2021届天津市八十九中学高三英语期中试卷及答案解析

2021届天津市八十九中学高三英语期中试卷及答案解析第一部分阅读（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AInhis402ndanniversaryyear,Shakespeareisstillrightlycelebratedasagreatlanguagemasterandwriter.Buthewasnottheonlygreatmasterofplaywritingtodiein1616,andheiscertainlynottheonlywritertohaveleftalastinginfluenceontheater.Whilelessknownworldwide,TangXianzuisconsideredoneofChinasgreatestplaywrightsandishighlyspokenofinthatcountryofancientliteraryanddramatictraditions.Tangwasbornin1550inLinchuan,Jiangxiprovince.UnlikeShakespeare'slargebodyofplays,poemsandsonnets（十四行诗）,Tangwroteonlyfourmajorplays:ThePurpleHairpin,PeonyPavilion（《牡丹亭》）,ADreamundertheSouthernbough,andDreamofHandan.Thelatterthreewereconstructedaroundadreamnarrative,awaythroughwhichTangunlockedtheemotionaldimensionofhumandesiresandambitionsandexploredhumannaturebeyondthesocialandpoliticallimitsofthattime.SimilartoShakespeare,Tang'ssuccessrodethewaveofarenaissance（复兴）intheaterasanartisticpractice.AsinShakespeare'sEngland,Tang'sworksbecamehugelypopularinChinatoo.DuringTang'sChina,hisplayswereenjoyedperformed,andchanged.KunquOpera,aformofmusicaldrama,spreadfromsouthernChinatothewholenationandbecameasymbolofChineseculture.Combiningnortherntuneandsouthernmusic,kunquOperawasknownforitspoeticlanguage,music,dancemovementsandgestures.Tang'sworksbenefitedgreatlyfromthepopularityofkunquOpera,andhisplaysareconsideredclassicsofkunquOpera.WhileTangandShakespearelivedinaworldawayfromeachother,therearemanythingstheyshareincommon,suchehumanityoftheirdrama,theirheroicfigures,theirloveforpoeticlanguage,alastingpopularityandtheanniversaryduringwhichwestillcelebratethem.WhyisShakespearementionedinthefirstparagraph?TodescribeShakespeare'sanniversary.TointroducetheexistenceofTangXianzu.ToexplaintheimportanceofShakespeare.TosuggestthelesspopularityofTangXianzu.What'spossiblyoneofthemainthemeofTang'sworks?Socialreality.Femaledreams.C.Humanemotions. D.Politicalenvironment.WhatdoestheauthormainlytellusinParagraph4?TheinfluenceofKunquOperaonTang'sworks.Tang'ssuccessincopyingShakespeare'sstyles.ThewayKunquOperabecameasymbolofChineseculture.Tang'spopularityforhispoeticlanguageandmusic.BAsmilingpandaandawalkingChineselanternwillbethemascotsofthe2022WinterOlympicsandParalympics（残奥会）inBeijing.ThemascotswereknowntothepubliconSept.17,2019ataceremonyinBeijing.BeijingMayorChenJiningdescribedthemasadorable,unique,andexquisite（精致的）。HesaidtheyshowsChinesepeople'slongingforthe2022BeijingWinterOlympicsinavisuallyappealingwayandextendsChinesepeople’swarminvitationtofriendsthroughouttheworld.Thepanda,namedBingDwenDwen,istheOlympicmascot.Colourfulcirclesarounditsfacesymbolizeskatingtracksand5Gtechnology,accordingtothewebsiteoftheBeijingorganizingcommittee.Bing,theChinesewordfor“ice“,showspurityandstrength,whileDwenDwenmeanssincerity,liveliness,andhealth,thewebsitesaid.Thechoiceoftheiconicanimal,consideredthenationaltreasure,isnotasurprisetopeopleinChina.WhilemanyapplaudBingDwenDwenforitscutenessonsocialmedia,somearenotfavourablyimpressedbythelackofcreativityinchoosingapanda.Thegiantpandawasoneofthefivemascotsofthe2008BeijingSummerOlympics,anditwasalsothesymbolfortheAsianGamesinBeijingin1990.“TodayisanimportantsteponamilestoneinBeijing’sjourneytomakehistoryasthefirstever,inOlympichistory,tohostbothsummerandwintereditionsoftheOlympicGames,InternationalOlympicCommittee（IOC）presidentThomasBachsaidattheceremony.Basedonatraditionalredlantern,ParalympicmascotShueyRhonRhoncreatesacheerfulatmosphereoftheChineseLunarNewYear,whichwillfallaroundthetimeoftheWinterGames,theorganizingcommitteesaid.Itissporting（穿戴）ayellowscarf,acircleofyellowdovesarounditshead,andatraditionalChinesepaper-cut.