2021年苏州工业园区二中高三英语期中考试试题及答案解析.pdf

2021 年苏州工业园区二中高三英语期中考试试题及答案解析 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 A Top Four Places to Visit in and aroundBali Ubud Ubud is pretty away from the beaches.It is considered the cultural center of Bali,where you will discover the art and spirit ofBaliand learn about Balinese religion through paintings,dance,and other art forms.You could drink a beer while watching a local band perform,but most people come here for the cultural appreciation.Nusa Lembongan This tiny island off the coast of Bali is where many people miss their journey plans,but it is a must-see,It is the perfect place to stay for a couple of nights,The roads are not good,but the island itself is so beautiful and quiet.Sanur Sanur is an especially relaxing beach town.Its close to the airport and Kuta.Its also the starting place to explore Nusa Lembongan.Kuta ThebeachofKutais great for surfing.It is crowded and you wont get far without someone trying to get you to rent a surfboard or buy something.The main town is a mixture of market stands and shopping malls containing the biggest brands,from Zara to Ralph Lauren.The familiarity of the western style shops and restaurants wont give anyone too much of a culture shock.1.Which place are you probably advised to experience Balinese culture?A.Nusa Lembongan.B.Sanur.C.Ubud.D.Kuta.2.What is special about Kuta?A.It is a beach town near the airport.B.It has a convenient transportation means on it.C.It is a shopping center and famous for surfing.D.It is a place where you can learn Balinese history.3.Where is the text probably taken from?A.An official document.B.A travel magazine.C.A science report.D.A history book.B Three years ago,a group of researchers at Cornell University Food and Brand Lab had a guess.They knew that many apples being served to kids as part of the National School Lunch Program were ending up in the trash,almost untouched.But unlike others,they wondered if the reason was more complicated than simply that the kids didnt want the fruit.They thought the fact that the apples were being whole,rather than sliced(切片的),was doing the fruit no favor.And they wanted to prove this idea.They carried out a study at eight schools and found that fruit consumption(消费)jumped by more than 60 percent when apples were served sliced.They then made a follow-up study at six other schools,which not only showed the same result,but further supported.The whole apple consumption at schools that served sliced apples reduced by about 50 percent than before.Based on these results,it seems that even the simplest forms of inconvenience can influence us.Sliced apples just make more sense for kids.The hardest part is getting kids to start eating fruit,and thats exactly why sliced apples are the way to go.A child holding a whole apple has to break the skin,eat around the core(果核),and deal with the inconvenience of holding a large fruit.These problems might seem silly or unimportant,but theyre important when youre missing teeth or have braces(牙箍),as so many kids do.Sometimes what seems like a really small inconvenience actually makes a huge difference.4.What can we learn from Paragraph 1?A.Lots of apples served to kids were wasted.B.Researcher supported the lunch program.C.Apples are not the only acceptable fruit for kids.D.The lunch program was well worth spreading.5.What did researchers want to prove?A.Kid didnt want the fruits.B.Kids favored the whole apples.C.Kids preferred to the sliced apples.D.Kids eating habits influenced fruit consumption.6.According to the study,we can know_.A.14 schools served sliced fruits B.kids have problems eating the whole apples C.eating fruits must be healthy for children D.few kids are missing teeth or have braces 7.Whats the main idea of the passage?A.Form matters more than taste.B.Apples are beneficial to each kid.C.The way fruit is eaten links kids growth.D.Inconvenience probably makes a difference.C Clara Daly was seated on an Alaska Airlines flight from Boston to Los Angeles when a flight attendant asked an urgent(紧急的)question over the loudspeaker:“Does anyone on board know American Body Language?”She knew she needed to help.Clara,15 at the time,pressed the call button.The flight attendant came by and explained the situation.“We have a passenger on the plane whos blind and deaf,”she said.The passenger seemed to want something,but he was traveling alone and the flight attendants couldnt understand what he needed,according to PEOPLE magazine.Clara had been studying ASL for the past year to help with her dyslexia(阅读障碍)and knew shed be able to spell on the mans palm(手掌)by finger.So she unbuckled her seat belt,walked toward the front of the plane,and knelt by the aisle seat of Tim Cook,then 64.Gently taking his hand,she wrote,“How are you?Are you OK?”Cook asked for some water.When it arrived,Clara returned to her seat.She came by again a bit later because he wanted to know the time.On her third visit,she stopped and stayed for a while.