余干中学

2021年江西余干中学高三英语期中考试试卷及参考答案

第一部分阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

MymotherandherbestfriendMarthawereintheirmid-80swhentheysaweachotherforthelasttime.

Theyhadbeenfriendssincetheywere18,bothofthemstudentsatWesleyanCollegeinMacon,er

wasthedreamyone,,however,wasmorepractical.I’m

notsurewhattheyhadincommonexceptthattheytrustedeachother,helpedeachother,andstayedintouch

evenwhenlifeparatedthem.

MarthaspentmostofheradulthoodinAtlanta,er,meanwhile,raideight

children,andmovedmanytimesduringherfinanciallyandemotionallytroubledmarriage,whichincludedveral

monthslivingwithherfamilyinedymotels.

Indmymotherhidhertroublesfrommostpeople,butnotfromMartha,andIknewfrommymotherthat

illingnesstosharesorrowwithoutjudgmentwaspartofwhatbond

them.

Thebestfriendshipscanalsowithstand(抵挡)dn’tcommunicatealot—

thiswasbeforetheeaofemailsandtextsandyetIknewtheywerealwaysineachother’sminds.

Onedayin2008,1drovemymothertoMartha’entmymotherhobbled(蹒跚)

intoMartha’shou,theythrewtheirarmsaroundeachotherandwenttositoutinthegarden,laughinguntil

edaphoto,andspottedsomethingjoyous,youngandfreeonmymom,whichexistedonly

intheprenceofherbestfriend.

Twoyearslater,hepeopleIhadtotell,MarthawasthehardestbecauIfeltiteradher

hat,illthinkofherandhowthatfriendshipstrengthenedmymother.

estheunderlinedword“edy”inParagraph3probablymean?

hor’smotherandMarthahadalastingfriendshippartlybecauthey________.

nstantlyintouch

kenessinpersonality

theauthor’spurpoinwritingthetext?

theimportanceoffriendship.

esshisgratitudetohismother.

ehisstandardofchoosingafriend.

thefriendshipbetweenMarthaandhismother.

B

JeffBezos,ElonMuskandRichardBransonhaveacombinednetworthof400billion,roughlythesizeofthe

threemenhavedecidedtoputvastsumsoftheirwealthintochasing

theirspacetraveldreams,creatingamodernspaceraceinwhichultra—richmen—ratherthancountries—

shootforthestars.

Butwhythethreebillionaireschoothecrazyplan?Justforthetraveldreams?It’snotthatsimple.

Asweallknow,thespacetravelisamirrorofcomprehensivenationalstrength,whetherit’sthecoldwaror

stspaceracespannedmultiplepresidentsandpremiers—Kennedy,Krushchev,Brezhnev,Nixon.

Itmadeheroesofastronautsandcosmonauts,iously,thisyear’srace

betwe’stax—avertycoons(大亨)

whowanttollhigh—’sBezos

hassaidheisfundinghisportionbyllingofflargechunksofhisAmazonstock(股票)—1billionormoreayear.

Whataretheodds?Ifanyoneistakingbetsonhowthiswillend,andwhowillhavethemoreprofitablespace

tourismbusiness,considerAmazon’,from

thispointofview,what’hodofexpandinfluence,itisnotabad

idea.

RichardBransonhascarriedouthisplanonJuly12,andJeffBezosannouncedthathewillstarthisspace

sgettingsomegoodpressbecauhe’’sthe

pilotnowinher80swhowaskeptoutofspaceinthe1960sbecaushe’ybeabonusforhim.

AsforMusk,hethinksthetwoabovearenotrealspacetrips,hewantsalargermove.

Whowillwintheraceintheend?Let’swaitande.

fthefollowingpeoplemightbethepotentialclientofthespacetravel?

ged45withaheavydebt.

onwhodoesn’tenjoytakingrisks.

ged60withanampleretirementpension.

derwhoknowsnothingaboutspacetravel.

oppedWallyFunkflyingtospaceinthe1960s?

ition.

estheauthorthinkofthebillionairesrace?

—us.

estheunderlinedword“spanned”inparagraph3probablymean?

hrough.

C

SixNeanderthalswholivedinwhatisnowFrancewereeatenbytheirfellowNeanderthalssome100,000

yearsago,accordingtofearfulevidenceofthecannibalistic(食人的)eventdiscoveredbyscientistsinacaveinthe

,rearchersmayhavefiguredoutwhytheNeanderthals,includingtwochildren,becamevictimsof

cannibalism:Globalwarming.

