洛阳市 2020-2021学年高三英语 第一次统一考试卷
2021届天津市南开高三下学期一模英语试卷 PDF版含答案
2020-2021学年度第二学期南开区高三年级模拟考试（一）英语笔试本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共130分，考试用时100分钟。
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第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45 分）第一节：单项填空（共15 小题；每小题1 分，满分15 分）从A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
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1.— My brother’s bike broke down on the way home and when he finally got home, hefound he had left his papers at school.— ________.A. It happensB. It made his dayC. Oh, it’s not his dayD. It depends2. We were told the picnic would be ________ the weather.A. in the course ofB. at the mercy ofC. on the edge ofD. under the eye of3. If you attend the graduation ceremony in the future, you will have to be ________ dressed.A. strangelyB. informallyC. casuallyD. appropriately4. There is only a ________ chance that anyone survived the crash.A. slimB. thinC. nobleD. flexible5. After several hours of discussion, I ________ him in accepting the project.A. reasonedB. would have reasonedC. was reasoningD. had reasoned6. Professor Johnson, along with his students, ________ on the program day and night to meet the deadline nowadays.A. were workingB. are workingC. was workingD. is working7. The earthquake took away his parents but with a strong will he finally ________.A. carried outB. pulled throughC. got across D worked out8. A number of high buildings have arisen________ there was nothing a year ago but ruins.A. whereB. whichC. thatD. when9. The pizzas are delicious. Little Tom would like to have ________ third piece because ________ second piece is rather too small.A. a; aB. the; theC. a; theD. the; a10. I forgot the website _______ I intended to add to my favorite. It can help me learn how to write English composition.A. whichB. whereC. whenD. on which11. Helen has been unable to concentrate on her lessons recently, which may ________ her poor result in the final exam.A. send forB. apply forC. call forD. account for12. — Jack, do you have the time?— ________.A. Yes, I doB. Sorry, I’m busyC. Ten to tenD. Little13. That kind of ice-cream ________like a mixture of banana and strawberry is delicious．A. tastedB. tastesC. tastingD. being tasted14. It has been announced that all students ________ put on masks before going to school in case they are infected with novel coronavirus.A. shallB. willC. needD. may15. We are going to lose anyway, but the ________ of playing is not to win but to participate.A. honourB. pointC. termD. favour第二节完形填空(共20 小题；每小题 1. 5 分，满分30 分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16 ～35 各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，将短文内容补充完整。
河南省2020-2021学年高一上学期期中英语试卷精选汇编：完形填空专题
完形填空专题河南省洛阳市2020-2021学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题第一节（共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Age is just a number, especially when it conies to someone as naturally talented as Miumiu. The little girl from Nanjing, China, is only 6 years old, but her musical 41 goes far beyond (超越）her years . Not only is she a great 42 — player，but she’s also a beautiful singer! It’s no 43 that she has attracted thousands with her 44 cover version (版本）of a classic song.Miumiu has been playing the guitar since she was three years old. In a video, we see her fingers glide(滑动）45 over the strings (弦）as she starts playing Fly Me to the Moon. When her sweet 46 comes in, it makes for one magical experience. 47 her, we can't help hut 48 . She’s that good and so 49 !If that isn’t 50 to make you fall in love，her personality (品格)is great too. Each video on her You Tube channel comes with the 51 ：Thank you for your 52 . I promise I will 53 to study hard. To realize my 54 to be an excellent guita rist! “Musicians with many years, of experience are 55 they had half her talent! One fan wrote u If this is where you’re at when you’re 6, you’ve got a bright 56 ahead of you! 57 music! “”Beautifully sung and58 ”! Music is a world language.It's all about the feeling, and she has more of that than some 40-year-old musicians I know.” Another 59 .This talented little girl is on her way to becoming a star. Her parents must be so 60 —. Never stop doing what you love, Miumiu.41. A. interest B. hobby C. series D. talent42. A. violin B. guitar C. piano D. drum43. A. struggle B. pressure C. wonder D. challenge44. A. peaceful B. admirableC. confident D. traditional45. A. slowly B. merrily C. effortlessly D. carelessly46. A. voice B. taste C. wedding D. bridegroom47. A. Listening to B. Seeing C. Talking to D. Meeting48. A. teach B. expect C. suffer D. smile49. A. generous B. young C. short D. cute50. A. rich B. social C. enough D. important51. A. advertisementsB. protests C. presentations D. words52. A. prize B. encouragement C. scholarship D. reception53. A. star B. continue C. suppose D. come54. A. dream B. opportunity C. forest D. job55. A. complaining B. regretting C. wishing D. applying56. A. future B. color C. light D. opinion57. A. Relaxing B. Classical C. Amazing D. Popular58. A. made B. filled C. designed D. played59. A. presented B. added C. reported D. required60. A. easy B. fortunate C. proud D. smart第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1. 5分，满分30分）41 -45 DBCBC 46 -50 AADDC 51-55 DBBAC 56-60 ACDBC河南省南阳市2020-2021学年高一上期期中考试英语试题第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分)阅读下面短文,从短所给各题的四个选项(A. B. C和D)中,选出可以空白处During a terrible boat accident in Texas, 7-year-old Lucas proved you could be a superhero at any age.Breanna and her 41 headed out on two different boats at a lake. A few minutes later, the 42 thing happened. A blowup 43 occurred at the back of the bigger boat, sending several family members flying into the air and setting the 44 on fire. Breanna watched 45 from the smaller boat. Her 7-year-old son, Lucas, was in the bigger boat, 46 two of his younger cousins.“I was frightened," Breanna47 .“I believed Lucas received flash burns to his body when the 48 happened."But despite the great 49 and fear the 7-year-old must have felt, Lucas fixed his eyes on making sure his younger cousins 50 safely. "He said he didn't want anyone else hurt," Breanna explained.“Lucas was 51 too and asked, 'mom, am I going to die' "?First responders sent Lucas to the hospital where doctors 52 began treating his injuries.Lucas has a long road to 53 . But he is facing all of it with unbelievable 54 for a7-year-old boy.Friends, family, and the community have come together to help 55 Lucas and his family during this 56 time. In addition to raising money through the sale of special”Lucas superhero"goods, an online fundraiser has 57 more than $9, 000 being raised to help with medical bills.Seeing your child 58 is the worst nightmare of any parent. But Breanna knows she's59 to still have her son after the terrible accident.“Though I wish this wouldn't have happened,I'm 60 that it happened exactly as it did because we are all still here," she said.41. A. friends B. neighbors C. family D. enemies42. A. informal B. unthinkable C. peaceful D. unsatisfactory43. A. actually B. eventually C. generally D. suddenly44. A .device B. plane C .boat D .container45.A.fearfully B.eagerly C.patiently D.curiously46.A.along with B.according to C.instead of D.as forplained B.apologized C.recalled D.suggested48.A.violence B.explosion C.protest D.revolution49.A.anger B.sadness C.failure D.pain50.A.escaped B.wondered C.explored D.swam51.A.annoyed B.ashamed C.confused D.scared52.A.normally B.hopelessly C.immediately D.casually53.A.success B.recovery C.growth D.happinessfort B.emotion C.attitude D.courage55.A.support B.persuade unch D.discourage56.A. suitable B.tough C.convenient D.limited57.A.cut down B.depended on C.dreamed of D.resulted in58.A.drown B.suffer C.disappear D.beat59.A.fortunate B.confident C.generous D.surprised60.A.regretful B.afraid C.grateful D.annoyed41--45 CBDCA 46--50 ACBDA 51--55 DCBDA 56--60 BDBAC河南省新乡市2020-2021学年高一上学期期中考试英语试卷第一节（共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、E、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
2020-2021学年上师大附中高三第二学期英语周测卷
