2021屆徐聞縣第二中學(xué)高三英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期期末考試試題及答案

2021屆徐聞縣第二中學(xué)高三英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期期末考試試題及答案第一部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿(mǎn)分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)AAQUILAChildren’sMagazineisthemostintelligentreadforcuriouskids.Fullofenthusiasticarticlesandchallengingpuzzles,everyissuecoversscience,historyandgeneralknowledge.AQUILAisaqualityproduction,beautifullyillustratedwithcontemporaryartworkthroughout.Intelligentreadingfor8-12year-oldsCoolscienceandchallengingprojectsInspiresself-motivatedlearningExcitingnewtopiceveryissueAQUILAiscreatedandownedbyanindependentUKcompany.Ithas28pages,printedonhigh-qualitypaperandtherearenoadvertisementsorposters.Insteaditisfullofwell-writtenarticles,thought-provokingideasandgreatcontemporaryartwork.Eachmonthlyissueiscentredaroundanewtopic.AQUILAworksasasuperblearningextensiontocurrentprimary（orKS2andKS3）curriculum（課程）,butitismuchmorethanthat!Entertainingandalwayssurprising,AQUILAisrecommendedbecauseitwidenschildren’sinterestandunderstanding,ratherthanencouragingthemtoconcentrateonlyontheirfavouritesubjects.Itgiveschildrenawell-roundedunderstandingoftheworld,inallitscomplexity.TheconceptsinAQUILAcanbechallenging,requiringgoodcomprehensionandreadingskills.8yearsisusuallyagoodagetostart.Somegentleinterestfromanadultisoftenhelpfulatthestart.In2020AQUILAwillhavebeeninpublicationfor28years,butithasneverappearedinnewsstandsorshops.Wearesubscriptiononly.AQUILASubscriptionUK:12Months￡55-4Months￡30Europe:12Months￡60-4Months￡35World:12Months￡70-4Months￡35BirthdaysSelecttheBirthdayoption,writeagiftmessageandchoosethebirthdaymonth.Wewilldispatchtoarriveatthestartofthemonthyouhaveentered.Thepackagepostsinablueenvelopemarked‘Openonyourbirthday’.WhatisspecialaboutAQUILA?A.Itisavailableinshops.B.Itisforkidsofallages.C.Ithasnoadvertisements.D.Itprintsreaders’artworks.WhatdoesAQUILAofferitsreaders?A.Articlesonmodernart.B.Familyreadingmaterials.C.Ideasonimprovingreadingskills.D.Knowledgebeyondschoolsubjects.AQUILAisintendedfor .A.foreignlanguagelearners B.childrenwithlearningdifficultiesC.parent-childreadinglovers D.curiouskidswithgoodcomprehensionBThosewhoareconcernedthatrobotsaretakingovertheworldcanresteasy—fornow.Thoughtheandroidshaveprovedusefulatperformingordinarytasks,theyarenotreadyforthegreatesttime.AtleastthatappearstobethecaseatJapan’sHenn-naHotelchainwhereoverhalfoftherobotstaffarebeingreplacedbyhumans.ThefirstlocationoftheuniquehotelopenedinJuly2015wasatNagasaki’sHuisTenBoschThemePark.Thehotel’sowner,HideoSawada,promisedthehoteltobemanagedprimarilybyrobots.Guestsweregreetedandchecked-inbyadinosaurrobot,whileacuteandroidcalledChuri,placedinsideeachroom,providedinformationaboutattractions.Notsurprisingly,thelodging,recognizedin2016astheworld’sfirstrobot-staffedhotelbyGuinnessWorldRecords,drewincuriousvisitorsfromallaroundtheworld.Butastheyearshavepassed,thehotel’smaindrawisbecominglessnovelandmoreunsatisfactory.Alsoastherobotsare“aging”,theyarecostingmoretorepair.Amongthe283androidsbeingreplacedarethechain’stwodinosaurreceptionists.Inadditiontoscaringyoungguests,theyarealsounabletophotocopyguests’passports,forcinghumanemployeestostepineachtime.AlsooutarethecuteChurirobots,whichannoyedguestsbyinterruptingtheirconversations.Forexample,oneguesttoldTheWallStreetJournalthatChurimistookhissnoringforacommandandkeptaskinghimtorepeathisrequestallnight.SawadatoldTheWallStreetJournal,“Whenyouactuallyuserobotsyourealizethereareplaceswheretheyaren’tneeded—orjustannoypeople.”WhileSawadamaybecuttingbackonhisuseofandroids,therecently-openedSmartLYZHotelandtheFlyZooHotelinChina,arerunentirelybyrobots,withnotahumaninsight.Whethertheemployeeshavemorecompetencethanthose“hired”bytheHenn-naHotelchainremainstobeseen.WhatmakesJapan’sHenn-naHotelunique?A.Itsrobotemployees. B.Itsadvancedequipment.C.Itsconvenientlocation. D.Itssuccessfulmanagement.Whatistheauthor’spurposewiththeexampleinparagraph3?A.Toentertainreaders. B.ToproveChuri’sdrawback.C.TointroduceChuri’sfunctions. D.Topersuadepeoplenottobookthehotel.WhatdoestheownerofJapan’sHenn-naHotelthinkofhisrobotstaffnow?A.Attractive. B.Costly.C.Pioneering. D.Disappointing.