福建省厦门市第二中学2021届高三英语上学期期中试题含解析

PAGE22-福建省厦门市第二中学2015届高三英语上学期期中考试试题（含解析）本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分.共150分，考试时间120分钟.第I卷（三部分，共105分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）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，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。1．Whatwouldthewomanliketodo?A．Dopast-timework． B．Travelalone． C．Learntodrive．2．Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A．Atacoffeebar． B．Athome． C．AtCappuccino．3．Howmuchdoesthemanpay?A．15cents． B．50cents． C．100cents．4．Whyisthemancalling?A．Tobookatable． B．Tocancelthereservation． C．Topostponethereservation．5．Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?A．Toopenanaccount． B．Toexchangemoney． C．Tocashacheque．第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下而5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C一个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时刚阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时问。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6．Whowasthelasttogetthepassport?A．Dominick． B．Paul． C．Joy．7．Howwilltheytravel?A．Byplane． B．Bycar． C．Bytrain．听第7段材料，回答第8至10题，8．Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A．Amovie． B．Aperson． C．IQ＆EQ．9．Whatistheman’sopinion?A．EQcanhardlygetimproved．B．IQalwaysweighsmorethanEQ．C．EQisthedecidingfactorinsuccess．10．Whatisthewoman?A．Astudent． B．Apsychologist． C．Ateacher．听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11．Wherearethespeakers?A．Intheparkinglot． B．Atthecounter． C．Attherestaurant．12．WhenwilltheyprobablygotoEpcot?A．Afterlunch． B．Atnight． C．Rightnow．13．Whataretheygoingtodofirst?A．Havelunch． B．Getcheckedin． C．Ridetherollercoaster．听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14．Howdoesthemanfeel?A．Excited． B．Upset． C．Calm．15．Whatdoweknowabouttheman?A．Helikesthejobbecauseoffrequenttravel．B．HereceivesajobofferfromMercedes—Benz．C．Hevaluessalarymorethanworkingexperience．16．WhydoesthemantakeEnglishcourses?A．Englishisthecompany’sworkinglanguageB．Hismanageraskshimtodoso．C．Hemaytraveltoforeigncountries．听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17．Whendoesthewomanusuallyvisithergrandparents?A．OnFridaymorning． B．OnSaturdaymorning． C．OnSaturdayafternoon．18．Whatisthefavoritepartofthefestivaltothewoman?A．Receivingpresents． B．Huntingforeggs C．Dyeingeggs． 19．Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A．Classmates． B．Touristandguide． C．Teacherandstudent．20．Whatwillthemanprobablydoduringtheholiday?A．Stayinthedormreadingahugebook．B．Hangoutwithotherinternationalstudents．C．Jointhewoman’sfamilyforthefestival．第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）21.Yourfailureinthefinalexamisduetothefactthatyoudidn't______enoughimportancetoyourEnglish.A．attendB．attackC．attach D．obtain22.Hisnewcar,________hepaid7,000pounds,hasalreadyhadtoberepaired.A.onwhichB.onthatC.forthatD.forwhich23.IbrokemyrelationshipwithJohnbecausehealwaysfound_______withme.A.errorB.mistakeC.faultD.failure24.Itisrequiredinthelibraryregulationsthatanybookborrowed__________byduetime,ortheborrowerwillbefined.A.returnB.bereturnedC.returnsD.isreturned25.Hisunclewentabroadin2010,and________since. A.hasnotbeenheardofB.hadnotbeenheardof C.hadnotheardof D.hasnotheardof26._____Ican’tfullyunderstandwhathismusicconveys,hisperformanceisquiteimpressive.A.As B.Since C.If D.While27.Themanagerputupanoticetokeepthestaff________ofwhattodothisweek．A．informB．informingC．informedD．toinform28.Howcouldyou________suchafantasticjobwhenyouhavebeenoutofworkformonths?A.turnoffB.turninC.turndownD.turnto29.Itdoesn’tmatterhowmanytimesyoufail；_________mattersishowmanytimesyoustandupandtryagain．