2021年上海市建平中学高三三模英语试题

2021年上海市建平中学高三三模英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、用单词的适当形式完成短文Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Barditch High School decided to hold an All-School Reunion．Over 450 people came to the event. There were tours of the old school building and a picnic at Confederate Park. Several former teachers were on hands to tell stories about the old days. Ms. Mabel Yates, the English teacher for fifty years,1．(wheel) to the Park．Some eyes rolled and there were a few low groans(嘟囔声) when Ms．Yates was about to speak．Many started looking at their watches and coming up with excuses to be anywhere instead of preparing to listen to a lecture from an old woman who had few kind words for her students and made them work harder than all the other teachers2．(combine)．Then Ms. Yates started to speak:“I can’t tell you how pleased I am to be here．I haven’t seen many of you since your graduation, but I 3．(follow) your careers and enjoyed your victories as well as cried for your tragedies．I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students. 4．I haven’t appeared in person, I have attended your college graduations, weddings and even the birth of your children, in my imagination.”Ms. Yates then stopped5．(cry) a bit before she continued:“It was my belief 6．if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to please me and 7．would succeed to annoy me．Regardless of our motives, I 8．see that you have all been successful in your chosen path.”“There is no9．(great) comfort for an educator than to see the result of his or her years of work．You have all been a great source of pleasure and pride for me and I want you to know I love you all from the bottom of my heart.”There was a silence over the crowd for a few seconds and then someone started clapping. The clapping turned into cheering, then into a deafening roar. Lawyers, truck drivers, bankers and models were rubbing their eyes or crying openly with no shame all 10．the words from a long forgotten English teacher from their hometown．二、选用适当的单词或短语补全短文Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.Designing an exhibition is a vast understanding. It is a complex and demanding activity of making 11．accessible through means of interpretation and translation. It requires the conscious arrangement of many parts, both 12．and moving, necessary in creating meaningful experiences for visitors in physical spaces. The exhibition begins with a story to tell, a lesson to teach or a collection of artifacts or artworks to 13．. In other words, an exhibition is intended to inform, to educate or to entertain. Some exhibitions are meant to encourage thinking.Exhibition design involves the process of finding appropriate form and expression for any content. However, the process of bringing any project to reality requires the work of many 14．from diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise. This process typically requires a good 15．of competing interests, ideas and opinions held by participants. These include curators (馆长), educators, architects, content developers, graphic（图画的）designers and exhibition designers.All exhibitions, regardless of topic, share the inherent dialectics（内在联系）between the 16．of the presenter and the experiences of the viewers. Who is displaying what and for whom? Exhibitions provide the bones for learning, exploring and interacting. They take visitors on journey and near and far---making the inaccessible accessible, and the commonplace 17．.The basic building blocks of an exhibition are five ----artifacts, words, physical design, graphic design and lightning. Many exhibitions, of course, have additional, often very significant component---audio, video, mechanical and computer interaction, live actors etc. Of course, graphic design---often primarily typography（文字印刷）---is the carrier and transmitter. Through typography the words have a 18．presence and through the words the concept of the exhibition and the interpretation of the artifacts are expressed most 19．.Visitors come to an exhibition, often like foreigners in a new land, not knowing what to 20．. Words, conveyed through typography, are their tools and maps for understanding. The typography and the texts must be attracting at the beginning and throughout the exhibition.三、完形填空A pirate’s life no moreHONEST souls intent on paying for the music they listened to used to have a hard time in China. In the era of compact discs, 21 was the shop which did not sell pirated（盗版的）ones. The same held true when discs turned into downloads and online streams of songs: hardly any 22 charged money.Yet this is changing. Slowly, but 23 , China is becoming a market where people pay for music. Over the past five years, digital-music revenues for the recording industry nearly quadrupled, to $195m; most of that amount comes from music streaming (see chart). That sum may still be a tiny fraction of the global total of $7.8bn, but streaming has clearly taken off in China.Not everybody is paying: of the 600m Chinese who listen to music online only 20m have a paid subscription, which costs between 8 and 12 yuan a month. The rest 24 for nothing, but many do so on legal, advertising-supported services. “Piracy is 25 .” says Ed Peto of Outdustry, a firm in Beijing offering services to the music industry.If Chinese consumers have developed a liking for 26 listening, it is for a combination of reasons. Smartphones, which have become popular in recent years, make it easy to 27 to streaming services. Widespread use of apps such as Alipay and WeChat Pay mean that younger Chinese, in particular, are now used to making small purchases28 . And, to take advantage of the commercial opportunities in music, China’s big internet platforms have begun to fight piracy.Not all is 29 , however. The streaming market is 30 by one player: Tencent, the largest of China’s online giants, which is best known for its WeChat messaging service. According to some estima tes, its market share exceeds 70%. Each of the company’s two leading streaming brands, QQ Music and KuGou, 31 hundreds of millions of users.One cause for this market concentration is acquisitions: last year Tencent bought two bigcompetitors. More important, 32 , it has paid three major international record labels—Warner Music Group, Sony Music and Universal Music Group—a big, but unknown, sum for the 33 right to stream their music in China. This means that Tencent gets to decide which songs rivals are 34 to play.Tencent executives say that they need such exclusivity to ensure the legitimacy of streaming services and to reduce piracy further. But having one firm have so much power “is never healthy”, says an executive at a rival firm. With the market growing quickly, the labels may 35 their deals with Tencent when they come up for renewal. 21．A．admired B．criticized C．common D．rare 22．A．service B．form C．composition D．trial 23．A．ultimately B．unexpectedly C．surely D．agreeably 24．A．make up B．go on C．start up D．tune in 25．A．collapsing B．coming C．pressing D．staying 26．A．popular B．better C．legal D．personal 27．A．respond B．subscribe C．apply D．adapt 28．A．casually B．privately C．instantly D．digitally 29．A．effective B．simple C．rosy D．noble 30．A．purchased B．dominated C．expanded D．established 31．A．claims B．occupies C．targets D．seeks 32．A．therefore B．however C．meanwhile D．moreover 33．A．reserved B．compulsory C．exclusive D．complete 34．A．allowed B．meant C．recommended D．likely 35．A．compare B．resist C．make D．reconsider四、阅读选择The concept of peace is a very important one in cultures all over the world. Think about how we greet people. In some languages, the phrases for greetings contain the word for peace. In some cultures we greet people by shaking hands or with another gesture to show that we are not carrying weapons – that we come in peace. And there are certain symbols which people in very different cultures recognize as representing peace. Let’s look at a few of them. The doveThe dove has been a symbol of peace and innocence for thousands of years in many different cultures. In ancient Greek mythology it was a symbol of love and the renewal of life. In ancient Japan a dove carrying a sword symbolized the end of war. There was a tradition in Europe that if a dove flew around a house where someone was dying then their soul would be at peace. And there are legends which say that the devil can turn himself into any bird except for a dove. In Christian art, the dove was used to symbolize the Holy Ghost and was often painted above Christ's head. But it was Pablo Picasso who made the dove a modern symbol of peace when he used it on a poster for the World Peace Congress in 1949.The rainbowThe rainbow is another ancient and universal symbol, often representing the connection between human beings and their gods. In Greek mythology it was associated with Iris, the goddess who brought messages from the gods on Mount Olympus. In Scandinavian mythology the rainbow was a bridge between the gods and the earth. In the Bible a rainbow showed Noah that the Biblical flood was finally over, and that God had forgiven his people. In the Chinese tradition, the rainbow is a common symbol for marriage because the colours represent the union of yin and yang. Nowadays the rainbow is used by many popular movements for peace and the environment, representing the possibility of a better world in the future and promising sunshine after the rain.The olive branchThe olive tree has always been a valuable source of food and oil. In Greek mythology, thegoddess Athena gave the olive tree to the people of Athens, who showed their gratitude by naming the city after her. But no one knows for sure when or why it began to symbolize peace. There is probably a connection with ancient Greece. Wars between states were suspended during the Olympic Games, and the winners were given crowns of olive branches. The symbolism may come from the fact that the olive tree takes a long time to produce fruit, so olives could only be cultivated successfully in long periods of peace. Whatever the history, the olive branch is a part of many modern flags symbolizing peace and unity. One well-known example is the United Nations symbol.36．Who played the major role in making the dove a modern symbol of peace?A．Pablo Picasso. B．A god in Greek mythology.C．Jesus Christ. D．Ancient Japanese.37．How many examples does the writer give to show the rainbow as a universal symbol of peace?A．Two. B．Three.C．Four. D．Five.38．Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A．Different Concepts of Peace. B．The popularity of Peace Symbols. C．The Origins of Peace Symbols. D．Cultural Differences in Peace.Massive changes in all of the world’s deeply cherished sporting habits are underway. Whether it’s one of London’s parks full of people playing softball, and Russians taking up rugby, or the Superbowl rivaling the British Football Cup Final as a televised spectator event in Britain, the patterns of players and spectators are changing beyond recognition. We are witnessing a globalization of our sporting culture.That annual bicycle race, the Tour de France, much loved by the French, is a good case in point. Just a few years back it was a strictly continental affair with France, Belgium and Holland, Spain and Italy taking part in. But in recent years it has been dominated by Colombian mountain climbers, and American and Irish riders.The people who really matter welcome the shift toward globalization. Peugeot, Michelin and Panasonic are multi-national corporations that want worldwide returns for the millions they invest in