2020-2021学年上师大附中高三第二学期英语周测卷I. Listening ComprehensionII. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Life SaversWillie the parrot saved the life of two-year-old Hannah Kuusk. The young child (21)_______ (eat) when something got stuck in her throat. Hannah's babysitter. Megan Howard, was in the bathroom at the time. She suddenly heard the bird screaming and making noises with its wings. “Then he started saying 'mama baby' over and over and over again (22) _______ I came out,” Kuusk said. Kuusk saw that Hannah's face was blue. Kuusk was quickly able to remove the food from Hannah's throat, but she says that it is Willie (23) _______ is the real hero. Willie was the one who later received an award for saving Hannah's life!When he was eight weeks old. Buddy the German shepherd came to live with Joe Stalnaker.Stalnaker suffers from seizures—sudden attacks (24) _______ make him unable to move easily.(25) _______ Stalnaker taught his new dog was to bring him the phone when he started to experience a seizure. Stalnaker also trained Buddy (26) _______ (hit) the speed dial button on the phone to call 911. So when Stalnaker had a really bad seizure, Buddy was the one who called for help and began making sounds into the phone. Emergency rescue workers arrived (27) _______ minutes and found Stalnaker. They took him to the hospital where he recovered, Stalnaker later said this about Buddy: "He's my world. He's my friend, no question. He’s always there, and I just hope I can be as good to him as he's been to me."One night, a water pump (28) _______ (power) by gas at the Keesling home began to leak.The family was sleeping. Their cat Winnie, began to push her owners and made loud meowing sounds. It was a crazy meow, almost like “she was screaming”. said Cathy Keesling. Keesling woke up, (29) _______ (feel) sick. It was hard for her to wake up her husband and son because they already breathed in a large amount of gas. But thanks to their heroic cat Winnie. Keesling was able to call 911 and get help before anyone (30) _______ (hurt). The family says that Winnie is the one who saved their lives.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.Making the Most of MuseumsNowadays there is an increasing emphasis on the idea of life-long education, that is to say, education that continues through the whole of adulthood. One way in which adults can develop their interest in a new subject is to search the Internet. A potentially much richer way is to wander through a learning environment, such as a science museum, _____31 _____out in a systematic way to introduce visitors to particular subjects. With the help of audiovisual aids, computer-_____32_____ instruction and other devices, a museum can bring a subject alive in ways that compare _____33_____ with a television programme, or a book. The kind of help that museums can give to adults can equally well be given to children, and to teachers whose pupils have come to the museum for specific _____34_____ .At a time when the demand for public accountability has never been greater, it is worth remembering that many museums receive substantial grants towards what is supposed to be stimulating educational _____35_____ for the general public.Museums accepting these grants, yet offering little more than the_____ 36_____ public lecture, or very minimal help to schoolteacher arriving at the museum with their pupils, therefore risk having such financial support severely cut back, or even _____37_____.Why is this done? The idea is that museums should not simply be aiming to be popular and entertaining, they should also be truly _____38_____ learning environments. Given that this is their aim, they should not just spread facts and theories. They should show the visitor exactly what to do with the information provided. Isolated pieces of information, _____39_____ as they may be. do not encourage museum visitors to use their intelligence. For example, if told that some fleas can jump 130 times their own height, visitors simply have no idea of how to apply this _____40_____ unless they are clearly pointed in the right direction.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A. B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.At a time when scientists know more than they ever have before about the inner lives of animals and when concerns about animal rights become large—many experts think that zoos need a major change if they're going to last.To some leaders in the field, the Philadelphia Zoo is the best model out there, but on the other side of the country; a _____41_____ vision of the future is playing out. At Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo, the elephant exhibit, where countless children have watched elephants play, now sits _____42_____ . The zoo, long _____43_____ as a world leader in innovative design, built a $3 million state-of-the-art facility for the species in the 1980s. But in recent years, animal-rights advocates had criticized the exhibit as inhumane for being too small and not _____44_____ the elephants' natural living area. Under pressure from activists following the death of an elephant in 2014, and thanks to new guidelines from the nation's main zoo organization, Woodland Park officials decided to _____45_____ one of its most popular exhibits and place the elephants elsewhere.Nearly two centuries after the first modern zoo opened in London's Regent's Park, the very concept of a place where families can visit and observe animals is being _____46_____ like never before. Across the US and around the world, zoos are finding that balancing the demands of entertainment, education and conservation is increasingly _____47_____. Ethical(伦理的）concerns have been coupled with _____48_____ fears—both for people and for animals—following an incident in May when officials at the Cincinnati Zoo shot and killed a 17-year-old gorilla named Haram be to protect a child who'd fallen into the exhibit. More _____49_____, there's a greater sensitivity to the environmental implications of zoos.Ask a dozen zoo directors why these places should exist today and you'll get a different answer every time. Education, conservation and science all _____50_____. But the _____51_____ answer -cultivating sympathy for animals—is becoming harder to do while providing humane care to these animals.Study after study has shown that many animal species are far smarter and more _____52_____ than previously understood, giving new insights into how they may suffer from anxiety and depression when they are removed from _____53_____. That has forced a difficult existential question: If we acknowledge that creatures suffer when they're trapped, should they be kept in zoos? Not even those who have _____54_____ the cause for more humane exhibits have an answer. "Even the best zoos today are based on captivity and coercion(囚禁与胁迫)”，says Jon Coe, the legendary zoo designer "To me. that's the _____55_____ fault.”41. A. shared B. traditional C. clear D. different42. A. modern B. crowded C. empty D. up-dated43. A. predicted B. criticized C. recognized D. recalled44. A. famous for B. dependent on C. certain about D. reflective of45. A. close B. sustain C. open D. advertise46. A. established B. questioned C. promoted D. accepted47. A. possible B. difficult C. unnatural D. beneficial48. A. culture B. economy C. environment D. safety49. A. broadly B. strangely C. luckily D. amazingly50. A. take in B. get off C. come up D. set out51. A. most common B. most complex C. rarest D. quickest52. A. grateful B. feeling C. disappointing D. annoying53. A. research B. nature C. existence D. shelter54. A. opposed B. located C. advanced D. twisted55. A. fundamental B. manageable C. minimum D. maximumSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)A 27-year-old graphic designer from Oxfordshire in England completed a record-breaking journey across Australia yesterday. It was a 5,800 kilometre journey—and he travelled the whole distance on a skateboard. David Cornthwaite, who started skateboarding less than two years ago, decided on his journey after waking up one morning and realising he hated his job. 