2021届汕头市澄海华侨中学高三英语下学期期中考试试卷及参考答案

2021届汕头市澄海华侨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ASaharaMarathon2021-AroundtheWorldTheSaharaMarathonisorganizedbytheSaharawiMinistryofYouthandSportsandagroupofvolunteersfromdifferentcountries.Duringthelasttwentyyears,thousandsofrunnersfromallcontinentshavetraveledtotheAlgeriandeserttolivetheexperienceprovidedbythisraceandtobondwithrefugeefamilies.Inthisuniqueeditionof2021,theexperiencewillbedifferent.TheracewillbeheldinavirtualwayandthedonationscollectedthroughtheeventwillgotothemostneedyfamiliesintheSaharawiCampsofTindouf.Rulesofthe2021SaharaMarathonParticipationAllthosepeopleover16yearsofage(16included)maytakepartinthisvirtualcompetition,aslongastheyarecorrectlyregistered,bothintimeandinform.TheregisteredrunnermustdownloadtheOfficialSaharaMarathonAPPtotaketherace.DistanceandTravelThedistanceoptionsselectableintheAPPare:5k,10k,21kand42k.Asitisavirtualtest,itisveryimportanttomakesurethatthechosenrouteallowsgoodmobilecoverageforthecorrectfunctioningoftheGPS.RegistrationRegistrationhasacostof15euros,whichincludesparticipationintheraceandadonationof5eurostorefugeefamilies.Participantscan,iftheychoose,purchasetheofficialpackofthetest(T-shirt,scar,andbib)forthepriceof25euros.AcceptanceRegistrationispersonalandnon-transferableandimpliesacceptanceoftheseregulations.RunnerswhoarenotregisteredorrunwithouttheAPPwillnotbeadmitted.Whatcanwelearnaboutthe2021SaharaMarathon?A.Itisabigfamilyevent. B.Itprovidesavirtualtour.C.Itraisesmoneyforcharity. D.Itwillbeheldinthedesert.Howmuchshouldarunnerpayifhewantstoregisterfortherace?15euros.20euros.25euros.40euros.Whatarerunnersrequiredtodointherace?A.Choosesaferoutes. B.Wearcasualclothes.C.Runwiththeofficialapp. D.Transferregistrationintime.BThemodernOlympics,whichappearedinancientGreeceasmanyas3,000yearsago,havebecometheworld’smostimportantsportingcompetition.Fromthe8thcenturyB.C.tothe4thcenturyA.D.,thetheancientOlympicswereheldeveryfouryearsinOlympiainhonorofthegodZeus.ThefirstmodernOlympicstookplacein1896inAthens,andfeatured280participantsfrom13nations,competingin43events.Since1994,theSummerandWinterOlympicGameshavebeenheldseparatelyeverytwoyears.The2020SummerOlympics,delayedoneyearbecauseoftheCOVID-19,washeldinJapanin2021.TheancientOlympicswereheldeveryfouryearsbetweenAugust6andSeptember19duringafestivalhonoringZeus.TheGameswerenamedfortheirlocation（位置）atOlympia,aplacenearthewesterncoastinsouthernGreece.TheirinfluencewassogreatthatancienthistoriansbegantomeasuretimebytheOlympicGamesheldeveryfouryears.AftertheRomanEmpireconquered（征服）Greeceinthemid-2ndcenturyB.C.,theGamescontinued,buttheirstandardsandqualitydropped.Forexamplefrom67A.D.,theEmperorNeroenteredanOlympichorserace,announcinghimselfthewinnerevenafterhefelloffhishorseduringtheevent.In393A.D.,EmperorTheodosius回endedtheancientOlympictradition.Itwasanother1,500yearsbeforetheGamesroseagain,largelythankstotheeffortsofBaronPierredeCoubertin（1863-1937）ofFrance.Workinghardatthedevelopmentofphysicaleducation,theyoungmanbecameinspiredbytheideaofcreatingamodernOlympicGamesaftervisitingtheancientOlympicbuilding.InNovember1892,atameetingoftheUniondesSportsAthletiquesinParis,CoubertinsuggestedtheideaofmakingtheOlympicsaninternationalathleticcompetitionheldeveryfouryears.Twoyearslater,hegottheapproval（批准）heneededtofoundtheInternationalOlympicCommittee（IOC）,whichwouldbecomethegoverningbodyofthemodernOlympicGames.WhatdoweknowaboutthemodernOlympics?ThemodernOlympicsbecamefamousinthe18thcentury.ThefirstWinterOlympicswasheldin1994.ThefirstmodernOlympicsdatesbackto1896.ThelatestWinterOlympicswilldelayfortwoyears.HowoftenweretheancientOlympicsheld?A.Everyyear. B.Everyotheryear.C.Everythreeyears. D.Everyfouryears.WhendidtheancientOlympicsend?A.In393A.D. B.In67A.D.C.Inthemid-2ndcenturyB.C. D.About1,500yearsago.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?TheancientOlympicsThemodernOlympicsTheOlympicsdevelopedthroughyearsTheOlympicsarepopularinmoderntimeCForfishermenandsailorsintheseasidetownofShangpaninLinhai,Zhejiangprovince,whererecently12stranded（搁浅的）whaleswerefound,itisnotunusualtospotwhalesordolphinsinthesea—theywouldalwayscallthemhaizi,or“sonoftheocean”.Andifthelocalfishermenspotsuchintelligentseacreaturesinneed,theywillsavethemfromdangerwithouthesitation.Intherecentrescueofmelon-headedwhales,theytriedtheirbesttohelpasa37-secondvideoofayoungmansleepinginthewaterholdingawhalesoonwentviralonline,withnetizensapplaudinghisconstanteffortsandcaringheartintryingtokeepthewhalealive.“Themelon-headedwhaleknewIwastryingtosaveitandwouldbemorecooperativeandwouldn’tmove.”saidLuWenhui,a21-year-olddiverfromHangzhouChangqiaoPolarOceanPark,whoheldupthewhale’sheadsoitcouldbreatheeasily.Luhadbeenstayinginthewaterfor10hoursby4a.m.WednesdayaftercomingfortherescueworkonTuesday,whenthestrandedwhaleswerefirstspotted.“Whalesaremammalsandneedtobreatheinair—that’swhyIhadtoholditshead,toensureitcouldbreathesmoothlythewholetime,”Lusaid.Thestrandedwhales,afterthestrugglingofbeingtransported,werewornoutwhentheyarrivedatthefishfarmandmighthavedrownediftheywereleftunattended.Thereasonwhythewhaleswerestrandedisstillnotclear.Andthesestrandedwhaleswerereturnedtotheoceanbecausetheyarenotadaptedtoartificialbreedingenvironmentsonland.Whatdolocalfishermenusuallydoafterfindinghaiziindanger?A.Ignorethem. B.Feedthem.C.Transportthem. D.Protectthem.WhydoestheauthordescribeLu’srescuework?A.Tointroducethewhalesindetail. B.Tovoicehisviewsonthediver.C.Topraisetheeffortsmadebyrescuers. D.Toexplainthevalueofthewhales.Whatcanwesayaboutthemelon-headedwhalesaccordingtothetext?Theyarerarelyseenbylocals.Theyareusedtobreathinginthesea.Theyaren’tsuitedtoartificialsurroundings.Theyarefondofswimmingneartheseaside.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?Melon-headedWhalesWereStrandedRescuersWentAllouttoHelpWhalesFishermenTransportedStrandedWhalesWitnessesVoicedOpinionsonRescueWorkDAtAizoChuoHospitalinJapan,employeesgreetnewcomers,guidepatientstoandfromthesurgeryarea,andprintoutmapsofthehospitalforconfusedvisitors.Theydon’ttakelunchbreaksorevengetpaid.Why?They’rerobots!Robotshavelongworkedinfactories,helpingtobuildcarsandelectronicappliances.Buttoday’srobotsdon’tjustdothejobsofpeople－theyactuallylookandactalotlikepeople.Kansei,arobotfromJapan,hasaplasticfacecovering19movableparts.Therobotcanmake36facialexpressionsinresponsetodifferentwords.Kanseishakesinfearattheword“war”andsmileswhenithearstheword“dinner”.ResearchersinEuropearegoingevenfurtherwithiCub,a“baby”robot.Theyareteachingittospeakandholdconversations.TheabilitytointeractiscrucialforrobotsthatwillonedayworkcloselywithhumanssaysroboticsprofessorChrisAtkeson.