湖湘教育三新探索协作体2021年11月期中联考英语试卷

湖湘教育三新探索协作体2021年11月期中联考英语试卷及答案第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)A2021TeenVideoChallenge!Doyouhaveapassionforreadingorlibraries?Doyouwanttoshareyourvideoorperformativeskillswithteensacrossthecountry?TheTeenVideoChallengeisforyou!TheTeenVideoChallengeisanannualvideocontestandisopentoallteens(librarianandteachersupportisencouraged).Thechallengeisforteenstocreateapublicservicesannouncement-typevideothatshowstheiruniqueinterpretationofthe2021CSLPslogan“TailsandTales".Videosaretobenolongerthan60secondsandshouldpromotelibrariesandreading.VideoswillbeacceptedJune1throughAugust6,2021.Allvideosmust:●Benolongerthan60seconds.●Promotetheideaofusingpubliclibrariesandreading.●Bedesignedforuseatanylibrary.●Beappropriateforviewingbyaudiencesofallages.●Adheretocopyrightlaws.●Interpretthethemeofanimals,withthesloganofTailsandTales.Videowillbejudgedonthefollowingcriteria●Creativity●Messageclarityandrelevance●Motivationandinspiration●OverallimpactWinnersandPrizesCSLPwillselectfivenationalwinningvideos;eachofthewinningteens/teenteamswillreceiveS200.00.Eachteens/teenteam'spubliclibrarywillreceiveaprizeworth$50.00fromCSLP.Winnerswillbeannouncedinmid-October2021.Thewinnerswillberequiredtosubmitmodelreleaseformsforeachpersonthatappearsintheirvideos.ThewinningvideoswillbepostedonCSLPWebsite/YouTubeChannelforpublicviewingandjudging.Winnerswillbenotifiedbyemail.Formoreinformationaboutthe2021TeenVideoChallenge,pleasecontactluke.Kralik@21.Whatisthethemeofthe2021TeenVideoChallengerelatedto?A.Summerholidays.B.Booksandlibraries.C.Animals.D.Publicservices.22.Whatistherequirementofyourvideoforthecontest?A.Encouragingpeopletoreadmoreinlibraries.B.Beingdesignedforanyuseinlibraries.C.Havingasloganforyourtales.D.Lastingmorethanoneminute.23.Howcanwelearnmoreinformationaboutthe2021TeenVideoChallenge?A.Byphone.B.Byletter.C.Byvisitingthewebsite.D.Byemail.BIstillrememberwhenImovedtoMexicoCityin2014,myhusbandandIspentmostofourfreetimeexploringthecityof20million.WesqueezedourwaythroughmassivecrowdsthathadtraveledacrossthecountrytopraytotheVirginofGuadalupe,Mexico'spatronsaint.Wespenthoursincrowdedfruitandvegetablemarkets,lookingfortheperfectmangomilkshakeorvendorssellingthemostinteresting-soundingthings.Onceourtwochildrenwereborn,wemademorestopsatnearbyparks,catchingupwithfriendsontheplaygroundortestingoutnewflavorsoffood.Theideaofbeingalonewaslaughable;Irememberoncelookingoutofmyofficewindow,pre-pandemic,andnotseeingasinglepersonontheblock.Irecallitvividlybecauseitseemedutterlyapocalyptic(预示灾祸的)----anditneverhappenedagain.Overthepastninemonthsofthepandemic,ourliveshavemovedincreasinglyindoors.Weavoidthestill-crowdedrestaurantsandcityplazas.ExceptonweekendsOnarecentmorning,wedroveabout30minutestoLosDinamos,avast,mountainous,denselyforestednationalpark.Afewminutesintoourwalk,myeyesfollowedthemuddy,rockypathuntilitturnedagreencornerinthedistance.Ilistenedtothesoundofrushingwaterfromtheriverbelowandthetwitteringofbirdshiddeninthebranchesabove.AndthenIrealizedwithashock:we'realone.Inacityofmillionswhereaquietnightisofteninterruptedwithsoundsoftamale(墨西哥粽子)orsweet-potatovendorswalkingthestreetswiththeirhigh-pitchedwhistlesorrecordedsalespitches,wehadtransportedourselvesintoanotherkingdom.IoftentellpeoplewhatImissmostaboutpre-pandemiclifeisthebuzzofthecity.Yes,Imissthehustleandbustle,butI'mnotsurewhetherit'swhatIneedrightnow.NowIneedthesewalksonpine-needle-coveredtrailswithmyyoungdaughters;Ineedtobreatheintrulyfreshair;Ineedtotrickmykids(andmyhusband)aheadwithpromisesofsnacksandperfectpicnicspots;Ineedtobewithmyfamily--evenasImissmyparents,siblings,andfriendsextremely--intheheartofaforestontheedgeofabigcityinthemidstofapandemic.It'sareminderthatthereislifeallaroundme,evenifIcan'tspendtimemixingwithothers.24.WhydidmorepeoplecometoMexicoCityacrossthecountry?A.Toenjoythemselvesatparks.B.Tosellfruitandvegetablesatmarkets.C.Toenjoydeliciousfoods.D.Toshowtheirreligiousbelief.25.Whathasneverhappenedagain?A.Lookingoutoftheofficewindow.B.Nobodybeingfoundontheblock.C.Thecomingoftheideaofbeingalone.D.Meetingfriendsontheplayground.26.WhatdidtheauthorrealizeatLosDinamossuddenly?A.Theycametotheparktoexploretheunknown.B.Theyfeltlonelyinacityofmillions.C.Theyenjoyedvaluablemomentsofstillness.D.Theyweretiredofthebusyreality.27.Whatdoesthehikingintheforestremindtheauthor?A.Herbelovedarearoundinthepandemic.B.Beingoutsideisawaytoreducepandemicpressure.C.Thepandemicrequirespeoplenottomixwithothers.D.Peoplemisstheirfriendsandfamilyinthepandemic.C“TheDeltavariantisthemostable,fastestandfittestofthecoronavirusvariants,"saidMikeRyan,executivedirectoroftheWorldHealthOrganization'sHealthEmergenciesProgram.AndtheUSA'stophealthofficialssaidrecentlythattheDeltavariantisracingthroughthecountryandnowisresponsiblefor83%ofallUSAcases.Sowhatmakesthevariantsohorrible?TheDeltavariantwasfirstidentifiedinIndiainspringthisyear.Injustafewmonths'time,ithasspreadacrosstheglobe.ResearchfromtheUnitedKingdomshowsthattheDeltavariantishighlycontagious(传染的).It'sabout60%moreeasilypassedfrompersontopersonthantheAlphaversion,whichwasfirstidentifiedintheUK.Whileasingleinfectedpersonmighthavespreadolderversionsofthevirustotwoorthreeothers,number--calledthebasicreproductionnumber-mightbearoundsixforDelta,meaningthat,onaverage,eachinfectedpersonspreadsthevirustosixothers.EarlyevidencesuggeststheDeltavariantmaycausemoreseverediseaseinpeoplewhoarenotvaccinated.Infact,ithasraisedtheriskevenhigher,increasingtheoddsthataninfectedpersonwouldneedtobehospitalizedorcoulddiefromtheirinfectionby50%comparedtooldervariants,regardlessofvaccinationstatus.EmergingevidencefromEnglandandScotland,analyzedbyPublicHealthEngland,alsoshowsanincreasedriskforhospitalizationwithDelta.TheDeltavarianthasabout15differentmutations(突变)comparedwiththeoriginalvirus.Twoofthesemutationscanhelpthevirusescapetheantibodieswemaketofightit.Ithasanothermutationthatisalsogettingresearchers'attention--knownasP681R.Thismutationappearstohelpthevirusgetintoourcells.Soit'smorelikelytobeintherightpositiontoinfectourcellsifwecomeintocontactwithit,P681Rmayalsoenhancethevirus'abilitytounitecellstogethertobeclumps