广东省揭阳市揭东区2021届高三上学期英语期中试卷

The secret of successful response

    The novel coronavirus (新冠状病毒) is an uncommon threat. We don't know how bad it will be, nor do we know for how long it will spread. But we do know that it has already infected (感染) more than 18,000 people and killed many around the world. It also caused serious global economic damage. We need to adapt our responses to different countries and different parts of the same country in order to limit damage. Using data well is essential to such a successful response.

    Data is key to all successful public health programs. In New York City, we raised tobacco taxes and made all indoor public places smoke free. Smoking rates declined at first but then the decline stopped. Because we had a tracking system in place, we realised that progress had stopped. So, we produced strong and direct no tobacco ads to the public. Our programs quickly reduced adult and teenager smoking, preventing more than 10, 0000 deaths.

Every country facing the coronavirus disease needs to strengthen their data systems to track diseases, investigate skillfully and respond fast and successfully. Fast action will save lives and save money. But building the capacity to do this isn't free. It will cost about $1 to $2 per person per year for at least 10 years — at least 30 billion. That's a lot of money for public health, but it's a tiny part of the amount lost when we don't know what we need to know about health threats.

    Getting he data right is hardly quick and never easy, but it is always very important if we want to respond successfully, limit spread, and protect our communities and economy.

Corvallis Library Events for Teens

All teen events are offered at no cost for teens in middle and high school (6th-12th grade), unless otherwise noted. Please note dates and locations below.

Makers Club

The Makers Club meets every second and fourth Tuesday from 4:00-5:30 p.m. in the Main Meeting Room of the Corvallis Library. Learn basic programming with open-source platforms such as Arduino and Raspberry Pi. This group is open to all ages. Makers also explore 3-D modeling and printing with the library's 3-D printer. Programming platforms and materials are provided. Makers are welcome to bring their own laptops if they'd like.

Teen Advisors

This is a teen leadership group that advises staff about library spaces, events, and materials for teens. Teens may apply to join by completing a Teen Advisor Membership Application. Applications are available at the library in the teen area and at the Youth Services desk. The group meets in the library board room (located in the basement) on the third Friday of each month from 4:30-6:00 p.m.

Teen Takeover

This is an after-hours event for teens on the third Friday of each month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Find us in the Main Meeting Room playing board games, making art, and watching movies during the school year. Materials and snacks are provided.

Teen Writers

Teens, write with us and meet our writing group leader! Teen Writers is for teens interested in creating new work and exploring new forms of writing. This group meets in Conference Room A (in the library basement) twice monthly on the first and third Thursday from 4:30-5:30 p.m.

At present, I was diagnosed(诊断) with a kind of attention disorder. It made school difficult for me. When everyone else in the class was focusing on tasks, I could not.

In my first literature class, Mrs. Smith asked us to read a story and then write on it, all within 45 minutes. I raised my hand right away and said, "Mrs. Smith, you see, the doctor said I have attention problems. I might not be able to do it."

She glanced down at me through her glasses, "You are not different from your classmates, young man."

I tried, but I didn't finish the reading when the bell rang. I had to take it home.

In the quietness of my bedroom, the story suddenly all became clear to me. It was about a blind person, Louis Braille. He lived in a time when the blind couldn't get much education. But Louis didn't give up. Instead, he invented a reading system of raised dots(点), which opened up a whole new world of knowledge to the blind.

Wasn't I the "blind" in my class, being made to learn like the "sighted" students? My thoughts spilled out and my pen started to dance. I completed the task within 40 minutes. Indeed, I was not different from others; I just needed a quieter place. If Louis could find his way out of his problems, why should I ever give up?

I didn't expect anything when I handed in my paper to Mrs. Smith, so it was quite a surprise when it came back to me the next day-with an "A" on it. At the bottom of the paper were these words: "See what you can do when you keep trying?"

Inspired and touched, I began to keep trying hard in my study and struggled against attention disorder. I believe one can find his way out of predicament with determination and efforts.

A rainforest is an area covered by tall trees with the total high rainfall spreading quite equally through the year and the temperature rarely dipping below 16℃. Rainforests have a great effect on the world environment because they can take in heat from the sun and adjust the climate. Without the forest cover, these areas would reflect more heat into the atmosphere, warming the rest of the world. Losing the rainforests may also influence wind and rainfall patterns, potentially causing certain natural disasters all over the world.

In the past hundred years, humans have begun destroying rainforests in search of three major resources (资源): land for crops, wood for paper and other products, land for raising farm animals. This action affects the environment as a whole. For example, a lot of carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) in the air comes from burning the rainforests. People obviously have a need for the resources we gain from cutting trees but we will suffer much more than we will benefit. There are two main reasons for this. Firstly, when people cut down trees, generally they can only use the land for a year or two. Secondly, cutting large sections of rainforests may provide a good supply of wood right now, but in the long run it actually reduces the world's wood supply.

Rainforests are often called the world's drug store. More than 25％ of the medicines we use today come from plants in rainforests. However, fewer than l％of rainforest plants have been examined for their medical value. It is extremely likely that our best chance to cure diseases lies somewhere in the world's shrinking rainforests.

