2021届天津市第四中学高三英语期中试卷及答案解析.pdf

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1、2021 届天津市第四中学高三英语期中试卷及答案解析 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 can provide a wealth of educational resources for small children,if you know where to look.Enchanted Learning Enchanted learning is a great website for children,and I know seve

2、ral teachers who rely on it for materials for their classrooms.Most of the information is free,but for$20.00 per year,you can purchase a membership that allows you to have access to the site without the advertising.The pages here are great.There are color1 ed pages and worksheets for toddlers(学步儿童)a

3、nd school-age children.Starfall Starfall is another good educational website for small children.Teachers often use this website in classrooms.It emphasizes reading skills for early learners.The website is aimed at first-grade-level learners,but it has tools that can help all children from pre-K to s

4、econd grade.The website has reading activities,worksheets to download,and a store where you can purchase educational materials for your children.Sesame Street Workshop Kids loveSesame Street,and it is always educational.This is one of the funniest websites online for children because it is very well

5、 animated and has great sound effects.The website has games and stories for small kids,and they can create letters at the post office and mail them to their favorite characters.1.Why does Enchanted Learning offer purchasing memberships?A.Charging for the information.B.Charging for downloading materi

6、als.C.Giving access to the site without the ads.D.Providing unlimited search for more pages.2.Where can you buy educational materials for your children?A.Enchanted Learning B.Starfall C.Sesame Street Workshop D.Colored pages 3.What is the purpose of this text?A.To introduce.B.To discuss.C.To persuad

7、e.D.To educate.B The Rise of Voice Technology Voice technology has come a long way.Just a few years ago,it would have been unusable.But now,those who follow the technology know that it has got considerably better.Writing with your voice raises several interesting questions.How difficult is it actual

8、ly?Human speech involves a lot more starting and stopping with errors and the need for repairing broken sentences than you may think.Even gifted speakers make mistakes.To turn the spoken word into reasonable writing requires lots of planning.Youll need some kinds of notes or other organisers to make

9、 it work.Another question turning speech into writing raises is the style.How would writing make the change that people speak their writing rather than type?Chances are that it would come up with many more short sentences and more concrete language,which is good.It would probably also rely on prepar

10、ed phrases a lot more often,which is not available when you are speaking quickly.To confirm this,a column was not written,but dictated(听写).It was composed from brief notes written down for structure only,and it was edited for length,with all of the original errors kept in.Here were the results.The f

11、irst was that the literal accuracy was extremely high.There werent many cases wherethe software had heard one word incorrectly and written down another.But the other result was that the readability of this column was rather bad.Obviously,the blame is not with the technology at all,which turns out to

12、 be rather good.Speaking into writing relies on a better human brain than the one we currently possess.Writing is hard.Theres a reason it cant be done at the speed of speech,in real time.To clarify the matter,this time paragraph breaks were added after the whole writing.Punctuations(标点)had to be spo

13、ken aloud,and after a full stop,the first word in the new sentence was capitalized automatically.Some minor punctuation marks were added to make it clearer.To improve accuracy,people“trained”the software beforehand,reading a prewritten passage aloud.Actually it turns out to be more effective.All of

14、these ensure the satisfactory completion of turning speech into writing.Language is the most important tool for human interaction,and voice is one beautiful part of language.With the maturity of modern technology,it has given birth to a great change in the human-computer voice interaction.4.Accordin

15、g to the passage,which helps to turn speech into writing in terms of style?A.There is careful planning in advance.B.Errors and broken sentences are avoided.C.People type words as fast as they say them.D.The writing contains more prepared phrases.5.To achieve better results,the author mentions some c

16、hanges for _.A.processing errors in a column.B.adding minor punctuation marks.C.increasing the number of brief notes.D.integrating short paragraphs in writing.6.The author suggests that _.A.human brains are responsible for poor dictated writing.B.writing with voice promises to improve the quality of

17、 writing.C.writing is an unnatural act that can hardly be learned and improved.D.technology has a long way to go in the human-computer voice interaction.7.What is the passage mainly about?A.Why people fully intend to turn speech into writing.B.What role voice technology plays in improving readabilit

18、y.C.Where the human-computer voice interaction is at an advantage.D.How voice technology enables the change from speech into writing.C Someday soon an emoji(表情符号)might really save lives.Hiroyuki Komatsu is a Google engineer who suggested adding a series of new emojis to the standard emoji library.It

