届高三上学期英语期初英语检测套真题.docx

1、届高三上学期英语期初英语检测套真题2021届高三上学期英语期初英语检测一、阅读理解（30分）1. 阅读理解After the cure of pneumonia, Wuhan Dadreread the letter his daughter left at the bedside, tears filled his eyes. Inthe second vlog series, make a video callto a friend in Wuhan, China Daily reporter Xiao Peng interviewed threeWuhan residents by vi

2、deo and phone, among whom three have just been releasedfrom isolation. Their lives have been transformed by pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus .The first interviewee was Tian Fuxinfrom Wuhan. He was admitted to hospital on January 20 and discharged fromhospital on January 30 after 10 days of is

3、olation treatment.“When I was admitted to hospital,I was very anxious. But after a few days I was OK. And if youre infected bythe novel coronavirus, the government covers your medical expenses. Our mealsare the same as the doctors and nurses”.“Every time I saw them intheir protective gear, I felt mo

4、ved because I know that stuff must be awful towear, with goggles fogged up and so on. I cant thank them enough. Thosepatients who were discharged early like us are very grateful to the people whohelped us, because without them, its hard to say how we could have survived.”Worried about his daughters

5、safety,the family had her back to the university in Shanghai before the closure. Shewas quarantined in Shanghai on the first day of the lunar New Year and wasrecently confirmed to be well enough to end the quarantine. The daughter lefther father a letter in which she read between the lines her guilt

6、 not beingable to accompany him and her love for him.“I cant look after you every timeyou are in hospital. I was right with you, though I didnt realize how ill youwere. Nothing could be done except get away.” “Dad, I love you. Aftergrowing up, I think Ive never said that. You must hold on. I cant li

7、vewithout you, Dad.” “Dont be pessimistic. Little psychological tricksare helpful. You have to tell yourself Iam feeling better.”Because of infectious virus as well asits outbreak Tian Fuxin fell ill, experiencing a period of fighting thedisease. However, he received the words his daughter had not l

8、ong been able tospeak out “Dad, I love you.”（1）Whom does the underlined word “them” in the fourth paragraph refer to?A . Wuhan residentsB . medical staffC . the three intervieweesD . the government（2）Which of the following is FALSE?A . The daughter couldnt care for her father when he was in hospital

9、.B . The meals of the pneumonia patients are quite different from those of doctors.C . daughter was also isolated in Shanghai on the first day of the lunar New Year.D . Tian Fuxin has been cured and has recovered from pneumonia.（3）The daughter left the letter to .A . show little psychological tricks

10、 are helpfulB . inform him her being quarantined in ShanghaiC . encourage him to fight disease and she loved him all the way.D . to say goodbye to the father.（4）The article comes from .A . a magazineB . a fictionC . a brochureD . a newspaper2. 阅读理解Regrets are often painful.A study suggests that some

11、 people can overcome them, said Jia Wei Zhang, apsychology graduate at the University of California. But this isnt the casefor everyone, he said.The researchers wonderedwhy some people report feeling improvement from regrets but others dont. Doesit lie in how people approach their regrets?In the stu

12、dy, theresearchers focused on self-compassion as a potential factor inwhy some people have an easier lime leaving their regrets behind them.400 people attended anexperiment. First, they were asked to write about their biggest regret. Halfwrote something they did but wish they hadnt done; the other h

13、alf wrotesomething they didnt do but wish they had. Then, the participants wererandomly assigned to one of three groups: self compassion, self-esteem and acontrol group. The self-esteem group was asked to respond by “talking toyourself about this regret from the aspect of confirming your positivequa

14、lities”.The control group was askedto write about their favorite hobby rather than their regret. Then, they wereasked about their feelings of forgiveness, acceptance and personal improvementfollowing the exercise.They found that theself-compassion group reported greater feelings of acceptance, forgi

15、veness andpersonal improvement, compared with the control group and the self esteemgroup. In other words, focusing on your best qualities is not what helps youfeel better about a regret. Rather, being compassionate toward yourself is whatmay make a difference, the researchers found.Its possible that

16、 peoplewho practice self-compassion are able to confronttheir regrets and see what went wrong, so they can make a better choice in thefuture, Zhang told Live Science. Self-compassion pushes people to accept theirregret instead of running away from it.The researchers used anexample of this from a pre

17、vious study on breast cancer patients who were askedto try thinking about their treatment in a positive light before it began. Thewomen who did so reported greater feelings of personal growth later on.（1）What does the underlined word “confront” in Paragraph 7 mean?A . HandleB . Forget.C . IgnoreD .

