2021年衡阳市外国语学校高三英语上学期期末考试试卷及答案.pdf

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1、2021 年衡阳市外国语学校高三英语上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 I truly thought thatI might die that day.Had I not seen three bears and a few wolves over the last couple of days near the road,I might have just lain down and called it quits.What in t

2、he world was I thinking,dragging my bike up to Yellowstone and thinking I could ride from West Yellowstone to Old Faithful in the snow?No less!I had planned this trip for more than two months,and I wasnt about to give up so easily.The first few miles were beautiful.Ten miles in,I started sucking win

3、d.Fifteen miles and my legs felt like they were made of lead.By twenty miles,my lungs were burning and felt like there was nothing left in the tank.That was when I turned around and saw my husband and three children cheering me on in the van behind me.I knew I couldnt quit because I tell my children

4、 all the time that just because something is hard doesnt mean that you stop doing it.I had to live what Id been preaching(说教).That thought got me up that mountain and to the end of the ride.The importance of that ride was apparent after only a week.My eight-year-old daughter Emalee wanted to ride in

5、 a twelve-mile charity ride.That day was cold as well.She was the youngest rider.About four miles into the ride,she started feeling cold.The chill(寒冷)was making her muscles cramp a little and she began to struggle.By six miles,she had tears running down her face.It broke my heart to see her sufferin

6、g like that.I told herthat she didnt have to finish.She said that she wouldnt quit.I told her how I had wanted to quit the week before,but perseverance had gotten me to the end and I knew she could do it,too.The look on her face as she pulled into the finish was priceless.She threw her arms around m

7、e and said,“You didnt quit,Mommy,so neither did I.”1.What motivated the author to finish her ride?A.Her familys encouragement.B.Her own instruction for children.C.The beautiful scenery and weather.D.The careful and thorough preparation.2.By describing the conditions Emalee met,the author wanted to_.

8、A.show her guilt for her daughter B.prove that riding is a tough task C.persuade her daughter to give up D.indicate she was proud of Emalee 3.What does the author want to tell us according to the story?A.Never say die.B.Do nothing by halves.C.Children are what the mothers are.D.Every mothers child i

9、s handsome.B The shade of a single tree can provide welcome relief from the hot summer sun.But when that single tree is part of a small forest,it creates a considerable cooling effect.According to a study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,trees play a big role in

10、 keeping our cities cool.According to the study,the right amount of tree cover can lower summer daytime temperatures by as much as 10 degrees Fahrenheit.And the effect is quite noticeable from neighborhood to neighborhood,even down to the scale of a single city block.“We knew that cities are warmer

11、than the surrounding countryside,but we found that temperatures vary just as much within cities,”says Monica Turner,a professor in the department of Integrative Biology,Wisconsin-Madison University and a co-author of the study.With climate change making extreme heat events more common each summer,ci

12、ty planners are working on how to prepare.Heat waves drive up energy demands and costs and can have big human health impacts.One potentially powerful tool,the studys authors say,are organisms that have been around long before human civilizations could appreciate their leafy benefits.And those trees

13、may be the secret to keeping the places we live livable.Essentially,says Turner,roads,sidewalks and buildings absorb heat from the sun during the day and slowly release that heat at night.Trees,on the other hand,not only shade those surfaces from the suns rays,they also release water into the air th

14、rough their leaves,a process that cools things down.To get the maximum benefit of this cooling service,the study found that tree cover must be more than 40 percent.In other words,an aerial picture of a single city block would need to be nearly half-way covered by a leafy green network of branches an

15、d leaves.4.What can we infer from Paragraph 2?A.Temperatures in cities mainly depend on their green coverage.B.People living and working in cities must plant trees in summer.C.Cities are warmer than the countryside because they dont have trees.D.An area with more trees can be cooler than the other p

16、arts within a city.5.Which of the following problems is caused by extreme heat events?A.Severe damage of city facilities.B.Serious human health problems.C.Residents growing demands for plants.D.Unnecessary waste of energy resources.6.Why are trees crucial to cities?A.They help shade and cool the cit

17、ies.B.They make urban scenery beautiful.C.They build up city cooling systems.D.They essentially block and release heat.7.What can city planners conclude from the study?A.They should publish the study in a newspaper.B.They should educate citizens to protect forests.C.They should plant trees on roads

