上海向明中学

2020-2021学年上海市向明中学高三英语月考试题及参考答案

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

Someyounmallernumber

gainfamebecauJainisamong

2018,13-year-oldRishabdevelopedawaytouAItechnologytohelppancreatic(胰腺的)cancer

patientsandwonthe3MYoungScientistChallenge,anationwidemiddle-schoolsciencecompetition,andits

$25,000prize.

Inthelaststageofthecontest,Rishabcompetedagainstnineotherfinalistsatthe3MInnovationCenter(创

新中心),guptothebigmeet,eachfinalisthadpartneredwithascientisttofurther

developtheirinventions.

,shablearned

abouthowdeadlypancreaticcanceris,andthatitslowsurvivalrateisduetohowdifficultitistotreat."I'malso

intoprogramming,edtotrytosolveareal-worldproblemusingit."

HiswinningshavebeenputinfurtherrearchandinhisnonprofitSamyakScienceSociety,whichhelpspoor

childrenentertheSTEM(science,technology,engineeringandmath)isalsoraisingawareness

eringbecoming

abiomedicalengineeroradoctor一orboth,hehasalsoputsomemoneyasidetofurtherhisownlearning.

Almostcertainlythedoorsofhighereducationwillopenwidetohimbeforeheevenknocks.

That'

isalsoprovidingteenagersofhisagewithamuch-neededmodelofwhatkindsofthingsyouthcanachieve.

nwelearnaboutthe3MYoungScientistChallengein2018?

ntendedtosolvemedicalproblems.

nationwideAIcompetitionforteenagers.

redthefinalistsanopportunitytoworkwithscientists.

wedthefinaliststolearnAItechnologyinthe3Mcenter.

Rishabwinthe3MYoungScientistChallenge?

edexcellentprogrammingability.

redoutthesurvivalrateofpancreaticcancer.

oducedpoorchildrentoSTEMeducation.

iedAItechnologytotreatingpancreaticcancer.

fthefollowingbestdescribesRishab?

ndentandhumorous.

andinspiring.

B

Nextdoor，anonlinesocialnetworkforneighbors，saysithasattracted$60millionfromearlybackersof

technologygiants，Google，AmazonandFacebook.

Thenewinvestment，1edbyventurefirmKleinerPerkinsCaufield&ByersandinvestmentfirmTigerGlobal

Management，valuesNextdooratmorethan$500million，saidapersonfamiliarwiththematter.

NextdoormembersmakeFacebook-stylepostings，givingorekingrecommendationsforrvicessuchas

sopostaboutcommunityissuessuch

asparking，crimeandsafety，oritemsforsaleorloan.

Theinvestmentsumemphasizestheappealofbusinessthatcantapintothegrowinguofmobiledevices，

aswellassocialnetworkingPerhapsthebestcurrentexampleisTwitter，whichispreparingforaninitialpublic

offeringthatvaluesthecompanyatuptoabout$11billion.

“We’reallspendingmoretimewithourscreens，moreengaged，butIthinkdatashowswe’reless

connected，”saidJohnDoerrofKleinerPerkins，mentioninghisownexperienceofknowingfewofhisneighbors.

Nextdoor，withitsabilitytointroduceneighborstoeachother，helpspeopleregainthenofconnection，he

said.

Earlynextyear，NextdoorplanstoexpandtoCanada，followedbyGreatBritain，Australia，andSouthAfrica，

extdoorhasnotyethavemadeanyprofitaftertwoyearsofoperations，

Toliasaidheisnotworried.

“Ifwelookatthegreatcompaniesatthisstage，noneofthemstartedtomonetizethiarlyintheir

evolution.”Toliasaid.“It’sallaboutgettingtheproductright.”Eventually，Nextdoorplanstotapintolocal

advertising，hesaid.

Nextdooriscurrentlyudin22，527neighborhoodsacrosstheUnitedStates，upfrom5，694ayearago.

Includingthelatestfundinground，ithasraidjustover$100million.

titudedotheearlybackersoftechnologygrantholdtowardsNextdoor?

ubtitsvalue.

inkpoorlyofit.

einfavorofit.

eworriedaboutit.

mainlydiscusdaboutNextdoorinParagraph3?

vice.

ation.

theauthor’spurpoofmentioningTwitterinParagraph4?

orthisviewpoint.

anadvertiment.

oduceanetwork.

apublicoffer.

sNiravToliafeelaboutthefutureofNextdoor?

stic.

C

Ifyoubelieveinthermometers(温度计),oubelieveineating

Frenchfrieswithyourhamburger,youshouldworrymoreaboutcarbonemission.

