2021年私立武汉光华学校高三英语上学期期中考试试卷及答案.pdf

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1、2021 年私立武汉光华学校高三英语上学期期中考试试卷及答案 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 Look at Some Greatest Bookstores Another Country Kreuzberg,Berlin,Germany.Another Country is an English Language second hand bookshop which is mostly used as a library.They have about 2

2、0,000 books that you can buy or borrow.Some regular events are held at the shop,such as readings,cultural events,social evenings and film nights.Atlantis Books Oia,Santorini,Greece.Atlantis Books is an independent bookshop on the island of Santorini,Greece.It was founded in 2004 by a group of friend

3、s from Cyprus,England,and the United States.Throughout the year it has hosted literary festivals,film screenings,book readings,and good old fashioned dance parties.Barts Books Ojai,California.U.S.A.“The Worlds Greatest Outdoor Bookstore”,a bookstore founded by Richard Bartinsdale in 1964.Shelves of

4、books face the street,and regular customers are asked to drop coins into the doors coin box to pay for any books they take whenever the store is closed.Adrian Harrington since 1971.Rare books:rare first editions;leather bound sets and general antiquarian(古玩).Address:64a Kensington Church Street,Kens

5、ington,London,England,UK.Corso Como Bookshop Milan,Italy.Extensive selection of publication on art architecture,design graphics and fashion,along with a strong emphasis on photography.It was founded in 1990 in Milan,Italy,by Carla Sozzamil.The Bookworm China.A bookshop,library,bar,restaurant and eve

6、nt space,now with four divisions in three cities Beijing,Suzhou and Chengdu.The interconnecting rooms with floor-to-ceiling books on every wall are light and airy in summer,yet warm and comfortable in winter.1.What can you do in Atlantis Books?A.Enjoy rare books.B.Attend a festival.C.Learn photograp

7、hy.D.Buy books anytime.2.Which bookstore has the longest history?A.Adrian Harrington.B.Atlantis Books.C.Barts Books.D.Corso Como Bookshop.3.How is The Bookworm different from the others?A.It is used as a library.B.It focuses on photography.C.It hosts all sorts of activities.D.It has branches in diff

8、erent cities.B We asked four people who watched an online talk on technology and communication by Sherry Turkle for their opinions.Fred:The talk certainly gave me plenty of food for thought about how technology is changing our behaviour.People are constantly multitasking,whether it be emailing durin

9、g meetings or texting in the checkout queue.Its as if we cant bear to miss out on what our online friends are up to,so we juggle the real and online world.My greatest concern is that we dont give our brains a chance to switch off.Itsthese precious momentswhen we actually process information that hel

10、ps us make important decisions.Jeremy:It was a fascinating talk and the speaker really hit the nail on the head with a couple of things.Take parental influence,for instance.How can we expect teenagers not to text while doing their homework when they witness their parents posting on social media whil

11、e cooking the evening meal or waiting at a red light?Kath:So much of what the speaker said rang true.I honestly believe theres a danger that the more connected we are,the more isolated we feel.I dont think this is such an issue for my generation whove lived without technology for so long.We know how

12、 to be alone.But the under 20s are another kettle of fish.Theyre so busy communicating that they never experience the feeling of solitude and run the risk of not learning how to enjoy their own company.Carl:Im not sure to what extent I agree that people are more alone,but the way we communicate has

13、certainly evolved.The speaker makes a good point about how were getting used to talking with machines like Siri or robots,which are totally lack of experience of human life.But despite such limitations,we seem to be expecting more from technology and less from each other.4.What does the underlined p

14、hrase“these precious moments”in paragraph 2 refer to?A.When our brains are free.B.When we emailing during meeting.C.When we texting in the checkout queue.D.When we juggle the real and online world.5.What suggestion may Jeremy give to the parents?A.Accompany their children when they are doing homewor

15、k.B.Prevent their children using phone while doing homework.C.Set a good example for their children on using phone properly.D.Stop posting on social media in face of their children.6.What does Kath worry about the under 20s generation?A.They communicate more with others.B.They use more technology.C.

16、Its difficult for them to find companies.D.They dont know how to be alone.7.What is Carls attitude towards the use of technology in communication?A.Favorable.B.Intolerant.C.Doubtful.D.Indifferent.C Have you ever imagined that your simple T-shirt could cool you down by up to5on these hot summer days?

