2021年贵州省实验中学 高三英语上学期期中考试试题及答案

2021年贵州省实验中学高三英语上学期期中考试试题及答案
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
Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the U. S. Department of Homeland Security recommends having at least a two - week supply of water and food.
Potatoes
Shelf life：2 to 5 weeks if stored in a cool, dry, dark place
Yukon Gold, red, and fingerling potatoes will last from two to three weeks. Larger white potatoes can last for three to five weeks. Sweet potatoes have about the same shelf life. Don't store them next to onions, however. The two might go together well in cooking, but raw, each gives off gases and moisture that might cause the other to spoil faster.
Tea
※Shelf life：6 to 12 months past "sell - by" date
Dried tea leaves, whether loose (in a sealed container) or in teabags (in an unopened box) can easily last a year or more if they' re not subjected to damp or humidity. However, the tea does tend to lose flavor over time.
Peanuts
● Shelf life：1 to 2 months
Peanuts in their shell, especially when kept cool and dry, are perfectly happy in the cupboard for as long as two months.
Canned fruits and vegetables
● Shelf life：1 to 2 years past "sell - by” date
Canningis an extremely efficient means of preserving food. Generally speaking, if canned foods aren't subjected to extreme heat, their contents should stay good for two years or more. Be aware, however, of dented cans or those with swollen tops, which may indicate the presence of bacteria inside.
1. Which can go bad faster if stored with onions?
A. Potatoes.
B. Tea.
C. Peanuts.
D. Canned fruits and vegetables.
2. What is special about tea?
A. The flavor of tea can always remain the same.
B. Tea leaves are better to be preserved in an open jar.
C. Tea leaves should be kept away from the state of being wet.
D. The maximum length of time that tea can be stored is 6 months.
3. What may shorten the "sell - by” date of canned foods ?
A. Shapes of cans.
B. Categories of foods.
C. Decline of the temperature.
D. Exposure to high temperature.
B
Photographer Rebecca Douglas has always been fascinated by the night sky. Her love for stars has taken theU.K.resident on “star walking” trips toIcelandand into theArctic, where she steps out onto darkened trails to capture twinkling stars and glowing planets in her images.
Hiking at night isn’t uncommon. Plenty of people hike after dark to get to campsites or watch the sunrise from a mountaintop. Star walking goes a step further by blending hiking with stargazing. Rather than heading to an observatory or setting up a telescope in your backyard,star walking takes you on a brief journey to look at the stars from different viewpoints.
Whether you’re in the mountainside or by the lake with stars reflecting on the water, star walking is often much more dynamic than traditional stargazing.
What’s more, star walking is good for you. There are plenty of studies that show the health benefits of being in nature. Spending at least two hours a week outdoors, particularly while engaging in what involves “effortless attention”, can decrease blood pressure, heart rate, and stress levels.
So how does an aspiring star walker get started? It doesn’t take much more than a sturdy pair of boots.
While telescopes and binoculars obviously have their uses, people are encouraged to start with naked-eye stargazing. Using only the eyes allows one to get lost in the infinite expanse of space and lets the mind go.
It is advised that one read up on the night sky before heading out. Free mobile apps, such as Star Walk 2, can help identify celestial bodies（天体）and are easy to use—simply point your phone at the sky to reveal a map. Websites like Sky & Telescope and NASA’s Space Place cover the basics, have in-depth explanations on stars, and offer advice on equipment. Space Place posts monthly skywatching updates, so you can plan outings around events such as meteor showers.
In the United States, national parks are great options for inexperienced night hikers. Many offer guided outings that explain the importance of protecting night skies. Those with a good number of walks under their belt
may want to try GlacierNational Park in Montana.
If national parks and other dark-sky designated areas are out of range, check local astronomy clubs and observatories for guided sessions. Sites like the International Astronomical Union are useful for finding resources by area.
At the end of the day, the best advice is to take it slow and enjoy the journey.
