2021年乳山市第三中学高三英语下学期期末试卷及参考答案

2021年乳山市第三中学高三英语下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
You haven’t truly visited a city until you’ve experienced its nightlife. Watching a big city likeLondongradually turn dark and darker into the night is a beautiful journey of time and light. So how about taking a historical evening walk and touchingsome of the nicest areas in centralLondon? Let’s get started.
6:30 pm
The walk starts on theMillenniumBridge. On the bridge, watch the scenic city across the River Thames with the skyscrapers gradually lighting up against the darkening skies.
TheMillenniumBridgehas been featured in many London-based films, includingHarry Potter, and the filmGuardians of the Galaxy.
7:30 pm
It’s getting dark. A fifteen-minute walk northwest fromSt Paul’s Cathedral takes you to the historic Borough Market. During the evenings, you find a lot of restaurants around the market. This is an excellent time to get your dinner.
9:00 pm
The next stop isLondonBridge. This is about 6 minutes’ walk from the Borough Market. As you join other onlookers and mentally go through the nursery school rhyme of “LondonBridgeis Falling Down”, you get lost again in history. Why does the song sayLondonBridgeis falling and who is the fair lady?
During theLondoncity fire of 1897,LondonBridgeserved an important role in fire control. It was one of the major structures that prevented the fire from crossing over to the other side ofLondon.
11:30 pm
Londonnever sleeps; it’s a few minutes to midnight and everywhere is still filled with people moving around. About four minutes away from the Golden Jubilee Bridges isTrafalgar Square, our next stop.
12:00 am
It’s been a beautiful evening, hasn’t it?
1. Where can you visit aGuardians of the Galaxyfilming location?
A. In theSt Paul’s Cathedral.
B. On theMillenniumBridge.
C. In the Borough Market.
D. On the Golden Jubilee Bridges.
2. What can be learned about the Borough Market?
A. It is far fromLondonBridge.
B. It is related to a famous song.
C. It is an ideal place for dinner.
D. It is a modern open-air market.
3. What is the main purpose of the text?
A. To showLondon’s color1 ful culture.
B. To introduce the scenery inLondon.
C. To ask people to do outdoor activities.
D. To recommend a night tour inLondon.
B
We all know that a healthy lifemeans getting both plenty of exercise and enough good-quality sleep, but reality often gets in the way. The new research indicates that doing enough exercise could make up for some of the unhealthy impacts of bad sleep. While the health benefits of exercise and sleep are nothing new, it's the relationship between them that is interesting in this particular study — it could even give doctors another option to suggest for patients dealing with sleep problems.
“We found those who had both the poorest sleep quality and who exercised the least were most at risk of death from heart disease, stroke, and cancer,” says epidemiologist Bo-Huei Huang, from the University of Sydney in Australia.
Participants were grouped into three levels of physical activity (high, medium or low) and were also given a sleep quality score from 0-5 based on the amount of shut-eye they got, how late they stayed up, insomnia, snoring and daytime sleepiness.
Those with the highest risk of dying from cancer or heart disease during the study period were those with the worst quality sleep and who didn't meet the WHO recommended guidelines for exercise. That risk went down for people with poor quality sleep but who did meet the exercise guidelines.
In the case of all forms of cancer, for example, those at the unhealthiest end of the sleep and exercise scale had a 45 percent higher risk of dying from cancer than those with good sleep scores who kept physically active. However, that risk just about disappeared for those who didn't score well on sleep but did score well on physical activity.
For now it's not clear why more exercise might make up for poor sleep, as far as our health goes. It could be that the increased activity iscounteractinginflammation (炎症), or reducing irregularities in glucose metabolism,
suggest the researchers.
“Considering that physical activity is perhaps more modifiable than sleep, our study offers people more health incentives to be physically active.” says population health researcher Emmanuel Stamatakis, from the University of Sydney.
