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1、2021 届东莞市东华高级中学高三英语期中考试试题及答案 第一部分 阅读（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 A Brooklyn Botanic Garden Brief Introduction The Brooklyn Botanic Garden(BBG)was acquired by the city of Brooklyn in 1854 along with the land that is Prospect Park.There are so many gardens
2、 on display at the BBG that is honestly hard to keep count ofthem.Theres the Japanese Hill and Pond Garden,the Osborne Garden,the Shakespeare Garden.you get the point.Each garden that is displayed will be showing off a different group of amazing plants that come m all sorts of color1 s and sizes.The
3、 Brooklyn Botanic Garden offers something for the entire family.They even have a Childrens Garden for the little ones.Attractions Japanese Hill and Pond Garden One of the most frequency visited gardens at BBG,the Japanese Hill and Pond Garden is certainly a favorite among visitors.This garden featur
4、es a variety of styles as well as beautiful scenery with a viewing pavilion(亭子)and a waterfall.The Shogun Lantern featured in the Japanese Hill and Pond Garden is over 500 years old.It was given to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden as a gift from the city of Tokyo.Childrens Garden Children have been plant
5、ing plants at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden since 1914 and continue their efforts today.Currently,there are over a thousand children contributing to the Childrens Garden.Shakespeare Garden For those who have fallen in love with the works of Shakespeare,this will be a garden that they can truly appreci
6、ate.Over 80 plants that have been mentioned in the writing of Shakespeare currently grow in the Shakespeare Garden.Getting to Brooklyn Botanic Garden Brooklyn Botanic Garden:900 Washington Avenue,Brooklyn,NY 11225 Closest Subway:Prospect Park/Eastern Parkway/Franklin Avenue Bus Tour Stops:Stop 34 or
7、 35 Brooklyn route Opening Times 15 March 6 November：TuesdayFriday:8:00 am6:00 pm;SaturdaySunday:10:00 am6:00 pm 8 November 11 March MondayFriday:8:00 am4:30 pm;Saturday Sunday:10:00 am4:30 pm 1.Where can visitors enjoy a waterfall?A.Osborne Garden.B.Shakespeare Garden.C.Childrens Garden.D.Japanese
8、Hill and Pond Garden.2.How can visitors go to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden?A.By taking a bus to Prospect Park.B.By taking a bus to 34 Washington Avenue.C.By taking the subway to Franklin Avenue.D.By taking the subway to Stop 35 on the Brooklyn route.3.When can Nancy visit the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
9、in December?A.5:00 pm on Thursday.B.8:30 am on Wednesday.C4:3 0 pm on Friday.D.9:00 am on Saturday.B Japan is known to have higher than average rates of stomach cancer.Recently,the town of Kaneyama in Yamagata Prefecture decided to get its 6,000 residents(居民)tested.However,the frozen urine samples(尿
10、样)are not tested in conventional ways.Instead,Professor Masao Miyashita and his team are using them in a trial to determine if specially trained cancer-sniffing dogs can accurately detect the disease.Though the study is still in its early stages,Miyashita is thrilled with the results.He said,“In our
11、 research so far,cancer detection dogs have been able to find signs of cancer with an accuracy of nearly 100 percent.”Researchers have known about the animals superior sensory skills for decades.However,their ability to detect cancer in humans came to light in 1989,after a dog sniffed out early-stag
12、e malignant melanoma(恶性黑色素瘤)on a patients leg in London.Since then,scientists from many countries have conducted studies to test dogs great skill at identifying cancer chemicals.While most dogs can be trained for the task researchers say the best candidates are dogs that are precise,quiet,and perhap
13、s even a little shy.The training process is similar to how dogs are taught to learn any trick by rewarding them with treats!However,it takes much longer because the dogs have to learn to separate the“cancer scent(气味)”from the thousands of organic compounds(有机化合物)in the human body.Researchers begin b
14、y exposing the dogs to urine samples from people with cancer,people with other diseases,and patients with no health issues,Once the dogs are able to accurately identify cancer,they are further trained to detect particular kinds of cancer.Successful as they may be,experts think dogs are unlikely to r
15、eplace conventional tests.For one,it takes about seven years and costs as much as$45,000 to train a single dog.Klaus Hackner,a researcher and physician who studies dogs detecting cancer in breath samples at Krems University Hospital in Austria,is also not convinced dogs can be relied upon alone.Pati
16、ents,therefore,have to receive further tests to confirm if they have the disease.4.What do we know about the cancer-sniffing dogs mentioned in Paragraph 2?A.They have done a great job.B.They are trained in a special way.C.They can easily learn to distinguish cancer.D.They can be seen in many Japanes
