2021届日喀则上海实验学校高三英语上学期期中试卷及答案

2021届日喀则上海实验学校高三英语上学期期中试卷及答案第一部分阅读（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ASomeoftheworld’smosttalentedmusicianshaveplayedconcertsatLincolnCenter.OnSeptember10,thecenterhostedauniqueclassofstarmusicians:kidsandteens.TheyoungplayersarepartoftheWorldPeaceOrchestra,orWPO.ThegrouphelditsfirstMusicforPeaceconcertinNewYorkCity,with134studentsfrommorethan60countriestakingpart.Musicianswerechosenfromallovertheworld.TheWorldPeaceOrchestrabeganin2013.Thenonprofitgroupbringskidstogetherusingthecommonlanguageofmusic.Tobeconsideredfortheorchestra,studentsfirsthadtoberecommendedbytheirteachersandthenauditiononlineforagroupofjudges.Oncechosen,professionalmusiciansandteachersthenworkedwiththeplayerstoimprovetheirskills.Someoftheyoungmusiciansplayedclassicalinstruments,suchasviolinsandflutes.Othersplayedinstrumentsuniquetotheirhomecountry.Forexample,AmoldMugo,16,fromKenya,playedaninstrumentcalledthedjembe.ThedrumisoriginallyfromWestAfrica.Mugosaidhewasshockedwhenhelearnedhewaschosenfortheorchestra.“Ican’texpresshowIfelt.Iwasrollingonthefloor.It’saonceinalifetimeopportunity,”hesaid.AdomasHendrixson,13,fromLithuania,playedpianofortheWPO.BeforetheNewYorkCityperformance,Hendrixsontalkedaboutwhathehopedtotakeawayfromtheevent.“Funandjoy--peoplesmilingandclapping,”hesaid.“ThisisoneoftheonlytimesinyourlifethiscouldhappenandI'mveryexcited.”MugosayshisfavoritepartoftheWPOismakingnewfriendsfromaroundtheworld.“IhopewhenIgohome,IjusttakealittlebitofeveryfriendthatImadehere--Brazil,Portugal,Queens,”Mugosaid,“IhopethatItakepartoftheirculturehomewithmesoIunderstandthemmore.”WhoismostlikelytohaveplayedfortheWPOaccordingtothispassage?LiMing,16,astudentfromChina.Daniel,44,ajudgefromAmerica.Edward,21,aclerkfromAustralia.Catherine,32,ateacherfromEngland.WecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatMugo .A.performedbestfortheWPO.haslearnedsomeforeignculture.waseagertobechosenforasecondtime.receivedagreatawardforhisperformance.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?Kidsweregoodatplayingmusic.Mugolikedmakingforeignfriends.ConcertswereplayedatLincolncentre.Youngmusiciansplayedforpeace.BInastudypublishedinNatureMachineIntelligence,researchersatOhioStateUniversityshowhowartificialintelligence（AI）canfollowclinicaltrialstoidentifydrugsforrepurposing,asolutionthatcanhelpadvanceinnovativetreatments.Repurposingdrugsislegalandnotunusual.Whendoctorsprescribe（开处方）drugsthathavebeenapprovedbytheFoodandDrugAdministration（FDA）forpurposesdifferentfromwhatisprintedonthelabels,thedrugsarebeingused“off-label”JustbecauseadrugisFDA-approvedforaspecifictypeofdiseasedoesnotpreventitfromhavingpossiblebenefitsforotherpurposes.Forexample,Metformin,adrugthatisFDA-approvedfortreatingtype2diabetes,isalsousedtotreatPCOS（adiseaseofwomen）,andotherdiseases.Trazodone,ananti-depressantwithFDA-approvaltotreatdepression,isalsoprescribedbydoctorstohelptreatpatientswithsleepissues.TheOhioStateUniversityresearchteamcreatedanAIdeeplearningmodelforpredictingtreatmentprobabilitywithpatientdataincludingthetreatment,outcomes,andpotentialconfounders（干扰因素）.Confoundersarerelatedtotheexposureandoutcome.Forexample,aconnectionisidentifiedbetweenmusicfestivalsandincreasesinskinrashes（红疹）.Musicfestivalsdonotdirectlycauseskinrashes.Inthiscase,onepossibleconfoundingfactorbetweenthetwomaybeoutdoorheat,asmusicfestivalstendtorunoutdoorswhenthetemperatureishigh,andheatisaknowncauseforrashes.Whenworkingwithreal-worlddata,confounderscouldnumberinthethousands.AIdeeplearningiswell-suitedtofindpatternsinthecomplexityofpotentiallythousandsofconfounders.Theresearcherteamusedconfoundersincludingpopulationdataandco-prescribeddrugs.Withthisproof-of-concept,nowclinicianshaveapowerfulAItooltorapidlydiscovernewtreatmentsbyrepurposingexistingmedications.Whatdoweknowaboutadrugusedoff-label?Itissoldwithoutalabel.Itisavailableatalowprice.Itsusesextendbeyondtheoriginalones.Itsclinicaltrialsarerejectedbydoctors.MetforminandTrazodonearesimilarasbothofthem .areusedoff-labeltreatrarediseasesresultinsleepissuesaremedicalbreakthroughsWhatcanbeinferredabout“confounders”?Theyarepossibletreatments.Theyareenvironmentalfactors.Theycanbeeasilyrecognizedinreal-worlddata.Theyshouldbetakenintoseriousconsideration.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?AIexaminesbenefitsofexistingdrugs.AIidentifiesoff-labelusesfordrugs.AIfindsnewdrugsforcommondiseases.AIprovesthepowerofdrugresearch.CKidsages6to13inCapeTown,SouthAfrica,reallydodiglearningatschool!WiththehelpoftheEarthchildProject,whichisofferedinschoolsintwotownships,studentsmakeworm（蠕虫）farms.Thewormsbreakdownfoodwasteandmakethesoilricher.Kidsgrowseedlings（幼苗）incontainersandlearnabouttheimportanceofgoodnutrition.Theschoolprogramalsooffersyoga（瑜伽）.Teachersfindthattheexerciseshelpstudentsfocusbetter.ThestudentsenjoyEarthchildactivities.“Thechildrengetssoexcited”,saysteacherVuyelwaRola.“Thesocietyweareinhasalotofnoise.WhenstudentsaretakingpartintheEarthchildProject,theyfeelcalm.”DirectorJannaKretzmarcameupwiththeideafortheprojectin2005.ShereadaboutschoolsinIndiathatinvolvedkidsinyogaandlearningoutsidetheclassroom.ShedevelopedtheEarthchildProjecttooffersimilaractivitiesinCapeTownschools.“WehopetheEarthchildProjectcanhelpstudentsfindsolutionstoallthechallengestheyarefacingintheworldtoday,”Kretzmarsaid.“Thebestplacetocreatechangeiswiththeyouth,througheducation.”TheEarthchildProjectcombinesschoolworkwithhiking,gardening,healthyliving,andyoga.“Weneedmorethanjustmathandsciencetobecomehappy,healthy,inspired,andactivecitizensofourcommunities,”saysKretzmar.InsomecommunitiesinCapeTown,childrenliveinpoverty.Theymustwalklongdistancestogetcleandrinkingwater.Lifeishard.ButaccordingtotheEarthchildProject’sCarlyAppleby,theprojectworkstogivehopetoeverychild.“Studentswhohavehope,”shesays,“aimforbiggergoals”.Whatdostudentsbenefitfromyoga?Ithelpsthemcalmdown.Ithelpsthemconcentrate.Theycanlearnsomelivingskills.Theycanlearnabouttheimportanceofnutrition.Whatarestudents’attitudetowardstheEarthchildProject?A.Uncaring. B.Doubtful.C.Supportive. D.Negative.WhatdoyouknowabouttheEarthchildProject?Itwasfoundedin2005.Itonlyoffersoutsideactivities.TheideacameupbyVuyelwaRola.Itisaimedathelpingstudentsfindsolutionstochallenges.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?HardLifeinSouthAfrica.Students’schoollifeinCapeTown.HopefromEarthchildProjectinCapeTown.ThedifferencesbetweentraditionallessonsandEarthchildProject.DStartingatuniversityorcollegecanbeabigchallenge,especiallyifyou’relivingawayfromhomeforthefirsttime.Youarefacedwithbigquestionssuchas,“Who’sgoingtodomywashing?”