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届天津市南开区高三上学期期中考试英语试题
天津市南开区2021届高三第一学期期中考试
英语试题
一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
1.—Whyisn’tSusanatthedance?
—Shecouldn’tcomebecauseshehurtherfoot.
—____________.
A.Don’tworryabouther
B.Nevermind!
C.Whatashame!
D.Badluck!
2.Thecouplegotintoa（n）________aboutwheretocelebrateNewYear’sEve:
athomeorinarestaurant.
A.comment
B.argument
C.debate
D.quarrel
3.—Canwehavetworoomswithgardenview?
—I’mafraidthereisonlyoneroom________.
A.affordable
B.available
C.accessible
D.adaptable
4.Thefinalexaminationiscomingupsoon.It’stimeforusto_______ourstudies.
A.getdownto
B.getout
C.getback
D.getover
5.—Excuseme,butIwanttouseyourcomputertotypeareport.
—You______havemycomputerifyoutakecareofit.
A.shall
B.must
C.need
D.should
6.—Doyouthinkwecangetthereontime?
—Yes,______thecardoesn’tbreakdown.
A.evenif
B.incase
C.solongas
D.onlyif
7.TheflyingcarTransitioncantravelatspeedsupto115mphfor450milesintheair,_______athighwayspeedsontheground,andfolduptofitinastandardgarage.
A.driving
B.drive
C.todrive
D.driven
8.Recentlymanyfamousuniversitiesandcollegeshavecometoourschooltoenrollnewstudentsontheirown,andmanyexcellentstudents________contractswiththem.
A.haveoffered
B.wereoffered
C.havebeenoffered
D.hadbeenoffered
9.Foodsafetyis_________important,sothegovernmentsparesnoeffortstopreventfoodpollution.
A.highly
B.strongly
C.naturally
D.reasonably
10.Studentsshouldinvolvedthemselvesincommunityactivities_______theycangainexperienceforgrowth.
A.that
B.when
C.which
D.where
11.TheCOVID-19hasdealtaheavyblowtotheworldeconomy,_______fromtheCOVID-19crisis,theChinesegovernmentismakingjointefforts.
A.recovering
B.torecover
C.havingrecovered
D.recover
12.Sarahhadherwashingmachinerepairedthedaybeforeyesterday,________she?
A.had
B.did
C.hadn’t
D.didn’t
13.Anadvantageisthecompany’sabilitytoadapttolocaldemands,________followingafixedprocedure.
A.otherthan
B.ratherthan
C.morethan
D.lessthan
14.—Ican’trememberthoseline!
—___________.Practicemore.
A.You’renotalone
B.It’shardtosay
C.I’mafraidnot
D.It’suptoyou
15.Thenumberofpeopleintheworld________about6billionandlargequantitiesofwaste_______eachyear.
A.totals;hasbeenproduced
B.totals;isproduced
C.totals;areproduced
D.totals;arebeingproduced
二、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Agroupofhighlyestablishedalumni（校友）gottogethertovisittheirolduniversityprofessor.Theconversationamongthemsoonturnedinto____16_____abouttheirstressfulworkandlife.
Theprofessorwenttohiskitchenand_____17_____withalargepotofcoffeeandacollectionofdifferent____18____,includingporcelain（瓷）,plastic,glassandcrystal.Somecupsareplain-looking,_____19____someareexpensiveandextremelybeautiful.Theprofessortoldthemtohelp____20____tothecoffee.
Afterallthestudentshadacupofcoffeeintheirhands,theprofessorsaid,“Didyou____21____allthenice-lookingcupsaretakenandonlytheplainandinexpensiveonesare____22____.Itis____23____foreveryonetowantthebestforthemselves,butthatisthe____24____ofproblemsandstressinyourlife.“Thecupitself____25____noqualitytothecoffee.Inmostofthe____26____,it’sjustmoreexpensiveandevenhideswhatwedrink.”theprofessorcontinued.
“____27____allofyoureallywantedwascoffee,notthecup,butallofyou____28____wentforgood-lookingandexpensivecupsandthenyoubegan____29____eachother’scups.
“Let’sconsiderthatlifeisthecoffeeandthejobs,houses,cars,moneyandpositionin____30____arethecups.Thetypeofcupwehavedoesnotdefineor____31____thequalityofourlives.”
Sometimeswe____32____toenjoythecoffeebyconcentratingonlyonthecupwehave.Beinghappydoesn’tmeaneverythingaroundyouis____33____.Itmeansyou’vedecidetosee___34____theimperfectionandfindpeace.Andthepeace___35____withinyou,notinyourcareerorthehousesyouhave.
16.A.plans
B.complaints
C.troubles
D.cares
17.A.cooked
B.supplied
C.returned
D.passed
18.A.cups
B.plates
C.bowls
D.tables
19.A.thus
B.while
C.or
D.so
20.A.myself
B.yourself
C.himself
D.themselves
21.A.found
B.fear
C.notice
D.suggest
22.A.pickedup
B.gotaway
C.leftbehind
D.takenaway
23.A.normal
B.clear
C.simple
D.essential
24.A.mystery
B.key
C.effect
D.source
25.A.donates
B.offers
C.provides
D.adds
26.A.times
B.careers
C.houses
D.cases
27.A.When
B.That
C.Which
D.What
28.A.consciously
B.rarely
C.passively
D.surprisingly
29.A.staring
B.measuring
C.eyeing
D.changing
30.A.school
B.dream
C.thought
D.society
31.A.correct
B.bring
C.change
D.record
32.A.accept
B.fail
C.try
D.promise
33.A.perfect
B.natural
C.real
D.important
34.A.across
B.through
C.beyond
D.by
35.A.stays
B.puts
C.gets
D.lies
三、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40）
A
AllyouneedtoknowaboutGermanTutor
Doyoucallyourselveslanguagenovicesorbeginners?
