2021年石家庄市第四十三中学高三英语下学期期末考试试卷及答案解析

2021年石家庄市第四十三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
This is a list of places to spend the 2020 Olympics if you aren't going to Japan.
Australia
The fact that the summer Olympics fall during Australia's winter season is worth keeping in mind for two reasons: it makes traveling there cheaper, and it's still not too cold. As far as the Olympics are concerned, there will be no shortage of opportunities to watch the Games in between your various explorations of the country and its limitless activities.
Thailand
Thailand is a breathtaking place 10 spend some time during any summer, and provides a perfect setting for Olympie viewing: You can go scuba diving one morning before watching sports all afternoon, or simply duck out for world-famous street food in between events. But Thai sports fans may also be taking extra interest in the Olympics these days.
United States
The U.S. is likely to be as interested in the Olympics as any other nation, given is collection of athletes who will be taking center stage. You can rest assured it won't be difficult to watch the Games no matter where you're visiting specifically. This leaves you with all sorts of fun options. You can visit a luxury ski resort town like Aspen, which turns into a gorgeous hiking destination in the summer.
Great Britain
Not unlike the U, s. Britain will make for a fun place to spend the 2020 Olympics because there's a great deal of national interest in a number of different sports, and the local athletes are expected to be competitive. Summer can also be a good time to be in Britain in general," with ly mild temperatures allowing for full exploration of the country. That means you can stay in the beautiful Lake District if you like, hiking or kayaking when you're not watching the Games.
1.What is special about Australia as a destination in an Olympic summer?
A.Its season.
B.Its activities.
C.Its sports.
D.Its scenery,
2.Which country can you go to if you are a street food lover?
A.Australia.
B.Thailand.
C.United States.
D.Great Britain.
3.What do the U. S. and Britain have in common as fun places to spend the 2020 Olympics?
A.They both have a pleasant temperature.
B.They are both interested in the Games.
CThey both own lots of sports centers. D.They are both English-speaking countries.
B
Everyone can be angry. But if you take the time to actually examine your anger instead of just “feeling” angry, you’ll have a better understanding of yourself. Knowing why you feel so angry can provide you with some surprising answers. These answers can enable you to suddenly grow spiritually and mentally.
I can give you a personal example. I went to a meeting once and I was verbally attacked over an application I supported at my workplace. Various people went on and on about how terrible this system was and that it never worked. That didn’t bother me that much. I was used to that but one of the comments that was said was, “Your job is pointless.” This really upset meand at the time, I was ly furious(发怒地) with that comment.
I was so angry and upset that they would treat me that way. Once I took the time to think about what was really making me so mad. I learned a lot. I realized that the comment was more truethan I wanted to admit. In the big scheme of things, my job was pointless. It wasn’t what I really wanted to be doing with my life and this was what frustrated me the most. Here I was pouring part of my heart and soul into a job I didn’t even really want to do. I was using it as a crutch(拐杖) because I didn’t have the confidence in myself to take the scary road towards what I really wanted to do. As soon as I realized that, a lot of my anger just melted away. I also realized that I needed to start focusing on what I really wanted to do.
I now consider this incident as a great gift It got me back on track to moving in the direction I wanted to go with my life. I probably wouldn’t be where I am today if I hadn’t taken the time to figure out why I was really so angry.
4. What made the author angry at the meeting?
A. The system of the company was terrible.
B. Someone said his job is insignificant.
C. The policy of the company didn’t work.
D. The application he supported was of no effect.
5. What brought down the anger of the author?
A. The apology someone made at the meeting.
B. The crutch he used to take the scary road.
C. His awareness of the fact that the comment was true.
D. The courage he had to overcome the challenges.
6. Why did the author consider the incident as a gift?
A. It brought him back on track to the goal.
B. It helped him get promoted to a higher position.
C. It helped him change his character since then.
D. It provided him with confidence in his career.
7. What can be the best title of the passage?
A. How to Cope with Verbal Attack in a Company
B. Avoid Being Pointless at Work
C. Anger Is Harmful to Health
D. Understanding Yourself Better Through Anger
C
Did you know that horses talk? Well, they do, and you can lean to understand “horse talk” if you pay close attention to the horses you see.
When horses live in the wild, other animals try to eat them, so a lot of horse talk is about staying alive. Even now, when most horses live on farms, they watch for danger. For this reason, never walk behind a horse. If you surprise it, the horse might mistake you for a mountain lion or wolf and give a dangerous kick.
By watching the ears of a horse, you can get clues to what it's hearing. A horse can tum each ear in a different direction. For a wild horse, this trick is important for survival. The horse can hear something sneaking up behind it while also checking out a threatening noise in front. When a horse lets its ears down, it's feeling safe and relaxed. If horses becomeisolated, they neigh, or “whinny,” calling for company. They're saying, “Where are you? I'm over here!” If a horse snorts(哼) while holding its head high and staring at something, it's saying, “That looks dangerous. Get ready to run!” When two horses meet, they put their noses together and smell each other's breath. It's their way of asking, “Are you a friend?” Horses nicker,too. Nickering is a quiet sort of sound. This friendly noise means they're feeling secure and saying, “Clad to see you.”
In the wild, horses live in herds, with all members watching for danger. In a herd, only one horse is the leader, the “boss hoss”. The “boss hoss” is usually an older female. She watches for threats and teaches younger horses how to behave. However, others may want her job. When that happens, she pins her ears back against her head
and may even bite or kick to get challengers to back off. She's using body language to say, “Hey, I'm in charge here!” All horses know that the one who makes others move is the leader. Horses relate to people that way, too.
Horses have a language of their own. Now you know a bit of what they might be saying.
8. What is the general idea of this passage?
A. Horses can talk with their owners.
B. You can know a bit of horses' language.
C. Horses can “talk” in their own way.
D. Other animals can also learn language.
9. What does the underlined word “isolated” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Lonely.
B. Glad.
C. Sad.
D. Frightened.
10. What will a horse do when he wants to know whether another horse is a friend?
A. He will let his ears down.
B. He and another horse will put their noses together and smell each other's breath.
C They both will hold their heads high and stare at something.
D. He will give another horse a dangerous kick.
11. How will the “boss hoss” deal with her challengers?
A. By warning or fighting.
B. By watching for threats.
C. By teaching younger horses how to behave.
D. By relating to people.
D
A new study finds almost one third of the world’s population is overweight. Since 1980, obesity rates(肥胖率)in children and adults have doubled in 73 countries, making people more worried. And rates are increasing in many other countries. Obesity is increasing faster in children than adults in many nations, including Algeria, Turkey and Jordan, the report said. But the world's weight problem is growing in both rich and poor countries alike. Researchers say an increasing number of people are dying of related health problems in what they called a "disturbing global public health problem."