“Who’sgoingtotidymyroom?”And,mostimportantly,“HowamIgoingtoeat?”Yes,livingonyourownmeanscookingforyourself,andwhenyou’relivingastudentlifestyle,thiscouldbearecipefordisaster.Students,intheUKatleast,oftenrelyongenerallyavailablefoodsuchasbakedbeansorcheeseontoast.Andforthemoreadventurous,there’s“spagbol”一spaghettibolognaise（肉酱意粉），thatis,cookedspaghettiservedwithagroundbeefandtomatosauce—abudget-friendlysolution.Ifyoumakeahugepanofit,itcanprobablylastyouawholeweek!Otherlow-costoptionsincludejarsaucesandovenpizzas.Recently,aBritishsupermarketsuggestedthatroseharissapaste,organiccidervinegarandSwissbouillonpowderweretheimportantfoodmaterialsneededforthe“studentcupboard”.Butaretheseitemsconsideredessentialandaffordableforsomeoneonabudget?Asamatteroffact,livingonabudgetiscertainlyonebarriertoeatingawell-balanceddiet.What’smore,someyoungpeopledon’tknowmuchaboutcooking,andformanyyoungstudents,therearemorefunthingstogoanddothanjuststayinsideandcook.That’swheretakeawaysandmicrowavemealscomein.Whatshouldahealth-consciousstudentreallyhaveinhisorherfoodcupboard?JackMonroe,afoodwriterandcampaigner,haswordstosay:bakedbeans,lemonjuice,cannedtomatoesandtomatoketchup,describedas“salt,sugar,vinegarandtomatoallinonehandysqueezybottle”.Andshouldthatnotappeal,youcanalwayswaittillyournextvisittoyourmumanddadforasquaremeal!Whatdoestheauthorindicateby“thiscouldbearecipefordisaster”?A.Cookingisdifficultforastudent. B.Studentsmustcookiftheylivealone.C.Itisimportanttoliveindependently. D.Learningtocookwillcausedisasters.Whatisthefeatureof“spagbol”?A.Itisdelicious. B.Itishealthy. C.Itsavesmoney. D.Itneedslittleskill.Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?Howwell-balanceddietscanberealized.Howstudentscaneathealthilywithlimitedmoney.Whylivingonabudgetiscommonamongstudents.DWhystudentschoosetakeawaysandmicrowavemeals.Whydoestheauthorwritethelastparagraph?A.Toadvocatevisitingparents. B.Tooffersometips.C.Topromotehealthconsciousness. D.Tointroduceawriter.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Totellthetruth,noonehastherighttojudgeyou.Peoplemayhaveheardyourstories,buttheycan'tfeelwhatyouaregoingthrough;theyaren'tlivingYOURlife.___16___Instead,focusonhowyoufeelaboutyourself,anddowhatyouthinkisright.___17___Yourrelationshipwithyourselfistheclosestandmostimportantoneyouwilleverhave.Ifyoudon'ttakegoodcareofyourself,thenyoucan'ttakegoodcareofotherseither.Takingcareofyourselfisthebestthingyoucando.Dowhatyouknowisright,forYOU.Don'tbeafraidtowalkalone,anddon'tbeafraidtolikeit.Don'tletanyone'swordsstopyoufrombeingthebestyoucanbe.___18___Whenyouaretotallyatpeacewithinyourself,nothingcanshakeyou.Followyourownpath.___19___Makeuseofthechancetomakelifeallthatyouwantittobe.Workhardforwhatyoubelieve,andkeepyourdreamsbigandyourworriessmall.Forgivethosewhohavewrongedyou.___20___Itisaspecialqualityofthestrongandwise.Itallowsyoutofocusonthefutureinsteadofthepast.Withoutforgiveness,woundscanneverbehealed,andmovingoncanneverbeachieved.Takecareofyourself.Soforgetwhattheysayaboutyou.Forgivenessisagiftyougiveyourself.Showeveryoneyourloveandkindness.Everynewdayisachancetochangeyourlife.Keepdoingwhatyouknowinyourheartisright.Whenyouaredealingwithfailure,don'tbeashamed.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Recently,theideathatlisteningtoclassicalmusiccanincreaseintelligence,especiallyin___21___,hascaughttheattentionofthemedia,researchers,andparentsaroundtheglobe.Intheearly1990s,researchersfromFranceandtheUSpublishedarticlesthatsaid___22___Mozartfor10minutestemporarily___23___performanceonIQtestsandchallengingtasks.___24___,themediaquicklybeganreportingonthe“Mozarteffect”.In1997,DonCampbellpublishedabookaboutthis___25___phenomenon.Campbellsaidthatclassical___26___couldimprovehealthandmemory,preventmentalandphysicaldisorders,and___27___stressanddepression.Hesoon___28___withTheMozartEffectforChildren,aswellasCDsandproductsforparentsofyoungchildren.Today,awideselectionofsimilarproductsis___29___,includingBabyMozartandBabyBach,twobestsellingDVDsinthepopularBabyEinsteinseries.Thereareevenmusicplayersspecially___30___forexpectant（预产期的）motherstowearontheirstomachs.