2021届东莞市大朗中学高三英语下学期期中试卷及答案解析.pdf

2021 届东莞市大朗中学高三英语下学期期中试卷及答案解析 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 Children under the age of 18 will be allowed up to three hours per week to play video games,according to a notice issued by Chinas National Press and Publication Administration.Online game companies are required to provide services to minors from8 to 9 p.m.on Fridays,Saturdays,Sundays and legal holidays as a way to safeguard their physical and mental health.Children are playing more and more online games these days.Is it time to limit their online gaming time?What role do parents have?Readers share their opinions.Rizlared Online games are addictive,but if children are taught how to manage in a sensible and responsible manner then it is no longer a threat(威胁).To achieve this,parents need to set examples for not being glued to their phones.Teaching is and always will be the best solution to such problems.Andrew Good policy.By limiting time spent on online games,kids can spend time doing more useful things to develop their potential.They can go outside and run,jump and swim instead of sitting on a couch at home and playing with a smart phone.Adam It is often seen that parents argue with children over cellphones.Most parents can hardly set and enforce the time limit for its daily usage.Some forcibly take away their cellphones,but it will ruin trust and relationship.Even worse,it will make their kids hate them.Pink Excessive(过度的）gaming is purely a waste of time and energy for minors and has a negative effect on both physical and mental health.The gaming industry should not put profit-flaking interests as its priority(优先事项).They should act in a socially responsible way toprovide an environment for children to ensure their well-being and development.Lauren There would be a loophole(漏洞).Children could use their parents or other adults IDs to avoid real-name registration,thus making it impossible to put this policy in effect.Parents ly need to strengthen guidance and supervision to keep their children from gaming addiction.1.What should kids do according to Andrew?A.Play online games.B.Play with a smart phone.C.Study all the time.D.Go in for outside activities.2.What does Pink advise the gaming industry to do?A.Pay attention to its profit.B.Focus on kids health.C.Be responsible for kids surroundings.D.Persuade kids lo play more games.3.What role do parents have according to the passage?A.They keep hold of their phones.B.They set examples for their kids.C.They limit their kids time.D.They blame kids for addiction.B One-year-old Tallulah turned purple and stopped moving after the sweet became stuck in her throat.Her mum Leigh-Anne said the drama began during a visit to her grandmas house when her grandparents gave her older kids some sweets.“Then at about 4:45 pm,Tallulah started to chokewe all went into a panic.”“It seemed like it went on for ages.Not one of us knew what to do.”“I rang an ambulance while my grandma and granddad tried to get the sweet to come up.”“Tallulah was panicking at first but then she started to go purpleshe almost had no oxygen left in her.”With her daughter limp(无力的)and time running out,LeighAnne knew she couldnt afford to wait for the ambulance to arrive.“The only thing I could think was to go out into the street.”She said.“I rushed out and screamed for someone to help while my grandma rushed out crying with Tallulah.”At exactly the moment,Caitlin,who is studying public services atRedcarCollege,was passing byQueen Street.She said,“I was waiting to go to work when I heard someone screaming for help,so I ran straight over.”The 17-year-old girl added,“Something just clicked and I went into auto mode.The little girl was completely limp,so I checked her airways and tilted(使倾斜)her over and started hitting her back.I turned her round and tapped on her chest,then after what felt like forever she coughed up the sweet and spat it out.As soon as she started crying I felt a huge relief.I was just so pleased I was able to help.”Caitlin was taught her lifesaving skills when she joined the Army Cadets four years ago.4.When did Tallulah get choked?A.While eating sweets.B.While enjoying a drama.C.While having a meal.D.While taking some medicine.5.Why did the family go out into the street?A.To buy some needed tools.B.To search for timely help.C.To get a breath of fresh air.D.To wait for the ambulance to arrive.6.Which of the following can best describe Caitlin?A.Brave and selfless.B.Kind and energetic.C.Determined and generous.D.Quick-thinking and helpful.7.What may be the best title for the text?A.First aid skill sounds important.B.Screaming for help makes sense.C.Eating sweets endangers baby girl.D.Heroic teenager saves baby girls life.C Jake Oldershaw and his daughter Mollie from Birmingham,Britain have asthma(哮喘).Mollie,11,has required hospital treatment several times while Jake Says he always finds breathing more difficult when there is heavy traffic.Air quality has an enormous impact