2021年宁波市镇海区龙赛中学高三英语上学期期中试卷及参考答案

2021年宁波市镇海区龙赛中学高三英语上学期期中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
Electric Shocks Can Be Fatal
Government statistics recently showed that in theUK, more than 3,000 people a year experience electric shocks in their homes. A smaller number of people are killed after they touch the power lines outside their homes. Electric shocks can cause a person's heart or breath to stop and are potentially fatal. It is essential for people to learn basic techniques to deal with such emergencies.
What to do?
● If you are the first person to reach someone who has an electric shock, don't touch him or her!
● If the victim is still holding the appliance that gives him or her the shock (e.g. a hair dryer), unplug it or turn off the power at its source.Under no circumstances can you try to move the appliance with your hands!
● Ifyou can't turn off the power, use a piece of wood, like a broom handle or a chair, to separate the victim from the appliance or the power source. You may even be able to do this with a folded newspaper.
● The victim must remain lying down. If he or she isunconscious, the victim should be placed on his or her side. But he or she should not be moved if there is a possibility of neck or spine injuries unless it is ly necessary.
● It is essential to maintain the victim's body heat, so make sure you cover him or her with a blanket before you do anything else. If the victim is not breathing, apply mouth-to-mouth resuscitation (人工呼吸). Keep the victim's head low until professional help arrives.
● If the electric shock has been caused by an external power line, the dangers to the victim and to anybody providing first aid are much greater.
1. What kind of passage is it?
A. An advertisement.
B. A horror story.
C. A news report.
D. First aid emergency advice.
2. The underlined sentence implies that ________.
A. you should move the appliance
B. you should pick up the appliance and turn off the electricity
C. it is very dangerous to touch the appliance with your hands
D. it is unnecessary to unplug the appliance with your hands
3. When a person has got an electric shock, you should ________.
A. separate the victim from the appliance and let him sit up
B. keep the victim warm and help him or her breathe again
C. move the victim onto his or her side if he or she has got neck injuries
D. keep the victim's head high until professional help arrives
B
It was once a shoreline buried by enough garbage to make it invisible (看不见的), thus, given the unfortunate nickname "toilet bowl" . Now the Philippines' Manila Bay beach is totally different, compared with a few months ago. It happened so suddenly and extremely that it brought tears to the eyes of the local people.
The cleanup started on 27 January, when 5, 000 volunteers descended on Manila Bay to remove over 45 tons (公吨) of garbage, marking the beginning of a nation-wide environmental campaign. But some two months before this great movement began, a quiet revolution was already underway.
During the first week of December 2018, Brooklyn- based Bounties Network collectedthree tons of garbage from Manila Bay aver two days through a project that paid a small group of people, mostly fishermen, with a digital currency (数字货币) based on the Ethereum system.
For the mostly non-bank -using Filipino fishermen, this was a first-ever experience with a digital currency. It's one that proves decisive in enabling poor communities around the world to take up arms in the fight against humanity's waste.
There are signs that this recycling-for-digital payment industry may be just about to take off. Earlier in September 2018, Plastic Bank, a Vancouver -based company powered by IBM technology, also started a similar project. They set up a project in Naga, a town in southern Luzon, the country's largest island, building a collection point to let people exchange plastic and recyclable materials for digital payouts through a system.
That both these pioneers have chosen the Philippines as their first location is not surprising considering the country's contribution to ocean waste. A Wall Street Journal study in 2015 revealed that the Philippines make the third-largest amount of plastic waste into global oceans.
4. Why did people call Manila Bay beach“toilet bowl” ?
A. It looked like a huge bowl.
B. There were plenty of toilets.
C. It was covered by rubbish.
D. People loved the toilets here.
5. What does the underlined phrase“descended on”in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Completely depended on.
B. Suddenly arrived at.
C. Occasionally decreased to.
D. Gradually disappeared from.
6. What made poor communities willing to fight against waste?
A. The benefits to their homeland.
B. The desire to make a difference.
C. The chance to escape ocean pollution.
D. The experience with a digital currency.
7. What is the best title for the text?
A. Online system helps endocean pollution.
B. Manila Bay beach is suddenly removed.
C. Plastic Bank is powerful in recycling waste.
D. Philippines make a great amount of waste.
C
An anti-obesity program for Australian girls didn’t lead to any improvements in their diet, physical activities or body weight a year later, according to a new report.
Findings from the school-based intervention (介入), which involved exercise sessions and nutrition workshops for lower-income girls, are the latest disappointment in a lot of research attempting tohead offadult obesity and the disease risks that come with it.
Especially during the middle-and high-school years, girls’ physical activity reduces obviously, according to lead researcher David Lubans, from theUniversityofNewcastleinNew South Wales,Australia. He said, “In the future we need to make the programs more interesting and exciting and present information in a way that is meaningful to adolescent girl.”
