上海外国语大学附属外国语学校

2021年上海外国语大学附属外国语学校初中部高三英语期末考试试题

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

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withyournewhearingaids.

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eparateon/offbuttons.

udessmallbatteries.

sonpracticalfunctions.

stheauthorrefertoKaren?

etheGO'spopularity.

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theGO'Shighperformance.

hdoyoupayforapairoftheGO?

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B

cfoodsalesreachedarecordof$45.2billionin2017,

oplemaybuyorganicfoodforthe

reasonslikeresourcecyclingandbiodiversity,butmostpeoplemaychooorganicfoodbecautheythinkit's

smallnumberofstudieshaveshownrelationshipsbetweeneatingorganicfoodandreducing

risksofbeingill,nostudies,uptonow,haveansweredthequestionwhethereatingorganicfoodcanimprove

health.

AccordingtotheUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculture(USDA),organicfooddoesnotsuggestanything

20155MilesMcEvoy,thenchiefoftheNationalOrganicProgramfortheUSDA,refudtoadmit

anyhealthbenefitsoforganicfood,sayingthequestionhasnothingtodowiththeNationalOrganicProgram.

Instead,theUSDAthinksthatorganicreferstoaproductionmethodthatincreascyclingofresourceskeeps

ecologicalbalance,andprotectsbiodiversity.

I'manenvironmentalhealthscientistwhohasspentover20yearsstudyingpesticidesthatdoharmtohuman

lyearsago,Iwa

studyfocudonagroupofpesticideswhichhavealwaysbeenharmfultochildren'

foundthatchildrenwhoatetraditionaldietshadninetimeshigherexposuretothepesticidesthanchildrenwho

ateorganicdiets.

Lastmonth,Ipublishedasmallstudythatsuggestedapathforwardtoansweringthequestionwhether

heresultswerenovel,they

didn'dTheNewYorkTimesin2003,“Whatdoesthisreallymeanforthesafetyof

mykids?Butwedon'ruethen,andit'sstilltruenow.”

ostpeopleprefertobuyorganicfood?

diversity.

ourcecycling.

estheUSDAsuggestaboutorganicfood?

mprovepeople'oducedinanenvironment-friendlyway.

othingtodowiththeNationalOrganicProgram.

nbeconcludedfromtheauthor'sstudy?

idesdon'tharmchildren'ionaldietsbenefitpeople'shealth.

ultsaremeaningfultochildren'ssafety.

thebesttitleforthetext?

OrganicFood?nicFoodHealthier?

uldWeAvoidPesticides?etheBenefitsofOrganicFood?

C

Technologyissuppodtomakeourliveasier,often

creaincomplexity,oftencalled"featurecreep,"costsconsumerstime,

undredbilliondollarsayear,andarecent

studybyElkedenOuden,ofPhilipsElectronics,foundthatatleasthalfofreturnedproductshavenothingwrong

ersjustcouldn'iesnowknowagreatdealabout

problemsofusabilityandconsumerbehavior,sowhyisitthatfeaturecreepprovesunstoppable?

Inpart,fieaturecreepistheproductoftheso-calledinternal-audienceproblem:thepeoplewhodesignandll

productarenottheoneswhobuyanduthem,andwhatengineersandmarketersthinkisimportantisnot

necessarilywhat'ineerstendnottonoticewhenmoreoptionsmakeaproductless

ketingandsalesdepartmentseeachadditionalfeatureasanewllingpoint,andanewwayto

attractcustomers.

Youmightthink,then,thatcompaniescouldavoidfieaturecreepbyjustpayingattentiontowhatcustomersreally

t'swherethetroublebegins,becaualthoughconsumersfindoverloadedgadgets（配件）

unmanageable,soutthatwhenwelookatanewproductinastorewetend

tothinkthatthemorefeaturesthereare,lyoncewegettheproducthomeandtrytouitthat

werealizethevirtuesofsimplicity.

Itemsstrangethatwedon',asnumerousstudieshaveshown,

peoplearenot,ingeneral,ult,wewillpay

moreformorefeaturesbecauwesystematicallyoverestimatehowoftenwe'overestimate

ourabilitytofigureouthowacomplicatedproductworks.

