2020-2021学年浙江省诸暨中学高三英语期中试题及答案

2020-2021学年浙江省诸暨中学高三英语期中试题及答案
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
Each year, theLas Vegasconsumer electronics show, or CES, presents the latest developments in many areas of technology. The newest products are designed to make our lives easier, fun and more productive.
A car with legs
One of this year’s presentations was by South Korean carmaker Hyun-dai. The company introduced a small model of a “ walking car,” which is called Elevate. It has four movable legs that can raise the main part of the vehicle high off the ground. The electric-powered vehicle is designed to be used in search-and-rescue operations during emergencies or natural disasters.
Changeable people mover
Germany's Mercedes presented an experimental self-driving vehicle that it claims can revolutionize transportation for people and goods. The company says the vehicle, called Vision Urbanetic, will be able lo easily change bodies depending on its desired use. Mercedes says as a ride-sharing vehicle , the futuristic-looking car can seat 12 people.
Fully electric Harley
American manufacturer Harley-Davidson showed off its first fully electric motorcycle, called LiveWire. The company says the bike will be able to go 177 kilometers between charges. It can reach 96 kilometers per hour in under3.5 seconds. Although Harley is known for building powerful bikes with huge, loud motors, the LiveWire will be unusually quiet.
Personal robots
One of the new robots, called Temi, is really just a computer tablet on wheels. It is designed to be a personal electronic assistant. It moves around the home and performs commands when spoken to. It can link users to friends through voice or video, connect to video or place orders for food or goods.
1. Which do you probably use to search for the injured in an earthquake?
A. Elevate.
B. Vision Urbanetic.
C. LiveWire.
D. Temi.
2. What is the first fully electric motorcycle produced by Harley-Davidson?
A. Elevate
B. Hyun-dai
C. LiveWire .
D. Temi .
3. Why are the four products designed?
A. To ease traffic jam.
B. To help us socialize.
C. To improve our life.
D. To protect the environment.
B
In a recent survey of 2000 Americans, housecleaning was shown to have some mood-boosting effects — but that doesn't mean everybody is willing to do it.
The majority of respondents (受访者) said cleaning gave them a sense of accomplishment (65%) and helped them clear their mind (63%). Half of these adults said they are most often motivated to clean when they're happy. In fact, 63% of those surveyed find the experience of cleaning to be relaxing - even more so than getting fresh air (61%).
But that's not the only reason people clean. A big 70% admitted that tidying their home was a way of putting off having to do other things, with the average procrastinator (拖延者) using that trick four times a week. The survey showed that 86% of respondents do feel on top of their housework, but the last deep clean of their kitchen happened over a week and a half ago. That's no surprise because the kitchen is most terrible of all.
Conducted by OnePoll on behalf of DishFish, the survey investigated people's attitudes toward dirty dishes and how they get through tricky task. More than two-thirds of people (69%) let their dishes pile up between washings with 20% saying “always” letting them be placed in the sink, which left them feeling stressed. More than any other room, the kitchen was rated as “very difficult” to cope with. And most people enjoy cleaning their toilet or taking out the garbage more than washing dishes by hand.
How do they get through it? 66% listen to music while they clean. 72% have a best-loved song that they sounded while tidying up their home, with “Uptown Funk,”“Read All About It” and “Work” being the three favorite tunes on America's cleaning playlist.
4. What is the result of the survey?
A. Housecleaning may contribute to a good mood to some extent.
B. Housecleaning may strengthen people's willingness to volunteer.
C. Housecleaning may cause anxiety and concern for some people.
D. Housecleaning may improve people's motivation to other housework.
5. What is the top reason why people undertake housecleaning?
A. They can entertain themselves.
B. They can take in fresh air.
C. They get a sense of achievement.
D. They can delay other things.
6. What are respondents' attitudes to dirty dishes?
A. Many would rather wash dishes than throw out the rubbish.
B. Half are under pressure with dirty dishes lying in the sink.
C. A quarter will let dirty dishes pile up after their meals.
D. Most prefer cleaning their toiletto washing dishes by hand.
7. What column does the text belong to?
A. Feature Story.
B. Family Life.
C. Scientific Hotspot.
D. Finance Focus.
C
After almost an entire year of not going shopping and vacationing, you find the numbers reflected by your bank account meet your heart’ s desire.
Now the most important question comes, what to do with the earnings? Should you fulfill dreams of the present, invest in preserving the future or perhaps keep saving it for a rainy day?
Our elders always try to teach us the value of money and its moral weakness. One may be on a winning streak (连续成功) now, but it will not always be so. One will have days when there will be no sunshine but only rain, and their luck will hide behind those thick grey clouds. Save for those rainy days, they say. Do not spend too much, live within a budget,refrain fromcredit no matter how small and save for the future.
Since the very first time we earn our own money from a summer job or earning our first salary, the lessons start. In fact, the pocket money that we receive when we are children begins the process of learning how to best manage one’ s money.
People often think like this — one day when I have enough money, I will travel the world. Then, once we do earn enough money, tomorrow’ s plans start shadowing our present ones. However, is it wise to keep living for that future? Will we still enjoy or even be able to backpack in our 50s? How will we ever enjoy our present if we are constantly living for the future?
Good questions, aren’ t they? I say travel but don’ t let yourself run dry, treat yourself to some luxuries but also keep enough for your necessities, and enjoy your present but with a plan for the foreseeable future. Life is for
the living, so live it sensibly.
8. Why do elders teach us to save money?
A. Because there are more rainy days in life.
B. Because no one can win streak.
C. Because good days may end.
D. Because money can’t buy everything.
9. What does the underlined phrase “refrain from” mean in Paragraph 3?
A. select from
B. hold back
C. rely on
D. prefer to
10. Which of the following opinions would the author agree?
A. To enjoy yourself in the right time.
B. To wait to travel until we have enough money.
C. To go backpacking in our 50s.
D. To live for the future.
11. What should we do with the earnings according to the author?
A. We should save all for rainy days.
B. We should fulfill our dreams.
C. We should entertain ourselves.
D. We should live the present wisely.
D
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 that girls 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.”
12. Whatdoes 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.
13. 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
