2021届成都市玉林中学高三英语期中试卷及答案解析

2021届成都市玉林中学高三英语期中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ATheCOVID-19pandemichasaffectedallaspectsoflife,includingthewaywetravel.Butforthosewhoarelookingtoexpandtheirhorizonswhilestillstayingsafe,thefollowingthreetraveltrendsin2021mayprovideinspirations.Let’stakealook.StaycationWithmanytravelrestrictionsduringthepandemic,peoplepreferredtravelingtonearbyplacesin2020.Thistrendcontinuesin2021.Accordingtosearchdata,62percentofpeopleareinterestedintakingavacationwithindrivingdistanceofhome.Peoplewholiveinlargecitieswanttogetbackintouchwithnature.Travelersarelookingforplacesdifferentfromtheireverydayaccommodations,forexample,farmstays,villasandcottages.PodtravelWhile2020sawariseinsolotravelandisolatedadventures,2021showsthatpeoplewanttobemoreconnected.“Podtravel”,orgatheringinisolatedspaceswithlovedones,isgrowinginpopularity.85percentofsurveyrespondentsfavortravelingwithfamilyorfriends,andoverhalfofthetripssearchedincludethreeormorepeople.Podtravelisheretostayforthosewhowanttosafelybetogetherwhilereducingrisksassociatedwithsocializingwithothers.RemoteworkingandtravelingManypeopleworkedandlearnedfromhomein2020becauseofthepandemic.Remoteworkingblursthelinebetweenworkingandtraveling.Therewasa128percentincreaseinthementionofphrasessuchas“relocation”,“relocate”,“remotework”and“tryinganewneighborhood”.Peopleareactivelybookinglongerstays（e.g.twoplusweektrips）insmalltomid—sizecitieswithaccesstoimmersivenaturalsurroundingsandwide—openspaces.WhatcanwelearnaboutStaycation?A.Travellingtothecountryside. B.Takinganisolatedadventure.CHavingholidaysinnearbyplaces. D.Stayingindoorsallbyoneself.What’sspecialaboutPodtravel?A.Travelingalone. B.Travelingfaraway.C.Travelingwhileworking. D.Travelingwithlovedones.Wheremightwefindthetextinamagazine?A.Medicine. B.Education.C.Tourism D.Career.BForfishermenandsailorsintheseasidetownofShangpaninLinhai,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.C.Theyaren’tsuitedtoartificialsurroundings.D.Theyarefondofswimmingneartheseaside.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?Melon-headedWhalesWereStrandedRescuersWentAllouttoHelpWhalesFishermenTransportedStrandedWhalesWitnessesVoicedOpinionsonRescueWorkCThinkofJapaninthespringandtheimagethatcomestomindislikelythecountry’sfamouscherryblossoms,alsoknownas“Sakura”—whiteandpinkflowers,bloomingacrosscitiesandmountains.Theflowers,whichexperiencea“peakbloom”thatonlylastsafewdays,havebeenlovedinJapanformorethanathousandyears.Crowdscelebratewithviewingpartiesflockingtothemostpopularlocationstotakephotosandhavepicnicsunderneaththebranches.Butthisyear,cherryblossomseasonhascomeandgoneintheblinkofaneye,inoneoftheearliestbloomsonrecord.Scientistswarnit’sasymptomofthelargerclimatecrisisthreateningecosystemseverywhere.YasuyukiAono,aresearcheratOsakaPrefectureUniversity,hasgatheredrecordsfromKyotobackto812ADfromhistoricaldocumentsanddiaries.InthecentralcityofKyoto,cherryblossomspeakedonMarch26,theearliestinmorethan1,200years,Aonosaid.AndinthecapitalTokyo,cherryblossomsreachedfullbloomonMarch22,thesecond-earliestdateonrecord.Thepeakbloomdatesshifteveryyear,dependingonnumerousfactorsincludingweatherandrainfall,buthaveshownageneraltrendofmovingearlierandearlier.InKyoto,thepeakdatestayedaroundmid-Aprilforcenturies,butbeganmovingintoearlyAprilduringthe1800s.ThedatehasonlydippedintolateMarchahandfuloftimesinrecordedhistory.“Sakurabloomsareverytemperaturesensitive,”saidAono.“Floweringandfullbloomcouldbeearlierorlaterdependingonthetemperaturealone,”hesaid.“Thetemperaturewaslowinthe1820s,butithasrisenbyabout3.5degreesCelsiustothisday.”Thisyear’sseasonsinparticularinfluencedtheblossomdates,headded.Thewinterwasverycold,butthespringcamefastandunusuallywarm.