2021届高三英语上学期期中备考金卷（B卷）

2021届高三英语上学期期中备考金卷B卷考前须知：1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2.选择题的作答：每题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3.非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4.考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第一卷选择题第一局部 听力共两节，总分值30分第一节共5小题；每题1.5分，总分值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三个选项中选出最正确选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来答复有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a restaurant.B. At home.C. In a hotel.2. How much should one pay for a dress if its normal price is $ 100?A. $100.B. $75.C. $50.3. What does the woman think of the price?A. Too low.B. Reasonable.C. Too high.4. What is the mans attitude toward the woman?A. Angry.B. Worried.C. Appreciative.5. Why does the woman learn Spanish?A. She will travel to Madrid.B. She will study in Madrid.C. She will move to Madrid.第二节共15小题；每题1.5分，总分值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 岀最正确选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给岀5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，答复第6、7题。6. Why is the woman upset?A. Her laptop broke.B. Her desktop computer broke.C. She broke her laptop.7. What will the woman probably do?A. Repair her laptop.B. Buy a desktop computer.C. Buy a new laptop.听第7段材料，答复第8、9题。8. Who got married?A. The mans sister.B. The womans sister.C. Bettys sister.9. What is Bettys dream?A. To find a man to marry.B. To be on top of the world.C. To find her true love.听第8段材料，答复第10至12题。10. What does the woman need?A. A hand.B. A project.C. Some tape.11. What do we know about the two speakers?A. They are both busy.B. They do the same project.C. They need help each other.12. What does the woman think is important?A. Getting out of hand.B. Staying in control.C. Making good preparations.听第9段材料，答复第13至16题。13. Where is Tom now?A. In the office.B. On the road.C. At a meeting.14. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Colleagues.B. Neighbors.C. Boss and customer.15. What is the man late for?A. An interview.B. An appointment.C. A meeting.16. Who will the man call next?A. Eric.B. Sue.C. Jacks.听第10段材料，答复第17至20题。17. What does the speaker mainly talk about?A. Ways to learn a language.B. The importance of English.C. The efficiency of regular study.18. How long do experts suggest studying every day?A. A few hours.B. 20 minutes.C. 30 minutes.19. What is the recommended way to learn a language?A. One task at a time.B. Several tasks at a time.C. Learn grammar first.20. What will it lead to if one watches TV repeatedly?A. A good command of the language.B. Too much time wasted.C. Progress only in pronunciation.第二局部 阅读理解共两节，总分值40分第一节共15小题；每题2分，总分值30分阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AJoshua, Helmut, and BethlehemMichelle O. DonovanISBN 9781462058679Life is not easy for nine-year-old Joshua during World War . Because of his familys Jewish background, they are sent to live in the concentration camps(集中营). Scared and alone, Joshua one day makes friends with a little mouse he calls Bethlehem who becomes his closest friend.Encourage Me!Inspirational PoetryGloria CoykendallISBN 9781412027854It is an easy-to-read collection of poems originally written to encourage in faith and to be a cure for chronic depression(长期抑郁).Seeking the EdgeDr. Joseph L. RoseISBN 9781462031795Seeking the Edge provides the tools and techniques to find that edge in ones life driving readers to achieve success whether in your current job, finding a new job, in education, family, or even hobbies.More Things in HeavenBill BosworthISBN 9780595433582In his More Things in Heave, Bill Bosworth presents the highlights of his 83 years of life, including his trips to India and the study of the writings of several great spiritual leaders. More Things in Heaven will appeal to anyone who insists on finding the deepest meaning for their existence based on their own experiences.Creation or EvolutionMichael EbifeghaISBN 9781450289023Were humans created, or did they evolve? How old is the Earth? The debate between science and religion continues to be heated. In Creation or Evolution, Michael Ebifegha examines these two opposed world views within the structure of empirical(实证的) science.21. Who wrote the story about a little boy and a little mouse?A. Bill Bosworth.B. Michelle O. Donovan.C. Dr. Joseph L. Rose.D. Gloria Coykendall.22. The ISBN for the book of poems is _. A. 9781462031795B. 9781412027854C. 9780595433582D. 978146205867923. What kind of readers will probably like reading More Things in Heaven?A. Those who are searching for the meaning of life.B. Those who are trying to be spiritual leaders.C. Those who study the art of writing.D. Those who like traveling