2021屆寧?？h躍龍中學(xué)高三英語(yǔ)下學(xué)期期中試題及參考答案

2021屆寧?？h躍龍中學(xué)高三英語(yǔ)下學(xué)期期中試題及參考答案第一部分閱讀（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)AYouhaven’ttrulyvisitedacityuntilyou’veexperienceditsnightlife.WatchingabigcitylikeLondongraduallyturndarkanddarkerintothenightisabeautifuljourneyoftimeandlight.SohowabouttakingahistoricaleveningwalkandtouchingsomeofthenicestareasincentralLondon?Let’sgetstarted.6:30pmThewalkstartsontheMillenniumBridge.Onthebridge,watchthesceniccityacrosstheRiverThameswiththeskyscrapersgraduallylightingupagainstthedarkeningskies.TheMillenniumBridgehasbeenfeaturedinmanyLondon-basedfilms,includingHarryPotter,andthefilmGuardiansoftheGalaxy.7:30pmIt’sgettingdark.Afifteen-minutewalknorthwestfromStPaul’sCathedraltakesyoutothehistoricBoroughMarket.Duringtheevenings,youfindalotofrestaurantsaroundthemarket.Thisisanexcellenttimetogetyourdinner.9:00pmThenextstopisLondonBridge.Thisisabout6minutes’walkfromtheBoroughMarket.Asyoujoinotheronlookersandmentallygothroughthenurseryschoolrhymeof“LondonBridgeisFallingDown”,yougetlostagaininhistory.WhydoesthesongsayLondonBridgeisfallingandwhoisthefairlady?DuringtheLondoncityfireof1897,LondonBridgeservedanimportantroleinfirecontrol.ItwasoneofthemajorstructuresthatpreventedthefirefromcrossingovertotheothersideofLondon.11:30pmLondonneversleeps;it’safewminutestomidnightandeverywhereisstillfilledwithpeoplemovingaround.AboutfourminutesawayfromtheGoldenJubileeBridgesisTrafalgarSquare,ournextstop.12:00amIt’sbeenabeautifulevening,hasn’tit?WherecanyouvisitaGuardiansoftheGalaxyfilminglocation?A.IntheStPaul’sCathedral.B.OntheMillenniumBridge.C.IntheBoroughMarket.D.OntheGoldenJubileeBridges.WhatcanbelearnedabouttheBoroughMarket?A.ItisfarfromLondonBridge. B.Itisrelatedtoafamoussong.C.Itisanidealplacefordinner. D.Itisamodernopen-airmarket.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?ToshowLondon’scolor1fulculture.TointroducethesceneryinLondon.Toaskpeopletodooutdooractivities.TorecommendanighttourinLondon.B“Snowplow（掃雪機(jī)）parenting”isthenewestparentingstylethatcanincludeparentsbookingtheiradultchildrenhaircuts,callingtheircollegekidstowakethemupsothattheydon’tsleepthroughatest,andevencallingtheirkids’employers.“‘Helicopter（直升機(jī)）parenting’meansmonitoringtheirkids’everyactivity,whichisoutofdate.”ClaireCainMillerandJonahEngelBromwichwroteinTheNewYorkTimes.“Somerichmothersandfathersnowaremorelikesnowplows:clearinganyproblemsintheirchildren’spathtosuccesssothattheydon’thavetomeetfailureorloseopportunities.”Thereisamotherwhostartedacharityinherson’snametotrytoraisehischancesofbeingacceptedtothecollege.Anotherparentsspentyearshelpingtheirdaughteravoidfoodswithsauce,whichshedidn’tlike.Onceshegottocollege,shehadproblemswiththefoodinherschoolbecauseitwasallcoveredinsauce.Asurveysaysthatthree-quartersofparentsofchildrenbetweentheagesof18and28askfordoctorvisitsorhaircutsfortheirchildren,and11%saytheywouldcalltheirkids’bosseswhethertheirchildrenarehavinganissueatwork.Asreported,wealthyparentstrytogettheirchildrenintotopcollegesbygivingalargeamountofmoneytoaschool,suchaspayingforabuilding.Thisparentinghasbecomethemostpopularwaytoraisechildren,whatevertheincome,education,orraceis.Julie,ateacheratStanford,toldtheTimesthat“snowplowparenting”isnotareasonableapproach.“Theparentsshouldpreparethekidfortheroad,insteadofpreparingtheroadforthekid,”shesaid.HowdoesJulielike“snowplowparenting”?A.Itisunreasonable.B.Itisadvanced.C.Itisacceptedbyteachers. D.Itisrefusedbyrichpeople.Whatisthecharacterof“helicopterparenting”?A.Parentsmakekidspopular. B.Parentsprovidelittlemoneyforkids.C.Parentsaskkidstocareforthemselves. D.Parentswatchoverkids’everyactivity.WhatshouldparentsdoaccordingtoJulie?A.Doaswealthyparentsdo. B.Makekidsbeprepared.C.Makeroadsbeprepared. D.Doaslittleaspossible.