宁夏青铜峡市高级中学2021届高三英语上学期期中试题

1、宁夏青铜峡市高级中学2021届高三英语上学期期中试题第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。1. when is the woman going to take her holiday?a. in july. b. in august. c. in september. 2. what are the speakers probably preparing for?a. a party. b. a dinner. c. a camping trip. 3. why is dave staying at his brother

2、s house?a. his brother invited him. b. his brothers house is new. c. his house has been painted recently. 4. what is the probable relationship between the speakers?a. colleagues. b. teacher and student. c. doctor and patient. 5. what is the mans opinion on tipping?a. it is offered for good service.

3、b. it is a part of the culture.c. it is the guarantee of good service. 第二节（共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题。6. what is the weather like now?a. sunny. b. foggy. c. windy. 7. where are the speakers?a. at a hotel. b. at an airport. c. at a taxi station. 听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。8. whom is the dinin

4、g hall on the second floor for?a. all the students. b. all the teachers. c. the staff of the hall. 9. where can the woman see the menu?a. on the dining table. b. by the service window. c. in the service counter. 10. how will the man pay for the meal?a. in cash. b. by check. c. by meal card. 听下面一段对话，

5、回答第11至第13三个小题。11. what would mr. robinson do?a. go to get some tea. b. come to pay a visit. c. call mr. french later. 12. who needs to finish photocopying the report?a. jenny. b. charlie. c. monica. 13. what did the woman tell jenny not to do?a. come to the office late again. b. take her boyfriend t

6、o the office. c. make personal calls with the office phone. 听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。14. where does the boy come from?a. houston. b. san francisco. c. southern california. 15. what do the speakers have in common?a. they are freshmen. b. they have the same major. c. they are from the same state. 16. whi

7、ch school are the speakers in now?a. austin. b. berkeley. c. stanford. 17. what does the girl major in?a. political science. b. english literature. c. electric engineering. 听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。18. when do american students have a study break?a. in the morning. b. in the afternoon. c. in the evenin

8、g. 19. what might americans who are eating light have for breakfast?a. juice and bread. b. cereal with milk. c. a cup of yogurt. 20. what does the speaker talk about at last?a. what to eat for lunch and dinner. b. when to have the main meal. c. how to use different forks.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题

9、；每小题2分，满分30分）athe most anticipated movies of 2020welcome to the year when your patience finally pays off. the movies of 2020 have us almost hyperventilating mostly because it feels like weve been waiting forever for many of them to land in theaters.the grudgedirected by: nicolas pesce opening on: ja

10、nuary 3,2020a remake of the american remake of the japanese horror favorite, the grudge once again focuses on a vengeful ghost with a long memory. critical darling andrea riseborough stars, and director nicolas pesce has some form: critics called his the eyes of my mother a haunting slasher.weatheri

11、ng with youdirected by： makoto shinkai opening on: january 17,2020the latest animated adventure from makoto shinkai, the acclaimed director of your name, centers on a pair of teens, one of whom can control the weather, who meet and form a bond with each other, before one of them reveals a secret tha

12、t will change both of them forever.the gentlemendirected by: guy ritchie opening on: january 24,2020after a bit of a departure with 2019s live-action aladdin remake, guy ritchie returns to his roots with this british gangster tale about an american expat (matthew mcconaughey) with a weed empire in l

13、ondon whose imminent retirement from the business spawns a criminal free-for-all for his territory. fans of ritchies early work are excited to see him at the helm of another crime caper, and its hard to beat the sight of a slimy-looking hugh grant playing against type.the rhythm sectiondirected by:

14、reed morano opening on: january 31, 2020blake lively stars in the latest troubled female assassin movie, based on the eponymous novel by mark burnell. she plays stephanie patrick, a plane crash survivor who wants to get to the bottom of the disaster that killed her family and discovers it was no acc

15、ident, which sets her on a path of revenge.21. who is a horror movie director?a. nicolas pesce.b. makoto shinkai.c. guy ritchie.d. reed morano.22. which movie is adapted from a novel?a. the grudge. b. weathering with you. c. the gentlemen. d. the rhythm section.23. what can we infer from the text?a.

16、 the grudge is the first remake of a japanese movie.b. weathering with you may appeal to children.c. the gentlemen is based on a real story.d. blake livelys parents were murdered.bonce i had a student called jamal. he would squirm (扭来扭去) in his chair during independent work, and he would never stay

17、still for more than three or four minutes. students like jamal can confuse brand new teachers because theyre not quite sure how to support young people like him. i took a direct approach. i negotiated with jamal. if he could give me focused work, then he could do it from anywhere in the classroom: f

18、rom our classroom rug, from behind my desk, or from inside his classroom locker, which turned out to be his favorite place.jamals least favorite subject was writing, and he never wanted to read what he had written out loud in class, but we were still making progress. one day, i decided to host a moc

19、k (模拟的) 2008 presidential election in my classroom. my third graders had to research and write a speech for their chosen candidate: barack obama, hillary clinton or john mccain. the favorite candidates were obvious, but one student chose john mccain. it was jamal. jamal finally decided to read somet

20、hing that he had written out loud in class, and sure enough, jamal stunned all of us with his brilliance. just like jamals dad, john mccain was a veteran, and just like jamals dad protected him, jamal believed that john mccain would protect the entire country. he wasnt my candidate of choice, but it

21、 didnt matter, because the entire class erupted into applause for our brave friend jamal who finally showed up as his most confident self for the first time that year.a lack of confidence pulls us down from the bottom and weighs us down from the top, crushing us between a flurry of cants and wonts.

