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辽宁省朝阳育英高考补习学校2021届高三英语上学期期中试题试题总分：120分；考试时间：120分钟；命题人：第一部分阅读理解（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）AShakespeare’sBirthplaceandExhibitionofShakespeare’sWorldWelcometotheworld-famoushousewhereWilliamShakespearewasborninl564andwherehegrewup.Theproperty(房产)remainedintheownershipofShakespeare’sfamilyuntil1806.TheHousehaswelcomedvisitorstravellingfromallovertheworld,forover250years.OPENINGTIMES:20Marto19OctMontoSat:9:00amto5:00pmSun:9:30amto5:00pmOPENINGTIMES:20Marto19OctMontoSat:9:00amto5:00pmSun:9:30amto5:00pm20Octto19MarMontoSat:9:30amto4:00pmSun:10:00amto4:00pm◆StandintheroomswhereShakespearegrewup.◆DiscoverexamplesoffurnitureandneedleworkfromShakespeare’speriod.◆Enjoythetraditional(传统的)Englishgarden,plantedwithtreesandflowersmentionedinthepoet’sworks.ADMISSION：ADMISSION：Adult￡Child￡Family￡(2adults+upto3children)★TheHousemaypresentdifficultiesbuttheVisitors’Centre,itsexhibition,andthegardenareaccessible(可进入的)towheelchairusers★TheShakespeareCoffeeHouse(oppositetheBirthplace).21.Howmuchistheadmissionforafamilyoftwogrown-upsandtwochildren？A. B.￡12.00...22.WhereisthenearestparkingplacetoShakespeare’sBirthplace？A.Behindtheexhibitionhall.B.OppositetheVisitors’Centre.C.AtWindsorStreet.D.NeartheCoffeeHouse.23.Awheelchairusermayneedhelptoenter.A.theHouse B.thegarden C.theVisitors’Centre D.theexhibitionhallBIwas16yearsoldthedayIskippedschoolforthefirsttime.Itwaseasilydone:Bothmyparentsleftforworkbeforemyschoolbusarrivedonweekdays,sowhenitshowedupatmyhouseonthatcoldwintermorning,Isimplydidnotgeton.Theperfectcrime!AndwhatdidIdowithmyselfonthatgloriousstolenday,withnoadultinchargeandnolimitsonmyactivities?DidIgethigh?Hitthemallforashopliftingextravaganza（狂欢）？No.Ibuiltawarmfireinthewoodstove,preparedabowlofpopcorn,grabbedablanket,andread.Iwasthrilledandtransportedbyabook—itwasHemingway'sTheSunAlsoRises—andIjustneededtobealonewithitforalittlewhile.IachedtoknowwhatwouldhappentoJakeBarnesandLadyBrettAshleyandRobertCohn.Icouldn'tbearthethoughtofsittinginaclassroomtakinganotherbiologyexamwhenIcouldbetravelingthroughSpaininthe1920swithabunchofexpatriates（异乡客）.Ispentthatdaylostinwords.Timefellaway,astheroomaroundmeturnedtomist,andmyrole—asadaughter,sister,teenager,andstudent—intheworldnolongerhadanymeaning.1hadaccidentallycomeacrossthekeytoperfecthappiness:IhadbecomecompletelyabsorbedbysomethingIloved.Lookingbackonitnow,IcanseethatsomesubtlethingswerehappeningtomymindandtomylifewhileIwasinthatstateofabsorption.Hemingway'slanguagewasquietlybraidingitselfintomyimagination.Iwasdownloadinginformationabouthowtocreatesimpleandelegantsentences,agoodandsolidplot.Inotherwords,Iwaslearninghowtowrite.Withoutrealizingit,Iwashotonthetrailofmyownfate.Writingnowabsorbsmethewayreadingoncedidandhappinessistheirgeneroussideeffect.24.Whydidtheauthorskipschoolonthatday?A.Becauseherparentslefthomeearly.B.Becauseshewasfascinatedbyanovel.C.Becauseitwasacoldwintermorning.D.Becauseshehatedtotakethebiologyexam.25.Whatdidtheauthorthinkisthesourceoftruejoy?A.Readingbythefire. B.TravellinginSpain.C.Breakingtheregulations. D.Beingoccupiedbyone'spassion.26.Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedphrase“braidingitselfinto"inthelastparagraph?A.Entering. B.Destroying.C.Mending. D.Blocking.27.