A．whichB．thatC．whoD．what30．Solongaway_____togothatwestartedoutat6:00inthemorning.A.wehave B.dowehave C.wehad D.didwehave31.Thejobisnotveryrewarding_______money,butheisgettingvaluableexperiencefromit.A.inmemoryofB.intermsofC.inchargeofD.insearchof32.—Whatonearthdoyouwant?—Ijustwantacommonsportscoat—nothing________.A．fancy B．amazingC．informal D．valuable33.TheculturalbackgroundofChinaistotallydifferentfrom________oftheUS.A．oneB．thatC．these D．those34.Thebirdsthatwillspendthewholewinterherehavebeendiggingholesinthesnow_______fromthecoldweather.A.toshelterB.shelteredC.havingshelteredD.sheltering35.Itisyourattitude,ratherthanyouraptitude(天资),________determinesyouraltitude.A.whichB.thatC.whatD.who第二节：完形填空（20小题；每小题1分，满分20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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Asateacher，Ioftenmakeitarulethatwhenweareonafieldtrip，therewillbenotalkingasweenterabuilding．Thisrule36toenteringanyplace，whetheritisacinema，achurch，atheatre,oranyotherplace．Once，inNewYorkCity，Itookmyclasstoseea(n)37nearTimesSquare．Whenwearrivedatthetheatre，therewereabouttwentyotherclasses38outsidewaitingtogetin．Thestudentsfromtheotherschoolswerenot39andtherewaspandemonium(乌烟瘴气)．Itoldmystudentstostayinalineandkeep40．Itoldthemthatwewouldnotcarryourselveslikethoseother41．Soonwestartedtofileintothetheatre，anditwasverydisorganized．Therewasaladytryingto42thegroupsandgetthemtotheirseats，43studentswereeverywhereand44reallyknewwheretogo．Myclass，observingourrule，walkedin45intwosingle-filelines．Westoodnearthedoorbehindeveryoneelse，andwe46．Allofasudden，theladywhowas47noticedusandshewalked48ourdirection．Sheaskedthestudents49theteacherwasforourgroup,andIraisedmy50．Sheasked,“Very,verynicetomeetyou．Comethisway．”Wewereledintothetheatre，51Sometimes52forothersmaynotseemlikeitisgoingtohaveaneffect，especiallywhenyou53noonearoundwhoistakingmannersinto54．However，thatisusuallythetimewhensuch55actionswillbemostappreciatedandrecognized．【小题1】A．applies B．leads C．turns D．belongs【小题2】A．lady B．play C．teacher D．exhibition【小题3】A．sortedout B．settleddown C．linedup D．turnedaway【小题4】A．listening B． behaving C．concentrating D．watching【小题5】A．time B．contact C．watch D．order【小题6】A．places B．seats C．classes D．teachers【小题7】A．scold B．dismiss C．attract D．organize【小题8】A．and B．but C．so D．while【小题9】A．anyone B．nobody C．everyone D．somebody【小题10】A．anxiously B．immediately C．quietly D．hurriedly【小题11】A．passed B．chatted C．rushed D．waited【小题12】A．introuble B．onguard C．incharge D．onbusiness【小题13】A．in B．to C．for D．under【小题14】A．how B．where C．what D．whether【小题15】A．voice B．arm C．head D．hand【小题16】A．finally B．somehow C．first D．instead【小题17】A．love B． respect C．concern D．support【小题18】A．receive B．visit C．meet D．recognize【小题19】A．practice B．account C．effect D．operation【小题20】A．kind B．urgent C．legal D．firm第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40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。A FouryearsagomysweetmomwenttobewithherLord.Shediditherway. Igotthecallatwork,andIheadedhomequickly.MomandDadlivedonasmallfarmthattheyhadownedsinceIwasseven.Ihatedgoingthereeveryweekend.TherewasnothingforayounggirltodobutwatchtheonestationontheoldTVset,iftheweatherallowedreception. Mymom,ontheotherhand,lovedthepeaceandquietoftheland.Theplacewasrustic,withnoindoorplumbingorheat.Wehadabigwoodstoveinthekitchenthatdiditsbesttoheatthelittlefarmhouse,butitalwaysseemedcoldandtooquiettome. Intheevenings,mymomandIwouldsitforhourssinginginthelittlekitchen.IsangthemelodyandMomharmonized.Herfavoritesongwas"Moon