2021届廊坊市第一中学高三英语下学期期末考试试卷及答案

2021届廊坊市第一中学高三英语下学期期末考试试卷及答案
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 it comes to the greatest inventions of the world, China’s name is sure to be mentioned several times. There are hundreds of things which were invented by the Chinese.
Alcohol
Shocked? I was because when they said alcohol I thought about either the US or the UK. China had never crossed my mind. In China, alcohol was made by two legendary persons named Yi Di and Du Kang who belonged to the Xia Dynasty. This period was about 2000 BC - 1600 BC. Research says that in ancient China, beer with 4% alcoholic content was widely consumed by people.
Tea
China is the proud inventor of tea which was first drunk by Shen Nong, a Chinese emperor around 2737 BC. Tea production was rapidly developed, making tea a popular drink during the Tang and Song Dynasties.
The Mechanical Clock
Have you ever wondered what on earth we would be doing without any idea of time? A clock really is an invention without which things were incomplete. The credit of making the first mechanical clock goes to ancient China. The first mechanical clock was invented by Yi Xing in the Tang Dynasty. This was during 618 and 907.
Silk Fabric
Silk, the favorite fabric of many girls out there, is also a Chinese invention. Although we all know that silk is made by silkworms, it was Chinese people who first invented a way to harvest the silk and then use it to make clothes. The oldest silk which has been found so far is in Henan Province and dates back to 3630 BC.
1.We can learn from Paragraph 2 that ________.
A.people in the US like alcohol
B.beer was popular in the Xia Dynasty
C.Yi Di and Du Kang invented alcohol by accident
D.the author didn’t know alcohol is a Chinese invention
2.The author asks the question in Paragraph 4 to show ________.
A.ancient Chinese inventors were wiser
B.many things in our lives are incomplete
C.ancient Chinese people never wasted time
D.the invention of the mechanical clock is important
3.Which of the following invention has a longer history?
A.Tea.
B.Alcohol.
C.Silk fabric.
D.The mechanical clock.
B
For our official holidays, like the National Holiday, many people'd like to go on a visit to some places of interest. Yesterday our class had a heated discussion about whether we should travel during holidays.One man's meat is another man's poison.
Some students are for it. They think visitors can enjoy a good variety of scenery. Facing glorious(壮丽的) touristattractions, travelers may well broaden their eyes. At the same time, they can keep fit by walking on foot, and taste different delicious food that they can't get in their own hometowns. What's more, travelling can make a contribution to our economy development, mainly to the local economy development. Most travelers need to buy tickets to go to their destinations, thus traffic department will earn money. Travelers also need to sleep and eat, thus local hotels and restaurants also share benefits. Paying admission(门票费) benefits local governments. As for native farmers, they can benefit from selling local specialities to many travelers. In this case, money circulation(货币流通) is speeded up.
On the other hand, other students are against it. They believe it's a waste of money. Some famous places of interest are too crowded, while those smaller ones are not worth visiting. Travelling may cause traffic jams here and there. What's worse, due to travelling here and there, there exist some accidents on the road. Besides, it's known that travelling can also pollute the local environment. In order to reduce air and waste pollution, people should have a rest to the full, reading books or watching TV at home. Recently, many have been afraid of being infected with COVID-19 in particular.
As far as I am concerned, travelling is a good choice to spend holidays. And the government should take some measures to solve the existing problems. More policemen should be on duty to deal with accidents in time. Can we make a small change to the period when people don't have to go to work in some provinces? Let's take the example of the National Holiday, if some provinces of our country spend this holiday mainly in late September, with the National Day coming to an end, rather than in earlyOctober, most famous places of interest will not become crowded. At the same time, visitors must obey traffic rules and shouldn't throw rubbish freely here and
there. Last but not least, never should we travel when there is a pandemic(大流行病，瘟疫). It's our duty to prevent its spread.
4. What does the underlined sentence “One man's meat is another man's poison” in this passage mean?
A. Some persons like meat, while others don't.
B. Different persons taste meals differently.
C. A man mistakes meat for poison.
D. Different persons have different opinions on one thing.
5. How do travelers contribute to our economy development?
A. They buy all kinds of tickets.
B. They walk, sleep, eat and meet native farmers.
C. They speed up money circulation by spending money on transport, accommodations(膳宿), specialities and admission.
D. They only enjoy visiting many glorious tourist attractions.
6. Which sentence of the following is not true?
A. There's a need for more policemen.
B Some provinces can change the date of an official holiday completely.
C. Visitors must obey traffic rules and shouldn't throw rubbish freely.
D. People should never travel when there is a pandemic.
7. What the author's attitude to travel during holidays?
A. He doesn't show his opinion.
B. He doesn't agree at all.
C. He supports unconditionally.
D. He supports and makes some suggestions.
C
Scientists have long sought to prevent sharp memories from dulling with age, but the problem remains unsettled. Now research published in Scientific Reports suggests virtual reality might help older people recall facts and events based on specific details.
The study involved 42 healthy older adults from the San Francisco Bay Area. Half spent a dozen hours over four weeks playing a virtual-reality game called Labyrinth; they wore headsets and walked in place, walking virtual neighborhoods while completing small tasks. The other half, in the control group, used electronic tablets to play games that did not require recalling details. After 15 sessions (期), the latter performed roughly the same as before on a long-term memory test. But the Labyrinth players gain an improvement in memory through the VR
game. A scientist Peter Wais of the University of California said the improvements brought them up to the level of another group of younger adults taking the same memory tests.
Meredith Thompson, an education researcher, studies learning through VR games but was not involved in the new study. It would be great to actually follow people over time and see what this type of game does for long-term memory. She says, adding VR can provide greater involvement than other games. Wais's team is now investigating how long the observed effects last and which elements of the training have the most impact.
A cognitive (认知)psychologist, Daniel Simons, who was also not involved in the study, notes experiments with other games that claim to train the brain have often failed to evaluate this. And it remains unclear how test performance in a laboratorysetting might translate to real-world situations. The outcome, Simons notes, “needs to be repeated, ideally with a much larger group, before it’s treated as a strong finding.”
For now, Wais says, the team hopes its studies with similar-sized groups will help draw funding to test the game in a larger pool of participants.
8. What is the passage mainly about?
