2021届成都市第四十九中学高三英语下学期期中考试试卷及答案.pdf

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1、2021 届成都市第四十九中学高三英语下学期期中考试试卷及答案 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 Juanito Estrella has been a housekeeping manager on the US-based large passenger ship Carnival Spirit for 18 months and feels he has found the suitable position in his career(职业).He ha

2、s always wanted to travel.“I guess I am a really restless spirit.I like traveling,so when the chance came,I jumped at it,”he says.The chance came in the form of a newspaper advertisement for work on cruise ships（游船）.At the time Estrella was the housekeeping manager at a Melbourne hotel.He applied an

3、d,after two interviews,a medical check and police clearance,the job was his.Estrella is responsible(负责的)for the cleanliness of the ship,making sure that 160 crew work properly.“I enjoy it because there is no other work-you wake up each day in a different place anda different culture.Its exciting whe

4、n you go to the next country and you dont understand the language,”he says.Estrella likes being busy and getting to know people from all over the world.The 1,000 crew come from 94 countries,and Estrella has learnt Spanish and a little Croatian.But there is adownside.“You cannot get really drunk.beca

5、use you have safety responsibilities to yourself and others,”he says.“You dont really think about home.You start to think about home only when you get closer to your vacation and wonder what youll be doing.”Life on the ship is anything but cruising.Estrella and his fellows work at least 10 hours a d

6、ay,seven days a week.He warns the job is not for everybody.“You have to love being busy and be prepared to work every day-and to give up drinking too much alcohol.”In his spare time,if the ship sails into a port,Estrella explores it,otherwise he works out in the crews gym,goes on the internet or cal

7、ls home.1.Which of the following is true?A.He has been a housekeeping manager for 18 months.B.He doesnt drink wine now.C.He cannot speak a foreign language.D.He used to be a housekeeping manager.2.The underlined word“downside”in paragraph 5 probably means _.A.disappointment B.disadvantage C.failure

8、D.loss 3.In the last paragraph,the writer thinks that life on the ship is _.A.not a tiring journey at all B.just an interesting voyage C.far from a voyage for pleasure D.more than a pleasant travel by sea B Jack was 11 months old in the spring of 2015 when his parents,Erika and Christopher,recognize

9、d his development was not progressing as it should.The feeling was familiar to the couple.Just a few months earlier,Jacks brother Chase,who is 16 months older,had been diagnosed with autism(自闭症)after he did not reach motion and language standards as expected.Jacks behaviors were similarly delayed,an

10、d his parents moved quickly to seek help.Today,Jack is 5 he celebrated his birthday on May 13 and he can speak in full sentences and read.After two years at a preschool that specializes in services for children with developmental disabilities,he will start kindergarten in theSmithtownschool district

11、 in September.“Our familys experience is a good example of the power and effectiveness of early intervention.The services our boys have received made all the difference,”the parents said.According to scientists,autism can be detected at 18 months or younger,and by age 2 a diagnosis can be considered

12、“very reliable.”The parents said they were happy with Chases success at the learning center,but still had concerns for Jack because he was not speaking.Developing social and communication skills can be among the greatest challenge for individuals with autism,even if they are able to say a few words

13、early on.“We didnt know if he was ever going to talk,”Erika said.“That was my biggest fear.We just didnt know.”Looking ahead,the parents are cautiously optimistic about Jacks next educational move.He doesnt handle change well,they said,and he likes to know his routine.Still,they expressed confidence

14、 that his time at the learning center has given him the skills he needs to be successful.4.How did Jacks parents know he suffered from autism?A.They found the baby clever.B.They judged by their experience.C.They found he didnt develop.D.They checked on him in the hospital.5.What did the parents thin

15、k of the early intervention?A.It made no difference to the babies.B.It benefitted the babies greatly.C.It got their babies more disabled.D.It helped their babies speak fluently.6.What can we learn from the third paragraph?A.Autism can be confirmed at 18 months old.B.Jacks parents were confident abou

16、t his motor skills.C.Chases parents were doubtful about his development D.Jacks parents worried about his language skills most.7.What is the text mainly talking about?A.Autism can be curedif parents take actions early.B.Parents should be confident about their childrens future.C.Early intervention in

17、 autism could improve childrens life.D.Communication skills should be developed as early as possible.C Why can friendships be hard?Because often people arent as honest and open as they should be.Sometimes,people end up getting hurt.Most problems with friendships come up because people are just too s

