2021届湖北省宜昌市第一中学高三英语下学期期末考试试卷及答案解析

2021届湖北省宜昌市第一中学高三英语下学期期末考试试卷及答案解
析
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
Ever wonder why there are so many people polluting the earth? Ever say to yourself：Hey, I wish that I could do more to help the environment? Have you ever thought about trying to help the earth but never really did it? Well, here are some pretty easyand skillful ideas for that green - earth desire inside you.
●Turn off your computer. By leaving it on all day you are creating more CO2than a regular passenger would, driving to and from work in one day.
● Ride your bike or carpool (合用汽车).Obviously, youare creating less CO2which will help the ozone(臭氧).
● Make a garden. Even simply grow some plants in your kitchen, which will help produce more oxygen while eating up some of that evil CO2.
● Buy local groceries. It creates less impact on the environment. Besides, you're supporting your local farmers.
● Recycle. You had to see this coming. But you have no idea how much you are helping the environment by simply reusing a water bottle instead of buying a huge pack at the store.
● Don't run the water while brushing. It saves you money and helps the water resources.
● Open the curtains. Natural light is much prettier and it will keep the energy usage down.
● Rechargeable batteries. You have no idea how much it takes to get rid of batteries. Do yourself a favor. Save some money and some energy.
1. If you don't want to create more CO2, you may_______.
A. turn off your computer or open the curtains
B. turn off your computer or ride your bike or carpool
C. make a garden or open the curtains
D. use rechargeable batteries or make a garden
2. Which of the following can best describe the function of the first paragraph?
A. Main body.
B. Argument.
C. Lead - in.
D. Conclusion.
3. The main idea of the passage is about________.
A. the importance of environmental protection
B. some ways about how to prevent pollution
C. some suggestions about how to save energy
D. some suggestions about environmental protection
B
For as long as I can remember, my body and I have shared a relationship of discontent. Growing up, I was skinnier than the other kids and at five I was told I wasn't attractive and that I must put on some weight. But no matter how much I ate, I stayed thin for years until adolescence. Then I started putting on weight almost immediately. I remember feeling happy as I began to fill out. However, my joy didn't last long.
I was thirteen when I was first called fat. Friends and neighbours would make jokes on my big size. As I entered my late teens, I had completely lost confidence in my body and, subsequently, in myself. Having failed to live up to conventional beauty standards, I was convinced that if I wanted to be loved, I needed to offer more, doing anything to please everyone around.
I entered adulthood thinking I wasn't “enough”—an idea that was seeded not only by the fact that “skinny” is celebrated, but also by the language associated with accounts of losing weight—self­improvement, discipline—all virtues. Being fat quickly categorizes you as lazy and undisciplined. Consumed by thoughts of the way my body looked, I didn't notice the other ways my body needed attention. I failed to realize, for example, that my period was much heavier and more painful than ever before. Actually I developed a rare disease and later I had two surgeries.
I was always made to feel that my weight was the root of a lot of problems in my life; I have learnt this is not true. After a lot of self­reflection and some professional help, I realized I never learnt to like myself. While two decades of self­hatred cannot be undone overnight, I have taken first steps to acceptance.
I am now much lighter than before, in body and mind. There are days I find voices on social media saying I am too fat to be loved or to be worthy, but I am learning not to focus on that thought for long. As long as I like myself, just the way I am, opinions at the end of the day are just water off a duck's back.
4. What can we learn about the author from the first two paragraphs?
A. She could change her weight at will.
B. She had different beauty standards from others.
C. She tried to love others to build her confidence.
D. She was greatly influenced by others' opinions.
5. Why did the author think she wasn't “enough”?
A. She was poorly disciplined.
B. She failed to celebrate “skinny”．
C. She was labelled as lazy for her weight.
D. She put on more weight after entering adulthood.
6. What caused the author to make a change?
A. Her lighter body.
B. A troublesome illness.
C. Popular beauty standards.
D. Others' critical comments.
7. What is the best title for the text?
A. Beauty matters.
B. Opinions vary.
C. Worth your weight.
D. Beyond your limits.
C
If you could travel back in time, which period of history would you visit? It’s a great question to ask your friends, and time travel is the subject of many science fiction films. Of course, sci-fi is familiar to most of us, butwhat is cli-fi? The simple answer is climate fiction which focuses on the subject of climate change.
Many of the cli-fi examples we watch tend to be disaster films. It could be solar flares (太阳耀斑), ice ages devastating (摧毁) the planet, extreme flooding swamping the earth with water, or super-storms that threaten life as we know it. While films and novels of this style are often subject to the typical images of a hero or heroine battling to save the day, what sets it apart from most sci-fi films is that the plots will often draw on apparently reasonable outcomes in the near future.
Climate change and the potential threats have long been established. Some believe that the issue of climate change has even led to more fans watching films to learn more about what's happening to the world – seeing it as a form of edutainment. A study conducted by the Yale programme on Climate Change Communication tested the effects that two climate fiction novels can have on its readers and found “significant positive effects” in terms of their attitudes and beliefs towards the climate crisis – for example, understanding global warming will harm them and future generations.
Most climate films are not only extremely popular action films, but also cause our fear of what some see as the approaching end of the world. This sounds bad, but according to a study conducted on 310 adults in the US, watching such scary films can help us feel more prepared and less alone in situations such as the pandemic (疫情).
So, it looks like cli-fi is hereto stay – and there seem to be some benefits. Whether it’s there to educate, entertain or prepare you for a climate crisis, it might have a role to play.
8. Which of the following may be the subject of cli-fi?
A. Time travel.
B. Global warming.
C. Weather forecast.
D. Economic climate.
9. What can we learn about cli-fi films from paragraph 2?
A. They are often about extreme natural disasters.
B. They want to show that man can conquer nature.
C. They usually have similar plots with sci-fi films.
D. They can show the true near future of the world.
10. Why is the study conducted by the Yale programme mentioned in paragraph 3?
A. To prove that climate change has potential threats.
B. To show that people like climate fiction novels.
C. To tell that cli-fi novels have positive effects on readers.
D. To explain how the climate crisis affect the human being.
11. What does the writer mainly want to tell us in the last paragraph?
A. Cli-fi films are very popular as action films.
B. A study was conducted on 310 adults in theUS.
C. The pandemic make people scared and alone.
D. Cli-fi films are useful and will be here to stay.
D
Advertisers tend to think big and perhaps this is why they're always coming in for criticism. Their critics(批评家)seem to hate them because they have so much money to throw around. Why don’t they stop advertising and reduce the price of their goods? After all, it’s the consumer who pays.
The poor old consumer! He'd have to pay a great deal more if advertising didn't create mass markets for products. It is precisely because of the heavy advertising that consumer goods are so cheap. But we get the wrong idea if we think the only purpose of advertising is to sell goods. Another equally important function is to inform. A great deal of the knowledge we have about household goods is largely from the advertisements we read. Advertisements introduce us to new products or remind us of the existence of ones we already know about. Supposing you wanted to buy a washing machine, it is more than likely you would obtain details regarding
