2021届中山市古镇镇南高级中学高三英语下学期期末试题及参考答案.pdf

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1、2021 届中山市古镇镇南高级中学高三英语下学期期末试题及参考答案 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 Songkran,Thailand This festival marks the Thai New Year,which is celebrated in the second week of April.This is the hottest time of the year in Thailand,so it makes sense that the bi

2、ggest Songkran tradition is to throw water on people.Thais of all ages join in water fights,using buckets,hoses(软管)and water guns to celebrate the event.Boryeong Mud Festival,South Korea Dont expect to come home clean after experiencing the Boryeong Mud Festival in South Korea.Famous for its mineral

3、-rich mudflats,visitors rush to Boryeong in July to make themselves in mud,swim in grey pools and enjoy the party.There are even mudslides and a mud skiing competition for those who are seeking the extreme mud adventure!La Tomatina,Spain The festival dates back to a parade in which some naughty teen

4、agers knocked one performer off his stilts(高跷)and caused a fight of throwing vegetables accidentally.It was once banned until 1957 when the locals held a protest with a funeral.They carried a coffin containing a huge tomato as bands played a funeral march.In the following decades,La Tomatina has bec

5、ome a popular event.If you join the event,be aware that you squash(压扁)the tomato before throwing it.Have a great time but avoid causing any injury.Dia de los Muertos,Mexico Beginning at the midnight of October 31 and lasting through November 2,it is a festival when families gather together to rememb

6、er those loved ones who have died,aiming to help them on their spiritual journey.On these days,Mexican families prepare special tables in their homes.On top of them theyll put photos of the dead and their favorite food.They also visit the graves of their beloved ones to show their respect to the dea

7、d.1.If you want to experience a special new year in a country,you can choose to visit _.A.Thailand B.South Korea C.Spain D.Mexico 2.What may happen to you as a visitor in La Tomatina?A.You can perform stilts.B.Your can play funeral music in bands.C.You may be covered with mud.D.You may be attacked w

8、ith tomatoes.3.Which festival is similar to the Tomb Sweeping Festival in China?A.Songkran.B.Boryeong Mud Festival.C.La Tomatina.D.Dia de los Muertos.B Imagine that youare a superhero.Your superpowers are activated by a special suit.The suit communicates with your brain.It allows you to do amazing t

9、hings with only a thought.By concentrating on strength,for example,you can kick a soccer ball across a field.By focusing on swift actions,you can jump to the top of a tree.Such a connection between mind and machine may sound like a fantasy.To scientists,though,it is a very real goal.They are creatin

10、g machines that let disabled monkeys walk.These machines may soon help disabled humans do the same.Unlike other bionic devices,these robotic“super suits”do not communicate with muscles and nerves.Instead,they have a direct line to the brain.In 2005,doctors drilled a hole in the skull of Hutchinson,w

11、ho had lost her right arm in an accident.Then they inserted a sensor onto her motor cortex(大脑皮层运动区).Wires connected the sensor to a receiver on her head.After she recovered,researchers pluggedHutchinsons receiver into a cable that relayed signals from her brain to computers.Then they connected a rob

12、otic arm to the computers.The computerscould interpretHutchinsons brain signals to move the arm.Soon,Hutchinson,the computer,and the robotic arm became a team.Hutchinsonwas even able to lift her hand and drink from a cup.“She smiled when she put down that drinkthats everything.”says Donoghue,a brain

13、 scientist.Today other scientists are building on that success.One of those scientists is Dr.Miguel Nicolelis,who designed a whole-body bionic equipment.In 2014,a disabled former athlete kicked the first ball of the World Cup Games wearing one of Miguels full-body exoskeletons.The exoskeleton was co

14、nnected to brain signal sensors in the mans cap.By thinking about kicking,he sent signals to a computer on his back.The computer then translated the signal into an exoskeleton-aided kick.Such designs may become common as scientists keep merging mind and machine.4.Which can best describe the tone of

15、paragraph 1?A.Narrative and serious.B.Persuasive and critical.C.Informative and objective.D.Descriptive and imaginative.5.What is paragraph 3 mainly about?A.Reason of the experiment.B.Results of the experiment.C.Process of the experiment.D.Significance of the experiment.6.Why is Dr.Miguels exoskelet

16、on special?A.It can be used on animals.B.It can move the whole body.C.It was supported by computers.D.It was connected directly to the brain.7.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A.Robotic suits may be widely used to help disabled people.B.Exoskeleton is more common thanHutchinsons bionic a

