2021年西安市七十三中学高三英语上学期期中考试试卷及答案解析.pdf

2021 年西安市七十三中学高三英语上学期期中考试试卷及答案解析 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 Theatre and film fans will be excited about whats on stage and on screen.THEATRE Take in a Broadway show at Mirvish Venues.The Grand Theatre hosts plays and musicals in London,Ontario.The building dates back to 1901 and starts a rare architectural feature.In the heart of Ontarios bread-basket,treat yourself to uniquely Canadian modern productions at the Blyth Festival in Goderich.Ontario becomes popular on the stage as theatre festivals.The Stratford Festival produces classic productions mainly on Shakespeare in Stratford.Works by Bernard Shaw,the founder of social realism in English literature enrich the stage at the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake.FILM Expand your mind with great modem,independent film during the Reel Asian FilmFestival or visit the TIFF Bell Lightbox for exhibitions related to film and theatre.Making productions that dont reach half an hour by new filmmakers,the Breakthroughs Film Festival provides some of the most video movies.Five amazing programs feature films from across the globe during the Durham Region International Film Festival.One of the top film festivals in the world,the Toronto International Film Festival features everything from mainstream Hollywood productions to international cinema.COMEDY For a laugh,head to a comedy club.Absolute Comedy,Second City and Yuks Yuks all specialize in finding your funny bone.The Toronto Alliance for the Peforming Arts will keep you up to date on what s playing on Torontos stages;you can look through their“TOnight”for on-the-go performing arts tickets,reviews and searches on your mobile.1.Where should those preferring realistic dramas go?A.London.B.Stratford.C.Goderich.D.Niagara-on-the-Lake.2.What does the Breakthroughs Film Festival focus on?A.Short films.B.Films across the world.C.Modern films.D.Films by young directors.3.What might“TOnight”be?A.A comedy.B.An application.C.A guidebook.D.An organization.B We interviewed two people,one who went from the country to the city and one who did the opposite.Janet Lincoln is a salesgirl who moved to St.Louisfive years ago.Heres what Janet told us:“Five years ago I used to live in a small town called Lemon Falls.I grew up and went to high school there.After I graduated I worked in a supermarket.Lemon Falls had a population of about 800 people,and I knew every single one of them.They all knew everything about me,too.You couldnt do anything without everyone in town knowing about it.The first chance I got I moved to St.Louis and I love it.I dont know as many people now as I used to,but thats OK.I have a few good friends,and I see them when I want to.I kind of like beinganonymous.Id never go back to Lemon Falls.”Troy Henson had the opposite experience.He and his wife,Darla,and their two children moved from St.Louis to Bloomfield three years ago.Heres what Troy told us:“The best thing we ever did was get out of St.Louis.Dont get me wrong;St.Louis is as good a place as any other city,I suppose if you like cities,that is.We dont.Both Darla and I grew up in St.Louis.We met at college and got married.Then the kids came along and life got difficult.We didnt know any of our neighbors.We both had good jobs,but it always seemed like there was never enough money.That all changed when we moved to Bloomfield.I dont make as much money as I used to,but then we dont have as many expenses as we did.We know our neighbors.Life is good.Wed never leave Bloomfield.”4.What troubled Janet when she was in Lemon Falls?A.She had no friends.B.There was no privacy.C.There was a lot of competition.D.She couldnt find a well-paid job.5.What does the underlined word“anonymous”in Paragraph 3 mean?A.Alone.B.Prepared.C.Sociable.D.Unknown.6.Different from Janet,Troy _.A.prefers country life B.moved to a bigger city C.grew up in a smaller town D.knows little about his new neighbors 7.What is Troys opinion on living in Bloomfield?A.It is a little boring.B.It is quite comfortable.C.It costs a lot of money.D.It creates a safe environment.C On September 7,1930,Yuan Longping was born inBeijing.Fluent in English,his mother often read Friedrich Nietzsches works to him.Influenced by his mother,Yuan Longping liked English,geography and chemistry at school.After graduating from university,he became a teacher in the countryside ofHunanin 1953.With lots of crop failures,nationwide hunger hitChinain the 1960s,making many people live a bad life.Yuan was sad and felt he must do something.Since the climate inHunanwas not friendly to growing wheat.He decided to devote himself to studying how to increase the production of rice,a basic food for over 60 percent of Chinese people.From then on,he began a lifelong connection with rice.Yuan Longping succeeded in growing the worlds first high production hybrid rice(杂交水稻)variety in 1973,which could reach a yield of over 500 kg