2021年佛山市里水镇高级中学高三英语期中试题及参考答案

2021年佛山市里水镇高级中学高三英语期中试题及参考答案
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 brother and a sister have been reunited (重逢) after more than 60 years, thanks to a letter in the Welwynand Hatfield Times. For years John Hannant kept a photo of his long-lost sister, hoping they would meet again.
Margery, the eldest of three children, had signed up with the Royal Air Force as part of the war effort, when John was still a baby.
The family lost touch and as many years passed only a single letter gave a clue to her whereabouts (下落). The clue was enough for a WHT reader to recognize Margery and put the family back in touch.
John, 67, said he had been searching for a long time and a friend suggested writing to the paper.
“That’s the one that made it, the letter to the paper,” he said. “It’s like a dream that comes true. The last time we ever heard from Margery was in 1953 after the terrible floods. She wrote home to know if we were all right.My sister Dorothy wrote back, but Margery had moved again and never got the letter.”
Having retired from his job as a gardener at Park House, Mr Hannant decided to take action.
He and his wife Doreen traveled to Margery’s home in Chelwood Avenue, Hatfield, which she shares with her husband Jack Cooke.
Now 88, Margery was recovering from her heart operation, but immediately recognized her brother. John said, “It’s something I never thought that was going to happen but I always hoped it would.” AS well as finding his sister, John has also discovered he now has a nephew, a niece and six grandnieces and grandnephews.
1.The headline of the news would be “________”.
A.An unforgettable and moving experience
B.The Hannant family lost touch because of war
C.A brother and a sister reunited after 60 years
D.The importance of a letter to WHT
2.Margery left her family because ________.
A.she attended the air school
B.she joined the Royal Air Force
C.she had to feed her family
D.a big flood hit her hometown
3.Who helped the family reunite after many years?
A.Margery’s husband Jack Cooke
B.The photographer of the photo of Margery.
C.A neighbour of Mr Hannant.
D.A reader of WHT.
B
A world in which extinct creatures could be brought back to life came a step closer yesterday. Australian scientists have managed to extract a gene from a preserved sample of a Tasmanian tiger and make it active. Thebreakthroughhas left them dreaming that one day they will be able to recreate the animal, which died out more than 70 years ago. And if it can be done with the Tasmanian tiger, it may also be possible to resurrect (复活) creatures that have been extinct for far longer.
“There used to be a time when extinction meant forever, but no more, ” said Professor Mike Archer. “We are now able to seriously challenge whether those animals that have gone for ever. What has been achieved is a very important step in bringing back those animals that are extinct. And while I think that technically it is still pretty difficult at the moment, we can now see the possibilities. I’m personally convinced that the Tasmanian tiger will be brought back to life in my lifetime.”
The breakthrough came after nine years of experiments by scientists at the University of Melbourne, who extracted a gene from one of several tigers preserved in alcohol in a Melbourne museum. They removed the equivalent gene from a mouse embryo implanted the tiger gene and then watched as the mouse continued to grow normally, suggesting the tiger gene had been activated.
Team leader Dr. Andrew Pask said it was the first time DNA from an extinct species had been used to “induce (引起) a functional response in another living organism”.
However, the animal’s entire gene structure would have to be revived in the same way to even begin the possibility of bringing the Tasmanian tiger back from the dead.
Mick Mooney, a wildlife officer ofthe Tasmanian Government, was worried that such developments could encourage people’s indifference to the protection of endangered species.
“If people think that we can bring animals back to life after they’ve gone, they will start saying that there is nothing to worry about because we can fix it up later.”
4. What does the underlined word “breakthrough” in the l paragraph refer to?
A. Scientists have recreated new animals.
B. Scientists have resurrected endangered animal.
C. It has turned out that some creatures would not go extinct.
D. A tiger gene has been extracted successfully and activated.
5. Scientists are carrying out the experiments in order to ________.
A. bring extinct animals back to life
B. transplant the genes of tigers into other animals
C. find out what factors lead to the animals’ extinction
D. find a new way to extract animals’ DNA
6. Mike Archer thinks that ________.
A. scientists now have no technological difficulty reconnecting extinct animals
B. it’ll be a century or so before a Tasmanian tiger walks on the earth again
C. humans have come closer in reconnecting extinct animals
D. reconnecting extinct animals is impossible
7. We can learn from Mick Mooncy’s words that_________.
A. he thought it unnecessary to worry about endangered animals
B. his opinion is in contrast with that of the Tasmanian Government
C. he thought people should be encouraged to protect endangered animals
D. he is concerned that bringing extinct animals back to life may have a negative effect
C
Think ofJapanin the spring and the image that comes to mind is likely the country’s famous cherry blossoms, also known as “Sakura” — white and pink flowers, blooming across cities and mountains.
The flowers, which experience a “peak bloom” that only lasts a few days, have been loved inJapanfor more than a thousand years. Crowds celebrate with viewing parties,flockingto the most popular locations to take photos and have picnics underneath the branches.
But this year, cherry blossom season has come and gone in the blink of an eye, in one of the earliest blooms on record. Scientists warn it’s a symptom of the larger climate crisis threatening ecosystems everywhere.
Yasuyuki Aono, a researcher atOsakaPrefectureUniversity, has gathered records fromKyotoback to 812 AD from historical documents and diaries. In the central city ofKyoto, cherry blossoms peaked on March 26, the earliest in more than 1,200 years, Aono said. And in the capitalTokyo, cherry blossoms reached full bloom on March 22, the second-earliest date on record.
The peak bloom dates shift every year, depending on numerous factors including weather and rainfall, but have shown a general trend of moving earlier and earlier. InKyoto, the peak date stayed around mid-April for centuries, but began moving into early April during the 1800s. The date has only dipped into late March a handful of times in recorded history.
“Sakura blooms are very temperature sensitive,” said Aono. “Flowering and full bloom could be earlier or later depending on the temperature alone,” he said. “The temperature was low in the 1820s, but it has risen by about 3.5 degrees Celsius to this day.”
This year’s seasons in particular influenced the blossom dates, he added. The winter was very cold, but the spring came fast and unusually warm.
8. What is the best title of the passage?
A. Cherry blossom celebrations.
B. Warning of a climate crisis.
C. A strong love for cherry blossom.
D. Cherry blossom season coming earlier.
9. What does the underlined word “flocking” mean?
A. Blocking.
B. Flooding.
C. Running.
D. Following.
10. What can we infer from paragraph 5?
A. The peak blossom dates fall on a fixed date.
B. The cherry blossom rarely peaks in March.
C. The peak bloom dates mainly depend on weather and rainfall.
D. Cherry blossom peaks around mid-April inTokyo.
11. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. To inform people the date of cherry blossom.
B. To show a study on cherry blossom dates.
C. To present a Japanese tradition of cherry blossom celebration.
D. To make people aware of the influence of climate change on cherry blossom.
D
Tofight for the conservation of forest ecosystem, several ecologists including Daniel Janzen convinced Del Oro, an orange juice producer, to donate part of their forestland to a national park. In return, Del Oro was allowed to throw large amounts of waste in the form of orangepeels(皮) on a 3-hectare piece of land within the national park