17、Thanks to a recent discovery,the possibility is getting closer.While there are many alternatives that manage to keep the body warm,this amazing invention aims to offer real relief for those who are eager to feel comfortable and fresh in the outdoors on extremely hot days.Its inventors,engineers Ma Y

18、aoguang of Zhejiang University and Tao Guangming of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China,look a completely innovative approach.They designed a special textile dial can absorb body heat and re-emit its energy into space as mid-infrared radiation(MIR).This textile cools both the obje

19、cts and their surroundings through a technique that is known as radiative cooling,Science reveals.This means that even when it looks like you are wearing a regular shirt,you are actually wearing a device that works like a mirror.Research conducted at Stanford University in 2017 had already managed t

20、o cool the wearer by 3,but this previous trial was limited.So researchers still need to test the new approach to determine how effectively the new fabric cools while the wearers are standing or walking,and not directly facing the sky,like in their trials.They also need to examine and measure how wel

21、l it works when T-shirts are not in close contact with the skin.Inventors Yaoguang and Guangming are now looking out for textile manufacturers and clothing brands that are interested in using their fabric.They estimate that the new material will increase clothing manufacturing costs by just 10 perce

22、nt.“We can make it with mass production which means everybody can get a T-shirt and the cost is basically the same as theirs,”old Yaoguang said.So if you are an athlete or simply someone that has to deal with the extremely high temperatures,be patient because your days of feeling hot and bothered ma

23、y be corning to an end!8.What is the purpose of the new invention?A.To warm up peoples body.B.To cool people off in hot weather.C.To detect the wearers temperature.D.To protect clothes from becoming wet.9.How does the special product work?A.By turning sunlight into energy.B.By sending out absorbed h

24、eat.C.By keeping heat out completely.D.By using light color1 s to reflect sunlight.10.What is the main idea of paragraph 3?A.The invention needs further testing.B.The previous studies lack evidence.C.The new fabric has a good cooling effect.D.The new fabric applies to various situations.11.The inven

25、tion of the T-shirt may hean example of _.A.barking up the wrong tree B.robbing Peter to pay Paul C.killing two birds with one stone D.pulling the cart before the horse D Once small farmers in Masii,a remote village in Kenya,have picked their crops,all they can do is wait until a buyer trucks throug

26、h.The system works fairly well for beans and corn,but mangoes-the areas other main crop-spoil(腐烂)more quickly.If the trader is late,they rot.However,a simple coating could change that.A company,SmartTech,has created a product that doubles the shelf life of fresh produce,enabling farmers to access fa

27、r-off,larger markets.More time forfresh produce on grocers shelves also means less food waste-a$2.6 trillion problem,according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO).James Rogers,CEO of SmartTech,wanted to solve the problem for food much in the same way that oxide barriers prev

28、enting rust(锈)have achieved for steel.Fortunately,researchers have found when plants made the jump from water to land,they developed cutin(蜡质),a barrier which is made of fatty acids that link together to form a seal around the plant,helping keep water in.The cutin was such a grand strategy that toda

29、y youll still find it across the plant kingdom.SmartTech discovered through researches that an orange can last longer than a strawberry not so much because of the thickness of its skin,but because of the difference in the arrangement of those cutin molecules(分子)on the surface.After extensive trials,

30、Rogers and his team developed a natural and tasteless protective coating from plant material-stems,leaves and skins.The product extends the sweet spot between ripening and rot.And best of all,the treated produce doesnt require refrigeration.“SmartTech has huge potential to turn poor farmers in Afric

31、a into commercial farmers,”says Rogers.“That means more money in pockets,and more food in stomachs.”But whether the company can cost-effectively reach small farmers in far-off areas still remains a challenge.12.The author mentions the small farmers in Kenya to _.A.stress their need for preserving pr

32、oduce B.show their challenge in harvesting crops C.express their wish to reach larger markets D.evaluate their loss caused by slow transport 13.What can we learn about SmartTechs product?A.It is financially supported by FAO.B.It is intended to replace refrigeration.C.It is designed to thicken produc

33、es skin.D.It is based on plantsown defence system.14.What will James Rogers probably focus on next?A.How to expand farms.B.How to earn more money.C.How to produce more tasty food.D.How to profit farmers in remote area.15.The main purpose of the passage is to _.A.promote a product B.present a technol

34、ogy C.advertise SmartTech D.introduce James Rogers 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 The Diet Zone:A Dangerous Place Diet Coke,diet Pepsi,diet pills,no-fat diet,vegetable diet We are surrounded by the word“diet”everywhere we look and listen.We have so easily been a