abroad.BMy aunt died back in about 2003. She was eighty-four and so was my uncle. When she passed he felt miserable. They had been married for over 60 years. After my aunts death, he attended his church more frequently and his mourning was nearly unbearable to witness. His only daughter lived clear across the country in the south so he had only himself to make a comfort.My cousin talked him into selling the house that he and my aunt had built together about twenty-five years before. It was very hard to part with the home they built together. One day he called my cousin who was living in Texas and told her that he reconnected with a lady from a church that he and my aunt went to forty years previously. She played the piano and his church was looking for new music. Her husband had died about seven years previously. He said he just wanted someone to go out to dinner with and spend time with. We were happy for them but had no idea how it would turn out. They were both almost eighty-seven years old.They were like lovebirds and spent as much time together as they could. They both had one child each, she a son, he a daughter.The conflict in their relationship came one day when they neither wanted to leave their respective churches. Before too long they realized that they did not want to be apart. They would find a new church together. They planned to marry. When he took her to a jewelry store and bought her a diamond, the employees were so impressed that they had a big write-up in our own local paper, “The Truth for Valentines Day. They prepared for their wedding. They moved the wedding date up because neither wanted to wait any longer to “be together.They got married in her house, where her first marriage took place. It was such a beautiful refreshing thing to see, two people who you would have thought had pretty much lived their lives, were beginning a new one together.24. Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage above?A. Love me, love my dogB. Love is never too lateC. Love is blindD. Love at first sight25. How many characters are mentioned altogether in the story?A. Three.B. Four.C. Five.D. Six.26. Which of the statements is true of my uncle?A. He loved church activities more than anything else all his lifetime.B. He lived in the south of the country, far away from his daughter living in Texas.C. His wedding day fell on Valentines Day when he borrowed the lady a diamond.D. His conflict with the lady arose in that they were both attached to their own churches.27. Which of the following can be concluded from the passage?A. When my aunt died, my uncle had been married for more than three score of years.B. My uncle and my aunt built their love-nest most probably in the late 1980s.C. When my uncle got to know the lady for the first time, they were already in their eighties.D. After my uncle and the lady got married, they lived in a beautiful new house.CTom goes everywhere with Catherine Green, a 54-year-old secretary(秘书). He moves around her office at work and goes shopping with her. “Most people dont seem to mind Tom, says Catherine, who thinks he is wonderful. “Hes my fourth child, she says. She may think of him and treat him that way as her son, buying his food, paying his health bills and his taxes(税), but in fact Tom is a dog.Catherine and Tom live in Sweden, a country where everyone is expected to lead an orderly life according to rules laid down by the government, which also provides a high level of care for its people. This level of care costs money.People in Sweden pay taxes on everything, so its surprised to find that owning a dog means yet more taxes. Some people are paying as much as 500 Swedish kronor in taxes a year for the right to keep their dog, money that is spent by the government on dog hospitals and sometimes medical treatment for a dog that falls ill. However, most such treatment is expensive, so owners often decide to offer health and even life premium for their dog.In Sweden dog owners must pay for any damage their dog does. A Swedish Kennel Club official explains what this means: if your dog runs out on the road and gets hit by a passing car, you, as the owner, have to pay for any damage done to the car, even if your dog has been killed in the accident.28. The money paid as dog taxes is used to .A. pay for damage done by dogsB. provide medical care for dogsC. keep a high level of care for the peopleD. buy insurance for dog owners29. The underlined word “premium possibly means .A. payment(付款) for entertainmentB. payment for foodC. payment for risksD. protection fee30. If a dog causes a car accident and gets killed, who should pay for the damage done to the car?A. The owner of the dog.B. The owner of the