2021年大连市第九中学高三英语上学期期中试卷及答案

2021年大连市第九中学高三英语上学期期中试卷及答案
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
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Improvements to energy efficiency, such as LED lights, are seen by many authorities as a top priority for cutting carbon emissions. Yet a growing body of research suggests that arebound effect could wipe out more than half of the savings from energy efficiency improvements, making the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change even harder to hit.
A team led by Paul Brockway at the University of Leeds, UK, looked at the existing 33 studies on the impact of the rebound effect. First comes the direct rebound: for instance,when someone buys a more efficient car, they may take advantage of that by driving it further. Then comes the indirect rebound: fuel savings leave the owner with more money to spend elsewhere in the economy, consuming energy.
Although the 33 studies used different methods to model the rebound effect, they produced very consistent estimates of its impact, leading the team to conclude that the effect wipes out, on average, 63 percent of the anticipated energy savings.
“We're not saying energy efficiency doesn't work. What we're saying is rebound needs to be taken more seriously,” says Brockway.
The idea that increased efficiency may not deliver the hoped­for savingsdates back to the Jevons paradox(悖论), named after the economist William Stanley Jevons, who, in 1865,observed that more efficient coal use led to more demand for coal.
If the rebound effect does prove to be as big as suggested, it means future global energy demand will be higher than expected and the world will need far more wind and solar power and carbon­capture technology than is currently being planned for.
But that doesn't mean nothing can be done to limit the rebound effect. One answer is to double down on energy efficiency and do twice as much to achieve the same effect.
4. Which of the following is a rebound effect?
A. A man uses LED lights to cut carbon emissions.
B. A company uses coal more efficiently to reduce waste.
C. A family saves money by using energy­saving devices.
D. A lady spends savings from her fuel efficient car on more clothes.
5. How did Paul Brockway's team carry out their research?
A. By interviewing economists.
B. By analyzing former studies.
C. By modeling the rebound effect.
D. By debating about the Jevons paradox.
6. What would Paul Brockway probably agree with?
A. Authorities should dismiss energy efficiency.
B. Worldwide efforts to preserve energy are in vain.
C. The rebound effect helps protect the environment.
D. More attention should be paid to the rebound effect.
7. What's the author's attitude towards limiting the rebound effect?
A. Positive.
B. Pessimistic.
C. Doubtful.
D. Disapproving.
C
Getting drunk on ice cream used to be the stuff of dreams, but thanks to Will Rogers, inventor and owner of WDS Dessert Stations in Hinkley, Illinois, it has become a delicious reality. The Below Zero icecream machine uses a unique technique to freeze alcohol, which allows you to turn beers, cocktails and even spirits (烈酒) into delicious soft —serve ice cream.
Rogers was trying to create a highly — caffeinated espresso ice cream flavor when he realized hecould use the same technique with alcoholic beverages. He started experimenting with various gums and stabilizers commonly used in the ice cream industry and eventually patented something called the NEA gel. It’s this magical concoction (调制品) that allows the alcohol to freeze to a near solid inside the Below Zero ice cream machine.
Even though Below Zero changes the texture (质地) of beer, cocktails and even spirits, essentially turning them into soft —serve ice cream, it does not affect the alcohol contentat all. The ABV (酒精度) remains exactly the same, which means you can get drunk on ice — cream just as you would on the same concoctions in liquid form.
Will Rogers claims that it takes around 30 minutes for beer to go from liquid to ice cream form, but higher alcohol content drinks take longer. Essentially, the higher the alcohol level, the longer the wait.
The American inventor plans to sell Below Zero ice cream machines to bars and breweries wanting to surprise their patrons. Metro reports that machines will sell for about 6,000.
8. What’s the name of the machine which can change beer and spirits into ice cream?
A. Will Rogers
B. WDS Dessert Stations
C. Hinkley
D. Below Zero
9. What makes alcohol to freeze to a near solid inside the machine?
A. gums.
B. stabilizers.
C. NEA gel.
D. ABV.
10. What can we know from the passage?
A. The machine can change all liquids into ice cream.
B. It takes 20 minutes for beer to change into ice cream.
C. The higher the alcohol level, the shorter the wait will be.
D. The machine changes the texture of beer, cocktails and even spirits.
11. What can we infer from the passage?
A. The machine affects the alcohol content.
B. You can get drunk if you have ice—creams made from spirits.
C. The American inventor doesn’t want to sell themagical machine.
D. Bars and breweries will not become potential buyers of the machine.
D
Hardware in general,and smartphones in particular,have become a huge environmental and health problem in the Global South's landfill sites(垃圾填埋场).
