1、聊城市聊城市高中三年级学情诊断考试高中三年级学情诊断考试 英语试题英语试题 注意事项：注意事项： 1答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、座号、考号填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上 2回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑如需改动，用橡 皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上写在本试卷上无效 3考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回 第一部分第一部分 阅读（共两节阅读（共两节，满分满分 50 分）分） 第一节（共第一节（共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2.5 分分，满分满分 37.5 分）分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项
2、中选出最佳选项 A Educator of the Year Contest Do you know an outstanding junior high or high school teacher, coach, guidance advisor, librarian, or headmaster? Nominate（提名）that special person youll always remember and give him/her the chance to be recognized in TeenInk! Guidelines The national magazine wil
3、l only consider essays written by teens, and nominations must be for junior high or high school educators onlyPrimary school educators are not included Convince us your nominee is specialTell us about his or her style of teaching, involvement in school activities, and community service What has your
4、 educator done for the entire school, your class, for you or another student? Give examples with specific detailsKeep your essay between 200 and 1 ,000 words Include the first and last name, position, and school of your educator Submit entries through our websiteSee our submission guidelines for mor
5、e information Prizes Cash awards will be given to educators from across the country honored as TeenInk Educators of the YearWinning essays are published in TeenInk magazine Deadlines The deadline for submitting Educator of the Year essays for 2021 is May 1, 2021Entries are accepted and considered fo
6、r publication in TeenInk magazine throughout the yearWinners will be informed after the June issue is published 1Who can be recommended for the contest? AA national volunteer BA community educator CA primary school teacher DA high school headmaster 2What is the requirement for the essay? AIt covers
7、at least 100 words BIt is to be submitted after May CIt should include specific details DIt must be written by a candidate 3What will the essay winners get? AA large sum of cash money BA chance to publish their essays CThe big prize from their school DThe honor of Educator of the Year B Cory, aged 3
8、0, was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy （脊赞性肌萎缩症）at a very young ageBecause of his condition, be began using a wheelchair at age 4His mother, Sandy Gilbreath, raised him as a single parentAlthough taking care of a child with a disability was challenging, she ensured that Cory didnt miss out on
9、 the fun things in lifeSandy took him on road trips during summer breaks throughout his childhoodThe exciting experiences of exploring new places inspired him to set a lifelong goal of visiting all seven continents Fortunately, Cory was able to do that just before the COVID-19 startedHe and his moth
10、er traveled to Antarctica in February, just before the borders closed It was the seventh and final continent off his list He became the first-ever wheelchair user to visit all the seven continents! According to Cory, traveling in a wheelchair requires a wide range of planning and researchHe starts h
11、is research six to twelve months before each trip, making sure that there are accessible transportation options in the locationHe would also call up hotels or rental homes to confirm if they are truly as accessible as they claim to be When Cory started going on adventures, there werent many online r
12、esources discussing accessible travelTo help other travelers with disabilities explore the world as he does, he decided to share his knowledge in his blog Aiming to promote representation of the wheelchair-using community, Cory and his mother wrote a childrens book, titled Lets Explore with Cor Cor,
13、 which is about a boy who travels around the world in his powered wheelchair Traveling to all seven continents wasnt something I was sure was going to be possible, he saidBut if you stay determined and keep a positive attitude, the opportunities are limitless 4What made Cory Lee decide to visit all
14、seven continents? AHis mothers expectation BHis travelling experiences CHis dream of helping others DHis objective of making a history 5What worries Cory most about a trip? ARental fees BLocal attractions CAccommodation DTransportation 6Why did Cory and his mother write the book? ATo enrich online r
15、esources BTo record travelling events CTo help people with special needs DTo introduce wheelchair adventures 7What can we learn from Corys story? ANothing can prevent a determined heart BDisability can turn into an opportunity CTravelling shapes a positive attitude DMom is the creator of childrens d
16、reams C Do you like the woolly mammoths（长毛象）from the movie Ice Age? Too bad theyre extinct? Thanks to recent developments in biotechnology, the stuff of science fiction may soon become a reality through an attractive process called de-extinction, which aims to bring the extinct species backThe resur
