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1、2021 届开平市第一中学高三英语期末试题及答案解析 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 WashingtonDCBusTours DC Highlights Tour This is their base tour.It begins at 10 am daily and lasts for 5 hours.This part-bus,part-walking tour includes guided stops in theUS.All of their to
2、urs include a driver as well as a tour guide,and yourtour guide will get off the bus and give you walking tours of each stop,while your bus and driver wait for you.Capitol Building,the White House,Washington Monument as well as the Lincoln and MLK Memorials and the Vietnam War and Korean War Veteran
3、s Memorials.$54Adult I$44Child(312)Discover DC Tour If you want pretty much to explore every famous monument and landmark in DC and take a 1-hour cruise on thePotomac River,then consider the Discover DC Tour.This 6-hour tour will take you to all locations(景点)listed on their DC Highlights Tour as wel
4、l as the World WarMemorial,the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial,and the Thomas Jefferson Memorial.TIP:If you are planning on visiting NYC,you will get 30%off the Discover NYC Tour(normally$100)if you buy it at the same time as your Discover DC Tour.$74Adult I$54Child(312)VIP ExclusiveWashingtonDCC
5、ity Tour This 8-hour tour is actually the Discover DC Tour above with a VIP add-on at the beginning and the end.You*11 meet your guide early for reserved(预留)tickets to tour inside the US Capitol Building.The 45-minute tour and film have reserved tickets so you dont have to worry about it being sold
6、out.After your day of sightseeing,you ll be dropped off at the National Archives,again with reserved time tickets so you dont have to worry about waiting in line.$125 for Adults and Children Skyview Changeable Bus Tour On this changeable mini bus,you get to experience a guided tour with panoramic vi
7、ews(全景)without the glare of a window in the photos!A guided bus tour takes you not only through all locations listed on the DC Highlights Tour,but also Old Town Alexandria andNationalHarbor.$69Adult I$59Child(312)Time:9 am4 pm 1.Whats special about the DC Highlights Tour?A.It uses mini buses.B.It ha
8、s the fewest locations.C.It has the most tour guides.D.It provides reserved tickets.2.How much should a man pay if he buys the Discover DC Tour and the Discover NYC Tour at the same time?A.$128.B.$174.C.$104.D.$144.3.Which tour lasts the longest?A.DC Highlights Tour.B.Discover DC Tour.C.VIP Exclusiv
9、eWashingtonDCCity Tour.D.Skyview Changeable Bus Tour.B In order to help discover spoilage and reduce food waste for supermarkets and consumers,researchers have developed new low-cost,smart phone-linked,eco-friendly spoilage sensors for meat and fish packaging.One in threeUKconsumers throw away food
10、just because it reaches the use-by date,but 60%of the 12.5 billion-worth of food we throw away each year is safe to eat.The researchers,whose findings were published in ACS Sensors,say the sensors could also eventually replace the use-by datea widely used indicator of being fresh and eatable.The sen
11、sors cost two US cents each to make.Known as“paper-based electrical gas sensors(PEGS)”,they detect spoilage gases like ammonia(a poisonous gas with a strong unpleasant smell)in meat and fish products.The information provided by the electronic nose is received by a smart phone,and then you can know w
12、hether the food is fresh and safe to eat.The Imperial College London researchers who developed PEGS made the sensors by printing carbon electrodes onto a special type of paper.The materials are eco-friendly and harmless,so they dont damage the environment and are safe to use in food packaging.The se
13、nsors,combined with a tiny electronic system,then inform nearby mobile devices,which identify and understand the data about spoilage gases.Lead author Dr Firat Guder of Imperials Department of Bioengineering,said,“Although theyre designed to keep us safe,use-by dates can lead to eatable food being t
14、hrown away.They dont always reflect its actual freshness.In fact,people often get sick from food-borne diseases due to poor storage,even when an item is within its use-by date.”“These sensors are cheap enough so we hope to see supermarkets using them within three years.Our goal is to use PEGS in foo
15、d packaging to reduce unnecessary food waste.”The authors hope that PEGS could have applications beyond food processing,like sensing chemicals in agriculture,air quality,and detecting disease markers in breath like those involved in kidney disease.4.What is the function of PEGS according to the text
16、?A.To improve the taste of foods.B.To improve the service of stores.C.To help supermarkets store foods.D.To help people test food freshness.5.What role does the smartphone play while PEGS are functioning?A.It acts as an electronic nose.B.It reads the data collected by PEGS.C.It helps print the gas s
17、ensors onto paper.D.It discovers the spoilage gases from foods.6.What does Dr.Firat Guder say about use-by dates?A.They are not completely reliable.B.They can help reduce food waste.C.They are based on scientific research.D.They are not accepted by the consumers.7.What does the author mainly talk ab
