2021届安徽省芜湖市高三上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

1、20202021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

2、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. What did Lucy think of the movie?A. Pretty funny. B. Better than expected. C. A bit disappointing.2

3、. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At a police station. B. In a car. C. In a driving school.3. What does the woman dislike about the shirt?A. The color. B. The price. C. The design.4. How many people will attend the meeting according to theA. About 25. B. At most 50. C. At least 75

4、.5. What is the conversation mainly about?A. A new way of working. B. Family relationships.C. Environmental protection.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. What was Teds proble

5、m in art class?A. Not doing well in the test.B. Not speaking English fluently.C. Not understanding his classmates.7. What does Ted say about Google Translate?A. It is accurate. B. is useless. C. It is helpful.听下面一段对诺，回答第8至10题。8. What did the woman do this morning?A. She visited a bookstore.B. She re

6、ad a hook to her kid.C. She searched for hooks online.9.What was Priya Iyers of building the website?A. To sell books.B. To help children read more.C. To recommend books to people of all ages.10. What is the womans attitude toward the website?A. Worried. B. Interested. C. Disappointed.听下面一段对话，回答第11至

7、13题。ll. What is the woman probably?A. A tour guide. B. A hotel manager. C. A taxi driver.12. What will the speakers do first today?A. See some rare birds. B. Taste some local foods.C. Tour around a small island.13. What do we know about the Beach Hotel?A. It opened in 2007. B. It has ocean views. C.

8、 It offers free; dinner.听下面一段对话，回答第14至17题。14.What is the woman doing?A. Doing a survey. B. Hosting a program. C. Forecasting the weather.15. which place experienced many thunderstorms last month?A. England. B. Wales. C. America.16. What should the normal temperature be in India at this time of year?

9、A.42 degrees. B.45 degrees. C.48 degrees,17. What is the weather like in Switzerland?A. It rains heavily. B. It is extremely hot. C. It has strong winds听下面一段独白，回答第18至20题。18. What is the research mainly about?A. Health. B. A new museum. C. Relaxing activities.19. How much risk will be reduced if one

10、often goes to the museum?A.14%. B.31%. C. 50%.20. What is the main reason for such a connection?A. Weather. B. Social differences. C. The function of art.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。AThe Snowy DayWith over 485 thousand checkouts, Ezra Jack Keats 1962 pi

11、cture book The Snowy Day is the most borrowed book in the New York Public Library. The beautifully illustrated book tells the story of a young African-American child named Peter who lives in a city and experiences it with after his neighborhoods first snowfall. Keats won the Caldecott Medal in 1963.

12、To Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lees 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird is one of those rare books that are both beloved and compulsory, ending up on many high school reading lists. Its the fifth most-borrowed book with over 422 thousand checkouts. The Pulitzer Prize-winning book is loosely based on Lees

13、own life in Alabama in the 1930s.Charlottes WebK. B. Whites Charlottes Web was published in 1952. Though it does have illustrations,it is a novel with different chapters. The plot centers on u pig named Wilbur who befriends a spider named Chariots and their gang of barnyard colleagues. With more tha

14、n 337 thousand checkouts, it is the sixth most borrowed book in NYPL history.Fahrenheit 451Ray Bradburys 1953 book Fahrenheit 451 is an example of dystopian (反乌托邦的)fiction and features a future version of American society in the year 1999. Though some claim that the novel has not aged well,it has be

15、en checked out more than 316 thousand times, making it the seventh most-borrowed book in NYPL history, potentially thanks to it being required reading for many students.21. Which book is relevant to the authors experience?A. The Snowy Day, B. To Kill a Mockingbird.C. Charlottes Web. D. Fahrenheit 45

16、1.22. Whats the possible reason for Fahrenheit 451 being borrowed repeatedly?A. It is enjoyed by the students. B. It won Pulitzer Prize.C. It pictures a future version. D. It is required reading.23. What do the four books have in common?A. They are all award-winning books.B. They are all compulsory

