2021届南昌市第十六中学高三英语期中考试试卷及答案.pdf
2021 届南昌市第十六中学高三英语期中考试试卷及答案 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 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The opening ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games was held at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on July 23,2021 after a year of waiting due to the pandemic.Lets take a look at the highlights which make this opening ceremony unique.No spectators There are no spectators during the opening ceremony in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus infections.About 950 people,including officials and journalists,will watch in the main stadium,organizers said.Fewer athletes are expected to attend the ceremony because many are not allowed to stay for the entire Games due to COVID-19 restrictions.Male and female flag-bearers The International Olympic Committee has actively encouraged all delegations toselect two flag-bearers at the opening ceremony,including one woman,as womens participation in the Tokyo Games reaches 48.8 percent,making it the most gender-balanced Olympics in the history of the event.Oath(宣誓)session updated One of the most symbolic parts of the opening ceremonythe Olympic oathhas been significantly adapted in order to“highlight the importance of solidarity,inclusion,non-discrimination and equality”.The number of oath-takers is also extended from three to sixtwo athletes,two coaches and two judges.Simplified ceremony In the 30-second video showing the rehearsal of the opening ceremony released to the public,the performances are integrated with dances,scenery and other display elements used in Japanese traditional festival activities.In order to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic and manage the cost,the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee said that the performances of the ceremony will be greatly simplified,with more light and shadow technology used instead of real decorations at the scene.1.Why isnt there any spectator during the opening ceremony?A.To limit the number of people present.B.To highlight the spirit of the Olympic Games.C.To control the spread of an infectious disease.D.To make room for the athletes all over the world.2.Why is each delegation encouraged to select one woman as a flag-bearer in Tokyo Olympics?A.Women will be in a leading position in sports.B.Women athletes make up a larger percentage than ever.C.Women will play a more important part in society.D.More and more women will take part in the Olympic Games.3.Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?A.Oath-takers are made up of six athletes.B.Tokyo uses more real decorations to cut the cost.C.About 950 people watch the entire games in the Tokyo Games.D.The opening ceremony presents the traditional culture of Japan.B Its a big change from homeless teen to Yale(耶鲁)medical school student,butperseverancepaid off for Chelesa Fearce of Clayton County,Georgia.Fearce was a fourth grader when her mom was diagnosed(诊断)with Lymphoma(淋巴瘤).That began a hard time for the family.They had to move in and out of shelters,hotels and even the family car.“I know I have been made stronger.I was homeless.My family slept on the floor and we were lucky if we got more than one full meal a day.Getting a shower,food and clean clothes was an everyday struggle,”Fearce said in a speech she gave at her high school graduation ceremony.Fearce overcame her day-to-day struggles by focusing on a better day.“I just told myself to keep working,because the future will not be like this anymore.And that helped me get through,”she told WSBTV.Fearce was determined to be a good role model for her younger sister.She found inspiration in her late grandmother,struggling with deadly diseases,who gave Fearce emotional support.In her junior and senior year,Fearce took both high school and college courses,missing out on the free meals she depended on so she could get to her college classes.Despite having to use her cellphone to study after the shelter lights were turned off at night,she not only graduated as valedictorian(毕业生代表)of her 2013 class with a 4.5 grade average,but was also given a ride scholarshipincluding a meal plan to Spelman College in Atlanta.After graduation,she worked full time for two years at the National Institutes for Health inBethesda,Maryland,doing research on drugs.Last fall,she entered Yale and set a course to earn both a PhD and medical degree.4.What does the underlined word“perseverance”in paragraph 1 refer to?A.instant passion.B.continuous efforts.C.great patience.D.selfless ambitions.5.How did Fearce feel facing the sufferings?A.Sad and disappointed.B.Stressed and defeated.C.Determined and confident.D.Joyous and contented.6.What can we know about Fearces learning experience?A.Her grandma encouraged her to study medicine.B.Her high school offered her free meals and courses.C.She failed to study late due to frequent power cut.D.She gained remarkable high school achievement.7.What can be a suitable title