2021届汕头市东厦中学高三英语期末考试试题及答案解析.pdf

《2021届汕头市东厦中学高三英语期末考试试题及答案解析.pdf》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《2021届汕头市东厦中学高三英语期末考试试题及答案解析.pdf（10页珍藏版）》请在淘文阁 - 分享文档赚钱的网站上搜索。

1、2021 届汕头市东厦中学高三英语期末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 Staying-at-home proves to be effective in slowing the spread of the virus,but loneliness can be tough for many.Luckily,in the age of social media,we are never truly alone.And with the ext

2、ra time spent indoors,artists are stepping up to help us all with the following clubs.Drawing from Distance by Sarah Beth Morgan Lets shine some light during this trying time and encourage social distancing!Im starting this tomorrow myself but from what I offer,take whatever you please.No rules!Just

3、 have fun!Stayathome Art Club byCarsonEllis Hello!Ill be posting art homework here every weekday morning when I can.Theyll be designed for kids and grownups alike.Here is your first homework:Draw a picture of yourself from the shoulders up.You can follow some useful examples.If you want to share or

4、see other peoples self-picture,use these hashtags:#Stayathomeartclub#QACselfportrait 30-Day indoor Art by Danielle Krysa One month of avoiding crowds?Im in!I challenge you to use this time inside to make one piece every day from now until mid April.Please join me in playing around with some painting

5、 ideas that have been rolling around in my head but havent found their way onto paper yet.Stay at home,make art,save someones life.DIY from Illustoria Magazine We have been so inspired to see our community come together to provide easy art projects for families during this stay-at-home-time!DIY is a

6、ctually a fantastic way tosparkyour imagination without breaking a sweat.A video every day will teach you how to DIY something.1.What do we know about Sarah Beth Morgan?A.She is a strict artist.B.She aims at training more artists.C.She prefers to work at home office.D.She will provide a wide range o

7、f choices.2.What are you expected to do if you join Stayathome Art Club?A.Hand in homework every day.B.Share other peoples pictures.C.Draw a picture of yourself.D.Show up in person occasionally.3.What does“spark”in the last paragraph probably mean?A.Set off.B.Set down.C.Set aside.D.Set about.B In Ja

8、pan many workers for large corporations have a guarantee of lifetime employment.They will not be laid off during recessions or when the tasks they perform are taken over by robots.To some observers,this is capitalism at its best,because workers are treated as people not things.Others see it as neces

9、sarily inefficient and believe it cannot continue if Japan is to remain competitive with foreign corporations more concerned about profits and less concerned about people.Defenders of the system argue that those who call it inefficient do not understand how it really works.In the first place not eve

10、ry Japanese worker has the guarantee of a lifetime job.The lifetime employment system includes only“regular employees.”Many employees do not fall into this category,including all women.All businesses have many part time and temporary employees.These workers are hired and laid off during the course o

11、f the business cycle just as employees in the United States are.These“irregular workers”make up about 10 percent of the nonagricultural work force.Additionally,Japanese firms maintain some flexibility through the extensive use of subcontractors.This practice is much more common in Japan than in the

12、United States.The use of both subcontractors and temporary workers has increased markedly in Japan since the 1974-1975 recession.All this leads some people to argue that the Japanese system really is not all that different from the American system.During recessions Japanese corporations lay off temp

13、orary workers and give less business to subcontractors.In the United States,corporations lay off those workers with the least working experience.The difference then is probably less than the term“lifetime employment”suggests,but there still is a difference.And this difference cannot be understood wi

14、thout looking at the values of Japanese society.The relationship between employer and employee cannot be explained in purely contractual terms.Firms hold on to the employees and that employees stay with one firm.There are also practical reasons for not jumping from job to job.Most retirement benefit

15、s come from the employer.Changing jobs means losing these benefits.Also,teamwork is an essential part of Japanese production.Moving to a new firm means adapting to a different team and at least temporarily,lower productivity and lower pay.4.According to the passage,a woman in Japan _.A.cannot get a

16、lifetime job B.is impossible to get a part time job C.will be employed for life D.is among the regular workers 5.Which of the following is NOT the reason why Japanese workers stay with one firm?A.They dont want to lose their retirement benefits.B.They are not adaptable people.C.Any change of jobs wi

17、ll make them less paid.D.They get used to the teamwork.6.It can be inferred from the passage that _.A.those who want to change jobs frequently in Japan should think twice B.those who are first laid off by American corporations are temporary workers C.the use of subcontractors makes Japanese firms le