18、out in the text?A.The process of researching spoilage sensors.B.A new technology in packaging to reduce food waste.C.The application of spoilage sensors beyond food processing.D.The influence of use-by dates on supermarkets and consumers.C There are many useful things we can do each day to feel bett
19、er.It may take some efforts and time to make a habit of drinking 8 glasses of water daily or thinking more positively,but it is well worth it.What things do you do every day to feel better?Probably the healthiest thing you can do to feel better each day is to exercise early in the morning.You dont h
20、ave to run the whole morning or spend a few hours in the gym.Even doing some easy exercise like walking,sit-ups or jumping the rope will help you feel better in no time!Again,due to our busy schedules,we dont get enough sleep each night.If you have trouble falling asleep,avoid watching TV or surfing
21、 the Internet right before bed.Also,try to make healthy bedtime snack choices and dont drink tea or coffee too late in the day.If you drink 3 glasses of water,4 glasses of coffee or tea and a glass of soda each day and think that you drink enough water,think again.Your body needs water(not coffee or
22、 soda!)to function properly.Aiming to drink 7-8 glasses of water each day can make you feel better.Being positive is the key to a longer life.Positive thoughts can help improve your overall heath.Life is full of stressful situations and its hard to stay cheerful when everything goes wrong,but your p
23、ositive attitude can help you solve any problem and fight any stress faster and easier.Your positive attitude is especially good for your heart health.Smile,stay positive and live a longer life!8.In the authors opinion which can benefit us most in order that we feel better?A.Sleeping enough.B.Drinki
24、ng enough water.C.Thinking more positively.D.Taking morning exercise.9.Which of the following agrees with what is said in Paragraph 3?A.Drinking tea or coffee makes us sleep less.B.Drinking tea before bed makes it harder to fall asleep.C.Watching TV or surfing the Internet leads to less sleep.D.Our
25、busy schedules cause more difficulty in falling asleep.10.Why is water necessary to our body?A.Because it can make us feel better.B.Because it can have our body work smoothly.C.Because in can do more good to our body thancoffee.D.Because it can hep avoid feeling thirsty.11.What do we need most when
26、everything goes wrong?A.Thinking positively.B.Thinking out wise ways.C.Having a right attitude.D.Staying cheerful.D Our house was across the street from a big hospital so we rented our spare upstairs room to outpatients(门诊病人).One evening,there was a knock at the door.I opened it to see a truly sick-
27、looking man.His face looked terrible it was swollen and red.Yet his voice was pleasant.He told me that he came for treatment and that hed been hunting for a spare room since noon,but no one would give him one.“I guess its my face.”For a moment,I hesitated,but his next words convinced me:“I will slee
28、p in this rocking chair on the porch.My bus leaves early in the morning.”The old man had a huge heart inside his tiny body.He told me that he fished for a living to support his daughter,his daughters five children and her disabled husband.He didnt complain while telling me his story.He was grateful
29、that no pain accompanied his disease,which was seemingly a form of skin cancer.The next morning,he said,“Can I come back and stay next time I need treatment?”I told him he was welcome to come again.On his next trip,as a gift,he brought a big fish and some large oysters(牡蛎).In the years that he staye
30、d with us,there was never a time that he did not bring us gifts like these.My neighbour warned me that I could lose potential renters after the old man left.Maybe we did lose renters once or twice.But if they had known him,perhaps their illnesses would have been easier to bear.I know our family will
31、 always be grateful to have known him.From him,we learned what it was to accept the bad without complaint and the good with gratitude.12.Why did the author let the old man stay after hesitation?A.The old man looks terrible and frightening.B.The old man is pitifully undemanding.C.The old man couldt r
32、ent room from others.D.The old man talked happily with the author.13.Which of the following shows the old man had a big heart?A.He had a large family to raise.B.He could sleep in a rocking chair.C.He didt care about his disease.D.He wanted to come back and stay the next time.14.What can we learn abo
33、ut the author from the last two paragraphs?A.He was grateful for the neighbours warning.B.He and his neighbor are good friends.C.He truly appreciated the old man.D.He lost potential renters happily.15.What can be a suitable title for the text?A.Kindness makes the world beautiful.B.Happiness is aroun
