2021届东莞市东坑中学高三英语上学期期末考试试卷及答案解析.pdf

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1、2021 届东莞市东坑中学高三英语上学期期末考试试卷及答案解析 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 Hottest Travel Destinations Sometimes figuring out the best place to go can be difficult.Here are some hottest travel destinations that offer some of the most beautiful,artistic,and fa

2、shionable places on the globe.Ibiza,Spain While Ibiza is knownas a party city,there is far more to do in this historic town than simply drink and dance under the stars.Built mainly in the second century,its a world heritage site with architecture dating back to as early as the 7th century.Dont miss

3、Charo Ruiz,Ibizas most famous fashion brand.Plus,the Ibiza Fashion Festival takes place every June.Tangier,Morocco Known as the“door to Africa”,Tangier has a rich and complex history dating back thirty centuries.It has all the beauty of the natural world.After spending a morning sunbathing by the Me

4、diterranean Sea,get in some amazing shopping and discover great deals on everything.Before you head home,stop off in Marakesh to visit some of the top Moroccan designers.Havana,Cuba Stepping onto the streets of Havana feels like stepping back in time.For a day of sightseeing,check out the remaining

5、architecture of Old Havana,which was built ten centuries ago.You can easily do it with one of the areas many walking tours.Or visit the Museum of Rum for a taste of the islands most popular wine.You might come across a clothing shop offering some classic finds!Melbourne Australia Built largely durin

6、g the 1850s gold rush,Melbourne remains as alive as ever.Make sure to check out the hottest Australian brands.Moreover,visit the Block Arcade in Collins Street to see some of the 19th century architectural details the world has to offer.And,if you want to catch the largest consumer fashion festival

7、in the world,grab tickets for the yearly Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival.1.What can visitors do in both Ibiza and Havana?A.Taste local wine.B.Visit modern Museums.C.Appreciate ancient buildings.D.Enjoy parties under the stars.2.To attend the globally largest consumer fashion festival,you

8、 have to go to _.A.Spain B.Morocco C.Havana.D.Australia 3.Which of the following cities is the oldest?A.Ibiza.B.Tangier.C.Havana.D.Melbourne.B It was once a shoreline buried by enough garbage to make it invisible(看不见的),thus,given the unfortunate nickname toilet bowl.Now the Philippines Manila Bay be

9、ach is totally different,compared with a few months ago.It happened so suddenly and extremely that it brought tears to the eyes of the local people.The cleanup started on 27 January,when 5,000 volunteers descended on Manila Bay to remove over 45 tons(公吨)of garbage,marking the beginning of a nation-w

10、ide environmental campaign.But some two months before this great movement began,a quiet revolution was already underway.During the first week of December 2018,Brooklyn-based Bounties Network collectedthree tons of garbage from Manila Bay aver two days through a project that paid a small group of peo

11、ple,mostly fishermen,with a digital currency(数字货币)based on the Ethereum system.For the mostly non-bank-using Filipino fishermen,this was a first-ever experience with a digital currency.Its one that proves decisive in enabling poor communities around the world to take up arms in the fight against hum

12、anitys waste.There are signs that this recycling-for-digital payment industry may be just about to take off.Earlier in September 2018,Plastic Bank,a Vancouver-based company powered by IBM technology,also started a similar project.They set up a project in Naga,a town in southern Luzon,the countrys la

13、rgest island,building a collection point to let people exchange plastic and recyclable materials for digital payouts through a system.That both these pioneers have chosen the Philippines as their first location is not surprising considering the countrys contribution to ocean waste.A Wall Street Jour

14、nal study in 2015 revealed that the Philippines make the third-largest amount of plastic waste into global oceans.4.Why did people call Manila Bay beach“toilet bowl”?A.It looked like a huge bowl.B.There were plenty of toilets.C.It was covered by rubbish.D.People loved the toilets here.5.What does th

15、e underlined phrase“descended on”in paragraph 2 mean?A.Completely depended on.B.Suddenly arrived at.C.Occasionally decreased to.D.Gradually disappeared from.6.What made poor communities willing to fight against waste?A.The benefits to their homeland.B.The desire to make a difference.C.The chance to

16、escape ocean pollution.D.The experience with a digital currency.7.What is the best title for the text?A.Online system helps endocean pollution.B.Manila Bay beach is suddenly removed.C.Plastic Bank is powerful in recycling waste.D.Philippines make a great amount of waste.C Dragon boating is a team sp

