2021届福建省厦门第一中学高三下学期7月周考二英语试卷.docx

厦门一中2021-2021学年高三下学期周考二英语试卷本卷共12页，总分值150分。考试时间120分钟。第一部分听力略第二部分阅读理解（共两节，总分值50分）第一节（共15小题；每题2.5分，总分值375分）阅读以下短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最正确选项。AThere are a variety of clubs which provide social and cultural activities for students wishing to meet others with similar inter ests from the same or from different national backgrounds.Charles Peguy CentreRoyal Overseas LeagueCPC is a French youth centre, providing advice, support and information to young Europeans aged between 18-25. Facilities include an information and advice service regarding education, work placement and general welfare rights. Moreover, the centre holds a database of jobs and accommodation in London. Members may use a fax machine, a copier and computers to surf online or check e-mails for free.Hours: Monday 14:00-17:00Tuesday-Friday 10:00-17:00Membership: £35 per yearOpen 365 days per year, ROL is a club with facilities in London and Edinburgh with restaurants, bars and accommodation. There are branches around the world and 57 reciprocal clubs worldwide. Quarterly magazines, literary lectures, annual music and art competitions, and summer and winter programme of events are provided for members.Membership fees: aged 17-20, £47 per yearaged 21-25, £70 per yearFor further information, please contact the membership secretary.YMCA London CentralKensington Committee for Overseas StudentsYMCA is a social club. Most members are young English professionals, but overseas visitors are welcome. Facilities include photography, art, drama, pottery, language courses at different levels, badminton, fitness testing, cycling, yoga and other activities.Hours: weekdays 07:00-22:30 weekends 10:00-21:00Membership fees: £125 per yearHotline: 05667932KCOS is a society for young people from all countries. Each month there are some 40 parties, discos, visits to theatres, concerts, walks and other gatherings where members will be able to meet lots of people. A new programme is sent each month directly to members. The club arranges a weekly club night in a Covent Garden bar. To find out more, telephone the club or write (freepost) to the office.Hours: 10:30-17:30Tel: 0566380121. The passage is mainly for.A. young English professionals.B. European students in London.C. local students from different backgrounds.D. the youth wishing to meet different people.22. According to the passage, which club can provide the places to live in?A. CPC.B. ROL.C. YMCA. D. KCOS.23. If you want more information about language study, you can.A. make a phone callB. go to the office in personC. send a fax or an e-mail.D. turn to the membership secretary.福建省厦门第一中学高三下学期周考二答案阅读：21 -25 DBAAC26-30 ABBAD31-35 CBACB36-40 EABDG完形：41-45 BACDA46-50 CDBAB51-55 DACBC语法填空：56. where57. was listed 58. ruling 59. survival 60. basic61. hopelessly 62. to set63. Since 64. how 65. requests写作 1 ： One possible versionDear editor,I am so glad to give my personal opinions on my favorite newspaper SUNSHINE set up by the school.I love reading SUNSHINE for its content, which ranges from economy to civilization. Stories with different cultural backgrounds in my favorite column Stories Behind Culture not only broaden my cultural horizons but also help me better experience the local culture when I travel abroad. Besides, by reading the newspaper, I've enlarged my vocabulary and improved my English reading skills as well. I would appreciate it if you could introduce something more about traditional Chinese culture in the culture column.Here I really hope SUNSHINE will attract more readers with your efforts.Yours sincerely,Li Hua写作 2： One possible versionParagraph 1 ：Tom noticed the flame was reaching up. Frozen with fear, he stood rooted to the spot. He comprehended the gravity of the situation and held Jane's hand tightly. By then, both of them were coughing and their eyes were stinging, Time seemed to stand still, though they were probably there for only two or three minutes. Tom begged Jane to run for safety as quickly as possible. Jane tried to shield her nose from the choking smoke and shook her head. She kept pounding against the door. Tom burst out crying.Paragraph 2：Luckily, some neighbors passing by stopped and offered help. A sense of strength immediately replaced the mounting fear and anxiety in Jane's mind. She told them Ms. Makcik must be still in the room. They forced the door open with all their might. Sure enough, Makcik was lying in bed, unconscious. She was carried downstairs and then rushed to the hospital, where she finally came to herself. People in the neighborhood felt relieved and Jane and Tom's joy was immense.BNot all bodies of water are so evidently alive as the Atlantic Ocean, an S-shaped body of water covering 33 million square miles. The Atlantic has, in a sense, replaced the Mediterranean as the inland sea of Western civilization. Unlike real inland seas, which seem strangely still, the Atlantic is rich in oceanic liveliness. It is perhaps not surprising that its vitality has been much written about by ancient poets.