Lubans and his workmates conducted their study in 12 schools in low-income areas ofNew South Wales. At the start of the study, girls in both groups weighed an average of close to 130pounds, with about four in ten considered overweight. Over the next year, adolescents in the intervention group were given pedometers (计步器) to encourage walking and running and invited to nutrition workshops and regular exercise sessions during the schoolday and at lunchtime. Participation in some of those activities were less than ideal. For example, the girls went to only one-quarter of lunchtime exercise sessions, and less than one in ten completed at-home physical activity or nutrition challenges, the researchers reported. At the end of the year, girls in both groups had gained a similar amount of weight and there was no difference in their average body fat.
Preventive medicine researcher Robert Klesges said that although some anti-obesity programs have helped adults lose weight, the teen population has always been a source of failure for researchers. “The common belief is:
nothing works,” he said. “And we have got to get beyond that.”
“We need to think outside the box,” said Klesges, who wasn’t involved in the new study. “That could include learning from what has worked in adult studies, such as giving meal replacement drinks or prepared foods to teens who have trouble making changes to their diet. Or, it could mean using a “step-care” method — rather than researchers or their doctor telling them to keep doing the same thing.” Klesges said.
8. The underlined words “head off” in Paragraph 2 can best be replaced by “________”.
A. damage
B. defend
C. prevent
D. affect
9. The methods used in the program to stop obesity don’t include ________.
A. walking and running
B. inviting them to nutrition workshops
C. joining exercise sessions regularly
D. giving meal replacement drinks
10. The main reason for the failure of the anti-obesity program is probably that ________.
A. the participants didn’t take an active part in it
B. the program was not interesting and exciting to participants
C. the participants didn’t get extra nutrition or exercise help
D. the program didn’t pay attention to healthy exercise
11. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. As researchers, it is important to have creative research methods.
B. Researchers need to give meals or prepare foods to participants.
C. Teen girls have no difficulty in making changes to their diet.
D. Some ant-obesity programs have not helped adults lose weight.
D
According to statistics published by the BPI (Buying Power Index) a couple of months ago, digital streaming (流媒体) now accounts for 80 percent of the music consumption in the UK. Despite the incredible growth of online streaming platforms like iTunes, Apple Music and Tidal over the past 15 years, a more traditional medium has also seen a return of interest and sales in the music industry. In 2020, almost one in five of all albums purchased in the UK is vinyl (黑胶唱片), and it has once again become the most popular physical musical medium.
With digital streaming so easy and convenient, why are so many peopledrawn to traditional records? Some experts claim that vinyl is a physical medium for experiencing music, something tangible (有形的) to hold and own.
For most people, having something tangible and interacting with it gives depth to the experience of music. Listening to an album and touching it the way the artist intended can make them feel more connected to the music and the artist. Records are physical products that can be not only displayed but also gifted, shared, traded and passed down through generations.
Sound quality is another hot topic. A lot of music lovers feel that the analogue sound (模拟声音) vinyl offers is superior to modern digital audio, particularly with regards to the compressed formats streaming platforms use. There’s a common belief that old-school analogue audio has a warmer, fuller sound than digitised music. For vinyl followers, the very defect traditional recorders often have, such as the familiar crackle (劈啪作响) when the record starts, bring the music to life in a different way.
There’s aritualisticaspect to vinyl that a lot of people are drawn to, too. The act of putting a record on—carefully removing the record from the sleeve, placing it on the record player and gently dropping the needle on the right groove (凹槽)—is a more assiduous (一丝不苟的), mindful way of engaging with music. When you’re listening to vinyl, you can’t tap abutton and go about your day while the streaming service provides hours of music. You need to stay close to the record player to move the needle and flip the record over.
It’s clear that the vinyl interest is well underway, and vinyl records are truly making a comeback. In an increasingly digital society, there’s something to be said for analogue experiences. Perhaps one of the great things about being alive in the 21st century is our ability to have the best of both worlds—the timeless appeal of physical records alongside the easy access to vast music libraries that streaming offers.
12. What are the statistics published by the BPI used to show?
A. An increase in music consumption.
B. The recovery of music industry.
C. A comeback of a physical medium.
D. The acceptance of online streaming.
13. According to some experts, why does vinyl interest many people?
A. It attracts people by its realistic feel.
B. It offers simple access to different music.
C. It shares a new way to enjoy music.
D. It provides people with perfect sound effect.
14. The underlined word “ritualistic” in Para.4 means something ______.
A. Overlooked by society.
B. Updated very frequently.
C. Performed as part of a ceremony.
D. Kept for a long time without changing.
15. How does the writer feel about the future development of music medium?
A. Traditional records will get underway.
B. The analogue experiences may matter more.
C. Vinyl sales will boom with technological advance.
D. There should be a good mix of old and new.
