2021届四川省眉山第一中学高三英语期中试卷及答案解析

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

Bob and Sue Harvey spent nine years as resident fellows in a dormitory at Sanford and in their bookVirtual Reality and The College Freshman, they write “The Freshman oftenfaces an identity problem during the first semester.” College is a more pressured environment than it used to be, in part because the academic gap between high school and college has increased. Many college freshmen have never had to make independent decisions about sex, drugs and alcohol. Most don’t know how to manage their time or money. They often feel lonely and overwhelmed, resulting in anxiety and depression.

Nancy Corbin, director of clinical service for student-counseling (咨询) services at Iowa State University, says her office is seeing a significant increase in requests for counseling from freshmen who are having trouble making the adjustment to college life. She says older teenagers increasingly lack the skills to deal with personal problems that aren’t easily defined or fixed. And they get homesick but have a hard time admitting it.

Parents and high schools can make things easier on freshmen by preparing them differently. For example, by teaching them to budget their hours and dollars. The Harveys think high schools should offer a college-life course. “Parents need to focus more on relationship and personal issues and less on how many sheets and towels to take,” they say. Many homesick freshmen think they’ll be regarded as failures if they come home before Thanksgiving. So parents can help by letting them know they’re welcome to return if they feel the need. In the meantime, parents have to find new ways to keep in touch with their college kids. One of the best ways is e-mail. It’s less unpleasant and less expensive than constant phone calls and is more likely to be answered than a handwritten letter.

1. Why is the first semester difficult for freshmen in college? A. Because they often fail in exams. B. Because they lack time and money.

C. Because they are too homesick to make new friends. D. Because they have to settle personal issues on their own. 2. In the last paragraph, it is suggested that ________. A. parents should stop buying anything for their kids

B. parents should develop a good relationship with their kids C. parents should be taught how to send e-mails to their kids D. parents should work with high schools in college-life courses 3. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A. Hard Life of College Freshmen B. Approaches to Trouble in College C. Freshmen’s Adaptation Problems D. A Strange Phenomenon in College

B

Nextdoor，an online social network for neighbors，says it has attracted $60 million from early backers of technology giants，Google，Amazon and Facebook.

The new investment，1ed by venture firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and investment firm Tiger Global Management，values Nextdoor at more than $500 million，said a personfamiliar with the matter.

Nextdoor members make Facebook-style postings，giving or seeking recommendations for services such as babysitters and yard maintenance or local retailers and restaurants. They also post about community issues such as parking，crimeand safety，or items for sale or loan.

The investment sum emphasizes the appeal of businesses that can tap into the growing use of mobile devices，as well as social networking Perhaps the best current example is Twitter，which is preparing for an initial public offering that values the company at up to about $11 billion.

“We’re all spending more time with our screens，more engaged，but I think data shows we’re less connected，”said John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins，mentioning his own experience of knowing few of his neighbors. Nextdoor，with its ability to introduce neighbors to each other，helps people regain the sense of connection，he said.

Early next year，Nextdoor plans to expand to Canada，followed by Great Britain，Australia，and South Africa，chief executive NiravTolia said. While Nextdoor has not yet have made any profit after two years of operations，Tolia said he is not worried.

“If we look at the great companies at this stage，none of them started to monetize this early in their evolution. ”Tolia said. “It’s all about getting the product right. ”Eventually，Nextdoor plans to tap into local advertising，he said.

Nextdoor is currently used in 22，527 neighborhoods across the United States，up from 5，694 a year ago. Including the latest funding round，it has raised just over $100 million.

4. What attitude do the early backers of technology grant hold towards Nextdoor?

A. They doubt its value. B. They think poorly of it. C. They are in favor of it. D. They are worried about it.

5. What is mainly discussed about Nextdoor in Paragraph 3? A. Its members. B. Its service. C. Its value. D. Its location.

6. What is the author’s purpose of mentioning Twitter in Paragraph 4? A. To support his viewpoint. B. To post an advertisement. C. To introduce a network. D. To makea public offer.

