2021年上海市松江区高三（上）期末英语试卷（含答案解析）

2021-2021学年上海市松江区高三（上）期末英语试卷

LListeningComprehension

1.（1分）A.Ataconcert.

B.Inarestaurant.

C.Inaflowershop.

D.Inasupennarket.

2.（1分）A.15.

B.50.

C.85.

D.100.

3.（1分）A.Excited.

B.Interested.

C.Entertained.

D.Disappointed.

4.（1分）A.Becauseherbosswillreturnherthemoneyafterseeingthereceipt.

B・Becauseherbossaskshertobuyalotofthings.

C.Becauseshewantstoestablishastandardprocedureinhercompany.

D.Becauseshewantstocheckeverythingshehasbought.

5.（1分）A.Goonwiththechat.

B,Reviewhislessons.

C.Connectwithhisfriends.

D.Talkwithhisfriendsfacetoface.

6.（1分）A.Heisalwaysinagoodmood.

B.Hehasspentmoremoneythanexpected.

C.Heisgoodatplayingthepiano.

D.He'spleasedwithhispurchase.

7.（1分）A.Mr.White'snewappointment.

B.Mr.White'svacation.

C.Animportantvacantposition.

D.Howtoapplyforajob.

8.（1分）A.Hershoeswillbeinstocknextmonth.

B.Sheislongingfortheshoesthatarecurrentlyunavailable.

C.Sheisunwillingtowaitforalongtime.

D・Shecan'tbearwaiting.

9.（1分）A.Policemanandcardriver.

B.Librarianandstudent.

C.Doctorandpatient.

D.Postclerkandcustomer.

10.（1分）A.JohnwilldeliverapresentationtomotTowaboutanewelectronicdevice.

B.Theclientsareverynervousaboutthequalityofthenewcar.

C.Tracy'spresentationisaboutatypeofnewelectriccar.

D.Tracyisnervousbecausethiselectriccarhasn'treceivedpositivefeedbackbefore.

11.（3分）Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingnews.

11.A.Becausemanmakesusofonly20%ofthebrain'scapacity.

B.Becausetheother80%ofman'sbrainwillgrowinduetime.

C.Becauseman'brainhasgrownlargeroverthepastcenturies.

D.Becausemanwillusehisbrainmoreandmoreastimegoeson.

12.A.Hethinksandfeelsindifferentways.

B.Hehassmallereyesandwearsbetterglasses.

C.Hehasnohairbecauseitisnolongeruseful.

D.Hisfingersgrowweakerbecausehedoesn'tusethem.

13.A.Man'slifewillbedifferentinthefuture.

B.Futuremanwilllookdifferentfromus.

C.Manisgrowingtalleranduglierastimegoesby.

D.Thefunctionsofman'sorganswillfunctionaswellastoday.

12.（3分）Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Readingmagazinearticles.

B.Preparingbookreports.

C・Writingresearchpapers.

D.Selectinginformationsources.

15.A.Gatheringnonrelevantinformation.

B.Stealinganotherperson'sideas.

C.Sharingnoteswithsomeoneelse.

D.Handinginassignmentslate.

16.A.Inthestudent'sownwords.

B.Indirectquotations.

C.Inshortphrases.

D.Inshorthand.

13.（4分）Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Checkingtheroom.

B.Arrangingalargeconference.

C.Runningahotel.

D.Handlingacomplaint.

18.A.Thereisnolavatorypaper.

B.Thetoiletdoesn'tflushproperly.

C.Thewaterdoesn*trunawayintheshower.

D.Thereisnopillowintheroom.

19.A.Busy.

B.Unh叩py.

C.Excited.

D.Hot.

20.A.Adjusttheregulator.

B.fixthetoiletandshower.

C.Sendthelavatorypaper.

D.Sendacakeandfruit.

ILGrammarandVocabularySectionA（10分）Directions：Afterreadingthepassagebelow>fillinthe

blankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillin

eachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword；fortheotherblankstuseonewordthatbestfitseach

blank.

