2021届临川区罗湖中学高三英语期中试题及答案.pdf

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1、2021 届临川区罗湖中学高三英语期中试题及答案 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 Britains brilliant bridges have supported trade,brought communities together andare always the mostexciting part of the journey.These must-see bridges are now tourist attractions in their own

2、 right.Clifton Suspension Bridge,Bristol Described byits legendary engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel as“my first love,my darling,it was originally designed for horse-drawn traffic.Now,more than four million vehicles a year cross the 1,352ft-long toll（通行费）bridge over the Avon Gorge.The 1 toll for ever

3、y journey pays for its maintenance.The history of the bridge,dating back to 1864,is kept alive through a programme of tours,events and exhibitions.Infinity Bridge,Stockton-On-Tees A pedestrian（行人）and cycle footbridge across the River Tees,its working title was the North Shore Footbridge,before it wa

4、s given its grander name when opened in 2009.It is particularly incredible at night.The arches（拱形）of the bridge are also lit white and,on calm nights,their reflection in the water appears as an infinity（无穷大）symbol,thus inspiring the name which was chosen by the public.Tower Bridge,London An engineer

5、ing wonder built from thousands of tons of Portland stone and steel,it took construction workers eight years to complete.More than 120 years old,its a popular tourist attraction,as well as a functional bridge.Visitors can take in the views over the capital,experience seeing London life through the G

6、lass Floor,and visit the Victorian Engine Rooms.Iron Bridge,Shropshire Opened in 1781,this is the first arch bridge in the world made out of cast iron.Recognised as one of the great symbols of the industrial revolution,it transformed the craft of bridge building and was a crucial factor in the devel

7、opment of the iron trade in Shropshire.1.Which bridge has the longest history?A.Clifton Suspension Bridge.B.Infinity Bridge.C.Tower Bridge.D.Iron Bridge.2.What can we know about Infinity Bridge?A.It was originally meant for pedestrains.B.The public give it two names.C.Ifs well worth visiting at nigh

8、t.D.Its arch is bigger than any other bridges.3.What makes Clifton Suspension Bridge different from the other bridges introduced?A.It charges drivers for each passing.B.It offers walkers a good view at night.C.It was made from thousands of stones.D.Its a symbol of the industrial revolution.B Hundred

9、s of millions of people watched on television on July 20,1969,when American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to land on the moon.Back then,businesses sold many products connected to the event and many such products are now on sales again in celebration of the moon la

10、ndings 50th anniversary.A limited number of Omegas gold Speedmaster watches the same kind that Buzz Aldrin wore on the moon will be sold at$34,600.Omega Speedmaster watches have been an important part of space travel since NASA chose them for its moon landing in 1965.Other watches had failed require

11、d tests.Omega gave its gold Speedmasters to the astronauts at a dinner in 1969 before the landing.Another less costly type of silver Speedmasters will be sold at$9,650.It carries a picture of Aldrin stepping down from the moon lander.Something for children-as well as adults is the NASA Apollo 11 moo

12、n lander set.Made by Lego,it is a group of small pieces to put together to make a model of the moon lander.Other things for sale include the anti-gravity Fisher Space Pens,developed just for the Apollo 11 mission.They work even when writing upside down.Now Fisher Space Pen Company has a limited-edit

13、ion pen for sale at anout-of this-worldprice:$700,with real material from the Apollo 11 spacecraft.Back in 1969,companies were quick to show their Apollo 11 connections with media and advertisements.The food company Stouffers made sure consumers knew it provided food for Apollo 11 astronauts once th

14、ey returned to Earth.It started the ad campaign“Everybody whos been to the moon is eating Stouffers”.Fifty years later,the company is celebrating with a media campaign to share some recipes from 1969.Marketing experts David Meerman Scott says,“Since 1972,weve gone around and around the earth many ti

15、mes,and it is not interesting to people any more.Im not sure whether they can accept such crazy prices.Now NASA has had plans to go to Mars in the 2030s and marketing efforts for a NASA Mars mission should be in development.”4.What can we learn about the gold Speedmaster watch?A.It will be sold at$3

16、4,600.B.NASA bought itats9,650.C.It has Aldrins picture inside.D.It was chosen by NASA in 1969.5.What does the underlined word“out-of-this-world”in paragraph 4 mean?A.Extremely fair.B.Surprisingly high.C.Really low.D.Truly worthwhile.6.What does David Meerman Scott mean?A.It is a waste of money to g