7. How does Nirav Tolia feel about the future of Nextdoor?

A. Curious. B. Upset. C. Cautious. D. Optimistic.

C

On World Oceans Day, which falls on June 8, the US National Geographic Society announced it would recognize the Southern Ocean in Antarctica, bringing the global total to five.

Unlike the Arctic, Atlantic, Indian and PacificOceans—which are defined by the continents that bound them—the Southern Ocean is instead characterized by the Antarctic Circumpolar Current（南极洋流）. According to the National Geographic, the Southern Ocean includes most of the waters surrounding Antarcticaout to 60 degrees south latitude（纬度）.

\"Encircled by the powerfully swift ACC, it is the only ocean to touch three others and to completely embrace a continent rather than being embraced by them,\" Sylvia Earle, a marine biologist and oceanographer, told the Daily Mail.

Those familiar with the Southern Ocean know it's unlike any other. \"Anyone who has been there will struggle to explain what's so charming about it, but they'll all agree that the glaciers are bluer, the air colder, the mountains more awful and the landscapes morecaptivatingthan anywhere else you can go,\" Seth Sykora-Bodie, a marine scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, told National Geographic.

National Geographic hopes their revised maps will bring public awareness to the region, thereby encouraging Southern Ocean conservation—but its significance is beyond that.

\"We think it's really important from an educational standpoint, as well as from a map-labeling standpoint, to bring attention to the Southern Ocean as a fifth ocean,\" Alex Tait, National Geographic Society geographer, told The Post. \"So when students learn about parts of the ocean world, they learn it's an interconnected ocean, and they learn there are these regions called oceans that are really important, and there's a distinct one in the icy waters around Antarctica.\"

8. Why is the Southern Ocean different from other oceans? A. It has never been explored before. B. It surrounds the Antarctic all around. C. It is enclosed by the fast-flowing ACC. D. It has ecologically distinct environment.

9. What does the underlined word \"captivating\" in paragraph 4 probably mean? A. Strange. B. Unusual. C. Attractive. D. Informal.

10. What does the National Geographic think of the Southern Ocean? A. It will be instructive for students. B. It will promote tourism development. C. It will encourage public to treasure water. D. It will draw scientists to study in the Antarctic. 11. What is the best title for the text?

A. World Oceans Day B. Revised Antarctic Maps C. Adding a New Ocean D. New Discovery under the Sea

D

On March 18, 34-year-old Lance Karlson was walking on the beach and looking for somewhere toswim in Geographe Bay when he saw what he thought was a stingray (黄貂鱼) leap from the water.

Realizing the creature was, in fact, an octopus (章鱼), he started filming it — just in time for the angry octopus to launch itself at him. He immediately felt a sharp pain across his left arm, followed by a second strike across his neck and upper back. His goggles (护目镜) fogged and the water around him turned dark with what he thought might have been octopus ink as he struggled back toward the shore.

\"I was confused — it was more of a shock than a fright,\" said Karlson, \"I might have hit on its home.\" Within a minute, a perfect imprint of an octopus tentacle (触手) appeared on Karlson's neck and back.

A former volunteer lifeguard, Karlson rushed back to his hotelroom to find something acidic to put on the wound. All his family could grab was Coca-Cola, which his wife poured over his back and the pain disappeared.

\"The pain went away and more than anything since then, it's been more the physical hit that was painful.... The imprint on my neck is more from the physical hit, and I guess it makes complete sense when you look at the video I took,\" he said.

Karlson said he'd never seen an octopus that close before and watched Netflix documentary \"My Octopus Teacher\" after the incident to learn more about the species.

\"They are beautiful creatures and I really hope this promotes more interest in octopuses as opposed to fear of them. I think this is a fascinating creature with clearly some very strong emotions just like we do as humans,\" he added.

12. When did the octopus attack Karlson? A. When he was swimming in the bay. B. When he was shooting the octopus. C. When he was looking for some fish. D. When he was fighting against the octopus.

