2021届山东大学附属中学高三英语期中考试试卷及答案

2021届山东大学附属中学高三英语期中考试试卷及答案

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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

HubeiProvincehas long been a favorite Chinese tourist destination because of its natural scenery, historic

cities, and beautiful mountains. Here are some of the best places to visit inHubeiProvince.

YellowCraneTower

YellowCraneToweris known as one of the Three Famous Towers South of Yangtze River, together

withYueyangTowerinHunanand Tengwang Pavilion inJiangxi. The history ofYellowCraneTowerdates back to the

Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in Chinese history. The tower was used as a watchtower by the King of Wu's

army in the beginning.

Enshi Grand Canyon

Enshi Grand Canyon can beChina's answer to the Grand Canyon inArizona, theUnited Statesin beauty. The

canyon runs 108 kilometers and occupies a land area of 3,000 square kilometers. The region where Enshi Grand

Canyon is located used to be a vast sea with many limestone deposits 230 million years ago.

Shennongjia Scenic Area

It is famous for its varied plant species as well as mountains. Regarded as the “Lungs of Central China", the

forest coverage reaches over 90 percent of the area. Due to the special climate, it is neither too hot in summer nor

too cold in winter. Sometimes clouds stretch around mountains, rewarding tourists with unforgettable views.

Besides, the area is home to some rare animals such as golden monkeys, white bears and antelope.

The Three-Gorge Tribe scenic spot

Located in the area of the Xiling Gorge in the city ofYichang, it has the beauty of landscape paintings. The

spot is a “ProtectedCenterof the Popular Culture and Art of the Three Gorges”. Since ancient times, a lot of famous

scholars have produced a great number of excellent poems praising the beauty of this place, some of which are

carved on the stones along theYangtze River.

1. What is special aboutYellowCraneTower?

A. It has a long history.

B. It offers a scenic view.

C. It once served war's purposes. D. It is the best-known tower inChina

2. Why is the Grand Canyon inArizonamentioned ?

A. To explain its popularity inChina.

B. To help readers know more about it.

C. To prove the beauty of the Chinese canyon.

D. To show differences between the two canyons.

3. Which place will a Chinese literature lover probably visit?

A. Enshi Grand Canyon.

B.YellowCraneTower.

C. Shennongjia Scenic Area.

D. TheThree-Gorge Tribe scenic spot.

B

Hundreds of millions of people watched on television on July 20, 1969, when American astronauts Neil

Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to land on the moon. Back then, businesses sold many

products connected to the event and many such products are now on sales again — in celebration of the moon

landing’s 50th anniversary.

A limited number of Omega’s gold Speedmaster watches — the same kind that Buzz Aldrin wore on the moon

— will be sold at $34,600. Omega Speedmaster watches have been an important part of space travel since NASA

chose them for its moon landing in 1965. Other watches had failed required tests. Omega gave its gold

Speedmasters to the astronauts at a dinner in 1969 before the landing. Another less costly type of silver

Speedmasters will be sold at $ 9,650. It carries a picture of Aldrin stepping down from the moon lander.

Something for children-as well as adults — is the NASA Apollo 11 moon lander set. Made by Lego, it is a

group of small pieces to put together to make a model of the moon lander.

Other things for sale include the anti-gravity Fisher Space Pens,developed just for the Apollo 11 mission. They

work even when writing upside down. Now Fisher Space Pen Company has a limited-edition pen for sale at

anout-of this-worldprice: $700, with real material from the Apollo 11 spacecraft.

Back in 1969, companies were quick to show their Apollo 11 connections with media and advertisements.

The food company Stouffer’s made sure consumers knew it provided food for Apollo 11 astronauts once they

returned to Earth. It started the ad campaign “Everybody who’s been to the moon is eating Stouffer’s”. Fifty years

later, the company is celebrating with a media campaign to share some recipes from 1969. Marketing experts David Meerman Scott says, “Since 1972,we’ve gone around and around the earth many

times, and it is not interesting to people any more. I’m not sure whether they can accept such crazy prices. Now

NASA has had plans to go to Mars in the 2030s and marketing efforts for a NASA Mars mission should be in

development.”

4. What can we learn about the gold Speedmaster watch?

A. It will be sold at $34,600. B. NASA bought itats9,650.

C. It has Aldrin’s picture inside. D. It was chosen by NASA in 1969.

5. What does the underlined word “out-of-this-world” in paragraph 4 mean?

A. Extremely fair. B. Surprisingly high. C. Really low. D. Truly

worthwhile.

6. What does David Meerman Scott mean?

A. It is a waste of money to go around and around the moon.

B. People will be interested in the products connected to Apollo.

C. Since 1972,governments have lost interest in moon explorations.

D. The event of going to Mars will be another good chance to advertise.

7. What is the author’s main purpose in writing the text?

A. To show how to design the best advertisement.

B. To forecast the sales of the products in the text.

C. To introduce some of the products connected to Apollo 11.

D. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing.

C

The market for tourism in remote areas is booming as never before. Countries all across the world are

actively promoting their wilderness regions-such as mountains, Arctic lands, deserts, small islands and wetlands—

to high-spending tourists. The attraction of these areas is obvious: by definition, wilderness tourism requires little

or no initial investment. But that does not mean that there is no cost.

Once a location is established as a main tourist destination, the effects on the local community are profound.

Hill-farmers can make more money from foreign travellers than working in their fields. It is not surprising that

many o£ them give up their farm-work. In some hill-regions, this has led to a serious decline in farm output and a

change in the local diet, because there is lacking labour to maintain terraces and irrigation systems. The result has

been that many people in these regions have turned to outside supplies of rice and other foods.