2021年上海市杨思高级中学高三英语上学期期末试卷及答案

2021年上海市杨思高级中学高三英语上学期期末试卷及答案
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
Located in the beautiful Sichuan Basin, Chongqing is a magical 8D city. The natural history and cultural scenery of the area provide children with learning opportunities because they can enjoy the many wonders of this area.
Fengjie Tiankeng Ground Joint
Tiankeng Diqiao Scenic Area is located in the southern mountainous area of Fengjie County. The Tiankeng pit is 666 meters deep and is currently the deepest tiankeng in the world. The scenic spot is divided into ten areas including Xiaozhai Tiankeng, Tianjingxia Ground, Labyrinth River, and Longqiao River. There are many and weird karst cave shafts, and countless legends haunt them.
Youyang Peach Garden
Youyang Taohuayuan Scenic Area is a national forest park, a national 5A-level scenic spot, and a national outdoor sports training base. Located in the hinterland of Wuling Mountain. The Fuxi Cave in the scenic spot is about 3,000 meters long, with winding corridors, deep underground rivers, and color1 ful stalactites. The landscape is beautiful.
Jinyun Mountain National Nature Reserve
Jinyun Mountain is located in Beibei District of Chongqing City, about 45 kilometers away from the Central District of Chongqing City. The nine peaks of Jinyun Mountain stand upright and rise from the ground. The ancient trees on the mountain are towering, the green bamboos form the forest, the environment is quiet, and the scenery is beautiful, so it is called "Little Emei". Among them, Yujian Peak is the highest, 1050 meters above sea level; Lion Peak is the most precipitous and spectacular, and the other peaks are also unique.
Chongqing People's Square
Chongqing's Great Hall of the People, one of the landmarks of Chongqing, gives people the deepest impression than its magnificent appearance resembling the Temple of Heaven. It also uses the traditional method of central axis symmetry, with colonnade-style double wings and a tower ending, plus a large green glazed roof, large red pillars, white railings, double-eave bucket arches, and painted carved beams.
1.How deep is the Tiankeng Ground Joint?
A.666m
B.3,000m
C.45km
D.1050m
2.Which of the following rocks can you see in Youyang Peach Garden?
A.Limestone
B.Stalactite
C.Marble
D.Quartzite
3.Which attraction is closest to downtown Chongqing?
A.Fengjie Tiankeng Ground Joint
B.Jinyun Mountain National Nature Reserve
C.Chongqing People's Square
D.Youyang Peach Garden
B
Compared to dogs, cats are often considered to be aloof（冷漠的）with respect to their human owners. It is usual for them to be indifferent（无动于衷的）when humans calltheir names. Are we sure that they don’t understand human voices at all?
A recent study published in the journal of Scientific Reports suggests that we’ve been fooled. Japanese scientists found that cats can recognize their names if their owners regularly use them. In the study, scientists recruited 78 domestic cats. They played recordings of voices of their owners saying five words: the first four words were random nouns thatresembledtheir names while the final word was the cat’s name. Then they observed the cats’ responses, if there were any.
Most of cats moved their ears or heads when they heard their names, while they made no response to other words. That suggested, “cats were paying attention to you, what you say and what you do,” John Bradshaw, an expert on human-animal interactions（互动）at the University of Bristol, UK, told The Times. “And cats were just as good as dogs at learning,” she added.
In the study, when people called their names, cats often associated (联系) the words with rewards, such as food or play, or with “punishments” such as having a bath or going to the vet . This made cats sensitive (敏感的) to words. After the cats had been called several times, they could respond to the words. But the scientists added that while dogs have evolved（进化）to follow their owners’ orders, cats have not. Although cats appear to be distant, they do have special relationships with their owners.
According to study co-author Atsuko Saito, cats have evolved not to show their emotions as a survival method. One example is illness, which they tend to hide because “in the wild, no one can rescue them” and predators (捕食性动物) are more likely to pay attention to them, Saito explained.
However, technology may help bridge the communication gap between cats and us. There are now mobile
apps available to explain what their meows mean. So, the next time you hear “meow, meow”,your cat may be telling you: “Hi, you haven’t cleaned my litter box recently.”
4. What did the recent study find about cats?
A. Cats can recognize their names.
B. Cats are cleverer than dogs.
C. Cats learn more slowly than dogs.
D. Cats are willing to follow orders.
5. What does the underlined word“resembled”in paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. were limited to
B. were different from
C. were similar to
D. were away from
6. Why do cats appear distant to their human owners?
A. They associate words with punishments.
B. They want to protect themselves from harm.
C. They are not sensitive to the human voice.
D. They don’t pay much attention to their surroundings.
7. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. It is difficult to understand cats’ meows.
B. Interaction with your cats is very important.
C. Cats do have good relationships with their owners.
D. We may know cats better with the help of technology.
C
Preventing heart disease is a topic I think about all the time, given my family history of heart disease. So last summer, I travelled toBolivia.The natives, called the Tsimane, were reported to have the healthiest hearts in the world. I wanted to learn what they could teach me about preventing heart disease.
Getting to the Tsimane wasn't easy. They lived in small family groups of about 60 people along river banks. We finally found one of the villages at sunset. That night, we set up our tents in the middle of the village. Thatched huts surrounded us, with no electricity or modem conveniences.
At first, I thought they mainly got their calorics from meat. However, I found food such as rice and com made up nearly 70% of their diet. The food was not processed, lacking added sugars or salts.
During my stay there, I went hunting and fishing with the men and played soccer with the kids. I found the Tsimane were standing or walking nearly all of their waking hours. Men spent lots of time tracking animals. Fanning and gathering, mostly done by children and women, were all-day affairs.
I also got a clear idea of how they rested. As soon as the sun went down, people returned to their huts and went to sleep. And with the call of the cock in the morning, another day began.
The lifespan of the Tsimane is actually much shorter than those living in theUS. Various factors, like animal attacks and infections, bring down the lifespan. But up until the day they die, they are often very healthy. While heart disease kills thousands of Americans every year and costs nearly a billion dollars a day, the Tsimane remind us that wealth doesn't necessarily buy health.
8. Why does the author pay so much attention to preventing heart disease?
A. He dreams of becoming a doctor.
B. He wants to teach others about the topic.
C. His family members encourage him to do so.
D. He was born with a high risk of heart disease.
9. Which factors did the author mainly focus on in his research?
A. Housing, food and cooperation.
B. Diet, activity and rest.
C. Physical work, social life and lifespan.
D. Group size, family history and consumption
10. What was the Tsimane 's sleep-wake cycle mainly based on?
A. Natural sound.
B. Routine activity.
C. Animal behaviour.
D. Natural light.
11. What might the author advise us to do after his travels inBolivia?
A. Take in less sugar and salt.
B. Stand less and walk more.
C. Eat white meat instead of red meat.
D. Live in the middle of the community.
D