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.RobotsAreTakingOvertheWorld.TheBoomofRobots-staffedHotel.RobotStaffAreFiredForNoCompetence.TheFirstRobots-staffedHotelWonGuinnessWorldRecord.CIt’seasytodoeasythings,buttheydon’tcarrythechallengesandrewardsofdoingsomethingdifficult.ScottKellysaidhetriedtoexpressthatvieweverywherehewent.Andhespokefromexperience,havingspentacareerthatincludedthetimeasaNASAastronaut,USNavycaptain,fighterpilot,andengineer.ScottspokeattheUniversityofNorthAlabama,sharingstoriesabouthisexperienceofspendingayearontheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS).Hesaidthephysicalpressureoflivinginweightlessnessforayearwashardtodescribeandthatthefluids(積水)inhisheadsometimesmadehimfeellikehewasstandingonhishead.Italsoneededsometimetorecoverwhenhereturnedhome.“Mylegswereweakanditwouldbeuncomfortabletositforawhilebecausemybodyhadn’thadthatpressuresolong,”Scottsaid.HediscussedlifeaboardincludingspendingtimewithRussianastronauts.Theycamefromdifferentcultures.Hehadmanagedtogetalongwellwitheveryoneaboardastheylivedtogether,workedtogether,andhadtorelyoneachother.Hethoughtitwasoneofthemostrewardingthingsinhislife.Thoughlifetherewasnoteasy,Scottneverregrettedbeinganastronautandgoingtospace.Healsodiscussedexperiencesgrowingup,admittingthathewasn’talwaysthegreateststudentbutwasabletoovercomethatthroughhardworkanddetermination.“Nevergiveuporloweryourdreams.Ifyouworkforit,allthingsarepossible.Thereisazeropercentchanceofsucceedingifyoudon’teventry.Andwhenyousucceedaftertryinghard,you’llfinditreallyrewarding,”Scottsaidintheend.ScottmentionedhisexperienceintheISSmainlytoshow .A.heenjoyedmakingspeeches B.hewasaresponsibleastronautC.hislifeinspacewaschallenging D.thedailylifeofanastronautcanbeboringWhatmaybenefitScottmostwhenhelivedwithRussianastronauts?Hewonsomeawardsthroughteamwork.HefoundthefunoflivingintheSpaceStation.Helearnedtodevelopcloserelationshipswithothers.HepickedupsomeknowledgeofRussianculture.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeScott?A.Kindandthoughtful. B.Curiousandhumorous.C.Easygoingandsociable. D.Hardworkinganddetermined.WhatdoestheauthorintendtotellusfromScott’sstory?A.It’simportanttohaveadream B.EasythingsarealsoworthdoingC.Asuitablecareerleadsonetosuccess. D.DifficultthingsaredemandingbutrewardingDManycarsinadvertisementsandonexhibitionintheUnitedStatesarered,blueorgreen,butalmost75percentofnewcarssoldintheUnitedStatesareblack,white,silverorgray.LesJacksonisareporterwhowritesaboutcars.Hesaysthecolor1sofcarsAmericanschoosedonotshowdirt.Hesaysthatmeanstheownerswashtheircarslessinordertosavemoney.Andhenotessomeareasthataresufferingfromwatershortagesdonotpermitpeopletowashtheircarsoften.DanBentonworksforacompanycalledAxalta,whichmakessuppliesforinternationalcarmakers.Hesayswhitecarsareoftensoldmoreexpensivethancarsofothercolorls.Andhenotesthatwhitecars'匕5$0「5（吸“攵）店$$energy”thancarsofothercolor1s.Thismeanstemperaturesinsidethemarelowerinwarmerareas.BentonalsosaysresearchatMonashUniversityinAustraliasuggeststhatthereisalowerriskofcrashesduringthedayforwhitecarscomparedwithdarkerones.Carbuyersinothercountriesalsolikewhite.JaneHarringtonworksforPPGIndustries,acompanythatmakespaintforcars.ShesaidinChina,buyerssaywhitemakesasmallcarlookbigger.About11percentofcarssoldinNorthAmericaareredand8percentareblue.Greenhasbecomelesspopular.Bentonnotesthatinthemid-1990sgreenwasthemostpopularcolor1inNorthAmerica.Today,greenishardtofind.Sometimeinthefuture,peoplemaynothavetochoosethecolor1oftheircars——technologymayletownerschangetheircars’paintcolor1anytime.