江西省莲塘第二中学高三英语上学期期中试题

江西省莲塘第二中学2021届高三英语上学期期中试题考试时间：120分钟总分：150分第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节听下面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．WhatdoesJasonplantodotoday?A．Visitaschool. B．Godowntown. C．Lookafterhisson.2．Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A．Friends. B．Colleagues. C．Waiterandcustomer.3．WhyisMikegoingtoCharleroi?A．Tomeetfriends. B．Totakephotos. C．Tovisitamuseum.4．Whatdrinkwillthemanhave?A．Beer. B．Juice. C．Milk.5．Wheredoesthewomanliketowork?A．Atarestaurant. B．Ataschool. C．Atasupermarket.第二节听下面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至7题。6．WhatdoesthearticletellusaboutChristmasshopping?A．Thebesttime. B．Thebestplaces. C．Thewaytosavemoney.7．Whatdayisittoday?A．Friday. B．Saturday. C．Sunday.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第9两个小题。8．HowdidChristophereatontheweddinginIndia?A．Byusingaspoonandafork.B．Byusingchopsticks.C．Byusinghishands.9．WhatdidChristopherthinkofthefood?A．Terrible.B．Justsoso.C．Delicious.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10．Wheredothespeakerslive?A．Inacity. B．Inatown. C．Inavillage.11．WhatdoesHenryespeciallywanttodo?A．Gohiking. B．Surfinthesea． C．VisitKingArthur'sbirthplace.12．WhatismostprobablytheWateringHole?A．Anisland． B．Ahotel． C．Acafe.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13．WhoisMike?A．Ateacher. B．Awriter. C．Anurse.14．Whatisthemanbestat?A．Organizingclassesandmaterials.B．municatingwithothers.C．Givingordersasaleader.15．Whatmadethemangetintoteaching?A．Hisinterest. B．Theeasywork. C．Thehighsalary.16．Whendidthemanbeeateacher?A．Attheageof25. B．Attheageof28. C．Attheageof30.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17．Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?A．WaystolearnLatinwell.B．AttemptstobringLatintolife.C．TheoriginoftheLatinlanguage.18．HowoftenistheVaticanRadionewsbroadcast?A．Everyday. B．Onceaweek. C．Fivetimesamonth.19．WhatmakesLucaDesiata’sbookspecial?A．Beingwrittenintwoancientlanguages.B．Beingtranslatedintoseveralversions.C．Beingaboutcrosswordpuzzles．20．WhatdidCarloEggertrytodo?A．RenewLatinthroughtrytodo.B．CreatesomenewLatinwords.C．FormLatinFacebookgroups．第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题，每题2.5分，共37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThevastCaspianSea,thoughsometimesclassedasalake,isthelargestlandlockedbodyofwaterintheworld.ThegatewaybetweenEuropeandAsia,itisborderedbyIrantothesouth,AzerbaijanandRussiatothewestandTurkmenistantotheeast,whileKazakhsta'sMangystauregionliestothenortheast.ManyvisitorscrowdtoCaspianSeaeveryyeartoexperienceitsbeauty.FISHINGFishingisapopularpastimeandimportantindustrythroughoutthewatersoftheCaspianSea.FromtheshoresofMangystauinKazakhstan,itispossibletorentfishingboatsorjoinfishingtourstospendadayfishingonthewater.SAILINGTheCaspianSeaisfilledwithboats,ferriesandships.ItisapopularwaytotravelfromothermajorportcitiessuchasBakuinAzerbaijantoAktau,ordownthemightyVolgaCanal.Meanwhile,onasmallerscale,boatscanberentedfromAktauforadayonthewater.WATERSPORTSThebeachesofMangystau,lappedbythewatersoftheCaspianSea,arethejumpingoffpointsformanypopularwatersports.Inthesummermonthsespecially,visitorsenjoysunbathingandtakingarefreshingdip,whilemoreactiveholidaymakerscanwindsurfandparasailtotheirhearts'delight.21．