河北省张家口市宣化第一中学2021届高三英语上学期阶段测试试题二

1、河北省张家口市宣化第一中学2021届高三英语上学期阶段测试试题（二）一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）a9/11 memorial and ground zero walking tour in remembrance of the events that took place on september 11， 2001， take this 2.5-hour walking tour， walk through the space of the former world trade center in new york city （nyc） a guide with a pers

2、onal connection to the events of that day shares stories of tragedy and heroism please wear comfortable shoes lower east side food and culture tour take a deep dive into the food culture of manhattans lower east side during this 3-hour guided small group tour follow your guide to hidden treasures fo

3、r tastes of everything from pancakes to chinese dumplings along the way， your guide will cast light on the neighborhoods rich， varied food culture， which helps you understand nyc as a whole children aged 5 years and younger are welcome at no charge tour runs rain or shine statue of liberty and ells

4、island tour get up close and personal with elis island and the statue of liberty on this 4.5-hour tour listen to the live narration from your guide and learn about the history of both spots， jump the queue and enjoy access to reserve line boarding the ferry then take in the amazing views of southern

5、 manhattan as you cross new york harbor food or drinks of any kind are not permitted big apple helicopter tour it might seem impossible to see the highlights of nyc in just 15 minutes but this helicopter tour makes it a reality listen to commentary from your pilot as you fly by the statue of liberty

6、， central park and other landmarks youll see more of the city on this tour than an entire day of exploring on foot， reservations are required1. which tour is perfect for those expecting a quick look of nyc？ _ a. big apple helicopter tourb. statue of liberty and ellis island tourc. lower east side fo

7、od and culture tourd. 9/11 memorial and ground zero walking tour2. what do we know about lower east side food and culture tour？ _ a. it is a night tourb. it involves treasure huntingc. it is child-friendlyd. it will be canceled if it rains3. what can tourists do on statue of liberty and ellis island

8、 tour？ _ a. share their first hand storiesb. take some water with themc. have a bird-view of southern manhattand. enjoy special right to board the ferrybi work with volunteers for wildlife， a rescue and education organization at bailey arboretum in locust valley trying to help injured， displaced or

9、sick creatures can be heartbreaking； survival is never certain however， when it works， it is simply beautiful i got a rescue call from a woman in muttontown she had found a young owl（猫头鹰） on the ground when i arrived， i saw a 2-to 3-week-old owl it had already been placed in a carrier for safety i e

10、xamined the chick（雏鸟） and it seemed fine if i could locate the nest， i might have been able to put it back， but no luck my next work was to construct a nest and anchor it in a tree the homeowner was very helpful a wire basket was found i put some pine branches into the basket to make this nest safe

11、and comfortable i placed the chick in the nest， and it quickly calmed down now all that was needed were the parents， but they were absent i gave the homeowner a recording of the hunger screams of owl chicks these advertise the presence of chicks to adults； they might also encourage our chick to star

12、t calling as well i gave the owner as much information as possible and headed home to see what news the night might bring a nervous night to be sure， but sometimes the spirits of nature smile on us all! the homeowner called to say that the parents had responded to the recordings i drove over and saw

13、 the chick in the nest looking healthy and active and it was accompanied in the nest by the greatest sight of all - lunch! the parents had done their duty and would probably continue to do so4. what is unavoidable in the authors rescue work according to paragraph 1？ _ a. efforts made in vainb. getti

14、ng injured in his workc. feeling uncertain about his futured. creatures forced out of their homes5. why was the author called to muttontown？ _ a. to rescue a womanb. to take care of a womanc. to cure a young owld. to look at a baby owl6. what made the chick calm down？ _ a. a new nestb. some foodc. a

15、 recordingd. its parents7. how would the author feel about the outcome of the event？ _ a. its unexpectedb. its beautifulc. its humorousd. its discouragingcchina has completed its home-grown beidou navigation （导航） satellite system （bds） with the successful launch of two more bds-3 satellites， 19 in a

16、ll， and has started providing services to countries participating in the belt and road initiative （bri） since the end of 2018 the bds， which will compete against the us global positioning system （gps）， will provide high-precision， reliable positioning， navigation and timing services anywhere in the

17、world by the end of 2020 the belt and road initiative is an ambitious effort to improve regional cooperation and connectivity in a trans-continental range the initiative aims to strengthen infrastructure （基础设施）， trade， and investment links between china and some 65 other countries it is also expecte

18、d to increase beijings influence in these countries this is a key step for the bds developing from a chinese home system to a regional and then a global navigation system， said yang changfeng， chief designer of the beidou system china plans to launch another 11 bds-3 satellites between the end of 20

19、18 and 2020 china developed the bds through a unique technological approach， contributing chinese wisdom to the theory and construction of international satellite navigation systems altogether 18 bds satellites have been sent into space in 2018， making this year the most intensive launch of the bds

20、satellites they improved their work efficiency by reforming the management process the number of satellite staff at the launch center has been reduced by nearly half， and the testing time before launch has been shortened by nearly a third in the cast production base in beijing， several bds satellite

