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2020屆上海平和雙語學校中學部高三英語期末考試試卷及參考答案

第一部分閱讀（共兩節，滿分40分）

第一節（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項

A

Lastsummer,ppedatatraffic

light,leddownherwindowandshouted.“Hey.I’m

antonerightnow?”Themanlaughed,thenpaud.“Actually,”he

said,“Iwasreallyhopingtogetahaircut.”Stellerpulledoutaredchairfromhercarandhelpedthemancuthis

heworkwasdone,themanlookedinamirror.“Ilookgood!”hesaid.

Uptonow,Stellerhasgiven30orsosuchhaircutsaroundthecitytopeoplewithlittleinfluence,andsheis

stronglyawareofthepowerofhercleanupjob.

Asateen,shesufferedfromaveredia,causingherhairtogetthinned,sohermotherarrangedfor

Steller’sfirstprofessionalhaircut.“Tositdownandhavesomebodylookatmeandtalktomelikeapersonand

notjustanillness,ithelpedmefeelcaredaboutandlessalone,”hat,Stellerknewshewantedto

haveherownbarbershopsoshecouldhelppeoplefeelthewayshe’gafterfinishing

cosmetology(美容術)schoolin2009,shebeganwhatshenowcallsherRedChairProject,reachingouttopeople

wasthatbydoingsomekindacts,otherswouldbeinspiredtospreadtheirown.

“Partofwhatbrokemyheartwasjusthowlonelypeoplelooked,”shesaid.“IthoughtmaybeI’dgoaround

’tfixtheirproblems,butmaybeIcanhelpthemfeellessalonefora

moment.”

Itallbeganwithabeliefinsimpleactsofkindness,suchasafreehaircut.“Thewayyoushowupintheworld

matters,”saidSteller.“Youhavenoideawhatpeoplearegoingtodowiththekindnessthatyougivethem.”

sthewriterbeginthepassage?

ngareason.

ribingascene.

deStellarstarttheRedChairProject?

her’erestincosmetology.

htofightveredias.

dStellarexpectfromtheproject?

esocialproblems.

peoplelooksmarter.

B

Lightpollutionisasignificantbutoverlookeddriveroftherapiddeclineofinctpopulations,accordingto

themostcomprehensivereviewofthescientificevidencetodate.

Artificiallightatnightcanaffecteveryaspectofincts'lives,therearcherssaid."Westronglybelieve

artificiallightatnight—incombinationwithhabitatloss,ve(入侵的)species,and

climatechange—isdrivinginctdeclines,"thescientistsconcludedafterasssingmorethan150studies.

Inctpopulationcollapshavebeenreportedaroundtheworld,andthefirstglobalscientificreview

publishedinFebruary,saidwidespreaddeclinesthreatenedtocaua"catastrophiccollapofnature's

ecosystems".

Therearethoughttobemillionsofinctspecies,moststillunknowntoscience,andabouthalfareactiveat

ctiveinthedaymayalsobedisturbedbylightatnightwhentheyareatrest.

Themostfamiliarimpactoflightpollutionismoths(飛蛾)flappingaroundabulb,mistakingitforthemoon.

Someinctsuthepolarisationoflighttofindthewatertheyneedtobreed,aslightwaveslineupafter

ificiallightcanscupper(使泡湯)sareimportantprey(獵物)

formanyspecies,butlightpollutioncantipthebalanceinfavourofthepredatorifittrapsinctsaroundlights.

Suchincreasinpredationriskwerelikelytocautherapidextinctionofaffectedspecies,therearcherssaid.

Therearcherssaidmosthuman-caudthreatstoinctshaveanaloguesinnature,suchasclimatechange

htpollutionisparticularlyhardforinctstodealwith.