13. What plays an essential role in reducing Karlson's pain? A. The lifeguard's timely help. B. Karson's wife's quick action. C. The family members' efforts. D. Karlson’s knowledge of first aid.

14. What does Karlson learn from his experience? A. The octopus is dangerous.

B. People should get away from the octopus. C. People need know more about the octopus. D. The physical hit from the octopus is painful. 15. Which of the following might be the best title? A. Pain from Strong Attack B. First Aid for Octopus' Strike C. Face to Face with Angry Octopus D. Under Sea with Dangerous Creature

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

In 2010, a huge earthquake hitHaiti, causing the deaths of over a hundred thousand people and millions of dollars’ worth of damage.___16___On this occasion, funds were raised with amazing speed--within a week of the quake,the American Red Cross had raised $22 million. The reason? People were donating via their mobile phones.

___17___Gone are the days when people donated door by door. In today’s world of computers, smartphones, tablets, and smartwatches, charities can now reach more people than ever before.

Social media in particular has had a great impact on charity.___18___This enables charities to raise money extremely quickly, as inHaiti. And the quicker aid can be delivered, the more lives can be saved. Individual fundraising has also benefited. Most people are now so well-connected through sites like Facebook that asking people to contribute to your chosen cause is easier than ever.

New, innovative ways of donating are being thought up all the time. For example, if you want to support a good cause and keep fit at the same time, you can use an app called Charity Miles.___19___For every kilometer you cover, the app’s sponsors will make a donation to a charity of your choice. There’s also Snapdonate, which allows users to donate simply by taking a photo of a charity’s logo with their smartphone. The app recognizes the logo and allows users to immediately make a donation through their phones. This cuts out the need for entering payment details on charity websites, and makes the process of donating small amounts to multiple charities much simpler.

Apps like these are growing in number, and that can only be a good thing.___20___ A. People were eager to aid others in trouble. B. The app can track the distance you run or cycle. C. News of disasters spreads quickly around the world. D. Charity helps to refresh the development of social Media. E. Technological advances have changed how charities work. F. The international community jumped into action to provide aid.

G. In future, we could support our chosen cause more easily and more often.

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佳选项

In our daily life, we have too many things to deal with. It seems as if life is always tiring. However, whenever I feel___21___, I’m grateful to everything life___22___me and try to make the best of everyday. I learnt this

attitude towards life from the story of my friend Joanne.

In middle school Joanne was always___23___, with a big smile on her face, as if she was always___24___with what life offered her. But soon, things___25___changed. She passed away because of a serious___26___. Her smiles only exist in my memory. The last time I saw her in the hospital, she was terribly ill. However, she still___27___a warm smile and was happy about my___28___. I prayed(祈祷)for her recovery.___29___, she lost the battle against ___30___at last.

This made me think of another story. Maria and Jessie, who were good friends, had a big argument one day and they___31___to talk to each other in the following months. Maria, who was deeply sorry for her___32___words, intended to call Jessie to___33___first but don’t have enough___34___to do it. feeling quite___35___, she asked her classmates for___36___, and even consulted some of her teachers. For many times, she___37___her phone but gave up at last.___38___ one afternoon, she got the news that Jessie had lost her life in a traffic accident.

The lesson I learned is that nobody can___39___what will happen in the future. Anytime you feel upset or depressed, why don’t you change your___40___and value every day!

