2021届延庆区下屯中学高三英语下学期期末试卷及参考答案.pdf

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1、2021 届延庆区下屯中学高三英语下学期期末试卷及参考答案 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 Brooklyn Botanic Garden Brief Introduction The Brooklyn Botanic Garden(BBG)was acquired by the city of Brooklyn in 1854 along with the land that is Prospect Park.There are so many garden

2、s on display at the BBG that is honestly hard to keep count ofthem.Theres the Japanese Hill and Pond Garden,the Osborne Garden,the Shakespeare Garden.you get the point.Each garden that is displayed will be showing off a different group of amazing plants that come m all sorts of color1 s and sizes.Th

3、e Brooklyn Botanic Garden offers something for the entire family.They even have a Childrens Garden for the little ones.Attractions Japanese Hill and Pond Garden One of the most frequency visited gardens at BBG,the Japanese Hill and Pond Garden is certainly a favorite among visitors.This garden featu

4、res a variety of styles as well as beautiful scenery with a viewing pavilion(亭子)and a waterfall.The Shogun Lantern featured in the Japanese Hill and Pond Garden is over 500 years old.It was given to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden as a gift from the city of Tokyo.Childrens Garden Children have been plan

5、ting plants at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden since 1914 and continue their efforts today.Currently,there are over a thousand children contributing to the Childrens Garden.Shakespeare Garden For those who have fallen in love with the works of Shakespeare,this will be a garden that they can truly apprec

6、iate.Over 80 plants that have been mentioned in the writing of Shakespeare currently grow in the Shakespeare Garden.Getting to Brooklyn Botanic Garden Brooklyn Botanic Garden:900 Washington Avenue,Brooklyn,NY 11225 Closest Subway:Prospect Park/Eastern Parkway/Franklin Avenue Bus Tour Stops:Stop 34 o

7、r 35 Brooklyn route Opening Times 15 March 6 November：TuesdayFriday:8:00 am6:00 pm;SaturdaySunday:10:00 am6:00 pm 8 November 11 March MondayFriday:8:00 am4:30 pm;Saturday Sunday:10:00 am4:30 pm 1.Where can visitors enjoy a waterfall?A.Osborne Garden.B.Shakespeare Garden.C.Childrens Garden.D.Japanese

8、 Hill and Pond Garden.2.How can visitors go to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden?A.By taking a bus to Prospect Park.B.By taking a bus to 34 Washington Avenue.C.By taking the subway to Franklin Avenue.D.By taking the subway to Stop 35 on the Brooklyn route.3.When can Nancy visit the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

9、 in December?A.5:00 pm on Thursday.B.8:30 am on Wednesday.C4:3 0 pm on Friday.D.9:00 am on Saturday.B Identifying the chemical makeup of pigment(色素)used in ancient documents,paintings,and watercolor1 s is criticalto restoring and conserving the precious artworks.However,despite numerous efforts,scie

10、ntists had been unable to determine the source of folium,a popular blue dye used to color1 manuscripts(手稿)in Europe during the middle ages from the 5th to the 15th century.Now,a team of researchers fromPortugalhas finally uncovered the mysterious ingredient responsible for the gorgeous blueish-purpl

11、e color1 that helped bring ancient illustrations and texts to life.The research team began byporing overinstructions penned by European dye makers from the 12th,14th,and 15th centuries.They found what they were seeking in a 15th-century text entitledThe Book on How to Make All the Color Paints for I

12、lluminating Books.However,translating the instructions was no easy task.It was written in the now extinct Judaeo-Portuguese language,and though the source of the dye was traced back to a plant,no name was mentioned.However,by piecing together suggestions from the text,the scientists were able to det

13、ermine that the dye was made from the bluish-green berries of the chrozophora tinctoria plant.After an extensive search,the team found a few varieties of the plant growing along the roadside near the town ofMonsarazin southPortugal.The detailed instructions gave the researchers critical clues includ

14、ing the best time to pick the berries.“You need to squeeze the fruits,being careful not to break the seeds,and then to put them on linen(亚麻).”The scientist says the detail was important since broken seeds polluted the pigment,producing an inferior quality ink.The dyed linen,which was left to dry,was

15、 an efficient way to store and transport the pigment during ancient times.When needed,the artist would simply cut off a piece of the cloth and dip it with water to squeeze out the blue color1.Once the key ingredient had been identified,the researchers began to determine the dyes molecular structure.