HowmanycountriesaretherecirclingaroundtheCaspiansea?A．Three. B．Four. C．Five. D．Six.22．WhatcanyoudoifyouwanttofishontheCaspianSea?A．Buyyourownboat. B．Employalocalfisher.C．Rentafishingboat.D．Buyfishontheboat.23．Whatwillyoudoifyouareanadventurousperson?A．Goswimming. B．Godiving. C．Gosunbathing. D．Gowindsurfing.BThejuries(陪审团)entered.Istoodbesidethelawyerandmybrother,Jimmy.Itremindedmeofourchildhood—asthingsoftendid—whenweplayedthegame"SimonSays",wewouldreactatthesametimeinharmonywhenhearingallkindsoforders."Simonsaysjump.Simonsaystouchyourtoes."—itwasalmostthesame.Almost.Whenwegrewup,mybrotherhadchosenaseparatelife,leavingmealone.Imissedhimalot.Today,though,weweretogether,standingincourt,waitingforthesentence.Theguiltyverdict（判决）wasread.Isatdown,butmybrothercried,"No!I'minnocent."Andthenheturnedtome,yelling,"Howcanyoudothistome,James!Ifinallycanmakeanewlifebymyself.""Stopthis,"thejudgeyelled,"Thejurieshavemadethedecision.""Butit'snotfair!"mybrotherreplied,"Ididn'tkillanyone."IwishedIcouldexplain,butIsaidnothingbecausethisistheonlywaywecanbetogetheragain.Thejudgepulledhisglassesfromhisface."Bylaw...""Thelawisunjust,"mybrothersaid.Thejudgewipedhiseyes,and,tomysurprise,saidcalmly."Yes,"henoddedhisglassesaside."Iagreewithyouaboutthat.Lawismeanttoprotecttheinnocent.Andyoucertainlyseeminnocent.ButhowcanItell?Youtwoareclones.Yourfaces,yourfingerprints,evenyourDNAmatchexactly.That'swhywhenoneisfoundguilty,allothers..."Thejudgesighed,replacedhisglasses,andbangedthehammer."Isentenceyoubothtotwentyyears."Together,thecourtguardledusaway.Mybrother'sheadbowedindefeat,butIwalkedupright,forIwouldnolongerbealone.24．HowdidJamesthinkoftheirchildhood?A．HefeltsorryforJimmy. B．Hehadbeenincourtbefore.C．Hefeltguiltyabouthispast.D．Hemissedthegoodolddays.25．Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?A．Twoboyshadnothinginmon. B．Thetwobrothersbehavedalike.C．Theyoncequarreledwitheachother. D．Neitherofthemlikedlivingtogether.26．Whatdoweknowaboutthelawfromthetext?A．Clonedbrothersshouldlivetogether.B．Thecloningofhumanbeingisforbidden.C．Clonedbrothersarebothguiltyifoneisguilty.D．Clonedbrotherscanliveapartwhengrowingup.27．Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Jameswasinnocent. B．Jimmydidkillsomeone.C．Jamesknewnothingaboutthelaw. D．Jamestookadvantageofthelaw.CProfessorAshokGoelofGeorgiaTechdevelopedanartificiallyintelligentteachingassistanttohelphandlethenumerousquestionsfromstudentsintheonlineclass.ProfessorGoelalreadyhad8teachingassistants,butthatwasn'tenoughtodealwiththehugenumberofquestionsfromstudents.Manystudentsdropoutofonlinecoursesforlackofteachingsupport.Whenstudentsfeelconfusedandreachoutwithquestionsthatgounanswered,theirmotivationtocontinuebeginstofade.ProfessorGoeldecidedtodosomethingtochangethissituationbycreatingavirtualassistantnamedJillWatson,whichisbasedontheIBMWatsonplatform.GoelandhisteamdevelopedseveralversionsofJillWatsonbeforereleasinghertotheonlineforums.Atfirst,thevirtualassistantwasn'ttoogreat.ButGoelandhisteamsourcedtheonlinediscussionforumtofindall40,000questionsthathadeverbeenaskedsincetheclassstarted.ThentheybegantofeedJillwiththequestionsandanswers.Aftersomemodification(调整),Jillwasabletoanswerthestudents'questionscorrectly97%ofthetime.Thevirtualassistantbecamesoadvancedandrealisticthatthestudentsdidn'tknowshewasaputer.Thestudents,whowerestudyingartificialintelligence,wereinteractingwithartificialintelligenceandcouldn'ttellitapartfromarealhumanbeing.Goeldidn'tinformthemaboutJill'strueidentityuntilApril26.Thestudentswereactuallyverypositiveabouttheexperience.ThegoalofProfessorGoel'svirtualassistantnextyearistotakeoveranswering40%ofallquestionsraisedbystudents.Thename,JillWatsonwillofcourse,changetosomethingelsenextterm:ProfessorGoelhasamuchrosieroutlookonthefutureofAIthansay,ElonMusk,StephenHawking,BillGatesorSteveWozniak.28．ProfessorGoelcreatedavirtualteachingassistantbecause.A．hiscoursewasnotinterestingenoughB．hefeltconfusedabouthowtoteachonlineC．students'questionsweretoomanytohandleD．hisstudentswereunsatisfiedwiththeassistants29．WhatdowelearnaboutJillWatson?A．Sheturnedouttobeagreatsuccess.B．Shewasunweletostudentsatfirst.C．Hertrueidentitywasstillasecrettostudents.D．Hernamewillbekeptforthenextvirtualassistant.30．WhatdoesProfessorGoelplantodonextwithJillWatson?A．Replaceherwithdifferentversions.B．Enablehettoanswermorequestions.C．RemendhertosomefamouspeopleD．Equipherwithnewquestionsandanswers.31．What'sthemainideaofthetext?A．ArobotnamedJillWatsongivesanonlinecourse.B．Robotswilltakehumans’placeinonlineclassesinthefuture.C．Avirtualteachingassistantisgettingpopularamongthestudents.D．Avirtualteachingassistanthelpssolveonlinequestionsinlargequantities.DTinyastheyare,batshavetheabilityto“see”inthedarkbyusingaspecialskillcalledecholocation(回声定位法).Theymakenoisesandwaitforsoundwaves,oranecho,tobouncebackoffobjects.Theycantellthedistanceofvariousobjectsbyhowquicklythesoundwavesbouncebackoffthem.Ifnosoundbouncesback,theycanthenflyforward.Thisspecialabilityhasbeencopiedinthehumanworldforalongtime,suchasinsubmarinesandplanes.Butapartfromhelpingvehicles"see"wheretheyare,whatifblindpeoplecoulduseecholocationforthemselves?AmericanDanielKish,whoisblind,isknownas"batman".Thisisn'tbecausehewalksaroundinacape(披风)andamask,butbecausehehasabatlikeabilitytolocatewhereheisthroughsharpclickshemakesbymovinghistongueagainsttheroofofhismouth.Kishissoskilledatecholocatingthathecanrideabikeandhikeonhisown.Recently,aresearchcarriedoutattheUniversityofDurhaminEnglandshedsomelightonthepowerofhumanecholocation.Kish,aswellasothervolunteers,workedwithagroupofscientistswhostudiedthewayblindpeoplelistentotheechoesthattheyproducefromclicks.Theteamfoundthatpeoplewerecapableofhearingevenveryfaintechoes,onesfarfainterthanhadbeenpreviouslythought.LoreThaler,leadscientistofthegroup,said,“Wefoundthatinsomeconditions,theywerereallyfaint—about95percentsofterthantheactualclicks,buttheecholocatorswerestillabletosensethis.”AndrewKolarik,anotherexpertinecholocation,toldBBCNewsthatecholocation"canbeveryusefulatprovidinginformationatfaceorchestheight"andcouldhelppeople"avoidobjectslikelowhangingbranchesthatmightnotgetdetectedbythecaneoraguidedog".AccordingtoBBCNews,echolocationisaskillblindpeoplecanacquireanddevelop,justlikelearningalanguage.AsKolariksaid,"Teachingecholocationskillscouldprovideblindpeoplewiththemeansofexploringnewplaces."32．