'I thought the only thing keeping me going is the skate to and from work. I was looking for something new/ he said. "I saw a Lonely Planet guide to Australia. There was a map on the back. Perth was on one side and Brisbane on the other and I thought, 'that'll do”.He decided to prepare by skateboarding from John O'Groats to Lands End: the two points further apart on the British mainland. That 1,442 kilometre journey, which he finished in June, took just over a month, during which an infected blister (水泡)swelled to the 'size of a tennis ball’. Crossing Australia on a skateboard brough unique challenges. The wind caused by huge road trains, the lorries that thunder across the Outback, was so powerful that he was sometimes blown off his board. Multiple blisters and aching ankles, toes and feet, have kept him in almost constant pain for the last six weeks. ,I feel like an old man. I'm not sure that anyone has ever had this many blisters/ he said. Temperatures of 40cC and above mean that he has used more than a dozen tubes of factor 30 sunscreen. 'There have been moments where I thought "this is ridiculous. I have to rest”，but I never considered giving up.’Skating an average of 50 kilometres a day and hitting speeds of up to 50kph on downhill runs, he left Perth. Western Australia, and skated across the fearsome Nullarbor Plain into South Australia. After reaching Adelaide he made his way to Melbourne and from there to Sydney A support team of seven people trailed from all the way in a four-wheel drive vehicle, which included camping equipment for night shops. The journey has smashed the previous record for a long-distance skateboard, set by an American, Jack Smith, who covered 4,800 kilometres across the US in 2003. David Comthwaite was less than three kilometres from the end of his epic journey when he hit a hole and was thrown off his skateboard, suffering cuts and bruises to his shoulders, knees, hips and elbows. ‘I was only going to 40km at the time, so although it wasn't pretty; it could have been a lot worse,’ he said.56. Why did David Comthwaite decide to skateboard across Australia?A. He wanted to break a world record.B. He was an experienced skateboarderC. He wanted to try something different.D. He was given a guidebook about Australia.51. What made David fall of his skateboard several times in Australia?A. The injuries on his feet.B. The thunderstorms in the Outback.C. The trains that race across the Outback.D. The wind created by huge lorries going past.58. Which of the following statements is true of David while he was on the journey?A. He slept in a tent during the journey.B. He skated at an average speed of 50 kph.C. He thought of giving up the journey halfway.D. He was sunburned due to the misuse of sunscreen.(B)Often enough the craft worker's place of employment in ancient Greece was set in rural isolation. Potter, for instance, found it convenient to locate their workshops near their source of clay, regardless of its relation to the center of settlement. At Corinth and Athens, however, two of the best-known potters' quarters were situated on the cities’ outskirts, and potters and makers of terra-cotta figurines (陶制俑)were also established well within the city of Athens itself Athenian black-figure and red-figure decoration, which emphasized human figures rather than animal images, was adopted between 630 and 530 B.C.: its distinctive color was the result of the skillful adjustments of the kiln’s (窑) temperature during an extended three-stage period. Whether it was the potters or the vase-painters who initiated changes in firing is unclear; the functions of making and decorating were usually divided between them, but neither group can have been so specialized that they did not share in the concerns of the other.The broad use of terra-cotta was such that workers in clay could generally afford to limit . themselves to either decorated ware and housewares like cooking pots and storage jars or building materials. Some sixth-and fifth-century B.C. Athenian pottery establishments are known to have concentrated on a limited range of fine ware, but a rural pottery establishment on the island of Thasos produced many types of pottery and roof tiles too, presumably to meet local demand. Molds were used to create particular effects for some products or to facilitate mass production. There were also a number of poor-quality figurines and painted pots produced in quantity by easy, inexpensive means, as numerous featureless statuettes and unattractive cases testify.60. The passage mainly discusses ancient Greek pottery and its__________.A. unusual materialsB. production techniquesC. similarity to other craftsD. resemblance to earlier pottery61 . Which of the following advantage did terra-cotta have?A. It had a lasting shine on the surface.B. It could be used for many purposes.C. It did not break during the firing process.D. It was less expensive than other available materials.62. Which of the following statements is true of ancient Greek potters and vase painters?A. They seldom produced inferior ware.B. They stuck to their way of producing pieces.C. It is almost impossible to draw a clear line between them.D. It is hard to explain why they didn't make any human images’(C)How does one protect elephants from ivory poachers (象牙偷猎者)in an African reserve the size of a small country? This task typically falls to park rangers who may spend weeks patrolling the bush on foot sometimes lacking basic devices such as radios, tents or even socks. They are largely losing to poachers.To stop the losses, conservationists are increasingly turning to technology. The latest tools include real-time tracking collars, developed by the Kenya-based nonprofit Save the Elephants and currently being used on more than 325 animals in 10 countries--- The organization's researchers wrote algorithms (算法)that use signals from the collars to automatically detect when an animal stops moving (indicating it may be dead), slows down (suggesting it may be injured) or heads toward a danger zone, such as an area known for poaching. Unlike traditional tracking collars, many of which send geographical coordinates infrequently or store them onboard for later retrieval, these devices' real-time feeds enable rangers to react quickly. In several cases, they have led to arrests.The amount of data produced by the new collars quickly became overwhelming, however. So Save the Elephants partnered with Vulcan- a company created by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen—which engineered an open-source tracking application for iOS and the Web called the Domain Awareness System. The DAS app sends alerts when a potential problem arises—if field sensors pick up on human intruders, for example. It also integrates a wealth of other information, including the positions of nearby rangers, vehicles and aircraft, as well as detected gunshots, camera trap feeds, arrest and crime-scene records, weather, and more.Some of the technologies used in the collars—GPS, onboard data storage, phone or satellite receivers—are found in everyday devices, including smartphones. Yet in this case these tools are being applied in an exceptional way, according to Jake Wall, geospatial science adviser for Save the Elephants. It is the first time all the data that DAS uses have been presented in one neat feed and map, he says.An early version of the program is being tested at four sites in Africa, with a 10-site expansion planned for September. At Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya, DAS is already seen as a game changer after its launch less than a year ago, says Batian Craig, director of 51 Degrees, a private company that oversees security operations at Lewa.63. The latest tracking collars are different from traditional ones in that __________.A. they can send signals immediatelyB. they withdraw information at any timeC. they can store more information onboardD. they send geographical coordinates infrequently64. Why did Save the Elephants partner with Vulcan?A. It has met with financial problems.B. It hopes to make a big profit in the future.C. It doesn't know how to advance its collar.D. It can't handle the collected data very well.65. What does Batian Craig say about DAS?A. It will make a big difference.B. It was launched in September.C. It will have a new version soon.D. It needs to be tested at more sites.66. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?A. How Elephants LiveB. Find My ElephantC. Elephant-Friendly AreasD. Elephants VS PoachersSection CDirections: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.Ancient China's Terracotta Army （兵马俑）One of the greatest archaeological（考古的）finds of all time is the Terracotta Army of ancient China. Discovered accidentally in 1974, in Xi'an Province, in China, when local farmers were digging for water, over 8.000 baked clay figures have since been found.