(团块).Theseclumpsofcellsarecalledsyncytia(合胞体).Theyturnintoabigfactoryformakingviruses.Scientistsaren'tsurewhatthesesupersizedsyncytiameanexactly,buttheyhavesometheories.Theymayhelptheviruscopyitselfmorerapidly.Thatmayenhancetheabilityofthevirustotransmitfrompersontoperson.AtleastonerecentstudyfromChinasupportsthisidea.Thatstudytracked167peopleinfectedwiththeDeltavariantbacktoasinglecase.ScientistssaythatwhatwealreadyknowabouttheDeltavariantmakesvaccinationmoreimportantthanever.28.ComparedtotheAlphavariant,theDeltavariantA.leadstomorevariantsgloballyB.appearedintheUSAmuchearlierC.spreadsmoreeasilyandquicklyD.hascausedmoretroubleintheUK29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“odds"probablymean?A.significanceB.speedC.probabilityD.amount30.WhatcanbelearnedaboutP681R?A.Ithelpskillinfectedcells.B.Itneedstobestudiedfurther.C.Ithelpsvirusessurviveantibodies.D.Itcancausemoremutations.31.What'sthemainpurposeofthetext?A.Togiveanexplanation.B.Toopenadiscussion.C.Tomakecomparisons.D.Topromoteasuggestion.DWalmarthasgivenupafive-yearefforttointroducestock-checkingrobotstoitsstores.Staff,whoevidentlydothejobbetter,canbreatheasighofrelief.ThecontrastiswiththeNorwegianoilindustry,whereremotelyoperatedoilrigs(石油钻机)havefrightenedunionsandlastmonthsetoffastrike.Distantcontrolofmachineryisincreasinglycommoninthecollectionofnaturalresources,reducinglaborcostsandimprovingsafetyinextremeenvironments.Objectorsarefightingadefendingaction.Portsshowwhatliesahead.Here,ship-to-shoreremote-controlledgantrycranes(起重机)havereplacedhumanlaborfromFelixStowetoMelbourne.Inmining,automationbeganinthemiddleofthelastcentury.Unmannedminingrailcarriagesarenowcommonlyused.Theeconomycrisisof2012-15providedastimulustoincreaseproductivityandcutdowncosts-factorsnotlostontheoilindustry.RioTintolastyearcompletedthefirstpublicpresentationofwhatitclaimsistheworld'sfirstfullyautonomous,long-distanceheavy-haulrailnetwork.Oilrigshavebeenontheautomationmarchformostofthepastdecade.Remotecontrolroomscanmanageeverythingfromdrillingtomining.Thesafetyadvantageofhavingfewerpeopleonrigsisobvious,especiallyduringapandemic.Benefitstothebottomlinearejustasclear.Equinor,theStatoilofNorway,saysthemoveaddedmorethanS212mtoearningswithinayearofitsriggoingdigital.Thebiggestsavingscomefromshrunkenpayrolls.Robotsaresettoreplacehumansinarangeofphysicallytough,repetitivejobs,fromorderpickinginwarehousestoliftingtheoldandweak.Upto800mjobscouldbelostacrossindustriestoautomationby2030,McKinneyGlobalInstituteestimatedin2017.TheUK'sOfficeforNationalStatisticscalculates1.5mEnglishjobsareeasilyinfluencedbypartialorfullautomation.Ithasevenbuiltanonlineprogramtotellworkershowatrisktheyare.ThevictoryofhumansoverrobotsatWalmartislikelytobeatemporaryone.Businessesthatautomatearestillsaferinvestmentsthanonesthatdonot.32.TheexampleofWalmartinPara.lisintendedtoA.illustratethevictoryofhumansoverrobotsB.setthetunethatrobotscannotreplacehumansatworkC.showthedifficultyofapplyingrobotsintheworkplaceD.serveasanopposingexamplethatintroducesthetopic33.Accordingtothepassage,theadvantagesofautomationintheoilindustryinclude①improvingworkers'healthstatus②beingabletocoverallkindsofjobs③loweringtheriskofspreadingdiseases④raisingearningsbyreducingwagecostsA①②B.