Whatdoes“thisspecialability”inParagraph2referto?A．Theabilitytomakenoisesinthedark.B．Theabilitytobouncebackoffobjects.C．Theabilitytomeasurethedistancequickly.D．Theabilitytousesoundwavestoecholocate.33．WhatdoweknowaboutDanielKishfromthetext?A.Heisfondofridingabikeandhikingalone.B.Heisabletohearechoesheproducesfromclicks.C.Heiscalled"Batman"becausehelookslikeabat.D.Heconductedtheexperimenttocirculateecholocation.34．WhatisKolarik'sattitudetowardsthefutureuseofecholocationinblindpeople?A．Ambiguous. B．Hopeful. C．Tolerant. D．Doubtful.35．What'sthebesttitleforthetext?A．EcholocationinHumanworld. B．AVerySpecialBatman.C．FindingNewWayto“See”. D．ABreakthroughinechoing.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Politeness,isthepracticalapplicationofgoodmanners,thegoalofwhichistomakeallofthepartiesrelaxedandfortable.It'saflexiblemanagementofwordsandactions，bywhichwemakeotherpeoplehaveabetteropinionofusandthemselves.Itseekstobuildapositiverelationship.36．However,intherushofdailylifebeingpoliteissocialbehaviorthatwefindrarenowadays.37.Theydon'teventakethetimetolookaround.Thishasledtothelossofsimplesocialrulessomemighttakeforgrantedandthatareparticularlypowerful.38，peoplebeelessandlessattentivetoothers’feelings,forhumaninteraction（互动）isalmost.Takeforinstancetherudenesswetoleratewhenapersonislookingathisphonewhentalkingtous.Beingpoliteisnotjustasimplesocialelegance.39.Thesedays“Please”and“ThankYou”areforgotten.Andnotmanypeopleareawarethatthesetwosimplewordscaneasilyopenorcloseanydoortous.Unfortunately,theyoftenforgettosaythesewords.Hopeisnotlost.Therearemanywayswecanimproveourbehaviortoachieveskillsinpoliteness.Therearesimplethingswecandotobeconsideredasapoliteandwellmanneredperson.40,theywillrespectyouback.Justmakeachangeinourbehaviortostart．Usesimplewordslike“Excuseme”，“Please”，and“Thankyou”everyday.Bekindtoreceivekindness.Careandpolitenesswillgetyoufarinallaspectsoflife.A．AstechnologyprogressesB．PeoplehavebeemoreselfabsorbedC．AslongasyoushowyourpolitenessforpeopleD．SinceformanypeoplebeingpoliteremainsachallengeE．ManylanguageshavespecificmeanstoshowpolitenessF．Itaimstorespectaperson’sneedtobelikedandunderstoodG．It'salsoaboutbeingkind，caringandrespectfultoanotherperson第三部分，语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。WehadoursonWesleycheckedoutbecauseofhisindifferencetomunicatewithpeople.Toour41,hewasdiagnosedwithautism(自闭症).Outofeverythingthedoctorhadsaid,theonlyworldcould42wassocialization.Theinstantwegotonthecar,we43brainstormedwaystomakehisworldmoresocial.Itsuddenlystruckmethatwewereinneedofadog.Soon,webroughtthedogJosiehome.Wesleydidn’tseemthat44her,nomatterhowadorableshewas.ButthenIbeganto45Wesleypettingherwhenthoughtnoonewaslooking．Fourmonthsafterwe'dgottenJosie,Itookthetwoofthemoutforalongplay.Bytheend,theywereboth46.AssoonasIputWesleyinhiscarseat,hefellasleep,withJosie47herheadonhisshoulder.That’swhenIknewtheyhad48bonded.Oneofourbiggest49wasthatWesleyhadnosenseofdangeranddidn’t50whatamovingcarmeant.Hewoulddartoutinthestreet.Iwas51hewouldgethitbyacar.Luckily,Josiewasabletosafelykeephimonthesidewalkwithus.Thebestthingabouthavinga52isthatkidsetoyou.53thedailywalktothebusstopprovidesanopportunityforWesleytosocializewithotherchildren.Kidssurroundhimwith54aboutJosieandwepracticehisanswersathomesoheismorefortabletakinginpublic.Ifinallylearnedhowtomakepeacewithautismwhile55it.41．