2021届上海财经大学附属中学高三英语期中试题及参考答案.pdf

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1、2021 届上海财经大学附属中学高三英语期中试题及参考答案 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 On the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China(CPC),red tourism has gained popularity among tourists who flood in to visit historic sites with a modern revolutionary heritage.J

2、inggangshan This is one of the most crucial and splendid chapters of history of establishing Red China as well as a unique and wonderful ecosystem,which is covered with rich forest,rugged peaks and several memorials to the Red Army.The best time to visit is between April and October,with the most te

3、mperature timing April and May when the large azaleas(杜鹃花)bloom.Open:8:00-17:00(Feb.16-Nov.15).8:00-16:30(Nov.16-Feb.15)Xibaipo It is an old revolutionary base where the leadership of the Communist Party of China was stationed,drawing up the blueprint for a new country.A memorial hall was built to h

4、onor the memory of this site.The lake and the hill here add brilliance and beauty to each other and form pleasant scenery.Open:Tuesdays to Sundays 9:30-17:00(Xibaipo Memorial Hall)The Nanhu Revolutionary Memorial Hall A new exhibition is held with updated display approaches,including phantom imaging

5、(全息影像)and oil painting,which are used to improve visitors experiences.The exhibition shows four stages of the CPC from its establishment to its achievements.Open:Tuesdays to Sundays 8:30-18:00(closed on Mondays)Former Site of the Editorial Department ofNew Youth New Youthstarted the New Culture Move

6、ment and spread the influence of the May Fourth Movement.The site was briefly based in Beijing but moved back to Shanghai in 1920 and also served as the office for the Communist Party of China Central Committee in the 1920s.Open:Thursdays to Tuesdays 9:00-11:30,13:30-16:30(closed on Wednesdays)1.Whe

7、re would visitors learn more about the history of the Red Army?A.Jinggangshan.B.Xibaipo.C.The Nanhu Revolutionary Memorial Hall.D.Former Site of the Editorial Department ofNew Youth.2.What do we know about the Nanhu Revolutionary Memorial Hall?A.It focuses on Chinese achievements in art.B.It mainly

8、advertises the coming anniversary.C.It applies modernized methods to the exhibition.D.It briefly introduces the rise and fall of Nanhu.3.When can tourists visit Former Site of the Editorial Department ofNew Youth?A.At 1:00 p.m.on Mondays.B.At 9:00 a.m.on Wednesdays.C.At 2:00 p.m.on Fridays.D.At 5:00

9、 p.m on Sundays.B You run into the grocery store to quickly pick up your item.You grab what you need and head to the front of the store.After quickly sizing up the check-out lines,you choose the one that looks fastest.You chose wrong.People getting in other lines long after you have already checked

10、out and headed to the parking lot.Why does this seem to always happen to you?Well,as it turns out,its just math that is working against you.A grocery store tries to have enough employees at the checkout lines to get all their customers through with minimum delay.But sometimes,like on a Sunday aftern

11、oon,they get super busy.Because most grocery stores dont have the physical space to add more checkout lines,their system becomes overburdened.Some small interruption a price check,a particularly talkative customer will have downstream effects,holding up the entire line behind them.If there are three

12、 lines at the store,these delays will happen randomly at different registers(收银台).Think about the probability.The chances of your line being that fastest one are only one in three,which means you have a two-thirds chance of not being in the fastest line.So its not just in your mind:Another line is p

13、robably moving faster thanyours.Now,mathematicians have come up with a good solution,which they call queuing theory,to this problem:Just make all customers stand in one long snaking line,called a serpentine line,and serve each person at the front with the next available register.With three registers

14、,this method is about three times faster on average than the more traditional approach.This is what they do at most banks,Trader Joes,and some fast-food places.With a serpentine line,a long delay at one register wont unfairly punish the people who lined up behind it.Instead,it will slow everyone dow

15、n a little bit.4.What phenomenon is described in the first paragraph?A.Queuing in a line.B.A shopping experience.C.A rush in the morning.D.Cutting in a line.5.According to the article,what may cause delays in checking out?A.The lack of employees in the grocery store.B.Some unexpected delays of certa

16、in customers.C.The increasing items bought by customers.D.A worsening shopping system of the store.6.What is the solution given by mathematicians?A.Employing more workers for checking out.B.Limiting the number of queuing people.C.Making only one line available.D.Always standing in the same line.7.Wh

