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1、2021 年苏州市草桥中学高三英语上学期期末考试试卷及答案解析 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 Consumer Electronics Show(CES)is a global stage where the worlds next-generation inventions are introduced towards the marketplace,and lots of companies are participating.Here are seve
2、ral of the amazing inventions that were introduced at the showin 2020.August Wi-Fi Smart Lock Its an intelligent door lock to protect your home,and it works on Wi-Fi.The lock doesnt require any additional hardware to attach to it and can be used with the existing door lock.The owner can remotely acc
3、ess the door from anywhere to lock or unlock and can provide guest keys to family or friends.It keeps statistics and records of your doors“lock”,“unlock”,and who have visited.Motion Pillow Its a pillow developed for anyone who has a snoring(打鼾)problem.The solution box detects,records,and analyses th
4、e sleeping persons snoring patterns.By changing the internal airbags pressure,it fixes the position of the sleeping persons neck and head gently to improve his breathing.Three layers of noise-reducing material minimize the users sleeping disturbance.Ao Air Its a high-tech face-covering wearable air
5、purifier with no tight seal on the mouth and nose.The purifier pulls air inside through a filtration(过滤)process and uses fans to createa clean area in front of the device.Its designed in such a way that it can clean more than 98%of PM2.5 through filtration.Transparent Hood The company Continental sh
6、owed off this revolutionary invention at CES 2020 that got the Best Vehicle Intelligence and Transportation Award.Its a technology that gives the driver the ability to see barriers and blind spots from the driving seat.Four cameras take surrounding pictures so that the driver can see the real-time b
7、lind spots and prevent even parking damage too.1.Who is the text mainly intended for?A.The general public.B.The science lovers.C.The electronic companies.D.The college students.2.Which of the following descriptions of Motion pillow is correct?A.Its intended for all those who cant sleep well.B.It can
8、 help sleepers breathe smoothly.C.It can remove the noise around to help people sleep.D.Its pressure is changed by sleepers themselves.3.What can we infer from the text?A.August Wi-Fi Smart Lock helps improve the safety of homes.B.Ao Air produces fresh air for its users.C.Motion Pillow reduces mater
9、ial to minimize sleeping disturbance.D.Transparent Hood helps make driving safer and easier.B Hi,Momis a hit inChina.Since its release in early February the movie has earned more than 5 billion yuan at the box office.It is currently the second-highest-grossing film ever released in the country,and m
10、ay yet overtakeWolf Worrior2,an action film from 2017.Written and directed by Jia Ling,the film is adapted from her comedy routine from 2016 which explored her relationship with her mother,who died in an accident when Ms.Jia was 19.At a time when many people have been separated from their families,t
11、he themes of grief and filial piety(孝道)inHi,Mombring agreement.The films impressive box office income is also a reminder of the health of the industry inChinacompared withHollywood.In the West cinemas remain closed due to lockdown or operate at limited capacity;inChina,where many restrictions have b
12、een lifted,between 50%and 75%of seats are available to book.During the Spring Festival,Chinese cinemas made an estimated$1.5 billion in ticket sales 71%of takings at the American box office in all of 2020.With cinemas shut,film-sales agent stopped bringingHollywoodmovies to market.That has given loc
13、ally made films a chance to excel.Since 2013,domestic films have taken around 60%of total box office earnings.In 2021,that number may get closer to 100%.4.What can be inferred from the first paragraph aboutHi,Mom?A.It will be a success.B.Wolf Worrior2 will be released after it.C.It is better than Wo
14、lf Worrior 2.D.It may be the first-highest-grossing film inChina.5.Which statement is NOT true according to the text?A.The film industry inChinais developing better than that inHollywood.B.The film is based on a real story.C.You cant go to cinema because there are many restrictions.D.Many people can
15、t see their families often nowadays.6.What is the authors attitude towards local films?A.Negative B.Positive C.Indifferent D.Skeptical 7.What can be a suitable title for the text?A.Local Movies Arise.B.China Film Industry.C.Comedy Time.D.Hi,Mom-Chinas Latest Hit.C A nurse has fulfilled(实现)a promise
16、she made to her patient four years ago to one day attend her daughters graduation from nursing school.Edina Habibovic,22,graduated from Chamberlain Universitys College of Nursing in 2020.Her mother,Sevala Habibovic,46,died in2017 after a two year fight with breast cancer.“I thought the medical field
17、 wasnt for me.Then,my mom got sick and I had all the experience going in and out of the hospital,”Edina toldGood MorningAmerica.“When my mom passed away,I thought,I want to dothis.”she said.Sanja Josipovic,who at the time worked as a home health nurse with Northwestern Medicine in Winfield,Illinois,
