2021年上海市辽阳中学高三英语期中试题及参考答案

2021年上海市辽阳中学高三英语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
If you truly want to live, you need to get out and see the world. Traveling and living different adventures may become your favorite lifestyle. Here is a brief introduction about the top three destinations to visit in the world. Paris
First on the list is Paris, France. For some people, this shouldn’t be a surprise. For others, they might consider Paris overrated as it has a reputation for being dirty. Any major city in the world might be thought to be dirty by anyone not living in a city. It comes with the territory. The reason Paris is at the top of this list is not because of its famous attractions but because of its charm. You can spend the day walking around cobblestone streets and enjoy elegant cafes and high-end shopping. When you finish satisfying your appetite, you can relax on the banks of the Seine River.
Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park comes in second on the list. It is located in Montana, America. It will be well worth the effort thanks to snow-capped mountains, crystal blue lakes, seventy miles of hiking trails, and thirteen camping areas. If you visit during the summer, you can go swimming or white-water rafting. If you visit during the winter, you can go skiing or snowshoeing. But the real allure (诱惑力) and what you will always remember is the breathtaking scenery and fresh mountain air.
Bora Bora
The reason Bora Bora is the third on this list is that it’s expensive, which could limit your other travel plans. If you do make it to this small island paradise, you will find peaceful beaches, jungles, luxury accommodations, turquoise water, and some of the friendliest people you have ever met.
Other vacation destinations that should be on your list if you’re living the adventurous lifestyle include London, the South Island of New Zealand, Maui, Tahiti, Tokyo, Barcelona and New York City.
1. Tourists can ______ to appreciate the charm of Paris.
A. enjoy crystal blue lakes
B. visit its famous attractions
C. take a walk around cobblestone streets
D. meet the friendliest people you have ever met
2. Which of the following points in Glacier National Park will really attract tourists?
A. peaceful beaches.
B. White-water rafting.
C. Snow-capped mountains.
D. Fresh mountain air.
3. What’s the purpose of this passage?
A. to introduce the top three destinations.
B. to compare the top three destinations.
C. to encourage people to live an adventurous lifestyle.
D. to analyze the good and bad points of the three destinations
B
Some of my earliest memories involve sitting with my dad in his study every evening when he came home from the office. I’d watch as he put his personal items away: his watch, wallet, comb and car keys would always occupy the same spot on the table every time.
Dad’s comb was bought when he married Mum. Every evening, he would smile, hand me the comb and say: “Be a good girl and help Daddy clean it, OK?” I was more than happy to do it. This seems amundanetask, but it brought me such joy at that time. I would excitedly turn the tap on, then brush the comb with a used toothbrush as hard as I could. Satisfied that I’d done a good job, I would proudly return the comb to Dad. He would smile at me, and place the comb on top of his wallet.
About two years later, Dad started his own business. I started primary school. That was when things started to change. Dad’s business wasn’t doing so well, and he didn’t come home as much as he used to. Over the years, I stopped waiting for him to come home.
Today, I’ve graduated from college and Dad’s business are better now. Yet the uncomfortable silence between Dad and me continued. Two days before my birthday last year, Dad came home early and said to me, “Hey, would you like to help me clean my comb?” I looked at him a while, then took the comb and headed to the sink. It’s a new comb. I hadn’t noticed that he’d changed it. I brushed the comb, and it hit me then: why, as a child, helping my dad clean his comb was such a joy.
I passed the clean comb back to Dad. This time, I noticed my day has aged. But his smile is still as heartwarming as before. Dad carefully places his comb on top of his wallet. After so many years, I guess some
things never change. And for that, I’m glad.
4. As a child, the author helped her dad clean his comb happily because ________.
A. she was good at cleaning the comb
B. she thought that she should do that as a good girl
C. her dad was home early to spend the evening with her
D. the comb was important for her father and her mother
5. Which of the following words can best replace the underlined wordmundanein paragraph two?
A. important
B. exciting
C. unnecessary
D. uninteresting
6. When the author said, “It’s a new comb. I hadn’t noticed that he’d changed it.”, she felt ________.
A. disappointed
B. impatient
C. tired
D. sorry
7. What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Evenings With Dad.
B. How to Clean the Comb.
C. My Memory with My Dad.
D. I Love My Family Members.
C
Your house may have an effect on your figure.Experts say the way you design your home could play a role in whether you pack on the pounds or keep them off. You can make your environment work for you instead of against you. Here are some ways to turn your home into part of your diet plan.
Open the curtains and turn up the lights. Dark environments are more likely to encourage overeating, for people are often less self­conscious (难为情) when they’re in poorly lit places—and so more likely to eat lots of food. If your home doesn’t have enough window light, get more lamps and flood the place with brightness.
Mind the color1 s. Research suggests warm color1 s fuel our appetites. In one study, people who ate meals in a blue room consumed 33 percent less than those in a yellow or red room. Warm color1 s like yellow make food appear more appetizing, while cold color1 s make us feel less hungry. So when it’s time to repaint, go blue.
