2021屆寧波國家高新區(qū)外國語學(xué)校高三英語上學(xué)期期中試卷及答案

2021屆寧波國家高新區(qū)外國語學(xué)校高三英語上學(xué)期期中試卷及答案第一部分閱讀（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(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)AItrulythoughtthatImightdiethatday.HadInotseenthreebearsandafewwolvesoverthelastcoupleofdaysneartheroad,Imighthavejustlaindownandcalleditquits.WhatintheworldwasIthinking,draggingmybikeuptoYellowstoneandthinkingIcouldridefromWestYellowstonetoOldFaithfulinthesnow?Noless!Ihadplannedthistripformorethantwomonths,andIwasn'tabouttogiveupsoeasily.Thefirstfewmileswerebeautiful.Tenmilesin,Istartedsuckingwind.Fifteenmilesandmylegsfeltliketheyweremadeoflead.Bytwentymiles,mylungswereburningandfeltliketherewasnothingleftinthetank.ThatwaswhenIturnedaroundandsawmyhusbandandthreechildrencheeringmeoninthevanbehindme.IknewIcouldn'tquitbecauseItellmychildrenallthetimethatjustbecausesomethingisharddoesn'tmeanthatyoustopdoingit.IhadtolivewhatI'dbeenpreaching（說教）.Thatthoughtgotmeupthatmountainandtotheendoftheride.Theimportanceofthatridewasapparentafteronlyaweek.Myeight-year-olddaughterEmaleewantedtorideinatwelve-milecharityride.Thatdaywascoldaswell.Shewastheyoungestrider.Aboutfourmilesintotheride,shestartedfeelingcold.Thechill（寒冷）wasmakinghermusclescrampalittleandshebegantostruggle.Bysixmiles,shehadtearsrunningdownherface.Itbrokemyhearttoseehersufferinglikethat.Itoldherthatshedidn'thavetofinish.Shesaidthatshewouldn'tquit.ItoldherhowIhadwantedtoquittheweekbefore,butperseverancehadgottenmetotheendandIknewshecoulddoit,too.Thelookonherfaceasshepulledintothefinishwaspriceless.Shethrewherarmsaroundmeandsaid,“Youdidn'tquit,Mommy,soneitherdidI.”Whatmotivatedtheauthortofinishherride?Herfamily'sencouragement.Herowninstructionforchildren.Thebeautifulsceneryandweather.Thecarefulandthoroughpreparation.BydescribingtheconditionsEmaleemet,theauthorwantedto .showherguiltforherdaughterprovethatridingisatoughtaskpersuadeherdaughtertogiveupindicateshewasproudofEmaleeWhatdoestheauthorwanttotellusaccordingtothestory?Neversaydie.Donothingbyhalves.Childrenarewhatthemothersare.Everymother'schildishandsome.BAteamofresearchersfromtheUniversityofColoradoBoulderhavecreatedarevolutionarytypeofroboticmuscles.Theyarestrongandflexibleatthesametime,canfeelthemovementstheyperformand,whenevertheysufferdamage,theycanself-heal.However,whatisbestaboutthemisprobablythefactthattheyareextremelycheaptomanufacture.Theroboticmuscleshavebeencalledactuators,andhavedrawninspirationfromreal-lifemuscles.Bycreatingrobotsequippedwiththiskindofactuators,researcherswouldallowthemtoperformmovementsjustlikehumanmuscles.Tomaketheroboticmuscleswork,theyfilledsomeflexiblematerialwithelectrodes（電極）andwithliquidandoil.Then,theyappliedsomeelectricity,andtheliquidandoilstartedmovingaroundtheelectrodesandpoweredthem.Thisway,theroboticmusclesstartedcontractingandrelaxingjustlikerealmuscles,butalotquicker.Researchersalsotookinspirationfromthevarietyofhumanmuscles,andcreatedmoretypesofactuators,eachofthemperformingadifferentmovement.TheycalledtheseroboticmusclesHASEL（Hydraulically-AmplifiedSelf-healingElectrostatic）.However,theyaresuperiortobiologicalmusclesastheyarestronger,faster,andmoreflexible.Eventheresearcherswereamazedtheycoulddevelopsuchtechnology.EricAcome,theauthorofoneofthestudies,explainedwhatisuniqueabouttheroboticmuscles.