1、山东省聊城市2021届高三英语上学期期末考试试题注意事项：1答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、座号、考号填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上2回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上写在本试卷上无效3考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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AEducator of the Year ContestDo you know an outstanding jun
2、ior high or high school teacher, coach, guidance advisor, librarian, or headmaster? Nominate（提名）that special person youll always remember and give him/her the chance to be recognized in TeenInk!GuidelinesThe national magazine will only consider essays written by teens, and nominations must be for ju
3、nior high or high school educators onlyPrimary school educators are not includedConvince us your nominee is specialTell us about his or her style of teaching, involvement in school activities, and community serviceWhat has your educator done for the entire school, your class, for you or another stud
4、ent? Give examples with specific detailsKeep your essay between 200 and 1 ,000 wordsInclude the first and last name, position, and school of your educatorSubmit entries through our websiteSee our submission guidelines for more informationPrizesCash awards will be given to educators from across the c
5、ountry honored as TeenInk Educators of the YearWinning essays are published in TeenInk magazineDeadlinesThe deadline for submitting Educator of the Year essays for 2021 is May 1, 2021Entries are accepted and considered for publication in TeenInk magazine throughout the yearWinners will be informed a
6、fter the June issue is published1Who can be recommended for the contest?AA national volunteerBA community educatorCA primary school teacherDA high school headmaster2What is the requirement for the essay?AIt covers at least 100 wordsBIt is to be submitted after MayCIt should include specific detailsD
7、It must be written by a candidate3What will the essay winners get?AA large sum of cash moneyBA chance to publish their essaysCThe big prize from their schoolDThe honor of Educator of the YearBCory, aged 30, was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy（脊赞性肌萎缩症）at a very young ageBecause of his conditio
8、n, be began using a wheelchair at age 4His mother, Sandy Gilbreath, raised him as a single parentAlthough taking care of a child with a disability was challenging, she ensured that Cory didnt miss out on the fun things in lifeSandy took him on road trips during summer breaks throughout his childhood
9、The exciting experiences of exploring new places inspired him to set a lifelong goal of visiting all seven continentsFortunately, Cory was able to do that just before the COVID-19 startedHe and his mother traveled to Antarctica in February, just before the borders closedIt was the seventh and final
10、continent off his listHe became the first-ever wheelchair user to visit all the seven continents!According to Cory, traveling in a wheelchair requires a wide range of planning and researchHe starts his research six to twelve months before each trip, making sure that there are accessible transportati
11、on options in the locationHe would also call up hotels or rental homes to confirm if they are truly as accessible as they claim to beWhen Cory started going on adventures, there werent many online resources discussing accessible travelTo help other travelers with disabilities explore the world as he
12、 does, he decided to share his knowledge in his blogAiming to promote representation of the wheelchair-using community, Cory and his mother wrote a childrens book, titled Lets Explore with Cor Cor, which is about a boy who travels around the world in his powered wheelchairTraveling to all seven cont
13、inents wasnt something I was sure was going to be possible, he saidBut if you stay determined and keep a positive attitude, the opportunities are limitless4What made Cory Lee decide to visit all seven continents?AHis mothers expectationBHis travelling experiencesCHis dream of helping othersDHis obje
14、ctive of making a history5What worries Cory most about a trip?ARental feesBLocal attractionsCAccommodationDTransportation6Why did Cory and his mother write the book?ATo enrich online resourcesBTo record travelling eventsCTo help people with special needsDTo introduce wheelchair adventures7What can w
15、e learn from Corys story?ANothing can prevent a determined heartBDisability can turn into an opportunityCTravelling shapes a positive attitudeDMom is the creator of childrens dreamsCDo you like the woolly mammoths（长毛象）from the movie Ice Age? Too bad theyre extinct? Thanks to recent developments in b
