2020-2021学年上海市松江区高三（上）期末英语试卷（一模）.pdf
2020-2021学年上海市松江区高三（上）期末英语试卷（一模）I.Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections：In Section A,you will hear ten shortconversations between two speakers.At the end of each conversation,a question will beasked about what was said.The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a conversation and the question about it,read the four possible answers onyour paper,and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1.（1 分）A.A zoo keeper.B.A postal worker.C.A shop assistant.D.An airport security guard.2.（1 分）A.Satisfied.B.Disappointed.C.Afraid.D.Apologetic.3.（1 分）A.They got there at different time.B.The woman didnt go there.C.The man forgot about the meeting.D.They didnt agree on the meeting place.4.（1 分）A.Her husband couldnt find a suitable job.B.Her husband quarreled with their son.C.She had an argument with her husband.D.She had to stay home because she was fired.5.（1 分）A.Exciting.B.Funny.C.Outdated.D.Terrible.6.（1 分）A.At a restaurant.B.At a grocery.C.In a theater.D.On a farm.7.（1 分）A.She doesnt work hard enough.B.She never falls asleep in class.C.She has a Japanese cultural background.D.Her parents urge her to have more sleep.8.（1 分）A.Take a course on sailing.B.Watch some sailing shows.C.Buy things needed for sailing.D.Learn sailing from an app.9.（1 分）A.The birds are not beautiful enough.B.The woman prefers to teach a cat to talk.C.The birds actually cannot imitate human voice.D.The woman wont have the birds at such a price.10.（1 分）A.He didnt see the sign.B.He got three parking tickets this month.C.He refused to pay a fine.D.He parked his car there after working hours.Section BDirections：In Section B,you will hear two passages and one longer conversation.After each passage or conversation you will be asked several questions.The passages andthe conversation will be read twice,but the questions will be spoken only once.When youhear a question 9 read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is thebest answer to the question you have heard.11.（4.5 分）（1）A.His regular water therapy.B.His disability to swim like others.C.Lack of proper training.D.A terrible experience in a pool.（2）A.He wanted to train an Olympic champion.B.He hoped kids like Zulfic could learn swimming.C.He wanted to improve physical education for kids.D.The existing swimming equipment wasnt standard.(3)A.He will soon compete in a world game.B.He could swim twice as fast as average swimmers.C.He could swim the length of Olympic-sized pools with help.D.He won a local swimming competition for disabled people.12.(4.5 分)(1)A.A cell phone.B.A leather wallet.C.A mini camera.D.An alarm clock.(2)A.It will track the thief with GPS system.B.It will contact banks to stop withdrawing.C.An alarm will be sent to the police station.D.A picture of the opener will be taken.(3)A.It is a multifunctional wallet.B.Its old-fashioned in this age.C.It is unique in size and function.D.It can text messages automatically.13.(6 分)(1)A.30%.B.24%.C.96%.D.50%.(2)A.He nearly became blind.B.His vision became even worse.C.He couldnt see very well at night.D.His eyes were dry for several months.(3)A.Nervous.B.Regretful.C.Painful.D.Relaxed.(4)A.Laser surgery is safe despite its side effects.B.Two weeks*home rest is required after the surgery.C.The cost of the surgery is too high for ordinary people.D.People with poor vision are all good candidates for the surgery.II.Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections：After reading the passage below,fill inthe blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct.For the blanks with agiven word,Hll in each blank with the proper form of the given word；for the otherblanks 9 use one word that best fits each blank.14.(10 分)Music Festival in MontrealEvery Sunday afternoon in the Plateau section(高原地区)of Montreal,thousands ofpeople of all ages,nationalities,and economic backgrounds gather at the Jacques CartierMonument in Mont Royal Park to play instruments,sing and dance.This weekly joyful event iscalled the Tam-tam-a name(1)(refer)to an African drum-and has becomean institution among Montreals bohemians(放荡不羁的文化 人).The Plateau is one of Canadas most racially varied districts where French and English areboth spoken,unlike the rest of French-speaking MontreaLMany artists,musicians,andwriters inhabit this area due to the cheap rent of apartments and studios.In the sixties,it becameknown(2)the bohemian area of Montreal,and the stores began selling clothing,music and books(3)satisfied the tastes.Mont Royal Park is(4)many of these artists and musicians would meet in thesixties to have lunch or just spend an afternoon together.Musicians brought instruments,andeventually impromptu(即兴的)perfoiTnance of jazz got started,(5)(attract)poets who recited their works to the music being performed.Word got out about these gatherings,and it appealed to even more people until it wasdecided that these gatherings would happen every Sunday aftemoon.Not only(6)people have a great time at these gatherings,but it was also an excellent opportunity formusicians(7)(schedule)further meetings in order to cooperate on musical projects.Tam-t a m(8)(become)a sort of Montreal institution already,which is drawingthousands of people every week and representing freedom and creativity,owing to(9)impromptu nature.The event begins around noon and ends at sunset.Everyone is invited toattend a Tam-tam with an instrument,(10)the hosts think the crowd participationcan make Tam-tam a special occasion.Section BDirections：Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box.Each wordcan be used only once.Note that there is one word more than you need.15.