2021年临沂市某中学高三英语下学期期中考试试卷及参考答案

2021年临沂市第八中学高三英语下学期期中考试试卷及参考答案

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

Whatareyouwaitingfor?Anewseriesofmoviesshownthisyearcan’tbemissed.Haveyouenjoyedthem

already?

FrozenII

Frozenwasthehighestgrossing(票房)animatedfilmever.InFrozenIIElsa,Anna,OlafandKristleftoff

ArendelletoseekthesourceofElsa’sicymagic.Althoughthemillionsofchildrenwholovedthefirstfilmareolder

now,theymightgiveitareception.

LastChristmas

Afestiveromanticcomedy,EmiliaClarkestarsinLastChristmasasBridgetJonesy,ashopassistant,whose

lifeinLondonisamess,andHenryGoldingastheeligiblebachelor(黄金单身汉)whotidiesitup.Thefilm’s

director,PaulFeig,andco-writer,EmmaThompson,promisethatthefilmisworthexpecting.

ABeautifulDayintheNeighborhood

TomHanksstarsinABeautifulDayintheNeighborhoodastheonlyAmericancelebrity(名人)morefamous

thanheis.AsthehostofMisterRogers’Neighborhoodformorethan30years,FredRogersisalegendof

pre-schoolchildren’stelevision,whichappealstoalargeaudience.

Charlie’sAngels

Hollywoodactionmoviesstarringwomenarerare.Buthaveyouseenamoviestarred,writtenanddirectedby

women,too?Charlie’sAngelsisoneofthefirst.Areboot(翻拍)ofthe1970sTVseries,nottomentionthetwo

filmsfrom2000and2003,thenewversionisdirectedbyElizabethBanks.ShealsoplaysBosley,oneofthefemale

detectiveswhoareemployedbyCharlesTownsendtogoonglobaladventures.

1.Whichmoviebecamethemostpopularcartoonfilmthisyear?

A.FrozenII.B.LastChristmas.

C.ABeautifulDayintheNeighborhood.D.Charlie’sAngels.

2.WhichcharacterworksonaTVstation?

A.Krist.B.EmiliaClarke.

C.FredRogers.D.Bosley.

3.Whichactionmoviewasdirectedandstarredbyawoman?

A.FrozenII.B.LastChristmas.

C.ABeautifulDayintheNeighborhood.D.Charlie’sAngels.

B

Nostalgia(怀旧)hasbecomeincreasinglycommoninourcurrentclimateofaccelerated,unexpectedchange.

MoreandmoreAmericansareturningbackwithlongingtowhatfeelslikesimpler,sweetertimes.Theycollect

cassettetapes,manualtypewritersevendecades-oldvideogames.

Isitamistaketogettooobsessedwiththepast?Somepsychologistswarnthattoomuchdevotiontothe

so-calledgoodolddaysisanescapefromreality;itcanindicatelonelinessorthatapersonishavingadifficult

timecopinginthepresent.PsychologistStephanieCoontzarguesthatnostalgiadistractsusfromaddressingthe

problemsofmodernlifeandcontributetoanxiety,depression,insomniaetc.

Butnewstudiessuggestthatamodestdoseofnostalgiaisnotonlyharmless,butactuallybeneficial.They

suggestithelpsstrengthenoursenseofidentityandmakesusfeelmoreoptimisticandinspired.Itisalsoatool

forself—discoveryandmemoriesareapsychologicalimmuneresponsethatistriggeredwhenyouwanttotakea

breakfromnegativity.Interestingly,thosehappymemoriescanbeparticularlybeneficialbothtokidsintheirteens

andtosociety'selders.Recallingourchildhoodremindsusof“thetimeswhenwewereacceptedandloved

unconditionally,"saysKrystineBatcho,apsychologist."Thatissuchapowerfullycomfortingphenomenon,

knowingthattherewasatimeinlifewhenwedidn'thavetoearnourlove."Nostalgiacantransformeventhe

mostordinarypastintolegendswhichwarmstheheartandthebody.Let'snotforgetthatnostalgiahasbeena

sourceofinspirationtoinnumerableAmericanwriters.MarkTwainrecalledhisboyhood,writing,"afterallthese

years,Icanpicturethatoldtimetomyselfnow,justasitwasthen：Thewhitetowndrowsinginthesunshineofa

summer'smorning."