at no cost. Dealing with tons of leftover peels usually involved burning them or paying to have them poured into a landfill, so the proposal was very attractive.
But a year later, another juice company challenged the deal in court, arguing that their competitor was "polluting a national park". They ended up winning, and the deal between Del Oro and the national park fell through.
Then in 2013, while discussing possible research avenues（途径，手段）with Timothy Treuer, Daniel Janzen mentioned the orange story. Feeling interested, Treuer decided to stop by that piece of land that had been covered with fruit waste 15 years earlier. What he found shocked him.
"While I would walk over exposed rock and dead grass in the nearby fields, I'd have to climb through undergrowth and cut paths through walls ofvines(藤) in the orange peel site itself," said Timothy Treuer.
Treuer and his team spent months picking upsamples(样品), analyzing and comparing them. They found great differences between the areas covered with orange peels and those that were not. The area withorange waste had richer soil.
The effect that the orange peels had on the land is probably not that surprising to people familiar withcomposting(施肥), but what is really shocking is that a judge actually thought the waste of orange "mined" a national parkand stopped it from going forward. Now that Timothy Treuer's study has received worldwide attention, this type of "ruining" is being seriously considered as a way of bringing forests back to life.
12. What did Del Oro usually do with orange peels?
A. Add them to fuel.
B. Feed them to animals.
C. Burn or bury them.
D. Make them into cakes.
13. What can we know about the deal between Del Oro and the national park?
A. It lasted 15 years.
B. It was signed by Treuer.
C. It was made in about 1998.
D. It was broken by Del Oro.
14. What was Treuer's finding?
A. Orange peels contain much fibre.
B. Orange peels can make soil richer.
C. Orange peels rot away in a short time.
D. Orange waste ruined the national park.
15. What is the author's attitude toward the judge mentioned in the last paragraph?
A. Disapproving.
B. Positive.
C. Worried.
D. Admirable.
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
Everyone may face difficult circumstances.____16____The following tips can help you to find your courage and use it to increase your success!
Be Flexible.
When you are pursuing your goals, you may suddenly hit a roadblock and allmovement comes to a standstill. When you hit a roadblock, don’t throw out your entire plan. Take a moment to step back from the situation and figure out how to adapt your plan to handle the roadblock. Be flexible in your approach.___17___ Build Support.
Long before you encounter any obstacles, it is important that you are always building your network of support.
___18___Surround yourself with the people who will encourage you and help you have the strength and determination to keep going.
___19___
During times of adversity, it’s important that you don’t focus on negative emotions. Rather than dwelling on events and mistakes that you may have just made, leave them in your past. You can learn lessons from those mistakes and then let them go. Move on by focusing on the future and what your life will be like when you achieve your goals.
It’s the Small Things that Matter.
When hardships occur, and threaten to permanently spoil your plans, it can make you desperate. At these times, it’s especially important to positive emotions to give you the ability to persist and improve performance.____20____The small things really do matter. No matter how small it is, forward movement is progress towards your goal.
A. Focus on the Future.
B. Learn to ignore mistakes.
C. Look for people who believe in you and your vision.
D. Remember that small accomplishments add up to greater successes.
E. The difficult circumstances manage to force you to give up your goals.
F. In these situations, courage is a must if you want to achieveyour goals.
G. You never know what good things this unexpected roadblock might uncover.
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
I love traveling and when I am tired with work, I will choose to travel to make myself relaxed. Three years ago, I was rather busy with my business and under a lot of___21___, so I went toAtlantafor a holiday. I just wanted to get away and___22___for a while.
One morning when I was walking around inAtlanta, a(n)___23___suddenly came to me. “Why don't I go to the GreekislandofSantoriniwhich I have long wished to pay a visit to?” Therefore, the idea of a two-week European___24___alone was born.
I was confident that I was brave enough to have driven___25___across theUSbefore, but traveling to other___26___whose languages aren't the same as mine___27___me. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to___28___with people there.
But I soon___29___that if 1 wanted to follow my dreams, I had to___30___out of my comfort area. If I let___31___take control of me, I'd get nowhere.
Immediately, I began making plans for my vacation. As 1___32___for more places to visit on my trip, I found Mykonos, another island inGreece, which I___33___just as much as I liked Santorini. When I arrived in___34___two days later, it was like I was in a dream. What I appreciated best was the bus ride toVenice. As I rode the bus and enjoyed every new thing I saw, I was completely___35___from the pressure of my work. How___36___it was to see people riding their bikes to the___37___they would like to go to!
It's such a wonderful experience that 1 won't forget it forever. Some people might say, "It's not a big___38___: it's justVenice. Thousands of people go there every day,“ But it was more than that to me. It was about having a___39___and when it was time for it to come true, don't be afraid to let it___40___.
21. A. joy B. loss C. pressure D. pain
22. A. sleep B. relax C. work D. wait
23. A. invitation B. incident C. stranger D. idea
24. A. stay B. research C. study D. vacation
25. A. fast B. alone C. entirely D. together
26. A. cities B. parks C. countries D. companies
27. A. attracted B. interested C. surprised D. frightened
28. A. agree B. play C. communicate D. travel
29. A. selected B. responded C. realized D. suggested
30. A. look B. step C. make D. watch
31. A. fear B. pride C. anger D. courage
32. A. searched B. provided C. asked D. cared
33. A. hated B. questioned C. doubted D. liked
34. A. Asia B. Europe C. America D.Africa
35. A. absent B. free C. different D. tired
36. A. nice B. generous C. hard D. painful
37. A. castles B. places C. situation D. homeland
38. A. deal B. reality C. order D. event
39. A. business B. dream C. future D. play
40. A. explore B. decrease C. go D. disappear
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
By 1972,Lonely Planetfounders Tony and Maureen Wheeler___41.___(complete) a life-changing journey fromLondontoAustralia, and written a booklet about a portion of it:Across Asia on the Cheap. As they sat in___42.___Italian restaurant tasting a few glasses of wine, they tried to dream up the name for___43.___(they) new publishing company.
“Once while travelling across the sky,” said Tony,___44.___(repeat) the lyrics to the songSpace Captain, as sung by Joe Cocker, “this lonely planet caught my eye.” The correct words were actually “lovely planet”,___45.___somehow “lonely planet” stuck… and here we are today.
Our hippy-era name must never have sounded___46.___(suitable) than it does right now, if your passion for travel___47.___(contain) as you avoid mixing with others. I’m so glad we can deliver you some much-needed mental escapism with this issue: to transport you between the___48.___(place) and people we hope you’ll soon be encountering in person again.
Let me finish my speech by saying thank you___49.___my happy and highly creative team,____50.____good humour and spirit of adventure I’ve so appreciated all these years.
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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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。

