2021届南安市柳城中学高三英语下学期期中考试试题及参考答案

2021届南安市柳城中学高三英语下学期期中考试试题及参考答案
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
Britain's brilliant bridges have supported trade, brought communities together andare always the mostexciting part of the journey. These must-see bridges are now tourist attractions in their own right.
Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol
Described byits legendary engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel as “my first love, my darling", it was originally designed for horse-drawn traffic. Now, more than four million vehicles a year cross the 1,352ft-long toll（通行费）bridge over the Avon Gorge. The £ 1 toll for every journey pays for its maintenance. The history of the bridge, dating back to 1864, is kept alive through a programme of tours, events and exhibitions.
Infinity Bridge, Stockton-On-Tees
A pedestrian（行人）and cycle footbridge across the River Tees, its working title was the North Shore Footbridge, before it was given its grander name when opened in 2009. It is particularly incredible at night. The arches（拱形）of the bridge are also lit white and, on calm nights, their reflection in the water appears as an infinity（无穷大）symbol, thus inspiring the name which was chosen by the public.
Tower Bridge, London
An engineering wonder built from thousands of tons of Portland stone and steel, it took construction workers eight years to complete. More than 120 years old, it's a popular tourist attraction, as well as a functional bridge. Visitors can take in the views over the capital, experience seeing London life through the Glass Floor, and visit the Victorian Engine Rooms.
Iron Bridge, Shropshire
Opened in 1781 , this is the first arch bridge in the world made out of cast iron. Recognised as one of the great symbols of the industrial revolution, it transformed the craft of bridge building and was a crucial factor in the development of the iron trade in Shropshire.
1. Which bridge has the longest history?
A. Clifton Suspension Bridge.
B. Infinity Bridge.
C. Tower Bridge.
D. Iron Bridge.
2. What can we know about Infinity Bridge?
A. It was originally meant for pedestrains.
B. The public give it two names.
C. Ifs well worth visiting at night.
D. Its arch is bigger than any other bridge's.
3. What makes Clifton Suspension Bridge different from the other bridges introduced?
A. It charges drivers for each passing.
B. It offers walkers a good view at night.
C. It was made from thousands of stones.
D. It's a symbol of the industrial revolution.
B
Narasimha Das is on his way to feed 169,379 hungry children. Das is in charge of a kitchen in Vrindaban. The town is about a three-hour drive fromIndia’s capital,New Delhi. Das gets to work at 3:00 a.m. Thirty workers are already working to make tens of thousands of rounds of bread. It will be brought to 1,516 schools in and around Vrindaban.
A Growing Problem
Going to school is difficult for more than 13 million children inIndia. They must go to work instead, or go hungry. That’s whyIndiabegan the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, the largest school-lunch program in the world. A free lunch encourages children to come to school and gives them the energy they need for learning. The program began in the 1960s.
The kitchen in Vrindaban is run by the Akshaya Patra Foundation. It is one of the lunch program’s biggest partners. “Just $11.50 can feed one child for an entire year,” said Madhu Sridhar, president of the Akshaya Patra Foundation.
Lunch Is Served!
The Akshaya Patra food truck arrives atGopalgarhPrimary School. Since the program started, the number of underweight children has gone down. The children get foods they need — as long as they finish what’s on their plates.
4. What does Narasimha Das do？
A. A waiter.
B. A salesman.
C. A cook.
D. A shopkeeper.
5. The kitchen in Vrindaban supplies food to ________.
A. the poor
B. school children
C. college students
D. the old
6. Why is it difficult for children to go to school inIndia?
A. Because they have to work to make money.
B. Because there are not enough schools.
C. Because there are not enough teachers.
D. Because their parents refuse to send them to school.
7. Which of the following about the Mid-Day Meal Scheme is NOT true?
A. It is to encourage children to go to school.
B. It has been carried out for about 50 years.
C. It is run by Narasimha Das.
D. It is the largest school-lunch program in the world.
C
Dogs are often called as “man's best friend”, MacKenzie, a four-pound Chihuahua（吉娃娃）, was named winner of the 2020 American Hero Dog Competition on October 19, 2020.
