2021年虹口新时代实验学校高三英语上学期期中考试试题及答案解析.pdf

2021 年虹口新时代实验学校高三英语上学期期中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 A Shopping centers，stadiums and universities may soon have a new tool to help fight crime.ACaliforniacompany called Knightscope says its robots can predict and prevent crime.Knightscope says the goal is to reduce crime by half in areas the robots guard.William Santana Li is the chief executive officer of Knightscope.He says，These robot security guards will change the world.Our planet has more than seven billion people on it.Its going to quickly get to nine billion people.The security equipmentthat we have globally is just not going to develop that fast.The companys Autonomous Data Machines can become the eyes and ears of law enforcement（执法）.You want them to be machines plus humans.Let.the machines do the heavy and sometimes dangerous work and let the humans do the strategic decision-making work，so its always working all together.The machines do not carry weapons but they have day and night video cameras which are able to turn 360 degrees and can also sense chemical and biological weapons.Some people may become concerned about their privacy,especially in connection with the video recordings.Some people may worry that such recordings will appear on the Internet.Eugene Volokh,a law professor at the UCLA School of Law,says the machines have to be used in the right way and it will be interesting to see how state laws deal with this kind of video.William Santana Li says there is a long waiting list for the robots in theUS.Workers in the company are working overtime to meet the demands of the market.At least 25 other countries are also interested in these robot security guards.1.What can this new tool do for humans?A.Make strategic decisions.B.Keep watching day and night.C.Carry heavy weapons.D.Stop crime autonomously.2.Why are some people worried about the new robots?A.Their privacy may be let out.B.The robots are very expensive.C.Robots will replace humans.D.They will be out of work soon.3.Which of the following can be the best title of the text?A.Robots Are Becoming More Popular B.Robots Contribute aLotto the World C.Robots Are in Great Demand Now D.Security Robots Could Help Cut Crime B Becoming famous is the dream of many,and Tian is getting closer to that dream.Tian,30,is a white-collar worker inBeijing.On short video application Douyin,Tian has more than 2,000 fans.So far,she has received more than 50,000 likes on the Dubsmash-like app.On her page on Douyin,Tian shares everything,from her sons daily activities,to her pet dogs,to little skits(段子)made up by her and her husband.“Making funny videos,and combining them with music is really interesting,”Tian said.“Of course,I make the videos for fun because it is quite relaxing.”Chinas short video market has seen great growth,according to areport.The report said thatChinas short video market was valued at 5.73 billion yuan($900 million)in 2017,an increase of 184 percent.The industry value is expected to go up to the 30 billion mark in 2020.Companies like Tencent,Sohu and Iqiyi have all started providing short video content.“Short videos are popular because they are an addition to traditional audio and video content on the internet,”said Sun Jiashan with the Chinese National Academy of Arts.Fans say that the short videos help them“chill out”from a stressed-out lifestyle.“My favorite videos are all about pets,”said Zhou Na,a nurse inHefei,capital of East ChinasAnhuiprovince.“After a whole days work,watching the 15-second videos makes me laugh,which reduces my pressure.”4.Why does Tian make short videos in Douyin?A.To get fun.B.To become a well-known person.C.To attract fans.D.To record her familys routine.5.Whats Sun Jiashans opinion about short videos?A.They have huge value.B.They greatly reduce peoples pressure.C.They make peoples star dreams come true.D.They enrich internet audio and video content.6.What does the underlined words“chill out”probably mean?A.Catch a cold.B.Feel cold.C.Calm down.D.Become concerned.7.What does the passage mainly tell us?A.Every Chinese is using Douyin.B.Chinas short video market is open.C.Douyin brings the Chinese great happiness.D.Chinas short video market has developed rapidly.C According to a survey published by the American Institutes for Research last year,a total of 57 colleges were operating some form of CBE programs and about 85 percent of all the higher education officials said they were either designing a CBE program at their school or were considering doing so.Students in a CBE program choose a central field of study,just as they would at a traditional college or university.Yet instead of attending a series of classes led by professors or teaching assistants at schools,the students study online and direct themselves.CBE programs require students to show their understanding of a given set of sills Students must prove their mastery of skills that relate to their field of