2021年上海市民办新黄浦实验学校高三英语期中考试试题及答案

2021年上海市民办新黄浦实验学校高三英语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
It was a weeknight and one of my twin daughters marched into the room, waving a book she'd finished. “Dad, why are books with science in them always about boys?” she asked.
I told her that simply wasn't true; there were loads of great science fictions with girls in them. She agreed, but argued that in those stories it was the boys who were doing science, and the girls were justalong for the ride. My other daughter took her sister's side and challenged me to give an example.
This left me in a difficult position. I could either go through our library to point out some wonderful examples of female-led science fictions, or just admit they were right and remain in my comfortable chair.
I've been asked several times how I came up with the idea forA Problematic Paradoxand my answer is always the same: it came to me in a moment of inspiration. I like that answer because it's simple and makes me seem very creative. The fact that this explanation is not true bothers me from time to time. Here's the truth: the story wasn't my idea. It was my daughters who suggested I write something for them that had a girl doing science.
My daughters were at an age when many young women turn away from STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), believing those areas of study unfriendly or out-of-the-norm for girls. I also read about how important role models can be to young people. It's one thing to tell a person they can do something, but seeing someone like them doing that thing can be more powerful.
So, I kept two guidelines for the book in mind: First, the story had to be fun for anyone, because it's as important for boys to understand that science is for everyone. Second, I wanted the main character, Nikola, to be imperfect. She should be someone with shortcomings as we all have. I think this not only makes a story more interesting to read, but also helps make it clear that the most extraordinary things can be done by ordinary people.
1. What does the underlined phrase “along for the ride” in paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Entering a bike race.
B. Offering vital help.
C. Doing unimportant things.
D. Playing the leading role.
2. What do we know about the bookA Problematic Paradox1?
A. Its main character is perfect.
B. It is a female-led science fiction.
C. It is intended to appeal to girls only.
D. Its idea comes from the author's inspiration.
3. Which of the following best describes the author's book?
A. Serious and abstract.
B. Simple and practical.
C. Creative and well-organized.
D. Inspiring and interesting.
B
It was five years ago that something unforgettable happened. My wife and I celebrated our 40thwedding anniversary that year. It was a lovely event hosted by our sons for us. My wonderful friends from the past surprised us with gifts and congratulations. Our gift to each other was a driving trip out west. We drove fromOntariointoAlberta, then southward intoGlacierNational ParkinMontana, and continued toYellowstoneNational Park.
It was a cold spring day, and theBeartooth Highwayhad opened for the season just days before. Alongside the road, there was still a great amount of snow there. The scenery was so impressive that we made lots of stops to record memories with my camera. At the highest point of the highway, I stopped at a lookout to catch the amazing views, with my wife in the centre of my camera lens.
There were not many cars on the road. Sometimes, cars with energetic young tourists passed by. And then we heard a motorcycle in the distance. The driver of the motorcycle, who wore dirty clothes, parked behind our cars. As he approached us, his only words were, “Give me your camera and get over there with your wife.” I must admit I felt nervous that we might be robbed where we just created some beautiful memories. Surprisingly, he just took a picture of us, handed back my camera and rode off before we could express our gratitude. The photo he took is one of the most valuable and prized of our trip.
I learned my lesson somewhere I least expected it. We should never judge a man by his appearance. If the motorcycle driver reads this story and remembers the situation, we would like to say “Thank you” to him.
4. According to the passage, what do we know about the trip?
A. It was taken by train to the west.
B. It was a suggestion from their friends.
C. It was in the late autumn five years ago.
D. It was a gift for their wedding anniversary.
5. Why was the author nervous when the motorcycle driver offered to take a picture?
A. He could have lost the camera.
B. His wife might not be satisfied with the view there.
C. The motorcycle driver would borrow the camera.
D. The motorcycle driver might not be good at the taking pictures.
6. Which of the following best describes the driver of the motorcycle?
A. Kind and straightforward.
B. Rich and generous.
C. Creative and capable.
D. Careful and admirable.
7. Which of the following can be concluded from the passage?
A. No pains, no gains.
B. Seeing is believing.
C. Don’t judge a book by its cover.
D. The longest journey begins with the first step.
C
Experts are warning about the risks of extremely picky(挑剔的)eating after a teenager living on a diet of chips and crisps developed lasting sight loss. Eye doctors inBristolcared for the 17-year-old after his sight had gone to the point of blindness. Tests showed he had serious vitamin deficiency(缺乏). Dr. Denize Atan, who treated him at the hospital, said, “His diet was basically a portion of chips from the local fish and chip shop every day. He also used to snack on crisps and sometimes white bread and ham, and not really any fruit and vegetables.”
The teenager saw his doctor at the age of 14 because he had been feeling tired and unwell. At that time he suffered from vitamin B12 deficiency, but he did not stick with the treatment or improve his poor diet. Three years later, he was taken to theBristolEyeHospitalbecause of progressive sight loss.
He was not overweight or underweight, but he had lost minerals from his bones, which was really quite shocking for a boy of his age. In terms of his sight loss, he met the standards of being blind. “He had blind spots right in the middle of his sight,” said Dr Denize Atan, “That means he can’t drive and would find it reallyarduousto read, watch TV or recognize faces.”
Dr Denize Atan said that parents should learn about the harm that can be caused by picky eating, and turn to experts for help. For those who are concerned , she advised, “It’s best not to be anxious about picky eating , and instead calmly introduce one or two new foods with every meal.” She said multivitamin tablets can supplement(补充) a diet, but cannot take the place of eating healthily. “It’s much better to take in vitamins through a varied and balanced diet,” she said, adding that too manycertain vitamins , including vitamin A, can be harmful ,“so you don’t want to overdo it.”
8. What does Dr Denize Atan imply in paragraph 1?
A. The diet of the boy is not balanced.
B. Fruit and vegetables are rich in vitamins.
C. Picky eating is common among teenagers.
D. The cause of the boy’s disease is unknown.
9. Why did the boy go to see his doctor at the age of 14?
A. To improve his poor diet.
B. To get some help to lose weight.
C. To be treated for his discomfort.
D. To slow down his progressive sight loss.
10. What does the underlined word “arduous” in paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. Important.
B. Easy.
C. Necessary.
D. Difficult.
11. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?
A. Reasons why the boy is seriously ill.
B.Suggestions for the boy’s family to care for him.
C. Advice for parents worried about picky eating.
D. Waysof taking in enough vitamins and minerals.
D
There are 8.8 million blind people in India. In fact, there are 36 million blind people worldwide and a quarter of them are in India; however, many cases of blindness in India are curable. The poor in India have limited access to primary eye healthcare and often do not eat foods rich in micronutrients, like vitamins and minerals, which play an important role in maintaining good eye health.
