2021届上海市吴淞中学高三英语上学期期中考试试题及答案

2021届上海市吴淞中学高三英语上学期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
As the MOOC craze continues to explode, anyone interested in taking an online course faces a tricky question: Which course to take? Here are five aspects that you should consider before you start.
(1)What is your learning style?
Many MOOCs are video-based. Other courses use presentation formats. Some also require participation in group work. If you want to stay motivated during your course, think about how you enjoy learning.
Are you a visual learner, preferring to use images to understand a topic? If so, a video-based course will work well for you. If you are a verbal learner who gains new information by speaking and writing, try a text-based course with lots of note-taking. Social learners, meanwhile, will thrive in forum discussions and project-based assessment.
(2)Are you ready to become a full-time student?
Be realistic about the time that you can commit to your online studies. Participating in an online course can take as much time and commitment as a class-based program. Check the course requirements and make a plan around your current schedule.
(3) Does the course really meet your needs?
Whether you are interested in a professional qualification or want to take a personal development course like yoga, there is a MOOC for you. It's easy to get caught up in the excitement of taking lots of free courses in everything that you ever wanted to learn. Before you start a course, think about the end goal. Is the course aimed at beginners or advanced learners? Why do you need this qualification?
(4) Do you need a support group?
Some people learn best from seeing how others approach the problem. If you are such as learner, you will need to supplement your online lessons with an in-person support group.
(5) What kind of certification will you get?
Take time to find out what kind of certification is available upon completion of the course, and how you can prove your learning to others - for example, certificates, transcripts or digital badges.
1. What kind of MOOC's does the author recommend to verbal learners?
A. A video-based course.
B. A text-based course.
C. A forum-based discussion.
D. A project-based assessment.
2. What kind of learners need an in-person support group?
A. Learners who prefer individual work.
B. Learners who are in great need of a certificate.
C. Learners who are too busy to become a full-time student.
D. Learners who learn best from observing how others address the problem.
3. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Picking the right MOOC's for you.
B. Deciding your learning style.
C. Taking the right course you need.
D. Choosing a suitable support group.
B
There are 195 countries in the world today but almost none of them have purple on their national flag. So what’s wrong with purple? It’s such a popular color1 today. Why would no country use it in their flag? The answer is really quite simple. Purple was just for too expensive.
The color1 purple has been associated with royalty power and wealth for centuries. Queen Elizabeth I forbade anyone except close members of the royal family to wear it. Purple’s high status comes from the rarity and cost of the dye (染料)originally used to produce it. Fabric traders got the dye from a small sea snail (海螺)that was only found in the Tyre region of the Mediterranean. More than 10,000 snails were needed to create just one gram of purple; not to mention a lot of work went into producing the dye, which made purple dye so expensive.
Since only wealthy rulers could afford to buy and wear the color1 , it became associated with the royal family. Sometimes, however, the dye was too expensive even for royalty. Third century Roman Emperor Aurelio famously wouldn’t allow his wife to buy a scarf made from purple silk because it cost three times its weight in gold. A single pound of dye cost three pounds of gold, which equals 56,000 dollars today. Therefore, even the richest countries couldn’t spend that much having purple on their flags.
The dye became more accessible to lower-class about a century and a half ago. In 1856, 18-year-old English chemist William Henry Perkin accidentally created a man-made purple compound (化合物)while attemptingto produce an anti-malaria drug. He noticed that the compound could be used to dye fabrics, so he patented the dye, manufactured it and got rich. Purple dye was then mass-produced so everybody could afford it.
Till now, a handful of new national flags have been designed and a few of them have chosen to use purple in their flag. So don’t be making any bets just yet.
4. Why was color1 purple expensive in the past?
A. Because only royal families were allowed to wear purple.
B. Because it took a long time to get purple dye from gold.
C. Because purple was worth as much as its weight in gold.
D. Because purple dye used to be rare and hard to produce.
5. Why did Roman Emperor Aurelio forbid his wife to buy a purple scarf?
A. Because of poor quality.
B. Because of long tradition.
C. Because of bad taste.
D. Because of high price.
6. What is purple's situation now?
A. Purple has been widely used on national flags.
B. Purple dye is now affordable to ordinary people.
C. Royal family stop using purple because it’s toocommon.
D. Fewer snails are used to produce purple dye than before.
7. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. No Purple Flags?
B. Purple vs Gold
C. How to Produce Purple Dye?
D. The Birth of Purple Color
C
The regular world presented to us by our five senses — you could call it reality 1.0 — is not always the most user-friendly. We get lost in unfamiliar cities; we meet people whose language we don’t understand. So why not try the improved version: augmented reality（AR）or reality 2.0 ? AR technology adds computer-produced images on the real world via a mobile phone camera or special video glasses.
Early forms of AR are already here — smart phones can deliver information about nearby ATMs and restaurants and other points of interest. But that’s just the beginning. A few years from now the quantity of information available will have increased hugely. You will not only see that there’s a Chinese restaurant on the next block, but you will be able to see the menu and read reviews of it.
This is where the next revolution in computing will take place: in the interface（界面）between the real world and the information brought to us via the Internet. Imagine bubbles floating before your eyes, filled with cool information about anything and everything that you see in front of you.
Let’s jump ahead to ten years from now. A person trying to fix a car won’t be reading a book with pictures; he will be wearing a device that projects animated 3D computer graphics onto the equipment under repair, labelling
parts and giving step-by-step guidance.
The window onto the AR world can be a smart phone or special video glasses. But in ten years’ time these will have been replaced by contact lenses(隐形眼镜) with tiny LEDs, which present something at a readable distance in front of eyes. So a deaf person wearing these lenses will be able to see what people are saying.
The question is, while we are all absorbed in our new augmented reality world, how willwe be communicating with each other?
8. What is the text mainly about?
A. The relationship between reality 1.0 and reality 2.0.
B. Different forms of the AR technology.
C. The next information technology revolution.
D. The popularity of the AR technology.
9. Which of the following will AR technology support according to the text?
A. To pay for things online conveniently.
B. To play online games merrily.
C. To offer information efficiently.
D. To communicate with others socially.
10. What are Contact lenses with tiny LEDs used for?
A. Show texts and images.
B. Protect people’s eyes.
