1、宁夏平罗中学2021届高三英语上学期期中试题（满分：120分，时间：100分钟）本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。第卷（选择题，共70分）注意事项：1. 答第卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2. 选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号框涂黑。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。第一部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMusicOpera at Music Hall: 1243 Elm Street. The se
2、ason runs June through August, with additional performances in March and September. The Opera honours Enjoy the Arts membership discounts. Phone: 2412742. http：/. Chamber Orchestra: The Orchestra plays at Memorial Hall at 1406 Elm Street, which offers several concerts from March through June. Call 7
3、231182 for more information. http:_/.Symphony Orchestra: At Music Hall and Riverbend. For ticket sales, call 3813300. Regular season runs September through May at Music Hall and in summer at Riverbend. http：/www.symphony.org/home.asp. College Conservatory of Music (CCM): Performances are on the main
4、 campus(校园) of the university, usually at Patricia Cobbett Theatre. CCM organizes a variety of events, including performances by the wellknown LaSalle Quartet, CCMs Philharmonic Orchestra, and various groups of musicians presenting Baroque through modern music. Students with ID. cards can attend the
5、 events for free. A free schedule of events for each term is available by calling the box office at 5564183. http：/www.ccm.uc.edu/events/calendar. Riverbend Music Theatre: 6295 Kellogg Ave. Large outdoor theatre with the closest seats under cover (price difference). Big name shows all summer long! P
6、hone：2326220. http：/. 1. Which number should you call if you want to see an opera?A. 2412742. B. 7231182. C. 3813300. D. 2326220. 2. When can you go to a concert by Chamber Orchestra?A. February. B. May. C. August. D. November. 3. Where can students go for free performances with their ID. cards?A. M
7、usic Hall. B. Memorial Hall. C. Patricia Cobbett Theatre. D. Riverbend Music Theatre. 4. How is Riverbend Music Theatre different from the other places?A. It has seats in the open air. B. It gives shows all year round. C. It offers membership discounts. D. It presents famous musical works.BA mother
8、of a cheerful five-year-old just returned from a meeting of the National Organization for Women. Inspired by exciting dreams for the possibilities of womanhood, she asked her daughter what she wanted to be when she grew up. Little Lisa quickly answered, “A nurse.”There was a time when nursing was th
9、ought of as a womans job and the answer somehow seemed not to be satisfied. She had, after all, just returned from a new meeting. “You can be anything you want to be,” she re-minded her daughter. “You can be a lawyer, a doctor, a banker, president of the country you can be anything.”“Anything?” Lisa
10、 asked. “Anything!” her mother smiled. “I know,” Lisa said. “I want to be a horse!”Lisas dream may need some improvement, but there is plenty of time for that. When do we give up dreaming about the future? When do we resign (听任) ourselves to simply replaying dreams from the past? Maybe her dream nee
11、ds to mature (成熟) a bit, but would you rather have the optimism (乐观) of a five-year-old girl who wants to be a horse, or the pessimism (悲观) of an adult who says in despair, “I cant be anything at all”？Teddy Roosevelt said, “Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground.” I believe that is
12、the way to make those dreams come true. So everyone need look up and dream of something beautiful while working hard to the dream.5. What did the girl really want to be when she grew up?A. A nurse. B. A horse. C. A banker. D. A lawyer.6. How did the mother feel when hearing her daughters first answe
13、r?A. Satisfied. B. Puzzled. C. Disappointed. D. Excited.7. The lesson we can learn from the passage is that we should _.A. stop children dreaming of something strangeB. advise parents how to educate childrenC. encourage adults to learn from childrenD. help children to set up a big goal8. The true me
14、aning of the underlined sentence in the last paragraph is “_”.A. Stand on the ground and watch the starsB. Have a big dream and work hardC. Protect your eyesight while workingD. Find a good way to watch the starsCDriving in Canada is similar to driving in many parts of the United States. Distances a
15、nd speeds, however, are posted in kilometers per hour and some signs, particularly in Quebec, may only be in French. Unless otherwise posted, the maximum (最大限度的) speed limit in Canada is 50km/hr in cities and 80km/hr on highways. On rural highways, the posted speed limit may be 100km/hr. It is illeg
16、al to take automobile radar detectors (汽车雷达检测器) into Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and the Yukon. In Canada，seat belt use is required by law for all people, and child car seats must be used by children under 40 pounds. Some provinces require drivers to keep their vehicles headlights on during the day a
17、nd some have banned (禁止) driving while using a hand-held cell phone. Motorcycles cannot share a lane (车道), and safety helmets for motorcycle riders and passengers are necessary. Running a red light is a serious crime throughout Canada and drivers are advised to stop before starting when a light turn
