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1、2021 届上海师范大学附属经纬实验学校高三英语上学期期末试卷及答案 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 The question of whether our government should promote science and technology or the liberal arts in higher education isnt an either/or one,although the current emphasis on preparing
2、 young Americans for STEM(science,technology,engineering,maths)-related fields can make it seem that way.The latest congressional report acknowledges the critical importance of technical training,but also insists that the study of the humanities and social sciences must remain central elements of Am
3、ericas educational system at all levels.Both areas are the key to producing citizens who can participate effectively in our democratic society,become innovative leaders,and benefit from the spiritual enrichment that the reflection on the great ideas of mankind over time provides.Parents and students
4、 who have invested heavily in higher education worry about graduates job prospects as technological advances and changes in domestic and global markets transform professions in ways that reduce wages and cut jobs.Under these circumstances,its natural to look for what may appear to be the most“practi
5、cal”way out of the problem;“major in a subject designed to get you a job”seems the obvious answer to some,though this ignores the fact that many disciplines in the humanities characterized as“soft”often,in fact,lead to employment and success in the long run.Indeed,according to surveys,employers have
6、 expressed a preference for students who have received a broadly-based education that has taught them to write well,think critically,research creatively,and communicate easily.Moreover,students should be prepared not just for their first job,but for their 4th and 5th jobs,as theres little reason to
7、doubt that people entering the workforce today will be called upon to play many different roles over the course of their careers.The ones who will do the best in this new environment will be those whose educations have prepared them to be flexible.The ability to take advantage of every available too
8、l and insightpicked up from science,arts,and technologyto solve the problems of the future,and seize the opportunities,will be helpful to them and the nation.1.What does the latest congressional report suggest?A.STEM-related subjects help students find jobs in the information society.B.The humanitie
9、s and STEM subjects should be given equal importance.C.The liberal arts in higher education help enrich students spiritual life.D.Higher education should be adjusted to the practical needs of society.2.What is the main concern of students when they choose a major?A.Their interest in relevant subject
10、s.B.The academic value of the courses.C.The quality of education to receive.D.Their chances of getting a good job.3.What does the author say about the so called“soft”subjects?A.They benefit students in their future life.B.They broaden students range of interests.C.They just improve students communic
11、ation skills.D.They are essential to students healthy growth.B Volunteer Day What better way is there to enjoy your own hobbies while helping others at the same time?Come to Volunteer Day and choose which activity youd like to join for the day.See below for a schedule of events on Volunteer Day.Volu
12、nteer Day schedule:7:30am.:Meet at the Community(社区)Center for juice and bagels.8:008:30 a.m.:Choose which activity youd like to help with for the day.8:30 a.m.:Board the bus to your activity site.9:00 a.m.3:30 p.m.:Work as a volunteer.3:30 p.m.:Board the bus that will take you back to the Community
13、 Center.See below for a list of volunteer opportunities for Volunteer Day so you can begin thinking about which activity you might want to join.A list of volunteer activities:Paint houses:Do you enjoy making art?If so,this volunteer opportunity might be just right for you!Happy Homes is a local orga
14、nization that provides home repairs for needy people in the form of painting.For elderly or physically disabled people who cannot do repairs to their homes,Happy Homes provides volunteer painters to repaint old homes;outside or in.Happy Homes also provides painters to create beautiful wall paintings
15、 inside schools or community centers.Plant flowers:Do you enjoy being outside in nature?City Parks Association has many great opportunities for people who love to be outdoors.Help plant flowers and bushes in city parks;help lay paths at Cave Springs Park,or help pick up rubbish around the river bank
16、s.These activities are very active,so remember to be prepared with plenty of drinking water!Read to children:Do you enjoy working with young children?Do you like books?Love and Learning is an organization that provides volunteers to help children with learning disabilities.Read books out loud to gro
17、ups of children four to six years old,or read one-on-one with struggling readers seven to eight years old.Play with animals:Do you love animals?Lovely Friends is an organization that visits local animal shelters and provides volunteers to spend time with the animals while their cages are being clean