teams. So it does them literally a world of good to see this unofficial world championship become just that.This is undoubtedly an economic-based revolution we are witnessing here, one made possible by communications technology, but made to happen because of marketing considerations. Sell the game and you can sell Coca Cola or Budweiser as well.The skillful way in which American football has been sold to Europe is a good example of how all sports will develop. The aim of course is not really to spread the sport for its own sake, but to increase the number of people interested in the major money-making events. The economics of the Superbowl are already astronomical. With seats at US ＄125, gate receipts alone were a staggering ＄10,000,000. The most important statistic of the clay, however, was the ＄10,000,000 in TV advertising fees. Imagine how much that becomes when the eyes of the world are watching. Economic help to the development of world sportsSo it came as a terrible shock, but not really as a surprise, to learn that some people are now suggesting that soccer change from being a game of two 45-minute halves, to one of four 25-minute quarters. The idea is unashamedly to capture more advertising revenue, without giving any thought for the integrity of a sport which relies for its essence on the flowing nature of the action.Moreover, as sports expand into world markets, and as our choice of sports as consumers also grows, we will demand to see them played at a higher and higher level. In boxing we have already seen numerous, dubious world title categories because people will not pay to see anything less than a "World Title" fight, and this means that the title fights have to be held in different countries around the world!39．Globalization of sporting culture means that ______.A．more people are taking up sportsB．traditional sports are getting popularC．many local sports are becoming internationalD．foreigners are more interested in local sports40．Which of the following is NOT related to the massive changes?A．Good economic returns.B．Revival of traditional gamesC．Communications technology.D．Marketing strategies.41．What is the author’s attitude towards the suggestion to change soccer i nto one of four25-minute quarters?A．Favorable. B．Unclear.C．Reserved. D．Critical.42．This massage mainly discusses _________.A．the commercialization of sporting cultureB．the worldwide popularization of sportsC．the economic help to the development of sportsD．the availability of sports watching to more peopleOne has to look a long time for an American politician of any political stripe who has failed to applaud small businesses. Still, many have little clue as to what makes such businesses succeed or fail.Federal agencies aimed at helping small business, such as the Small Business Administration and the Minority Business Development Agency, have been around for half a century, yet persistent differences remain between the performance of businesses founded by white, male entrepreneurs and the rest. Blacks are less likely to be self-employed, for example, and when they are, their businesses, on average, have lower sales and profits than do their white-or Asian-owned counterparts. If researchers could explain the causes of these differences, policy-makers could (at least in theory) supply small businesses with more useful help.Two researchers for the Census Bureau’s Centre for Economic Studies, Ron Jarmin and C．J. Krizan, recently published a working paper attempting to understand demographic （人口统计学的）differences behind small businesses’ success and failure. They concentrated on the years 2002 to 2005, with three databases at their disposal, hoping to create a more nuanced picture of business survival.Some of their findings were not terribly surprising. A firm’s chances of survival, regardless of the race or sex of its owner, decreased in poorer areas; and the better the education of the founder, the more likely it was to succeed. Businesses owned by Asians, Hispanics, or Pacific Islanders were more likely to be exporters. Older entrepreneurs were more likely to use personal savings to start their businesses while younger owners were more likely to have to close up shops during the study period than were their middle-aged rivals.However, the data also confirmed that black- and female-owned businesses tended to perform worse than the average. They were also less likely to have been funded by bank loans. Still, the businesses that survived, regardle ss of the owner’s race, tended to add employees atsimilar rates. Furthermore, after controlling for factors such as the education and race of the owner, there was no statistically significant difference in firms’ abilities to expand into different locations. Finally, black entrepreneurs were more likely to have a history of self-employment than their white counterparts. Messrs Jarmin and Krizan’s paper is not the first to suggest that black entrepreneurs, less likely to have other business owners in their family or personal networks, tend to “start small” when they venture out on their own.Most researchers get to end their papers by speculating, usually without much fear of consequence, as to the policy implications of their work. The authors of this paper, not wishing to imply that the Census Bureau might have policy opinions, declined to do so. But the reader can make some guesses. One is that mentorship programmes may be particularly useful for promoting entrepreneurship among blacks. Another is that reaching out to businesses based on the owner’s race might be less useful than supporting businesses in poorer areas. And small businesses of all stripes would be helped by improving that other institution applauded by politicians: America’s education system.43．