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A.HelicopterParenting. B.TheSimilarityinParenting.C.AResearchonParenting. D.ANewKindofParenting.CInthenorthernpartofAustinthereoncelivedanhonestfamilybythenameofSmothers.ThefamilyhadJohnSmothers,hiswifeandtheirfive-year-olddaughter.Onenightaftersupperthelittlegirlwasillwithaseriousstomachache,andJohnSmothershurrieddowntowntogetsomemedicine.Henevercameback.Themotherwasverysadoverherhusband'sdisappearance,anditwasnearlythreemonthsbeforeshemarriedagain,andmovedtoSanAntonio.Thelittlegirlrecoveredandintimegrewuptowomanhood.Afterafewyearshadrolledaround,thelittlegirlalsomarriedintime,andshealsohadalittlegirloffiveyears.Shestilllivedinthesamehousewheretheydweltwhenherfatherhadleftandneverreturned.ByanunbelievablecoincidenceherlittlegirlwastakenwiththesamestomachacheonthesamenightofthedisappearanceofJohnSmothers,whowouldnowhavebeenhergrandfatherifhehadbeenalive.“Iwillgodowntownandgetsomemedicineforher,”saidJohnSmith(foritwashewhomshehadmarried).“No,no,dearJohn,”criedhiswife.“You,too,mightdisappearforever,andthenforgettocomeback.”SoJohnSmithdidnotgo,andtogethertheysatbythebedsideoflittlePansy.AfteralittlewhilePansyseemedtogrowworse,andJohnSmithagainwantedtogoformedicine,buthiswifewouldnotlethim.Justthen,thedoorsuddenlyopenedandanoldmanwithlongwhitehairenteredtheroom.“Hello,hereisgrandpa,”saidPansy.Shehadrecognizedhimbeforeanyoftheothers.TheoldmandrewabottleofmedicinefromhispocketandgavePansyaspoonful.Shegotwellimmediately.“Iwasalittlelate,”saidJohnSmothers,“asIwaitedforastreetcar.”WhathappenedafterJohnSmothersdisappeared?A.Hisdaughtertooksomemedicine.B.HiswifeleftforSanAntonio.C.Pansyimmediatelyhadastomachache. D.JohnSmithwentformedicine.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dwelt”inparagraph2probablymean?A.Lived. B.Left. C.Returned. D.Married.WhatistherelationshipbetweenJohnSmothersandPansy?A.Husbandandwife. B.Fatheranddaughter.C.Grandfatherandgranddaughter. D.Fatherandson.HowcouldPansy'smotherfeelwhenshesawJohnSmothers?A.Worried. B.Sad. C.Uninterested. D.Surprised.DDisease-carryingmosquitoescanspreaddiseaseswithoutaffectingthemselves.Nearly700millionpeoplegetamosquito-borneillnesseachyear,whichresultsinoveronemilliondeaths.Humansexperiencecontinuouspressuresfromdisease-carryingmosquitoesinmanypartsoftheworld,sowehavetofindwaystofightagainstthoseinsectsbecausetheykeepgettingscarier.EventhoughDEETremainsthemostcommonlyused,andmostpowerful,mosquitorepellenteverdeveloped,scientistsareactivelypursuingeffectiveproductsbasedentirelyonplantoils.WhileDEETisaneffectivecontactrepellent,manypeopledisliketheoilyfeelandsmellontheirskin,andsometimessomepeoplearesensitivetoit.ConsumersarealwaysinterestedinalternativestoDEETandothersyntheticrepellents,sotherearenumerousnaturalrepellentsonthemarket.InhislabatIowaStateUniversity,Dr.JoelCoatsandhisteamhavesuccessfullytestedtheserepellentsagainstthreespeciesofdangerousmosquitoes.Thefirstgroupofthenewrepellentsactthroughtheair.Thesechemicalshaveavaporactionthatprovidesprotection,andtheyarecalled“spatial”repellents,sincetheyactthroughspace.Thesearepotentiallymostusefulinbackyards,parks,andhouses.Theothergrouparetheclassiconesthatstopinsectsfromstandingonatreatedsurface,suchashumanskin,clothingortents;collaboratorsattheUSDA-ARSandBioGentshaveconductedtestingwithhumanstoconfirmtheeffectivenessandidentifytheverybestones.Thenewrepellentsweredesignedandmadefromthenaturalmaterialsinplantessentialoils.Theymaintainmanyoftheadvantagesofthenaturalrepellents:Theyarefullybiodegradable,withnoecologicalconcernsorenvironmentalwastes,andgenerallyconsideredsafelikethethousandsoftypesofplantessentialoilsusedintheflavorandperfumeindustries.However,thoroughtestingwillbeconductedtodetermineiftheyaretrulynon-poisonousbecausethereisstillnoenoughevidence.