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1、2021 年肇庆市颂德学校高三英语上学期期末试卷及答案 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 My mother and her best friend Martha were in their mid-80s when they saw each other for the last time.They had been friends since they were 18,both of them students atWesleyanCollegeinMaco
2、n,Georgia.My mother was the dreamy one,who loved to read and dream herself as an actress.Martha,however,was more practical.Im not sure what they had in common except that they trusted each other,helped each other,and stayed in touch even when life separated them.Martha spent most of her adulthood in
3、Atlanta,where she raised three kids.My mother,meanwhile,raised eight children,and moved many times during her financially and emotionally troubled marriage,which included several months living with her family inseedymotels.I sensed my mother hid her troubles from most people,but not from Martha,and
4、I knew from my mother that Martha carried her own sorrows.Their willingness to share sorrow without judgment was part of what bond them.The best friendships can also withstand(抵挡)periods without communication.They didnt communicate a lot this was before the ease of emails and texts and yet I knew th
5、ey were always in each others minds.One day in 2008,1 drove my mother to Marthas house for their final visit.The moment my mother hobbled(蹒跚)into Marthas house,they threw their arms around each other and went to sit out in the garden,laughing until they were dizzy.I snapped a photo,and spotted somet
6、hing joyous,young and free on my mom,which existed only in the presence of her best friend.Two years later,my mother died.Of all the people I had to tell,Martha was the hardest because I felt it erased her past.After that,we lost touch.But I still think of her and how that friendship strengthened my
7、 mother.1.What does the underlined word“seedy”in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A.large B.dirty C.urban D.bright 2.The authors mother and Martha had a lasting friendship partly because they_.A.were willing to share B.were constantly in touch C.had much in common D.had a likeness in personality 3.What is
8、the authors purpose in writing the text?A.To tell the importance of friendship.B.To express his gratitude to his mother.C.To share his standard of choosing a friend.D.To praise the friendship between Martha and his mother.B For centuries,tea has been used for far more than quenching thirst.Around th
9、e world people drink it to relax,reinvigorate and relieve,and its something we need now more than ever.Even in the United States,a long coffee-dominated country,tea drinking is growing in popularity,with the country consuming 0.4 kilograms(14 ounces)of tea leaves per person a year compared with 0.36
10、 kilograms(12.7 ounces)in 2007 according to the United Nations,as people switch away from soda，milk and fruit drinks.Scientists are beginning to look into just how tea might affect mood and cognition.Specifically,theyre investigating whether its relaxing and refreshing effects are a direct biologica
11、l outcome of the compounds in tea or whetherthey come from the context in which the drink is consumedpreparing your tea,choosing your favorite cup and sitting down for a brief break from the world.Or both.Drinking green tea has been found to improve brain function in healthy people,said Stefan Borgw
12、ard,chair and director of the department of psychiatry and psychotherapy at the University of Lubeck,Germany.In a 2014 study,he gave one or two cups of green tea to 12 healthy volunteers and imaged their brains to analyze changes in connectivity inside certain brain regions.“We noticed an increased
13、connectivity in regions of the brain associated with working memory,”he said via email.And a 2017 review of more than 100 studies he coauthored found that green tea can impact the brain in three ways:It can influence psychopathological state such as reducing anxiety;cognition by benefiting memory an
14、d attention;and brain function,specifically memory.That review concluded that it would be desirable for more Westerners to consume at least 100 milliliters(3.3 fluid ounces)of green tea each day“to protect neurocognitive function.”However,Borgward,cautioned that the effects arent large,and the evide
15、nce is mainly provided by small-scale studies.4.How does the author introduce the tendency of drinking in the U.S.?A.By showing examples.B.By explaining reasons.C.By making a comparison.D.By checking existing facts.5.What is paragraph 3 mainly about?A.Scientists are looking into why tea makes people
16、 relaxed and refreshed.B.The context in which the drink is consumed is very important.C.Peoples relaxation is the direct biological outcome of the ingredients in tea.D.Preparing tea,choosing a cup and sitting down for a brief rest is amazing.6.What can we conclude from Stefans research?A.Tea is a cu
17、re for a neurocognitive disease.B.Green tea is particularly beneficial to our memory.C.Drinking tea every day can prevent us from getting ill.D.Westerners drink less than 100 milliliters of green tea.7.What is the researchersattitude towards the finding?A.Supportive B.Doubtful.C.Unclear.D.Objective.
