1、河南省名校联盟2020-2021学年高三下学期开学考试 英语本试卷满分120分，考试时间100分钟。第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。A SUPPORT WORKER Do you have the ability to care for others? Can you understand how older people feel? Are you a good communicator? Do you have good listening skills? Can yo
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9、ted to be sociable and enthusiastic.BWhen her five daughters were young, Helene An always told them that there was strength in unity (团结). To show this, she held up one chopstick, representing one person. Then she easily broke it into two pieces. Next, she tied several chopsticks together, represent
10、ing a family. She showed the girls it was hard to break the tied chopsticks. This lesson about family unity stayed with the daughters as they grew up. Helene and her family own a large restaurant business in California. However, when Helene and her husband Danny left their home in Vietnam in 1975, t
11、hey didnt have much money. They moved their family to San Francisco. There they joined Dannys mother, Diana, who owned a small Italian sandwich shop. Soon afterwards, Helene and Diana changed the sandwich shop into a small Vietnamese restaurant. The five daughters helped in the restaurant when they
12、were young. However, Helene did not want her daughters to always work in the family business because she thought it was too hard. Eventually the girls all graduated from college and went away to work for themselves, but one by one, the daughters returned to work in the family business. They opened n
13、ew restaurants in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Even though family members sometimes disagreed with each other, they worked together to make the business successful. Daughter Elisabeth explains, “Our mother taught us that to succeed we must have unity, and to have unity we must have peace. Without
14、the strength of the family, there is no business.” Their expanding business became a large corporation in 1996, with three generations of Ans working together. Now the Ans corporation makes more than $20 million each year. Although they began with a small restaurant, they had big dreams, and they wo
15、rked together. Now they are a big success.4.Helene tied several chopsticks together to show _.A.the strength of family unityB.the difficulty of growing upC.the advantage of chopsticksD.the best way of giving a lesson5.We can learn from Paragraph 2 that the An family _.A.started a business in 1975B.l
16、eft Vietnam without much moneyC.bought a restaurant in San FranciscoD.opened a sandwich shop in Los Angeles6.What can we infer about the An daughters?A.They did not finish their college education.B.They could not bear to work in the family business.C.They were influenced by what Helene taught them.D
17、.They were troubled by disagreement among family members.7.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A.How to Run a CorporationB.Strength Comes from PeaceC.How to Achieve a Big DreamD.Family Unity Builds SuccessC Have you ever noticed how Americans fill up their entire glass with
18、ice and then pour their beverage(饮品) in, but Europeans take their drinks at room temperature? In the U. S., weve created fridges that give you cold ice at the press of a button, but in Britain they typically serve their tap water warm. This traditionif thats what you want to call itdates back to the
19、 19th century. During that time, it was already commonplace for most American homes to have an ice box. Ice would be harvested in northern America or Canada and shipped across the Atlantic and sold at a high price in British department stores. Can you imagine heading to Macys to treat yourself to a
20、block of ice? Putting ice in your drink started to become somewhat of a fashion trend for the wealthy in Britain. Some would put a few cubes in their champagne and sip on their chilled drinks at high-class parties. But, like with any fashion trend, it eventually faded, mainly because the ice was jus
21、t too expensive. And even once ice boxes began appearing in homes in Britain as well, Brits never took a liking to ice in their drinks. So, next time you travel overseas, dont feel offended(被冒犯) when your server gives you an eye roll when you ask for ice water.8. Who has written the text?A. A Europe
22、anB. An AmericanC. A CanadianD. An Asian9.Why do Europeans take their drinks at room temperature?A. Because they have no fridges.B. Because they have warm taps.C. Because they are accustomed to it.D. Because they cant afford ice.10. What can we infer about Europeans?A. They have ice boxes later than
23、 Americans.B. They dont know where to get ice blocks.C. Wealthy people like to have ice in their drinks.D. Wealthy people always follow what Americans do.11. What does the text mainly talk about?A. Why Americans like icy drinks while Europeans dont.B. When people overseas have icy drinks with their
24、meals.C. Where people can entertain themselves with icy drinks.D. How Europeans and Americans make different beverage.DHumans are no strangers to widespread viruses, and each time a vaccine is developed, it gives us hope for the future. Now, the world is waiting for a vaccine to fight COVID-19.Scien
25、tists worldwide have been rolling up their sleeves to work toward an effective novel coronavirus vaccine.Under the coordination (协调) of the World Health Organization (WHO), up to 172 countries have been engaging with the “largest and most diverse COVID-19 vaccine portfolio (系列产品)”, a plan known as t
26、he COVAX Global Vaccines Facility.COVAX is a system for joint purchasing and balancing the risks of multiple vaccines. When a vaccine proves to be safe and effective, all countries within the facility will be able to access it, according to Xinhua.The plan is aimed to ensure that all countries, no m
27、atter their economic status, can get the vaccine in a timely manner when one is available. It also makes sure that prices will be kept as low as possible.“A number of vaccines are now in the final stage of clinical trials,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Aug 24, adding that
