安徽省合肥市2021届高三下学期第三次教学质量检测英语试题

安徽省合肥市2021届高三下学期第三次教学质量检测英语试

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一、阅读理解

Insteadofpayingtoshiptheitemsyoudon'tneedtoyournewhome,whynotdonate

them?Youroldhouseholdgoodslikefurniturewillgotoanewhomewheretheywillbe

appreciated.Herearesomecharitiesthatmighthelp.

FurnitureBankNehvork

FurnitureBankNetworkhelpspeoplefurnishtheirhomeswithpracticalsecondhand

itemsdonatedbypeoplewithinthecommunity.Taxreceiptsforthevalueofthedonated

itemsaregiventodonors（捐赠者）.Recipientsgetthefurniturefbrfree.Peoplecanget

furnishingsfromtheirlocalFurnitureBankonlyiftheyarereferredtotheorganization

throughoneofitssocialservicepartners.Italsoencouragesapplicantstohelpthe

organizationwithvolunteerwork.

HabitatforHumanity

HabitatforHumanityisaglobalnonprofit.Itcollectsmonetarydonationstobuildand

remodelaffordablehousingsothatthoseinneedcanapplyfb匚Youcanalsodonatefurniture

andotherhouseholdgoodstoHabitatfbrHumanity.Itresellstheseitemsinhome

improvementstoresandusesthemoneytofunditshumanitarianefforts.

Goodwill

Goodwillresellsdonatedfurnitureandotherhouseholditemstofunditscharitable

objectives.Goodwillusesitsearningstoprovidecareertrainingandemploymentassistance

tounemployedindividuals.Italsooffersdiscountstothepeopleenrolledinitstraining

programs,allowingthemtoaffordablyfurnishtheirhomesandbuyclothesfbrtheirfamilies.

PickupMyDonation

PickupMyDonationisn'tactuallyadonationcenteranditdoesn'tpickupyour

donations.Instead,ithelpsyoufindlocalnonprofitsandcharityshopsthatdo.Ifyour

donationisn*tlargeenoughfbralocalnonprofittosendatruck,PickupMyDonationcan

stillhelp.Thecompanywillputyouintouchwithalocalmovingcompanytopickupyour

donationandtakeittoanearbycenter.

1.WhatisamustforgettingfurnishingsfromalocalFurnitureBank?

A.Ataxreceiptfbrtheitem.

B.Membershipofthecommunity.

C.Arecommendationfromitspartner.

D.Volunteerworkfbrtheorganization.

2.Whichcharityofferscareerassistancetoalaid-offworker?

A.Goodwill.

B.PickupMyDonation.

C.HabitatfbrHumanity.

D.FurnitureBankNetwork.

3.WhatdoweknowaboutPickupMyDonation?

A.Itprovidesaffordablehousing.

B.Itisalocalmovingcompany.

C.Itonlypicksuplargedonations.

D.Ithelpsdonorsfindacharityshop.

BomonJuly1st,1948,inthesmallItaliancityofPalmi,RobertoCreawasageniuskid.

HemovedtotheNetherlandsandmajoredinBiologicalChemistryintheUniversityof

Leiden.Itwasthisuniversitythatdirectedhisinterestinthesynthesis（合成）ofnucleotides,

thebasicunitsthatarerequiredtobuildaDNA.Atthattime,notmanyresearchersstudied

thecombinationofgenes（基因），butRobertosstrongchemistrybackgroundmadea

historicalinventionpossible.

In1977,hejoinedtheGenentech,Inc.andthegenesynthesisteamatCityofHope

MedicalSchool.ThecompanyfundedDr.Creason-goingresearchongenesynthesis.After

workingdayandnight,thebrilliantindividualfinallyinventedanewprocedurethat

improvedthechemicalsynthesisofgenes.Thankstohisrichknowledgeandthejointefforts

oftheexcellentGenentechteam,hemadeuseofthisdiscoverytoproducethehumanInsulin

（胰岛素）genes,AandB.ItwashisinventionthatallowedGenentechtobelabeledasthe

firstproducerofhumanprotein.Thisbenefited

hundredsofmillionsofpeoplesufferingfromdiabetes（糖尿病）allovertheworld.

