向明中学2021学年第一学期高三英语期中考试试卷

1、向明中学2021学年度第一学期高三年级期中测试英语试卷（完卷时间：120分钟满分：140分）第I卷（共100分）SectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,

2、readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.A.AtashopB.Inacar.A.Atravelagent.C.Asalesmanager.A.$2.B.$1.5.C.Inaplane.D.Onafarm.Anofficesecretary.D.Ahotelreceptionist.$3.D.$3.5.A.Thenextbusiscomingsoon.Thebuswillwaitafewminutesatthestop.Thereareonlyt

3、woorthreepassengersonthebus.D.Theycancatchthisbuswithoutrunning.C.Someonepainteditforher.D.Somefriendswillhelppaintit.A.Hewantstogoearlytoavoidthetrafficjam.Hewantstogettothetheaterbeforethemovieisover.Hedoesntknowthewaytothetheater.Hedoesntusuallyleavehisofficeat8:00.A.Heisshy.B.Heisheroic.C.Heisda

4、ngerous.D.Heisawkward.A.Itsdelayed.B.Itsovercrowded.C.Itsnearlyempty.D.Itscancelled.A.Theassignmentlookseasybutactuallyitsquitehard.C.TheycantfinishtheassignmentbeforeThursday.A.Shewasrunningafever.Shehadtorunalongwaytothemeeting.Shewasinvolvedinacaraccident.Shehadhercarstolennearthesupermarket.Sect

5、ionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhi

6、choneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.LearningchildrensideasofLego.AttractingadultstoLego.DesigningLegobricks.D.BuildingLegomodels.A.Havingthemcommunicatemorefreely.Removingthebarriersontheirwaytosuccess.Bringingthembacktonormal.Makingthemm

7、oreintelligent.A.Theycansticktocommonly-heldviews.B.Theycanpresenttheirideasnaturally.C.Theycanformtheirownthoughts.D.Theycanmodifytheirvoicesproperly.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.Totakemedicine.B.Tosleepmore.C.Toworkless.D.Togotraveling.A.Theyarenotharmfultothebrain.B.Theirbe

8、nefitshavebeenignored.Theyarenotpricedreasonably.D.Theireffectscomeatacost.A.Theydamageapersonsmentalhealth.Theyreduceapersonschanceofrecovery.Theyslowdownapersonsreactiontochanges.D.Theyworsenapersonsexistingtrouble.Questions17to20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.A.Togetadriverslicense.C.Togetfam

9、iliarwiththerules.A.Togetadriverslicense.C.Togetfamiliarwiththerules.A.Inaschoolzone.C.Inacommercialarea.A.Hehitapasser-by.C.Hecrashedintoanothervehicle.C.Takethetestwithanotherofficer.Toprepareforthewrittentest.Toseewhetherhehaspracticedwell.Inaneighborhood.Inanexaminationbuilding.Hegotonapedestria

10、nstreet.Heforgottosignalwhentakingaturn.D.Gethiscarcheckedthoroughly.II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useon

11、ewordthatbestfitseachblank.IntheWakeofUbersFatalAccidentThefirstpedestriandeathhasledsometoaskwhethertheindustryismovingtoofasttodeploythetechnology.Theautonomous-carindustryfacescloserscrutinyandcriticismafteraself-drivingUbercarkilledapedestrianinTempe,Arizona,inMarch.Fulldetailsoftheaccidentareun

12、clear,(21)thelocalpolicedepartmentissuedastatementsayingthatawoman(22)(strike)fatallyafterwalkinginfrontofanUbercartravellinginself-drivingmode.Ubersaysitiscooperatingwithapoliceinvestigationandhassuspendedtestingofitsself-drivingvehicles.Theaccidentcomesamid(28)seemedlikerapidprogressonself-driving

