2021届大连市第七十九中学高三英语期末考试试卷及参考答案.pdf

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1、2021 届大连市第七十九中学高三英语期末考试试卷及参考答案 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 My mother and her best friend Martha were in their mid-80s when they saw each other for the last time.They had been friends since they were 18,both of them students atWesleyanCollegeinM

2、acon,Georgia.My mother was the dreamy one,who loved to read and dream herself as an actress.Martha,however,was more practical.Im not sure what they had in common except that they trusted each other,helped each other,and stayed in touch even when life separated them.Martha spent most of her adulthood

3、 inAtlanta,where she raised three kids.My mother,meanwhile,raised eight children,and moved many times during her financially and emotionally troubled marriage,which included several months living with her family inseedymotels.I sensed my mother hid her troubles from most people,but not from Martha,a

4、nd I knew from my mother that Martha carried her own sorrows.Their willingness to share sorrow without judgment was part of what bond them.The best friendships can also withstand(抵挡)periods without communication.They didnt communicate a lot this was before the ease of emails and texts and yet I knew

5、 they were always in each others minds.One day in 2008,1 drove my mother to Marthas house for their final visit.The moment my mother hobbled(蹒跚)into Marthas house,they threw their arms around each other and went to sit out in the garden,laughing until they were dizzy.I snapped a photo,and spotted so

6、mething joyous,young and free on my mom,which existed only in the presence of her best friend.Two years later,my mother died.Of all the people I had to tell,Martha was the hardest because I felt it erased her past.After that,we lost touch.But I still think of her and how that friendship strengthened

7、 my mother.1.What does the underlined word“seedy”in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A.large B.dirty C.urban D.bright 2.The authors mother and Martha had a lasting friendship partly because they_.A.were willing to share B.were constantly in touch C.had much in common D.had a likeness in personality 3.What

8、is the authors purpose in writing the text?A.To tell the importance of friendship.B.To express his gratitude to his mother.C.To share his standard of choosing a friend.D.To praise the friendship between Martha and his mother.B Dolores Huerta has worked hard most of her life to help other people.She

9、has helped change things so that others can have a better life.Dolores grew up in California.She was a good student and liked school.After she finished high school,she went to college and studied to be a teacher.After college,she became a teacher.Dolores noticed that many of her students were not ge

10、tting enough food to eat.Some of them wore very old clothes.Dolores wondered how she could help them.Dolores liked teaching but she decided to quit her job so that she could spend more time helping her students and their families.One thing she wanted to do was to get more pay for their parents,farm

11、workers.Thus they could buy their children what they needed.Dolores knew that many farm workers moved often from one place to another to help pick different kinds of fruits and vegetables,like grapes and tomatoes.She began talking and writing about these workers.Even people who lived far from Califo

12、rnia read what Dolores wrote.Getting higher pay for the farm workers was not easy.Dolores worked hard to make sure that farm workers got fair pay for their work.She knew that nothing would change unless new laws were made to help the workers.Through all her hard work,new laws were passed that gave f

13、arm workers fair pay.Dolores Huerta has worked for more than 30 years in many different ways to make life better for working people.She has shown how much one person can change things.4.What did Dolores find about her students?A.They worked hard to make a living.B.They lived far away from schools.C.

14、They had little time to play.D.They were hungry sometimes.5.Why did Dolores stop teaching?A.She wished to be a lawyer.B.She moved to another place.C.She wanted to help her students more.D.She got little money by teaching.6.Thanks to Dolores great effort,the farm workers _.A.got better jobs B.got fai

15、r pay C.had more time off D.had a settled way of life 7.What is the main idea of the passage?A.One person can make big changes.B.One can change their jobs often.C.One person can work hard for others.D.One can make life better by themselves.C Its become an accepted part of keeping up to date with ext

16、ended family and friends,but if schoolchildren were in their parents shoes,the majority wouldnt share posts of their sons and daughters online.Over 55%said they would not upload news about,or images of,their children to their social media feeds,according to survey of over 16,000 pupils by Votes for

17、Schools.While some were concerned about being embarrassed or the longevity of content which could remain online indefinitely,others expressed concern about their personal data beingcompromised.One of the pupils surveyed said,“Although our parents mean well,sometimes theconsequenceof a post can be di

