2024年4月11日发(作者：仲孙豆)
2020-2021学年温州第二中学国际教育部高三英语期中试卷及答案解
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
What good films are coming out in March? Here are four films to watch this March.
Mulan
It’s another live-action remake of a classic Disney cartoon. It is based on an ancient Chinese girl who dresses
up herself as a man so that she can join the or Niki Caro and the actors show us wonderful battle
scenes and Chinese Kung Fu.
Onward
Dragons, unicorns (独角兽) and other creatures are usually considered to only exist in ancient Greece, but in
Onward, they are all still alive and kicking in the UStoday. Onward is about two brothers who go on a road trip in
order to bring their father back from the dead. It is such a perfect film that it’s worth spending a few hours in the
cinema.
Radioactive
Radioactive tells us about a famous Polish-French scientist, Marie Curie who won the Nobel Prize twice but
was finally killed by the radiation she studied. In the film. Curie is played by Rosamund Pike alongside Sam Riley as
her husband Pierre Curie and Anya Taylor-Joy as their daughter Irene.
Misbehavior
The Miss World Beauty Contest may be out of fashion, but it used to be one of television’s biggest
aviortells what happened when the event was staged at the Royal Albert hall in London in 1970.
There could hardly be a more interesting topic for a film, even if it was set 50 years ago.
1. What do we know about Onward?
A. It praises a woman fighter.
B. It is a Chinese story.
C. It focuses on animal protection.
D. It is a film about magic.
2. Who does Rosamund Pike play?
A. A soldier. B. A killer. C. A scientist. D. A designer.
3. Which of the following films is set in the UK?
A. Misbehavior. B. Onward. C. Radioactive. D. Mulan.
B
At the foot of the Tianmu Mountain in Zhejiang, a homestay (民宿) is attracting travelers from far and wide,
which has won architectural (建筑学的) medal at the 2021 German iF Design Awards.
The owners of the homestay are a couple in their late 30s who decided to return to their hometown three
years ago. Li Xiumei used to be in charge of a division at a company in Hangzhou, and her husband was a sales
director. It was an ordinary situation where Li’s husband was on business trips a lot and Li worked overtime on
weekends. City life sometimes is not easy.
In 2018, they quit jobs and went back to Dongtianmu village, which lies in a forest of bamboo. The first time
they drove into the village was one late afternoon. The cooking smoke was rising from the foot of the mountain,
which gave them a very different feeling form thecity.
The homestay was built beside her husband’s old countryside house. The old house is preserved (保留), while
a brand-new building was built on its side and the whole site is made up of for courtyards. It has been updated to
have a hall, a tea room, a kitchen, a dining room. Japanese cherry trees are planted in the east courtyard. A
swimming pool is placed in the west courtyard, with a bar located on one side.
Li and her husband love gardening and music, and their new home gives them enough space to continue
their interests and relax in the heart of nature. Li wants to share the quiet country life, so she makes her new
home a homestay. In 2019, the homestay became an online hit after guests shared their experiences on social
media. “The longer I stay here, the more I feel it was the right choice to come back, and this is more meaningful
than making money,” Li says.
4. How did Li feel about city life?
A. Satisfied. B. Tired. C. Attractive. D. Noisy.
5. What impressed the couple when first driving to the village?
A. The smoke of cooking. B. The forest of bamboo.
C. The smell of the village. D. The feeling of loneliness.
6. What can we infer about the homestay from paragraph 4?
A. It is ancient and broken. B. It can hold many guests.
C. It has been rebuilt bythe couple. D. It must have been carefully designed.
7. What’s more meaningful than earning money according to Li?
A. Continuing their music dream. B. Staying at the old house.
C. Living in the countryside. D. Developing the economy of cities.
C
Before moving to Stokholm, I did my research on Sweden and was confident about my move. However, I
quickly realized on my first day that so much of what I learnedwas so very wrong. There are many things that a
Google search cannot show about Sweden.
The first is fika. A fika is taking a break from whatever you are doing to enjoy a coffee with friends. Swedes
value community highly so it makes sense that they would like to set aside time each day to reconnect with others.
Fika is a great time to meet new people as well as catch up with friends.
I grew up in the American South where everyone is very friendly. I found that little things like not being asked
my life story at the coffee shop by the waiter upset me. However, Swedish people are not rude. Instead, they
practice being logom, which means “just enough”.
