河北省邢台市“五岳联盟”部分重点学校2021-2022学年高三上学期期中考试英语试题

河北省邢台市“五岳联盟”部分重点学校2021-2022学年高三上学期期中考试英语试题及答案第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)AHere'saguidetotheshowswe'remostexcitedabout.RogersMusicalCarouselinRegentsParkAsanideallocationtorelaxyourselffRegentsParkisauniquelycharmingsetting.Oneofthenewshows,RogersMusicalCarouselwillbeheldinthecenterofRegentsPark.Inaddition,youcanenjoydeliciousfoodforfree.Bach&SonsinBridgeTheatreNinaRaineandNicholasHytnerwillcombinetogiveagreatperformanceinBach&Sons.TellingthestoryofJohannSebastianBachandhisfamily»Bach&Sonsmakesabreakthroughbothindepthandhumour.ItalsohelpsyouknowBridgeTheatrebetter.ConstellationsinVaudevilleTheatreHavingwonBestPlayin2012,NickPayne'sConstellationsreturnstotheWestEnd.Manyactorswilltaketurnstoperform.ThecastincludessuchhouseholdnamesasZoeWanamakerandChrisO'Dowd,aswellasmajorrisingstarsOmariaDouglasandSheilaAtim.BagdadCafeinOldVicEmmaRiceslatestshow,BagdadCafeisanadaptationofthe1987moviebythesamename,tellingastoryofhopeandfriendship.Besidestheusualplots,EmmaRice'sproductionhasbrightdesignthatmakesitsocompletelyunique.21. WhatisspecialaboutRogersMusicalCarousel^A.Ithaswonsomeawards.B.Itsticketsareverycheap.C.Itsperformanceiswonderful.D.Itprovidesfoodfreeofcharge.22. WhatcanweknowaboutConstellations^A.Someactorsofitarefamous.B.Itwillbeheldforthefirsttime.C.Itfocusesonhopeandfriendship.D.Itsactorstookturnstowinawards.23. Whichshowisadaptedfromamovie?A.RogersMusicalCarousel.B.Bach&SonsC.Constellations.D.BagdadCafe BMaryO’ConnorandherhusbandBobbyHugheshadbeeninLetterkennyforacoupleofdays,whentheydecidedtheywouldspendtheafternoonatRathmullanbeach.Bobbyisadiabetic（糖尿病患者）andneedstotakeinsulin（胰岛素）regularly.Onthatmorning,hehadcheckedhisbloodsugarlevels>whichwerefine.Heatebreakfastwithoutanydifficulty.However,anunluckyincidenthappened.Marysaid,“Tenminutesafterweweretherehejustcompletelywentdown.Itwasjustscaryanditwassosudden.Ithinkthereallysevereheatwasakeyfactor,butitreflectedhowquicklythingscouldchange."Afewmomentslater,twowomenfromDerrynoticedthatandrapidlycameover.OnecalledSarawhoalsowasasimilarpatientrecognizedstraightawaywhatwasgoingon.Shesaid,”Ihadabottleofglucosegel（葡萄糖凝胶）thatIkeptforemergenciesandIwasrubbingitontoBobby'sgums.”Marysaid,"SomeyounglifeguardswereabletocallanambulanceandanotherladycalledEmma,whowasanurse,stoppedbytohelpusaswell.EventuallywegothimintotheambulanceandIstartedtoshakefromtheshockofitall.Aniceman,LiamMcAteer,whosemumownsthepubinRathmullan,offeredtodrivemetothehospitalandeventookmebackagaintogetmycar.”MarysaidthatthestaffattheLetterkennyhospitalweresobrilliantintreatingBobbythathewasabletobedischargedlaterthatdayat6:30pm.Shesaidthatwhiletherewasmuchmoredramaintheirholidaythanshethoughttherewouldbe,shewasverytouchedbythekindstrangers.Marycontinued,“Itiswonderfultoknowtherearegoodpeopleandwearebothsogratefulforallhelpthattheygaveus.”24. WhydidMaryandBobbygotoLetterkenny?A.Tostudyabroad. B.Tovisitafriend.C.Togoonholiday. D.Togoonbusiness.25. WhatprobablycausedBobby'sunconsciousness?A.Missinghisbreakfast. B.Takingmedicineirregularly.C.Thequickchangeoflocation. D.Thehightemperatureofthatday.26. Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"bedischarged"meaninparagraph4?A.Leavehospital. B.Enjoyfreecare.C.Becheckedup. D.Belookedafter.27. Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.AMedicalIncidentB.ThePowerfulAidC.TheUnusualCouple D.AnAwkwardHolidayCBudapest,Hungaryhavefoundthatdrinkinguptothreecupsofcoffeeadaymayhelpprotectyourcardiovascular（心血管的）system.Theteamstudieddatafromnearly500,000peopleregisteredintheUKBiobankwithanaverageageof56andnosignsofheartdiseaseatthetimeofrecruitment.Theydividedthemintothreecategoriesaccordingtotheircoffeedrinkinghabits:non-drinkers,uptothreecupadaydrinkers,andmorethanthree-cup-a-daydrinkers.Consideringinfluencingfactorssuchasage,sex,weight,height,physicalactivity?Bloodpressure,diabetes,socioeconomicstatusandusualintakeofalcohol,meat,tea,fruitandvegetables,theyfoundthatthree-cup-a-daydrinkershada12percentlowerriskofdeathfromallcauses,a17percentlowerriskofdeathfromcardiovasculardisease,anda21percentlowerriskofstroke."Toourknowledge,thisisthelargeststudytosystematicallyassessthecardiovasculareffectsofregularcoffeeconsumptioninapopulationwithoutdiagnosedheartdisease,”saidstudyauthorDrJuditSimon.Tofurtherinvestigatetheeffect,theresearchersuseddatafrommorethan30,000participantsintheUKBiobankwhohadundergoneMRI（核磁共振成像）scanstodeterminethestructureandfunctioningcapacityoftheirhearts・DrJuditSimonsaid,"Theimaginganalysisindicatedthatcomparedwithparticipantswhodidnotdrinkcoffeeregularly,dailycoffeeconsumershadhealthiersizedandbetterfunctioninghearts.Ourfindingssuggestthatcoffeeconsumptionofuptothreecupsperdayisassociatedwithfavourablecardiovascularoutcomes.Whilefurtherstudiesareneededtoexplaintheunderlyingmechanisms,theobservedbenefitsmight]bepartlyexplainedbypositivechangesincardiacstructureandfunction." 28.Whatisthelatestresearchmainlyabout? A.Theriskofheartdisease. B.Thewaystoavoidstroke.C.Thecupsofdrinkingcoffee. D.Thebenefitsofdrinkingcoffee.29. Whydoestheauthormentiontheinfluencingfactorsinparagraph3?A. Toshowthedifficultyoftheresearch.B. Toshowthereliabilityofthefindings.C. Tointroducetheprocessoftheresearch.D. Tointroducethelimitationofthefindings.30. Whatdothetwodataanalyseshaveincommon?A.Theyfindcoffee*spositiveeffectsonpeople.B.Theyfocusonnegativechangesinpeople'shearts. C.Theyopposecoffeeconsumption.D.Theyhavebeenacceptedwidely.31. WhatattitudedoesDrJuditSimonhavetodrinkingcoffee?A.Carefree. B.Skeptical. C.Favourable. D.TolerantDAprojectinKenyaisusingbiogas（沼气）technologytoattacktwomajorpollutionproblemswithonedevice:amachinethatchangeswastesuchasinvasivewaterhyacinth（入侵性水葫芦〉intocleanercookingfuel.TheprojectfromBiogasInternational,aKenyanenergytechnologycompany,hassofarprovided50o£theFlexiBiogasdevicestohomesinthecityofKisumuinwesternKenya.Themaindeviceiscalledadigester（浸煮器）becauseitbreaksdownplantwastetoproducegas.Thedigesterswillpermitfamiliestostopusingwoodorcoal,bothofwhichproducedangeroussmoke.Peoplewillalsobeabletocookfoodsfasterusingthegas.TonyOtienousedthegasfromadigestertocookteaforhis70-year-oldgrandmotherMargaret,Hesaid9"Thegashasnosmoke,doesnotsmell,anditismuchfasterthanthejiko（astovethatuseswoodcoal）.”Someofthefamiliesreceivedagasstoveaspartoftheproject»toreplacetheirjiko.Themachinesprocessplantwastesuchaswaterhyacinth.ThatplanthascoveredlargepartsofLakeVictoria.Theweed-likeplantharmslivingthingsinthelakeincludingfish.Theplantalsohelpsbacteriaandmosquitoesincrease>causinghealthriskstolocalcommunities.DominicWanjihiaKahumbuisheadofBiogasInternational.Hesaidthatatacostof$650,mostfamiliesinthecitydonothaveenoughmoneytobuythedevice.Althoughthetechnologycanbeonasmallorlargescale,hesaid,eachsystemcostsalottomake.Asaresult,itisunlikelythatthecompanywillmakeaprofitforatleastanotherfiveyears.Hesaidthecompanyneedsnewinvestment.Twolargerversionsoftheequipmentarestillinthetestingstage.Theywouldproducecleanfuelonanlargerscaleforrestaurants,chickenfarmsandfishdryingfacilitiesinthearea.32.Whatdothetwomajorpollutionproblemsreferto?A.Bacteriaandmosquitoes. B.Plantwasteandfuelpollution.C.Biogasandwaterhyacinth. D.Jikoanddangeroussmoke.33. Whicho£thefollowingcanbestdescribethedevice?'A.Large. B.Cheap.C.Environment-friendly. D.Nice-looking.34. Whatcanweknowaboutthewaterhyacinthfromthetext?A.Ithelpsfishincrease. B.IthascoveredKenya. C.It'sathreattothelocalpeople. D.Itleadstotheinventionofdigester35. Whatdoesparagraph4mainlytellusaboutthedevice?A.Itskinds. BItsdisadvantagesC.Itsfuture. D.Itsfunction.第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。Anescaperoom,alsoknownasanescapegame,isagameinwhichateamofplayersdiscoverclues,solvepuzzlesandaccomplishaspecificgoalinoneormoreroomsinalimitedamountoftime.36.Mostescapegamesarecooperativebutcompetitivestylesalsoexist.Thefollowingaresometips.Keepitsimple.Formostescapegames,eventheverychallengingoneswithveryhighdifficultyratings,thepuzzlesandcluesaresurprisinglysimple.37.Don’tover-complicatethingsbylookingforcomplexsolutions.38.Ingeneral,everypuzzlecountsandeachcluehasthepotentialforguidingthekey.Carefullyobserveeverypuzzleyoucomeacross.Avoiddismissingany,asitmaybecentraltoachievingyourgoalofbreakingout.Ifapuzzleappearstoodifficulttosolve,askyourteammembersandexploreallpossibilities.Experimentwithfunctionality（实用）.Isthehoneybucket（桶）justametalthingfilledwithhumanwasteoristhereaclueunderit?Ormaybe,itcanbeturnedupsidedowntouseasasimpleladder.Wegetsostuckonhowthingsarenormallyusedthatourmindsrefusetothinko£alternativewaysofusingthem.Andjusttoeaseyourfears,noescapegamewillputyouinaroomwithabucketfullofhumanwaste.39.Keephighspirits.It'simportanttokeeptheexcitementlevelshigh.40.Whetheryoubeattheclockornot,whatyou'llremembermostisthepositiveattitudeeveryonehad.A. ThinklikeafourthgraderB. Don’tignoreanypuzzlesinthegame. C. Theyarejustcleverlyhiddenandworded・D.Thegoalisoftentoescapefromthesiteofthegame.E. Sometimes,thegamecreatorsaddapuzzletoconfuseplayers.F. AsImentionedearlier,useyourimaginationandthinkoutsidethebox.G.Thisencouragestheteamtogetmoreinvolvedandmakestheexperiencefun.第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。ApassionforbasketballledRichardSmithonapathtotheplayoff(季后赛).Richardhadhadthe41sincethemiddleschool.Then,Richard42aninternationalschoolinTorrance.Richardsaid,“Therewasn'tmuchformetodoexceptplaybasketball.43theteachersallwenthomeafterschool,sotherewasnoonetoopentheschoolgym"Atwistof44inthelockerroom（更衣室）turnedouttobeakeyforRichard,“Someonehad45akeytothegym.MyfriendandIkeptit,andwewentto46at6everymorning,"hesaid.That’swheneverythingstartedtocometogether.Richardsaid,"My47mayberecognizedthatIhadsome48,andhebegantoworkwithme.Heconsideredmeasoneofthefastestplayershehadevercoached.”