“Thiswillrequirerobotstounderstandwhatyousayandhowyouarefeelingandrespondwithappropriateemotions,”hetoldWRNews.JapanesescientistMinoruAsadaagrees.HeisbuildingarobotcalledCB2thatactslikearealbaby.“Rightnow,itonlygoes/Ah,ah.'Butaswedevelopitslearningfunction,itwillstartsayingmorecomplexsentencesandmovingonitsown,”Asadasays.“Next-generationrobotsneedtobeabletolearnanddevelopbythemselves.”Intelligentrobotwillbecomemoreimportantinthefuture,aspopulationsageandthenumberofhumanworkersdeclinesinmanycountries.“We’regoingtohavemanymoreoldpeopleandnotenoughyoungpeopletocareforthem,”saysrobotresearcherMatthewMason.“Technologycanhelptheoldpeopleliveathomelonger,insteadofgoingtonursinghomes.”Accordingtothepassage,whatjobshaverobotsalreadyperformed?Givingadvice,answeringcustomerquestionsandplanningevents.Producingfactorygoods,buildingcarsandgreetingcustomers.Greetingcustomers,producingfactorygoodsandperformingsurgery.Buildingcars,drivingpassengersandprovidingdirections.Thesecondparagraphinthispassageismainlyabout?Toexplainhowarobotworks.Todefinewhatarobotis.Todescribethefunctionsofmodernrobots.Topredictthefutureusesofrobots.HowdoestheKanseirobotreactontheword“fire”?A.Uselanguagestowarnnearbyhumans.BBackupitsmemoryfiles.C.Activateanautomaticfirealarm.D.Produceaworriedlookonhisface.InAsada’sopinion,thenextstepforrobotswillbetodevelop .theabilitytolearnindependentlytheabilitytounderstandhumancommandsthecapacitytointeractwithhumansthewillingnesstoworktogether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Intheworldoftrade,theInternetiskingasitneversleepsandcontinuestotakedealafterpeoplehaverestedforthenight.___16___,theInternetworldhastakenlargestepstomakeconsumersandinvestorsfeelsaferwiththefundswhicharebeingprocessed.___17___,doyouhopeyourinformationwillbestolen?Ibetitis“No”.Perhapsyoutrustthosenetworkbusinessmen,foryou’veboughtfromthembeforeorknowsomeonewhohas.Whenitcomestoonlinedeal,safetyisstillimportant.Justafewweeksagoover$150millionwerefrozenbywhatseemstohavebeenamistake.___18___.Believeitornot,thiswastheseconddangerousbugforthisagreement.BackinMay,whenthefirstfaultwasdiscovered,some“whitehat”hackerssavedmostofthesignsandreturnedthemtotheirowners.ZenProtocol,oneofablockchainisbuiltforfinance.___19___.Itworkswithalanguagedesignedtoprovewhatagreementsdo-amethodcalled“formalverification”.Italsohasuncoveredsomeofthebasicfaultsinthesystemandhassolvedtheseissuesmakingiteasyandsafeforyou.ZenProtocolisn’tthefirstblockchaintoofferdifferentchoices.___20___.Technologytalkaside,thegreatthingisthatitcaninformaboutthesceneryanddevelopwiththenowadaysatmosphereoftheonlinedealscenery.A.OnethingiscertainB.WiththedevelopmentofonlinedealC.AsmartagreementisasetofpromisesD.However,it’soneofthemostsafechoicesforfinancialinvestorsE.Whenyoupressthe“BUY”buttononyourfavoriteclothinglineF.IttakesstepstosolvethesafetyissuebyensuringthecodeworksforyouG.Thereasonisthatanagreement,usedtostorefunds,containedasimplebug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Howfarwouldyougotohelpafriend?JeremySavage,aged17,andIanMarshall,aged16,bothfromCanada,hadtheirfriendshiptestedtothelimitonarecenttriptotheRockyMountainswiththeirparents.OnSaturdaymorning,thetwoboysdecidedto___21___CathedralMountainbythemselveswhiletheirparentsrelaxedatthe___22___.Afterthreehours,theyreachedthe___23___andenjoyedthebeautifulviewfromthemountaintop.