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttoshowinparagraph1?Thewaymosquitoesspreaddisease.Thehighdeathrateofmosquito-borneillness.Thedifficultyoffightingdisease-carryingmosquitoes.Theurgencyoffindingtoolstofightagainstmosquitoes.WhatisadisadvantageofDEET?A.Itwon’tbeeffectiveforlong. B.Itcan’tbeapplieduniversally.C.Itcausesdiscomforttotheusers. D.Itgreatlyharmspeople’shealth.Whatcanwelearnaboutthesecondgroupofthenewrepellents?Theycankillmosquitoesindirectly.Theyaremainlyusedintheopenair.Theyaremoreeffectiveonhumanskin.Theycanpreventmosquitoesfromcontactingusers.What’stheauthor’sattitudetothenewrepellents?Subjective. B.Objective.C.Doubtful. D.Disapproving.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)Mannersareasetofpracticesandformswhicharefollowedinawidevarietyofsituations.Ifyouareanewcomertoaparticularculture,learningtheserulescanbeverychallenging.___16___Itissafetoassumethatthereisaruleineverysituationonemightencounter.___17___That’swhymanypeoplestudymannersbeforetravellingorenteringanewsocialcircletoensurethattheyaren’tconsideredtobeimpoliteoraggressive.___18___Forexample,theconceptofgreetingpeoplepolitelyandwithrespectiscommontopeopleofmanycultures,althoughthewayinwhichrespectisexpressedmayvary.InsomeAsiancountries,forexample,peoplemayboworgrasptheirhandstogetherwhengreetingsomeone,whileintheUnitedStates,peopleoftenshakehandsorhugeachother.Theconsequencesofmistakesinmannersmayvary.___19___Asaresult,thepeoplepresentatthetimeofthemistakemightformanegativeimpressionofyou.Atworst,amistakecouldcostafriendshiporajob,andinsomeregionsoftheworld,aseriousonecouldcostyouyourlife.Bytreatingpeopleasrespectfullyasyoucanandbyusingcommonsense,youwillprobablyavoidmostdangerousbehavior-relatedsituations.___20___ItisespeciallyimportanttolearnsuchguidesinthelibraryorontheInternetinadvanceincaseconflictsarecausedthoughtlessly.A.Therulesofmannersgovernhowpeoplebehave.Actuallyevenoldhandssometimeshaveatoughtime.Mannersbeginwhenmeetingsomeoneforthefirsttime.Butthegoodnewsisthatitisverysimpletolearnmanners.Ataminimum,youmightmakeothersfeelslightlyawkward.F.Andtherulesofmannersofdifferentculturescanbequitedifferent.G.However,ifyouareplanningtoenteranunfamiliarculture,itpaystodoresearch.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)Oneday,inancientGreece,thegreatphilosopherSocrateswaswalkingleisurelyaroundacommunitygarden.Aneighborwalkeduptohimandsaid,“Youareneverinamillionyearsgoingto 21 whatIjustheardaboutoneofourneighbors...”“Wait,”thegreatwiseman 22 .“Beforeyoucontinuewiththisstory,yourwordsmust 23 thetriplefilter（三重過(guò)濾）test.”Theneighborwas 24 andstaredathimwithablankexpression.Socratestoldherthatthefirstfilterwastocheckthe 25 ofthestory.Thesecondfilterwasto 26 whetherwhatshewasabouttosaywasgoodanyway.Beforehecouldfinishhis 27 ,Socratesaskedthewoman,“Iswhatyouwanttoshareuseful?”Theneighborthoughtforamomentandthensaid,“No,I 28 itisnotreally.”“So,doyouwantto 29 somethingwithmethatmaynotbetrue,isprobablynotgood,andisnot 30 ?”Socratesasked.Theneighborwordlessly. 31 .