1、揭阳市20212022学年度高中三年级教学质量测试英 语本试卷共10页，考试时间120分钟，满分120分注意事项：1.答题前，考生先将自己的信息填写清楚、准确，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码粘贴处。2.请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效。3.答题时请按要求用笔，保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不得使用涂改 液、修正带、刮纸刀。考试结束后，请将本试卷及答题卡交回。第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2. 5分，满分37. 5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AMost of us have dre
2、amed of being a great inventor to create something great. However, just because someones invented something, it doesnt mean that theyre happy with the end result.Albert Einstein- The Atomic BombIts Albert Einsteins work that made the creation of the atomic bomb possible. However, years later Einstei
3、n regretted having signed a letter to President Roosevelt urging him to support the research into nuclear chain reactions, because he believed the Germans were already working on it. Had I known that the Germans would not succeed in producing an atomic bomb, ” he said, “I would have never lifted a f
4、inger.”Ethan Zuckerman- The Pop-up AdvertisementIf youve ever found yourself yelling at your computer screen in frustration as yet another pop-up ad leaps into view, Zuckerman is the person to blame. The business model that got us funded was advertising. The model was analyzing users personal homepa
5、ges so we could better target ads to them. Along the way, we ended up creating one of the most hated tools in the advertisers toolkit: the pop-up ad,” Zuckerman explained.Bob Propst-The Office Cubicle （隔间）In the 1960s, Bob Propst introduced the office cubicle to Americans. It was designed to “ give
6、knowledge workers a more flexible environment than the rat-maze boxes of offices ”. Companies saw his invention as a way to save money, doing away with individual offices and replacing them with open plans and cubicles. However, Propst came to complain his invention. “The cubiclizing of people in mo
7、dem corporations is extremely mad and stupid, ” he said.1. What are the initial purpose of the inventions of the Pop-up Advertisement and the Office Cubicle?A. To save money.B. To entertain the users.C. To benefit the companies.D. To impress the companies.2. What do the three inventions have in comm
8、on?A. Their inventors regretted their creations.B. They are disliked by all those who use them.C. They have been widely used in our daily life.D. The inventions could save a lot of money.3. In which section of a magazine may this text appear?A. Story.B. Business.C. Education.D. Technology.BI became
9、a magician by accident. When I was nine years old, I learned how to make a coin disappear. Id read The Lord of the Rings and gone into the adult section of the library to be buried in fantasy literature. I was young enough to still hold out hope that I might find a book of real, actual magic in the
10、library. The book I found instead taught basic techniques, and I tried to practice.At first the magic wasnt any good. It was just a trick - a bad trick. I spent hours each day running through the secret moves in front of the mirror. I dropped the coin over and over, a thousand times in a day. After
11、two weeks my mom got a carpet and placed it under the mirror to muffle the sound of the coin falling again and again.One day I made the coin disappear on the playground. We had been playing football and were standing in the field behind the school. A dozen people were watching. I showed the coin to
12、everyone. Then it disappeared. The kids screamed. Everyone went crazy.A few years later, I staged an underwater escape in the river that flowed through the middle of the campus of the University of Iowa, where I went to school. I stood on a boat in the middle of the river wearing nothing but biking
13、shorts. The sky was dead and gray, and the water was cold at the surface, and colder in the depths below.Technically, I succeeded. I jumped into the water, sank to the bottom, and escaped from the locks and the chains before swimming to the surface. But it didnt feel like a success.4. What do we kno
14、w about the author?A. He became a magician in one day.B. He found wonderful techniques in the library.C. He never stopped practicing in order to become a magician.D. He looked through every section of the library to search for a useful book.5. What does the underlined word “muffle” in Paragraph 2 me
15、an?A. To urge the author to lower his voice.B. To make the sounds less noisy.C. To prevent the coin from falling.D. To decrease the number of the coin.6. How did the author make the kids scream?A. By making the coin disappear.B. By playing football with them.C. By practicing his techniques more freq
16、uently.D. By providing hands-on practice.7. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. What Can Give You a Magic Life.B. A Nineteen-year-old Magician.C. The Magic Trick that Influenced My Life.D. A Brief Introduction to a Magicians Life.CWith low temperatures, radiation and high-energy particles，t
17、he vacuum of space is nothing but severe. Can you imagine spending six hours walking in space? Chinese astronauts did just that on their latest spacewalk.On August 20th, 2021, Chinese astronauts Liu Boming and Nie Haisheng went out on the second spacewalk of the Shenzhou X mission. The pair set up a
18、nd adjusted equipment, showed their spacesuits and tested the large robotic arm and other spacewalk- related devices.Despite the astronauts skill, spacewalking is a challenging task. Luckily, their bulky（臃肿的）spacesuits protect them. A spacesuit is like a small space station. It has everything astron
19、auts need when they carry out a spacewalk.Chinas Feitian spacesuits have six layers. The innermost layer collects astronauts urine （尿液）.There are also four layers that help control the temperature and air pressure inside the suit. Spacesuits are filled with air, so they looked like theyre puffed up.
