四川省南充高中2021届高三第二次月考英语试题含答案

John Keating

（

Robin Williams

）

is a high school English literature teacher at a famous all

-

male

boarding school who gets into trouble with the school administration after encouraging his students to

challenge authority and think for themselves. It is certainly inspirational, if not also frustratingly sad.

A Beautiful Mind

（

2001

）

This movie tells the story of John Nash

（

Russell Crowe

）

, a professor at Princeton, a US university,

who revolutionized the field of game theory and fell into madness as a result of paranoid schizophrenia

（精神分裂症）

. With the love and support of his family as well as the help of medical professionals,

he

managed

to

overcome

his

mental

illness

and

continued

to

make

contributions

to

the

field

of

mathematics.

21

．

What can we know about It's a Wonderful Life?

A

．

It proves a big heart important.

B

．

It has a happy ending.

C

．

It tells a story of friendship.

D

．

It is famous for the leading role.

22

．

Which film are Robin Williams' fans more likely to watch?

A

．

Forrest Gump.

B

．

I's a Wonderful Life.

C

．

Dead Poet's Society.

D

．

A Beautiful Mind.

23

．

At the end of A Beautiful Mind

，

the professor___________.

A

．

became a famous expert in psychology

B

．

got his family's support for studying game theory

C

．

gained lots of experience in treating schizophrenia

D

．

defeated the disease and went on to pursue maths

B

I was 16 years old the day I skipped school for the first time. It was easily done: Both my parents

left for work before my school bus arrived on weekdays, so when it showed up at my house on that cold

winter morning, I simply did not get on. The perfect crime!

And what did I do with myself on that glorious stolen day, with no adult in charge and no limits on

my activities? Did I get high? Hit the mall for a shoplifting extravaganza

（狂欢）

?

Nope. I built a warm fire in the wood stove, prepared a bowl of popcorn, grabbed a blanket, and

read. I was thrilled and transported by a book—it was Hemingway’s

The Sun Also Rises

—and I just

needed to be alone with it for a little while. I ached to know what would happen to Jake Barnes and

Lady

Brett

Ashley

and

Robert

Cohn.

I

couldn’t

bear

the

thought

of

sitting

in

a

classroom

taking

another biology exam when I could be traveling through Spain in the 1920s with a bunch of expatriates

(

异乡客

).

I

spent

that

day

lost

in

words.

Time

fell

away,

as

the

room

around

me

turned

to

mist,

and

my

role—as

a

daughter,

sister,

teenager,

and

student—in

the

world

no

longer

had

any

meaning.

I

had

accidentally come across the key to perfect happiness: I had become completely absorbed by something

I loved.

Looking back on it now, I can see that some subtle things were happening to my mind and to my

life while I was in that state of absorption. Hemingway’s language was quietly braiding itself into my

imagination. I was downloading information about how to create simple and elegant sentences, a good

and solid plot. In other words, I was learning how to write. Without realizing it, I was hot on the trail of

my own fate. Writing now absorbs me the way reading once did and happiness is their generous side

effect.

24

．

Why did the author skip school on that day?

A

．

Because her parents left home early.

B

．

Because she was fascinated by a novel.

C

．

Because it was a cold winter morning.

D

．

Because she hated to take the biology exam.

25

．

What did the author think is the source of true joy?

A

．

Reading by the fire.

B

．

Travelling in Spain.

C

．

Breaking the regulations.

D

．

Being occupied by one’s passion.

26

．

Which can best replace the underlined phrase “braiding itself into” in the last paragraph?

A

．

Maintaining.

B

．

Entering.

C

．

Mending.

D

．

Blocking.

27

．

What can we infer from the passage?

A

．

I was tired of my real

-

life roles.

B

．

I learnt how to write on the Internet.

C

．

Becoming a writer was my childhood dream.

D

．

Hemingway skipped school when he was young.

C

The other day, I bought an expensive anti

-

aging cream that promised to make my face look several

1

years younger than other women by fighting free radicals. It made me curious about what free radicals

are. Is the anti

-

aging cream the only way I need to protect myself?

“As

a

scientific

term,

free

radicals

are

essentially

unstable

atoms”,

says

Arizona

-

based

doctor,

Natasha

Bhuyan,

M.

D

．

“In

medicine,

they

cause

cells

to

break

down

over

time

and

are

linked

to

aging.”

