2021届太原市第二实验中学高三英语上学期期中考试试题及参考答案.pdf

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1、2021 届太原市第二实验中学高三英语上学期期中考试试题及参考答案 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 Juanito Estrella has been a housekeeping manager on the US-based large passenger ship Carnival Spirit for 18 months and feels he has found the suitable position in his career(职业).He

2、has always wanted to travel.“I guess I am a really restless spirit.I like traveling,so when the chance came,I jumped at it,”he says.The chance came in the form of a newspaper advertisement for work on cruise ships（游船）.At the time Estrella was the housekeeping manager at a Melbourne hotel.He applied

3、and,after two interviews,a medical check and police clearance,the job was his.Estrella is responsible(负责的)for the cleanliness of the ship,making sure that 160 crew work properly.“I enjoy it because there is no other work-you wake up each day in a different place anda different culture.Its exciting w

4、hen you go to the next country and you dont understand the language,”he says.Estrella likes being busy and getting to know people from all over the world.The 1,000 crew come from 94 countries,and Estrella has learnt Spanish and a little Croatian.But there is adownside.“You cannot get really drunk.be

5、cause you have safety responsibilities to yourself and others,”he says.“You dont really think about home.You start to think about home only when you get closer to your vacation and wonder what youll be doing.”Life on the ship is anything but cruising.Estrella and his fellows work at least 10 hours a

6、 day,seven days a week.He warns the job is not for everybody.“You have to love being busy and be prepared to work every day-and to give up drinking too much alcohol.”In his spare time,if the ship sails into a port,Estrella explores it,otherwise he works out in the crews gym,goes on the internet or c

7、alls home.1.Which of the following is true?A.He has been a housekeeping manager for 18 months.B.He doesnt drink wine now.C.He cannot speak a foreign language.D.He used to be a housekeeping manager.2.The underlined word“downside”in paragraph 5 probably means _.A.disappointment B.disadvantage C.failur

8、e D.loss 3.In the last paragraph,the writer thinks that life on the ship is _.A.not a tiring journey at all B.just an interesting voyage C.far from a voyage for pleasure D.more than a pleasant travel by sea B A study has found that a lifetime of regular exercise and activity can slow down the aging

9、process(衰老过程).Researchers say that getting older should not necessarily mean becoming more weak or sick.Their research shows that a devotion to a life of movement and exercise may help us live not only longer,but also healthier.For their study,the researchers looked at two groups.The first group was

10、 made up of 125 non-professional cyclists between the ages of 55 to 79.This group included 84 healthy men and 41 healthy women.We will call this group the“cyclists”.Researchers then found 130 people to make up a second group.Within this group,75 people were aged from 57 to 80.The other 55 were betwe

11、en the ages of 20 and 36.The people in this group were also healthy,but they did not exercise regularly.We will call this group the“non-exercisers”.Smokers,heavy drinkers of alcohol and people with other health issues were not included in the study.Then,researchers gave both groups a series of tests

12、.They tested their muscle mass(肌肉质量),muscular strength,percentage of body fat and the strength of their immune(免疫的)systems.Then the researchers compared the results of the two groups.Results showed that the cyclists did not experience body changes usually regarded as a normal aging process.For examp

13、le,they did not lose muscle mass or muscular strength.Also,their body fat did not increase with age.The researchers also found something they had not expected.The study showed that the immune systems of the cyclists did not age either.The researchers advise us all to find an exercise that we like in

14、 our lives.4.How did the researchers carry out the study?A.By comparing.B.By discussing.C.By imagining.D.By reasoning.5.Which of the following is a result of the research?A.The cyclists kept a thin body shape.B.The non-exercisers gained weight easily.C.The cyclists muscles remained strong with age.D

15、.The non-exercisers usually had health problems.6.Which is an unexpected result for the researchers?A.The cyclists had normal aging process.B.The cyclists immune systems didnt age.C.The cyclists lost nearly all their fat.D.Everyone needed an exercise in their lives.7.Which of the following can be th

16、e best title for the text?A.Healthy People Need More Exercise B.Take an Exercise,the Harder,the Better C.Cycling Is the Best Way to Prevent Aging D.A Lifetime of Exercise Slows Aging Process C The first patient who died on my watch was an older man with a faulty heart.We tried to slow it down with t

