2021屆哈爾濱市第十二中學(xué)高三英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期期中試題及答案第一部分閱讀（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)ABrooklynBotanicGardenBriefIntroductionTheBrooklynBotanicGarden（BBG）wasacquiredbythecityofBrooklynin1854alongwiththelandthatisProspectPark.TherearesomanygardensondisplayattheBBGthatishonestlyhardtokeepcountofthem.There’stheJapaneseHillandPondGarden,theOsborneGarden,theShakespeareGarden...yougetthepoint.Eachgardenthatisdisplayedwillbeshowingoffadifferentgroupofamazingplantsthatcomemallsortsofcolor1sandsizes.TheBrooklynBotanicGardenofferssomethingfortheentirefamily.TheyevenhaveaChildren’sGardenforthelittleones.AttractionsJapaneseHillandPondGardenOneofthemostfrequencyvisitedgardensatBBG,theJapaneseHillandPondGardeniscertainlyafavoriteamongvisitors.Thisgardenfeaturesavarietyofstylesaswellasbeautifulscenerywithaviewingpavilion（亭子）andawaterfall.TheShogunLanternfeaturedintheJapaneseHillandPondGardenisover500yearsold.ItwasgiventotheBrooklynBotanicGardenasagiftfromthecityofTokyo.Children’sGardenChildrenhavebeenplantingplantsattheBrooklynBotanicGardensince1914andcontinuetheireffortstoday.Currently,thereareoverathousandchildrencontributingtotheChildren’sGarden.ShakespeareGardenForthosewhohavefalleninlovewiththeworksofShakespeare,thiswillbeagardenthattheycantrulyappreciate.Over80plantsthathavebeenmentionedinthewritingofShakespearecurrentlygrowintheShakespeareGarden.GettingtoBrooklynBotanicGardenBrooklynBotanicGarden:900WashingtonAvenue,Brooklyn,NY11225ClosestSubway:ProspectPark/EasternParkway/FranklinAvenueBusTourStops:Stop34or35BrooklynrouteOpeningTimes15March—6November：Tuesday—Friday:8:00am—6:00pm;Saturday—Sunday:10:00am—6:00pm8November—11MarchMonday—Friday:8:00am—4:30pm;Saturday—Sunday:10:00am—4:30pm.Wherecanvisitorsenjoyawaterfall?A.OsborneGarden. B.ShakespeareGarden.C.Children’sGarden. D.JapaneseHillandPondGarden..HowcanvisitorsgototheBrooklynBotanicGarden?A.BytakingabustoProspectPark..Bytakingabusto34WashingtonAvenue.C.BytakingthesubwaytoFranklinAvenue.D.BytakingthesubwaytoStop35ontheBrooklynroute.WhencanNancyvisittheBrooklynBotanicGardeninDecember?A.5:00pmonThursday. B.8:30amonWednesday.C4:30pmonFriday. D.9:00amonSaturday.BSonomaCountyisaddingartificialintelligencetoitswildfirefighting.ThecountyhasenteredintoanagreementwiththeSouthKoreanfirmAlcheratoequipitsnetworkoffire-spottingcameraswithsoftwarethatdetectswildfireactivityandthenissuesawarningtoauthorities.Thetechnologyexaminespastandcurrentimagesofterrain（地形;地勢(shì)）andsearchesforcertainchanges,suchasflamesburningindarkness,saidChrisGodley,thecounty’sdirectorofemergencymanagement.Butemergencyworkerswillfirsthaveto“teach”thesystemtodistinguishbetweenimagesthatshowfiresmoke,andothersthatmightshowclouds,fogetc.Thesoftwarewillusefeedbackfromhumanstoimproveitsalgorithm（算法）andwilleventuallybeabletodetectfiresonitsown—oratleastthat’swhatcountyofficialshope.“It’skindoflikelearninghowtoread,”Godleysaid.“WhatletterscanIputtogethertomakeupaword?”ThecountyactivatedthetechnologyWednesdayandreceived16positivereportsofsmoke—allofwhichturnedouttobepermittedburns,hesaid.OnceaseasonalbanoncontrolledburnsgoesintoeffectinAprilorMay,thecountyplanstospeedupthetestingandfeedbackphase.ThehopeisthatbyNovember,thesystemwillnolongerneedtobetaughtandcanstartprovidingreliableintelligence.Godleysaid.