2021年苏州市横塘中学校高三英语下学期期中试题及答案解析.pdf

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1、2021 年苏州市横塘中学校高三英语下学期期中试题及答案解析 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 Some of the worlds most talented musicians have played concerts atLincolnCenter.On September 10,the center hosted a unique class of star musicians:kids and teens.The young players are p

2、art of the World Peace Orchestra,or WPO.The group held its first Music for Peace concert inNew York City,with 134 students from more than 60 countries taking part.Musicians were chosen from all over the world.The World Peace Orchestra began in 2013.The nonprofit group brings kids together using the

3、common language of music.To be considered for the orchestra,students first had to be recommended by their teachers and then audition online for a group of judges.Once chosen,professional musicians and teachers then worked with the players to improve their skills.Some of the young musicians played cl

4、assical instruments,such as violins and flutes.Others played instruments unique to their home country.For example,Amold Mugo,16,fromKenya,played an instrument called the djembe.The drum is originally fromWest Africa.Mugo said he was shocked when he learned he was chosen for the orchestra.“I cant exp

5、ress how I felt.I was rolling on the floor.Its a once in a lifetime opportunity,”he said.Adomas Hendrixson,13,fromLithuania,played piano for the WPO.Before theNew York Cityperformance,Hendrixson talked about what he hoped to take away from the event.“Fun and joy-people smiling and clapping,”he said.

6、“This is one of the only times in your life this could happen and Im very excited.”Mugo says his favorite part of the WPO is making new friends from around the world.“I hope when I go home,I just take a little bit of every friend that I made here-Brazil,Portugal,Queens,”Mugo said,“I hope that I take

7、 part of their culture home with me so I understand them more.”1.Who is most likely to have played for the WPO according to this passage?A.Li Ming,16,a student fromChina.B.Daniel,44,a judge fromAmerica.C.Edward,21,a clerk fromAustralia.D.Catherine,32,a teacher fromEngland.2.We can learn from the las

8、t paragraph that Mugo _.A.performed best for the WPO.B.has learned some foreign culture.C.was eager to be chosen for a second time.D.received a great award for his performance.3.What would be the best title for this passage?A.Kids were good at playing music.B.Mugo liked making foreign friends.C.Conc

9、erts were played atLincolncentre.D.Young musicians played for peace.B In a world simultaneously on fire and underwater thanks to climate change,scientists have announced some good news:Several important tuna(金枪鱼)species have stepped back from the edge of extinction.The unexpectedly fast recovery spe

10、aks to the success of efforts over the past decade to end overfishing.But tuna are not the only species scientists are discussing at the 2021 World Conservation Congress in Marseille,France,which is organized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN).Researchers caution that many o

11、ther marine species remainimperiled.For instance,more than a third of the worlds sharks remain threatened with extinction due to overfishing,habitat loss,and climate change.“I think the good news is that sustainable fisheries are possible,”says Beth Polidoro,a marine biologist at Arizona State Unive

12、rsity.“We can eat fish in a proper way and without driving the population to the point where it is on the road to collapse or extinction.At the same time,she warned that the changes in status should not be an reason to catch as many fish as we want.The IUCN,which ranks the worlds most endangered spe

13、cies on its Red List of Threatened Species and is backed by 16,000 experts across the globe,also announced at the meeting that some animals are moving in the other direction,onto the Red List.One notable example is the Komodo dragon,an island-living lizard at particular risk from climate change.For

14、the better part of two decades,Polidoro has been part of a specialist group tasked with assessing the statuses of more than 60 species of tuna and billfishes for the IUCN.Her team announced its first comprehensive findings in 2011,mentioning that a number of commercially fished tuna species were dan

15、gerously close to disappearing.According to the new data,the Atlantic bluefin tuna(Thunnus thynnus),once listed as endangered,now qualifies for a status of least concern.As does the yellowfin tuna(Thunnus albacares)and albacore tuna(Thunnus alalunga),which were both considered near-threatened the la

16、st time they were assessed.4.What does the underlined word“imperiled”in paragraph 2 mean?A.Endangered B.Conserved C.Extinct D.Safe 5.What can we infer from Polidoros words?A.Too many fish are being eaten by human beings.B.Eating fish does not necessarily lead to its extinction.C.Fish species are on

17、the edge of dying out if no action is taken.D.The situation of underwater species are changing for the better.6.Which of following statement is true according to the passage?A.Some Tuna species are wiped out by overfishing.B.Tuna are ranked as the worlds most endangered species.C.Climate change pose

