2021屆當(dāng)陽(yáng)市河溶高級(jí)中學(xué)高三英語(yǔ)下學(xué)期期中試題及答案解析

2021屆當(dāng)陽(yáng)市河溶高級(jí)中學(xué)高三英語(yǔ)下學(xué)期期中試題及答案解析第一部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)APlanYourVisittotheBritishMuseumWe'vemadeafewchangestoensureyoucansafelyenjoyyourvisit:Howtobooktickets?Ticketsforthepermanentcollectioncanonlybehookedonlineinadvance.?Tobookticketsforexhibitions,visitourexhibitionpages.Ifyouwanttoguaranteeyourvisittothepermanentcollectionaswellastheexhibitiononyourvisit,youwillneedtobookaseparateticket.?Wearelimitingnumbersofpeopleinthemuseumtoensurethereisroomforyoutosafelyenjoyyourvisit.Everyone,includingmembersandvolunteers,willthereforeneedtobookafree,timedticketinadvance.Importantinformationaboutyourticketbooking?Youcanbookuptosixticketsforpeoplewholiveinthesamefamily.?Wewillemailyourtickettoyou,andyouwillneedtoshowiteitherprintedoutoronyourdevice（設(shè)備）whenyouarrive.?Pleasearriveatthetimestatedonyourticket-wecannotguaranteeadmissionbeforeorafterit.FollowingtherouteWehavecreatedanewone-wayroutethroughthemuseumwhichwillallowyoutosafelyexploreworldculturesfromtheMediterraneantotheMiddleEastandfromtheAmericastoAfrica.?Viewamapoftheroute（Openinanewwindow）.?Ouraudioguides（音頻指南）arenotavailable.However,youcanpaytodownloadtheaudiointroductionsfromiTunes（Openinanewwindow）orGooglePlay（Openinanewwindow）toeachofthegalleriesandlistenonyourowndevice.Pleaseremembertobringalongyourownheadphones.Whydoesthemuseumoffertimedtickets?A.Toearnmoremoney. B.Tohiremorevolunteers.C.Tosaveroomforcollections. D.Tocontrolthenumberofvisitors.Howcanavisitorlearnaboutthenewrouteinadvance?A.Viewanonlinemap.B.Buyanewheadphone.C.Buyaudioguidesfromthemuseum.D.DownloadvideointroductionsfromiTunes.Wherecanyouprobablyfindthetext?A.Inanewspaper. B.Inamagazine.C.Onawebsite. D.Inareport.BIdentifyingthechemicalmakeupofpigment（色素）usedinancientdocuments,paintings,andwatercolor1siscriticaltorestoringandconservingthepreciousartworks.However,despitenumerousefforts,scientistshadbeenunabletodeterminethesourceoffolium,apopularbluedyeusedtocolor1manuscripts（手稿）inEuropeduringthemiddleages—fromthe5thtothe15thcentury.Now,ateamofresearchersfromPortugalhasfinallyuncoveredthemysteriousingredientresponsibleforthegorgeousblueish-purplecolor1thathelpedbringancientillustrationsandtextstolife.TheresearchteambeganbyporingoverinstructionspennedbyEuropeandyemakersfromthe12th,14th,and15thcenturies.Theyfoundwhattheywereseekingina15th-centurytextentitledTheBookonHowtoMakeAlltheColorPaintsforIlluminatingBooks.However,translatingtheinstructionswasnoeasytask.ItwaswritteninthenowextinctJudaeo-Portugueselanguage,andthoughthesourceofthedyewastracedbacktoaplant,nonamewasmentioned.However,bypiecingtogethersuggestionsfromthetext,thescientistswereabletodeterminethatthedyewasmadefromthebluish-greenberriesofthechrozophoratinctoriaplant.Afteranextensivesearch,theteamfoundafewvarietiesoftheplantgrowingalongtheroadsidenearthetownofMonsarazinsouthPortugal.Thedetailedinstructionsgavetheresearcherscriticalclues—includingthebesttimetopicktheberries.“Youneedtosqueezethefruits,beingcarefulnottobreaktheseeds,andthentoputthemonlinen（亞麻）.”Thescientistsaysthedetailwasimportantsincebrokenseedspollutedthepigment,producinganinferiorqualityink.Thedyedlinen,whichwaslefttodry,wasanefficientwaytostoreandtransportthepigmentduringancienttimes.Whenneeded,theartistwouldsimplycutoffapieceoftheclothanddipitwithwatertosqueezeoutthebluecolor1.Oncethekeyingredienthadbeenidentified,theresearchersbegantodeterminethedye’smolecularstructure.Totheirsurprise,theyfoundthatfoliumwasnotlikeanyotherknownpermanentbluedyes—itwasanentirelynewclassofcolor1,onetheynamedchrozophoridin.