14.(10分)Oneofmy(21)(memorable)vacationstookplaceonafarm.

WhenIwasaboy,myparentsandItraveledfromNewYorkCitytothePennsylvaniacountrysidefora

weeklongtasteofrurallife.Westayedinaguesthouseonafarm,(22)(join)inthedailyroutines

andeatingmealswiththefarmerandhisfamily.Wegotupearlytoseethecowsasthey(23)

(milk).Ieventriedmyhandatmilkingone,andthenjoinedthefarmerashereleasedthecowsintothefield

afterward.

DecadeslaterIstillhavevividmemoriesofthattripandofexperiencingalifestylesodifferent(24)

myown.Itmademerealizethevalueofavacation.

Tothisday,Iwonder(25)thatfarmerevermanagedtoenjoyavacationofhisown.Thereisnever

adaywhentheanimalsdon'tneedtobefed.ButIstillthinkofthatfamilytripwhenIplanmyapproachto

takingtimeoffwithmywifeandkids.Vacationsareatimeforrestingandconnecting.Asabankmanager,

Ispendmuchofmyworkdayencouragingmycustomerstosavetheirmoney.OneofthereasonsIgiveisthat

weshouldallhaveenoughforafamilyvacationeveryyear.Inourbusylives,familyiswhatwe(26)

besavingourmoneyandtimefor.

Formyfamily,ourvacationstartswhenwebeginplanningthetrip.Wetalkaboutdestinationsandourbudget

aheadoftime.Amongthethingswediscuss：Canwesavemoneybyrentingahouseinsteadofspendingsix

nightsinahotel?Woulditbebetter(27)(buy)groceriesandcookforourselvesratherthaneat

outeverynight?

(28)(involve)thekidsinplanningthevacationmakessurethattheyhaveagreatvacationtoo.I

prefertovisithistoricalsitesandmuseumswhiletheylovetofishandswim.SoIbuildinsomerelaxationtime

forusall(29)thevacationcanworkforeveryone.

Eachyear,settingasidevacationtimetospendtogetherisespeciallyimportanttous.Thisistheoneweeka

yearIdon'tcarewhethermykidscleantheirroomordothedishes.(30)mattersthatweekisthat

everyoneishavingagreattime.

15.(10分)Directions：Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonly

once.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.involuntaryB.featuresC.suspectD.trackE.peculiarF.signals

G.storeH.permitsI.unlockJ.sustainK.scale

Thehumanfaceisaremarkablepieceofwork.Theastonishingvarietyoffacial(31)helpspeople

recognizeeachotherandiscrucialtotheformationofcomplexsocieties.Soistheface'sabilitytosend

emotional(32),whetherthrougha(n)(33)blushorafalsesmile.Peoplespendmuchof

theirwakinglives,intheofficeandthecourtroomaswellasthebarandthebedroom,readingfaces,forsigns

ofattraction,hostilityandtrust.

Technologyisrapidlycatchingupwiththehumanabilitytoreadfaces.InAmericafacialrecognitionisused

bychurchesto(34)worshippers^ttendance；inBritain,byretailerstospotpastshoplifters.Thisyear

WelshpoliceusedittoaiTesta(n)(35)outsideafootballgame.InChinaitverifiestheidentitiesof

ride-hailingdrivers,(36)touriststoenterattractionsandletspeoplepayforthingswitha

smile.Apple'snewiPhoneisexpectedtouseitto(37)thehomescreen.

Setagainsthumanskills,suchapplicationsmightseemgradual.Somebreakthroughs,suchasflightor

thelntemet,obviouslytransformhumanabilities；facialrecognitionseemsmerelytoencodethem.Although

facesare(38)toindividuals,theyarealsopublic,sotechnologydoesnot,atfirstsight,intrudeon

somethingthatisprivate.Andyettheabilitytorecord,(39)andanalyzeimagesoffacescheaply,

quicklyandonavast(40)promisesonedaytobringaboutfundamentalchangestonotionsofprivacy,

fairnessandtrust.

