北京市昌平区新学道临川学校2021届高三英语上学期期末考试试题

北京市昌平区新学道临川学校2021届高三英语上学期期末考试试题北京市昌平区新学道临川学校2021届高三英语上学期期末考试试题PAGEPAGE14北京市昌平区新学道临川学校2021届高三英语上学期期末考试试题北京市昌平区新学道临川学校2021届高三英语上学期期末考试试题年级：姓名：北京市昌平区新学道临川学校2021届高三英语上学期期末考试试题考试时间：120分钟满分：150分本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第Ⅰ卷注意事项：1.答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.答案是C。1.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?A.Findaplace.B.Buyamap.C.Getanaddress.2.Whatwillthemandoforthewoman?A.Repairhercar.B.Giveheraride.C.Pickupheraunt.3.WhomightMr.Petersonbe?A.Anewprofessor.B.Adepartmenthead.C.Acompanydirector.4.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthebook?A.Quitedifficult.B.Veryinteresting.C.Toosimple.5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Weather.B.Clothes.C.News.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.WhyisHarryunwillingtojointhewoman?A.Hehasapaininhisknee.B.HewantstowatchTV.C.Heistoolazy.7.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?A.Stayathome.B.TakeHarrytohospital.C.Dosomeexercise.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whenwillthemanbehomefromwork?A.At5:45.B.At6:15.C.At6:50.9.Wherewillthespeakersgo?A.TheGreenHouseCinema.B.TheNewStateCinema.C.TheUMECinema.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.HowwillthespeakersgotoNewYork?A.Byair.B.Bytaxi.C.Bybus.11.Whyarethespeakersmakingthetrip?

A.Forbusiness.B.Forshopping.C.Forholiday.12.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Driverandpassenger.B.Husbandandwife.C.Fellowworkers.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inarestaurant.B.Inanoffice.C.Inaclassroom.14.WhatdoesJohndonow?A.He’satrainer.B.He’satourguide.C.He’sacollegestudent.15.Howmuchcananewpersonearnforthefirstyear?A.$10,500.B.$12,000.C.$15,000.16.Howmanypeoplewillthewomanhire?A.Four.B.Three.C.Two.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Howlonghasthespeakerlivedinabigcity?A.Oneyear.B.Tenyears.C.Eighteenyears.18.Whatisthespeaker’sopiniononpublictransport?A.It’scomfortable.B.It’stime-saving.C.It’scheap.19.Whatisgoodaboutlivinginasmalltown?A.It’ssafer.B.It’shealthier.C.It’smoreconvenient.20.Whatkindoflifedoesthespeakerseemtolikemost?A.Busy.B.Colourful.C.Quiet.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ASPORTSEVENTSBASKETBALLCentralSportsCentre,CityRoad.AllStarsvsRockets,Saturday8:30p.m$12NorthernersvsTigers,Sundaynoon$14BUSHWALKINGMeetatWandaStation,Saturday9:00a.m.sharpfor3-hourwalktoCanaryMountains.$7,call341-5432. MeetatWestleyStationSunday9:00a.m.sharpforafulldaywalktoWombakValley.SOCCERStMartinsSportsCentreStMartinsvsDoonsberg,Saturday2:00p.m$8EastsideCentralvsLightHill,Sunday2:00p.m$8NeillParkRecreationCentreNeillParkvsRobinson,Saturday2:00p.m.$11EssenvsSpringwood,Sunday2:00p.m.$11LAWNBOWLSTansTownB.CTansTownvsWhiteVale,Saturday9:00p.m.$10WakeHillB.C.WakeHillvsColls,Saturday2:00p.m.$921.____________sportseventsaretobeheldatSaturday2:00p.m.accordingtothepassage.A.TwoB.ThreeC.FourD.Five22.Youmayfindthepassagemostprobablyina____________.A.handbookabouttourB.noticeaboutsportsC.magazineaboutballmatchesD.blogaboutmatchreviews23.Ifyouhave$18,youcangotoboth____________.A.AllStarsvsRocketsandtheBushWalkingatWestleyStationB.WakeHillvsCollandEssenvsSpringwoodC.NeillParkvsRobinsonandEastsideCentralvsLightHillD.StMartinsvsDoonsbergandNorthernersvsTigersBArjun'sAppsOnestormyday,twelve-year-oldArjunKumarwaslategettinghomefrom

