2021届柳州地区民族高级中学高三英语期末考试试题及参考答案

2021届柳州地区民族高级中学高三英语期末考试试题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AAbrotherandasisterhavebeenreunited（重逢）aftermorethan60years,thankstoaletterintheWelwynandHatfieldTimes.ForyearsJohnHannantkeptaphotoofhislong-lostsister,hopingtheywouldmeetagain.Margery,theeldestofthreechildren,hadsignedupwiththeRoyalAirForceaspartofthewareffort,whenJohnwasstillababy.Thefamilylosttouchandasmanyyearspassedonlyasinglelettergaveacluetoherwhereabouts（下落）.ThecluewasenoughforaWHTreadertorecognizeMargeryandputthefamilybackintouch.John,67,saidhehadbeensearchingforalongtimeandafriendsuggestedwritingtothepaper.“That’stheonethatmadeit,thelettertothepaper,”hesaid.“It’slikeadreamthatcomestrue.ThelasttimeweeverheardfromMargerywasin1953aftertheterriblefloods.Shewrotehometoknowifwewereallright.MysisterDorothywroteback,butMargeryhadmovedagainandnevergottheletter.”HavingretiredfromhisjobasagardeneratParkHouse,MrHannantdecidedtotakeaction.HeandhiswifeDoreentraveledtoMargery’shomeinChelwoodAvenue,Hatfield,whichsheshareswithherhusbandJackCooke.Now88,Margerywasrecoveringfromherheartoperation,butimmediatelyrecognizedherbrother.Johnsaid,“It’ssomethingIneverthoughtthatwasgoingtohappenbutIalwayshopeditwould.”ASwellasfindinghissister,Johnhasalsodiscoveredhenowhasanephew,anieceandsixgrandniecesandgrandnephews.Theheadlineofthenewswouldbe“ ”.A.AnunforgettableandmovingexperienceB.TheHannantfamilylosttouchbecauseofwarC.Abrotherandasisterreunitedafter60yearsD.TheimportanceofalettertoWHTMargeryleftherfamilybecause .A.sheattendedtheairschool B.shejoinedtheRoyalAirForceC.shehadtofeedherfamilyD.abigfloodhitherhometownWhohelpedthefamilyreuniteaftermanyyears?A.Margery’shusbandJackCookeB.ThephotographerofthephotoofMargery.C.AneighbourofMrHannant.D.AreaderofWHT.BSummerheatcanbedangerous,andheatleadstotragedyfartoooften.Accordingtokidsandcars,org,anaverageof37youngchildrenperyeardieofcarheatintheUS,whentheyareaccidentallyleftinahotvehicle.ForBishopCurry,afifthgraderfromMckinney,Texas,onesuchincidenthitclosetohome.Asix-month-oldbabyfromhisneighborhooddiedafterhoursinahotcar.Afterhearingaboutherdeath,Currydecidedthatsomethingneededtobedone.YoungCurry,whoturned11thisyear,hasalwayshadaknackforinventingthings,andhedrewupasketch（草图）ofadevicehecalled“Oasis.”Thedevicewouldattachtocarseatsandwatchthetemperatureinsidethecar.Ifitreachedacertaintemperatureinthecar,andthedevicesensedachildinthecarseat,itwouldbegintocirculatecoolair.CurryalsodesignsthedeviceusingGPSandWi-Fitechnology,whichwouldalarmthechild’sparentsand,iftherewasnoresponsefromthem,thepolice.Curry’sfatherbelievesthattheinventionhaspotential.“ThecoolthingaboutBishop’sthinkingisnoneofthistechnologyisnew,”hesaid.“Wefeellikethewayhe’sthinkingandcombiningallthesetechnologieswillgettoproductionfaster.”HisfatherevenintroducedthedevicetoToyota,whereheworksasanengineer.ThecompanywassoimpressedthattheysentCurryandhisfathertoacarsafetyconferenceinMichigan.InJanuary,Curry’sfatherlaunchedacampaignfortheinvention.Theyhopetoraisemoneytofinalizethepatent,buildmodels,andfindamanufacturer.Theirgoalwas$20,000,butsomanypeoplebelievedinOasis’potentialthattheyhaveraisedmorethantwicethat—over$46,000.Curry’sfatherremembersthefirsttimehesawhisson’ssketch.“Iwassoproudofhimforthinkingofasolution,”hesaid.