14. 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.
15. 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
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The four main parts of a research paper are the introduction，body，conclusion，and referencepage. These parts can be broken down further into smaller parts depending upon the type of research paper that is being written. Some papers require an abstract，experiment methods，and results，for example.___16___It provides the reader with as much information as possible on a specific topic.
The introduction is the first paragraph and may be the most important part of the paper.___17___It should also include what the author or researcher expected to find during the research，which is called a hypothesis(假设).
The body of a research paper contains the most part of information. The body can be separated into three parts，including the experimental methods，the results，and a discussion. The experimental methods are the steps the researcher took to answer theproposed research question.___18___The discussion section is where the researcher writes about the experimental findings and how those findings relate to the original hypothesis.
___19___It should tie all of the parts of a research paper together. It should explain why the research conducted was important and how it relates to other research that has already been published. The conclusion is usually only one paragraph in a short research paper.
The reference page should list each of the books，journals，websites，and any other publications that were used to write the paper.___20___Most follow specific guidelines depending on what kind of paper is being written.
A. The conclusion is the final section.
B. Well，what is a research paper about?
C. The best research paper is thorough.
D. The reference page can also be called a bibliography.
E. So most research papers can keep readers well informed.
F. It should state the main point or the question that is being researched.
G. The results are the actions and reactions that took place during the experiment or the answer to the question.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
完型填空（共20小题，每小题21.5分，满分30分）
When 19-year-old Chloe Mitchell's senior trip was canceled due to the pandemic, she knew she couldn't just lie around the house. Not only is she a____21____volleyball player with an active lifestyle, she's also a teenager. Being____22____in the house all day with your parents isn't ideal-no matter how much you love them.
“I was bored. I was really depressed because quarantine(隔离)had taken away my senior year,” she explained. “I needed something to____23____worries in my mind. I needed____24____labor. I needed space____25____my family.”
As a self-described DIY obsessive(痴迷者), Mitchell saw the shabby shed (破旧的棚屋)in the yard, arelaxing
space to call her own. Unfortunately, as she set about____26____the forgotten shed into a stylish vacation home—'She Shed', Mitchell was upset that social-distancing rules meant she couldn't invite her friends over. So she decided to share the____27____with her 34 followers on TikTok,____28____close friends, letting them know every step she did during the following days .
Over the next 10 days, Mitchell began to____29____the contents of her small shed used as a storage barn(仓库)so that it could be cleaned easily. After that, she wiped down the original wooden beams(横梁)before giving them a fresh layer of white_____30_____. Once the paint had dried, she hung fairy lights,_____31_____the space with plants and added a television and refrigerator donated by neighbors. She_____32_____built herself a daybed (躺椅)and purchased a little bed for her dog, Lilly.
Happy to be out in the sun, putting her DIY skills to good_____33_____and sharing the experience with her friends, Mitchellcould never have_____34_____what happened next. Known as “she shed girl”, Mitchell now has a (an)_____35_____22.7 million followers on TikTok,_____36_____she shares DIY tips and snippets (片段) of her life as a freshman at Aquinas College in Michigan._____37_____by the success of her first project, Mitchell turned her attention to the family's pool house, imagining it as a charming pub shed.
Commenting on Mitchell's_____38_____shed renovation (翻新), the experts at My Tool Shed DIY said, “Stress levels have_____39_____in the last year due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now more than ever people need time to do something they love. Having a_____40_____space like a ‘she shed’ can be perfect for this.”
23. A. passionate B. kind-hearted C. selfless D. pessimistic
24. A. locked B. occupied C. stuck D. closed
25. A. give out B. take off C. pick up D. settle down
26. A. mental B. convenient C. casual D. physical
27. A. outside B. from C. inside D. opposite
28. A. building B. mending C. transforming D. exchanging
29. A. assignment B. project C. progress D. shed
30. A. mostly B. really C. hardly D. naturally
31. A. furnish B. prepare C. fix D. empty
32. A. wood B. paint C. sheet D. paper
33. A. filled B. put C. placed D. offered
34. A. still B. even C. yet D. too
35. A. position B. effect C. use D. practice
36. A. predicted B. reflected C. believed D. recognized
37. A. delighted B. depressing C. incredible D. horrible
38. A. which B. where C. whose D. when
39. A. Encouraged B. Frustrated C. Exhausted D. Satisfied
40. A. imperfect B. impressive C. important D. impossible
41. A. decreased B. declined C. raised D. skyrocketed
42. A. reflected B. limited C. relieved D. dedicated
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
Chinese scientists have created the world’s first light-based quantum(量子) computer, called Jiuzhang, which can_____41._____(reliable) show “quantum computational advantage”. It can solve a problem much more quickly than any classical supercomputer, according to a study_____42._____(publish) in the journal Science on Friday.
It is the second time that humanity_____43._____(reach) this milestone(里程碑). However, Jiuzhang used a new method oi using 76 photons(光子) to do calculations instead of Google’s, which uses superconductive materials.
Experts described the Chinese machine is a “state-of-the-art experiment” and a “major_____44._____(achieve)” in quantum computing. It proves the possibility of photonic quantum computation, thus providing a fundamentally different approach_____45._____designing such powerful machines.
Quantum computers are excellent at running simulations(模拟) that are impossible for conventional computers,_____46._____(lead) to breakthroughs in materials science, artificial intelligence and medicine.
Moreover, most parts of the light-based quantum machine can operate at room temperature, aside from its sensory equipment, which must be kept at -269.1℃.
This makes it significantly_____47._____(easy) to make and maintain than superconducting quantum computers, the main part of_____48._____must be kept at extremely cold temperatures.
According to interviews, Barry Sanders called it “one of the most significant_____49._____(result) in the field of quantum computing”. And Anton Zeilinger said that, following this experiment, he predicts there is a very good chance______50.______quantum computers may be used very broadly someday.
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；
只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

