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1、2021 年聊城市东昌中学高三英语上学期期中考试试卷及参考答案 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 Membership Card Fighting Fit is a members-only club.When you first join,we give you a computerized card.It has your name,photo and membership number on.Please have your card with you e
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6、ed and taken to Lost Property.Cafe The Cafe offers free tea,coffee and soft drinks.Suggestion Box Members suggestions are always welcome,and the suggestion box and forms can be found at reception.We try to respond within two days.1.What does the Fighting Fit Health Club provide for its members?A.A p
7、ersonalized program on their first visit.B.A second membership card for free.C.Help from the staff all the time.D.Certain kinds of clothes and towels.2.At the Fighting Fit Health Club,you can_.A.share your membership card B.have free drinks in the Cafe C.leave personal items in the locker for 24 hou
8、rs D.spend as long as you like on all equipment 3.Where is the information most probably from?A.A news report.B.A notice board.C.A guide book.D.A reference book.B At the foot of the Tianmu Mountain in Zhejiang,a homestay(民宿)is attracting travelers from far and wide,which has won architectural(建筑学的)m
9、edal at the 2021 German iF Design Awards.The owners of the homestay are a couple in their late 30s who decided to return to their hometown three years ago.Li Xiumei used to be in charge of a division at a company in Hangzhou,and her husband was a sales director.It was an ordinary situation where Lis
10、 husband was on business trips a lot and Li worked overtime on weekends.City life sometimes is not easy.In 2018,they quit jobs and went back to Dongtianmu village,which lies in a forest of bamboo.The first time they drove into the village was one late afternoon.The cooking smoke was rising from the
11、foot of the mountain,which gave them a very different feeling form thecity.The homestay was built beside her husbands old countryside house.The old house is preserved(保留),while a brand-new building was built on its side and the whole site is made up of for courtyards.It has been updated to have a ha
12、ll,a tea room,a kitchen,a dining room.Japanese cherry trees are planted in the east courtyard.A swimming pool is placed in the west courtyard,with a bar located on one side.Li and her husband love gardening and music,and their new home gives them enough space to continue their interests and relax in
13、 the heart of nature.Li wants to share the quiet country life,so she makes her new home a homestay.In 2019,the homestay became an online hit after guests shared their experiences on social media.“The longer I stay here,the more I feel it was the right choice to come back,and this is more meaningful
14、than making money,”Li says.4.How did Li feel about city life?A.Satisfied.B.Tired.C.Attractive.D.Noisy.5.What impressed the couple when first driving to the village?A.The smoke of cooking.B.The forest of bamboo.C.The smell of the village.D.The feeling of loneliness.6.What can we infer about the homes
15、tay from paragraph 4?A.It is ancient and broken.B.It can hold many guests.C.It has been rebuilt bythe couple.D.It must have been carefully designed.7.Whats more meaningful than earning money according to Li?A.Continuing their music dream.B.Staying at the old house.C.Living in the countryside.D.Devel
16、oping the economy of cities.C Thermoelectric generators turn waste heat into electricity without producing greenhouse gas emissions,like a free lunch.But the high cost of these devices has prevented their widespread use.Now,researchers have found a way to make cheap thermae-lectrices that work just
17、as well.The work could pave the way for greener car engines,and other energy-generating devices.“This looks like a very smart way to realize high performance,”says Li-Dong Zhao,a materials scientist.He notes there are still a few more steps before these materials can become high-performing.However,h
18、e says,“This will be used in the not too far future.”Thermoelectrics are semiconductor devices placed on a hot surface.That gives them a hot side and a cool side.If a device allows the hot side to warm up the cool side,the electricity stops flowing.A devices success at preventing this,as well as its
19、 ability to conduct electrons,feeds into a score known as the figure of merit,or ZT.Researchers have produced thermoelectric materials with increasing ZTs.The record came in 2014 when Mercouri Kanatzidis came up with a tin selenide with a ZT of 3.1.Yet the material was too fragile to work with.“For
