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1、2021 年茂名市电白县那霍中学高三英语下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 The Internet has revolutionized our lives to such an extent(程度)that for most people,the global network has become more than just a tool but rather an important aid in everyday life.
2、More and more people go online as wireless networks have brought the Internet closer and closer:its on our mobile phones,in our cars and TV sets,in hospital surgery rooms and in fishing boats that battle the waves of the Atlantic.And this revolution has brought along with it a new way of shopping.Bo
3、th big and small,e-business websites have flooded the Internet by the hundreds of thousands.Anything you can buy from a brick and mortar store(实体店)you can also buy online:from food and clothes to toys,no matter what youre looking for,youre bound to find the right online store with just a few clicks
4、of the mouse.You can use the Internet to find new suppliers,post buying requests or search for products and services.This revolution has affected brick and mortar business owners greatly.And what was their reaction?Theyve opened online stores to go hand in hand with their conventional business.But d
5、o the big players have reasons to be afraid?Are we going to start seeing ghostly,deserted Walmarts(沃尔玛)across the country?Probably not in the near future but the day will come when most people will just stop shopping offline anymore.A trip to Walmart wastes time,burns gas.The recent advancements in
6、mobile technology and the introduction of mobile phones with enhanced(提高的)web capabilities have even made some people order their groceries when they get out from work and have them delivered at their doorstep by the time they get home.And as“Time is money”,this practice is lifesaving for people who
7、work two jobs.Technology will continue to advance and e-business will follow closely in its footsteps.Everything will become easier and less time consuming,leaving us more time to enjoy the things that really matter in life:the ones we love,our friends and hobbies.1.What is Paragraph 1 mainly about?
8、A.The popularity of mobile phones.B.The great influence of the Internet.C.The importance of the Internet.D.The function of the global network.2.In response to the threat of online business,the brick-and-mortar store owners_.A.have stopped their traditional business B.have started their dislike of th
9、e Internet C.have established their own website D.have opened their online stores 3.What would be the best title for the passage?A.A New Way of Shopping.B.The Internet Revolution.C.What is the Reaction to Online Shopping?D.Is Online Shopping the Future of E-business?B For years,life went something l
10、ike this:Wed grow up in one place,head off to college,and then find a city to get a job and live there for a few years.The final goal was to find somewhere to settle down,buy a house,start a family,and begin the whole cycle all over again.But now some people are increasingly choosing to move from ci
11、ty to city throughout their entire lives,sometimes as frequently as every month.Just ask Alex Chatzieleftheriou,who has had a front-row seat watching this evolution unfold.Six years ago,he launched a startup called Blueground that rents out beautifully designed,fully furnished apartments for a month
12、 at a time,at rates that are cheaper than hotels.And it aims to make each one feel unique and comfortable,rather than standardized,like what you might find in a traditional hotel.Today,the company has 3,000 properties(房地产)in six U.S.cities,along with Dubai,Istanbul,London,Paris,and Chatzieleftheriou
13、s native Athens,and a staff of 400.With the helpof the Series B round of funding,the company landed$50 million,plus its previous total of$28 million,to continue its rapid expansion.It hopes to have 50,000 properties in 50 cities over the next three years.Chatzieleftheriou first came up with the idea
14、 for Blueground while he was working as a management consultant for McKinsey.“The accommodation of choice for consultants is the hotel,”he says.“I had to spend five years in hotel rooms,living in 12 different cities.I loved seeing the world,but I didnt love feeling like I didnt have a home.”And what
15、s more,hotels arent a particularly cost-effective solution for companies either.In Chatzieleftherious case,McKinsey sometimes paid$10,000 or more for him to stay in a major city for a month.4.What does the author intend to tell in the first paragraph?A.A new lifestyle is appearing.B.Life is just lik
16、e a circle for people.C.Most people are used to an easy life.D.People live in different places in life.5.What is the goal of Blueground?A.To compete with hotels.B.To create standardized hotels.C.To make renters feel at home.D.To rent out long-term apartments.6.What do we know about Blueground?A.It g
17、ot a total investment of$78 million.B.Its business is anything but satisfying.C.It expanded to every corner of the world.D.It has 50,000 properties in 50 cities.7.What does the last paragraph focus on?A.High costs of hotels.B.Chatzieleftherious former work.C Strengths of Blueground.D.The inspiration