“Storm at Sea” , a short poem written around 700, is generally regarded as one of mankind's earliest artistic representations of the Atlantic.When the wind is from the westAll the waves that cannot restTo the east must thunder onWhere the bright tree of the sunIs rooted in the ocean s breast.As the poem suggests, the Atlantic is never dead and dull. It is an ocean that moves, impressively and endlessly. It makes all kinds of noise - it is forever thundering, boiling, crashing, and whistling.It is easy to imagine the Atlantic trying to draw breath - perhaps not so noticeably out in mid-ocean, but where it meets land, its waters bathing up and down a sandy beach. It imitates nearly perfectly the steady breathing of a living creature. It is filled with symbiotic existences, too: unimaginable quantities of creatures, little and large alike, mix within its depths in a kind of oceanic harmony, giving to the waters a feeling of heartbeat, a kind of sub-ocean vitality. And it has a psychology. It has personalities: sometimes peaceful and pleasant, on rare occasions rough and wild; always it is strong and striking.24. Unlike real inland seas, the Atlantic Ocean is.A. always energeticB. lacking in livelinessC. shaped like a squareD. favored by ancient poetsWhat is the purpose of using the poem "Storm at Sea“ in the passage?A. To prove the vastness of the sea.B. To show the strength of the storm.C. To represent the power of the ocean.D. To describe the movement of the waves.25. What does the underlined word "symbiotic" mean?A. Living together.B. Growing fast.C. Moving harmoniously.D. Breathing peacefully.26. In the last paragraph, the Atlantic is compared to.A. a beautiful and poetic placeC. a wonderful worldB. a flesh and blood personD. a lovely animalToday, we are constantly bombarded with media reports about research on the right diet to follow to help us maintain a healthy lifestyle or lose weight-but it*s hard to know which one to pick and, once chosen, ifs harder still to stick to it. And now there's another choice to get our teeth into.A flexitarian （弹'性素食者）diet involves eating plant-based foods and only occasionally eating meat and fish. This eating style allows you to supplement some ingredients that you wouldn't get in a stricter vegan （素食主义者）diet-another trend growing in popularity. And like veganism, flexitarianism isn't about eating carefully to help you lose a few pounds-it's something people choose for ethical reasons, to help the planet. And a study into the global food system and how it affects the climate, has found that eating mainly plant-based foods is one of three key steps towards a sustainable future for all by 2050.This research found that food waste will need to be halved and farming practices will also have to improve to achieve this. But without a single solution, a combined approach is needed. Dr Marco Springmann from the University of Oxford was one of the lead authors of the report. He told the BBC “We really found that a combination of measures would be needed to stay within environmental limits and those include changes towards healthier more plant-based diets.But whereas vegans think it's wrong fbr animals to be killed fbr food, flexitarians believe eating meat once in a while is acceptable. And Dr Springmann agrees-as long as we “treat it as a luxury, it's probably OK but you shouldn't have more than one serving of red meat, which includes beef and pork, per week.，f And here's another fact to digest: If we moved to this type of diet, the study found that greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture would be cut by more than half.27. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?A. To present an idea.B. To lead to the topic.C. To ask for information.D. To entertain the readers.28. We can know that a flexitarian diet.A. benefits the environmentB. involves eating no meatC. is the most popular eating styleD. only balances the nutritionWhat does Dr Marco Springmann agree with?A. It's wrong to kill animals for food.B. Improving farming practices makes no sense.C. A plant-based diet has nothing to do with climate change.D. Combined measures are needed for environmental protection.29. What can be the suitable title for the text?A. Methods of keeping fitB. Keep a strict vegan dietC. Choose a flexitarian dietD. Measures to protect the environmentDThe Land Under the SeaTen thousand years ago, as the last ice age ended, sea levels around the world were far lower than they are today. Much of the land under both the North Sea to the east of Britain and the English Channel which now separates France and Britain was part of a huge region of forests and grassy plains. Then the climate gradually became warmer and the water trapped in large masses of ice was released.Now the development of advanced sonar （声纳）technology, known as bathymetry, is making it possible to study this flooded landscape in extraordinary detail. A special echo sounder is fixed to the bottom of a survey ship and it makes wide sweeps across the seabed. While previous technology has only been able to produce two-dimensional images, bathymetry can now use computers, satellite-positioning equipment and special software to create accurate and remarkably detailed maps. For the first time, an ancient riverbed jumps out of the three-dimensional image. The site of pre-historic settlements can now be pinpointed.According to expert Linda Andrews, this technological development is of huge significance. 