A super simple chemistry review for you: Atoms from different elements are the building blocks

that make up water, nitrogen and more. Electrons (

电子

) are the negatively charged atoms, and they like

to be in pairs. When an electron loses its partner, it creates a free radical, which is usually unstable and

highly reactive. Free radicals typically go through the body to seek out a replacement for their missing

electron, and that can result in damage to cells,proteins and DNA

．

So how do free radicals form and why do they happen? Bhuyan says, “Scientifically, free radicals

are unpaired electrons that are seeking a mate to bond with. The theory behind free radicals is that they

can

lead

to

the

imbalance

between

free

radicals

and antioxidants

(

抗氧化剂

).” Another

mini

-

science

lesson for you: Antioxidants are natural or man

-

made matters that can help delay or prevent some types

of cell damage. They’re often found in fruits and vegetables.

A lot of the aspects of modern life — our diet, lifestyle and environmental factors like pollution,

can cause oxidative stress. Over time, oxidative stress weakens cell and tissues and can leave you more

easily to certain health issues including cancer. And, as beauty marketers are keenly aware, oxidative

stress can also speed up the aging process. Now that your know free radicals can weaken your health,

you’re probably wondering if there are any ways to prevent them from forming or at least to minimize

their negative effects.

28

．

What does the author intend to do in paragraph 1?

A

．

Explain the process of aging.

B

．

State the formation of free radicals.

C

．

Introduce the topic of free radicals.

D

．

Describe the harm of anti

-

aging cream.

29

．

Which of the following do free radicals refer to?

A

．

Steady atoms.

B

．

Unpaired electrons.

C

．

Replacements of atoms.

D

．

Functions of electrons.

30

．

What can we learn about antioxidants from the text?

A

．

They can slow down the damage of some cells.

B

．

They do harm to cells, proteins and DNA

．

C

．

They have never been found in nature.

D

．

They always keep balance with free radicals.

31

．

What will the author probably tell us next?

A

．

What exactly oxidative stress is.

B

．

How beauty marketers promote sales.

C

．

Where a variety of diseases come from.

D

．

Whether free radicals can be prevented.

D

Has

the

volume

in

a

restaurant

ever

made

you

finish

your

meal

early?

If

so,

you're

not

alone.

Restaurants handle diners in various ways to influence food choices and consumption, from lighting to

menu to server presentation. Unfortunately for those headache

-

prone restaurant goers, some places also

choose to turn up the tunes and the background noise.

Chef

Mario Batali

is

often

blamed

for

the

phenomenon

of

very

loud

or

noisy

restaurants

in

the

1990s, when he decided to flood the dining room with the same loud tunes he was playing in his kitchen.

And

other

chefs

followed

suit.

Some

restaurateurs

felt

a

atmosphere

encouraged

more

customers to dine there, and a side

people who could dine in a specific evening.

A 1985 study out of Fairfield University looked at how chewing speed varied according to the type

of music being played. Although the volume level was kept the same for both musical situations, it's

important to note that fast

-

tempo (

节奏

) music often gives the impression of being louder than slower

music.

“A significant increase in the number of bites per minute was found, and the effect was largest for

fast music”, the researchers wrote in the study. So, the faster, louder music gets people to down their

food more quickly, relieving the table for future customers.

There

are opinions about

whether

or

not

this

is

a

sound

practice.“A

restaurant

that

places

profit

above dining experience often plays loud music with a fast tempo that puts diners under pressure to eat

more

quickly,

even

if

that

means

they're

less

able

to

enjoy

their

meal”,

writes

Dr.

Neel

Burton

in

Psychology Today, adding that loud, fast music reduces appetite.

What's more, some would

-

be repeat diners will shy away for fear of another very loud meal. The

non

-

profit group Action on Hearing Loss found in a 2016 survey of nearly 1,500 people that 91% of

those who view a restaurant as too noisy would choose not to return.

32

．

Why did some bosses of the restaurants favour loud music?

A

．

It could increase the popularity of their chefs.

B

．

It was the favorite kind of music of them.

C

．

It made the restaurants softer and sweeter.

D

．

It might help attract more customers.

33

．

What plays the most important role in the effect of music on diners according to the passage?

A

．

Its content.

B

．

Its speed.

C

．

Its length.

D

．

Its quality.

34

．

What is Dr. Neel Burton's attitude towards flooding restaurants with noisy music?

A

．

Doubtful.

B

．

Positive.

C

．

Disapproving.

D

．

Objective.

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