2020届上海市民立中学高三英语期末考试试卷及答案

2020届上海市民立中学高三英语期末考试试卷及答案
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
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•ArizonaStateUniversity
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1. What's special aboutArizonaStateUniversity?
A. It is an approved SARA institution.
B. It provides the most expensive programs.
C. It offers some technology-assisted courses.
D. It admits fewer students than other universities.
2. Which university’s, online programs favor medical students?
A.ArizonaStateUniversity.
B.UniversityofIllinois.
C.UniversityofFlorida.
D.OhioStateUniversity.
3. What's the purpose of this passage?
A. To advertise free online programs.
B. To call on people to sign up online.
C. To introduce some best online programs.
D. To provide access to the best universities.
B
On the night of September 19, 1961, Betty Hill and her husband Barney were driving home through the White Mountains from Niagara Falls. They were travelling on anearly deserted two-lane highway when Betty noticed a steady light in the sky that was getting bigger and brighter.
She thought it was a planet or a star. Barney, stimulated at her excitement, said it was probably just a wandering aeroplane. Whatever it was, it appeared to be following them.
They stopped their car for a closer look. What they said happened next, changed their lives. The flying object was noiseless. It appeared to be spinning. It was as big as a jet but shaped like a pancake.
So formed the tale of Betty Hill, a New Hampshire social worker who, with Barney, a postal worker, claimed to be kidnapped by aliens, who were from outer space, on a moonlit night about 60 years ago.
After reluctantly going public with her experience, Hill, who died of cancer at her New Hampshire home, aged 85, became a celebrity on the UFO circuit and was known as the “first lady of UFOs”.
Intriguingly, at the time of the incident, the Hills remembered nothing except that they had spied a strange object in the sky. Later, troubled by nightmares and other stress-related pains, the couple underwenthypnosis(催
眠) where the full story came out with the aid of Boston psychiatrist Benjamin Simon, an expert in medical hypnosis.
On their night of contact the Hills arrived homeat 5 a.m., unable to account for two lost hours. They were also confused by the odd marks on their telescopes, deep signs on the tops of Barney’s best shoes, Betty’s torn dress and strange circular markings on their car that made the needle of a compass jump wildly.
After seeing them for six months, the psychiatrist concluded the Hills’ lost memory about the hours they lost on that night in 1961 “appeared to involve an amazing experience on the part of both of the Hills”. Whether the experience had been fantasy or reality, Simon could not say, but he said he was convinced they had not been lying. He guessed that it had been a kind of shared dream.
Reports of aliens capturing humans and taking them aboard oddly shaped spacecraft were “comparatively rare” before 1975. After a movie, “The UFO Incident”, about the Hills came out, however, such stories increased.
4. When they saw the strange object in the sky, Barney and Betty Hill ______________.
A. were astonished at its strange flight and noise
B. regarded it as just a wandering car following them
C. realized immediately what the danger it might cause
D. showed curiosity in discovering what it really was
5. The word “Intriguingly” in paragraph 6 most probably means “______________”.
A. Ridiculously
B. Temporarily
C. Remarkably
D. Mysteriously
6. The Hills later sought the help of a psychiatrist because ______________.
A. they had lots of secrets in their lives after the strange experience
B. their lives were greatly disturbed by the unexpected experience
C. they wanted to share their unforgettable experience with the expert
D. they hoped to forget completely what had happened to them
7. This article was written in order to ______________.
A. describe an unusual event to the readers
B. convince readers of the existence of UFOs
C. record how people were caught by aliens
D. warn people of the dangers the UFOs cause
C
Ancient Dunhuang manuscripts housed abroad have been edited and published by the Institute for Overseas National Literature of Northwest Minzu University since 2006. Up till now, 9 manuscripts kept in the British Library and22 inthe National Library of France have been finished, the institute said on April 24, 2018.
Tens of thousands of valuable ancient documents and cultural relics, discovered in the Mogao Grottos in Dunhuang, Gansu province, were scattered overseas in the early 20th century. Dunhuang manuscripts currently in the British Library and the National Library of France are the most important ancient national documents housed abroad.