18、s a threat to most species in water and on land.D.Three tuna species have been saved from extinction according to the data.7.Whats the main idea of the passage?A.Some tuna species are reported endangered recently.B.IUCN has helped saved a great many marine species.C.Improvement has been made in savi

19、ng marine species.D.Great efforts should be made to conserve species underwater.C Mikah Frye,a 9-year-old boy,was walking down the streets with his grandmother discussing Christmas gifts when he saw some homeless people struggling to stay warm in the cold night.Then he was thinking about a way to he

20、lp the homeless to spend a warm Christmas.That thought stayed in Mikah Fryes mind and when he reached home,Mikah informed his parents not to buy the Microsoft XBox gaming device he had asked for earlier.Mikah realized that by not buying the$300 device,he could instead donate over 30 blankets to the

21、homeless.He knew how much it meant to be warm in the cold holiday season.Three years ago,Mikah and his parents were the ones living in a homeless shelter.Having suffered a financial crisis,they too had lost their house,not knowing where their next meal would come from and sharing a blanket every nig

22、ht.Mikah was six years old then but he remembered what it was like to have to give back that precious blanket every morning.Reaching out to the emergency shelter programme that looked after them 3 years ago,the family donated 60 blankets in the end,each with a personalized message of hope in Mikahs

23、handwriting stating:“They gave me a blanket,but I had to leave it.Thats why I want you to have your own blanket.Today,I live in my own house,and someday you will too.Your friend,Mikah.”The homeless people at the shelter may not have been able to give Mikah a Christmas gift in return but his gesture

24、was noted by the billion dollar company Microsoft who made sure that Mikah was fooled into visiting their store so that Santa Claus could personally deliver an XBox from the company to him as a reward for making the top of“Santas list of nice boys”that year.8.Why did Mikah give up his Christmas gift

25、?A.The device was out of date.B.His parents had a tight budget.C.He wanted to spend a warm Christmas.D.He decided to do something charitable.9.What made Mikah have a better understanding of the situation of the homeless?A.His own experience.B.His parents education.C.His visiting to the emergency she

26、lter.D.The cold weather during the holiday season.10.What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?A.The homeless gave Mikah a gift in return.B.He finally got the gift he wanted on Christmas.C.The company Microsoft fooled Mikah into buying an Xbox.D Mikah wrote a thank-you note to the emergency

27、shelter he lived in.11.What might be the best title for the text?A.Mikahs Precious Christmas Gift B.Mikahs Giving Warmth on Christmas C.Microsoft Rewarded Nice Boys on Santas List D.The Homeless Needed Blankets on a Cold Christmas D At the foot of the Tianmu Mountain in Zhejiang,a homestay(民宿)is att

28、racting travelers from far and wide,which has won architectural(建筑学的)medal at the 2021 German iF Design Awards.The owners of the homestay are a couple in their late 30s who decided to return to their hometown three years ago.Li Xiumei used to be in charge of a division at a company in Hangzhou,and h

29、er husband was a sales director.It was an ordinary situation where Lis husband was on business trips a lot and Li worked overtime on weekends.City life sometimes is not easy.In 2018,they quit jobs and went back to Dongtianmu village,which lies in a forest of bamboo.The first time they drove into the

30、 village was one late afternoon.The cooking smoke was rising from the foot of the mountain,which gave them a very different feeling form thecity.The homestay was built beside her husbands old countryside house.The old house is preserved(保留),while a brand-new building was built on its side and the wh

31、ole site is made up of for courtyards.It has been updated to have a hall,a tea room,a kitchen,a dining room.Japanese cherry trees are planted in the east courtyard.A swimming pool is placed in the west courtyard,with a bar located on one side.Li and her husband love gardening and music,and their new

32、 home gives them enough space to continue their interests and relax in the heart of nature.Li wants to share the quiet country life,so she makes her new home a homestay.In 2019,the homestay became an online hit after guests shared their experiences on social media.“The longer I stay here,the more I

33、feel it was the right choice to come back,and this is more meaningful than making money,”Li says.12.How did Li feel about city life?A.Satisfied.B.Tired.C.Attractive.D.Noisy.13.What impressed the couple when first driving to the village?A.The smoke of cooking.B.The forest of bamboo.C.The smell of the