18、s green. Winter travel can be dangerous due to heavy snowfalls and icy conditions. Some roads and bridges are often closed in winter. Snow tires are required in some provinces. Travelers should also be careful about animals while driving at night in rural areas. Highway 401, from Detroit to Montreal
19、, is one of the busiest highways in North America. It has been the scene of many deadly traffic accidents due to sudden and severe weather changes, high rates of speed, and heavy truck traffic. Thus drivers should be alert while travelling here. Please refer to our Road Safety page for more informat
20、ion. Also, we suggest that you visit the website of Canadas national authority responsible for road safety. 9.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?A. All signs on the roads in Quebec are in English.B. Automobile radar detectors are allowed to be used in Manitoba.C. People may choose
21、not to wear seat belts while in a car in Canada.D. The speed of cars in Canadian cities should be less than 50km/hr.10.The underlined word “alert” in Paragraph 4 could best be replaced by _.A. careful B. relaxed C. nervous D. pleased11.In which part of a newspaper may this text appear?A. Entertainme
22、nt.B. Travel.C. Education. D. Science.DWhere can you go to listen to a cook, a senator (参议员) or a scientist talk about important subjects? BigT is a new website created to provide discussions between world experts and Internet users. Victoria Brown and Peter Hopkins created Big-T. They said that peo
23、ple need an international stage on which to exchange, discuss, and debate the important ideas of our time. Subjects discussed on BigThink include the environment, music and questions about happiness and personal identity.The the BigThink website has been called a YouTube for thinkers. At the BigThin
24、k website , when you click on a subject, you find a video (视频) of a person talking about his or her ideas. For example, you can listen to United States Senator Ted Kennedy talking about education and civil rights. Under their videos, you can read the comments and questions written by other visitors
25、to the website. More than one hundred experts express their ideas on the website.BigThink also has an important list of financial (财政的) supporters. These include Peter Thiel who helped create the PayPal company; Larry Summers, a former United States secretary of the Treasury, and David Frankel, a bu
26、sinessman from South Africa.BigThinks creators started the website by first getting famous people to agree to be videotaped（录像）. They began by interviewing several well-known professors from Harvard University, which they had attended. Then they used the names of these professors to gain the trust o
27、f others and get them to take part in the project.The website helps everyone whose motto is: “We are what you think.” So, go online and start thinking big.12. BigT was created to _.A. introduce the latest IT knowledgeB. share funny videos with Internet usersC. teach ordinary people some useful skill
28、sD. offer chances to communicate with experts13. We can infer from the passage that YouTube is _.A. a famous library B. a online chat-room C. a video website D. a radio station14. The first people interviewed by BigT were some _.A. scientistsB. professors C. politicians D. cooks15. Whats the passage
29、 mainly about?A. How to set up ones own website.B. The importance of sharing ideas with others.C. How to become experts in some fields.D. A brief introduction to a new website.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑，选项中有两项为多余选项。Scientists often see the first ten years of a chil
30、ds life as the “window of opportunity.” 16 And studies show that the following activities can benefit their brain greatly. 17 Playing has always been an important part of “being a kid”, but it is also important to a childs development. “Free play” not only helps kids develop different skills, it als
31、o helps them develop into happy healthy adults in the future. Read with kidsReading has long been known to improve childrens intelligence. 18 For parents who dont have much time, just surrounding your kids with books goes a long way too.Put kids to bed early 19 Preschool children should get at least
32、 eleven hours of sleep and kids up to age 12 should try to get at least ten hours of sleep.Learn a second languageEarly studies in this field have shown that bilingual (双语的) kids can perform better under pressure. Young children can learn new languages with nearly perfect fluency (流利) and pronunciat
33、ion.Praise good effort not intelligence.Your kids may be smart but you should mainly praise the effort they put into tasks. Kids, who are praised on intelligence, often feel it is a fixed quality, and mistakes or failures badly hurt their self-confidence. Kids who are praised on effort often focus m
34、ore on learning. 20 A. Play some helpful games. B. Give them enough playtime. C. And they are not afraid to fail and try again. D. Kids still need time away from the TV to do homework. E. Kids who read often develop earlier writing and number skills as well. F. Everything at this time is very import
35、ant to the development of a persons brain. G. Studies show that kids with regular bedtimes are better at languages, math and reading.第二部分英语知识运用第一节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their o
