2021-2022學年廣東省佛山市南海區(qū)執(zhí)信中學高三（上）質檢英語試卷（9月份）

閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50.0分）

• 1．The holiday season is upon us and though they may feel a bit different this year - without large get-togethers，the holidays themselves are certainly not canceled.December is filled with celebrations.Here are some of the most unusual ways people bring the festivities home - all around the world.
     Kentucky Fried Christmas
     Japan
     Kentucky Fried chicken might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Christmas，but over the years，it has become quite the holiday tradition in Japan.In order to ensure you get your hands in a holiday bucket，it is suggested that you order in advance，as nearly 4 million people choose KFC as their Christmas dinner.
     Throwing of the Shoe
     Czech Republic
     This Christians tradition has nothing to do with trimming trees or singing carols.Rather，young women step outside their homes on Christmas Eve and instead of waiting for Santa，they throw a shoe over their shoulders.How it land is said to predict if the woman will marry next year.
     Burning Effigies
     Ecuador
     New year's Eve comes with a whole set of traditions and customers to symbolically leave the previous year behind.Here，"monigotes" - figures that represent what went wrong in the last year，sometimes politicians are then burned into the night.
     Sauna Visit
     Estonia
     This is a holiday tradition most people would happily get behind.On Christmas Eve，after spending the day setting up for the following day's festivities，it is traditional to sweat it out in sauna with your family.
  
  （1）Which holiday tradition do you need to book in advance？

  
  A．Sauna Visit.
  B．Burning Effigies.
  C．Throwing of the Shoe.
  D．Kentucky Fried Christmas.
  （2）If a young woman throws a shoe over her shoulder on Christmas Eve，she wants to know

  .
  A．whether she will get promoted.
  B．how much money she will make.
  C．whether she will get married or not.
  D．how many new friends she will make.
  （3）Where is the text probably from？

  
  A．A science fiction.
  B．A news magazine.
  C．A travel brochure.
  D．A government report.
  組卷：5引用：3難度：0.6

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• 2．    Charvi Goyal is a high school student from Dallas，Texas，who helps out other classmates by tutoring them between classes.
      When Goyal's high school moved online last spring because of COVID-19，she decided to also take her teaching online.The 17-year-old junior and three of her fellow students created TutorScope，a program that offers free tutoring services to other children，including younger ones.It started with a small number of tutors who helped young people in their city.But it has grown into a group of 22 tutors from Texas，Arizona and Ohio.They have helped more than 300 students，some from as far away as South Korea.
      TutorScope aims to give the one-on-one help that teachers have traditionally given while walking around their classrooms.But now，many teachers cannot provide that one-on-one support because they lack time or have issues with technology.
      Sarah Newman said her children，7-year-old twins，have had helpful TutorScope experiences.The service has freed up her and her 17 year old son. "With these tutors，I realize they have time，" she said. "I think they are very patient with these younger kids.I have patience with other things，but I don't have patience to teach."
      What makes the TutorScope effort special is the connection between the teenage volunteers and the other students they are helping.Although the pandemic （傳染?。?has forced many students to look inward，Goyal said that working with others on a big project has permitted her to look outward. "My confidence level has increased，" Goyal said.She added that she has made friends with other students from her school.She said one of the best things about running a growing non-profit program is fliat it does help with the boredom of being stuck at home.
  
  （1）What did Goyal do last spring？

  
  A．She helped her classmates at school.
  B．She got active in fighting COVID-19.
  C．She offered online tutoring to other students.
  D．She went to South Korea to help.
  （2）What's the purpose of TutorScope？

  
  A．To give online help.
  B．To make profits.
  C．To make friends.
  D．To choose volunteers.
  （3）What's Sarah Newman's attitude towards the program？

  
  A．Favorable.
  B．Tolerant.
  C．Doubtful.
  D．Critical.
  （4）What can we learn from Goyal's success？

  
  A．Put the cart before the horse.
  B．A friend in need is a friend indeed.
  C．No man can do two things at once.
  D．Helping others will benefit oneself.
  組卷：1引用：1難度：0.3

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• 3．When Alok and I met in 1984，he was attracted by my passionate love of children，dogs，and poetry．I was drawn to his intelligence and his broad，comforting shoulders．Our marriage was very happy，and our sons，Viraj，an accountant，and Anurag，a lawyer，were warm，loving，and blessed with both a high level of integrity（正直）and a wicked sense of humour．It was as if I had everything I had wished for．When people said， "Life is not perfect，" I used to think， "Oh，but it very nearly is．"
  But one Saturday night everything became different．Alok and I were about to leave our flat in Delhi for a party when all of a sudden he just passed away．It was a fatal cerebral stroke （腦中風） without warning．
     I was terrified，but felt I owed it to myself，to Alok，and to the boys to rise above the loss and use the strength our love had given me to go forward．I also had to deal with some pressing problems．Where would I live？Our home was a company-owned flat，and most of the facilities we'd enjoyed，like the club，medical coverage，and even the phone，came with his job．
     I made the decision to try and do as much as I could on my own，without asking，or expecting，other people to help me．As a journalist，I had been privileged to share some truly exceptional life stories．I now had to handle my own life story，and accept change with as much courage as I could muster．
     The journey ahead needed new skills．I finally found the right job，and today I am working in corporate communications．My life now is very different from what it was earlier．I understand that we are all given an inner strength，and that we truly grow up，regardless of age，when we learn to stand alone．
  
