安徽肥東縣高級(jí)中學(xué)2021屆高三上學(xué)期期中考試 英語(yǔ)

1、肥東縣高級(jí)中學(xué)2021屆高三上學(xué)期期中考試英語(yǔ)試題 注意事項(xiàng)：1.答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、考生號(hào)等填寫在答題卡上。2.回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標(biāo)號(hào)。回答非選擇題時(shí)，將答案寫在答題卡上。寫在本試卷上無(wú)效。3.考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第I卷（共100分）第一部分 聽(tīng)力(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和

2、閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。1.What did the man do?A. He had some drinks.B. He made a phone call.C. He took care of the woman.2. How does the woman go shopping now?A. By car. B. On foot. C. By bus.3. Where did the man spend four days?A. In America.B. In Canada.C. In Mexico.4. What does the woman advise the man t

3、o do?A. Have his car repaired.B. Lend his car to Bill.C. Refuse Bill with a white lie.5. What can we infer from the conversation?A. The mans clothing is dirtied accidentally.B. The man wants to have a coffee.C. A traffic accident happened.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有2至4個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選

4、項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話前，你將有5秒鐘的時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題；聽(tīng)完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話讀兩遍。聽(tīng)第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6. What does the boy think of the woman?A. Generous.B. Careless.C. Hard-working.7. How will the boy go to school?A. By car. B. By bus. C. By taxi.聽(tīng)第7段材料，回答第8至9題。8. Why does the man hold the party?A. For house-warmin

5、g.B. For birthday.C. For promotion.9. How long will the party last?A. 4 hours. B. 5 hours. C. 6 hours.聽(tīng)第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10. What did the man do first after he left high school?A. He worked as an actor.B. He went to a drama school.C. He traveled all over the country.11. What is Casualty?A. A police de

6、tective story.B. A hospital drama series.C. A love story.12. What does the man say about his current work?A. Its very hard.B. Hes earned enough money.C. Hes learning a lot while working.聽(tīng)第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13. Where is the woman from?A. Canada. B. Sweden. C. England.14. How does the woman know where th

7、e man comes from?A. From his name.B. From his accent.C. From his appearance.15. Which of the following is forbidden?A. Using the mans kitchen.B. Having a potluck party.C. Smoking in the room.16. Whats the result if the woman loses her room key?A. She cant get another room key.B. Officials might chec

8、k her room.C. She has to pay for a new one.聽(tīng)第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17. Where will the swimming competition be held?A. At the school swimming pool.B. At the Jackson Sports Center.C. At the New Town Swimming Pool.18. At what time will Grade 7 gather?A. 9:30. B. 9:35. C. 9:45.19. What can we learn from the p

9、assage?A. Students neednt bring cold drinks.B. Students can get their lunch for free.C. Students will return to school at noon.20. What is the announcement about?A. The location of the Sports Center.B. The process of the competition.C. The arrangements for Grades 7 and 8.第二部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小

10、題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。A There is nothing like a cup of tea to refresh ones spirit and India is definitely a nation of tea drinkers. We look at four women merchants who have made their names in the tea space, creating unique flavors to our daily tea.Mayura RaoWh

11、ile she was in London in 2016. Mayura was longing to run a business when working at a global advisory firm. She came upon the idea of tea and story-telling. She realized most people knew about some tea such as English Breakfast and Earl Grey but were unaware of good tea and its story. To make tea dr

12、inking cool again, she decided to start up in this space. She quit her job, packed her bags and moved to Bengaluru from London and started Ausurm Tea.Snigdha manchandaSnigdha Manchanda founded the Goa-based Tea Trunk in 2013. As a tea sommelier (品茶師), she attended professional schools of tea in Sri

13、Lanka and also was trained under a Japanese tea master. Her aim was to provide people with good quality tea and she is doing that with tea trunk, She sources a variety of tea from farmers to create unique and natural tea without any artificial flavors.Prerna KumarPrerna Kumar, was for the first time

