2021届湖北省黄石第二中学高三英语下学期期末试卷及参考答案

2021届湖北省黄石第二中学高三英语下学期期末试卷及参考答案
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
WashingtonDCBusTours
DC Highlights Tour
This is their base tour. It begins at 10 am daily and lasts for 5 hours. This part-bus, part-walking tour includes guided stops in theUS. All of their tours include a driver as well as a tour guide, and yourtour guide will get off the bus and give you walking tours of each stop, while your bus and driver wait for you. Capitol Building, the White House, Washington Monument as well as the Lincoln and MLK Memorials and the Vietnam War and Korean War Veterans Memorials.
$54—Adult I $44—Child (3—12)
Discover DC Tour
If you want pretty much to explore every famous monument and landmark in DC and take a 1 -hour cruise on thePotomac River, then consider the Discover DC Tour. This 6-hour tour will take you to all locations (景点) listed on their DC Highlights Tour as well as the World WarⅡMemorial, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, and the Thomas Jefferson Memorial.
TIP: If you are planning on visiting NYC, you will get 30% off the Discover NYC Tour (normally $100) if you buy it at the same time as your Discover DC Tour.
$74—Adult I $54—Child (3—12)
VIP ExclusiveWashingtonDCCity Tour
This 8-hour tour is actually the Discover DC Tour above with a VIP add-on at the beginning and the end. You * 11 meet your guide early for reserved (预留)tickets to tour inside the US Capitol Building. The 45 -minute tour and film have reserved tickets so you don't have to worry about it being sold out. After your day of sightseeing, you 'll be dropped off at the National Archives, again with reserved time tickets so you don't have to worry about waiting in line.
$125 for Adults and Children
Skyview Changeable Bus Tour
On this changeable mini bus, you get to experience a guided tour with panoramic views (全景)without the
glare of a window in the photos! A guided bus tour takes you not only through all locations listed on the DC Highlights Tour, but also Old Town Alexandria andNationalHarbor.
$69—Adult I $59—Child (3—12)
Time: 9 am—4 pm
1. What's special about the DC Highlights Tour?
A. It uses mini buses.
B. It has the fewest locations.
C. It has the most tour guides.
D. It provides reserved tickets.
2. How much should a man pay if he buys the Discover DC Tour and the Discover NYC Tour at the same time?
A. $128.
B. $174.
C. $104.
D. $144.
3. Which tour lasts the longest?
A. DC Highlights Tour.
B. Discover DC Tour.
C. VIP ExclusiveWashingtonDCCity Tour.
D. Skyview Changeable Bus Tour.
B
Masks that helped save lives during the Covid-19 pandemic（疫情）are proving a deadly risk for wildlife, with birds and sea creatures trapped in many facial coverings in animal habitats.
Single-use masks have been found on the ground, waterways and beaches worldwide since countries required（heir use in public places to slow the pandemic's spread. Worn once, the thin protective materials can take hundreds of years to break down. "Face masks aren't going away any time soon-but when we throw them away, these items can harm the environment and the animals who share our planet," Ashley from anima! rights group PETA said.
Monkeys have been found playing with used masks in the hills outsideMalaysia's capitalKuala Lumpur. And in an incident inBritain, a seagull was saved inChelmsfordafter its legs got caught in an abandoned mask for a week.
However, the biggest influence is in the water. More than 1.5 billion masks made their way into the world's oceans last year, accounting for around 6200 extra tons of ocean plastic pollution, according to environmental group OceansAsia. “Masks and gloves are particularlyproblematicfor sea creatures," says George Leonard, chief scientist from NGO. "When those plastics break down in the environment, they form smaller and smaller particles （颗粒）.Those particles then enter the food chain and influence the entire ecosystem,“ he added.
Campaigners have urged people to deal with masks properly after using them. OceansAsia has also called on governments to increase punishment for littering and encourage the use of washable masks.
4. What bring（s）a great danger to wildlife now?
A. Waste masks.
B. Covid-19.
C. Polluted water.
D. Damaged habitats.
5. What does the underlined word “problematic”in paragraph 4 mean?
A. Important.
B. Attractive.
C. Common.
D. Troubling.
6. What can we infer from the text?
A. Monkeys learned to wear masks from humans.
B. Plastics are less harmful after becoming particles.
C. Used masks have a worse effect on sea creatures.
D. Waste masks arc the main ocean plastic pollution.
7. How should we solve the problem from the last paragraph?
A. Keep masks after they' re used.
B. Call on governments to stop littering.
C. Punish those who wear single-use masks.
D. Put used masks in the recycling box.
C
Who is a genius? This question has greatly interested humankind for centuries.
Let's state clearly: Einstein was a genius. His face is almost the international symbol for genius. But we want to go beyond one man and explore the nature of genius itself. Why is it that some people are so much more intelligent or creative than the rest of us? And who are they?
In the sciences and arts, those praised as geniuses were most often white men, of European origin. Perhaps this is not a surprise. It's said that history is written by the victors, and those victors set the standards for admission to the genius club. When contributions were made by geniuses outside the club—women, or people of a different color1 or belief—they were unacknowledged and rejected by others.
A study recently published bySciencefound that as young as age six, girls are less likely than boys to say that members of their gender(性别)are “really, really smart.” Even worse, the study found thatgirls act on that belief: Around age six they start to avoid activities said to be for children who are “really, really smart.” Can our planet afford to have any great thinkers become discouraged and give up? It doesn't take a genius to know the answer: ly not.
Here's the good news. In a wired world with constant global communication, we're all positioned to see
flashes of genius wherever they appear. And the more we look, the more we will see that social factors(因素)like gender, race, and class do not determine the appearance of genius. As a writer says, future geniuses come from those with “intelligence, creativity, perseverance(毅力), and simple good fortune, who are able to change the world.”
8. What does the author think of victors' standards for joining the genius club?
A. They're unfair.
B. They're conservative.
C. They're objective.
D. They're strict.
9. What can we infer about girls from the study inScience?
A. They think themselves smart.
B. They look up to great thinkers.
C. They see gender differences earlier than boys.
D. They are likely to be influenced by social beliefs
10. Why are more geniuses known to the public?
A. Improved global communication.
B. Less discrimination against women.
C. Acceptance of victors' concepts.
D. Changes in people's social positions.
11. What is the best title for the text?
A. Geniuses Think Alike
B. Genius Takes Many Forms
C. Genius and Intelligence
D. Genius and Luck
D
Have you ever noticed that some people can eat what they want and stay in shape, while others carefully watch what they eat and still put on weight? How annoying! However, scientists are beginning to believe that some people get the ability to stay thin from their parents.
Scientists say that when some people eat, their bodies will naturally store the excess energy from food as fat. These people gain weight if they eat more than they need each day. Meanwhile, other people eat more than they need but their bodies are able to “burn off” the extra food without making fat, so they rarely have weight problems.
To show that this is true, scientists have experimented on laboratory mice. They gave the mice a special diet with a lot of fat. Some mice gained weight while the other mice stayed thin, even though both groups of mice ate
