2021届乐昌市第二中学高三英语期末考试试卷及答案.pdf

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1、2021 届乐昌市第二中学高三英语期末考试试卷及答案 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 Bob and Sue Harvey spent nine years as resident fellows in a dormitory at Sanford and in their bookVirtual Reality and The College Freshman,they write“The Freshman oftenfaces an identity pr

2、oblem during the first semester.”College is a more pressured environment than it used to be,in part because the academic gap between high school and college has increased.Many college freshmen have never had to make independent decisions about sex,drugs and alcohol.Most dont know how to manage their

3、 time or money.They often feel lonely and overwhelmed,resulting in anxiety and depression.Nancy Corbin,director of clinical service for student-counseling(咨询)services at Iowa State University,says her office is seeing a significant increase in requests for counseling from freshmen who are having tro

4、uble making the adjustment to college life.She says older teenagers increasingly lack the skills to deal with personal problems that arent easily defined or fixed.And they get homesick but have a hard time admitting it.Parents and high schools can make things easier on freshmen by preparing them dif

5、ferently.For example,by teaching them to budget their hours and dollars.The Harveys think high schools should offer a college-life course.“Parents need to focus more on relationship and personal issues and less on how many sheets and towels to take,”they say.Many homesick freshmen think theyll be re

6、garded as failures if they come home before Thanksgiving.So parents can help by letting them know theyre welcome to return if they feel the need.In the meantime,parents have to find new ways to keep in touch with their college kids.One of the best ways is e-mail.Its less unpleasant and less expensiv

7、e than constant phone calls and is more likely to be answered than a handwritten letter.1.Why is the first semester difficult for freshmen in college?A.Because they often fail in exams.B.Because they lack time and money.C.Because they are too homesick to make new friends.D.Because they have to settl

8、e personal issues on their own.2.In the last paragraph,it is suggested that _.A.parents should stop buying anything for their kids B.parents should develop a good relationship with their kids C.parents should be taught how to send e-mails to their kids D.parents should work with high schools in coll

9、ege-life courses 3.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?A.Hard Life of College Freshmen B.Approaches to Trouble in College C.Freshmens Adaptation Problems D.A Strange Phenomenon in College B It all happened one afternoon in Carls backyard a few years ago.We had just finishe

10、d playing stickball,and I was about to go home.“Wait a minute,”Carl yelled.He ran into his house and cameback with a book for me to take home and read.All he said was,“See if you like it.”I said ly nothing.I kept the book for a couple of weeks and then returned it unread.Carl never asked me if I lik

11、ed it or not.During the following two years Carl lent me three more books.Each time I returned them unread.A few days after graduating from high school,Carl asked,“Benny,which college are you going to?”“Im not going to college.”I said.“Why not?”he asked.“Because my father cant afford the tuition(学费)

12、.”I answered.“Is that it?”Carl asked.“Yes,”I said.I lied.I had no intention of going back to school now that I was out.The following day,Carl knocked on my door and handed me a check for seventy-five dollars from his father along with the bookMartin Eden.“I think that should do it.”he said.Once agai

13、n I was in shock.I was working full-time in my brothers bakery.I attended two classes atWayneUniversitypart-time at night.Halfway through the semester,after receiving failing grades on exams and essays,I decided there was no way I would ever become a good student and get satisfactory grades.I droppe

14、d out of college.One day,curious,I picked up the book,thinking Carl was trying to tell me something.Despite difficulty,I pressed on.By the time I finished the book,I understood why:the main character,Martin Eden,had my own poor educational background,but managed to educate himself and become a publi

15、shed author.4.What do we know about the author?A.He often told lies.B.He quit school unwillingly.C.He had thought little of education before.D.He became a published author.5.What kind of person is Carl?A.Caring.B.Emotional.C.Stubborn.D.Cautious.6.What message does Carl want to convey?A.Reading makes

16、 a rich man.B.Reading is the journey of the soul.C.Reading makes a person better known.D.Readingopens up new opportunities.7.What is the best title for the text?A.A strong desire for college B.A wish for better education C.A wise friend D.A wise book C AnOntarioteen is making waves by turning old fi

17、shing gear into new treasures.Since last year,Natalie,15,hasbeen taking lost or thrown away fishing nets and rope and transforming them into bracelets,rope art,mats,baskets and necklaces.Last year,Natalie was working on an assignment for her science,technology,engineering and mathematics(STEM)class.

