2021年江苏省常州高级中学高三英语上学期期中考试试题及参考答案

2021年江苏省常州高级中学高三英语上学期期中考试试题及参考答案第一部分阅读（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
On the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China (CPC), red tourism has gained popularity among tourists who flood in to visit historic sites with a modern revolutionary heritage.
Jinggangshan
This is one of the most crucial and splendid chapters of history of establishing Red China as well as a unique and wonderful ecosystem, which is covered with rich forest, rugged peaks and several memorials to the Red Army. The best time to visit is between April and October, with the most temperature timing April and May when the large azaleas (杜鹃花) bloom.
Open: 8:00-17:00 (Feb. 16-Nov. 15). 8:00-16:30 (Nov. 16-Feb. 15)
Xibaipo
It is an old revolutionary base where the leadership of the Communist Party of China was stationed, drawing up the blueprint for a new country. A memorial hall was built to honor the memory of this site. The lake and the hill here add brilliance and beauty to each other and form pleasant scenery.
Open: Tuesdays to Sundays 9:30-17:00 (Xibaipo Memorial Hall)
The Nanhu Revolutionary Memorial Hall
A new exhibition is held with updated display approaches, including phantom imaging (全息影像) and oil painting, which are used to improve visitors' experiences. The exhibition shows four stages of the CPC from its establishment to its achievements.
Open: Tuesdays to Sundays 8:30-18:00 (closed on Mondays)
Former Site of the Editorial Department ofNew Youth
New Youthstarted the New Culture Movement and spread the influence of the May Fourth Movement. The site was briefly based in Beijing but moved back to Shanghai in 1920 and also served as the office for the Communist Party of China Central Committee in the 1920s.
Open: Thursdays to Tuesdays 9:00 - 11:30, 13:30 - 16:30 (closed on Wednesdays)
1. Where would visitors learn more about the history of the Red Army?
A. Jinggangshan.
B. Xibaipo.
C. The Nanhu Revolutionary Memorial Hall.
D. Former Site of the Editorial Department ofNew Youth.
2. What do we know about the Nanhu Revolutionary Memorial Hall?
A. It focuses on Chinese achievements in art.
B. It mainly advertises the coming anniversary.
C. It applies modernized methods to the exhibition.
D. It briefly introduces the rise and fall of Nanhu.
3. When can tourists visit Former Site of the Editorial Department ofNew Youth?
A. At 1:00 p.m. on Mondays.
B. At 9:00 a.m. on Wednesdays.
C. At 2:00 p.m. on Fridays.
D. At 5:00 p.m on Sundays.
B
Thursday, two Russian submarines(潜艇) dived down 2.5 miles into the Arctic Ocean and planted a national flag onto a piece of continental shelf known as the Lomonosov Ridge. Rising from the center of the Arctic Basin, the flag sent a clear message to the surrounding nations: Russia had just laid claim(权利) to the vast oil and gas reserves contained in this underwater area.
AfterRussia, theUnited States,Norway,SwedenandFinlandare all trying to gain profit. Projections show that the area of land and sea that falls within theArctic Circleis home to an estimated 90 billion barrels of oil, an incredible 13% of Earth’s reserves. It’s also estimated to contain almost a quarter of untapped global gas resources. But long before this oil race began, how did theArcticbecome so rich in energy?
“The first thing you realize is that theArctic—unlike the Antarctic—is an ocean surrounded by continents”, Alastair Fraser, a geoscientist from Imperial College London, said. Firstly, this means there’s a huge quantity of organic material available, in the form of dead sea creatures such as plankton and algae, which form the basis of what will ultimately become oil and gas. Secondly, the surrounding ring of continents means that the Arctic Basin contains a high proportion of continental crust(大陆地壳), which makes up about 50% of its oceanic area. That’s significant because continental crust typically contains deep depressions called basins, into which organic matter sinks.
Here, it gets inserted in rock and preserved in anoxic(缺氧) waters, meaning they contain little oxygen. “Normally, in a shallow sea with lots of oxygen, it would not be preserved. But if the sea is deep enough, the oxygenated waters at the top will be separated from the anoxic conditions at the base,” Fraser explained.
Conserved within these oxygen-free basins, the matter maintains compounds that finally make it useful as an energy source for millions of years in the future.