The winters can be very dark and cold, so the Swedish people do not take any sunny day for granted. Since
the weather has been fine, I have found myself walking a lot around Stockholm. Often it is easiest to get from
place to place by walking, which allows you to see so much of the city and enjoy the fresh air. Though it has been
very tiring to get used to, it also has made me feel better about all of the kardemummabullar that I have been
eating!
I think it is important for students who want to study abroad to know that it is hard to move to countries no
matter how “similar” you may think they may be. You have to jump in with both feet and be patient with yourself
as well as others. As long as you keep an open mind and are willing to learn, you will have a great experience.
8. What do we know about fika?
A. It is a waste of time. B. It is a way to balance life and work.
C. It is all about drinking coffee. D. It is a Swedish social tradition.
9. What does the author think of Swedish people?
A. They are friendly. B. They seem a bit cold.
C. They appear really rude. D. They are interested in other's life.
10. Why does the author like walking?
A. It is fun and not very tiring. B. It is good exercise on cold days.
C It allows her to enjoy sunny days. D. It gives her the chance to eat the local food.
11. What's the author's advice for students going abroad?
A. Be confident. B. Be careful.
C. Be open- minded. D. Be hard- working.
D
A city inSouth Korea, which has the world’s largest number of people using smartphones, has placed flashing
lights and laser beams at a road crossing to warn “smartphone zombies” to look up and drivers to slow down, in
the hope of preventing accidents.
The designers of the system were motivated by growing worry that more pedestrians glued to their phones
will become victims in a country that already has some of the highest road death and injury rates among
developed countries. State-run Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) believes its
system of flashing lights at zebra crossings can warn both pedestrians and drivers.
In addition to red, yellow and blue LED lights on the pavement, “smombies” - smartphone zombies - will be
warned by laser beam projected from power poles and a warning sent to the phones by an app that they are
about to step into traffic.
“Increasing number of smombie accidents have occurred in pedestrian crossings, so these zombie lights are
essential to prevent these pedestrian accidents,” said KICT senior researcher Kim Jong-hoon. Drivers are warned
by the flashing lights, which have shown to be effective 83.4 percent of the time in the institute’s tests involving
about 1,000 vehicles.
In 2017, more than 1,600 pedestrians were killed in auto related accidents, which is about 40 percent of total
traffic deaths, according to data from the Traffic Accident Analysis System. For now, the smombie warning system
is placed only in Ilsan, a suburban city about30 kmnorthwest of the capital,Seoul, but is expected to go nationwide,
according to the institute.
Kim Dan-hee, a 23-year-old resident of Ilsan, welcomed the system, saying she was often too absorbed in her
phone to remember to look at traffic. “This flashing light makes me feel safe as it makes me look around again,
and I hope that we can have more of these in town,” she said.
12. What do the underlined words “smartphone zombies” in paragraph 1 refer to?
A. Drivers driving after drunk. B. Pedestrians buried in their phones.
C. Passengers crazy about phones. D. Policemen in charge of traffic.
13. What do we know about the warning system?
A. It has reduced death rate by 83.4%. B. It has been spread nationwide.
C. It gives a warning to the smartphones. D. It is being tried out in many places.
14. What was the residents’ attitude to the traffic system?
A. Negative. B. Unconcerned.
C. Disapproving. D. Favorable.
15. What is the best title for the text?
KoreaWarns Smartphone Zombies of Traffic
B. Flashing Lights Are Used to Prevent Accidents
C. Smartphone Zombies Are Causing Traffic Accidents
KoreaUses a New Traffic System
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项
We have been worried those days from time to time. Life is short, and we all need to have a good recall to
realize that life can be very good.____16____
Be of life in the best aspect, and find the better side of any situation. You would be amazed
at how much more positive sides three are in life than the usual negative sides.
____17____Don’t waste a single second being sad, or bored, or even lonely. Get out and dance, and sing as if
your life depends on it. You never know how long it is going to last.
Be kind to ss is the true key to unlocking your own happiness and joy.____18____Make as
many friends as you can, and help them when they are down, as you never know when you will need them when
time is hard.
Be quiet and think about mes just sit or stand somewhere peacefully and think about what you
have achieved, what you are about to achieve, or what you want to achieve.____19____You will feel more
respectful of life.
Live in the about the past.____20____Don’t worry about the future, as you build it with each
present moment, and if you forget to live in the moment, you would be surprised at how quickly you’d missed the
good time.