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?Cherryblossomcelebrations.Warningofaclimatecrisis.Astrongloveforcherryblossom.Cherryblossomseasoncomingearlier.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“flocking”mean?A.Blocking. B.Flooding. C.Running. D.Following.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph5?Thepeakblossomdatesfallonafixeddate.ThecherryblossomrarelypeaksinMarch.Thepeakbloomdatesmainlydependonweatherandrainfall.Cherryblossompeaksaroundmid-AprilinTokyo.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?Toinformpeoplethedateofcherryblossom.Toshowastudyoncherryblossomdates.TopresentaJapanesetraditionofcherryblossomcelebration.Tomakepeopleawareoftheinfluenceofclimatechangeoncherryblossom.DThecumulativerainfallinHenanprovinceduringthefourdayswasthehighestsincetheprovincehasrecords,theprovincialmeteorologicalservicesaid.Therainwasheaviestintheprovincialcapital,Zhengzhou,forashortperiodonMondayandTuesday.Northern,westernandcentralpartsofHenanalsoexperienceddownpours,theservicesaid.Zhengzhou'sbiggestone-hourprecipitation（降水量）—201.9mmbetween4and5pmonTuesday—wasalsothehighestontheChinesemainland.Thepreviousrecordwas198.5mminthevillageofLinzhuanginZhumadianinAugust1975,theNationalMeteorologicalCentersaid.Thecity'sprecipitationduringthefourdaysexceededthatofitsaverageannualprecipitation,thecentersaid.ChenTao,chiefforecasterattheNationalMeteorologicalCenter,saidabundantwatervapor（水蒸气）broughtbyTyphoonIn-Faandtheprovince'sspecialgeographicalfeaturesledtoHenan'srain.“Partlyaffectedbythetyphoon,largeamountsofwatervaporhavebeentransportedtoChina'sinlandareas,includingHenan,”hesaid.FromThursdaytoMonday,rainwasforecasttocontinueinHenan.However,rainfallwillgraduallysubsideinZhengzhouandtheprovince'snorthernandcentralregions,thoughthestormswillincreasetheriskofmountaintorrentsandothergeologicaldisasters.ByMonday,lighterrainisforecastforpartsofHenan,theprovincialweatherservicesaid.However,localauthoritiesarestillurgedtobevigilantandpreparetopreventorcopewithfloodingandotherpossibledisasters.Predictingsuchweathereventsremainsachallengeworldwidebecauseitinvolvesmanymeteorologicalphenomena,thecentersaid.“Theformationofthiskindofextremeweather,includingrainstormsandhightemperatures,iscomplex,”Chensaid.“Westilllackeffectivesolutionsandmethodsforsuchforecasting”,hesaid.“Wearenowputtingalotofeffortintotacklingthedifficulty.Webelievethatasthetechnologyimproves,wecanbetterforecasttheevents.”Whatmessagedoestheauthormainlywanttoconveyinthefirstparagraph?heavyrainfellinZhengzhou.TheraininHenanlastedfourdays.Zhumadianalsosufferedthesimilarheavyrain.Henanexperiencedthebiggestrainfallofalltime.WhatcanbeindicatedfromChenTao'swords?Itisnoteasytoforecasttheextremeweather.BTherainofHenanismainlycausedbyTyphoonIn-Fa.Thecenterhasn'tputalotofeffortintosolvingtheproblem.Rainstormsandhightemperaturescanaccountfortheheavyrain.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“vigilant”probablymean?A.Relaxed. B.Alert. C.Reluctant. D.Communicative.Wheremightthetextbemostprobablytakenfrom?A.historybook. B.Anovel. C.Anewsreport. D.Asciencemagazine.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Artisfoodforthesoul,andchildrenlearningartactuallygetadvantages.Herearesomeadvantagesoflearningartforchildren.Arthelpsincreasecreativity.Artallowschildrentounderstandtheworldandexpressthemselvesinacreativeway. 16 Andthereisnorightorwrongineveryartpiece.Thechild'sopinionandfeelingwillbeuniqueandhighlyappreciatedinanartclass.Arthelpsbuildconfidence.Childrenwhotakepartinperformanceclassesgetthechancetospeakinfrontofpeopletheydon'tknow. 17 Theywillbecomeconfidentlittlebylittle.