2021届广州市第十三中学高三英语期中试题及参考答案

2021届广州市第十三中学高三英语期中试题及参考答案第一部分阅读(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AFourOnlineEventsThehandshake：ananthropologist’sguideWhatisitsbiologicalpurpose？Whatarethebestandworsthandshakes？Inthistalk，scientistEllaAl-Shamahiexaminesthepoweroftouchandarguesthehandshakeisatleast7millionyearsold．Thiseventwillstartat18:00pmon25Marchandwilllastonehour．Standardticketprice：£15(A20％discountforthosewhobuytheticketbeforeMarch20.)ArescueplanfornatureWhatdoweneedtodotorestoretheplanet'sbiodiversityandpreventthenextpandemic(疫情)？JoinscientistCristianSamperashetalksabouthowourignoringnaturecausedthepandemic-andhowwecanseizeauniqueopportunitytobuildbackbetter．Thisfreeeventwillstartat18:00pmon15April．OriginsoflifeWhyistheplanetthewayitis？Howdidwegethere？Doeseverythinghappenforareasonoraresomethingslefttochance？Researchshowsweliveinaworlddrivenbychance．Inthistalk，biologistSeanBCarrollwilltellthestoriesofthemotherofallaccidents，andthesurprisingpowerofchanceinourlivesandtheworld．Thiseventwillstartat19:30pmon22Aprilandwilllasttwohours．Standardticketprice：£18(A10％discountforthosewhobuytheticketbeforeApril17.)ThetruthaboutexerciseShouldweallbehittingthegymthreetimesaweek？Shouldweworryaboutsittingtoomuch？Ifyouarestrongandfit，canyougetawaywithbeinginactive？Inthistalk，specialistJasonGillintroduceswhatsciencecanreallytellusabouthowmuchweneedtomovetoliveahealthylife．Thiseventwillstartat19:00pmonMay13andwilllastonehour，Standardticketprice：£12(A15％discountforthosewhobuytheticketbeforeMay8.)1.Howmuchshouldyouatleastspendontheeventaboutthehandshake？A.£10.2． B.£12． C.£13． D.£16.2．Fromwhomcanyoulearnabouttheoriginsoflife？A.EllaAl-Shamahi． B.CristianSamper．C.SeanBCarroll．D.JasonGill．Whatdoesthefouronlinetalkshaveincommon？A.Theyarescience-based． B.Theyareaboutcultures．C.Theyarerelatedtonature． D.Theyareintendedfortheyoung．BMarkBertram,46,lostthetipsoftwofingersatworkin2018whenhishandbecametrappedinafanbelt.“It'slife-changingbutit'snotlife-ending,”hesays.“Doingworkishardernow.Everythingisjustalittledifferent.”Aftertwosurgeriesandoccupationaltherapy,BertramdecidedtomakelightofhisconditionbyaskingEricCatalano,atattoo（纹身）artist,tocreatefingernailtattoos.Theideamadeeveryoneinthestudiolaugh—untiltheysawthefinalresult.“Themoodchanged,”CatalanorecallsfromhisEternalInkTattooStudio.“Everythingturnedfromfunnytowow.”WhenCatalanopostedaphotoofthetattoos,apairoffingernailsthatlookedsorealthatnoonecouldbelievetheireyes,hehadnoideatheimagewouldeventuallybeviewedbymillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld.TheviralphotopushedCatalano,40,furtherintotheworldofparamedical（辅助医疗的）tattooing.Nowpeoplewithlife-alteringscarscomefromasfarawayasIrelandtovisithisshop.TheyenterEternalInklookingfortheartistichealingtheysawonline.Usingflesh-toned（肉色的）inksandaneedle,Catalanotransformshisclients'viewofthemselves.LesliePollan,32,adogbreederinOxford,wasbittenonthefacebyapuppyin2014.Sheunderwentcountlesssurgeriestocorrectascaronherlip.“Plasticsurgerygavemenohope,”shesays.“SoIlookedforotheroptions.”SheultimatelytraveledsixhourstomeetwithCatalano.HehidPollan'slipscar,givingherbackapieceofherconfidence.“Youdon'tunderstanduntilyou'vebeenthroughit,”Pollansays.“Itmademehaveadifferentlookonlife.”Catalanoperformsuptoeightreconstructivetattoos.Whilehecharges$100perregulartattoo,hedoesn'tchargeforparamedicaltattoos.