2021屆廣州從化市從化中學(xué)高三英語期中考試試卷及答案解析第一部分閱讀（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AYou’rebecominganadult;yourfriendsarechanging;schoolismorechallenging;andyourlifehasmoreupsanddownsthanitusedto.Thesebooksarejustforyou.SayGoodbyetoStressbyDrJeffBrownKindleEdition$11.79Paperback$16.95Manyhavetroublegettingtheirstress（壓力）undercontrolandwanthelp.Thisnewbookwillencouragestressed-outreaderswithitsstoriesfrompeoplelikethemabouthowtheyresolvedorrethoughtthestressintheirlives,learnedtoletgoofanxietyandworry,andimprovedtheirlivesbydealingwithstress.FindYourInnerStrengthbyAmyNewmarkKindleEdition$7.99Paperback$12.75Thispowerfulcollectionofstorieswillinspire（激勵）youandhelpyoufindtheinnerstrengthtodowiththechallengesinyourownlife.Wearestrongerthanwethink whenwehavetobe.Thesebrave.courageouspeoplearetherolemodelsthatshowusallwhatispossible.RandomActsofKindnessbyAmyNewmarkKindleEdition$12.99Paperback$17.77Makemiracleshappenforyourselfandothers.It’seasy.Justthinkoutsidetheboxandlookaround.Therearesomanywaysthatyoucanhelp—anditturnsoutthebiggestbeneficiary（受益人）maybeyou!Scientificstudieshaveshownthat“doinggood”isnotonlygoodforothersbutalsoforthepersondoingit,makingthatpersonhappierandhealthier.BetheBestYouCanBebyAmyNewmarkKindleEdition$10.99Paperback$15.67Thiscollectionshowskidspositiverolemodelstofollowinitsstoriesaboutmakinggoodchoices,havingconfidence,anddoingtherightthings.Parentsandgrandparentswillenjoydiscussingthestorieswithchildren,makingitafamilyevent.HowwillyoufeelafterreadingSayGoodbyetoStress?A.Anxious. B.Awkward. C.Relaxed. D.Confused.WhatisuniqueaboutFindYourInnerStrength?A.Itiswrittenbyawell-knownauthor.B.Itisthecheapestofthefourbooks.C.Ithasrolemodelsforkidstofollow.D.Itshowsonehowtodogooddeeds.Whichbookissuitableforonewhohasnoconfidence?A.SayGoodbyetoStress B.FindYourInnerStrengthC.RandomActsofKindness D.BetheBestYouCanBeBWhenalmosteveryonehasamobilephone,whyaremorethanhalfofAustralianhomesstillpayingforalandline（座機(jī)）?Thesedaysyou’dbehardpressedtofindanyoneinAustraliaovertheageof15whodoesn’townamobilephone.Infactplentyofyoungerkidshaveoneintheirpocket.Practicallyeveryonecanmakeandreceivecallsanywhere,anytime.Still,55percentofAustralianshavealandlinephoneathomeandonlyjustoveraquarter（29%）relyonlyontheirsmartphonesaccordingtoasurvey（調(diào)查）.OfthoseAustralianswhostillhavealandline,athirdconcedethatit’snotreallynecessaryandthey’rekeepingitasasecurityblanket—19percentsaytheyneveruseitwhileafurther13percentkeepitincaseofemergencies.Ithinkmyhomefallsintothatcategory.MorethanhalfofAustralianhomesarestillchoosingtostickwiththeirhomephone.Ageisnaturallyafactor（因素）—only58percentofGenerationYsstilluselandlinesnowandthen,comparedto84percentofBabyBoomerswho’veperhapshadthesamehomenumberfor50years.Ageisn’ttheonlyfactor;I’dsayit’salsotodowiththemakeupofyourhousehold.GenerationXerswithyoungfamilies,likemywifeandI,canstillfinditconvenienttohaveahomephoneratherthanprovidingamobilephoneforeveryfamilymember.Thatsaid,tobehonesttheonlypeoplewhoeverringourhomephoneareourBabyBoomersparents,tothepointwhereweplayagameandguesswhoiscallingbeforewepickupthephone（usingCallerIDwouldtakethefunoutofit）.Howattachedareyoutoyourlandline?Howlonguntiltheygothewayofgasstreetlampsandmorningmilkdeliveries?Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytellusaboutmobilephones?A.Theirtargetusers. B.Theirwidepopularity.C.Theirmajorfunctions. D.Theircomplexdesign.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“concede”inparagraph3mean?A.Admit. B.Argue.C.Remember. D.Remark.WhatcanwesayaboutBabyBoomers?A.Theylikesmartphonegames. B.Theyenjoyguessingcallers’identity.C.Theykeepusinglandlinephones. D.Theyareattachedtotheirfamily.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthelandlinefromthelastparagraph?A.Itremainsafamilynecessity.Itwillfalloutofusesomeday.Itmayincreasedailyexpenses.Itisasimportantasthegaslight.CChimpsuseloudcallsandgesturestomaketheirfeelingsknownbutuntilnow,theexactmeaningforindividualmovementshasremainedamystery.Nowresearchersbelievetheyhavetranslatedthekeygesturesusedinthechimpcommunityandidentifiedtheirintentionsforthefirsttime.From4,351gestures,expertswereabletoidentify66thatareusedfor19specificmessagemeanings,includingshowingafoottotellachildtheycanclimbontheirback.Theresearcherswereabletonarrowdownthese66gesturesto36thatareusedintentionallytoachieve15purposes.ThetranslationsweremadebyDrCatherineHobaiterandhercolleaguesatStAndrewsUniversityinScotland.DrHobaiterusedbehaviorsamplingandfilmedallrecordedcasesofgesturalcommunication.Othergesturesincludestompingtheirfeettoaskanotherchimptostopwhattheyaredoing,andslappingobjectstogethertoaskanothertofollowthem.Ofthe19meanings,17encouragedinteractionstostart,ortodevelop,suchas“movecloser,”and“changeplay”.Someofthegestureswerefoundtohavemorethanonemeaning.andonly10ofthe66gestureswereusedforonlyasinglemeaning.Researcherscollectedatotalof471videoclipsfromtwosocialgroupsofchimpsatashelternearKinshasa,DemocraticRepublicofCongo.Aswellasidentifyingwhatthegesturemeans,theyalsodiscoveredthetechniqueneededtoincreasethechancesofsuccess.“Humanchildrenusegesturestocommunicatebeforetheyproducetheirfirstwords,andtheirearliestgesturestypicallyappeararound10monthsofage,”explainedtheresearchers.“Ingreatapes,thereisgoodevidencethatlanguage-trainedindividualsarecapableofacquiringandunderstandingsignals,butthisisfarlessclearintheirnaturalcommunication.”Chimpsslaptheobjectsto .A.tellotherstostopwhattheyaredoing B.askotherschimpstojointhemC.gatherotherchimpstomovecloser D.encourageinteractionstostartWhatdidresearchersfindafterstudying471videoclips?Chimpstrainedinlanguagearegoodatunderstandingsignals.TwosocialgroupsofchimpsliveatashelternearKinshasa.Language-trainedindividualsdowellinnaturalcommunication.Chimps’earliestgesturesappeararound10monthsofage.Howisthelastparagraphdeveloped?A.Byanalyzingcauses. B.Byexaminingdifferences.CBymakingcomparisons. D.Byfollowingtimeorder.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?AANewResearchonChimps B.HumanChildrenandChimpsC.GettingtheChimpsTrainedforLanguage