2021届枣庄市曹庄中学高三英语期中考试试卷及答案解析

2021届枣庄市曹庄中学高三英语期中考试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AFtheArtWorldcompetition.Prize-Thewinnerofeachtypewillgetthechancetodisplaytheirartworksinaweek-longexhibitioninChelsea,NewYork..Eligibility-Opentoartistsallovertheworld..EntryFee（参赛费）-$24foramaximumof3submitted（提交的）photos..DateofExhibition-From25thAprilto2ndMay.FtheArtWorldisaninternationalartcompetitionorganizedbywhichisquiteunusual,comparedtoothercompetitions.Theartworksarenotjudgedonthebasisofcreativityandskill.Instead,they'rejudgedbythedepthofthesubjectmatter.Thesubjectthisyearis“ACompetitionAboutChange”,whereartistscantryandshowhowthey'dliketochangehumanityinagoodway.Notes*Forthiscompetition,therearethreetypesforsubmissions,namely:streetart,fineart,anddigitalart.*EachtypewillhaveawinneraschosenbytheorganizersandallthewinnerswillhavethewonderfulchancetoexhibittheirworksattheUnarthodoxGalleryinNewYorkinaweek-longexhibition.*Allthewinnerswillalsoreceive100%ofthesalepricewhenanyoftheirartworksaresold!Winnerswillalsobedisplayedonthewebsiteandtheentrants'artworkswillalsobedisplayedintheopeningceremony（仪式）aswell.WhatisspecialaboutFtheArtWorldCompetition?AItisfreetoattend.B.Itlastsforoveraweek.C.ItisopentoartistsinNewYork.D.Itcentersonthedepthoftheartworks.Whatwillthewinnersget?A.Prizemoney.B.Achancetovisitanexhibition.C.Awrittenjudgementoftheirartworks.D.Moneyfromthesaleoftheirartworks.Wherewilltheentrants'artworksbeshown?A.Inthestreet. B.Intheopeningceremony.C.Onthewebsite. D.Atthemarket.B“Yourmindisagarden;yourthoughtsaretheseeds.Theharvestcaneitherbeflowersorweeds,”WilliamWordsworthwrote.Intheabovequote,Williamsuggeststhattheprocessofgardeningmirrorshumanlife.Dependingonwhatwe“plant”inourlives,webloom（生长茂盛）ordon’t.Beforeyoustarttoworkinyourgarden,it’snecessarytohaveavisionforit.Thinkingofwhatyouwanttogrowinyourgardenandhowtolayitoutisagoodfirststepinmakingyourvisionafruitfulreality.Inlife,youshouldconsiderwhatyouwanttocreateandwhatyouwanttoachieve,becauseyourmind-gardenislikethewhitepaperandthepossibilitiesareendless.Regardlessofwhatyouchoosetoplant,poorsoilisn’tsuitableforgrowth.Thisiswhygardenerstakethetimeandenergytoupgradethesoilbeforeplanting.So,creatingtherightsoilisimportanttotherealizationofyourgoalsanddreams.Fortunately,therearecountlesswaystomakeyourpersonalbedrockbetter.Gettinganeducationisoneofthemosteffectiveways,whichcanhelpyouenrichyourlife’ssoil.Youdon'thavetobeanenthusiasticgardenertounderstandthemeaningof“Youreap（收获）whatyousow.”Whenagardenerwantstomatoes,theyjustneedtoplanttomatoseeds.It’saveryclearactthatproducesanexpectedresult.Eachofushasthepowertodecidewhich“lifeseeds”toplant.Forexample,ifyouplantillseeds,it'slikelythatyou’llexperiencepaininreturn.Contrarily,ifyouplantseedsofkindnessandunderstanding,yourlifewillbloomwithhappinessandlove.Agardener’strulyarduousworkbeginsaftertheseedsareinthegroundbecauseagardenrequiresalotofcareandattention.Regularwateringandweedingarerequiredforahealthygarden.So,toensureyourdreamstakeroot,youshouldbedevoted,aware,andpresent.Aftercountlesshoursandenergyspent,thecropshavegrownwellandarefinallyreadytobeharvested.Whatisimportantbeforegardenersbreakgroundintheirgardens?Receivingsometraininginplanting.Drawingupagoodplanfortheirgardens.Havingthecouragetoaccepttheworstoutcome.Doingresearchonthecommonlocalgardenplants.Whatiscomparedtogettingeducationbytheauthor?A.Improvingtheconditionofthesoil. B.Growingyourmostfavorableplants.C.Takingcareoftheplantsinyourgarden. D.Selectingpropergoalsingardeningwork.WhatdoestheauthorwanttoexpressinParagraph3?Yourqualityoflifedependsonyourpositiveaction.Yourexperiencecanhelpyouunderstandplantsbetter.Yourchoiceofsoilisanimportantpartinyourgardening.Yourknowledgeofplantingwillmakeyouasuccessfulgardener.