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1、2021 年莱阳市第九中学高三英语期末考试试题及答案解析 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 Looking to the future,we are now focusing on next years tours.We are not presently taking bookings,but if a specific tour lifts your spirits,why not mark your interest and we will contact
2、 you when the time is right.Japan October 2021 A centre for technology with natural beauty,Japan is a must-see destination for science and nature lovers.Join us on a special journey across the country during its fantastic autumn to see its amazing landscapes,visit leading scientific institutions and
3、 experience robotics and AI.Antarctica April to September 2021 Join us aboard the Magellan Explorer for an exciting adventure to South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula,exploring the worlds largest ocean reserve and best ocean ecosystem.Follow in the footstepsof the great scientists while marvelin
4、g（惊叹）at icebergs,ancient glaciers and ice flies onto volcanic beaches.Italy March and June 2021 Encounter the great scientific minds and discoveries of the Renaissance on a cultural adventure across two of its cities,Florence and Bologna.Enjoy beautiful surroundings as you take in the wonderful coll
5、ections,buildings and churches that demonstrate the period across architecture and paintings.Czech Republic May and July 2021 Discover the legacy（遗产）of Kepler and Brahe in Prague,a city where astronomy,maths,medicine and architecture connect.Kepler became the father of modern astronomy supported by
6、the observational data from Brahe.1.What can travelers do in Japan?A.Experience space travel.B.Enjoy its spring landscape.C.Visit its scientific institutions.D.Learn about its traditional culture.2.Which of the following can you choose if you are free in August?A.Japan.B.Italy.C.Antarctica.D.Czech R
7、epublic.3.What do Italy and Czech Republic havein common?A.Astronomy.B.Architecture.C.Paintings.D.Medicine.B To hear people talk about Internet friendships,you would think it was one giant web of cat-fishing and e-crime.While we all undoubtedly have to take measures to remain safe online,assuming ev
8、ery friendship or connection made on Instagram,Twitter or Facebook is cheating or insincere would be a mistake.As a woman who works in the creative industry,I have found real joy in seeking out a community I couldnt find elsewhere,and making some great friends along the way.My first online friendshi
9、p was on Twitter with my(now)best friend,during the university exam period.We exchanged study notes in dozens of direct messages,set a study date,and havent looked back since.Drawn to each other by similar circumstances,friendships online are similar to offline in that they tend to begin because of
10、shared interest or common ground-maybe theyve read the post on Instagram.Maybe they have the same taste in food or politics.Or maybe they just love memes too.If online friendships start similar to friendships offline,they grow in the same way,too.Often through mutual support:apart from calling a fri
11、end to congratulate him on that new job,you also re-tweet his jokes and praise his Instagram story.Despite my positive experiences when I tell people,most are still suspicious.Eyebrows are raised higher when I explain not only have I found a community online but have made friendships with people I m
12、eet face-to-face too.Actually,these are just as valid as other friendships,according to behavioural psychologist Jo Hemmings,who says online friendships can be real.So how do you know if people are there for the real you or just because youre popular on Instagram?Hemmings has simple rules.She tells
13、me“You have to equally feel comfortable that youre getting something of each other instead of being used to enable something that isnt friendship.”Therefore,if all a“friend”online is asking you to do is to promote their work or personal brand and rarely takes an interest in you,then there may be roo
14、m to question the basis of the friendship.On that note it is worth remembering that just because someone has a lot of followers,it doesnt necessarily mean they have lots of friends.4.What is most peoples attitude towards online friendship?A.Negative.B.Positive.C.Objective.D.Neutral.5.Why does the wr
15、iter share her own experience in paragraph 2?A.To introduce the background information of the text.B.To convey the writers attitude and give the related example.C.To prove the likely risk for people to develop friendship online.D.To remind people of the various benefits of making friends online.6.Ho
16、w can online and offline friendships be deepened?A.They should be based on shared interest.B.They need to have common ground.C.They require support from each other.D.They cant live without social media.7.According to the author,whats the golden rule to make friends online?A.A friend to all is a frie
17、nd to none.B.Without confidence there is no friendship.C.A friend without faults will never be found.D.Friendship cannot stand always on one side.C One of the most popular street food found inChinais no doubt the barbecue.A new program,called Chinese Barbecue,tells the story of this popular food coo
