2020届上海市上海中学高三英语期末试题及答案

2020届上海市上海中学高三英语期末试题及答案

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

Are you looking for some new and exciting places to take your kids to? Try some of these places.

★Visit art museums.They offer a variety of activities to excite your kids' interest. Many offer workshops for making hand-made pieces, traveling exhibits, book signings by children's favorite writer, and even musical performances and other arts.

★Head to a natural history museum.This is where kids can discover the past from dinosaur(恐龙) models to rock collections and pictures of stars in the sky. Also, ask what kind of workshops and educational programs are prepared for kids and any special events that are coming up.

★Go to a Youtheater.Look for one in your area offering plays for child and family visitors.

Pre-show play shops are conducted by area artists and educators where kids can discover the secret about performing arts Puppet(木偶)making and stage make-up are just a couple of the special offerings you might find.

★Tryhands-on science.Visit one of the many hands-on science museums aroundthe country.

These science play-lands are great fun for kids and grown-ups alike. They'll keep your child mentally and physically active the whole day through while pushing buttons, experimenting, and building. When everyone is tired, enjoy a fun family science show, commonly found in these museums.

1.If a child is interested in the universe, he probably will visit _____.

A.a Youtheater

B.an art museum

C.a hands-on science museum

D.a natural history museum

2.What does "hands-on science" mean in the last paragraph?

A.Science games designed by kids.

B.Learning science by doing things.

C.A show of kids' science work.

D.Reading science books.

3.Where does this text probably come from?

A.A museum guide.

B.A tourist map.

C.A science textbook.

D.A news report.

B

Most teenagers are still trying to find their passion and purposes in life. However, not Gitanjali Rao. The

15-year-old girl has been coming up with innovative solutions to worldwide problems since she was ten. It is, therefore, not surprising that the teenager has won the honor of “America's Top Young Scientist”.

In the third grade, Rao was inspired to build a device after witnessing the shocking story unfold in Flint, Michigan, where cost-cutting measures led to the use of a polluted river as the city's primary water supply and incredibly high levels of lead made their way into people's drinking water.

After two months' research, Rao designed a small and portable device that used sensors to instantly detect lead in water. Called Tethys, after the Greek Goddess(女神) of freshwater, it attaches to a cellphone and informs the residents via an app if their drinking water contains lead. The design earned her the 3M Young Scientist Challenge in 2017. She is currently working with scientists and medical professionals to test Tethys' potential and hopes the device will be ready for commercial use by 2022.

Later, Rao took on another social issue-drug addiction. Her app, called Epione, which won the Health Pillar Prize at the TCS Ignite Innovation Student Challenge in May 2019, is designed to catch drug addiction in young adults before it's too late.

More recently, the teenager has developed an app named Kindly, which usesartificial intelligence technology to detect possible signs of cyberbullying(网上欺凌). When users type in a word or phrase, Kindly is able to pick it up if it's bullying, and then it gives the option to edit it or send it the way it is. It gives them the chance to rethink what they are saying so that they know what to do next time.

All kinds of awesome, Gitanjali Rao has been selected from 5,000 equally impressive nominees(被提名人) for TIME Magazine's first-ever “Kid of the Year”.

4. What gave Rao the idea of inventing the device Tethys?

A. The incident of lead pollution.

B. The issue with drug addiction.

C. The shortage of water supplies.

D. The high cost of purifying water.

5. What is Rao expecting of Tethys?

A. It'll remove metal from water.

B. It'll make it to market soon.

C. It'll win her a higher prize.

D. It'll be fitted to cellphones.

6. What will Kindly allow users to do?