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1、2021 届巩义市第二高级中学高三英语期中考试试题及答案 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 Washington D.C.Sightseeing With the information below,youre not missing anything in D.C.!Click Here to find the perfect hotel for your stay as well.The Old Town Trolley Tour It offers som
2、ething for the whole family.Not only will it give them something fun to do,but it will give them a history lesson.This tour will last about three hours and its proper for people of all ages.African American History Tour Be sure to take this tour because African Americans have had an important role i
3、n the making of our country.Take this historical four-hour tour,where you will visit some important sites including Museum of African American History and Culture.Comedy Walks Washington D.C.This is a great experience allowing you to enjoy the capital in a new way.The walking tour lasts for about on
4、e hour and thirty minutes,which takes place in less than a mile journey from the starting place.D.C.Twilight Tour Check out the D.C.Twilight Tour for a unique view of some of the most famous sites!What makes this two-hour guided tour truly unique is that you can view many wonderful sites at night ti
5、me!1.Which tour is recommended to a tourist who is fond of hiking?A.The Old Town Trolley Tour B.African American History Tour C.Comedy Walks Washington D.C.D.D.C.Twilight Tour 2.Which tour lasts longest?A.The Old Town Trolley Tour B.African American History Tour C.Comedy Walks Washington D.C.D.D.C.T
6、wilight Tour 3.Where will you read this text most likely?A.In a guidebook.B.In a magazine.C.In a newspaper.D.On the Internet.B Too much TV-watching can harm childrens ability to learn andeven reduce their chances of getting a college degree,new studies suggest in the latest effort to examine the eff
7、ects of television on children.One of the studies looked at nearly 400 northern California third-graders.Those with TVs in their bedrooms scored about eight points lower on math and language arts tests than children without bedroom TVs.A second study,looking at nearly 1000 grown-ups in New Zealand,f
8、ound lower education levels among 26-year-olds who had watched lots of TV during childhood.But the results dont prove that TV is the cause and dont ride out that already poorly motivated youngsters(年轻人）may watch lots of TV.Their study measured the TV habits of 26-year-olds between ages5 and 15.These
9、 with college degrees had watch an averageof less than two hours of TV per week night during childhood,compared with an average of more than 2.5 hours for those who had no education beyond high school.In the California study,children with TVs in their rooms but no computer at home scored the lowest
10、while those with no bedroom TV but who had home computers scored the highest.While this study does not prove that bedroom TV sets caused the lower scores,it adds to increasing findings that children shouldnt have TVs in their bedrooms.4.According to the California study,the low-scoring group might _
11、.A.have had computers in their bedrooms B.not be interested in math C.be unable to go to college D.have watched a lot of TV 5.What is the researchers understanding of the New Zealand study results?A.Poorly motivated 26-year-olds watch more TV.B.Habits of TV watching reduce learning interest.C.The co
12、nnection between TV and education levels is difficult to explain.D.TV watching leads to lower education levels of the 15-year-olds.6.What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?A.TV sets shouldnt be allowed in childrens bedrooms.B.Children should be forbidden from watching TV.C.More time should b
13、e spent on computers.D.Further studies on high-achieving students should be done 7.What would be the best title for this text?A.Computers or Television B.Effects of Television on Children C.Studies on TV and College Education D.Television and Childrens Learning Habits C As a rider,Anna Kiesenhofes O
14、lympics 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 Olympic champion.The 30-year old began her cycling career in 2014 after ru
15、nning 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 Soudal Ladies for the following season.However,she ended her 2017 campaign
16、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 professional contract while going into the Tokyo Olympics.Kiesenhofer was the
17、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 dropped,Kiesnhofer ataced her two remaining breakaway companions.After Shapir
18、a 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 of the peloton that allowed Kiesenhofer to keep her lead of more than tw
