届上海青浦高级中学高三英语一模试题及参考答案.docx

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届上海青浦高级中学高三英语一模试题及参考答案

2021届上海青浦高级中学高三英语一模试题及参考答案

第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

Whatareyouwaitingfor?

Anewseriesofmoviesshownthisyearcan’tbemissed.Haveyouenjoyedthemalready?

FrozenII

Frozenwasthehighestgrossing（票房）animatedfilmever.InFrozenIIElsa,Anna,OlafandKristleftoffArendelletoseekthesourceofElsa’sicymagic.Althoughthemillionsofchildrenwholovedthefirstfilmareoldernow,theymightgiveitareception.

LastChristmas

Afestiveromanticcomedy,EmiliaClarkestarsinLastChristmasasBridgetJonesy,ashopassistant,whoselifeinLondonisamess,andHenryGoldingastheeligiblebachelor（黄金单身汉）whotidiesitup.Thefilm’sdirector,PaulFeig,andco-writer,EmmaThompson,promisethatthefilmisworthexpecting.

ABeautifulDayintheNeighborhood

TomHanksstarsinABeautifulDayintheNeighborhoodastheonlyAmericancelebrity（名人）morefamousthanheis.AsthehostofMisterRogers’Neighborhoodformorethan30years,FredRogersisalegendofpre-schoolchildren’stelevision,whichappealstoalargeaudience.

Charlie’sAngels

Hollywoodactionmoviesstarringwomenarerare.Buthaveyouseenamoviestarred,writtenanddirectedbywomen,too?

Charlie’sAngelsisoneofthefirst.Areboot（翻拍）ofthe1970sTVseries,nottomentionthetwofilmsfrom2000and2003,thenewversionisdirectedbyElizabethBanks.ShealsoplaysBosley,oneofthefemaledetectiveswhoareemployedbyCharlesTownsendtogoonglobaladventures.

1.Whichmoviebecamethemostpopularcartoonfilmthisyear?

A.FrozenII.B.LastChristmas.

C.ABeautifulDayintheNeighborhood.D.Charlie’sAngels.

2.WhichcharacterworksonaTVstation?

A.Krist.B.EmiliaClarke.

C.FredRogers.D.Bosley.

3.Whichactionmoviewasdirectedandstarredbyawoman?

A.FrozenII.B.LastChristmas.

C.ABeautifulDayintheNeighborhood.D.Charlie’sAngels.

B

Cuckoosdon’tbotherbuildingtheirownnests—theyjustlayeggsthatperfectlyimitatethoseofotherbirdsandtakeovertheirnests.Butotherbirdsarewishingup,evolvingsomeseriouslyimpressivetrickstospotthecuckooeggs.

Cuckoosareoftenknowasparasites,meaningthattheyhidetheireggsinthenestofotherspecies.Toavoiddetection,thecuckooshaveevolvedsothateggsseemreproductionofthoseoftheirpreferredtargets.Ifthehostbirddoesn’tnoticethestrangeegginitsnest,thelittlecuckoowillactuallytaketheentirenestforitselfafteritcomesout,takingtheothereggsonitsbackanddroppingthemoutofthenest.

Toavoidthisunpleasantfatefortheiryoung,theotherbirdshaveevolvedafewsmartwaystospotthefakes,whichwe’reonlynowbeginningtofullyunderstand.Oneofthemostamazingfindsisthatbirdshaveanextracolour-sensitivecellintheireyes,whichmakesthemfarmoresensitivetoultravioletwavelengthsandallowsthemtoseeafargreaterrangeofcoloursthanhumanscan.Thisallowscautiousbirdstodetectafakeeggwhichmightbeexactlythesametooureyes.

Fascinatingly,we’reactuallyabletoobservedifferentbirdspeciesatverydifferentpointsintheirevolutionarywarwiththecuckoos.Forinstance,somecuckooslaytheireggsinthenestsoftheredstarts.Theblueeggsthesecuckooslayarepracticallyaliketothoseoftheredstarts,andyettheyarestillsometimesrejected.Comparethatwithcuckooswhotargetdunnocks.Whilethosebirdslayperfectlyblueeggs,theircuckooinvadersjustlaywhiteeggswithbrownirregularshapedspots.Andyetdunnocksbarelyeverseemtonoticetheobvioustrick.

Biologistssuspectthesemoreeasilyfooledspecieslikethedunnocksareonthesameevolutionarypathastheredstarts,buttheyhavealongwaytogountiltheyevolvethesamelevelsofsuspicion.What’sremarkableisthatthedunnocksfakesaresobadandtheredstartonessogood,andyetcuckoosarestillmoresuccessfulwiththeformerthanthelatter.

Itspeakstojusthowthoroughlyaspecies’behaviorcanbechangedbythepressuresofnaturalselection,oritmightjustbeabitofstrategiccooperationonthepartofthedunnocks.Biologistshavesuggestedthatthesebirdsarewillingtotolerateaparasiteeverysooftenbecausetheydon’twanttoriskaccidentallygettingridofoneoftheirowneggs.

4.Thispassagecanbemostlikelyfoundina________.

A.sciencesurveyB.naturemagazine

C.zooadvertisementD.traveljournal

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“parasite”inparagraph2mostprobablyreferto?

A.Animalsthatworktogethertoraiseyoung.

BSmallharmfulanimalssuchaswormsormice.

C.Animalsthatcanadapttochangingenvironments.

D.Animalswhichliveonorinsideotherhostanimals.

6.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthedunnockaccordingtothepassage?

A.Itiscolour-blindandthereforecannotidentifyforeigneggsinthenest.

B.Itcaneasilyremovecuckooeggsfromthenestbecausefakesaresobad.

C.Itisahostbirdthatismorelikelytoraiseacuckoochickthantheredstart.

D.Itisunabletoevolveandhenceacceptscuckooeggsthatappearinthenest.

7.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Dunnocksmayeventuallylearntorecogniseforeigneggs.

B.Redstartsseemtobelesssuspiciouscomparedtodunnocks.

C.Cuckoobirdsaregoodattakingresponsibilityfortheirownyoung.

D.Itisveryeasyforcuckoostoimitatethecolouringofthedunnock’segg.

C

Itisthattimeofyearwhenpeopleneedtolocktheircars.It’snotbecausetherearealotofcriminalsrunningaroundstealingcars.Rather,it’sbecauseofthegood-heartedneighborswhowanttosharetheirharvest.Especiallywiththisyear’slargecrop,leavingacarunlockedinmyneighborhoodisaninvitationforsomeonetostuffitfullofzucchini（西葫芦）.

Mysister-in-law,Sharon,recentlyhadagoodyearfortomatoes.Sheandherfamilyhadeatenandcannedsomanythattheybegantofeeltheirskinturnslightlyred.That’swhenshedecideditwastimetoshareherblessings.Shestartedcallingeveryonesheknew.Whenthatfailed,shebegantoaskeveryoneintheneighborhoodlikeapolitician,eventuallyfindinganeighbordelightedtohavethetomatoes.“Feelfreetotakewhateveryouwant,”Sharontoldher.Shefelthappythatshecouldhelpsomeoneandthatthefooddidn’tgotowaste.

Afewdayslater,Sharonansweredthedoor.Therewastheneighbor,holdingsomebread.Theneighborsmiledpleasantly,“Iwanttothankyouforallofthetomatoes,andIhavetoadmitthatItookafewotherthingsandhopeyouwouldn’tmind.”

Sharoncouldn’tthinkofanythingelseinhergardenthathadbeenworthharvestingandsaidso.“Oh,butyoudid,”theneighborsaid.“YouhadsomeoftheprettiestzucchiniI’veeverseen.”

Sharonwasconfused.Zucchiniinhergarden?

Theyhadn’tevenplantedanyzucchini.Butherneighborinsistedthattherereallywerebright-greenzucchiniinhergarden.Thetwoofthemwalkedtogetherintothebackyard.Whentheneighborpointedatthelonggreenvegetables,Sharonsmiled,“Well,actually,thosearecucumbersthatweneverharvested,becausetheygottoobig,softandbitterforeatingorcanning.”

TheneighborlookedatSharon,shockwrittenalloverherface.Thenshesmiled,andheldoutthebreadthatshehadsharedallovertheneighborhood,“Ibroughtyoualoafofcucumberbread.Ihopeyoulikeit.”

8.Whydoestheauthorsuggestthatpeopleintheneighborhoodshouldlocktheircars?

A.Theymightbestolenbythieves.

B.Theymightbemovedawaybythepolice.

C.Theirneighborsmightfillthemwiththeirharvest.

D.Theirneighborsmightthrowrubbishinthem.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“blessings”inthesecondparagraphmean?

A.Tomatoes.B.God’sprotection.

C.Helpfulthings.D.Bestwishes.

10.WhatdidtheneighbordoinSharon’sgarden?

A.Sheharvestedtomatoesonly.

B.Sheharvestedzucchinibyaccident.

C.Shetooksomecucumbersmistakenly.

D.ShestolesomethingwithoutSharon’spermission.

11.Wecaninferfromthearticlethattheneighbor’sbreadwouldtaste________.

A.bitterbuttastyB.strangeandbitter

C.hardandsourD.softandsweet

D

TheGatausedtolookannoyedwhentheyreceivedpowerbillsthatroutinelytopped$200.LastSeptemberthecouplemovedintoa1,500-square-foothomeinPremierGardens,anareaof95“zero-energyhomes”（ZEH）justoutsidetown.Nowthey'reactuallyeagertoseetheirelectricitybills.Thegrandtotaloverthe10monthsthey'velivedinthethree-bedroomhouse:

$75.Forthepasttwomonths,theyhaven’tpaidacent.

ZEHcommunitiesaretheleadingedgeoftechnologiesthatmightsomedaycreatehousesthatproduceasmuchenergyastheyconsume.PremierGardensisoneofahalf-dozensubdivisions（住宅开发项目）inCaliforniawhereeveryhomecutspowerconsumptionby50%,mostlybyusinglowpowerappliancesandsolarpanels.

Asidefromthepanelsontheroof,PremierGardenslookslikeacommunityoftraditionalhomes.Butinside,specialwindowscutpowerbillsbyblockingsolarheatinsummerandkeepingindoorwarmthwinter.

Therestoftheenergysavingscomesfromthesolarunits.Theydon'tjustfeedthehometheyserve.Iftheygeneratemorepowerthanthehomeisusing,theexcessflowsintotheutility'spowergrid（电网）.Theresidentsarebilledby“netmetering”:

theypayfortheamountofpowerthattheygetfromthegrid,minusthekilowatts（千瓦）theyfeedintoit.Ifahomegeneratesmorepowerthanituses,thebilliszero.

Thatsoundslikeabaddealforthepowercompany,butit'snot.Solarhomesproducethemostpoweronthehotsunnyafternoonswheneveryonerusheshometoturnuptheairconditioner."Ithelpsuslowerusageatpeakpowertimes,"sayssolar