天津南开区2021届高三第一学期期中考试英语试卷

1、天津市南开区2021届高三第一学期期中考试一、单选：15分-WhyisntSusanatthedance?Shecouldntcomebecauseshehurtherfoot.A.DontworryaboutB.Nevermind!C.Whatashame!D.Badluck!herThecouplegotintoa(n)aboutwheretocelebrateNewYeaisEve:athomeorinarestaurant.A.commentB.argumentC.debateD.quaiTel-Canwehavetworoomswithgardenview?-Imafi,aidthe

2、reisonlyoneroom.A.affordableB.availableC.accessibleD.adaptableThefinalexammationiscomingupsoon.Itstimeforustoourstudies.A.getdowntoB.getoutC.getbackD.getover-Excuseme,butIwanttouseyourcomputertotypeareport.-Youhavemycomputerifyoutakecareofit.A.shallB.mustC.needD.should-Doyouthinkwecangetthereontime?

3、-Yes,thecardoesntbreakdown.A.evenifB.incaseC.solongasD.onlyifTheflyingcarTransitioncantiavelatspeedsupto115mphfor450milesintheair,athighwayspeedsontheground,andfolduptofitinastandardgarage.A.drivingB.driveC.todriveD.drivenRecentlymanyfamousuni-ersitiesandcollegeshavecometoourschooltoeiiiollnewstuden

4、tsontheirown,andmanyexcellentstudentscontractswiththem.AhaveofieredB.wereofferedC.havebeenofieredD.hadbeenofferedFoodsafetyisimportant,sothegovernmentsparesnoeffortstopreventfoodpollution.A.higlilyB.stronglyC.nauirallyD.reasonablyStudentsshouldinvolvedthemselvesincommunityactivitiestheycangainexperi

5、enceforgrowth.A.thatB.whenC.whichD.whereTheCOVID-19hasdealtaheavyblowtotheworldeconomy,fromtheCOVID-19crisis,theChinesegovernmentismakingjointefforts.A.recoveringB.torecoverC.havingrecoveredD.recoverSaiahhadherwashingmachinerepairedthedaybeforeyesterday,she?A.hadB.didC.hadntD.didntAnadvantageistheco

6、mpanysabilitytoadapttolocaldemands,procedure.fbllowinaafixedA.otherthanB.latherthanC.morethanD.lessthan-1cantrememberthoseline!一Practicemore.A.YourenotaloneC.FmafraidnotB.ItshardtosayDItsuptoyouThenumberofpeopleineachyear.theworldabout6billionandlargequantitiesofwasteA.totals;hasbeenproducedB.totals

7、;isproducedC.totals;areproducedDtotals;arebeingproduced二、完型：30分Agroupofliiglilyestablishedalunini（校友）gottogethertovisittheirolduniversityprofessor.Theconversationamongthemsoonturnedinto16abouttheirstressfulworkandlife.Tlieprofessorwenttoliiskitchenand17withalargepotofcoffeeandacollectionofdifferent1

8、8,includingpoicelain（瓷），plastic,glassandciystal.Somecupsareplain-looking,19someareexpensiveandextremelybeautiful.Theprofessortoldthemtohelp20tothecoffee.Afterallthestudentshadacupofcoffeeintheirhands,theprofessorsaid,Didyou21allthenice-lookingcupsaretakenandonlytheplainandinexpensiveonesare22.Itis23

9、foreveryonetowantthebestfbrthemselves,butthatisthe24ofproblemsandsti,essinyourlife.uThecupitself25noqualitytothecoffee.Inmostofthe26,itsjustmoreexpensiveandevenliideswhatwedrink.theprofessorcontinued.“27allofyoureallywantedwascoftee,notthecup,butallofyou28wentfbrgood-lookingandexpensivecupsandthenyo

10、ubegan29eachotherscups.“Letsconsiderthatlifeisthecoffeeandthejobs,houses,cars,moneyandpositionin30arethecups.Thetypeofcupwehavedoesnotdefineor31thequalityofourlives.”Sometimeswe32toeiijoythecoffeebyconcentratingonlyonthecupwehave.Beinghappydoesntmeaneverythingaroundyouis33.Itmeansyoifvedecidetosee34

11、theimperfectionandfindpeace.Andthepeace35withinyou,notinyourcareerorthehousesyouhave.16.A.plansB.complaintsC.troublesD.cares17.A.cookedB.suppliedC.returnedD.passed18.A.cupsB.platesC.bowlsD.tables19.A.thusB.whileC.orD.so20.A.myselfB.yourselfC.himselfD.themselves21.A.foundB.feai,C.noticeD.suggest22.A.