__________67__________ Emperor Qin was one of the most important rulers in Chinese history. After becoming emperor of the state of Qin at the age of 13. he conquered six other states over the next 25 years, and became the first emperor of a united China.In Qin's time, the ancient Chinese believed that their "afterlife" was very similar to the life on earth. Consequently, when they died and were buried, objects which would be useful to them in the next life were buried with them. __________ 68__________ In addition, the emperor ordered an army to be built so that his palace would be protected.__________69__________ In ancient China, however, they used a completely different method.A huge production line was established to make the tens of thousands of individual human and animal statues which Emperor Qin demanded. All the different pails of the body such as legs, arms, and heads were made separately and then assembled. The same process was also used for other pieces such as ears, beards, and armour. When the whole figure was completed, it was baked in an oven.The terracotta figures are life-like and life-sized. Each one has a different facial expression and hairstyle, as well as uniforms which indicate their job and rank. Among the figures there are ordinary soldiers, archers, and officers, together with horses. They were discovered arranged in military formation ready to protect the emperor in the afterlife.In 1987, the tomb and army of Emperor Qin were declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO. __________70__________ The Terracotta Army clearly deserves this honour, as nearly two million people from all over the world visit it each year.IV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize in no more than 60 words the main idea of the passage and how it is illustrated. Use your own words as far as possible.Common Characteristics of FolktalesMost of us know some very old folktales. People shared these stories orally for years before writing them down. Since people told stories instead of writing them, the stories changed in between places and with each storyteller. Each new storyteller made changes to the stories based on his own traditions and culture. For example, many cultures have stories like the raven tale about how people got light. In these tales, though, the main character is another type of animal.Next the characters in folktales are similar They are usually ordinary characters who do extraordinary things. They usually have only one or two strong characteristics. For instance, thechief in the Raven story is selfish and not very smart. But Raven is very generous—he wants to help people. And he's very clever as he finds a way to get the light . In addition, often the characters in folktales are not people but animals with human qualities. They talk, make plans, and have strong emotions. Small animals such as the popular spider and turtle play this role in West African stories. In summary, the characters of folktales are simple but often clever in achieving their goals. Finally, the plot, or what happens in the folktale, is usually exciting. Most folktales begin with an expression like “a long time ago" and then move very quickly into the story, which starts with a problem. For instance, a strong, bad character often gives a weaker character a task and promises something if he completes the task. The weaker character often uses clever tricks, special skills, or magic to complete the task. In the end of a folktale, the good characters usually win and the bad characters lose. In conclusion, the plot of a folktale is interesting.So, in summary, we know that the tradition of folktales is very old. They are told all over the world, but they share several of the same features, as said above.V. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.72.专家认为，野火突然増多有好几个原因。
北京市丰台区2020—2021学年度高三英语第一学期期中练习(答案终)
丰台区2020-2021学年度第一学期期中练习高三英语期中练习答案及评分参考2020.11笔试部分（共100分）一、完形填空（共10小题，15分。
每小题1.5分）1-5 BCCAD 6-10ABCBD二、语法填空（共10小题，15分。
每小题1.5分）11.waving 12. ran 13. mine 14. what 15. is pictured/ has been pictured16.destinations 17. who/that 18. more important 19. on 20. communication三、阅读理解（共14小题，28分。
每小题2分）21-25 ABADC 26-30 CBAAD 31-34 ABCB四、七选五（共5小题，10分。
每小题2分）35-39 DAGBF五、阅读回答问题（共5小题，12分。
1-4题每小题2分，5小题4分）40.Because the only one train a day back to her home in Sydney had already left./ Because the train back to her home had left./Because she didn’t catch the train to her home.41．He made the author a sandwich for lunch and found a lift for her./He offered/provided lunch to her (treated/invited her to lunch) and found a lift for her. 42．Because she thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favour she’d been given decades earlier./Because she wanted to repay for the favour(kindness) she got before.43．Kindness can be passed and rewarded./A good turn deserves another./Good deeds will pay off./44．I'll run over and have a talk with him. If it’s serious, I’ll send him to the hospital by taxi. If it’s not, I’ll help him call his children or send him home. I think helping with each other warms the world.（二）书面表达评分参考：1．第一档: （20~15分）（很好）完全完成试题规定的任务。
北京市东城区2020_2021学年高三英语上学期期末统一检测试题含解析
"You wouldn't think that kids can do something like that, to give me the_______10_______and ambition to go back to school," Ward said．"It's kind of crazy that such a small thing can make such an impact on your life．"
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考查名词词义辨析。句意：在几次这样的讨论之后，一些学生会告诉我，他们想让我做他们的老师。A．driver司机；B．adviser顾问；C．friend朋友；D．teacher老师。根据后文“and talking with the students on the bus route renewed his sense of passion for expanding and teaching young minds．”可知，孩子们想要Clayton Ward成为他们的老师。故选D。
2020-2021学年深圳中学高三英语上学期期中考试试卷及参考答案
2020-2021学年深圳中学高三英语上学期期中考试试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读（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ADuring ancient times, children didn’t have smartphones, iPad or computers to entertain themselves. Instead, they came up with interesting games to play.★Stone ballsDuring the Qing Dynasty, kicking a stone ball around was a popular sport in the northern part of China, and it was often played in the winter to protect kids from the cold. Stones were carved into small balls and kicked along with feet. In 1999, the sport was included in the 6th National Ethnic Group Traditional Sports Meeting held in Beijing.★Flying kitesKites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood, instead of paper. Nowadays, the four most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite , Weifang kite and Nantong kite, of which each has distinctive features. The kite which resembles a swallow is a well-known Beijing style.★Hide-and-seekHide-and-seek is a traditional game for children, popular around the nation. There are two ways to play: covering a child’s eyes while other kids run around to tease(戏弄) him or, more commonly, participants hide and one child must try to find them.★Playing diabolosA diabolo is always made of wood or bamboo and has empty space in the center. By juggling(边抛边接) the diabolo on the rope, the high-speed spinning diabolos will make a sound like a whistle. Playing diabolos is an interesting folk game, especially popular in North China. Playing diabolos was also included in the first group of national intangible cultural heritage(非物质文化遗产).1.Why did ancient children often play stone balls in the winter?A.To practice their feet.B.To warm themselves.C.To train their skills.D.To relax themselves.2.Which kites are swallow-shaped?A.Weifang kites.B.Tianjin kites.C.Beijing kites.D.Nantong kites.3.Why does playing diabolos make a sound?A.Because the diabolo’s center is empty.B.Because the high-speed spinning diabolo is light.C.Because the diabolo is equipped with a whistle.D.Because ropes’ surface moves against the diabolo’s.BBertha von Suttner received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1905—she was the first woman to receive it, and also the inspiration for the creation of the Nobel Prize.She met Alfred Nobel, a rich millionaire, by answering hisnewspaper ad for a secretary. Although she only worked for him for a few weeks, she remained good friends with Alfred Nobel for the next 20 years. When she became involved in the peace movement inEurope, she promised to keep