2021届北京市西城区实验中学高三英语上学期期末试卷及参考答案

2021届北京市西城区实验中学高三英语上学期期末试卷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
Personal Time Off(PTO)is something my wife and I created after having kids. We learned that，over time，a full life can leave little time for personal rest and for reflection，hanging out with friends，or just being“off. ”So，after a number of years，we make a change. If I can persuade you to take your own PTO，then these might help.
■Schedule it
First of all，one of our favorite family sayings is“schedule it. ”Sounds easy enough，but life gets complicated managing full-time work and full-time family. Put yourPTO time on the calendar and you make it a real thing.
■Be flexible and strict
If you can schedule PTO at the same time each week，then all the better. Because our calendar can get rather full，flexibility in scheduling becomes a necessity. But being strict in actually taking the time each week is more important. Skipping it once makes it easier to skip again.
■Take enough time
My typical PTO lasts a couple of hours or longer. Sometimes it might be half the day depending on what I’m doing. The goal is to spend enough time away to1et your shoulders drop.
■Do what you want to do
Remember，PTO time is about personal time to do what you want to do，not what you have to do. PTO time is about relaxation. Grab a friend and get a beer. Work can wait until tomorrow.
1.What can be the first step to take the PTO?
A.Persuade the family.
B.Have a personal rest.
C.Ask friends for advice.
D.Make a time plan.
2.What does the underlined part“let your shoulders drop”probably mean?
A.Get you more focused.
B.Have you feel relaxed.
C.Shake your shoulders often.
D.Make you feel more stressed.
3.What does the text mainly talk about?
A.Tips on how to take your time off
B.Skills to manage work and family
C.Advice on how to free yourself
D.Ways of scheduling your work
B
Recently，as I watched my son Nathan play basketball for his high school team，I was starting to feel sorry for myself and for him．His team was facing adversity（逆境）on the court and he was playing in a hostile environment-it was the opponent's home gym filled with their supporters，and Nathan's team was trailing（落后）for three quarters of the game．As for me，I had been dismissed from my job earlier in the day．During my drive home，I kept telling myself that I will find work again in a short time-I am confident in my experience and abilities．This is the same belief that I tried to instill in my son．
The basketball game entered the fourth quarter with Nathan's team still trailing．I saw the determination on his，as well as his teammates'faces as they fought back to not only tie the game（平局），but then go ahead by three points．Then，a player from the other team made an unbelievable shot to tie the game up again．With a tie game and seconds on the clock，Nathan found himself with the ball and with skill and confidence，he proceeded to make the basket with a defender hanging all over him．The other player was called for a foul（犯规）．As Nathan stood at the foul line preparing for a shot that would put his team up by three points，I saw the focus and determination on his face，there was no room for self doubt．Nathan was able to tune out all the distractions and nail the free throwwith such skill，it was as if he had done it a thousand times．As I sat there，my heart bursting with pride，it dawned on me．I had taught him perseverance in the face of adversity，and he had just taught me the same lesson．That brief moment of self-doubt andfeeling sorry for myself was blown away by the actions of my son on the basketball court．He will play in the finals，but it doesn't matter if he wins or loses，at this moment，we both won．
4. What did the author estimate his son's team would be like at first？______
A. The team would lose at home court．
B. The team would finally win．
C. The team would win the championship．
D. The team would lose at visiting court．
5. Which of the following words can best describe the author？______
A. Self-doubting and pessimistic．
B. Self-confident and optimistic．
C. Hardworking and intelligent．
D. Easy-going and warmhearted．
6. What does the underlined phrase"tune out"in Paragraph 4 mean？______
A. Avoid
B. Focus．
C. Create
D. Receive．
7. Which of the following is the besttitle for the text？______
A. Life Goes Just Like Playing Basketball．
B. It Matters Whether to Win or Lose．
C. A Lesson in Life and Basketball．
D. Father And Son in Life．
C
When almost everyone has a mobile phone, why are more than half of Australian homes still paying for a landline（座机）?
These days you’d be hard pressed to find anyone in Australia over the age of 15 who doesn’t own a mobile phone. In fact plenty of younger kids have one in their pocket. Practically everyone can make and receive calls anywhere, anytime.
Still, 55 percent of Australians have a landline phone at home and only just over a quarter（29%）rely only on their smartphones according to a survey（调查）. Of those Australians who still have a landline, a thirdconcedethat it’s not really necessary and they’re keeping it as a security blanket — 19 percent say they never use it while a further13 percent keep it in case of emergencies. I think my home falls into that category.
