2021年上海市松江区小昆山中学高三英语下学期期中试题及答案

2021年上海市松江区小昆山中学高三英语下学期期中试题及答案
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
It’s a tempting habit for them to look at their smartphone rather than make eye contact with someone. There is so much to look at: photographs, social media feeds, messages and emails. No wonder they are glued to their screens. But is it good for them?
There have been many claims about the damage looking at screens does to our eyesight. Some people feared staring at a small bright box could make us short-sighted. This is a particular concern for children and young people, who spend a higher percentage of time using electronic devices. BBC reporter, Rory Jones, says, “There is enough evidence that no matter how long teenagers are spending looking at screens, they come across information about issues such as anorexia and self-harm that could prove damaging to their mental health.”
But a new study says time in front of computers and phones might not be as bad for young people as many think. Research by the Oxford Internet Institute examined data from more than 17,000 teenagers in theUK,Irelandand theUnited States. Their study concluded that most links between life satisfaction and social media use were tiny, accounting for less than 1% of a teenager’s wellbeing. Professor Przybylski, director of research, said, “99.75% of a person’s life satisfaction has nothing to do with their use of social media.” The research found that family, friends and school life all had a greater impact on wellbeing.
So, does this mean young people can spend longer looking at social media? TheOxfordresearchers are confident about its findings and that any connection between screen time and mental health is very small. Dr. Max Davie, officer for health improvement at theRoyalCollege, calls the study a “small first step”, but he says there are other issues to explore, such as screen time’s interference(干预) with other important activities like sleep, exercise and time with family or friends. Perhaps for now, the “right” amount of screen time is only a matter of personal judgement.
1. What is people’s common belief concerning screen time?
A. Looking at screens does harm to young people.
B. Screen time provides a chance for teenagers to learn.
C. Most teenagers get near-sighted due to looking at screens.
D. A small amount of time online does little harm to teenagers.
2. What can we learn from the new study by the Oxford Internet Institute?
A. Screen time has a great influence on people’s daily activities.
B. The right amount of the screen time is related to its content.
C. There is a close link between social media and self-satisfaction.
D. Social bonds play a more significant role in people’s wellbeing than social media.
3. Where is the passage most probably taken from?
A. A science fiction.
B. A science magazine.
C. A research paper.
D. An economics book.
B
A Bridge Linking Art and the Audience
According to a 2018 report, people aged between 16 and 24 make up about 15 percent of the population but only 10 percent of museum-goers. Similarly, people aged over35 go half as much as you would expect from their population size. We have reached the point of recognising the disconnection between art and the audience but haven’t yet determined how to bridge the gap. Two answers to tackling this challenge lie in telling a greater diversity of art histories and communicating these stories in more accessible ways.
In 2018, a radio program called Art Matters was started with the aim of discussing art from a pop-culture viewpoint with topics that would engage younger and more diverse audience. It offers an accessible pathway to art history with conversations on different topics. Art history is about storytelling; art content shines when there is an effort to bring audience along for the discussion.
More traditional institutions are paying attention. Recently theGettyMuseumissued a social-media challenge for people to recreate paintings using items they had at home. Users displayed incredible creativity, and the museum was flooded with submissions. This reaction proves that there is a potential desire for the audience to engage with art topics if the format is appealing. Since many people feelintimidatedand think that there’s a base level of understanding required to join the conversation, the Getty initiative serves as a reminder that there are many pathways to engaging with it.
Another result of the Getty challenge was the exposure given to a diversity of artworks. The famous opera singer Peter Brathwaite, for example, made scores of attractive recreations highlighting centuries of black paintings. His efforts opposed the idea that there were not many historical paintings of black figures. It is extremely important that we do a better job of showing the complex and diverse stories that are represented in art.
Social media have offered a platform for people who have not traditionally had a seat at the table. Anyone can recognise a gap in the field and address it. Accounts have gathered tens of thousands of followers. They are the proof that there is hunger to hear these art histories, and these themes work brilliantly for museum programming.