the same amount of food and got the same amount of exercise. Scientists concluded that weight gain seemed to be influenced by genetic (基因的) factors. They also believe they have now identified the genes that may cause this tendency. These genes, according to the scientists, get passed down the generations. Armed with this knowledge, they believe it may be possible to develop medicines thatcan target the genes and stop people from gaining weight.
The study of weight gain is becoming more important as the numbers of people who are overweight continues to grow. In theUnited States, over seventy percent of the population have weight problems. This means they are at risk of illness such as high blood pressure and heart disease.
Current medicines for weight control do not work very well because they can have serious side effects, such as heart problems. However, it takes a long time to develop and thoroughly test new drugs. Therefore, despite this breakthrough in the study of weight-loss drugs, scientists and health professionals all agree that currently the best way to control weight gain is to have a healthy, balanced diet and an active lifestyle with daily exercise. This will not only help people avoid becoming overweight, but also help them stay healthy and energetic.
12. According to the scientists, some people ________.
A. are able to stay thin because of genetic factors
B. can eat what they want and stay healthy forever
C. usually keep doing exercise to lose their weight
D. don’t eat anything every day but still put on weight
13. Some people don’t need to worry about weight problems because ________.
A. they eat many vegetables
B. they eat less than others
C. they don’t store any energy from food as fat
D. they can burn off the extra food without making fat
14. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Fewer people will have weight problems in the future.
B. People with weight problems may suffer from heart trouble.
C. We now have good medicine for people with weight problems.
D. The result of the experiments on mice and humans are different.
15. What does the last paragraph imply?
A. Current medicine solve weight problems well.
B. We should exercise regularly and eat properly.
C. Taking exercise every day may cause heart problems.
D. Testing new drugs is hard because of the side effects.
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If something that you're doing doesn't challenge you, then it doesn't change you. We all need some normal stress in our lives, after all.____16____.So challenge the following limits:
17. Figure out what you're scared of and do it continuously.
If you're a salesman, and you're scared of talking to people personally or over the phone now, instead of being scared and thinking you'll fail, spend at least five minutes a day to pick up the phone and make a call.____18____. But don't stop on the first try! Eventually, you can look at fear in the eye and say, "Go on. I'm not scared!"
19.___20___
Make sure this hobby is not linked to your career; you have to relax and relieve your stress while performing this. Some examples might be cooking, sewing, painting and so on. Apart from helping you challenge yourself, taking a class for your hobby may also give you extra income
21. Set aside at least nine minutes a day for physical exercise.
___22___. A simple 9-minute run around your neighborhood can do wonders for yourself. Exercise can not only help you maintain your regular weight, but also make you feel better about yourself.
23. Travel and allow yourself to be interested in new people.
Don't just limit yourself to your fellow travelers…try to connect with the service staff. You never know what kind of people they`re going to be. Get out of your house or go online right now to book your class,____24____.
A. Someone may hang up on you.
B. You should do it continuously.
C. You don't need to go to the gym.
D. Running in the gym may be a better choice.
E. Take a class for a hobby you've been wanting to develop.
F. Start to travel now and learn to challenge yourself.
G. You can never see any improvement if you stick to your comfort zone.
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 love the feeling of flying when I swing (荡秋千) outside at school during class breaks. My___21___flies, and I smile and laugh. There’s only one thing I hate about swinging: For a long time, my friend Rylea was___22___to swing with me.
Rylea uses a wheelchair to___23___due to illness. In all the years I’ve known her, at___24___, she had to sit in her wheelchair___25___on the sidewalk. It made me feel sad. Every kid___26___the chance to play, So I___27___to do something for Rylea.
My mom and I did some___28___about installing (安装) swings which wheelchairs are___29___to. We talked to my headmaster. Each swing costs about $ 10, 000. We wanted to____30____them at our school and at other schools in our area. We talked to a lot of people about the____31____. It turned out that an educational charity wanted to help pay for it. We____32____T-shirts and bracelets (手镯) to raise money.
The____33____program took almost two years. My family and I____34____$12,000. One day after class, Rylea____35____the swing on the playground for the firsttime. It was the day after her birthday, which made it extra____36____. She got really excited. Watching her swing was____37____cool. Her hair blew, and she smiled and____38____. She liked swinging as much as I do, I guess that’s because we’re so much____39____. Making it possible for her to swing brought me pride and____40____.1 think I actually changed her life a little.
21. A. hair B. time C. collar D. mind
22. A. desperate B. forgetful C. unable D. unwilling
23. A. fool around B. get around C. go up D. sit up
24. A. work B. home C. break D. table
25. A. parked B. blocked C. trapped D. abandoned
26. A. grasps B. harvests C. obtains D. deserves
27. A. pretended B. hesitated C. bothered D. determined
28. A. operation B. research C. experiments D. interviews
29. A. accessible B. attractive C. close D. beneficial
30. A. place B. gather C. exhibit D. occupy
31. A. school B. response C. project D. restriction
32. A. selected B. sold C. exchanged D. recommended
33. A. regular B. strange C. whole D. troublesome
34. A. withdrew B. charged C. borrowed D. collected
35. A. imagined B. inspected C. repaired D. noticed
36. A. vivid B. complex C. special D. ridiculous
37. A. slightly B. frankly C. universally D. ly
38. A. yawned B. laughed C. trembled D. breathed
39. A. alike B. stubborn C. dependent D. straightforward
40. A. motivation B. joy C. wisdom D. sympathy
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
Dujiangyan is the oldest man-made water system in the world, and a wonder in the development of Chinese science. Built over 2,200 years ago in___41.___is now Sichuan Province in Southwest China, this amazing engineering achievement is still used today to irrigate over 6000 square kilometers of farmland and provide water for 50 cities in the province.
In ancient times, the region in which Dujiangyan now stands suffered from regular floods___42.___(cause) by overflow from theMinjiangRiver. To help the victims of the flooding, Li Bing, the region governor, together with his son, decided to find a___43.___(solve).
Li designed a series of channels built at different levels along Mount Yulei___44.___would take away floodwater while___45.___(leave) the river flowing naturally.___46.___(Well) still, the extra water could be directed to the dry Chengdu Plain, making it suitable for farming.
After eight years of work, the 20-meter-wide canals had been carved through the mountain.
Once the system was finished, no more floods___47.___(occur) and the people were able to live peacefully and____48.____(happy).Today, Dujiangyan is admired by scientists from around the world because of one feature. Unlike modern dams where the water___49.___(block) with a huge wall, Dujiangyan still lets water flow through the Minjiang River naturally, enabling ecosystems and fish population to exist ____50.____harmony.
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.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。