“It’sgoingtotakeusawhiletomakesurewegetthebugsoutandthatwereallycandependonitbecauseultimatelythisisalifesavingmission.”Thetechnologyisintendedtohelpofficialsinvestigatepotentialfirestartsearliersotheycangetpersonnelouttothemmorequicklyandissuenecessarywarnings.Officialsexpectotherplaceswilladoptitifthetechnologyissuccessful,particularlybecauseitplugsintothecameranetworkthat’salreadyinplacestatewide.“Weultimatelybelieveitspotentialcouldberealizedinayearortwo,”Godleysaid.“AnditcouldreallyhaveadramaticimpacthereinCalifornia.”Whatdoesthesystemfirsthavetodobeforebeingputintowork?Equipitsnetworkoffire-spottingcameraswithsoftware.Learntotellbetweenimagesoffiresmokeandotherpictures.Usefeedbackstoimproveitsabilitytodetectfireindependently.Examineimagesoftheterrainandsearchforanypossiblechanges.Whatdolocalofficialsexpectthetechnologytoaccomplish?Beabletomakepositivereportsofsmoke.Beabletocontrolseasonalburnsinthearea.Helpthemspotpotentialfirestartsassoonaspossible.Learnhowtodistinguishpicturesofflamesfromclouds.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartinparagraph3mean?A.killallthebugs. B.getridofmistakesC.providereliableinformation D.speeduptestingprocessWhatdoestheauthormainlyintendtotellus?AIiscreatingadramaticimpactinCalifornia.AIisappliedtomonitorterrainsinCalifornia.AnewtooltohelpdetectwildfireinCalifornia.AnewwaytoputanendtowildfireinCalifornia.CTheGreatBarrierReef'soutlookremains“verypoor”despitecoral（珊瑚）recoveryoverthepastyear,AustraliangovernmentscientistssaidMonday,justdaysbeforeaUNESCOrulingonthesite'sworldheritage（遺產(chǎn)）status.TheUnitedNationsculturalagencyrecommendedlastmonththattheworld'slargestreef（珊瑚礁）systembeplacedonitsendangeredlistbecauseofdamagetothecoralslargelycausedbyclimatechange.TheAustralianInstituteofMarineScience(AIMS)saidthecoralswerenowina“recoverywindow”afteradecadeofharmfulheatstressandcyclones(旋風(fēng)).Butsuchopportunitieswerebecomingrarerduetotheinfluenceofclimatechange,thegovernmentagency,whichhasmonitoredthereeffor35years,saidinitsannualreportreleasedtoday.“Theincreasingemergenceofclimate-relatedextremeweathereventsandstarfishoutbreaksiscausingmoresevereandfrequentpressures,givingthereeffeweropportunitieslikethistorecover,”CEOPaulHardistysaid.Thescientistssurveyed127reefsitesin2021andfoundhardcoralcoverhadincreasedat69ofthe81locationssurveyedinthepasttwoyears.SeparatescientificresearchreleasedlastOctoberfoundthe2,300-kilometre(1,400miles)systemhadlosthalfitscoralssince1995,withaseriesofoceanheatwavescausingmasscoraldeath.BrittaSchaffelke,researchprogramdirectoratAIMS,saidthelatestfindingsprovidedaslighthopethatthereefstillhasthepowerofrecovering.Butsheaddedthatitsfutureisstillverypoorbecauseofthedangersofclimatechangeandotherfactorsthatareaffectingthereef.UNESCOhasurgedAustraliatotakeurgentclimateactionbutthegovernmenthaslongresistedcallstocommittonetzeroemissions(排放)by2050.Thegovernmenthassaidithopestomeetthetarget“assoonaspossible”withoutharmingitseconomy,insistingdealingwithclimatechangerequiresaglobaleffort.ThereefwasworthaboutUS$4.8billionayearintourismfortheAustralianeconomyandtherearefearsthatan“indanger”listingcouldweakenitstouristappeal.Whatisthemajorcauseofthedamagetothecorals?A.Theclimatechange. B.Lackofmoney.C.Overdevelopment. D.Toomanytourists.WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph3?Theresultofthesurvey.TheeffortsAIMShasmade.Theslightchanceoftherecovery.Theterriblesituationoftheclimate.WhatisBrittaSchaffelke'sattitudetowardsthefutureofthereef?A.Unclear. B.Positive.CIntolerant. D.Anxious.