“Theabilitytocreateelectricallypoweredsoftactuatorsthatliftagallonofwateratseveraltimespersecondissomethingwehaven'tseenbefore.”Thesemusclesarespecialbecausetheyarealsoself-healing.Thispropertyisgivenbytheliquidplacedinsideofthem,whichalsogivesthemalotmoreadvantagesthanthosemechanisms（機(jī)械）usingsolids.Intheend,thematerialwhichkeepstheliquid,theoilandtheelectrodesisextremelycheap.Itisatypeofpolymer（聚合物為融國totheoneusedforpotatochipsbags,andcanbemanufacturesforonly10cents.Whatcanwelearnaboutactuators?A.Theycanhealontheirown. B.Theyarebiologicalmuscles.C.Theycannotmovelikehumanmuscles. D.Theyareslowertoreactthanrealmuscles.Whatdoactuatorsusetodirectlypowerelectrodes?A.Solids. B.Liquidandoil.C.Atypeofpolymer. D.Potatochipsbags.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.Theoriginofactuators. B.Theopinionsonactuators.C.Theadvantagesofactuators. D.Thesignificanceofactuators.Inwhichpartofanewspaperwillthetextmostprobablyappear?A.Health. B.Culture. C.Education. D.Technology.CThereisnothingordinaryaboutthislittleboy'sadorableexperiencewithhismusicalheroes.5-year-oldTaylorHooperwasjustoneofthe35,0000peoplewhowereattendingtheFooFightersconcertinBelfast,NortherIrelandlastweek.NotonlyistheAmericanrockgrouphisfavoriteband,itwasalsohisfirsteverconcert.Taylor'smother,NikkiHooper,saysthatsheandherhusbandhavealwaysbeenhugefansoftheFooFighters.Inadditiontotravelingfarandwidetoseetheirshows,theyevennamedtheirsonafterthedrummer,TaylorHawkins.Sowhenthebandplayedintheirhomecity,theydecideditwasfinallytimefortheirsontoseetheirbelovedrockandrockersinconcert.“He'sbeenlisteningtothemsincehewasborn—mainlybecausehisdadandIaresuperfans.”MrsHoopertoldBBC.“Wecalledtheeventorganizersandtheysaiditwouldbenoproblem,butthatweshouldknowitwouldbealoudmusicevent,sowegotTaylorsomespecialheadphones.Whenwegotthereeveryonewassowelcomingtohim.”Throughouttheshow,theaudiencecontinuouslymadeTaylorandhisparentsmoveclosertothestage.Furthermore,Mrs.Hooperhelpedhersonstandoutfromthecrowdbymakinghimasignthatsaidhewasa5-year-oldattendinghisfirstconcert.WhenFooFightersfrontmanDaveGrohlfinallysawthesignandreaditaloudintothemicrophone,thecrowdbeganchantingforthemtobringtheyoungsterontothestage.That'sexactlywhathedid.Whenthestagemanagersbroughttheboytothestage,GrohlaskedTaylortoshowthecrowdhowtodance．Thesmallboythendancedtothewholesong,makinghiman“Internetwonder”.Taylordidn'tjustwalkawayfromtheshowwithmemories,either;thebandalsoinvitedhimbackstagetogivehimanumberofgifts,includingapairofTaylorHawkins'sdrumsticks.WhatisFooFightersinthepassage?A.I'samusicshow. B.It'samusicband. C.It'sapopsong. D.It'samusicfan.WecanlearnfromParagraph3that ．theorganizersrefusedtoletthechildwatchtheshowtherewasnothingwrongforthechildtowatchtheshowtheorganizerssuggestedthekidtakecareoftheloudnoisethechildfeltsoscaredthathedidn'twanttogotothestageHowdid5-year-oldTaylorHoopercausepeople'sattention?A.Byshoutingloudly. B.Byrunningtothesingers.C.Byholdingasignshowinghisage. D.Bydancingtothewholesong.HowdidTaylorfeelabouthisfirsteverconcert?A.Worried. B.Scared. C.Sorry. D.Pleased.DIfyou’veeverhadadog,youknowjusthowdeepaconnectionyoucandevelopwith“man’sbestfriend”.Butadoghasamuchshorterlifespan—about12to15yearslong—thanhumans,whichmeanseverydogownerhastogothroughtheheartbreakingmomentwhentheirlovingpetpassesaway.Whynotmakeacloneofthatdogthen?ThisisthesolutionofferedbyaSouthKoreancompany,SooamBiotechResearchFoundation.Thecompanyhassuccessfullyclonedatleast400dogs,mostlyforUScustomers,eversinceitpioneeredthetechniquein2005.Now,SooamBiotechisplanningtointroducetheirbusinesstoUKdogowners,offeringthemdogsthatlookjustliketheirlostones.Meanwhile,anotherdogisselectedtosupplyanegg.ResearchersthenreplacetheDNAintheeggwiththatfromtheskincellandimplanttheeggintothewomb(子宮)ofafemaledog.Theegggrowsintoapuppyoverthefollowingtwomonths.Tocloneadog,researchersfirstneedtotakeaskincellfromalivingdogoronethathasjustdied.Thewholeprocesstakeslessthanaday,butitcomesatashockinglyhighprice—around￡63,000(614,000yuan).Butifyoucan’tafforditnow,youcanalsosavethecellsinalaboratoryandaccessthematalaterdate.Justlikeidenticaltwinsofhumans,theysharetheexactsameDNAbuttherewillstillbesmalldifferencesbetweenthem.“ThespotsonaDalmatianclonewillbedifferent,forexample,”InsungHwang,headofSooamBiotech,toldTheGuardian.However,asmagicalascloningmightsound,thereisnoguaranteethatthecloneddogwillbeaperfectreplicaoftheoriginalone.Dogownerswillalsohavetoacceptthefactthatpersonalityisnot“clone-able”.Apartfromgenes,personalityisalsodeterminedbyupbringingandenvironment,whichareboth“randomelements[that]cloningtechnologiessimplycannotovercome”,ProfessorTomKirkwoodatNewcastleUniversity,UK,toldTheTelegraph.Perhapsbringingourdogsbackwithcloningisnotthebestwaytorememberthemafterall.Kirkwood,adogownerhimself,pointedout:“Animportantaspectofourrelationshipwiththemiscomingtotermswiththepainoflettinggo.”Accordingtothearticle,SooamBiotechResearchFoundationis .workingonplanstohelpdogownersenjoytheirpetslongerofferingawaytohelpdogsgivebirthtomorepuppiesprovidingaservicethatwillmakecopiesofpetdogsintroducingacompletelynewtechniquetoclonedogsWhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutdogcloningisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?Dogcloningtechnologyhadn’tbeenputintopracticeuntilrecently.Dogcloningisveryexpensiveandusuallytakesseveralmonthstocomplete.DogcloningisverypopularamongUSandUKpetowners.Cloneddogsmightdevelopdifferenthabitsandcharacteristicseventhoughtheylookverysimilar.Whichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectorderofthedogcloningprocess?aneggistakenfromanotherdogaskincellistakenfromthepetdogandsavedinalaboratorytheeggisplacedinthewombofafemaledogtheDNAoftheeggisreplacedbytheDNAfromtheskincelltheegggrowsintoapuppyintwomonthsA.acbde. B.adbce. C.bacde. D.badce.WecanlearnfromthearticlethatKirkwood dogcloning.A.disapprovesof B.supports C.isafraidof D.iscuriousabout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(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)Wehavebeenworriedthosedaysfromtimetotime.Lifeisshort,andweallneedtohaveagoodrecalltorealizethatlifecanbeverygood. 16 Beoptimistic.Thinkoflifeinthebestaspect,andfindthebettersideofanysituation.Youwouldbeamazedathowmuchmorepositivesidesthreeareinlifethantheusualnegativesides. 17 Don’twasteasinglesecondbeingsad,orbored,orevenlonely.Getoutanddance,andsingasifyourlifedependsonit.Youneverknowhowlongitisgoingtolast.Bekindtoeveryone.Kindnessisthetruekeytounlockingyourownhappinessandjoy. 18 Makeasmanyfriendsasyoucan,andhelpthemwhentheyaredown,asyouneverknowwhenyouwillneedthemwhentimeishard.Bequietandthinkaboutlife.Sometimesjustsitorstandsomewherepeacefullyandthinkaboutwhatyouhaveachieved,whatyouareabouttoachieve,orwhatyouwanttoachieve. 