西城区届高三第一学期期末英语试题.docx

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西城区届高三第一学期期末英语试题

北京市西城区2021—2022学年度第一学期期末试卷

高三英语

本试卷共13页，共100分。

考试时长90分钟。

考生务必在答题卡指定区域作答，在试卷上作答无效。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分：

知识运用（共两节，30分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Therearealotofhomelesspeopleintheworld.But1therearealsoalotofgivingpeoplewhoarewillingtohelpout.Oneladyinparticular,KarineGombeaufromParis,France,isoneofthesepeople.

Gombeau,42yearsold,wasonvacationwithherhusbandandtheir15-year-oldsoninNewYork.TheywerenearGrandCentralStationinManhattanwhenshe

ahomelessman,wearingaskicap,digging3thegarbage.Whatwashedoing?

Hewaslookingforhisnext4.Beingthekind-heartedpersonsheis,shedecidedtohelpthismanout. Shehadjustfinishedeatingpizzawithherfamilyandhadsomeextra,soshechosetogiveittotheman.Sheeven5forthepizzabeingcold.

Shewentonwithherlifethinkingthat6wasoutoftheordinaryuntilacoupleofdayslater,atherhotel,aladycamerunninguptoherwithanewspaper.Gombeauwasvery7toseeherpictureinitalongwithastory.Shesuddenly

thatthehomelessmanshehadgiventhepizzatowasactuallyafamousactor.Oddlyenough,hewasfilmingamovieinGrandCentralStationwhenshe

gotinvolved.However,theactordidn’tevenbreakcharacter,saying“thankyou”whenGombeaugavehimthepizza.Thatwaswhyshethoughthewasahomelessperson!

Gombeausaidthather10togivethepoormanthe pizzawasbecauseshewassadtoseesomanyhomelesspeoplelivingonthestreetsofNewYork.

1.A.normallyB.luckilyC.naturallyD.gradually

2.A.stoppedB.recognizedC.rememberedD.spotted

3.A.throughB.forC.aroundD.over

4.A.capB.bottleC.mealD.newspaper

5.A.answeredB.complainedC.jokedD.apologized

6.A.somethingB.nothingC.anythingD.everything

7.A.surprisedB.delightedC.satisfiedD.disappointed

8.A.admittedB.claimedC.explainedD.realized

9.A.mysteriouslyB.secretlyC.mistakenlyD.proudly

10.A.courageB.decisionC.opportunityD.promise

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。

在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

请在答题卡指定区域作答。

A

Tanniwasborn11anillness,whichmadeherunabletomovehermusclesnormally.Tanniwasinterestedinsports,butwhenshe12（grow）upshedidn’tseemanydisabledathletesontelevision.Thenseveralyearslater,whilewatchingtheLondonwheelchairmarathon,shesawanathletesheknew.Shedreamedthatshewouldbeonthestartingline,13（compete）inthemarathontoo.Finallyherdreamcametrue.Shewasnotonlyonthestartingline,butalsothewinneratthefinishline.Tannibelievesyou’llneverknowwhatyoucando14youtry.

B

Whentravellingabroad,weareexpectedtorespectthesocialcustomsoftheplaceswevisit.Inconservativecountries,forexample,wearingappropriateclothesisawayofshowingweare15（respect）andopen-minded.Evenifwearebehindthewallsofahoteltheentiretime,thestaffarelocals,andshould

（treat）accordingly.Rememberweareguestsintheirhome,andwhilewe17（visit）foreignlandsmanytimeswiththisinmind,westillfallshortoccasionally.

C

Intheearlydaysofspacetravel,scientistssentanimalsintospacetolearn

abouttheconditionshumansmightface.Bystudyinganimals,theywereabletounderstand18itwasliketolivewithoutEarth’sgravityandatmosphere.Theanimalswereusedtotestspecially

（design）equipmentthatwouldlaterbeusedforhumanspaceflight.Animals

survivedaspaceflightprovidedinformationabouthowweightlessnesswouldaffecthumans,whatspaceshipdesignswouldbethesafest,andhowwellaspacesuitwouldwork.

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，38分）

第一节（共14小题；每小题2分，共28分）

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

A

“No,”MamaLilsaiditplainandsimple.“Iain’tneverheardofnogirlstobedoingthat.Bebe,youneedtobegettingyourselfarealsummerjob,somethingcivilized.”

I’dbeenlivingwithMamaLilsinceIwassix,whenmyownmamaanddaddywerekilledinanapartmentbuildingfire.LillianJohnswasmymom’smother.EverybodyonourstreetcalledherMamaLilandthatwaswhatIcalledhertoo.IhadbeenbuttingheadswithhereversinceIcouldremember.AndtheolderIgot,themoreatoddswewereandthemoreconflictsweexperienced.

ForweeksI’dbeenaskingMamaLiltoletmejointheyouthrenovation（修缮）team.ItwasagroupofkidswhohadbeenchosenbycityofficialstoworkwithengineerstohelprepairtheBrooklynBridge.Theprojectwouldlastthesummerandpaygoodmoney.Itwouldhelpmegettocollege,whereIwantedtostudyengineering.

ButforMamaLil,thethingthatmadeherthemoststubbornthistime,wasexactlymydreamofbecominganengineer.Insomerespects,MamaLilwasright.Itwastruethatthereweren’tmanyblackwomenengineers.ButIwantedtobuildbridgesmorethananything.

