上海复兴高级中学

2021年上海市复兴高级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

Itwasaweeknightandoneofmytwindaughtersmarchedintotheroom,wavingabookshe'dfinished.“Dad,why

arebookswithscienceinthemalwaysaboutboys?”sheasked.

Itoldherthatsimplywasn'ttrue;eed,but

arguedthatinthostoriesitwastheboyswhoweredoingscience,

otherdaughtertookhersister'ssideandchallengedmetogiveanexample.

eithergothroughourlibrarytopointoutsomewonderfulexamplesof

female-ledsciencefictions,orjustadmittheywererightandremaininmycomfortablechair.

I'vebeenaskedveraltimeshowIcameupwiththeideaforAProblematicParadoxandmyanswerisalwaysthe

same:hatanswerbecauit'ssimpleandmakesmeemvery

'sthetruth:thestorywasn't

ydaughterswhosuggestedIwritesomethingforthemthathadagirldoingscience.

MydaughterswereatanagewhenmanyyoungwomenturnawayfromSTEM(science,technology,engineering,

andmath),eadabouthowimportant

'sonethingtotellapersontheycandosomething,buteingsomeonelike

themdoingthatthingcanbemorepowerful.

So,Ikepttwoguidelinesforthebookinmind:First,thestoryhadtobefunforanyone,becauit'sasimportant

,Iwantedthemaincharacter,Nikola,tobeimperfect.

thisnotonlymakesastorymoreinterestingto

read,butalsohelpsmakeitclearthatthemostextraordinarythingscanbedonebyordinarypeople.

estheunderlinedphra“alongfortheride”inparagraph2probablymean?

ngvitalhelp.

gtheleadingrole.

weknowaboutthebookAProblematicParadox1?

emale-ledsciencefiction.

acomesfromtheauthor'sinspiration.

fthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'sbook?

andpractical.

ingandinteresting.

B

Anewstudyfindsalmostonethirdoftheworld’1980,obesityrates(肥胖率)in

childrenandadultshavedoubledin73countries,esareincreasinginmany

yisincreasingfasterinchildrenthanadultsinmanynations,includingAlgeria,Turkeyand

Jordan,world'sweightproblemisgrowinginbothrichandpoorcountriesalike.

Rearcherssayanincreasingnumberofpeoplearedyingofrelatedhealthproblemsinwhattheycalleda

"disturbingglobalpublichealthproblem."

aminedobesityrates,averageweight

undthatobesityratesarethreetimesgreateramongyouthandyoungadultsin

countrieslikeChina,108millionchildrenandmorethan600millionadultswerefoundto

ame

year,theUnitedStateshadthehighestnumberofoverweightchildren,andBangladeshhadtheleast.

tedNationssaidthatalmost800millionpeople,including

300millionchildren,ssaidpoordietsandlackofphysicalactivityaremainlyto

blamefortherisingnumbersofoverweightpeople.

,poorpeoplewilleatprocesd(加工

的)foodsinsteadofchoosingadietrichinvegetables.

TheLondon-badOverasDevelopmentInstitutestudiedthepriceoffoodinfivecountries:Britain,Brazil,China,

dthatthecostofprocesdfoodslikeicecreamandhamburgershasfallensince

costoffreshfruitsandvegetableshasgoneup.

weknowaboutobesityintheworld?

rrying

vennoattention

eensuccessfullysolved

reriousamongoldpeople

ountryhasthemostoverweightchildrenin2015?

m

desh

oneofthereasonswhypeoplegetoverweight?

et

toomuchfruit

fthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

’sImportanttoHaveaBalancedDiet

WeLoWeightandKeepFit?

cessaryforUstoEatFreshVegetables?

OneThirdofPeopleintheWorldAreOverweight.

C

“Oneperson’strashisanotherperson’streasure.”That’sacommonexpression,butthenexttimeyouthrow

somethingaway,yourtrashcouldbecomeyourowntreasure?Many

creative,thrifty,a’scalled

ldwouldbeabetterplaceifeveryonewouldbeginupcycling.

Upcyclingistmple,how

aboutthatpairofjeanswithaholeinoneknee?Itcouldbecomeanewpillowforyourbedroom.

ingtakes

anitemmadeofglass,paper,metal,orplastic,breaksitdowntoitsbamaterial,andthenusthatmaterialto

therhand,whenyouchootoupcycle,the

yclingnotonlyreducestheamountoftrashthatgoesintoourlandfills,

butitalsoprotectsnaturalresources,ingisgoodfortheenvironment,butupcyclingis

evenbetter.

Upcyclingalsomakesafamily’,theideaofreusingitemstosavemoneyis

theGreatDepressioninthe1930s,hadtouwhat

theyalreadyhadinordertomeettheirneeds.

