2020年上海市外国语大学附属大境中学高三英语上学期期末试卷及参考答案
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2020年上海市外国语大学附属大境中学高三英语上学期期末试卷及参
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
I once taught in a small private school. Each morning at nine o’clock all the students, ranging in age from three to seven years old, gathered in the Great Room for a warm-up in preparation for the day.
One morning the headmistress made an announcement to all the children gathered,“Today we begin a great experiment of the mind.” She held up two ivy(常春藤) plants, each potted in an identical container. She continued, “Do they look the same?”
All the children nodded. So did I, for, in this way, I was alsoa child.
“We will give the plants the same amount of light, the same amount of water, but not the same amount of attention,” She said. “Together we are going to see what will happen when we put one plant in the kitchen away from our attention and the other plant right here in this room. Each day for the next month, we shall sing to our plant in the Great Room and tell it how much we love it, and how beautiful it is. We will use our good minds to think good thoughts about it.”
Four weeks later my eyes were as wide and disbelieving as the children’s. The kitchen plant was leggy and sick-looking, and it hadn’t grown at all. But the Great Room plant, which had been sung to and surrounded by positive thoughts and words, had increased threefold in size with dark leaves that were filled with energy.
In order to prove the experiment, the kitchen ivy was brought to the Great Room to join the other ivy. Within three weeks, the second plant had caught up with the first ivy. Within four weeks, they could not be distinguished, one from the other.
I took this lesson to heart and made it my own.
1. Why did the headmistress do the experiment?
A. She wanted to teach me a lesson.
B. She expected the students to learn to grow plants.
C. She meant to prove the impact of good minds on growth.
D. She intended to show students how to save a sick-looking plant.
2. What happened to the ivy in the kitchen at last?
A. It stopped growing and died.
B. It was leggy and sick with dark leaves.
C. It looked almost the same as the other one.
D. It grew better than the one in the Great Room.
3. What can be a suitable title for the passage?
A. Life Means Growth
B. Things Grow with Love
C. Equality Makes a Difference
D. Positive Thoughts Really Count
B
Jules Verne was born on 8 February1828 inthe French city of Nantes. From an early age, he had a fascination with exploration and discovery. When he was six, his teacher, Madame Sambin, told him stories about her husband, who disappeared while traveling the world on a ship 30 years before. She told her class that he was like Robinson Crusoe, a fictional castaway who lived on a desert island. Verne would later write stories about similar characters.
In 1847, Verne was sent by his family to study law at a university in Paris, but he preferred to write novels, poems and plays. After graduating, he realized he wanted to write adventure stories based on science and technology.Thishad never been done before, but Verne was sure that it would be a success. His first story, Five Weeks in a Balloon, was published in September 1862. His career lasted for more than 40 years, during which time he wrote more than 60 gripping stories.
To begin with, Verne wrote positive and optimistic books. Many of these were to be his most popular creations. Although some included fantastical elements, they were usually based in scientific fact, making them believable. These happy stories weren’t to last. As he got older, Verne became less confident in the idea that science and technology were always good for the planet. His books started to include more scientists who used technology for their own-sometimes evil - purposes. Verne died on 24 March 1905, but new books continued to be published until 1919. These stories were based on ideas Verne had written about while he was still alive, but featured new characters and plots created by his son, Michel.
In the 20th century, his books were translated into more than 140 languages and several successful film versions were released. His creations have been recognized as an inspiration for many scientists and inventors. Many of the futuristic ideas from his most popular books have since come true.
4. What is the purpose of Paragraph 1?
A To show Verne’s discovery.
B. To offer the background information of Verne.
C. To tell of the adventure of Sambin’s husband.
D. To explain how Verne began his writing career.
5. What does the underlined word “This” refer to in Paragraph 2:
A. Writing novels, poems and plays.
B. Studying law.
C. Graduating from university.
D. Wring adventure stories.
6. What can be learned about Verne’s late works?
A. They covered happy elements.
B. They were unbelievable stories.
C. They revealed Verne’s doubt on science.
D. They were partly written by Berne’s son.
7. Which of the following best describes Verne?
A. Talented and productive.
B. Popular and caring.
C. Optimistic and generous.
D. Friendly and honest.
C
Summer heat can be dangerous, and heat leads to tragedy far toooften. According to kidsandcars, org, an average of 37 young children per year die of car heat in the US, when they are accidentally left in a hot vehicle.
