2021年茂名市第十六中学高三英语上学期期中试卷及答案.pdf

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1、2021 年茂名市第十六中学高三英语上学期期中试卷及答案 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 Conservation Volunteering in New Zealand Whether you are a student,professional or a retiree(退休者),anyone is welcome to make a difference and contribute to protecting some of the most beau

2、tiful islands in the world.Choose a suitable city and travelout to your conservation(保护)site to work with local people!Duration:1-12 weeks Dates:Throughout the year Arrival day:Friday Return day:Friday Requirement:General level of fitness Age:18+What will I be doing?Volunteer in New Zealand and enjo

3、y conserving the environment through activities such as:Tree planting Walking trail construction Protect native birds,insects,fish and penguins Seed collection Weed control You,and a group of up to 10 volunteers,will work under the guidance of a conservation team leader.Your team leader will give yo

4、u regular safety instructions,inform you of the project aims and assist you with working effectively.No previous experience is necessary to join the project.All you need is a love of the environment and a fairly good level of fitness to help out!1.Who can sign up for this conservation volunteering p

5、roject?A.A retired maths teacher.B.A primary school student.C.A scientist with heart disease.D.A businessman in a wheelchair.2.What can you do on the volunteer trip?A.Protect cultural sites and go shopping.B.Enjoy local sightseeing and go fishing.C.Protect weeds and build roads.D.Collect seeds and p

6、lant trees.3.From which is the text probably taken?A.A history book.B.A travel magazine.C.A research paper.D.A novel.B Pablo Picasso was born on October25 inMalaga.Spain in 1881.Taking after his father,Picasso shared apassion（热爱）for painting and art.Even though he wasnt the best student in school,Pi

7、casso excelled at drawing.Noticing his amazing talent,Picassos father,an artist,taught him everything he knew.Before long,Picasso could paint and draw much better than his father.With this rich talent,Picasso paid less and less attention to his schoolwork and spent the majority of his day sketching

8、and drawing in notepads and sketchbooks.When he was a little bit older,Picasso moved twice and was accepted into two fine art programs.However,he didnt care very much for the special techniques they taught and often wandered the streets by himself drawing the scenes around him.After moving to these

9、two places,Picasso moved back home toBarcelonaand decided that he would develop new techniques of art and painting based on what he saw.Later,Picasso decided to move toParis,France,where he began perfecting his own techniques of painting,drawing and other forms of art.His drawings.paintings,and an i

10、ncluded pieces about sadness,poverty,classics and self-portraits.One of his major types of work is calledcubism（立体派），which includes art with all sizes of geometric shapes together on the piece of an.This type of art is very important because no other artists had come up with the idea before.Picasso

11、decided to try something new,and as a result,cubismis widely accepted today as a classic style of art.Picasso inspires us to always be thinking.He tells us to think outside the box and come up with fresh new ideas that can change the world.He surely plays a significant role in the art field.4.What d

12、o we know about Picasso as a student at school?A.He hated doing his homework.B.He was very proud of his talent.C.He showed great talent for drawing.D.He was often praised by his teacher.5.What did Picassos father do when he found Picassos gift?A.He tried his best to help Picasso.B.He blamed Picasso

13、for his laziness.C.He asked Picasso to finish his work on time.D.He encouraged Picasso to do better at school.6.What was Picassos attitude towards the special techniques at that time?A.He thought highly of them.B.He took no interest in them.C.He was confused about them.D.He was concerned about them.

14、7.What does the author tell us in the last two paragraphs?A.Picasso has great faith in art.B.Picasso has changed the world a lot.C.Picasso can do anything he wants to.D.Picasso is a highly creative artist.C As an eco-minimalist,Su Yige has maintained an environmentally friendly and sustainable lifes

15、tyle for the past three years while studying in Canada.She takes her own bag when she goes grocery shopping and uses second-hand items as often as possible.She avoids almost all paper-related products unless she has to use a public toilet while away from home.Diligence and thrift are time-honored tr

16、aditional Chinese virtues.Sus family is a good example of this,according to the native of Weihai,Shandong province.Although they have little formal“green”knowledge,her parents lead a very environmentally friendly life.For example,the family has used the same hair dryer for more than a decade,and Su

17、remembers many of her mothers clothes from as far back as kindergarten.“As long as something can still be used,my mother will not replace it with a new item,”she said.“I frequently asked my father to bring the plastic bag back home after dumping our waste in the trash bin.He was unhappy,and argued t