17、in school.C. They are all books that are intended for children.D. They are all among the top ten most-borrowed books.B“Why did the fox steal my shoes?” sounds like the start of a brain teaser or an annoyingly hot But for people in Berlin, it was a real question that a local fox was behind a series o

18、f shot; thefts.About two weeks ago, Meyer, a resident of Berlin, noticed that one of his new running shoes had disappeared from his porch and he decided lo examine the theft, German news site reported.Meyer quickly found out that he was not the thiefs only victim. and a tip helped him catch the fox

19、.Days later, Meyer spotted the fox again; he followed it and discovered the foxs secret place of more than 100 shoes.Meyer got a photo of thieving fox and its ill-gotten shoes,which he shared on Twitter. The shoes contained sneakers, and slippers in a range of colors, shapes and sizes, though the mo

20、st numerous shoes by far were Crocs.This isnt the first time that an urban fox has demonstrated a seeming shoes fetish（恋物）.In August 2019, a fox in Melbourne, Australia. Repeatedly visited a womans porch and stole three boots over the course of a week. In a small town in Western Germany, a female fo

21、x stole about 110 to 120 shoes in just one night, possibly “for her babies to play with”,according to Reuters.Its unknown whether all of these foxes were acting independently or whether their actions were linked, perhaps as part of an international shoe-stealing group with a bad purpose that humans

22、can only imagine.24.What happened to Meyer?A. He had his shoes stolen.B. He loved Crocs best.C. He was physically attacked by a fox.D. He moved out of Berlin and settled in a new place.25. What did Meyer do when he found the foxs hiding place?A. He drove the fox away.B. He look a picture and posted

23、it on social media.C. He sent some food to tho fox.D. He followed the fox and found many other foxes.26. Why does the author mention the incident in Australia and Western Germany?A. To analyze the reason for foxs behavior.B. To introduce more peoples similar experience.C. To explain how many shoes w

24、ere stolen by the fox.D. To prove some fox does have affection for shoes.27. How does the author sound in the last paragraph?A. Delighted. B. Serious. C. Humorous. D. Terrified.CWhen I worked as a global media coordinator(协调员)for the United Nations several years ago, I organized biweekly conference

25、calls,during which I would ask my colleagues around the world to provide information by particular deadlines. My colleagues almost always responded with a yes. but all too often, the deadlines came and went without the requested material. Finally, my South African boss had to explain what would neve

26、r have occurred to me：in many cultures,it is rude lo say no. So some people would say yes to anything I asked .regardless of whether they had any intention of delivering.If communicating internally at the UN was challenging,interacting with the outside world was much harder. How would we reach peopl

27、e in places where newspapers are televisions are still not widely available? How could we generate media coverage there? Communicating globally may require changing the way you interviewing senior communication professionals in 31 countries about how they help clients modify their messages and strat

28、egies for particular cultures. I have found that some of the biggest factors to consider when communicating in a new culture involve emotion, context and social expectations.As an example of emotional differences, if I were to do a media interview in the US and become visibly angry at a reporters qu

29、estion, I would be seen as unstable. By contrast, in the Middle East (an area including the countries of Southwest Asia and Northeast Africa),when people are talking about a heated issue, they tend to display powerful feelingsthose who stay cool and calm while discussing such a problem may be viewed

30、 as untrustworthy.Another big cultural difference revolves around the level of “context” provided in a conversation. As an American, I am what is known as a low-context communicator (who communicates information in a direct manner that relies mainly on words rather than contextual elements such as t

31、ones and body language), so if I want something done, I say so frankly. In high-context cultures, as in Asia, people may do the opposite. You have to pick up on body language, tones, and other contextual cues to realize that your colleague who just said yes to you has actually communicated that she

32、does not agree to your plan.28. How did the author probably feel about those colleagues according to Paragraph 1?A. Confused and upset. B. Ashamed and guilty.C. Satisfied and delighted. D. Doubtful and uncertain.29. What is often expected of Northeastern Africans when they discuss emotional question

