2021届东莞市东华高级中学高三英语下学期期末试题及参考答案

2024年2月13日发(作者：冬组词语)

2021届东莞市东华高级中学高三英语下学期期末试题及参考答案

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

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1. What do the class mainly focus on?

A. Daily conversations. B. Work - related topics.

C. Grammar rules. D. Area - bad accents.

2. Which is NOT offered to the students?

A. Native English - speaking teachers. B. Personalized cours.

C. Choice of class time and teacher. D. Offline learning materials.

3. What should a student do first if he decides on either of the packages?

A. Arrange a free class with LOI English.

B. Bargain with LOI English for lower fees.

C. Choo an experienced LOI English teacher.

D. Make a promi to sit through each class.

B

This past year, I've found mylf returning again and again to lines of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Like many

people, I've needed the curing effects of reading more than ever. As scientists and psychologists will tell you,

books are good for the brain and their benefits are particularly vital now.

Books expand our world, providing an escape and offering novelty, surpri and excitement. They broaden

our view and help us connect with others. Books can also distract us and help reduce ourmental we

hit the “flow state" of reading where we're fully lost in a book, our brain's mode network calms down. It's a

network of brain that is active and gets absorbed in thinking and worrying endlessly when we are not doing

anything el.

There is so much noi in the world right now and the very act of reading is kind of meditation. You

disconnect from the chaos around reconnect with yourlf when you are reading. And there's no more

noi.

In 2020, the NPD Group recorded the best year of book sales since 2004. Yet even as people are buying more

books,many are reporting they're having a harder time getting through them. It's difficult for your brain to focus

on a book when it's constantly scanning for threats to keep you fight-or-flight respon has been

consistently activated.

Sometimes I picture my brain as a cartoon brain with little arms and legs, fighting with a book I am holding

and screaming: “Can't you e I'm busy!” Anxiety caus our brain to produce a flood of stress,which consumes

our energy and makes it harder to concentrate.

Then one day in December sitting on my couch, I remembered how much I like to read"The Hou of Mirth"

every few years around the holidays. The memory inspired me to pick up the familiar book, opened it up and

started reading.I just kept comfort and distraction and brain-opening experience gave me

return to something familiar.

4. What does the underlined part “mental chatter” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. Getting lost in a book.

B. Non-stop inner anxiety.

C. Chatting with the author.

D. Powerful network of brain.

5. What do we know about reading according to the text?

A. It can treat our headache.

B. It can calm down the noisy people.

C. It forces us to thinking.

D. It makes us communicate with ourlves.

6. Why was it difficult for people to finish reading books in 2020?

A. People bought too many books.

B. The books were too difficult to understand.

C. People just wanted to escape from the threat.

D. The life threat disturbed people's focus on books.

7. Why is the author's experience mentioned in the last paragraph?

A. To rid people of concern for safety.

B. To prent an effective reading way.

C. To wake up memories of an old book.

D. To recommend the book he/she reads.

C

In Colombia a group, named WebConrva, is carrying out a project in the San Lucas Mountains with the help

of coffee growers.

The San Lucas area is one of the most unexplored places in Colombia, which is home to many thousands of

species of animals and plants. Yet gold mining and coca farming have dealt a blow to its ecosystem. To limit

additional development in the San Lucas area, the group helps coffee growers by linking them with processors

from around the country.

Colombia has more different kinds of living things than any other country except neighboring Brazil. In 2016,

the Colombian government signed a peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia ending years of

civil war. As a result, more land became accessible for u, with deforestation(毁林) coming along. Government

information shows that in 2017, almost 220,000 hectares of forest were destroyed compared to around 124,000

hectares in 2015.

To date, the project includes 10 families who farm 400 hectares of coffee plants, which costs about $77,000

dollars a year. WebConrva hopes that, in time, 200 families will be included. At that level, 20,000 hectares of

untouched forest could be protected. In San Lucas, the families promi not to cut down trees to expand their

crops or to hunt wild animals from the forests. In return, they receive $ 250 to $ 300 per 125 kilograms of coffee,

an enviable amount there. Arcadio Barajas is among tho taking part. His new coffee plantation(种植园) makes a

barrier between cattle farms and forests where wild animals like the jaguar live and hunt. In this way, he doesn't

have to kill wild animals to protect his cattle.

Barajas said that pulling down the forest to plant coca and killing wildlife were against his will. Now he feels

that growing coffee lets him be astewardof the land. "I'm taking care of the environment, the forest and the

animals," he said.

