2021年衡阳市实验中学高三英语下学期期末试卷及参考答案.pdf

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1、2021 年衡阳市实验中学高三英语下学期期末试卷及参考答案 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 These wonderful NYC attractions offer pay what you wish days,free entry hours/days and other great stuff for local families.Staten IslandZoo There are plenty of creatures who call NYC ho

2、methe Staten Island Zoo is one of them.Once youve finished learning about the wildlife in the animal nursery,reptile(爬行动物)side rooms,horse barn and other areas of the attraction,make sure to mark your schedule for fun seasonal happenings,such as the Easter Egg Games and the scary,crazy Halloween Sho

3、ws.Entry on Wednesdays is by suggested donation;children aged two and under free.Childrens Museum of the Arts The Childrens Museum of the Arts welcomes 135,000 little visitors each year through its doors.Once inside,the whole family can enjoy interactive programs,exhibitions(展览)and events that celeb

4、rate the changed power of the arts on youngsters and grown-ups alike.Pay-as-you-wish Thursdays,3-6 p.m.Wave Hill Everyone needs a few hours of calm now and then-kids included-and youd be hard-pressed to find a more peaceful spot within city limits than Wave Hill the broad grounds located above the r

5、iver,covering 28 acres of public gardens,plus woodlands and grasses to wander.Jump in on nature walks,story times and family art projects often led by local artists and free with general admission.Pay as you wish Tuesdays and Saturdays,9 a.m noon.New York Hall of Science Naturally,kids love it when

6、the New York Hall of Science pleases them with neat exhibits and fun hands-on activities.The museums playground is themost attractivetochildren A tube slide(管道滑梯)will give little ones the knowledge on science topics,while the climbing area mirrors a giant spider web.There are also wind pipes,metal d

7、rums,sand-boxes and much more.What better way to make the mostout of science?Free entry Sep-Jun on Fridays,2 5 p.m，and Sundays,10 11 a.m.1.What can children do in Staten Island Zoo?A.Feed injured animals.B.Join in seasonal activities.C.Build a home for creatures.D.Deal with the donations to the zoo.

8、2.What do Childrens Museum of the Arts and Wave Hill have in common?A.They both have peaceful spots.B.They both are located by a river.C.They both have public gardens.D.They both have activities about arts.3.Which place can be free of charge for all?A.Wave Hill.B.Staten IslandZoo.C.New York Hall of

9、Science.D.Childrens Museum of the Arts.B What about your emotions?How do they help you to understand what you are reading?In Jane YolansOwl Moon,a girl explores with her father on a snowy night.She longs for this special night.And shes amazed when she sees an owl.Have you felt longing before?Amazeme

10、nt?Well,if you have,it helps you have a sense of agreement.When we can put ourselves inside a story we can understand it better.Our brain tells us,Oh,this girls experience is a bit like mine.And boom!We can relate to her.But this skill is not born in us.So young kids have to learn it.Pictures and im

11、ages help young readers to understand and recognize feelings.Readers feel joy when seeing the smiling faces of friends.They feel fear when turning the page to find a scary monster.They are just pictures,but the feelings are real.This skill,to understand the thinking and feeling of others,is what res

12、earchers call theory of mind.For example,think about the faces of people and animals in stories.The Big Bad Wolfs scary teeth.The o shape of a surprised characters mouth.Or big,wide eyes like the girl inOwl Moon.By noticing the faces,readers can start to figure out what it feels like to be that char

13、acter.And that helps to figure out how people feel and think in real life.But most young readers dont go into deep,scary woods.And some may not go to the beach or play basketball.In the bookYo!Yes?two kids meet and play ball.The kids start the story on opposite pages.But as the story goes on,they ge

14、t closer until they are together.Some young readers might not play basketball,but they can read the clues on the page to figure out how the kids are feeling.And some readers might not like the game,but they can feel excited for the characters because of how the characters look and move.4.What can we

15、 learn from the second paragraph?A.Owl Moontalks about the exploration of the Moon.B.The feeling ofamazementis a sense of agreement.C.Readers are blessed with the ability to interpret others.D.Readers with similar experience understand the story better.5.Which of the following might help readers dev

16、eloptheory of mind?A.True feelings.B.Smiling faces.C.Picture books.D.Reading skills.6.Young readers can go deeper into a story by_.A.tracking the plot B.developing new skills C.sharing similar hobbies D.analyzing the background 7.What is the text mainly about?A.How thinking influences reading.B.How

17、readers improve reading skills.C.How emotions help enhance reading.D.How kids figure out the clues of stories.C In 1990,Hal Donaldson was 23 years old,fresh out of college and found himself in Calcutta,India,where he was asked to interview Mother Teresa.Donaldson says about the great woman famed for