TodayRobertoisknownasthefatherofsyntheticinsulinandhadalmostwontheNobel

Prize.Hiseffortsdidnotstopafterdiscoveringthesyntheticinsulin;infact,hewasmorethan

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drivenandtriedtomakemorecontributionstothefieldofbiotechnology.Histeamofexperts

discoveredZiconotideunderhisteachingsandguidance.Accordingtoleadingscientistsand

researchers,thisdrugismorepowerfulandeffectivethanmorphine（吗啡）,andthebestpart

ofthisisthatithaszeroside-effects.

Dr.RobertoCreahasalonglistofcreditablediscoveriesandresearchesthathehas

achievedin65yearsofhislife.Heisaninspirationformanyindividualswhoaimtoadd

valuetohumanitywiththehelpofscience..

4.WhatmaycontributetoRobcrto*sinventionofthehumaninsulin?

A.Hisgoodluckinhislife.

B.Hiscuriosityabouthisstudy.

C.Hiscreativeimagination.

D.Hisknowledgeofchemistry.

5.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"thisdiscovery^^inParagraph2referto?

A.Aspecialwayofproducinghumanprotein,

B.Areliablemethodforcuringpeopleofdiabetes.

C.Anewprocedureforimprovinggenesynthesis.

D.Asimpletechniqueofseparatinghumangenes.

6.WhatdoweknowaboutRobertoinParagraph3?

A.HewonaNobelPrize.

B.Hestucktohisscientificresearch.

C.Hediscoveredmorphinewithhisteam.

D.Heretiredaftermakingthegreatdiscovery.

7.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesRoberto?

A.Enthusiasticandgenerous.

B.Courageousandcalm.

C.Ambitiousandpatient.

D.Devotedandtalented.

Sometimeback,afterasix-year-oldlionessnamedMagigirepeatedlykilledcattle,

BotswanaauthoritiescaughtandmovedherintoCentralKalahariGameReserve,forfrom

people.Magigispentmostofhertimewithinthereservedprotectiveboundaries,butaftera

yearsheescapedoutsideandwasshotdeadbyafarmer.NewresearchMaudeandhis

colleagueshaveconductedconfirmsthatMagigi*sunfortunatestoryiscommonformany

relocatedlions.Fordecades,wildlifemanagersinanumberofAfricancountrieshaveused

suchakindwaytodealwithlionsthatrepeatedlykilllivestock（牲畜）.Butthenewresearch

showsthatafterlionsaremoved,mostcontinuetokilllivestockandendangervillagers'

living.

AcrossAfrica,lionnumbershavefallenby43percentinthepasttwodecades,toasfew

as23,000animalstoday.About3,000remaininBotswana.Thesharpdeclinesareprimarily

drivenbydevelopment-lionsnowoccupyjust8percentoftheirhistorichabitat.Withless

spacesetasideforconservation,lionsaremorefrequentlycomingintocontactwithhumans.

Theseareusuallyfarms,expandingaroundtheedgesoftheprotectedareas.Thelionseat

livestock,whichnegativelyimpactsthelivelihoodofthefarmersintheseruralareas.Without

aproperwaytopreventtheseattacks,thedinnersoftenturntodeadlyforce,shootingor

poisoningthelions,whichhasresultedinthedecreaseinlionpopulation.

Ratherthantryingtomovelions,wildlifeconservationistGlynMaudesays,emphasis

shouldbeplacedonreducingthechancesoflionsencounteringandkillinglivestockinthe

firstplace.ManypreventativemeasuresarebeingtestedinvariousAfricancountries,

includinghiringlionguardians（护卫者）tomonitorthesebigcats,creatinglion-prooffences,

sendingoutliontextalerts,andteachingherderstokeeplivestockawayfromhigh-riskareas.

8.WhywasMagigimovedtoareserve?

A.Tostopherfrombeingcaught.

B.Topreventherfromkillingcattle.

C.Togethertostaywithherfamily.

D.Totrainhertogetalongwithpeople.

9.WhatisthemajorreasonforthedeclineinthelionpopulationinAfrica?

A.Illegalwildlifetrade.B.Human-lionconflict.

C.Anaturaldisaster.D.Thelackoffoodintheirhabitat.

10.WhatcanweinferfromMaude'swordsinthelastparagraph?

