2020-2021学年上海市嘉定区第二中学高三英语期末试卷及答案

2020-2021学年上海市嘉定区第二中学高三英语期末试卷及答案
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
During ancient times, children didn’t have smartphones, iPad or computers to entertain themselves. Instead, they came up with interesting games to play.
★Stone balls
During the Qing Dynasty, kicking a stone ball around was a popular sport in the northern part of China, and it was often played in the winter to protect kids from the cold. Stones were carved into small balls and kicked along with feet. In 1999, the sport was included in the 6th National Ethnic Group Traditional Sports Meeting held in Beijing.
★Flying kites
Kites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood, instead of paper. Nowadays, the four most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite , Weifang kite and Nantong kite, of which each has distinctive features. The kite which resembles a swallow is a well-known Beijing style.
★Hide-and-seek
Hide-and-seek is a traditional game for children, popular around the nation. There are two ways to play: covering a child’s eyes while other kids run around to tease(戏弄) him or, more commonly, participants hide and one child must try to find them.
★Playing diabolos
A diabolo is always made of wood or bamboo and has empty space in the center. By juggling(边抛边接) the diabolo on the rope, the high-speed spinning diabolos will make a sound like a whistle. Playing diabolos is an interesting folk game, especially popular in North China. Playing diabolos was also included in the first group of national intangible cultural heritage(非物质文化遗产).
1.Why did ancient children often play stone balls in the winter?
A.To practice their feet.
B.To warm themselves.
C.To train their skills.
D.To relax themselves.
2.Which kites are swallow-shaped?
A.Weifang kites.
B.Tianjin kites.
C.Beijing kites.
D.Nantong kites.
3.Why does playing diabolos make a sound?
A.Because the diabolo’s center is empty.
B.Because the high-speed spinning diabolo is light.
C.Because the diabolo is equipped with a whistle.
D.Because ropes’ surface moves against the diabolo’s.
B
Getting rid of dirt, in the opinion of most people, is a good thing However, there is nothing fixed about attitudes to dirt.
In the early 16th century, people thought that dirt on the skin was a means to block outdisease, as medical opinion had it that washing off dirt with hot water could open up the skin and let ills in. A particular danger was thought to lie in public baths. By 1538, the French king had closed the bath houses in his kingdom. So did the king ofEnglandin 1546. Thus began a long time when the rich and the poor inEuropelived with dirt in a friendly way. Henry IV, king ofFrance, was famously dirty. Upon learning that a nobleman had taken a bath, the king ordered that, to avoid the attack of disease, the nobleman should not go out.
Though the belief in the merit(优点) of dirt was long-lived, dirt has no longer been regarded as a nice neighbor ever since the 18th century. Scientifically speaking, cleaning away dirt is good to health. Clean water supply and hand washing are practical means of preventing disease. Yet, it seems that standards of cleanliness have moved beyond science since World War II. Advertisements repeatedly sell the idea: clothes need to be whiter than white, cloths ever softer, surfaces to shine. Has the hate for dirt, however, gone too far?
Attitudes to dirt still differ hugely nowadays. Many first-time parents nervously try to warn their children off touching dirt, which might be responsible for the spread of disease. On the contrary, Mary Ruebush, an American immunologist(免疫学家), encourages children to play in the dirt to build up a strong immune system. And the latter position is gaining some ground.
4. The kings ofFranceandEnglandin the 16th century closed bath houses because .
A. they lived healthily in a dirty environment
B. they thought bath houses were too dirty to stay in
C. they considered bathing as cause of skin disease
D. They believed disease could be spread in public baths
5. Which of the following best describes Henry IV’s attitude to bathing?
A. Curious
B. Afraid
C. Approving
D. Uninterested
6. How does the passage mainly develop?
A. By following the order of time.
B. By making comparison.
C. By providing examples
D. By following the order of importance.
17. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passages?