“With all of the chaos（混乱）that’s happening around us, the one constant has been the night sky,” explains Douglas, who hasbeen exploring popular places nearby, long after the crowds have gone home for the day. “Walking is quite a mindful way of looking up and being reminded that, although everything feels so different, some things are still the same.”
4. According to the passage, star walking refers to ________.
A. going to an observatory
B. looking at stars in mountains
C. combining hiking and stargazing
D. setting up a telescope in the backyard
5. One of the reasons why people go on a star walking is that _______.
A. it’s easier to identify celestial bodies
B. it is good for physical and mental health
C. they can enjoy the journey without crowds
D. they can raise awareness of protecting night skies
6. According to the passage, a star walking beginner is advised to _______.
A. prepare a pair of strong boots
B. start by observing with telescopes
C. join an astronomy club or an observatory
D. find guided outings with the help of mobile apps
7. The main purpose of the passage is to ________.
A. excite people’s interest in star walking
B. recommend some places for star walking
C. explain the health benefits of star walking
D. introduce the preparations for star walking
C
Two young brothers fromMalden.Massachusettswere in the spotlight Thursday after being named “heroes" by a national organization that recognizes young people doing great things. For the Bennett brothers, the goal of their work is nothing less than helping researchers find a cure for cancer. And their inspiration came from a friend.
Thirteen-year-old Hany Bennett and his nine-year-old brother Heath run their business out of their family kitchen. "We're making lip balm（润唇膏），"Harry says. They got the idea two years ago when their friend, Timmy, was diagnosed（诊断）with cancer. brothers wanted to do something. We learned that cancer patients（lips and skin can get really dry because of chemotherapy（化疗），Hany says.
A light bulb went off in both of their young heads,and " Bennett Brothers Balm was born. "We make lip balm, which is kind of like our main product/ says Heath. They also make and sell different body balms, all natural, all handmade, while the profits benefit cancer research. "We've raised S 15,000/ Heath says.
And with the great optimism of children, they don't just want to help；they wont to win. We want to find a cure. We want to help doctors find a cure, Harry explains, The brothers are also Gelding a team for the Light the Night Walk, to fight cancer.
"I think it's great to raise money and help people who have cancer," says Heath. Their parents play a big role as well, but it's the boys who provide the most enthusiasm with a message we can all learn from. "If you want to do something... do it," Harry says. "I just feel very glad that we're helping. It feels very good”，adds Heath.
Harn and Heath just received the S 10,000 Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes. Hwy intend to save some of il for college, invest some of it in their business and give the rest to charity. And their friend Timmy? "He's doing great. He's all better, Harry says.
8. What encouraged the Bennett brothers to make lip balm at first?
A. Helping a friend with cancer.
B. Finding a cure for cancer.
C. Raising public awareness of cancer.
D. Collecting money for cancer patients.
9. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. The two brothers finished their first product.
B. The two brothers came up with an idea.
C. The two brothers struggled for a stress-free life.
D. The two brothers found an effective way to study.
10. What do the Bennett brothers think of their work?
A. It is quite competitive.
B. It is well worthwhile.
C. It fails to satisfy their parents.
D. lt helps them make a big profit.
11. What does the author intend to tell us with the two brothers' story?
A. Great minds think alike.
B. Two headsare better than one.
C. Young kids can make a big difference.
D. The longest journey begins with the first step.
D
My school appeared on the news last week because we had made an important change in our local area. Our class had planted a large garden in what was once only a vacant lot. It was a lot of work but it was all worth it. I got blisters(水泡) from digging, and we all got insect bites, too.
I learned a lot about gardening and collaboration(合作), and then I learned about the media. Our teacher telephoned the TV station and informed them of what we had accomplished. She spoke with the producer. The producer checked with the directors, but they said there were plenty of stories similar to ours. They wanted to know what was special about our particular garden, since many schools plant them.