17、e hospitals.5.What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 3?A.Offer readers some advice.B.Add some background information.C.Summarize the previous paragraphs.D.Introduce a new topic for discussion.6.What kind of dog is suitable for the cancer-sniffing job?A.Smart and brave.B.Active and faithful.C
18、.Strong and patient.D.Careful and peaceful.7.What is Klaus Hackners opinion on cancer-sniffing dogs?A.They should work as a team.B.They need to receive more training.C.They can replace doctors in detecting cancer.D.They should be used together with traditional tests.C Did you know that horses talk?W
19、ell,they do,and you can lean to understand“horse talk”if you pay close attention to the horses you see.When horses live in the wild,other animals try to eat them,so a lot of horse talk is about staying alive.Even now,when most horses live on farms,they watch for danger.For this reason,never walk beh
20、ind a horse.If you surprise it,the horse might mistake you for a mountain lion or wolf and give a dangerous kick.By watching the ears of a horse,you can get clues to what its hearing.A horse can tum each ear in a different direction.For a wild horse,this trick is important for survival.The horse can
21、 hear something sneaking up behind it while also checking out a threatening noise in front.When a horse lets its ears down,its feeling safe and relaxed.If horses becomeisolated,they neigh,or“whinny,”calling for company.Theyre saying,“Where are you?Im over here!”If a horse snorts(哼)while holding its
22、head high and staring at something,its saying,“That looks dangerous.Get ready to run!”When two horses meet,they put their noses together and smell each others breath.Its their way of asking,“Are you a friend?”Horses nicker,too.Nickering is a quiet sort of sound.This friendly noise means theyre feeli
23、ng secure and saying,“Clad to see you.”In the wild,horses live in herds,with all members watching for danger.In a herd,only one horse is the leader,the“boss hoss”.The“boss hoss”is usually an older female.She watches for threats and teaches younger horses how to behave.However,others may want her job
24、.When that happens,she pins her ears back against her head and may even bite or kick to get challengers to back off.Shes using body language to say,“Hey,Im in charge here!”All horses know that the one who makes others move is the leader.Horses relate to people that way,too.Horses have a language of
25、their own.Now you know a bit of what they might be saying.8.What is the general idea of this passage?A.Horses can talk with their owners.B.You can know a bit of horses language.C.Horses can“talk”in their own way.D.Other animals can also learn language.9.What does the underlined word“isolated”in Para
26、graph 3 mean?A.Lonely.B.Glad.C.Sad.D.Frightened.10.What will a horse do when he wants to know whether another horse is a friend?A.He will let his ears down.B.He and another horse will put their noses together and smell each others breath.C They both will hold their heads high and stare at something.
27、D.He will give another horse a dangerous kick.11.How will the“boss hoss”deal with her challengers?A.By warning or fighting.B.By watching for threats.C.By teaching younger horses how to behave.D.By relating to people.D In Australia,plenty of wild things can bite or sting(刺伤)you.Strangely enough,one o
28、f them is a tree.Now scientists have figured out what makes the trees sting so bad.The rainforests of eastern Australia are home to a stinging tree known as Dendrocnide.Many people callit the gympie-gympie treea name given to the tree by native Australians.Its covered with sharp,needle-like hairs th
29、at carry poison.If you touch a gympie-gympie tree,you wont forget it anytime soon.The pain can stay with you for hours,days or weeks.In some cases,its been reported to stay for months.Scientists have long looked for the source of this powerful sting.Now researchers at the University of Queensland ha
30、ve discovered what makes this stinging plant so painful.After carefully studying different kinds of gympie-gympie trees,the scientists were able to separate out different chemicals that the trees produce.This allowed them to identify a group of chemicals that they believed was responsible for the pa
31、in.The researchers created artificial versions of these chemicals,which they call“gympietides”.Sure enough,when the scientists injected mice with gympietides,the mice licked(舔)at the places where theyd been injected,indicating that they hurt in those places.When the scientists studied the way gympie
32、tides were built,they found that they formed a knot-like shape.The shape makes the chemicals very stable,which helps explain why the pain stays so long.The knot-like shape of the gympietides was similar to the shape of poisons produced by poisonous spiders and cone snails.The scientists were surpris
33、ed to see three very different kinds of life all using similar poisons.Spiders and cone snails carry poisons because they catch food by stinging other creatures.Its not clear how stinging helps the gympie-gympie tree.Though the trees sting may stop some animals from eating it,it doesnt stop all anim
34、als.Beetles and pademelons(small s of the kangaroo)are able to eat the plant without trouble.12.Why is a touch on the stinging tree unforgettable?A.Because it has so unusual an appearance.B.Because it is extremely rare in existence.C.Because touching it creates a quite strange feeling.D.Because the
35、pain caused by it doesnt go away quickly.13.What do scientists fail to find out about the stinging tree?A.How it produces poisons.B.What poisons it produces.C.How it benefits from the sting.D.The consequences of its sting.14.What does the text imply about the stinging tree?A.It produces the same poi
36、sons as spiders.B.Poisonous as it is,it also has natural enemies.C.Animals are wise enough to stay away from it.D.Only one chemical in it causes pain to the toucher.15.Whats the best title for the text?A.Scientists Discover Stinging Trees Secret B.Caution:Stinging Tree Can Bite and Poison You C.Scie
37、ntists Discover a Strange Species in Australia D.Effective Ways to Avoid Being Hurt by Stinging Tree 第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项 Where do yousee yourself in five years?While some of us might have answers to that,the reality is that most of us dont.That is tot
38、ally OK.We may not stress too much about the future._16_.Stop worrying about what hasnt happened yet Weve all done it.Worrying about a situation that hasnt happened yet is only going to ruin all the good things that are happening now._17_.If it is really eating you up,try thinking about what you can
39、 do right now to avoid any negative situations you might be worried about._18_ Saving for a house,but your friend invites you on a last-minute group getaway?Go for it!Group holidays with all your friends dont come around often.As you get older and people start their families,they are less likely to
40、happen.Good memories will always be precious.Surround yourself with people that make you feel good In order to fully live in the present,surround yourself with people that make you feel good._19_.If you find yourself doubting your achievements and feeling less than someone because they have a nicer
41、car or a better job,take a step away from them for a while until you feel better.Put yourself first and stop trying to please everyone else _20_.Looking after yourself before anyone else is the most important.Work towards the goals you want to achieve,not the ones others want you to achieve.Just mak
42、e sure that anything you do is done for you!A.Take things as they come B.You are your own number one C.Try hard to make more friends D.You can always take care of others E.Here are some tips about how to live in the now F.It is so easy to get caught up in other peoples lives G.Focusing on the future
43、 too much makes the present less valuable 第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项 Scott,72,an elderly woman lives inMassachusettswhose home was in badly need of repairs.There were_21_in the ceiling,and some wild animalswere getting in,”Kinney,the
44、 electrician_22_,adding the lady also didnt have running water and her kitchen sink was_23_and leaking.After_24_the job,Kinney went home,but he kept thinking about Scott,and that she lived alone and couldnt_25_ other repairs.So the electrician decided to_26_-first,by working on Scotts home by himsel
45、f for free.But he didnt_27_there.After cleaning up and doing a ton of yard work for Scott,Kinney decided to_28_Facebook fundraiser（资金募集）to offer more_29_.Within hours,the fundraiser received more than$3500.Today,since their_30_first began,more than$105,000 has been_31_to help Kinney pay for material
46、s.“The_32_kept growing and support kept pouring in,“he told CNN,adding that local restaurants have even donated_33_to the skilled volunteers.So far,the volunteers have managed to fix a（an）_34_electrical system,heating system,roof；windows,paint job in Scottshome,and also_35_new grasses in her backyar
47、d.“Shes been here by herself for over 10 years,so Im_36_its a big change for her,but shes warmed up to everybody,he explained.Shes so_37_;she got all types of new friends.Shes out here making lunch for us,laughing joking.Its just a_38_to witness.The electrician said he_39_wants to offer services to
48、other elderly people in the same_40_and hopefully,around the country.21.A.holes B.roofs C.nests D.windows 22.A.hesitated B.sobbed C.remembered D.understood 23.A.cheap B.broken C.plastic D.different 24.A.forgetting B.refusing C.slowing D.completing 25.A.like B.allow C.afford D.require 26.A.make a dea
49、l B.set a goal C.take notes D.take measures 27.A.stop B.check C.regret D.wait 28.A.find B.create C.mend D.tell 29.A.materials B.water C.help D.volunteers 30.A.meetings B.discussions C.repairs D.wishes 31.A.raised B.spent C.wasted D.lent 32.A.ambition B.official C.project D.mood 33.A.money B.clothes
50、C.power D.meals 34.A.advanced B.new C.expensive D.stainless 35.A.planted B.cut C.bought D.painted 36.A.worried B.sure C.excited D.embarrassed 37.A.happy B.upset C.sick D.confused 38.A.story B.test C.play D.wonder 39.A.hardly B.even C.always D.fortunately 40.A.website B.nation C.community D.house 第二节