2021届北京市第四十一中学高三英语上学期期末考试试题及答案

2021届北京市第四十一中学高三英语上学期期末考试试题及答案
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
One day when I was 12, my mother gave me an order: I was to walk to the public library, and borrow at least one book for the summer. This was one more weapon for her to defeat my strange problem inability to read.
In the library,I found my way into the "Children's Room." I sat down on the floor and pulled a few books off the shelf at random. The cover of a book caught my eye. It presented a picture of a beagle. I had recently had a beagle, the first and only animal companion I ever had as a child. He was my secret sharer, but one morning, he was gone, given away to someone who had the space and the money to care for him. I never forgot my beagle. Without opening the book—Amos, the Beagle with a Plan ,1 borrowed it from the library for the summer.
Under the shade of a bush, I started to read about Amos. I read very, very slowly with difficulty. Though pages were turned slowly, I got the main idea of the story about a dog who, like mine, had been separated from his family and who finally found his way back home. That dog was my dog, and I was the little boy in the book. At the end of the story, my mind continued the final scene of reunion, on and on, until my own lost dog and I were, in my mind, running together.
My mother's call returned me to the real world. I suddenly realized something: I had read a book, and I had loved reading that book.
I never told my mother about my “miraculous” experience that summer, but she saw a slow but remarkable improvement in my classroom performance during the next year. And years later ,she was proud that her son had read thousands of books, was awarded a PhD in literature, and authored his own books, articles, poetry and fiction. The power of the words has held.
1. The author's mother told him to borrow a book in order to ________.
A. let him spend a meaningful summer
B. encourage him to do more walking
C. help cure him of his reading problem
D. make him learn more about weapons
2. The book caught the author's eye because .
A. it reminded him of his own dog
B. he found its title easy to understand
C. it contained pretty pictures of animals
D. he liked children's stories very much
3. Which one could be the best title of the passage?
A. Mum's Strict Order.
B. My Passion forReading.
C. Reunion with My Beagle.
D. The Charm of a Book.
B
The AI research arm of Alibaba created a machine learning model that received a higher score on the Stanford Question Answering Dataset than humans. The database consists of more than 100,000 questions to test reading comprehension.
In early January this year the Alibaba AI software machine scored 82.44 on the test while humans scored 82.304. Besides, computers and AI have already defeated humans, for example in games such as chess. However, it seemed that language skills were superior in humans as machines find languages hard to master.
A large number of call center employees, often in developing countries, may be out of work soon if the AI robots are cheaper and as effective as human labor. Soon when you phone a company for information the conversation will go like this: “ We are sorry but all our robots are busy right now. We value your call. Please stay on the line until a robot is free to serve you. There are just 12 callers ahead of you.” A robot will serve you some popular tunes while you wait.
Si Luo, who is a chief scientist of natural language processing at Alibaba’s AI research group noted that questions such as “What causes rain?” can now be answered with a high degree of accuracy by robots. Si Luo said, “ We believe the foundational technology can be gradually applied to a lot of applications such as customer service, museum tutorials, and online responses to inquiries from patients, freeing human efforts in a new way.”
Si Luo’s team is working closely with Ali Xiaomi, a mobile customer service chatbot. Ali Xiaomi can be customized to be used on Alibaba’s platforms such as Taobao and Tmall. The new AI robots could answer consumers’ questions as they did the Stanford questions. The robots would look for the answers from prepared information. However, there are limits to what the system will be able to do. If questions do not have clear-cut answers, or the questions asked are too unclear or ungrammatical, the robot may not be able to deal with them.
4. What can we learn about the Alibaba AI software machine?
A. It has been tested in some areas.
B. It has become popular since January.
C. It has offered a special learning style.
D. It has made people interested in reading.
5. What does the example in paragraph 3 show about the AI robots?
A. They should have better language skills.
B. They may replace humans in some fields.
C. They need to be customized to serve customers.
D. They will be widely used in developing countries.
6. How does Si Luo feel about the foundational technology?
A. Doubtful.
B. Worried.
C. Curious.
D. Confident.
7. What can we infer from the lastparagraph about Ali Xiaomi?
A. It needs to improve in some ways.
B. It is connected with another system.
C. It is a platform to show good service.
D. It can answer any questions accordingly.
C
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.
8. From the first paragraph we learn that the author is _______ .
A. desperate
B. humorous
C. bored
D. worried
9. 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.
10. How is the passage mainly developed?
A. By showing evidences.
B. By providing examples.
C. By making comparisons.
D. By interpreting opinions.
11. 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.
D
“Your mind is a garden; your thoughts are the seeds. The harvest can either be flowers or weeds,” William Wordsworth wrote. In the above quote, William suggests that the process of gardening mirrors human life. Depending on what we “plant” in our lives, we bloom (生长茂盛) or don’t. Before you start to work in your garden, it’s necessary to have a vision for it. Thinking of what youwant to grow in your garden and how to lay it out is a good first step in making your vision a fruitful reality. In life, you should consider what you want to create and what you want to achieve, because your mind-garden is like the white paper and the possibilities are endless. Regardless of what you choose to plant, poor soil isn’t suitable for growth. This is why gardeners take the time and energy to upgrade the soil before planting. So, creating the right soil is important to the realization of your goals and dreams. Fortunately, there are countless ways to make your personal bedrock better. Getting an education is one of the most effective ways, which can help you enrich your life’s soil.
You don’t have to be an enthusiastic gardener to understand the meaning of “You reap(收获) what you sow.” When a gardener wants tomatoes, they just need to plant tomato seeds. It’s a very clear act that produces an expected result. Each of us has the power to decide which “life seeds” to plant. For example, if you plant ill seeds, it's likely that you’ll experience pain in return. Contrarily, if you plant seeds of kindness and understanding, your life will bloom with happiness and love.
