浙江省效实中学2021届高三上学期期中考试英语-Word版含答案.docx

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宁波效实中学 高三英语期中试卷

I. 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
1. Some experts say ______ birth rate of the Chinese, after the one-child policy is relaxed, can see ______ modest increase in the future.
A. the; a B. a; a C. a; / D. the; the
2. Although Yu Feng hasn’t got the first place in the competition, the Voice of China, he still holds much ________ for many fans.
A. access B. potential C. appeal D. permission
3. Great changes have taken place in our school. It is no longer _______ it was 30 years ago, _______ it was poorly equipped.
A. what; when B. that; which C. what; which D. which; that
4. A low-carbon lifestyle ________ many aspects of modern life, such as transportation, home heating, holiday travel and so on.
A. realizes B. covers C. declares D. happens
5. One of the most important problems they have to consider is _______ of food safety.
A. what B. this C. which D. that
6. The incomes of skilled workers went up. _________, unskilled workers saw their earnings fall.
A. Moreover B. Meanwhile C. Therefore D. Otherwise
7. -- Mum, shall I go to Eason’s concert to be held on November 29th?
--________. The examination is just around the corner and you have so much homework to do!
A. Forget it B. Not at all C. Go ahead D. That’s right
8. Each member country of WTO must _________ its laws and regulations and compete on the principle of fairness and co-operation.
A. object to B. respond to C. relate to D. submit to
9. Since Jack was laid off from his job three months ago, he _______ a new one, but without luck.
A. had looked for B. is looking for C. looked for D. has been looking for
10.Tired of switching from one company to another, he finally found a _______ job in the government.
A. thorough B. significant C. permanent D. frequent
11. Henry always seems so self-confident, but ________ he’s extremely shy.
A. in reality B. in need C. in vain D. in place
12. --Tom fell off the ladder yesterday, but he is all right now.
--What a lucky dog! He _______ himself badly.
A. should injure B. should have injured C. might injure D. could have injured
13. ________ to teaching, as we know, contributes to his popularity with his students.
A. To devote B. Devoted C. Being devoted D. Devoting
14. Steve Jobs, ________ rise to fame inspires millions of people, will be remembered generation after generation.
A. what B. whose C. which D. who
15. --Nancy, have you gone over your lessons after school?
--Not yet.
--Please remember _________.
A. many hands make light work B. Rome wasn’t built in a day
C. make hay while the sun shines D. great minds think alike

II. 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
It was so cold that I couldn’t feel my legs. There was going to be a racing contest that night so I was 16 my horse, Skippy, up. I was simply running laps (跑道的圈) around the ring. The 17 cold air had been blowing past me, freezing my limbs, but every second I 18 it. You could hear the faint 19 of the people up at the clubhouse eating their dinner. My parents were also there, not knowing that my little sister had slowly wandered her way down to the ring. It was 20 because there was no moon or stars. Nobody else was in the ring at the time. I was really enjoying the 21 and I was able to 22 what Skippy was doing. As I took my last lap it 23 . Everything rapidly slowed down as I saw my little sister step 24 the ring. I saw true fear on her face because she knew she wouldn’t be 25 to move out of the way fast enough. She knew that she was going to get hit.
She tried to 26 but nothing came out of her fear-dried throat. When my horse got to her, he was still in a full run. 27 , miraculously, he slid so hard on his back feet that he 28 . It really made the 29 seem absolutely unreal. I thought that maybe I was 30 . I had 31 in my mind that I wasn’t seeing what was happening. I knew I had hit my sister. There was no way I could have 32 her. My horse was rising straight up and while he was in the air I couldn’t breathe. It’s like I forgot 33 . As all of this happened I watched my sister’s face transform through many different 34 : terror, confusion, curiosity, and then a sort of relief. Then she was laughing.
As I held my sister into my arms, Skippy stood right behind me knowing that I actually owed him my life 35 he saved my sister’s.
