2021届佛山市高明区第四中学高三英语下学期期末试题及答案解析.pdf

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1、2021 届佛山市高明区第四中学高三英语下学期期末试题及答案解析 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 Conservation Volunteering in New Zealand Whether you are a student,professional or a retiree(退休者),anyone is welcome to make a difference and contribute to protecting some of the most

2、beautiful islands in the world.Choose a suitable city and travelout to your conservation(保护)site to work with local people!Duration:1-12 weeks Dates:Throughout the year Arrival day:Friday Return day:Friday Requirement:General level of fitness Age:18+What will I be doing?Volunteer in New Zealand and

3、enjoy conserving the environment through activities such as:Tree planting Walking trail construction Protect native birds,insects,fish and penguins Seed collection Weed control You,and a group of up to 10 volunteers,will work under the guidance of a conservation team leader.Your team leader will giv

4、e you regular safety instructions,inform you of the project aims and assist you with working effectively.No previous experience is necessary to join the project.All you need is a love of the environment and a fairly good level of fitness to help out!1.Who can sign up for this conservation volunteeri

5、ng project?A.A retired maths teacher.B.A primary school student.C.A scientist with heart disease.D.A businessman in a wheelchair.2.What can you do on the volunteer trip?A.Protect cultural sites and go shopping.B.Enjoy local sightseeing and go fishing.C.Protect weeds and build roads.D.Collect seeds a

6、nd plant trees.3.From which is the text probably taken?A.A history book.B.A travel magazine.C.A research paper.D.A novel.B Humans have found an easy way to tell if others are lying.Recent research shows that the best way so far is being clever at how you ask questions and listen to the answers.Much

7、of this research is based on the idea that telling a lie is simply harder mental work than telling the truth.Making up a story takes more effort than simply recording something that happened.And like a writer,a liar has to keep all the unreal details in his memory and sound believable when he explai

8、ns them.One method that seems to work is asking them to tell their story in reverse order.This is harder when the story isnt true and makes it easier for you to tell they are lying.An even more basic way that helps is to just ask more questions,especially unexpected ones.Truth-tellers can easily fin

9、d more to say,but its a challenge for a liar to come up with something thats not in his prepared story.Researchers suggest that you shouldnt lay all your cards on the table at the start,but only gradually present what proof you have.The liars stories may not agree with that proof,making it clear tha

10、t theyre lying.So it looks like there are ways to increase the chances of catching a liar;weve just been basing our methods on the wrong stories.Low-tech ways of causing people to make mistakes in conversation seem to work better than any science about eye movement or machines used to recognize a li

11、ar.To find a liar,watch less and listen more.4.Why does the author mention the writer?A.To show its hard to make up lies.B.To show its hard to recognise a liar.C.To show writers know liars best.D.To show writers are very clever.5.What do we know about liars?A.They often have much to say.B.They often

12、 ask many questions.C.They usually prepare a made-up story.D.They usually feel good about themselves.6.What advice is given to help people catch liars?A.Asking them to set their stories down.B.Presenting your proof one by one.C.Telling different stories to them.D.Letting them ask questions.7.Which c

13、an be the best title for the text?A.Why People Lie B.How to Stop People Lying C.Low-tech Ways to Find a Liar D.LiarsAre Smarter than Thought C Think ofJapanin the spring and the image that comes to mind is likely the countrys famous cherry blossoms,also known as“Sakura”white and pink flowers,bloomin

14、g across cities and mountains.The flowers,which experience a“peak bloom”that only lasts a few days,have been loved inJapanfor more than a thousand years.Crowds celebrate with viewing parties,flockingto the most popular locations to take photos and have picnics underneath the branches.But this year,c

15、herry blossom season has come and gone in the blink of an eye,in one of the earliest blooms on record.Scientists warn its a symptom of the larger climate crisis threatening ecosystems everywhere.Yasuyuki Aono,a researcher atOsakaPrefectureUniversity,has gathered records fromKyotoback to 812 AD from

16、historical documents and diaries.In the central city ofKyoto,cherry blossoms peaked on March 26,the earliest in more than 1,200 years,Aono said.And in the capitalTokyo,cherry blossoms reached full bloom on March 22,the second-earliest date on record.The peak bloom dates shift every year,depending on