For Bishop Curry, a fifth grader from Mckinney, Texas, one such incident hit close to home. A six-month-old baby from his neighborhood died after hours in a hot car. After hearing about her death, Curry decided that something needed to be done. Young Curry, who turned 11 this year, has always had a knack for inventing things, and he drew up a sketch (草图) of a device he called “Oasis.”
The device would attach to carseats and watch the temperature inside the car. If it reached a certain temperature in the car, and the device sensed a child in the carseat, it would begin to circulate cool air. Curry alsodesigns the device using GPS and Wi-Fi technology, which would alarm the child’s parents and, if there was no
response from them, the police.
Curry’s father believes that the invention has potential. “The cool thing about Bishop’s thinking is none of this technology is new,” he said. “We feel like the way he’s thinking and combining all these technologies will get to production faster.” His father even introduced the device to Toyota, where he works as an engineer. The company was so impressed that they sent Curry and his father to a car safety conference in Michigan.
In January, Curry’s father launched a campaign for the invention. They hope to raise money to finalize the patent, build models, and find a manufacturer. Their goal was $20,000, but so many people believed in Oasis’ potential that they have raised more than twice that — over $46,000.
Curry’s father remembers the first time he saw his son’s sketch. “I was so proud of him for thinking of a solution,” he said. “We always just complain about things and rarely offer solutions.”
8. What inspired Curry to invent Oasis?
A. His narrow escape from death after being locked in a car.
B. His knowledge of many children’s death because of car heat.
C. The death of his neighbor’s baby after being left in a hot car.
D. The injury of 37 children in his school in a car accident.
9. What would Oasis do if it was hot in a car with a child?
A. It would inform the parents or even the police.
B. It would pump out the hot air in the car.
C. It would sound the alarm attached to the car.
D. It would get the window open to save the child.
10. What does Curry’s father think is cool about Curry’s invention?
A. It used some of the most advanced technology.
B. It simply combined technologies that existed.
C. It could accelerate production of new technology.
D. It is the most advanced among similar products.
11. Why did Curry’s father start a campaign to raise money?
A. To conduct experiments to test the invention.
B. To get other children devoted to inventions.
C. To support a charity of medical aid for children.
D. To get the patent and bring it to production.
D
Cuckoos don’t bother building their own nests—they just lay eggs that perfectly imitate those of other birds and take over their nests. But other birds are wishing up, evolving some seriously impressive tricks to spot the cuckoo eggs.
Cuckoos are often know asparasites, meaning that they hide their eggs in the nest of other species. To avoid detection, the cuckoos have evolved so that eggs seem reproduction of those of their preferred targets. If the host bird doesn’t notice the strange egg in its nest, the little cuckoo will actually take the entire nest for itself after it comes out, taking the other eggs on its back and dropping them out of the nest.
To avoid this unpleasant fate for their young, the other birds have evolved a few smart ways to spot the fakes, which we’re only now beginning to fully understand. One of the most amazing finds is that birds have an extra colour-sensitive cell in their eyes, which makes them far more sensitive to ultraviolet wavelengths and allows them to see a far greater range of colours than humans can. This allows cautious birds to detect a fake egg which might be exactly the same to our eyes.
Fascinatingly, we’re actually able to observe different bird species at very different points in their evolutionary war with the cuckoos. For instance, some cuckoos lay their eggs in the nests of the redstarts. The blue eggs these cuckoos lay are practically alike to those of the redstarts, and yet they are still sometimes rejected. Compare that with cuckoos who target dunnocks. While those birds lay perfectly blue eggs, their cuckoo invaders just lay white eggs with brown irregular shaped spots. And yet dunnocks barely ever seem to notice the obvious trick.
Biologists suspect these more easily fooled species like the dunnocks are on the same evolutionary path as the redstarts, but they have a long way to go until they evolve the same levels of suspicion. What’s remarkable is that the dunnocks fakes are so bad and the redstart ones so good, and yet cuckoos are still more successful with the former than the latter.
It speaks to just how thoroughly a species’ behavior can be changed by the pressures of natural selection, or it might just be a bit of strategic cooperation on the part of the dunnocks. Biologists have suggested that these birds are willing to tolerate a parasite every so often because they don’t want to risk accidentally getting rid of one of their own eggs.
