雙十中學(xué)2021屆高三上期中考試 英語

雙十中學(xué)雙十中學(xué)2021屆高三上學(xué)期期中考試英語第8頁廈門雙十中學(xué)2020—2021學(xué)年第一學(xué)期高一年期中考試英語試題注意事項(xiàng)：答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在答題卡上。請認(rèn)真閱讀答題卡上的注意事項(xiàng)，在答題卡上與題號相對應(yīng)的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)答題，寫在試卷、草稿紙上或答題卡非題號對應(yīng)答題區(qū)域的答案一律無效。不得用規(guī)定以外的筆和紙答題，不得在答題卡上做任何標(biāo)記?；卮疬x擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑。如需改動，用橡皮檫干凈后，再選涂其他答案標(biāo)號?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，將答題卡交回。第一節(jié)（共5小題；每題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。Whatwillthemandoat8:00?Workintheoffice.HavedinnerwithMike.Gooutwiththewoman.Whatdoesthewomandislikeabouttheshirt?Thecolor.B.Thedesign.C.Theprice.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?Gary'sworks.Gary'sapplication.Gary'slistofsamples.WhatdidthemanplantodoonMarch1st?Attendsomeclasses.Callthetravelagent.Gotothemountains.WhydoesAmyplantogotoRome?Towork.B.Totravel.C.Tostudy.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題,每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽下面一段對話，回答第6和第7兩個(gè)小題。Whatcoursewon'tthegirlattend?Africanmusic.B.Business.C.BasicSpanish.Onwhichdaysdoesthegirlhaveadvancedpianoclasses?Mondays.B.Tuesdays.C.Thursdays.

聽下面一段對話，回答第8至第10三個(gè)小題。Whoisthemanprobably?Atravelagent.B.Thewoman'sfriend.Wherewillthewomanprobablygo?France.B.Spain.WhatdoweknowaboutTheHotelPlaya?Itisafive-starhotel.B.Ithasitsownbeach.聽下面一段對話，回答第11至第13三個(gè)小題。Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?Inashop.B.Athome.WhatdoesBoblikedoing?Playingtennis.B.Takingphotos.Whatdidthewomandreamofbeing?A.Ashopowner.B.Abankclerk.聽下面一段對話，回答第14至第17四個(gè)小題。HowlonghasLouisebeenworkingatthecenter?A.Aboutsixmonths.B.Aboutoneyear.C.Ahotelreceptionist.C.Greece.C.Ahotelreceptionist.C.Greece.C.Ithasaswimmingpool.C.AtaTVstation.C.Ridingbikes.C.Atennisplayer.C.Abouttwoyears.Whatisthemostfruitfulpartofthejob?A.Seeingchildrenhavealotoffun.Thinkingofnewthingsforchildrentodo.Helpingthelessablechildrenachievemore.WhatdoesLouisesayaboutworkingatnight?A.It'sunfairforhertodoit.It'ssomethingthatsheenjoys.It'sanecessarypartofthejob.聽下面一段獨(dú)白，回答第18至第20三個(gè)小題。Whatorganizationsusedtohavealotofpower?A.Newspapersandpublishers.Universitiesandlibraries.Digitalcompanies.Whydomanycitypeopleprefere-books?A.Theyarecheaper.Theyaremoreportable.Theyaremoreavailable.WhatcanwelearnaboutBorder'sGroup?A.Theywereboughtbyatechcompany.Theyusedtohavemorethan600stores.Theymadebillionsofdollarsthisyear.第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié)（共10小題；每小題2.5分，滿分25分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AsubscriptiontoTIMEforKidsincludesthefollowing:Keyarticlesavailableattworeadinglevels;selectarticlesavailableatthreereadinglevels;AccessibilityfeaturesavailablethroughthedigitalmagazineincludingkeyarticleswithfullSpanishtranslation,read-aloud,andembeddedvocabularysupport;Lessonplansandteachingresourcesforeachissue,includingreadingassessments.2018-2019HalfYearPricingNwdHilpFuji也TIMEForKids加yourclassroom,clickherefNumberofStudentsHalfYearPrice114515G-2WS3.20Pricesareperstudentforhalftheschoolyear.