(10 分)A.increased B.inexcusable C.reverse D.shelter E.governing F.priority G.widespread H.departing I.assigned J.response K.extraThis corona-virus affects everyone,but not equally.Because of covid-19,the number ofextremely poor people would rise by 70,000,000 to 100,000,000 this year,the World Bankpredicted.Using a broader measure,including those who lack basic(1)or clean waterand children who go hungry,the poor would rise by 240,000,000 this year,said the UN.That could(2)almost a decade of progress.Vaccination(疫苗注射)will to someextent help economies recover,but(3)vaccination will take years and the very poorcannot wait that long.The IMF and World Bank have(4)lending,but only 31%more of the banksmoney has reached poor countries,says the Centre for Global Development.Governments inpoor countries need to spend their money wisely.Even when money is(5)for goodpurposes,it is too often wasted or stolen.The best way to help the poor is to give them money in a direct manner.With a little(6)cash in their pockets,the poor can feed their children and send them back to school,whichwill help them make a living in the future.One country that has done well getting cash intopoor pockets is Brazil,despite President Jair Bolsonaros habit of understating the effects ofcovid-19.Various measures of poverty there have actually fallen.A(n)(7)forgovernments should be basic health care,which the corona-virus has interrupted so badly thatvaccination rates for children have been set back about 20 years.The crisis requires politiciansto make hard choices quickly,and they can follow the example of China.Mistakes are unavoidable,given how much remains unknown about the disease,but someare(8).Indias sudden lockdown forced millions of migrant workers to head back totheir villages on foot or crowded trains,spreading the virus far and wide.Politicians(9)remotely from their comfortable home offices should think harder about how their decisionsmight affect those whom covid-19 is plunging back into extreme poverty.It is shameful whentheir(10)to covid-19 adds to the suffering of the least fortunate.III.Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections：For each blank in the following passagethere are four words or phrases marked A 9 B,C and D.Fill in each blank with the word orphrase that best fits the context.16.(15 分)Fitness apps such as Strava can be useful tools for motivating you to start and stick toan exercise plan.But,according to a study at the National University of Ireland,Galway,theseapps can make people become(1)to exercise.The study,which observed 272 cyclistswho use Strava,found that people who mainly use the tool to show off,(2),postingtheir exercise to receive praise,are more likely to develop an unhealthy desire and high stresslevels.It seems obvious that being able to track and share the tiniest details of your exercise maynot always be a(n)(3)thing.I had an eating disorder as a teenager and,for a veryunhappy time,(4)dominated my life.I weighed myself several times a day.I calculatedeverything from how many calories were in one bite of an apple to how many extra calories Iwould(5)by exercising in cold weather.I used in-brain calculating technology totrack all this.Had I had access to the health apps available now,it would have taken me muchlonger to(6)-not only because these kinds of tools enable obsessive(强迫性的)behaviour,but because they(7)and even glorify it.We live in an age when you can never be too rich or too(8).Calorie-counting isnow celebrated as a data-driven route to self-improvement.lt is(9)to spot thesymptoms associated with eating disorders when everyone seems to get hooked on their fitnessstatistics.Also,because eating and exercise disorders are still associated with women,it isparticularly easy for problematic behaviour among men to fly under the radar.The negative connection between these technologies and wellbeing has received(10)attention.Only a handful of studies hint at the dark side of these devices.A 2019 study offemale Fitbit users by CNN,for instance,found that 59%felt as if their routines were(11)by their device,while 30%said their Fitbit made them feel guilty.A 2015 study at DukeUniversity found that tracking can reduce(12)in the activity being quantified andmake people do less of that activity when they are not measuring it.Going for a long bike ridecan cease to be an enjoyment in itself but an achievement to(13)about online.Fitness apps themselves are not a bad thing.