13、technologyandapushtoloosenlegalrestrictions.Justdaysago,Waymo,Uber,andothershadurgedtheCongress(29)(pass)legislationthatwouldpavethewayforself-drivingcarsintheU.S.Theaccidentwillmostlikelyslowthepassageofthatbill.Sofar,thepublichasshowedlittlesignofturning(30)thetechnology,evenaftersuchincidents.“Ia

14、mnotreallysurethisisgoingtoleadtoapublicworryorbacklash,”saysKambhampati.“Becausehonestly,IthoughttherewouldbemoreofabacklashaftertheTeslaaccident.”SectionBA.linkB.addressC.monitorD.trendE.multipleF.involvedG.targetedH.modestI.casesJ.financialK.regularlyDontBlameAppleforSmartphoneAddictionAnxietyand

15、depressionhaveincreasedrecentlyamongyoungpeople,andresearchersbelievethatheavyusageofwirelessdevicesisamainreason.Tohelpfightagainstthis(31),acoupleoflargeinvestorsJanaPartnersandtheCaliforniaStateTeachersRetirementSystemhaveturnedtoshareholderactivism.Techcompanies,fortheirpart,canalwaysbecalledont

16、obebettercorporatecitizens.ButcriticizingAppleinparticularismoreaboutthosedoingthetargetingthanfindingactualsolutions.SectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Thepeopleyouworkwitharedriving

17、youmadandyoudlovenothingmorethanto_41_atthematthetopofyourlungs.Sure,youdfeelbetter,butobviousangerremainsataboo(禁忌)attheoffice.Insomecases,itcouldgetyoufired.42,mostofyoukeepatightlidonyouranger.Officelifeisincreasingly43andmanyworkersfeelpowerlesswithlittlecontrol.Accordingtoastudy,83%ofushaveseen

18、acolleaguelosetheirtemperatworkand63%ofushavelostourtemper.Theworstofficeirritants(刺激物)arecomputercrashes,44printers,lazycolleagues,inconsideratebossesandafter-hoursworkemail.Buttheremightbeabettersolution,onethatletsoffsteamandkeepsyou45.“Enterragerooms”,atrendforaspacewhereyoucanreleaseyourangerwi

19、ththehelpofabaseballbatorbysmashingitemsandleavingsomeoneelsetocleanupthemess.Youaregiven46togetangryinasafeenvironment.“Peoplearealwaystoldnottobreakthings,tocontrolanger,tobewell-behaved,”saysStephenShew,co-founderBattleSportsinCanada.“Butintherageroom,theycandojustthatandnotgetintrouble.Theylovet

20、osmashprinters,asitsthetypical47ofanofficeenvironment,anddestroyingoneisquite48一thinkprinterdestructioninthe1999comedyOfficeSpaceTheservicepackagestypicallycostbetween$20and$100forsessionslasting10to45minutes.Someclientsbookalongeronesothattheycanarrangetheirchosenitemsinaparticular49,suchasbuilding

21、themintoapyramid.Thenisthisreallya(n)50remedyforstress?Shewsaystheresa(n)51customerbase,frompeopleasyoungas19yearsoldrightuptothoseover50.Womenmakeupabout60%ofrageroomparticipants.“Buttheroomisnotacure-allforyouranger,”hewarns,“Wealwaystellpeoplethatwereneithertherapistsandnordoctors.Werenotsayingwe

22、regoingtocontrolyouranger.Theseroomsaresimplya(n)52fordealingwithstress.ProfessorBradBushmanofTheOhioStateUniversitypublishedastudyin2002showingCatharsisTheory一actingaggressivelyorviewingaggressionisaneffectivewaytoclearangeraway-justdoesntwork.Itislikeusinggasolinetoputoutaflame,whichjust53theflame

23、.Itkeepsaggressivethoughtsactiveinmemoryandeven54themifpeopledwellonwhatmadethemangry.Indeed,doingnothingatallordoingsomethingirrelevantwithangerismoreeffective.Hesuggests55yourself,suchaswatchinganon-violentfunnymovie.41.A.screamB.laughC.stareD.hit42.A.HoweverB.MoreoverC.ThereforeD.Meanwhile43.A.en