“Financially,itdoesn'tmakesense,”Catalanosays.“ButeverytimeIseethatemotionfrommycustomers,I'm100percentsurethisissomethingthatIcan'tstopdoing.”Whatbestdescribespeople'sattitudewhenfirsthearingoffingernailtattoos?A.Indifferent. B.Ridiculous.C.Confident. D.Surprised.WhatdidCatalanodotohelpLesliePollan?Hedrewanartisticpuppy.Heinkedscarsonherface.Hecreatedaliptattoo.Heperformedplasticsurgeriesonher.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?Cosmeticsurgeryisofnouse.TattoosearnMarkBertramagoodfame.Catalanoisakindandgenerousperson.Fingernailtattoosarepopulararoundtheworld.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ALife-changingEvent B.MiracleTattoosC.AnAmazingArtist D.APromisingBusinessCInMaythisyear,aspartofour150thanniversary,weaskedreadersagedbetween18and25toenteranessaycompetition.Thetaskwastotellus,innomorethan1,000words,whatscientificadvancetheywouldmostliketoseeintheirlifetimes,andwhyitmatteredtothem.Theresponsewasphenomenal:wereceived661entries.Someentrantshopedthatsciencewouldmaketheirlifetimesmuchlongerthantheycancurrentlyexpect.Manylookedforwardtoworkthatwillendclimatechange.Otherswantedtoseeadvancesinourunderstandingofhumanhistory,cropgrowth,spaceexploration,andmedicaltechnologies.Theideaswereinspiring.ThewinnerisacompellingessaybyYasminAli,aPhDstudentattheUniversityofNottingham,UK.AlisubmittedapieceonBeethoven,herbrother’shearinglossandthesciencewhichshehopedwouldonedaycureit.Itstoodouttothejudgesasareminderofwhymanyscientistsdoresearch:tomaketheworldbettertomorrowthanitistoday.AllessayswerejudgedbyagroupofNatureeditors.Thetoptensubmissionswerethenrankedbythreemembersofaseparatejudginggroup:MagdalenaSkipper,editor-in-chiefofNature;FaithOsier,aresearcher;andJessWade,aphysicist.Allsubmissionswerekeptanonymousthroughouttheprocess.Wealsoselectedtworunners-up（非冠军的获奖者）.PhysicistRobertSchittkoatHarvardUniversityinCambridge,Massachusetts,proposesthatnuclearfusion（核聚变）couldofferasolutiontotheclimatecrisis,inapiecethateffortlesslymixesgrandambitionwithgentlehumour.AndchemistMatthewZajacattheUniversityofChicagoinIllinoiswroteapowerfulpersonalaccountofwhyhewantstoseeadvancesinthefieldofsame-sexreproduction.Theresultsshowthattoday’syoungscientistshaveawealthofideas,talentandconvictionthatresearchcantransformtheirworld.Welookforwardtoseeingwhattheydonext.What’stheessaycompetitionabout?Thescientificexpectation.Thefantasticscientificideas.Thedreamsoffuturelife.Thecelebrationofanniversary.WhyYasminAliwaschosenthewinner?Sheshowedgreattalentinmusic.Shefoundthecureforthelossofhearing.Sheappealedforpeopletocareabouthearinglossproblem.Sheremindedpeopletorememberthemeaningofsciencedevelopment.Whatcanwelearnabouttheresultoftheessaycompetition?RobertSchittkowonthesecondplace.Thereweretwowinnersintheessaycompetition.MatthewZajacpresentedhisviewofsame-sexreproduction.Thetworunners-upwereselectedforthesamefieldtheychose.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetothecompetitors’ideasaboutscienceexpectations?Doubtful.Favorable.Impossible.Ignorant.DYuChenrui,29,isamakerofautomata（机关人偶）inChengdu,Sichuanprovince.Automataarebuilttolooklikehumansoranimalsandgivetheillusion（错觉）ofbeingabletomoveontheirown,“Theartformamazesme,becauseitcombinesvariousskills,fromstorytellingtomechanics,andthepiecesarebuiltwithasenseofhumor,”Yusays.Hiscreationshavecaughttheattentionofwell-knownartistsandhisfancypiecesofarthaveattractedcollectorsworldwide.Interestedinhandcraftsasaboy,YufirstencounteredautomatadesignedbyJapaneseartistKazuakiatanexhibitionin2015whenhestudiedattheCommunicationUniversityofChinainBeijing.