choice by taking related exams.Once they have met all the requirements of their study programs,the students will get their degrees.CBE programs have made use of many new technologies,especially internet and online media.This helps reduce barriers for nontraditional and other students by bringing higher education to them.And programs that permit students to work at their own speed may save students money by reducing the time it takes for them to earn a degree.But some educators have concerns about the value of the education that CBE programs offer.Johann Neem atWesternWashingtonUniversityargues that the purpose of higher education is not simply to help students master certain skills.It should teach students how to think critically(批判性地)understand the subjects they are studying more deeply and see how they are connected to other subjects.Only that way can they put the knowledge to better use.He said,“You need to explore,think.get shaken,have a conversation and struggle.Andthose things take time.”Instead of supporting CBE,he adds,policy makers and educators should look for ways to improve access and reduce costs for traditional higher education.8.How are CBE programs different from traditional college education?A.They require students to choose their subjects.B.They offer shorter curricula and are less expensive.C.They heavily rely on the information technologies.D.They allow students to take easier examinations.9.What can we learn from Johann Neems words?A Free access to traditional education should be provided.B.Higher education just focuses on critical thinking skills.C.Students should spend longer time completing the degree courses.D.College students should be challenged to explore around their subjects.10.How does Johann Neems attitude toward CBE programs?A.Supportive.B.Disapproving.C.Sympathetic.D.Uncaring.11.What is the authors purpose in writing the text?A.To press policy-makers to provide more affordable education.B.To show the disadvantages of the traditional college education.C.To introduce a new controversial trend in the higher education.D.To encourage educators to improve the quality of CBE programs.D Japans prime minister encouraged the decision to ban viewers,even family members,by issuing a state of emergency order in Tokyo earlier this month in response to rising COVID-19 case numbers.From the perspective of sports psychologists,an Olympics without fans is a real-life science experiment that is helping researchers and clinicians to comb through the true impact of a crowd of fans on its playersand on viewers at home.The strange circumstances under which the games are held may place unexpected pressure on some athletes.On Tuesday,superstar gymnast Simone Biles dropped out of the womens team event,telling teammates and reporters she wasnt in the right“headspace”to compete.“Its been really stressful this Olympic Games.There are a lot of different variables going into it,”Biles told the Washington Post.The 2020 Summer Olympics bears similarities and differences to other major sporting events without viewers.The English Premier League supplemented(增加)game broadcasts with crowd noise from the soccer video game FIFA 20,mixed with game audio in real time.A Taiwanese baseball team and German soccer team began populating stands with cardboard cutouts of fans,and the trend caught on internationally.Jamey Houle,the lead sports psychologist for Ohio State University Athletics and a former Al-American gymnast,says competitive athletes are trained in visualization imagining performing a certain action or motion,such as doing a roundoff back handspring in gymnastics.Without moving a muscle,players using visualization can solidify neural(神经的)connections and activate their motor cortex(皮层).To visualize most effectively,Houle says,athletes working with sports psychologists will try to simulate as closely as possible the conditions of actual gameplay.Empty stadiums may thus have a measurable impact on players performance.This phenomenon is grounded in a psychological concept called“social facilitation”,referring to a change in a persons performance that occurs when others are around compared to when a person is alone.12.What caused Biles to drop out of the womens team event?A.The poor physical condition.B.The absence of the audience.C.The fiercely competitive event.D.The influence of crowds of fans.13.What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?A.The Taiwanese baseball team is a success.B.The tendency mentioned is popular among some sporting events.C.The 2020 Summer Olympics is stricter in preventing the pandemic.D.The crowd noise plays a leading role in the English Premier League.14.How does Houle explain the impact of empty stadiums on players performance?A.By doing a roundoff back handspring.B.By simulating the conditions of actual gameplay.C.By using the concept called social facilitation.D.By changing the viewers of a player.15.What message does the author mainly convey in the text?A.Athletes should be trained in visualization.B.Audience should be admitted to the Olympics.C.Social facilitation is helpful to sporting events.D.Viewers present may influence players performance.