20、practical applications,its a non-star-ter,”Kanatzidis says.Getting through that door will still take some time.The tin selenide the team makes is mixed with Na,creating a“p-type”material that conducts positive charges.To make working devices,researchers also need an“n-type”version to conduct negativ
21、e charges.Zhaos team is now working on making an n-type version.Once successful,researchers should have a clear path to making a new generation of super-efficient thermoelectric genera-tors.Those could be installed everywhere from automobile exhaust pipes to water heaters and industrial smelters tos
22、cavengesome of the 65%of fossil fuel energy that winds up as waste heat.8.The first paragraph wants to tell us_.A.The wide use of thermoelectric generators B.The devices of current thermoelectric generators C.The reason why researchers make cheap thermoelectrics D.The greener car engines that contri
23、bute to environmental protection 9.How does Li-Dong Zhao feel about cheap thermoelectric generators?A.Indifferent.B.Optimistic.C.Critical.D.Worried.10.What do you know about the research in 2014 from paragraph 4 and 5?A.It was far from a success for practical applications.B.A tin selenide with a ZT
24、of 3.1 can be easy to work with.C.Researchers made an“n-type”version to make working devices D.A“p-type”material made from the tin selenide conducts negative charges 11.What does the underlined word“scavenge”in the last paragraph mean?A.Recycle.B.Produce.C.Clean.D.Increase.D After years of releasing
25、 e-readers that compete directly with Amazons Kindle,Rakuten Kobos latest device offers something totally different:theability to draw and write directly on the screen.With a large 10.3-inch E-ink display,the Kobo Elipsa looks more like an electronic clipboard than the standard paperpack-sized e-rea
26、der.Although the ability to write on the screen is no big deal especially given its high price tag of$600 the overall package is impressively functional.In terms of reading,the Elipsa packs just about everything youd expect in a Kobo.You can purchase and download books from the store,read web articl
27、es youve saved online via Pocket,and connect to your local library to borrow e-books and magazines.Its known that Kindle basically requires you to buy books from Amazon.Unlike Kindles,Kobos are pretty open with the formats they support;you can connect the Elipsa to a computer and transfer over any P
28、DF books you have bought or downloaded from stores like Booktopia or Google Books.You can fill your virtual notepads with notes using brush and pen types,and export them as PDFs or images to a PC.Theres also an“advanced”notebook that can turn your writing into typed and editable text for exporting t
29、o Microsoft Word format.You can also write directly onto documents themselves,with all your word circling and underlining saved as you go to review later.This is especially handy when it comes to PDFs,as changes you make are synced（同步）automatically when you have Wi-Fi,so you can move between your El
30、ipsa,PC and phone and keep your notes.With all that said,we can see it really appealing to e-reader fans who also tend to do a lot of work on paper.If you ever print things out to mark them up,fill notepads with writing or drawing that you later have to transcribe or scan,or just wish you could writ
31、e all over your library books,this could be the device for you.12.Which of the following best describes the Elipsa?A.Automatic.B.Traditional.C.Useful.D.Standard.13.How is a Kobo different from a Kindle in reading?A.A Kindle has a larger screen.B.A Kindle can support more formats.C.A Kobo supports bo
32、oks from various sources.D.A Kobo should be connected to local libraries.14.What does paragraph 4 mainly tell us about Kobos?A Their function in syncing.B.Their function in typing.C.Their function in writing.D.Their function in reading.15.In which section of a newspaper can the text probably be foun
33、d?A.Education.B.Technology.C.Lifestyle.D.Business.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 What is it about homework that wears families out?Even new grade-schoolers,who love doing it at first,often lose their enthusiasm and start delaying.And after a long day,you just wa
34、nt your kid to settle down so you can get dinner on the table or start the bedtime routine._16_ Do It as Early as Possible:Best for Everyone On days when there are no afternoon activities,give your child a time frame say,between 3 p.m.and 5 p.m.to get down to business.This gives her some control ove