A. And sometimes your mind will hit you.
B. Changing your life attitude is necessary.
C. Live every present moment to the fullest.
D. Develop as many hobbies as possible.
2024年4月11日发(作者：仲孙豆)
2020-2021学年温州第二中学国际教育部高三英语期中试卷及答案解
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
What good films are coming out in March? Here are four films to watch this March.
Mulan
It’s another live-action remake of a classic Disney cartoon. It is based on an ancient Chinese girl who dresses
up herself as a man so that she can join the or Niki Caro and the actors show us wonderful battle
scenes and Chinese Kung Fu.
Onward
Dragons, unicorns (独角兽) and other creatures are usually considered to only exist in ancient Greece, but in
Onward, they are all still alive and kicking in the UStoday. Onward is about two brothers who go on a road trip in
order to bring their father back from the dead. It is such a perfect film that it’s worth spending a few hours in the
cinema.
Radioactive
Radioactive tells us about a famous Polish-French scientist, Marie Curie who won the Nobel Prize twice but
was finally killed by the radiation she studied. In the film. Curie is played by Rosamund Pike alongside Sam Riley as
her husband Pierre Curie and Anya Taylor-Joy as their daughter Irene.
Misbehavior
The Miss World Beauty Contest may be out of fashion, but it used to be one of television’s biggest
aviortells what happened when the event was staged at the Royal Albert hall in London in 1970.
There could hardly be a more interesting topic for a film, even if it was set 50 years ago.
1. What do we know about Onward?
A. It praises a woman fighter.
B. It is a Chinese story.
C. It focuses on animal protection.
D. It is a film about magic.
2. Who does Rosamund Pike play?
A. A soldier. B. A killer. C. A scientist. D. A designer.
3. Which of the following films is set in the UK?
A. Misbehavior. B. Onward. C. Radioactive. D. Mulan.
B
At the foot of the Tianmu Mountain in Zhejiang, a homestay (民宿) is attracting travelers from far and wide,
which has won architectural (建筑学的) medal at the 2021 German iF Design Awards.
The owners of the homestay are a couple in their late 30s who decided to return to their hometown three
years ago. Li Xiumei used to be in charge of a division at a company in Hangzhou, and her husband was a sales
director. It was an ordinary situation where Li’s husband was on business trips a lot and Li worked overtime on
weekends. City life sometimes is not easy.
In 2018, they quit jobs and went back to Dongtianmu village, which lies in a forest of bamboo. The first time
they drove into the village was one late afternoon. The cooking smoke was rising from the foot of the mountain,
which gave them a very different feeling form thecity.
The homestay was built beside her husband’s old countryside house. The old house is preserved (保留), while
a brand-new building was built on its side and the whole site is made up of for courtyards. It has been updated to
have a hall, a tea room, a kitchen, a dining room. Japanese cherry trees are planted in the east courtyard. A
swimming pool is placed in the west courtyard, with a bar located on one side.
Li and her husband love gardening and music, and their new home gives them enough space to continue
their interests and relax in the heart of nature. Li wants to share the quiet country life, so she makes her new
home a homestay. In 2019, the homestay became an online hit after guests shared their experiences on social
media. “The longer I stay here, the more I feel it was the right choice to come back, and this is more meaningful
than making money,” Li says.
4. How did Li feel about city life?
A. Satisfied. B. Tired. C. Attractive. D. Noisy.
5. What impressed the couple when first driving to the village?
A. The smoke of cooking. B. The forest of bamboo.
C. The smell of the village. D. The feeling of loneliness.
6. What can we infer about the homestay from paragraph 4?
A. It is ancient and broken. B. It can hold many guests.
C. It has been rebuilt bythe couple. D. It must have been carefully designed.
7. What’s more meaningful than earning money according to Li?
A. Continuing their music dream. B. Staying at the old house.
C. Living in the countryside. D. Developing the economy of cities.
C
Before moving to Stokholm, I did my research on Sweden and was confident about my move. However, I
quickly realized on my first day that so much of what I learnedwas so very wrong. There are many things that a
Google search cannot show about Sweden.
The first is fika. A fika is taking a break from whatever you are doing to enjoy a coffee with friends. Swedes
value community highly so it makes sense that they would like to set aside time each day to reconnect with others.
Fika is a great time to meet new people as well as catch up with friends.
I grew up in the American South where everyone is very friendly. I found that little things like not being asked
my life story at the coffee shop by the waiter upset me. However, Swedish people are not rude. Instead, they
practice being logom, which means “just enough”.
