1、安徽省合肥市高三第三次质量检测英语试题2021年安徽省合肥市高三第三次质量检测英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读选择 Without reducing fun, anyone can host a birthday party on a tight budget. San Francisco, the East Bay, and South Bay in particular, are full of only-found-here locations that can make the day special. A day at Great America, tour of S
2、BC Park and a baseball game or a private party at the Oakland Chabot Space and Science Center are experiences unique to Bay Area families.These parties are the most fun because a budget forces you to be creative with what youve got. The key here is to find a spot that is free or cheap.A few places t
3、o consider are public parks-find ones with age-appropriate play structures that are relatively safe. In the summer, locate a local pool with plenty of lifeguards and have those handy parents come along as guests. And as you plan, consider your guestsabilities and comfort levels. If your child loves
4、to ice-skate but her friends hate it. maybe she can choose a different activity or mainly choose to do this as a family birthday outing.Zoos are relatively inexpensive as well. The San Francisco Zoo charges $11 per adult and $5 for each child, ages 3-11, and $8 for 12-17. The Oakland Zoo admits adul
5、ts for S9 and kids $5. 50 for ages 2-14.Museums and aquariums (水族馆) often have a free admission day. You can take kids to the Steinhart Aquarium for free the first Wednesday of each month. The same goes for the Exploratorium, also in San Francisco. The deYoung Museum is also free for all visitors th
6、e first Tuesday of every month. It also charges all kids nothing, who are 12 and under daily. Organize your free museum days during school breaks or holidays, and youll save a lot.1What can you do at the Oakland Chabot Space and Science Center?AHold a party. BAdmire Great America.CWatch a national b
7、aseball game. DLearn about the history of San Francisco.2Which of the following is always free for a kid under 12?AThe Oakland Zoo. BThe Exploratorium.CThe San Francisco Zoo. DThe deYoung Museum.3What type of writing is this text?AA budget report. BA travel guide.CA book review. DA museum brochure.
8、“When you fall, get up again” is a lesson every parent hopes their child will learn. But no one could have showed this better than Bailey Matthews from Nottinghamshire, England. Despite having cerebral palsy, a condition that limits body movement and muscle development, the 8-year-old crossed the fi
9、nish line at a triathlon (铁人三项赛) without his walker last Saturday.Diagnosed (诊断) with cerebral palsy at 18 months, Bailey became interested in taking on a triathlon when his dad, Jonathan Matthews, started pushing him around a 5-km course at a weekly park run event. Jonathan then adapted a walking f
10、rame, so Bailey, who needs regular physical treatment to help with his mobility, could get round the course himself. Soon after, Bailey expressed his wish to take on a triathlon and began training on a special bike and swimming in a lake.Although he tripped and fell a few times, he immediately picke
11、d himself back up and made it to the end, with his father rolling the walker behind him. The most inspiring moment came after he had already completed a 100-meter swim, a 4,000-meter bike ride, and a 1,300-meter run. He discarded his specially-adapted walking frame to finish the last 20 meters of th
12、e race unaided, bringing the crowd to tears. Hundreds of audience cheered Bailey on to the finish line, but his biggest fans were most definitely his parents.“He has always struggled with things that parents of other children take for granted, but he never lets it bother him. He doesnt see himself a
13、s different to anyone else. If he wants to do something, he will find a way to do it, even if it is not the conventional way. We have always tried to make sure that if there is something he wants to do, there is no such word as CANT”, says his mother, Julie Hardcastle.4What do we know about Bailey M
14、atthews?AHe was the best student in Nottinghamshire.BHe fully recovered after he took part in a triathlon.CHe was encouraged by his doctor to become a triathlon.DHe finished a triathlon regardless of physical restrictions.5Which of the following best explains “discarded” underlined in Paragraph 3?AR
15、elied on. BThrew away.CTore down. DFixed up.6How does Julie Hardcastle feel about her son?AShe is proud. BShe is grateful.CShe is sympathetic. DShe is disappointed.7What can be a suitable title for the text?AParents LoveBStrong Family TiesCAn Inspiring Triathlon FinishDA Lonely Struggle Against Misf
16、ortune In the world of digital health, Silicon Valley-based Mindstrong stands out. It has a remarkable team and tens of millions of funding. It also has a fascinating idea-its app, based on mental functioning research, can help detect troubling mental health patterns by collecting data on persons sm