C. Help deaf people communicate.
D. Replace smart phone.
11. What’s the author’s attitude towards the AR technology?
A. Indifferent.
B. Critical.
C. Concerned.
D. Favourable.
D
One-year-old Tallulah turned purple and stopped moving after the sweet became stuck in her throat. Her mum Leigh-Anne said the drama began during a visit to her grandma’s house when her grandparents gave her older kids some sweets.
“Then at about 4:45 pm, Tallulah started to choke—we all went into a panic.”
“It seemed like it went on for ages. Not one of us knew what to do.”
“I rang an ambulance while my grandma and granddad tried to get the sweet to come up.”
“Tallulah was panicking at first but then she started to go purple—she almost had no oxygen left in her.”
With her daughter limp (无力的) and time running out, Leigh—Anne knew she couldn’t afford to wait for the
ambulance to arrive.
“The only thing I could think was to go out into the street.” She said.
“I rushed out and screamed for someone to help while my grandma rushed out crying with Tallulah.”
At exactly the moment, Caitlin, who is studying public services atRedcarCollege, was passing byQueen Street. She said, “I was waiting to go to work when I heard someone screaming for help, so I ran straight over.”
The 17-year-old girl added, “Something just clicked and I went into auto mode. The little girl was completely limp, so I checked her airways and tilted (使倾斜) her over and started hitting her back. I turned her round and tapped on her chest, then after what felt like forever she coughed up the sweet and spat it out.
As soon as she started crying I felt a huge relief. I was just so pleased I was able to help.”
Caitlin was taught her lifesaving skills when she joined the Army Cadets four years ago.
12. When did Tallulah get choked?
A. While eating sweets.
B. While enjoying a drama.
C. While having a meal.
D. While taking some medicine.
13. Why did the family go out into the street?
A. To buy some needed tools.
B. To search for timely help.
C. To get a breath of fresh air.
D. To wait for the ambulance to arrive.
14. Which of the following can best describe Caitlin?
A. Brave and selfless.
B. Kind and energetic.
C. Determined and generous.
D. Quick-thinking and helpful.
15. What may be the best title for the text?
A. First aid skill sounds important.
B. Screaming for help makes sense.
C. Eating sweets endangers baby girl.
D. Heroic teenager saves baby girl’s life.
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I’ve always wanted to travel ever since I was young.____16____I deeply believe travel makes me richer, not in my wallet, but in my intelligence.
____17____In general, I have a very hard time trusting people, mostlybecause I worry they’ll lie or take advantage of me. Yet travel reminds me that so many kind-hearted, brave, and intelligent people exist in the world.
What’s more, exploring the world builds incredible self-confidence. I’m able to accept and embrace my
weaknesses more easily after traveling somewhere epic (壮丽的) and having time to reflect.____18____Travel gives me a chance to push beyond them and even accept them for what they are.
Travel forces me to return to nature and promote a deeper appreciation for the earth. I breathe fresh air in both clear lakes and green mountains.____19____I’m even willing to be part of nature.
Travel has made me a stronger person, and I couldn’t imagine my life without endless plane tickets and backpacks. Breaking my comfort zone strengthens my self-pride. It‘s a precious gift, the best one I can give myself.
I feel like I have a deeper appreciation for the world now. I’m not as closed off or shallow, and consider myself very receptive to different opinions and ways of life.____20____
A. We all have disadvantages.
B. The fresh air fills my lungs.
C. Travel has calmed my anxiety.
D. Travel makes me a better person.
E. Travel restores my faith in people.
F. I want to make friends through travelling.
G. The idea of travel lives inside my brain all the 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Suppose you are offered a job or an opportunity to study in another country. You are going to make___21___foryour big adventure. Preparations for culture shock are___22___things you should___23___. Your views may fight with different___24___, values, and traditions. You may have difficulty in getting used to a new culture, which is not___25___to you. This is culture shock.
There are four stages（阶段）to culture shock which you will___26___.
In the first stage, you see the new culture in a___27___light. The new country seems___28___. The local habits are interesting and the people you come across are welcoming and___29___. Unfortunately this stage will finally come to a(n)____30____.
Usually around three months after arriving at the new____31____, differences between your own culture and the new culture begin to____32____. These differences often create anxiety. Excitement____33____feelings of stress and anger due to some unfavorable events. Loneliness begins to____34____a sense of disconnection.
As much as one year____35____, you become used to the new culture. You begin to see that even though the____36____of the culture are different from your own, it has something that you can learn to____37____.
Then, you are able to participate____38____in the host culture. This stage can be considered as bicultural where you keep many differences.
Obviously, culture shock is something you cannot____39____when living in a foreign country. However, when you have completely got used to a new culture you can more fully____40____it.
21. A.guesses B.preparations C.rules D.contributions
22. A.important B.silly C.perfect D.impressive
23. A.determine B.admit C.consider D.contrast
24. A.altitudes B.motivations C.approaches D.beliefs
25. A.important B.attractive C.familiar D.special
26. A.survive B.experience C.design D.arrange
27. A.favorable B.natural C.reliable D.unique
28. A.wonderful B.painful C.thankful eful
29. A.aggressive B.cautious C.friendly D.modest
30. A.conclusion B.announcement C.start D.end
31. A.position B.place C.decoration anization
32. A.replace B.disappear C.exist D.arise
33. A.lives up to B.gives way to C.goes back to D.holds on to
34. A.invent B.reduce C.keep D.emphasize
35. A.old B.apart C.ago ter
36. A.standards B.similarities C.expectations D.distances
37. A.defend B.reject bine D.appreciate
38. fortably B.responsibly C.awfully D.terribly
39. A.balance B.avoid C.involve D.forecast
40. A.promote B.shape C.enjoy D.celebrate
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
Once a main stop on the ancient Silk Road, Dunhuang possesses extremely beautiful Buddhist art dating back over 1,650 years. Its Mogao Grottoes are home to over 2,000 color1 ed___41.___(sculpture) and 45,0000 square meters of murals (壁画). The painting style of the murals___42.___(change) over time, so did the content, giving insight (深刻见解) into life throughout the centuries.
“In addition___43.___their artistic values, the Dunhuang murals are today___44.___(wide) regarded as a treasure house, containing extremely valuable information about religions, culture___45.___social life in ancient China,” noted the website Shine.
The___46.___(culture) exchanges between China and the West brought about by the Silk Road brought progress and also helped Dunhuang culture prosperity (繁荣).
“___47.___(look) back at this Dunhuang culture, we can really feel and experience the sort of openness,” said Zhao Shengliang,___48.___(direct) of the Dunhuang Academy. It reflects China’s eagerness for peace and for building___49.___better future for the world. Due to its great significance, Dunhuang culture should___50.___(keep) undamaged.
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.下面短文中共有10处错误,错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧）,并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

