天津市南开区高三上学期期中考试英语试题

天津市南开区2021届高三第一学期期中考试单选：15分Whyisn’tSusanatthedance?Shecouldn’tebecauseshehurtherfoot.____________.A.Don’tworryaboutherB.Nevermind!C.Whatashame!D.Badluck!Thecouplegotintoa(n)________aboutwheretocelebrateNewYear’sEve:athomeorinarestaurant.A.mentB.argumentC.debateD.quarrelCanwehavetworoomswithgardenview?I’mafraidthereisonlyoneroom________.A.affordableB.availableC.accessibleD.adaptableThefinalexaminationisingupsoon.It’stimeforusto_______ourstudies.A.getdowntoB.getoutC.getbackD.getoverExcuseme,butIwanttouseyourputertotypeareport.You______havemyputerifyoutakecareofit.A.shallB.mustC.needD.shouldDoyouthinkwecangetthereontime?Yes,______thecardoesn’tbreakdown.A.evenifB.incaseC.solongasD.onlyifTheflyingcarTransitioncantravelatspeedsupto115mphfor450milesintheair,_______athighwayspeedsontheground,andfolduptofitinastandardgarage.A.drivingB.driveC.todriveD.drivenRecentlymanyfamousuniversitiesandcollegeshaveetoourschooltoenrollnewstudentsontheirown,andmanyexcellentstudents________contractswiththem.A.haveofferedB.wereofferedC.havebeenofferedD.hadbeenofferedFoodsafetyis_________important,sothegovernmentsparesnoeffortstopreventfoodpollution.A.highlyB.stronglyC.naturallyD.reasonablyStudentsshouldinvolvedthemselvesinmunityactivities_______theycangainexperienceforgrowth.A.thatB.whenC.whichD.whereTheCOVID19hasdealtaheavyblowtotheworldeconomy,_______fromtheCOVID19crisis,theChinesegovernmentismakingjointefforts.A.recoveringB.torecoverC.havingrecoveredD.recoverSarahhadherwashingmachinerepairedthedaybeforeyesterday,________she?A.hadB.didC.hadn’tD.didn’tAnadvantageisthepany’sabilitytoadapttolocaldemands,________followingafixedprocedure.A.otherthanB.ratherthanC.morethanD.lessthanIcan’trememberthoseline!___________.Practicemore.A.You’renotaloneB.It’shardtosayC.I’mafraidnotD.It’suptoyouThenumberofpeopleintheworld________about6billionandlargequantitiesofwaste_______eachyear.A.totals;hasbeenproducedB.totals;isproducedC.totals;areproducedD.totals;arebeingproduced完型：30分Agroupofhighlyestablishedalumni(校友)gottogethertovisittheirolduniversityprofessor.Theconversationamongthemsoonturnedinto____16_____abouttheirstressfulworkandlife.Theprofessorwenttohiskitchenand_____17_____withalargepotofcoffeeandacollectionofdifferent____18____,includingporcelain(瓷),plastic,glassandcrystal.Somecupsareplainlooking,_____19____someareexpensiveandextremelybeautiful.Theprofessortoldthemtohelp____20____tothecoffee.Afterallthestudentshadacupofcoffeeintheirhands,theprofessorsaid,“Didyou___21_____allthenicelookingcupsaretakenandonlytheplainandinexpensiveonesare___22_______.Itis_____23____foreveryonetowantthebestforthemselves,butthatisthe___24_____ofproblemsandstressinyourlife.“Thecupitself____25______noqualitytothecoffee.Inmostofthe____26_____,it’sjustmoreexpensiveandevenhideswhatwedrink.”theprofessorcontinued.“____27_____allofyoureallywantedwascoffee,notthecup,butallofyou____28_____wentforgoodlookingandexpensivecupsandthenyoubegan____29____eachother’scups.