2021届南京市莲花实验学校高三英语下学期期中试题及答案

2021届南京市莲花实验学校高三英语下学期期中试题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ALocatedbesideLakeGeneva,theOlympicMuseumhousesmorethan10,000artificialobjectsandhoursofinteractivecontentshighlightingsomeofthebestmomentsduringtheOlympics.Herearesomeofthemuseum’smostmovingmoments.TheOlympicParkThejourneythroughtheOlympicMuseumbeginsintheOlympicPark,an8,000-square-meteroutdoorareainfrontofthemuseumoverlookingLakeGenevaandtheAlps.Theparkcontainsartworkandsculpturesthatshowrespecttotheworldofsport.ThefirstOlympicsymbolThe“OlympicRings”flagwasdesignedbyCoubertinin1913.TheringsrepresentthefivecontinentsthatparticipateintheOlympics:Africa,Asia,America,AustraliaandEurope.Thesixcolor1sincludeatleastonecolor1thatisrepresentedontheflagofeverycountry.ThestadiumsThestadiumsthathosttheOlympicGamesareasmuchofacelebrationofdesignasthegamesareacelebrationofsportsmanship.GuestscanexploreplansandmodelsofOlympicstadiums’pastandpresent,includingoneofthegames’mostattractivestadiums,theBird’sNestfromBeijing2008Olympics.TheOlympicmedalsHaveyoueverwonderedwhatanOlympicmedallookslike?TheOlympicMuseumhasaroomthathouseseverybronze,silver,andgoldmedalfromeveryOlympicGamesdatingbacktothefirstmodernOlympicsof1896.Eachmedaldesignisauniquerepresentationoftheyearandlocationinwhichthegameswereheld..WhichmomentdoyouseefirstwhenexploringtheOlympicMuseum?A.TheOlympicPark. B.ThefirstOlympicsymbol.C.Thestadiums. D.TheOlympicmedals..WhatdoyouknowfromThefirstOlympicsymbol?A.ThefirstmodernOlympicstookplaceinGreece..Therearesixcolor1sontheflagofeverycountry.C.Australiausedtobethelargestcontinentonearth.D.The“OlympicRings”flagwascreatedin1913.WhatcanyoudointhesectionofThestadiums?A.AdmiretheviewofLakeGeneva. B.Meetsomefamousdesigners.C.EnjoythemodeloftheBird’sNest. D.Talkwithguestsofhonour.BPaperisoneofouroldest,simplestandmostimportantinventions.Butitalsopresentsadangertotheworldintwoimportantways.First,themakingofpaperrequiresthelossofmanymillionsoftreeseachyear.Andworldwideuseofpaperisexpectedtodoubleinthenext40years.Clearly,theplanetcannotstandsuchahighrateofforestloss.Thesecondgreatproblemwithpaperiswhathappensonceitisnolongeruseful.Alargeamountofwastepaperendsupinlandfills,whereitcanproduceharmfulgasesandfinallycontributetoglobalclimatechange.Onesimplesolutioncangreatlyreducebothoftheseproblems:paperrecycling.Insteadofcuttingdowntrees,recycleexistingpapertofeedthepaper-makingprocess.Paperismainlymadefromcellulose（纤维素），whichcanbeusedrepeatedlyinpapermaking.Unfortunately,italsomeansthatpaperwastetakesasurprisinglylongtimetobreakdowninlandfills.Sofar,treesaretheonlysource（来源）ofcellulosethatcanfillthegreatdemandforpaperproducts.Therefore,recyclingpaperissimplyoneofthebestwaystosavetrees.Thankstoadvancesinprocessing,recycledpaperneednotbethedark-color1edstuffmanyofusarefamiliarwith.Itnowcanofferthesameprintperformanceasnon-recycledpaper.Effectiverecyclingrequiresacontinuouseffortfromeveryoneatalllevelsofsociety.Thewaytobeginiswitheducationandunderstanding.Onceenoughpeoplerealizetheneedforrecycling,moreeffectiverecyclingsystemscanbedeveloped.Theneedisreal.Themassivelossoftreesaffectseverybodyonearth.Everyoneshoulddotheirparttorecyclepaperandencouragegovernmentandindustrytodothesame.Theworldwillbeabetterplaceforit!Whatcanweinferfromthetext?Theuseofrecycledpaperwilldoublein40years.Recyclingpaperhelpsrelieveglobalclimatechange.Wastepapercaneasilybreakdowninlandfills.Therearenotenoughlandfillsforwastepaper.Whatmakesrecycledpapermoreacceptable?A.Thegreatdemandoftrees. B.Thelowprocessingcost.C.Itsdark-color1edfeature. D.Itsimprovedprintperformance.Whatdoestheauthorpropose?A.Punishingtheactofcuttingtrees. B.Recyclingpaper.C.Improvingrecyclingsystem. D.Promotingpaperindustry.Howisthetextmainlydeveloped?A.Byanalyzingcausesandeffects. B.Byofferingresearchplansanddata.C.Bydiscussingproblemsandsolutions. D.Bycomparingstrengthsandweaknesses.CItmighthavebeenJimmyKimmel,oranyothersharp-tonguedtalkshowhostsoflate-nightTV.Inthisinstance,itwasSamanthaBee,statingheroppositiontochildhoodvaccinationshumorously.“Whoareyougoingtobelieve?”sheasked.“Leadingauthoritiesonmedicalscience,or800commentsonyourcousin’sFacebookpage?”Jokingaboutsciencecanhaveseriouseffects,accordingtostudiesbycommunicationscholars.Accordingly,since2013,Paul,apsychologicalprofessor,hasconductedstudiesofhowsatire（讥讽）caninfluencepeople’sbeliefsaboutscience,whichhaveshownthatifyouwanttointerestpeopleinscienceandshapetheirviewsonhot-buttonscienceissues,satiricalhumorcanworkbetter.ManyAmericanspaylittleattentiontoscience.EvenpeoplewhoregularlywatchTVnewsreceiveonlyscrapsofscienceinformationintheirmediadiet,becausemainstreammediaoutletsdevotesolittleairtimetothesubject.Ontopofthat,someAmericansmayregardscienceasinaccessible.YetsatiricalhumorcanreachviewerswhowouldneverwatchNOVAorread—well,NationalGeographic.Millionsofpeoplewatchlate-nighttelevisionprogramslive,andvideosoftheseshowsgetmillionsofviewsonstreamingservices.In2016,avoteconductedbytheUniversityofDelawareCenterindicatedthatnearlyonein10saidtheylearnedaboutsciencefromlate-nighttelevisionshows.Late-nighthostsmayoccasionallypokefunatscientists.Moreoften,however,thehostspromoteapositiveimageofscience.Bymakingscienceentertainingtoaudiencewithlittleknowledgeofthetopic,late-nighttelevisioncouldsparkscienceengagement.Furthermore,theresearchersconcludedthatsatiricalshowshadthebiggestimpactamongtheleasteducatedviewers,thushelpingtonarrowagapinattentiontoscience.Thoughlate-nightsatiricalhumorcanboostscienceinterestandawareness,ithasitslimits.Scienceiscomplex,andconveyingthatcomplexityinafewminuteswhiletellingjokescanbeachallenge.WhatdoesPaul’sstudiesofjokingaboutscienceindicate?Itmaydoseriousdamagetoscience.Itcaneffectivelypopularizescience.Ittotallychangespeople’sattitudetoscience.Itwillshiftpeople’sattentionfromentertainmenttoscience.WhydoTVwatchersreceivealittlescienceinformation?Becausetheyenjoywatchingentertainments.Becausescienceisnoteasytocomeupwith.Becausetheyfindnointerestinscienceissues.Becausescienceisscarcelyseenonmainstreammedia.Whatdoweknowaboutthelate-nightshowsinvolvingscience?Thehostsgetusedtoplayingtricksonscientists.Thehosts’aimistobuildapositiveimageofscience.Educationgapcanbebridgedthroughlate-nightshows.Scienceparticipationcanbepromotedamongtheirviewers.