18、As part of the assignment,she learned about“ghost nets”,which are fishing nets that have been left or lost in the ocean by people who fish.“They have huge effects on our environment.They can kill coral reefs and many animals,”said Natalie.“46 percent of the Pacific garbage is ghost gear.”The Great P

19、acific Garbage is a huge collection of trash floating in the Pacific Ocean betweenHawaiiandCalifornia.Natalie told her mom she wanted to do something to help.She got in touch with a handful of charities,including the Sea Protection Society and Coastal Action.After getting some shipments of ghost net

20、s and rope from those organizations,Natalie,with the help of her family,started turning thediscardedgear into new artworks.“Weve made bracelets,rope art,mats,baskets,and weve made necklaces,which also use beach glass in them,”she said.Natalie then started selling the artworks online,the crafty buyin

21、g and selling website.She donated all her profits-minus a small sum of change to cover supplies to the charities that donated fishing supplies to her.Shes also been donating all the income from her non-profit business,called Nautical Waters,to charity.Natalie said she hoped to continue her passion f

22、or ocean life,with plans to study marine biology in university.8.How did Natalie help with ghost nets?A.By turning them into artworks.B.By asking support from her mother.C.By collecting money from charities.D.By selling ghost nets at a good price.9.What made Natalie decide to do something with ghost

23、 nets?A.To collect supplies for the artworks.B.To prepare for her study in university.C.To protect coral reefs and marine animals.D.To complete an assignment for her STEM class.10.What docs the underlined word“discarded in Paragraph5refer to?A.Polluted.B.Rare.C.Waste.D.Discovered.11.What is the best

24、 title for the text.A.Ghost Nets Ready forSale B.Charities Make a Big Difference C.Natalies Passion for Ocean Treasures D.TeenTurnsOld Fishing Nets into Artworks D To stay healthy and fit,Chinesestudents do group exercises every day at school.Most of you probably do the same set of exercises.But som

25、e school exercises have grown popular online due to their local and innovative designs.Singing in Sichuan dialects with energetic movements and unique mask-changing is not just a Sichuan Opera performance.Its the routine exercise for students of Mianyang Foreign Languages Experimental School in Sich

26、uan province.“Sichuan Opera is a local opera,and it is now facing a gap in inheritance(传承).Therefore,we cooperated with Mianyang Intangible Cultural Heritage Center to create a simple and easy-to-learn Sichuan Opera exercise,”said Shen Junhua,who is in charge of organizing the schools exercise betwe

27、en classes.According to Shen,this new type of exercise has been practiced since 2017 and has been popular among students.When students enroll(入学),they will spend several weeks practicing it.At present,almost all of the students and teachers have mastered it.“In fact,we had hardly heard of Sichuan Op

28、era before teachers taught us how to do the Sichuan Opera exercise,”said Li Yangwenwen,14,an eighth grade student who also joined the schools Sichuan Opera club out of interest.“Its very different from normal exercises.After practicing it,we found it very beautiful and became interested in it.Now,al

29、most all of the students look forward to our daily exercise time and feel excited to do it.”“By combining opera with daily exercise,the daily class activity allows students to perceive and understand Sichuan Operas culture”,Shen said.“After years of continuous effort to spread the seeds of tradition

30、al culture,the younger generation is finally catching on.”12.What do students in Shens school do during the group exercise?A.They do normal exercise.B.They sing pop songs in Sichuan dialects.C.They do mask-changing in a Sichuan Opera performance.D.They combine group exercise with Sichuan Opera.13.Wh

31、y do they adopt the new type of exercise?A.To attract new students to the school.B.To inherit local culture.C.To create an easy-to-learn exercise.D.To make the schools group exercise popular.14.How do teachers and students react to the group exercise?A.Calm.B.Indifferent.C.Enthusiastic.D.Unintereste

32、d.15.What can we learn from the last paragraph?A.Shens continuous effort is highly praised.B.The younger generation will have a stronger body.C.The students can better understand their local culture.D.Students help to spread the seeds of traditional culture toyounger generation.第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分

33、 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“I wonder by my troth,what thou and I did,till we loved?”those are the first words of a poem by John Donne that I learned at school and I still know the whole thing today.Its just one of many poems Ive stored in my memory,ready to recite andrelish whene

34、ver I please.It seems that poetry learning has gone out of fashion,but Im still a fan because it doesnt just breed a lifelong love of poetry._16_So why not dig out a poem you love and use it to exercise and enrich your recall?Step 1.Know that poems are designed to stick in your mind._17_See how they