Itwon'thappenovernight,butastheplanet’sclimatechanges,thegrowthcyclesofmaincropswillallbe

ethreeofthecropsthatmightnotbeattheheat.

Thepotatoactuallyneedsagreatdealofbeautyresttodevelopproperly.“Theyneedacoolnighttime

temperatureinordertostartgrowingthetuber,thepartthatweeat,”Nelsonsays.

Temperatureandaltitudearetwoprimaryconcernsincoffeegrowth,andfarmersarestuckbetweenarock

andahardplace.“Weknowthatcoffeegrowsinacertaintemperaturerange,”Nelsonsays.“They'vebeenmoving

upthemountains,butatsomepointyourunoutofmountainstomoveup.”Higher-gradestrainsofArabicacoffee

inCentralAmericanregionsareatparticularriskduetotheneedforlowergrowingtemperature,especiallysince

diasandpestsarealsobecomingmoreofafactorastemperaturesri.

Evenifyou'relookingatthedirecteffectsoftemperaturealone,riceisintrouble.“Asnighttimetemperatures

goup,thericeisgoingtohaveaproblemfloweringandwon'tmakeasmanyeds,”tionto

thisdirectheatconquence,risingalevelswillfloodmanyricepaddiesanddestroywatersalinitylevels,while

droughtswilllowerproduction,raiprices,andfurthershamewesternerswhoareclumsywithchopstickstobe

abletocleartheirplatesonceanewgrainisadopted.

theclostmeaningtotheunderlinedword“emission”inParagraph1?

ion.

own.

esthepotatoes'developmentneedaccordingtoNelson?

riofthetemperature.

nshineandfreshair.

eisdifficulttoflower,probablybecau________.

edscan'tbeproduced

mperatureandaltituderi

thebesttitleforthetext?

sGlobalWarmingAffectWesterners

stheCoolTemperatureAffectRice

theRealReasonForCrops’Growth

ropsThatWon'tSurviveClimateChanges

D

PreparationsfortheTokyoOlympicshavesufferedanotherchallengeafterasurveyfoundthat60%ofpeople

inJapanwantthemtobecancelled,lessthanthreemonthsbeforetheGamesarescheduledtoopen.

JapanhaxtendedastateofemergencyinTokyoandveralotherregionsuntiltheendofMayasit

strugglestocontrolafastincreainCOVID-19cascaudbynew,morecatchingvariants（变异体）withmedical

staffwarningthathealthrvicesinsomeareasareontheedgeofbreakingdown.

TheOlympics,whichweredelayedbyayearduetothepandemic,arettoopenon23July,withthe

InternationalOlympicCommittee（IOC）andorganizersinsistingthatmeasureswillbeputinplacetoensurethe

safetyofathletesandothervisitors,aswellasanervousJapanepublic.

Thesurvey,conductedbetween7and9MaybytheconrvativeYomiuriShimbun,showed60%wantedthe

Gamescancelledasoppodto39%whosaidtheyshouldbeheld.“Postponement”—anoptionabandonedby

theIOC—wasnotofferedasachoice.

OfthowhosaidtheOlympicsshouldgoahead,23%n

audiencehavebeenbannedbutafinaldecisiononnativeattendancewillbemadeinJune.

AnotherpollconductedattheweekendbyTBSNewsfound65%wantedtheGamescancelledorpostponed

again,with37%votingtogiveuptheeventaltogetherand28%arpollinApril

conductedbyKyodonewsagencyfound70%wantedtheOlympicscancelledorpostponed.

TheIOC'svicepresident,JohnCoates,saidthatwhileJapanentimentabouttheGames“wasaconcern”,

hecouldforeenosituationunderwhichthesportingeventswouldnotgoahead.

yJapanewishtheOlympicswouldnotbeheldinTokyoaccordingtothesurvey?

A.60%.B.28%.C.37%.D.70%.

ouldbeputintoconsiderationiftheOlympicsopen?

antransport.

lthconditionofcitizens.

somepeople'sattitudetowardsforeignspectatorsinParagraph5?

orted.

nweconcludefromJohnCoates'words?

mpicswillbestoppedthisyear.

mpicswillbeputoff.

mpicswillbeheldnormally.

mpicswilltakeplaceinotherplace.

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

Whenyouthinkaboutcollegeandtheexperiencesyou’llhavethere,youprobablythinkaboutlearningand

growing.___16___

Somerearcherssuggeststudentswhomakefriendsatcollegearemorelikelytobesuccessfulintheir

study.___17___Humansaresocialcreaturesandwhenyouhavesomeonewhocanencourageyou，youwillbe

betterpreparedtofacethechallengeofhighereducation.

nyougothroughcollege,younotonlyincreayourknowledge,

uapplyforajobaftergraduation,youwillbeaskedquestionsabout

yourskillsandknowledge.___18___Whatdoesallofthishavetodowithfriendships?Learningtogetalongwith

peopleandworkwellwiththemtakesmanyforms,andoneofthemisfriendship.