In its tenth year in 2020 the annual contest is the brainchild of American Humane, the country's first national charitable organization founded for the safety and well-being of animals. Often called the “Oscars for dogs”, the award recognizes dogs who make extremely great contributions to society.
The competition of 2020 attracted over 400 entries（参赛者）from across the country. These heroic dogs have gone above the call of duty, saving lives, comforting the ill and aged and reminding us of the powerful, age-old ties between animals and people. While all were impressive, it was tiny MacKenzie who wonthe judges' hearts.
MacKenzie's growth was not easy. Born with a mouth disability, she had to be fed through a tube（管子）for the first year of her life. Despite her own struggles, she always seemed to think more of other animals in need. “Never have I seen such a will to live. Though sick, she carefully looked after the baby animals at the rescue（救助）center,” said her caretaker.
A life-saving operation performed in 2014 gave MacKenzie the ability to eat independently. The seven-year-old chihuahua is now working for the Mia Foundation, an organization that rescues and nurses animals with inborn disabilities. The chihuahua does an excellent job and has raised various animals. She plays nurse, cleans, comforts and hugs them, acting as their mother and teaching them how to socialize, play and have good manners.
In addition to her role as an animal caretaker, MacKenzie also visits schools to educate kids about the importance of accepting physical differences in both animals and people. Her heartwarming and inspiring story makes MacKenzie a worthy receiver ofAmerica's top dog honor.
8. What can we infer about the American Hero Dog Competition?
A. It was first held in 2010
B. It was held to honor caretakers of dogs.
C. It takes place every ten years.
D. It was started by a charitable organization.
9. With what quality did MacKenzie win the award?
A. Talent and bravery
B. Friendliness and care.
C. Courage and selflessness.
D. Confidence and independence.
10. In which aspect can students benefit from MacKenzie's visits?
A. Learning from failures.
B. Understanding the disabled.
C. Valuing physical health.
D. Developing practical ability.
11. What's the best title for the text?
A. Dogs Are Man's Best Friends.
B. Treat Dogs the Way We Want to Be Treated.
C. Touching Stories between MacKenzie and People
D. 2020 American Hero Dog: A TinyChihuahua.
D
If you could travel back in time, which period of history would you visit? It’s a great question to ask your friends, and time travel is the subject of many science fiction films. Of course, sci-fi is familiar to most of us, butwhat is cli-fi? The simple answer is climate fiction which focuses on the subject of climate change.
Many of the cli-fi examples we watch tend to be disaster films. It could be solar flares (太阳耀斑), ice ages devastating (摧毁) the planet, extreme flooding swamping the earth with water, or super-storms that threaten life as we know it. While films and novels of this style are often subject to the typical images of a hero or heroine battling to save the day, what sets it apart from most sci-fi films is that the plots will often draw on apparently reasonable outcomes in the near future.
Climate change and the potential threats have long been established. Some believe that the issue of climate change has even led to more fans watching films to learn more about what's happening to the world – seeing it as a form of edutainment. A study conducted by the Yale programme on Climate Change Communication tested the effects that two climate fiction novels can have on its readers and found “significant positive effects” in terms of their attitudes and beliefs towards the climate crisis – for example, understanding global warming will harm them and future generations.
Most climate films are not only extremely popular action films, but also cause our fear of what some see as the approaching end of the world. This sounds bad, but according to a study conducted on 310 adults in the US, watching such scary films can help us feel more prepared and less alone in situations such as the pandemic (疫情). So, it looks like cli-fi is hereto stay – and there seem to be some benefits. Whether it’s there to educate, entertain or prepare you for a climate crisis, it might have a role to play.
