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1、2021 届凯文九年制学校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 Courtyard Stay with Your Dogs As autumn approaches,we are inviting you to join us on our August dog eventCourtyard Stay with Yoga&Hike from August 21st to August 22nd nearQinglongLakei
2、n Fangshan district.This event will continue to raise fund for our Pre-treatment Guidance Project(PGP).Check out our full itinerary below:Day 1:Saturday,August 21st At 9 am in the morning,you will be picked up by car or bus and head to Fangshan district.We have arranged a private courtyard house for
3、 a comfortable stay for the Saturday night.We will enjoy some local dishes for lunch,while enjoying the peaceful views of theQinglongLake.After lunch,we will go together for a light hike to the nearby mountain and water tracks with our dogs.For dinner,enjoy the coziest,home-style BBQ with both veget
4、able and meat options.Day 2:Sunday,August 22nd After breakfast,we will join a yoga teacher for a deeply relaxing yoga session,with the company of the morning sun.You can choose to hike a bit more afterwards in theforest park.We will be checking out around 4 pm in the afternoon,returning to our homes
5、.Reservation:Please add our event manager,Diana,on Wechat to reserve a spot for yourself and your dog,a full payment will be required upon signing up.If you dont have a dog but would still like to hang out with dogs,you are more than welcome to join too!Pricing:Early Bird Fee:1400 RMB per human for
6、the first four participants only before 7th August.Children Price:800 RMB(413 years old).Full Price:1600 RMB per human.All surplus funds and donations will go to our Pre-treatment Guidance Program.Please bring your ID,your dogs ID and vaccine proof for any potential security check.We cant wait to se
7、e you soon！1.Who would be most interested in the weekend activity?A.Taxi drivers.B.Yoga coaches.C.Pet dog owners.D.The PGP members.2.According to the itinerary,on August 22nd,you can _.A.join a teacher to do some yoga B.have some local dishes for lunch C.enjoy the coziest,home-style BBQ D.go togethe
8、r for a hike to the water tracks 3.The purpose of the countryside stay activity is to_.A.promote theQinglongLake B.raise fund for a public project C.teach skills of BBQ and keeping dogs D.provide access to dogs for people without pets B Globally,people use roofs to dry out food,do their laundry and
9、sleep.In Belfast,where were based,theres a culture of enjoying looking down on the city from up high,because its in a valley.But because we were a conflict area for a long time,many people didnt want to live,work or hang out in the city,and our roofs cape has been neglected.Rooftop projects can be a
10、s big or as small as you want.They can be used as social or cultural spaces,for green or blue public facilities.But its not just about commercial opportunities;it can be as simple as an individual turning his/her city balcony into a mini garden or vegetable patch.Its not just about doing it on a roo
11、ftop because its“cool”.Its about giving up the deep-rooted thought that roofs are off limits and embracing their challenges as opportunities.That can make a huge difference.For instance,were helping turn the rooftop car park of a city central shopping centre into an outdoor space for employees,due t
12、o restrictions they now face indoors because of COVID-19.Using rooftops creatively allows us to cope with many of the challenges faced by cities today-be those environmental,social,technological,or cultural.At the moment,were being forced to rethink how we use public spaces due to COVID-19.With lots
13、 of restrictions on enclosed areas,we should be acknowledging rooftops alternatives.For example,Rotterdam recently hosted a play that took place across its rooftops.Each roof lit up and hosted a different part of the drama,while residents sat and watched,listening to the action through headphones.Ar
14、e there any challenges?Rain is one.Also is health and safety.But there are creative and practical solutions to all the barriers we face.In fact,the challenges are what make rooftops so exciting-because they give you even more opportunities to be creative and solve problems.It is always a matter of t
15、rial and error.4.What can we learn about rooftops in the first two paragraphs?A.People enjoy getting together on rooftops.B.People can use rooftops to their own advantage.C.Rooftops are made good use of by locals in Belfast.D.Rooftops projects were launched for commercial reasons.5.How can rooftops
16、benefit people in their life?A.Rooftops can be adapted to car parks.B.Rooftops help solve environmental problems.C.Rooftops can provide space for work and play.D.People can exchange their thoughts on rooftops.6.What will be possibly mentioned after the last paragraph?A.The new challenges of the futu
17、re.B.Reasons for building rooftop projects.C.Exciting development of rooftop projects.D.Solutions to the challenges we are facing now.7.What is the authors purpose in writing the text?A.To introduce rooftop projects in Belfast.B.To encourage people to start rooftop projects.C.To analyze the current