In my opinions, it is useful for people to learn from the past. As result, knowledge can be kept and pass from generation to generation. It brought our life convenience because of people have grasped rich knowledge. At the same time, learning from the past helps us avoid make the same mistakes a second time. People have gone through wars and diseases again and again. Perhaps many of these similarly experiences can be prevented. Therefore, if we look at the patterns of history but learn from our past failure, you will have a more peaceful world. Thus, we believe our world is becoming good than what it is.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假设你是李华，你的美国朋友Sophia正在中国做交换生，她计划国庆期间到重庆旅游。

请你写一封邮件给她，推荐你的朋友Tom做她的导游。

要点如下：
1.写信的目的；
2.推荐Tom的理由；
3.期待回复。

注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Sophia,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. A
2. C
3. C
4. A
5. D
6. D
7. B
8. C 9. B 10. A 11. D
12. A 13. D 14. A 15. B
16. C 17. F 18. G 19. A 20. D
21. A 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. B 26. C 27. C 28. A 29. D 30. B 31. A 32.
B 33.
C 34. A 35. C 36. B 37. A 38. B 39.
D 40. D
41. reliably
42. published
43. has reached
44. achievement
45. to 46. leading
47. easier 48. which
49. results
50. that
51.(1). opinions → opinion
(2). 在result前面加a
(3). pass → passed
(4). brought → brings或在brought前面加has
(5). 去掉of
(6). make → making
(7). similarly → similar
(8). but → and
(9). you → we
(10). good → better
52.略。