2021年莱芜市第五中学高三英语上学期期中考试试题及答案解析.pdf

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1、2021 年莱芜市第五中学高三英语上学期期中考试试题及答案解析 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 Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation by Stuart Gibbs The CIA is on a task to find an equation(方程式)called Pandora,which could destroy the world if the wrong people get it.For help,they

2、turn to Charlie,a 12-year-old girl whos as smart as Albert Einstein.People who like action-packed mysteries will enjoy reading this exciting book.AstroNuts by Jon Scieszka and Steven Weinberg In AstroNuts,the Earth has been destroyed by humans for thousands of years.Four animals set out from Mount R

3、ushmore,the headquarters(总部)of NNASA.Their task is to find a new planet fit for human life.Finally,they discover one:Plant Planet.The storys theme(主题)is simple:Dont harm the planet.Readers who love fantasy will enjoy AstroNuts.Stargazing by Jen Wang Christine hears that Moon,whos new in town,is the

4、kind of kid who beats people up for fun.But Moon and her mum come to live with Christines family,and the two kids become best friends.Moon even shares a big secret with Christine.Stargazing is based on author Jen Wangs experiences as a child.The story is about the power of friendship and how people

5、are able to change.Roll with It by Jamie Sumner Roll with It is a story about a 12-year-old girl named Ellie.She has difficulty walking on her own and uses a wheelchair.When Ellie and her mum move to another state to take care of Ellies grandpa,she must learn to navigate(处理)a new school and new frie

6、ndships.This page-turner is a must-read for everyone.Its a heartwarming story that really shows the value of familyand how being different is special.1.Which book tells readers to protect the place we live in?A.AstroNuts B.Stargazing.C.Roll with It.D.Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation.2.What makes

7、 Stargazing different from the other three books?A.It talks about friendship.B.It tells stories about animals.C.It contains lots of scientific knowledge.D.It was written according to the authors experiences.3.What happened to Ellie?A.She had difficulty in making friends.B.She had an accident which l

8、eft her in a wheelchair.C.She went to a new school and had to start all over again.D.She lost her mum and was taken care of by her grandpa.B“My P.E.teacher taught me maths.”It has been a common joke for years but when a P.E.teacher applied for the head-teacher job,many parents worried that“the joke

9、could come true”.Some parents asked,“Does the P.E.teacher know maths and English?If not,how is he supposed to tutor the students?”But there were still parents who believed P.E.teachers had more time to discipline the students since they didnt have many classes.This concern is actually a“subject bias

10、”,that is,choosing a P.E.teacher as the head-teacher is not good for the students grades since he doesnt know Chinese,maths,or English.It is acceptable for Chinese teachers,maths teachers and English teachers to be head-teachers because these subjects are important to entrance exams and scores.Such

11、a concern reflects parents anxiety in the current educational environment,which tends to link the head-teachers responsible subject with the facts whether the school cares about the class and the childrens performances in the subject.Many people care about their kids academic performances only.They

12、dont care about their kids P.E.performance at all.Even if kids have P.E.classes,parents care little.P.E.teachers are in humble position and their classes are often occupied by other teachers.Of course,if students,P.E.performance is related to grades and entrance exams,parents wont mind“a P.E.teacher

13、 being the head-teacher”.At the moment,P.E.is gradually included in entrance exams.In terms of high school entrance examination,Guangzhouwill launch a new high school entrance exam which includes P.E.performance and Health examination in 2021,raising the score to 70 points.In terms of the college en

14、trance examination,universities having the right of independent enrollments added P.E.tests to their entrance exams in 2019.This practice is seen as an important signal that the assessment of physical fitness and athletic ability,which are important aspects of a students overall quality,may be inclu

15、ded in the college entrance examination in the future.We hope that its a trend for P.E.teachers,music teachers and art teachers to become head-teachers.4.By saying“My P.E.teacher taught me maths”,what does the author intend to show us?A.It is just a joke that seldom happened in reality.B.P.E.teacher

16、s hardly assist students in maths.C.P.E.teachers are good at teaching maths.D.Parents doubt the ability of P.E.teacher.5.We can infer from paragraph 2 that a P.E.teacher .A.is of little benefit for students academic performance B.is humbler than Chinese,math or English teachers C.reflects whether th

17、e school cares about the class D.gets unfairly judged due to the current educational system 6.Why doesGuangzhouraise proportion of P.E.performance in high school entrance examination?A.To raise students awareness of physical health.B.To call on parents to pay attention to P.E.teachers.C.To test the

