2021届东莞市大朗启明学校高三英语下学期期中考试试卷及答案解析.pdf

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1、2021 届东莞市大朗启明学校高三英语下学期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 Some colleges have started offering their own gap year programs to support students who want to take a year off in a meaningful way.Below,well look at four of these programs.American

2、 University Gap Program When to apply:By July 15 or November 15 Is there funding available?No.In American University Gap Program,students spend three days per week with a government or business organization in the city.Students go on field trips,listen to guest speakers,take part in hands-on lessons

3、 and work on service projects as a group.Students who complete the program can earn seven credits.Duke University Gap Year Program When to apply:By early May of each year Is there funding available?Yes,$5,000 to$15,000.Though Duke University has no course of study or experience for its gap year prog

4、ram,it encourages students to have an independent plan for their year off,particularly one that promotes personal growth.Independent experiences may include community service,personalized experiential learning opportunities and others.Florida State University Gap Year When to apply:By February 24 Is

5、 there funding available?Yes,up to$5,000.Florida State University offers gap year funding to students wishing to work or volunteer before starting college.In order to get the momey,students must explain their plans for their gap year.The experience must last over one year.St Norbert College Bridge Y

6、ear Experience When to apply:not specified Is there funding available?Not specified.Students taking part in the Bridge Year Experience can travel to locations such as New Mexico,Wisconsin and Guatemala during the fall term,where they learn about the local cultures,take courses and get service opport

7、unities.1.What does Duke University advise students to do during their gap year?A.Focus on their personal growth.B.Be independent of their parents.C.Apply before the end of November.D.Contact some off-campus organization.2.How can students get gap year funding from Florida State University?A.By havi

8、ng extra credits.B.By organizing several projects.C.By showing their gap plans.D.By doing volunteer work.3.If you are interested in travelling,you can choose _.A.Florida State University Gap Year B.American University Gap Program C.Duke University Gap Year Program D.St.Norbert College Bridge Year Ex

9、perience B For as long as I can remember,my body and I have shared a relationship of discontent.Growing up,I was skinnier than the other kids and at five I was told I wasnt attractive and that I must put on some weight.But no matter how much I ate,I stayed thin for years until adolescence.Then I sta

10、rted putting on weight almost immediately.I remember feeling happy as I began to fill out.However,my joy didnt last long.I was thirteen when I was first called fat.Friends and neighbours would make jokes on my big size.As I entered my late teens,I had completely lost confidence in my body and,subseq

11、uently,in myself.Having failed to live up to conventional beauty standards,I was convinced that if I wanted to be loved,I needed to offer more,doing anything to please everyone around.I entered adulthood thinking I wasnt“enough”an idea that was seeded not only by the fact that“skinny”is celebrated,b

12、ut also by the language associated with accounts of losing weightselfimprovement,disciplineall virtues.Being fat quickly categorizes you as lazy and undisciplined.Consumed by thoughts of the way my body looked,I didnt notice the other ways my body needed attention.I failed to realize,for example,tha

13、t my period was much heavier and more painful than ever before.Actually I developed a rare disease and later I had two surgeries.I was always made to feel that my weight was the root of a lot of problems in my life;I have learnt this is not true.After a lot of selfreflection and some professional he

14、lp,I realized I never learnt to like myself.While two decades of selfhatred cannot be undone overnight,I have taken first steps to acceptance.I am now much lighter than before,in body and mind.There are days I find voices on social media saying I am too fat to be loved or to be worthy,but I am learn

15、ing not to focus on that thought for long.As long as I like myself,just the way I am,opinions at the end of the day are just water off a ducks back.4.What can we learn about the author from the first two paragraphs?A.She could change her weight at will.B.She had different beauty standards from other

16、s.C.She tried to love others to build her confidence.D.She was greatly influenced by others opinions.5.Why did the author think she wasnt“enough”?A.She was poorly disciplined.B.She failed to celebrate“skinny”C.She was labelled as lazy for her weight.D.She put on more weight after entering adulthood.

