2021年上海中学高三英语上学期期末试题及参考答案

2021年上海中学高三英语上学期期末试题及参考答案
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
It was a weeknight and one of my twin daughters marched into the room, waving a book she'd finished. “Dad, why are books with science in them always about boys?” she asked.
I told her that simply wasn't true; there were loads of great science fictions with girls in them. She agreed, but argued that in those stories it was the boys who were doing science, and the girls were justalong for the ride. My other daughter took her sister's side and challenged me to give an example.
This left me in a difficult position. I could either go through our library to point out some wonderful examples of female-led science fictions, or just admit they were right and remain in my comfortable chair.
I've been asked several times how I came up with the idea forA Problematic Paradoxand my answer is always the same: it came to me in a moment of inspiration. I like that answer because it's simple and makes me seem very creative. The fact that this explanation is not true bothers me from time to time. Here's the truth: the story wasn't my idea. It was my daughters who suggested I write something for them that had a girl doing science.
My daughters were at an age when many young women turn away from STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), believing those areas of study unfriendly or out-of-the-norm for girls. I also read about how important role models can be to young people. It's one thing to tell a person they can do something, but seeing someone like them doing that thing can be more powerful.
So, I kept two guidelines for the book in mind: First, the story had to be fun for anyone, because it's as important for boys to understand that science is for everyone. Second, I wanted the main character, Nikola, to be imperfect. She should be someone with shortcomings as we all have. I think this not only makes a story more interesting to read, but also helps make it clear that the most extraordinary things can be done by ordinary people.
1. What does the underlined phrase “along for the ride” in paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Entering a bike race.
B. Offering vital help.
C. Doing unimportant things.
D. Playing the leading role.
2. What do we know about the bookA Problematic Paradox1?
A. Its main character is perfect.
B. It is a female-led science fiction.
C. It is intended to appeal to girls only.
D. Its idea comes from the author's inspiration.
3. Which of the following best describes the author's book?
A. Serious and abstract.
B. Simple and practical.
C. Creative and well-organized.
D. Inspiring and interesting.
B
A dog spentthe lastfour years of his life waitingat a crossroad in the Thai city ofKhon Kaenas if waiting for someone. People originally thought the dog had been abandoned, but then realized that he looked healthy, so people asked around about him. It turned out that the dog had indeed been spending most of his time around that crossroad, but a woman had been coming round regularly to bring him food and water.
One day, while photographing the dog everyone called Leo, a reporter met the woman who had been taking care of him. She had come to drop off some food. After learning the story about the dog and the woman, the reporter decided to share the story on social media. The post soonwent viraland the photos of Leo got shared hundreds of times. And the photos reached the eyes of Leo’s former old owner.
Nang Noi Sittisarn, a 64-year-old woman fromThailand’sRoiEtProvince, almost had a heart attack when her daughter showed her a photo of the beloved dog named BonBon she had lost during a car trip. When she learned that he had been waiting for her in the same spot for the last four years，her heart melted(融化).
Auntie Noi told her daughter to drive her to where the dog was waiting. When she got there and called his name. BonBon，the poor dog started wiggling(扭动)his tailand came to her，but when she tried to take him home with her, he was unwilling to follow. She didn’ t want to force the dog to come with her so she agreed to leave him with his new master. However, she and her daughter will come to visit him regularly.
4.Why did the dog look healthy after separation from his former owner?
A. He walked around the crossroad constantly.
B. He was kept at a woman’s home all the time.
C. A local reporter brought him food and water.
D. A woman looked after him on a regular basis.
5. What does the underlined phrase “went viral” in paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Changed surprisingly.
B. Spread quickly.
C. Appeared gradually.
D. Fell directly.
6. How did Nang Noi Sittisam feel about the dog's waiting for her?
A. Shocked.
B. Regretful.
C. Touched.
D. Proud.
7. What can we mainly learn from the story about the dog?
A. Unbelievable success is worth waiting for.
B. We should adjust ourselves to environments.
C. We need to learn to be faithful and thankful.
D. No one knows the result until the last minute
C
Water keeps us alive. When it runs out, we have a problem.
About one out of four people on the planet are facing a shortage of water. Seventeen countries around the world are dealing with high-water stress. This means they are using almost all the water they have access to. Many are dry countries. Some waste much of their water. Some may currently use too much of their groundwater that they should be saving. Several big cities face acute shortages. These include Sao Paulo, Brazil; Chennai, India; and Cape Town, South Africa. A year ago, Cape Town faced nay Zero-the day when all its dams would he dry.