  （1）What changed everything for the author？

  
  A．The birth of her children．
  B．Moving to a new home．
  C．Her happy marriage．
  D．The sudden death of her husband．
  （2）We can infer from the passage that

  ．
  A．Alok's job provided him with housing and medical insurance
  B．the author didn't work when her husband was alive
  C．Viraj and Anurag engaged in the same occupation
  D．the author's current living situation is bad
  （3）What does the underlined word "muster" in the fourth paragraph probably mean？

  
  A．Admire．
  B．Learn．
  C．Gather．
  D．Wander．
  （4）What does the author want to tell us？

  
  A．Society should give support to single women．
  B．Faced with a sudden change，we should be brave．
  C．We should receive necessary support as we age．
  D．Instead of staying at home，women should work，regardless of age．
  組卷：8引用：2難度：0.6

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• 4．Are you at least 17 years old？Do you weigh more than 110 pounds？Do you consider yourself fairly healthy？
     If you answered yes to all of these questions，you should be donating blood every two months.In my survey of my schoolmates，I found that only 50 percent of them have ever donated blood and that only 1 out of 13 of them donate regularly.The lack of blood donors is a serious problem that requires immediate action.
     According to the American Red Cross Web pages，in the United States alone someone receives a blood transfusion once every three seconds.People who benefit from donations include cancer patients as well as babies.The need for blood never takes a vacation and neither should donors.
     Let me tell you about Brooke，a three-year-old girl with cancer.Brooke has spent about half of her life in the hospital receiving treatments.Her treatment will require about 500 units of blood in total，of which only 250 units have been replaced.She still needs the other half of the total amount to continue her treatment.If she doesn't receive this blood，she will not live to start kindergarten.
     Examples like Brooke's are becoming all too common these days，with only 1 in 20 Americans donating blood and this number keeps dropping each year.These facts are extremely worrying considering that nearly half of us here will need blood sometime in our lives.
     You can now see the seriousness of the problem with the lack of blood donations.Fortunately，it is a problem that can be easily solved.Each and every one of you can be part of the solution.All you have to do is go to the nearest Red Cross and donate your blood.
  
  （1）How does the author explain the problem mentioned in Paragraph 2？

  
  A．By answering questions.
  B．By making comparisons.
  C．By presenting research findings.
  D．By describing his own experiences.
  （2）What can we learn from the American Red Cross Web pages？

  
  A．The suffering of patients.
  B．The strong need for blood.
  C．The efforts of the Red Cross.
  D．The benefits of taking vacations.
  （3）The three-year-old girl Brooke

  .
  A．doesn't get fair treatment in the hospital
  B．will need another 250 units of blood
  C．stays alive by receiving blood daily
  D．can't wait to start kindergarten
  （4）What is the purpose of the text？

  
  A．To persuade people to donate blood.
  B．To present some new medical results.
  C．To call on people to save a little girl.
  D．To explain the risks of blood donation.
  組卷：3引用：2難度：0.7

  解析

• 5．When we meet someone for the first time，we usually get an uncertain sense of what kind of person they are by the way they shake hands，talk，or walk．In the age of social networking，however，first impressions are sometimes made even before we actually meet someone in person - that is，by looking at their profile photos（頭像）． （1）

  
     In the study，a group of researchers from the University of Pennsylvania in the US used software to analyze the profile photos of 66，000 users of US social platform Twitter and 3，200 of their tweets． （2）

  The researchers wanted to find out if there was a relation between a person's profile photo and personality．
     According to the results，open people are more likely to pose in an unusual way and use objects such as glasses or a guitar in their profile photo because they enjoy new and exciting experiences．Meanwhile，sensitive people often hide their negative emotions． （3）

  Instead，they use an image of something like a pet，a car or a building．That's because sensitive people are strongly influenced by the strong social standard．
     （4）

  For example，outgoing people are found to have the most colorful profile images，as they want to emphasize their personality and show themselves off，the researchers wrote．
     Although social media photos "usually represent oneself，they also allow a user to shape his or her own personality，" according to the researchers．（5）

  After all，first impressions always last．
  
  A．They want to show themselves off．
  B．They try to avoid showing their faces．
  C．We should make our profile photos available to others．
  D．Some users were asked to complete a survey about their personality types．
  E．According to a recent study，these social images say a lot about our personality．
  F．When choosing a profile photo，we should think about what image we'd like to convey．
  G．The colors used in profile photos also give us some information about the photo's owner．
  組卷：4引用：2難度：0.5

  解析

英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分15分）

• 6．Luther Younger is a 99-year-old loving husband．His wife came down with cancer nine years ago，and doctors（1）

  she'd have just five years to live．（2）

  ，the couple have remained strong．
     Over the last nine years，Luther takes a six - mile（3）

  every day to visit his wife in the hospital．He always stays by her side，encouraging her，showering her with（4）