14、, out of her job and in bed with a broken foot when everyone kept cheering her up about how they were waiting for her to bounce back so she could enjoy her tea. In her networks and circles, she has always been known for her tea making skills. She started Chaiveda in 2017?Anamika SinghAnamika Singh g

15、rew up in a tea manufacturing family and learnt about tea from her father. With a desire to introduce tasty tea to people at an affordable price, Anamika started Anandini Himalaya Tea Room in 2013 in Delhi for people to sarnple, learn and talk about tea under one roof.21.What do we know about Mayura

16、 Rao?A.She cornbined tea with its story.B.She started Ausum Tea in London.C.She grew up in a family of tea merchants.D.She was unaware of the flavor of Earl Grey.22.Who was educated by a tea expert?A.Mayura Rao.B.Snigdha Manchanda.C.Prerna Kumar.D.Anamika Singh.23.Whats the purpose of the text?A.To

17、advertise some Indian tea.B.To attract more women to do tea business.C.To introduce several businesswomen in Indian tea industry.D.To show four unique stories of tea development in England.B The person who set the course of my life was a school teacher named Marjorie Hurd. When 1 stepped off a ship

18、in New York Harbor in 1949, I was a nine-year-old war refugee, who had lost his mother and was coming to live with the father he did not know. My mother, Eleni Gatzoyiannis, had been imprisoned and shot for sending my sisters and me to freedom.I was thirteen years old when I entered Chandler Junior

19、High. Shortly after I arrived, I was told to select a hobby to pursue during“club hours.” The idea of hobbies and clubs made no sense to my immigrant ears, but I decided to follow the prettiest girl in my class. She led me into the presence of Miss Hurd, the school newspaper adviser and English teac

20、her.A tough woman with salt-and pepper hair and determined eyes, Miss Hurd had no patience with lazy bones. She drilled us in grammar, assigned stories for us to read and discuss, and eventually taught us how to put out a newspaper. Her introduction to the literary wealth of Greece gave me a new per

21、spective on my war-torn homeland, making me proud of my origins. Her efforts inspired me to understand the logic and structure of the English language. Owing to her inspiration, during my next twenty-five years, I became a, journalist by profession.Miss Hurd retired at the age of 62. By then, she ha

22、d taught for a total of 41 years. Even after her retirement, she continually made a project of unwilling students in whom she spied a spark of potential. The students were mainly from the most troubled homes, yet she alternately bullied and charmed them with her own special brand of tough love, unti

23、l the spark caught fire.Miss Hurd was the one who directed my grief and pain into writing. But for Miss Hurd, I wouldnt have become & reporter. She was the one who sent me into journalism and indirectly caused all the good things that came after.24.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mo

24、st probably mean?A.Hobbies and clubs did not interest the author.B.The author turned a deaf ear to joining clubs.C.Hobbies and clubs were inaccessible to immigrants like the author.D.The author had no idea what hobbies and clubs were all about.25.Which of the following caused the author to think of

25、his homeland differently?A.Stepping on the American soil for the first time.B.Being exposed to Greek literary works.C.Her mothers miserable death.D.Following the prettiest girl in his class.26.It can be inferred from Paragraph 4 thatA.Miss Hurd employed a unique way to handle these students.B.Miss H

26、urds contribution was recognized across the nation.C.Students from troubled homes preferred Miss Hurds teaching style.D.The students Miss Hurd taught were all finally fired.27.What is the text mainly about?A.How the author became a journalist.B.The importance of inspiration in ones life.C.The teache

27、r who shaped the authors life.D.Factors contributing to a successful career.C Pinocchio may be just a childrens fairy tale, but Spanish scientists at the University of Granada recently investigated this so-called “Pinocchio effect” and found that our noses dont grow when we tell a lie, but actually

28、shrink a bit.Dr. Gmez Miln and his team developed a lie detector test that used thermography（體溫計(jì)）to tell if people were lying, and found that whenever participants in their research were being untruthful, the temperature of the tip of their nose dropped up to 1.2, while the temperature of their fore