19、o 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 University.She currently works at the University of Lausanne.8.Why did Anna give u
20、p triathlon?A.She got injured.B.She lost interest in it.C.She had to attend university.D.She never won a medal.9.Which is the right order of the following events?She ended her campaign.She took a year off the bike.She began her cycling career.She won the Austrian national road race.She won the Spani
21、sh National Cup.A.B.C.D.10.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.11.What is Annas present job?A.A cycling coach.B.A university teacher.C A professional r
22、ider.D.A college student.D Trees are“social creature”that communicate with each other in cooperative ways that hold lessons for humans,too,ecologist Suzanne Simard says.Simard grew up in Canadian forests as a child of loggers before becoming an ecologist.Shes now a professor of forest ecology at the
23、UniversityofBritish Columbia.Trees are linked to neighboring trees by a network of fungi below the surface of the earth that resembles the nervous networks in the brain,she explains.In one study,Simard watched as a Douglas fir tree that had been injured by insects appeared to send chemical warning s
24、ignals to a pine nearby.The pine tree then produced defense enzymes to protect against the insect.“This was a breakthrough,”Simard says.The trees were sharing“information that actually is important to the health of the whole forest.”In addition to warning each other of danger,Simard says that trees
25、have been known to share nutrients at critical times to keep each other healthy.She says the trees in a forest are often linked to each other via an older tree she calls a“mother”or“hub”tree.“In connecting with all the trees of different ages,the mother trees can actually ease the growth of these yo
26、ung trees,”she says.“The young trees will link into the network of the old trees and benefit from that huge resource capacity.And the old trees would also pass a little bit of carbon and nutrients and water to the young trees,at crucial times in their lives,that actually help them survive.”The study
27、 of trees took on a new resonance for Simard when she suffered from breast cancer.During her treatment,she learned that one of the medicines she relied on was actually obtained from what some trees produce for their own mutual defense.She explains her research on cooperation in the forest,and shares
28、 her personal story in the new bookFinding the Mother Tree:Discovering the Wisdom of theForest.12.How could a Douglas fir tree send chemical warning signals to a pine nearby?A.By an underground network of fungi.B.By the nervous networks in the brain.C.By making cooperation with each other.D.By holdi
29、ng lessons to it as human beings.13.According to Simard,what was a breakthrough?A.Simard was-brought up in Canadian forests.B.She became a professor of forest ecology.C.The pine tree produced defense enzymes.D.Vital information was shared among trees.14.What helped Simard understand trees further?A.
30、Her rich knowledge of trees.B.Her childhood in the forest.C.Her medicine gained from trees.D.Her research on cooperation.15.In Simards book we may discover the wisdom of the forest except .A.communicating cooperatively B.warning each other of danger C.sharing nutrientsat critical times D.sacrificing
31、 mother trees for survival 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 If youre worrying,“I have so much to do and not enough time,”youre not alone.Hours of homework and studying for tests can leave you feeling tired.If youre feeling stressed out,the best thing to do is shak
32、e out all the anxiety._16_ Take a deep breath.When youre stressed or anxious,you hold your breath to concentrate._17_Keep telling yourself,“Im breathing in joy;Im breathing out worry.”_18_When we see our progress,were more motivated to keep going.Write a timeline on one piece of paper and tape it on
33、 the wall.Therefore you can see how you are contributing to your goals.Do one thing at a time.When we pile up tasks in our minds,we do unproductive things to deal.Multi-tasking can especially be aproblem,as we trick ourselves into thinking were getting a lot done._19_What do you want to achieve by t
34、he end of the day?What are your three tasks to get there?Repeat this process every day.One step at a time.Be open and honest with your friends._20_You can say,“You know what?Im feeling tired.Are you?Im doing my best,though it could help to talk it out.”Youll likely learn your friend is stressed,too.
