【期中真题】北京市第四中学2021-2022学年高三上学期期中考试英语试卷.zip

北京市第四中学2021-2022学年上学期高三年级期中考试英语试卷

第一部分：听力(共三节，共30分)

第一节 (共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。

1. At what time does the train to Leeds leave?

A. 4:00.                   B. 3:00.                   C. 3:15.

2. What is the man going to do for Christmas?

A. Eat out.                 B. Stay at home.            C. Attend a party.

3. What does the woman like about the film?

A. The acting.              B. The music.              C. The plot.

4. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. At the railway station.     B. On the bus.              C. On the street.

5. What's the weather like now?

A. Rainy.                  B. Cloudy.                 C. Fine.

第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分)

听下面四段对话。每段对话后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话你将听两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Classmates.             B. Strangers.              C. Teacher and student.

7. How will the man probably go to the library?

A. By subway.              B. By bus.                 C. By taxi.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. Where did the woman stay the longest during the trip?

A In the Amazon rain forest.

B. On Easter Island.

C. In the Andes Mountains.

9. What has the man been busy doing recently?

A. Preparing for exams.

B. Applying for graduate school.

C. Looking for a job.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Why is the man calling?

A. To ask for advice.

B. To make arrangements.

C. To offer information.

11. When will the meeting probably be held?

A. In July.                 B. In August.               C. In September.

12. Where will the next meeting be held?

A. In Toronto.              B. In Liverpool.            C. In New York.

听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。

13. Where does the woman work?

A. At a supermarket.         B. At a restaurant.          C. At a bakery.

14. What does the woman think of the man's job?

A. Interesting.              B. Boring.                C. Tiring.

15 Why does the man have the job?

A. To pay for college.

B To have fun outdoors.

C. To help neighbors.

第三节 (共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分)

听下面一段对话，完成第16至20题，每小题仅填写一个词。听对话前，你将有20秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后，你将有60秒钟的作答时间。这段对话你将听两遍。

第二部分：知识运用(共两节，共30分)

第一节 完形填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

My twin sister, Dawn, born with cerebral palsy (脑瘫), has to wear braces (背带) on her legs and walk with the help of a stick, often causing people to ___1___ and point. As Dawn was the only “different” child in our neighborhood, we were constantly picked on. We never had any friends because of her condition. I began to ___2___Dawn and was embarrassed to be seen with her. So I did everything to get her into trouble to___3___ her being born mentally and physically disabled.

When I turned twelve, my mother was so displeased with my behavior. She figured I was old enough to know better. One day she threw me in my bedroom and gave me a thick yellow book. What I saw in that book___4___ the way I viewed my disabled sister.

There were many baby pictures of Dawn and me dressed alike, the only___5___: I looked small and peaceful while Dawn was hooked up to tubes and needles and machines. If you looked closely, you could see the___6___ in her eyes though she was always smiling. One picture stood out: we were hugging each other. The words below read, “I’m so happy to have a twin sister, Netti. The doctors make me cry. She makes me laugh.” Looking back, I realized how ___7___ I had been! I had never put myself in Dawn’s shoes! Feeling___8___, I cried myself to sleep.

Later, Dawn came into my room to wake me up for dinner. I kissed her and hugged her___9___like in the picture.

From then on, I was Dawn’s protector. No one was going to hurt her for any reason. We are ____10____. I am the other half of her and she is my world.

1. A. complain B. wander C. stare D. envy

2. A. hate B. pity C. disturb D. warn

3. A. put up with B. make use of C. keep track of D. get back at

4. A. formed B. changed C. explained D. confirmed

5. A. problem B. spotlight C. similarity D. difference

6. A. courage B. disappointment C. pain D. concern

7. A. rude B. selfish C. responsible D. innocent

8. A. helpless B. unhappy C. desperate D. ashamed

9. A. politely B. seriously C. tightly D. purposely

10. A. irreplaceable B. undefeatable C. unimaginable D. inseparable

第二节 语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分)

A

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Frederick Law Olmsted was born on April 26, 1822, and grew to become nineteenth-century America's number one landscape architect. To create the new park, partners and Olmsted removed nearly 5 million cubic yards of dirt, ___11___ (blow) up rock with 260 tons of gunpowder, and planted 270,000 trees and shrubs.___12___ (work) well into his seventies, Olmsted designed more parks and even an entire Chicago suburb, Riverside. Despite the bad eyesight, Olmsted led ___13___ (he) to create such beautiful places.

