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1、2021 届中山市广大坦洲镇汇翠学校高三英语下学期期末考试试卷及答案 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 Theatre reflects the values of the civilization out of which it grows.The following are the types of theatre performances an ancient Roman might have witnessed then.Fescennine Verse

2、 Fescennine Verse was a pioneer of Roman comedy.Ironic and improvisational（即兴的）,it was used mainly at festivals or weddings,and as invective.With early native Italian funny dialogues in Latin verse,it was thought to have combined with a tradition of performances by masked dancers and musicians from

3、Etruria.Fabula Atellana Fabula Atellana relied on common characters,masks,direct humor,and simple plots.They were performed by actors improvising.Fabula Atellana came from the Oscan city of Atella.There were 4 main types of characters:the braggart,the greedy blockhead,the clever hunchback and the st

4、upid old man,like modern Punch and Judy shows.Fabula Togata Named for the clothing symbolic of the Roman people Fabula Togata had various subtypes.One was the Fabula Tabernaria,named for the tavern（酒馆）where the comedys preferred characters,lowlifes,might be found.One describing more middle-class typ

5、es,and continuing the Roman clothing theme,was the Fabula Trabeata.Fabula Praetexta Fabula Praetexta is the name for Roman tragedies on Roman themes,Roman history or current politics.Fabula Praetexta was less popular than tragedies on Greek themes.During the Golden Age of drama in the Middle Republi

6、c,there were four great Roman writers of tragedy,Naevius,Ennius,Pacuvius,and Accius.Of their surviving tragedies,90 titles remain.All the performances above began as a translation of Greek forms,even to the extent of their being performed in Greek costume.1.Where might an ancient Roman witness Fesce

7、nnine Verse?A.At a party.B.At a funeral.C.At a wedding.D.At a concert.2.Which type of performance describes the middle-class life?A.Fabula Atellana.B.Fabula Tabernaria.C.Fabula Trabeata.D.Fabula Praetexta.3.What do the listed types of performances have in common?A.They copy Latin dramas.B.They take

8、on Greek forms.C.They reflect Roman themes.D.They refer to Italian stories.B Some years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of travel through Europe.I had been abroad a couple of times,but I could hardly claim to know my way around the continent.Moreover,my knowled

9、ge of foreign languages was limited to a little college French.I hesitated.How would I,unable to speak the language,totally unfamiliar with local geography or transportation system？It seemed impossible,and with considerable regret.Suddenly a thought ran through my mind:you cant learn if you dont try

10、.So I accepted the assignment.There were some bad moments.But by the time I had finished the trip I was an experienced traveler.And ever since,I have never hesitated to head for even the most remote of places,without guides or even advanced bookings,confident that somehow I will manage.The point is

11、that the new,along with the different,is almost scary by definition.But each time you try something,you learn,and as the learning piles up,the world opens to you.Ive learned to ski at 40,and flown up the Rhine River in a balloon.And I know Ill go on doing such things.Its not because Im braver or mor

12、e daring than others.Im not.But Ill accept anxiety as another name for challenge and I believe I can accomplish wonders.4.The author accepted the assignment because_.A.he had never travelled abroad before B.he hardly knew any foreign languages C.he was familiar with any other country in Europe D.he

13、would learn something new and different by trying 5.Which of the following statements is TRUE？A.The author had been abroad only twice.B.The author thought the trip was hard but worthwhile.C.The author admitted that anything different was terrible.D.The author must be good at doing research and makin

14、g interviews.6.We can infer from the text that the author is_.A.awkward B.generous C.stubborn D.brave 7.Whats the best title of the text？A.An Interesting Trip Abroad B.My First Writing Assignment C.Ready to Try and Challenge D.How to Be Daring and Brave.C If you have ever been disappointed because y

15、ou dont have a good gardener,the clever robot may one day become the helper of your indoor plants The Hexa Plant is a six-legged robot that has been specially made to care for the potted plant that carries on top of its head.Using light and heats sensors(传感器)the robot has the ability to carry its pl

16、ant in and out the daylight.If the houseplant needs more sun，the Hexa will walk into the sunlight;and if the houseplant is getting too hot,the Hexa will go back into the area that blocks direct light The Hexa Plant will even do a little dance when it senses that the plant needs to be watered to warn

17、 its owner.The robot was developed by Vincross engineer and founder Sun Tianqi after he saw a dead sunflower sitting in the darkness in a room back in 2014.”Plants only receive an action without responding,”SunTianqi wrote in a blog post.”Whether they are being cut,bitten,burned or pulled from the e