4. This research is of particular interest in that ________.
A. it’s in this study that exercise is known to be beneficial to sleep.
B. this study offers people more health treatments to be physical active.
C. it could enable doctors to cure patients of their sleeping condition.
D. the relationship between exercise and sleep is updated in this study.
5. Which of the following statements istrueaccording to the passage?
A. Those who had the poorest sleep quality were most at risk of death from heart disease.
B. Those scoring lowest on sleep and exercise scale were more likely to die from cancer.
C. There’s no risk of cancer for those who didn't sleep well but did score well on physical activity.
D. It's evident that in terms of health more exercise could make up for poor sleep.
6. What does the underlined word in Paragraph 6 mean?
A. interacting
B. increasing
C. preventing
D. causing
7. Where can this passage most probably be taken from?
A. A research findings report
B. A medical examination report
C. A poor sleep study report
D. A physical activity study report
C
“We are running out of space and the only places to go to are other worlds... Spreading out may be the only thing that saves us from ourselves. I am convinced that humans need to leave Earth.” These are the words of the famous scientist Stephen Hawking, spoken at a science festival inNorwayin 2017, a year before his death.
Hawking was not alone in this view. Many experts feel that the only way for humanity to last far into the future is to colonize other planets. That way, if an asteroid, a terrible disease, nuclear war, or some other disaster strikes Earth, civilization as we know it would still have a chance. Mars is one of the most tempting destinations. NASA, theUnited Arab Emirates, the private company SpaceX, and the organization Mars One all have plans to send humans there. “Either we spread Earth to other planets, or we risk going extinct, SpaceX founder Elon Musk said at a conference in 2013.
But not everyone agrees that colonizing Mars or any other planet is such a great plan. The most common
argument against going is that it’s just too expensive or dangerous. It will take huge amounts of money and other resources just to get people there, let alone set up a place for them to live. It’s not even clear if humans could survive on Mars. One of the biggest dangers there is deadly radiation that bombards the planet.
Maybe all the time and money people would pour into a Mars mission would be better spent on more urgent projects here on Earth, like dealing with poverty or climate change. Some experts argue that handling a problem like an asteroid strike or disease outbreak while staying here on Earth would be much easier and less expensive than surviving on a new planet.
In addition, moving to a new planet could harm or destroy anything that already lives there. Mars seems uninhabited, but it could possibly host microbial life. Human visitors may destroy this life or permanently change or damage the Martian environment. Some feel that’s too much of a risk to take.
What do you think? Should humans colonize outer space or stay home?
8. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Many experts insist that humans should take the risk.
B. Mars is the most attractive destinations for human beings.
C. Hawking firmly believes the only way to save humans is moving to Mars.
D. All the other experts don’t agree with Hawking’s idea.
9. Why do some experts disagree with the plan to colonize Mars?
A. It will cost much more money to settle on Mars than on Earth.
B. It is too long a distance from the Earth to the Mars.
C. Human visitors will bring diseases to Martian environment.
D. The deadly radiation that bombards the planet is the biggest danger.
10. What’s the writing purpose of the passage?
A. To raise people’s awareness of protecting the environment.
B. To present different opinions on whether to move to the Mars.
C. To arouse readers’ reflection on whether to colonize outer space.
D. To inspire people to deal with the environmental problems.
11. In which section of a magazine is the passage most likely from?
A. Fiction.
B. Current affairs.
C. Social Studies.
D. Science.
D
Chimps use loud calls and gestures to make their feelings known but until now, the exact meaning for
individual movements has remained a mystery. Now researchers believe they have translated the key gestures used in the chimp community and identified their intentions for the first time.
From 4,351 gestures, experts were able to identify 66 that are used for 19 specific message meanings, including showing a foot to tell a child they can climb on their back. The researchers were able to narrow down these 66 gestures to 36 that are used intentionally to achieve 15 purposes. The translations were made by Dr Catherine Hobaiter and her colleagues at St Andrews University in Scotland.
Dr Hobaiter used behavior sampling and filmed all recorded cases of gestural communication. Other gestures include stomping their feet to ask another chimp to stop what they are doing, and slapping objects together to ask another to follow them. Of the 19 meanings,17 encouraged interactions to start, or to develop, such as “move closer,” and “change play”. Some of the gestures were found to have more than one meaning. and only 10 of the 66 gestures were used for only a single meaning.
