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1、2021 届江苏省如皋高三上学期英语期中考试试题第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 50 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题分，满分分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ATop Things to Do With Kids in LondonPlay at the Museum of London DocklandsAddress:No.1 Warehouse,London E14 4AL,the UKThe Museum of London Docklands has a great play area called Mudlarks.Everythi

2、ng is themedaround life in the London docks,so big kids can weigh goods or put tea sets into a model ship while thesmaller kids get to move around and play with large foam(泡沫）bananas and London buses orpretend to drive a DLR(Docklands Light Railway)train.Take a Picture in Kensington GardensAddress:L

3、ondon W22UH,the UKStop by the bronze statue of the fictional character Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens,which islocated next to Hyde Park,for the opportunity to take a photo and even read one of the famous PeterPan stories by J.M.Barrie.The exact location of the statue was chosen by Barries,who lived

4、 close toKensington Gardens and published his first Peter Pan story in 1902 using the park for inspiration.Explore the London DungeonAddress:The Queens Walk,London SE1 7PB,the UKThe London Dungeon calls itself the worlds most famous horror attraction.The new Londondungeon,which moved from Tooley Str

5、eet to its new home near County Hall and the London Eye andcost millions of pounds to build,features live actors dressed in scary clothes as historical figures,realistic special effects and two breathtaking rides to bring back a thousand years of Londons darkpast.See the Animals at the London ZooAdd

6、ress:Outer Circle,London NW1 4RY,the UKThe London Zoo is an excellent family day out for kids and adults,and once youre inside you caneasily spend a whole day there.Daily events include a tropical bird tour,the Megabugs Live show,ashowcase of big fish,and an event known as Giraffe High Tea as well a

7、s shows with birds and smallanimals at the Animals in Action Amphitheatre.21.What can you learn about the Museum of London Docklands?A.It provides Mudlarks for parents to rest.B.Its play area is suitable for kids of all ages.C.Big kids can make foam bananas for small kids there.D.Kids can have the c

8、hance of driving a Docklands Light Railway train.22.When exploring the London Dungeon,visitorsA.would learn more about Londons historyB.could understand the reason and process of its relocationC.will experience two breathtaking rides around LondonD.can dress up as historical figures to create London

9、s history23.If you want to enjoy a tropical bird tour,you can go toA.The Queens Walk,London SE1 7PB,the UKB.London W22UH,the UKC.Outer Circle,London NW1 4RY,the UKD.No.1 Warehouse,London E14 4AL,the UKBMatthew Whitaker has been blind since birth.His parents were told that he only had a 50%chanceof s

10、urvival,and he experienced 11 operations before he was even two years old.Despite being faced with these terrible situations,he survived.Not only that,he exhibited anexcellent gift for playing the piano;by the time he was 3 years old,he was playing two-handed pianocompositions and writing his own so

11、ngs without ever having a teacher.At the age of 5,he even couldplay the songs completely after hearing them one time.Dalia Sakas,the director of New Yorks Filomen M.D Agostino Greenberg Music School,recallsthe moment she decided to take Matthew on as a student when he was five years old,making him t

12、heyoungest person to ever attend the school.Now only 18 years old,Whitaker has since toured theworld,headlined famous sites from Carnegie Hall to Kennedy Center,and won a number of musicawards.Such is the height of Whitaker s talent that he caught the attention of Dr.Charles Limb,aneurologist who al

13、so happens to be a fellow musician.Dr.Limb was attracted by what might have beengoing on inside Whitaker s brain,so with the permission of the musician and his family,Whitaker tooktwo MRI exams-first while being exposed to different stimuli,including music,and then while he played on a keyboard.What

14、 Dr.Limb was surprised to find was that Whitaker s brain seemed to have repurposed its owndisused visual cortex(视觉皮质）in order to build other neurological(神经系统的）pathways.Evenwhen Whitaker was simply listening to one of his favorite music,his entire visual cortex lit up.When Dr.Limb presented Whitaker

15、 with his brain scans showing how his brain lit up when helistened to music,the musician was amazed.I didnt even know that that was happening.When askedabout why his brain was inspired in such a way,he simply said I love music”。24.What can we learn about Matthew Whitaker from Para.3?A.He was the you

16、ngest disabled piano player in the school.B.Dalia Sakas helped him tour the world to play the piano.C.He had visited a lot of tourist attractions by the time he was 18.D.He has achieved great success in music when he is just eighteen.25.What was Dr.Limb probably interested in about Matthew?A.His bra

17、ins reaction to music.B.The terrible condition of Matthew.C.The special structure of his brain.D.The wonderful performance of Matthew.26.What do you know about the result of Whitaker s brain scans?A.It showed that Whitaker was just a common boy.B.Dr.Limb and Whitaker both felt unexpected about it.C.

