2021年苏州市第一高级中学高三英语上学期期末考试试题及答案.pdf

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1、2021 年苏州市第一高级中学高三英语上学期期末考试试题及答案 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 The Internet can provide a wealth of educational resources for small children,if you know where to look.Enchanted Learning Enchanted learning is a great website for children,and I know

2、 several teachers who rely on it for materials for their classrooms.Most of the information is free,but for$20.00 per year,you can purchase a membership that allows you to have access to the site without the advertising.The pages here are great.There are color1 ed pages and worksheets for toddlers(学

3、步儿童)and school-age children.Starfall Starfall is another good educational website for small children.Teachers often use this website in classrooms.It emphasizes reading skills for early learners.The website is aimed at first-grade-level learners,but it has tools that can help all children from pre-K

4、 to second grade.The website has reading activities,worksheets to download,and a store where you can purchase educational materials for your children.Sesame Street Workshop Kids loveSesame Street,and it is always educational.This is one of the funniest websites online for children because it is very

5、 well animated and has great sound effects.The website has games and stories for small kids,and they can create letters at the post office and mail them to their favorite characters.1.Why does Enchanted Learning offer purchasing memberships?A.Charging for the information.B.Charging for downloading m

6、aterials.C.Giving access to the site without the ads.D.Providing unlimited search for more pages.2.Where can you buy educational materials for your children?A.Enchanted Learning B.Starfall C.Sesame Street Workshop D.Colored pages 3.What is the purpose of this text?A.To introduce.B.To discuss.C.To pe

7、rsuade.D.To educate.B Like all cultural institutions,galleries and art fairs are adapting to a new reality.Art Basel Hong Kong,Asias biggest contemporary-art fair,was cancelled because of covid-19,but anyone he who had planned to visit last week could enjoy an experimental alternative：the viewing ro

8、om.At the click of a keyboard)you could enter an overall view but private visual salon,without having to brave the airless Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.There,on one webpage,was Jeff Koons riffing(翻唱)on Botticellis Primavera in a tribute to the history of painting at David Zwirner Galle

9、ry.Ota Fine Arts offered one collector the chance to acquire an infinity(无限)room“,one of the most Instagrammed artworks of recent years-the creation of the fantasies,nonagenarian(九十多岁)Japanese artist,Yayoi Kusama.White Cube presented a large collection of international works by Andreas Gursky(German

10、),Theaster Gates(American)and Beatriz Milhazes(Brazilian).But not every artist,gallery and form showed to equal advantage in this alternative fair.Not surprisingly,simple two-dimensional works in bright colours came across best No sculpture or conceptual art was included Besides depth and texture,th

11、ere are aspects of gallery hopping that a website is unlikely to copy.One isserendipitythe sense of wandering between artworks and encountering the unexpected.Another is sociability.Art is a communion between artist and viewer,but galleries and fairs are also places to swap opinions and share enthus

12、iasms.Thereare ways to compensate(or these inevitable(不可避免的)disadvantages.As they shut their physical doors,some of the worlds nest galleries and museums are offering advanced interactive visits,360 degree videos and walk around tours of their collections,allwithout queues and high ticket prices.One

13、 of the best is laid on by the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam；its tour allows visitors to view its Vermeers and Rembrandts,including the magnicent Night Watch”,far more closely than would normally he possible.Another standout offering is from the Museu de Arte de SPaulo,which has an even broader collectio

14、n.On its virtual platform,its pain tings,spanning 700 years,appear to be hanging in an open-plan space,seemingly hung on glass panels,or crystal easels”as the.museum calls them,ideal for close-up inspection,4.From the paragraph 3,we may know A.Primavera was originally painted by JeKoons B.“innity ro

15、om”was the most popular artworks of recent years on social media C.White Cube displayed a great many works by artists from different nations D.Various paintings and statues showed on the webpage are well-received 5.What does the underlined word serendipity in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A.surprise B.t

16、reasure C.expectation D.compromise 6.What is the purpose of writing the last paragraph?A.To introduce some popular art show in the world.B.To show that there are some alternative ways to promote the display during covid-19 epidemic.C.To prove that paintings hung on glass panels can be idealfor close

17、-up inspection,D.To release some information about some extraordinary art shows.7.What is the best title?A.Art beyond the internet.B.Fascinating art.C.Art under covid-19.D.gallery hopping C Its become an accepted part of keeping up to date with extended family and friends,but if schoolchildren were

