2020-2021学年上海市二中学高三英语月考试题及答案解析

2020-2021学年上海市二中学高三英语月考试题及答案解析
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
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-Karen M.
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1. Which is the feature of the GO?
A. It removes noises.
B. It has separate on/ off buttons.
C. It includes small batteries.
D. It focuses on practical functions.
2. Why does the author refer to Karen?
A. To prove the GO's popularity.
B. To explain the GO'S function.
C. To convey the family's amazement.
D. To show the GO'S high performance.
3. How much do you pay for a pair of the GO?
A. $ 199.
B. $ 239.
C. $ 398.
D. $ 478.
B
ANew Zealandcouncil has announced a month-long road closure in order to allow a sea lion and her pup to reach the ocean safely.
John Wilson Ocean Drive in Dunedin will be closed after the New Zealand sea lions made their home at a nearby golf course and started "regularly crossing the road to get to the beach," according to a Facebook post from Dunedin City Council.
"You can still visit the area on foot or by bicycle, but please give the sea lions lots of space," continued the post.
Locals applauded the decision, and one even called for the closure to be made permanent.
"No dogs should be on the beach, either," wrote Gaylene Smith. "We need to protect our beautiful sea life."
Dogs are known to attack sea lions, and Chisholm Links Golf Course, where the sea lions have made their home, also posted advice to dog walkers in a Facebook update.
"We're lucky to have sea lions on our coastline and we need to share the space with them,as this is what makes our coastline so unique!" wrote the course on Facebook.
The council went on to explain thatNew Zealandsea lions are endangered, and are one of the world's rarest species of sea lion.
There are an estimated 12,000New Zealandsea lions left, according to the Department of Conservation. Under local law, anyone who kills a sea lion could face up to two years in prison or a fine of up to NZ$250,000(US$178,000).
4. What decision has the Dunedin City Council made?
A. Closing an ocean drive for a month.
B. Forbidding entry into a golf course.
C. Forbidding walking dogs outside.
D. Closing the nearby beach temporarily.
5. How did the City Council announce the decision?
A. By informing on TV.
B. By sending out notices.
C. By posting on Facebook.
D. By advertising in a newspaper.
6. What is the attitude of the local people toward the closure?
A. Doubtful.
B. Supportive.
C. Uncaring.
D. Critical.
7. What can we learn aboutNew Zealandsea lions from the text?
A. They are afraid of humans.
B. They are a common species.
C. They are being killed by dogs.
D. They are under legal protection.
C
According to statistics published by the BPI (Buying Power Index) a couple of months ago, digital streaming (流媒体) now accounts for 80 percent of the music consumption in the UK. Despite the incredible growth of online streaming platforms like iTunes, Apple Music and Tidal over the past 15 years, a more traditional medium has also seen a return of interest and sales in the music industry. In 2020, almost one in five of all albums purchased in the UK is vinyl (黑胶唱片), and it has once again become the most popular physical musical medium.
With digital streaming so easy and convenient, why are so many peopledrawn to traditional records? Some experts claim that vinyl is a physical medium for experiencing music, something tangible (有形的) to hold and own. For most people, having something tangible and interacting with it gives depth to the experience of music. Listening to an album and touching it the way the artist intended can make them feel more connected to the music and the artist. Records are physical products that can be not only displayed but also gifted, shared, traded and passed down through generations.
Sound quality is another hot topic. A lot of music lovers feel that the analogue sound (模拟声音) vinyl offers is superior to modern digital audio, particularly with regards to the compressed formats streaming platforms use. There’s a common belief that old-school analogue audio has a warmer, fuller sound than digitised music. For vinyl followers, the very defect traditional recorders often have, such as the familiar crackle (劈啪作响) when the record starts, bring the music to life in a different way.
There’s aritualisticaspect to vinyl that a lot of people are drawn to, too. The act of putting a record on—carefully removing the record from the sleeve, placing it on the record player and gently dropping the needle on the right groove (凹槽)—is a more assiduous (一丝不苟的), mindful way of engaging with music. When you’re
listening to vinyl, you can’t tap abutton and go about your day while the streaming service provides hours of music. You need to stay close to the record player to move the needle and flip the record over.
It’s clear that the vinyl interest is well underway, and vinyl records are truly making a comeback. In an increasingly digital society, there’s something to be said for analogue experiences. Perhaps one of the great things about being alive in the 21st century is our ability to have the best of both worlds—the timeless appeal of physical records alongside the easy access to vast music libraries that streaming offers.