18、Dr.Limb thought that it wasnt reasonable and complete.D.It explained how Whitaker remembered the songs after listening.27.What is the best title for the text?A.A Scientist Is Studying an 18-Year-old Piano PlayerB.An 18-Year-Old Blind Piano Player Is Studying His BrainC.A Scientist Studies an 18-Year

19、-old Blind Piano Players BrainD.An 18-Year-Old Piano Player Helps Scientists With MusicCDenmark is only about half the size of South Carolina,but it produces more of its electricity fromwind than any other country in the world.Thats not because its a particularly breezy country;it haspretty ordinary

20、 average wind speeds.The reason the Danes now get 47%of their electricity fromwind,with more to come,comes down to a combination of history and policy.First,the history:Paul la Cour was a scientist and inventor who experimented with and engineeredearly wind power machines at the start of the 20th ce

21、ntury.So its not surprising thatthe 1980s,due toa strong grassroots movement disagreeing with nuclear power plants,Denmark increased productionbefore many other countries were even considering it.Denmark has also had significant government support for wind-energy projects,as well as supportfrom the

22、countrys technology-focused universities.Even back in 2002,the country was taking climatechange warnings seriously,aiming to cut fossil-fuel emissions by 20 percent,which it did viarenewable energy investment and implementation.Some of the worlds largest companies in the area-including Vestas,which

23、builds turbines,andOrsted,which specializes in offshore wind projects-are Danish,so the country has an impact beyondits borders.The great impact of Denmarks wind-energy business is important because its a small country,sowhile an almost 50%rate of electricity from wind is admirable,its also small in

24、 terms of overall globalimpact.While Denmark gets almost half of its electricity needs covered from 5,758 megawatts(MW)ofcapacity,Spains 23,000 MTW covers just 18 percent of its electricity supply as its a much biggercountry.China is the leader in wind energy at 221,000 MW,and the U.S.comes second i

25、n the world atabout 96,000 MW.Denmarks long support for wind-energy technology and its policies made in support of windenergy have proven this approach can work to decarbonize the economy,even on a biggerthe end of2019,lawmakers in Denmark set a new goal:increasing the percentage of electricity sour

26、ced fromrenewable power to 100%.28.What can we learn about Denmark in developing wind power?A.It has the advantage of strong winds.B.Its weather conditions are unfavorable.C.It is experienced in this area.D.It met with strong disagreement at first.29.The fourth paragraph mentions two companies to sh

27、owA.the bright future of the wind power businessB.the fierce competition in the area of wind powerC.Denmarks dependence on the wind-energy businessD.Denmarks international status in the wind-energy business30.Which country produces the most wind power?A.The U.S.B.Denmark.C.Spain.D.China.31.What is i

28、ndicated in the last paragraph?A.A hopeful future of the green economy.B.The urgent need to develop wind energy worldwide.C.A long way to go to full dependence on clean energy.D.Wind energys leading role as a form of renewable power.DIn an interview in 1958,Ermest Hemingway made an admission that ha

29、s inspired novelists eversince:The final words of A Farewell to Arms,his wartime classic,were rewritten“39 times before Iwas satisfied.Those endings have never been published together in their entirety,according to hislongtime publisher,Scribner.A new edition of A Farewell to Arms,will be released s

30、oon,including all the different endings,with early drafts of other passages in the book.The new edition concludes that the 39 endings thatHemingway referred to are really more like 47.They have been kept in the Ernest HemingwayCollection at the John F.Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Bosto

31、n since 1979.The endingsare named and gathered in an appendix in the new edition,a 330-page book whose cover uses thenovels original artwork.For readers of Hemingway the endings are a fascinating look into how the novel could haveended with different endings.And since most modern authors produce the

32、ir work on computers,thenew edition also serves as an artifact,with handwritten notes and long passages crossed out,givingreaders a sense of an authors process.Hemingway also left behind a list of titles,like World Enough and Time,Of Wounds andOther Causes,The Enchantment,and etc,which are reprinted

33、 in the new edition.Patrick Hemingway,Ernest Hemingways only surviving son,said that when Scribner suggestedthe raw material be published,he agreed.They do give insight into how Hemingway was thinking,butno matter how much you analyze a classic bit of writing,you can never really figure out what mak

