2021届上海市南洋中学高三英语期中试题及参

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

On Friday morning when 53-year-old Thong Pham broke into the house through the unlocked back door, he took a steak knife from the kitchen.

It was dark, and the family didn't know what Marley was barking (吠) at. Taylor, Amber and their girls Finley, 6,and Sadie, 4, soon woke up and came downstairs, too. “Well, it was dark so we couldn't see anything, only could hear Marley,” Amber recalled, saying her husband then went for the lights. “And once he turned the hall light on, we realized that the guy was holed up in the corner trying to hide.”

“So I think he got to the front door and realized he couldn't get out, and by that point in time, Marley's got him cornered,”Taylorsaid. Pham slashed (砍) both Marley and Taylor, and blood went everywhere. Taylor shared a video summary to his page, where he said Marley was stabbed (刺) up to six times, mostly around the head and neck area. “And as I pulled back, blood shot out of my arm,”Taylorcontinued. “She got him pretty good and I got him pretty good in the face.”

“But it was really hard because I was trying to make sure that my husband wasn't going to die,” Amber explained, adding that she was trying to protect their two girls. “When he realized that the two girls were in the house, that's when he kind of backed up and started running. \"

Taylorexpressed gratitude to everyone for their thoughts and prayers. And the family is thankful for their dog Marley.

“She's our hero,” Amber said. “If it hadn't been for her, that guy could have gone in the...he could have gone to their rooms or something.”Tayloradded, “Yeah, I mean, the story plays out very differently if Marley's not there.”

1. Why did the family come downstairs before daybreak? A. To stop a break-in. B. To lock the back door. C. To check on Marley. D. To turn the hall light on. 2. What happened during the fight? A. Pham dug a hole in the corner. B. Marley was injured but bit back.

C. Taylor had a backup from neighbors. D. Amber fought back to protect her girls.

3. What doesTaylormainly express on his ?

A. Forgiveness. B. Concern. C. Anger. D. Appreciation.

B

Scientists have recently discovered thatAndean condors (秀鹫)— some of the world’s largest birds——barely flap their wings at all while flying. Instead, they use rising air currents to remain in the air for hours.

The Andean condor is the world’s largest soaring bird. They can weigh up to 15 kilograms. Their wings, when spread out, measure up to three meters. Their main food source is the meat of large animals which have died. Soaring high in the sky allows condors to easily spot possible meals on the ground.

Scientists worked together to study the flight patterns of these huge birds and how much effort the birds use when flying. To study the birds while they were in the sky, the researchers attached special devices which could record every beat of their wings.

The scientists learned that most of the condors’ flapping— over 75%— came when the birds were taking off. Once in the sky, the birds flew for very long periods of time without flapping at all. In fact, they only flapped their wings for 1% of the time they were in the air. One bird flew for over five hours without flapping, covering nearly 117miles.

Soaring without flapping is important because birds bum energy every time they flap their wings.

The birds’ soaring isn’t magic. They use the fact that hot air rises to keep themselves up. As hot air rises, it often creates “thermals”— currents of warm air moving upward. The condors soar by making use of these thermals. The tricky part is finding thermals and moving between them.

When birds are forced to land and take off again often, it costs them a lot of energy. The researchers learned that to avoid having to land, the condors did most of their non-take-off flapping when they were closer to the ground and looking for a new thermal.

The scientists reported that even though all of the condors they studied were young, they knew well how to take advantage of the air currents.

4. What can we learn about the Andean condor from the text? A. They live mairly on small animals. B. Their wingspan is at least three meters. C. They rely on hot air to remain high in the sky.

D. They are the birds with the strongest flying ability. 5. Why was the equipment tied to the birds? A. To measure how far they could fly without flapping. B. To keep track of how often they flapped while flying. C. To calculate the energy required for their flight. D. To confirm their flight patterns.

6. Which of the following acts consumes the most energy for a condor? A. Hunting for food. B. Flying in the sky.

C. Getting off the ground. D. Landing on the ground. 7. What can we infer from the text?

A. Condors flap the most when looking for a new thermal. B. No condor can fly for more than five hours without flapping. C. Condors don’t need to look for thermals when soaring in the sky. D. Soaring by using thermals is probably a natural ability of condors.