car.C. The insurance company.D. The government.31. From the text it can be inferred that in Sweden .A. many car accidents are caused by dogsB. keeping dogs means asking for troubleC. people care much about dogs.D. dogs are welcome in public placesDPhilo Farnsworth is not a name most people know. But his work changed the way we learn, the way we live, and even the way we think. Philo Farnsworth is responsible for one of the 20thcentury: television.Philo Farnsworth was born in America in 1906. He was interested in science and technology at an early age. When he was twelve years old, he built an electric motor for his familys washing machine. When he was fourteen, he was already giving a lot of thought to electrons(电子). As he was driving the familys horse-drawn plowing machine, he noticed the evenly spaced rows of the potato fields. This sight gave him the idea that electrons could scan(扫描) an image one row at a time an idea that was the key to electronic television.By the time he was twenty-one years old, Farnsworth had started his own company and had managed to build the worlds first electronic television. It was a very simple device(设备). But after years of hard work, Farnsworth was able to introduce the kind of television we now use.Farnsworth was a great inventor, but lived an unhappy life. He had a legal battle with the company, Radio Corporation of America(RCA) over who the real inventor of the TV was. He won the case, but the government stopped companies from making TVs during the war, so Farnsworth didnt make much money from the invention.When Farnsworth was young, he imagined television as a convenient way for distant audiences to enjoy lectures by famous professors, or entertainment by the best symphonies(交响乐) and ballets. When he was older, television became much more popular, but he was very disappointed in the silly programs on TV. He even told his own son, “Theres nothing worthwhile on it, and were not going to watch it in this household.32. What can we learn about Philo Farnsworth?A. He had a strong physical advantage.B. He had strong powers of observation.C. He had a strong interest in journalism.D. He had a strong sense of responsibility.33. The underlined sentence showed Farnsworth was legally recognized as _.A. the real founder of RCAB. the real inventor of the TVC. the greatest inventor of his timeD. the organizer of the battle with RCA34. The last paragraph mainly tells us that Farnsworth _.A. didnt like to watch TV programsB. couldnt afford to buy a TV setC. couldnt listen to famous lecturesD. didnt like what television became35. What is the best title for the text?A. How did Philo Farnsworth invent television?B. What caused Philo Farnsworth to invent television?C. Philo Farnsworth: the unhappy father of televisionD. Philo Farnsworth: a well-known scientist and inventor第二节共5小题；每题2分，总分值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正确选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Ali is from a Middle Eastern country. He now stays in the USA. He smokes a lot of cigarettes everyday. He has smoked for nine years. Ali says, “I tried to quit smoking in my hometown, but it was impossible. My parents smoke. My brothers smoke. All my friends smoke. At parties and at meetings, almost all the men smoke. Here in the United States, not as many people smoke. 36 Many smokers are like Ali: they want to stop smoking. 37 They know it can cause cancer and heart disease. But it is difficult for them to give up smoking because cigarettes have a drug in them. The drug is nicotine. People who smoke a lot need nicotine. 38 The nicotine makes him sick. In a few days, the smokers body is used to the nicotine, and he feels fine. Later, the smoker needs nicotine to keep feeling fine. Without nicotine, he feels bad. 39 Many people who quit will soon smoke again. At a party or at work they will decide to smoke “just one cigarette. Then they will smoke another cigarette, and another. Soon they become smokers again. 40 A. It is very hard to quit smoking.B. It will be easier to change the smoking habit here.C. Thus nicotine makes smokers addicted to cigarettes.D. The smokers know that smoking is bad for their health.E. When a person first begins to smoke, he usually feels terrible.F. Maybe there is only one easy way to quit smoking: never start.G. But it is said that medicine is needed to stop them from smoking.第三局部 英语知识运用共两节，总分值45分第一节 完形填空共20小题；每题1.5分，总分值30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正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Guiseppes father came from a family of fishermen. 