2021年烟台市第二十四中学高三英语下学期期末试卷及答案

1、2021 年烟台市第二十四中学高三英语下学期期末试卷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ANew events and changes of junior golf competition calendarNew eventsNotah Begay Junior Golf National ChampionshipWhat does a junior golfer aim to pursue? One thing is to be noticed, ideally by a

2、college coach. A remarkable opportunity will be offered by the Notah Begay Junior Golf National Championship to its participants: an event broadcast by Golf Channel. Players aged between eight and 18 can compete in the new event; information aboutwhere and when it will be held will be released later

3、. Barbasol Junior ChampionshipBeginning the career in the PGA Tour is something that a junior golfer tends to dream of. The Barbasol JuniorChampionship, which is scheduled to take place between June 29 and July 2 at Keene Trace Golf Club inNicholasville,Kentucky, will provide such an opportunity. Bo

4、ys under 19 years old will qualify for this new 54 -hole event, and the winner will be awarded a spot at the PGA Tours Barbasol Championship in July.Changed eventsThunderbird International JuniorThe dates of the AJGAs ThunderbirdInternationalJunior have to be changed since the NCAA Championships mov

5、e to Grayhawk Golf Club inScottsdale,Arizona, for the next three years. Generally, the Thunderbird is played at the end of May. However, this year it is scheduled on different dates for the first time, from April 9 to 12, whichmeans, of course, that the finish date is on Masters Sunday.Gator Invitat

6、ionalJunior golf intends to prepare for the following college golf. If this is the case, then it is crucial to simulate the higher -level experience as much as possible. Because of that, the Gator Invitational, as a junior boys event, hasmade a significant decision on becoming a 54 -hole event by ad

7、ding a round this year. The new version willbeplayed from March 13 to 15 at The Country Club of Jackson inJackson,Mississippi.1. Which event can be watched on TV?A. Notah Begay Junior Golf National Championship.B. Barbasol Junior Championship.C. Thunderbird International Junior.D. Gator Invitational

8、.2. When will the Thunderbird International Junior be played?A. At the end of May.B. From April 9 to 12.C. Between June 29and July 2.D. From March 13 to 15.3. What has been changed about the Gator Invitational?A. The award given to the winnerB. The place where it is played.C. The required age of the

9、 players.D. The number of rounds it has. BThe modern Olympics, which appeared in ancient Greece as many as 3,000 years ago, have become the world s most important sporting competition. From the 8th century B. C. to the 4th century A. D., the the ancient Olympics were held every four years in Olympia

10、 in honor of the god Zeus. The first modern Olympics took place in1896 inAthens, and featured 280 participants from 13 nations, competing in 43 events. Since 1994, the Summerand Winter Olympic Games have been held separately every two years. The 2020 Summer Olympics, delayed one year because of the

11、COVID-19, was held in Japan in 2021.The ancient Olympics were held every four years betweenAugust 6 and September 19 during a festival honoring Zeus. The Games were named for their location (位 置 ) at Olympia, a place near the western coast in southernGreece. Their influence was so great that ancient

12、 historians began to measure time by the Olympic Games held every four years.After the Roman Empire conquered (征服 ) Greece in the mid -2nd century B.C., the Games continued, but their standards and quality dropped. For example from 67 A. D., the Emperor Nero entered an Olympic horse race,announcingh

13、imselfthewinnereven afterhe felloffhishorseduringtheevent. In393 A. D., Emperor Theodosius ended the ancient Olympic tradition.It was another 1,500 years before the Games rose again, largely thanks to the efforts of Baron Pierre deCoubertin (1863 -1937) of France. Working hard at the development of

14、physical education, the young man became inspired by the idea of creating a modern Olympic Games after visiting the ancient Olympic building. In November 1892, at a meeting of the Union des Sports Athl tiqueisn Paris, Coubertin suggested the idea of making theOlympics an international athletic compe

15、tition held every four years. Two years later, he got the approval (批准)he needed to found the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ), which would become the governing body of the modern Olympic Games.4. What do we know about the modern Olympics?A. The modern Olympics became famous in the 18th centu

16、ry.B. The first Winter Olympics was held in 1994.C. The first modern Olympics dates back to 1896.D. The latest Winter Olympics will delay for two years.5. How often were the ancient Olympics held?A. Every year.B. Every other year.C. Every three years.D. Every four years.6. When did the ancient Olymp

17、ics end?A. In 393 A. D.B. In 67 A. D.C. In the mid -2nd century B. C.D. About 1,500 years ago.7. What is the best title of the text?A. The ancient OlympicsB. The modern OlympicsC. The Olympics developed through yearsD. The Olympics are popular in modern timeCOlder adults with a better sense of smell