A gardener’s trulyarduouswork begins after the seeds are in the ground because a garden requires a lot of care and attention. Regular watering and weeding are required for a healthy garden. So, to ensure your dreams take
root, you should be devoted, aware, and present. After countless hours and energy spent, the crops have grown well and are finally ready to be harvested.
12. What is important before gardeners break ground in their gardens?
A. Receiving some training in planting.
B. Drawing up a good plan for their gardens.
C. Having the courage to accept the worst outcome.
D. Doing research on the common local garden plants.
13. What is compared to getting education by the author?
A. Improving the condition of the soil.
B. Growing your most favorable plants.
C. Taking care of the plants in your garden.
D. Selecting proper goals in gardening work.
14. What does the author want to express in Paragraph 3?
A. Your quality of life depends on your positive action.
B. Your experience can help you understand plants better.
C. Your choice of soil is an important part in your gardening.
D. Your knowledge of planting will make you a successful gardener.
15. What does the underlined word “arduous” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. Beneficial
B. Creative
C. Boring.
D. Tough
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An endangered species is a group of animals that could soon become extinct.___16___Many species are nearly extinct and could disappear off the face of the earth very soon if we don’t do anything to save them. There are many reasons why species become endangered.
Habitat destruction is the main reason why animals become endangered and this happens in two ways. When humans move into a new area, the animals’ habitat is destroyed and there is nowhere for them to live and nothing to eat because humans chop down trees and build houses and farms.___17___Chemicals in rivers and poisons on farms cause the destruction of animals’ homes and food supplies.
___18___Animals have been brought to the edge of extinction because they are killed for their highly-valued meat, fur, bones or skin, or just for sport. Overfishing has resulted in many large sea creatures like whales and sharks becoming endangered species.
So what can individuals and governments do to protect endangered species? We should take care not to
pollute natural areas, and farmers or companies who destroy animal habitats should face severe financial penalties.___19___Governments can help, too, by making it against the law to hunt, fish or trade in endangered species.___20___
A. Animal habitats are also destroyed because of pollution.
B. Endangered species are also the result of hunting and fishing.
C. Eventually, all the creatures on Earth will enjoy being together.
D. Recent changes, however, have helped to improve the situation.
E. The public can help out by refusing tobuy any products made from these animals’body parts.
F. Extinction happens when the last of the species has died out and there will be no more.
G. If we all cooperate and take these steps, we will protect these animals for future generations.
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 boy walked into a candy store with his father and since he was just 6 years old, he was surprised by so many candies on offer. “It’s amazing. What should I___21___?” he asked himself.
“Come on, son, we don’t have much___22___. I have to attend an important meeting,” his dad said.
“These are all my___23___and I don’t know what to choose.” He picked up some bags and then put them___24___. He couldn’t make up his mind. “___25___, son, we have no time. I’m very___26___,” his dad said. So the boy ran around the store___27___again. His eyes moved from one bag to another,___28___ all of the sweets looked so good and he couldn’t make up his mind.___29___, the dad had enough. He caught his son by the hand and they____30____the store empty-handed. The boy____31____. He wanted them all, but ended up with____32____because he couldn’t choose just one.
Some of us are that boy. The____33____is that candy store. We have a great number of choices available to us, but if we don’t make a(n)____34____about our jobs, education, relationships, marriage or other____35____things, we will end up empty-handed. Sometimes we worry about making the____36____choice. What if we____37____the direction that we take and it’s too late to go back? We don’t have to____38____this. How do we____39____whether it is good or not if we don’t make a choice? The bigger____40____is that we make no decision at all and end up going nowhere and doing nothing.
21. A. think B. choose C. say D. make
22. A. time B. money C. interest D. power
23. A. secrets B. ideas C. favorites D. away
24. A. back B. away C. in D. aside
25. A. Hold on B. Come over C. Hurry up D. Go on
26. A. busy B. tired C. fair D. patient
27. A. carefully B. quickly C. quietly D. nervously
28. A. and B. or C. though D. but
29. A. Luckily B. Finally C. Certainly D. Hopefully
30. A. got hold of B. checked with C. searched for D. walked out
31. A. returned B. waited C. cried D. understood
32. A. nothing B. fear C. peace D. fun
33. A. sky B. school C. world D. company
34. A. decision B. plan C. guess D. ending
35. A. simple B. important C. common D. good
36. A. right B. great C. wrong D. difficult
37. A. regret B. change C. accept D. face
38. A. work out B. deal with C. look into D. worry about
39. A. doubt B. explain C. expect D. know
40. A. difference B. game C. danger D. fact
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
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Deep diving exploration
While most photographers put their cameras away when the night’s dark curtain falls, Zhang Fan gathers his equipment and starts his blackwater diving adventure.
Blackwater diving involves photographing small, free-floating (自由浮动的) ocean creatures that move up to the ocean’s surface (表面)after dark or in any area_____41._____there is seemingly no bottom.
Still quite new inChina, blackwater diving_____42._____(date) back to 1984 inHawaii, US.
From small eel larva (幼龄鳗鱼) tobig, fierce great white sharks, each of Zhang’s underwater photographs has a “wow” factor. But the story behind each photo adds more emotional value to the work_____43._____.
“It is like meeting an old neighbor,” the 35-year-old photographer recalled, speaking of the touching moment when he returned to a location after a long time only_____44._____(see) the fish he previously photographed still there.
While the underwater world_____45._____ seem fascinating, it’s not always a fairy tale.
Zhang said thathe encountered many dangerous moments underwater, including_____46._____(hit) as a sperm whale (抹香鲸) went by. But what fascinated him most is that he can witness big and small changes in the ocean and_____47._____these changes can tell him about nature.
“Corals (珊瑚) are_____48._____ the first indicators of climate change. With the rise in temperature, corals have experienced a process called ‘bleaching (漂白)’,____49.____they lose their color1 and are dying. It is heartbreaking,” he explained.
This risky______50.______charming art has helped Zhang attract loads of fans. His Sina Weibo account has more than 430,000 follower）. He hopes that his photos and videos can act as a wake-up call to protect our oceans.
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。

