2021年哈尔滨市第三十三中学校高三英语上学期期末试卷及答案

2021年哈尔滨市第三十三中学校高三英语上学期期末试卷及答案
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
The Origins of Famous Brands
Our lives are full of brand names and trademarked products that we use every day. Although many brand names are simple acronyms(首字母缩略词) or versions of their founders names, some of the companies we trust every day actually have fascinating and surprising back stories.
Starbucks
It seems fitting that the most famous coffee brand in the world would take its name from one of the world’s greatest works of literature. The inspiration for the name of the coffeehouse came from Herman Melville’sMoby Dick. The founders’ original idea was to name the company after the Captain Ahab’s ship, but they eventually decided that Pequot wasn’t a great name for coffee, so they chose Ahab’s first mate, Starbucks, as the name instead.
Google
Google was originally called Backrub, for it searched for links in every corner of the Web. In 1997, when the founders of the company were searching for a new name showing a huge amount of data for their rapidly improving search technology, a friend suggested the word “googol”. When a friend tried to register the new domain (域) name, he misspelled “googol” as “google”.
Nike
Originally founded as a distributor for Japanese running shoes, the company was originally named BRS, or Blue Ribbon Sports. In 1971, BRS introduced its own soccer shoe, a model called Nike, which is alsothe name for the Greek goddess of victory. In 1978, the company officially renamed itself as Nike, Inc.
The right name is essential to a company’s success, and a great origin story is just as important as a great product. An attractive origin story is one more thing that keeps customers guessing, wondering, and buying its products.
1. What is the name of the Captain Ahab’s ship?
A. Moby Dick.
B. Starbucks.
C. Pequot.
D. Herman Melville.
2. Why did the founders of the Google want to change its name?
A. They mistook their name.
B. They wanted new customers.
C. The company’s original name was too long.
D. The company’s search technology was improving rapidly.
3. Where does the importance of the origin story of one company lie in?
A. It can change the company’s image.
B. It can add myth to the company.
C. It explains the development of the company to customers.
D. It makes customers imagine and purchase its goods.
B
Since I was born and brought up in a rural town, I have a great interest in nature. Using the chance of studying abroad in my second year at college, I decided to go toCanadajust because I wanted to see the beautiful phenomena there So after I finished the study program, I went toYellowknifein theNorthwest Territories.
I clearly remember the sixth night inYellowknife. Suddenly my host mother came to my room around 8 p.m. and told me to change clothes and go outside quickly carrying her camera.
The northern lights were flickering (闪烁) in the sky! I was shocked and just stood there with my mouth open.
I forgot to take pictures of the mysterious lights.
Since that night, whenever it was sunny, I went outside at night and looked at the sky. It was so cold that I lost all feeling in myhands and feet.
As I took pictures of the northern lights, I came to find a characteristic movement of the lights. They first appear in the north part of the sky and then they gradually come down to the south part of the sky. After that, suddenly, they come in the middle of the north and south only for a while, which is the time when the best northern lights can be seen. Since it is only a few seconds for the northern lights to come down to the middle of the sky, it is very hard to get good pictures.
The stronger the sun acts, the better and stronger the northern lights flicker in the sky. That’s because they come about from the collisions (碰撞) between atmospheric gases and the solar wind. Much more solar wind comes to the earth when the sun is active, whichleads to the best northern lights. And the color1 s of the northern lights depend on the height of the collisions and the kinds of gases.
4. Why did the host mother ask the author to go out?
A. She wanted to take a picture of him.
B. She wanted to take a walk with him.
C. She wanted to tell him something important.
D. She wanted him to see the northern lights.
5. The author forgot to take pictures after going out because ______.
A. the host mother didn’t remind him to take the camera
B. he was shocked by the wonderful sight
C. the lights flickering in the sky disappeared too soon
D. he lost all feeling in his hands and feet
6. When is the best time to see the northern lights?
A. When they appear in the north part of the sky.
B. When they come down to the south part of the sky.
C. When they are between the north and south.
D. When they rise in the east part of the sky.
7. What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?
A. Waysto take good pictures.
B. The relationship between the sun and the northern lights.
C.The color1 s of the northern lights.
D. The time of the best northern lights.
C
For decades, an organization, called Ulum Dalska, based in a small Swedish town called Alvdalen, hasbeen working hard to help save a language called EIfdalian. Elfdalian sounds nothing like the country's national language, Swedish, which press secretary Bjorm Rehnstrom said affected the language about 100 years ago. At that point, Elfdalian declined. Ulla Schitt, also a Ulum Dalska member, experienced the change while growing up in Alvdalen.
“My parents spoke Efdalian with each other, and with my grandma and my aunts and uncles and everyone around,”Schit said. “But when they turned to me, they spoke Swedish.” Schitt said her parents spoke Swedish with her because that's what was spoken in schools.
But people are getting creative in the fight to change that trend. Musicians are creating new songs with Elfdalian. Several children's books were also translated into EIfdalian, including Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Additionally, Bjorm Rehnstrom helps run a popular Facebook group that offers courses in the Elfdalian language, where he offers lessons to the group's 1,800 global members from America, Australia, South
America, Indonesia, Haiti and Cape Verde.
The local government supports the teaching and preservation of Elfdalian. Bjom Rehnstrom said they eagerly paid for a sign that reads: “Welcome to Alvdalen” in Elfdalian. But the national government of Sweden is a different story. They currently consider Eidalian a dialect of Swedish, not its own language.
Schitt said every time a language dies it is a sad moment. To her, losing Elfdalian would be an especially tragic (悲剧的) loss. “It's a part of our identity. It's part of our culture,” she said. “And if part of your identity and culture dies, a part of yourself dies.” Getting Elfdalian recognized as a language by the Swedish government, she added, is key to making sure that death doesn't come.
8. Why was Ulum Dalska founded?
A. To teach Swedish.
B. To save Elfdalian.
C. To improve Alvdalen.
D. To help schools.
9. Why Schitt's parents spoke Swedish with her?
A. They could only speak Swedish fluently.
B. Schitt longed to speak Swedish at home.
C. Swedish was the language of schools.
D. It was required by her school teachers,
10. What can we infer from paragraph 4?
A. Many people are trying to help to save Elfdalian.
B. Songs in Elfdalian are becoming more popular.
C. Le Petit Prince was translated into various languages.
D. Courses in Eldalian are provided to the world freely.
11. What does Schitt think of preserving Elfdalian?
A. Satisfactory.
B. Vital.
C. Dangerous.
D. Meaningless.
D
From skateboarding to Fleetwood Mac, TikTok users got creative in a pandemic (流行病) year with new songs, dances and shows in 60 seconds or less.
The social mediavideo app on Wednesday shared its list of top 100 videos, creators and trends in America during 2020. “These videos brought joy and inspiration to millions of Americans in the rough year,” said Kudzi Chikumbu, director of creator community at TikTok.
