2021届广州市第二十六中学高三英语下学期期末试题及答案解析.pdf

2021 届广州市第二十六中学高三英语下学期期末试题及答案解析 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 The Costa Book Awards consistently pick winners that are both of the moment and subsequently endure.Its our pleasure to confirm this years Category Winners.First Novel Award Winner Book:Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine Author:Gail Honeyman Eleanor is 31 years old;work finishes on a Friday and begins again on a Monday.Between,her only company will be two bottles of vodka and her own solitary,unique wit(机智).It is contentment,of a kind,but an unexpected shared experience suddenly opens the door to possibility.Challenging reader expectations with a living,breathing character,Gail Honeymans debut(初次登台、开张)is a funny and moving diamond.Biography Award Winner Book:In the Days of Rain Author:Rebecca Stott The Exclusive Brethren were aclosed community who believed the world is ruled by Satan.Into this is born Rebecca.Her father had been an influential Brethren Minister.As her father lay dying,he begged her to help him write the memoir.He wanted to tell the story of their family who for generations had all been members of a fundamentalist Christian sect.Poetry Award Winner Book:Inside the Wave Author:Helen Dunmore To be alive is to be inside the wave,always travelling until it breaks and is gone.These poems are concerned with the borderline between the living and the dead the underworld and the human living world and the acutely intense being of both.Childrens Award Winner Book:The Explorer Author:Katherine Rundell,Hannah Horn Four children survive their aircraft plunging into the Amazon jungle,but for Fred and his friends its only the beginning of a cruel battle for survival.Brimming with adventure and a real command of character and incident,Rundell has few peers in superb childrens fiction.1.What kind of life does Eleanor lead?A.boring and lonely.B.funny and touching.C.exciting and complex.D.ordinary and happy.2.Why did Rebecca Stott writeIn the Days of Rain?A.To introduce beliefs of the Exclusive Brethren.B.To help her father fulfill his last wish.CTo share the life of fundamentalist Christians.D.To pass on her family traditions.3.For a young adventurous soul,which book seems more appealing?A.Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine B.In the Days of Rain C.Inside the Wave D.The Explorer B 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.4.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.5.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.6.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.7.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.C A wifes level of education positively influences both her own and her husbands chances of having a long life,according to a new Swedish study.In the study,researchers from the Swedish Institute for Social Research inStockholmfound that a womans level of education had a stronger connection to the likelihood of her husband dying over education.Whats more,they discovered that a husbands social class,based on his occupation,had a greater influence on his wifes longevity(长寿)than her own class.“Women traditionally take more responsibility for the home than men do,and,as a result,womens levels of education might be more important for determining lifestylesfor example,in terms of food choicesthan those of men,”say Srs.Robert Erikson and Jenny Torssander of the Swedish Institute for Social Research inStockholm.The results show that a husbands level of education does not influence his longevity,but that men with partners who had quit studying after school were 25 per cent more likely to die early than men living with women holding university degrees.In turn,those married to women with university degrees were 13 percent more likely to die early than those whose wives had post-graduate qualifications.According to the researchers,a woman with a good education may not marry a man who drinks and smokes too much or who drives carelessly,and men with such habits may not prefer highly educated woman.Drs.Erikson and Torssander also suggest that better-educated women may be more aware of what healthy eating and good health care consist of.The findings suggest that education has a huge impact on how long and how well people live.It also reflects social factors,since educated individuals usually have better jobs,which allow them to afford healthier diets and lifestyles,as well as better health care.8.In this passage the author intends to _.A.present the results of a study B.encourage women to get higher education C.analyze the relationship between education and life D.discuss why women usually live longer than men 9.A woman with higher education is likely to _.A.teach her children well B.earn more money than her husband C.marry a man without many bad habits D.choose a husband with a higher degree than hers 10.A wifes education has more effect on a family than a husbands because _.A.women make more sacrifices to their families than men do B.most women have higher degrees than their husbands C.most men marry women with higher degrees D.women have a leading role in the home life of most families 11.We learn from the passage that _.A.a man with a lot of education lives longer than one with little B.educated wives tend to choose healthy lifestyles for their families C.highly-educated women dont marry uneducated men D.a mans longevity depends on not only his wifes level of education but also his own D Music is said to be a universal language.But for Chase Burton,a deaf filmmaker fromTexas,music has always been a totally different experience.