16、To their surprise,they found that folium was not like any other known permanent blue dyes it was an entirely new class of color1,one they named chrozophoridin.“Chrozophoridin was used in ancient times to make a beautiful blue dye for painting.”the team wrote in the study.“Thus,we believe that this w

17、ill not be our final word on this amazing plant and its story and that further discoveries will follow soon.”4.The primary purpose of the study is to _.A.restore and conserve ancient precious artworks B.determine the substance making up the folium C.prove the ancient dye-making technique was organic

18、 D.identify which class of color1 folium belongs to 5.The underlined phrase“poring over”in the second paragraph means _.A.discussing publicly B.testing repeatedly C.passing directly D.reading carefully 6.What can be learned about the blue dye folium?A.It was essentially an inferior type of ink.B.It

19、was the only kind made from wild berries.C.It could be carried and used easily.D.It was carefully squeezed from broken seeds.7.The article is mainly about _.A.how the mystery ofa thousand-year-old blue dye was solved B.why the researchers took the trouble to recreate the dye C.what needs to be done

20、to make an organic dye from a plant D.when and where the discovery of the dye was made C Last summer,I spent four months working in France,where the company I was working for put me up in a house that didnt have Wi-Fi.I wasnt looking forward to it.I soon discovered,however,that living in a house wit

21、hout Wi-Fi was easier than I expected.Contact between my friends and family was significantly reduced to the odd text message here and there.I couldnt enjoy my usual web browsing on BBC iPlayer,social media sites,keeping up to date with the news,or even wanting to know the opening hours of shops in

22、the new area I was in.I didnt,however,spend a full four months without connecting to a Wi-Fi network.It was only a five minute walk to the reception where I could connect for free and spend as much time online as I wanted to at my own leisure.It made me think,though,how unnecessary it can be,how unn

23、ecessarily we rely on ithow we perhaps rely on it too much.As a person,I was more sociable.I spent more time with my housemates instead of hiding behind a computer screen.I did other things that I wouldnt necessarily have done if I could have browsed the web at my leisure.I read more,I cooked meals

24、for my friends,and I even tidied up more often.Dare I say it;I learned how to live without Wi-Fi.Dare I say it;I found it was easier than I had imagined.8.What was the writers first feeling when finding her house had no Wi-Fi?A.Unexpected.B.Angry.C.Shocked.D.Depressed.9.How did the writer keep in to

25、uch with her friends and family without Wi-Fi?A.By writing regularly.B.By text message.C.By video calls.D.By telegram.10.What was the writers life like without Wi-Fi?A.Dull.B.Lonely.C.Active.D.Relaxing.11.What can be a suitable title for the text?A.A life without Wi-Fi B.Different views on the Inter

26、net C.The disadvantages of Wi-Fi D.How to use the Internet D Over the years,NASA has successfully sent several rovers(飞行器)to Mars.While the science laboratories continue to provide important information on the Red Planet,they keep the space exploration rovers staying closeto the original landing pla

27、ce.To get a more comprehensive(详尽的)view of Mars,the US Space Agency plans to make a small test helicopter with the Mars 2020 Rover,which will be sent off in July 2020.The football-sized“marscopter”weighs about four pounds.It can fly at about ten times the speed of helicopters on Earth.The light weig

28、ht and fast speed are important for the helicopter to be able to fly in the thin Mars atmosphere,which is about just one percent of that of Earth.“To make it fly in that thin Mars atmosphere,we had to make everything ready,and make it as light as possible while being as strong and powerful as it can

29、 possibly be.“Mimi Aung,Mars helicopter project manager,said in a meeting.Upon landing on the Red Planet,the Mars 2020 Rover will find a proper location to send of the helicopter.The helicopter will start with a short climb,no higher than 10 feet,and hover(盘旋)for just 30 seconds before landing back

30、on the Mars surface.If all goes well,five more flights of longer distances,for 90 seconds each,will be conducted over the next 30 days.The short journeys will be recorded by a small camera and sent back to the scientists on Earth.If the plan goes on well,the first helicopter to fly in another world,

31、will open up a whole new way to explore Mars.The Mars helicopters first flight will be a great invention.For those of us whose research is about flight,that would be a wonderful,historic moment.12.To fly in thin Mars atmosphere，we should make the helicopter_.A.strong and heavy B.heavy and fast C.lig

32、ht and fast D.strong and slow 13.How many times will the helicopter fly?A.Three times B.Four times C.Five times D.Six times 14.What can we learn from the last paragraph?A.Its interesting to fly in another world.B.I s important to fly in another world.C.The plan to fly the helicopter goes on well.D.T

33、he helicopters first flight is successful.15.What may be the best title for the passage?A.To send a helicopter to Mars in 2020 B.To send a rover to Mars in 2020 C.To live in the thin Mars atmosphere D.To send back records to 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

34、多余选项 Five Things Ambitious People Never Say“I cant do thisits too hard.”Ambitious people never limit themselves or undervalue hard work with these words._16_.“Im not good enough.”Ambitious people never say they are not good enough.Saying you are not good enough holds you back and makes you easy to q

35、uit when things get a little rough.And quitting when things get a little rough is never a good thing.The most successful people in the world are not quitters._17_Be confident and believe in yourself,or no one else will.“I wont make it through the obstacles(障碍).”Challengesand obstacles are tests of y

36、our resolve(决心)and desire to succeed._18_They say they will make it because they know better things lie ahead-the sun always shines after the storm._19_The only time people wont take you seriously is if you dont take yourself seriously.Insisting that people wont take you seriously is an excuse not t

37、o do what you know you should do.Ambitious people never say these words.Start respecting yourself and honoring what you do and people will respect and take you seriously.“Im going to fail for sure.”_20_It can teach you valuable lessons and redirect you to the right path.Ambitious people dont say the

38、y are going to fail and let that stop them from trying.They challenge the fear of failure bytaking calculated risks(甘冒风险)because they know the only time you are truly defeated is when you dont try at all.A.Ambitious people never say they wont make it through the hard times.B.They are hard workers wh

39、o believe in themselves and their abilities.C.Failure is notentirely bad.D.They tell themselves they can do it.E.“People wont take me seriously.”F.“People think me impossible.”G.Ambitious people say they can do everything well.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

40、 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项 完形填空(共 20 小题，每小题 21.5 分，满分 30 分)There are all kinds of enemies,and one of the arts of living is to learn to tell them apart.There is a kind of enemy who_21_meant to be an enemy at all.Hes not mad at you;hes mad at the world,and you are wandering around on his lonely battlefield

41、and_22_lines of fire.Let me tell you about one of them.Years ago,I_23_my two girls from South America and put them in school.They talked a_24_language that was neither English nor Spanish,and their_25_gave them a hard time,especially Lolla.Pat and Peggy came home_26_almost every day,so I decided to

42、cheer them up by_27_a party.Their tears dried_28_.Right away they got_29_and offered many ideas.However,when I_30_which friends to invite,the tears started again.They said they had nothing but_31_.Then I had one of my rare_32_.“Lets invite all your enemies and well fill them up with ice cream and ca

43、ke.”Little Pat and Peggy_33_knowing looks.The party was a(n)_34_,and the best time was had by the_35_enemy,Lolla,who rolled on the floor and screamed with_36_.Pat and Peggy never came home crying from school anymore.One day Lollas father_37_and said,“I came to thank you for asking my little girl to

44、the party._38_ever did it before.”His_39_left me deep in thought.Are the Lollas left out because they are enemies,or do they become enemies because they are left out?Love your enemies and do good to them,because_40_,it works!22.A.only B.ever C.still D.never 23.A.jumping at B.getting into C.comparing

45、 with D.running after 24.A.adopted B.examined C.adored D.prevented 25.A.formal B.beautiful C.strange D.modern 26.A.classmates B.tutors C.doctors D.neighbors 27.A.sleeping B.crying C.quarreling D.playing 28.A.attending B.requiring C.throwing D.supporting 29.A.magically B.hardly C.frequently D.casuall

46、y 30.A.pretty B.grateful C.cautious D.creative 31.A.recalled B.mentioned C.recommended D.controlled 32.A.guests B.thoughts C.enemies D.thanks 33.A.illnesses B.inspirations C.excuses D.opportunities 34.A.exchanged B.combined C.discovered D.improved 35.A.explanation B.business C.attempt D.success 36.A

47、.furthest B.slowest C.biggest D.newest 37.A.terror B.pride C.surprise D.delight 38.A.dropped in B.showed off C.gave up D.set out 39.A.Somebody B.Anybody C.Everybody D.Nobody 40.A.dreams B.words C.characters D.jokes 41.A.initially B.traditionally C.amazingly D.officially 第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分

48、）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 It is often a challenge for teachers to make learning appear fun to students.If traditional methods of learning can not draw_41._(student)attention,why not try a creative method?What about providing students_42._opportunities to teach each other?When children are i

49、n charge of their own learning or the learning of others,they_43._(encourage)to learn the material as thoroughly as possible How can a teacher provide opportunities for his students to teach each other?Maybe the teacher can assign each student a topic and ask them to prepare for a lesson on_44._topi

50、c.Once they have prepared their own lesson.they can present the material_45._(base)on the topic in front of the class.Teachers can also have students work in pairs or small groups.Instead of_46._(ask)for help,teachers can actively encourage students to rely on each other_47._(solve)any problem they