However,unlikeotherdriversofdecline,turningofflightsthatare

notneededisthemostobviousaction,hesaid,whilemakinglightsmotion-activatedalsocutslightpollution.

esamewithavoidingblue-whitelights,which

htsalsoofferhopeastheycanbeeasilytunedtoavoidharmfulcoloursand

flickerrates.

discusdinthepassage?

ofdeclininginctpopulations.

uencesofinctpopulationcollaps.

ollution:thekeybringerofinctdeclines.

declines:thedriverofthecollapdecosystem.

the5thparagraphmainlyabout?

httravelsinspace.

hthelpsinctsfindfood.

foodchainisinterrelated.

htpollutionaffectsincts.

estheunderlinedword"analogues"inParagraph6probablymean?

tions.

thepurpoofthelastparagraph?

rsolutions.

examples.

comparisons.

entarguments.

C

Inthenaturalhabitat,ealoneand

areoftenfoundlyingontheirbedorsofa,stillasarock,

rarelygetup,somanyothersoftheirspecies,

theydon’ayuplateandareoftenfoundtohaveredeyes.

This,ofcour,isalittlebitexaggerated,butformanyofus,binge-watchingashowishowweconsumeour

reamingrvicesbringingeminglyendlesscontenttothetipsofourfinger,

creatorstailortheirshowstoourneedsandtastes,whiletheirmarketingteamllsittousasthenextmost

’thelpbutwonderifthiswayofconsumingtelevisiondoesusanygood.

We’readvidtoget7to8hoursofsleepperday,butstayingupallnighttofinishshowslike‘BreakingBad’

and‘TheFall’,whichNetflixsaysarebingedthefastest,won’x’s

CEORichardHastingstoldanalystsataconference,“Thinkaboutit…whenyouwatchashowfromNetflixandyou

getaddictedtoit,’recompetingwithsleep.”Anditisn’tonlytheamountofsleepwe

get;thequalitymatterstoo!AstudypublishedintheJournalforClinicalSleepMedicinereportedthatthowho

talarousalwegetfromwatching

TVdoesn’tlenditlftopeacefulsleep.

Besides,ryextrahourofTVwatched,therewasa2%increainthe

prevalenceofobesity,accordingtoastudyconductedbyHarvardthatlinkedTVwatchingtoobesityinchildren

andadolescents.

Whileitistruethatthere’sgrowingevidencethatbingingisn’tgoodforus,theresultsaren’tallhopeless.

Binging,occasionally,ypeople,s

popularshowsoftenholdviewingparties

wherepeoplecanbinge-watchshowstogetherandthendiscusswhattheyjustexperienced!Thisinteractioncan

createanofcommunityformany.

Forothers,longday,afewhoursofFriends—stilloneofthemost

popularshowsonanystreamingplatform—followed240peoplethrough

tedforsomepeoplethattheirstresshormonelevels

decreadduringtheirbingingexperience.

Withbinging,thereisnota“good”or“bad”nythings,ngTV

canberelaxing,butonlyifitdoesn’tstopyoufromexercising,takingcareofyourhealth,andfulfillingyoursocial

responsibilities.

estheunderlinedword“tailor”inParagraph2probablymean?

.

e.

nwelearnfromthepassage?

untofsleepmattersmorethanthequality.

’snorealharminbinge-watchingaTVries.

gmayhelpkeepstresshormonelevelsstable.

-watchingmayhelpincreasocialconnections.

theauthor’sattitudetowardsbinge-watching?

erned.

ul.

fthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

oBlameforBinge-Watching?

e-WatchingGoodorBadforYou?

e-WatchingGettingoutofControl?

sBinge-WatchingAffectYourLife?

D

Thereisanoldarmyjokeaboutanofficerwhoaskssomesoldierswhetheranyofthemareinterestedin

urhandsgoup,theofficersays,“Right,carrythisgrandpianodowntotheofficers

mess.”

Jobrec'scareersrequirea

rtunateresultisaformof

“adjectiveinflation”inrecruitmentadsamployersattempttomakeroutinetaskssoundexciting.

Candidatesmustsometimeswonderwhethertheyareapplyingfora9-to-5-roleortobecomeamemberof

theMarvel“Avengers”.OnIndeed,ajob-buntingwebsite,abarwasrecentlylookingfor"bartenderswhoare

peoplefocud,quality-driven,andhavesuperherohospitalitypowers".Theabilitytogivecustomersthecorrect

changewasnotmentioned.

