【期中真题】山西省山西大学附属中学校2021-2022学年高三上学期11月期中考试英语试题.zip

山西大学附中2021～2022学年高三第一学期期中考试

英语试题

第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

A

China published its official document on biodiversity conservation on Oct 8,2021. It said that China has achieved great results in biodiversity conservation.

In 2010, the China National Biodiversity Conservation Strategy and Action Plan (2011-2030) was published. Since then, China has been working for a better ecological environment through establishing and improving policies and laws, carrying out nationwide biodiversity surveys, and putting into place various programs and action plans for biodiversity conservation.

Protected areas

There are about 10,000 protected natural areas, covering 18 percent of total land area. The well-planned protected areas system has brought 90 percent of terrestrial (陆地的) ecosystem types and 71 percent of key state-protected wildlife species under effective protection.

Plants

China has contributed up to 10 percent of the new plant varieties identified worldwide in the past decade. In this period, the country identified about 200 new varieties of plants per year.

Wild animals

The habitats for wild animals in China have been expanding and their populations are growing. The population of giant pandas in the wild has grown from 1,114 to 1,864 over the past four decades. The crested ibis (朱鹮) population has increased from only seven to over 5,000.

Greenness

China was the largest contributor to the world’s gain in greenness between 2000 and 2017. The country contributed about 25 percent of global vegetation growth in the period and China’s forest coverage and forest reserve areas have both continued to expand for the last 30 years. The country has realized the largest growth in forest resources among all countries in the world.

1. In China’s efforts to protect biodiversity, the following elements are mentioned EXCEPT ________?

A. the habitats for wild animals

B. the accessible water resources

C. forest reserve areas and coverage

D. the well-planned protected areas system

2. What is the article mainly about?

A. China’s contribution to the world

B. Increasing protection for animals

C. China’s contribution to greenness

D. China’s efforts on biodiversity conservation

3. The article is most likely from ________?

A. an academic paper B. a student diary

C. China Daily D. fashion magazine

B

He was the son of Liang Qichao, one of the famous thinkers of early-20th-century China. But Liang Sicheng made a name for himself and is considered to be the “father of modern Chinese architecture”.

2021 marks the 120th anniversary of his birth. To celebrate it, an exhibition — Liang: the Overarching — is being held at the Tsinghua University Art Museum until Oct 20. More than 300 photos, videos, drawings, models, letters and other items are displayed.

Liang studied architecture in the US. But he had a strong interest in Chinese architecture and returned to China in 1928 after receiving his master’s degree. In the 1930s and 1940s, Liang devoted himself to documenting ancient Chinese buildings and sharing his knowledge with the public.

According to CCTV, Liang and his wife Lin Huiyin visited more than 2,700 historical buildings across China. They measured and documented the structures. It wasn’t an easy task. Most of these buildings were located in distant parts of the country. So the couple had to “travel muddy , poorly maintained roads by mule, rickshaw or on foot”, noted The New York Times. But they never gave up. Their hard work paid off when Liang published his book, A History of Chinese Architecture , which was the first of its kind.

As Liang once wrote, “Architecture is the epitome of society, the symbol of the people ... and the crystallization of the human race… once destroyed, it is irrecoverable.”

With this in mind, Liang worked hard to keep old buildings. After the People’s Republic of China was founded in 1949, he worked as one of Beijing’s city planners. Liang advised that a new administrative center for government buildings should be built west of the Forbidden City, far away from the Inner City. All of Beijing’s ancient gates and city walls should be kept. Sadly, his advice was not accepted at that time.

Liang also helped young Chinese people get the chance to learn about architecture. He founded the Architecture Department of Northeast University in 1928 and of Tsinghua University in 1946. According to Princeton University, which awarded Liang an honorary doctoral degree in 1947, he was “a creative architect who has also been a teacher of architectural history, a pioneer in historical research and exploration in Chinese architecture and planning, and a leader in the restoration and preservation of the priceless monuments of his country”.

4. Qinghua University held the exhibition in order to ________.

A. show the happy life of Liang and Lin Huiyin

B. celebrate the 120th anniversary of Liang’s birth

C. honor the great thinker — Liang Qichao

D. popularize the development of Chinese architecture

5. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Liang got the doctor’s degree before he went back to China to work.

B. Beijing government valued his advice in city planning.

C. Liang made great contribution in recording the historic building.

D. Liang was the founder of Architecture Department of Tongji University.

6. All of the following are the titles Princeton University awarded Liang EXCEPT ________.

A. a revolutionist B. a pioneer C. an architect D. a leader

7. What is author’s attitude towards Liang?

A. Accuse and blame. B. Disapprove and object.

C. Doubt and question. D. Respect and admire.

C

At the start of the 20th century, an American engineer named John Elfreth Watkins made predictions about life today. His predictions about slowing population growth, mobile phones and increasing height were close to the mark. But he was wrong in one prediction: that everybody would walk 10 miles a day.

Today in Australia, most children on average fall 2, 000 steps short of the physical activity they need to avoid being overweight. In the early 1970s, 40 per cent of children walked to school, while in 2010, it was as low as 15 per cent.

