2021屆武漢市第二十七中學(xué)高三英語期中考試試題及答案第一部分閱讀（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四個選項中選出最佳選項AWhenthesunshinesbrightly,itprovidesagreatchancetogetoutdoorthingsdone.Likemakinghay!Atleast,thatiswhatfarmersfromthepastwouldsay.—Makehaywhilethesunshines.Thisidiomisveryold,datingbacktoMedievaltimes.Rainwouldoftenruintheprocessofmakinghay.So,farmershadnochoicebuttomakehaywhenthesunwasshining.Today,weallusethisexpression,notjustfarmers.Whenconditionsareperfecttogetsomethingdone,wecansay,-It'sagoodideatomakehaywhilethesunshines.Inotherwords,youaretakingadvantageofagoodsituationorofgoodconditions.Youaremakingthemostofyouropportunities.Theseallmean—makinghaywhilethesunshines.Andsometimesweusethisexpressiontomeanwebeatsomeonetothepunch,orwegotaheadofsomeoneelse.Andothertimesyoumakehaywhilethesunshinestomakegooduseofthechancetodosomethingwhileitlasts.Youarebeingopportunistic一takingadvantageofagoodopportunity.Forexample,myfriendOzzywassickforaweekandcouldnotgotowork.So,hisco-workerSarah--whodoesn’tlikehim--tookadvantageofhisillnessandstolehisproject!Talkaboutmakinghaywhilethesunshines.Sometimeswhenyoumakehaywhilethesunshinesyouarestayingaheadofaproblem一likeinthisexample:Hey,doyouwanttogohikingwithmeandmyfriendsthisweekend?Theweatherisgoingtobebeautiful!IwishIcould.ButIhavetofinishmytaxes.It’sthelastweekendbeforethey’redue.Oh,that’stoobad.Wait.Whataboutyourtaxes?Mytaxesaredone.Iwasofffromworkacoupleofweeksagoandmadehaywhilethesunshined.Igotallofitdone!IwishlwouldhavetakenadvantageofmvtimeofflastweeklAllldidwaslavaroundthehouse.Andthat’sallthetimewehavefortheseWordsandTheirStories.Butjoinusagainnextweek.Youcanlistenwhileyou’remakingdinnerorridingtowork.Yeah,makehaywhilethesunshines..Whichofthefollowingbestmatches—makehaywhilethesunshinesinparagraph2?A.Sownothing,reapnothing.B.Sharptoolsmakegoodwork.C.Strikewhiletheironishot. D.Oneswallowdoesn’tmakeasummer..Accordingtotheunderlinedsentence,whatfeelingdoesthespeakerexpress?A.Admirable B.RegretfulC.Annoyed D.Indifferent.Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?A.Aradioprogram B.AmagazineC.Abrochure D.AnovelBManyofusinChinaenjoyaddingchilies（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.seriousheadachescanbedangerous.Eatingchiliesgivespeopleasenseofhappinessby .A.decreasingdeathratereleasingnaturalchemicalscuringseriousheadaches D.providingenoughnutritionWhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?Humanaretheonlyanimalstoeatchilies.Stomachacheandheadachescausedbychiliesissomethingunusual.Themorechiliesyoueat,thehealthieryouare.Chilieshaveanti-cancerqualitybutitcan'tincreaseourmetabolism.Thewriterwrotethepassageto .A.warnpeopleofthedangersofchilies B.askpeopletoeatCarolinaReaperC.encouragepeopletoeatmorechilies D.tellpeoplethebenefitsofchiliesCIntheU.S.,speakingmorethanonelanguagefluentlyisnotverycommonexceptinLosAngeles,California.ThecityhasoneofthelargestpopulationintheU.S.ofyoungpeoplebetweentheagesof18and34.Thisgenerationisoftencalledmillennials（新千年一代）.MorethanhalfofmillennialsinLosAngelesarebilingual（雙語的）,whichmeanstheyspeakmorethanonelanguage.MariaElenaBurgosiscookingaMexicanbreakfast.ShesaysmakingMexicanfoodisjustoneofthemanytraditionsinherhome.AnotherisspeakingSpanishtoherchildren.“Wewantthemtobebilingual.WewanttokeeptheSpanishsomewhereintheirlearningtoo,notonlyathome.”WhenMsBurgosfirstcametotheUnitedStatesfromMexico,shelearnedEnglish.SheknewherchildrenwouldlearnEnglishquickly.SoshewantedthemtospeakSpanishathomeandstudythelanguageatschool.Shesaysbeingbilingualwillgivethemmoreopportunitiesinthefuture.KnowingSpanishalsomeansthechildrencantalkwiththeirsinMexico.“Whenwehadourchildren,oneofthedecisionsweasparentsmadewastonamethemwithanamethatwaseasilypronouncedinEnglishandSpanish.”Elizabethwantstoknowherfamily’sculture.”