2020-2021学年上海市七宝中学高三英语上学期期末试题及答案

2020-2021学年上海市七宝中学高三英语上学期期末试题及答案
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
When you grow up in Voss, outdoor adventures become a way of living. This is why visitors will find outdoor activities for all ages and levels. Many people get the impression that such activities as river sports, air sports and other extreme sports are only for the experts. Actually, you will find many outdoor adventures for those who simply want a taste of these elements in Voss.
◆River Kayaking
The river in Voss are great for river kayaking. If you are a beginner, we advise you to try an introduction course of 3 hours. A course of 2 days can be tested out if you really want to learn the sport of kayaking. Get a totally new experience with one of the best kayak centers inNorway.
Prices From NOK 850 per person
◆Rafting
The most popular summer activity in Voss. Thrilling, fun and suitable for beginners as well as those with experience! Includes transportation, safety instruction, swim test and about8kmof breathtaking rafting starting off in softer steams before getting on to the more exciting streams.
Season Daily May—October
Prices From NOK 1,120
Info All necessary equipment is provided. Please bring your own swimwear and towel.
◆Bavallsekspressen Chair Lift
Explore the mountain by riding the Bavallsekpressen chair lift all the way to the top to get immediate access to a great variety of hiking trails in beautiful scenery. The lift is also open for those who want to bring their bike or paraglider. Start and end: From Bavallen to Hangurstoppen.
Season: Sat/Sun 24 June—06 August 12:00-16:00
Prices Single trip: NOK 100 Day pass: NOK 250
◆Husdyrparken
At Husdyrparken, visitors get to experience Norwegian farm animals. You can participate in animal feeding and farm competitions, or simply relax with an organic ice cream in the café. You can also visit a small museum
with old farming equipment.
Season: Daily 18 June—21 August
Prices: Adults NOK 120 Children NOK 60 Senior NOK 60
Family Pass NOK 200 (For up to two adults and two kids)
1. Who are the intended readers of the passage?
A. Local residents.
B. Professional athletes.
C. Travel experts.
D. Common Tourists.
2. Which of the following activities provide instructions for beginners?
A. River Kayaking and Rafting.
B. Husdyrparken and River Kayaking.
C. Rafting and Bavallsekspressen Chair Lift.
D. Bavallsekspressen Chair Lift and Husdyrparken.
3. How much should Jan pay for a farm trip with her little son and her mother in Voss?
A. NOK 240.
B. NOK 200.
C. NOK 180.
D. NOK 120.
B
Humans are the only creature that gets around by standing up and putting one foot in front of the other. Our ability to walk upright has allowed humankind to travel great distances and survive changing climates, environments and landscapes.
Countless scientific studies have found that walking is really good for us and this simple act can provide a number of healthimplications, which help people live longer. In fact, a walking routine, if done properly, might be the only exercise people need.
How much walking should one aim for? You’ve likely heard we need 10,000 steps a day. That’s about 5 miles. But contrary to popular belief, this recommendation doesn’t come from science. Instead, itis from a 1960s advertising campaign to promote a pedometer (计步器) in Japan. Perhaps because it’s a round number and easy to remember, it stuck.
Since the 1960s, researchers have studied the 10,000-steps-a-day standard and have turned up mixed results. Although 10,000 steps is certainly a healthy and worthwhile goal, it’s not fit for all.
For instance, a recent Harvard University study involving more than 16,000 senior women found that those who got at least 4,400 steps a day greatly reduced their risk of dying early when compared with less active women. The study also noted that these benefits continued up to 7,500 steps. This 7,500 mark isn’t surprising: It’s similar to common public health recommendations, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s
recommendation of 150 minutes of moderate (适度的) physical activity a week for adults.
4. What does the underlined word “implications” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Benefits
B. Problems.
C. Habits.
D. Manners.
5. Where does the 10,000-steps-a-day standard come from?
A. A Harvard University study.
B. Science research on health.
C. A pedometer advertisement.
D. Public health recommendation.
6. What can we know from the last paragraph?
A. 7,500-steps-a-day standard is the best choice for all.
B. More than 16,000 old people were involved in the study.
C. Those who walk at least 4,400 steps a day won’t die early.
D. 150-minute moderate exercise a week for adults is advised.
7. What does the author mainly want to tell readers?
A. The more you walk a day, the healthier you will be.
B. We can benefit from continuous and proper walking.
C. Walking upright helps humankind to explore the world.
D. Advertisements can always tell us some scientific suggestions .
C
When you walk on a sandy beach, it takes more energy than striding down a sidewalk — because the weight of your body pushes into the sand. Turns out, the same thing is true for vehicles driving on roads. The weight of the vehicles creates a very shallow indentation (凹陷) in the pavement (路面) — and it makes it such that it’s continuously driving up a very shallow hill.
Jeremy Gregory, a sustainability scientist at M.I.T. and histeam modeled how much energy could be saved — and green-house gases avoided — by simply stiffening (硬化) the nation’s roads and highways. And they found that stiffening 10 percent of the nation’s roads every year could prevent 440 megatons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions over the next five decades — enough to offset half a percent of projected transportation sector emissions over that time period. To put those emissions savings into context — that amount is equivalent to how much CO2 you’d spare the planet by keeping a billion barrels of oil in the ground — or by growing seven
billion trees — for a decade.
The results are in the Transportation Research Record.
As for how to stiffen roads? Gregory says you could mix small amounts of synthetic fibers orcarbon nanotubes into paving materials. Or you could pave with cement-based concrete, which is stiffer than asphalt (沥青).
This system could also be a way to shave carbon emissions without some of the usual hurdles. Usually, when it comes to reducing emissions in the transportation sector, you’re talking about changing policies related to vehicles and also driver behavior, which involves millions and millions of people — as opposed to changing the way we design and maintain our pavements. That’s just on the order of thousands of people who are working in transportation agencies. And when it comes to retrofitting (翻新) our streets and highways —those agencies are where the rubber meets the road.
8. Why does the author mention “walk on a sandy beach” in paragraph 1?
A. To present a fact.
B. To make a contrast.
C. To explain a rule.
D. To share an experience.
9. What suggestion does the author give to reduce CO2 emissions?
A. Hardening the road.
B. Keeping oil in the ground.
C. Growing trees for decades.
D. Improving the transportation.
10. What is the advantage of this suggestion?
A. Gaining more support.
B. Consuming less money.
C. Involving more people.
D. Facing fewer usual obstacles.
11. What does the underlined part mean in the last paragraph?
A.Those agencies are likely to make more rules.
B. Those agencies will change some related policies.
C. Those agenciesmight put more rubber tires on the roads.
D. Those agencies will play a key role in making this happen.
D
Imagine that youare a superhero. Your superpowers are activated by a special suit. The suit communicates with your brain. It allows you to do amazing things with only a thought. By concentrating on strength, for example, you can kick a soccer ball across a field. By focusing on swift actions, you can jump to the top of a tree.
