2021届上海耀华国际教育学校高三英语上学期期中考试试题及参考答案.pdf

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1、2021 届上海耀华国际教育学校高三英语上学期期中考试试题及参考答案 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 What good films are coming out in March?Here are four films to watch this March.Mulan Its another live-action remake of a classic Disney cartoon.It is based on an ancient Chinese gi

2、rl who dresses up herself as a man so that she can join the army.Director Niki Caro and the actors show us wonderful battle scenes and Chinese Kung Fu.Onward Dragons,unicorns(独角兽)and other creatures are usually considered to only exist in ancient Greece,but in Onward,they are all still alive and kic

3、king in the UStoday.Onward is about two brothers who go on a road trip in order to bring their father back from the dead.It is such a perfect film that its worth spending a few hours in the cinema.Radioactive Radioactive tells us about a famous Polish-French scientist,Marie Curie who won the Nobel P

4、rize twice but was finally killed by the radiation she studied.In the film.Curie is played by Rosamund Pike alongside Sam Riley as her husband Pierre Curie and Anya Taylor-Joy as their daughter Irene.Misbehavior The Miss World Beauty Contest may be out of fashion,but it used to be one of televisions

5、 biggest events.Misbehaviortells what happened when the event was staged at the Royal Albert hall in London in 1970.There could hardly be a more interesting topic for a film,even if it was set 50 years ago.1.What do we know about Onward?A.It praises a woman fighter.B.It is a Chinese story.C.It focus

6、es on animal protection.D.It is a film about magic.2.Who does Rosamund Pike play?A.A soldier.B.A killer.C.A scientist.D.A designer.3.Which of the following films is set in the UK?A.Misbehavior.B.Onward.C.Radioactive.D.Mulan.B The Rise of Voice Technology Voice technology has come a long way.Just a f

7、ew years ago,it would have been unusable.But now,those who follow the technology know that it has got considerably better.Writing with your voice raises several interesting questions.How difficult is it actually?Human speech involves a lot more starting and stopping with errors and the need for repa

8、iring broken sentences than you may think.Even gifted speakers make mistakes.To turn the spoken word into reasonable writing requires lots of planning.Youll need some kinds of notes or other organisers to make it work.Another question turning speech into writing raises is the style.How would writing

9、 make the change that people speak their writing rather than type?Chances are that it would come up with many more short sentences and more concrete language,which is good.It would probably also rely on prepared phrases a lot more often,which is not available when you are speaking quickly.To confirm

10、 this,a column was not written,but dictated(听写).It was composed from brief notes written down for structure only,and it was edited for length,with all of the original errors kept in.Here were the results.The first was that the literal accuracy was extremely high.There werent many cases wherethe soft

11、ware had heard one word incorrectly and written down another.But the other result was that the readability of this column was rather bad.Obviously,the blame is not with the technology at all,which turns out to be rather good.Speaking into writing relies on a better human brain than the one we curren

12、tly possess.Writing is hard.Theres a reason it cant be done at the speed of speech,in real time.To clarify the matter,this time paragraph breaks were added after the whole writing.Punctuations(标点)had to be spoken aloud,and after a full stop,the first word in the new sentence was capitalized automati

13、cally.Some minor punctuation marks were added to make it clearer.To improve accuracy,people“trained”the software beforehand,reading a prewritten passage aloud.Actually it turns out to be more effective.All of these ensure the satisfactory completion of turning speech into writing.Language is the mos

14、t important tool for human interaction,and voice is one beautiful part of language.With the maturity of modern technology,it has given birth to a great change in the human-computer voice interaction.4.According to the passage,which helps to turn speech into writing in terms of style?A.There is caref

15、ul planning in advance.B.Errors and broken sentences are avoided.C.People type words as fast as they say them.D.The writing contains more prepared phrases.5.To achieve better results,the author mentions some changes for _.A.processing errors in a column.B.adding minor punctuation marks.C.increasing

16、the number of brief notes.D.integrating short paragraphs in writing.6.The author suggests that _.A.human brains are responsible for poor dictated writing.B.writing with voice promises to improve the quality of writing.C.writing is an unnatural act that can hardly be learned and improved.D.technology