Researchers studied health information from 1980 through 2015. They examined obesity rates, average weight gain in 195 countries. They found that obesity rates are three times greater among youth and young adults in
countries like China, Brazil and India. Almost 108 million children and more than 600 million adults were found to be overweight. Egypt had the highest number of overweight adults in 2015. Vietnam had the least. In the same year, the United States had the highest number of overweight children, and Bangladesh had the least.
Yet hunger remains a problem in many areas. The United Nations said that almost 800 million people, including 300 million children, go to bed hungry each night. Experts said poor diets and lack of physical activity are mainly to blame for the rising numbers of overweight people.
Growing populations have led to rising obesity rates in poor countries. Often, poor people will eat processed(加工的) foods instead of choosing a diet rich in vegetables.
The London-based Overseas Development Institute studied the price of food in five countries: Britain, Brazil, China, Mexico and South Korea. It found that the cost of processed foods like ice creamand hamburgers has fallen since 1990. But the cost of fresh fruits and vegetables has gone up.
12. What do we know about obesity in the world?
A. It is worrying
B. It is given no attention
C. It has been successfully solved
D. It is more serious among old people
13. Which country has the most overweight children in 2015?
A. America
B. Vietnam
C. Egypt
D. Bangladesh
14. What is one of the reasons why people get overweight?
A. Hunger
B. Poor diet
C. Diets with vegetables
D. Eating too much fruit
15. Which ofthe following can be the best title for the text?
A. It’s Important to Have a Balanced Diet
B. How Can We Lose Weight and Keep Fit?
C. Is It Necessary for Us to Eat Fresh Vegetables?
D. Nearly One Third of People in the World Are Overweight.
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Has it occurred to you, that settling even the smallest of conflicts between you and your friend may become a
battle? There is conflict in all relationships. We disagree over many things and that is not necessarily a bad thing. What matters is how we manage the conflict at hand.____16____Both parties need to walk away feeling like satisfied winners.
Rule 1 Power Struggle . . . NOT!
In every power struggle, both parties become opponents. When each person tries to exercise his/her governance over the other, the situation will end in a deadlock.____17____Think cooperate, not compete!
Rule 2 Respect
Everyone deserves to be treated with respect even during an argument. If your friend calls you names and teases you, tell him or her to stop.____18____Respect has to be earned and if you want people to respect you, do likewise.
Rule 3____19____
When everyone is talking, who does the listening? Listen to understand, not to reply. Do not be too quick to judge what you hear. Everyone should have the equal chance to voice their own opinions. Put forward your ideas and decide on the middle path. The whole idea is to solve the conflict through an open discussion in which everyone is encouraged to suggest as many ideas as possible.
Rule 4Negotiate（谈判）
Apply the art of negotiation. Does it sound like a cliché（陈词滥调）? Absolutely not! After all, when negotiating it means someone wins and someone loses, right? Wrong! When negotiating, each side gives in a little for the sake of resolving the conflict.
The Aftertaste of Win-win
Being a teenager is not easy.____20____We tend to impose our own ideas on others, hoping that others should be thinking the same. We often forget to think in others' shoes. However, try thinking win-win, and this will fill your heart with positive thoughts and promote your confidence. Remember, solving a conflict is not a tug-of-war（拔河）!
A. Listen and brainstorm.
B. Both parties need to adopt some rules in order to reach a win-win solution in a conflict.
C. If your friend persists, walk away and tell him or her you do not want to continue.
D. Be quiet while listening.
E. Both will end up as losers.
F. We think of ourselves more than of others.
G. We often think that “our way” is the best.
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Back starting from my fourth grade, I was in low spiritsfor about four and a half years. I never really had any___21___during that time. My only one had just___22___at the end of third grade. What was worse, I felt___23___as my dog and my cat had just died. It almost seemed as if my life was slowly___24___for me. I always felt___25___, with no one and not even my family to talk to. I didn’t think they knew what I was___26___. It was a really___27___time for me. I’d always___28___my feelings and just put a nice, fake smile for them. That’s all they___29___, right?
During the end of my seventh-grade year, I started to make a friend or two. That’s when my depression (消沉)state started___30___. But I was still___31___myself, calling myself fat or ugly, and my friends knew this. They tried their bestto help and it did___32___in some ways but not fully. It was a___33___that I found what I was___34___: music. I found this song called “Beautiful”. There was one line that said, “You are beautiful in every single way. Yes words can’t bring you down.” I now___35___that we are all beautiful and no guy or girl can tell us otherwise.___36___, some people can’t see that.
Now I___37___believe that even a song can___38___a person’s life just because of the lyrics (歌词)you hear.
I just hope they find this___39___and listen to it. I also hope it has the same___40___it had on me when I was suffering.
21. A. friends B. holidays C. ideas D. troubles
22. A. walked away B. moved away C. run away D. driven away
23. A. hopeless B. breathless C. helpful D. comfortable
24. A. continuing B. ending C. beginning D. passing
25. A. angry B. confident C. regretful D. lonely
26. A. learning B. accepting C. experiencing D. expecting
27. A. hard B. free C. great D. wonderful
28. A. express B. hide C. hurt D. share
29. A. ordered B. tried C. wanted D. suggested
30. A. going up B. looking round C. dying out D. dying down
31. A. behaving B. praising. C. disliking D. ignoring
32. A. disappear B. exist C. work D. suffer
33. A. surprise B. question C. sign D. relief
34. A. missing B. wondering C. following D. developing
35. A. insist B. doubt C. admit D. realize
36. A. Importantly B. Naturally C. Sadly D. Happily
37. A. fiercely B. strongly C. briefly D. regularly
38. A. change B. save C. control D. take
39. A. motto B. song C. lesson D. voice
40. A. effect B. chance C. choice D. feeling
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
The geography of theArctic Circlemakes it a tough place to call home. In the winter, the nights____41.____（length）until the sun barely shines. In the extreme north, the ground is permanently frozen. The hardy Inuit（因纽特人）____42.____（be）the native people of northern Alaska, Canada and Greenland.____43.____（traditional）, they hunted Arctic animals for food, especially caribou（驯鹿）, seals and whales. The Inuit used animal skins for clothing and for shelter.
Most traditional Inuit____44.____（family）had both a summer and a winter home. During the summer, many Inuit lived in tents____45.____（cover）with caribou or seal skins. In the winter, some Inuit built snowhouses,____46.____provided shelters from freezing temperatures. They could construct____47.____snowhouse in about two hours. To begin, they cut hard-packed snow into blocks. The blocks were from 2 to 3 feet long and 1 to 2 feet wide. Next, the blocks____48.____（pile）together perfectly into a spiral （螺旋形）. The spiral was wound upward in smaller and smaller circles to form the dome-shaped（圆顶形的）home. On top of the dome, a hole was cut out to provide fresh air. Finally, the Inuit dug an entrance____49.____the snowhouse.
Today, most Inuit live in modern housing. But the tradition of_____50._____（build）snowhouses is still passed down from one generation to another.
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,请你修改你同桌的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误。

