2019-2020学年上海复旦大学附属中学国际部高三英语下学期期末试卷及参考答案

2019-2020学年上海复旦大学附属中学国际部高三英语下学期期末试
卷及参考答案
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
Bob and Sue Harvey spent nine years as resident fellows in a dormitory at Sanford and in their bookVirtual Reality and The College Freshman, they write “The Freshman oftenfaces an identity problem during the first semester.” College is a more pressured environment than it used to be, in part because the academic gap between high school and college has increased. Many college freshmen have never had to make independent decisions about sex, drugs and alcohol. Most don’t know how to manage their time or money. They often feel lonely and overwhelmed, resulting in anxiety and depression.
Nancy Corbin, director of clinical service for student-counseling (咨询) services at Iowa State University, says her office is seeing a significant increase in requests for counseling from freshmen who are having trouble making the adjustment to college life. She says older teenagers increasingly lack the skills to deal with personal problems that aren’t easily defined or fixed. And they get homesick but have a hard time admitting it.
Parents and high schools can make things easier on freshmen by preparing them differently. For example, by teaching them to budget their hours and dollars. The Harveys think high schools should offer a college-life course. “Parents need to focus more on relationship and personal issues and less on how many sheets and towels to take,” they say. Many homesick freshmen think they’ll be regarded as failures if they come home before Thanksgiving. So parents can help by letting them know they’re welcome to return if they feel the need. In the meantime, parents have to find new ways to keep in touch with their college kids. One of the best ways is e-mail. It’s less unpleasant and less expensive than constant phone calls and is more likely to be answered than a handwritten letter.
1. Why is the first semester difficult for freshmen in college?
A. Because they often fail in exams.
B. Because they lack time and money.
C. Because they are too homesick to make new friends.
D. Because they have to settle personal issues on their own.
2. In the last paragraph, it is suggested that ________.
A. parents should stop buying anything for their kids
B. parents should develop a good relationship with their kids
C. parents should be taught how to send e-mails to their kids
D. parents should work with high schools in college-life courses
3. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A. Hard Life of College Freshmen
B. Approaches to Trouble in College
C. Freshmen’s Adaptation Problems
D. A Strange Phenomenon in College
B
America---that glorious symbol of multiculturalism, the great melting pot---qualifies as part of the developed world, right? Not quite, if we consider the state of second language learning in schools across the country. According to a 2018 study, Europe often tops the U.S. in foreign language education in school. 92% of European students are learning a foreign language in school. In America it’s only 20%. In more than 20 European countries, studying a foreign language for at least one year is compulsory. In comparison, only 10 states and D.C. require learning a foreign language for graduation.
I went to a public school in Pennsylvania that ranked onNewsweek’s list of America’s top high schools in 2015. Foreign language learning was not a graduation requirement. A common response to such stories and statistics is: So what? Why should Americans care about learning another language when English has recently seemed to dominate as the official language of the world?
The world is globalizing faster than we can imagine. More than half of the world’s population speaks more than one language. It is also increasingly becoming the need for success in this globalizing world. Having the ability to speak a second language opens up the possibility of travelling and immersing yourself in another part of the world. This means people can feel other cultures, and traditions in places you were previously kept away because you could not communicate in the language.
The teaching of foreign languages can be instrumental in bringing about peace and unity in the country we live in. Learning a second language can be an efficient vehicle to help to bridge communities. To speak another language means having access to a universe of different experiences and world views of another community of people.
4. Why does the writer mention Europe?
A. America makes studying a foreign language compulsory.
B. America is the glorious symbol of multiculturalism.
C. America isn’t really qualified as the developed world.
D. America doesn’t focus on foreign language education
5. What is American’s attitude towards education of foreign languages?
A. Less concerned.
B. More worried.
C. Quite doubtful.
D. Very supportive.
6. What can visiting people do if they can speak the language where they visit?
A. Make the world globalizing.
B. Achieve success in business.
C. Experience people’s real life there.
D. Keep away their own culture.
7. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. Using a second language can bring harmony.
B. Communities of people enjoy the great views.
C. Speaking another language is reallynecessary.
D. Learning a second language can be difficult.
C
Until quarantine (隔离期) ends, we are left picturing what sport we might do: working out at the gym, playing on a competitive sports team, swimming, biking, or rock climbing. However, we don’t often think of martial arts as possible activities; instead, we rule it out because we think it’s dangerous, uncommon, and even, impossible. Martial arts aren’t considered a sport, right?
Well, here’s some good news: you’re wrong! Martial arts aren’t much more common than people think, and you can start learning at any age. Practicing martial arts is a great way to keep in shape, both physically and mentally. They’re much less boring and much lessarduoussport than they’re usually described as in movies, so do not worry that they need a lot of effort.