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?MostAmericansdon’tlikeredcars.PeopleinAmericaarenotallowedtowashtheircars.ManypeopleprefertochoosewhitecarsinAmerica.Americansmayconsiderthecostofcleaningwhenchoosingcars.Whydomanypeoplechoosewhitecars?Theyaremuchcheaperthancarsofothercolor1s..Theyaremuchsaferwhilecrashing.Theyarebiggerthancarsofothercolor1s.Theyaremorecomfortableinsideinwarmerareas.Whatdoweknowfromthetext?LesJacksonisamemberofAxalta.MostAmericansrarelywashtheircars.PPGIndustriesmainlyproducescarsinChina.GreencarswereoncepopularinNorthAmerica.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A.Choicesofcarcolor1s B.Howtobuyagoodcar.C.Differencesofcarcolor1s. D.Popularcarcolor1sinhistory.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿(mǎn)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)Mostpeopledon’tchange.Theyjustbecomemorethewaytheyalreadyare.Whilethereareexceptions,mostpeoplefindchangedifficultforseveralreasons. 16 Fewpeoplehaveanaccurateviewofwhotheyareandthereforedon’trecognizetheaspectsofthemselvesthatneedimprovement.Mostpeoplewanttobelievethey’rewell-balancedandevenoutstandinginmanyways. 17 Thenthereisthehumantendencytoexplainone’sdifficulties,short-comingsandfailuresbyblamingsomebodyelse.Youmayfindmanypeoplearoundyoublametheirpoorperformanceonothers. 18 Youwillprobablyneverhearanyonetellyou,“IgotfiredbecauseIwasdoingaterriblejob.”Fewpeoplearewillingtoacceptthattheirowncharactertraits（弱點(diǎn)）andchoicesarethemaincausesofthekindoflifetheylead.Finally,mostpeoplefindittoochallengingtochangeasitinvolvesalotofhardworkanddifficultchoices.Evenwhenyouhavelearnedenoughaboutyourtruenature,youthenneedtodosomethingaboutit.___19___Meanwhile,therealitycanbereallydiscouraging:youdomuchhardworkbuttheresultsareneverthesortofidealchangeyou’relookingfor.Nomatterhowdifficultitis,youstillneedtofindyourownwaytochange. 20 Realchangebeginswiththerecognitionofthesewaysinwhichyouhaveremainedthesameandmadethesameunfortunatechoicesyourentirelife.Andyouneedtodothatoverandoveragain.However,youhavelittlechoicebuttochange.Theydon’tknowthemselvesverywell,tobeginwith.Theyallwanttothinkofthemselvesasspecialandgifted.Atfirst,theydon’tthinkchangecanbringaboutencouragingresults.Youcanreviewthepastandmakealistofthewaysinwhichyouhaven’tchanged.Theyarelikelytopaintthemselvesasvictimsbutneverrecognizetheirownproblems.第二部分語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分45分）第一節(jié)（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)MyfamilyandIbelongedto（屬于）acountryclublyingacrossthestreetfromtheLongIslandSound.Eachsummer,thebig___21___foruswasthepool.Ilearnedhowtoswimand___22___theswimmingteambutwasneverreallyagoodswimmer.___23___,swimminginmyyoungerdayswasawaytokeep___24___,andswimmingonateamgavemeasenseofbelonging.Forthenext30years,mostofoursummerdayswerespentaroundthatpool.In1973,Iwasmarriedandhada___25___.Whatmadeourlittlehomeevenmore___26___waswhenIdiscoveredthatfour___27___awaywasRathParkPool!Eachofmyfivekids___28___swimminglessonsandlearnedallthedifferentswimmingstyles.Theylaterjoinedtheswimteam,competedin___29___andwonprizes.Mydaughterevenbecamea___30___atthetownpool.ThoughI'dhavelikedtohavelifestand___31___,itdoesn't.Mychildrenlostinterestinswimmingandcontinuedtheirlife.Butthepoolwasstillfourblocksfrommyhome,soIbeganto___32___swimmingagain.IgotsomuchoutofitthatIjoinedthelocalpool___33___Icouldswimyear-round.WheneverIswam,Iwouldalwayscomeoutfeeling___34___.Andsittingatthebottomofthepool,Icouldalsoseethroughallofthe___35___andproblemsI'vehadinlife!Whathasswimmingtaughtme?I'velearnedthat___36___isthekeytobeingagoodswimmer.Ifyouarebalancedinthe37youhavenoresistance（阻力）.Workingonstayingbalancedmademe38thesimilaritiesbetweenlifeinandoutofthepool.Ifyou___39___keepingyourselfbalanced,youwillbeabletoswimrightthroughthestressandproblemsthatlife___40___atyou!21.A.attractionB.reserveC.destinationD.achievement22.A.ledB.formedC.coachedD.joined23.A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.InsteadD.Besides24.A.wiseB.outgoingC.coolD.confident25.A.houseB.carC.dreamD.home26.A.alarmingB.wonderfulC.popularD.familiar27.A.blocksB.milesC.stepsD.kilometers28.A.tookB.expectedC.providedD.taught29.A.teamsB.meetingsC.clubsD.matches30.A.gatekeeperB.bodyguardC.lifesaverD.doctor31.A.quietB.silentC.stillD.calm32.A.giveupB.applyforC.takeupD.adaptto33.A.whileB.thoughC.butD.so34.A.tiredB.relaxedC.stressedD.addicted35.A.differencesB.worriesC.joyD.excitement36.A.balanceB.strengthC.effortD.honesty37.A.teamB.waterC.competitionD.trip38.A.describeB.studyC.showD.realize39.A.refertoB.relatetoC.workonD.workout40.A.throwsB.firesC.pointsD.looks第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式Thepandemicistillinplayaroundtheworld.OnNov23,morethan1.5millionpeoplehadbeenconfirmedinfectedwithcoronavirusintheUKwhilemorethan55,000people 41. （die）,accordingtotheofficialwebsiteoftheUKgovernment. 42. （control）thespreadofthepandemic,UKPrimeMinisterBorisJohnsonannouncedafour-weeklockdownforEnglandfromNov5toDec2,BBCreported.___43.___thesecircumstances,studentsoftheUniversityofCambridgehavebeentoldthattheywon’tbeabletograduateiftheyleavetheiruniversityaccommodationduringlockdown,accordingtotheTelegraph.“Full-timestudentsarerequiredtofollowuniversityrulesinorderto 44. （award）theirdegrees,”aseniortutoratJesusCollegetoldtheTelegraph.“Ifyoudonothavethecollege’s 45. （permit）tostudyremotely,youwillnotbeallowedtoprogresstothenextyearofyourcoursetoreceiveyourdegreeifyouareinthelastyear.”AnotherseniortutoratRobsonCollegealsoissuedawarning 46. studentswholeaveduringtermtimewillbeinbreach（違反）oftheuniversity'srulesandwill“influence”theirability47.（graduate）.AccordingtoaCambridgespokesperson,theinstitutionisfollowingtheUKgovernmentguidanceby“askingstudentsinresidencetoremainhereandavoidtravel 48. thenationallockdownisinplace”,theGuardianreported.Inaletter___49.___（post）onsocialmedia,MichelleDonelan,MinisterofStateforUniversities,alsourgedallstudentsintheUKthatthey“shouldnotleaveyourtermtimeaddressandreturntoyourparentsorcarer’shome 50. atleastDec2”.第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分40分）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿(mǎn)分10分）51.下面短文中有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤。請(qǐng)?jiān)谟绣e(cuò)誤的地方增加，刪除或修改某個(gè)單詞。增加:在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（回），并在其下面寫(xiě)上該加的詞。刪除:把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改:在錯(cuò)的詞下面劃一橫線（_），并在該詞下面寫(xiě)上修改后的詞。注意:1每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分Iamextremehappytoknowyouarecomingtoourschoolnextyearasanexchangestudents.Ievencan’twaittomeetyou.WhenitcomestolearntraditionalChinesepainting,youareverylucky.Ourschoolhadsetupvariousoptionalcourses,Chinesepaintingincluding.ThestudentsmeetoneveryWednesdayafternoonfrom3p.m.to5p.m.Withtheprofessionalteacher’shelp,notonlycanyouimproveyourskill,butalsoyouwillmakemanyfriends.Thatyouhavetodoisregisteronourwebsite.Besides,toolslikeChinesebrushes,inkandpaperisalsonecessary.IfthereisanythingelseIcanhelp,befreeletmeknow.Lookingforwardtoyourarrival.第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿(mǎn)分25分）52.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫(xiě)兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Jacksondidnotfeelgoodsohestayedhomefromschooltoday.Hedidnotliketobesick.Itwasnofunatall.Hegotoutofhisbedandwalkedintohisbrother'sbedroom.Carterlovedcars.Hehadthemalloverhisroom.Onesatonhisdeskinmanypieces.Carterlovedputtingmodelcarstogether.Jacksontouc