“Let’sconsiderthatlifeisthecoffeeandthejobs,houses,cars,moneyandpositionin____30_____arethecups.Thetypeofcupwehavedoesnotdefineor_____31_____thequalityofourlives.”Sometimeswe____32_____toenjoythecoffeebyconcentratingonlyonthecupwehave.Beinghappydoesn’tmeaneverythingaroundyouis____33_____.Itmeansyou’vedecidetosee___34_____theimperfectionandfindpeace.Andthepeace___35_____withinyou,notinyourcareerorthehousesyouhave.16.A.plansB.plaintsC.troublesD.cares17.A.cookedB.suppliedC.returnedD.passed18.A.cupsB.platesC.bowlsD.tables19.A.thusB.whileC.orD.so20.A.myselfB.yourselfC.himselfD.themselves21.A.foundB.fearC.noticeD.suggest22.A.pickedupB.gotawayC.leftbehindD.takenaway23.A.normalB.clearC.simpleD.essential24.A.mysteryB.keyC.effectD.source25.A.donatesB.offersC.providesD.adds26.A.timesB.careersC.housesD.cases27.A.WhenB.ThatC.WhichD.What28.A.consciouslyB.rarelyC.passivelyD.surprisingly29.A.staringB.measuringC.eyeingD.changing30.A.schoolB.dreamC.thoughtD.society31.A.correctB.bringC.changeD.record32.A.acceptB.failC.tryD.promise33.A.perfectB.naturalC.realD.important34.A.acrossB.throughC.beyondD.by35.A.staysB.putsC.getsD.lies阅读理解：50分AAllyouneedtoknowaboutGermanTutorDoyoucallyourselveslanguagenovicesorbeginners?Whateveryouliketocallyourselves,wecanenableyoutospeakanewlanguage.Inordertoputourmoneywhereourmouthis,wemissioned(委任)researchersfromtwouniversitiesinAmericatoconductastudythattestedtheeffectivenessofourGermanTutorappforGermanbeginnersinjusttwomonths.Thenwechallenged15employeestolearnasmuchGermanaspossiblebyusingtheappinjustthreeweeks.HerearethreereasonswhyyoushoulduseGermanTutortolearnanewlanguage.Youwillmakegreatprogress.Thestudy’sfindings:85%ofourparticipantswerepletebeginnerstoGerman.However,theylearnedthelanguagefasterthanmoreadvancedlearners.GermanTutorchallenge’sfindings:Althoughouremployeeswerepletebeginners,theymadesatisfactoryprogress.Beforetakingthechallenge,theystruggledtoevenprehendGermansentences,butafteronlythreeweeks,theycouldsuccessfullytalkwithanative.Youdon’tneedtospendalotoftime.Thestudy’sfindings:OurstudydrewaconclusionthatparticipantsonlyneededtostudybyusingtheGermanTutorappforabouttwohoursperweektoimprovetheirGermanbyatleastonecollegesemesterlevel,whilethepleteGermanbeginnersonlyneededatotaltimeof15hoursovertwomonthstoimprovebyonecollegesemesterlevel.GermanTutorchallenge’sfindings:Ouremployeesspentabout15minutesadayonGermanTutorduringtheirthreeweekchallenges.YouwillenjoylearningwithGermanTutor.Thestudy’sfindings:Anamazing99%oftheparticipantssaidthattheywouldn’tstopusingGermanTutorafterthestudy,asitiseasytouseandthesenseofsuccesscangreatlymotivatethemtocontinuetheirlearning.GermanTutorchallenge’sfindings:MostofouremployeesfellinlovewithGermanandmanyofthempromisedtocontinuelearningit.WhydidGermanTutorcarryoutthestudy?A.ToshowhowtheappworksB.ToseehowpopulartheappisC.TofindhowoftentheappisusedD.ToprovehoweffectivetheappisHowlongdidthestudylast?A.15hoursB.ThreeweeksC.TwomonthsD.OvertwomonthsWhatcouldGermanTutor’semployeesachieveaftertheirchallenge?Theycouldteachpletebeginners.TheycouldtalkwithnativeGermanspeakersTheycouldonlyprehendGermansentences.Theycouldreachthesamelevelasmoreadvancedlearners.WhatmakestheparticipantsofthestudycontinuetouseGermanTutor?A.PersonalpreferenceB.LowcostC.InnovativedesignD.ThesenseofsuccessWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?YouwillmakegreatprogressafterusingGermanTutor.GermanTutorchallengefoundthat99%oftheparticipantswouldn’tstopusingGermanTutorafterthestudy.UsingGermanTutormaysaveyourtimeinlearningGerman.GermanTutorisanappforlanguagenovice.BFromtheverybeginningofschoolwemakebooksandreadingaconstantsourceofpossiblefailureandpublichumiliation(丢脸).Whenchildrenarelittle,wemakethemreadaloud,beforetheteacherandotherchildren,sothatwecanbesurethey“know”allthewordstheyarereading.Thismeansthatwhentheydon’tknowaword,theyaregoingtomakeamistake,rightinfrontofeveryone.Afterhavingtaughtfifthgradeclassesforfouryears,Idecidedtotryatallcoststoridthemoftheirfearanddislikeofbooks,andtogetthemtoreadoftenerandmoreadventurously.Onedaysoonafterschoolhadstarted,Isaidtothem,“NowI’mgoingtosaysomethingaboutreadingthatyouhaveprobablyneverheardateachersaybefore.Iwouldlikeyoutoreadalotofbooksthisyear,butIwantyoutoreadthemonlyforpleasure.Iamnotgoingtoaskyouquestionstofindoutwhetheryouunderstandthebooksornot.Ifyouunderstandenoughofabooktoenjoyitandwanttogoonreadingit,that’senoughforme.AlsoI’mnotgoingtoaskyouwhatwordsmean.“Thechildrensatstunnedandsilent.Wasthisateachertalking?Onegirl,whohadjustetousfromaschoolwhereshehadhadaveryhardtime,lookedatmesteadilyforalongtimeafterIhadfinished.Then,stilllookingatme,shesaidslowlyandseriously,“Mr.Holt,doyoureallymeanthat?”Isaidjustasseriously,“Imeaneverywordofit.”Duringthespringshereallyastonishedme.Oneday,shewasreadingatherdesk,FromaglimpseoftheillustrationsIthoughtIknewwhatthebookwas.Isaidtomyself,“Itcan’tbe,”andwenttotakeacloserlook.Sureenough,shewasreadingMobyDick(白鲸记),ineditionwithwoodcuts.Isaid,“Don’tyoufindpartsofitratherheavygoing?”Sheanswered,“Oh,sure,butIjustskipoverthosepartsandgoontothenextgoodpart.”Thisisexactlywhatreadingshouldbeandinschoolsoseldomis—anexciting,joyousadventure.Findsomething,diveintoit,takethegoodparts,skipthebadparts,getwhatyoucanoutofit,goontosomethingelse.Howdifferentisourmeanspirited,pickyinsistencethateverychildgeteverylastlittlescrapof“understanding”thatcanbedugoutofabook.41.Accordingtothepassage,children’sfearanddislikeofbooksmayresultfrom________.A.beingmadetoreadtoomuchB.readinglittleandthinkinglittleC.readingoftenandadventurouslyD.beingmadetoreadaloudbeforeothers42.Theteachertoldhisstudentstoread______.A.forenjoymentB.forknowledgeC.foralargervocabularyD.forhigherscoresinexams43.Uponhearingtheteacher’stalk,thechildrenprobablyfeltthat________.A.itsoundedstupidB.itwasnotsurprisingatallC.itsoundedtoogoodtobetrueD.itwasnodifferentfromotherteachers'talk44.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthegirlisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Shelearnedtoappreciatesomepartsofthedifficultbooks.B.Sheturnedouttobeatopstudentafteringtothisschool.C.Shehadahardtimefinishingtherequiredreadingtasks.D.Sheskippedoverthoseeasypartswhilereading.45.Fromtheteacher'spointofview,_________.A.childrencannottellgoodpartsfrombadpartswhilereadingB.readingisneverapleasantandinspiringexperienceinschoolC.childrenshouldbelefttodecidewhattoreadandhowtoreadD.readinginvolvesunderstandingeverylittlepieceofinformationC FeeltheMusicWe’veallheardofsmartphones,buthowaboutsmartclothing?TheCuteCircuitpanyhassteppedupthetechnologybeatandinventedtheSoundShirt,whichwasdesignedspecificallyforpeoplewhoaredeaforhardofhearing.Howdoesthisincredibleshirtwork?First,let’stalkaboutalittlescience.Peoplewhohaveeitherallorsomehearinglossdon’tactuallylistentomusicthewaythathearingpeopledo,buttheycanfeelit.Soundismadeupofvibrations,calledsoundwaves,whichhearingpeoplecanhearthroughtheirearswiththehelpofthebrain.What’sreallycoolisthatdeafpeoplesensevibrationsinthepartofthebrainthatothersuseforhearing!Sohowisthisremarkabletechnologyabletofunction?First,CuteCircuithadtofigureoutawaytosendsignalstothebody,kindoflikehowyoucanfeelwhenyourphonevibratesinsilentmode.Thoseconnectionsthebodycanfeelarecalledhaptics,auseoftechnologythatsimulatesthesensesoftouchandmotion.TheSoundShirthastinysensorswovenintotheshirttopickupsoundandtransfersignalstothebrainandbody.Totestthismusictoshirttowearer’sbrainconnection,CuteCircuitsetmicrophonesaroundthestageofasymphonyorchestra.Theshirt’sputersystemdigitallyreceivedthesoundsingfromtheinstruments.Thenthesensors,workinglikelittlemotors,changedthesignalsintovibrationsandtheshirtwearer’sbraindidtherest.TheSoundShirtletspeoplewhoaredeaforhardofhearingenjoymusicinauniqueway.Theverydeepmusicalsound,orpitch,ofinstrumentslikedrumsandbassesvibratesinthelowerpartoftheshirt.Higherpitchedsoundsfrominstrumentslikethefluteorviolinvibratehigher,aroundtheneckandarms.Asthemusicplays,thesensationsbinewhilethebraingetstoworkputtingtogetherallthedifferentvibrations,allowingthewearerto“hear”theconcert.Youmightthinkthisinnovation(创新)wouldlooklikesomethingoutofasciencefictionmovie,butinfact,theseshirtsarewireless!Andthedecorativelaserlineddesignontheshirtlookslikeanimageofsoundwaves.Technology’spurposeistohelppeopleandmakelifebetter.Thinkofalltheamazingthingsdesigners,engineers,andproducersofwearabletechwillbeabletodoforhumankind.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?DeepmusicalsoundsfromdrumsvibrateinthelowerpartoftheSoundShirt.TheSoundShirtletspeoplewhoaredeaforhardofhearingenjoymusic.WearabletechnologyliketheSoundShirtisthewaveofthefuture.CuteCircuttestedtheSoundShirtwithasymphonyorchestra.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?TheSoundShirtismadewithoutanywires.DeafpeopleareunabletosensesoundvibrationsTheshirtwearer’sbrainchangesoundsignalsintovibrationsThesoundsfromtheflutevibrateinthelowerpartoftheSoundShirtWhatcanbeinferredabouttheSoundShirtdescribedinthepassage?TheSoundShirtworkswhenthewearerislisteningtoasymphonyorchestra.CuteCircuitisgivingawayitsSoundShirtstothosedeaforhardofhearing.TheSoundShirtdoesn’tworkwithoutthepowerofthehumanbrain.BeforetheSoundShirt,deafpeoplehadnowayoffeelingsound.Theauthorprobablywrotethispassageto___________.advisethatpaniesshouldfocusonapplyingwearabletechnologyadvocatethattechnologycanbeusedtocreateproductsthathelpothersprovethatthedesignofwearabletechnologyisarewardingindustryinfutureexemplifythatmusicalinstrumentscanbeusedtochangetechnologyforthebetterDAnEpidemic(流行病)ofDepression?SeligmanisleadingthechargeinwhatmightbecalledHappinessRevolutioninpsychology.SinceWorldWarII,psychologistshavefocusedonfixingwhatisbrokenrepairingpsycholosis(精神病),andneurosis(神经衰弱).Researchhaspilesupsteadilywhenitestolookingatpatientswhoareneurotic,whilethehappyorjoyfulpeopleamongushavereceivedlittlescientificexamination.WhenSeligmandidasearchtofindacademicarticlesaboutsuch“positivepsychology”hefoundonly800outof70,000.“Psychologiststendtobeconcernedwithtakinganegative8person,andhelpinghimgettonegative2,”saidSeligman,aUniversityofPennsylvaniapsychologyprofessor.“Myaimistotakeaplus2personandboosthimtoaplus6.”Inthelast50years,statisticshaveshownthatwearelesshappyasapeople.“Whileourqualityoflifehasincreaseddramaticallyoverthattime,andwe’vebeericher,we’reinanepidemicofdepression,”Seligmansaid.