per more than 200 kg than before.For the next four decades,he continued to work on the research of hybrid rice.In 2020,hybrid rice developed by his team achieved 1,500 kg permuin two growing seasons,a new world record.Nowadays,the hybrid rice is grown in almost half ofChinas rice fields and its production accounts for 60 percent of the total rice production inChina.The hybrid rice production is 20 percent more than the common kinds,the yearly increase of which feeds up to 100 million people.In 2019,Yuan Longping,known as the“Father of hybrid rice”,was awarded with Medal of the Republic,Chinas highest honor.Yuan Longpings biggest dream in life was to develop more hybrid rice varieties,which could be grown all over the world to help solve the global food problem.So far,the hybrid varieties he developed have been grown in over 40 countries,including theUSA,BrazilandIndia.8.What do we know about Yuan Longping according to the text?A.He began to study hybrid rice in 1973.B.He received the highest honor inChinaat 90.C.He ever taught math in the city after graduation.D.He ever hoped Chinese would be free from hunger.9.How does the author mainly show the achievements of Yuan Longping in hybrid rice?A.By listing figures.B.By quoting reports.C.By imagining results.D.By explaining reasons.10.Which of the following best describes Yuan Longping according to the text?A.Patient and honest.B.Energetic and athletic.C.Capable and remarkable.D.Humorous and adventurous.11.What is the text mainly about?A.The life of Yuan Longping.B.The team of Yuan Longping.C.The honor of Yuan Longping.D.The education of Yuan Longping.D For decades,an organization,called Ulum Dalska,based in a small Swedish town called Alvdalen,hasbeen working hard to help save a language called EIfdalian.Elfdalian sounds nothing like the countrys national language,Swedish,which press secretary Bjorm Rehnstrom said affected the language about 100 years ago.At that point,Elfdalian declined.Ulla Schitt,also a Ulum Dalska member,experienced the change while growing up in Alvdalen.“My parents spoke Efdalian with each other,and with my grandma and my aunts and uncles and everyone around,”Schit said.“But when they turned to me,they spoke Swedish.”Schitt said her parents spoke Swedish with her because thats what was spoken in schools.But people are getting creative in the fight to change that trend.Musicians are creating new songs with Elfdalian.Several childrens books were also translated into EIfdalian,including Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.Additionally,Bjorm Rehnstrom helps run a popular Facebook group that offers courses in the Elfdalian language,where he offers lessons to the groups 1,800 global members from America,Australia,South America,Indonesia,Haiti and Cape Verde.The local government supports the teaching and preservation of Elfdalian.Bjom Rehnstrom said they eagerly paid for a sign that reads:“Welcome to Alvdalen”in Elfdalian.But the national government of Sweden is a different story.They currently consider Eidalian a dialect of Swedish,not its own language.Schitt said every time a language dies it is a sad moment.To her,losing Elfdalian would be an especially tragic(悲剧的)loss.“Its a part of our identity.Its part of our culture,”she said.“And if part of your identity and culture dies,a part of yourself dies.”Getting Elfdalian recognized as a language by the Swedish government,she added,is key to making sure that death doesnt come.12.Why was Ulum Dalska founded?A.To teach Swedish.B.To save Elfdalian.C.To improve Alvdalen.D.To help schools.13.Why Schitts parents spoke Swedish with her?A.They could only speak Swedish fluently.B.Schitt longed to speak Swedish at home.C.Swedish was the language of schools.D.It was required by her school teachers,14.What can we infer from paragraph 4?A.Many people are trying to help to save Elfdalian.B.Songs in Elfdalian are becoming more popular.C.Le Petit Prince was translated into various languages.D.Courses in Eldalian are provided to the world freely.15.What does Schitt think of preserving Elfdalian?A.Satisfactory.B.Vital.C.Dangerous.D.Meaningless.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 The old-fashioned art of letter writing is at risk of disappearing altogether.Yet,to me,there is something about receiving a letter that can not be matched by any other form of communication._16_It probably began with the little notes I would write to my mother.My mother,also,always insisted I write my own thank-you letters.It didnt matter how short or untidy they were as long as they were letters.When I left home at 18 to train as a doctor in Landon I would write once a week,and so would my mother.My father would write once in a while._17_,Of course,we also made phone calls but it is the letters that I remember most.I love the letters that come with birthday or Christmas cards._18_And its even nicer when its an airmail envelope with beautiful stamps.My overseas