①③C.②④D.③④34.TheauthorismostlikelytoagreethatA.usingrobotstoreplacehumanworkersistemporaryB.thereisapromisingfutureforautomationinbusinessesC.humansshouldbeawareoftheriskofuncontrollablemachineryD.itisagoodideaforpeopletoinvestintheoilindustry35Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?ADistantcontrolofmachineryisincreasinglyusedtoreplacehuman.B.Robotsarerelativelycheapcomparedtohumanworkers.C.Automationinindustriesbecomesatrendwithvariousbenefits.D.Robotswillreplacelowlevelskilljobsinthefuture.第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Ispentmymostinfluential10monthsofmylifeasajunior.36.ThereIattendedalocalpoorly-equippedschool.Everyday,Istruggledtofitinthenewsocialenvironment,butstillexperiencedsomanyblows.Isufferedfromracialdifferences.Besides,theheavilypollutedairsometimesalmostchokedmetodeath.37.However,IwasconvincedthatIcouldchallengemyselfandmakeadifference.DuringthesummervacationIdecidedtobeavolunteeratanEasterSealscampwherepeoplewithspecialneedsrequiredassistancebecauseofdisabilitiesandimprovedtheirabilitytodothingsontheirown.38.butthemostrewarding.Ifeltrelievedthatwithmyhelpaltogethermorethan950campersgainedindependence.Ioftenwatcheddozensofabandonedanimalsstarveonthestreets.Ifeltsadforhomelessdogsandwantedtohelpthemall.Overthecourseoftenmonths,Iprovidedabout50wanderinganimalswithfood,water,andevenmedicalcarewithmoneyfrommypocketandfoundhomesfor20--30dogs!39.Asthenewschoolyearbegan,ourdepartmenthadarenovation(翻新).Iofferedtohelpcleanupalltheunwantedbooks.Insteadofrecyclinghundredsofthosebooks,IconvincedthedepartmentthatthebookscouldserveahigherpurposewhichintheendbenefitedtheschoolsinArizona.40.Itmademebecomeapersonwithlove,patience,appreciation,determination,andaboveallenthusiasm.Itrustthatitisthroughenthusiasm,ideasandactionthatallchangescanoccur.A.ThedogswereluckytosurviveB.IhadtocopewithsocialconflictsaswellC.ThedisabledpeoplewerehardtohelpD.ItwasthemosttiringjobI'deverexperiencedE.The10-monthexperienceinArizonatransformedmegreatlyF.IlearnedasimpleactcontributedtoabiginfluenceonthepooranimalsG.IleftmycomfortableandfamiliarhometohaveanunusualadventureinArizona第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。WhenpeoplefindoutmysonSamisacompetitivemathlete,theyusuallyaskifmyhusbandandIare“mathpeople".Theanswerisdefinitelynot.ButsometimesI41wasamathpersonsoIcouldhelphimoratleastgivehimbetteradvice.Ninthgradewas42forSam.Helefttheworldofmiddleschoolmath,wherehewaskindofabigfish,andstartedswimmingwiththehighschoolkids.To43acompetition,hetookmultiplepracticetests,whichhedidn'tdoaswellashehadhoped.Ultimately,hewas44byamathcamphe’dappliedto.Helookedsomewhatdepressedand45,murmuringtome,“Ijustfeellikethewholeyearhasbeenawaste."Imaynotknowalotaboutmath,butIknowhowSamfeels.Asawriter,howmanydaysevenmonthshaveI“46”writingthesamesceneoverandoveragain?Writinga47sometimesfeelsliketwostepsforward,onestepback.48Igraduallylearntofaceandaccepttherepetitioninwriting.Whateverthe49,enjoyingtheprocessisenoughforme.