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1、2021 年纪王学校高三英语下学期期末试卷及参考答案 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 Bob and Sue Harvey spent nine years as resident fellows in a dormitory at Sanford and in their bookVirtual Reality and The College Freshman,they write“The Freshman oftenfaces an identity pr
2、oblem during the first semester.”College is a more pressured environment than it used to be,in part because the academic gap between high school and college has increased.Many college freshmen have never had to make independent decisions about sex,drugs and alcohol.Most dont know how to manage their
3、 time or money.They often feel lonely and overwhelmed,resulting in anxiety and depression.Nancy Corbin,director of clinical service for student-counseling(咨询)services at Iowa State University,says her office is seeing a significant increase in requests for counseling from freshmen who are having tro
4、uble making the adjustment to college life.She says older teenagers increasingly lack the skills to deal with personal problems that arent easily defined or fixed.And they get homesick but have a hard time admitting it.Parents and high schools can make things easier on freshmen by preparing them dif
5、ferently.For example,by teaching them to budget their hours and dollars.The Harveys think high schools should offer a college-life course.“Parents need to focus more on relationship and personal issues and less on how many sheets and towels to take,”they say.Many homesick freshmen think theyll be re
6、garded as failures if they come home before Thanksgiving.So parents can help by letting them know theyre welcome to return if they feel the need.In the meantime,parents have to find new ways to keep in touch with their college kids.One of the best ways is e-mail.Its less unpleasant and less expensiv
7、e than constant phone calls and is more likely to be answered than a handwritten letter.1.Why is the first semester difficult for freshmen in college?A.Because they often fail in exams.B.Because they lack time and money.C.Because they are too homesick to make new friends.D.Because they have to settl
8、e personal issues on their own.2.In the last paragraph,it is suggested that _.A.parents should stop buying anything for their kids B.parents should develop a good relationship with their kids C.parents should be taught how to send e-mails to their kids D.parents should work with high schools in coll
9、ege-life courses 3.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?A.Hard Life of College Freshmen B.Approaches to Trouble in College C.Freshmens Adaptation Problems D.A Strange Phenomenon in College B In a recent survey of 2000 Americans,housecleaning was shown to have some mood-boos
10、ting effects but that doesnt mean everybody is willing to do it.The majority of respondents(受访者)said cleaning gave them a sense of accomplishment(65%)and helped them clear their mind(63%).Half of these adults said they are most often motivated to clean when theyre happy.In fact,63%of those surveyed
11、find the experience of cleaning to be relaxing-even more so than getting fresh air(61%).But thats not the only reason people clean.A big 70%admitted that tidying their home was a way of putting off having to do other things,with the average procrastinator(拖延者)using that trick four times a week.The s
12、urvey showed that 86%of respondents do feel on top of their housework,but the last deep clean of their kitchen happened over a week and a half ago.Thats no surprise because the kitchen is most terrible of all.Conducted by OnePoll on behalf of DishFish,the survey investigated peoples attitudes toward
13、 dirty dishes and how they get through tricky task.More than two-thirds of people(69%)let their dishes pile up between washings with 20%saying“always”letting them be placed in the sink,which left them feeling stressed.More than any other room,the kitchen was rated as“very difficult”to cope with.And
14、most people enjoy cleaning their toilet or taking out the garbage more than washing dishes by hand.How do they get through it?66%listen to music while they clean.72%have a best-loved song that they sounded while tidying up their home,with“Uptown Funk,”“Read All About It”and“Work”being the three favo
15、rite tunes on Americas cleaning playlist.4.What is the result of the survey?A.Housecleaning may contribute to a good mood to some extent.B.Housecleaning may strengthen peoples willingness to volunteer.C.Housecleaning may cause anxiety and concern for some people.D.Housecleaning may improve peoples m
16、otivation to other housework.5.What is the top reason why people undertake housecleaning?A.They can entertain themselves.B.They can take in fresh air.C.They get a sense of achievement.D.They can delay other things.6.What are respondents attitudes to dirty dishes?A.Many would rather wash dishes than