24、couragingB.embarrassingC.promisingD.frustrating44.AunreasonableB.uncooperativeC.high-techD.inappropriate45.AemployedB.informedC.inspiredD.motivated46.A.priorityB.superiorityC.admissionD.permission47.A.catalogueB.patternC.representationD.perspective48.A.disturbingB.satisfyingC.frighteningD.forgiving4

25、9.A.cornerB.orderC.regionD.period50.AtraditionalB.contemporaryC.effectiveD.common51.A.broadB.centralC.domesticD.social52.A.necessityB.accommodationC.accountD.alternative53.AdepressesB.recallsC.feedsD.eliminates54.A.cultivatesB.strengthensC.systematizesD.abandons55.A.perfectingB.examiningC.distractin

26、gD.controllingSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhaveread.(A)MarkRothkoMarkRothko,oneofthegreatestpainterso

27、fthetwentiethcentury,wasborninDaugavpils,Latviain1903.HisfatherimmigratedtotheUnitedStates,afraidthathissonswouldbedraftedintotheCzaristarmy.MarkstayedinRussiawithhismotherandoldersister;theyjoinedthefamilylater,arrivinginthewinterof1913,aftera12-dayvoyage.MarkmovedtoNewYorkintheautumnof1923andfound

28、employmentinthegarmenttradeandtookupresidenceontheUpperWestSide.ItwaswhilehewasvisitingsomeoneattheArtStudentsLeaguethathesawstudentssketchinganudemodel.Accordingtohim,thiswasthestartofhislifeasanartist.Hewastwentyyearsoldandhadtakensomeartlessonsatschool,sohisinitialexperiencewasfarfromanimmediatec

29、alling.In1936,MarkRothkobeganwritingabook,whichhenevercompleted,aboutthesimilaritiesinthechildrensartandtheworkofmodernpainters.Theworkofmodernists,whichwasinfluencedbyprimitiveart,could,accordingtohim,becomparedtothatofchildreninthatchildarttransformsitselfintoprimitivism,whichisonlythechildproduci

30、ngamimicryofhimself.However,inthissamework,hesaidthatthefactthatoneusuallybeginswithdrawingisalreadyacademic.Westartwithcolor.MarkRothkosfamilyhaveexperiencedallofthefollowingexcept.aseparationfromhisfatherB.thecall-upofthearmyatemporarystayinRussiaD.a12-dayvoyagetotheUnitedStatesWhatmadeMarkRothkow

31、anttobeanartist?HismovetotheUpperWestSide.HisvisittotheArtStudentsleague.Hissightofthestudentsdrawing.Hislessonstookinartschool.MarkRothkothoughtmodernartsharesomesimilaritieswithchildartbecausetheyarebothconsideredchildishandacademictheyarebothwaysofexpressingprimitivismtheyarebothacopyofthepainter

32、sthemselvestheyarebothstrikingblocksandcolorsWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutMarkRothkosstyle?ItwasinspiredbyRosenburg.B.ItresultedfrommovingtoLongIsland.Itresultedfromhisgrief.D.Itevolvedin1948.(B)Allnon-ChineseapplicantstoNYUShanghaiwillfollowtheinternationaladmissionsprocessoutlinedbelow.