___19___Thestudentscanformstudygroups,discussideasforprojects,andcelebratevictoriesandgood

uneedtotalktosomeone,yourclassmatesmustbethebest.

Itdoesn’tsoundveryfr

theverynatureoftherelationshipisreciprocal（互惠的）.Whileapersonisprovidingyouwiththesupportand

strengthyouneed,youhavetobeprovidingthisbacktothem.___20___

shipisatwo-waystreet.

lpcancomeintheformoffriendships.

htwonderwhy,buttheanswerisveryclear.

’llalsobeaskedhowwellyouworkwithateam.

uldalsothinkaboutthefriendshipyou’llform.

iendshelpyouinteractwithpeopleallaroundyou.

tscangetalotbybeingfriendswiththeirclassmates.

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

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became____22____towrite,n’tsingwellatall,even____23____-it

waslyaheadacheforme.____24____,itbecameadailyroutineformeto____25____.HowcouldIkeepup

my____26____andgoonwriting?

Oneday,itwastoonoisyandmythoughtswereentirely____27____.Ihadmyhusbandgoto____28____her

slater,hereturned.“Thatgirlisonly17,”he____29____withasadlook,“butshehas

bonecancer.”Mymindsuddenlywent_____30_____.“Hermothersaidthatthemore_____31_____itis,the

sher_____32_____rmotherbegsourpardonforinterrupting

us.”Inaflash,Ifeltguiltyaboutmythoughtless_____33_____.

Fromthatdayon,Inolongerfeltanything_____34_____,andevengotudtohersinging-Ifeltas

if_____35_____ardsIwasonbusinessandhappenedtoknowthegirlhad

been_____36_____eturnedhomeinlatesummer,I_____37_____feltthatsomething

was_____38_____.Icouldn’thearthegirlnextdoorsinganymore.

“Howeverhardthewindsblow,youwillstray(走失)nomorefrommy_____39_____…YoushallbelievethatI

ambraveonlywithyou…”Hersingingalways_____40_____hevoiceiverlastingforyou,me,

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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

Withapopularonlinecomicstrip（连环画），overasChineartistCaoSiyu___41.___（enjoyable）tsabout

deconstructingstereotypes（成见）andculturalmisunderstandingsbetweenEastandWest.

AftersheencounteredmanymisunderstandingsandcamefacetofacewithstereotypicalviewsaboutChina,

CaowasinspiredtocreateTinyEyesComics,aninternet-badcartoonstrip___42.___(illustrate)thebigworld

throughtinyChineeyes”.Sinceherfirstillustrationinlate2016,Caofollowers___43.___(post）morethan300

comicstoherInstagramaccount,___44.___hasattractedabout41,000followers.

ItalianmagazineGraziasays："Hersimplesketcheshaveplayed___45.___bigpartinmakingiteasierto

understandChineculture."Oneofhercomicsshowsthecultural___46.___(difference)behindthedebateabout

usageofmasks,ornottowear,thatisthe

questionthathasledto___47.___(expect)controversyand,___48.___.somecas,evenphysicalconflict,insome

tripsheexplainsthatChinepeoplewearmasks___49.___(prevent)infection,aswell

asavoidpassingthevirustoothers.

Manyforeignreaderssaytheyfindherillustrationnlightening,helpingthemtounderstandChina,while

Chineimmigrantshavefeltunderstood,edbackand___50.___(connect)withher

readershasbeen"thebiggestmotivation"，forhertokeepcreating.

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处语言

错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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。

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esomeofmyadvice.

Firstofall,youshouldtryyourbesttodoyourhomeworkbyyourown,whichwillhelpyoufindouthowyour

,ebothfriendlyandtheyare

megoby,youaresuretoimproveyourstudy.

rheadinsteadofyourcellphone,andyouwill

makeagreatprogress.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

mes正在组织关于生活方式的征文活动。请你以Haveahealthylifestyle为题写一篇短文参加本

次活动，内容包括:

1.不同的生活方式;

2.你的选择和原因。

注意:

1.词数100左右;

2.题目和首句已为你写好。

Haveahealthylifestyle

Therearedifferentlifestyles.

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参考答案

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4.C5.B6.A7.D

8.C9.A10.C11.D

12.A13.C14.D15.C

16.E17.C18.D19.G20.A

21.C22.B23.D24.A25.C26.D27.A28.B29.C30.D31.A32.

C33.D34.B35.C36.A37.B38.D39.A40.B

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