2021年上海市某中學(xué)高三英語第四次聯(lián)考試題及答案解析

2021年上海市羅店中學(xué)高三英語第四次聯(lián)考試題及答案解析

第一部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項

A

Duringancienttimes,childrendidn’thavesmartphones,iPadorcomputerstoentertainthemselves.Instead,

theycameupwithinterestinggamestoplay.

★Stoneballs

DuringtheQingDynasty,kickingastoneballaroundwasapopularsportinthenorthernpartofChina,andit

wasoftenplayedinthewintertoprotectkidsfromthecold.Stoneswerecarvedintosmallballsandkickedalong

withfeet.In1999,thesportwasincludedinthe6thNationalEthnicGroupTraditionalSportsMeetingheldin

Beijing.

★Flyingkites

Kiteshavequitealonghistory.Theearliestkitesweremadeofwood,insteadofpaper.Nowadays,thefour

mostfamouskitesaretheBeijingkite,Tianjinkite,WeifangkiteandNantongkite,ofwhicheachhasdistinctive

features.Thekitewhichresemblesaswallowisawell-knownBeijingstyle.

★Hide-and-seek

Hide-and-seekisatraditionalgameforchildren,populararoundthenation.Therearetwowaystoplay:

coveringachild’seyeswhileotherkidsrunaroundtotease(戲弄)himor,morecommonly,participantshideand

onechildmusttrytofindthem.

★Playingdiabolos

Adiaboloisalwaysmadeofwoodorbambooandhasemptyspaceinthecenter.Byjuggling(邊拋邊接)the

diaboloontherope,thehigh-speedspinningdiaboloswillmakeasoundlikeawhistle.Playingdiabolosisan

interestingfolkgame,especiallypopularinNorthChina.Playingdiaboloswasalsoincludedinthefirstgroupof

nationalintangibleculturalheritage(非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)).

1.Whydidancientchildrenoftenplaystoneballsinthewinter?

A.Topracticetheirfeet.B.Towarmthemselves.

C.Totraintheirskills.D.Torelaxthemselves.

2.Whichkitesareswallow-shaped?

A.Weifangkites.B.Tianjinkites.

C.Beijingkites.D.Nantongkites.

3.Whydoesplayingdiabolosmakeasound?

A.Becausethediabolo’scenterisempty.

B.Becausethehigh-speedspinningdiaboloislight.

C.Becausethediaboloisequippedwithawhistle.

D.Becauseropes’surfacemovesagainstthediabolo’s.

B

Forourofficialholidays,liketheNationalHoliday,manypeople'dliketogoonavisittosomeplacesof

interest.Yesterdayourclasshadaheateddiscussionaboutwhetherweshouldtravelduringholidays.Oneman's

meatisanotherman'spoison.

Somestudentsareforit.Theythinkvisitorscanenjoyagoodvarietyofscenery.Facingglorious(壯麗的)

touristattractions,travelersmaywellbroadentheireyes.Atthesametime,theycankeepfitbywalkingonfoot,

andtastedifferentdeliciousfoodthattheycan'tgetintheirownhometowns.What'smore,travellingcanmakea

contributiontooureconomydevelopment,mainlytothelocaleconomydevelopment.Mosttravelersneedtobuy

ticketstogototheirdestinations,thustrafficdepartmentwillearnmoney.Travelersalsoneedtosleepandeat,

thuslocalhotelsandrestaurantsalsosharebenefits.Payingadmission(門票費)benefitslocalgovernments.Asfor

nativefarmers,theycanbenefitfromsellinglocalspecialitiestomanytravelers.Inthiscase,moneycirculation(貨

幣流通)isspeededup.

Ontheotherhand,otherstudentsareagainstit.Theybelieveit'sawasteofmoney.Somefamousplacesof

interestaretoocrowded,whilethosesmalleronesarenotworthvisiting.Travellingmaycausetrafficjamshere

andthere.What'sworse,duetotravellinghereandthere,thereexistsomeaccidentsontheroad.Besides,it's

knownthattravellingcanalsopollutethelocalenvironment.Inordertoreduceairandwastepollution,people

shouldhavearesttothefull,readingbooksorwatchingTVathome.Recently,manyhavebeenafraidofbeing

infectedwithCOVID-19inparticular.