AnotherBritishcompanyadvertidfor“acall-centreninja,asuperheroinpeople",aJobdescriptionwhich

soundsalittleyouthinkthat

alsohadjobsdemanding“ninja-likeattentiontodetail".Shortofturningupforthe

interviewdresdhead-to-toeinblack,andthensneakingupbehindthemanagingdirectorathisdesk,itishard

toehowcandidatescouldshowtheirninjaqualities.

Notallcompaniesrequirecandidatestoposssthequalitiesofaninja,quireapplicantsto

ewatershoppingmallinsoutheastEnglandwaslookingfor“passionatesales-drivenbrand

ambassadors”while“passionatecrewmembers”wereneededatabakeryinwestLondonforawageofjust￡8.23

,passionisprettyhardtokeepconsistentlyfor40hoursaweek,licants

adtalksaboutpassionor

superheroes,ninjashouldberervedforteenagemutant

ninjaturtles.

stheauthormentionthejokeinParagraph1?

thatofficernjoyplayingtricksonsoldiers.

oducethetopicofoverstatedjobads.

aintheoriginofcomplexjobads.

ribesoldiers'everydaylife.

fthefollowingoffersajobdemandingninjaqualities?

ery.

ewatershoppingmall.

estheauthorsayabouttheadsrequiringpassion?

etypicalofwantads.

euncommononIndeed.

stheauthorsoundwhentalkingabouttoday’sjobads?

nt.

hetic.

第二節（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項

Youhaveprobablyheardthesaying,“Itisbettertogivethantoreceive.”Theactofgivingcreatespositive

feelingsforboththegiverandthereceiver.

___16___Givingcannotonlybringpositivefeelingsforthereceiverbutithasalsobeenshowntobeamood

booster(助推器)mple,astudypublishedinNatureCommunicationsfoundthatthe

participantswhochotospendmoneyonothersratherthanthemlveshadagreaterincreainlevelsof

lf-reportedhappiness.___17___Becauyouwillcreatepositiveenergywhensaying“Yes”.

Givingimprovesyouremotionalandphysicalhealth.____18____Givingcancreatepositivebenefitstoyour

physicalhealthandwell-beingaswell,includingdecreadstress,loweredbloodpressure,andevenincreadlife

tstudyfoundthatpeoplewhovolunteeredevenafewhoursaweekwere40percentlesslikelyto

develophighbloodpressurethanthowhodidn’t.

egiverandthereceivercanexperienceakindof

hissoimportant?Becauappreciationisimportanttoyour

physical,emotionalandspiritualwell-being.____19____

nerosityhasthepotentialto

mple:Youvolunteeratyourlocalanimal

ethedogshavereceivedextralove,ethey

arehappier,theyaremorelikelytobeadopted.____20____Ittsoffachainofsmallyetmeaningfulactionsthat

leadtobigchange.

makesyouhappier.

leavesyoumoreenergetic.

tuationshowshowgivingworks.

,manypeoplechootogiveratherthantotake.

’swhytellingpeopleyouaregratefulissoimportant.

efitsofgivingextendbeyondyouremotionalhealth.

henyourneighborasksyoutojoinabeachclean-upactivity.

第二部分語言運用（共兩節，滿分45分）

第一節（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項

Itiverykid'sworstnightmare(噩夢).Asix-year-oldboy,JadenHayes,has____21____,helost

hisdadwhenhewasfourandthenlastmonthhismom____22____unexpectedlyinhersleep.

“ItriedandItriedandItriedtogether____23____,butIcouldn't.”ouldimagine

how____24____re'eksagohetoldhisauntBarbara

thathewassickandtiredofeingeveryonearound____25____

hada/an____26____tosolveit.

“Andthatwasthestartofit,"saidBarbara."That'swheretheadventure____27____.Jadenaskedhisaunt

Barbaratobuyabunchof____28____andbringhimtodowntownSavannah,Georgianearwherehelives,sohe

could____29____themaway."I'mtryingtomakepeople_____30_____,"saidJaden.