B

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

___14___was needed was to make students aware of their learning process. On the surface, a class being taught by PEEL methods only differs from an ordinary class in being a little ___15___(noisy), because more people are talking. But there are some meaningful changes. Students ___16___(give) much more time to express their views, and teachers don't make immediate judgment. The students are allowed ___17___ (decide) what is done in class and their own ideas are always respected. This draws their attention to the actual learning process, and they become responsible for their own progress.

C

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Lydia gave all the money to some charities which help the children ___18___ parents are dead. She had worked there as a volunteer ___19___ the past three years. "I first visited the orphanage (孤儿院) when I was seven, and I felt very sad by what I saw." However, some of her friends at university thought that maybe she ___20___ (make) the wrong decision. But she knew it was the right thing to do.

第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，共38分)

第一节 (共14小题；每小题2分，共28分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

What is PayQwiq?

PayQwiq is a fast and secure payment service that helps you go quickly through the Tesco checkout. It lets you add your credit or debit card details to the app so you can use your smart phone to pay for your shopping with just one scan. Not only that but it collects your Clubcard points automatically. This means you can now go wallet-free in all UK Tesco stores. So why not give it a go? It only takes a moment to download and you will receive these benefits.

●Collect your Clubcard points automatically

●Pay for your weekly shop up to £250

●Use PayQwiq offline, even with no signal

●Track your spending in Tesco

Sign up to PayQwiq and collect 100 extra Clubcard points for each week you pay with the app, for up to 5 weeks—that’s up to 500 extra points.

Available to new customers who sign up by 3 September 2020 and make all payment by 31 October 2020.One offer per customer. Only one qualifying deal per week will collect the extra points. Additional payments in the same week will not receive extra points. Clubcard points will be added to a future Clubcard statement.

How does it work?

Head to the App Store or Google Play to download the PayQwiq app.

As soon as you’ve added your card details, you’ll be ready to shop using just your phone.

And there’s no need to worry about your bank details being stored on your phone—they’re all securely protected in our data centers. So not only is it quicker and easier, it’s safer too.

21. If customers use PayQwiq in UK Tesco stores, they can________.

A. get Clubcard points automatically. B. pay for their weekly shop without limit.

C. budget their everyday spending. D. win 500 extra points at a time.

22. From the passage we can learn that________.

A. users cannot pay without signal.

B. users must sign up by 3 September 2020.

C. PayQwiq can guarantee convenience and safety.

D. PayQwiq can be downloaded only from Google Play.

23. What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To stress the importance of PayQwiq. B. To describe the function of PayQwiq.

C. To introduce the benefits of PayQwiq. D. To popularize the use of PayQwiq.

B

Traveling on an airplane can be a very tiring task even in the best of circumstances, which is why when Sophie Murphy boarded a recent flight from Sydney to Melbourne and noticed an "awful tension" in the cabin, she first thought it was caused by typical bad-tempered passengers. But as the flight neared its end, it became obvious that something was very wrong.

A teenage boy with Down syndrome (唐氏综合征) who was traveling with his family had become upset and would not return to his seat, regardless of the cabin crew's warnings over the loudspeaker that it was almost time to land. The pilot was forced to circle above the airport, delaying the landing -- and angering people on the already tense flight.

"If it were a cartoon," remembered Murphy, "there would have been smoke coming out of people's ears."

As the boy's elderly parents and adult brothers and sisters tried to persuade him to get off the floor and back into his seat, but in vain, Murphy, 42 -- who had been a teacher for more than 20 years -- stood up and quickly headed to the back of the plane.

She found the boy in the passage between rows of seats, lying on his belly, and lay down on her stomach to face him. She began chatting calmly with him, asking his name, his favorite book, and his favorite characters. He told her he felt sick and she tried to comfort him.

Minutes later, he allowed her to hold his hand -- and then together they got properly back into airplane seats. Murphy asked for sick bags, and held them as the boy threw up several times, including on her. As she helped him clean up, she repeatedly told him everything would be okay and that they'd get through it together.

