2021屆婁煩縣第二中學(xué)高三英語(yǔ)下學(xué)期期中考試試卷及答案解析第一部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)AJuanitoEstrellahasbeenahousekeepingmanagerontheUS-basedlargepassengershipCarnivalSpiritfor18monthsandfeelshehasfoundthesuitablepositioninhiscareer（職業(yè)）.Hehasalwayswantedtotravel.“IguessIamareallyrestlessspirit.Iliketraveling,sowhenthechancecame,Ijumpedatit,”hesays.Thechancecameintheformofanewspaperadvertisementforworkoncruiseships（游船）.AtthetimeEstrellawasthehousekeepingmanagerataMelbournehotel.Heappliedand,aftertwointerviews,amedicalcheckandpoliceclearance,thejobwashis.Estrellaisresponsible（負(fù)責(zé)的）forthecleanlinessoftheship,makingsurethat160crewworkproperly.“Ienjoyitbecausethereisnootherwork-youwakeupeachdayinadifferentplaceandadifferentculture.It’sexcitingwhenyougotothenextcountryandyoudon’tunderstandthelanguage,”hesays.Estrellalikesbeingbusyandgettingtoknowpeoplefromallovertheworld.The1,000crewcomefrom94countries,andEstrellahaslearntSpanishandalittleCroatian.Butthereisadownside.“Youcannotgetreallydrunk...becauseyouhavesafetyresponsibilitiestoyourselfandothers,”hesays.“Youdon’treallythinkabouthome.Youstarttothinkabouthomeonlywhenyougetclosertoyourvacationandwonderwhatyou’llbedoing.”Lifeontheshipisanythingbutcruising.Estrellaandhisfellowsworkatleast10hoursaday,sevendaysaweek.Hewarnsthejobisnotforeverybody.“Youhavetolovebeingbusyandbepreparedtoworkeveryday-andtogiveupdrinkingtoomuchalcohol.”Inhissparetime,iftheshipsailsintoaport,Estrellaexploresit,otherwiseheworksoutinthecrew’sgym,goesontheinternetorcallshome..Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Hehasbeenahousekeepingmanagerfor18months.B.Hedoesn’tdrinkwinenow.C.Hecannotspeakaforeignlanguage.D.Heusedtobeahousekeepingmanager..Theunderlinedword“downside”inparagraph5probablymeans .A.disappointmentB.disadvantageC.failureD.lossnthelastparagraph,thewriterthinksthatlifeontheshipis .A.notatiringjourneyatall B.justaninterestingvoyageC.farfromavoyageforpleasure D.morethanapleasanttravelbyseaBWheredoyoufindbeauty?FashionMagazines?MusicVideos?OneAmericanphotographerisfindingbeautyinunexpectedplaces.Andanewdocumentaryabouthisworkmighthelpchangethetraditionalstandardsof“who”isbeautiful.RickGuidottiputasidehiscareerasafashionphotographertoturnhislenstopeoplelivingwithgenetic,physicalandbehavioraldifferences.Hesayswhatchangedhisperceptionofbeautywasachanceencounterwithanalbino（白化?。ゞirl.“Iwasjusttiredofpeopletellingmewhowasbeautiful.EveryseasonthatfacewouldchangebutIwasalwaystoldwhowasbeautiful.Asanartist,Idon'tseebeautyjustoncoversofmagazines.Iseeiteverywhere.Soitwasmyinitialintentionthatopenedmyeyesalittlewiderandwider.”SaidGuidotti.GuidottihascreatedPositiveExposure,anot-for-profitorganizationthatusesphotographyandvideototransformpublicviewsandpromoteaworldwheredifferencesarecelebrated.GuidottiandPositiveExposurearefeaturedinanewdocumentarycalledOnBeauty.ThecastandcrewrecentlyhostedascreeningatGeorgetownUniversityinWashington.OneofthewomenfeaturedinthefilmisJayneWaithera.“IneverthoughtIwasbeautifulbecausenobodysaidthattome,butmeetinghimwasmyprofoundmoment.IrememberthatparticulardayhetookmypictureandIfeltsogoodlikeIfeltthere'ssomebodywho,reallylovesmeandseesmeforwhoIamandwhoseesmemorethanmycondition.”saidWaithera.ThedocumentaryistheideaofproducerJoannaRudnick.AfterseeingGuidotti'sphotos,shedecidedtotellhisstory.JoannaandGuidottiaretravelingfromcitytocitytopromoteOnBeauty.