2021届广州南方中英文学校高三英语期末试题及参考答案

2021届广州南方中英文学校高三英语期末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A“WhydoIfeelcoldwhenIhaveafever?”“Whydoesthesunriseintheeast?”IknewthedaywouldcomewhenmylittlegirlSophiewouldlearntotalkandinevitably（不可避免地）startaskingthosequestions.Thequestionsthemselvesweren’tworryingme.Iwasactuallylookingforwardtoseeingwherehercuriositywouldlie.Whatwasbothering（烦恼）mewaswhetherornotIwouldknowtheanswers.Intheageofthesmartphone,thismayseemlikeasillyworry.TheanswerstoalmosteverythingwouldbejustoneGoogleaway.Still,IstruggledwithhowIwasgoingtopreparetobecomeanall-knowingmother.Thenoneday,itstruckme:Ididn’tneedtohavealltheanswers.WhatagreatexampleIcouldsetifIletmydaughterknowthatI,too,wasstilllearning.AndIrealizedhowmuchmoreIcouldlearnifItookanotherlookatthingsIthoughtIalreadyknewtheanswertowiththecuriosityofachild.Mylittlegirl’smindisabeginner’smind---curious,opentonewideas,eagertolearn,andnotbasedonknowledgethatalreadyexists.IdecidedthatIwoulddealwithherquestionswithabeginner’smind,too.OnceIdecidedtobecomemorecurious,Istartednoticingthatcuriositywasbecomingmoreimportantintheworkplace,too.Itseemsthatleadersdon'tneedtohavealltheanswers,buttheydoneedtobecurious.Curiousaboutcuriosity,IsearchedforanswersandfoundAlbertEinstein’sfamouswords,“Ihavenospecialtalent.Iamonlypassionately（热情地）curious.”WemightquibbleovertheviewthatEinsteinhadnospecialtalent,butthereisonethingforcertain---hewouldn'thavesolvedthepuzzlesoftheuniversewithouthispassionatecuriosity.ThenIcameacrossanotherEinsteinquote,“Theimportantthingisnottostopquestioning.Curiosityhasitsownreasonorexistence.”Theadvantageofhavingabeginner’smindisthat .peoplecanlearnmuchfaster.peoplewon'tbeafraidtomakemistakes.peoplearewillingtoreceivenewthings.peoplewon'tbeexpectedtoanswerallquestions.WhatdoestheexampleofEinstein’swordsshow?Einsteinwaspassionateaboutcuriosity.Einstein’squotesareveryfamous.Curiosityisofgreatsignificance.Curiosityismorenecessarythantalent.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“quibbleover”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A.Fightagainst. B.Argueabout.C.Workout. D.AgreewithBYellowstoneNationalParkbecameAmerica'sfirstnationalparkin1872.TheNationalParkServicewasformed44yearslaterin1916.Yellowstone,whichismostlyinthestateofWyoming,isconsideredanexampleofthesuccessoftheNationalParkSystem.HumanshavebeenpresentinYellowstoneformorethan11,000years.Yellowstonecontainsbeautifulmountains,deepcanyons（峡谷）,lakesandrivers.ThenameYellowstonecomesfromtheriverrunningthroughthearea.AtfirstknownasRockYellowRiver,itbecameknownastheYellowstoneRiver.Yellowstoneishosttomanydifferentspeciesofplants.However,theparkismostdistinctivebecauseofwhatliesunderneathit.Itsitsontopofanancientsupervolcano,knownasTheYellowstoneCaldera.Thecalderais48by72kilometers.Anditremainsanactivevolcano.Itisbelievedthatthelasttimethevolcanoeruptedwasonehalfmillionyearsago.Theareahashadthreemajoreruptionsinthelastthreemillionyears.Expertssayitmayeruptagaininanother1,000to10,000years.Buteachyear,therearethousandsofearthquakesatYellowstone.Mostaretoosmalltobefeltbypeoplevisitingthepark.Yellowstoneisfilledwiththebeautyofmanyhotwatersprings.hotwaterandgassesaretrappedundertheearth.theyrushtothesurfaceintheformofhotwaterandsteam.OldFaithfulisThemostfamousone.Iteruptsabouteveryhourorhourandahalf.Theeruptioncanlastfromoneandahalfminutesupto5minutes.Theamountofhotwateritexpels（排出）inthattimecanbeasmuchas31,000litersormore.Inadditiontoitsbeautyandwonder,Yellowstoneisananimalsanctuary（保护区）.ItishometothelargestgroupofwildanimalsintheUnitedStates.Asyoutravelthroughthepark,youcansometimesseethemintheirnaturalhabitatandheartheircalls.WhatwasYellowstonenamedafter?A.RockYellowRiver B.Theamazingmountains.C.Thestoneswithyellowcolor1 D.Thefirstdiscoveryinwyoming.WhatmakesYellowstonequiteunique?A.Thesceneryisbeautiful. B.Therearealotofexplorers.C.It’shometomanyplants. D.Itslocationisveryspecial.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inParagraph5referto?A.Theearth. B.Yellowstone.C.OldFaithful. D.TheYellowstoneCaldera.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?TheYellowstoneCalderahasbeendeadforyears.Yellowstoneisashelterfortheprotectedwildlife.BigearthquakeshappenfrequentlyatYellowstone.D.YellowstoneNationalParkhasattractedvisitorsforcenturies.CAteamofresearchersfromtheUniversityofColoradoBoulderhavecreatedarevolutionarytypeofroboticmuscles.Theyarestrongandflexibleatthesametime,canfeelthemovementstheyperformand,whenevertheysufferdamage,theycanself-heal.However,whatisbestaboutthemisprobablythefactthattheyareextremelycheaptomanufacture.Theroboticmuscleshavebeencalledactuators,andhavedrawninspirationfromreal-lifemuscles.Bycreatingrobotsequippedwiththiskindofactuators,researcherswouldallowthemtoperformmovementsjustlikehumanmuscles.Tomaketheroboticmuscleswork,theyfilledsomeflexiblematerialwithelectrodes(电极)andwithliquidandoil.Then,theyappliedsomeelectricity,andtheliquidandoilstartedmovingaroundtheelectrodesandpoweredthem.Thisway,theroboticmusclesstartedcontractingandrelaxingjustlikerealmuscles,butalotquicker.Researchersalsotookinspirationfromthevarietyofhumanmuscles,andcreatedmoretypesofactuators,eachofthemperformingadifferentmovement.TheycalledtheseroboticmusclesHASEL(Hydraulically-AmplifiedSelf-healingElectrostatic).However,theyaresuperiortobiologicalmusclesastheyarestronger,faster,andmoreflexible.Eventheresearcherswereamazedtheycoulddevelopsuchtechnology.EricAcome,theauthorofoneofthestudies,explainedwhatisuniqueabouttheroboticmuscles.“Theabilitytocreateelectricallypoweredsoftactuatorsthatliftagallonofwateratseveraltimespersecondissomethingwehaven'tseenbefore.Thesemusclesarespecialbecausetheyarealsoself-healing.Thispropertyisgivenbytheliquidplacedinsideofthem,whichalsogivesthemalotmoreadvantagesthanthosemechanisms（机械）usingsolids.Intheend,thematerialwhichkeepstheliquid,theoilandtheelectrodesisextremelycheap.Itisatypeofpolymer（聚合物为融国totheoneusedforpotatochipsbags,andcanbemanufacturesforonly10cents.Whatcanwelearnaboutactuators?A.Theycanhealontheirown. B.Theyarebiologicalmuscles.C.Theycannotmovelikehumanmuscles. D.Theyareslowertoreactthanrealmuscles.Whatdoactuatorsusetodirectlypowerelectrodes?A.Solids. B.Liquidandoil.C.Atypeofpolymer. D.Potatochipsbags.