18、 may live longer than thosewho have a poor sense of smell, a new study suggests. The study was a project of researchers in theUnited Statesthat was ongoing for over 13 years. They asked nearly 2,300 men and women to identify 12 common smells. All the subjects were from 71 to 82 years ofage. The rese

19、archers gave the adults scores, from 0 to as high as 12, based on how many smells they identified correctly.During the years of follow-up investigation, over 1,200 of the subjects died. When the study was launched, none of the adults were weak. They could walk a little under half a kilometer, climb

20、10 steps and independently complete daily activities. In the latest findings, the researchers noted that those with a weak nose were 30 percent more likely to die than people with a good sense of smell. The findings were reported last month in the scientific publication Annals of Internal Medicine.H

21、onglei Chen, a doctor withMichiganStateUniversityinEast Lansing,Michigan, was the lead writer of a report on the study. He said the connection between a poor sense of smell and an increased risk of dying was limited toadults who firstreportedgood-to -excellent health. This suggests thata poorsense o

22、f smell is an early and sensitive sign for worsening health before it is recognizable in medical tests. With a poor sense of smell, peopleare more likely to die of brain and heart diseases, but not of cancer or breathing disorders.The results also suggest that a poor sense of smell may be an early w

23、arning for poor health in older age thatgoesbeyond dementia or other neurodegenerative(神经变性的 ) diseases. These often signal the beginning of a weakening of the mind or body.8. What do you know about the study mentioned?A. The study involved researchers from the world.B. All the participants were of

24、different ages.C. The study began to be performed about 13 years ago.D. 2 ,300 men and women were young and healthy.9. What was the situation like at the beginning of the study?A. More than 1,200 of the participants passed away.B. Many of the subjects were found with health problems.C. All the subje

25、cts were independent of others when walking.D. One third of the participants had a poor smell sense.10. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?A. People with a poor sense of smell have heart disease.B. You should be careful with your health if you smell poorly.C. People with a poor sense

26、of smell wont suffer from cancer.D. Most of the elder people may have the dementia disease.11. Which is the best title for the passage?A. Strong Sense of Smell May Be Linked to Longer LifeB. Old People Tend to Have a Poor Sense of SmellC. A Number of Factors Result in Longer LifeD. Being Ill Means L

27、osing the Sense of SmellDWhen the COVID-19 hit and supermarket shelves were empty, Chris Hall and Stefanny Lowey decided they no longer wantedto rely on others for food. The couple, who live on Pender Island in BritishColumbia,Canada, decided to start a year-long challenge where they wouldnt buy a s

28、ingle thing to eat. Instead they would grow,raise or catch everything righdtown to sugar, salt and flour. Now, five months in, they say the challenge has changed their lives.Chris, 38, said,“ It has always been something that we have wanted to do. We have had a garden and grown vegetables for a long

29、 time already. When the COVID -19 hit, it gave us that extra push that we needed to do it. Wewere both out of work when we started, and with the reality check of grocery stores running out of items, it gave us even more motivation to see if we could look after ourselves.”The pair spent the months be

30、fore building a house for chickens, ducks and turkey as well as studying as muchas possible to figure out where they would get all the things they needed. Chris adds,“ We had tnew things like how to grow mushrooms, process our Stevia plants, and harvest salt from the ocean. We spent a lot of time re

31、ading and studying online to figure out all the things we were going to need to do.Now after five months, they both feel its been going well but Chris admits the first few weeks were difficult.“ The first three weeks were very challenging as our bodies adjusted to cutting out coffee, wine and sugar

32、all onthe same day,” he says.“ After three weeks our energy levels balanced out and our wishes reduced and now we feel great.” Now February has ended. As they come through winter, they feel positive about continuing with thisway of living, with their challenge officially ending in August.12. Why did

33、 the pair decide to produce foods on their own?A. They were isolated by Pender Island.B. They couldnt afford to buy them because they were out of work.C. They believed its good for their health.D. They could hardly buy them in shops.13. Which words can be used to describe the couple?A. Rich and gene

34、rous.B. Helpful and positive.C. Optimistic and self -dependent.D. Motivated and brave.14. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. Their challenge may last about eleven months in total.B. They were discouraged by the difficulty at first.C. They had difficulty because they wanted more.D. They cou

35、ldnt adjust their bodies to the hard work after three weeks.15. In which column may you read such a passage?A. Sports.B. Agriculture.C. Lifestyle.D. Business.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Magazine Activities for Learning EnglishEven if you just read the magazines

