2021日照高三下学期5月校际联合考试英语试题含答案

2018级高三校际联合考试

英语试题

2021.05

本试卷共三部分，共10页。满分120分。考试时间100分钟。

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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。

A

The Guide to Riding a San Francisco Cable Car

Cable Car History

The cable car was introduced to San Francisco on August 2，1873．Throughout the 1890s，eight companies operated 600 cars which covered 21 cable car routes．The 1906 earthquake destroyed most of the cable car system．Now，only 37 cable cars remain with three lines in operation．All cars are artistic works as they are made and handled by hand!

Cable cars aren’t just for tourists! They are an essential part of the city’s public transport system．They are the city’s only moving historic landmarks．

The Cable Car Lines

Powell-mason Line(Yellow signs on car)：Begins at Market Street turnaround，and ends at Fisherman’s Wharf East End(Bay Street turnaround)．

Stops：Downtown(Market Street)，Union Square，Nob Hill，Chinatown，Cable Car Museum，North Beach and Fisherman’s Wharf(Bay Street)．

Powell-hyde Line(Red signs on car)：Begins at Market Street turnaround and ends at Fisherman’s Wharf West End(Hyde Street turnaround)．

Stops：Downtown(Market Street)，Union Square，Nob Hill，Chinatown，Cable Car Museum，Russian Hill，Fisherman’s Wharf(west end)，and Hyde Street．

California Street Line：Runs East-west from Van Ness Avenue to the Financial District．

Stops：Van Ness Avenue，Polk Street，Nob Hill，Chinatown．

Fares

Tickets(single ride)：can be purchased at turnarounds or from the conductor with cash as you board．

Adult &Youth：$7 each way．Senior(ages 65+)＆Disabled：$3 each way

Passes：are perfect for visitors to the city，and allow unlimited riding for one，three，or seven days on MUNI cable cars，streetcars and buses．

One Day：$23；Three Days：$34；Seven Days：$45

Fastpasses(One Month)：allow unlimited riding for one month on MUNI cable cars，streetcars and buses．

Adult(ages 18—64)：$78；Youth(ages 5—17)，Senior(ages 65+)and Disabled：$39

1．What do we know about San Francisco cable cars?

A．They operate automatically．      B．They are just available for tourists．

C．They have become a unique sight． D．They have a history of over 200 years．

2．What do the three cable car lines have in common?

A．They end at the same stop．      B．They run through Chinatown．

C．Their cars are of the same color．  D．Their routes are equal in length．

3．How much will a couple of 70 pay for their fastpasses?

A．$23．      B．$39．      C．$45．   D．$78．

B

Toni Morrison，an American writer who received the Nobel Prize in Literature，was admired as the country's greatest living writer and died at age 88．Her novels，Beloved，Song of Solomon，and others explored the way African-Americans search for freedom and identity in a country obsessed(热衷)with skin color．

She published her first novel The Bluest Eye in 1970．Eighteen years later，she won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel Beloved，the story of a mother who kills her baby daughter rather than permit her to be born into slavery(奴隶制)．It became a best-seller and was later made into a film. The Nobel Prize committee described her writing as“language itself，a language she wants to liberate from race．”Her novels discussed America’s past，focusing on black history and the effects of racism on individuals．

She was born Chloe Ardelia Wofford in Lorain，Ohio，in 1931．Her father worked in a steel factory，and her mother was a maid．She attended Howard University，an all-black university in Washington，D．C．At Howard，she read African，British and American literature，including writers William Faulkner and Virginia Woolf. “The writers who affect me the most were novelists who were writing in Africa：Chinua Achebe，Things Fall Apart was a major education for me，”she told the Associated Press in 1998．

After a short marriage，she became a single mother of two sons and worked as a book editor in New York．Several publishers rejected her first book，The Bluest Eye，but it impressed The New York Times’ book critic John Leonard who believed Morrison was an important new voice. He said her writing was“so charged with pain and wonder that the novel becomes poetry.”

Morrison enjoyed her literary fame and was proud of her Nobel Prize.“Nobody was going to take that and make it into something else．I felt representational．I felt American．I felt Ohioan. I felt blacker than ever．I felt more woman than ever．I felt all of that and put all of that together and went out and had a good time，”she said．   

4．Which of the following is covered in Morrison’s novels?

A．The history of Blacks．       B．Africa’s past．

C．The effects of American freedom．  D．English literature．

5．What can we learn from John Leonard’s words?

A．He rejected Morrison’s first book．  B．He appreciated Morrison’s poems．

C．He thought highly of The Bluest eye． D．He saw Morrison’s language as a wonder．

6．What can be inferred about Morrison from the last paragraph?

A．She longed to be an American．     B．She felt proud of her color．

C．She changed her attitude to life．  D．She was crazy about her works．

7．What is the purpose of the text?