D.TranslatingtheSignLanguageofChimpsDAfteralmostanentireyearofnotgoingshoppingandvacationing,youfindthenumbersreflectedbyyourbankaccountmeetyourheart’sdesire.Nowthemostimportantquestioncomes,whattodowiththeearnings?Shouldyoufulfilldreamsofthepresent,investinpreservingthefutureorperhapskeepsavingitforarainyday?Oureldersalwaystrytoteachusthevalueofmoneyanditsmoralweakness.Onemaybeonawinningstreak（連續(xù)成功）now,butitwillnotalwaysbeso.Onewillhavedayswhentherewillbenosunshinebutonlyrain,andtheirluckwillhidebehindthosethickgreyclouds.Saveforthoserainydays,theysay.Donotspendtoomuch,livewithinabudget,refrainfromcreditnomatterhowsmallandsaveforthefuture.Sincetheveryfirsttimeweearnourownmoneyfromasummerjoborearningourfirstsalary,thelessonsstart.Infact,thepocketmoneythatwereceivewhenwearechildrenbeginstheprocessoflearninghowtobestmanageone’smoney.Peopleoftenthinklikethis—onedaywhenIhaveenoughmoney,Iwilltraveltheworld.Then,oncewedoearnenoughmoney,tomorrow’splansstartshadowingourpresentones.However,isitwisetokeeplivingforthatfuture?Willwestillenjoyorevenbeabletobackpackinour50s?Howwillweeverenjoyourpresentifweareconstantlylivingforthefuture?Goodquestions,aren’tthey?Isaytravelbutdon’tletyourselfrundry,treatyourselftosomeluxuriesbutalsokeepenoughforyournecessities,andenjoyyourpresentbutwithaplanfortheforeseeablefuture.Lifeisfortheliving,soliveitsensibly.Whydoeldersteachustosavemoney?Becausetherearemorerainydaysinlife.Becausenoonecanwinstreak.Becausegooddaysmayend.Becausemoneycan’tbuyeverything.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“refrainfrom”meaninParagraph3?A.selectfrom B.holdbackC.relyon D.prefertoWhichofthefollowingopinionswouldtheauthoragree?Toenjoyyourselfintherighttime.Towaittotraveluntilwehaveenoughmoney.Togobackpackinginour50s.Toliveforthefuture.Whatshouldwedowiththeearningsaccordingtotheauthor?Weshouldsaveallforrainydays.Weshouldfulfillourdreams.Weshouldentertainourselves.Weshouldlivethepresentwisely.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Cheerleadingisthefastestgrowinggirls'sport,yetmorethanhalfofAmericansdonotbelieveitisasport.Inaddition,theyfailtodistinguishbetweensidelinecheerleadersandcompetitiveones.Sidelinecheerleaders’maingoalistoentertainthecrowdandleadthemwithteamcheers,whichshouldnotbeconsideredasport. 16 Asport,accordingtotheAssociationofCheerleadingCoachesandAdvisors,isaphysicalactivityorcompetitionagainstanopponent,governedbyrulesandconditions,andtheprimarypurposeofcompetitionisacomparisonoftheskillsoftheparticipants. 17 Competitivecheerleadingincludeslotsofphysicalactivities.The“fliers”arethrownintheair,heldby“bases”indifferentpositionsthatrequirestrengthandcooperationwithotherteammates.Andjustasbasketballandfootballhaveguidelinesforcompetitiveplay,sodoescompetitivecheerleading. 18 Andthecheerleadersarerequiredtostaywithinacertainarea. 19 Justlikegymnasts,competitivecheerleadersareawardedpointsfordifficulty,technique,andsharpness.Themoredifficultamount,thesharperthemotions,thebetterthescore.Cheerleadingisateamsport,sowithoutcooperation,thefirstplaceisoutofreach.Somepeoplearguecheerleadersarejust“girlsinskirts”withtheironlyjobtoentertainthecrowd. 20 Cheerleaderstodaycompeteagainstotherteamsandworkashardasotherathletes.CheerleadingevenappearintheOlympicssincecheerleadersarejustasathleticandphysicallyfitasthoseinvolvedinthemoreacceptedsports.A.Cheerleadersmustlearntoperforminpublic.B.Competitivecheerleaders’goalistobethebest.C.Cheerleadingfollowstheseguidelines,soitisasport.D.However,competitivecheerleadingisasport.E.Cheerleadingisrecognizedasasportbymanyschools.F.Thewholeroutinehastobecompletedinlessthan3minutesand15seconds.G.Actually,cheerleadinghasbecomeaswell-knownasportasfootballandbasketball.