2021年高三英语期末考试试卷.doc

1、2021年高三英语期末考试试卷本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。注意事项：1答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第I卷（选择题，共100分）第

2、一部分：听力部分（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。1What do we know about the man?AHe is sick today.BHe cant e to the meeting.CHe forgot to deliver a message.2What does the woman mean?AShe forgot the plate had bee

3、n broken.BThe man doesnt have to buy a new plate.CShe cant help the man look for a new plate.3What will the man probably do next Friday?AGo to the station by car.BDrive the womans car home.CTake the woman to the station.4What will the weather be like on Sunday?ARainy.BWindy.CCloudy.5How will the spe

4、akers spend the afternoon?ABy having a coffee.BBy playing basketball.CBy going to the movies.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7 题。6What is the relationship between the speakers?

5、AColleagues.BCustomer and salesman.CInterviewer and interviewee.7Why does the man talk to the woman?ATo discuss a project.BTo ask her to work with him.CTo get some information about Ellen.听第7段材料，回答第8、9 题。8Where does the conversation take place?AAt home.BAt a hotel.CAt a puter lab.9What number should

6、 the man dial later?A50703.B50730.C50073.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10Who will the man miss most?AHis neighbours.BHis teachers.CThe woman.11What does the woman suggest doing in the future?AMeeting during the holidays.BTalking through the Internet.CCalling each other once a week.12What does the man think of th

7、e woman?AOptimistic.BConsiderate.CBrilliant.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13Why does the woman refuse to go to the club with the man today?AThe weather is not good.BShe is too tired to do sports.CShe doesnt like playing with him.14Who did the woman play a match with yesterday?AMichael.BCatherine.CFred.15How did

8、the woman feel about the match yesterday?AUnpleased.BExcited.CCheerful.16What do we know about the woman?AShe was defeated yesterday.BShe likes to play with Fred.CShe played in the rain yesterday.听第10段材料，回答第17至20 题。17What does the speaker talk about?AAn outing.BA gathering party.CAn environmental ac

9、tivity.18How often will the volunteers meet?AOnce a month.BTwice a month.CThree times a month.19Where will the volunteers meet?AOn a beach.BIn a shop.CAt a restaurant.20What is the speakers advice?ABring gloves.BTake some food.CWear fortable shoes.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

10、所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe summer I was ten, my mother decided to bring us to the world of art. My brother and I were not very excited when we realized what my mother meant. What she meant was not that we could take drawing classes or painting classes but that we would have to spend one

11、 afternoon a week with her at the Fine Arts Museum. Before each visit to the museum, she made us read about artists and painting styles. It was almost as bad as being in school. Who wants to spend the summer thinking about artists when you could be with your friends at the swimming pool?First we had

12、 to read about ancient Egyptians and their strange way of painting faces and then go to look at them at the museum. My 12-year-old brother thought this was so funny, but I was not interested. Later we had to learn about artists in the Middle Ages who painted people wearing strange long clothing. We

13、had to look at pictures of fat babies with wings and curly（蜷曲的）hair and with no clothes on flying around the edges of paintings. I certainly couldnt see what was so great about art. On our last visit to the museum, something happened when I saw a painting by a woman called Mary. In it, a woman was r

14、eading to a child. The colors were soft and gentle, and you could tell by the mothers expression how happy she was just to be with the child. I couldnt stop looking at this painting! I wanted to see every painting Mary had ever made! It was really worth looking at so many paintings to find a painter

15、 who could interest me so much.21The aim of the mothers plan was to _.Atake them to visit the museumBintroduce them to the world of artCask them to read about artistsDshow them different painting styles22. What was the writers experience in the museum before the last visit?AShe came to feel her moth

16、er s love. BShe liked many paintings.CShe hardly enjoyed herself.DShe could understand the pictures of fat babies.23What made the writer go through a change that summer?AOne of Marys paintings.BA strange way of painting.CArtists in the Middle Ages.DHer mothers instruction.24From the text, we can see