18、situation of rooftop projects.D.To offer suggestions on long-term city development.C Have you ever noticed that some people can eat what they want and stay in shape,while others carefully watch what they eat and still put on weight?How annoying!However,scientists are beginning to believe that some p
19、eople get the ability to stay thin from their parents.Scientists say that when some people eat,their bodies will naturally store the excess energy from food as fat.These people gain weight if they eat more than they need each day.Meanwhile,other people eat more than they need but their bodies are ab
20、le to“burn off”the extra food without making fat,so they rarely have weight problems.To show that this is true,scientists have experimented on laboratory mice.They gave the mice a special diet with a lot of fat.Some mice gained weight while the other mice stayed thin,even though both groups of mice
21、ate the same amount of food and got the same amount of exercise.Scientists concluded that weight gain seemed to be influenced by genetic(基因的)factors.They also believe they have now identified the genes that may cause this tendency.These genes,according to the scientists,get passed down the generatio
22、ns.Armed with this knowledge,they believe it may be possible to develop medicines thatcan target the genes and stop people from gaining weight.The study of weight gain is becoming more important as the numbers of people who are overweight continues to grow.In theUnited States,over seventy percent of
23、 the population have weight problems.This means they are at risk of illness such as high blood pressure and heart disease.Current medicines for weight control do not work very well because they can have serious side effects,such as heart problems.However,it takes a long time to develop and thoroughl
24、y test new drugs.Therefore,despite this breakthrough in the study of weight-loss drugs,scientists and health professionals all agree that currently the best way to control weight gain is to have a healthy,balanced diet and an active lifestyle with daily exercise.This will not only help people avoid
25、becoming overweight,but also help them stay healthy and energetic.8.According to the scientists,some people _.A.are able to stay thin because of genetic factors B.can eat what they want and stay healthy forever C.usually keep doing exercise to lose their weight D.dont eat anything every day but stil
26、l put on weight 9.Some people dont need to worry about weight problems because _.A.they eat many vegetables B.they eat less than others C.they dont store any energy from food as fat D.they can burn off the extra food without making fat 10.What can we learn from the passage?A.Fewer people will have w
27、eight problems in the future.B.People with weight problems may suffer from heart trouble.C.We now have good medicine for people with weight problems.D.The result of the experiments on mice and humans are different.11.What does the last paragraph imply?A.Current medicine solve weight problems well.B.
28、We should exercise regularly and eat properly.C.Taking exercise every day may cause heart problems.D.Testing new drugs is hard because of the side effects.D Elizabeth Spelke,a cognitive psychologist at Harvard,has spent her career testing the worlds most complex learning system-the mind of a baby.Ba
29、bies might seem like no match for artificial intelligence(AI).They are terrible at labeling images,hopeless at mining text,and awful at video games.Then again,babies can do things beyond the reach of any AI.By just a few months old,theyve begun to grasp the foundations of language,such as grammar.Th
30、eyve started to understand how to adapt to unfamiliar situations.Yet even experts like Spelke dont understand precisely how babies or adults learn.Consider one of the most impressive examples of AI,Alpha Zero,a programme that plays board games with superhuman skill.After playing thousands of games a
31、gainst itself at a super speed,and learning from winning positions,Alpha Zero independently discovered several famous chess strategies and even invented new ones.It certainly seems like a machineeclipsinghuman cognitive abilities.But Alpha Zero needs to play millions more games than a person during
32、practice to learn a game.Most importantly,it cannot take what it has learned from the game and apply it to another area.To some AI experts,that calls for a new approach.In a November research paper,Francois Chollet,a well-known AI engineer,argued that its misguided to measure machine intelligence ju
33、st according to its skills at specific tasks.“Humans dont start out with skills;they start out with a broad ability to acquire new skills,”he says.“What a strong human chess player is demonstrating is not only the ability to play chess,but the potential to fulfill any task of a similar difficulty.”1