每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(Ⅱ)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下而写出修改后的词。

注意：
每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Last week our music teacher teach us a song, named Indebted Heart(感恩的心), through that now I know we should live with a thankful heart. I think of my parents, who I think are first people I should thank. It's they who gives me life, bring me up, look after me and teach me how to live happy. I should thank my parents for giving myself so much. Maybe I should consider how to pay back to the love my parents give me. And now I think the best way to be grate to my parents is to study well. And then be a useful person to the society is my ideal.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你校为来自英国的交流生举办了一场介绍中国传统节日的欢迎宴会，请你代表学校向他们介绍一个你认为最重要的中国传统节日。

内容包括：
1.节日庆祝时间和方式；
2.节日象征意义。

注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Good morning, my dear friends. I’m Li Hua.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Thanks for your listening.
参考答案
1. B
2. D
3. C
4. A
5. D
6. C
7. D
8. A 9. D 10. A 11. B
12. A 13. D 14. B 15. B
16. G 17. A 18. E 19. C 20. F
21. A 22. C 23. B 24. C 25. A 26. D 27. D 28. B 29. A 30. A 31. C 32.
B 33.
C 34.
D 35. D 36. C 37. D 38. B 39. A 40. B
41. what
42. caused 43. solution
44. that/which
45. leaving
46. Better 47. occurred
48. happily
49. is blocked
50. in
51.(1).teach→taught
(2).that→which
(3).在first前加the
(4).gives→give
(5).happy→happily
(6).myself→me
(7).删除to
(8).And→But
(9).grate→grateful
(10).be→being
52.略。