school.IthadbeenrainingheavilynearhisschoolinChennai,India.Thisdelayed

hisschoolbus,andwhenhefinallyarrived,Arjun’sparentswereworried.Hisparents’concerngaveArjunanidea——he’dcreateanapp,whichcantell

parentsthelocationoftheirchildren’sschoolbus.Whileresearchingdifferent

waystowriteapps,Arjunlocatedanonlineprogrammingtoolonthewebsiteof

theMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.MITwasmakingthetool,calledApp

Inventor,availabletoanyonewhowantedtouseit.AsthemottoonMIT'swebsite

states,"AnyoneCanBuildAppsThatImpacttheWorld."Arjungottoworkdoingjustthat.UsingAppInventor,hecreatedanappcalled

“EzSchoolBusLocator.”

Ifaschoolintroducedthisappintoitsbussystem,

parentscouldlogontoseethelocationsandestimatedarrivaltimesoftheir

children’sschoolbus.Likeothermappingapps,EzSchoolBusLocatorreliedon

GPS.GPShelpsusersdeterminetheirlocation,basedonsignalsfromasetof

twenty-foursatellitesthatorbitEarth.GPS-basedappscalculatethelocationofa

devicebymeasuringthedistancesfromthreedifferentGPSsatellites.That'show

Arjun'sappdeterminedwherethebuseswerelocated.Theappcouldalsoconfirmwhetherindividualchildrenwereonthebus.Ez

SchoolBusLocatorusedaspecificbarcode(编码)toidentifyeachstudent.

Studentscheckedinwhentheygotonandoffthebusbyusingbarcodesontheir

phones.Asthebusdriverdrove,theappsentautomaticmessagestoparents.DoesEzSchoolBusLocatorsoundlikeagoodidea?MITthoughtso.In2012,

MITheldacontesttohonorthebestappsthathadbeencreatedusingApp

Inventor.Arjun'sappwonfirstplaceintheK-8division,andin2013,theappwas

availableforpurchaseonline.Arjundidn'tstopthere.Hecontinueddevelopingnewappsandheeven

startedhisownsoftwaredevelopmentcompany.Whenaskedforpointersfor

otheryounginventors,Arjunadvised,“Lookforproblemsaroundyou,andget

inspiredfromthem.You’llseealotofopportunitiestouseyourskillstomakethis

worldabetterplacetolive!”24.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.ThelifeofinventorArjunKumar.B.Astudent'sinventionofabuslocatorapp.C.HowAppInventorhelpedArjunwriteanapp.D.HowtherainyweatherinIndiaaffectedtraffic.25.WhatdoweknowaboutArjun'sappfromthepassage?A.Itcouldbedownloadedonlineforfree.B.Ithelpedthechildrenknowwheretheywere.C.ItwasintroducedbyArjunintotheschoolbussystem.D.Itusedbarcodestotrackwhichchildrenwereonboard.26.WhydidArjuncontinuetoworkonsoftwaredevelopment?A.Toinspiremoreyounginventors.B.Towinmanyawardsforhisinventions.C.Tosolveproblemsthathesawintheworld.D.ToearnmoneytocontinuehiseducationatMIT.27.WhatcanwelearnfromArjunKumar'sstory?A.Youthmeanslimitlesspossibilities.B.Amanoweshissuccesstohisfamilysupport.C.Ifyoudon'taimhigh,youwillneverhithigh.D.Goodproblemsolversareproblemfindersfirst.CAcenturyago,millionsofQuinocheckerspot

