2021年莆田市中山中学高三英语期中考试试卷及答案.pdf

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1、2021 年莆田市中山中学高三英语期中考试试卷及答案 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 Bird migration is described as the regular,seasonal movement of bird populations from one place to another and back again.The longer days and rich food of the northern summer provide greate

2、r chances for birds to feed their young.The longer daylight hours and enormous food resources allow birds to lay larger eggs than those of related non-migratory species that remain in the tropics all year round.As the days shorten in autumn and the breeding period is over,the birds return to warmer

3、regions where the available food supply differs little with the seasons changing.The advantages of migration make up for the high stress,physical exertion（消耗）,and other risks of the migration.Day length is the primary environmental factor that encourages birds to prepare for migration.They have an i

4、ncreased appetite which results in weight gaining,giving them the fat reserves that provide energy for their migratory flight.They also show more activity at night,which is when most birds migrate.While the length of day is the primary reason for migration,birds also respond to temperature changes.F

5、or example,if a spring is late and the temperature is lower than normal,birds delay migration;if a spring is early,birds also begin migration early.The timing of the migratory cycle must allow birds to arrive on the breeding site so that there is time tobuild a breeding place,mate,lay the eggs,and h

6、atch the young before the rich food is available to feed the young in the nest.Similarly,if birds wait until the climate in their northern breeding grounds becomes tolerable(可忍受的),there will be no time togain the necessary weight that provides the energy needed for their southbound migration.1.Why d

7、o birds migrate to the north in spring?A The temperature in the south has risen.B.They like traveling and enjoy the journey.C.The summer there is warmer than that in the south.D.The environment there is more suitable for them to feed their baby birds.2.What are the two factors that cause birds to mi

8、grate?A.Day length and food supply.B.Night length and high stress.C.Temperature changes and daylength.D.Food supply and temperature changes.3.Which can be the best title for the text?A.Birds Life B.Birds Migration C.Birds Breeding Habits D.Birds Living Environment B Put your hand over your heart and

9、 sit very still.You may notice that the sound of your heartbeat is similar to the beat of a drum.Your heart starts beating before you are born and continues throughout your life.For this reason,the beating of a drum stands for the rhythm of life for many people around the world.InGhana,a country inA

10、frica,many schools use drums instead of bells to show the beginning and ending of class.Through the drum,the children ofGhanaalso learn about their history and culture.They hear old stories passed on through the music of the drum.The stories of the drum also teach children games,rules and lessons ab

11、out behavior.For thousands of years inAfrica,drums have been used to tell stories of daily life and history.Drums told the coming of a king,the start of a war,or the birth of a child.They also allowed people to share messages.But how does a drum tell a story?InWest Africa,the most common drum used f

12、or communication is called a“talking drum”.By making higher orlower drum sounds,the drummer can make the drum“talk”.In many African languages,words go up and down in pitch(高音)when they are spoken,almost like a song.Depending on the pitch or tone(音调),the same sound can have many different meanings.Fo

13、r example,when spoken with two low tones,the African word“ilu”means“drum”.When spoken with one high and one low tone,“ilu”means“town”.Drum language works in the same way.Just as in spoken language,the word“ilu”has different meanings depending on how its drummed.When“ilu”is drummed with two beats usi

14、ng low tones,the word means“drum”.When“ilu”is drummed with two beats using one high and one low tone,it means“town”.Drummers create“words”to build ideas,sentences and stories.The next time you hear a song,listen for the heartbeat within the music.Can you hear the story of the drum?4.The first paragr

15、aph mainly tells us_.A.drums beat like our hearts B.drums have a long history C.drums are widely used in the world D.drums are important for many people worldwide 5.From the text,we learn that inGhanadrums_.A.are not as useful as before B.teach children a lot of things C.help bring the war to an end

16、 D.are used in class by teachers 6.The example of the African word“ilu”is used to show_.A.how a word can have different sounds B.how to speak African languages C.how a drum tells stories D.how to beat a drum 7.What would be the best title for the text?A.Know the history of the drum B.Listen to the s

17、tory of the drum C.Beat the drum of life D.Love me,love my drum C Jerry Lawson had a love of science and invention from a very young age.And,with the support of his family and teachers,he took that love and helped change the world for billions of people,when he invented the modem video game cartridg

18、e.Both of Jerrys parents supported his love of science and invention.His father,a longshoreman,was a science fan and encouraged Jerry to always experiment with things.Jerrys first-grade teacher helped encourage him on his path to be someone influential similar to George Washington Carver,a great Afr