“Letmego,MamaLil,”Ibeggedsoftly.

MamaLilsatasstillasastatue.“MamaLil,”Isaidcarefully,“ifyoudon’tsignthebridgeprojectpermissionform,Iwillsignitmyself.Nobodywillknowthedifference.”

Thenextmorning,MamaLil’seyeslookedred-tired.“I’mgoingtothebridge,”Isaidfirmly.“Iknow,Bebe,”shesaid.Fromherhousedresspocket,shetookoutapenandsignedtheform.“Bebe,thatbridgeisluckytohaveyou,”shesaid.

IhuggedMamaLilgoodandhard,smilingbig,rightather.

...

Ahead,inthedistance,stoodtheBrooklynBridge.Thiswasthebestspottoseethebridge.I’dcometothiscornerandstudiedthebridgeamilliontimes.Andoneveryoneofthosetimes,IwastakenwithwhatI’dcometocallBrooklynBelle.

Atnight,Bellewasdressedintinylight.Onacloudlessnightlikethisone,shewasasightlikenootherinthewholecity.Jeweledinlight.Beautiful.

IhaddrawnBelleinthehigh-noonlight,atsunset,onsnowydays,andonfoggytwilightmornings…Iwasproudofmydrawings,butwitheachpagetheyshowedasadtruthaboutBelle:

Sheneededrepair.Thatbridgerenovationprojectneededme;andIneededit,inmorewaysthanIcouldcount.

21.MamaLilrefusedtosignthepermissionformmainlybecause_________.

A.shehadbecomestubborninheroldage

B.shewouldn’tallowBebetohaveasummerjob

C.shethoughtthebridgeprojectwastoodangerous

D.shedidn’tsupportBebe’sdesiretobeanengineer

22.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A.Bebelostherparentsinthebridgeproject.

B.Bebelikedtodrawthebridgeonwintermornings.

C.BebeandMamaLiloftengotintoargumentswitheachother.

D.BebecalledhergrandmaMamaLilbecauseshewashermom’smother.

23.Bymentioningthename“BrooklynBelle”,theauthorintendstohelpreaders_________.

A.recallthehistoryofthebridge

B.appreciatethebridge’sbeauty

C.ignorethedamagetothebridge

D.imaginethebridge’sfuturelook

24.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethethemeofthisstory?

A.Dreamsknownocolororgender.

B.Eldersalwaysmakethebestdecisions.

C.Conflictusuallyresolvesitselfintheend.

D.Pridewinsoutbutmakesthingsmoredifficult.

B

Hello,everyone!

WelcometoanotherepisodeofourshowTeaseYourBrain.Todaywewilltalkaboutbrandlanguage.WhenyouwalkintoStarbucks,theworld’sbiggestcoffeechain,youmayhearacustomerspeakingarapid-fireseriesofdescriptionswhenaskingforadrink—half-caf,black,andforthesizes—tall,grande,ventiandtrenta.

Itisaspeciallanguage,sothismorningwehaveinvitedScott,theStarbucksRegionalManagertotalkaboutit.WelcomeScott!

Firstofall,canyousaysomethingaboutStarbuckslanguage?

Scott:

Thanksforinvitingme.OK,sure.Ourcompanyinventedtheserulesinthebooklet,“MakeItYourDrink”.ItonlybelongstoStarbucks.Wehavealsotrainedourbaristas（咖啡师）toreplytocustomersusingStarbucksvocabulary.

Thatissofascinating,Scott!

IsStarbuckstheonlycompanythatusesbrandlanguage?

Scott:

No.Manycompaniesusethistechnique.WhenhungryCaliforniansorderamealatIn-N-Out,aburgerchain,theyneedtospecifytheproportionofcheeseslicestopatties:

a“tripledouble”meanstwopattiessandwichedbetweenthreeslicesofcheese.

Thankyousomuchforyourinsight,Scott.

Thispastweek,TeaseYourBrainleftthestudiotoaskpeople’sopinionaboutbrandlanguage.Let’sfindoutwhattheysaid:

Amarketingprofessor:

InmybookTheLanguageofBranding,Imentionthatbrandlanguageisabrilliantwayofenhancingcustomerloyalty（忠诚）.Companiesthatpersuadepeopletousetheirowntermscreate“asenseofbelongingandimprovedloyaltytothebrand”.Italsoenablesemployeestoworkmoreefficiently.

Asociologist:

Peoplebecomepartofa“speechcommunity”whentheyusespecializedvocabulary,whichcreatesafeelingofsharedvalues.Everytimeacompanygetsaconsumertorefertoitsproductsusingabrandedtermratherthanageneraldescription—whoppers,say,ratherthanburgers—itisdrawingthemintoitsowncommunity.Insodoing,itmakesthemmorelikelytobuyitsproductsinthefuture.

OK.Nowlet’slistentowhatacustomerinStarbuckssaid.

Iheardyouorderyourcoffeewiththebrandlanguage,“no-whip”.So,whatdoyouthinkofthiskindoflanguage?

Acustomer:

Ithinkithelpstocreatea“tribe”thatmembersidentifywith.TakeCrossFit,afitnessfirmasanexample.Ithascomeupwithasetofextensivevocabulary—“wod”means“workoutoftheday”.Usingthiskindofdescription,IfeellikeIamintheCrossFitgroup.

25.WhichofthefollowingbelongstoStarbuckslanguage?

A.Tripledouble.B.Whopper.C.Wod.D.No-wh