天水一中届高三第一次考试英语试题及答案.docx

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天水一中届高三第一次考试英语试题及答案

天水一中2021届高三年级第一次考试试题

英语

卷

第一部分阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Theannualmarathoninmytownoccurredasscheduled.Myjobwastofollowbehindtherunnersinanambulanceincaseanyofthemneededmedicalattention.Astheathletesbegantopacethemselves,thefrontrunnersstartedtodisappear.ItwasthenthatmyeyesweredrawntothewomaninbluerunningshortsandabaggywhiteT-shirt.

Iknewwewerealreadywatchingour“lastrunner”.Herfeetwereturnedin,yetherleftkneewasturnedout.Herlegsweresocrippledandbentthatitseemedimpossibleforhertowalk,letalonerunamarathon.

ThedriverandIwatchedinsilenceassheslowlymovedforward.Wewouldmoveforwardalittlebit,thenstopandwaitforhertogainsomedistance.Thenwe’dslowlymoveforwardalittlebitmore.AsIwatchedherstruggletoputonefootinfrontoftheother,Ifoundmyselfbreathingforherandurgingherforward.Iwantedhertostop,andatthesametime,Iprayedthatshewouldn’t.

Finally,shewastheonlyrunnerleftinsight.Isatontheedgeofmyseatandwatchedwithrespectandamazementasshepushedforwardwithsheerdeterminationthroughthelastmiles.Whenthefinishlinecameintosight,thecheeringcrowdshadlonggonehome.Yet,standingstraightandproudwaitedaman.Hewasholdingoneendofaribbontiedtoapost.Sheslowlycrossedthrough,leavingbothendsoftheribbonfluttering（飘动）behindher.

Idon’tknowthiswoman’sname,butthatdayshebecameapartofmylife—apartIoftendependon.Forher,itwasn’taboutbeatingtheotherrunnersorwinningaprize.Itwasaboutfinishingwhatshehadsetouttodo.WhenIthinkthingsaretoodifficultorIgetthose“I-just-can’t-do-it,”Ithinkofthelastrunner.ThenIrealizehoweasythetaskbeforemereallyis.

1．Whatwordscanbestdescribethewoman?

A．Proudanddetermined.B．Strong-willedandhonorable.

C．Modestandcourageous.D．Diligentandconsiderate.

2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“crippled”inparagraph2mean?

A．Disabled.B．Healthy.C．Perfect.D．Strong.

3．Whathastheauthorlearntfromthewoman?

A．Don’tdependonotherswhenfacinghardships.

B．Nothingistootoughtoaccomplishifoneisbraveenough.

C．Thedisabledcanalsorunamarathondespitetheirwalkingdifficulty.

D．It’snotwinningbutfinishingthethingwestartthatreallymatters.

4．Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．AHumorousStranger.B．AnUnforgettableJob.

C．TheLastRunner.D．TheAnnualMarathon.

B

Arepeoplehappierinnaturewithblueskiesoverheadandfreshgreengrassunderfoot?

Couldnoisystreets,crowdedwithcarsandpeople,makeusunhappy?

Thepossiblementalhealthproblemsofcitylivingaffectalotofpeople.TheWorldHealthOrganizationestimates（估计）that56percentoftheworld'spopulationlivedinurbanareasin2019.TheWHOaddsthatthatamountwillincreaseto66percentby2050.Peopleoftenmovetocitiesforbetterjobsandmoreculturalactivities.Butaretheyputtingthemselvesatrisk?

Maybe.ExpertsattheAmericanPsychiatryAssociationsaythat“naturalenvironmentsorgreenspaces”domuchgoodtoourmentalhealth.

Manystudieshaveshownthatnaturecancalmusandmakeusfeelhappy.Nature,expertssay,canalsohelpuslearnbetter.Andexperiencingnaturehelpspeoplerecoverfromthementaltirednessthatcomesfromday-to-daywork.Ontheotherhand,mentalhealthexpertssaysomeresearchsuggeststhatcitylivingmighthurtourmentalhealth.Buttheycannotsayexactlywhy.

Whatarethespecificaspectsoftheurbanenvironmentwhichcausessomepeopletodevelopmentalillness?

AndreaMechelli,adoctoratKingsCollege,London,states,“Therehavebeenstudieswherepeoplewereliterallytakenoutofanurbanenvironmentintoarural（乡村的）environmentandtheirsymptomswouldimprove.Andwealsoseethatthegreaterthecityis,thegreatertheriskis.”Mechellisaythatsomeonewholivesinacityisthreetimesmorelikelytodeveloppsychologicalproblemthansomeonelivinginthecountry.

KingsCollegeresearchers,alongwithcityplanners,landandbuildingdesignersandotherswantedtolearnmoreaboutcitylivingandmentalillness.So,theycreatedasmartphoneappcalledUrbanMind.Theysaytheywantedtounderstandhowdifferentpartsoftheurbanenvironmentaffectmentalwellbeing（健康）.

Theresearchersfoundthatbeingoutdoors,seeingtrees,hearingbirdsong,seeingthesky,andfeelingincontactwithnaturewereassociatedwithhigherlevelsofmentalwell-being.Theyalsofoundthattheseseemingeffectsofnaturewereespeciallystronginthoseindividualsatgreaterriskofmentalhealthproblems.TheUrbanMindProjectteamsaysithopes“theresultswillinformfutureurbanplanningandsocialpolicyaimedatimprovingdesignandhealth.”