Nobel informed of its progress. When Alfred Nobel died in 1896, his will included the establishment of a peace prize, thanks to Bertha von Suttner’s influence.Bertha von Suttner was born in an aristocratic (贵族) military family, but she spent the second half of her life working for peace. She wrote books, attended peace conferences, gave lectures and helped organize peace societies inAustria,GermanyandHungary, as well as the International Peace Bureau inSwitzerland. Her novel Lay Down your Arms, was one of the most influential anti-war books of all time, and helped to make her a leader of the peace movement in Europe. Its end to war theme was both the ambition (抱负) and the most important goal in the life of this great woman.Bertha von Suttner worked so hard for peace because she believed that a terrible war would break out inEuropeif nations didn’t work hard to establish lasting peace institutions. She made many major achievements for a more peaceful world, but two months after she died, World War I broke out. A hundred years after she won the Nobel Peace Prize, nations still seem to view war as a choice to work out their problems. But like Bertha von Suttner did, many today are working hard around the world to help strengthen peace institutions and spread the idea that it’s time to put an end to war.4. Which of the following is true about Bertha von Suttner?A. She worked for Alfred Nobel for 20 years.B. She helped Alfred Nobel draw up his will.C. She persuaded Alfred Nobel to join the peace movement.D. She inspired Alfred Nobel to establish the Nobel Peace Prize.5. Paragraph 3 is mainly about Bertha von Suttner’s _____________.A. efforts and contributions to the peace movement.B. family background and work experiences.C. writing career and life experiences.D. ambition and goals in life.6. What do we know aboutLay Doun Your Arms?A. It was based on a true story.B. It recorded Bertha von Suttner’s daily life.C. It was about an aristocratic military family.D. It showed Bertha von Suttner’s wish for peace.7. What can we infer about Bertha von Suttner from the last paragraph?A. Her fight for peace is still shared by many.B. She failed to found peace institutions.C. She successfully predicted awar.D. She lost her life in World War I.CWe all know that a healthy lifemeans getting both plenty of exercise and enough good-quality sleep, but reality often gets in the way. The new research indicates that doing enough exercise could make up for some of the unhealthy impacts of bad sleep. While the health benefits of exercise and sleep are nothing new, it's the relationship between them that is interesting in this particular study — it could even give doctors another option to suggest for patients dealing with sleep problems.“We found those who had both the poorest sleep quality and who exercised the least were most at risk of death from heart disease, stroke, and cancer,” says epidemiologist Bo-Huei Huang, from the University of Sydney in Australia.Participants were grouped into three levels of physical activity (high, medium or low) and were also given a sleep quality score from 0-5 based on the amount of shut-eye they got, how late they stayed up, insomnia, snoring and daytime sleepiness.Those with the highest risk of dying from cancer or heart disease during the study period were those with the worst quality sleep and who didn't meet the WHO recommended guidelines for exercise. That risk went down forpeople with poor quality sleep but who did meet the exercise guidelines.In the case of all forms of cancer, for example, those at the unhealthiest end of the sleep and exercise scale had a 45 percent higher risk of dying from cancer than those with good sleep scores who kept physically active. However, that risk just about disappeared for those who didn't score well on sleep but did score well on physical activity.For now it's not clear why more exercise might make up for poor sleep, as far as our health goes. It could be that the increased activity iscounteractinginflammation (炎症), or reducing irregularities in glucose metabolism, suggest the researchers.“Considering that physical activity is perhaps more modifiable than sleep, our study offers people more health incentives to be physically active.” says population health researcher Emmanuel Stamatakis, from the University of Sydney.8. This research is of particular interest in that ________.A. it’s in this study that exercise is known to be beneficial to sleep.B. this study offers people more health treatments to be physical active.C. it could enable doctors to cure patients of their sleeping condition.D. the relationship between exercise and sleep is updated in this study.9. Which of the following statements istrueaccording to the passage?A. Those who had the poorest sleep quality were most at risk of death from heart disease.B. Those scoring lowest on sleep and exercise scale were more likely to die from cancer.C. There’s no risk of cancer for those who didn't sleep well but did score well on physical activity.D. It's evident that in terms of health more exercise could make up for poor sleep.10. What does the underlined word in Paragraph 6 mean?A. interactingB. increasingC. preventingD. causing11. Where can this passage most probably be taken from?A. A research findings reportB. A medical examination reportC. A poor sleep study reportD. A physical activity study reportDTwenty years ago, I became involved in pet therapy(疗法) work with our Angel. As she matured and went through professional training, we realized that she would be good at this new job.Angel is ten now and works every week. She visits two hospitals providing day care for the elderly, and ourlibrary’s PAWS forReadingprogram. At the library, six to ten dogs lie on the floor, and the kids pick a book to read to a dog. After they finish, they get a card with the dog’s picture and history. Angel also helps out at a special-needs camp. She is so popular that everywhere we go people recognize her, especially the kids she has worked with.We have seen some very special things through our pet therapy work. I brought Angel to our local hospital to visit a woman who was completely unable to move the right side of her body from a stroke(中风). One day, my husband, Jack, got Angel up into a chair next to the woman’s bed, asking her if she wanted to give Angel a treat. She nodded. Angel gently took the treat. Then the woman raised her right hand and started petting Angel. Her friend couldn’t believe her eyes.After that, every time we saw the woman, she lifted her left hand. We’d tell her she had to use her right hand, and she would. Next, you’ll fall in love with this woman’s story of rearing her own Angel later in her family and why she calls it the best decision she ever made.12. Who is Angel?A. A pet trainer.B. A hospitalC. A therapy dog.D. The author’s kid.13. What does Angel usually do?A. Save seriously ill people.B. Pay visits to kids in hospital.C. Protect the elderly in their homes.D. Help children at a special camp.14. Why was the woman’s friend astonished?A The woman moved her right hand.B. The woman treated Angel.C. Angel helped the woman recover.D. Angel got along with the woman.15. What does the underlined word “rearing” in the last paragraph mean?A. Accompanying.B. Raising.C. Assisting.D. Training.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。
解析江西省重点中学盟校2020┄2021届高三第一次联考英语试题
（考试时间:120分钟，试卷分数:150分）第一部分:听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置上。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.【此处有音频，请去附件查看】What will the woman probably write her name with？A. A pencil.B. Her finger.C. An electronic pen.【答案】B【解析】【分析】W：Do you have something to write with？ How am I supposed to sign my name？ Can I use a pencil？M：No, we lost our electronic pen. It doesn’t matter, though. You can use your finger to sign right on the screen.【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。
2.【此处有音频，请去附件查看】What would the woman probably order with chicken？A. White wine.B. Red wine.C. Beer.【答案】A【分析】M：I’m not sure what to order to drink. Beer, white wine, or red wine？W：They say red meats go with red wine, light-colored meats go with white, and oily foods are good with beer.M：I know chicken is white meat.【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。
山东省潍坊市2020-2021学年高三上学期期末试题英语试题 含答案