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Should you eat to live or live to eat? It’s a question posed by French playwright Moliere in his workThe Miser. While eating is functional, and our bodies need the fuel that food provides, dining with friends or loved ones can be a wonderful experience. However, some of us often find ourselves reserving a table for one in a restaurant.______16______Maybe not.
Have you ever spent too long debating with people which restaurant to eat in or when to meet? If dining solo, you can make the choice depending on your desires at exactly the time you’re hungry! And why does it have to be a restaurant? You could eat in a park, garden or even your bed — the point is, the choice is yours!______17______According to psychologist Sherrie Bourg Carter, a bit of loneliness can help your brain to relax and may help you concentrate more.
___18___Maybe it’s apungent(刺鼻) cheese or fish. We sometimes hold back on things that may offend the noses of others. When dining alone, we can consume whatever we like, with the added bonus that we might be able to eat more healthily. Often, if you want a salad and your partner wants some less healthy dish, you end up ordering the same. And if you don’t get the same, you might end up with food envy as you watch someone enjoy a pizza.
Finally, for some, dining alone can be a necessity.______19______Eating alone can save you from the extreme anxiety that may arise listening to someonesmack their lips(咂嘴)! So, is eating alone bad? Well, it may not be for everyone, but there certainly are some benefits to it.___20___
A. Is dining alone really that bad?
B. We all have foods we like and dislike.
C. Try it sometime — you might just like it!
D. It helps those who want to lose weight most.
E. That alone time also means it’s a time to switch off.
F. Does the restaurant really appreciate you dining alone there?
G. Those of us find the noise of others chewing food unbearable.
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Timmy and Tammy loved playing the piano. They both practiced____21____, so they were getting better and better. One day, their teacher had some____22____news. There was a concert coming up and they both had the ____23____to play in public for the first time. Timmy and Tammy looked wide-eyed at each other with a mix of excitement and____24____.
The big day arrived. As they sat in the audience ,worrying that their names would be____25____.Then Timmy's name was ____26____. His mum looked at him with ____27____, but he sank lower and lower in his seat. “Come on, Timmy, it's your turn," she encouraged him, but he shook his head,____28____he wouldn't be playing today. The teacher moved to the next____29____on the list, "Tammy will now play for us ". "Come on, Tammy, it's your tum," her dad said. With a deep sigh, Tammy slowly____30____her way up to the piano on the stage. Her legs and fingers____31____; she was nervous. She wanted to escape from the stage so quickly at the end that she almost____32____to bow (鞠躬)，but she did it.
After that Timmy and Tammy kept ____33____, improving at the same rate and the teacher was pleased with their____34____. After a few months, the teacher announced there would be another concert. When the concert came around again, Timmy couldn't stand up from his seat____35____Tammy walked up to the stage with more____36____than last time. These two children show us an important____37____. If you allow fear to____38____you once, it'll be more likely to____39____you. But if you have the____40____to take action although you fear, you'll feel more and more confident.
21. A. normally B. easily C. naturally D. hard
22. A. different B. exciting C. boring D. strange
23. A. duty B. right C. chance D. dream
24. A. fear B. curiosity C. doubt D. relief
25. A. discussed B. called C. replaced D. changed
26. A. recognized B. spread C. removed D. announced
27. A. hope B. shock C. anger D. mercy
28. A. instead B. however C. anyhow D. therefore
29. A. expression B. name C. order D. form
30. A. made B. lost C. judged D. marked
31. A. hurt B. rested C. recovered D. shook
32. A. refused B. stopped C. forgot D. returned
33. A. waiting B. practicing C. preparing D. writing
34. A. progress B. experience C. character D. invention
35. A. unless B. if C. after D. while
36. A. patience B. interest C. confidence D. pressure
37. A. purpose B. choice C. motto D. lesson
38. A. guard B. win C. discover D. miss
39. A. hold B. record C. report D. check
40. A. freedom B. need C. courage D. honor
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
People have long dreamt of a car that flies through the sky. Japan′s SkyDrive has carried out a successful, but modest test flight of such a vehicle carrying a person. In a video___41.___(show) to reporters last week, a vehicle that looked like a motorcycle with propellers (螺旋桨) lifted up to two meters off the ground. It___42.___(fly) in circles in a protected area for four minutes. Tomohiro Fukuzawa heads___43.___SkyDrive effort. He hopes the flying car can___44.___(make) into a real-life product by 2023. Of the world′s more than 100 flying car projects, only a handful has succeeded with a person___45.___board.
The machine so far can fly for just five to 10 minutes,___46.___if the flight time can be extended to 30 minutes, the car will have more possibilities. Unlike airplanes and helicopters, “electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles”, generally offer quick point-to-point personal travel. They could do away with___47.___(have) to deal with airports, traffic jams and the cost of paying for pilots. Such vehicles could even fly without a pilot.
The Japanese government has expressed support for the futuristic project. The goal is to expand the flying car′s___48.___(commerce) use by the 2030s. It also has noted possible uses for connecting faraway___49.___(region) and providing transportation in disasters.
Experts compare the excitement about flying cars to the days___50.___the aviation industry got started with the Wright Brothers and the auto industry with the Ford Model T.
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。