A.Lionswillbefencedintoavoidmeetingpeople.

B.Therelocationoflionshasproventobeeffective.

C.Preventionisthecureforlions*attackinglivestock.

D.It'simpossibleforlionstolivewithhumansinharmony.

11.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

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A.BigCats*RelocationProvingDeadly

B.LionsShotDeadafterAttackingaMan

C.TheTragicStoryofaMagicalLioness

D.ConservationStatusoftheAfricanLion

InthemagnificentrangeofmountainsofnorthernCalifornia,42radiotelescopespoint

towardsthestars,scanningforsignsoflife.TheSearchforExtraterrestrialIntelligence

（SETI）Institutehasbeenlisteningforasignalheresinceitwasfoundedin1984.JillTarter,

itsco——founder,saystheprogrammedaimisnotjusttocommunicatewithremote

civilisations.Itisalsotoremindhumanbeingsofitsownmodest,fragile（脆弱的）placein

theuniverse.Thus,forthefirsttime,SETIiscockingitseartowardsEarthtolookfbrasignal

thatcanbesentintospacetorepresentthespecies.

FelipePerezSantiago,aMexicanmusicianandcomposer,hasanideaofwhatmight

work.Sincesongs,likethehumanvoices,arecommontoalllanguagesandnations,heand

Ms.Tarterhavedesignedthe“EarthlingProject^-acalltopeopleeverywheretoupload

extracts（精华）ofsongthatheplanstomeltintoacollectivehumanchorus.Aninitial

compositionwillbelaunchedintospacethissummer,recordedonavirtuallyindestructible

disk.FutureplansanddreamsincludeaneventuallandingonMars.

Humanmusichasbeensenttotheheavensin1977.Distantbeingscanintheoryalready

enjoyPeruvianpanpipes,aNavajochant,Bach,Beethovenandmore.Butnoprevious

offering,andperhapsnocompositionundertakenanywhere,hastriedtoencompasstheentire

diversityofhumansong.

Mr.Santiagosaysheisthrilledaboutbringingtogethercontributorsfromaroundthe

globe.Unlikeotherrecordingssentintospace,saysMr.Santiago,uEveryone*sinvited.You

don'thavetobeoneofthemaincomposersofourhistorylikeBeethoven,justsomeone

singingintheirshower."Downloadthe“EarthlingProject0app,singuptothreesongsof30

secondseach,andyourvoicewillbesentintothesky.

12.WhydoesSETIlookforasignaltobesentintospace?

A.Tostandfbrspeciesontheearth.

B.Toscanfbrotherliveableplanets.

C.Torespondtothecalloftheuniverse.

D.Tostresstheimportanceoftheearth.

13.Whatcanweinferaboutthe"EarthlingProject”?

A.Itisaworldmusicorganization.

B.Itintendstocreateahumanchorus.

C.Ittriestodevelopauniversallanguage.

D.Itaimstosearchforsignalsfromspace.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“encompass”inParagraph3mean?

A.Include.B.Appreciate.

C.Workout.D.Relateto.

15.Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?

A.Toinspirepeopletobecomecomposers.

B.Tocallonpeopletoprotectourplanet.

C.Toencouragepeopletoexplorespace.

D.Toinvitepeopletojoinaprogramme.

二、七选五

Anxietyanddepressionarecomplexconditions.Butcaneveryonebenefitfromteaming

howtocarefortheirmind?]6

•Self-Compassion（自我关怀）

17Thiscanincludefeelinglikeyoumustbeperfecttobeacceptedoran

unrealisticsenseofothers*expectations.Theanswertoperfectionismisn'tlettingitallgo—

it*sself^compassion,whichmeansyouarekindandunderstandingwhenfacedwithpersonal

failures—afterall,whoeversaidyouweresupposedtobeperfect?Howwetreatourselves

throughtheupsanddownsoflifecanhaveahugeimpactonhealthandmentalhealth.

•SocialConnection

Fromthetimewearebom,weneedsocialconnectioninordertogrowandsucceed.

