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1、河南省名校联盟2020-2021学年高三下学期开学考试英语本试卷满分120分,考试时间100分钟。第一部分 阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D ）中，选出最佳选项。ASUPPORT WORKERDo you have the ability to care for others? Can you understand how older people feel? Are you a good communicator? Do you have good listening skills? Can you

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9、ne are expected to be sociable and enthusiasticBWhe n her five daughters were you ng, Helene An always told them that there was stre ngth in unity （团结）.To show this, she held up one chopstick, representing one person. Then she easily broke it into two pieces Next, she tied several chopsticks togethe

10、r; representing a family. She showed the girls it was hard to break the tied chopsticks This less on ab out family unity stayed with the daughters as they grew up.Helene and her family own a large restaura nt business in California However, when Helene and her husband Danny left their home in Vietna

11、m in 1975, they didn't have much money. They moved their family to San Francisco There they joined Danny's mother; Diana, who owned a small Italian sandwich shop Soon afterwards, Helene and Diana changed the sandwich shop into a small Viet namesG restaura nt The five daughters helped in the

12、restaura nt whe n they were you ng. However, Hele ne did not want her daughters to always work in the family business because she thought it was too hardEventually the girls all graduated from college and went away to work for themselves, but one by on巳 the daughters returned to work in the family b

13、usiness They opened new restaurants in San Francisco and Los Angeles Even though family members sometimes disagreed with each other; they worked together to make the business successful. Daughter Elisabeth explains, "Our mother taught us that to succeed we must have unity, and to have unity we

14、must have peace. Without the strength of the family, there is no business."Their expanding business became a large corporation in 1996, with three generations of Ans working together. Now the Ans" corporation makes more than $20 million each year. Although they began with a small restaura

15、nt, they had big dreams, and they worked together. Now they are a big success4. Helene tied several chopsticks together to showA. the strength of family unityB.the difficulty of growing upC.the advantage of chopsticksD.the best way of giving a less on5. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that the An fami

16、lyA. started a business in 1975Beft Vietnam without much moneyC.bought a restaurant in San FranciscoD.opened a sandwich shop in Los Angeles6. What can we infer about the An daughters?A. They did not finish their college education.B. They could not bear to work in the family businessC. They were infl

17、uenced by what Helene taught themD. They were troubled by disagreement among family members7. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A. How to Run a CorporationB.Strength Comes from PeaceC.How to Achieve a Big DreamD.Family Unity Builds SuccessHave you ever noticed how America

18、ns fill up their entire glass with ice and then pour their beverage（饮品）in, but Europea ns take their drinks at room temperature? In the U S., we've created fridges that give you cold ice at the press of a button, but in Britain they typically serve their tap water warmThis traditionif that's

19、 what you want to call itdates back to the 19th century. During that time, it was already comm on place for most America n homes to have an ice box. Ice would be harvested in northern America or Canada and shipped across the Atlantic and sold at a high price in British department stores. Can you ima

20、gine heading to Macy's to treat yourself to a block of ice?Putting ice in your drink started to become somewhat of a fashion trend for the wealthy in Britain. Some would put a few cubes in their champagne and sip on their chilled drinks at high-class parties But, like with any fashion trend, it

21、eventually faded, mainly because the ice was just too expensive And even once ice boxes began appearing in homes in Britain as well, Brits never took a liking to ice in their drinksSo, next time you travel overseas, don't feel offended（被冒才li） when your server gives you an eye roll when you ask f

22、or ice water.8. Who has written the text?A. A EuropeanB. An AmericanC A CanadianD. An Asian9. Why do Europea ns take their drinks at room temperature?A. Because they have no fridgesB Because they have warm tapsC Because they are accustomed to it.D Because they can't afford ice10. What can we inf

23、er about Europea ns?A. They have ice boxes later than AmericansB. They don't know where to get ice blocksC. Wealthy people like to have ice in their drinks.D. Wealthy people always follow what America ns do.22. What does the text mainly talk about?A. Why Americans like icy drinks while Europea n

24、s don'tB. When people overseas have icy drinks with their mealsC. Where people can entertain themselves with icy drinks.D. How Europeans and Americans make different beverageDHumans are no strangers to widespread viruses, and each time a vaccine is developed, it gives us hope for the future. Now

25、, the world is waiting for a vaccine to fight COVID-19Scientists worldwide have been rolling up their sleeves to work toward an effective novel cor on avirus vacci neUnder the coordination （协调）of the World Health Organization （WHO）, up to 172 countries have been engaging with the "largest and m

26、ost diverse COVID-19 vaccine portfolio （系列产品）a plan known as the COVAX Global Vaccines Facility.COVAX is a system for joint purchasing and balancing the risks of multiple vaccines. When a vaccine proves to be safe and effective, all countries within the facility will be able to access it, according

27、to XinhuaThe plan is aimed to ensure that all countries, no matter their economic status, can get the vaccine in a timely manner when one is available It also makes sure that prices will be kept as low as possible"A number of vaccines are now in the final stage of clinical trials/ said WHO Dire

