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1、2021 年西南交通大学附属中学高三英语上学期期中考试试卷及参考答案 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 Get up to 19%off the cover price Plus,get digital access with your paid print subscription Up-to-date news that touches your life From money-saving tips and quick reports on the lat
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6、igest,you can _.A.have as many issues as possible every year B.renew your subscription at the original rate C.get back your money for the issues not mailed D.obtain all the past issues online anytime,anywhere B There have been many fine films over the past several years aboutcharacters struggling wi
7、th Alzheimers disease.But few of them have gone as deeply and frighteningly into the corners of adeterioratingmind as The Father,a powerful new drama built around a spellbinding performance from Anthony Hopkins.At this point in his long career,Hopkinswould seem to have exhausted his ability to surpr
8、ise us,but his work here is nothing short of astonishing.His character,also named Anthony,is 80 years old and has dementia.At the beginning of the movie,his daughter,Anne played by Olivia Colman stops by hisLondonapartment to check on him.Her fathers condition has taken a turn for the worse,and his
9、temper has become severe enough to send his latest live in nurse packing.Anthony is stubborn and defiant and insists that he can manage on his own.But thats clearly not the case,given his habit of misplacing his things and his inability to remember names and faces,Annes included.As The Father goes o
10、n,the more it becomes clear that its his own mind thats playing tricks on him.What makes the movie so unsettling is the way it wires us directly into his subjective experience,so that the foundations of the story seem to shift at random from scene to scene.A man suddenly appears in the apartment,cla
11、iming to be Annes husband,which is odd,since just a few moments earlier,Anne seemed to be single.Anne goes out shopping for groceries,but when she returns,shes played not by Olivia Colman but by another actress,Olivia Williams.Even the apartment itself begins to shift.You notice puzzling differences
12、-wasnt there a lamp on that hallway table just a moment ago?The story in The Father may be complicated but its also heartbreakingly simple:man grows old and loses his memory,and his daughter,after lifetime of love and devotion,must begin the long painful process of saying goodbye.Hopkinsshows us Ant
13、honys struggle to keep his sense about him.Its a striking performance-and an impossible one to forget.4.What does the underlined word“deteriorating”mean in the first paragraph?A.Worsening.B.Narrowing.C.Recovering.D.Improving.5.What do we learn about the character Anthony in the movie?A.He can take c
14、are of himself B.He drives away the nurses.C.He is easy-going and forgetful.D.He lives with his daughter all the time.6.The shift of scenes in the movie is designed to .A.build the dramatic tension in the family.B.show off the well-designed story line.C.frighten the movie-goers with mysterious plot.
15、D.involve the viewers into thedisordered memories.7.What does the author think ofHopkins?A.He has run out of his talent.B.He is not suitable for the role C.He masterly plays the old man.D.He presents an odd performance.C When rescuers were called to rescue a“little owl”,they did not expect to find o
16、ne that was too fat to fly.A concerned citizen first spotted the poor bird lying helplessly.Even Rufus Samkin,whose team then took the team in on Jan.3,believed the bird to be injured.There were no wounds to be found,however,causing experts to believe the female owl was simply too wet to fly.But it
17、was only after a thorough drying-off and complete checkup that they noted the real issue.The rescuers weighed the owl and concluded that she was“simply extremely obese”and couldnt take off.This additional weight left her unable to fly,though experts began to wonder how she got so fat in the first pl
18、ace.Because its rather unusual for wild birds to reach such a state,they decided to keep her a few weeks and monitor her.In the end,the rescuers assessed that it was simply a case of“natural obesity”.December 2019 was quite warm,which meant that there were many insects for the bird to feast upon.Ind
19、eed,the owl was discovered in a field that was“filled with field mice”due to the usual climate.“Its been very mild here,and the owl is able to find foods easily,”Samkin explained.With the sudden food,“she ly ate much and got very fat.She had a lovely time,but went too far.”The researchers consequent
