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1、2021 届北京市私立正则中学高三英语上学期期中试卷及答案解析 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 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 latest
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6、st,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 When girls play with cars,theyre serious.It was at primary school that Gu Huijing first beca
7、me interested in cars after watching some car-themed movies.Born in2004 inShenzhen,Guangdong province,Gu decided to major in automobiles(汽车)when she was in junior high.Shes driven by interest,but she is also a realist.“I think the future of the automobile industry is bright because we cannot live wi
8、thout food,clothes,houses and cars,”she said.In April,she won first prize at a competition for vehicle maintenance(车辆维修)in Dongguan city,which drew 33 teams from different cities across the province.“I thought it couldnt be that hard to repair cars when I started to take courses,but I was totally wr
9、ong,”Gu said.When she started learning in 2019,she was frequently confused by various problems.“And competition within our school is intense,so I had to work extra hard,”she said.Her teacher once tried to persuade her to give up as she was a sophomore(大二学生),and wasnt as knowledgeable as the seniors,
10、and no women had ever been selected for the competition before.“But I insisted that I would carry on,”she said.Finally,her training and hard work won her the only place to stand for her school at the competition.A woman winning first prize in a vehicle maintenance competition became a hot topic on-l
11、ine,causing heated discussions over gender(性别)and career choices.“Women should not be influenced by old-fashioned thinking,and should do whatever it takes to discover their interests and strengths.There are more possibilities out there,”one netizen wrote.Gu said,“Many people think vehicle maintenanc
12、e is a job for men.Thats wrong.I dont think gender has anything to do with choice of jobs.”“I have a goal and I will work harder to make it happen,”she added.“I will be responsible for my choices.”4.What was a cause of Gus choosing automobiles as her major?A.The love for automobiles.B.The guidance f
13、rom her parents.C.The high popularity of automobiles.D.The determination to contribute to society.5.Why did Gus teacher advise her to quit the competition?A.She lacked the knowledge related to it.B.She had never taken part in a competition before.C.She was unlikely to win the competition.D.Women wer
14、e not allowed to enter the competition.6.Which of the following best describes Gu Huijing?A.Creative and caring.B.Determined and hard-working.C.Independent and humorous.D.Honest and courageous.7.What would be the best title for the text?A.There Is No End To Learning B.Teenage Girl Wins Car Repair Co
15、ntest C.Vehicle Maintenance Catches On D.Taking Challenge Leads To Success C Brian Hamiltons life changed in a prison when he went there with his friend,Reverend Robert J.Harris,who often went to local prisons to do ministry work.During the visit,Hamiltonstarted talking to one of the prisoners and a
16、sked what he was going to do when he got out.“He said he was going to get a job,”Hamiltonrecalls.“I thought to myself,wow,thats going to be difficult with a criminal background.”The conversation madeHamiltonconsider how to help those who came out from prison.Finally in 2008,16 years after that initi
17、al conversation,Hamiltoncreated Inmates to Entrepreneurs,a nonprofit organization that helps people with criminal backgrounds start their own small businesses.At the time,Hamiltonwas building his own company,a software technology company for the banking industry.As his company grew,so didHamiltons t
18、ime devoted to giving lessons to prisoners.He averaged three to four courses a month at prisons throughoutNorth Carolina.Eventually,Hamiltondecided to shift his focus to his true passion.In May 2019,he sold his company and focused on helping those who were imprisoned.His online courses will be set n
19、ext year.“By March 1,2022,anyone will be able to access the courses,either to become a certificated instructor or to access it for themselves as a prisoner or part of the general population,”Hamiltonexplained.In addition,he visits middle schools and presents the course to at-risk students as a preve
20、ntative measure against crime.The free course is funded by the recently established Brian Hamilton Foundation,which offers assistance to military members as they return to civilian life and provides loans o small businesses.“Starting up a business isnt for everyone,but if we make opportunities avail