17、o around and around the moon.B.People will be interested in the products connected to Apollo.C.Since 1972,governments have lost interest in moon explorations.D.The event of going to Mars will be another good chance to advertise.7.What is the authors main purpose in writing the text?A.To show how to

18、design the best advertisement.B.To forecast the sales of the products in the text.C.To introduce some of the products connected to Apollo 11.D.To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing.C A team of engineers atHarvardUniversity in trying to create the first robotic fly.Designed to d

19、o what a fly does naturally,the tiny is the size of a fat housefly.Its mini wings allow it to stay in the air and perform controlled flight tasks.The added difficulty with a project like this is that actually none of its components is off the shelf and so we have to develop them all on our own said

20、Robert Wood,a Harvard engineering professor.They engineered a series of systems to start and drive the robotic fly.“The seemingly simple system which just moves the wings hasa number of interdependencies(相互依赖）on the individual components,each of which individually has to perform well,but then has to

21、 be matched well to everything it d connected to,”said Wood.While this first robotic flyer is linked to a small,off-board power source,the goal is eventually to equip it with a built-in power source,so that it might someday perform data-gathering work at rescue sites，in farmers fields or on the batt

22、lefield.Basically it should be able to take off,land and fly around，”he said.Wood says the design offers a new way to study flight mechanics and control at insect-scale.Yet,the power,sensing and computation technologies on board could have much broader applications.“You can start thinking about usin

23、g them to answer open scientific questions,you know,to study biology in ways that would be difficult with the animal，but using these robots instead”he said.So there are a lot of technologies and open interesting scientific questions that are really what drives us on a day-to-day basis.”8.What is the

24、 typical characteristic of the robotic fly?A.Its automatic.B.Its very small.C.Its controllable.D.Its quite powerful.9.We can infer from the passage that the robotic flyer can_.A.act as a spy plane B.help do farm work C.fly at a very high speed D.answer many scientific questions 10.What is Woods idea

25、 about the robotic fly according to the last paragraph?A.It is highly questionable.B.It has wide practical applications.C.It gives scientists interest in flying machines.D.It points to a new direction in studying biology.11.What can be the best title for the passage?A.Harvands Study in the Field of

26、Insects.B.A Breakthrough in Engineering Science C.An Interesting Invention 一 Robotic Fly D.Robotic Fly 一 a Copy of Real Life Insect D We are in lack of enough sleep,according to Arianna Huffington,the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post.And thishas great consequences on our health,

27、our job performance,our relationships and our happiness.What is needed,she ly declares,is nothing short of a sleep revolution.Only by renewing our relationship with sleep can we take back control of our lives.In her bestseller Thrive,Arianna wrote about our need to redefine success through wellbeing

28、,wisdom,wonder,and giving.Her discussion of the importance of sleep as a gateway to this more fulfilling way of living struck such a powerful chord(弦)that she realized the mystery and transformative power of sleep called for a fuller investigation(调查).The result is a scientifically sweeping and pers

29、onal exploration of sleep from all angles,from the history of sleep,to the role of dreams in our lives,to the consequences of sleep deprivation(剥夺),and the new golden age of sleep science that is showing the vital role sleep plays in our every waking moment and every aspect of our health from weight

30、 gain,diabetes,and heart disease to cancer and Alzheimers.In The Sleep Revolution,Arianna shows how our cultural removal of sleep as time wasted damages our health and our decision-making and our work lives and shortens our personal lives.She explores all the latest science on what exactly is going

31、on while we sleep and dream.She decides the dangerous sleeping pill industry,and all the ways of our addiction to technology disturb our sleep.She also offers a range of recommendations and tips from leading scientists on how we can get better and more restorative sleep.In todays fast-paced,always-c

32、onnected and sleep-deprived world,our need for a good nights sleep is more important than ever.The Sleep Revolution both sounds the alarm on our worldwide sleep crisis and provides a detailed road map to the great sleep awakening that can help transform our lives,our communities,and our world.12.Wha

33、t is the first paragraph mainly about?A.The importance of sleep.B.The necessity of improving sleep.C.The way to improve our sleep.D.The effect of sleep on health.13.What can be inferred about Ariannas attitude to success?A.She thinks good sleep is more important.B.She doesnt think much of becoming s

34、uccessful.C.She thinks it wrong to sacrifice health to success.D.She is concerned about the nature of success.14.What can be said about Ariannas investigation?A.It is really of great value.B.It is scientific and historical.C.It costs Ariannas sleep in practice.D.It covers all necessary aspects scien

