2021届哈尔滨市第十二中学高三英语上学期期中试题及答案

2021届哈尔滨市第十二中学高三英语上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ABrooklynBotanicGardenBriefIntroductionTheBrooklynBotanicGarden（BBG）wasacquiredbythecityofBrooklynin1854alongwiththelandthatisProspectPark.TherearesomanygardensondisplayattheBBGthatishonestlyhardtokeepcountofthem.There’stheJapaneseHillandPondGarden,theOsborneGarden,theShakespeareGarden...yougetthepoint.Eachgardenthatisdisplayedwillbeshowingoffadifferentgroupofamazingplantsthatcomemallsortsofcolor1sandsizes.TheBrooklynBotanicGardenofferssomethingfortheentirefamily.TheyevenhaveaChildren’sGardenforthelittleones.AttractionsJapaneseHillandPondGardenOneofthemostfrequencyvisitedgardensatBBG,theJapaneseHillandPondGardeniscertainlyafavoriteamongvisitors.Thisgardenfeaturesavarietyofstylesaswellasbeautifulscenerywithaviewingpavilion（亭子）andawaterfall.TheShogunLanternfeaturedintheJapaneseHillandPondGardenisover500yearsold.ItwasgiventotheBrooklynBotanicGardenasagiftfromthecityofTokyo.Children’sGardenChildrenhavebeenplantingplantsattheBrooklynBotanicGardensince1914andcontinuetheireffortstoday.Currently,thereareoverathousandchildrencontributingtotheChildren’sGarden.ShakespeareGardenForthosewhohavefalleninlovewiththeworksofShakespeare,thiswillbeagardenthattheycantrulyappreciate.Over80plantsthathavebeenmentionedinthewritingofShakespearecurrentlygrowintheShakespeareGarden.GettingtoBrooklynBotanicGardenBrooklynBotanicGarden:900WashingtonAvenue,Brooklyn,NY11225ClosestSubway:ProspectPark/EasternParkway/FranklinAvenueBusTourStops:Stop34or35BrooklynrouteOpeningTimes15March—6November：Tuesday—Friday:8:00am—6:00pm;Saturday—Sunday:10:00am—6:00pm8November—11MarchMonday—Friday:8:00am—4:30pm;Saturday—Sunday:10:00am—4:30pm.Wherecanvisitorsenjoyawaterfall?A.OsborneGarden. B.ShakespeareGarden.C.Children’sGarden. D.JapaneseHillandPondGarden..HowcanvisitorsgototheBrooklynBotanicGarden?A.BytakingabustoProspectPark..Bytakingabusto34WashingtonAvenue.C.BytakingthesubwaytoFranklinAvenue.D.BytakingthesubwaytoStop35ontheBrooklynroute.WhencanNancyvisittheBrooklynBotanicGardeninDecember?A.5:00pmonThursday. B.8:30amonWednesday.C4:30pmonFriday. D.9:00amonSaturday.BSonomaCountyisaddingartificialintelligencetoitswildfirefighting.ThecountyhasenteredintoanagreementwiththeSouthKoreanfirmAlcheratoequipitsnetworkoffire-spottingcameraswithsoftwarethatdetectswildfireactivityandthenissuesawarningtoauthorities.Thetechnologyexaminespastandcurrentimagesofterrain（地形;地势）andsearchesforcertainchanges,suchasflamesburningindarkness,saidChrisGodley,thecounty’sdirectorofemergencymanagement.Butemergencyworkerswillfirsthaveto“teach”thesystemtodistinguishbetweenimagesthatshowfiresmoke,andothersthatmightshowclouds,fogetc.Thesoftwarewillusefeedbackfromhumanstoimproveitsalgorithm（算法）andwilleventuallybeabletodetectfiresonitsown—oratleastthat’swhatcountyofficialshope.“It’skindoflikelearninghowtoread,”Godleysaid.“WhatletterscanIputtogethertomakeupaword?”ThecountyactivatedthetechnologyWednesdayandreceived16positivereportsofsmoke—allofwhichturnedouttobepermittedburns,hesaid.OnceaseasonalbanoncontrolledburnsgoesintoeffectinAprilorMay,thecountyplanstospeedupthetestingandfeedbackphase.ThehopeisthatbyNovember,thesystemwillnolongerneedtobetaughtandcanstartprovidingreliableintelligence.Godleysaid.