甘肃省天水市一中2021届高三英语第五次考试试题

1、甘肃省天水市一中2021届高三英语第五次考试试题甘肃省天水市一中2021届高三英语第五次考试试题年级：姓名：14甘肃省天水市一中2021届高三英语第五次考试试题第卷 （选择题 共70分）第一部分 阅读理解 （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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 a monthly talks at london canal museumour monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first thursday of each month except a

2、ugust. admission is at normal charges and you dont need to book. they end around 21:00.november 7th the canal pioneers, by chris lewis. james brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. he was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building. c

3、hris lewis will explain how brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early civil engineers.december 5thice for the metropolis, by malcolm tucker. well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering. malcolm will expla

4、in the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how londons ice trade grew.february 6th an update on the cotswold canals, by liz payne. the stroudwater canal is moving towards reopening. the thames and severn canal will take a little longer. we will have a repor

5、t on the present state of play.march 6th eyots and aits thames islands, by miranda vickers. the thames has many islands. miranda has undertaken a review of all of them. she will tell us about those of greatest interest. online bookings: .uk/book more info: .uk/w

6、hatson london canal museum 1213 new wharf road, london ni 9rt .uk www.canalmuseum.mobi tel: 020 7713 08361.when is the talk on james brindley?a. february 6th. b. march 6th. c. november 7th. d. december 5th.2.what is the topic of the talk in february?a. the canal pioneers. b. ice f

7、or the metropolis.c. eyots and aits thames islands. d. an update on the cotswold canals.3.who will give the talk on the islands in the thames?a. miranda vickers.b. malcolm tucker. c. chris lewis. d. liz payne.bevery day since early july, tiffany wong has been painting a small watercolor of one woman

8、 and then sharing the printing on the internet, providing background information about each woman. wong started the project to give more people a chance to learn about the different roles of famous women in history,we dont really get to learn about them in our school as much, wong said.i wanted to m

9、ake the womens history more available for people so that they wouldnt have to do the research and they wouldnt forget their achievements. wongs interest in the womens history started young. as a child in california, she read books about women, including scientist barbara mcclintock, doctor elizabeth

10、 blackwell and other outstanding women. the idea to develop her own womens history project was inspired in part by a free course through harvardx，harvard universitys developer of online courses. wong has worked there for the past five years after learning international education policy from the univ

11、ersity. the schlesinger library provided another inspiration for wong. in 2018，she visited the librarys 75th anniversary exhibit, which told the stories of women through 75 documents and objects. as an artist since childhood,wong decided her project would include both paintings and research about th

12、e women.the written part of the post consumes energy and brain and often takes longer than the painting, wong said. whenever possible, she used original sources and quotes, often referring to papers and other documents. none of the paintings includes the facial features of the women, which is a pain

13、ting style that makes the paintings easier to do, while giving people an opportunity to see themselves in the image. i wanted something open, wong said. i wanted people to feel like they could also be these people. her subjects occasionally notice her posts. in february, wong wrote about the career

14、of merritt moore, a physicist and dancer with an undergraduate degree from harvard. moore share the post with her own followers and left a comment for wong. wong! im so touched- thank you! love this! ! ! moore wrote.4.what has wong begun to do since early july？ a. paint well-known women in history.b

15、. learn to draw with a watercolor brush.c. share a painting of herself on the internet.d. collect information about each woman she knows.5.what is paragraph 3 mainly about？ a. the sources of motivation wong got for her project.b. the cause of wongs making up the womens stories.c. the aim of wongs le

16、arning harvardxs online courses.d. the reasons for wongs studying international education.6.which of the following did wong found most difficult in her project？ a. drawing the womens facial features.b. selling her paintings on social websites.c. doing a questionnaire about famous women.d. writing ba

17、ckground information for the women.7.what can be the best title tor the text？ a. fight for equal rights for womenb. learn from wongs artistic careerc. draw historical famous women to remember their contributionsd. give famous women in history an opportunity to draw themselvescthey like using the int

18、ernetthey have lots of pocket money to spendand they spend a higher proportion of it online than the rest of usteenagers are just the sort of people an online seller is interested in，and the things they want to buy-games，cds and clothing-are easily sold on the web but paying online is a tricky busin

19、ess for consumers who are too young to own credit cardsmost have to use a parents cardthey want a service that allows them to spend moneythat may come sooner than they think：new ways to take pocket money into cyber （网络的） space are coming out rapidly on both sides of the atlanticif successful，these p

