2021屆哈爾濱市虹橋?qū)W校高三英語期中試卷及參考答案第一部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)APersonalTimeOff（PTO）issomethingmywifeandIcreatedafterhavingkids.Welearnedthat，overtime，afulllifecanleavelittletimeforpersonalrestandforreflection，hangingoutwithfriends，orjustbeing“off.”So，afteranumberofyears，wemakeachange.IfIcanpersuadeyoutotakeyourownPTO，thenthesemighthelp.■ScheduleitFirstofall，oneofourfavoritefamilysayingsis“scheduleit.”Soundseasyenough，butlifegetscomplicatedmanagingfull-timeworkandfull-timefamily.PutyourPTOtimeonthecalendarandyoumakeitarealthing.■BeflexibleandstrictIfyoucanschedulePTOatthesametimeeachweek，thenallthebetter.Becauseourcalendarcangetratherfull，flexibilityinschedulingbecomesanecessity.Butbeingstrictinactuallytakingthetimeeachweekismoreimportant.Skippingitoncemakesiteasiertoskipagain.■TakeenoughtimeMytypicalPTOlastsacoupleofhoursorlonger.SometimesitmightbehalfthedaydependingonwhatI’mdoing.Thegoalistospendenoughtimeawaytoletvourshouldersdrop.■DowhatyouwanttodoRemember，PTOtimeisaboutpersonaltimetodowhatyouwanttodo，notwhatyouhavetodo.PTOtimeisaboutrelaxation.Grabafriendandgetabeer.Workcanwaituntiltomorrow.1.WhatcanbethefirststeptotakethePTO?A.Persuadethefamily.B.Haveapersonalrest.C.Askfriendsforadvice.D.Makeatimeplan..Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“l(fā)etyourshouldersdrop”probablymean?A.Getyoumorefocused.B.Haveyoufeelrelaxed.C.Shakeyourshouldersoften.D.Makeyoufeelmorestressed..Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.Tipsonhowtotakeyourtimeoff.SkillstomanageworkandfamilyC.AdviceonhowtofreeyourselfD.WaysofschedulingyourworkBManyofusinChinaenjoyaddingchilies（辣椒）toourfood,butdidyouknowthatthisspicyvegetablecouldalsobedangerous?A34-year-oldUSmanrecentlyendedupinhospitalaftereatingaCarolinaReaper—thespiciestchiliintheworld.Aftertakingjustasinglebiteofone,themansufferedfromseriousheadachesinthefollowingfewdays,reportedBBCNews.Infact,reportsofstomachacheandheadachecausedbyeatingspicyfoodarenotsomethingunusual.Butifchiliesareharmful,whyisitthathumanbeingsaretheonlyanimalstoeatthisvegetable?AccordingtothewebsiteHuanqiu,about600millionChinesepeople—almosthalfofthenationalpopulation—arechilieaters.Sowhatmakespeoplelovechiliessomuch?Thehumanbodyreactstotheburningfeelingthatcomesfromeatingchiliesbyreleasingnaturalchemicalsthat“produceasenseofhappiness”,notedBBCNews.Andthebenefitsgoevenfurtherthanjustpersonalenjoyment.AsurveyconductedbytheChineseAcademyofMedicalSciencesfoundthatthedeathrateofthosewhoeatspicyfoodonceortwiceaweekis10percentlowerthanthosewhoeatitlessthanonceaweek.Thenumberdecreasedto14percentforthosewhoeatspicyfoodsixtoseventimesaweek.AndanotherstudydonebytheUniversityofVermontcametoasimilarconclusion.“Thedataencouragespeopletoeatmorespicyfoodtoimprovehealthandreducedeathriskatanearlyage,”LiuQi,anutritionistattheHarvardTHChanSchoolofPublicHealth,toldBBCNews.Chilieshaveanti-cancerqualityandtheabilitytoincreaseourmetabolism（新陳代謝）.So,don'tworryifyoulovespicyfood.Itseemsthatchiliesareactuallygoodforus—exceptfortheCarolinaReaper,perhaps.Theexampleofa34-year-oldAmericanismentionedinParagraph1toprove .A.chiliescanbebeneficial B.chiliesarepopularinAmericaC.chiliescanbedangerous D.seriousheadachescanbedangerousEatingchiliesgivespeopleasenseofhappinessby .A.decreasingdeathrate B.releasingnaturalchemicalsC.curingseriousheadachesD.providingenoughnutritionWhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?Humanaretheonlyanimalstoeatchilies.Stomachacheandheadachescausedbychiliesissomethingunusual.Themorechiliesyoueat,thehealthieryouare.Chilieshaveanti-cancerqualitybutitcan'tincreaseourmetabolism.Thewriterwrotethepassageto .A.warnpeopleofthedangersofchilies B.askpeopletoeatCarolinaReaperC.encouragepeopletoeatmorechilies D.tellpeoplethebenefitsofchiliesCTheoutbreakofthenovelcoronaviruspneumonia(NCP)hasdisruptedthelivesandworkofnearlyeveryChineseperson.However,anewtrendhasbeenontherise:manyhaveturnedthemselvesintolivestreamingusersorfollowers.AccordingtoQuestmobile,aprofessionalbigdataintelligenceservicesproviderinChina,theaudienceforDouyin,Kuaishouandotherlivestreamingplatformssurgedto574millionduringtheSpringFestivalholiday,up35percentfrom2019.Confinedathome,awayfromtheirfriendsandlovedones,peopleturntolivestreamingtoreachouttotheworld.Forthemlivestreamingcanhelpthemsharetheirlivesandinterestwithaglobalaudience,whichwillgivethemthesenseofbeing“inthemoment”.Evenasviewers,theycanalsoengageimmediatelywithlivestreamersbycommentingandmakingsuggestions.“WhenIcommentonthelivestreamingvideos,I’mnotsimplyanaudiencemember,butalsoanactivepartoftheprogram.Thatgivesmeasenseofengagement,”anInternetusernamedWangHaotoldPeople’sDaily.Livestreamingisnotonlyforfun,butalsoanewtoolformanybusinesses.Affectedbythepandemic,manybusinesseshadtostoptheirsalesinphysicalstores.Tomeettheirbusinessgoalsandsurviveduringthesetryingtimes,manychosetolivestreamtorevivetheirbusinesses.Joyoung,aleadingmakerofsmallkitchenappliances,isagoodexample.Thecompanynotonlyaddedanumberofbroadcastseachdaytoadvertisetheirproducts,butalsosharedthemenusthatwerebeneficialtohealth.“Theresponsestoourlivestreamingshowshavebeenwellbeyondexpectations,”KangLi,whooverseesthecompany’slivestreamingunit,toldChinadaily.“It’sanaturalopportunitytotrulybondwithourfollowers.”Likeitornot,livestreamingislikelytogomainstreaminChinaforbothentertainmentandbusiness.Whatisthepurposeofwritingthesecondparagraph?TointroducesomepopularlivestreamingplatformsinChina.Toreportdataonthedevelopmentoflivestreamingin2019.ToshowthatChinesepeoplespendtoomuchtimeonlivestreamingapps.ToprovethatlivestreamingarebecomingincreasinglypopularinChina.WhatdoesWangHaothinkofcommentingonlivestreaming?Itisboringtomakecomments.Itistheonlywaytoshareviewers’lives.Itmakespeoplefeelinvolvedinthestream.Ithelpslivestreamersimprovethemselves.Whatdoparagraphs5&6mainlytalkabout?Livestreamingreplacedphysicalstoresinmanyareas.Manybusinessesturnedtolivestreamingplatformformarketing.Livestreamingplatformsfacedchallengesduringthepandemic.Livestreamingplatformsmadechangestotheirservices.Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutthefutureoflivestreaming？A.Positive. B.Uncertain.C.Disappointed. D.Confused.DPutyourhandoveryourheartandsitverystill.Youmaynoticethatthesoundofyourheartbeatissimilartothebeatofadrum.Yourheartstartsbeatingbeforeyouarebornandcontinuesthroughoutyourlife.Forthisreason,thebeatingofadrumstandsfortherhythmoflifeformanypeoplearoundtheworld.InGhana,acountryinAfrica,manyschoolsusedrumsinsteadofbellstoshowthebeginningandendingofclass.Throughthedrum,thechildrenofGhanaalsolearnabouttheirhistoryandculture.Theyhearoldstoriespassedonthroughthemusicofthedrum.Thestoriesofthedrumalsoteachchildrengames,rulesandlessonsaboutbehavior.ForthousandsofyearsinAfrica,drumshavebeenusedtotellstoriesofdailylifeandhistory.Drumstoldthecomingofaking,thestartofawar,orthebirthofachild.Theyalsoallowedpeopletosharemessages.Buthowdoesadrumtellastory?InWestAfrica,themostcommondrumusedforcommunicationiscalleda“talkingdrum”.Bymakinghigherorlowerdrumsounds,thedrummercanmakethedrum“talk”.InmanyAfricanlanguages,wordsgoupanddowninpitch（高音）whentheyarespoken,almostlikeasong.Dependingonthepitchortone（音調(diào)）,thesamesoundcanhavemanydifferentmeanings.Forexample,whenspokenwithtwolowtones,theAfricanword“ilu”means“drum”.Whenspokenwithonehighandonelowtone,“ilu”means“town”.Drumlanguageworksinthesameway.Justasinspokenlanguage,theword“ilu”hasdifferentmeaningsdependingonhowit’sdrummed.When“ilu”isdrummedwithtwobeatsusinglowtones,thewordmeans“drum”.When“ilu”isdrummedwithtwobeatsusingonehighandonelowtone,itmeans“town”.Drummerscreate“words”tobuildideas,sentencesandstories.Thenexttimeyouhearasong,listenfortheheartbeatwithinthemusic.Canyouhearthestoryofthedrum?Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsus .drumsbeatlikeourheartsdrumshavealonghistorydrumsarewidelyusedintheworlddrumsareimportantformanypeopleworldwide13.Fromthetext,welearnthatinGhanadrums .A.arenotasusefulasbefore B.teachchildrenalotofthingsC.helpbringthewartoanend D.areusedinclassbyteachersTheexampleoftheAfricanword“ilu”isusedtoshow .howawordcanhavedifferentsoundshowtospeakAfricanlanguageshowadrumtellsstorieshowtobeatadrumWhatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Knowthehistoryofthedrum B.ListentothestoryofthedrumC.Beatthedrumoflife D.Loveme,lovemydrum第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)Afterenteringhighschool,youmustwonderhowtostudywell.Herearesomegoodskillsforyou.Gotoclass.Ifyouwanttodowellatschool,goingtoclassisthefirststepinstudyingwell.Ifyoumissclasses,youwillmisswhattheteacherthinksisimportant.Asaresult,you'llmisswhatisthemostlikelytoenduponthetest.___16___.Takegoodnotes.Trynottowritedowneverything.___17___.Writedownunfamiliarterms.Afterclass,reviewyournotesassoonaspossible.Youcanfillindetailsthatyoumissedandreviewthematerialwhileitisstillfreshonyourmind.___18___.Ifyouarestrugglinginclass,talktoyourteacher.Heorshemaybeabletogiveyoumorehelpbeforeorafterclass.Mostteachershavelittlesympathy（同情）forstudentswhojustbecomeworriedaboutfailingduringthelastfewweeksofthegradingperiod.Takepartinclassdiscussions.___19___.Askingquestionsandhavingeyecontactwithyourteachersandclassmatescanincreaseyourparticipation（參與）andyourfocusduringtheclassdiscussion.Ifthematerialisdifficult,you'dbetterreaditbeforeclass.Thishelpsyoumakeyourpointclearinclass.Formstudygroup.Getstudentstogetherwhowanttodowellinclass.Makesurethateveryoneisfamiliarwiththematerialbecauseyoudonotwanttospendtimere-teachingmaterialtopeoplewhodonotunderstandit.20.Sometimesgroupsessions（上課時(shí)間）canbecomechattingsessions.Butbecareful!Don'tbelateforyourclass.Talktoyourteacherifyouneedhelp.Youshouldwritedownallthenewterms.Soifyouwanttostudywell,gotoeveryclass.Allyouneedistoputdownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Inordertolearnmoreinclass,itishelpfultotakepartinclassdiscussions.