2021年湖南长沙试验中学高三英语下学期期中考试试卷及答案解析

2021年湖南省长沙县实验中学高三英语下学期期中考试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ASaharaMarathon2021-AroundtheWorldTheSaharaMarathonisorganizedbytheSaharawiMinistryofYouthandSportsandagroupofvolunteersfromdifferentcountries.Duringthelasttwentyyears,thousandsofrunnersfromallcontinentshavetraveledtotheAlgeriandeserttolivetheexperienceprovidedbythisraceandtobondwithrefugeefamilies.Inthisuniqueeditionof2021,theexperiencewillbedifferent.TheracewillbeheldinavirtualwayandthedonationscollectedthroughtheeventwillgotothemostneedyfamiliesintheSaharawiCampsofTindouf.Rulesofthe2021SaharaMarathonParticipationAllthosepeopleover16yearsofage(16included)maytakepartinthisvirtualcompetition,aslongastheyarecorrectlyregistered,bothintimeandinform.TheregisteredrunnermustdownloadtheOfficialSaharaMarathonAPPtotaketherace.DistanceandTravelThedistanceoptionsselectableintheAPPare:5k,10k,21kand42k.Asitisavirtualtest,itisveryimportanttomakesurethatthechosenrouteallowsgoodmobilecoverageforthecorrectfunctioningoftheGPS.RegistrationRegistrationhasacostof15euros,whichincludesparticipationintheraceandadonationof5eurostorefugeefamilies.Participantscan,iftheychoose,purchasetheofficialpackofthetest(T-shirt,scar,andbib)forthepriceof25euros.AcceptanceRegistrationispersonalandnon-transferableandimpliesacceptanceoftheseregulations.RunnerswhoarenotregisteredorrunwithouttheAPPwillnotbeadmitted.Whatcanwelearnaboutthe2021SaharaMarathon?A.Itisabigfamilyevent. B.Itprovidesavirtualtour.C.Itraisesmoneyforcharity.D.Itwillbeheldinthedesert.C.Itraisesmoneyforcharity.D.Itwillbeheldinthedesert.Howmuchshouldarunnerpayifhewantstoregisterfortherace?A.15euros. B.20euros. C.25euros. D.40euros.Whatarerunnersrequiredtodointherace?A.Choosesaferoutes. B.Wearcasualclothes.C.Runwiththeofficialapp. D.Transferregistrationintime.BWhenIwas9,wepackedupourhomeinLosAngelesandarrivedatHeathrow,LondononagrayJanuarymorning.Everyoneinthefamilysettledquicklyintothecityexceptme.Withoutmybelovedbeachesandendlessblue—skydays,Ifeltatalossandoutofplace.UntilImadeadiscovery.Southbank,ataneasternbendintheThames,isthecenterofBritishskateboarding,wherethecontinuouscrashingofskateboardsleftyourheadringing.Ilovedit.Isoonmadefriendswiththelocalskaters.Wespokeourownlanguage.Andmyfavorite:Safe.Safemeantcool.Itmeanthello.Itmeantdon'tworryaboutit.Once,whentryingacertaintrickonthebeam（横杆），Ifellontothestones,damaginganerveinmyhand,andTobycameover,helpingmeup:Safe,man.Safe.Afewminuteslater,whenIlandedthetrick,myfriendsbeattheirboardsloud,shouting:"Safe!Safe!Safe!”Andthat'swhatmattered—landingtricks,beingagoodskater.WhenIwas15,myfamilymovedtoWashington.Itriedskateboardingthere,butthelocalswerefarlesswelcoming.Withinacoupleofyears,I'dgivenitup.WhenIreturnedtoLondonin2004,IfoundmyselfwanderingdowntoSouthbank,spendinghoursthere.I'vetraveledbackseveraltimessince,mostrecentlythispastspring.Thedaywascoldbutclear:touristsandLondonersstoppedtowatchtheskaters.Weaving（穿梭）amongthekidswhorushedbyontheirboards,Ifoundmywaytothebeam.Thenarail—thinteenager,inabaggywhiteT—shirt,skidded（滑）uptothebeam.Hesatnexttome.Heseemednottonoticethemannexttohim.ButsoonIcaughtafewofhisglances.