Climate change adds to the risk of water shortages. Rainfall is less steady. The water supply becomes less reliable. The days grow hotter. More water evaporates(蒸发)from lakes and rivers even as demand for water increases. By 2030, the number of cities in the high-stress category may have risen to 45 and include almost 470 million people.
All over the world, farmers compete with city residents for water. Rich urban places, such as Los Angeles, use too much water for pools and golf courses. But the worst problem is the growth of cities. Bangalore, India, for example, had a few years with little rain. It built over its many lakes or filled them with city waste. The lakes are no longer the rain water storage tanks they once were. Bangalore now imports water. A lot of the imported water, however, gets lost on the way to Bangalore.
To address this issue, what can be done? First, cities can plug leaks in their water distribution system. Wastewater can be recycled. Rain can be harvested and saved for hard times. Lakes and wetlands can be cleaned up and old wells can be restored. And farmers can switch from water-intensive crops like rice to less-thirsty crops like millet(小米).
Experts are looking at ways to reduce the number of people on the planet. They are looking at ways to reduce the size of cities. They are looking for ways to encourage people, factories and farmers to use less water.
8. What can we know from Paragraph 2?
A. A quarter of the world's population is living with water shortages.
B. Nearly all countries are facing acute water shortages now.
C. Underground water should he used to meet the water demand.
D. Measures have been taken to deal with the water shortage in India.
9. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?
A. Rainfall is not as steady as before.
B. Climate change may lead to water shortages.
C. The water supply relies more on rainfall.
D. Hotter weather changes the water demand.
10. What can farmers do to deal with water shortage?
A. Plug leaks in the water distribution system.
B. Clean up lakes and wetlands and restore wells.
C. Reduce the number of people in the cities.
D. Grow less-water consumption crops instead.
11. What will be discussed if the passage continues?
A. How to prevent from climate change.
B. How to inspire people to save water.
C. How to recycle wastewater in cities
D. How to make people get access to clean water.
D
The early life of the green sea turtle (海龟) is full of danger. Only one in 1,000 baby sea turtles survive to adulthood (成年). From its home in the sand, it breaks its egg with an egg tooth. Its mother is not there to help it. Instead, it is greeted by crabs, coyotes,and dogs waiting to eat it for dinner. To survive, the baby turtle must hide in the sand until night. Then, it moves slowly to the sea.
The small turtle must swim hard to reach the ocean waters. In the sea, it tries hard to find food. It must also keep itself from being food for fish.
As dangerous as the sea turtle’s life is in the natural world, its most dangerous enemies are humans. The rubbish left by humans in the ocean causes problems for the small green sea turtle. A little turtle might eat a piece ofplastic (塑料) in the sea. It might also eat oil on the ocean’s surface. Young turtles also get caught in fishing nets. There are laws against hunting sea turtles. Still, many are hunted, both for their meat and for their shells (壳). All of these dangers must be prevented.
Sea turtles that do survive to grow into adulthood go through many changes. For example, adult green sea turtles weigh about 500 pounds. They stop eating jellyfish and other meat and eat only plants. And they may plan a trip to go back home again. A mother sea turtle goes back to the beach where she was born. This is the only place where she will lay eggs. Even if it has been forty years since she was a baby, she always knows her way back home.
12. Why do baby turtles move to the sea at night?
A. They dislike sunshine.
B. They prefer lower temperatures.
C. They can find food easily then.
D. They need to avoid enemies.
13. What does the author think of the young turtles in Paragraph 3?
A. Pitiful.
B. Careless.
C. Interesting.
D. Courageous.
14. What can we learn about sea turtles?
A. They mainly feed on fish and meat.
B. They always produce eggs at their birthplaces.
C. They can live for around forty years.
D. They visit their beach homes several times a year.
15. What is the text mainly about?
A. The homes of green sea turtles.
B. How sea turtles find their food.
C. The dangers faced by sea turtles.
D. How young turtles become adults.
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 are stuck in a life they don’t want, and are held in places by everything from financial restrictions to social pressures. If you are looking to pursue your dreams, it can be discouraging to change everythingat once.___16___
Write down your goals to get them out of your head and into reality. Be honest with yourself about what you want, no matter how impossible it seems and ignore what you “should” do based on the views of your friends, family or society. ____17____Don’t leave anything out, no matter how small or silly it sounds. Look at the themes of your list to get an idea of what your dream life will look like.