“It’sgoingtotakeusawhiletomakesurewegetthebugsoutandthatwereallycandependonitbecauseultimatelythisisalifesavingmission.”Thetechnologyisintendedtohelpofficialsinvestigatepotentialfirestartsearliersotheycangetpersonnelouttothemmorequicklyandissuenecessarywarnings.Officialsexpectotherplaceswilladoptitifthetechnologyissuccessful,particularlybecauseitplugsintothecameranetworkthat’salreadyinplacestatewide.“Weultimatelybelieveitspotentialcouldberealizedinayearortwo,”Godleysaid.“AnditcouldreallyhaveadramaticimpacthereinCalifornia.”Whatdoesthesystemfirsthavetodobeforebeingputintowork?Equipitsnetworkoffire-spottingcameraswithsoftware.Learntotellbetweenimagesoffiresmokeandotherpictures.Usefeedbackstoimproveitsabilitytodetectfireindependently.Examineimagesoftheterrainandsearchforanypossiblechanges.Whatdolocalofficialsexpectthetechnologytoaccomplish?Beabletomakepositivereportsofsmoke.Beabletocontrolseasonalburnsinthearea.Helpthemspotpotentialfirestartsassoonaspossible.Learnhowtodistinguishpicturesofflamesfromclouds.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartinparagraph3mean?A.killallthebugs. B.getridofmistakesC.providereliableinformation D.speeduptestingprocessWhatdoestheauthormainlyintendtotellus?AIiscreatingadramaticimpactinCalifornia.AIisappliedtomonitorterrainsinCalifornia.AnewtooltohelpdetectwildfireinCalifornia.AnewwaytoputanendtowildfireinCalifornia.CTheGreatBarrierReef'soutlookremains“verypoor”despitecoral（珊瑚）recoveryoverthepastyear,AustraliangovernmentscientistssaidMonday,justdaysbeforeaUNESCOrulingonthesite'sworldheritage（遗产）status.TheUnitedNationsculturalagencyrecommendedlastmonththattheworld'slargestreef（珊瑚礁）systembeplacedonitsendangeredlistbecauseofdamagetothecoralslargelycausedbyclimatechange.TheAustralianInstituteofMarineScience(AIMS)saidthecoralswerenowina“recoverywindow”afteradecadeofharmfulheatstressandcyclones(旋风).Butsuchopportunitieswerebecomingrarerduetotheinfluenceofclimatechange,thegovernmentagency,whichhasmonitoredthereeffor35years,saidinitsannualreportreleasedtoday.“Theincreasingemergenceofclimate-relatedextremeweathereventsandstarfishoutbreaksiscausingmoresevereandfrequentpressures,givingthereeffeweropportunitieslikethistorecover,”CEOPaulHardistysaid.Thescientistssurveyed127reefsitesin2021andfoundhardcoralcoverhadincreasedat69ofthe81locationssurveyedinthepasttwoyears.SeparatescientificresearchreleasedlastOctoberfoundthe2,300-kilometre(1,400miles)systemhadlosthalfitscoralssince1995,withaseriesofoceanheatwavescausingmasscoraldeath.BrittaSchaffelke,researchprogramdirectoratAIMS,saidthelatestfindingsprovidedaslighthopethatthereefstillhasthepowerofrecovering.Butsheaddedthatitsfutureisstillverypoorbecauseofthedangersofclimatechangeandotherfactorsthatareaffectingthereef.UNESCOhasurgedAustraliatotakeurgentclimateactionbutthegovernmenthaslongresistedcallstocommittonetzeroemissions(排放)by2050.Thegovernmenthassaidithopestomeetthetarget“assoonaspossible”withoutharmingitseconomy,insistingdealingwithclimatechangerequiresaglobaleffort.ThereefwasworthaboutUS$4.8billionayearintourismfortheAustralianeconomyandtherearefearsthatan“indanger”listingcouldweakenitstouristappeal.Whatisthemajorcauseofthedamagetothecorals?A.Theclimatechange. B.Lackofmoney.C.Overdevelopment. D.Toomanytourists.WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph3?Theresultofthesurvey.TheeffortsAIMShasmade.Theslightchanceoftherecovery.Theterriblesituationoftheclimate.WhatisBrittaSchaffelke'sattitudetowardsthefutureofthereef?A.Unclear. B.Positive.CIntolerant. D.Anxious.