“When I was a kid,Id lie on the floor so I could feel the vibrations(震动，颤动)from my brothers band rocking out below my body,”the 33-year-old man said.“That was one of the first times I began building a relationship with music.”In 2016,his ability to experience music changed dramatically,thanks to California-based technology company Not Impossible Labs.It designed a vibrating suit that enables deaf people to“feel”music through their skin.Consisting of a body harness(背带),ankle and wrist belts,the suit translates audio into a range of vibrating pulses that are felt at 24 contact points.Burtonhas been trialing the suit for four years.“The sound hits different parts of your body,”saidBurton.“Maybe it will strikeme down in my ankles first.And then Ill start to feel the vibrations in my back.And then Ill feel some pulsations in my wrist.”The creators want to extends the tactile(触觉)musical experience beyond the deaf community.In 2018,they gave out 150 of the suits at a rock concert inLas Vegaswhere half the audience members were deaf and half were able to hear.Since then,Not Impossible Labs has been working to improve the technology and says its ready to go to market soon.Eventually,the creators want the suit to become a consumer product,accessible to all.The companys talent and business development director,Jordan Richardson,said that the technology could be used in live sports broadcasts,video games and theme parks.As a writer and director whos been working to make the movie world more accessible,Burtonhopes that the vibrating suit will be available to his film audiences in the future.He believes the suit canenhanceemotions while watching a movie for hearing as well as deaf people.“I see the tech as a real opportunity to help people understand that music for movies doesnt always need to be enjoyed through the ears”.12.Why would Chase Burton lie on the floor when he was a kid?A.To feel some pulsations in his wrist.B.To feel the vibrations from his brothers band.C.To expand the tactile musical experience.D.To begin building a bond with films.13.What do we know about Not Impossible Labs from the passage?A.It was started by Chase Burton in 2016.B.Its products have been used in live sports broadcasts.C.It is a technology company based inCalifornia.D.Its administrative director is Jordan Richardson.14.Which can replace the underlined word“enhance”in the last paragraph?A.create B.express C.cover D.strengthen 15.What is the best title for the passage?A.Vibrating Suit Allows Deaf People to“Feel”Music B.Tech Company Provides Free Suits for Deaf People C.Deaf People Enjoy Rock Music with Free Suit D.Movies Need to Be Enjoyed Through the Ears 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 Chinese fried rice with eggenjoys great popularity throughoutChinadue to the simple cooking method.Do you want to have a try?Follow the recipe,and you will get it.Ingredients you need.A bowl of cooked rice,an egg,cooking oil salt,ham._16_For example,you can use pork,beef or chicken,green pepper,mushrooms,and vegetables._17_ Dice ham finely;crack an egg into a bowl;add a little salt;beat it up with egg-beater or chopsticks.Some steps to follow.Fry the egg:Preheat a pan.Add cooking oil and heat it until 150 C.Pour the beaten egg into the pan._18_Then stir gently and turn it over until both sides are golden.Turn off the heat and cut the egg into small pieces.Add a little more cooking oil and heat it up.Add diced ham and fry for half a minute.Then add rice.Press to make sure that the rice is completely covering in the pan._19_Serve the rice on a plate or in a bowl and the fried rice with egg is done.Tips on cooking.Remember a little salt is essential when preparing the egg.And make sure to use cold rice cooked in advance._20_ A.Preparations you need to make.B.Except for ham,other ingredients also will do.C.Let it expand for half a minute without stiring.D.Frying the rice quickly over high heat also matters.E.The amount of ingredients can be adjusted depending on personal tastes.F.After that,add in the fried egg and mix well with the rice and diced ham.G.The rice in the dish is really soft and delicious,and the egg has high nutritional value.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.A.Since B.Unless C.While D.Before 40.A.equipped B.connected C.covered D.filled 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 is a long,long story_41._Tai Chi and me,”says Jose Gago,61,a Spanish man who has taught Tai Chi in his hometown for almost 36 years.Although the first martial arts school_42._(found)in 1982 in Ourense,Spain,Jose did not make the trip to Yongnian,China until 1994_43._(further)his study of Tai Chi.Since then,he_44._(travel)to China over 20 times.For Jose,Tai Chi is not_45._(simple)a sport._46._attract