18、in their parents shoes,the majority wouldnt share posts of their sons and daughters online.Over 55%said they would not upload news about,or images of,their children to their social media feeds,according to survey of over 16,000 pupils by Votes for Schools.While some were concerned about being embarr

19、assed or the longevity of content which could remain online indefinitely,others expressed concern about their personal data beingcompromised.One of the pupils surveyed said,“Although our parents mean well,sometimes theconsequenceof a post can be disastrous.”In response to thesurvey,childrens mental

20、health charity Place2Be and law firm Mishcon de Reya have produced three films ahead of the Christmas holidays the best period for parental oversharing.In one video,about safety online,10-year-old Adavan said,“If you share anything with your family,you know whos going to see it.But if you share it p

21、ublicly,there are millions of people who can see your picture.”Joe Hancock,a security lead at Mishcon de Reya,encouraged parents to share wisely.“Simple steps,such as checking your privacy settings and asking others not to share content of your children on their accounts if they have not updated the

22、ir privacy settings,are a good start.And,as we found out from the children during filming,having their permission is key,”he said.The study marks a shift away from the usual debate about teaching children to use the Internet safely.Sandra Davis,head of the law firms family department,said,“Children

23、are the experts on the real and immediate impact of sharenting（晒娃）the full extent of which we cannot know yet.We must ensure we listen to children and take their views into consideration now in order to avoid any unintendedconsequences further down the line.”8.Whats most pupils attitude towards shar

24、ing posts about children?A.Skeptical.B.Unconcerned.C.Tolerant.D.Unwilling.9.What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 2?A.Summarize the previous paragraph.B.Provide some advice for parents.C.Predict the consequence of sharing posts.D.Give reasons for the result of the survey.10.What should pare

25、nts first pay attention to according to Joe Hancock?A.Safety.B.Consequence.C.Wisdom.D.Health.11.What can we learn from the last paragraph?A.Parents should take childrens opinions into account.B.Parents should teach children to use the Internet safely.C.Children must make sure to listen to their pare

26、nts.D.Children should avoid unintended consequences of sharenting.D Ask a classroom of children to draw a scientist,and youll see plenty of color1 ed lab coats and glasses.The image(画像)hasnt changed much since the 1960s,but the person wearing the lab coat is changing.A new analysis finds that more f

27、emale scientists have appeared in kids?drawings in recent decades going from nearly nonexistent in the 1960s to about a third in 2016.The first of many“draw-a-scientist studies asked nearly 5,000 children to draw a scientist between 1966 and 1977.Of those 5,000 drawings,only 28 drew female scientist

28、s.That was just 0.56 percent.Today,female scientists are being presented more in the media.For example,in a content analysis,13 percent of people pictured in science feature stories of the 1960s were women or girls,compared with 44 percent in the 2000s.“That might really affect childrens idea on wha

29、t a scientist should be like,”says Miller,a Ph.D.candidate in psychology.To look for changes in childrensperceptionover time,the researchers conducted a meta-analysis,combining data from 78 studies that included a total of more than 20,000 children from kindergarten to the 12th grade.On average,28 p

30、ercent of children drew female scientists in studies conducted from 1965 to 2016.What hasnt changed much:kids pick up stereotypes(模式化观念）by gender(性别）as they grow up.At age 6,about 70 percent of the girls in the more recent studiesdrew female scientists.By age 16,75 percent drew male scientists.This

31、is an important period in which kids are learning stereotypes.Its important that teachers and parents present diverse examples of both male and female scientists.12.Whats the picture of scientists drawn by a 1960s,kid like?A.A man with long curly hair.B.A woman with lab glasses.C.A woman in a formal

32、 lab suit.D.A man in a color1 ed lab coat.13.What may contribute to the changes in kids drawings?A.The improvement of women social status.B.The kids are affected by teachers and parents.C.More female scientists appear in the media.D.The increasing number of female scientists.14.What does the underli

33、ned word“perception”in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?A.Belief.B.Idea.C.Habit.D.Growth.15.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that.A.its a stereotype that scientists are generally males B.girls are more influenced by stereotypes than boys C.some children are born with certain stereotypes D.mo

34、st children tend to prefer female scientists 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 When we set a goal,we are doing so with the determination to achieve it at some time._16_.Here are some tips on how to do that.Defining your goals.The most challenging part is establishi