16. A. picking B. catching C. warming D. setting
17. A. hardly B. bitterly C. gently D. perfectly
18. A. enjoyed B. witnessed C. challenged D. hated
19. A. ceremony B. tradition C. victory D. laughter
20. A. windy B. dark C. bright D. cloudy
21. A. scenery B. quality C. quiet D. significance
22. A. rely on B. insist on C. focus on D. put on
23. A. let out B. held on C. participated in D. took place
24. A. towards B. into C. close to D. out of
25. A. able B. frightened C. content D. proud
26. A. remark B. escape C. worry D. scream
27. A. Accidentally B. Normally C. Generally D. Somehow
28. A. sped up B. rose up C. broke down D. wore out
29. A. moment B. contest C. comment D. technique
30. A. advancing B. expecting C. dreaming D. breathing
31. A. that B. none C. neither D. it
32. A. hit B. recognized C. missed D. acknowledged
33. A. how B. what C. when D. why
34. A. actions B. emotions C. attitudes D. thoughts
35. A. though B. so that C. as if D. because

III. 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A
Gadgets make study fun
Now in a world piled high with smartphones, tablets (平板电脑) and e-readers, technology has entered the classroom in ways unimaginable. Taking classes can be fun too．All you have to do is swipe your fingers on your phone screen and download some apps (应用程序) , which can make your study more fun and efficient. Balancing study and play in a college setting has never been easy, and with the following few apps, it’ll be tough to tell the two apart．
Evernote
Use: note-taking
Can be used on: iPhone/iPad/iPod touch, Android, BlackBerry, Palm OS and Windows , Phone 7
Price:free
If you take notes to stay organized, then Evernote is for you. The main thing about Evernote is that all of your notes are automatically sent into the cloudand then you can access them from any web-connected computer via the Evernote app or a web browser(扫瞄器)．Evernote also supports audio and photo notes, rather handy, if you want to record your lecture or take photos of any projected notes. But, of course, ask for permission first．
Wikipanion
Use: research database
Can be used on: iPhone/iPad/iPod touch
Price: free ( Wikipanion Plus for $4.99,or 31.87 yuan )
Now, you don’t necessarily have to go to a library or anywhere with computer services to do research work for your paper anymore．You can get access to the research databases just on your smartphone or tablet．
Conquering Bilingual News Listening in 7 Days
Use: English learning application
Can be used on: iPhone/iPad/iPod touch
Price: For a limited time you can get the App for only $0.99--half price．
Still learning English with a workbook? If so, you are behind the times. Get 21st Century Newspaper’s new iPhone App, “Conquering Bilingual News Listening in 7 Days”. When you download the App on your iPhone, you can listen to the hottest bilingual news selected from the newspaper’s official website () and read by native speakers, “Conquering Bilingual News Listening in 7 Days” has ranked No.1 on the Chinese education App list.
36.The purpose of this passage is to _________．
A. make your study more fun and efficient B. introduce some apps used on gadgets
C. advertise high-tech teaching ways D. promote new application programs
37. According to the passage, we can know that _________.
A. the three apps all support audio and photo forms
B. college study is undoubtedly full of ease and fun
C. college students would do research work in the library or via computers
D. students can record lectures and send them to the cloud without permission
38. Which of the following is true about the apps?
A. They can only be used on smartphones．
B. Evernote and Wikipanion Plus are free．
C. Evernote can only be used on a computer．
D. They promote learning efficiency and pleasure．
B
In people's minds, Beijing women are taller, bold, and uninhibited, while Shanghai women are smaller in figure, and always speak in a soft voice. The image of Beijing women is usually bigger than Shanghai women's. However, it turns out to be just the other way round after I have worked in Beijing for some time．
Everybody goes Dutch in Shanghai, even at a grand party, but in Beijing it's usually the men's treat. And it is also impossible to invite a female friend who already has a boyfriend or a young married woman out, even if you promise to send her home that night. The conditions of the men in Beijing are no better at all. All their cellphones will ring one after another at 12 o'clock sharp at night. The voice on the other end is usually loud enough for anyone nearby to hear. "Where have you been? Do you remember that you've got a home? Now who's with you?", and these three sentences are usually the main parts of the call．
Shanghai women could never understand this. If it's a Shanghai woman who shouts on the phone, the Shanghai man on the other end must think that she is crazy (or drunk, perhaps). The Shanghainese go Dutch in life, and they appreciate the independence in both economy and love
affairs．
Many of my female friends in Shanghai are office ladies with very high income. The tiredness of life cannot kill their pride in saying" I don't depend on any men." Thus no men can command them, for example, force them to come back home before 10 pm. Beijingers do not admire the Shanghai way of life, anyhow. How can a couple be considered as "a couple" when they don't know where the other has been the night before? They wondered．