19、 could help those with food allergies(过敏)understand what they are eating anywhere inthe world.Emojis should cover characters representing major food causing allergies.They make people understand what are used in foods even in foreign countries and safely select meals.Emojis are universal because the

20、y are chosen and developed by the Unicode Consortium,a non-profit company that oversees,develops and maintains how text is represented.This is in regards to all software products and standards.Its thanks to the Unicode Standard that when you text a friend six pizza emojis,theyll see those six pizza

21、pieces on their phone.This is true regardless of whether they use an iPhone or an Android.Because emojis are everywhere and visual(视觉的),they could be helpful for restaurants and food packaging designers.They can communicate whether a product is made with common causing-allergy food.But as Komatsus a

22、dvice argues,many of the most common causing-allergy foods are missing or poorly represented by the present emoji library.For example,there is an emoji for octopus,but nothing for squid.There is a loaf of bread that could symbolize grain,but a picture of wheat could be clearer.The emojis can be more

23、 direct when symbolizing foods.Its not uncommon for the Unicode Consortium to add new emojis to the library:several food-related emojis were put into use last June,including some long-waited food emojis.Apple included support for multiracial emojis in a recent iOS update.An artist even recreated Mob

24、y-Dick in emoji characters.Some might be sorry for the continuing death of the written word if Komatsus suggestion is accepted,but look on the bright side:if you ever see that happy poop on a box,youll know to stay away.8.How will emojis save lives according to the text?A.By showing what the food co

25、ntains visually.B.By telling the safest places in the world.C.By teaching people how to treat allergies.D.By adding standard emojis about safety.9.What does paragraph 3 mainly tell us?A.Emojis have the same meanings around the world.B.The Unicode Consortium is a non-profit company.C.What emojis repr

26、esent is different in different places.D.Different mobile operating systems have different emojis.10.What can be the reason for Komatsus advice?A.Emojis are easy to mix up.B.Present emojis are not enough.C.Emojis cant interest most users.D.Emojis cant represent foods directly.11.What is the authors

27、attitude to Komatsus suggestion?A.Doubtful.B.Worried.C.Supportive.D.Uninterested.D Each year,the women of Olney and Liberal compete in an unusual footrace.Dressed in aprons(围裙)and headscarves,they wait at both townsstarting lines.Each woman holds a frying pan with one pancake inside.At the signal,th

28、e women flip(轻抛)pancakes and theyre off!This“pancake racing”tradition is said to have started on Shrove Tuesday,1445,in Olney.Shrove Tuesday is the day beforethe Christian season of Lent(大斋戒)begins.During Lent,many people decide to give up sugary or fatty foods.Legend says that in 1445,an Olney woma

29、n was making pancakes to use up some of her sugar and cooking fats before Lent.She lost track of time and suddenly heard the church bells ring,signaling the beginning of the Shrove Tuesday service.Realizing that she was going to be late for church,she raced out the door still wearing her apron and h

30、eadscarf and holding her frying pan with a pancake in it.In the following years,the womans neighbors imitated her dash to church,and pancake racing was born.The rules are simple.Racers must wear the traditional headscarf and apron.They must flip their pancakes twice-once before starting and once aft

31、er crossing the finish line.After the race,there are Shrove Tuesday church services.Then Liberal and Olney connect through a video call to compare race times and declare a winner.In both towns,the races have grown into larger festivals.Olneys festival is an all-day event starting with a big pancake

32、breakfast.Liberals festival lasts four days and includes a parade,a talent show,and contests that feature eating and flipping pancakes.Although the womens race is still the main event,both towns now hold additional races for boys and girls of all ages.12.How did pancake racing start?A.A woman in Oln

33、ey created it.B.Women made pancakes before Lent.C.A woman dashed to church with a pancake.D.People followed the suit of an interesting incident.13.What should racers obey during the race?A.They can wear fashionable headscarves and aprons.B.They must flip their pancakes once in the race.C.They must f

34、lip their pancakes at the beginning of the race.D.They can flip their pancakes in the middle of the race.14.What can we learn about the race from the last paragraph?A.People can show their talent in Olney festival.B.People can enjoy a one-day holiday in Liberal.C.The race is not only intended for wo