AsfarasIamconcerned,travellingisagoodchoicetospendholidays.Andthegovernmentshouldtakesome

measurestosolvetheexistingproblems.Morepolicemenshouldbeondutytodealwithaccidentsintime.Can

wemakeasmallchangetotheperiodwhenpeopledon'thavetogotoworkinsomeprovinces?Let'stakethe

exampleoftheNationalHoliday,ifsomeprovincesofourcountryspendthisholidaymainlyinlateSeptember,

withtheNationalDaycomingtoanend,ratherthaninearlyOctober,mostfamousplacesofinterestwillnot

becomecrowded.Atthesametime,visitorsmustobeytrafficrulesandshouldn'tthrowrubbishfreelyhereand

there.Lastbutnotleast,nevershouldwetravelwhenthereisapandemic(大流行病，瘟疫).It'sourdutyto

preventitsspread.

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Oneman'smeatisanotherman'spoison”inthispassagemean?

A.Somepersonslikemeat,whileothersdon't.

B.Differentpersonstastemealsdifferently.

C.Amanmistakesmeatforpoison.

D.Differentpersonshavedifferentopinionsononething.

5.Howdotravelerscontributetooureconomydevelopment?

A.Theybuyallkindsoftickets.

B.Theywalk,sleep,eatandmeetnativefarmers.

C.Theyspeedupmoneycirculationbyspendingmoneyontransport,accommodations(膳宿),specialitiesand

admission.

D.Theyonlyenjoyvisitingmanyglorioustouristattractions.

6.Whichsentenceofthefollowingisnottrue?

A.There'saneedformorepolicemen.

BSomeprovincescanchangethedateofanofficialholidaycompletely.

C.Visitorsmustobeytrafficrulesandshouldn'tthrowrubbishfreely.

D.Peopleshouldnevertravelwhenthereisapandemic.

7.Whattheauthor'sattitudetotravelduringholidays?

A.Hedoesn'tshowhisopinion.B.Hedoesn'tagreeatall.

C.Hesupportsunconditionally.D.Hesupportsandmakessomesuggestions.

C

Ifyouhaveevertriedtocatcharestingbutterfly,youknowitissurprisinglydifficult.Anewstudyhelps

explainwhy.

Previousresearchhadsuggestedthatabutterfly'soverheadwingclapforcestheinsectforward.Researchers

thoughtthewingclaplikelyformedapocketofairthatshootsoutlikeajet,butnoonehadtestedthatuntilnow.

Tounderstandtheirflight,theyplacedsixbutterfliesoneatatimeinsideawindtunnelwhichwasfilledwith

smokeandthenusedalasertolightupthesmokejustbehindthebutterfly.Fourhigh-speedcameraswereplaced

inthetunneltotakephotosofthemovementofthebutterflyandthe-smokeasthebutterflywastakingoff.This

lettheresearcherscreatea3Dpictureofthatairmovementastheinsectflappeditswings.

Theyobservedatotalof25takeoffsbysixbutterflies.Eachincludeduptothreewingbeatsaftertakeoff.The

butterfliesprovedmorelikelytoclaptheirwingstogetherduringthefirstfewwingbeatsthanlaterinflight.

Thephotosshowthatforcescreatedbythewingsgiverisetoaflightpath.Thebutterfliesriseastheirwings

movedownandshootforwardastheirwingsmoveup.Awingclapontakeoff,pairedwithaquicktum,allowed

thebutterfliestoflyawayquickly.Theyalsonoticedthewingsformedanairpocketjustbeforeclappingandthat

thewings'flexibilityandthispocketimprovedthejetforcecreatedbytheclap.

“Thestudyisexciting,”saysAyodejiBode-Oke,amechanicalengineerinCharlottesville.Thatmeans“wehave

solvedthelongtimepuzzleabouthowbutterfliesfly,anditprovesnothingisimpossibleontheroadofscientific

research.Ican'twaittolearnabouthowthestudymightinformdesignsforsmallaerialvehicles.”

8.Whywaslaserusedintheexperiment?