C

The far side of the moonis a strange and wild region, quite different from the familiar and mostly smooth face we see nightly from our planet. Soon this rough space will have even stranger features: it will be crowded with radio telescopes.

Astronomers are planning to make the moon's distant side our newest and best window on the cosmic(宇宙的) dark ages, a mysterious era hiding early marks of stars and galaxies. Our universe was not always filled with stars. About 380,000 years after the big bang, the universe cooled, and the first atoms of hydrogen formed. Gigantic hydrogen clouds soon filled the universe. But for a few hundred million years, everything remained dark, without stars. Then came the cosmic dawn: the first stars flickered, galaxies came into existence and slowly the universe's large­scale structure took shape.

The seeds of this structure must have been present in the dark­age hydrogen clouds, but the era has been impossible toprobeusing optical(光学的) telescopes—there was no light. And although this hydrogen produced long­wavelength(or low­frequency) radio emissions,radio telescopes on Earth have found it nearly impossible to detect them. Our atmosphere either blocks or disturbs these faint signals; those that get through are drowned out by humanity's radio noise.

Scientists have dreamed for decades of studying the cosmic dark ages from the moon's far side. Now multiple

space agencies plan lunar missions carrying radio­wave­detecting instruments—some within the next three years—and astronomers' dreams are set to become reality.

“If I were to design an ideal place to do low­frequency radio astronomy, I would have to build the moon,”says astrophysicist Jack Burns of the University of Colorado Boulder. “We are just now finally getting to the place where we're actually going to be putting these telescopes down on the moon in the next few years.” 8. What's the purpose of building radio telescopes on the moon? A To research the big bang. B. To discover unknown stars.

C. To study the cosmic dark ages. D. To observe the far side of the moon. 9. What does the underlined word “probe” in Paragraph 3 possibly mean? A. Explore. B. Evaluate. C. Produce. D. Predict.

10. Hydrogen radio emissions can't be detected on Earth because ________． A. there was no light in the dark ages

B. they cannot possibly get through our atmosphere C. gigantic hydrogen clouds no longer fill the universe D. radio signals on Earth cause too much interference

11. What can we infer from theunderlined sentence in the last paragraph? A. Scientists have to rebuild the moon. B. We will finally get to the moon's distant side. C. The moon is a perfect place to set up radio telescopes. D. A favorable research environment will be found on the moon.

D

More than 10,000 people were made homeless in Ternang when the Sungai Mas overflowed its banks yesterday after six days of continuous heavy rain.

The wooden bridge across the river has been washed away. The town is cut off by flood waters. At the fifth mile, Jalan Tengkn, the water is two meters deep. It is closed to all traffic. Flooding first happened at mid-afternoon yesterday along the river banks. People trying to get to higher ground were just in time to escape the destroying of the flood. Most of the flood victims(受害者) had to leave all their things behind.

The National Flood Relief(救济) Center was reported to give its help and by early evening the whole town was moved out, helped by the army, police, Red Cross Society and volunteers(志愿者).

The flood victims are now housed in different simple relief centers in the nearby town of Ternang. “Everything possible is being done to help the unlucky people,” a government spokesman said, “In fact, money, food and clothing have begun to come in from public organizations and helpful people. A Disaster Relief Fund(救灾基金会) will be started as soon as possible.”

According to the latest reports it is still raining heavily at Ternang. The whole town is expected to be wholly covered by the water. So far no deaths have been reported. 12. This passage is probably taken from______. A. a storybook B. a textbook C. a magazine D. a newspaper

13. It seems that the flood happened just because ______.

A. the banks were too low B. the wooden bridge is solid (坚固) C. the river was too narrow D. they had had wet days for some time 14.From the passage we know that ______.

A. though the town was flooded, you could still go there by bus

B. as soon as the water flowed over the banks, people began to go to higher lands C. the government and the whole society are taking great care of the flood victims D. the flood hasn't brought a large loss to the town as nobody died in the flood 15. What is the best title for this passage?