“Iwasalocalhere20yearsago,”Itoldhim.Then,slowly,hebegantonodhishead.“Safe,man.Safe.”“Yeah,”Isaid.“Safe.”WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorsoonafterhemovedtoLondon?A.Hefeltdisappointed. B.Hegaveuphishobby.C.Helikedtheweatherthere. D.Hehaddisagreementswithhisfamily.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“Safe!Safe!Safe!”probablymean?A.Becareful! B.Welldone! C.Noway! D.Don'tworry!WhydidtheauthorliketospendtimeinSouthbankwhenhereturnedtoLondon?B.Tomakenewfriends.A.Tojointheskateboarding.B.Tomakenewfriends.C.Tolearnmoretricks. D.TorelivehischildhooddaysWhatmessagedoestheauthorseemtoconveyinthetext?Childrenshouldlearnasecondlanguage.Sportisnecessaryforchildren'shealth.ChildrenneedasenseofbelongingSeeingtheworldisamustforchildren.CWhatdoyouthinkof80spopmusic?DothenamesGeorgeMichael,MadonnaandMichaelJacksonsoundfamiliar?Well,thesearejustsomeofthenamesthatwerewell-knowninthemusicsceneofthe80sandearly90s.The80spopmusicscenewasanimportantsteptothepopularity（普及）ofpresent-daymusic.Anewwaveinthemusicscenewasintroduced,whichmadesuchmusicstylesaspunkrock,rapmusicandtheMTVpopular.Althoughitwasanendtotheold60sand70sstyles,itwasalsothebeginningofsomethingbig.Thepopularityofmusicvideosmeantthatartistsnowreplacedtheirguitar-basedmusicwithvisualdisplays.Anewwaveofartistscameonthesceneandtheentireindustrydevelopedquickly.Themostfamous80spopmusicvideoisMichaelJackson’sThriller.Introducedin1982,fewpeoplecanforgetthevideonotonlybecauseofitsnever-be-foreseenimages,butalsobecauseofthepopularityitreceived.Thinkofhow80spopmusicchangedthelivesofpeoplewhogrewupinthe80s.Askayoungmantodaytotellyouthenamesofthe“NewKidsontheBlock”andhewillstarttalkingabouttheneighborkidswhojustmovedin.Thesearenottheanswersyoumighthaveheardinthe80s.Thoughtoday’syoungmendonotrecognizehowcool80spopmusicwas,mostpeoplewillalwaysrememberitforwhatitwasandthesearehappymemoriestheywillalwayslove.Someofthe80spopmusiclegends（传奇人物）includeMadonna,U2,AeroSmithandofcoursetheKingofPopMichaelJackson.Let’snotforgetPrince,TinaTurner,PhilCollinsandMotown’sLionelRitchie.Someofthesemusiciansplayedmusicthathasstoodthetestoftime.Undoubtedly,the80spopmusicscenewillliveonformanymoreyearstocome.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Thecharactersof80spopmusic. B.Whatmade80spopmusicpopular.C.80spopmusic’sstepstopopularity. D.Theeffectsof80spopmusic.80spopmusicmainlyincludesthefollowingstylesEXCEPT .

