2021届临沂市第一中学高三英语期中考试试题及答案解析

2021届临沂市第一中学高三英语期中考试试题及答案解析
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
The Costa Book Awards consistently pick winners that are both of the moment and subsequently endure. It's our pleasure to confirm this year’s Category Winners.
First Novel Award Winner
Book: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
Author: Gail Honeyman
Eleanor is 31 years old; work finishes on a Friday and begins again on a Monday. Between, her only company will be two bottles of vodka and her own solitary, unique wit (机智). It is contentment, of a kind, but an unexpected shared experience suddenly opens the door to possibility. Challenging reader expectations with a living, breathing character, Gail Honeyman’s debut (初次登台、开张)is a funny and moving diamond.
Biography Award Winner
Book: In the Days of Rain
Author: Rebecca Stott
The Exclusive Brethren were aclosed community who believed the world is ruled by Satan. Into this is born Rebecca. Her father had been an influential Brethren Minister. As her father lay dying, he begged her to help him write the memoir. He wanted to tell the story of their family who for generations had all been members of a fundamentalist Christian sect.
Poetry Award Winner
Book: Inside the Wave
Author: Helen Dunmore
To be alive is to be inside the wave, always travelling until it breaks and is gone. These poems are concerned with the borderline between the living and the dead — the underworld and the human living world – and the acutely intense being of both.
Children's Award Winner
Book:The Explorer
Author: Katherine Rundell, Hannah Horn
Four children survive their aircraft plunging into the Amazon jungle, but for Fred and his friends it’s only the beginning of a cruel battle for survival. Brimming with adventure and a real command of character and incident, Rundell has few peers in superb children's fiction.
1.What kind of life does Eleanor lead?
A.boring and lonely.
B.funny and touching.
C.exciting and complex.
D.ordinary and happy.
2.Why did Rebecca Stott writeIn the Days of Rain?
A.To introduce beliefs of the Exclusive Brethren.
B.To help her father fulfill his last wish.
CTo share the life of fundamentalist Christians.
D.To pass on her family traditions.
3.For a young adventurous soul, which book seems more appealing?
A.Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
B.In the Days of Rain
C.Inside the Wave
D.The Explorer
B
Concrete is the world's most consumed material after water. Because it already surrounds us in the built environment, researchers have been exploring the idea of using concrete to store electricity—turning buildings into giant batteries. The idea has been gaining ground as we have come to increasingly rely on renewable energy from the wind and sun: rechargeable batteries are necessary when the breeze dies down or darkness falls.
Experimental concrete batteries have only managed to hold a small part of what a traditional battery does. But one team now reports in Buildings that it has developed a rechargeable original model that could represent a more than 900 percent increase in stored charge, compared with earlier attempts.
A live-in concrete battery might sound unlikely. Still, "you can make a battery out of a potato," notes Aimee Byrne. In a future where sustainability is key, she likes the idea of buildings that avoid waste by providing shelter and powering electronics.
Although the new design stores more than 10 times as much power as earlier attempts, it still has a long way to go: 200 square meters of it "can provide about 8 percent of the daily electricity consumption" of a typical U.S. home, Zhang says.
This is not enough to compete with today's rechargeable devices. "We're getting milliamps (毫安) out of concrete batteries—we're not getting amps (安培), "Byrne says." We're getting hours as opposed to days of
charge." But she adds that" concrete batteries are completely in their childhood, compared to other battery designs." The earliest batteries were simple andbulky. Researchers experimented with new materials and designs for more than a century to develop today's small devices. Byrne suggests concrete-based energy storage could undergo a similar evolution. "The whole idea is that we're looking far into the future," she says. "We're playing the long game with it."
4. What can we learn about the concrete batteries?
A. They become increasingly renewable.
B. They are the most consumed batteries.
C. They are being developed by researchers.
D. They will replace energy from the wind and sun.
5. Why does Byrne mention a battery out of a potato?
A. To show it is easy to build concrete batteries.
B. To argue it is possible to develop concrete batteries.
C. To make her statement more interesting.
D. To call on people to protect the environment.
6. What does the underlined word "bulky" in Paragraph 5 mean?
A. Heavy
B. Cheap
C. Efficient
D. Small.
7. What doesByrne think of concrete batteries?
A. They beat today's rechargeable devices.
B. They are simple and bulky.
C. They have a doubtful future.
D. They have a long way to go.
C
In Japan many workers for large corporations have a guarantee of lifetime employment. They will not be laid off during recessions or when the tasks they perform are taken over by robots. To some observers, this is capitalism at its best, because workers are treated as people not things. Others see it as necessarily inefficient and believe it cannot continue if Japan is to remain competitive with foreign corporations more concerned about profits and less concerned about people.
Defenders of the system argue that those who call it inefficient do not understand how it really works. In the first place not every Japanese worker has the guarantee of a lifetime job. The lifetime employment system includes only “regular employees.” Many employees do not fall into this category, including all women. All businesses have many part time and temporary employees. These workers are hired and laid off during the course of the business cycle just as employees in the United States are. These “irregular workers” make up about 10 percent of the nonagricultural work force. Additionally, Japanese firms maintain some flexibility through the extensive use of subcontractors. This practice is much more common in Japan than in the United States.
The use of both subcontractors and temporary workers has increased markedly in Japan since the 1974-1975 recession. All this leads some people to argue that the Japanese system really is not all that different from the American system. During recessions Japanese corporations lay off temporary workers and give less business to subcontractors. In the United States, corporations lay off those workers with the least working experience. The difference then is probably less than the term “lifetime employment” suggests, but there still is a difference. And this difference cannot be understood without looking at the values of Japanese society. The relationship between employer and employee cannot be explained in purely contractual terms. Firms hold on to the employees and that employees stay with one firm. There are also practical reasons for not jumping from job to job. Most retirement benefits come from the employer. Changing jobs means losing these benefits. Also, teamwork is an essential part of Japanese production. Moving to a new firm means adapting to a different team and at least temporarily, lower productivity and lower pay.
8. According to the passage, a woman in Japan _________.
A. cannot get a lifetime job
B. is impossible to get a part time job
C. will be employed for life
D. is among the regular workers
9. Which of the following is NOT the reason why Japanese workers stay with one firm?
A. They don’t want to lose their retirement benefits.
B. They are not adaptable people.
C. Any change of jobs will make them less paid.
D. They get used to the teamwork.
10. It can be inferred from the passage that _________.
A. those who want to change jobs frequently in Japan should think twice
B. those who are first laid off by American corporations are temporary workers
C. the use of subcontractors makes Japanese firms less flexible
D. the Japanese system is totally different from the American system
11. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The extremely hard situation during recessions.
B. The extensive use of subcontractors in Japan.
C. The characteristics of corporations in the United States.