35、ng exactly what your goals are in the first place.Begin by evaluating where you are at present._17_.Include your skills,talents,and achievements.Then move on to write about where you would like to be in the future.What is your ultimate aim?If possible,include a timetable.Keep the bigger picture in m

36、ind._18_.Turn that dream into a goal by giving it substance,and planning the route.Your timetable for success will gradually come together,and you can decide where you want to be in,say,one year,five years,or ten years.Dont fudge it,be specific,and be ambitious.Look at the detail._19_.Consider the s

37、hort-term objectives you will need to achieve as you progress towards your ultimate goal.Enter these into your timetable so you have a clear idea of the steps you will need to take.Perhaps you will need qualifications or money to fund your efforts to reach your goal._20_.Whatever you write in your p

38、lan for the future is going to guide you through the whole process.You will be referring to it frequently and will need it to be inspiring and motivational.You will not be inspired if you use negative language.List what you are going to do in positive tones that will encourage you and spur you on.A.

39、Always be positive B.Find the encouraging words C.Your current situation will determine your next step D.Turn your dream into a goal and decide on your path E.Creatinga timetable means you will have to think of the big picture F.Achieving short-term goals will require mastery of many different skill

40、s G.One of the best ways to guarantee those goals will be achieved is by writing them down 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 Its often said that you can judge a person by looking at whats on their bookshelves.Well,when I asked myself this q

41、uestion a few years ago,I made a(n)_21_discovery.Pretty much all the_22_on my bookshelves were written by British authors,and there was almost nothing in translation from other_23_.What a shame!So,I decided to begin my_24_reading project.But how could I find books from much of the rest of the world?

42、I had to ask for_25_.So in October 2011,I started my blog,and I_26_a short appeal(呼吁)online.Within hours,people began to_27_.At first,it was friends and colleagues.Then it was friends of friends.And soon,it was_28_.Four days later,I got a(n)_29_from a woman called Rafidah in Kuala Lumpur.She said sh

43、e loved myproject,_30_if she could go to her local English-language bookshop and choose my Malaysian book and post it to me.I_31_accepted,and a few weeks later,a package_32_containing nothing but two booksRafidahs choice from Malaysia,and a book from Singapore that she had also_33_for me.At the time

44、,I was_34_that a stranger more than 6,000 miles away would go to such lengths to help someone she would probably never_35_.But Rafidahs kindness_36_to be the pattern for that year.Time and again,people went out of their_37_to help me.And books often came from_38_sources.A writer even emailed me an u

45、npublished translation of his novel to me,allowing me to become one of the_39_people ever to read that book in English.That year,thanks to kind strangers from the four_40_of the world.I read books from over 100 countries.21.A.pleasing B.shocking C.exciting D.touching 22.A.books B.dictionaries C.phot

46、os D.discs 23.A.accents B.cultures C.backgrounds D.languages 24.A.national B.global C.official D.beneficial 25.A.money B.direction C.help D.permission 26.A.posted B.returned C.received D.searched 27.A.come into view B.get in touch C.take no notice D.come to life 28.A.stars B.writers C.strangers D.ad

47、ults 29.A.parcel B.gift C.envelope D.message 30.A.wondering B.doubting C.worrying D.realizing 31.A.awkwardly B.unwillingly C.happily D.confidently 32.A.rose B.arrived C.dropped D.fell 33.A.picked out B.come across C.given away D.dealt with 34.A.confused B.curious C.frightened D.amazed 35.A.meet B.at

48、tract C.hurt D.ignore 36.A.appeared B.happened C.proved D.recognized 37.A.home B.company C.business D.way 38.A.useful B.surprising C.familiar D.common 39.A.best B.last C.first D.latest 40.A.corners B.squares C.oceans D.sides 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 As the name

49、 suggests,Sichuan Hot Pot was born in Sichuan Province,_41._is known for its_42._(prefer)for spicy food.This mouth-burning and tonguenumbing hot pot has been gaining a large amount of attention in recent years in foreign countries.The_43._(universe)accepted theory traces the Sichuan Hot Pot back to

50、early 20 century when the port workers and fishermen who worked and lived along the Yangtze River could not afford_44._(eat)the regular cuts of meat so they figured out a way to cook cheap meats and offal(内脏)_45._boiling them in a pot of extremely spicy soup.The use of spicy soup first_46._(intend)t