After the plane was finally able to land, no one was impatient to step off the flight as one might expect. Instead, calmed passengers -- obviously following Murphy's amazing example -- allowed the boy and his family to depart first, smiling at them as they passed. His parents tearfully thanked Murphy for what she had done, and a doctor sitting nearby also let her know he had even taken notes on her expert way of handling the situation.

24. The landing was delayed because ________.

A. a family ignored the warnings

B. a boy refused to sit in his seat

C. smoke was coming out of the engine

D. the pilot was forced to change the destination

25. Murphy successfully handled the "awful tension" by ________.

A. fighting against unfair treatment

B calling on other passengers to join her

C. communicating with the boy

D. asking an experienced doctor to help

26. Which of the following words can best describe Murphy?

A. Generous and cautious. B. Patient and enthusiastic.

C. Wise and cooperative. D. Kind and cool-headed.

C

When music comes on, some people are toe-lappers or head-bobbers, others shake their hips，and then there are those who let the rhythm move them to a full-body boogie (布吉舞) . But, whatever it is, the way we dance to a beat is so noticeable to an individual that a computer can now identify us by our unique dancing “fingerprint”.

Researchers at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Music Research at Finland's University of Jyv skyl have been using motion capture (动作捕捉) technology to study what a person's dance moves say about his or her mood, personality, and ability to sympathize. They recently made an accidental discovery while trying to see if an ML machine, a form of artificial intelligence, would be able to identify which kind of music was playing based on how the participants of the study were dancing. In their study, the researchers motion captured 73 participants with the AI technology while they danced to eight different music genres: electronica, jazz, metal, pop, rap, reggae, country, and blues. The only instruction the dancers were given was to move in a way that felt natural.

But what it could do was more shocking. The computer was able to correctly identify which music one of the participants was dancing to 94 percent of the time, regardless of what kind of music was playing, based on the pattern of a person's dance style. It was the movement of participants’ heads, shoulders and knees that were important markers in distinguishing between individual. “It seems as though a person’s dance movements a kind of fingerprint. Each person has a unique movement signature that stays the same no matter what kind of music is playing,” said Pasi Saari, a co-author of the study, in a class.

It’s possible that dance-recognition software could become something similar to face-recognition software but it doesn’t seem as practical. For now, researchers say that they are not as interested in possible surveillance (监视) uses of this technology, but rather what the results of this study say about how humans respond to music. So don’t worry about being identified at nightclub by an AI via your signature dance moves yet.

27. What did the researchers expect to do with the ML machine?

A. Test the dancers’ flexibility. B. Make dancers accustomed to the beat.

C. Identify the music using dancers' moves. D. Check the accuracy of motion capture technology.

28. What might not help the AI technology determine a dancer’s identity?

A. Head movement. B. Foot movement. C. Knee movement. D. Shoulder movement.

29. What do researchers want to use the results for?

A. Putting it on the application market. B. Programming it to work at nightclub.

C. Learning about the human response to music. D. Developing a software like face-recognition.

30. What can be the best title of the text?

A. A music style matters less than its beat.

B. New AI can generate your next dance move.

C. A dance-recognition software will become more popular.

D. New AI can identify you by your dancing “fingerprint”.

D

Serving Up Hope

Food allergies have been on the rise. In the US, it is now estimated that over 10 percent of the adult population has an allergy to peanuts, shellfish, dairy or another type of food. In the UK, the past three decades have seen hospital admissions for food allergies rise fivefold. Thankfully, we are building up the armory needed to reverse this trend so that, one day, such potentially deadly reactions become a thing of the past.

The most common types of food allergies are triggered by antibodies that we make called immunoglobulin (免疫球蛋白) E or IgE. These antibodies were discovered in the mid-1960s and kick-started an era of allergy research that is still going strong today. The early findings have spawned thousands of studies that paint an intricate (复杂的) picture of how allergies work, suggesting ways in which we can prevent and treat them.

When someone has a food allergy, IgE is involved in triggering a response when the immune system comes into contact with that food. Essentially, the body sees that part of your meal as an enemy, releasing histamine (组织胺) and other inflammatory chemicals in an attempt to deal with it. This causes symptoms ranging from itchiness and sneezes to wheezing (喘气) and anaphylactic shock (过敏性休克). The result can be anything from a mild inconvenience to death.