12、pickedupB.gotawayC.leftbeliindD.takenaway23.A.nonnalB.clearC.simpleD.essential24.A.mysteiyB.keyC.effectD.source25.A.donatesB.offersC.piovidesD.adds26.A.timesB.cateersC.housesDcases27.A.WhenB.TliatC.WhichD.Wliat28.A.consciouslyB.rarelyC.passivelyD.suiprisiiigly29.A.staringB.measuringC.eyeingDchanging

13、30.A.schoolB.dreamC.thoughtDsociety31.A.coiTectB.bringC.changeD.record32.A.acceptB.failC.tiyDpromise33.A.perfectB.naturalC.realD.important34.A.acrossB.throughC.beyondD.by35.A.staysB.putsC.getsD.lies三、阅读理解：50分AllyouneedtoknowaboutGermanTutorDoyoucallyourselveslanguagenovicesorbeginners?Whateveryoulik

14、etocallyourselves,wecanenableyoutospeakanewlanguage.Inordertoputourmoneywhereourmouthis,wecommissioned（委任）researchersfromtwouniversitiesinAmericatoconductastudythattestedtheeffectivenessofourGennanTutorappforGennanbeginnersinjusttwomonths.Thenwechallenged15employeestoleaniasmuchGennanaspossiblebyusi

15、ngtheappinjustthreeweeks.HerearethreereasonswhyyoushoulduseGermanTutortoleanianewlanguage.Youwillmakegreatprogress.Thestudysfindings:85%ofourparticipantswerecompletebegimierstoGennan.However,theylearnedthelanguagefasterthanmoreadvancedlearners.GermanTutorchallengedfindings:Althoughouremployeeswereco

16、mpletebegimiers,theymadesatisfactoryprogress.Beforetakingthechallenge,theystmggledtoevencomprehendGennansentences,butafteronlythreeweeks,theycouldsuccessfullytalkwithanative.Ybudontneedtospendalotoftime.Tliestudysfindings:OurstudydrewaconclusionthatparticipantsonlyneededtostudybyusingtheGemianTutora

17、ppforabouttwohoursperweektoimprovetheirGennanbyatleastonecollegesemesterlevel,whilethecompleteGennanbegimiersonlyneededatotaltimeof15hoursovertwomonthstoimprovebyonecollegesemesterlevel.GennanTutorchallengesfindings:Ouremployeesspentabout15minutesadayonGermanTutorduringtheirthree-weekchallenges.Youw

18、illenjoylearningwithGennanTutor.Tliestudysfindings:Ailamazing99%oftheparticipantssaidthattheywouldntstopusingGennanTutorafterthestudy,asitiseasytouseandthesenseofsuccesscangreatlymotivatethemtocontinuetheklearning.GennanTutorchallengesfindings:MostofouremployeesfellinlovewithGennanandmanyofthempromi

19、sedtocontinuelearningit.WhydidGermanTutorcanyoutthestudy?A.ToshowhowtheappworksB.ToseehowpopulartheappisC.TofindhowoftentheappisusedD.ToprovehoweffectivetheappisHowlongdidthestudylast?A.15hoursB.ThreeweeksC.TwomonthsD.OvertwomonthsWhatcouldGennanTutor-semployeesachieveaftertheirchallenge?Theycouldte

20、achcompletebeginners.TheycouldtalkwithnativeGennaiispeakersTlieycouldonlycomprehendGennansentences.Theycouldreachthesamele-elasmoread-ancedlearners.WhatmakesthepaiticipantsofthestudycontinuetouseGennanTutor?A.PersonalpreferenceB.LowcostC.InnovativedesignD.TliesenseofsuccessWhichofthefollowingstateme

21、ntsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?YouwillmakegreatprogressafterusingGennanTutor.GemianTutorchallengefoundthat99%oftheparticipantswouldntstopusingGennanTutorafterthestudy.UsingGennanTutormaysaveyourtimeinlearningGemian.GermanTutorisanappforlanguagenovice.BFromtheveiybeginningofschoolwemakebooksandrea

22、dingaconstantsourceofpossiblefailureandpublichumiliation（丢脸）.Whenchildrenarelittle,wemakethemreadaloud,beforetheteacherandotherchildren,sothatwecanbesuretheyknowallthewordstheyarereading.Tliismeansthatwhentheydontknowaword,theyaregoingtomakeamistake,rightinfrontofeveryone.Afterhavingtaughtfifth-grad

