2020-2021学年上海市育才高级中学高三英语下学期期末试题及答案解析

2020-2021学年上海市育才高级中学高三英语下学期期末试题及答案
解析
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 are looking for recommendations on biographies(传记) that will educate you, comedies that will make your belly ache or stories that present the unique challenges women face every day, read on.
“Pride and Prejudice”by Jane Austen
A classic thatnever gets old. Set in ruralEnglandin the early 19th century, this tale centers around the Bennet family, a family of five daughters and their two parents who are desperate to find at least one of the daughters a wealthy match. Austen’s story focuses on the tension between marrying for love instead of just for power and fame, and also the unique pressure on women to find financial security by way of marriage at the time.
“Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the WorldWomen in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World”by Rachel Ignotofsky
It is a sweetly illustrated and educational book that highlights the contributions of 50 women in the fields of technology, science, engineering and mathematics, from present day all the way back to 360 AD.
“Good Night Stories for Rebel GirlsGood Night Stories for Rebel Girls”by Elena Favilli
It tells the stories of female heroes from years ago and present day. With color1 portraits and biographies that are short and sweet, this book is a page-turner for anyone wanting to learn about influential women in the past and present.
“Becoming”by Michelle Obama
We wouldn’t be able to write this list without including Michelle Obama’s memoir. “Becoming” has the former FLOTUS discussing her childhood, family, motherhood, her own FLOTUS impact, the pressures of being part of the first Black family in the White House and balancing her public life now. And of course she writes all about meeting her husband and the many unique challenges they faced too.
1. What didthe Bennetsintend to do?
A.To marry their daughters to rich men.
B.To lessen pressure on their daughters.
C. To help their daughters marry for true love.
D. To make their daughters financially independent.
2. Whose book will attract a teen interested in science?
A. Jane Austen’s.
B.Rachel Ignotofsky’s.
C.Elena Favilli’s.
D.Michelle Obama’s.
3.What do the four books have in common?
A.They are all classics.
B.They are all biographies.
C.They are all related to the female.
D. They are all about heroes.
B
We've all heard it before：to be successful, get out of bed early. After all, Apple CEO Tim Cook gets up at 3：45 am, Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne at 3：30 am and Richard Branson at 5：45 am﹣and, as we all know, "the early bird's catches the worm. "
But just because some successful people wake up early, does that mean it's a trait most of them share？And if the idea of having exercised, planned your day, eaten breakfast, visualized and done one task before 8 am makes you want to roll over and hit snooze till next Saturday, are you really doomed to a less successful life？
For about half of us, this isn't really an issue. It's estimated that some 50% of the population isn't really morning or evening﹣oriented, but somewhere in the middle. Roughly one in four of us, though, tend more toward bright﹣eyed early risers, and another one in four are night owls. For them, the effects can go beyond falling asleep in front of the TV at 10 pm or being regularly late for work.
Numerous studies have found that morning people are more self﹣directed and agreeable. And compared to night owls, they plan for the future more and have a better sense of well﹣being.
Although morning types may achieve more academically, night owls tend to perform better on measures of memory, processing speed and cognitive（认知）ability, even when they have to perform those tasks in the morning. Night﹣time people are also more open and more creative. And one study shows that night owls areas healthy and wise as morning types﹣and a little bit wealthier.
Still think the morning people sound more like CEO material？Don't set your alarm for 5 am Just yet. As it turns out, overhauling（全面改革）your sleep time may not have much effect
"If people are left to their naturally preferred time, they feel much better. They say that they are much more productive. The mental capacity they have is much broader, " says Oxford University biologist Katharina Wulff. On the other hand, she says, pushing people too far out of their natural preference can be harmful. When they wake early, for example, night owls are still producing melatonin（褪黑素）. "Then you disrupt it and push the body to be
in the daytime mode. That can have lots of negative physiological consequence. " Wulff says, like a different sensitivity to insulin and glucose（葡萄糖）which can cause weight gain.