第二部分語言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)It'softensaidthatyoucanjudgeapersonbylookingatwhat'sontheirbookshelves.Well,whenIaskedmyselfthisquestionafewyearsago,Imadea（n）___21___discovery.Prettymuchallthe___22___onmybookshelveswerewrittenbyBritishauthors,andtherewasalmostnothingintranslationfromother___23___.Whatashame!So,Idecidedtobeginmy 24 readingproject.ButhowcouldIfindbooksfrommuchoftherestoftheworld?Ihadtoaskfor___25___.SoinOctober2011,Istartedmyblog,andI___26___ashortappeal（呼吁）online.Withinhours,peoplebeganto___27___.Atfirst,itwasfriendsandcolleagues.Thenitwasfriendsoffriends.Andsoon,itwas___28___.Fourdayslater,Igota（n）___29___fromawomancalledRafidahinKualaLumpur.Shesaidshelovedmyproject, 30 ifshecouldgotoherlocalEnglish-languagebookshopandchoosemyMalaysianbookandpostittome.I 31 accepted,andafewweekslater,apackage 32 containingnothingbuttwobooks—Rafidah'schoicefromMalaysia,andabookfromSingaporethatshehadalso 33 forme.Atthetime,Iwas 34 thatastrangermorethan6,000milesawaywouldgotosuchlengthstohelpsomeoneshewouldprobablynever 35 .ButRafidah'skindness 36 tobethepatternforthatyear.Timeandagain,peoplewentoutoftheir 37 tohelpme.Andbooksoftencamefrom 38 sources.Awriterevenemailedmeanunpublishedtranslationofhisnoveltome,allowingmetobecomeoneofthe 39 peopleevertoreadthatbookinEnglish.Thatyear,thankstokindstrangersfromthefour 40 oftheworld.Ireadbooksfromover100countries.21.A.pleasingB.shockingC.excitingD.touching22.A.booksB.dictionariesC.photosD.discs23.A.accentsB.culturesC.backgroundsD.languages24.A.nationalB.globalC.officialD.beneficial25.A.moneyB.directionC.helpD.permission26.A.postedB.returnedC.receivedD.searched27.A.comeintoviewB.getintouch C.takenonotice D.cometolife28.A.starsB.writersC.strangersD.adults29.A.parcelB.giftC.envelopeD.message30.A.wonderingB.doubtingC.worryingD.realizing31.A.awkwardlyB.unwillinglyC.happilyD.confidently32.A.roseB.arrivedC.droppedD.fell33.A.pickedoutB.comeacrossC.givenaway D.dealtwith34.A.confusedB.curiousC.frightenedD.amazed35.A.meetB.attractC.hurtD.ignore36.A.appearedB.happenedC.provedD.recognized37.A.homeB.companyC.businessD.way38.A.usefulB.surprisingC.familiarD.common39.A.bestB.lastC.first D.latest40.A.cornersB.squaresC.oceansD.sides第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式Faradaywasthe___41.___（invent）oftheelectricgeneratorandelectricmonitor.Faraday’sfathersufferedfromlong-timehealthproblems,asaresultof___42.___,hisfamilyhadlittlemoneytoaffordhisformalschooling.Buthewascuriousanddeterminedtolearn.While___43.___（work）inLondonasateenager,hehadachancetoreadvariousbooksthathecouldgethishandson.In1812,heattendedfourlecturesattheRoyalInstitutiongivenbyafamouschemistnamedHumphreyDavy.Ayearlater,Faraday,togetherwithanotherboy,___44.___（choose）asDavy’slabassistants.DavyalsotookFaradayonan18-monthtourofEurope,___45.___Faradaymetsomeofthemostfamousscientificeducation.WhenDavyretiredin1827,FaradaytookhisplaceastheheadofthechemistrydepartmentoftheRoyalinstitute.Upon___46.___（accept）theposition,hesoonbegantodoexperimentswithelectricity.In1831,hediscoveredelectromagneticinduction.AndforthenexteightyearsFaradayworkedlonghoursinthelab,whichdidharm___47._