17、 has a long way to go in the human-computer voice interaction.7.What is the passage mainly about?A.Why people fully intend to turn speech into writing.B.What role voice technology plays in improving readability.C.Where the human-computer voice interaction is at an advantage.D.How voice technology en

18、ables the change from speech into writing.C My sister Alice and I have been trying to get people tostop dropping cigarette（香烟）butts（烟头）for seven years.One day,we were walking in our hometown and saw hundreds of cigarette butts on the ground.They made the town look so ugly that we decided to start a

19、group to make people dropping butts.We called it“No Butts About It”.At first,we drew pictures with“The Earth is not your ashtray（烟灰缸）”written on them.We put the pictures around our hometownin parks,by beaches,and along roads.We wanted to make people understand that dropping butts hurts the environme

20、nt.Most smokers dont think that dropping butts hurts the Earth.But it does,and all rubbish does!Later,we wrote to companies and asked them for money to help us.We used the money to buy ashtrays to give to smokers.We wanted smokers to carry the ashtrays with them so they didnt have to drop butts.At t

21、he moment,we are trying to get cigarette companies to put an ashtray in each pack of cigarettes.Some companies want to do it.Many people have started to join our group since it began.Today there are 45 other“No Butts About It”groups inAmerica.Now there even groups inEngland,Australia,andIndia!Many n

22、ewspapers have written about my sister and me over the last seven years.And we have won many prizes for what we do.But we are not interested in prizes.We just want to make the Earth a better and cleaner place for animals,plants and people.One day,it will be.8.What did the writer think about the ciga

23、rette butts in the first place?A.They made the town smelly.B.They made the town unhealthy.C.They made the town dirty.D.They made the town poor.9.What does the writer do with the cigarette butts?A.Give ashtrays to the smokers.B.Stop people buying cigarettes.C.Pick up the cigarette butts.D.Win prizes

24、for starting groups.10.From the passage we can know that _.A.no companies wanted to give money to them B.The writer believes that the Earth will be a better and cleaner place C.There are only 45”No Butts About It”D.The writer likes to be on newspapers and win prizes 211.Which is the best tittle for

25、the passage?A.Save our Town From Cigarette Butts.B.Buy Yourself An Ashtray.C.Cigarette Butts Also Destroy Other Countries.D.No Butts Prize.D Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(麻省理工学院)have turned spider webs into musiccreating an strange soundtrack that could help them better und

26、erstand how the spiders output their complex creations and even how they communicate.The MIT team worked with Berlin-based artist Tomas Saraceno to take 2D(two-dimensional)laser(激光)scans of a spider web,which were linked together and made into a mathematical model that could recreate the web in 3Din

27、 VR(virtual reality).They also worked with MITs music department to create the virtual instrument.“Even though the web looks really random(随机)，there actually are a lot of inside structures and you can visualize(可视化)them and you can look at them,but its really hard to grasp for the human imagination

28、or human brain to understand all these structural details,”said MIT engineering professor Markus Buehler,who presented the work on Monday at a virtual meeting of the American Chemical Society.Listening to the music while moving through the VR spider web lets you see and hear these structural changes

29、 and gives a better idea of how spiders see the world,he told CNN.“Spiders use vibrations(振动)as a way to locate themselves,to communicate with other spiders and so the idea of thinking really like a spider would experience the world was something that was very important to us as spider material scie

30、ntists,”Buehler said.Spiders are able to build their webs without shelves or supports,so having a better idea of how they work could lead to the development of advanced new 3D printing techniques.“The reason why I did that is I wanted to be able to get information really from the spider world,which

31、is very weird and mysterious,”Buehler explained.In addition to the scientific value,Buehler said the webs are musically interesting and that you can hear the sounds the spider creates during construction.“Its unusual and eerie and scary,but finally beautiful.”he described.12.What have MIT scientists

32、 done according to the passage?A.They have translated spider webs into sounds.B.They have made a mathematical model to produce webs.C.They have created a soundtrack to catch spiders.D.They have known how spiders communicate.13.What can we know about spider webs from paragraph 3?A.Their structures ar

33、e beautiful and clear.B.Professor Markus Buehler knows them well.C.The American Chemical Society presents the result.D.They are complex for people to figure it out.14.In which field will the study be helpful?A.virtual reality B.printing C.painting D.film-making 15.What is the main idea of the passag