But there is only so much that can be done without the museums and galleries changing meaningfully from within. We need to see a better balance of these stories represented in permanent collections. We also need a much wider diversity of people and interests represented on board. Ensuring that art-and writing and talking about art-is able to continue on the rising generation of storytellers, inside and outside of institutions, getting the funding and support they need to paint a brighter picture for the part.
4. What challenge is the author trying to tackle?
A. People doubt a great diversity of artworks.
B. Fewer and fewer young people go to museums.
C. Art appears too distant from common audience.
D. Adult audience has a different understanding of art.
5. What does the underlined word “intimidated” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. Tired.
B. Worried.
C. Annoyed.
D. Surprised.
6. In the author’s opinion, the museums and galleries should ________.
A. make the art history stories accessible in a traditional way.
B. change meaningfully for activities like the Getty challenge.
C. limit the number of storytellers both in and out of institutions.
D. improve the permanent collections by adding famous artworks.
7. We can conclude from the passage that common audience ________.
A. lacks the channels to understand and talk about art history.
B. prefers to view artworks and hear art stories on social media.
C. feels satisfied with people and interests represented on board.
D. refuses to engage with diverse art topics and art history stories.
C
Pigeons inLondonhave a bad reputation. Some people call them flying rats. And many blame them for causing pollution with their droppings. But now the birds are being used to fight another kind of pollution in this city of 8.5 million.
“The problem for air pollution is that it’s been largely ignored as an issue for a long time,” says Andrea Lee, who works for the London-based environmental organization Client Earth. “People don’t realize how bad it is, and how it actually affects their health.”London’s poor air quality is linked to nearly 10,000 early deaths a year. Lee says, citing(引用)a report released by the city manager last year. If people were better informed about the pollution they’ re breathing, she says, they could pressure the government to do something about it.
Nearby, on a windy hill inLondon’s Regent’s Park, an experiment is underway that could help—the first week of flights by the Pigeon Air Patrol. It all began when Pierre Duquesnoy, the director for DigitasLBi, a marketing firm, won a London Design Festival contest last year to show how a world problem could be solved using Twitter. Duquesnoy, fromFrance, chose the problem of air pollution.
“Basically, I realized how important the problem was,” he says. “But also I realized that most of the people around me didn’t know anything about it.” Duquesnoy says he wants to better measure pollution, while at the same time making the results accessible to the public through Twitter.
“So”, he wondered, “how could we go across the city quickly collecting as much data as possible?” Drones were his first thought. But it’s illegal to fly them overLondon. “But pigeons can fly aboveLondon, right?” he says. “They live—actually, they are Londoners as well. So, yeah, I thought about using pigeons equipped with mobile apps. And we can use not just street pigeons, but racing pigeons, because they fly pretty quickly and pretty low.”
So it might be time for Londoners to have more respect for their pigeons. The birds may just be helping to improve the quality of the city’s air.
8. What can we infer aboutLondon’s air quality from Paragraph 2?
A. Londoners are very satisfied with it.
B. The government is trying to improve it.
C Londoners should pay more attention to it.
D. The government has done a lot to improve it.
9. Duquesnoy attended the London Design Festival to _________.
A. entertain Londoners.
B. solve a world problem.
C. design a product for sale.
D. protect animals like pigeons.
10. Why did Duquesnoy give up using drones to fly acrossLondon?
A. Because they are too expensive.
B. Because they fly too quickly.
C. Because they are forbidden.
D. Because they fly too high.
11. Which can be the best title for the text?
A. Clean air inLondon.
B. London’s dirty secret.
C. London’s new pollution fighter.
D. Causes of air pollution inLondon.
D
When Chip heard the mail truck arriving on his sixth birthday, herushed out—not knowing that he’d come back with a treasure.
Outside the house, which was decorated with birthday balloons, postwoman Shelley held a pile of boxes. One was marked with Chip’s name and a greeting for his Special day, November 5.
“So,” when he came running out the door, she said, “You must be Chip!” And he said,“Yes.” She said, “Today’s your birthday?” And he started smiling. Shelley said, “So, let me see if I can find you something for your birthday.”She checked her pocket and surprised him with a gift: a dollar bill and four quarters.