The platform has been widely associated with Generation Z (people born after 1996), millennials (people born in the 1980s or 1990s) and influencers who have started careers based on the shared videos.
The Weeknd'sBlinding Lightsand Jason Derulo's Savage Loveinspired TikTok dance challenges that made them among the top songs used on the app.
For some TikTok creators, the pandemic itself became inspiration to create a connection with other users. Comedian Caitlin Reilly used the app during quarantine (隔离) to make fun of those annoying coworkers for one of the top liked videos. And singer Curtis Roach made an song for the endless days at home with his song Bored in the House.
The second most popular video was an Idaho man named Nathan Apodaca who shot to fame after coolly singing Dreams by Fleetwood Mac, while skateboarding on a highway.
But the most liked TikTok video was awarded to Bella Poarch with 45 million followers, who created a simple but interesting video with a few seconds of well-timed head nods and eye rolls.
While the app might be designed for youth, Chikumbu said that the growth of TikTok this year has pushed it more into mainstream culture. “You're seeing everyone from the teenager to the college students with their parents and then their grandparents all making videos,” said Chikumbu. “And now TikTok trulytranscendsgenerations, particularly in this year when people had a lot of time to dig in and not only watch, but try.”
12. What do we know about The Weeknd?
A. He created the famous song Dreams.
B. He started a career based on shared videos.
C. He is probably a popular singer on TikTok.
D. He organized the TikTok dance challenges.
13. What did Curtis Roach think of his life during quarantine?
A. Meaningful.
B. Peaceful.
C. Content.
D. Uninteresting.
14. The most popular TikTok video in 2020 was created by ______.
A. Caitlin Reilly
B. Curtis Roach
C. Nathan Apodaca
D. Bella Poarch
15. What does the underlined word “transcends” in the last paragraph mean?
A. Makes use of.
B. Goes beyond.
C. Calls on.
D. Takes charge of.
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It could be time to admit that you have a habit of putting off your tasks because of you wasting much time on the Internet. If you are ready to reduce the time you spend on it, it may seem challenging.___16___ Monitor your Internet usage time. To breakthat habit, learn how to manage the time you spend online. Monitor how long it takes you to do each task and record exactly what you did.___17___You’d be surprised at how much time you actually spend on necessary instead of unnecessary online activities.
___18___While it may feel strange to use technology to stop you from using technology, this is where we are today. To increase your productivity while you are online, use apps that block your go-to sites. This will lessen the desire to jump over to these sites if the task at hand is challenging.
When working, avoid using your phone. Due to smart phones, it is now very easy to access the Internet. You have to stop wasting time online. Put away your phone when you are working or studying. So you are unable to see or hear any signals when they come up.___19___So you are unable to check your phone when it is out of sight.
Seek professional help.___20___If you can’t seem to stick to your own boundaries and you are spending more time online than you are with real people, it may be time to seek professional help. Recently, Internet addiction has become a cause for concern in clinical psychiatry.
A. Keep your phone in another room.
B. Block your access to favorite time-waste websites.
C. Then decide if an activity was really necessary.
D. Here are some methods that help you deal with the challenge.
E. Do all of your computer work at the beginning of your project.
F. The solution to any type of addiction belongs to professional field.
G. You will find these useful tips can help you solve most of your problems.
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Both in their seventies, Tububatu and his wife Taoshengchagan live in a village near Badain Jaran,Inner Mongolia. They've been spending every day since they retired in 2002 fighting against____21____. Before Tububatu others had tried but____22____. He just wanted to make a difference. He started by____23____just 50 trees a year, but kept doubling his____24____to the point where he now plants thousands of trees a year.
The retired couple have been slowly growing their little desert forest at their own____25____. so that they
live a very____26____life. Even though they mostly plant drought-resistant (抗旱的)types like sacsaoul trees and desert cistanche, they still make sure to____27____them at least once a day to make them grow____28____ Although they’ve been____29____by some neighbors who think their efforts are____30____to fail, they haven’t given up. Over the last 19 years, the couple have planted over 266 hectares of desert and have no____31____of stopping.
Besides____32____the spread of the desert, Tububatu is also making a living by planting, as the desert cistanche is a(n)____33____medicinal plant that can sell for up to 100 yuan per kilogram.
For nearly 20 years Tububatu and his wife have been working hard, and____34____they have planted over 70,000 trees,____35____more than I million yuan of their savings. The____36____conditions have weakened their health and they look____37____than they actually are, but they refuse to____38____their battle against the desert.
The couple have received several____39____and honors from the government over the years, becoming a good____40____for all environmentalists.
21. A. pollution B. poverty C. sandstorm D. hunger
22. A. changed B. finished C. failed D. disappeared
23. A. growing B. buying C. borrowing D. protecting
24. A. ideas B. efforts C. dreams D. difficulties
25. A. expense B. risk C. time D. convenience
26. A. comfortable B. quiet C. happy D. simple
27. A. cut B. cover C. water D. replace
28. A. equally B. quickly C. naturally D. healthily
29. A. cheered up B. laughed at C. picked up D. taken in
30. A. ready B. sure C. early D. final
31. A. plans B. hopes C. chances D. ways
32. A. stressing B. improving C. slowing D. following
33. A. cheap B. ordinary C. useless D. popular
34. A. in the process B. on the other hand C. in other words D. on average
35. A. losing B. spending C. wasting D. collecting
36. A. special B. strange C. different D. terrible
37. A. taller B. dirtier C. thinner D. older
38. A. continue B. abandon C. start D. announce
39. A. cards B. letters C. prizes D. reviews
40. A. model B. role C. family D. lesson
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
Chinese painting has a history of more than 2,000 years. Chinese painting has three major kinds of subjects,____41.____(include) birds and flowers, persons and sights of the countryside, mountains and sea. Chinese painting has much to do with the art of fine handwriting____42.____(call) calligraphy (书法). Chinese painters use black ink____43.____(produce) different tones and a brush to make many kinds of lines. Even if they add color1 , the ink drawing remains the basic____44.____the design. In judging paintings, the Chinese pay more attention to the brushwork than to____45.____subject.
Chinese painting, also known as the traditional national painting, has its unique and____46.____(independence) system in the world’s fine arts field. The traditional subjects are persons, sights, flowers and birds. They____47.____(divide) into two different styles: one is Gong bi, or meticulous (细致的) painting. This traditional realistic style features the fine brushwork and close attention to detail; the other is Xie yi, or impressionist painting,____48.____characteristics are vivid expression and powerful outlines. The____49.____(form) of painting include wall paintings, screens, album and fan covers. There____50.____(be) also unique decoration and paper hanging skills for paintings.
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:
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。