Researchers collected a total of 471 video clips from two social groups of chimps at a shelter near Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. As well as identifying what the gesture means, they also discovered the technique needed to increase the chances of success.
“Human children use gestures to communicate before they produce their first words, and their earliest gestures typically appear around 10 months of age,” explained the researchers. “In great apes, there is good evidence that language-trained individuals are capable of acquiring and understanding signals, but this is far less clear in their natural communication. ”
12. Chimps slap the objects to____________.
A. tell others to stop what they are doing
B. ask others chimps to join them
C. gather other chimps to move closer
D. encourage interactions to start
13. What did researchers find after studying 471 video clips?
A. Chimps trained in language are good at understanding signals.
B. Two social groups of chimps live at a shelter near Kinshasa.
C. Language-trained individuals do well in natural communication.
D. Chimps’earliest gestures appear around 10 months of age.
14. How is the last paragraph developed?
A. By analyzing causes.
B. By examining differences.
C By making comparisons. D. By following time order.
15. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A A New Research on Chimps B. Human Children and Chimps
C. Getting the Chimps Trained for Language
D. Translating the Sign Language of Chimps
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___16___The legendary volleyball coach Lang Ping gave the answer in the recent documentary (纪录片) The Iron Hammer.
The documentary displays Lang’s inspiring journey from her gold medal victory as a volleyball player in the 1984 Olympics to her amazing career as a successful coach for both Team USA from 2005 to 2008 and China since 2013. She was the first person to win Olympic volleyball gold as a player and coach. Lang Ping revealed the secret to such remarkable achievements in the documentary. As she said, “___17___"
___18___Troubled by severe injuries to her cervical vertebra, back, waist and knees, caused by intense exercise and hard work, the 60-year-old has undergone more than 10 surgeries. “No parts of my body function well,” she joked.
But illness is certainly not the only difficulty Lang has faced. In 2005, she struggled with balancing raising her daughter Lydia Bai Lang, who lived in theUS, and her coaching career. She eventually decided to work for USA Volleyball that year.___19___“I'm proud of being Chinese.” Lang responded in an interview. Later she returned to head the Chinese women 's volleyball team in 2013, leading the team successfully defending its World Cup crown with a perfect record of 11 straight wins last year.
There is no doubt that Lang is one of the greatest players and coaches in history. As an American athlete commented in the documentary,____20____
A. Who is Lang Ping?
B. Lang is the hardest to defeat.
C. I believe volleyball was my life.
D. What makes one a great person?
E. Glory and challenges go hand in hand.
F. Lang Ping is like Michael Jordan in our minds.
G. This decision aroused a lot of negative comments inChina.
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
A few days ago, I observed a teenager doing yardwork that his dad had told him to do. Instead of doing the
task___21___, he wandered around there for hours,___22___ to himself and doing a bad job.
The person he hurt the most was himself. His dad was trying to teach him___23___and how to do a good job. As a result of his___24___attitude, he spent the whole afternoon finishing a task that should have taken one or two hours. And the yard___25___ wasn't clean enough when he got through.
He___26___his day because of his attitude. And his dad was___27___with him, and the boy's bad mood ended up___28___ the whole family that day.
A sweet lady was working in a fast-food____29____. The minute I walked in, she welcomed me____30____. She smiled as she took my order, and then as we_____31_____ for the food, she talked with me. As I walked off with my tray, she said with a big_____32_____, “I hope you have a blessed day!” I think the food tasted better because of her_____33_____. There was a delay, during which I sat there hearing her singing as she_____34_____ her tasks behind the counter.
She wasn't making a large salary, and shedidn't have a powerful_____35_____, either. In addition, she stood on her feet for a long shift each day, often dealing with_____36_____customers. But she chose to be joyful.
I want to_____37_____from her. I want to do my best, even when there's no_____38_____ or glory. Other people are watching me____39____ I might not realize it at the time. I want to bring joy to all those around me. A(n)____40____can make a great difference.