28、ctor-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Aug 24, adding that the goal of COVAX is to deliver at least 2 billion doses of a vaccine by the end of 2021According to the WHO, at present, nine potential vaccines are part of the portfolio.To guarantee the equal access and fair assignment of COVID-19 vac

29、cines, the WHO has said that the world needs to prevent vaccine nationalismcountries putting their own interests ahead of others in trying to secure supplies of a possible vaccine."Vaccine nationalism only helps the virus/ Tedros said, warning that it would lead to a proIonged pandemic（疫情）if on

30、ly a small number of countries got most of the supply."Like an orchestra, we need all instruments to be played in harmony to create music that every one enjoys/ he said Vaccine development looks promising, as several countries have made great progress. Russia began production of its first batch

31、 of a COVIDvaccine on Aug 15, according to its health ministry. It's the world's first registered vaccine. Four Chinese vaccine candidates have started inter national stage-3 clinical trials 12.Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Russia is the first country to have mad

32、e progress in fighting COVID19B. CO VAX en sures all the countries get the vaccine at the same time C. WHO plays an important role in fighting COVID-19.Scientist have produced 2 billion doses of vaccines.23What's the author's attitude towards vaccine nationalism?A.Supportive B.Critical.C.Op

33、廿 mistic.D.Sympathetic.14. Tedros compared fighting COVID-19 to an orchestra toA. show his deep love for musicB. make the passage more interestingC. illustrate the similarities in betweenD. stress the importanee of cooperation15. What can be the best title for the text?A.United for vaccineB.Vaccine

34、on the wayC. Fighting against COVID-19D.Say goodbye to COVID-19第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。Have you ever changed your mind, or even given up a dream because you were afraid of what someone else might think of you? If you're often worried about what friends, fami

35、ly, or even strangers in the street might think, then yofre using up a huge amount of energy worrying 16But the steps below should helpStep 1: Ask yourself what matters to you.Maybe you can't stand the gym, but your best friend works out every day. Itzs natural forpeople around you to have diffe

36、rent values from you.17Step 2:18The truth is that I'm not the centre of the world, and neither are you! Most of the people around you are far too busy going about their own lives to think much about youStep 3: Recognize that their opinion canJt hurt you.There are a few cases where opinions will

37、make a difference 19But the peoplewho really matter are going to love you for who you areStep 4: 20You can't control people's thoughts You've got no idea what might go through their head, or why. You can't please everyone all of the time, and there's no need to try to.A. Do whate

38、ver you want to do.B This is a hard habit to get rid of.C You should make every one around you happy.D So just be clear and honest with yourself.E Remember that they're not all watching you.F. Accept that you can't control what people thinkG For instance, your boss's opinion is usually i

39、mportant to you.第二部分 语言知识运用（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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D ）中，选出可以填入空白 处的最佳选项。Do you know how many Ianguages there are in the world? There are about 1, 500, but many of them are not considered very 21 English is considered one of the most importantlanguages because ma

40、ny people 22 it, not only in England and America, 23 in other countries of the world. About 200, 000, 000 speak it 24 their own language, and another 230, 000, 000 use it as 25 language It is 26 to say how many people are learning it. 27 boys and girls in schools are trying to do so.Many 28 children

41、 study French French is also a very important Ianguage 29 children study German, Russian, Japanese and Chinese.Which is the best30 to learn a Ian guage? We know that we alllearned 31 Ianguage well when we were 32If we learn a second language in the 33 way, it may not seem so difficult. What does a s

42、mall child do? It 34 what people say, and it tries to guess what it hears When it wants something, it has to 35 it. It is using the Ianguage, 36 and talking in it all of the time. If people use a second Ianguage 37 they will learn it 38In school, you learn to read, to write, to hear and to 39It is b

43、est to learn all new words through the 40 You can read themz spell them and speakthem later.21. A. spokenB happyC. importantD. ideal22. A. likeB. useC operateD. play23. A. butB. andC. tooD. so24. A. likeB. withC. forD. as25. A. distantB a secondC the secondD a special26. A. easyB againC. difficultD.

44、 best27. A. Millions ofB Hundreds ofC Tens ofD Thousands of28. A. ChineseB JapaneseC. EnglishD. Asian29. A. SomeB ThousandsC. AllD. Much30. A. timeB. wayC. thingD place31. A. a foreignB our mothers'C. other'sD our own32. A. bornB childrenC grownD boys33. A. sameB. differentC usefulD good34.