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“arduous”inParagraph4probablymean?A.Beneficial B.Creative C.Boring. D.ToughCJapanisknowntohavehigherthanaverageratesofstomachcancer.Recently,thetownofKaneyamainYamagataPrefecturedecidedtogetits6,000residents（居民）tested.However,thefrozenurinesamples（尿样）arenottestedinconventionalways.Instead,ProfessorMasaoMiyashitaandhisteamareusingtheminatrialtodetermineifspeciallytrainedcancer-sniffingdogscanaccuratelydetectthedisease.Thoughthestudyisstillinitsearlystages,Miyashitaisthrilledwiththeresults.Hesaid,“Inourresearchsofar,cancerdetectiondogshavebeenabletofindsignsofcancerwithanaccuracyofnearly100percent.”Researchershaveknownabouttheanimals’superiorsensoryskillsfordecades.However,theirabilitytodetectcancerinhumanscametolightin1989,afteradogsniffedoutearly-stagemalignantmelanoma（恶性黑色素瘤）onapatient’sleginLondon.Sincethen,scientistsfrommanycountrieshaveconductedstudiestotestdogs’greatskillatidentifyingcancerchemicals.Whilemostdogscanbetrainedforthetaskresearcherssaythebestcandidatesaredogsthatareprecise,quiet,andperhapsevenalittleshy.Thetrainingprocessissimilartohowdogsaretaughttolearnanytrick—byrewardingthemwithtreats!However,ittakesmuchlongerbecausethedogshavetolearntoseparatethe“cancerscent（气味）”fromthethousandsoforganiccompounds（有机化合物）inthehumanbody.Researchersbeginbyexposingthedogstourinesamplesfrompeoplewithcancer,peoplewithotherdiseases,andpatientswithnohealthissues,Oncethedogsareabletoaccuratelyidentifycancer,theyarefurthertrainedtodetectparticularkindsofcancer.Successfulastheymaybe,expertsthinkdogsareunlikelytoreplaceconventionaltests.Forone,ittakesaboutsevenyearsandcostsasmuchas$45,000totrainasingledog.KlausHackner,aresearcherandphysicianwhostudiesdogsdetectingcancerinbreathsamplesatKremsUniversityHospitalinAustria,isalsonotconvinceddogscanberelieduponalone.Patients,therefore,havetoreceivefurtherteststoconfirmiftheyhavethedisease.Whatdoweknowaboutthecancer-sniffingdogsmentionedinParagraph2?Theyhavedoneagreatjob.Theyaretrainedinaspecialway.Theycaneasilylearntodistinguishcancer.TheycanbeseeninmanyJapanesehospitals.WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph3?Offerreaderssomeadvice.Addsomebackgroundinformation.Summarizethepreviousparagraphs.Introduceanewtopicfordiscussion.Whatkindofdogissuitableforthecancer-sniffingjob?A.Smartandbrave. B.Activeandfaithful.C.Strongandpatient. D.Carefulandpeaceful.WhatisKlausHackner’sopiniononcancer-sniffingdogs?Theyshouldworkasateam.Theyneedtoreceivemoretraining.Theycanreplacedoctorsindetectingcancer.Theyshouldbeusedtogetherwithtraditionaltests.DWhenyouwalkonasandybeach,ittakesmoreenergythanstridingdownasidewalk—becausetheweightofyourbodypushesintothesand.Turnsout,thesamethingistrueforvehiclesdrivingonroads.Theweightofthevehiclescreatesaveryshallowindentation（凹陷）inthepavement（路面）—anditmakesitsuchthatit’scontinuouslydrivingupaveryshallowhill.JeremyGregory,asustainabilityscientistatM.I.T.andhisteammodeledhowmuchenergycouldbesaved—andgreen-housegasesavoided—bysimplystiffening（硬化）thenation’sroadsandhighways.Andtheyfoundthatstiffening10percentofthenation’sroadseveryyearcouldprevent440megatonsofcarbondioxideequivalentemissionsoverthenextfivedecades—enoughtooffsethalfapercentofprojectedtransportationsectoremissionsoverthattimeperiod.Toputthoseemissionssavingsintocontext—thatamountisequivalenttohowmuchCO2you’dsparetheplanetbykeepingabillionbarrelsofoilintheground—orbygrowingsevenbilliontrees—foradecade.TheresultsareintheTransportationResearchRecord.Asforhowtostiffenroads?Gregorysaysyoucouldmixsmallamountsofsyntheticfibersorcarbonnanotubesintopavingmaterials.Oryoucouldpavewithcement-basedconcrete,whichisstifferthanasphalt（沥青）.Thissystemcouldalsobeawaytoshavecarbonemissionswithoutsomeoftheusualhurdles.Usually,whenitcomestoreducingemissionsinthetransportationsector,you’retalkingaboutchangingpoliciesrelatedtovehiclesandalsodriverbehavior,whichinvolvesmillionsandmillionsofpeople—asopposedtochangingthewaywedesignandmaintainourpavements.That’sjustontheorderofthousandsofpeoplewhoareworkingintransportationagencies.Andwhenitcomestoretrofitting（翻新）ourstreetsandhighways—thoseagenciesarewheretherubbermeetstheroad.Whydoestheauthormention“walkonasandybeach”inparagraph1?A.Topresentafact. B.Tomakeacontrast.C.Toexplainarule. D.Toshareanexperience.WhatsuggestiondoestheauthorgivetoreduceCO2emissions?A.Hardeningtheroad. B.Keepingoilintheground.C.Growingtreesfordecades. D.Improvingthetransportation.Whatistheadvantageofthissuggestion?A.Gainingmoresupport. B.Consuminglessmoney.C.Involvingmorepeople. D.Facingfewerusualobstacles.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartmeaninthelastparagraph?A.Thoseagenciesarelikelytomakemorerules.Thoseagencieswillchangesomerelatedpolicies.Thoseagenciesmightputmorerubbertiresontheroads.Thoseagencieswillplayakeyroleinmakingthishappen.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AFewTipsforSelf-AcceptanceWeallwantit.,toacceptandloveourselves.Butattimesitseemstoodifficultandtoofaroutofreach.___16___Here’sahandfulofwaysthatwillsetyouintherightdirection.•___17___Donotfollowthepeoplewhomakeyoufeelnot-good-enough.Whydoyoufollowthem?Areyouhopingthateventuallyyouwillfeelempoweredbecauseyourlifeisbetterthantheirs?Knowthatyourlifeisyourown;youaretheonlyyouinthisworld.•Forgiveyourselfformistakesthatyouhavemade.Weareoftenashamedofourshortcomings,ourmistakesandourfailures.___18___Youwillmakemistakes,timeandtimeagain.Ratherthangettingcaughtupinhowyoucouldhavedonebetter,whynotofferyourselfacompassionate（有同情心）response?＂Thatdidn’tgoasplanned.But,Itriedmybest.＂•Recognizeallofyourstrengths.Writethemdowninajournal.Begintotrainyourbraintolookatstrengthbeforeweakness.Listallofyouraccomplishmentsandachievements.Youhaveajob,earnedyourdegree,andyougotoutofbedtoday.___19___•Nowthatyou’velistedyourstrengths,listyourimperfections.Turnthepageinyourjournal.Putintowordswhyyoufeelunworthy,whyyoudon’tfeelgoodenough.Now,readthesewordsbacktoyourself.___20___Turntoapageinyourjournaltoyourlistofstrengthsandachievements.Seehowawesomeyouare?Feelingupsetagain?Wheredoyoustart?Nothingistoosmalltocelebrate.Remember,youareonlyhuman.Setanintentionforself-acceptance.Stopcomparingyourselfwithothers.Whendoesthecomparisongamestart?