(14),as health-trackingtechnology becomes increasingly common-even kids use fitness apps-it is important tobe aware that(15)every aspect of our lives is not necessarily healthy.(1)A.accustomedB.addictedC.blindD.grateful(2)A.in practiceB.above allC.fbr exampleD.in brief(3)A.annoyingB.positiveC.strange0.original(4)A.fantasyB.doubtC.exerciseD.data(5)A.countB.drainC.burnD.exhaust(6)A.recoverB.sufferC.adapt0.explore(7)A.advertiseB.realizeC.criticize0.normalize(8)A.strongB.fitC.youngD.energetic(9)A.harderB.smarterC.more likelyD.more beneficial(10)A.littleB.specialC.considerable0.immediate(11)A.guaranteedB.revealedC.damaged0.controlled(12)A.anxietyB.benefitC.pleasure.significance(13)A.bringB.boastC.inquireD.hesitate(14)A.Ho we verB.ThereforeC.AdditionallyD.Contrarily(15)A.assessingB.adjustingC.quantifying.inspectingSection BDirections：Read the following three passages.Each passage is followed by severalquestions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage youhave just read.17.(8 分)Fur BabiesKong Qin,a 32-year-old white-collar worker in Beijing,recently noticed thatCheese,her cat,had been acting oddly since she gave birth to her son several weeks ago.Thecat started using the bathroom all over the house,and she was never like that before.Kong did not know what happened to the cat,and she asked for advice from a friend ofhers who is also a cat owner.Her friend told her that Cheese may be acting out as she may befeeling neglected since the baby was bom.She added that behaving this way was probably atrick to win over her masters attention.Kong remembered that in a family in Baba Huilaile(Dad is Back),a Chinese reality showthat she watched around one year ago,the dog often pushed the kid aside when the kid askedhis dad for a hug.When she was watching the show,she only took the pushing as a joke and didnot think too much of it,but she is now beginning to wonder if the dog was actually trying tosteal the limelight.Zhang Yu,a veterinarian(兽医)in Beijing,advises that if fur babies start to misbehaveafter a baby is born,pet owners should not punish them,which may stress the pet out.Petsrarely actively attack kids,but if kids hurt pets out of curiosity,like pulling their tails,pets maybite kids to run away.She also recommends that parents should be with the kids who areyounger than two years old when there are pets around to protect pets and kids from being hurtby each other.As children get older,parents can help introduce their kids to the pets to helpthem become familiar and comfortable around each other.Pets will eventually get used tohaving kids around after some time,and pets owners need to wait some time,she said.Kong has happily found that Cheese is more like her usual self over the past few days.Sheis conscious that the cat has gone through the toughest stage.The next thing she is planning todo is to take Cheese to her sons bed more often so that she will like him more.(1)The underlined expression limelight in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to.A.foodB.glanceC.attentionD.ownership(2)According to paragraph 4,which of the following is TRUE?A.Pets wont start a fight with babies when parents are around.B.Pets are always safe alone with those younger than 2-year-olds.C.Owners should be patient before pets get used to having babies around.D.Owners should stress pets out when they are not behaving themselves.(3)How does Kong feel about Cheese*s reaction to the birth of her son these days?A.Comfortable.B.ThankfuLC.Depressed.D.Hateful.(4)What does the writer mainly want to tell us in this passage?A.Children need to be smart enough to avoid being hurt by pets.B.Owners should learn to help fur babies coexist with newborns.C.Parents*fur babies can become friends with the newborns easily.D.Pets,like some parents,will feel delighted when newborns come.18.(6 分)Historic Royal Palace-Tower of LondonOn the banks of Londons River Thames is an A secure castleinfamous castle.On your visit you will Be amazed by the Crown Jewels,the nationsdiscover surprising stories of kings,queens treasures stored within these heavily defendedand criminal plots.walls.These priceless symbols of royalty areThe Tower of London is a L 000-year-old still used by kings and queens today for statecastle that protects the Crown Jewels.Kings occasions,and queens demonstrated their power fromhere,shaping society and influencing our A royal palacecountry.Meet the Yeoman Warders,popularly calledSee wonderful displays of arms,which were Beefeaters.They live here and have guardedmade and stored in this secure tower.Step the Tower for hundreds of years.Join them for ainto the luxurious palace of kings and queens free guided tour of the Tower,starting every 30in history,designed as a place to live and minutes.rule.Explore the spaces where famous prisoners An infamous
