2021年荣成市第十一中学高三英语下学期期末考试试卷及参考答案.pdf

2021 年荣成市第十一中学高三英语下学期期末考试试卷及参考答案 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 LOI EnglishEnglish Conversation Classes Take English conversation classes with native English-speaking teachers from theUnited States,IrelandandAustralia,live,1-on-1.This is by far the best way to improve your real spoken English and listening abilities and get to a level where you can use it in real-life situations.Our teachers mainly carry on conversations about work in different fields,such as business,finance,politics and travel.However,if you like,you can have normal day-to-day conversations about events,weather,etc.If you would like to learn some grammar during conversation,we can do that too!Our English Conversation classes：Your conversations will always be with a native English speaker.You can choose the time,day and teacher for each class.The classes are made for each student individually.They will be at your level,studying what you need and what interests you.Packages 10 Classes Package$229.90 Interested in taking 10,55-minute conversation English classes?Schedule a first free class with LOI English and talk to the teacher about it.After that,you can arrange to take our 10-class conversation English course.20 Classes Package$439,80 Interested in taking 20,55-minute conversation English classes?Schedule a first free class with LOI English and talk to the teacher about it.After that,you can arrange to take our 20-class conversation English course.1.What do the classes mainly focus on?A.Daily conversations.B.Work-related topics.C.Grammar rules.D.Area-based accents.2.Which is NOT offered to the students?A.Native English-speaking teachers.B.Personalized courses.C.Choice of class time and teacher.D.Offline learning materials.3.What should a student do first if he decides on either of the packages?A.Arrange a free class with LOI English.B.Bargain with LOI English for lower fees.C.Choose an experienced LOI English teacher.D.Make a promise to sit through each class.B One day when I was 5,my mother criticized me for not finishing my rice and I got angry.I wanted to play outside and not to be made to finish eating my old rice.In my angry motion to open the screen door(纱门)with my foot,I kicked back about a 12-inch part of the lower left hand corner of the new screen door.But I had no regret,for I was happy to be playing in the backyard with my toys.Today,I know if my child had done what I did,I would have criticized my child,and told him about how expensive this new screen door was,and I would have delivered a spanking(打屁股)for it.But my parents never said a word.They left the corner of the screen door pushed out,creating an opening,a crack in the defense against unwanted insects.For years,every time I saw that corner of the screen,it would remind me of my mistake from time to time.For years,I knew that everyone in my family would see that hole and remember who did it.For years,every time I saw a fly buzzing in the kitchen,I would wonder if it came in through the hole that I had created with my angry foot.I would wonder if my family members were thinking the same thing,silently blaming me every time a flying insectentered our home,making life more terrible for us all.My parents taught me a valuable lesson,one that a spanking or stern(严厉的)words perhaps could not deliver.Their silent punishment for what I had done delivered a hundred stern messages to me.Aboveall,it has helped me become a more patient person and not burst out so easily.4.When the author damaged the door,his parents _.A.scolded him for what he had done B.left the door unrepaired C.told him how expensive it was D.gave him a spanking 5.How did the author feel every time he saw the damaged door?A.He felt ashamed of his uncontrolled anger at that time.B.He found that his family members no longer liked him.C.He found it destroyed the happy atmosphere at his home.D.He felt he had to work hard to make up for(弥补)the damage.6.The experience may cause the author _.A.to hide his anger away from others B.not to go against his parents will C.to have a better control of himself D.not to make mistakes in the future 7.What of the following is the main idea of this passage?A.Adults should ignore their childrens bad behavior.B.Parents shouldnt educate their children.C.What is the best way to become a more patient person?D.Silent punishment may have a better effect on educating people.C Earthquakes are a natural disasterexcept when theyre man-made.The oil and gas industry has forcefully used the technique known as hydraulic fracturing(水力压裂法)to destroy sub-surface rock and liberate the oil and gas hiding there.But the process results in large amounts of chemical-filled waste water.Horizontal drilling(水平钻孔)for oil can also produce large amount of natural,unwanted salt water.The industry deals with this waste water by pumping it into deep wells.On Monday,the US Geological Survey published for the first time an earthquake disaster