8. What are the statistics published by the BPI used to show?
A. An increase in music consumption.
B. The recovery of music industry.
C. A comeback of a physical medium.
D. The acceptance of online streaming.
9. According to some experts, why does vinyl interest many people?
A. It attracts people by its realistic feel.
B. It offers simple access to different music.
C. It shares a new way to enjoy music.
D. It provides people with perfect sound effect.
10. The underlined word “ritualistic” in Para.4 means something ______.
A. Overlooked by society.
B. Updated very frequently.
C. Performed as part of a ceremony.
D. Kept for a long time without changing.
11. How does the writer feel about the future development of music medium?
A. Traditional records will get underway.
B. The analogue experiences may matter more.
C. Vinyl sales will boom with technological advance.
D. There should be a good mix of old and new.
D
If you’ve ever had a dog, you know just how deep a connection you can develop with “man’s best friend”. But a dog has a much shorter life span — about 12 to 15 years long — than humans, which means every dog owner has to go through the heartbreaking moment when their loving pet passes away.
Why not make a clone of that dog then? This is the solution offered by a South Korean company, Sooam Biotech Research Foundation. The company has successfully cloned at least 400 dogs, mostly for US customers, ever since it pioneered the technique in 2005. Now, Sooam Biotech is planning to introduce their business toUKdog owners, offering them dogs that look just like their lost ones.
Meanwhile, another dog is selected to supply an egg.Researchers then replace the DNA in the egg with that from the skin cell and implant the egg into the womb (子宫) of a female dog. The egg grows into a puppy over the following two months. To clone a dog, researchers first need to take a skin cell from a living dog or one that has just died.
The whole process takes less than a day, but it comes at a shockingly high price — around £63,000 (614,000 yuan). But if you can’t afford it now, you can also save the cells in a laboratory and access them at a later date. Just like identical twins of humans, they share the exact same DNA but there will still be small differences between them. “The spots on a Dalmatian clone will be different, for example,” Insung Hwang, head of Sooam Biotech, toldThe Guardian. However, as magical as cloning might sound, there is no guarantee that the cloned dog will be a perfect replica of the original one.
Dog owners will also have to accept the fact that personality is not “clone-able”. Apart from genes, personality is also determined by upbringing and environment, which are both “random elements [that] cloning technologies simply cannot overcome”, Professor Tom Kirkwood atNewcastle University,UK, toldThe Telegraph.
Perhaps bringing our dogs back with cloning is not the best way to remember them after all.
Kirkwood, a dog owner himself, pointed out: “An important aspect of our relationship with them is coming to terms with the pain of letting go.”
12. According to the article, Sooam Biotech Research Foundation is ______.
A. working on plans to help dog owners enjoy their pets longer
B. offering a way to help dogs give birth to more puppies
C. providing a service that will make copies of pet dogs
D. introducing a completely new technique to clone dogs
13. Which of the following statements about dog cloning is TRUE according to the article?
A. Dog cloning technology hadn’t been put into practice until recently.
B. Dog cloning is very expensive and usually takes several months to complete.
C. Dog cloning is very popular among US andUKpet owners.
D. Cloned dogs might develop different habits and characteristics even though they look very similar.
14. Which of the following shows the correct order of the dog cloning process?
a. an egg is taken from another dog
b. a skin cell is taken from the pet dog and saved in a laboratory
c. the egg is placed in the womb of a female dog
d. the DNA of the egg is replaced by the DNA from the skin cell
e. the egg grows into a puppy in two months
A. acbde.
B. adbce.
C. bacde.
D. badce.
15. We can learn from the article thatKirkwood______ dog cloning.
A. disapproves of
B. supports
C. is afraid of
D. is curious about
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With all the e-book readerapps flooding the Internet, you can simply download a file and then start reading your favourite story or subject matter.___16___reading printed books still has its own advantages.
___17___Just imagine this, when the pages on the left side of a book are piling up and the pages on the right side are becoming fewer. Won't you feel satisfied and motivated to move on?
Printed books aid people with sleep problems. It's a known fact that many people read before going to bed, which can help them sleep well. But note that they are paper books rather than e-books.___18___People who read on e-book tend to sleep badly and are more tired the next day.