D. The features of lifetime employment in Japan.
D
I was at the hardware store the other day and overheard a woman tell Ed., the manager, that fall was her favorite time of year. Ed., because he liked to keep his customers happy, agreed that fall was a wonderful season,
but I could tell he was lying.
I was going through my mind recently, trying to find sweet memories of fall. I failed. I met my wife in the summer and married her two summers later. My sons were born in the winter and summer, my granddaughter in the winter. I’ve been fried twice in my life, both in fall. One October, a truck carrying tofu ran a red light and hit me, destroying my favorite car, combining the three things I most hate - trucks, tofu and October.
I'm not saying fall is without its attractions. The leavesare beautiful. But fall's vacillation (立场摇摆)is troubling, its effort (努力)to please everyone, its continuous search for the middle ground to be all things to all people. Say what you will about summer and winter, at least they have the courage to keep their opinions strong, even if they kill us with extreme heat or cold.
I recently read a story of a man coming out of a three-month coma (昏迷). It started in early fall and ended just as winter came. I hope if I were ever in a coma I would be just as lucky as the man.
Upon my awakening, one of my families who stood around my bed would ask. "Don't you remember anything from the past three months?"
"Not the first thing," I would happily report.
If I ever have enough money. I'm going to buy a second home inAustralia, so that when fall starts here, I can move there for three months, just when spring is starting.
12. What did Ed think of the customers words according to the author?
A. Ed understood them and supported the customer completely.
B. Ed might hold a different opinion on the topic.
C. Ed believed the customer wasn't telling the truth.
D. Ed thought they stood for most peoples' opinion.
13. What can we infer from Paragraph 2?
A.The author has a big and loving family.
B. The author is having a hard time at work.
C. It is important to follow the rules of the road.
D. Nothing good has happened to the author in fall.
14. Why does the author say the man in Paragraph 4 was lucky?
A. Because he slept fall away.
B. Because he ho sweet memories of fall.
C. Because hedreamed of fill many times.
D. Because he was met by his family when waking up.
15. Which of the following does the author most want to do?
A. Drivetracks.
B. Eat tofu dishes.
C. Watch leaves falling in fall.
D. Move toAustraliain October.
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While most of us are familiar with the fun and excitement of taking a vacation with family or friends, far fewer people have set out on a holiday by themselves. There are plenty of benefits to plan a solo(单独的) travel as your nextgetaway.___16___We've got a whole list of reasons why you should consider travelling alone.
• You' re in charge of the itinerary(行程)
Did you ever have the unfortunate experience of being dragged to a crowded tourist trap with your family or miss out ona one-of-a-kind destination because none of your friends were interested? That all goes out the window when you're in complete control of the itinerary.___17___Travelling solo provides the perfect opportunity to visit the sequestered(隐蔽的) sites you'vehad marked on a map for years.
• Plenty of chances to meet new people
When visiting a new place alone, you really have no choice but to communicate with new people.___18___Locals not only have insider information that you won't find in a guidebook, but speaking with someone native to the country is a great way to learn about their culture.
• Expand your comfort zone
___19___Between practicing your real-world conversation skills in a foreign language and trying unfamiliar food, travelling alone forces you to face a variety of new situations. When you only have yourself to rely on, you have a real opportunity to learn what you're capable of.
• A chance to stop and reflect
Whether you plan on getting close to nature or just spending an afternoon daydreaming at a sidewalk cafe, travelling alone offers a unique chance to pause and see things from a new view. Add in the experience of a new culture and the chance to interact with people of different backgrounds.___20___
A. Not convinced yet?
B. Everyone has unique interests.
C. Step out of your comfort zone and achieve your goal.
D. Gelling outside of your comfortable box is tough at first.
E. Spending time alone in a new place forces you to try new things.
F. And you'll come back from a solo vacation with a new outlook on life.
G. It might seem frightening, but talking to local people has many benefits.
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When spring cleaning season arrived this year, I decided that it was time to get___21___of the accumulated stuff more than just a winter’s worth of dust and dirt. This stuff was lining my walls,___22___my shelves, and was even piling on my___23___and not bringing me one bit of___24___. I couldn’t even remember how I got some of it, but I knew I wanted it___25___.
It turned out to be an even___26___job than I thought. Twenty-year-old bills and receipts were___27___in the trash. File cases were cleaned of papers that were no longer___28___. Broken bowls, dented pans, and damaged containers were finally___29___. Unknown clothes were pulled out of the closet and bagged up to be given away to the local____30____. Old books were to be passed on for others to read and____31____. It took several days to get it all done, but in the end I was able to walk____32____a home that seemed a little tidier. My heart was a lot____33____too. It felt so good to be able to handle all the junk and to____34____focus on the____35____stuff in life again.
What is the essential stuff? What is the stuff that brings____36____to our days? A loving heart is essential. A____37____spirit is essential. A soul full of goodness and a life full of____38____is essential. The essential stuff can’t be____39____, sold, or stored. It can only be chosen, created, and given away. The essential stuff is the stuff we all really want. It is the stuff we all really____40____.
21. A. hold B. rid C. help D. doubt
22. A. pushing B. adding C. filling D. gathering
23. A. mind B. mood C. state D. part
24. A. regret B. sorrow C. happiness D. pride
25. A. gone B. begun C. kept D. closed
26. A. worse B. better C. smaller D. bigger
27. A. protected B. cast C. wasted D. ordered
28. A. reliable B. valueless C. necessary D. useless
29. A. laid out B. put away C. given out D. thrown away
30. A. charity B. museum C. club D. hotel
31. A. feel B. learn C. write D. enjoy
32. A. out B. past C. through D. from
33. A. heavier B. lighter C. sadder D. younger
34. A. hardly B. even C. just D. narrowly
35. A. crazy B. essential C. hopeful D. reasonable
36. A. meaning B. present C. right D. confidence
37. A. painful B. sorrowful C. faithful D. joyful
38. A. lending B. sharing C. trust D. gain
39. A. bought B. borrowed C. rented D. begged
40. A. understand B. respect C. need D. possess
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
Out of the 20 little things you’ve always wondered about, one ____41.____(probable) has to do with the small ____42.____(five) pocket on your jeans. By now, you might have given up on trying to use it since it’s too small to fit anything you actually need. But why is it there in the first place? Well, today, it doesn’t really serve ____43.____ purpose, but it used to in the late 1800s.
In reality, the small pocket is called a watch pocket because it was in origin intended ____44.____ a safe place for men to store their pocket ____45.____(watch). It dates back toLevisfirst ever pair of jeans, ____46.____(hit) the market in 1879.
The Levi Strauss blog also pointed out that originally, there were only four pockets on a pair of blue jeans, the watch pocket ____47.____(include). “The first blue jeans had four pockets—only one in back and, in the front, two plus the small, watch pocket,” the blog stated.
So next time you find ____48.____(you) standing casually with your thumb hooked in that small pocket, know that it originally ____49.____(use) to storea pocket watch. And now that we’ve got to know the tiny jean pocket, find out ____50.____ blue is the most common color1 .
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。