Don’t forget the clock—or the radio. People who eat slowly tend to consume about 70 fewer calories (卡路里) per meal than those who rush through their meals. Begin keeping track of the time, and try to make dinner last at least 30 minutes. And while you’re at it, actually sit down to eat. If you need some help slowing down, turn on relaxing music. It makesyou less likely to rush through a meal.
Downsize the dishes. Big serving bowls and plates can easily make us fat. We eat about 22 percent more
when using a 12­inch plate instead of a 10­inch plate. When we choose a large spoon over a smaller one, total intake (摄入) jumps by 14 percent. And we’ll pour about 30 percent more liquid into a short, wide glass than a tall, skinny glass.
8. The text is especially helpful for those who care about ____________.
A. their home comforts
B. their body shape
C. house buying
D.healthy diets
9. A home environment in blue can help people ______________.
A. digest food better
B. reduce food intake
C. burn more calories
D. regain their appetites
10. What are people advised to do at mealtimes?
A. Eat quickly.
B. Play fast music.
C. Use smaller spoons.
D. Turn down the lights.
11. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Is Your House Making You Fat?
B. Waysof Serving Dinner
C. Effects of Self­Consciousness
D. Is Your Home Environment Relaxing?
D
Not long after the first fitness magazine was published, a list probably followed soon after, ranking the best fitness equipment. This tradition has continued, with the implied message: usethisand exercise willbe yours.
And that's part of the problem, says Dr. Lieberman, a professor of Harvard University. There isn't one “best” anything to achieve fitness. Besides, people understand exercise is good for them. Knowledge about exercise still doesn't motivate.
Before you can answer why, it helps to look at history. Before the Industrial Revolution, people fetched water and walked up stairs because they had to. But then technology made life and work easier. Exercise has become something that people have to carve out time for. “It's a fundamental instinct to avoid physical activity when it's neither necessary nor rewarding,” he says.
It would seem like being healthy would qualify as necessary, but a doctor's prescription to exercise “can make it like taking cod liver oil,” Lieberman says. “Sometimes it works, but more often than not, it doesn't. And it's still coming across as an order, and “not having a heart attack in five years is not an immediate reward,” says Dr. Beth Frates, assistant professor at Harvard Medical School.
People might not want to exercise because it's never been enjoyable. Most of us probably have memories of
gym class, not being picked for a team, or being in a fitness center that's filled with in-shape people. The majority don't feel excited. They feel that exercise isn't for them, but it can be. Coaching people in an empowering and motivating way can work much better than ordering someone to exercise. It starts with an expanded definition of what counts as exercise, and an injection of what's rarely used to describe exercise, but is certainly allowed: namely, fun.
12. What does the underlined “this” in paragraph 1 refer to?
A. The magazine.
B. The tradition.
C. The equipment.
D. The message.
13. What can we infer about technology?
A. It improves life quality.
B. It saves people's time.
C. It drives social progress.
D. It makes exercise less likely.
14. Why does the author mention “cod liver oil” in paragraph 4?
A. To attach importance to health.
B. To present a doctor's prescription.
C. To explain exercise is considered inessential.
D. To introduce the latest medical application.
15. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. Exercise should be made more joyful.
B. It's more fun to work out with others.
C. We may encounter bad workout experiences.
D. Orders work well to motivate people to exercise.
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With seemingly endless streams of tweets, Instagram photos and Facebook feeds, society can seem glued to their cellphones.____16____It’s important that we connect, share and learn with social media, but it’s also important that we do these things responsibly.
Think about future impacts of what you post. What we post never truly goes away on the Internet, so it’s important to take a second look at why we are posting something. Many times we snap a picture and then click “post” without thinking of future impacts.____17____
Make sure you’re following trustworthy news sources. In the age of “fake news” we are flooded with
hundreds of news stories every day. Make sure the news sources you’re following are confirmed and reliable.____18____Make sure you have all of the facts straight before you share or comment on a story.
____19____On average, we spend 2 hours and 22 minutes on social media every day. Recording the time we spend on each of our social media apps help us better understand how much time we are spending staring at our devices. If you’re spending too much time scrolling through Facebook or Instagram, consider setting limits for yourself.
Understand you’re often seeing highlights. Many people share their accomplishments and milestones on social media because they’re proud and want to show that to the world.
____20____It’s easy to compare ourselves to others, especially when we are going through tough times. But remember everyone goes through ups and downs and social media doesn’t always accurately represent that.
A. Avoid always reading things on social media.
B. Don’t take everything you read at face value.
C. Social media is deep-rooted in our everyday lives.
D. Be mindful of the time you’re spending on social media.
E. Consider why you are posting something and its influence.
F. Yet nobody’s life is as perfect as it may seem on social media.
G. Social media is most popular in the lives of younger generations.
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’ve never thought that a fundraiser could have had such a huge influence on my life. Back in 5th grade, our school announced a fundraiser and each class would get a box to fill it up withsmall____21____. To make my class to come to the first place in the fundraiser, I took two fifty-dollar bills____22____to school and tossed them into the box.