Thefactthatbuyerswantbellsandwhistlesbuturswantsomethingclearandsimplecreatesanunusual

ctthatdoesn'

productwithtoomanyfeaturesislikelytoannoyconsumers.

esthefirstparagraphmainlydiscuss?

efitsbroughtbytheadvancedtechnology.

entstudyconductedbyElkedenOuden.

scaudbythefeaturecreepoftechnology.

oblemsofusabilityknownbytheconsumers.

fthefollowingistrueaccordingtothecondparagraph?

eaudienceproblemthatleadstofeaturecreep.

tterstodesignersandmarketersisnotgoodforconsumers.

ecreepbringsblessingstothepeopleinmarketingandsales.

ineerswillnotpayattentiontothequalityoftheproduct

weknowaboutthebuyersinparagraph4?

edeeplyconvincedthatalltheproductsworkinsimpleway.

efedupwiththemoreandmorefeaturesoftheproducts.

etooconfidentoftheirabilitytouthecomplicatedproducts.

equiteclearabouttheproductswhichwillmakethemhappy.

nbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

NotoFeatureCreepisNoEasyThing

e-heavyProductsinDemand

eFeatures,theBetter

cityOutweighsComplexity

D

Anurhasfulfilled(实现)apromishemadetoherpatientfouryearsagotoonedayattendher

daughter'sgraduationfromnursingschool.

EdinaHabibovic,22,graduatedfromChamberlainUniversity'her,Sevala

Habibovic,46,diedin2017afteratwoyearfightwithbreastcancer.

“Ithoughtthemedicalfieldwasn',mymomgotsickandIhadalltheexperiencegoinginand

outofthehospital,”EdinatoldGoodMorningAmerica.“Whenmymompasdaway,Ithought,‘Iwantto

dothis.’”shesaid.

SanjaJosipovic,whoatthetimeworkedasahomehealthnurwithNorthwesternMedicineinWinfield,

Illinois,tenchattedandsharedthelatestnewswitheachotheroversix

monthsofcare.

“ShewasmostworriedaboutEdinabecaushewasyoungandhadn'tfinishedschoolyet,”Sanjasaid.“We

arelikesisters;n't

scaredtodie;shewasjustworriedaboutherkidsandhusband.”

Edinasaidhermotherlivedforbeingwithherfamilyandtakingcareofpeople.“WhenSanjawasworking,

mymomwouldstilltrytomakehersomethingtoeat,nomatterhowsickshewas,”vala's

lifewascomingtoanend,sheaskedSanjatotakeherplaceatheryoungestdaughter'snursingschoolgraduation.

“'sgraduation,”saidSanja,whoisamotherofthreeherlf.

Sheagreed.

DuetoCOVID-19,'smanageratMarianjoy

RehabilitationHospitaldecidedtohostapinningceremonyforherandhaveSanjaprentthepin.“Sanjahas

fulfilledherpromi,”Edinasaid.

EdinaandSanjaarenowcaringforpatientsalongsideoneanotherascolleaguesatMarianjoy.

estheunderlinedword“this”inparagraph3referto?

gasanur

forEdina'smother

nbelearnedaboutSanjaandSevala?

recancersurvivors

velopedaclobond

uldbeSevala'sregret?

softhechancetostudymedicine

encefromEdina'sschoolgraduation

gtokeepthepromimadetoSanja

ookingagoodmealforherhusband

Sanjafulfillherpromi?

ngcareofEdinaandherfamily

ingEdinaenterherdreamhospital

ndingaspecialceremonyforEdina

gingtobecomeEdina'scolleague

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

Whattodoonceyouachieveyourgoal?

Herearesomebasiclessonsthatcanhelpyouonceyoureachyourgoal,___16___Theareprinciplesthat

millionairePaulScolardihasputintopracticetogoodeffect.

'tactarrogantly（傲慢低）___17___Whileyou’ve

madegreatprogress,it'simportantthatyoushouldn'tlookdownonthowhoareinthesamesituationsasyou.

