2021届北京第一中学高三英语下学期期末考试试卷及答案解析

2021届北京第一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
What to See InHarbin
Parks inHarbin: Snow Sculpture Expo on theSunIslandPark: massive and beautifully carved sculptures of snow. Ice Lantern Festival: where large ice buildings and statues constructed with lights inside that make them glow.SiberianTigerPark: The park has several large caged areas where the tigers roam freely and live as they-would in their natural environment. We enter these caged areas in a specially designed van with large windows to get a look at these beautiful beasts. Live pheasants (雉) are let loose (if you pay) in order to show you the tigers' natural hunting skills.
Russian Architecture: Blessed with grace and character, the city is famous for its unique, Russian-influenced architecture. Remnants (残存) from the days when Harbin wasan important stop on the Russian Manchurian Railroad, the dome-shaped structures remind people of pre-revolutionary Russia. The strong Russian flavor continues to impact the city today due to new trade and tourism betweenHarbinandRussia.
TheCentral Avenue: Passers-by only street, a perfect remaining part of the busy international business activities at the turn of the 20th century. The 1.4-km long street is a worthy museum of European architectural styles, including Baroque and Byzantine facades, Jewish architectural wonders, little Russian bakeries, French fashion houses, American snack food outlets, and Japanese restaurants.
Guogeli Avenue:Harbin's second biggest shopping district dotted with Russian buildings. A tram track is still preserved in the centre of the road. The street is named after Nikolay (Vasilyevich) Gogol (1809-1852); great Russian novelist, dramatist, satirist, founder of the so-called critical realism in Russian literature, best-known for his novel MERTVYE DUSHI I-II (1842, Dead Souls).
Saint Sophia Church (built in 1903): The Orthodox church is a wonderful example of Russian Architecture. We only tour the outside of the church. The inside has been turned into some painters' market and is a big disappointment to all who visit it. You are welcome to venture into the church. Entrance fees are RMB20 per person.
1. From where does the author look at the tigers?
A. Through the windows of his house.
B. In the closed areas of tigers.
C. In the areas for walking.
D. In their natural environment.
2. Where can visitors see the most diverse styles of architecture?
A. At Ice Lantern Festival.
B. On the Russian Manchurian Railroad.
C. On TheCentral Avenue.
D. OnGuogeli Avenue.
3. When walking in the city ofHarbin, what can visitors still strongly feel?
A. The Russian flavor.
B. The influence of Guogeli's realism.
C. The damage to Saint Sophia Church.
D. The mixture of American and Japanese cultures.
B
Those who are concerned that robots are taking over the world can rest easy—for now. Though the androids have proved useful at performing ordinary tasks, they are not ready for the greatest time. At least that appears to be the case atJapan’s Henn-na Hotel chain where over half of the robot staff are being replaced by humans.
The first location of the unique hotel opened in July 2015 was atNagasaki’s Huis Ten Bosch Theme Park. The hotel’s owner, Hideo Sawada, promised the hotel to be managed primarily by robots. Guests were greeted and checked-in by a dinosaur robot, while a cute android called Churi, placed inside each room, provided information about attractions. Not surprisingly, the lodging, recognized in 2016 as the world’s first robot-staffed hotel by Guinness World Records, drew in curious visitors from all around the world.
But as the years have passed, the hotel’s main draw is becoming less novel and more unsatisfactory. Also as the robots are “aging”, they are costing more to repair. Among the 283 androids being replaced are the chain’s two dinosaur receptionists. In addition to scaring young guests, they are also unable to photocopy guests’ passports, forcing human employees to step in each time. Also out are the cute Churi robots, which annoyed guests by interrupting their conversations. For example, one guest told The Wall Street Journal that Churi mistook his snoring for a command and kept asking him to repeat his request all night.
Sawada told The Wall Street Journal, “When you actually use robots you realize there are places where they aren’t needed—or just annoy people.” While Sawada may be cutting back on his use of androids, the recently-opened Smart LYZ Hotel and the Fly Zoo Hotel inChina, are run entirely by robots, with not a human in sight. Whether the employees have more competence than those “hired” by the Henn-na Hotel chain remains to be seen.
4. What makesJapan’s Henn-na Hotel unique?
A. Its robot employees.
B. Its advanced equipment.
C. Its convenient location.
D. Its successful management.
5. What is the author’s purpose with the example in paragraph 3?
A. To entertain readers.
B. To prove Churi’s drawback.
C. To introduce Churi’s functions.
D. To persuade people not to book the hotel.
6. What does the owner ofJapan’s Henn-na Hotel think of his robot staff now?
A. Attractive.
B. Costly.
C. Pioneering.
D. Disappointing.
7. What is the best title for the text?
A. Robots Are Taking Over the World.
B. The Boom of Robots-staffed Hotel.
C. Robot Staff Are Fired For No Competence.
D. The First Robots-staffed Hotel Won Guinness World Record.
C
As I work in theLarkwhistle Garden in Dyer's Bay, Ontario, I take my time and the garden is teaching me about working with the earth. I recognize that there will be both successes and failures and there are many variables(变量)that affect them both.
The quality of the seeds planted has a bearing on how the plants will grow. The weather can be too hot, too cold, or exactly right, and usually varies between all three. Weeds seem to grow in the garden and need to be taken care of, pulled, and removed to ensure they do not eat into the fruits, vegetables, and flowers we have so lovingly planted.
I take time to stand back and rest, and to observe the plants and how they are growing. Each plant is unique and develops in the way that is best for them. Some have large broad leaves to shadow their fruit from the severe rays of the sun, while other plants are more open, their fruit needing the light to grow and ripen.
Getting my hands dirty, feeling the sweat on my forehead, and the strength and flexibility of my body as I dig, bend and work under the warm summer sun, reminds me I am alive in ways I would not have remembered sitting on the couch.
It is attractive to move things around, to transplant, and to disturb the natural order of how plants grow. The garden teaches me that it is important to know when to disturb things and when to let them be. The garden's life cycle follows a pattern that is repeated according to laws of nature, birth, growth, and then dies and it teaches us to accept this fact.
8. How many variables may affect the growth of plants in the garden?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
D. Five.
9. What can we learn about the author?
A. He feels exhausted while gardening.
B. He enjoys life from working practice.
C. He takes pleasure in harvesting fruits.
D. He dreams away his time in the garden.
10. How is the garden tended by the author?
A. Its rank grass is got rid of.
B. Its plants are left to grow freely.
C. Its temperature is controlled properly.