Astimepassed,Ihadmyownchildrenandwenttovisitthemeveryweekortwo.Thekidslovedthefarmandthetractorrideswithmydad.Me,well,Istillhatedthesilenceofthefarm.Whilemymomlovedtositatherkitchentableandlookoutathergardenandflowersandretellalltheoldstories,Imissedthehustleandbustle（喧闹）ofmylifeathome.ButIsattherelisteningquietlyasshereminisced. Now,IsatbackinthesilenceandthesilencewasdeafeningsoIfinallyleanedovertoturnonanoldradio.Musicalwayscomfortedme. Myheartskippedabeat."Moon【小题1】Fromthefirstparagraph,weknowthatthewriter’smother________. A.leftthesmallfarmwithLordB.passedawayfouryearsago C.leftforLordtoliveherownwayD.preferredtobewithLord【小题2】Theunderlinedwordreminiscedinthefifthparagraphprobablymeans________. A.shouted B.comforted C.recalled D.sighed【小题3】Thewriterdidn’tlikestayinginthefarmforthefollowingreasonsexceptthat________. A.shecouldonlysingonesonginthesmallfarm B.itwastoocoldandquiet C.therewasnothingmorethatcouldmakeherexcited D.theplacewasrustic,withnoindoorplumbingorheat【小题4】Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?_______ A.Cherish(珍惜)lifeB.Myhappychildhood C.Oursmallfarmhouse D.Mom’smusicBCaféenSeineThewildlyluxury(奢华)newartstyleofthishugebarhasbeenahugehitsinceitfirstopenedin1995,andwhileitmaynotbethe“in”placeitoncewas,itisstillverypopularwiththeafter-workcrowdandout-of-towners.Maybeit’stheglassframes,orthereal12m-hightrees;butmostlikelyit’sthebeautifulpeoplesupportingthewood-and-marblebar.Goodfor:decoration,cocktails,amazingfoodandserviceAddress:40DawsonStTransport:allcitycentrePhone:016774369Gravediggers(akaKavanagh’s)ThegravediggersfromtheneighboringGlasnevinCemeteryhadasecretservinghatch(舱口)sothattheycoulddrinkonthejob–thereforethepub’snickname.Foundedin1833byoneJohnKavanaghandstillinthefamily,thispubisoneofthebestinIreland,almostunchangedin150years.Insummertimethegreenofthesquareisfullofdrinkersbathinginthesun,whileinsidethehardenedlocalsensurethatneverahintofsunshinedisturbssomeofthebestGuinnessintown.Anabsoluteclassic.Goodfor:Guinness,traditionalpub,pubfoodAddress:1ProspectSqGlasnevinTransport:13fromcitycentrePhone:8307978DavyByrne’sJamesJoyce,anIrishauthorandapoet(1882-1941),wouldhardlyrecognizethebarthatLeopoldBloomrushedintoforagorgonzolasandwichandaglassofwineinUlysses.Itdoesn’tstopDavyByrne’sfrommakingthemostofitsJoyce’sconnections,eventhoughtoday'sversionisstrictlyforout-of-townersandtherugbycrowd.Goodfor:socializingwiththelocals,tastyIrishfood,watchingTVAddress:21DukeStTransport:allcitycentreWebsite:Phone:016775217【小题1】PeoplechooseCaféenSeinemostprobablybecausetheyenjoy_____aswellasitscocktailsandservice. A.itslocation B.itsdecoration C.itshistory D.itsenvironment【小题2】“Guinness”inGravediggersprobablyrefersto________. A.akindofteaB.thenameofthebossC.akindofbeerD.thenameofthetown【小题3】WecaninferthatDavyByrne’sis________. A.anewly-openedbar B.anold-fashionedbar C.abarwithalonghistory D.abarpopularwithforeigners【小题4】WhatdoCaféenSeineandDavyByrne’shaveincommon? A.Theirrepresentthesamearchitecturestyle.B.Theygivethesamedescriptionabouttransport. C.TheybothservecocktailsandtastyIrishfoodD.Theyarebothpopularwiththerugbycrowd.CArgentinainthelatenineteenthcenturywasanexcitingplace.Around1870,itwasexperiencinganeconomicboom,andthecapital,BuenosAires,attractedmanypeople.Farmers,aswellasafloodofforeignersfromSpainandItaly,cametoBuenosAiresseekingjobs.Thesejobsdidn’tpaywell,andthepeoplefeltlonelyanddisappointedwiththeirnewlifeinthecity.Astheunhappynewcomersmixedtogetherinthepoorpartsofthecity,thedanceknownasthetango(探戈舞)cameintobeingAtthebeginningthetangowasadanceofthelowerclasses.Itwasdancedinthebarsandstreets.Atthattimethereweremanyfewerwomenthanmen,soifamandidn’twanttobeleftout,hisonlychoicewastodancewithanothermansothathecouldattracttheattentionofthefewavailablewomen.Gradually,thedancespreadintotheupperclassesofArgentineansocietyandbecamemorerespectable.InEuropeatthistime,stronginterestindancefromaroundtheworldwasbeginning.TheinterestininternationaldancewasespeciallyevidentinParis.EverykindofdancefromballettobellydancingcouldbefoundonthestagesoftheParistheaters.AftertangodancesfromArgentinaarriveinEurope,theybegantodrawtheinterestofthepublicastheyperformedtheirexitingdanceincafes.Thoughnoteveryoneapprovedofthenewdance,sayingitwasalittletooshocking,thedancedidfindenoughsupporterstomakeitpopular.Thepopularityofthetangocontinuedtogrowinmanyotherpartsoftheworld.SoldierswhoreturnedtotheUnitedStatesfromWorldWarIbroughtthetangotoNorthAmerica.ItreachedJapanin1926,andin2003theArgentineanembassyinSeoulhiredalocaltangodancertoactasakindofdanceambassador,andpromotetangodancingthroughoutSouthKorea.【小题1】Theoriginofthetangoisassociatedwith_________.ABellydances B.AmericansoldiersC.thecapitalofArgentina D.Spanishcity【小题2】Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthetango?A.ItwascreatedbyforeignersfromSpainandItaly.B.PeopleoftheupperclasseslovedthetangomostC.AdancerinSeoulbecametheArgentineanambassador.D.Itwasoftendancedbytwomaleinthebeginning【小题3】BeforeWorldWarI,thetangospreadto__________.A.America B.Japan C.France D.SouthKorea【小题4】Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.HowtoDancetheTango B.TheHistoryoftheTangoC.HowtoPromotetheTango D.TheModernTangoBoomDJacquelineBouvierKennedyOnassiswasoneofthemostprivatewomenintheworld,yetwhenshewenttoworkasaneditorinthelasttwodecadesofherlife,sherevealed（展现）herselfasshedidnowhereelse.Afterthedeathofhersecondhusband,Greekshippingmagnate（巨头）AristotleOnassis,Jacqueline’sclosefriendandformerWhiteHousesocialsecretaryLetitiaBaldrigemadeasuggestionthatsheconsideracareerinpublishing.Afterconsideration,Jacquelineacceptedit.Perhapsshehopedtofindtheresomeideaabouthowtoliveherownlife.Shebecamenotlessbutmoreinterestedinreading.Forthelast20yearsofherlife,Jacquelineworkedasapublisher’seditor,firstatViking,thenatDoubleday,pursuing（追求）alate-lifecareerlongerthanhertwomarriagescombined.Duringhertimeinpublishing,shewasresponsibleformanagingandeditingmorethan100successfullymarketedbooks.AmongthefirstbookswereIntheRussianStyleandInventiveParisClothes.ShealsosucceededinpersuadingTVhostsBillMoyer’sandJoseCampbelltotransformtheirpopulartelevisionconversationsintoabook,ThePowerofMyth.Thebookwentontobecomeaninternationalbest-seller.Shedealt,too,withMichaelJacksonashepreparedhisautobiography（自传）,Moonwalk.Jacquelinemayhavebeenhiredfornameandforhersocialrelations,butshesoonprovedherworth.Herchoices,suggestionsandwidespreadsocialrelationswereofbenefitbothtothepublishingfirmsandtoJacquelineherself.Inthebookssheselectedforpublication,shebuiltonalifetimeofspendingtimebyherselfasareaderandleftarecordofthegrowthofhermind.Herbooksaretheautobiographysheneverwrote.HerroleasFirstLady,intheend,wasovershadowedbyherperformanceasaneditor.However,fewknewthatshehadachievedsomuch.【小题1】WecanlearnfromthepassagethatJacqueline_________A.becamefondofreadingafterworkingasaneditorB.wasinchargeofpublishing100booksC.promotedherbooksthroughsocialrelationsD.gainedalotfromhercareerasaneditor【小题2】Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphprobablymeansthat_________A.JacquelinewasmoresuccessfulasaneditorthanasFirstLadyB.Jacqueline’slifeasFirstLadywasmorecolorfulthanasaneditorC.JacquelineendedupasaneditorratherasFirstLadyD.Jacqueline’sroleasFirstLadywasmorebrilliantthanasaneditor【小题3】Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Jacqueline’stwomarriageslastedmorethan20yearsB.Jacqueline’sviewsandbeliefswerereflectedinthebookssheeditedC.Jacqueline’sownpublishingfirmwassetupeventuallyD.Jacqueline’sachievementswerewidelyknown.