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardscombiningsciencewithsatire?A.Critical. B.Objective.C.Positive. D.Negative.DWhoisagenius?Thisquestionhasgreatlyinterestedhumankindforcenturies.Let'sstateclearly:Einsteinwasagenius.Hisfaceisalmosttheinternationalsymbolforgenius.Butwewanttogobeyondonemanandexplorethenatureofgeniusitself.Whyisitthatsomepeoplearesomuchmoreintelligentorcreativethantherestofus?Andwhoarethey?Inthesciencesandarts,thosepraisedasgeniusesweremostoftenwhitemen,ofEuropeanorigin.Perhapsthisisnotasurprise.It'ssaidthathistoryiswrittenbythevictors,andthosevictorssetthestandardsforadmissiontothegeniusclub.Whencontributionsweremadebygeniusesoutsidetheclub—women,orpeopleofadifferentcolor1orbelief—theywereunacknowledgedandrejectedbyothers.AstudyrecentlypublishedbySciencefoundthatasyoungasagesix,girlsarelesslikelythanboystosaythatmembersoftheirgender（性别）are“really,reallysmart.”Evenworse,thestudyfoundthatgirlsactonthatbelief:Aroundagesixtheystarttoavoidactivitiessaidtobeforchildrenwhoare“really,reallysmart.”Canourplanetaffordtohaveanygreatthinkersbecomediscouragedandgiveup?Itdoesn'ttakeageniustoknowtheanswer:lynot.Here'sthegoodnews.Inawiredworldwithconstantglobalcommunication,we'reallpositionedtoseeflashesofgeniuswherevertheyappear.Andthemorewelook,themorewewillseethatsocialfactors（因素）likegender,race,andclassdonotdeterminetheappearanceofgenius.Asawritersays,futuregeniusescomefromthosewith“intelligence,creativity,perseverance（毅力），andsimplegoodfortune,whoareabletochangetheworld.”Whatdoestheauthorthinkofvictors'standardsforjoiningthegeniusclub?A.They'reunfair. B.They'reconservative.C.They'reobjective. D.They'restrict.WhatcanweinferaboutgirlsfromthestudyinScience?Theythinkthemselvessmart.Theylookuptogreatthinkers.Theyseegenderdifferencesearlierthanboys.TheyarelikelytobeinfluencedbysocialbeliefsWhyaremoregeniusesknowntothepublic?Improvedglobalcommunication.Lessdiscriminationagainstwomen.C.Acceptanceofvictors'concepts.D.Changesinpeople'ssocialpositions.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?GeniusesThinkAlike B.GeniusTakesManyFormsC.GeniusandIntelligence D.GeniusandLuck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Whenwesetagoal,wearedoingsowiththedeterminationtoachieveitatsometime. 16 .Herearesometipsonhowtodothat.Definingyourgoals.Themostchallengingpartisestablishingexactlywhatyourgoalsareinthefirstplace.Beginbyevaluatingwhereyouareatpresent. 17 .Includeyourskills,talents,andachievements.Thenmoveontowriteaboutwhereyouwouldliketobeinthefuture.Whatisyourultimateaim?Ifpossible,includeatimetable.Keepthebiggerpictureinmind. 18 .Turnthatdreamintoagoalbygivingitsubstance,andplanningtheroute.Yourtimetableforsuccesswillgraduallycometogether,andyoucandecidewhereyouwanttobein,say,oneyear,fiveyears,ortenyears.Don’tfudgeit,bespecific,andbeambitious.Lookatthedetail. 19 .Considertheshort-termobjectivesyouwillneedtoachieveasyouprogresstowardsyourultimategoal.Entertheseintoyourtimetablesoyouhaveaclearideaofthestepsyouwillneedtotake.Perhapsyouwillneedqualificationsormoneytofundyoureffortstoreachyourgoal. 