2021年福州高级中学高三英语上学期期中考试试题及答案

2021年福州高级中学高三英语上学期期中考试试题及答案
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
Bob and Sue Harvey spent nine years as resident fellows in a dormitory at Sanford and in their bookVirtual Reality and The College Freshman, they write “The Freshman oftenfaces an identity problem during the first semester.” College is a more pressured environment than it used to be, in part because the academic gap between high school and college has increased. Many college freshmen have never had to make independent decisions about sex, drugs and alcohol. Most don’t know how to manage their time or money. They often feel lonely and overwhelmed, resulting in anxiety and depression.
Nancy Corbin, director of clinical service for student-counseling (咨询) services at Iowa State University, says her office is seeing a significant increase in requests for counseling from freshmen who are having trouble making the adjustment to college life. She says older teenagers increasingly lack the skills to deal with personal problems that aren’t easily defined or fixed. And they get homesick but have a hard time admitting it.
Parents and high schools can make things easier on freshmen by preparing them differently. For example, by teaching them to budget their hours and dollars. The Harveys think high schools should offer a college-life course. “Parents need to focus more on relationship and personal issues and less on how many sheets and towels to take,” they say. Many homesick freshmen think they’ll be regarded as failures if they come home before Thanksgiving. So parents can help by letting them know they’re welcome to return if they feel the need. In the meantime, parents have to find new ways to keep in touch with their college kids. One of the best ways is e-mail. It’s less unpleasant and less expensive than constant phone calls and is more likely to be answered than a handwritten letter.
1. Why is the first semester difficult for freshmen in college?
A. Because they often fail in exams.
B. Because they lack time and money.
C. Because they are too homesick to make new friends.
D. Because they have to settle personal issues on their own.
2. In the last paragraph, it is suggested that ________.
A. parents should stop buying anything for their kids
B. parents should develop a good relationship with their kids
C. parents should be taught how to send e-mails to their kids
D. parents should work with high schools in college-life courses
3. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A. Hard Life of College Freshmen
B. Approaches to Trouble in College
C. Freshmen’s Adaptation Problems
D. A Strange Phenomenon in College
B
The COVID-19 vaccination（接种疫苗）rate in the US has fallen to newlows in recent weeks, threatening President Joe Biden’s goal of having 70 percent of American adults with at least one shot by July 4.
With just less than one month from July 4, the current vaccination rate will put the US at somewhere between 67 percent and 68 percent of the adult population with at least one dose（剂量）by Independence Day. To reach 70 percent by July 4, around 1.6 percent of the population needs to get their first dose per week from now until July 4.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention（CDC）reported last week that 63 percent of adults hadreceived their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. That was up slightly from 62 percent from the report a week before. The additional 1 percent of adults completing their first dose is the lowest since the CDC started tracking the vaccination rate in mid-February.
On average, fewer than 1 million shots are given out per day, a decline of more than two-thirds from the peak of 3.4 million in April, The Washington Post reported. In South Carolina, about 71,000 residents got a shot in the week leading up to June 3, compared to a high of nearly 300,000 in one week in early April, according to data from the CDC.
The slowdown is moreprominentacross the South and Midwest. Twelve states have seen vaccinations fall to 15 daily shots per 10,000 residents. Less than a quarter of black Americans had received their first COVID-19 shot as of June 7.
James Hildreth, CEO of Meharry Medical College, told Politico, “We need to make a stronger effort to bring the vaccine to the communities, rather than relying on the communities to come to vaccination centers.”
The sharp decline in vaccination began in mid-April when federal officials temporarily stopped the use of the Johnson＆Johnson vaccine while they investigated rare blood-clotting（凝血）reactions.
The “low-hanging fruit—thosepeople who ly want to get vaccinated without you telling them anything” have already been vaccinated, which has led to the slowdown, Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of
Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on a White House-organized call with community leaders last week, according to the Post.
4. What can we learn from the text?
A. Dr Anthony Fauci is in charge of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
B. In South Carolina, about 300,000 residents got a shot in the week leading up to June 3
C. In mid-April federal officials temporarily suspended the Johnson＆Johnson vaccine.
D. Less than one fourth of Americans had received their first COVID-19 shot by June 7.
5. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “prominent” in Para. 5?