butterfliesflewaboveSouthernCalifornia.Eachabout

thesizeofapaperclip(回形针),theQuinoshatchedin

greatnumberseachspring.Towardtheendofthetwentiethcentury,however,

thedevelopmentoffarmsandcitiesdramaticallyreduced

thebutterfly’shabitat.By1997,thepopulationofthe

Quinoshaddeclinedtoatinyamountofitshistoricalnumbers.TheQuino’ssituationcontinuedtoworsen.Wildfiresburnedmuchofits

habitat,andtemperaturesweregettingwarmeranddrier,makingtheenvironment

moredifficulttothebutterfly’shostplantcalledthedwarfplantain.ScientistsknewthatQuinocaterpillars(毛虫)reliedonthedwarfplantainas

afoodsource.Eachspring,theadultfemalebutterflieslaideggsondwarf

plantains.Whenthecaterpillarshatched,theyfedontheplantainleaves.However,

inthehot,drysummer,theplantainsdiedoff.Thecaterpillarsrespondedby

enteringastatecalleddiapause.Then,whennormalwinterrainscameandthe

plantains’

flowerscameoutagain,thecaterpillarscamebacktolifeandstartedeating.Oncethey’dgrownlargeenough,thecaterpillarsformedpupae(蛹)and

emergedasadultbutterflies.Thisstrategyworkedwellinmostyears,butas

averagetemperaturesroseandrainfalldecreased,thecaterpillarsweren’tgetting

sufficientfood,andfewerdevelopedintobutterflies.Becausetheareawheretheylivedwassurroundedbydevelopedcitiesand

desertlandscapes,theQuinoshadlimitedoptions.Theytookoffanyway,flying

eastwardintothehills.TheylandedinmountainousopenspaceseastofLos

AngelesandSanDiego.Theyfoundnodwarfplantainsthere.Thefemalesbegan

layingtheireggsontheleavesofotherplants,primarilytheCollinsiaconcolor.

Theseplantsremainedgreenlongerintothesummermonths.Whenthe

caterpillarsQuinossurvived,andtheirnumbersgrewintheirnewhome.ScientistsweresurprisedwhentheybeganencounterinnumerousQunios

intheeasternhills.Theywerecheeredtolearnthatthesesmallinsectshad

adaptedtochangingconditions.TheQuinosdemonstratedthetoughnessneeded

tosurvivebyfindingnotonlyanewhabitat,butanewfoodsource,too.Meanwhile,scientistshadbeenraisingQuinocaterpillarsinalaband

releasedhundredsofcaterpillarsintoprotectedareasaroundSanDiego.

Betweentheeffortsofscientistsandthebutterflies’

ownactions,moreofthose

colorfullycheckeredwingsmaysoonbeseenflutteringabovetheSouthern

Californiaskies.28.Fromthepassage,weknowQuinocheckerspotbutterfliesinSouthern

California______.A.wereanendangeredspeciesB.couldn’tsurvivethewintercoldC.wereveryadaptabletoenvironmentalchangesD.couldn’trespondtothefoodshortageontheirown29.HowdidQuinocheckerspotbutterfliesadapttochangedconditions?A.Theytravelledtoanewhabitat.B.Theyfoundnewdwarfplantains.C.Theylaidmoreeggsonhostplants.D.Theylearnedtoflyhighupinthemountains30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword

“diapause”

inParagraph4probablymean?A.Dyingfromhunger.B.Stoppingbodilyfunctions.C.Becomingmoreactive.D.Survivingthehotsummer.31.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.QuinoCheckerspotButterflies:GetHelpB.QuinoCheckerspotButterflies:EndangeredC.QuinoCheckerspotButterflies:Small,butStrongD.QuinoCheckerspotButterflies:FindaNewHabitatDAsArtificialIntelligence（AI）becomesincreasinglysophisticated（复杂的）,therearegrowingconcernsthatrobotscouldbecomeathreat.Thisdangercanbeavoided,accordingtocomputerscienceprofessorStuartRussell,ifwefigureouthowtoturnhumanvaluesintoaprogrammablecode.Russellarguesthatasrobotstakeonmorecomplicatedtasks,it’snecessarytotranslateourmoralsintoAIlanguage.Forexample,ifarobotdoeschoresaroundthehouse,youwouldn’twantittoputthepetcatintheoventomakedinnerforthehungrychildren.“Youwouldwantthatrobotpreloadedwithagoodsetofvalues,”saidRussell.Somerobotsarealreadyprogrammedwithbasichumanvalues.Forexample,mobilerobotshavebeenprogrammedtokeepacomfortabledistancefromhumans.Obviouslythereareculturaldifferences,butifyouweretalkingtoanotherpersonandtheycameupcloseinyourpersonalspace,youwouldn’tthinkthat’sthekindofthingaproperlybrought-uppersonwoulddo.Itwillbepossibletocreatemoresophisticatedmoralmachines,ifonlywecanfindawaytosetouthumanvaluesasclearrules.Robotscouldalsolearnvaluesfromdrawingpatternsfromlargesetsofdataonhumanbehavior.Theyaredangerousonlyifprogrammersarecareless.Thebiggestconcernwithrobotsgoingagainsthumanvaluesisthathumanbeingsfailtososufficientlytestandthey’veproducedasystemthatwillbreaksomekindoftaboo（禁忌）.Onesimplecheckwouldbetoprogramarobottocheckthecorrectcourseofactionwithahumanwhenpresentedwithanunusualsituation.Iftherobotisunsurewhetherananimalissuitableforthemicrowave,ithastheopportunitytostop,sendoutbeeps（嘟嘟声）,andaskfordirectionsfromahuman.Ifwehumansaren’tquitesureaboutadecision,wegoandasksomebodyelse.Themostdifficultstepinprogrammingvalueswillbedecidingexactlywhatwebelieveinmoral,andhowtocreateasetofethical（道德的）rules.Butifwecomeupwithananswer,robotscouldbegoodforhumanity.32.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthethreatofrobots？A）Itmayconstituteachallengetocomputerprogranmers.B）Itaccompaniesallmachineryinvolvinghightechnology.C）Itcanbeavoidedifhumanvaluesaretranslatedintotheirlanguage.D）Ithasbecomeaninevitableperilastechnologygetsmoresophisticated.33.Whatwouldwethinkofapersonwhoinvadesourpersonalspaceaccordingtotheauthor？A）Theyareaggressive.B）Theyareoutgoing.C）Theyareignorant（无知的）.D）Theyareill-bred.34.Howdorobotslearnhumanvalues？A）Byinteractingwithhumansineverydaylifesituations.B）Byfollowingthedailyroutinesofcivilizedhumanbeings.C）Bypickinguppatternsfrommassivedataonhumanbehavior.D）Byimitatingthebehaviorofpropertybrought-uphumanbeings.35.Whatismostdifficulttodowhenweturnhumanvaluesintoaprogrammablecode？A）Determinewhatismoralandethical.B）Designsomelarge-scaleexperiments.C）Setrulesforman-machineinteraction.D）Developamoresophisticatedprogram.第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。