29、head increased up to 1.5. Scientist also found that drop in temperature at nose level actually caused it to slightly shrink, although the difference is undetected by the human eye.“One has to think in order to lie, which rises the temperature of the forehead,” Dr. Gmez Miln explained the findings. “

30、At the same time we feel anxious, which lowers the temperature of the nose.”For this study, researchers asked a number of 60 students to perform various tasks while their temperature is scanned by technology. One of these tasks required making a 3 to 4 minutes call to their parents or a friend and t

31、elling a significant lie. Participants had to make up the lie themselves during the call. Interestingly, this lie detector picked up the “Pinocchio effect” temperature difference in 80 percent of the test subjects, which is a better rate of success than that of any modern lie detector.“With this met

32、hod we have achieved to increase accuracy”, said Dr. Gmez Miln, who added that law enforcement interviewers could one day combine other lie detection technology with thermal imaging to achieve better results.28.Why does the writer talk about Pinocchio in the first paragraph?A.To tell a fairy tale.B.

33、To give an example.C.To talk about a scientist.D.To introduce the topic.29.What is “Pinocchio effect”?A.Our noses will grow when we tell a lie.B.Our noses will shrink when we tell a lie.C.The temperature of the forehead falls if we lie.D.The temperature of the student rises for anxiety.30.How did Dr

34、. Gmez Miln feel about the lie detector?A.Doubtful.B.Surprised.C.Confident.D.Puzzled.31.What lesson can we learn from the text?A.A lie will travel very hard.B.Many ways to bring a liar to light.C.A lie never lives to be old.D.Once a liar always a liar.D The type of soap with the name African black s

35、oap or simply black soap is the one that has its origin in Africa or West Africa to be precise.The soap is often made by women and is fair-traded, though not always, Black soap is traditionally made in West Africa, typically Ghana, from secret recipes. Different tribes have adopted their own secret

36、making techniques, which can be seen in different colors among black soap. Varieties of black soaps actually made in Africa tend to be pure.The first step of making traditional African black soap is selecting the plantusually cocoa pods or palm tree leaves, sometimes shea tree bark (酪脂樹(shù)皮), which the

37、n are sun-dried and burned to ashes which are often used to heal cuts. To guarantee the natural color and light smell, its important to keep a constant temperature of burning. Then the water is added into the ashes along with the shea butter, palm oil, and coconut oil. That mixture is cooked until i

38、t becomes stable. It needs to be hand stirred for at least 24 hours. After that, they scooped it out and let it cure for two weeks. Those soaps that are made in Africa contain no artificial ingredients (材料).African black soap is being used for many generations and many causes. African black soap has

39、 many benefits over commercially produced soaps. One of the most common usage is to cure skin conditions and problems. After using this soap, the skin looks healthy. Another usage of the black soap is for removing the makeup and dead skin. It also gives an excellent UV (紫外線) protection because of th

40、e high level of shea butter in it.However, the black soap also has some unpleasant side effects. For example, your skin may become over-dried. If so, you should stop using it and wash your skin with water.32.What leads to color differences of African black soap?A.Different market demands.B.The maker

41、s personal preferences.C.Some artificial ingredients.D.Various secret making techniques.33. What should people do first when making African black soap?A.Choose the proper plant.B.Change the temperature of burning.C.Mix coconut oil up for a whole day.D.Dry palm tree leaves for two weeks.34.What is pa

42、ragraph 4 mainly about?A.The benefits of African black soap.B.The problems caused by black soap.C.The harm of using African black soap.D.The process of making African black soap.35.What do we know about African black soap?A.It has a strong smell.B.Its effects are two-edged.C.Its quite difficult to p

43、urchase.D.Its specially made for women.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分） 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Do you like writing a few paragraphs every day about your experiences, hopes, memories or feelings? If you dont, its time to make a change now. Because write a few paragraphs every day a

44、bout your experiences, hopes, memories, you will immediately begin to experience benefits to your personal growth and potential.You will gradually become better at expressing yourself. 36.However, when you become lazy with words, you find it is more difficult to describe feelings, share experiences