“He didnt need anything.He was lonely and wanted to talk,”Clara said.So for the next hour,that was what they did.She talked about her family and her plans for the future(she wants to be a politician).Cook told Clara how he had gradually become blind over time and shared stories of his days as a traveling salesman.Even though he couldnt see her,she“looked attentively at his face with such kindness”,a passenger reported.“Clara was amazing,”a flight attendant told Alaska Airlines in a blog interview.“You could tell Cook was very excited to have someone he could speak to,and she was such a warm-hearted girl.”Cooks reaction:“Best trip Ive ever had.”Looking for ways to offer help?Start with this random(随时的)act of kindness that can change someones life right now.8.The flight attendant asked an urgent question because _.A.the passenger was traveling alone B.the plane was in a dangerous situation C.the passenger asked for something suddenly D.none of the flight attendants could communicate with the passenger 9.Why did Clara talk about her plans for the future?A.Because the flight attendant asked her to do so.B.Because she needed topics to go on talking with Cook.C.Because Cook hoped to understand teenagers better.D.Because she wanted to show her dream for the future.10.Which of the following words can best describe Clara?A.Kind and caring.B.Warm-hearted and brave.C.careful and calm.D.opened-minded and confident.11.The passage is mainly written to _.A.tell a touching story of an amazing girl B.show the great importance of American Body Language C.encourage readers to give a hand kindly and randomly D.show how kind the flight attendant was to help Cook D You run into the grocery store to quickly pick up your item.You grab what you need and head to the front of the store.After quickly sizing up the check-out lines,you choose the one that looks fastest.You chose wrong.People getting in other lines long after you have already checked out and headed to the parking lot.Why does this seem to always happen to you?Well,as it turns out,its just math that is working against you.A grocery store tries to have enough employees at the checkout lines to get all their customers through with minimum delay.But sometimes,like on a Sunday afternoon,they get super busy.Because most grocery stores dont have the physical space to add more checkout lines,their system becomes overburdened.Some small interruption a price check,a particularly talkative customer will have downstream effects,holding up the entire line behind them.If there are three lines at the store,these delays will happen randomly at different registers(收银台).Think about the probability.The chances of your line being that fastest one are only one in three,which means you have a two-thirds chance of not being in the fastest line.So its not just in your mind:Another line is probably moving faster thanyours.Now,mathematicians have come up with a good solution,which they call queuing theory,to this problem:Just make all customers stand in one long snaking line,called a serpentine line,and serve each person at the front with the next available register.With three registers,this method is about three times faster on average than the more traditional approach.This is what they do at most banks,Trader Joes,and some fast-food places.With a serpentine line,a long delay at one register wont unfairly punish the people who lined up behind it.Instead,it will slow everyone down a little bit.12.What phenomenon is described in the first paragraph?A.Queuing in a line.B.A shopping experience.C.A rush in the morning.D.Cutting in a line.13.According to the article,what may cause delays in checking out?A.The lack of employees in the grocery store.B.Some unexpected delays of certain customers.C.The increasing items bought by customers.D.A worsening shopping system of the store.14.What is the solution given by mathematicians?A.Employing more workers for checking out.B.Limiting the number of queuing people.C.Making only one line available.D.Always standing in the same line.15.Whats the principle behind the queuing theory?A.To pursue the maximum benefit.B.To leave success or failure to luck.C.To avoid the minimum loss.D.To spread the risk equally among everyone.