2021-2022學(xué)年上海市長寧區(qū)延安中學(xué)高三（下）期中英語試卷

I.Listening Comprehension（25分）略II.Grammar and Vocabulary（20分）Section ADirections：After reading the passages below，fill in the blanks to make the passages 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.

• 1．Water on the Moon NASA has confirmed the presence of water on the moon's sunlit surface，a breakthrough（1）

  （suggest） the chemical compound that is vital to life on Earth could be distributed across more parts of the lunar surface than the ice that（2）

  （find） previously in dark and cold areas.
      "We don't know yet if we can use it as a resource，" NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said，but he added that learning more about the water is still crucial.
      The discovery comes from the space agency's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy，or SOFIA-a（3）

  （modify） Boeing 747 that（4）

  take telescope high into Earth's atmosphere， （5）

  researchers may peer at objects in space with hardly any visual disturbance from water vapor.To detect the molecules，SOFIA also used a special camera to distinguish between water's specific wavelength of 6.1 microns and that of its close chemical relative hydroxyl，or OH.
      The data confirm（6）

  experts have suspected，that water might exist on the moon's sunny surface，though the form of it shall be（7）

  （obvious） to detect.Experts will now try to figure out exactly how the water came to form and why it persists.
      "Data from this location reveal water in concentration of 100 to 412 parts per million trapped（8）

  a cubic meter of soil." NASA said in a release about the discovery.
      "（9）

  without a thick atmosphere，water on the sunlit lunar surface should just be lost to space，" said Casey Honniball，the lead author of a study about the discovery. "Somehow we're actually seeing it."
      There are several possible explanations for the water's presence，including an interesting yet reasonable（10）

  claiming its origin to the stony micro objects from space.Small balls of glass from that process could trap water，according to the researchers' paper.
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Section BDirections：Complete the following passage by using the words in the box.Each word can only be used once.Note that there is one word more than you need.

• 2．

  A.species B.labelled C.expanding D.informed E.underestimate F.sustainable G.jye.ai H.jye.ai I.involves J.valuable K.endangered

  Eating Jellyfish Could Come to the Rescue According to the IUCN Red List 32，000 species are threatened with extinction-everything from birds and mammals.Despite national and international efforts being gathered to protect（1）

  species，we actively fish for many of them.For those seafood lovers，the news is sad，but the researchers have come up with an unusual way we can help-and it（2）

  eating jellyfish.
     Between 2006 and 2014，92 vulnerable or threatened（3）

  were being caught，recorded，and sold.When they are sold，it is（4）

  that fish and invertebrate （無脊椎的） species are required to be（5）

  according to species，so consumers have no way of knowing what they're eating.
     It is stressed that only a/an（6）

  view of the real problem is shown. "A lot of the 'seafood records' are listed in groups like 'marine fish'.Here we didn't look at those vague records，we only looked at records where the actual species was listed-so we've made a huge （7）

  of the actual catch.
     There are some ways to untie the mess we're creating in the world's oceans，including（8）

  our idea of seafood to include jellyfish.That might sound a little off the theme，but it's not the first time scientists have suggested it as a food source.
     There are other ways to help keep the lovely marine lives off the menu. "We need to improve the labelling of seafood so that consumers can have all the information to make a/an（9）

  choice，" conservation scientist Carissa Klein told Science Alert.
     And these choices，at least in some places，are easier than you might imagjye.aie.In Australia，where the researchers are based，there's even official guides providing the（10）

  future both on your table and at sea.
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III.Reading Comprehension（45分）Section ADirections：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A，B，C and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

• 3．Aesthetic thought（美學(xué)思想，審美理念） of a distinctively modern art emerged during the 18^th century.The western philosophers and critics of this time devoted much attention to such matters as natural beauty，the purity，and representation-a trend（1）

  the central position they had given to the philosophy of nature（2）

  that time，however，the philosophy of art has become ever more famous and has begun to（3）

  the philosophy of nature.Various issues（4）

  to the philosophy of art have had a（5）

  impact on the or 20th-century aesthetics.Among these are problems relating to the theory of form of art and to the distinction between representation and expression.Still another far-reaching question has to do with the value of art.Two（6）

  theoretical positions have taken on this issue：one holds that art and its appreciation are a（7）

  to some recognized moral good，（8）

  the other maintains that art is in itself valuable and an end.Underlying this whole issue is the concept of taste，one of the basic concerns of aesthetics.In recent years there has also been an increasing preoccupation with art as the prime object of critical judgement.Corresponding to the trend in contemporary aesthetic thought，（9）

  have followed either of two approaches.In one criticism is（10）

  to the analysis and interpretation of the work of art.（11）

  ，it is devoted to the response to the aesthetic object and to justifying a particular way of perceiving it.
     Over the years，aesthetics has developed into a（12）

  field of knowledge and inquiry.The（13）

  of contemporary aesthetic include such problems as the nature of style and its aesthetic significance；the relation of aesthetic judgement to culture；the relevance of psychology（14）

  the criticism of art；and the place of aesthetic judgement in（15）

  reasoning in the conduct of everyday affairs.
  
