2021届甘肃省高三上学期期中考试英语试题

西北师大附中2020-2021学年第一学期期中考试试题高三英语注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级、学号填写在答题卡上。2.本试卷满分120分，考试时间100分钟。3.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号框涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号框。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。4.考试结束后,请将答题卡交回，试题自行保管。第一部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThereisnothingliketravelwhenitcomestogainingperspectivesandexposingyourselftoothercultures.Hereisalistofbooksthattransportreaderstoanothertimeandplace.ITALY:BeautifulRuinsbyJessWalterThisbookiswrittenbythepopularauthorJessWalter.ItisalovestorythatbeginsontheItalianCoastintheearly60sandeventuallyappearsonthescreeninHollywood.AsthesettingsshiftfromItalytoEdinburghtoLosAngeles,youwillfindyourselflongingtogoaswell.SEATTLE:Where’dYouGo,BernadettebyMariaSempleMariaSemple’sfirstnovelisnotexactlyalovestorytoSeattle,butifyoureadit,youjustmightwanttocomeheretoseeifpeoplearereallyasself-involvedasthecharactersinherbook.Whatreallyshinesthroughisthestrangestorytellingandthelaugh.ENGLAND:WolfHallbyHilaryMantelYoucan’ttraveltoThomasCromwell’sEnglandwithoutatimemachine,butreadingMantel’sprize-winningnovelisthenextbestthing.ItwillmakeyoulongtoseetheancientbuildingsandgreengrassoftheEnglishcountryside,muchofwhichisstillthere.NANTUCKER:Here’stoUsElinHildebrandElinHilderbrandhasbuiltawritingcareeraboutherhometownislandofNantucker.HerlatestisHere’stoUs,which,perhapsnotsurprisingly,isagreatbeachreadthatwillspiceupyourvacation.Youwon’tbeabletoputthepagedownanddesiretogetthere.1.Whichbookhasbeenadaptedforafilm？A.Here’stoUs.B.WolfHall.C.BeautifulRuins.D.Where’dYouGo,Bernadette.2.WhatisthespecialfeatureoftheWhere’dYouGo,Bernadette?A.Itslowprice.B.Itsinterestingcharacters.C.Itscontentaboutlove.D.Itswayoftellingstories.3.Whatcanweinferaboutthebooksmentionedinthetext?A.Theyinspireyoutotravel.B.Theyareallaboutlovestories.C.TheyshowthejoyandsadnessD.Theyhelpyoutobeself-involved.BOneofthegreatestcontributionstothefirstOxfordEnglishDictionarywasalsooneofitsmostunusual.In1879,OxfordUniversityinEnglandaskedProf.JamesMurraytoserveaseditorforwhatwastobethemostambitiousdictionaryinthehistoryoftheEnglishlanguage.ItwouldincludeeveryEnglishwordpossibleandwouldgivenotonlythedefinitionbutalsothehistoryofthewordandquotations(引文)showinghowitwasused.Thiswasahugetask,soMurraryhadtofindvolunteersfromBritain,theUnitedStates,andtheBritishcoloniestosearcheverynewspaper,magazine,andbookeverwritteninEnglish.Hundredsofvolunteersresponded,includingWilliamChesterMinor.Dr.MinorwasanAmericansurgeonwhohadservedintheCivilWarandwasnowlivinginEngland.Hegavehisaddressas“Broadmoor,Crowthorne,Berkshire,”50milesfromOxford.MinorjoinedthearmyofvolunteerssendingwordsandquotationstoMurray.Overthenext17years,hebecameoneofthestaff'smostvaluedcontributors.Buthewasalsoamystery.Inspiteofmanyinvitations,hewouldalwaysdeclinetovisitOxford.Soin1897,MurrayfinallydecidedtotraveltoCrowthornehimself.Whenhearrived,hefoundMinorlockedinabook-linedcellattheBroadmoorAsylum（精神病院）fortheCriminallyinsane.MurrayandMinorbecamefriends,sharingtheirloveofwords.Minorcontinuedcontributingtothedictionary,sendinginmorethan10,000submissionsin20years.MurraycontinuedtovisitMinorregularly,sometimestakingwalkswithhimaroundtheasylumgrounds.In1910,MinorleftBroadmoorforanasyluminhisnativeAmerica.Murraywasattheporttowavegoodbyetohisremarkablefriend.Minordiedin1920,sevenyearsbeforethefirsteditionoftheOxfordEnglishDictionarywascompleted.The12volumesdefined414,825words,andthousandsofthemwerecontributionsfromaveryscholarlyanddevotedasylumpatient.4.Accordingtothetext,thefirstOxfordEnglishDictionary___________________.A.cameoutbeforeminordiedB.wasintendedtobethemostambitiousEnglishdictionaryC.waseditedbyanAmericanvolunteerD.includedtheEnglishwordsinventedbyMurray5.HowdidDr.Minorcontributedtothedictionary?A.HehelpedMurraytofindhundredsofvolunteers.B.Hesentnewspapers,magazinesandbookstoMurray.C.HeprovidedagreatnumberofwordsandquotationsD.hewenttoEnglandtoworkwithMurray.6.