18、sastrous.”In response to thesurvey,childrens mental health charity Place2Be and law firm Mishcon de Reya have produced three films ahead of the Christmas holidays the best period for parental oversharing.In one video,about safety online,10-year-old Adavan said,“If you share anything with your family

19、,you know whos going to see it.But if you share it publicly,there are millions of people who can see your picture.”Joe Hancock,a security lead at Mishcon de Reya,encouraged parents to share wisely.“Simple steps,such as checking your privacy settings and asking others not to share content of your chi

20、ldren on their accounts if they have not updated their privacy settings,are a good start.And,as we found out from the children during filming,having their permission is key,”he said.The study marks a shift away from the usual debate about teaching children to use the Internet safely.Sandra Davis,hea

21、d of the law firms family department,said,“Children are the experts on the real and immediate impact of sharenting（晒娃）the full extent of which we cannot know yet.We must ensure we listen to children and take their views into consideration now in order to avoid any unintendedconsequences further down

22、 the line.”8.Whats most pupils attitude towards sharing posts about children?A.Skeptical.B.Unconcerned.C.Tolerant.D.Unwilling.9.What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 2?A.Summarize the previous paragraph.B.Provide some advice for parents.C.Predict the consequence of sharing posts.D.Give reas

23、ons for the result of the survey.10.What should parents first pay attention to according to Joe Hancock?A.Safety.B.Consequence.C.Wisdom.D.Health.11.What can we learn from the last paragraph?A.Parents should take childrens opinions into account.B.Parents should teach children to use the Internet safe

24、ly.C.Children must make sure to listen to their parents.D.Children should avoid unintended consequences of sharenting.D As a rider,Anna Kiesenhofes Olympics victory might be a surprise.The winner of the road race at the Tokyo Olympics left the sport at the end of 2017 when she found herself out of c

25、ontract(合同).She came into Tokyo without a professional team and left as an Olympic champion.The 30-year old began her cycling career in 2014 after running injuries that prevented her from continuing her pursuits of triathlon(铁人三项).She later joined a Catalan team and won the Spanish National Cup in 2

26、016.The then-26 year old signedher first professional contract with Lotto Soudal Ladies for the following season.However,she ended her 2017 campaign in April and did not sign a contract for 2018,eventually taking a year off the bike.In 2019,Kiesenhofer came back to the sport as a rider,winning the A

27、ustrian national road race.Despite her results,Kiesenhofer sill had no professional contract while going into the Tokyo Olympics.Kiesenhofer was the first rider to attack in the Olympic road race,eventually forming a breakaway along with Carl Oberholzer,Omer Shapira,Vera Looser and Anna Plichta,whic

28、h went on to reach a gap of 11 minutes.After Looser and Oberholzer were dropped,Kiesnhofer ataced her two remaining breakaway companions.After Shapira and Plichta were caught by the peloton(主车群),the rest of the riders seemed to believe that they were racing among themselves for Gold,not knowing that

29、 Remehofere was still in front.While it might be a misjudgment from the rest of the peloton that allowed Kiesenhofer to keep her lead of more than two minutes,other riders mistakes should not detract from the Austrians efforts.Off the bike the new Olympic Champion has a PhD in mathematics after stud

30、ying at the Technical University of Vienne as well as at Cambridge University.She currently works at the University of Lausanne.12.Why did Anna give up triathlon?A.She got injured.B.She lost interest in it.C.She had to attend university.D.She never won a medal.13.Which is the right order of the foll

31、owing events?She ended her campaign.She took a year off the bike.She began her cycling career.She won the Austrian national road race.She won the Spanish National Cup.A.B.C.D.14.What were the riders of the peloton unaware of at the Tokyo Olympics?A.The road race was so difficult.B.Anna was a new rid

32、er.C.They had caught up with Anna.D.Anna took the lead of them.15.What is Annas present job?A.A cycling coach.B.A university teacher.C A professional rider.D.A college student.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 七选五(10)Everybody knows the importance of drinking enoug

33、h water.As we all know,drinking water benefits your skin,muscles and organs._16_ The major reason for that is related to human biological needs.When youre a baby,youre 75 percent water.Then,as the years get higher,you get drier._17_ It helps you lose weight,according to a study from theUniversityofB

34、irmingham.The researchers found that drinking 500 ml of water thirty minutes before a meal helped participants lose 10 more pounds than those who did not._18_All participants were advised to improve their diet and physical activity levels.84 overweight adults were involved.Among them 41 were told to

