2021年湖北省宜昌市某中学高三英语期中试卷及答案解析

2021年湖北省宜昌市第九中学高三英语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

FourBestCitiestoVisitinWinter

Coldrains,icysidewalksandgrayskiescanmakewintertravelatrial.Butherearefourcitiesaroundthe

worldthatmakeforagreatcold-weatherdestination:

Prague,CzechRepublic

Withitssnow-cappedspiresandwindingstreets,Pragueisafairytalecitythatremainslytourist-freeinwinter.

Theamazingarchitecturelooksevenprettierunderasheetofsnow,withoneofthemostbeautifulareas

beingtheoldtown,withitsRomanesquevaults.Gasstreetlampshavebeenplacedthroughoutthecitycenter,

addingaromanticcolor1toevenings.Cafeshereareidealforescapingthebittercold.

Salzburg,Austria

WithitsChristmassongsandtraditionalmarkets,thisisaperfectcityforawinterbreak.“SilentNight”was

performedforthefirsttimeinthechurchofOberndorfontheborderofSalzburgonChristmasEvein1818.

Thecity'smainmarketisheldintheshadowofSalzburg'sHohensalzburgCastle,buttheoneheldinMirabell

Squareisespeciallypopularwithfoodloverswhocometotastelocalfoodsuchashalusky—piecesofdumpling

mixedwithfriedbacon.

Tromso,Norway

TromsoiswidelyregardedasNorway'smostbeautifulcityandisabaseforspoilingthenorthernlights.There

areseveralattractivemuseums,includingthePolarMuseum,whichoffersaninsightintothehistoryofArctic

expeditions,andtheTromsoMuseum,whichisfamousforitsSamiexhibitions.

Amsterdam,Netherlands

Inwinter,Amsterdam'smuseumsaremuchlesscrowded,makingitthetimetovisitattractionssuchas

RijksmuseumortheAnneFrankHouse.Builtoriginallytohouseacircus,theRoyalCarreTheaterismorethan130

yearsold.Childrenwilllovethespectacularperformances.

1.WhatcanyoudoinPrague?

A.Enjoythefascinatingarchitecture.B.Tastelocalfoodhalusky.

C.AppreciateSamiexhibitions.D.Watchacircusperformance.

2.Wherewas“SilentNight”firstperformed?

A.InthechurchofOberndorf.B.InHohensalzburgCastle.

C.InMirabellSquare.D.InthePolarMuseum.

3.Whichcitywillyouchooseifyouwanttoseethenorthernlights?

A.Prague.B.Salzburg.C.Tromso.D.Amsterdam.

B

Mostkidscanwalkintoalibraryorbookstoreandfindhundredsofbookstoread.Butit’snotthatsimplefor

kidswhoareblind.Theyreadinadifferentway.JennyLeeandotherbraille(盲文)transcriberstaketheprinted

wordsofabookandchangethemintoacodeofraiseddots.Blindpeoplecanreadthesedotswiththeirfingers.

Toknowwhatbraillefeelslike,takeaballpointpenandpresshardontoapieceofpaper.Nowturnthepaperover

andtouchtheraiseddotmadebythepenpoint.

WhenLeefirstsawthedotsofthebraillealphabet,shewonderedifshe’deverbeabletoreadandwrite

themeasily.Shetookaclassandpractisedhardforaboutsixmonthsbeforeshepassedthefinalexam:shehadto

convert35pagesofabookintobraille.Today,Leeworksforapublisher.Oneofherjobsistochangechildren’s

booksintobraille.

Todothis,Leefirsttypesthestoryintoacomputerandthenusesacomputerprogramtotranslateitintothe

braillecode.Next,shelooksoverthetranslationseveraltimestomakesureit’smistake-free.Afterthat,acopyof

thebraillestoryisprintedwithaspecialprinter.ThenLeeandaproofreaderworktogethertofindandcorrectany

mistakes.Whenabookisready,manycopiesofitareprinted.Afterwards,somearesoldthroughwebsitesand

othersaresenttolibraries.

