2020-2021学年上海市市八高级中学高三英语第一次联考试卷及参考答案

2020-2021学年上海市市八高级中学高三英语第一次联考试卷及参考
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
Top Music Festivals in 2021
Coachella
Selling out fast every year, the Indio desert becomes a fashionable place where the coolest bands are watched by trendy people and celebrities. Near the top of everyone's bucket list of festivals, Coachella is a constant source of annual expectation and a hotbed for musical discussion.
When &. where: April 9-11 &. 16-18, 2021; Indio
Ultra Music Festival
Seen as the ultimate gathering for electronic music fans across the nation and globe, the streets of Miami turn into a and bumping party with popular DJs playing what will be the sounds of summer.
When & where: March 26-28, 2021; Miami
South By South West
Regarded as the ultimate trend-setter and launcher of careers, SXSW is an annual showcase of music, films and interactive highlights enjoyed through performances, showcases, talks, screenings and more. Virtually taking over the city of Austin, everyone in the world of music from fans to media flock here to discover the next big thing.
When &, where: March 16-20, 2021; Austin
The Governors Ball Music Festival
Another event which proves the music loving potential of Randall's Island Park is Governors Ball, an exciting and infectious mix of rock, hip-hop, electronic, pop and folk. Providing a variety of music and food tastes, whether you look to kick back and relax or dance to the beats, Governors Ball has what you want.
When & where: June 11-14, 2021; New York
1.Which music festival lasts the most days?
A.Coachella
B.Ultra Music Festival.
C.South By South West
D.The Governors Ball Music Festival.
2.What is special about Ultra Music Festival?
A.It's held in a park.
B.It features electronic music
C.It's a gathering of popular DJs.
D.It's the most popular in the country.
3.Which city could you go if you love both music and movies?
A.Indio.
B.Miami.
C.Austin
D.New York.
B
Older adults with a better sense of smell may live longer than thosewho have a poor sense of smell, a new study suggests. The study was a project of researchers in theUnited Statesthat was ongoing for over 13 years. They asked nearly 2,300 men and women to identify 12 common smells. All the subjects were from 71 to 82 years of age. The researchers gave the adults scores, from 0 to as high as 12, based on how many smells they identified correctly.
During the years of follow-up investigation, over 1,200 of the subjects died. When the study was launched, none of the adults were weak. They could walk a little under half a kilometer, climb 10 steps and independently complete daily activities. In the latest findings, the researchers noted that those with a weak nose were 30 percent more likely to die than people with a good sense of smell. The findings were reported last month in the scientific publication Annals of Internal Medicine.
Honglei Chen, a doctor withMichiganStateUniversityinEast Lansing,Michigan, was the lead writer of a report on the study. He said the connection between a poor sense of smell and an increased risk of dying was limited to adults who first reported good-to-excellent health. This suggests that a poor sense of smell is an early and sensitive sign for worsening health before it is recognizable in medical tests. With a poor sense of smell, people are more likely to die of brain and heart diseases, but not of cancer or breathing disorders.
The results also suggest that a poor sense of smell may be an early warning for poor health in older age that goesbeyond dementia or other neurodegenerative(神经变性的) diseases. These often signal the beginning of a weakening of the mind or body.
4. What do you know about the study mentioned?
A. The study involved researchers from the world.
B. All the participants were of different ages.
C. The study began to be performed about 13 years ago.
D. 2 ,300 men and women were young and healthy.
5. What was the situation like at the beginning of the study?
A. More than 1,200 of the participants passed away.
B. Many of the subjects were found with health problems.
C. All the subjects were independent of others when walking.
D. One third of the participants had a poor smell sense.
6. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?
A. People with a poor sense of smell have heart disease.
B. You should be careful with your health if you smell poorly.
C. People with a poor sense of smell won't suffer from cancer.
D. Most of the elder people may have the dementia disease.
7. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Strong Sense of Smell May Be Linked to Longer Life
B. Old People Tend to Have a Poor Sense of Smell
C. A Number of Factors Result in Longer Life
D. Being Ill Means Losing the Sense of Smell
C
Whether for a special holiday, as a way of showing gratitude or just a way of letting someone know you care, gift giving is a universal custom Though the purpose may be similar from place to place, traditions vary widely from one country to the next. A behavior that shows respect in one place might be consideredoffensivesomewhere else. Take a look at unique gifting traditions from around the world.