“Shuey“meanssnowinChineseand“RhonRhon”means“inclusiveness”and“harmonization”,implyingthattheworldcivilizationscommunicatewitheachotherandliveinharmony,thecommitteesaid.Thetwomascotswereselectedfrommorethan5800submissionfrom35countries.WhatdoesChenJiningthinkofBingDwenDwenandShueyRhonRhon?TheyrepresenttheIOC.Theyhavegreatartisticvalue.TheyshowChinesepeople’shospitality.Theyhavemuchroomforimprovement.WhyaresomepeoplenotsatisfiedwithchoosingBingDwenDwen?Becausepandasarethenationaltreasure.BecauseitistoocolourfulfortheOlympics.Becauseitsdesignislackingincreativity.Becauseapandahasbeenchosenasamascotthreetimes.WhatrecordwillBeijingsetafterhostingthe2022WinterOlympics?Themostathletesjoiningintheevent.ThefirstAsiancitytohosttheOlympics.ThefirstcitytohosttwoeditionsoftheOlympics.Thelongesttimeinhistory.WhatcanwelearnaboutShueyRhonRhonfromthetext?ItissymbolofChineseculture.Itisdesignedbyaforeignartist.ItisarepresentativeofcompetitionItisamixtureof35differentcultures.COnebillionpeopleintheworldareshortofwater.Howcanthisproblembesolved.Somesuggestionshavebeentodesalinateoceanwaterortobuildenormouswaterpipelinesfromareaswherewaterisabundant.(Suggestionssuchastheseproveextremelyexpensivewhentheyareactuallyused.)OnepossibilitythatscientistsareconsideringispullingicebergsfromeithertheNorthPoleortheSouthPoletopartsoftheworldwithawatershortage.Althoughmanyquestionsmustbeansweredbeforesuchaprojectcouldbetried,movingicebergsseemsareasonablepossibilityinthefuture.Engineers,mathematicians,andglaciologistsfromadozencountrieshavebeenconsideringtheicebergasafuturesourceofwater.SaudiArabiaisparticularlyinterestedinthisprojectbecauseithasagreatwatershortage.Scientistsestimatethatitwouldtake128daystotransportalargeiceberg(about1/2squaremile)toSaudiArabia.Yettheicebergwouldbecompletelymeltedbythe104thday.Therefore,insulationwouldbeessential,buthowtoinsulatetheicebergremainsanunsolvedproblem.Theproblemsintransportinganicebergarenumerous.Thefirstproblemischoosingtheicebergtopull.TheicebergsthatformintheNorthPolearequitedifficulttohandlebecauseoftheirshape.Onlyasmallportionextendsabovethewater—mostoftheicebergisbelowthesurface,whichwouldmakeitdifficulttopull.SouthPoleicebergs,ontheotherhand,areflatandfloatliketabletops.Thustheywouldbemucheasiertomove.Howcana200-million-tonicebergbemoved.Noshipisstrongenoughtopullsuchenormousweightthroughthewater.Perhapsseveralshipscouldbeused.Attachingropestoanicebergthissizeisalsoanenormousproblem.Engineersthinkthatlargenailsorlongmetalrodscouldbedrivenintotheice.Whatwouldhappeniftheicebergsplitsintoseveralpiecesduringthepulling.Evenifanicebergwithveryfewcrackswerechosen,howcoulditbepulledthroughstormywaters.Furthermore,oncetheicebergreacheditsdestination,veryfewportswouldbedeepenoughtostoreit.Alloftheseproblemsmustbesolvedbeforeicebergscanbecomeareasonablesourceofwater.Yetscientistsestimatethatitwillbepossibletotransporttheminthenearfuture.Eachyear,enoughicebergsformtosupplythewholeworldwithfreshwaterforafullyear.Inaddition,icebergsarefreeandnonpolluting.Asasolutiontotheworld’swaterproblems,icebergsmaybeaworkablepossibility.Whatisaproblemintransportingiceberg?Thesizeoftheiceberg.Thecolouroftheiceberg.Thesaltintheiceberg.Themovementofairandwater.Whatistheauthor’attitudetowardstransportingiceberg?A.Pessimistic. B.Objective.C.Optimistic. D.Unconcerned.