12. This passage can be most likely found in a ________.
A. science survey
B. nature magazine
C. zoo advertisement
D. travel journal
13. What does the underlined word “parasite” in paragraph 2 most probably refer to?
A. Animals that work together to raise young.
B. Small harmful animals such as worms or mice.
C. Animals that can adapt to changing environments.
D. Animals which live on or inside other host animals.
14. Which of the following is TRUE about the dunnock according to the passage?
A. It is colour-blind and therefore cannot identify foreign eggs in the nest.
B. It can easily remove cuckoo eggs from the nest because fakes are so bad.
C. It is a host bird that is more likely to raise a cuckoo chick than the redstart.
D. It is unable to evolve and hence accepts cuckoo eggs that appear in the nest.
15. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Dunnocks may eventually learn to recognise foreign eggs.
B. Redstarts seem to be less suspicious compared to dunnocks.
C. Cuckoo birds are good at taking responsibility for their own young.
D. It is very easy for cuckoos to imitate the colouring of the dunnock’s egg.
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
How similar are language and music?
Language is part of our daily lives, no matter where we live in the world.___16___Both language and music play a huge role in our culture and here are some of their similarities.
Both language and music have a writing system.
In English we record language using the alphabet, which is a collection of letters. Similarly, we use notes(音符)to keep a record of music. Musicians read notes and create meaning in the form of music.___17___By writing pieces of text or music, we are able to share experiences through time. We can read the ideas or hear the composition(作品)of someone who lived hundreds of years ago.
___18___
You can make a good guess at where someone is from by listening to the language he uses. In the same way, we know that styles of music are different around the world, giving us the opportunity to explore many different cultures through their music and providing us with music for every situation.
Both share emotion.
___19___Of course you may be able to see it in my face, but you will know for sure through my words. Similarly, music can sound angry, sad or happy. Music can show you exactly how the composer was or is feeling, and allows us to share that emotion. Whenyou feel happy, you might want to sing and dance to a happy song to celebrate your happiness.___20___I think we have all used music to express or process our emotions, often combining it with language in the form of song lyrics(歌词).
A.Both are expressive.
B.Both vary with culture.
C.How do you know that I am angry?
D.We use language to express our thoughts.
E.Similarly, music is part of many people’s lives.
F.So just as you read English, you can read music.
G.In contrast, you probably also listen to sad music when you are feeling down.
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For a long time, a little boy was wondering why his deskmate could rank 1stin the class whenever he wanted to, while he himself failed to: he only ranked 21st.
At home, he asked his Mom, “Mom, am I more___21___than others? I feel I am obedient (听话的) and as careful as him, but___22___I always fall behind?” Hearing the words, Mom was aware that her son began to___23___the sense of self-respect, which was now being injured by the ranking system.___24___at him, she went wordless, not knowing___25___to explain.
In another test, the son ranked 17th, while his deskmate remained 1st. Back home he___26___the same question. Mom really wanted to inform his son that___27___differs, which means that students ranking 1stare supposed to be cleverer than normal ones.___28___, was this discouraging answer the one that her son was constantly___29___about? Thank goodness she did not open her mouth.
How to answer her son’s question? There were times when she felt an urge to equivocate (搪塞), “ You are too lazy. You are not as hard working as others…” but she stopped___30___imagining her son suffering from the pains of unsatisfied grades and rankings. She thought it___31___to put any additional burden on his son and was trying to find out a perfect answer.
Time passing swiftly, the son___32___primary school. Despite studying harder and better, he was still unable to keep up with his deskmate. To show her pride of him, Mom decided to___33___him to the sea. During the trip,
she managed to give an answer.
Now, the son no longer worries about his___34___, and there are no boring guys who would inquire his rankings in primary school, because,___35___the 1stranking, he was admitted toTsinghuaUniversity. Back home in winter vacation, he was invited to___36___the students and parents in his high school. In the speech, he mentioned a valuable experience in his childhood, “… When my mother and I were sitting on the___37___, she pointed to the front and said, ‘Do you see the sea birds struggling for food over there? When the waves come near, little birds can rise___38___while “awkward” seagulls will take more time to complete the process. However, have you noticed birds that finally fly___39___the endless ocean are none other than the “awkward” seagulls?’” The speech___40___many mothers present to tears, including his mother.
