2021届邹城市第四中学高三英语上学期期中考试试题及参考答案

2021届邹城市第四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
A Lifelong Devotion to Keeping People Fed
Yuan Longping is a Chinese agricultural scientist and educator, known for developing the hybrid rice varieties.
Yuan graduated from the Southwest Agriculture Institute in 1953 andbegan his teaching career at an agriculture school.
In the 1960s, when a serious food shortage sweptChina, Yuan decided to devote himself to studying how to increase the yields of rice. He then began a lifelong connection with rice.
Yuan succeeded in growing the world’s first high-yielding hybrid rice varieties in 1973, which could reach a yield of over 500 kg per mu (about 0.067 hectares), rising from the previous yield of only 300 kg per mu. For the next four decades, he continued to work on research and development of hybrid rice, achieving increasingly higher outputs. In 2020, hybrid rice developed by Yuan’s team achieved 1,500 kilograms per mu in two growing seasons, a new world record.
InChina, where rice is the main food for the majority of the 1.4 billion people, the planting area of hybrid rice has reached 16 million hectares, or 57 % of the total planting area of rice, helping feed an extra 80 million people a year.
Hybrid rice has also been grown in over 40 countries, including theU.S.,Brazil,India,Vietnam, thePhilippinesandMadagascar. The total planting area of the hybrid rice has reached 8 million hectares overseas.
Even after a great success, Yuan never held himself back from making new breakthroughs. In 2017, his team started to grow seawater rice inQingdao. The rice was designed to grow in saline-alkaline land and survive even after being completely in seawater. His team planned to develop a type of seawater rice that could be planted in 6.67 million hectares of saline-alkaline land acrossChinato boost the country’s rice harvest by about 20 %. In 2018, Yuan’s team was invited to plant the saline-alkaline tolerant rice in experimental fields inDubai, which achieved huge success. In June 2020, his team started to grow seawater rice on a farm at an altitude of 2,800 meters in northwestChina’sQinghaiProvince. The experiment succeeded.
Yuan had two dreams — to “enjoy the cool under the rice crops taller than men” and that hybrid rice could be grown all over the world to help solve the global food shortage.
1. What made Yuan Longping decide to study rice?
A. A serious food shortage.
B. Agriculture development.
C. His interest in the rice experiment.
D. His wish to plant the tallest rice in the world.
2. From the passage, we know that Yuan Longping ________.
A. developed a variety of hybrid rice
B. worked as a scientist after graduation
C. started to grow seawater rice inDubaiin 2017
D. grew the first high-yielding hybrid rice varieties in 1953
3. We can infer from the passage that Yuan Longping’s most outstanding qualities are________.
A. modest and outgoing
B. honest and creative
C. generous and optimistic
D. responsible and devoted
B
In the old days, when you had to drive to a movie theater to get some entertainment, it was easy to see how your actions could have an impact（影响）on the environment. After all, you were jumping into your car, driving across town, coughing out emissions（产生排放）and using gas all the way. But now that we're used to staying at home and streaming movies, we might get a littleproud. After all, we're just picking up our phones and maybe turning on the TV. You're welcome. Mother Nature.
Not so fast, says a recent report from the French-based Shift Project. According to "Climate Crisis: The Unsustainable Use of Online Video", digital technologies are responsible for 4% of greenhouse gas emissions, and that energy use is increasing by 9% a year. Watching a half-hour show would cause 1. 6 kilograms of carbon dioxide emissions. That's like driving 6. 28 kilometers. And in the European Union, the Eureca project found that data centers（where videos are stored）there used 25% more energy in 2017 compared to just three years earlier, reports the BBC.
Streaming is only expected to increase as webecome more enamored ofour digital devices（设备）and the possibility of enjoying entertainment where and when we want it increases. Online video use is expected to increase by four times from 2017 to 2022 and account for 80% of all Internet traffic by 2022. By then, about 60% of the world's population will be online.
You're probably not going to give up your streaming services, but there're things you can do to help lessen the impact of your online use, experts say. For example, according to Lutz Stobbe, a researcher from the Fraunhofer Institute in Berlin, we have no need to upload 25 pictures of the same thing to the cloud because it
consumes energy every time. If instead you delete a few things here and there, you can save energy. Moreover, it's also a good idea to stream over Wi-Fi, watch on the smallest screen you can, and turn off your Wi-Fi in your home if you're not using your devices.
