to follow the customs or rules of a group to which he or she belongs. In the US, a maverick is often admired for his or her free spirit, although others who belong to the maverick’s group may not like the maverick’s independent ways.
But where did the word “maverick” come from?
Early in the 1800s, a man named Samuel Augustus Maverick settled down in Texas, which was a place of wide-open land, rich soil, cattle ranches(牛场) and cowboys. As the years passed, Mr. Maverick increased his property(财产) in Texas. Before long, he owned huge pieces of land that were good for raising cattle. But he had no cattle. He wasn’t a rancher.
One day, a man came to Samuel Maverick to pay him an old debt. But the man didn’t have enough money. So he offered Mr. Maverick 400 head of cattle. Mr. Maverick accepted them, but he didn’t really want them. He simply put the cattle on his land to eat and care for themselves.
It was not long before the cows reproduced(繁殖). The calves grew and had more calves. Soon, hundreds of cows and calves moved freely across Samuel Maverick’s land. They also moved across the land of nearby ranch owners.
It was a tradition among ranchers in the West to put a mark of ownership on newborn calves. They burned the name of their ranch into the animal’s skin with a hot iron. The iron made a clear mark called a “brand”. Brands allowed ranchers to easily see who owned which cattle.
Samuel Maverick refused to brand his calves. “Why should I?” he asked. If all the other cattle owners branded theirs, then those without a brand belonged to him.
And this is how the word “maverick” entered the American language. It meant a calf without a brand. As time passed, the word “maverick” took on a wider meaning. It came to mean a person who was too independent to follow even his or her own group.
4. Why did the man give Samuel Maverick 400 head of cattle?
A. To get some money.
B. To return what he owed him.
C. To buy some of his land.
D. To ask him to raise them.
5. How could the ranchers easily know who the cattle belonged to?
A. Through the brand on the cattle.
B. Through the name of the cattle.
C. Through the appearance of the cattle.
D. Through the land on which the cattle stayed.
6. What can we learn about Samuel Augustus Maverick from the text?
A. He was born in Texas.
B. He took good care of all his cattle.
C. He didn’t really want to accept the cattle.
D. He followed the tradition of ranchers in the West.
7. What is the text mainly about?
A. How to become an independent thinker.
B. “Maverick” means a calf without a brand.
C. The life story of Samuel Augustus Maverick.
D. How the word “maverick” got into American English.
C
Have you ever been on social media and seen your favorite celebrity talking about a product? These promotions might not be totally random, and are actually seen as a vital part of the marketing process. The question is: How do social media influencers ‘influence’ what you buy?
Human desire for status and making friends, combined with our need to belong to a group, makes us receptive to being ‘socially influenced’. Companies often use that desire to have a similar lifestyle to a celebrity we admire to sell or launch a product. So, what do these promotions actually do?
Firstly, they can be used to build brand awareness. A social media influencer should have a strong understanding of the platform they operate on, and therefore can create appealing content that not only sticks to the brand image, but sparks their followers’ interests in a product they might never have seen before.
Secondly, influencers can improve a company or product’s relationship with their customer base. According to InMoment’s 2018 US Retail CX Trends Report on customer loyalty, 77% of buyers have been brand loyal for more than ten years. This is also true of 60% of millennials. A popular celebrity can target key customers and talk or blog about a product, which can create an instant and lasting bond with them.
Lastly, influencers can improve customer buying habits with seemingly ‘unbiased opinions’. We are more likely to respond to ‘peer recommendation’ than traditional ads, meaning the fact we see an influencer as a ‘friend’ can make us less likely to be doubtful about what we are seeing.
So, the next time you see a celebrity talking about a product, you might want to consider that this could be a carefully worked-out marketing strategy designed to target your core needs. If you find yourself examining a product you’ve seen on social media, you may well have been influenced.
8. Why do companies invite celebrities to launch products?
A. Because celebrities can improve the companies’ public images.
B. Because consumers like to share similarity with celebrities.
C. Because celebrities want to make more money.
D. Because consumers can make friends with celebrities.
9. According to the passage, which strategy is often used by influencers?
A. Setting up operation platforms.
B. Sending gifts to customers.
C. Improving relationship with the company.
D. Taking advantage of their popularity.
10. To customers, the recommendations of influencers seem to be ________.
A. offensive
B. subjective
C. objective
D. misleading
11. The passage is mainly about ________.
A. how social media make ads
B. how social media influence our lifestyle
C. how social influencers affect our buying
D. how celebrities earn fame
D
YellowstoneNational ParkbecameAmerica's first national park in 1872. The National Park Service was formed 44 years later in 1916.Yellowstone, which is mostly in the state of Wyoming, is considered an example of the success of the National Park System.Humans have been present in Yellowstone for more than 11,000 years.
