1、福建省厦门市2021届高三毕业班第三次质量检测英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读理解CLIPIf youre looking for an e-bike experience without getting rid of your favorite two-wheeler, the CLIP is for you. Its a friction-drive (摩擦驱动的) motor that easily attaches to the front wheel of your bike, its roller helping speed you around faster th
2、an you can pedal. Its removable, so you can charge it under your desk or at your destination.Yakima CBX SolarTopped with Sunflare solar panels, Yakimas new CBX Solar rooftop cargo (货物) box is equipped with two USB ports and can power your campsite on an overnight trip or keep your devices charged wi
3、thout having to use your car battery. Plus, the CBX Solar has more than enough room to hold your sports equipment.Nuheara IQbuds2 MAXWireless earbuds (耳塞) are increasingly capable of blocking the noise of the outside world while you listen to tunes. But when you cant hear the person right in front o
4、f you, itd be nice if they offered a little help. The IQbuds2 MAX are on the case. They are the only wireless buds that feature both active noise cancellation and audio-processing technology capable of identifying human conversations, which tune out everything except the people or sounds you want to
5、 hear.Guardhat HC1 CommunicatorBesides head injuries, industrial workers also face other dangers at work sites. Guardhats new tech-enabled hard hat, the HC1 Communicator, can help keep those workers safe. The Communicator monitors the wearers location in real time; allows them to make hands-free vid
6、eo and audio calls; and detects their nearness to dangerous materials, temperatures and moving equipment.1Which of the following can power your Bluetooth speaker?ACLIP.BYakima CBX Solar.CNuheara IQbuds2 MAX.DGuardhat HCl Communicator.2Compared with other wireless earbuds, the IQbuds2 MAX are unique
7、in_.Ablocking the noiseBmusic playingCconversation capabilityDsorting out sounds3Whats the text mainly about?AIntroduction of new inventions.BSafety rules for workers.CComments on high-tech devices.DAdvice on vehicle choices.When you think of Chinese food in the US, fried rice, or General Tsos chick
8、en may first come to mind. But a new museum exhibition in New York City is trying to expand visitors palates (味蕾). It features stories of famous cooks like Martin Yan and home cooks whose food represents 18 different regional cooking styles of China.“I think its unfair to just classify Chinese cooki
9、ng as one,” says Kian Lam Kho, an organizer of “Sour, Sweet, Bitter, Spicy: Stories of Chinese Food and Identity in America” at the Museum of Chinese in America. “Even with the same dish or same cuisine, every family has a different variation.” Thats why the organizers say if you want to taste the f
10、ull range of Chinese cuisine in the US, youll need to go beyond restaurants and into home kitchens, which can play a central role in many immigrants lives.“The kitchen itself is kind of a comfort when you come to a new country. Thats the one place where you set up as your home base, and you cook thi
11、ngs that you remember from your past,” explains Audra Ang, another organizer.One of the home cooks showcased in the exhibition is Ni Biying, 80, of Manhattan. She worked as a live-in babysitter for years before she could finally afford to rent a home with her own kitchen. These days, you can usually
12、 find her moving around her one-bedroom apartment as a sweet smell of vinegar and rice wine floats from her stove. For Ni, a small dinner for friends and family means preparing almost a dozen different dishes. She learned some of her techniques from her father, who made most of her familys meals whe
13、n she was a child. “I still miss the beef with stir-fried celery my father used to cook,” she says. And its the kind of comfort food that defines Chinese food for Ni.4What is the new museum exhibition mainly about?ACuisine of different countries.BExploration of famous restaurants.CHistory of Chinese
14、 immigration.DStories of Chinese food and cooks.5Why does the kitchen play a key role in many immigrants lives?AIt provides a wealthy life.BIt brings a sense of belonging.CIt helps them to accept new cultures.DIt enables them to forget the past.6What can we learn about Ni Biying from Paragraph 4?ASh
15、e worked in a Chinese restaurant.BShe made most meals as a child.CShe learned cooking from her father.DShe lives with a big family.7What can be a suitable title for the text?ACuisine Gains New VariationsBHome Cooking Brings More to the TableCImmigrants Seek Their Fortune in the USDChinese Restaurant
16、 Tells Immigrant TalesLife continually requires that we write down a few words of thanks: for holidays, meals, presents or peoples place in our hearts. However, too often, our messages end up flat or somewhat unconvincing. To make our messages more effective, we might take a lesson from the history