“Wealwaysjustcomplainaboutthingsandrarelyoffersolutions.”WhatinspiredCurrytoinventOasis?Hisnarrowescapefromdeathafterbeinglockedinacar.Hisknowledgeofmanychildren’sdeathbecauseofcarheat.Thedeathofhisneighbor’sbabyafterbeingleftinahotcar.Theinjuryof37childreninhisschoolinacaraccident.WhatwouldOasisdoifitwashotinacarwithachild?Itwouldinformtheparentsoreventhepolice.Itwouldpumpoutthehotairinthecar.Itwouldsoundthealarmattachedtothecar.Itwouldgetthewindowopentosavethechild.WhatdoesCurry’sfatherthinkiscoolaboutCurry’sinvention?Itusedsomeofthemostadvancedtechnology.Itsimplycombinedtechnologiesthatexisted.Itcouldaccelerateproductionofnewtechnology.Itisthemostadvancedamongsimilarproducts.WhydidCurry’sfatherstartacampaigntoraisemoney?Toconductexperimentstotesttheinvention.Togetotherchildrendevotedtoinventions.Tosupportacharityofmedicalaidforchildren.Togetthepatentandbringittoproduction.CTheshadeofasingletreecanprovidewelcomerelieffromthehotsummersun.Butwhenthatsingletreeispartofasmallforest,itcreatesaconsiderablecoolingeffect.AccordingtoastudypublishedtodayintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,treesplayabigroleinkeepingourcitiescool.Accordingtothestudy,therightamountoftreecovercanlowersummerdaytimetemperaturesbyasmuchas10degreesFahrenheit.Andtheeffectisquitenoticeablefromneighborhoodtoneighborhood,evendowntothescaleofasinglecityblock.“Weknewthatcitiesarewarmerthanthesurroundingcountryside,butwefoundthattemperaturesvaryjustasmuchwithincities,”saysMonicaTurner,aprofessorinthedepartmentofIntegrativeBiology,Wisconsin-MadisonUniversityandaco-authorofthestudy.Withclimatechangemakingextremeheateventsmorecommoneachsummer,cityplannersareworkingonhowtoprepare.Heatwavesdriveupenergydemandsandcostsandcanhavebighumanhealthimpacts.Onepotentiallypowerfultool,thestudy'sauthorssay,areorganismsthathavebeenaroundlongbeforehumancivilizationscouldappreciatetheirleafybenefits.Andthosetreesmaybethesecrettokeepingtheplaceswelivelivable.Essentially,saysTurner,roads,sidewalksandbuildingsabsorbheatfromthesunduringthedayandslowlyreleasethatheatatnight.Trees,ontheotherhand,notonlyshadethosesurfacesfromthesun'srays,theyalsoreleasewaterintotheairthroughtheirleaves,aprocessthatcoolsthingsdown.Togetthemaximumbenefitofthiscoolingservice,thestudyfoundthattreecovermustbemorethan40percent.Inotherwords,anaerialpictureofasinglecityblockwouldneedtobenearlyhalf-waycoveredbyaleafygreennetworkofbranchesandleaves.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?Temperaturesincitiesmainlydependontheirgreencoverage.Peoplelivingandworkingincitiesmustplanttreesinsummer.Citiesarewarmerthanthecountrysidebecausetheydon'thavetrees.Anareawithmoretreescanbecoolerthantheotherpartswithinacity.Whichofthefollowingproblemsiscausedbyextremeheatevents?A.Severedamageofcityfacilities.C.Residents'growingdemandsforplants.10.Whyaretreescrucialtocities?A.Theyhelpshadeandcoolthecities.C.Theybuildupcitycoolingsystems.B.Serioushumanhealthproblems.D.Unnecessarywasteofenergyresources.B.Theymakeurbanscenerybeautiful.D.Theyessentiallyblockandreleaseheat.Whatcancityplannersconcludefromthestudy?Theyshouldpublishthestudyinanewspaper.Theyshouldeducatecitizenstoprotectforests.Theyshouldplanttreesonroadsandsidewalks.Theyshouldcovernearlyhalfthecitywithtrees.DIfyou’relookingforareasontocareabouttreeloss,thissummer’srecord-breakingheatwavesmightbeit.Treescanlowersummerdaytimetemperaturesbyasmuchas10degreesFahrenheit,accordingtoarecentstudy.ButtreecoverinUScitiesisshrinking（缩减）.AstudypublishedlastyearbytheUSForestServicefoundthatwelost36milliontreesannuallyfromurbanandruralcommunitiesoverafive-yearperiod.