2021屆杭州養(yǎng)正學(xué)校高三英語上學(xué)期期末試卷及參考答案第一部分閱讀（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四個選項中選出最佳選項AIstartedworkingwithmyhandsatayoungage.Theyoungestoffivebrothers,Itookontheroleasa“maintenance（維修）man”atanearlyageforourfamily’ssmallgrocerystore.Oftenmydadwouldn’tgivemeaclearideaofhowsomethingshouldbedone,soIjusthadtofigureitoutbyresearchingorthroughtrialanderror.Fastforwardto2016andthoseproblem-solvingskillswouldbecomethefocusofTippecanoeHighSchool’sHomebuildingclass.IknewIwantedtoteachthestudentsskillsthatwentbeyondjustbeingabletohammernailsorcutpiecesoftwo-by-fours.Theproblemwasthatwedidn’thavetheresourcesatthetimetodomuchelse.Theideaofattractingsometypeoffundingseemedveryimportant.Designing,buildingandsellingatinyhouseonwheelsseemedliketheperfectprojecttoaccomplishthetask.Ireachedouttoanumberoflocalbusinessesandmostofthemrespondedwiththegreatestsupportforwhatxkwweweredoing.Thisyearweaddedanewelementtotheprogram.Throughoneofourpartners,wewereabletoconnectwiththenonprofitVeteran’sAnandaIncorporated.StudentsintheHomebuildingclassareleadingthedesignandproductionofmicrohousestobedonatedtothisorganization.Thenewpartnershipgivesthestudentsanotherfocustoconsiderwhendesigningandbuildingthehouses.Therehasbeennoshortageofstudentssinceourfirstyear.Threeyearsagowehad41students,thenext191,andthisyearitwaslimitedtojustover160studentssowecouldhaveasafeandmanageableclassroomenvironment.Thenumberofgirlstakingtheclasshasrisensteadilyoverthelastfewyearsaswell.Thisclassofferssomethingforeveryoneandtheskillsareuniversal.Howcanwedescribetheyoungauthor?Heopenedasmallgrocerystore.Hedidalotofresearchinthelab.Heenjoyeddoinghands-onactivities.Helearntaboutmaintenancefromhisfather.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thetask”inparagraph2referto?Gettingsomefinancialsupport.Sellingatinyhouseonwheels.Reachingouttomanylocalbusinesses.Offeringthestudentssomeproblem-solvingskills.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheHomebuildingclassfromthelastparagraph?Itssizeneedsincreasing.Itispopularwiththestudents.Ithascausedsomesafetyconcerns.Itsclassroomenvironmentishardtomanage.BThereare8.8millionblindpeopleinIndia.Infact,thereare36millionblindpeopleworldwideandaquarterofthemareinIndia;however,manycasesofblindnessinIndiaarecurable.ThepoorinIndiahavelimitedaccesstoprimaryeyehealthcareandoftendonoteatfoodsrichinmicronutrients,likevitaminsandminerals,whichplayanimportantroleinmaintaininggoodeyehealth.Manypeopleworldwidearenotevenawarethattheymayhaveavision（視力）problemsimplybecausetheydonotgettheireyestestedeveryyearwithadoctor,whotestsforthefunctioningoftheeyemuscles（肌肉）,aswellascommondiseaseslikenightblindness.Thisexamisstronglyrecommendedbyexpertsbecausesomechangesinvision,whichthepatientmaytakelongertonotice,canbefoundeasilyinthisway.Certainsimplechangesindietandlifestylecanensurebettereyehealthforyou.Theseincludedrinkingplenty-ofwater,notsmoking,andeatingbrightlycolor1edandleafyfruitandvegetables.Wearingsunglassesprotectsyoureyesfromthesun,whichdamagesotherwisehealthyeyes.Learnaboutyourfamily'seyediseasehistory,andbeonthelookoutforanyproblemaboutyourvision.Makesurethatyouseeadoctorimmediatelyforearlyintervention（干預(yù)）ifyouseeanyofthesesignsofworseningeyehealth.Ifyouoralovedoneneedstocureblindnessorothereyediseases,turntoacrowdfunding（眾籌）platform.AgroupofeyehealthcaregivershavefundraisedwithcrowdfundingplatformImpactGurutoraisemoneytoperformoperationsontheeyesofblindwomeninsouthAsia.Runninganonlinefundraiserenablesbothdoctorsandpatientstofindawayoutofthedark.Ifyouwanteyecaretodevelop,startafundraisertoday.WhyaretheresomanyblindpeopleinIndia?ThereisalackofeyehospitalsinIndia.Peoplepaynoattentiontotheireyesatall.PoorIndianslackfoodgoodforeyehealth.D.Theenvironmentdamagestheireyes.WhatdoestheauthorsuggestinParagraph2?Examiningyoureyesannually.Strengtheningmuscleseveryday.Raisingtheawarenessofphysicalhealth.Attachingimportancetoself-examination.Whichofthefollowingmaydoharmtoyoureyes?A.Smokingalot. B.Wearingsunglasses.C.Drinkingmuchwater. D.Watchingbrightly-color1edpictures.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowinthelastparagraph?Howtostartafundraiseronline.Theimportanceofraisingmoney.Theroleofcrowdfundingineyecare.Whatshouldbedonetoraisemoney.CAlotofusloselife’stoughbattlesbystartingafrontalattack—whenatouchofhumormightwellenableustowin．Considerthecaseofayoungfriendofmine，whohitatrafficjamonhiswaytoworkshortlyafterreceivinganultimatumaboutbeinglateonthejob．AlthoughtherewasagoodreasonforSam’sabeinglate—seriousillnessathome—hedecidedthatthisby-now-familiarexcusewouldn’tworkanylonger．Hissupervisorwasprobablyalreadypacingupanddownpreparingadismissalspeech．Yes，thebosswas．Samenteredtheofficeat9：35．Theplacewasasquietasalockerroom；everyonewashardatwork．Sam’ssupervisorcameuptohim．Suddenly，Samforcedagrinandstretchedouthishand．“Howdoyoudo！”hesaid．“I’mSamMaynard．I’mapplyingforajob，which，Iunderstand，becameavailablejust35minutesago．Doestheearlybirdgettheworm？”Theroomexplodedinlaughter．Thesupervisor“clampedoff”asmileandwalkedbacktohisoffice．SamMaynardhadsavedhisjob—withtheonlytoolthatcouldwin，alaugh．Humorisamosteffective，yetfrequentlyneglected，meansofhandlingthedifficultsituationsinourlives．Itcanbeusedforpatchingupdifferences，apologizing，saying“no”，criticizing，gettingtheotherfellowtodowhatyouwantwithouthislosingface．Forsomejobs，it’stheonlytoolthatcansucceed．Itisawaytodiscusssubjectssosensitivethatseriousdialogmaystartaquarrel．Forexample，manybelievethatcomediansontelevisionaredoingmoretodayforracialandreligioustolerancethanpeopleinanyotherforum．WhywasSamlateforhisjob？Becausehewasill．Becausehegotuplate．Becausehewascaughtinatrafficjam．Hewasbusyapplyingforanewjob．Themainideaofthispassageis ．SamMaynardsavedhisjobwithhumorhumorisimportantinourlivesearlybirdgetsthewormhumorcansolveracialdiscriminationsThephrase“clampedoff”inParagraph3means.Atriedtoholdback B.triedtosetC.charged D.gaveoutWhichofthefollowingstatementscanweinferfromthepassage？Manyloselife’sbattlesfortheyarelackinginasenseofhumor．Itwasn’tthefirsttimethatSamcamelateforhiswork．Samwassupposedtocometohisofficeat8：30．Humoristhemosteffectivewayofsolvingproblems．