2021届东营区黄河街道办事处第一中学高三英语期末试题及答案解析.pdf

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1、2021 届东营区黄河街道办事处第一中学高三英语期末试题及答案解析 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 F the Art World competition.Prize-The winner of each type will get the chance to display their artworks in a week-long exhibition inChelsea,New York.Eligibility-Open to artists all o

2、ver the world.Entry Fee(参赛费)-$24 for a maximum of 3 submitted(提交的)photos.Date of Exhibition-From 25thApril to 2ndMay.F the Art World is an international art competition organized by which is quite unusual,compared to other competitions.The artworks are not judged on the basis of creativity and skill

3、.Instead,theyre judged by the depth of the subject matter.The subject this year is“A Competition About Change”,where artists can try and show how theyd like to change humanity in a good way.Notes*For this competition,there are three types for submissions,namely:street art,fine art,and digital art.*E

4、ach type will have a winner as chosen by the organizers and all the winners will have the wonderful chance to exhibit their works at the Unarthodox Gallery inNew Yorkin a week-long exhibition.*All the winners will also receive 100%of the sale price when any of their artworks are sold!Winners will al

5、so be displayed on the website and the entrants artworks will also be displayed in the opening ceremony(仪式)as well.1.What is special about F the Art World Competition?AIt is free to attend.B.It lasts for over a week.C.It is open to artists inNew York.D.It centers on the depth of the artworks.2.What

6、will the winners get?A.Prize money.B.A chance to visit an exhibition.C.A written judgement of their artworks.D.Money from the sale of their artworks.3.Where will the entrants artworks be shown?A.In the street.B.In the opening ceremony.C.On the website.D.At the market.B Understanding the link between

7、 a clean environment and human life is not a new concept.In fact,it was noticed as early as ancient Rome.Today we see how green living has infiluenced our everyday lives.There is a growing community of people who embrace a zero waste lifestyle and make changes to the way they live to reduce their ca

8、rbon footprint.Living a zero waste lifestyle means doing ones best to achieve the aim of not sending anything to a landfill.People who adopt this lifestyle ultimately cut down on their waste by reducing what they need and want.They reuse what they own,sending few things to be recycled.Many people wh

9、o adopt the zero waste lifestyle claim to be frustrated by the many harmful chemical substances found in beauty and cleaning products.They also find the uses of disposable items and excessive packaging.For example,how many times have we had to peel away layers of plastic wrap and cardboard before fi

10、nally taking out the item which we had bought?Instead of buying pre-packed food and goods,those who identify with the zero waste philosophy tend to shop in stores that allow them to make purchases and bring their own cloth bags and glass jars to store their purchases.Many people may have the misconc

11、eption that it is easier to live a zero waste lifestyle in the West.Nevertheless,Malaysian environmental journalist,Ms.Aurora Tin,has proven that a zero waste lifestyle is possible even in the Asian context.Instead of going to the supermarket to buy pre-packaged foods,Ms.Tin now visits the wet marke

12、t and brings her own bags for vegetables.She has even stopped using store-bought toothpaste and makes her own toothpaste from coconut oil and baking soda.This lifestyle may be too big a change for the average person,but we could follow her suit to make gradual changes to our own lives.4.Which of the

13、 following is a zero waste lifestyle?A.Bringing a resuable container to take away food.B.Choosing appliances that cost less money.C.Turning off a device to stop using power.D.Classifying the garbage before throwing it away.5.What may disappoint a person who adopts a zero waste lifestyle?A.Recycable

14、carboard.B.Excessive packaging.C.Glass jars to store purchases.D.Natural substances in cleaning products.6.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?A.How do people live a zero waste lifestyle.B.Why Ms.Tin chooses to live a zero waste lifestyle.C.We can also practice a zero waste lifestyle in Asia

15、.D.It is easy to live a zero waste lifestyle in the West.7.What is the best title of the passage?A.Living a zero waste lifestyle.B.Going green ismore than a fashion.C.A zero waste lifetyle is easy to achieve.D.Making environmentally-conscious decisions.C On March 18,34-year-old Lance Karlson was wal

16、king on the beach and looking for somewhere toswim in Geographe Bay when he saw what he thought was a stingray(黄貂鱼)leap from the water.Realizing the creature was,in fact,an octopus(章鱼),he started filming it just in time for the angry octopus to launch itself at him.He immediately felt a sharp pain a