18、hat instead of making that request,I should go downstairs to dump the waste myself”she said.In another move,her father criticized her for doing too much shopping online.Eventually,they both made steps toward becoming better environmentalists.Her father brings the bag back for reuse and she has only

19、bought two pieces of clothing online in the past six months.Back in Canada,Su is looking forward to finding a job related to sustainable development in China after she graduates as a computer science major in the summer.8.Which of the following best describes Su Yige?A.Conservative.B.Nostalgic.C.Eco

20、nomical.D.Productive.9.What can be found about Sus mother according to the third paragraph?A.She has a lot of formal green knowledge.B.She regards using the same items as a lifestyle.C.She always wears old clothes due to lack of money.D.She will not replace the old items until they are out of style.

21、10.What can be inferred about Su and her father?A.Both of them like to criticize each other.B.Sus father is particular about her clothes.C.The relationship between them is very tense.D.They urge each other to become more environmentally friendly.11.What can we learn about the author soon after she g

22、raduates in Canada?A.She will stay there to look for a job.B.She will put effort into computer science.C.She will devote herself to her motherlands future.D.She will come back to China to stay with her parents.D If you travel inAthens,against popular belief,I would highly recommend saving the Acropo

23、lis for your secondday.As attractive as it is to head straight to the most famous building in the city,there are several reasons why you should hold off until later.Sunriseis the best time to see the ruins,and who wants to spend their first day in anew citywaking up at6 a.m.?On top of that,the Acrop

24、olis is going to make every other site inAthensless important in comparison,so I recommend not hitting it on your first day.We got to the southeast gate at 7：30,half an hour before it opened at 8.When the gate opened,we rushed to the hill.Our plan paid off because we had the whole complex to ourselv

25、es for five minutes.In this age of overtourism,getting to the greatness of the Acropolis with nobody else around felt special and excited.The Acropolis is the name given to the complex on top of the hill,and its made up of several buildings.Theres theTempleofAthena Nike,the Parthenon,the Old Temple

26、of Athena,the Legendary Olive Tree of the Pandroseion,the Porch of the Caryatids at the Erechtheion.and on your way down,the Odeon of Herodes Atticus.Something that sounds boring but isnt is theAcropolisMuseum,and I recommend spending a couple of hours there.As someone who is a museum-avoider,I list

27、ened to the recommendations of everyone who had been,and made myself go inside.And I loved it.The museum houses tons of sculptures unearthed from the Acropolis,and it was interesting to check them out.Head toSyntagma Squarenext to watch the changing of the guard.This takes place every hour on the ho

28、ur,so try to time your visit perfectly.The guards wear fun clothes and make for interesting photos.12.The author suggests visiting the Acropolis on the second day so that _.A.it can save visitors a lot of time B.it can save visitors from getting up early C.it can make for a better travel experience

29、D.it can give visitors a better understanding ofAthens 13.How did the author feel when he ran to the top of the hill?A.Bored.B.Worried.C.Relaxed.D.Amazed.14.With what may the author agree about theAcropolisMuseum?A.It is so great that it should be visited last.B.It is enjoyable and worth visiting.C.

30、It wastes a lot of time.D.It should be avoided.15.What is the purpose of the text?A.To provide some advice on visiting the Acropolis.B.To introduce the history of the Acropolis.C.To call on people to protect historic sites.D.To encourage people to travel around.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

31、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 Giving generously and receiving gratefully make it easier to live happily with others._16_ Let me start with the idea of giving generously._17_For example,my husband and I have family members who only contact us when they need money.We usually accept their requests,but

32、 we rarely receive a“thank you”.Most people would say that my husband and I are being used,and I suppose we are.But when we give,we shouldnt be giving for the purpose of getting gratitude or praise._18_ The good news is that when we lead our lives being nice toothers,our lives run more smoothly.If y

33、oure generous,yes,some people will use you.But if you practice being generous,most of your relationships will improve._19_I truly believe that you cannot say thank you enough when you receive.So often we get lazy about expressing gratitude.Parents can feel unappreciated by their children,and teacher

34、s can feel unappreciated by their students.Do you think it unnecessary to thank them when receiving just because a task is part of someones job description?Thats wrong!Words of appreciation make others feel good about themselves likenothing else.Its good for us to say thank you because we regularly

35、need to remind ourselves of how lucky we are._20_ If you are looking for a way to improve your life,I can give you one：Give generously and receive gratefully.A.Thus,saying thank you”can bring us good luck.B.Rather,we should be giving because its a good thing.C.And hearing those two words can make us