4. What does the authordo in the first three paragraph？
A. raising the problem→analyzing the problem → solving the problem
B. leading in the topic→challenging a viewpoint → discussing about the topic
C. presenting a viewpoint → providing supporting proofs→making a conclusion
D. introducing a viewpoint →raising the question→presenting author's viewpoint
5. What can we know from the 4th and 5th paragraph？
A. Morning types tend to have clear goals and better mood.
B. To beat night﹣time people ask them to do math calculation in themorning.
C. Night owls tend to sacrifice their health for their wealth.
D. Neither night owls nor morning persons perform better than the middle ones.
6. Which of the following does Katharina Wulff support？
A. Don't fall sleep in front of the TV.
B. Avoid being regularly late for work.
C. Stop setting your alarm for 5 am.
D. Better not overhaul your sleep time.
7. Why does the author write this article？
A. To explain why some people are more successful.
B.To compare the differences between early risersand night owls.
C. To advise people to get up neither too early nor too late.
D. To argue against this view that the Carly bird catches the worm.
C
Age has never been a problem for 16-year-old Thessalonika Arzu-Embry. After all, she’s already got her master’s degree.
The North Chicago-area teen started homeschooling at the age of 4. She began having an influence on others soon after. When she was 6 years old, she was an inspirational speaker at an organization called Tabitha House Community Service, which is for people who were forced to leave their homes because of earthquake, flood and other natural disasters.
At the age of 11, she graduated from high school and then earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology in
2013. She completed those classes online as she was traveling for church events and leadership meetings.
She doesn’t stop there, though. The teen plans to focus on aviation psychology (航空心理学) for her further study, a decision inspired by her father who is a pilot. She grew up around airplanes and took fights all the time. Her goal is to use it to help pilots deal with problems that could have deadly results once the plane takes off — a topic that has been in the news lately. For her, it’s a mix of two of her interests.
In her free time, Thessalonika enjoys playing tennis, swimming and being active in her youth group at church. She also has three self-published books, which are on her site. Jump the Education Barrier is written to help students finish college, and in the future aims to help business owners with trends. Her third book The Genius Race is designed to help people to be talents in various areas of life.
8. Which of the following is TRUE about Thessalonika?
A. When she was 6 years old, she started homeschooling.
B. She gained her master’s degree at the age of 11.
C. She majored in science and technology.
D. In 2013 she got her bachelor’s degree through completing courses online.
9. What is her next plan according to the passage?
A. Major in aviation psychology.
B. Deliver inspiring speeches for church events and leadership meetings.
C. Be active in her youth group at church.
D. Write another book to help people to be talents.
10. Why does she write the book Jump the Education Barrier?
A. It aims to help people to be geniuses.
B. It is intended to give students a hand to complete college.
C. It is designed to arouse people’s awareness of psychology.
D. The author hope to share her own experience with others.
11. Which ofthe following can be the best title for the text?
A. The Story of Thessalonika
B. To be a talent
C. Three Published Books
D. Homeschooling
D
One Sunday morning, my family and I went to a popular restaurant for breakfast. As soon as we walked into Restaurant Happy Meal, a young waitress showed us to a table.
We ordered our food and soon after, our food came. Just as we were about to begin our meal, we heard someone shouting for the boss.
“What is this? A dead fly in my food!’’ a man with a deep scar (疤) acrosshis face shouted angrily. He strongly hit his fist on the table and swept the plates and cups off it.Thesecame crashing to the floor, breaking into pieces. His companion, a huge man with a tattoo on his arm, stared angrily at the boss who stood nervously in front of the two gangsters (歹徒).
The boss apologized repeatedly to the angry customers and tried to calm them down by offering to replace their food. He even told them that they could have their meal for free.
The commotion(混乱) affected the business of the restaurant. Fearing that aquarrel would happen, many customers quickly paid for their meals and left the restaurant hurriedly. Some of them had not even finished their breakfast.