19、icanAmerican inventor.His first love in school was chemistry but he ended up liking electronics（电子学）even more.He earned an amateur ham radio license at age 13 and built his own radio station in his room,with an antenna hanging out of his window!Jerry earned money from fixing television sets,visiting

20、 peoples homes for inhouse repair,and also working at local electronics stores.Jerry also made walkie-talkies and sold them to other kids.He spent many Saturdays at an electronics store that had all of the parts he needed for his inventions.He would use his small allowance and money he earned to buy

21、 parts to help fuel his inventions.When he was a young adult,Jerry joined Fairchild Semiconductor as an engineer.During this time,he created his own video arcade game（街机游戏），Demolition Derby,in his garage.A few years later,Jerry was asked to work on a secret project.Not even his boss was allowed to k

22、now what he was doing!What it turned out to be was that he was designing the Fairchild Channel F video gameconsole（游戏控制器）and leading the team that invented the video game cartridge.This was the first of its kind and enabled kids around the world to affordably play video games at home.Just like with

23、automobiles，many advances have occurred since the inventionof video games.Video games are now one of the biggest forms of entertainment in the world.But all of this would not have been possible without the vision,passion,and skill of Jerry Lawson and his learn.8.How did Jerry earn money when he was

24、a teenager?A.By running his radio station.B.By selling television sets.C.By repairing things for others.D.By making electronic parts.9.Before Jerrys secret project,playing video games at home was_.A.expensive B.harmful C.common D.tiring 10.What does the author mainly tell us in the last paragraph?A.

25、Jerry Lawson and his team can be more skillful.B.Jerry Lawson is important to the game industry.C.Many advances have taken place in the automobile industry.D.Video games are now the most popular form of entertainment.11.What can be the best title for the text?A.Video Gaming-An Important Industry B.G

26、ame Console-Key to Home Video Games C.Jerry Lawson-Father of Modern Gaming D.Support and Encouragement-Necessary for Success D Concerns about health,animals and the environment are leading more people to remove meat from their diet.Plant-based meat alternatives(替代品)increasingly appear in supermarket

27、s and restaurants.But what some people call clean meat-meat grown from cells in a laboratoryis still an idea that is just beginning.More than 24 companies are testing lab-grown fish,beef and chicken.These businesses hope to enter the alternative meat market,which could be worth$140 billion by 2029.O

28、ne of the companies,Shiok Meats,grows its product by taking shrimp cells and keeping them at a fixed temperature.They are then given nutrients in a solution(溶液).The cells become meat in four to six weeks.This lab-grown meats price is high.One kilogram of it now costs$5,000,said Shiok Meats chief exe

29、cutive Sandhya Sriram.At that cost,a single pork and shrimp dumpling could be as much as$300.Sriram,avegetarian,hopes to cut the cost to$50 for one kilogram by the end of this year.“We are looking at next year,so we might be the first ever company to launch a cell-based meat product in the world,”Sr

30、iram said.“Shiok Meats still needs approval from the citys food regulator,and that matters the most at present.”Although people increasingly demand meat alternatives,cell-based meat companies still faceresistance(抵制)to their products.In Singapore,some people said they would give lab grown meat a sec

31、ond thought.“I may not exactly dare to eat it,but I do find the idea appealing because the animals in the oceans are declining,”said 60-year-old Pet Loh,while sheshopped for shrimps in a Singapore market.Any alternative way of making animal protein without harming the environment is positive,said Pa

32、ul Teng,a specialist in agriculture technology at Nanyang Technological University.But,he added,more studies are needed to understand any negative result of making cellular protein.12.Why are more people eating less meat?A.Because lab-grown meat has more nutrition.B.Because plant-based food is getti

33、ng popular.C.Because meat in the market is increasingly expensive.D.Because health and the environment are their concerns.13.What is the most important for Shiok Meats at present according to Sriram?A.Bringing down the price.B.Gaining consumers acceptance.C.Obtaining official permission.D.Getting ah

34、ead of other companies.14.Which word best describes Pet Lohs attitude towards lab-grown meat?A.Doubtful.B.Uncaring.C.Negative.D.Positive.15.What is the text mainly about?A.A new way to make a fortune.B.Negative results of lab-grown meat.C.New research findings on healthy diet.D.A meat alternative gr