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribeDr.Minor?A.BraveanddeterminedB.CautiousandfriendlyC.ConsiderateandoptimisticD.Unusualandscholarly7.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.ThehistoryoftheEnglishlanguage.B.MinorandthefirstOxfordEnglishDictionary.C.ThefriendshipbetweenMurrayandMinor.D.BroadmoorAsylumanditspatients.CIt'sapitythatdeafpeople,orthosewhohavehearingproblemscan'tenjoymusic.Butnowavibrating（振动的）suitbringsthemhope—itcanallowthemtofeelmusicthroughtheirskin,ratherthanhearit.DesignedbytheUStechnologycompany,NotImpossibleLabs,thesuitconsistsofabodyharness（全身式安全带）andwriststraps（腕带）.Musicissenttothesuitwirelessly.Thenthesuitisabletotranslateitintoarangeofvibratingpulses,whichcanbefeltatatotalof24contactpointsalloverthebody.Theuserscanadjusttheintensityofthevibrations.ChaseBurton,33,adeaffilmmakerfromTexas,US,hasbeentestingoutthesuitforfouryears.Heunderstandsthatadeafperson'sexperiencewithmusicisverydifferent."WhenIwasakid,I'dlieontheflooraboveourgaragesoIcouldfeelthevibrationsfrommybrother'sbandrockingoutbelowmybody,"BurtontoldCNN.Nowwhenhewearsthevibratingsuit,hesaysthesoundhitsdifferentpartsofhisbody.“Maybeitwillstrikemedowninmyanklesfirst.AndthenIwillstarttofeelthevibrationsinmybackandthenIwillfeelsomepulsationsinmywrist,”Burtonsaid.Thedesignershavebeenworkingonextendingthetactile(触觉的)musicalexperiencetoalargedeafcommunity.In2016,adozenprototype(样品)suitsweretestedataLadyGagaconcertintheUS.ThesuitwasalsotestedatadifferentconcertinLasVegasin2018.Itwasgivento150audiencemembersattheconcertwherehalftheaudiencemembersweredeafandahalfcouldhear.Atthesametime,thecompanyhasbeenimprovingthetechnology,sayingit’sreadytogotomarketsoon.Thesuitmaybeusedinlivesportsbroadcastsvideogamesorthemeparks.Theultimategoalistomakethetechnologyavailabletoall.“Wetrulythinkthatanythingthathasnoaudioelementcanalsohaveavibrationalexperienceassociatedwithitaswell,”thecompany’stalentandbusinessdevelopmentdirector,JordanRichardson,toldCNN.8.Howdoesthevibratingsuithelppeoplewithhearingproblems?A.Itsendssoundstotheirearsthroughawire.B.Itimprovestheircontactpointsalloverthebody.C.Itturnsmusicintovibratingpulsesthatcanbefelt.D.Itchangestheintensityofsoundsbasedontheusers.9.WhyisBurton’sexperiencementioned?A.Toshowhowdifficultitisforadeafpersontoenjoymusic.B.Totellreadersdifferentwaysthatpeopleenjoymusic.C.Toexpressregretfornothavingatechnologyearlier.D.Toaskdesignerstomakeuser-friendlyproductsfordeafpeople.10.Whatdoweknowaboutthesuit?A.Itiswidelyusedatconcerts.B.Itiswellreceivedbythemarket.C.Itisbeingimprovedtofurtheritsuse.D.Itworksbetterwithpeoplewhocanhear.11.WhatdoesRichardsonthinkofthetechnology?A.Ithasabrightfuture.B.Itcoststoomuch.C.Itisthemostadvanced.D.Itisoflittlepracticaluse.DThetonsofplasticwe’redumpingintheoceansisfindinganewhome—thestomachsofourbeautifulmarineanimals.YetanotherreminderofthisfactwaswashedashoreinEasternIndonesiathisweek.Alargeamountofwaste,includingdrinkingcupsandflip-flops,wasfoundinthestomachofawhalethatdiedoffthecoastnearKapotaIsland.The9.5-metrespermwhale(抹香鲸)wasfoundbyrescuersfromtheWakatobiNationalPark.Thewhalehadswallowed5.9kilogramsofplasticwastecontaining115plasticcups,fourplasticbottles,25plasticbags,andmorethan1,000otherkindsofpiecesofplastic,parkchiefHeriSantosotoldthereporter.