届上海青浦高级中学高三英语一模试题及参考答案.docx

1、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AWhat are you waiting for? A new series of movies shown this year cant be missed. Have you enjoyed them already?Frozen IIFrozen was the highest grossing (票房) animated film ever. In

2、Frozen II Elsa, Anna, Olaf and Krist left off Arendelle to seek thesource of Elsas icy magic. Although the millions of children who loved the first film are older now, they might give it a reception.Last ChristmasA festive romantic comedy, Emilia Clarke stars in Last Christmas as Bridget Jonesy , a

3、shop assistant, whose life in London is a mess, and Henry Golding as the eligible bachelor(黄金单身汉)who tidies it up. The films director, Paul Feig, and co-writer, Emma Thompson, promise that the film is worth expecting.A Beautiful Day in the NeighborhoodTom Hanks stars in A Beautiful Day in the Neighb

4、orhood as the only American celebrity(名人) more famous than he is. As the host of Mister Rogers Neighborhood for more than 30 years, Fred Rogers is a legend of pre-school childrens television, which appeals to a large audience.Charlies AngelsHollywoodaction movies starring women are rare. But have yo

5、u seen a movie starred, written and directed by women, too? Charlies Angels is one of the first. A reboot (翻拍) of the 1970s TV series, not to mention the two films from 2000 and 2003, the new version is directed by Elizabeth Banks. She also plays Bosley, one of the female detectives who are employed

6、 by Charles Townsend to go on global adventures.1. Which moviebecame the most popular cartoon film this year?A. Frozen II. B. Last Christmas.C. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. D. Charlies Angels.2. Which character works on a TV station?A. Krist. B. Emilia Clarke.C. Fred Rogers. D. Bosley.3. Whi

7、ch action movie was directed and starred by a woman?A. Frozen II. B. Last Christmas.C. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. D. Charlies Angels.BCuckoos dont bother building their own neststhey just lay eggs that perfectly imitate those of other birds and take over their nests. But other birds are wi

8、shing up, evolving some seriously impressive tricks to spot the cuckoo eggs.Cuckoos are often know asparasites, meaning that they hide their eggs in the nest of other species. To avoid detection, the cuckoos have evolved so that eggs seem reproduction of those of their preferred targets. If the host

9、 bird doesnt notice the strange egg in its nest, the little cuckoo will actually take the entire nest for itself after it comes out, taking the other eggs on its back and dropping them out of the nest.To avoid this unpleasant fate for their young, the other birds have evolved a few smart ways to spo

10、t the fakes, which were only now beginning to fully understand. One of the most amazing finds is that birds have an extra colour-sensitive cell in their eyes, which makes them far more sensitive to ultraviolet wavelengths and allows them to see a far greater range of colours than humans can. This al

11、lows cautious birds to detect a fake egg which might be exactly the same to our eyes.Fascinatingly, were actually able to observe different bird species at very different points in their evolutionary war with the cuckoos. For instance, some cuckoos lay their eggs in the nests of the redstarts. The b

12、lue eggs these cuckoos lay are practically alike to those of the redstarts, and yet they are still sometimes rejected. Compare that with cuckoos who target dunnocks. While those birds lay perfectly blue eggs, their cuckoo invaders just lay white eggs with brown irregular shaped spots. And yet dunnoc

13、ks barely ever seem to notice the obvious trick.Biologists suspect these more easily fooled species like the dunnocks are on the same evolutionary path as the redstarts, but they have a long way to go until they evolve the same levels of suspicion. Whats remarkable is that the dunnocks fakes are so

14、bad and the redstart ones so good, and yet cuckoos are still more successful with the former than the latter.It speaks to just how thoroughly a species behavior can be changed by the pressures of natural selection, or it might just be a bit of strategic cooperation on the part of the dunnocks. Biolo

15、gists have suggested that these birds are willing to tolerate a parasite every so often because they dont want to risk accidentally getting rid of one of their own eggs.4. This passage can be most likely found in a _.A. science survey B. nature magazineC. zoo advertisement D. travel journal5. What d

16、oes the underlined word “parasite” in paragraph 2 most probably refer to?A. Animals that work together to raise young.B Small harmful animals such as worms or mice.C. Animals that can adapt to changing environments.D. Animals which live on or inside other host animals.6. Which of the following is TR