“Chrozophoridinwasusedinancienttimestomakeabeautifulbluedyeforpainting.”theteamwroteinthestudy.“Thus,webelievethatthiswillnotbeourfinalwordonthisamazingplantanditsstoryandthatfurtherdiscoverieswillfollowsoon.”Theprimarypurposeofthestudyisto .restoreandconserveancientpreciousartworksdeterminethesubstancemakingupthefoliumprovetheancientdye-makingtechniquewasorganicidentifywhichclassofcolor1foliumbelongstoTheunderlinedphrase“poringover”inthesecondparagraphmeans .A.discussingpublicly B.testingrepeatedlyC.passingdirectly D.readingcarefullyWhatcanbelearnedaboutthebluedyefolium?Itwasessentiallyaninferiortypeofink.Itwastheonlykindmadefromwildberries.Itcouldbecarriedandusedeasily.Itwascarefullysqueezedfrombrokenseeds.Thearticleismainlyabout .howthemysteryofathousand-year-oldbluedyewassolvedwhytheresearcherstookthetroubletorecreatethedyewhatneedstobedonetomakeanorganicdyefromaplantwhenandwherethediscoveryofthedyewasmadeCNewspapersinGreatBritainvarygreatlyintheirwaysofcarryingthenews.Thereareseriouspapersforthosewhowanttoknowaboutimportanthappeningseverywhere,bothathomeandabroad.Therearepopularnewspapersforthosewhopreferentertainmenttoinformation.TheLondonnewspaperthatisbestknownoutsideGreatBritainisprobablytheTimes.Itbeganin1785,andhasahighreputationforbelievablenewsandseriousopinionsonthenews.Itcallsitselfanindependentpaper,whichmeansthatitdoesnotgiveitssupporttoaparticularpoliticalparty.Itsleadingarticlesgivetheopinionsoftheeditors,notthoseoftheownersofthepaper.Letterstotheeditorareprintedinthenewspaper.ThesepartsoftheTimesarealwaysinteresting.Mostofthelettersareserioussubjects.Butfromtimetotimetherewillbelonglettersonthesubjectwhichisnotatallserious,perhapsonanewfashionofdress,orthebadmannersoftheyoungpeople,comparedwithmannersofthirtyyearsago.Ifyouwanttogetpleasure,pleasebuyyourself .A.aseriousnewspaper B.foreignnewspaperC.anyindependentpaper D.apopularnewspaperTheTimeshasbeenfamoustooutsideGreatBritainfor years.A.19 B.85 C.236 D.229TheTimesisanindependentpaperbecause .itsupportsnopoliticalpartiesitisnotcontrolledbytheBritishGovernmentitgivesspecialsupporttoallthepoliticalparties.theeditor’sopinionsarenotexaminedbytheownersofthepaperTheunderlinedword“vary”inthepassageprobablymeans“ ”.A.improve B.competewitheachotherC.aredifferent D.keepintouchwitheachotherDPaperisoneofouroldest,simplestandmostimportantinventions.Butitalsopresentsadangertotheworldintwoimportantways.First,themakingofpaperrequiresthelossofmanymillionsoftreeseachyear.Andworldwideuseofpaperisexpectedtodoubleinthenext40years.Clearly,theplanetcannotstandsuchahighrateofforestloss.Thesecondgreatproblemwithpaperiswhathappensonceitisnolongeruseful.Alargeamountofwastepaperendsupinlandfills,whereitcanproduceharmfulgasesandfinallycontributetoglobalclimatechange.Onesimplesolutioncangreatlyreducebothoftheseproblems:paperrecycling.Insteadofcuttingdowntrees,recycleexistingpapertofeedthepaper-makingprocess.Paperismainlymadefromcellulose（纖維素），whichcanbeusedrepeatedlyinpapermaking.Unfortunately,italsomeansthatpaperwastetakesasurprisinglylongtimetobreakdowninlandfills.Sofar,treesaretheonlysource（來(lái)源）ofcellulosethatcanfillthegreatdemandforpaperproducts.Therefore,recyclingpaperissimplyoneofthebestwaystosavetrees.Thankstoadvancesinprocessing,recycledpaperneednotbethedark-color1edstuffmanyofusarefamiliarwith.Itnowcanofferthesameprintperformanceasnon-recycledpaper.Effectiverecyclingrequiresacontinuouseffortfromeveryoneatalllevelsofsociety.Thewaytobeginiswitheducationandunderstanding.Onceenoughpeoplerealizetheneedforrecycling,moreeffectiverecyclingsystemscanbedeveloped.Theneedisreal.Themassivelossoftreesaffectseverybodyonearth.Everyoneshoulddotheirparttorecyclepaperandencouragegovernmentandindustrytodothesame.Theworldwillbeabetterplaceforit!Whatcanweinferfromthetext?Theuseofrecycledpaperwilldoublein40years.Recyclingpaperhelpsrelieveglobalclimatechange.Wastepapercaneasilybreakdowninlandfills.Therearenotenoughlandfillsforwastepaper.Whatmakesrecycledpapermoreacceptable?A.Thegreatdemandoftrees.C.Itsdark-color1edfeature.14.Whatdoestheauthorpropose?Punishingtheactofcuttingtrees.C.Improvingrecyclingsystem.Thelowprocessingcost.D.Itsimprovedprintperformance.B.Recyclingpaper.D.Promotingpaperindustry.Howisthetextmainlydeveloped?Byanalyzingcausesandeffects.C.Bydiscussingproblemsandsolutions.B.Byofferingresearchplansanddata.D.Bycomparingstrengthsandweaknesses.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)AreYouaPrisonerofPerfection?Doyoustruggleforagoalthatisbeyondyourreach?___16___Areyousettingyourselfupforfailureandshamewhenyoucan’tachievetheunachievable?Understandingwhatdrivesperfectionismisthefirststeptowardreleasingthisself-createdanchorthatkeepsusstuck.Shameandfearareoftenthehiddendriversofperfectionism.Webelievethatifwecanfashionaperfectlypolishedpersonality,flashourintelligence,andperfectourhumour,thennoonecanhurtuswithcriticismandwe’llwinrespectandapproval.___17___Politicianswhodisplayadesperateneedtoberightandrefusetoacknowledgemistakesoruncertaintyareoftendrivenbyasecretshame.Theyfearthatshowingvulnerability（弱點(diǎn)）willexposethemtotheaccusationthatthey’reweak.Theysticktoadesiretoberight,perfect,andpolished,evenwhenit’sobviousthattheemperorhasnoclothes.Perfectionismkeepsusleaningtowardthefuture.We’reconstantlyevaluatingourselvesinordertodobetter.___18___However,ifwecan’trelaxandenjoylightermoments,thenwebecomeprisonersofourperfectionism.Wegetpainfullyself-consciousandtakeourselvestooseriously.Sadly,wedeprive（剝奪）ourselvesofthesimplepleasureofenjoyingthemomentandbeingourselves.___19___Werealizethatfailingatanyenterprisedoesn’tmeanthatweareafailure.Withoutfailures,we’llneverlearnfromourmistakes;we’llnevermoveforwardinourlives.Thosewhosucceedhavemadecountlessmistakes.Theimportantthingistolearnfromourerror,forgiveourselvesandmoveon.Beinghuman,perfectionisimpossible.___20___Releasingourselvesfromthedesiretoprotectourimage,we’refreedtosailgracefullythroughoursuccessesandfailures—andenjoyourpreciouslife.A.Doyouholdanidealizedvisionthatisimpossibletorealize?Acuretoperfectionismistomakeroomforourhumanshortcomings.Doyoufearthatotherswillbehorrifiedbywhatyoujudgeaboutyourself?Theaddictiontostayingperfectprotectsusfromanysignofbeingimperfect.There’snothingwrongwithwantingtodoourbestandself-correctingalongtheway.Peoplewhoareaddictedtoperfectionareoftenisolated,eveniftheyseemoutgoingandpopular.Byacceptingourselvesasweareanddoingourbest,webegintoridtheshamethatdrivesperfectionism.第二部分語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)Whenshewas41yearsold,DeannaMulligansteppedbackfromthetopofhercareer.NowCEOofGuardianLifeInsurance,Ms.Mulliganreflectsonthatmove：Iwas41then,whenitis 21 tobethepeakofone'scareer.Atthetime,takinga 22wasconsideredareallystrangething.Peoplesaidtome,“Youcan’ttaketimeoff.You'llnever23onacareerpath.”ThenIhadawho 24 .Itwasclearatherfuneralthatshehadmadeabig 25 onlotsofpeopleasapreschoolteacher.Ithoughtaboutmy 26 atthetime：CouldIbeapersonlikeher?Iwasaseniorinsurancemanager. 