2021届上海西南位育中学高三英语第三次联考试卷及答案解析.pdf

2021 届上海西南位育中学高三英语第三次联考试卷及答案解析 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 In Sweden,McDonalds is building“bee hotels”on the back of its roadside billboards(广告牌)to help save the countrys decreasing bee population.It launched the campaign together with outdoor advertising giant JCDecaux.Six large wooden bee hotels,with drilled holes on the front,first appeared on the back of a north-facing billboard in Jarfalla in September.“Without pollination(授粉)from bees,a thirdof the food we eat would be threatened.”McDonalds said.But it turns out that at least 30 percent of the countrys wild bee population is endangered,according to the fast-food chain.A big problem is that they lack places to live.Based on data released by Chalmers University of Technology,we know Sweden owns 274 species of bees,of which 37 species are bumblebees,and more than a third are decreasing or face the risk of decreasing.Their natural habitats have been damaged by factors including the changes of agricultural activities and fast urbanization(城市化).Fortunately,most bees are able to survive in urban habitats,like the bee hotels.Every McDonalds authorized restaurant in Sweden will be allowed to order their own bee hotel billboards and design the messages by themselves,as the fast-food chain says.It is their hope that the number of hotels could grow to a greater extent in the near future.Great efforts in addition to that have been made by the company.On World Bee Day,May 20,it introduced“the worlds smallest McDonalds”.McHive,which could function as an actual beehive(蜂箱).Designed by set designer Nilsson himself,the creation was sold for$10,000 at a charity fundraiser held for Ronald McDonald House Charities.Beehives can be found on the rooftops of some McDonalds restaurants in Sweden,too.This took place in certain areas but is now followed by an increasing number of participants.More McDonalds restaurants are making an effort to improve the living conditions of wild bees by removing the grass round their restaurants to grow flowers and plants instead.1.According to the passage,the challenge that wild bees are facing is _ A.the fast process of industry.B.the worlds Large amount of trash.C.the rapid development of urbanization.D.the sharp growth of population.2.How does McDonalds help wild bees in Sweden?A.By providing shelters for bees.B.By offering food to bees.C.By advertising rescue activities.D.By putting up more billboards.3.What is the best title for the text?A.Wild bees in danger B.The loss of bees habitats C McDonalds bee hotels D.The protection of wild bees B To stay healthy and fit,Chinesestudents do group exercises every day at school.Most of you probably do the same set of exercises.But some school exercises have grown popular online due to their local and innovative designs.Singing in Sichuan dialects with energetic movements and unique mask-changing is not just a Sichuan Opera performance.Its the routine exercise for students of Mianyang Foreign Languages Experimental School in Sichuan province.“Sichuan Opera is a local opera,and it is now facing a gap in inheritance(传承).Therefore,we cooperated with Mianyang Intangible Cultural Heritage Center to create a simple and easy-to-learn Sichuan Opera exercise,”said Shen Junhua,who is in charge of organizing the schools exercise between classes.According to Shen,this new type of exercise has been practiced since 2017 and has been popular among students.When students enroll(入学),they will spend several weeks practicing it.At present,almost all of the students and teachers have mastered it.“In fact,we had hardly heard of Sichuan Opera before teachers taught us how to do the Sichuan Opera exercise,”said Li Yangwenwen,14,an eighth grade student who also joined the schools Sichuan Opera club out of interest.“Its very different from normal exercises.After practicing it,we found it very beautiful and became interested in it.Now,almost all of the students look forward to our daily exercise time and feel excited to do it.”“By combining opera with daily exercise,the daily class activity allows students to perceive and understand Sichuan Operas culture”,Shen said.“After years of continuous effort to spread the seeds of traditional culture,the younger generation is finally catching on.”4.What do students in Shens school do during the group exercise?A.They do normal exercise.B.They sing pop songs in Sichuan dialects.C.They do mask-changing in a Sichuan Opera performance.D.They combine group exercise with Sichuan Opera.5.Why do they adopt the new type of exercise?A.To attract new students to the school.B.To inherit local culture.C.To create an easy-to-learn exercise.D.To make the schools group exercise popular.6.How do teachers and students react to the group exercise?A.Calm.B.Indifferent.C.Enthusiastic.D.Uninterested.7.What can we learn from the last paragraph?A.Shens continuous effort is highly praised.B.The younger generation will have a stronger