18、C Nowadays organic food hasbecome a fashion.Organic food sales reached a record of$45.2 billion in 2017,making it one of the fastest-growing parts of American agriculture.Some people may buy organic food for these reasons like resource cycling and biodiversity,but most people may choose organic food
19、 because they think its healthier.While a small number of studies have shown relationships between eating organic food and reducing risks of being ill,no studies,up to now,have answered the question whether eating organic food can improve health.According to the United States Department of Agricultu
20、re(USDA),organic food does not suggest anything about health.In 20155 Miles McEvoy,then chief of the National Organic Program for the USDA,refused to admit any health benefits of organic food,saying the question has nothing to do with the National Organic Program.Instead,the USDA thinks that organic
21、 refers to a production method that increases cycling of resources keeps ecological balance,and protects biodiversity.Im an environmental health scientist who has spent over 20 years studying pesticides that do harm to human beings.Several years ago,I was part of the study on whether an organic diet
22、 can reduce pesticide exposure.This study focused on a group of pesticides which have always been harmful to childrens brain development.We found that children who ate traditional diets had nine times higher exposure to these pesticides than children who ate organic diets.Last month,I published a sm
23、all study that suggested a path forward to answering the question whether eating organic food actually improves health.My study got a lot of attention.While the results were novel,they didnt answer the big question.As I toldThe New York Timesin 2003,“What does this really mean for the safety of my k
24、ids?But we dont know.Nobody does.It was true then,and its still true now.”8.Why do most people prefer to buy organic food?A.For its health benefits.B.For biodiversity.C.For its delicious taste.D.For resource cycling.9.What does the USDA suggest about organic food?A.It can improve peoples health.B.It
25、 is produced in an environment-friendly way.C.It can reduce risks of being ill.D.It has nothing to do with the National Organic Program.10.What can be concluded from the authors study?A.Pesticides dont harm childrens brain.B.Traditional diets benefit peoples health.C.Organic diets can reduce pestici
26、de exposure.D.The results are meaningful to childrens safety.11.What is the best title for the text?A.What Is Organic Food?B.Is Organic Food Healthier?C.How Should We Avoid Pesticides?D.What Are the Benefits of Organic Food?D Medha Gupta sometimes felt worried about making the 20-minute walk from th
27、e corner where the school bus dropped her off to her home in Herndon-especially during the colder months in winter.Her mother,Divya Gupta had a suggestion:write an app.Shewas half-kidding,but Medha didnt take the challenge lightly.So she set out to work.The result was Safe Travel,an app designed by
28、Medha to help walkers feel more secure when travelling alone.Using the iPhone,a person can program it to send a warning to someone he or she trusts if he or she fails to arrive at a destination within a certain time.It was the first iOS app that Medha had created.While she didnt think much would com
29、e from the project,her effort caught the eye of judges for the annual Congressional App.Challenge,who selected her as the winner for Virginias 10th District.The App Challenge is designed to encourage students to consider careers in science,technology,engineering,and math by experimenting with coding
30、 and computer science.Winning students are invited lo attend a reception on Capitol Hill in April and also received$250 in Amazon Web Service credits.Medha said it took her about 40 hours to design,program and test the app.As for her next app?Medhas not certain.She temporarily has her app-developmen
31、t ambitionson holdbecause shes busy teaching herself artificial intelligence to help deal with improper words on Facebook.Yes,she knows that there are teams of engineers probably doing the same thing.But she figures it cant hurt her own part,too.“If we see something wrong with the world,we should do
32、 something about it,”she said.“After all,the only one stopping us from doing something is ourselves.”12.Why did Medha Gupta feel worried?A.It took a long time to walk home.B.It was difficult to write an app.C.It was colder than ever in winter.D.It was unsafe to walk home alone.13.What is Medhas atti
33、tude to her mothers challenge?A.Serious.B.Casual.C.Uncertain.D.Indifferent.14.What does the underlined phrase“on hold”in Paragraph 6 mean?A.Developed.B.Delayed.C.Achieved.D.Satisfied.15.Whats the main idea of the text?A.Medha signed up for the App Challenge.B.Medha designed Safe Travel successfully.