34、e?A.It tells us that the music created by spiders is scary.B.It shows how the researchers carry out the experiment.C.It presents a new and creative way to study spiders.D.It explains why scientists did the experiment.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 Many students

35、study with little thought about what comes after their study session._16_.Now we will explore some no-cost ways that can help you improve your learning._17_.Perhaps they look at their phone or computer.They might even play a video game or watch television.But research suggests that resting after you

36、 study may help you remember what you studies.A study published in the journalPLOS Oneexamined how well older people who were in good health could remember certain words.In two different experiments,researchers found that older adults who rested for 10 minutes after learning new words had better mem

37、ory of those words.“A period of wakeful rest immediately after new learning increases free recall of verbal material,”the researchers wrote._18_.”In addition to wakeful rest,sleep is also important for learning.A report on the website of Harvard Medical School explains that a person lacking sleep ca

38、nnot focus attention and therefore cannot learn efficiently._19_.That is essential for learning new information.Robert Stickgold is a doctor and sleep expert at Harvard Medical School.“_20_,”he said.“When we first form memories,theyre in a very raw and fragile form.Sleep is important for forming mem

39、ories.”Stickgold suggested that adults between the ages of 18 and 64 get between 7 and 9 hours of sleep per day.Teenagers may need slightly more,and people over the age of 65 may need a little less.A.New memories can be hard to keep B.The results were strong even after seven days C.But what you do a

40、fter studying could have an effect on how well you learn D.Now you have two suggestions for how to learn new information E.Many students often go straight to another activity after finishing study F.By reducing your activity after study,your brain gets a chance to rest G.It also says sleep itself ha

41、s a role in strengthening memory 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 Nowadays_21_children go to school_22_few of them have ever asked themselves_23_they go there.Some children think that they goto school just to learn their mother tongue,Engl

42、ish and other foreign languages,history,science,_24_and a few other_25_But why do they learn these things?Are these the only things they should learn at school?Actually children go to school to_26_themselves for the time when they will be grown up and will have to_27_themselves.They learn their own

43、language_28_they will be able to_29_with people in foreign countries,make friends with them and learn_30_about their culture and history.They learn mathematics in order to be able to measure the things around them and calculate sums._31_helps them understand something about the world around them and

44、 history teaches them about the past and people.Nearly everything they study at school has some_32_use in their_33_,but there is one more_34_reason why children go to school.It is more important to receive education that just learning_35_We go to school_36_to learn how to learn.Learning is not just

45、for school but for life.So even after we have left school,we have to continue to learn.A man who_37_knows how to learn will always be_38_because whenever he is faced with a completely new task or problem,he will teach himself how to deal with it in the best way._39_,children do not go to school just

46、 to learn languages,mathematics,geography,etc.They go to school to_40_how to learn.21.A.some B.most C.few D.all 22.A.but B.so C.and D.because 23.A.how B.when C.why D.that 24.A.cooking B.sowing C.playing D.geography 25.A.subjects B.skills C.languages D.games 26.A.make B.prepare C.teach D.study 27.A.t

47、each B.support C.live D.work 28.A.and B.in order to C.so as to D.so that 29.A.communicate B.work C.talk D.study 30.A.everything B.anything C.something D.nothing 31.A.Foreign languages B.Mathematics C.History D.Geography 32.A.practical B.special C.different D.importance 33.A.work B.lives C.study D.co

48、mmunication 34.A.difficult B.unusual C.important D.kind 35.A.foreign languages B.science C.mathematics D.facts 36.A.above all B.at all C.in all D.for all 37.A.doesnt B.never C.really D.may 38.A.unsuccessful B.calm C.successful D.useful 39.A.Although B.But C.However D.Therefore 40.A.begin B.work C.li

49、ve D.learn 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 There are many things happening in our family which worth recalling.W_41._our six children were young,suppertime was always being interrupted by neighborhood children r_42._the bell.They wanted one child or another to come ou

50、t and_43._(玩).Finally we had_44._good idea.We hung a sign on the front door that_45._(写着)，“were having dinner.Come back later.”That night,we sat down to what we_46._(认为)would be a pleasant,uninterrupted meal._47._as soon as we began dinner,the doorbell rang.At the front door_48._(站着)a five-year-old