A.Tofrightenthebutterfliesintolying.

B.Tohelpresearchersobservethebutterflies.

C.Tohelptakeclearphotosofairmovement.

D.Toguidethebutterfliesthroughthesmoke.

9.Whatisthefindingoftheresearch-accordingtoparagraph5?

A.Butterfliesflyforwardaswingsmovedown.

B.Anairpocketformsafterbutterfliesclapwings.

C.Butterfliesbeatwingsthreetimesbeforetakingoff.

D.Upwardwingmovementshelpbutterfliesflyforward.

10.Accordingtothewriter,thefindingoftheresearchcanbeusedfor.

A.helpingcatcharestingbutterflymoreeasily

B.helpingdoresearchonotherbutterfly-likeinsects

C.helpingprovideinspirationformakingsmallflyingvehicles

D.helpingwidentheapplicationsofsmallflyingvehicle

11.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.WhyCanButterfliesFlyLikeaJet?

B.HowCanButterfliesMakeWingClaps?

C.HowCanButterfliesMakeQuickTums?

D.WhyCanButterfliesRunAwayQuickly?

D

TherehavebeenmanyfinefilmsoverthepastseveralyearsaboutcharactersstrugglingwithAlzheimer’s

disease.ButfewofthemhavegoneasdeeplyandfrighteninglyintothecornersofadeterioratingmindasThe

Father,apowerfulnewdramabuiltaroundaspellbindingperformancefromAnthonyHopkins.

Atthispointinhislongcareer,Hopkinswouldseemtohaveexhaustedhisabilitytosurpriseus,buthiswork

hereisnothingshortofastonishing.Hischaracter,alsonamedAnthony,is80yearsoldandhasdementia.Atthe

beginningofthemovie,hisdaughter,Anne—playedbyOliviaColman—stopsbyhisLondonapartmenttocheck

onhim.Herfather'sconditionhastakenaturnfortheworse,andhistemperhasbecomesevereenoughtosend

hislatestliveinnursepacking.Anthonyisstubbornanddefiantandinsiststhathecanmanageonhisown.But

that'sclearlynotthecase,givenhishabitofmisplacinghisthingsandhisinabilitytoremembernamesandfaces,

Anne'sincluded.

AsTheFathergoeson,themoreitbecomesclearthatit'shisownmindthat'splayingtricksonhim.What

makesthemoviesounsettlingisthewayitwiresusdirectlyintohissubjectiveexperience,sothatthefoundations

ofthestoryseemtoshiftatrandomfromscenetoscene.Amansuddenlyappearsintheapartment,claimingto

beAnne'shusband,whichisodd,sincejustafewmomentsearlier,Anneseemedtobesingle.Annegoesout

shoppingforgroceries,butwhenshereturns,she'splayednotbyOliviaColmanbutbyanotheractress,Olivia

Williams.Eventheapartmentitselfbeginstoshift.Younoticepuzzlingdifferences-wasn'ttherealamponthat

hallwaytablejustamomentago?

ThestoryinTheFathermaybecomplicatedbutit'salsoheartbreakinglysimple:mangrowsoldandloseshis

memory,andhisdaughter,afterlifetimeofloveanddevotion,mustbeginthelongpainfulprocessofsaying

goodbye.HopkinsshowsusAnthony'sstruggletokeephissenseabouthim.It'sastrikingperformance-andan

impossibleonetoforget.

12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“deteriorating”meaninthefirstparagraph?

A.Worsening.B.Narrowing.

C.Recovering.D.Improving.

13.WhatdowelearnaboutthecharacterAnthonyinthemovie?

A.Hecantakecareofhimself

B.Hedrivesawaythenurses.

C.Heiseasy-goingandforgetful.

D.Heliveswithhisdaughterallthetime.

14.Theshiftofscenesinthemovieisdesignedto.

A.buildthedramatictensioninthefamily.

B.showoffthewell-designedstoryline.

C.frightenthemovie-goerswithmysteriousplot.

D.involvetheviewersintothedisorderedmemories.

15.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofHopkins?

A.Hehasrunoutofhistalent.B.Heisnotsuitablefortherole

C.Hemasterlyplaystheoldman.D.Hepresentsanoddperformance.

