2021届东方中学高三英语下学期期末考试试卷及答案解析

2021届东方中学高三英语下学期期末考试试卷及答案解析
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
NAME: John
FAVORITE SPORT: Basketball FAVORITE SNACK: Pizza
HOBBY: Photography PET: Beagle named Max
FUNNIEST MOMENT: “On Max's birthday, we sang the ‘Happy Birthday’ song to him and he got a big treat. A month later, my family sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to me. Max got so excited because he remembered the song. He whined(嘀咕) when he didn't get a treat, so we gave him one.”
NAME: Sarah
FAVORITE SPORT: Track and field FAVORITE SNACK: Granola
HOBBY: Guitar PET: Cat named Lulu
FUNNIEST MOMENT: “One day in my kindergarten, I opened my snack bag and found a tennis ball and a sock! My little brother had played his first practical joke. Thanks, Bryan!”
NAME: Paul
FAVORITE SPORT: Baseball FAVORITE SNACK: Apple with peanut butter
HOBBY: Making comics PET: Tropical fish
FUNIEST MOMENT: “In a school play, I was supposed to say the line ‘Stop right there, cowboy!’ Devin was playing the cowboy, and 1 said, ‘Stop right there, Devin!’ It was supposed to be a serious part of the play, but Devin cracked up. Then everybody else laughed, too, including me.”
NAME: Scott
FAVORITE SPORT: Soccer FAVORITE SNACK: Bananas
HOBBY: Drawing dinosaurs
PET: Hermit crab named Hermie
FUNNIEST MOMENT: “One night, we were camping in a state park. I heard a loud thumping(砰砰作响) outside the tent. I was sure that it was a bear! I used my flashlight to look around the campsite(野营地) and saw a little toad hopping away, going thump, thump, thump!”
1.Whom will you get in touch with if you also like taking photos?
A.Scott.
B.Sarah.
C.John.
D.Paul.
2.Where did Sarah find the tennis ball and the sock?
A.At her friend's birthday party.
B.In her kindergarten.
C.In her school.
D.In a state park.
3.Outside the tent, what thumped that night?
A.A bear.
B.A cat.
C.A fish.
D.A toad.
B
Whena person in the United States gets the COVID-19 vaccine (疫苗), the person receives a small piece of paper called a “COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card”.
It is a piece of paper with the logo of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, and the name and date of the vaccine. Because it is so simple, it could be easy to fake.
Many people in theU.S.are still unsure about getting the vaccine. As universities, workplaces and other places are requiring proof of vaccination, some people are now buying fake vaccination cards without getting a shot.
The Associated Press reports that students and teachers at universities around theU.S.are worried about fake cards. Sellers are using social media apps like Instagram to advertise fake vaccination cards. The prices range from $25 to $200. The AP notes that many college students seem interested in buying the cards. On the site Reddit, one person wrote, “I need one, too, for college. I refuse to be a guinea pig.”
It is reported that more than 700 universities and colleges require proof of vaccination. Most schools simply ask their students to take a photo of their card and send it to a school website. Benjamin Mason Meier is a professor at theUniversityofNorth CarolinaatChapel Hill, UNC. He studies international health policy. He said, unlike some countries, theU.S.is not using a digital system to record vaccine status. He said theU.S.is depending on “aflimsypaper card”, and students have told him they knew of others who had used fake vaccination cards. Rebecca Williams also works at UNC. She is a researcher at the school’s Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. She said she was not surprised that people were worried about fake vaccination cards. “This is why I think the development of a reliable national digital vaccine passport app is very important,” she said.
There is a law that should prevent people from making false vaccination cards. If someone uses the CDC logo without permission, they can be lined and punished by up to five years in prison. The U.S. Department of Justice recently charged a person inCaliforniawith making fake vaccination cards.
College students who already have the vaccine are criticizing those who would rather spend money to buy a fake than get a free shot. Maliha Reza is an electrical engineering student atPennsylvaniaStateUniversity, She called those students “dumb”. “I’m angry about that,” she said. “Like, there is more anger than I could describe now.”
