内蒙古届高三英语上学期期中试题.docx

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内蒙古届高三英语上学期期中试题

2021届高三英语上学期期中试题

注意：

本试卷共分为第I卷和第II卷两部分，第I卷（选择题）的答案需用铅笔涂在答题卡上，第II卷（非选择题）的答案全部答在答题纸上，考试结束后把答题卡和答题纸一并交回。

第二部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。

（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

（A）

MonthlyTalksatLondonCanalMuseum

Ourmonthlytalksstartat19:

30onthefirstThursdayofeachmonthexceptAugust.Admissionisatnormalchargesandyoudon’tneedtobook.Theyendaround21:

00.

November7th

TheCanalPioneers,byChrisLewis.JamesBrindleyisrecognizedasoneoftheleadingearlycanalengineers.Hewasalsoamajorplayerintrainingothersintheartofcanalplanningandbuilding.ChrisLewiswillexplainhowBrindleymadesuchapositivecontributiontotheeducationofthatgroupofearly“civilengineers”.

December5th

IcefortheMetropolis,byMalcolmTucker.Wellbeforethearrivaloffreezers,therewasademandforiceforfoodpreservationandcatering.Malcolmwillexplainthehistoryofimportingnaturaliceandthetechnologyofbuildingicewells,andhowLondon’sicetradegrew.

February6th

AnUpdateontheCotswoldCanals,byLizPayne.TheStroudwaterCanalismovingtowardsreopening.TheThamesandSevernCanalwilltakealittlelonger.Wewillhaveareportonthepresentstateofplay.

March6th

EyotsandAits―ThamesIslands,byMirandaVickers.TheThameshasmanyislands.Mirandahasundertakenareviewofallofthem.Shewilltellusaboutthoseofgreatestinterest.

Onlinebooking:

www.canalmuseum.org.uk/book

Moreinfo:

www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatson

LondonCanalMuseum

12―13NewWharfRoad,LondonNI9RT

www.canalmuseum.org.uk　www.canalmuseum.mobi

Tel:

02077130836

21.WhenisthetalkonJamesBrindley?

A.February6th.

B.March6th.

C.November7th.

D.December5th.

22.What’sthetopicofthetalkinFebruary?

A.TheCanalPioneers.

B.IcefortheMetropolis.

C.EyotsandAnti-ThamesIslands.

D.AnUpdateontheCotswoldCanals.

23.WhowillgivethetalkontheislandsintheThames?

A.MirandaVickers.

B.MalcolmTucker.

C.ChrisLewis.

D.LizPayne.

（B）

China’sartisticswimmingduo（双人表演）MsJiangandhertwinsistermadehistoryonTuesdaybygainingasixthgoldattheAsianGames,themostearnedbyanyathletesinartisticswimminginitshistory.Whatmakesthetwinsisters’achievementmoreremarkableisthefactthatbothofthemreturnedfromgivingbirthtobabydaughterstodoso.

"I’vebeentheircoachforover20years,"saidMsZheng.Women’sDuetcoach,"eversincetheywere8yearsold.Whentheycamebackafterhavingbabies,theirtrainingplanswerecompletelychanged.Ithinktheyhavealreadyshowedthatfemaleathletescanreturntotheirbestformafterhavingababy."

Thetwinsistersannouncedtheirretirementafterfinishingathirdatthe2013ChinaNationalGames.Theywentontogetmarriedonthesamedayandtheirbabydaughtersarrivedin202Xand202X.Andafterathree-yearabsence,thetwinsdecidedtocomebacktothepool.

"Ithinktoreachamaturestateinartisticswimming,athleteshavetogothroughyearsoftraining.Whatkeepsusgoingisourloveofthesport,"saidoneofthem.

The31-year-oldtwinswonawell-deservedgoldatthe2021ChinaNationalGames.AtthethirdAsianGames,theyclaimedtheirsixthgoldatthemulti-sportsmeettobearecordinartisticswimmingattheGames,andaresulttheircoachwasn’tsurecouldhappenwhentheyfirstdecidedtocomeback.

"Becauseofourloveofthesport,weovercamemanyhardtimes,especiallythephysicalobstacles.Afterall,we’renolongeryoung.ButnowIthinkweareevenbetterthanbefore,"saidtheother.

Tobeamotherwhiletrainingandcompetingatthehighestlevelmeansthisgoldmedalseemsmuchmorethananyoftheothersfrombefore.

24.Whywasthetwins'achievementregardedtobeextraordinary?

A.TheywonsixgoldmedalsattheAsianGames.

B.Theygottrainedbyplansthatweretotallydifferent.

C.Theygotthemostmedalsinartisticswimminginhistory.

D.Theyreturnedfromgivingbirthtobabydaughterstodoso.

25.Whatwastheircoach'sattitudetotheirwinningwhentheyfirstdecidedtocomeback?

A.Skeptical.B.Determined.C.Confident.D.Unclear.

26.Whatdoesthetwins'victorytellus?

A.Practicemakesperfect.B.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.

C.Knowledgecomesfrompractice.D.Nothingistoohardforadeterminedmind.27.Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?

A.Asportstextbook.B.Aresearchpaper.

C.Anewsreport.D.Asportsbrochure.

（C）

Something’shappeningatthelowestpointonourplanet.

TheDeadSea,asaltlakeborderedbyJordantotheeastandIsraelandPalestinetothewest,isshrinkingatanalarmingrate-about3.3feetperyear,accordingtotheenvironmentalistgroupEcoPeaceMiddleEast.Andhumanactionsarelargelytoblame.

