2021届上海师范大学第二附属中学高三英语期末试卷及答案

2021届上海师范大学第二附属中学高三英语期末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AOnFridaymorningwhen53-year-oldThongPhambrokeintothehousethroughtheunlockedbackdoor,hetookasteakknifefromthekitchen.Itwasdark,andthefamilydidn'tknowwhatMarleywasbarking(吠)at.Taylor,AmberandtheirgirlsFinley,6,andSadie,4,soonwokeupandcamedownstairs,too.“Well,itwasdarksowecouldn'tseeanything,onlycouldhearMarley,”Amberrecalled,sayingherhusbandthenwentforthelights.“Andonceheturnedthehalllighton,werealizedthattheguywasholedupinthecornertryingtohide.”“SoIthinkhegottothefrontdoorandrealizedhecouldn'tgetout,andbythatpointintime,Marley'sgothimcornered,”Taylorsaid.Phamslashed(砍)bothMarleyandTaylor,andbloodwenteverywhere.TaylorsharedavideosummarytohisFacebookpage,wherehesaidMarleywasstabbed(刺)uptosixtimes,mostlyaroundtheheadandneckarea.“AndasIpulledback,bloodshotoutofmyarm,”Taylorcontinued.“ShegothimprettygoodandIgothimprettygoodintheface.”“ButitwasreallyhardbecauseIwastryingtomakesurethatmyhusbandwasn'tgoingtodie,”Amberexplained,addingthatshewastryingtoprotecttheirtwogirls.“Whenherealizedthatthetwogirlswereinthehouse,that'swhenhekindofbackedupandstartedrunning."Taylorexpressedgratitudetoeveryonefortheirthoughtsandprayers.AndthefamilyisthankfulfortheirdogMarley.“She'sourhero,”Ambersaid.“Ifithadn'tbeenforher,thatguycouldhavegoneinthe...hecouldhavegonetotheirroomsorsomething.”Tayloradded,“Yeah,Imean,thestoryplaysoutverydifferentlyifMarley'snotthere.”1.Whydidthefamilycomedownstairsbeforedaybreak?A.Tostopabreak-in.B.Tolockthebackdoor.C.TocheckonMarley.D.Toturnthehalllighton.2.Whathappenedduringthefight?A.Phamdugaholeinthecorner.B.Marleywasinjuredbutbitback.C.Taylorhadabackupfromneighbors.D.Amberfoughtbacktoprotecthergirls.3.WhatdoesTaylormainlyexpressonhisFacebook?A.Forgiveness.B.Concern.C.Anger.D.Appreciation.BBeingateacherisarewardingcareerwhenitcomestochanginglives,butit’sobviouslyonethatcomeswithplentyofstressesanddifficultiestoo.Seekinghelpforachildwhoissoobviouslyinneedisn’teasy.Often,youfeelignoredbythegovernment.Youfeelupsetthatthereisn’tanythingyoucouldpersonallydotohelpaneedyandsensitivememberofyourclass.That’sexactlyhowChelseaHaley,aged24atthetime,feltwhenshemetfourth-gradestudentJeromeRobinsonwhileworkingforTeachforAmericainLouisianaforthefirsttime.Thepairdidn’tgetofftothebeststart,withJerome,the“problemchild”,almostdrivingChelseafromteaching.ButwhenChelseaputherfootdownandbecamedeterminedtoworkmorecloselywithJerome,shelearnedthecauseofhisrudebehavior:abadhomesituation.ChelseawaseagertohelpJerome,andrealizedthatheneededmorethanjustacademicsupport.By2016,ayearaftermeetinghim,Chelseahadadopted(收养)JeromeandhisbrotherJace.Adoptingachilddoesn’tcomecheap,andChelseaspentallthemoneyinherbanktoseetheprocessthrough.Inherfirstfewyearsofraisingtheboys,shelivedoncreditcardsandpostponedherstudentloan.AsChelsealivedwithhertwoadoptedsons,sheworkedhardtorepayherdebts.Shetookonextratutoringjobsoutsideofschoolhours,movedinwithherparents,andevendeliveredgroceriesforcash.Alongtheway,shewaslearninghowtobethebestmomtoJeromeandJace,cookingforthemandcheeringthemonatfootballmatches.Andnow,justfiveyearslater,Chelseacanproudlysaythatshehaspaidoffnearly$50,000ofdebt.Nowthatshe’sfinallyoutofdebt,Chelseahasplanstobuyahouseandsaveupfortheboys’collegeeducation.