letters arrive fromSri Lanka,from someone I trained with over 20 years ago,and have a penfriend inAustraliaand another inVancouver.My biggest letter-writing success,however,came this summer,when my family and I stayed with my American penfriend inTexas.We had been corresponding(通 信)for 29 years but I had never met._19_The local press even considered the correspondence worth reporting on the front page._20_Like my mother,I insistedthey write their own thank-you letters.However convenient communicating by email may appear to be,I strongly urge readers not to be,I strongly urge readers not to allow letter writing to become another“lost art”.A.As it is,we now have a regular correspondence.B.It was always a joy to receive his long,amusing letters.C.I am pleased that my children are carrying on the tradition.D.Everyone was amazed that a correspondence could last so long.E.Letter writing had been part of my life for as longas I can remember.F.Notes are appreciated,but how much better to have a years supply of news!G.I found that I could often express myself more easily in writing than by talking.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 As members of Girl Scout groups,6-year-old Piper and 9-year-old Julia of Virginia Beach,Virginia,have seen for themselves how tasty cookies_21_peoples days.Thats why the sisters_22_to send a little sweetness to the_23_workers who are working_24_to fight against COVID-19.Mom Kacey Farrell helps lead two groups.Her_25_already had hundreds of boxes of cookies waiting to be_26_,but they were encouraged to stay_27_and practice social distancing.Kacey came up with a perfect_28_while visiting Girl Scout groups online.With the help of their 14-year-old sister Sylvie,Julia and Piper took their cookie booth(货摊)to the Internet and turned it into a greater_29_!Kacey shared the ad her oldest child_30_and directed on Facebook.In it,we see Julia and Piper sitting in front of their cookie boxes as they explain their_31_.Each time a$4 box is sold,it will be donated(捐赠)to medical workers!“With everything_32_right now,it seems like our doctors and_33_are going to be hit so hard,”Kacey said.“Girl Scout cookies are a small way to say_34_,but it felt like an easy chance to let our frontline medical workers know how_35_we are.”Theyve since received donations from all over and_36_nearly$1,000!“Thank you for helping me keep our Girl Scout troops and the public_37_,”Kacey wrote later.“Thank you for helping donate hundreds of boxes to our local medical teams.Life is_38_even in thishorror(恐惧).”Great job,girls!The only thing_39_than your cookies is your_40_for others.21.A.brighten B.spend C.waste D.surprise 22.A.refused B.begged C.agreed D.decided 23.A.industrial B.medical C.chemical D.technical 24.A.sadly B.happily C.tirelessly D.fruitlessly 25.A.classmates B.doctors C.daughters D.sons 26.A.made B.sold C.collected D.eaten 27.A.inside B.outside C.away D.close 28.A.chance B.solution C.job D.skill 29.A.cause B.market C.company D.advertisement 30.A.praised B.dismissed C.delivered D.shot 31.A.product B.plan C.money D.meaning 32.A.running out B.picking up C.turning out D.going on 33.A.nurses B.sisters C.girls D.children 34.A.good bye B.thank you C.hello D.yes 35.A.difficult B.brave C.supportive D.interested 36.A.borrowed B.invested C.improved D.raised 37.A.warm B.energetic C.safe D.comfortable 38.A.beautiful B.hard C.limited D.valuable 39.A.cheaper B.easier C.sweeter D.bigger 40.A.hope B.concern C.patience D.promise 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 Have you ever yelled angrily at someone when you_41._(be)hungry?If so,youve experienced“hangry”some people get bad-tempered when they are overdue for a feed.But where does hanger come from?Everything you eat is digested into various nutrients_42._will go into your bloodstream.And they are then distributed to your organs and tissues and used for energy.As time_43._(pass)after your last meal,the amount of these nutrients in your bloodstream starts to drop.If its levels fall far enough,your brain will consider it_44._a life-threatening situation.Simple things can become difficult when youre really hungry.You may find_45._hard to concentrate,or you may make silly_46._(decide).You might also find that your words tend to become sharp and unclear.Another thing that may be more difficult when youre hungry is behaving within socially acceptable norms.The_47._(easy)way to handle hanger is to eat something before you get too hungry._48._you may have a strong desire for quick-fix foods,such as chocolate and potato chips,these foods generally may cause you_49._(feel)hangrier soon.So go for nutrient-rich,natural foods that help satisfy hunger for as long as possible,without excess calories.A final way of handling hanger is to suggest that difficult situations_50._(deal)with after a meal,not before.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。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允