Printed books exercise reading comprehension and concentration. In a study of middle schoolers, students who read on iPads had lower reading comprehension than reading traditional printed books. They sometimes skipped text in favor of interactions in the e-books which are designed to enhance comprehension.___19___ That's why so many people prefer printed books.___20___They are great for you considering that you don't have to carry any extra weight aside from your mobile device. Furthermore, if you want to grab a copy of a freshly released novel, you don't have to visit a bookstore. Instead, all you have to do is just tap on your smart phone or tablet a couple of times.
A. While that might sound really easy,
B. Since e-books are gaining in popularity,
C. Is it possible to have the physical books go digital?
D. In that case, students fail the practice of reading text itself.
E. To be fair though, e-books should also be given some credit.
F. The screen light is found to have a negative effect on the user.
G. The turning of pages aids the readers to have a visible sense of achievement.
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
A doctor entered the hospital in a hurry after being called in for an urgent surgery (手术). He answered the call as soon as possible, changed his clothes and went___21___to the surgery block. He found the boy’s_____22_____pacing inthe hall waiting for the doctor.
On seeing him, the father_____23_____, “Why did you take all this time to come? Don’t you know that my son’s life is in_____24_____? Don’t you have any sense of_____25_____?”
The doctor smiled and said, “I am sorry, I wasn’t in the hospital and I came as fast as I could after_____26_____the call and now, I wish you’d_____27_____down so that I can do my work.”
“Calm down?_____28_____your son was in this room right now, would you calm down? If your own son died while_____29_____for doctor, what would you do?” said the father angrily. The doctor______30______again and replied, “We will do our best by God’s grace and you should also______31______for your son’s healthy life.”
“Giving advice when we’re not concerned is so______32______,” murmured the father.
The surgery took some hours after which the doctor went out and said happily, “Thank goodness! Your son is______33______!” And without waiting for the father’s______34______, he carried on his way running, “If you have any questions, ask the nurse.”
“Why is he so______35______? Couldn’t he wait a few minutes______36______I could ask about my son’s state?” commented the father when seeing the nurse minutes after the doctor______37______. The nurse answered, tears coming down her face, “His son______38______yesterday in a road accident, he was in the funeral(葬礼) when we called him for your son’s operation . And now that he saved your son’s life, he left to finish his son’s funeral.”
Never_____39_____anyone because you never know how their life is and what they’re ______40______
21. A. happily B. directly C.quietly D. slowly
22. A. father B. teacher C. uncle D. friend
23. A. greeted B. shouted C. talked D. thought
24. A. place B. charge C. control D. danger
25. A. shame B. direction C. responsibility D. achievement
26. A. receiving B. finding C. making D. hearing
27. A. sit B. get C. calm D. settle
28. A. What about B. What if C. If only D. How come
29. A. searching B. looking C. waiting D. sending
30. A. smiled B. frowned C. nodded D. apologized
31. A. thank B. work C. pray D. come
32. A. useful B. funny C. hard D. easy
33. A. gone B. saved C. recovered D. found
34. A. reply B. idea C. advice D. appearance
35. A. nervous B. patient C. tired D. impolite
36. A. so that B. as long as C. even if D. ever since
37. A. left B. arrived C. returned D. delayed
38. A. crashed B. fought C. died D. injured
39. A. ignore B. judge C. explain D. believe
40. A. doing B. loading C. experiencing D. reducing
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
Vai Stone, a Devon, UK-based pensioner•(退休人)has made the___41.___( world) largestn crocheted (用钩针编织的)blanket and plans to sell it___42.___(raise) money for a cancer fund.
Stone, a leukaemia(白血病)patient, has spent 11 years making the blanket, which is___43.___(large) than a tennis court. The blanket___44.___( measure) about 24 metres by 8 metres when opened out and weighs about 90 kilograms.
She hopes to raise £ 3 ,000 ( Rs. 206,322) for the Exeter Leukaemia Fund by selling pieces of the blanket for between £10( Rs. 687 )___45.___£ 25 ( Rs. 1 ,719). Though she will be sorry to see the blanket go, Stone says she is happy that it will help the new leukaemia unit in getting___46.___it needs.
“I decided I wanted to help people suffering from leukaemia because I still get treatment for the illness___47.___( me) . I'm hoping to get a lot of money from the sale of the blanket," she was quoted as saying in a report.
The blanket, which___48.___( recognise) by Guinness World Records, is a___49.___(combine) of squares, all different from each other. " Every square is different. No one has been able to discover two of____50.____same yet,” she was quoted as saying.
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.改错（共10小题；每小题2分,满分20分）
注意：
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（☑），并在右边横线上写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词写在右边横线上并用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在右边横线上写出修改后的词。