D. Its plants with large broad leaves are cut off.
11. What fact does the author learn from gardening?
A. Life takes its course.
B. Hard work benefits health.
C. Time is short and precious.
D. Gardening brings good harvest.
D
AnOntarioteen is making waves by turning old fishing gear into new treasures. Since last year, Natalie, 15, hasbeen taking lost or thrown — away fishing nets and rope and transforming them into bracelets, rope art, mats, baskets and necklaces.
Last year, Natalie was working on an assignment for her science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) class. As part of the assignment, she learned about “ghost nets”, which are fishing nets that have been left or lost in the ocean by people who fish.
“They have huge effects on our environment. They can kill coral reefs and many animals,” said Natalie. “46 percent of the Pacific garbage is ghost gear.” The Great Pacific Garbage is a huge collection of trash floating in the Pacific Ocean betweenHawaiiandCalifornia.
Natalie told her mom she wanted to do something to help. She got in touch with a handful of charities, including the Sea Protection Society and Coastal Action.
After getting some shipments of ghost nets and rope from those organizations, Natalie, with the help of her family, started turning thediscardedgear into new artworks. “We've made bracelets, rope art, mats, baskets, and we've made necklaces, which also use beach glass in them,” she said. Natalie then started selling the artworks online, the crafty buying and selling website.
She donated all her profits-minus a small sum of change to cover supplies — to the charities that donated fishing supplies to her. She's also been donating all the income from her non-profit business, called Nautical Waters, to charity. Natalie said she hoped to continue her passion for ocean life, with plans to study marine biology in university.
12. How did Natalie help with ghost nets?
A. By turning them into artworks.
B. By asking support from her mother.
C. By collecting money from charities.
D. By selling ghost nets at a good price.
13. What made Natalie decide to do something with ghost nets?
A. To collect supplies for the artworks.
B. To prepare for her study in university.
C. To protect coral reefs and marine animals.
D. To complete an assignment for her STEM class.
14. What docs the underlined word “discarded" in Paragraph5refer to?
A. Polluted.
B. Rare.
C. Waste.
D. Discovered.
15. What is the best title for the text.
A. Ghost Nets Ready forSale
B. Charities Make a Big Difference
C. Natalie's Passion for Ocean Treasures
D. TeenTurnsOld Fishing Nets into Artworks
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When you have got a lot of stuff，decluttering(整理)your home can be really necessary.Decluttering is just about putting new systems into place in your life.___16___，you realize how great you feel about it，and you want to keep going.
Getting rid of things gives you time to look after yourself.___17___，or looking for the potato peeler—because everything has a home and you know exactly where it is—you’re free to spend that time on yourself and your family. It’s liberating.
___18___.It has taken you a long timeto get everything，and you won’t be able to get rid of it all straight away.If you’re pushed for time，there are easy ways of introducing decluttering into your life.Spend 10 minutes a day decluttering or，if that’s not manageable，declutter three items a week.
Have three piles:one for things you’re going to keep，one for things that are a maybe，and one for things you’re going to give away.You will also need some bin bags，for rubbish.A revisiting pile is important if you’re struggling to get rid of things.___19___.More often than not，you end up saying，actually，I don’t need that.
Stay focused.People often get sidetracked when they’re trying to declutter.They start trying on clothes they
had forgotten about，or looking at old photos.Another common mistake is to justmove things from place to place，instead of getting rid of them.___20___.
A. Once you start decluttering
B. You need time to reflect on what to keep
C. Don’t expect to declutter everything overnight
D. When you’re not always looking for the scissors
E. Ifyou realise that you own six wine openers，keep only one
F. Start the decluttering process before you move in with a new partner
G. You can just leave things there for a few weeks before a final decision
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When Pat Jones finished college，she decided to travel around the world and see as many foreign places as she could____21____she was young. Pat wanted to visit Latin America____22____，so she got a job____23____an Englishteacher in a school in Bolivia. Pat spoke a little Spanish，____24____she was able to communicate with her students even when they didn’t____25____much English.
A sentence she had read somewhere stuck in her mind: if you dream____26____a foreign language，you have really mastered(掌握)it. Pat repeated this sentence to her students and____27____that some day she would dream in Spanish and they would dream in____28____.
One day，one of her____29____students came up and explained in Spanish that he had not done his homework. He had____30____early and had slept____31____.
“What does this have to do with your____32____？” Pat asked.
“I dreamed all night，Miss Jones. And my dream was in English.”
“In English？” Pat was very____33____，since he was such a badstudent. She was____34____secretly jealous(嫉妒的).Her____35____was still not in Spanish. But she encouraged(鼓励)her young student. “Well，____36____me about your dream.”
“All the people in the dream____37____English.” the student said. “And all the signs were in English. All the newspapers and magazines and all the TV programs were in English.”
“But that’s____38____，”said Pat. “What did all the people say to you？”
“I’m sorry，Miss Jones. That’s____39____I slept so badly. I didn’t____40____a word theysaid. It was a nightmare(噩梦)！”
21. A. because B. while C. if D. since
22. A. first B. at first C. last D. at last
23. A. for B. of C. as D. like
24. A. and B. but C. so D. yet
25. A. say B. know C. read D. write
26. A. in B. about C. of D. for
27. A. thought B. realized C. hoped D. wanted
28. A. English B. Spanish C. Russian D. German
29. A. bright B. excellent C. best D. worst
30. A. got up B. gone to bed C. stayed up D. woken up
31. A. well B. soundly C. badly D. happily
32. A. English B. language C. dream D. homework
33. A. surprised B. worried C. pleased D. excited
34. A. yet B. seldom C. also D. still
35. A. study B. class C. word D. dream
36. A. answer B. write C. tell D. ask
37. A. read B. liked C. spoke D. learned
38. A. funny B. terrible C. wonderful D. strange
39. A. how B. why C. when D. because
40. A. hear B. understand C. know D. remember
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
Six months ago Xie Lei boarded a plane for London to complete a business qualification. It was the first time she____41.____(leave) her motherland .When she came to England, she lived with a host family,____42.____members always helped her. At the beginning she had to face such difficulties of daily life as how to use the phone and how to pay bus fare. Besides, she also ____43.____(have) to face the difficulties of learning at the university . Studying there was quite ____44.____(differ) from studying in China and she needed some preparation first。