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellus?A.Itishardtouseiceberg. B.Icebergareagoodchoice.C.Thereareproblemswithiceberg. D.Manfindsnootherwaystosolvewatershortage.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Shortageofwater. B.Icebergsforwater.C.Scientistsandicebergs.D.Iceberg—scientistsheadache.DAfterayearatsea,16-year-oldLauraDekkercanfinallysay,“Missionaccomplished!”Lastmonth,shefinishedadaringtriparoundtheworldaboardher38-footboat,Guppy.Dekker,whoisfromtheNetherlands,traveledmorethan30,000milesallbyherself.Sheistheyoungestpersonevertosailaroundtheglobealone.Dekkerhadwantedtolakeonthischallengewhenshewasevenyounger.Shefirsttriedtosetsailattheageof13,butacourtintheNetherlandsstoppedher.Theysaidthatshewastooyoungtomakesuchariskytripbyherself.ButDekkerinsistedshehadthenavigationskillsandpatienceofanadultsailor.ShefinallytookoffonJanuary20,2011.Duringhertrip,Dekkerbattledloneliness,storms,andworriesaboutpirates.Butshealsogottosurf,scubadive,andstartedanewhobby:playingtheflute.AlthoughDekkerdidn’tspendallofhertimeatsea—shestoppedatportsalongtheway—shedidspendher16lhbirthdayontheopenocean.Tocelebrate,sheatedoughnutsforbreakfast.ButDekkerdidn’tsailintotherecordbooks.GuinnessWorldRecordsandtheWorldSailingSpeedRecordCouncilnolongerrecognizerecordsfor“youngest”sailors.Theydroppedthecategoryin2009todiscouragechildrenfromattemptingsuchdangerousfeats（壮举）.Butthatdidn’tstopDekker，whowasbornonayachtduringaseven-yearworldvoyageundertakenbyherparents.Dekkerdoesn’tmindthatshewon’tholdanofficialrecord.Shesaysitwasapersonalgoal,andsheishappysheachievedit.“IamnotdisappointedatallthatGuinnessWorldRecordwon’trecognizemyattempt.”Dekkerwroteonherwebsite.“Ididnotstartonmytriptoachieveanyrecord..」diditjustformyself.”Dekkerwasn’tallowedtosailattheageof13because.peoplewereconcernedabouthersafetyB.shedidn’tlearnanysailingskillswellshehadtocontinueherstudyatschoolshedidn’thaveenoughpatienceforlongtripsWhatdoestheunderlinedword“accomplished”inParagraph1mean?A.Failed. B.Completed.C.Continued. D.Started.In2009recordsforyoungestsailorswerecanceledinorderto.setahighersailingstandardforteensailorsstopchildrenenteringGuinnessWorldRecordsencourageparentstosailwiththeirchildrenpreventchildrenmakingdangerousattemptsWhatcouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?ANewGuinnessWorldRecordinSailingANewSailingStandardforTeenSailorsATeenGirlSailingAloneAroundtheWorldTheYoungestSailorinGuinnessWorldRecords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HowtoIncreaseYourDistanceinLong-DistanceRunningRunninglongdistancesisagreatwaytogetinshape,reducestress,andfeelgreat.Asaresult,manypeoplecometolovethisformofexercise. 16 Herearesomesuggestionsthatmightbeofgreathelp.Committoatrainingplan.Tohelpyourunlonger,chooseatrainingplanthatworksforyou.Itwillhelpyouincreaseyourmileage（里程）graduallysoyou’llbeabletoavoidinjuriesandbuildyourendurance. 17 Thenyou’llbeabletomentallyandphysicallyprepare. 18 Tohelpyoumentallygetthroughyourrunsandincreaseyourdistance,trythinkingofyourrunashavingmultiplesections.Onceyoufinishwithasection,youwillbemotivatedtokeepgoingthroughthenextone.Ifyouhaveanexercisetrackingdevice,youcanbreakupyourrunbykeepingtrackofyourdistanceonyourphone,watch,orotherdevices.Increaseyourmileagegradually.Toavoidgettingtiredorinjured,addmileagetoyourrunsgradually.Itissuggestedthatyouincreaseyourmileagebyonlyabout10%eachweek. 