16、iotechnology, the stuff of science fiction may soon become a reality through an attractive process called de-extinction, which aims to bring the extinct species backThe resurrected（复活的）species are functionally equal to the original extinct species, but they are not exact copiesThere are three primar
17、y techniques of de-extinctionOne of them is that scientists deliberately select existing species with similar characters to the extinct species to produce later generationThis is a natural methodAnother is cloningA cloned animal is created by obtaining the DNA of the extinct animalThe later generati
18、on will be an identical copy of the extinct speciesThis is only applied to animals that are either endangered or have recently gone extinct, as it requires well-preserved eggsThe third is the newest technique, genetic（基因）engineeringIt uses gene-editing tools to place selected genes from extinct anim
19、als in place of those present in its closest living relativeIf we refer to Jurassic Park, resurrecting extinct animals is a terrible ideaThankfully, we dont have to worry about dinosaurs running wildly, as their DNA has disintegrated over the 65 million years since their extinctionDNA can survive fo
20、r several million years at best under certain rare conditions, but does that mean we should do that?De-extinction is more for ecology than for tourismEcologist Ben Novak said, All animals perform critical roles in their ecosystemWoolly mammoths, for example, were excellent gardenersTheir disappearan
21、ce was followed by a loss in diversity and the Arctic grassland became a cold, ice fieldIf a resurrected animal is always going to be a zoo animal then it shouldnt be brought back8Why does the author mention the movie Ice Age?ATo recall the joy from the movieBTo lead the audience into the topicCTo a
22、ttract readers attention to the movieDTo show functions of resurrecting animals9What is mainly discussed about de extinction in Paragraph 2?AIts main methodsBIts wide applicationCIts complex proceduresDIts distinct characteristic10What can replace the underlined word disintegrated in Paragraph 3?ABr
23、oken awayBPicked upCFallen apartDRun out11What would be the best title for the text?ACan we bring extinct animals back?BDo you like the woolly mammoths?CWill dinosaurs be seen in the zoos?DShould we promote cloning skills?DWe already know that salt can lead to heart diseaseBut could it also affect o
24、ur mind? Scientists found that a high-salt diet caused cognitive impairments（认知损伤）in mice, and it could produce the same effect on humansCostantino Iadecola, director of the Feil Family Brain and Mind Research the Institute, said they fed the mice eight to sixteen times their normal salt intake and
25、then tested the miceAfter about three months, the mice had a big change in their behaviorMice are very curious, and they like to look for new thingsHowever, the tested mice lost the ability to identify a normal objectWhen the mice were put in their cage and asked to find a quiet spot, they did not r
26、emember where the quiet spot wasThen when the mice were building a nest, which is something the mice do daily, they were unable to do soThe research suggested humans would experience a similar responseStudies have shown Australians eat around double the recommended amount of salt each day, most of i
27、t coming from processed foodDr Iadecola said the estimated two teaspoons of salt the average Australian eats each day could affect the brain function in the long termHowever, the decline might not be as obvious as in the mice, who were given extremely high levels of saltBut probably over years and p
28、erhaps decades-as opposed to a few months for the mouse-even lower levels of salt may have a terrible effect, Dr Iadecola saidHigh levels of salt cause serious immune（免疫）changes in the organs in and around the stomach, resulting in an almost autoimmune effect on the brainIt is part of a growing body
29、 of evidence that we really are what we eat, Bryce Vissel, director of the Centre for Neuroscience at the University of Technology Sydney, saidThose changes in turn cause all sorts of responses in the body, which over time certainly contribute to cognitive impairments12Which can describe the tested
30、mice?AThey remained quiet all dayBThey became smarter than everCThey forgot some routine thingsDThey were quick at finding objects13What do we know about Australians?AThey ignore health adviceBThey have a higher-salt dietCThey dislike processed foodDThey value their brain health14What does the last
