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1、西安中学2021-2021学年度第一学期期中考试高三英语第一节（共5小题；每题L5分，总分值7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中 选出最正确选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来答复有关小题和阅 读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. How long is the girls father business trip?A. Five weeks.B. Three weeks.C. Two weeks.2. Where is the man going next?C. To the classroom.A. To his dormitory. B.
2、 To the library.3. What ruined the picnic?C. The terrible weather.A. The bad food. B. The rough road.4. Why is Tom going to London next month?A. To work.B. To visit.C. To study.5. Whom did the man forget to call last night?A. Kate.B. Daniel.C. Jack.第二节（共15小题；每题L5分，总分值22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从
3、题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最正确选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，答复第6、7题。6. Who is the woman going to see the movie with?A. Her daughter. B. Her husband. C. Her friend.7. What kind of movie is the woman going to see?A. A thriller.B. A comedy. C. A musical.听第7段材料，答复第8、9题。8. For
4、 which concert does the man intend to buy tickets?A. The Chinese music concert.B. The Japanese music concert.C. Likes Cause Mental ProblemsLikes will Be Hidden on Instagram【答案】8.D9.C10. A 11. D【解析】本文为说明文。Instagram即将迈出最大的一步，从它的平台上移除“点赞。因为“点赞 让平台变得更“有毒的，几个月来Instagram一直尝试在一些国际市场隐藏“点赞功能。【8题详解】细节理解题。根据第一
5、段中 “For years, likes have been central to how celebrities, brands, politicians and everyday users experience Instagram and Facebook. 多年来， “点赞 一直是 名人、品牌商、政客和普通用户体验Instagram和Facebook的核心。由此可知，体验Instagram 是通过点赞的形式，应选D。【9题详解】词义猜想题。根据第三段 “The majority felt this move would improve well-being on the app. 可知
6、，大多数人认为移除点赞可以改善在这个应用上的舒适度。划线单词所在句子 u Instagram is the most detrimental social networking app fbr young peoples mental health, such as negatively impacting body image, according to one study.可知，Instagram 对年轻人的心理 健康最有影响的一种社交网络应用，比方能消极地影响一个人的身体形象，结合两句话可知, Instagram目前是有消极影响，能让用户产生不舒适感的社交网络，detrimental是来
7、形容 Instagram的特点的，应该是消极方面的词义，结合选项，只有选项C “有害的，符合文 意，应选C。【10题详解】推理判断题。根据第三段“Instagram is the most detrimental social networking app for young peoples mental health, such as negatively impacting body image, according to one study.,z 可矢口， 根据研究说明，Instagram是对年轻人的心理健康最有害的一种社交网络应用，比方对身体 形象产生负面影响。由此可推断出Instag
8、ram影响了青少年的心理健康。应选A。【11题详解】主旨大意题。本文第一段表达了 Instagram即将迈出最大的一步，从它的平台上移除“点 赞。几个月来Instagram一直在尝试在一些国际市场隐藏“点赞功能。接着下文具体分 析了 “点赞造成的不好的影响，所以要在Instagram隐藏点赞功能。因此D项是最正 确题目。应选D。DA black hole is created when a large star burns out. Like our sun, stars are unbelievably hot furnaces（熔炉）that burn their own matter a
9、s fuel. When most of the fuel is used up, the star begins to die.The death of a star is not a quiet event. First there is a huge explosion. As its outer layer is blasted off into space, the dying star shines as brightly as a billion suns.After the explosion gravity pulls in whats left of the star. A
10、s the outside of the star sinks toward the center, the star gets smaller and smaller. The material the star is made of becomes tightly packed together. A star is so dense that a teaspoon of matter from it weighs billion of pounds.The more the star shrinks, the stronger the gravity inside it becomes.