Recently I have moved by an advertisement which encourage people to go home more often. I don't think it costs too many to show love for our parents. First, do not just visit them during holidays or at weekends and try to accompany them as much as possible. Second, if time permits, it does them well to take them to travel. Traveling is a good way for us to get relaxed and enjoyed the beautiful scenery outdoors. Finally, we'd better have a chat with them, so they can exchange ideas for us and know that what is going on in our life. Anyway, better later than never.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假如你是校英文报编辑李华，你报拟举行以三牛精神为主题的征文活动。

请用英语为本活动写一份征稿启事，内容如下：
1.活动目的；
2.稿件要求；
3 .截稿日期及投稿方式。

注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

参考词汇：三牛精神the spirit of the ox
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参考答案
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. D
5. A
6. C
7. D
8. D 9. B 10. B 11. D
12. C 13. C 14. B 15. A
16. E 17. G 18. C 19. A 20. D
21. C 22. B 23. D 24. D 25. B 26. C 27. D 28. C 29. C 30. B 31. A 32.
A 33. D 34.
B 35. B 36. A 37. B 38. A 39. B 40. C
41. had completed
42. an 43. their
44. repeating
45. but 46. more suitable
47. is contained
48. places 49. to
50. whose
51.(1).在moved前面加been
(2). encourage → encourages
(3). many → much
(4). and → but
(5). well → good
(6). us → them
(7). enjoyed → enjoy
(8). for → with
(9).去掉that
(10). later → late
52.略。