届石家庄第七中学高三英语下学期期中考试试题及答案解析.docx

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届石家庄第七中学高三英语下学期期中考试试题及答案解析

2021届石家庄第七中学高三英语下学期期中考试试题及答案解析

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

A

Overtheyears,I’vebeenguiltyofhastilyshuttingthefrontdoortomanystrangerswhentheycameknockingwiththeintentionofsellingthings.Butearlierthisyear,aroundEastertime,adearfriendofminehadanexperiencethatchangedmymindandperceptiontowardsthese“intruders”.

Linda,whorecentlymovedtoanewneighbourhood,hadbeenhouseboundallweeksufferingfromaseverecaseoffluwhen,earlyonemorning,therewastheterribleknockonherfrontdoor.Peeringoutthewindow,shesawtwoyoungladiesdemurely（端庄地）holdingleafletsandaTVsetmodel.SheknewofalargeTVsetestablishmentnearbyandassumedamessagewasabouttobegentlydelivered.“ThisisthelastthingIneedtoday,”shemutteredtoherselfandhesitantlyopenedthedoor.

Coughing,shepokedherheadoutandimpatientlyinformedthemshewasn’ttheslightestbitinterestedinanyTVwhatsoever.Furthermore,sheadded,shewasfeelingquiteunwellandabruptlyshutthedoor.Theladiespolitelyturnedandleftinsilence.

Afewhourslater,anotherknock.Lindaglancedoutthewindowandtohersurprise,therewerethesametwoladies,backagain.Reallyannoyedthistime,sheopenedthedoorreadytogivethemapieceofhermind.Beforeshecouldspeak,withconcernedlooksontheirfaces,thesewomenhandedLindawhatlookedtobeadish,saying,“We’resosorrywedisturbedyouearlier.Wethoughtyoumaylikethishomemadechickensoup.Hopefullyitmightmakeyoufeelalittlebetter.”

Lindawastakenabackbythislovelygesture.Beingnewtothearea,shedidn’tknowmanyneighboursorpeoplewhocouldassistherwithshoppingorerrands（跑腿）sothegesturewasallthemoreappreciated.Shecouldonlysmilesheepishlyandsincerelythankedthem.Withthat,theladiesleft.

Aftersherelatedthisstorytome,Ithoughtabouthowtouchingthisdeedreallywas.Especiallyintoday’sworldwheresadly,kindnessandthoughtfulnessseemsorare.Ialsorealizedthatthinkingaboutothersandshowingkindnessistherealessenceoflove.

1.Whatdoestheexpression“givethemapieceofhermind”inParagraph4mean?

A.Scoldthemseverely.B.Drivethemaway.

C.Refusethemdirectly.D.Speakoutheridea.

2.WhatcanbelearnedaboutLindafromthepassage?

A.Lindaalwayshastilyshutthefrontdoortomanypeople.

B.LindawasnotalittleinterestedinanyTVwhatsoever.

C.Lindawasverygratefultotheladiesfortheirchickensoup.

D.LindawouldbuytheirTVsetinrewardfortheladies’chickensoup.

3.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AChickenSoupB.Soupforthesoul

C.TheRealEssenceofLoveD.AFriend’sexperience

B

BillGatesonhowtofightfuturepandemics

WHENHISTORIANSwritethebookonthecovid-19pandemic,whatwe'velivedthroughsofarwillprobablytakeuponlythefirstthirdorso.Thebulkofthestorywillbewhathappensnext.

Ibelievethathumanitywillbeatthispandemic,butonlywhenmostofthepopulationisvaccinated（接种疫苗）.Untilthen,lifewillnotreturntonormal.

Asthepandemicslowsindevelopednations,itwillaccelerateindevelopingones.Theirexperience,however,willbeworse.Inpoorercountries,wherefewerjobscanbedoneremotely,distancingmeasureswon'tworkaswell.Theviruswillspreadquickly,andhealthsystemswon'tbeabletocarefortheinfected.

Wealthynationscanhelp.Butpeopleinrichandpoorplacesalikewillbesafeonlyoncewehaveaneffectivemedicalsolutionforthisvirus,whichmeansavaccine.

Myhopeisthat,bythesecondhalfof2021,facilitiesaroundtheworldwillbemanufacturingavaccine.Ifthat'sthecase,itwillbeahistory-makingachievement:

thefastesthumankindhasevergonefromrecognizinganewdiseasetoimmunizing（免疫）againstit.

Apartfromthisprogressinvaccines,twootherbigmedicalbreakthroughswillemergefromthepandemic.Onewillbeinthefieldofdiagnostics.Thenexttimeanovelviruscropsup,peoplewillprobablybeabletotestforitathome.Researcherscouldhavesuchatestreadywithinafewmonthsofidentifyinganewdisease.

Thethirdbreakthroughwillbeinantiviraldrugs.Wehaven'tbeenaseffectiveatdevelopingdrugstofightvirusesaswehavethosetofightbacteria.ButthatwillResearcherswilldeveloplargediverselibrariesofantivirals,whichthey'llbeabletoscantroughandquicklyfindeffectivetreatmentsfornovelviruses.

Allthreetechnologieswillprepareusforthenextpandemicbyallowingustointervene（干预）earlywhenthenumberofcasesisstillverylow.

