学年上海中学高三英语下学期期中考试试题及答案解析.docx
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学年上海中学高三英语下学期期中考试试题及答案解析
2020-2021学年上海中学高三英语下学期期中考试试题及答案解析
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
Inthe1994filmForrestGump,there’safamoussaying,“Lifeislikeaboxofchocolates;youneverknowwhatyou’regonnaget.”Thesurpriseispartofthefun.Nowblindboxtoysarebringingthemagicofsurprisetoonlineshopping.
Ablindboxtoyishiddeninsideuniformpackagingbutinvisiblefromtheoutside.Youdon’tknowwhatwillbeinside,althoughthetoystypicallycomefrompopculture,rangingfrommoviestocomicsandcartoons.
BlindboxeshavecaughtonsincetheywerefirstintroducedfromJapantoChinain2014.Accordingtoa2019Tmallreport,themini-seriesofLabubublindbox,designedbyHongKong-bornKasingLung,wasnamedChampionofUnitSaleswith55,000soldinjust9secondsduringtheSinglesDayshoppingevent.Mostcustomersforblindboxesareyoungpeopleaged18to35.
AccordingtoThePaper,blindboxtoysarepopularinpartbecauseoftheircuteappearances.Thetypicallycutecartoonfigurinescomeinminiaturesizes,makingthemsuitablefordisplayalmostanywhere.
Evenifblindboxesarenottheirtopchoicefordecorations,themysteryanduncertaintyoftheprocessalsoattractspeople.It’sthemainreasonwhypeoplebuyblindboxesoneafteranother.
“Fearoftheunknownisalwaysapartofthebox-openingprocess,”saidMissCao,24,wholivesandworksinShenyang.SpeakingtoSinaNews,shesaid:
“Untilyouopenalltheboxes,youcannotknowwhatitisinside.”
Openingablindboxisadelightfullittlesurpriseforourmundanedailylives,somethingsmallbutfuntowaitforeachday,weekormonth.Whenpeopleopenthissimplelittlebox,theymaybedisappointed,buttheuncertaintyispartofthefun.Peoplewillopenmoreblindboxesandhopeforabetteroutcome.
Whensomeonere-makesForrestGump,don'tbesurprisedifhesays,“Lifeislikeablindbox...”
1.WhyisthefamoussayinginthefilmForrestGumpquotedatthebeginning?
A.Toarousethereaders’interest.B.Topresentthewriter’sview.
C.Tointroducethetopic.D.Tohighlightthefunofblindboxes.
2.Whichofthefollowingisthemainfeaturethatmakesblindboxsopopular?
A.Miniaturesizes.B.Cuteappearances.
C.Fearoftheunknown.D.Mysteryanduncertainty.
3.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Blindboxbecamepopularin2019afterbeingfirstintroducedfromJapantoChina.
B.Blindboxtoystypicallyoriginatedinpopculture,varyingfrommoviestocartoons.
C.BlindboxtoyswasdesignedandnamedbyHongKong-bornKasingLung.
D.Whenpeopleopenthissimplelittlebox,theywillfeeldisappointed.
B
Jackwas11monthsoldinthespringof2015whenhisparents,ErikaandChristopher,recognizedhisdevelopmentwasnotprogressingasitshould.Thefeelingwasfamiliartothecouple.Justafewmonthsearlier,Jack’sbrotherChase,whois16monthsolder,hadbeendiagnosedwithautism(自闭症)afterhedidnotreachmotionandlanguagestandardsasexpected.
Jack’sbehaviorsweresimilarlydelayed,andhisparentsmovedquicklytoseekhelp.Today,Jackis5—hecelebratedhisbirthdayonMay13—andhecanspeakinfullsentencesandread.Aftertwoyearsatapreschoolthatspecializesinservicesforchildrenwithdevelopmentaldisabilities,hewillstartkindergartenintheSmithtownschooldistrictinSeptember.“Ourfamily’sexperienceisagoodexampleofthepowerandeffectivenessofearlyintervention.Theservicesourboyshavereceivedmadeallthedifference,”theparentssaid.
Accordingtoscientists,autismcanbedetectedat18monthsoryounger,andbyage2adiagnosiscanbeconsidered“veryreliable.”TheparentssaidtheywerehappywithChase’ssuccessatthelearningcenter,butstillhadconcernsforJackbecausehewasnotspeaking.Developingsocialandcommunicationskillscanbeamongthegreatestchallengeforindividualswithautism,eveniftheyareabletosayafewwordsearlyon.“Wedidn’tknowifhewasevergoingtotalk,”Erikasaid.“Thatwasmybiggestfear.Wejustdidn’tknow.”
Lookingahead,theparentsarecautiouslyoptimisticaboutJack’snexteducationalmove.Hedoesn’thandlechangewell,theysaid,andhelikestoknowhisroutine.Still,theyexpressedconfidencethathistimeatthelearningcenterhasgivenhimtheskillsheneedstobesuccessful.
4.HowdidJack’sparentsknowhesufferedfromautism?
A.Theyfoundthebabyclever.B.Theyjudgedbytheirexperience.
C.Theyfoundhedidn’tdevelop.D.Theycheckedonhiminthehospital.
5.Whatdidtheparentsthinkoftheearlyintervention?
A.Itmadenodifferencetothebabies.B.Itbenefittedthebabiesgreatly.
C.Itgottheirbabiesmoredisabled.D.Ithelpedtheirbabiesspeakfluently.
6.Whatcanwelearnfromthethirdparagraph?