The winters can be very dark and cold, so the Swedish people do not take any sunny day for granted. Since
the weather has been fine, I have found myself walking a lot around Stockholm. Often it is easiest to get from
place to place by walking, which allows you to see so much of the city and enjoy the fresh air. Though it has been
very tiring to get used to, it also has made me feel better about all of the kardemummabullar that I have been
eating!
I think it is important for students who want to study abroad to know that it is hard to move to countries no
matter how “similar” you may think they may be. You have to jump in with both feet and be patient with yourself
as well as others. As long as you keep an open mind and are willing to learn, you will have a great experience.
8. What do we know about fika?
A. It is a waste of time. B. It is a way to balance life and work.
C. It is all about drinking coffee. D. It is a Swedish social tradition.
9. What does the author think of Swedish people?
A. They are friendly. B. They seem a bit cold.
C. They appear really rude. D. They are interested in other's life.
10. Why does the author like walking?
A. It is fun and not very tiring. B. It is good exercise on cold days.
C It allows her to enjoy sunny days. D. It gives her the chance to eat the local food.
11. What's the author's advice for students going abroad?
A. Be confident. B. Be careful.
C. Be open- minded. D. Be hard- working.
D
A city inSouth Korea, which has the world’s largest number of people using smartphones, has placed flashing
lights and laser beams at a road crossing to warn “smartphone zombies” to look up and drivers to slow down, in
the hope of preventing accidents.
The designers of the system were motivated by growing worry that more pedestrians glued to their phones
will become victims in a country that already has some of the highest road death and injury rates among
developed countries. State-run Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) believes its
system of flashing lights at zebra crossings can warn both pedestrians and drivers.
In addition to red, yellow and blue LED lights on the pavement, “smombies” - smartphone zombies - will be
warned by laser beam projected from power poles and a warning sent to the phones by an app that they are
about to step into traffic.
“Increasing number of smombie accidents have occurred in pedestrian crossings, so these zombie lights are
essential to prevent these pedestrian accidents,” said KICT senior researcher Kim Jong-hoon. Drivers are warned
by the flashing lights, which have shown to be effective 83.4 percent of the time in the institute’s tests involving
about 1,000 vehicles.
In 2017, more than 1,600 pedestrians were killed in auto related accidents, which is about 40 percent of total
traffic deaths, according to data from the Traffic Accident Analysis System. For now, the smombie warning system
is placed only in Ilsan, a suburban city about30 kmnorthwest of the capital,Seoul, but is expected to go nationwide,
according to the institute.
Kim Dan-hee, a 23-year-old resident of Ilsan, welcomed the system, saying she was often too absorbed in her
phone to remember to look at traffic. “This flashing light makes me feel safe as it makes me look around again,
and I hope that we can have more of these in town,” she said.
12. What do the underlined words “smartphone zombies” in paragraph 1 refer to?
A. Drivers driving after drunk. B. Pedestrians buried in their phones.
C. Passengers crazy about phones. D. Policemen in charge of traffic.
13. What do we know about the warning system?
A. It has reduced death rate by 83.4%. B. It has been spread nationwide.
C. It gives a warning to the smartphones. D. It is being tried out in many places.
14. What was the residents’ attitude to the traffic system?
A. Negative. B. Unconcerned.
C. Disapproving. D. Favorable.
15. What is the best title for the text?
KoreaWarns Smartphone Zombies of Traffic
B. Flashing Lights Are Used to Prevent Accidents
C. Smartphone Zombies Are Causing Traffic Accidents
KoreaUses a New Traffic System
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项
We have been worried those days from time to time. Life is short, and we all need to have a good recall to
realize that life can be very good.____16____
Be of life in the best aspect, and find the better side of any situation. You would be amazed
at how much more positive sides three are in life than the usual negative sides.
____17____Don’t waste a single second being sad, or bored, or even lonely. Get out and dance, and sing as if
your life depends on it. You never know how long it is going to last.
Be kind to ss is the true key to unlocking your own happiness and joy.____18____Make as
many friends as you can, and help them when they are down, as you never know when you will need them when
time is hard.
Be quiet and think about mes just sit or stand somewhere peacefully and think about what you
have achieved, what you are about to achieve, or what you want to achieve.____19____You will feel more
respectful of life.
Live in the about the past.____20____Don’t worry about the future, as you build it with each
present moment, and if you forget to live in the moment, you would be surprised at how quickly you’d missed the
good time.
A. And sometimes your mind will hit you.
B. Changing your life attitude is necessary.
C. Live every present moment to the fullest.
D. Develop as many hobbies as possible.