2021届临沂市第十二中学高三英语上学期期末考试试题及答案

2021届临沂市第十二中学高三英语上学期期末考试试题及答案
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
When you grow up in Voss, outdoor adventures become a way of living. This is why visitors will find outdoor activities for all ages and levels. Many people get the impression that such activities as river sports, air sports and other extreme sports are only for the experts. Actually, you will find many outdoor adventures for those who simply want a taste of these elements in Voss.
◆River Kayaking
The river in Voss are great for river kayaking. If you are a beginner, we advise you to try an introduction course of 3 hours. A course of 2 days can be tested out if you really want to learn the sport of kayaking. Get a totally new experience with one of the best kayak centers inNorway.
Prices From NOK 850 per person
◆Rafting
The most popular summer activity in Voss. Thrilling, fun and suitable for beginners as well as those with experience! Includes transportation, safety instruction, swim test and about8kmof breathtaking rafting starting off in softer steams before getting on to the more exciting streams.
Season Daily May—October
Prices From NOK 1,120
Info All necessary equipment is provided. Please bring your own swimwear and towel.
◆Bavallsekspressen Chair Lift
Explore the mountain by riding the Bavallsekpressen chair lift all the way to the top to get immediate access to a great variety of hiking trails in beautiful scenery. The lift is also open for those who want to bring their bike or paraglider. Start and end: From Bavallen to Hangurstoppen.
Season: Sat/Sun 24 June—06 August 12:00-16:00
Prices Single trip: NOK 100 Day pass: NOK 250
◆Husdyrparken
At Husdyrparken, visitors get to experience Norwegian farm animals. You can participate in animal feeding and farm competitions, or simply relax with an organic ice cream in the café. You can also visit a small museum
with old farming equipment.
Season: Daily 18 June—21 August
Prices: Adults NOK 120 Children NOK 60 Senior NOK 60
Family Pass NOK 200 (For up to two adults and two kids)
1. Who are the intended readers of the passage?
A. Local residents.
B. Professional athletes.
C. Travel experts.
D. Common Tourists.
2. Which of the following activities provide instructions for beginners?
A. River Kayaking and Rafting.
B. Husdyrparken and River Kayaking.
C. Rafting and Bavallsekspressen Chair Lift.
D. Bavallsekspressen Chair Lift and Husdyrparken.
3. How much should Jan pay for a farm trip with her little son and her mother in Voss?
A. NOK 240.
B. NOK 200.
C. NOK 180.
D. NOK 120.
B
Howdo you turn “dumb” headphones into smart ones? Rutgers engineers have invented a cheap and easy way by transforming headphones into sensors that can be plugged into (插入) smartphones, identify their users monitor their heart rates and perform other services.
Their invention, called HeadFi, is based on a small plug-in headphone adapter that turns a regular headphone into a sensing device (装置). Unlike smart headphones, regular headphones lack sensors. HeadFi would allow users to avoid having to buy a new pairof smart headphones with sensors to enjoy sensing features.
“HeadFi could turn hundreds of millions of existing, regular headphones worldwide into intelligent ones with a simple upgrade (升级),” said Xiaoran Fan, a HeadFi primary inventor.
A Rutgers-led paper on the invention, which results in "earable intelligence", will be formally published in October at MobiCom 2021, the top international conference on mobile computing and mobile and wireless networking. Headphones are among the most popular wearable devices worldwide and they continue to become; more intelligent as new functions appear, such as touch-based gesture control, the paper notes. Such functions usually rely on aiding sensors, such as accelerometers, gyroscopes and microphones that are availableon many smart headphones.
HeadFi turns the two drivers already inside all headphones into a versatile (多功能的) sensor, and it works by connecting headphones to a pairing device, such as a smartphone. It doesn't require adding aiding sensors and
avoids changes to headphone hardware or the need to customize headphones, both of which may increase their weight and size. By plugging into HeadFi, a converted headphone can perform sensing tasks and play music at the same time.
The engineers conducted experiments with 53 volunteers using 54 pairs of headphones with prices ranging from $2. 99 to $15 ,000. HeadFi can achieve 97. 2 percent to 99. 5 percent accuracy on user identification, 96.8 percent to 99. 2 percent on heart rate monitoring and 97. 7 percent to 99. 3 percent on gesture recognition.
4. What does Xiaoran Fan think of HeadFi?
A. Secure to operate.
B. Simple to use.
C. Easy to substitute.
D. Convenient to store.
5. What can we know about HeadFi according to the text?
A. It can't work with headphones alone.
B. It actually functions as a versatile sensor.
C. It makes headphones larger and heavier than usual.
D. It doesn't work when headphones are playing music.
6. The figures are listed in the last paragraph mainly to show_________.
A. the various functions of HeadFi
B. the wide popularity of headphones
C. the great complexity of headphones
D. the excellent performance of HeadFi
7. What can be the best title for the text?
A. How to Use Headphones Appropriately
B. Headphones Can Be Upgraded Instantly
C. How to Make Regular Headphones Intelligent
D. New Uses Have Been Found in Headphones
C
America---that glorious symbol of multiculturalism, the great melting pot---qualifies as part of the developed world, right? Not quite, if we consider the state of second language learning in schools across the country. According to a 2018 study, Europe often tops the U.S. in foreign language education in school. 92% of European students are learning a foreign language in school. In America it’s only 20%. In more than 20 European countries, studying a foreign language for at least one year is compulsory. In comparison, only 10 states and D.C. require learning a foreign language for graduation.