17、ort that has its root in ancient China.The boats are decorated with a dragon head and tail.In recent years cancer survivor groups have got involved in the sport to help make friends and help rebuild their lives.On a recent Saturday morning,a group of 20 women were on a boat in the Anacostia River in

18、 Washington DC.They moved their paddles(船桨)in rhythm to the call of a coach.The women belong to the dragon boat team GoPink!DC,which trains weekly.It also races against other breast cancer survivor teams in dragon boat festivals.As a result,GoPink!DC won medals in this Washington dragon boat festiva

19、l.Lydia Collins joined five years ago after finding out she had breast cancer.“I was diagnosed with breast cancer.I was demoralized because of my illness-I lost all interest in life and wouldnt even get out of bed to eat.But now I love the team spirit.I just love everything about it.It is like a flo

20、ating support group on the water.”The paddles are breast cancer survivors and their supporters.Annette Rothemel helped establish(建立)the group in 2006.She is a researcher with the National Institutes of Health as well as a breast cancer survivor.“It is sort of an easy entry sport because on the same

21、boat people at different levels can be doing the same sport.”But Ms Rothemel saysdragon boating can be physically demanding,especially for someone who is sick and getting treatment for cancer.“Its hard but I think you have to challenge yourself in life.This is something I look forward to.I get to be

22、 out here with my sisters and supporters that understand what Im going through and help motivate me.So it makes me stronger and it makes me feel better,”another cancer survivor Rhonda Hartzel said.Annette Rothemel says the cancer survivors feel a sense of sisterhood and share good times when they pa

23、ddle together.She says both feelings are treasured by the team.8.What do the underline wordsdemoralizedIn para.3 probably mean?A.depressed B.anxious C.astonished D.awkward 9.What can we know about Lydia Collims from the text?A.she helps establish Go Pink!DC B.she tries to find a cure for the cancer

24、C.she benefits from the dragon boat race D.she gives up hope because of her illness 10.How can the dragon boat race help the cancer survivors A.forget their tough experiences B.recover physically and mentally C.get rid of the pains of their cancer D.enjoy their rest life without sufferings 11.What d

25、oes the text tell us about Annette Rothemel?A.she is an expert in studying the cause of the cancer B.she helps the cancer survivors in financial difficulties C.she believes there is a healthful result from the dragon boat race D.she thinks it unwise for the patient to join in the dragon boat race D

26、A single toy catches a childs attention for a limited period of time,but a box of items that allows a child to build their own toys will catch their imagination for years to come.This brilliant idea already exists in real product form,and its called Toyi.Toyi is described as an eco-friendly creative

27、 building kit,and it recently won the well-known IF Design Award.It came from Istanbul,Turkish,where a young female designer named Elif Atmaca first came up with the idea for it when she wanted to help the kids living in disadvantaged areas.These children do not have access to the variety of interes

28、ting toys that wealthier children do.Toyi Atmacas design allows children to transform what are around them into clever toys.It consists of sticks,junction parts,flexible connectors,toy body parts like feet,eyes,hands,and wheels that can be used to turn old water bottles,cups,boxes,towels,etc.into cu

29、te,clever,and unique playthings.This toy kit upcycles(升级利用)materials that would otherwise go to waste,turning a recycling bin into a treasure container.“Our initial target was to deliver Toyi kits to only disadvantaged children in Turkish,”Atmaca told the media.But during a research conducted with a

30、round300 children,.she realized that the restriction on being creative went beyond any boundary.“I saw that everything was planned and shaped by grown-ups,blocking the kids imagination in a significant way,”said Atmaca.Atmaca concluded that each kid needed space where he or she could freely create.S

31、he explained the entire process should be left to kids creativity,reminding teachers and all grown-ups that child-led play was an excellent way for children to develop lifelong skills.Toyis creators are now considering distributing the kits to as many children as possible around the world through di

32、fferent international NGOs.Atmaca notes that for each Toyi kit sold out,they will also donate one kit to a disadvantaged child through different partnerships around the world.12.Why did Atmaca design Toyi at first?A.To win the famous IF Design Award.B.To help poor kids make their own toys.C.To prote

33、ct the environment in Istanbul.D.To recycle all the waste in the dustbin.13.Which is probably the product made with the toy kit of Toyi?A.A new picture of a young boy.B.A computer with high technology.C.A treasure container from a dustbin:D.A six-armed“robot”from a water bottle.14.How do the toy kit