heardtheold“curiositykilledtheaphrasetowarnpeople—especiallychildren—nottotoomany36InhasshownthatcuriosityisjustasinhowwellstudentsdoinCuriosityustomakebringexcitementintoourup37onedayin1831,Faradaywithacoil(线圈)ahesuddenlyhowheproduceanAtitusethiswouldbutitactuallymadeelectricityforuseinandsothe38OnonethisistechnologysoadvancedthatmanyofusareunabletothinktoodeeplyhowexactlythingsWhileitmaybepossibleforatotakeatoasterapartsomesenseofhowithowmuchdounderstandabouttypeaintoaWhereoftechnologythefortothis,thethatwenowsodeeplywithparticularlywithourThemorewestareourscreens,thelesswetalktootherpeople39weweknowanottoneedtothem.Themostintechnologystopsusaskingmoretodowiththebycomputers.Asweincreasinglyourviafindoutwelikepushmoreoftous.40thekeytocuriosityinthe21stthen,istorelylessonthetoolsofourItisstillnotknownwhylearninggivesussuchpleasure.Wearealwaysencouragedtochallengeourpre-existingbeliefs.etit’swidelyagreedthatcuriosityactuallymakeslearningmoreeffective.Alltoooftenweaccepttheimagesofpeoplethatsocialmediaprovidesuswith.However,curiosityiscurrentlyunderthebiggestthreat,comingfromtechnology.Inscience,basiccuriosity-drivenresearchcanhaveunexpectedimportantbenefits.weupinsideourownlittlebubbles,nocomingnew第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45）完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。MybrotherGenewasfouryearsolderthanme.BythetimeIturnedfour,IwasupsetthathecouldreadbutIcouldn’t.Iburnedwith41toreadabooklikemybrother.Ibegged:“Teachmetoread,Mom!Please,please?!”Finally,Momsetasidetimeafterlunch42readinglessons,andsoonaftermyfifthbirthday,Iwasreading.Ilongedformyfather,whowasagreatstoryteller,toreadmethebooksthatIcouldn’tyetreadonmyown.Butmyfatherworkedthreejobstofeedthefamily.Hedidn’thavethetimeor43intheeveningtoreadtome.44,everySundaymorning,mybrotherandIlaynexttohiminbed,waitingforhimtotellstoriesabouthis45.Icanstillhearmyfather’svoice46thecoldwintersonthefamilyfarminPoland.Hisfamilydidn’thaveenoughmoneytoburnwoodinthefireplaceallnight.Hetoldusthathealwaysvolunteeredtohelpwith47.Icansm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B.worry C.desire D.interest42.A.for B.before C.in D.until43.A.ability B.ambition C.courage D.energy44.A.Still B.Then C.Therefore D.Finally45.A.workplace B.childhood C.farmland D.neighborhood46.A.explaining B.describing C.introducing D.interpreting47.A.living B.reading C.farming D.cooking48.A.catch B.discover C.notice D.picture49.A.busy B.poor C.hungry D.tired50.A.laid B.drew C.taught D.left51.A.library B.bookstore C.office D.club52.A.saved B.changed C.tested D.controlled53.A.near B.ready C.old D.free54.A.graduates B.regulars C.candidates D.communicators55.A.surround B.familiarize C.examine D.reward56.A.find B.lend C.check D.sign57.A.write B.recommend C.study D.reserve58.A.teachers B.assistants C.listeners D.companions59.A.drive B.dream C.order D.chance60.A.lesson B.time C.love D.plan语法填空（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。Porcelain,also61(call)finechina,featuringitsdelicatetexture,pleasingcolor,andrefinedsculpture,hasbeenoneofthe62(good)artworksintroducedtothewesternworldthroughtheSilkRoad.Theearliestone63(find)madeofKaolinintheShangDynasty(17th-11thCenturyBC),andpossessedthecommonaspectsofthesmoothnessandunaffectedqualityofhardenamel（瓷釉）,thoughpotterywares（陶器）weremore64(wide)usedamongmostoftheordinarypeople.Anywayitwasthebeginning.Inthefollowingdynasties,due65itsdurability（耐久性）andshine,porcelainrapidlybecame66necessityofdailylife,especiallyinthemiddleandupperclasses.Theyweremadeintheformofallkindsof67(item),suchasbowls,cups,teasets,vases,jewelcases,musicalinstrumentsandboxes,aswellaspillowsfortraditionaldoctorstousetofeelone'spulse.Throughthe68(develop