2020-2021学年上海市尚德实验学校高三英语期中考试试题及答案解析

2020-2021学年上海市尚德实验学校高三英语期中考试试题及答案解
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
Obesity (肥胖症) is becoming a problem in our busy society, and almost one in three American adults is now considered to be obese. Children obesity is alsoat an all-time high.
Obesity means being very overweight. If you are obese, you have too much bodyfat. If you eat more food than your body can use, this will make you put on weight. Food that your body does not need will be stored as fat by your body.
The following are the major factors that increase the risk of obesity.
What you eat plays a major role in weight gain. Eating a lot of fast food such as hamburgers, sweet drinks, ice creams and other sweet food can increase the risk of becoming obese.
If you do not do enough exercise, you will put on weight as the food you eat is not being used to make energy for physical activities.
The chances of you being obese are greater if your parents are obese.
There are many psychological factors that cause people to eat too much. People who are worried, unhappy or bored will often eat to make themselves feel better. This is known as comfort eating.
Age is another factor, as you tend (趋于) to be less active when you get older. When you get older, you need to eat less, and if you do not eat less, you will put on weight. Obesity can cause many health problems such as heart problems, high blood pressure and many other serious medical conditions.
1. The underlined sentence in paragraph 1 means that ____.
A. obesity does not do harm to health.
B. there are more obese children than before.
C. all the American children are obese.
D. there are less obese children in the USA.
2. According to the passage, there are ____ major factors that increase the risk of obesity.
A. three
B. four
C. five
D. six
3. What will the writer most probably talk about after the last paragraph?
A. How to avoid obesity.
B. How to live in the busy USA.
C. What illnesses are caused by obesity.
D. How doctors treat heart problems.
B
The British poet Matthew Byrne moved to Beijing in 2013 and felt that the capital city's poetry scene was lacking．His obsession（痴迷）for starting poetryevents led to the foundation of the Spittoon Collective in May 2015．“At that time，the literary activity in Beijing was The Bookworm based in Sanlitun，”Byrne says．While some of Beijing's literary institutions would go on to close in the fall of 2019，Spittoon would continue to grow as a community for poets and writers，as well as musicians and others in the creative scene．Byrne describes the Spittoon Collective as a platform for people to share ideas，from literary works to different forms of art，with projects developing from the creative energy within the community．Spittoon originally started as a poetry night at the Mado Bar in Dongcheng District 's Baochao Hutong．Byrne says，“In Beijing，you have these wonderful hutongs，ancient structures where you can walk down and visit cool bars，so I thought it would be good to have a poetry event as it seemed like poetry belonged naturally to this area．”
He adds，“The objective now is to discover Chinese voices and broadcast them to the rest of the world．We create a kindof theme park-like atmosphere where every Thursday is occupied by a different literary style or art form．”
The readings would mainly be in English，but with an international community，a new section called“Poetry-in-Translation”was started，which featured works in Chinese，French，Arabic，Russian，Spanish and other languages．
Joining organized activities like Spittoon can be a major help for those caught up in a boring life．And it's especially important for the people who have moved to China as they need to buildnew relationships while living in a different country．
4. What can we know about the Spittoon Collective?
A. It was closed in 2019．
B. It was set up in 2013 in Beijing．
C. It's popular with literature lovers．
D. It's a community just for foreigners．
5. Why did Byrne start the Spittoon Collective in Baochao Hutong?
A. To attract students' love of poetry．
B. To expandChina's literature globally．
C. To makeBeijing's hutongs famous．
D. To combine poetry with the hutong．
6. What effect would the Spittoon Collective have on Chinese culture?
A. Beneficial．
B. Negative．
C. Challenging．
D. Controversial．
7. What is the author's attitude to the Spittoon Collective?
A. Unclear．
B. Intolerant．
C. Doubtful．
D. Favorable．
C
At the foot of the Tianmu Mountain in Zhejiang, a homestay (民宿) is attracting travelers from far and wide, which has won architectural (建筑学的) medal at the 2021 German iF Design Awards.
The owners of the homestay are a couple in their late 30s who decided to return to their hometown three years ago. Li Xiumei used to be in charge of a division at a company in Hangzhou, and her husband was a sales director. It was an ordinary situation where Li’s husband was on business trips a lot and Li worked overtime on weekends. City life sometimes is not easy.
In 2018, they quit jobs and went back to Dongtianmu village, which lies in a forest of bamboo. The first time they drove into the village was one late afternoon. The cooking smoke was rising from the foot of the mountain, which gave them a very different feeling form thecity.
The homestay was built beside her husband’s old countryside house. The old house is preserved (保留), while a brand-new building was built on its side and the whole site is made up of for courtyards. It has been updated to have a hall, a tea room, a kitchen, a dining room. Japanese cherry trees are planted in the east courtyard. A swimming pool is placed in the west courtyard, with a bar located on one side.
Li and her husband love gardening and music, and their new home gives them enough space to continue their interests and relax in the heart of nature. Li wants to share the quiet country life, so she makes her new home a homestay. In 2019, the homestay became an online hit after guests shared their experiences on social media. “The longer I stay here, the more I feel it was the right choice to come back, and this is more meaningful than making money,” Li says.
8. How did Li feel about city life?
A. Satisfied.
B. Tired.
C. Attractive.
D. Noisy.
9. What impressed the couple when first driving to the village?
A. The smoke of cooking.
B. The forest of bamboo.
C. The smell of the village.
D. The feeling of loneliness.
10. What can we infer about the homestay from paragraph 4?
A. It is ancient and broken.
B. It can hold many guests.
C. It has been rebuilt bythe couple.
D. It must have been carefully designed.
11. What’s more meaningful than earning money according to Li?
A. Continuing their music dream.
B. Staying at the old house.
C. Living in the countryside.
D. Developing the economy of cities.
D
We asked four people who watched an online talk on technology and communication by Sherry Turkle for their opinions.
Fred:
The talk certainly gave me plenty of food for thought about how technology is changing our behaviour. People are constantly multitasking, whether it be emailing during meetings or texting in the checkout queue. It’s as if we can’t bear to miss out on what our online friends are up to, so we juggle the real and online world. My greatest concern is that we don’t give our brains a chance to switch off. It’sthese precious momentswhen we actually process information that helps us make important decisions.
Jeremy:
It was a fascinating talk and the speaker really hit the nail on the head with a couple of things. Take parental influence, for instance. How can we expect teenagers not to text while doing their homework when they witness their parents posting on social media while cooking the evening meal or waiting at a red light?
Kath:
