2019-2020学年上海市进才中学高三英语上学期期中考试试题及答案

2019-2020学年上海市进才中学高三英语上学期期中考试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
If you had the opportunity to live forever, would you take it? Keeping your body alive indefinitely still seems like an impossibility, but some scientists think that digital technology may have the answer: creating a digital copy of your “self” and keeping it “alive” online long after your physical body has ceased to function.
In effect, the proposal is to clone a person electronically. Unlike the familiar physical clones — children that have identical features as their parents, but that are completely separate organisms with a separate life — your electronic clone would believe itself to be you. How might this be possible? The first step would be to mapthe brain.
How? One plan relies on the development of nanotechnology (纳米技术). Ray Kurzweil — one of the kings of artificial intelligence — predicts that within two or three decades we will have nano transmitters that can be put into the bloodstream. Inthe capillaries (毛细血管) of the brain, they would line up alongside the neurons and detect the details of the cerebral (大脑的) electronic activity. They would be able to send that information to a receiver inside a special helmet, so there would be no need for any wires sticking out of the head.
As a further step, Ray Kurzweil also imagines the nano transmitters being able to connect you to a world of virtual reality on the Internet, similar to what was shown in the film “Matrix”. With the nano transmitters in place, by thought alone, you could log on to the Internet and instead of the pictures coming up on your screen, they would play inside your mind. Rather than send your friends e-mails you would agree to meet up on some virtual tropical beach.
Some peoplebelieve that they can enjoy life after death. But why wait for that when you could have a shot of nanobots (纳米机器人) and upload your brain onto the Internet and live forever as a virtual surfer?
One snag: to exist on the net you will have to have your neural network parked on the computer of a web-hosting company. These companies want real money in real bank accounts every year or they will wipe your bit of the hard disc and sell the space to someone else. With your body six feet underground how will you pay?
1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Nano transmitters can help map the human brain.
B. Electronic clones recreate the original human body.
C. Electronic clones may put their physical selves into movies.
D. Nano transmitters use a helmet to detect the cerebral activities.
2. What is the author’s attitude towards electronic clones?
A. Optimistic and careful.
B. Interested and unconvinced.
C. Excited and confused.
D. Assured and critical.
3. The author asks “how will you pay?” at the end of the article, because ________.
A. you can’t pay to exist on the Internet if you are physically dead
B. you can’t pay for hard disc space if you don’t have a bank account
C. you can’t pay for a special service if too many people want to use it
D.you can’t pay the web-hosting company if you don’t have a neural network
B
This is a true story. Tristin Saghin enjoyed themovie “Black Hawk Down” very much, which is about the conflict inSomalia. The battle scenes and the exciting rescues of people who are dying interested him greatly.
There was just one problem: Tristin was only 9 years old, and it was thought that movie was not for children. When his parents caught him watching it on TV, they made him turn it off, though he had finished his homework and it was not late. Then one day, Tristin and his family were visiting his grandmother inMesa,Arizona. Tristin’s 2-year-old sister got out of the house and fell in the backyard pool. Realizing the little girl was missing, the family ran outside, only to find the girl had fallen into the water.
Pulled from the pool and placed on the ground, the child wasn’t breathing. The family called the ambulance, but no one knew how to do first aid. No one, that is, except for Tristin. A scene in “Black Hawk Down” describes a doctor giving first aid. Tristin remembered it. Then the 9-year-old gave first aid to his sister at once and saved her life.
His parents don’t stop him seeing the movies he likes any more.Tristin taught himself how to do first aid but he had never thought he could use it to save his little sister’s life. Any skill can be used in time, so you should always learn.
4. According to the text, Tristin Saghin ________.
A. lived inMesa,Arizona
B. disliked studying very much
C. was always ready to help others
D. was nine years old
5. Why did Tristin Saghin’s parents order him to turn off the TV?
A. They wanted him to help look after his sister.
B. He often spent too much time watching films.
C. They thought the film was not good for children.
D. He was asked to finish his homework first.
6. How was Tristin’s sister saved?
A. Tristin gave first aid to her.
B. The ambulance arrived in time.
C. A doctor passing by gave a hand.
D. Her parents sent her to hospital at once.
7. The author’s purpose in writing the text is to advise readers to ________.
A. see more movies
B. learn more skills
C. save others bravely
D. do what they like
C
I’ve never been the kind of person to say, “it’s the thought that counts” when it comes to gifts. That was until a couple of weeks ago, when my kids gave me a present thatblew me away.
For years now, I’ve been wanting to sell our home, the place where my husband and I raised our kids. But to me, this house is much more than just a building.
In the front room, there’s a wall that has hundreds of pencil lines, marking the progress of my children’s growth. Every growth stage is marked in grey, with each child’s name and the date they were measured. Of all the objects and all the memories, it’s this one thing in a home that’s the hardest to leave behind. Friends I know have returned home after work only to discover their wall of heights has been freshly painted over. A new paint job wouldn’t normally be greeted by tears, but erasing that evidence of motherhood hurts more than it should. Our kids grow in so many ways, but the wall is physical evidence of their progress, right there for everyone to see. Over the years, I’ve talked about how much I would hate leaving that wall behind when I moved, even though the last marks were made 10 years ago when my kids stopped growing.
So one day, while I was at work, my childrendecided to do something about it.
They hired Jacquie Manning, a professional photographer whose work is about capturing (捕捉) the beautiful things in life, from clear lakes and skies to diamonds and ballgowns (舞会礼服).
She came to our house while I was at work, and over several hours, took photos of the hundreds of drawings and lines, little grey fingerprints (手印), and old marks. Somehow, she managed to photograph all those years of memories perfectly. Afterwards, she put all the photos together into one image, transforming them into a
beautiful history of my family.
Three weeks later, my children’s wonderful gift made its way to me—a life-size photo of the pencil lines and fingerprints that represents entire lifetimes of love and growth.
8. The underlined phrase in Para. I “blew me away” probably means “________”.
A. attracted me
B. surprised me
C. accepted me
D. refused me
9. What does the house really mean to the author?
A. A house.
B. Buildings.
C. An object.
D. Memories.
10. What surprised the friends I know after work?
A. Finding the wall repainted.
B. Erasing the fingerprints.
C. Greeting them by tears.
D. Leaving the wall unfinished.
11. What is the best title for the text?
A. Gift Made with Love
B. Buildings Made by Children
C. A Very Wonderful Painting
D. A Family History
D