Asresponsiblecitizens,weshouldallbeconcernedwithprotectingourenvironmentandbudgetingour

ttimeyougototosssomethingintothetrashcan,

sare,there’sabrand-newiteminyourhandjustwaitingtobe

upcycled.

stheauthormentionanoldsayinginthefirstparagraph?

ereader’sawarenessofupcycling.

sstheimportanceofupcycling.

inthetopicofupcycling.

theideaofupcycling.

nebelowbelongstoupcycling?

adderistransformedintoabookshelf.

cansaretransportedtolandfill.

nwoodendoorischoppedup.

thismadeintoapaperbed.

thedifferencebetweenrecyclingandupcycling?

ingismuchmorecreative.

ingismucheasiertoachieve.

ingismuchmorecost-saving.

ingismuchmoreenergy-efficient.

nbeinferredfromthetext?

ingispopularatprent.

ingisreplacingrecycling.

ingisworthrecommending.

ingisatraditionindailylife.

D

Thereisnosuchthingasa“safe"levelofdrinking,withincreadconsumptionofalcoholassociatedwith

poorerbrainhealth,accordingtoanewstudy.

Inanobrvationalstudy,whichhasnotyetbeenpeer-reviewed,rearchersfromtheUniversityofOxford

studiedtherelationshipbetweenthelf-reportedalcoholintakeofsome25,000peopleintheUK,andtheirbrain

earchersnotedthatdrinkinghadaneffectonthebrain'sgraymatter-regionsinthebrainthatmake

up"importantbitswhereinformationisprocesd,"accordingtoleadauthorAnyaTopiwala,aniorclinical

rearcheratOxford.

“Themorepeopledrank,thelessthevolumeoftheirgraymatter,“Topiwalasaidviaemail."Brainvolume

reduceswithageandmoreverelywithdementia(痴呆症).Smallerbrainvolumealsopredictswor

performanceonmemorytesting,“sheexplained."Whilealcoholonlymadeasmallcontributiontothis(0.8%),it

wasagreatercontributionthanother"modifiable"riskfactors,"shesaid,explainingthatmodifiableriskfactors

are“onesyoucandosomethingabout,incontrasttoaging.”

Theteamalsoinvestigatedwhethercertaindrinkingpatterns,beveragetypesandotherhealthconditions

undthattherewasno"safe"levelof

drinking-sofoundno

evidencethatthetypeofdrink—suchaswine,spiritsorbeer—r,

certaincharacteristics,suchashighbloodpressure,obesityorbinge-drinking,couldputpeopleathigherrisk,

rearchersadded.

Therisksofalcoholhavelongbeenknown：Previousstudieshavefoundthatthere'snoamountofliquor,

lwastheleadingriskfactorfordiaandpremature

deathinmenandwomenbetweentheagesof15and49worldwidein2016,accountingfornearlyonein10

deaths,accordingtoastudypublishedinTheLancetin2018.

“Ithasbeenknownfordecadesthatheavydrinkingisbadforbrainhealth,"SadieBoniface,headofrearch

attheUK'sInstituteofAlcoholStudies,saidviaemail."Wealsoshouldn'tforgetalcoholaffectsallpartsofthe

bodyandtherearemultiplehealthrisks.”

thefunctionofgraymatter?

sinformation

ttheperformanceonmemory

sNOTtrueinthefollowingstatementsaccordingtothestudy?

ngalcoholisworthannotdrinking.

oplegettingolder,brainvolumereduces.

lwasthemajorriskfactorfordiaandprematuredeath.

speopledrinkalcohol,themorethevolumeoftheirgraymatter.

soneofthe"modifiable"riskfactors?

e

themainideaofthetext?

ntofalcoholisnotrelatedtopeople'shealth.

drinkingalcoholdoharmtotheirbrainhealth.

drinkingalcoholleadtodementia.

agreatdealofliquor,wineorbeerthatissafeforhealth.

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

HowtoStudyMoreEffectively

Nomatterwhetheryouarepreparingforsomespecificcour,aprofessionaldegree,oranentranceexam,

it’simportanttomaximizestudytimeandimprovetheefficiencyofstudy.

____16____Youcanuacalendar,anapp,orapinboardtimetabletodraftaschedulethatworksbestfor

ethestudytime,sleep,reyougiveyourlfmoretime

thanyouthinkyouneed,especiallyifit’sasubjectyoustrugglewith.

stproductivestudyingtypicallyoccurswithinthe

first25to30minutesofhittingbooks,sotrytostudyin30minutes,andtakea5—10minutebreak,sothatyou

areabletoabsorbandconsolidatetheinformation.____17____

Studyingisn’tonlyspendinghoursandhoursonlistofwhatyouthinkwillbeonanexamor

quiz.____18____Thiscanbedonethroughasix-stepapproach:remembering,understanding,applying,analyzing,

higherlevelsoflearningfocusonaskingquestionssuchaswhatif,howandwhyratherthanwhere,whatand

who.