So much of what the speaker said rang true. I honestly believe there’s a danger that the more connected we are, the more isolated we feel. I don’t think this is such an issue for my generation who’ve lived without technology for so long. We know how to be alone. But the under 20s are another kettle of fish. They’re so busy communicating that they never experience the feeling of solitude and run the risk of not learning how to enjoy their own company.
Carl:
I’m not sure to what extent I agree that people are more alone, but the way we communicate has certainly
evolved. The speaker makes a good point about how we’re getting used to talking with machines like Siri or robots, which are totally lack of experience of human life. But despite such limitations, we seem to be expecting more from technology and less from each other.
12. What does the underlined phrase “these precious moments” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. When our brains are free.
B. When we emailing during meeting.
C. When we texting in the checkout queue.
D. When we juggle the real and online world.
13. What suggestion may Jeremy give to the parents?
A. Accompany their children when they are doing homework.
B. Prevent their children using phone while doing homework.
C. Set a good example for their children on using phone properly.
D. Stop posting on social media in face of their children.
14. What does Kath worry about the under 20s generation?
A. They communicate more with others.
B. They use more technology.
C. It’s difficult for them to find companies.
D. They don’t know how to be alone.
15. What is Carl’s attitude towards the use of technology in communication?
A. Favorable.
B. Intolerant.
C. Doubtful.
D. Indifferent.
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Teenagers' fitness is now a major concern and physicalexercise is very important.____16____Exercise makes your body strong and helps you to keep the right body weight. Sports scientists offer the following advice to teenagers.____17____Then you can design a programme that will help you become healthier.
____18____“Overweight” means that the person gets very little exercise and often has a serious weight problem.“Inactive” means that the person does not join in many physical activities, but is not seriously overweight. “Active” refers to people who participate in sports and other physical activities, but do not have a high fitness level.
According to experts, overweight teenagers should work out to keep healthy. Ride a bike, play volleyball or basketball for a while, and go for a twenty minute walk each day. All these will help to burn calories. Inactive teenagers should do similar activities, but add some bending and stretching exercises, such as push-ups and sit-ups, starting with twenty of each a day. Inactive people can take a little more exercise than overweight people because their bodies are stronger.____19____
Experts also suggest one hour a week or more on running and other forms of intensive exercises, together with fifteen minutes a day spent on stretching and bending activities.____20____Some weight-training and other body-strengthening exercises could also be planned in the programme in order to increase people's strength and safety.
A. It's time to take part in sport.
B. It reduces stress and improves fitness.
C. Sports can make your life more color1 ful.
D. First, find out your present level of fitness.
E. The same rule is also suitable for active teenagers.
F. They are really important in order to prevent injuries.
G. There are three levels of fitness that need a change of lifestyle.
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 most toddlers can speak small sentence and use about 200 words, my three-year-old Kimber knew only fifty small words. She expressed herself in different ways.___21___ways! She pointed, climbed, gestured, cried and even learned baby sign language. But Kimber did not use___22___if she could help it. Kimber was tested, and we discovered she had___23___delay. Later, we learned this was___24___processing and executive function disorders, which made it very___25___for her to learn new sounds, letters and pronunciations.___26___, Kimber was smart enough to___27___that she didn’t say words the same way as everyone else. If she couldn’t say words right, she didn’t want to say them at all and she hated to be___28___so she didn’t use words ever.
That___29___one hot summer day while we were visiting a friend. My friend had a litter of kittens____30____to give to good homes most of the kittens hid in the closet when my____31____toddler approached them, but one little grey one did not____32____, soon, they played together, when it was time to leave, my friend suggested we take kitty home.____33____Kimber had the kitten over her shoulder and its paws were____34____her shirt, I agreed. The next morning, I saw the most amazing thing. She was talking! “good kitty. Lie down.” Kimber said, petting the cat my eyes were filled with tears as I witnessed the____35____. That charming cat inspired Kimber to overcome her own____36____and us the words she knew! I sat____37____, listening to her taking to her new little pet. “Kitty, come here. It’s time to play!” seven words in a____38____from Kimber’s lips were all that I needed to hear. Kitty never went back to my friend. He won his____39____in our home. He was the perfect pet to help Kimber through his____40____love and acceptance.
21. A. instant B. ordinary C. wonderful D. tricky
22. A. cries B. words C. postures D. sounds
23. A. logic B. memory C. behavior D. speech
24. A. based on B. due to C. focused on D. equal to
25. A. impossible B. likely C. difficult D. hopeless
26. A. In other words B. In particular C. As a consequence D. Worse still
27. A. recognize B. distinguish C. pretend D. accept
28. A. corrected B. criticized C. encouraged D. emphasized
29. A. improved B. happened C. developed D. changed
30. A. abandoned B. ready C. adopted D. unwilling
31. A. cautious B. scared C. indifferent D. curious
32. A. flee B. shiver C. leap D. crouch
33. A. although B. since C. if D. while
34. A. tied to B. accessed to C. attached to D. confined to
35. A. miracle B. incident C. suffering D. struggle
36. A. self-confidence B. self-respect C. self-discipline D. self-doubt
37. A. in confusion B. in wonder C. in amusement D. in grief
38. A. way B. line C. row D. moment
39. A. fame B. satisfaction C. security D. place
40. A. unconditional B. fearless C. hopeless D. complicated
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
The Titanic was the largest and most advanced passenger ship of its day. It was considered unsinkable. But on 14th April 1912, on___41.___(it) maiden voyage (首航) from England to New York, the ship___42.___(strike) an iceberg in the North Atlantic and sank___43.___(short) after midnight. Of the 2,223 people on board, 1,517 drowned.
So why did so many people die in the tragedy? Firstly, the Titanic’s owners fitted the ship___44.___only 20 lifeboats. They believed any more would spoil the___45.___(appear) of the ship. But this meant there were only enough lifeboats for 1,178 passengers. Secondly, while___46.___(load) the lifeboats, the crew observed the
“women and children first” rule. This was___47.___old custom that said women and children should be saved before men. Because at first men weren’t allowed in the lifeboats, many boats were lowered only half full.___48.___the lifeboats had been full, another 500 people might have been saved. In the end, 74% of women passengers survived, but only 20% of men. And many of the men___49.___survived were branded as cowards (懦夫) when they got home.
The wreck (残骸) of the Titanic____50.____(find) in 1985. It lies about four kilometres below the surface of the water at the bottom of the ocean.
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处错误，每句中最多有两处。