Narasimha Das is on his way to feed 169,379 hungry children. Das is in charge of a kitchen in Vrindaban. The town is about a three-hour drive fromIndia’s capital,New Delhi. Das gets to work at 3:00 a.m. Thirty workers are already working to make tens of thousands of rounds of bread. It will be brought to 1,516 schools in and around Vrindaban.
A Growing Problem
Going to school is difficult for more than 13 million children inIndia. They must go to work instead, or go hungry. That’s whyIndiabegan the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, the largest school-lunch program in the world. A free lunch encourages children to come to school and gives them the energy they need for learning. The program began in the 1960s.
The kitchen in Vrindaban is run by the Akshaya Patra Foundation. It is one of the lunch program’s biggest
partners. “Just $11.50 can feed one child for an entire year,” said Madhu Sridhar, president of the Akshaya Patra Foundation.
Lunch Is Served!
The Akshaya Patra food truck arrives atGopalgarhPrimary School. Since the program started, the number of underweight children has gone down. The children get foods they need — as long as they finish what’s on their plates.
12. What does Narasimha Das do？
A. A waiter.
B. A salesman.
C. A cook.
D. A shopkeeper.
13. The kitchen in Vrindaban supplies food to ________.
A. the poor
B. school children
C. college students
D. the old
14. Why is it difficult for children to go to school inIndia?
A. Because they have to work to make money.
B. Because there are not enough schools.
C. Because there are not enough teachers.
D. Because their parents refuse to send them to school.
15. Which of the following about the Mid-Day Meal Scheme is NOT true?
A. It is to encourage children to go to school.
B. It has been carried out for about 50 years.
C. It is run by Narasimha Das.
D. It is the largest school-lunch program in the world.
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Boxing is a popular sport that many people seemto be crazy about. Newspapers, magazines and sports programs on TV frequently cover boxing matches.____16____
It seems to me that some people, especially men find it attractive because it is an aggressive(攻击性的) sport. When they watch a boxing match, theycan identify with the winning boxer, and this gives them the feeling of being a winner themselves. It is a fact that many people have feelings of aggression from time to time, but they cannot show their aggression in their everyday lives.____17____
However, there is a negative side to boxing.____18____Although boxers wear gloves during the fights, and amateur(业余的) boxers even have to wear helmets, there have frequently been accidents in both professional
and amateur boxing, sometimes with terrible results. Boxers have suffered from head injuries, and occasionally, fighters have even been killed as a result of being knocked out in the ring(拳击台).____19____Sometimes even if a boxer has never been knocked out, he might have suffered severe brain damage without knowing it.
____20____I think it would be better if less time was given to aggressive sports on TV, andwe welcomed more men and women from non-aggressive sports as our heroes and heroines in our society. I believe that the world is aggressive enough already! Of course, people like competitive sports, and so do I, but I think that hitting other people in an aggressive way is not something that should be regarded as a sport.
A. It can be a very dangerous sport.
B. Watching a boxing match gives them an outlet for this aggression.
C. In my personal opinion, boxing can be so thrilling that many people dare not have a try.
D. I am personally not at all in favor of aggressive sports like boxing.
E. Furthermore, studies have shown that here are often long-term effects of boxing.
F. Professional boxers earn a lot of money, and successful boxers are treated as big heroes.
G. It is likely to threaten personal safety of people.
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While Mary Beth Westward and her two daughters were on___21___last month, her husband Todd made an unexpected new___22___,a wild ruffed grouse（松鸡）.
The small, feathered bird started___23___pecking（啄食）around the Westwards' backyard in April. However, when the girls___24___for their May trip, the bird — which the family lovingly named Walter — began___25___Todd all the time as he did yard work outside.
In the last few weeks, theirfriendship has only grown___26___. Walter has begun flying up to Todd and___27___on his shoulder, as well as appearing outside the Westwards' bedroom window,___28___its human companion.
In a recent___29___that has since got more than 1,000 likes online, Westward___30___Walter and Todd's adventures. "It's like a dog," she wrote. "It runs up to___31___Todd in the morning and when he comes home and then goes back up and sits on the porch and pretends to be our watch-bird." Westward described the pair's bond as "strange and___32___" but says it's been a lot of___33___to watch.
Westward adds that Todd and Walter's___34___didn't surprise her as her husband is ”very___35___” with animals. Walter, however, hasn't taken the same___36___to Westward and her daughters. Westward says it will
just sometimes___37___her and the girls.
According to the Pennsylvania Game Association, male ruffed grouse typically mate (交配)in the spring, with nesting usually___38___in late April. The “tame grouse phenomenon" —where grouse may___39___friendly and approach humans — often occurs in spring, around peak mating season. Some brings up the theory that the birds are likely defending their homes.
___40___Walter, "Maybe it has a family we don't know about," Westward says.
21. A. duty B. business C. vacation D. guard
22. A. neighbor B. companion C. colleague D. member
23. A. rarely B. occasionally C. frequently D. entirely
24. A. left B. made C. paid D. asked
25. A. bothering B. comforting C. attacking D. following
26. A. thicker B. stronger C. longer D. purer
27. A. sitting B. focusing C. lying D. surviving
28. A. acting as B. belonging to C. looking for D. watching over
29. A. letter B. advertisement C. notice D. post
30. A. painted B. admired C. described D. watched
31. A. invite B. pat C. touch D. greet
32. A. unusual B. close C. informal D. common
33. A. fun B. need C. pride D. satisfaction
34. A. participation B. connection C. friendship D. assistance
35. A. reliable B. comfortable C. changeable D. flexible
36. A. love B. interest C. hobby D. route
37. A. ignore B. urge C. abuse D. approach
38. A. existing B. pouring C. occurring D. fleeing
39. A. feel B. sound C. remain D. seem
40. A. On behalf of B. As for C. Apart from D. In spite of
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
Fu Xuewei, a 25-year-old girl from Chengdu, China____41.____（recent）shared a beautiful set of wedding photos on the Internet. However, there's a debate on the photographs____42.____no groom（新郎）seems to be
found in the photos. In fact, the only people featured in the photos are Ms. Fu and her 87-year-old grandfather.
Despite having no plans of getting married anytime soon, Fu decided____43.____（wear）the wedding dress for her grandfather. The man fell seriously ill last September, with doctors warning that he could pass away____44.____any time.____45.____(fear) he might never get to fulfill the dream of walking her down to the Mr. Right, Fu arranged the surprise photoshoot. Keeping her plans a secret, she took____46.____（she）grandfather for a regular hospital check-up, only to reveal that they were going to take pictures later and he agreed.
Ms. Fu____47.____（raise）by her grandparents from the age of ten,____48.____makes them mean a lot to her. She insists on taking care of them in return. The young woman even____49.____（have）a tattoo（纹身）of her grandfather. “I had my grandfather's appearance tattooed on my arm because I want all my new____50.____（friend）to know what he looks like in the future,” she said.
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.英语课上，老师要求同桌之间相互修改作文。