Put your hand over your heart and sit very still. You may notice that the sound of your heartbeat is similar to the beat of a drum. Your heart starts beating before you are born and continues throughout your life. For this reason, the beating of a drum stands for the rhythm of life for many people around the world.
InGhana, a country inAfrica, many schools use drums instead of bells to show the beginning and ending of class. Through the drum, the children ofGhanaalso learn about their history and culture. They hear old stories passed on through the music of the drum. The stories of the drum also teach children games, rules and lessons about behavior.
For thousands of years inAfrica, drums have been used to tell stories of daily life and history. Drums told the coming of a king, the start of a war, or the birth of a child. They also allowed people to share messages. But how
does a drum tell a story?
InWest Africa, the most common drum used for communication is called a “talking drum”. By making higher orlower drum sounds, the drummer can make the drum “talk”.
In many African languages, words go up and down in pitch (高音) when they are spoken, almost like a song. Depending on the pitch or tone (音调), the same sound can have many different meanings. For example, when spoken with two low tones, the African word “ilu” means “drum”. When spoken with one high and one low tone, “ilu” means “town”.
Drum language works in the same way. Just as in spoken language, the word “ilu” has different meanings depending on how it’s drummed. When “ilu” is drummed with two beats using low tones, the word means “drum”. When “ilu” is drummed with two beats using one high and one low tone, it means “town”.
Drummers create “words” to build ideas, sentences and stories. The next time you hear a song, listen for the heartbeat within the music. Can you hear the story of the drum?
12. The first paragraph mainly tells us________.
A. drums beat like our hearts
B. drums have a long history
C. drums are widely used in the world
D. drums are important for many people worldwide
13. From the text, we learn that inGhanadrums________.
A. are not as useful as before
B. teach children a lot of things
C. help bring the war to an end
D. are used in class by teachers
14. The example of the African word “ilu” is used to show________.
A. how a word can have different sounds
B. how to speak African languages
C. how a drum tells stories
D. how to beat a drum
15. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Know the history of the drum
B. Listen to the story of the drum
C. Beat the drum of life
D. Love me, love my drum
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
Every student prefers to get high scores in their exams. But how can you effectively improve your memory and perform well in your exam? Try the following methods.
● Try theMemoryPalace.
For example, if you want to memorize some English words, you might store “furniture, television.” in your living room and “fridge, cooker...” in the kitchen.____16____Through this way, you can memorize these words easily.
● Create your own songs.
This method has been proven in several studies as a way of sending information to memory. You can use your favorite songs to recreate new songs with information you need to remember.____17____
● Take some deep breaths.
____18____If youare stressed you will have a more difficult time recalling information during an exam. You should put some energy into de-stressing but “turning of” stress is easier said than done. That’s why scientists recommend practice tests to you. Practice tests are not only a scientifically supported means of improving memory recall but they stand up to stressful situations.
●____19____
If you are feeling distracted, do some exercise. Studies show that those who have exercised for 15 minutes and then complete a memory task, complete tasks faster than those who haven’t exercised. Even a simple walk can make a difference.
Thereare so many suggested methods for you.____20____If you know that studying alone works best for you, go to self-study room often when you finish your classes at school.
A. Reread your notes.
B. Try a mini workout.
C. We know exams are stressful.
D. Skip out all the practice tests on purpose.
E. You need to think about the way that suits you best.
F. The more interesting you make them, the better the result will be.
G. Then you can mentally travel through your house to recall each word.
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Summer vacation is the most awaited time in a student’s life. It is time to relax and___21___the world
around us.
I visited Bulgaria this summer holidays, where I___22___with my good friend. At the beginning of the first day we were having a great time, you know, much___23___, no work. Spending the whole day on the beach was really___24___. Everything was going in the best way, except for the___25___evening.
When it became much colder outside, we___26___to buy something to eat. I left our bags in front of the hotel and my buddy Gosia asked our teachers to have a look at our___27___once in a while. Having ensured they were___28___, we finally went to the nearest shop.
When we came back, it seemed nobody___29___about our bags, in which we had our cosmetics and clothes! Members of the____30____as well as teachers went into the____31____, leaving our bags alone.____32____, Gosia and I ran towards the front of the building only to find Gosia’s bag was in the right place while mine____33____!
My teachers were really ashamed about the fact they had____34____about my luggage. So not only were they really____35____, but they also did their best to find the____36____and my bag.
Firstly I was really stressed and I thought it would____37____my great holidays as I had thought but____38____both my bags and the thief were____39____the next day!
So that’s my funny story. Did you have any____40____, maybe even some similar to mine? If yes, I hope it ended as well as mine did!
21. A. lead B. affect C. explore D. change
22. A. survived B. hiked C. worked D. went
23. A. boredom B. rest C. burden D. hardship
24. A. relaxing B. tiring C. disappointing D. embarrassing
25. A. coming B. familiar C. peaceful D. pleasant
26. A. refused B. failed C. decided D. feared
27. A. friends B. belongings C. rooms D. pets
28. A. comfortable B. valuable C. empty D. safe
29. A. debated B. learned C. heard D. remembered
30. A. camp B. research C. committee D. company
31. A. shop B. park C. hotel D. beach
32. A. Slowly B. Immediately C. Curiously D. Carefully
33. A. dropped B. existed C. damaged D. disappeared
34. A. forgotten B. opened C. examined D. exchanged
35. A. creative B. outgoing C. helpful D. generous
36. A. passenger B. thief C. traveler D. waiter
37. A. enrich B. mislead C. improve D. ruin
38. A. fortunately B. honestly C. particularly D. strangely
39. A. caught B. returned C. found D. reported
40. A. arrangements B. adventures C. sufferings D. disasters
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
Think about the different ways that people use the wind. You can use it to fly a kite___41.___to sail a boat Wind is one of our cleanest and___42.___(rich) power sources, as well as one of the oldest. Evidence shows that windmills (风车)___43.___(begin) to be used in ancient Iran back in___44.___seventh century BC. They were first___45.___(introduce) to Europe during the 1100s, when armies returned from the Middle East with knowledge of___46.___(use) wind power.
For many___47.___(century), people used windmills to grind (磨碎) wheat into flour or pump water from deep underground.___48.___electricity was discovered in the late 1800s, people living in remote areas began to use___49.___(they) to produce electricity. This allowed them to have electric lights and radio. Today, there is a___50.___(globe) movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind.
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；
只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

