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1、2021届内蒙古包头钢铁公司第四中学高三上学期英语期中试题第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40 分）第一节（共15 小题；每小题2 分，满分30 分）(A)AdultEducationCoursesComputer StudiesTechnology is advancing at a rapid pace，and we rely more and more on computers for everything from cooking to organizing our taxes. This sixweek course will give you an understanding of
2、computer fundamentals，including the use of software packages (Word，Excel and PowerPoint) and how to use theInternet.Start：May2,2019Time：Wed.7 pm 9 pm Cost：$300Length：6weeksPlace：Sydney CollegeWoodworkLearn the basics of woodworking with simple handson projects to build your confidence and skills. Ea
3、ch lesson explores a different area of woodworking that will provide you with the skills needed for any woodworking project. Flexible learning allows you to choose only the lessons that interest you.Start：April15,2019Time：Mon.5 pm 7 pm Cost：$30per lessonLength：12weeksPlace：Adult Learning CentreWeb D
4、esignThis course provides advanced training in software, design, and coding for the Web. Students must have already completed a recognized basic Web design course or have at least 2 years relevant work experience. Students completing the course will receive the Diploma in Advanced Web Design.Start：J
5、une1,2019Time：Weekdays 9 am 4pmCost：$4,990Length：40 weeks Place：University ofTechnologyArtThis practical course is intended to help established (著名的) artists take their creativity further. From sketching and colour, to composition (构图), painting andexperimenting with style, you will study and explor
6、e an engaging variety of creativeTime：Thur.3 pm 6 pmLength：15 weeksmedia and subject matter. Start：April 21,2019 Cost：$750Place：City Art1. Which courses are suitable forbeginners?A. Web Design andArt.B. Computer Studies andArt.C. Woodwork and WebDesign.D. Computer Studies andWoodwork.2. Which course
7、 awards students an officialcertificate?A. Art.B. Woodwork.C. WebDesign.D. Computer Studies.3. How much will a student who attends only half of all the Woodwork lessons pay in totalA$30.B$180.C$250.D$360.(B)Author Walter Dean Myers died at the age of 76 after a brief illness. Walter Dean Myers was t
8、he author of more than 100 books for children and young adults and received many top awards.The prolific author was loved for his vivid description of the lives of African American children, and for writing books for young people that covered different subjects.“Myers has written about all those sub
9、jects with deep understanding and a hardwon (来之不易的), qualified sense of hope,” said Leonard S. Marcus in 2008.He was born in 1937 and was adopted by Florence Dean and Herbert after his mother died while giving birth to his younger sister. They loved him very much and his mother read to him from a ve
10、ry young age. Reading pushed him to discover worlds beyond hislandscape.He began writing at an early age. He wrote well in high school and an English teacher recognized this and advised him to keep on writing no matter what happened to him. “Its what you do,” shesaid.He dropped out of high school at
11、 17 and joined the army. After finishing his service, he entered a dark period in his life. Myers began writing at night to pull himself through thatmiserable time.In an essay published in The New York Times earlier this year, Myers described how a short story by James Arthur Baldwin helped change t
12、he course of his life. “I didnt love the story, but I was lifted by it,” he wrote, “for it took place in Harlem, and it was a story concerned with black people like those I knew. By humanizing the people who were like me, Baldwins story also humanized me. The story gave me a permission that I didnt
13、know I needed, the permission to write about my own landscape, my own map.”“I write books or the troubled boy I once was,” he wrote, “and for the boy who lives within me still.”4. What does the second paragraph mainly talkabout?A. How popular Myerswas.B. How Myers becamesuccessful.C. What makes Myer
14、s workspopular.D. What people think of Myersworks.5. Who discovered Myers writingtalent?AJames Arthur Baldwin. BHis mother.C. LeonardSMarcus.D. One of histeachers.6. What does the underlined word “prolific” in Paragraph 2 probablymean?AProductive. BUnfortunate. CConservative. DHumorous.7. Why was th
15、e short story by James Arthur Baldwin so important forMyers?A. It helped him survive the darkperiod.B. It inspired him to pursue his writing career.C. He learned many writing techniques fromit.D. The author of the story permitted him towrite.(C)No man can change the weather. Nobody can control the w
16、eather. But if we read correctly the signs around us, we can tell what the more important changed in the weather will be. This way of telling what the weather will be like in the following day or two is called weather forecasting.For many centuries and in all countries people have studied the weathe