body.C.The students can better understand their local culture.D.Students help to spread the seeds of traditional culture toyounger generation.C Thefirst thing we notice about new people are their faces.The next time we see these people,we remember them because we remember their faces.This seems like a simple process.However,scientists found that it is not such a simple process.The section of the brain that is responsible for face recognition seems to work differently for different people.Some people have great difficulty remembering and recognizing faces,while others almost never forget a face.Normal babies are born with a natural ability to recognize faces.In fact,their face recognition abilities are much better than their parents.Babies are most highly skilled at face recognition at six months.But by nine months,they lose this skill.By nine months,a babys face-recognition skills are about the same as an adults.Unfortunately,some people are not born with this ability to recognize faces.The part of the brain that is responsible for face recognition doesnt work for them.This condition is called face blindness.People with very severe face blindness cannot even recognize their own faces.In fact,people with this condition can sometimes be frightened when they look in the mirror.They dont recognize their own face,so for a second they are startled when they see this unfamiliar face.Face blindness is not always severe.Scientists believe up to 10 percent of the population may be affected by face blindness to some degree,yet many people with mild face blindness might not even know they have it.They have no reason to know they are different from anyone else until someone points it out.This is similar to people with color1 blindness.Colorblind people cant see the difference between certain color1 s such as red and green,until someone tells them that green and red are two different color1 s.There is no cure for face blindness.So for the time being,people with face blindness need to find simple techniques to compensate for their problem.They can try to recognize people by their hairstyle,their voice,or their glasses.Hopefully,in the future as scientists learn more about this condition,they may find a cure.8.What is the first paragraph mainly about?A.The way to improve ones face-recognition skills.B.The simple process of the brain to recognize others faces.C.The fact that some people have face-recognition problems.D.The importance of face recognition in human communication.9.When do children have the best face-recognition skills?A.At birth.B.Half a year old.C.Nine months old.D.In adolescence.10.What does the underlined word“startled”in the 3rd paragraph probably mean?A.Depressed.B.Confused.C.Embarrassed.D.Surprised.11.What does the author think of the problem of face blindness?A.People need to take it seriously.B.Certain techniques can make up for it.C.It will be cured in the near future.D.It has the same effect with color1 blindness.D Earthquakes are a natural disasterexcept when theyre man-made.The oil and gas industry has forcefully used the technique known as hydraulic fracturing(水力压裂法)to destroy sub-surface rock and liberate the oil and gas hiding there.But the process results in large amounts of chemical-filled waste water.Horizontal drilling(水平钻孔)for oil can also produce large amount of natural,unwanted salt water.The industry deals with this waste water by pumping it into deep wells.On Monday,the US Geological Survey published for the first time an earthquake disaster map covering both natural and“induced”quakes.The map and a report show that parts of the central United States now face a ground-shaking disaster equal to the famously unstable terrain(不稳定地形)of California.Some 7 million people live in places easily attacked by these man-made quakes,the USGS said The list of places at highest risk of man-made earthquakes includes Oklahoma,Kansas,Texas,Arkansas,Colorado,New Mexico,Ohio and Alabama.Most of these earthquakes are ly small,in the range of magnitude(震级)3,but some have been more powerful,including a magnitude 5.6 earthquake in 2011 in Oklahoma that was connected to waste water filling.Scientists said they do not know ifthere is an upper limit on the magnitude of man-made earthquakes;this is an area of active research Oklahoma has had prehistoric earthquakes as powerful as magnitude 7.Its not immediately clear whether this new research will change industry practices,or even whether it will surprise anyone in the areas of newly supposed danger.In Oklahoma,for example,the natural rate of earthquakes is only one or two a year,but there have been hundreds since hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling,with the waste water filling,became common in the last ten years.12.What kind of human activities can cause earthquakes?A.The man-made produced waste water in the factories.B.The process of digging deep wells in those poor areas.C.The advanced techniques used to deal with waste