双十中学2021届高三上期中考试英语

厦门双十中学2020—2021学年第一学期高一年期中考试英语试题注意事项：.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。.请认真阅读答题卡上的注意事项，在答题卡上与题号相对应的答题区域内答题，写在试卷、草稿纸上或答题卡非题号对应答题区域的答案一律无效。不得用规定以外的笔和纸答题，不得在答题卡上做任何标记。.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮檫干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第一节（共5小题；每题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。Whatwillthemandoat8:00?Workintheoffice.HavedinnerwithMike.Gooutwiththewoman.Whatdoesthewomandislikeabouttheshirt?A.Thecolor. B.Thedesign. C.Theprice.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Gary,sworks.Gary,sapplication.Gary,slistofsamples.WhatdidthemanplantodoonMarch1st?Attendsomeclasses.Callthetravelagent.Gotothemountains.WhydoesAmyplantogotoRome?A.Towork. B.Totravel. C.Tostudy.第二节（共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。Whatcoursewon,tthegirlattend?A.Africanmusic. B.Business. C.BasicSpanish.Onwhichdaysdoesthegirlhaveadvancedpianoclasses?A.Mondays. B.Tuesdays. C.Thursdays.双十中学2021届高三上学期期中考试英语第1页

听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。Whoisthemanprobably?C.Ahotelreceptionist.C.Greece.C.Ahotelreceptionist.C.Greece.C.Ithasaswimmingpool.C.AtaTVstation.C.Ridingbikes.C.Atennisplayer.C.Abouttwoyears.Wherewillthewomanprobablygo?A.France. B.Spain.WhatdoweknowaboutTheHotelPlaya?A.Itisafive-starhotel. B.Ithasitsownbeach.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Inashop. B.Athome.WhatdoesBoblikedoing?A.Playingtennis. B.Takingphotos.Whatdidthewomandreamofbeing?A.Ashopowner. B.Abankclerk.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。HowlonghasLouisebeenworkingatthecenter?A.Aboutsixmonths. B.Aboutoneyear.HowdidLouisefeelwhenshestartedworkingatthecenter?A.Excited. B.Nervous. C.Confident.Whatisthemostfruitfulpartofthejob?Seeingchildrenhavealotoffun.Thinkingofnewthingsforchildrentodo.Helpingthelessablechildrenachievemore.WhatdoesLouisesayaboutworkingatnight?It,sunfairforhertodoit.It,ssomethingthatsheenjoys.It,sanecessarypartofthejob.听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。Whatorganizationsusedtohavealotofpower?Newspapersandpublishers.Universitiesandlibraries.Digitalcompanies.Whydomanycitypeopleprefere-books?Theyarecheaper.Theyaremoreportable.Theyaremoreavailable.WhatcanwelearnaboutBorder,sGroup?Theywereboughtbyatechcompany.Theyusedtohavemorethan600stores.Theymadebillionsofdollarsthisyear.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。双十中学2021届高三上学期期中考试英语第2页AAsubscriptiontoTIMEforKidsincludesthefollowing:Keyarticlesavailableattworeadinglevels;selectarticlesavailableatthreereadinglevels;AccessibilityfeaturesavailablethroughthedigitalmagazineincludingkeyarticleswithfullSpanishtranslation,read-aloud,andembeddedvocabularysupport;Lessonplansandteachingresourcesforeachissue,includingreadingassessments.2018-2019HalfYearPricingNwdHilpTxaidhigTIMEFarKidsmyourclassroom,clickherefNumber成StudentsHalfYearPrice11451502的虬38300^$3.20Pricesareperstudentforhalftheschoolyear.Shipping&Handlingincludedinpricing.Needacustompricequote?Ifyouareorderingmorethan750subscriptions,weareheretohelpwithavolumediscount.Completethisformorcontactcustomerserviceat1-800-777-8600.Needtotryit?Greatnews!TIMEforKidsstudentaccessisfreetosubscribers!However,forALLthegreatfunctionalityofTIMEforKids,subscribetodayforfullaccesstonewfeaturesastheyarereleased.Needhelpwithfunding?IfyouareinterestedinpurchasingasubscriptiontoTIMEforKidsforyourstudentsbutarestrugglingwithfunding,thefollowingresourcesmayhelpyoulocateadditionalfundingfromgovernmentprogramsandgrants.Howmuchshouldyoupayifyouareordering500subscriptionsforawholeyear?A.