A. To call attention to the danger of dirt.
B. To introduce the history of dirt.
C. To present the change of views on dirt.
D. To stress the role of dirt.
C
When a United Kingdomsupermarket chain promised to move its farms to Net Zero by 2030, it made it clear that the effort would require working on many different fronts. From energy consumption and land - use change to methane emissions (甲烷排放), cattle farming comes with environmental challenges. So even if recent studies suggesting it's possible to cut methane emissions 80% do turn out to be accurate, there's still a very long way to go for most cattle farming to get anywhere close to truly net zero.
Organic Valley, when producing milk, might be closer to that goal. It made headlines in 2019 by going 100% renewable (可再生的). Now the company is expanding on that tradition by starting a major loan initiative (贷款计划) to help its farm suppliers adopt renewable energy too.
Created with Clean Energy Credit Union, the $ 1 million loan fund will deliver loans at below - marketrates. Specifically, the money will be made available to Organic Valley's 1, 700 farmer members, and can be used for a variety of projects.
“We are focused on a whole systems approach to renewable energy, and I'm excited to launch this energy loan fund. From the farm to the shelf, I see renewable energy playing a bigger role in organic food,” said Bob Kirchoff, Organic Valley CEO.
“Organic Valley is already helping to protect the environment through organic farming practices, and now they re going one step further by supporting the introduction of renewable energy projects for their farmer members,” said Blake Jones, volunteer board chair of Clean Energy Credit Union. “In addition to the environmental benefits, we re eager to help family farmers throughout the world to lower their energy costs.”
The world is not short of examples of farmers innovating in the field of renewable energy. What's encouraging about Organic Valley's announcement is the idea of a national brand putting its marketing and
financing weight behind such efforts and, hopefully, creating consumer demand that pushes the rest of the industry in this direction too.
8. What does paragraph 1 indicate about going net zero for cattle farming?
A It is not easy to achieve B. It is common in the UK
C. It is an impractical goal
D. It meets no challenges
9. What is Organic Valley's tradition according to the text?
A. Helping farm suppliers
B. Using renewable energy
C. Having a loan initiative
D. Making headlines annually
10. What is Organic Valley's initiative mainly intended to do?
A. Reform organic farming practices
B. Make use of environmental benefits
C. Help farmers decrease energy costs
D. Shrink the group of farmer members
11. What is the author's attitude towards Organic Valley's initiative?
A. Worried
B. Doubtful
C. Ambiguous
D. Positive
D
The idea came to him when he least expected it. Alvin Irby was at a barbershop when he saw one of his former students sitting in the shop with a bored look on his face. That’s when Irby realized that by pairing barbershops and books, he might be able to inspire young boys to read.
Alvin Irby, a former kindergarten and first-grade teacher, knows how important it is for young children to read. He also knows that young boys in particular often don’t have adult male role models who inspire them to read. “Many young boys may literally never see a man reading in school during the years when they’re learning to read because there are so few male elementary school teachers,” Irby toldMashable.
That’s where the barbershops come in. Four years ago, Irby launched Barbershop Books as a way to not just get books into the hands of young boys, but also to create community reading spaces in a place where kids go frequently. Since itsinceptionin 2013, the program has created kid-friendly reading spaces in 50 barbershops in 12 states throughout the United States.
Irby isn’t the first person to see the connection between barbershops and books and boys. Hair stylist Courtney Holmes, launched a program a few years ago offering free haircuts to kids as long as they read to him while he cuts their hair.
That’s the kind of environment that Irby wants to promote with his program. The reading spaces created by Barbershop Books help to spark an interest in books by showing kids that reading is about more than just spelling
and vocabulary skills, it’s about making reading a low-stress activity that can help them relax, laugh and have fun.
“Our belief is that if we can create positive reading experiences early and often for young boys, then they will choose to read for fun,” Irby noted, adding, “This is really what Barbershop Books is about, getting young boys to say three words: I’m a reader.”