8. Why does WebConrva t up the project?

A. To help local farmers make money.

B. To expand areas of coffee growing.

C. To link processors with coffee growers.

D. To conrve biodiversity in the Mountains.

9. What happened after Colombia’s civil war was over?

A. Colombia helped many needy families.

B. Colombia lost lots of areas of forests.

C. Colombia started to save damaged forests.

D. Colombia became more peaceful than Brazil.

10. Which is probably a function of Barajas's coffee plantation?

A. A method of protecting cattle and wildlife.

B. A substitute for hunting of wild animals.

C. A barrier between man and wild animals.

D. A shelter for cattle against human hunters.

11. What does the underlined word "steward" mean in the last paragraph?

A. Farmer. B. Master.

C. Guardian. D. Explorer.

D

Depression（抑郁症）in young adult males, ages 18 or 19, is linked to a 20% greater risk of having a heart

attack in middle age, according to a new Swedish study.

The link can be partly explained by poorer stress resilience（抗压能力）and lower physical fitness among

teens with mental disorders.

Therearch included 238,013 men born between 1958 and 1962 who were given examinations in

adolescence（青春期）and were then followed into middle age（up to the age of 58 years）. A total of 34,503 men

were diagnod（诊断）with a mental disorder.

The study found thata mental disorder in young adulthond was linked to a higher risk of having heart attack

by middle age. Compared to men without a mental illness in young adulthood，the risk of heart attack was

20%higher among men with a diagnosis.

“We already knew that menwho were physically fit in adolescence em less likely to keep fitness in later

years if they have low stress resilience” said study author Dr. Bergh, “Our rearch has also shown that low stress

resilience is also connected with a greater tendency towards bad behavior, such as higher risks of smoking,

drinking and other drug u.”

“Better fitness in adolescence is likely to help protect against later heart dia, particularly if people stay fit

as they age. Physical activities may also reduce some of the bad effects of stress. Tho in poor health could

benefit from additional support to encourage exerci and develop plans to deal with stress,” said Bergh.

12. How does the author develop paragraph 3?

A. By giving examples. B. By listing figures.

C. By making a comparison. D. By drawing a conclusion.

13. What are men with low stress resilience likely to do?

A. Smoke more. B. Eat more. C. Sleep less. D. Do less exerci.

14. What will Bergh agree with according to the last paragraph?

A. Physical activitiesadd to stress. B. Stress may cau heart dia.

C. Taking exerci is unnecessary. D. Staying fit is of great importance.

15. In which ction of a newspaper may this text appear?

A. Entertainment. B. Health. C. Education. D. Fashion.

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

Thinking about the past and worrying about the future makes it impossible to stay in the prent moment.

Worrying rarely solve anything, but many of us just can’t resist it whenever we should be doing something

el.____16____And here’s how to get started.

Pick a 30-minute window

On your calender, t aside 30 minutes for worrying. You had better make it a consistent daily

time.____17____Maybe you won’t need it all, maybe you’ll find you need more at first ,but try to contain it to a

half hour.

___18___

If throughout the day you feel yourlf worrying about something that isn’t immediately relevant, remind

yourlf that you have time to think about it later. Save it. Then try to reconnect with what’s happening around

you in the moment.

Keep a notebook

When your half hour of worry time arrives, u a notebook to catalogue and process what’s causing you

anxiety,___19___It might be helpful to also keep that notebook around during the day when you’re starting out:

as a worry pops up, you can jot a note in it for later. You don’t want to worry about forgetting your worry!

Set a timer

When tho 30 minutes are over, the timer will ding and you’ll be free of your worries for another 24

hours.___20___Over time, you will find that you have reduced your worry overall, feeling and sleeping better

becau the anxieties aren’t draining your mental strength all day. At the very least, it will give all that free

floating fear a structure.

rid of worry quickly.

’t let worry interrupt.

people are simply caught in a worry loop.

it’s best if it’s not too clo to the time you go to sleep.

mes eing things written down helps relieve the stress.

s have shown scheduling worry into your day decreas anxiety over time.

the exerci two weeks and some results should begin to show themlves.

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

I spent many years doing things emingly “important” to me. I was told that college is great and that all

that___21___in life is to get a good job, The___22___, just like for many of you, were

so___23___fixed in my mind from childhood.

During one of my summer holidays, I finally realized my___24___. I already studied for a couple of years, and

I spent almost no time___25___what I would actually want. I studied throughout weekdays and did

things___26___me nowhere at weekends.