“Itallowsmetofocusontheboys’future,”shesaid.“Savingmoneyforthem,andnotspendingitonmypast.”4.Whatdoweknowfromparagraph4?A.Jerome’sfamilywaslessfortunate.B.Thebrotherswereinthesameclass.C.WhenhelpingJerome,Chelseafelthopeless.D.ChelseagotalongwellwithJeromefromtheverystart.5.WhatdidChelseadotopayoffherdebts?A.Borrowmoneyfromherparents.B.Dopart-timejobs.C.Trainstudentstoplayfootball.D.Cookforcustomers.6.HowoldwasChelseawhenshepaidoffnearlyallofherdebts?A.24.B.28.C.29.D.30.7.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeChelsea?A.Luckyandlovely.B.Sensitiveandambitious.C.Selflessanddetermined.D.Warmheartedandstrict.CTheterm"birdbrain"isfrequentlyusedtodescribeaperson'slackofintelligenceandgooddecision-makingability.However,somescientistsbelieveitshouldbeconsideredapraise,giventhatmanybirdscanperformhumantaskslikeproducingandusingtools,solvingproblems,andplanningforfutureneeds.Now,Griffin,anAfricanGreyparrot,hasprovedthatbirdsmayevenpossessbettervisualmemoriesthanhumanadultsandchildren.Thestudy,ledbyHragPailian,aresearcheratHarvardUniversity,hadtheparrotcompeteinthegameagainsttwenty-oneundergraduatestudentsandtwenty-one6to8-year-oldchildren.Thepopularchallengeinvolveshidingasmallobjectunderoneofthreeormoreupside-downcups,whicharemovedaround.Participantsarerequiredtoaccuratelyidentifythecupunderwhichtheobjectlies.Tomakethetaskmorechallenging,theresearchersrequiredparticipantstotracktwo,three,andfourobjectsatthesametime.AnanalysisoftheresultsshowedthatGriffinoutperformedthe6to8-year-oldsacrossalllevelsonaverage.Evenmoreimpressive,the"birdbrain"performedaswellas,orslightlybetterthan,the21Harvardstudentson12ofthe14trials!Itwasonlyinthefinaltwotests,whichhadthemostobjectsandmostmovement,thattheparrotfellbehindtheadults.However,Griffin'sperformancewasneverbelowthatofthechildren.Griffinwasthecandidateofchoicebecausethescientistsneededananimalthathadabrainfunctionalitysimilartothatofhumans."Thefactthatthesmartparrotlovestoshowoffhisbrainpowerinexchangeforafewcashews(腰果)didnothurteither",saidIrenePepperberg,aHarvardlecturer,whohastrainedGriffinandseveralotherAfricanGreyparrots,hasbeenstudyingthespeciesforoverfourdecadesandisconsideredapioneerinthestudyofbirdintelligence.8.Whatweretheparticipantsrequiredtodointhestudy?A.Identifydifferentkindsofobjects.B.Tellwherethehiddenobjectlies.C.Trackotherparticipants'performance.D.Movearoundupside-downcups.9.Whatdidtheresultsofthestudyindicate?A.6to8-year-oldsdidbetterthanGriffin.B.Parrotshaveabettermemorythanotherbirds.C.Harvardstudentshaveabettervisualmemory.D.GriffinoutsmartedHarvardstudentsinsometrials.10.WhywasGriffinchosenfortheexperiment?A.Itwasgoodatmakingdecisions.B.Itwasspeciallytrainedforexperiments.C.Ithadsimilarbrainfunctionstohumanbeings.D.Itlovedtoshowoffhislanguagepowerforsometreats.11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A."Birdbrain"becomesatermforastupidperson.B.Harvardlecturerpioneersinbirdintelligencestudy.C.ParrotoutsmartedHarvardstudentsinvisualmemorytest.D.Researchersmadenewdiscoveriesabouthumanintelligence.DMasksthathelpedsavelivesduringtheCovid-19pandemic（疫情）areprovingadeadlyriskforwildlife,withbirdsandseacreaturestrappedinmanyfacialcoveringsinanimalhabitats.Single-usemaskshavebeenfoundontheground,waterwaysandbeachesworldwidesincecountriesrequired（heiruseinpublicplacestoslowthepandemic'sspread.Wornonce,thethinprotectivematerialscantakehundredsofyearstobreakdown."Facemasksaren'tgoingawayanytimesoon-butwhenwethrowthemaway,theseitemscanharmtheenvironmentandtheanimalswhoshareourplanet,"Ashleyfromanima!rightsgroupPETAsaid.MonkeyshavebeenfoundplayingwithusedmasksinthehillsoutsideMalaysia'scapitalKualaLumpur.AndinanincidentinBritain,aseagullwassavedinChelmsfordafteritslegsgotcaughtinanabandonedmaskforaweek.However,thebiggestinfluenceisinthewater.Morethan1.5billionmasksmadetheirwayintotheworld'soceanslastyear,accountingforaround6200extratonsofoceanplasticpollution,accordingtoenvironmentalgroupOceansAsia.“Masksandglovesareparticularlyproblematicforseacreatures,"saysGeorgeLeonard,chiefscientistfromNGO."Whenthoseplasticsbreakdownintheenvironment,theyformsmallerandsmallerparticles（颗粒）.Thoseparticlesthenenterthefoodchainandinfluencetheentireecosystem,“headded.Campaignershaveurgedpeopletodealwithmasksproperlyafterusingthem.OceansAsiahasalsocalledongovernmentstoincreasepunishmentforlitteringandencouragetheuseofwashablemasks.12.Whatbring（s）agreatdangertowildlifenow?A.Wastemasks.B.Covid-19.C.Pollutedwater.D.Damagedhabitats.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“problematic”inparagraph4mean?A.Important.B.Attractive.C.Common.D.Troubling.14.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.Monkeyslearnedtowearmasksfromhumans.B.Plasticsarelessharmfulafterbecomingparticles.C.Usedmaskshaveaworseeffectonseacreatures.D.Wastemasksarcthemainoceanplasticpollution.15.Howshouldwesolvetheproblemfromthelastparagraph?A.Keepmasksafterthey'reused.B.Callongovernmentstostoplittering.C.Punishthosewhowearsingle-usemasks.D.Putusedmasksintherecyclingbox.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WewerehighinthemountainsofXishuangbanna,asfarsouthasyoucangetinYunnan,skirtingthebordersofMyanmarandLaos.Thedrivewastypical,textbookbeauty:mountainsthickwithrubbertreeforests,pu’erteaplantationsandbananapalmsandtinyDaivillages.Hiddenamongthefieldsofgreen,Ispottedanoddcollectionofwoodenboxesnearatentonthesideoftheroad.____16____WehadrunintothecurrenthomeofWeiDajing,a17-year-oldapprentice(学徒)beekeeperwhowasmanninghishives.Weiwasfreshtothebeekeepinglife,andhadbeenonthejobforjusttwomonthsandwasheretolearnfromamasterbeekeeper.Theirtentandhiveset-upisalwaystemporary.____17____Thisparticularspotwasstationedatasunnypatchofyellowflowers.Oncetheseflowersdie,therubbertreeswillbeflowering,sowewillmovetowardthem,”hetoldSam.Likethievesinthenight,thebeekeeperswillstealthilypackuptheirhivesinthedarkoncethebeesgotosleep.“Theyaremostactivearoundmiddaywhentheyarecollectingtheirnectar(花蜜).____18____”Weiexplained.Thehiveswerehumming,andbeeswereinvasivelybuzzingaroundWeiashespoketous.Piecesoffruitlaydryingamongthehives,usedtofeedthebeesandgivethemanextraboostofenergyonceWeibottlesuptheirhard-earnedhoney.Sam,whoalsohasacoupleofhisownsmallhivesinhisbackyard,tellsusyoumustalwaysleavealittlebitofhoneyinthehive.____19____WewavedgoodbyetoWei.BackatSam’shouse,hegaveusabowlfuloflocalhoney.