17、r and tried tomake weather forecasting. Sometimes distant objects such as hills and tall trees seem to be very clear and neat. This is a sign of much water vapor(水蒸气) in the air, and therefore rain will probably come.Rings around the sun are a sign of coming rain. Many people feel in their bones the
18、 coming of the wet weather. Their joints ache. Some birds fly high if fine weather iscoming, but they fly near the ground if rainy or stormy weather is on the way. It is probably because of the insects which they are hunting that they flylow.If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, this is a sign
19、that the weather will become clear and fine. Such rainbows always come in the evening. If the stars twinkle clearly at night, then fair weather will continue. If a fog appears in the morning, just about sunrisethen the day will be warm. Instead, if a fog appears in the evening, the next day will be
20、wet.If sunset is mostly red in color, then the following day will be fine. If a rainbow appears in the morning, rainy weather will probably come.Most of the above sayings have been made by people who have used their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting.8. Which of the following isTRUE?A. we c
21、an do nothing to forecast theweatherB. some birds fly low if fine weather iscomingC. if a rainbow appears in the morning, the weather will befineD. fair weather will continue if the stars twinkle clearly atnight9. Whenbirdsflyneartheground,itindicates(预示).A. wetweatherB. fineweatherC. a hotdayD. a c
22、oldday10. If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, the weatherwill.A. continue to berainyB. clear upC. becloudyD. get darksoon11. When distant hills and trees seem to be very clearandneat.A. people willshoutB. birds will singC. there are rings around thesunD. rain will probablycome(D)A Nobel Prize
23、 is considered by most people one of the highest international honors a person can receive. As you know, the prizes were started by a Swedish called Alfred Nobel. He was born in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. Alfred Nobel was a great scientist. Hemade two important inventions, and so he became ve
24、ry rich. Although he was rich, Nobel was not a happy man. He never married or had children. Also, he was a sick man during his large part of life. When he died at the age of 63, he left a fund of $9,000,000. The money was to be used in giving prizes to those who made great achievements in physics, c
25、hemistry, medicine and literature, and for worldpeace.Each prize has three parts. The first part is a gold medal. Second, a winner of a Nobel Prize is given a diplomasaying that he has been given the prize. The third part of the prize is a large amount of money-about$40,000.Often a prize is given to
26、 just one person, but not always. Sometimes a prize is shared. It may be given to two or more people who have worked together. It is also sometimes true that a prize is not given at all if there is no great achievement. In 1972, for example, no Nobel Peace Prize wasgiven.12. What kind of person woul
27、d you say Alfred Nobelwas?AHe was a rich, happy and lucky man.BHe was a poor, unhappy and unlucky man.CHe was a rich, but unhappy and unlucky man.DHe was a poor, but happy and lucky man.13. When he died, Nobel left a large amountofmoney.A. to his wifeB. to hischildrenC. for helping the poor people i
28、nSwedenD. for setting fiveprizes14. The underlined word “diploma” in the passage mostprobablymeans.B. certificateCticketDcard15. How many persons is a Nobel Prize given to?A. Not always oneperson.B. Two persons.C. Only oneperson.D. Threepersons.第二节（共5 小题；每小题2 分，满分10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
29、选项中有两项为多余选项。Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness? 16 . The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in mylife.Make a plan for attaining goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase
30、 if you are going after something you value.Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that way. 17 .When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self pity. Truly happy people don t
31、allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances back to theirfavor. 18 . These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuoushappiness. 19 . Whether you treat your
32、self to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spenda fewextraminutesonyour appearance, youwillbesubconsciously (下意识地) putting yourself in a bettermood.Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness.20.A. What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy.