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 Think“art”.What comes to your mind?Is it sculptures in the Louvre,or Chinese painting in thePalaceMuseum?Or maybe,just maybe,its a dancing pattern of lights?The artworks by American artist Janet Echelman look like color1 ful floating clouds when lit up at night.Visitors can not only enjoy looking at them,they can also interact with them literally._16_Exhibits such as these are certainly new and exciting,but are they really art?Whatever your opinion,people have been expressing their thoughts through art with various tools and technologies for thousands of years.Yet Michelangelo and others have been labelled as“artists”rather than“technicians”._17_ Today,however,technological advances have led to a combination of art and technology.As a result,the art world is changing greatly._18_Take for example one ofChinas most famous paintings,Along the River During the Qingming Festival.As this artwork is rarely on display,people have sometimes queued a long time for a chance to see it.Thanks to technology however,millions more people have been able to experience a digital version of it with 3D animation._19_Not only can we interact with art,but also take part in its creation.With new technological tools at our fingertips,more and more people have created exciting new art forms,such as digital paintings and videos.However,such developments are making the line between art and technology less distinct.Is the artist the creator of the art itself,or the maker of the technology behind it?_20_But one thing is for surewith so many artists exploring new possibilities,we can definitely expect the unexpected.A.Now art is more accessible to us than ever before.B.Where technology will take art next is anyones guess.C.Its not important whether they are artists or technicians.D.They do this by using their phones to change their color1 s and patterns.E.They watch as the different scenes change from daylight into nighttime.F.The art-tech combination is also changing our concepts of“art”and the“artist”.G.This means that art and technology have always been seen as two very separate things.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 完形填空(共 20 小题，每小题 21.5 分，满分 30 分)There are all kinds of enemies,and one of the arts of living is to learn to tell them apart.There is a kind of enemy who_21_meant to be an enemy at all.Hes not mad at you;hes mad at the world,and you are wandering around on his lonely battlefield and_22_lines of fire.Let me tell you about one of them.Years ago,I_23_my two girls from South America and put them in school.They talked a_24_language that was neither English nor Spanish,and their_25_gave them a hard time,especially Lolla.Pat and Peggy came home_26_almost every day,so I decided to cheer them up by_27_a party.Their tears dried_28_.Right away they got_29_and offered many ideas.However,when I_30_which friends to invite,the tears started again.They said they had nothing but_31_.Then I had one of my rare_32_.“Lets invite all your enemies and well fill them up with ice cream and cake.”Little Pat and Peggy_33_knowing looks.The party was a(n)_34_,and the best time was had by the_35_enemy,Lolla,who rolled on the floor and screamed with_36_.Pat and Peggy never came home crying from school anymore.One day Lollas father_37_and said,“I came to thank you for asking my little girl to the party._38_ever did it before.”His_39_left me deep in thought.Are the Lollas left out because they are enemies,or do they become enemies because they are left out?Love your enemies and do good to them,because_40_,it works!22.A.only B.ever C.still D.never 23.A.jumping at B.getting into C.comparing with D.running after 24.A.adopted B.examined C.adored D.prevented 25.A.formal B.beautiful C.strange D.modern 26.A.classmates B.tutors C.doctors D.neighbors 27.A.sleeping B.crying C.quarreling D.playing 28.A.attending B.requiring C.throwing D.supporting 29.A.magically B.hardly C.frequently D.casually 30.A.pretty B.grateful C.cautious D.creative 31.A.recalled B.mentioned C.recommended D.controlled 32.A.guests B.thoughts C.enemies D.thanks 33.A.illnesses B.inspirations C.excuses D.opportunities 34.A.exchanged B.combined C.discovered D.improved 35.A.explanation B.business C.attempt D.success 36.A.furthest B.slowest C.biggest D.newest 37.A.terror B.pride C.surprise D.delight 38.A.dropped in B.showed off C.gave up D.set out 39.A.Somebody B.Anybody C.Everybody D.Nobody 40.A.dreams B.words C.characters D.jokes 41.A.initially B.traditionally C.amazingly D.officially 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 There are many kinds of festivals and_41._ (celebration)throughout the world,_42._are held for different reasons.Nowadays festivals have many origins,some_43._(religion),some seasonal,and some for special people or events.Different countries have different festivals.In Japan,people clean graves and light incense（香）in memory_44._their ancestors on Obon.In the west on Halloween,children_45._(usual)dress up and go to their neighbors homes_46._ (ask)for sweets.If the neighbors dont give them any sweets,the children might play_47._ trick on them._48._ most children inChinalook forward to in the Spring Festival is that they can get some lucky money.Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy events because the food_49._ (gather)for the winter and a season of agricultural work is over.Whatever festival it is,the spirit of_50._ (share)joy,gratitude,love,or peace is common.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。作文中共有 10 处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号()并在其下面写出该加的词。修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；只允许修改 10