19 Whileitisgreattopushyourself,youneedtogiveyourbodytimetoadjust.Takebreakswhenyouneedthem.Whileyourgoalmaybetocompleteyourlongdistancerunwithoutstopping,itismoreimportantthatyoulistentoyourbodyandtakebreaks.Youcanchoosetowalk,drinkwater,oreataquicksnakewhennecessary. 20 Breakupyourrunintosections.Theywillallowyoutorecoverandrunforevenlonger.Beforerunning,however,remembertopreventinjuries.Italsoletsyouknowwhatdistanceyouhavecomingup.Keeptrackofyourdistanceonanexercisetrackingdevice.However,itcanbehardforbothexperiencedandnewrunners.Themajorityofrunninginjuriesoccurbecauseofover-training.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It'softensaidthatyoucanjudgeapersonbylookingatwhat'sontheirbookshelves.Well,whenIaskedmyselfthisquestionafewyearsago,Imadea（n）___21___discovery.Prettymuchallthe___22___onmybookshelveswerewrittenbyBritishauthors,andtherewasalmostnothingintranslationfromother___23___.Whatashame!So,Idecidedtobeginmy 24 readingproject.ButhowcouldIfindbooksfrommuchoftherestoftheworld?Ihadtoaskfor___25___.SoinOctober2011,Istartedmyblog,andI___26___ashortappeal（呼吁）online.Withinhours,peoplebeganto___27___.Atfirst,itwasfriendsandcolleagues.Thenitwasfriendsoffriends.Andsoon,itwas___28___.Fourdayslater,Igota（n）___29___fromawomancalledRafidahinKualaLumpur.Shesaidshelovedmyproject, 30 ifshecouldgotoherlocalEnglish-languagebookshopandchoosemyMalaysianbookandpostittome.I 31 accepted,andafewweekslater,apackage 32 containingnothingbuttwobooks—Rafidah'schoicefromMalaysia,andabookfromSingaporethatshehadalso 33 forme.Atthetime,Iwas 34 thatastrangermorethan6,000milesawaywouldgotosuchlengthstohelpsomeoneshewouldprobablynever 35 .ButRafidah'skindness 36 tobethepatternforthatyear.Timeandagain,peoplewentoutoftheir 37 tohelpme.Andbooksoftencamefrom 38 sources.Awriterevenemailedmeanunpublishedtranslationofhisnoveltome,allowingmetobecomeoneofthe 39 peopleevertoreadthatbookinEnglish.Thatyear,thankstokindstrangersfromthefour 40 oftheworld.Ireadbooksfromover100countries.21.A.pleasingB.shockingC.excitingD.touching22.A.booksB.dictionariesC.photosD.discs23.A.accentsB.culturesC.backgroundsD.languages24.A.nationalB.globalC.officialD.beneficial25.A.moneyB.directionC.helpD.permission26.A.postedB.returnedC.receivedD.searched27.A.comeintoviewB.getintouchC.takenonoticeD.cometolife28.A.starsB.writersC.strangersD.adults29.A.parcelB.giftC.envelopeD.message30.A.wonderingB.doubtingC.worryingD.realizing31.A.awkwardlyB.unwillinglyC.happilyD.confidently32.A.roseB.arrivedC.droppedD.fell33.A.pickedoutB.comeacrossC.givenaway D.dealtwith34.A.confusedB.curiousC.frightenedD.amazed35.A.meetB.attractC.hurtD.ignore36.A.appearedB.happenedC.provedD.recognized37.A.homeB.companyC.businessD.way38.A.usefulB.surprisingC.familiarD.common39.A.bestB.lastC.first D.latest40.A.cornersB.squaresC.oceansD.sides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SomepeoplebelievethattheInternetis 41. (harm)tofriendships.Talkingtopeopleonlineor 42. (communicate)throughascreenmakesitmoredifficulttoconcentrateorshow 43. (kind)toothers.Whileitcanconnectyouwithotherpeople 44. usesocialmedia,face-to-facecontactwithothersisimportanttohelpyoubuildlifelongfriendships.Thisisthought-provokingbecauseitshowsthatpeoplestillneedface-to-facecommunicationwithotherstoday. 45. (spend)toomuchtimeontheInternetcanalsomakeyouself-centred,becauseyoucanbecomeobsessedwith 46. (popular)andgaining“followers”.Finallyyouneedtobecarefulwithv