18、ss flexible D.the Japanese system is totally different from the American system 7.What does the passage mainly discuss?A.The extremely hard situation during recessions.B.The extensive use of subcontractors in Japan.C.The characteristics of corporations in the United States.D.The features of lifetime

19、 employment in Japan.C If youre looking for a reason to care about tree loss,this summers record-breaking heat waves might be it.Trees can lower summer daytime temperatures by as much as 10 degrees Fahrenheit,according to arecent study.But tree cover in US cities is shrinking(缩减).A study published l

20、ast year by the US Forest Service found that we lost 36 million trees annually from urban and rural communities over a five-year period.“If we continue on this path,cities will become warmer,more polluted and generally unhealthier for inhabitants,”said David Nowak,a senior US Forest Service scientis

21、t and co-author of the study.Nowak says there are many reasons why our tree cover is declining,including hurricanes,tornadoes,fires,insects and disease.But the one reason for tree loss that humans can control is sensible development.Nowak says there is a downside to trees too,such as pollen allergy(

22、花粉过敏)or large tailing branches in storms,and people dont like sweeping leaves.But,he says,there are ways cities and counties can manage trees to help communities thrive(繁荣).Urban forests especially need our help to replace fallen trees.Unlike rural areas,it is very difficult for trees to repopulate

23、themselves in a city environment with so much pavement and asphalt(沥青).“A lot of our native trees cant actually find a place to drop a seed so they can regenerate,”explains Greg Levine,co-executivedirector of Trees Atlanta.“Thats why the community has to go in and actually plant a tree because the a

24、reas just arent natural anymore.”Nowak says the first step is caring for the trees on your own property(财产).“We think we pay for our house,and sowe must maintain it.But because we dont pay for nature,we dont need to.And thats not necessarily true.”8.Why does the author mention“trees can lower summer

25、 daytime temperatures”?A.To tell the temperatures in summer are high.B.To explain the reason of tree loss.C.To tell trees are helpful.D.To introduce the topic.9.How can humans control tree loss according to Nowak?A.Develop cities in reasonable ways.B.Prevent fires form damaging trees.C.Improve clima

26、te to let trees grow.D.Decrease insects in cities.10.Why do forests in cities need our help?A.Because trees dont grow in a city environment.B.Because native trees dont drop seeds any more.C.Because trees in urban areas cant regenerate naturally.D.Because humans want to plant more trees.11.What is th

27、e purpose of this passage?A.Describe the importance of trees in cities.B.Appeal people to protect trees in their surroundings.C.Ask people to plant trees with the author.D.Show the number of trees in theUSis declining.D The annual 3-to-4-millimeter rise in sea levels is expected to impact many coast

28、al communities in the coming decades.However,few are as defenceless as the Republic of theMaldives,a collection of more than a thousand picturesque islands in theIndian Ocean.NASA researchers believe that parts of what is“arguably the lowest-lying country in the world”will become uninhabitable by 20

29、50,due to wave-driven flooding and limited freshwater.To fight the unavoidable,the government recently revealed plans for the worlds first true floating island city.The aptly-named Maldives Floating City(MFC)is the brainchild of Dutch Docklands,a global leader in floating infrastructure(基建).Accordin

30、g to the March 13,2021,announcement,the new city will be constructed on a 200-hectare lagoon(环礁湖)located just 10 minutes by boat from the Maldivian capital,Male.It will initially consist of a thousand waterfront residences,arranged in a series of honeycomb-like maze rows.The developers plan to add h

31、otels,restaurants,shops,and even a school and a hospital in the near future.The floating structures.will be attached to the surrounding islands,which will form a base and provide protection from high tides.Maldive officials aim to make MFC as self-sufficient as possible.Freshwater storage will provi

32、de drinking water for residents,while floating solar blankets and agriculture fields will take care of their energy and food needs.“ThisMaldivesFloatingCitydoes not require any land rehabilitation,therefore has a minimal impact on the coral reefs,”explains Mohamed Nasheed,Speaker of Parliament.“What

33、s more,giant,new reefs will be grown to act as water breakers.In theMaldives,we cannot stop the waves,but we can rise with them.”Construction of the revolutionary city is expected to begin in 2022 and be completed in phases over the next five years.If successful,it will provide a blueprint for other