18、 for Blueground.C If youve ever had a dog,you know just how deep a connection you can develop with“mans best friend”.But a dog has a much shorter life span about 12 to 15 years long than humans,which means every dog owner has to go through the heartbreaking moment when their loving pet passes away.W
19、hy not make a clone of that dog then?This is the solution offered by a South Korean company,Sooam Biotech Research Foundation.The company has successfully cloned at least 400 dogs,mostly for US customers,ever since it pioneered the technique in 2005.Now,Sooam Biotech is planning to introduce their b
20、usiness toUKdog owners,offering them dogs that look just like their lost ones.Meanwhile,another dog is selected to supply an egg.Researchers then replace the DNA in the egg with that from the skin cell and implant the egg into the womb(子宫)of a female dog.The egg grows into a puppy over the following
21、 two months.To clone a dog,researchers first need to take a skin cell from a living dog or one that has just died.The whole process takes less than a day,but it comes at a shockingly high price around 63,000(614,000 yuan).But if you cant afford it now,you can also save the cells in a laboratory and
22、access them at a later date.Just like identical twins of humans,they share the exact same DNA but there will still be small differences between them.“The spots on a Dalmatian clone will be different,for example,”Insung Hwang,head of Sooam Biotech,toldThe Guardian.However,as magical as cloning might
23、sound,there is no guarantee that the cloned dog will be a perfect replica of the original one.Dog owners will also have to accept the fact that personality is not“clone-able”.Apart from genes,personality is also determined by upbringing and environment,which are both“random elements that cloning tec
24、hnologies simply cannot overcome”,Professor Tom Kirkwood atNewcastle University,UK,toldThe Telegraph.Perhaps bringing our dogs back with cloning is not the best way to remember them after all.Kirkwood,a dog owner himself,pointed out:“An important aspect of our relationship with them is coming to ter
25、ms with the pain of letting go.”8.According to the article,Sooam Biotech Research Foundation is _.A.working on plans to help dog owners enjoy their pets longer B.offering a way to help dogs give birth to more puppies C.providing a service that will make copies of pet dogs D.introducing a completely
26、new technique to clone dogs 9.Which of the following statements about dog cloning is TRUE according to the article?A.Dog cloning technology hadnt been put into practice until recently.B.Dog cloning is very expensive and usually takes several months to complete.C.Dog cloning is very popular among US
27、andUKpet owners.D.Cloned dogs might develop different habits and characteristics even though they look very similar.10.Which of the following shows the correct order of the dog cloning process?a.an egg is taken from another dog b.a skin cell is taken from the pet dog and saved in a laboratory c.the
28、egg is placed in the womb of a female dog d.the DNA of the egg is replaced by the DNA from the skin cell e.the egg grows into a puppy in two months A.acbde.B.adbce.C.bacde.D.badce.11.We can learn from the article thatKirkwood_ dog cloning.A.disapproves of B.supports C.is afraid of D.is curious about
29、 D Watching what you eat can be easier said than done,but a recent study shows it might not just be about whats on your plate it could be about how quickly it disappears.Japanese researchers followed 1,083 adultsfor five years,splitting them into three categories based on how quickly they ate:slow,n
30、ormal,and fast.They also answered a questionnaire at the beginning of the study,sharing their diet,physical activity,and medical history.In the beginning,none of the volunteers had metabolic syndrome(新陈代谢综合征)-meaning at least three risk factors which can lead to health problems like heart conditions
31、 and diabetes.When the participants reported back five years later 84 had been diagnosed(诊断)with metabolic syndrome and their eating speed was a major predictor,according to the results in the journal Circulation.The fast eaters were 89 percent more likely to have metabolic syndrome than slow and no
32、rmal eaters.Just 2.3 percent of slow eaters received the diagnosis,compared to 11.6 percent of fast eaters.But thats not all.Fast eaters also saw more weight gain,larger waistlines,and higher blood sugar levels than slow eaters.The researchers saygobblingmakes it easier not to take notice of fullnes
33、s before your body has a chance to signal you to stop.“So when people eat fast they are more likely to overeat,”said Takayuki Yamaji,MD,study author and cardiologist at Hiroshima University in Japan in a statement.Previous research backs up the weight benefits of slow eating,too.One study of New Zea