21、able,and let people know that other people care about them,it makes a difference.”Hamiltonsaid.8.Why did Brian Hamilton went to a prison?A.He accompanied his friend.B.He took lessons in the prison.C.He wanted to get a job in the prison.D.He had a friend who was in prison.9.What can be inferred about
22、 Inmates to Entrepreneurs?A.It often assists military members.B It provides loans to small businesses.C.Its course has been largely broadened.D.It is an organization intended for business men.10.According to the author,which of the following best describesHamilton?A.He is a man who always changes hi
23、s mind.B.He has a sense of social responsibility.C.He is good at running a big company.D.He makes money by giving lessons.11.What is the main idea of the text?A.A man made a fruitless visit to the prison.B.A man sold his business to teach prisoners.C.A man realized his dream of being a teacher.D.A m
24、an successfully created two organizations.D As a rider,Anna Kiesenhofes Olympics victory might be a surprise.The winner of the road race at the Tokyo Olympics left the sport at the end of 2017 when she found herself out of contract(合同).She came into Tokyo without a professional team and left as an O
25、lympic champion.The 30-year old began her cycling career in 2014 after running injuries that prevented her from continuing her pursuits of triathlon(铁人三项).She later joined a Catalan team and won the Spanish National Cup in 2016.The then-26 year old signedher first professional contract with Lotto So
26、udal Ladies for the following season.However,she ended her 2017 campaign in April and did not sign a contract for 2018,eventually taking a year off the bike.In 2019,Kiesenhofer came back to the sport as a rider,winning the Austrian national road race.Despite her results,Kiesenhofer sill had no profe
27、ssional contract while going into the Tokyo Olympics.Kiesenhofer was the first rider to attack in the Olympic road race,eventually forming a breakaway along with Carl Oberholzer,Omer Shapira,Vera Looser and Anna Plichta,which went on to reach a gap of 11 minutes.After Looser and Oberholzer were drop
28、ped,Kiesnhofer ataced her two remaining breakaway companions.After Shapira and Plichta were caught by the peloton(主车群),the rest of the riders seemed to believe that they were racing among themselves for Gold,not knowing that Remehofere was still in front.While it might be a misjudgment from the rest
29、 of the peloton that allowed Kiesenhofer to keep her lead of more than two minutes,other riders mistakes should not detract from the Austrians efforts.Off the bike the new Olympic Champion has a PhD in mathematics after studying at the Technical University of Vienne as well as at Cambridge Universit
30、y.She currently works at the University of Lausanne.12.Why did Anna give up triathlon?A.She got injured.B.She lost interest in it.C.She had to attend university.D.She never won a medal.13.Which is the right order of the following events?She ended her campaign.She took a year off the bike.She began h
31、er cycling career.She won the Austrian national road race.She won the Spanish National Cup.A.B.C.D.14.What were the riders of the peloton unaware of at the Tokyo Olympics?A.The road race was so difficult.B.Anna was a new rider.C.They had caught up with Anna.D.Anna took the lead of them.15.What is An
32、nas present job?A.A cycling coach.B.A university teacher.C A professional rider.D.A college student.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 Concentration and memory are the two key focus points for everyone.When you are concentrated,your memory automatically improves.So
33、we are going to discuss some methods to help you improve your concentration and memory.Create a to-do list A to-do list is probably the simplest thing that you can do._16_,we often take out the phone and ask Baidu everything.Once you ask Baidu about something,you are looking through other websites.S
34、o,create a to-do list._17_.Think deeply.You dont need the peace of nature with a waterfall and singing birds so that you can think deeply and peacefully._18_!You just need to calm down and be focused.Play soft music,but take care not to fall asleep.Close your eyes and focus on the one thing about yo
35、ur day.Exercise._19_.Dust off the shoes in the shelf,put them on and go jogging.When you start exercising,you will not limit your energy to your body but allow it to flow.Therefore,it will improve your concentration and your memory greatly._20_Everyone has a preferred learning style whether they rem