34、 village.D.The feeling of loneliness.14.What can we infer about the homestay from paragraph 4?A.It is ancient and broken.B.It can hold many guests.C.It has been rebuilt bythe couple.D.It must have been carefully designed.15.Whats more meaningful than earning money according to Li?A.Continuing their

35、music dream.B.Staying at the old house.C.Living in the countryside.D.Developing the economy of cities.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 The Things That Keep Us From Succeeding We have always been told not to fear failure because it is essential to success.So we sho

36、uld embrace failure or at least the possibility of failure._16_.If youre not reaching the kind of success you imagine，one or more of the following things might well be true of you，too.NO.1:You dont have a goal.A lot of time we find ourselves struggling through a day-to-day routine that isnt getting

37、us anywhere because we dont know where we want to go.Sometimes we had goals when we set ourselves on a particular path，but weve changed along the way and those goal s are no longer that important._17_，figuring out what your goals are is important.NO.2:You dont have a vision.Setting goals is importan

38、t but isnt enough to drive you to the finish line；its important，too，to be able to imagine yourself as the achiever of your goals.If goal s are the end result of a journey，your vision is the fuel to get you there.NO.3:You dont have a plan.If goals are your destination and a vision is your fuel，your p

39、lan is the map to get you there._18_.The world is full of people with goals they have never accomplished because they didnt have a plandont be one of them.NO4:Youre too certain or not certain enough.Too much certainty creates inflexibility.If youre sure that your plan is correct，and refuse to accept

40、 the possibility of error，you may well find yourself stuck when an unexpected change comes about.However strong your plan and however sure you are of your goals，make room for periodic reassessment._19_.If you refuse to take a step because you arent positive that it will move you towards success，you

41、wont make any better progress than if you had no goals at a11.Keep your eyes open and be willing to change，but have faith in yourself，too.NO.5:_20_.Often we close ourselves off from other people not because were afraid that they will influence us but that we will influence them.We are afraid that ou

42、r brilliant ideas will be taken up by someone else and no longer be solely ours.So we avoid sharing our passions，and spend our energy jealously guarding our“secret”rather than simply moving forward.In the end，we turn our passions into burdens that are difficult to carry instead of a joy.A.Whatever t

43、he case B.Whatever the cause C.You worry about being copied D.You dont learn from your mistakes E.At the same time，too little certainty will fail you F.However，fear isnt the only thing that keeps us from succeeding G.Without it，you have no idea what immediate steps to take to achieve your goals 第二部分

44、 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 Timmy and Tammy loved playing the piano.They both practiced_21_,so they were getting better and better.One day,their teacher had some_22_news.There was a concert coming up and they both had the _23_to play in p

45、ublic for the first time.Timmy and Tammy looked wide-eyed at each other with a mix of excitement and_24_.The big day arrived.As they sat in the audience,worrying that their names would be_25_.Then Timmys name was _26_.His mum looked at him with _27_,but he sank lower and lower in his seat.“Come on,T

46、immy,its your turn,she encouraged him,but he shook his head,_28_he wouldnt be playing today.The teacher moved to the next_29_on the list,Tammy will now play for us.Come on,Tammy,its your tum,her dad said.With a deep sigh,Tammy slowly_30_her way up to the piano on the stage.Her legs and fingers_31_;s

47、he was nervous.She wanted to escape from the stage so quickly at the end that she almost_32_to bow(鞠躬)，but she did it.After that Timmy and Tammy kept _33_,improving at the same rate and the teacher was pleased with their_34_.After a few months,the teacher announced there would be another concert.Whe

48、n the concert came around again,Timmy couldnt stand up from his seat_35_Tammy walked up to the stage with more_36_than last time.These two children show us an important_37_.If you allow fear to_38_you once,itll be more likely to_39_you.But if you have the_40_to take action although you fear,youll fe

49、el more and more confident.21.A.normally B.easily C.naturally D.hard 22.A.different B.exciting C.boring D.strange 23.A.duty B.right C.chance D.dream 24.A.fear B.curiosity C.doubt D.relief 25.A.discussed B.called C.replaced D.changed 26.A.recognized B.spread C.removed D.announced 27.A.hope B.shock C.

50、anger D.mercy 28.A.instead B.however C.anyhow D.therefore 29.A.expression B.name C.order D.form 30.A.made B.lost C.judged D.marked 31.A.hurt B.rested C.recovered D.shook 32.A.refused B.stopped C.forgot D.returned 33.A.waiting B.practicing C.preparing D.writing 34.A.progress B.experience C.character