届深圳市南山第二外国语学校高三英语期中考试试题及答案解析.docx

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届深圳市南山第二外国语学校高三英语期中考试试题及答案解析

2021届深圳市南山第二外国语学校高三英语期中考试试题及答案解析

第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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

A

HottestTravelDestinations

Sometimesfiguringoutthebestplacetogocanbedifficult.Herearesomehottesttraveldestinationsthatoffersomeofthemostbeautiful,artistic,andfashionableplacesontheglobe.

Ibiza,Spain

WhileIbizaisknownasapartycity,thereisfarmoretodointhishistorictownthansimplydrinkanddanceunderthestars.Builtmainlyinthesecondcentury,it’saworldheritagesitewitharchitecturedatingbacktoasearlyasthe7thcentury.Don’tmissCharoRuiz,Ibiza’smostfamousfashionbrand.Plus,theIbizaFashionFestivaltakesplaceeveryJune.

Tangier,Morocco

Knownasthe“doortoAfrica”,Tangierhasarichandcomplexhistorydatingbackthirtycenturies.Ithasallthebeautyofthenaturalworld.AfterspendingamorningsunbathingbytheMediterraneanSea,getinsomeamazingshoppinganddiscovergreatdealsoneverything.Beforeyouheadhome,stopoffinMarakeshtovisitsomeofthetopMoroccandesigners.

Havana,Cuba

SteppingontothestreetsofHavanafeelslikesteppingbackintime.Foradayofsightseeing,checkouttheremainingarchitectureofOldHavana,whichwasbuilttencenturiesago.Youcaneasilydoitwithoneofthearea’smanywalkingtours.OrvisittheMuseumofRumforatasteoftheisland’smostpopularwine.Youmightcomeacrossaclothingshopofferingsomeclassicfinds!

MelbourneAustralia

Builtlargelyduringthe1850sgoldrush,Melbourneremainsasaliveasever.MakesuretocheckoutthehottestAustralianbrands.Moreover,visittheBlockArcadeinCollinsStreettoseesomeofthe19thcenturyarchitecturaldetailstheworldhastooffer.And,ifyouwanttocatchthelargestconsumerfashionfestivalintheworld,grabticketsfortheyearlyVirginAustraliaMelbourneFashionFestival.

1.WhatcanvisitorsdoinbothIbizaandHavana?

A.Tastelocalwine.B.VisitmodernMuseums.

C.Appreciateancientbuildings.D.Enjoypartiesunderthestars.

2.Toattendthegloballylargestconsumerfashionfestival,youhavetogoto________.

A.SpainB.Morocco

C.Havana.D.Australia

3.Whichofthefollowingcitiesistheoldest?

A.Ibiza.B.Tangier.

C.Havana.D.Melbourne.

B

Whataboutyouremotions?

Howdotheyhelpyoutounderstandwhatyouarereading?

InJaneYolan'sOwlMoon,agirlexploreswithherfatheronasnowynight.Shelongsforthisspecialnight.Andshe'samazedwhensheseesanowl.Haveyoufeltlongingbefore?

Amazement?

Well,ifyouhave,ithelpsyouhaveasenseofagreement.Whenwecanputourselvesinsideastorywecanunderstanditbetter.Ourbraintellsus,"Oh,thisgirl'sexperienceisabitlikemine."Andboom!

Wecanrelatetoher.Butthisskillisnotborninus.Soyoungkidshavetolearnit.

Picturesandimageshelpyoungreaderstounderstandandrecognizefeelings.Readersfeeljoywhenseeingthesmilingfacesoffriends.Theyfeelfearwhenturningthepagetofindascarymonster.Theyarejustpictures,butthefeelingsarereal.Thisskill,tounderstandthethinkingandfeelingofothers,iswhatresearcherscall"theoryofmind".

Forexample,thinkaboutthefacesofpeopleandanimalsinstories.TheBigBadWolf'sscaryteeth.The'o'shapeofasurprisedcharacter'smouth.Orbig,wideeyeslikethegirlinOwlMoon.Bynoticingthefaces,readerscanstarttofigureoutwhatitfeelsliketobethatcharacter.Andthathelpstofigureouthowpeoplefeelandthinkinreallife.

Butmostyoungreadersdon'tgointodeep,scarywoods.Andsomemaynotgotothebeachorplaybasketball.InthebookYo!

Yes?

twokidsmeetandplayball.Thekidsstartthestoryonoppositepages.Butasthestorygoeson,theygetcloseruntiltheyaretogether.Someyoungreadersmightnotplaybasketball,buttheycanreadthecluesonthepagetofigureouthowthekidsarefeeling.Andsomereadersmightnotlikethegame,buttheycanfeelexcitedforthecharactersbecauseofhowthecharacterslookandmove.

4.Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?

A.OwlMoontalksabouttheexplorationoftheMoon.

B.Thefeelingof"amazement"isasenseofagreement.

C.Readersareblessedwiththeabilitytointerpretothers.

D.Readerswithsimilarexperienceunderstandthestorybetter.

5.Whichofthefollowingmighthelpreadersdevelop"theoryofmind"?

A.Truefeelings.B.Smilingfaces.

C.Picturebooks.D.Readingskills.

6.Youngreaderscangodeeperintoastoryby________.

A.trackingtheplotB.developingnewskills

C.sharingsimilarhobbiesD.analyzingthebackground

7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Howthinkinginfluencesreading.B.Howreadersimprovereadingskills.

