2021届上海市七宝中学高三英语期末考试试题及参

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

“Why do I feel cold when I have a fever?” “Why does the sun rise in the east?” I knew the day would come when my little girl Sophie would learn to talk and inevitably (不可避免地) start askingthose questions. The questions themselves weren’t worrying me. I was actually looking forward to seeing where her curiosity would lie.

What was bothering (烦恼) me was whether or not I would know the answers. In the age of the smartphone, this may seem like a silly worry. The answers to almost everything would be just one Google away.

Still, I struggled with how I was going to prepare to become an all-knowing mother. Then one day, it struck me: I didn’t need to have all the answers. What a great example I could set if I let my daughter know that I, too, was still learning. And I realized how much more I could learn if I took another look at things I thought I already knew the answer to with the curiosity of a child. My little girl’s mind is a beginner’s mind--- curious, open to new ideas, eager to learn, and not based on knowledge that already exists. I decided that I would deal with her questions with a beginner’s mind, too.

Once I decided to become more curious, I started noticing that curiosity was becoming more important in the workplace, too. It seems that leaders don't need to have all the answers, but they do need to be curious.

Curious about curiosity, I searched for answers and found Albert Einstein’s famous words, “I have no special talent. I am only passionately (热情地) curious.” We mightquibble overthe view that Einstein had no special talent, but there is one thing for certain---he wouldn't have solved the puzzles of the universe without his passionate curiosity. Then I came across another Einstein quote, “The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason or existence.”

1. The advantage of having a beginner’s mind is that ________. A. people can learn much faster.

B. people won't be afraid to make mistakes. C. people are willing to receive new things.

D. people won't be expected to answer all questions. 2. What does the example of Einstein’s words show? A. Einstein was passionate about curiosity.

B. Einstein’s quotes are very famous. C. Curiosity is of great significance. D. Curiosity is more necessary than talent.

3. What does the underlined phrase “quibble over” in the last paragraph probably mean? A. Fight against. B. Argue about. C. Work out. D. Agree with

B

Many teens may feel anxious sometimes. It’s the kind of nervousness that makes you bite your nails before a big test. We spend more time online than we should. We feel good about ourselves or bad based on how many Likes and Followers we get on social media. Young people are developing a false view of life.

On the screen, we see what people want to show us. People usually only post photos where they are looking their best. They are surrounded by friends and seem that they are having a great time. No one seems sad or lonely. In short, life isfabulous. But sooner or later, our young people compare their real life to it. They find that theirs doesn’t seem as fun or exciting and grow worried that they may be missing out.

No wonder teachers are reporting more anxious students. It’s reported that a lot more college students feel ―overwhelming anxiety. The percentage jumped from 50% in 2011 to 62% in 2016. Anxiety is now the most common mental-health problem in my country. It affects nearly one-third of teens and adults.

Certainly, we can’t blame it on social media alone. We expect toomuch from our children and a lot of these expectations aren’t reasonable. Their schedules are packed with sports, clubs and homework. They don’t have enough free time. We want our children to succeed, and we don’t care how much it costs.

As parents, we must have more balance. On one hand, we push too hard, and on the other hand, we make life too easy for children. We shouldn’t and can’t promise our children that they will always be happy. We shouldn’t try to protect them from the problems of everyday life. Let them solve the problems in person. 4. What is the text mainly about? A. What causes teens’ nervousness. B. How to deal with teens’ anxiety. C. What a view of life means to people. D. How to treat social media appropriately.

5. What does the underlined word “fabulous” in paragraph 2 mean?

A. Wonderful. B. Encouraging. C. Anxious. D. Doubtful.

6. Why does the author mention the numbers in paragraph 3? A. To draw teachers’ attention. B. To show teachers’ mental problems. C. To present the seriousness of teens’ anxiety. D. To show adults have more problems than teens. 7. What should parents do to help their children out? A. Try to meet their expectations. B. Help them with their homework. C. Give them more free time to play sports. D. Allow them to solve their own problems in life.