Shipping&Handlingincludedinpricing.Needacustompricequote?Ifyouareorderingmorethan750subscriptions,weareheretohelpwithavolumediscount.Completethisfbrmorcontactcustomerserviceat1-800-777-8600.Needtotryit?Greatnews!TIMEforKidsstudentaccessisfreetosubscribers!However,forALLthegreatfunctionalityofTIMEforKids,subscribetodayforfullaccesstonewfeaturesastheyarereleased.Needhelpwithfunding?IfyouareinterestedinpurchasingasubscriptiontoTIMEforKidsforyourstudentsbutarestrugglingwithfunding,thefollowingresourcesmayhelpyoulocateadditionalfundingfromgovernmentprogramsandgrants.Howmuchshouldyoupayifyouareordering500subscriptionsforawholeyear?A.$1600B.$1780C.$3200D.$3560SubscribersofTIMEforKidswillgetthefollowingEXCEPT.A.keyandselectarticlesB.teachers'guidesC.digitalmaterialsD.schoolfundsThispassageismostlikelyintendedfor.A.teachersB.parentsC.studentsD.childrenBVegetablegardensmaynotbeasvisuallypleasingasthevarietyofflowers,butFloridianslookingtosavesomegreenbygrowingtheirownsaladfixingscansoondosowithoutfear.Gov.RonDeSantisthisweeksignedalawthatbanslocalgovernmentsfromcarryingordersagainsthomeownersfromraisingveggiesintheiryards.Thelaw,whichtakeseffectJuly1,putsanendtothatparticularpoweroftownsandcitiesacrossthestatetoprohibitvegetablegardensfor“aesthetic（審美的）purposes".TheissuebecameacauseafteracouplelivinginMiamiShoresVillageopposedthedecisionofa$50adayfineforgrowingvegetablesintheirfrontyard,asthey'ddoneforyears.HermineRickettsandherhusbandTomCarrollfoughtCityHallinacasethatwounditswayupthestate'scourtsystem,withjudgesconsistentlyrulingagainsttheirmoney-savingandhealth-consciousproject.AftertheFloridaSupremeCourtruledinfavorofMiamiShores'righttocontroldesignandlandscapingstandards,thecouplereplacedtheirvegetableswithpinkflamingos（紅鸛花）.Theircausewasnotlost,however.Statelawmakersproposedandpassedalawthateffectivelyvoidsthecourtrulings,withRobBradley,whosponsoredthebill,reportedlycallingthevillage'sactiona“vastoverreach”.Thelawmakernotedthedifficultythatmanyfamiliesexperiencegettingfreshandaffordablefood,callingbansagainstvegetableandfruitgardensridiculous.AboutathirdofallhouseholdsintheU.S.growsomeoftheirownfood,accordingtotheNationalGardeningAssociation.Thegroupsaysa600-square-footgardenthatcostsaround$70ayeartokeepcangrow300poundsoffreshproduceworthabout$600annually.WhywillsomeFloridiansplantsaladfixings?Toprotecttheenvironment.B.Tobeautifytheirhome.C.Tobuildtheirowngardens.D.Tocutdailyexpenses.Whatcanbeknownaboutthecouplefromthepassage?Theystartedapublichealth-consciouscampaign.TheynevergaveintotheMiamiShores'demand.Theypaida$50dailyfinetoMiamiShoresVillage.TheywerenotbackedbytheFloridaSupremeCourt.WhatdoesRobBradleythinkofthecouple'sactionprobably?A.It'ssensible.B.It'sridiculous.C.It'sambitious.D.It'scostly.CAstudyofmorethanfivemillionbooks,bothfictionandnon-fiction,hasfoundamarkeddeclineintheuseofemotionalwordsovertime.TheresearchersformtheUniversityofBristolusedGoogleNgramViewer,anonlinedatabaseforfindingthefrequencyoftermsinscannedbooks,tolookformorethan600particularwordsidentifiedasrepresentinganger,dislike,fear,joy,sadnessandsurprise.Theyfoundthatalmostallofthecategoriesshowedadropinthese“moodwords”overtime.Onlyinthecategoryoffearwasthereanincreaseinusage.“Itisasteadyandcontinuousdecline,”saidDrAlbertoAcerbi.Heassumedthattheresultmightbeexplainedbyachangeinthepositionoccupiedbyliterature,inacrowdedmedialandscape.