22、without confidence, we get stuck, and when we get stuck, we cant even get started. instead of getting mired in what can get in our way. 24. which of the following best describes jamal?a. naughty and stubborn.b. determined but shy.c. smart but unfocused.d. confident and generous.25. why did jamal cho

23、ose john mccain in the mock 2008 presidential election?a. because john was the least popular among the three choices.b. because john had written something about him before.c. because john shared some similarities with jamals father.d. because john was a soldier who could protect the country.26. what

24、 does the underlined word “stun” mean?a. amaze.b. cheer.c. awake.d. entertain.27. what is the main purpose of the text?a. to introduce the change of the authors student. b. to show how to deal with problem students.c. to stress the importance of encouragement. d. to encourage us to be confident.ceve

25、ry animal species carries unique viruses that have specifically adapted to infecting it. over time, some of these have jumped to humans these are known as “zoonotic” viruses.as the population grows, we move into wild areas, which brings us into more frequent contact with animals we dont normally hav

26、e contact with. thus viruses can jump from animals to humans and they can spread between humans, through close contact with body fluids (体液) like blood or urine.because every virus has evolved to target a particular species, its rare for a virus to be able to jump to another species. when this does

27、happen, its by chance, and it usually requires a large amount of contact with the virus. initially, the virus is usually not well-suited to its new host and doesnt spread easily. over time, however, it can evolve in the new host to produce variants that are better adapted.when viruses jump to a new

28、host, a process called zoonosis, they often cause more severe disease. this is because viruses and their initial hosts have evolved together, and the species has time to build up resistance. the new host species, on the other hand, might not have evolved the ability to tackle (应对) the virus. for exa

29、mple, when we come into contact with bats and their viruses, we may develop rabies or ebola virus disease, while the bats themselves are less affected.its likely that bats are the original source of three recently emerged corona viruses: sars-cov (2003), mers-cov (2012) and sars-cov-2. all of these

30、jump from bats to humans via an intermediate animal; in the case of sars-cov-2, this may have been pangolins (穿山甲), but more research is needed.28. why is it rare for a virus to infect another species?a. the new host can deal with the virus. b. the new species builds up resistance.c. every virus can

31、t adapt to the new species. d. each virus develops to target a specific species.29. what is the fifth paragraph mainly about?a. the resistance of the old species. b. the ability of the new host species.c. the process of the viral infection. d. the reason for the virus variation.30. which of the foll

32、owing viruses are most likely to host in pangolins?a. sars-cov. b. sars cov-2. c. not mentioned.d. mers cov.31. what can we infer from the text?a. humans should not move into wild areas. b. wild animals are actually our best friends.c. a virus can spread from animals to humans. d. a virus can vary t

33、o infect another species.dalthough social media allow us to become more connected to other people than at any time in history, a new study suggests that many americans feel lonelier than ever before, which is weakening the nations mental and physical health.the study conducted by the health insurer

34、cigna, found widespread loneliness, with nearly half of americans reporting they feel alone, or left out at least some of the time. the nations 75 million millennials (ages 23 37) and generation z adults (ages 18 22) are lonelier than older generations. besides, 54% of people surveyed said they feel

35、 no one knows them well, and four in ten reported they “lack companionship”, their “relationships arent meaningful” and they “are isolated (孤立的) from others”.douglas nemecek, md, cignas chief medical officer for behavioral health, said the findings of the study suggest that the problem has become co

36、mmon, equaling the risks caused by tobacco and the nations ever-expanding waistline. “loneliness has the same influence on health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, while obesity (肥胖) less than 10 cigarettes a day,” he said in releasing the report. nemeceks comments tallied with those of other leading

37、public health specialists, including former surgeon general vivek h. murthy, md, who said loneliness should be targeted in public health campaigns like those designed to fight against smoking and obesity. “during my years caring for patients, the worst disease i saw was not heart disease diabetes; i

38、t was loneliness,” murthy said in a recent cover story in the harvard business review.the new report, produced in cignas partnership with the polling company ipsos, is based on an online survey of more than 20,000 us adults using the well-regarded ucla loneliness scale to see how widespread loneline