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?Australiawantstoputthereefontheendangeredlist.TheAustraliangovernmenthasignoredUNESCO'sdemand.Australiahopestokeepabalancebetweenemissiontargetanditseconomy.TheAustraliangovernmentrefusestotakeitsshareofresponsibilityofclimatechange.DWithgraduationdaysbeingcelebratedalloverthecountry,astudentwhohastouseawheelchairhonoredhismotheronhisgraduationdayinaspecialway.EasleyHighSchoolgraduate,AlexMayssurprisedpeoplepresentwhenhegotupandwalkedacrossthestageatClemson'sLittlejohnColiseum.“Iwasreallyhappy—itmademefeelgood,”Alexsaid.Alexwasnotgivenachancetoliverightfromhisbirth.Hewasbornat25weeksandweighedjust1pound,10ouncesatbirth.Whenhewasveryyoung,hehadadiseaseandlosttheabilitytowalk.Afterhismother'sdeathin2013,Alexhadseveralotherdifficultlifechangesuntilhecametolivewithhisgrandparents,Dousayandherhusband,Dewayne.DousaysaidthatwhenAlexcametolivewiththem,theydecidedtobringhimupinthebestpossiblewaytheycould.Lastfall,Alexsaidthathewouldwalkacrossthestagetogethisdiplomatohonorhislatemother.Hepracticedhardandworkedwithaphysicaltherapistfor9monthstocompletehisplan.TheonlyhelpAlexgotwasfromhismom'sbestfriend,TonyaJohnson,whopushedhiswheelchairtothestagewearingoneofhismother'sfavoriteshirts.“Ihadsupportfrommyfamily.Icouldn'thavedoneitwithoutthem,”Alexsaid.“Alexmadeeveryoneinthebuildingfeelencouragedthatday”PickensCountySchoolDistrictpublicinformationspecialistJohnEbysaid.“Theschoolteachersknewhewasgoingtogetuptogethisdiploma,butthedistancehewalkedwasasurprise,eventothem,”Ebysaid.“Someoflife'smostimportanttestsaren’tgiveninaclassroom;Alextestedhimselfandpassedwithflyingcolor1s,”Ebyadded.InwhatwaydidAlexhonorhislatemotheronhisgraduationday?A.Bydressinglikeher. B.Bysayingsorrytoher.C.Byinvitingherbestfriend. D.Bywalkingtogethisdiploma.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?A.Alexwasbornhealthy. B.Alexwentthroughalot.C.Alexhadapurposeinlifeasachild. D.Alexhaslivedwithhisgrandparentsallthetime.WhatdidAlexalsoexpressonhisgraduationday?A.Hisbigregretinlife. B.Hisfeelingsforhisschool.C.Histhanksforhisfamily. D.Hiswilltocompletehisstudy.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeAlex?A.Strong-minded. B.Warm-hearted. C.Cool-headed. D.Easy-going.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Manyfriendshipsgothroughtoughtimes,butadifficultfightmayleaveyourrelationshipbeyondrepair.However,ifyoureallycareaboutthisperson,itwillbeworththeefforttofixabrokenfriendship. 16 Bethefirstonetoreachout.Ifyouaren’ttalkingtoeachother,someonewillhavetomakethefirstmove.Letitbeyouthistime! 17 Youneedtotryafewdifferentwaystoreachthem. 18 Explainwhatyoufeelistheproblemandbehonestaboutit.Thenaskthemtodothesame.Reallylistenanddon’tcutin.Thisway,youbothgettotellyoursideofthestoryandgeteverythingoutonthetable.Apologize（道歉）tothemandaccepttheirapology.Evenifyoudidn'tdoanythingandyoubelievethesituationistheirfault,openingwithanapologysetsthetone.Youcouldsay,“I’mreallysorrythatthingshavegottentothispoint. 