21、s are being manufactured at the same time they try to improve intelligent manufacturing capability， and cut down production times construction of the bds-3 system has accelerated once the bds is fully completed， it will be the fourth global satellite navigation system after the us gps system， russia

22、s glonass and the european unions galileo india too， is building its navigational system called the indian regional navigation satellite system （irnss）， with an operational name of navic8. when can the bds offer global services？ _ a. in 2018b. in 2019c. in 2020d. in 20259. what can the bds do now？ _

23、 a. take the place of the gps of the usab. serve the belt and road initiativec. control the belt and road countriesd. watch anyone anywhere in the world10. what does paragraph 4 mainly talk about？ _ a. the unique characters of the bdsb. the chinese technology of the bdsc. the efforts of the staff of

24、 the bdsd. the difficulties the bds has to deal with11. what can be the best title for the text？ _ a. chinas bds is approaching its goal step by stepb. chinas bds has become the fourth global satellite navigation systemc. chinas bds helps bri increase beijings international influenced. the unique te

25、chnological approach makes chinas bds outstandingdthree boys were enjoying themselves in their hometown of bovina， mississippi however， their lives were turned upside down when they discovered the jawbone of a mastodon （齿乳象） brothers shawn and caid sellers and cousin michael mahalitc found the prehi

26、storic bone in a piece of earth that was recently plowed （犁、耕） i thought it was a log， caid said i tried to pick it up and it was really heavy and i saw teeth on it the bone weighed about 50 pounds they eventually got the bone to their home and fitted it in their tub （浴盆）， but it took their collecti

27、ve strength， might and a golf cart， to carry the large mastodon bone they didnt expect to find that， michaels mom said now that they have， i believe that they will be more aware of their surroundings and what theyre digging up when they are digging and playing weve gotten a lot of petrified （石化的） wo

28、od and civil war relics from the area and thats what i thought it was， the brothers mother said this is our first set of teeth weve found so we thought it was their imagination we were quite surprised to see that it was not their imagination they were exploring near the brothers home lo and behold （

29、真想不到）， they saw what they thought resembled a fossil it was the curator of paleontology （古生物负责人） of the mississippi museum of natural science， george phillips， who first identified the bone as a very mature individual the mastodon was a mammal who lived during the prehistoric times they had long tus

30、ks and trunks， like elephants they were clearly different from their modern-day counterparts， as well as woolly mammoths （猛犸）12. how did they find the jawbone of a mastodon？ _ a. with great effortsb. through imaginationc. instructed by an expertd. by chance13. at first the brothers mother thought th

31、e jawbone was _ a. from people who died in the civil warb. the bone from a very mature individualc. like a log or somethingd. the prehistoric bone14. the discovery of the jawbone of a mastodon is important mainly because it _ a. helps people to know more about the civil warb. promotes the research o

32、n more prehistoric creaturesc. teaches kids to be more aware of their surroundingsd. attracts the mississippi museum of natural science15. which of the following can be the best title for the article？ _ a. prehistoric bones recently found in mississippib. not petrified wood nor civil war relicsc. fi

33、rst identifying bone as a very mature individuald. unexpectedly discovering mastodon jawbone二、阅读七选五（本大题共5小题，共10.0分）for college graduates，it is of vital importance to write application letters well (1) it should state clearly the job you want，and should tell what you have doneit should be simple，huma

34、n，personal and brief without leaving out any necessary facts in writing a letter of application，keep in mind that the things a possible employer is most likely to want to know about are your qualifications，your achievements and your aims (2) if the first few sentences fail to win the readers attenti

35、on，the rest of the letter may not be continued at alltry to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer not to your own needs or desiresfor example，instead of beginning withi saw your advertisement in todays newspaperyou might sayi have made a careful study of your advertising

36、 during the past six monthsor i have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives use your product and why they like it (3) be clear about the kind of job for which you are now applyingcollege graduates looking for their first positions often ask what they can provide in a letter

37、 and what if employers warn experience，which，naturally，no beginner has (4) it is important to write a good strong closing for your lettermake a specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect (5) that makes it easier for a possible employer to get i

38、n touch in you ahere are a few suggestions for you to prepare yourself better for your interview ban excellent idea is to enclose a stamped，self-addressed envelope with your letter cthe answer is that everything you have ever done is experience ddont be afraid of being a new hand etry to avoid writi

39、ng in general f the purpose of a letter of application is to help you tosellyourself gthe opening paragraph is perhaps the most important16. a. ab. bc. cd. de. ef. fg. g17. a. ab. bc. cd. de. ef. fg. g18. a. ab. bc. cd. de. ef. fg. g19. a. ab. bc. cd. de. ef. fg. g20. a. ab. bc. cd. de. ef. fg. g三、完

40、形填空（本大题共20小题，共30.0分）what do you do with an orchid （兰花） after its petals have fallen off？ (21)youre an expert on growing these plants， you may find that they never (22) for you again just like most things rare and beautiful， they dont(23)forever they all have their own life cycle and its always a lit