18Itcanbetalkingtoonetrustedpersonabouthowyou'rereallydoingorhavinga

visitwithanyfamilymemberorfriend.Ifthisfeelsoutofreach,trymakingashortlistof

peoplewhoatanypointhavegivenyouasenseofbelonging.19

•Exercise

Exercisecanbeimportantforpreventingdepressionsincehavingasedentary（缺乏锻

炼的）lifestyleisariskfactor.20Anotherstudyfoundthat12weeksofexerciseat30

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minutes,threetofivetimesperweekreducedsymptomsby47%.

Sothebestapproachis:Getwhateversupportisinreachandcareforyourmindbased

onwhatworksforyou.

A.Itisimportanttobekindtoyourself

B.Butitdoesn'thavetobeabigpartyoranofficefullofpeople.

C.Beingconstantlyself-criticalisriskyforanxietyanddepression.

D.Itmaybevitaltounderstandhappinesswhenwestrugglewithmood.

E.Onestudyfoundthat15minutesadayofexercisesignificantlypreventsdepression.

F.Thefollowingbehaviorsarekeyoneslinkedtopreventionofanxietyanddepression.

G.Studieshaveshownthatjustthinkingofpositiverelationshipscanhelpyoutoleratestress.

三、完形填空

Selvidgehopestoattendartorfilmschoolaftergraduation.Beingawriter,director,

actorandmusician,Selvidgeadmitsthathisabilitytoadapttohis21environmentis

hisstrength.Ofcourse,itisthevery22thathelpshimwithdifficulties.However,he

didn'tgainitwithout23.

Attheageof13,Selvidge24hishometownDickson,Tennesseein25of

abetterlife.Inthefollowing4years,hewasjustlivingwithhisfriendsandbouncingaround

whereverhecould.Thatlasted26bothhisparentsdiedoff.Thepoliceweregoingto

27himovertoalocalshelter.However,athisfathersfuneral,hishalf-brotherin

Arizonaofferedto28himtostartover.

Selvidgesawthemoveasanopportunitytostarta29life.Thefirstdayhecame

toPerryHighSchool,he30totheTheatreClubandfinallygainedaroletoplay.

Thatwasthebeginningofhis31career.Lastyearhedirectedhisownplayand

32inamusicalandtwocomedies.Seeinghiswonderfulstageperformance,debate

coachJimFountain33Selvidge,believinghistalentscouldtakehimfar.

34,Selvidgediditwelltoo.Hewonthestatechampionshipandwillrepresenthis

stateto35onthenationalstagefordebateinJune.

“Hehassufferedmanythatare36tokidshisages”hisdirector,Shelley,

explainswhySelvidgecan37theaudience'seyessowell."Hehasa38

understandingofthehumancondition,whichallowshimtointerpretemotionsofvarious

39withease.Inthissense,itis40thatshapedwhatheistoday.^^

21.A.economicB.changeableC.socialD.familiar

22.A.patienceB.kindnessC.virtueD.bravery

23.A.interestB.patienceC.luckD.suffering

24.A.leftB.workedforC.missedD.returnedto

25.A.favorB.memoryC.searchD.celebration

26.A.sinceB.afterC.ifD.until

27.A.rollB.handC.carryD.drag

28.A.defendB.assessC.supportD.teach

29.A.newB.freeC.politicalD.healthy

30.A.complainedB.stuckC.contributedD.applied

31.A.actingB.composingC.writingD.coaching

32.A.hostedB.starredC.spokeD.debated

33.A.soughtoutB.dreamedofC.toldoffD.reliedon

34.A.StrangelyB.CertainlyC.InterestinglyD.Basically

35.A.jumpB.graduateC.playD.compete

36.A.criticalB.relevantC.openD.uncommon

37.A.catchB.meetC.widenD.test

38.A.sharedB.normalC.deepD.childish

39.A.membersB.charactersC.colleaguesD.directors

40.A.sacrificesB.choicesC.hardshipsD.amusements

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

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。

ThehistoryofChineseTeachers5Day41(date)backtotheHanDynasty.Itisa

dayofrespectingteachersandeducation.Inthepast,onAugust27eachyear,thebirthdayof

Confucius,theemperor,42(follow)bycourtofficials,wouldgotoConfucius*temple

inhonoroftheancientphilosopherandwouldalsoinviteroyalteacherstothecourtfora

feast.Andonthisday,teachersaroundthenationenjoyed43day'sbreakand

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