On this day, the 42-year-old postwoman made one little boy very happy. “He was very excited,” said his mom, Bonnie. “He came running back in the house just waving his money.” Chip is saving up to buy a Spider-man action figure.
“Our family has had money problems since I lost my job. Gestures like that are valuable memories.” Her hope is that Chip and his eight-year-old sister, Bennett, will remember this when they grow up. “Not the ugly that is out there right now, but the good and the kind and the giving.”
A photo of a smiling Chip and Shelley next to the mail truck has been shared widely on social media. Shelley said she was just trying to give back, because people are often nice to her eight-year-old son, Joshua.
On a recent day, Chip heard the mail truck and rushed out again, this time to deliver an envelope with a thank-you card for his favorite mail carrier. Since that day, the families have kept in contact. Shelley has struggled to find someone who can take care of her son, and Bonnie has agreed to watch him at her home while his mom is on her mail route.
12. Why did Chip rush out when he heard the mail truck the first time?
A. To thank the postwoman.
B. To get a gift box mailed to him.
C. To receive birthday wishes from the driver.
D. To watch the mail truck.
13. What did Shelley do to make Chip happy?
A. She gave him some pocket money.
B. She sent him some birthday balloons.
C. She presented him with a greeting card.
D. She bought him a Spider-man action figure.
14. What is Chip’s mother’s attitude towards Shelley?
A. Grateful.
B. Curious.
C. Doubtful.
D. Indifferent.
15. What does Chip’s mother do to help Shelley?
A. She offers to deliver the mails for her.
B. She often helps drive her mail truck.
C. She looks after her son when she is at work.
D. She posts pictures of her mail truck on social media.
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I'm terrible at giving myself grace. I'm a perfectionist, and I have unrealistic expectations for myself at times. I can remember simple errors I made. So often, we let perfection dominate our lives without even realizing it.____16____And I hope you'll consider doing that, too.
Realize that being burnt out doesn't mean that you're not good at what you do. I want to do my best in everything. The trouble starts when we overwork ourselves.____17____That's OK.
Taking a break. Most of all, I hope you prioritize your mental health. Take care of yourself. Be gentle with yourself.
No one is asking you to be perfect. We're all messy humans with strengths and weaknesses. Embrace yours, even when it isn't perfect. When you make mistakes, take responsibility and learn from them. Remember that this isn't the first or the last mistake that you've made. Give in to grace. Something might be a huge issue for me, other people probably won't notice or care.
____18____
Write it on your heart that whatever you do today is enough. It is easy to emphasize what we've yet to do instead of what we've already done. Yes, there is always room for growth and improvement.____19____Maybe you made your bed. Maybe you made it to work on time. Those things might not seem big, but they're still victories.
____20____If you messed up today, you can try again tomorrow. If you succeeded today, you can try again tomorrow. You have to keep moving on into the rest of your story or you'll miss the train to bigger things than this. Start in your worry or your fear or your joy. Start wherever you are and keep going. Start with grace.
A. Your story isn't finished just yet.
B. That is meant much of our struggle is internal.
C. Then I've realized I need a little bit more rest.
D. You are supposed to aim high and work for it.
E. But there is room to celebrate the little victories.
F. I've decided to change that and give myself grace.
G. Remember that you can be perfect through your efforts.
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
A womanprofessor was giving a lesson to her students on____21____management. As she raised a glass of water, everyone in the class___22___they would be asked the “half-empty or half-full” question.____23____, that was not the case. With a smile on her face, she asked the students, “How much do you think this glass of water weighs?”
Answers called out___24___from eight to twenty ounces (盎司).
She quieted the students down and then replied, “The weight doesn’t____25____. But it counts how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my____26____. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb. In each case, the____27____of the glass of water doesn’t change, but the____28____I hold it, the heavier it becomes. Why?”
Lost in___29___, all the students kept silent and listened to the professor carefully.
“Our stresses and____30____in life are like that glass of water. If we____31____our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will feel exhausted, even unable to____32____.”