Here in theUS, a set of kitchen knives seems like the perfect gift idea for a wedding. However, in certain European countries likeGermany, people believe that a knife presented as a gift will cut off your friendship. There is a way to break it: Tie a coin to the knife or gift box. The receiver then returns the coin to you as a “payment”to remove the bad luck.
There's a well-known Italian wedding tradition where the groom's (新郎) tie is cut into a number of tiny pieces. Wedding guests can then "buy” these tie pieces in exchange for cash. It's a fun way to give money to the new couple thatleaves guests with a wedding souvenir.
As left hands are considered unclean in Indian culture, behaviors such as touching, passing money, or giving gifts are to be done with the right hand. Different from some other cultures , an odd number (奇数) of thingsor currency represents good luck. For example, £11 should be given rather than £10.
InZimbabwe, it is common to directly ask for a gift. When you receive a gift without asking for it, even if the giver's family is poor, it's the worst way to reject the offering. Also, expressing thanks with actions is better than giving thanks orally (口头地).These may include jumping up and down, dancing, or whistling.
8. What does the underlined word “offensive“ in paragraph 1 refer to?
A. Rude.
B. Creative.
C. Suitable.
D. Caring.
9. How do people prevent friendship breaking down when giving gifts like knives?
A. The guests cut the groom's tie into pieces.
B. The receiver returns the coin to the giver.
C. The giver gives gifts with the right hand.
D. The receiver expresses thanks by dancing.
10. What can we learn about the gift giving inZimbabwe?
A. It is not proper to ask for a gift directly.
B. It's better to reject a gift from a poor family.
C. One can express thanks by writing letters.
D. Showing gratitude with actions is better than words.
11. Which can be a suitable title for the text?
A. The Wayof Showing Gratitude
B. A Fun Behavior to Respect People
C. Various Gift Giving Traditions
D. A Special Custom of Gift Giving
D
The COVID-19 vaccination（接种疫苗）rate in the US has fallen to newlows in recent weeks, threatening President Joe Biden’s goal of having 70 percent of American adults with at least one shot by July 4.
With just less than one month from July 4, the current vaccination rate will put the US at somewhere between 67 percent and 68 percent of the adult population with at least one dose（剂量）by Independence Day. To reach 70 percent by July 4, around 1.6 percent of the population needs to get their first dose per week from now until July 4.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention（CDC）reported last week that 63 percent of adults hadreceived their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. That was up slightly from 62 percent from the report a week
before. The additional 1 percent of adults completing their first dose is the lowest since the CDC started tracking the vaccination rate in mid-February.
On average, fewer than 1 million shots are given out per day, a decline of more than two-thirds from the peak of 3.4 million in April, The Washington Post reported. In South Carolina, about 71,000 residents got a shot in the week leading up to June 3, compared to a high of nearly 300,000 in one week in early April, according to data from the CDC.
The slowdown is moreprominentacross the South and Midwest. Twelve states have seen vaccinations fall to 15 daily shots per 10,000 residents. Less than a quarter of black Americans had received their first COVID-19 shot as of June 7.
James Hildreth, CEO of Meharry Medical College, told Politico, “We need to make a stronger effort to bring the vaccine to the communities, rather than relying on the communities to come to vaccination centers.”
The sharp decline in vaccination began in mid-April when federal officials temporarily stopped the use of the Johnson＆Johnson vaccine while they investigated rare blood-clotting（凝血）reactions.
The “low-hanging fruit—thosepeople who ly want to get vaccinated without you telling them anything” have already been vaccinated, which has led to the slowdown, Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on a White House-organized call with community leaders last week, according to the Post.
