河北省实验中学2021届高三上学期期中考试英语试题 WORD版含答案.doc

1、河北省实验中学2021届高三年级上学期期中考试英 语考试时间：120分钟 总分：150分第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1What does Jason plan to do today?AVisit a school. BGo downtown. CLook after his son.2What is the relationship between the speakers?AFriends. BColleagu

2、es. CWaiter and customer.3Why is Mike going to Charleroi?ATo meet friends. BTo take photos. CTo visit a museum.4What drink will the man have?ABeer. BJuice. CMilk.5Where does the woman like to work?AAt a restaurant. BAt a school. CAt a supermarket.第二节听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标

3、在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6至7题。6What does the article tell us about Christmas shopping?AThe best time. BThe best places. CThe way to save money.7What day is it today?AFriday. BSaturday. CSunday.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第9两个小题。8How did Christopher eat on the w

4、edding in India?ABy using a spoon and a fork. BBy using chopsticks. CBy using his hands.9What did Christopher think of the food?ATerrible. BJust so-so. CDelicious.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10Where do the speakers live?AIn a city. BIn a town. CIn a village.11What does Henry especially want to do?AGo hiki

5、ng. BSurf in the sea CVisit King Arthurs birthplace.12What is most probably the Watering Hole?AAn island BA hotel CA cafe.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13Who is Mike?AA teacher. BA writer. CA nurse.14What is the man best at?AOrganizing classes and materials. BCommunicating with others.CGiving orders as a le

6、ader.15What made the man get into teaching?AHis interest. BThe easy work. CThe high salary.16When did the man become a teacher?AAt the age of 25. BAt the age of 28. CAt the age of 30.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17What is the talk mainly about?AWays to learn Latin well. BAttempts to bring Latin to life.CTh

7、e origin of the Latin language.18How often is the Vatican Radio news broadcast? AEvery day. BOnce a week. CFive times a month.19What makes Luca Desiatas book special?ABeing written in two ancient languages.BBeing translated into several versions.CBeing about crossword puzzles 20What did Carlo Egger

8、try to do?ARenew Latin through try to do.BCreate some new Latin words.CForm Latin Facebook groups第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题，每题2.5分，共37. 5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。AThe vast Caspian Sea, though sometimes classed as a lake, is the largest landlocked body of water in the world

9、. The gateway between Europe and Asia, it is bordered by Iran to the south, Azerbaijan and Russia to the west and Turkmenistan to the east, while Kazakhstas Mangystau region lies to the northeast. Many visitors crowd to Caspian Sea every year to experience its beauty.FISHINGFishing is a popular past

10、ime and important industry throughout the waters of the Caspian Sea. From the shores of Mangystau in Kazakhstan, it is possible to rent fishing boats or join fishing tours to spend a day fishing on the water.SAILING The Caspian Sea is filled with boats, ferries and ships. It is a popular way to trav

11、el from other major port cities such as Baku in Azerbaijan to Aktau, or down the mighty Volga Canal. Meanwhile, on a smaller scale, boats can be rented from Aktau for a day on the water.WATERSPORTS The beaches of Mangystau, lapped by the waters of the Caspian Sea, are the jumping off points for many

12、 popular water sports. In the summer months especially, visitors enjoy sunbathing and taking a refreshing dip, while more active holidaymakers can windsurf and parasail to their hearts delight.21How many countries are there circling around the Caspian sea?AThree. BFour. CFive. DSix.22What can you do

13、 if you want to fish on the Caspian Sea?ABuy your own boat. BEmploy a local fisher.CRent a fishing boat. DBuy fish on the boat.23What will you do if you are an adventurous person?AGo swimming. BGo diving. CGo sunbathing. DGo windsurfing.BThe juries(陪审团)entered.I stood beside the lawyer and my brothe

14、r, Jimmy. It reminded me of our childhoodas things often didwhen we played the game Simon Says, we would react at the same time in harmony when hearing all kinds of orders. Simon says jump. Simon says touch your toes.it was almost the same. Almost. When we grew up, my brother had chosen a separate l

15、ife, leaving me alone. I missed him a lot. Today, though, we were together, standing in court, waiting for the sentence. The guilty verdict（判决）was read. I sat down, but my brother cried, No! Im innocent. And then he turned to me, yelling, How can you do this to me, James! I finally can make anew lif

16、e by myself. Stop this, the judge yelled, The juries have made the decision.But its not fair! my brother replied, I didnt kill anyone.I wished I could explain, but I said nothing because this is the only way we can be together again.The judge pulled his glasses from his face. By law.The law is unjus