____33____you have to do is put all your burdens down, as___34___in the evening as possible. Don’t carry them through the evening into the night; by doing this, we can get____35____next morning and are____36____to move forward. More often than not, life gets terrible when we____37____too much. And the moment you____38____your burdens, you’ll find yourself feeling so much more relaxed.
So rather than being upset and feeling____39____for yourself, start doing something about it. After all, life is too short to____40____yourself to anything that is not making you happy.
21. A. class B. emotion C. time D. stress
22. A. wondered B. expected C. agreed D. argued
23. A. However B. Meanwhile C. Anyhow D. Therefore
24. A. replied B. ranged C. read D. exchanged
25. A. exist B. change C. matter D. increase
26. A. head B. leg C. arm D. stomach
27. A. weight B. position C. shape D. size
28. A. better B. longer C. further D. deeper
29. A. fantasy B. dreams C. thought D. discussion
30. A. doubts B. joys C. surprises D. worries
31. A. carry B. show C. hide D. cover
32. A. break off B. work out C. pick up D. carry on
33. A. Something B. Nothing C. All D. Anything
34. A. eagerly B. early C. quickly D. naturally
35. A. depressed B. entertained C. refreshed D. amazed
36. A. ambitious B. able C. passive D. anxious
37. A. think B. fear C. rest D. get
38. A. catch up with B. look down on C. 1et go of D. put up with
39. A. sorry B. happy C. disappointed D. greedy
40. A. help B. treat C. drive D. abandon
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
China's Chang'e 5 mission___41.___(successful) delivered samples of moon rocks and dust to Earth on December 17, 2020. It marks___42.___first time in 44 years that moon rocks have been brought back to our planet.
The sample capsule landed inInner Mongolia___43.___a little after 2:00 a.m. Thursday local time. The drop-off was the ending of a 23-day mission that began on November 23,___44.___Chinasent up Chang'e 5 from a site onHainanIsland. The mission's goal was___45.___(collect) at least four pounds of material and bring it back to Earth.
The material collected by Chang'e 5 was from a site in the northwest region of the moon's near side. This area was formed more recently, and the rocks here___46.___(think) to be only about 1.2 billion years old now. That means scientists___47.___(study) the material could learn more about the___48.___(evolve) of the moon.
Although Chang'e 5 was a short mission, it was one of___49.___(complex) projects undertaken by the Chinese space program so far. The country is far from done with the moon---Chang'e 6,___50.___(it) second lunar
sample return, is ready to launch in 2023 or 2024.
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（Λ），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；
只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I will never forget the day on that my father taught me how to fly a kite
It was spring and the sun was shining brightly with wind blowing gentle. When we set off to the riverside with a new kite, I felt extremely exciting. At first my father held the kite for me, told me to run as quickly as I could when he threw the kite into the air. Although the kite fell to the ground again and again, but I kept on trying with help of my father. Finally I got the hang of them and managed to fly my kite high in the sky.
It was then that I learn a valuable life lesson: we were likely to fail many time before we finally succeeded in doing something.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你的好朋友Judy因考试发挥失常，导致成绩不理想而情绪低落。

请你给他写封信表示安慰，要点如下：
1)对她目前状况表示理解；
2)给出建议；
3)鼓励她树立信心，争取下次考出好成绩。

注意：
1)词数120左右；
2)可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
Dear Judy,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. A
2. D
3. B
4. C
5. B
6. B
7. A
8. C 9. B 10. C 11. C
12. B 13. A 14. A 15. C
16. F 17. C 18. B 19. E 20. A
21. D 22. B 23. A 24. B 25. C 26. C 27. A 28. B 29. C 30. D 31. A 32.
D 33. C 34. B 35. C 36. B 37. A 38. C 39. A 40. D
41. sucessfully
42. the 43. at
44. when 45. to collect
46. are thought
47. studying
48. evolution
49. the most complex
50. its
51.(1).that→which
(2).gentle→gently
(3).to→for
(4).exciting→excited
(5).told→telling
(6).去掉but
(7).with与help之间加the
(8).them→it
(9).learn→learned
(10).time→times
52.略。