C

Mark Bertram, 46, lost the tips of two fingers at work in 2018 when his hand became trapped in a fan belt. “It's life-changing but it's not life-ending,” he says. “Doing work is harder now. Everything is just a little different.”

After two surgeries and occupational therapy, Bertram decided to make light of his condition by asking Eric Catalano, a tattoo (纹身) artist, to create fingernail tattoos. The idea made everyone in the studio laugh—until they saw the final result. “The mood changed,” Catalano recalls from his Eternal Ink Tattoo Studio. “Everything turned from funny to wow.”

When Catalano posted a photo of the tattoos, a pair of fingernails that looked so real that no one could believe their eyes, he had no idea the image would eventually be viewed by millions of people around the world.

The viral photo pushed Catalano, 40, further into the world of paramedical (辅助医疗的) tattooing. Now people with life-altering scars come from as far away as Ireland to visit his shop. They enter Eternal Ink looking for the artistic healing they saw online. Using flesh-toned (肉色的) inks and a needle, Catalano transforms his clients' view of themselves.

Leslie Pollan, 32, a dog breeder in Oxford, was bitten on the face by a puppy in 2014. She underwent countless surgeries to correct a scar on her lip.

“Plastic surgery gave me no hope,” she says. “So I looked for other options.” She ultimately traveled six hours to meet with Catalano. He hid Pollan's lip scar, giving her back a piece of her confidence.“ You don't understand until you've been through it,” Pollan says. “It made me have a different look on life.”

Catalano performs up to eight reconstructive tattoos. While he charges $100 per regular tattoo, he doesn't charge for paramedical tattoos. “Financially, it doesn't make sense,” Catalano says. “But every time I see that

emotion from my customers, I'm 100 percent sure this is something that I can't stop doing.” 8. What best describes people's attitude when first hearing of fingernail tattoos? A. Indifferent. B. Ridiculous. C. Confident. D. Surprised. 9. What did Catalano do to help Leslie Pollan? A. He drew an artistic puppy. B. He inked scars on her face. C. He created a lip tattoo.

D. He performed plastic surgeries on her. 10. What can we infer from the passage? A. Cosmetic surgery is of no use.

B. Tattoos earn Mark Bertram a good fame. C. Catalano is a kind and generous person. D. Fingernail tattoos are popular around the world. 11. What could be the best title for the text?

A. A Life-changing Event B. Miracle Tattoos C. An Amazing Artist D. A Promising Business

D

In the northern part ofAustin there once lived an honest family by the name of Smothers. The family had John Smothers, his wife and their five-year-old daughter.

One night after supper the little girl was ill with a serious stomachache, and John Smothers hurried downtown to get some medicine. He never came back. The mother was very sad over her husband's disappearance, and it was nearly three months before she married again, and moved to San Antonio. The little girl recovered and in time grew up to womanhood. After a few years had rolled around, the little girl also married in time, and she also had a little girl of five years. She still lived in the same house where theydweltwhen her father had left and never returned.

By an unbelievable coincidence her little girl was taken with the same stomachache on the same night of the disappearance of John Smothers, who would now have been her grandfather if he had been alive. “I will go downtown and get some medicine for her,” said John Smith(for it was he whom she had married). “No, no, dear John,” cried his wife. “You, too, might disappear forever, and then forget to come back.” So John Smith did not go,

and together they sat by the bedside of little Pansy. After a little while Pansy seemed to grow worse, and John Smith again wanted to go for medicine, but his wife would not let him.

Just then, the door suddenly opened and an old man with long white hair entered the room. “Hello, here is grandpa,” said Pansy. She had recognized him before any of the others. The old man drew a bottle of medicine from his pocket and gave Pansy a spoonful. She got well immediately. “I was a little late,” said John Smothers, “as I waited for a street car.”