17、artphone usage-how quickly they type, for instance.The companys app collects information about how people are typing and runs it through a machine learning algorithm (计算程序) to determine which data can predict their emotional state. The idea is to use that data to establish a “normal” pattern-so it c
18、an be compared with someones typing habits on any given day. If the habits change, slower or more anxious than normal, the app can warn a health care provider.The promise of this technology has made Mindstrong incredibly popular since it was launched last year; already more than a dozen counties in
19、California have agreed to apply the companys app to patients. Does the app live up to its promise? Theres no way to tell. Almost no one outside the company has any idea whether it works, leading some experts to wonder if the technology is ready for the real world. “I wouldnt waste all that time and
20、money in the wild until they get sure that some of those things are as specific as they hope they are,” said Rosalind Picard, a researcher at MIT Media Lab, who is familiar with Mindstrongs work.“It has passed the gold-standard clinical tests for depression and anxiety,” said Dr. Paul Dagum, the com
21、panys founder. “Were confident, and were already seeing some really exciting results.” Mindstrong officials said that among their most encouraging results is that its app can even predict how a person will feel next week, kind of like a weather app for your mood. “For a clinician or someone looking
22、after a patient, they know that it could be very, very powerful,” Dagum said.8What can Mindstrongs app do?AImprove its users mental health.BGet its users to type more quickly.CDiscover its users mental state.DWork out the causes of its users trouble.9What is the second paragraph mainly about?AThe wa
23、ys of collecting data.BThe apps working principle.CThe analysis of typing habits.DThe development of the app.10What is Rosalind Picards attitude towards the app?ASkeptical. BPositive.CUncaring. DDefensive.11What can we infer about Dagums opinion on the app?AThe app has a powerful effect on anxiety.B
24、The app can also predict weather conditions.CCare providers could be advocates of the app.DDoctors benefit more from the app than their patients. Examples of effective conservation of places matter to the world. They range from the 1960s Nubian campaign to safeguard Ancient Egyptian monuments from t
25、he waters of the Aswan Dam to the removal in 2018 of the Belize Barrier Reef from the List of World Heritage in Danger. Conservation is the core purpose of the World Heritage Convention and it may also be its biggest challenge.The following example shows how successes at specific sites now serve as
26、models for conservation and sustainable (可持续性) development. A year after Vienna was included on the World Heritage List in 2001, the World Heritage Committee (WHC) expressed concerns about the architectural solutions and height of four planned towers of the Wien-Mitte project. This development proje
27、ct, close to the Historic Centre of Vienna in the sites buffer zone, the one that lies between two or more other areas, affected the urban scale (规模) and visual effects in and around the property (地产). As a result of the Committees concerns, Vienna changed its building codes and launched a new desig
28、n competition for the Wien-Mitte project to work out architectural plans with reduced size in keeping with World Heritage protection.The successful practice inspired the government of the city to invite over 600 experts and professionals from 55 countries to an international conference on World Heri
29、tage and contemporary architecture, held in Vienna in May 2005. The global discussion that followed, detailing an approach to managing conservation and development, was recorded in the UNESCO Recommendation in 2011.The Recommendation put forwards an all-rounded and combined approach to balancing urb
30、an heritage (遗产) conservation and economic development, arguing that active protection and management of urban heritage supports the goal of sustainable development.The Recommendation supports the harmonious combination of contemporary involvement into the historic urban framework while holding on t
31、o values linked to history, memory and the environment.12Why does the author mention the Belize Barrier Reef in Paragraph 1?ATo explain the goal of the organization.BTo encourage the public to protect the world.CTo show the positive effect of conservation.DTo remind people of the environmental probl
32、ems.13Why was WHC worried about the Wien-Mitte project?AIt took up too much public land of the city.BIt had a bad effect on the Historic Centre of Vienna.CIts original designs were not environmentally friendly.DIts architectural solutions couldnt meet safety standards.14What did the global discussion focus on?AThe ways to combine conservation and development.BThe creation of the new UNESCO Recommendation.