Sometimes,goingoverastoryagainandagaingetstiring.That’swhenLeetakesabreak.SeveralofJenny

Lee’sco-workers,whoareblind,useguidedogs.Whentheanimalsaren’tworking,Leelikesspendingafew

minuteswiththem.Toher,playingwithdogs“isalwaysapick-me-upinthemiddleoftheday”.

“Ilovethismission,”Leesays.“Throughmybrainpowerandmyfingers,Iamputtingthedotsintosomekid’s

hands.”

4.Howdoesthewriterexplainwhatbraillefeelslike?

A.Byexplainingwhatbraillewordslooklike.

B.Bydescribinghowblindpeoplereadbooks.

C.Byaskingreaderstoexperienceitthemselves.

D.Bygivingexamplesofdifferentbraillewords.

5.WhatwasLee’sfirstreactiontobraille?

A.Shewasexcitedtogetanewskill.

B.Shewasamazedatthecleveridea.

C.Sherealizedshecouldteachitherself.

D.Shebelieveditwouldbedifficulttolearn.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pick-me-up”inparagraph4mostprobablymean?

AAdiscussiontoreleaseworkstress.

B.Somethingtoimproveone’sappetite.

C.Somethingtohelprestoreone’sspirit.

D.Afreerideaccompaniedwithaguidedog.

7.WhatdoesLeethinkofherjob?

A.Profitableandhopeful.B.Tiringbutmeaningful.

C.Relaxingandhelpful.D.Boringbutchallenging.

C

Theregularworldpresentedtousbyourfivesenses—youcouldcallitreality1.0—isnotalwaysthemost

user-friendly.Wegetlostinunfamiliarcities;wemeetpeoplewhoselanguagewedon’tunderstand.Sowhynot

trytheimprovedversion:augmentedreality（AR）orreality2.0?ARtechnologyaddscomputer-producedimages

ontherealworldviaamobilephonecameraorspecialvideoglasses.

EarlyformsofARarealreadyhere—smartphonescandeliverinformationaboutnearbyATMsand

restaurantsandotherpointsofinterest.Butthat’sjustthebeginning.Afewyearsfromnowthequantityof

informationavailablewillhaveincreasedhugely.Youwillnotonlyseethatthere’saChineserestaurantonthenext

block,butyouwillbeabletoseethemenuandreadreviewsofit.

Thisiswherethenextrevolutionincomputingwilltakeplace:intheinterface（界面）betweentherealworld

andtheinformationbroughttousviatheInternet.Imaginebubblesfloatingbeforeyoureyes,filledwithcool

informationaboutanythingandeverythingthatyouseeinfrontofyou.

Let’sjumpaheadtotenyearsfromnow.Apersontryingtofixacarwon’tbereadingabookwithpictures;he

willbewearingadevicethatprojectsanimated3Dcomputergraphicsontotheequipmentunderrepair,labelling

partsandgivingstep-by-stepguidance.

ThewindowontotheARworldcanbeasmartphoneorspecialvideoglasses.Butintenyears’timethese

willhavebeenreplacedbycontactlenses(隐形眼镜)withtinyLEDs,whichpresentsomethingatareadable

distanceinfrontofeyes.Soadeafpersonwearingtheselenseswillbeabletoseewhatpeoplearesaying.

Thequestionis,whileweareallabsorbedinournewaugmentedrealityworld,howwillwebe

communicatingwitheachother?

8.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Therelationshipbetweenreality1.0andreality2.0.

B.DifferentformsoftheARtechnology.

C.Thenextinformationtechnologyrevolution.

D.ThepopularityoftheARtechnology.

9.WhichofthefollowingwillARtechnologysupportaccordingtothetext?

A.Topayforthingsonlineconveniently.

B.Toplayonlinegamesmerrily.

C.Toofferinformationefficiently.

D.Tocommunicatewithotherssocially.

10.WhatareContactlenseswithtinyLEDsusedfor?

A.Showtextsandimages.B.Protectpeople’seyes.

C.Helpdeafpeoplecommunicate.D.Replacesmartphone.

11.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheARtechnology?

A.Indifferent.B.Critical.C.Concerned.D.Favourable.