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.Theoriginofactuators. B.Theopinionsonactuators.C.Theadvantagesofactuators. D.Thesignificanceofactuators.Inwhichpartofanewspaperwillthetextmostprobablyappear?A.Health. B.Culture. C.Education. D.Technology.DNarasimhaDasisonhiswaytofeed169,379hungrychildren.DasisinchargeofakitcheninVrindaban.Thetownisaboutathree-hourdrivefromIndia’scapital,NewDelhi.Dasgetstoworkat3:00a.m.Thirtyworkersarealreadyworkingtomaketensofthousandsofroundsofbread.Itwillbebroughtto1,516schoolsinandaroundVrindaban.AGrowingProblemGoingtoschoolisdifficultformorethan13millionchildreninIndia.Theymustgotoworkinstead,orgohungry.That’swhyIndiabegantheMid-DayMealScheme,thelargestschool-lunchprogramintheworld.Afreelunchencourageschildrentocometoschoolandgivesthemtheenergytheyneedforlearning.Theprogrambeganinthe1960s.ThekitcheninVrindabanisrunbytheAkshayaPatraFoundation.Itisoneofthelunchprogram’sbiggestpartners.“Just$11.50canfeedonechildforanentireyear,”saidMadhuSridhar,presidentoftheAkshayaPatraFoundation.LunchIsServed!TheAkshayaPatrafoodtruckarrivesatGopalgarhPrimarySchool.Sincetheprogramstarted,thenumberofunderweightchildrenhasgonedown.Thechildrengetfoodstheyneed—aslongastheyfinishwhat’sontheirplates.WhatdoesNarasimhaDasdo？A.Awaiter. B.Asalesman. C.Acook. D.Ashopkeeper.ThekitcheninVrindabansuppliesfoodto .A.thepoor B.schoolchildren C.collegestudents D.theoldWhyisitdifficultforchildrentogotoschoolinIndia?Becausetheyhavetoworktomakemoney.Becausetherearenotenoughschools.Becausetherearenotenoughteachers.Becausetheirparentsrefusetosendthemtoschool.WhichofthefollowingabouttheMid-DayMealSchemeisNOTtrue?Itistoencouragechildrentogotoschool.Ithasbeencarriedoutforabout50years.ItisrunbyNarasimhaDas.Itisthelargestschool-lunchprogramintheworld.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Happinessislikeapebble（卵石）droppedintoapooltosetinmotionanever-wideningcircleofripples.AsStevensonhassaid,beinghappyisaduty. 16 .Happypeoplearehappyforallsortsofreasons.Thekeyisnotwealthorphysicalwell-being,sincewefindbeggars,invalidsandso-calledfailures,whoareextremelyhappy.Beinghappyisasortofunexpecteddividend（额夕卜收获）.Butstayinghappyisanaccomplishment,atriumphofsoulandcharacter. 17 .Itis,indeed,adutytoothersandus. 18 .Itcausespeopletoshrinkawayfromthesufferer.Hesoonfindshimselfalone,miserableandembittered.Thereis,however,acuresosimpleastoseem,atfirstglance,ridiculous;ifyoudon’tfeelhappy,pretendtobe!Itworks. 19 ,youattractthem.Youdiscoverhowdeeplyrewardingitistobethecenterofwiderandwidercirclesofgoodwill.Thenthemake-believebecomesareality. 20 ,andcanforgetyourselfinbeingofservicetoothers.Beinghappy,onceitisrealizedasadutyandestablishedasahabit,opensdoorsintounimaginablegardensthrongedwithgratefulfriends.BeforelongyouwillfindthatinsteadofrepellingpeopleHappinessisastateofmindItisnotselfishtostriveforitYoupossessthesecretofpeaceofmindWeneedtoknowandunderstandhappinessbeforewefinallygetitThereisnoexactdefinitionofthewordhappinessBeingunhappyislikeaninfectiousdisease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“Ladiesandgentlemen,thetimetrainhasarrivedattheterminal!”ItfeltlikeIhadwokenupfromadream,___21___soondiscoveredIhadcometo2035.Suddenly,Iheardastrange___22___callingmyname.Iturnedaround,onlytofindarobot___23___tomeenthusiastically.