Whateveryouliketocallyourselves,wecanenableyoutospeakanewlanguage.
Inordertoputourmoneywhereourmouthis,wecommissioned（委任）researchersfromtwouniversitiesinAmericatoconductastudythattestedtheeffectivenessofourGermanTutorappforGermanbeginnersinjusttwomonths.Thenwechallenged15employeestolearnasmuchGermanaspossiblebyusingtheappinjustthreeweeks.
HerearethreereasonswhyyoushoulduseGermanTutortolearnanewlanguage.
1.Youwillmakegreatprogress.
Thestudy’sfindings:
85%ofourparticipantswerecompletebeginnerstoGerman.However,theylearnedthelanguagefasterthanmoreadvancedlearners.
GermanTutorchallenge’sfindings:
Althoughouremployeeswerecompletebeginners,theymadesatisfactoryprogress.Beforetakingthechallenge,theystruggledtoevencomprehendGermansentences,butafteronlythreeweeks,theycouldsuccessfullytalkwithanative.
2.Youdon’tneedtospendalotoftime.
Thestudy’sfindings:
OurstudydrewaconclusionthatparticipantsonlyneededtostudybyusingtheGermanTutorappforabouttwohoursperweektoimprovetheirGermanbyatleastonecollegesemesterlevel,whilethecompleteGermanbeginnersonlyneededatotaltimeof15hoursovertwomonthstoimprovebyonecollegesemesterlevel.
GermanTutorchallenge’sfindings:
Ouremployeesspentabout15minutesadayonGermanTutorduringtheirthree-weekchallenges.
3.YouwillenjoylearningwithGermanTutor.
Thestudy’sfindings:
Anamazing99%oftheparticipantssaidthattheywouldn’tstopusingGermanTutorafterthestudy,asitiseasytouseandthesenseofsuccesscangreatlymotivatethemtocontinuetheirlearning.
GermanTutorchallenge’sfindings:
MostofouremployeesfellinlovewithGermanandmanyofthempromisedtocontinuelearningit.
36.WhydidGermanTutorcarryoutthestudy?
A.Toshowhowtheappworks
B.Toseehowpopulartheappis
C.Tofindhowoftentheappisused
D.Toprovehoweffectivetheappis
37.Howlongdidthestudylast?
A.15hours
B.Threeweeks
C.Twomonths
D.Overtwomonths
38.WhatcouldGermanTutor’semployeesachieveaftertheirchallenge?
A.Theycouldteachcompletebeginners.
B.TheycouldtalkwithnativeGermanspeakers
C.TheycouldonlycomprehendGermansentences.
D.Theycouldreachthesamelevelasmoreadvancedlearners.
39.WhatmakestheparticipantsofthestudycontinuetouseGermanTutor?
A.Personalpreference
B.Lowcost
C.Innovativedesign
D.Thesenseofsuccess
40.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.YouwillmakegreatprogressafterusingGermanTutor.
B.GermanTutorchallengefoundthat99%oftheparticipantswouldn’tstopusingGermanTutorafterthestudy.
C.UsingGermanTutormaysaveyourtimeinlearningGerman.
D.GermanTutorisanappforlanguagenovice.
B
Fromtheverybeginningofschoolwemakebooksandreadingaconstantsourceofpossiblefailureandpublichumiliation（丢脸）.Whenchildrenarelittle,wemakethemreadaloud,beforetheteacherandotherchildren,sothatwecanbesurethey“know”allthewordstheyarereading.Thismeansthatwhentheydon’tknowaword,theyaregoingtomakeamistake,rightinfrontofeveryone.Afterhavingtaughtfifth-gradeclassesforfouryears,Idecidedtotryatallcoststoridthemoftheirfearanddislikeofbooks,andtogetthemtoreadoftenerandmoreadventurously.
Onedaysoonafterschoolhadstarted,Isaidtothem,“NowI’mgoingtosaysomethingaboutreadingthatyouhaveprobablyneverheardateachersaybefore.Iwouldlikeyoutoreadalotofbooksthisyear,butIwantyoutoreadthemonlyforpleasure.Iamnotgoingtoaskyouquestionstofindoutwhetheryouunderstandthebooksornot.Ifyouunderstandenoughofabooktoenjoyitandwanttogoonreadingit,that’senoughforme.AlsoI’mnotgoingtoaskyouwhatwordsmean.”
Thechildrensatstunnedandsilent.Wasthisateachertalking?
Onegirl,whohadjustcometousfromaschoolwhereshehadhadaveryhardtime,lookedatmesteadilyforalongtimeafterIhadfinished.Then,stilllookingatme,shesaidslowlyandseriously,“Mr.Holt,doyoureallymeanthat?
”Isaidjustasseriously,“Imeaneverywordofit.”
Duringthespringshereallyastonishedme.Oneday,shewasreadingatherdes
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