21. A. bored B. exhausted C. lonely D. angry 22. A. offers B. awards C. impresses D. suggests 23. A. hopeful B. cheerful C. smart D. fortunate 24. A. excited B. surprised C. content D. regret 25. A. completely B. exactly C. frequently D. similarly 26. A. accident B. disaster C. hunger D. disease 27. A. burst B. wore C. forced D. formed 28. A. gift B. words C. behaviors D. visit

29. A. Luckily B. Happily C. Unfortunately D. Angrily 30. A. death B. enemy C. family D. life

31. A. agreed B. refused C. stopped D. continued 32. A. encouraging B. convincing C. rude D. cruel 33. A. forgive B. comfort C. persuade D. apologize 34. A. words B. strength C. courage D. time 35. A. upset B. harmed C. regretted D. respected 36. A. trouble B. excuse C. agreement D. advice

37. A. used up B. picked up C. put up D. came up 38. A. Unless B. After C. Before D. Until 39. A. tell B. observe C. doubt D. ignore 40. A. impression B. feeling C. attitude D. mind 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

Nowadays, more and more people enjoy watching plays in the theater, so do my wife and I. We’ll go to the theater whenever we have time. But before we buy tickets, we would like to know whether the play is good or bad. In other____41.____(word), when a new play comes, we usually decide whether to watch it or not according____42.____the information about it on the newspaper. Last week a new play was put on in the theater. The newspaper said it was very____43.____(interest), so we planned to go on Saturday night. It took my wife a long time____44.____(make) her decision about what to wear and we left our house a little late. By the time we got to the theater, the first act____45.____(start). To our relief, we____46.____(permit) to enter the theater. When we found our seats, we were recognized by an old friend,____47.____seat was next to mine.____48.____(short) after the play was over, we went dancing. By the time we got home, it was about two o’clock in the morning. I’m not used to staying out so late and I was extremely tired.

I didn’t have the money to go out for an evening like this____49.____I was younger. Now I can afford it, but I don’t have the energy to enjoy_____50._____(I). 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词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（\\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，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；

只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

It fills my heart with two feelings until I pick up my pen to write to you. One is the great joy of having landed a foreign country for post-graduation. The other, obviously, is the sadness of be away from you all.

I actually felt tired after having travelled by air for such many hours. Then getting settling also exhausted me. Although the college and the lecturers are the second to none in perfectness, at several moments I felt like

bursting into tear. I felt extreme homesick. Finally, that has not been overcome totally, so far. Yes, one had to be strong, in the end.

There is a number of things to share but I will stop myself here. 第二节书面表达（满分25分）

52.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

I still remember the sunshine that came in from the floor-to-ceiling windows of Pudong Airport on the morning of the 29th. It was brilliant and brilliant. The anxiety and excitement of careful thought were not obliterated（抹杀）by the three-hour rumbling sound, so that he almost lost his pass when he passed the customs.

The first thing I saw was the red double-decker airport bus, quietly nestling in the same bright sunshine in . The bus passed a bridge, followed by a green area, and then a bridge. On the sea were various cargo ships, unconsciously matching each other with color1 ful containers to create the color1 s of . The clouds are like cotton candy just out of the oven, densely crowded in the sky not too far away.

I started walking around on the first day. After packing my luggage at the hotel, I went to a small well-known \"Yishun Milk Company\" near Jordan. I ordered double skin milk and a portion of something else. I don’t remember the taste. I just remember that the uncles and aunts over there are very friendly. I sat under the air-conditioning blower silly to eat, and the uncle greeted me to change my seat and told me to be careful of catching a cold. It's really easy to have a good impression of a city. One sentence makes the mood as crystal clear as the weather in October. Paragraph 1：

Then I went to the most prosperous area in Yau Ma Tei.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2：

Suddenly, it rained heavily in the sky.

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1. D 2. B 3. C

4. C 5. B 6. A 7. D

8. B 9. C 10. A 11. C

12. B 13. D 14. C 15. C

16. F 17. E 18. C 19. B 20. G

21. B 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. A 26. D 27. B 28. D 29. C 30. A 31. B 32. C 33. D 34. C 35. A 41. words

42. to 43. interesting 44. to make 45. had started 46. were permitted

47. whose 48. Shortly 49. when 50. myself

51.(1).until→when

(2).在a前面加on (3).be→being (4).such→so

(5).settling→settled

(6).将second前面的the去掉 (7).tear→tears

(8).extreme→extremely (9).had→has (10).is→are 52.略

36. D 37. B 38. D 39. A 40. C