18、and sidewalks.D.They should cover nearly half the city with trees.C The secrets of dreaming are always interesting psychologists.It is generally acknowledged in the field that dreams people have during this time betweenchildhood and full adulthood,thats around 30,are the strongest and most influenti

19、al.Yet not enough is known about the repeated patterns of dreaming.Researchers are still trying to answer a basic question:How does dreaming relate to the life experiences and developmental challenges?G.William Domhoff and Adam Schneider,at theUniversityofCalifornia,help to answer this question by e

20、xamining the lengthy dream series of two individuals,“Izzy”and“Jasmine”.Izzy provided a collection of 4,329 dream reports from between the ages of 12 and 25,while Jasmine provided 664 dreams recorded between the ages of 14 and 25.Large collections of dreams like these pose challenges to researchers.

21、Until recently,the means of studying dream series was to employ a team of recorders who take the time to code each dream for a predetermined(预先确定的)number of content categories,and then compare their results.Nowadays,digital technologies enable the analysis of language usage in dreams with high speed

22、,accuracy,and objectivity.This marks a revolutionary advance in the science of dreaming.However,itcan only lead so far.To gain more specific and detailed insights,Domhoff and Schneider tailored word strings(词串)for each dreamer,mixing elements of traditional research with digital tools for analyzing

23、large data sets.For Izzy these word strings included“family and s”,“celebrities”and“fantasy”,while the word strings they created for Jasmine included“familiar places,”electrical equipment”and“music”.The researchers used these word strings to identify connections between their dreams and real lives.S

24、urprisingly,the results of the analysis revealed a great deal of consistency(一致性)and continuity in both sets of dreams.Izzy pays much attention to pop culture,and has affection for famous actors.Jasmine is an accomplished musician and performer.“The frequencies of dream elements show the intensity(强

25、度)of the dreamers personal concern with that element in waking thought,”Domhoff and Schneider conclude.For anyone who still claims dreaming is merely random nonsense from the brain and mental world,these findings are hard to explain away.8.What do psychologists agree with about dreams?A.Dreams are i

26、nfluenced by life experiences.B.Dreaming is never nonsense from the brain.C.Dreams in ones teens and twenties are strongest.D The patterns of dreaming are usually repeated.9.What does“it”underlined in paragraph 3 refer to?A.The collection of dreams.B.Research into dreaming.C.The digital method.D.The

27、 challenge for psychologists.10.How do the researchers conduct their study?A.By analyzing large data sets.B.By developing individualized word strings.C.By identifying the patterns of dreaming.D.By making comparison with traditional research.11.Which can be the best title for the text?A.New tech,new

28、finding B.Dreams:reflections of waking reality C.Lives,languages,dreams D.Life experiences:elements of mental world D Its 13:30 and 28-year-old Marten Pella s smart phone starts pinging,a signal that its time for us to stop working around his living room table and instead start our workout routine t

29、ogether.A cartoon character wearing bright red shorts on video begins instructing us to do star-jumps and sit-ups around his apartment.Pella,a research assistant at Stockholm University,is part of the Hoffice movement,which invites workers-freelancers（自由职业者）or full-time employees who can do their jo

30、bs remotelyto work at each others homes to increase productivity and enjoy an active social life.Those attending Hoffice events advertised on Facebook are typically asked to work silently in 45-minute blocks,before taking short breaks together to exercise,or simply chatting over a coffee.In addition

31、,each participant shares daily objectives with the rest of the group upon arrival,and is invited to report back on whether or not they have achieved them at the end of the day.“Often when I am alone,I can work focused for a couple of hours but then Im easily distracted（分心）.The help of others makes m

32、e so much more disciplined.”says Pella,who attends Hoffice events as both a guest and a host.Lunches mean networking and connecting with new contacts.“People are coming from really different areas and have different professions so there can be really interesting discussions,”he says.The Hoffice move

33、ment has grown quickly since it was founded in 2014 by Swedish psychologist Christofer Franzen,now 37.He had been giving lectures on the benefits of collective（集体的）intelligence,but realised he was spending most of his own time working alone at his kitchen table.“I wanted to test more structured home

34、 co-working with friends in similar situations,”he says.Franzen says that holding events in houses and apartments creates a unique atmosphere,because theres a sense of community and desire to contribute.Hes looking for ways to expand the social value of Hoffice,by matching up members with relevant s