“Onethingcouldbethatinparalleltobooksthe20thcenturysawthestartofothermedia.Maybethesemedia—movies,radio,drama—hadmoreemotionalcontentthanbooks.”Althoughbothjoyandsadnessfollowedthegeneraldownwardstrend,theresearch,publishedinthejournalPLOSOne,foundthattheyalsoexhibitedanotherinterestingbehavior:theratio（比率）betweenthetwovariedgreatly,apparentlymirroringhistoricalevents.DuringtheRoaringTwentiesthejoy-to-sadnessratioreacheditshighestpointthatwouldnotoccuragainuntilbeforetherecentfinancialcrash.Then,in1941,theratioplungedattheheightofWorldWarII.Nevertheless,theresearchersheldareservedopinionabouttheirclaimthattheirresultreflectedwidersocialtrends.Inthepaper,theyevenarguethattheoppositecouldbetrue.“Ithasbeensuggested,forexample,thatitwasthesuppression（壓抑）ofdesireinordinaryElizabethanEnglishlifethatincreaseddemandforwriting‘filledwithromance'...perhaps,"theyconclude,“songsandbooksmaynotreflecttherealpopulationanymorethancatwalkmodelsreflecttheaveragebody.”Thestudywascarriedoutbywayof.scanningthebookswithanonlinescannercountingthenumberofwordsinthebookssearchingdigitizedtextsforemotionalwordsanalyzingdifferenttopicsofthebooksWhichofthefollowingisoneoftheresearchfindings?Usagedecreasedinallthecategoriesofmoodwords.Usageofmostmoodwordskeptfallingovertime.Thedeclinewascausedbytheriseofothermedia.Theunfavorablepositionofliteratureledtothedecline.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“plunged”probablymean?A.increasedB.changedC.droppedD.twistedTheresearcherssuspectthat.theirresearchresultreflectedwidersocialtrends.theirresearchresultwasthecontraryofsocialtrends.therewasasuppressionofdesireinElizabethanEnglishlife.catwalkmodelsreflectthepopulationbetterthansongsandbooks.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。OnemorningIlookedoutofmystudywindowandsawitwasafineday:notevenasinglecloud.Butlateron,hardatworkatmydesk,Iheardalouddrummingnoise.Turningtothewindow,Isawtheskywasnowthecolorofcharcoal（木炭）.Rainbegantofall;twominuteslatertherainbecamehail（冰雹）;atsomepoint,thehailbecamesnow.31It'sextremelyvariable.Goaheadwithyourpicnicinthelocalparkbyallmeans,butdon'tassumethatbecausethesunisshiningnow,itwillbewhenyouopenyourpackofsandwiches.32TheweatherinBritainisbynomeansalwaysbad.Itcanjustseemalotlikeapersonwhohasalotofmoodswings.ThisisoneofthebiggestreasonswhytheBritishtalksooftenabouttheweather:it'shandy.Wherevertherearestrangersstandingorsittingclosetogether,andtalkcannotbeavoided,theconversationfocusesontheweather:“33”or"Whatshockingweatherwe'vebeenhaving!"TheunreliabilityoftheweatherissomethingthateveryBritcanagreeon.34Thus,theweather'sunpredictabilityisactuallyaplusfortheBritish.Eventhosewithdifferentopinionsoneverythingelseintheworld,suchasthecurrentargumentintheUKaboutmembershipoftheEuropeanUnion,cantalkabouttheweatherwithoutitleadingtoashoutingmatch.35Longliverainstormsinmid-July!TheEnglishoftentalksaboutweather.Yes,theweatherhasbeengood,hasn'tit?Thatmakesitasafetopicofconversation.You'dbettertakeanumbrella,justincase.ThisstorywillgiveyousomeideaaboutweatherinBritain.Strangerswillchoosetotalkabouttheweathertobreaktheice.第二部分語言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）"What'sallthistree-plantingfor?"IwasaskedwhenIbeganwritingaboutrestoring（修復(fù)）apieceoflandIhad36inSomerset.Thetruthis,Ijustlovetrees.AndIamnot37."AsIgetolder,allIreally38istoplanttrees，”PrinceCharlessaysinaBBCprogrammeinwhichheis39inthewoodheplantedonthedayPrinceGeorgewasborn.Wehaveinherited40andwonderfultreesinourcitiesandvillages.Theywereplanted,orseltsown,years,evencenturiesago.Wetakethemforgranted,41thecreatureslivingamongthem,remaininignoranceofthe42treesaredoingus（cleaningtheair,forexample）andcutthemdownfor43.Yetwekeepafeelingof44forthem.Thismayaccountforthe45thegovernmentfacedin2010whenitsoughttoselloffpubliclyownedwoods,andforthewidesupporttheWoodlandTrust（atreeprotectingcharity）46.Treesneed47,whichiswhyI,acity-resident,boughtmySomersetwoodlandin1999.Atthattime,climatechangewasalreadywellproved,48myhopesofplantinglong-livedoaksandpinesgradually49anxietyabouttheirchances.TreediseasesnewtotheUK,wind,droughtandfloodwereallputtingthemat50.ButIdidnot51thingstomovesofast.Thewoodlandisgood,andthenewtreesaregrowinglikemad,butthecreaturesare52.Therabbitshavedisappeared（duetosomedisease,perhaps?）andtheowlhasmoved.Thebeesandbutterfliesarestilltherebutinsmaller_53_.Ifthiscanhappeninmywoodthatis54pesticides（殺蟲Q）andherbicides（除草齊U）,itsurelyindicatesweneedtogivenaturethechancetorestoreitsown55.Meanwhile,Ilovemywood,andtree-plantinghasalsodonewondersforrestoringmybalancebetweentownandcountry.A.visitedB.purchasedC.allocatedD.returnedA.richB.ashamedC.aloneD.ready38.A.objecttoB.giveawayC.takeupD.longfor39.A.filmedB.stuckC.commentedD.discovered40.A.sacredB.delicateC.matureD.fragrant41.A.raiseB.observeC.ignoreD.abuse42.A.honorB.goodC.harmD.justice43.A.developmentB.entertainmentC.protectionD.restriction44.A.trustB.sadnessC.betrayalD.affection45.A.approvalB.oppositionC.survivalD.dilemma46.A.attractsB.urgesC.requiresD.lacks47.A.spaceB.supportC.companyD.nutrition48.A.sinceB.forC.yetD.so49.A.caughtupwithB.gavewaytoC.brokeawayfromD.gotridof50.A.riskB.adistanceC.easeD.aloss51.A.prayB.wantC.allowD.expect52.A.inplaceB.inorderC.indeclineD.inquestion53.A.sizesB.numbersC.placesD.spaces54.A.eagerforB.fitforC.freeofD.fullof55.A.frictionB.virtueC.tensionD.balance第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。TechnologicalchangesbroughtdramaticnewoptionstoAmericanslivinginthe1990s.Duringthisdecadenewformsofentertainment,commerce,research,andcommunication56(become)commonplaceintheU.S.Thedrivingforcebehindmuchofthischangewasaninnovation57___(popular)knownastheInternet.TheInternetwasdevelopedduringthe1970sbytheDepartmentofDefense.Inthecaseofanattack,militaryadviserssuggested__58__advantageofbeingabletooperateonecomputerfromanotherterminal.Intheearlydays,theInternetwasusedmainlybyscientiststocommunicatewithotherscientists.OneearlyproblemfacedbyInternetuserswasspeed.Phone___59___(line)couldonlytransmitinformationatalimitedrate.Thedevelopmentoffiber-optic(光纖)cablesallowedbillionsofbitsofinformation___60(receive)everyminute.CompanieslikeInteldevelopedfastermicroprocessors,sopersonalcomputerscouldprocesstheincomingsignalsmore___61___(rapidly).Intheearly1990s,theWorldWideWebwasdeveloped,inlargepart,__62___commercialpurposes.Corporationscreatedhomepages___63___theycouldplacetextandgraphicstosellproducts.Soonairlinetickets,hotelreservationsandevencarscouldbepurchasedonline.UniversitiespostedresearchdataontheInternet,sostudentscouldfind64(value)informationwithoutleavingtheirdormitories.Companiessoondiscoveredthatworkcouldbedoneathomeandsubmittedonline,soawholenewclassoftelecommutersbegantoearnalivingfromhomeofficesunshavenand65(wear)pajamas(睡衣).第三部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)(滿分15分)假定你是李華，英國高中生Peter在中國研學(xué)時(shí)曾暫住你家。他回國后給你寫信感謝你的招待，并在信中委婉表示對你家三世同堂感到驚訝。請你寫一封回信，簡要介紹中國人三世同堂的現(xiàn)象。寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為100左右；可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。第二節(jié)（滿分25分）閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Theraincamedownsteadyandhard.JasonStoriehearditbutwasnotworriedashepreparedforadayofcavingwithfivefriendsinaremotespot80miles