17、reatment,but it suddenly stopped beating completely.Later,whenever I would have a case like that one,I found myself second-guessing my clinical management.However,it turns out that thinking twice may actually cause more harm than good.In a working paper,Emory University researchers found that when d

18、octors delivering a baby have a bad result,they are more likely to switch to a different delivery method with the next patient,often unnecessarily and sometimes with worse results.Because doctors make so many decisions that have serious consequences,thefalloutfrom second-guessing appears especially

19、large for us.A 2006 study found that if a patient had a bleed after being prescribed(开药)warfarin,the physician was about 20%less likely to prescribe later patients the blood thinner that prevents strokes(中风).However,if a patient was not on warfarin and had a stroke physicians were still no more like

20、ly to prescribe warfarin to their other patients.These findings highlight interesting behavioral patterns in doctors.In the blood-thinner study,doctors were more affected by the act of doing harm(prescribing a blood thinner that ended up hurting doctors were more affected by the act of doing harm(pr

21、escribing a blood thinner that ended up hurting a patient)and less affected by letting harm happen(not prescribing a blood thinner and the patient having a stroke).Yet a stroke is often more permanent and damaging than a bleed.But this phenomenon is not unique to medicine.Overreaction to Fearsome Ri

22、sks holds true for broader society.For instance,sensational headlines about shark attacks on humans in Florida in 2001 caused a panic and led the state to prohibit shark-feeding expeditions.Yet shark attacks had actually fallen that year and,according to the study,such a change was probably unnecess

23、ary given the extremely small risk of such an attack happening.Humans are likely to be influenced by emotional and often irrational(不理性的)thinking when processing information,bad events and mistakes.As much as we dont want to cause an unfortunate event to happen again,we need to be aware that a worst

24、 situation that can be imagined doesnt necessarily mean we did anything wrong.When we overthink,we fail to rely on thinking based on what we know or have experienced.Instead,we may involuntarily overanalyze and come to the wrong conclusion.I have treated dozens of patients who presented with the sam

25、e illnesses as my first patient,who died more than a year ago.Instead of second-guessing myself,I trusted my clinical instinct(本能)and stayed the course.Every one of those patients survived.You should trust your instinct in your life,too.8.The first two paragraphs suggest that_.A.bad medical outcomes

26、 affect doctors B delivering babies can be difficult work C.some doctors are not very experienced D.doctors sometimes make silly mistakes 9.In the blood-thinner study,doctors_.A.tend to prescribe less effective medicine B.are more concerned about the patients safety C.become less confident in writin

27、g a prescription D.believe a stroke is more treatable than a bleeding 10.What does the underlined word fallout in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A.Result B.Benefit C.Difference D.Absence 11.The author will probably agree that_.A.we should not doubt our own decisions B.our experience will pave way for our

28、 future C.humans are emotional and irrational on the whole D.instincts dont necessarily lead to wrong directions D In the natural habitat,a binge-watcher is a strange sub-species of modern human beings.They are alone and are often found lying on their bed or sofa,still as a rock,looking searchingly

29、into their laptop or at the TV.They rarely get up,only taking occasional breaks for those urgent calls of nature.Unlike so many others of their species,they dont sleep at the end of every day.They stay up late and are often found to have red eyes.This,of course,is a little bit exaggerated,but for ma

30、ny of us,binge-watching a show is how we consume our entertainment.With streaming services bringing seemingly endless content to the tips of our finger,creatorstailortheir shows to our needs and tastes,while their marketing team sells it to us as the next most bingeable show.I cant help but wonder i

31、f this way of consuming television does us any good.Were advised to get 7 to 8 hours of sleep per day,but staying up all night to finish shows like Breaking Bad and The Fall,which Netflix says are binged the fastest,wont result in 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep.Netflixs CEO Richard Hastings told ana

32、lysts at a conference,“Think about it when you watch a show from Netflix and you get addicted to it,you stay up late at night.Were competing with sleep.”And it isnt only the amount of sleep we get;the quality matters too!A study published in the Journal for Clinical Sleep Medicine reported that thos

33、e who binged television more often were found to have poorer sleep quality.The mental arousal we get from watching TV doesnt lend itself to peaceful sleep.Besides,binging TV can cause weight gain.For every extra hour of TV watched,there was a 2%increase in the prevalence of obesity,according to a st

