2021屆無錫外國語中學(xué)高三英語下學(xué)期期中試卷及答案

2021屆無錫外國語中學(xué)高三英語下學(xué)期期中試卷及答案第一部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項AElectricShocksCanBeFatalGovernmentstatisticsrecentlyshowedthatintheUK,morethan3,000peopleayearexperienceelectricshocksintheirhomes.Asmallernumberofpeoplearekilledaftertheytouchthepowerlinesoutsidetheirhomes.Electricshockscancauseaperson'sheartorbreathtostopandarepotentiallyfatal.Itisessentialforpeopletolearnbasictechniquestodealwithsuchemergencies.Whattodo?Ifyouarethefirstpersontoreachsomeonewhohasanelectricshock,don'ttouchhimorher!Ifthevictimisstillholdingtheappliancethatgiveshimorhertheshock（e.g.ahairdryer）,unplugitorturnoffthepoweratitssource.Undernocircumstancescanvoutrvtomovetheappliancewithvourhands!Ifyoucan'tturnoffthepower,useapieceofwood,likeabroomhandleorachair,toseparatethevictimfromtheapplianceorthepowersource.Youmayevenbeabletodothiswithafoldednewspaper.Thevictimmustremainlyingdown.Ifheorsheisunconscious,thevictimshouldbeplacedonhisorherside.Butheorsheshouldnotbemovedifthereisapossibilityofneckorspineinjuriesunlessitislynecessary.Itisessentialtomaintainthevictim'sbodyheat,somakesureyoucoverhimorherwithablanketbeforeyoudoanythingelse.Ifthevictimisnotbreathing,applymouth-to-mouthresuscitation（人工呼吸）.Keepthevictim'sheadlowuntilprofessionalhelparrives.Iftheelectricshockhasbeencausedbyanexternalpowerline,thedangerstothevictimandtoanybodyprovidingfirstaidaremuchgreater.Whatkindofpassageisit?A.Anadvertisement. B.Ahorrorstory.C.Anewsreport. D.Firstaidemergencyadvice.Theunderlinedsentenceimpliesthat .youshouldmovetheapplianceyoushouldpickuptheapplianceandturnofftheelectricityitisverydangeroustotouchtheappliancewithyourhandsitisunnecessarytounplugtheappliancewithyourhandsWhenapersonhasgotanelectricshock,youshould .separatethevictimfromtheapplianceandlethimsitupkeepthevictimwarmandhelphimorherbreatheagainmovethevictimontohisorhersideifheorshehasgotneckinjurieskeepthevictim'sheadhighuntilprofessionalhelparrivesBOne-year-oldTallulahturnedpurpleandstoppedmovingafterthesweetbecamestuckinherthroat.HermumLeigh-Annesaidthedramabeganduringavisittohergrandma’shousewhenhergrandparentsgaveherolderkidssomesweets.“Thenatabout4:45pm,Tallulahstartedtochoke—weallwentintoapanic.”“Itseemedlikeitwentonforages.Notoneofusknewwhattodo.”“Iranganambulancewhilemygrandmaandgranddadtriedtogetthesweettocomeup.”“Tallulahwaspanickingatfirstbutthenshestartedtogopurple—shealmosthadnooxygenleftinher.”Withherdaughterlimp（無力的）andtimerunningout,Leigh—Anneknewshecouldn’taffordtowaitfortheambulancetoarrive.“TheonlythingIcouldthinkwastogooutintothestreet.”Shesaid.“IrushedoutandscreamedforsomeonetohelpwhilemygrandmarushedoutcryingwithTallulah.”Atexactlythemoment,Caitlin,whoisstudyingpublicservicesatRedcarCollege,waspassingbyQueenStreet.Shesaid,“IwaswaitingtogotoworkwhenIheardsomeonescreamingforhelp,soIranstraightover.”The17-year-oldgirladded,“SomethingjustclickedandIwentintoautomode.Thelittlegirlwascompletelylimp,soIcheckedherairwaysandtilted（使傾斜）heroverandstartedhittingherback.Iturnedherroundandtappedonherchest,thenafterwhatfeltlikeforevershecoughedupthesweetandspatitout.AssoonasshestartedcryingIfeltahugerelief.IwasjustsopleasedIwasabletohelp.”CaitlinwastaughtherlifesavingskillswhenshejoinedtheArmyCadetsfouryearsago.WhendidTallulahgetchoked?A.Whileeatingsweets. B.Whileenjoyingadrama.C.Whilehavingameal. D.Whiletakingsomemedicine.Whydidthefamilygooutintothestreet?A.Tobuysomeneededtools. B.Tosearchfortimelyhelp.C.Togetabreathoffreshair. D.Towaitfortheambulancetoarrive.