Most politicians in the U.S. _________________.A．have had some experience in running a small businessB．have made great efforts to help small businessesC．have paid little attention to small businessesD．have spoken highly of small businesses44．Which of the following statements is TRUE?A．Federal agencies have failed in giving small businesses much help.B．Older entrepreneurs were more keen on saving money.C．Small businesses run by white males are generally more profitable.D．More federal agencies aimed at helping small businesses will be established.45．One of Ron Jarmin and C．J.Krizan’s surprising findings is that _______________. A．successful businesses showed little difference in the rate of hiring employees B．locations were essential factors for small businesses’ success or failureC．most black entrepreneurs tended to set up companies by themselvesD．female-owned businesses were the least likely to survive for lack of funds46．It can be inferred from the passage that ____________________.A．the Census Bureau’s Center is sponsored by the governmentB．mentorship programs have proved unsuccessfulC．education plays a role in running a small business.D．researchers don’t have much say in how a company is run五、六选四Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.Most of us would like to have a bright, “white” smile—filled with teeth that would make a Hollywood actor proud. Studies show that up to 52 percent of people are dissatisfied with the color of their teeth. 47．Globally, rows of pearl-white teeth shine out from magazines and cinema screens.It is hardly surprising, then, that we tend to think that white teeth are not only attractive but also healthy. However, new studies have revealed that pearly teeth don’t always mean great oral health.48．It can be based on our genes and ages. As you get older, your teeth often become yellower as the enamel（牙釉质）—the hard white outer layer of teeth—begins to wear away. Eating, drinking, smoking and taking certain medications might also discolor your teeth. These stains don’t actually indicate a problem with dental health. You can have pearl-white teeth and still have cavities（龋齿的洞）. Likewise, you can have perfectly healthy teeth that are yellowish or even brownish. 49．There is even one type of stain that some researchers believe might protect against tooth decay. This is the “black stain” which you sometimes see along teeth at the edges of the gum line（牙龈线）. It can look like a series of dark dots. While the cause of the black stain has been in debate for more than a century, some studies have found that children with the stain are less likely to have tooth decay. It’s thought that some microbes in the stain might be somehow protective.So what if you still want pearl-white teeth, regardless of what they say about your health? There is a wide range of products you can use. Some kinds of toothpaste promise a whitening effect. Most of them contain substances that rub stains off your teeth. Others add some blueish substances to your yellowish teeth, resulting in a bright white color. 50．Of course, unless you continue using the product or receiving the whitening treatment, the whiteness will only last for as long as you avoid the foods and drinks that cause the stains in thefirst place. But now you know that even without that Hol lywood white smile, it doesn’t mean you don’t have healthy teeth.A．Many of the experiments on tooth color have been conducted in laboratory test tubes, rather than in the mouths of living people.B．In countries such as the United States, tooth whitening is one of the most commonly requested dental treatments.C．The color of our teeth is influenced by a number of factors.D．It is no surprise that the red wine leaves the strongest stains.E. There are also professional whitening treatments, but whitening can cause temporary sensitivity in some people’s teeth or gums.F. Of course, in some cases, discoloration can indicate decay or other diseases, so it is worth getting stains checked out by a dentist.六、概要写作51．Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.Zoos are hugely popular attractions for adults and children alike. But are they a good thing?Critics of zoos would argue that animals often suffer physically and mentally as a result of being caged. Even the best artificial environments can’t match the space, diversity and freedom that animals have in their natural habitats. This deprivation causes many zoo animals to become stressed or mentally ill. It is common that marine parks often force dolphins and whales to perform tricks. These mammals may die decades earlier than their wild relatives, and some may try to commit suicide.On the other hand, by bringing people and animals together, zoos have the potential to educate the public about conservation issues and inspire people to protect animals and their habitats. Zoos also carry out important research into subjects like animal behavior and how to treat illness. One of the most important modern functions of zoos is supporting international breeding programs, especially those for endangered species. A good zoo will enable these species to live and breed in a secure environment. Furthermore, as the number of some wild species drops, there is an increasing danger of populations becoming too genetically similar. Zoo-bred animals can be released into the wild to increase genetic diversity.However, opponents of zoos say that the vast majority of breeding programs do not release animals back into the wild. Extra animals are sold not only to other zoos and circuses but also to hunting ranches in the US or South Africa, where some people are willing to pay a lot of money for the chance to kill an animal in a fenced enclosure.七、汉译英Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words in the brackets. 52．路边立着一块招牌，上面写着“此路不通”。