DWhenIwassevenmyfathergavemeaTimex,myfirstwatch.Ilovedit,woreitforyears,andhaven’thadanotheronesinceitstoppedtickingadecadeago.Why?BecauseIdon’tneedone.IhaveamobilephoneandI’malwaysnearsomeonewithaniPodorsomethinglikethat.Allthesedevices（裝置）tellthetime—whichiswhy,ifyoulookaround,you’llseelotsofemptywrists;salesofwatchestoyoungadultshavebeengoingdownsince2007.Thisisridiculous.Expensivecarsgofasterthancheapcars.Expensiveclotheshangbetterthancheapclothes.Butthesedaysallwatchestellthetimeaswellasallotherwatches.Expensivewatchescomewithextrafunctions—butwhoneedsthem?Howoftendoyoudiveto300metresintotheseaorneedtofindyourdirectionintheareaaroundtheSouthPole?Sowhypaythatmuchoffiveyears’schoolfeesforwatchesthatallowyoutodothesethings?Ifjusticeweredone,theSwisswatchindustryshouldhavecloseddownwhentheJapanesediscoveredhowtomakeaccuratewatchesforafive-poundnote.InsteadtheSwissreinventedthewatch,withtheaidofmillionsofpounds’worthofadvertising,asamessageaboutthemanwearingit.Rolexesareforthosewhospendtheirweekendsclimbingicymountains;aPatekPhilippeisforonefromarichornoblefamily;aBreitlingsuggestsyouliketopilotplanesacrosstheworld.Watchesarenowclassifiedas“investments”（投資）.A1994Philipperecentlysoldfornearly￡350,000,while1960sRolexeshavegonefrom￡15,000to￡30,000plusinayear.Butawatchisnotaninvestment.It’satoyforself-satisfaction,amatteroffashion.Pricesmaykeepgoingup—they’vebeenrisingfor15years.Butwhenoffashion.Pricesmaykeepgoingup—they’vebeenrisingfor15years.Butwhenfashionmoveson,theownerofthat￡350,000beautywillsuddenlyfindhisprideandjoyisnomoreagoodinvestmentthanmychildhoodTimes.12.Theauthordon’tneedanotherwatchbecause .hedon’tlikewearingawatchhehasmobilephoneandcanasksomeoneforhelphehasnosenseoftimehethinkswatchestooexpensiveItseemsridiculoustothewriterthat .expensivewatcheswithunnecessaryfunctionsstillsellexpensiveclothessellbetterthancheaponescheapcarsdon’trunasfastasexpensiveonesD.peopledive300metresintotheseaWhatcanbelearntaboutSwisswatchindustryfromthepassage?Itwastesahugeamountofmoneyinadvertising.It’shardfortheindustrytobeatitscompetitors.Ittargetsrichpeopleasitspotentialcustomers.It’seasyfortheindustrytoreinventcheapwatches.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TimexorRolex? B.MyChildhoodTimexC.Watches?NotforMe! D.Watches aValuableCollection第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項TolimitthespreadofthecoronavirusthatcausesCOVID-19,healthexpertssaypeopleshouldpracticesocialdistancing.___16___AccordingtotheU.S.CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,socialdistancinginvolves“avoidingmassgatherings”and“maintainingdistance”wheneverpossible.Evenstandingsixfeetapartfromoneanother,peoplecanspreadthevirusthroughdropletsfromcoughsandsneezes.___17___Dr.SusyHotaisaninfectious-diseasespecialistattheUniversityofToronto,inCanada.“Socialdistancingisaverygeneralterm,”shesays.“Thereareabunchofdifferenttypesofmeasuresthatcanfallunderit.”___18___Theyarealsoadvisedtocancelplaydatesandsportsevents.“Allofthesemeasuresaretryingtoachievethesamething,”Hotasays.DeniseRousseauisaprofessoratCarnegieMellonUniversity,inPittsburgh,Pennsylvania.Shesayssocialdistancingisaresponsetotheideathatmanypeoplecan’tstayhomeallthetime,evenduringadiseaseoutbreak.___19___“Bykeepingspacebetweenthemselvesandothers,peoplecanreducethepossibilitythattheviruscanbespread,”sheadds.___20___Forexample,whenpeopleareonpublictransportationorelevators,itishardtokeepacertaindistancefromeachother.Goingtothebankorgrocerystorecanalsobehard.Inthesecases,socialdistancingmeanssimplydoingthebestyoucan.Theyrecommendthispractice.Butwhatdoesthatreallymean?Socialdistancinglimitsthechancesofthat.Peoplehavelivesthattheyneedtocontinuetolive.Ifkidsdon’tgotoschool,theycanbeprotectedfromthevirus.Forkids,theseincludelearningfromhomeinsteadofgoingtoschool.BothHotaandRousseauknowitcanbedifficulttokeepawayfromothersinsomesituations.