34、estalent work.said Patrick Hemingway,who is 84.Susan Moldow,the publisher of Scribner,says that Hemingway is an all-time strong seller.Afterreading the various endings,Ms.Moldow added,she didnt question the authors decision;the endinghas stood the test of time.She said,I think we have to be glad tha

35、t he chose the ending in line with hisStyle.32.What can we know about A Farewell to Arms?A.It is a novel written during the times of wars.B.Scribner has never published Hemingways works.C.Hemingway tried to write a satisfying ending for it.D.Other writers rewrite their works mostly because of its su

36、ccess.33.What cant readers find in the new edition according to the passage?A.47 endings of the book.B.Handwritten notes by Hemingway.C.Different unused names of the book.D.A picture of an artifact made by Hemingway.34.What can we know from Patrick Hemingways Words?A.Publishing the new edition is th

37、ought to be a good idea.B.It is difficult to find a writer as talented as Ernest Hemingway.C.Readers never really understand Ernest Hemingways works.D.The drafts of the novels are valued more than the novels.35.What does Susan Moldow think of the final ending of the book?A.Ironic.B.Classic.C.Average

38、.D.Interesting.第二节（共 5 小题；每小题分，满分分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。A few years ago,a Finnish app took the mobile gaming world by storm.Its set-up was simple andits idea illogical:Angry Birds was little more than a shooting game,with birds instead of bullets andgreen pigs in place of targets

39、.36 Shortly after Angry Birds took off,audiences found a new distractionin Fruit Ninja,a game where the object was to chop falling produce,and then Candy Crush.37 That was their charm,after all:They were knowingly ridiculous or illogical,an attack intomindless amusement.In games like Angry Birds,pla

40、yers found an escape from reality.Fast forward to 2016,and theres now an Angry Birds movie,here to fill you in on all the detailsyou never wished to know.The birds have been given personalities,motives and back-stories,and sohave the evil green pigs.Meanwhile,the games nonsense had to be made sense

41、of due to a necessaryplot for a movie.38_Hollywood has made an industry of answering the questions no one ever thoughtto ask;to the point of even giving a brand of toy blocks its own story in 2014s The Lego Movie._39Viewers no longer have the luxury of imagining back-stories for their favorite chara

42、cters,or debatingthe open-ended questions in a films source materials:An endless flow of prequels(前传），sequels(续传）and spin-offs(衍生产品）fill in those blanks for them.40 Theyll know.Everything will be determined for them:According to the movie,the main birdRed gets picked on for his bushy eyebrows,and th

43、at leaves him feeling isolated and,well,angry.In someways,Hollywood has taken on the role of fan fiction writers,by expanding and exploring every comerof its fictional universes.But when these universes expand too widely,what will be left to imagine?A.Angry Birds is not alone in having its gray area

44、s sketched in for the big screen.B.In its efforts to feed the audiences curiosity,Hollywood may in fact be killing it.C.Never mind that these games made absolutely no sense from a narrative viewpoint.D.When children today play Angry Birds,they wont wonder why the birds are so ill-tempered.E.It led t

45、he way for a number of other equally silly,equally addictive games to invade cell phoneseverywhere.F.Lego,by putting forward education solutions,is now striving to help kids to stand up to a problemand solve it.G.Hollywood is actually such a power featuring its creativity,imagination and efficiency

46、in giving riseto its entertainment products.第三部分 语言知识运用（共三节，满分 30 分）第一节 完形填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Whats the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the word“culture”？Do you think ofdifferent groups of people across the world with various _4

47、1_and clothing?What about animals?Sam Williams,executive director of the Macaw(金刚鹦鹉）Recovery Network in Costa Rica,helps to 42_the impact of the decline of macaw populations by taking birds that were born_43_andreleasing them into the wild.But this process is very 44In a cage,you cant45_them to know

48、 where,when and how to find that food,or about treeswith good nest sites,Williams told ecologist and writer Carl Safina for the Guardian.In the wild,theparents would be the ones to teach them this important 46This type of knowledge is known as cultural knowledge.Cultural knowledge can be_47 from the

49、older generation to the newer one.For many species,cultural knowledge is necessary for 48_Culture helps animals to_49_different habitats.For example,some crows(乌鸦）have learned to putnuts in the middle of the road for cars to drive over.And in other areas,they have learned to do this atintersections

50、so they can_50_get the food when the cars stop at red lights.Other important parts of cultural knowledge include things like group identity,using differenttools,taking different_51_routes and using different socializing methods.These traditions can especially be seen in chimpanzee communities.Cat Ho