2021-2022学年云南省楚雄州牟定第一高级中学高三（上）期末英语试卷

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共4小题；每小题6分，满分30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。

• 1．The Curb-cut Effect（路缘坡效应）refers to the fact that supporting small groups of people often ends up helping much larger ranges of society.
  Curb cuts：Easing the walking
     In the 1940s，hundreds of thousands of World War Ⅱ soldiers returned home with disabilities.Disappointed by the difficulties they faced，Jack Fisher of Kalamazoo，Michigan，as one of them，asked his city government to build an experimental curb cut-a gentle slope that brings the end of a sidewalk down to meet the level of the street-at the corners of several blocks downtown.A few months later，Fisher reported that even residents without wheelchairs were enjoying the impact of the little slopes.
  Reading machines：Getting the message
     In 1976，technologist Ray Kurzweil invented a machine for the blind and visually damaged to change images into text that it then read aloud.Smart speakers with those voices are now in roughly one-quarter of US homes.By detecting street signs and house numbers，it is helping build the maps that self-driving cars use to navigate the world.
  Closed captions（字幕）：Following the conversation
     Sears launched the first TV with a built-in equipment that allowed deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers to read along with their favorite programs in 1980.In the 1990s，text became increasingly common as DVDs and，later，streaming services added the ability to switch the words on at will.A 2006 survey found that only around 20 percent of the people using captions had hearing problems.
  DeafSpace designs：Keeping things quiet
     More than 150 designs of the DeafSpace Project came from architect Hansel Bauman.One aim is to clear distracting noises，which can make it difficult for people to use their limited hearing abilities.By keeping conversations and other sound disturbances from walking and jumping around the room，these ways also make it easier for all sorts of students and workers to focus.
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  （1）Who were the four inventions initially intended to serve？

  
  A．The army.
  B．Special groups.
  C．All human beings.
  D．Professionals.
  （2）What might be Jack Fisher？

  
  A．A city designer.
  B．A city governor.
  C．A disabled soldier.
  D．An ordinary roadman.
  （3）Whose invention helps people to concentrate？

  
  A．Sears'.
  B．Jack Fisher's.
  C．Ray Kurzweil's.
  D．Hansel Bauman's.
  组卷：1引用：4难度：0.5

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• 2．The life of a premature（早产的）baby born during the winter storm in Texas was saved thanks to a team of medical professionals，including a doctor and two nurses who traveled from east Austin to Marble Falls in an effort to save a newborn baby's life.
     When Arias began experiencing pains，she and her parents headed to the closest hospital，Baylor Scott & White.Arias gave birth to her daughter，Zaylynn，who weighed just over one pound and was in need of advanced special care.However，the hospital does not offer the specialized care premature babies require.
     "We had five or six people out at the nurses' station calling hospital networks all over the state of Texas，" said Meredith Schubert，the labor and delivery nurse on duty when Arias arrived. "Nobody could answer our cry for help."
     They finally reached Dr.John Loyd through a patient，division neonatologist chief at Dell Children's Medical Center in Austin，Texas.Around 5 p.m.，after already having worked a full shift，Loyd packed his SUV with equipment and he and two NICU nurses set out for Marble Falls，about 55 miles away.The drive took Loyd and the nurses about two hours as they drove in the night through ice and snow.
     After safely arriving at the Marble Falls medical center around 8 p.m.，the Dell Children's crew set up a temporary newborn ICU.Together，the Dell Children's and Baylor Scott & White teams worked around the clock to care for the mother and daughter.
     Once the weather cleared enough to allow for a helicopter to safely land，Zaylynn was transferred to Dell Children's，where there is a Level IV newborn intensive care unit.
     "It was incredible when the helicopter lifted off.There were tears from all of us，" said Schubert. "It was a huge relief and sense of accomplishment and joy that Zaylynn was doing so well and getting to the place that she needed to be."
     Arias told KVUE that she was grateful to the doctors and nurses who worked together to save her daughter.
  