34、udy conducted by Harvard that linked TV watching to obesity in children and adolescents.While it is true that theres growing evidence that binging isnt good for us,the results arent all hopeless.Binging,occasionally,might have some benefits.For many people,binging is a good way to socialize.It gives

35、 people something to talk about at parties and with their friends.Fans of popular shows often hold viewing parties where people can binge-watch shows together and then discuss what they just experienced!This interaction can create a sense of community for many.For others,binging might just be relaxi

36、ng.After a long day,a few hours of Friendsstill one of the most popular shows on any streaming platformcan ease the stress of a long day.A study followed 240 people through their binging and recorded their stress hormones.They noted for some people that their stress hormone levels decreased during t

37、heir binging experience.With binging,there is not a“good”or“bad”answer.Like many things,the key is moderation.Watching TV can be relaxing,but only if it doesnt stop you from exercising,taking care of your health,and fulfilling your social responsibilities.12.What does the underlined word“tailor”in P

38、aragraph 2 probably mean?A.Study.B.Sell.C.Adjust.D.Promote.13.What can we learn from the passage?A.The amount of sleep matters more than the quality.B.Theres no real harm in binge-watching a TV series.C.Binging may help keep stress hormone levels stable.D.Binge-watching may help increase social conn

39、ections.14.What is the authors attitude towards binge-watching?A.Supportive.B.Unconcerned.C.Objective D.Doubtful.15.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A.Who Is to Blame for Binge-Watching?B.Is Binge-Watching Good or Bad for You?C.Is Binge-Watching Getting out of Control?D

40、.HowDoes Binge-Watching Affect Your Life?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 How to Avoid Identity Theft Every year,a large quantity of personal information is leaked into the wrong hands.Millions of people suffer the identity theft.Maybe theres spyware on their comp

41、uter,or a service they use has a security problem,leaving customers at risk of exposure.But there is no need to fear.Its a lot easier than you might think to set up proper defenses._16_ Heres how.Clean your computer and smart-phone _17_before you put new security measures into place.This means fixin

42、g a good anti-virus program and taking the time to clear out any spyware that may have already infected your system.Ensure your Wi-Fi safety Now that your computer is clean,you should plug any holes in your home network.Its fairly easy for potential criminals to gain access to your information if th

43、eyre able to share your connection._18_.Different routers(路由器)will have different setup pages,so the actual step-by-step will vary,but the end result will be the same.Heres what to do:Enable basic password protection.You also need to change the password that allows you to access your routers setting

44、s to begin with.Then change the original name of your wireless network.Dont use any personal information here._19_ Everything you just finished could be for nothing if a thief has your existing passwords,so you need to change them for every service you use.What youve heard is true:Passwords should u

45、se a variety of special characters,numbers,letters,and cases when possible._20_,and there should be a different one for each website you use.Doing this or keeping track of it all is pain,which is why people dont do it and wind up with stolen identities.Try it,and theres no need to worry about all th

46、ose problems.A.Dig deep with your passwords B.They should be close to random C.Use the passwords in the same way D.In fact,you can easily do it all in a weekend E.However,it is a challenge to set up a defense F.Make sure your devices are as spotless as possible G.Thats why you want to be careful whe

47、n using public Wi-Fi 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 I had gone from being a daughter in my parents home to marrying and being a wife.Within a year of marrying,I had a child and a new_21_-mother.It seemed that I was_22_defined in relation

48、 to someone else.I was somebodys daughter,somebodys wife,somebodys mother.So,where was Jane?More_23_who was Jane?In between having four more children,_24_my husband as he started a business,and serving in our community,I_25_Jane.Sometimes,I wondered if there was anyone to seek.Did I_26_outside my re

49、lationship to others?I didnt_27_ And then I wrote a short story aimed at children.I typed it and sent it out.To my great_28_,it was accepted.I wrote more stories.Many of them were_29_,but I still kept writing.And,in writing,I found my_30_I also found that people listened.I wrote of mothering.I wrote

50、 of living with depression.I wrote of living on a_31_budget while my husbands new business struggled to survive.And thus I became an_32_person,looking for and finding the words inside me.I shared those words with others.I knew that I could make a_33_through those words.Shy by nature,Im_34_to speak i