2019-2020学年上海市延安中学高三英语下学期期中考试试题及参考答案

2019-2020学年上海市延安中学高三英语下学期期中考试试题及参考
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
Britain's brilliant bridges have supported trade, brought communities together andare always the mostexciting part of the journey. These must-see bridges are now tourist attractions in their own right.
Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol
Described byits legendary engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel as “my first love, my darling", it was originally designed for horse-drawn traffic. Now, more than four million vehicles a year cross the 1,352ft-long toll（通行费）bridge over the Avon Gorge. The £ 1 toll for every journey pays for its maintenance. The history of the bridge, dating back to 1864, is kept alive through a programme of tours, events and exhibitions.
Infinity Bridge, Stockton-On-Tees
A pedestrian（行人）and cycle footbridge across the River Tees, its working title was the North Shore Footbridge, before it was given its grander name when opened in 2009. It is particularly incredible at night. The arches（拱形）of the bridge are also lit white and, on calm nights, their reflection in the water appears as an infinity（无穷大）symbol, thus inspiring the name which was chosen by the public.
Tower Bridge, London
An engineering wonder built from thousands of tons of Portland stone and steel, it took construction workers eight years to complete. More than 120 years old, it's a popular tourist attraction, as well as a functional bridge. Visitors can take in the views over the capital, experience seeing London life through the Glass Floor, and visit the Victorian Engine Rooms.
Iron Bridge, Shropshire
Opened in 1781 , this is the first arch bridge in the world made out of cast iron. Recognised as one of the great symbols of the industrial revolution, it transformed the craft of bridge building and was a crucial factor in the development of the iron trade in Shropshire.
1. Which bridge has the longest history?
A. Clifton Suspension Bridge.
B. Infinity Bridge.
C. Tower Bridge.
D. Iron Bridge.
2. What can we know about Infinity Bridge?
A. It was originally meant for pedestrains.
B. The public give it two names.
C. Ifs well worth visiting at night.
D. Its arch is bigger than any other bridge's.
3. What makes Clifton Suspension Bridge different from the other bridges introduced?
A. It charges drivers for each passing.
B. It offers walkers a good view at night.
C. It was made from thousands of stones.
D. It's a symbol of the industrial revolution.
B
The prevalence of melanoma (黑素瘤) has been rapidly rising around the world for nearly a century. While some of the increase may be due to better detection, researchers also believe it’s because we’re spending more time outdoors in the sun, vacationing to warmer climates during the winter and using tanning beds. That rise is concerning, since melanoma is the most dangerous kind of skin cancer.
Most of us know to cover up and apply sunscreen on hot, sunny days, but when fall arrives, we tend to drop those habits. Experts warn that’s a mistake. Though there’s less need for sun protection after summer ends, exposure to UV rays still adds up.
What precautions you should take to defend against melanoma during the cooler months depends on where you are in the world. That’s because the further away you are from the equator, the more UV rays weaken in the winter. “In southern England or Canada, the daily dose of UVA on a clear summer day is 6.5 times higher than on a clear winter day,” says Professor Brian Diffey of the British Association of Dermatologists. “People in those countries typically receive only about 5% of their annual UV exposure in the winter months.”
But no matter where you are, even during colder, lower risk months, it’s a mistake to put your sun-protection habits on ice. “It’s important to wear sun-screen when there is a lot of glare from the snow,” says Victoria Mar, director of the Victorian Melanoma Service at Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.
Finally, you should monitor your moles(痣). “Early detection of melanoma is vital for successful treatment,” says Diffey. If it’s caught before it spreads to other parts of the body, the patient will have 99 % of chance to survive for five years. If it’s caught late, that can drop to 25%. Warning signs are a mole that’s changing size, shape or colour, or one that’s asymmetrical — sometimes referred to as “ugly duckling” moles. If you have concerns, talk to your doctor.
4. What’s the main cause of the rise ofmelanoma?
A. The climate change.
B. Better detection.
C. More exposure to the sun.
D. The increase ofskin cancer.
5.What’s a mistake according to experts?
A. Applying sunscreen in summer.
B. Wearing sun-screen when there is snow.
C. Using sunscreen during lower risk months.
D. Dropping sun-protection habits in winter.
6. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. Prevention is better than cure.
B. Health is better than wealth.
C. A disease known is half cured.
D. When the sun comes in, the doctor comes out.
7. What is the best title of the text?
A. Detect Melanoma.
B. Beware Winter Rays.
C. Monitor Your Moles.
D. Spend Less Time Outdoors.
C
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.