Co-edited by Institute for Overseas National Literature of Northwest Minzu University, Shanghai Classics Publishing House, the British Library and the National Library of France, these Dunhuang manuscripts return home in publication form for the first time. The institute is also preparing an online database of the manuscripts.
According to Cai Rang, associate director of the institute, Dunhuang manuscripts scattered overseas in Russia, Britain, France and Japan have rich contents, including Buddhism law, social contract, history,linguisticsand art. The institute has edited and published 31 manuscripts over the past 13 years, but the work has not been finished. It plans to publish 15 from the British Library and over 30 from the National Library of France all together. In addition, it will also publish manuscripts collected by other countries.
“Some manuscripts are hard to read because of the indecipherable words. So we read carefully and understand them by comparing with Buddhism documents handed down from ancient times,” Cai said. “Next, document classification and compilation will be our key work for further research.”
The work done by the institute is helpful to study the history and culture of Tubo(present-day Tibet) during the period of 8th to 11th century and the history of national cultural exchanges at that time.
8. When did so many valuable ancient documents, discovered in the Mogao Grottos, were scattered overseas?
A. In the late 19th century.
B. In the middle of the 19th century.
C. At the beginning of the 19th century.
D. At the beginning of the 20th century.
9. How do the members of the institute understand some manuscripts that are hard to read?
A. By using modern technology.
B. By asking other famous experts.
C. By comparing them with Buddhism documents.
D. By studying the history and culture of Tubo.
10. The possible meaning of the underlined word “linguistics” in paragraph 4 is “______”.
A. the scientific study of language
B. the opinion that people have about someone or something
C. something that people may have as part of their character
D. a system or method for carrying passengers or goods from one place to another
11. What is the theme of the news report?
A. Dunhuang manuscripts scattered overseas have rich contents.
B. China publishes Dunhuang manuscripts housed overseas.
C. High value of ancient documents and cultural relics in Mogao Grottos.
D. Prepare an online database of Dunhuang manuscripts housed overseas.
D
While space travel still gets lot of attention, not enough attention has been paid to the exploration of oceans, about which we know much less than the dark side of the moon.
Ninety percent of the ocean floor has not even been recorded and while we have been to the moon, the technology to explore the ocean's floors is still being developed. For example, a permanent partially-underwater sea exploration station, called the Sea Orbiter, is currently in development.
The oceans play a major role in controlling our climate. But we have not learned yet how to use them to cool us off rather than contribute to our overheating. Ocean organisms are said to hold the promise of cures for a wide of the unique eyes of skate (ray fish) led to advances in conquering blindness, the horseshoe crab was important in developing a test for bacterial pollution, and sea urchins helped in the development of test-tube fertilization(人工授精). The toadfish's' ability to regenerate its central nervous system is of much interest to neuroscientists. A recent Japanese study concluded that the drug Eribulin, which was taken from sea sponges, is effective in fighting with breast, colon, and Urinary cancer.
Given the approaching crisis of water insufficiency, we badly need to improve current methods, of desalinating(淡化) ocean water and make them more efficient and less costly. By 2025, 1.8 billion people are expected to suffer from severe water shortage, with that number jumping to 3. 9 billion by 2050-well over a third of the entire global population.
If the oceansdo not make your heart go beating faster, how about engineering a bacterium that eats carbon dioxide — and thus helps protect the world from overheating — and produces fuel which will allow us to drive our cars and machines, without oil? I cannot find any evidence that people young or old, Americans or citizens of other nations would be less impressed or less inspired with such a breakthrough than with one more set of photos of a faraway galaxy or a whole Milky Way full of stars.