The old saying "prevention is better than the cure" holds true for food allergies. My colleagues and I use the so-called six Ds as a guide to preventative measures during childhood: diet, dirt, dogs, dry skin, detergents (清洁剂) and vitamin D. Studies have found that people have a lower risk of developing an allergy when, as youngsters, they eat a diverse diet and do so often, have healthy vitamin D levels, live in a home with a dog, avoid dry skin and are exposed to dirt, allowing them to develop a good microbiome (微生物组). The use of harsh detergents has also been associated with an increase in IgE.

Clearly, for many people that have food allergies, such early life prevention is no longer an option. However, other approaches are taking shape.

Most of the interventions we currently use target the immune system in an effort to retrain its response to allergens. One technique, known as allergen immunotherapy (免疫疗法), involves slowly building up exposure to a problem food. By starting in very small doses, the body appears to be able to be retrained to no longer see it as a threat. However, immunotherapy needs regular exposure to allergens, which can cause side effects.

Allergy vaccines are another option. These work by reshaping the body's immune response to a particular food so it doesn't end in illness.

As we gain evidence and experience with each of these approaches, we are moving closer to being able to treat all food allergies.

31. From the first two paragraphs, we can tell that __________.

A. one in ten people in UK is allergic to peanuts, shellfish, dairy or another type of food

B. immunoglobulin E only takes effect when we have food allergies

C. the research of allergies hasn't been conducted until recent years

D. more people in the UK now suffer from food allergies than it was 30 years ago

32. The author mentioned six Ds to __________.

A. arouse readers' curiosity about the food allergies

B. assure readers of his unique method in the fight against food allergies

C. discuss the effectiveness of this potential method for curing food allergies

D. support the belief that the prevention of an allergy is more important than the cure

33. We can learn from the passage that _________.

A. people are likely to get rid of food allergies through gradual adaptation to the specific problem food

B. some early prevention methods like the six Ds are no longer helpful in the curing of food allergies

C. immunotherapy brings more harm than good as it needs regular exposure to the specific problem food

D. since our body's immune response can be reshaped, a vaccine can be a very safe method for the curing of food allergies

34. The author's attitude towards the future of the fight against the food allergies is _________.

A. objective B. optimistic

C. skeptical D. critical

第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，共10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。

False Memories or Parallel (平行的) Realities?

Here is a common situation: You’re talking with someone about an event, only to discover that you both remember things quite differently. Usually, you’d put it down to a poor memory, but what if it wasn’t just one person who remembered things differently? What if it was millions?

In fact, this isn’t a “what if” situation. It’s known as the Mandela Effect, and it was first noticed in 2009 by paranormal researcher Fiona Broome. Broome was chatting with people about the South African activist Nelson Mandela, and she commented how sad it was that he had died in prison in the 1980s. ___35___ Actually, he'd been released in 1990, become president of South Africa, and died in 2013.

Broome was so shocked at this that she started an investigation. ___36___ People have memories of movies that never existed, and famous words that were never spoken. There is even a group who clearly recall seeing maps showing that New Zealand was northeast of Australia (it’s southeast ). So what in the world is going on?

___37___ In each reality, history is shaped by different events, and the Mandela Effect occurs when some of us shift from one reality to another. Therefore, those who remember Nelson Mandela dying in the 1980s aren’t wrong. They’re just remembering events from their original reality.

More likely, however, is that the Mandela Effect has to do with how our brains store information. ___38___ Many people remember Pikachu’s tail having a black tip on the end of it, when in fact it was always yellow. “Aha!” you cry. “Parallel realities!” Probably not. Consider instead that people often ignore unfamiliar details and transform information to make it more understandable. In the Pikachu example, his tail may not have a black tip, but his ears certainly do. Thus, both his ears and tail are misremembered as having black tips. ___39___

All things considered, if you’re stuck arguing with someone about whose version of events is correct, it may indeed be easier to agree that neither of you is wrong. You just come from different realities.