34、land women found fast eaters have higher body-mass indexes(指数),and a Chinese study found that both healthy and fat men ate less when told to chew 40 times instead of 15 times before swallowing.Initial research even suggests chewing your food longer could bum more calories-up to about 1,000 extra eve
35、ry month.12.What are the participants divided by?A.Medical history.B.Health condition.C.Physical activity.D.Eating speed.13.Which may be the result of the study?A.Fast eaters are 4 times more likely to have metabolic syndrome.B.Normal and slow eaters dont have metabolic illness.C.89%of fast eaters h
36、ave higher blood pressure.D.Slow caters are healthier than fast eaters.14.What does the underlined word“gobbling”in Paragraph 4 best mean?A.Tasting slowly.B.Digesting quickly.C.Eating greedily.D.Cooking carefully.15.What does the last paragraph tell us?A.The importance of eating speed.B.The advantag
37、e of eating slowly.C.The result of a Chinese study.D.Fast eating and overeating.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 Have you ever found that you were able to sleep better with an air conditioner or fan running or perhaps with the sound of rain falling outside?_16_It
38、acts as a way to mask distracting sounds.White noise is used as background noise that is created to drown out annoying noises.One of the things that makes noise annoying is that the mind notices changes in the sounds of the environment.No doubt this ability helped keep our ancestors alive,by warning
39、 them of the faint sound made by a fierce animal._17_It keeps us awake or keeps us from being able to concentrate.White noise changes the background sound.The overall level of sound in the environment is higher,which raises the volume boundary over which noises must pass in order to be noticed._18_.
40、So there are no details for the mind to notice.That is why it has a comforting quality-it allows the mind to relax._19_It is popular for helping people sleep,and its also useful for helping students study,or for anyone who needs to concentrate.It calms and comforts babies,and is useful for travelers
41、 who find it hard to get to sleep in different environments with their unfamiliar noises.If traffic sounds,ticking clocks,and other peoples conversations are bothering you,white noise can be a good solution.Many office environments install white noise systems to help minimize distractions for office
42、 workers,and also to maintain speech privacy.A specialized use for white noise is in treating tinnitus(耳鸣)._20_When used as part of a well-designed treatment program,it can help in training the brain s neurons(神经元)to ignore the sounds.A.White noise has many benefits.B.Besides,the sound quality has n
43、o special characteristics.C.What types of sounds are exactly included in white noises?D.If so,then youre already familiar with the concept of white noise.E.To us,however,becoming sensitive to every tiny noise can be a problem.F.White noise can often bring immediate relief from the annoying sounds of
44、 tinnitus.G.Studies suggest that using sound masking in the workplace leads to higher productivity.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 Jennifer works for Platos Closet,the clothing chain that buys and sells used clothing and accessories.When
45、she performed a routine_21_on a coat that was_22_by a man earlier that day,she_23_$7,000 in$100 bills zipped inside a pocket.No one was_24_;Platos Closet employees check clothes all day long.And_25_,the man who brought the coat didnt_26_where he had left the money.Some people would have_27_the“oppor
46、tunity”.But not Jennifer.She said,“It wasnt mine,so I didnt get too_28_about that thick pile of cash.”_29_,she safely stored the money until it could be_30_to its rightful owner.Sure,Platos Closet has_31_about sending back personal items found in the clothing,but what Jennifer did_32_her character.I
47、t wasnt the result of outside pressure.“Its just about integrity,”She said.“You just have to make sure that youre_33_and that you do the right thing.”Reputation is easy;character is hard.Doing the right thing when others are watching is easy._34_public integrity,resolve or sincerity often results in
48、 recognition and praise.Doing the right thing when no one is watching is hard.Your nonpublic integrity gains no_35_or applause.Doing the right thing is also hard_36_it often runs against our best interests.The true test of_37_is what you do when people arent watching.Maybe_38_is Jennifers main chara
49、cter and maybe its not,but that doesnt_39_.The fact that she_40_to do the right thing is more important.21.A.service B.analysis C.experiment D.inspection 22.A.dropped off B.picked up C.paid for D.tried on 23.A.earned B.donated C.discovered D.spent 24.A.listening B.moving C.speaking D.watching 25.A.o
50、bviously B.fortunately C.hopefully D.consequently 26.A.determine B.remember C.indicate D.wonder 27.A.provided B.deserved C.seized D.confirmed 28.A.annoyed B.excited C.guilty D.confident 29.A.Also B.Otherwise C.Indeed D.Instead 30.A.recommended B.applied C.returned D.linked 31.A.regulations B.remarks