34、2.Compared to an advanced AI programme,a baby might be better at _.A playing games B.identifying locations C.labeling pictures D.making adjustments 13.What does the underlined word“eclipsing”in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A.Imitating.B.Beating.C.Limiting.D.Promoting.14.According to the text,Francois C
35、hollet may agree that _.A.AI is good at completing certain assignments.B.AI is likely to gain abilities with less training.C.AI lacks the ability of acquiring specific skills.D.AI performs better than humans in cognitive ability.15.Whichwould be the best title for this passage?A.What is exactly inte
36、lligence?B.Why is modern AI advanced?C.Where is human intelligence going?D.How do humans face the challenge of AI?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 Things Polite People Dont Do While Shopping We all wantto be polite.But sometimes we may have some bad manners in the
37、 store.Where do you start?Here are some things you shouldnt do while shopping.Text and shop.Everyone is trying to accomplish the same thingsurviving holiday shopping in one piece and inpeace.So focus on the shopping plan,not sending texts._16_If youre texting while shopping.you may be disrupting the
38、 flow of other shoppers.Be angry with staff.Dont take any built up anger or stress out on staff during your shopping trip._17_You all would like to get everything on your list as quickly as possible,but remember that being rude will not get you where you need to go any quicker,Cut the line._18_Alway
39、s be polite to other shoppers because theyre also just trying to pay for their purchases,Dont try 10 cut the line to leave sooner or get the answer to a question.Be respectful of all the other shoppers patiently waiting in line for their turn,._19_Rude shoppers,in general,tend to act out,but donot t
40、o take this personally.Even though the holidays can cause the stress of loss,or even money，shoppers shouldnt argue as there could be a risk of anger.So if someone rudely skips the line or acts like a crazy,impatient shopper.dont add to the anger with your own rude behavior._20_ A.Argue with other sh
41、oppers.B.Run the risk of losing money.C.Say thank you to the shoppers who help you.D.Polite shoppers dont text and shop at the same time,E.Its attractive to steal into an open place ahead of the line,but it s rude.F.Kindness and thankfulness are keys to getting through the hard situation.G.They try
42、to ensure each shopper has a pleasant holiday shopping experience.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 We climbed Mount Kinabalu the other day.It was our first_21_toSabah.It was a slow drive along country roads as we_22_Ranau.Ranau was a pictu
43、resque mountainside town where people_23_vegetables and fruit.At almost 5000 feet above sea level,the air was_24_cool.The next morning,we were_25_and set off to a breakfast.Then we were assigned guides before our_26_,excited and fearful of what_27_ahead of us.By 6:30 a.m.,we were on a trail that cli
44、mbed vertically into the jungle.The going was slow as we mounted up the narrow steep_28_.Although it was_29_,it wasnt as bad as I had imagined.So I was in front of the group most of the_30_.There were exotic plants and curious monkeys that made the trip_31_.As we climbed,we had to take several_32_re
45、gularly.Then finally we reached the hut at Panar Laban.The night we spent there was miserable but_33_as the temperature dropped to minus 1.We tried to sleep as we had to_34_the climb at 2:45 a.m.the next morning.With only the comforting voice of_35_,we grabbed our torches and_36_our way up rocks in
46、the dark.As the hours passed,we watched the night grow_37_and as we reached the summit,dawn_38_over the horizon like a scene from a National Geographic Special.I was_39_the clouds at 13,000 feet or more.This is a day I will always remember,the day I_40_Kinabalu.21.A.meeting B.trip C.reply D.task 22.
47、A.looked B.hoped C.headed D.longed 23.A.grew B.selected C.gathered D.tasted 24.A.hardly B.eventually C.occasionally D.pleasantly 25.A.shouted B.awakened C.caught D.raised 26.A.voyage B.ride C.reach D.climb 27.A.lay B.came C.roared D.drove 28.A.paces B.entrances C.paths D.cliffs 29.A.impossible B.tou
48、gh C.disturbing D.hopeless 30.A.road B.mountain C.way D.distance 31.A.exciting B.convenient C.imaginary D.safe 32.A.places B.steps C.positions D.breaks 33.A.cold B.warm C.memorable D.tragic 34.A.continue B.quit C.interrupt D.experience 35.A.leaders B.guides C.villagers D.tourists 36.A.overlooked B.p
49、lanned C.demonstrated D.felt 37.A.noisier B.quieter C.darker D.brighter 38.A.broke B.became C.started D.turned 39.A.below B.above C.against D.beyond 40.A.arrived B.left C.conquered D.expected 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 Diego Maradona,the Argentine soccer great wh
50、o scored the“Hand of God”goal in 1986 and_41._(lead)his country to that years World Cup title,has died.He was 60.Maradonas spokesman,Sebastin Sanchi,said he died Wednesday of heart attack,two weeks after being released from a hospital in Buenos Aires_42._(follow)brain surgery.The office of Argentina