41 , for nearly 300 years the men in his family had been fishermen in the country of Sicily. His father eventually(最终) moved to San Francisco where he 42 their fishing business. There were nine children in the family. All the boys, 43 Guiseppe, from the time they could walk helped their father on his fishing boat. Guiseppe simply could not go because he got so terribly 44 . His stomach just could not take the motion of the boat, or the strong 45 of fish. But even when his dad saw how sick Guiseppe got on the boat, he did not 46 it. He always told his son Guiseppe that he was 47 .Guiseppe was very hurt by his father who always 48 and put him down. But he still tried his best to 49 his family in some way. So as a young boy he went out on the streets and tried every job he could find to bring the 50 back to his father. But his father wasnt 31 of his hard-working son. 52 , he kept telling Guiseppe he was lazy. Finally, Guiseppe just gave up on ever 53 his dad.He 54 sports and discovered that he was a very 55 and natural athlete, especially in baseball. In fact, he became the most successful son in his whole family. That young boy whom his father had 56 called lazy guy, became one of the greatest professional(职业的) baseball players in history.You see, Guiseppe refused to believe all the bad things his dad said about him. He never stopped 57 until he finally found his special abilities. So 58 your own family have told you that youll never be successful, dont believe them. Just forgive them and 59 yourself. You can become successful and reach your full 60 .41. A. ActuallyB. UnfortunatelyC. TotallyD. Faithfully42. A. researchedB. continuedC. adaptedD. decreased43. A. likeB. includingC. exceptD. towards44. A. homesickB. surprisedC. excitedD. seasick45. A. smellB. weightC. soundD. strength46. A. refuseB. acceptC. admitD. recognize47. A. powerfulB. generousC. uselessD. gentle48. A. educatedB. frightenedC. encouragedD. criticized49. A. supportB. influenceC. arrangeD. tolerate50. A. chanceB. moneyC. fameD. benefit51. A. afraidB. awareC. proudD. tired52. A. OtherwiseB. HoweverC. ThereforeD. Instead53. A. pleasingB. attractingC. appreciatingD. confusing54. A. lost interest inB. got involved inC. broke away fromD. became aware of55. A. energeticB. religiousC. talentedD. reliable56. A. foreverB. neverC. seldomD. always57. A. tryingB. reactingC. competingD. fleeing58. A. becauseB. even ifC. untilD. unless59. A. persuadeB. doubtC. trustD. measure60. A. patienceB. confidenceC. desireD. potential第二卷非选择题第三局部 英语知识运用共两节，总分值45分第二节共10小题，每题1.5分，共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。I was nine years old when I learnt to ride a bike. The bike was a birthday present from my uncle. You can imagine how 61 (excite) I was when I saw the bike, and I begged my uncle to teach me how 62 (ride) it right away. However, before I got on the bike, I felt 63 (extreme) nervous and I was afraid that I would fall off and hurt 64 (me). My uncle held onto the seat and helped me to get 65 the bike. While I was riding, he was running along beside me, holding the seat so I would not fall over. I was so 66 (grate) to him for his help.As I was practicing, I became more and more confident. Then, I heard my uncle shouting, “You are riding it by yourself now! I was both excited and scared. I was really riding by myself, but 67 if I fell off? As I was wondering about this, my uncle ran after me and got hold of the bike. I 68 (slow) down and came to a stop. My heart was still beating fast when I got off the bike. 69 (late) that day, I felt like I was walking on air! I am still thankful to my uncle for teaching me to ride 70 bike on my ninth birthday.第四局部 写作共两节，总分值35分第一节 短文改错总分值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：在错的词下划一横线，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词；2.只允许修改10处，多者从第11处起不计分。Exercise can have a surprised number of benefits. It is important way to keep fit. Not only can it help you achieve beneficial weight loss, and every time you exercise, it helps to reduce the risk of disease more efficiently. By exercising regular, you look better and feel more confident, which have a positive effect on both physical and mental well-being. While you exercise, especially in some challenging sports, you often work as a member of a team. In this way, it also teaches us how to work with others.A healthy, fit brain means you can answer questions more quickly, think more clearly and developed a better memory. Have a healthy brain is useful for no matter what point you are at in your life. For these reasons, we students should take exercises.第二节 书面表达总分值25分假定你是李华，你校外教Marry回美国度假即将返回，给你发来e-mail，询问是否需要她帮你从美国买些礼物。请给她回复封电子邮件。要点如下：1.询问度假情况；2.表达感谢；3.希望买一本英语字典和几本美国畅销小说。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Marry,I am so glad to know that you are returning to China.