18、elfish to care about the things that their friends need.They care about their own needs much more,which makes it hard for friendships to work.However,being selfish is part of human nature.A person is put together in order to take care of himself and his own needs,not necessarily those needs of other

19、 people.Even though being selfish is something that all humans are born with,it is something that everyone should guard against.The best thing to remember when you are a friend to anyone is that you need to treat your friend the same way as youd like to be treated.This is wonderful advice for a frie

20、ndship,because it is really the only way to make sure that you are giving your friend everything you would want to be given in a friendship.Whenever you have a question about how you should treat a friend,it is easy to find an answer simply by asking yourself what you would like your friend to do fo

21、r you,if he or she is in your shoes.Even if youre always thinking about how youd like to be treated,and your friends are too,there are issues that come up from time to time in each friendship,and it is important to understand how to deal with these issues so that you can build stronger and healthier

22、 friendships.Issues like friends getting boyfriends or girlfriends and not spending enough time with their friends,or even friends finding new friends and leaving old friends behind are issues that will probably come up with one or more of your friendships.It is important to know how to deal with th

23、ese issues so that you can keep your friends and make new ones.No one wants to have a broken friendship.8.Why may problems with friendships appear?A.One is selfish.B.One is alone.C.One is too anxious.D.One is too busy.9.Whats the first and most important thing to be other peoples friend?A.Not to hur

24、t your friends feelings.B.To give your friends whatever you have.C.To treat your friends as fairly as possible.D.Not to think of your own needs any more.10.What is the text mainly about?A.The Meaning of Friendships B.The Importance of Friendships C.The Advantages of Friendships D.The Problems with F

25、riendships 11.What may follow the last paragraph of the text?A.How to make many friends.B.How to keep friends happy.C.How to treat friends correctly.D.How to solve friendship issues.D Where doyou usually put your toothbrush?Do you keep it in the bathroom?Hows your toothbrush looking these days?Even

26、if you cant see it with a naked eye,experts say it may be saturated(使饱和)with millions of toilet germs!Dr.Charles Oerba,a germ expert,is amicrobiology professor at the University of Arizona.He says there are approximately 3 million bacteria per square inch in most toilet bowls,and every time you flus

27、h it without closing the lid,those millions of bacteria droplets spray into the air as far as twenty feet away and dirty everything in their path.And a common victim is your poor toothbrush,usually,left out on the bathroom sink,right?So,what do we do?Dr.Gerba says its easy.Close the toilet lid befor

28、e you flushthatll greatly cut downthe germs,which will otherwise float in the air.And wash your toothbrush every few days in mouthwash or peroxide to get rid of any germs hiding in it.You can even put it through the dishwasher to sanitize(消毒)it.And always store your toothbrush in a closed cabinet.He

29、res one more tip from Dr.Gerba,who says our kitchen sink is probably dirtier than our toilet.“If an alien came from space and studied the bacterial counts,he probably would conclude he should wash his hands in your toilet and go to the bathroom in your sink.”He says thats because the kitchen sink is

30、 a great place where E.coli(大肠杆菌)to live and grow since its wet and damp.Bacteria feed on the food that people put down the drain orthats left on dishes in the sink.To reset your sinks bacteria count back to zero,youd better regularly wash it with hot water and sanitize yoursink with special chemica

31、ls.In fact,you may want to do it every day or before preparing dinner.12.What is the purpose of the text?A.To show how to brush your teeth.B.To tell people the importance of health.C.To warn people of the invisible germs.D.To introduce a microbiology professor.13.What can we learn from Paragraph 2?A

32、.Bathroom sinks are the dirtiest places.B.Bacteria are bad for peoples health.C.Why bacteria spread through the air.D.How bacteria spread in the bathroom.14.What does the underlined word“that”in Paragraph 4 refer to?A.The food.B.The toothbrush.C.The sink.D.The chemical.15.Why does Dr.Gerba mention t

33、he example of an alien?A.To tell us a fiction story of an alien studying bacteria.B.To show our kitchen sink may be dirtier than our toilet.C.To teach us how to reset sinks bacteria count back to zero.D.To prove coli prefers to live in the kitchen and the drain.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

34、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 Diet Zone:A Dangerous Place Diet Coke,diet Pepsi,diet pills,no-fat diet,vegetable diet We are surrounded by the word“diet”everywhere we look and listen.We have so easily been attracted by the promise and potential of diet products that we have stopped thinking abou