performance, price, etc., from an advertisement.
Lots of people pretend that they never read advertisements, but this claim may be seriously doubted. It is hardly possible not to read advertisements these days. And what fun they often are, too! Just think what a railway station or a newspaper would be like without advertisements. Would you enjoy gazing at a blank wall or reading railway byelaws while waiting for a train? A cheerful, witty advertisement makes such a difference to a dull wall or a newspaper full of the incidents and disasters.
We must not forget, either, that advertising makes a positive contribution to our pockets. The fact that we pay so little for our daily paper, or can enjoy so many broadcast programmers is due entirely to the money spent by advertisers. Just think what a newspaper would cost if we had to pay its full price!
Another thing we mustn't forget is the “small ads.” What a tremendously useful service they perform for the community! Just about anything can be accomplished through these columns. For instance, you can find a job, buy or sell a house, announce a birth, marriage or death in what used to be called the “hatch, match and dispatch” column(栏目) but by far the most fascinating section is the personal or “agony” column. No other item in a newspaper provides such entertaining reading or offers such a deep insight into human nature. It's the best advertisement for advertising there is!
12. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Advertisements steal money from our pockets
B. The critics get the wrong idea of advertisements.
C. Advertisers perform a useful service to communities.
D. Advertisements are everywhere.
13. What is the attitude of the author toward advertisements?
A. He appreciates the role of advertisements.
B. He doubts the effect of advertisements.
C. He believes what is said in advertisements.
D. He complains too many advertisements in daily life.
14. Which of the following is Not True?
A. The personal or “agony” column makes us know more about human nature.
B. The only purpose of advertising is to sell goods.
C. A newspaper will cost us more if there is no advertisement on it.
D. Advertisement makes our life color1 ful.
15. Whicof the following shows the structure of the passage?
( ①=" Paragraph" 1, ②=" paragraph" 2, ③=" paragraph" 3, ④=" paragraph" 4 ⑤=" paragraph" 5)
A B.
C. D.
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All over the world people are hooked on sports, which help them to strengthen their body and build their character.___16___They improve the participants’ physical skills, and provide entertainment for the audience as well.
Many people like to watch others play games.___17___Often they get very excited when “their” player or team wins. If they are crazy about the game or the player, then they’ll become their diehard fans. Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for them. Football, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in countries near the sea or in those with many rivers.___18___And think of people in cold countries. Masses of people love to skate or ski inJapan,NorwayorCanada.
___19___Chinese boxing, also has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new, which started in the late of the nineteenth century. People are inventing new sports or games all the time. Water skiing, as a modern game, is one of the newest in the family of sports.
People from different countries or races may not be able to understand each other, but after a game, they get to know each other better and they often become good friends.___20___One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace.
A. They can make friends with each other.
B. Sports help to train a person’s character.
C. They buy tickets or turn on the TV to watch the games.
D. Chinese people liked doing sports even in ancient times.
E. What fun it is to jump into a pool or lake, whether inChina,EgyptorItaly!
F. Some sports or games date back thousands of years, like running or jumping.
G. Sports are competitive physical activities or games through casual or organized participation.
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
Love Is Blind：The Magic of Tabby
In October, 2003I started my work at my local animal shelter’s Adoption Department. Over the years, more than 50, 000 animals have____21____the doors of the shelter. Most of them, I do not remember. But occasionally there are____22____animals, who touch me so deeply that I could never possibly____23____them. Tabby was one such animal.
Tabby was an ancient Cocker Spaniel, probably 14 years old. What's more, she was blind and deaf. Tabby's chances at adoption seemed____24____at best. After all, there weren’t many adopters coming here____25____, “Can you show me all of your really old dogs who are also____26____?” We had all thought that Tabby would live out the rest of her life at the____27____.
One day a woman named Loretta came to the shelter. Her son, Gary, had____28____Tabby’s picture and stories on the shelter’s website at home. They were interested in meeting her! It was the only____29____we ever had from others about Tabby. What could a young child possibly see in a 14-year-old dog who was both blind and deaf？Most boys would want a dog who could grow with them and____30____through grassy fields on summer days. Tabby would____31____be able to do that. But after meeting her, Loretta and Gary decided that she was the right dog for their family. They adopted Tabby!
If Tabby's story had simply ended with her____32____adoption, it would still have been something very special indeed.____33____, it was what happened after her adoption that people might regard as “magic”. Gary____34____from seizures. Since Gary and Tabby met, they became____35____. They did everything together. They became so “in tune” with one another that Tabby began to telegraph Gary's seizures____36____they occurred, giving his family a (n)____37____that one was about to strike.What's more, Gary seemed to be having fewer and fewer seizures since Tabby's____38____.
How could it be？Nobody could explain____39____Tabby did it. But those of us who were fortunate enough to know her and her family had____40____the magic, the kindthat has its roots in love.
21. A. passed B. broken C. opened D. locked
22. A. strange B. active C. special D. wild
23. A. recall B. forget C. leave D. abandon
24. A. possible B. great C. remote D. bright
25. A. whispering B. asking C. seeking D. explaining
26. A. disabled B. active C. stubborn D. patient
27. A. hospital B. roadside C. farm D. shelter
28. A. posted B. taken C. seen D. drawn
29. A. letter B. concern C. dedication D. donation
30. A. get B. look C. run D. break
31. A. never B. possibly C. frequently D. generally
32. A. temporary B. normal C. successful D. early
33. A. Moreover B. However C. Therefore D. Otherwise
34. A. learnt B. heard C. suffered D. recovered
35. A. unforgettable B. inseparable C. unfortunate D. uncomfortable
36. A. since B. unless C. before D. though
37. A. explanation B. warning C. suggestion D. notice
38. A. return B. birth C. arrival D. recovery
39. A. where B. how C. when D. whether
40. A. performed B. created C. achieved D. witnessed
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
The hardships involved in building the Great Wall are beyond imagination. Large numbers of people had to leave their homes and families to go to the north,____41.____they worked hard for years. Of the legends about the Great Wall, the story of Lady Meng Jiang is the most____42.____(move). Lady Meng Jiang lived during the reign of the First Emperor of Qin. After her husband____43.____( call) up to build the Great Wall, she missed him so much____44.____she traveled many miles to see him but only____45.____(tell) that her husband had died and was buried under the Wall. She was____46.____( extreme) sad and cried for three days and nights until the Great
Wall fell down one section after another.
Over the past centuries, the Great Wall____47.____(become) a symbol of unity and____48.____(strong) for Chinese people. It symbolizes that the great achievement can be made with____49.____common will and joined effort. For example, the national anthem, composed during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, called on people to "build our new Great Wall_____50._____our flesh and blood".
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。

