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1、2021 届东莞市道滘中学高三英语期末考试试卷及答案 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 Top Music Festivals in 2021 Coachella Selling out fast every year,the Indio desert becomes a fashionable place where the coolest bands are watched by trendy people and celebrities.Near the
2、top of everyones bucket list of festivals,Coachella is a constant source of annual expectation and a hotbed for musical discussion.When&.where:April 9-11&.16-18,2021;Indio Ultra Music Festival Seen as the ultimate gathering for electronic music fans across the nation and globe,the streets of Miami t
3、urn into a and bumping party with popular DJs playing what will be the sounds of summer.When&where:March 26-28,2021;Miami South By South West Regarded as the ultimate trend-setter and launcher of careers,SXSW is an annual showcase of music,films and interactive highlights enjoyed through performance
4、s,showcases,talks,screenings and more.Virtually taking over the city of Austin,everyone in the world of music from fans to media flock here to discover the next big thing.When&,where:March 16-20,2021;Austin The Governors Ball Music Festival Another event which proves the music loving potential of Ra
5、ndalls Island Park is Governors Ball,an exciting and infectious mix of rock,hip-hop,electronic,pop and folk.Providing a variety of music and food tastes,whether you look to kick back and relax or dance to the beats,Governors Ball has what you want.When&where:June 11-14,2021;New York 1.Which music fe
6、stival lasts the most days?A.Coachella B.Ultra Music Festival.C.South By South West D.The Governors Ball Music Festival.2.What is special about Ultra Music Festival?A.Its held in a park.B.It features electronic music C.Its a gathering of popular DJs.D.Its the most popular in the country.3.Which city
7、 could you go if you love both music and movies?A.Indio.B.Miami.C.Austin D.New York.B In sportthe sexes are separate.Women and men do not run or swim in the same races.Women are less strong than men.That at least is what people say.Women are called the weaker sex,or,if men want to please them,the fa
8、ir sex.But boys and girls are taught together at schools and universities.There are women who are famous Prime Ministers,scientists and writers.And women live longer than men.A European woman can expect to live until the age of 74,a man only until he is 68.Are womens bodies really weaker?The fastest
9、 men can run a mile in under 4 minutes.The best women need 4.5 minutes.Womens time is always slower than mens,but some facts are a surprise.Some of the fastest women swimmers today are teenage girls.One of them swam 400 meters in 4 minutes 21.2 seconds when she was only 16.The first Tartan in film w
10、as an Olympic swimmer,Johnny Weissmuller.His fastest 400 meters was 4 minutes 49.1 seconds,which is 37.9 seconds slower than a girl 50 years later!This does not mean that women are catching men up.Conditions are very different now and sport is much more serious.It is so serious that some women athle
11、tes are given hormone injections.At the Olympics a doctor has to check whether the women athletes are really women or not.It seems sad that sport has such problems.Life can be very complicated when there are two separate sexes!4.Women are called the weaker sex because _.A.women do as much as men B.p
12、eople think women are weaker than men C.sport is easier for men than for women D.in sport the two sexes are always together 5.Which of the following is true?A.Boys and girls study separately everywhere.B Women do not run or swim in races with men.C.Famous Prime Ministers are women.D.Men can expect t
13、o live longer than women in Europe.6.The underlined part“That at least is what people say”means people _.A.say other things,too B.dont say this much C.say this but may not think so D.only think this 7.In this passage the author implies that _.A.womenare weaker than men,but faster B.women are slower
14、than men,but stronger C.men are not always stronger and faster than women D.men are faster and stronger than women C Sport is not only physically challenging,but can also be mentally challenging.Criticism from coaches,parents and other teammates,as well as pressure to win can create too much anxiety
15、 or stress for young athletes.Stress canbe physical,emotional,or psychological and research has indicated that it can lead to burnout.Burnout has been described as dropping or quitting of an activity that was at one time enjoyable.The early years of development are critical years for learning about