17、rected（复活的）species are functionally equal to the original extinct species, but they are not exact copies There are three primary techniques of de-extinctionOne of them is that scientists deliberately select existing species with similar characters to the extinct species to produce later generationTh
18、is is a natural methodAnother is cloningA cloned animal is created by obtaining the DNA of the extinct animalThe later generation will be an identical copy of the extinct speciesThis is only applied to animals that are either endangered or have recently gone extinct, as it requires well-preserved eg
19、gsThe third is the newest technique, genetic（基因）engineeringIt uses gene-editing tools to place selected genes from extinct animals in place of those present in its closest living relative If we refer to Jurassic Park, resurrecting extinct animals is a terrible ideaThankfully, we dont have to worry a
20、bout dinosaurs running wildly, as their DNA has disintegrated over the 65 million years since their extinctionDNA can survive for several million years at best under certain rare conditions, but does that mean we should do that? De-extinction is more for ecology than for tourismEcologist Ben Novak s
21、aid, All animals perform critical roles in their ecosystemWoolly mammoths, for example, were excellent gardenersTheir disappearance was followed by a loss in diversity and the Arctic grassland became a cold, ice fieldIf a resurrected animal is always going to be a zoo animal then it shouldnt be brou
22、ght back 8Why does the author mention the movie Ice Age? ATo recall the joy from the movie BTo lead the audience into the topic CTo attract readers attention to the movie DTo show functions of resurrecting animals 9What is mainly discussed about de extinction in Paragraph 2? AIts main methods BIts w
23、ide application CIts complex procedures DIts distinct characteristic 10What can replace the underlined word disintegrated in Paragraph 3? ABroken away BPicked up CFallen apart DRun out 11What would be the best title for the text? ACan we bring extinct animals back? BDo you like the woolly mammoths?
24、CWill dinosaurs be seen in the zoos? DShould we promote cloning skills? D We already know that salt can lead to heart diseaseBut could it also affect our mind? Scientists found that a high-salt diet caused cognitive impairments （认知损伤） in mice, and it could produce the same effect on humans Costantin
25、o Iadecola, director of the Feil Family Brain and Mind Research the Institute, said they fed the mice eight to sixteen times their normal salt intake and then tested the mice After about three months, the mice had a big change in their behavior Mice are very curious, and they like to look for new th
26、ings However, the tested mice lost the ability to identify a normal objectWhen the mice were put in their cage and asked to find a quiet spot, they did not remember where the quiet spot wasThen when the mice were building a nest, which is something the mice do daily, they were unable to do soThe res
27、earch suggested humans would experience a similar response Studies have shown Australians eat around double the recommended amount of salt each day, most of it coming from processed foodDr Iadecola said the estimated two teaspoons of salt the average Australian eats each day could affect the brain f
28、unction in the long termHowever, the decline might not be as obvious as in the mice, who were given extremely high levels of saltBut probably over years and perhaps decades-as opposed to a few months for the mouse-even lower levels of salt may have a terrible effect, Dr Iadecola said High levels of
29、salt cause serious immune （免疫） changes in the organs in and around the stomach, resulting in an almost autoimmune effect on the brainIt is part of a growing body of evidence that we really are what we eat, Bryce Vissel, director of the Centre for Neuroscience at the University of Technology Sydney,
30、said Those changes in turn cause all sorts of responses in the body, which over time certainly contribute to cognitive impairments 12Which can describe the tested mice? AThey remained quiet all day BThey became smarter than ever CThey forgot some routine things DThey were quick at finding objects 13
31、What do we know about Australians? AThey ignore health advice BThey have a higher-salt diet CThey dislike processed food DThey value their brain health 14What does the last paragraph mainly focus on? AStudies carried out by Bryce Vissel BImmune changes brought about by salt CEffects of daily diets o
32、n human behaviors DLinks between salt intake and brain damage 15What does the text suggest? ABrain health counts much BThe body never tells a lie CLow-salt diet is to be advocated DHeart diseases can be prevented 第二节（共第二节（共 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2.5 分分，满分满分 12.5 分）分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项
33、 Critical thinking means absorbing important information and using that to form a decision or opinion of your own_16_ But luckily, its something you can train yourself to do better One of the most important parts of thinking critically is learning what details matterWere exposed to so much informati