35、t what diet products are doing to us._16_ Diet products significantly weaken us psychologically.On one level,we are not allowing our brain to admit that our weight problems lie not in actually losing the weight,but in controlling the consumption of fatty,high-calorie,unhealthy foods.Diet products al

36、low us to jump over the thinking stage and go straight for the scale(秤)instead._17_On another level,diet products have greater psychological effects.Every time we have a zero-calorie drink,we are telling ourselves without our awareness that we dont have to work to get results.Diet products make peop

37、le believe that gain comes without pain and that life can be without resistance and struggle._18_Diet foods can indirectly harm our bodies because consuming them instead of healthy foods means we are preventing our bodies from having basic nutrients(营养成分).Dietfoods and diet pills contain zero calori

38、e only because the diet industry has created chemicals to produce these wonder products.Diet products may not be nutritional._19_Now that we are aware of the effects that diet products have on us,it is time to seriously think about buying them to reduce weight._20_Once we realize this,we will be muc

39、h better able to resist diet products,and therefore prevent the harm that comes from using them.A.Its believed diet products contribute to losing weight.B.Chemicals that go into diet products are potentially dangerous.C.We all know the danger of diet products,but its hard to resist them.D.The danger

40、 of diet products lies also in the physical harm they cause.E.We are paying for products that harm us psychologically and physically.F.Losing weight lies in the power of minds,not in the power of chemicals.G.All we have to do is to swallow or recognize the word“diet”in food labels.第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 4

41、5 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 Have you ever given a thought to inspiration？In fact,inspiration can be a strange thing.You never know when it might_21_,and sometimes,it can come from the most_22_places.I recently read about an author named Nnedi Okorafor.

42、When she was in college,she had a serious spine disorder.Okorafor was told that a simple operation could_23_it.But when she woke up from her_24_,she found that she couldnt move her legs and was in great pain.Okorafor got_25_later.But before she did,she saw strange things in her hospital room.She ima

43、gined her_26_as a beast that hunted her from the shadows.But she also_27_a woman-a woman who could fly,in fact.This_28_woman inspired her and helped her_29_her pain.“I felt myself become_30_,”she wrote in her book Broken Places&Outer Spaces:Finding Creativity in the Unexpected.We_31_know where we mi

44、ght find the inspiration to create.As a_32_,most of my inspiration comes from other peoples music.But I also find_33_in other places.Books,movies and_34_just moments in everyday life can lead to new creations._35_,I recently rewatched the film Blade Runner.Ive seen it plenty of times before;its one

45、of my favorite movies.But this time,for some reason,I saw it_36_.I decided to make music that could create the same feeling as the_37_.Its not done yet,but the music Im working on now is heavily_38_by the movies setting and characters.Anything can_39_us.You just have to be_40_to catch inspiration wh

46、en it hits.21.A.work B.hit C.exist D.pass 22.A.interesting B.ordinary C.unexpected D.dangerous 23.A.fix B.make C.remove D.control 24.A.dream B.shock C.recovery D.operation 25.A.well B.bad C.worried D.annoyed 26.A.curiosity B.pain C.anger D.fear 27.A.asked B.met C.imagined D.visited 28.A.confident B.

47、smart C.honest D.magical 29.A.forget B.recognize C.describe D.practice 30.A.richer B.better C.busier D.quieter 31.A.always B.never C.sometimes D.still 32.A.director B.dancer C.musician D.writer 33.A.tips B.messages C.examples D.ideas 34.A.even B.again C.not D.only 35.A.In short B.In addition C.For e

48、xample D.After all 36.A.differently B.perfectly C.vividly D.smoothly 37.A.story B.song C.play D.film 38.A.changed B.supported C.disturbed D.influenced 39.A.impress B.inspire C.amuse D.challenge 40.A.free B.thankful C.ready D.careful 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 Fro

49、m the first day I arrived in Kunming,I had my understanding of China_41._(change).Far from being narrow-minded and hostile to_42._(foreign)，people came up to talk to me the first time I went out on the street.It happened to be all in Chinese,so I didnt understand much,_43._it did cause me to rethink

50、 my assumptions.As my Chinese improved,this continued throughout my stay,from my landlord introducing me to people who could help us learn Chinese to_44._(get)to know the couple who ran a noodle restaurant nearby.If youre interested in other people,their culture,and their language,theyll be_45._(fri