____19____Rearchshowsthatbeingtestedisnotonlyufulinevaluatinghowwellyouhavelearned

ingquestionsunsuccessfullycanhelpyou

professoroffersyoupracticeexams,takethemhomeandlearnfromthem.

Understandwhyyougotcertainquestionswrongandothersright.____20____Forceeachothertoexpand

answersinordertounderstandthematerialbetter.

Followingthesuggestionstostudymoreeffectivelywillmeanshorterandmoreefficientstudyssions,and

eventually,bettergrades!

quizyourlfwheneverpossible.

ivestudyingstartswiththerightattitude.

portanttostudyinasmartwayandgotheextramile.

ithfriendsorclassmatesandquestioneachotheronthematerial.

morelikelytodowellbeforeaquizwhenyouhavetimetoreview.

ngascheduleisthefirstandmostimportantthingtomaximizeyourstudytime.

whyacertainbalanceshouldbemadeandstudyingtimeshouldbecutintoshorterssions.

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

Oneday,inancientGreece,thegreatphilosopherSocrateswaswalkingleisurelyaroundacommunitygarden.

Aneighborwalkeduptohimandsaid,“Youareneverinamillionyearsgoingto____21____whatIjustheard

aboutoneofourneighbors…”

“Wait,”thegreatwiman____22____.“Beforeyoucontinuewiththisstory,yourwords

must____23____thetriplefilter(三重过滤)test.”Theneighborwas____24____andstaredathimwithablank

estoldherthatthefirstfilterwastocheckthe____25____ondfilterwas

to____26____hecouldfinishhis____27____,

Socratesaskedthewoman,“Iswhatyouwanttoshareuful?”Theneighborthoughtforamomentandthensaid,

“No,I____28____itisnotreally…”“So,doyouwantto____29____somethingwithmethatmaynotbetrue,is

probablynotgood,andisnot_____30_____?”ghborwordlessly._____31_____.“Well,you

havenogoodreasontotellmethis_____32_____,andyouhavenogoodreasontobelieveityourlf,”Socrates

added,astheneighborwalkedaway_____33_____.

Inreality,everysingleday,we_____34_____muchtimeandenergyingossip(流言蜚语).Especiallynowadays,

manyofus_____35_____socialmediainordertoknowsomethingthatisfarfromwhatistrue,goodanduful.

Butthemind-numbinggossip_____36_____'tfallinto

the_____37_____d,weshouldtakeSocrates'_____38_____andsimplyfocus

onsomethingthatistrue,good,_____39_____topeopleacouplethousandyearsago,and

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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

Jackwantedtofindajobinthesummervacationaftergraduationfromhighschool,soeverymorninghe

readthe____41.____(classify)ninghispatience

paid____42.____whenhenoticedanadwhichsaid:“Anexecutivewantsaboy___43.___(assist)

shouldatleastbeahighschoolgraduate.”

Jackcutthead____44.____nacleansuit,____45.____(brush)hisshorthair

neatly,reachedthere,he

ontheofficebecameemptyandJackfound____46.____(he)beinginterviewedby

y,hewastoldtoreportateighto’clockthe____47.____(follow)morning,whichmeanthegot

thejob.

AfterJackleft,themanageraskedtheexecutive,“Whatmadeyoulectthatboywhodidn’thave

a_____48._____(recommend)?”“Thatiswhereyouaremistaken,”explainedtheexecutive.“Beforeenteringthe

office,hewipedhisfeetandclodthedoor____49.____(quiet).ed

thathestoodupinstantlyandofferedhisatto____50.____sheiskind

theboyIneed.

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.短文改错

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。

MydogDinoisreallysuperhero,whohelpskeepussafely,ookatthathedid

lastweek.

LastWednesday,Dinosavedourneighbor’cangetvery

muchangrywhendriving,ursday,adriverbehindusstartedshoutingatmymum

iday,Dinosaw

ndaymydadtalkedonhismobile

mediatelystoppedhim.

Whatasmarterdog!

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

52.假设你是晨光中学学生李林，你的美国朋友Chris从某网站得知中国外交部4月16日在吉林省举办

了主题为“新时代的中国：活力吉林，走向世界”的全球推介活动，希望你能介绍相关情况。为了让Chris更

好地了解吉林省，请根据以下提示给他写一封电子邮件。

(1)简单介绍外交部举办的这次活动引起的反响；

(2)介绍吉林省的风景名胜和丰富多彩的历史文化；

(3)希望他有机会来访。

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参考答案

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(5).将much去掉

(6).on→for

(7).he→she

(8).child→children

(9).changing→change

(10).smarter→smart

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