2021届天津市东丽区民族中学高三英语上学期期中试卷及答案解析

2021届天津市东丽区民族中学高三英语上学期期中试卷及答案解析第一部分阅读（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
On Friday morning when 53-year-old Thong Pham broke into the house through the unlocked back door, he took a steak knife from the kitchen.
It was dark, and the family didn't know what Marley was barking (吠) at. Taylor, Amber and their girls Finley, 6,and Sadie, 4, soon woke up and came downstairs, too. “Well, it was dark so we couldn't see anything, only could hear Marley,” Amber recalled, saying her husband then went for the lights. “And once he turned the hall light on, we realized that the guy was holed up in the corner trying to hide.”
“So I think he got to the front door and realized he couldn't get out, and by that point in time, Marley's got him cornered,”Taylorsaid. Pham slashed (砍) both Marley and Taylor, and blood went everywhere. Taylor shared a video summary to his Facebook page, where he said Marley was stabbed (刺) up to six times, mostly around the head and neck area. “And as I pulled back, blood shot out of my arm,”Taylorcontinued. “She got him pretty good and I got him pretty good in the face.”
“But it was really hard because I was trying to make sure that my husband wasn't going to die,” Amber explained, adding that she was trying to protect their two girls. “When he realized that the two girls were in the house, that's when he kind of backed up and started running. "
Taylorexpressed gratitude to everyone for their thoughts and prayers. And the family is thankful for their dog Marley.
“She's our hero,” Amber said. “If it hadn't been for her, that guy could have gone in the...he could have gone to their rooms or something.”Tayloradded, “Yeah, I mean, the story plays out very differently if Marley's not there.”
1. Why did the family come downstairs before daybreak?
A. To stop a break-in.
B. To lock the back door.
C. To check on Marley.
D. To turn the hall light on.
2. What happened during the fight?
A. Pham dug a hole in the corner.
B. Marley was injured but bit back.
C. Taylor had a backup from neighbors.
D. Amber fought back to protect her girls.
3. What doesTaylormainly express on his Facebook?
A. Forgiveness.
B. Concern.
C. Anger.
D. Appreciation.
B
I’ve been putting my passport to good use lately. I use it asa coaster and to level unsteady table legs. It makes an excellent cat toy.
Welcome to the pandemic (疫情) of disappointments. Canceled trips or ones never planned in case they would be canceled. Family reunions, study-abroad years, lazy beach vacations. Poof. Gone. Ruined by a tiny virus, the list of countries where our passports are not welcome is long.
It is not natural for us to be this sedentary (定居的). Travel is in our genes. For most of the time our species has existed, we've lived as nomadic (游牧的) hunter-gatherers. But what if we can't move? What's a traveler to do? There are ways to answer that question. "Despair," though, is not one of them.
We are an adaptive species. We can tolerate brief periods of forced sedentariness. We pass the days glancing through old travel journals and Instagram posts. We gaze at souvenirs. All this helps. For a while. Then, what hope do we have?
I think hope lies in the very nature of travel. Travel involves wishful thinking. It demands a leap of faith, and of imagination, to board a plane for some faraway, land. Travel is one of the few activities we engage in not knowing the outcome and are drunk in that uncertainty. Nothing is more forgettable than the trip that goes exactly as planned.
That's one reason why I have faith in travel's future. In fact, I'd argue travel is an essential activity. It's not essential the way hospitals and grocery stores are essential. Travel is essential the way books and hugs are essential. Food for the soul. Right now, we're between courses, enjoying where we've been, expecting where we'll go. Maybe it'sZanzibarand maybe it's the campground down the road that you've always wanted to visit.
4. From the first paragraph we learn that the author is _______ .
A. desperate
B. humorous
C. bored
D. worried
5. From the author's perspective, what's the point of travel?
A. To feel hopeful.
B. To make a wish.
C. To take adventures.
D. To broaden horizons.
6. How is the passage mainly developed?
A. By showing evidences.
B. By providing examples.
C. By making comparisons.
D. By interpreting opinions.
7. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Where to go for a trip.
B. Why people need to travel.
C. How to fight the pandemic.
D. What people should do at home.
C
I had just delivered a memorable speech, and I was about to learn how the judges decided my performance. The audience leaned forward and a period of silence fell across the room. I felt the drum rolled in my heart.
The third-place winner was announced. The name was not mine. Then the second-place winner, still not me. At last, the moment of truth came. I was about to either enjoy the warmth of victory or regret the months’ preparation. My heart felt closer to the latter.
Losing is a part of life, and I have dealt with it on more than one occasion. However, it was an indescribable feeling to drive a 200-mile round trip, get up very early on a freezing Saturday morning, and yet still finish fourth out of four competitors in my group. After Lincoln lost the 1858 Illinois Senate race, he said, “I felt like the 12-year-old boy who kicked his toe. I was too big to cry and it hurt too bad to laugh.” Oh yeah, I could relate.