___18___Theideaisthatonceyouachieveagoal,

example,ifyou'biggergoalwouldbetobuildyouownbusinessin

thatparticularindustry.

lly,ifyou’'llneedtohavemore

motivationandmoreconfidence,andworkevenharder,Buthardworkisn’tallthat'sneeded.___19___What

helpedyouachievethisgoalinthefirstplace?Whatapproachdidyoutaketomakeallofthishappentoyou?So,

makesureyoulookbackandewhathelpedyougetthere.

eryouachievesomething,therewillalwaysbepeoplewhowilltrytodragyoudown.

You'regoingtogethatersorpeoplewhodon'tbelieveyou.___20___heshares

hisparticularstoryofhowhebecameamillionaire,wedon’treallyknowwhathewentthroughtogetthere.

gergoals.

thusmoveforwardinlife.

vethinkingisallneededforachievement.

nowisthathewasn’tamillionaireandnowheis.

paystoworkmorewilyandreflectonyourachievements.

ushpeopleaway,whetherthey’refriends,family,orcolleagues.

hemaloneasyoursuccesshasnothingtodowithhowtheyarefeeling.

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

MattewShifrinhasbeenbuildingwithLegos(乐高积木)

turned13,hegota___21___birthdayprentfromhisfriend,n843-pieceMiddleEasternLego

hitwere___22______23___auniquenameforeveryoneof

espentcountlesshours___24___buildinginstructionsin

Braille(盲文)thatspelledouthowto___25___themalltogether.

___26___person,ShifrinhadneverbeforebeenabletocompleteaLego

t___27___.Shifrinknewimmediatelythathehadtohelpotherblindchildrenfindthesame___28___.Shifrin

says,''Forblindpeople,Legotsactassmall3D___29___forreal-lifebuildingsinsteadoftwo-dimensional

icks____30____metoethingsthatare____31____toexplorebytouch.''Foryearsafter

thatincredibleLego____32____,hetogetherwithFinkelcreatedsimilarinstructionsforabout45otherLegots,

all____33____onawebsitetheycreated,''LegofortheBlind.''

Shifrinbegan____34____theLegocompanyveralyearsagotodiscusshiswork,butitwasin2017,when

Finkeldiedofcancer,thathefinallyconnectedwiththe____35____rs-long

efforts____36____whenthjectisa

high-techversionofwhatShifrinandFinkeldidfortheir____37____.Itcouldn’thavebeencompletedwithout

Shifrin's____38____–orwithouthisdetermination.

Hejust____39____Finkelhadbeenheretoeit.''Ithinkshe'dbeverygladthatwecamethis____40____,''

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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

Lastweek,therewasa"CelebrateVietnam(越南)”___41.___(surpri)mewastheperformance

ofChineSocietyOrchestraintheNationalUniversityofSingapore(NUS)duringtheshow.

Tobehonest,IdidnotexpecttheorganizerswhoarealmostallVietnametoinviteartsgroupsfromother

cultures,___42.___itmorethan

3,000kilometersawayfromhome,itwasreallyraretohavetheopportunity___43.___(listen)totraditional

Chineperformances.

Luckily,NUSChineSocietyorganizessomeeventswithChineelements(元素)fromtimetotime.I've

noticedthattherearesomepeoplefromnon-Chinebackground___44.___(attend)roudthat

formancewasvery___45.___(impress).

Theaudiencegave___46.___bigroundofapplau(掌声)attheend,andIcouldtellthattheyreallyenjoyedit.

Aftertheirperformance,Ispokewithsomeofthe___47.___(music).Iaskedthem___48.___theydecidedto

doso,andtheytoldmeitwas___49.___(main)efreetimenextterm,

I___50.___(consider)joiningthemaswell.

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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（☑），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限一词；

只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Thankyouforyourletter,thatreallymademehappy.I’mgladknowthatyou’vecometoChinatolearnkung

fuinaschoolinmyhometown.I’msurelyyou’ly,IbegintolearnkungfuwhenIwas

venyearsold,y,Iwillgohomeintwoweeksforsummervacations.

ThenIcansparesometimetolearnitagain,gforwardto

sooner.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

52.假如你是校英文报编辑李华，你报拟举行以三牛精神为主题的征文活动。请用英语为本活动写一份

征稿启事，内容如下：

1.活动目的；

2.稿件要求；

3.截稿日期及投稿方式。

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。

参考词汇：三牛精神thespiritoftheox

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