“AsItravelfromcommunitytocommunity,I'mtakingphotographsandI'mencouragingindividualswithapositivesenseofwhotheyare.They'reseeingbeautyintheirreflectionbutI'malsoencouragingtheirfamiliesandtheyinturnareencouragingtheircommunitiesaswell.Allisbasedonthephilosophyofchangehowyousee,seehowyouchange.”WhatmadeRickchangehisunderstandingofbeauty?Agirldiagnosedwithalbino.Hisjobasafashionphotographer.Thebeautyonthecoversofmagazines.Influencefromthepeopleworkingwithhim.WhatcanweinferaboutJayneWaithera?Sheshowedgreatinterestintakingphotos.Sheusedtobedisappointedatherworkandlife.ShewasgreatlyinfluencedbytheexperiencewithRick.ShebelievedRickwasthebestphotographerintheworld.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeOnBeauty?A.abstractanddifferent B.traditionalandacademicC.tolerantandencouraging D.creativeandinterestingWhat'sthebesttitleofthetext?TrueBeautyInTheEyeOfAPhotographerBeautifulOrNotBeautiful,That'sAQuestionBeWhoYouAreNotWhoYouWantToBeADifferentphotographer,ADifferentMagazineCI’veneverbeenthekindofpersontosay,“it’sthethoughtthatcounts”whenitcomestogifts.Thatwasuntilacoupleofweeksago,whenmykidsgavemeapresentthatblewmeawav.Foryearsnow,I’vebeenwantingtosellourhome,theplacewheremyhusbandandIraisedourkids.Buttome,thishouseismuchmorethanjustabuilding.Inthefrontroom,there’sawallthathashundredsofpencillines,markingtheprogressofmychildren’sgrowth.Everygrowthstageismarkedingrey,witheachchild’snameandthedatetheyweremeasured.Ofalltheobjectsandallthememories,it’sthisonethinginahomethat’sthehardesttoleavebehind.FriendsIknowhavereturnedhomeafterworkonlytodiscovertheirwallofheightshasbeenfreshlypaintedover.Anewpaintjobwouldn’tnormallybegreetedbytears,buterasingthatevidenceofmotherhoodhurtsmorethanitshould.Ourkidsgrowinsomanyways,butthewallisphysicalevidenceoftheirprogress,rightthereforeveryonetosee.Overtheyears,I’vetalkedabouthowmuchIwouldhateleavingthatwallbehindwhenImoved,eventhoughthelastmarksweremade10yearsagowhenmykidsstoppedgrowing.Sooneday,whileIwasatwork,mychildrendecidedtodosomethingaboutit.TheyhiredJacquieManning,aprofessionalphotographerwhoseworkisaboutcapturing（捕捉）thebeautifulthingsinlife,fromclearlakesandskiestodiamondsandballgowns（舞會(huì)禮服）.ShecametoourhousewhileIwasatwork,andoverseveralhours,tookphotosofthehundredsofdrawingsandlines,littlegreyfingerprints（手?。?andoldmarks.Somehow,shemanagedtophotographallthoseyearsofmemoriesperfectly.Afterwards,sheputallthephotostogetherintooneimage,transformingthemintoabeautifulhistoryofmyfamily.Threeweekslater,mychildren’swonderfulgiftmadeitswaytome—alife-sizephotoofthepencillinesandfingerprintsthatrepresentsentirelifetimesofloveandgrowth.TheunderlinedphraseinPara.I“blewmeaway”probablymeans“ ”.A.attractedme B.surprisedmeC.acceptedme D.refusedmeWhatdoesthehousereallymeantotheauthor?A.Ahouse. B.Buildings.C.Anobject. D.Memories.WhatsurprisedthefriendsIknowafterwork?Findingthewallrepainted.Erasingthefingerprints.Greetingthembytears.Leavingthewallunfinished.