17、rm.C.Scientific experiments are commonly carried out in football fields.D.Disabled athletes can now play football again with the help of computer.C In someareas ofCalifornia,its so dry that farmers arent willing to plant crops this season.Growers,north ofSan Francisco,have begun pulling out of local

18、 farmers markets.CountyLineHarvest,which farms more than 30 acres inPetaluma,hasnt had enough water to grow all the peppers,lettuces and other produce for a long time,according to a video on its Instagram page.Nearby farms arc saying the same,emphasizing(强调)the effect of theextendeddry periods.Calif

19、orniagrows a third of theUnited States vegetables and two-thirds of the nations fruits and nuts.If dry weather prevents farmers from growing plants,that could lead to pushing up the price of food thats already starting to affect theU.S.economy.“Due to severe drought,for the first time in 21 years,we

20、 will not be able to grow this summer inPetaluma,CountyLinesaid in its post.Drew Lerner,president of World Weather Inc.inKansas,saidCalifornia“missed the rainy season and wont see much moisture(水分)over the next several months.A La Nina weather pattern in the Pacific pushed winter storms north and aw

21、ay from the state,leaving it with less moisture than usual.AsCaliforniagets most of its water from winter storms,little relief is expected before October.That has left growers such as Shao Shan Fann in a bind.The business cant offer the selection of Asian vegetables and Bay Area staples it usually g

22、rows at its Bolinas location,according to its website.Nearby,Green Valley Community Farm has access to only about 5%of the water it usually relies on,owner David Plescia said.Hes looking for new land with enough water to use,and also has a permit in the works to grow cannabis to make up for the lost

23、 income.If it doesnt make it,hell leave the fields empty.“Its part of our generations cross to bear,figuring out how to run small or medium-scale farm businesses in this kind of atmosphere of highly variable rainfall,”Andrew said.8.What does the underlined word“extended”in the second paragraph mean?

24、A.Hot.B.Short.C.Long.D.Wonderful.9.Which is the result if the dry weather stops famers from planting crops?A.Theincreaseinthe priceof food.B.The growth of economy inU.S.C.Lessmoisture than usual.D.The low price of Asian vegetables.10.From what Andrew said,we can infer(推断)all of the following stateme

25、nts EXCEPT that_.A.The climate is not very good B.It is part of the burden for people of his generation C.It is hard for him to run his farm businesses insuch bad climate D.He is sure that the serious drought will come to an end soon 11.What does the passage mainly talk about?A.How do the famers run

26、 businesses inCalifornia.B.How does the owner look for new land with enough water C.California farmers facing drought choose not to plant crops.D.The farm economy of theUnited Stateshas changed a lot.D Japans prime minister encouraged the decision to ban viewers,even family members,by issuing a stat

27、e of emergency order in Tokyo earlier this month in response to rising COVID-19 case numbers.From the perspective of sports psychologists,an Olympics without fans is a real-life science experiment that is helping researchers and clinicians to comb through the true impact of a crowd of fans on its pl

28、ayersand on viewers at home.The strange circumstances under which the games are held may place unexpected pressure on some athletes.On Tuesday,superstar gymnast Simone Biles dropped out of the womens team event,telling teammates and reporters she wasnt in the right“headspace”to compete.“Its been rea

29、lly stressful this Olympic Games.There are a lot of different variables going into it,”Biles told the Washington Post.The 2020 Summer Olympics bears similarities and differences to other major sporting events without viewers.The English Premier League supplemented(增加)game broadcasts with crowd noise

30、 from the soccer video game FIFA 20,mixed with game audio in real time.A Taiwanese baseball team and German soccer team began populating stands with cardboard cutouts of fans,and the trend caught on internationally.Jamey Houle,the lead sports psychologist for Ohio State University Athletics and a fo

31、rmer Al-American gymnast,says competitive athletes are trained in visualization imagining performing a certain action or motion,such as doing a roundoff back handspring in gymnastics.Without moving a muscle,players using visualization can solidify neural(神经的)connections and activate their motor cort

32、ex(皮层).To visualize most effectively,Houle says,athletes working with sports psychologists will try to simulate as closely as possible the conditions of actual gameplay.Empty stadiums may thus have a measurable impact on players performance.This phenomenon is grounded in a psychological concept call

33、ed“social facilitation”,referring to a change in a persons performance that occurs when others are around compared to when a person is alone.12.What caused Biles to drop out of the womens team event?A.The poor physical condition.B.The absence of the audience.C.The fiercely competitive event.D.The in