4. Why do some college students buy fake vaccination cards?
A. They are easy to get.
B. Many Americans are still uncertain about getting the vaccine.
C. Students have an interest in the fake vaccination cards.
D. To get a vaccine shot is expensive.
5. Which of the following measures can NOT be used to stop the fake cards?
A. Having a law that should prevent people from making false vaccination cards.
B. Developing a reliable national digital vaccine passport app.
C. Using a digital system to record vaccine status.
D. Having all the students take a photo of their vaccination card and send it to the school website.
6. What does the underlined word “flimsy” probably mean?
A. Weak.
B. Effective.
C. Detailed.
D. Professional,
7. What might be the writing purpose for the news report?
A. To promote a digital system to record the vaccination shots.
B. To explain why theU.S.should prevent making the fake vaccination cards.
C. The stress the influence of the COVID-19 vaccination.
D. To reduce theU.S.university leaders’ worry about fake vaccination cards.
C
The regular world presented to us by our five senses — you could call it reality 1.0 — is not always the most user-friendly. We get lost in unfamiliar cities; we meet people whose language we don’t understand. So why not try the improved version: augmented reality（AR）or reality 2.0 ? AR technology adds computer-produced images on the real world via a mobile phone camera or special video glasses.
Early forms of AR are already here — smart phones can deliver information about nearby ATMs and restaurants and other points of interest. But that’s just the beginning. A few years from now the quantity of information available will have increased hugely. You will not only see that there’s a Chinese restaurant on the next
block, but you will be able to see the menu and read reviews of it.
This is where the next revolution in computing will take place: in the interface（界面）between the real world and the information brought to us via the Internet. Imagine bubbles floating before your eyes, filled with cool information about anything and everything that you see in front of you.
Let’s jump ahead to ten years from now. A person trying to fix a car won’t be reading a book with pictures; he will be wearing a device that projects animated 3D computer graphics onto the equipment under repair, labelling parts and giving step-by-step guidance.
The window onto the AR world can be a smart phone or special video glasses. But in ten years’ time these will have been replaced by contact lenses(隐形眼镜) with tiny LEDs, which present something at a readable distance in front of eyes. So a deaf person wearing these lenses will be able to see what people are saying.
The question is, while we are all absorbed in our new augmented reality world, how willwe be communicating with each other?
8. What is the text mainly about?
A. The relationship between reality 1.0 and reality 2.0.
B. Different forms of the AR technology.
C. The next information technology revolution.
D. The popularity of the AR technology.
9. Which of the following will AR technology support according to the text?
A. To pay for things online conveniently.
B. To play online games merrily.
C. To offer information efficiently.
D. To communicate with others socially.
10. What are Contact lenses with tiny LEDs used for?
A. Show texts and images.
B. Protect people’s eyes.
C. Help deaf people communicate.
D. Replace smart phone.
11. What’s the author’s attitude towards the AR technology?
A. Indifferent.
B. Critical.
C. Concerned.
D. Favourable.
D
In order to help discover spoilage and reduce food waste for supermarkets and consumers, researchers have developed new low-cost, smart phone-linked, eco-friendly spoilage sensors for meat and fish packaging.
One in threeUKconsumers throw away food just because it reaches the use-by date, but 60% of the £12.5 billion-worth of food we throw away each year is safe to eat.
The researchers, whose findings were published in ACS Sensors, say the sensors could also eventually replace the use-by date—a widely used indicator of being fresh and eatable.
The sensors cost two US cents each to make. Known as “paper-based electrical gas sensors (PEGS)”, they detect spoilage gases like ammonia (a poisonous gas with a strong unpleasant smell) in meat and fish products. The information provided by the electronic nose is received by a smart phone, and then you can know whether the food is fresh and safe to eat.
The Imperial College London researchers who developed PEGS made the sensors by printing carbon electrodes onto a special type of paper. The materials are eco-friendly and harmless, so they don’t damage the environment and are safe to use in food packaging. The sensors, combined with a tiny electronic system, then inform nearby mobile devices, which identify and understand the data about spoilage gases.