试卷类型:A 山东省潍坊市2020-2021学年高三第一学期期末考试英语 2021.01注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、座号、考号填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。
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第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。
ABefore the December holiday craze and celebrations start, November is an ideal time to visit the southeast states to enjoy mild temperatures and unique festivals and events.South Carolina Pecan Festival in FlorenceHead to downtown Florence for this popular annual community event held the first Saturday of November. There are stages with live music, over 250 food and craft vendors, art exhibitions, amusement rides, antique tractor show, car show, and pecan cooking competition with celebrity judges.Seagrove Pottery Festival in North CarolinaThis yearly festival features hand-made pottery, colonial crafts, and pottery-making demonstrations. Pottery collectors can pick up some limited-edition pieces signed and dated by local potters. Always the weekend before Thanksgiving, the event starts on Friday, with a duration of three days.Mule Day in Calvary, GeorgiaLabeled as the largest one — day festival in southwest Georgia, this annual event, always held the first Saturday in November, features a sunrise breakfast, mule parade （骡子游行），fleamarket with hundreds of booths, a barbecue and fish fry, regional entertainment, and more. Mule Day celebrates the mules' significant contribution to the area's agriculture.Veterans Day Parade in Birmingham, AlabamaVeterans Day, a federal and state holiday in the United States, is always celebrated on November11th. There are events throughout the Southeast, including parades and ceremonies on or close to Veterans Day.1. What can people do at Pecan Festival?A. Appreciate art works.B. Watch music shows on screen.1C. Drive modem tractors and cars.D. Buy food cooked by celebrities.2. Why is Mule Day celebrated?A. To boost the local market.B. To advocate cooking skills.C. To enhance the importance of economy.D. To honor mules for their role in agriculture.3. Which festival falls on November 11th?A. Pecan Festival.B. Pottery Festival.C. Mule Day.D. Veterans Day.BCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) —During his leisure time, Mahinda Dasanayaka packs his motorbike with books and rides his mobile library—across mostly muddy roads running through tea-growing mountain areas—to underprivileged children in backward rural parts of Sri Lanka.Having witnessed the hardships faced by children whose villages have no library facilities, Dasanayaka, a child protection officer for the government, was looking for ways to help them. Then three years ago, he launched his program, called "Book and Me”.He purchased a second-hand Honda motorbike for 30,000 Sri Lankan rupees($162), On his off days—mostly during weekends—he rides his motorbike, which is fixed with a steel box to hold books, to rural villages and distributes the reading material to children free of charge.He began the pro gram in 2017 with 150 books—some of his own and others donated by friends colleagues and well-wishers. His collection includes about 3,000 books on a variety of subjects. So far, he said, his program has benefited more than 1 ,500 children, as well as about 150 adults.“I wanted to do something for children who are burdened with an exam-centered education. . . And to change the way kids look at society, to change their perspectives and broaden their imagination, M he said.Apart from giving away books, Dasanayaka also speaks to the children for a few minutes, usually under a roadside tree, highlighting the value of reading, books and authors. He then conducts a discussion on books the children have read, with the aim of eventually forming reading clubs.While Dasanayaka spends his own money on his program, he is not wealthy, with a take- home income of 20,000 rupees ( $108 ) a month from his job. He said he spends about a quarter of that on gasoline for his mobile library.4. How did Dasanayaka start "Book and Me”?A. With a large sum of money.B. With a used motorbike and 150 books.C. By subscribing to books for children.D. By borrowing a steel box from his workmate.5. What do we know about Dasanayaka from his words in Paragraph 5?A. He is uncertain about his program.B. He is trying to better kids' living conditions.C. He is seeking to change kids' ways of thinking.D. He is optimistic about the existing schooling system.6. Why does Dasanayaka hold discussions on books kids read?A. To keep in touch with them.B. To prepare to start reading clubs.C. To check their reading assignments.D. To know about their preferences of books.7. What is the best title for the text?A. A Reading ProgramB. An Education OfficerC. A Library on WheelsD. A Motorbike on RoadCYou've likely encountered the humblebrag before-boasting （吹嘘）disguised as a complaint, such as："I'm having such a stressful day. I got two job offers and I don't know what to do.”This is a typical example of humblebragging, a term coined by comedic writer Harris Wittels referring to “ a specific type of boast that allows the offender to broadcast their achievements without the necessary shame and guilt that should normally accompany such claims.” In simpler terms, it's a way to disguise a boast with some humility. Humblebragging comes in two different forms. The first is humility-based, an example being, "can't believe I got the highest grade in my class”. The second type comes mixed with a bit of complaint, for example, " I can't believe that shopkeeper asked me for ID. I'm 25 !”People don't like when others humblebrag because they find they are lacking in sincerity. Sincerity is a critical dimension of social evaluation, which is viewed as fundamental to people's identity. In fact, people prize sincerity even above competence and warmth in others, according to Dr. Sezer.If humblebragging doesn't work, and no one likes it, why do we still do it? We all want to highlight our positive qualities without seeming proud. By speaking in a complaint or an expression of humility, we hope we'll somehow land on the “ sweet spot" of self-presentation ：promoting ourselves while also conveying likability. In addition, research suggests that people may experience positive emotions while humblebragging.Considering that we're all likely to feel the urge to humblebrag, at least to some extent, the proper response when we hear a friend doing it may be to simply let it go-because ultimately we're going to do it ourselves, and who really wants to be called out on it?8. Which of the following remarks is an example of humblebragging?A. How I hate hearing my voice on TV!B. I'm thrilled to be awarded the first prize.C. I'm the only person to get promoted in the firm.D. How I dislike doing the same thing every day!9. Which can best describe people's impression of humblebraggers?A. Honest.B. Humble.C. Insincere.D. Incapable.310. Why do people humblebrag?A. To lift up their spirits.B. To express their complaints.C. To improve their moral qualities.D. To show off without bringing annoyance.11. What are people advised to do when hearing humblebragging from a friend?A. Follow it up.B. Leave it alone.C. Turn against it.D. Get to the root of it.DThe twilight zone （朦胧地带）contains the largest and least explored fish stocks （储备）of the world's oceans. Ranging from just below 200 metres to 1 ,000 metres deep, it is an interface between the well-studied sea life in the sunlit zone above and the ecosystems of the darkest territory below. It has a major role in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it for centuries or longer. The twilight zone is also known to the largest migration on Earth. Huge numbers of fishes and zooplankton （浮游动物）move hundreds of metres towards the surface each night to feed, before withdrawing back down at dawn.Yet the zone is poorly understood — physically, biogeochemically and ecologically. Even the number of organisms that live there remains a mystery, let alone their diversity and function.It is alarming, then, that this vast ocean domain is at risk in three ways-even before any of the potential consequences are understood. First, the world's growing population has an increasing need for food. Second, sea-floor mining for minerals and metals could release waste into the region. And third, climate change is varying temperature, acidification and