I went to a public school in Pennsylvania that ranked onNewsweek’s list of America’s top high schools in 2015.
Foreign language learning was not a graduation requirement. A common response to such stories and statistics is: So what? Why should Americans care about learning another language when English has recently seemed to dominate as the official language of the world?
The world is globalizing faster than we can imagine. More than half of the world’s population speaks more than one language. It is also increasingly becoming the need for success in this globalizing world. Having the ability to speak a second language opens up the possibility of travelling and immersing yourself in another part of the world. This means people can feel other cultures, and traditions in places you were previously kept away because you could not communicate in the language.
The teaching of foreign languages can be instrumental in bringing about peace and unity in the country we live in. Learning a second language can be an efficient vehicle to help to bridge communities. To speak another language means having access to a universe of different experiences and world views of another community of people.
8. Why does the writer mention Europe?
A. America makes studying a foreign language compulsory.
B. America is the glorious symbol of multiculturalism.
C. America isn’t really qualified as the developed world.
D. America doesn’t focus on foreign language education
9. What is American’s attitude towards education of foreign languages?
A. Less concerned.
B. More worried.
C. Quite doubtful.
D. Very supportive.
10. What can visiting people do if they can speak the language where they visit?
A. Make the world globalizing.
B. Achieve success in business.
C. Experience people’s real life there.
D. Keep away their own culture.
11. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. Using a second language can bring harmony.
B. Communities of people enjoy the great views.
C. Speaking another language is reallynecessary.
D. Learning a second language can be difficult.
D
CanadaIs Our Neighbour
Canada and the United States are neighbours.They are on the same land.They share the same long boundary(国界).These two nations are similar in many ways.Canada buys many goods from the United States.Cars and clothes are two examples.The United States also buys goods from Canada.Much of the paper used in the United States comes from Canada.Some of the oilweuse comes from Canada,too.
Americans travel toCanadaon holiday.And Canadians often visit the United States.It is easy for the people of one country to go to the other country.
Canadians read about the United States in newspapers and magazines.Many Americans watch Canadian baseball and hockey (曲棍球)matches on Sundays.
However,there are important differences between theUnited Statesand Canada.The United States has more people.
Because the population is smaller,there are more open places in Canada.There is much unused land.This is another important difference.
12.Canadabuys from theUnited States.
A.oil and paper
B.nothing
C.many things
D.everything
13.In the first paragraph “we” means ________.
A.Canadians
B.Americans
C.Chinese
D.students
14.The people in theUnited Stateslike Canadian ________.
A.baseball
B.basketball
C.newspapers
D.oil
15.Which of the following statements is WRONG?
A.Canada has less people than theUSA.
B.Canada has not used all the land.
C.Canada is connected withAmerica.
D.Canadians don’t like hockey.
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
How do actors and actresses memorize hundreds of lines? Memorizing lines takes practice and constant repetition. However, there are a few ways to make the memorization process run smoothly and quickly.
___16___
For most performers, there is no quicker way of memorizing lines. To learn lines, an actor must recite the play loud
over and over again. Most rehearsals (彩排) encourage this by running through the lines or having a “read through”. By the time opening night arrives, most actors have spoken their lines hundreds of times.
Listen to your cast members(参演人员).
Sometimes inexperienced actors spend rehearsals just looking at fellow performers, waiting patiently to say their next line.___17___This will help the actor learn his lines better because the context of the dialogue is absorbed. Record your lines.
Because there is often not enough rehearsal time, many performers find ways to listen to the play’s dialogue during everyday activities. They use a tape recorder or an MP4 player to listen to the lines from each relevant scene. Some actors prefer to record the lines of all the characters, including their own.___18___Others like recording the lines of fellow cast members, and they leave a blank space so that they can insert their dialogue while listening to the recording.
Think positively and don’t panic.
___19___Actors forget lines now and then. When it happens, however, most of the time the audience never notice. If you forget a line in the middle of your performance, don’t freeze. Stay in character. Keep the scene going to the best of your ability. If unfortunately you forget a line once, you will probably never forget that line ever again.___20___
A.Most actors will experience stage fright before the opening night.
B.Read lines loud and repeat them.
C.Practice makes perfect.
D.Read lines loud and remember them in a flash.
E.Sometimes embarrassment is the toughest method of memorization.
F.Then, they not only listen carefully, but they also speak all of the lines.
G.Instead, they should be listening carefully, responding in character at all times.
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
完形填空(每小题1分，共20小题,学法题3分，满分23分)
In 2016, 60-year-old Marshall Reeves got onto his bike inCalifornia. He began the Race Across America, a 3,000-mile___21___that runs from coast to coast.