36、ember better during a video or focus more by hearing something.What matters is that you should find out which style of learning suits you more.As a result,you will focus more when your preferred learning style is used.A.Find out your learning style B.If you want to change your old learning style C.Y
37、ou can do it right at your home,at your desk D.The first step to a healthy mind is a healthy body E.As it is easy to get almost everything from the Internet F.It will take you quite a long time to make the list by yourself G.Keep it in clear view and you will be reminded to keep focused 第二部分 语言运用（共两
38、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 believe in the American Dream,which meant a job,a mortgage(按揭),credit cards,success.I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else,allof us_21_chasing the same thing.One year,through a series of unhappy
39、events,it all_22_down I found myself homeless and alone.I only owned my truck and$56.I_23_ the countryside for some place I could rent for the _24_ possible amount.I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road_25_the Potomac River inWest Virginia.It was _26_,full of broken glass a
40、nd rubbish.I found the owner,rented it,and_27_ a corner to camp in.The locals knew nothing about me,_28_ slowly,they started teaching me the_29_of being a neighbor.They dropped off blankets,candles,and tools,and began_30_to chat.They started to teach me a belief in a _31_American Dreamnot the one of
41、 individual achievement but of_32_.What I had believed in,all those things I thought were_33_ for a civilized life,were nonexistent in this place._34_on the mountain,my most valuable possessions were my _35_with my neighbors.Four years later,I moved back into_36_.I saw many people were having a real
42、ly hard time,_37_their jobs and homes.I managed to rent a big enough house to_38_a handful of people.There are four of us now in the house,but over time Ive had nine people come in and move on to other places.Wed all be in_39_if we hadnt banded together.The American Dream I believe in now is a_40_on
43、e.Its not so much about what I can get for myself;its about what we can all get by together.21.A.violently B.equally C.separately D.naturally 22.A.broke B.go C.fail D.cut 23.A.crossed B.left C.toured D.searched 24.A.fullest B.cheapest C.fairest D.largest 25.A.along B.through C.over D.round 26.A.occu
44、pied B.robbed C.emptied D.abandoned 27.A.turned B.cleared C.approached D.took 28.A.but B.although C.otherwise D.for 29.A.benefit B.lesson C.nature D.art 30.A.pausing B.working C.learning D.moving 31.A.different B.real C.wild.D.remote 32.A.friendliness B.happiness C.neighborliness D.kindness 33.A.uni
45、que B.expensive C.rare D.necessary 34.A.Up B.Down C.Deep D.Along 35.A.cooperation B.relationships C.satisfaction D.appointments 36.A.reality B.society C.town D.life 37.A.creating B.losing C.quitting D.offering 38.A.put in B.turn in C.take in D.get in 39.A.yards B.shelters C.camps D.cottages 40.A.ind
46、ividual B.successful C.unhappy D.shared 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 When you imagine the South Pole，what do you see？A pole with flags sticking out in an empty，frozen，white openness？Actually，theres more than one South Poleand none of them exactly fits the above_41.
47、_(describe).If you think of the earth as a_42._(spin)basketball balanced on the tip of a finger，the place where the fingertip touches the ball is what_43._(call)the geographic South Pole.This South Pole is an imaginary point.Theres no pole with flags there，just a stick and a sign honoring the first
48、explorers_44._(reach)the spot in 1911.A short distance from the geographic South Pole is a ceremonial South Pole_45._actual pole with flags from some countries.Far，far away is the magnetic South Polethe South Pole_46._which a compass would point you.Its current location is 1,800 miles away from the
49、geographic South Pole，in the Southern Ocean，so far north_47._its not even in the Antarctic circle.The oceangoing magnetic South Pole is_48._(natural)unmarked，but if you happen to be there，you_49._(notice)：Your compass needle moves aimlessly.There is still another South Pole：the pole of inaccessibili
50、ty，defined as the place in Antarctica that is the_50._(far)from any shore.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：在错的词下画一横线，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