“Well,youhavenogoodreasontotellmethis 32 ,andyouhavenogoodreasontobelieveityourself,”Socratesadded,astheneighborwalkedaway 33 .Inreality,everysingleday,we 34 muchtimeandenergyingossip（流言蜚語(yǔ)）.Especiallynowadays,manyofus 35 socialmediainordertoknowsomethingthatisfarfromwhatistrue,goodanduseful.Butthemind-numbinggossip 36 wastesourtimeandevendoesharmtous.Sodon'tfallintothe 37 ofbeingdisturbedbygossip.Instead,weshouldtakeSocrates' 38 andsimplyfocusonsomethingthatistrue,good,anduseful.Itwas 39 topeopleacouplethousandyearsago,andI 40 youthatitcontinuestoworkwellformanypeopletoday.21.A.observeB.discussC.noticeD.believe22.A.interruptedB.pausedC.continuedD.repeated23.A.witnessB.passC.mark D.illustrate24.A.disappointedB.kind-heartedC.confusedD.excited25.A.valueB.theoryC.appearance D.truth26.A.lookthroughB.findoutC.talkabout D.takeout27.A.questionB.debateC.lesson D.task28.A.indicateB.confirmC.understand D.suppose29.A.leaveB.compareC.share D.connect30.A.commonB.advantageousC.attractiveD.possible31.A.noddedB.ignoredC.stopped D.cried32.A.jokeB.lie C.legend D.story33.A.secretlyB.confidentlyC.embarrassedlyD.cautiously34.A.turnB.investC.introduce D.push35.A.makeuseofB.makeupforC.takecareofD.takenoticeofA.also B.onlyA.promise B.battleA.advice B.proverbA.beneficial B.safeC.still D.everC.trap D.expectationC.request D.proofC.close D.familiar40.A.encourage B.recommend C.remind D.guarantee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Withthearrivalofthedigitalage,traditionaloccupationslikedoctor,lawyerandbankerhavelostfavoramongyoungChinesepeople.Instead,theyintend___41.___(choose)newoccupationsthatarelargelyrelatedtotheInternet.Accordingtoasurvey___42.___(publish)byChinaYouthDailyinNovember,___43.___involved2,010youngpeople,nearly60percentofrespondentssaidtheywouldliketotryanewoccupation.Amongallthesenewjobs,themostpopularwaselectronicgamer,accordingtotheBlueBookofChina’sSocietybytheChineseAcademyofSocialSciences.And27percentpreferredtoworkasasocialmediawriter.Another20percentwantedtohostalivestreamingshow.Infact,thistrendisn’tunique___44.___China.Overthree-quartersofyoungpeopleintheUKwouldliketoconsider___45.___careerinonlinevideos,accordingtoasurveybytheUK-basedtravelfirmFirstChoice.___46.___（interesting）,moneyisnotamainfactor.“The___47.___（big）attractionsarecreativity,fameandtheopportunityforself-expression,withmoneyinfourthplace,”commentedTheSun.Despitethe___48.___（popular）ofnewoccupations,expertssuggestthatyoungpeopleshouldbesensiblewhentheychooseone.“Afterall,noteverybodyissuitable___49.___hastheabilityforit,”thechiefresearchofficerattheTencentCenterforInternet&Society, 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（tell）ChinaDaily.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。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:把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改:在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線,并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意:1,每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2,只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。MyfamilywasverypoorlywhenIwasachild.Myparentslosttheirjobsandlivedwithheavypressure.Asresult,Iwantedtostudyinghardsoastohaveadifferentfuture.Duringmyhighschoollife,Ispentallmytimestudyingthosedifficultsubject,whichmademetooneofthebeststudentsinourschool.Aftergraduation,IamadmittedtoakeyuniversitywhereImetalotofinterestedfriends.Now,IamworkingonabigcompanybutIamabletoaffordanythingIwant.What'smore,myparentsalsohavefoundnewjobs.SoIbelievethatourdreamswillcometrueifyoutryourbest.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）.閱讀下面材料,根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。續(xù)寫的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右。VilmaWashingtonwasanurseinLucilePackardChildren’sHospitalinPaloAlto,California.Shehasworkedtherefortwenty-eightyears.Sinceshecametothehospital,shehashelpedtensofthousandsofprematurebabiescometotheworld.Mrs.Washingtonwasamotheroffourchildrenandhadahappyfamily.Herhusbandwasanengineerandworkedinabigcompany.TheonlychildathomewasMikel,whowasinhishighschool.Everyday,Mrs.Washingtonwouldgetupatsix,cookforbreakfastforherhusbandandson,andthendrivethebabytoschoolbeforeshewenttowork.Her