on their lives and both noticed a marked improvement during the spring lockdown because of the epidemic(疫情).Jake said,“During lockdown there was a noticeable difference in air quality.I didnt suffer any asthmatic attacks during that period.These days you can feel the effects.”However,under current COVID-19 restrictions in the UK this winter,many people probably will have to work from home.The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit(ECIU)says while emissions(排放)have dropped this year because weve been travelling less and doing less,the expected use ofgas boilers to provide heating and hot water could rise by more than half.Heating accounts for nearly 37%of the UKs total carbon emissions.Modelling by the ECIU suggests a 56%increase in boiler usage this winter resulting in a 12%increase in emissions of carbon.The ECIU says thats enough to offset the last two years worth of progress on reducing traffic emissions.Jess Ralston,author of the analysis for the ECIU,said,“Working from home and having increased gas use in the home could be really critical for air pollution and also climate change.The way we heat our homes needs to change if we are to get to net zero by 2050.”Jess Ralston said,“The increase in pollution from gas boilers expected this winter provides a graphic illustration(图解)of their forgotten role in air pollution.And it is a role set to continue without practical policies to decarbonize home heating.”The government is set to publish its Heat and Buildings Decarbonisation Strategy in a few weeks which is expected to give details on plans to try to switch British homes to cleaner sources of heat.8.How did the spring lockdown in the UK affect Jake?A.He was cured of his asthma.B.He had to go to hospital for retreatment.C.He suffered a noticeable difficulty in study.D.He didnt suffer any asthmatic attacks during that period.9.What is concerning the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit?A.The epidemic will become worse.B.Air pollution will get worse this winter.C.People may have to work from home longer.D.There is less energy for gas boilers in winter.10.What would Jess Ralston agree with?A.People prefer to work from home in winter.B.The government failed to protect the environment.C.People tend to ignore the harmful effect of home heating.D.The climate has suffered a lot from the epidemic this year.11.How to improve air quality during winter according to Jess Ralston?A.A warmer winter season.B.Less and less gas boilers.C.Practical plans from the government.D.Improved awareness of cutting down pollution.D Gray wolves have lived inNorth Americafor at least half a million years.Their living areas once included most of the continentalUnited States.But during the 1800s and early 1900s,wolves were hunted to near extinction(灭绝).By the 1960s,theU.S.wolf population was limited to a handful of creatures in small comers of the northernMidwest.Then,in 1973,a law,the ESA,was passed to protect animals from becoming extinct.Gray wolves were one of the first animals placed on the endangered-species(濒危物种)list.Killing them wasillicit.And theU.S.government worked to promote their protection.In a famous example of this effort,starting in 1995,31 wolves were moved fromCanadatoYellowstoneNational Park.By 2015,more than 500 gray wolves were living in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem(生态系统).Today,the continentalU.S.is home to more than 6,000 gray wolves.On January 4,2021,theU.S.government removed gray wolves from the endangered-species list.Usually,an animals removal would be cause for celebration.But some environmental protectors say the wolves still need protection.In some parts of the country,wolves are increasing in numbers.More than a thousand of them can be found just inMichiganandWisconsin.But overall,their range is still a small part of what it was.Wolves used to live across most of the U.S.Now they,are found in fewer than a dozen states.Others argue that as long as a species is not in danger of extinction,it doesnt belong on the endangered-species list.And farmers with land near wolf living areas say that if the wolfs population continues to grow,more of their farm animals will be killed by wolves.But some protection groups worry that without protection,the wolf population will crash again.They hope that no matter what,people and wolves can get along peacefully with each other.They are promoting ways to make that happen.12.What caused gray wolves to be almost extinct?A.Losing their living areas.B.Too many natural enemies.C.The extreme climate changes.D.Being hunted in great numbers.13.What does the underlined word illicit in paragraph 2 mean?A.Rather difficult.B.Against the law.C.Totally normal.D.Conditionally allowable.14.Why was the gray wolf removed from the endangered-species list?A.They have a much larger population already.B.They have all been put into the safe natural parks.C.They have been feeding on farmers,farm animals.D.They have grown too strong to be protected by humans.15.What do farmers living near gray wolves living areas think of the animals?A.The wolves are trouble for them.B.The wolves must be better protected.C.The wolves get along peacefully with them.D.The wolves should live where they belong.