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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.
D
Honeybees can’t swim, and when their wings are wet, they can’t fly, either. But Chris Roh and other researchers at the California Institute of Technology found that when bees drop into bodies of water, they can use their wings toproduce little waves and slide toward land-like surfers who create and then ride their own waves.
As with many scientific advances-IsaacNewton’s apple or Benjamin Franklin’s lightning bolt-Dr. Roh’s experiment began with a walk. Passing Caltech’s Millikan Pond in 2016, he observed a bee on the water’s surface producing waves. He wondered how an insect known for flight could push itself through water.
Dr. Roh and his co-worker, Morteza Gharib, used butterfly nets to collect localPasadenahoneybees and observed their surf-like movements. The researchers used a wire to restrict each bee’s bodily movement, allowing close examination of their wings. They found that the bee bends its wings at a 30-degree angle, pulling up water and producing a forward force. Bees get trapped on the surface because water is roughly three times heavier than air. But that weight helps to push the bee forward when its wings move quickly up and down. It’s a tough exercise for the bees, which the researchers guess could handle about 10 minutes of the activity.
The researchers said the surf-like movement hasn’t been documented in other insects and most semiaquatic insects use their legs forpropulsion, which is known as water-walking. It may have evolved in bees, they-predicted.
Dr. Roh and Dr. Gharib have imagined many practical applications for bees’ surfing. One plan is to use their observations to design robots able to travel across sky and sea. “This could be useful for search and rescues, or for getting samples of the surface of the ocean, if you can’t send a boat or helicopter,” Dr. Gharib said.
12. What does the author intend to show by mentioningNewtonandFranklin?
A. Roh’s admiration for them.
B. Roh’s chance discovery about bees.
C. Their outstanding talent for science.
D. Their similar achievements in discovery.
13. What plays the most vital role in a bee’s moving forward on water?
A. The air weight.
B. Its leg extension.
C. The water movement.
D. Its continuous wingbeat.
14. What does the underlined word “propulsion” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. Fast flight
B. Driving force.
C. Pulling speed.
D. Explosive power.
15. What does the text mainly tell us?
A. Honeybees can surf to safety.
B. Bees help scientists make inventions.
C. Insects can adapt to the environment.
D. Nature is a helpful guide for discovery.
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From red apples and yellow lemons to blueberries and green melons, fruit comes in many different color1 s.___16___
According to scientists, fruit color1 s actually come from their different pigments (色素), such as red or yellow carotenoid (类胡萝卜素) and blue or purple anthocyanin (花青素). These pigments appear in different amounts, depending on the fruit’s environment. This causes the fruit to turn a certain color1 ,
___17___They found that red fruit tends to grow in cooler places. Instead of just growing in one place, you
can find them growing in many places around the world. Blue and purple fruit mostly grows in warm places._____18_____The scientists also found that the closer the fruit is to the equator, the darker its color1 will be.
___19___Animals eat fruit and drop the seeds in other places later. This helps the fruit spread and grow in different places. However, animals see color1 s in a different way. Therefore, in order to attract animals, some fruit develops color1 s that are easy for animals to see. For example, birds can see red more easily than humans can.___20___The lemurs (狐猴) of Madagascar are red-green color1 blind. Many yellow fruit can be found in their habitats, as they can easily see this color1 .
A. Why do different kinds of fruit have so many color1 s?
B. Animals have also had an impact on the evolution of fruit color1 s.
C. How does temperature influence fruit color1 s?
D. However, a darker color1 doesn’t mean a better kind of fruit.
E.These fruits tend to grow a lot it just one specific area.
F. So there tends to be more red fruit in areas where birds live.
G. Scientists studied more than 280 different fruit color1 s to find out how environment affects fruit color1 s.
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
I love traveling and when I am tired with work, I will choose to travel to make myself relaxed. Three years ago, I was rather busy with my business and under a lot of___21___, so I went toAtlantafor a holiday. I just wanted to get away and___22___for a while.
One morning when I was walking around inAtlanta, a(n)___23___suddenly came to me. “Why don't I go to the GreekislandofSantoriniwhich I have long wished to pay a visit to?” Therefore, the idea of a two-week European___24___alone was born.
I was confident that I was brave enough to have driven___25___across theUSbefore, but traveling to other___26___whose languages aren't the same as mine___27___me. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to___28___with people there.