23、eclassesforfouryears,Idecidedtotiyatallcoststoridthemoftheirfearanddislikeofbooks,andtogetthemtoreadoftenerandmoreadventiuously.Onedaysoonafterschoolhadstarted,Isaidtothem,“NowImgoingtosaysomethingaboutreadingthatyouhaveprobablyneverheardateachersaybefore.Iwouldlikeyoutoreadalotofbookstliisyear,butI

24、wantyoutoreadthemonlyforpleasure.Iamnotgoingtoaskyouquestionstofindoutwhetheryouunderstandthebooksornot.Ifyouunderstandenoughofabooktoeiijoyitandwanttogoonreadingit,thafsenoughforme.AlsoImnotgoingtoaskyouwhatwordsmean.uThechildrensatstunnedandsilent.Wasthisateachertalking?Onegirl,whohadjustcometousf

25、romaschoolwhereshehadhadaveryhardtime,lookedatmesteadilyforalongtimeafterIhadfinished.Then,stilllookingatme,shesaidslowlyandsenously,Mr.Holt,doyoureallymeanthat?Isaidjustasseriously,UImeaneverywordofit.”Duringthespringshereallyastonishedme.Oneday,shewasreadingatherdesk,Fromaglimpseoftheillustrations

26、IthoughtIknewwhatthebookwas.Isaidtomyself,“Itcantbe,andwenttotakeacloserlook.Sureenough,shewasreadingMobyDick（白鲸i己），ineditionwithwoodcuts.Isaid,Dontyoufindpartsofitratherheaygoing?”Sheanswered,“Oh,sure,butIjustskipoverthosepartsandgoontothenextgoodpart.”Thisisexactlywhatreadingshouldbeandinschoolsos

27、eldomisanexciting,joyousadventure.Findsomething,diveintoit,takethegoodparts,skipthebadparts,getwhatyoucanoutofit,goontosometliingelse.Howdifferentisourmean-spirited,pickyinsistencethateverychildgeteverylastlittlescrapof4understandingthatcanbedugoutofabook.Accordingtothepassage,childrensfearanddislik

28、eofbooksmayresultfrom.beingmadetoreadtoomuchreadinglittleandtliiiikinglittlereadingoftenandadventuiouslybeingmadetoreadaloudbeforeothersTheteachertoldhisstudentstoread.A.forenjoymentB.fbrknowledgeC.fbralargervocabulaiyD.fbrhigherscoresinexamsUponhearingtheteachertalk,thecliildrenprobablyfeltthat.its

29、oundedstupiditwasnotsuiprisingatallitsoundedtoogoodtobetmeitwasnodifferentfi-omotherteachers1talkWhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthegillisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?Shelearnedtoappreciatesomepartsofthedifficultbooks.Sheturnedouttobeatopstudentaftercomingtothisschool.Shehadahardtimefiiiisliingthereq

30、uiredreadingtasks.DSheskippedoverthoseeasypartswhilereading.Fromtheteachefspointofview,.cliildrencamiottellgoodpartsfrombadpartswhilereadingreadingisneverapleasantandiiispiiingexperienceinschoolchildrenshouldbelefttodecidewhattoreadandhowtoreadreadinginvolvesunderstandingeverylittlepieceofinfbnuatio

31、ncFeeltheMusicVkveallheardofsmartphones,buthowaboutsmartclothing?TheCuteCiixuitcompanyhassteppedupthetechnologybeatandinventedtheSoundShiit.wliichwasdesignedspecificallyfbrpeoplewhoaredeaforhardofhearing.Howdoesthisincredibleshirtwork?First,letstalkaboutalittlescience.Peoplewhohaveeitherallorsomehea

32、ringlossdontactuallylistentomusicthewaythathearingpeopledo,buttheycanfeelit.Soundismadeupofvibrations,calledsoundwaves,whichhearingpeoplecanhearthi-oughtheirearswiththehelpofthebrain.Whatsreallycoolisthatdeafpeoplesensevibtationsinthepartofthebrainthatothersusefbrhearing!Sohowisthisremarkableteclmol

33、ogyabletofiinction?First,CuteCiixuithadtofigureoutawaytosendsignalstothebody,kindoflikehowyoucanfeelwhenyourphonevibratesinsilentmode.Thoseconnectionsthebodycanfeelarecalledhaptics,auseoftechnologythatsimulatesthesensesoftouchandmotion.TlieSoundShiithastinysensorswovenintotheshuttopickupsoundandtran