Such a connection between mind and machine may sound like a fantasy. To scientists, though, it is a very real
goal. They are creating machines that let disabled monkeys walk. These machines may soon help disabled humans do the same. Unlike other bionic devices, these robotic “super suits” do not communicate with muscles and nerves. Instead, they have a direct line to the brain.
In 2005, doctors drilled a hole in the skull of Hutchinson, who had lost her right arm in an accident. Then they inserted a sensor onto her motor cortex (大脑皮层运动区). Wires connected the sensor to a receiver on her head. After she recovered, researchers pluggedHutchinson’s receiver into a cable that relayed signals from her brain to computers. Then they connected a robotic arm to the computers. The computerscould interpretHutchinson’s brain signals to move the arm.
Soon,Hutchinson, the computer, and the robotic arm became a team.Hutchinsonwas even able to lift her hand and drink from a cup. “She smiled when she put down that drink—that’s everything.” says Donoghue, a brain scientist.
Today other scientists are building on that success. One of those scientists is Dr. Miguel Nicolelis, who designed a whole-body bionic equipment. In 2014, a disabled former athlete kicked the first ball of the World Cup Games wearing one of Miguel’s full-body exoskeletons.
The exoskeleton was connected to brain signal sensors in the man’s cap. By thinking about kicking, he sent signals to a computer on his back. The computer then translated the signal into an exoskeleton-aided kick. Such designs may become common as scientists keep merging mind and machine.
12.Which can best describe the tone of paragraph 1?
A. Narrative and serious.
B. Persuasive and critical.
C. Informative and objective.
D. Descriptive and imaginative.
13. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?
A. Reason of the experiment.
B. Results of the experiment.
C. Process of the experiment.
D. Significance of the experiment.
14. Why is Dr. Miguel’s exoskeleton special?
A. It can be used on animals.
B. It can move the whole body.
C. It was supported by computers.
D. It was connected directly to the brain.
15. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. Robotic suits may be widely used to help disabled people.
B. Exoskeleton is more common thanHutchinson’s bionic arm.
C.Scientific experiments are commonly carried out in football fields.
D. Disabled athletes can now play football again with the help of computer.
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
Five steps to better handwriting
Some kids love handwriting, but others hate when it’s time to put their pen to paper. Maybe they are worried about their handwriting. Are you one of them?____16____Here are five steps that really work!
Get a great grasp
Try this — hold your pencil at the top and try to write your name. Pretty hard? But when you hold your pencil the correct way, writing is much easier.____17____Hold it in place with your thumb, and your index (食指) and middle fingers.
Let the lines be your guide
Lined paper is your friend! Those lines can help you create letters that are the right size and proportion (均衡).____18____Also be sure to fill up the lined space completely. Those capital letters should be from the bottom line to the top one.
Slow down
If your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. If you rush, it’s hard to control where you stop and start your letters.
Lower the pressure
____19____That makes it harder to make the smooth lines. Try easing up and don’t hold the pencil too tightly.
____20____
Lots of games require you to write or draw pictures. So even though it’s not schoolwork, you’re still using the skills you need to control your pen better.
A.Play games
B.Ask for more advice
C.So “a” should be half the height of a capital “A”.
D.You’ve been writing since you were a little kid.
E.Some kids press down really hard when they write.
F.The good news is that just about everyone can improve their handwriting.
G.The best way to hold a pen or pencil is to let it rest next to the base of your thumb.
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The natural wilderness of the Antarctic is under threat because of the increasing number of tourists. They come to Antarctic to___21___penguins, seals and seabirds.
Scientists worry that this___22___to see the Antarcticarea will only___23___the situation. They believe that the___24___in tourism could increase the risk to the marine environment and land ecosystems.
A major___25___is that cruise ships (游轮) are increasingly visiting the area and if there was an accident, they could cause major___26___. For instance, a Norwegian cruise ship touched ground on Antarctic’sDeceptionIsland, spilling fuel.
___27___, the Norwegian ship was ice-strengthened and it only spilled a small amount of fuel. If the ship weren’t___28___enough and used heavy fuel oil, it would be very difficult to___29___and thousands of marine life could become___30___in oil.
As a result of the Norwegian___31___,there have been several___32___for dealing with the problem. One idea is that there should be a___33___on ships which have not been specially strengthened to deal with sea___34___. Another is that there should be a buddy system for large ships so that if one gets into___35___, there would always be another nearby, which it could___36___help.
Whatever the___37___, it would be difficult to take any action because there are no international laws___38___tourism practices in the Antarctic.___39___, ship owners do not seem to be able to___40___what sort of checks and controls are needed in the region.
21. A. hunt B. preserve C. train D. observe
22. A. curiosity B. courage C. competence D. encouragement
23. A. display B. change C. address D. worsen
24. A. reform B. growth C. faith D. investment
25. A. conclusion B. promise C. concern D. decision
26. A. pollution B. stress C. conflict D. inconvenience
27. A. Obviously B. Generally C. Surprisingly D. Fortunately
28. A. large B. heavy C. strong D. luxury
29. A. clean up B. give up C. hold up D. build up
30. A. boiled B. stored C. coated D. burned
31. A. exploration B. accident C. behavior D. attitude
32. A. explanations B. suggestions C. arrangements D. announcements
33. A. ban B. claim C. comment D. debate
34. A. creatures B. rocks C. water D. ice
35. A. debt B. shape C. position D. trouble
36. A. lack for B. call for C. respond to D. adjust to
37. A. benefits B. purposes C. solutions D. challenges
38. A. allowing B. governing C. requiring D. admitting
39. A. However B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Otherwise
40. A. agree on B. focus on C.try on D. catch on
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
Many of us have our own ways to make us feel better. This___41.___(refer) to as “self-care”.
One of the most popular self-care___42.___(activity) in China is “healing travel”. More Chinese tourists are going on meditation (冥想) or yoga retreats (瑜伽会所) in places like Japan, Bali and India. By___43.___(take) these trips, people can learn more about local culture and the way people in these countries live. Without a tour guide or___44.___(detail) plan, they allow their bodies and minds___45.___(relax) as they forget about daily stresses and noisy surroundings back home.
Having___46.___pet can also help to improve our mental health. Research has shown that pets and humans can heal each other. Strong human-to-animal bonds make both pets and their owners happier and___47.___(healthy). Chinese dog and cat owners___48.___(spend) over 5,000 yuan per pet on average in 2018.
More people are seeking out self-care activities simply___49.___they can finally afford to.____50.____fewer financial worries, they can slow down and take a closer look at their own inner worlds.
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.每处错误及修改均仅限一词。