$1600 B.$1780 C.$3200 D.$3560SubscribersofTIMEforKidswillgetthefollowingEXCEPT.A.keyandselectarticles B.teachers'guidesC.digitalmaterials D.schoolfundsThispassageismostlikelyintendedfor.A.teachers B.parents C.studentsD.childrenBVegetablegardensmaynotbeasvisuallypleasingasthevarietyofflowers,butFloridianslookingtosavesomegreenbygrowingtheirownsaladfixingscansoondosowithoutfear.Gov.双十中学2021届高三上学期期中考试英语第3页RonDeSantisthisweeksignedalawthatbanslocalgovernmentsfromcarryingordersagainsthomeownersfromraisingveggiesintheiryards.Thelaw,whichtakeseffectJuly1,putsanendtothatparticularpoweroftownsandcitiesacrossthestatetoprohibitvegetablegardensfor“aesthetic（审美的）purposes”.TheissuebecameacauseafteracouplelivinginMiamiShoresVillageopposedthedecisionofa$50adayfineforgrowingvegetablesintheirfrontyard,astheyddoneforyears.HermineRickettsandherhusbandTomCarrollfoughtCityHallinacasethatwounditswayupthestate,scourtsystem,withjudgesconsistentlyrulingagainsttheirmoney-savingandhealth-consciousproject.AftertheFloridaSupremeCourtruledinfavorofMiamiShores7righttocontroldesignandlandscapingstandards,thecouplereplacedtheirvegetableswithpinkflamingos红鹳花）.Theircausewasnotlost,however.Statelawmakersproposedandpassedalawthateffectivelyvoidsthecourtrulings,withRobBradley,whosponsoredthebill,reportedlycallingthevillage,sactiona“vastoverreach”.Thelawmakernotedthedifficultythatmanyfamiliesexperiencegettingfreshandaffordablefood,callingbansagainstvegetableandfruitgardensridiculous.AboutathirdofallhouseholdsintheU.S.growsomeoftheirownfood,accordingtotheNationalGardeningAssociation.Thegroupsaysa600-square-footgardenthatcostsaround$70ayeartokeepcangrow300poundsoffreshproduceworthabout$600annually.WhywillsomeFloridiansplantsaladfixings?A.Toprotecttheenvironment. B.Tobeautifytheirhome.C.Tobuildtheirowngardens. D.Tocutdailyexpenses.Whatcanbeknownaboutthecouplefromthepassage?Theystartedapublichealth-consciouscampaign.TheynevergaveintotheMiamiShores,demand.Theypaida$50dailyfinetoMiamiShoresVillage.TheywerenotbackedbytheFloridaSupremeCourt.WhatdoesRobBradleythinkofthecouple,sactionprobably?A.It,ssensible.B.It,sridiculous. C.It,sambitious. D.It,scostly.CAstudyofmorethanfivemillionbooks,bothfictionandnon-fiction,hasfoundamarkeddeclineintheuseofemotionalwordsovertime.TheresearchersformtheUniversityofBristolusedGoogleNgramViewer,anonlinedatabaseforfindingthefrequencyoftermsinscannedbooks,tolookformorethan600particularwordsidentifiedasrepresentinganger,dislike,fear,joy,sadnessandsurprise.Theyfoundthatalmostallofthecategoriesshowedadropinthese“moodwords”overtime.Onlyinthecategoryoffearwasthereanincreaseinusage.“Itisasteadyandcontinuousdecline,”saidDrAlbertoAcerbi.Heassumedthattheresultmightbeexplainedbyachangeinthepositionoccupiedbyliterature,inacrowdedmedialandscape.“Onethingcouldbethatinparalleltobooksthe20thcenturysawthestartofother双十中学2021届高三上学期期中考试英语第4页media.Maybethesemedia-movies,radio,drama-hadmoreemotionalcontentthanbooks.”Althoughbothjoyandsadnessfollowedthegeneraldownwardstrend,theresearch,publishedinthejournalPLOSOne,foundthattheyalsoexhibitedanotherinterestingbehavior:theratio（比率）betweenthetwovariedgreatly,apparentlymirroringhistoricalevents.DuringtheRoaringTwentiesthejoy-to-sadnessratioreacheditshighestpointthatwouldnotoccuragainuntilbeforetherecentfinancialcrash.Then,in1941,theratioplungedattheheightofWorldWarII.Nevertheless,theresearchersheldareservedopinionabouttheirclaimthattheirresultreflectedwidersocialtrends.Inthepaper,theyevenarguethattheoppositecouldbetrue.