20、 The sixth layer is made of special fibers that protect astronauts from radiation. Astronauts are connected to the space station with safety ropes. The suit has headphones and speakers for astronauts to communicate. There is also a mirror on the wrist that astronauts can use to check their suits.The
21、 first Feitian suit was made in 2008. Zhai Zhigang wore it to carry out Chinas first spacewalk, which lasted about 19 minutes. The suits Chinese astronauts wear today are the second generation of Feitian. They can support longer walks lasting up to 8 hours and can be used more often. The first gener
22、ation could only be used 5 times within two years, while the second generation can be used 15 times within three years. Each suit costs around 30 million yuan, and it takes four months to make just one.8. What can we learn about the spacewalk of the Shenzhou X mission from the passage?A. It was carr
23、ied out this spring.B. It was Chinas first spacewalk.C. It lasted a total of six hours.D. It was completed by three astronauts.9. How are Chinas Feitian spacesuits designed to protect astronauts?A. The innermost layer adjusts the temperature.B. The outermost layer protects astronauts from radiation.
24、C. They include five layers with different functions.D. Three other layers control air pressure inside the suit.10. According to the passage, what do Chinese astronauts need when carrying out spacewalks?a. headphones b. speakers c. mirror d. radar e. compass f. safety ropesA. a, b, c, fB. a, b, d, f
25、C. a, b, e, fD. c, d, e, 11. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?A. Disadvantages of the first Feitian suit.B. The process of making the first Feitian suit.C. New technology applied to the second Feitian suit.D. Differences between the two generations of Feitian suits.DA scientific paper
26、arguing that the cats may indeed go beyond some of the usual physical boundaries has been recognized with one of sciences most famous accolades（荣 誉）：an Ig Nobel Prize.The theoretical paper, “On the Rheology of Cats， argues that cats can technically be regarded as solid and liquid at the same time du
27、e to their mysterious ability to adopt the shape of their container.The annual awards ceremony for research that “first makes you laugh, then makes you think” took place at Harvard University on Thursday evening, September 14th, with three Nobel winners, including the British-born economist Oliver H
28、art, on hand to distribute prizes.The 10 awards included the economics prize, which went to an investigation into how contact with a live crocodile affects a persons willingness to gamble and the anatomy （解剖学）prize for James Heathcotes solving the longstanding mystery of why old men have such big ea
29、rs （they dont keep growing, but gravity stretches them）. The ceremony also rewarded the observation by Italian scientists that many identical twins cannot tell themselves apart in pictures.Marc-Antoine Fardin, the sole author of the cat paper, was inspired by a set of internet funny photos of cat-fi
30、lled containers, ranging from sweet jars to sinks. If you are observing a cat on a time larger than its relaxation time, it will be soft and adapt to its container, like a liquid would. This actually raised some interesting questions about what it means to be a fluid and so I thought it could be use
31、d to highlight actually serious topics at the centre of the field of rheology, the study of flows, he said.Milo Puhan, a professor of public health and epidemiology said he was honoured to be a winner in this ceremony, noting that some past Ig Nobel Prize winners have later upgraded to Nobel Prize w
32、inners status.Marc Abrahams, founder of the awards, said, “If you didnt win an Ig Nobel Prize tonight-and especially if you did better luck next year. ”12 What do we know about Ig Nobel Prize from the text?A. It is held occasionally.B. Its popular and well-known.C. It aims to make people laugh.D. Th
33、e winners are also those of the Nobel Prize.13 Why does Marc-Antoine Fardin mention the internet photos of cat-filled containers? A. To present an example of his cat paper.B To make a comparison of the cat and fluid flow.C. To show the inspiration for his study of the flow.D. To introduce an interes
34、ting topic of his recent study.14 What is professor Milo Puhans attitude to Ig Nobel Prize?A. Proud.B. Critical.C. Doubtful.D. Ironic.15. Which of the following research is unsuitable to illustrate “first makes you laugh, then makes you think”？A. The try to measure the pleasurability of scratching a