4. Why didRussiaplant a national flag onto the Lomonosov Ridge?
A. To tell surrounding countries its armed forces.
B. To show its advanced technology of submarines.
C. To show abundant natural resources in theArcticBasin.
D. To claim its privilege to explore for oil and gas in the area.
5. What’s the function of the last sentence in paragraph 2?
A. Making a comparison.
B. Serving as a connecting link.
C. Analyzing the cause and effect.
D. Drawing the conclusion of the text.
6. What can we know from the last paragraph?
A. Oxygen only exists in the top part of the ocean.
B. Organic materials mostly exist in the basins with oxygen.
C. Water containing oxygen turns organic materials into oil and gas.
D. Oxygen-free environment counts in the formation of the arctic’s rich energy.
7. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. What makes theArcticattractive?
B. Why do many nations focus on theArctic?
C. Why is there so much oil in theArctic?
D. How does theArcticBasincome into being?
C
A team of researchers from several institutions in the UK and one in Estonia has created a type of buoy（浮标）that has proven to be effective at frightening seabirds, thus preventing them from getting caught in gillnets—a type of vertical fishing net that is made of a material that makes it nearly invisible underwater.
Every year, hundreds of thousands of seabirds die when they get caught in gillnets. Some estimates suggest that up to a half-million birds are caught in them each year. Over the years, researchers have created devices（装置）to prevent the birds from trying to catch fish near or in gillnets, but those didn't work well.
To find a way that would work for all seabirds, the researchers first studied seabirds in a general sense, looking to find things that they would avoid. They noted that seabirds avoided eye contact with other creatures. Then the researchers came up with a simple idea—they put a small pole to a regular buoy and then attached a pair of googly eyes（金鱼眼）to the top of it. They made the eyes big enough so that even birds with poor eyesight, such as geese, would see them. Adding to the effectiveness of the device, waves made the eyes move back and
forth. And the wind made the buoy spin very slowly, making sure that birds from every direction would get a good look at the eyes.
To test their idea, the researchers selected several sites near gillnets and counted how many birds approached and how many attempted to catch fish near the nets. They then set up their googly-eyed buoys and once again counted birds. Over the course of 62 days, they found the number of birds that tried to catch fish near the gillnets dropped by approximately 25% for a distance of up to 50 meters. They also found that the birds were less likely to fish near where the buoys had been for up to three weeks after they had been removed.
8. What is the function of paragraph 2?
A. Introducing a new topic to discuss.
B. Providing background information.
C. Summarizing the previous paragraph.
D. Pointing out the main idea of the text.
9. Why did the researchers make the googly eyes big?
A. To ensure all the seabirds can see them.
B. To clearly observe seabirds' eye contact.
C. To allow them to survive the strong wind.
D. To effectively identify the right direction.
10. What does the researchers' test result mainly suggest?
A. The new device still needs improving
B. Gillnets are a death valley for seabirds.
C. Seabirds hardly catch fish near the nets.
D. The googly-eyed buoy proves effective.
11. What is the text mainly about?
A. A group of researchers interested in seabirds.
B. A way to help seabirds catch fish effectively.
C. A device keeping seabirds safe from gillnets.
D. A googly-eyed buoy guiding seabirds to hunt.
D
The Rise of Voice Technology
Voice technology has come a long way. Just a few years ago, it would have been unusable. But now, those who follow the technology know that it has got considerably better.
Writing with your voice raises several interesting questions. How difficult is it actually? Human speech involves a lot more starting and stopping with errors and the need for repairing broken sentences than you may think. Even gifted speakers make mistakes. To turn the spoken word into reasonable writing requires lots of planning. You’ll need some kinds of notes or other organisers to make it work.
Another question turning speech into writing raises is the style. How would writing make the change that people speak their writing rather than type? Chances are that it would come up with many more short sentences and more concrete language, which is good. It would probably also rely on prepared phrases a lot more often,
which is not available when you are speaking quickly.
To confirm this, a column was not written, but dictated (听写). It was composed from brief notes written down for structure only, and it was edited for length, with all of the original errors kept in. Here were the results. The first was that the literal accuracy was extremely high. There weren’t many cases wherethe software had heard one word incorrectly and written down another. But the other result was that the readability of this column was rather bad. Obviously, the blame is not with the technology at all, which turns out to be rather good. Speaking into writing relies on a better human brain than the one we currently possess. Writing is hard. There’s a reason it can’t be done at the speed of speech, in real time.