The teacher explained that, after going on the Internet to learn about the prairie(大草原), we had made a prairie garden. We had gone to a prairie and gotten seeds from the plants, and then we planted them. We did not water the garden, but we did weed it. We decided to let nature water it with rain, since that was how prairies grew in the past. We sent a picture of the garden to the news station. In the picture, the grass was so high that it stood taller than the fourth grade students.
As a result, the producer sent a reporter to our school. He interviewed the headmaster and asked him many questions about the garden. After that, they interviewed us, and we explained to them what we had learned through this project.
That night, we watched the news, and there we were. The news reporter told our story. It was only two minutes long, but it was us. We were famous. All that work, all those blisters, it was worth it. We knewthatwhen we saw the garden every day, but now we knew that the whole city thought so, too.
12. What seemed to be the TV directors’ initial reaction to the garden?
A. They were excited.
B. They were surprised.
C. They were worried.
D. They were uninterested.
13. What is special about the garden?
A. Weeds were allowed to spread naturally.
B. The grass grew faster than common grass.
C. The seeds came from the plants of a prairie.
D. Underground water was used for the plants.
14. What does the underlined word “that” refer to in the last paragraph?
A. We got blisters on our hands.
B. Our hard work was worthwhile.
C. The garden would be famous.
D. The project would be finished.
15. How did the author feel about the project?
A. Annoyed.
B. Curious.
C. Proud.
D. Regretful.
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Whether you have experienced a breakup with someone you cared for deeply, whether death has taken a loved one, whetheryou have lost a job, learn how to move on and let go.____16____
Let’s take a look at what people often do in time of loss that actually makes the situation worse. These are some things to avoid.
Don’t spend too much time or energy mourning what has happened. Let a broken romance or friendship.____17____Even with death, there is a time to mourn, and there is a time to renew and to move on with your own life.
Don’t overreact to your loss and take any sudden action without careful reflection.____18____Seek support in the short term, and only make significant commitments after you have restored concentration and confidence.
____19____Although you may feel the urge to avoid interacting with your friends and family, it is important in time of loss that you keep up social contacts. Try not to lose the friendships you have built, but if you do find yourself isolated from previous connections, focus all your energy on building new connections.
Don’t complain about what has happened, and don’t listen to your friends’ complaints. It is better to focus your thoughts on positive matters.____20____
A. Don’t spend a lot of time alone.
B. Life can be joyful and rewarding again.
C. Don’t respond negatively to your family.
D. Keep your attention on building a bright future.
E. Let a lost job become an experience and no more.
F. Bad emotions may be related to our physical health.
G. Though lonely or frightened, don’t take action based on those emotions.
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Steve and Mark were good friends. They decided to spend their vacation in Haiti. Since they___21___noFrench, they took a French word book with them and hoped it would help them in difficult situations.
The flight was___22___, and the hotel was very comfortable. Each day after breakfast, Steve and Mark___23___a picnic lunch and dinner and went off to visit interesting places. After a while, the boys became___24___of eating picnic meals and decided to eat a big fish dinner in a good restaurant. Unfortunately, they___25___their word book in the hotel.
They___26___the menu carefully. After ten minutes, Steve said to Mark: “I don’t understand this menu.” “Neither do I,” said Mark. “I see poison on this menu. Are they___27___here?” “Maybe. They even spelled poison___28___. They spelled it p-o-i-s-s-o-n instead of p-o-i-s-o-n. But it___29___mean the same thing. Maybe we should go to another restaurant. I don’t____30____to eat something that will kill me.” But Mark was____31____, so he said, “There is no other restaurant near here, and I’m tired of walking around the city. Let’s order something else instead. It’s____32____here, so the food must be good.”
The boy looked at the menu again. They finally decided to order steak,____33____they really wanted fish. The boys just pointed to the word steak, and the waiter____34____.
As they were eating, they____35____some tourists speaking English. This____36____is delicious.” “We’re lucky we picked a restaurant that’s famous for its fish.”
Steve and Mark wondered about what they____37____. “Famous for its fish? There was no fish on the____38____!” said Mark.