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。

When I were a child, I spent more than five years learning the violin. Therefore, I couldn’t find any fun in music. After I had graduated from high school a few years ago, a friend of mine suggested that we started to learn the guitar together. All of us thought it was cool. I will never forget the day that I went to buy my guitar in a guitar store. There I met one of my classmate. He helped me choose my guitar the different models. He also shared his understand of music. Since then we have been playing the guitar together and music has become a important part of my life.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.你校英文报“Growing Pains and Gains”栏目正在进行征文活动。

请高三的你写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1.你感受到的压力；
2.你如何看待并应对的。

注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Live with Pressure
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1. B
2. D
3. A
4. D
5. D
6. B
7. A
8. C 9. C 10. A 11. D
12. A 13. B 14. D 15. D
16. G 17. E 18. A 19. B 20. D
21. B 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. C 26. B 27. A 28. A 29. C 30. D 31. B 32.
D 33. B 34. C 35. D 36. A 37. D 38. A 39. B 40. C
41. sculptures
42. changed
43. to 44. widely
45. and 46. cultural
47. Looking
48. director
49. a 50. be kept
51.(1). were→was
(2). Therefore→However
(3).去掉had
(4). started→start
(5). All→Both
(6). that→when
(7). classmate→classmates
(8).在guitar后面加from
(9). understand→understanding
(10). a→an
52.略。