water.D.The oil or gas industrys work connected with the earth.13.What does the underlined word“induced”in paragraph 2 mean?A.Man-made.B.Reduced.C.Newly-built.D.Controlled.14.How much magnitude can man-made earthquakes reach?A.Its been said as small as magnitude 3.B.It has been said as high as magnitude 7.C.Its being studied without a final conclusion.D.It has risen by an average of magnitude 5.6.15.What is the best title for the text?A.Natural Earthquakes in America Are Disappearing Now B.7 Million Americans at Risk of Man-Made Earthquakes C.Time for Oil and Gas Industry Change Their Working Practice D.More Often Earthquakes as Powerful as Magnitude 7 in America 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 Before there was the written word,there was the language of dance.Dance expresses love andhate,joy and sorrow,life and death,and everything else in between._16_We dance from Florida to Alaska,from north to south and sea to sea.We dance at weddings,birthdays,office parties and just to fill the time.“I adore dancing,”says Lester Bridges,the owner of a dance studio in Iowa.“I cant imagine doing anything else with my life.”Bridges runs dance classes for all ages.“Teaching dance is wonderful._17_Its great to watch them.For many of them,its a way of meeting people and having a social life.”_18_“I can tell you about one young couple,”says Bridges.“Theyre learning to do traditional dances.They arrive at the class in low spirits and they leave with a smile._19_”So,do we dance in order to make ourselves feel better,calmer,healthier?Andrea Hillier says,“Dance,like the pattern of a beating heart,is life.Even after all these years,I want to get better and better._20_I find it hard to stop!Dancing reminds me Im alive.”A.So why do we dance?B.Dance in the U.S.is everywhere.C.If you like dancing outdoors,come to America.D.My older students say it makes them feel young.E.I keep practicing even when Im extremely tired.F.Dancing seems to change their feeling completely.G.They stayed up all night long singing and dancing.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 At age three,I was inseparable from my parents.Where they went I went,always reaching out for their hands to ensure their_21_.As we approached my preschool for the first time,one of my hands_22_my fathers hand,the other_23_grasped my mothers.We walked past the_24_sign out front which read“Welcome to theLakeschool!”.I was happy and curious.Soon enough,I was introduced to my teachers and as they warmly greeted me,they pried（撬开）my hands from my parents.They_25_me and my parents towards a window,complete with a small window seat full of_26_animal toys,pillows,and blankets.As we_27_across the room,my parents suddenly broke away from our little_28_.Theyseemed,_29_,to be heading toward the door.When I realized what was happening,I_30_to run after them,only to be held back by my teachers.Tears began to_31_my cheeks.My mouth opened and a（an）_32_cry escaped,loud enough for my parents,who were now outside,to_33_.I stared at them,_34_up against the glass,my tears now rushing down my face.We call this The Crying Window,“my teachers had told my parents.Children are often upset when they see their parents leave the school without them.My parents stood outside_35_,tormented（折磨）by having to stand by while their little girl_36_.But soon another little girl appeared in the window.She was taller and older and she_37_her arms around me until I stopped crying.The_38_was the most comforting feeling I hadever experienced,_39_the comfort of my own parents.Then she took my hand and led me away from the crying window.My parents breathed a sigh of_40_.21.A.presence B.arrival C.safety D.dependence 22.A.shook B.felt C.squeezed D.scratched 23.A.leisurely B.nervously C.wildly D.unwillingly 24.A.cheerful B.unhappy C.depressed D.unique 25.A.accompanied B.moved C.invited D.guided 26.A.local B.magic C.stuffed D.joyful 27.A.progressed B.processed C.came D.observed 28.A.room B.access C.group D.procedure 29.A.in fact B.in the meantime C.in all D.in general 30.A.managed B.attempted C.expected D.scheduled 31.A.flood B.erupt C.occupy D.cover 32.A.annoyed B.horrible C.desperate D.incredible 33.A.leave away B.leave off C.turn around D.turn up 34.A.defended B.struggled C.broke D.pressed 35.A.frozen B.hopeless C.frustrated D.satisfied 36.A.swore B.suffered C.wandered D.withdrew 37.A.showed B.reached C.wrapped D.attached 38.A.body B.smile C.girl D.hug 39.A.next to B.superior to C.junior to D.close to 40.A.appreciation B.gratitude C.satisfaction D.relief 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 World Environment Day(WED),_41._is observed on June 5 every year,is one of the most unique and special holidays because_42._its history and its many firsts.Created on the first day of the first-ever UN conference,WED focuses on humans and the environment.However,this didnt happen overnight.Swedenfirst suggested_43._(have)such a conference in 1968.And in 1969,the UN agreed that i