34、fluence of crowds of fans.13.What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?A.The Taiwanese baseball team is a success.B.The tendency mentioned is popular among some sporting events.C.The 2020 Summer Olympics is stricter in preventing the pandemic.D.The crowd noise plays a leading role in the English Premier

35、 League.14.How does Houle explain the impact of empty stadiums on players performance?A.By doing a roundoff back handspring.B.By simulating the conditions of actual gameplay.C.By using the concept called social facilitation.D.By changing the viewers of a player.15.What message does the author mainly

36、 convey in the text?A.Athletes should be trained in visualization.B.Audience should be admitted to the Olympics.C.Social facilitation is helpful to sporting events.D.Viewers present may influence players performance.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 Pain is usually

37、 connected to a nervous system.When you put your hand too close to a hot stove,nerve cells send a warning of danger to your brain._16_That,in turn,causes you to pull your hand away beforeany serious damage is done.Plants dont have nerves or brains,so they cant feel pain like you do._17_And since the

38、y cant escape a potentially dangerous situation,they need other ways of fighting back.The biggest threat to a plants life is getting eaten.Some plants discourage plant-eaters from chewing on them by growing thorns or sharp little hairs,like a rose or a cactus does.Other plants produce bad-tasting or

39、 even toxic chemicals._18_ But a plant called bittersweet nightshade does something even more smartly.When a slug,a small creature,chews holes in a nightshades leaf,a kind of sweet juice begins dripping out of the edges of the wound,almost as if the plant were bleeding._19_In their quest to collect

40、the juice,the ants gather all over the injured nightshade plant and attack anything that stands in their way-including the slug that damaged the plant in the first place.In short:Slug attacks plant;plant calls army of ants to come closer to kill slug.Thus,the plant can help itself by calling the ene

41、mies of its own enemies._20_But they have armies of cold-blooded killers always ready to obey their orders.A.Plants may look like passive victims.B.Your brain recognizes that signal as pain.C.This sweet juice successfully drives the slug away.D.Your brain is definitely a complex nervous system,E.The

42、 sweet juice happens to be a favorite food of ants.F.These force potential attackers to abandon their meals.G.But plants definitely do recognize when something is hurting them.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 Summer vacation is the most aw

43、aited time in a students life.It is time to relax and_21_the world around us.I visited Bulgaria this summer holidays,where I_22_with my good friend.At the beginning of the first day we were having a great time,you know,much_23_,no work.Spending the whole day on the beach was really_24_.Everything wa

44、s going in the best way,except for the_25_evening.When it became much colder outside,we_26_to buy something to eat.I left our bags in front of the hotel and my buddy Gosia asked our teachers to have a look at our_27_once in a while.Having ensured they were_28_,we finally went to the nearest shop.Whe

45、n we came back,it seemed nobody_29_about our bags,in which we had our cosmetics and clothes!Members of the_30_as well as teachers went into the_31_,leaving our bags alone._32_,Gosia and I ran towards the front of the building only to find Gosias bag was in the right place while mine_33_!My teachers

46、were really ashamed about the fact they had_34_about my luggage.So not only were they really_35_,but they also did their best to find the_36_and my bag.Firstly I was really stressed and I thought it would_37_my great holidays as I had thought but_38_both my bags and the thief were_39_the next day!So

47、 thats my funny story.Did you have any_40_,maybe even some similar to mine?If yes,I hope it ended as well as mine did!21.A.lead B.affect C.explore D.change 22.A.survived B.hiked C.worked D.went 23.A.boredom B.rest C.burden D.hardship 24.A.relaxing B.tiring C.disappointing D.embarrassing 25.A.coming

48、B.familiar C.peaceful D.pleasant 26.A.refused B.failed C.decided D.feared 27.A.friends B.belongings C.rooms D.pets 28.A.comfortable B.valuable C.empty D.safe 29.A.debated B.learned C.heard D.remembered 30.A.camp B.research C.committee D.company 31.A.shop B.park C.hotel D.beach 32.A.Slowly B.Immediat

49、ely C.Curiously D.Carefully 33.A.dropped B.existed C.damaged D.disappeared 34.A.forgotten B.opened C.examined D.exchanged 35.A.creative B.outgoing C.helpful D.generous 36.A.passenger B.thief C.traveler D.waiter 37.A.enrich B.mislead C.improve D.ruin 38.A.fortunately B.honestly C.particularly D.stran

50、gely 39.A.caught B.returned C.found D.reported 40.A.arrangements B.adventures C.sufferings D.disasters 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 The loquat(枇杷)is native to southeastern China.The_41._(leaf)of the loquat tree bear a similarity to thepipa,_42._ancient Chinese inst