2021屆武漢市第一高級(jí)中學(xué)高三英語期末試卷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)AFindYourChicagoArchitectureTourChicagoisknownaroundtheworldforitsarchitecture.Whetheryoutourdowntownoraneighborhood,ourguideswilltellyouthestoriesbehindthebuildings.Must-seeChicagoMust-seeChicagoisafast-paced,90-minutetourtoChicagofeaturing（以…為特色）someofitsmostfamousbuildings,includingtheWrigleyBuilding,TribuneTowerandmore!Getabriefoverviewofmorethanadozenbuildings—aswellasChicagolandmarkslikeMillenniumPark,theLoopandtheChicagoRiver.Duration:1.5hoursPrice:$26public,freeforCACmembersArchitectureHighlightsDiscovertheexcitingdiversity（多樣性）ofChicagoarchitecture,whichtracesthecity’sdevelopmentfromitsfoundingthroughpresentday.Wecoverabout30milesofChicagodesign,passingthroughtheLoopandtheGoldCoast,aswellasHydeParkandotherareasoftheSouthSide.We’llseetwouniversitycampusesandseveralparks.Duration:3.5hoursPrice:$55public,freeforCACmembersHistoricTreasuresofChicago’sGoldenAgeLearnaboutthegreatarchitecturallandmarksofMichiganAvenueandStateStreet,withviewsinsidebeautifulbuildingsfromthe1890s?1930s.Themostmemorablepartsincludetheamazinginteriors（內(nèi)部）ofthePalmerHouseHotelandtheChicagoCulturalCenter.Duration:2hoursPrice:$26public,freeforCACmembersElevatedArchitecture:Downtown“L”TrainExploreChicago’samazingarchitecturefromtheuniqueviewofelevatedtrainsandstationplatforms.Learnthehistorybehindthefamous“L”systemandhearhowithasshapedthedevelopmentofbuildingswithintheLoop.Thecity’sfirstelevatedtrainstartedmakingtripsin1892.NowconsideredoneofChicago’smostwonderfulfeatures,the“L”offersimpressiveviewsofdowntown.Duration:2hoursPrice:$26public,freeforCACmembersWhichtourcanyouchooseifyouwanttoseeMillenniumPark?A.Must-seeChicago.B.HistoricTreasuresofChicago’sGoldenAgeC.ArchitectureHighlights.D.ElevatedArchitecture：Downtown“L”Train.WhenvisitingArchitectureHighlights,acoupleshouldpay .A.$55 B.$110 C.$165 D.$220Whatcanyouseeonthethirdtour?A.TheChicagoRiver. B.TheGoldCoast.C.Theelevatedtrains. D.ThePalmerHouseHotel.BThursday,twoRussiansubmarines（潛艇）diveddown2.5milesintotheArcticOceanandplantedanationalflagontoapieceofcontinentalshelfknownastheLomonosovRidge.RisingfromthecenteroftheArcticBasin,theflagsentaclearmessagetothesurroundingnations:Russiahadjustlaidclaim（權(quán)利）tothevastoilandgasreservescontainedinthisunderwaterarea.AfterRussia,theUnitedStates,Norway,SwedenandFinlandarealltryingtogainprofit.ProjectionsshowthattheareaoflandandseathatfallswithintheArcticCircleishometoanestimated90billionbarrelsofoil,anincredible13%ofEarth’sreserves.It’salsoestimatedtocontainalmostaquarterofuntappedglobalgasresources.Butlongbeforethisoilracebegan,howdidtheArcticbecomesorichinenergy?“ThefirstthingyourealizeisthattheArctic—unliketheAntarctic—isanoceansurroundedbycontinents”,AlastairFraser,ageoscientistfromImperialCollegeLondon,said.Firstly,thismeansthere’sahugequantityoforganicmaterialavailable,intheformofdeadseacreaturessuchasplanktonandalgae,whichformthebasisofwhatwillultimatelybecomeoilandgas.Secondly,thesurroundingringofcontinentsmeansthattheArcticBasincontainsahighproportionofcontinentalcrust（大陸地殼）,whichmakesupabout50%ofitsoceanicarea.That’ssignificantbecausecontinentalcrusttypicallycontainsdeepdepressionscalledbasins,intowhichorganicmattersinks.Here,itgetsinsertedinrockandpreservedinanoxic（缺氧）waters,meaningtheycontainlittleoxygen.