17、t, my brother said.The judge wiped his eyes, and, to my surprise, said calmly. Yes, he nodded his glasses aside. I agree with you about that. Law is meant to protect the innocent. And you certainly seem innocent. But how can I tell? You two are clones. Your faces, your fingerprints, even your DNA ma

18、tch exactly. Thats why when one is found guilty, all others. The judge sighed, replaced his glasses, and banged the hammer. I sentence you both to twenty years.Together, the court guard led us away. My brothers head bowed in defeat, but I walked upright, for I would no longer be alone.24How did Jame

19、s think of their childhood?AHe felt sorry for Jimmy. BHe had been in court before.CHe felt guilty about his past. DHe missed the good old days.25What can we learn from the second paragraph?ATwo boys had nothing in common. BThe two brothers behaved alike.CThey once quarreled with each other. DNeither

20、 of them liked living together.26What do we know about the law from the text?ACloned brothers should live together. BThe cloning of human being is forbidden. CCloned brothers are both guilty if one is guilty.DCloned brothers can live apart when growing up.27What can be inferred from the text?AJames

21、was innocent. BJimmy did kill someone.CJames knew nothing about the law. DJames took advantage of the law.CProfessor Ashok Goel of Georgia Tech developed an artificially intelligent teaching assistant to help handle the numerous questions from students in the online class. Professor Goel already had

22、 8 teaching assistants, but that wasnt enough to deal with the huge number of questions from students.Many students drop out of online courses for lack of teaching support. When students feel confused and reach out with questions that go unanswered, their motivation to continue begins to fade. Profe

23、ssor Goel decided to do something to change this situation by creating a virtual assistant named Jill Watson, which is based on the IBM Watson platform.Goel and his team developed several versions of Jill Watson before releasing her to the online forums. At first, the virtual assistant wasnt too gre

24、at. But Goel and his team sourced the online discussion forum to find all 40, 000 questions that had ever been asked since the class started. Then they began to feed Jill with the questions and answers. After some modification(调整), Jill was able to answer the students questions correctly 97% of the

25、time. The virtual assistant became so advanced and realistic that the students didnt know she was a computer. The students, who were studying artificial intelligence, were interacting with artificial intelligence and couldnt tell it apart from a real human being. Goel didnt inform them about Jills t

26、rue identity until April 26. The students were actually very positive about the experience.The goal of Professor Goels virtual assistant next year is to take over answering 40% of all questions raised by students. The name, Jill Watson will of course, change to something else next term: Professor Go

27、el has a much rosier outlook on the future of AI than say, Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking, Bill Gates or Steve Wozniak.28Professor Goel created a virtual teaching assistant because . Ahis course was not interesting enoughBhe felt confused about how to teach onlineCstudents questions were too many to han

28、dleDhis students were unsatisfied with the assistants 29What do we learn about Jill Watson?AShe turned out to be a great success.BShe was unwelcome to students at first. CHer true identity was still a secret to students.DHer name will be kept for the next virtual assistant. 30What does Professor Goe

29、l plan to do next with Jill Watson?AReplace her with different versions.BEnable het to answer more questions. CRecommend her to some famous peopleDEquip her with new questions and answers. 31Whats the main idea of the text?AA robot named Jill Watson gives an online course. BRobots will take humans p

30、lace in online classes in the future. CA virtual teaching assistant is getting popular among the students. DA virtual teaching assistant helps solve online questions in large quantities.DTiny as they are, bats have the ability to “see” in the dark by using a special skill called echolocation(回声定位法).

31、 They make noises and wait for sound waves, or an echo, to bounce back off objects. They can tell the distance of various objects by how quickly the sound waves bounce back off them. If no sound bounces back, they can then fly forward. This special ability has been copied in the human world for a lo

32、ng time, such as in submarines and planes. But apart from helping vehicles see where they are, what if blind people could use echolocation for themselves? American Daniel Kish, who is blind, is known as batman. This isnt because he walks around in a cape(披风)and a mask, but because he has a bat-like

33、ability to locate where he is through sharp clicks he makes by moving his tongue against the roof of his mouth. Kish is so skilled at echolocating that he can ride a bike and hike on his own. Recently, a research carried out at the University of Durham in England shed some light on the power of huma

34、n echolocation. Kish, as well as other volunteers, worked with a group of scientists who studied the way blind people listen to the echoes that they produce from clicks. The team found that people were capable of hearing even very faint echoes, ones far fainter than had been previously thought. Lore

35、 Thaler, lead scientist of the group, said, “We found that in some conditions, they were really faintabout 95 percent softer than the actual clicks, but the echolocators were still able to sense this.” Andrew Kolarik, another expert in echolocation, told BBC News that echolocation can be very useful