The goal was to___22___the finish line inMarylandin two weeks. This goal had___23___him twice already: In 2011 he made it toManchester,Ohio, and in 2014, he was forced to stop at West Union, West Virginia. But for his
third___24___, Reeves had a new source of motivation: He was racing with 3,000 miles to a Cure, which raised money for brain cancer____25____
The race is one of the longest running and___26___respected events in the country. But it’s also one of the most___27___. Only about half the competitors are able to finish. Unlike other long-distance bike races that are done in timed___28___, it is continuous---once the clock starts inCalifornia, it doesn’t___29___untilMaryland. To stay on track, racers have to meet____30____time cutoffs(截止点)along the way.
Racers aretypically____31____in cars by a small crew. It’s the crew’s job to keep the racer not only physically____32____, but also mentally motivated. In the early days of the race, when Reeves had____33____to stop at a hotel, he would be____34____to a full-bodymassage（按摩）and a good night’s sleep. But after three days,____35____was a luxury（不常有的乐趣）as he raced to make the time cutoffs biking for more than 20 hours a day.
After crossing the two points where his____36____attempts had ended, Reeves entered a new, unknown area. With just 25 miles left, Reeves struggled to stay____37____, catching quick naps（小睡）in the car. At last, he crossed the finish line in 12 days, 13 hours, and 52 minutes.
This year, Reeves will____38____acrossAmericaagain, but this time, he’ll be working the other side of the race. Some of his road crew members will create arelay team（接力队）, and Reeves will____39____them as road chief,____40____the favor for his crew’s hard work.
21. A. width B. process C. journey D. record
22. A. cross B. touch C.draw D. kick
23. A. attracted B. defeated C. shaken D. reminded
24. A. choice B. plan C. decision D. attempt
25. A. meeting B. report C. research D. challenge
26. A. fully B. highly C. truly D. clearly
27. A. difficult B. exciting C. important D. wonderful
28. A. areas B. orders C. stages D. goal
29. A. change B. count C. continue D. stop
30. A. short B. strict C. long D. enough
31. A. followed B. protected C. linked D. taken
32. A. relaxed B. available C. effective D. healthy
33. A. luck B. time C. energy D. courage
34. A. determined B. adapted C. treated D. acquired
35. A. food B. bathing C. smiling D. rest
36. A. quick B. previous C. happy D. sudden
37. A. awake B. asleep C. amazed D. amused
38. A. set about B. set up C. set off D. set down
39. A. consider B. refuse C. recommend D. join
40. A. receiving B. returning C. thanking D. asking
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式
Dreaming of singing together with others while you are at home alone, you can do this in a virtual choir. Virtual choir members record____41.____(they) while performing alone on video. These videos____42.____(upload) onto the Internet where they are put together into one video____43.____(make) a virtual choir. If you want to take part in a virtual choir,____44.____you need is a video camera and an Internet____45.____(connect). A virtual choir not only helps connect ordinary people together but also enables them become part of the____46.____(globe) community. It has a positive influence on the lives of many people.
Eric Whitacre came up with the idea of the virtual choir. He began studying music at the University of Nevada in 1988 and fell in love____47.____Mozart’s classical music, which moved him____48.____(deep). He received a master’s degree in musical composition in 1997.Over the next 10 years, Whitacre’s original compositions began to become quite popular among choir and singers, which led to the creation of the virtual choir.
The virtual choir is an____49.____(impress) way for people around the world to sing with one voice and thus make the world____50.____better place.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节短文改错（满分10分）
51.短文改错
Generally spoken, the relationship between students and people around us was good. We are getting on well with each other. Therefore, there still exist some problems. Some students lose his temper easily because of learning burden. They sometimes quarrel with others, that is very disappointing. In my opinion, we middle school students should make our efforts improve the situation. Firstly, we should respect of other people. Secondly, when we are not feeling happily, we can chat with our friends or teachers or even parents. This is likely that they can give us some reasonable advices. Last but not least, we can try to make some changes in our way of life.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假设你是李华，在校园网上看到了某国际教育交流中心在天津征集寄宿家庭（host family）的广告，你非常感兴趣。

请你用英文给负责人Mr. Smith写一封申请信，内容包括：
（1）自我介绍；
（2）家庭寄宿条件及周边交通状况；
（3）其他优势。

注意:1.词数不少于100.
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.格式已给出，但不计入总词数。

Dear Mr. Smith,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1. D
2. A
3. B
4. B
5. A
6. D
7. C
8. D 9. A 10. C 11. A
12. C 13. B 14. A 15. D
16. B 17. G 18. F 19. A 20. E
21. C 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. C 26. B 27. A 28. C 29. D 30. B 31. A 32.
D 33. B 34. C 35. D 36. B 37. A 38. C 39. D 40. B
41. themselves
42. are uploaded
43. to make
44. what 45. connection
46. global 47. with
48. deeply 49. impressive
50. a
51.(1). spoken改为speaking
(2). was改为is
(3). Therefore改为However
(4). his改为their
(5). that改为which
(6). improve前加to
(7). respect后的of去掉
(8). happily改为happy
(9). This改为It
(10). advices改为advice 52.略。