To clarify the matter, this time paragraph breaks were added after the whole writing. Punctuations (标点) had to be spoken aloud, and after a full stop, the first word in the new sentence was capitalized automatically. Some minor punctuation marks were added to make it clearer. To improve accuracy, people “trained” the software beforehand, reading a prewritten passage aloud. Actually it turns out to be more effective. All of these ensure the satisfactory completion of turning speech into writing.
Language is the most important tool for human interaction, and voice is one beautiful part of language. With the maturity of modern technology, it has given birth to a great change in the human-computer voice interaction.
12. According to the passage, which helps to turn speech into writing in terms of style?
A. There is careful planning in advance.
B. Errors and broken sentences are avoided.
C. People type words as fast as they say them.
D. The writing contains more prepared phrases.
13. To achieve better results, the author mentions some changes for ______.
A. processing errors in a column.
B. adding minor punctuation marks.
C. increasing the number of brief notes.
D. integrating short paragraphs in writing.
14. The author suggests that ______.
A. human brains are responsible for poor dictated writing.
B. writing with voice promises to improve the quality of writing.
C. writing is an unnatural act that can hardly be learned and improved.
D. technology has a long way to go in the human-computer voice interaction.
15. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Why people fully intend to turn speech into writing.
B. What role voice technology plays in improving readability.
C. Where the human-computer voice interaction is at an advantage.
D. How voice technology enables the change from speech into writing.
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Happiness is like a pebble(卵石)dropped into a pool to set in motion an ever-widening circle of ripples. As Stevenson has said, being happy is a duty.
____16____. Happy people are happy for all sorts of reasons. The key is not wealth or physical well-being, since we find beggars, invalids and so-called failures, who are extremely happy.
Being happy is a sort of unexpected dividend(额外收获). But staying happy is an accomplishment, a triumph of soul and character.____17____. It is, indeed, a duty to others and us.
____18____. It causes people to shrink away from the sufferer. He soon finds himself alone, miserable and embittered. There is, however, a cure so simple as to seem, at first glance, ridiculous; if you don’t feel happy, pretend to be!
It works.____19____, you attract them. You discover how deeply rewarding it is to be the center of wider and wider circles of good will.
Then the make-believe becomes a reality.____20____, and can forget yourself in being of service to others.
Being happy,once it is realized as a duty and established as a habit, opens doors into unimaginable gardens thronged with grateful friends.
A. Before long you will find that instead of repelling people
B. Happiness is a state of mind
C. It is not selfish to strive for it
D. You possess the secret of peace of mind
E. We need to know and understand happiness before we finally get it
F. There is no exact definition of the word happiness
G. Being unhappy is like an infectious disease
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
A few years ago, my father arranged to send me a mail-order fruitcake at Christmastime. Although I had a___21___job and owned an apartment inManhattan, he always___22___my refrigerator might be empty.
He___23___me to have a particular brand of fruitcake. Made inTexas, it was famous among fruitcake___24___. “It makes me___25___my mother’s,” he told me in a phone call.
Ordering the fruitcake was his___26___of trying to take care of me from afar.___27___I was middle-aged, I was still his son.
The first week of December passed with no___28___of his fruitcake. Delayed (耽搁) by holiday mail, I thought, or a backlog of orders. The day before my flight toCalifornia, the fruitcake still had not___29___.
January, February, and March came and went____30____no fruitcake. Though my father____31____to ask about it, I never once considered____32____and telling him yes, the fruitcake had____33____arrived and was____34____. Instead I said, “That____35____is orbiting earth, and sooner or later it will____36____.” “That’s a good one!” he____37____.
Early last December, nearly a year after my father died from a failing heart, I got a(an)____38____from a staffer at the front desk of my apartment building.
“You____39____a package (包裹),” he said.
I went downstairs to____40____it up. The brown box had a FedEx label with a return address inTexas.