【小题4】Thepassageismainly______________A.abriefaccountofJacqueline’scareerasaneditorinherlast20yearsB.abriefdescriptionofJacqueline’slifelongexperiencesC.anintroductionofJacqueline’slifebothasFirstLadyandasaneditorD.ananalysisofJacqueline’ssocialrelationsinpublishingE Inhernewbook,“TheSmartestKidsintheWorld,”AmandaRipley,aninvestigativejournalist,tellsthestoryofTom,ahigh-schoolstudentfromGettysburg,Pennsylvania,whodecidestospendhissenioryearinWarsaw,Poland. ThatAmericanhighschoolswastemoretimeandmoneyonsportsthanonmathisanoldcomplaint.Thisisnotamatterofhowanygivenstudentwhoplayssportsdoesinschool,butofthecultureanditspriorities.ThisDecember,whenthelatestProgramforInternationalStudentAssessment(PISA)resultsareannounced,it’ssafetopredictthatAmericanhigh-schoolstudentswillonceagaindisplaytheirlimitedskillsinmathandreading,outscorednotjustbystudentsinPolandbutalsobystudentsinplaceslikeSouthKorea,Belgium,theNetherlands,Finland,Singapore,andJapan.Meanwhile,theywillhaveplayedsomeveryexcitingfootballgames,whichwillhavebeenbreathlesslywrittenupintheirhometownpapers. Whydoesthissituationcontinue?Well,foronething,kidslikeit.Andforanother,accordingtoRipley,parentsseemtolikethearrangement,too.ShedescribesatourshetookofaschoolinWashingtonD.C.,whichcoststhirtythousanddollarsayear.Thetourleader—amotherwiththreechildrenintheschool—wasaskedabouttheschool’sflaws(暇疵).Whenshesaidthatthemathprogramwasweak,noneoftheparentstakingthetourreacted.Whenshesaidthatthefootballprogramwasweak,theparentssuddenlybecameconcerned.“Really?”oneofthemaskedworriedly,“Whatdoyoumean?”Oneoftheironies(讽刺)ofthesituationisthatsportsrevealwhatispossible.【小题1】TomdecidestospendhissenioryearinPolandbecause_______. A.therearestrikingdifferencesbetweenthe2countries B.Polishkidsarebetteratlearning C.heintendstoimprovehisscores D.sportsarenotsupportedatschoolsinGettysburg【小题2】AccordingtoParagraph2,weknowthat_______. A.littletimeisspentonsportsinJapaneseschools B.toomuchimportanceisplacedonsportsinAmerica C.Americanhighschoolscomplainaboutsportstime D.PISAplaysaveryimportantroleinAmerica【小题3】Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmeans_______. A.Americanstudents’academicperformanceworriestheirparentsalot B.highexpectationspushupAmericanstudents’academicperformance C.lackingpracticecontributestoAmericanstudents’averageperformance D.lowexpectationsresultinAmericanstudents’poorPISAperformance【小题4】Thepurposeofthisarticleisto_______. A.drawpublicattentiontoaweaknessinAmericanschooltradition B.callonAmericanschoolstolearnfromthePolishmodel C.comparePolishschoolswiththoseinAmerica D.explainwhatiswrongwithAmericanschoolsandprovidesolutions第Ⅱ卷(共45分)第一节短文填词（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确，并将该词完整地写在相应的横线上。Everyonemayhaveacomplexanddifferentprocessofgrowingup.Therearemanyinfluentialfactorsinaperson’sgrowthand【小题1】(发展)ofhispersonality.Asforme,【小题2】hasaffectedmemostinmygrowthandpersonalityismyfamilyandfriends,thetwo【小题3】(同等地)importantfactors.AfterIwas【小题4】b,myfamilyisthefirstsurroundings.Itplaysasignificant【小题5】rinshapingmycharacterbecauseit’sthemostdirectsourceofknowledgeandexperienceforme.Asweknow,thosewhoarebrought【小题6】ingoodfamiliestendtohaveagoodcharacterandviceversa.Fortunately,Ibelongtothe【小题7】(前者).Besides,friendsinsomewaysinfluencemealot.Although,wemayhavemanydifferentopinionsandpersonalities,Ihavereally【小题8】lsomethingbeneficialfromthem.Frankly【小题9】s