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項

Shouldyoueattoliveorlivetoeat?It’saquestionposedbyFrenchplaywrightMoliereinhisworkTheMiser.

Whileeatingisfunctional,andourbodiesneedthefuelthatfoodprovides,diningwithfriendsorlovedonescan

beawonderfulexperience.However,someofusoftenfindourselvesreservingatableforoneina

restaurant.______16______Maybenot.

Haveyoueverspenttoolongdebatingwithpeoplewhichrestauranttoeatinorwhentomeet?Ifdiningsolo,

youcanmakethechoicedependingonyourdesiresatexactlythetimeyou’rehungry!Andwhydoesithavetobe

arestaurant?Youcouldeatinapark,gardenorevenyourbed—thepointis,thechoiceis

yours!______17______AccordingtopsychologistSherrieBourgCarter,abitoflonelinesscanhelpyourbrainto

relaxandmayhelpyouconcentratemore.

___18___Maybeit’sapungent(刺鼻)cheeseorfish.Wesometimesholdbackonthingsthatmayoffendthe

nosesofothers.Whendiningalone,wecanconsumewhateverwelike,withtheaddedbonusthatwemightbe

abletoeatmorehealthily.Often,ifyouwantasaladandyourpartnerwantssomelesshealthydish,youendup

orderingthesame.Andifyoudon’tgetthesame,youmightendupwithfoodenvyasyouwatchsomeoneenjoya

pizza.

Finally,forsome,diningalonecanbeanecessity.______19______Eatingalonecansaveyoufromthe

extremeanxietythatmayariselisteningtosomeonesmacktheirlips(咂嘴)!So,iseatingalonebad?Well,itmay

notbeforeveryone,buttherecertainlyaresomebenefitstoit.___20___

A.Isdiningalonereallythatbad?

B.Weallhavefoodswelikeanddislike.

C.Tryitsometime—youmightjustlikeit!

D.Ithelpsthosewhowanttoloseweightmost.

E.Thatalonetimealsomeansit’satimetoswitchoff.

F.Doestherestaurantreallyappreciateyoudiningalonethere?

G.Thoseofusfindthenoiseofotherschewingfoodunbearable.

第二部分語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項

Mydadbelievedinresponsibility,independenceandnewexperience!Oneday,hecamefromworkearlyand

sawmewatchingalocalTVshowTalentSprouts（天才萌芽）．Itdidn't___21___Dadlongtolookintomyeyes,

"Youcan___22___AveMarie,thinkingofitasanunforgettableexperiencetobeonTV".（退縮）Iwithdrew．I

didn'twantto.ButIknewitwouldbe___23___toargue.WhenmymusicalteacheragreedthatI

could___24___theshow,Imailedmy___25___withtherequiredinformation.

Idecidednottotellanyoneoutsidemyfamilyaboutmyshow.Soonarrivedthedaywhenitwas

my___26___toperform.Thefirsttwoplayersperformedsmoothly.Iwasnext.___27___,Iwenttothepiano,and

begantoplay.Easy,soeasy.Righttotheendofperformance,IsuddenlyrealizedIshouldnotbeattheend.My

heartjumpedtomymouth.Ihad___28___apart,ahugepart.Howdidthathappen?HowcanI___29___a

solutionfastenoughtogetsmoothlybackandfillinthemissingpart?However,Ididn't.____30____,Ihadthe

couragetosmileatthecamera____31____thelightwentoff.Finally,Iwaspresentedacertification（證書）

of____32____

Onmywaybackhome,Ifeltmorerelievedthan____33____.Intruth,theotherthreewerefar____34____.I

wasgladIhadn'ttoldmyfriendsmyappearanceonTV.Iwouldavoidsympathyorbeing____35____

Thenextday,myclassmate,ChardLarson,cametome."IsawyouonTV",-oh,hemy____36____wassaid.Uh

abouttobebroadcasttomyclassmates.The____37____Ifearedwouldfollow.ButbeforeIcoulddefendmyself

or____38____formyperformance,hecontinued."YoushouldhavetoldpeopleyouweregoingtobeonTV.You

weregood."