17、 _.Athe importance of curiosityBthe effect of artCthe value of learningDthe power of family educationBBabysitter WantedI am seeking a babysitter for my 6-month-old son. A few hours on Saturdays and Sundays to help me and then other times as needed. He or she should be over 18, responsible, loving, w

18、arm, and have some experience in caring for babies. This position also suits a college student with experience looking for a part-time job. The pay is $10 an hour.If this sounds like a good job to you, please reply to rebecharvaol or call 800-4964.Office Manager WantedOur pany is looking for a full-

19、time experienced manager to run the business. Strong skills in organization and business management are required for this position. The office manager will be responsible for keeping financial records, so he or she should be familiar with puters.Please reply to jimcaliforniaaquatics or call 800-6978

20、 to apply.Waiter/ Waitress WantedA restaurant is looking for an experienced waiter / waitress. Knowledge of wines and experience in dining are necessary. Must work well under pressure and understand the basics of fine dining and customer service.If youre interested, please contact us at job-tkupe-13

21、29358152craigslist.org to apply.This is a part-time job.Office Cleaner WantedLooking for a part-time job? A position in the Mississauga area needs an office cleaner! Part-time 4 hours a day from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm.Duties include:Cleaning the washroomsCleaning the furnitureSweeping the floorsOther ge

22、neral cleaning experience is necessary. Pay: $20 per dayReply to: job-p3b7u-1365632206craigslist.org or call 800-8197.25If a college girl with some experience caring for children wants to apply for a job, where should she send an email?Ajob-p3b7u-1365632206craigslist.orgBjob-tkupe-1329358152craigsli

23、st.orgCjimcaliforniaaquaticsDrebecharvaol26We learn from the passage _.Athe office cleaner has to work three hours each day Bone can apply for a waiter or waitress by telephoneCa babysitter earns $5 less than an office cleaner per hour Dexperience is necessary for all these four jobs 27_ is necessar

24、y for a waiter / waitress.ABeing familiar with putersBHaving knowledge of winesCKnowing more about menusDWorking well with othersCConcern with money, and then more money, in order to buy the conveniences and luxuries of modern life, has brought great changes to the lives of most Frenchmen. More peop

25、le are working harder than ever before in France. In the cities the traditional leisurely midday meal is disappearing. Offices, shops, and factories are discovering the great efficiency of a short lunch hour in pany lunch rooms. In almost all lines of work emphasis now falls on ever increasing outpu

26、t. Thus the “typical” Frenchman produces more, earns more, and buys more consumer goods than his counterpart（对应的事物） of only a generation ago. He gains in creature fort and ease of life. What he loses to some degree is his sense of personal uniqueness, or individuality.Some say that France has been A

27、mericanized. This is because the United States is a world symbol of the technological society and its consumer products. The so-called Americanization of France has its critics. They fear that “assembly line（装配线）life” will lead to the disappearance of the pleasures of the more graceful and leisurely

28、 （but less productive） old French style. What will happen, they ask, to taste, elegance, and the cultivation of the good things in lifejoy in the smell of a freshly picked apple, a walk by the river, or just happy hours of conversation in a local caf?Since the late 1950s life in France has indeed ta

29、ken on qualities of rush, tension, and the pursuit（追求） of material gains. Some of the strongest critics of the new way of life are the young, especially university students. They are concerned with the future, and they fear that France is threatened by the achievements of this petitive culture. At t

30、imes, they have reacted against the trend with considerable violence.In spite of the critics, however, countless Frenchmen are mitted to keeping France in the forefront of the modern economic world. They find that the present life brings more rewards, conveniences, and pleasures than that of the pas

31、t. They believe that a modern, industrial France is preferable to the old.28Which of the following is a feature of the old French way of life?ALeisure, elegance, and efficiency.BElegance, efficiency, and taste.CLeisure, elegance, and taste.DEfficiency, taste, and convenient.29Which of the following

32、is NOT true about Frenchmen?AMany of them prefer the modern life style.BThey actually enjoy working at the assembly line.CThey are more concerned with money than before.DThey are more petitive than the old generation.30The passage suggests that_.Agreat changes have occurred in the life style of all