41、tle sad when the petals (24) i cant (25) just throwing out orchids i usually put the green leafed plants outside， and ive even tried putting them in the ground a couple of times， but in (26) after so much (27) and error，i was almost (28) that they would never rebloomed this year，(29)， my lovely wife

42、 had other ideas a few of the plants were moved to a table in the living room， and some others were (30)on the kitchen window i happily gave up (31)what to do with my flowerless orchids， and let my wife take over trying to help them at some points in life， even the most magnificent events come to a（

43、n）(32) life and love are only the two most obvious actually，(33) we ever create or get involved with has its own life (34) sure， you can(35) hope it was certainly easy to believe that those orchids would never flower again - that is， until my wife decided to come to their(36) my wife kept moving the

44、 plants around the house， looking for the right light(37)， the orchids stayed alive tiny new stems （茎） grew from the old ones a year later and now， nearly all of them are flowering yes， you can (38) everything you think is important - your beauty， your wealth， even your family - but as long as you a

45、re alive， you can find new life within something you thought was never going to bloom （开花） again never lose (39) on finding new life， even if the chance is (40)21. a. becauseb. althoughc. unlessd. if22. a. bloomb. strugglec. lived. care23. a. continueb. lastc. managed. go24. a. fallb. growc. thrived

46、. disappear25. a. helpb. stopc. keepd. stand26. a. ruinsb. vainc. needd. trouble27. a. effortb. attemptc. researchd. trial28. a. remindedb. informedc. convincedd. warned29. a. howeverb. thereforec. alsod. otherwise30. a. removedb. ignoredc. placedd. sold31. a. questioningb. wonderingc. regrettingd.

47、doubting32. a. decisionb. conclusionc. agreementd. end33. a. nothingb. everythingc. somethingd. anything34. a. styleb. cyclec. patternd. stories35. a. stick tob. believe inc. build upd. give up36. a. rescueb. mindc. noticed. way37. a. generallyb. normallyc. surprisinglyd. sadly38. a. loseb. missc. g

48、aind. keep39. a. trustb. confidencec. hoped. dream40. a. greatb. bigc. hardd. slim四、语法填空（本大题共1小题，共15.0分）41. for the first time in 94 years， the palace museum has extended its opening hours， allowing the public to celebrate the lantern festival at night in the ancient palaceabout 3，000 lucky visitors

49、 received free tickets from the government， among（1）_ was zhang zhifu， a 77-year-old public security volunteer its a mark of gratitude for her volunteer work it is （2）_（ true） an honor to be granted this special privilege， zhang saidto guarantee the （3）_（ safe） of the palace， festival organizers （4）

50、_（plan） this years lantern festival event used led lights rather than traditional paper lanterns and red candles its a fascinating event for visitors to absorb （5）_（ they） in the festival atmosphere in the museum discussion of the palace museums new look lit up social media following tuesdays displa

51、ysince he became director of the palace museum， shan jixiang （6）_（ bring） many changes to the worlds （7）_（ large） royal complex （建筑群） once in a speech the 64-year-old director shared his idea about how to make traditional （8）_（ treasure） come alive again （9）_ matters to a museum is not how many visi

52、tors they have， but how close they are （10）_ peoples daily lives， he said五、短文改错（本大题共1小题，共10.0分）42. dear john，i am so glad hear from you learn that you are working on chinese， i strongly recommend the novel journey to the west the novel is one of the four great classical novels of chinese literature

53、it tells about a buddhist monk and his three disciples， animal with human characteristic，traveling west to india in search for buddhist scriptures i think， the study of this novel open the way to chinese values and history， from what you will get a better understanding of chinese culture beside， the

54、 novel offers a mixture of adventure and comedy， so while enjoying reading， you will surprisingly find you can speak and write in chinese more fluenti hope you keep reading to enjoy the charm of chinese language but you will achieve a great progress in your chinese六、书面表达（本大题共1小题，共25.0分）43. 假如你是李华，你的

55、美国网友peter参加中国象棋网络挑战赛获得了一等奖请根据以下提示写一封英文电子邮件向他表示祝贺1祝贺他获奖；2肯定他付出的努力；3询问何时方便，在网上切磋棋艺注意：1词数 100左右； 2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯中国象棋网络挑战赛：chinese chess network challengedear peter，答案1.【答案】【小题1】a【小题2】b【小题3】d【解析】文章介绍和9/11纪念馆和零地徒步旅行有关的项目，介绍这些项目的具体活动内容阅读理解考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择在做推理判断题不要以个人的主

56、观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断1.a细节理解题根据bigapplehelicoptertour这部分的句子itmightseemimpossibletoseethehighlightsofnycinjust15 minutesbutthishelicoptertourmakesitareality可知，在bigapplehelicoptertour可以快速地浏览nyc故选a 2.b细节理解题根据lowereastsidefoodandculturetour这部分的句子followyourguidetohiddentreasuresfortastesofeverythingfrompancakestochinesedumplings可知，在lowereastsidefoodan