天津市南开区2021届高三英语上学期期中试题（含解析）.docx

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1、天津市南开区2021届高三英语上学期期中试题（含解析）一、单选：15分1. Why isn t Susan at the dance?She couldn, t come because she hurt her foot.A. Don t worry about herB. Never mind!C. What ashame!D. Bad luck!【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查交际用语。句意：一一苏珊为什么没有参加舞会?一一她不能来，因为她的脚受 伤了。真遗憾！ A. Don t worry about her 不要担心她；B. Never mind!不要紧；C. Whata shame!

2、真遗憾! D. Bad luck!怀孕期!根据She couldn t come because she hurt her foot.可知，对苏珊因为脚受伤不能参加舞会而感到遗憾。故选C。2. The couple got into a(n)about where to celebrate New Year s Eve: at home or in a restaurant.A. commentB. argumentC. debateD. quarrel【答案】B【解析】【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：这对夫妇为除夕是在家里还是在餐馆里庆祝发生了争吵。A. comment评论，表示就某人或某事

3、发表看法；B. argument争吵，指提出理由或证据为自 己或自己一方的看法或立场辩护，着重说理、论证和企图说服；C. debate辩论，（正式的） 讨论，侧重指意见等对立的双方之间正式或公开的争辩；D. quarrel吵架，争论，指两人之 间或两个团体之间不友好的、吵吵嚷嚷地大声争论某事，尤指“吵嘴、吵架”。结合后文 where to celebrate New Year, s Eve: at home or in a restaurant 可知，此处指就 在哪里庆祝发生了争吵，用argument更符合，get into an argument 争吵起来”。故选B。 3. 一Can we

4、have two rooms with garden view?一I m afraid there is only one room.A. affordableB. availableC. accessibleD.adaptable 的杯子，然后你们开始审视彼此的杯子。all of you really wanted是主语从句，从句中缺 少wanted的宾语，且表示“什么”，故选D。【28题详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：参见上句。A. consciously有意识地;B. rarely罕见地；C. passively被动地；D. surprisingly令人吃惊地。空格副词修饰动词短语went

5、 for “更喜 欢；选择”，结合句意，大家选择杯子时，应该是有意识地选择，故选A。【29题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：参见第12题。A. staring盯着看；B.measuring测量；C. eyeing 审视；细看；D. changing改变。结合“each other s cups. ”可知，大家选择完了自己的， 就会去仔细观察别人选的，故选C。【30题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：让我们想一下，生活就是咖啡，工作，房子，汽车，钱以及社会 地位就是杯子。A. school学校；B. dream梦想；C. thought想法；D. society社会。根 据“position”可知，应

6、该是“社会地位”，故选D。【31题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们拥有的杯子类型不能决定也不能改变我们的生活品质。A. correct纠正;B. bring带来;C. change改变；D. record记录。根据常识可知,我们拥 有的杯子类型不能决定也不能改变我们的生活品质。故选Co【32题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：有时候，我们只关注我们拥有的杯子上，却不能享用美味的咖啡。A. accept 接受；B. fail 失败；C. try 尝试；D. promise 承诺。此句中 by concentrating only on the cup we have意思是只关注杯子”，如果喝咖啡时

7、，只在意杯子，是做不到 享用咖啡的。fail to do 不能做，故选B。【33题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：幸福并不意味着你身边的一切都是完美的。A. perfect完美的; B. natural 自然的；C. real 真正的；D. important 重要的。此句是 Being happy doesn t mean,下一句是It means,两句话之间是对比关系，故此句空格的词与imperfection也是 对比关系，故选A。【34题详解】考查介词词义辨析。句意：它意味着你决定忽视不完美，找到内在的平和。A. across在对面；B. through穿过；C. beyond超出；除

8、之外；D. by靠近；经过。根据“findpeace可知，幸福应该是忽视不完美，才能找到内在的平和。故选C。【35题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：这种平和在你心里，而不在你有的职业或者房子里。A. stays停 留；B. puts放置；C. gets得到；D. lies存在。上句说到find peace, “找到平和”， 此句应该讲peace在什么地方，lie within/in存在于。故选D。三、阅读理解：50分AAll you need to know about German TutorDo you call yourselves language novices or beginner