35、The more we check in with each other,the more we feel supported.By sharing,we connect and get back to work with a new,positive attitude.A.Set a goal.B.Make a visual timeline.C.Go back to your timeline to refocus.D.Try some of these brain break ideas.E.Its easy to forget what weve achieved.F.If you a
36、re not feelinggood,turn to a friend and tell him or her.G.Controlling your breath is an accessible tool to return to a relaxed state.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 What is the most fun you can have in 21 hours and 23 minutes?On 15 Octobe
37、r 2003,Yang Liwei answered this question.His_21_in space took him 600,000 kilometers in orbit（轨道）,around the earth 14 times,in just over 21 hours.It made himChinas first_22_in space.He had worked towards this_23_for many years.Born in 1965,Yang had wanted to_24_since hewas a young boy.His friends an
38、d teachers have all said that he_25_science and technology from a young age.He always had a(an)_26_of flying.In 1983,he joined the army and went to flight school.He_27_in 1987 and became a pilot.In 1998,he_28_to be a member of Project 921,which is now called Shenzhou.He was one of the only 14_29_fro
39、m 1,500 candidates（候选人）.The team spent the next five years being_30_.They not only studied all the subjects_31_to be an astronaut,but also learned_32_skills and all about how spaceship and rockets are built.Yang scored among the very_33_in everything the group studied.In September 2003,only three ou
40、t of the 14 candidates were_34_for the Chinese space adventure,and Yang was one of them.He took all kinds of tests to_35_he was fit for this important task._36_he did not get the best scores on every single test,it was his high scores on the psychological（心理的）tests that_37_won him the chance.In the
41、end,Yang was indeed a_38_.His name will go down in history.The people ofChinacan be_39_of him and young people all over the world can_40_him as an example of a man who managed to live his dream.21.A.sailing B.voyage C.walk D.leap 22.A.tourist B.survivor C.astronaut D.volunteer 23.A.goal B.idea C.ris
42、k D.reward 24.A.explore B.operate C.compete D.fly 25.A.ignored B.loved C.doubted D.refused 26.A.dream B.chance C.opinion D.schedule 27.A.dropped B.survived C.graduated D.succeeded 28.A.wanted B.hoped C.deserved D.applied 29.A.got B.taken C.selected D.kept 30.A.recognized B.trained C.persuaded D.repl
43、aced 31.A.required B.added C.simplified D.released 32.A.walking B.communication C.management D.survival 33.A.altitude B.middle C.top D.bottom 34.A.designed B.picked C.coached D.praised 35.A.prove B.admit C.expect D.mention 36.A.Although B.Because C.Unless D.When 37.A.frequently B.swiftly C.gradually
44、 D.finally 38.A.concern B.failure C.success D.competitor 39.A.confident B.proud C.afraid D.ashamed 40.A.get along with B.care about C.deal with D.look up to 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 Huawei Technologies Co said_41._Thursday that its in-house operating system Har
45、monyOS will be used in smartphones next year,marking a breakthrough in Chinese companies efforts to commercialize（商业化）self-developed operating systems and to build_42._（they）own globally competitive software ecosystems.HarmonyOS_43._（use）in smartwatches,personal computers and other internet of thing
46、s devices（装置）later.As we saw during the event,HarmonyOS 2.0 enables meetings in_44._office to be organized using the WPS app on the HarmonyOS 2.0 app.A power-point presentation can be_45._（rapid）shared on your phone with a quick swipe（滑动）of the WPS app on your smart screen,with real-time comments an
47、d papers sharing.Feeling_46._（disappoint）when you want to experience a big-screen multi-sensory（多人体感）game but dont have the equipment?With HarmonyOS 2.0,you can play smart screen games just by picking up a Huawei phone_47._can change into a controller in_48._（second）,and your family can enjoy large-
48、screen games together.Too small screen for online classes?VIPKid_49._（allow）you to interact with a large screen and a small screen through the collaboration（协作）of the smart screen and the tablet,and the online classroom is just as_50._（attract）as the on-site teaching.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节短文改错（满分 1
49、0 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。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（）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。The forest of my hometown is beautiful no matter how the season is.I was driving this morning w
50、hile I saw a deer live in the woods appear in the middle of the road.I came to the full stop,and we stared each other.He seemed clever.He had been in this world for some month and I didnt want to end in his life.Finally,I waved my hand for him to go on.Having seen anything to fear,he jumped across t