17、6.What caused the author to make a change?A.Her lighter body.B.A troublesome illness.C.Popular beauty standards.D.Others critical comments.7.What is the best title for the text?A.Beauty matters.B.Opinions vary.C.Worth your weight.D.Beyond your limits.C A Virginia teen is doing his part to make sure

18、frontline health care workers are getting the meals they need to help them take care of themselves and others.Arul Nigam,17,of Tysons Corner,Va.,has had to make several adjustments since his school year ended abruptly in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic(新冠疫情).“We didnthave any classes for l

19、ike over a month and then after that there were a lot of technical difficulties.So I started to have a lot more free time,”he tells Yahoo Life.“It was really saddening,but it was also something that really surprised me,that our health care workers are facing something like that,”Nigam says.“So I wan

20、ted to see what I could do to help them because obviously,theyre sacrificing so much and giving so much for all of us.”In late March,the teen started fundraising efforts with the help of friends and family to help these health care workers receive much-needed meals.He also began doing research about

21、 what hospitals had the most amount of coronavirus cases,so he could prioritize those places first.He was also arranging for the orders to be fulfilled at local family-owned restaurants impacted by shutdown orders.So far,Nigam has delivered over 1,000 meals to 22 hospitals in 13 states,including New

22、 York,Massachusetts and Maryland.Nigams efforts have not only helped health care workers,but restaurants as well.With quarantine restrictionstaking a toll onthe food industry,places like Best Coast Burrito in Oakland,Calif.,have lost business over the last few weeks.Best Coasts owner,Alvin Shen,tell

23、s Yahoo Life that being able to partner with Arul and others in efforts to feed those on the frontline has been a big help.8.What would Nigam probably do according to his words?A.Study at home by himself.B.Spend the more free time playing.C.Donate some money to health care workers.D.Do something hel

24、pful for health care workers.9.What is Nigams priority when delivering food?A.The urgency of meals.B.The severity of the virus.C.The number of doctors.D.The position of hospitals.10.What does the phrase“taking a toll on”in the last paragraph mean?A.Turning a blind eye to.B.Keeping an eye on.C Causin

25、g lots of damage to.D.Answering completely for.11.Where can you probably read this text?A.Science fiction.B.Fashion magazine.C.Life magazine.D.Entertainment newspaper.D For decades,an organization,called Ulum Dalska,based in a small Swedish town called Alvdalen,hasbeen working hard to help save a la

26、nguage called EIfdalian.Elfdalian sounds nothing like the countrys national language,Swedish,which press secretary Bjorm Rehnstrom said affected the language about 100 years ago.At that point,Elfdalian declined.Ulla Schitt,also a Ulum Dalska member,experienced the change while growing up in Alvdalen

27、.“My parents spoke Efdalian with each other,and with my grandma and my aunts and uncles and everyone around,”Schit said.“But when they turned to me,they spoke Swedish.”Schitt said her parents spoke Swedish with her because thats what was spoken in schools.But people are getting creative in the fight

28、 to change that trend.Musicians are creating new songs with Elfdalian.Several childrens books were also translated into EIfdalian,including Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.Additionally,Bjorm Rehnstrom helps run a popular Facebook group that offers courses in the Elfdalian language,where

29、he offers lessons to the groups 1,800 global members from America,Australia,South America,Indonesia,Haiti and Cape Verde.The local government supports the teaching and preservation of Elfdalian.Bjom Rehnstrom said they eagerly paid for a sign that reads:“Welcome to Alvdalen”in Elfdalian.But the nati

30、onal government of Sweden is a different story.They currently consider Eidalian a dialect of Swedish,not its own language.Schitt said every time a language dies it is a sad moment.To her,losing Elfdalian would be an especially tragic(悲剧的)loss.“Its a part of our identity.Its part of our culture,”she

31、said.“And if part of your identity and culture dies,a part of yourself dies.”Getting Elfdalian recognized as a language by the Swedish government,she added,is key to making sure that death doesnt come.12.Why was Ulum Dalska founded?A.To teach Swedish.B.To save Elfdalian.C.To improve Alvdalen.D.To he

32、lp schools.13.Why Schitts parents spoke Swedish with her?A.They could only speak Swedish fluently.B.Schitt longed to speak Swedish at home.C.Swedish was the language of schools.D.It was required by her school teachers,14.What can we infer from paragraph 4?A.Many people are trying to help to save Elf

33、dalian.B.Songs in Elfdalian are becoming more popular.C.Le Petit Prince was translated into various languages.D.Courses in Eldalian are provided to the world freely.15.What does Schitt think of preserving Elfdalian?A.Satisfactory.B.Vital.C.Dangerous.D.Meaningless.第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）阅读下面短文，从短

34、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 What do you imagine when you think of a forest?You probably imagine a vast area of land covered with trees.But as many traditional forests are destroyed,tiny forests some as small as a tennis court have sprung up(涌现)in cities around the world._16_.These mini forests