A．sorrow B．shame C．regret D．surprise42．A．ignore B．appreciate C．remember D．forget43．A．patiently B．readily C．desperately D．enthusiastically44．A．interestedin B．proudof C．confusedabout D．boredwith45．A．hear B．record C．feel D．catch46．A．relieved B．exhausted C．delighted D．satisfied47．A．lowering B．lifting C．leaning D．pressing48．A．finally B．recently C．initially D．suddenly49．A．challenges B．chances C．choices D．puzzles50．A．findout B．thinkof C．figureout D．talkof51．A．shocked B．annoyed C．depressed D．terrified52．A．friend B．dog C．family D．doctor53．A．Yet B．Even C．Ever D．Still54．A．questions B．advice C．problems D．information55．A．carrying B．preventing C．fighting D．developing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。Asthenamesuggests,SichuanHotPotwasborninSichuanProvince,56isknownforits57(prefer)forspicyfood.Thismouthburningandtonguenumbinghotpothasbeengainingalargeamountofattentioninrecentyearsinforeigncountries.The58(mon)acceptedtheorytracestheSichuanHotPotbacktoearly20thcenturywhentheportworkersandfishermenwhoworkedandlivedalongtheYangtzeRivercouldnotafford59(eat)theregularcutsofmeatsotheyfiguredoutawaytocookcheapmeatsandoffal(内脏)60boilingtheminapotofextremelyspicysoup.Theuseofspicysoupwasfirst61(intend)tocoverthetastefromtheoffal.However,aftersome62(adjust)offragrantspices,thisonepotmealbecameapopulardishinSichuanregion.Afteryearsofcontinuousdevelopment,eatingSichuanHotPottoday63(be)nolongerwhatthepoorlike.Offalstillremainsasclassichotpotingredients,64highqualitymeatsandseafoodingredientsarealsomononthemenu.Themodernhotpothasbeenshapedintoaplexmealthatstartswithslicedmeat,offal,andseafood,65(follow)byvegetablesandendswithnoodles.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假定你是李华，上周日你校举办了主题为“KnowMoreAboutChina”的英语演讲比赛，现应邀为校英文报写篇报道，内容包括：1．时间和地点；2．比赛的过程；3．比赛的意义。注意：1．写作词数应为80左右。2．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。Whetherwenoticeitornot,ourchildisalittlereflectionofourselves.Theygrowuplookingmoreandmorelikeus.Theyevenhavesimilarpersonalitiesandhobbies.Andinsomecases,thestandardofchoosingagoodfriend.Oneday,my10yearoldJanesaid,"Mom,Imadeanewfriendatschooltoday.Cansheeovertomorrow?"HerwordsmademeextremelyhappybecauseJanewasashygirlandIwantedhertomakesomefriendstobringheroutofhershell.“Sure,honey,thatsoundsgreat.”Isaid,thinkingbacktomyownchildhoodbestfriend,Susan.WelivedacrossthestreetfromeachotherinWashingtonHeights,NewYork.Wemetattheageof10,too.Likemydaughter,Iwasshyandhadtroublemakingfriends.ButSusandrewmeout.Shewasoneofthefriendliestpeopleinschool,withshinyblackhairandamilewidesmile.ThankstoSusan,Iwashappyeveryday.Inseniorhighschool,SusanwentonatriptoFlorida.Thiswasthefirsttimewehadtobeawayfromeachotherforafewdays."I'llbebacksoonandIwillwritetoyouassoonasIarrive."shetoldme.ButIdidn'tgetherphonecallnorreceiveanymailfromher.Soon,myfamilymovedtoNewJersey,makingmyhopeofseeingSusanimpossible.WheneverIthoughtofher,tearscameintomyeyes.ThenextdayJanebroughthernewfriendhome."Hi,Mrs.Smith"thelittlegirlsaid.Herhairwassoshinyandblackandshegavemeabigs