But I soon___29___that if 1 wanted to follow my dreams, I had to___30___out of my comfort area. If I let___31___take control of me, I'd get nowhere.
Immediately, I began making plans for my vacation. As 1___32___for more places to visit on my trip, I found Mykonos, another island inGreece, which I___33___just as much as I liked Santorini. When I arrived
in___34___two days later, it was like I was in a dream. What I appreciated best was the bus ride toVenice. As I rode the bus and enjoyed every new thing I saw, I was completely___35___from the pressure of my work. How___36___it was to see people riding their bikes to the___37___they would like to go to!
It's such a wonderful experience that 1 won't forget it forever. Some people might say, "It's not a big___38___: it's justVenice. Thousands of people go there every day,“ But it was more than that to me. It was about having a___39___and when it was time for it to come true, don't be afraid to let it___40___.
21. A. joy B. loss C. pressure D. pain
22. A. sleep B. relax C. work D. wait
23. A. invitation B. incident C. stranger D. idea
24. A. stay B. research C. study D. vacation
25. A. fast B. alone C. entirely D. together
26. A. cities B. parks C. countries D. companies
27. A. attracted B. interested C. surprised D. frightened
28. A. agree B. play C. communicate D. travel
29. A. selected B. responded C. realized D. suggested
30. A. look B. step C. make D. watch
31. A. fear B. pride C. anger D. courage
32. A. searched B. provided C. asked D. cared
33. A. hated B. questioned C. doubted D. liked
34. A. Asia B. Europe C. America D.Africa
35. A. absent B. free C. different D. tired
36. A. nice B. generous C. hard D. painful
37. A. castles B. places C. situation D. homeland
38. A. deal B. reality C. order D. event
39. A. business B. dream C. future D. play
40. A. explore B. decrease C. go D. disappear
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
Sometimes it can feel like getting along with your parents____41.____(be)impossible. However, they are perhaps your best teachers, and will____42.____(possible)influence many of the decisions you make. If you are
feeling like you and your parents can't get on the same page, take____43.____(step) to try to get along better with your parents. Your parents won't always be around, so spend time with them while you're able to. This doesn't mean just____44.____(sit)in front of the TV together. Instead, find activities to do together so that you can learn more about what your parents enjoy doing.
When you have____45.____conflict with your parents, look at it from their point of view. Sometimes, it can be____46.____(help) to try and imagine that you were in their situation. You might see that they are worried for your safety. This doesn't mean it should make you agree____47.____them, but it can help you find the source of the conflict. When talking about the conflict with your parents, do think about what you____48.____(say) before you say it.
Once your relationship with your parents has been improved, do your best____49.____(keep)it. For this, be kind and appreciative to them. For example, do something nice for your parents, such as making a card for them. Give your parents a kiss or a hug when they do something_____50._____is good for you. Most importantly, try to always stay in touch with them!
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限一词。

2).只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I have a good friend who name is Liu Mei. She is our monitor and one of the excellent student in our class. Although she is not clever, but she works very hard. We have a lot on common and have a lot to talk about. One evening she told me that something happened when his parents were out. She was doing her homeworks one Sunday morning when she smelt something burning. She stopped look out of the window and find a cloud of smoke coming out of her neighbour’s house. She called 119 immediate. Ten minutes late, the firemen came and put out the fire. Her neighbour was very thankful for her help.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假设你是李华，你校英语俱乐部正在征集有关英语活动的建议，你建议开办英语角(English Corner)。

请给俱乐部负责人Maria写一封邮件,内容包括：
1.活动安排)
2.活动目的和意义。

注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Maria,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. D
2. C
3. A
C D C B
[语篇解读]
4. A
5. A
6. C
7. B
8. B 9. D 10. B 11. A
16. A 17. G 18. E 19. B 20. F
21. C 22. B 23. D 24. D 25. B 26. C 27. D 28. C 29. C 30. B 31. A 32.
A 33. D 34.
B 35. B 36. A 37. B 38. A 39. B 40. C
41. is 42. possibly
43. steps 44. sitting
45. a 46. helpful
47. with 48. will say##should say
49. to keep
50. that
51.(1). who → whose
(2). student → students
(3). 去掉but
(4). on → in
(5). his → her
(6). homeworks → homework
(7). stopped后加to
(8). find → found
(9). immediate → immediately
(10). late → later
52.略。