只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

It started out as an ordinary day. I met the homeless person and decide to buy him some food. It felt like anything much to me. So his smile of thanks said it all! I then took two box of chocolates to the man whom worked at the bike shop as he had lent me his bike one day. He wasn’t expecting it and was happy receive it. I realized that I was actual being kind to myself, to my own soul, because the much more I gave, the better I felt. It’s true…the more you give, the more you get. Helping others are helping ourselves.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，下周六你校将举办中华经典文学朗读大赛（the Chinese Classic Literature Reading Contest）。

你校的交换生Mike因为不太了解该比赛而不想报名，请你写封邮件劝说他参加。

内容包括：
1.简介比赛；
2.鼓励参赛；
3.表示提供必要的帮助。

注意:1.词数100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. D
2. A
3. B
4. A
5. C
6. D
7. B
8. C 9. A 10. D 11. D
12. D 13. C 14. B 【xxxx】. A
16. F 17. G 18. C 19. E 20. A
21. D 22. A 23. D 24. B 25. C 26. A 27. D 28. C 29. A 30. C 31. B 32.
B 33. A 34. D 35. D 36. B 37.
C 38. B 39. C 40. A
41. is referred
42. activities
43. taking 44. detailed
45. to relax
46. a 47. healthier
48. spent 49. because
50. With
51.(1).the→a
(2).decide→decided
(3).anything→nothing
(4).So→But
(5).box→boxes
(6).whom→who/that
(7).and→but
(8).在receive前加to
(9).actual→actually
(10).are→is
52.略。