“Ifwecontinueonthispath,citieswillbecomewarmer,morepollutedandgenerallyunhealthierforinhabitants,”saidDavidNowak,aseniorUSForestServicescientistandco-authorofthestudy.Nowaksaystherearemanyreasonswhyourtreecoverisdeclining,includinghurricanes,tornadoes,fires,insectsanddisease.Buttheonereasonfortreelossthathumanscancontrolissensibledevelopment.Nowaksaysthereisadownsidetotreestoo,suchaspollenallergy（花粉过敏）orlargetailingbranchesinstorms,andpeopledon’tlikesweepingleaves.But,hesays,therearewayscitiesandcountiescanmanagetreestohelpcommunitiesthrive（繁荣）.Urbanforestsespeciallyneedourhelptoreplacefallentrees.Unlikeruralareas,itisverydifficultfortreestorepopulatethemselvesinacityenvironmentwithsomuchpavementandasphalt（沥青）.“Alotofournativetreescan’tactuallyfindaplacetodropaseedsotheycanregenerate,”explainsGregLevine,co-executivedirectorofTreesAtlanta.“That’swhythecommunityhastogoinandactuallyplantatreebecausetheareasjustaren’tnaturalanymore.”Nowaksaysthefirststepiscaringforthetreesonyourownproperty（财产）.“Wethinkwepayforourhouse,andsowemustmaintainit.Butbecausewedon’tpayfornature,wedon’tneedto.Andthat’snotnecessarilytrue.”Whydoestheauthormention“treescanlowersummerdaytimetemperatures”?Totellthetemperaturesinsummerarehigh.Toexplainthereasonoftreeloss.Totelltreesarehelpful.Tointroducethetopic.HowcanhumanscontroltreelossaccordingtoNowak?Developcitiesinreasonableways.Preventfiresformdamagingtrees.Improveclimatetolettreesgrow.Decreaseinsectsincities.Whydoforestsincitiesneedourhelp?Becausetreesdon’tgrowinacityenvironment.Becausenativetreesdon’tdropseedsanymore.Becausetreesinurbanareascan’tregeneratenaturally.Becausehumanswanttoplantmoretrees.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?Describetheimportanceoftreesincities.Appealpeopletoprotecttreesintheirsurroundings.Askpeopletoplanttreeswiththeauthor.D.ShowthenumberoftreesintheUSisdeclining.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Muchmeaningcanbeconveyedclearlyinoureyes,soitisoftensaidthateyescanspeak. 16 Onabusyoumaylookatastranger,butnotfortoolong.Andifhesensesthatyouarestaringathim,hemayfeeluncomfortable.Thesameistrueinourdailylife.Ifyouarestaredatformorethannecessary,youwilllookatyourselfupanddowntoseeifthereisanythingwrongwithyou. 17 .Eyesdospeak,right?Lookingtoolongatsomeonemayseemtoberudeandaggressive. 18 .Ifamanstaresatawomanformorethan10secondsandrefusestolookawayfromher,hisintentionsareobvious.Hewishestoattractherattention,andletherknowthatheisadmiringher.However,whentwopersonsareengagedinaconversation,thespeakerwillonlylookintothelistener’seyesfromtimetotimetomakesurethatthelistenerdoespayattentiontowhattheformerisspeaking. 19 .Ifaspeakerlooksatyoucontinuouslywhenspeakingasifhe’stryingtocontrolyou,youwillfeelawkward.Apoorliarusuallyexposeshimselfbylookingtoolongatthevictim.Hewronglybelievesthatlookingstraightintheeyeisasignofhonestcommunication. 