18、ed.Play with puppies,snuggle with cats,or hand-feed rabbits.4.At what time do volunteers leave for their activity sites?A.7:30 a.m.B.8:00 a.m.C.8:30 a.m.D.9:00 a.m.5.An outdoor lover probably takes part in _.A.Plant flowers B.Paint houses C.Read to children D.Play with animals 6.What do Lovely Frien
19、ds volunteers do?A.Read books to children.B.Spend time with animals.C.Help plant bushes in parks.D.Pick up garbage along the river.7.The purpose of the passage is to _.A.educate children B.attract volunteers C.comfort the elderly D.encourage the disabled C In a study published in Nature Machine Inte
20、lligence,researchers at Ohio State University show how artificial intelligence（AI）can follow clinical trials to identify drugs for repurposing,a solution that can help advance innovative treatments.Repurposing drugs is legal and not unusual.When doctors prescribe(开处方)drugs that have been approved by
21、 the Food and Drug Administration(FDA)for purposes different from what is printed on the labels,the drugs are being used“off-label”Just because a drug is FDA-approved for a specific type of disease does not prevent it from having possible benefits for other purposes.For example,Metformin,a drug that
22、 is FDA-approved for treating type 2 diabetes,is also used to treat PCOS(a disease of women),and other diseases.Trazodone,an anti-depressant with FDA-approval to treat depression,is also prescribed by doctors to help treat patients with sleep issues.The Ohio State University research team created an
23、 AI deep learning model for predicting treatment probability with patient data including the treatment,outcomes,and potential confounders(干扰因素).Confounders are related to the exposure and outcome.For example,a connection is identified between music festivals and increases in skin rashes(红疹).Music fe
24、stivals do not directly cause skin rashes.In this case,one possible confounding factor between the two may be outdoor heat,as music festivals tend to run outdoors when the temperature is high,and heat is a known cause for rashes.When working with real-world data,confounders could number in the thous
25、ands.AI deep learning is well-suited to find patterns in the complexity of potentially thousands of confounders.The researcher team used confounders including population data and co-prescribed drugs.With this proof-of-concept,now clinicians have a powerful AI tool to rapidly discover new treatments
26、by repurposing existing medications.8.What do we know about a drug used off-label?A.It is sold without a label.B.It is available at a low price.C.Its uses extend beyond the original ones.D.Its clinical trials are rejected by doctors.9.Metformin and Trazodone are similar as both of them_.A.are used o
27、ff-label B.treat rare diseases C.result in sleep issues D.are medical breakthroughs 10.What can be inferred about“confounders”?A.They are possible treatments.B.They are environmental factors.C.They can be easily recognized in real-world data.D.They should be taken into serious consideration.11.What
28、is the main idea of the text?A.AI examines benefits of existing drugs.B.AI identifies off-label uses for drugs.C.AI finds new drugs for common diseases.D.AI proves the power of drug research.D After finishing his dinner,Lin Xu opened a WeChat mini-programcalled Clear Plate on his phone and took a pi
29、cture of the empty plates.He was then awarded 157 credit points after the image was uploaded and recognized by artificial intelligence.The credit points can be used to buy gifts,such as books,cellphones and red wine,or to purchase charity meals donated to children in poor rural areas.The Clear Plate
30、 mini-program has become popular among young Chinese.Similar campaigns like an empty plate challenge are alsoon the horizonin many Chinese universities.Technological innovation is a good way to reduce food waste,said Liu Jichen.Founder of the start-up that developed the app.The idea popped up at a d
31、inner in 2017,when Liu found that the restaurant owner would give diners who polished off their food a card and offer small gifts after a certain number of cards had been collected.Everyone who values food is bound to enjoy a sense of gain at a lower cost,Liu mentioned this case,noting that such an
32、idea could potentially be realized online.He formeda team to work on the project.Yet it was quite a challenge for the AI system to assess whether the uploaded photos showed empty plates.To make the AI system smarter，Liu and his team,assisted by more than 1,000 others,spent half a year collecting ove
33、r100,000 samples from canteens and restaurants across the country and analyzed the data.Dozens of enterprises,institutions and restaurants have contacted the start-up to cooperate on the project.Through the digitalized,visualized mini-program,people can clearly see the good results of saving food,wh