“Youmaycurrentlybe50andfrustratedwithyourfailure,butit'snotgoingtostaylikethisforever,thatis,unlessyoudon'tacceptordonothingtochangeit,"Isaid.Heseemedtohaveunderstoodalittle,butshrugged,“Ifeellikeeveryoneelsedidbetterthanme."Iwalkeduptohimand51himontheshoulderaffectionately,“It'snormalthatwecan't52theoutcomeanddevotingtimeandenergytosomethingwithnoguaranteeofitssuccessisriskyandterrifying."IwastryingtoteachSamsomethingthathadtakenmealifetimetolearn:howto53difficulty,disappointmentandrejection,howtocommityourselftosomethingbecauseit'sworthyourwhile,notbecauseyou'recertainyou'll54.Advancedmathematics,anovel-maybetheyarenotthatdifferent55.Andyoudon'tneedtobeamathpersontoknowthat.41.A.thinkB.wishC.claimD.admit42.A.smoothB.toughC.fascinatingD.normal43.A.fightforB.searchforC.prepareforD.allowfor44.A.acceptedB.rejectedC.convincedD.estimated45.A.disappointedB.boredC.awkwardD.confused46.A.contributedB.paidC.employedD.wasted47.A.poemB.songC.commentD.novel48.A.InsteadB.ButC.ThusD.And49.A.resultB.conditionC.benefitD.expense50.A.insistingB.attemptingC.strugglingD.proving51.A.shookB.pattedC.struckD.grasped52.A.controlB.offerC.searchD.challenge53.A.giveawayB.makeupC.pushthroughD.putout54.A.failB.occupyC.changeD.succeed55.A.afterallB.inallC.aboveallD.ofall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。AstudybyCambridgeUniversityhasfoundthatextendingclassroomtimemayonlygivelimitedgainstopupils56lostlearningduringlockdowns.Itindicatedthat,ratherthanaddingextraclassroomtime,“schoolsmayfind57moreproductivetoconsidercarefullytherangeandqualityofactivitiesprovided".Theanalysisusedfiveyearsofofficialdata,collectedfrommorethan2,800schoolsinEngland,58(estimate)thelikelyimpactofadditionalclassroominstructiononacademicprogress.Itfoundthatevensubstantialincreasesinclassroomteachingtimewouldlikelyonlylead59smallimprovements.Forexample,extendingYear11pupils'classroomtimebyonehourperclass,inEnglishormaths,wasassociatedwith60increaseof0.12and0.18inaschool’s“value-added"score.Thisincreasewasquitesmall,consideringthatmostoftheschoolsinthestudyhad61(score)rangingbetween994and1,006.Thestudyalso62(investigate)thelikelyeffectondisadvantagedpupils,whoseeducationhadbeenhardesthitbyschoolclosures.Inkeepingwiththeoverallresults,itfoundagainthatmoreofthesameteachingwaslikelytodo63(relative)littletoimproveacademicoutcomes.Apossiblereasonwhyextrainstructiontimemaybeineffectiveisthatitwouldincreasetheburdenonbothteachersandpupils,64(prevent)themfrombeingattheirbest,accordingtothestudy.“Arecoveryagendamaybesuccessful65itprovidessupportandmakesroomforawiderrangeoflearning,"Mr.Connollysaid.“Inthatsense,lessinstructionaltimecouldactuallybemore."第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假定你是李华，请代表“用英语讲中国故事”演讲比赛组委会向Dr.Smith发出邀请函，内容包括:1.说明邀请Dr.Smith担当评委及原因:2.比赛时间、地点及相关安排。注意:1.写作词数应为80词左右:2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。第二节(满分25分)阅读下面材料。根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Myfatherisahard-workingandfriendly