guitar-basedmusictheMTVrapmusicpunkrockguitar-basedmusictheMTVrapmusicpunkrockMichaelJackson’sThrillerimpressedpeoplesodeeplymainlybecause .A.itchangedthelivesofpeople B.hesangitinaspecialstyleC.itwasmadeintoamusicvideo D.itleftpeoplewithhappymemoriesThepurposeofthelastparagraphistotellreadersthat .A.80spopmusicisandwillremainpopular B.80spopmusichasmanyfaultsC.80spopmusicisnowoutofdate D.weshouldn’tforgetthegreatmusiciansofthe80sDOneofthegreatestchallengesincaringforsuchintelligentanimalsaschimpanzees（猩猩）isprovidingthemwithenrichingexperiences.Everyday,thechimpanzeesatProjectChimpsreceivemorningandeveningfood-basedenrichmentdevices,butcaregiversarealwayslookingformorewaystokeepthechimpsmentallyengaged.With79chimpanzees,eachwiththeirdistinctivepersonality,carestaffoftenfindthatdifferentchimpsreactdifferentlytonewenrichment.Lastyear,webeganinvitingmusicianstoperformforchimpstoseewhattheymayrespond.Aviolinperformancereceivedquitetheresponse.Additionalmusicianswerelineduptovisitbutthecoronavirushasstoppedtheactivities,whichwehopetoresumeinthenearfuture.Thispastweek,webroughtanelectricpianoforthechimpstoinvestigate.Somechimps,liketwinsButtercupandClarisse,wereimmediatelyinterestedandcouldnotwaittotapoutafewnotes.Others,likeEmma,weremoreinterestedintryingtotakeitapart.year-oldPrecioushasverylittletoleranceforthepiano.Shesatofftothesideforafewminutes,buteventuallyshedecidedthatwasenough.Shecalledanendtotheenrichmentsessionbythrowingahandfulofwasteatthepiano.Receivinghermessageloudandclear,weremovedthepiano.Wecouldneverhaveguessedhow33-year-oldLukewouldreacttoit.AswithmanyretiredlabchimpanzeesLukehassomeanxietyissues.Heseemsparticularlydistrustfulofanythingnew,includingpeople,food,andenrichment.Butwhenwepresentedthechimpswiththepiano,Lukewasthefirsttoinvestigate.Wecouldnotbelieveoureyes—thisusuallyanxiouschimpanzeebravelychosetoexploresomethingnew!TousatProjectChimps,thisiswhatitisallabout:givingchimpanzeesthefreedomtochoose.Wearehonoredtobepartoftheirjourney.Whydochimpanzeesresponddifferentlytonewenrichment?A.Theyareofdifferentgenders. B.Theyhavenaturalcuriosities.

CTheyareasintelligentashumans.D.Theyhavetheiruniquecharacters.CTheyareasintelligentashumans.D.Theyhavetheiruniquecharacters.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“resume”inParagraph2mean?A.Continue. B.Suspend.C.Monitor. D.Regulate.Whoshowedtheleastinterestinthepiano?A.ButtercupandClarisse. B.Emma.C.Precious. D.Luke.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?Howcaregiverscarefortheretiredchimpanzees.Whatcarestaffdotoenrichchimpanzees'dailylife.Howchimpanzeesaretrainedthroughvariousenrichment.WhatProjectChimpsdoestoobserveandstudywildchimps.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HowtoAchieveaPositiveAttitudeOverthelastdecade,researchershaveidentifiedpracticesthatcanhelpyouachieveandsustainapositiveattitudetowardsyourfuture. 16 Theearlierinlifeyouadoptthesepractices,thegreaterthepotentialimpactonthequality,andpossiblylength,ofyourlife.Enjoypleasure.Focusyourattentiononsomethingpleasingasitoccurs,consciouslyenjoyingtheexperienceasitunfolds. 17 Everydaypleasures,ontheotherhand,canslipbywithoutmuchnoticeunlesstheydisappearorseemthreatened.Slowdownandfocus.Youwillenjoythingsmore,whetheramealoravisitwithafriend.Practicegratitude.Gratitudeisathankfulappreciationforwhatyoureceive.Trykeepingagratitudejournal,inwhichyouregularlywritedownthingsforwhichyouaregrateful. 18 Asyouwrite,bespecificandtrytorelievethefeelingasyourememberwhateachthingmeanstoyou.Cultivatemindfulness.Mindfulnessisgenerallyacquiredbytrainingthemindtofocusitsattentiononthepresentmomentinasystematicway,acceptingwhateverarises.Beingmindfulhelpsyoubecomefullyengagedintheon-handactivitiesandcreatesagreatercapacitytodealwithadverseevents. 19 20 Ifit’snormaltoexperienceasenseoflossandevengriefifarelationshipbreaks,yourchildrenleavehome,oryouloseajoborretire.Viewanimportantlifechange,nomatterhowpainful,asanewchallenge