17、 numerous factors including weather and rainfall,but have shown a general trend of moving earlier and earlier.InKyoto,the peak date stayed around mid-April for centuries,but began moving into early April during the 1800s.The date has only dipped into late March a handful of times in recorded history

18、.“Sakura blooms are very temperature sensitive,”said Aono.“Flowering and full bloom could be earlier or later depending on the temperature alone,”he said.“The temperature was low in the 1820s,but it has risen by about 3.5 degrees Celsius to this day.”This years seasons in particular influenced the b

19、lossom dates,he added.The winter was very cold,but the spring came fast and unusually warm.8.What is the best title of the passage?A.Cherry blossom celebrations.B.Warning of a climate crisis.C.A strong love for cherry blossom.D.Cherry blossom season coming earlier.9.What does the underlined word“flo

20、cking”mean?A.Blocking.B.Flooding.C.Running.D.Following.10.What can we infer from paragraph 5?A.The peak blossom dates fall on a fixed date.B.The cherry blossom rarely peaks in March.C.The peak bloom dates mainly depend on weather and rainfall.D.Cherry blossom peaks around mid-April inTokyo.11.What i

21、s the authors purpose in writing the passage?A.To inform people the date of cherry blossom.B.To show a study on cherry blossom dates.C.To present a Japanese tradition of cherry blossom celebration.D.To make people aware of the influence of climate change on cherry blossom.D The man who invented the

22、World Wide Web a few decades ago is calling for major changes to make it better for humans.In an open letter published on Tuesday,Berners-Lee said that the web was used by half the worlds population.Berners-Lee said the web had clearly created great opportunities for humans to progress and had made

23、life easier for millions of people.Actually,it also has offered opportunities to groups traditionally not heard a new voice in society.However,he added that the web had also provided new ways for cheats to commit crimes(犯罪).“Against the background of news stories about how the web is misused,its und

24、erstandable that many people feel afraid and unsure if the web is really a force for good,”he wrote.Berners-Lee created a group called the World Wide Web Foundation.He islooking for help from governments,companies and people to become more involved in shaping the web to do more good for humans.His a

25、ctual plan is called the“Contract(合同)for the Web”.Under this contract,governments are called on to take steps to makesure all people can connect to the Internet and that personal privacy is respected.Businesses are asked to keep the Internet prices low so more people can use the web.In addition,comp

26、anies should respect privacy and develop technologies that aim to put people first.The plan also calls on people to create materials for the web and work with others to make sure that is rich,quality information for everyone.Besides,people should seek to“build strong communities that respect persona

27、l speech and human equality.”“The path to make the Internet better is the responsibility of everyone who uses it,”Bermers-Lee added,“Making big changes will not be easy,but will be very well worth it in the end.”12.What does Berners-Lee think of the World Wide Web?A.It is his greatest regret.B.It st

28、ops the progress of humans.C.It needs improving.D.It does more harm than good.13.Whats wrong with the web according to Berners-Lee?A.It is misused for bad purposes.B.It is misunderstood by all people.C.It blocks out a new voice in society.D.It is expensive for half the worlds population.14.What are

29、governments called on to do under the“Contract for the Web”?A.Put technology first.B.Create materials for the web.C.Popularize the Internet.D.Make the Internet free of charge.15.What should people do with the Internet in Berners-Lees opinion?A.Be responsible for it.B.Absolutely reject it.C.Completel

30、y rely on it.D.Be unconcerned about it.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 four main parts of a research paper are the introduction，body，conclusion，and referencepage.These parts can be broken down further into smaller parts depending upon the type of research pap

31、er that is being written.Some papers require an abstract，experiment methods，and results，for example._16_It provides the reader with as much information as possible on a specific topic.The introduction is the first paragraph and may be the most important part of the paper._17_It should also include w

32、hat the author or researcher expected to find during the research，which is called a hypothesis(假设).The body of a research paper contains the most part of information.The body can be separated into three parts，including the experimental methods，the results，and a discussion.The experimental methods ar

33、e the steps the researcher took to answer theproposed research question._18_The discussion section is where the researcher writes about the experimental findings and how those findings relate to the original hypothesis._19_It should tie all of the parts of a research paper together.It should explain