A. People's memory gradually fails as they age.
B. People of different ages should play VR games.
C. Virtual reality changes people's memory.
D. Virtual reality improves older adults' memory.
9. What is Meredith Thompson's attitude toward the research?
A. satisfied.
B. enthusiastic.
C. cautious.
D. concerned.
10. According to the scientists, the research needs to be improved due to ________.
A. the lack of financial support.
B. the limited pool of participants.
C. the unsatisfying test performance.
D. the impractical application in real world.
11. Where may the passage come from?
A. A novel.
B. A review.
C. A magazine.
D. A guidebook.
D
There will be more plastic than fish in the world’s oceans by 2050. That is what a new report from the World Economic Forum and Ellen MacArthur Foundation warns. If the current trend continues, the report said, oceans will contain one ton of plastic for every three tons of fish in 2025. By 2050, plastics will weigh more than fish. The
problem is that each year at least 8 million tons of plastics end up in oceans around the world. This is the same as dumping the contents of one garbage truck into the ocean every minute.
Not all plastic ends up in the ocean because someone throws a plastic bottle into the water. Plastic containers and other trash thrown onto streets and sidewalks often are swept into oceans. Unlike other types of trash in the ocean, the plastic never bio-degrades. There is a way to slow the amount of plastics going into the oceans — people can recycle more. Currently only about 14 percent of plastics are recycled. Research in Europe shows as much as 53 percent of plastic could be recycled using available technology. The report says that another solution is using less plastic for packaging products. But that is not likely to happen.
“Given plastic packaging’s many benefits, both the possibility and desirability of an across-the-board dramatic reduction in the volume of plastic packaging used is clearly low, ”the report said. But the authors note reducing the use of plastics should be tried“where possible. ”For decades, scientists warned that plastics are killing fish. Research shows that fish are dying from choking after eating plastics. Another cause of death is that plastics cause“intestinal blockage and starvation, ”the environmental group said.
12. Why is the garbage truck mentioned in Paragraph 1 ?
A. To explain how plastics end up in the ocean.
B. To warn people against the ocean pollution.
C. To clarify the seriousness of the problem.
D. To point out some details of the report.
13. Why is plastic more dangerous than other types of trash?
A. There is too much of it.
B. It poisons the ocean water.
C. It is from different sources.
D. It is hard to break down.
14. What is the author’s attitude to the suggested solutions?
A. Pessimistic.
B. Curious.
C. Unconcerned.
D. Terrified.
15. What can we infer from the text?
A. People are not aware of the problem.
B. Recycling is limited by lack of technology.
C. Plastic packaging has become part of our life.
D. Fish in the ocean will be replaced by plastics.
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 to live with an elderly person
Living with an elderly person has both rewards and challenges for everyone involved.____16____Both parties need to be patient and understand their unique living situation in order to make it work. Here are some tips to live with an elderly person.
Communicate with your elderly roommate.____17____If you don’t communicate, you won’t know each other’s problems and concerns. As a result, you won’t be able to form a relationship that respects both of your unique qualities.
____18____Both parties need to come to an agreement about each other’s space, independence, and autonomy (自主性). You need to understand what your elderly person is comfortable with when it comes to being assisted. Talk to them about their expectations about your relationship. Discuss use of shared space like the bathroom, kitchen, or living room.
Figure out finances. Figure out who pays for what ahead of time. Having finances decided and agreed upon ahead of time could save you from a headache or even legal fees in the future. Records will make a big difference here, so if you start out knowing who pays for what, and have it written down, you are ahead of the game.____19____
Give the person privacy. When possible, they should have as much privacy and personal space as it is practical to allow. Don’t turn yourself into a caregiver. Don’t become a nurse without need.____20____Always communicate first if you are concerned about your elderly roommate.
A. Decide boundaries.
B. Respect each other.
C. Don’t leave them alone.
D. Don’t enter their personal space.
E. This will help you avoid problems in the future.
F. Communication is the most important element of any relationship.
G. But we also need to respect the need of older people to feel independent.
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
Lucky, a black and white Boston Bull Terrier, had been owned by a man. Fred, who had a mental disorder that required him to take medicine. This __21____ made him sleep quite deeply, so Fred only took it at bedtime. Lucky___22___ by his side.
One night, Fred __23____ his medicine, went to bed and fell asleep. The house wiring shorted and caught the house on ___24___ . Being under the medicine's power. Fred just __25____ to sleep. Lucky barked and barked, but Fred didn't __26____ him. Lucky wasn't a trained aid dog but just a special animal that___27___ what to do. When Lucky realized Fred wasn't ___28___ up, he jumped into the middle of his chest and started licking his face. Fred finally woke up and __29____ the house was on fire. He crawled out of the bedroom window.
Once outside. Fred realized he had __30____ his dog. He reached through the __31____ and grabbed Lucky, pulling him to safety. After the fire. Fred had to move into an apartment where he couldn't have __32____ . So he placed Lucky with a friend of his with the intention that a good home should be__33____ for him.
My son and I saw an ad in the paper for a good home offering Lucky for__34____ and called. We brought him home. We've ___35___ him for two years now, and he is four years old. Lucky inhaled（吸入）so much smoke the night of the fire that his __36____ will never be normal again. He sounds terrible, but he has the spirit of a lion. Lucky sleeps with me now. If the least little thing happens that is not __37____ . Lucky jumps on me to make sure I wake up to ___38___ it out. I admire Lucky. I'm __39____ to have him around,and looking forward to being many more years with this brave and worthy __40____ .
21. A. illness B. request C. condition D. medicine
22. A. passed B. slept C. worked D. shouted
23. A. took B. lost C. tested D. ignored
24. A. time B. sale C. fire D. show
25. A. continued B. stopped C. began D. refused
26. A. feed B. like C. hear D. bear
27. A. admitted B. knew C. asked D. taught
28. A. giving B. waking C. looking D. opening
29. A. realized B. believed C. proved D. informed
30. A. aimed at B. thought of C. left behind D. brought up
31. A. wall B. door C. sheet D. window
32. A. kids B. noises C. friends D. pets
33. A. kept B. found C. decorated D. built
34. A. adoption B. protection C. permission D. cure
35. A. appreciated B. missed C. trained D. raised
36. A. diet B. figure C. bark D. thinking
37. A. big B. normal C. quiet D. funny
38. A. help B. point C. check D. put
39. A. proud B. sorry C. likely D. determined
40. A. spirit B. person C. promise D. companion
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.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，句中最多有两处。