45、A. talksB. wantsC. criesD. follows35. A. askB wantC. getD. ask for36. A. speakingB writingC. thin kingD doing37. A. sometimeB. sometimesC. all the timeD for the time38. A. fluentB confide ntC .freelyD easily39. A. fightB. singC speakD. play40. A. mouthB handsC. earsD. eyes第二节（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下

46、面短文,在空白处填入适当的内容（i个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。The Financial Times gave part of my job to a robot named Amy last week For years I have been making podcast(扌番客)version of my column, but now I am faced with a tough competition.To be fair, Amy 41(do) something going for her. She has a great voice, smooth asvelvet He

47、r 42(two) advantage is that she's practically free She is part of a newservice from Amazon that turns text 43speech, costing nearly nothing Even more44(impress) is her speed Less than two seconds after receiving my 45(write) text, which means when I just start to read, ''Yesterday the Fi

48、nancial蔦 she has already fin ished Yet once I got over my distress and listened to her work, I felt 46(good). I knowit's early days for her; but at the moment Amy is no match for me. Listening to her is not like listening to 47non-English speaker read aloud, but to someone without brain, orheart

49、, or sense of humor. Her 48(deliver) is so poor that I don't even understand.Amy never reads with understanding, never knows when 49 (pause), and neverdoes irony. She continues to get it wrongFin ally, fm not afraid Amy is about to steal my job Only people possess huma n touch It is the heart-to

50、-heart communication 50makes us special, beautiful and irreplaceable第三部分 写作(共两节，满分35分) 第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)请修改下而的短文。短文中共有20处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单 词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(A),并在其下而写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改:在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下而写上修改后的词。注意:1. 每句不超过两个错误；2. 每处错误及苴修改均仅限一词；3. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。D

51、ear Torn,I haven't heard from you for a long time. What is everything going with you? To be honestz I am not used the food here and the weather always makes me uncomfortably. Therefore, I find that difficult to concentrate on my studies The new teachers are friendly and they speak so fast that I

52、 can't quite understand them This often discourages from me in class What's bad, I always feel lonely after school. I really want to go back to my previous school, studied together with you.I was very worried, Can you give me some advices?looking forward to your reply.Yours sincerely, Jack 第

53、二节 书面表达（满分25分）假设你是新华中学的学生李华，得知你校英文报招聘兼职记者，你有意应聘，请按下列要点给 报社写一封申请信。内容包括：1. 表达兴趣；2. 个人优势;3. 希望获准。注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇表达:兼职part-time答案以及解析第一部分阅读理解Ayr-+第P答案：1-3.CBD解析：1理解具体信息。根据第一则广告的标题SUPPORT WORKER和邮箱可知,答案为C项。 2理解具体信息。由第二则广告中的 You may also receive free tickets to events and free test p

54、roducts.可知,为工作的作家参加一些活动可获得免费入场券。3理解具体信息* 由第二则广告中的 We want people who are: chatty, interesting, passionate, skilled.可知,申请杂志社工作的须是善于交际、工作热情的人。B答案：4-7.ABCD解析：4.细右理解题。根据第一段内容可知,Helene把几只筷子系在一起就是要让女儿们知 道一个家庭团结起来的力量就像这些系在一起的筷子一样。5. 细节理解题。根据第二段说明可知,Helene和她丈夫于1975年离开越南的家，当时他们没 有多少钱，故选Bo6. 推理判断题。根据第三段说明可知,H

55、elene的女儿们都上了大学，但后来她们都回到家里工 作，因为她们知道只有家庭团结才能成功，再结合文章开头可知,这都是受到了 Helene对她们 教冇的影响。7. 主旨大意题。文章紧紧围绕着家庭团结才能获得成功这一主题展开，故用D项作为标题较 为贴切。长川 E 句分析】Even though family mem bees sometimes disagreed with each other, they worked together to make the business successful.HP使家庭成员有时相互也不能赞成对方，他们还是共 同协作，让生意成功。even though引

56、导让步状语从句;they worked together to make the business successful是主句;主句中的to make the business successful是动词不定式作目的状语 其中的successful充当宾语补足语。C答案：BCAA解析：8根据第一段中 In the U. S. z we've created fridges that give you cold ice at the press of a button, but in Britain they typically serve their tap water warm.（在

57、美国，我们已经发明了可以一键制冰的冰箱，但在英国八他们通常提供温暧的自来水。）可知，作者说美国时用了 w已说 英国时用了 they。由此推测作者应该是个美国人，故B项正确。9. 根据第二、三段可知，29世纪时期大部分美国家庭已经拥有了早期的冰箱，北美地区的制 冰业发展已相当成熟，并且把冰运往英国髙价售卖。那时候的英国富人流行在饮料里加冰, 但这种做法最终过时了，主要是由于冰太贵。即便后来英国家庭也都开始拥有了冰箱，英国 人也没有再喜欢往饮料里加冰块。故欧洲人之所以喝常温饮料不是因为他们没有冰箱，不是 因为他们有温热的自来水，也不是因为他们买不起冰，而是由于19世纪的经历，后来他们习 惯了不加冰

58、的饮料，即便有冰箱也没再喜欢往饮料里加冰块，故C项正确。10. 根据第二段中 Ice. . sold at a high price in British department stores.及第三段中 And even once ice boxes began appearing in homes in Britain as well 可知，早期英国商店里有卖冰,后来 英国家庭也拥有了冰箱，因此排除B项（他们不知道怎样获得冰块）；根据第三段中Putting ice in your drink started to become somewhat of a fashion trend for the wealthy in Britain. But, like with any fashion trend, it eventually faded可知，英国有钱人往饮料里加冰的流