Bob and my went mountain climbing last Saturday. We set off early on the morning, keep enough physical strength, we took the bus there instead riding a bicycle. During climbing the mountain, we enjoyed the warmly sunshine and a beautiful view. Therefore, when we reached the top, we were shocked to see litter here and there, such as bottle and cigarette ends. Then we start to pick up the litter. Afterwards, we put an litter into the nearby recycling bins and non-recycling bins separately. Tiring though we were, that we felt happy.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，上周日你父母带你去爬山。

请你写一封邮件与外国网友Chris分享这次经历，内容包括：
1.爬山的过程；
2.你的收获。

注意：
1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

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参考答案
1. D
2. B
3. D
4. C
5. B
6. A
7. D
8. A 9. B 10. A 11. D
12. B 13. D 14. A 15. D
16. A 17. B 18. G 19. E 20. F
21. B 22. C 23. A 24. C 25. A 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. D 30. A 31. D 32.
C 33. B 34. C 35. B 36. A 37.
D 38. B 39. A 40. C
41. probably 42. fifth 43. a/any 44. as 45. watches
46. hitting 47. included 48. yourself 49. was used 50. why
51.(1).my→I
(2).on→in
(3).instead后添加of
(4).warmly→warm
(5).Therefore→However
(6).bottle→bottles
(7).start→started
(8).an→the
(9).Tiring→Tired
(10).去掉that
52.略。