Sogoahead,daydreamalittleaboutyourbestchildhoodfriend,yourfirstcar,along-gonefamilypct.AsDr.

Sedikidessays，"Nostalgiaislycentraltohumanexperience."Butatthesametime,keepthesewordsofwisdom

fromthegreatinventorCharlesKetteringinmindaswell："Youcan'thaveabettertomorrowifyouarethinking

aboutyesterdayallthetime."

34.Whatdidsomepsychologistsinparagraph2probablyagree?

A.Nostalgiawillcausesomementalproblems.

B.Nostalgiamakesusdevotedtothegoodolddays.

C.Nostalgiashowsyouaretryingtogetridofloneliness.

D.Nostalgiahelpsuscopewiththedifficulttimewearegoingthrough.

5.Therearemanybenefitsofnostalgiaexcept________

A.Itcanenableustoknowourselvesbetter.

B.Itcanbringussomecomfortwhenwerecall.

C.Wearelikelytogainattentionifwerecallthehappychildhood.

D.Wecansometimesbreakawayfromnegativitywithhappymemories.

6.Whatwillbetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraph?

A.Thebadinfluenceoftoomuchdevotiontonostalgia.

B.Thereasonswhyweshouldavoidnostalgia.

C.Thebadmemoriesthatalwaysstickaroundyou.

D.Thegreatchangesnostalgiawillbringtoyou.

7.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Weallhaveasoftspotfornostalgia.

B.Nostalgiaisactuallygoodforyou.

C.Don'tbecarriedawaybynostalgia.

D.Therearemanytimeswhenweliketorecall.

C

Theworld'slargesticebergisfloatingtowardSouthGeorgiainthesouthernAtlanticOcean.Scientistsfearthe

icebergcouldcrashintotheislandandblockmajorfeedingareasforalargepopulationofpenguinsandseals.If

theiceberghitstheisland,itcouldpreventthepenguinsandsealsfromreachingfoodsupplies.

ThehugeicebergisnamedA68a.ItbrokeawayfromAntarctica'sLarsenCIceShelfin2017.Satelliteimages

showtheiceberghasremainedinonepiece.Itisestimatedtobeabout150kilometerslongand48kilometers

wide.ItistravelingatonekilometerperhourandisonapathtohitSouthGeorgiainaround30days.

Thisisthetimeofyearwhensealsandpenguinsspendalotoftimecaringfortheiryoung.Thedistancethat

parentshavetotraveltofindfoodiscrucial.Thatmeanstheyhavetogoalotfurtherorgoaroundtheicebergto

findsourcesoffood.

Ecologistssayanicebergcrashwouldalsodisturbmaterialssettledontheseabed,possiblypollutingthe

surroundingseas.Astheicebergmelts,itwouldalsoreleaselargeamountsoffreshwaterintotheocean.This

couldaffectkrill（磷虾）populationsthatareamajorsourceoffoodfortheisland'swildlife.Theicebergcould

remainforupto10yearsandchangethearea'swholeecosystem.Thesearegloballysignificantpopulationsof

thesespecies.Ifthesespeciesfailinthisparticulararea,thenthenumbersgloballyaregoingtogodownquite

dramatically.

ProfessorGeraintTarling,anecologistattheBritishAntarcticSurvey,said,"Thebreakingoffoficebergs

fromAntarcticaisanaturalprocess.Buttheprocessischangingwithclimatechange.Whatwe'reseeingwith

modelsandsomeobservationsnowisthatthisishappeningatanincreasingrate.Andso,thismightbecome

moreofausualthinginthefuture."

8.Whyarethescientistsworriedaboutthecomingicebergcrash?

