上海市西南模范中学学年高三上学期期中英语试题.docx

上海市西南模范中学学年高三上学期期中英语试题.docx

《上海市西南模范中学学年高三上学期期中英语试题.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《上海市西南模范中学学年高三上学期期中英语试题.docx（23页珍藏版）》请在冰点文库上搜索。

上海市西南模范中学学年高三上学期期中英语试题

上海市西南模范中学2020-2021学年高三上学期期中英语试题

学校:

___________姓名：

___________班级：

___________考号：

___________

一、用单词的适当形式完成短文

AhorsenamedJusticesueshisformerowner

WhenJusticewasdiscoveredonthepropertyofhisformerownerinWashingtonCounty,Oregon,the8-year-oldhorsewas1．extremelybadshape.Hewasverythinandhadsufferedseverefrostbite（冻伤）.Hewasalsocoveredwithliceandhadaseriouscaseofrainrot,abacterialskininfectionthatcausespainfulscabbing（斑疤）.

AneighborreportedJustice’sconditioninMarch2017.Thehorse,whohadbeenleftformonthswithoutadequatefoodandshelter,2．（take）inbySoundEquineOptions,arescueandrehabilitationorganization,3．hereceivedmedicaltreatmenttosavehislife.

InMay,Justicebecamepartytoagroundbreakinglawsuit4．（sue）hisformerowner“torecoverthecostsofhisongoingmedicalcareandhispainandsuffering,”accordingtoTheAnimalLegalDefenseFund（ALDF）,alegaladvocacygroupforanimalsthatisrepresentingJusticeinhislawsuit.

“ALDFdecidedtorepresentJusticeinthislawsuitnotonlybecauseofhisgreatneed,butalsobecausewefelthe5．win,”ALDFattorneySarahHannekentellsMNN.“Oregonhasexemplary（典型的）animal-protectionlaws,and,giventhedetailsofJustice’ssituation,wedeterminedhehasastrongcaseunderalegaltheorycalled‘negligence（疏忽）perse.’”

AccordingtoHanneken,“Negligenceperseisadoctrinethatessentiallysays,‘6．youarenegligentandbreakalawresultinginsomeonegettinghurt,theinjuredpersonwhowasprotectedbythatlawcansueyou.’”

Thecaseisbackinthenewsnowbecause7．defendant（被告）filedamotiontodismissthecase.ADLFexpectedthis,andisfightingtokeepthecaseincourt.Ahearingwillbescheduled8．（decide）thenextstep.

Thisisthefirsttimethedoctrine9．（apply）toananimal.Ifthelawsuitissuccessful,accordingtoALDF,it“wouldbethefirsttoestablish10．animalshavealegalrighttosuetheirabusersincourt.”

二、选用适当的单词或短语补全短文

A．surpriseB．expandedC．promotionD．stronglyE.cosmeticF.additionG.respectivelyH.domesticI.portraitsJ.delightedK.worldwide

NewYorkFashionWeek’sannualfall&wintercollectionhadasurprising11．thisseason.She’sTaoHuabi,the71-year-oldfounderofLaoGanMachilisauce.

12．ofTaowereprintedondesignerhoodies（卫衣）.Theeventwaspartofthefashionweek’sChinaDay13．---ajointeffortwithe-commercegiantAlibaba.TheactivityaimstoputpopularChinesebrandsonaninternationalstage.

UnderneathTao’sportraitwereprintedtheChinesecharactersfor“laoganma”.Therightandleftsleeves,14．,showEnglishwords“saucequeen”andtheChinesecharactersfor“nationaldiva（国民女神）”.TheitemwassoldintheU.S.throughoutNewYorkFashionWeekfor$120.Athomeitwasgivenawayasa15．gifttocustomerswhopurchasedLaoGanMafoodproductsonTmallonChinaDay.Theywerealso,ofcourse,soldonTmall.

ManyChinesenetizensfeel16．nostalgic（怀旧的）forthesaucesthathave17．theirtastebudsfortwodecades.TaofoundedtheLaoGanMacompanyin1997,andhassince18．herbusinessintoa7.5-billion-yuanempire.Today,hernameissynonymouswith（和…同义）thebranditself,andherproductsarebelovedbylocalsandforeignersalike.

Thisseason,Tao’schilisauceisoneof19．brandsinvitedbyAlibabatofeatureatNewYorkFashionWeek.OthersincludeatraditionalChinesemedicinecompany,20．brands,andamineralwatercompany.

三、完形填空

Competitionisgoodforbusinesses.Intheworldofnavigation（导航）systems,however,competitionisalsoanecessity–itmaynotbewisetorelyonforeignsystemsforpositioningandtrackingservices.Now,21remarkableaccuracyandreliability,China’sBeiDousystemhasmadeitspresencefelt.

TheBeiDouprojectwassetupin1994.ThefirstBeiDousatellitewasnotlauncheduntil2000.Now,22,therearealreadymorethan20BeiDousatellitesinorbit（轨道）.Theyforma23networkthatprovidespositioning,navigationandtimingservicesforChinaandseveralotherAsiancountries.

This“home-grown”systemisnow24amajorupgrade.Earlierthismonth,twoBeiDou-3satellites,thefirstofChina’smostpowerful25ofnavigationsatellites,werelaunchedintospace.Thelaunchmarksthebeginningoftheglobal26oftheBeiDounavigationsystem.Overthenextthreeyears,Chinaplanstosendup30moreBeiDou-3satellites;Theexpandednavigationsystemwill27createanetworkthatisabletosupportmilitaryandcivilianapplicationsaroundtheworld.