III.ReadingComprehensionDirections：Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsor

phrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

16.(15分)ThenotionofbuildingbrandpersonalityispromotedbyStarbucksasapartofcompanycultureto

embedmeaningintheirproductsandthusattractmorecustomers.

Starbucksliterallychangedthedefinitionof'agoodcupofcoffee".ForStarbucks,thebrandhadthree

elements：coffee,(41)andstores.Strictcontroloverthequalityandprocessingofthebeans(42)

thatthecoffeewouldbeofthehighestpossiblequality.Outstandingstorepersonnelwereemployedandtrained

incoffeeknowledgeand(43)service.Storedesign,atmosphereandaroma(浓香)all(44)

thenStarbucksExperience',.

AlmostallStarbucksstoreswerecorporatelyownedandcontrolled.StarbucksprideditselfonthenStarbucks

Experience",(45)coffeetoprovideauniqueexperienceforitscustomers.

(46)thosetraditionalcoffeehousesprovidingyouwiththegrab-and-goservice,Starbucks

providesyouwithmorethancoffee.Yougetgreatpeople,first-ratemusic,acomfortableandupbeatmeeting

place,and(47)adviceonbrewingexcellentcoffeeathome.Athomeyou'repartofafamily.Atwork

you'repartofacompany.Andsomewhereinbetweenisaplacewhereyoucansitbackandbeyourself.That's

whataStarbucksstorehasbeen(48)tocreatingforitscustomers-akindof'thirdplace"wherethey

can(49),reflect,read,chatorlisten.

ThegreenStarbuckslogoisamermaidthatlooksliketheendofthedoubleimageofthesea.Itwasdesigned

byTerryHeckler,whogotthe(50)fromthewoodenstatueofthesea.Mermaidlogoalso(51)

originalandmodernmeanings：herfaceisverysimple,butwithmodernabstractformsofpackaging；the

middleisblackandwhite,theonlycolorontheoutsidesurroundedbyacircle.

StarbucksmakesthetypicalAmericanculturegraduallybrokendownintoelementsof(52)：thevisual

warmth,hearingtheway,smellingthearomaofcoffeeandsoon.Justthink,throughthehugeglasswindows,

watchingthecrowdedstreets,(53)sippingacoffeeflavor,whichisinlinewiththe"Yapi"，thefeeling

ofexperienceinthe(54)life.

Butthe(55)ofStarbucksisnotaboutthecoffee,althoughit'sgreatcoffee.Coffeeis

onlyacarrier.Coffeeconsumption,toagreatextent,isanemotionalandculturallevelofconsumption.

41.A.peopleB.managersC.customersD.clients

42.A.assuredB.promisedC.ensuredD.predicted

43.A.emergencyB.environmentC.employmentD.customer

44.A.consistedofB.benefitedfromC.contributedtoD.headedfor

45.A.goingbeyondB.comingacrossC.makingupD.dependingon

46.A.WithregardtoB.InadditiontoC.ComparedwithD.Intermsof

47.A.generalB.reasonableC.legalD.fascinating

48.A.committedB.alertedC.subjectedD.required

49.A.negotiateB.performC.concealD.escape

50.A.imaginationB.inspirationC.patentD.philosophy

51.A.createsB.cultivatesC.creditsD.conveys

52.A.brandB.logoC.possessionD.experience

53.A.greedilyB.gentlyC.persistentlyD.indifferently

54.A.busyB.easyC.miserableD・energetic

55.A.productB.visionC.essenceD.importance

17.（6分）Menareaslikelyaswomentosufferfrompostnatal（产后的）depression,astudyshows.Onein

tenfathers-thesameratiosasmothers-arefoundtosufferbeforeorafterbirth.Bythetimetheirchild

reaches12weeks,asmanyasoneinfourarefeelingdown.