C.Howemotionshelpenhancereading.D.Howkidsfigureoutthecluesofstories.

C

Therearemanyusefulthingswecandoeachdaytofeelbetter.Itmaytakesomeeffortsandtimetomakeahabitofdrinking8glassesofwaterdailyorthinkingmorepositively,butitiswellworthit.Whatthingsdoyoudoeverydaytofeelbetter?

Probablythehealthiestthingyoucandotofeelbettereachdayistoexerciseearlyinthemorning.Youdon'thavetorunthewholemorningorspendafewhoursinthegym.Evendoingsomeeasyexerciselikewalking,sit-upsorjumpingtheropewillhelpyoufeelbetterinnotime!

Again,duetoourbusyschedules,wedon'tgetenoughsleepeachnight.Ifyouhavetroublefallingasleep,avoidwatchingTVorsurfingtheInternetrightbeforebed.Also,trytomakehealthybedtimesnackchoicesanddon'tdrinkteaorcoffeetoolateintheday.

Ifyoudrink3glassesofwater,4glassesofcoffeeorteaandaglassofsodaeachdayandthinkthatyoudrinkenoughwater,thinkagain.Yourbodyneedswater（notcoffeeorsoda!

）tofunctionproperly.Aimingtodrink7-8glassesofwatereachdaycanmakeyoufeelbetter.

Beingpositiveisthekeytoalongerlife.Positivethoughtscanhelpimproveyouroverallheath.Lifeisfullofstressfulsituationsandit'shardtostaycheerfulwheneverythinggoeswrong,butyourpositiveattitudecanhelpyousolveanyproblemandfightanystressfasterandeasier.Yourpositiveattitudeisespeciallygoodforyourhearthealth.Smile,staypositiveandlivealongerlife!

8.Intheauthor'sopinionwhichcanbenefitusmostinorderthatwefeelbetter?

A.Sleepingenough.B.Drinkingenoughwater.

C.Thinkingmorepositively.D.Takingmorningexercise.

9.WhichofthefollowingagreeswithwhatissaidinParagraph3?

A.Drinkingteaorcoffeemakesussleepless.

B.Drinkingteabeforebedmakesithardertofallasleep.

C.WatchingTVorsurfingtheInternetleadstolesssleep.

D.Ourbusyschedulescausemoredifficultyinfallingasleep.

10.Whyiswaternecessarytoourbody?

A.Becauseitcanmakeusfeelbetter.

B.Becauseitcanhaveourbodyworksmoothly.

C.Becauseincandomoregoodtoourbodythancoffee.

D.Becauseitcanhepavoidfeelingthirsty.

11.Whatdoweneedmostwheneverythinggoeswrong?

A.Thinkingpositively.B.Thinkingoutwiseways.

C.Havingarightattitude.D.Stayingcheerful.

D

TheherdofelephantsmovingnorthafterleavingtheXishuangbannaNationalNatureReserveinYunnanprovincehasdrawnwidespreadpublicattention,withtensofmillionsofpeoplefollowingitsmovementonTVprogramsandsocialmediaplatforms.

Butthisisnotbecauseit’sthefirsttimewildAsianElephantshavewanderedawayfromtheirhabitatandheadednorthward,butforonlythistimetheherdhastraveledmorethan400kilometersasfarasKunming.Photographs,videosandstoriesoftheherd’smovementhavesparkedwidespreaddiscussionsevenoverseas.

However,thereisaneedtogobehindthe“cutephotos”andtheseemingly“fantastic”eventandidentifythereasonswhywildelephantsareleavingtheirhabitat,andfindwaystoestablishharmonioushuman-animalrelationshipwithinhabitatsandthesurroundingforestsandhumansettlements.ItisimportanttoscientificallymarkthelimitsofthehabitatsforelephantsandotheranimalsinXishuangbannaandelsewhereinthecountryforecologicalreasonsaswell.

Plantingtreesisakeyandfundamentalsteptowardrestorationofnature.Yetlong-terminvestmentandamorescientificapproachareneededtomaintaintheremainingforestsaswellastoextendtheforestcoverandstrengthenconservation.

Nevertheless,treecoveralonedoesn’tmeanasuitablehabitatforallanimals,fordifferentspeciesneeddifferenttypesofvegetationtosurviveandbreed.TheelephantherdinYunnanisareminderthatwehavetoscientificallyconservetheexistingforestsandturnthemintosuitablehabitatsfordifferentspeciesofanimalsandbirds,whichwillultimatelybenefithumans.

Moreambitioustargetsshouldbesettorebuildorimprovethefoodchain,andmeasurestakentoensureforestresourceshelpwildlifeflourish,inordertoestablishaharmonioushuman-animalrelationship.

Forestsaroundtheglobearestillshrinking,particularlythoseintropicalanddevelopingcountries.Thenextdecadethereforewillbeextremelyimportantfortheworld’sforestsandwildlife,andChinacanplayaleadingroleinsavingthembybetterprotectingitsforestsandexpandingitsforestcover.

12.Whyhastheherdofelephantscausedsomuchpublicinterest?

A.Thereexistheateddiscussionsinthewholecountryevenoverseas.

B.TVprogramsandsocialmediaplatformswanttobenefitfromthem.

C.TheyarethefirstwildAsianElephantstoleavetheirnaturalhabitat.

D.Theelephantshastraveledalongdistanceandlivedinharmonywithhumans.

13.Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraphaboutthe“fantastic”event?

A.Moreresearchonthereasonsbehindtheeventisrequired.

B.Scienti