33、IfyouareacitizenofMainlandChina,Taiwan,HongKongorMacaoregardlessofwhereyoucurrentlylive,clickhereformoreinformationontheChineseadmissionsprocess.Youllneed:Contactinformationforoneteacher(ortwo,maximum)whowillcompletetheTeacherEvaluationform.Nonrefundable$80.00applicationfee.Studentswhoareunabletopay

34、theapplicationfeecanrequestafeewaiver.Areyouready?Starttheapplicationnow.Step2:GatherandSubmitNecessaryDocumentsYouwillneedtoprovidethefollowing:Resultsfromstandardizedtestsand/ornationalexamsOneteachervaluation(studentsmaysubmitanoptionalsecondteacherevaluation,butpleasesubmitnomorethantwo)Pleaseno

35、tethatfortheSAT,SATSubjectTest,AP,andTOEFL,theNYUcodeis2562;fortheACT,theNYUcodeis2838.WhenshouldIapply?Followthekeydatesanddeadlinesbelow.Learnmoreaboutearlydecision.SendingDocumentsSubmitoriginalorcertifiedcopiesonly.Acertifiedcopyhasanoriginalsignatureoftheregistrarorotherdesignatedschoolofficial

36、,ortheinstitutionsseal.IncludeanofficialEnglishtranslationifthedocumentisntinEnglish.Aschoolofficialoratranslationagencyaccreditedinthecountryoftheeducationalinstitutioncanissuethetranslation.NYUwillonlymakeexceptionsfordocumentsinMandarinChinesesubmittedtoNYUShanghai.Transcriptsandtestscoresmustcom

37、efromanofficialsourcetobeprocessed.NewYorkUniversityOfficeofUndergraduateAdmissions383LafayetteStreetNewYork,NY10003USAOrsentviaemailto: HYPERLINK mailto:admissions.docs admissions.docsWhoisthewebsitepageintendedfor?StudentswhowanttoapplyforNYUShanghai.ChinesestudentswhohavebeenadmittedtoNYUShanghai

38、.Non-ChineseapplicantswhointendtobeenrolledinNYUNewYork.StudentswhoarepreparedtopayavisittoNYUShanghai.IfyouconsiderNYUShanghaiasyourfirstchoice,whatshouldyoudo?GetintocontactwithNYUcounselorsassoonaspossible.ChooseShanghaiasyourprimarycampusofinterest.D.SelectShanghaiasanalternatecampusofinterest.W

39、hatisTUREabouttheapplicationprocedure?A.Theapplicationfeeof$80.00canberefunded.B.OfficialhighschooltranscriptisnotamustwhenapplyingforNYUShanghai.StudentsshouldsubmittheirMid-YearreportontheirownbyMarch1.Applicantshavethreekindsofwaystosubmittheirdocuments.(C)Initsearlyyears,thebooksetitssightsonsat

40、isfyingmansinnatecuriosityaboutthenaturalworldaroundhim.Itstwoprincipalfactfinders,twinsNorrisandRossMcWhirter,combedtheglobetocollectempiricalfacts.Itwastheirtasktofindanddocumentaspectsoflifethatcanbesensedorobserved,thingsthatcanbequantifiedormeasured.Butnotjustanythings.Theywereonlyinterestedins

41、uperlatives:thebiggestandthebest.ItwasduringthisperiodthatsomeofthehallmarkGuinnessRecordsweredocumented,answeringsuchquestionsasWhatisthebrighteststar?andWhatisthebiggestspider?Onceawareofthepublicsthirstforsuchknowledge,thebooksauthorsbegantobranchouttocoverincreasinglyobscure,little-knownfacts.Th

42、eystarteddocumentinghumanachievementsaswell.Aforerunnerforrealitytelevision,theGuinnessBookgavepeopleachancetobecomefamousforaccomplishingeccentric,oftenpointlesstasks.Recordsweresetin1955forconsuming24raweggsin14minutesandin1981forthefastestsolvingofaRubiksCube(whichtookamere38seconds).In1979amanyo

43、delednon-stopfortenandaquarterhour.Initsrecentincarnation,thebookhasfoundanewhomeontheinternet.Nolongerrestrictedtotheconfinesofphysicalpaper,theGuinnessWorldRecordswebsitecontainsseeminglyinnumerablefactsconcerningsuchtopicsasthemostpowerfulcombustionengine,ortheworldslongesttrain.Whatisstriking,ho