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（\）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；
只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Helen Keller was one of the greatest woman in the 20th century. She was born in 1880 and dies in 1968. When she was 19 months old, she became blind and deaf because a serious illness. From then on she lived in darkness and silent.
When she was seven, her parents found out a teacher, Miss Sullivan, for her. Although Miss Sullivan had trouble teach her, they overcame all the difficulties which they met. With Helen's strongly will, she became a top student. Finally she received an university degree in English literature. Late on, she was devoted to helping the blind and deaf children.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.主题：How to take exercise properly and safely
定期锻炼对身心健康有奇效，有助于提高身体的平衡能力和灵活性。

但方法不当也会带来伤害，以下是确保运动安全又有乐趣的诀窍：
1.在进行具体的运动前，最好征询医生的建议，并做好准备活动。

2.准备适合的服装和装备。

3.运动要适量，要补充水分。

字数：100左右。

How to take exercise properly and safely
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参考答案
1. D
2. C
3. B
4. C
5. B
6. D
7. A
8. C 9. D 10. A 11. A
12. C 13. A 14. C 15. D
16. A 17. E 18. B 19. G 20. C
21. D 22. B 23. C 24. A 25. B 26. D 27. A 28. C 29. B 30. A 31. D 32.
C 33. B 34. A 35.
D 36. C 37. D 38. B 39. A 40. C
41. shown／showed
42. flew 43. the
44. be made
45. on 46. but
47. having 48. commercial
49. regions
50. when
51.(1).woman→women
(2).dies→died
(3).because后加of
(4).silent→silence
(5).去掉out
(6).teach→teaching
(7). which→that或者去掉which
(8).strongly→strong
(9).an→a
(10).Late→Later
52.略。