36、wn 21 .I learned this lesson from a(n) 22 many years ago. I took the head coaching（主教练）job at a 23 in Baxley, Georgia. It was a small school with a weak football program.It was a tradition for the schools old team to play against the 24 team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach,
37、and they didnt even practice to 25 the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment we were defeated. I couldnt 26 I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it, I came to 27 that my team might not be the number one team
38、 in Georgia, but they were 28 me. I had to change my 29 about their ability and potential.I started doing anything I could to help them build a little 30 .Most important, I began to treat them like 31 .That summer vacation, When the other teams enjoyed their 32 ,we met every day and 33 passing and k
39、icking the football.Six months after suffering our 34 on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to 35 .Finally, we faced the number one team in the state. I felt that it would be a 36 for us even if we lost the game. But that wasnt what happened. My boys beat
40、the best team in Georgia, giving me one of the greatest 37 of my life！From the experience I learnt a lot about how the attitude of the leader can 38 the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and 39 them. I helped them to see themselves 40 ,and they built themselves into wi
41、nners.Winners are made, not born.21.A.luckB. testsC. efforts D. nature22.A.experiment B. experience C. visit D. show23. A. hospital B. universityC. hotel D. school24. A. successful B. excellent C. strong D. new25. A. cheer for B. prepare for C. help with D. finish with26. A. believe B. agree C. desc
42、ribe D. regret27. A. realize B. claimC. permit D. demand28. A. reacting to B. looking for C. depending on D. caring about29. A. decision B. attitude C. conclusion D. intention30. A. confidence B. culture C. fortune D. relationship31. A. leaders B. partnersC. winners D. learners32. A. rewards B. holi
43、day C. health D. work33. A. risked B. missed C. considered D. practiced34. A. defeat B. decline C. accident D. mistake35. A. relax B. improveC. expand D. defend36. A. shame B. burden C. Success D. favor37. A. chances B. excitement C. concerns D. offers38. A. surprise B. serve C. interest D. affect 3
44、9. A. encouraged B. observed C. protected D. impressed40. A. honestly B. individually C. calmly D. differently第卷（非选择题，共 50分）第二节 语法填空（共10小题; 每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的词(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Confucius was_41_ ancient Chinese teacher, politician and philosopher. He belonged _42_ the Spring and Autu
45、mn period of Chinese history. Confucian was one of the few _43_ (leader) who based their philosophy on the virtues that were required for day-to-day living at that time. His philosophy centered on personal and government morality, correctness of social relationship, justice and sincerity._44_ (know)
46、 as Master Kong to the Chinese, he _45_ (teach) people how to develop the value of modesty, planning, respect, moral behavior, _46_ (honest) and sincerity, apart from common sense, his philosophy was aim at benefiting not only a few selected groups, _47_ also all the people of empire he was a part o
47、f. In his early years, he worked as a book-keeper, cowherd and a clerk. He was the first teacher in China _48_ aim was to make education available for all. In his 30s, he adopted teaching as a career in order to achieve his teaching dream. it was when he was in his late 40s _49_he stepped into polit
48、ics and was appointed the governor of a town in Lu state. At that time this was considered to be a minor position. He then served as minister of public works. However, he_50_(eventual) became the Prime Minister of Lu state.第三部分 写作(共两节，满分35分) 第一节 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）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
49、下作文。文中共有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。During my last winter holiday, I go to the countryside with my father to visit my grandparents. I found a change there. For the first time I
50、 went there, they were living in a small house with dogs, ducks, and another animals. Last winter when I went here again, they had a big house to raise some horse. They also had a small pond（池塘）, in that they raised fish. My grandpa said last summer they earned quite a lot by sell fish. I felt happi
51、ly that their life had improved. At the end of our trip, I told my father that I planned return every two years, but he agreed.第二节 书面表达（25分）假如你是某中学学生会主席李华，你校将举办校园戏剧节，请你给外教Charles发一封电子邮件，邀请他前来观看戏剧，学习中国传统故事,体验中国文化。要点如下：1. 时间：2020年6月5晚7：00-9：00；2. 地点：学校礼堂（school hall）3. 剧目： -大闹天宫，空城计等8个剧目注意：1.词数100词左右（
52、开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）2.不要直接翻译要点，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 3.参考词汇：大闹天宫Havoc in Heaven 空城计Empty City Strategy校园戏剧节Campus Drama FestivalDear Charles, Im Li Hua, chairman of the Student Union of our school. _ _ _ _ _ _ Im looking forward to hearing from you. Yours sincerely, Li Hua 高三英语期中考试答案 阅读理解 分 每题分14ABCA 58 BCCB
53、 911 DAB 1215 DCBD 1620 FBEGC完形填空 分 每题.分2125 CBDDB 2630 AACBA 3135 CBDAB 3640 CBDAD语言知识填空 分 每题.分41.an 42. to 43.leaders 44.Known 45.taught46.honesty 47.but 48.whose 49.that 50.eventually短文改错分每处错误分1.go went 2.For去掉 3.another-other 4.here-there 5.horse-horses 6whichthat 7.sell-selling 8. happily-happy 9.planed后面加to 10.but-and写作(25)