35、men now.D.People can have a big pancake breakfast in both towns.15.What is the text mainly about?A.The origin of pancake racing.B.The history of pancake racing.C.The development of pancake racing.D.The introduction to pancake racing.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

36、项 How to Make Friends Meeting new people and making friends can be difficult,but with a little effort and willingness to step outside of your comfort zone,you can easily make friends._16_.If you want to make friends,you first need to put yourself out there somehow in order to meet people.If you just

37、 sit alone,friends might come to you,but thats not likely.For example,if youre still in school,sit somewhere with other people._17_,but try to choose one with at least 2 other people.Pursue common interests.If youve discovered that the person youre talking to shares a common interest with you,ask th

38、em more about it and,if appropriate,whether they get together with others to pursue this interest.If so,this is a perfect opportunity to ask about joining them._18_,theyll probably invite you.Be reliable.When you say youll do something,do it._19_.If you show these qualities in your treatment of othe

39、rs,it will attract others who appreciate reliability and who will be reliable in return.Keep in touch with your friends.People often lose contact with their friends because theyre either too busy or just dont value their friends enough._20_,the friendship may end up.And when you do try to contact th

40、em again,it can be hard to restore the friendship.A.Make yourself available B.Choose your friends wisely C.If you clearly express interest D.It doesnt have to be a crowded table E.When you lose your connection with a friend F.This gives the person the opportunityto contact you G.Be someone that peop

41、le know that they can count on 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 This morning,I started very late in my car to office,I was in a_21_to reach my office as my clients(客户)were waiting for me there.Unfortunately,I got_22_in a traffic jam.All th

42、e vehicles stood up in a long line,and drivers were_23_blowing horns to get rid of their_24_.I gotdown from my car and moved forward in search of the_25_of the traffic jam.At a turning a young man was struggling hard to move forward his car,which might_26_.Everyone there was just_27_the man without

43、coming to offer_28_to him.Meanwhile,they were_29_the man for the traffic jam.The number of vehicles was gradually increasing.The man looked_30_as everyone put him to the scorn(奚落)for creating this public_31_.Nobody was in the mood of_32_the man for his error.Seeing this,I_33_rushed to help the man,f

44、ollowed by other four drivers.We_34_to push the car.Very soon it started with a loud sound.The man smiled in_35_the moment his car worked again.Then he thanked us and_36_to everyone there and moved off.After that I went into deep thinking over the human_37_in the times of crisis.Every human on this

45、earth unavoidably makes errors.When other people do that we blame,but when we are in the same condition,we desire to gain_38_.In the times of crisis we should tryto _39_them together instead of blaming others.Forgiving is a_40_choice，as it not only avoids conflicts further,but also spreads universal

46、 love.21.A.fashion B.mess C.hurry D.way 22.A.injured B.stuck C.lost D.removed 23.A.properly B.awkwardly C.considerately D.constantly 24.A.anxiety B.concern C.anger D.sadness 25.A.cause B.evidence C.influence D.effort 26.A.break down B.turn off C.set off D.pull up 27.A.comforting B.directing C.watchi

47、ng D.checking 28.A.admission B.opportunities C.trust D.assistance 29.A.observing B.blaming C.inspiring D.punishing 30.A.satisfied B.impatient C.frightened D.embarrassed 31.A.progress B.focus C.practice D.inconvenience 32.A.forgiving B.criticizing C.persuading D.encouraging 33.A.tiredly B.immediately

48、 C.purposely D.steadily 34.A.pretended B.cooperated C.hesitated D.promised 35.A.vain B.secret C.relief D.private 36.A.apologized B.shouted C.explained D.complained 37.A.intelligence B.relationship C.attitude D.practice 38.A.satisfaction B.sympathy C.benefit D.trust 39.A.neglect B.estimate C.simplify

49、 D.overcome 40.A.wise B.similar C.painful D.common 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 China was once the worlds biggest recipient of overseas trash.Because of a _41._(short)of enough rawmaterials,China began importing solid waste in 1980.The recycling of_42._(import)wast

50、e helped to fill that gap.Recycling foreign trash has support the development of Chinas manufacturing sector and further boosted its economy.After_43._(process),garbage can be turned into materials that can be used to make products,such as chairs and bags.However,importing this waste has brought_44.