34、sfersignalstothebrainandbody.Totestthismusic-to-shirt-to-wearerbrainconnection,CuteCiixuitsetmicrophonesaroundthestageofasymphonyorchestra.Theshirtscomputersystemdigitallyreceivedthesoundscomingfromtheinstruments.Tlienthesensors,workinglikelittlemotors,changedthesignalsintovibrationsandtheshirtweare

35、isbraindidtherest.TheSoundShirtletspeoplewhoaredeaforhardofhearingenjoymusicinauniqueway.Theverydeepmusicalsound,orpitch,ofinstmmentslikedmmsandbassesvibratesinthelowerpartoftheshiit.Higherpitchedsoundsfrominstmmentslikethefluteorviolinvibratehigher,aroundtheneckandanns.Asthemusicplays,thesensations

36、combinewhilethebraingetstoworkputtingtogetherallthedifiereiitvibrations,allowingthewearerto“heaitheconcert.Youmighttliiiikthisinnovation（创新）wouldlooklikesomethingoutofasciencefictionmovie,butinfact,thesesliirtsarewkeless!Andthedecorath,elaser-lineddesignonthesliirtlookslikeailimageofsoundwaves.Techn

37、ologyspuiposeistohelppeopleandmakelifebetter.Tliiiikofalltheamazingtilingsdesigners,engineers,andproducersofwearabletechwillbeabletodoforhumankind.Whatsthepassagemainlyabout?DeepmusicalsoundsfromdmmsvibrateinthelowerpartoftheSoundShiit.TlieSoundSliirtletspeoplewhoaredeaforhardofhearingenjoymusic.Wea

38、rableteclmologyliketheSoundSliirtisthewaveofthefiiture.CuteCiicuttestedtheSoundShiitwithasymphonyorchestra.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?TlieSoundSliirtismadewithoutanywires.Deafpeopleareunabletosensesound4brationsTheshirtwearerbrainchangesoundsignalsintovibiationsThesound

39、sfromtheflutevibrateinthelowerpartoftheSoundShiitWhatcanbeiiifeiTedabouttheSoundShiitdescnbedinthepassage?TlieSoundSliirtworkswhenthewearerislisteningtoasymphonyorchestra.CuteCkcuitisgivingawayitsSoundShirtstothosedeaforhardofhearing.TlieSoundSliirtdoesntworkwithoutthepowerofthehumanbrain.BeforetheS

40、oundShiit,deafpeoplehadnowayoffeelingsound.Theauthorprobablywrotethispassageto.advisethatcompaniesshouldfocusonapplyingwearableteclmologyadvocatethatteclmologycanbeusedtocreateproductsthathelpothersprovethatthedesignofwearableteclmologyisarewardingindustiyinfutureexemplifythatmusicalinstrumentscanbe

41、usedtochangetechnologyfbrthebetterDAilEpidemic（流行病）ofDepression?SeligmanisleadingthechargeinwhatmightbecalledHappinessRevolutionillpsychology.SinceWorldWarILpsychologistshavefocusedonfixingwhatisbroken-repairingpsychnlosis（精神病）,andneurosis（神经衰弱）.Researchhaspilesupsteadilywhenitcomestolookingatpatien

42、tswhoareneurotic,whilethehappyorjoyfblpeopleamongushavereceivedlittlescientificexamination.WlienSeligmandidasearchtofindacademicarticlesaboutsuch“positivepsychology”hefoundonly800outof70,000.“Psychologiststendtobeconcernedwithtakinganegative8person,andhelpinghimgettonegative2,“saidSeligman,aUniversi

43、tyofPennsylvaniapsychologyprofessor.Myaimistotakeaplus2poisonandboosthimtosphis6.“Inthelast50years,statisticshaveshownthatwearelesshappyasapeople.uWliileourqualityoflifehasincreaseddiamaticallyoverthattime,andwevebecomericher,wereinanepidemicofdepression/,Seligmansaid,Depressionis10timesmorecommonno

44、w,andlifesatisfactionratesaredownaswell.SeligmanarguesthatthenewsciencehewritesaboutissliiftingpsychologysmodelawayfromitsnaiTow-niindedfocusonpathology（病理学），victimology,andmentalillnesstowardspositiveemotion,virtueandstrength,andpositiveinstitutionsthatincreasepeopleshappiness.Ifyouwanttobehappy,fo

45、rgetaboutwinningthelotteiygettinganosejob,orsecuringaraise.Inhisnewbook,AuthenticHappiness,psychologistMartinSeligmanarguesthatoveralllifetimehappinessisnottheresultofgoodgenes,money,orevenluck.Instead,hesayswecanboostourownhappinessbymakinguseofthestrengthsandtraitsthatweakeadyhave,includingkindnes