33、FrenchmenBits now unlikely to see a Frenchman enjoying a walk by the riverCthe French are fed up with the smell of freshly picked applesDin pursuing material gains the French are suffering losses elsewhere31The main idea of the passage is “_”.AChanges in the French Way of LifeBCriticism of the New L

34、ife StyleCThe Americanization of FranceDFeatures of the New Way of LifeDIt seems hard to watch someone yawn（打哈欠） and not to yawn ourselves. Even reading about yawning can make you do it. Now, a new study has found why yawning has such a powerful force.Yawning when others yawn, the study suggests, is

35、 a sign of pity and a form of social connection. Kids dont develop this deeply rooted behavior until around age four, the study found. Kids with autism （自闭症） are less likely to catch yawns. In the most serious cases, they never do. Yawning might help doctors to see whether the children are developin

36、g rightly. The work could also lead to a better understanding of the ways that people municate and connect.“Emotional infection seems to be a born thing that connects us together,” said Molly Helt, a graduate student in psychology at the University of Connecticut. “Yawning may be part of that.” Insp

37、iration for her study came when she tried to get her own autistic son to clear his ears on an airplane. She repeatedly yawned at him, hoping he would yawn back. He never did.“The fact that autistic kids dont do it might mean theyre really missing out on that emotional connection with people around t

38、hem, ” she said. “The biggest thing people try to figure out after birth is how we bee humans and understand that humans have minds that are different from others, she added. Autistic people never seem to understand that.”Like infectious （有感染力的）laughter and crying, scientists have found that yawning

39、 is a shared experience that promotes social connection. Helt said it could fight stress after a period of being nervous and spread a feeling of calm through a group.32According to the first two paragraphs, what does the new study suggest? A Yawning is a form of munication.BIt is easy to stop yawnin

40、g when you see others yawn.CChildren follow others in yawning just after they are born.DYawning has some mysterious force which is related to God.33According to Molly Helt, _. Ahumans differ from animals because they municate with others Byawning is a kind of emotional connection among humansCemotio

41、ns are infectious, but yawning is notDyawning helps clear ears on planes34Which of the following is NOT true about yawning?AIt is natural to yawn back if people around you yawn.BSome kids are too young to yawn after others.CYawning can be used to test childrens development. DKids with autism yawn ea

42、sily when others yawn.35The author implies in the last paragraph that _.Ayawning can make people feel relaxedBit is bad manners to yawn on some social occasionsCthe more you yawn, the happier you will be Dyawning is different from infectious laughter and crying in theory 第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容

43、，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。What is a big dream? 36 Or, is a big dream something that provides only entertainment? Children dream big dreams, but there are three barriers to realizing dreams. They often kill them before they ever have a chance to grow.The SelfImmediately following the birth o

44、f a big dream, a negative self-talk takes over and gives all the reasons why it cannot happen. This inside voice is the ego （自我）. Its there for protecting and should be listened to. 37 Most people are influenced by the inside voice. Thats why only a handful of people make their dream e true. 38 Fami

45、ly and friends are a lot like the ego. They want to protect those they love, so they will often list all the reasons why the big dreams wont e true. Sometimes, family and friends destroy dreams of those they love most, out of their own fear of being left behind.The WorldIf one gets past the first tw

46、o barriers, one has to face the world. 39 . In the past, big dreamers were locked up and sometimes even killed when they were shown to the world. Fortunately, in most of the world today, big dreamers just get laughed at.The way to realize a big dream is with confidence and action. When children have

47、 confidence and then take action, they will be ready to accept any failure. The truth is that every great dreamer whose dreams have never seen the light of success knows failure well. 40 AFamily and Friends.BHow big Dreams Die.CDoes a big dream show ones future?DThey simply fail until they succeed.Eit is the last and the most terrible barrier.FSometimes it is right, but more often it is wrong.GAnd their big dream is to be a rock star