A．To remember a writer．       B．To promote some books．

C．To introduce American life．   D．To fight against racial discrimination．

C

France is getting tough with food waste with great determination．A new law has been passed in the country that will ban grocery stores over 4，305 square feet from throwing away unsold food．If it's still safe to eat，the food must be donated to charity；if not，it goes to farmers for use as animal feed or compost(肥料)．

Supermarkets will no longer be allowed to destroy unsold food intentionally in order to prevent people from eating it．There are many people who search for food in the garbage cans behind stores，wanting to take advantage of the perfectly edible(可食用)food that gets thrown away on a daily basis；and yet some stores try to stop this，either by locking the garbage cans or pouring bleach(漂白剂)into them，a practice that Guillaume Garot，the former French food minister who proposed the new bill，describes as“scandalous．”

Food waste is a global problem，with an estimated 24 percent of calories produced for human consumption never getting eaten．Most of this waste happens at the final consumption stage．It is reported that“the average French person throws out 20 to 30 kilograms of food a year—7kg of which is still in its wrapping．”American shoppers throw away about one-fifth of everything they buy at the grocery store，according to a fascinating new documentary called“Just Eat It”．

The supermarkets aren’t happy about the new law because their food waste represents only 5 to 11 percent of the 7.1 million tons of food wasted annually in France．By contrast，restaurants waste 15 percent and consumers 67 percent．“The law is wrong in both target and intention，”argues Jacques Creyssel，head of the distribution organization for big supermarkets．“Big stores are already important food donors．”

Despite this，France’s new law is a move in the right direction．Wasting food absolutely needs to become a socially immoral thing to do—much like throwing garbage on the ground．If law is what’s needed to get people thinking about conservation and edibility，then it's not a bad thing．

8．How should supermarkets handle unsold food by the new law?

A．They should leave it alone．      B．They should give it away．

C．They should sell it at lower prices． D．They should drop it into garbage cans．

9．What does the underlined word“scandalous”in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Inconvenient．    B．Challenging．     C．Impractical．  D．Unacceptable．

10．What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．The seriousness of food waste．     B．The reasons for food waste．

C．The consequences of food waste．  D．The solution to food waste．

11．What do the supermarkets think of the new law?

A．It is strict．         B．It is ineffective．

C．It is unfair．      D．It is well-intentioned．

D

An interactive online map allows you to type in your home address and see where it falls during any given time period．The map tracks how the earth has changed over 750 million years．

The love-labor of software engineer Ian Webster，the map tool is attached to the world’s largest digital dinosaur database，also created by Webster，who drew on geographical data from another resource called Ancient Earth．Ancient Earth was culmination(顶点)of work called the Paleomap project．

The project allows users to enter most towns，cities and countries into the search bar．A 3D globe will show you approximately where they were on a 750-million-year timeline．Ancient Earth comes with a variety of tools that allow you to learn interesting information，or select a time period based on the emergence of specific features，such as the first flower to ever bloom on Earth．

Given that Webster is an expert in dinosaurs，any location you enter in the search function will also provide you with a list of dinosaurs that would have been your neighbors—all with inline links to that particular dinosaur’s profile on Webster’s database．This represents an incredible educational resource for children and adults interested in geography．

Even with modern GPS technology and programs like Google Maps，globes and 2D paper maps continue to shape our understanding of Earth．Ancient Each is a very good educational tool especially for kids，as they get to see their very own homes move around in the tectonic(构造的)dance that’s been going on billions of years．

“I'm amazed that experts collected enough data to actually build my home 750 million years ago，so I thought you all would enjoy it too，”Webster wrote in a comment．“I chose this particular model because it covers the greatest length of time．”

12．What is the function of the interactive online map?

A．It makes up part of Ancient Earth．

B．It shows what has happened to Earth．

C．It helps Ian Webster locate one’s home easily．

D．It provides the biggest digital dinosaur database．

13．What can users do through Ancient Earth?

A．Do research on dinosaurs．       B．Search most places on the earth．

C．Discover what a place used to be．   D．Gain some information about timeline．

14．How can children benefit from Ancient Earth?

A．They can learn more about geography．  B．They can get easier access to the Net．

C．They can buy rich educational resources． D．They can develop an interest in dinosaurs．

15．What does the underlined word“it”in the last paragraph refer to?

A．The data．          B．The Paleomap Project．

C．The Google Map．      D．The interactive online map．

第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。

We all know about the health benefits of swimming． 16  If you don’t mind getting wet，it can be fun too．But who would enjoy swimming in freezing water? Well，many people are taking the plunge(跳入)，based on evidence that it can actually be good for us．

 17  Jumping in gives a short sharp shock to the body，but many participants say they get used to it．A cold dip might wake you up，but research has found it can have much bigger benefits than that for your body and mind．As well as being good exercise，spending time outdoors and by water improves health．

 18  One man who suffered constant pain after surgery claimed he was cured by taking a plunge in cold open water．And another swimmer said jumping in just felt amazing．

But what is it that people al e gaining from this experience?  19  However，the more you do it，your reaction to stress is reduced．It’s also thought to have a strong anti-inflammatory(抗炎症的)effect．But there are bigger benefits to this stress-reducing exercise．Some experts believe cold-water swimming helps“cross-adaptation”，where one form of stress prepares the body for another． 20

So，if you’re convinced that this is for you，take advice：approach it with caution，swim with a friend，and maybe start in the summer，when the water temperatures are higher!