12. Which of the following may be the subject of cli-fi?
A. Time travel.
B. Global warming.
C. Weather forecast.
D. Economic climate.
13. What can we learn about cli-fi films from paragraph 2?
A. They are often about extreme natural disasters.
B. They want to show that man can conquer nature.
C. They usually have similar plots with sci-fi films.
D. They can show the true near future of the world.
14. Why is the study conducted by the Yale programme mentioned in paragraph 3?
A. To prove that climate change has potential threats.
B. To show that people like climate fiction novels.
C. To tell that cli-fi novels have positive effects on readers.
D. To explain how the climate crisis affect the human being.
15. What does the writer mainly want to tell us in the last paragraph?
A. Cli-fi films are very popular as action films.
B. A study was conducted on 310 adults in theUS.
C. The pandemic make people scared and alone.
D. Cli-fi films are useful and will be here to stay.
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People born in August walk in the light! They have some amazing qualities that make them such outstanding personalities. Not only are they good in looks but have avery attractive personality. They are popular for that straightforward character that can shock people sometimes.____16____
They are not very good in expressing
They are not really comfortable in sharing their struggles with others and keep their pain and suffering to themselves.____17____, when it comes to expressing emotions. ,
August born are very dull when it comes to people
____18____They are not good with names and forget them quite frequently if they find that person boring. Their attention is very rarely focused on something and once focused they never forget that focus point.
They are all misers（吝啬鬼）in their own way
Wasting money is something they hate. Their high self-esteem and self-respect make them quite
self-sustainable.____19____. They are only dependent on themselves which makes them very good money managers which is why they are able to manage finance so easily.
____20____
Though August born are usually very nice people but mood swings make them really unpleasant and they might talk all sense of rude things that their closed ones don't want to listen. They get unstable by small things that happen around them and don't let their feelings out readily but their mood is evident on their face.
A.They are rather perfect
B.They are very restricted people
C.It takes a lot to keep them entertained
D.Good qualities can be good to all of them
E.And sometimes they never ask for money from anyone
F.Their mood swings make them very rude sometimes
G.Following are some amazing characters of people born in August
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(共20小题；每小题21.5分，满分30分)
When I was a young man I had much ego(自负). I though I____21____everything. I looked forward to fame and success. I can even remember once in college____22____telling one of my friends: “ If only everyone listened to me, then they would all be happy.” I____23____left school, ready to take on the world. Little did I know the world was about to take on me.
In the____24____following college, instead of success, I found struggles. I had____25____in finding work. My jobs were either temporary or were____26____badly. When my wife and I had children, we were____27____to learn that both of our sons had Autism(自闭症) and would need to be____28____for the rest of their lives. I had no____29____why this had happened to us.
In time, however, I began to____30____. My ego was decreasing fast. Instead of success, I found my____31____in moments of love. Playing and____32____with my sons brought me so much happiness. My boys____33____me more about peace, patience, joy and love than I could have ever learned on my own. I began to share the____34____I learned through my writings and my life. I finally realized that my____35____in this world had nothing to do with fame or success.___36___, it had everything to do with allowing love and light into my life and____37____it with everyone I could.
You maynot be happy 100% of the time.____38____can be in this world. Yet, you will find a joy no earthly(世俗的)____39____could ever give. Put all of your moments, days and years to good use then.____40____them with love.
22. A.knew B.deserved C.possessed D.confirmed
23. A.calmly B.nicely C.proudly D.eagerly
24. A.frequently B.finally C.suddenly D.smoothly
25. A.days B.months C.weeks D.years
26. A.fun B.regret C.power D.trouble
27. A.done B.paid C.prepared D.judged
28. A.exhausted B.annoyed C.shocked D.embarrassed
29. A.taken charge of B.paid attention to C.put up with D.taken care of
30. A.idea B.hope C.opinion D.belief
31. A.agree B.change C.struggle D.improve
32. A.job B.joy C.luck D.goal
33. ughing B.toying C.swimming D.working
34. A.fetched B.brought C.prepared D.taught
35. A.theories B.contents C.lessons D.truths
36. A.demand B.career C.purpose D.world
37. A.Therefore B.Again C.Also D.Instead
38. A.sharing B.owning C.admiring D.enjoying
39. A.Somebody B.Nobody C.Everybody D.Anybody
40. A.person B.matter C.success D.experience
41. A.Equip B.Trade C.Live D.Fill
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
Many of us wonder what lies in outer space. When we look up___41.___ the night sky, we see stars, the twinkle of a moving satellite and___42.___(occasion) a distant planet. But one thing we don’t see is the millions of pieces of junk filling up space.