The decline is not because we have all become lazy. Families are pressed for time, many with both parents working to pay for their house, often working hours not of their choosing, living in car-dependent neighborhoods with limited public transport.

The other side of the coin is equally a deprivation: for health and well-being, as well as lost opportunities for children to get to know their local surroundings. And for parents there are lost opportunities to walk and talk with their young scholar about their day.

Most parents will have eagerly asked their child about their day, only to meet with a “good”, quickly followed by "I'm hungry". This is also my experience as a mother. But somewhere over the daily walk more about my son's day comes out. I hear him making sense of friendship and its limits. This is the unexpected and rare parental opportunity to hear more.

Many primary schools support walking school-bus routes, with days of regular,  parent-accompanied walks. Doing just one of these a few times a week is better than nothing. It can be tough to begin and takes a little planning---running shoes by the front door, lunches made the night before, umbrellas on rainy days and hats on hot ones-but it's certainly worth trying.

8. Why does the author mention Watkins' predictions in the first paragraph?

A. To make comparisons. B. To introduce the topic.

C. To support her argument. D. To provide examples.

9. What has caused the decrease in Australian children's physical activity?

A. Plain laziness. B. Health problems.

C. Lack of time. D. Security concerns.

10. Why does the author find walking with her son worthwhile?

A. She can get relaxed after work. B. She can keep physically fit.

C. She can help with her son's study. D. She can know her son better.

11. We can learn from the passage that to walk school-bus routes, _________

A. many schools encourage parents to accompany kids to school.

B. kids need to make no preparation.

C. parents don’t have to take weather condition into consideration

D. parents have to stick to it every day.

D

As digital devices （设备）have taken over society, “keyboard activity is now often recommended as a substitute for early handwriting," a new study notes. The idea is that typing may be easier for young children.

“Some schools in Norway have become completely digital," notes Audrey Vander Meer, the new study's leader, who measures brain activity to better understand learning and behaviors. She works at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim. The human brain has developed to interact with the world in as many ways as possible, she notes. She believes that young children should learn to write by hand successfully, and, at the same time learn to manage a keyboard.

Using a pen involves more of the brain than using a keyboard, her new findings show. This is because writing and printing involve complex movements that activate more areas of the brain. The increased brain activity, "gives the brain more 'hooks' to hang your memories on," she explains.

Think about it. The same movement is required to type each letter on a keyboard. By comparison, when we write, our brain needs to think about and recover memories of the shape of each letter. We also need to use our eyes to watch what shapes we're writing. And we need to control our hands to press a pen or pencil to shape the different letters. All of this uses and connects more areas of the brain.

Along the way, these processes appear to “open the brain up for learning", says Vander Meer. So learning through only one format — digital — could be harmful, she worries.

Vander Meer also points out that taking notes by hand stimulates （激发）"visual notetaking". Rather than typing blindly the visual note-taker has to think about what is important to write down. Then, key words can be "interlinked by boxes, and arrows, and supplemented by small drawings".

12. What is the main idea of the text?

A. Digital devices are popular with students.

B. Handwriting beats typing in taking notes.

C. The process of taking notes changes thinking.

D. The new study makes contributions to science.

13 What should young kids do according to Vander Meer?

A. Communicate with the world. B. Rely on keyboard activity.

C. Learn to write by hand. D. Master basic drawing skills.

14. How does the author draw the conclusion?

A. By studying how the brain develops. B. By observing social phenomena.

C. By assessing functions of senses. D. By comparing ways of taking notes.

15. In which section of a newspaper may the text appear?

A. Relationship. B. Fashion.

C. Culture. D. Science.

第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Most people don’t change. They just become more the way they already are. While there are exceptions, most people find change difficult for several reasons.

____16____ Few people have an accurate view of who they are and therefore don’t recognize the aspects of themselves that need improvement. Most people want to believe they’re well-balanced and even outstanding in many ways.____17____

Then there is the human tendency to explain one’s difficulties, short-comings and failures by blaming somebody else. You may find many people around you blame their poor performance on others. ____18____  You will probably never hear anyone tell you, “I  got fired because I was doing a terrible job.” Few people are willing to accept that their own character traits (弱点) and choices are the main causes of the kind of life they lead.

Finally, most people find it too challenging to change as it involves a lot of hard work and difficult choices. Even when you have learned enough about your true nature, you then need to do something about it.___19___ Meanwhile, the reality can be really discouraging: you do much hard work but the results are never the sort of ideal change you’re looking for.

No matter how difficult it is, you still need to find your own way to change.

____20____ Real change begins with the recognition of these ways in which you have remained the same and made the same unfortunate choices your entire life.

A. And you need to do that over and over again.

B. However, you have little choice but to change.

C. They don’t know themselves very well, to begin with.

D. They all want to think of themselves as special and gifted.

E. At first, they don’t think change can bring about encouraging results.

F. You can review the past and make a list of the ways in which you haven’t changed.

G. They are likely to paint themselves as victims but never recognize their own problems.

第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分15分）

第一节（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

When I married my wife Martha, it was the most beautiful day of my life. Halfway through the reception, my ___21___ tapped me gently on the shoulder I heard her whisper, “Will you ___22___with me, sweetheart ?”