I had spent many hours in front of a computer and in libraries doing research for the Lincoln Bicentennial Speech Contest. After not placing in the first year of the contest, I really wanted to compete again. Lincoln had many failures, but he never allowed them to defeat his spirit or ambition, so I was not going to give up on a second contest! I reworked my speech for the following year, but again I did not place.
I couldn’t accept the fact that I failed twice in something that I had worked so hard on, until I thought about my hero. Never mind the lost prize money and praise—through learning stories about Lincoln, I discovered that I can fail successfully.
8. How did the author feel after finishing his speech?
A. Delighted.
B. Annoyed.
C. Thrilled.
D. Nervous.
9. What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?
A. He was regretful about his not being fully prepared.
B. He felt upset for getting up early on a chilly morning.
C. He once kicked and hurt his toe when he was 12 years old.
D. He turned out to be the last one of his group in the contest.
10. Why did the author decide to enter the second contest?
A. He was eager to prove himself to be the best contestant.
B. He was inspired by the never-give-up spirit of Lincoln.
C. He was willing to enjoy the warmth and joy of victory.
D. He was determined to win the prize money and praise.
11. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. A memorable hero in my life
B. Never mind others’ judgments
C. Losing is an indescribable feeling
D. Stand up from where we tripped over
D
When Rich Jean wanted to help his daughter, Abigail, learn to read, he took her to the library near their home in Brooklyn, N. Y. That's where they met Hasina Islam, who Jean says arose her interest in reading and the library.
“You see what you started? You see that spark that you put in this child?” Jean told Hasina Islam at aStoryCorpsconversation in 2016. At the time, Abigail was 7 and Islam was 27. Their friendship began when Abigail was 3. Through the years, Islam has offered book suggestions that Abigail has read with great enthusiasm. “What's cool is that Hasina has recommended a lot of books that I, at the time, thought might be a little too advanced for you," Jean told Abigail. “Like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." Abigail said.
Islam's own love of the library was sparked when she was in the third grade. She lived near the main branch of the Queens Public Library in New York City, and she went there to research Henry Hudson, an English explorer, for a school project.
"The librarian made me feel so special. She remembered my name, and my favorite thing was that she gave me book recommendations," she said." When I was graduating from college, I thought about how I was going to make a difference in the world. And I remembered my librarian，and I remembered that feeling that she gave me every single time I went to the library. ”
12. When might Abigail and Hasina Islam first meet?
A. In 2012.
B. In 2016.
C. In 2018.
D. In 2020.
13. What do we know about Charlie and the Chocolate Factory from the text?
A. It was Islam's favorite book.
B. It might be hard for Abigail.
C. It was a best seller at that time.
D. It was important for Abigail.
14. How did Hasina Islam help Abigail?
A. By offering books to her.
B. By reading together with her.
C. By giving advice on books.
D. By introducing great libraries.
15. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?
A. Islam's special college life.
B. Islam's working experiences.
C Islam's living conditions. D. Islam's reasons for loving library.
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Certificate programs (证书课程) are educational programs offered through places like vocational(职业的) schools, community colleges, and online.They’ re designed to train people for specific jobs.___16___For example, if you're starting your job search, completing a certificate program will strengthen your skills and abilities.
There 're numerous certificate programs for different fields of work. They might train people in medical technology, early childhood education, etc. Length of these programs is variable. Most take no longer than a year.___17___A nurse wanting to get a certificate to draw blood might only require a few weeks of training. But learning to have more skills could take much more work.
Finishing a certificate program doesn’t necessarily translate into automatically being able to work in a chosen field. Sometimes finishing a certificate program is only preparatory to taking exams for licensing. But must licensing be required after certificate programs are completed?___18___
Actually not all certificate programs are created with high quality, so it's important to make certain that the school offering the program is considered a good one in your chosen profession. To figure out whether it is good, you can visit the school 's campus.___19___Besides, you should be cautious of online schools’ reputation.
___20___In general those programs offered at junior colleges or community colleges will be least expensive, and usually come with good reputations. On the other hand, online or offline trade and vocational schools can be more expensive. But they’re advantageous for many reasons.
A. You can spare more time on it.
B. Costs for certificate programs can vary.
C. Certificate programs can be free of charge.
D. Some can take a much shorter period of time.
E. It usually depends on each profession 's characteristics.
F. Or consult people in the profession you 'd like to work .
G. It ’s beneficial to complete a certificate program .
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
I was blessed for all the special moments I had with my mother. When she was 82, she thought she was____21____me by asking me to take her to the many doctor visits she had, but it was a____22____for me to spend time with her.
I tried to make an____23____of our days together. One day, while we were driving and deciding where to eat lunch, I saw a large arcade(电子游戏厅). Then I____24____.