___24___,troublebeganwhentheystartedtheclimbdown.Ononeverydangerouspartofthemountain,Ian___25___threemetresoffthesideofthepath.JeremyclimbeddowntowhereIanwasandfoundhimbadlyinjuredandnotableto___26___.Jeremyhadtodecidewhattodo.Heneededhelpbuthedidnotwanttoleavehisfriend.He___27___thedirtandbloodfromIan'sfaceandhands,andthentriedtohelpIanstandup,butIan'srightlegwashurtingtoomuch.Theyhadto___28___andhopethathelpwouldcome.Meanwhile,asdarknessstartedtofall,theirparentsbackatthecampsitebecamevery___29___thattheboyshadnotreturned.Theygotintouchwithparkworkersandbegan 30 fortheboys.Soonmorethan20peoplewerelookingforthemonCathedralMountain.Whiletheywaitedfor 31 ,JeremygaveIanhisfoodandwaterandlethimlieonhisjacket.Astheeveninggrew 32 andthetemperaturedropped,IantoldJeremytoleavehimandgobacktotheirparentsbutJeremy 33 didnotleave.HethoughtitwastoodangerousforIantobe 34 onsuchacold,windynight.JeremyusedhisjacketandanextrashirttokeepIan 35 andtheyrestedtogetherthroughthenight.Atsunrise,Jeremy 36 thattheonlywaytohelphisfriendwastocarryhimdownthemountain.So,theystartedthelongclimbbacktothecampsite.SometimesJeremycarriedIanonhisback.Sometimeshecarriedhiminhisarms. 37 ,afterfourlongandtiringhours,theycame 38 theirrelievedparents,whowerestilllookingforthemonthemountain.“IwillalwaysrememberwhatJeremydidforme,”saidIan 39 .“Hesavedmylife.Thatisthegreatestthingthatapersoncandoforhis 40__21.A.jumpB.climbC.travelD.walk22.A.campsiteB.hotelC.restroomD.mountain23.A.edgeB.bottomC.topD.side24.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.OftenD.Usually25.A.lostB.brokeC.wentD.fell26.A.turnB.runC.moveD.keep27.A.washedB.cleanedC.repairedD.moved28.A.waitB.sitC.leaveD.try29.A.scaredB.worriedC.disappointedD.amazed30.A.workingB.settingC.enteringD.searching31.A.helpB.adviceC.informationD.service32.A.colderB.shorterC.darkerD.longer33.A.alwaysB.alsoC.stillD.even34.A.homelessB.uselessC.caringD.aloneA.hotB.warmC.coolD.brightA.wonderedA.QuicklyA.acrossA.againA.family第二节(共10小题;wantedB.FinallyalongB.recentlyB.member每小题1.5分，满分C.askedShortlyC.awayC.afterwardsC.man15分)decidedD.ImmediatelyD.afterD.simplyD.friend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AcrossnorthernAfrica,thedesertissteadilygrowing.Drylandsarespreading.ButaprojectknownastheGreatGreenWallaimstostopthe 41. (grow)ofthedesert.Theambitiousprogramincludesplans 42. (help)protectandmaintainresourcesandfightpoverty.Farmersarelearningtocarefortheirlandandusewater 43. (wise).Theyarealsoplantingmillionsoftreesandcrops.TheGreatGreenWallwouldcover 44. areaofmorethan4,000miles--fromSenegalinthewesttoDjiboutiintheeast.TheGreatGreenWall 45. (approve)bytheAfricanUnionin2007.TheprogramreceivessupportfromtheUnitedNations,theWorldBank,andothergroups.TheGreatGreenWall'streesprovideabarrier46.desertwindsandhelpholdmoisture(水分)intheairandsoil, 47. (allow)cropstogrow.Intime,therichersoilwillprovidemorelandforanimalstograzeon.Moreresourceswillbringmorejobs.“Thegoalistocreatesustainablelandmanagement,”saidNoraBerrahmouni,aforestryoffi