35、r her schedule,some kids need a longer break after school,and others need to start right away to keep the motivate going._17_This way,the homework can get done before your kids too tired _18_ From kindergarten on,kids need a list of three or four classmates they can call on when they forget an assig
36、nment.The study friends can read your child the spelling words over the phone,or his mom can take a picture of the worksheet and text it to you.Build Confidence:Best for the Scared When kids dont get something right away,they may feel like theyre not smart enough and start to shut down.You can sit d
37、own and figure out the first problem together.That only can help her remember how to do the rest._19_Another strategy:Have your child show you similar problems he worked on in class.That may jog his memory so he can retrace the steps._20_ A.Make a Call List:Convenient for Making Friends B.Create a C
38、all List:Best for Forgetters C.Plus,it helps you see what hes already learned.D.The only rule is that 5 oclock is the latest time to start.E.Then continue to praise:You did a great job on that one!Try the next one now.F.Here are some successful strategies to help your kids manage their homework load
39、.G.After scanning it for a minute,say Aha!Look how well you wrote your letters in this part!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“My neighbor doesnt speak English，but her kindness needs no translation.”Angie Morris，an 81yearold Canadian woman w
40、ho grew up in wartime Britain and now lives in Vancouver，British Columbia，was41how her nextdoor neighbor，Ms.Wing，a 68yearold Chinese woman，_42cooks meals for her every day.She called it“the ultimate homedelivery_43”Morriss _44firstperson narrative which was published last week by the Canadian newspa
41、per The Globeand Mail，has gone popular，with _4524，000 online reposts.“I know what is inside the paper carrier bag，”she wrote.“A thermos with hot soup and a stainlesssteel _46with a meal of rice，vegetables and either chicken，meat or shrimp，_47with a kind of pancake.This has become an almost daily _48
42、.”Wing started her act of _49when she learned that Morris had to undergo heart surgery.She_50it upon herself to begin feeding her neighbor，_51the two women have no way of communicating verbally.Wing speaks only Mandarin，and Morriss Mandarin is _52to ni hao(hello)“So here we are，two grandmothers a wo
43、rld away from where we were_53，neither of us able to speak the others language，but communicating one way or another(with some help from technology)The _54keeps ringing and there is the _55 brown paper carrier bag，handed _56to me by Wing，”Morris wrote.Readers and netizens around the world have been t
44、ouched by this _57that crosses national boundaries and focuses on human kindness.“You know that most people in this world just want to live a good life，”one reader commented.“I come from old Ireland，so I can tell you a thing _58two about conflict.The point is,most people are very good with big _59an
45、d want their children to grow up _60and in places like this country can offer.”21.A.writing B.describing C.retelling D.explaining 22.A.voluntarily B.helpfully C.readily D.pleasantly 23.A.job B.treat C.attention D.service 24.A.amazing B.moving C.exciting D.interesting 25.A.less than B.other than C.mo
46、re than D.rather than 26.A.container B.steamer C.package D.luggage 27.A.rarely B.meanwhile C.sometimes D.apparently 28.A.existence B.coincidence C.presence D.occurrence 29.A.generosity B.kindness C.patience D.devotion 30.A.took B.made C.put D.set 31.A.as though B.even though C.now that D.regardless
47、of 32.A.reduced B.admitted C.limited D.applied 33.A.raised B.separated C.located D.sheltered 34.A.telephone B.alarm clock C.doorbell D.wall clock 35.A.common B.similar C.familiar D.precious 36.A.anxiously B.selflessly C.politely D.smilingly 37.A.relationship B.connection C.cooperation D.fellowship 3
48、8.A.and B.but C.with D.or 39.A.heads B.minds C.souls D.hearts 40.A.healthy B.happy C.safe D.wealthy 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 Problems or pressures at school,with friends,or at home,are common.Your appetite(食 欲)can_41._(affect)by stress,pressure,worry or tiredne
49、ss.Some people turn to food for comfort.This can lead to eating_42._(much)than we need,and can make us put on weight.Its easy to start worrying_43._getting fat and we find ourselves eating even more to comfort ourselves.It_44._(become)a vicious circle(恶性循环).“Comfort foods”often contain a lot of fat
50、or sugar_45._(sweet),biscuits,chocolate,cakes and pastries(糕点).It can be_46._(help)to keep a diary of what you eat_47._(make)sure that you dont slip into this.If you are_48._(happy)or stressed,it can be easy to focus on your weight and eating habits instead of the things that are bothering you._49._