28、the goal of COVAX is to deliver at least 2 billion doses of a vaccine by the end of 2021.According to the WHO, at present, nine potential vaccines are part of the portfolio.To guarantee the equal access and fair assignment of COVID-19 vaccines, the WHO has said that the world needs to prevent vaccin
29、e nationalism-countries putting their own interests ahead of others in trying to secure supplies of a possible vaccine.“Vaccine nationalism only helps the virus,” Tedros said, warning that it would lead to a prolonged pandemic(疫情) if only a small number of countries got most of the supply.“Like an o
30、rchestra, we need all instruments to be played in harmony to create music that everyone enjoys,” he said.Vaccine development looks promising, as several countries have made great progress. Russia began production of its first batch of a COVID-19 vaccine on Aug 15, according to its health ministry. I
31、ts the worlds first registered vaccine. Four Chinese vaccine candidates have started international stage-3 clinical trials.12.Which of the following is true according to the passage?A.Russia is the first country to have made progress in fighting COVID-19.B.COVAX ensures all the countries get the vac
32、cine at the same time.C.WHO plays an important role in fighting COVID-19.D.Scientist have produced 2 billion doses of vaccines.13.Whats the authors attitude towards vaccine nationalism?A.Supportive.B.Critical.C.Optimistic.D.Sympathetic.14.Tedros compared fighting COVID-19 to an orchestra to _.A.show
33、 his deep love for musicB.make the passage more interestingC.illustrate the similarities in betweenD.stress the importance of cooperation15.What can be the best title for the text?A.United for vaccineB.Vaccine on the wayC.Fighting against COVID-19D.Say goodbye to COVID-19第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容,
34、从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Have you ever changed your mind, or even given up a dream because you were afraid of what someone else might think of you? If youre often worried about what friends, family, or even strangers in the street might think, then youre using up a huge amount of energy wor
35、rying. 16_But the steps below should help.Step 1: Ask yourself what matters to you.Maybe you cant stand the gym, but your best friend works out every day. Its natural for people around you to have different values from you.17_Step 2:18_The truth is that Im not the centre of the world, and neither ar
36、e you! Most of the people around you are far too busy going about their own lives to think much about you.Step 3: Recognize that their opinion cant hurt you.There are a few cases where opinions will make a difference.19_But the people who really matter are going to love you for who you are.Step 4: 2
37、0_You cant control peoples thoughts. Youve got no idea what might go through their head, or why. You cant please everyone all of the time, and theres no need to try to.A. Do whatever you want to do.B. This is a hard habit to get rid of.C. You should make everyone around you happy.D. So just be clear
38、 and honest with yourself.E. Remember that theyre not all watching you.F. Accept that you cant control what people think.G. For instance, your bosss opinion is usually important to you.第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Do you know how many l
39、anguages there are in the world? There are about 1, 500, but many of them are not considered very 21 . English is considered one of the most important languages because many people22it, not only in England and America,23in other countries of the world. About 200, 000, 000 speak it24their own languag
40、e, and another 230, 000, 000 use it as25language. It is26to say how many people are learning it.27boys and girls in schools are trying to do so. Many28children study French. French is also a very important language.29children study German, Russian, Japanese and Chinese. Which is the best 30 to learn
41、 a language? We know that we all learned 31 language well when we were 32 . If we learn a second language in the 33 way, it may not seem so difficult. What does a small child do? It 34 what people say, and it tries to guess what it hears. When it wants something, it has to 35 it. It is using the lan
42、guage, 36 and talking in it all of the time. If people use a second language 37 , they will learn it 38 . In school, you learn to read, to write, to hear and to 39 . It is best to learn all new words through the40 . You can read them, spell them and speak them later.21. A. spoken B. happy C. importa
43、nt D. ideal22. A. like B. use C. operate D. play23. A. but B. and C. too D. so24. A. like B. with C. for D. as25. A. distant B. a second C. the second D. a special26. A. easy B. again C. difficult D. best27. A. Millions of B. Hundreds of C. Tens of D. Thousands of28. A. Chinese B. Japanese C. Englis
44、h D. Asian29. A. Some B. Thousands C. All D. Much30. A. time B. way C. thing D. place31. A. a foreign B. our mothers C. others D. our own32. A. born B. children C. grown D. boys33. A. same B. different C. useful D. good34. A. talks B. wants C. cries D. follows35. A. ask B. want C. get D. ask for36.
45、A. speaking B. writing C. thinking D. doing37. A. sometime B. sometimes C. all the time D. for the time38. A. fluent B. confident C .freely D. easily39. A. fight B. sing C. speak D. play40. A. mouth B. hands C. ears D. eyes第二节（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 The Financial Ti
46、mes gave part of my job to a robot named Amy last week. For years I have been making podcast(播客) version of my column, but now I am faced with a tough competition. To be fair, Amy 41_(do) something going for her. She has a great voice, smooth as velvet. Her 42_ (two) advantage is that shes practically free. She is part of a new service from Amazon that turns text 43_ speech, costing nearly nothing. Even more 4