“Infact,I49atfirstbecausemyconfidencewasbasicallyzero.Idecidedtomake50formyself.SoIprintedsignsthatsaid‘51Yourself’andpostedthemallovermyhouse.Thosewereineveryroomtoremindmetokeepupmy52Richardexplained.Finally,hisshotsbegantohitthetargetatamuch53rate.Afterthisseason54,Richardwillturnhisfocustocollege.Hehasalready55atleastoneoffertoplaybasketball,thoughnodecisionhasyetbeenmade.41.A.chance Bchallenge C.purpose D.passion42.A.skipped B.finished C.attended D.abandoned43.A.However B.Therefore C.Instead D.Otherwise44.A.plot B.fate C.topic D.rule45.A.stored B.found C.dropped D.checked46.A.read B.practiceC.teach D.swim47.A.player B.friend C.coach D.competitor48.A.pleasure B.trouble C.information D.talent49.A.agreed B.struggled C.cooperated D.apologized50.A.films B.suggestions C.plans D.reminders51.A.Turnto B.Thinkof C.Believein D,Careabout52.A.fame B.pace C.figure D.confidence53.A.higher B.flatter C.slower D.stranger54.A.comes B.ends C.starts D.continues55.A.received B.made C.allowed D.admitted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。Youngstersareunwillingtolearnancientskillsneededtoproducethe56(tradition)pensusedincalligraphy.IntheworkshopoftheWangYipinBrushPenStoreinHuzhou,29-year-oldShiWanglibrushesgoatfurinwaterwithanoxhorncomb(牛角梳子)57(select)appropriatehairstomakeaChinesebrushpen. Herhandsareimmersed(浸泡)inWaterforatleasteighthoursaday,inbothsummerandwinter,Theselectionofthehairs58(be)oneofthemostimportantstepsofmakingaqualitybrushpenandtheworkcannot59(perform)byamachine.Shiisthe60(young)PentechnicianintheentirecityofHuzhou.Thesedays,fewyoungpeoplearewillingtoundertakesuch61difficultjob.XuJianfeng,generalmanagerofthestore,worriesthatthethousand-year-oldtechniquesformakingtheHuzhoubrushpens,62noyoungpeoplearewillingtolearn,willbelost."IftheHuzhoubrushpendies,animportantpartofChineseculturewilldiewithit,"hesaid.63（locate）inthenorthofZhejiangProvince,Huzhouhasbeenhometobrushpen-makingforthousandsofyears.InancientChina,anexcellentHuzhoubrushpenwastherepresentativeofsocialstatusandwastheaspirationofallmenof64（letter）.InChinesehistory,brushpensserved65anessentialtoolforculturalheritage（文化遗产）.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假定你是李华，上周你校高三举办了一场励志演讲。请给你的英国朋友Bill写一封电子邮件,介绍此次活动，内容包括：1.活动目的；2.演讲内容；3.你的收获。注意；1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。参考词汇:aninspirationalspeech励志演讲DearBill,Yours, LiHua第二节(满分25分)阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。ThoaBuiwasalocalanimallover.Shehadrescuedmanyanimalsovertheyears.Whenasweetlittlecatwasfoundalonenexttoherco-worker'shouse,herheartbroke.SoIhoawas-tednotimetakingherintoherhome.Thoarecalledthatthisbabycatwas"skinny,airiyanddying”.Thoanamedthecutecat,Rosie.Thoawasreadyandwillingtodowhatevertosavethissmallanimal.Thepoorkittywasabandonedfromhermotheratsuchayoungage,andThoawasgettingnervousthatRosiewouldn’tmakeitanothernightwithouteatingproperly.So,ifThoaherselfcouldn'thelpRosiefeelsafeenough,perhapsanotheranimalcouldhelp.AssoonasThoabroughtinhercheri