2021届佛山市顺德区龙江中学高三英语下学期期中考试试卷及答案解析.pdf

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1、2021 届佛山市顺德区龙江中学高三英语下学期期中考试试卷及答案解析 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 Thank you.Its my great honor to be given this award.You cannot imagine that I have always been a late starter.Years ago,when I was 16,I took an important exam GCE(General Certificat

2、e of Education),which turned out to be a failure.My dad was reading my report card and saw that my position in class was 29th,but the number in class was 29.It meant that I had achieved the distinction of being bottom of my class.I wasnt lazy,and I was really trying.You can picture how I felt.Dad pu

3、t his hand on my shoulder and said,“You can only do the best you can,but whatever you decide to do,make sure you love it.”He was a really sweet guy and a great man.I knew his attempt to hide his disappointment with some of his encouraging words.I was depressed for a week,but his advice was a wake-up

4、 call.Fortunately I love working with my hands,and I was good at two things:woodwork and art,and I really loved to draw and paint.I was quite talented.Dad strongly encouraged me to go to art school,which in those days wasnt the obvious place that a father would suggest.So I got into Hartlepool Colle

5、ge of Art.The college was a revelation(出乎意料),the passionate teachers there,who were extremely interested in the students,not just tolerating them but actually engaging with them.It was a world apart from my schooling until then.Its extraordinary what an enthusiastic teacher can do,drawing the studen

6、t out,lighting independence,and encouraging a design of your own future,rather than waiting for something to happen.Im honored to have become one of these passionate teachers years later.My teachers inspired me,and thanks to my dad,here I am tonight.I think I should mention all the talents I have wo

7、rked with over time,and to my kids and my wife Giannina,thank you.Thank you for this great award.I shall find a very special place for it.1.How did the author feel after taking GCE?A.Happy.B.Upset.C.Tired.D.Relieved.2.What didHartlepoolCollege of Art impress the author most?A.The teachers were stric

8、t with students.B.The students set good examples for each other.C.The teachers inspired students passion for learning.D.The students got prepared for their lessons independently.3.The author gave this speech to _.A.share his career choice B.explain his teaching methods C.describe his life experience

9、 D.show his appreciation B With their tiny brains and excellent ability to memorize nectar locations,honeybees are a favorite model organism for studying learning and memory.Such research has indicated that to form long-term memoriesones that last a day or morethe insects need to repeat a training e

10、xperience at least three times.By contrast,short-and mid-term memories that last seconds to minutes and minutes to hours,respectively,need only a single learning experience.Exceptions to this rule have been observed,however.For example,in some studies,bees formed long-lasting memories after a single

11、 learning event.Such results are often regarded as circumstantial anomalies,says Martin Giurfa of the University of Toulouse.But the anomalous findings,together with research showing that fruit flies and ants can form long-term memories after single experiences,aroused Giurfas curiosity.Was it possi

12、ble that honeybees could reliably do the same?Giurfa reasoned that the ability to form long-term memories might depend on the particular type of bee and the experience.Within a honeybee colony,there are nurses,who clean the hive and feed the young;guards,who patrol and protect the hive;and foragers,

13、who search for nectar.While previous studies have tested bees as a whole,Ciurfa and his colleagues focused on foragers,tasking them with remembering an experience relevant to their role:an odor associated with a sugary reward.The researchers observed that a single exposure to a reward-paired odor wa

14、s enough for most forager bees to remember that specific odor the following day.Many foragers could even remember the odor three day later.The results do not mean that all prior research was wrong,says Andr Fiala of the University of Gttingen.“People have done the experiments in a different way.”Sti

15、ll,the new results do show that“the commonly held belief that one needs multiple training trials to achieve long-term memory is not always true,”he says,and this“really advances the field.”4.What does the author want to tell us through Paragraph 1?A.A model for memory research.B.The classification o

16、f memories.C.New research on learning and memory.D.Previous findings on memory formation.5.Which factor might influence a bees memory of an experience,according to Giurfas research?A.Whether the bees role is related.B.Whether the bee is introduced or native.C.How often the bee repeats the experience

17、.D.How long the bee is exposed to the reward.6.What is Andre Fialas attitude towards the new results?A.Doubtful.B.Favorable.C.Intolerant.D.Unclear.7.Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?A.Learning and Memory:How Honeybees Remember B.Honeybee Memory:Honeybee Knows What to Do C.Hone

