2021届乌鲁木齐第七十中学高三英语上学期期末考试试卷及答案

2021届乌鲁木齐第七十中学高三英语上学期期末考试试卷及答案
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
A brother and a sister have been reunited (重逢) after more than 60 years, thanks to a letter in the Welwynand Hatfield Times. For years John Hannant kept a photo of his long-lost sister, hoping they would meet again.
Margery, the eldest of three children, had signed up with the Royal Air Force as part of the war effort, when John was still a baby.
The family lost touch and as many years passed only a single letter gave a clue to her whereabouts (下落). The clue was enough for a WHT reader to recognize Margery and put the family back in touch.
John, 67, said he had been searching for a long time and a friend suggested writing to the paper.
“That’s the one that made it, the letter to the paper,” he said. “It’s like a dream that comes true. The last time we ever heard from Margery was in 1953 after the terrible floods. She wrote home to know if we were all right.My sister Dorothy wrote back, but Margery had moved again and never got the letter.”
Having retired from his job as a gardener at Park House, Mr Hannant decided to take action.
He and his wife Doreen traveled to Margery’s home in Chelwood Avenue, Hatfield, which she shares with her husband Jack Cooke.
Now 88, Margery was recovering from her heart operation, but immediately recognized her brother. John said, “It’s something I never thought that was going to happen but I always hoped it would.” AS well as finding his sister, John has also discovered he now has a nephew, a niece and six grandnieces and grandnephews.
1.The headline of the news would be “________”.
A.An unforgettable and moving experience
B.The Hannant family lost touch because of war
C.A brother and a sister reunited after 60 years
D.The importance of a letter to WHT
2.Margery left her family because ________.
A.she attended the air school
B.she joined the Royal Air Force
C.she had to feed her family
D.a big flood hit her hometown
3.Who helped the family reunite after many years?
A.Margery’s husband Jack Cooke
B.The photographer of the photo of Margery.
C.A neighbour of Mr Hannant.
D.A reader of WHT.
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
Recycling plastic has always been a stop-start effort, and the wide variety of plastics we produce, the pollution from waste, and other limitations make recycling an economic(经济) problem. It’s estimated(估计)only 9% of plastic ever created has been recycled. But with the help of a chemical process, Canadian Miranda Wang and her company BioCellection want to change that.
Stability is one of plastic greatest qualities and downside. There's limited evidence that some plastics can biodegrade (生物降解)but largely photo-plastics degrade in the sun. It’s a long process, and the truth is that we can only estimate how long it takes. Wang is looking to break the inaction and BioCellection's task is to make most plastic waste recyclable.
She outlines two current methods. One is to take plastics like water bottles, wash them, cut them, melt and reconstitute them. “That's a very limited process” she says, due to the requirement that plastics be “clean” . The other, which can handle dirtier plastics and a level of pollution, is called hydrolysis(热解). Intense heat is applied to break down plastics so they can be reused as oils for energy, but “it’s not economical,’’ she says.
BioCellection’s solution builds on research from over ten years ago, Wang explains, when a US studydiscovered pure polyethylene powder (聚乙烯粉)could be broken down by a catalyst (催化剂). Wang and her co-founder Jean hit upon a bacterium being able to eat plastic. In the years since, they engineered a comparable catalyst capable of doing the same job, only faster, which even works on plastics no one else can recycle at present. “We have now found a catalyst that is much cheaper than the one that was used before, Wang says.
Currently focusing on plastic films like shopping hags, the three-hour process breaks clown plastic into chemicals that can act as the building blocks for more complex plastic products.
“Right now we’re able to achieve about 70% transformation from plastic waste material to these chemicals,”
she adds, saying they’re working to increase that figure.
8. Why has so little plastic been recycled?
A. Plastic is chemically stable.
B. Recycling plastic led to pollution.
C. We produced various plastics.
D. Most photo-plastics degrade in the sun.
9. What does Wang think of the two current methods?
A. Highly effective and dynamic.
B. Expensive and pollution-causing.
C. Limited and energy-consuming.
D. Widely used and recognized.
10. What did BioCellection find effective to recycle plastics?
A. Polyethylene powder.
B. Chemical products.
C. Plastic films.
D. A catalyst.
11. What is the text mainly about?
A. Miranda Wang and her company.
B. A new plastic recycling method.
C. The greatest downside of plastic.
D. Transformation of plastic waste.
D
We have most friends at the age of 26 afterhaving spent the first quarter of our lives building up our friendship circle, new research has claimed.