A. Meaningful.
B. Obvious.
C. Inspiring.
D. Complex.
6. How can America increase the COVID-19 vaccination rate according to James Hildreth?
A. By giving the vaccine shot at the communities.
B. By offering the vaccine to the public for free.
C. By frequently informing the public of the vaccine.
D. By urging the communities to come to vaccination centers.
7. What can be the best title for the text?
A. Biden wishes to have 70% of adults with one shot by July 4
B. CDC has been trackingthe vaccination rate since mid-February
C. Some Americans need to get vaccinated without telling them to
D. Biden’s July 4th vaccine goal may be missed
C
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) included on December 17, 2020 China's Tai Chi on the Representative List of the Intangible（无形的）Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The decision was announced during the online meeting of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage held from December 14 to19 inKingston, capital ofJamaica.
“Born in the mid-17th century in a small village named Chenjiagou located in Central China's Henan province, Tai Chi is not only a kind of traditional Wushu integrated with slow movements and deep breathing, but is also deeply rooted in many areas of Chinese culture, such as medicine and philosophy,”Zhu Xianghua says, who is the son of the famous Tai Chi master Zhu Tiancai.
Although it has spread to more than 150 countries and regions, attracting more than 100 million people to practice, the idea that Tai Chi is for the elderly has stopped many young people practicing the ancient Wushu.
They think of it as a slow exercise, which is specially made and better suited for their grandparents. Instead, many young people are turning to the Indian practice of yoga（瑜伽）to relieve stress, which was placed on the UNESCO's List in 2019.
In order to promote Tai Chi, joint efforts have been made from individuals and the Chinese government in the last decades. Xi'an Jiaotong University requires students to learn Tai Chi. Wang Yunbing, a professor in the university's sports center, stressed that Tai Chi is not only good physical exercise-researchers from the American College of Rheumatology find that it can help manage several diseases but is also conned ted to ancient Chinese eivilization. Since 2014, the World Tai Chi Championships have been held every two years by the International Wushu Federation. It provides a platform for communication and learning between the Tai Chi masters and Tai Chi lovers around the globe. In January 2020, Tai Chi became an official event in the 2026 Dakar Youth Olympic Games.
8. What does Zhu Xianghua say about Tai Chi in paragraph 2?
A. It originated from fast Kung Fu action.
B. It was born around the 1750s in a village.
C. It is related to other cultural fields ofChina.
D. It integrates Chinese medicine and western philosophy.
9. Why do some young people choose to practice yoga instead of Tai Chi?
A. They think it easier to practice yoga to keep fit.
B. The elderly stop young people practicing Tai Chi.
C. They consider Tai Chi is custom-built for old people.
D. Yoga was included in the world culture earlier than Tai Chi.
10. What is the main purpose of the last paragraph?
A. To promote contemporary Chinese civilization.
B. To show many efforts made to popularize Tai Chi.
C. To stress the importance of Chinese Tai Chi masters.
D. To advise people to practise Tai Chi to cure diseases.
11. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Tai Chi Steps on the UNESCO's List.
B. Tai Chi isCompeting against Yoga.
C. Tai Chi Has Regained populate Globally.
D. Opinions Greatly Differ on Tai Chi and Yoga.
D
The health benefits of staying active are already well-known. It can help you manage weight, keep blood sugar levels down and reduce risk factors for heart disease.
Now, a new study suggests that regularly playing sports, especially badminton or tennis, is not only healthy but also reduces your risk of death, at any age, by approximately 50%. This is a big scale population study to explore the health benefits of sports in terms of death rate. The study evaluated responses from 80, 306 adults aged 30 and above inEnglandandScotland, who were surveyed about their health, lifestyle and exercise patterns.
After adjusting factors such as age, sex, weight, smoking habits, alcohol use, education and other forms of exercise besidesthe named sports, the researchers compared the risk of death among people who took part in a sport to those who didn’t. The percentage of reduced risk of death was found to be: 47% for racket（球拍）sports, 28% for swimming and 15% for cycling.
In addition to this, the study didn’t find any significant reduction in the risk for sports like running and football. The findings also exposed that over 44% of the participants met the guidelines for the recommended exercise levels to stay fit and healthy, which amounts to 150 minutes of moderate(适度的) physical activity in a week.
Does this mean you stop running or playing football and switch to tennis instead? Every kind of sport and physical activity has different physical, social and mental benefits attached to it. The apparent lack of benefits of running and football could result from several variables that were not taken into account.