A．It shapes your character．

B．It offers a great workout for the body．

C．Doctors say getting into cold water causes a stress response．

D．Cold-water swimming usually involves swimming in natural areas．

E．Scientists think that jumping into cold water can reduce your stress．

F．For example，it also helps reduce the stress of exercising at high places． 

G．A research shows cold-water swimming has cured certain health conditions．

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。

One day，when I woke up to go to school，my mother didn’t．She had  21  in her sleep during the night．After we laid my mother to rest，I went back to school，but I didn’t  22  much to be there．

My English teacher，Mr．Goldberg，however noticed that something was  23  ．“You always seem  24 ，”he said．“Your mind is always absent during class．”

I told him the  25  I came to school before was from my mother Now，I didn’t really feel the  26  to go anymore．Then he said，“Well，just do me a  27  ．I want you to meet me in my  28  during the free period．”So I met him，just to talk．This went  29  without missing a single day．I would help him  30  papers，and we would talk.

It took me years  31  I realized what he had done．I graduated from high school in the top ten．I was always  32  capable of that．But at 15—having lost my mother and not really seeing that  33  of education—I was in line to be a high school dropout．I realized that the reason I  34  to school every day was that somebody there was  35  to see me．

21．A．cried      B．dreamt      C．hung out    D．passed away 

22．A．agree      B．care       C．promise    D．worry

23．A．unusual     B．urgent      C．unique    D．unreasonable

24．A．upset      B．nervous      C．lost     D．scared

25．A．possibility     B．time       C．reason    D．benefit

26．A．confidence    B．advantage      C．capacity    D．passion

27．A．favor      B．deed       C．hug     D．1ine

28．A．school     B．office       C．class    D．home

29．A．over and over  B．by and by      C．up and down   D．on and on

30．A．copy      B．clean       C．grade    D．buy

31．A．before     B．since       C．after     D．when

32．A．physically     B．mentally      C．academically   D．historically

33．A．popularity     B．value       C．opportunity   D．use

34．A．showed up    B．made up      C．gave in    D．broke in

35．A．trying     B．requiring      C．pretending   D．expecting

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。

Scientists have exposed that around two-fifths of the world’s plants are at risk of extinction．A top botanist，Professor Alexandre Antonelli，said，“We are living in  36  age of extinction．

It's a very  37  (worry)picture of risk and urgent need for action．We’re losing the race against time as species are disappearing faster  38  we can find and name them．Many of them could hold important clues for solving some of the most pressing  39  (challenge)of medicine and even perhaps of the emerging and current pandemics we are seeing today．”

There  40  (be)positive signs in the past few years．More than 4，000 species of plants and fungi(菌类)  41  (discover)in 2019，among which are potential future foods that could be a lifeline to millions of people on Earth suffering from  42  (poor)and food insecurity. Professor Antonelli stressed  43  (firm)the importance of protecting these and all plant life on Earth．He said，“We would not be able  44 (survive)without plants and fungi—all life depends on them．Every time we lose a species，we lose an opportunity  45  humankind．”Leading scientists will demand that the world leaders act against biodiversity loss．

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，你所在的城市将举办“国际旅游博览会(the International Tourism Fair)”，计划招募志愿者，你希望报名参加。请你用英语写一封申请信，内容包括：

1．表达意愿；

2．你的优势。

注意：

1．写作词数应为80左右；

2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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。

“This Radio Two．This is the one o’clock news．A she wolf escaped from the Dorford Zoo this morning and is believed to be still at large in the Dorford area．If hungry the wolf might be dangerous．If anyone sees this animal，please inform the nearest police-station．”

Mrs．Clarke switched the radio off：she wanted to make her middy lunch before her baby woke up．She pushed the pram(婴儿车)into the garden，left it under a tree out of the sun and went into the kitchen．

Then minutes later she came to the back door to see if everything was all right．A big dog was standing by the pram looking at the baby．“That’s the Johnson’s dog．I’ve told them they ought to keep that great animal in their own garden．Those dogs are a bit too much like wolves．”Then Mrs．Clarke went cold．“Wolves．What have I heard about wolves?”She was sure she had heard something about an escaped wolf on the radio．She looked hard at the creature by the pram—and the more she looked the more certain she became．It wasn’t the dog from next door．Like it，but different．It was as big as the dog，but the color was greyer and it looked thinner．

At this moment the creature put its front legs on the side of the pram and looked at the sleeping baby，licking its face．The baby woke up and began to cry quietly．

Mrs．Clarke wanted to scream，but she knew it would be wrong to do that．What should she do?“Inform the police，”the radio had said．But that meant leaving the garden and going to the telephone near the front door．She was sure that somehow she must get the wolf away from the prom．The she remembered the piece of meat she had bought．It was on the kitchen table．

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。