“Itwaslikemeetingalike-mindedfriend,”Yusays,recallingthemoment.Asanartanddesignmajor,hebegantolearnthecraftbyhimselfand,withthesupportofhistutor,hekeptstudyingandexaminingautomatainschool.Whenhegraduatedin2016,YulandedajobatanadvertisingagencyinBeijing.Hestayedonatthecompanyforthreeyearsbecause,atthattime,hewasnotsurethathecouldmakealivingoutofhishobby.WhileworkingasadesignerYukeptexploringandadvancinghisskillsinwoodcarvingandmechanics.Eventually,despitethejob’sgoodsalary,itwasnotenoughtomakeupfornotfollowinghistruepassion.Finally,in2018,YuquithisjobandreturnedtoChengdutoopenhisautomataworkshop.Tokeephimselfoccupiedwhilerunninghisworkshop,heplantedblueberries,raspberriesandcherries.Hewatered,weededandaddedfertilizer（肥料）everyday.“Dailyroutineshelpedmecalmdownandinspiremycreativity,whichresultedinanautomatoncalledToObservetheAutumn,”Yusays.Overtime,Yu’sreputationgrewandhisbusinessflourished（兴旺）.ManyofYu’screationsarebuiltwithadashofwisdom,asprinkleofhumorandareinspiredbyobservationsofreallife.Yuknowsthattherearemanymorecreativeideaswaitingtobeexpressed.“ItfeelsquitegoodtobefullydevotedtoautomatacreationandIamstillsearchingformyself.”Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?Yuisequippedwithvariousskills.Yuisapersonfullofsenseofhumor.Yuisnowgainingrecognitionworldwide.Yuisfollowingthelatesttrendinhandcraft.WhydidYuquithisjobinBeijing?Hecouldn'tmakealivingoutofit.Hewantedtopursuehisowndream.HemissedhisfamilyinChengdu.Hethoughthehadalotexperience.AccordingtoYu,whatcontributestohiscreativityasanautomataartist?A.Thefruitshegrows. B.Successofhisbusiness.C.Hisdevotiontothejob. D.Observationfromdailylife.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeYu’sstory?Thereisnoendtolearning.Greathopesmakegreatman.C.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords. D.Experienceisthemotherofwisdom.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Itcanbedifficulttostartahobby.Youmaynotknowwheretobeginoryoumayhavecomeacrossonethatrequirescostlyequipment. 16 Tofindalow-costhobby,picksomethingthatisinterestingtoyou,doesn'trequirealotofmaterials,andisavailabletoyouinyourarea.Beginacollection.Manydifferentcollectionscanbestartedwithlittleornocost. 17 Lookforrocks,plantleavesandflowers,orinsectsyoucanpreserveandkeep.Anotherwayistobegintocollectanobjectinyourhouse,suchassavingbottle-caps.___18___Youtubecontainsquantitiesofmusicyoucanlistentoforfree.Besides,youcandiscovermusicyoulikebyusingonlineradiostationsorservicesincludingPandoraandSpotify.Byexposingyourselftonewmusic,youcanturnmusicintoarelaxinghobbywithouthavingtobuyalbums.Learnagame.Gamesaresimilartosportsandoftenbenefitfrombeingsharedinthecommunity（团体）.Gamegroupswilloftensupplyboardgamesatnocosttoyou.Inaddition,librariesandschoolsmayhavevideogamegroupsforchildrenandadults.Youcanalsoplayawidevarietyoffreeonlinegameswithpeoplearoundyou.___19___Ifthesethingsfailtoattractyou,askexpertsabouthowtobegin.Findhobbyistsandaskthosewhoareexperiencedinyourpotentialhobbyfortheminimumcostofmaterialsyouneedtostart. 