My father told us to eat our food quickly and not to look at the two angry men. We obeyed him and finished our food within minutes. That was probably the quietest and fastest breakfast my family ever had.
Although my father warned us not to look at the two unruly (任性的) customers, I could not help stealing a glance at them.
I saw that the boss had managed to calm the two angry customers. Fresh food and drinks were brought to their table. They sat down again and continued their breakfast. Meanwhile the waitress who had shown us to our table earlier swept up the broken china.
12. What does the underlined word “These” refer to?
A. Tables.
B. Cups and plates.
C. Two angry customers.
D. Dead fly and the food.
13. What can we know about the owner from paragraph 4?
A. He was sorry for what had happened.
B. He was angry with the two customers.
C. He was pardoned by the two customers.
D. He was disappointed that the men caused problems here.
14. What can we infer about the writer and his family?
A. They might often talk while they ate.
B. They ordered a lot of food each time they ate out.
C. They often ate silently and that day was no exception.
D. They usually did not like to be disturbed while they ate.
15. What did the writer think of the boss?
A. Foolish.
B. Active.
C. Hardworking.
D. Wise.
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The Lomax family needed a dog. Though their house wasalready full with seven people, they knew a dog would truly make the house a home. So they settled on a dog whom they named Jack.____16____ It was Jack’s protective instinct (本能) that would eventually save the lives of Lomax family. Indeed, if it wasn’tfor him, the family may never have survived the terrible accident that would eventually befall (降临到头上) them one cold January day in 2017.
It was a night like many others. Autumn, the family’s youngest child and her mother Ashley had settled into bed in oneof the bedrooms on the second floor. Jack, who rarely left Autumn’s side, had settled in there as well.____17____At some point during the night, while the family was fast asleep, a fire had started in one of the other second-floor bedrooms, Jack had picked up a whiff (些微的气味) of the smoke in the next room. In an instant, the brave dog jumped into action.
The four-legged family member knew something was wrong but had no way of telling his owners.____18____She pushed him off her and tried to roll over but he began again.Then he went to Autumn and did the same thing until both were up.
____19____She screamed at the top of her lungs as she ran from the room, alerting (使警觉) the rest of the family to the disaster that was taking place. Jack did his part again too, barkingas loudly as he could. Ashley’s scream woke the four other adults and two more children.____20____
In no time at all, the fire had engulfed (吞没) nearly the entire home, but luckily, all of the Lomax had made it out alive, with Jack leading the way.
A. itturned out to be the best decision they ever made.
B. Jack took to little Autumn, the youngest of the family.
C. He jumped upon Ashley’s bed and began touching her face.
D. Their old house had been in the Lomax family for more than 30 years.
E. All of them jumped out of bed and headed out into the cold January night.
F. Little did they know that something terrible was about to happen that night.
G. As soon as she could, Ashley took hold of Autumn and began to move away from the door.
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Life is full of surprises. Happily this was the____21____for 18-year-olds Odin Frost and Jordan Granberry. The two boys fromTexaswere both given low chances of___22___at birth due to brain damage, but they went beyond doctors highest___23___to become high school graduates.
Their story was actually sweet, as their strong___24___came about after meeting at a school for children with____25____needs at age 3. Sitting together, the two boys became___26___,even though they couldn’t speak, Odin's dad Tim said,
Tim also shared that when Odin came out, he was___27___breathing. It was a really hard labor(分娩).The doctors gave their son a high chance of death.Jordanhad a___28___story at birth:Unable to breathe due to lack of oxygen, he___29___brain damage. His mom Donna shared how doctors believed he’d not___30___it beyond his seventh birthday.
___31___both boys went from strength to strength. At school, although both were non-verbal（非用言语的）music was a way for them to___32___with each other." When my son started walking andJordandidn't, they still had a connection. My son would try to____33____and pushJordan's wheelchair. "Tim said.