18、 feeding the hungry,“She wasnt wearing shoes and her ankles were swollen.She sat down with me and was very polite.”After the interview,Mother Teresa asked him,“What are you doing to help the poor?”Donaldson admitted that he was young and wasnt focused on helping others.With a smile on her face,Mothe

19、r Teresa said,“Everyone can do something.”Those words deeply struck Donaldson and forced him to face some hard truths about himself.Hal Donaldson grew up in the San Francisco Bay area.When he was 12 years old,his parents were hit by a drunk driver;his father died,and his mother was seriously injured

20、.To make ends meet,they went on welfare.Donaldson says,“I had holes in my shoes and clothes.When youre teased at school for that,you just want to escape.”He managed to do just that.Donaldson got into college and turned his focus to making money for himself He says,“I was just trying to find my way o

21、ut of insignificance.However,its easy to overlook others along the way.I was the guy that would see a homeless person and cross the street,so I didnthave to confront(面对)him.My focus was on climbing to the top instead of helping those trying to climb with me.”Donaldson returned home from India with a

22、 different thought.He traveled to eight cities in America and stayed on the streets and listened tostories of the homeless.“My heart broke,”he says.“I knew I could no longer just live for myself.”Inspired by Mother Teresas words and the stories hed heard across America.Donaldson loaded a pick-up tru

23、ck with$300 worth of groceries and handed them out to anyone who needed help.In 1994,Donaldson created the nonprofit organization,Convoy for Hope,which works with communities across America and around the world.Their work focuses on feeding children,womens empowerment,helping farmers and disaster se

24、rvices.8.What did 23-year-old Hal Donaldson do in India?A.He attended an interview for a college.B.He fed the hungry with Mother Teresa.C.He interviewed Mother Teresa.D.He did something to help the poor.9.What can we learn about Hal Donaldson from paragraph 4?A.He was born with disability.B.He led a

25、 hard life as a child.C.He was well treated at school.D.He survived as a parentless boy.10.How does Hal Donaldson describe himself in college?A.Self-centered.B.Sympathetic.C.Popular.D.Casual.11.How did Hal Donaldson change after he returned home from India?A.He preferred traveling to volunteering.B.

26、He suddenly fell in love with journalism.C.He turned his focus to living for himself.D.He gradually devoted himself to helping others.D In order to develop the pandemic-stricken economy,China recovered the street vendors（商贩）in a new nation-wide method known as“street stall economy,allowing residents

27、 to set up open-air shops on the sidewalks or other available public spaces.Street vendors were once an important part ofChinas economy and urban landscape.However,sinceChinas economy took off in the last decade,street vendors have gradually disappeared from the streets and many of them opened shops

28、 of their own.Fast forward to today,street vendors have come into our sight again after cities such asChengduand Yantai succeeded in creating hundreds of thousands of jobs by giving street stalls permission to operate.Chinas tech industry was quick to jump on the street vendor trend,with tech giants

29、 including Alibaba,Tencent,Meituan and JD.com flocking todish outcheap loans,offer support and payment solutions to millions of owners of newly established small businesses.Ant Financial,Alibabas fintech arm,promised its mobile wallet app Alipay will give interest-free loans to 30 million vendors,an

30、d 70 billion RMB of interest-free credit line to consumers to make purchases everywhere,including street vendors.JD.com provided 50 billion RMB worth of quality goods for street vendors,and provided each one of them with a maximum 100,000 RMB interest-free loan to stock up.Tencents WeChat announced

31、to offer payment solutions,marketing supports and even training for up to 50 million street vendors,with the end goal of digitally transforming them to increase their income.Guangzhoucity partnered with WeChat this month to hold a live streaming shopping festival to improve sales of local produce.In

32、 attempts to promote various live streaming platforms,many tech CEOs also made their own live streamed e-commerce debuts（首次亮相）selling goods coming from all over the country.12.What does the underlined part“dish out in Paragraph 3 mean?A.turn down.B.provide with.C.pay off.D.apply for.13.Compared with

33、 JD.com and Tencent,what unique measure did Ant Financial take?A.It provides interest-free loans for vendors.B.It offers interest-free credit line to customers.C.It provides quality goods for street vendors.D.It offers marketing support to businessmen.14.Whats the purpose of the cooperation between

34、WeChat andGuangzhoucity?A.To volunteer to train street vendors.B.To give away free goods to the poor.C.To promote to develop the local economy.D.To help CEOs make their own streaming platforms.15.What can be the best title for the text?A.Chengdu and Yantai Succeeded in Creating Job Opportunities B.S