Lead author Dr Firat Guder of Imperial’s Department of Bioengineering, said, “Although they’re designed to keep us safe, use-by dates can lead to eatable food being thrown away. They don’t always reflect its actual freshness. In fact, people often get sick from food-borne diseases due to poor storage, even when an item is within its use-by date.”
“These sensors are cheap enough so we hope to see supermarkets using them within three years. Our goal is to use PEGS in food packaging to reduce unnecessary food waste.”
The authors hope that PEGS could have applications beyond food processing, like sensing chemicals in agriculture, air quality, and detecting disease markers in breath like those involved in kidney disease.
12. What is the function of PEGS according to the text?
A. To improve the taste of foods.
B. To improve the service of stores.
C. To help supermarkets store foods.
D. To help people test food freshness.
13. What role does the smartphone play while PEGS are functioning?
A. It acts as an electronic nose.
B. It reads the data collected by PEGS.
C. It helps print the gas sensors onto paper.
D. It discovers the spoilage gases from foods.
14. What does Dr. Firat Guder say about use-by dates?
A. They are not completely reliable.
B. They can help reduce food waste.
C. They are based on scientific research.
D. They are not accepted by the consumers.
15. What does the author mainly talk about in the text?
A. The process of researching spoilage sensors.
B. A new technology in packaging to reduce food waste.
C. The application of spoilage sensors beyond food processing.
D. The influence of use-by dates on supermarkets and consumers.
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To help contain COVID-19, one of the most important things you can do is wear a mask in public.___16___. Try these smart fixes for common problems.
Glasses Getting Fogged Up
Why it happens:___17___and lands on the cooler surface of your glasses.
How to fix it: Look for a mask with a metal wire in that goes over the bridge of your nose, and pinch it until it fits your nose shape. Another trick: Clean glasses with soap and water to help prevent fogging.
Mask Slipping Down
Why it happens: Faces come in all shapes and sizes.___18___, But once you are out and about, a fitted mask is crucial so that you don't touch your mask and risk contaminating it or your hands.
How to fix it: To make sure a mask fits you correctly, put it on and cup your (washed) hands around the edges. Pull the mask up towards your cheeks, then down towards your chin. Adjust the ear loops.___19___. It should feel a little harder to breathe in, and move in and out as you breathe. If it doesn't, you need to tighten it.
Difficulty Communicating
Why it happens: Even people with perfect hearing can struggle to understand others who are wearing a mask. It's a physical barrier that blocks sound and can cause speech to be unclear.___20___.
How to fix it: People assume that they just need to speak louder, but that's not it—slow down and speak as deliberately as possible. You can buy masks with a clear window to allow for lip-reading as well.
A. You feel comfortable wearing the mask
B. So the mask does not gap at the sides or top
C. But small annoyances can discourage mask use
D. And some men's facial hair makes getting a good fit difficult
E. The hot air from your breath escapes from the top of your mask
F. It also blocks visual signals, like whether a person is smiling or not
G. However, wearing a mask when you are out and about is essential for your safety
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Since every Saturday is cleaning day, I thought I'd use this moment to teach my kids housework.
On our first cleaning day,Sebastian started with good_____21_____. He took a cloth to the kitchen but soongot_____22_____by our biggest knife. I got to stop him before he_____23_____himself. Sebastian is only seven.
Tashi, who's sixteen, came out of her bedroom at noon. I told Tashi sweeping was her_____24_____. "Fine," she said, and she went to the bathroom. Forty minutes passed before she finished a really_____25_____area.
How can my kids be so_____26_____at cleaning?
Of course, I knew. For sixteen years, Tashi's father has been_____27_____for her. Sixteen years! Every morning, I pick up Sebastian's towel because it's just_____28_____than asking him to do it.
The thing is, I don't remember learning much about cleaning from my_____29_____. My parents were hands-off. My mom was always there,_____30_____after school I made my own snack. I got no_____31_____with homework. If I wanted a new tennis racket(球拍), I had to_____32_____cars in the neighborhood.