18、ybees Remember after Just One Lesson D.Honeybees Use Memory for Communication C While the start of a new school year is always exciting,this year was even more so for some elementary school students inAuckland,New Zealand.They became the worlds first kids to be“taught”by a digital teacher.Before you

19、 start imagining a human-like robot walking around the classroom,Will is just an avatar that appears on the students desktop,or smartphone screen,when ordered to come.The autonomous animation platform has been modeled after the human brain and nervous system,allowing it to show human-like behavior.T

20、he digital teacher is assigned to teach Vectors“Be sustainable with energy”a free program forAucklandelementary schools.Just like the humans it replaced,Will is able to instantly react to the students responses to the topic.Thanks to a webcam and microphone,the avatar not only responds to questions

21、the kids may have,but also picks up non-verbal cues.For instance,if a student smiles at Will,he responds by smiling back.This two-way interaction not only helps attract the students attention,but also allows the programs developers to monitor their engagement,and make changes if needed.Nikhil Ravish

22、ankar believes that Will-like avatars could be a novel way to catch the attention of the next generation.He says,“I have a lot of hope in this technology as a means to deliver cost-effective,rich,educational experience in the future.”The program,in place since August 2018,has been a great success th

23、us far.Ravishankar says,“What was fascinating to me was the reaction of the children to Will.The way they look at the world is so creative and different,and Will really captured their attention.”However,regardless of how popular it becomes,Will is unlikely to replace human educators any time soon.8.

24、What was special for some elementary school students inAuckland?A.A digital teacher taught them.B.They first saw something digital.C.This was the start of a new school year.D.They could get close to smartphone screen.9.What is the benefit of this two-way interaction?A.It can smile back.B.It can use

25、microphone.C.It can talk any topic for free.D.It can change if necessary.10.Whats Ravishankars attitude to Wills replacing Human educators soon?A.Optimistic.B.Doubtful.C.Unclear.D.Disapproving.11.What might be the best title for the passage?A.New High-tech Contributes to Education B.The Worlds First

26、 Digital Teacher Appears in Classroom.C.The Worlds First Digital Teacher,a Help to Students D.New ZealandWill Replace Teachers in Classrooms D Pigeons inLondonhave a bad reputation.Some people call them flying rats.And many blame them for causing pollution with their droppings.But now the birds are

27、being used to fight another kind of pollution in this city of 8.5 million.“The problem for air pollution is that its been largely ignored as an issue for a long time,”says Andrea Lee,who works for the London-based environmental organization Client Earth.“People dont realize how bad it is,and how it

28、actually affects their health.”Londons poor air quality is linked to nearly 10,000 early deaths a year.Lee says,citing(引用)a report released by the city manager last year.If people were better informed about the pollution they re breathing,she says,they could pressure the government to do something a

29、bout it.Nearby,on a windy hill inLondons Regents Park,an experiment is underway that could helpthe first week of flights by the Pigeon Air Patrol.It all began when Pierre Duquesnoy,the director for DigitasLBi,a marketing firm,won a London Design Festival contest last year to show how a world problem

30、 could be solved using Twitter.Duquesnoy,fromFrance,chose the problem of air pollution.“Basically,I realized how important the problem was,”he says.“But also I realized that most of the people around me didnt know anything about it.”Duquesnoy says he wants to better measure pollution,while at the sa

31、me time making the results accessible to the public through Twitter.“So”,he wondered,“how could we go across the city quickly collecting as much data as possible?”Drones were his first thought.But its illegal to fly them overLondon.“But pigeons can fly aboveLondon,right?”he says.“They liveactually,t

32、hey are Londoners as well.So,yeah,I thought about using pigeons equipped with mobile apps.And we can use not just street pigeons,but racing pigeons,because they fly pretty quickly and pretty low.”So it might be time for Londoners to have more respect for their pigeons.The birds may just be helping t

33、o improve the quality of the citys air.12.What can we infer aboutLondons air quality from Paragraph 2?A.Londoners are very satisfied with it.B.The government is trying to improve it.C Londoners should pay more attention to it.D.The government has done a lot to improve it.13.Duquesnoy attended the Lo

34、ndon Design Festival to _.A.entertain Londoners.B.solve a world problem.C.design a product for sale.D.protect animals like pigeons.14.Why did Duquesnoy give up using drones to fly acrossLondon?A.Because they are too expensive.B.Because they fly too quickly.C.Because they are forbidden.D.Because they