Being active helps you feel happier and live longer. So, the most important step is to take part in any kind of sport that you are likely to enjoy and follow in the long term.
12. How is the study conducted?
A. By doing comparative experiments.
B. By analyzing previous data.
C. By evaluating survey information.
D. By tracking participants for a long time.
13. What does the underlined part “the named sports” refer to?
A. Ball sports.
B. Racket sports.
C. Individual sports.
D. Traditional sports.
14. What can we infer from paragraph 5?
A. Few people will play football.
B. Tennis will become more popular.
C. The result of this study is wrong.
D. The study needs to be further improved.
15. What does the author advise people to do?
A. Stick to any sport that you like.
B. Play badminton and tennis only.
C. Stop running and playing football.
D. Do any sport according to guidelines.
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Learning a new language can be tough, and there is no magical way to go about it.___16___
Know your learningstyle. This is the single most important thing you need to know when starting to learn a language .___17___You will need to figure out if you learn best through repetition, through writing down or listening to a native speaker.
Learn pronunciation.___18___Just ask a Polish person how to pronounce the letters"cz". It will help to learn IPA, the International Phonetic Alphabet, as most dictionaries use it. Besides, the Foreign Service Institute offers free online language learning materials, which include audio recordings that help with learning pronunciation.
___19___This is probably the most important part of the language besides the vocabulary. "Paul want Mary go store" may communicate an idea, but it is not at all correct English. If you do not pay attention to grammar, you can sound equally incomprehensible in another language.
Memorize 30 words and phrases each day. Within 90 days this means you will have memorized about 80% of the language. Memorization is half the battle and there are many different ways to memorize.
Practice the alphabet. Especially if you are learning a language which operates in a different alphabetical system, you will need to know what the letters look like and how they operate .
___20___In doing so , your brain will have an easy path to remembering the letter and the sound that accompanies it .
A.Pay attention to grammar.
B.Start with the most common words.
C.Therefore, there are really no secrets or shortcuts.
D.Try associating images with each letter and sound.
E.Everyone learns differently, especially when it comes to language.
F.Nevertheless, with certain techniques you will be fluent in no time.
G.Even if a language has the same alphabet as yours, the pronunciation is not always the same.
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
Anyone who has ever travelled on airplanes knows how annoying delays(延误) are. Not only do they ____21____ us from getting where we need to be ____22____, they are also really boring. That’s why some Southwest Airlines employees tried to ____23____ their passengers when they were hit with a two-hour delay by holding a(n) ____24____ driver’s license photo contest (比赛)!
Kristen, a passenger, was ____25____ at first when her flight was delayed for several hours. However, her anger ____26____ when the gate agent announced the start of a(n) ____27____ game called “Win a prize forthe worst driver’s license picture”.
“My flight to Washington, D.C. had been delayed for almost two and a half hours and I was getting heated until this gate agent ____28____ playing games with everyone waiting to pass the time, after which I started thinking I’ll be willing to ____29____ here all night if you keep this up,” Kristen wrote in her post, adding the game was ______30______.
Kristen, who was ______31______ to Washington, D.C. from Orlando to visit friends, praised Southwest Airlines in her post, and someone from the company quickly ______32______.
“I’m glad our agent was able to make the delay a little more ______33______ for you all, Kristen! We ______34______ to have you on your way as soon as possible,” the spokesperson said, adding when Kristen asked the company to ______35______ the prize to the Orlando-based team, “send over your confirmation, and I’ll be sure they get the recognition they deserve!”
When Kristen later described her ______36______ to reporters, she said ______37______ for the worst photos included Southwest products and $25 vouchers (代金券) toward future flights.
“I was really annoyed that the flight kept getting delayed,” Kristen said. “Once he started playing games, I was ______38______ and having a great time and didn’t even ______39______ that the flight was delayed.”
No wonder so many people ______40______ Southwest!
21. A. prevent B. free C. separate D. rescue
22. A. in turn B. on purpose C. on time D. in short
23. A. announce B. entertain C. urge D. drop
24. A. best B. earliest C. largest D. worst
25. A. confused B. angry C. frightened D. patient
26. A. boiled B. returned C. disappeared D. remained
27. A. funny B. final C. different D. important
28. A. considered B. continued C. admitted D. started
29. A. sleep B. wait C. perform D. work
30. A. amazing B. challenging C. disappointing D. disturbing
31. A. moving B. running C. flying D. driving
32. A. doubted B. decided C. apologized D. replied
33. A. competitive B. bearable C. accessible D. practical
34. A. agree B. regret C. hope D. volunteer
35. A. show B. present C. win D. buy
36. A. imaginations B. condition C. concerns D. experience
37. A. prizes B. plans C. services D. appeals
38. A. waving B. shouting C. laughing D. dancing
39. A. know B. suspect C. mention D. mind
40. A. love B. understand C. need D. follow
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
Zhouzhuang inSuzhouis not only the "No. 1 water town inChina”，but also one of the “ten most beautiful towns in the world".