  （1）What did the newborn baby？

  
  A．Professional surgery.
  B．Special intensive nursing.
  C．Immediate transfer.
  D．Experienced doctors.
  （2）Which word best describes Schubert's cry for help before reaching Loyd？

  
  A．Timely.
  B．Hopeful.
  C．Desperate.
  D．Encouraging.
  （3）What was the most touching part about Loyd？

  
  A．He came with all the necessary equipment.
  B．He tried his best to maintain his honor.
  C．He had enough bravery to drive at night.
  D．He drove to rescue at night in severe weather.
  （4）What made the doctors and nurses feel a sense of relief？

  
  A．The fine weather.
  B．The baby's improvement.
  C．The takeoff of the helicopter.
  D．The baby's arrival at its destination.
  组卷：8引用：4难度：0.7

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• 3．The number of weather-related disasters has increased by five times over the past 50 years，the latest report by the World Meteorological（气象）Organization（WMO）said on September 1.However，thanks to improved early warning systems and disaster management，the number of death from these hazards（危险）has been almost three times less.
     According to the WMO，from 1970 to 2019，weather，climate and water hazards accounted for 50 percent of all disasters.Among the top 10 hazards that led to the largest loss of human life during this period were droughts，storms，floods and extreme temperatures.However，deaths fell from over 50，000 in the 1970s to less than 20，000 in the 2010s.
     "Weather，climate and water extremes are increasing and will become more frequent and severe in many parts of the world as a result of climate change，" says WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas.
     "That means more heatwaves，drought and forest fires such as those we have observed recently in Europe and North America.We have more water vapor in the atmosphere，which is worsening extreme rainfall and deadly flooding.The warming of the oceans has affected the frequency and area of existence of the most intense tropical storms."
     "Economic losses are increasing as exposure increases.But behind the statistics lies a message of hope.Improved multi-hazard early warning systems have led to a significant reduction in deaths.Quite simply，we are better than ever before at saving lives，" Taalas said.
  
  （1）What do we know from the first paragraph？

  
  A．Disasters connected with weather have gone up.
  B．The number of weather-related disasters has decreased.
  C．The number of deaths from hazards has been increasing.
  D．Early warning systems has made disasters decline much.
  （2）What will happen according to Petteri Taalas？

  
  A．There will be more extreme weather.
  B．Extreme rainfall will no longer exist.
  C．Water vapor in the atmosphere will go down.
  D．Human will conquer extreme weather in the end.
  （3）What is hopeful behind the bad news？

  
  A．Improved warning systems will save economic losses.
  B．Economic losses are going down as exposure increases.
  C．More lives will be saved thanks to early warning system.
  D．Improved early warning systems will control extreme weather.
  （4）Where may the text be taken from？

  
  A．A novel.
  B．A brochure.
  C．A guideline.
  D．A magazine.
  组卷：7引用：4难度：0.5

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第三部分 写作（共两节，满分 35分）第一节 短文改错（共1小题；每小题10分，满分10分）

• 8．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（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
  删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
  修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
  注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
      On the afternoon of last Friday，the English speech competition，organized by our English club，was held in our meeting hall.It begun at 3：00 pm and Mr.Lee，our leading English teacher，gave an inspired opening speech.Then two students started to host the competition with both English and Chinese.Fifteen students were attended the competition and each gave an excellent English speech.If the competition finished，the competitors were ranked and prizes were presented to the first sixth speakers.The competition has received positively comments from students and teachers.They both believed that it could encourage more students show interest in English learning.
  组卷：0引用：1难度：0.5

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第二节 书面表达（满分 25分）

• 9．假定你是李华，你的外国朋友Jack来信和你探讨未来海洋开发的话题，请你给他回一封邮件，谈谈你的想法，内容包括：1.想象未来海洋的用途；2.倡导保护海洋。
  注意：1.词数100左右；2.开头和结尾已为你拟好。
  组卷：1引用：1难度：0.5

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