35、 fly too high.15.Which can be the best title for the text?A.Clean air inLondon.B.Londons dirty secret.C.Londons new pollution fighter.D.Causes of air pollution inLondon.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 It could be time to admit that you have a habit of putting off

36、 your tasks because of you wasting much time on the Internet.If you are ready to reduce the time you spend on it,it may seem challenging._16_ Monitor your Internet usage time.To breakthat habit,learn how to manage the time you spend online.Monitor how long it takes you to do each task and record exa

37、ctly what you did._17_Youd be surprised at how much time you actually spend on necessary instead of unnecessary online activities._18_While it may feel strange to use technology to stop you from using technology,this is where we are today.To increase your productivity while you are online,use apps t

38、hat block your go-to sites.This will lessen the desire to jump over to these sites if the task at hand is challenging.When working,avoid using your phone.Due to smart phones,it is now very easy to access the Internet.You have to stop wasting time online.Put away your phone when you are working or st

39、udying.So you are unable to see or hear any signals when they come up._19_So you are unable to check your phone when it is out of sight.Seek professional help._20_If you cant seem to stick to your own boundaries and you are spending more time online than you are with real people,it may be time to se

40、ek professional help.Recently,Internet addiction has become a cause for concern in clinical psychiatry.A.Keep your phone in another room.B.Block your access to favorite time-waste websites.C.Then decide if an activity was really necessary.D.Here are some methods that help you deal with the challenge

41、.E.Do all of your computer work at the beginning of your project.F.The solution to any type of addiction belongs to professional field.G.You will find these useful tips can help you solve most of your problems.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

42、佳选项 The insistent knock on the door brought me quickly from my kitchen.With my children down for a nap,I_21_to answer before they were all awakened.We had just moved here and I couldnt_22_who it would be.I openedthe door and a crack revealed an old man dressed in dirty clothing.“Can I help you?”I as

43、ked,hoping he had the wrong_23_.“Would you like to buy some fresh garden vegetables?”His voice was trembling but his eyes were_24_.I wondered if he badly needed the bit of money he was asking for his_25_.“Im Mr.Locket living around the corner.My wife_26_and my children live far away,”he_27_.Later we

44、 knew that the need for companionship had sent him door to door_28_selling fruits and vegetables and ours was the only door opened to him.As days went on,Mr.Locket became a_29_visitor.Every day he read books in our big chair with my children curled up on his lap.When they took an afternoon nap,he wo

45、uld_30_his head on the back of the chair.In his quiet and gentle way,he endeared himself to each child._31_the name“Grandpa Locket”slipped into our conversations.Three years later,we had to move to Ontario.He arrived as usual that morning.“Mr.Locket,”I tried to_32_the news in a gentle way,“Youve bec

46、ome a(n)_33_part of this family,but.”Tears glistened in the corners of his eyes.“I_34_to keep in touch with you and.”My throat tightened.He nodded_35_softly said“Thank you for all your kindness to an old man.When I needed a family,you_36_me.”With tears,we all hugged him_37_.About a year later,a smal

47、l_38_from Mr.Lockets daughter was delivered to our home.She informed us that our dear old friend had died.“Im so grateful for your loving care for my father,”she wrote,“I can see how much you_39_to him,too.”Actually,were also grateful for the_40_love that swept into our lives the moment we opened th

48、at door.21.A.hesitated B.hurried C.hated D.happened 22.A.imagine B.recognize C.believe D.acknowledge 23.A.number B.road C.direction D.address 24.A.shining B.understanding C.hopeful D.desperate 25.A.produce B.food C.clothes D.fruits 26.A.went away B.broke away C.passed away D.ran away 27.A.complained

49、 B.added C.screamed D.roared 28.A.in place of B.by means of C.in need of D.by order of 29.A.yearly B.monthly C.weekly D.daily 30.A.rest B.put C.plant D.lower 31.A.Gradually B.Suddenly C.Generally D.Quickly 32.A.announce B.make C.break D.report 33.A.natural B.inner C.necessary D.treasured 34.A.wish B

50、.try C.promise D.struggle 35.A.but B.and C.yet D.so 36.A.included B.refused C.tolerated D.received 37.A.willingly B.tightly C.eagerly D.faithfully 38.A.book B.bill C.picture D.envelope 39.A.owed B.sent C.meant D.showed 40.A.unexpected B.deep C.permanent D.selfless 第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面短