WhilepreviousstudieshaveexaminedNeanderthalremainstofindproofofcannibalisticbehavior,thisisthe

firstsistsfoundthatrapid

changesinlocalecosystemsastheplanetwarmedmayhavewipedouttheanimalspeciesthatNeanderthalsate,

forcingthemtolookelwheretofilltheirstomachs.

Therearcherxaminedalayerofdiment(沉积物)inacaveknownasBaumeMoula-Guercy,in

layer,charcoal(碳)andanimalbonesweresowell-prervedthatscientistscould

reconstructanenvironmentalpicturereprenting120,000to130,scoveredthattheclimate

intheareawaslikelyevenwarmerthanitistoday,andthatthechangefromacold,dryclimatetoawarmerone

happenedquickly.“Maybewithinafewgenerations”,nimalsthatonce

populatedthelandscapedisappeared,someNeanderthalsatewhattheycouldfind—theirneighbors.

CannibalismisbynomeansuniquetoNeanderthals,andhasbeenpracticedbyhumansandtheirs“fromthe

earlyPalaeolithictotheBronzeAgeandbeyond,”avioradoptedbythe

starvingNeanderthalsintheBaumeMoula-Guercyshouldthereforenotbeviewedas“amarkofbestiality(兽性)

orsub-humanity”,butasanemergencyadaptationtoaperiodofvereenvironmentalstress,accordingtothe

study.

esthestudymainlyfocuson?

ialbehaviorofNeanderthals.

sonforcannibalismamongNeanderthals.

matechangeinsoutheasternFrance.

luenceofglobalwarmingonancientanimals.

npossiblybeudtodescribetheclimateinsoutheasternFrance120,000to130,000yearsago?

owarmerthanitistoday.

irstwarmwhilelatercoldanddry.

ngewasmildandwentthroughquitealongprocess.

ngeisachieffactorcontributingtocannibalism.

fthefollowingmightthestudyauthorsagreewith?

rthals’cannibalismshowedtheirbestiality.

alismwasactuallyameasuretheNeanderthalshadtoadopttosurvive.

rthals’cannibalismguaranteedtheirruleoverothertribes.

anderthalswerefoundtohavecannibalisminhumanhistory.

anyoumostpossiblyfindthispassage?

velbrochure.

graphybook.

D

ItwasNewYeartime,butIwasn’nter,mymotherandmystepfathermovedour

uldbeourfirstNew

eticlittlebrother,Paul,

waskeyedupataclimatethatallowedhimtogotothebeachwheneverhewanted.

I,however,tdayinthenewclass,Iintroduced

entIopenedmymouthtospeak,thewholeclassburstintolaughter,“Hetalks

funny.”ItwassofrustratingthatIwenttoplaceacalltoGrannySmithafterschool,whowasmybiggestsupport,

ButIdidn’tgetthrough.

OnSundayevening,entookadvantageofthediscountedlong-distance

dshe’ough,datthebox,large

enoughtoholdasmallrefrigerator,llofGranny’shoufilledtheroom:a

combinationoffriedmeat,sausages,wastinyandalwaysfilled

ychildhoodeyes,itwaspreciousand

fantastic.

nincluded

,beneathallthe,wasfamiliar

holiday.

EveryNewYearthatwespentinCalifornia,thepostalrvicewouldcallandsayourpackagewasarrived.

Overtheyears,,it’salwaysbeenthebestpartoftheholiday.

theauthor’sbrotherfeelwhentheyweremovingtoCalifornia?

ointed.

theauthor’sclassmateslaughathim?

ahumoroustalk.

strongaccent.

estheunderlinedword“tacky”probablymean?

tive.

fthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthetext?

’rgettableHoliday

honeCallfromGranny

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项

Howtothinkoutsidethebox

Beingopentodisnting（持异议的）opinionsisnottheonlywaytothinkoutsidethebox.___16___

Abreakinoureveryn

changeenvironments.___17___，forexample,r,for

others,biggerchangessuchasanewjoboramarriagearerequired,

Afamousconceptr

words,weshouldlookatthemasifwe'dneverenthem.____18____Forinstance,whenwebrushourteeth,

takeamomenttolookatthetoothbrushasifweneverlaideyesonsuchanobjectandnoticeditscolor1and

bouttheflavorofthetoothpasteandnoticehowourmouthfeelsaswemovethebrushbackand

forth.