31、paragraph mainly focus on?AStudies carried out by Bryce VisselBImmune changes brought about by saltCEffects of daily diets on human behaviorsDLinks between salt intake and brain damage15What does the text suggest?ABrain health counts muchBThe body never tells a lieCLow-salt diet is to be advocatedDH
32、eart diseases can be prevented第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项Critical thinking means absorbing important information and using that to form a decision or opinion of your own_16_ But luckily, its something you can train yourself to do betterOne of the most important p
33、arts of thinking critically is learning what details matterWere exposed to so much information and so many different opinions every day that its really easy to get lost in the details_17_Knowing which details matter is the first part of critical thinking, but its pretty useless if you dont know what
34、 types of questions to ask next_18_ Its important to always ask yourself why something is important and how it connects to things you already knowAs you do that, you train your brain to think critically about more information you come acrossAs with anything, if you want to get good at critical think
35、ing, you need to practice it every day_19_ This could be casual observations or a notebook with opinions, but the point is to write every single dayLikewise, participating in a healthy debate with friends is great practice_20_ The more knowledge you gain, the better youll become at thinking about it
36、That doesnt mean that you should be constantly thinking about thinking, but the end result is a brain that automatically forms better arguments, focused ideas, and creative solutions to problemsACritical thinking doesnt endBIt doesnt always come naturally to usCCritical thinking cant be learned in s
37、choolDYou should question all the provided detailsEOne easy way to do this is to keep a journal of some kindFAfter all, thinking critically and asking questions go hand in handGSubsequently, we need to train ourselves to learn which details matter第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所
38、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What if everyone in the world was exactly alike? The world would be extremely _21_I believe its important to _22_ people for who they are_23_ are important and they should be respectedMany people throughout history, like Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison, did great things
39、, but were _24_ strange, because they had strong feelings about somethingI can _25_ to these people, because Ive been in that situation beforeIt all started in elementary school when I _26_ that I wasnt like everyone elseI grew crazy about certain subjects_27_, these subjects didnt interest other ki
40、ds and my teachers_28_, my kindergarten teacher said she would scream at me if I _29_ snakes or mice one more time, while she was teaching the days of the weekI would get in trouble for not _30_ attention, and other kids began to laugh at meI might be different, because I have different _31_ than ot
41、her teenagers, but that doesnt give them the right to be so _32_ to meSome kids make fun of me for liking what I like the mostPeople also make fun of me for _33_ facts about volcanoes, whales, and many other scientific thingsMy mom says that she has been able to be well informed by just listening to
42、 me, but Ive even been _34_ for being smartSometimes I wish 1 were like everyone else, but not _35_, because I believe people should be respected for being different, and were all different in our own ways21AcomplexBharmoniousCfantasticDboring22AtrustBpraiseCacceptDcompare23AAbilitiesBDifferencesCEf
43、fortsDBeliefs24AprovedBdeclaredCfoundDconsidered25ArelateBreturnCapologizeDrespond26AimaginedBrealizedChopedDremembered27AThankfullyBImpossiblyCApparentlyDUnfortunately28ABy accidentBIn returnCIn factDAt most29AmentionedBattackedCcountedDthrew30AattractingBfocusingCescapingDcontrolling31AaimsBfuture
44、sCemotionsDinterests32AmeanBsensitiveCattentiveDblind33AcreatingBforgettingCknowingDignoring34AmisunderstoodBevaluatedCtestedDtolerated35AclearlyBeagerlyCseriouslyDreally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At Zhongshuge, a bookstore and library in Yangzhou, China, the books go on
45、forever, or at least, thats _36_ it looks likeWhen you walk into Zhongshuge, youre surrounded on all sides by endless booksThey fill the ceiling, walls, and floor, some even _37_（appear）to be challenging gravityHow does this magical bookshop do it? _38_ architectural studio called X + Living designe