More than half of Australian homes are still choosing to stick with their home phone. Age is naturally a factor （因素）— only 58 percent of Generation Ys still use landlinesnow and then, compared to 84 percent of Baby Boomers who’ve perhaps had the same home number for 50 years. Age isn’t the only factor; I’d say it’s also to do with the makeup of your household.
Generation Xers with young families, like my wife and I, can still find it convenient to have a home phone rather than providing a mobile phone for every family member. That said, to be honest the only people who ever ring our home phone are our Baby Boomers parents, to the point where we play a game and guess who iscalling
before we pick up the phone（using Caller ID would take the fun out of it）.
How attached are you to your landline? How long until they go the way of gas street lamps and morning milk deliveries?
8. What does paragraph 2 mainly tell us about mobilephones?
A. Their target users.
B. Their wide popularity.
C. Their major functions.
D. Their complex design.
9. What does the underlined word “concede” in paragraph 3 mean?
A. Admit.
B. Argue.
C. Remember.
D. Remark.
10. What can we say about Baby Boomers?
A. They like smartphone games.
B. They enjoy guessing callers’ identity.
C. They keep using landline phones.
D. They are attached to their family.
11. What can be inferred about the landline from the last paragraph?
A. It remains a family necessity.
B. Itwill fall out of use some day.
C. It may increase daily expenses.
D. It is as important as the gas light.
D
Do you ever listen to the songs that your parents like? Chances are that you don’t. You probably think the music that they like is old and boring and that the songs on your playlist are muchcooler. But scientists found that people’s music taste changes as time goes by. So it is likely that your own musical preferences will follow a similar path to your parents’, whether you like it or not.
We used to think that culture and personality (个性) are the only reasons for different music choices. But researchers at the University of Cambridge noticed that as people enter into different age groups, their social environment changes, and so does their music taste. There are some musical periods that people go through in their life.
The first period comes in the teenage years, during which people like strong music such as punk and rock, because teenagers tend to be aggressive or want to be independent.
But as people move into early adulthood, their lifestyles change they want to build close relationships with others. As a result, they become fonder of contemporary music, such as pop and R&.B, which is usually uplifting
and danceable.
When middle age comes, most people have settled down. During this period, people prefer music, such as jazz and classical, as well as music like country, folk and blues.
As for old people, they prefer old songs in their childhoods. They generally listen to relaxing music, such as country music and jazz music. But you must be questioning. “Aren’t there old people who are still interested in or even crazy about rock music?” Of course there are. But their reasons for listening to rock music may have changed. At that age people may listen to remind themselves of their youth.
12. What do young people usually think of the songs their parents enjoy?
A. They are actually less cool.
B. They are worth listening to.
C. They are especially serious.
D. They are hard to understand.
13. How many musical periods are there that people go through in their life?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
D. Five.
14. People who want to make friends mostly prefer ________.
A. jazz music
B. country music
C. rock music
D. pop music
15. What is the best title for the text?
A. People Have Different Opinions on Music
B. People Listen to Music for the Same Reason
C. People’s Taste in Music Changes with Time
D. People’s Lifestyle Can Be Changed by Music
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What will you do if you can’t eat everything bought in the canteen?___16_______According to a survey, what students waste every year could feed over 10 million people.
____17____According to Xinhua News Agency, the food wasted by Chinese people is about 50 million tons of grain every year, which could feed 200 million people.
Food waste, which has become a global issue, serves as a mirror that reflects various cultural and social issues in different countries. In the West, for instance, consumerism, the belief that it’s a good thing to use a lot of goods and services, is often to blame for food waste._____18_____Chinese people are well known for being
hospitable and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food. On campus, a generation of single children is less aware of the food waste issue. Students nowadays are well protected by their families and hardly have any concept of how much toil (辛劳) others go through in order to provide them with the food they eat.
____19____There are over 925 million hungry people in the world, most of whom live in underdeveloped countries and areas. They don’t have enough food to eat. Many children die for lack of nutrition each year in some African countries. And farmers work very hard to grow the crops.____20____It’s also important that everyone should think about how they can do their bit to reduce food waste.
A. Most of us would simply throw away any leftover food.
B. Students’ waste is extremely serious.
C. China features its own eating culture.
D. Compared with them, some live in a different world.
E. But canteen waste is merely the tip of the iceberg.
F. So there’s no excuse that we should waste our food.
G. Students can never realize the serious food crisis.
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Real financial security and freedom is not in our job but in our passion (激情). It’s easy to decide and____21____a man by his pursuit (追求).
In life, we always do one of the two things: either making a living or making a____22____Pensions and salaries stop many from pursuing excellence while passion____23____hidden potentialsthat____24____us for challenges and chances. A job helps us make a living while passion enables us to make a difference.