34、 why the research conducted was important and how it relates to other research that has already been published.The conclusion is usually only one paragraph in a short research paper.The reference page should list each of the books，journals，websites，and any other publications that were used to write

35、the paper._20_Most follow specific guidelines depending on what kind of paper is being written.A.The conclusion is the final section.B.Well，what is a research paper about?C.The best research paper is thorough.D.The reference page can also be called a bibliography.E.So most research papers can keep r

36、eaders well informed.F.It should state the main point or the question that is being researched.G.The results are the actions and reactions that took place during the experiment or the answer to the question.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

37、 I have a dream.One day I will be able to pursue my studies outside home country and be able to contribute_21_to the development of the world.My dream_22_was theUnited States.It is because I had the desire to learn more about American culture and_23_At the same time I admired their hi-tech technolog

38、y.It was my summer visit to theBostonUniversitythat made me have a true“away from home”feeling and the desire to_24_my engineering degree from the university.The university motto Learning,Virtue,Piety _25_me to the campus.It made me feel that I was at the_26_place at the right time to_27_my dream.I

39、hope that by the time I_28_my course,I will not only graduate with top-class_29_in engineering but I will also have grown up both socially and_30_I had a chance to visit the_31_of engineering.After having a_32_discussion with the head of department,I concluded thatBostonUniversityhas the_33_engineer

40、ing programme as_34_to other universities that I had visited.Because all their programmes are_35_to meet and address students_36_needs.We live in a“digital village”which is_37_by the Internet,science and technology and I am given a chance to pursue my engineering degree at the university.I hope to c

41、ontribute positively to the_38_and development of the economy of my home country as well as that of the developing nations around the world.I_39_hope that my application will_40_and I will live to fulfill my dream.21.A.positively B.anxiously C.regretfully D.successfully 22.A.nationality B.destinatio

42、n C.introduction D.campus 23.A.difficulties B.functions C.custom D.government 24.A.chase after B.chase away C.look after D.take off 25.A.attracted B.offered C.accepted D.invited 26.A.awful B.small C.inspiring D.appropriate 27.A.experience B.realize C.discover D.evaluate 28.A.complete B.remove C.expa

43、nd D.double 29.A.gifts B.value C.possibility D.honors 30.A.familiarly B.materially C.spiritually D.culturally 31.A.department B.project C.progress D.subject 32.A.meaningless B.long C.casual D.tense 33.A.skin-deep B.full-time C.second-hand D.first-class 34.A.mentioned B.explained C.compared D.known 3

44、5.A.allowed B.applied C.removed D.tailored 36.A.rare B.specific C.unreasonable D.normal 37.A.designed B.covered C.connected D.changed 38.A.communication B.growth C.suggestions D.dilemma 39.A.sensitively B.secretly C.sincerely D.originally 40.A.fade away B.set out C.get across D.go through 第二节（共 10 小

45、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 Paper-cutting was recognized as a national cultural heritage(遗产)in 2006.According to experts，paper-cutting conveys the culture shared between China_41._the West to wish for family reunions and maintain links with loved ones，alive or dead.In the m

46、ovie Coco，for instance，the 12-year-old Miguel and his family dance and sing to celebrate the Day of the Dead，a _42._(tradition)festival in Mexico，when color1 ful paper-cuts are hung on the street.Chinese people also cut images of small figures_43._(call)back the spirits of the dead.The difference is

47、 that most Chinese paper-cuts are red，while those in other countries _44._(be)often made in many other color1 s.Fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen liked to cut_45._(character)，such as princesses and angels，out of paper while_46._(tell)stories to children.In China，female friends and family mem

48、bers used to chat and make paper-cuts together.“_47._the patterns and color1 s may be different，paper-cuts share the same function of maintaining emotional ties among people，”says Yang Huizi，_48._art teacher at Beijing Union.Yang_49._(study)and performed the art for over a decade.Besides routine uni

49、versity courses，she also organizes nonprofit paper-cutting activities_50._are open to the public in Beijing to promote basic knowledge of paper-cutting.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节短文改错（满分 10 分）51.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删

50、除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。It was very cold and there was few people in the street.I was going home after jogging last night while I sensed something following me.Feeling a little frightened,I was quickened my pace hoping to get home as ea