Many people worldwide are not even aware that they may have a vision (视力) problem simply because they do not get their eyes tested every year with a doctor, who tests for the functioning of the eye muscles (肌肉), as well as common diseases like night blindness. This exam is strongly recommended by experts because some changes in vision, which the patient may take longer to notice, can be found easily in this way.
Certain simple changes in diet and lifestyle can ensure better eye health for you. These include drinking plenty-of water, not smoking, and eating brightly color1 ed and leafy fruit and vegetables. Wearing sunglasses protects your eyes from the sun, which damages otherwise healthy eyes. Learn about your family's eye disease history, and be on the lookout for any problem about your vision. Make sure that you see a doctor immediately for early intervention(干预) if you see any of these signs of worsening eye health.
If you or a loved one needs to cure blindness or other eye diseases, turn to a crowdfunding (众筹) platform. A
group of eye health caregivers have fundraised with crowdfunding platform ImpactGuru to raise money to perform operations on the eyes of blind women in south Asia. Running an online fundraiser enables both doctors and patients to find a way out of the dark. If you want eye care to develop, start a fundraiser today.
12. Why are there so many blind people in India?
A. There is a lack of eye hospitals in India.
B. People pay no attention to their eyes at all.
C. Poor Indians lack food good for eye health.
D. The environment damages their eyes.
13. What does the author suggest in Paragraph 2?
A. Examining your eyes annually.
B. Strengthening muscles every day.
C. Raising the awareness of physical health.
D. Attaching importance to self-examination.
14. Which of the following may do harm to your eyes?
A. Smoking a lot.
B. Wearing sunglasses.
C. Drinking much water.
D. Watching brightly-color1 ed pictures.
15. What does the author want to show in the last paragraph?
A. How to start a fundraiser online.
B. The importance of raising money.
C. The role of crowdfunding in eye care.
D. What should bedone to raise money.
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What if I told you there was something that would have an immediate and positive benefit for your brain? Would you do it? Yes!
___16___Simply moving your body has immediate, long-lasting and protective benefits for your brain. There are two key areas in our brains- prefrontal cortex（前额皮质）important for attention and hippocampus（海马结构）for long-term memories. I went to the documentary to find the effects of exercise on the brain- better feeling, better energy, better memory and better attention. Now I’ve come to a conclusion that exercise is the amazing thing.___17___
First of all, it has immediate effects on your brain. A single workout immediately increase levels of dopamine （多巴胺）. That is going to increase your feelings right after that workout.
What’s more, after long-term exercise, you not only get better focus and attention, but the volume of the hippocampus increases as well.___18___So you get long-lasting increases in dopamine.
Last, the amazing thing that exercise will do is its protective effects on your brain.___19___The more you’re working out, the bigger and stronger your muscle becomes. So do your hippocampus and prefrontal cortex.
Bringing exercise in your life will not just give you a happier, more protective life today.___20___And in this way it will change the path of your life for the better.
A. Here you can think about the brain like a muscle.
B. It will also protect your brain from severe diseases.
C. So I've gone from memory pioneer to exercise explorer.
D. I am talking about the powerful effects of physical activity.
E. A single workout can improve your ability to focus attention.
F. You can do it for your brain today for the following three reasons.
G. You get immediate effects of feelings and those last for a long time.
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That was a happy evening for the little Down syndrome (唐氏症) girl — a teenager the size of a ten-year-old. She and her family were___21___themselves at McDonald’s. She made her way to the restroom. Her younger,but___22___, brother sat quietly. He noticed something, which___23___, she had not noticed.
Four teenagers had taken an interest in the little girl the moment they___24___her. They were openly laughing and pointing.
The brother___25___for his sister. He walked to the guys. They paledslightly and looked alarmed when this total stranger — their___26___by a year or two — placed his hands___27___on their table. They studied each other while he was clearly in their___28___, and while they were most definitely out of their comfort zones. The brother___29___with one hand for one of them to move over. He___30___to sit right down next to them. Somewhat in___31___, and caught completely unprepared, they made space for him. “I was watching you making fun of my sister,” he quietly___32___them. All four stumbled (磕磕绊绊) over their words in their rush. “Who? That was your sister? We weren’t making fun of her! We___33___we would never___34___ anyone. We just felt sorry for her.” But he told them again, “I watched you.” They___35___, knowing they had been caught red-handed
and maybe even realizing their___36___and cruelness. Maybe they even sense the love this brother had for his sister. The brother turned___37___them and then he said___38___“I feel sorry for people like YOU!”
Then he walked away. When the sister went back to her seat, the four looked away,___39___sure they looked ly anywhere___40___that little girl.
21. A. caring B. cooking C. enjoying D. helping
22. A. elder B. smaller C. bigger D. smarter
23. A. thankfully B. hopefully C. greatly D. cautiously
24. A. robbed B. spotted C. blocked D. caught
25. A. made up B. put up C. took up D. stood up
26. A. colleague B. class C. group D. junior
27. A. cautiously B. carefully C. strangely D. ly
28. A. turn B. mind C. space D. view
29. A. remarked B. signed C. drew D. fought
30. A. intended B. promised C. agreed D. ordered
31. A. joy B. surprise C. peace D. pride
32. A. informed B. commanded C. convinced D. ordered
33. A. resist B. complain C. swear D. insist
34. A. look up at B. look up to C. look down at D. look down on
35. A. wound him up B. gave in C. joined up D. called on him
36. A. curiosity B. violence C. carelessness D. rudeness
37. A. to B. in C. up D. down
38. A. pitifully B. strongly C. cruelly D. honestly
39. A. made B. were made C. making D. were making
40. A. other than B. better than C. more than D. less than
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
Readingaloud is a good habit for children. Some parents may ask their children to read aloud at____41.____early age, but reading aloud to kids may help them focus better, according to a new study____42.____(publish) in the journalPediatrics. These children are not only better able____43.____(sit) still but also better able to get along____44.____(good) with their friends and teachers.
The research____45.____(do) by a team led by Dr. Alan Mendelsohn ofNYULangoneMedicalCenter. The researchers studied how children's____46.____(program) that promote positive parenting activities, such as reading out loud and playing pretence affect children's development.
Researchers performed a test after some children took part____47.____their Video Interaction Project from birth to age 3. At every visit, the families in the program were filmed reading or____48.____(play) with their children. The film was then reviewed by a coach____49.____helped parents learn more about their own powerful role in their children's growth. Results showed that these children could do things more carefully and had_____50._____(few) attention problems by the time they started school.
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( \ )画掉。