19 Youwillfeelmorerespectfuloflife.Liveinthepresent.Forgetaboutthepast. 20 Don’tworryaboutthefuture,asyoubuilditwitheachpresentmoment,andifyouforgettoliveinthemoment,youwouldbesurprisedathowquicklyyou’dmissedthegoodtime.Andsometimesyourmindwillhityou.Changingyourlifeattitudeisnecessary.Liveeverypresentmomenttothefullest.Developasmanyhobbiesaspossible.Thefollowingsuggestionsmaybehelpful.Becausethereisnothingyoucandoaboutit.Whenothersnoticeyourkindness,theywillpleasinglyreturnit.第二部分語言運(yùn)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(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)Iwasworriedaboutmyblack-and-whitepainthorse,Storm.Twoweeksearlierherpasture（牧場）21,Lightning,diedafterbreakinghisleg.Sincethen,Stormhadn’tbeenherself.Shedidn'twanttorunlikesheusedto.Shejuststood 22 inthepasture.I 23 tofindStormanewcompanion.Moneywas 24 sobuyingahorsewasn’tachoice.Iconsidered 25 one.OnedayIwasoutbuyinggrain.Thestoreowner 26 meaboutanoldhorsethatneededaretirement 27 .Thehorse’snamewasKado,andhe 28 inMichigan,whichwas30minutesaway.OnespringafternoonIwenttoMichiganto 29 him.Theownertookmetothepasture,wherestoodKado.I 30 himslowly,notknowinghowhemight 31 astranger.Tomy 32 ,hecamerightuptome,puttinghisnosesocloseandIcouldfeelhis 33 ,theequine（馬的）wayofsaying 34 .Ivisitedhimeveryweekandour 35 grew.ItwastimetobringKadotomyfarmsoheandStormcouldmeet.Thehorses 36 nosesandsniffed（嗅）eachotherbriefly.ThenStormtookoff,runningforthefirsttimesinceLightning's 37 .Theyranaroundthewholepasturetogether.Iwatched,crying.Mygirlwas 38 again.IhavenodoubtthatGodbroughtusalltogether.I’m 39 thatKadocameintoourliveswhenweneededhimmost.What____40 evenmoreisthatheneededus,too.21.A.ownerB.enemyC.mateD.leader22.A.hopefullyB.secretlyC.honestlyD.spiritlessly23.A.gaveupB.turneddownC.setoutD.settleddown24.A.enoughB.tightC.helpfulD.important25.A.adoptingB.buyingC.borrowingD.saving26.A.askedB.warnedC.toldD.charged27.A.wayB.chanceC.situationD.home28.A.diedB.appearedC.livedD.studied29.A.waitB.meetC.contactD.lend30.A.approachedB.watchedC.trainedD.punished31.A.dealwithB.adapttoC.dependonD.reactto32.A.surpriseB.regretC.disappointmentD.shame33.A.painB.breathC.energyD.pressure34.A.helloB.noC.sorry D.goodbye35.A.abilityB.interestC.confidenceD.friendship36.A.feltB.pushedC.touchedD.observed37.A.injuryB.deathC.growthD.service38.A.stressedB.strangeC.crazyD.happy39.A.worriedB.thankfulC.seriousD.moved40.A.countsB.challengesC.desiresD.expects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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式HenanProvince 41. (strike)byterriblerainstormsinJuly,2021.Heavyrainfallraisedtheemergency 42. (respond)formeteorologicaldisasterstolevelI, 43. (high)levelinafour—tiersystem,inZhengzhou.TheNationalMeteorologicalCentersaidhourlyprecipitation(降水量)inZhengzhoureached201.9millimetersonceinanhour.Nearly11.45millionresidentsin139countiesacrosstheprovincewereaffecteddue 44. therecord—breakingheavyrainfall 45. startedonJuly16saidLiChangxun,deputyheadoftheprovince’sDepartmentofEmergencyManagementon26th,July.Hundredsofthousandsofhousescollapsed,andmorethan1.31millionresidentswererelocatedtosafeplaces. 46. totalof63peoplehadbeenkilledwithfivepeople 47. (miss),reportedby26th,July,Lisaid, 48. (add)thatrepaircrewswerehurryingtofixbridges,el