18、cared for Sevala inside her home.They often chatted and shared the latest news with each other over six months of care.“She was most worried about Edina because she was young and hadnt finished school yet,”Sanja said.“We are like sisters;we care about and trust each other.She was a powerful and stro
19、ng minded woman.She wasnt scared to die;she was just worried about her kids and husband.”Edina said her mother lived for being with her family and taking care of people.“When Sanja was working,my mom would still try to make her something to eat,no matter how sick she was,”Edina added.When Sevalas li
20、fe was coming to an end,she asked Sanja to take her place at her youngest daughters nursing school graduation.“That was the only thing she was going to miss.Edinas graduation,”said Sanja,who is a mother of three herself.She agreed.Due to COVID-19,there was no graduation or pinning ceremony.Edinas ma
21、nager at Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital decided to host a pinning ceremony for her and have Sanja present the pin.“Sanja has fulfilled her promise,”Edina said.Edina and Sanja are now caring for patients alongside one another as colleagues at Marianjoy.8.What does the underlined word“this”in parag
22、raph 3 refer to?A.Leaving the hospital B.Working as a nurse C.Facing death positively D.Caring for Edinas mother 9.What can be learned about Sanja and Sevala?A.They enjoyed volunteering B.They were cancer survivors C.They had unhappy marriages D.They developed a close bond 10.What would be Sevalas r
23、egret?A.The loss of the chance to study medicine B.Her absence from Edinas school graduation C.Failing to keep the promise made to Sanja D.Never cooking a good meal for her husband 11.How did Sanja fulfill her promise?A.By taking care of Edina and her family B.By helping Edina enter her dream hospit
24、al C.By attending a special ceremony for Edina D.By managing to become Edinas colleague D Tofight for the conservation of forest ecosystem,several ecologists including Daniel Janzen convinced Del Oro,an orange juice producer,to donate part of their forestland to a national park.In return,Del Oro was
25、 allowed to throw large amounts of waste in the form of orangepeels(皮)on a 3-hectare piece of land within the national park at no cost.Dealing with tons of leftover peels usually involved burning them or paying to have them poured into a landfill,so the proposal was very attractive.But a year later,
26、another juice company challenged the deal in court,arguing that their competitor was polluting a national park.They ended up winning,and the deal between Del Oro and the national park fell through.Then in 2013,while discussing possible research avenues（途径，手段）with Timothy Treuer,Daniel Janzen mention
27、ed the orange story.Feeling interested,Treuer decided to stop by that piece of land that had been covered with fruit waste 15 years earlier.What he found shocked him.While I would walk over exposed rock and dead grass in the nearby fields,Id have to climb through undergrowth and cut paths through wa
28、lls ofvines(藤)in the orange peel site itself,said Timothy Treuer.Treuer and his team spent months picking upsamples(样品),analyzing and comparing them.They found great differences between the areas covered with orange peels and those that were not.The area withorange waste had richer soil.The effect t
29、hat the orange peels had on the land is probably not that surprising to people familiar withcomposting(施肥),but what is really shocking is that a judge actually thought the waste of orange mined a national parkand stopped it from going forward.Now that Timothy Treuers study has received worldwide att
30、ention,this type of ruining is being seriously considered as a way of bringing forests back to life.12.What did Del Oro usually do with orange peels?A.Add them to fuel.B.Feed them to animals.C.Burn or bury them.D.Make them into cakes.13.What can we know about the deal between Del Oro and the nationa
31、l park?A.It lasted 15 years.B.It was signed by Treuer.C.It was made in about 1998.D.It was broken by Del Oro.14.What was Treuers finding?A.Orange peels contain much fibre.B.Orange peels can make soil richer.C.Orange peels rot away in a short time.D.Orange waste ruined the national park.15.What is th
32、e authors attitude toward the judge mentioned in the last paragraph?A.Disapproving.B.Positive.C.Worried.D.Admirable.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 How Fit Are Young Teens?How often do you exercise?A new study finds that most kids ages 12 to 15 arent getting enou
33、gh physical activity._16_U.S.fitness guidelines recommend(推荐)an hour or more of physical activity every day.According to the study,only1 in4U.S.kids meet the recommendation.Few kids in the surveymet the guidelines for physical activity that raises the heart rate and makes you breathe harder.However,