A.Itwillbringextremelycoldweather.

B.Itwilldestroythefeedingareasoftheanimals.

C.Itwillputwildlifeontheislandatriskofstarving.

D.Itwillpreventanimalsfrommovingtootherplaces.

9.Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Thecharacteristicoftheiceberg.

B.Theimportanceoftheiceberg.

C.Thetravelingspeedoftheiceberg.

D.Theformingprocessoftheiceberg.

10.Whatdamagecananicebergcrashbringaccordingtoparagraph4?

A.Usingupmuchfreshwater.

B.Pollutingthesurroundingfarms.

C.Changingtheworld'secosystem.

D.Affectingthenumberofcertainspecies.

11.HowdoesTarlingthinkofthebreakingoffoficebergsfromAntarctica?

A.Itmayslowdowninthenearfuture.

B.Itmaybecomecommoninthefuture.

C.Ithasagreatinfluenceontheclimate.

D.Ithelpsscientistsconductaseastudy.

D

Children'saveragedailytimespentwatchingtelevisionorusingmobiledeviceincreasedfrom53minutesat

age12monthstomorethan150minutesat3years,accordingtoananalysisbyresearchersattheNational

InstitutesofHealth(NIH).Byage8,childrenweremorelikelytologthehighestamountofscreentimeiftheyhad

beeninhome-basedchildrenorwereborntofirst-timemothers.

“Ourresultsindicatethatscreenhabitsbeginearly,”saidEdwinaYeung,aninvestigatorinNationalInstitute

ofChildHealthandHumanDevelopment(NICHD).“Thisfindingsuggeststhatinterventions(干涉)toreducescreen

timecouldhaveabetterchanceofsuccessifintroducedearly.”

Intheresearch,mothersof4,000childrenrespondedtoquestionsontheirkids'mediahabitswhenthey

were12,18,24,30,and36monthsofage.

TheAmericanAcademyofPediatricsrecommendsavoidingdigitalmediaexposureforchildrenunder18

monthsofage,introducingchildren18to24monthsofagetoscreenmediaslowly,andlimitingscreentimetoan

houradayforchildrenfrom2to5yearsofage.Inthecurrentstudy,researchersfoundthat87%ofthechildren

hadscreentimeexceeding(超过)theserecommendations.However,whilescreentimeincreasedthroughout

toddlerhood,byage7and8,screentimefelltounder1.5hoursperday.Theresearchersbelievethisdecrease

relatestotimeconsumedbyschool-relatedactivities.

Thestudyauthorsclassifiedthechildrenintotwogroupsbasedonhowmuchtheiraveragedailyscreentime

increasedfromage1toage3.Thefirstgroup,73%ofthetotalhadthelowestincrease,fromanaverageofnearly

51minutesadaytonearlyanhourand47minutesaday.Thesecondgroup,27%ofthetotal,hadthehighest

increase,fromnearly37minutesofscreentimeadaytoabout4hoursaday.Higherlevelsofparentaleducation

wereassociatedwithloweroddsofinclusioninthesecondgroup.

12.WhousemobiledevicelongestaccordingtotheNIH'sanalysis?

A.10-year-oldborntofirst-timemothers.

B.3-year-oldchildreninlowincomefamilies.

C.8-year-oldchildreninhome-basedchildcare.

D.1-year-oldchildrenwithparentspoorlyeducated.

13.WhatdoestheresearchsuggestaccordingtoEdwina?

A.Parentsshouldstoptheirchildrenusingmedia.

B.Parentsshouldlimittheuseofdigitalmediathemselves.

C.Parentsshouldreducetheirchildren'sscreentimeearlier.

D.Parentsshouldavoidtheirchildrenusingdigitalmediaatinfancy(婴儿期).

14.Whydoeschildren'sscreentimefallwhentheyage7and8?

A.Theyarestudyingatschool.B.Theycancontrolthemselves.

C.Theyaretiredofusingthem.D.Theyareforbiddentousethem.

15.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitle?