The last year of my studies was___27___. Something was bound to change in difficulty. I had already begun

___28___going to the gym to make the___29___that I was after. Doing physical exerci, I can not

only___30___my body, get rid of stress, but most importantly, I can___31___my willpower. By having decided to

go to the gym 3 times a week, I was already making___32___changes in life.

Taking care of my body also___33___me to look after what I was___34___. I no longer ate fatty and sugary

food. To my___35___, I wasn’t leading a bad lifestyle anymore. So I was becoming___36___. The best part about it

was that I didn’t even have to try hard, so I enjoyed the___37___! It might be a paradox(矛盾) to some, but I feel

more___38___by doing inten(剧烈的) exerci.___39___, exerci keeps me cheerful and I

realizeone’s___40___begins, with physical health.

21. A. succeeds B. appears C. counts D. functions

22. A. thoughts B. comments C. introductions D. decisions

23. A. quickly B. quietly C. easily D. heavily

24. A. unconcern B. passivity C. doubt D. uncertainty

25. A. giving away B. looking at C. worrying about D. putting up

26. A. throwing B. catching C. taking D. pulling

27. A. meaningful B. light C. ordinary D. tough

28. A. suddenly B. occasionally C. actively D. practically

29. A. transformation B. connection C. explanation D. determination

30. A. operate B. strengthen C. adjust D. support

31. A. consider B. realize C. share D. improve

32. A. significant B. nsitive C. common D. natural

33. A. persuaded B. forced C. motivated D. intended

34. A. eking B. consuming C. experiencing D. approaching

35. A. annoyance B. disappointment C. confusion D. amazement

36. A. healthy B. independent C. competent D. mature

37. A. result B. benefit C. process D. freedom

38. A. energized B. excited C. satisfied D. stresd

39. A. By chance B. In addition C. By contrast D. In short

40. A. career B. dream C. posssion D. happiness

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

Wherever you look the days, something's looking back at you. There are video cameras on

street___41.___(corner), vehicles and our own front doors.

A Chicago company___42.___(call)Cooler Screens believes that you won't mind if they put cameras into the

display cas(展柜)in stores. The cameras aren't placed there___43.___(prevent)you from stealing. Instead,

they're part of a system that tries to guess___44.___you will buy next, bad on how you look.

The doors on the cas___45.___(be)video screens that show images of the goods, so a customer can e

what's available inside. The screens also show vivid ads. They decide which ads to show by___46.___(study) video

images of the customers.

A camera feeds images of each customer into a computer___47.___guess his or her x and addition,

the system tracks___48.___(exact)where the customer is looking. Do the eyes come to rest___49.___a bottle of

Red Bull, or does the shopper fancy Coca Cola? The Cooler Screens system instantly___50.___(analyze)all of this

data, and then starts showing ads on the cooler door.

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，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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，并在其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；

只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I admire the cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Born in Paris, France, in 1955, Ma started playing the cello the age of four.

When he was ven, he moves with his family to New York City. They attended the Juilliard School, and then that

he studied at Harvard University. Ma performed such professionally while studying that he started to become

famously. Ma dreamed of connect people around the world through music. And in 1998, he founded an

organization calling the Silk Road Project, through what Ma gives cross-cultural music performances with

musicians from places like Iran, Mongolia, and Italy. Through his work, Ma has helped people all over the world

appreciate various type of music.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

52.假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Mike来信表示对中国高中学校生活感兴趣，询问你进入高中学习以来第一个学年的感受，请根据以下提示写一封回信。

1.学习情况；2.课外活动；3.对未来高中生活的展望。

注意：1.词数80左右,开头句不计入；2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

Dear Mike,

I’m glad to receive your letter, in which you expresd interest in the Chine Senior High school life.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案

1. B 2. D 3. A

4. B 5. D 6. D 7. B

8. D 9. B 10. A 11. C

12. B 13. A 14. D 15. B

16. F 17. D 18. B 19. E 20. G

21. C 22. A 23. D 24. B 25. B 26. C 27. D 28. C 29. A 30. B 31. D 32.

A 33. C 34. B 35. D 36. A 37. C 38. A 39. B 40. D

41. corners

42. called 43. to prevent

44. what 45. are

46. studying

47. that/which

48. exactly

49. on/upon

50. analyzes

51.(1).cello后添加at

(2).moves→moved

(3).They→He

(4).去掉that

(5).such→so

(6).famously→famous

(7).connect→connecting

(8).calling→called

(9).what→which

(10).type→types

52.略