She had to get____45.____(use) to a whole new way of life, which took up over concentration. It was beneficial as well as difficult for her____46.____(study) in London. She learned how to fulfill Western academic requirements. Xie lei also learned that as____47.____student. She should not use other
people’s work____48.____to express her own ideas. And she feels much more at home in England now. What had seemed very strange before now appears quite normal. Now she has been so____49.____(occupy) with her work that she has and had time for social_____50._____(activity)!
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。

Today we had a chemistry test. I found the test difficulty, but I tried hardly to do it. Suddenly Mary, my best friend, asking me to let her to copy my answers. After think for some time, I let her copy my answers.But after the test, all of us were called to the teacher’s office. A teacher was angry because we had same answers in the test. We were warned not to cheat again otherwise she would ask your parents to go to the school. I was very upset. I didn’t cheat. I was just helping a friend. Why does she punish me?
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是校英文报小记者，上周日，你校学生会带领交换生参观了当地的历史博物馆。

请你以A Visit to the History Museum为题写一篇新闻报道，要点如下：
1.参加人员；
2.活动经过；
3.活动意义。

注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

A Visit to the History Museum
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1. B
2. C
3. A
4. A
5. B
6. D
7. C
8. B 9. B 10. A 11. A
12. A 13. C 14. C 15. D
16. A 17. D 18. C 19. G 20. E
21. B 22. A 23. C 24. C 25. B 26. A 27. C 28. A 29. D 30. B 31. C 32.
D 33. A 34. C 35. D 36. C 37. C 38. C 39. B 40. B
41. had left
42. whose 43. had
44. different
45. used 46. to study
47. a 48. but
49. occupied
50. activities
51.(1).difficulty→difficult (2).hardly→hard (3).asking→asked (4).去掉her后的to (5).think→thinking (6).all → both (7).A→The (8).same前加the (9). your →our (10).does→did
52.略。