I want to help change the misguided____25____among workers that a job is a means of livelihood. Rather, it should be a means to____26____our passion. The____27____you realize the truth of life, the more clearly you can____28____ yourself in living a valuable life .
The success of KFC shows how____29____it is to pursue your passion instead of your pension. Its founder Colonel Sanders, didn’t realize this until he received his first social security_____30_____of 105 dollars. But he decided there_____31_____was something to do for himself and other people_____32_____living on that small pension. So he was_____33_____to devote himself to some_____34_____things. Drawing_____35_____from his mother’s special recipe for fried chicken, he invented “finger-licking” seasoning with eleven spices and herbs(草
药). Regardless of much_____36_____, he managed to promote the company’s rapid expansion to_____37_____6,000 locations.
Sanders’ life pointed towards two_____38_____about making a difference: one, there is no age that is too_____39_____to make a difference; two, there is nothing too small or_____40_____to make a difference with, as long as it is your passion.
21. A. elect B. greet C. evaluate D. think
22. A. difference B. fortune C. list D. plan
23. A. does B. unlocks C. helps D. folds
24. A. get B. salute C. leave D. equip
25. A. tip B. equality C. relief D. belief
26. A. create B. fuel C. intend D. resign
27. A. better B. sharper C. earlier D. closer
28. A. position B. squeeze C. stand D. adopt
29. A. considerate B. potential C. holy D. meaningful
30. A. check B. bill C. note D. fine
31. A. hardly B. simply C. merely D. surely
32. A. because of B. instead of C. in search of D. regardless of
33. A. designed B. appointed C. determined D. strengthened
34. A. valuable B. suitable C. reasonable D. comfortable
35. A. virtue B. justice C. inspiration D. admiration
36. A. agreement B. consumption C. rejection D. sentence
37. A. less than B. more than C. other than D. better than
38. A. facts B. principles C. theories D. thoughts
39. A. young B. smart C. stupid D. old
40. A. unconscious B. insignificant C. unhappy D. incorrect
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 Adventures of Tom Sawyer,____41.____（publish）in 1876, is one of America's best-loved stories. It has double appeal. First, it attracts nearly all young people, regardless of time or culture because of the____42.____（excite）adventures of a typical boy during the mid-nineteenth century. Secondly, the novel attracts the adult
reader____43.____looks back on his or her own childhood. In fact，at the beginning of the book Twain wrote, ''Although my book____44.____(intend) for the entertainment of boys and girls, part of my plan has been to____45.____(pleasant) remind adults of what they once were themselves.” Thus,the novel is a____46.____(combine) of the past and the present. Althoughthe Adventures of Tom Sawyeris set in a small town on the banks of the Mississippi River sometime during____47.____1840s, readers from all parts of the world respond to the____48.____(variety) adventures experienced by Tom and his group of friends. Twain's ability____49.____(discover) universal experiences and dreams and fears of childhood leads to the success____50.____the novel.
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.假如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：在错的词下面划一横线，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。

The “ Foreign Cultures” section in our school’s newspaper are very popular among us students. It carries articles writing by foreign friends about the cultures of our home countries. And we will especial welcome articles about how English people spend their festivals the life of English high school students. You’d better to write something about the culture in your country. That we want is anything relevant so long as it’s interested and informative. 400 word will be fine. It is required that the articles will be sent before June 28.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.请认真阅读下面一封信，并据此信中所述写一封回信。

内容自拟。

Dear Peter,
Recently, troubled by the painful conflict between my parents and me, I’m writing to seek for your advice.
First, they take it for granted that they could read my diary and interfere with（干涉）my social life just to protect me, making it impossible for me to make friends, though. Besides, on my entering senior high, my parents care too much for my study as if I were a robot deprived of（剥夺）any entertainment. Every time I surfed the Internet, they would shoot me angry eyes. I wonder why they are so hard on a teenager and find fault with my behavior.
Your prompt reply would be highly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Li Hua 注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear _________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________
Sincerely,
参考答案
1. D
2. B
3. A
4. D
5. B
6. A
7. C
8. B 9. A 10. C 11. B
12. A 13. C 14. D 15. C
16. A 17. E 18. C 19. D 20. F
21. C 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. D 26. B 27. C 28. A 29. D 30. A 31. D 32.
B 33.
C 34. A 35. C 36. C 37. B 38. A 39.
D 40. B
41. published
42. exciting
43. who##that
44. is intended
45. pleasantly
46. combination
47. the 48. various
49. to discover
50. of
51.(1). are→ is (2). writing→ written (3). our→ their (4). especial → especially
(5). life 前加and (6).删除to (7). That→ What (8). interested → interesting (9). word → words
(10). will → should 或删除will
52.略。