“Depressionis10timesmoremonnow,andlifesatisfactionratesaredownaswell.”Seligmanarguesthatthenewsciencehewritesaboutisshiftingpsychology’smodelawayfromitsnarrowmindedfocusonpathology(病理学),victimology,andmentalillnesstowardspositiveemotion,virtueandstrength,andpositiveinstitutionsthatincreasepeople’shappiness.Ifyouwanttobehappy,forgetaboutwinningthelottery,gettinganosejob,orsecuringaraise.Inhisnewbook,AuthenticHappiness,psychologistMartinSeligmanarguesthatoveralllifetimehappinessisnottheresultofgoodgenes,money,orevenluck.Instead,hesayswecanboostourownhappinessbymakinguseofthestrengthsandtraitsthatwealreadyhave,includingkindness,originality,humor,optimism,andgenerosity.Hehasnamedthediscipline“PositivePsychology,”arguingthatwewouldbebetteroffbuildingonourownstrengthsratherthanbemoaning,andhence,tryingtorepair,ourweakness.Byfrequentlycallingupontheirstrengths,peoplecanbuildupnaturalbarriersagainstmisfortuneandnegativeemotions,hesaid.Tocultivatehappiness,wemustfirstfindoutourindividualstrengthsandvirtues.Next,applythequalitiesinsuchawayastoenhanceourhappinessgeneratingsystem.WhycouldSeligman’sworkbecalledHappinessRevolution?Becausehappyorjoyfulpeopleamongusalsosufferfromillness.Becausepsychologyistheemotionalcharacteristicofanindividual.Becausepsychologyisthesciencethatdealswithmentalprocessesandbehavior.Becausetraditionalresearchonpsychologyrarelyconcernshappyorjoyfulpeople.51.WhatdoesSeligmanmeanbysaying“takeaplus2personandboosthimtoaplus6”?Weshouldfocusonhappyorjoyfulpeople.Thenumberofhappyorjoyfulpeoplewillincreaseby4.“Positivepsychology”articlesneedtobepublishedmore.Happypeopleamongusalsoneedimprovetheirmentality.Accordingtothepassage,traditionalopinionofpsychologyis__________.A.encouragingB.optimisticC.subjectiveD.narrowmindedMartinSeligmanarguesthatauthentichappinessresultsfrom___________.goodgenes,moneyorluckpositivementalstatuscontentedlife.agoodjob.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthestatementsmightMartinSeligmansupport?promotionleadstotruehappiness.Werelyonourstrengthsforhappiness.Intelligentpeopleareusuallymoresatisfied.Mentalillnessshouldbethefocusofpsychology.Themaintopicofthepassageis____________.howwecancultivateourhappiness.whymaterialgoodscan’tboostpeople.whyweshouldcultivateourhappiness.howplicatedourhappinessgenerationsystemis.阅读表达：10分Lookingbackoveratwentyyearmusiccareer,IoftenfeelasenseofwondernotatwhatIhaveacplished,buthowIhavechosensuchapath.Itwouldhavebeeneasyformetostayonthefamilyfarm.However,rewardingasthisexistencewas,itwassomehowunfulfilling;myyouthfulimagination,muchtomyparents’disappointment,oftencastaboutforother,greaterpursuitstooccupyit.Still,growingupasIdidinahouseholdwheretheradioreportedmilkpricesinsteadofMozart,thethoughtofchoosingacareerinclassicalmusicwentbeyondevenmywildestimagination.Perhapswhatstartedmedownthisunforeseenpathwasmyfascinationwithotherlanguages.IwaslearningSpanishatschool;IwasinstantlydrawntoGerman,Italian,andYiddishwords.Asmyinterestinotherlanguagegrew,sodidmyawarenessthatmusicisitselfalanguage,justascapableofexpressingandinspiringemotionorthoughtasthespokenwordsometimesevenmoreso.WhenIlistenedtothepieceofmusicThetempest,Igraduallyfelttheoverwhelmingsenseofathunderstorm.I’vereadmanyaccountsofsevereweather,evenseenthemonTV,butfewofthemhavebeenabletoreplicate(复制)notonlythesensoryexperienceofathunderstorm,butalsotheemotionalonethewaythispieceofmusiccan.Ibelieveitwasmusic’semotiveinfluencethatultimatelyledmetopursueacareerinmusic.Eventually,ofcourse,musicbegantoeclipse(使失色)thenumerousother“passions”Ihad.Sowhatmademypassionformusiccontinuetoburn?Forme,likemaywhofindthemselvesadriftonaseaofuncertainty,ittookamentor(导师)tohelpmefindmywaytodryland.Inmycase,thatmentorwastheconductorofmyhighschoolorchestra,Ms.Fenchurch.Itwasshewhofirsttaughtmethejoyofpositionandcreation,andhelpedmetorealizethatmakingmusicismorethanjustplayingnotesinaparticularorder,nomatterhowwellit’s