12. What happened to Alvin when he was at a barbershop?
A. He found it easy for young people to get bored.
B. He offered a barbershop to his former student.
C. He thought of a way to encourage young readers.
D. He realized the importance of reading for young boys.
13. What is the function of Barbershop Books?
A. To attract more customers who love films.
B. To provide free haircuts to book lovers.
C. To show the influence of reading on children.
D. To create a reading environment fbr children.
14. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A. reading is a low-stress activity that is relaxing
B. Barbershop Books is only suitable for young boys
C. Irby attaches great importance to school education
D. Barbershop Books can arouse (引起) young people’s interest in reading
15. What does the underlined word “inception” in the 3rdparagraph mean?
A. discovery.
B. success.
C. popularity.
D. beginning.
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
Six Solar Terms in Summer
Lixia
Lixia is the first solar term in summer, signifying the beginning of the hotsummer.____16____People usually consider Lixia as an important solar term. When it comes, the temperature rises obviously, and summer heat arrives, there is a remarkable increase in thunderstorms, and crops enter their peak season for growth.
Xiaoman and Mangzhong
During Xiaoman, summer harvest crops such as wheat already bear fruits, and their seeds are full though they are not ripe yet. Thus, the solar term is named Xiaoman. The solar term Xiaoman is in late May. Summer begins to reach all parts of the country. Rainfall begins to increase further. Mangzhong means, "wheat with awn （芒）should be harvested soon, and rice seeds with awn can be sown".____17____
Xiazhi
On the day of Xiazhi, the daytime in the Northern Hemisphere（半球）reaches its maxi-mum length.____18____At Xiazhi, though there is direct sunlight, it is not the hottest time in a year.
Xiaoshu and Dashu
____19____Xiaoshu is minor heat, which means it's not very hot. The weather is getting increasingly hot, but not the hottest moment yet. The crops in the entire country begin to grow rapidly, and this situation requires more intensive field management. Dashu is extreme heat. Compared to Xiaoshu, it's much hotter.____20____And it also marks the period with the fastest growth for crops which enjoy heat.
A. The charactershumeans heat.
B. It predicts the busy farming activities of farmers.
C. The temperatures rise and summer drought begins.
D. The more northern a place is, the longer its daytime is.
E. People need to prepare for heat prevention and cooling.
F. It means the end of spring, and the beginning of summer.
G. It marks the hottest period with the highest temperatures in a year.
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When I was thirteen, I was diagnosed(诊断)with a kind of attention disorder. It made school___21___for me. When everyone else in the class was___22___tasks, I could not.
In my first___23___class, Mrs. Smith asked us to read a story and then write on it, all within forty-five minutes. I raised my hand___24___and said, "Mrs. Smith, you see, the doctor said I have___25___problems. I might not he able to do it."
She___26___at me through her glasses, "You are no different from your classmates, young man."
I tried, but I even didn't finish the___27___when the hell rang. I had to take it home.
In the quietness of my___28___, the story suddenly all became___29___to me. It was about a blind person, Louis Braille. He lived in a time____30____the blind couldn't get much education. But Louis didn't____31____.
Instead, he invented a reading system of raised dots, which opened up a whole new world of____32____to the blind.
Wasn't I the "blind" in my class, being made to learn like the "sighted" students? My thoughts spilled out and my pen started to____33____. I completed the____34____within 40 minutes.____35____, I was no different from others; I just needed a____36____place. Why should I ever give up____37____Louis could find his way out of his problems?
I didn't expect____38____when I handed in my paper to Mrs. Smith, so it was quite a____39____when it came hack to me the next day with an "A" on it. At the bottom of the paper were these words: "See what you can do when you keep____40____."
21. A.suitable B.challenging fortable D.affordable
22. A.focusing on B.waiting for C.talking about D.asking for
23. A.PE B.drawing C.cooking D.literature
24. A.in time B.now and then C.right away D.as expected
25. A.hearing B.sight C.attention D.taste
26. A.came back B.turned around C.stepped back D.glanced down
27. A.listening B.writing C.spelling D.reading
28. A.classroom B.hotel C.bedroom D.office
29. A.important B.clear C.abstract D.attractive
30. A.which B.what C.that D.when
31. A.give off B.give out C.give up D.give away
32. A.knowledge B.light C.imagination D.music
33. A.rest B.dance C.change D.function
34. A.task B.essay C.story D.system
35. A.Therefore B.Indeed C.Also D.However
36. A.quieter B.busier rger D.farther
37. A.though B.so that C.as though D.if
38. A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything
39. A.excitement B.surprise C.puzzle D.chance
40. A.imagining B.praying C.trying D.thinking
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
After 38 years of living in China, Roberta Lipson, a US citizen, finally got her Chinese green card" on July 10.___41.___(celebrate) the occasion, she posted this in her WeChat Moments, “after 38 years I'm now finally a permanent Chinese resident, along with a picture in___42.___she was with a colleague at the certificate issuing center, in a white dress, smiling___43.___(wide).