“I'll___24___youaroundthecityin2035!”Inoddedimmediately,___25___whatthecitywouldbelike.OnceIwalkedoutofthetrainstation,manycrossedairlanescameintoview.Therobot,seeinghow___26___Iwas,explainedthenewtrafficsystemtome.Thesystemwasputintoplacebymanyfamousengineersusinghighly___27___technology.Infact,iteliminated（消除）theissueoftrafficjamsentirely.Nextwemadeourwaytoa___28___nearby.JustasI___29___thattherewasnomenu,awaiterbegantoscanmybodywithaspecial___30___,whichgavemeabigfright,soI___31___outofmyseatimmediately.Therobotexplaineditwasjustamachinethatwasabletofigureout___32___ourbodyneededandchosetherecipe（食谱）that___33___usmost.Thewaiterthenintroducedmetotheelectronic___34___thatallowedmetochoosetheenvironmentaccordingtomy___35___.Ipressedthe“beach”buttononthescreenand___36___Ifeltaseabreeze.Icouldn’thelpbut___37___athowrapidlytechnologyhadadvanced.We___38___returnedtothetrainstation.JustasI___39___thetrain,Iheardafamiliarvoicecallingmyname.Iopenedmyeyestoseemymomstandingoverme.Whata___40___dream!A.but B.so C.if D.whileA.noise B.warning C.voice D.notice23.A.singingB.screamingC.flyingD.waving24.A.showB.walkC.turnD.get25.A.gettingB.knowingC.wonderingD.feeling26.A.astonishedB.scaredC.boredD.moved27.A.standardB.advancedC.unusualD.useless28.A.squareB.stationC.supermarketD.restaurant29.A.toldB.heardC.realizedD.reminded30.A.buttonB.instrumentC.engineD.function31.A.tookB.jumpedC.leftD.danced32.A.whyB.howC.whatD.when33.A.attractedB.offeredC.providedD.suited34.A.screenB.productC.dictionaryD.mail35.A.temperatureB.placeC.geneD.taste36.A.sadlyB.suddenlyC.lyD.luckily37.A.aimB.guessC.stareD.sigh38.A.immediatelyB.hardlyC.eventuallyD.occasionally39.A.gotonB.broughtinC.putoffD.lookedinto40.A.terribleB.fantasticC.awfulD.practical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AgroupofstudentsrangingfromYears9to13arebenefitingfromaschedulewhichisrunbytheConfuciusInstitute(孔子学院)atNewcastleUniversity,whichaims41.(build)closeracademic,culturalandsocialtiesbetweenChinaandtheNorthEastofEngland.Staffattheinstitutework 42. (patient)withschoolsandtheotherdaythepupilstookpartinweeklyafter-schoolsessionswithteacherQiangXingdi 43. gavethemanintroductiontotheChineselanguageandculture.Alreadythepupils 44. (award)certificatesofachievementfromtheinstitute.TheyaremakingrapidprogressinlearningChinesenow.Adamsaid,“Ihavealwayshadaninterest 45. Chinesecultureandthiscoursehasbeenagreatwaytoteachmeallaboutit.”TheConfuciusInstituteareworldwidenon-profitpublicinstitutions 46. (design)bytheChinesegovernmenttopromoteitslanguageandculturethroughteaching 47. (plan)andculturalexchangesConfuciusInstituteattheuniversitywassetupin2013,anditis 48. firstoneintheNorthEast.StudentVoice 49. （say）lastweek,“ManythankstotheConfuciusInstituteatNewcastleUniversityforhelpingtoarrangesuchamemorableexperienceforthestudentsandQiangXingdiforherweeklyenthusiasm,whichhascertainlymadeasignificant 50. （impress）onthem.”第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节短文改错（满分10分）51.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有