20 You'llbesurprisedthatyoudon'tneedasmuchequipmentasyouimagined.Listentomusic.Onewaytodothisistogooutside.Askyourselfwhatyourfavoritemusicis.Howandwheretofindonecollectionisuptoyou.Usethesitetoseewhatgroupsareinyourarea.Thetruthisthatmanyhobbiescanbestartedwithoutmuchmoney.Thiswillhelpyoujudgewhetherornotahobbyfitsintoyourbudget.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CeciliaChiangdiedonWednesdayatherhomeinSanFrancisco.Shewas100.HerSanFranciscorestaurant,theMandarin, 21 Americandinersinthe1960stotherichnessand 22 ofauthenticChinesecuisine.Ms.Chiangwasbornina 23 family.Whenshewaslittle,childrenwerenotallowedinthe 24 ,butshepaidcloseattentionontripstothe 25 marketswithhermotherandlistenedcarefullyas 26 instructionsweregiventothecooks.Afterherparentsdied,she 27 thefamilybusinessinherteens.AftertheJapaneseoccupiedBeijingin1939,shewas 28 tojoinsinChongqin,whereshemarriedChiangLiang,aprofessor.Ms.ChiangsailedtoSanFranciscoin1960tohelphersister.Thereshemettwowomenwhowantedto 29 arestaurantthat 30 Chinesediets.Later,whenthetwowomen 31 ,Ms.Chiangdecidedtoopenarestaurantherself.Theearlydayswere 32 Butlittlebylittle,customerscame 33 forhotandsoursoupandpan-friedpotstickers.Oneevening,HerbCaen,thepopularcolumnistforTheChronicle, 34 attherestaurant.Ina 35 column,HerbCaen 36 it“alittlehole-in-thewall”thatwasoffering“someofthebestChinesefoodeastofthePacific.”Overnightthe 37 filled.TheMandarinwasonitsway.In1968,Ms.Chiangmovedtherestaurantto 38 quarters,whereshecould 39 300diners.“IthinkI 40 whataverage,peopleknowaboutChinesefood,”Ms.ChiangtoldTheChroniclein2007,“Theydidn'tknowChinawassuchabigcountry.”21.A.attachedB.introducedC.presentedD.opposed22.A.patentB.trendC.varietyD.fashion23.A.wealthyB.poorC.typicalD.powerful24.A.kitchenB.restaurantC.marketD.hotel25.A.countrysideB.foodC.talentD.city26.A.lameB.formalC.validD.detailed27.A.handedoverB.handedupC.tookupD.tookover28.A.forcedB.warnedC.trappedD.split29.A.supportB.openC.promoteD.attain30.A.ateB.orderedC.servedD.learned31.A.gaveoutB.brokedownC.backedoutD.carriedon32.A.difficultB.acuteC.explicitD.lucky33.A.fluentlyB.regularlyC.relevantlyD.sincerely34.A.investedB.exploredC.dinedD.cooperated35.A.rebuildingB.foreseeingC.votingD.following36.A.showedB.toldC.allocatedD.called37.A.targetsB.billsC.tablesD.counters38.A.smallerB.largerC.tighterD.cleaner39.A.accelerateB.participateC.guaranteeD.accommodate40.A.changedB.approvedC.identifiedD.disconnected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Haveyoueverfeltbadforsittingaroundanddoingnothing?NowtheUniversityofFineArtsinHamburg,Germany, 41. （offer）“idlenessgrants（闲人奖学金）”of1,600euros（around13,000yuan）tothreestudentswho 42. convincepeoplethey’dmakethebestoftheir“activeinactivity（不作为）”.Students’self-recommendationmust 43. （hand）inbySeptember15.AccordingtoTheGuardian,the 44. （apply）includesonlyfourquestions:Whatdoyounotwanttodo?Forhowlongdoyounotwanttodoit?Whyisitimportanttonotdothisthing 45. particular?Whyareyoutherightpersonnottodoit?Applicantsarefree 46. （choose）theformandlengthoftheirinactivity.Forexample, 47. youdecideyou’renotgoingtosleep,thenyoucanonlydothatforacoupleofdays.Butifyousayyouarenotgoingtoshop,thenthat’ssomethingyoucandoforalot 48. （long）,TheGuardiannoted.Theideabehindtheprojectcamefromadiscussionaboutthe“contradiction（矛盾）ofasociety 49. promotessustainability