17、throw out the rubbish.B.Half are under pressure with dirty dishes lying in the sink.C.A quarter will let dirty dishes pile up after their meals.D.Most prefer cleaning their toiletto washing dishes by hand.7.What column does the text belong to?A.Feature Story.B.Family Life.C.Scientific Hotspot.D.Fina
18、nce Focus.C Cuckoos dont bother building their own neststhey just lay eggs that perfectly imitate those of other birds and take over their nests.But other birds are wishing up,evolving some seriously impressive tricks to spot the cuckoo eggs.Cuckoos are often know asparasites,meaning that they hide
19、their eggs in the nest of other species.To avoid detection,the cuckoos have evolved so that eggs seem reproduction of those of their preferred targets.If the host bird doesnt notice the strange egg in its nest,the little cuckoo will actually take the entire nest for itself after it comes out,taking
20、the other eggs on its back and dropping them out of the nest.To avoid this unpleasant fate for their young,the other birds have evolved a few smart ways to spot the fakes,which were only now beginning to fully understand.One of the most amazing finds is that birds have an extra colour-sensitive cell
21、 in their eyes,which makes them far more sensitive to ultraviolet wavelengths and allows them to see a far greater range of colours than humans can.This allows cautious birds to detect a fake egg which might be exactly the same to our eyes.Fascinatingly,were actually able to observe different bird s
22、pecies at very different points in their evolutionary war with the cuckoos.For instance,some cuckoos lay their eggs in the nests of the redstarts.The blue eggs these cuckoos lay are practically alike to those of the redstarts,and yet they are still sometimes rejected.Compare that with cuckoos who ta
23、rget dunnocks.While those birds lay perfectly blue eggs,their cuckoo invaders just lay white eggs with brown irregular shaped spots.And yet dunnocks barely ever seem to notice the obvious trick.Biologists suspect these more easily fooled species like the dunnocks are on the same evolutionary path as
24、 the redstarts,but they have a long way to go until they evolve the same levels of suspicion.Whats remarkable is that the dunnocks fakes are so bad and the redstart ones so good,and yet cuckoos are still more successful with the former than the latter.It speaks to just how thoroughly a species behav
25、ior can be changed by the pressures of natural selection,or it might just be a bit of strategic cooperation on the part of the dunnocks.Biologists have suggested that these birds are willing to tolerate a parasite every so often because they dont want to risk accidentally getting rid of one of their
26、 own eggs.8.This passage can be most likely found in a _.A.science survey B.nature magazine C.zoo advertisement D.travel journal 9.What does the underlined word“parasite”in paragraph 2 most probably refer to?A.Animals that work together to raise young.B.Small harmful animals such as worms or mice.C.
27、Animals that can adapt to changing environments.D.Animals which live on or inside other host animals.10.Which of the following is TRUE about the dunnock according to the passage?A.It is colour-blind and therefore cannot identify foreign eggs in the nest.B.It can easily remove cuckoo eggs from the ne
28、st because fakes are so bad.C.It is a host bird that is more likely to raise a cuckoo chick than the redstart.D.It is unable to evolve and hence accepts cuckoo eggs that appear in the nest.11.Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?A.Dunnocks may eventually learn to recognise foreign
29、 eggs.B.Redstarts seem to be less suspicious compared to dunnocks.C.Cuckoo birds are good at taking responsibility for their own young.D.It is very easy for cuckoos to imitate the colouring of the dunnocks egg.D In sportthe sexes are separate.Women and men do not run or swim in the same races.Women
30、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 fair 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
31、.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 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
32、 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 was 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 wom
33、en are catching men up.Conditions are very different now and sport is much more serious.It is so serious that some women athletes 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 b
34、e very complicated when there are two separate sexes!12.Women are called the weaker sex because _.A.women do as much as men B.people think women are weaker than men C.sport is easier for men than for women D.in sport the two sexes are always together 13.Which of the following is true?A.Boys and girl