34、C.An app Safe Travel guides walkers home.D.The App Challenge directs students to choose careers.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 Finding an outlet for emotion Finland is fertile(肥沃的)ground for heavy metal music.For every 100,000 people,there are 70 metal bands,acc
35、ording to Medium.Heavy metals characteristic aggression and loudness attack listeners with brute(粗暴的)force._16_ The cold and sometimes severe climate has contributed to the populations interest in heavier forms of rock.“When someone is surrounded by cold and dark for long periods of time,it is only
36、natural that some form of depression will start to set in,”the website A Metal State Of Mind noted.“How do many Finns combat the depression,release the negative energy,and make themselves feel more positive?_17_”According to Medium,most Finnish people are emotionally restrained(克制的).Whatever emotion
37、s soft or hard they feel,they keep them inside.“I feel that the emotional introversion(内向性)also has to do with the fact that we often want to keep things private._18_One has to appear strong at all costs,”Ida-Katharina Kiljander,one of the lead singers of the Oulu-based metal band Mournful Lines,tol
38、d Medium._19_“The reason why heavy metal might reflect the Finnish mentality is probably because we are so private that it is difficult to discuss our feelings,but still we need an outlet to deal with these negative emotions,”explained Kiljander._20_Those who tend to keep their emotions inside may f
39、ind themselves drawn to a medium or genre that allows them to do the opposite something that Finland has made loud and clear with its growing number of heavy metal fans.A.However,heavy metal music offers a way to express these emotions.B.Every year,thousands of“metalheads”gather at Finlands many met
40、al festivals,especially during summer.C.But why does this seemingly extreme form of music thrive in the Nordic country of Finland?D.It has not been socially acceptable to show great emotions,for example anger or sadness.E.Just as the Chinese proverb goes,“Where you live makes you who you are.”F.Emot
41、ional introversion is a form of learned behavior in Finland and the roots go back quite far in history.G.There is no one form of music more tailored to the release of the negative more than metal.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 The Best L
42、ove I have been married to Scott for 20 years.He has_21_15 pounds.Once a marathon runner,he now runs only down_22_halls.His hair is becomingless and his body shows the_23_of long working hours and too many candy bars.When my friend asked me What will make this love last?I ran through all the obvious
43、_24_:responsibility,unselfishness,physical attraction,communication.Yet theres more.We still have fun.Last Saturday at the grocery,we split the shopping_25_and raced each other to see who could make it to the checkout first.We_26_being together.There is understanding I understand why he must play ba
44、sketball with the guys.And he understands why,once a year,I must get away from the house to_27_my sisters for a few days of nonstop talking and laughing.There is sharing.Not only do we_28_household worries and parental burdenswe also share_29_.Once,Scott sent me a thick historical novel._30_he prefe
45、rs thrillers(惊险小说)and science fiction,he had read the novel first.He_31_my heart when he explained it was because he wanted to be able to_32_ideas about the book after Id read it.There is forgiveness.When Im embarrassingly loud and_33_at parties,Scott forgives me.When he admitted_34_some of our savi
46、ngs in the stock market,I gave him a hug and said,Its nothing_35_.Its only money.Finally there is sensitivity.Last week he came home and told me about a 60-year-old woman whod had a stroke(中风)and would probably never_36_?He wept as he recalled the womans_37_standing beside her bed,holding her hand.I
47、_38_too.Because it was of the medical crisis.Because there were still people who have been married 40 years.Because my husband is still moved and_39_after years of hospital rooms and dying patients.I guess weve got what it_40_to make our love last.21.A.reduced B.lost C.gained D.made 22.A.hospital B.
48、college C.concert D.lecture 23.A.abilities B.chances C.sign D.rights 24.A.methods B.reasons C.solutions D.advantages 25.A.basket B.center C.cost D.list 26.A.avoid B.enjoy C.hate D.mind 27.A.meet B.leave C.attend D.follow 28.A.bear B.share C.tolerate D.escape 29.A.happiness B.sorrow C.interests D.ide
49、as 30.A.Though B.Since C.Unless D.Once 31.A.hurt B.took C.stuck D.touched 32.A.exchange B.express C.find D.provide 33.A.polite B.gentle C.crazy D.enthusiastic 34.A.increasing B.losing C.getting D.winning 35.A.strange B.interesting C.special D.serious 36.A.move B.walk C.speak D.recover 37.A.daughter
50、B.son C.husband D.brother 38.A.cried B.smiled C.regretted D.agreed 39.A.excited B.astonished C.concerned D.delighted 40.A.means B.takes C.promises D.brings 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 Zhang Lanping has been teaching for 33 years now,but_41._makes her special is he