36、 feel great for days.D.And at the same time,we should remember to receive gratefully.E.In return,we are to help others by giving them our time or money,F.I think people are unwilling to be generous to others for fear of being used.G.Yet,why do we have such difficulty achieving these things in our re

37、lationships?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 Last year I decided to do some volunteer work.I began to_21_on the Internet and discovered Volunteer USA.Three months later I_22_myself on a plane toPhoenix,Arizona.I was_23_at the thought of li

38、ving with loads of new people for three months.However,within fifteen minutes of_24_,my worries had gone.Everyone was so_25_and like-minded that it was very_26_to feel at home.I was sent to theCoronadoNational Forestfor my first 8-day_27_.We had to_28_everything we needed and walk three miles to whe

39、re we worked.It may not seem like a_29_way but in 35heat and with a heavy pack,my legs were on fire.My job was to_30_a stairway out of rock.This_31_climbing up and down the side of a mountain inhabited(栖息)by mountain lions,although I should say they were only heard,never_32_.Three days later,a beaut

40、iful stairway came into being.The_33_of knowing that my_34_will be on that mountainside for years to come is massive.But on the last night we were_35_in a thunderstorm.I woke up at midnight to find a swimming pool in my tent.The temperature was close to_36_.I had to spend the rest of the night tremb

41、ling in the only_37_part of my tent._38_,I suffered a lot.But I know whatever I have to face in my life I was there and I_39_.I think I am much_40_for having taken part in the project.21.A.calculate B.negotiate C.advertise D.research 22.A.imagined B.introduced C.enjoyed D.found 23.A.annoyed B.surpri

42、sed C.scared D.excited 24.A.arriving B.sleeping C.thinking D.walking 25.A.confident B.friendly C.energetic D.curious 26.A.funny B.good C.lucky D.easy 27.A.tour B.project C.campaign D.course 28.A.drop B.make C.carry D.buy 29.A.nice B.safe C.long D.quick 30.A.build B.test C.clean D.guard 31.A.helped B

43、.ended C.allowed D.meant 32.A.hunted B.trained C.seen D.fed 33.A.satisfaction B.ambition C.expectation D.intention 34.A.work B.memory C.record D.story 35.A.left B.caught C.attacked D.separated 36.A.boiling B.average C.normal D.freezing 37.A.tidy B.dry C.new D.soft 38.A.By the way B.Regardless of tha

44、t C.Needless to say D.In either case 39.A.survived B.resisted C.escaped D.recovered 40.A.smarter B.stronger C.happier D.busier 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 What is clone?The noun“clone”and the verb“to clone”are not used consistently.In biology a clone is a cell or

45、an organism,which is_41._(genetic)the same as another cell or organism.Many simple organisms such as bacteria reproduce themselves by_42._(copy)their DNA and splitting(分裂)in half.The verb“to clone”refers_43._the process of creating cloned cells or organisms.The process differs,_44._(depend)on the ki

46、nds of cells used in the cloning procedure and the desired result.Usually,_45._scientists clone an animal,they take the nucleus(核)of a cell and place it into an egg cell from_46._the nucleus has been removed.The egg cell then divides to produce_47._embryo that develops an animal if the procedures wo

47、rk as_48._(plan).Different from other cloning cases,Dolly was created from a specialized adult cell,_49._from a very early embryonic cell in which no specialized_50._(tissue)begin to develop.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.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增

48、加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改 10 处，多者(从第 11 处起)不计分。I will never forget the day where my sister left home to work in another city.I was sad or unwilling to separate from her,but later I realize our separation would not last fo

49、rever.She often wrote to me,telling me she felt proud to be able to live on her.Since my sister was able to earn money from her first job,she decided to find out her own apartment,at least her own rooms.That was how she met Rebecca,who put an advertisement to a roommate.It was perfect match.With so

50、many sharing interests and values,they became good friends sooner.第二节书面表达（满分 25 分）52.假定你是李华，你所在的城市即将举办国际贸易博览会，有关部门现在向全社会招聘志愿者。请你写信应聘，内容包括：1具有为国际友人服务的热情；2掌握丰富的中国文化知识，既是服务人员，也是文化的传播者；3具有流利的英语表达能力，能做好沟通工作。注意：1字迹工整；2词数：80 左右；3开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数。参考词汇：国际贸易博览会 the International Trade Exposition 传播者 disseminat