D

Acheapprintedsensorcouldtransmitwildfirewarnings.Wildfireshaverecentlydestroyedregionsacrossthe

world,andtheirgravityisincreasing.Hopingtoreduceharm,researchersledbyYapeiWang,aChinesechemist

ofRenminUniversity,saytheyhavedevelopedaninexpensivesensortodetectsuchfiresearlierwithlesseffort.

Currentdetectionmethodsrelyheavilyonhumanwatchfulness,whichcandelayaneffectiveresponse.Most

wildfiresarereportedbythegeneralpublic,andotheralertscomefromroutinefootpatrolsandwatchtower

observers.Passingplanesandsatellitesalsooccasionallyspotsomething,but“thefirefirstappearsonthe

ground,"Wangsays.“Whenyouseethefirefromthesky,itistoolate.”

Theteamsaysitsnewsensorcanbeplacedneartreetrunks'basesandsendawirelesssignaltoanearby

receiverifthereisadramatictemperatureincrease.Thatheatalsopowersthesensoritself,withoutreplacing

batteries.Theteamprintedthesubstancesontoordinarypapertocreateasensorforjust$0.40.

Butimprovingcoordinationamongthedifferentagenciesinvolvedinfirefightingisevenmorecrucialto

address,saysGrahamKent,anearthquakeexpertattheUniversityofNevada,Reno,whowasnotpartofthe

study.KentisdirectorofALERTWildfire,anetworkthatusescamerasandcrowdsourcingtowatchforfires

inCalifornia,NevadaandOregon.“Thewholewaythatyourespondtoafireuntilit'sputoutislikeaballet,"hesays.

“You'dhavetochoreograph(设计)itjustso,withresourcespreciselyusedattherighttimeandplaceandinthe

rightorderfromdetectiontoconfirmationtoassignmenttoextinguishment(熄灭).Firedetectionisjuststepone.

Wangsayshisteam'snextstepsaretoextendthedevice'ssignalrangebeyondthecurrent100meters,which

canlimitpracticaluse,andtodevelopaprotectiveshieldforit.Thetransmitter'seffectiveness,henotes,willalso

needtobeexaminedinthefieldahead.

12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“gravity”inparagraph1probablymean?

A.Pull.B.Extinction.

C.Popularity.D.Severity.

13.Whatdoweknowaboutthesensor?

A.Itspriceremainshigh.

B.Itsbatteriesarereplaceable.

C.Itcandetectfiresearlierandeasier.

D.Itcanreducefirefighters'pain.

14.WhatdoesKentmeaninparagraph4?

A.Firefightingiseasybutcrucial.

B.Firedetectionresourcesarerich.

C.Puttingoutafireisanorderlyactivity.

D.Technologyisthekeytoextinguishingafire.

15.What'stheplanforthenewsensoraccordingtoWang?

A.Improvingandtestingit.

B.Limitingitsuseandtransmission.

C.Examingandreducingitssignalrange.

D.Gettingitonthemarketaheadoftime.

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

Inmovingtoanothercountryitisnotuncommontoexperiencecultureshock.AsaChinesepersoninBritain,

Iamnodifferent.

Basically,therearefivestagesofcultureshock.

StageonecanbecalledtheTouriststage".Ifyoutravelalot,you'llagreewithme.Everythinginanewplace

isveryexcitingtoatourist.___16___Afterall,touristsdon'tusuallystaytoolonginoneplace.

Thesecondstageisthe"shockstage”.___17___Iamnewinthecountry.Willsomeonecheatorrobme?I

don'tknowanybodyhereandImisshome.Luckily,my"shockperiod"wasquiteshort.Ihadsomanythingstodo

everyday,soIdidn'thavetimetogetdepressed.

____18____Youlearntodealwiththedifficultiesandstopcomplaining.Thisperiodcanbeslowandifyou

fail,youhavetogobacktotheshockstage.Iamverylucky.Ihavearoommatewhohaslivedhereforseveral

years.EverytimeItalktoher,Ifeelbetter.

____19____Wefeelmorecomfortableandcanadapttothenewculture.Ithinkthiswilltakealongtime

becauseIdon'tseeanytraceofitinme.