18、Show.（2）What were the students in the self-esteem group asked to do?A . Think of a way out.B . Write about their regrets.C . Record their favorite hobbies.D . Treat their regrets in positive ways.（3）Why were the participants asked about their good qualities?A . To cover up their regrets.B . To see i

19、f they have weaknesses.C . To see if they have self compassion.D . To help them feel better about their regrets.（4）What was the aim of mentioning the researchers study on breast cancer patients?A . To show the method of the research.B . To show the value of the acceptance.C . To show the truth of pe

20、oples feeling.D . To show the difficulty of the research.3. 阅读理解Your next Saturday nighttakeaway could be brought to you by a robot after a major food delivery companyannounced plans to use automated vehicles to transport meals. Europes biggestonline takeaway food company Just Eat has partnered with

21、 Starship Technologiesto deliver food with robots on the streets of London later this month.”Nobody has ever done deliveries with land-based robots,” said AllanMartinson, the chief operating officer of Starship.The robot couriercan travel up to 4 miles per hour for about 10 miles. It uses a GPS sign

22、al andnine cameras to navigate . Instead of a personarriving at their door, customers could find themselves receiving anotification on their phone that says a robot is on its way and a code tounlock the automated courier. “Put the code in, the robot opens up, andtheres your food,” said David Buttres

23、s,chief manager of Just Eat.The robot, which has so farbeen tested in Greenwich, Milton Keynes and Glastonbury, costs 1 to transport within 3 miles, compared with the 3 to 6 it costs for a humancourier. To date 30 robots have driven nearly 5,000 miles without getting into an accident or finding them

24、selvespicked on by passers-by. They have driven inmore than 40 cities around the world, including London and Tallinn, Estonia.An initial worry was howthe public would react to robots. But Martinson said the public has been calmwhen passing the delivery machine on the streets. “The most surprisingrea

25、ction has been the lack of reaction,” said Martinson.Another significant fearwas that people would disrupt the robots, or try tosteal them and their contents. To prevent this, the robot is fitted with ninecameras, two way audio, and movement sensors that send a warning if it islifted off the ground.

26、 And it opens only with a passcode provided to the customervia a notification. “Its much easier to shoplift than it is to steal arobot,” said Martinson.（1）Which of the following can replace the underlined word “courier” in Paragraph 2?A . Deliverer.B . Collector.C . Provider.D . Guide.（2）Which of th

27、e following is one of the worries about Starship robots?A . Safety of the robot delivery.B . Accuracy of the robot delivery.C . Peoples indifference to the robots.D . Peoples concern about public traffic.（3）Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A . Great Improvement of Just Eat

28、B . Global Trend of Food CompaniesC . New Robots to Move on the RoadD . Delivery Robots to Replace Takeaway Drivers4. 阅读理解Nezha is the subject of thelatest feature, which officially opens in cinemas in China on Friday. Nezha hasearned hot reviews and is ranked higher than Monkey King: Hero is Back.

29、It isalso Chinas first 3D animated feature film released in IMAX format.Since July 13, previews ofthe film have taken more than 140 million yuan at the box office and the filmhas a score of 8.8 points on Chinas largest filming rating site,Douban. It took Jokalate Yang Yu, the films director and scre

30、enwriter, twoyears to improve the script of Nezha, and the filmwas in production for three years. It is the most complex animated productionever made in China. Nezha has more than 1,300 special effects shots, and ittook over 20 Chinese special-effects studios, employing more than 1,600 people,to rea

31、lize the films fairy tale setting, the mysterious Dragon Kings palaceand a fight between fire and water. One splendid scene alone took two months tocomplete.Yang made up his mind toproduce an animated film on the theme of breaking the traditional styles andchanging fate to the opposite. Yang chose N

32、ezha as his vehicle, therepresentative of the rebellious but righteous youth.However, compared with the original novel and past animated versions, therelationships between the characters are given modern meaning. In Yangs filmhe is fighting prejudice: Nezha is hated and feared. But Nezha believes his fateis not predetermined and that he can choose to be a devil or a god.“After watching so manydomestic animated films, only Nezha and Monkey King: Hero is Back have made mefascinated,” a Weibo user commented under the promotional video.“Epic! I finishedwatchi