for the text?A.From Homeless to Yale B.Meet Americans Top Girl C.Disabled but not Defeated D.Chelesa Fearce:A Girl of Many Talents C If you could travel back in time,which period of history would you visit?Its a great question to ask your friends,and time travel is the subject of many science fiction films.Of course,sci-fi is familiar to most of us,butwhat is cli-fi?The simple answer is climate fiction which focuses on the subject of climate change.Many of the cli-fi examples we watch tend to be disaster films.It could be solar flares(太阳耀斑),ice ages devastating(摧毁)the planet,extreme flooding swamping the earth with water,or super-storms that threaten life as we know it.While films and novels of this style are often subject to the typical images of a hero or heroine battling to save the day,what sets it apart from most sci-fi films is that the plots will often draw on apparently reasonable outcomes in the near future.Climate change and the potential threats have long been established.Some believe that the issue of climate change has even led to more fans watching films to learn more about whats happening to the world seeing it as a form of edutainment.A study conducted by the Yale programme on Climate Change Communication tested the effects that two climate fiction novels can have on its readers and found“significant positive effects”in terms of their attitudes and beliefs towards the climate crisis for example,understanding global warming will harm them and future generations.Most climate films are not only extremely popular action films,but also cause our fear of what some see as the approaching end of the world.This sounds bad,but according to a study conducted on 310 adults in the US,watching such scary films can help us feel more prepared and less alone in situations such as the pandemic(疫情).So,it looks like cli-fi is hereto stay and there seem to be some benefits.Whether its there to educate,entertain or prepare you for a climate crisis,it might have a role to play.8.Which of the following may be the subject of cli-fi?A.Time travel.B.Global warming.C.Weather forecast.D.Economic climate.9.What can we learn about cli-fi films from paragraph 2?A.They are often about extreme natural disasters.B.They want to show that man can conquer nature.C.They usually have similar plots with sci-fi films.D.They can show the true near future of the world.10.Why is the study conducted by the Yale programme mentioned in paragraph 3?A.To prove that climate change has potential threats.B.To show that people like climate fiction novels.C.To tell that cli-fi novels have positive effects on readers.D.To explain how the climate crisis affect the human being.11.What does the writer mainly want to tell us in the last paragraph?A.Cli-fi films are very popular as action films.B.A study was conducted on 310 adults in theUS.C.The pandemic make people scared and alone.D.Cli-fi films are useful and will be here to stay.D British anthropologists(人类学家)Russell Hill and Robert Barton of the University of Durham,after studying the results of one-on-one boxing,tae kwon do,Greco-Roman wrestling and freestyle wrestling matches at the Olympic Games,conclude that when two competitors are equally matched in fitness and skill,the athlete wearing red is more likely to win.Hill and Barton report that when one competitor is much better than the other,colour has no effect on the result.However,when there is only a small difference between them,the effect of colour is enoughtipthe balance.The anthropologists say that the number of times red wins is not simply by chance,but that these results are statistically significant.Joanna Setchell,a primate(灵长目动物)researcher at the University of Cambridge,has found similar results in nature.She studies the large African monkeys known as mandrills.Mandrills have bright red noses that stand out against their white faces.Setchells work shows that the powerful males the ones who are more successful with females have a brighter red nose than other males.As well as the studies on primates by Setchell,another study shows the effect of red among birds.In an experiment,scientists put red plastic rings on the legs of male zebra finches and this increased the birds success with female zebra finches,Zebra finches already have bright red beaks(鸟喙),so this study suggests that,as with Olympic athletes,an extra flash of red is significant.In fact,researchers from theUniversityofGlasgowsay that the birds brightly coloured beaks are an indicator of health.Jonathan Blount,a biologist,andhis colleagues think they have found proof that bright red or orange beaks attract females because they mean that the males are healthier.Nothing in nature is simple,however,because in species such as the blue footed booby,a completely different colour seems to give the male birds the same advantage with females.Meanwhile,what about those athletes who win in their events while wearing red?Do their clothes give them an unintentional advantage?Robert Barton accepts