The arcade was mostly____25____except for a children’s birthday gathering in the back corner. I____26____the special buffet lunch, and it came with fifty tokens(游戏币) for the arcade games.____27____the shiny golden tokens, Mom’s eyes opened wide.
There was loud music playing and someone in a mouse costume____28____the little children todance. My mother was____29____by the dancing mouse, and we swung along in our seats. We laughed as the kids tried to follow the mouse’s_____30_____.
After we ate, it was time to_____31_____those golden tokens. Mom was_____32_____of playing Skee-Ball and collecting tickets. She moved from game to game like a child. She had_____33_____when watching one machine spew out(吐出) seven tickets again and again! She laughed about the super_____34_____string of tickets and placed them around her neck like a necklace. I handed her token after token for the next game to be played until our tokens were all_____35_____.
Then we went to trade in our_____36_____at the counter. We stood there for a long while as my mother tried to_____37_____what to get with her tickets._____38_____, she chose a toy whistle(哨子) with a picture of the mouse on it. The clerk gave her an extra one, for me, so we_____39_____them together happily.
I keep that whistle on my desk, as a_____40_____of a wonderful experience with my mom as we satisfied her willingness to make the most of every day.
21. A. confusing B. embarrassing C. challenging D. bothering
22. A. trial B. privilege C. right D. shame
23. A. alarm B. excuse C. adventure D. experience
24. A. pulled up B. cut in C. fell behind D. broke down
25. A. messy B. modern C. secure D. empty
26. A. finished B. sold C. ordered D. promoted
27. A. Winning B. Seeing C. Buying D. Imagining
28. A. requiring B. convincing C. reminding D. encouraging
29. A. delighted B. relieved C. annoyed D. frightened
30. A. interests B. thoughts C. moves D. expressions
31. A. count B. use C. store D. return
32. A. afraid B. proud C. ashamed D. fond
33. A. fun B. time C. patience D. courage
34. A. thick B. valuable C. long D. flexible
35. A. absent B. gone C. accessible D. reserved
36. A. awards B. belongings C. honors D. tickets
37. A. decide B. accept C. record D. remember
38. A. Instantly B. Actually C. Finally D. Honestly
39. A. blew B. decorated C. fixed D. knocked
40. A. means B. souvenir C. reason D. consequence
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
Sisters Who Make Waves focuses on female stars who are above 30. The eldest one is in her 50th. They____41.____(gain) fame for a long time, including Ning Jing, Wan Qian, Annie Shiizuka Inou, Zhang Yuqi, etc. They are unlike well-behaved girls____42.____always bow low in Produce 101 and Idol Producer.
Ning Jing, Annie Shiizuka Inou, and Christy Chung, who are all in their 50s, began on the path____43.____(fight) for a spot in a girl band, which is supposed to be a____44.____(choose) of young girls.
Lan Yingying, who struggles to be the best, always____45.____(burn) with ambition. She is hard-working,____46.____(effect), and shows positive energies in herself.
Actress Zhang Yuqi came for the spotlight even though she can’t sing or dance.____47.____she trained hard till her legs hurt so much.Without stereotyped young faces, they refuse to be defined by age. They are brave, fearless and they try their best to create a kind of “youth” who never fades____48.____public.
One comment that “Suddenly I’m not that afraid of getting old” gets the most____49.____(like). It is believed
that Chinese women’s aesthetic orientation(美学观点), which has been narrowed for many years, is____50.____(final) welcoming a new day. We start to look at feminine charm beyond ages, looks, and even wrinkles.
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.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。

This morning I got up early and went to school as usually, only to find there were nobody in the classroom because it was Sunday. “How a bad memory I have!” I couldn’t help laughing. Stand in front of the school gate, I began to wonder what to do next. Suddenly a good idea occurs to me. “Why not get together with some good friends for a picnic in such a fine weather?” I immediately telephoned some of my best friends, but they all agreed to join me. About two hours late, we finally arrived a pleasant park with trees and flowers here and there. We really enjoyed us greatly.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假设你是李华，你的爱尔兰笔友Martin即将作为交换生来你校学习，担心不太适应中国的生活。

请你给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：
1.表示欢迎；
2.给出建议(至少2条)；
3.表达祝愿。

注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考答案
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. B
5. A
6. D
7. B
8. D 9. D 10. B 11. D
12. A 13. B 14. C 15. D
16. G 17. D 18. E 19. F 20. B
21. D 22. B 23. C 24. A 25. D 26. C 27. B 28. D 29. A 30. C 31. B 32.
D 33. A 34. C 35. B 36. D 37. A 38. C 39. A 40. B
41. have gained
42. who/that
43. to fight
44. choice 45. burns
46. effective
47. But 48. in
49. likes 50. finally
51.(1).usaally→usual (2). were→was (3).How→What (4).Stand→Standing (5).occurs→occurred (6).去掉a (7).but→and (8).late→later (9).arrived后加at (10).us→ourselves
52.略。