35、n itch.B. The discoveries of how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability.C. The study of leaning to the left makes the Eiffel Tower seem smaller.D. The study of what happens when a person walks while carrying a cup of coffee.第二节（共5小题；每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。W
36、here is the better place to live? City or countryside? 16 Leaving the noise and rapid pace of city life and entering the peace and quiet of the countryside is surely beneficial. There are big, open space where you can get close to nature. 17 People know each other better, and there is often a real s
37、ense of community in small towns that is seldom found in big cities.However, for someone who has lived in large towns and cities for long, like me, country life takes quite some adjusting to. 18 You have to get used to the town becoming completely dead from about 12: 00 to 2: 00 pm, when everyone ta
38、kes a long lunch break. Transport is often a problem as well. 19 And its even more difficult to leave the town, as usually the closest neighbouring town city is miles away.Whats more, the sense of community in small towns can sometimes make visitors feel a little unwelcome. So far, no one has been u
39、nfriendly towards me, but the fact that Im clearly foreign in this small community makes me feel uncomfortable.20 Its hard to find people with whom I have things in common, and who I can talk to!Yet, despite all this, Im trying hard to take advantage of the beauty, simplicity, and ease of the countr
40、y lifestyle in France.A. It takes a long time to get used to it.B. The air is fresh, clean and unpolluted.C. For some, living in the country is a dream.D. Firstly, the pace of life is much, much slower.E. If you dont have a car, it can be difficult to get around.F. They wonder what a young girl is d
41、oing in the countryside.G. The biggest disadvantage for me is that there are very few people of my age. 第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳 选项。When I was a child, I always wanted to be a superhero. I wanted to 21 the world and then make everyone happy. Bu
42、t I knew that Id need superpower to make my dreams come true. When I grew up and realized that science fiction was not a good source for 22 , I decided to go on a journey of 23 science, to find a more useful truth.I started my journey in California with a UC Berkeley 30-year study that examined the
43、photos of students in some old yearbooks and tried to 24 their success and wellbeing throughout their life. I 25 a celebritys picture. When I first saw his picture, I thought that these superpowers came from his super collar. But now I know it was all in his 26Smiling stimulates our brain reward mec
44、hanism in a way that even chocolate - a well-regarded pleasure inducer（诱导物）-cannot 27 British researchers found that one smile can produce the same 28 of brain stimulation as up to 2,000 bars of chocolate. The same study found that smiling is as stimulating as 29 up to 16, 000 pounds in cash. Thats
45、like 25 thousand dollars a smile. Its not bad.And, unlike lots of chocolate, lots of smiling can actually make you 30 Smiling can help reduce the level of stress-enhancing hormones（荷尔蒙）,increase the level of 31 hormones and reduce overall blood pressure.So whenever you want to look great and compete
46、nt, reduce your 32 or feel as if you just had a whole stack of high-quality chocolate without worrying about the caloric 33 -or as if you found 25 thousand dollars in a pocket of an old jacket you hadnt34 for ages, or whenever you want to tap into a superpower that will help you andeveryone 35 you l
47、ive a longer, healthier, happier life, smile.21. A.occupyB. conquerC. saveD. beautify22. A.superpowerB. supernatureC. supermanD. superhero23. A.fakeB. naturalC. complicatedD. real24. A.achieveB. examineC. makeD. measure25. A.came acrossB. came outC. came overD. came up26. A.pictureB. smileC. dreamD.
48、 yearbook27. A.adoptB. awardC. matchD. stand28. A.numberB. pieceC. scaleD. level29. A.receivingB. rewardingC. repeatingD. recording30. A.happierB. healthierC. heavierD. hungrier31. A.self-enhancingB. skill-enhancingC. mood-enhancingD. strength-enhancing32. A.weightB. stressC. pleasureD. satisfaction33. A.lostB. requirementC. consumptionD. cost34. A.fixedB. wornC. metD. known35. A.exceptB. b