35、own in labs.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 I am a Korean-American growing up inKorea.My delayed first day atWheatonCollegewas my first time in theU.S.in more than 10 years.From my first time eating at Chipotle to the endless variety of Scotch tapes on display at

36、 Target,culture shock affected me deeply.I was flooded with the rush of Starbucks caffeine(咖啡因)._16_ On that first day to-do list was a job interview for a worker position.The interviewer asked where l was from.Seoul._17_English literature.He said,Oh,you must be enthusiastic about coming all the way

37、 here to study English fromKorea!”That comment annoyed me,in a way I couldnt describe then.Its clearer now:_18_The interviewer was measuring my passion without knowing anything about me,only based on where l was coming from.That interview was a small example of what came after that first day of coll

38、ege,but I hesitate to tell the story because some people who made ridiculously ignorant(无知的)comments ended up being my good friends.This wasnt easy._19_Through them,I learned to express my feelings clearly in words.To them,I owe this story.We get to know some people and others we dont.We make decisi

39、ons to involve in conversationsor not._20_otherwise,I would have stayed in my bubble,meeting only people who say things that sound right.A.People think differently from me.B.It taught me disagreements are unnecessary.C.It took a lot of listening,patience and effort.D.The comment was focused on my up

40、bringing.E.He then asked what l would be studying here.F.I was excited and terrified but tried to act bravely.G.In a way,Im thankful that I had to take those extra steps from the first day.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 On Saturday morni

41、ng，a heavy snowfall covered the ground of the nursing homeIt was_21_without all the other patients and medical workers I enjoyed working as the charge nurse on these_22_men My Big Boys，as I called them，were sitting there_23_watching TVI loved the_24_these retired men of various occupations toldThey

42、also_25_the questions I asked them about their_26_My question today was，“Did you like to play in the snow when you were young?”Their eyes lighted up as they_27_the excitement“I havent felt snow in many years，”said Stanley from his wheelchair，gazing_28_the large picture window “_29_wont last long”sai

43、d another Dared I?But why not?I might get_30_but I would not get fired So I gathered up some huge_31_I went out the back door and filled them with snowI took the first container of snow inside to Stanley“Do you remember_32_a snowball?”Stanley smiled，reaching out his_33_hands，took a handful of the sn

44、ow and began forming a_34_“Who would you like to throw it at?”I asked“Tom!”Stanley shouted_35_as he threw the ball at the man near the doorThen all the men got into the action“Better duck!”one shouted“Catch this one!”another_36_ Laughter filled the whole nursing home_37_also became a victim and soon

45、 found myself fighting，too The_38_lasted until the snow began to melt Their laughter，smiles and energy_39_the whole day I saw the_40_inside these Big Boys 21.A.worse B.quieter C.simpler D.heavier 22.A.elderly B.serious C.painful D.poor 23.A.peacefully B.proudly C.stably D.eagerly 24.A.ideas B.1ies C

46、.stories D.differences 25.A.argued B.missed C.doubted D.enjoyed 26.A.dreams B.ages C.friends D.youths 27.A.accepted B.experienced C.recalled D.recognized 28.A.outside B.inside C.upon D.over 29.A.Frost B.Rain C.Wind D.Snow 30.A.hurt B.scolded C.trapped D.1ost 31.A.stones B.containers C.courage D.stre

47、ngth 32.A.throwing B.taking C.making D.hitting 33.A.flexible B.trembling C.graceful D.free 34.A.ball B.habit C.toy D.team 35.A.naturally B.nervously C.desperately D.excitedly 36.A.tried B.suggested C.challenged D.whispered 37.A.He B.They C.I D.We 38.A.break B.fights C.business D.exercises 39.A.brigh

48、tened B.started C.happened D.finished 40.A.True Love B.Determined Gentlemen C.Human Curiosity D.Little Boys 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 Experience China,a popular week-long holiday program,took place online for the first time on Monday.It was organized by the Conf

49、ucius Institute in Frankfurt_41._the Chinese language and some Chinese culture are taught._42._(design)for German children who are interested in the Chinese language and culture,this years program has been simplified_43._(adapt)to childrens online attention span(持续时间)and habits.It has fewer events o

50、f dancing and martial arts_44._more real-time video chat with Chinese youth in China.The Institutes online classes will gradually take_45._place of traditional ones in late March.Various after-class activities,such as attending reading clubs and Tai Chi lessons,are_46._(access)to its students.“The f