9、s? Whatever you like to call yourselves, we can enable you to speak a new language.In order to put our money where our mouth is, we commissioned researchers from two universities in America to conduct a study that tested the effectiveness of our German Tutor app for German beginners in just two mont

10、hs. Then we challenged 15 employees to learn as much German as possible by using the app in just three weeks.Here are three reasons why you should use German Tutor to learn a new language.1. You will make great progress.The study s findings: 85% of our participants were complete beginners to German.

11、 However, they learned the language faster than more advanced learners.German Tutor challenge s findings: Although our employees were complete beginners, they made satisfactory progress. Before taking the challenge, theystruggled to even comprehend German sentences, but after only three weeks, they

12、could successfully talk with a native.2. You don t need to spend a lot of time.The study s findings: Our study drew a conclusion that participants only needed to study by using the German Tutor app for about two hours per week to improve their German by at least one college semester level, while the

13、 complete German beginners only needed a total time of 15 hours over two months to improve by one college semester level.German Tutor challenge s findings: Our employees spent about 15 minutes a day on German Tutor during their three-week challenges.3. You will enjoy learning with German Tutor.The s

14、tudy s findings: An amazing 99% of the participants said that they wouldn t stop using German Tutor after the study, as it is easy to use and the sense of success can greatly motivate them to continue their learning.German Tutor challenge s findings: Most of our employees fell in love with German an

15、d many of them promised to continue learning it.36. Why did German Tutor carry out the study?A. To show how the app worksC. To find how often the app is used37. How long did the study last?A. 15 hoursB. Three weeksmonths38. What could German Tutor, s employees achieveB. To see how popular the app is

16、D. To prove how effective the app isC. Two monthsD. Over twoafter their challenge?A. They could teach complete beginners.B. They could talk with native German speakersC. They could only comprehend German sentences.D. They could reach the same level as more advanced learners.39. What makes the partic

17、ipants of the study continue to use German Tutor?B. Low costA. Personal preferenceC. Innovative designD. The sense of success40. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A. You will make great progress after using German Tutor.B. German Tutor challenge found that 99% of

18、 the participants would stop using German Tutor after the study.C. Using German Tutor may save your time in learning German.D. German Tutor is an app for language novice.【答案】36. D 37. C 38. B 39. D 40. B【解析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一款German Tutor的应用程序，为了测试其有效性而进行 了一项为期两个月的研究。文章还介绍了三个应该使用German Tutor来学习一门新语言的原

19、 因。【36题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段中“In order to put our money where our mouth is, we commissioned researchers from two universities in America to conduct a study that tested the effectiveness of our German Tutor app for German beginners in just two months. ” 可知为了证明我们的观点，我们委托来自美国两所大学的研究人员进行了一项研究，在短短 两个月内测试了我们为德语初

20、学者设计的German Tutor应用程序的有效性。由此可知，German Tutor要进行这项研究，是为了证明这个应用程序是多么有效。故选D。【37题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段中“In order to put our money where our mouth is, we commissioned researchers from two universities in America to conduct a study that tested the effectiveness of our German Tutor app for German beginners in just

21、 two months.” 可知为了证明我们的观点，我们委托来自美国两所大学的研究人员进行了一项研究，在短短 两个月内测试了我们为德语初学者设计的German Tutor应用程序的有效性。由此可知，这项 研究持续了两个月。故选C。【38题详解】细节理解题。根据 1. You will make great progress.部分中 uBefore taking the challenge, they struggled to even comprehend German sentences, but after only three weeks, they could successfully

22、 talk with a native. ”可知在接受挑战之前,他们甚至都很难理解德语句子，但仅仅三周后，他们就能成功地与母语为德语的人交谈。由此可知，German Tutor 的员工在接受挑战之后，可以与母语为德语的人交谈。故选B。【39题详解】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中 “An amazing 99% of the participants said that they wouldn, t stop using German Tutor after the study, as it is easy to use and the sense of success can greatly m