36、 at providing information at face or chest height and could help people avoid objects like low hanging branches that might not get detected by the cane or a guide dog. According to BBC News, echolocation is a skill blind people can acquire and develop, just like learning a language. As Kolarik said,

37、 Teaching echolocation skills could provide blind people with the means of exploring new places. 32What does “this special ability” in Paragraph 2 refer to? AThe ability to make noises in the dark. BThe ability to bounce back off objects.CThe ability to measure the distance quickly.DThe ability to u

38、se sound waves to echolocate.33What do we know about Daniel Kish from the text?A. He is fond of riding a bike and hiking alone.B. He is able to hear echoes he produces from clicks.C. He is called Batman because he looks like a bat.D. He conducted the experiment to circulate echolocation.34What is Ko

39、lariks attitude towards the future use of echolocation in blind people?AAmbiguous. BHopeful. CTolerant. DDoubtful.35Whats the best-title for the text? AEcholocation in Human world. BA Very Special Batman.CFinding New Way to “See”. DA Breakthrough in echoing.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

40、能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Politeness, is the practical application of good manners, the goal of which is to make all of the parties relaxed and comfortable. Its a flexible management of words and actions，by which we make other people have a better opinion of us and themselves. It seeks to build a posi

41、tive relationship. 36 However, in the rush of daily life being polite is social behavior that we find rare nowadays. 37 .They dont even take the time to look around. This has led to the loss of simple social rules some might take for granted and that are particularly powerful. 38 ，people become less

42、 and less attentive to others feelings, for human interaction（互动）is almost. Take for instance the rudeness we tolerate when a person is looking at his phone when talking to us.Being polite is not just a simple social elegance. 39 . These days “Please” and “Thank You” are forgotten. And not many peop

43、le are aware that these two simple words can easily open or close any door to us. Unfortunately, they often forget to say these words. Hope is not lost. There are many ways we can improve our behavior to achieve skills in politeness. There are simple things we can do to be considered as a polite and

44、 well-mannered person. 40 , they will respect you back. Just make a change in our behavior to startUse simple words like “Excuse me”，“Please”，and “Thank you” every day. Be kind to receive kindness. Care and politeness will get you far in all aspects of life.AAs technology progressesBPeople have beco

45、me more self-absorbedCAs long as you show your politeness for peopleDSince for many people being polite remains a challengeEMany languages have specific means to show politenessFIt aims to respect a persons need to be liked and understoodGIts also about being kind，caring and respectful to another pe

46、rson第三部分，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。We had our son Wesley checked out because of his indifference to communicate with people.To our 41 , he was diagnosed with autism(自闭症).Out of everything the doctor had said, the only world could 42 was socializatio

47、n. The instant we got on the car, we 43 brainstormed ways to make his world more social. It suddenly struck me that we were in need of a dog. Soon, we brought the dog Josie home. Wesley didnt seem that 44 her, no matter how adorable she was. But then I began to 45 Wesley petting her when thought no

48、one was looking Four months after wed gotten Josie, I took the two of them out for a long play. By the end, they were both 46 . As soon as I put Wesley in his car seat, he fell asleep, with Josie 47 her head on his shoulder. Thats when I knew they had 48 bonded. One of our biggest 49 was that Wesley

49、 had no sense of danger and didnt 50 what a moving car meant. He would dart out in the street. I was 51 he would get hit by a car. Luckily, Josie was able to safely keep him on the sidewalk with us. The best thing about having a 52 is that kids come to you. 53 the daily walk to the bus stop provides

50、 an opportunity for Wesley to socialize with other children. Kids surround him with 54 about Josie and we practice his answers at home so he is more comfortable taking in public. I finally learned how to make peace with autism while 55 it.41Asorrow Bshame Cregret Dsurprise42Aignore Bappreciate Creme

51、mber Dforget43Apatiently Breadily Cdesperately Denthusiastically44Ainterested in Bproud of Cconfused about Dbored with 45Ahear Brecord Cfeel Dcatch 46Arelieved Bexhausted Cdelighted Dsatisfied47Alowering Blifting Cleaning Dpressing48A finally Brecently Cinitially Dsuddenly49Achallenges Bchances Ccho

52、ices Dpuzzles50Afind out Bthink of Cfigure out Dtalk of 51Ashocked Bannoyed Cdepressed Dterrified52Afriend Bdog Cfamily Ddoctor 53AYet BEven CEver DStill54Aquestions Badvice Cproblems Dinformation55Acarrying Bpreventing Cfighting Ddeveloping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。