___31___,babiescanlistentoclassicalmusicbeforethey'reeven32___33___,thereissomedoubtsurroundingthe“Mozarteffect”.Parents___34___whetheritisaprovenrealityorjustafad（潮流）designedtomakemoney.FrancesH.Rauscher,apsychologistandauthorofoneoftheoriginalstudies,is___35___.Muchoftheoriginal___36___pointedtotemporaryimprovementsonspecifictasks.She___37___thesefindingshavebeenincorrectlydescribedasageneralincreasein___38___.“Idon'tthinkitcanhurt,”Rauschersaid.Yetsheaddedthat___39___maystillwanttothinktwice___40___spendingafortunetryingtomakeagenius（天才）outoftheirbaby.21.A.scientistsB.musiciansC.adultsD.babies22.A.joininginB.dreamingofC.talkingabout D.listeningto23.A.improvedB.measuredC.providedD.enjoyed24.A.OnthewholeB.Asaresult C.Onthecontrary D.Inotherwords25.A.commonB.naturalC.interestingD.alarming26.A.literatureB.musicC.worldD.education27.A.causeB.placeC.reduceD.limit28.A.beganB.dealtC.agreedD.followed29.A.uselessB.pricelessC.availableD.changeable30.A.testedB.designedC.searchedD.collected31.A.BythewayB.InthiswayC.Ontheway D.Alltheway32.A.bornB.lostC.trainedD.invited33.A.BesidesB.ThereforeC.InsteadD.However34.A.checkB.questionC.determineD.evaluate35.A.realB.rightC.normalD.doubtful36.A.anxietyB.materialC.researchD.argument37.A.cheersB.expectsC.remembersD.believes38.A.costsB.healthC.disordersD.intelligenceA.teachers B.experts C.parents D.playersA.after B.unless C.before D.as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Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.InVenice,itisnotuncommontoseetouristscarrysuitcasesthroughwaist-highwater,orsitattablesinPiazzaSanMarco 41. theirswimsuits.PicturesofVeniceinthemostdramaticfloodingarereallyalarming.WeareusedtothinkingofVeniceasacityindanger,agloriousrelicofhumancreativitythatisabouttosinkanydaysuddenlytheendlooks 42. (close).However,asclimatechangemakesextremeweathermorefrequent,Venicelookslesslikeavictimoftheseaandmorelikeanoldsurvivor 43. canteachtherestoftheworldnowtolivewithwafer.Peoplebarelynotice 44. smartlythearttreasuresofVenicearekeptontheupperfloorsofpalacesandmuseums,evenonadrysummerday.Itisalsoneedlesstoworryaboutalltheartinchurches 45. noothercityhassuchasharpawarenessofprotectingitselffromwater.Intheirart,thepeopleofVeniceareashappyonwaterasonland.VittoreCarpaccio'spaintingHuntingontheLagoonshowsyoungVenetiansstandingeasilybalancedinlow-sidedboats 46. (shoot)arrowsatwaterbirds.InaGentileBellini'spainting,priestsswiminthecanalsearchingforalostrelic.Titianportraysashotwoman 47. (bathe)inopenwaterinhispainting.Huntingandfishing,swimmingandshowing.Venetiansalwaysknowhowtoenjoywater.Thepalaces 48. (build)inVenicearealsogoodexamplesofthepreventionofflood. 49. hasitslivingspacesonupperfloors,oftenwithacourtyardonthegroundfloorthat 50. (drain)waterinstantly.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Oneofmyhobbiesarerunning.Ireallylikerunning,sofirstofallit'sverycheap.Itdoesn'tcostyousomemoney.Youcandoitanywhere,asexample,onacitystreet.Ifyourunalot,maybethreeorfourtimeaweek,youwilldefinitelystayinshape.Afteryourun,it'sveryimportantdrinksomewater.Youshoulddrinkalittlethewaterbeforeyourunandmaybeyoushoulddrinkalittleaswellwhenyourun,especialifyouranformorethan30minutes.Naturally,stretchesareveryimportant.MostpeopleactuallystretchbeforetheyrunandIliketostretchafterIrun.第二节书面表达（满分25分）52.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。Growingup,Iunderstoodonethingaboutmydad:Hekneweverything.Thiswasourrelationship:Iaskedhimquestionsandhetoldmethean