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?GiftMadewithLoveBuildingsMadebyChildrenAVeryWonderfulPaintingAFamilyHistoryDThisyearresearchersexpecttheworldtosnap1.35trillionphotographs,orabout3.7billionperday.Allthosepixels（像素）takeupalotofroomiftheyarestoredonpersonalcomputersorsphones,whichisonereasonwhymanypeoplestoretheirimagesinthecloud.Butunlikeahardondrivewhichcanbeencryptedtoprotectitsdata,cloudstorageusershavetotrustthatatechplatformwillkeeptheirprivatepicturessafe.NowateamofColumbiaUniversitycomputerscientistshasdevelopedatooltoencrypt（加密）imagesstoredonmanypopularcloudserviceswhileallowingauthorizeduserstobrowseanddisplaytheirphotographsasusual.Malicious（惡意的）attemptstoaccessorleakcloud-basedphotographscanexposepersonalinformation.InNovember2019,forexample,abuginthepopularphotographstorageappGooglePhotosmistakenlysharedsomeusers'privatevideoswithstrangers.Securityexpertsalsoworryaboutemployeesatcloudstoragecompaniesonpurposeaccessingusers'images.SotheColumbiaresearcherscameupwithasystemcalledEasySecurePhotos（ESP）,whichtheypresentedatarecentconference.“Wewantedtoseeifwecouldmakeitpossibletoencryptdatawhileusingexistingservices,”sayscomputerscientistJasonNieh,oneofthedevelopersofESP.“EveryonewantstostaywithGooglePhotosandnothavetoregisteronanewencrypted-imagecloudstorageservice.”Toovercomethisproblem,theycreatedatoolthatpreservesblocksofpixelsbutmovesthemaroundtoeffectivelyhidethephotograph.First,ESP'salgorithm（算法）dividesaphotographintothreeseparatefiles,eachonecontainingtheimage'sred,greenorbluecolor1data.Thenthesystemhidesthepixelblocksaroundamongthesethreefiles（allowingablockfromtheredfile,forinstance,tohideoutinthegreenorblueones）.Buttheprogramdoesnothingwithinthepixelblocks,wherealltheimageprocessinghappens.Asaresult,thefilesremainunchangedimagesbutenduplookinglikegrainyblack-and-whiteonestoanyonewhoaccessesthemwithoutthedecryption（解密）key.What'sprobablythemainpurposeforpeopletostoreimagesinthecloud?A.Tosavestorageroom. B.Tomakephotosbeautiful.C.Totryanewstorageway. D.Tokeeptheirprivacysafe.Whymightemployeesincloudstoragecompaniesbedistrustedbyexperts?Theysellusers'passwords.Theyhaveinventednewtools.Theyoftenletoutpersonalinformation.Theymaystealaglanceatusers'images.What'stheadvantageofESP?Itcanprovideclearimages.Itcandecreasetheuploadtime.Itcanclassifyimagesautomatically.Itcanencryptdataontheoriginalplatform.Whatdoesparagraph4mainlytalkabout?A.Methodofdecryption.Image-processingtechnique.Separatefilesofimages. D.Dataanalysisofcolor1s.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)ManyparentswouldliketoteachtheirchildrenEnglishathome,butdon’tknowhowtostart.Itdoesn’tmatterifyourownEnglishisnotperfect.Themostimportantthingisthatyougiveyourchildrenlotsofencouragementandpraise. 16 Theywillneedsometimetolearnthelanguage.Makeitarule.Trytodocertainactivitiesatthesametimeeveryday. 17 Forexample,youcouldreadanEnglishstorywithyourchildrenbeforebedtime.Repetition（重復(fù)）isimportant—childrenoftenneedtohearwordsmanytimesbeforetheysaythemthemselves.Playinggames 18 Cardsareagreatwaytoteachwordsandtherearemanydifferentgameswhichyoucanplaywithcards,suchasMemoryandHappyFamilies.UsingeverydaysituationsTheadvantageofteachingEnglishathomeisthatyoucanuseeverydaysituationstopracticethelanguagenaturally.Forexample:?Talkaboutclotheswhenyourchildisgettingdressed（＂Let’sputonyourbluesocks＂,etc.）.? 