16、oneself.The sport setting is one where valuable experiences can take place.Young athletes can,for example,learn how to cooperate with others,make friends,and gain other social skills that will be used throughout their lives.Coaches and parents should be aware,at all times,that their feedback to youn
17、gsters can greatly affect their children.Youngsters may take their parents and coaches criticisms to heart and find faults in themselves.Coaches and parents should also pay attention that youth sport participation does not become work for children.The outcome of the game should not be more important
18、 than the process of learning the sport and other life lessons.In todays youth sport setting young athletes may be worrying more about who will win instead of enjoying themselves and the sport.Following a game many parents and coaches focus on the outcome and find faults with youngsters performances
19、.Positive support should be provided regardless of the outcome.Research indicates that positive support motivates and has a greater effect on learning than criticism.Again,criticism can create high levels of stress,which can lead to burnout.8.An effective way to prevent the burnout of young athletes
20、 is_.A.to make sport less competitive B.to increase their sense of success C.to reduce their mental stress D.to make sport more challenging 9.According to the passage,sport is positive for young people in that_.A.it can help them learn more about society B.it enables them to find faults in themselve
21、s C.it can provide them with valuable experiences D.it teaches them how to set realistic goals for themselves 10.Many coaches and parents are in the habit of criticizing young athletes_.A.believing that criticism does good to their early development B.without realizing criticism may destroy their se
22、lfconfidence C.in order to make them remember lifes lessons D.so as to put more pressure on them 11.According to the passage parents and coaches should_.A.pay more attention to letting children enjoy sport B.help children to win every game C.train children to cope with stress D.enable children to un
23、derstand the positive aspect of sport D Last year,138,000San Franciscoresidents used Airbnb,a popular app designed to connect home renters and travelers.Its a striking number for a city with a population of about 850,000,and it was enough for Airbnb to win a major victory in local elections,asSan Fr
24、anciscovoters struck down a debatable rule that would have placed time restrictions and other regulations on short-term rental services.The company fiercely opposed the measure,Proposition F,with a nearly$10 million advertising campaign.It also contacted its San Franciscan users with messages urging
25、 them to vote against Proposition F.Most people think of Airbnb as a kind of couch-surfing app.The service works for one-night stays on road trips and longer stays in cities,and it often has more competitive pricing than hotels.Its a textbook example of the“sharing economy”,but not everyone is a fan
26、.The app has had unintended consequences inSan Francisco.As the San Francisco Chronicle reported last year,a significant amount of renting on Airbnb is not in line with the companys image:middle-class families putting up a spare room to help make ends meet.Some users have taken advantage of the serv
27、ice,using it to turn their multiple properties into vacation rentals or even full-time rentals.Backers of Proposition F argued that this trend takes spaces off the conventional,better-regulated housing market and contributes to rising costs.“The fact is,widespread abuse of short-term rentals is taki
28、ng much needed housing off the market and harming our neighborhoods,”said ShareBetter SF,a group that supported Proposition F.Hotel unions have protested the companys practices inSan Franciscoand other cities,saying that it creates an illegal hotel system.San Franciscois in the middle of a long-term
29、,deeply rooted housing crisis that has seen the cost of living explode.Actually,explode is a generous term.The average monthly rent for an apartment is around$4,000.Located on a narrow outcropping of land overlooking the bay,San Franciscosimply doesnt have enough space to accommodate the massive inf
30、low of young,high-salaried tech employees flocking toSilicon Valley.As the Los Angeles Times reported,someSan Franciscoresidents supported the measure simply because it seemed like a way to check a big corporation.Opponents of Proposition F countered that the housing crisis runs much deeper,and that
31、 passing the rule would have discouraged a popular service while doing little to solve the citys existing problems.12.The intention of Proposition F is to _.A.place time limits in local election.B.set limits on short-term rental.C.strike down a controversial rule.D.urge users to vote against Airbnb.