35、“preload”with water,while 43 were told to control their water intake before eating.After 12 weeks,the participants instructed to“preload”with water lost 2.87 pounds more than those in the control group on average.In addition,the participants preloading with water before each of their three main meal

36、s every day lost 9.48 pounds over the 12 weeks._19_ Dr.Helen Parretti,a lecturer at theUniversityofBirmingham,had this to say of the study:_20_Just drinking 500 ml of water,three times a day,before your main meals may help reduce your weight.and this could be an easy way for weight loss.Furthermore,

37、it can be significant for an individual to lose extra weight,making a potential contribution to public health.A.Another reason to drink water is right here.B.The study began with a weight management consultation.C.The beauty of these findings is that losing weight is simple.D.But not everyone can ge

38、t access to tap water in some areas.E.It also helps prevent certain diseases and improve your mood.F.In contrast,those preloading once a day or never,lost just 1.76 pounds.G.So kids should drink more water instead of coke to keep healthy.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

39、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 We climbed Mount Kinabalu the other day.It was our first_21_toSabah.It was a slow drive along country roads as we_22_Ranau.Ranau was a picturesque mountainside town where people_23_vegetables and fruit.At almost 5000 feet above sea level,the air was_24_cool.The next m

40、orning,we were_25_and set off to a breakfast.Then we were assigned guides before our_26_,excited and fearful of what_27_ahead of us.By 6:30 a.m.,we were on a trail that climbed vertically into the jungle.The going was slow as we mounted up the narrow steep_28_.Although it was_29_,it wasnt as bad as

41、I had imagined.So I was in front of the group most of the_30_.There were exotic plants and curious monkeys that made the trip_31_.As we climbed,we had to take several_32_regularly.Then finally we reached the hut at Panar Laban.The night we spent there was miserable but_33_as the temperature dropped

42、to minus 1.We tried to sleep as we had to_34_the climb at 2:45 a.m.the next morning.With only the comforting voice of_35_,we grabbed our torches and_36_our way up rocks in the dark.As the hours passed,we watched the night grow_37_and as we reached the summit,dawn_38_over the horizon like a scene fro

43、m a National Geographic Special.I was_39_the clouds at 13,000 feet or more.This is a day I will always remember,the day I_40_Kinabalu.21.A.meeting B.trip C.reply D.task 22.A.looked B.hoped C.headed D.longed 23.A.grew B.selected C.gathered D.tasted 24.A.hardly B.eventually C.occasionally D.pleasantly

44、 25.A.shouted B.awakened C.caught D.raised 26.A.voyage B.ride C.reach D.climb 27.A.lay B.came C.roared D.drove 28.A.paces B.entrances C.paths D.cliffs 29.A.impossible B.tough C.disturbing D.hopeless 30.A.road B.mountain C.way D.distance 31.A.exciting B.convenient C.imaginary D.safe 32.A.places B.ste

45、ps C.positions D.breaks 33.A.cold B.warm C.memorable D.tragic 34.A.continue B.quit C.interrupt D.experience 35.A.leaders B.guides C.villagers D.tourists 36.A.overlooked B.planned C.demonstrated D.felt 37.A.noisier B.quieter C.darker D.brighter 38.A.broke B.became C.started D.turned 39.A.below B.abov

46、e C.against D.beyond 40.A.arrived B.left C.conquered D.expected 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 Once a man was walking along a beach.The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day.In the distance he could see a person_41._(go)back and forth between the surfs edge_42._

47、the beach.As the man approached,he could see there were hundreds of starfish stranded on the sand as a result of the natural_43._(act)of the tide.The man_44._(stick)by the apparent uselessness of the task.There were far too many starfish.Many of them were sure to die.As he approached,the person cont

48、inued the task of_45._(pick)up the starfish one by one and throwing them into the ocean.As he came up to the person,he said,“You must be crazy.There are_46._(thousand)of miles of beach_47._(cover)with starfish.You cant_48._(possible)make any difference.”The person looked at the man.He then bent down

49、 and picked up one_49._(many)starfish and threw it back into the ocean.He turned back to the man and said,“It surely made_50._difference to that one！”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次。删除

50、：把多余的用斜线（）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；(2)只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 l1 处起）不计分。Last Saturday,I participated the English Speech Contest holding in our school.However,I didnt get a satisfactory result as he expected.When I stand on the stage,I felt my legs shaking.I was such nervous that I