44、wever,isthatsuchfactsarefoundsharingapagewiththerecordoftheheaviesttraintobepulledwithabeard.Whilethereisnodenyingthateachofthesefactshasitsown,individualallure,thelatterrepresentsasignificantdeviationfromtheeducation-orientedfactsofearliereditions.Perhapsthereisusefulknowledgetobeobtainedregardingt

45、hetensilestrengthofabeard,butthisseemstocatertoanaudiencemoreinterestedinseekingentertainmentthaneducation.Originatingasasimplebarbook,theGuinnessBookofRecordshasevolvedoverdecadestoprovideinsightintothefullspectrumofmodernlife.Andalthoughonemaybemorelikelynowtolearnaboutthewidesthumanmouththanthehi

46、ghestnumberofcasualtiesinasinglebattleoftheCivilWar,theGuinnessWorldRecordswebsiteoffersatellingglimpseintothefutureoffact-findingandrecord-recording.Asusedinparagraph2,whichisthebestdefinitionforempirica?labletocatchattentionB.derivedfromexperiencerecordedforcuriosityD.easytogainAccordingtotheautho

47、r,themostsignificantdifferencebetweenoldereditionsoftheGuinnessBookofRecordsandthenewGuinnessWorldRecordswebsiteinvolvesA.adeparturefrombooksalesapromotiontooltothelocalbarsanendtotheuseoffactsasameanstopromoteGuinnessashiftinfocusfromeducationaltoentertainingmaterialamovefromfact-findingtotherecord

48、ingofachievementsItcanbeinferredthattheauthormostlikelybelievesrealitytelevisiontobe.A.ridiculousB.idioticC.invaluableD.shallowWhichofthefollowingstatementswouldbestserveastheheadlineforthispassage?A.Theencyclopediaoftheextremesreflectsthechanginginterestsofmodernsociety.Abookofsimpleoriginsmakesitt

49、othetopassalestotalastaggering120millioncopies.TheGuinnessWorldRecordswebsiteprovesitselfavaluableresourceforinsightintothefullspectrumofmodernlife.Whereotherbooksfallshort,theindexofsuperlativesciencesneverceasestoamaze.SectionCDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegi

50、veninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.Itssimplyunjustthattheworldspoorestpeoplepaythemostforelectricity.Africahasalargequantityofrenewableenergysources,includinggeothermal,solarandwind.DatafromtheWorldBankshowclearlythatpowerisaleadingbarriertofirmprod

51、uctivityandjobcreation.Energypolicymustincludesmartchoicesthatmeetacountrysenvironmental,socialandeconomicgoals.Thatslessforthewholecountrythantheaveragecapacityofjustoneofthemorethan8,000powerplantsintheUnitedStates.Ghana,Egypt,Senegal,andothersalreadyhavehighaccessrates,butstillsufferfrominadequat

52、epowerthatdrivespovertyandhighunemployment.MoreaffordableelectricitywouldtransformAfrica.Liberiaisnotalone.Infact,systemicpowerproblemsarechronicacrossAfrica:Nearlyeveryeconomyonthecontinentisconstrainedbyenergygapsandhighcosts.Africaspowerfuturehaslargelybeenframedaroundaccess.Peoplewhorelyonwoodor

53、keroseneforlightingandheatalldeservetohaveelectricityathome,whetheritisdeliveredthroughthenationalgridorbynewoff-gridhomesystems.Butpowerforlightingandbasicappliancesisnotenough.68Thatswhyallcountriesneedenergyforgrowth.Inadditiontoaccess,availabilityisnecessary.IfAfricaseconomiesaregoingtocreatejobsforthe12millionyoungpeoplewhoenterthejobmarketeveryyear.Themajorityoftheworldselectricityisused,notinhomes,butonfarms,infactories,minesandofficebuildings.69Theenergysystemsb