Jaden_____31_____peoplewhoaren'talreadysmilingandthenturnstheir_____32_____e’s

goneoutonfourdifferentoccasions,ways_____33_____,evenifsometimes

hedoesn'tgetexactlywhathewashoping_____34_____.Itisjustdifficultforsomepeopleto_____35_____a

six-year-oldorphan(孤兒)whowouldofferatoy-expectingnothing_____36_____—exceptasmile.

"I'mcountingonittobe33,000,"kedifhecouldmakethat_____37_____andhaveany

influenceontheworld,heanswered:"'thavetochangethe_____38_____greatly,butit's

enoughtohelp_____39_____IcarryitoncanImakeabig_____40_____toothers."

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第二節（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式

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Frommyhotelroomwindow，Icouldealargeadvertimentboardwithhisfaceonit:Jason,theGreat

Magician.

Iabnt-mindedlyturnedthe___41.___(page)ngmyiced

coffeeIranmyfingersalongthestreets___42.___e___43.___ahalf-hourwalk,

Ithought.

Ilooked___44.___(quick)attheclock,"Theshowstartsinonehour;plentyoftime!Idranktherestofmycoffee

ter,Iwasonmywaytotheshow,___45.___(carry)afancyblackhandbaganda

happysmile.

ThehallwasdarkwhenIcamein;theshowwasabout___46.___(begin).Imademywaybackstage

just___47.___thegreatmagicianwasputtingonhistophat.

“Daddy,I'msogladtoeyou,”I___48.___(whisper),I'mintownforthewriter’sclass,butIjustcouldn’tmiss

yourshow.”Igavehimaquickhugandwentbackintotheatingarea，leavinghimwitha___49.___(surpri)

eddowninthedarkness,andthecurtainsopened.

Magically,thatshowremainstheGreatJason'sbest___50.___(perform)tothisday.

第四部分寫作（共兩節，滿分40分）

第一節短文改錯（滿分10分）

51.假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，

每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加，刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2．只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

rawapictureofacatbecaumyfriend

yfriend!Ihadtohideverything

quickly!lygaveherthecardonherbirthdayandshe

lovedthemverymuch.

第二節書面表達（滿分25分）

52.閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。

heringsthe

rytime,GrammaGoodiehas

kidsneverknowwhatshe'llbring.

Sometimesit'sstuffyouneed,d

bealollipopthatturnsyourtonguebrightblue.

Well,oneSunday,iethrewopenthedoor.

“Hello,mydarlings,”GrammaGoodiesaidwithasmile.“LookwhatIhaveforyou”Shepulledoutadeckof

cards,andtheyplayed“GoFish”ndoftheday,esaid

hergood-byes.

Asshedroveaway,idthatGrammaGoodie'sbirthdaywas

regoingtoplanaspecialdinnerandbakeadeliciouscakeforherbirthdaysurpri.

“GrammaGoodiehasabirthday?”-upshavebirthdays?

Whointheworldknew?“Well,wehavetogetheragift,”Jamiedecided.“Butwhat?”askedChris.“Gramma

GoodiehaslyEVERYTHING!”

Jamiethoughtaboutscarves,flowers,mmahadplentyofscarves,ahumongousro

garden,houghtaboutbooks,pillows,andaflute.

Adiary?ella?Shehadthat,?There',whatwould

ChrisandJamiedo?ydreamedduringrecess.

Theythoughtthemlvestosleep!Nothingcametomind.

注意：

1.續寫詞數應為150左右；

2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。

Paragraph1:

Theirparentsgavethemasuggestion.

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Paragraph2:

OnSundaymorning,thedoorbellrang.

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參考答案

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4.C5.D6.B7.A

8.C9.B10.C11.D

12.B13.C14.A15.C

16.A17.G18.F19.E20.C

21.B22.D23.C24.D25.B26.A27.B28.C29.D30.A31.B32.

D33.A34.C35.D36.A37.A38.B39.C40.C

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51.(1).another→other(2).magazine→magazines(3).that→what(4).draw→drew

(5).sudden→suddenly(6).knock前加a(7).hid→hide(8).make→making(9).

去掉to(10).them→it

52.略