An acquaintance has something in common with you and merely enjoys your company for a short time. A fair-weather friend flatters (讨好) you when the sun is shining and the birds are singing. They would never do the following things.

Walk away when times get tough. True friendship is all about how a person helps another person when they are down and can give very little in return. Thus, take note of who remains in your life when times get tough. Seriously, when you come out the other side of a difficult period in your life, look around you.

Hold hatred (憎恨) over your head. Some people will refuse to accept that you are no longer who you used to be—that you made mistakes in the past, learned from them, and moved beyond them. Instead, they help you repair your present and future.

Pretend like they have all the answers. You may think about the people who have had the greatest positive effect on your life—the ones who truly made a difference. True friends are the ones who sit silently with you when you need a moment to think. They'd always lend you a shoulder when you need to cry.

You deserve to be with friends who make you smile—friends who don't take you for granted and won't leave you hanging. When you notice that a friend is always taking advantage of you instead of offering help when you need, you might need to distance yourself from them for a while. A true friend should want to give, but they shouldn't be forced to always give more than they get.

A. Let you down.

B. Take from you without giving back.

C. The people still standing beside you are your true friends

D. True friends never hold the unchangeable past against you.

E. True friends love and appreciate each other just the way they are.

F. A true friend, on the other hand, has your very best interests at heart.

G. However, you'll soon realize that they aren't the ones that tried to solve all your problems.

Two years ago, my friend and I were at college. With his birthday quickly1, he came to me with an unusual2: instead of receiving presents, he wanted to do some acts of kindness.

I was3with such an idea.4instead of taking for the birthday was really different. I asked him how he could come up with such a5idea. He told me about a TED talk he had watched on generosity, which had inspired him. So we started to6creative things we could do.

Our university employed some security guards to protect its students. They have to work7, keeping watch on every corner throughout the university. For the most part it's a thankless job as most people grow8to seeing the guards all around and eventually9notice their presence, let alone acknowledging their efforts. How could we show them our appreciation?

We decided to make a large pot of hot10. We hired a car and asked the driver to take us around the campus where we knew the11would be and we poured them each a cup of hot chocolate. The driver was12a bit doubtful about the entire plan but after a while he was helping us spot the guards and our lively spirit had13to him as well. We met with many14and appreciative words. It was amazing to see how a small act or even an intention of generosity can15everyone's spirit.

Kite flying dated from China and became popular around the country. With a long history, it is considered as the(early) aircraft we have ever known. Kites were used for military(军事的)purposes in the very. beginning, such as measurement and signaling. Later kite flying gradually becameoutdoor activity for recreation as well as art and(be) warmly welcome for centuries.

In the past, people fastened bamboo-made whistles onto a kite. While(fly) through the wind, it produced sound like the music produced by gu-zheng, is a traditional Chinese instrument. Therefore, kite has(it) modern name as fengzheng.

In the 7^th century, kite(introduce) to neighboring countries including Korea and Japan. Around the 13^th century, Marco Polo introduced it to Europe and Arab countries.

Around the Qingming Festival, usually on early April, many people fly kites in public squares. The sky is dotted with kites of different designs, such as dancing butterflies, bounding dragons, and swimming fish. When people look at those kites, they feel as if they were flying away with the kites(escape) the noisy world and step into the nature with their body and soul. Besides, it is a way for people to prayblessings and fortune.

The traditional Chinese kite expresses(harmonious) between human and nature, a long-held belief treasured by the Chinese people.

1）春节的简介；

2）过节的风俗习惯；

3）邀请他来中国过春节。

注意：1）要求词数：80左右；2）可根据情况增加细节，使行文连贯；3）开头和结束语已写好。

Dear Ken,

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I'm looking forward to your reply. Best wishes!

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

He met her at a party. She was so outstanding, with many boys around her, while he was so ordinary, with nobody paying attention to him.

At the end of the party, he invited her to have coffee with him. She was surprised, but out of politeness, she agreed.

They sat in a nice coffee shop. He was too nervous to say anything, and she felt uncomfortable, thinking, "Please let me go home."

Suddenly he asked the waiter, "Would you please give me some salt? I'd like to put it in my coffee."

Everybody stared at him. So strange! His face turned red, but, still, he put the salt in his coffee and drank it.

She asked him curiously, "Why do you have this hobby?"

He replied, "When I was a little boy, I was living near the sea. I liked playing in the sea, and I could feel the taste of the sea, just like the taste of the salty coffee. Now every time I have the salty coffee, I always think of my childhood. I miss so much my hometown and my parents who are still living there."

While saying that he couldn't hold back his tears. She was deeply touched. That's his true feeling, from the bottom of his heart. A man who can speak out his homesickness must be a man who loves home, cares about home, and has responsibility for his family.

Then she also started to speak about her faraway hometown, her childhood, and her family. That was a really nice talk, also a beautiful beginning of their story.

They continued to date. She found that actually he was a man who met all her demands: he was kind-hearted, warm and careful. He was such a good person but she almost missed him.

Thanks to his salty coffee! Then the story went on just like every beautiful love story: the princess married the prince, and then they were living in happiness…And, every time she made coffee for him, she put some salt in the coffee.

注意：1）续写词数应为150左右；2）请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。

After 40 years, he passed away, leaving her a letter.

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Learning the truth while reading the letter,