18、overall ability of high school students.D.To make P.E.teachers equal with other teachers.7.What opinion does the author hold towards P.E.teachers working as head-teachers?A.Neutral.B.Unexpected.C.Supportive.D.Critical.C Jon Pedley is making a big change.He is giving up his life as a businessman for

19、a life of helping others.He is trading his beautiful farmhouse in England for life in a mud hut in Uganda,East Africa.Pedley admits that he has notalways led a very positive life.At times he drank too much and got in trouble with the law.“Ive always put the pursuit of money in front of everything el

20、se.As long as I was all right,I didnt care who I was hurting,”says Pedley.But a visit to Uganda in 2007 gave Pedley a new outlook on life.He was amazed at what he saw and how much the people there appreciated the work he was doing.“I worked there for a few days and these people who have nothing were

21、 thanking me by giving me bags of potatoes,which are a fortune for them,”he said.Now Pedley is selling his business,his$1.5 million farmhouse,and his expensive car and moving into a hut made of mud and boards in a small Ugandan village.There he will help run an organization that hopes to improve the

22、 quality of life for people in the village of Kigazi.He will help to build schoolrooms for children and tanks to hold clean water for villagers.Today,people in Kigazi must walk two miles to a hospital,so Pedley will help to build doctors offices,too.Pedleys organization will also work with English t

23、eenagers who are in trouble.The teens will be sent to a“camp”in Uganda that Pedley will run.The teens will live in mud huts and help to build water,health,and education facilities for kids in Kigazi,many of whom have lost their parents to poverty or disease.Pedley hopes the teens will see a side of

24、life that might help them turn around their own lives and set them on a new and more positive path.8.Which of the following best describes Pedleys life in the past?A.Negative.B.Colorful.C.Independent.D.Selfish.9.What will Pedley do in the small Ugandan village?A.Do business with the local people.B.H

25、elp farmers increase potato output.C.Assist villagers with construction work.D.Introduce tools to improve English teaching.10.Why will Pedley work with English teenagers in trouble?A.To encourage them to make friends with locals.B.To inspire them to live a more positive life.C.To train them to becom

26、e doctors in the future.D.To make them learn about different cultures.11.What is the best title for the text?A.From millionaire to mud hut B.A life-changing adventure C.A rich man becoming homeless D.More money,more worries D Becoming famous is the dream of many,and Tian is getting closer to that dr

27、eam.Tian,30,is a white-collar worker inBeijing.On short video application Douyin,Tian has more than 2,000 fans.So far,she has received more than 50,000 likes on the Dubsmash-like app.On her page on Douyin,Tian shares everything,from her sons daily activities,to her pet dogs,to little skits(段子)made u

28、p by her and her husband.“Making funny videos,and combining them with music is really interesting,”Tian said.“Of course,I make the videos for fun because it is quite relaxing.”Chinas short video market has seen great growth,according to areport.The report said thatChinas short video market was value

29、d at 5.73 billion yuan($900 million)in 2017,an increase of 184 percent.The industry value is expected to go up to the 30 billion mark in 2020.Companies like Tencent,Sohu and Iqiyi have all started providing short video content.“Short videos are popular because they are an addition to traditional aud

30、io and video content on the internet,”said Sun Jiashan with the Chinese National Academy of Arts.Fans say that the short videos help them“chill out”from a stressed-out lifestyle.“My favorite videos are all about pets,”said Zhou Na,a nurse inHefei,capital of East ChinasAnhuiprovince.“After a whole da

31、ys work,watching the 15-second videos makes me laugh,which reduces my pressure.”12.Why does Tian make short videos in Douyin?A.To get fun.B.To become a well-known person.C.To attract fans.D.To record her familys routine.13.Whats Sun Jiashans opinion about short videos?A.They have huge value.B.They g

32、reatly reduce peoples pressure.C.They make peoples star dreams come true.D.They enrich internet audio and video content.14.What does the underlined words“chill out”probably mean?A.Catch a cold.B.Feel cold.C.Calm down.D.Become concerned.15.What does the passage mainly tell us?A.Every Chinese is using

33、 Douyin.B.Chinas short video market is open.C.Douyin brings the Chinese great happiness.D.Chinas short video market has developed rapidly.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 My mother is a diligent and kind woman.She is very busy from morning till night.As a teacher,