4. What topic is the first paragraph intended to lead in?
A. The environmental effects of driving private cars.
B. The improvements on environmental awareness.
C. The change in the way people seek entertainment.
D The environmental impacts of screaming services.
5. What does the underlined phrase become more enamored of" in paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. Get more skeptical of.
B. Become more aware of.
C. Feel much crazier about.
D. Get more worried about.
6. What can we infer about the use of streaming services?
A. It is being reduced to protect the planet.
B. Its environmental effects are worsening.
C. It is easily available to almost everyone.
D. Its side effects have drawn global attention.
7. Which of the following is the most environmentally-friendly?
A. Watching downloaded movies on a mobile phone.
B. Downloading music on a personal computer.
C. Uploading a lot of images of the same thing.
D. Playing online games over mobile networks.
C
Nina Wygant, 11, sits in front of a long table in a classroom that looks more like a trendy coffee shop than an elementary school classroom. Some of her fifth-grade classmates at Hopewell Memorial Junior High School sit on high-top chairs at counters. Others choose to sit in club chairs or soft bean bags in comfortable. "I like it because it gives us an environment we like or need to settle down and read a book that we would like to concentrate on instead of having desks and being all quiet," said Vivian Garcia, 10. “You can just space out and have your own little area. I find it very amazing that you can pick your own books instead of being told what to read.”
That’s the end goal, said teacher Heather Shadish. Reading has always been a passion for this English language arts and science teacher, a passion she instills（灌输）in her pupils. Back then, in her literature class in
graduate school at Chatham University, a professor read aloud the first chapter ofBecause of Winn-Dixieby Kate DiCamillo, a Newbery Medalist. "That was the moment I knew I wanted to some day teach reading. There was a spark there. I just felt these are the kind of books I need to share with kids ---the books that are going to make them feel something and make them fall in love with reading instead of reading being achore.”
But information in children's workbooks is limited, so they open tablets and connect to Epic - a digital library that's free to educators and librarians, but $7.99 a month for parents — giving kids unlimited access to approximately 35,000 books（both print and audio）, quizzes and videos to enhance learning.
“Epic gives students access to information not found in a textbook and presents it in a more interesting way," she said.
8. What does Vivian think of the reading experience?
A. She favors club chairs and free discussion.
B. She feels comfortable to be told what to read.
C. She enjoys the environment and reading choice.
D. She finds it easy to pick a book in a crowded area.
9. What does the underlined word “chore" in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Task.
B. Process.
C. Habit.
D. Skill.
10. What can children get from Epic?
A. Free audio books.
B. Tasks on reading levels.
C. Advice from educators.
D. Useful learning resources.
11. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. A Teacher's New Reading Method
B. Pupils' love of Reading Room
C. Options of Teaching Reading
D. Easy Access to Digital Reading
D
TOKYO—Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told the media on Monday if any places hosting events of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics declare a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 epidemic during the games,
the events will continue to beheld but without spectators (观众). With one month to go before the games are due to begin on July 23, Suga is again showing his administration’s determination to hold the Olympic Games as planned, despite so much pressure from various parties urging it tocancel the event.
Although the Japanese government regards the Tokyo Olympics as an important opportunity to improve its soft power, the Japanese people’s enthusiasm for the Games has been continuously dented (挫伤) since they were postponed last year. The resurgence (再猖獗) of the novel coronavirus in some places is Japan in recent months has cast a shadow over people’s confidence that the Olympics will not give rise to new clusters (群) of infections, and there are fears that the Games will provide new channels for the virus’ global transmission.
Some torchbearers from Japan have withdrawn from the Olympic torch relay in the country. And the latest survey indicates only 34 percent of Japanese people support holding the games as scheduled. Predictably, the Suga administration will do all it can to try to ensure the games go ahead. But it remains to be seen whether it can stand the tests of the uncertainties related to epidemic prevention and control that might happen during the Games.
Since it has not yet got the virus under control at home, the people have reasons to question is ability to deal with the prevention and control work when large numbers of participants will be flocking to Japan from around the world in a short time. It is to be hoped that Japan can draw lessons from the organization of epidemic prevention and control work during the ongoing UEFA European Championship, carry out strict epidemic prevention and control measures, and be prepared for emergencies to guarantee the safety and success of the Olympics at this special time.