36、and enjoy theircontent,you will be learning new words, sentence structuresand common sayings.16Here are some activities you can do with English magazines that will help you study English actively. You can do these out loud by writing, through discussion with someone else or evenjust silently in your

37、 head. 17Most magazines have a lot of pictures. Choose some pictures and describe what you see in them, out loud or in writing. You can find more ideas on how to learn using pictures in this article.Add speech and thoughts. Are there any people or animals in the pictures?18Then writeon themagazine t

38、heir words or thoughts in your imagination. It is like a film showing in your mind.Summarize the articles. You can test how well you understand an article by trying to summarize it.19If you can t, try reading it again and take care to see the meaning instead of the individual words.Discuss the artic

39、les. If you read about an event that just happened, or even if you just find somethinginteresting, share it with someone. Have a conversation about it. It will be a great way to practice your understanding of the article and your conversation skills. Some-times reading an article leaves you with mor

40、e questions. If you could ask the author anything, what would it be? What else would you want to know about thetopic?20 A. Describe the pictures.B. Diversify your reading practice.C. Imagine what they would be saying or thinking.D. You can also search for words that you found in magazines.E. Actuall

41、y, you can take your learning a step further with them.F. Can you describe what the article is about in a sentence or two?G. Talking about an article with its author is the best way to understand it.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Lots of childr

42、en want to know what to give their mom for Mothers Day. Of course, a handsome card is always great, but its not21to come up with that extra something.A few days before Mothers Day, my friend Ollie and I were discussing what22is good enough for his grandmother Abuela, who is pretty much like a23to hi

43、m. Right then, Abuela walked inside with a tray offood.“ Sweetie, wont you24us for lunch? Were having sandwiches. Its my speciality.” she“ This is delicious!” I said after taking a bite and then asked. Speaking of 25 , whats the most delicious food youve ever eaten?”She thought for a minute. Well, n

44、othing could match the special strawberry ice cream my grandmother 26 when I was a girl on certain occasions. We winked at each other, knowing that we had already found a Mothers Day 27 his grandmother would love.Over the next few28, Ollie and I asked everyone we knew if they29tohave a nice creammac

45、hine and old fashioned one30 but no luck. So my dad helped us31some recipes online, andfortunately we found a fun one that didnt require any32machine just a couple of empty coffee cansdifferent sizes.MothersDay33arrived.Wewerevery34tomake theicecream.Sittingoutside,weall took35rolling the can while

46、we sang the Mothers Day song for Abuela. We had to roll the can for half anhour.36, it was so much fun； When the37was finally ready, Abuela was the first to try it. Mmm!The ice cream you made is even far better than I38!” Abuela smiled from ear to ear.For Mothers Day,39time together while we made th

47、e ice cream was just as much fun as40it. It is company with love that means more than gifts.21. A. hardB. comfortableC. easyD. funny22. A. giftB. lessonC. exerciseD. food23. A. friendB. momC. sisterD. teacher24. A. helpB. abandonC. blameD. accompany25. A. urgentB. deliciousC. preciousD. desperate26.

48、 A. approvedB. conveyedC. madeD. predicted27. A. surpriseB. artC. toyD. honour28. A. yearsB. monthsC. weeksD. days29. A. attemptedB. happenedC. pretendedD. agreed30. A. over thereB. or soC. as usualD. in particular31. A. search forB. look afterC. head forD. appeal to32. A. strangeB. specificC. actua

49、lD. expensive33. A. obviouslyB. suddenlyC. eventuallyD. oppositely34. A. shockedB. satisfiedC. tiredD. excited35. A. turnsB. photosC. courageD. money36. A. ThoughB. HoweverC. ThereforeD. Besides37. A. canB. biscuitC. ice creamD. flower38. A. sellB. lackC. judgeD. remember39. A. spendingB. countingC.

50、 wastingD. saving40. A. holdingB. eatingC. playingD. handling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I dream to be41.popular teacher in the future because I hope I can bring knowledge and42. （ happy ）to children.With time passing by, my wonderful middle school life is coming to th

51、e end. Just when I43.（ enter ）Sunshine School, I was a childish boy44.liked playing computer games. I still remembered my first mid-term exam. I failed many subjects. I even thoughtabout45.（give） up. It was MsZhang who encouraged me46.（ face） the difficulties bravely. With the help of my teacher, I redoubled my efforts. Nowadays, I overcame difficulties and always do well in the school subjects. Thanks47.Ms Zhang, I have gained a lotboth in my study48.in my life. I hope I can be as49.（excellently ） as my teacher.All in all, I will learn harder to get 50.