35、treet Vendor Economy”Greatly Increases Peoples Income C.The Whole Nation Are Involved in a New Economy Model D.Chinas Major Tech Companies Are Helping With Street Vendor Economy”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 For Christians around the world,Wednesday is the begi

36、nning of Lent.It is the first day of a six-week religious observance before the Easter holiday.Lent is a time of sacrifice._16_.But before Lent begins,people get one last chance to enjoy themselves.Some attend celebrations on the Tuesday before Lent,also known as Fat Tuesday.In some cultures,people

37、celebrate Fat Tuesday by eating a sweet bread treat called paczki._17_.On Tuesday,the Paczki Day was trending on social media.Many people shared photographs of the sugary,round treats.Traditionally,paczki is filled with sweet fruity jams made from plums and the fruits of the rose plant._18_.It is re

38、ported that a hot dog stand will serve a“Coney Paczki.”That is a piece of meat inside of sweet paczki instead of a traditional bun.One can add mustard,chili and even onions._19_.Other people celebrated Paczki Day by bringing large boxes of the treats to their office.A Twitter user posted a photo of

39、at least 20 paczki and asked“is there such a thing as too many paczki?”_20_.He found them at a food stand in one Detroit neighborhood,and made a video showing his paczki-eating experience.A.So Fat Tuesday is also known as Paczki Day.B.Paczki are from Poland and similar to doughnuts.C.But another mor

40、e traditional Twitter user thought it was just not the right way to celebrate Fat Tuesday.D.Many Christians stop eating meat and give up sugar and alcoholic drinks.E.A doctor from Egypt went looking for halal paczki.F.Christmas is the main festival of Christians all over the world.G.But these days,p

41、eople will put just about anything inside paczki.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 This morning,I started very late in my car to office,I was in a_21_to reach my office as my clients(客户)were waiting for me there.Unfortunately,I got_22_in a

42、traffic jam.All the vehicles stood up in a long line,and drivers were_23_blowing horns to get rid of their_24_.I gotdown from my car and moved forward in search of the_25_of the traffic jam.At a turning a young man was struggling hard to move forward his car,which might_26_.Everyone there was just_2

43、7_the man without coming to offer_28_to him.Meanwhile,they were_29_the man for the traffic jam.The number of vehicles was gradually increasing.The man looked_30_as everyone put him to the scorn(奚落)for creating this public_31_.Nobody was in the mood of_32_the man for his error.Seeing this,I_33_rushed

44、 to help the man,followed by other four drivers.We_34_to push the car.Very soon it started with a loud sound.The man smiled in_35_the moment his car worked again.Then he thanked us and_36_to everyone there and moved off.After that I went into deep thinking over the human_37_in the times of crisis.Ev

45、ery human on this earth unavoidably makes errors.When other people do that we blame,but when we are in the same condition,we desire to gain_38_.In the times of crisis we should tryto _39_them together instead of blaming others.Forgiving is a_40_choice，as it not only avoids conflicts further,but also

46、 spreads universal love.21.A.fashion B.mess C.hurry D.way 22.A.injured B.stuck C.lost D.removed 23.A.properly B.awkwardly C.considerately D.constantly 24.A.anxiety B.concern C.anger D.sadness 25.A.cause B.evidence C.influence D.effort 26.A.break down B.turn off C.set off D.pull up 27.A.comforting B.

47、directing C.watching D.checking 28.A.admission B.opportunities C.trust D.assistance 29.A.observing B.blaming C.inspiring D.punishing 30.A.satisfied B.impatient C.frightened D.embarrassed 31.A.progress B.focus C.practice D.inconvenience 32.A.forgiving B.criticizing C.persuading D.encouraging 33.A.tir

48、edly B.immediately C.purposely D.steadily 34.A.pretended B.cooperated C.hesitated D.promised 35.A.vain B.secret C.relief D.private 36.A.apologized B.shouted C.explained D.complained 37.A.intelligence B.relationship C.attitude D.practice 38.A.satisfaction B.sympathy C.benefit D.trust 39.A.neglect B.e

49、stimate C.simplify D.overcome 40.A.wise B.similar C.painful D.common 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 With its powerful_41._(perform),the time-travel comedy Hi,Mom,made some people laugh and cry.As the directorial debut(处女作)of comedy actress Jia,the film_42._(adapt)fro

50、m her 2016 sketch comedy of the same title,which she created_43._memory of her mother Li Huanying.In this movie she played a devoted daughter_44._world was turned upside-down after her mothers accidental death.In a state of emotional crisis,she found_45._(she)mysteriously transported back to 1981,wh