17、UE about the dunnock according to the passage?A. It is colour-blind and therefore cannot identify foreign eggs in the nest.B. It can easily remove cuckoo eggs from the nest because fakes are so bad.C. It is a host bird that is more likely to raise a cuckoo chick than the redstart.D. It is unable to

18、evolve and hence accepts cuckoo eggs that appear in the nest.7. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?A. Dunnocks may eventually learn to recognise foreign eggs.B. Redstarts seem to be less suspicious compared to dunnocks.C. Cuckoo birds are good at taking responsibility for their

19、own young.D. It is very easy for cuckoos to imitate the colouring of the dunnocks egg.CIt is that time of year when people need to lock their cars. It s not because there are a lot of criminals running around stealing cars. Rather, it s because of the good-hearted neighbors who want to share their h

20、arvest. Especially with this years large crop, leaving a car unlocked in my neighborhood is an invitation for someone to stuff it full of zucchini(西葫芦).My sister-in-law, Sharon, recently had a good year for tomatoes. She and her family had eaten and canned so many that they began to feel their skin

21、turn slightly red. That s when she decided it was time to share herblessings.She started calling everyone she knew. When that failed, she began to ask everyone in the neighborhood like a politician, eventually finding a neighbor delighted to have the tomatoes. “ Feel free to take whatever you want,”

22、Sharontold her. She felt happy that she could help someone and that the food didnt go to waste.A few days later,Sharonanswered the door. There was the neighbor, holding some bread. The neighbor smiled pleasantly, “I want to thank you for all of the tomatoes, and I have to admit that I took a few oth

23、er things and hope you wouldnt mind.”Sharoncouldnt think of anything else in her garden that had been worth harvesting and said so. “Oh, but you did,” the neighbor said. “You had some of the prettiest zucchini Ive ever seen.”Sharonwas confused. Zucchini in her garden? They hadn t even planted any zu

24、cchini. But her neighbor insisted that there really were bright-green zucchini in her garden. The two of them walked together into the backyard. When the neighbor pointed at the long green vegetables,Sharonsmiled, “ Well, actually, those are cucumbers that we never harvested, because they got too bi

25、g, soft and bitter for eating or canning.”The neighbor looked atSharon, shock written all over her face. Then she smiled, and held out the bread that she had shared all over the neighborhood, “I brought you a loaf of cucumber bread. I hope you like it.”8. Why does the author suggest that people in t

26、he neighborhood should lock their cars?A. They might be stolen by thieves.B. They might be moved away by the police.C. Their neighbors might fill them with their harvest.D. Their neighbors might throw rubbish in them.9. What does the underlined word “blessings” in the second paragraph mean?A. Tomato

27、es. B. Gods protection.C.Helpful things. D. Best wishes.10. What did the neighbor do inSharons garden?A. She harvested tomatoes only.B. She harvested zucchini by accident.C. She took some cucumbers mistakenly.D. She stole something withoutSharons permission.11. We can infer from the article that the

28、 neighbors bread would taste_.A. bitter but tasty B. strange and bitterC. hard and sour D. soft and sweetDThe Gata used to look annoyed when they received power bills that routinely topped $200. Last September the couple moved into a 1,500-square-foot home in Premier Gardens, an area of 95 “zero-ene

29、rgy homes” (ZEH) just outside town. Now theyre actually eager to see their electricity bills. The grand total over the 10 months theyve lived in the three-bedroom house: $75. For the past two months, they havent paid a cent.ZEH communities are the leading edge of technologies that might someday crea

30、te houses that produce as much energy as they consume. Premier Gardens is one of a half-dozen subdivisions (住宅开发项目) in California where every home cuts power consumption by 50%, mostly by using low power appliances and solar panels.Aside from the panels on the roof, Premier Gardens looks like a comm

31、unity of traditional homes. But inside, special windows cut power bills by blocking solar heat in summer and keeping indoor warmth winter.The rest of the energy savings comes from the solar units. They dont just feed the home they serve. If they generate more power than the home is using, the excess

32、 flows into the utilitys power grid(电网). The residents are billed by “net metering”: they pay for the amount of power that they get from the grid, minus the kilowatts(千瓦) they feed into it. If a home generates more power than it uses, the bill is zero.That sounds like a bad deal for the power company, but its not. Solar homes produce the most power on the hot sunny afternoons when everyone rushes home to turn up the air conditioner. It helps us lower usage at peak power times, says solar