19 Whenyougotothesupermarket,giveyourchildalistofthingstofind.UsingsongsSongsareareallygoodwaytolearnnewwords.Songswithactionsareespeciallygoodforveryyoungchildrenbecausetheyareabletojoinin. 20 A.Fifteenminutesisenoughforveryyoungchildren.Childrenlearnnaturallywhentheyarehavingfun.Teachfoodwordswhenyouarecookingorgoingshopping.Theactionsoftenshowthemeaningofthewordsinthesong.Withyoungerchildren,thereisnoneedtoteachgrammarrules.Don’tworryifyourchilddoesn’tstartspeakingEnglishimmediately.Childrenfeelmorecomfortableandconfidentwhentheyknowwhattoexpect.第二部分語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)Mayisabeautifulmonthfullofsunlightandbloomingflowersandisalsothemonthwhereweshow___21___forourmothersonMother'sDay.Inmyfamily,everyyear'scelebrationis___22___.Twoyearsago,Imadebreakfastformymominbedandshestill___23___allthedishesIcooked.Lastyear,I___24___heraselfiestickwiththemoneythatImadefromsellingsomeofmyoldbooks.She___25___usesitallthetime.Mymomismyheroandshegivesupher___26___inordertotakecareofme.Iwantedtodosomething27onthis“guarantined（隔離的）”Mother'sDay.Istartedtosearchfordifferentgifts28ontheinternetinApril.I___29___tomakeacardbyhand.ThefirstoneImadewassortof___30___Idecidedtomakeallkindsofcards—eachwithdifferent___31___.Acoupleofnightslater,I___32___theideaofmakinganorigamiboxoutofallthe___33___Icutandlayeredeachcardbysizesandtapedthemintoaboxshape.It___34___mesixattemptstomakethelidfit___35___Ialsoputaminibagofchocolatesintothebox.OnthenightbeforeMother'sDay,IaskedmymomtogotobedearlysothatIcouldenterherroomsecretlyandputthe___36___nexttoherbed.Whenshewokeup.shewasvery___37___aboutmygiftandspentalotoftime___38___everytinydetailofthebox.Iamveryluckytohavemymombymy___39___intheUS.IamgladthatthereisaspecialdayinMayformeto___40___mymomandshowhermyappreciationandlove.21.A.prideB.appreciationC.joyD.bravery22.A.similarB.newC.strangeD.different23.A.remembersB.knowsC.caresD.wonders24.A.madeB.boughtC.offeredD.showed25.A.evenB.stillC.ratherD.just26.A.performanceB.beautyC.futureD.career27.A.popularB.uniqueC.usualD.beautiful28.A.ideasB.wordsC.namesD.subjects29.A.managedB.learnedC.promisedD.decided30.A.interestingB.rareC.ordinaryD.boring31.A.messagesB.lettersC.requestsD.invitations32.A.cameupwithB.madeupfor C.gotawayfromforD.watchedout33.A.picturesB.cardsC.booksD.albums34.A.tookB.spentC.costD.required35.A.safelyB.properlyC.easilyD.directly36.A.moneyB.watchC.presentD.photo37.A.excitedB.concernedC.proudD.puzzled38.A.evaluatingB.admiringC.recognising D.exploring39.A.sideB.bedC.backD.box40.A.inspireB.honorC.satisfyD.greet第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式SixmonthsagoXieLeiboardedaplaneforLondontocompleteabusinessqualification.Itwasthefirsttimeshe 41. (leave)hermotherland.WhenshecametoEngland,shelivedwithahostfamily, 42. membersalwayshelpedher.Atthebeginningshehadtofacesuchdifficultiesofdailylifeashowtousethephoneandhowtopaybusfare.Besides,shealso 43. (have)tofacethedifficultiesoflearningattheuniversity.Studyingtherewasquite 44. (differ)fromstudyinginChinaandsheneededsomepreparationfirst。Shehadtoget45.(use)toawholenewwayoflife,whichtookupoverconcentration.Itwasbeneficialaswellasdifficultforher 46. (study)inLondon.ShelearnedhowtofulfillWesternacademicrequirements.Xieleialsolearnedthatas 47. student.Sheshouldnotuseotherpeople’swork 48. toexpressherownideas.Andshe