oxygen levels in ways that are likely to affect life there.The twilight zone is hard Io study. Its organisms are difficult to sample and analyse, being thinly distributed, almost invisible and often fragile. They also live at pressures of up to 100 atmospheres, which poses problems for laboratory-based investigations.Critics might argue that walers near coasts and above shelves are more deserving of study, given the huge environmental pressures there, as well as their importance to societies. And, of course, they need attention. Sadly, however, it is too late to avoid widespread environmental damage to these inshore regions. Instead, research efforts and local policies must aim at minimizing the worst effects.By contrast, the twilight zone is almost left in its original condition. Moreover, the majority of it lies beyond national administration. This makes it of common interest and responsibility, and means that global agreement is necessary to manage it.12. What can we learn about the twilight zone?A. It has the least fish stocks.B. It reduces atmosphere's carbon dioxide.C. It lies at the bottom of sea.D. Il is located above the sunlit zone.13. What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell us?A. Where global warming leads us.B. Why high food consumption arises.C. How the twilight zone is threatened.D. What impacts pollution has on ocean.14. What does the underlined word "it” in the last paragraph refer to?A. The twilight zone.B. The inshore area.C. Its original condition.D. National administration.15. Which statement does the author agree with?A. International cooperation is essential.B. Inshore regions deserve more attention.C. Global agreement has been reached.D. Study on the twilight zone is out of the question.第二节（共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。
2020-2021学年上海市浦东中学高三英语一模试卷及参考答案
2020-2021学年上海市浦东中学高三英语一模试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读（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AA Lifelong Devotion to Keeping People FedYuan Longping is a Chinese agricultural scientist and educator, known for developing the hybrid rice varieties.Yuan graduated from the Southwest Agriculture Institute in 1953 andbegan his teaching career at an agriculture school.In the 1960s, when a serious food shortage sweptChina, Yuan decided to devote himself to studying how to increase the yields of rice. He then began a lifelong connection with rice.Yuan succeeded in growing the world’s first high-yielding hybrid rice varieties in 1973, which could reach a yield of over 500 kg per mu (about 0.067 hectares), rising from the previous yield of only 300 kg per mu. For the next four decades, he continued to work on research and development of hybrid rice, achieving increasingly higher outputs. In 2020, hybrid rice developed by Yuan’s team achieved 1,500 kilograms per mu in two growing seasons, a new world record.InChina, where rice is the main food for the majority of the 1.4 billion people, the planting area of hybrid rice has reached 16 million hectares, or 57 % of the total planting area of rice, helping feed an extra 80 million people a year.Hybrid rice has also been grown in over 40 countries, including theU.S.,Brazil,India,Vietnam, thePhilippinesandMadagascar. The total planting area of the hybrid rice has reached 8 million hectares overseas.Even after a great success, Yuan never held himself back from making new breakthroughs. In 2017, his team started to grow seawater rice inQingdao. The rice was designed to grow in saline-alkaline land and survive even after being completely in seawater. His team planned to develop a type of seawater rice that could be planted in 6.67 million hectares of saline-alkaline land acrossChinato boost the country’s rice harvest by about 20 %. In 2018, Yuan’s team was invited to plant the saline-alkaline tolerant rice in experimental fields inDubai, which achieved huge success. In June 2020, his team started to grow seawater rice on a farm at an altitude of 2,800 meters in northwestChina’sQinghaiProvince. The experiment succeeded.Yuan had two dreams — to “enjoy the cool under the rice crops taller than men” and that hybrid rice could be grown all over the world to help solve the global food shortage.1. What made Yuan Longping decide to study rice?A. A serious food shortage.B. Agriculture development.C. His interest in the rice experiment.D. His wish to plant the tallest rice in the world.2. From the passage, we know that Yuan Longping ________.A. developed a variety of hybrid riceB. worked as a scientist after graduationC. started to grow seawater rice inDubaiin 2017D. grew the first high-yielding hybrid rice varieties in 19533. We can infer from the passage that Yuan Longping’s most outstanding qualities are________.A. modest and outgoingB. honest and creativeC. generous and optimisticD. responsible and devotedBWhen I was seven my father gave me a Timex, my first watch. I loved it, wore it for years, and haven’t had another one since it stopped ticking a decade ago. Why? Because I don’t need one. I have a mobile phone and I’m always near someone with an iPod or something like that. All these devices (装置) tell the time — which is why, if you look around, you’ll see lots of empty wrists; sales of watches to young adults have been going down since 2007. This is ridiculous. Expensive cars go faster than cheap cars. Expensive clothes hang better than cheap clothes. But these days all watches tell the time as well as all other watches. Expensive watches come with extra functions — but who needs them? How often do you dive to 300 metres into the sea or need to find your direction in the area around the South Pole? So why pay that much of five years’ school fees for watches that allow you to do these things?If justice were done, the Swiss watch industry should have closed down when the Japanese discovered how to make accurate watches for a five-pound note. Instead the Swiss reinvented the watch, with the aid of millions of pounds’ worth of advertising, as a message about the man wearing it. Rolexes are for those who spend their weekends climbing icy mountains; a Patek Philippe is for one from a rich or noble family; a Breitling suggests you like to pilot planesacross the world.Watches are now classified as “investments” (投资). A 1994 Philippe recently sold for nearly £ 350,000, while 1960s Rolexes have gone from £ 15,000 to £ 30,000 plus in a year. But a watch is not an investment. It’s a toy for self-satisfaction, a matter of fashion. Prices may keep going up — they’ve been rising for 15 years. But when of fashion. Prices may keep going up — they’ve been rising for 15 years. But when fashion moves on, the owner ofthat £ 350,000 beauty will suddenly find his pride and joy is no more a good investment than my childhood Times.4. The author don’t need another watch because ________.A. he don’t like wearing a watchB. he has mobile phone and can ask someone for helpC. he has no sense of timeD. he thinks watches too expensive5. It seems ridiculous to the writer that________.A. expensive watches with unnecessary functions still sellB. expensive clothes sell better than cheap onesC. cheap cars don’t run as fast as expensive onesD. people dive 300 metres into the sea6. What can be learnt about Swiss watch industry from the passage?A. It wastes a huge amount of money in advertising.B. It’s hard for the industry to beat its competitors.C. It targets rich people as its potential customers.D. It’s easy for theindustry to reinvent cheap watches.7. Which would be the best title for the passage?A. Timex or Rolex?B. My Childhood TimexC. Watches? Not for Me!D. Watches----a Valuable CollectionCA 10-year-old swimmer with sky-high dreams and a name to match them has broken a record previously held by Olympian Michael Phelps.Clark Kent Apuada, whose friends call him“Superman", swam the 100-meter butterfly in 1:09.38 at the Far Western Long Course Championships in his home state of California this Sunday. That's a second faster than the record Phelps set at the same event in 1995 with a time of 1: 10. 48 in the same category of boys under 10.Clark, a rising fifth-grader who is Filipino-American, told HuffPost he's been dreaming about breaking Phelps' record ever since he started swimming competitively at age 7."I was so motivated,"Clarksaid about his win."I was so happy that I was able to beat that record.”Phelps competed in his first Olympics at age 15. He went on to become the mostdecoratedOlympian in history, with 28 medals overall. “Everyone in the crowd was excited when they realized what a special swim theyhad just seen when we announced the long-standing record had been broken,"Cindy Rowland,Pacific Swimming's director, wrote in an email.Clarkwon first place for all the swimming events he competed in at this year's Far Western Championships. Pacific Swimming or PacSwim, a regional association that is part of USA Swimming, organizes the Far Western Long Course Championships. Cynthia Apuada,Clark' s mother,said that her child seems to be “living by his name at this point”。