ThesymptomsobservedintheAmericanstudyarenotthoughttobehormonal-astheyareinwomen-and

areinsteadprobablyaresponsetothepressuresoffatherhood.Theseincludetheexpenseofhavingchildren,

changedrelationshipwithpartnersandfearofpaternal（父亲的）responsibility.Intheearlyweeks,thelack

ofsleepandextradomesticchoresalsotakethetoll.

Thestudyputtheoverallrateofdepressionamongnewfathersat10.4percent-doubletheestimated

4.8percentforallmeninany12-monthperiod.Around8percentwereaffectedinthe12weeksbeforeand

afterbirth,accordingtotheEasternVirginiaMedicalSchoolResearch.Thestudyfoundparentsweremore

likelytobedowniftheirpartnerwastoo.

Itisestimatedthataroundoneintenwomensufferspostnataldepression,eveniftheyhaveneverhadmental

healthproblems.Withouttreatmenttheconditioncanlastformonths.Althoughmostwomenhaveafewdays

ofBabyBlues"shortlyafterbirth,postnataldepressioncankickinuptosixmonthslater.Expertssaythat

paternaldepressionisseriousbecauseitcanhaveMsubstantialemotional,behaviouraland

developmentalneffectsonchildren.

56.The1'BabyBluesneffectamongfathersmaybecausedbythefollowingexcept.

A.domesticchores

B.fatherhoodpressure

C.paternalresponsibility

D.hormoneimbalance

57.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"takethetoHninparagraph2mean?

A.Costalotofmoney.

B.Takethelead.

C.Haveabadeffect.

D.Havenolinks.

58.Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TherapyforDepression

B.FatherGettingBabyBlues

C.EffectsofFatherBlues

D.PostnatalRecovery.

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61.Mr.Smithisgoingtotakehiswife,his13-year-olddaughterandhis1-year-oldsontovisit

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62.WhichorganizationinSingaporeismostlikelytoissuetheinformationabove?

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B.HealthDepartment.

C.TransportationBureau.

D.TourismBureau.

19.（8分）Antibiotics,vaccines,organtransplantandHIV/AIDStreatmentsareallmedicalmilestonesthathave

indisputablymadelifebetterandsavedmillionsoflives.Butalltheseadvancesandcountlessotherswere

developedusinganimals.Thelatesteyeshadowandothercosmeticsandindustrialchemicalsarealso

developedwithanimaltesting.

ThelabanimalissuehasreceivedattentioninChinainrecentyearsasmorepeopleareconcernedabout

animals'rights.Chinahasnoanimalwelfarelawsprohibitingcrueltytoanimals,buttherearestandards

（1986and2006）forhumanetreatmentoflabanimals,thoughthesearedifficulttoenforce.

WorldDayforLaboratoryAnimalswasestablishedin1979bytheBritishNationalAnti-VivisectionSociety,

memorializingmillionsofanimalsthatcontributedtopurescience,medicine,industry,fashionandthe

cosmeticsindustry.It'salsoadayofactiontoprotesttheuseofliveanimalsforexperimentsfromlabratsand

dogstocattleandprimates（灵长类动物）.

Thousandsofactivistsworldwidearecampaigningtoraiseawarenessanddemandanendtoexperimentation

withanimals,thoughtherearefeweffectivealternatives.TheBritishUnionfortheAbolitionofVivisection

estimatesthat100millionvertebrates（脊椎动物）areusedinexperimentseveryyear,lOto11millioninthe

EuropeanUnion.Thisdoesn'tincludemice,rats,frogsandanimalsnotyetweaned.Therearenoreliable

figuresforChinawherespeciallybredanimalsareusedextensivelyforresearch.Somedateindicatearound16

millionvertebrateswereusedin2006.

ThreeRsprinciple

ThethreeRsareprinciplesfbrlabanimalwelfareproposedbymicrobiologistRLBurchandzoologist

W.M.S.Russelin1959.Theyare"reduction,refinementandreplacement"andscientistsareencouragedto

followthem.

.Reducethenumberofanimalsbyimprovingexperimentaltechniquesandincreasinginformationsharing

amongresearchers.