The research into friendship shows that our social circle peaks at 26 years and 7 months, at which we typically have five close friends. Women are most popular at 25 years and 10 months, with men hitting the highest friendship point a little later at 27 years and 3 months.
The research, by Forever Friends, shows that about a third of adults meet their closest friends while at school, with about a fifth saying they meet them at work.
Social networks such as Facebook and Twitter now also play a major role in building new friendship. The research points out that 25 to 34-year-olds make 22 friends via Facebook, compared to 18 to 24-year-olds who make 12, and 35 to 44-year-olds who make just four.
Forever Friends' relationship coach Sam Owen says, “It is no coincidence that over a third of us meet our best friends at school. It is a key time in our lives when friendship is growing through sharing notes, giving gifts, seeing each other regularly and laughing a lot. As adults we can often forget how powerful these small things are and how the little things can make a difference."
Later in life we find ourselves losing friends. Over half of us lose friendship through moving, while 36% say that over time they grow apart from close pals. Having children also causes 19% todrift away fromchildhood
friends.
With growing pressure being put on friendship these days, it's important to make time for our friendship.
12. How many friends can a 20-year-old college student make via Facebook?
A. 22.
B. 18.
C. 12.
D. 4.
13. In Paragraph 5, the author is trying to tell the readers ________.
A. how important making friends is
B. school time is an important period to develop friendship
C. how much has been done to keep friendship
D. that friendship is not easy to keep
14. The underlined phrase "drift away from" in Paragraph 6 means ________.
A. make sense of
B. make up with
C. feel sorry for
D. lose touch with
15. This passage is mostprobably taken from ________.
A. a newspaper
B. an advertisement
C. a textbook
D. Facebook or Twitter
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Do you ever wish you could change something about your body? If so, you’re not alone.____16____But when you get stuck on what you don’t like, it can really bring down your self-esteem (自尊). So, do you want to look and feel your best? Here are some ways:
● Accept your body
Nobody is perfect. Everybody wants to be liked and accepted just as they are. Don’t body-shame yourself. When you say something negative about your own body, it hurts your self-esteem.____17____It hurts just as much as if someone else said it. Be kind and respect yourself.
● Like your body
Find things to like about your looks. Maybe you like your hair, face or hands. What about your shape, shoulders or legs? Your eyes smile? Tell yourself what you like and why.____18____Accept those things and let yourself feel good.
● Take care of your body
Eat healthy foods. Learn what foods are good for you, and how much is the right amount. Eating right helps you lookyour best. When you treat your body right, you feel good about yourself.
____19____Your body needs to move to be strong, fit and healthy. You can be active by playing a sport. You can run, walk, swim or dance. Pick activities you like and have fun.
Keep to a healthy weight. Having a healthy weight helps you feel good about your body. But don’t try to diet on your own. Always talk to your parents or doctor first.____20____
A. Be active every day
B. Meet your body’s needs.
C. Many people feel unsatisfied with some part of their looks.
D. It is true whether you say it out loud or think it to yourself.
E. Your doctor may suggest ways you can stay at a weight proper for you.
F. If you get stuck, think of what your good friends like about your appearance.
G. Rather than waste time wishing you were prettier, pay attention to what you can change.
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
完形填空(每小题1分，共20小题,学法题3分，满分23分)
In 2016, 60-year-old Marshall Reeves got onto his bike inCalifornia. He began the Race Across America, a 3,000-mile___21___that runs from coast to coast.
The goal was to___22___the finish line inMarylandin two weeks. This goal had___23___him twice already: In 2011 he made it toManchester,Ohio, and in 2014, he was forced to stop at West Union, West Virginia. But for his third___24___, Reeves had a new source of motivation: He was racing with 3,000 miles to a Cure, which raised money for brain cancer____25____
The race is one of the longest running and___26___respected events in the country. But it’s also one of the most___27___. Only about half the competitors are able to finish. Unlike other long-distance bike races that are done in timed___28___, it is continuous---once the clock starts inCalifornia, it doesn’t___29___untilMaryland. To stay on track, racers have to meet____30____time cutoffs(截止点)along the way.
Racers aretypically____31____in cars by a small crew. It’s the crew’s job to keep the racer not only physically____32____, but also mentally motivated. In the early days of the race, when Reeves had____33____to stop at a hotel, he would be____34____to a full-bodymassage（按摩）and a good night’s sleep. But after three days,____35____was a luxury（不常有的乐趣）as he raced to make the time cutoffs biking for more than 20 hours
a day.