34、on and so many different opinions every day that its really easy to get lost in the details_17_ Knowing which details matter is the first part of critical thinking, but its pretty useless if you dont know what types of questions to ask next_18_ Its important to always ask yourself why something is i
35、mportant and how it connects to things you already knowAs you do that, you train your brain to think critically about more information you come across As with anything, if you want to get good at critical thinking, you need to practice it every day_19_ This could be casual observations or a notebook
36、 with opinions, but the point is to write every single dayLikewise, participating in a healthy debate with friends is great practice _20_ The more knowledge you gain, the better youll become at thinking about itThat doesnt mean that you should be constantly thinking about thinking, but the end resul
37、t is a brain that automatically forms better arguments, focused ideas, and creative solutions to problems ACritical thinking doesnt end BIt doesnt always come naturally to us CCritical thinking cant be learned in school DYou should question all the provided details EOne easy way to do this is to kee
38、p a journal of some kind FAfter all, thinking critically and asking questions go hand in hand GSubsequently, we need to train ourselves to learn which details matter 第二部分第二部分 语言运用（共两节语言运用（共两节，满分满分 30 分）分） 第一节（共第一节（共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1 分分，满分满分 15 分）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 What if
39、everyone in the world was exactly alike? The world would be extremely _21_ I believe its important to _22_ people for who they are_23_ are important and they should be respectedMany people throughout history, like Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison, did great things, but were _24_ strange, because th
40、ey had strong feelings about somethingI can _25_ to these people, because Ive been in that situation before It all started in elementary school when I _26_ that I wasnt like everyone elseI grew crazy about certain subjects_27_, these subjects didnt interest other kids and my teachers_28_, my kinderg
41、arten teacher said she would scream at me if I _29_ snakes or mice one more time, while she was teaching the days of the weekI would get in trouble for not _30_ attention, and other kids began to laugh at me I might be different, because I have different _31_ than other teenagers, but that doesnt gi
42、ve them the right to be so _32_ to meSome kids make fun of me for liking what I like the mostPeople also make fun of me for _33_ facts about volcanoes, whales, and many other scientific thingsMy mom says that she has been able to be well informed by just listening to me, but Ive even been _34_ for b
43、eing smartSometimes I wish 1 were like everyone else, but not _35_, because I believe people should be respected for being different, and were all different in our own ways 21Acomplex Bharmonious Cfantastic Dboring 22Atrust Bpraise Caccept Dcompare 23AAbilities BDifferences CEfforts DBeliefs 24Aprov
44、ed Bdeclared Cfound Dconsidered 25Arelate Breturn Capologize Drespond 26Aimagined Brealized Choped Dremembered 27AThankfully BImpossibly CApparently DUnfortunately 28ABy accident BIn return CIn fact DAt most 29Amentioned Battacked Ccounted Dthrew 30Aattracting Bfocusing Cescaping Dcontrolling 31Aaim
45、s Bfutures Cemotions Dinterests 32Amean Bsensitive Cattentive Dblind 33Acreating Bforgetting Cknowing Dignoring 34Amisunderstood Bevaluated Ctested Dtolerated 35Aclearly Beagerly Cseriously Dreally 第二节（共第二节（共 10 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.5 分分，满分满分 15 分）分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式 At Zhongshuge, a book
46、store and library in Yangzhou, China, the books go on forever, or at least, thats _36_ it looks likeWhen you walk into Zhongshuge, youre surrounded on all sides by endless booksThey fill the ceiling, walls, and floor, some even _37_（appear）to be challenging gravity How does this magical bookshop do
47、it? _38_ architectural studio called X + Living designed the internal structure of ZhongshugeThe shelves _39_（arrange）in arc shapes, creating the tunnel-like appearanceThe floor is covered with black mirrors, reflecting the shelves above and creating the visual effect that the bookshelves continue d
48、own past the floor on _40_ youre standing And there you have it： the rows of books never end As it turns out, the stores design has more _41_（significant）than just funYangzhou is full _42_ canals and rivers, and in history many of Chinas literary greats _43_ （draw） inspiration from the flowing water
49、X + Living, therefore, integrated this concept with Zhongshuge, and tried to create the feel of being _44_（complete）involved in a river of booksThey highlighted that feeling with the zigzag shape on the ceiling, which, _45_（reflect）on the floor, flows throughout the store like a river 第三部分第三部分 写作（共两节写作（共两节，满分满分 40 分）分） 第一节（满分第一节