35、s study separately everywhere.B Women do not run or swim in races with men.C.Famous Prime Ministers are women.D.Men can expect to live longer than women in Europe.14.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
36、 think so D.only think this 15.In this passage the author implies that _.A.womenare weaker than men,but faster B.women are slower than men,but stronger C.men are not always stronger and faster than women D.men are faster and stronger than women 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的最佳选
37、项。选项中有两项为多余选项 Much meaning can be conveyed clearly with our eyes,so it is often said that eyes can speak.Do you have such kind of experience?_16_,but not too long.And if he is sensing that he is being stared at,he may feel uncomfortable._17_.If you are looked at for more than necessary,you will look
38、 at yourself up and down to see if there is anything wrong with you.If nothing goes wrong,you will feel angry toward others stare with you that way.Eyes do speak,right?_18_.But things are different when it comes to staring at the opposite sex.If a man glances at a woman for more than 10 seconds,his
39、intentions are obvious,that is,he wishes to attract her attention to make her understand that he is admiring her.In fact,continuous eye contact occurs between lovers only,who will enjoy looking at each other tenderly for a long time to show affection that words cannot express.However,the normal eye
40、contact for two people engaged in conversation is that the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time,in order to make sure that the listener is attentive._19_,as if he tries to control you,you will feel uncomfortable.A poor liar usually exposes himself by looking too long at the victi
41、m,since he believes in the false idea that to look straight in the eye is a sign of honest communication._20_.Evidently,eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and the specific situation.A.Quite the contrary B.The same is in daily life C.In a bus you may look at a
42、 stranger D.Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude E.This shows the listener is interested in your speech F.If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking G.Sometimes it doesnt matter to look at someone too long 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
43、 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项 My mom has always been my biggest inspiration.Shes a single parent of eight.Throughout the years,Ive seen my mom_21_many difficulties and overcome many life changing barriers.All those could easily_22_someone with little faith.The most difficult challenge was the_23_of my younge
44、r sister Tenesha at the age of 7.During the first three months of Teneshas life,doctors_24_if she would live to see the age of 1.This was_25_news,but my mom never lost_26_.Even though Teneshas_27_hospital visits hurt her at times,my mom never showed signs of_28_.Her strength always made Tenesha feel
45、_29_there had been nothing to worry about.This strength_30_Tenesha to live the life of a regular child.We almost_31_that she was sick.Unfortunately,after 5 years of a happy childhood,things began to_32_.Tenesha lost sight in her left eye,which was_33_by loss of sense in her left arm,eventually leavi
46、ng her left side paralyzed(瘫痪的).My mom_34_her job and attended to her every need.With my mom by her side.Tenesha went to bed with a _35_ every night.At the age of 7,Tenesha left us.Her_36_was over.It was a(n)_37_difficult time for us all.However,it wasalso the best learning experience.We now know th
47、at no matter how_38_our sufferings may appear,we have a support system that will overcome it all.This is all because of the_39_person in the world-my mom.When we all felt weak,my mom grew stronger.At a time of_40_,my mom grew victorious.She is my heroine!21.A.record B.promote C.experience D.abandon
48、22.A.discourage B.impress C.distinguish D.possess 23.A.disease B.missing C.mistake D.passing 24.A.asked B.doubted C.argued D.whispered 25.A.confusing B.disappointing C.embarrassing D.heartbreaking 26.A.hope B.interest C.courage D.confidence 27.A.aimless B.priceless C.countless D.meaningless 28.A.pit
49、y B.weakness C.preference D.apology 29.A.as if B.even if C.once D.unless 30.A.forced B.challenged C.persuaded D.enabled 31.A.hesitated B.forgot C.ignored D.avoided 32.A.take in B.clarify C.worsen D.fall out 33.A.followed B.approved C.caused D.accelerated 34.A.changed B.improved C.lost D.quit 35.A.wi
50、sh B.smile C.reward D.dream 36.A.turning B.crime C.suffering D.adventure 37.A.universally B.extremely C.accurately D.properly 38.A.unstable B.unreliable C.unbelievable D.unbearable 39.A.strongest B.wisest C.healthiest D.proudest 40.A.sorrow B.tension C.defeat D.separation 第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15