A. A Big Flood B. Ternang Is destroyed

C. Over 10,000 People Are Homeless D. Rescue Team Arrived 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

Ways to Be More Aware of Your Emotions

As we grow up, we get better at knowing what we are feeling and why. Knowing our feelings helps us know what we want and make choices. Paying attention to feelings is a skill that anyone can practice. Here are some things to try:

Notice and name your emotions.______16______Name them to yourself. For example, you might say, “I feel proud” when a class presentation goes well, “I feel disappointed” at not doing well on a test, or “I feel friendly” when sitting with a group at lunch.

Track one emotion. Pick one emotion — like joy. Track it all day. Notice how often you feel it. Every time,

make a mental note to yourself or write it down.______17______

Keep a feeling journal.______18______Writing about your feelings is a way to express them. You can also make art, write poetry, or compose music that captures an emotion you feel.

___19___Pay attention to what the artist did to show those feelings. How do you feel in response?

The more you are aware of your emotions, the more they help you know yourself and understand the people around you. Noticing and talking about feelings is a healthy way to express them.______20______ A. Build your emotional vocabulary. B. Is the feeling mild, medium, or strong? C. It keeps difficult feelings from building up. D. Notice feelings in art, songs, and movies.

E. Start by just noticing different emotions as you feel them. F. Take a few minutes each day to write about how you feel and why.

G. Even emotions we consider “negative” can give us insight into ourselves and others. 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 Book of Songs, also known as Shi Jing, is the___41.___(old) existing collection of Chinese poetry. It includes more than 300 works___42.___(date) back from the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period.

Believed to have been compiled by Confucius, the poems cover___43.___wide range of themes, including battles, farming, education, marriage, animals and plants, all of which have had a lasting impact___44.___Chinese

civilization.

Three years ago, when Chinese musician Fang Jinlong read Shi Jing, he was interested in the stories___45.___(tell) through the poems. Because he couldn’t___46.___(complete) understand the ancient Chinese language used, he turned to experts whose elaboration (阐述) further attracted him to explore the poems. Then he decided to portray the poems with musical language by inviting composer Ma Jiuyue___47.___(create) an album.

Titled Music and the Book of Songs,the album___48.___(release) on Jan 18, featuring 10 original songs composed by Ma. They were performed by Fang. The 10 songs are based on 10 poems from Shi Jing, including Swallows___49.___sends farewell messages to friends.

In his 50s, Fang became a viral star after he gave a 12-minute____50.____(perform) at the New Year’s Eve concert on Dec 31, 2019, live-streamed by video-sharing platform Bilibili. 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，文有10处错误， 每句中最多有两处。每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。

Last week I notice a spider in my bathtub. I must admit its long legs were a little bit frightened. For the next few day, each time I was entered the bathroom, I would find it still in the bathtub. Then, it sudden occurred to me that the spider might have been trapped and unable to get out of the bathtub. So, I gathered my courage and was able to move them onto a small piece of string attached on my hairbrush. In end, I carried it safely to the window from that it made its way outside. I felt a great sense of joy in rescue the poor little fellow. 第二节书面表达（满分25分）

52.假如你是某中学学生会李津。请结合最近网上广为流传的“珠峰大本营将无限期关闭”的消息以及官方最新“珠穆朗玛峰自然保护区将继续有条件开放，依法合规的登山活动仍可进行”的回应，以学生会身份，用英文在学校英文周刊上写一封倡议书，号召大家做文明登山者，关爱珠峰脆弱的自然环境。内容须包括：

∧不乱扔垃圾，注意垃圾分类。

∧保护动植物，拒绝买卖野生动物制品。 ∧未获登山许可，不要擅自前往。 注意：

∧请使用规范英语，词数不少于100词，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数； ∧可适当增加细节，以使内容充实、行文连贯。

参考词汇：珠穆朗玛峰自然保护区Mount Qomolangma Nature Reserve Dear Schoolmates,

Local authorities have recently denied the claim that Mount Qomolangma Nature Reserve was permanently closed. Meanwhile the government has called on everyone’s attention to the present situation.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you！

The Students’ Union

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4. A 5. A 6. D 7. B

8. C 9. A 10. D 11. C

12. D 13. D 14. C 15. A

16. E 17. B 18. F 19. D 20. C

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(5). sudden→suddenly (6). them→it (7). on→ to

(8).In end 之间加 the (9).that→which

(10). rescue→rescuing 52.略