20、ly put the owl on a“strict diet”so she could shrink to a more“natural weight”.She was even put on a bit of exercise and encouraged to fly around.In the end,the bird was sent flying gracefully off into the British countryside at a much healthier and happier weight.Hopefully,this owl wont come upon an
21、other feast of field miceunless she wants another few weeks at the fat camp.8.What did people think happened to the owl at first?A.She was hurt.B.She was trapped.C.She was hungry.D.She was wet.9.Why was the bird unable to fly?A.She needed a thorough checkup.B.She should be given a drying-off.C.She w
22、as completed overweight.D.She was simply extremely strong.10.What made the owl have enough foods?A.The especially warm weather.B.The reducing number of insects.C.The rich fields growing crops.D.The lovely time the bird enjoyed.11.How did the owl loseits weight?A.Going on a diet and exercising.B.Flyi
23、ng in the British countryside.C.Visiting that fat camp again.D.Enjoying her wonderful feast freely.D Researchers at CU Boulder have developed a wearable device that changes the human body into a biological battery.The device is stretchy(弹性的)enough that you can wear it like a ring,sport band or any o
24、ther thing that touches your skin.It also taps into a persons natural heat-employing thermoelectric generators to change the bodys internal temperature into electricity.In the future,we want to be able to power your wearable electronics without having to include a battery,said Jianliang Xiao,an asso
25、ciate professor at CU Boulder.The concept may sound like something out of The Matrix film series,in which a race of robots have enslaved humansto harvest their precious organic energy.Xiao and his colleagues arent that ambitious:Their devices can generate about 1 volt(伏特)of energy for every square c
26、entimeter of skin space-less volt per area than what most existing batteries provide but stillenough to power electronics like watches or fitness trackers.Scientists have previously experimented with similar wearable devices,but Xiaos is stretchy,can heal itself when damaged and is fully recyclable-
27、making it a cleaner alternative to traditional electronics.Whenever you use a battery,youre depleting(消耗)that battery and will,eventually,need to replace it,Xiao said.The nice thing about our device is that you can wear it,and it provides you with constant power.Just pretend that youre out for a jog
28、.As you exercise,your body heats up,and thatheat will radiate out to the cool air around you.Xiaos device captures that flow of energy rather than let it go to waste.The thermoelectric generators are in close contact with the human body,and they can use the heat that would normally be sent into the
29、environment,Xiao said.12.What does Xiao expect of his device at present?A.It will be used for medical purposes.B.It will be made smaller and wearable.C.It will change natural power into electricity.D.It will supply constant power to wearable devices.13.Why does the author mentionThe Matrixseries in
30、the text?A.To give an explanation.B.To make a comparison.C.To introduce a topic.D.To analyze the cause.14.What does the third paragraph mainly talk about?A.The strengths of Xiaos device.B.The convenience of using a battery.C.The replacement of wearable devices.D.The development of traditional electr
31、onics.15.What do we know about Xiaos device from the text?A.It operates with plenty of power.B.It is designed for practical use.C.It benefits peoples health in a way.D.Its based on traditional electronics.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 would you feel if movi
32、ng to a new town meant losing track of your friends?What if the only way of getting news from faraway friends was writing letters that took ages to be delivered?_16_Thanks to advances in technology,how we make friends and communicate with them has changed significantly.Nowadays,we can move around th
33、e world and still stay in touch with the people that we want to remain friends with.Social media tools let us see what our friends are up to and maintain friendships._17_ The digital age also enables us to find people who share our interests,such as collecting model cars or playing an unusual instru
34、ment.Whatever our hobbies,the Internet can connect us with others who also enjoy doing them,even if they live on the other side of the world.But when you“friend”people online,does this mean that they really are your friends?_18_ If people always exchange true personal information online,then yes,the