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Morethan30,000runners,selectedfrom160,000applicantsbothinandoutofChina,tookpartinthisyear'sBeijingMarathononNov.3.Wearingcolor1fulT-shirtsandposingforphotos,they___21___atTiananmenSquarebeforetakingtheir___22___atthestartingline.Nearlyadecadeago,Chinesemarathon___23___struggledtomakefullpreparations.Now,atbig___24___liketheBeijingMarathon,runnersmustwinalotterytoenter.Thisis___25___oftheworld’srunningboom.Formillionsofrunnersaroundtheworld,therealreasonthey___26___topoundtheroadsuntiltheirlegshurtismorethanweightlossorfitness.Chasingrecordslikethethree-hour___27___,forexample,isimportant,butit’snotthereasonpeoplerunmileaftermile,uphills,inwindandrain,whentheycouldjuststay___28___intheirbeds.Recordtimesare___29___thecarrotstheyhanginfrontofthemselves.Lastyear,arunnerintheUnitedKingdom 30 withthegoalofrunningamarathoninlessthanthreehours.Intheend,he 31 inthreehoursandtwominutes.However,hewas 32 afterward.IfI’ddoneit,thatwouldbeit,MietoldtheGuardian.“NowI'vestillgotmy 33 ,Icantryagainnextyear.”Althoughrunningis 34 andrequireseffort,italsobringsjoy. 35 children.Whentheyareexcited,theycan’tstoprunningbackandforth, 36 .Indeed,whenweracethroughthestreetsofacity,splashingthroughpuddles（水洼）,getting 37 intherainandruffledinthewind,wecan 38 thatchildishjoyagain.AsHoldenCaulfield,themain39ofthenovelThecatchertheRye（《麥田里的守望者》）,said,“Idon′t40knowwhatIwasrunningfor—IguessIjustfeltlikeit.”21.A.workedB.pickedC.gatheredD.speeded22.A.placesB.businessesC.chargesD.suggestions23.A.teachersB.organizersC.studentsD.teammates24.A.eventsB.incidentsC.showsD.things25.A.partB.significanceC.taskD.benefit26.A.thinkoutB.headoutC.cryoutD.bringout27.A.peaceB.studyC.progressD.mark28.A.calmB.comfortableC.healthyD.hopeless29.A.onlyB.hardlyC.completelyD.particularly30.A.hikedB.injuredC.refreshedD.trained31.A.finishedB.occurredC.failedD.attempted32.A.astonishedB.pleasedC.worriedD.upset33.A.prizeB.loveC.targetD.future34.A.hard B.flexibleC.excitingD.reasonableA.Dependon B.ThinkaboutA.upanddown B.inawayC.BelieveinC.fromtimetotimeD.CometoD.onthecontraryA.happyA.senseA.expertA.stillB.wetB.convinceB.characterB.ratherC.sad D.scaredC.promise D.suspectC.reader D.assistantC.ever D.even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Readingisanimportantformofentertainmentandratherthan 41. (simple)watchingpicturesonascreen,itrequiresyoutouseyour 42. (imagine).Ithasbeenprovedthatchildrenwhoregularlyreadforenjoymenthavehighertestscores,developa 43. (broad)vocabularyandabetterunderstandingofotherculturesthanthenon—readingones.So 44. (celebrate)authors,books,illustratorsand,ofcourse,reading,WorldBookDaywasestablished(成立)onApril23,199545.adayofcelebratingthejoyofreadingforenjoyment.Therewereseveralideason 46. WorldBookDayshouldbecelebrated.Originally,ValencianwriterVicenteClavelAndressuggestedthatthedayshouldbeon 47. daythathonoredtheauthorMigueldeCervantes.Thismeantthatitcouldeitherbeonhisbirthday,onOctober7, 48. thedayhedied,onAprilBecausethedayhediedcoincided(一致)withthedateonwhichWilliamShakespearehadalsodied,thisdate 49. (choose).Surprisingly,thereareseveralotherfamousauthorswhoalsodiedonApril23,likeDavidHalberstam.Aroundtheworld