Electronic waste(e-waste) currently takes up 5 percent of all global waste,and it is set to increase rapidly as more of us own more than one smartphone,laptop and power bank They end up in places like Agbogbloshie on theoutskirts of Ghana's capital,Accra. It is the biggest e-waste dump in the world,where 10,000 informal workers walk through tons of abandoned goods as part of an informal recycling process.They risk their health searching for the precious metals that are found in abandoned smartphones.
But Agbogbloshie should not exist.The Basel Convention,a 1989 treaty,aims to prevent developed nations from unauthorized dumping of e-waste in less developed countries.The e-waste industry,however,circumventsregulations by exporting e-waste labelled as "secondhand goods' to poor countries like Ghana,knowing full well hat it is heading for a landfill site.
A recent report found Agbogbloshie contained some of the most dangerous chemicals.This is not surprising: smartphones contain chemicals like mercury（水银）,lead and even arsenic(砷).Reportedly, one egg from a free-range chicken in Agbogbloshie contained a certain
chemical which can cause cancer and damage the immune system at a level that's about 220 times greater than a limit set by the European Food Safety Authority(EFSA).Most worryingly,these poisonous chemicals are free to
pollute the broader soil and water system.This should concern us all, since some ofGhana's top exports are cocoa and nuts.
Some governments have started to take responsibility for their consumers' waste.For example,Germanyhas started a project that includes a sustainable recycling system at Agbogbloshie,along with a health clinic for workers.However,governments cannot solve the problem alone, as there is an almost limitless consumer demand for hardware,especially when governments' green policies are focused on issues like climate change.
Only the manufacturers can fix this.A more economically sustainable and politically possible solution is through encouraging hardware manufacturers to make the repair, reuse and recycling of hardware profitable,or at least cost-neutral
12. What can we infer from Paragraph 2?
A. Electronic waste requires more landfill sites acrossGhana.
B. Electronic waste is too complex to get fully recycle
C. Electronic products need to be improved urgently
D. Electronic pollution is a burning question in Agbogbloshie
13. What does the underlined word "circumvents"in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Abolishes
B. Tightens
C. Brings in
D. Gets around
14. What should be the best concern according to the text?
A. The thread of polluted food around the world
B. The damage of chicken’s immune system
C. The lack of diversity inGhana's exports
D. The violation of EFSA's standards
15. What does the author think is the best solution to the e-waste problem?
A. Manufacturers' developing a sustainable hardware economy
B. Governments’ adjusting their green policies about e-waste.
C. Reducing customers' demands for electronic products
D. Manufacturers’ urging the government to make effective policies to ensure more profit.
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Stress is so common that many people choose to ignore it. But without right management, stress can be
something much more serious.___16___They allow you to continue living your life in a healthy, happy manner.
Breathe
The stress-relief technique that pretty much everyone’s heard of, the act of breathing nonetheless remains an important point as any when it comes to cooling down the angry blood that’s raging (发怒)around your body.___17___
Write
___18___Scribble (涂写) your feelings onto a piece of paper. They don’t even have to make sense. Just punch (按键) away at your computer on a day-to-day basis for five or ten minutes, and you might be surprised at how light,and carefree you feel afterwards.
___19___Laughing allows us to take in a momentous supply of fresh oxygen from the air, stimulating (刺激) the muscles and providing our system with some healthy shock treatment that eases tension brought on by stress. Laughing is something we need to do everyday to stay healthy, and is a great way to keep the bad effects of stress at bay.
Sleep
Sleep is ly essential for avoiding high stress levels. Everyone needs good amounts of rest, and by remaining glued (寸步不离) toa computer screen for the entire day without taking a break, your body will suffer the consequences, and stress will rise as a result.___20___
A.Cry
ugh
C.Stress can build up in anyone.
D.Listed here are 4 ways to cope with stress.
E.Type away at your desk and channel your emotions into your hard-drive.
F.Taking along, deep breath to calm yourself is medically proven to be beneficial.
G.Take frequent breaks away from the screen, get some sleep, and see your stress ease up,
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How far would you go to help a friend? Jeremy Savage, aged 17, and Ian Marshall, aged 16, both fromCanada, had their friendship tested to the limit on a recent trip to theRocky Mountainswith their parents.
On Saturday morning, the two boys decided to___21___CathedralMountainby themselves while their parents relaxed at the___22___. After three hours, they reached the___23___and enjoyed the beautiful view
from the mountaintop.