Maybe kids learn to clean not from learning_____33_____to clean, but by having the freedom to learn how to do things_____34_____their own.
Now, I ask the kids to do some_____35_____by themselves because Ithink they would somehow_____36_____how to do simple things. I can't say the kids do their chores_____37_____or well. But they are in charge of their own dirty laundry.
Then yesterday, I got a small_____38_____. After I went grocery shopping, I told the kids to unload the car, then I went to the bathroom. When I came out, I heard Tashi_____39_____at Sebastian: Help me put the things away. You can't_____40_____Mom to do everything."
21. A. humor B. energy C. regret D. doubt
22. A. confused B. touched C. attracted D. encouraged
23. A. hurt B. found C. expressed D. taught
24. A. grade B. mistake C. belief D. responsibility
25. A. small B. hard C. local D. low
26. A. bad B. good C. angry D. expert
27. A. taking up B. cleaning up C. breaking out D. turning out
28. A. cooler B. easier C. braver D. funnier
29. A. neighbors B. colleagues C. s D. parents
30. A. or B. so C. but D. and
31. A. goal B. help C. ambition D. strength
32. A. wash B. buy C. drive D. borrow
33. A. who B. when C. where D. how
34. A. by B. as C. to D. on
35. A. tests B. sports C. housework D. research
36. A. inform B. ask C. know D. ignore
37. A. equally B. physically C. traditionally D. willingly
38. A. dream B. win C. pain D. question
39. A. aiming B. looking C. yelling D. knocking
40. A. expect B. permit C. remind D. inspire
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
In 1985, there was little rainfall in Ethiopia, which____41.____(lead) to poor harvests and the death of many of the country's cattle. Bob Geldof organized a charity concert to help the victims. In wrestling with the dilemma of worldwide hunger, the United Nations set up an agency,____42.____(call)the World Food Programme.
Today, some developing countries in Africa, Asia and South America still need help in order not to fall further behind. The sad truth is that____43.____(mere) sending loaves of bread is far from enough.There is____44.____saying that goes,'Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man____45.____(fish), and you feed him for the rest of his life'. In a bid to find a permanent solution to this long-term problem, countries need to develop.
____46.____developing countries need most is to stop____47.____(poor) by fighting the causes of it. Another way to help is through the development of private enterprise along with job training. Finally. we must remember that the future of a country lies in the hands of____48.____(it)children.
A lot is being done,____49.____we cannot pretend that the fight is over._____50._____(great) efforts need to be made so that people all over the world live better lives.
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（∧），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；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Last Saturday afternoon several friend invited me to go to the movies. Just as if I was getting ready, my dad suddenly reminded me that it was my aunt’s birthday and that my whole family was going to celebrate his birthday.
I was very angry for not let me go with my friends. So my father and I quarreled about.
Now I am really sorry for which I did. I have realized that family always comes first. It is sure that it was not the last chance I had to see my friends. So I can see my friends at any time and not that day. That’s a specially day to my aunt. I loved my aunt.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假如你是李华，上星期四你班举行了一个关于感恩父母的主题班会。

请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括。

1.班会目的;
2.班会过程;
3.班会反响。

注意∧
1.写作词数应为80左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

A Theme Class Meeting
参考答案
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. A
5. D
6. A
7. B
8. C 9. C 10. A 11. D
12. D 13. B 14. A 15. B
16. C 17. E 18. D 19. B 20. F
21. B 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. A 26. A 27. B 28. B 29. D 30. C 31. B 32.
A 33. D 34. D 35. C 36. C 37. D 38.
B 39.
C 40. A
41. led
42. called 43. merely
59 a 44. to fish
45. What 46. poverty
47. its 48. yet## but
49. Greater
51.(1). friend→friends (2). 删除if (3). his→her (4). let→letting (5). 在about后加it或删除about (6). which→what (7). sure→certain (8). and→but (9). specially→special (10). loved→love
52.略。