34、d thecorner.C.No pains,No gains.D.Live positively.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 Before there was the written word,there wasthe language of dance.Dance expresses love and hate,joy and sorrow,life and death,and everything else in between._16_We dance fromFloridat
35、oAlaska,from north to south and sea to sea.We dance at weddings,birthdays,office parties and just to fill the time.“I adore dancing,”says Lester Bridges,the owner of a dance studio inIowa.“I cant imagine doing anything else with my life.”Bridges runs dance classes for all ages.“Teaching dance is won
36、derful._17_Its great to watch them.For many of them,its a way of meeting people and having a social life.”_18_“I can tell you about one young couple,”says Bridges.“Theyre learning to do traditional dances.They arrive at the class in low spirits and they leave with a smile._19_”So,do we dance in orde
37、r to make ourselves feel better,calmer,healthier?Andrea Hillier says,“Dance,like the pattern of a beating heart,is life.Even after all these years,I want to get better and better._20_I find it hard to stop!Dancing reminds me Im alive.”A.So why do we dance?B.Dance in theU.S.is everywhere.C.If you lik
38、e dancing outdoors,come toAmerica.D.My older students say it makes them feel young.E.I keep practicing even when Im extremely tired.F.Dancing seems to change their feeling completely.G.They stayed up all night long singing and dancing.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
39、 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项 When struggling to reach a goal,dont let limitations define you.Use them as_21_to push beyond your comfort zone.That way youll find creative_22_and better understand your inner strengths.And its inner strengths that define how youll deal with_23_in life.At the age of 20,
40、Bryan joined the army,One day,he was behind the wheel when a roadside bomb_24_.As a result,Bryan lost his left hand and both legs.Several days later,Bryan_25_up at a medical center with his mother by his side.It was in that_26_ that his mother said the words that defined the_27_for the rest of his l
41、ife.She said,“You know you have _28_two choices here,right?”He_29_,“Move on,or roll over and die.”She said,“And youre going to.”To which he replied,“Move on.”Bryan noticed that the patients who were making_30_were the ones who accepted their_31_and worked hard to move forward.From the start,Bryan_32
42、_himself.He refused to let his injury_33_him from living his life.The process of learning to use his prostheses(假肢)was a_34_and difficult journey,but his mother and friends were there to_35_him.Today,Bryan lives a_36_life and is a motivational speaker.In his free time,he loves to snowboard,skateboar
43、d and enjoy time on his motorcycle.Bryans story is a powerful_37_that we too can overcome our limitations,We mustnt let them stop us from moving forward but push ourselves to rise above and_38_varieties of possibilities.We all have our_39_,but if you believe you can_40_them,you will.21.A.behaviors B
44、.occasions C.risks D.opportunities 22.A.explanation B.solutions C.movements D.budget 23.A.differences B.resources C.difficulties D.dreams 24.A.flew away B.jumped out C.turned over D.went off 25.A.grew B.woke C.got D.stayed 26.A.hospital B.army C.battlefield D.playground 27.A.origin B.source C.course
45、 D.spot 28.A.basically B.slightly C.briefly D.gradually 29.A.repeated B.recalled C.responded D.reflected 30.A.progress B.sense C.decisions D.discoveries 31.A.donations B.injuries C.stresses D.worries 32.A.dragged B.cheated C.enjoyed D.pushed 33.A.prevent B.save C.excuse D.separate 34.A.outward B.lon
46、g C.dangerous D.direct 35.A.spoil B.persuade C.force D.encourage 36.A.responsible B.reasonable C.rewarding D.demanding 37.A.comfort B.memory C.reminder D.warning 38.A.experience B.absorb C.suspect D.expect 39.A.directions B.limitations C.examples D.goals 40.A.understand B.replace C.realize D.overcom
47、e 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 Researchers in China_41._(show)an ancient skull to the world recently.The skull belongs to a_42._(complete)new species of humans that lived in China over 146,000 years ago.The species could be our closest_43._().The researchers nickna
48、med the person the skull came from“Dragon Man”.It was originally found in the city of Harbin in 1933 but was kept_44._(hide).The Japanese army occupied the city at the time._45._Chinese worker who found the skull decided to keep it safe.He hid it at the bottom of his familys well,_46._it stayed for
49、nearly 90 years.The man recently told his family about the skull_47._he died.His family located it and gave it to scientists.Dragon Man could change our understanding of human_48._(evolve).He was“a large-brained male in his 50s with deep-set eyes”.He looked more like todays humans than other extinct
50、 members of the human family tree.Scientists say Dragon Man is_49._(close)to modern-day humans than Neanderthals were.Researcher Chris Stringer described Dragon Mans group.He said:“This population would have been hunter-gatherers,_50._(live)off the land.From the winter temperatures in Harbin today,i