2021届合肥市肥西农兴中学高三英语期中试题及答案解析

2021届合肥市肥西农兴中学高三英语期中试题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AWhatgoodfilmsarecomingoutinMarch?HerearefourfilmstowatchthisMarch.MulanIt’sanotherlive-actionremakeofaclassicDisneycartoon.ItisbasedonanancientChinesegirlwhodressesupherselfasamansothatshecanjointhearmy.DirectorNikiCaroandtheactorsshowuswonderfulbattlescenesandChineseKungFu.OnwardDragons,unicorns（独角兽）andothercreaturesareusuallyconsideredtoonlyexistinancientGreece,butinOnward,theyareallstillaliveandkickingintheUStoday.Onwardisabouttwobrotherswhogoonaroadtripinordertobringtheirfatherbackfromthedead.Itissuchaperfectfilmthatit’sworthspendingafewhoursinthecinema.RadioactiveRadioactivetellsusaboutafamousPolish-Frenchscientist,MarieCuriewhowontheNobelPrizetwicebutwasfinallykilledbytheradiationshestudied.Inthefilm.CurieisplayedbyRosamundPikealongsideSamRileyasherhusbandPierreCurieandAnyaTaylor-JoyastheirdaughterIrene.MisbehaviorTheMissWorldBeautyContestmaybeoutoffashion,butitusedtobeoneoftelevision’sbiggestevents.MisbehaviortellswhathappenedwhentheeventwasstagedattheRoyalAlberthallinLondonin1970.Therecouldhardlybeamoreinterestingtopicforafilm,evenifitwasset50yearsago.WhatdoweknowaboutOnward?Itpraisesawomanfighter.ItisaChinesestory.Itfocusesonanimalprotection.Itisafilmaboutmagic.WhodoesRosamundPikeplay?A.Asoldier.B.Akiller.C.Ascientist.D.Adesigner.WhichofthefollowingfilmsissetintheUK?A.Misbehavior. B.Onward. C.Radioactive. D.Mulan.BItwasverycoldandIhadbeenwatchingahomelessmanmakehimselfcomfortableina“shelter”ontheriverbank.His“shelter”wasatarpaulin（油布）tiedtorockstokeepthewindfromblowingitaway.Hehadbeenlivingthereforoveramonth.Ineversawhimwithwarmclothingorfood.IknewwhatIwantedtodo.WhenItoldmyparentswhatIwantedtodotheywerealarmed.TheysaidIcouldbeputtingmyselfatrisk,takingaboxtoahomelesspersonatnight!ButIknew,inmydeepheart,thatIwouldbesafe.Igotabox.MyparentswatchedasIaddedwarmgloves,aheavyblanket...intotheboxuntilitwasfull!Then,IputaChristmascardontop.Itsaid,“Eventhoughwehardlyknoweachother,IwanttowishyouaMerryChristmas!”Iputtenone-dollarbillsinsideitaswell.Myfatherinsistedhewenttherewithmeasitwas10pmonChristmasEve.Isaidhecoulddrivemebuthehadtostayinthecar.Heagreed.Itooktheboxandwalkedtowardshis“house”.Icalled,“Sir,IhaveaChristmasboxforyou!”“Goaway!”heshouted.“Sir,”Irepeated.“Goaway!”heshouted.“Why?”Iaskedhim.HewalkedoverandIexpectedtoseeanangryface.InsteadIsawtwoofthemostbeautiful,gentle,blueeyesIhaveeverseen.“MerryChristmas!”Isaid.“Whyareyoudoingthis?”heasked.“Becauseyoumattertome,”Isaid.WiththatIgavehimthebox.Tearscametohiseyesandhethankedme.Igotbacktothecarandwatchedhimcarrytheboxlikeitwasfilledwithgold.Ididn’twanttoembarrass（使困窘）himbywatchinghimanymoresoDadandIleft.Theunderlinedword“alarmed”canbestbereplacedby .A.pleased B.worriedC.disappointed D.surprisedWhydidtheauthoraskhisfathertostayinthecar?Becausehewantedtoprovehewasbrave.Becausehebelievedthehomelessmanwasbad.Becausehewantedtoprotecthisfatherfrombeinghurt.Becausehedidn’twantthehomelessmantofeelbad.Whenthehomelessmansawtheauthorfirst,hewas .A.quiteangry B.veryexcitedC.quitepuzzled D.verycuriousTheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetextistotellreadersthat .itiseasiersaidthandonepovertyisthemotherofhealthwherethereisawill,thereisawayawillinghelperdoesnotwaituntilheisaskedCZakiwassmallforhistwelveyears,andhewasangrybeingtreatedasachild.Farid,hisolderbrother,hadbeenlookeduponasamanlongbeforehewasZaki’sage.EverydayFaridandtheotheryoungBahrainimenwentoutintheirwoodenboatstodiveforoysters（牡蛎）.ManytimesZakibeggedtogoalong,butFaridalwaysrefusedtolethim.SoeverydayZakiwouldgototheshallowwatertopractice.Hisgrandfather,aformerdiver,wouldwatchhimandadvisehim.Allmorning,Zakiwouldpracticedivingbeneaththewaves.Everyafternoon,againandagainhewouldgounderwaterandholdhisbreath.Witheachday’spractice,hisdivingimprovedandhecouldholdhisbreathalittlewhilelonger.SoonZakifeltasmuchathomeinthewaterashedidoutofit.Zakiroseearlyoneday.Hewantedtocompetewithhisbrother.Theydivedbeneaththewaves.Zakiopenedhiseyesandfoundhimselflookingintohisbrother’sface.Faridwassmilingwithconfidence.Slowly,thesmilewasdisappearingfromFarid’sface.Asmoresecondspassed,aworriedlookappearedonFarid’sface.FaridwasrealizingthatZakicouldpossiblybeathim.LookingintoFarid’seyes,Zakisuddenlyunderstoodwhatlosingcouldmeantohisbrother.Neverwouldthevillagersallowhimtoliveitdown.Hewouldbelaughedatbylosingtoalittlechild.Almostwithoutthinking,ZakikickedhisfeetandrosetothesurfaceofthewaterasecondbeforeFarid’sheadappearedbesidehim.ThemenaroundthemcheeredandpattedFaridontheback.Farid,however,puthisarmaroundZaki’sshoulders.“Today,”Faridannounced,“weshallhaveanewdiveramongus.”Thenquietly,forZaki’searsalone,hesaid“Thankyou,mybrother.”AndZakiknewthattheybothhadlearnedthatittakesmorethanstrengthtomakeaman.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?Zaki’sgrandfatherwasagooddiver.Zakilikedstayingathomeeveryday.Zakipractisedhardinthewaterdaily.Zaki’sgrandfatherencouragedhimtodive.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesZakiaccordingtoparagraph3?A.Considerate. B.Ambitious.C.Confident. D.Adventurous.Whatcanweinferfromthelastsentenceofthetext?Faridbeathislittlebrothereasily.Zakiwasasstrongashisbrother.Zakiregrettedlosingthecompetition.BothFaridandZakihadgrownup.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.Farid’sPride B.Zaki’sChallengeC.Brothers’Competition D.Grandfather’sAdviceDInAustralia,plentyofwildthingscanbiteorsting（刺伤）you.Strangelyenough,oneofthemisatree.Nowscientistshavefiguredoutwhatmakesthetree’sstingsobad.TherainforestsofeasternAustraliaarehometoastingingtreeknownasDendrocnide.Manypeoplecallitthegympie-gympietree—anamegiventothetreebynativeAustralians.It’scoveredwithsharp,needle-likehairsthatcarrypoison.Ifyoutouchagympie-gympietree,youwon’tforgetitanytimesoon.Thepaincanstaywithyouforhours,daysorweeks.Insomecases,it’sbeenreportedtostayformonths.Scientistshavelonglookedforthesourceofthispowerfulsting.NowresearchersattheUniversityofQueenslandhavediscoveredwhatmakesthisstingingplantsopainful.Aftercarefullystudyingdifferentkindsofgympie-gympietrees,thescientistswereabletoseparateoutdifferentchemicalsthatthetreesproduce.Thisallowedthemtoidentifyagroupofchemicalsthattheybelievedwasresponsibleforthepain.Theresearcherscreatedartificialversionsofthesechemicals,whichtheycall“gympietides”.Sureenough,whenthescientistsinjectedmicewithgympietides,themicelicked（舔）attheplaceswherethey’dbeeninjected,indicatingthattheyhurtinthoseplaces.Whenthescientistsstudiedthewaygympietideswerebuilt,theyfoundthattheyformedaknot-likeshape.Theshapemakesthechemicalsverystable,whichhelpsexplainwhythepainstayssolong.Theknot-likeshapeofthegympietideswassimilartotheshapeofpoisonsproducedbypoisonousspidersandconesnails.Thescientistsweresurprisedtoseethreeverydifferentkindsoflifeallusingsimilarpoisons.Spidersandconesnailscarrypoisonsbecausetheycatchfoodbystingingothercreatures.It’snotclearhowstinginghelpsthegympie-gympietree.Thoughthetree’sstingmaystopsomeanimalsfromeatingit,itdoesn’tstopallanimals.Beetlesandpademelons(smallsofthekangaroo)areabletoeattheplantwithouttrouble.Whyisatouchonthestingingtreeunforgettable?A.Becauseithassounusualanappearance. B.Becauseitisextremelyrareinexistence.C.Becausetouchingitcreatesaquitestrangefeeling. D.Becausethepaincausedbyitdoesn’tgoawayquickly.Whatdoscientistsfailtofindoutaboutthestingingtree?Howitproducespoisons. B.Whatpoisonsitproduces.C.Howitbenefitsfromthesting. D.Theconsequencesofitssting.Whatdoesthetextimplyaboutthestingingtree?A.Itproducesthesamepoisonsasspiders.C.Animalsarewiseenoughtostayawayfromit.toucher.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?ScientistsDiscoverStingingTree'sSecretC.ScientistsDiscoveraStrangeSpeciesinAustraliaStingingTree第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)Poisonousasitis,italsohasnaturalenemies.D.OnlyonechemicalinitcausespaintotheB.Caution:StingingTreeCanBiteandPoisonYouD.EffectiveWaystoAvoidBeingHurtby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AsmyhusbandandIdrovedownacountryroad,wepassedafirestationwithasignthatread,“Areyoureadyforthenextstorm?”OurareahadjustbeeninthepathofHurricaneIrma,causingdownedtreesandpoweroff. 16 Wehavehadourshareofstormsinthepast--asnowstormandotherheavysnowsthatknockeddowntrees,sometimesuptoaweekatatime. 17 Itmadelaterstormseasiertobear. 18 Weboughtabattery-operatedradiotokeepupwiththenews.Westockeduponbatteriessothatwe’dhaveplentyforextendedpowerfailures.Wemakesureourgrillisreadyanditstankisfull,andwepurchasefoodthatcanbeeasilypreparedandthencookedorheatedonthegrill.Andwedon’tforgettobuyemergencychocolate!Wehavebooklightstoreadinthedark.Wekeepourcargastanksfullandhaveemergencycashonhand.We’rereadyforthenextstorm,butwewouldn’thavelearnedtodoallthosethingsifwehadn’tencounteredastorminthepast. 19 Thoselittlestormsinourlivesareneverfun,buttheyprepareusforthebigtrialscomingtous.Theycanteachussomevaluablelessons.Areyoureadyforthenextstorm? 20 A.Thankstoallthosestorms.Thesameistruespiritually.Nowisthetimetogetready.Everywherewesaw,therewasnothingbutruins.Wewerestuckinthedarkandcutofffromtheoutsideworld.Thosedaysweren’tfun,butwelearnedsomuchfromthoseearlystorms.Nowwehavestoredasmanynecessitiesaspossibleincaseofpotentialstorms.