___18___Artisaboutcreatingsomethingoutofnothing.Achildwillaskhimself/herselfhowtoexpressacertainfeelingthroughadanceorafacialexpression,andhowtousehis/herfeelingstocreateapieceofmusicthatwouldtellastory.Alltheseskillswillhelpthechildinhis/herfuturelife.ArthelpsdeveloppatienceanddeterminationChildrenwholearnnewmusicinstrumentknowhowharditistoachieveprogress.___19___Itishighlyimportantinacompetitiveworldwhenyouarerequiredtostaypatientandnevergiveupinordertolearnnewskills.Arthelpsincreaseresponsibility.___20___Theybecomeresponsiblefortheiractionsandmistakes.Thisisveryimportantinthedevelopmentofeveryadultbecausewe'realllivinginagroup.Arthelpskidsexpressthemselves.Arthelpsimproveproblem-solvingskillsTheycanlearnthatthereisnoperfection.ItallowsthemtogetoverthefearoffacingstrangersNotwochildrenwillcomeupwiththesameartpiece.Theonlywaytomasteritisthroughcontinuouspractice.Throughart,childrenrealizethattheiractionsaffectothers.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Iwasindeepthought.Theyeardrewtoa___21___.WhatwouldIaccomplishinthenext?Ilookedupatthe___22___inthedistance.Theywerewhitenow.Notlongago,theywerebrown.InthetimeI’velivedinIdaho,I’vehadtheopportunitytowatchthe___23___ofseasonsmaketheirchangesonthosemountainsIamnever___24___ofseeing.Myfirst___25___ofthemcameinSeptember.Thesidesofthemountainswerepaintedgreenwiththeleaves.Nearthetopwerepines.Thedaysmovedon.Theweather___26___.Theleavesbrowned.Themountainchanged.Fall___27___towinter.Istoodandwatchedthetopofthemountainsturnablindingwhite.I’mnotaskier,butIimaginedtheexcitementof___28___downthesideofthosemountains—free,fast,and___29___.Winterturnedto 30 .Thesnowinthevalley 31 .Theweekspassed,thegreeninthevalleyflowed 32 uptheslopeslikeareversedwaterfall.ThemountainswereasIfirstsawthem,greenandleafy.OnthisNewYear’sEve,themountainsarewhiteagain.Isawsomanychanges,butweretheychanges?Themountainsareneverchanging.Likepeople,theyonlychanged 33 tofittheweather.Theydidn’tallowoutsideinfluencesto 34 whatliebeneaththeircoatsofchangingcolor1s.Theywerealwaysthesame.I’minmythirdseasonoflife.Alittlesnowhas 35 atmypeak.Myclothingchangedto 36 myseasons.Nextyearandallmyyearstofollow,Iwanttobeasconstantasamountain.Althoughmylookschange,Iwanttobe 37____.Mybodywillchangecoatsmanytimes,butwhenmydayisdone,Iwantpeopletosay,“Nomatterwhattheseasonsoflife 38___,heneverchangedinside.Henever 39 thepressuresoftheseasonsortheweathersoflifetochangewhathewasunderneath.Hewasa 40 mountainyoucouldrelyon.”21.A.closeB.changeC.practiceD.agreement22.A.ruinsB.remainsC.treesD.mountains23.A.varietyB.orderC.stressD.cycle24.A.tiredB.informedC.accusedD.convinced25.A.sightB.intentionC.sceneryD.desire26.A.wannedB.cooledC.improvedD.continued27.A.contributedB.gavewayC.subscribedD.gavein28.A.throwingB.slippingC.climbingD.battling29.A.frustratedB.motivatedC.panickedD.thrilled30.A.springB.summerC.fallD.winter31.A.multipliedB.disappearedC.stayedD.thickened32.A.steadilyB.immediatelyC.graduallyD.casually33.A.rulesB.color1sC.coatsD.measures34.A.uncoverB.changeC.exposeD.remove35.A.meltedB.slimmedC.gatheredD.frozen36.A.instructB.confirmC.fitD.fight37.A.inspiringB.reliableC.challengingD.brave38.A.fetchedB.tookC.presentedD.rewardedA.requested B.expected C.meant D.allowedA.naturally B.consequently C.definitely D.instantly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Onceamanwaswalkingalongabeach.Thesunwasshininganditwasabeautifulday.Inthedistancehecouldseeaperson 41. (go)backandforthbetweenthesurf’sedge 42. thebeach.Asthemanapproached,hecouldseetherewerehundredsofstarfishstrandedonthesandasaresultofthenatural 43. (act)ofthetide.Theman 44. (stick)bytheapparentuselessnessofthetask.Therewerefartoomanystarfish.Manyofthemweresuretodie.Asheapproached,thepersoncontinuedthetaskof 45. (pick)upthestarfishonebyoneandthrowingthemintotheocean.Ashecameuptotheperson,hesaid,“Youmustbecrazy.Thereare 46. (thousand)ofmilesofbeach 47. (cover)withstarfish.