It is often the case, when having meals, waiting buses or at tending lectures, you can always find people addicted to their cellphones, completely ignoring others.
This is really a common phenomenon in our daily life. The reason is why smart phones nowadays can be used to playing mobile games and keep in touch with friends. However, too much exposure to phones are bad for
people in terms of healthy. Moreover, people involving in phones fail to communicate well with these around them.
As far as I am concerned , people should be wisely make use of their phones to help with their work and study. Meanwhile, they should care much about their family and friends than mobile phones.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你的表妹Alice去市区的一所高中学校上学。

由于离家很远，她很不适应离开父母后的生活，于是向你写信求助。

请你给她回封信，信的内容包括：
1.给与安慰；
2.分析现状；
3.提出建议。

注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Alice,
I am so sorry to hear from you that you have some trouble in your new life.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________
Wish you happy every day!
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. C
6. B
7. D
8. D 9. B 10. D 11. A
12. D 13. B 14. C 15. B
16. G 17. F 18. C 19. B 20. E
21. C 22. D 23. B 24. A 25. A 26. C 27. B 28. D 29. D 30. A 31. C 32.
B 33. D 34. A 35.
C 36. B 37.
D 38. A 39. C 40. B
41. or 42. richest 43. began 44. the
45. introduced
46. using 47. centuries 48. When 49. them 50. global
51.(1). It→As
(2). 在waiting后加for
(3). why→that
(4). playing→play
(5). are→is
(6). healthy→health
(7). involving→involved
(8). these→those
(9). 删除be
(10). much→more
52.略。