___18___choose one that is ly easy to accomplish, one that is doable but will require work and one that seems impossible based on your current circumstances and lifestyle. List the steps you will need to take to get to each goal, getting down to the little details.
Start with your smallest goal and work through the steps until you achieve it. Each time you complete one of the steps, cross it off so you can celebrate the process in addition to the end result. ___19___ Figure out how you can work your second two goals into your life.____20____If your big dream is to quit your
job and travel the world, start a savings account that is dedicated to travel money and set aside a small amount each week for three years. Plan your steps according to the time you set and they will be doable and fit smoothly into your life.
A. Seek support from your friends and family.
B. You will need to have courage to make changes.
C. Identify the top three things that will get you closer to your dream life.
D. When you achieve the goal, find a way to continue integrating it into your life.
E. Choose a deadline foreach goal, whether it is one year down the road or five.
F. List the things you want to accomplish in your life, both personal and professional.
G. Instead, making small, gradual changes to prepare the way to dream tries to make the process easier.
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Mom said the unforgettable words, "I have cancer," and held me in a tight hug. I could feel her chest shaking as she tried not to cry but___21___.
But Mom didn't stay down for long. After the___22___of the breast cancer diagnosis, she___23___herself with a purple notebook and pen and a thousand questions for the doctors. She took___24___on white blood cell counts and medications with long names as though she were studying for entrance exams into medical school, "The not knowing is the___25___," she smiled.
“Cancer can take my hair,my nails, my___26___. even my very life. But it can't take my___27___," Mom said. Mom learned to___28___her fears with me, and it formed an even___29___bond between us. Yet I am certain there were fears she didn't share because she was still___30___me --and worries she only shared with Dad, or maybe even___31___to give voice to. My mom, who never played sports, was a fighter___32___to defeat breast cancer. Defeat it, and even joked about it. When you look your greatest fear in the eye and laugh at it, you___33___some of its power.
Mom was the most___34___patient the cancer center ever had. She made homemade noodles for the medical staff. She chose to be grateful to the hands that tried to___35___her, instead of angry when extreme___36___kept her from the job and social life she loved.
Mom was one of the___37___ones. She did beat her cancer, though not without scars. But I saw a change in Mom.___38___afterward seemed to worry her quite as much. She was more patient and___39___. Cancer was her fire, and it refined her. From her, I learned I may not get to choose what I___40___,but I do get to choose how
I face it.
21. A. failed B. missed C. succeeded D. hurt
22. A. doubt B. shock C. risk D. dilemma
23. A. provided B. armed C. impressed D. presented
24. A. action B. exercise C. exams D. notes
25. A. best B. easiest C. worst D. funniest
26. A. family B. happiness C. health D. wealth
27. A. life B. worry C. choice D. smile
28. A. compare B. connect C. change D. share
29. A. clearer B. wider C. deeper D. safer
30. A. protecting B. guiding C. avoiding D. supporting
31. A. offered B. forgot C. managed D. refused
32. A. determined B. thrilled C. convinced D. inspired
33. A. take in B. take away C. come into D. cut off
34. A. elegant B. sociable C. skillful D. responsible
35. A. affect B. heal C. ruin D. surprise
36. A. tiredness B. risk C. desire D. recovery
37. A. lucky B. poor C. serious D. professional
38. A. Something B. Everything C. Nothing D. Anything
39. A. cautious B. curious C. lively D. academic
40. A. witness B. influence C. predict D. face
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
Person of the Year in the Category of Cultural Influence
Picture a young Chinese woman,___41.___(dress) in traditional clothing, picking flowers in a field to create make-up for her cheeks, making a sofa from bamboo and cooking up all sorts of delicious Chinese food by herself. It may sound unreal,___42.___such a person does exist in real life.
Li Ziqi, 30, has become one ofChina’s most popular___43.___(celebrity) with 9 million followers on YouTube, 34 million on Douyin and 22 million on Weibo.
Li Ziqi’s videos___44.___(feature) her cooking and creating DIY products greatly attract people living in big
cities. To our___45.___(amaze), she does it all without using any modern technology or electricity.
___46.___dominate her videos are scenes of picking seasonal ingredients (原料) from her own garden and sometimes in the mountains and turning them into tasty dishes on her wood-fired pot. Li stresses the seasons in her cooking,___47.___China’s traditional 24 Solar Terms (节气) also do, and makes food suitable for the particular climate.
There came an intense debate about the image ofChinaand its culture she presented. She___48.___(accuse) of presenting___49.___ outdated image of the country by some critics. Nevertheless, state broadcaster CCTV and People s Daily praised her for her initiative (首创) to help rural youth become rich.
Li ziqi, by telling an___50.___(inspire)Chinastory, is promoting traditional Chinese culture to an international audience.
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.单句改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
（多改或不按格式要求改不得分）
下面每个句子都只有一处语言错误。