12. What does the author think about the ocean exploration?
A. It is equal to the space exploration.
B. It is well developed.
C. It deserves more attention and devotion.
D. It is beyond our knowledge.
13. What technology has been developed to make use of the oceans?
A. Curing human diseases with ocean organisms.
B. Preventing the world getting warmer.
C. Mapping the global ocean floor.
D. Removing salt from sea water.
14. What does the author imply in the last paragraph?
A. The temperature rise will be overcome by a bacterium.
B. Solving the existing problems is more significant.
C. The space exploration is worth the efforts.
D. The ocean exploration is not inspiring.
15. What is the best title of the passage?
A. Oceans, the Last Hope.
B. Oceans, the Hidden Treasure.
C. Space, the Final Frontier.
D. Space, the Faraway Dream.
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Having more than 500 revolution- related sites, Zunyi of Guizhou province is a city immersed in red culture. "Zunyi is a city rooted in revolutionary history," said Zheng Yunjie, 17, who is from the city. "____16____However, they usually have a good impression toward Zunyi, I guess it's the 'red culture' that gives the city a positive image and makes it popular." Indeed, Zunyi has a close connection with the development of the Communist Party of China (CPC)and the Red Army, a forerunner of the People' s Liberation Army. During the Long March(1934—1936), Zunyi is where the Red Army, under the command of the CPC, turned setbacks into victories.
____17____They learn to cherish the "red spirit". Zheng, for example, has seen the rusty guns of the Red Army soldiers, visited the steeps of Loushanguan, and admired the monument carved with former leader Deng Xiaoping's words, "The spirit of the Red Army is forever remembered."
Schools also organize red-themed activities to pass on the cultural heritage to younger generations.____18____Huang Xinyi, 13, has participated in red-themed hand-copied newspaper competitions. In one of her articles, Huang wrote, "Looking like a rooster on the map, my motherland is grand and magnificent. With the red scarf floating over my chest, the Party's great mission is remembered in heart."
____19____The city has seen over 630.5 million visits during the past five years, gaining a revenue of about 641.67 billion yuan, according to China Daily. Every year from 2016 to 2020, with the help of booming "red tourism", more than 50,000 local people were able to shake off poverty.
____20____Tourists can dress like Red Army soldiers from head to toe for less than 100 yuan at Long
March-themed cosplay shops in the city center. At local memorial sites, Red Army-related plays bring history back to life, reported China Daily. The Zunyi Conference site is a part of the planned cultural park. Mou Xinyue, 17, once volunteered as a tour guide at the spot. "Many tourists made special trips to Zunyi from thousands of miles away, just to relive those hard but glamorous days," she told China Daily, "The red history makes Zunyi a big name across the country, and I believe the cultural heritage will bring my hometown an even brighter future."
A. Zunyi is like a red culture theme park.
B. Zunyi's revolutionary history has shaped the city.
C. It is seen as the turning point in the history of the CPC.
D. Many people might consider Guizhou to be poor and closed.
E. Teenagers living in this city grow up hearing the revolutionary stories.
F.Zunyi has witnessed many big events during China's revolutionary history.
G. These include trips to the red tourism spots and performances of revolutionary songs
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When someone asks you who your favorite hero is, you probably say Spiderman or maybe Captain America. If I’m being____21____honest, my first and favorite hero is my dad.
Since before I was born, my dadalways knew he was going to____22____me with all his heart. All the sacrifices,____23____decisions, and sleepless nights he spent, were all for____24____. I remember learning about how my dad came to this country looking for a better life for the____25____generations, knowing there were risks. Learning about how he____26____high school to work to support his family, not knowing how it would___27___him in the long run. He did all that for me,___28___maybe he didn’t know it then. My being born was the___29___thing that ever happened to him, and he even wrote me a letter! I remember times when I would____30____him up in the middle of the night, asking him for piggy back rides, and he would do it even if it was after a_____31_____day.
My sister was born on October 4, 2008. That day our_____32_____changed. She was sick. The doctors only gave her a month to live. I____33____couldn’t understand anything but the fact that my parents were____34____. She went through so much in a year, three organ transplants and____35____hospitalizations, during which my dad assumed the role of my mom. My poor mother was by my sister’s side the_____36_____time. I did____37____with my dad, from sleeping in his bed because I was scared, to going to work with him every single day. This went on for years.
When I was in elementary school, I____38____Batman, because that was, and still is, my dad’s favorite superhero.____39____, my father has the magic power to make me feel happy and joyful, even if I’m mad. He makes me feel safe, warm, and loved. He is my____40____. Although sometimes I may get angry or moody, I will always love him.
