2021届安徽肥东县高级中学高三上学期英语期中考试试题

1、2021届安徽肥东县高级中学高三上学期英语期中考试试题注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第I卷（共100分）第二部分 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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A There is nothing like a cup o

2、f 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 RaoWhile she was in London in 2016. Mayura was longing to run a business when working at a global

3、 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 drinking cool again, she decided to start up in this space. She quit her job, packed her bags

4、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 (品茶师), she attended professional schools of tea in Sri Lanka and also was trained under a Japanese tea master. Her aim was to provide people with g

5、ood 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, out of her job and in bed with a broken foot when everyone kept cheering her up about how

6、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 grew up in a tea manufacturing family and learnt about tea from her father. With a desire to

7、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 Rao?A.She cornbined tea with its story.B.She started Ausum Tea in London.C.She grew up in a

8、 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 advertise some Indian tea.B.To attract more women to do tea business.C.To introduce several

9、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 in New York Harbor in 1949, I was a nine-year-old war refugee, who had lost his mother and w

10、as 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 High. Shortly after I arrived, I was told to select a hobby to pursue during“club hours.” Th

11、e 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 teacher.A tough woman with salt-and pepper hair and determined eyes, Miss Hurd had no patience w

12、ith 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 perspective on my war-torn homeland, making me proud of my origins. Her efforts inspired me to

13、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 had taught for a total of 41 years. Even after her retirement, she continually made a project

14、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, until the spark caught fire.Miss Hurd was the one who directed my grief and pain into writing. B

15、ut for Miss Hurd, I wouldn't 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 most probably mean?A.Hobbies and clubs did not interest the author.B.The author turne

16、d 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 his homeland differently?A.Stepping on the American soil for the first time.B.Being

17、 exposed to Greek literary works.C.Her mother's 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 Hurd's contribution was recognized across the nation.C.Students from troubl

18、ed homes preferred Miss Hurd's 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 one's life.C.The teacher who shaped the author's life.D.Factors contributing to a

19、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 shrink a bit.Dr. Gómez Milán and his team develo

20、ped a lie detector test that used thermography（体温计）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 forehead increased up to 1.5. Scientist also found

21、 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. Gómez Milán explained the findings. “At the same time we feel anxious,

22、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 telling a significant lie. Particip

23、ants 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 method we have achieved to increase a

24、ccuracy”, said Dr. Gómez Milán, 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.To give an example.C.T

25、o 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. Gómez Milá

26、n 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 soap or sim

27、ply 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 making tec

28、hniques, 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 (酪脂树皮), which then are sun-

29、dried and burned to ashes which are often used to heal cuts. To guarantee the natural color and light smell, it's 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 it bec

30、omes 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

31、 black soap has 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 (紫外线) protectio

32、n because of the 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 dema

33、nds.B.The makers' 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

34、 weeks.34.What is paragraph 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.It's effects are two-edged.C

35、.It's quite difficult to purchase.D.It's specially made for women.第二节（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。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

36、 write a few paragraphs every day about 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 de

37、scribe feelings, share experiences 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

38、is an activity that avoids distraction(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

39、 had happened before. Your history 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 gi

40、ve all your attention again to your 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 l

41、ong forgotten.B. Writing keeps you 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. Th

42、ere's a reason that the greatest leaders 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 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） Tonnie, a 12-year-old boy, was walking alone on the street. It was 10 pm.

43、What caused Tonnie to run away from home 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

44、a storm with his eyes filled with tears.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 sta

45、y for some food.Tonnie explained he had no _49_, but the shop owner smiled and said he wouldn't _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

46、 shop owner asked Tonnie what had happened, Tonnie 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! '

47、;'The shop owner smiled, ''Good my dear! Now think about your mom. She cooked for you. 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? &

48、#39;'Tonnie realized his _58_. He thanked the shop owner and rushed to his home. He saw his mother searching 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.insi

49、stingB.explainingC.forecastingD.understanding44.A.quarrelB.classC.prayerD.conference45.A.restaurantB.schoolC.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

50、.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.drea

51、mC.transformationD.fault59.A.regretfulB.embarrassedC.excitedD.helpless60.A.permissionB.supportC.forgivenessD.apology第II卷（共5 0分）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。When the winter approaches, tanghulu, a traditional Chinese snack can be found on the street corner in northern Chin

52、a. Since the ancient times, it 61. (be) very popular with natives, especially children.Tanghulu is 62. (common) made of haws (山楂), which are rich in vitamin C and are known 63. (have) traditional Chinese medicine properties. According to a legend, 800 years ago, one of the emperors 64. (wife) was sick and had 65. poor appetite. The doctor suggested th