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: 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。

I was very frightened when I woke up in hospital on last Thursday. Then my mum told me what happens. She said I fainted in my PE lesson because low blood sugar levels. Fortunate, I was rushed to hospital immediately. The doctor helped me and I made a fully recovery within two days. My experience has proved how a bad idea it is to try to lose weight by skip meals. Now I know this extreme weight-loss method have serious side effects. I also understand that being healthy and energetic is less important than being slim. From now on, I’ll pay more attentions to my health rather than my weight. Having a balanced diet and exercising regularly really count a lot!第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你的外籍好友Henry学习汉语遇到困难，给你发来一封邮件，想让你为他推荐一款学习汉语的APP。

请你回信，内容包括：
1.推荐名称（名称可自拟）；
2.推荐理由；
3.表达祝愿。

注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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参考答案
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. D
5. A
6. A
7. C
8. A 9. C 10. D 11. C
12. C 13. A 14. A 15. C
16. D 17. F 18. G 19. A 20. B
21. C 22. C 23. A 24. B 25. D 26. D 27. D 28. C 29. B 30. A 31. B 32.
A 33. C 34. D 35.
B 36. D 37. A 38. B 39.
C 40. A
41. an 42. published
43. to sit 44. well
45. was done
46. programs
47. in 48. playing
49. who##that
50. fewer
51.(1). 去掉on (2). happens→ happened (3). because后加of (4). Fortunate → Fortunately
(5). fully→ full (6). how→ what (7). skip → skipping (8). have→ has (9). less→more (10). attentions→ attention
52.略。