12. What happened after John Smothers disappeared?

A. His daughter took some medicine. B. His wife left for San Antonio. C. Pansy immediately had a stomachache. D. John Smith went for medicine. 13. What does the underlined word “dwelt” in paragraph 2 probably mean?

A. Lived. B. Left. C. Returned. D. Married. 14. What is the relationship between John Smothersand Pansy? A. Husband and wife. B. Father and daughter. C. Grandfather and granddaughter. D. Father and son. 15. How could Pansy's mother feel when she saw John Smothers?

A. Worried. B. Sad. C. Uninterested. D. Surprised. 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

Five Things Ambitious People Never Say◆“I can’t do this—it’s too hard.”Ambitious people never limit themselves or undervalue hard work with these words.______16______.◆“I’m not good enough.”Ambitious people never say they are not good enough. Saying you are not good enough holds you back and makes you easy to quit when things get a little rough. And quitting when things get a little rough is never a good thing. The most successful people in the world are not quitters._____17_____Be confident and believe in yourself, or no one else will.◆“I won’t make it through the obstacles(障碍).”Challengesand obstacles are tests of your resolve(决心) and desire to succeed.______18______They say they will make it because they know better things lie ahead-the sun always shines after the storm.◆____19____The only time people won’t take you seriously is if you don’t take yourself seriously. Insisting that people won’t take you seriously is an excuse not to do what you know you should do. Ambitious people never say these words. Start respecting yourself and honoring what you do and people will respect and take you seriously.◆“I’m going to fail for sure.”_____20_____It can teach you valuable lessons and redirect you to the right path. Ambitious people don’t say they are going to fail and let that stop them from trying.

They challenge the fear of failure bytaking calculated risks(甘冒风险) because they know the only time you are truly defeated is when you don’t try at all.

A. Ambitious people never say they won't make it through the hard times. B. They are hard workers who believe in themselves and their abilities. C. Failure is notentirely bad.

D. They tell themselves they can do it. E. “People won’t take me seriously.” F. “People think me impossible.”

G. Ambitious people say they can do everything well.

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

When I was growing up, I had an oldneighbor, a physician named Doctor Gibbs. He didn't look like any____21____I'd ever known. We often played in his yard. But he never____22____us for making a mess in his yard.

When Doctor Gibbs wasn't____23____lives, he was planting trees in his yard. He had some interesting___24___about

planting

trees.

He____25____the

principle

\"No

pains,

no

gains\".

He____26____watered his new trees, which flew in the face of conventional（传统的）wisdom. Once I asked why and he told me that____27____plants spoiled（宠坏）them because it made them grow____28____. He said he had to make things____29____for the trees so that only the strongest could_____30_____. He talked about how watering trees made them develop shallow_____31_____and how, if they were not watered, trees would grow deep roots in search of water. So,_____32_____watering his trees every morning, he'd beat them with a rolled-up newspaper to help the trees build up_____33_____.

After he died, I walked by his_____34_____and looked at the trees, which were all tall and strong. I planted a couple of trees myself a few years ago. Two years of_____35_____these trees meant they grew weak. Whenever a cold wind blew, their branches trembled. Hardship seemed to benefit Doctor Gibbs' trees in ways_____36_____and case never could exist.

Every night, before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I often pray that their lives will be easy. But_____37_____I've been thinking that it's time to change my_____38_____. I know my children are going to_____39_____hardship. What I need to do is to pray for deep roots, so when the rain falls and the wind blows, they won't be_____40_____.