5．Whyisthequestionraisedinthefirstparagraph?

A．Tointroducethetopicofthetext.

B．Toshowthebackgroundofthetext.

C．Toaskthereaderstolearnthestudy.

D．Toraisethereaders'interestinhappiness.

6．WhatdoesMechellifindduringhisstudy?

A．Peopleareattractedbytheblueskiesandgreengrass.

B．Peoplearemorecontentwiththeircitylife.

C．Moreandmorepeopleareinterestedintakingrisksincities,

D．Citypeoplearemorelikelytodevelopmentalproblemsthancountrypeople.

7．WhatisexpectedoftheUrbanMindresearchresult?

A．Morepeoplewillchoosetoliveinthecountryside.

B．Itwillbringmoreconcernaboutpeoplesmentalhealth.

C．Itwillcontributetofutureurbanplanningandsocialpolicies.

D．Peoplewillbehelpedtoimprovetheirmentalillness.

8．Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A．UrbanMindmeasuresthelevelofmentalwellbeing.

B．Citylivingmaybeharmfultopeople’smentalhealth.

C．Livinginthecountrysideisbetterthaninthecity.

D．Differentscientistsholddifferentopinionsontheeffectsofcityliving.

C

Low-costGiftsforMother’sDay

GiftNo.1

Offertobeyourmother’shealthfriend.Promisetobethereforalldoctor’svisitswhethershehasadiseaseorneedsaregularmedicalcheck-up.Mostmothersalwayssaythereisnoneed,butanothersetifeyesandearsisalwaysagoodideaatadoctor’svisit.Thebestpart?

Thisoneisfree.

GiftNo.2

Helpyourmotherorganizeallofhermedicalrecords,whichincludethetestresultsandmedicalinformation.Putthemallinoneplace.Besuretomakealistofallofhermedicinesandwhattimeshetakesthem.“Havingallthisinformationinoneplacecouldendupsavingyourmother’slife,”Dr.MarieSavardsaid.

GiftNo.3

Enoughsleepisconnectedwithgeneralhealthconditions.“Buyyourmothercottonsheetsandcomfortablepillowstoencouragebettersleep,”Savardsaid.“Weknowthatgoodsleepisveryimportanttoourhealth.”

GiftNo.4

SomegiftcompaniessuchasPresentsforPurposeallowyoutopayitforwardthisMother’sDaybypickinggifts,10percentofwhosepriceyoupaygoestoacharity（慈善机构）.Giftgiverscanchoosefromawidevarietyofusefulbutinexpensivethings—manyofwhichare“green”—andthenchooseameaningfulcharityfromalist.Whenyourmothergetsthegiftshewillbetoldthatshehashelpedthechosencharity.

9．Whatareyouadvisedtodoforyourmotheratdoctor’svisits?

A．Totakenotes.B．Tobewithher.

C．Tobuymedicines.D．Togivehergifts.

10．Wherecanyoufindanideaforgiftstoimproveyourmother’ssleep?

A．InGiftNo.1.B．InGiftNo.2.

C．InGiftNo.3.D．InGiftNo.4.

11．BuyinggiftsfromPresentsforPurposeallowsmothersto______.

A．enjoygoodsleepB．bewell-organized

C．getextrasupportD．giveotherhelp

D

TheNotreDame（巴黎圣母院）firehasbeenputout,butitswoodenroofhavebeenlargelydamaged.Theterribleaccidentcausesasuddensharppaintopeoplearoundtheworld,“Whatapitythatwecannotseethedamagedpartsofthewonderanymore.”

Butthegoodnewsisthatthereisatleastonewayofseeingthem,namelyviaavideogamecalledAssassin'sCreed:

Unity.Inthisgame,theplayercantraveltoonecityafteranotherandenterthebuildingsexactlylikewhattheyareinreality,andseeNotreDameasitwasbeforethefire.Inaddition,withVRtechnology,whichisalreadyquitemature,onecanevenlookaroundtheundamagedNotreDameasifitisstillthere.Maybedigitaltechnologycouldhelptobetterprotectarchitecturalculturalheritage.

Theideaofdigitizingancientbuildings,makingdigitalmodelsofthemsotheirdatacanbesaved,datesbacktothe1990sandthenecessarytechnologyhascontinuedtoadvancesincethen.Byscanningtheancientbuildingswithlasers,building3Dmodelswithhundredsofimages,aswellasmeasuringeverythingprecisely,engineerscanmakeacopyas“same”astherealone.

Ascomputersandsmartphonesarehugelypopular，thedigitalreplicaordigitalcopyhasgreatpracticalvalue.First,itallowstouriststofeeltheculturalrelicswithouttouchingthem,whichhelpsprotectthem.ThevirtualtourofDunhuangGrottoesinGansuProvinceisagoodexampleofthisastouristscanviewthepaintingswithoutstandingnearthem.Furthermore,itcanmakethedigitizedculturalrelicsmorefamousbyspreadingawarenessaboutthemviatheInternet.In2000,avirtualtouroftheGreatWallbecameverypopularattheHannoverWorldExpo,whichincreasedthenumberofforeigntouristsvisitingitinthefollowingyears.Aboveall,itpreservesalltheinformationoftheculturalrelics.Eveniftheoriginalonesaredamagedoneday,peoplecanstillknowwhattheywerelikeandcanbuildareplicaifdesired.

Timeisthebiggestproblemtoarchitecturalheritage.Maybewewillhavebettertechnologiesinthefuture，butthedigitaltechnologyoffersa