___24___, trouble began when they started the climb down. On one very dangerous part of the mountain, Ian___25___three metres off the side of the path. Jeremy climbed down to where Ian was and found him badly injured and not able to___26___. Jeremy had to decide what to do. He needed help but he did not want to leave his friend. He___27___the dirt and blood from Ian's face and hands, and then tried to help Ian stand up, but Ian's right leg was hurting too much. They had to___28___and hope that help would come.
Meanwhile, as darkness started to fall, their parents back at the campsite became very___29___that the boys had not returned. They got in touch with park workers and began____30____for the boys. Soon more than 20 people were looking for them onCathedralMountain.
While they waited for____31____, Jeremy gave Ian his food and water and let him lie on his jacket. As the evening grew____32____and the temperature dropped, Ian told Jeremy to leave him and go back to their parents but Jeremy____33____did not leave. He thought it was too dangerous for Ian to be____34____on such a cold, windy night. Jeremy used his jacket and an extra shirt to keep Ian____35____and they rested together through the night.
At sunrise, Jeremy____36____that the only way to help his friend was to carry him down the mountain. So, they started the long climb back to the campsite. Sometimes Jeremy carried Ian on his back. Sometimes he carried him in his arms.____37____, after four long and tiring hours, they came____38____their relieved parents, who were still looking for them on the mountain. “I will always remember what Jeremy did for me,” said Ian____39____. “He saved my life. That is the greatest thing that a person can do for his____40____.”
21. A. jump B. climb C. travel D. walk
22. A. campsite B. hotel C. restroom D. mountain
23. A. edge B. bottom C. top D. side
24. A. However B. Therefore C. Often D. Usually
25. A. lost B. broke C. went D. fell
26. A. turn B. run C. move D. keep
27. A. washed B. cleaned C. repaired D. moved
28. A. wait B. sit C. leave D. try
29. A. scared B. worried C. disappointed D. amazed
30. A. working B. setting C. entering D. searching
31. A. help B. advice C. information D. service
32. A. colder B. shorter C. darker D. longer
33. A. always B. also C. still D. even
34. A. homeless B. useless C. caring D. alone
35. A. hot B. warm C. cool D. bright
36. A. wondered B. wanted C. asked D. decided
37. A. Quickly B. Finally C. Shortly D. Immediately
38. A. across B. along C. away D. after
39. A. again B. recently C. afterwards D. simply
40. A. family B. member C. man D. friend
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
A material can be really special when it was named after the place where it___41.___ (create)originally.That’certainly the case___42.___“china”.And of all types of china，white porcelain(瓷)is among the most famous.
Nowadays，the___43.___(tradition)material has taken on a modern look in the ___44.___(hand)of four Chinese artists in the Modern White Porcelain Exhibition.And the key word here is“modern”.One of the works___45.___(be)a porcelain boat.But look___46.___(attentive)and you’11 see that the boat___47.___(build)with porcelain looks like a takeout box.Inside the boat is a statue of a baby.The baby stands for humans and the boat is ___48.___supports life.It suggests we may have done some damage to___49.___environment and that we’re treating life like fast food.
All the four artists gave white porcelain a model style，each in___50.___(they)own way.And this is what the exhibition’s theme comes from.It’s a dialogue between the past and the present.
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处错误，每句中最多有两处。

错误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(Λ)，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；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Lucy is a foreign student in our school. There is a pity that she is going to leave, which make us all very sad. She is a kind-hearted girl, but always offers to help us our English. I remembered when I am preparing for a speaking contest two month ago, Lucy spent her spare time teach me for almost three days. I won the first prize in the contest. When I said thanks to her, and she gave me a big smile. I hope that he can come to China again. I wish her a color1 fully and interesting life.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，得知你所在的城市美术馆要举办中国画展。

请写一封信申请做志愿者，内容包括：
1.写信目的；
2.个人优势；
3.能做的事情。

注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________
参考答案
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. B
6. D
7. A
8. D 9. C 10. D 11. B
12. D 13. D 14. A 15. A
16. D 17. F 18. E 19. B 20. G
21. B 22. A 23. C 24. A 25. D 26. C 27. B 28. A 29. B 30. D 31. A 32.
C 33. C 34.
D 35. B 36. D 37. B 38. A 39. C 40. D
41. was created
42. with 43. traditional
44. hands 45. is
46. attentively
47. built 48. what
49. the 50. their
51.(1). There→It;
(2).make→makes;
(3).but→and;
(4).us→with;
(5).am→was;
(6).month→months;
(7).teach→teaching;
(8).去掉When 或者and;
(9).he→she;
(10).color1 fully→color1 ful;
52.略。