20、roducts can stimulate （刺激）online sales in general，teenagers spend huge amounts：153bn（billion）in the us last year and20bn annually in the ukmost teenagers have access to the internet at home or at school-88 percent in the us，69 percent in the ukaccording to the jupiter research，one in eight of those

21、with internet access has bought something online-mainly cds and booksin most cases，parents pay for these purchases with credit cards，an arrangement that is often unsatisfactory for them and their childrenpressing parents to spend online is less productive than pressing on the high streetthey are mor

22、e likely to askwhy？if you ask to spend some money online one way to help teenagers change notes and coins into cyber cash is through prepaid cards such as internet cash in the us and smart cards in the uksimilar to those for pay-as-you-go mobile telephones，they are sold in amounts such as20 or 50 wi

23、th a concealed （隐藏的） 14-digit number that can be used to load the cash into an online account8.what does the wordtheyin paragraph 1 refer to？ a. sellers b. buyers c. teenagers d. parents9.according to the passage，which of the following statements is true？ a. more than half of the teenagers in the us

24、 and the uk have internet accessb. teenagers pay for goods online with their own credit cardsc. most teenagers in the us and the uk have bought something onlined. teenagers found it easier to persuade parents to buy online than in a shop10.a new way to help teenagers shop online is to use _ a. a new

25、 machine b. special coins and notesc. prepaid cards d. pay-as-you-go mobile phones11.what is the passage mainly about？ _ a. online shopping traps b. internet users in the us and the ukc. new credit cards for parents d. the arrival of cyber pocket moneydpeople with covid-19 who are asymptomatic(无症状的）

26、can spread the disease without any outward signs that theyre sick. but a newly developed ai, with a keen algorithmic(计算程序的) ear, might be able to detect asymptomatic cases from the sounds of peoples coughs, according to a new study. a group of researchers at mit recently developed an artificial inte

27、lligence model that can detect asymptomatic covid-19 cases by listening to subtle differences in coughs between healthy people and infected people. indeed, it is the alzheimers model that the researchers adapted in an effort to detect covid-19.the sounds of talking and coughing are both influenced b

28、y the vocal cords(声带) and surrounding organs. co-author brian subirana, a research scientist in mits auto-id laboratory said in a statement. ai can pick up simply from coughs, including things like the persons gender, mother tongue or even emotional state. theres in fact sentiment(情绪；情感) strongly fi

29、xed in how you cough. first, they created a website where volunteers-both healthy and those with covid-19-could record coughs using their cellphones or computers; they also filled out a survey with questions about their diagnosis and any symptoms they were experiencing. people were asked to record f

30、orced coughs, such as the cough you let out when your doctor tells you to cough while listening to your chest with a stethoscope(听诊器). through this website, the researchers gathered more than 70,000 individual recordings of forced-cough samples, according to the statement, of those, 2,660 were from

31、patients who had covid-19, with or without symptoms. they then used 4,256 of the samples to train their ai model and 1,064 of the samples to test their model to see whether or not it could detect the difference in coughs between covid-19 patients and healthy people. the ai model correctly identified

32、 98.5% of people with covid-19, and correctly ruled out covid-19 in 94.2% of people without the disease. for asymptomatic people, the model correctly identified 100% of people with covid-19, and correctly ruled out covid-19 in 83.2% of people without the disease.but whether or not this performs well

33、 enough in a real-world setting to recommend its use as a screening tool would need further study, lubinsky told live science. whats more, further research is needed to ensure the al would accurately evaluate coughs from people of all ages, he said.12.how does the ai recognize people infected with c

34、ovid-19?a. by observing outward sick signs. b. by identifying sounds of coughs.c. by copying the alzheimers model. d. by talking to the healthy and the infected.13.on what basis does the ai function as a detecting tool?a. how people catch coughs. b. how people perceive coughs.c. how people make voca

35、l sounds. d. how people release their emotions.14.which of the following isnt a part of the research?a. volunteers record coughs. b. volunteers fill out a survey.c. doctors ask for forced coughs. d. researchers train the ai model.15.what is one of the faults of the research?a. the limited age range.