2020-2021学年开封市第一中学高三英语二模试卷及答案
2020-2021学年开封市第一中学高三英语二模试卷及答案第一部分阅读（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ADive with Big SharksOur shark dive adventures make use of hookah systems and shark cages. A hookah system is a system of providing air from the surface to divers down below. Cage divers breathe by using a regulator connected to an air hose.Is SharkDiving Dangerous?Yes. You could get sunburnt. You could hit your head on the top bunk getting out of bed. You could fall overboard. As for a shark attack,according to the International Shark Attack File,you are far more likely to be killed by a dog or a deer.Pricing & DetailsOne day Cage Diver Adventure S 875Our expert shark diver team will accompany you to the best viewing areas within the Marine Sanctuary.There,we'll drop our cage and prepare to provide you with a view you'll never forget.No dive experience is necessary.Our cages sit just below the surface.You'll be able to breathe comfortably from your snorkel or air hose while you move about the cage,taking photos and having fun.Top Shark Adventure S 375If you want to see great white sharks but prefer them a little further away,we offer great top-side shark viewing from our observation deck. Help scan the horizon for fins and watch for sharks attacking their prey（猎物）.Important NoteThere's No Shark GuaranteeAlthough we go to the best places at the best time of year, we cannot guarantee you'll see sharks. We've been very successful in past shark seasons and expect another incredible year. However, if we see nosharks, there is no refund.1.Which of the following isTRUEabout the two adventures?A.Top Shark Adventure makes use of hookah systems.B.Cage Diver Adventure offers you a view of the bottom of the sea.C.Cage Diver Adventure is less interesting than the other.D.Top Shark Adventure is suitable for those worried about danger.2.What is most likely to happen according to the advertisement?A.you fail to achieve your purpose of the trip.B.you are out of breath deep down in the sea.C.you are hurt by a shark while diving there,D.you suffer from lack of skill in shark diving.3.It can be inferred from the advertisement that shark diving is ________A.difficult but excitingB.challenging and tiringC.amazing and enjoyableD.expensive but popularBBefore 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.4. 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.5. 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.6. 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.7. What's the author's advice for students going abroad?A. Be confident.B. Be careful.C. Be open- minded.D. Be hard- working.CMost teenagers are still trying to find their passion and purposes in life. However, not Gitanjali Rao. The 15-year-old girl has been coming up with innovative solutions to worldwide problems since she was ten. It is, therefore, not surprising that the teenager has won the honor of “America's Top Young Scientist”.In the third grade, Rao was inspired to build a device after witnessing the shocking story unfold in Flint, Michigan, where cost-cutting measures led to the use of a polluted river as the city's primary water supply and incredibly high levels of lead made their way into people's drinking water.After two months' research, Rao designed a small and portable device that used sensors to instantly detect lead in water. Called Tethys, after the Greek Goddess(女神) of freshwater, it attaches to a cellphone and informs the residents via an app if their drinking water contains lead. The design earned her the 3M Young Scientist Challenge in 2017. She is currently working with scientists and medical professionals to test Tethys' potential and hopes the device will be ready for commercial use by 2022.Later, Rao took on another social issue-drug addiction. Her app, called Epione, which won the Health Pillar Prize at the TCS Ignite Innovation Student Challenge in May 2019, is designed to catch drug addiction in young adults before it's too late.More recently, the teenager has developed an app named Kindly, which usesartificial intelligence technology to detect possible signs of cyberbullying(网上欺凌). When users type in a word or phrase, Kindly is able to pick it up if it's bullying, and then it gives the option to edit it or send it the way it is. It gives them the chance to rethink what they are saying so that they know what to do next time.All kinds of awesome, Gitanjali Rao has been selected from 5,000 equally impressive nominees(被提名人) forTIME Magazine's first-ever “Kid of the Year”.8. What gave Rao the idea of inventing the device Tethys?A. The incident of lead pollution.B. The issue with drug addiction.C. The shortage of water supplies.D. The high cost of purifying water.9. What is Rao expecting of Tethys?A. It'll remove metal from water.B. It'll make it to market soon.C. It'll win her a higher prize.D. It'll be fitted to cellphones.10. What will Kindly allow users to do?A. Receive pre-warning signals of threat.B. Input words into a computer automatically.C. Choose from secure social networking sites.D. Weigh their words before posting them online.11. Which of the following can best describe Gitanjali Rao as a young scientist?A. Ambitious and humble.B. Optimistic and adventurous.C. Talkative and outstanding.D. Creative and productive.DIn the Pacific Northwest during winter, 5:15 am might as well be the dead of night. The alarm goes off and the onlylight is the red glow from my clock. My body says, “Go back to bed.” But I don’t. I know my running partner will be waiting in the street and I’m not going to stand her up. Then I walk onto the road, complaining about the cold and wishing I were back under my warm covers.If you’d have asked me a year ago if I could see myself running at 5:15 on a winter morning, I’d have laughed. Morning just wasn’t my thing and running in the morning was something I didn’t even consider. “I prefer to work out in the middle of the morning or in the afternoon,” I’d say to my friends who go to the gym before work.Then, last fall I reconnected with an old neighborhood friend. She’d been running in the morning and taken off forty pounds that year. When I looked in the mirror, I knew I could benefit from the same kind of weight loss. I asked if I could join her. I knew I needed to change something if I was going to get back in shape.The first two months were especially hard, because we ran twice a week at 5:15 am and I slept till 7:00 the other mornings. But as I’ve adjusted to the routine of running, I’ve discovered great joys that make it even more worthwhile than a little weight loss.While I haven’t lost forty pounds yet, it’s amazing how much more energy I have and how much stronger I feel. Because of the morning run, the rest of my day is more productive. I wouldn’t say I’ve become a morning person, but I would say morning running is now my thing.12. What can we know about the author from paragraph 1?A. 5:15 is the ideal time for her to exercise.B. She prefers to run without any company.C. She takes the run with warm clothes on.D. She goes for a run in spite of the cold and early rise.13. What was the author’s attitude to morning running a year ago?A. Scared.B. Unfavorable.C. Supportive.D. Confused.14. What made the author begin to run in the morning?A. Her partner’s encouragement.B. Her friend’s suggestion.C. Realizing the benefits of running.D. Realizing the harm of being fat.15. What effect does morning runninghave on the author?A. She has become slim again.B. She has become more confident.C. She has become more energetic.D. She has become more exhausted.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。