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2021届韶关市始兴中学高三英语期中试卷及答案
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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
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HubeiProvincehas long been a favorite Chinese tourist destination because of its natural scenery, historic cities, and beautiful mountains. Here are some of the best places to visit inHubeiProvince.
YellowCraneTower
YellowCraneToweris known as one of the Three Famous Towers South of Yangtze River, together withYueyangTowerinHunanand Tengwang Pavilion inJiangxi. The history ofYellowCraneTowerdates back to the Three Kingdoms period (220-280 in Chinese history. The tower was used as a watchtower by the King of Wu's army in the beginning.
Enshi Grand Canyon
Enshi Grand Canyon can beChina's answer to the Grand Canyon inArizona, theUnited Statesin beauty. The canyon runs 108 kilometers and occupies a land area of 3,000 square kilometers. The region where Enshi Grand Canyon is located used to be a vast sea with many limestone deposits 230 million years ago.
Shennongjia Scenic Area
It is famous for its varied plant species as well as mountains. Regarded as the “Lungs of Central China", the forest coverage reaches over 90 percent of the area. Due to the special climate, it is neither too hot in summer nor too cold in winter. Sometimes clouds stretch around mountains, rewarding tourists with unforgettable views. Besides, the area is home to some rare animals such as golden monkeys, white bears and antelope.
The Three-Gorge Tribe scenic spot
Located in the area of the Xiling Gorge in the city ofYichang, it has the beauty of landscape paintings. The spot is a “ProtectedCenterof the Popular Culture and Art of the Three Gorges”. Since ancient times, a lot of famous scholars have produced a great number of excellent poems praising the beauty of this place, some of which are carved on the stones along theYangtze River. 1. What is special aboutYellowCraneTower? A. It has a long history. B. It offers a scenic view. C. It once served war's purposes.

D. It is the best-known tower inChina
2. Why is the Grand Canyon inArizonamentioned ? A. To explain its popularity inChina. B. To help readers know more about it. C. To prove the beauty of the Chinese canyon. D. To show differences between the two canyons.
3. Which place will a Chinese literature lover probably visit? A. Enshi Grand Canyon. B.YellowCraneTower. C. Shennongjia Scenic Area. D. TheThree-Gorge Tribe scenic spot.
B
Many of us in China enjoy adding chilies (辣椒 toour food, but did you know that this spicy vegetable could also be dangerous? A 34-year-oldUSman recently ended up in hospital after eating a Carolina Reaper—the spiciest chili in the world. After taking just a single bite of one, the man suffered from serious headaches in the following few days, reported BBC News.
In fact, reports of stomachache and headache caused by eating spicy food are not something unusual. But if chilies are harmful, why is it that human beings are the only animals to eat this vegetable? According to the website Huanqiu, about 600 million Chinese people—almost half of the national population—are chili eaters. So what makes people love chilies so much? The human body reacts to the burning feeling that comes from eating chilies by releasing natural chemicals that “produce a sense of happiness” , noted BBC News.
And the benefits go even further than just personal enjoyment. A survey conducted by the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences found that the death rate of those who eat spicy food once or twice a week is 10 percent lower than those who eat it less than once a week. The number decreased to 14 percent for those who eat spicy food six to seven times a week. And another study done by theUniversityofVermontcame to a similar conclusion. “The data encourages people to eat more spicy food to improve health and reduce death risk at an early age,” Liu Qi, a nutritionist at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, told BBC News.
Chilies have anti-cancer quality and the ability to increase our metabolism (新陈代谢. So, don't worry if you love spicy food. It seems that chilies are actually good for us—except for the Carolina Reaper, perhaps. 4. The example of a 34-year-old American is mentioned in Paragraph 1 to prove ________.

A. chiliescan be beneficial B. chilies are popular inAmerica C. chilies can be dangerous D. serious headaches can be dangerous 5. Eating chilies gives people a sense of happiness by_______. A. decreasing death rate B. releasing natural chemicals C. curing serious headaches D. providing enough nutrition 6. Which of the following statement is TRUE? A. Human are the only animals to eat chilies.
B. Stomachache and headaches caused by chilies is something unusual. C. The more chilies you eat, the healthier you are.
D. Chilies have anti-cancer quality but it can't increase our metabolism. 7. The writer wrote the passage to ________.
A. warn people of the dangers of chilies B. ask people to eat Carolina Reaper C. encourage people to eat more chilies D. tell people the benefits of chilies
C
In the northern part ofAustin there once lived an honest family by the name of Smothers. The family had John Smothers, his wife and their five-year-old daughter.
One night after supper the little girl was ill with a serious stomachache, and John Smothers hurried downtown to get some medicine. He never came back. The mother was very sad over her husband's disappearance, and it was nearly three months before she married again, and moved to San Antonio. The little girl recovered and in time grew up to womanhood. After a few years had rolled around, the little girl also married in time, and she also had a little girl of five years. She still lived in the same house where theydweltwhen her father had left and never returned.
By an unbelievable coincidence her little girl was taken with the same stomachache on the same night of the disappearance of John Smothers, who would now have been her grandfather if he had been alive. “I will go downtown and get some medicine for her,” said John Smith(for it was he whom she had married. “No, no, dear John,” cried his wife. “You, too, might disappear forever, and then forget to come back.” So John Smith did not go, and together they sat by the bedside of little Pansy. After a little while Pansy seemed to grow worse, and John Smith again wanted to go for medicine, but his wife would not let him.
Just then, the door suddenly opened and an old man with long white hair entered the room. “Hello, here is grandpa,” said Pansy. She had recognized him before any of the others. The old man drew a bottle of medicine
from his pocket and gave Pansy a spoonful. She got well immediately. “I was a little late,” said John Smothers, “as I waited for a street car.”
8. What happened after John Smothers disappeared?
A. His daughter took some medicine. B. His wife left for San Antonio. C. Pansy immediately had a stomachache. D. John Smith went for medicine. 9. What does the underlined word “dwelt” in paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Lived. B. Left. C. Returned.