It should be a common wish of the whole world that the Tokyo Olympics can become a stage showing unity and resolve of human beings in their fight against the virus. That willendowthe games with special meaning beyond sports.
12. What is the second paragraph mainly about?
A. The virus’ global transmission.
B. People’ worry about the infections.
C. The resurgence of the novel coronavirus.
D. The benefit of holding the Tokyo Olympics.
13. How do about one third of Japanese people like holding the games as planned?
A. Uncertain.
B. Negative.
C. Approving.
D. Indifferent.
14. Which of the following words can replace the underlined word “endow” in the last paragraph?
A. Compare.
B. Equip.
C. Provide.
D. Charge.
15. What can be the best title for the news report?
A. Japan can ensure Olympics go ahead
B. Olympics big test for Japanese government
C. Japanese people’s enthusiasm for the Games
D. Japan to carry out strict epidemic prevention during the Games
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Have you ever wondered aboutchanging your life for the better? Actually, it costs almost next to nothing.___16___Here are some of the tested tips for you to have a healthier, more active and happier life.
Get enough sleep.___17___Getting enough sleep will help you feel more relaxed and confident to face the difficulties in the day. To help you get a good sleep, do not get excited right before bedtime. Turn off your TV or smartphone. Keep your room dark and quiet. All these measures will help you get the best sleep.
Do more exercise.Physical activity is an important part of a healthier lifestyle. However, if you do not enjoy the type of exercise you choose, it will work against your goal of living a healthier life.___18___Enjoyable physical activity will not only help you keep your body strong, but will also affect your feeling positively all day long.
___19___One key to improving your health and maintaining it is regular health care visits. They will help you to keep your body in better shape and help you improve the exercise effects.
Start a journal.Keeping a journal is a great way to change your life for better. It really helps even if you just keep a food journal. Or you can put down your true feelings, map out your goals and track the results.___20___
A. Pay attention to your diet.
B. Visit health care professionals regularly.
C. So find a daily exercise that you truly enjoy.
D. You can also sleep as much as you like at weekends.
E. It's usually recommended to get 7 to 9 hours of sleep each night.
F. What you need to do is tomake some small changes in your daily life.
G. Your diary will help you to meet those goals and increase the sense of happiness.
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Loida Guillen Strong couldn't be prouder of her mom Mercedes，who has always put her family first.
Growing up in the Dominican Republic , Mercedes wanted to become a___21___. But when her father died, she must make a___22___choice:stay in school or take care of her brother and sister. She___23___the latter.
As an adult, Mercedes___24___her dream once again to raise Loida and her brother. Their family eventually moved to America, where Mercedes wasted no opportunity to___25___the importance of a good education. She may have___26___to leave school , but she wanted more for her kids.
Thanks to her mom's___27___，Loida grew up to become a doctor, which was her mom's childhood dream. After___28___for 10 years and saving some money，she thought it was her___29___to make her mom proud!____30____,she began to study for a doctor's degree. But Loida____31____to keep it asecret from her mom---for nearly three years !
____32____,on August l, 2020, the time came to____33____her mom. Loida called her mother,____34____that she was ill in the University of Central Florida's College of Nursing. When Mercedes rushed inside____35____and saw Loida standing in a cap and gown(长袍). After learning the____36____, the excited mom fell to her knees. That was a____37____for Loida and herself!
Loida told her,"It is you that____38____me complete my dream. I want you to know that your____39____sacrifice is not in vain. "
Let's send Loida and Mercedes our____40____! They've both worked so hard to make this dream come true !
21. A. doctor B. teacher C. merchant D. politician
22. A. wrong B. possible C. quick D. difficult
23. A. created B. chose C. learnt D. lost
24. A. searched for B. gave away C. put aside D. picked out
25. A. ignore B. remember C. stress D. evaluate
26. A. had B. expected C. happened D. agreed
27. A. influence B. success C. background D. challenge
28. A. waiting B. studying C. working D. resting
29. A. chance B. turn C. curiosity D. interest
30. A. Still B. Even C. Again D. Then
31. A. hesitated B. decided C. failed D. promised
32. A. Quickly B. Naturally C. Finally D. Temporarily
33. A. meet B. surprise C. support D. attract
34. A. lying B. responding C. repeating D. Predicting
35. A. by mistake B. by chance C. in the end D. in a hurry
36. A. truth B. growth C. faith D. strength
37. A. memory B. habit C. dream D. fact
38. A. arranged B. meant C. proved D. helped
39. A. familiar B. unselfish C. unknown D. similar
40. A.explanations B. messages C. gifts D. congratulations
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
Adam Braun established the organization Pencils o£ Promise in 2008. Its goal is____41.____(make) sure all children have a chance for education. In the past few years, it____42.____(help) more than 22,000 children in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
It started when Adam Braun was a college student. He was visiting India when a boy stopped____43.____(he) on the street and asked for money. Mr Braun asked the boy____44.____he would want, if he could have anything in the world. "I thought the answer was going to be a house, a car or a boat. His answer was 'a pencil',____45.____shocked me. So I gave him my pencil and he just lit up with joy. I realized he had never been to school before and that was the____46.____(real) for 57 million children around the world, “ Braun said.
Adam Braun started working in finance after he graduated____47.____college. But he never forgot the boy and____48.____problem he represented. So he decided to devote himself to____49.____create) that world. Braun says his organization works_____50._____(close) with the local education organizations, which organize the main program o£ studies.
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。

作文中共有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。

修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

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。

Last Sunday, my parents and I went to the countryside, which we had a great time together. To make it a green journey, we all agree to cycle there. With everything ready, we set out. Upon arrival, we got down to making
preparation. Everyone was enjoying the pleasant but relaxing family atmosphere in open air. After the meal, my father and I couldn’t wait to fly kites. We watched our kites dancing high in the sky, laugh happily together. Mum couldn’t help cheering for them. Dusk fell down before we realized it. Seated together at ease, we quietly watched the gold setting sun, wishing to have more joyfully weekends like this.
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。

Brownie and Harry were neighbor dogs in Stowe, a beautiful and peaceful town in Lamoille County, Vermont, United States, who met everyday to play together, running after each other joyfully. Like pairs of dogs you can find in most any neighborhood, these two loved each other and played together so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their respective houses.
One evening, Brownie's family noticed that Brownie hadn't returned home as usual. They went looking for him with no success. Brownie still didn't show up the next day, and, despite their efforts to find him, by the next week he was still missing.
Curiously, the other dog, Harry, showed up at Brownie's house alone one day. He barked, jumped and pestered(纠缠) Brownie's human family, showing that he was filled with anxiety. Busy with their own lives, the family just ignored the nervous little neighbor dog and decided to let the missing dog go.
Harry refused to take “no” for an answer. Ted, Brownie’s owner, was steadily disturbed by the angry, determined little dog. One morning Harry followed Ted about, barking more insistently, then rushing toward a nearby empty lot and back, as if to say, “Follow me, please!I's very urgent!”
Eventually, Ted went after the mad Harry across the empty lot as Harry paused to race back and bark encouragingly. The little dog led the man under a tree, past some tree jungles, to a lonely spot a half mile from the house. There Ted found his beloved Brownie, and he was alive, with one of his front legs falling into a steel trap. At that moment, Ted understood the strange behavior of Harry.
Feeling regretful, Ted now wished he had taken Harry's earlier appeals seriously. However, Harry had done more than simply led Brownie’s human owner to his trapped friend. Ted noticed something quite remarkable before him and was shocked that the amount of love that the dog has for his partner could be so outstanding. Paragraph 1:
In a circle around the injured dog, there were some remains of meals.
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Paragraph 2:
Brownie was saved and taken home by his owner Ted.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________
参考答案
1. A
2. A
3. D
4. D
5. C
6. B
7. A
8. C 9. A 10. D 11. A
12. B 13. C 14. C 15. B
16. F 17. E 18. C 19. B 20. G
21. A 22. D 23. B 24. C 25. C 26. A 27. A 28. C 29. B 30. D 31. B 32.
C 33. B 34. A 35.
D 36. A 37. C 38. D 39. B 40. D
41. to make
42. has helped
43. him 44. what
45. which 46. reality
47. from 48. the
49. creating
50. closely
51.(1).which →where
(2).agree→agreed
(3).preparation→preparations
(4).but→and
(5).在open前面加the
(6). laugh →laughing
(7). them →us
(8). 将fell后的down去掉
(9).gold→golden
(10). joyfully →joyful
52.略。