46、d the internal structure of ZhongshugeThe shelves _39_（arrange）in arc shapes, creating the tunnel-like appearanceThe floor is covered with black mirrors, reflecting the shelves above and creating the visual effect that the bookshelves continue down past the floor on _40_youre standingAnd there you h
47、ave it：the rows of books never endAs it turns out, the stores design has more _41_（significant）than just funYangzhou is full _42_ canals and rivers, and in history many of Chinas literary greats _43_（draw）inspiration from the flowing waterX + Living, therefore, integrated this concept with Zhongshug
48、e, and tried to create the feel of being _44_（complete）involved in a river of booksThey highlighted that feeling with the zigzag shape on the ceiling, which, _45_（reflect）on the floor, flows throughout the store like a river第三部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假定你是李华，上周日你校组织学生进行了“垃圾分类”宣讲活动，请给学校英文网站写一篇报道，内容包括
49、：1参加人员；2活动内容；3活动反响注意：1写作词数应为80左右；2请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答Garbage classification starts from ourselves_第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文My 11-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, started to talk about quitting swimming, which broke my heart because she loves swimmingSo when the swim season began, I c
50、ut a deal with herShe would practice three times a week and try really hardI wouldnt make her compete in the swim meetsElizabeth does not like swim meetsShe gets horribly nervous but not because she wants to winShe doesnt care if she winsRecently, Elizabeths team announced a special swim night: Memb
51、ers 11 and older would swim a timed 50 meters relayIt wasnt exactly a meet, because it would involve only team membersThat was my viewElizabeth argued that it absolutely was a meet because there would be racesI told Elizabeth 1 really wanted her to goShe fought back angrily but finally agreedWhen th
52、e day of the special swim night arrived, Elizabeth was nervousShe was the youngest person and shorter by at least a foot than most of the other kidsShe panicked when it was time for the T-shirt relayThe relay works like this: One person from each relay team puts on a T-shirt, a pair of socks, and a
53、swim cap; swims 50 meters; and gets out of the poolShe takes off the clothes and puts them on the next person, who then swims 50 metersThis continues until everyone on the team has completed a lapThen it was Elizabeths turn to swimShe seemed to swim faster in the T-shirt and socks than she did when
54、she wasnt wearing themApproaching the halfway mark, Elizabeth was in the leadSuddenly, somebody noticed that one of Elizabeths socks had fallen off and was floating（漂）in the poolShe has to get that sock on before the end of the race, a swimming official told Elizabeths team, or you will be disqualif
55、ied注意：1续写词数应为150左右；2请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答Everybody on her team started screaming, Elizabeth! Get the sock!_On the ride home, she shared her moment of winning again and again_高三年级学情检测英语试题参考答案第一部分 阅读理解（共两节；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）第一节A:1-3 DCB B:4-7 BDCA C:8-11 BACA D:12-15 CBDC第二节16-20 BGFEA注意：1-20题，每小题2.5分，凡是与答案
56、不符者，不给分第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节；满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21-25 DCBDA 26-30 BDCAB 31-35 DACAD评分说明：每小题1.5分，但与答案不符者，不得分第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）36what37appearing38An39are arranged40which41significance42of43drew44completely45reflected评分说明：与答案不一致不给分（包括大小写不正确）第三部分 写作第一节（满分15分）略第二节（满分25分）One possible version:Ever
57、ybody on her team started screamingElizabeth! Get the sock! However, she couldnt hear themIt was time for desperate measuresA girl on my daughters team jumped in the pool, grabbed the sock, and swam after ElizabethYou have to put the sock on, the girl screamedThe girl in lane two was about to pass E
58、lizabethWith the sock finally on, Elizabeth swam her heart out for the last 15 metersIt was closeBut Elizabeth beat the other girl to the wall for the victoryOn the ride home, she shared her moment of winning again and againShe talked about how scared she was when someone grabbed her foot and how funny it was when she came to the finish and how great the night wasShe told me that if the T-shirt relay was an Olympic event-and she is quite sure it should be-her team would win the gold medalI told her that in my professional opinion, she was absolutely right