27 ,Ididn'tgainsuchcareermeaning.Soformeitwastimetobreak,andI 28 thatjob.Itooktwoyearsoff.ThefirstyearIspentmuchtimewithmyfamily.And,Ihavetosay,timewith 29 .TimetoreallybealoneandthinkaboutwhatIhad 30 andwhatthatmeantformyfuture.Itwasabigreset.Thesecondyear,Iwasableto 31 onwhatImightliketodonext.Aftermanytrials,Idecidedfinallymy___32___careerininsurancewasmyreallove.Ifindittobevery 33 -itdoeshelppeople'slives,especiallywhentheyareattheir 34 moments.SoIwenttoworkforGuardianLifeInsurance,fromanemployeein2008toCEOin2011.Ididn't 35 CEO.Ijustwantedtoleadwith 36 .NowIfindpurposeandmeaninginmyjobeveryday.Onceyoufindit,youdon’treally 37 it.SoitisOKtotaketimeto 38 ,aslongasyou'rediscoveringwhat's 39 toyourlife.Lifeisnotastraightline.Andyou'llgettotherightplace 40 .21.A.guaranteedB.supposedC.setD.reported22.A.prizeB.breathC.tripD.break23.A.getbackB.falldownC.holdonD.growup24.A.gaveupB.quittedofficeC.passedawayD.livedalone25.A.advanceB.improvementC.livingD.influence26.A.lifeB.achievementsC.changeD.mood27.A.BesidesB.StillC.InsteadD.Therefore28.A.offeredB.acceptedC.lostD.quitted29.A.othersB.colleaguesC.myselfD.friends30.A.learnedB.foundC.testedD.admitted31.A.focusB.takeC.insistD.feed32.A.favoriteB.originalC.futureD.permanent33.A.delightfulB.stressfulC.meaningfulD.graceful34.A.lastB.bestC.worstD.most35.A.signupB.lookdownuponC.thinkaboutD.aimat36.A.successesB.valuesC.powerD.interests37.A.forgetB.loseC.recognizeD.replace38.A.protestB.entertainC.performD.explore39.A.romanticB.wrongC.importantD.scaring40.A.eventuallyB.dramaticallyC.rapidlyD.fortunately第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式Acat___41.___(name)Narniahasauniquecolor1thathasmadetheInternettakenoticeofhishandsomegoodlooks.Thecatis“twofaced”,withonesideofhisbodygrayandtheothersideblack,separatedevenly（平均地）oneithersideofhishead.Thanks___42.___hispopularInstagram（圖片分享社交應(yīng)用）account（帳戶）runbyhis___43.___（own）ThomasJames,theworldhasbeenable___44.___（follow）alongwithNarnia’slife.Despite___45.___（be）thecenterofattentionforyears,Narnia’sattentionturnedtotwolittlecatshefatheredinthespringof2019.Though___46.___twolittlecatsdon’tsharetheirfather’stwo-colouredface,eachcontainsoneofthecolor1sfoundonNarnia’sface.“Mychildrenhaveeachtakenapartofme”,Thomas___47.___（write）asNarniaonInstagram.Onecatisallgraywhiletheotherisallblack.Thomascaptured（拍攝）apictureofthetwosittingtogether___48.___（happy）intheorderofcolor1sofNarnia’sface—ontheleftweseegrayandontherightweseeblack.___49.___ThomasrunsisasmallshopofBritishlonghairandshorthaircats,soNarnia’schildrenhavegonetolivewithother 50. （family）.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）.假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。作文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（回）并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改的詞。注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞。DearBill,Howtimeflies!Iwentbacktoschoolandbeginmylessonlastmonth.ItwillbetenmonthsbeforeIattendtheCollegeEntranceExamination,thatmakesmeworried.IfailedpasstheEnglishtestlasttermbecauseofIhaddifficultywithit.Iwillnevergiveupanddeterminetogivemyselfthesecondchancetopassthem.Iwillaskmyteachersandfriendsforadvicesonhowtoimproveitandworkoutadetailedplan.Besides,Iwillmakefullyuseoftime.Doyouhaveanygoodideas?TellmeorIwillbegratefultoyou.I'mlookingforwardtohearfromyou.Yours,LiHua第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）.閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)所給情節(jié)進(jìn)行續(xù)寫，使之構(gòu)成一個(gè)完整的故事。Mikelicked（舔）thelastofthechocolateicecream.Itwasalmosttimetoleave.HejumpedintothecarwithhisparentsandheadedofftotheOlympic-sizedpoolforthebigswimmeet.Whenhisracecameup,Mikewasconfident.Hewasstrongandswift.Mikeclimbedoutthepool,smiling.Hehadjustwonfirstplace.Aweeklater,itwastimeforanotherswimmeet.Likebefore,Mikedecidedtoenjoyhisfavoriteflavoredicecreambeforetheylefthome.AsMikeclimbedoutthepool,histeammatespatted（拍）himontheback.He'dtakenf