11、 Soon the star is very tiny, and the gravity pulling it in is unbelievably strong. In fact, the gravity is so strong that it even pulls light into the star! Since all the light is pulled in, none can flee. The star becomes black when there is no light. Then a black hole is born!Thafs what we know ab
12、out black holes. What we dont know is this: What happens inside a black hole after the star has been squeezed into a tiny ball? Does it keep getting smaller and smaller forever? Such a possibility is hard to imagine.But if the black hole doesnt keep shrinking, what happens to it? Some scientists thi
13、nk black holes are like doorways to another world. They say that as the star disappears from our universe, it goes into another universe. In other words a black hole in our universe could turn into a white hole in a different universe. As the black hole swallows light, the white hole shines brightly
14、-somewhere else. But where? A different place, perhaps, or a different time-many years in the past or future.Could you travel through a black hole? Right now, no. Nothing we know of could go into a black hole without being crushed. So far the time being, black holes must remain a mystery.Black holes
15、 are a mystery-but that hasnt stopped scientists from dreaming about them. One scientist suggested that in the future we might make use of the power of black holes. They would supply all of Earths energy needs, with plenty to spare. Another scientist wondered if a black hole could some day be used t
16、o swallow earthly waste-a sort of huge waste disposal处理）in the sky! 12. When the star begins to die,.A. there is no fuel left in itits outer layer goes into space firstB. it will explode and then become smallerit doesnt give off light any longer13. Which of the following doesnt help produce a black
17、hole?A. The star becomes very tiny and dense.B. The light can*t go out of the star.C. The gravity inside the star is very strong.D. The dying star shines very brightly.14. What can we know from the passage?A. A star will blast and die when it lacks fuel to support its burning.B. A black hole can swa
18、llow everything because it becomes smaller all the time.C. Man can never travel through a black hole but can make use of its power.D. Scientists have found that a black hole goes into another universe and becomes a white hole.15. What*s the best title for this passage?A. A New Scientific Discovery:
19、Black HolesHow Do Black Holes Come into Being?B. What Are Black Holes?C. Travel Through A Black Hole【答案】12.C13. D 14. A 15. B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章阐述了黑洞形成的原因和经过。【12题详解】细节理解题。文章第一、二、三段提到，当一个星体的大局部能量耗尽，它就开始走向衰落 死亡，首先是爆炸，由于爆炸，外层物质被抛散到太空中，并且发出非常耀眼的光线，然后 它会慢慢向中心塌陷变小。因此，当一个星体死亡时，它会发生爆炸并变得更小。应选C。【13题详解】细节理解题。
20、 从第四段 The more the star shrinks, the stronger the gravity inside it becomes. Soon the star is very tiny, and the gravity pulling it in is unbelievably strong. In fact, the gravity is so strong that it even pulls light into the star!可以看出由于引力的加大,形体不断收缩，变得很 小，引力大到难以置信，光都被拉入到星体内部，因此A、B、C都是黑洞形成的因素之一, 根据