It___41.___(build) in 1086. In the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty, a man___42.___(name) Shen Wansan lived in this beautiful town, who was the___43.___(rich) man there. He started doing business with___44.___(foreigner) taking advantage of the water. And the town became a trading center of food, silk and many handicrafts(手工艺品).The people of the town finally lived a rich life.
Zhouzhuang is famous___45.___its canals, ponds and lakes, especially stone bridges. Among them, theDoubleBridgeis the most popular,___46.___is made up ofShideBridgeandYonganBridge. They come in___47.___(difference) shapes, one round and the other square. First built during 1573 and 1619, theDoubleBridgeis the best place to feel the ancient charm of the water town. You can take a boat___48.___(appreciate) the clear water and green trees,___49.___(pass) under the bridge.
But Zhouzhuang is not just about water. You might as well enjoy____50.____easy walk around the ancient paths or take a boat ride on the lakes to visit the old houses.
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。

Last week our teacher announced that a Chinese Character Dictation Competition will be held in the auditorium on July 3. Many of us were interested and hoped to join in it, and only one competitor was allowed for each class. Luckily, I got chance.
In the following days, I buried me in preparing for the competition. My classmates gave me a lot of good advices. As the competition was approaching, I felt more and more confident. The day finally came. Some characters were very challenging that many of the competitors got stuck while I succeeded on writing down most of them and won the first prize. When I was standing excited on the stage, pictures of my classmates helps me flashed into my mind. The victory and honor were belonged to all of us.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Michael goes to his grandparents once or twice every month, and he decided to go round to see them when he had a free evening the week before they went for a holiday.
“Come in, Michael,” his grandfather said. “I’m glad you’ve come round. Take your coat off and sit down for a minute. Let’s see the end of this programme on TV. Your grandmother and I watch it every week at this time of night.” So Michael sat in a comfortable chair, quietly waiting for the TV detective（侦探）to find out who the thief was.
Finally, his grandmother got up and turned the TV off. Then, she said, “I’m sorry, Michael, but I must go and see a friend for a few minutes. I’ll come back soon. But while I’m out, perhaps you can help your grandfather to bring down the big blue case from the attic（阁楼）.We want it for the holiday.”
They watched her going by. “Let’s go round to the pub（小店）for a drink, ” grandfather said. “That’s a good idea,” Michael answered, “but let me give you a hand with the case. Tell me where it is and I’ll get it out for you. It’s in the attic, isn’t it?”
Grandfather pulled down the corners of his mouth. “That’s the trouble. It’s not there. You can go up and look, but you won’t find it. Perhaps, I lend it to somebody, but I can’t remember. Your grandmother doesn’t know, but she’ll find out this week that we’ve lost our best case.” Michael laughed, “Don’t worry. You can use mine. If I go
home now I can bring it back in half an hour.” And he went home quickly before the old man could say no.
When he got home, his father called, “What are you looking for, Michael? You’re throwing your things about, aren’t you?”
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

But when Michael explained why he would lend his case to grandfather, his father suddenly felt ashamed.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________
Michael’s grandmother came back from her friend’s at that moment.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________
参考答案
1. D
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. C
6. D
7. B
8. C 9. C 10. B 11. A
12. C 13. B 14. D 15. A
16. F 17. E 18. G 19. A 20. D
21. A 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. B 26. C 27. A 28. D 29. B 30. B 31. C 32.
D 33. B 34. C 35. B 36. D 37. A 38. C 39. D 40. A
41. was built
42. named 43. richest
44. foreigners
45. for 46. which
47. different
48. to appreciate
49. passing
50. an
51.(1).will→would
(2).and→but
(3).got后加the
(4).me→myself
(5).advices→advice
(6).very→so
(7).on→in
(8).excited→excitedly
(9).helps→helping
(10).were删掉52.略。