Hisgenerositytouchedmeandalmostshockedme.Heplayedthepianoandwesharedthesameteacher.I

knewhewasseverallevelshigherthanme.

Igotsomecomposure（鎮(zhèn)靜）,andself-confidencefromtheexperienceonTalentSprouts.ButfromChad's

wordsIgotmorethanIwouldhavefrom____39____playingorwinningthecompetition.

____40____liketalent,beginswithsprouts.

21.A.takeB.bringC.lastD.continue

22.A.operateB.performC.appreciateD.watch

23.A.regardlessB.uselessC.powerlessD.thoughtless

24.A.failB.discoverC.handleD.cancel

25.A.postcardB.parcelC.invitationD.application

26.A.turnB.dutyC.orderD.charge

27.A.AnxiousB.CuriousC.ConfidentD.Delighted

28.A.leftB.jumpedC.slidD.missed

29.A.pickoutB.setoutC.workoutD.breakout

30.A.AtmostB.AtleastC.AtonceD.Atpresent

31.A.ifB.becauseC.whileD.before

32.A.educationB.reactionC.graduationD.participation

33.A.disappointedB.guiltyC.shockedD.disturbed

34.A.betterB.intelligentC.considerateD.worse

35.A.ignoredB.teasedC.respectedD.marked

36.A.experienceB.taleC.failureD.legend

37.A.pityB.shameC.regretD.depression

38.A.forgiveB.bargainC.apologizeD.appreciate

39.A.perfectB.terribleC.brokenD.messy

40.A.ResponsibilityB.StruggleC.DeterminationD.Kindness

第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.

Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword.Fortheotherblanks,

useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Sharingthesweetness

Onthe25thofDecember,mymotherexpectsherchildrentobepresent,exchanginggiftsandeatingturkey.

Whenshepullsonthatholidaysweater,everybodybettergetsfestive.Ofcourse,IwouldbethefirstJones

sibling___41.___(go)rogue(叛逆).Asthemiddle,artistchild,Iwasgoingtodomyownthing,makingsomenew

traditions.FromabiographyofFlanneryO’Connor,Idrewinspiration—Iwouldspendtheholidayatanartist

colony!

Noonetookmynewideaseriously.Fromthewaymymothercarriedon,youwouldthinkIwasdivorcingthe

family.StillIheldmygroundandmadeplansformywinteradventureinNewHampshire.TheMacoDowellColony

was___42.___Icouldhavewishedfor.About25to30artistswereinattendance,anditwasasartsy(藝術(shù)的)as

I___43.___(imagine).Itfeltlikemylifehadbecomeastrangeindependentfilm.

ByChristmasEve,Ihadbeenatthecolonyformorethanaweek.ThenoveltyofsnowyNewEnglandwas

wearingoff,butIwouldneveradmit___44.___.Everyonearoundmewashavingtoomuchfun.Skiing!Deep

conversationbythefireplace!Whatwaswrongwithme?Thiswastheholiday___45.___I’dalwaysdreamedof.No

artificialdecoration.NotaChristmassweateranywhereinsight.Peopleheredidn’tevensay“Christmas,”they

said“holiday.”ThenwhywasIsosad?

Finally,Icalledhomeonthepayphone.Mydadanswered,butI___46.___barelyhearhimforallthe

good-timenoiseinthebackground.Heturneddownthevolumeontheholidayalbumandtoldmethatmy

motherwasoutshoppingwithmybrothers.Nowitwasmyturntosulk(生悶氣).TheywerehavingafineChristmas

___47.___me.

Despiteaheavysnowstorm,alargepackageshowedupnearmydoorattheartistcolonyonChristmas

morning.TayariJoneswaswritteninmymother’sbeautifulhandwriting.Irushedtothatparcel____48.____Iwere

fiveyearsold.Insidewasagorgeousred-velvetcake,myfavorite,___49.___(wrap)tightlyinabout50yardsof

bubblepackaging.“MerryChristmas,”readthesimplecardinside.“Weloveyouverymuch.”

AsIslicedthecake,everyonegatheredaround.Motherhadsentagenuinehomemadegift.Itwasaminor

Christmasmiraclethatonecakemanagedtofeedsomany.Weateitf