*Refineexperimentsandtreatmenttoreducesuffering；uselessinvasivetechniques,improvecareandliving

conditions.

.Replaceexperimentsonliveanimalswithalternativetestingwherepossible.

"ButthethreeRssuggestsgeneralacquiescence（默许）inanimalexperimentation,"saysastatementby

AnimalRightsinChine（ARC）,setupin2006byover3000campaignerswhohavebeenurgingtheuseof

alternatives.

Thealternativesactivistsadvocateincludeusingcellculturesinsteadofwholeanimals,usingphototoxicity

testsonchemicalstopredicttheireffectsonhumans,usingcomputermodels,studyinghumanvolunteersand

workingonisolatedtissues.Theseapproachescanbeusefulbuttheycan'tprovidetheanswersthatanimal

researchcan.

"Animalexperimentationisabasic,veryimportantmethodinlifesciencestudyandbiomedicalresearchand

insomespecificfields,soitisirreplaceable,"saysYangFei,deputydirectoroftheAnimalExperimentation

DepartmentofFudanUniversity.Yanghasworkedonregulatingandstandardizinganimaltestingforover

15years.

Hesaystestingonprimatesisstillnecessarybecausetheirimmunesystemisverysimilartothatof

humans.Theyareneededtodevelopdrugsformalaria,HIV/AIDSandinfectionssuchasSARS,hesays,

thoughadmittingtheapproachisnotperfect.

63.Accordingtothepassage,maynotberelatedtoanimaltesting.

A.Coughmixtures

B.Geneticallymodifiedrice

C.DiorLipsticks

D.Artificiallivers

64.WorldDayforLaboratoryanimalswassetupforthefollowingreasonsexcept.

A.tocallforbetterexperimentaltechniquestoreducesufferings

B.tomemorializetheanimalssacrificedinthelabs

C.toraiseawarenessofanimalright

D.tooffertheactivistsachancetoraisetheirobjectionstotheuseofanimals'forexperiments

65.WhyW.M.SRusseladvocatedresearcherstosharemoreinformation?

A.Becauseresearcherscanbettercooperatewitheachothertoeliminateanimaltesting.

B.Becauseresearcherscanturntoalternativestoreplaceanimaltesting.

C.Becauseresearcherscanavoidrepeatingsimilartestingonanimals.

D.Becauseresearcherscanmaketheanimaltestingmoreeffective.

66.isthebiggestobstacletocancellinganimaltesting.

A.Lackofenoughfund

B.Lackofhumanawareness

C.Lackofsupportivestatistics

D.Lackofeffectivealternatives.

20.（8分）

A.Still,Wanghongdelicacies（佳肴）holdstrongappealtoyoungconsumersaslongasthey

areofhighqualityandgoodtastes.

B.Aftertheybuytheproductandsendapicturetothemoments,perhapstheir"existential

anxiety"willbecured.

C.Merchantshavetofigureoutthetruevalueandsellingpointoftheirproducts.

D.Itisjustbecausepeoplearetooidleand"Wanghongdelicaciesnaretooattractive.

E.Wanghongphenomenonalsorestswithcustomers'mindsetandbehaviour.

F.Itisobviousthatqueuingisakindofhungermarketingstrategy.

Overnight,eatingfriedchickeninthePeople'sSquareisOUT；instead,peoplestartedtodrinkHEEKCAA

andeatBaoMaster.Thisyear,thequeuesinfrontofthedoorsof'WanghongdelicaciesHweresodensethata

cupofteahasbeenhypedtoover80Yuanbyscalpers（黄牛）andlocalbloggersevencustomizedaone-day

tourtoeatinShanghai.