21、The star becomes black when there is no light.一句可知 D 选项错误。应选 Do【14题详解】 推理判断题。从文章可知，星体燃烧的大局部能量之后，就开始死亡，并首先产生爆炸，故 A正确。B的前半句正确，但黑洞能吞噬一切的原因是因为密度大，引力大，而不是因为黑 洞一直在变小。C错误，因为文章只说目前穿越黑洞不可能，没有说永远不可能，而且我们 也还不能利用黑洞的能力。D答案只是科学家的猜想，并不属实，而且句子本身也有错误， 不是黑洞跑去了另一个宇宙，成为白洞，而是有可能在这个宇宙产生一个黑洞，相应的可能 在另一个宇宙就会出现一个相反的白洞。应选A。【1
22、5题详解】 主旨大意题。文章的首句和全文都可以看出，文章主要内容是黑洞是如何形成的。选项B. How Do Black Holes Come into Being?黑洞是怎样形成的？）为最正确标题。应选B。【点睛】推断判断题就是推断隐含意义，根据文章的某个句子、段落或全文所提供的事实进 行逻辑推理，推断出作者没有提到、没有明说或者可能发生的事实。推理判断题的题干特点： 推断隐含意义的题干中常含infer推断），suggest暗示），imply （暗示），indicate （暗示）, conclude推断，得出结论）等词语。常见的题干形式如下：We can know from the passa
23、ge that. ； We can infer from the （ first/last ） passage that. ； The passage/author implies/suggests that . ； It can be concluded from the passage that . ； The underlinedsentence indicates that等等，它的主要解题方法 就是找到推理的依据，然后理解相关信 息点的字面意义，最后结合语境和常识，在字面意义的根底上进行符合逻辑的推断，从而得 到作者的言外之意。如第3小题，从文章可知，星体燃烧的大局部能量之后，就开始
24、死亡, 并首先产生爆炸，故A正确。B的前半句正确，但黑洞能吞噬一切的原因是因为密度大，引 力大，而不是因为黑洞一直在变小。C错误，因为文章只说目前穿越黑洞不可能，没有说永 远不可能，而且我们也还不能利用黑洞的能力。D答案只是科学家的猜想，并不属实，而且 句子本身也有错误，不是黑洞跑去了另一个宇宙，成为白洞，而是有可能在这个宇宙产生一 个黑洞，相应的可能在另一个宇宙就会出现一个相反的白洞。应选A。第二节（共5小题；每题2分，总分值10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最正确选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。What do babies, puppies and cartoon ch
25、aracters have in common? 16Cute animals and babies attract our attention and make us want to take care of them, which gives them an evolutionary advantage, according to Austrian zoologist Konrad Lorenz.17 When we look at babies, we are attracted to certain facial features. These features make us wan
26、t to take care of them so they can grow up healthily and pass their genes on to the next generation.Looking at baby animals and cartoon characters also cause these feelings. Childlike characteristics make babies sweet and lead us to build close ties with them. 18There are several features that can c
27、ause this feeling. 19 If a baby animal or human wobbles a bit when walking, that can make them seem even cuter.Of course, we dont raise baby animals the same way we raise human babies, and we dont raise cartoon characters at all. 20 Cute cartoon characters become popular this way, and baby animals a
28、re more likely to be cared for properly.Think about some of the things that you find cute, and youre likely to see that they have some of the same characteristics as a human baby.A. This even works when we see things that remind us of a baby.B. The science behind cuteness is still unclear.C. Human b
29、abies are a good example.D. However, babies get less cute as they get older.E. A large round head, large eyes, and soft skin are just some of these features.F. But their cuteness does make us like them and want to take care of them.G. The answer is that they all look cute.【答案】16.G17. C 18. A 19. E 2
30、0. F【解析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要分析了婴儿及带有婴儿特征的物品引起人们喜爱之情的原因。 【16题详解】本艮据上文 u What do babies, puppies and cartoon characters have in common?可矢口婴儿、小狗 和卡通人物有什么共同之处？由此可知，上文提出问题，本句应当是答复上文的提问。故G 选项“答案是它们看起来都很可爱。符合上下文语境，应选G。【17题详解】结合后文 “When we look at babies, we are attracted to certain facial features. These features