35、are inspired by Akira Miyawaki,a botanist,or plant scientist from Japan who pioneered a special way of growing forests._17_It involves plantinga wide variety of native trees close together and leaving them to grow into a forest.Miyawaki has planted more than 1,000 of these in Japan and other countri

36、es.The Miyawaki method is said to grow trees 10 times faster than other methods._18_Thats according to a 2018 study by Wageningen University,in the Netherlands.The study says the diversity of tree species attracts a greater variety of insects looking for food and shelter._19_Boomforest is an organiz

37、ation in Paris,France.It planted two forests using the Japanese botanists method.The group also teaches people how they can grow their own mini forests.In the Netherlands,IVN Nature Education has helped communities build 100 forests using the Miyawaki method.The group also educates kids about tiny f

38、orests.Simon Lewis,a professor of global change science at University College London,is excited about tiny forests.He explains that its important to grow trees because they absorb carbon dioxide._20_He hopes more people will use the Miyawaki method to plant mini forests.A.It plans to double that num

39、ber by 2022.B.The Miyawaki method has become popular in Europe.C.Theyre increasing biodiversity(生物多样性)and fighting climate change.D.Thats a gas that contributes to climatechange.E.Lewis points to trees grown and cut down to make paper.F.Its known as the Miyawaki method.G.And these tiny forests are m

40、ore bio-diverse than traditional forests.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 Both in their seventies,Tububatu and his wife Taoshengchagan live in a village near Badain Jaran,Inner Mongolia.Theyve been spending every day since they retired in

41、2002 fighting against_21_.Before Tububatu others had tried but_22_.He just wanted to make a difference.He started by_23_just 50 trees a year,but kept doubling his_24_to the point where he now plants thousands of trees a year.The retired couple have been slowly growing their little desert forest at t

42、heir own_25_.so that they live a very_26_life.Even though they mostly plant drought-resistant(抗旱的)types like sacsaoul trees and desert cistanche,they still make sure to_27_them at least once a day to make them grow_28_ Although theyve been_29_by some neighbors who think their efforts are_30_to fail,

43、they havent given up.Over the last 19 years,the couple have planted over 266 hectares of desert and have no_31_of stopping.Besides_32_the spread of the desert,Tububatu is also making a living by planting,as the desert cistanche is a(n)_33_medicinal plant that can sell for up to 100 yuan per kilogram

44、.For nearly 20 years Tububatu and his wife have been working hard,and_34_they have planted over 70,000 trees,_35_more than I million yuan of their savings.The_36_conditions have weakened their health and they look_37_than they actually are,but they refuse to_38_their battle against the desert.The co

45、uple have received several_39_and honors from the government over the years,becoming a good_40_for all environmentalists.21.A.pollution B.poverty C.sandstorm D.hunger 22.A.changed B.finished C.failed D.disappeared 23.A.growing B.buying C.borrowing D.protecting 24.A.ideas B.efforts C.dreams D.difficu

46、lties 25.A.expense B.risk C.time D.convenience 26.A.comfortable B.quiet C.happy D.simple 27.A.cut B.cover C.water D.replace 28.A.equally B.quickly C.naturally D.healthily 29.A.cheered up B.laughed at C.picked up D.taken in 30.A.ready B.sure C.early D.final 31.A.plans B.hopes C.chances D.ways 32.A.st

47、ressing B.improving C.slowing D.following 33.A.cheap B.ordinary C.useless D.popular 34.A.in the process B.on the other hand C.in other words D.on average 35.A.losing B.spending C.wasting D.collecting 36.A.special B.strange C.different D.terrible 37.A.taller B.dirtier C.thinner D.older 38.A.continue

48、B.abandon C.start D.announce 39.A.cards B.letters C.prizes D.reviews 40.A.model B.role C.family D.lesson 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 Many people think the novel coronavirus will disappear as the temperature_41._(go)up.However,whether it will or not is still uncert

49、ain.Experts have warned that it is unwise to bet on the hot weather_42._(stop)the spread of the virus.An official of the WHO Health Emergencies Program stated that_43._present there is no clear evidence_44._(suggest)COVID-19 will disappear in the summer.“We still have no idea how the virus will beha

50、ve and spread in different climatic_45._ (condition),”said the official,warning against the prediction that the virus would just disappear by_46._(it)in the summertime like other typical flu virus.A professor fromHarvardUniversitydisagrees with those_47._believe that changes in weather will make_48.