17、of art.To some extent, what distinguishes great from common art is the level of detail with which the world has been studied. A talented artist is, first and foremost, someone who takes us into the specifics of the reasons why an experience or a place felt valuable. They dont merely tell us that spr
18、ing is nice, they zero in on the particular contributing factors to this niceness: leaves that have the softness of a newborns hands, the contrast between a warm sun and a sharp breeze, the soft cry of baby blackbirds.Some of the reason why great artists are rare is that our minds are not well set u
19、p to understand why we feel as we do. But we can be confident if our minds have been affected, the reasons why theyve been so will be somewhere, waiting to be uncovered. We stand to realise that it wasnt so much that the food was delicious; but that the potatoes in particular had a charming rosemary
20、 and garlic flavour. A friend wasnt just nice; they brought in a hugely sensitive and generous tone to bear in asking us what it had been like for us when we suffered. The details will be there, waiting for us to catch them.We dont have to be great artists to send effective thank-you notes. We just
21、need to locate and hold on tightly to two or three highly detailed reasons for our gratitude.8What can we infer from paragraph 1?AWe seldom express gratitude by writing.BWe usually find messages of thanks touching.CWe should take a course for message writing.DWe may draw inspiration for thank-yous f
22、rom arts.9What does the underlined phrase “zero in on” in paragraph 2 probably mean?ALeave out.BClear up.CFocus on.DHold back.10How is paragraph 3 developed?ABy classification.BBy example.CBy definition.DBy process.11Which would the author recommend to express gratitude?AI am blessed to have such a
23、wonderful week.BYour caring and warm smile lights up my day.CThank you so much for your great present.DThis is the most delicious dinner Ive ever had.Its mid-February and along Britains south coast gilt-head bream (鲷鱼) are swimming from the open sea into the river mouths. And this summer, countrysid
24、e visitors throughout southern England will catch sight of blue flashes as small red-eyed damselflies fly across starry ponds. Both events are happening much further north than they would have 20 years ago.Fingers point at climate change. As areas become too hot or dry, many wildlife populations are
25、 declining, while some species are showing up in places that were historically too cold or wet.Our team, led by Alba Estrada, wanted to explain this phenomenon. If we could predict which species can and cant colonise (移居于) new locations, we could decide which are most in need of conservation.How far
26、 individual animals or plant seeds can move was long thought to be the most important factor. But according to our findings, other characteristics also turned out to be highly important. For example, how quickly plants and animals can produce, how well they can compete with other species for resourc
27、es, and what kinds of food they can eat or habitat they can live in.The result of this is that we might be able to predict which animals will survive under climate change. The wood mouse is found throughout continental Europe. As climate changes, we think the mouse will move north because it can bre
28、ed quickly, live in lots of habitats, has a broad diet, and individuals can travel a long way. On the other hand, consider the European ground squirrel. We think it might stay just in southeast Europe because it can only live in grasslands and climate change wont suddenly turn farms and forests into
29、 meadows (草坪).Its encouraging to know that some species are doing well under climate change. There are some headaches, however. Those gilt-head bream are feeding on the local shellfish, which might be taking food away from the native fish. Small red-eyed damselflies look great, but they could become
30、 all too common around British ponds and outcompete native species. Climate change is once again posing us some tricky conservation questions.12We can learn from paragraphs 1 &2 that _ .Apeople hold events to observe different speciesBvisitors have damaged the homes of many speciesCspecies preferred
31、 extremely cold and wet environmentDclimate change makes some species move to new areas13Whats paragraph 4 mainly about?AWhat factors can influence colonisation.BHow far individual animals can travel.CWhy some species are declining.DWhere most species tend to live.14Which might stand the least chanc
32、e of colonisation?AGilt-head bream.BRed-eyed damselflies.CWood mice.DGround squirrels.15Whats the teams attitude towards the colonisation?AAmbiguous.BDoubtful.CObjective.DOptimistic.If youre an un-decider, even the simplest decisions can make your pulse race. _16_ .Here are some strategies for spend