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完形填空（共20小题；每小题21.5分，满分30分）China’sculturalrelicprotectionhasmadeprogress,butmanyproblemsstillexistandneedtobesolved.Chinahasmadeover30 21 basedonthelawofculturalrelicprotection.Chinahasalso 22 fourinternationalagreementsconcerningculturalrelicprotectionandinvestment（投资）inculturalrelicprotectionhasalso23.Statistics（数据）show24from2000to2005whenChinacarriedoutits10thFive-YearDevelopmentPlan,totalinvestmentinthefield 25 22.889billionyuan.Withfinancialsupportfromgovernment,Chinaalsostartedanationwidecampaigntosearchand 26 culturalrelicsin2003.Chinahassofarincludedatotalof2,351culturalrelic 27 and518intangible（无形的）culturalrelicsonthe 28 ofnationalprotecteditems.Recoveryandprotectionhavebeencarriedoutonimportantculturalrelicsites 29 thePotalaPalaceinTibetandthePalaceMuseuminBeijing.Chinesemuseumshavedevelopedwellinrecentyears.Chinahasmorethan2,300museumsthat 30 about150millionpeopleannually.However,culturalrelicsinChinanowfacegreat 31 .Manyhistoriccitieshavebeen 32 .Illegaltradeandsmuggling（走私）activitieshavenotbeenforbidden, 33 hasledtothelossofnationaltreasuresoverseas. 34 ,manyimportantculturalrelicsiteshavedisappeared 35 arehardtopassonbecauseoftoomuchexplorationandimproperuse.Andculturalrelics 36 byminorityethnicgroups（少数民族）havelosttheircharacterduetothe 37 lifestyleofthepeople. 38_____,weshouldkeepourmindclearandtake 39 tobetterprotectculturalrelics,and 40 thewholesocietytotakepartinthiscause.23.A.waysB.principlesC.measuresD.rules24.A.formedB.organizedC.joinedD.built25.A.improvedB.increasedC.promotedD.developed26.A.whichB.thatC.whereD.what27.A.arrivedB.expectedC.reachedD.jumped28.A.protectB.developC.formD.check29.A.spotsB.landscapesC.addressesD.sites30.A.listB.recordC.file D.case31.A.suchasB.exceptforC.aswellasD.ratherthan32.A.makeB.attractC.enjoyD.satisfy33.A.chancesB.opportunitiesC.pressuresD.challenges34.A.missedB.disappearedC.lostD.destroyed35.A.whatB.whereC.whichD.that36.A.AsaresultB.What’sworseC.AtlastD.Atleast37.A.orB.andC.butD.while38.A.collectedB.boughtC.heldD.discovered39.A.decreasingB.increasingC.changingD.widening40.A.ThereforeB.BesidesC.MoreoverD.However41.A.lawsB.rulesC.actionD.measures42.A.encourageB.requestC.commandD.force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“Timewaitsfornoman”—orsothesayinggoes.Wecan’tstoptimeandwecan’tcontrol 41. ,althoughsometimes,inourminds,wethinktimeflies.Butifthisyear 42. particularfeelslikeit’spassingmorequicklythanothershavedone,therecouldbeascientific 43. (explain).Ofcourse,weknowayearisusually365dayslong.Cleverscientistscalculatedthisalongtimeago.Theyalsoworkedoutthateveryfouryears,weneedanextraday 44. (call)aleapyeartokeepourcalendarinsync(同步).But2021isn'toneofthoseyears,andyetit'snotbehavinglike45.normalyear.ScientistshavedonethemathanddiscoveredtheEarthismovingfasterthaniteverhasinthelast50years, 46. meansthat2021isgoingtobetheshortestyearindecades.Apparently,thisis 47. theEarthisspinningfaster,quickerthanithasdoneindecades,andthedaysarethereforeshorter.Buttheyareonlyshortbyatinyamount—around0.05milliseconds—sodon'tpanicifyouhaven'tnoticed!However,long-termthesemillisecondsaddup.GrahamJonesfromTimeandDatetoldTheIndependentnewspaper:“IftheEarth'srotationcontinuesto 48. (quick),wemayatsomepointrequireanegativeleapsecond.Ifthishappens,ourclockswou