A.KeepAwayfromMediaB.ScreenHabitsBeginEarly

C.UrgencyofParentalEducationD.HarmofHome-basedChildcare

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

HowtokeepaRelationshipHealthyandStrong

Areyounewtoexperiencingrelationships?Well，letmegiveyouadviceonhowtohaveahealthyrelationship

withyourpartners.

___16___.Don'thidethingsfromthem，anddon'tlie.Don'tbeafraidtosaythingsthataren'tveryflattering

aboutyourself.Gettingthemtotrustyouisthemostimportantelementinanyrelationship.Ifthere'snotrust，

there'snothingthere.Sopleasebehonestandtheywilllearntoopenuptoyou.

Makesureyougivethemrespect.Now，respectisn'tjustsimplytreatingthemnicely.Thereisalotmoretoit.

Youhavetolearntoadjusttotheirliking.___17___.Don'tjustthinkaboutyourself，butthinkaboutwhatyour

partnersneedoutofitaswell.

___18___.Alwaysbewillingtohelpthemandgivethemhonestyandpositiveatthetime.Makethemfeel

youaresomeonetheycanreallycountonandbuildafuturewith.Thisisanimportantstepinarelationship.Your

partnerneedsoutofitaswell.

Makesureyou'haveagoodsenseofhumorwiththem.Laughteristhekeytohappiness.Laughalotwith

them，andjokewiththem.Laughtermayseemsilly，butit'sthesecrettoalotinlife.Itwillkeepthesparks

alive.___19___

Makesurethecommunicationisgood.Thisgoesalongwithtrust，butalwayscommunicatehowyoufeel

evenifit'ssomethingthatupsetsyou.Insteadofscreaming,talktothem.___20___.It'simportanttocommunicate

thistothem，nottokeepitbottledup.

A.Showthemyourpersonality.

B.Beanhonestpersonwiththem.

C.Makesureyouarereliabletoyourpartners.

D.Laughterkeepstherelationshipstrongandlasting.

E.Don'tstarttoneglectthemandmakethemfeelunwanted.

F.Basically,learntostudyyourpartners’moods,wantsandneeds.

G.Iftheydidsomethingthatmadeyouhappy,tellthemaboutitinarespectfulmanner.

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

Haveyouevergivenathoughttoinspiration？Infact,inspirationcanbeastrangething.Youneverknow

whenitmight____21____,andsometimes,itcancomefromthemost____22____places.

IrecentlyreadaboutanauthornamedNnediOkorafor.Whenshewasincollege,shehadaseriousspine

disorder.Okoraforwastoldthatasimpleoperationcould____23____it.Butwhenshewokeupfrom

her____24____,shefoundthatshecouldn’tmoveherlegsandwasingreatpain.

Okoraforgot____25____later.Butbeforeshedid,shesawstrangethingsinherhospitalroom.Sheimagined

her____26____asabeastthathuntedherfromtheshadows.Butshealso____27____awoman-awomanwho

couldfly,infact.This____28____womaninspiredherandhelpedher____29____herpain.“Ifeltmyself

become_____30_____,”shewroteinherbookBrokenPlaces&OuterSpaces:FindingCreativityinthe

Unexpected.

We_____31_____knowwherewemightfindtheinspirationtocreate.Asa_____32_____,mostofmy

inspirationcomesfromotherpeople’smusic.ButIalsofind_____33_____inotherplaces.Books,movies

and_____34_____justmomentsineverydaylifecanleadtonewcreations.

_____35_____,IrecentlyrewatchedthefilmBladeRunner.I’veseenitplentyoftimesbefore;it’soneofmy

favoritemovies.Butthistime,forsomereason,Isawit_____36_____.Idecidedtomakemusicthatcouldcreate

thesamefeelingasthe_____37_____.It’snotdoneyet,butthemusicI’mworkingonnowis

heavily_____38_____bythemovie’ssettingandcharacters.

Anythingcan_____39_____us.Youjusthavetobe_____40_____tocatchinspirationwhenithits.