Thelaststageiscalledthere-entryshockstage".Thisistheshockyoufeelwhenreturninghome.Everybody

ishappytoseeyouagain,butyou'vechanged.___20___

A.Yourownculturemayfeelforeign.

B.Thencomesthestageofacceptance.

C.Inthenextstage,youbegintoadjust.

D.Problemsandanxietyappearatthistime.

E.Youstarttoidentifywiththenewculture.

F.Thisstagecanlastformonthsorjustacoupleofdays.

G.Findthecouragetomoveforwardduringthisdifficultstage.

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

Iusedtohaterunning.Itseemedtoohard,andbeingpushedoutsidemycomfortzonewasnotwhatI

was____21____todo.MyhusbandCharleshadbeenaseriouscompetitive____22____formanyyears.Afterour

marriage,hewouldn't____23____talkingabouthowmuchhemissedit.Sohepickeditupagain,andafterabouta

year,Istartedto____24____himatthetrack.Justafewweekslater,Charles____25____usbothupfora

five-kilometerrace.I____26____aboutdoingit.Itwastoosoon.

Butontheraceday,thereIwas.Thegun____27____.Thousandsofrunnerspushedforward.Thefirst

kilometerwastough.“Idon'tthinkI'mgonnamakeit.”Iwasalreadybreathing____28____andpainfullyawareof

thegroupofrunnerspoundingpastme.“No,you'redoinggreat,”saidCharles.Hewastryingtoencourageme,to

getmefocusedonsomethingelse____29____mydiscomfort.“Ican't,”Isaid,barelyaudibly(听得见地).Hetried

a____30____waytopersuademe.“Justmakeittothathouseandlet'sseehowyou____31____.”

AfteranotherminuteIsawthethree-kilometermark.AllIcouldthinkofwasthatIwasdyingandthatmy

husbandmademe____32____.“Miserable”doesn'tevenbegintodescribehowIfelt.“You'llbefine.You'vegot

lessthanakilometertogo.”Iroundedacorner,andsawbothsidesofthestreet____33____withpeoplewatching

therace,allcheeringtherunnerson.Iwilledmy____34____tokeepgoing.ThenIlookedupandsawtheclock.

Thesecondstickingawaygaveme____35____.IknewthatifI____36____finishedthisraceIwouldachieve

something.____37____,Istraightenedupandkickedit.IhadmyarmsheldhigherwhenIpassedthroughthe

finishline.Avolunteer____38____amedalaroundmyneck.

“Youdidgreat!I'msoproudofyou!”Charleswas____39____thatI'dmadeit.“ThatwasAMAZING!Iwantto

doanotherrace.Thisrunningstuffisamazing!”Iproudly____40____mymedalonourwaytothepost-race

festivities.Mylungsandmycomfortzonebothexpanded.

21.A.acceptedB.permittedC.pushedD.raised

22.A.runnerB.policemanC.doctorD.lawyer

23.A.regretB.mindC.stopD.forget

24.A.followB.attendC.joinD.urge

25.A.signedB.pickedC.turnedD.looked

26.A.caredB.hesitatedC.wonderedD.inquired

27.A.wentoffB.wentoutC.brokeoffD.brokeout

28.A.smoothlyB.heavilyC.quicklyD.abruptly

29.A.orratherB.morethanC.ratherthanD.betterthan

30.A.pleasantB.reasonableC.casualD.different

31.A.reactB.describeC.feelD.realize

32.A.ashamedB.painfulC.embarrassedD.nervous

33.A.busyB.popularC.readyD.thick

34.A.armsB.mindC.heartD.legs

35.A.strengthB.patienceC.expectationD.wisdom

36.A.formallyB.immediatelyC.normallyD.actually

37.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.YetD.Instead

38.A.rewardedB.handedC.putD.presented

39.A.thrilledB.amusedC.shockedD.frozen

40.A.enjoyedB.kissedC.keptD.ignored

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

Chengduhasdozensofnewmillionaires,Asia'sbiggestbuilding,andgreatnewhotels.Butfortouristslikeme,

pandasareitstop___41.___(attract).