34、ich will effectively reduce food waste.We hope our efforts can start a new trend among the younger generation,encouraging them to develop the habit of thrift(节约),Liu said.12.What does the underlined phrase on the horizon in paragraph 2 mean?A.Likely to decrease.B.Likely to succeed.C.Likely to change
35、.D.Likely to appear.13.What caused Liu Jichen to develop the Clear Plate app?A.Food waste afterdinner.B.The idea of the restaurant owner.C.Small gifts sent by his friends.D.Charity meals donated to children.14.What was difficult for the project Lius team worked on?A.Making the AI system smarter.B.As
36、sessing the uploaded photos.C.Collecting samples from canteens and restaurants.D.Encouraging people to develop the habit of thrift.15.What is the text mainly about?A.AI programs becoming popular.B.AI programs appearing in many Chinese universities.C.AI programs encouraging diners toclear their plate
37、s.D.AI programs collecting pictures of clearing diners plates.第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项 Every culture has set rules about how people should act.Patterns of good behavior,or manners,show respect and care for others._16_ Greeting people cheerfully is almost a
38、lways considered polite._17_For example,when you enter a store in France,you should always greet the person working there.Other cultures also value greeting people.But of course the greetings vary as people speak different languages._18_It creates and keeps the harmony（和谐）of human relationships?and
39、is used as greetings,encouragement and so on.In American society people usually widely use praise and compliments,which plays an important role in communication.The right answer to others praise and compliments is“Thank you”.However,refusing a compliment is accepted and even approved of in China.Som
40、e of the biggest cultural differences have to do with table manners._19_That means chewing with your mouth closed and not slurping（出声地喝）your soup.The same goes forburping（打嗝）.But in parts of Asia,slurping shows that you are enjoying your meal.And burping is a sign of being full and content._20_Sayin
41、g“please and thank you,“for example,is almost always polite.If you show appreciation and try to follow local customs,people will generally respond well.Showing kindness can bring people together,no matter what culture they come from.A.Yet the details of how to express respect vary.B.Yet there are al
42、so similar points across cultures.C.Diversity（多样化）exists when it comes to the choice of food.D.Attitudes to praise and compliments can be different.E.But its more important in some cultures than others.F.Its polite to eat as quietly as possible In North America.G.Praise and compliments is akind of c
43、ommunicative action.第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项 I was blessed for all the special moments I had with my mother.When she was 82,she thought she was_21_me by asking me to take her to the many doctor visits she had,but it was a_22_for me
44、 to spend time with her.I tried to make an_23_of our days together.One day,while we were driving and deciding where to eat lunch,I saw a large arcade(电子游戏厅).Then I_24_.The arcade was mostly_25_except for a childrens birthday gathering in the back corner.I_26_the special buffet lunch,and it came with
45、 fifty tokens(游戏币)for the arcade games._27_the shiny golden tokens,Moms eyes opened wide.There was loud music playing and someone in a mouse costume_28_the little children todance.My mother was_29_by the dancing mouse,and we swung along in our seats.We laughed as the kids tried to follow the mouses_
46、30_.After we ate,it was time to_31_those golden tokens.Mom was_32_of playing Skee-Ball and collecting tickets.She moved from game to game like a child.She had_33_when watching one machine spew out(吐出)seven tickets again and again!She laughed about the super_34_string of tickets and placed them aroun
47、d her neck like a necklace.I handed her token after token for the next game to be played until our tokens were all_35_.Then we went to trade in our_36_at the counter.We stood there for a long while as my mother tried to_37_what to get with her tickets._38_,she chose a toy whistle(哨子)with a picture o
48、f the mouse on it.The clerk gave her an extra one,for me,so we_39_them together happily.I keep that whistle on my desk,as a_40_of a wonderful experience with my mom as we satisfied her willingness to make the most of every day.21.A.confusing B.embarrassing C.challenging D.bothering 22.A.trial B.priv
49、ilege C.right D.shame 23.A.alarm B.excuse C.adventure D.experience 24.A.pulled up B.cut in C.fell behind D.broke down 25.A.messy B.modern C.secure D.empty 26.A.finished B.sold C.ordered D.promoted 27.A.Winning B.Seeing C.Buying D.Imagining 28.A.requiring B.convincing C.reminding D.encouraging 29.A.d
50、elighted B.relieved C.annoyed D.frightened 30.A.interests B.thoughts C.moves D.expressions 31.A.count B.use C.store D.return 32.A.afraid B.proud C.ashamed D.fond 33.A.fun B.time C.patience D.courage 34.A.thick B.valuable C.long D.flexible 35.A.absent B.gone C.accessible D.reserved 36.A.awards B.belo