46、s,originality,humor,optimism,andgenerosity.HehasnamedthedisciplinePositivePsychology/-arguingthatwewouldbebetteroffbuildingonourownstrengthsratherthanbemoaning,andhence,tiyiiigtorepair,ourweakness.Byfrequentlycallingupontheirstrengths,peoplecanbuildupnaturalbamersagainstmisfbitimeandnegativeemotions

47、,hesaid.Tocultivatehappiness,wemustfirstfindoutourindividualstrengthsandviitiies.Next,applythequalitiesinsuchawayastoeiilianceourhappiness-generatingsystem.WhycouldSeligmansworkbecalledHappinessRevolution?Becausehappyorjoyfillpeopleamongusalsosufferfromillness.Becausepsychologyistheemotionalcharacte

48、risticofanindividual.Becausepsychologyisthesciencethatdealswithmentalprocessesandbehavior.Becausetraditionalresearchonpsychologyrarelyconcenishappyorjoyfblpeople.WhatdoesSeligmanmeanbysayingtakeaplus2personandboostliimtoaplus6”？Weshouldfocusonhappyorjoyfillpeople.Thenumberofhappyorjoyfulpeoplewillin

49、creaseby4.C.Positivepsychology“articlesneedtobepublishedmore.D.Happypeopleamongusalsoneedimprovetheirmentality.Accordingtothepassage,traditionalopinionofpsychologyis.A.encouragingB.optimisticC.subjectiveD.nanow-miiidedMartinSeligmanarguesthatauthentichappinessresultsfrom.goodgenes,moneyorluckpositiv

50、ementalstatuscontentedlife.agoodjob.Accordingtothepassage,wliichofthestatementsmightMartinSeligmansupport?promotionleadstotmehappiness.Werelyonourstrengthsforhappiness.Intelligentpeopleareusuallymoresatisfied.Mentalillnessshouldbethefocusofpsychology.Tliemaintopicofthepassageis.A.howwecancultivateou

51、rhappiness.whymaterialgoodscantboostpeople.whyweshouldcultivateourhappiness.howcomplicatedourhappiness-generationsystemis.四、阅读表达：10分Lookingbackoveratwenty-yearmusiccareer,Ioftenfeelasenseofwonder-notatwhatIhaveaccomplished,buthowIhavechosensuchapath.Itwouldhavebeeneasyformetostayonthefamilyfann.Howe

52、ver,rewardingasthisexistencewas,itwassomehowunfiilfilliiig;myyouthfillimagination,muchtomyparentsdisappointment,oftencastaboutforother,greaterpursuitstooccupyit.Still,growing：upasIdidinahouseholdwheretheradioimportedmilkpiicesinsteadofMozart,thethoughtofchoosingacareeiinclassicalmusicwentbeyondevenm

53、ywildestimagination.Perhapswhatstartedmedowntliisunforeseenpathwasmyfascinationwithotherlanguages.IwaslearningSpanishatschool;IwasinstantlydrawntoGennan,Italian,andYiddishwords.Asmyinterestinotheilanguagegrew,sodidmyawarenessthatmusicisitselfalanguage,justascapableofexpressingandinspiringemotionorth

54、oughtasthespokenword-sometimesevenmoreso.WhenIlistenedtothepieceofmusicThetempest,Igraduallyfelttheoverwhelmingsenseofathunderstonn.Ivereadmanyaccountsofsevereweather,evenseenthemonT；butfewofthemhavebeenableto1eplicate（复制J）notonlythesensoiyexperienceofathunderstorm,butalsotheemotionalonethewaythispi

55、eceofmusiccan.Ibelieveitwasmusicsemotiveinfluencethatultimatelyledmetopursueacareerinmusic.Eventually,ofcourse,musicbegantoeclipse（彳变失色）thenumerousother“passionsIhad.Sowhatmademypassionformusiccontinuetobum?Forme,likemaywhofindthemselvesadriftonaseaofuncertainty,ittookamentor（导师）tohelpmefindmywaytodiyland.Inmycase,thatmentorwastheconductorofmyhigh-schoolorchestra,Ms.Fenchurch.Itwasshewhofirsttaughtmethejoyofcompositionandcreation,andhelpedmetorealizethatmakingmusicismorethanjustplayingnotesinaparticularorder,nomatterhowwellitsdone-itsaboutexpressionandperhapsmoreimportant,conmiu