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?Australiawantstoputthereefontheendangeredlist.TheAustraliangovernmenthasignoredUNESCO'sdemand.Australiahopestokeepabalancebetweenemissiontargetanditseconomy.TheAustraliangovernmentrefusestotakeitsshareofresponsibilityofclimatechange.DWithgraduationdaysbeingcelebratedalloverthecountry,astudentwhohastouseawheelchairhonoredhismotheronhisgraduationdayinaspecialway.EasleyHighSchoolgraduate,AlexMayssurprisedpeoplepresentwhenhegotupandwalkedacrossthestageatClemson'sLittlejohnColiseum.“Iwasreallyhappy—itmademefeelgood,”Alexsaid.Alexwasnotgivenachancetoliverightfromhisbirth.Hewasbornat25weeksandweighedjust1pound,10ouncesatbirth.Whenhewasveryyoung,hehadadiseaseandlosttheabilitytowalk.Afterhismother'sdeathin2013,Alexhadseveralotherdifficultlifechangesuntilhecametolivewithhisgrandparents,Dousayandherhusband,Dewayne.DousaysaidthatwhenAlexcametolivewiththem,theydecidedtobringhimupinthebestpossiblewaytheycould.Lastfall,Alexsaidthathewouldwalkacrossthestagetogethisdiplomatohonorhislatemother.Hepracticedhardandworkedwithaphysicaltherapistfor9monthstocompletehisplan.TheonlyhelpAlexgotwasfromhismom'sbestfriend,TonyaJohnson,whopushedhiswheelchairtothestagewearingoneofhismother'sfavoriteshirts.“Ihadsupportfrommyfamily.Icouldn'thavedoneitwithoutthem,”Alexsaid.“Alexmadeeveryoneinthebuildingfeelencouragedthatday”PickensCountySchoolDistrictpublicinformationspecialistJohnEbysaid.“Theschoolteachersknewhewasgoingtogetuptogethisdiploma,butthedistancehewalkedwasasurprise,eventothem,”Ebysaid.“Someoflife'smostimportanttestsaren’tgiveninaclassroom;Alextestedhimselfandpassedwithflyingcolor1s,”Ebyadded.InwhatwaydidAlexhonorhislatemotheronhisgraduationday?A.Bydressinglikeher. B.Bysayingsorrytoher.C.Byinvitingherbestfriend. D.Bywalkingtogethisdiploma.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?A.Alexwasbornhealthy. B.Alexwentthroughalot.C.Alexhadapurposeinlifeasachild. D.Alexhaslivedwithhisgrandparentsallthetime.WhatdidAlexalsoexpressonhisgraduationday?A.Hisbigregretinlife. B.Hisfeelingsforhisschool.C.Histhanksforhisfamily. D.Hiswilltocompletehisstudy.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeAlex?A.Strong-minded. B.Warm-hearted. C.Cool-headed. D.Easy-going.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)Manyfriendshipsgothroughtoughtimes,butadifficultfightmayleaveyourrelationshipbeyondrepair.However,ifyoureallycareaboutthisperson,itwillbeworththeefforttofixabrokenfriendship. 16 Bethefirstonetoreachout.Ifyouaren’ttalkingtoeachother,someonewillhavetomakethefirstmove.Letitbeyouthistime! 17 Youneedtotryafewdifferentwaystoreachthem. 18 Explainwhatyoufeelistheproblemandbehonestaboutit.Thenaskthemtodothesame.Reallylistenanddon’tcutin.Thisway,youbothgettotellyoursideofthestoryandgeteverythingoutonthetable.Apologize（道歉）tothemandaccepttheirapology.Evenifyoudidn'tdoanythingandyoubelievethesituationistheirfault,openingwithanapologysetsthetone.Youcouldsay,“I’mreallysorrythatthingshavegottentothispoint. 