34、 countries facing a similar situation.12.Why doesMaldivesdecide to build MFC?A.It is the lowest-lying country.B.It will be flooded soon.C.It is running out of fresh water.D.It will be unsuitable for living.13.What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?A.The prospect of MFC.B.The developers of the plan.C.The l

35、ocation of the residences.D.The barriers to the construction.14.What can we infer from the underlined words?A.MFC will keep waves away.B.MFC will make use of waves.C.MFC will adjust to the waves.D.MFC will work as water breakers.15.Whats the writing purpose of this passage?A.To introduce a construct

36、ion program.B.To appeal to people to protect nature.C.To seek international help forMaldives.D.To report the achievement of a city plan,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 Stage Fright Imagine that you are an actor performing in a play for the first time.You have lea

37、rned all your lines and you know where to walk on stage.Waiting behind the closed curtain,you can hear the audience whispering and taking their seats.Then your big moment arrives!The curtain goes up,and the crowd falls silent.All you can see is the spotlight shining down on you._16_The inside of you

38、r mouth is dry,and your hands are wet.If you have experienced a moment like this,you know all too well what it means to have stage fright.It is one of the most common types of fear and tends to strike people when they find themselves at the center of attention._17_People experience this fear when pl

39、aying sports,giving a presentation,or even speaking in class.A person who suffers from stage fright may get sweaty hands,a dry mouth,a tight throat,or shaky knees.Stage fright is actually a form of panic,and these feelings are very real._18_The experience differs from person to person,but the same c

40、hemical process occurs in each of us.In reaction to anxiety,our bodies produce a chemical that prepares us to either fight or run away quickly.Scientists refer to this as our bodies“fight or flight”reaction.As a result,we feel great energy that makes our hands sweat,our hearts race,and our knees sha

41、ke._19_Practicing your performance and following some simple tips can help calm nerves and manage the feelings caused by anxiety.First,dress comfortably and appropriately.Second,before the performance,take deep breaths and stretch to help relax your body.Third,stay away from drinks that contain caff

42、eine._20_Instead,try a banana!Some doctors believe that eating a banana can help calm your heart and the rest of your body.Finally,when you look into a crowd,try to focus on particular people instead of the whole group.These tips have helped many people learn to deal with their fears.A.These might m

43、ake your heart race even faster.B.You dont have to be onstage to get stage fright.C.Stage fright is part of the bodys reaction to stress.D.You try to speak your lines,but nothing seems to come out.E.With practice,we can learn how to relax while playing sports.F.The good news about stage fright is th

44、at here are ways to deal with it.G.However,there is a time when stage fright prevents you from stepping onstage.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 Recently,the idea that listening to classical music can increase intelligence,especially in_21

45、_,has caught the attention of the media,researchers,and parents around the globe.In the early 1990s,researchers from France and the US published articles that said_22_Mozart for 10 minutes temporarily_23_performance on IQ tests and challenging tasks._24_,the media quickly began reporting on the“Moza

46、rt effect”.In 1997,Don Campbell published a book about this_25_phenomenon.Campbell said that classical_26_could improve health and memory,prevent mental and physical disorders,and_27_stress and depression.He soon_28_withThe Mozart Effect for Children,as well as CDs and products for parents of young

47、children.Today,a wide selection of similar products is_29_,includingBaby MozartandBaby Bach,two bestselling DVDs in the popularBaby Einsteinseries.There are even music players specially_30_for expectant(预产期的)mothers to wear on their stomachs._31_,babies can listen to classical music before theyre ev

48、en_32_._33_,there is some doubt surrounding the“Mozart effect”.Parents_34_whether it is a proven reality or just a fad(潮流)designed to make money.Frances H.Rauscher,a psychologist and author of one of the original studies,is_35_.Much of the original_36_pointed to temporary improvements on specific ta

49、sks.She_37_these findings have been incorrectly described as a general increase in_38_.“I dont think it can hurt,”Rauscher said.Yet she added that_39_may still want to think twice_40_spending a fortune trying to make a genius(天才)out of their baby.21.A.scientists B.musicians C.adults D.babies 22.A.jo

50、ining in B.dreaming of C.talking about D.listening to 23.A.improved B.measured C.provided D.enjoyed 24.A.On the whole B.As a result C.On the contrary D.In other words 25.A.common B.natural C.interesting D.alarming 26.A.literature B.music C.world D.education 27.A.cause B.place C.reduce D.limit 28.A.b