23、otivate them to continue their learning. v可矢口令人原讶的 是，99%的参与者表示，在研究结束后，他们不会停止使用German Tutor,是因为它很容易使 用和它带来的成功感可以极大地激励他们继续学习。由此可知，是成功感让参与研究的人继 续使用German Tutor。故选D。【40题详解】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“An amazing 99% of the participants said that they wouldn, t stop using German Tutor after the study, as it is easy to

24、 use and the sense of success can greatly motivate them to continue their learning. ” 可知令人惊讶的 是，99%的参与者表示，在研究结束后，他们不会停止使用German Tutor,是因为它很容易使 用和它带来的成功感可以极大地激励他们继续学习。由此可知，B选项“German Tutor挑战 发现99%的参与者在研究结束后会停止使用German Tutor”不正确。故选B 。B阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将 该选项标号涂黑。AFrom the very b

25、eginning of school we make books and reading a constant source of possible failure and public humiliation. When children are little we make them read aloud before the teacher and other children, so that we can be sure they “know” all the words they are reading. This means that when they don t know a

26、 word, they are going to make a mistake, right in front of everyone. After having taught fifth-grade classes for four years, I decided to try at all costs to rid them of their fear and dislike of books, and to get them to read oftener and more adventurously. One day soon after school had started, I

27、said to them, Now I m going to say something about reading that you have probably never heard a teacher say before. I would like you to read a lot of books this year, but I want you to read them only for pleasure.I am not going to ask you questions to find out whether you understand the books or not

28、. If you understand enough of a book to enjoy it and want to go on reading it, that s enough for me. Also I m not going to ask you what words mean.The children sat stunned and silent. Was this a teacher talking? One girl, who had just come to us from a school where she had had a very hard time, look

29、ed at me steadily for a long time after I had finished. Then, still looking at me, she said slowly and seriously, Mr Holt, do you really mean that?” I said just as seriously, “I mean every word of it.During the spring she really astonished me. One day, she was reading at her desk, From a glimpse of

30、the illustrations I thought I knew what the book was. I said to myself, “It can t be, and went to take a closer look. Sure enough, she was reading Moby Dick , in edition with woodcuts. I said, Don t you find parts of it rather heavy going?” She answered, Oh, sure, but I just skip over those parts an

31、d go on to the next good part. This is exactly what reading should be and in school so seldom is, an exciting, joyous adventure. Find something, dive into it, take the good parts, skip the bad parts, get what you can out of it, go on to something else. How different is our mean-spirited, picky insis

32、tence that every child get every last little scrap of “understanding” that can be dug out of a book.41. According to the passage, children s fear and dislike of books may result from.A. reading little and thinking littleB reading often and adventurouslyC. being made to read too muchD. being made to

33、read aloud before others42. The teacher told his students to read .A. for enjoymentB. for knowledgeC. for a larger vocabularyD. for higher scores in exams43. Upon hearing the teacher s talk, the children probably felt that.A. it sounded stupidB. it was not surprising at allC. it sounded too good to

34、be trueD. it was no different from other teachers， talk44. Which of the following statements about the girl is TRUE according to the passage?A. She skipped over those easy parts while reading.B. She had a hard time finishing the required reading tasks.C. She learned to appreciate some parts of the d

35、ifficult books.D. She turned out to be a top student after coming to this school.45. From the teacher，s point of view, .A. children cannot tell good parts from bad parts while readingB. children should be left to decide what to read and how to readC. reading is never a pleasant and inspiring experie

36、nce in schoolD. reading involves understanding every little piece of information【答案】41. D 42. A 43. C 44. C 45. B【解析】这是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述作者如何培养学生们的阅读能力。【41题详解】细节理解题。根据文章第一段 When children are little we make them read aloud before the teacher and other children, so that we can be sure they know all the word