“Normally,inashallowseawithlotsofoxygen,itwouldnotbepreserved.Butiftheseaisdeepenough,theoxygenatedwatersatthetopwillbeseparatedfromtheanoxicconditionsatthebase,”Fraserexplained.Conservedwithintheseoxygen-freebasins,themattermaintainscompoundsthatfinallymakeitusefulasanenergysourceformillionsofyearsinthefuture.WhydidRussiaplantanationalflagontotheLomonosovRidge?Totellsurroundingcountriesitsarmedforces.Toshowitsadvancedtechnologyofsubmarines.ToshowabundantnaturalresourcesintheArcticBasin.Toclaimitsprivilegetoexploreforoilandgasinthearea.What’sthefunctionofthelastsentenceinparagraph2?A.Makingacomparison. B.Servingasaconnectinglink.C.Analyzingthecauseandeffect. D.Drawingtheconclusionofthetext.Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?Oxygenonlyexistsinthetoppartoftheocean.Organicmaterialsmostlyexistinthebasinswithoxygen.Watercontainingoxygenturnsorganicmaterialsintooilandgas.Oxygen-freeenvironmentcountsintheformationofthearctic’srichenergy.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.WhatmakestheArcticattractive? B.WhydomanynationsfocusontheArctic?C.WhyistheresomuchoilintheArctic? D.HowdoestheArcticBasincomeintobeing?CTheideaofgrowingfoodinadesertwouldmakemostpeoplelaughbutthisisquicklybecomingareality.Therearecurrentlytwodesertfarmsintheworldwherequalityvegetablesarebeingplantedcheaplyandeasily.SundropFarms,basedinSouthAustralia,usesexperimentalgreenhousestogrowtomatoes,peppersandcucumbers.Thebiggestchallengeofgrowingfoodinadesert,obviously,isthelackofavailablewater.TheresearchersatSundropFarmshavegottenaroundthisproblembyusingthesuntodesalinate（淡化）seawater.Itcanalsobeusedtocontrolthetemperatureofthegreenhouses.WithoutdependingonlimitedresourcessuchaslandandfreshwaterSundropFarmshasmadefarmingapractice.Thiscanincreasetheworld’sfoodsupplies.Anotherbenefitofthiskindoffarmingisthatitcanbedoneanywhere,thusreducingthecostsoftransportingfoodtodistantlocations.Yetanotherbenefitisthatitreducestheneedforpesticides（殺蟲劑）.AnotherexperimentaldesertfarmistheSaharaForestProject,whichbeganinQatarinDecember2012.Greenhousesinthefarmarecooledbysaltwater.Solarpowerandothertechnologiesareusedtogethertohelpmakevegetation（植被）growinthedesertenvironment.Asdesertshaveexpandedoverrecentyearsaroundtheworldduetoglobalwarming,thisprojectcouldsolvetheproblem.TheresultformtheQatarprojectwerebetterthanexpectedandinJuneof2014,Jordanagreedtohostanotherone.ThiswillbemuchbiggerthantheQatarprojectandtheprojectmemberswillhaveevenmoreopportunitiestotesttheirexperimentsonamuchlargerscale.Itisnotclearyetthatdesertfarmingresentsthefutureoffarmingbuttheseprojectshaveshownsomesuccessinthefield.Whatdoes“thisproblem”inparagraph2referto?Seawaterisbardtopurify.Thedesertisshortofwater.Thetemperatureishighinthedesert.Desertfarmsaren’tfittoplantvegetables.Whatisoneofthecharactersofdesertfarming?A.Itneedsmorepesticides. B.Itsavesdeliverycosts.C.Ithasalocationlimit. D.ItsolvesfoodwasteproblemsWhatcanweknowabouttheSabaraForestProject?ItlivesuptoexpectationsItcanhelpproducemorefoodItisstartedtopreventglobalwarmingItusestechnologytoproducesaltwaterWhatcanbeinferredaboutdesertfarmingfromthelastparagraph?Itstillhasproblemstosolve.Itrepresentsthefutureoffarming.Itsearlysuccesshasarousedinterestinit.Itsaimistocreatemorejobopportunities.DWhatwillfutureschoolslooklikein100years?Imaginefutureschoolsinwhichstudentsaretotallyengagedinaclass.Theyareconcentratingonworkingtogethertosolvereal-worldproblems.Theyareself-drivenandarecomingupwithamazingideasonthespot.Theyareconcernedwitheachother’swell-beingaspartofateam.Theirconcernsreachfarbeyondtheclassroomtoothersallovertheglobe.Theschoolofthefuturewillbeanamazingmeltingpotofdifferentpeoplescomingtogethertosolvereal-worldproblems.Willtheyevenbecalled“schools”inthefuture?Theteacher-studentrelationshipischanging.Teachersareactingmoreashelpersratherthankeepersofallknowledge.Studentsaredrivingtheirowneducationtothepaththattheyfeelbestfitsthem.Inthefuture,employersmaynotbeasconcernedwithadiploma.They’lllookmoreatcasesandexamplesofhowstudentscontributetosolvingreal-worldproblems.They’llwanttoknowhowwelltheyworkinateam.Whatwillproblem-solvinglooklikeinthefuture?InformationfromtheInternetisaccessibleeverywhereandatunimaginablespeeds.Kidsareconnectedtonewsaroundtheworldinrealtime.Imaginesomeonecouldputoutarequesttotheglobalcommunitytohelpsolveanissueintheirowncommunity!Classescanadoptanissueandworkwithotherclassesaroundtheworldinrealtimetocreatesolutions.Whatwillinformationlooklikeinthefuture?It’salreadyeverywhere.Userscangetfloodedbytheconstantflowofinformation.Theneedtounderstandwhatistrueandwhatisnotisimportant.Theflippedclassroom（翻轉(zhuǎn)課堂）hasalreadycompletelychangedlecture-basedlessons.Itpresentsinterestingcontenttostudentsbeforetheyevencometoclass.TheycanaccesstheInternetasmanytimesastheywanttoreviewthelessons.Whatisthekeymessageofthefirstparagraph?Thethingsstudentswilldointhefutureschool.Thesituationwherestudentswillbeinthefuture.Theattentionstudentswillpaytointheclassroom.Themethodsstudentswillusetostudyintheclassroom.Whatwillbethoughthighlyofwhenstudentssolvereal-worldproblems?A.Respect. B.Patience. C.Teamwork. D.Concern.Whatcanweinferfromthefourthparagraph?A.Teachersencouragestudentstodevelopleadership.BStudentsarereallyrelaxedwiththeirheavystudy.C.Theemployersvaluestudents’diplomasmost.D.Studentshavetherighttochoosethemostsuitablelessons.15.What’sthepurposeoftheflippedclassroom?Tohelpstudentstoimprovetheproblem-solvingability.Toprovidethelessonsforstudentstostudybeforeorafterclass.Tohelpstudentstokeepincontactwiththeoutsideworld.Tohelpstudentstounderstandthemostdifficultcontent.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)Toanoutsider，anyculturecanseemconfusing.AndtheUK'sgotathingortwothatraisesafeweyebrows.However，understandthewhyandthingsmightbelesspuzzling.___16___.Inaworldwhere61％ofnationsdriveontheright，Britsdriveontheleft.Why?MostpeoplethinkitgoesbacktoMedieval，maybeevenRomantimes.___17___whenyourememberthatright-handedpeoplewearaswordontheirlefthip.Travellingontheleftallowedyoutokeepyourweaponarmtowardyouropponent，whowouldbeonyourright.Thispracticecontinueduntilthe18thcenturywhenalawwaspassedrequiringalltrafficcrossingLondonBridgetokeeptotheleft.VisitorstotheUKthathavejustwashedtheirhandsinanold-fashionedsinkmightbewonderingwhyonetapisonlyforhotwater，theothercold.___18___.So，whythisoddity?Itrelatestoatimewhenhotandcoldwaterwerekeptseparatetopreventpollution.Drinkablecoldwatercamefromamainssupply，buthotwatercamefromattictanksandwasnotconsideredsuitableforconsumption.Sotheywerekeptapart.Millionsofpeopledrinkteaworldwide，buttheoddBritsputmilkintheirs.Why?Thismysteriouspracticerelatestothequalityofchinacupusedinthe18thcenturywhenteawasfirstimposed.ForthemajorityofBri，tsthecupsavailablecouldn’tstandtheheatoftheboilingwaterandwouldbreak，somilkwasaddedfirst.