35、tifically,15.What influence does TheSleep Revolution have on society?A.It helps to slow down the pace of modern life.B.It warns people against taking sleeping pills.C.It warns the harm of inadequate sleep of people.D.It helps to stress the value of sleep to success.第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）阅读下面短文，

36、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 Everybody yawns(打哈欠)from unborn babies to great-grandparents.But why,exactly,do we yawn?_16_.One theory(理论)is that when we are bored or tired,we just dont breathe as deeply as we usually do._17_.Therefore,yawning helps us bring more oxygen into the blood and move m

37、ore carbon dioxide out of the blood.Yawning,then,would be an action that we cant really control to help us control our oxygen and carbon dioxide levels.Sounds good,but other studies have shown that breathing more oxygen does not make us yawn less._18_.Hmmm.Now what?_19_.Stretching(拉伸)and yawning may

38、 be a way to relax muscles and joints,increase heart rate,and feel more awake.Other people believe that yawning is a protective way to redistribute(重新分配)the oil-like substance called surfactant that helps keep lungs from drying up.So,if we didnt yawn,according to this theory,taking a deep breath wou

39、ld become harder and harder and that would not be good!But there is one idea about yawning that everyone knows to be true:_20_.If you yawn in class,youll probably notice a few other people will start yawning,too.Even thinking about yawning can get you yawning.How many times have you yawned while rea

40、ding this article?We hope not many!A.It seems to spread B.Yawning seems to be common C.No one knows for sure,but there are many theories D.Another theory is that yawning stretches the lung and lung tissue E.This theory indicates yawning,like a deep breath,helps us feel fresh F.Likewise,breathing mor

41、e carbon dioxide does not increase yawning G.As this theory goes,our bodies take in less oxygen because our breathing has slowed 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 Any dogs love can feel like a miracle(奇迹).Mason is a strong_21_,and he may be

42、 the kind one that can bring happy surprise on Earth.He_22_a storm last spring.His family thought he would be_23_there,but the storm broke the garage door and Mason_24_.That day a lot of people_25_a lot.Masons family was_26_that they were just to be alive,_27_the storm had left their home broken.But

43、 they were_28_at the thought that their sweet friend had died.They_29_the neighbourhood,hoping to find him,but Mason didnt_30_up.Three weeks after the_31_,Masons family stopped by the house to collect some things that once_32_to them.There Mason sat on the front door,so_33_to see his family that his

44、 entire body was shaking.Where had Mason stayed during the storm?What did he eat for those long weeks?How did he_34_his way back home without any help from the others?There was no answer to those_35_and no time to think.Mason was thin and couldnt stand well.The family quickly found the_36_and learne

45、d their dog had returned home on broken front legs.“He was_37_badly,”says Doster,who had spent days helping pets with their owners.He also got in touch with Dr.William,who_38_to perform the operation for free.Mason was hurt so bad that he needed weeks to_39_.By the time he returned home to his famil

46、y in September,he was jumping around like a_40_dog again.“It is really a miracle!”Doster says.21.A.cat B.by C.dog D.horse 22.A.went through B.looked for C.died from D.fell into 23.A.safe B.lovely C.lonely D.brave 24.A.woke B.escaped C.disappeared D.starved 25.A.gained B.found C.enjoyed D.suffered 26

47、.A.upset B.calm C.grateful D.dangerous 27.A.so that B.even though C.as if D.now that 28.A.honest B.certain C.special D.sorry 29.A.designed B.searched C.protected D.solved 30.A.get B.turn C.end D.pick 31.A.disaster B.miracle C.festival D.celebration 32.A.belonged B.went C.got D.fell 33.A.tired B.exci

48、ted C.frightened D.determined 34.A.find B.decide C.prepare D.keep 35.A.stories B.reasons C.experiences D.questions 36.A.rest B.medicine C.result D.help 37.A.beaten B.hurt C.paid D.fixed 38.A.volunteered B.tried C.continued D.struggled 39.A.leave B.count C.recover D.develop 40.A.weak B.healthy C.clev

49、er D.hopeful 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 Adam Braun established the organization Pencils o Promise in 2008.Its goal is_41._(make)sure all children have a chance for education.In the past few years,it_42._(help)more than 22,000 children in Africa,Asia and Latin Ame

50、rica.It started when Adam Braun was a college student.He was visiting India when a boy stopped_43._(he)on the street and asked for money.Mr Braun asked the boy_44._he would want,if he could have anything in the world.I thought the answer was going to be a house,a car or a boat.His answer was a penci