“Sure,” I said, smiling, when some guests pulled me off in their direction. An hour later my mother ___23___ again. And again I readily ___24___, smiling and reaching for her with a (n)____25____but letting some old college friends place a beer there instead.

Then my wife and I were off on our honeymoon. A nagging (烦人的) ___26___ grew in the back of my mind during the honeymoon. When we finally ___27___our new home, a phone message told us our pictures were ___28___ at the photographer's. We unpacked slowly and then drove to pick them up. Hours later, after we had examined every one with ___29___ memories, I held one out to reflect upon in private. It was a picture of two happy guests, sweaty in their dancing. But it wasn’t the couple I was ____30____ .There, in the background, I ____31____ a familiar figure -my dear mother who was ____32____ .

And I didn't think they were tears of ____33____ . I then drove to my mother's apartment a few miles away. “I’m sorry, I never danced with you, Mom.” I said. Mom looked at me and said something I'll never ____34____ , “Nonsense, dear. You've danced enough with me in my lifetime. And while you were being the perfect ____35____and making all of your guests feel so special, I watched you and felt nothing but ____36____ .That's what a ____37____   is, honey. Something old, something new. Something borrowed, something blue.”

“Well, this old woman, who was wearing blue, watched you dance with your beautiful new bride, and I ____38____ I had to give you up, ____39____ I had you so many years to myself, but I could only borrow you until you found the lady of your dreams.”

Both of our tears covered her sofa that day. And after the talk, I asked Mom for a dance. Unlike me, she didn't ____40____

21. A. wife B. mother C. guest D. photographer

22. A. dance B. chat C. walk D. drink

23. A. stopped B. followed C. tried D. failed

24. A. checked B. escaped C. agreed D. left

25. A. hand B. arm C. foot D. finger

26. A. curiosity B. puzzle C. mistake D. concern

27. A. headed for B. returned to C. bought D. decorated

28. A. disappearing B. showing C. hanging D. waiting

29. A. unclear B. short C. fond D. old

30. A. talking to B. focusing on C. looking for D. worrying about

31. A. spotted B. appreciated C. enjoyed D. glanced

32. A. complaining B. waving C. weeping D. dreaming

33. A. joy B. success C. luck D. regret

34. A. doubt B. understand C. imagine D. forget

35. A. friend B. son C. husband D. host

36. A. pride B. bravery C. excitement D. relaxation

37. A. meeting B. party C. wedding D. honeymoon

38. A. remembered B. knew C. pretended D. promised

39. A. though B. if C. because D. unless

40. A. forgive B. blame C. obey D. refuse

第二节(共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

When we think of the most respected awards in the world, the Nobel Prize must be on ____41____ list. Created by Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel in 1895, the prize recognizes achievements in sciences and the people behind them, ____42____ (encourage) the young generation to engage in ____43____ (science) research and cultural creation. Every year in October, the announcement of winners catches the world’s attention.

But what is the importance behind this award?According to founder Nobel ____44____ (he) the prize is for people who have provided “the greatest benefit to humankind”.A number of Nobel Prizes have rewarded discoveries ____45____ have led to cures for diseases and health problems. Numerous components in telephones, computers and telecommunication systems are ____46____ (true) the fruits of Nobel Prize-awarded work. Other prizes have recognized those who have helped to create a more peaceful world.

The individuals ____47____ (select) and the contributions they made show how science, literature and peace efforts improve and change the world and better our lives. Think about the plastic bags in supermarkets. Plastic wouldn’t have been invented ____48____ Friedrich Wilhelm Ostwald’s research on catalysis (催化作用). The German scientist won the Nobel Prize in 1909.

In recent years, Chinese people ____49____ (pay) more attention to the results of the Nobel Prize, following many prizes’ uplifting ____50____ (recognize) of Chinese scientists and writers, such as 2012 Nobel literature prize winner Mo Yan, and Tu Youyou, China’s first Nobel winner in physiology or medicine in 2015.

第三部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：短文改错 原创题（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

51. 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共 有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其正下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词正下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均限一词，请严格按照要求格式修改。

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I used to follow other people’s methods of learn English, but I don’t get good grades. But I decided to combine my interests and to learning English. Now I often watch British dramas and listen to English songs what are popular over and over again. After repeatedly listening and watching, I learn new words, authentic expression and Western thinking patterns. I also read few foreign books like the Harry Potter series and listen to short audio courses and stories. Those things allows me to improve your English ability, not just English scores.

第二节：书面表达（满分25分）

52. 假定你是李华，准备竞选学生社团“英语沙龙（English Salon）”的主席，请用英语写一篇竞选演讲稿。主要内容包括：

1、个人优势；

2、工作设想

参考词汇：竞选run for

注意：1. 100词左右；

2. 适当增加内容，合理组织语言使上下文连贯；

3. 开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Good afternoon, my dear friends,

Thanks a lot for your coming to this election campaign.

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