17、ats the principle behind the queuing theory?A.To pursue the maximum benefit.B.To leave success or failure to luck.C.To avoid the minimum loss.D.To spread the risk equally among everyone.C Larry was on another of his underwater expeditions(探险)but this time,it was different.He decided to take his daug

18、hter along with him.She was only ten years old.This would be her first trip with her father on what he had always been famous for.Larry first began diving when he was his daughters age.Similarly,his father had taken him along on one of his expeditions.Since then,he had never looked back.Larry starte

19、d out by renting diving suits from the small diving shop just along the shore.He had hated them.They were either too big or too small.Then,there was the instructor.He gave him a short lesson before allowing him into the water with his father.He had made an exception.Larry would never have been able

20、to go down without at least five hours of theory and another similar number of hours on practical lessons with a guide.Children of his age were not even allowed to dive.After the first expedition,Larrys later diving adventures only got better and better.There was never a dull moment.In his black and

21、 blue suit and with an oxygen tank fastened on his back,Larry dived from boats into the middle of the ocean.Dangerous areas did not prevent him from continuing his search.Sometimes,he was limited to a cage underwater but that did not bother him.At least,he was still able to take photographs of the u

22、nderwater creatures.Larrys first expedition without his father was in the Cayman Islands.There were numerous diving spots in the area and Larry was determined to visit all of them.Fortunately for him,a man offered to take him around the different spots for free.Larry didnt even know what the time wa

23、s,how many spots he dived into or how many photographs he had taken.The diving spots afforded such a wide range of fish and sea creatures that Larry saw more than thirty varieties of creatures.Larry looked at his daughter.She looked as excited as he had been when he was her age.He hoped she would be

24、 able to continue the family tradition.Already,she looked like she was much braver than had been then.This was the key to a successful underwater expedition.8.In what way was this expedition different for Larry?A.His daughter had grown up.B.He had become a famous diver.C.His father would dive with h

25、im.D.His daughter would dive with him.9.What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?A.Larry had some special right.B.Larry liked the rented diving suits.C.Divers had to buy diving equipment.D.Ten-year-old children were permitted to dive.10.What can be learned from the underlined sentence?A.Larry didnt wea

26、r a watch.B.Larry was not good at math.C.Larry had a poor memory.D.Larry enjoyed the adventure.11.What did Larry expect his daughter to do?A.Become a successful diver.B.Make a good diving guide.C.Take a lot of photo underwater.D.Have longer hours of training.D Researchers say spicy tomatoes could so

27、on be on the menu thanks to the rise of gene-editing technology.Its not the first time that experts have claimed techniques could develop fruit with unusual features:scientists have already been looking at changing the color1 of kiwi fruit and bettering the taste of strawberries.But researchers inBr

28、azilandIrelandsay such methods could also offer practical advantages,with hot tomatoes offering a new way of harvesting the pungent chemicals found in peppers known as capsaicinoids,which make food taste“hot”.“Capsaicinoids are valuable.They are used as painkillers and there are some researches show

29、ing that they promote weight loss,”said Agustin Zsogon from a Brazilian university,a co-author of a new article arguing for the benefits of engineering hot tomatoes.Writing in the journal Trends in Plant Science,the researchers say peppers are difficult crops to grow and low productive.Worse still,i

30、t is tricky to keep the pungency of the fruits table.By contrast,tomato production is high and the plant is well-studied.“You could produce the capsaicinoids in a more cost-effective manner,”said Zsogon.Tomatoes and peppers developed from a common ancestor,but separated about 19 million years ago.“A

31、ll these genes to produce capsaicinoids exist in the tomato,they are just not active,”said Zsogon.“Using gene-editing technology,it is likely to switch these genes back on in tomatoes,making the fruit more special”,he said.12.Why are the tomatoes made hot by the researchers?A.To test the gene-editin

32、g technology B.To improve the amount of the tomatoes C.To explore ways to harvest more capsaicinoids.D.To make the tomatoes more delicious.13.For what purpose can capsaicinoids be used according to the text?A.To put on weight.B.To ease the pain.C.To improve sleep.D.To better the look.14.What is Zsog

33、ons attitude to the gene-editing technology?A.Confident.B.Critical.C.Anxious.D.Doubtful.15.Whats the main idea of the text?A.An introduction to gene-editing plants.B.Creating hot tomatoes by gene-editing.C.Problems with capsaicinoid production.D.The procedure of producing capsaicinoids.第二节（共 5 小题；每小

34、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 Everybody has days when they dont feel like working but still there are tasks that need to be completed.In this case,the below suggestions will help you get back to your work.Make sure your workspace is organized before youbegin on a new task._