33、ing less time worrying about decisions.Go for good enoughSince perfectionism and indecision often go hand in hand, you should be moving from a mind-set that “only the best will do” to “good enough is good enough”. It helps to reflect on your original goal. Did you begin the exhausting online shoppin
34、g to find a toaster that could clean itself, roast carrots and also charge your cellphone? Or were you just looking for something that would brown your bread? _17_ .Outsource ( 外包) decisionsResearch has shown that choices weaken the willpower and lead to decision fatigue (疲劳). Thats why indecisive p
35、eople are advised to pick their “battles”. _18_ . When it comes to wine, for example, all I want is a good glass with dinner. So rather than studying which to choose, I leave the decision to my local wine store, asking it to send me a case of surprises once in a while.The 90 percent RuleWhen a yes-o
36、r-no decision has many pros and cons, try the “90 percent rule”. This involves evaluating an opportunity on a scale from 0 to 100. If your interest falls anywhere below 90 percent, reduce its score to zero and reject it. _19_ . Why would you deliberately choose to feel that way about an important ch
37、oice in your life?_20_If youre deciding whether to move across the country, imagine youve asked your best friend to choose for you. On the big day, she hands you an envelope; inside, it announces youre leaving next month. Do you feel excited? Or disappointed? Using thought experiments to separate im
38、portant variables can help you cut through the fog to see clarity.ACut through the fogBTurn to friends for helpCYou could rely on habits and routinesDIn other words, be choosy about choosingERemembering your purpose can simplify the processFThink about how youd feel if you scored a 65 on some testGA
39、nd big, life-changing choices can cause a state of breaking down二、完形填空While Texans were in the thick of their unprecedented (前所未有的) winter storm, Chelsea Timmons was braving the elements to deliver groceries. She had just tapped “accept” on her final _21_ of the day when storm started picking up. Ch
40、elsea _22_ and made it to her customers home, but then the worst happened: Her car was _23_ .With the roads as _24_ as they were, her car slid down the driveway. _25_ , it stopped just short of the house. However, it got stuck. The houseowners were both _26_ and concerned when Chelsea explained what
41、 had happened.Three of them tried every possible means to _27_ her car, but in vain. Thats when the couple took the neighborly next step: They _28_ her in.Chelsea was _29_ coming into a strangers home. After spending more time with the couple and realizing the storm made _30_ too dangerous, she was
42、relieved to accept their _31_ . Later, they cooked her dinner and _32_ one bedroom.Chelsea was touched and even more _33_ for their generosity when learning her apartment lost electricity and water as the _34_ worsened.“Im glad that such wonderful people _35_ me. It turned out to be the best-case sc
43、enario.”21AfeedbackBreportCpaycheckDorder22Apushed throughBpulled backChung aboutDtook over23Aout of controlBunder guaranteeCat restDon fire24AdustyBicyCemptyDbusy25AAnnoyinglyBInstantlyCLuckilyDApparently26AexcitedBsatisfiedCannoyedDshocked27AlockBpaintCfreeDwash28AboxedBfilledCdraggedDinvited29Ane
44、rvousBcomfortableCrelaxedDridiculous30AshoppingBtravelCaccommodationDentertainment31AofferBappointmentCchallengeDservice32AdecoratedBairedCsparedDbooked33AeagerBreadyCsorryDgrateful34ApainBmarketCstormDconfusion35AfollowedBshelteredCcalledDcured三、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。When it c
45、omes to being fit and healthy, we re often reminded _36_ (aim) to walk 10,000 steps per day. This can be a frustrating target to achieve, especially when we re busy with work and other _37_ (commitment).However, recent research from Harvard Medical School has shown that, _38_ average, approximately
46、4,400 steps a day is enough to significantly reduce the risk of death in women. This was _39_ it was compared to only walking around 2,700 steps daily. The more steps people walked, the _40_ (low) their risk of dying was, before leveling off at around 7,500 steps per day. No _41_ (addition) benefits
47、 were seen with more steps. Although its uncertain whether similar results would be seen in men, its one example of how moving _42_ little bit more daily can improve health and reduce risk of death.If you think sitting at the desk all day is bad and _43_ (simple) want to move more, one easy way to do that is to add about 2,000 steps to your current step count. Walking to work, _44_ (take) part in an online exercise program or m