第二部分語言運用（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四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項ApostthatshowsUniversityofNorthernIowastaff（全體員工）givingastudentherowngraduationceremonyaftersheexperiencedaflightdelayhasbeenspreadingonline,alongwith___21___about“Iowanice”.OnSaturdayevening,CarleyJohnstonofAltoonawasto___22___acrossthestagewith2,000studentsto___23___herMasterofArtsintheMcLeodCenterinCedarFalls.Butwhileshewas___24___huntingoutinGettysburg,Pa.,thestudentslearnedthatherflightwasdelayed.Shewas___25___toflybacktoIowathatdayto___26___ittothegraduationceremonyat6p.m.___27___shearrived,theotherstudentshad___28___lineduptowalkacrossthestage.ThoughtheceremonyinCedarFalls___29___around7p.m.,afterhearingaboutJohnston’splaneissues,PresidentBillRuud,alongwithotherteachersandstaff, 30 towaitnearlyanhourforherarrival.AndtheycouldgiveJohnstonherownpersonal 31 withherfamilypresent.“Wetalkalotaboutbeinga(n) 32 ,”Johnstonsaid.“Thattheycantake45minutesofthisevening,itjust 33 somuch.”AssoonasRuudheardthatastudent’sflightwas 34 ,ScottKetelsensaidtherewasnohesitationforthemto 35 Johnston.“Itwasa 36 whethereverybodywouldstay.However,allofthemagreed,”Ketelsensaid.OnReddit,over900commentsweremadeonthepost, 37 Midwesternkindness,saying,“ThisisIowanice.”EricBoisen,whowrotethepost,saidheappreciatedthe 38 comments.“Ithoughtitwasperfectforpostingitbecauseit’svery 39 andunexpected,”Boisensaid.“Ihaveneverheardofthat 40 atauniversitybefore.”AndluckilyCarleyJohnstonwastoldlaterthatshewasgiventhejob.21.A.commentsB.debatesC.suggestionsD.summariesA.trackB.walkC.slideD.advanceA.receiveB.hostC.winD.registerA.goalA.allowedA.setA.BeforeA.stillA.failedA.preferredA.invitationA.familyA.matteredA.missedA.relatetoA.questionA.providingA.activeA.demandingA.organizingB.semesterB.requestedB.packB.DespiteB.actuallyB.finishedB.referredB.championB.organizationB.meantB.delayedB.lookforwardtoB.challengeB.downloadingB.positiveB.confusingstrikingC.jobC.makeD.chanceC.advisedD.carryThoughC.alwaysC.stoppedC.decidedC.solutionC.partnerC.rescuedC.cancelledC.waitforC.beliefC.thankingeffectiveC.frighteningC.eruptingD.supposedD.UnlessD.alreadyD.changedD.struggledD.ceremonyempireD.impressedD.quitD.focusonD.eventD.flashingD.creativeD.encouragingD.happening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個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式Wehighschoolstudentsdohavesomegrowingpains,butwecangetridofthemcorrectlyand41.(wise).First,someofus42. (be)upsetaboutourappearance.Idon’tthinkitisimportantatallandthereisnoneedtocareaboutit.Actually,itisone'sinnerbeauty43.maters.Second,wesometimescannot44.(understand)correctlybyourteachers,parentsandclassmates.Facedwiththis,wecanfindarighttimetohaveaheart-to-hearttalkwith45.(they),tryingtoremovethemisunderstanding.Someofushavefewerfriends46.wouldliketolistentoourdeepestfeelingsandthoughts.Ithinkbeingopen-mindedandfriendlywilldoyougood.Third,wemayfallbehindothers,whichmakesus47.(stress).Well,wecanencourageourselvestoworkefficiently,fullof48.(determine).Atlast,someofusdon'thavemuchpocketmoney,sothey