39、ss is in america.32. what does the study conducted by cigna find?a. older americans feel much lonelier. b. social media do people more harm than good.c. people become more connected to each other. d. social media increase levels of americans loneliness.33. which opinion might douglas nemecek support

40、?a. loneliness is not so harmful as smoking. b. loneliness is taken seriously by the public.c. loneliness is more dangerous than obesity. d. loneliness is targeted in public health campaigns.34. what does the underlined phrase “tallied with” mean in paragraph 4?a. agreed with. b. varied with. c. con

41、tradicted. d. inspired.35. what is the purpose of the text?a. to discuss health problems. b. to present findings of 4 recent study.c. to warn people about social media use. d. to show threats to americans health.第2节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）exposure to different cultures is one of the main reasons i enjoy

42、visiting other countries. there are other types of food, interesting people, new experiences. 36 a country usually has its own money, such as rmb in china, rupee in india, and rufiyaa in maldives. 37 this can make travel among such countries much easier and more convenient. in my opinion, however, i

43、 like having different kinds of money to use and get used to that while i travel. 38 when i visited thailand and vietnam last month, getting used to the fact that 1 is equal to over 42 thai baht and 27,000 vietnamese dong was also quite a good test for my maths skills!if youve ever been to the u.k.,

44、 you will know the queens head is on every banknote and every coin. i was living in the quebec province of canada last year and money there surprised me greatly. 39 this is because shes also canadas head of state. images on the canadian money are various, including former prime ministers, as well as

45、 canadian wildlife like the beaver, caribou and polar bear. 40 wartime prime minister winston churchill appears on 5 banknotes and writer jane austen 10 banknotes. the banknotes are also made of a material called polymer rather than paper. in canada, they are already using polymer banknotes and some

46、 people even think that the money smells of maple syrup (枫糖浆)，probably the countrys most well-known food!a. there are new historical figures on the pound notes.b. they have the british queen on their $20 banknotes.c. money represents preference and development of a county.d. of course, therere many

47、countries using euros or us dollars. e. you will also be amazed by the images on the money.f. one more thing to mention in a new country is a different currency.g. its part of the cultural experience to hold money with a foreign figure.第三部分语言知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)第一节 (共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)carlys eyes fille

48、d with tears as the dusty bus rattled(颠簸) down a dirt road in southern vietnam. now, hundreds of 41 school children lined the entrance to the hoa lac school, which carly had 42 money for.carly started helping others when she was eight, 43 out baskets of gifts to families in need. 44 , carly wanted t

49、o do more she wanted to “change 45 ”. she remembered that her grandmothers rotary club (扶轮社) had, years earlier, raised money to build a school in vietnam. that was 46 , she decided to build a school too. at 12, 47 able to see over the podium (讲台), she gave her first fund-raising 48 . though her new

50、 braces (牙套) made it hard to 49 , she spoke with enthusiasm to 200 rotarians in a room. “thats not 50 . they are also children. i want to give them a place to make their lives better.”that summer, carly 51 with her family across ohio, visiting three or four rotary clubs a week. the first few 52 coll

51、ected no donations. one night in a rundown building in 53 fifteen minerva, carly and her dad, fred, rotarians in a darkened back room. there was 54 silence and blank stares after carly had finished. fred thought this was never going to 55 . then someone proposed : “lets give this girl a check right

52、now.” minutes later, a(n) 56 carly walked out it with her first donation: $500.as 57 spread, in two years, carly had raised $50,000. the vietnam childrens fund also 58 $50,000. at the 59 of hoa lac school, the school principal was 60 with the ninth grader. “how wonderful it is,” he said through a tr

53、anslator, “that a girl at her age wanted to do something for kids so far away.”41. a. upset b. cheerful c. surprising d. sweaty42. a. made b. saved c. raised d. spared43. a. listing b. picking c. reachingd. handing44. a. however b. therefore c. finally d. also45. a. jobs b. lives c. schools d. times

54、46. a. it b. hers c. oned. something47. a. really b. largely c. barelyd. highly48. a. speech b. move c. celebrationd. march49. a. pronounce b. argue c. breathed. pause50. a. true b. fair c. enoughd. happy51. a. gave out b. picked up c. set off d. joined in52. a. surveys b. camps c. chancesd. trips53

55、. a. found b. invited c. entertained d. addressed54. a. negative b. dead c. unique d. slight55. a. happen b. start c. work d. win56. a. tired b. excited c. interested d. worried 57. a. market b. knowledge c. word d. language58. a. donate b. charged c. sorted d. count59. a. process b. dedication c. a

56、rrangement d. occasion60. a. improved b. concerned c. familiar d. impressed第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）newspapers, magazines, even online articles offer reading materials. more strictly speaking, reading means reading books. however, online materials are taking 61 place of books, and reading books seems to go out of fashion nowadays. 62 reading habits have changed can be felt from the amount of time young people spend 63 (sweep) through short videos on their smartphones.some people claim short videos contain much info