21.A.workB.hitC.existD.pass

22.A.interestingB.ordinaryC.unexpectedD.dangerous

23.A.fixB.makeC.removeD.control

24.A.dreamB.shockC.recoveryD.operation

25.A.wellB.badC.worriedD.annoyed

26.A.curiosityB.painC.angerD.fear

27.A.askedB.metC.imaginedD.visited

28.A.confidentB.smartC.honestD.magical

29.A.forgetB.recognizeC.describeD.practice

30.A.richerB.betterC.busierD.quieter

31.A.alwaysB.neverC.sometimesD.still

32.A.directorB.dancerC.musicianD.writer

33.A.tipsB.messagesC.examplesD.ideas

34.A.evenB.againC.notD.only

35.A.InshortB.InadditionC.ForexampleD.Afterall

36.A.differentlyB.perfectlyC.vividlyD.smoothly

37.A.storyB.songC.playD.film

38.A.changedB.supportedC.disturbedD.influenced

39.A.impressB.inspireC.amuseD.challenge

40.A.freeB.thankfulC.readyD.careful

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

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammatically

correct.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheother

blanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Spaceexplorationhasalwaysbeentheprovinceofdreamers:Thehumanimaginationreadily

soars_____41._____humaningenuitystrugglestofollow.AVoyagetotheMoon,oftencitedasthefirstscience

fictionstory,waswrittenbyCyranodeBergeracin1649.Cyranowasdeadandburiedfor_____42._____goodthree

centuriesbeforethefirstmannedrocketsstartedtofly.

In1961,whenKennedydeclaredthatAmerica_____43._____(send)amantothemoonbythedecade'send,

thosewords,too,hadadreamlikequality.Theyresonatedwithoptimismandambitioninmuchthesamewayas

themostfamousdreamspeech_____44._____,deliveredbyMartinLutherKingtwoyearslater.Bytheendofthe

decade,bothvisions_____45._____(yield)concreteresultsandtransformedAmericansociety.Andyetinmany

waysthetwodreamsendedup_____46._____oddswitheachother.Thefightforracialandeconomicequalityis

intenselypragmaticandimmediateinitsimpact.Theurgetoexplorespaceisjusttheopposite.Itisfiguratively

andliterallyotherworldlyinitsaims.

Whenthedustsettled,thespacedreamerslostout.Therewasnograndfollow-uptotheApollomissions.

Thetechnologicallycompromised-spaceshuttleprogramhasjustcometoanend,withnosuccessor.The

argumentisthatfundsaretight,and_____47._____wehavemorepressingproblemshereonEarth.Amidthe

currentconcernsaboutthefederaldeficit,reachingtowardthestarsseemsadispensable

luxury—_____48._____savingone-thousandthofasingleyear'sbudgetwouldsolveourproblems.

ButhumaningenuitystrugglesonNASAisdevelopingaseriesofroboticprobesthatwillgetthemostbang

fromabuck.TheywillserveasmodernMagellans,mappingoutthesolar"systemfor_____49._____explorers

follow,whethermanormachine.Ontheflipside,companieslikeVirginGalacticareplottingabottom-upattack

onthespacedreambymakingitarealitytothepublic.Privatespace-flight______50.______liewithinreachof

richciviliansinafewyears.Anotherdecadeortwoanditcouldgomainstream.

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

Asproductionupby60%thiscompanyhashadanotherexcellentyear.

Lookedbackonmyhighschoollife,I’velearntalotfrommyteachersandclassmates.

Samlikedplayingandwasafraidofdifficulties,buthefellbehindothersinhisstudies.

Mysonaskedcuriouswhywaterbecomesiceintherefrigerator.

Aseveryoneknows,itisimportantforustohavegoodrestatnight.

Ilookforwardtowinthematchinthecomingseason.

InordertofindCinderella,theprincevisitedeachofthegirlintown.

Lastwinter,manytrafficaccidentshadhappenedjustbecauseofthesnow.

Theysuddenlybecameawareontheriskofdoingso.

Mylegsweregetti