33、B. On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be infectious.C. Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood.D. These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to askthemselves.E. Spend a few minutes
34、 each day thinking about the things that make youhappy.F. There are some tips in life that lead tohappiness.G. It s also important to take some time each day to do something nice foryourself.第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45 分）第一节完形填空（共20 小题，每小题1.5 分，满分30 分）My father used to like drinking. Every time when he got
35、21 , he would shout loudly and beat my 22 ,who left my father and me when I wasseven.I went to a boarding 23 when I thirteen, and I finally didnt have to see my father drunk every day. However, I didnt talk to anybody and 24 all my spare time alone in school because of the pain in my heart. While ot
36、her boys were 25 on the playground, I would sit there alone. This lasted for several weeks until a new 26 who was about forty came to our class. She, of course, 27 I was different. She asked me to answer her question in her first class. I 28 and answered her question in a very 29 voice, with my head
37、 down. That noon, after lunch, she found me and had a 30 withme.She asked me 31 I needed any help. Nobody had ever cared about me like that. I 32 told her everything about myfamily.“Things wont get 33 .” she said. From that day on, every time when she saw me, she would give me a 34 . She often asked
38、 me to answer her questions in class, and she helped me with my 35 after class. As time went by, I didnt feel so 36 asbefore.The day I left that school, I 37 her why she did all that for me.“My mother 38 when I was ten. I know how hard it is 39 a mother,” she said.21. A. hurtB. drunkC. lostD. bored2
39、2. A. brotherB. grandmaC. motherD. aunt23. A. classB. factoryC. schoolD. office24. A. wastedB. savedC. gotD. spent25. A. playingB. singingC. performingD. pushing26. A. studentB. workerC. teacherD. friend27. A. ignoredB. noticedC. smeltD. felt28. A. woke upB. went throughC. stood upD. calmed down29.
40、A. angryB. lowC. terribleD. sad30. A. mealB. talkC. sentenceD. test31. A. ifB. whyC. whenD. how32. A. firstlyB. finallyC. interestingD. strangely33. A. betterB. smallerC. worseD. higher34. A. lookB. smileC. handD. bookI will never 40 her my dearest teacher.35. A. phrasesB. accentC. vocabularyD. stud
41、ies36. A. happyB. dangerousC. hardD. lonely37. A. toldB. askedC. answeredD. troubled38. A. diedB. marriedC. appearedD. fell39. A. withB. forC. withoutD. as40. A. cheatB. forgetC. believeD. upset第二节语法填空（共10 小题，每小题1.5 分，共15 分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3 个词）或括号内的正确形式。Thebeaver(河狸)isfound41(chief) in North
42、America. It is about three and a half feet long, including the flat,paddle-shaped tail,42is a foot inlength.Beavers build themselves most curious huts (小屋) to live in, and quite frequently43great number of these huts are placed close together. They always build their huts on the banks of rivers or l
43、akes. When they build on the banks of a running stream, they make adam(坝)across the stream forthe purposeof keepingthe waterat the44 (high) they wish. These dams are made of mud, stones, and the branches of trees. They are sometimes six or seven hundred feet in length,and they45(construct) so delica
44、tely(精致地)that theylook morelike the work ofman than oflittledumb beasts.They start building their huts late in summer, but do not get them 46 (finish) before the early frosts. The freezing temperature makes the huts much 47(strong).A man once saw five young beavers playing. They would leap on the tr
45、unk of a tree and pushoneanotheroffintothewater.Hecrept(匍匐)forwardverycautiously,andwasaboutto fire on the little creatures; but their amusing tricks reminded him so much 48 some little childrenheknewathome thathethought 49 wouldbeinhuman(冷酷无情的)to kill them. So he left them withouteven 50(disturb) t
46、heirplay.第三部分写作(共两节，满分35分)_第一节短文改错（共10 小题；每小题1 分，满分10 分）注意：1.每处均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10 处，多者（从第11 处起）不计分Smile is an attitude towards life. In our life, there may besomethingunpleasant. For example, you fail an exam, or you are misunderstand byyourfriends.These unpleasant things may make youfeelbadly.Then wha
47、t will you do if youwillmeet unpleasantthings?Why not learningtosmile?First, learn to smileatyou. Smile can bringback confidences.And this is always easier of a confidentpersontoachievesuccess.Beside, we should also learn to smile at others, that can make usgetalong better with them. Smile is most widely understood language and our world willbecomemorebeautiful with smileeverywhere.第二节书面表达（满分25分）假定你是高三学生李华，去年你作为交换生去了美国新泽西州布莱尔中学（Blair Acade