2021届临川区第七中学高三英语期中考试试卷及答案解析.pdf

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1、2021 届临川区第七中学高三英语期中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 Amid the coronavirus outbreak,the U.S.Department of Homeland Security recommends having at least a two-week supply of water and food.Potatoes Shelf life：2 to 5 weeks if stored in a cool,d

2、ry,dark place Yukon Gold,red,and fingerling potatoes will last from two to three weeks.Larger white potatoes can last for three to five weeks.Sweet potatoes have about the same shelf life.Dont store them next to onions,however.The two might go together well in cooking,but raw,each gives off gases an

3、d moisture that might cause the other to spoil faster.Tea Shelf life：6 to 12 months past sell-by date Dried tea leaves,whether loose(in a sealed container)or in teabags(in an unopened box)can easily last a year or more if they re not subjected to damp or humidity.However,the tea does tend to lose fl

4、avor over time.Peanuts Shelf life：1 to 2 months Peanuts in their shell,especially when kept cool and dry,are perfectly happy in the cupboard for as long as two months.Canned fruits and vegetables Shelf life：1 to 2 years past sell-by”date Canningis an extremely efficient means of preserving food.Gene

5、rally speaking,if canned foods arent subjected to extreme heat,their contents should stay good for two years or more.Be aware,however,of dented cans or those with swollen tops,which may indicate the presence of bacteria inside.1.Which can go bad faster if stored with onions?A.Potatoes.B.Tea.C.Peanut

6、s.D.Canned fruits and vegetables.2.What is special about tea?A.The flavor of tea can always remain the same.B.Tea leaves are better to be preserved in an open jar.C.Tea leaves should be kept away from the state of being wet.D.The maximum length of time that tea can be stored is 6 months.3.What may s

7、horten the sell-by”date of canned foods?A.Shapes of cans.B.Categories of foods.C.Decline of the temperature.D.Exposure to high temperature.B What will future schools look like in 100 years?Imagine future schools in which students are totally engaged in a class.They are concentrating on working toget

8、her to solve real-world problems.They are self-driven and are coming up withamazing ideas on the spot.They are concerned with each others well-being as part of a team.Their concerns reach far beyond the classroom to others all over the globe.The school of the future will be an amazing melting pot of

9、 different peoples coming together to solve real-world problems.Will they even be called“schools”in the future?The teacher-student relationship is changing.Teachers are acting more as helpers rather than keepers of all knowledge.Students are driving their own education to the path that they feel bes

10、t fits them.In the future,employers may not be as concerned with a diploma.Theyll look more at cases and examples of how students contribute to solving real-world problems.Theyll want to know how well they work in a team.What will problem-solving look like in the future?Information from the Internet

11、 is accessible everywhere and at unimaginable speeds.Kids are connected to news around the world in real time.Imagine someone could put out a request to the global community to help solve an issue in their own community!Classes can adopt an issue and work with other classes around the world in real

12、time to create solutions.What will information look like in the future?Its already everywhere.Users can get flooded by the constant flow of information.The need to understand what is true and what is not is important.The flipped classroom(翻转课堂)has already completely changed lecture-based lessons.It

13、presents interesting content to students before they even come to class.They can access the Internet as many times as they want to review the lessons.4.What is the key message of the first paragraph?A.The things students will do in the future school.B.The situation where students will be in the futu

14、re.C.The attention students will pay to in the classroom.D.The methods students will use to study in the classroom.5.What will be thought highly of when students solve real-world problems?A.Respect.B.Patience.C.Teamwork.D.Concern.6.What can we infer from the fourth paragraph?A.Teachers encourage stu

15、dents to develop leadership.B Students are really relaxed with their heavy study.C.The employers value students diplomas most.D.Students have the right to choose the most suitable lessons.7.Whats the purpose of the flipped classroom?A.To help students to improve the problem-solving ability.B.To prov

16、ide the lessons for students to study before or after class.C.To help students to keep in contact with the outside world.D.To help students to understand the most difficult content.C Babies who frequently communicate with their caregivers using eye contact and vocalisations(发声)at the age of one are

17、more likely to develop greater languages skills by the time they reachtwo,according to new research.In the study,researchers looked at 11-and 12-month-od babies vocalisations.gestures and gaze behaviours,and at how their caregivers responded to them.To measure he interactions,the researchers videoed