Lipson, also known as Li Bijing, is the founder and CEO of the United Family Healthcare. She came to China in 1979 and___44.___(start) her business to help improve the country's public health and medical services by demonstrating___45.___different approach to healthcare.
In 1997, the United Family Healthcare was established inBeijing. It is the first foreign-invested expert medical organization inChina. Now her business has extended___46.___many cities across the country.
For Lipson,___47.___(become) a permanent Chinese resident is something she always wanted. “My career is inChina, and I___48.___(be) inChinafor decades.Chinais my home. I would feel more comfortable if I have permanent residency," said Lipson during an interview withChinaNewsweek.
On Oct 18, the 19th CPC National Congress was held inBeijing. “I was excited about the report___49.___(deliver) by President Xi Jinping, in which he mentioned the Healthy China Strategy. To____50.____(well) fulfill our social responsibilities, we will bring more medical services to rural areas, and provide more care to special-needs children and migrant workers,” she said.
“This is also the dream of United Family Healthcare, Lipson added.
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；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I prefer my English classes to be taught only by English, because it is helpful for us improve the ability of speaking and listening.
I have strong interested in English and foreign culture. I’d like to be totally absorbing in the atmosphere of English so that I can quickly make a progress. Therefore, since we are all English beginners, it’s really hard to
understand the words what are difficult. We need Chinese explanation sometime.
So my viewpoint is that we should using Chinese as a minor way to explain things that is hard to understand.第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

The 45-ycar-old Chen Liyan was sweeping the floor at Taiyuan Railway Station early last Tuesday morning when she found a small plastic bag near a chair and discovered 100-000 yuan inside. Chen was shocked but she was determined to return the money to its owner.
While working, Chen watched carefully for anyone who might have been the owner. She waited for over two hours, but having no luck, she went to the nearest police station to turn the money in. There, it was finally returned to its owner, Wang Zheng.
Wang thanked Chen repeatedly and apologized for the inconvenience, even offering her 5.000 yuan as a reward. To his surprise, however, Chen refused, believing that it would be wrong to accept money that she had not earned.
But what is even more surprising, perhaps, is that Chen's daughter, 16-year-old Liu Xia is currently seriously ill. Chen had already spent the last of her savings on the ongoing treatments and has also taken out a large loan.
Fortunately, Ma Dongbao, who works at the police station, stepped in. Living in the same apartment building as Chen's family, Ma was well aware of Chen's difficulties.
When Wang was told about Chen's situation, he decided to do something to help.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
A large sum of money was raised and Chen Liyan was interviewed by the local newspaper.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
参考答案
1. B
2. C
3. A
4. D
5. B
6. A
7. C
8. A 9. B 10. C 11. D
12. C 13. D 14. D 15. D
16. F 17. B 18. D 19. A 20. G
21. B 22. A 23. D 24. C 25. C 26. D 27. D 28. C 29. B 30. D 31. C 32.
A 33.
B 34. A 35. B 36. A 37. D 38. B 39. B 40. C
41. To celebrate
42. which 43. widely
44. started
45. a 46. to
47. becoming
48. have been
49. delivered
50. better
51.(1). by → in
(2). us后面加to
(3). interested → interest
(4). absorbing → absorbed
(5). 去掉progress前面的a
(6). Therefore → However
(7). what → that/which
(8). sometime → sometimes
(9). using → use
(10). is → are
52.略。