Soitwasagreathonourtobeinvitedbackstageatthenot-for-profitPandaBase,whereticketmoneyhelps

payforresearch.I___42.___(allow)togetclosetothesecuteanimalsatthe600-acrecentre.Fromtomorrow,I

willbetheirUKambassador(大使).Thetitlewillbe___43.___(official)giventomeataceremonyinLondon.But

myconnectionwithpandasgoes___44.___tomydaysonaTVshowinthemid-1980s,___45.___Iwasthefirst

WesternTVreporter____46.____(permit)tofilmaspecialunitcaringforpandasrescuedfromstarvation(饥饿)in

thewild.Myambassadorialdutieswillinclude___47.___(introduce)Britishvisitorstothe120-pluspandasat

ChengduandothersataresearchcentreinthemistymountainsofBifengxia.

___48.___myrecentvisit,Iheldalivelythree-month-oldtwinthathadbeenrejected(抛弃)by___49.___(it)

mother.Thenurseryteamchangeshimeveryfewdayswithhissistersothatwhileoneisbeingbottle-fed,

the_____50._____iswithmum-sheneversuspects.

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.单句改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

（多改或不按格式要求改不得分）

下面每个句子都只有一处语言错误。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（^），并在其下面写出该词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

Manyparentslackofpatiencetotelltheirchildrenwhytheyshouldbehaveastold.

DuringtheSecondWorldWar,thousandsofpeoplefleethecountry.

Hehasrunoutallthemoneyhisparentsgavehim.

Itisbadmannertotalkwithyourfingerpointingatanotherperson.

Ihadtoldthemthereason,whichIdidn’tattendthemeeting.

Idarenottogowinterswimmingalone.

Innocircumstanceshouldthewilloftheminorityoverridethewillofthemajorityofpeople.

Whatmighthebedoingatthistimeofnight?

Sheinsistedthatshehearsomebodyinthehouse.

Annahastheoryknowledgeofteaching,butnopracticalexperience.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

52.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。

“What’sthis?—BenCaruthersistryingoutforMr.Zuckerman?”Myearsburnedathearingmyname.Itwas

LindseyStanton,themostpopulareighth-graderinBellworthMiddleSchool,talkingtoherfriends.

Iheldmybreath.SheobviouslyhadnocluethatmylockerwasnexttoMrs.Stevens’sroom,wherethetryout

scheduleforCharlotte’sWebwasposted.ItsoundedthattheywereworryingthatIwouldruinthewholeplay,

becauseIhadneveractedbefore.Mystomachtightenedintoabigknot.

WhowasIkidding?Lindseywasright.I’dneverbeeninaplay.AtlunchItoldTrevor,mybestfriend,thatI’d

changedmymind.I’djointhetechnicalcrewinstead.Thatfitmyquiet-kidimagebetteranyway.Trevorwas

surprisedtomydescision.Hewaskeenonactingandexpectedmycompanyintheplay.Heshookhishead,buthe

didn’ttrytochangemymind.Itwouldn’thavemadeadifferenceanyway—Iwasstartingtolookforwardtobeing

onthetechcrew.

OnFridayIcheckedthefinalcastlist,justforfun.TrevorwasTempleton,andLindseyStantonwasMrs.

Zuckerman.

Rehearsals(排练)started,andIspentTuesdayandThursdayafternoonsatschool.Itwasfuntolearnallthe

technicalstuffandtowatchtheactorsfrombackstage.BythethirdweekI’dmemorizedeveryone’slines.Trevor

andItalkedallabouttheplayandtherehearsalsduringourlunchtime.

Andthen,onlyaweekbeforetheperformance,everythingfellapart.Theeighth-graderwhowassupposedto

playMr.Zuckerman,crashedhisbikeandbrokehisleg.Thenhisunderstudy(替角)camedownwiththeflu.

Thingslikethisweren’tsupposedtohappeninreallife.

Mrs.Stevenscalledthecasttogether.Shetolduswecouldn’tgetsomeoneelsereadybythenextweekand

thatwewouldhavetopostponetheplay.Shefrownedandcontinued,“Iftheauditorium(礼堂)isbookedforlater,

wemayevenhavetocancel.”Foroncethecastwassilent.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

ThenIheardTrevor’svoice.“BenCarutherscandoit.Heknowsallthelines.”

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