31、 make us want to take care of them so they can grow up healthily and pass their genes on to the next generation.可知当我们观察婴儿时，我们会被某些面部特征所吸引。这些特征使我们想要 照顾他们，这样他们才能健康成长，并把他们的基因传递给下一代。由此可知，本段是在以 人类婴儿为例子，说明人类为什么喜欢照顾婴儿。故C选项“人类婴儿就是一个很好的例 子。符合上下文语境，应选C。【18题详解】 根据上文 uChildlike characteristics make babies sweet
32、and lead us to build close ties with them.” 可知孩子般的性格使婴儿变得可爱，并使我们与他们建立起密切的联系。由此可知，孩子般 的性格使婴儿变得可爱，并且这会使我们与他们建立起联系，这种联系意味着当我们看到能 想起婴儿的东西时，也会产生一样的感觉。故A选项“当我们看到让我们想起婴儿的东西 时，这甚至也会起作用。符合上下文语境，应选A。【19题详解】结合上文 uThere are several features that can cause this feeling/7 可知有几个特征可以引起这 种感觉。由此可知，本句承接上文开始列举有哪些特征。上文“
33、features”可对应到E选项 中“some of these features。故E选项“圆圆的大脑袋、大眼睛和柔软的皮肤只是这些特征 中的一局部。符合上下文语境，应选E。【20题详解】结合后文 “Cute cartoon characters become popular this way, and baby animals are more likely to be cared for properly/7可知可爱的卡通人物通过这种方式变得流行起来，小动物也更容易得 到妥善的照顾。由此可知，人类因为卡通人物和小动物的可爱，所以也会喜欢和想要照顾他 们。上文中“baby animals”
34、和 cartoon characters”对应到 F选项中 “take care of them”。故F选项“但是他们的可爱让我们喜欢他们，想要照顾他们。符合上下文语境，应选F。第三局部语言知识运用（共两节，总分值45分）第一节（共20小题；每题L5分，总分值30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入 空白处的最正确选项。Inspiration can be a strange thing. You never know when it might 21. And sometimes, itcan come from the most 22 places.I
35、 recently read about an author named Nnedi Okorafor When she was in college, she had a serious spine disorder （脊椎病）.Okorafor was told that a simple operation could 23 it. Butwhen she woke up from her 24. she found that she couldnt move her legs and was in greatpain.Okorafor got 25 later. But before
36、she did. she saw strange things in her hospital room. She imagined her 26 as a beast that hunted her from the shadows. But she also 27 a woman - a woman who could fly, in fact. This 28 woman inspired her and helped her29 her pain. nI felt myself become 30 she wrote in her book Broken Places & Outer
37、Spaces: Finding Creativity in the Unexpected.We 31 know where we might find the inspiration to create. As a 32 most of my inspiration comes from other peoples music. But I also find 33 in other places. Books, movies and 34 Just moments in everyday life can lead to new creations.35 I recently rewatch
38、ed the film Blade Runner. Tve seen it plenty of times before; if s one of my favorite movies. But this time, for some reasons, I saw it 36.1 decided tomake music that could create the same feeling as the 37 Its not done yet. but the music Fm working on now is heavily 38 by the movies setting and cha
39、racters.Anything can 39 us. You just have to be 40 to catch inspiration when it hits.21.A.workB.hitC.existD.pass22.A.interestingB.ordinaryC.unexpectedD.dangerous23.A.fixB.makeC.getD.control24.A.dreamB.shockC.recoveryD.operation25.A.wellB.badC.worriedD.annoyed26.A.curiosityB.painC.angerD.fear27.A.ask
40、edB.metC.imaginedD.visited28.A.confidentB.smartC.honestD.magical29.A.forgetB.recognizeC.describeD.practice30.A.richerB.greaterC.busierD.quieter31.A.alwaysB.neverC.sometimesD.still32.A.directorB.dancerC.musicianD.writer33. A. tips34. A. even35. A. In short36. A. differentlysmoothly37. A. story38. A.