33、s?A. Mild curiosity. B. Remarkable ease.C. Emotional responses. D. Confident calmness.30. What can we infer from the colleague mentioned in the last paragraph?A. She may be from the United States.B. She may prefer to speak in a direct way.C. She may be a high-context communicator.D. She may he influ

34、enced by low-context cultures.31. What is most likely to he discussed in the paragraph that follows?A. The main content of the authors book.B. Cultural differences of social expectations.C. Different meanings of yes in different cultures.D. Important skills of communicating with colleagues.DFrom the

35、 moon to Mars, scientists have been hunting for alien life in the solar system for decades. However,Venus was not regarded as an ideal place because of its hot temperature and dry atmosphere. But a recent discovery of truces of a gas in the clouds of Venus has excited astronomers, as it may serve as

36、 a potential sign of life.On Sept 14, the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada announced that scientists have detected phosphine (磷化氢)in the clouds of Venus. Phosphine is a color-less, toxic gas that has a smell of garlic. Though it contains poison,it is viewed as a possible sign of life because on

37、Earth the gas is made by microorganisms(微生物) that live in oxygen-free environments.“I was very surprised-stunned,in fact,” astronomer Jane Greaves of Cardiff University in Wales and lead author of the research told MSN, “There is a chance that we have detected some kind of living organism in the clo

38、uds of Venus.”This layer of clouds is about 48 kilometers above the Venus surface t with its temperature ranging from 30 to 200 degrees Fahrenheit (about-1 to 93C ). Scientists have assumed that if life exists on Venus, this cloud deck(云盖) is likely the only place where it would survive.Scientists w

39、ent through every possibility that could have led to the formation of phosphine gas in Venus clouds, including volcanoes,lightning strikes,small meteorites(陨石) falling into the atmosphere. But they ruled all of them out. It was concluded that there is no explanation for the existence of this gas in

40、Venus clouds .other than the presence of life,USA Today reported. Although the detection of phosphine is not strong evidence for life, this finding is great enough to change scientists view on Venus, which is though to be a completely inhospitable(不适合居住的)planet.32. What does the underlined word “tox

41、ic” in Paragraph 2 mean?A. Waste. B. Poisonous. C. Useful. D. Clean.33. What can we learn from the text?A. The cloud deck is rich in phosphine.B. The higher the cloud is above Venus, the warmer it is.C. Various living organisms have been detected oil Venus.D. If life exists on Venus, it is likely in

42、 the cloud deck.34. What did scientists conclude about the phosphine gas detected on Venus?A. It could be formed as a result of the falling of meteorites.B. It could be a sign that there is life in Venus9 clouds.C. It could he caused by volcanoes and lightning strikes.D. It proves that Venus is anot

43、her hospitable planet.35. What is the text mainly about?A. A newly detected gas may indicate possible existence of life on Venus.B. Scientists found the most hospitable place on Venus.C. Phosphine that has been formed on Venus means alien life is present.D. The environment on Venus changed in favor

44、of life.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。Online education is one of the many advances that technology has brought to us. 36 Its really a great challenge to traditional education. However, peoples attitudes towards online education arc different based on the advantages an

45、d disadvantages of it. 37 Traditional universities have opened up many online courses for students who do not have the time to attend classes or the budget to accept actual university education. From music to cooking,we can get a number of online courses lo learn.The main advantage of online learnin

46、g is that it offers an alternative to traditional classes. 38 An it, in some ways，increases the study efficiency. For example，it saves time between our school and home so that we can have more time to learn.The disadvantage of online learning is that it ignores the communication between students and

47、 the teacher and their classmates. Besides,its role in some areas is also limited. 39 Only by making full use of its strengths and avoiding its weaknesses can we achieve the biggest benefit. 40 For example, you can learn theories online while learning hands-on skills in traditional classes.A. The difference lies in the learning experience.B. In recent years, there is a big growth