2021届安徽省芜湖市高三上学期期末考试英语试题

2020—2021学年度第一学期芜湖市中小学校教育教学质量监控高三年级英语试题卷本试卷共8页，满分150分，考试用时120分钟注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卷上。将条形码橫贴在答題卷右上角“条码粘贴处”。2.作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔在答题卷上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试卷上。3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卷各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液，不按以上要求作答无效。4.考生必须保证答题卷的整洁，考试结束后，将试卷和答题卷一并交回。第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将苻两分钟的吋间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题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。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。1.WhatdidLucythinkofthemovie?A.Prettyfunny.B.Betterthanexpected.C.Abitdisappointing.2.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Atapolicestation.B.Inacar.C.Inadrivingschool.3.Whatdoesthewomandislikeabouttheshirt?A.Thecolor.B.Theprice.C.Thedesign.4.HowmanypeoplewillattendthemeetingaccordingtotheA.About25.B.Atmost50.C.Atleast75.5.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?A.Anewwayofworking.B.Familyrelationships.C.Environmentalprotection.第二节（共15小题；每越1.5，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，各小题将绐出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、7题。6.WhatwasTed'sprobleminartclass?A.Notdoingwellinthetest.B.NotspeakingEnglishfluently.C.Notunderstandinghisclassmates.7.WhatdoesTedsayaboutGoogleTranslate?A.Itisaccurate.B.isuseless.C.Itishelpful.听下面一段对诺，回答第8至10题。8.Whatdidthewomandothismorning?A.Shevisitedabookstore.B.Shereadahooktoherkid.C.Shesearchedforhooksonline.9.WhatwasPriyaIyer’sofbuildingthewebsite?A.Tosellbooks.B.Tohelpchildrenreadmore.C.Torecommendbookstopeopleofallages.10.Whatisthewoman'sattitudetowardthewebsite?A.Worried.B.Interested.C.Disappointed.听下面一段对话，回答第11至13题。ll.Whatisthewomanprobably?A.Atourguide.B.Ahotelmanager.C.Ataxidriver.12.Whatwillthespeakersdofirsttoday?A.Seesomerarebirds.B.Tastesomelocalfoods.C.Touraroundasmallisland.13.WhatdoweknowabouttheBeachHotel?A.Itopenedin2007.B.Ithasoceanviews.C.Itoffersfree;dinner.听下面一段对话，回答第14至17题。14.Whatisthewomandoing?A.Doingasurvey.B.Hostingaprogram.C.Forecastingtheweather.15.whichplaceexperiencedmanythunderstormslastmonth?A.England.B.Wales.C.America.16.WhatshouldthenormaltemperaturebeinIndiaatthistimeofyear?A.42degrees.B.45degrees.C.48degrees,17.WhatistheweatherlikeinSwitzerland?A.Itrainsheavily.B.Itisextremelyhot.C.Ithasstrongwinds听下面一段独白，回答第18至20题。18.Whatistheresearchmainlyabout?A.Health.B.Anewmuseum.C.Relaxingactivities.19.Howmuchriskwillbereducedifoneoftengoestothemuseum?A.14%.B.31%.C.50%.20.Whatisthemainreasonforsuchaconnection?A.Weather.B.Socialdifferences.C.Thefunctionofart.第二部分阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ATheSnowyDayWithover485thousandcheckouts,EzraJackKeats’1962picturebookTheSnowyDayisthemostborrowedbookintheNewYorkPublicLibrary.ThebeautifullyillustratedbooktellsthestoryofayoungAfrican-AmericanchildnamedPeterwholivesinacityandexperiencesitwithafterhisneighborhood’sfirstsnowfall.KeatswontheCaldecottMedalin1963.ToKillaMockingbirdHarperLee’s1960novelToKillaMockingbirdisoneofthoserarebooksthatarebothbelovedandcompulsory,endinguponmanyhighschoolreadinglists.It’sthefifthmost-borrowedbookwithover422thousandcheckouts.ThePulitzerPrize-winningbookislooselybasedonLee’sownlifeinAlabamainthe1930s.Charlotte’sWebK.B.White’sCharlotte’sWebwaspublishedin1952.Thoughitdoeshaveillustrations,itisanovelwithdifferentchapters.TheplotcentersonupignamedWilburwhobefriendsaspidernamedChariotsandtheirgangofbarnyardcolleagues.Withmorethan337thousandcheckouts,itisthesixthmostborrowedbookinNYPLhistory.Fahrenheit451RayBradbury’s1953bookFahrenheit451isanexampleofdystopian(反乌托邦的)fictionandfeaturesafutureversionofAmericansocietyintheyear1999.Thoughsomeclaimthatthenovelhasnotagedwell,ithasbeencheckedoutmorethan316thousandtimes,makingittheseventhmost-borrowedbookinNYPLhistory,potentiallythankstoitbeingrequiredreadingformanystudents.21.Whichbookisrelevanttotheauthorsexperience?A.TheSnowyDay,B.ToKillaMockingbird.C.Charlotte'sWeb.D.Fahrenheit451.22.What'sthepossiblereasonforFahrenheit451beingborrowedrepeatedly?A.Itisenjoyedbythestudents.B.ItwonPulitzerPrize.C.Itpicturesafutureversion.D.Itisrequiredreading.23.Whatdothefourbookshaveincommon?A.Theyareallaward-winningbooks.B.Theyareallcompulsoryinschool.C.Theyareallbooksthatareintendedforchildren.D.Theyareallamongthetoptenmost-borrowedbooks.B“Whydidthefoxstealmyshoes?”soundslikethestartofabrainteaseroranannoyinglyhotButforpeopleinBerlin,itwasarealquestionthatalocalfoxwasbehindaseriesofshot;thefts.Abouttwoweeksago,Meyer,aresidentofBerlin,noticedthatoneofhisnewrunningshoeshaddisappearedfromhisporchandhedecidedloexaminethetheft,Germannewssitereported.Meyerquicklyfoundoutthathewasnotthethief’sonlyvictim.andatiphelpedhimcatchthefox.Dayslater,Meyerspottedthefoxagain;hefolloweditanddiscoveredthefox'ssecretplaceofmorethan100shoes.Meyergotaphotoofthievingfoxanditsill-gottenshoes,whichhesharedonTwitter.Theshoescontainedsneakers,andslippersinarangeofcolors,shapesandsizes,thoughthemostnumerousshoesbyfarwereCrocs.Thisisn’tthefirsttimethatanurbanfoxhasdemonstratedaseemingshoesfetish（恋物）.InAugust2019,afoxinMelbourne,Australia.Repeatedlyvisitedawoman’sporchandstolethreebootsoverthecourseofaweek.InasmalltowninWesternGermany,afemalefoxstoleabout110to120shoesinjustonenight,possibly“forherbabiestoplaywith”,accordingtoReuters.It’sunknownwhetherallofthesefoxeswereactingindependentlyorwhethertheiractionswerelinked,perhapsaspartofaninternationalshoe-stealinggroupwithabadpurposethathumanscanonlyimagine.24.WhathappenedtoMeyer?A.Hehadhisshoesstolen.B.HelovedCrocsbest.C.Hewasphysicallyattackedbyafox.D.HemovedoutofBerlinandsettledinanewplace.25.WhatdidMeyerdowhenhefoundthefox'shidingplace?A.Hedrovethefoxaway.B.Helookapictureandposteditonsocialmedia.C.Hesentsomefoodtothofox.D.Hefollowedthefoxandfoundmanyotherfoxes.26.WhydoestheauthormentiontheincidentinAustraliaandWesternGermany?A.Toanalyzethereasonforfox’sbehavior.B.Tointroducemorepeople'ssimilarexperience.C.Toexplainhowmanyshoeswerestolenbythefox.D.Toprovesomefoxdoeshaveaffectionforshoes.27.Howdoestheauthorsoundinthelastparagraph?A.Delighted.B.Serious.C.Humorous.D.Terrified.CWhenIworkedasaglobalmediacoordinator(协调员)fortheUnitedNationsseveralyearsago,Iorganizedbiweeklyconferencecalls,duringwhichIwouldaskmycolleaguesaroundtheworldtoprovideinformationbyparticulardeadlines.Mycolleaguesalmostalwaysrespondedwithayes.butalltoooften,thedeadlinescameandwentwithouttherequestedmaterial.Finally,mySouthAfricanbosshadtoexplainwhatwouldneverhaveoccurredtome：inmanycultures,itisrudelosayno.SosomepeoplewouldsayyestoanythingIasked.regardlessofwhethertheyhadanyintentionofdelivering.IfcommunicatinginternallyattheUNwaschallenging,interactingwiththeoutsideworldwasmuchharder.Howwouldwereachpeopleinplaceswherenewspapersaretelevisionsarestillnotwidelyavailable?Howcouldwegeneratemediacoveragethere?Communicatinggloballymayrequirechangingthewayyouinterviewingseniorcommunicationprofessionalsin31countriesabouthowtheyhelpclientsmodifytheirmessagesandstrategiesforparticularcultures.Ihavefoundthatsomeofthebiggestfactorstoconsiderwhencommunicatinginanewcultureinvolveemotion,contextandsocialexpectations.Asanexampleofemotionaldifferences,ifIweretodoamediainterviewintheUSandbecomevisiblyangryatareporter’squestion,Iwouldbeseenasunstable.Bycontrast,intheMiddleEast(anareaincludingthecountriesofSouthwestAsiaandNortheastAfrica),whenpeoplearetalkingaboutaheatedissue,theytendtodisplaypowerfulfeelings—thosewhostaycoolandcalmwhilediscussingsuchaproblemmaybeviewedasuntrustworthy.Anotherbigculturaldifferencerevolvesaroundthelevelof“context”providedinaconversation.AsanAmerican,Iamwhatisknownasalow-contextcommunicator(whocommunicatesinformationinadirectmannerthatreliesmainlyonwordsratherthancontextualelementssuchastonesandbodylanguage),soifIwantsomethingdone,Isaysofrankly.Inhigh-contextcultures,asinAsia,peoplemaydotheopposite.Youhavetopickuponbodylanguage,tones,andothercontextualcuestorealizethatyourcolleaguewhojustsaidyestoyouhasactuallycommunicatedthatshedoesnotagreetoyourplan.28.HowdidtheauthorprobablyfeelaboutthosecolleaguesaccordingtoParagraph1?A.Confusedandupset.B.Ashamedandguilty.C.Satisfiedanddelighted.D.Doubtfulanduncertain.29.WhatisoftenexpectedofNortheasternAfricanswhentheydiscussemotionalquestions?A.Mildcuriosity.B.Remarkableease.C.Emotionalresponses.D.Confidentcalmness.30.Whatcanweinferfromthecolleaguementionedinthelastparagraph?A.Shemaybe€fromtheUnitedStates.B.Shemayprefertospeakinadirectway.C.Shemaybeahigh-contextcommunicator.D.Shemayheinfluencedbylow-contextcultures.31.Whatismostlikelytohediscussedintheparagraphthatfollows?A.Themaincontentoftheauthor'sbook.B.Culturaldifferencesofsocialexpectations.C.Differentmeaningsofyesindifferentcultures.D.Importantskillsofcommunicatingwithcolleagues.DFromthemoontoMars,scientistshavebeenhuntingforalienlifeinthesolarsystemfordecades.However,Venuswasnotregardedasanidealplacebecauseofitshottemperatureanddryatmosphere.ButarecentdiscoveryoftrucesofagasinthecloudsofVenushasexcitedastronomers,asitmayserveasapotentialsignoflife.OnSept14,theRoyalAstronomicalSocietyofCanadaannouncedthatscientistshavedetectedphosphine(磷化氢)inthecloudsofVenus.Phosphineisacolor-less,toxicgasthathasasmellofgarlic.Thoughitcontainspoison,itisviewedasapossiblesignoflifebecauseonEarththegasismadebymicroorganisms(微生物)thatliveinoxygen-freeenvironments.