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Iwastiredofmyreal-liferoles.B.Becomingawriterwasmychildhooddream.C.Hemingwayskippedschoolwhenhewasyoung.D.IlearnthowtowriteontheInternet.CDescribedastheworld’smostenvironmentallyfriendlyprotein,Soleinismadebyapplyingelectricitytowatertoreleasebubblesofcarbondioxideandhydrogen.Livingmicrobes(微生物)arethenaddedtotheliquidtofeedonthecarbondioxideandhydrogenbubblesandproducetheSolein,whichisthendriedtomakethepowder.It’sanaturalfermentation(发酵)processsimilartobeerbrewing.ThedriedSoleinhasaproteincontentof50percentandlooksandtastesjustlikewheatflour.“Itisacompletelynewkindoffoodanewkindofprotein,differenttoallthefoodonthemarkettodayinhowitisproducedasitdoesnotneedagriculture.”DrPasiVinikka,thechiefexecutiveofSolarFoodstoldTheGuardian.TheprocessusedtoproduceSolein—convertinghydrogenandcarbondioxidetocalories—isamazing,asthewonderfoodcanbeproducedanywhereintheworld.It’salso10timesmoreenergy-efficientperhectarethanphotosynthesis(光合作用),and10to100timesmoreenvironmentandclimate-friendlyinwaterusethananimalorplantbasedfoodproduction.“Soleinalsocontainsalltheessentialaminoacids(氨基酸),butbecauseitisproducedusingcarbondioxideandelectricity,itdoesnotrequirelargeamountsoflandtoproduce,”theSolarFoodswebsiteexplains.“AnotheruniquecharacteristicofSoleinisthatitisabletotakecarbondirectlyfromcarbondioxidewithoutneedingasourceofsugar.”WhileSolarFoodsdoesnotexpectSoleintochallengeconventionalproteinproductionmethodsinthenexttwodecades,itdoesexpectittobecomea“newharvest”forhumanity,whichissignificantconsideringsofarwehaveonlyreliedonplantsandanimalsforsustenance.TheHelsinki-basedcompanyplanstoopenitsfirstSoleinfactoryattheendof2021andscaleupproductiontotwobillionmealsperyearby2022.28.WhichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribethefeaturesofSolein?A.Itisanewkindoffoodcontainingallthenutrition.B.Itismadefromwaterandcarbondioxidebyapplyingelectricity.C.Itisproducedwithoutconsumingmuchlandandenergy.D.Itisakindofman-madewheatflour.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“converting”mean?A.relating B.changingC.contributing D.adapting30.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.ThecompanythinksSoleinwouldhavearewardingfuture.B.Soleinissupposedtochallengetraditionalproteinproduction.C.ThereisstillalongwayforSoleintobeputintoproduction.D.HumanscancompletelyrelyonSoleintosurvive.31.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Topromoteanewkindoftechnology.B.Tointroduceanewkindoffood.C.Tomakeanadforanewkindofprotein.D.Tocallonpeopletoprotecttheenvironment.DShouldweallowmodernbuildingstobebuiltnexttoolderbuildingsinahistoricareaofacity?Inordertoanswerthisquestion,wemustfirstexaminewhetherpeoplereallywanttopreservethehistoricfeelofanarea.Notallhistoricalbuildingsareattractive.However,theremaybeotherreasons—forexample,economic(经济的)reasons—whytheyshouldbepreserved.So,letusassumethathistoricalbuildingsarebothattractiveandimportanttothemajorityofpeople.Whatshouldwedothenifanewbuildingisneeded?Inmyview,newarchitecturalstylescanexistperfectlywellalongsideanolderstyle.Indeed,therearemanyexamplesinmyownhometownofTourswheremoderndesignshavebeenplacedverysuccessfullynexttooldbuildings.Aslongasthebuildinginquestionispleasinganddoesnotdominate(影响)itssurroundingstoomuch,itoftenimprovestheattractivenessofthearea.Itistruethatthereareexamplesofnewbuildingswhichhavespoilt(破坏)theareatheyarein,butthesamecanbesaidofsomeoldbuildingstoo.Yetpeoplestillspeakagainstnewbuildingsinhistoricareas.Ithinkthisissimplybecausepeoplearenaturallyconservative(保守的)anddonotlikechange.Althoughwehavetorespectpeople'sfeelingsasfellowusersofthebuildings.Ibelievethatitisthedutyofthearchitectandplannertomovethingsforward.Ifwealwaysreproducedwhatwastherebefore,wewouldallstillbelivingincaves.Thus,Iwouldargueagainstcopyingpreviousarchitecturalstylesandchoosesomethingfreshanddifferent,eventhoughthatmightbethemoreriskychoice.32.Whatdoestheauthorsayabouthistoricalbuildingsinthefirstparagraph?A.Someofthemarenotattractive.B.Mostofthemaretooexpensivetopreserve.C.Theyaremorepleasingthanmodernbuildings.D.Theyhavenothingtodowiththehistoricfeelofanarea.33.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheauthor?A.Weshouldreproducethesameoldbuildings.B.Buildingsshouldnotdominatetheirsurroundings.C.Someoldbuildingshavespoilttheareatheyarein.D.Nooneunderstandswhypeoplespeakagainstnewbuildings.34.By"movethingsforward"inthelastparagraph,theauthorprobablymeans"____".A.destroyoldbuildingsB.putthingsinadifferentplaceC.choosenewarchitecturalstylesD.respectpeople'sfeelingsforhistoricalbuildings35.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toexplainwhypeopledislikechange.B.Towarnthatwecouldenduplivingincaves.C.Toadmithownewbuildingshaveruinedtheirsurroundings.D.Toarguethatmodernbuildingscanbebuiltinhistoricareas.第二节七选五（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）Wanttolooksmarter?Herearesometipsfromthelateststudies.36"Smartpeoplehavegoodvocabularies,saysDanielOppenheimer,professorofcognitivepsychology.''Peoplethink:ifIcanshowthatIhaveagoodvocabulary,I'llsoundsmarter."ButOppenheimer'sresearchshowsthatauthorsarethoughttobesmarterwhentheirwritingiseasiertounderstand.37."Peopleassociateintelligencewithclarityofexpression,"headds,alsonotingthatsmarterpeopledouselongerwordsintheirwriting,buttheiraimistowriteclearly.HaveagenuinesmilePeoplewhosesmilesseemauthenticarejudgedtobemoreintelligentthanpeoplewhosesmilesseemfake,accordingtoastudy.There'snocorrelationbetweensmilesandbeingsmart;judgmentsarefueledbyhunches（直觉）.38,saysastudyauthor.Theso-called"halo（光环）”effect:iftheyhaveaspontaneouslyfavorableimpressionofaperson—andauthenticsmilescanleadtoarapidfavorableresponse---theytendtojudgeothercharacteristics,suchasintelligenceoftheperson,alsomorepositively.MakeeyecontactIfsomeonelooksatyouwhileyou'retalking,you'remorelikelytothinkheissmarter."Goodeyecontactmeanstheotherpersonisresponsivetowhatyouaredoingorsaying,"Wojcickisays."39.Nowonderthathavingsuchachoice,mostofusprefertothinkthatheisdumb."40 .ResearchersfoundthatthosewhomaintainedeyecontactratedhigheronIQteststhanthosepeoplewhoavoidedsomeone'sgaze.A. Communicateclearly .B. BeanenthusiastictalkerC. ThisviewmaybegroundedintruthD. UsingbigwordsjusttoimpressmayhavetheoppositeeffectE. PeopleoftenrelyonsomebiaseswhenformingimpressionsF. PeoplewhoalwayssmilegenuinelytendtohaveothergoodqualitiesG. Ifheisnotresponsive,thismeansthateitheryouaredullorheisdumb第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）第一节（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15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。