that“that is the implication”of their findings.Is it time for sports authorities to consider new regulations on sports clothing?12.According to their research.Hill and Barton conclude that _.A.the colour of clothing has an effect on most sport events B.red should be the choice of colour for clothing in sports C.red plays a role when competitors are equally capable D.athletes perform better when surrounded by bright red 13.The underlined word“tip”in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _.A.achieve B.advance C.keep D.change 14.The example of the blue footed booby proves that _.A.male birds use different body parts to draw attention B.red is not the only colour to attract female birds C.blue gives female birds the same advantage D.blue can indicate how healthy a bird is 15.What can be inferred from the passage?A.The colour red gives male animals the most advantage.B.Male zebra finches prefer to have red plastic rings on their legs.C.Rules on sports clothing are going to be changed.D.Athletes wearing red may have an advantage over their opponents.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 Question:I have been learning English for about 7 years._16_And I still cant make myself understood in English.However,I love learning English.How can Ilearn English well?Please help me.Answer:Many people have asked me this question._17_Here I will give you several tips for learning English._18_ First of all,you must want to learn.If you are not interested in learning English,no class will help you and no book will help you.So you have to be honest with yourself.Ask yourself,“Do I really want to learn English？”If you cant answer“yes”to this question,it is better for you to set English aside until youre ready and willing to learn.Set goals(目标)To learn English well,you must set some goals._19_It will also help you to see your progress.Ask yourself,“What are my goals?What areas would I like to improve？”Think about what your goals are,and review once in a while to see that you are making progress toward your goals.Practice,practice,and practice.After you have set your goals,you have a better idea of what you need to practice.Just like the athlete(运动员）whose goal is the Olympics must train（训练）daily,you as a language learner must practice language every day to make progress toward your goal._20_ A.I think it is not easy to learn it well.B.Want to learn.C.Reading is a very good way to learn new words.D.Make friends with some Americans online.E.The more you practice,the more progress you will make.F.The answers are as different as the people asking the question.G.Having goals will help you remember what areas you want to work on.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 On Thursday morning,two teenage boys were rescued by a drone(无人机)in Australia while lifeguards were still training to use the machine.The_21_,aged 15-17,got into difficulties about 700 feet off the coast of Lennox Head,New South Wales(NSW).A passer-by saw them_22_in dangerous waves.Lifesavers_23_sent the drone to drop a lifeboat,and the pair made their way safely to the_24_.The drone,known as“Little Riper”,was actually not_25_to be saving anyone just yetlifeguards were being trained to_26_the machine.When a call came through about the swimmers in_27_the drone happened to be nearby.Jai Sheridan was the lifeguard who_28_the drone.He described the experience as_29_.“The Little Ripper_30_proved itself today.It is a highly efficient piece of lifesaving equipment.I was_31_the drone when the alarm was raised.I directed it towards the swimmers and dropped the_32_.With its support they made their way to safety.They were_33_,but not hurt.The teens were saved in just 70 seconds with the dronewhile a lifeguard would have taken up to six minutes to_34_the rescue.”John Barilaro,an official of the state,_35_the rescue as historic.“It was the worlds_36_rescue by the unmanned airplane,”he said.“Never before has a drone been used to_37_swimmers like this.”Last December,the NSW state government_38_some“Little Ripper”drones for 247,000 pounds._39_some are designed to spot sharks,others are_40_with lifeboats,alarms and loudspeakers.“It was money well spent,”said John Barilaro.21.A.swimmers B.managers C.visitors D.passers-by 22.A.playing B.racing C.struggling D.training 23.A.finally B.secretly C.immediately D.gratefully 24.A.island B.ship C.hospital D.shore 25.A.recommended B.supposed C.allowed D.guided 26.A.get familiar with B.repair C.take care of D.power 27.A.charge B.place C.action D.trouble 28.A.flew B.brought C.checked D.designed 29.A.funny B.useful C.amazing D.important 30.A.necessarily B.basically C.probably D.certainly 31.A.studying B.piloting C.boarding D.inspecting 32.A.lifebelt B.lifeline C.lifeguard D.lifeboat 33.A.sick B.tired C.excited D.surprised 34.A.record B.complete C.experience D.report 35.A.thanked B.greeted C.imagined D.praised 36.A.latest B.best C.first D.quickest 37.A.save B.warn C.protect D.reward 38.A.offered B.bought C.booked D.made 39