“Iwasverysurprised-stunned,infact,”astronomerJaneGreavesofCardiffUniversityinWalesandleadauthoroftheresearchtoldMSN,“ThereisachancethatwehavedetectedsomekindoflivingorganisminthecloudsofVenus.”'Thislayerofcloudsisabout48kilometersabovetheVenussurfacetwithitstemperaturerangingfrom30to200degreesFahrenheit(about-1to93°C).ScientistshaveassumedthatiflifeexistsonVenus,thisclouddeck(云盖)islikelytheonlyplacewhereitwouldsurvive.ScientistswentthrougheverypossibilitythatcouldhaveledtotheformationofphosphinegasinVenusclouds,includingvolcanoes,lightningstrikes,smallmeteorites(陨石)fallingintotheatmosphere.Buttheyruledallofthemout.ItwasconcludedthatthereisnoexplanationfortheexistenceofthisgasinVenusclouds.otherthanthepresenceoflife,USATodayreported.Althoughthedetectionofphosphineisnotstrongevidenceforlife,thisfindingisgreatenoughtochangescientists’viewonVenus,whichisthoughtobeacompletelyinhospitable(不适合居住的)planet.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“toxic”inParagraph2mean?A.Waste.B.Poisonous.C.Useful.D.Clean.33.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Theclouddeckisrichinphosphine.B.ThehigherthecloudisaboveVenus,thewarmeritis.C.VariouslivingorganismshavebeendetectedoilVenus.D.IflifeexistsonVenus,itislikelyintheclouddeck.34.WhatdidscientistsconcludeaboutthephosphinegasdetectedonVenus?A.Itcouldbeformedasaresultofthefallingofmeteorites.B.ItcouldbeasignthatthereislifeinVenus9clouds.C.Itcouldhecausedbyvolcanoesandlightningstrikes.D.ItprovesthatVenusisanotherhospitableplanet.35.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.AnewlydetectedgasmayindicatepossibleexistenceoflifeonVenus.B.ScientistsfoundthemosthospitableplaceonVenus.C.PhosphinethathasbeenformedonVenusmeansalienlifeispresent.D.TheenvironmentonVenuschangedinfavoroflife.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中冇两项为多余选项。Onlineeducationisoneofthemanyadvancesthattechnologyhasbroughttous.36It’sreallyagreatchallengetotraditionaleducation.However,people'sattitudestowardsonlineeducationarcdifferentbasedontheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofit.37Traditionaluniversitieshaveopenedupmanyonlinecoursesforstudentswhodonothavethetimetoattendclassesorthebudgettoacceptactualuniversityeducation.Frommusictocooking,wecangetanumberofonlinecourseslolearn.Themainadvantageofonlinelearningisthatitoffersanalternativetotraditionalclasses.38Anit,insomeways，increasesthestudyefficiency.Forexample，itsavestimebetweenourschoolandhomesothatwecanhavemoretimetolearn.Thedisadvantageofonlinelearningisthatitignoresthecommunicationbetweenstudentsandtheteacherandtheirclassmates.Besides,itsroleinsomeareasisalsolimited.39Onlybymakingfulluseofitsstrengthsandavoidingitsweaknessescanweachievethebiggestbenefit.40Forexample,youcanlearntheoriesonlinewhilelearninghands-onskillsintraditionalclasses.A.Thedifferenceliesinthelearningexperience.B.Inrecentyears,thereisabiggrowthinonlinelearning.C.Someskillslikenursingworkmustbelearnedfacetoface.D.Itmeanswenolongerhavetobephysicallypresentintheclassroom.E.Combiningonlineeducationwithtraditionaleducationisthebestchoice.F.Thetraditionaleducationwillbereplacedbyonlinelearninginthefuture.G.It’sgoodforstudentswithbusyschedulesandforthosewhoareworkingatthesametime.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Americancultureisuniquebecauseitisformedanddevelopedundercertainconditions.Themajorfactors41totheformingofAmericanculturearethehardenvironment,ethnicdiversityandpluralreligion,whichisquitedifferentfromothercountriesintheworld.42,theseelementsare43influencingAmericanculture.TheearlyimmigrantswhowereEnglishPuritans44innortheastpartofAmerica.From1607to1892.frontierswerepushedfurtherwest.Thefrontiersmen45foralandofrichresourcesandalandofpromise,46andfreedom.47theylookedforabetterlife.Soindividualism,self-reliance,andequalityofopportunityhavebeenperhapsthevaluesmostclosely48withthefrontierheritageofAmerica.Inhistory,peoplefromdifferent49intheworldrushedtoAmericathreetimes.TheybroughttheirownculturetoAmericaand50,differentcultureswere51together.Thusthe52Americancultureisformed.ThefundamentalAmericanbelief53individualfreedomandtherightofindividualstopracticetheirownreligionareatthecenterofreligiousexperienceintheUnitedStates.Thegreat54ofethnicbackgroundshasproducedreligiouspluralism,andalmost55ofthereligionsoftheworldarenowpracticedintheUnitedStates.Nowadays,wecanseethecontinual56oftheseelementsonthecurrentAmericansociety.Americanfamilyistypicallyparentsandtheir57children.Middle-agedandelderlypeople58donotlivewiththeirmarriedchildren.ThepeopleinAmericahaveaverystrongdesiretostartanewlifeina59place.Anumberofpeoplechangeresidenceeveryyear.AnAmericanmovesfourteentimesinhislifetime60.41.A.slickingB.applyingC.contributingD.appealing42.A.What'smoreB.OnthecontraryC.AsaresultD.Inthatcase43.A.evenB.stillC.everD.yet44.A.setclownB.calmeddownC.gotdownD.settleddown45.A.hopedB.watchedC.waitedD.searched46.A.opportunityB.competitionC.challenge D.Difficulty47.A.ActuallyB.OppositelyC.EventuallyD.Naturally48.A.occupiedB.associatedC.equippedD.covered49.A.areasB.citiesC.districtsD.countries50.A.sofarB.atonceC.lateronD.untilthen51.A.unitedB.gatheredC.collectedD.mixed52.A.onlyB.uniqueC.complicatedD.single53.A.inB.onC.toD.of54.A.equalityB.similarityC.diversityD.existence55.A.noneB.allC.someD.most56.A.improvementB.effortC.influenceD.practice57.A.intelligentB.unmarriedC.delicateD.unhappy58.A.strictlyB.completelyC.generallyD.exactly59.A.newB.familiarC.developedD.rich60.A.atmostB.forsureC.inallD.onaverage第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。ForpeopleintheNetherlands,a61(Europe)country,April27isthedateoftheKing’sDayandanexcusetodressallinorange.Asthecountry’snationalday,itisthe62(big)partyoftheyearanditspeopletaketheirtaskofhavingfunveryseriously.ThereisevenaspecialwordinDutchforthecrazyevents63happyduringthefestival;“oranjegekte”,whichmeans“orangemadness”.Orangeisthecoloroftheircountry’sroyalfamily64thusthecolorisspecialtoDutchpeople.Sowhatdopeopledoin65(celebrate)ofthefestival?Ontheday,peoplewearasmuchorangeaspossible.Everyonewearshugeorangehats,orangedressesandfakeorangehair.Evenpets66(dress)upinorangeclothes.Theking’sDayisadayofshoppingtoo,especiallyintheNetherlands’capitalcity,Amsterdam.“Asacity67(build)ontrade,Amsterdamlovestobargain,”CNNexplained.“Thefreemarketgiveseveryonethechancetosell68(they)second-handthingsonthestreetsandparks,69(create)oneoftheworld’slargestfleamarkets.”IntheNetherlands,theking’sbirthdayhaslongbeenanationalexcusefor70dayoforangefun.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）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。文中共有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：在错的词下划一横县，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次；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。1stillrememberedthatonedaymybackpackwasstolen.Allmyschoolthingswereinit.Includingmyvaluablenotebookwithlotsimportantclassnotes.Hearingfromthenews,Icriedforhalfanhour.ThenIhadtogotoschoolwithabsolutenothing.Myteacher,MissTaylor,was