____20____Lackingtheusualsweetnessofhoneybutinsteadrichwithamoresavory,spicedflavor,ittastedjustlikeChina.A.Itwassmooth,thinandrunny.B.Weiskillfullycollectedhoneyfromthehives.C.Otherwisethebeesgetfedupandabandonyou.D.Maybeitistheflowersthatgivesuchuniquetastetothehoney.E.By10pmtheyareasleepintheirhives,whichiswhenwemove.F.Iaskedourexcellentguideandnewbestfriend,Sam,topullover.G.Weiandhismastermovetheircampastheflowersbloomanddie.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“Myneighbordoesn'tspeakEnglish，butherkindnessneedsnotranslation.”AngieMorris，an81­year­oldCanadianwomanwhogrewupinwartimeBritainandnowlivesinVancouver，BritishColumbia，was41howhernext­doorneighbor，Ms.Wing，a68­year­oldChinesewoman，_42cooksmealsforhereveryday.Shecalledit“theultimatehome­delivery_43”．Morris's_44first­personnarrativewhichwaspublishedlastweekbytheCanadiannewspaperTheGlobeandMail，hasgonepopular，with_4524，000onlinereposts.“Iknowwhatisinsidethepapercarrierbag，”shewrote.“Athermoswithhotsoupandastainless­steel_46withamealofrice，vegetablesandeitherchicken，meatorshrimp，_47withakindofpancake.Thishasbecomeanalmostdaily_48.”Wingstartedheractof_49whenshelearnedthatMorrishadtoundergoheartsurgery.She_50ituponherselftobeginfeedingherneighbor，_51thetwowomenhavenowayofcommunicatingverbally.WingspeaksonlyMandarin，andMorris'sMandarinis_52tonihao(hello)．“Sohereweare，twograndmothersaworldawayfromwherewewere_53，neitherofusabletospeaktheother'slanguage，butcommunicatingonewayoranother(withsomehelpfromtechnology)．The_54keepsringingandthereisthe_55brownpapercarrierbag，handed_56tomebyWing，”Morriswrote.Readersandnetizensaroundtheworldhavebeentouchedbythis_57thatcrossesnationalboundariesandfocusesonhumankindness.“Youknowthatmostpeopleinthisworldjustwanttoliveagoodlife，”onereadercommented.“IcomefromoldIreland，soIcantellyouathing_58twoaboutconflict.Thepointis,mostpeopleareverygoodwithbig_59andwanttheirchildrentogrowup_60andinplaceslikethiscountrycanoffer.”21.A.writingB.describingC.retellingD.explaining22.A.voluntarilyB.helpfullyC.readilyD.pleasantly23.A.jobB.treatC.attentionD.service24.A.amazingB.movingC.excitingD.interesting25.A.lessthanB.otherthanC.morethanD.ratherthan26.A.containerB.steamerC.packageD.luggage27.A.rarelyB.meanwhileC.sometimesD.apparently28.A.existenceB.coincidenceC.presenceD.occurrence29.A.generosityB.kindnessC.patienceD.devotion30.A.tookB.madeC.putD.set31.A.asthoughB.eventhoughC.nowthatD.regardlessof32.A.reducedB.admittedC.limitedD.applied33.A.raisedB.separatedC.locatedD.sheltered34.A.telephoneB.alarmclockC.doorbellD.wallclock35.A.commonB.similarC.familiarD.precious36.A.anxiouslyB.selflesslyC.politelyD.smilingly37.A.relationshipB.connectionC.cooperationD.fellowship38.A.andB.butC.withD.or39.A.headsB.mindsC.soulsD.hearts40.A.healthyB.happyC.safeD.wealthy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,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Spaceexplorationhasalwaysbeentheprovinceofdreamers:Thehumanimaginationreadilysoars_____41._____humaningenuitystrugglestofollow.AVoyagetotheMoon,oftencitedasthefirstsciencefictionstory,waswrittenbyCyranodeBergeracin1649.Cyranowasdeadandburiedfor_____42._____goodthreecenturiesbeforethefirstmannedrocketsstartedtofly.In1961,whenKennedydeclaredthatAmerica_____43._____(send)amantothemoonbythedecade'send,thosewords,too,hadadreamlikequality.Theyresonatedwithoptimismandambitioninmuchthesamewayasthemostfamousdreamspeech_____44._____,deliveredbyMartinLutherKingtwoyearslater.Bytheendofthedecade,bothvisions_____45._____(yield)concreteresultsandtransformedAmericansociety.Andyetinmanywaysthetwodreamsendedup_____46._____oddswitheachother.Thefightforracialandeconomicequalityisintenselypragmaticandimmediateinitsimpact.Theurgetoexplorespaceisjusttheopposite.Itisfigurativelyandliterallyotherworldlyinitsaims.Whenthedustsettled,thespacedreamerslostout.Therewasnograndfollow-uptotheApollomissions.Thetechnologicallycompromised-spaceshuttleprogramhasjustcometoanend,withnosuccessor.Theargumentisthatfundsaretight,and_____47._____wehavemorepressingproblemshereonEarth.Amidthecurrentconcernsaboutthefederaldeficit,reachingtowardthestarsseemsadispensableluxury—_____48._____savingone-thousandthofasingleyear'sbudgetwouldsolveourproblems.ButhumaningenuitystrugglesonNASAisdevelopingaseriesofroboticprobesthatwillgetthemostbangfromabuck.TheywillserveasmodernMagellans,mappingoutthesolar"systemfor_____49._____explorersfollow,whethermanormachine.Ontheflipside,companieslikeVirginGalacticareplottingabottom-upattackonthespacedreambymakingitarealitytothepublic.Privatespace-flight______50.______liewithinreachofrichciviliansinafewyears.Anotherdecadeortwoanditcouldgomainstream.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。每处错误仅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：在错的词下画一横线，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；只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Thetrafficprobleminourcityhascausedwideconcern.Tosolvethisproblem,theexpertshadheldameetingrecentlyandhadafullydiscussiononthematter.Theypointoutthatthenumberofprivatecarsareincreasingtheseyears.Sotheysuggestthatgovernmentshouldcallonpeopleusepublictransportation.Anotherproblemwhatdeservesourseriousconsiderationisthattoomanycarsfromothercityparkalongtheroadside.Toavoidsoinconvenience,thesecarsshouldnotbeadmittedintoacitycenterinthedaytime.Transportationisimportantforthedevelopmentofyourcity,whichcannotbestressedontoomuch.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。GrammaGoodievisitshergrandkidseverySundayafternoon.Everyvisitstartsthesame.Firstsheringsthedoorbell.ThenChrisbouncesdownthestairs.Jamierunstoopenthedoor.Andeverytime,GrammaGoodiehasgifts.Butthekidsneverknowwhatshe'llbring.Sometimesit'sstuffyouneed,likesocksorunderwear.Itcouldbeakiteorastuffedbabykangaroo.Itcouldbealollipopthatturnsyourtonguebrightblue.Well,oneSunday,Grammarangthedoorbell.Chrishurrieddownthestairs.AndJamiethrewopenthedoor.“Hello,mydarlings,”GrammaGoodiesaidwithasmile.“LookwhatIhaveforyou”Shepulledoutadeckofcards,andtheyplayed“GoFish”allafternoon.Attheendoftheday,Grammagaveeveryonekisses.Thenshesaidhergood-byes.Asshedroveaway,ChrisandJamieheardtheirparentstalking.TheysaidthatGrammaGoodie'sbirthdaywasnextSunday.Theyweregoingtoplanaspecialdinnerandbakeadeliciouscakeforherbirthdaysurprise.“GrammaGoodiehasabirthday?”theythought.Bothwerealittleconfused.Grown-upshavebirthdays?Whointheworldknew?“Well,wehavetogetheragift,”Jamiedecided.“Butwhat?”askedChris.“GrammaGoodiehaslyEVERYTHING!”Jamiethoughtaboutscarves,flowers,andperfume.ButGrammahadplentyofscarves,ahumongousrosegarden,andbottlesofFrenchperfume.Christhoughtaboutbooks,pillows