34、most of those kids said they did at least an hour of exercise at that level during the previous week._17_The study found fat teens were less active than normal-weight girls and boys.Overweight girls were slightly less active than normal-weight girls._18_“Theres always room for improvement,”said heal
35、th expert Tala._19_She also said the results provide useful information to help with fitness campaigns such asLets Move,which was launched by First Lady Michelle Obama.To inspire kids to eat right and get in shape,the First Lady visits schools and holds exercise events.She also calls on schools to o
36、ffer regular gym classes.The research suggests kids who get physical education may get better grades._20_ A.Its concerning.B.She is an expert on childrens health.C.She was the lead author of the study.D.The results are based on about 800 kids.E.Schools should give kids more time for physical activit
37、y.F.But levels were similar among overweight and normal-weight boys.G.Overall,about 25%said they got an hour of that kind of difficult exercise every day.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 My mother sewed dresses.She worked in a factory by_2
38、1_and brought home dresses at night.She had to_22_my brother,my sister,and me.My father had died when I was ten.Every night when she_23_,I would meet my mother at the train stop and help her carry home a lot of unsewn cloth.Shed start to_24_as soon as she got home.Shed stop to make us_25_,and after
39、that,while we kids read or listened to music,she would_26_over her sewing machine again to continue sewing dresses.Sometimes shed get her thumb caught under the sewing_27_.Shed cry out in pain but_28_a bandage and go back to work.Watching her made me_29_to be so good at something I loved that my mot
40、her wouldnt have to work again.I sat next to my mother as she_30_.Every now and then shed_31_up pieces of new cloth to be sewn,feel the dress between her fingers,and set it aside_32_.Shed say,“I only work on quality dresses.”Our family needed_33_.But my mother would not sew a_34_that was not up to h
41、er_35_.She showed me that people should take_36_in what they do.I thought of my mother years later as I began my career,enjoyed_37_,and faced setbacks.I was determined to be so successful to make up for all my mother had_38_for us.But when a producer told me to record a song I considered silly or_39
42、_,Id think of my mother and tell him,“Sorry,I only work on_40_material.”21.A.night B.day C.chance D.choice 22.A.support B.impress C.attract D.comfort 23.A.left B.returned C.escaped D.wandered 24.A.rest B.read C.sew D.cook 25.A.supper B.lunch C.breakfast D.snack 26.A.hand B.take C.run D.bend 27.A.she
43、lf B.board C.needle D.head 28.A.show up B.fill up C.hold on D.put on 29.A.demanded B.determined C.supposed D.reminded 30.A.worked B.laughed C.talked D.cried 31.A.sum B.make C.pick D.do 32.A.quickly B.silently C.privately D.happily 33.A.help B.money C.service D.hope 34.A.collar B.button C.pocket D.dr
44、ess 35.A.standards B.rules C.spirits D.preferences 36.A.part B.comfort C.pride D.interest 37.A.success B.fun C.anger D.shyness 38.A.offered B.sacrificed C.experienced D.abandoned 39.A.harmless B.careless C.senseless D.hopeless 40.A.quantity B.ability C.authority D.quality 第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15
45、 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 Researches_41._(identify)two main ways in which we learn a foreign language since the 1950s.Firstly,experts talk of us acquiring(习得)language.This means_42._same as picking up language.They say that to learn a foreign language successfully,we need lots of exposure
46、 to it and that we learn when we_43._(surround)by language.We need to hear and read language which is rich in variety,interesting to us and just difficult enough for us(for example,just beyond our level)_44._not too difficult.We acquire language over a period of time without realizing that we are le
47、arning.Secondly,experts believe that to learn language successfully,we need to use it in communication_45._other people.We need to use language to express_46._(we)and make our meanings clear to them,and to understand them.The person we are talking to will let us know,directly or indirectly,if they h
48、ave understood us or not.If they have not understood,we need to try again,_47._(use)other language until we manage to communicate_48._(effective).It is this process of struggling to make meaning clear_49._helps learners experiment with language and try out structures and vocabulary_50._(learn)in dai
49、ly interactions to see if they help them get their message across.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节短文改错（满分 10 分）51.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改 10 处，多者(从第 11 处起)不计分
50、。Today is Sunday.The sky is full of sunshine,and so does my life.At about 9:00 a.m.,I go to the bookstore with my friends.There were a lot of new book.I didnt know what one to buy because these books were all usefully to me.At last,I chose two.At 10:00,we went to cinema.The film was about family lif