A.Autismcanbeconfirmedat18monthsold.
B.Jack’sparentswereconfidentabouthismotorskills.
C.Chase’sparentsweredoubtfulabouthisdevelopment
D.Jack’sparentsworriedabouthislanguageskillsmost.
7.Whatisthetextmainlytalkingabout?
A.Autismcanbecuredifparentstakeactionsearly.
B.Parentsshouldbeconfidentabouttheirchildren’sfuture.
C.Earlyinterventioninautismcouldimprovechildren’slife.
D.Communicationskillsshouldbedevelopedasearlyaspossible.
C
BrianHamilton'slifechangedinaprisonwhenhewenttherewithhisfriend,ReverendRobertJ.Harris,whooftenwenttolocalprisonstodoministrywork.Duringthevisit,Hamiltonstartedtalkingtooneoftheprisonersandaskedwhathewasgoingtodowhenhegotout.“Hesaidhewasgoingtogetajob,”Hamiltonrecalls.“Ithoughttomyself,wow,that’sgoingtobedifficultwithacriminalbackground.”
TheconversationmadeHamiltonconsiderhowtohelpthosewhocameoutfromprison.Finallyin2008,16yearsafterthatinitialconversation,HamiltoncreatedInmatestoEntrepreneurs,anonprofitorganizationthathelpspeoplewithcriminalbackgroundsstarttheirownsmallbusinesses.
Atthetime,Hamiltonwasbuildinghisowncompany,asoftwaretechnologycompanyforthebankingindustry.Ashiscompanygrew,sodidHamilton’stimedevotedtogivinglessonstoprisoners.HeaveragedthreetofourcoursesamonthatprisonsthroughoutNorthCarolina.
Eventually,Hamiltondecidedtoshifthisfocustohistruepassion.InMay2019,hesoldhiscompanyandfocusedonhelpingthosewhowereimprisoned.Hisonlinecourseswillbesetnextyear.“ByMarch1,2022,anyonewillbeabletoaccessthecourses,eithertobecomeacertificatedinstructorortoaccessitforthemselvesasaprisonerorpartofthegeneralpopulation,”Hamiltonexplained.Inaddition,hevisitsmiddleschoolsandpresentsthecoursetoat-riskstudentsasapreventativemeasureagainstcrime.
ThefreecourseisfundedbytherecentlyestablishedBrianHamiltonFoundation,whichoffersassistancetomilitarymembersastheyreturntocivilianlifeandprovidesloansosmallbusinesses.“Startingupabusinessisn'tforeveryone,butifwemakeopportunitiesavailable,andletpeopleknowthatotherpeoplecareaboutthem,itmakesadifference.”Hamiltonsaid.
8.WhydidBrianHamiltonwenttoaprison?
A.Heaccompaniedhisfriend.B.Hetooklessonsintheprison.
C.Hewantedtogetajobintheprison.D.Hehadafriendwhowasinprison.
9.WhatcanbeinferredaboutInmatestoEntrepreneurs?
A.Itoftenassistsmilitarymembers.
BItprovidesloanstosmallbusinesses.
C.Itscoursehasbeenlargelybroadened.
D.Itisanorganizationintendedforbusinessmen.
10.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingbestdescribesHamilton?
A.Heisamanwhoalwayschangeshismind.B.Hehasasenseofsocialresponsibility.
C.Heisgoodatrunningabigcompany.D.Hemakesmoneybygivinglessons.
11.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?
A.Amanmadeafruitlessvisittotheprison.
B.Amansoldhisbusinesstoteachprisoners.
C.Amanrealizedhisdreamofbeingateacher.
D.Amansuccessfullycreatedtwoorganizations.
D
Scientistssaybabysharksareatriskofbeingbornsmallerandwithouttheenergytheyneedtosurvivebecauseofwarmingoceansfromclimatechange.
Scientistsstudiedepaulettesharks,whichliveoffAustraliaandNewGuinea.Theyfoundthatwarmerconditionsspedupthesharks’growingprocess.Thatmeantthesharkswerebornearlierandverytired.Thefindingscouldbeusedinthestudyofothersharks,includingthosethatgivebirthtoliveyoung.
Thescientistsstudied27sharks.Somewereraisedinaveragesummerwatertemperatures,about27degreesCelsius.Otherswereraisedinhighertemperaturesaround29degreesCelsiusand31degreesCelsius.Theyfoundthatthesharksraisedinthewarmesttemperaturesweighedmuchlessthanthoseraisedinaveragetemperatures.Theyalsoshowedreducedenergylevels.
Epaulettesharkscangrowtoalengthofaboutonemeter.Theirnamecomesfromlargespotsontheirbodiesthatlooklikedecorationsonsomemilitaryclothing.
Onestudythisyearfoundthatworldwidenumbersofoceaniesharksandraysdroppedmorethan70percentbetween1970and2018.Overfishingisamainconcern,whileclimatechangeandpollutionalsothreatenshark.
CarolynWheelerisadoctoralstudentattheUniversityofMassachusettsBostonandwiththeARCCentreofExcellenceforCoralReefStudiesatJamesCookUniversityinAustralia.Shewastheleadauthoroftheepaulettesharkstudy.Shesaidthatwhileallthesharkssurvived,thoseraisedinwarmertemperatureswerenotstrongenoughtosurviveforlonginthewild.
Sheaddedthatifthesharksarebornsmallerthanusual“theyareprobablygoingtohavetostartlookingforfoodsooner—andthey’regoingtohavelesstimetoadjusttotheirsurroundings.
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