12. What can we learn from the text?
A. Dr Anthony Fauci is in charge of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
B. In South Carolina, about 300,000 residents got a shot in the week leading up to June 3
C. In mid-April federal officials temporarily suspended the Johnson＆Johnson vaccine.
D. Less than one fourth of Americans had received their first COVID-19 shot by June 7.
13. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “prominent” in Para. 5?
A. Meaningful.
B. Obvious.
C. Inspiring.
D. Complex.
14. How can America increase the COVID-19 vaccination rate according to James Hildreth?
A. By giving the vaccine shot at the communities.
B. By offering the vaccine to the public for free.
C. By frequently informing the public of the vaccine.
D. By urging the communities to come to vaccination centers.
15. What can be the best title for the text?
A. Biden wishes to have 70% of adults with one shot by July 4
B. CDC has been trackingthe vaccination rate since mid-February
C. Some Americans need to get vaccinated without telling them to
D. Biden’s July 4th vaccine goal may be missed
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Many people want to be famous and live the life of a celebrity. The singing competition is just one out of hundreds that people hope to make a success of themselves.____16____.
Tip 1 : Realize your dreams by visualizing them first
You should have a clear vision of what you'd like to achieve.____17____. If you can clearly hold a picture of success in your mind, your subconscious can bring it to pass. In the best-selling book The Power of Your Subconscious Mind, author Joseph Murphy said, "If I act as though I am …I will be.
Tip 2 :Analyze your career motivations
By understanding your true motivations, you'll stand firm about what you are, willing to give up in order to succeed.____18____. Without this level of self-awareness, you can easily go astrayin this business. As they say, if you don't stand for something，you can easily fall for everything.
Tips 3:____19____.
Expect to be knocked down , but learn how to get up quickly and see the lesson in every negative experience. Realize you can't controleverything that happens in this crazy business, but you can definitely control your attitude. You must focus on the positive. To survive in the biz. you must be prepared to fight forward.
Tip 4 : Adapt to change by diversifying yourself now
____20____How true! It really docs pay to broaden your career opportunities to increase your earning potential and “staying power" in the music business.
A. Expect the worst to happen
B. Every career requires qualifications and special training.
C. You must see, feel and believe in the potential outcome.
D. You'll also willingly accept the consequences of your actions.
E. Remember that finding your passion is a blessing within itself
F. If you are determined to pursue a career in the music industry, you can read these tips.
G. It was Charles Darwin who once said, “It is not the strongest of species that tend to survive: It is those that are
most adaptable to change."
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“Look down, Lisa,” my father said gently. “There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can’t get to the place where you want to go by one road,___21___another.”
In the years that followed, I often remembered the words my father___22___me. I know where I wanted to go in life. I wanted to be a fashion___23___. And on the way to my first small success I found the road blocked. What could I do? Accept the roadblocks and fail? Or use imagination and intelligence to find another road to my___24___.
I came to Paris, the center of the world of___25___, with my works. But none of the famous fashion designers seemed interested in buying them. Then one day I met a friend___26___a very beautiful sweater. The sweater was simple in color1 , but it had a(n)___27___knitting (编织) way.
I suddenly___28___a design knitted into such a sweater. I___29___a clear black and white butterfly picture and took it to Mrs. Vidian. She___30___it into a sweater. The result, I thought, was___31___. Then came the test. I___32___the sweater to a party which people in the fashion business would attend. To my joy, the sweater was___33___. In fact, the representative (代表) of a large New York store wanted 40 sweaters to be___34___in two weeks. I accepted the___35___and walked out on a cloud of___36___.
My cloud___37___, however, when I stood in front of Mrs. Vidian. “But it took me almost a week to knit that sweater,” she said. “Forty sweaters in two weeks? It is___38___.”
I was so close to success and then to be blocked!___39___, I walked away. All at once, it hit me that there must be___40___way. This knitting way did take special skill, but surely there must be someone else in Paris who knew how to do it. Luckily, I made it before the deadline.