21. A. hardly B. sometimes C. completely D. often
22. A. love B. leave C. feed D. educate
23. A. easy B. tough C. final D. right
24. A. the country B. the family C. me D. himself
25. A. hopeful B. past C. graceful D. future
26. A. dropped out of B. went to C. ran away from D. set up
27. A. benefit B. affect C. destroy D. impress
28. A. if B. because C. though D. once
29. A. last B. worst C. first D. best
30. A. pick B. recover C. take D. wake
31. A. beautiful B. long C. magic D. meaningful
32. A. life B. attitude C. relationship D. dream
33. A. always B. still C. also D. already
34. A. mistaken B. mad C. sad D. sorry
35. A. multiple B. reasonable C. skillful D. rare
36. A. entire B. spare C. relaxing D. working
37. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
38. A. hated B. laughed at C. liked D. wrote about
39. A. Hopefully B. Similarly C. Unfortunately D. Irregularly
40. A. friend B. model C. example D. superhero
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
Erhu, a type of Chinese string instrument, is an important and popular musical instrument in China.
One of the most unique____41.____（quality）of Erhu is that it only has two strings. But even with only a very____42.____（limit）number of strings, professional Erhu players can convey a lot of emotions with their play. Erhu is an expressive bowed string instrument that can produce animals' sounds and even human voices.
Despite its popularity, there____43.____（be）very few historical records about Erhu. There is a general consensus____44.____Erhu is actually an____45.____（adapt）of Xiqin, an instrument that____46.____（introduce）into central China during the times of the Tang Dynasty.
Erhu is similar to the violin, but there are many significant differences____47.____them. For instance, Erhu is____48.____（normal）played on a musician's lap（or on a table）vertically. It has no fingerboard, and the bow is already fixed between the two strings（not a separate part of____49.____instrument）.
Erhu is technically a string instrument with middle-high sound range, known for_____50._____（produce）the tender and somber（忧郁的）music.
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：在错词下画一横线，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。

Thanks for your concern in your letter about the smog which frequent strikes some areas of China. I'm also very worrying about such a terrible weather. It has brought much inconvenience or rather harm to people's health such as road accident, bad coughs and even lung cancers and so on. It is known to all, good environment comes from careful protection. But we should do what we can protect it. I believe a small step can make a different. Try to drive less and choose air-friendly products. Only when everyone had the environmental awareness can we have a blue sky. Hope to hear from you and share my good ideas.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.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。

Climate change makes wildfires, hurricanes and heat waves more frequent____56____stronger than before. The bad effects are in the headlines____57____(regular). The warming climate also changes lives____58____subtler (不易察觉的) ways.
In Tampa, Fla. , Sara Brogan says summers are getting____59____(hot). Going to the beach to cool off is a decades-long tradition for her family. They____60____(go) to the beach once this summer. There was a red tide. These algae (水藻) blooms are increasing, likely because of human____61____(pollute) and warming
temperatures. They produce toxins (毒素) that kill sea life. That is____62____Brogan is staying away from the beach. A lot of times it's—before you even get there, you can feel the smell of dead fish is very strong.
Wildfire smoke obviously is not good for people and the animal. Heather Duchow and her husband celebrated____63____(they) 20th anniversary in Montana's Glacier National Park. When they got there, it was very smoky. She felt disappointed: the smoke made it difficult____64____(see) the awe-inspiring views she remembered. For future anniversaries, they may go sooner in the summer,____65____(hope) to avoid the worst of fire season. It's strongly recommended that some measures should be taken to control the warming climate.
参考答案
1. C
2. D
3. C
4. D
5. D
6. B
7. A
8. D 9. C 10. A 11. B
12. C 13. D 14. B 15. B
16. D 17. E 18. G 19. B 20. A
21. C 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. D 26. A 27. B 28. C 29. D 30. D 31. B 32.
A 33.
B 34.
C 35. A 36. A 37.
D 38. C 39. B 40. D
41. qualities
42. limited
43. are 44. that
45. adaptation
46. was introduced
47. between
48. normally
49. the 50. producing
51.(1).frequent→frequently
(2).worrying→worried
(3).将a划掉
(4).accident→accidents
(5).It→As
(6).But→So
(7).can后加to
(8).different→difference
(9).had→has
(10).my→your
52.略。