37、s they are reading. This means that when they don，t know a word, they are going to make a mistake, right in front of everyone”,可知当孩子们还小的时候,我们让他们在老师和 其他孩子面前大声朗读，这样我们就可以确保他们“知道”他们所读的所有单词。这意味着 当他们一个字也不知道的时候，他们会在所有人面前犯错误。所以根据这篇短文，孩子们对 书的恐惧和厌恶可能是由于他们在别人面前大声朗读的结果。故选Do【42题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段作者的话 Now I m going t

38、o say something about reading that you have probably never heard a teacher say before. I would like you to read a lotof books this year, but I want you to read them only for pleasure.现在我要说一些 关于阅读的事情，你可能从来没有听说过一个老师说。我希望你读很多书，但今年，我想让 你读书只为乐趣。所以老师叫他的学生们以阅读为乐。故选A。【43题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段The children sat stunn

39、ed and silent.孩子们震惊和沉默地坐 着。”第三段第四行“ do you really mean that? ”霍尔特先生，你是当真的吗？。当老 师说了这些话之后，孩子们都很震惊耶，很奇怪，所以他会确定问老师是不是真的这样？这 表明学生是很不太相信的。故选c项。【44题详解】细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句话I said, Don t you find parts of it rather heavy going?” She answered, Oh, sure, but I just skip over those parts and go on to the next good

40、part.可知，你觉得有些部分很难吗“她回答说，哦，当然，但我只是跳过这些 部分，继续读下一个好的部分。她学会了欣赏那些难读的书的某些部分。故选C项。【45题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段 Find something, dive into it, take the good parts, skip the bad parts, get what you can out of it, go on to something else.找至tl些东西,埋 头去读它们，抓住好的部分，跳过坏的部分，从中得到你能得到的，然后再去读其它的。所 以判断出从老师的角度看，应该让孩子们决定读什么和怎样读。故选B

41、选项。CFeel the MusicWe ve all heard of smart phones, but how about smart clothing?The CuteCircuit company has stepped up the technology beat and invented the SoundShirt, which was designed specifically for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. How does this incredible shirt work?First, let s talk ab

42、out a little science. People who have either all or some hearing loss don t actually listen to music the way that hearing people do, but they can feel it. Sound is made up of vibrations, called sound waves, which hearing people can hear through their ears with the help of the brain. What? s really c

43、ool is that deaf people sense vibrations in the part of the brain that others use for hearing!So how is this remarkable technology able to function? First, CuteCircuit had to figure out a way to send signals to the body, kind of like how you can feel when your phone vibrates in silent mode. Those co

44、nnections the body can feel are called haptics, a use of technology that simulates the senses of touch and motion. The SoundShirt has tiny sensors woven into the shirt to pick up sound and transfer signals to the brain and body.To test this music-to-shirt-to-wearer s brain connection, CuteCircuit se

45、t microphones around the stage of a symphony orchestra. The shirt s computer system digitally received the sounds coming from the instruments. Then the sensors, working like little motors, changed the signals into vibrations and the shirt wearers brain did the rest.The SoundShirt lets people who are

46、 deaf or hard of hearing enjoy music in a unique way. The very deep musical sound, or pitch, of instruments like drums and basses vibrates in the lower part of the shirt. Higher pitched sounds from instruments like the flute or violin vibrate higher, around the neck and arms. As the music plays, the

47、 sensations combine while the brain gets to work putting together all the different vibrations, allowing the wearer to “hear the concert.You might think this innovation（仓ij新）would look like something out of a science fiction movie, but in fact, these shirts are wireless! And the decorative laser-lin

48、ed design on the shirt looks like an image of sound waves.Technology, s purpose is to help people and make life better. Think of all the amazing things designers, engineers, and producers of wearable tech will be able to do for humankind.46. What s the passage mainly about?A. Deep musical sounds from drums vibrate in the lower part of the SoundShirt.B. The SoundShirt lets people who are deaf or hard of hearing enjoy music.C. Wearable technology like the SoundShirt is the wave of the future.D. CuteCircut tested the