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It'softensaidthatyoucanjudgeapersonbylookingatwhat'sontheirbookshelves.Well,whenIaskedmyselfthisquestionafewyearsago,Imadea（n）___21___discovery.Prettymuchallthe___22___onmybookshelveswerewrittenbyBritishauthors,andtherewasalmostnothingintranslationfromother___23___.Whatashame!So,Idecidedtobeginmy 24 readingproject.ButhowcouldIfindbooksfrommuchoftherestoftheworld?Ihadtoaskfor___25___.SoinOctober2011,Istartedmyblog,andI___26___ashortappeal（呼吁）online.Withinhours,peoplebeganto___27___.Atfirst,itwasfriendsandcolleagues.Thenitwasfriendsoffriends.Andsoon,itwas___28___.Fourdayslater,Igota（n）___29___fromawomancalledRafidahinKualaLumpur.Shesaidshelovedmyproject, 30 ifshecouldgotoherlocalEnglish-languagebookshopandchoosemyMalaysianbookandpostittome.I 31 accepted,andafewweekslater,apackage 32 containingnothingbuttwobooks—Rafidah'schoicefromMalaysia,andabookfromSingaporethatshehadalso 33 forme.Atthetime,Iwas 34 thatastrangermorethan6,000milesawaywouldgotosuchlengthstohelpsomeoneshewouldprobablynever 35 .ButRafidah'skindness 36 tobethepatternforthatyear.Timeandagain,peoplewentoutoftheir 37 tohelpme.Andbooksoftencamefrom 38 sources.Awriterevenemailedmeanunpublishedtranslationofhisnoveltome,allowingmetobecomeoneofthe 39 peopleevertoreadthatbookinEnglish.Thatyear,thankstokindstrangersfromthefour 40 oftheworld.Ireadbooksfromover100countries.21.A.pleasingB.shockingC.excitingD.touching22.A.booksB.dictionariesC.photosD.discs23.A.accentsB.culturesC.backgroundsD.languages24.A.nationalB.globalC.officialD.beneficial25.A.moneyB.directionC.helpD.permission26.A.postedB.returnedC.receivedD.searched27.A.comeintoviewB.getintouch C.takenonotice D.cometolife28.A.starsB.writersC.strangersD.adults29.A.parcelB.giftC.envelopeD.message30.A.wonderingB.doubtingC.worryingD.realizing31.A.awkwardlyB.unwillinglyC.happilyD.confidently32.A.roseB.arrivedC.droppedD.fell33.A.pickedoutB.comeacrossC.givenaway D.dealtwith34.A.confusedB.curiousC.frightenedD.amazed35.A.meetB.attractC.hurtD.ignore36.A.appearedB.happenedC.provedD.recognized37.A.homeB.companyC.businessD.way38.A.usefulB.surprisingC.familiarD.common39.A.bestB.lastC.first D.latest40.A.cornersB.squaresC.oceansD.sides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Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.WhymodernmusicshouldquietendownQuietnessmaybeunderestimatedvaluesinpopmusic.___41.___(look)up“theloudestbandintheworld”andyouwillbeconfrontedwithalargenumberofrockgiantsfromManowarwhoproudlyachievedasoundpressurelevelof139dBtoMotor-head.Thepickingsareslim___42.___wesubstitute“quiet”for“loud”.Inaway,increasingthevolumeofasongmakesbiologicalsense,somethingthemusicindustry___43.___(exploit)sincethejukeboxera.Thereisanorganintheinnerearcalledsacculusthatinlinkedtoaregionofthebrain___44.___(associate)withpleasureandreacttolow-frequencyvibrationsover90dB.Ontheotherhand,___45.___(focus)sorelyonloudnessignorestheinfinitelymoresubtleappealofbeingquiet.AFrenchbandcalled“Air”,___46.___twenty-yearscollectionwasreleasedonJune10,aremastersoftheart.Asanyteacherknows,quietnesscanbemoreeffectivethanshoutingtomakepeoplepayattention.AiremployedthisgentlepersuasiononMoonSafari,analbumthatattractsthelistener___47.___thepeacefulsoundofrainandmuteddrums.EvenwhenAirdoincreasethevolume,thevocalist'svoiceremainsoneof___48.___(gentle)noisesinpop.Givenitswarmthandpeacefulness,itisnocoincidence___49.___thealbumwasafavouriteamongclubbersafteranightout.Itisatimewhenthedesireforki