36、 b. failure to evaluate coughs.c. inaccuracy of the statistics. d. low rate of identifying cases.第二节 阅读填空（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。if you desire to meet new friends, have fun and get into shape, basketball is the best sport for you regardless of whether you are a pro

37、fessional or an amateur. 16.here are some of the benefits you can acquire from playing basketball. improve your fitness levels.playing basketball will definitely improve your fitness levels. basketball is an amazing cardiovascular(心血管的) exercise, which is beneficial to people with heart problems. 17

38、. encourage teamwork.basketball requires team work to achieve a common objective. 18. this sport is great for kids, as it shows them how to work together in harmony to reach the goal. learning how to relate with others will improve your childs confidence as well as self-esteem(自尊). 19. making a shot

39、 or winning can really improve your childs self-esteem, which is a vital aspect during childhood. children with confidence are able to overcome challenges better, according to recent studies. develop social skills.it brings individuals together and helps create friendship and bonds. this provides a

40、great opportunity for children who are shy, as it helps them interact with new friends. 20.although there are no drawbacks associated to playing basketball, it is necessary that you perform other exercises to improve your speed and power.abuild up your muscles.bimprove confidence and self-esteem.cth

41、e players have to work as a team to guarantee a win.dsocial skills will help your child function better in life.ebasketball is popular worldwide due to a variety of reasons.fgenerally speaking, basketball is one of the safest sports in the world.gmoreover, it aids in oxygen circulation and blood dis

42、tribution throughout the body.第二部分 语言知识运用 第一节 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，然后在短文后各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。i joined the army as an infantryman（步兵）instead of as a helicopter pilot because i only had the literacy（读写）level of an 11-year-old. i had no idea that i had a reading level

43、that 21 ; i had just 22words when i didnt know them, and usually ended up getting them wrong. it was just before i turned 19 that i 23 my very first book. i can vividly remember the sense of 24 and achievement i felt. it was meant for primary school children but i didnt 25. i had read a whole book,

44、and i was 26 . from then on i read anything and everything i could get. i just wanted to get as much 27 as i could. i learned in those days at the 28 education centre. there are always people looking forward to helping you and 29 you stuff. but you are never going to progress 30 you keep learning. t

45、he unbelievable educational 31 that the army offers make it one of the few places that can help you climb up the ladder of social classes in the uk. for me, improving my literacy level had another more surprising 32 . when i left the army, i was asked to write a(n) 33of the bravo two zero mission an

46、d that led to the unexpected career change of becoming a(n) 34. i have spent quite a bit of time over the past few years 35 schools, and workplaces, as well as army bases and businesses, to talk about my past and 36 others to start reading and writing like me. the 37 i give to all the people that i

47、chat to is that if i can do it, anyone can. if that is a message that even one of them accepts and 38 , then it has been 39 . my experience shows that the best soldier out there is the one with a 40 card.21. a. high b. new c. low d. senior22. a. gone over b. made up c. put down d. taken back23. a. w

48、rote b. received c. bought d. read24. a. pride b. beauty c. duty d. security25. a. panic b. care c. doubt d. agree26. a. depressed b. puzzled c. trapped d. hooked27. a. wealth b. knowledge c. support d. freedom28. a. community b. nursery c. army d. health29. a. showing b. selling c. lending d. teach

49、ing30. a. unless b. until c. though d. since31. a. expenses b. backgrounds c. opportunities d. requirements32. a. trouble b. burden c. outcome d. challenge33. a. email b. diary c. scheme d. account34. a. athlete b. typist c. author d. porter35. a. visiting b. attending c. constructing d. inspecting3

50、6. a. permitting b. encouraging c. commanding d. preferring37. a. message b. story c. impression d. influence38. a. changes b. uses c. questions d. ignores39. a. controversial b. arbitrary c. ridiculous d. worthwhile40. a. library b. credit c. business d. fitness第ii卷 （非选择题，共50分）第一节 语法填空（共10小题; 每小题1.

51、5分, 满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（每空一词）或括号内单词的正确形式。sending gifts varies greatly from country to country. in australia, canada, the united states 41 european countries, sending gifts is 42 (rare) expected. while seen as a nice. gesture, it is very important to avoid giving highly personal gifts such as cl

52、othing. when 43 (visit) the home of a colleague from one of these countries, you should bring 44 appropriate gift to the hostess. in america, expensive gifts are definitely out. a good 45 (choose) is to take the deserving person to dinner, or a sports event. 46 the contrary, gift giving is a 47 (tra

53、dition) custom in japan. in japan, the proper gift is considered 48 (express) the givers true friendship, gratitude and respect far better than words. if you plan to visit japan or to have any japanese visit you here, be prepared. australia is known for 49 (it) friendliness and informality. so modest gifts, such as a diary, a paperweight, or a coffee cup might 50 (present) to a friend. so next time you visit these places, remember to do as the romans do while in rome.第二节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）下面是一段短文，请你对其进行修改。文中共有10处错误，每句中