35、se friendships can be real and meaningful.But we need to keep in mind that what we see on social media is often not the whole truth about a person.On social media sites,people tend to post only positive updates that make them appear happy and friendly.But smiling photos can hide real problems._19_A
36、young person could be old;a woman could be a man;we could even be sharing our information with criminals._20_Although technology has changed the way we acquire friends,the meaning of friendship and our longing for friends remain the same.As Aristotle said,no one would choose to live without friends,
37、even if he had all other goods.A.It depends.B.All you need is a Wi-Fi connection.C.Its a problem thats getting a lot of coverage.D.This was how things worked not very long ago.E.Remember the saying:on the Internet,nobody knows youre a dog.F.But that doesnt mean that a higher percentage of people fee
38、l lonely now.G.But this doesnt mean that we should throw the baby out with the bathwater.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 I used to hate running.It seemed too hard,and pushing outside my comfort_21_was not something I was raised to do.In f
39、act,I wouldnt have become a(n)_22_if it werent for my husband Charles He had been a_23_competitive runner for many years.After our marriage,he wouldnt stop talking about how much he_24_it.So he picked it up again,and after about a year,I started to join him at the_25_.Just a few weeks later,Charles
40、signed us both up for a five-kilometer race.I_26_about doing it.It was too soon.But on race day,there I was.The gun went off Thousands of runners_27_.The first kilometer was tough.I was already breathing_28_and painfully aware of the group of runners_29_past me.After another minute I saw the three-k
41、ilometer_30_.All I could think of was that I was_31_.I rounded a comer,and saw both sides of the street_32_with people watching the race,all cheering the runners on.I_33_my legs to keep going.Then I looked up and sawthe clock.The_34_ticking away gave me an incentive(助力).I knew that if I had_35_finis
42、hed this race I would have achieved something So,I_36_up,and kicked it.I had my arms_37_higher when I passed through the finish line.A volunteer put a(n)_38_around my neck.“You did great!Im so proud of you!”Charles was thrilled that Id_39_.“That was amazing!I want to do another race.”I proudly hugge
43、d my medal as we started to walk to the post-race festivities.My lungs and my comfort zone both_40_.21.A.block B.line C.emotion D.zone 22.A.wife B.coach C.expert D.runner 23.A.serious B.common C.casual D.sharp 24.A.hated B.missed C.admired D.trained 25.A.race B.department C.track D.ceremony 26.A.hes
44、itated B.puzzled C.cared D.brought 27.A.slipped away B.backed off C.pushed forward D.came over 28.A.mildly B.shallowly C.gently D.heavily 29.A.running B.bending C.reaching D.pacing 30.A.symbol B.mark C.pattern D.campaign 31.A.hopeful B.speechless C.dying D.moving 32.A.stuck B.crowded C.provided D.di
45、rected 33.A.sunk B.bent C.shook D.willed 34.A.seconds B.titles C.criteria D.competitors 35.A.also B.actually C.just D.unfortunately 36.A.dressed B.came C.stayed D.straightened 37.A.kept B.crossed C.held D.tied 38.A.rope B.medal C.necklace D.award 39.A.got it B.meant it C.made it D.defeated it 40.A.t
46、rembled B.expanded C.ached D.erupted 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 Every day people throw away a lot of household garbage paper,cans,kitchen waste,used batteries and glass_41._sorting it.There are many problems_42._(cause)by unsorted garbage.On one hand,its_43._grea
47、t waste of resources.On the other hand,the disposal of unsorted garbage can cause serious environmental pollution,_44._does harm to peoples health.Now our government has realized the importance of garbage sorting.So far many activities_45._(hold)to teach people how to sort garbage_46._(proper).Peopl
48、e in cities,like Beijing and Shanghai,are required to sort garbage into four categories kitchen waste,_47._(danger)waste,recyclable waste and other waste.Also,they can get certain points for sorting their garbage.When they accumulate enough points,they can go to the community_48._(exchange)them for
49、some gifts of daily use.However,still a lot of people in China lack the_49._(aware)of garbage sorting.Changing peoples mindsets and habits will take a long time.But once one person_50._(develop)the habit of garbage sorting,more may be influenced to do the same.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.
50、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。文中共有 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：每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。Dear Alice,How is everything going?Im so happily to know that you are interesting in Chinese traditional