18、ked over hot coals on just about every street corner in cities and towns across the country.Barbecued meat is an important part of peoples nightlife.Shown on June 20,the program has had more than 25 million clicks on the video site .To find the most popular barbecue stalls(摊位),the production team tr
19、avelled to more than 500 locations in 30 cities across the country.Some viewers compare Chinese Barbecue to Midnight Diner,a Japanese TV program telling stories from late night informal Japanese bars.“Im happy to hear this comparison because Midnight Diner is a good program,and we share the same top
20、ic night food,”Chinese Barbecues director Chen Yingjie said.“However,they are quite different.”He said that Midnight Diner focused more on food itself,though there was someconversation while people were eating.However,the night food scene of Chinese people means joy and a more lively atmosphere.Peop
21、le eating these barbecue snacks develop a feeling of connection,which can be a cure for loneliness.The barbecue,regarded as the most ordinary and common night street snack,is different from home-made food by mothers as that is a symbol of family and kinship.The barbecue is where you go to become con
22、nected to people in society.And unlike official business lunches,during which people are rather polite,the barbecue lets people relax with old friends and new friends,leaving a lasting impression of friendship.The world,as a whole,holds deep-rooted good feelings toward the barbecue,either for the ta
23、ste or the warmth produced by fire.“What we should do is to present the Chinese barbecue just the way it is because with its special ingredients(食材)，ways of cooking and more importantly,the special environment and people,the world will recognize it and might fall in love with it just as we do.”said
24、Chen.8.What do we know about Chinese Barbecue?A.It has been becoming very popular on the Internet.B.It is thought highly of by most of the foreign tourists.C.It mainly talks about the most famous Chinese food.D.It shows the color1 ful nightlife in large cities ofChina.9.In which way was Chinese Barb
25、ecue different from Midnight Diner?A.It showed more kinds of food.B.It focused more on the diners.C.It showed the eating habits.D.It was less popular than Midnight Diner.10.What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?A.The importance of the barbecue to family.B.The influence of the barbecue on peoples manners.
26、C.The influence of the barbecue on peoples lifestyle.D.The role of the barbecue in peoples relationship.11.Why did Chen Yingjie choose the barbecue as the topic of the series?A.To show the feature of Chinese food.B.To research a special way of cooking.C.To help the world understandChina.D.To introdu
27、ce the history of the barbecue.D There will be more plastic than fish in the worlds oceans by 2050.That is what a new report from the World Economic Forum and Ellen MacArthur Foundation warns.If the current trend continues,the report said,oceans will contain one ton of plastic for every three tons o
28、f fish in 2025.By 2050,plastics will weigh more than fish.The problem is that each year at least 8 million tons of plastics end up in oceans around the world.This is the same as dumping the contents of one garbage truck into the ocean every minute.Not all plastic ends up in the ocean because someone
29、 throws a plastic bottle into the water.Plastic containers and other trash thrown onto streets and sidewalks often are swept into oceans.Unlike other types of trash in the ocean,the plastic never bio-degrades.There is a way to slow the amount of plastics going into the oceans people can recycle more
30、.Currently only about 14 percent of plastics are recycled.Research in Europe shows as much as 53 percent of plastic could be recycled using available technology.The report says that another solution is using less plastic for packaging products.But that is not likely to happen.“Given plastic packagin
31、gs many benefits,both the possibility and desirability of an across-the-board dramatic reduction in the volume of plastic packaging used is clearly low,”the report said.But the authors note reducing the use of plastics should be tried“where possible.”For decades,scientists warned that plastics are k
32、illing fish.Research shows that fish are dying from choking after eating plastics.Another cause of death is that plastics cause“intestinal blockage and starvation,”the environmental group said.12.Why is the garbage truck mentioned in Paragraph 1?A.To explain how plastics end up in the ocean.B.To war
33、n people against the ocean pollution.C.To clarify the seriousness of the problem.D.To point out some details of the report.13.Why is plastic more dangerous than other types of trash?A.There is too much of it.B.It poisons the ocean water.C.It is from different sources.D.It is hard to break down.14.Wh