19 ”Ifyoudidsomethingwrong,apologizetothemfrankly.Iftheyapologizetoyou,accepttheirapologykindly.Takethingsslowly.Ifyouandyourbestfriendhadamajorfallingout,hangingouteverydayafterschoolasyouusedtodoprobablyisn’tthehealthiestwaytorebuildthings. 20 Thiswillgiveyoubothtimetohealandrebuildyourfriendshiptogether.Iwantthingstobebetterbetweenus.Examinethewayyoutreateachother.Thefollwingideashelpyouknowhowtomakeit.Itshowsthatyou’reseriousaboutsettlingthings.Communicateabouttheproblemhonestlyandopenly.Thus,youshouldstopmakinganargumentandtrustyourfriend.Instead,youshouldstartslowlywithoccasionalhangoutsorphonecalls.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LastyearIdecidedtodosomevolunteerwork.Ibeganto 21 ontheInternetanddiscoveredVolunteerUSA.ThreemonthslaterI 22 myselfonaplanetoPhoenix,Arizona.Iwas 23 atthethoughtoflivingwithloadsofnewpeopleforthreemonths.However,withinfifteenminutesof 24 ,myworrieshadgone.Everyonewasso 25 andlike-mindedthatitwasvery 26 tofeelathome.IwassenttotheCoronadoNationalForestformyfirst8-day 27 .Wehadto 28 everythingweneededandwalkthreemilestowhereweworked.Itmaynotseemlikea 29 waybutin35℃heatandwithaheavypack,mylegswereonfire.Myjobwasto 30 astairwayoutofrock.This 31 climbingupanddownthesideofamountaininhabited（栖息）bymountainlions,althoughIshouldsaytheywereonlyheard,never 32 .Threedayslater,abeautifulstairwaycameintobeing.The 33 ofknowingthatmy 34 willbeonthatmountainsideforyearstocomeismassive.Butonthelastnightwewere 35 inathunderstorm.Iwokeupatmidnighttofindaswimmingpoolinmytent.Thetemperaturewascloseto 36 .Ihadtospendtherestofthenighttremblingintheonly 37 partofmytent. 38 ,Isufferedalot.ButIknowwhateverIhavetofaceinmylifeIwasthereandI 39 .IthinkIammuch____40____forhavingtakenpartintheproject.21.A.calculateB.negotiateC.advertiseD.research22.A.imaginedB.introducedC.enjoyedD.found23.A.annoyedB.surprisedC.scaredD.excited24.A.arrivingB.sleepingC.thinkingD.walking25.A.confidentB.friendlyC.energeticD.curious26.A.funnyB.goodC.luckyD.easy27.A.tourB.projectC.campaignD.course28.A.dropB.makeC.carryD.buy29.A.niceB.safeC.longD.quick30.A.buildB.testC.cleanD.guard31.A.helpedB.endedC.allowedD.meant32.A.huntedB.trainedC.seenD.fed33.A.satisfactionB.ambitionC.expectationD.intention34.A.workB.memoryC.recordD.story35.A.leftB.caughtC.attackedD.separated36.A.boilingB.averageC.normalD.freezing37.A.tidyB.dryC.newD.soft38.A.BythewayB.RegardlessofthatC.NeedlesstosayD.Ineitherease39.A.survivedB.resistedC.escapedD.recovered40.A.smarter B.stronger C.happier D.busier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Janefeltsweetinthedrive-throughlineatHeav’nlyDonuts.Justthedaybefore,astrangeraheadofherinlinehadgenerouslypaidforhercoffee.“Thegesturemadesuch 41. bigdifferenceinmyday,”saysEileen.Shehadrecentlylostherjobasadoctor’sassistant,andmoneywastight.ButEileenwasinspired 42. (pay)the$12billofthefamilyinthecarbehindhers.Whatshedidn’tknowwasthather 43. (kind)wouldsetoffachainreaction.Intwoandahalfhours,55driverspaidfortheorderofthepersonbehind 44. (they).Allthedoughnutshop’s 45. (employee)hadseenthisbefore.ThisHeav’nlyDonuts,infact, 46. (know)asaspecialplace,thecustomersof 47. areconsideredasthe“bestintheworld”.But,even