___19___.Themereprenceofagroupofpeoplewithdiverexperiences,viewsandbackgroundsinour

every?Becautheyarekey

driversofthedevelopmentofnewideasandsolutions.

Unlikenegativeemotions(情感）thatcauspecificreactions(forexample,feardrivesustoflee),positive

emotionshelpusbroadenourattention,exploreourenvironment,andopenourlvestoabsorbinginformation.

___20___.ifting—into—positivity

processwillautomaticallybrightenourmood—andfreeourbrain.

'salsohelpfultoekforthedifference

epeople,smallchangesmightwork

ldshowrespectfordifferentculturestoo

DSomesmalltechniquescouldhelpbroadenthewaywethink

ewmomentstothinkaboutthebeautifulthingsinourlife

veemotionsplayanimportantpartinunfreezingourthinking

G."Beginners'mind"allowsustoremainopentoexperiencesdespiteanyknowledgewemayhave

第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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

Aknewwasthathewasvery

sickandtheyhadnomoneyleft.

Whensheheardherdaddysaytoher___21___motherwithwhispereddesperation(绝望),“___22___a

miracle(奇迹)cansavehimnow,”___23___all

e___24___herwaysixblockstothelocaldrugstore.

“Andwhatdoyouwant?”askedthechemist.“It’s___25___mylittlebrother,”thegirlanswered/“He’sreally,really

sickandIwanttobuya___26___.HisnameisAndrewandhehassomething___27___growinginsidehisheadand

mydaddysaysonlyamiraclecansavehim.”

“Wedon’t___28___miracleshere,child.I’msorry.”Thechemistsaid,smiling___29___

shopwasa___30___peddownandaskedthelittlegirl,“Whatkindofmiracledoesyour

brother___31___?”“Idon’tknow,”shereplied.“He’sreallysickandmommysaysheneedsa(n)___32___.Butmy

daddycan’tpayforit,soIhavebroughtmy___33___.”“Howmuchdoyouhave?”askedtheman.

“Onedollarandelevencents,___34___Icantryandgetsomemore,”sheansweredquietly.

“Well,whatacoincidence(巧合),”smiledtheman.“Adollarandelevencents—the___35___priceofa

miracleforyourlittlebrother.___36___oeyourbrotherand___37___your

parents.”

nArmstrong,asurgeon(外科医生).Theoperationwascompleted

without___38___anditwasn’tlongbeforeAndrewwas____39____againanddoingwell.

whowmuchthemiraclecost—onedollarandelevencents—plus

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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

Fujianpuppetry(木偶戏)has___41.___eofthecontributionsof

Chineperformingarttotheworld'sculturalheritage.

Bynow,noconclusions___42.___(reach)ontheoriginsofChinepuppetry.___43.___(date)fromtheShang

Dynasty(1600-1064),potteryfigurines(陶俑)udasburialobjects(随葬品)havebeendiscoveredattheYin

figuerea

great___44.___(improve)onthofrompreviousdynasties,___45.___

time,figurinesasburialobjectsdevelopedintopuppetsforentertainmentonfestiveoccasions.

___46.___(Lucky),Fujianpuppetryhasfallenoutoffavorwithyoungergenerations.___47.___respon,

worriedgroupsandbearerscreatedthe2008-2025StrategyfortheTrainingofComingGenerationsofFujian

goal___48.___(be)tosafeguardthespreadofFujianPuppetry,topromoteits

progressthroughprofessionaltraining,and___49.___(breed)anewgenerationofpuppetrypractitioners.

Withthebroadparticipationofpractitioners,localpeopleandeducationinstitutions,FujianPuppetrycan

expecta____50.____(bright)future.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节短文改错（满分10分）

51.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。

isfullofsunshine,t9:00a.m.,Igotothebookstorewith

’tknowwhatonetobuybecauthebookswereallufullyto

,10:00,mwasaboutfamilylifebutmanypeoplewere

enthefilm,

’appyday!Ihope

tomorrowIwillbeevenhappier!

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

52.假如你是李华，你的朋友莉莉给你来信说她最近很烦恼。因为她妈妈在未征得她同意的情况下把她

的照片发到微信朋友圈(WeChatMoments)。请你写一封回信，内容如下：

1.你的建议：

2.你的理由。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.书信格式已为你写好，不计入总词数。

参考答案

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51.(1).does→is

(2).go→went

(3).book→books

(4).what→which

(5).ufully→uful

(6).to后加the

(7).but→and

(8).and去掉

(9).moving→moved

(10).very→well

52.略