18、 infants(婴儿)and caregiver at home,and asked them to play as usual.They took those recordings back to the university The scientists then used statistical models to find that the best predictor of vocabulary at 24 months was when infants were seen to use vocalsatioms while looking at their caregivers

19、face when they were about a year old.The benefits were even greater when these interactions were followed by responses from the caregiver.The statistics showed that at 19 months,children had an average of about 100 words.Those who exhibited the beneficial interactive behaviour earlier in life were s

20、een to have an average of about 30 extra words.The message of this paper is thatitis the result of a joint effort;noticing what your child is attending to and talking to them about it will support their language development.said McGillion,a co-author of the work.The joy of this message is that that

21、can happen in any context.across any part of your day.Its not something that requires special equipment or even lots of time.I can happen when youre doing the laundry,for examplewhen youre taking out the socks,you can talk about socks.in the park,in the car,at mealtimes,at bathtimes.This finding can

22、 be used in any context,added McGillion.This is a developmental snapshot in the first year of life,but children are constantly growing and changing and so are their behaviours.It would be interesting to look at these sorts of behaviours again as children progress through the second year of life to s

23、ee whats happening there,said Donnellan,the lead author on the study.8.How did the researchers get the findings?A.By interacting with babies.B.By asking babies to vocalize.C.By analyzing relevant recordings.D.By referring to the previous statistics.9.What does he underlined word itin Paragraph 5 mea

24、n?A.Infants eye contact.B.Infants larger vocabulary.C.The response from caregivers.D.The best predictor of vocabulary.10.What did McGilion say about infants interactive behaviour?A.Is easy to perform.B.Its complex to understand.C.Its difficult to copy.D.Its interesting to video.11.What might further

25、 studies be on?A.Childrens academic progress.B.Childrens growing environment.C.Childrens potential physical development.D.Childrens behaviours across more age ranges.D A wifes level of education positively influences both her own and her husbands chances of having a long life,according to a new Swed

26、ish study.In the study,researchers from the Swedish Institute for Social Research inStockholmfound that a womans level of education had a stronger connection to the likelihood of her husband dying over education.Whats more,they discovered that a husbands social class,based on his occupation,had a gr

27、eater influence on his wifes longevity(长寿)than her own class.“Women traditionally take more responsibility for the home than men do,and,as a result,womens levels of education might be more important for determining lifestylesfor example,in terms of food choicesthan those of men,”say Srs.Robert Eriks

28、on and Jenny Torssander of the Swedish Institute for Social Research inStockholm.The results show that a husbands level of education does not influence his longevity,but that men with partners who had quit studying after school were 25 per cent more likely to die early than men living with women hol

29、ding university degrees.In turn,those married to women with university degrees were 13 percent more likely to die early than those whose wives had post-graduate qualifications.According to the researchers,a woman with a good education may not marry a man who drinks and smokes too much or who drives

30、carelessly,and men with such habits may not prefer highly educated woman.Drs.Erikson and Torssander also suggest that better-educated women may be more aware of what healthy eating and good health care consist of.The findings suggest that education has a huge impact on how long and how well people l

31、ive.It also reflects social factors,since educated individuals usually have better jobs,which allow them to afford healthier diets and lifestyles,as well as better health care.12.In this passage the author intends to _.A.present the results of a study B.encourage women to get higher education C.anal

32、yze the relationship between education and life D.discuss why women usually live longer than men 13.A woman with higher education is likely to _.A.teach her children well B.earn more money than her husband C.marry a man without many bad habits D.choose a husband with a higher degree than hers 14.A w

33、ifes education has more effect on a family than a husbands because _.A.women make more sacrifices to their families than men do B.most women have higher degrees than their husbands C.most men marry women with higher degrees D.women have a leading role in the home life of most families 15.We learn fr

34、om the passage that _.A.a man with a lot of education lives longer than one with little B.educated wives tend to choose healthy lifestyles for their families C.highly-educated women dont marry uneducated men D.a mans longevity depends on not only his wifes level of education but also his own 第二节（共 5

35、 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 Taiwan and New Zealand have been praised for the way they handled the COVID-19 pandemic,as well as shutting the doors to the threat of a second wave.However,none of them are safe from the virus entirely,just like the rest of the world,but