___19___.Andthispracticaltweaksoonbecameanationalhabit.___20___.Asyoucansee，theseoddBritshaveperfectlyclearreasonsforleft-handdriving，two-tapsinksandteawithmilk.Eveniftheystillseemstrange，atleastnowyou’reintheknow.ThismakesitdifficulttoimproveThereisamethodtothemadnessThisunusualbehaviormakessenseYoucanknowtheoriginsofthepracticesEithercanmakewashingveryuncomfortableThiscooledthecupenoughtoresisttheboilingwaterHerearethereasonsforthreeofBritain’smorepuzzlingpractices第二部分語言運(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)Amanwastravelinginthemountainsandstayedinahotelforthenight.Hewasagreatfighterandspenthislifetimefightingforfreedom.Hewas___21___thatinthehoteltherewasabeautifulparrotinagoldencage,continually___22___“Freedom!”Themanthought,“Ihaveseenmanyparrots,andIbelievetheyallwant___23___,butIhaveneverseensuchaparrotwhosewholedayisspentin___24___itsdream.”Suddenly,hehada（n）___25___.Inthemiddleofthatnight,whenthehotelownerwas___26___,hegotupandopenedthedoorofthecage.He___27___totheparrot,“Nowgetout.”Then,hewasvery___28___.Theparrotwasclinging（抓?。﹖othebarsofthecage.Hesaidtothebirdagainandagain,“Haveyou___29___aboutfreedom?Justgetout!Thedooris 30 andyourownerisasleep;nobodywillever 31 .Youjustflyintothesky;thewhole 32 isyours.”Theparrotwasclingingsodeeply,so 33 thatthemansaid,“Whatisthematter?Areyou 34 ?”Hetriedtotaketheparrotoutwithhis 35 ,buttheparrotstartedpecking（啄）athim,andatthesametimeitwasstillshouting“Freedom!”However,themanwasalso 36 .Hepulledtheparrotoutand 37 itintothesky.Hewasverysatisfied 38 hishandwashurt.Inthemorning,whenthemanwas 39 ,heheardtheparrotshoutingagain.Hethoughtperhapstheparrotwassittingonatreeoronarock,butwhenhecameout,theparrotwassittinginthe 40 .Thedoorwasopen.21.A.tiredB.amazedC.disappointedD.embarrassed22.A.readingB.writingC.singingD.repeating23.A.freedomB.sistersC.punishmentD.friends24.A.puttingforwardB.talkingabout C.makingup D.shoutingout25.A.restB.seatC.ideaD.duty26.A.asleepB.foolishC.busyD.careless27.A.criedB.whisperedC.calledD.screamed28.A.happyB.relaxedC.sadD.surprised29.A.worriedB.talkedC.forgottenD.heard30.A.newB.openC.lockedD.small31.A.agreeB.recognizeC.blameD.know32.A.houseB.skyC.roofD.yard33.A.hardB.fastC.excitedlyD.directly34.A.gladB.crazyC.painfulD.upset35.A.footB.headC.handD.back36.A.braveB.strangeC.stubbornD.grateful37.A.lookedB.threwC.carriedD.lifted38.A.thereforeB.unlessC.sinceD.although39.A.showingupB.comingback C.cheeringupD.wakingup40.A.cageB.boxC.roomD.hotel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ManyofvanGogh’spaintingswereinspiredbywarm,yellowsunlightbecausehelovedhowitcouldlightuptheworldindifferentways.HispaintingSunflowers,forexample, 41. (fill)withvividyellowsandbrowns.Thesecolor1sgive 42. paintingafeelingofwarmthandwell-being. 43. ,thesunflowersareactuallydeadanddying.TheresultisapaintingthatcombinesthewarmthoflifethatvanGoghlovedwiththefeelingsofsadnessthatwereallaroundhim.Itisapaintingthatiswarm,beautifulandsad,allatthesametime.VanGogh’smostfamouspainting,TheStarryNight,takesthis 44. (mix)ofjoyandsadnessonestepfurther.Itisalandscapefullofdeepbluesandshadows 45. representthesadnessvanGoghwasfeelingashe 46. (paint),ratherthanwhathewasactuallyseeing.ThisiswhyvanGogh’s 47. (image)inhispaintinglookmoreimagined 48. real.ThestarsandmooninTheStarryNightare 49. (unusual)bright,