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。

It was a happy day for me yesterday. I. with my parents, go to the park after finishing my homework. Get to the park, we saw many people there who was walking, chatting, singing and dancing. My parents took a walk near the river but they looked very happy. I began to run with several child. We looked tiring soon. but we had a good time. After that, we chatted and sang. We were all excited so we made some new friends. Finally my parents took me have a delicious supper. I enjoyed myselfalot of. What the unforgettable day it was!
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假如你是李华，现任你们学校的学生会主席。

你将代表学生会起草一份倡议书，号召全校同学行动起来，为保护野生动物做出自己的努力。

同时下周六学校将组织同学在全市进行保护野生动物宣传活动(publicity campaign)，征召志愿者到校学生会报名。

要点如下：
1.写作目的；
2.倡议原因：
3.提出倡议。

注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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参考答案
1. B
2. C
3. A
4. C
5. D
6. A
7. D
8. B 9. A 10. D 11. C
12. A 13. C 14. D 15. A
16. B 17. D 18. G 19. E 20. F
21. C 22. B 23. D 24. B 25. C 26. D 27. A 28. A 29. D 30. B 31. D 32.
A 33.
B 34.
C 35. A 36.
D 37. B 38. C 39. D 40. A
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42. struck 43. shortly
44. with 45. appearance
46. loading
47. an 48. If
49. that / who
50. was found
51.(1).go改为went
(2).Get 改为Getting
(3).was改为were
(4).but改为and
(5).child改为children
(6).tiring改为tried
(7). So改为because
(8). 在me 后面添加to
(9).去掉a lot of后的of
(10). the 改为an
52.略。