Finally, Steve decided to find out what all this was about. “Excuse me, how did you order fish when it wasn’t on the menu?” “Sure it’s on the menu. It’s right here. Poisson.” The boy shouted, “Poisson. That’s poison! We were____39____why a restaurant like this could have poison on the menu.”
The tourists____40____one of them said, “No. Poisson is French for fish.”
21. A. spoke B. inspected C. taught D. commanded
22. A. terrible B. straight C. swift D. excellent
23. A. selected B. replaced C. packed D. reserved
24. A. tired B. frightened C. grateful D. fond
25. A. held B. kept C. left D. lost
26. A. studied B. learnt C. remembered D. observed
27. A. familiar B. crazy C. confident D. official
28. A. fluent B. wrong C. simple D. native
29. A. can B. should C. must D. would
30. A. want B. recognize C. request D. recover
31. A. scared B. swapped C. tired D. endangered
32. A. active B. comfortable C. peaceful D. crowded
33. A. since B. although C. unless D. because
34. A. understood B. escaped C. realized D. commanded
35. A. found B. sensed C. noticed D. heard
36. A. steak B. insect C. fruit D. fish
37. A. released B. rewarded C. concerned D. discovered
38. A. table B. menu C. show D. track
39. A. determining B. wondering C. expressing D. admitting
40. A. stopped B. shocked C. laughed D. shouted
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
Researchers from China's 32nd scientific expedition(考察)to the Antarctic discovered a 1 ,000 kilometre-long canyon under___41.___Antarctic ice sheet. It is now the largest known canyon(峡谷) on the earth's surface. Discovered near the Princess Elizabeth Land, the canyon is over 1,000 kilometres in___42.___(long) and 1 ,500 metres in depth. The maximum width at the top of the canyon is 26. 5 kilometres. This is the first time that any large canyon___43.___(find) in the region.
According to data___44.___( collect) on the site, Chinese scientists have made three major scientific discoveries there, said Sun Bo, vice director of China's 32nd Antarctic expedition team.
The first big discovery is the___45.___( world) largest canyon, which was beneath an Antarctic ice sheet near the Princess Elizabeth Land.
The second big discovery is___46.___there are numerous subglacial lakes and subglacial water channels, also beneath the Antarctic ice sheet. These lakes and bodies of water are interconnected. The width of one of the___47.___(lake) reaches 26.5 kilometres. This discovery will play an important role___48.___future research.
The third key finding is that the temperature of deep ice in Princess Elizabeth Land is___49.___(clear) higher than in other regions, which makes it easier for ice to melt,___50.___( mean) that lakes and other water systems form more easily.
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；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

With the development of the Internet, shopping online is more and more popular. People spend lots of money online, especially on Single’s Day when the sales volume reaches an unexpected level, that astonishes everyone. Some people are in favor of it. Shopping online never failed to fascinate people because its great convenience. However, it offers the wide range of goods to people and they can get almost whatever they want online. On the contrary, some think it makes people to waste more money with the increasingly eagerness for buying more. They often find what they’ve bought can rarely be used in his daily life.
As far as I’m concerned, it’s amazed to shop on the Internet. After all, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. What really counts for people is to buy better goods with low prices.
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. A
2. C
3. D
4. C
5. B
6. A
7. A
8. A 9. B 10. B 11. C
12. D 13. C 14. B 15. C
16. B 17. E 18. G 19. A 20. D
21. A 22. D 23. C 24. A 25. C 26. A 27. B 28. B 29. C 30. A 31. C 32.
D 33. B 34. A 35. D 36. D 37. D 38. B 39. B 40. C
41. an 42. length
43. has been found
44. collected
45. world’s
46. that 47. lakes
48. in 49. clearly
50. meaning
51.(1). that→which
(2). failed→fails
(3). because后加of
(4). However→Besides/Furthermore/Moreover
(5). the→a
(6). 去掉to
(7). increasingly→increasing
(8). his→their
(9). amazed→amazing
(10). low→lower
52.略。