"It'snotjustlikeonecountryispunishingtheDeadSea:

it'smorelikethewholearea,”saidphotographerMoritzKustner,whovisitedtheareainFebruarytoworkonhisseries"TheDyingDeadSea”.

TheDeadSeaneedswaterfromtheothernaturalsourcessurroundingit,suchastheJordanRiverbasin.Butaroundthe1960s,someofthewatersourcesitrelieduponwerediverted.Israel,forinstance,builtapipelineduringthattimesoitcouldsupplywaterthroughoutthecountry.

Mineralextractionindustriesareanothermainreasonthewaterlevelsarefalling,expertssay.TheDeadSea'smineralshavebeenusedasmedicineandcanoftenbefoundincosmeticsandotherconsumerproducts.

Andthen,ofcourse,there'stheMiddleEast'shot,dryclimate,whichmakesitdifficultforthelaketoreplenishitself.Lastyear,IsraelandJordansigneda$900milliondealinanefforttokeeptheDeadSea'swaterlevelsstable.ItincludesbuildingacanalfromtheRedSeatotheDeadSeawhichwouldbeabletonotonlysupplywatertoIsraelandJordanbutalsotopumpwaterintotheDeadSea.

Butfornow,KustnershowsusthattheDeadSearemainsverymuchaplaceofinterest,withpeoplefromallovertheworldgoingtheretoswiminitssaltywaters

TheDeadSea,knownastheSaltSeainthelanguageofHebrew,isoneofthesaltiestbodiesofwaterintheworld.Andbecauseofwhathasbeenhappeningovertheyears,thesaltisonlygettingsaltier.

28.HowmanyreasonsfortheDeadSeasshrinkingdoestheauthormentioninthetext?

A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.Four

29.WhatcanwelearnabouttheDeadSea'sminerals?

A.Theyhavepracticalvalue.

B.TheyarecontrolledbyIsrael.

C.Theycanbeextractedveryeasily.

D.Theyaremainlyusedinheavyindustry.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"replenish”inParagraph6probablymean?

A.Tocleansomething.B.Toimprovesomething.

C.Tofillsomethingagain.D.Tofindsomethingagain.

31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.WhatweshoulddotosavetheDeadSea.B.MorepeopletraveltotheDeadSea.

C.WhytheDeadSeaissalty.D.TheDeadSeaisdryingout.

（D）

StephenHawkingwasbothoneoftheworld'smostfamousscientistsandmostfamousdisabledpeople.Hislifewasajuxtapositionofsparklingintellectandfailingbody.ProfHawkingwasdiagnosedwitharareformofmotorneurone（运动神经元）diseaseswhenhewas21.

Thenervesthatcontrolledhismuscleswerefailingandhebecametrappedinhisbody,buthismindwasstillfree.Hereachedtheheightofhisfieldwhilebeingawheelchairuser.

ProfessorHawkingcertainlyraisedawarenessofmotorneuronediseases.Oneofhismajorcontributionstodisabilityingeneralwassimplybeingvisible---oftenatatimewhendisabledvoicesweremissingfrompopularculture.Hemadesmall-screenappearancesonTheSimpsons,StarTrekandTheBigBangTheory.Hislifewasdramatised（将…改成剧本）bytheBBCandinthefilmTheTheoryofEverything.

SteveBell,fromtheMNDassociation,said:

"Hewasprobablythemostfamouspersonwithaphysicaldisabilityanditalmostnormalisesittoseehisabsolutegenius.Ithinkitaffectedalotofpeople,seeinghe'smorethanatrappedbody.Thepublic'sviewofdisabilityhaschanged.

ButProfHawking’slifewasexceptional.Helivedfivedecadeslongerthandoctorsexpected.Manyotherswithmotorneuronediseasesdieintheyearsafterdiagnosis.Hewasatheoreticalphysicist.Hislaboratorywasinthemind;hisscientificequipmentwasmathematics.

ProfHawkingwasabletocontinuetopursuehiscareerinawaythatwouldhavebeenmuchharderinotherscientificdisciplinesandimpossibleinmanyotherprofessions.ItremainsanopenquestionhowmuchhewouldhaveachievedifhewasdisabledfrombirthratherthanaftergraduatingwithafirstatOxford.Today,disabledpeoplearemorethantwiceaslikelytobeunemployedthanpeoplewithoutdisability.ProfHawking'sonlyadviceondisabilitywastofocusonwhatcouldbeachieved."Myadvicetootherdisabledpeoplewouldbe,concentrateonthingsyourdisabilitydoesn’tpreventyoudoingwell,anddon'tregretthethingsitinterfereswith.Don'tbedisabledinspirit,aswellasphysically,”hesaidinaninterviewwiththeNewYorkTimes.

32.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordjuxtapositioninParagraphImean?

A.Combination.B.Trouble.

C.Difficulty.D.Mess.

33.HowdidHawkingraiseawarenessofmotorneuronediseases?

A.Bytryingnottogettrappedbythedisease.

B.Bymakingthevoiceofthedisabledheard.

C.Bymakingpeoplebeusedtothesmallscreen.

D.ByworkingfortheBBCandfilmcompanies.

34.WhatdidSteveBellthinkofHawking?

A.Hewasthemostwell-knownperson.

B.Hewasaffectedgreatlybymanypeople.

C.Hechangedpeople'sviewofdisabledpeople.

D.Hisphysicaldisabilityaffectedhismind.

35.What'sHawking’stiptodisabledpeople?

A.Trytofindajobanddon't