Two weeks later, my parents asked me about the____23____. They said they had discovered the truth and weren’t____24____, but I must do something to____25____it.
My dad had the perfect idea in mind. The day____26____Christmas, he took me to St. John’s Hospice and said we were going to be____27____in the kitchen, making meals for the 300—400____28____men that came in each day.
As the lunch began, I thought I could____29____this by playing with my new toys. But____30____the mealtime went on, I found these men were overjoyed at the____31____food they were receiving, which I
couldn’t____32____. I considered it a fairly common winter meal. I had always heard about giving to the needy, but I never fully____33____it until that day. It was enlightening（富有启发性的）to see how thankful they were for something that I thought was____34____. I learned that I didn’t____35____need all the materialistic things I initially（最初）desired. On the drive home, my dad____36____McDonald’s for lunch and I immediately answered no. I knew that I didn’t____37____it.
That day I came to know how____38____the feeling is to help people in need. I now return to St John’s Hospice every year, trying to make a____39____. This is why I am becoming a doctor. I will make a difference in people’s lives just like my father____40____on that December 26th.
21. A.cloth B.cards C.change D.books
22. A.typically B.secretly C.seriously D.carefully
23. A.prize B.box C.present D.money
24. A.angry B.shy C.wise D.calm
25. e up with B.look back on C.make up for D.get back to
26. A.after B.from C.over D.for
27. A.eating B.working C.standing D.sleeping
28. A.homeless B.friendless C.disabled D.upset
29. A.succeed in B.wait for C.leave out D.get over
30. A.although B.unless C.as D.since
31. A.fast B.simple C.tasty D.healthy
32. A.avoid B.remember C.possess D.believe
33. A.understood B.accepted C.supported D.imagined
34. eless B.funny C.cheap D.silly
35. ually B.really C.merely D.roughly
36. A.admitted B.insisted C.required D.suggested
37. A.doubt B.notice C.need D.gather
38. A.familiar B.mature C.similar D.good
39. A.plan B.difference C.decision D.record
40. A.did B.took C.enjoyed D.promised
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
Across northernAfrica, the desert is steadily growing. Dry lands are spreading. But a project known as the Great Green Wall aims to stop the____41.____(grow) of the desert. The ambitious program includes plans____42.____(help) protect and maintain resources and fight poverty.
Farmers are learning to care for their land and use water____43.____(wise). They are also planting millions of trees and crops. The Great Green Wall would cover____44.____area of more than 4,000 miles --fromSenegalin the west toDjiboutiin the east.
The Great Green Wall____45.____(approve) by the African Union in 2007. The program receives support from the United Nations, the World Bank, and other groups.
The Great Green Wall’s trees provide a barrier____46.____desert winds and help hold moisture(水分) in the air and soil,____47.____(allow) crops to grow. In time, the richer soil will provide more land for animals to graze on. More resources will bring more jobs. “The goal is to create sustainable land management,” said Nora Berrahmouni, a forestryofficer____48.____works with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.
Trees and crops have been planted inSenegalandNiger. An____49.____(add) benefit of the Great Green Wall is that countries in the region are sharing information about which programs work and which don’t. Now, along with trees,_____50._____(idea) are taking root.
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。

Today is Sunday. The sky is full of sunshine, and so does my life. At about 9:00 a.m., I go to the bookstore with my friends. There were a lot of new book. I didn’t know what one to buy because these books were all usefully to me. At last, I chose two. At 10:00, we went to cinema. The film was about family life but many people were waiting outside. It took us about 3 hours to see it. Having seen the film, and everyone was deeply moving. Some friends even burst into tears. That’s a really wonderful film. It is very worth seeing again. What a happy day! I hope tomorrow I will be even happier!
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。

你校英国交换生Jim给你发了一封邮件，告诉你暑假他想留在北京做志愿者工作（a volunteering job），希望你给他一些建议。

请你给他回封邮件，邮件内容需包括以下几点:
1.你所推荐的志愿者工作；
2.推荐的理由；
3.建议他做哪些准备
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Jim,
I am happy to hear from you.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________
……
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. C
2. D
3. A
4. C
5. D
6. D
7. A
8. B 9. A 10. D 11. C
12. A 13. B 14. B 15. D
16. C 17. E 18. B 19. D 20. F
21. C 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. C 26. A 27. B 28. A 29. D 30. C 31. B 32.
D 33. A 34. C 35. B 36. D 37. C 38. D 39. B 40. A
41. growth
42. to help
43. wisely 44. an
45. was approved
46. against
47. allowing
48. who/that
49. added 50. ideas
51.(1).does →is
(2).go→went
(3).book→books
(4).what→which
(5).usefully→useful
(6).to后加the
(7).but→and
(8).and去掉
(9).moving→moved
(10).very→well 52.略。