53、As the name suggests, Sichuan Hot Pot was born in Sichuan Province, 56 is known for its 57 (prefer)for spicy food. This mouth-burning and tongue-numbing hot pot has been gaining a large amount of attention in recent years in foreign countries. The 58 (common)accepted theory traces the Sichuan Hot Po

54、t back to early 20th century when the port workers and fishermen who worked and lived along the Yangtze River could not afford 59 (eat) the regular cuts of meat so they figured out a way to cook cheap meats and offal(内脏) 60 boiling them in a pot of extremely spicy soup. The use of spicy soup was fir

55、st 61 (intend)to cover the taste from the offal. However, after some 62 (adjust) of fragrant spices, this one pot meal became a popular dish in Sichuan region.After years of continuous development, eating Sichuan Hot Pot today 63 (be)no longer what the poor like. Offal still remains as classic hot p

56、ot ingredients, 64 high quality meats and seafood ingredients are also common on the menu. The modern hot pot has been shaped into a complex meal that starts with sliced meat, offal, and seafood, 65 (follow)by vegetables and ends with noodles.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分） 假定你是李华，上周日你校举办了主题为“Know More

57、 About China”的英语演讲比赛，现应邀为校英文报写篇报道，内容包括：1时间和地点；2比赛的过程；3比赛的意义。注意：1写作词数应为80左右。2可以适当增加细节，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。Whether we notice it or not, our child is a little reflection of ourselves. They grow up looking more and more like us. They even have similar personalities an

58、d hobbies. And in some cases, the standard of choosing a good friend. One day, my 10-year-old Jane said, Mom, I made a new friend at school today. Can she come over tomorrow? Her words made me extremely happy because Jane was a shy girl and I wanted her to make some friends to bring her out of her s

59、hell. “Sure, honey, that sounds great.” I said, thinking back to my own childhood best friend, Susan. We lived across the street from each other in Washington Heights, New York. We met at the age of 10, too. Like my daughter, I was shy and had trouble making friends. But Susan drew me out. She was o

60、ne of the friendliest people in school, with shiny black hair and a mile-wide smile. Thanks to Susan, I was happy every day. In senior high school, Susan went on a trip to Florida. This was the first time we had to be away from each other for a few days. Ill be back soon and I will write to you as s

61、oon as I arrive. she told me. But I didnt get her phone call nor receive any mail from her. Soon, my family moved to New Jersey, making my hope of seeing Susan impossible.Whenever I thought of her, tears came into my eyes. The next day Jane brought her new friend home. Hi, Mrs. Smith the little girl

62、 said. Her hair was so shiny and black and she gave me a big smile. My name is Jo. My mom will pick me up 2 hours later.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。Paragraph l: I was puzzled because my daughters new friend looked so familiar. Paragraph 2: Two hours passed really quickly, and there was a kn

63、ock on the door. 英语参考答案听力：(1.5 X 20=30分)1-5 ACCBA 6-10 ABCCA 11-15 BCCBA 16-20 BBBAB阅读理解：(2.51.5=37.5分)21-23 CCD 24-27 DBCD 28-31 CABD 32-35 DBBC七选五：(2.55=12.5分)36-40 FBAGC完型填空：(115=15分)41-45 ACCAD 46-50 BCAAC 51-55 DBBAC语篇填空：(1.510=15分)56which 57preference 58commonly 59to eat 60by61intended 62adjus

64、tments/adjustment 63is 64but 65followed应用文写作(15分)参考范文： An English speech contest themed Know More About China was held in our school hall last Sunday. The contest consisted two parts. First, each competitor delivered a speech within 3minutes. Most of them made it smoothly and showed their talent and

65、 confidence. Then, the foreign teachers specially invited made comments on their performances and gave some guidance. Through the activity, the students have learnt a lot. Not only have they improved their spoken English, but also they got a sense of achievement. And they are more proud to be Chines

66、e.读后续写(25分)参考范文： I was puzzled because my daughters new friend looked so familiar. But I was sure that I had never met Jo before. She told me that her family just moved from Los Angeles, which puzzled me even more because I had never been to Los Angeles and we had no relatives living in Los Angeles,

67、 either. I convinced myself that it was only my imagination. The two girls got on very well and they giggled from time to time. I watched them play and felt so happy for my daughter from the bottom of my heart. Two hours passed really quickly, and there was a knock on the door. It was Jos mom coming

68、 to pick her up later that afternoon. On seeing her face, I was shocked. Judy! she cried. “Its me, Susan” We embraced each other. It turned out that her fathers company sent his father to Los Angeles before they settled in Florida. She tried calling mc later but we had moved. The two little girls were happy to see their mothers became good friends at once before we told them our story, with happy tears rolling down our cheeks.