17、cross his left arm,followed by a second strike across his neck and upper back.His goggles(护目镜)fogged and the water around him turned dark with what he thought might have been octopus ink as he struggled back toward the shore.I was confused it was more of a shock than a fright,said Karlson,I might ha

18、ve hit on its home.Within a minute,a perfect imprint of an octopus tentacle(触手)appeared on Karlsons neck and back.A former volunteer lifeguard,Karlson rushed back to his hotelroom to find something acidic to put on the wound.All his family could grab was Coca-Cola,which his wife poured over his back

19、 and the pain disappeared.The pain went away and more than anything since then,its been more the physical hit that was painful.The imprint on my neck is more from the physical hit,and I guess it makes complete sense when you look at the video I took,he said.Karlson said hed never seen an octopus tha

20、t close before and watched Netflix documentary My Octopus Teacher after the incident to learn more about the species.They are beautiful creatures and I really hope this promotes more interest in octopuses as opposed to fear of them.I think this is a fascinating creature with clearly some very strong

21、 emotions just like we do as humans,he added.8.When did the octopus attack Karlson?A.When he was swimming in the bay.B.When he was shooting the octopus.C.When he was looking for some fish.D.When he was fighting against the octopus.9.What plays an essential role in reducing Karlsons pain?A.The lifegu

22、ards timely help.B.Karsons wifes quick action.C.The family members efforts.D.Karlsons knowledge of first aid.10.What does Karlson learn from his experience?A.The octopus is dangerous.B.People should get away from the octopus.C.People need know more about the octopus.D.The physical hit from the octop

23、us is painful.11.Which of the following might be the best title?A.Pain from Strong Attack B.First Aid for Octopus Strike C.Face to Face with Angry Octopus D.Under Sea with Dangerous Creature D When you walk on a sandy beach,it takes more energy than striding down a sidewalk because the weight of you

24、r body pushes into the sand.Turns out,the same thing is true for vehicles driving on roads.The weight of the vehicles creates a very shallow indentation(凹陷)in the pavement(路面)and it makes it such that its continuously driving up a very shallow hill.Jeremy Gregory,a sustainability scientist at M.I.T.

25、and histeam modeled how much energy could be saved and green-house gases avoided by simply stiffening(硬化)the nations roads and highways.And they found that stiffening 10 percent of the nations roads every year could prevent 440 megatons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions over the next five decad

26、es enough to offset half a percent of projected transportation sector emissions over that time period.To put those emissions savings into context that amount is equivalent to how much CO2 youd spare the planet by keeping a billion barrels of oil in the ground or by growing seven billion trees for a

27、decade.The results are in the Transportation Research Record.As for how to stiffen roads?Gregory says you could mix small amounts of synthetic fibers orcarbon nanotubes into paving materials.Or you could pave with cement-based concrete,which is stiffer than asphalt(沥青).This system could also be a wa

28、y to shave carbon emissions without some of the usual hurdles.Usually,when it comes to reducing emissions in the transportation sector,youre talking about changing policies related to vehicles and also driver behavior,which involves millions and millions of people as opposed to changing the way we d

29、esign and maintain our pavements.Thats just on the order of thousands of people who are working in transportation agencies.And when it comes to retrofitting(翻新)our streets and highways those agencies are where the rubber meets the road.12.Why does the author mention“walk on a sandy beach”in paragrap

30、h 1?A.To present a fact.B.To make a contrast.C.To explain a rule.D.To share an experience.13.What suggestion does the author give to reduce CO2 emissions?A.Hardening the road.B.Keeping oil in the ground.C.Growing trees for decades.D.Improving the transportation.14.What is the advantage of this sugge

31、stion?A.Gaining more support.B.Consuming less money.C.Involving more people.D.Facing fewer usual obstacles.15.What does the underlined part mean in the last paragraph?A.Those agencies are likely to make more rules.B.Those agencies will change some related policies.C.Those agenciesmight put more rubb

32、er tires on the roads.D.Those agencies will play a key role in making this happen.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 Hotels should be as good as their guests think they are.Guest satisfaction is quite important to any hotel._16_And even in many cases they will havet

33、o go above and beyond to impress the guests._17_ In todays world where everything is available on the Internet,customers tend to get their first information about the hotels online.The guest experience begins long before they arrive at the front desk to check in.Know your customers.Customer satisfac

34、tion is more than just a smile when you greet them.Knowing the customer base is what matters the most.Connect with your guests before they arrive at the front desk._18_It will help the hotel to add some touches and details that personalize the guest experience.Train your staff._19_A staff well-train

35、ed in dealing with the complaints,but more importantly avoiding them in the first place,will do better overall.Your employees must be friendly,welcoming and approachable.Respond to guest feedback(反馈).The hotel industry can be a tough one with requests and complaints coming in online,by email,phone o

36、r in person.So its important to actively respond to guest feedback._20_ A.Use social media to learn more about them.B.A good website improves the customer experience.C.Hotels need to provide the guests experience as promised.D.Its a must-have service that all guests expect when they arrive.E.Every m

37、ember of the hotel plays a significant role in the guest experience.F.You cant make each person who stays in the hotel feel like they are at home.G.When you do this,you are showing other travelers that you value the opinion of your guests.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

38、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 Mattew Shifrin has been building with Legos(乐高积木)since he was 5 withthe help of his friends.When he turned 13,he got a_21_birthday present from his friend,Lilya Finkel.It was an 843-piece Middle Eastern Lego palace.And with it were_22_that Finkel made specially for i

39、t.Finkel_23_a unique name for every one of the more than 800 pieces in the palace set.Then she spent countless hours_24_building instructions in Braille(盲文)that spelled out how to_25_them all together.His mind was blown.As a_26_person,Shifrin had never before been able to complete a Lego set_27_.Shi

40、frin knew immediately that he had to help other blind children find the same_28_.Shifrin says,For blind people,Lego sets act as small 3D_29_for real-life buildings instead of two-dimensional photographs.Lego bricks_30_me to see things that are_31_to explore by touch.For years after that incredible L

41、ego_32_,he together with Finkel created similar instructions for about 45 other Lego sets,all_33_on a website they created,Lego for the Blind.Shifrin began_34_the Lego company several years ago to discuss his work,but it was in 2017,when Finkel died of cancer,that he finally connected with the_35_pe

42、rson.His years-long efforts_36_when the Lego company released its first audio and Braille building instructions.The project is a high-tech version of what Shifrin and Finkel did for their_37_.It couldnt have been completed without Shifrins_38_ or without his determination.He just_39_Finkel had been

43、here to see it.I think shed be very glad that we came this_40_,Shifrin said.21.A.time-saving B.life-changing C.world-shaking D.heart-breaking 22.A.instructions B.rules C.skills D.requirements 23.A.invented B.remembered C.mentioned D.knew 24.A.getting B.practicing C.ignoring D.typing 25.A.mix B.fix C

44、.mend D.gather 26.A.blind B.deaf C.poor D.rich 27.A.in his favour B.in his turn C.on his own D.at his convenience 28.A.truth B.connection C.balance D.independence 29.A.patterns B.designs C.replacements D.arrangements 30.A.warn B.allow C.force D.trouble 31.A.impossible B.dangerous C.easy D.safe 32.A.

45、experiment B.performance C.practice D.experience 33.A.published B.selected C.identified D.canceled 34.A.putting up with B.catching up with C.reaching out to D.keeping away from 35.A.previous B.missing C.smart D.right 36.A.spread out B.blew up C.faded away D.paid off 37.A.company B.website C.building

46、s D.children 38.A.encouragement B.preparation C.involvement D.recommendation 39.A.predicted B.wished C.assumed D.expected 40.A.long B.far C.deep D.fast 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 Out of the 20 little things youve always wondered about,one _41._(probable)has to do

47、 with the small _42._(five)pocket on your jeans.By now,you might have given up on trying to use it since its too small to fit anything you actually need.But why is it there in the first place?Well,today,it doesnt really serve _43._ purpose,but it used to in the late 1800s.In reality,the small pocket

48、 is called a watch pocket because it was in origin intended _44._ a safe place for men to store their pocket _45._(watch).It dates back toLevisfirst ever pair of jeans,_46._(hit)the market in 1879.The Levi Strauss blog also pointed out that originally,there were only four pockets on a pair of blue j

49、eans,the watch pocket _47._(include).“The first blue jeans had four pocketsonly one in back and,in the front,two plus the small,watch pocket,”the blog stated.So next time you find _48._(you)standing casually with your thumb hooked in that small pocket,know that it originally _49._(use)to storea pock

50、et watch.And now that weve got to know the tiny jean pocket,find out _50._ blue is the most common color1.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节短文改错（满分 10 分）51.假定英语课上要求同桌之间修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在其下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均