His parents earn the living by farming.
Many people go to big cities in the hope of find a good job.
He got up early so as to getting there in time .
By now his restaurant ought to being full of people .
We should not judge a person at his appearance .
His carelessness resulted from the accident .
As a matter of fact, I landed in Britain by an accident.
Tom helped the girl . She gave him a gift as return.
He was about to go out then it began to rain.
I am will to help those in trouble .
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。

Carter enjoyed riding the school bus home. The ride home gave him some time to relax after a busy day of fifth grade. He usually sat alone and enjoyed that too. With four siblings (兄妹) he didn't get much time alone. Sometimes he sat with his younger brother, Jackson, but Jackson was sick at home today.
The bus stopped and the tallest boy in his class, Dexter, stepped off followed by his younger brother, Billy. As the bus pulled away, Carter looked back over his shoulder to watch the boys. Dexter was yelling and waving his hands at his little brother. Billy said something Carter could not hear. Dexter yelled, gave his younger brother a hard shove and knocked him to the ground. Billy was on the ground wiping at his eyes, but Dexter walked away.
Carter turned in his seat, feeling disgusted. He hated seeing little kids get picked on (欺负).The sight of Billy on the ground crying was burned into his memory. He tried to think of something else.
He thought of the model car he was working on at home, a 1967 Corvette. He started building it over a week ago and just finished putting it together last night. Tonight, as soon as he finished his homework, he could start painting the car. That was his favorite part. He already had the perfect color1 of blue picked out.
He hurried off the bus, ran through his yard, and breezed through the kitchen with a quick hello to his mom. She was making spaghetti, which smelled delicious. He ran up the stairs two at a time and rushed into his room.
“Surprise!” his brother Jackson said, throwing his arms into the air. "What are you doing in my room? I thought you were sick!”
“I feel better!”
"What's on your face? Are you bleeding?"
"No! I'm not bleeding." Jackson wiped at his face, probably just paint. Look! Look what I did!” He pointed at the desk in the comer of Carter's room.
注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

Paragraph 1
Carter looked down at his desk in horror
Paragraph 2
Carter took a deep breath and then unfolded his fist.
参考答案
1. D
2. D
3. C
4. A
5. C
6. B
7. D
8. C 9. A 10. C 11. D
12. C 13. D 14. D 15. A
16. A 17. G 18. F 19. D 20. E
21. B 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. C 26. A 27. C 28. B 29. C 30. A 31. C 32.
D 33. B 34. A 35. D 36. A 37. A 38. C 39. B 40. C
41. world’s
42. to raise
43. larger 44. measures
45. and 46. what
47. myself 48. is recognised/has been recognised
49. combination
50. the
51.(1). the→a
(2). find→finding
(3). getting→get
(4). being→be
(5). at→by (6). from→in
(7). an去掉(8). as→in
(9). then→when
(10). will→willing
【56题详解】
考查冠词。

句意：他的父母靠务农谋生。

根据固定搭配earn a living“谋生”，可知把the改为a。

【57题详解】
考查非谓语动词。

句意：许多人去大城市希望找到一份好工作。

介词of后应用动词find动名词形式做宾语，故把find改为finding。

【58题详解】
考查固定搭配。

句意：他起得很早以便及时赶到那里。

固定搭配so as to后面跟动词原形，表示“是为了；以便”，故把getting改为get。

【59题详解】
考查情态动词。

句意：到现在，他的餐馆应该已经挤满了人。

ought to“应该”，是情态动词，后接动词原形，故把being改为be。

【60题详解】
考查固定搭配。

句意：我们不应该以貌取人。

固定搭配judge by “以……来判断，以……来看”，主要表示从音容，笑貌，衣着等进行判断，故把at改为by。

【61题详解】
考查固定搭配。

句意：他的粗心造成了这次事故。

固定搭配result in“造成；导致”，符合句意，故把from改为in。

【62题详解】
考查固定搭配。

句意：事实上，我是意外地在英国着陆的。

固定搭配by accident“意外地”符合句意，故把an去掉。

【63题详解】
考查固定搭配。

句意：Tom帮助了那个女孩。

她给了他一件礼物作为报答。

固定搭配in return“作为报答”，符合句意，故把as改为in。

【64题详解】
考查连词。

句意：他正要出去，这时突然开始下雨了。

固定句型be about to do sth....when“正在做某事时突然……”，符合句意，故把then改为when。

【65题详解】
考查形容词。

句意：我愿意帮助那些有困难的人。

be willing to do“愿意做某事”，此短语中willing是形容词作表语，表示“愿意；乐意”，故把will改为willing。

52.略。