18、arth,or when they havent received enough sunshine,water,or are too hot or cold,they will hold still and take whatever is happening to them.According to Sun Tianqi,for billions of years,plants have never experienced movement of any kind,not even the simplest movement.In their whole lives,they stick t

19、o where they were born.Sun Tianqi continued,”Do they want break their own settings or have a tendency towards this?I do not know the answer,but would love to try to share some of this human tendency and technology with plants With the help of the robot,plants can experience the move”.The Hexa Plant

20、model robots are not for sale,though Vincross does sell a Hexa robot model.It is said that in the near future the robots can open up a new market to watch over our household plants 8.What can we learn about the Hexa Plant?A.It helps people do some gardening.B.It waters the plants through dancing C.I

21、t helps indoor plants get proper sunlight D.It carries the potted plant with its hands 9.What does the author try to show through Paragraph 3?A.The way plants spend their whole lives B.The common way people deal with plants C.The difference between plants and humans D.The cause of making the indoor

22、plants helper.10.What does Sun Tianqi try do using this technology?A.To develop gardening skills.B.To draw peoples attention plants C.make plants experience move D.study the living conditions of plants 11.What can be the best title for the text?A.A New Market for robots B.An Indoor Plants Helper C.A

23、n Important Development in Gardening D The Tendency of Gardening in the Future D In the world of Chinese archaeology(考古学),a sign of a digs importance is the sight of Zhou Mingsheng at work.A field technician who has worked at archaeological sites all aroundChina.Master Zhou iscredited with the gentl

24、est touch in his profession.Born into a farming family,he is a“national-level craftsman”with a talent for using simple tools to get relics(遗物)that wouldcrumblein other hands,says his current boss,Wang Xu,director of an archaeological site at Shuanghuaishu,a Neolithic(新石器时代的)settlement near the Yello

25、w River in the central province of Henan.It is not beauty that attracts visitors to Shuanghuaishu.At 5,300 years old,the settlement is the work of a culture too simple to have left behind many buried treasures.The single most precious find,to date,is a finger-length sculpture of a silkworm.Nor is th

26、e setting lovely:an area surrounded by deafening insects,between a highway and two power stations.Rather,the sites importance is historical.For since the birth of Chinese archaeology in the 1920s,it has been inseparable from claims thatChinahas the oldest unbroken civilisation on Earth.Leading archa

27、eologists say that the site has the right combination of location,age and distinctive cultural elements to be the capital of an early Chinese kingdom.That would make it a bridge betweenChinas written history and the era of the Yellow Emperor,who is said to rule over these central plains almost 5,000

28、 years ago,though many foreign scholars doubt his existence.Chinese media call the site proof ofChinas 5,000 years of history.Foreigners complain about a lack of written records,Mr.Wang notes.Perhaps they are missing symbols that will one day be understood,for instance in patterned pottery.Outsiders

29、“cant keep using Western standards to apply to Chinese ruins,”he argues.12.What does the underlined word“crumble”in Paragraph 1 mean?A.Break.B.Start.C.Wait.D.Shine.13.Why does Shuanghuaishu attract visitors?A.It has appealing scenery.B.It has various precious treasures.C.It is of great historical si

30、gnificance.D.It is easily accessible.14.What is Mr.Wangs attitude towards foreigners view?A.Unconcern.B.Disapproving.C.Supportive.D.Not mentioned.15.What does the passage mainly talk about?A.Chinese history amazes the world.B.Chinese archaeology catches on.C.China follows its tradition.D.Chinadigs i

31、ts past.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 Can Animals Predict Earthquakes?The belief that animals can predict earthquakes has been around for centuries.In 373 B.C.,historians recorded that some animals deserted theGreekCityof Helice in groups just days before a qua

32、ke hit the place._16_Fish moving violently and chickens that stop laying eggs were reported.Countless pet owners claimed to have witnessed their dogs and cats acting strangely before the ground shook._17_It was documented in news reports that three days before the 2008 Sichuan earthquake,thousands o

33、f toads(蟾蜍)appeared on the streets in Mianzhu,a city hit very hard where 2,000 people were killed.Also snakes reportedly left their homes and headed for safety several days before the destructive earthquake._18_Some theories are that they feel movements,or weak“shocks”,in the earth before humans do;

34、or that they become aware of gases going out of the earth.Another belief is that animals are very much in tune with Earths magnetic(磁性的)field,so they detect electrical signals caused by electromagnetic field changes,causing them to pay attention to the warning that an earthquake is about to happen.T