Toagreatextent,Wanghongphenomenondependsonmerchants'businessstrategy.（67）.Business

alsoworksonpublicity.BeforeHEEKCAA'sarrivalinShanghai,ithasadvertisedthroughmicroblog,local

lifeserviceandotherself-media,whichhasgeneratedacertainamountofheatamongthepublic.Once

peoplemakethepurchase,the"senseofaccomplishmentnwillurgesomeofthemtoshowoffattheirWechat

moments,whichisgoodforbrandimage.Also,whenaproductisquicklyrecognizedbyconsumers,capitals

willcomeingreatnumbers.Theboostofcapitalsundoubtedlyhelpsthesubsequentpublicityofthebrand.

（68）.IntheInternetera,thespreadofinformationissofastthatitdoesn'tmatterwhetherthetea

tastesgoodorbad；itsjustamatterofwhetheryoueverdrinkit.Thereisawordforthisbehavior-"fomo",

whichmeansfearofmissingout.OxfordUniversityprofessorsaidthisisnotnew.Associalanimals,humans

haveastrongdesiretobepartofagroup,tobeaccepted,recognized,valuedandremembered.Alittlebaby

criesforahugandachildmakessmalltroubletogetnoticed.Thesebehaviorsare,intheeyesofsociologists,

anxiousforexistence.It'sjustthatsocialmediatodaythatmakeiteasierforpeopletoperceiveotherpeople's

lives,andhaveasenseoflossnottojointhemwhentheyknowwhatothersaredoing.

10-20Yuanistheexchangevalueofmilktea,butit'sthesymbolvalueofthegoodsthatencouragespeople

tonpullthegrass".Justlikethelipstick,mailboxandgraffitiwallthathavebeenonthelistofWanghong,

peoplewanttouserelativelycontrollablespendingtogainsatisfactionfromamoments'thumb

up.(69)・

Withthedevelopmentofsociety,consumersarenotjustbuyingaproductbutitsbrandcultureandqualityof

life,sotheappearanceoflightconsumingisinevitable.However,"Wanghongeconomyuisalwaysshort-lived

becausethisconsumergroupischangeableinaffection.Consumerswhocomeby"physicalattractiveness”will

quicklyvanishifthereisnoimplicitvalueorconnotationtosupport.(70)Besides,consumersshould

makerationalconsumptioninsteadofjustfollowingthetrend.

IV.SummaryWriting(10分)Directions：Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthe

mainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

21.(10分)Whenaratherdirty，poorlydressedpersonkneelsatyourfeetandputsouthishandstobegfor

afewcoins,doyouhurryon,notknowingwhattodo,ordoyoufeelsadandhurriedlyhandoversomemoney?

Whatshouldourattitudetobeggarsbe?Therecanbenoquestionthattheworldisfullofterriblysad

stories.Itmustbeterribletohavenoideawhereournextmealisgoingtocomefrom.Itseemscruelnotto

givesomemoneytobeggars.

Certainly,mostoftheworld'sgreatreligionsorderustobeopenheartedandsharewhatwehavewiththose

lessfortunatethanourselves.Buthastheworldchanged?Maybewhatwasmorallyrightintheolddays,when

oneknewexactlywhointhevillagehadsufferedmisfortuneandneededhelp,isnolongerthebestidea.Quite

afewpeoplewillnotgivetobeggars.Letuslookattheirarguments.

First,somebelievethatmanycitybeggarsdressuponpurposetolookpitiableandactuallymakeagoodliving

frombegging.Givingtobeggarsonlyencouragesthissortofevil.Secondly,thereistheworrythatthemoney

yougivewillbespentonbeer,wineordrugs.Thirdly,thereistheopinionthatthereisnorealexcusefor

begging.Onemightbepoor,butthatisnoreasonforlosingone'ssenseofprideandself-dependence.

Relatedtothisistheopinionthattheproblemshouldbedealtwithbythegovernmentratherthanordinary

people.Somepeoplethinkbeggarsshouldgotothelocalgovernmentdepartmentandreceivehelp.

Itishardtocometoanyfinalconclusion；therearevariouscasesandwemustdealwiththemdifferently.A

fewcoinscansavealifeinsomesituations,andevenifthemoneyiswasted,thatdoesnottakeawaythemoral

goodnessofthegiv