“Ithasbeensuggested,forexample,thatitwasthesuppression（压抑）ofdesireinordinaryElizabethanEnglishlifethatincreaseddemandforwriting‘filledwithromance’...perhaps,”theyconclude,“songsandbooksmaynotreflecttherealpopulationanymorethancatwalkmodelsreflecttheaveragebody.”Thestudywascarriedoutbywayof.scanningthebookswithanonlinescannercountingthenumberofwordsinthebookssearchingdigitizedtextsforemotionalwordsanalyzingdifferenttopicsofthebooksWhichofthefollowingisoneoftheresearchfindings?Usagedecreasedinallthecategoriesofmoodwords.Usageofmostmoodwordskeptfallingovertime.Thedeclinewascausedbytheriseofothermedia.D.Theunfavorablepositionofliteratureledtothedecline.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“plunged”probablymean?A.increased B.changed C.droppedD.twistedTheresearcherssuspectthat.theirresearchresultreflectedwidersocialtrends.theirresearchresultwasthecontraryofsocialtrends.therewasasuppressionofdesireinElizabethanEnglishlife.catwalkmodelsreflectthepopulationbetterthansongsandbooks.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。OnemorningIlookedoutofmystudywindowandsawitwasafineday:notevenasinglecloud.Butlateron,hardatworkatmydesk,Iheardalouddrummingnoise.Turningtothewindow,Isawtheskywasnowthecolorofcharcoal木炭）.Rainbegantofall;twominuteslatertherainbecamehail（冰雹）；atsomepoint,thehailbecamesnow.31It'sextremelyvariable.Goaheadwithyourpicnicinthelocalparkbyallmeans,butdon'tassumethatbecausethesunisshiningnow,itwillbewhenyouopenyourpackofsandwiches.32双十中学2021届高三上学期期中考试英语第5页TheweatherinBritainisbynomeansalwaysbad.Itcanjustseemalotlikeapersonwhohasalotofmoodswings.ThisisoneofthebiggestreasonswhytheBritishtalksooftenabouttheweather:it,shandy.Wherevertherearestrangersstandingorsittingclosetogether,andtalkcannotbeavoided,theconversationfocusesontheweather:“ 33 "or“Whatshockingweatherwe,vebeenhaving!”TheunreliabilityoftheweatherissomethingthateveryBritcanagreeon.34Thus,theweather,sunpredictabilityisactuallyaplusfortheBritish.Eventhosewithdifferentopinionsoneverythingelseintheworld,suchasthecurrentargumentintheUKaboutmembershipoftheEuropeanUnion,cantalkabouttheweatherwithoutitleadingtoashoutingmatch.35Longliverainstormsinmid-July!TheEnglishoftentalksaboutweather.Yes,theweatherhasbeengood,hasn,tit?Thatmakesitasafetopicofconversation.You,dbettertakeanumbrella,justincase.ThisstorywillgiveyousomeideaaboutweatherinBritain.Strangerswillchoosetotalkabouttheweathertobreaktheice.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）“What'sallthistree-plantingfor?"IwasaskedwhenIbeganwritingaboutrestoring外修复）apieceoflandIhad36inSomerset.Thetruthis,Ijustlovetrees.AndIamnot37 .“AsIgetolder,allIreally38istoplanttrees,”PrinceCharlessaysinaBBCprogrammeinwhichheis39inthewoodheplantedonthedayPrinceGeorgewasborn.Wehaveinherited40andwonderfultreesinourcitiesandvillages.Theywereplanted,orself-sown,years,evencenturiesago.Wetakethemforgranted,41thecreatureslivingamongthem,remaininignoranceofthe42treesaredoingus（cleaningtheair,forexample）andcutthemdownfor43 .Yetwekeepafeelingof44forthem.Thismayaccountforthe45thegovernmentfacedin2010whenitsoughttoselloffpubliclyownedwoods,andforthewidesupporttheWoodlandTrust（atree-protectingcharity） 