34、at is the authors attitude to the suggested solutions?A.Pessimistic.B.Curious.C.Unconcerned.D.Terrified.15.What can we infer from the text?A.People are not aware of the problem.B.Recycling is limited by lack of technology.C.Plastic packaging has become part of our life.D.Fish in the ocean will be re
35、placed by plastics.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项。选项中有两项为多余选项 As birds awaken the early risers at dawn on the farm,one person is already up._16_76-year-old Thai Ngoc,fromVietnam,says that hehas not slept for 45 years!“My insomnia started many years ago after I got a fever._
36、17_However,nothing helps,not even to get me to sleep for a few minutes,”said Ngoc.But amazingly,he has never once been ill.“_18_I still feel healthy and can farm normally like other men.I even carry two 50kg bags for 4km every day.According to his wife,when Ngoc went for a medical check-up recently,
37、his doctor said he was in perfect health except for a minor problems in liver function._19_He volunteered to help beat a drum during the night and guard the house for the s of the dead during funeral ceremonies.When the villagers were planting crops,several people asked Ngoc to be their“alarm clock”
38、and to wake them up early in the morning to go to work as he was up anyway.Phan Ngoc Ha,director of theHoaKhanhMental Hospitalin Danang,said that a long-term lack of sleep often causes diseases such as anorexia,lethargy,and irritability._20_Thai Ngoc is obviously one of them.A.In fact,he hasnt even
39、been to bed.B.Generally,all insomniacs suffer from them.C.I have tried all varieties of medicines for insomnia.D.He has to wake up early in the morning for work although he is sleepy.E.Fortunately,the insomnia doesnt seem to have had a negative effect on my health.F.But,in special cases,a small numb
40、er of insomniacs can still live and work normally.G.Ngoc has spent his sleepless time doing useful work for his community and co-villagers.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 16,I wrote a list of things I wanted to do in my lifetim
41、e.Some things were easy,some difficult and some almost_21_.One of the things on the list was to do a_22_.Two years ago I spent three months travelling with a friend and it was a great experience.One of the most_23_things we saw wasIguassuFalls.The day after we visited the waterfalls we were_24_in a
42、hotel inBrazil,playing games when my friend_25_noticed an advertisement on the wall_26_“Skydive overIguassuFallstoday!”.I realized it was time to realize my_27_.Today would be the day that we would jump out of a(n)_28_.That afternoon we were_29_and taken to the SkydiveCentre.We put on our harnesses（
43、跳伞装备）and helmets,were given some_30_and then took off into the air.My heart started to beat very fast and I felt very_31_.Luckily,I was_32_to an instructor so I didnt have to worry about anything;I just had to_33_myself.He asked me if I was ready to fall from the plane but_34_I had enough time to_35
44、_,we fell to the ground at400 kman hour!After about 40 seconds of_36_,the parachute opened and everything slowed down.We_37_peacefully towards the earth,leaving the_38_behind us.This was definitely one of the scariest but most exciting_39_of my life.I would do another skydive if I had the_40_.I thin
45、k that everyone should do something that scares them once in a while！21.A.simple B.complex C.unnecessary D.impossible 22.A.deed B.favor C.skydive D.survey 23.A.amazing B.largest C.unbelievable D.adventurous 24.A.sleeping B.resting C.working D.volunteering 25.A.ly B.slowly C.suddenly D.gradually 26.A
46、.writing B.printing C.announcing D.saying 27.A.dream B.potential C.value D.opportunity 28.A.rocket B.ship C.window D.airplane 29.A.picked up B.brought back C.showed around D.turned down 30.A.preparations B.instructions C.food D.praise 31.A.comfortable B.satisfied C.curious D.nervous 32.A.devoted B.t
47、ied C.sensitive D.useful 33.A.feel B.prove C.help D.enjoy 34.A.though B.after C.before D.until 35.A.promise B.reply C.refuse D.hear 36.A.falling B.flying C.testing D.learning 37.A.flowed B.floated C.ran D.rose 38.A.birds B.colleagues C.clouds D.friends 39.A.scenes B.journeys C.lessons D.experiences
48、40.A.time B.money C.opportunity D.wish 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 Over the past few months,some bloggers have been posting photos along with seemingly modest or casual statements_41._(show)off their wealth,ability or beauty while,at the same time,trying to give t
49、he_42._(impress)that they are just ordinary folks.The term“Versailles literature”_43._(create)to describe this humblebragging(谦虚自夸).For instance,despite being one of the worlds_44._(rich)men,Jack Ma Yun wanted to be seen_45._a simple man.“I never thought founding Alibaba would change my life,”he sai
50、d.“I was just trying to run a small business,and it grew so big!”Another example is the CCTV presenter Sa Beining,_46._got accepted to Peking University without even_47._(have)to take thegaokao,but hesitated slightly as Beijing appeared to be too far away.In the end,he_48._(choose)to go because“Peki