21. A. considerate B. careless C. stupid D. clever
22. A. what if B. how come C. how about D. what for
23. A. lose B. have C. win D. beat
24. A. Shouting B. Glaring C. Staring D. Pointing
25. A. which B. why C. when D. how
26. A. raised B. met C. answered D. solved
27. A. intelligence B. right C. knowledge D. strength
28. A. Therefore B. Instead C. Thus D. However
29. A. enthusiastic B. curious C. crazy D. clear
30. A. if B. before C. unless D. when
31. A. cruel B. important C. disappointed D. necessary
32. A. attended B. started C. finished D. entered
33. A. direct B. take C. bring D. push
34. A. homework B. belongings C. health D. rankings
35. A. in B. about C. with D. on
36. A. teach B. deliver C. address D. face
37. A. floor B. road C. bank D. beach
38. A. quickly B. suddenly C. slowly D. sharply
39. A. into B. through C. across D. throughout
40. A. made B. moved C. impressed D. inspired
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
The novel coronavirus (新型冠状病毒), now officially___41.___(name) COVID-19, is a new illness and scientists are still studying the best ways to control it. Defeating COVID-19,___42.___, is not only the job of scientists and doctors. People have an important role to play in the battle. The best way to help prevent the virus spreading is by protecting___43.___(you) and staying healthy.
Scientists are now sure that COVID-19 is passed between people through coughing and sneezing. The virus,___44.___travels through the air, can be breathed in by people nearby. It may also land___45.___surfaces such as tables and chairs. If these surfaces___46.___(touch), the virus may be on your hands. Touching your eyes or mouth without washing hands can let the virus enter your body.
___47.___(protect) yourself and others, wear a mask at all times when out in public. This stops healthy people from breathing in COVID-19 and___48.___(take) the amount of the virus ill people send into the air. Most importantly, wash your hands carefully and frequently, especially when you are outside your home. COVID-19 is undoubtedly___49.___serious social problem, but if we all behave____50.____(responsible), it is one that we can overcome.
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。
As one of the most important traditional festival in China, the Mid-Autumn Festival dated back to over 1,000 years ago. General speaking, people regard it a celebration of their hard work and harvest.
On Mid-Autumn Day, all family member spare no effort to go back home to have a dinner together wherever they are. After dinner, they appreciate the beautiful full moon while eat moon cakes, the traditional food for the festival, that is round in shape and means family reunion. Both of the moon, the moon cakes and the relaxed atmosphere combine to create a feeling of happiness in everyone’s heart.
第二节书面表达(满分25分)
52.阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
It was a hot day in the middle of July. I decided to walk to the neighborhood store where it sold my favorite thing, ice cream. I pulled a friend towards the ice cream store, almost passing out from the burning sun on the way.
As we walked on, my friend kept saying that it was too hot. She thought that she was stupid to decide to come with me to buy ice cream. I felt sorry and tried to encourage her. “We're almost there. Just think of the cool and sweet taste of ice cream in your mouth. It'll be worth the walk,” I told her. But I had to admit that the store was quite a distance from our houses. During the journey, my mouth began to become dry and I wanted to drink.
When we were about a block away from the store, I noticed an old lady who was walking in our direction. She was about 70 years old. She had a big back problem, so she was unable to keep her back straight. She was struggling, pushing a shopping cart full of things like the soap, bread and water. With each step toward her, we began to see her appearance more clearly. It appeared that she was often unhappy and easy to get angry.
I looked at my friend to see if she had noticed her. I could see that she had and that she disliked the old lady due to the lady's appearance. As we approached the lady pushing the shopping cart, my friend directed me away from the old lady and the cart.
I began to observe other passers-by. They were also trying to avoid her. Suddenly I heard a terrible sound behind me. I quickly turned around to see what it was. I found the lady's cart had been knocked over by something on the ground.
注意:1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1:
Things in the shopping cart like the soap all dropped on the ground.
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Paragraph 2:
Then my friend continued walking on while I went to the lady.
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参考答案
1. C
2. C
3. B
4. B
5. D
6. C
7. A
8. C 9. A 10. B 11. D
12. B 13. D 14. C 15. A
16. E 17. F 18. B 19. C 20. G
21. C 22. B 23. B 24. C 25. D 26. A 27. A 28. D 29. B 30. D 31. A 32.
C 33. B 34.
D 35. C 36. C 37. D 38. A 39. C 40. B
41. named
42. however
43. yourself
44. which 45. on
46. are touched
47. To protect
48. taking 49. a/one
50. responsibly
51.(1). festival→festivals
(2). dated→dates
(3). General→Generally
(4). 在it后加as
(5). member→members
(6). 删除a
(7). eat→eating
(8). that→which
(9). Both→All
(10). relaxed→relaxing
52.略。