  

  （1）	A．leading	B．conducting	C．taking	D．reflecting
  （2）	A．Since	B．For	C．At	D．Before
  （3）	A．transplant	B．transmit	C．displace	D．replace
  （4）	A．chief	B．central	C．main	D．prior
  （5）	A．remarked	B．marked	C．regraded	D．considered
  （6）	A．opposing	B．similar	C．same	D．confusing
  （7）	A．method	B．means	C．mind	D．moral
  （8）	A．a(chǎn)nd	B．or	C．though	D．while
  （9）	A．a(chǎn)rtists	B．a(chǎn)uthorities	C．critics	D．psychologists
  （10）	A．owing	B．used	C．opposed	D．restricted
  （11）	A．In the other	B．In another	C．On the other	D．For another
  （12）	A．narrow	B．broad	C．visual	D．moral
  （13）	A．consequences	B．morals	C．concerns	D．believes
  （14）	A．to	B．on	C．for	D．by
  （15）	A．theoretical	B．ideal	C．technical	D．practical
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Section BDirections：Read the following three passages.Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A，B，C and D.Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

• 4．Oh，Memories I must have been three or four when I woke one morning remembering a trip I'd taken alone to Disneyland before I was born.It was so real to me that I bawled when my two older brothers laughed at my story.But this happened，I cried.Honestly，I had met Mickey Mouse，ridden the Matterhorn，everything，and it was amazing.
     So began my lifelong struggle with memory.While my dreams invent experiences I can't shake，important life events and old friends reside in a fog of impressions.Even my one pride，recalling the details of every trail I've ever walked，has fallen away.Now，when Susan and I come for a walk along a familiar trail，I just shrug，a once trusted scout absent his sole gift.
     Out of shame，I've compensated spectacularly，building an absurd alternate memory literally as big as a room.It's an attic full of cabinets and boxes holding 500 pounds of clippings，maps，tickets to everything I've attended，report cards （mine and my kids'），work files，Christmas cards，and doodles of nothingness.To what purpose？Good question.
     I don't refer to the material，because how would I find what I was looking for？My kids laugh out loud when I say it's for them.I 'll never write one memoir from this mess，much less the dozen its size implies.It's as if I were a hoarder （hoard囤積） of evidence that I exist.Only I can tell that it's a room of proof that I do still remember something that I am hoarding.
     "The Truth About Memory" explains，Memory，isn't about evidence.It's just an old man telling tales by a fire，prone to nonsense but also entertaining as heck and rich with meanings to savor.Reading it，I felt a weight ljye.ait.If a good memory is a brain full of unreliable，deeply felt stories，I have those in every flash of moment!
     You do，too，I'm sure，cherish a powerful memory that makes you smile，no matter how foggy or questionably true it is，although I bet it won't be as fantastic as my sojoum to Disneyland.
     From Reader's Digest US February 2021
  
  （1）What feelings does the underlined word in paragraph 1 most probably show？

  
  A．Relaxed and pleased.
  B．Dissatisfied and offended.
  C．Suspicious and hesitant.
  D．Determined and bold.
  （2）Why does the author mention "a walk along a familiar trail" （underlined in paragraph 2）with Susan？

  
  A．The old couple love and care for each other greatly.
  B．A regular exercise along the trail is proof for memory.
  C．His memory has dramatically failed and become unreliable.
  D．He used to have a better memory when he was three or four.
  （3）Which one of the following may account for the author's hoarding old staffs？

  
  A．He is keeping everything for his kids to consult.
  B．He is preparing materials for writing a memoir.
  C．He is collecting proof to show he still lives a life.
  D．He is holding them as evidence of remembering important things.
  （4）Which of the following attitudes may the author agree ？

  
  A．Memory is built on evidence reflecting one's past.
  B．The foggy or even unreal memory may bring you pleasure.
  C．Regular walk along the trail can strengthen memory.
  D．A childhood memory never involves any invented part.
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V.Translation（15分）Directions：Translate the following sentences into English，using the words given in the brackets.

• 12．一個月的居家生活不僅教會了他獨立學(xué)習(xí)，關(guān)愛家人，更使他能夠反思過往，展望未來。（Not only，reflect）
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III. Guided Writing

• 13．Directions：Write an English composition in 120- 150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
  俗話說：與其詛咒黑暗，不如點亮光明。（It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness），結(jié)合你自己或者身邊人的一個事例，談?wù)勀銓@句話的理解。
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