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeCaitlin?A.Braveandselfless. B.Kindandenergetic.C.Determinedandgenerous. D.Quick-thinkingandhelpful.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.Firstaidskillsoundsimportant. B.Screamingforhelpmakessense.C.Eatingsweetsendangersbabygirl. D.Heroicteenagersavesbabygirl’slife.CDad’scombwasjadegreen.IheardheboughtitwhenhemarriedMum,whichmadethecombtwoyearsolderthanIwas.Everynight,hewouldsmile,handmethecombandsay,“BeagoodgirlandhelpDaddycleanit,OK?”Iwasmorethanhappytodoit.Atagefivethismundanetaskbroughtmesuchjoy.Iwouldexcitedlyturnthetapon,thenbrushthecombwithausedtoothbrushashardasIcould.SatisfiedthatI’ddoneagoodjob,IwouldproudlyreturnthecombtoDad.Hewouldsmileatmeandplacethecombontopofhiswallet.Abouttwoyearslater,Dadlefthissalesjobandstartedhisownwholesalebusiness.Istartedprimaryschool.Thatwaswhenthingsstartedtochange.Hedidn'tcomehomeasmuchasheusedto-justacoupleoftimesaweek.Andwhenhedidcomehome,itwasalwayslateandI’dalreadybeinbed.Istartedtogetmad.Istoppedwaitingforhimtocomehome,andstoppedgoingdownstairstocheckonhim.Today,I’mnolongerakid.I’vegraduatedfromcollegeandgotajob.Dad’sbusinesshasgotbackontrack.Thingsarebetternow.YettheuncomfortablesilencebetweenDadandmepersisted.Twodaysbeforemybirthdaylastyear,Dadcamehomeearly.Asusual,Ihelpedhimcarryhisbagsintohisstudy.WhenIturnedtoleave,hesaid,“Hey,wouldyouliketohelpmecleanmycomb?”Ilookedathimawhile,thentookthecombandheadedtothesink.IpassedthecleancombbacktoDad.Helookedatitandsmiled.Butthistime,Inoticedsomethingdifferent.Mydadhasaged.Hehaswrinklesnexttohiseyeswhenhesmiles,yethissmileisstillasheartwarmingasbefore.Thesmileofafatherwhojustwantsagoodlifeforhisfamily.Dadcarefullyplacedhiscombontopofhiswallet.Aftersomanyyears,hestillorganizeshispersonalitemsinthesamemeticulousway.Iguesssomethingsneverchange.Andforthat,I’mglad.WhatcausedtheuncomfortablesilencebetweenDadandme?A.Generationgap.B.Dad’sfailureinbusiness.C.MyignoranceofDad. D.Dad’sabsencefromthefamily.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeDad?A.Gentlebutstrict. B.Hardworkingandcaring.C.Cautiousandrealistic. D.Demandingbutpatient.WhydidDadaskhisdaughtertocleanhiscombbeforeherbirthday?A.Togiveheralesson. B.Tofollowhisoldhabit.C.Tofixtheirrelationship. D.Topraiseherhelpfulness.Whichsayingconcludesthetextbest?A.Yesterdayoncemore. B.Letbygonesbebygones.C.Somethingsneverchange. D.Likefather,likedaughter.DLarrywasonanotherofhisunderwaterexpeditions（探險）butthistime,itwasdifferent.Hedecidedtotakehisdaughteralongwithhim.Shewasonlytenyearsold.Thiswouldbeherfirsttripwithherfatheronwhathehadalwaysbeenfamousfor.Larryfirstbegandivingwhenhewashisdaughter’sage.Similarly,hisfatherhadtakenhimalongononeofhisexpeditions.Sincethen,hehadneverlookedback.Larrystartedoutbyrentingdivingsuitsfromthesmalldivingshopjustalongtheshore.Hehadhatedthem.Theywereeithertoobigortoosmall.Then,therewastheinstructor.Hegavehimashortlessonbeforeallowinghimintothewaterwithhisfather.Hehadmadeanexception.Larrywouldneverhavebeenabletogodownwithoutatleastfivehoursoftheoryandanothersimilarnumberofhoursonpracticallessonswithaguide.Childrenofhisagewerenotevenallowedtodive.Afterthefirstexpedition,Larry’slaterdivingadventuresonlygotbetterandbetter.Therewasneveradullmoment.Inhisblackandbluesuitandwithanoxygentankfastenedonhisback,Larrydivedfromboatsintothemiddleoftheocean.Dangerousareasdidnotpreventhimfromcontinuinghissearch.Sometimes,hewaslimitedtoacageunderwaterbutthatdidnotbotherhim.Atleast,hewasstillabletotakephotographsoftheunderwatercreatures.Larry’sfirstexpeditionwithouthisfatherwasintheCaymanIslands.TherewerenumerousdivingspotsintheareaandLarrywasdeterminedtovisitallofthem.Fortunatelyforhim,amanofferedtotakehimaroundthedifferentspotsforfree.Larrydidn'tevenknowwhatthetimewas,howmanyspotshedivedintoorhowmanyphotographshehadtaken.ThedivingspotsaffordedsuchawiderangeoffishandseacreaturesthatLarrysawmorethanthirtyvarietiesofcreatures.Larrylookedathisdaughter.Shelookedasexcitedashehadbeenwhenhewasherage.Hehopedshewouldbeabletocontinuethefamilytradition.Already,shelookedlikeshewasmuchbraverthanhadbeenthen.Thiswasthekeytoasuccessfulunderwaterexpedition.InwhatwaywasthisexpeditiondifferentforLarry?A.Hisdaughterhadgrownup. B.Hehadbecomeafamousdiver.C.Hisfatherwoulddivewithhim. D.Hisdaughterwoulddivewithhim.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?Larryhadsomespecialright.Larrylikedtherenteddivingsuits.Divershadtobuydivingequipment.Ten-year-oldchildrenwerepermittedtodive.Whatcanbelearnedfromtheunderlinedsentence?A.Larrydidn’twearawatch. B.Larrywasnotgoodatmath.C.Larryhadapoormemory. D.Larryenjoyedtheadventure.WhatdidLarryexpecthisdaughtertodo?A.Becomeasuccessfuldiver. B.Makeagooddivingguide.C.Takealotofphotounderwater. D.Havelongerhoursoftraining.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項Nowadayspeoplewanttoknowyourwebsite.___16___Yourwebsiteisanelectronicmeetingplaceforyourfamily,friendsandpotentiallymillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld.Bestofall,youmaynothavetospendacent.Thewebisfilledwithallkindsoffreeservicesandallittakesissometimeandcreativity.Thinkofyourhomepageasthestartingpointofyourwebsite.___17___Yoursitecanhaveoneormorepages,dependingonhowyoudesignit.Whilewebpagesvarygreatlyintheirdesignandcontent,mostuseatraditionalmagazinelayout.Atthetopofthepageisabanner（橫幅）.Nextcomesagreetingandshortdescriptionofthesite.Pictures,textsandlinkstootherwebsitesfollow.Beforeyoustartbuildingyoursite,dosomeplanning.___18___Next,gatherupthematerialsthatyouwanttoputonthesite.Whiletherearenorulesyouhavetofollow,thereareafewthingstokeepinmind.___19___Ifyouwanttoomuchatthebeginning,youmaynevergetthesiteofftheground.Youcanalwaysaddtoyoursite.Lessisbetter.Mostpeopledon’tliketoreadalotoflongtextsonline.Breakitintosmallpieces.Sinceitcantakealongtimetodownloadlargefiles.Havetheright.Don’tputanymaterialonyoursiteunlessyouaresureyoucandoitlegally.___20___.A.Startsimply.B.Makeitcolor1ful.C.Drawaroughlayoutonasheetofpaper.D.Thinkaboutwhomthesiteisforandwhatyouwanttosay.E.Alwaysremembertogetthepermissionfromthewriterfirst.F.Havingawebaddressisalmostasimportantasowingastreetaddress.G.Likethetableofcontentsofabookormagazine,thehomepageisthefrontdoor.第二部分語言運用（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）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項Attheageof14,HarveyBayteenagerMarkFarrelltookadiveintoaswimmingpoolthatwould 21 hislifeforever.“Ijumpedintothepoolandbrokemy 22 ,”hesays.