Yellowstone contains beautiful mountains, deep canyons(峡谷), lakes and rivers.The nameYellowstonecomes from the river running through the area. At first known as Rock Yellow River, it became known as theYellowstoneRiver.
Yellowstoneis host to many different species of plants. However, the park is most distinctive because of what lies underneath it. It sits on top of an ancient super volcano, known as The Yellowstone Caldera. The caldera is 48 by 72 kilometers. And it remains an active volcano.
It is believed that the last time the volcano erupted was one half million years ago. The area has had three major eruptions in the last three million years.Experts say it may erupt again in another 1,000 to 10,000 years. But each year, there are thousands of earthquakes atYellowstone. Most are too small to be felt by people visiting the park.
Yellowstoneis filled with the beauty of many hot water springs. hot water and gasses are trapped under the earth. they rush to the surface in the form of hot water and steam.Old Faithful is The most famous one .Iterupts about every hour or hour and a half. The eruption can last from one and a half minutes up to 5 minutes. The
amount of hot water it expels（排出）in that time can be as much as 31,000 liters or more.
In addition to its beauty and wonder, Yellowstone is an animal sanctuary（保护区）. It is home to the largest group of wild animals in theUnited States. As you travel through the park, you can sometimes see them in their natural habitat and hear their calls .
12. What wasYellowstonenamed after?
A. RockYellow River
B. The amazing mountains.
C. The stones with yellow color1
D. The first discovery inwyoming.
13. What makesYellowstonequite unique?
A. The scenery is beautiful.
B. There are a lot of explorers.
C. It’s home to many plants.
D. Its location is very special.
14. What does the underlined word“It”in Paragraph 5 refer to?
A. The earth.
B. Yellowstone.
C.Old Faithful.
D. TheYellowstoneCaldera.
15. What can we infer from the text?
A. The Yellowstone Caldera has been dead for years.
B. Yellowstone is a shelter for the protected wildlife.
C. Big earthquakes happen frequently atYellowstone.
D.YellowstoneNational Parkhas attracted visitors for centuries.
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To an outsider，any culture can seem confusing.And the UK's got a thing or two that raises a few eyebrows.However，understand the why and things might be less puzzling.___16___.
Ina world where 61％of nations drive on the right，Brits drive on the left.Why? Most people think it goes back to Medieval，maybe even Roman times.___17___when you remember that right-handed people wear a sword on their left hip.Travelling on the left allowedyou to keep your weapon arm toward your opponent，who would be on your right.This practice continued until the 18th century when a law was passed requiring all traffic crossingLondonBridgeto keep to the left.
Visitors to the UK that have just washed their hands in an old-fashioned sink might be wondering why one tap is only for hot water，the other cold.___18___.So，why this oddity? It relates to a time when hot and cold water were kept separate to prevent pollution.Drinkable cold water came from a mainssupply，but hot water came
from attic tanks and was not considered suitable for consumption.So they were kept apart.
Millions of people drink tea worldwide，but the odd Brits put milk in theirs.Why? This mysterious practice relates to the quality of china cup used in the 18th century when tea was first imposed.For the majority of Brits，the cups available couldn’t stand the heat of the boiling water and would break，so milk was added first.___19___.And this practical tweak soon became a national habit.
___20___.As you can see，these odd Brits have perfectly clear reasons for left-hand driving，two-tap sinks and tea with milk.Even if they still seem strange，at least now you’re in the know.
A. This makes it difficult to improve
B. There is a method to the madness
C.This unusual behavior makes sense
D. You can know the origins of the practices
E. Either can make washing very uncomfortable
F. This cooled the cup enough to resist the boiling water
G. Here are the reasons for three ofBritain’s more puzzling practices
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During my recent tour to Kunming in Yunnan Province, I met a young Australian at Liuzhou railway station. I helped himget on board the____21____with his luggage, and then we started____22____in English. I____23____that he was 21 years old, studying____24____literature and history at University of Sydney, for he is fond____25____eastern culture.