A. Before we explain let’s look at an example.

B. It turns out she wasn’t the only one who’d experienced this.

C. If several people make these memory errors, the false memory gets stronger socially.

D. The story of Nelson Mandela is not the only example of this type of false group memory.

E. Some claim the Mandela Effect happens because we live in one of many parallel realities.

F. Many in her group agreed, while others mentioned that Nelson Mandela had not died in prison.

G. As more incidents of the Mandela effect continue to occur, perhaps more research into the origins will tell us the causes.

第四部分：书面表达(共三节，共52分)

第一节 完成句子(共10小题；每小题2分，共20分)

40. I plan to _______ _______ _______ (利用) every opportunity to improve my communication skills.(根据汉语提示完成句子)

41. A small town is banning plastic bags _______ _______ _______ _______ (力图，试图) help the environment. (根据汉语提示完成句子)

42. He decided to _______ _______ _______ _______ (把一生奉献给) scientific research. (根据汉语提示完成句子)

43. He’s obviously _______ _______ _______ (努力) to be nice to me at the moment. (根据汉语提示完成句子)

44. Those interested in this activity are supposed to _______ _______ _______ (填写申请表). (根据汉语提示完成句子)

45. I’ve always had _______ _______ _______ _______ (对……掌握很好) English language thanks to my mum who started me reading when I was very little. (根据汉语提示完成句子)

46. Besides, my academic achievement allows me to rank among top ten out of 500 graduates in my school, which ________.(根据句意填空)

47. I'm writing to invite you to join us in an activity entitled "Running in the Sunshine" ________ in Haidian Park on October 16th. (根据句意填空)

48. Afterwards, we can have a picnic on the lawn and wander freely to ________.(根据句意填空)

49. The tour will start with ________ in Chinese painting where you can get a glimpse of the glorious Chinese art. (根据句意填空)

第二节 阅读表达(共4小题；第70、71题各2分，第72题3分，第73题5分，共12分)

阅读下面短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

A team of scientists has come up with a plan they say could help rebuild the Arctic ice cap. The ice cap is a huge area of sea ice that covers most of the Arctic Ocean all year round.

Usually, the sea ice gets thicker and spreads further each winter, but this hasn’t happened for the past few years. Last month, the ice cap had shrunk to its smallest size since scientists began keeping records of it 38 years ago. The weather in the Arctic has been unusually warm this winter. Some days, temperatures have been 20℃ higher than is normal for this time of year. In March, the temperature was above 0℃at least one day.

The Arctic ice cap is needed to be rebuilt because sea ice reflects heat and light from the sun back into space. With less ice, the ocean would absorb more heat. The Arctic would warm up even more quickly, and more ice would melt. Without sea ice, many animals would lose their natural habitats and could become endangered. It could also affect the weather, with more storms and erosion along the coast.

Dr. Steven Desch and a group of scientists from Arizona State University in the United States think they can help to build up Arctic sea ice again. They want to set up wind-powered pumps on the existing sea ice. During the winter, the pumps would spread water from the ocean over the surface of the ice where it would freeze and form a new layer of ice. The scientists say that in 10 years, this could add an extra metre of ice to the ice cap.

The plan would require about 10 million pumps and it would be very expensive -- about $655 billion. Some other scientists are wondering if the pumps would actually work in severe Arctic conditions. They are also concerned about how the project might affect the environment.

Dr. Desch said his team hoped their proposal would get more people interested in looking for a solution to the problem of melting sea ice. He said the only plan people have right now is to try to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cars and other man-made sources. He and his team don’t think that will be enough to save the sea ice, so they’re going to work on their plan and hope that it will give everyone a good start on saving the Arctic ice cap.

50. What is the Arctic ice cap?

51. What are the shortcomings of Dr. Steven Desch’s solution?

52. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.

Some scientists were worried about the project and Dr. Desch hoped more people could help improve it.

53. Please briefly present your own solution(s) to the greenhouse gas emission problem in your daily life. (about 40 words)

第三节 应用文写作(20分)

54. 假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。英国交换生Jim在给你的邮件中提到他对你校的学生社团非常感兴趣，计划下学期参加其中一个。他向你征询建议。

请给他回邮件，内容包括：

1. 推荐的社团；

2. 推荐的理由。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Jim,

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

听力答案：1-5 CAABC    6-10 ABABB    11-15 BCAAA

16. reception    17. Skate    18. tennis    19. address    20. 350