41、changedinfluenced39. A. impresschallenge40. A. free【答案】21. B 22. C41. A. tips42. A. even43. A. In short44. A. differentlysmoothly45. A. story46. A. changedinfluenced47. A. impresschallenge48. A. free【答案】21. B 22. CB. messagesB. againB. In additionB. perfectlyB. songB. supportedB. inspireB. thankful2
42、3. A 24. DC. examplesC. notC. For exampleC. vividlyC. playC. disturbedC. amuseC. ready25. A 26. B 27. CD. ideasD. onlyD. After allD.D. filmD.D.D. careful28. D 29. A30. D31. B32. C33. D34. A35. C36. A37. D38. D39.B 40. C【解析】 这是一篇夹叙夹议的记叙文。通过记叙Okorafor一次生病的经历和作者看电影想创作音乐 的经历来说明灵感的来源。它来源于任何事物的启发，当它来临的时候，
43、你只需要去接受它 就可以了。【21题详解】考查动词辨析。句意：你永远不知道它什么时候会侯然出现。A. work工作；B.hit偶然出现;C. exist存在；D. pass经过。根据下文“when it hits. 可知，你永远不知道它什么时候会 来。应选B。【22题详解】考查形容词辨析。句意：有时候它会来自于最无法预料的地方。A. interesting有趣的；B. ordinary普通的；C. unexpected无法预料的；D. dangerous危险的。根据前句你永远都不会知 道它什么时候来，说明即便它出现，也是无法预料的。应选C。【23题详解】考查动词辨析。句意：Okorafor被告
44、知一个简单的手术即可治愈它。A. fix修复，治愈;B. make制造C.get得到；D.control控制。既然是手术治疗operation,那么治愈的单词只有fix适 宜。应选A。【24题详解】考查名词辨析。句意：但当她从手术中醒过来时，她发现她无法移动她的腿，而且很疼。1. dream 梦想；B. shock 震惊；C. recovery 恢复；D. operation 手术。根据上文提到的 operation 可知这里应该是进行手术后醒过来了。应选D。【25题详解】考查形容词辨析。句意：后来0korafor感觉好多了。A. well好的；B. bad坏的；C. worried 担忧的；
45、D. annoyed令人恼怒的。她担忧的是她的病痛，而后面描述的她想象的事物让她减 轻了痛苦。后来Okorafor感觉好多了。应选A。【26题详解】考查名词辨析。句意:她想象她的病痛就像野兽从阴影处追赶她一样。A. curiosity好奇心； B. pain痛苦；C.anger生气；D.fear惊恐。这里的病痛选项来自于第9空后面的pain。她想 象她的病痛就像野兽从阴影处追赶她一样。应选B。【27题详解】考查动词辨析。句意：但她也想象出一个女人，事实上一个会飞的女人。A.asked询问；B. met遇见；C. imagined想象；D. visited参观，拜访。这里选imagined是因为
46、上文中第6空 前出现了 imagined,但她也想象出一个女人，事实上一个会飞的女人。应选C。【28题详解】考查形容词辨析。句意：这个具有魔力的女人给她灵感帮助她忘记痛苦。A. confident自信 的；B. smart聪明的；C.honest老实的；D. magical魔幻的。神奇的。这个作者想象中的女 人会飞，故具有某种魔力。应选D。【29题详解】考查动词的辨析。句意：这个具有魔力的女人给她灵感帮助她忘记痛苦。A. forget忘记；B. recognize识别；C.describe描述；D. practice实践，练习。根据魔力magical和下句中的我 感觉自己变得安静下来。说明作者
47、在这个想象的女人的帮助下变得没有那么疼痛了，甚至忘 记了疼痛。应选A。【30题详解】考查形容词辨析。句意：她在她自己的书中写道，“我感觉自己变得安静下来。A. richer 更富有的;B. greater更伟大的;C.busier更繁忙的;D.quieter更安静的。根据上句推测： 之所以变得安静是因为在这个具有魔力的想象中的女人的帮助下忘记了疼痛。应选Do【31题详解】考查副词辨析。句意：我们永远都不知道我们从哪里发现灵感去创造它。A. always总是； B. never从不；C.sometimes有时候；D. still仍然。这里的“永远都不源自于第1空的“你 永远都不知道它什么时候出现。这属于语义重复成分再现表达。应选B。【32题详解】考查名词辨析。句意：作为一个音乐家绝大多数灵感来自于其他人的音乐。A. director导演;8. dancer舞者；C.musician音乐家；D. writer作家。因为这里有来自于其他人的音乐，故推 出此题的选项为C音乐家切合题意，因为音乐家得到的灵感是来自于作音乐的人的作品，反 过来说作音乐的人的作品可以是音乐家的灵感来源。应选C。【33题详解】考查名词辨析。