每处仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺处加一个漏字符合（∧），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：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意:1.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。

Dear Editor,
I'm writing to tell you about a food poisoning accident. Several days ago, my neighbor ate a bag of food buying from the market．After the meal, they had stomachaches and our faces turned pale.Fortunate, one of their friends found the accident and immediately called a ambulance, which carried them quickly to a hospital．After
several hours' treatment they finally escaped with death．As some illegal businessmen only interested in making profits to become rich quickly, they seldom care about the necessary safe measures．Nor do they care about which happens to consumers．They shall be charged by law．Meanwhile, I do hope the whole society can realize the important of food safety and begin taking action together to make sure food is safe.
Li Hua 第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.你校正在组织英语作文比赛，请以A role model to learn from为题，写一篇短文参赛。

1.榜样的优秀品质；
2.获得的启示。

注意：1.词数100左右；
2.题目已为你写好。

A role model to learn from
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参考答案
1. D
2. D
3. C
4. D
5. C
6. B
7. D
8. D 9. C 10. B 11. C
12. C 13. D 14. A 15. C
16. G 17. F 18. A 19. E 20. D
21.D 22.B 23.A 24.C 25.A
26.C 27.B 28.B 29.A 30.C
31.D 32.D 33.B 34.A 35.D
36.C 37.B 38.C 39.A 40.D
41. themselves
42. are uploaded
43. to make
44. what 45. connection
46. global 47. with
48. deeply 49. impressive
50. a
51.(1).neighbor→neighbors (2).buying→bought (3).our→their (4).Fortunate→Fortunately (5).a→an (6).删除with (7).only前加are (8).safe→safety (9).which→what (10).important→importance
52.略。