20 .Actually,eyecontactshouldbemadebasedonaspecificrelationshipandsituation.Onthecontrary,itwillgivehimaway.Doyouhavesuchakindofexperience?That'swhatnormaleyecontactisallabout.Actually,continuouseyecontactislimitedtoloversonly.Afterall,everybodylikestobestaredatforquitealongtime.F.Butthingsaredifferentwhenitcomestostaringattheoppositesex.G.Ifnothinggoeswrong,youwillfeelannoyedatbeingstaredatthatway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OnahilltopinsoutheastBrazil,4,500feetabovethesurroundinglandscape,isacoffeeplantationwithahistoryofmorethan150years—fivegenerations.TheownerisEllenFontana,awoman 21 tobothherlandandherfamily.Arespect 22 naturecontributestoherbusiness;sheemployssustainable（可持续的）practicesto 23 water,avoidpesticidesand 24 greenhousegasemissions.Herdevotionandattentionhelpedher 25 award-winningspecialtycoffeeandasuccessfulcoffeebusiness,whichshehopeswill 26 throughfuturegenerations.Butinthepastfewyears,hervisionofthefuturehasbeen 27 .Theplanetischanging 28 andwhethercoffeeproductionwillcontinueinherareain20or50yearsisnaturallya 29 .“IheardfrommygrandparentsthatitusedtorainalotinJanuary,andthedryandrainyseasonsweremoreclearly 30 ,”Fontanasays.“Butnow,forafewyears,wehavenoticed 31 rainfall,hightemperatureandhail（冰雹）.”In2014,Fontana’shomeexperienceditsworst 32 innearlyacentury,leadingtoararewatercrisis.AndFebruary2020wastherainiestmonthintheregion’s 33 history,resultinginfloods. 34 Fontanahasearnedmorethanmany,thankstoherhilltoplocationandasignificantareaofnaturalforestthatsheandherfamilyhave 35 ontheirland.Shesays,“Weareinaregionwithalotofpreservedforest,andwehavealotofcoffee.Thisclimate 36 alotinthebalanceofcrops.Ithinkthatlivinginabalancebetweencoffeeproductionandtheenvironmentthatweliveinprovidesa 37 notonlyforourfamilybutforalltheotherpeoplewhowill 38 theseresources.Ithinkthis 39 isgoodforthebusiness,goodforthe 40 andgoodforoursoul.”21.A.relatedB.addictedC.devotedD.usedA.toA.makethebestofB.for C.about D.inB.runoutof C.keeptrackof D.givewayto24.A.reserveB.rejectC.reduceD.replace25.A.designB.inventC.harvestD.create26.A.stopB.returnC.appearD.continue27.A.improvedB.shakenC.recognizedD.cleared28.A.frequentlyB.rapidlyC.graduallyD.definitely29.A.concernB.factorC.missionD.principle30.A.conductedB.listedC.pursuedD.defined31.A.irregularB.increasingC.mildD.average32.A.droughtB.sandstormC.floodD.earthquake33.A.hiddenB.recordedC.shortD.brief34.A.OtherwiseB.AlsoC.ThusD.But35.A.cutB.coveredC.maintainedD.produced36.A.fadesB.changesC.punishesD.helps37.A.benefitB.careerC.freedomD.convenience38.A.removeB.enjoyC.wasteD.observe39.A.accessB.approachC.balanceD.behavior40.A.friendsB.climateC.atmosphereD.family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PaulGrishamreturnedhomefromhis13-monthassignmentinAntarcticain1968, 41. hiswalletdidn’t.Grisham,91,joinedtheNavyin1948asaweathertechnicianbeforebeingshippedtothefrozencontinent 42. (work)asameteorologist.Afterfivedecades,Grishamwasreunitedwithhiswallet—whichheforgotallabout.Insidethewallet 43. (be)Grisham’snavyID,drivinglicense,arecipe,ataxwithholdingstatement,andreceiptsformoneyorderssenttohiswife.Hewassurprisedby 44. younghelookedathisoldIDcardthatwasputinside.“Itbroughtback 45. (memory).Ohyeah,Ihaddarkbrownhairatthattime,”the91-year-oldsaid 46. alaugh.Therecoveredwallet 47. (find)byStephen.Stephensawthewalletinashopandboughtit.W