“Theculture-togobacktoourrootsbecausethat’spartofwhoweare.”Monicawantstopassontheculturetoherchildren“It’snicetoknowourcultureandthentobeabletopassitontoourchildrenandgrand-childrenandeveryonetoletthemknowwherewecomefrom.And,MonicasaysshedoesnotspeakonlyEnglishandSpanish.ShehasevenlearnedsomeKoreaninschool.8.WhichofthefollowingisatraditionofMaria?Cookingbreakfastforhers.TalkingwithherchildreninSpanish.TalkingwithhersinSpanish.ForcingherchildrentospeakSpanish.WhatcanbeinferredfromMonica’swords?Shedoesn’tcarewhereshecomesfrom.ShelooksforwardtolearningSpanish.Everyoneshouldknowhisownculture.Shedoesn’tlikeAmericanculture.Whichofthefollowingismentionedaboutchildrenspeakingmorelanguages?Itcangivechildrenmorechancesinthefuture.Itcanmakechildrenfeelproudbeforetheirfriends.Itcangivethechildrenachancetogotoagoodcollege.Itcanletchildrengototheplaceswheretheywanttogo.What’sthemainpurposeofthispassage?Toentertainthereaderswithafunnystory.Toinformthereadersofashockingexperimentresult.Toencouragemorepersonstolearnasecondlanguage.TotellatruththatmanypeopleinLosAngelesarebilingual.DWhenaUnitedKingdomsupermarketchainpromisedtomoveitsfarmstoNetZeroby2030,itmadeitclearthattheeffortwouldrequireworkingonmanydifferentfronts.Fromenergyconsumptionandland-usechangetomethaneemissions（甲烷排放）,cattlefarmingcomeswithenvironmentalchallenges.Soevenifrecentstudiessuggestingit'spossibletocutmethaneemissions80%doturnouttobeaccurate,there'sstillaverylongwaytogoformostcattlefarmingtogetanywhereclosetotrulynetzero.OrganicValley,whenproducingmilk,mightbeclosertothatgoal.Itmadeheadlinesin2019bygoing100%renewable（可再生的）.Nowthecompanyisexpandingonthattraditionbystartingamajorloaninitiative（貸款計劃）tohelpitsfarmsuppliersadoptrenewableenergytoo.CreatedwithCleanEnergyCreditUnion,the$1millionloanfundwilldeliverloansatbelow-marketrates.Specifically,themoneywillbemadeavailabletoOrganicValley's1,700farmermembers,andcanbeusedforavarietyofprojects.“Wearefocusedonawholesystemsapproachtorenewableenergy,andI'mexcitedtolaunchthisenergyloanfund.Fromthefarmtotheshelf,Iseerenewableenergyplayingabiggerroleinorganicfood,”saidBobKirchoff,OrganicValleyCEO.“OrganicValleyisalreadyhelpingtoprotecttheenvironmentthroughorganicfarmingpractices,andnowtheyregoingonestepfurtherbysupportingtheintroductionofrenewableenergyprojectsfortheirfarmermembers,”saidBlakeJones,volunteerboardchairofCleanEnergyCreditUnion.“Inadditiontotheenvironmentalbenefits,wereeagertohelpfamilyfarmersthroughouttheworldtolowertheirenergycosts.”Theworldisnotshortofexamplesoffarmersinnovatinginthefieldofrenewableenergy.What'sencouragingaboutOrganicValley'sannouncementistheideaofanationalbrandputtingitsmarketingandfinancingweightbehindsucheffortsand,hopefully,creatingconsumerdemandthatpushestherestoftheindustryinthisdirectiontoo.Whatdoesparagraph1indicateaboutgoingnetzeroforcattlefarming?AItisnoteasytoachieve B.ItiscommonintheUKC.Itisanimpracticalgoal D.ItmeetsnochallengesWhatisOrganicValley'straditionaccordingtothetext?A.Helpingfarmsuppliers B.UsingrenewableenergyC.Havingaloaninitiative D.MakingheadlinesannuallyWhatisOrganicValley'sinitiativemainlyintendedtodo?A.Reformorganicfarmingpractices B.MakeuseofenvironmentalbenefitsC.Helpfarmersdecreaseenergycosts D.ShrinkthegroupoffarmermembersWhatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsOrganicValley'sinitiative?Worried B.Doubtful C.Ambiguous D.Positive第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項Let'stakeaminutetothinkaboutthewaterweuse.Thehumanbodyis60%waterandweneedtodrinklotsofwatertobehealthy.Whenwearethirstywejustgotothekitchenandfillaglasswithcleanwater.___16___Forexample,farmers,whoproducethefoodweeat,usewatertomaketheplantsgrow.WhenweturnonalightorswitchonaTVoracomputerweuseenergyandweneedwatertoproducethisenergy.Thetruthisthatweareluckyenoughtohavecleanwaterwheneverwewant，butthisisnotthecaseformanypeoplearoundtheworld.___17___That'saroundonein10peopleintheworld.Ifwedrinkdirtywater，wecancatchdiseasesfromthebacteriaandbecomeill.Everyyearover500,000childrendiefromdiarrhea^瀉）fromdirtywater.That'saround1,400childreneveryday!Also,insomecountrieschildrenwalkmanykilometreseverydaytogetwater.___18___Therefore，theydon'thavetimetolearnhowtoreadorwriteanddon'tgetaneducation.