map covering both natural and“induced”quakes.The map and a report show that parts of the central United States now face a ground-shaking disaster equal to the famously unstable terrain(不稳定地形)of California.Some 7 million people live in places easily attacked by these man-made quakes,the USGS said The list of places at highest risk of man-made earthquakes includes Oklahoma,Kansas,Texas,Arkansas,Colorado,New Mexico,Ohio and Alabama.Most of these earthquakes are ly small,in the range of magnitude(震级)3,but some have been more powerful,including a magnitude 5.6 earthquake in 2011 in Oklahoma that was connected to waste water filling.Scientists said they do not know ifthere is an upper limit on the magnitude of man-made earthquakes;this is an area of active research Oklahoma has had prehistoric earthquakes as powerful as magnitude 7.Its not immediately clear whether this new research will change industry practices,or even whether it will surprise anyone in the areas of newly supposed danger.In Oklahoma,for example,the natural rate of earthquakes is only one or two a year,but there have been hundreds since hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling,with the waste water filling,became common in the last ten years.8.What kind of human activities can cause earthquakes?A.The man-made produced waste water in the factories.B.The process of digging deep wells in those poor areas.C.The advanced techniques used to deal with waste water.D.The oil or gas industrys work connected with the earth.9.What does the underlined word“induced”in paragraph 2 mean?A.Man-made.B.Reduced.C.Newly-built.D.Controlled.10.How much magnitude can man-made earthquakes reach?A.Its been said as small as magnitude 3.B.It has been said as high as magnitude 7.C.Its being studied without a final conclusion.D.It has risen by an average of magnitude 5.6.11.What is the best title for the text?A.Natural Earthquakes in America Are Disappearing Now B.7 Million Americans at Risk of Man-Made Earthquakes C.Time for Oil and Gas Industry Change Their Working Practice D.More Often Earthquakes as Powerful as Magnitude 7 in America D Plastic is piling up in ecosystems all over the world.Although its harmful impacts on both species and ecosystems have been documented,a few animalslike bowerbirds and hermit crabsare doing what they can to recycle it.And according to a recent study,wild bees in Canada have joined the effort,which is a rare observation of behavioral flexibility in species especially insects,in increasingly plastic-rich environments.The researchers found two species of leafcutter bees putting plastic into their nests.One of the bees they studied,the alfalfa leafcutter bee,normally bites off pieces of leaves and flowers while the second bee gathers sticky substances from trees.Leafcutter bees dont build big nests or store honey like honeybees,choosing instead small nests in underground holes,tree holes or cracks（裂缝）in buildings.But the researchers found that three of eight brood cells（育雏巢室）contained pieces of plastic bags,replacing 23 percent of the cut leaves in each cell on average.While they dont make honey,alfalfa leafcutter bees still make money for theU.S.and Canadian farmers by pollinating（给.传授花粉）crops including alfalfa,carrots and melons.The European insects were introduced to North America in the 1930s for that purpose,and theyve since become wild,joining the continents many native species of leafcutter bees.In a separate study conducted in Argentina between 2017 and 2018,researchers found a bee nest made entirely of plastic,which consisted of three separate cells.Its the first known example of such construction worldwide.Compared to the other nests the researchers examined,which were made of natural materials,this one had a pretty lower success rate of the bees survival.One of the cells had a dead baby bee,another seemed to have housed an adult that had left the nest,and the third was unfinished.12.What does the animals use of plastic show according to the study?A.How widely plastic is used.B.How strange the behavior of wildlife is.C.How some wildlife is adapting to plastic.D.How plastic pollution has harmed them.13.What do leaves mean to alfalfa leafcutter bees?A.Food.B.Shelter.C A plastic substitute.D.Traditional nest materials.14.Which is one characteristic of leafcutter bees?A.They have great economic value.B.They store honey like honeybees.C.They prefer to live in tree holes.D.They have evolved into a new species.15.What was the nest made entirely of plastic like?A.It might be warmer.B.It might be unhealthy.C.It might be easy to finish.D.It might be recyclable.