21. A. quit B. try C. ask D. lead
22. A. devoted B. begged C. taught D. invested
23. A. reporter B. partner C. lawyer D. designer
24. A. journey B. goal C. apartment D. stage
25. A. fashion B. finance C. jewellery D. wildlife
26. A. on B. by C. in D. over
27. A. unusual B. brief C. ancient D. regular
28. A. borrowed B. pictured C. reflected D. solved
29. A. mixed B. cultivated C. spotted D. drew
30. A. dressed B. focused C. knitted D. took
31. A. wonderful B. puzzling C. slight D. terrible
32. A. impressed B. wore C. mastered D. permitted
33. A. criticized B. kept C. noticed D. overlooked
34. A. ready B. popular C. curious D. worthwhile
35. A. pressure B. bargain C. material D. order
36. A. anger B. sadness C. disappointment D. happiness
37. A. poured B. enhanced C. disappeared D. exposed
38. A. likely B. positive C. alike D. impossible
39. A. Typically B. Sadly C. Excitedly D. Mentally
40. A. another B. no C. others D. many
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
William N. Brown was a young airman in the U.S. Air Force when he first became interested in China. Driven by____41.____(curious), William moved with his family to Xiamen in 1988,____42.____has greatly impressed him with the changes in the past three decades. It is because of his unique experiences that this book,OFF THE WALL-HOW WE FELL FOR CHINA,________43.________(publish). Our editorial team selected____44.____(near) 50 of his original letters to family and close friends____45.____(write) between 1988 and 2017 for this book. The first time in print, this book served as a unique window____46.____(display) the past 40 years’ change____47.____not only Xiamen but the whole of China.
In the beginning, William’s father strongly objected his move to China,____48.____over time he came to support William’s choice as he read his son’s letters about the sweeping changes in this country. This book by William,____49.____(consist) of 3 decades of personal letters, reveals to overseas_____50._____(reader) both China’s changes and the author’s strong fondnessfor China and its people.
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：在错的词下画一横线，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。

Last week, I met a stranger who seemed to be losing. I offered to guide him to a place he wanted to go, but to my surprise, he refused my offer to helping. I asked him why not. He told me that he was afraid I would ask him money if I helped him in this way. Then I fell into deep thoughts: was it money which came between us? I agreed that money is becoming more and more important in our society, and it should not be everything. We should try my best to help others and trust each other. If everyone do it, our society will be better and better.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

The passengers on the bus watched with sympathy asSusanmade her way carefully up the steps. She paid the driver and then, using her hands to feel the seats, settled in one of them.
It had been a year since Susan became blind. As the result of an accident she was suddenly thrown into a world of darkness. Susan’shusbandMark watched her sink into hopelessness and he was determined to use every possible means to help his wife.
Finally, Susan felt ready to return to her job, but how would she get there? She used to take thebus, but she was now toofrightenedto get around the city by herself. Markvolunteeredto ride the bus with Susan each morning and evening until she could manage it by herself.
For two weeks, Mark accompanied Susan to and from work each day. He taught her how to rely on her other senses, specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and how to adapt to her new environment.
At last, Susan decided that she was ready to try the trip on her own. Mondaymorningarrived. Before she left, she hugged her husband tightly, her eyes filled withtearsof gratitude (感激). She said good-bye and, for the first time, they went their separate ways. Each day went perfectly, and a wild excitement took hold of Susan. She was doing it!
注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3.续写部分分两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph1：
On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work as usual.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________
Paraghaph2:
Tears of happiness poured down Susan’s cheeks.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. C
5. C
6. B
7. A
8. A 9. B 10. D 11. C
12. A 13. C 14. D 15. B
16. F 17. C 18. D 19. A 20. G
21. B 22. C 23. D 24. B 25. A 26. C 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. C 31. A 32.
B 33.
C 34. A 35.
D 36. D 37. C 38. D 39. B 40. A
41. curiosity
42. which 43. was published
44. nearly 45. written
46. to display
47. of 48. but
49. consisting
50. readers
51.(1). losing→ lost (2). a→ the (3). helping→ help (4). 去掉not (5). money前加for
(6). which→ that (7). agreed→agree (8). and → but (9). my → our (10). do →does
52.略。