6tWe now have the ability to map the seabed as accurately as we can map dry land/， she says.Once bathymetric techniques have identified sites where people might have built their homes and villages, divers can be sent down to investigate further. Robot submarines （潜艇）can also be used, and researchers hope they will find stone tools and wood from houses as proof of human activity. The idea shared by many people in Britain of their country as a natural island kingdom will be challenged by the findings: Britain has been inhabited for about 500, 000 years and much of this time it has been linked on and off to continental Europe. It remains to be seen how far this new awareness is taken on board, however.In fact, the use of bathymetry will not be limited to the study of lost landscapes and ancient settlements. It will also be vital in finding ships that have been destroyed in accidents. In addition, commercial applications are a real possibility. Aggregates （骨材）for the construction industry are becoming increasingly expensive, and bathymetry can be used to identify suitable sites for digging for this material. Mapping the seabed will also identify places where rare plants and shellfish are living. Digging at such sites should be prevented, either to work for a profit or to make deeper waterways for massive container ships.30. How does bathymetry work?A. It has an echo sounder placed on the seabed.B. It makes use of a number of different devices.C. It produces two-dimensional images of the sea floor.D. It bases its calculations on the location of construction sites.31. What does the underlined word "pinpointedin Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. Discovered.B. Adjusted.C. Rebuilt.D. Occupied.32. The author believes a better understanding of the settlements on the seabed may.A. attract investment in the research under the seaB. inspire people to take an interest in modern technologyC. adapt the attitudes of the British to their country's historyD. receive confirmation of rebuilding ancient man-made objects 35. We can learn that the use of bathymetry will help to.A. identify new species of plants and animalsB. provide the precise location of sunken shipsC. evaluate the cost of seeking certain resourcesD. promote the development of deeper waterways第二节（共5小题；每题2.5分，总分值125分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最正确选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。Virtual （虚拟）TeamsVirtual teams are a great way to enable teamwork in situations where people are not sitting in the same office at the same time. 36 This is particularly so for businesses that use virtual teams to build global presence, or need less common skills or knowledge from people who are unwilling to travel.Virtual teams are governed by the same basic principles as traditional teams. 37 It is the way the team members communicate. They rely on special communication channels enabled by modern technologies, such as emails, faxes, and teleconferences, and alike. Due to more limited communication channels, the success of virtual teams is much more sensitive to the type of project the group works on, what people are selected, and how the team is managed.38 One challenging case is the projects that rely heavily on integrated work. That is to say, when each person's work depends significantly on what someone else is doing at the same moment, like in a sports team, there is an ongoing heavy exchange of information in real time, and the tasks have to go through a strict order within a short time.Not everyone can perform well in a virtual team environment. 39 Another important quality is communication skills. The team members must be able to communicate clearly and positively.Managers of virtual teams need to pay much more attention to having clear goals, performance standards, and communication rules. People have various assumptions on what to expect from each other. 40One of the biggest challenges of virtual teams is building trust between the team members. Trust is important for unblocking communication between members and increasing motivation of each person in the team. The issue of trust needs special attention at any stage of team existence.A. Yet, there is one significant difference.B. Not every type of project is suitable for a virtual team.C. A virtual team can choose whatever project they l