2021屆臺山市李譚更開紀念中學高三英語期末考試試題及答案

2021屆臺山市李譚更開紀念中學高三英語期末考試試題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四個選項中選出最佳選項AJuanitoEstrellahasbeenahousekeepingmanagerontheUS-basedlargepassengershipCarnivalSpiritfor18monthsandfeelshehasfoundthesuitablepositioninhiscareer（職業(yè)）.Hehasalwayswantedtotravel.“IguessIamareallyrestlessspirit.Iliketraveling,sowhenthechancecame,Ijumpedatit,”hesays.Thechancecameintheformofanewspaperadvertisementforworkoncruiseships（游船）.AtthetimeEstrellawasthehousekeepingmanagerataMelbournehotel.Heappliedand,aftertwointerviews,amedicalcheckandpoliceclearance,thejobwashis.Estrellaisresponsible（負責的）forthecleanlinessoftheship,makingsurethat160crewworkproperly.“Ienjoyitbecausethereisnootherwork-youwakeupeachdayinadifferentplaceandadifferentculture.It’sexcitingwhenyougotothenextcountryandyoudon’tunderstandthelanguage,”hesays.Estrellalikesbeingbusyandgettingtoknowpeoplefromallovertheworld.The1,000crewcomefrom94countries,andEstrellahaslearntSpanishandalittleCroatian.Butthereisadownside.“Youcannotgetreallydrunk...becauseyouhavesafetyresponsibilitiestoyourselfandothers,”hesays.“Youdon’treallythinkabouthome.Youstarttothinkabouthomeonlywhenyougetclosertoyourvacationandwonderwhatyou’llbedoing.”Lifeontheshipisanythingbutcruising.Estrellaandhisfellowsworkatleast10hoursaday,sevendaysaweek.Hewarnsthejobisnotforeverybody.“Youhavetolovebeingbusyandbepreparedtoworkeveryday-andtogiveupdrinkingtoomuchalcohol.”Inhissparetime,iftheshipsailsintoaport,Estrellaexploresit,otherwiseheworksoutinthecrew’sgym,goesontheinternetorcallshome..Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Hehasbeenahousekeepingmanagerfor18months.B.Hedoesn’tdrinkwinenow.C.Hecannotspeakaforeignlanguage.D.Heusedtobeahousekeepingmanager..Theunderlinedword“downside”inparagraph5probablymeans .A.disappointmentB.disadvantageC.failureD.lossnthelastparagraph,thewriterthinksthatlifeontheshipis .A.notatiringjourneyatall B.justaninterestingvoyageC.farfromavoyageforpleasure D.morethanapleasanttravelbyseaBToshowempathyistoidentifywithanother’sfeelings.Itistoemotionallyputyourselfintheplaceofanother.Theabilitytoempathizeisdirectlydependentonyourabilitytofeelyourownfeelingsandidentifythem.Ifyouhaveneverfeltacertainfeeling,itwillbehardforyoutounderstandhowanotherpersonisfeeling.Ifyouhaveneverputyourhandinaflame,youwillnotknowthepainoffire.Ifyouhavenotexperiencedjealousy,youwillnotunderstanditspower.Readingaboutafeelingandintellectuallyknowingaboutitisverydifferentthanactuallyexperiencingitforyourself.Amongthosewithanequallevelofemotionalintelligence,thepersonwhohasactuallyexperiencedthewidestrangeandvarietyoffeelings—thegreatdepthsofdepressionandtheheightsoffulfillment,forexample,—istheonewhoismostabletoempathize.Ontheotherhand,whenwesaythatsomeone“can’trelate”tootherpeople,itislikelybecausetheyhaven’texperienced,acknowledgedoracceptedmanyfeelingsoftheirown.Onceyouhavefeltdiscriminatedagainst,forexample,itismucheasiertorelatewithsomeoneelsewhohasbeendiscriminatedagainst.Ourinnateemotionalintelligencegivesustheabilitytoquicklyrecallthoseinstancesandformassociationswhenweencounterdiscriminationagain.Wethencanusethe“reliving”ofthoseemotionstoguideourthinkingandactions.Thisisoneofthewaysnatureslowlyevolvestowardsahigherlevelofsurvival.Forthisprocesstowork,thefirststepisthatwemustbeabletoexperienceourownemotions.Thismeanswemustbeopentothemandnotdistractourselvesfromthemortrytonumbourselvesfromourfeelingsthroughdrugs,alcohol,etc.Next,weneedtobecomeawareofwhatweareactuallyfeeling—toacknowledge,identify,andacceptourfeelings.Onlythencanweempathizewithothers.Thatisonereasonwhyitisimportanttoworkonyourownemotionalawarenessandsensitivity—inotherwords,tobe“intouchwith”yourfeelings.Howdoestheauthorexplainthefeelingsofempathy?A.Bygivingexamples. B.Byhavingclassification.C.Bymakingcomparison. D.Byprovidingdata.Whichstatementmaytheauthoragreewith?Lowlevelofempathyleadstofewervarietiesoffeelings.Thedeeperone’sfeelingsare,themoreempatheticoneis.Empathyisawaywerecentlypickedupforbettersurvival.D.Richexperiencesmaynotgowithahighlevelofempathy.What’sthepurposeofthelasttwoparagraphsofthetext?A.Toadviseasincereattitudetoone’sexperiences.BTosuggestarightunderstandingofempathy.C.Torequirearealbondwithone’semotions.D.Tocallfortrueacceptanceofone’sfeelings.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.HowEmpathyUnfolds B.BeOpentoYourEmotionsC.WhyIsEmpathyImportant D.AcceptYourTrueSelfCTherearesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenhighschoollifeandcollegelife.Foronething,thereareseveralsimilaritiesbetweenhighschoollifeandcollegelife.First,themostimportanttaskinhighschoolandcollegeisbothstudying.Studyingisthemostimportantasastudent.Second,weneedagoaltofightforinbothhighschoollifeandcollegelife.Toleadameaningfullife,wehavetosetupagoaltoachieve.Foranother,therearealsosomedifferencesbetweenhighschoollifeandcollegelife.First,ourstudyingisalsothebiggestdifference.Inhighschool,wearerequiredtofollowourteachers'stepsandfinishtheirassignmentseveryday.Whileincollege,therearenoteachersgivingsuchdetailedrequirementstousandwecanchoosestudyornotaccordingtoourownwilling.Whatandhowtostudytotallydependsonus.Therefore,theabilityofself-controlisveryimportantincollegelife.Second,theflexibility（靈活性）oftimeisanotherdifference.Inhighschool,wehavenomuchleisureexceptforourtimeofstudy.However,incollege,wehavemuchcontrolledbyourselvesexceptthetimeofclasses.Andwehavemoretimetodowhatwelike.Finally,collegelifeismuchmorevariousandricher.Besidesstudy,wecanattendmanyotheractivities,whichmakeourcollegelifemorewonderful.Inbrief,therearebothsimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenhighschoollifeandcollegelife.However,nomatterweareinwhichperiod,weneedtomakefulluseofeverydaysothatwewillneverfeelregretful.Whydostudentsneedagoaltofightinhighschoolandcollege?A.Toenteragoodcollege.Toavoidlivingameaninglesslife.Todeveloptheabilityofcontrol.Tomeettheirparents’satisfaction.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“assignments”inparagraph3probablymean?A.Projects. B.Tasks. C.Goals. D.Dreams.Whichisthecorrectstructureofthepassage?A.①-②③-④ B.①②-③-④ C.①-②③④ D.①②-③④Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.CollegeLife B.HighSchoolLifeC.HighSchoolandCollege D.HighSchoolLifeandCollegeLifeDLearningtosay“yes,and”WhenIfirstheardabouttheimprovisation（即興交流）class,Iwashesitating.Asaquietandshygirl,Ifearedimprovisinginfrontofstrangers.However,IknewIwantedtoworkasasciencecommunicatorafterfinishingmyPh.D.,soitseemedlikeaperfectopportunitytolearnhowtospeakandcommunicatewithotherseffectively.Isignedup,knowingtheexperiencewouldgivemehelp.Duringourfirstclass,welearnedanimportantconceptofimprovisation:“yes,and.”Itmeansthat,asimprovisers,we’dbetteracceptwhatfellowperformerssay.Ifsomeonesaysthatrhinos（犀牛）arelibrarians,forexample,thenrhinosarelibrarians.Wedonotquestionthelogic;wesay“yes”andthencontinuewiththesceneasifnothingiswrong.Thefirstfewsceneswerehard,butasweeksturnedintomonths,Ibecamemorecomfortableandevenstartedtoenjoyourclasses.Ibecamebetteratlistening,relatingtomyconversationpartners,andcommunicatingclearlyinthemoment.OncewhenIwasgivingapresentationaboutmyscience,anaudiencemembersurprisedmewithaquestionthatdidn’tgrowoutoftheinformationI’dpresented.Insteadofgettingconfusedandnervous,Itookthe“yes,and”approach—acceptingthequestionandlettingmymindfocusonwhyitwasasked.Thathelpedmefindanappropriateanswer.Igotprettyexcitedaboutit.Thebenefitsofimprovisationgobeyondcommunication.Beforeattendingtheclass,Iwouldgetstuckwhenmyexperimentsproducedunexpecteddata,thinkingthatIhadmadeamistake.Butnow,insteadofgettingdiscouraged,Iwillstayopentothepossibilitythattheresultsarereal,keepexploringthedataandendupidentifyinganewtypeofcell—onethatisn’tbehavingasexpected.Ithinkallscientistscanbenefitfromthislesson.Ifthedatasayrhinosarelibrarians,thenit’sworthfindingoutwhetherrhinosare,infact,librarians.Asscientists,ourjobisn’ttochallengedatathatsupportapreconceived（先入為主的）story,buttosay“yes,and.”Whydidtheauthorattendtheimprovisationclass?Togetadifferentexperience.TofinishherPh.D.atuniversity.Togiveupherjobasasciencecommunicator.Toimproveherspeakingandcommunicatingability.Whatwastheauthor’schangeafterattendingtheimprovisationclass?Sheformedherownideaquickly.Shecameupwithlotsofcreativeresponses.Shepaidmoreattentiontothelogicofanswers.Shebecameagoodlistenerbeforegivinganopinion.Theauthormentionsapplyingthe“yes,and”approachtoherscientificexperimentsto .explaintheprocessofusingthemethodprovethebenefitsoftheimprovisationclassshareherownresearchexperienceswithreadersattractfellowscientiststoattendtheimprovisationclassWhatcanbeinferredaboutscientistsfromthelastparagraph?Theyshouldattendtheimprovisationclass.Theyshouldquestionallpreconceivedideas.Theyshouldcarryonresearchbyadmittingearlierdata.Theyshouldtrytoimprovetheirprofessionalknowledge.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項Nowadayspeopletendtodigitaliseeverythingfromwatchestofridges.Itseemsyoucanchooseanyitemlabeledas“smart”.___16___.However,thereareplentythatcanbeusedtoreduceemissionsandsavemoney.Ifyou’reapartofthedigitalisationmovement，youmightbeinterestedintheconceptofsmarthomes.Itmeansthateveryelementofyourhousecanbecontrolledfromapanelonthewalloryourphone.___17___.Useyourmobiletopowerthemonoroff，andyoumayfeeltrulymodernortrulylazy.Asidefromthebenefitsoflivingamorecomfortablelife,thispresentsanopportunitytocutdownonyourelectricalbills.Electricitygenerationtodayrepresents31%oftotalglobalfossilfueluseandaround40%ofallenergy-relatedCO2emissions.___18___Itisconsideredasthefirststeptopreventglobalclimatechange.Connectasmartthermometertotheheatingandcoolingsystemandsetaspecifictemperatureatwhichtheheatingbeginstowork.Doingso,theroomwillbeatadesiredtemperaturewhennecessaryandswitchesonapower-savingmodewhennotoccupied.Similarly,byinstallingaCO2sensor,youcanhaveanautomatedventilation（通風）system.___19___.Ina150,000m2officecomplexnearMunich，calledCampeon,energycostsofupto117,067Euroweresavedaftertheuseofenvironmentalcontroldevicesthisyear.Inthisway,theyarecontributingtoalargedecreaseinCO2emissions.Clearly,smarthomesareaboutmuchmorethanjustlivingacomfortablelife.