35、kills to share and even encouraging jobseekers to join its gatherings.12.Where is Pella when his smart phone starts pinging?A.In his own home.B.In his office.C.In another persons home.D.At Stockholm University.13.What do people attending Hoffice events do first when they meet?A.Watch an exercise vid

36、eo.B.Work silently for 45 minutes.C.Tell each other their daily plans.D.Report what they have achieved.14.What does Franzen really mean by saying“friends in similar situations”?A.They usually work alone.B.They often give lectures.C.They study collective intelligence.D.They have to work at a kitchen

37、table.15.What is the best title for the text?A.Sharing Comfortable Workplaces B.A New Way to Make New Friends C.Benefits of Collective Intelligence D.Working from Others Homes 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 Youre readingThe Week Juniormagazine right now,which me

38、ans you enjoy finding out about news and interesting stories._16_Because its full of things that affect you and your classmates.If your school doesnt have a newspaper or magazine,speak to a teacher and tell them why it would be a good idea._17_It can also bring pupils，teachers,parents and carers tog

39、ether.For the people who make the newspaper,it teaches them about writing,being creative,teamwork,computer skills,listening to each other and being responsible.A good way to start is with a meeting for the people whowant to help.Talk about which school stories you would like to appear in the newspap

40、er,who would be the best person to write them and which photographs and images you can use._18_ One person-or maybe two or threemight want to be the editor.The editors job is to decide things like a headline to go with each story and what goes on the front page.Making the newspaper on a computer doe

41、snt have to be complicated._19_You can make changes as the stories and pictures come together,and dont be afraid to move things around to make the pages look better._20_If printing the pages is difficult or expensive,the publication could be sent out in a digital format through the schools email sys

42、tem or displayed as a blog on the school website.A.Dont forget to decide on a name for the newspaper too!B.Try one issue a term so that you will learn more next term.C.It allows students to discuss events that have happened or are happening.D.Making a school newspaper is a fun way to create your own

43、 publication.E.You can use simple systems like Microsoft Word,Publisher or Powerpoint.F.Keep things simple at the beginning,with maybe four pages for the first issue.G.A visit to the office of a local newspaper would be a great experience for your team.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

44、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 Saturday,I went out to have breakfast with a friend.It was_21_.But what wasnt solovely was the lady who took our_22_.She spoke in a way that was_23_,unhappy,certainly not friendly and sort of rude.Working in hospitality(服务行业)myself,I_24_.When it wa

45、s my_25_to approach her and order,I thought to myself,“What can I do here to cheer her up,to appreciate her,to make her_26_?”I had nothing.Surely there must be_27_I could sincerely compliment(称赞)her on.Then I_28_instantly.It was her_29_.She had the most incredibly well-spoken and clear voice.It was

46、SO good.And that was what I would_30_her for.So after she took my order and gave me the same unfriendly attitude,I told her.I said:“I hope you dont mind me saying so,but you have the most_31_voice.Its so clear,well-spoken and sounds so_32_.”I told the lady her voice would be_33_for voice-overs(配音)an

47、d she could be a hostess for radio programs.Her face_34_,and she smiled the first time I had seen her do so,and I noticed her whole attitude_35_.The customer behind me received a totally different kind of_36_,abetter one.And it was all because of what I did.Something so_37_!There was a time when thi

48、s sort of thing would have_38_me,or Id have been too shy and awkward to say such a thing.Not now.Now I must.Why?Because I have the_39_.The power to completely change someones day by something as simple as a few kind_40_.And you have this power too.We all do.21.A.exciting B.common C.lovely D.surprisi

49、ng 22.A.seat B.order C.food D.menu 23.A.impatient B.cautious C.shy D.proud 24.A.understood B.ignored C.considered D.noticed 25.A.chance B.ability C.choice D.turn 26.A.listen B.smile C.talk D.respond 27.A.nothing B.everything C.anything D.something 28.A.remembered B.learned C.knew D.proved 29.A.voice

50、 B.hair C.face D.attitude 30.A.thank B.trust C.blame D.praise 31.A.reliable B.amusing C.amazing D.funny 32.A.enthusiastic B.interesting C.professional D.relaxing 33.A.clear B.perfect C.known D.normal 34.A.stayed dark B.lit up C.turned down D.went pale 35.A.change B.adjust C.worsen D.recover 36.A.ser