21. A.gradually B.happily C.secretly D.silently
22. A.responding B.applying C.explaining plaining
23. A.goodness B.safety C.responsibility D.gardening
24. A.poor B.positive C.strange D.efficient
25. A.almost B.even C.still D.ever
26. A.lost B.ruined C.perfected D.changed
27. A.upset B.pleased C.Impressed D.satisfied
28. A.breaking B.benefiting C.affecting D.controlling
29. A.factory B.restaurant C.supermarket D.shop
30. A.warmly B.proudly C.seriously D.coldly
31. A.looked B.asked C.waited D.struggled
32. A.shout B.smile C.cheer D.decision
33. A.experience B.trust C.Courage D.kindness
34. A.performed B.started C.discovered D.planned
35. A.appearance B.motivation C.position D.effort
36. A.ordinary B.Painful C.important D.difficult
37. A.escape B.learn C.hear D.differ
38. A.applause B.regret C.sadness D.forgiveness
39. A.now that B.in case C.even though D.as if
40. A.lifestyle B.attitude C.habit D.attempt
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
For the third year in a row, two sisters inNorth Carolinaare raising money___41.___(provide) meals for families that can’t afford a Thanksgiving dinner.
Last year Alex, 9, and Caroline, 6,___42.___(raise) enough money to provide Charlotte Rescue Mission (CRM) with 130 Thanksgiving Food Boxes and 50 ___43.___(turkey).
This year they will be able to provide CRM with meals for 200 local families.
“We want to give a huge, heartfelt thank you to everyone___44.___has helped Alex and Caroline and reach their goal of___45.___feed) 50 families in need this Thanksgiving,” mom Lisa Fischer wrote on GoFundMe. "$1,142___46.___(earn) through their hard work from their lemonade stands and bake sales so far, which puts them just shy of $5,000 with your generous donations!"
The Thanksgiving Food Boxes cost___47.___(fair) close to $20 each. They contain green beans, com, sweet yams, cranberry sauce, stuffing, rice, pie crust and filling, a baking pan, and a frozen turkey.
The Fischer family buys all the food from___48.___(they) local grocery store and packs___49.___boxes, too.
"We are hoping to recruit some help from the neighbors to pack the boxes this year, rent out a truck and deliver the food____50.____Nov. 23,” Lisa explained.
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。

Dear Bob,
I’m delighting that you show an interest in the lecture. To help us grow up healthy, last Friday Professor Smith invited to give us a lecture. He not only offered us some advices on what we should eat, and also pointed out our eating problems.
Professor Smith’s speech has benefited from us greatly, make us realize the influence of our eating habits. As the saying goes,“we are what we eat”，so that is better for us to get into the healthy eating habit.
Now we are on a balanced diet and have meals regularly, because of what we are healthier and more energetic now.
Yours,
Li Hua 第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假设你是红星中学高三学生李华，你得知故宫正在招聘暑期义务英文讲解员，请你给相关部门负责人写一封申请信，内容包括：
1.介绍你的基本信息；
2.说明你的优势；
3.表示你希望被录用。

注意：
1.词数不少于50；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Sir or Madam，
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________
Sincerely，
Li Hua
参考答案
1. B
2. C
3. D
4. D
5. B
6. C
7. A
8. D 9. A 10. C 11. D
12. B 13. A 14. C 15. D
16. D 17. C 18. E 19. G 20. F
21. B 22. D 23. C 24. A 25. C 26. B 27. A 28. C 29. B 30. A 31. C 32.
B 33. D 34. A 35.
C 36.
D 37. B 38. A 39. C 40. B
41. to provide
42. raised 43. turkeys
44. who/that
45. feeding
46. has been earned
47. fairly 48. their
49. the 50. by/on
51.(1). delighting→delighted；(2). healthy→healthily；(3).在invited前加was；(4). advices→advice；(5).and→but；
(6).去掉from；(7).make→making；(8).that→it；(9).the→a；(10).what→which
52.略。