___20___.A.ItisactuallyaboutlivingagreenlifeB.SmartdeviceshavebeeninstalledworldwidenowadaysC.ItstartsworkingonlywhenCO2concentrationsreachacertainlimitD.Thereseemtobeanoceanofsuchso-called“smart”inventionsE.Bearingthisinmind,measuresshouldbetakentomakebuildingsmoreenergy-efficientF.AlternativeenergymustbediscoveredbeforethefossilfuelrunsoutinthefutureG.Thisincludesbasicssuchasheatingandlightingandmanyotherappliances第二部分語言運用（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四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項Itwas15yearsagothatoneofthemostupsetthingsinmylifehappened.Inaclean,clinicalroom,mybestfriendwasdyinginmyarms.Hiseyes,darkbrownandtrusting,wouldsoon 21 forever.Heartbroken,Isaid,“Flash,you 22 somuchhappinesstome.Iwilldosomethinggoodasa（an） 23 .”Flashcameintomy 24 whenIwasnine.Fromthemomentmyparentsbroughtthiscutedoghome,he 25 myfamilywithjoy.Then, 26 happened.Mymumwasdiagnosedwith（被診斷出）breastcancerwhenIwas11.Thenmygrandma,whowasmystrength, 27 forlungcancer.Mysister 28 Crohn’sDiseaseandwhilebeingtested,sufferedaheartattack.Iwasbeingbulliedatschoolandstartedto 29 classesandavoidseeingpeople.Flashsoongavemeallthecomforthecouldoffer.ThereweretimeswhenIfelttherewasno 30 ,butapairofbrowneyesandlovingfacewouldsomehow 31 me.Iknewhewas 32 thereforme.Iknewheunderstood.Nowafter15years,Flashwas 33 .Ithoughtdoingcharityworkwasthebestrewardforhim.I34inanon-profitorganizationinSouthamptonandcontributedabout3,500hoursto35 childrenwithspecialneeds,whichcompletelychangedmylife.Ilearnedtolovethe 36 Ihadbeenon,andevenacceptthe 37 bits.IstillmissFlash.Itwashethathadsomehow 38 metohelpothers.Flash’sdeathwasoneofthe 39 momentsofmylife.Butitwasalsoaninspiringmomentthat 40 meinthebestpossibleway—forever.21.A.openB.fadeC.shineD.close22.A.toldB.broughtC.savedD.owed23.A.rewardB.awardC.bonusD.relief24.A.worldB.roomC.mindD.power25.A.helpedB.protectedC.filledD.decorated26.A.wondersB.storiesC.disastersD.mistakes27.A.wentawayB.passedawayC.diedaway D.flewaway28.A.developedB.causedC.noticedD.gained29.A.passB.skipC.takeD.enjoy30.A.useB.timeC.moneyD.hope31.A.annoyB.easeC.liftD.change32.A.frequentlyB.sometimesC.alwaysD.hardly33.A.agingB.desertedC.missingD.gone34.A.searchedB.volunteeredC.competed D.performed35.A.talkingaboutB.meetingwith C.caringfor D.bringingup36.A.earthB.streetC.holidayD.journey37.A.fantasticB.difficultC.awkwardD.pleasant38.A.trainedB.forcedC.inspiredD.persuaded39.A.fullestB.saddestC.tiniestD.craziest40.A.explainedB.admittedC.transformed D.described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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.OceanexplorationchangedhumanhistoryOneofhumanity’sgreatestachievementshasbeenmasteringroutesacrosstheworld’soceans.Communitiesseparatedbythousandsofmiles___41.___(bring)intocontactandreligiousideashavespreadacrossthewaters,whileartisticcreativityhasbeenmotivatedbytheexperienceofseeingtheproductsofdifferentcivilizations.Customshavebeendecisivelyalteredbythemovementofshipsacrosstheoceans.NoonedrankteainmedievalEurope,but___42.___contacthadbeenmadewiththetea-drinkingChinese,teabecamepopularwithmillionsofpeoplefromSwedentotheUnitedStates.Wetendtoholdtheview___43.___theopeningoftheoceanswastheworkofthegreatexplorers,especiallythe15thcenturypioneerswhoedgedtheirwaythroughunchartedwaterstosouthernAfrica,theIndianOceanandthelandsoftheIndies.Theseweresailors___44.___ChristopherColumbus,whochanceduponunsuspectedlandsthatblockedtheexpectedsearoutefromEuropetoChinaandJapan.Butwhilethesemen___45.___givetheAgeofDiscoveryitsname,theydidn’tstarttheexplorationoftheworld’soceans—andtherewerealsoscoresofmerchantswhofollowedin___46.___route,takingfulladvantageofnewknowledgeabouttheopenoceantodeveloptradelinksacrosstheworld,___47.___laidthefoundationformodernglobalization.Thesewerethepeoplewhoreallymasteredtheoceansandbroughtthecontinentsintocontact.Sincethen,theoceanshaveonly