46 .Treesneed47 ,whichiswhyI,acity-resident,boughtmySomersetwoodlandin1999.Atthattime,climatechangewasalreadywellproved,48myhopesofplantinglong-livedoaksandpinesgradually49anxietyabouttheirchances.TreediseasesnewtotheUK,wind,droughtandfloodwereallputtingthemat50 .ButIdidnot51thingstomovesofast.Thewoodlandisgood,andthenewtreesaregrowinglikemad,butthecreaturesare52 .Therabbitshavedisappeared（duetosomedisease,perhaps?）andtheowlhasmoved.Thebeesandbutterfliesarestilltherebutinsmaller一53.Ifthiscanhappeninmywoodthatis54 pesticides（杀虫剂）andherbicides（除草剂）,itsurelyindicatesweneedtogivenaturethechancetorestoreitsown55 .Meanwhile,Ilovemywood,andtree-plantinghasalsodonewondersforrestoringmybalancebetweentownandcountry.A.visited B.purchased C.allocated D.returnedA.rich B.ashamed C.alone D.ready双十中学2021届高三上学期期中考试英语第6页38.A.objecttoB.giveawayC.takeupD.longfor39.A.filmedB.stuckC.commentedD.discovered40.A.sacredB.delicateC.matureD.fragrant41.A.raiseB.observeC.ignoreD.abuse42.A.honorB.goodC.harmD.justice43.A.developmentB.entertainmentC.protectionD.restriction44.A.trustB.sadnessC.betrayalD.affection45.A.approvalB.oppositionC.survivalD.dilemma46.A.attractsB.urgesC.requiresD.lacks47.A.spaceB.supportC.companyD.nutrition48.A.sinceB.forC.yetD.so49.A.caughtupwithB.gavewaytoC.brokeawayfromD.gotridof50.A.riskB.adistanceC.easeD.aloss51.A.prayB.wantC.allowD.expect52.A.inplaceB.inorderC.indeclineD.inquestion53.A.sizesB.numbersC.placesD.spaces54.A.eagerforB.fitforC.freeofD.fullof55.A.frictionB.virtueC.tensionD.balance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。TechnologicalchangesbroughtdramaticnewoptionstoAmericanslivinginthe1990s.Duringthisdecadenewformsofentertainment,commerce,research,andcommunication56(become)commonplaceintheU.S.Thedrivingforcebehindmuchofthischangewasaninnovation57 (popular)knownastheInternet.TheInternetwasdevelopedduringthe1970sbytheDepartmentofDefense.Inthecaseofanattack,militaryadviserssuggested__58__advantageofbeingabletooperateonecomputerfromanotherterminal.Intheearlydays,theInternetwasusedmainlybyscientiststocommunicatewithotherscientists.OneearlyproblemfacedbyInternetuserswasspeed.Phone59(line)couldonlytransmitinformationatalimitedrate.Thedevelopmentoffiber-optic(光纤)cablesallowedbillionsofbitsofinformation60(receive)everyminute.CompanieslikeInteldevelopedfastermicroprocessors,sopersonalcomputerscouldprocesstheincomingsignalsmore61(rapidly).Intheearly1990s,theWorldWideWebwasdeveloped,inlargepart,__62commercialpurposes.Corporationscreatedhomepages63theycouldplacetextandgraphicstosellproducts.Soonairlinetickets,hotelreservationsandevencarscouldbepurchasedonline.UniversitiespostedresearchdataontheInternet,sostudentscouldfind64(value)informationwithoutleavingtheirdormitories.Companiessoondiscoveredthatworkcouldbedoneathomeandsubmittedonline,soawholenewclassoftelecommutersbegantoearnalivingfromhomeofficesunshavenand 65 (wear)pajamas睡衣).第三部分写作(共两节，满位0分)第一节(满分15分)双十中学2021届高三上学期期中考试英语第7页假定你是李华，英国高中生Peter在中国研学时曾暂住你家。他回国后给你写信感谢你的招待，并在信中委婉表示对你家三世同堂感到惊讶。请你写一封回信，简要介绍中国人三世同堂的现象。注意：.写作词数应为100左右；.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。第二节（满分25分）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。Theraincamedownsteadyandhard.JasonStoriehearditbutwasnotworriedashepreparedforadayofcavingwithfivefriendsinaremotespot80milesnorthwestofhishomeinDuncan,onCanada,sVancouverIsland.Itwas6a.m.onDecember5,2015.Asanewcomertothesport,Ja