45、and make yourself understood.37.As you write about memories, it is like opening an old photo album. Your pen begins to explore feelings and details you have forgotten and dreams you left behind. You suddenly remember people you would like to contact again. Writing is an activity that avoids distract

46、ion(使人分心的事物) long enough for you to explore those wonderful moments of the past. Sometimes they are frightening. 38.Writing about daily experiences and feelings provides a recorded history that will influence how you make future decisions.39. They learned from what had happened before. Your history

47、is important. Dont let it be forgotten.Writing reminds you of your dreams and keeps you moving toward them. It is a means of keeping track of your purpose and the goals that will lead you to achieve them.40. It shows when you have been distracted and may need to give all your attention again to your

48、 writing.Writing a little every day could provide the material that someday becomes a published book. When I wrote about depression and my four-year-old granddaughter who got lost in the mountains, I never dreamed it would be in a book.A. You will remember things long forgotten.B. Writing keeps you

49、energetic and full of imagination all the time.C. Sometimes they are wonderful and almost always they are helpful.D. Sooner or later, you are surely to become a great professional writer.E. Reviewing what you have written is a perfect way to see your progress.F. Theres a reason that the greatest lea

50、ders in history were students of history.G. When you write daily, you can always be amazed at how quickly your writing skills improve.第三部分 英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié) 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分） Tonnie, a 12-year-old boy, was walking alone on the street. It was 10 pm. What caused Tonnie to run away from home

51、 was that his mom asked him about his low grades in the recent _41_. Tonnie had a careless attitude and didnt _42_ in a nice way. She scolded him, but Tonnie quarreled with her without _43_ he was at fault. The _44_ ended so bad that Tonnie left their _45_ in a storm with his eyes filled with tears.

52、He walked for more than two hours, tired and hungry. Suddenly, he was _46_ by a sweet smell from a small noodle shop.He realized there was not even a coin in his pocket. With a _47_ face, he decided to _48_. However, the shop owner saw him and asked him to stay for some food.Tonnie explained he had

53、no _49_, but the shop owner smiled and said he wouldnt _50_ him for any. He prepared a hot bowl of delicious noodles for Tonnie. Tonnie _51_ him from his heart and promised him that he would return his _52_.Tonnie was in tears when he ate the noodles. The shop owner asked Tonnie what had happened, T

54、onnie told him about the quarrel with his mother.The shop owner asked Tonnie. Do you feel you _53_ me something? Tonnie said, Yes. Of course! This is a great _54_. You know I was very _55_ as I ate nothing from the noon! The shop owner smiled, Good my dear! Now think about your mom. She cooked for y

55、ou. She washed your clothes. She _56_ you with all her heart. She was always there for you when you needed her. And she _57_ quarreled with you just for your own good. Dont you feel you owe a lot to her? Tonnie realized his _58_. He thanked the shop owner and rushed to his home. He saw his mother se

56、arching for him on the street with tears in her eyes. He felt very _59_ and hugged her, begging her _60_.41.A.creationB.examC.judgmentD.questionnaire42.A.answerB.greetC.complainD.explode43.A.insistingB.explainingC.forecastingD.understanding44.A.quarrelB.classC.prayerD.conference45.A.restaurantB.scho

57、olC.houseD.hotel46.A.affectedB.attractedC.surprisedD.terrified47.A.curiousB.neatC.strangeD.sad48.A.quitB.enquireC.orderD.stay49.A.rightB.timeC.foodD.cash50.A.bringB.findC.askD.select51.A.praisedB.appreciatedC.stimulatedD.congratulated52.A.lossB.friendshipC.patienceD.kindness53.A.offerB.awardC.oweD.pay54.A.pityB.helpC.dealD.problem55.A.starvingB.confusedC.contradictoryD.content56.A.took hold ofB.kept up withC.took care ofD.looked forward to57.A.almostB.evenC.stillD.never58.A.importanceB.dreamC.transformationD