  ，and their daily kiss．Luther could get a ride or even take the bus，but he（5）

  to walk the whole journey to help clear his mind and to（6）

  everything about his wife．Passersby often recognize Luther and stop to offer him a ride，but he（7）

  their kindness．His daily walk is（8）

  of how much he loves his wife．
     Luther's daughter hoped he could（9）

  accept rides，especially on extremely hot and snowy days，but Luther（10）

  walking himself so she just lets him have it his way．
  （11）

  walking six-miles each day in the heat and snow would be too much，when you've walked through（12）

  with someone，what's another six miles？Luther is always（13）

  to leave his love before returning home，but he knows that each tomorrow，（14）

  the weather，he will be on his way again．He can't bear to live a single day without（15）

  his wife．
  
  

  （1）	A．reported	B．imagined	C．advised	D．thought
  （2）	A．However	B．Therefore	C．Instead	D．Besides
  （3）	A．drive	B．walk	C．ride	D．flight
  （4）	A．relief	B．trust	C．love	D．sympathy
  （5）	A．agrees	B．hesitates	C．fails	D．prefers
  （6）	A．recall	B．suspect	C．ignore	D．discover
  （7）	A．dislikes	B．corrects	C．declines	D．considers
  （8）	A．motivation	B．proof	C．trial	D．origin
  （9）	A．actually	B．gradually	C．finally	D．occasionally
  （10）	A．insists on	B．turns to	C．sets about	D．takes up
  （11）	A．Because	B．If	C．While	D．Until
  （12）	A．life	B．growth	C．marriage	D．adulthood
  （13）	A．grateful	B．sad	C．eager	D．guilty
  （14）	A．thanks to	B．rather than	C．apart from	D．regardless of
  （15）	A．supporting	B．mentioning	C．seeing	D．calling
  組卷：11引用：2難度：0.5

  解析

根據(jù)句意，按首字母或中文提示用單詞的適當形式填空。（每小題2分，滿分20分）

• 7．The two sides of the negotiation both hoped to see the problem settled

  （和平地）.（根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫）
  組卷：0引用：1難度：0.5

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• 8．According to the

  （科學的）research，many scientists believed that many changes would take place in the future. （根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫）
  組卷：0引用：1難度：0.5

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• 9．Every year in March，people in Guangxi province

  （慶祝） Folk Song Festival. （根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫）
  組卷：1引用：1難度：0.7

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• 10．Don't judge a man by his

  （外貌）．
  組卷：15引用：3難度：0.5

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• 11．With the help from various

  （組織），there will be a new school in this village. （根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫）
  組卷：0引用：1難度：0.5

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寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

• 32．假定你是李華，你校英語報正在舉辦主題為"The most admirable person around me"的征文活動。請你用英語寫一篇短文并投稿。內容包括：
  （1）你崇拜的人是誰？
  （2）你為什么崇拜他？
  （3）他對你的影響是什么？
  注意：
  （1）詞數(shù)80左右；
  （2）可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。
  The Most Admirable Person Around Me_______
  組卷：2引用：1難度：0.5

  解析

• 33．閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。續(xù)寫的詞數(shù)應為150左右。
      Holidays are not necessarily for fun or rest.Doing something meaningful can also gain special pleasure.When the final bell rang，the students were reminded that there was no school on Monday-the Labor Day. "Enjoy your extra day off，" said the teacher to her class.
      An extra day of fun suited Kayla just fine.She loved breaks.She wanted to go out to play with her friends.When the school bus dropped Kayla off，she ran into the house happily.
      "How was school，Kayla？" asked her mom.
      "It was great，Mom.I am excited about no school on Monday. "
      "You just started back to school two weeks ago.Already in need of a break，huh？" asked Kayla's mom with a laugh.
      Kayla slept in the next morning.Saturday was her favorite day of the week.It rained most of the day，so Kayla enjoyed playing video games inside.On Sunday，her friends came over and they played basketball for several hours.
      Then it was Labor Day，you know，the extra day off that Kayla was so looking forward to.But Kayla was awakened early that morning by her dad.He told Kayla that in honor of Labor Day，the family would be cleaning both inside and outside the house.Kayla couldn't believe it.This was a holiday.A day when she was supposed to be enjoying freshly squeezed lemonade while playing in her tree house.As Kayla wiped her eyes，she began to wonder if this was just a bad dream.
      "Kayla，your breakfast is ready.We have a lot of work to do today.Let's get a move on，" said Kayla's mom.As she sat down at the kitchen table，Kayla asked her parents，"Are you serious about working today？Isn't Labor Day a holiday？"
      "Yes，Kayla.It is，" replied her dad. "But your mom and I thought working hard today would make you appreciate why Labor Day was observed in the first place."
      Paragraph1：
      At first，Kayla felt disappointed at her parents' plan for the holiday._______
      Paragraph 2：
      But things began to change as she was doing the chores._______
  組卷：2引用：2難度：0.5

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