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 Today is a perfect day that can leave you with good memories you may someday share with your friends.Heres how:_16_You can see or do something a million times,but you can only see or do it for the first time once.As a result,first time experiences usually leave a deep mark in our minds for the rest of our lives.So try to experience something different and youll have more memories!Work on something thats great to you._17_Life is short.Today is the day to take action.Smile and notice whats right.Everything that happens in life is neither good nor bad._18_And no matter how it turns out,it always ends up just the way it should.Either you succeed or you learn something.Be true to yourself.The only shoes you can wear are your own.If you arent being yourself,you arent truly living._19_ Make a new friend.People are interesting creatures(生物),and no two people are exactly alike._20_Find out what makes them different.Theyll likely open your eyes to wonderful ideas.And you never know,they just might change your life.Be present.Be here now.Remember,right now is the only dear moment to you.Right now is life.Dont miss it.A.Try something new.B.Learn a new skill.C.And in fact,youre only existing.D.It just depends on your opinion.E.So meet someone new today.F.Make yourself busy with something meaningful.G.Pay close attention to what youre doing.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 My daughter has been crazy about raising a pet for a long time.Last spring I bought two newly-hatched chickens for her.She got_21_and took good care of them._22_,a few days later,both chickens died.She_23_into tears because of their death.I helped her_24_the two chickens under a tree behind our house.I thought it would be the_25_of her ideas._26_,I was wrong.Children are children_27_.The failure hasnt_28_my daughter in any way.She still tried to keep a small animal or even a snail.One day lastwinter,I_29_under the eaves(屋檐)of the house a family of sparrows.My daughter and I could_30_the sparrows as our pets,but we didnt.So I told her to scatter(撒)the grains in the windowsill.A few minutes later,the sparrows came toland on the windowsill_31_and pecked(啄)at the rice.Suddenly my daughter asked me,“Mum,can we catch and_32_the sparrows,and let them live with us in the room?How_33_it is for them to live outside.”Oh,my dear,I do not thinkits a good_34_.You know,I explained to her.“the sparrow is a bird that loves_35_.No one can keep them in a cage.If they are caught,they will_36_quickly.They are_37_to living outside.Moreover,they have warm nest under the eaves.From then on,we have set up a kind of relationship with the sparrow family.We feed them frequently and_38_them as pet birds.However,we dont need to posses them.We_39_seeing these little birds flying and jumping among branches,leaves and flowers in the_40_mornings.21.A.surprised B.excited C.disappointed D.amazed 22.A.Naturally B.Suddenly C.Unfortunately D.Finally 23.A.broke B.bore C.burst D.turned 24.A.bury B.put C.dig D.set 25.A.end B.beginning C.wish D.reality 26.A.Thus B.Then C.Therefore D.However 27.A.at last B.in all C.after all D.for fun 28.A.upset B.encouraged C.helped D.impressed 29.A.stared B.noticed C.sensed D.glared 30.A.look B.act C.catch D.feed 31.A.one after another B.one another C.every other D.each other 32.A.stay B.cage C.love D.watch 33.A.free B.happy C.cold D.warm 34.A.way B.idea C.plan D.advice 35.A.cage B.singing C.freedom D.worms 36.A.please B.starve C.suffer D.die 37.A.safe B.proud C.grateful D.used 38.A.think B.dream C.treat D.appreciate 39.A.enjoy B.would like C.want D.consider 40.A.summer B.autumn C.winter D.spring 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 At the end of the 16th century,English was mostly spoken by people inEngland.However,the English language_41._(change)over time.Between about AD 450 and 1150 the English sounded_42._(much)like German than the English we speak at present for it was_43._(base)on German.Then_44._(gradual)between about AD800 and 1150 English became less like German.Two men had a great_45._（affect）on the changes of English.One was Samuel Johnson,who wrote his dictionary and_46._other was Noah Webster,who wrote The American Dictionary of the English Language_47._gave American English_48._（it）own identity.Today,China may have the largest number of English_49._（learn）.A lot of Chinese people speak English_50._a foreign language.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。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；2.只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。Last summer,to my delight,I got a chance to go to the United Kingdom.I was eager to see how England was like.Although my par