错误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,并在其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。

To build up our confidence and inspire us to make progresses, our school invited some outstanding graduates to give us a lecture last Friday. It was held in the lecture hall, lasted from 3pm to 5pm.
During the lecture, the graduates show us how to make a practical learning plan. He also told us time management was greatly vital and balancing study and life was not to be ignored as well. Besides, they said nothing was most important than our own efforts. At last, they had expressed their best wishes to us.
After a lecture, an old saying came to my mind: no pains, no gains. Thank to the lecture, I feel more aggressive but will spare no effort to realize my dream.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是学生李华，现在有外国学生来你校交流学习。

请你用英语写一篇介绍稿向他们介绍国宝大熊猫。

要点如下：
1.大熊猫的习性；
2.大熊猫的象征意义；
3.其他你所了解的关于大熊猫的信息。

注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：竹笋bamboo shoots
Dear friends,
It’s a great honor for me to introduce our national treasure — the panda.
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参考答案
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2. B
3. B
4. B
5. C
6. A
7. D
8. C 9. A 10. B 11. A
12. A 13. A 14. B 15. D
16. B 17. E 18. C 19. A 20. G
21. A 22. B 23. A 24. B 25. D 26. C 27. A 28. B 29. C 30. D 31. C 32.
C 33. A 34. A 35.
D 36. C 37. B 38. A 39. B 40. A
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(9). Thank-Thanks
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