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 There are times when you badly need help and you just have to take the chance in trusting people to deliver._16_It is either the person you trusted would disappoint you or the other way around.If you are in doubt whether to trust a person or not,_17_It is much easier now to look up a person and see if they have good moral character.Simply browse through their social media profiles and you will get an idea of what they are really like.You can also have a talk to friends and other people who know the person first hand.If it is for a job,_18_Hearing good things about a person from those whom they have worked for in the past or from those who know the individual personally can lessen the worry and doubts about giving a person a chance to do something important for you.Dealing with new people,you can talk to them and hear what they have to offer you if you give them your trust._19_But aside from what they have to say for themselves，you will get to see a persons potential by giving them some tests to see what they are actually capable of.How they perform in these tests will determine what they can do for you._20_There will be people who will disappoint you at one time or another.However,if you believe that people can change or if you give someone the chance to make things up to you then you can always take the risk and give that person a second chance.A.we can ask the police for help.B.why not run a quick background check?C.There are only two things that could happen.D.you can ask the people he or she has worked with before.E.Lastly，not everybody deserves to be given a second chance.F.It is nice for people to give everybody a chance to try their luck.G.This promise will sound too good to be true until they deliver in the process.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 In American culture,you may find some very sensitive topics that require you to think again before you put them forward.They are as follows:Age.It is a very sensitive_21_to many Americans.In this culture,the thought of growing older is a painful one and most of us,if_22_,would like to have nothing to do with it.So many Americans work hard to_23_a youthful appearance.The last thing they want to be asked is the unthinkable,“How old are you exactly?”This question may result in a(an)_24_like:“How old do you think I am?”Anyhow,if you are_25_to know someones age,first you estimate（估计）their age by their_26_.Then you take ten years away from that estimation.With a big_27_,that person will probably say,“Thanks,but I am a few years older than that.”Weight.This is one of the most sensitive subjects.InAmerica,it is _28_to be thin but it is a huge_29_to be overweight.In any American fashion magazines,youll notice most are nothing more than skin and bones.Income.You should never ever ask how_30_someones_31_is.However,its perfectly _32_to ask about their job title and what they do for a living.This information should give you some idea.Matters of the Heart.This is a tricky（难处理的）one.Some people cannot wait to_33_their hearts out to you.Then there are those who make sure their_34_business stays behind closed doors.The general_35_is not to get too personal.You dont want others to think that you are_36_their lives._37_,try not to ask too many questions until you have a(an)_38_with this person.Anyhow,its difficult to always_39_an embarrassing conversation.So,be sensible,_40_your mouth and try not to open a can of worms（虫子）.21.A.solution B.subject C.access D.approach 22.A.not B.possible C.ever D.necessary 23.A.make B.change C.decorate D.keep 24.A.reply B.consequence C.description D.explanation 25.A.likely B.eager C.afraid D.nervous 26.A.dress B.skin C.appearance D.accent 27.A.smile B.surprise C.prize D.gift 28.A.easy B.terrible C.desirable D.absurd 29.A.accident B.event C.excitement D.embarrassment 30.A.many B.much C.littie D.few 31.A.salary B.height C.weight D.age 32.A.awesome B.suitable C.foolish D.typical 33.A.pour B.cut C.mark D.test 34.A.rich B.foreign C.personal D.public 35.A.aspect B.rule C.idea D.concept 36.A.referring to B.contributing to C.looking into D.changing into 37.A.Somehow B.Besides C.Indeed D.However 38.A.appointment B.quarrel C.discussion D.friendship 39.A.avoid B.begin C.produce D.stop 40.A.ignore B.take C.watch D.notice 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 Did you grow up in one culture,your parents came from another,and you are now living in a_41._(total)different country?If so,then you are a third-culture kid.The term“third-culture kid”_42._(use)in the 1960s for the first time by Dr.Ruth.She first came across this phenomenon while_43._(research)North American children living inIndia.In general,third-culture kids benefit_44._their intercultural experience and they often reach excellent academic results.Yet many_45._(difficulty)may arise from this phenomenon.Third-culture kids may not be able to adapt_46._(they)completely to their new surroundings.Also,they often find it hard_47._(develop)new friendship.Additionally,for a third-culture kid,it is often_48._(easy)to move to a new country than to return to his homeland.For example,after living inAustraliafor many years,Louis finally returned to the country_49._she was born.She didnt know anything about current TV shows_50._fashion trends.And she didnt shar