oropportunity.Forexample,ifyou'rebetweenjobsorretired,lookforvolunteeropportunitiesthatwouldbenefitfromyourprofessionalskills.Ifyoumisshavingchildreninyourlife,considercoachingortutoring.Emphasizethepositive.Hereareafewsuggestions.Maintainasenseofpurpose.Feelingappreciatedhelpsyousustainapositiveattitude.Doingsowillhelpyougothroughyourdayswithgreaterappreciation.Mostpeoplepreferspecialmoments,suchasanoutingdayoravacation.Doingthis,youmayhavelessworryaboutthefutureorregretoverthepast.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Haveyouevergivenathoughttoinspiration？Infact,inspirationcanbeastrangething.Youneverknowwhenitmight 21 ,andsometimes,itcancomefromthemost 22 places.IrecentlyreadaboutanauthornamedNnediOkorafor.Whenshewasincollege,shehadaseriousspinedisorder.Okoraforwastoldthatasimpleoperationcould 23 it.Butwhenshewokeupfromher24,shefoundthatshecouldn’tmoveherlegsandwasingreatpain.Okoraforgot 25 later.Butbeforeshedid,shesawstrangethingsinherhospitalroom.Sheimaginedher26asabeastthathuntedherfromtheshadows.Butshealso 27 awoman-awomanwhocouldfly,infact.This 28 womaninspiredherandhelpedher 29 herpain.“Ifeltmyselfbecome 30 ,”shewroteinherbookBrokenPlaces&OuterSpaces:FindingCreativityintheUnexpected.We 31 knowwherewemightfindtheinspirationtocreate.Asa 32 ,mostofmyinspirationcomesfromotherpeople’smusic.ButIalsofind 33 inotherplaces.Books,moviesand 34 justmomentsineverydaylifecanleadtonewcreations. 35 ,IrecentlyrewatchedthefilmBladeRunner.I’veseenitplentyoftimesbefore;it’soneofmyfavoritemovies.Butthistime,forsomereason,Isawit 36 .Idecidedtomakemusicthatcouldcreatethesamefeelingasthe 37 .It’snotdoneyet,butthemusicI’mworkingonnowisheavily 38 bythemovie’ssettingandcharacters.Anythingcan 39 us.Youjusthavetobe 40 tocatchinspirationwhenithits.21.A.workB.hitC.existD.pass21.A.workB.hitC.existD.pass22.A.interestingB.ordinaryC.unexpectedD.dangerous23.A.fixB.makeC.removeD.control24.A.dreamB.shockC.recoveryD.operation25.A.wellB.badC.worriedD.annoyed26.A.curiosityB.painC.angerD.fear27.A.askedB.metC.imaginedD.visited28.A.confidentB.smartC.honestD.magical29.A.forgetB.recognizeC.describeD.practice30.A.richerB.betterC.busierD.quieter31.A.alwaysB.neverC.sometimesD.still32.A.directorB.dancerC.musicianD.writer33.A.tipsB.messagesC.examplesD.ideas34.A.evenB.againC.not D.only35.A.InshortB.InadditionC.ForexampleD.Afterall36.A.differentlyB.perfectlyC.vividlyD.smoothly37.A.storyB.songC.play D.film38.A.changedB.supportedC.disturbedD.influenced39.A.impressB.inspireC.amuseD.challenge40.A.freeB.thankfulC.readyD.careful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Wehighschoolstudentsdohavesomegrowingpains,butwecangetridofthemcorrectlyand___41.___(wise).First,someofus___42.___(be)upsetaboutourappearance.Idon’tthinkitisimportantatallandthereisnoneedtocareaboutit.Actually,itisone’sinnerbeauty___43.___maters.Second,wesometimescannot___44.___(understand)correctlybyourteachers,parentsandclassmates.Facedwiththis,wecanfindarighttimetohaveaheart-to-hearttalkwith___45.___(they),tryingtoremovethemisunderstanding.Someofushavefewerfriends___46.___wouldliketolistentoourdeepestfeelingsandthoughts.Ithinkbeingopen-mindedandfriendlywilldoyougood.Third,wemayfallbehindothers,whichmakesus___47.___(stress).Well,wecanencourageourselvestoworkefficiently,fullof___48.___(determine).Atlast,someofusdon’thavemuchpocketmoney,sotheyfeelunhappy.Isn’titstrange?___49.___myview,