The amount of space junk____43.____ (increase). Over the last few decades, satellites and
rockets___44.___(launch) into space, littering the cosmos as they go. The fear is that___45.___we don’t start taking this litter out of the sky soon, it will become a significant threat to active satellites. Nobu Okada, CEO of Astroscale,_____46._____ company working on ways to clean up space junk, says “even a small paint fleck has enough power___47.___(blow) up other satellites.”
It’s clear___48.___a solution is needed so a celestial deep clean can take place.
___49.___(look) to the future, like any litter problem, we need to look at ways of creating____50.____(little).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。

Now I’d like to telling you something about my part-time job, in it I work as a guide in a travel agency. This is the first time when I have earned money. I’ve realized what hard my parents work to support for the family. I was used to ask them for money, but now I’ll never waste money or learn to share worry with my parents. I’ve learnt how to get along well with other. What’s more, I have gained some social experience and I have learnt something can’t be learnt from textbooks. In the word, I had a wonderfully and valuable summer vacation.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.阅读下面文章，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一个完整短文，续写词数应为100词左右。

That night, I quarreled withmy mother, and then stormed out of the house. While on the road, I remembered that I did not have any money in my pocket, I did not even take my cell phone with me to make a call home．At the same time, I went through a noodle shop, and I suddenly felt veryhungry. I wished for a bowl ofnoodles, but I had no money!
The seller saw me standing before the counter and asked, “Hey little girl, you want to eat a bowl？” “But …but I do not carry money …” I shyly replied．
“Okay, I’ll treat you．” the seller said, “come in, I will cook you a bowl．”
A few minutes later the owner brought me a steaming bowl of noodles. After eating some pieces, Icried．
“What is it？” He asked．
“Nothing. I am just touched by yourkindness!” I said as I wiped mytears. “Even a stranger on the street gives me a bowl of noodles, and my mother, after a quarrel, chased me out of the house. She is cruel（残忍的）!”
The seller sighed, “Girl, why did you think so? Think again. I only gave you a bowl of noodles and you felt that way. Your mother has beentaking care ofyou since you werelittle, why were you notgratefuland why did you hurt your mom? You should saysorryto your mom.”
I was really surprised after hearing that．
Why did I not think of that? A bowl of noodles from a stranger made me feel grateful, and my mother has raised me since I was little and I have never felt so, not even a little．
注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为100左右；
2.应使用3个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3.续写部分为一段，开头语已为你写好；
4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语．
Paragraph 1：
Just at that moment, many memories came back into my mind．
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参考答案
1. D
2. C
3. A
4. C
5. D
6. A
7. B
8. D 9. C 10. B 11. D
12. B 13. A 14. C 15. D
16. G 17. B 18. C 19. E 20. F
21. A 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. D 26. B 27. C 28. D 29. A 30. B 31. B 32.
A 33. D 34. C 35. C 36. D 37. A 38.
B 39.
C 40. C
41. at / into / to
42. occasionally
43. is increasing / has been increasing
44. have been launched
45. if 46. a
47. to blow
48. that 49. Looking
50. less
51.(1). telling→tell
(2). it→which
(3). when→that
(4). what→how
(5). was used去掉was
(6). or→and
(7). other→others
(8). something后加that
(9). the →a
(10). wonderfully→wonderful
52.略。