Mr. Smith had a 8-year-old son named Tony, who enjoyed listen to music very much. So he bought a piano to Tony, hoping that he can become a famous pianist one day. The little boy put her heart into practising the piano
day after day and seemed to enjoy every minute of it. Therefore, half a year later, he told his father that he was tiring of practising the piano. Hearing this, Mr. Smith said, “Tony, it is one thing to be fond listening to music, but it is another thing to perform good by yourself. You can never play the piano well even if you don’t practise more.”
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
据新闻报道，国庆长假全国各地景点游客爆满，比如杭州曾有一天接待游客人数高达100万。

此新闻引发了人们对长假的不同看法。

你在日记中写下了你的感受。

日记内容包括：
1.对新闻的简要描述；
2.你的感受和建议。

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参考答案
1. C
2. D
3. D
4. D
5. B
6. C
7. B
8. B 9. C 10. A 11. B
12. C 13. D 14. D 15. B
16. D 17. C 18. B 19. A 20. F
21. C 22. C 23. A 24. B 25. A 26. D 27. C 28. D 29. B 30. B 31. A 32.
C 33.
D 34. A 35. B 36. D 37. D 38. B 39. C 40. A
41. including
42. called 43. to produce
44. of 45. the
46. independent
47. are divided
48. whose 49. forms
50. are
51.(1).a→an
(2).listen→listening
(3).to→for
(4).can→could
(5).her→his
(6).Therefore→However
(7).tiring→tired
(8).fond后面加of
(9).good→well
(10).去掉even
52.略。