35、16_In this way,you dont lose your focus when you start working on your task.Try to relax and refresh your mind to get ready.Listen to classical or jazz music to calm your soul.Also,if you can,open the window._17_ _18_This will help you manage your work better and as a result,you can measure your ach

36、ievement as you easily complete your tasks one by one.Completing smaller tasks will also motivate you to start off others and so,finish the whole project.Increase your motivation by working with other people.Remember those school days when you used to group study with your classmates._19_If you have

37、 a teammate or a coworker who can help you by giving inputs or who can motivate you,then,work with this person.Ignore everything else around you,just as Nike says,just do it!Dont forget that beginning is half finishing._20_Get moving as soon as possible and you will realize that beginning is actuall

38、y much easier than you think.A.Practice really makes perfect.B.The same holds for work as well.C.Divide your main task into smaller tasks.D.If not,clean out all the unnecessary things.E.Fresh oxygen will help your brain work better.F.So stop wasting your time and focus on the task.G.Motivation is ve

39、ry important when you start a new task.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 Four years ago Rita Gaviola was a beggar in a small Philippine town.Now she works as a fashion_21_，starring on TV shows and_22_many Instagram followers.It all started

40、with a(n)_23_photo.Back in 2016,she was_24_on thestreets of Lucban.Her father was a garbage collector and her mother a housewife.The family_25_managed to put food on the table,so Rita often went out to ask for_26_or food donations.One day a photographer Topher Burgos happened to be attracted by her_

41、27_beauty.He changed the girls_28_completely by posting the photos of her on the Internet,optionally with a single_29_click of the upload button.One of the photos became a hit immediately,with people praising her_30_of nature.She was nicknamed“Badjao Girl and_31_several Filipino beauty queens,who di

42、d their best to help the girl_32_.Then she began to model for various clothing brands and_33_small roles in TV series.All the hype(炒作)around Badjao Girl also helped her_34_an online audience,including_35_from abroad,some of whom helped her family financially.In 2018,Rita_36_a YouTube video showcasin

43、g her familys new house and thanking a loyal US fan for_37_the construction.Even though the hype has_38_,she remains very popular on Filipino social media through her own efforts.Rita is seen as proof that Cinderella-like stories are_39_in real-life.In Ritas case,all it took was a photo and her_40_i

44、n the right place,at the right time.21.A.seller B.designer C.model D.guide 22.A.gains B.handles C.resembles D.challenges 23.A.old B.random C.big D.special 24.A.running B.singing C.playing D.begging 25.A.barely B.nearly C.finally D.regularly 26.A.attention B.advice C.money D.work 27.A.artificial B.na

45、tural C.potential D.classic 28.A.name B.life C.identity D.figure 29.A.cautious B.long C.silent D.light 30.A.love B.virtue C.beauty D.sense 31.A.attracted B.cheated C.called D.visited 32.A.on the Internet B.out of poverty C.away from home D.with her education 33.A.created B.practiced C.served D.playe

46、d 34.A.join B.train C.build D.organize 35.A.fans B.stars C.tourists D.bosses 36.A.recorded B.watched C.received D.posted 37.A.starting B.reporting C.protecting D.sponsoring 38.A.took off B.died down C.paid off D.given up 39.A.ridiculous B.fantastic C.possible D.appreciative 40.A.presence B.performan

47、ce C.signature D.introduction 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 Paul and I are on our school basketball team,The Lions.My favorite player is LeBron James(勒布朗詹姆斯）while Pauls favorite player is Tyrone Bogues(蒂尼博格斯).Actually,we agree that they_41._(be)both champions.Bogues

48、 is only 1.6 metres tall,which made him_42._shortest player ever in the NBA.And guess what?Paul is only 1.6 metres tall,too!Paul knows that being shorter than other_43._(player)means that he has to make efforts to practice more.He always_44._(use)Bogues to encourage himself,“If Bogues could make it,

49、why not me?Though everyone knows Paul has real skills,_45._(we)coach has no confidence in him._46._,Paul still has a strong desire to play for the team and is looking forward to_47._(get)a chance.This week,there will be a competition between The Lions and The Bears,a team which_48._(win)many matches

50、 last year.It will be a_49._(difficulty)one.Paul doesnt know if hell soon get the chance_50._means a lot to him.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.短文改错 My classmates and I were to graduate next month.We were determined to do anything.After a heating discussion,we decided on making a video to rec