Martial arts generally require you to focus on the position and movement of every one of your legs and arms, sometimes even your breathing too. Think about it: when you leave the gym, your mental state has improved and you are much calmer. This is because you’ve only paid attention to one activity. It is a great way to clear your head. Andpracticing it can help you learn to stay more focused, which is the greatest advantage of martial arts training.
Martial arts also improve your coordination (协调性), and greatly improve your posture (姿势). I have personally seen students go from slouching (没精打采) to walking tall with their shoulders back in just a couple of months.
There are many styles and countless kinds of martial arts. Whichever one you like better, know that all of
them are good choices.
8. What can we know about martial arts from the first two paragraphs?
A. They often have people hurt.
B. They are difficult to practice.
C. People have a wrong view on it.
D. People practice them more often.
9. What does the underlined word “arduous” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Interesting.
B. Difficult.
C. Friendly.
D. Exciting.
10. What is the biggest benefit of practicing martial arts?
A. Adjusting the breath.
B. Enjoying one’s free time.
C. Correcting the movement.
D. Keeping one’s attention.
11. What does the writer think of martial arts?
A. They are notsports.
B. They attracted many teenagers.
C. They are beneficial and helpful.
D. They were invented to protect others.
D
Recycling plastic has always been a stop-start effort, and the wide variety of plastics we produce, the pollution from waste, and other limitations make recycling an economic(经济) problem. It’s estimated(估计)only 9% of plastic ever created has been recycled. But with the help of a chemical process, Canadian Miranda Wang and her company BioCellection want to change that.
Stability is one of plastic greatest qualities and downside. There's limited evidence that some plastics can biodegrade (生物降解)but largely photo-plastics degrade in the sun. It’s a long process, and the truth is that we can only estimate how long it takes. Wang is looking to break the inaction and BioCellection's task is to make most plastic waste recyclable.
She outlines two current methods. One is to take plastics like water bottles, wash them, cut them, melt and reconstitute them. “That's a very limited process” she says, due to the requirement that plastics be “clean” . The other, which can handle dirtier plastics and a level of pollution, is called hydrolysis(热解). Intense heat is applied to break down plastics so they can be reused as oils for energy, but “it’s not economical,’’ she says.
BioCellection’s solution builds on research from over ten years ago, Wang explains, when a US studydiscovered pure polyethylene powder (聚乙烯粉)could be broken down by a catalyst (催化剂). Wang and her co-founder Jean hit upon a bacterium being able to eat plastic. In the years since, they engineered a
comparable catalyst capable of doing the same job, only faster, which even works on plastics no one else can recycle at present. “We have now found a catalyst that is much cheaper than the one that was used before, Wang says.
Currently focusing on plastic films like shopping hags, the three-hour process breaks clown plastic into chemicals that can act as the building blocks for more complex plastic products.
“Right now we’re able to achieve about 70% transformation from plastic waste material to these chemicals,” she adds, saying they’re working to increase that figure.
12. Why has so little plastic been recycled?
A. Plastic is chemically stable.
B. Recycling plastic led to pollution.
C. We produced various plastics.
D. Most photo-plastics degrade in the sun.
13. What does Wang think of the two current methods?
A. Highly effective and dynamic.
B. Expensive and pollution-causing.
C. Limited and energy-consuming.
D. Widely used and recognized.
14. What did BioCellection find effective to recycle plastics?
A. Polyethylene powder.
B. Chemical products.
C. Plastic films.
D. A catalyst.
15. What is the text mainly about?
A. Miranda Wang and her company.
B. A new plastic recycling method.
C. The greatest downside of plastic.
D. Transformation of plastic waste.
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It is generally believed that tourism is very important for any country.____16____, tourism can finally lead to a series of problems.
Forests are cut down to make way for tourism
Rapid growth of tourism in an area always creates a huge need for more buildings. Forests are cut down to make space for parking lots and theme parks or hotels.____17____, air pollution will become a serious problem in those areas.
Tourism causes noise pollution
Places that attract big crowds of tourists every year produce loud noise either from the cars or loud music played by visitors.____18____. It puts people at risk of developing high blood pressure and heart problems. In
some animals, loud noise makes their hearts heat faster and hurts their ability to survive(生存).
Tourism causes light pollution
____19____. Natural light is very important for some animals,especially for baby sea turtles. They are known to stayunder the sand until temperatures get cooler, so they cone out at night. They then move towards the brightest area which is the ocean. But many baby turtles die when they move towards brightly lit places around beaches and get lost.
Tourists are leaving behind mountains of trash
Seeing plastic cups and glass bottles around sea shores by the beaches isn't something new. It has become a common sight, especially in those places most frequently visited by tourists.____20____. Many fish and other animals in the seas have been killed by them.
A. But without good plans
B. Blinding light hurts humans' health
C. Without enough trees to clean the air
D. Visitors are leaving trash in the mountains, too
E. Much of the plastic trash ends up inside sea animals
F. Light pollution is another serious problem from tourism
G. Such loud sound is very bad for both humans and animals
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Teaching abroad gives me the chance to feel truly immersed(沉浸).