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 An American study of10,000 students found that if you make more friends than the average person at school,youll receive a higher salary in later life.People need good social skills at work to work in a team successfully._16_ On average,teenagers aged between 15 and 17 have 500“friends”on their favorite social networking sites.Adults have 130.So if you believe this research,you might be very rich._17_Dunbar,a professor from theUniversityofOxford,studied the number of messages between users of a popular social networking website,each of whom had between 200 and 2,000friends.He found that they always communicate with a maximum of 150 people.Among these 150,around 5 people are close friends._18_They are probably old friends and you share all your good and bad experiences with them.Then there are 10 more friends.Although theyre close to you,you may not keep in touch with them every week.Next there are 35 people who you might spend time with because of a shared interest._19_You see or speak to these people at least once a year,but you dont know them well.Beyond this number,Dunbarsays,its impossible to make any relationship meaningful.If you have a lot of online“friends”,try this experiment:First take away anyone you havent been in touch with for a year.Then remove those you cannot remember and,finally,take away friends who you wouldnt mind losing touch with.How many have you left?How many of these people are actually good friends?_20_ A.You are not close to them.B.And finally,theres a large group of 100.C.Youve most likely known them for long.D.However,it probably wont make any difference.E.These are the same skills we use to make friends at school.F.Theyve found that having good friends can help you live longer.G.According to the research,these are the only people that really matter.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 was 15 years ago that one of the most upset things in my life happened.In a clean,clinical room,my best friend was dying in my arms.His eyes,dark brown and trusting,would soon_21_forever.Heartbroken,I said,“Flash,you_22_so much happiness to me.I will do something good as a(an)_23_.”Flash came into my_24_when I was nine.From the moment my parents brought this cute dog home,he_25_my family with joy.Then,_26_happened.My mum was diagnosed with(被诊断出)breast cancer when I was 11.Then my grandma,who was my strength,_27_for lung cancer.My sister_28_Crohns Disease and while being tested,suffered a heart attack.I was being bullied at school and started to_29_classes and avoid seeing people.Flash soon gave me all the comfort he could offer.There were times when I felt there was no_30_,but a pair of brown eyes and loving face would somehow_31_me.I knew he was_32_there for me.I knew he understood.Now after 15 years,Flash was_33_.I thought doing charity work was the best reward for him.I_34_in a non-profit organization inSouthamptonand contributed about 3,500 hours to_35_children with special needs,which completely changed my life.I learned to love the_36_I had been on,and even accept the_37_bits.I still miss Flash.It was he that had somehow_38_me to help others.Flashs death was one of the_39_moments of my life.But it was also an inspiring moment that_40_me in the best possible wayforever.21.A.open B.fade C.shine D.close 22.A.told B.brought C.saved D.owed 23.A.reward B.award C.bonus D.relief 24.A.world B.room C.mind D.power 25.A.helped B.protected C.filled D.decorated 26.A.wonders B.stories C.disasters D.mistakes 27.A.went away B.passed away C.died away D.flew away 28.A.developed B.caused C.noticed D.gained 29.A.pass B.skip C.take D.enjoy 30.A.use B.time C.money D.hope 31.A.annoy B.ease C.lift D.change 32.A.frequently B.sometimes C.always D.hardly 33.A.aging B.deserted C.missing D.gone 34.A.searched B.volunteered C.competed D.performed 35.A.talking about B.meeting with C.caring for D.bringing up 36.A.earth B.street C.holiday D.journey 37.A.fantastic B.difficult C.awkward D.pleasant 38.A.trained B.forced C.inspired D.persuaded 39.A.fullest B.saddest C.tiniest D.craziest 40.A.explained B.admitted C.transformed D.described 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 China has emerged as an_41._(increase)important player in the fourth industrial revolution,having patented technologies_42._a rate that is growing at double the global average,a European Patent Office report released on Thursday said.From a very low starting point in the late 2000s,Chinas innovative activity has increased very quickly,registering_43._annual average_44._(grow)between 2010 and 2018 of 39.3 percent,which is twice the global average of 19.7 percent.China overtook South Korea in 2017 and,after_45._(generate)mor