假设以下短文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。

短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。

错误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。

You must have heard about Dolly and have been amazed by the first cloned animal. But here came a problem; should we clone humans? When being asked about this question, a large number of people which are interested in the topic hold the view that it’s beneficial to clone humans. Therefore, some other people, me including, are against this idea. Cloning humans can bring negative effects and wrong informations. In the first place, they may not be treated equal as normal people, which I believe will make him suffer a lot. In second place, human cloning may lead in some social disorder, and it is quite dangerous.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。

你的英国好友Jim听说外卖点餐(ordering meals online)在中国很流行，发来邮件询问相关信息。

请你给他回复邮件，内容包括:
1.你是否经常外卖点餐；
2.你对外卖点餐的看法或感受。

注意: 1.词数100左右；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Jim,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. A
2. B
3. A
4. D
5. C
6. A
7. B
8. B 9. D 10. A 11. A
12. C 13. D 14. A 15. B
16. F 17. B 18. A 19. E 20. D
21. C 22. B 23. B 24. A 25. D 26. B 27. A 28. C 29. D 30. C 31. D 32.
A 33. A 34. C 35.
B 36. A 37. D 38.
C 39.
D 40. B
41. recently
42. because
43. to wear
44. at 45. Fearing
46. her 47. was raised
48. which 49. has
50. friends
51.(1). came→comes
(2). 删掉being
(3). which→who /that
(4). Therefore→However
(5). including→included
(6). informations→information
(7). equal→equally
(8). him→them
(9). in后加the
(10). in→to
52.略。