Among the four seasons, I like winter best. There is saying that “If winter comes, can spring be far behind?” Winter was a season full of hope. Winter’s coming also mean the coming of the snow. Every year, I enjoy playing in the snow for my friends. Although it is cold outside, but it is still fun to playing with snowballs and make snowmen. What’s more, there are much festivals in winter, includes New year’s Day and the Spring Festival. In a word, winter is your favorite season. I hope more and more people can enjoy the beautiful of this season.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华。

为弘扬传统文化，你校特举办“翰墨书香”书法大赛，邀请外教Peter作英语书法组的评委。

请写一封邀请函。

要点如下：
1.书法比赛的目的；
2.书法比赛的时间及地点。

注意：1.词数100左右。

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：翰墨书香brush and ink
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参考答案
1. B
2. C
3. D
4. D
5. C
6. B
7. C
8. B 9. A 10. C 11. D
12. C 13. A 14. B 15. D
16. G 17. C 18. E 19. F 20. B
21. A 22. C 23. B 24. C 25. B 26. A 27. D 28. C 29. B 30. C 31. A 32.
C 33. B 34. C 35. B 36. C 37. B 38. C 39. B 40. D
41. where
42. moving 43. was called
44. that 45. to be told
46. extremely
47. has become
48. strength
49. a 50. with
51.(1). 在saying前加a
(2). was→is
(3). mean→means
(4). for→with
(5). 去掉but
(6). playing→play
(7). much→many
(8). includes→including
(9). your→my
(10). beautiful→beauty
52.略。