“It'saveryunusualstory 23 Ijumpedintothedeepend,nottheshallowendwheremostspinal（脊柱） 24 occur.”Markhasbeeninawheelchaireversinceandnow,at27,isverycalmaboutany 25 lifemightthrowathim.Infact,hefindsit 26 tonameanychallenge.“Ijustlivemylifeand 27 itdaybyday,”hesays.Forthepastfewyears,Markhas 28 withtheSpinalEducationAwarenessTeam（SEAT）,tellinghis 29 toyoungpeopleintheHarveyBayregion.Healsoworksasawhale 30 ,takingphotosforvariouspublicationsandcalendars.“IfIcan 31 onekid'slife,itmakeseverysingle 32 Idoworthwhile,”hesays.TheaimoftheSEATprogrammeisto 33 studentstopreventspinalinjuriesandhelpthemto 34 understandthechallengesfacedbypeoplewho 35 withaspinalinjury.Markdiscussestheimportanceofcheckingthe 36 ofwaterbeforedivinginandbeingmore 37 .Hehastoldthousandsofschoolstudentshisstoryovertheyearsandsaysthatifhis 38 canpreventonespinalinjuryinayoungperson,he's 39 .Mark'scontributiontopreventingspinalinjurieswas 40 in2017,whenhewasnamedYoungAustralianoftheYear.21.A.endB.changeC.benefitD.shorten22.A.ankleB.armC.wristD.spine23.A.becauseB.ifC.thoughD.while24.A.symptomsB.analysesC.injuriesD.treatment25.A.challengeB.successC.responsibility D.curiosity26.A.strangeB.necessaryC.difficultD.important27.A.nameB.takeC.completeD.realize28.A.workedB.agreedC.competedD.argued29.A.preferenceB.doubtC.anxietyD.story30.A.keeperB.photographerC.doctorD.trainer31.A.saveB.reportC.understandD.satisfy32.A.promotionB.comparisonC.presentation D.response33.A.forceB.educateC.begD.allow34.A.poorlyB.lessC.newlyD.better35.A.learnB.swimC.liveD.travel36.A.lengthB.widthC.heightD.depth37.A.patientB.cautiousC.curiousD.brave38.A.complaintsB.commentsC.talksD.feelings39.A.delightedB.calmC.faithfulD.confident40.A.convincedB.suspectedC.limitedD.recognized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個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式Toysstillholdthefirstplaceintheheartsofchildren,despite(盡管)thepopularityofdigital 41.(equip).Infact,Mr.PotatoHeadandPlayDohareclassictoysthatrankthe 42. (high)inhistory.OthertoyssuchasteddybearsarestillstarringinAmericanhomesandcontinuetoentertainkidsafterdecadesoffamiliarity.Boardgameshaveproventobetimeless,aswell. 43. yougrewupinthe'70s,'80s,or'90s,familiescan'tgetenoughofclassicboardgames,someof 44. rankedinthetop30oftoys.Theywereplayedwithbybothparentsand,later,theirchildren.Thesurvey___45.___(carry)outbyMr.PotatoHeadshowedthatadultsarestillkids-at-heartwholoveplayingwiththesetoys.Kidsareplayingwiththeirparents'favoritechildhoodtoysnowadays. 46. （near）halfofparentssaidtheirfavoritechildhoodtoyisstillonthemarket.84%___47.___（buy）,orplantobuy,thattoyfortheirownchild.When 48. comestobuyingachildanytoy,parentsareonthelookoutforacertainsetofqualities.Three 49. fiveparentswantatoywiththeability 50. （make）theirkidlaugh.Fifty-ninepercentareonthehuntforacolorlfultoy,while56%lookforsomethinginteractive（互動）.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）51.單句改錯：Inmyastonishment,hestillrememberedmybirthdayafterweseparatedforsomanyyears.Sheresembleslikehermotherincharacterbutnotinappearance.Aftergettingmanybadreview,theplayquicklydiedthedeath.Hepurposelyignoredhercallbecausehejustdidn’tfeellikedisturbed.Shewouldratherwalktherethantookabus.Itwashisstrongsenseofresponsibilitywhatimpressedus.We’veneverimaginedamanlikehimperformtheexperimentbyhimself.Ihavelenthimtenmagazines,mostofwhoaremorewonderfulthanyoucanimagine.Thedictionaryisveryworthbuying.Thegirlas