34、she works hard._16_Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us.My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown.She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon._17_She treats them with patience and teaches them well.For her excel

35、lent quality and very good teaching results,she has been elected as a model teacher several times._18_Every day,when she comes back home from work,she sets about doing housework,sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture,and putting everything in good order.She seems to be busy

36、all the time.As she has been very busy working every day,she looks older than her age.But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever.Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself,but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us._19_She just eats a plain meal outside when she is too

37、 busy to cook herself.She lives a busy yet simple life,without any complaints.Often she says to us,“work while you work,and play while you play.That is the way to be happy and gay.If you do not work,you will become lazy and be of no use to society”.What a piece of good advice this is!_20_This advice

38、 of hers will always serve as a guide to my behavior.My mother is great indeed,and I always feel proud of her.A.As a mother,she takes good care of us and gives us every comfort.B.She enjoys listening to classic music.C.She never goes toexpensive restaurants to enjoy meals.D.She loves her students an

39、d cares for them.E.My mother is hard-working and never wastes money.F.Can you tell us something about your mother?G.I never forget it and always bear it in my mind.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 I went to a New York Mets fantasy camp in

40、1991,and I was fortunate to be on a team for a week whose pitching(投球)coach was famous Mel Stottlemyre.Mel was wonderful to all of us_21_ballplayers throughout the week.He was warm and_22_，treating us as if we were major leaguers.At last，Mel_23_the job at the Mets and became the coach for the Yankee

41、s.I followed his_24_and knew about his diagnosis(诊断)of a blood cancer in 2000.Luckily，a suitable_25_appeared during a championship run，so he took_26_from the Yankees to undergo a stem cell transplant(干细胞移植)In 2002,I was_27_by desperation because I was diagnosed with the same disease and needed a ste

42、m cell transplant too.I was in a very_28_need to speak to Mel，but I had lost_29_with him.One day，my phone rang.It was Mel.He explained_30_his experience of having the transplant to mefor all of an hour.I_31_every word.“I feel great，so Im not_32_，”he told me.At last，he ended the_33_by giving me his h

43、ome phone number！This unbelievable experience_34_my spirits.Every time I saw Mel during games on TV as I_35_for my transplant，I repeated to myself，“Look at Mel.Ill_36_.”The great news is that my doctors told me my_37_went into remission(缓解)thanks to the successful transplantand it has been_38_for 15

44、 years.Since then，I have spoken to many_39_with the same problem.I have been glad to_40_Mel to share what he did for me.21.A.major B.native C.raw D.dynamic 22.A.easygoing B.faultfinding C.farseeing D.hardworking 23.A.landed B.considered C.offered D.quit 24.A.guide B.advice C.career D.order 25.A.dono

45、r B.position C.program D.coach 26.A.advantage B.action C.leave D.service 27.A.controlled B.frightened C.awaken D.overcome 28.A.instant B.unusual C.growing D.continual 29.A.confidence B.contact C.patience D.restriction 30.A.anxiously B.cautiously C.humorously D.detailedly 31.A.referred to B.looked th

46、rough C.drank in D.left out 32.A.recovering B.retiring C.competing D.compromising 33.A.appreciation B.presentation C.suggestion D.conversation 34.A.lifted B.broke C.relieved D.beat 35.A.waited B.applied C.wished D.searched 36.A.chance it B.make it C.get it D.catch it 37.A.desperation B.pain C.treatm

47、ent D.condition 38.A.absent B.stable C.effective D.complete 39.A.players B.surgeons C.patients D.friends 40.A.inspire B.copy C.invite D.assist 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 The iceberg_41._was for a time the biggest in the world is no more.A68,as it was known,_42._(

48、cover)an area of nearly 6,000 square kms when it broke away_43._Antarctica in 2017.Thats like_44._small country._45._satellites show the mega-berg has now virtually(实际上)gone,broken into_46._(count)small fragments(碎片)that the US National Ice Center says are no longer worth tracking.Most glaciologists

49、(冰川学家)regard A68 as the product of a very natural process,and it has nothing to do with human-induced climate change.British Antarctic Survey also put a couple of robots in the ocean in February_47._(study)up close some of A68s latter-day segments(碎片).One went missing soon after,and the other_48._(a

50、ctual)got stuck under the ice for two weeks before managing to free_49._(it)and continue its observations.This robot will be recovered in May to pull down(收 集)its data.It should reveal information about_50._icebergs affect their surroundings by,for example,dumping fresh water into the ocean as they