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（^），并在其下面写出该词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

Many parents lack of patience to tell their children why they should behave as told.
During the Second World War, thousands of people flee the country.
He has run out all the money his parents gave him.
It is bad manner to talk with your finger pointing at another person.
I had told them the reason, which I didn’t attend the meeting.
I dare not to go winter swimming alone.
In no circumstance should the will of the minority override the will of the majority of people.
What might he be doing at this time of night?
She insisted that she hear somebody in the house.
Anna has theory knowledge of teaching, but no practical experience.
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。

Harry was afraid of thewind, I blew of hishat.I whistled under his door. It made the iron fence murmur scary
music.
“How can anyone be afraid of the wind?” asked Harry's friendAntonymany times. Harry shrugged. Antony always comforted him andencouragedhim. Sometimes that made Harry feel better. But not for long.
On windy days Harry sod at his window and watched Antony riding his bike, whose hair flew in the wind. He watched his friend playing cheerfully in the wind, wishing he weren'tafraid.
One day Antony came to Harry's house to play. “Look at my glider(滑翔机),” said Antony. “It does tricks and loop-de-loops when Iflyit outside in the wind.” “Nice,” said Harry.
When clouds rolled in, the tree in front of Harry's house swung. A garbage can top clattered(发出撞击声) down the street. Antony couldn't wait to fly the glider outside and invited Harry to play together, but he refused.
Harry staved inside and played with his construction set. He pictured launching the glider with Antony. But when he imagined the windblowingagainst his face and blowing off his hat, he shivered.
Harry drew pictures of Antony's glider lifting with the wind. Gradually, hearing the happylaughterand shouts of more children outside, he felt sad to be in his room while everyone else was there.
Harry began to make akite. He took two sticks from his craft bin and crossed them. He tied them together and made a diamond shape with four more sticks. He glued the color1 ed paper onto the sticks and attached a ball ofstringto make a rudder(方向舵). He held the kite up high, his twinkling eyes staring at it.
注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3.续写部分分为两段，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。

Paragraph 1:
He pretended the kite was flying against the clouds.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
Finally, Harry took his kite and went outside.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. D
5. B
6. C
7. C
8. A 9. B 10. D 11. B
12. D 13. A 14. B 15. C
16. G 17. F 18. C 19. D 20. E
21. A 22. B 23. B 24. D 25. C 26. C 27. D 28. D 29. C 30. A 31. D 32.
A 33.
B 34. B 35. B 36. A 37. A 38.
C 39. C 40. D
41. dressed
42. but/yet
43. celebrities
44. featuring
45. amazement
46. What 47. as
48. was accused
49. an 50. inspiring
51.(1). 去掉of
(2). flee→fled
(3). out后加of
(4). manner→manners
(5). which 前加for
(6). 去掉to (7). circumstance→circumstances
(8). might→can/could
(9). hear→heard
(10). theory→theoretical/ theoretic
【81题详解】
考查动词用法。

句意：许多父母没有耐心告诉他们的孩子，为什么他们应该按照别人说的去做。

lack表示“缺乏”为及物动词，可以直接跟宾语。

故去掉of。

【82题详解】
考查时态。

句意：第二次世界大战期间，成千上万的人逃离了这个国家。

根据上文“During the Second World War”可知为一般过去时。

故flee改为fled。

【83题详解】
考查介词。

句意：他把父母给他的钱都花光了。

后跟名词作宾语，表示“花光”应用run out of。

故out后加of。

【84题详解】
考查名词的数。

句意：说话时用手指着别人是不礼貌的。

表示“不礼貌”短语为bad manners，应用复数形式。

故manner改为manners。

【85题详解】
考查定语从句。

句意：我已经把不参加会议的原因告诉他们了。

此处为非限制性定语从句修饰先行词reason，先行词在从句中作原因状语，可用why或for which引导。

which引导非限定性定语从句。

故which 前加for。

【86题详解】
考查固定用法。

句意：我不敢一个人去冬泳。

表示“不敢做某事”短语为dare not do sth.。

故去掉to。

【87题详解】
考查名词。

句意：在任何情况下，少数人的意志都不应凌驾于多数人的意志之上。

结合句意表示“在任何情况下”短语为in no circumstances。

故circumstance改为circumstances。

【88题详解】
考查情态动词。

句意：这么晚了他会在干什么呢？此处表推测，意为“会”应用can或could。

故might改为can/could。

【89题详解】
考查时态。

句意：她坚持说她听到房子里有人。

此处主句为一般过去时，宾语从句也应用相对应的时态，此处用一般过去时。

故hear改为heard。

【90题详解】
考查形容词。

句意：安娜有教学的理论知识，但没有实践经验。

修饰后文名词knowledge应用形容词theoretical/ theoretic，作定语。

故theory改为theoretical/ theoretic
52.略。