I knew I wanted to____21____the world from a very young age. I was____22____enough as a child to travel with my family to nearby countries.
When I was at college, I decided to study____23____for one year. It was a chance to live in and experience another country in a way that taking a____24____just doesn’t allow. However, this experience didn’t help me ____25____my desire (渴望) for travel, and I wanted to travel more.
So , after graduation, I went toThailandand began____26____English there. It seemed like the perfect way for me to travel,____27____money, and give back to communities around the world. By doing this, I could____28____immerse myself in a very____29____culture. I arrived knowing very little of the local_____30_____but by the end was able to have conversations with my students and neighbors. I also ate food I would never have tried if I had just been a tourist. I had_____31_____to stay in Thailand for one semester(学
期),_____32_____ended up staying for two years. They were some of the_____33_____years of my life. I visited many countries inSoutheast Asiaand_____34_____a lot about that part of the world.
There are many people that just don’t_____35_____to live their lives in the_____36_____place. I am one of those people. Teaching abroad_____37_____me to move around and travel slowly.
By living in a country and having a_____38_____there, I learn much more about the culture than I would if I_____39_____visited for a week or two, and I get the_____40_____to visit locations that sometimes only locals know about.
21. A. travel B. change C. rule D. save
22. A. tired B. lucky C. afraid D. relaxed
23. A. hard B. online C. alone D. abroad
24. A. walk B. vacation C. lesson D. picture
25. A. increase B. feel C. satisfy D. express
26. A. understanding B. speaking C. loving D. teaching
27. A. earn B. spend C. borrow D. waste
28. A. secretly B. carelessly C. completely D. painfully
29. A. common B. different C. popular D. traditional
30. A. language B. scene C. law D. product
31. A. asked B. happened C. learned D. planned
32. A. or B. but C. if D. because
33. A. earliest B. dark C. best D. final
34. A. knew B. worried C. talked D. forgot
35. A. hate B. need C. refuse D. want
36. A. wrong B. same C. dangerous D. safe
37. A. requires B. expects C. allows D. warns
38. A. friend B. house C. guide D. job
39. A. simply B. strangely C. politely D. crazily
40. A. right B. skill C. chance D. courage
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
A supermarket employee in Illinois is being called a hero after____41.____(run) across the store’s parking lot
to save a baby____42.____was in a runaway shopping cart (购物车).
Ben Mazur, a worker at a Schnucks supermarket in Alton, was pushing shopping carts when he heard a car horn honking(喇叭鸣响) repeatedly. “It turns out, the____43.____(own) of the car was trying to get someone’s attention because there____44.____(be) a runaway cart rolling down the store’s parking lot,” according to the supermarket manager.
Mazur quickly noticed it wasn’t just a cart－there was also a baby placed in the child seat. “The mom was putting____45.____(she) other kids in the car and didn’t realize what was happening,” Mazur explained. “I stopped____46.____I was doing, ran across the lot and pulled the cart back before it rolled into a stop sign.”
Now, both the manager and customers speak____47.____(high) of Mazur. “We have a slanting(倾斜的) parking lot so carts can get rolling fast,” said Alton Co-Manager Tom Moore. “Quick thinking on Ben’s part saved the baby. Congrats, Ben, you’re____48.____brave man!” “Not all____49.____(hero) wear capes(披肩），”a customer added. “You ran____50.____(fast) than a speeding baby!” another joked. “Good job, Ben.”
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：在错的词下划一横线，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；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I often cook delicious food for those who were homeless. But last Saturday my only stove suddenly broke down, leaving me unable to continuing my act of kindness.
One of my good friends found it out about that. Yesterday afternoon he bought new stove and delivered it to my house. It was something total unexpected from him. I kept expressing my thank to him. Therefore, he just said, “You have done so much for others, including me. This is the least thing which I can do to repay you to all your kindness.” His words made me deeply moving.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你校英语话剧社正在招聘新成员，请你写一封电子邮件申请参加。

内容主要包括：
1、写信目的;
2、个人优势。

Dear Sirs,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. D
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. A
6. C
7. A
8. C 9. B 10. D 11. C
12. A 13. C 14. D 15. B
16. A 17. C 18. G 19. F 20. E
21. A 22. B 23. D 24. B 25. C 26. D 27. A 28. C 29. B 30. A 31. D 32.
B 33.
C 34. A 35.
D 36. B 37. C 38. D 39. A 40. C
41. running
42. who##that
43. owner 44. was
45. her 46. what
47. highly 48. a
49. heroes 50. faster
51.(1).were→are；
(2).continuing→continue；
(3).删除it；
(4).在new前面加a/one；
(5).total→totally；
(6).thank→thanks；
(7).Therefore→However；
(8).which→that；
(9).to→for；
(10).moving→moved
52.略。