21. A. doctor B. teacher C. lawyer D. farmer 22. A. liked B. admired C. respected D. blamed 23. A. saving B. losing C. changing D. shortening 24. A. stories B. theories C. goals D. projects

25. A. took apart B. worried about C. believed in D. made up 26. A. briefly B. hardly C. enthusiastically D. constantly 27. A. watering B. caring C. drying D. growing 28. A. stronger B. bigger C. weaker D. healthier 29. A. easy B. good C. interesting D. tough 30. A. escape B. survive C. sleep D. recover 31. A. flowers B. leaves C. branches D. roots

32. A. because of B. in addition to C. instead of D. thanks to 33. A. kindness B. love C. strength D. interest 34. A. yard B. hospital C. garden D. tomb

35. A. planting B. attending C. processing D. ruining 36. A. comfort B. freedom C. happiness D. wealth 37. A. early B. lately C. previously D. originally 38. A. situation B. result C. design D. prayer

39. A. leave out B. care about C. long for D. meet with 40. A. turned down B. torn apart C. picked out D. thought of 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

I’m writing to invite you to the community lecture____41.____(concern) garbage classification. Given that most

neighbors

fail

to

classify

garbage

properly____42.____they

really

try

to,

our

community____43.____(organize) this lecture in an attempt to guide this deed. Garbage classification is____44.____great significance. First, not only can it cope with pollution issue____45.____(effective) but more space originally____46.____(occupy) by wasteland will be spared. Second, we can undeniably make____47.____difference by taking advantage of recyclable garbage. To fulfill your____48.____(responsible) to live an eco-life, come and join in the lecture that is expected____49.____(give) at 3 p.m. next Sunday on the playground. Only with combined efforts can we make_____50._____(we) neighborhood better.

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

Among all the European cities, I love Paris more. Paris is known for the world center of culture and fashion. You may find many famous museum there, the most famous of them is Louvre (卢浮宫).

Louvre dated back to the l2th century, which used to be a royal palace. It is said that it has a collection of roughly 400 thousand of artworks, paintings and sculptures including. In front of the museum is a glass pyramid designed by Bei Yuming. That makes Louvre famous is Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.

It is a pity that not all the collections are opened to the public, but Louvre is well worth paying a visit. 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。

Everything about moving day was a puzzle. I didn't know anything about our new building on a new street. Our old life was broken into pieces and packed up in piled boxes. I wondered if it would ever fit back together again.

Mom introduced me to our new neighbours, the Chens. Mrs Chen worked with Mom at the job she'd just started. Mr Chen was a famous craftsman(匠人) from China.

Mom said it was a fresh start, but it felt broken to me. I just wanted things to go back to how they had been before.

After the first day at my new school, I walked home alone. Mom had told me she had to work. I was still hoping she'd meet me after the bell. I had to open the door myself with the new key. I felt a bit hungry and went straight into the kitchen, ripping tape from the packed boxes while I searched for a clean plate. My fingers slipped, and something went crashing to the ground.

“Benjamin” cried Mom from the doorway. I didn't hear her come in. “What just broke?” she asked, kneeling to pick up the pieces. In her hands, I recognized the shattered pieces. It was Grandma's bowl. “I can't believe you broke this,” she said.

“Well, I can't believe we have to live here now! I can't believe I have to switch schools, and I can't believe you didn't even meet me after my first day” I ran into my room, slamming the door behind me.

The broom swept across the kitchen floor. Then the click of Mom's bedroom door closed behind her. I sneaked out into the kitchen and found the fragments in the dustbin. There were so many pieces in here, but maybe I could put them back together. Turning the pieces, I tried to match them,but this bowl would never look the same again.

“I'm sorry I yelled,” said Mom, as she opened her door. “Please just throw out the pieces. We can't make a fresh start with broken things.”

As I wandered down the hall Mr Chen was emptying his garbage. 注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好。 Paragraph 1：

“Are you sure you want to throw that out?” he asked.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2：

I brought the repaired bowl into her room.

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4. B 5. A 6. C 7. D

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51.(1).more→most； (2).for→as；

(3).museum→museums； (4).them→which； (5).dated→dates；

(6).去掉thousand后的of； (7). including→included； (8).That→What； (9). opened→open； (10).在visit后加to 52.略