36、 so far they have managed to keep the numbers low once the curve was flattened._16_.Clear messaging and working together In New Zealand,the government,under the helm of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern,also started closing the borders early and imposing a strict lockdown unlike what Malaysia did._17_.I

37、f you look at the countrys COVID-19 website,youd see a clear,comprehensive messaging not only about the disease itself but also about mental health,assistance for those facing domestic abuse and more.Theres even a sub-section on the website that explains to children about the corona-virus._18_.Were

38、not sure if this is an Asian thing,but Taiwan and Singapore are examples that are using face masks to prevent the spread of the virus.Even before the WHO started encouraging the use of masks and when many countries were still contemplating the move,_19_.In Singapore,those who venture out without the

39、ir masks(except while exercising)will be fined SGD300(RMB 924)for the first offence and SGD1,000(RMB 3076)for subsequent offences.If still caught refusing to wear masks,they can be put into prison.In Taiwan,the fine for not wearing a mask on public transportation is NT$15,000(RMB 2,175)._20_.A.The a

40、mount can double if you take public transport but forget to wear a mask.B.Here are some of the things that the countries did right and hopefully,we can learn from.C.If you think thats too much,Qatar fines its citizens 200,000 riyal(RMB 225,000).D.Taiwan made the wearing of masks,especially in public

41、 transportation,compulsory.E.Strict enforcement F.But they didnt stop at that.G.Mask upand make it Law!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 My mom has always been my biggest inspiration.Shes a single parent of eight.Throughout the years,Ive se

42、en my mom_21_many difficulties and overcome many life changing barriers.All those could easily_22_someone with little faith.The most difficult challenge was the_23_of my younger sister Tenesha at the age of 7.During the first three months of Teneshas life,doctors_24_if she would live to see the age

43、of 1.This was_25_news,but my mom never lost_26_.Even though Teneshas_27_hospital visits hurt her at times,my mom never showed signs of_28_.Her strength always made Tenesha feel_29_there had been nothing to worry about.This strength_30_Tenesha to live the life of a regular child.We almost_31_that she

44、 was sick.Unfortunately,after 5 years of a happy childhood,things began to_32_.Tenesha lost sight in her left eye,which was_33_by loss of sense in her left arm,eventually leaving her left side paralyzed(瘫痪的).My mom_34_her job and attended to her every need.With my mom by her side.Tenesha went to bed

45、 with a _35_ every night.At the age of 7,Tenesha left us.Her_36_was over.It was a(n)_37_difficult time for us all.However,it wasalso the best learning experience.We now know that no matter how_38_our sufferings may appear,we have a support system that will overcome it all.This is all because of the_

46、39_person in the world-my mom.When we all felt weak,my mom grew stronger.At a time of_40_,my mom grew victorious.She is my heroine!21.A.record B.promote C.experience D.abandon 22.A.discourage B.impress C.distinguish D.possess 23.A.disease B.missing C.mistake D.passing 24.A.asked B.doubted C.argued D

47、.whispered 25.A.confusing B.disappointing C.embarrassing D.heartbreaking 26.A.hope B.interest C.courage D.confidence 27.A.aimless B.priceless C.countless D.meaningless 28.A.pity B.weakness C.preference D.apology 29.A.as if B.even if C.once D.unless 30.A.forced B.challenged C.persuaded D.enabled 31.A

48、.hesitated B.forgot C.ignored D.avoided 32.A.take in B.clarify C.worsen D.fall out 33.A.followed B.approved C.caused D.accelerated 34.A.changed B.improved C.lost D.quit 35.A.wish B.smile C.reward D.dream 36.A.turning B.crime C.suffering D.adventure 37.A.universally B.extremely C.accurately D.properl

49、y 38.A.unstable B.unreliable C.unbelievable D.unbearable 39.A.strongest B.wisest C.healthiest D.proudest 40.A.sorrow B.tension C.defeat D.separation 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 Today,I will talk about my favourite novel,TheAdventuresofTomSawyer,_41._is written by

50、Mark Twain.Tom was the hero of the story.He lived with his aunt in a small town_42._(name)St.Petersburg.He ran away with his two_43._(friend)to an island in the middle of theMississippi Riverfor several days.They went to look for gold but got_44._(lose)in a cave._45._(luck),they found a box of gold.