32、13.What is the negative consequence of Airbnb onSan Francisco?A.It shrinks the living space of middle-class families.B.Users are taken advantage of by the service financially.C.It makes the house market more competitive.D.It indirectly leads to high house rental price.14.The housing crisis inSan Fra
33、nciscoresults from _.A.explosion of the living cost B.its geographic characteristics C.generosity of local enterprises D.inflow of migrant population 15.Theauthors attitude toward Proposition F is _.A.objective B.supportive C.negative D.indifferent 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
34、的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项 InChina,traveling by train is a common way to visit new places and go back to ones hometown during holidays._16_It wasnt always that way,though._17_Later,many railway companies started up and competed with each other to build new railway routes.Trains became a symbol of progress,wi
35、th New York Citys Grand Central Station becoming a major cultural landmark(地标)._18_For example,Johnny Cash wrote a song called Folsom Prison Blues.But little by little,railways were replaced by highways as“car culture”took over theUS.Chinawould go on to use trains even more widely than theUS._19_It
36、allowspeople to travel fast with ease.This is especially obvious during Chunyun,whenChinas train stations are crowded with thousands of people who are trying to get home.I had never traveled by train until I moved toChina.My first trip by train was fromBeijingtoTianjinby high-speed train.It was amaz
37、ing how quickly I could get there-just half an hour.Since then,Ive taken the train to lots of other citiesShanghai,Chongqingand Shenzhen.Its always a good time._20_ And for some reason,even instant noodles taste better on the train than they do anywhere else.A Musicians even created music works abou
38、t trains.B.The US railway system started to grow in 1826.C.People on the train tend to be friendly and happy to chat.D.Chinas railway network connects the entire country.E.But in theUS,traveling by train is a very old tradition.F.But there are many differences between Chinese and US railways.G.Trave
39、ling on a high-speed train costs more than traveling on a normal train.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 When I was 24,I moved into an apartment and the couple next door were loud all the time.After putting up with it for a couple of weeks,
40、I decided to_21_them and politely ask them to be_22_after noon,as I had to work at midnight,so I_23_went to bed around noon.I went next door and knocked on the door and an old woman answered.I_24_myself and she asked if I came over to complain about the_25_,and I said yes.She_26_both she and her hus
41、band were going_27_and that they needed to speak loudly to hear each other.She_28_me in and offered me a coffee and we started talking._29_,we heard a loud bang in the kitchen.Then we found her husband had fallen onto the ground.Immediately,we rushed him to the_30_.When I came home from work the nex
42、t day,there was a_31_on the door from the lady asking me to come over.When I reached her_32_,she asked if Id drive her,to the hospital,to which I said no_33_.When we got to the hospital,I_34_her to his room,where he thanked me.Soon I ended up being friends with this couple_35_they moved away a year
43、later.One day after ten years,I got a_36_from a lawyer.I was_37_what was going on,so I went down and when I arrived at his office,the lawyer asked me if i knew a_38_by their names and I said yes.He told me that the couple had died and he was_39_by their children to find me.They wanted to thank me pe
44、rsonally.I_40_the family and then we became friends!You can never know when,where or how you are next going to make new friends.Life is full of surprises.Whatever happens,try to treat others exactly as you would like to be treated.21.A.challenge B.treat C.face D.punish 22.A.quieter B.calmer C.kinder
45、 D.slower 23.A.seldom B.already C.always D.still 24.A.expressed B.examined C.improved D.introduced 25.A.stress B.noise C.sound D.pain 26.A.guessed B.described C.explained D.believed 27.A.disabled B.blind C.deaf D.weak 28.A.brought B.invited C.forced D.begged 29.A.Suddenly B.Unfortunately C.Naturally
46、 D.Secretly 30.A.kitchen B.bed C.company D.hospital 31.A.report B.notice C.note D.bill 32.A.door B.car C.office D.home 33.A.doubt B.way C.matter D.problem 34.A.carried B.followed C.sent D.guided 35.A.since B.before C.until D.while 36.A.warning B.visit C.call D.question 37.A.wondering B.imagining C.d
47、escribing D.recording 38.A.team B.patient C.couple D.doctor 39.A.encouraged B.ordered C.forced D.employed 40.A.missed B.met C.praised D.welcomed 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 Residents of Xiazhuang,Chongqing,used to risk their_41._(life)whenever they ventured out of
48、 the mountain village_42._(surround)by steep cliffs(悬崖)about 1,000 meters high.It was Mao Xianglin,head of the village,who gathered nearly all Xiazhuangs 400 villagers for a meeting_43._1997 and suggested building a road snaking long the mountains.The 8-kilometer-long road links the village,located
49、at the bottom of a valley,to the outside world._44._it was built,it usually took the villagers more than a full day to access the outside world.Now it only needs a one-hour drive.The construction work was rather_45._(difficult)than they imagined._46._(stand)on the edge of the cliff,they were extreme
50、ly terrified with their legs shaking._47._,when there was a dangerous situation,Mao was always the first to go.After 7 years of wrestling with severe challenges,the road_48._(complete)in 2004.It is not only a road but a route_49._(overcome)poverty.Nowadays the villagers are much better-off than befo