Ididnotrememberher,butrecentlyheremailnotesurprisedme.Theemailbegan,"WemetinasubwaytraininQueens"Fatehad____41____usnexttoeachother.She____42____thatshehadbeensadanddepressed.Hersadfeelingsdidnot____43____me.Icontinuedtotalktoherabout____44____andlove.Igaveherquotecardsthatsheputinherbag.Athomeshewas____45____tofindthewordsonthequotecardsresonated(共鸣)withherpresentsituation.Shebecameveryhappyandher____46____heartwantedtoseemeagaintothankmeaboutthe____47____shereceived.She____48____mefor3yearswithno____49____.ShedidnotknowIwasconnectedtoKindSpring.LastweekshetalkedwithherfamilyandthoughtImightbeworkingatKindSpring.org.InanemailtoKindSpring,notknowingmy_____50_____,sheexplainedmyfaceandour_____51_____.IamverygratefultoKindSpringforgoingtheextramiletofindmyemailIDandbetheconnecting_____52_____betweenus.FatemahiseagertomeetmewhenIvisitNewYorknextyear.Shesaidmy_____53_____changedherlife.Ihave_____54_____probablyoverfiftythousandcards，buttheoneshereceivedis_____55_____.41.A.introduced B.saved C.seated D.cheated42.A.wrote B.forgot C.realized D.guessed43.A.move B.bother C.stop D.surprise44.A.friendship B.loss C.sadness D.hope45.A.shocked B.excited C.embarrassed D.puzzled46.A.anxious B.grateful C.broken D.curious47.A.lesson B.kindness C.respect D.sympathy48.A.turneddown B.reliedon C.passedover D.searchedfor49.A.complaints B.excuses C.results D.regrets50.A.colleagues B.name C.boss D.appearance51.A.promise B.appointment C.meeting D.misunderstanding52.A.bridge B.barrier C.person D.way53.A.visit B.talk C.email D.work54.A.paidfor B.soldout C.usedup D.givenaway55.A.well-kept B.specially-madeC.worthless D.priceless语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）SomeofyoumayplayAntForest,_____56_____gameonAlipay.Userscollect“energy”tomaketheir“trees”grow.Whenthe“energy”_____57_____(reach)acertainlevel,some___58___(organize)andcompanieswillplantarealtreeinadesertareaofChina.Andnowitseemsthatthenation’seffortstomakeagreenerworldhavepaid____59____.Accordingtoastudy_____60_____(publish)inthejournalNatureSustainability,ChinaandIndiaare_____61_____(main)responsibleformakingtheEarthgreeneroverthepasttwodecades.Thestudyhasfoundthatsince2000theEarth’sgreenleafareahasincreasedby5percent,orover5millionsquarekilometers,_____62_____isanareaequaltothetotalareaoftheAmazonrainforest.ChinaandIndiaaccountforone___63___(three)oftheincreasedgreening,butcontainonly9percentoftheplanet’slandareacoveredinvegetation(植被).Chinawasthemajorcontributor,adding25percenttothisincrease,whileIndiaadded6.8percent.ThereisnodenyingthatChinaisoneofthemostsuccessful_____64_____(country)in________65________(green)thedesert.第三部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节小作文（满分15分）第一节应用文写作（满分15分）假定你是李华，从网上得知一美国中学正在招募(recruit)中国中学生志愿者。本次招募旨在通过网络帮助美国学生体验中国春节。请用英语写一封电子邮件提出申请。

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育英高中2020-2021学年度第一学期高三期中考试英语答案阅读理解第一节：每小题2.5分，21-23:BCA24-27BDAB28-31CBAB32-35ACCD第二节：每小题2.5分，36-40:ADEGC完形填空每小题1分，41-45CACDA46-50BBDCB51-55CABDD56.a57.reaches58.organizations59.off60.published61.mainly62.which63.third64.counties65.greening应用文写作DearSir/Madam,

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