20 .Whateveryouwriteinyourplanforthefutureisgoingtoguideyouthroughthewholeprocess.Youwillbereferringtoitfrequentlyandwillneedittobeinspiringandmotivational.Youwillnotbeinspiredifyouusenegativelanguage.Listwhatyouaregoingtodoinpositivetonesthatwillencourageyouandspuryouon.A.AlwaysbepositiveFindtheencouragingwordsYourcurrentsituationwilldetermineyournextstepTurnyourdreamintoagoalanddecideonyourpathCreatingatimetablemeansyouwillhavetothinkofthebigpictureAchievingshort-termgoalswillrequiremasteryofmanydifferentskillsOneofthebestwaystoguaranteethosegoalswillbeachievedisbywritingthemdown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OncemydadandIhadaverybig___21___inalateeveningwhenmymotherwasaway.Wewerebothveryangryandsaidsomething___22___,andintheendIsaid,“I'mleaving.”Andhesaidwith___23___,“Good.Thesooner,thebetter.”I___24___afewthingsinthesuitcaseandclosedthe___25___behindme,butIdidn'tknowwheretogo.Afterwalkingaimlessly,Istoppedatalocal___26___.Afew___27___later,myphonerang.Itwasmymomcalling.Shesaid,“Mary.Whereareyou?Dadsaidhe___28___you.”“Howcanhesaythat?I'vebeenawayfornearlyhalfanhour,___29___hedidn'tcall.”Isaidwithannoyance.MyangerreturnedandIrememberedallthe___30___wordshe'dshoutedtome.“Listen,mom.YoucantellDadthatI'm___31___.TomorrowI'll___32___you.”Isaidandhungup.Iwalkedaroundthesupermarket,tryingtogetmythoughtstogether.BythetimeIpaidformythings,ithadbeenmuchlaterthanIusedtobeoutalone.WhenI___33___thesupermarket,I 34 alargepieceofwhitepaper.Onthepieceofwhitepaperwerethesewords,“Pleasecomehome!I___35___youandI'mworriedaboutyou!”Thenacarpulledupbesideme.Hangingoutofthewindowwasmydad.Besidehim,smilinggently,satmy___36___.Andthat'swhenIstartedlaughing.IlaughedsohardthatI___37___.Despitemybesteffortstorunawayfrom___38___,myfather___39___managedtotrackmedown.Icouldn'tleavenow—withhim___40___therewithcaringeyes.21.A.dreamB.argumentC.journeyD.plan22.A.importantB.terribleC.boringD.interesting23.A.angerB.smileC.patienceD.peace24.A.lookedforB.putupC.paidforD.packedup25.A.boxB.bookC.door D.window26.A.supermarketB.hospitalC.officeD.hotel27.A.minutesB.hoursC.monthsD.years28.A.recognisedB.lookedafterC.believedD.caredabout29.A.soB.or C.but D.if30.A.difficultB.unpleasantC.impoliteD.serious31.A.fineB.cleverC.healthyD.generous32.A.loveB.askC.call D.find33.A.attackedB.organizedC.leftD.moved34.A.wroteB.noticedC.designedD.printed35.A.forgetB.hateC.supportD.miss36.A.momB.teacherC.classmateD.boss37.A.agreedB.criedC.thoughtD.succeeded38.A.companyB.clubC.homeD.school39.A.hardlyB.graduallyC.calmlyD.finally40.A.sleepingB.runningC.walkingD.sitting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Forthosewholovetravel,particularlyrailtravel,Chinain1987wasacan't-misskindofplace.In1987,Chinawasstilloperatingsteamtrainsonsomerailroutes，___41.___madepeoplefrommanycountriesamazed.BruceConnolly,aphotographerfromScotland,___42.___（be）oneofthem.ConnollyfirstcametoChinain1987,___43.___（start）hiscontinuoustravellingthroughoutChina.Sincethen,he___44.___（travel）tomostpartsofChinaexceptFujian,ZhejiangandJiangxi.Whereverhewent,hiscameraremainedbyhisside.DuringhisjourneysinChina,ConnollyfoundChinaverydifferentfrom___45.___hesawinphotographs,whichshowedChinesepeopleveryreligiousinthewaytheydressedandbehaved.___46.___whathesawwasthatpeoplewere___47.___（friend）,welcomingandworebrightclothes.Intheearlyyearsofhisjourney,mostChinesepeoplewerefascinatedwithforeignersvisitingChina,butnowthathaschangedincitiessuchasBeijingandShanghai,foreignersarenolonger___48.___（curious）.AnotherdramaticchangethatConnollyhasfeltinChinais___49.___widespreaduseofnewtechnology.Chinahasbecomeoneofthe