Virtues are jewel of great price. I find honesty is most valuable virtue in my heart. And it is always accompany my growth.
As a child, I was constantly told the story namingThe Wolf Is Coming, which obviously has a lasting influence. Over time, I've increasing realized the importance of honesty and try to carry it out. Only then I'm honest and reliable, will I be trusted with others.
Actually. being honest . I've found it more easier to make friends. The virtue of honesty will help me open the door to success of our career and life.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假如你是李华,你从网络上得知第24届冬季奥运会(Winter Olympic Games)将在你居住的城市举办，
现在招募志愿者。

你很想成为一名志愿者，准备给奥运会的组委会写一封申请信介绍你自己的情况。

具体内容包括以下几下方面：
1.个人情况:年龄、性别、学历；
2．优势：英语口语流利、爱好体育、擅长交际、乐于助人；
3.有过相关经验,承诺提供最佳服务。

注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.不要逐词逐句地翻译,可以适当增加细节以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已为你写好,不计入总词数。

Dear Sir,
I learn from the Internet that the 24th Winter Olympic Games will be held in the citywhere I live .
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________
Yours
Li Hua
参考答案
1. C
2. A
3. D
4. A
5. B
6. D
7. A
8. B 9. A 10. D 11. B
12. B 13. A 14. A 15. D
16. F 17. A 18. B 19. E 20. G
21. B 22. A 23. C 24. A 25. C 26. A 27. B 28. D 29. B 30. D 31. C 32.
A 33. C 34. A 35.
B 36.
C 37. A 38.
D 39. D 40. C
41. where
42. dates 43. itself
44. to see 45. may/might
46. being hit
47. what 48. among
49. during/in which
50. but
51.(1).jewel→jewels
(2).most前加the
(3).accompany→accompanying
(4).naming→named
(5).increasing→increasingly
(6).try→tried
(7).then→if
(8).with→by
(9).去掉more
(10).our→my
52.略。