35、ttracted by the promise and potential of diet products that we have stopped thinking about what diet products are doing to us._16_ Diet products significantly weaken us psychologically.On one level,we are not allowing our brain to admit that our weight problems lie not in actually losing the weight,

36、but in controlling the consumption of fatty,high-calorie,unhealthy foods.Diet products allow us to jump over the thinking stage and go straight for the scale(秤)instead._17_On another level,diet products have greater psychological effects.Every time we have a zero-calorie drink,we are telling ourselv

37、es without our awareness that we dont have to work to get results.Diet products make people believe that gain comes without pain and that life can be without resistance and struggle._18_Diet foods can indirectly harm our bodies because consuming them instead of healthy foods means we are preventing

38、our bodies from having basic nutrients(营养成分).Dietfoods and diet pills contain zero calorie only because the diet industry has created chemicals to produce these wonder products.Diet products may not be nutritional._19_Now that we are aware of the effects that diet products have on us,it is time to s

39、eriously think about buying them to reduce weight._20_Once we realize this,we will be much better able to resist diet products,and therefore prevent the harm that comes from using them.A.Its believed diet products contribute to losing weight.B.Chemicals that go into diet products are potentially dan

40、gerous.C.We all know the danger of diet products,but its hard to resist them.D.The danger of diet products lies also in the physical harm they cause.E.We are paying for products that harm us psychologically and physically.F.Losing weight lies in the power of minds,not in the power of chemicals.G.All

41、 we have to do is to swallow or recognize the word“diet”in food labels.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 As I work in the garden,I take my time.And the garden is_21_me about working with the earth.I recognize that there will be both success

42、es and failuresand there are many factors that_22_them both.The_23_of the seeds can affect the growth of the plants.The_24_can be too hot,too cold,or_25_right.Weeds need to be_26_and thrown away to_27_that the fruits,vegetables,and flowers we have planted grow well.I take time to stand back and rest

43、,and to_28_the plants.Each plant is_29_and develops in the way that is best for them.Some have large broad leaves to_30_their fruit from the rays of the sun,while other plants are more_31_,their fruit needing the_32_to grow and ripen.Getting my hands_33_and feeling the sweat on my forehead,as I work

44、 under the summer sun,reminds me I am_34_in the ways I wouldnt have remembered sitting on the couch.I feel attracted to move things around to transplant and to_35_the natural order of how plants grow.The garden teaches me the importance of knowing when to disturb things and when to let them be.The g

45、ardens life cycle_36_a pattern that is repeated according to the_37_of nature.Birth,growth,and then death and it teaches me to accept this fact.Perhaps life is like the_38_,successes and failures,time to be active and time to_39_to let go of what is no longer needed,to cultivate what helps us to gro

46、w into our light and power,and to readily_40_life from beginning to end.21.A.telling B.concerning C.worrying D.teaching 22.A.destroy B.affect C.promote D.exchange 23.A.quality B.color1 C.shape D.weight 24.A.water B.air C.weather D.wind 25.A.approximately B.constantly C.exactly D.occasionally 26.A.pu

47、lled B.planted C.guarded D.provided 27.A.make sense B.find out C.work out D.make sure 28.A.tend B.observe C.count D.examine 29.A.beautiful B.average C.amazing D.unique 30.A.prevent B.separate C.shade D.remove 31.A.open B.delicate C.straight D.vivid 32.A.energy B.light C.soil D.space 33.A.empty B.dir

48、ty C.broken D.free 34.A.awake B.tired C.alive D.independent 35.A.disturb B.find C.enjoy D.guide 36.A.discovers B.transforms C.draws D.follows 37.A.changes B.reflection C.laws D.development 38.A.plant B.sun C.fruit D.garden 39.A.rest B.quit C.offer D.fight 40.A.expect B.accept C.picture D.receive 第二节

49、（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 No culture in the world has produced a longer continuous tradition of garden design than_41._of China.Originally,a typical Chinese garden merely_42._(consist)of useful trees planted with the walls around a farmhouse.In a Chinese garden,a s

50、trong belief_43._a sense of unity with nature is required.The concept of its_44._(compose)is to bring out the rhythm of nature.It is a place_45._visitors can appreciate the classic beauty with an educated mind and eye.Plants are not essential to the integrity of a Chinese garden.Rocks and water come