Scientistsinvolvedintheprojectsaidthenewsystemwouldgivecivilianusersanaccuracyof2.5meterstofivemeters,overtakingthatofthe28positioningtechnologies.BeiDou’schiefdesignersaidthenewsatelliteswouldbeableto29whichlaneacarisusingonamotorwayand30theswingofabuildinginhighwinds.Itwillalsobeabletoguidefiretruckstothenearestwaterhydrant（消防栓）.TheChinesemilitary,meanwhile,willbeabletousecodedsignalsformillimeter（毫米）31.

Chinaisonlythethirdcountryintheworldtodevelopanavigationsystemonitsown,aftertheUnitedStates（GPS）andRussia（GLONASS）.DevelopingBeiDouisanecessity.Thesystem32nationalsecuritybyendingarelianceonforeignsystems.Moreover,itenhancesChina’sinternationalreputationfortechnological33.

Formostofus,thebenefitsofthenewsatellitesystemwillbefeltinacoupleofyearswhenmorephonesare34withBeiDouchips（芯片）.ManysmartphonestodaystilluseGPSandGLONASS.That’llsoonchangewiththedevelopmentofBeiDou.Oneproductmanager35mostsmartphonestobeabletoreceiveBeiDousignals.Hesays:

“Inthreeyears’time,peoplemaystillsay‘I’musingGPS’,butinfact,theirphoneistuneintoBeiDou.”

21．A．dominatingB．boastingC．shiftingD．inputting

22．A．howeverB．afterwardsC．moreoverD．therefore

23．A．continentalB．localC．domesticD．regional

24．A．enduringB．encounteringC．undergoingD．processing

25．A．generationB．informationC．examinationD．revolution

26．A．extensionB．expansionC．interactionD．invasion

27．A．objectivelyB．eventuallyC．sufficientlyD．essentially

28．A．existingB．progressingC．upcomingD．everlasting

29．A．exploreB．investigateC．spotD．remind

30．A．detectB．preventC．protectD．adjust

31．A．privacyB．accuracyC．fluencyD．currency

32．A．convincesB．insuresC．highlightsD．strengthens

33．A．innovationB．consumptionC．emissionD．exhibition

34．A．decoratedB．furnishedC．equippedD．connected

35．A．respectsB．instructsC．inspectsD．expects

四、阅读选择

Well,parents,surprise!

LotsofusareusingTwitterandFacebooktofindrides,andnotjusttoschool.It’sawkwardtocallafriendandaskforaride,andhalfthetimethey’llsay,“Sorry,mycarisfull.”ButwithTwitter,youjusttweet（贴子,留言）andlookforotherpeopleheadingthesameway.

Itmaysoundrisky,butmanyteensstaywithintheirownsocialcirclestofindrides,anddon’tbranchoutbeyondfriendsoffriendswhenaskingonTwitter.Forme,IonlyridesharewithpeopleIknow,buttosomeyoungpeople,especiallythosetakinglongertrips,strangerdangerislessofaconcern.

Thesharingeconomygotbigduringtherecession（经济衰退）.Itallowspeopletoaccessmoregoodsandservicesusingtechnology,whilealsoallowingthemtosharecost.Andthattechnology,forme,iswhatthecarwasformymom,agatewaytomorefreedom.

AccordingtotheresearchersattheUniversityofMichigan,30yearsago,eightintenAmerican18-year-oldshadadriver’slicense.Todayit’ssixinten.Soit’snotthatsurprisingthatonmy16thbirthdayIwasn’trushingtogetalicense.AllIwantedwasaniPhone.JulietSchor（SociologyprofessoratBostonCollege）knowspeoplemyagelovebeingconnectedandforyoungpeopledrivingmeanstheyhavetodisconnectfromtheirtechnology,andthat’sanegative.Soiftheycouldsitinthepassengersideandstillbeconnected,that’sgoingtobeaplus.

Tome,anotherplusisridesharingrepresentssomethingmuchbiggerthantryingtosavemoney.Iseeitasevidencethatpeoplestilldependoneachother.Mygenerationsharestheircarsandapartmentsthewayneighborsusedtosharecupsofsugar.Forthesystemtowork,someofusstillneedourowncars.ButuntilIgetmyownversionofthesilverSuperBeetle,youcanfindmeonTwitter.

36．Thewriterusuallyrideshareswith_____.

A．anyoneheadingthesamewayB．peopleheknows

C．friendsoffriendsD．strangersofhisage

37．Feweryoungpeoplechoosetoridebythemselvesbecause_____.

A．drivingmeansofferingfreeridestoothers.

B．gettingadrivinglicensebecomesmoredifficult.

C．drivingone’sowncarscausesanegativeimpression.

D．drivingmakesthemdisconnectedfromtechnology.

38．Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat_____.

A．thewriterridesharesjusttosavemoney

B．peopleunder18arenotallowedtodrive

C．silverSuperBeetleisthewriter’sfavorite

D．theoldergenerationhadtofightforfreedom

39．Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．TeensuseTwittertothumbrides.

B．Tipsonreducingrisksinridesharing.

C．Carisnolongeragatewaytofreedom.

D．Newgenerationknowshowtosavemoney.

VisitUniversalStudiosinSingaporenowandexploresixzones!

Child:

$62Adult:

$75

Mid-yearpromotion:

Familypackageof4for$250

Madagascar

Goonanunforgettable,relaxingriverboatridewithourfourheroes,Alex,Marty,MelmanandGloria,thenwatchthecastperform“live”attheoutdoorauditorium!

Showtimes11am12:

30pm2pm3:

30pm4:

30pm6:

30pm

AncientEgypt

EnjoytheRevengeoftheMummyrideandplungeintototaldarknessasyoucomefacetofacewithwarriormummiesandscarabbeetlesduringthisindoorrollercoasterride.

Driveyourowndesertjeept