What surprised me was that,____26____as he was, he had traveled a lot, not only in China but also in many other____27____of Asia. He seemed to____28____so much about Asian culture and history, and was____29____familiar with Chinese literature and philosophy_____30_____such as Confucius, Lu Xun, Mao Dun and Mo Yan.
He is a college student,_____31_____he does not limit himself to classroom reading only. He said if one really wants to know the_____32_____, he or she should go out to see, hear and_____33_____real life. Besides, many students like him in Australia do_____34_____jobs after class in order to make a living and save enough for_____35_____.
I am a bit older than he is. But I find myself less_____36_____than he is about many things in the world. Like some of my classmates at college, I often felt_____37_____of being a college student. Now I come to realize we
should_____38_____the world to broaden our mind and_____39_____a sense of responsibility for the world we live in. At the same time, as a Chinese, we should hold on to our traditional_____40_____and spread it to the rest of the world.
21. A.ship B.bus C.train D.plane
22. A.chatting B.arguing C.singing D.joking
23. A.imagined B.thought C.guessed D.learned
24. A.European n C.African D.Australian
25. A.in B.of C.with D.about
26. A.weak B.young C.stupid D.busy
27. A.plains B.corners C.rivers D.parts
28. A.know B.introduce C.worry D.teach
29. A.yet B.still C.even D.ever
30. A.designers B.artists C.doctors D.masters
31. A.though· B.if C.but D.so
32. A.space B.school C.world D.country
33. A.find out B.put out C.set out D.carry out
34. A.full-time B.part-time C.simple D.hard
35. A.experiments B.research C.reading D.traveling.
36. A.knowledgeable B.fortunate C.helpful D.generous
37. A.tired B.proud C.ashamed D.afraid
38. A.explore B.build C.create D.save
39. A.reduce B.lose C.develop D.record
40. A.system B.technology C.challenge D.culture
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
A family can be two or more people who share goals and values, have long-term commitments to one another, and usually live in____41.____same house. Families range from all sorts of____42.____(race), forms and sizes. Families differ in various ways but each one has____43.____(it)own definition of a happy home and family. So, what makes a happy family? There are many important factors that make a happy family.
Order is one of the important factors that make a happy family. With order there is no chaos
or____44.____(confuse)in the home. A well-organized family will be able to function smoothly and easily in____45.____(complete)various tasks that each individual must do. When each individual knows his/her own responsibility, he/she is capable and able to bring____46.____(much)harmony and peace in the home.
Quality time is definitely one aspect to having a happy family. This quality time____47.____(spend) together as a family no matter what the activity is will____48.____(sure)strengthen a family’s relationship.____49.____is often the case, quality time helps to develop a bond between family members. Not only will this strengthen ties, it will provide you____50.____memories of times spent together, whether it is having fun, being sad, happy, or bad.
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：在错的词下划一横线,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 went to Turkey last summer, where I saw many place of interest. The weather was very nice and the people here were friendly. What I especial enjoyed was the Turkish food which was delicious. I caught the early ferry to cross from one side of the city to other side, take many pictures with my camera. The cost of the whole trip was a bit of high, but I thought it was worth it. The Turkish people did not speak much English, and I managed to get to where I plan to go. During the trip, I went to the traditional Turkish baths, what were very cheap and relaxed.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，上周五你校举办了换书阅读活动。

请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括:
1.活动目的；
2.活动情况；
3.活动反响。

注意:
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Book exchange on campus
参考答案
1. D
2. C
3. D
4. C
5. B
6. A
7. D
8. B 9. D 10. C 11. C
12. A 13. D 14. C 15. B
16. G 17. C 18. E 19. F 20. B
21. C 22. A 23. D 24. B 25. B 26. B 27. D 28. A 29. C 30. D 31. C 32. C 33. A 34. B 35. D 36. A 37. B 38. A 39. C 40. D
41. the
42. races 43. its
44. confusion
45. completing
46. more 47. spent
48. surely 49. As
50. with
51.(1).place→places
(2).here→there
(3).especial→especially
(4).other前添加the
(5).take→taking
(6).bit后的of删掉
(7).and→but
(8).plan→planned
(9).what→which
(10).relaxed→relaxing
52.略。