21. A. poorly-paid B. good C. new D. interesting
22. A. believed B. hoped C. feared D. guessed
23. A. forced B. encouraged C. asked D. wanted
24. A. lovers B. sellers C. markets D. shops
25. A. think over B. think of C. look for D. look around
26. A. suggestion B. experience C. attitude D. idea
27. A. Because B. Even though C. Whenever D. Before
28. A. sign B. call C. mail D. taste
29. A. sold B. gone C. arrived D. stayed
30. A. out B. for C. with D. off
31. A. continued B. forgot C. waited D. refused
32. A. replying B. keeping C. believing D. lying
33. A. quickly B. finally C. suddenly D. slowly
34. A. delicious B. broken C. ready D. famous
35. A. flight B. cake C. man D. box
36. A. leave B. disappear C. land D. fly
37. A. shouted B. cried C. answered D. said
38. A. message B. letter C. email D. call
39. A. have B. send C. make D. order
40. A. give B. look C. pick D. take
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
Many kinds of music can stir imagination and produce strong feelings. For some people,___41.___(romance) composers such as Chopin and Tchaikovsky improve feelings of love and sympathy. Religious and spiritual music can help some people feel peace or lessen their pain. But one musician seems to have___42.___unique ability of healing (治愈) the human body—Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Scientists have found Mozart's music to be remarkable in its ability___43.___(calm) its listeners. It can also increase their perceptions, and help them express themselves more___44.___(clear).
Many amazing cases have been documented using Mozart___45.___a healing aid. For example, a tiny premature(早产的) baby___46.___( name) Krissy, who weighed just 1.5 pounds at birth, was on total life support. Doctors thought she had little chance of survival. Her mother insisted on playing Mozart for Krissy, and thought it would save her daughter's life. Krissy lived,___47.___she was very small for her age and slower than the average child. At the age of four, she showed an interest in music and her parents gave her violin lessons. To their___48.___(astonish), Krissy was able to play musical pieces from memory___49.___were far beyond the ability of an average four-year-old child.____50.____(play) music helped her improve in all areas of her life.
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：在错的词下画一横线,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。

Thanks for your letter. You are describing a common problem experiencing by students all over China. What
you already know, the competition to get into a good university or college is very fierce, and that by turn means a heavy study load for students. I know that this can feel like terrible burden at times. But my advices to you is to keep on studying as your hard work will pay for in the end.
In the meanwhile, do you best to relax. Proper rest and relaxation are extreme important. Although I know that you are very busy, but yet I want you to try to set some time aside after class and at the weekends such that you can unwind properly.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

续写的词数应为150左右。

VilmaWashingtonwas a nurse in Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital inPalo Alto,California. She has worked there for twenty-eight years. Since she came to the hospital, she has helped tens of thousands of premature babies come to the world.
Mrs.Washingtonwas a mother of four children and had a happy family. Her husband was an engineer and worked in a big company. The only child at home was Mikel, who was in his high school. Every day, Mrs.Washingtonwould get up at six, cook for breakfast for her husband and son, and then drive the baby to school before she went to work.
Her husband got good salaries and the family didn’t need her to earn money. But she still kept her work as a nurse, because she liked the work very much. She was a senior nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (新生儿特护中心) to care for premature babies and was respected by all the doctors and nurses in the hospital. Patients, as well as doctors and nurses, came and left from the hospital, but she continued to work in the same hospital and even the same unit. Since it was one of the best children’s hospitals in the area, there were always more than enough patients. The work in the unit was naturally tough. Once you got into the nurse station, it was hard to find a chance to put yourself in a chair.
But Mrs.Washingtonnever complained about the job. Instead, she enjoyed it, “I enjoyed the moment when a baby comes to the world with my help,” she said. “I like to see the happy and excited expressions on the parents’ faces and hear the beautiful first cry of a baby.” All the patients liked her. Every Christmas, she could receive countless cards, most of which were from her patients.
This Monday, a new doctor came to work in her unit of the hospital. He was a handsome young man. When Mrs.Washingtonsaw the name on his name tag－Brandon Seminatore, something suddenly hit her.
“Do you live inHandwood Streetand your father is a bus driver?” she asked.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ He told his parents about Mrs.Washingtonafter going home that day.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1. A
2. C
3. C
4. D
5. B
6. D
7. C
8. B 9. A 10. D 11. C
12. D 13. B 14. A 15. D
16. F 17. C 18. G 19. A 20. D
21. B 22. C 23. D 24. A 25. B 26. D 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. C 31. A 32.
D 33. B 34. A 35. B 36. C 37. D 38. D 39. A 40. C
41. romantic
42. a 43. to calm
44. clearly
45. as 46. named
47. but 48. astonishment
49. that/which
50. Playing
51.(1). experiencing →experienced
(2). What →As
(3). by →in
(4). 在terrible前面加a
(5). advices →advice
(6). for →off
(7). you →your
(8). extreme →extremely
(9). 将but去掉
(10). such →so
52.略。