39. The underlined word "uninhibited" in Paragraph One probably means ______．
A. relaxed enough to do as they like B. very cautious about their behavior
C. always doing what they are told to D. not having courage or confidence
40. By mentioning that men pay bills for women in Beijing, the writer wants to show that ______．
A. Beijing women are respected B. Beijing women lack independence
C. Beijing men are generous D. Beijing men have gentle manners
41. The conditions of Beijing men are no better because they ______．
A. often stay out late at night B. have women call them at midnight
C. are treated the same as Shanghai men D. enjoy no more freedom than the women
42. Which can be the best title of the article?
A. Cultural Differences between Shanghai and Beijing
B. Being Physically Strong May Mean Being Spiritually Weak
C. Big Shanghai Women and Small Beijing Women
D. Can a Couple Go Dutch in Life?
C
Everyone gathered around and Paddy read out loud, slowly, his tone growing sadder and sadder. The little headline said: BOXER RECEIVES LIFE SENTENCE.
Frank Cleary, aged 26,professional boxer, was today found guilty of the murder of Albert Cumming, aged 32,laborer,last July. The jury (陪审团) reached its decision after only ten minutes, recommending the most severe punishment to the court. It was, said the judge, a simple case. Cumming and Cleary had quarreled violently at the Harbour Hotel on July 23rd and the police saw Cleary kicking at the head of the unconscious Cumming. When arrested, Cleary was drunk but clear-thinking. Cleary was sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour. Asked if he had anything to say, Cleary answered, “Just don't tell my mother.”
“It happened over three years ago,” Paddy said helplessly. No one answered him or moved, for no one knew what to do. “Just don't tell my mother,” said Fee numbly (麻木地). “And no one did! Oh, God! My poor, poor Frank!”
Paddy wiped the tears from his face and said. “Fee, pack your things. We'll go to see him.”
She half-rose before sinking back, her eyes in her small white face stared as if dead. “I can't go,” she said without a hint of pain, yet making everyone feel that the pain was there. “It would kill him to see me. I know him so well—his pride, his ambition. Let him bear the shame alone. It's what he wants. We've got to help him keep his secret. What good will it bring him when he sees us?”
Paddy was still weeping (抽泣), not for Frank, but for the life which had gone from Fee's face, for the dying in her eyes. Frank had always brought bitterness and misfortune, always stood between Fee and himself. Frank was the cause of her withdrawal from his heart and the hearts of their other children. When it looked as if there might be happiness for Fee, Frank took it away. But Paddy's love for her was as deep and impossible to wipe out as hers was for Frank.
So he said. “Well, Fee, we won't go. But we must make sure he is taken care of. How about if I write to Father Jones and ask him to look out for Frank?”
The eyes didn't liven, but a faint pink stole into her cheeks. “Yes, Paddy, do that. Only make sure he knows not to tell Frank we found out. Perhaps it would ease Frank to think for certain that we don't know.”
43. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Frank was found guilty of murder because he was a professional boxer.
B. The family didn't find out what had happened to Frank until three years later.
C. The jury and the judge disagreed on whether Frank had committed murder.
D. Frank didn't want his family to find out what had happened because Paddy disliked him.
44. Paddy cried because he thought________.
A. Frank did kill someone and deserved the punishment
B. Frank should have told Fee what had happened
C. what had happened to Frank was killing Fee
D. what had happened to Frank made him heartbroken
45. The underlined part “She half-rose before sinking back…” shows that ________.
A. Fee was so heart-broken that she could hardly stand up
B. Fee didn't want to upset Paddy by visiting Frank
C. Fee couldn't leave her family to go to see Frank
D. Fee struggled between wanting to see Frank and respecting his wish
46. Which of the following suggests that Fee was deeply shocked by what had happened to Frank?
A. “Her eyes in her small white face stared as if dead.”
B. “Let him bear the shame alone. It’s what he wants.”
C. “When it looked as if there might be happiness for Fee, Frank took it away.”
D. “The eyes didn’t liven, but a faint pink stole into her cheeks.”
D
For decades, families settled on the sofa to share the latest news and TV series, until additional bedroom TV, computer games and the Internet almost put an end to family rows (家庭争吵) over who held the remote control. Now, however, the traditional living room scen