___19___Onthisdayeveryyear,countriesaroundtheworldholdeventstoeducatepeopleabouttheproblemsofdirtywaterandthatcleanwaterissomethingthateveryoneshouldhavearoundtheworld.AtoneschoolintheUK,childrenbetweentheagesof10and15walk6kmwithsixlitresofwater.___20___Peoplegivethemmoneytodothisandallthemoneyhelpsgetcleanwatertoasmanypeopleaspossiblearoundtheworld.A.Weusewaterindirectlytoo.Everysysteminourbodydependsonwatertofunction.Itistoinspirepeopletolearnmoreaboutwater-relatedproblemsIfchildrenwalkmanyhoursadaytogetwater,theycan'tgotoschool.Didyouknowthataround750millionpeopledonothavecleanwatertodrink？F.In1993theUnitedNationsdecidedthatMarch22ndistheWorldDayforWater.G.Inthisway,theyknowhowitfeelstowalkalongdistancecarryingheavybottles.第二部分語言運用（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四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項TimMa'sparentscametotheUnitedStatesfromTaiwaninthe1970s.Theyopeneda___21___.Itwasafailure.However,theyfound___22___incomputersandengineeringinAmerica.Inpartbecauseoftheirown___23___Ma'sparentshopedhewouldstudytobecomeanengineer.Theywanted___24___securityfortheirchild.Growingup,Maconsideredmany___25___,likewriter,fireman,evenpresident.Buthehadasenseearlyon.Hedidn'twanttobea（n）___26___.Madidwellinmathandscienceclassesinhighschool.Andhe___27___choosingtostudyelectricalengineeringincollege.Severalengineeringjobslater,though,Mahada（n）___28___ofheart.Hisparentscouldnotunderstandwhyhewouldwantto___29___suchagoodjobtoopenarestaurant.Theyhadworkedlonghours___30___theirownrestaurantstillfailed.ButMaremained___31___.Hewasgoingtodothingsdifferentlyfromhisparents.Hewasabletolearnfromtheironemajor___32___asrestaurantowners-theyknewverylittleabouttheartofcooking.Theirchef___33___andopenedaChineserestaurantacrossthestreetwhichreallyputtheminabadsituation.So,atage30,Maleftengineeringandreturnedtoschool-cookingschool.Hereceivedtrainingin___34___cooking.In2009,Maopenedhisfirstrestaurant,MapleAvenue,inVirginia.Therestaurant___35___excellentcuisine.AtMapleAvenue,Maworkedlonghours,sevendaysaweek.Hislonghours___36___.Maopenedhisfourthrestaurantlastyear,KyirisaninWashington,D.C.He___37___histraininginFrenchcookingwithhisChineseheritage（傳承）tocreate38dishes.“Kyirisan'ssuccessisduetothe___39___menuandfood”,Masays.Butalotofitjustcomesfrom“purehard___40___”.21.A.companyB.schoolC.hospitalD.restaurant22.A.interestB.helpC.successD.progress23.A.feelingsB.mannersC.predictionsD.experiences24.A.financialB.personalC.physicalD.psychological25.A.plansB.ideasC.measuresD.professions26.A.doctorB.chefC.engineerD.teacher27.A.endedupB.gaveupC.setaboutD.carriedon28.A.operationB.changeC.peaceD.attack29.A.chooseB.winC.quitD.get30.A.thoughB.butC.ifD.so31.A.certainB.silentC.calmD.anxious32.A.habitB.practiceC.pointD.mistake33.A.cameB.leftC.escapedD.cheated34.A.ChineseB.AmericanC.FrenchD.Mexican35.A.servesB.studiesC.promotesD.develops36.A.tookoffB.paidoffC.ranoutD.workedout37.A.mixedB.improvedC.simplifiedD.ignored38.A.localB.newC.strangeD.traditional39.A.abundantB.mainC.simpleD.creative40.A.lifeB.challengeC.workD.status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個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式RemovingforeignobjectsfromearsandnosescostsEnglandalmost￡3millionayear,astudysuggests.Childrenwereresponsiblefor 41. vastmajorityofcases—95%ofobjectsfromnosesand85%ears.Everyyear,anaverageof1,218noseand2,479earremovals 42. (occur)between2010and2019.Accordingtostatistics,childrenagedonetofourwerethemostlikelytoneedhelpfromdoctorsforaforeignobjectintheirnose 43. fivetonineyearoldscametothehospitalwithsomethingintheirearthemost.Jewelryitemsaccountedforupto40%ofcasesinboththeearsandnosesofchildren.Paperandplastictoysweretheitems 44. (come)next.Cottonbudsandpencilswerealsofoundinears.Accordingtothestudy,theaccidentsofforeignobjectsinchildrenisgenerallyattributedto 45. (curious).Childrenhaveanimpulse 46. (explore)theirnosesandears.Thisresultsintheaccidentalentry 47. foreign