35、he United States Geological Survey states that there has been no concrete evidence for the fact that animal behavior has a relationship with the occurrence of an earthquake._19_American experts on earthquakes are also skeptical.They think that animals may have strange behavior at any time due to oth

36、er reasonsbecause they are hungry,defending their“countries”,or are about to face a dangerous situation._20_They continue to follow the“anecdotal evidence”.The hope is that one day what they have learned will prove to be extremely useful in predicting earthquakes more accurately,thus saving millions

37、 of lives.A.Exactly what animals have sensed cant be fully understood.B.The connection between them has never been scientifically made.C.Other researchers around the world,however,have not given up on the idea.D.It is necessary to know if the animal behavior is an advanced warning signal.E.Records o

38、f similar animal foretelling of earthquakes have surfaced ever since.F.Wild creatures also show various kinds of abnormal reactions before earthquakes.G.Perhaps this sense that some animals appear to have can protect us from natural disasters.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

39、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 winter,we were on a vacationin Dubai.One day,we were _21_Abu-Dhabi,traveling with a few passengers in a bus.At our first stop,we got out to_22_some pictures.At our second top,we_23_that wed forgotten our shoulder bag at the first stop.The_24_part was that ou

40、r passports and many other valuables were inside it.We were in great_25_,as we had to return to India in 2 days.During the process of_26_our bag we met so many strangers who were quite concerned and helpful with our_27_.A tour guide helped us stop a taxi so that we could travel back to the first sto

41、p to_28_our bag.A taxi driver stayed with us for 3 hours.He took us to a mosque（清真寺）near the first stop,_29_that a cleaner might have found the bag and taken it to a_30_place.He took us to the nearest police station and helped us with our_31_with the policeman,who only spoke Arabic,He_32_comforted u

42、s by saying,“Nobody_33_their goods in our country.Theres no_34_for you to worry!”A tourist who was walking outside the masque hail to be somewhere._35_,he decided to lend us a helping hand.A local man,who_36_found our bag，cheeked the bag and found a(n)_37_of a travel guide.He called him,so we got ou

43、r bag back at last.On that day t there was _38_worry inside me and I was thinking of what would happen next all the time.Ill never forget those strangers.Im grateful to them for their acts of_39_!The world needs more humane like them and I decide to try to_40_one of them.21.A.following B.visiting C.

44、evaluating D.distributing 22.A.enjoy B.purchase C.deliver D.take 23.A.realized B.ignored C.decided D.admitted 24.A.most B.latest C.worst D.least 25.A.regret B.panic C.embarrassment D.disappointment 26.A.searching for B.aiming at C.coming across D.looking through 27.A.ambition B.dilemma C.situation D

45、.expectation 28.A.lake over B.send for C.greet D.find 29.A.hoping B.remembering C.promising D.doubting 30.A.private B.safe C.busy D.new 31.A.relation B.negotiation C.discussion D.communication 32.A.eventually B.personally C.constantly D.immediately 33.A.leaves B.hides C.misses D.loses 34.A.time B.ne

46、ed C.chance D.luck 35.A.Besides B.Otherwise C.However D.Therefore 36.A.actually B.merely C.specially D.deliberately 37.A.address B.number C.certificate D.photo 38.A.real B.slight C.temporary D.innocent 39.A.bravery B.patience C.kindness D.generosity 40.A.benefit B.promote C.influence D.become 第二节（共

47、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 Khan Academy is a non-profit educational organization created in 2006 by educator Salman Khanand aiming at_41._(provide)“a free world-class education to anyone anywhere.”Khan offers more than 4,200 free micro lectures,each of_42._usually last

48、s 10 to 15 minutes.Unlike_43._(tradition)classes,Khan mainly offers courses for students below the college level.The classes can also help those planning to take the SAT,_44._exam often required for student wishing to enter an American college or university._45._(start)your learning journey at Khan

49、Academy,you should first of all enter the website with a personal e-mail account.Your personal homepage at Khan Academy_46._(design)to help you learn math.You can take it first to see your level.The academy then suggests exercises of the right level for you.If you are interested in other subjects,cl

50、ick“LEARN”to see all topics_47._(offer)online.Try“Art History”,for example,_48._you will be taken to all the things in that area like articles,videos and questions.Dont worry if you find_49._difficult to follow the course in English.Courses in_50._(translate)in Chinese,Japanese and other languages a