19 ”Ifyoudidsomethingwrong,apologizetothemfrankly.Iftheyapologizetoyou,accepttheirapologykindly.Takethingsslowly.Ifyouandyourbestfriendhadamajorfallingout,hangingouteverydayafterschoolasyouusedtodoprobablyisn’tthehealthiestwaytorebuildthings. 20 Thiswillgiveyoubothtimetohealandrebuildyourfriendshiptogether.Iwantthingstobebetterbetweenus.Examinethewayyoutreateachother.Thefollwingideashelpyouknowhowtomakeit.Itshowsthatyou’reseriousaboutsettlingthings.Communicateabouttheproblemhonestlyandopenly.Thus,youshouldstopmakinganargumentandtrustyourfriend.Instead,youshouldstartslowlywithoccasionalhangoutsorphonecalls.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)LastyearIdecidedtodosomevolunteerwork.Ibeganto 21 ontheInternetanddiscoveredVolunteerUSA.ThreemonthslaterI 22 myselfonaplanetoPhoenix,Arizona.Iwas 23 atthethoughtoflivingwithloadsofnewpeopleforthreemonths.However,withinfifteenminutesof 24 ,myworrieshadgone.Everyonewasso 25 andlike-mindedthatitwasvery 26 tofeelathome.IwassenttotheCoronadoNationalForestformyfirst8-day 27 .Wehadto 28 everythingweneededandwalkthreemilestowhereweworked.Itmaynotseemlikea 29 waybutin35℃heatandwithaheavypack,mylegswereonfire.Myjobwasto 30 astairwayoutofrock.This 31 climbingupanddownthesideofamountaininhabited（棲息）bymountainlions,althoughIshouldsaytheywereonlyheard,never 32 .Threedayslater,abeautifulstairwaycameintobeing.The 33 ofknowingthatmy 34 willbeonthatmountainsideforyearstocomeismassive.Butonthelastnightwewere 35 inathunderstorm.Iwokeupatmidnighttofindaswimmingpoolinmytent.Thetemperaturewascloseto 36 .Ihadtospendtherestofthenighttremblingintheonly 37 partofmytent. 38 ,Isufferedalot.ButIknowwhateverIhavetofaceinmylifeIwasthereandI 39 .IthinkIammuch____40____forhavingtakenpartintheproject.21.A.calculateB.negotiateC.advertiseD.research22.A.imaginedB.introducedC.enjoyedD.found23.A.annoyedB.surprisedC.scaredD.excited24.A.arrivingB.sleepingC.thinkingD.walking25.A.confidentB.friendlyC.energeticD.curious26.A.funnyB.goodC.luckyD.easy27.A.tourB.projectC.campaignD.course28.A.dropB.makeC.carryD.buy29.A.niceB.safeC.longD.quick30.A.buildB.testC.cleanD.guard31.A.helpedB.endedC.allowedD.meant32.A.huntedB.trainedC.seenD.fed33.A.satisfactionB.ambitionC.expectationD.intention34.A.workB.memoryC.recordD.story35.A.leftB.caughtC.attackedD.separated36.A.boilingB.averageC.normalD.freezing37.A.tidyB.dryC.newD.soft38.A.BythewayB.RegardlessofthatC.NeedlesstosayD.Ineitherease39.A.survivedB.resistedC.escapedD.recovered40.A.smarter B.stronger C.happier D.busier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Janefeltsweetinthedrive-throughlineatHeav’nlyDonuts.Justthedaybefore,astrangeraheadofherinlinehadgenerouslypaidforhercoffee.“Thegesturemadesuch 41. bigdifferenceinmyday,”saysEileen.Shehadrecentlylostherjobasadoctor’sassistant,andmoneywastight.ButEileenwasinspired 42. (pay)the$12billofthefamilyinthecarbehindhers.Whatshedidn’tknowwasthather 43. (kind)wouldsetoffachainreaction.Intwoandahalfhours,55driverspaidfortheorderofthepersonbehind 44. (they).Allthedoughnutshop’s 45. (employee)hadseenthisbefore.ThisHeav’nlyDonuts,infact, 46. (know)asaspecialplace,thecustomersof 47. areconsideredasthe“bestintheworld”.But,even