35、 leave you with memory-arousing images and how they surprise you by breaking the rules,and control your senses and emotions.These are all great ways to make information more memorable.Step 2._18_ When youre learning a poem,try linking the last word of one line to the first word of the next.In my Joh

36、n Donne poem,one line ends with“see”,and the next starts with“which”,so I pictured a“sea witch”.Making links like these can also help with learning names,and many other kinds of information.Step 3.Put in a performance.When youre practising a poem,read it aloud,as dramatically and emotionally as you

37、can._19_ Step 4.Enjoy yourself.Learning poems gives your memory a workout,which improves your mood and gets you into good learning habits.So reap the rewards!Have fun putting rhymes into your shopping list,using rhythm to learn names,or“performing”revision notes before an exam._20_And,in the process

38、,youll be making your memory stronger for everything.A.Learn through links since memory relies on connections.B.It also boosts confidence and builds lasting memory skills.C.So identify the tricks poets use-rhythm,rhyme and repetition.D.Thus,short poems are good options because they are easily memori

39、zed.E.Follow these steps to appreciate poems and enjoy them wherever you are.F.Memory experts believe poetry learning can even cultivate an interest in study.G.Adding gestures and moving around the room can also strengthen your learning.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

40、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 May is a beautiful month full of sunlight and blooming flowers and is also the month where we show_21_for our mothers on Mothers Day.In my family,every years celebration is_22_.Two years ago,I made breakfast for my mom in bed and she still_23_all the dishes I cooked.La

41、st year,I_24_her a selfie stick with the money that I made from selling some of my old books.She_25_uses it all the time.My mom is my hero and she gives up her_26_in order to take care of me.I wanted to do something_27_on this“guarantined(隔离的)”Mothers Day.I started to search for different gifts_28_o

42、n the internet in April.I_29_to make a card by hand.The first one I made was sort of_30_I decided to make all kinds of cards each with different_31_.A couple of nights later,I_32_the idea of making an origami box out of all the_33_I cut and layered each card by sizes and taped them into a box shape.

43、It_34_me six attempts to make the lid fit_35_I also put a mini bag of chocolates into the box.On the night before Mothers Day,I asked my mom to go to bed early so that I could enter her room secretly and put the_36_next to her bed.When she woke up.she was very_37_about my gift and spent a lot of tim

44、e_38_every tiny detail of the box.I am very lucky to have my mom by my_39_in the US.I am glad that there is a special day in May for me to_40_my mom and show her my appreciation and love.21.A.pride B.appreciation C.joy D.bravery 22.A.similar B.new C.strange D.different 23.A.remembers B.knows C.cares

45、 D.wonders 24.A.made B.bought C.offered D.showed 25.A.even B.still C.rather D.just 26.A.performance B.beauty C.future D.career 27.A.popular B.unique C.usual D.beautiful 28.A.ideas B.words C.names D.subjects 29.A.managed B.learned C.promised D.decided 30.A.interesting B.rare C.ordinary D.boring 31.A.

46、messages B.letters C.requests D.invitations 32.A.came up with B.made up for C.got away from D.watched out for 33.A.pictures B.cards C.books D.albums 34.A.took B.spent C.cost D.required 35.A.safely B.properly C.easily D.directly 36.A.money B.watch C.present D.photo 37.A.excited B.concerned C.proud D.

47、puzzled 38.A.evaluating B.admiring C.recognising D.exploring 39.A.side B.bed C.back D.box 40.A.inspire B.honor C.satisfy D.greet 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 Researchers have found that people who unplug over the weekend have_41._(high)satisfaction with life than p

48、eople who spend their Saturdays stuck in their electronic_42._(equip).When social networking sites emerged,we_43._(believe)them to be only advantageous and not at all harmful,as they aimed to connect everyone around the world.But now we_44._(addict).We have become a“connected”society_45._almost ever

49、y way these days.Some people are so connected that even before brushing their teeth_46._making coffee,they will roll over to check_47._(they)phones._48._technology has certainly fostered(促进)more rapid and instant communication,the consequence from this has the potential_49._(be)catastrophic over the

50、 next several generations.The potential for addiction and loss of human interaction_50._(connect)with digital communication seems evident now more than ever in our current society.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节短文改错（满分 10 分）51.短文改错 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修