Ourprogresswon'tbeinsciencealone.Itwillalsobeinourabilitytomakesureeveryonebenefitsfromthatscience.Intheyearsafter2021,Ithinkwe'lllearnfromtheyearsafter1945.WiththeendoftheSecondWorldWar,leadersbuiltinternationalinstitutionsliketheUNtopreventmoreconflicts.Aftercovid-19,leaderswillprepareinstitutionstopreventthenextpandemic.

Thesewillbeamixofnational,regionalandglobalorganizations.Iexpecttheywillparticipateinregular"germgames”inthesamewayasarmedforcestakepartinWargames.Thesewillkeepusreadyforthenexttimeanovelvirusjumpsfrombatsorbirdstohumans.

Ihopewealthynationsincludepooreronesinthesepreparations,especiallybydevotingmoreforeignaidtobuildinguptheirprimaryhealth-caresystems.Thispandemichasshownusthatvirusesdon'tobeyborderlawsandthatweareallconnectedbiologicallybyanetworkofmicroscopicgerms,whetherwelikeitornot.

Thebestanalogy（类比）fortodaymightbeNovember10th1942.Britainhadjustwonitsfirstlandvictoryofthewar,andWinstonChurchilldeclaredinaspeech:

“Thisisnottheend.Itisnoteventhebeginningoftheend.Butitis,perhaps,theendofthebeginning.”

4.Whatarethethreetechnologiesthatwillprepareusforthenextpandemic?

①manufacturingavaccinefast

②diagnosingavirusathome

③developingantiviraldrugs

④allowingustointerveneearly

A.①②③B.①②④

C.①③④D.②③④

5.Asfaraspoorercountriesareconcerned,whichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothispassage?

A.pandemicdiseaseismorelikelytobegininpoorercountries

B.Workingfromhomecanworkwellinpoorercountries.

C.Healthsystemsaresufficienttocarefortheinfectedinpoorercountries.

D.Viruswillcrossbordersifpoorercountriesfailtocontainit.

6.WhyistheSecondWorldWarmentionedinPara.8?

A.ThefightagainsttheCOVID-19issimilartotheSecondWorldWar.

B.PeoplearesufferingjustastheywereintheSecondWorldWar.

C.WeshouldcooperategloballyjustaswedidaftertheSecondWorldWar.

D.CountriesarefightingeachotherlikeintheSecondWorldWar.

7.Whatisthetoneofthispassage?

A.pessimisticB.optimistic

C.neutralD.indifferent

C

ThinkofJapaninthespringandtheimagethatcomestomindislikelythecountry’sfamouscherryblossoms,alsoknownas“Sakura”—whiteandpinkflowers,bloomingacrosscitiesandmountains.

Theflowers,whichexperiencea“peakbloom”thatonlylastsafewdays,havebeenlovedinJapanformorethanathousandyears.Crowdscelebratewithviewingparties,flockingtothemostpopularlocationstotakephotosandhavepicnicsunderneaththebranches.

Butthisyear,cherryblossomseasonhascomeandgoneintheblinkofaneye,inoneoftheearliestbloomsonrecord.Scientistswarnit’sasymptomofthelargerclimatecrisisthreateningecosystemseverywhere.

YasuyukiAono,aresearcheratOsakaPrefectureUniversity,hasgatheredrecordsfromKyotobackto812ADfromhistoricaldocumentsanddiaries.InthecentralcityofKyoto,cherryblossomspeakedonMarch26,theearliestinmorethan1,200years,Aonosaid.AndinthecapitalTokyo,cherryblossomsreachedfullbloomonMarch22,thesecond-earliestdateonrecord.

Thepeakbloomdatesshifteveryyear,dependingonnumerousfactorsincludingweatherandrainfall,buthaveshownageneraltrendofmovingearlierandearlier.InKyoto,thepeakdatestayedaroundmid-Aprilforcenturies,butbeganmovingintoearlyAprilduringthe1800s.ThedatehasonlydippedintolateMarchahandfuloftimesinrecordedhistory.

“Sakurabloomsareverytemperaturesensitive,”saidAono.“Floweringandfullbloomcouldbeearlierorlaterdependingonthetemperaturealone,”hesaid.“Thetemperaturewaslowinthe1820s,butithasrisenbyabout3.5degreesCelsiustothisday.”

Thisyear’sseasonsinparticularinfluencedtheblossomdates,headded.Thewinterwasverycold,butthespringcamefastandunusuallywarm.

8.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Cherryblossomcelebrations.

B.Warningofaclimatecrisis.

C.Astrongloveforcherryblossom.

D.Cherryblossomseasoncomingearlier.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“flocking”mean?

A.Blocking.B.Flooding.C.Running.D.Following.

10.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph5?

A.Thepeakblossomdatesfallonafixeddate.

B.ThecherryblossomrarelypeaksinMarch.

C.Thepeakbloomdatesmainlydependonweatherandrainfall.

D.Cherryblossompeaksaroundmid-AprilinTokyo.

11.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.Toinformpeoplethedateofcherryblossom.

B.Toshowastudyoncherryblossomdates.

C.TopresentaJapanesetraditionofcherryblossomcelebration.

D.Tomakepeopleawareoftheinfluenceofclimatechangeoncherryblossom.

D

AtthefootoftheTianmuMountaininZhejiang,ahomestay（民宿）isattractingtravelersfromfarandwide,whichhaswonarchitectural（建筑学的）medalatthe2021GermaniFDesignAwards.

Theownersofthehomestayareacoupleintheirlate30swhodecidedtoreturntotheirhometownthreeyearsago.LiXiumeiusedt