After crossing the two points where his____36____attempts had ended, Reeves entered a new, unknown area. With just 25 miles left, Reeves struggled to stay____37____, catching quick naps（小睡）in the car. At last, he crossed the finish line in 12 days, 13 hours, and 52 minutes.
This year, Reeves will____38____acrossAmericaagain, but this time, he’ll be working the other side of the race. Some of his road crew members will create arelay team（接力队）, and Reeves will____39____them as road chief,____40____the favor for his crew’s hard work.
21. A. width B. process C. journey D. record
22. A. cross B. touch C.draw D. kick
23. A. attracted B. defeated C. shaken D. reminded
24. A. choice B. plan C. decision D. attempt
25. A. meeting B. report C. research D. challenge
26. A. fully B. highly C. truly D. clearly
27. A. difficult B. exciting C. important D. wonderful
28. A. areas B. orders C. stages D. goal
29. A. change B. count C. continue D. stop
30. A. short B. strict C. long D. enough
31. A. followed B. protected C. linked D. taken
32. A. relaxed B. available C. effective D. healthy
33. A. luck B. time C. energy D. courage
34. A. determined B. adapted C. treated D. acquired
35. A. food B. bathing C. smiling D. rest
36. A. quick B. previous C. happy D. sudden
37. A. awake B. asleep C. amazed D. amused
38. A. set about B. set up C. set off D. set down
39. A. consider B. refuse C. recommend D. join
40. A. receiving B. returning C. thanking D. asking
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
Ecuador may have a new tourism jingle(短歌). But they don’t want anyone to____41.____(actual)sing it.
Indeed, the country’s latest national park is built on the belief____42.____silence is golden. The South American country has become the first in the world____43.____(build)a “quiet park,” beside the Zabalo River.
Named as Wilderness Quiet Park, the land___44.___(own)by the Cofan people of Ecuador. But hopes are high that this unique space in a world increasingly___45.___(affect)by noise will kick-start tourism in the region— quiet tourism, that is.
These days, it’s almost impossible to escape the human noise. And it has a serious effect___46.___the health of animals, including humans.
“Science has made it clear that noise pollution is not just an___47.___(annoy), it causes health loss and dramatically impacts wildlife’s ability to survive. By____48.____(recognize) the Zabalo River as the world’s first Quiet Park, we are paving the way for many more Quiet Parks around the globe.” says Gordon Hempton, an ecologist and co-founder of Quiet Parks.
But the park not only gives nature a chance to find___49.___(it) voice. The people who own the land—the Cofán—have long counted themselves as caretakers of the rivers and rainforests in the region but their numbers_____50._____(decrease) to fewer than 2000 so far. Quiet Parks International will help the Cofan nation defend their lands and protect their culture.
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.假设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信件内容。

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--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。

It is no doubt that birds are our friends. Therefore, a large number of birds are killed for food every year, that really causes more and more people to be worried. The other day I was walking in the woods while a shot was heard. Heard the shot, the birds in the trees fly in all directions. A bird was bad injured and looked sad. Finding a bird injured, I decided to take it home. At home I took good care of it. When it recovered, I returned it back to the woods. I hope something can be done to protect birds from killed.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是学校学生会的一位干部，近来我国河南省多处遭受水灾，请以学生会的名义就环境保护问
题给全校学生写一封英文倡议信并刊登在你校英文报上，内容包括：
1.极端天气频繁的原因及其负面影响；
2.提出具体保护环境的措施。

注意：1.写作词数应为80左右（开头和结尾均已给出，不计入总词数）；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Dear teachers and fellow students,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________
Students’ Union
参考答案
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. C
5. B
6. A
7. D
8. A 9. C 10. D 11. B
12. C 13. B 14. D 15. A
16. C 17. D 18. F 19. A 20. E
21. C 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. C 26. B 27. A 28. C 29. D 30. B 31. A 32.
D 33. B 34. C 35. D 36. B 37. A 38. C 39. D 40. B
41. actually
42. that 43. to build
44. is owned
45. affected
46. on 47. annoyance
48. recognizing
49. its 50. have decreased
51.(1).It→There (2).Therefore→ However (3).that→which (4).while→when (5).Heard→Hearing
(6).fly→flew (7).bad→badly (8).a→the (9).去掉back (10).在from后加being
52.略。