“Althoughwehavenotbeenabletodeducethecauseofdeath,thefactsthatweseearetrulyawful,”saidDwiSuprapti,amarinespeciesconservationcoordinatoratWWFIndonesia.Shesaiditwasnotpossibletodetermineiftheplastichadcausedthewhale’sdeathbecauseoftheanimal’sadvancedstateofdecay(腐烂).Butthisisonlythelatest.FourAsiannations—Indonesia,thePhilippines,VietnamandThailand—accountfor50%oftheplasticwasteintheoceans,accordingtoareportbyenvironmentalcampaignerOceanConservancyandtheMcKinseyCenterforBusinessandEnvironment.ThePhilippinesissecondtoIndonesiawhenitcomestoputtingawayplasticwasteintheoceans,accordingtoastudypublishedinthejournalScienceinJanuary.Ofthe3.2millionmismanagedwasteitproduceseveryyear,1.29millionendsupintheocean.Areportreleasedearlierthisyearstatedthattheamountofplasticintheoceanislikelytoincrease.12.Whatcanweknowaboutthespermwhale?A.Itsstomachisthehomeofplasticwaste.B.Itdiedofswallowinglotsofplasticwaste.C.Ithadeatenmuchplasticwastebeforeitsdeath.D.Itwasthefirstwhaletoeatplasticwaste.13.Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“deduce”inparagraph3?A.causeB.confirmC.approveD.contain14.Whichcountrydumpsthemostplasticwasteintotheoceans?A.Thailand.B.ThePhilippines.C.Vietnam.D.Indonesia.15.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Muchdumpedplasticwastewasfoundinadeadwhale.B.AspermwhalewasfounddeadnearKapotaIsland.C.Philippinesputsaway1.29milliontonsofplastic.D.Weshouldtakemeasurestoreducethewasteinwhales.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。Howlongdoesayearlast?16Yourparentsmightsaythatawholeyearcanpass“intheblinkofaneye”.Whydoestimeseemtopassfasteraswegetolder?17Thisphysicalchangecausestherateatwhichwetakeinandprocessnewinformationtodecline.Babies,forexample,movetheireyesmuchmoreoftenthanadultsbecausethey’reprocessingimagesatafasterrate.Theytakeinalotofinformationanddomanythingsinasingleday.18However,aspeople’sbrainsdegradeovertime,fewerimagesareprocessedinthesameamountoftime.Therefore,olderpeoplereceivelessinformationduringadaythanyoungerpeople.Thiscausesthingstoseemasthoughthey’rehappeningmorequickly.19Peoplemaymeasuretimebythenumberofmemorableeventsthatcanberecalledwithinacertainperiod.Haveyouevernoticedthatwhenyourecallyourfirsts,theyseemtobeinslowmotion?That’sbecausewhensomethingisa“first”,therearemanyexcitingthingstoremember.Recallingthesememoriesmakesyoufeelliketheytookforever.Formanyadults,lifeisroutine.Whentheylookback,theymightfeelliketherearenotmanynovelthingstoremember.20A.Therefore,timeseemstobemovingfastertothem.B.Differentpeoplehavedifferentfeelingstowardtime.C.Childrenmightsaythatayearlastsforever.D.Aswegrowolder,webecomelessinterestedinnewthings.E.Thismakesthemfeellikeasingledaylastsforalongtime.F.Inaddition,peoplemayalso“feel”timedifferentlyduetopsychologicalreasons.G.Accordingtoscientists,ourbrainsdegradeandchangeovertime.第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。MadagascarwasnottheparadiseIexpected.AreporterandIwere21theretofindoutwhowashelpingwithdroughtreliefandthepreventionoffamine（饥荒）.Afterathree-hourrideinavan,we22inthesmalltownofAmbovombe.Peterimmediatelyheadedovertothehospitaltospeakwithalocal23onourtopicsofinterest.SinceIdidn’tneedtophotographthebackground24withthedoctor,Iwanderedouttotheroad.Iraisedmy25togetsomeimagesbeforethesunwentdown.I’ve26beentoMadagascarbefore,anduntilyou’veactuallyphotographedinaplace,youdon’tknowhowpeoplewill27tothecamera.I28ahandsomemanwhowasleaningagainstawallinthegoldenlightofdusk.Noreaction.Itookabreath.Afterawhile,everyonewithina20-yardradius（半径，范围）had29me.Somecalledouttoeachother,playfullyteasingthoseI’d30.Soonafter,amotherencouragedmetophotographheryoungchildren.I31foramoment.Theyweredressedin32clothes.Oneofthemmaynothaveevenhadanypantson–notbecauseherparentswereneglectful,butbecausetheycouldn’t33them.Theirmotherreally34metophotographthem.ThishappenseverywhereIgo.Parents,35oftheirchildren,askmetotakeaphoto.I’dtakenthisphotoofcutesmilingchildrenoverandover.Idon’tusuallysave36butIsavedthisone.Why?Thechildren’s37.It’ssomethingsopowerfulyetso38thatwesometimesmissit.Thismom,despiteallthe39obvioustoanoutsider’seyes,foundinherchildrensomethingshewantedaphotographtoremember.That’sbecauseshesawa(n)40picture:Shesawthemwithamother’sheart.Asshouldweall.21.A.expected B.assigned C.allowed D.persuaded22.A.arrived B.explored C.searched D.camped23.A.reporter B.nurse C.doctor D.patient24.A.discussion B.interview C.program D.practice25.A.paper B.hand C.head D.camera26.A.just B.seldom C.never D.already27.A.respond B.adapt C.return D.contribute28.A.discovered B.greeted C.asked D.photographed29.A.caught B.noticed C.found D.suspected30.A.helpedwith B.staredat C.referredto D.focusedon31.A.watched B.regretted C.hesitated D.choked32.A.beautiful B.funny C.dirty D.colorful33.A.serve B.afford C.choose D.bring34.A.wanted B.informed C.reminded D.paid35.A.afraid B.sure C.aware D.proud36.A.images B.cards C.gifts D.words37.A.clothes B.kindness C.mother D.expectation38.A.emotional B.changeable C.sensitive D.common39.A.adventures B.disadvantages C.curiosity D.support40.A.different B.natural C.broad D.interesting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。NooneissurehowmanyAmericansbelongtoreadinggroupscalledbooksclubs.Yet41(publish)andbookstoresreportthatmoreandmorepeoplethroughouttheUnitedStatesarejoining42(they).Mostoftheclubsworkthesameway.Membersreadthesamebookatthesametime.Thentheymeettotalkaboutthebook.Membersmaybefriendsorpeople43liveneareachother.SomeAmericansbelongtoreadinggroupson44Internet.Thesegroupsincludepeoplearoundtheworldwhocommunicateaboutbookstheyread.Theysendelectronicmailsinsteadofgathering45(discuss)books.Mostreadinggroupsstudybooksby46(variety)writers.However,somegroupsreadtheworkofasinglewriter,47(usual)onethathasbeenfamousforawhile.Othergroupsmay48(name)foranimportantpersonintheworkofthewriter,49aSherlockHolmesClub.Membersofthesebookclubsoftenareexpertsabouttheir50(choose)readingmaterials.OnememberofaHolmesreadinggroup,forexample,canidentifyalmosteverypersonineverySherlockHolmesstory.第三部分写作(共两节，满分35分)第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。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（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下画划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。只允许修改l0处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Ihadbeenlongingformydreamhouse.Itwillbeanone-storywoodenhousewithahugecourtyard,whereIcangrowwhateverIlike.Itwillbealivingroom,adiningroomandthreebedrooms.Iwilldecoratemyhouseagreenwaybecauseitcanmakemetofeelrelaxed.Withscienceandtechnologydevelopingfast,manychangewilltakeplaceandthehousewillbesmarterorsmarter.Forexample,IwillcontrolaTVandalightjustbytalkingtoallofthem.Allofthehouseworkwillbedonebyrobots,leavememoretimetohavefunanddosomethingmoremeaningfully.第二节书面表达（满分25分） 假定你是李华。你所喜爱的学校英语选修课英语电影赏析(EnglishFilmAppreciation）向同学们征集意见。请你根据以下内容用英语给你校英语教研组写一封信，内容主要包括：1.说明你对这门英语选修课的喜欢；2.赞赏该课的优点；3.对该课的内容或方式提出两点建议。注意：1.词数100左右；2.信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；3.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearSirorMadam,I’mLiHua,oneofthestudentswhoattendedthecourse“EnglishFilmAppreciation”lastterm.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Sincerelyyours,LiHua