___34___,after 15 years of fighting against the difficulties, the two best friends got to graduate and walked on the stage.___35___by his dad, and wearing matching shirts, Odin went to have his hard work___36___. Although he couldn't express verbally how he was feeling, Tim said he could feel his___37___as he held his hand. ThenJordanalso appeared on the stage. After the___38___the boys sat together for a groupphoto.
Their___39___is a testimony（见证）to the encouragement and devotion of the boy’s families.It also___40___that where there's life, there’s always hope.
21. A. discovery B. chance C. result D. case
22. A. productivity B. recovery C. survival D. success
23. A. expectation B. demand C. level D. standard
24. A. interest B. relationship C. position D. ability
25. A. social B. immediate C. basic D. special
26. A. insensitive B. independent C. inseparable D. intelligent
27. A. barely B. deeply C. softly D. quickly
28. A. strange B. similar C. familiar D. particular
29. A. treated B. avoided C. defeated D. experienced
30. A. get B. take C. make D. keep
31. A. However B. Besides C. Therefore D. Otherwise
32. A. compare B. call C. deal D. reason
33. A. pick up B. give up C. catch up D. stand up
34. A. Generally B. Temporarily C. Eventually D. Normally
35. A. Accompanied B. Influenced C. Noticed D. Informed
36. A. finished B. acknowledged C. reminded D. expanded
37. A. confusion B. embarrassment C. excitement D. enthusiasm
38. A. ceremony B. discussion C. performance D. presentation
39. A. decision B. achievement C. contribution D. promise
40. A. ensures B. seems C. happens D. proves
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
One area in which AI (Artificial Intelligence) influences global health is in the field of epidemiology (流行病学). Startup AIME has___41.___(success) combined public health data with machine learning and AI___42.___(create) a prediction engine capable of anticipating epidemics months in advance with great___43.___(accurate). Another field where medical AIs are making rapid advances___44.___(be) in diagnostics. Doctors base a lot of decisions___45.___information from X-ray, CT and MRI images. Speeding up___46.___(diagnosis) from patient scans can rapidly improve patient care and outcomes. Governments in many countries face the prospect of ageing populations. So___47.___we will likely see is the expansion of Al services, including robotic helpers. Robots___48.___(design) specifically to interact with people could help solve the problems of isolation and loneliness that affect many older people. Pet androids like Aibo provide companionship and learn from___49.___(they) interactions about each owner's preferences. More humanoid robots are able to provide social interaction, be a personal assistant and look after____50.____elderly, according to its makers.
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：
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。

Mary is a high school student, who devotes herself at her lessons every day. Last Saturday, as usually, she went to several classes. In the evening, she continued to study until deeply into night. She was too sleepy and tired that she couldn’t work effectively. On the Sunday morning, she was about to do her lessons while her father came up and advised her to take a break. Soon they came up a good idea. We decided to go cycling in the countryside. Mary enjoyed herself, competing and chatting with her father, and felt relaxing in the open air. On Monday, Mary was energetic but active in class.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假如你是李华，你的英国笔友George发现他身边的中国留学生越来越多，请你给他写一封信，就国内学生出国学习这件事谈谈你自己的看法。

内容包括：
1.表明你的观点；
2.说明理由。

注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。

Dear George,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________
Yours,
LiHua
参考答案
A B C
[语篇导读]
1. B
2. A
3. D
4. D
5. D
6. A
7. B
8. A
9. B 10. A 11. A 12. D
16. A 17. F 18. C 19. E 20. D
21. D 22. C 23. A 24. B 25. D 26. C 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. C 31. A 32.
C 33.
D 34. C 35. A 36. B 37. C 38. A 39. B 40. D
41. successfully
42. to create
43. accuracy
44. is 45. on/upon
46. diagnoses
47. what 48. designed
49. their 50. the
51.(1).at→to
(2).usually→usual
(3).deeply→deep
(4).too→so
(5).Sunday前the去掉
(6).while→when
(7).came up 后面加with
(8).We→They
(9).relaxing→relaxed
(10).but→and
52.略。