34、s help improve the childrens ability?A.It provides the kids various types of toys.B.It offers space for the kids creative minds.C.It changes the poor kids living conditions.D.It teaches the kids to share joys with others.15.What is the new target for Atmaca and her partners?A.Donating toykits to mor

35、e poor children.B.Selling toy kits to every kid in the world.C.Designing new toy kits for kids and adults.D.Doing further research on the kids demands.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 How would you feel if you hadto give up your smartphone for nine days?In 2018,an

36、d again in 2021,philosophy professor and writer Ron Srigley offered extra credit to those who would give him keeping of their phones for nine days and write about the experience.What they wrote was remarkable,and remarkably consistent（一致的），Srigley wrote.At first,all the students felt confused and fr

37、ustrated._16_,They paid more attention to the people around them.For one thing,they observed,for the first time,how much other people were using their phones,for example in the middle of a face-to-face conversation.“_17_,but yet again,I find myself guilty of this sometimes because it is the norm（常态）

38、，one student wrote.Another noted that as she walked by other people,they tended to pull out their phones right before I could gain eye contact with them”.They had better face to face conversations with family.Two of the students were accustomed to using their phones to repeatedly message with their

39、family members throughout the day,and they felt deprived（剥夺）of this contact.But when the students spent in-person time with their parents,_18_.They were more afraid.Some of the students reported that they were fearful of having no phones,wondering what they would do if they were kidnapped or attacke

40、d or had to call an ambulance for some reason.Srigley noted,Whats making known is that these students considered the world to be a very dangerous place”._19_.The city in which these students lived has one of the lowest crime rates in the world and almost no violent crime of any kind,yet they experie

41、nced a common,undefined fear.Without cellphones,life would be simple and real,_20_.Thats probably truer for all of us than we would like to admit.A.This action is very rude and unacceptable B.their conversations were constantly interrupted C.Cellphones were seen as necessary to combat that danger D.

42、but we got things done quicker without the smartphones E.but we may not be able to cope with the world and our society F.But after a fewdays without smartphones,they began to notice other things too G.the parents were mostly pleased because they suddenly had their childrens undivided attention 第二部分

43、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 We climbed Mount Kinabalu the other day.It was our first_21_toSabah.It was a slow drive along country roads as we_22_Ranau.Ranau was a picturesque mountainside town where people_23_vegetables and fruit.At almost

44、 5000 feet above sea level,the air was_24_cool.The next morning,we were_25_and set off to a breakfast.Then we were assigned guides before our_26_,excited and fearful of what_27_ahead of us.By 6:30 a.m.,we were on a trail that climbed vertically into the jungle.The going was slow as we mounted up the

45、 narrow steep_28_.Although it was_29_,it wasnt as bad as I had imagined.So I was in front of the group most of the_30_.There were exotic plants and curious monkeys that made the trip_31_.As we climbed,we had to take several_32_regularly.Then finally we reached the hut at Panar Laban.The night we spe

46、nt there was miserable but_33_as the temperature dropped to minus 1.We tried to sleep as we had to_34_the climb at 2:45 a.m.the next morning.With only the comforting voice of_35_,we grabbed our torches and_36_our way up rocks in the dark.As the hours passed,we watched the night grow_37_and as we rea

47、ched the summit,dawn_38_over the horizon like a scene from a National Geographic Special.I was_39_the clouds at 13,000 feet or more.This is a day I will always remember,the day I_40_Kinabalu.21.A.meeting B.trip C.reply D.task 22.A.looked B.hoped C.headed D.longed 23.A.grew B.selected C.gathered D.ta

48、sted 24.A.hardly B.eventually C.occasionally D.pleasantly 25.A.shouted B.awakened C.caught D.raised 26.A.voyage B.ride C.reach D.climb 27.A.lay B.came C.roared D.drove 28.A.paces B.entrances C.paths D.cliffs 29.A.impossible B.tough C.disturbing D.hopeless 30.A.road B.mountain C.way D.distance 31.A.e

49、xciting B.convenient C.imaginary D.safe 32.A.places B.steps C.positions D.breaks 33.A.cold B.warm C.memorable D.tragic 34.A.continue B.quit C.interrupt D.experience 35.A.leaders B.guides C.villagers D.tourists 36.A.overlooked B.planned C.demonstrated D.felt 37.A.noisier B.quieter C.darker D.brighter

50、 38.A.broke B.became C.started D.turned 39.A.below B.above C.against D.beyond 40.A.arrived B.left C.conquered D.expected 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 Our government has raised the child limit for couples from two to three as the country experiences lower birth rate