2021届江苏省盐城市高三上学期英语期中试题
chrismas in my heart
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 （共15分；每小题2.5分，满分37.5says分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Hot Science
The Benefits
Experts have found that there are clear health benefits of drinking tea. Rearch has led to the discovery that chemicals found in tea can help prevent cell damage. And there is clear evidence that drinking three to four cups of tea a day will reduce the chances of heart attacks and certain cancers. Other health benefits include bone strengthening and protection against bad teeth. “Drinking tea is actually better for you than drinking water, ”
said one doctor.
Re-hydration
There was also some interesting information on the qualities of tea. The rearch dispels the fear that tea is dehydrating（脱水）. “Everyone assumes that caffeine-containing drinks such as tea dehydrate, ” a leading expert explained. “But even if you had a really strong cup of tea, you would still have a gain of fluid（液体）.In terms of fluid intake, we recommend 1.5 to 2 litres per day, and that can include tea. Tea is not dehydrating. It’s a healthy drink.”
The Negative Side
There was only one bit of bad news about tea. Rearch suggests that tea can affect the body’s ability to absorb iron from food. This means that people at risk of anaemia（贫血）should avoid drinking tea around mealtimes.
Tea Jokes
丧气近义词
Why was the teacher angry with the Teapot?
conductors Becau he was “naughtea”.
What did the teapot wear to bed?
A “nightea”.
Tea Facts
Here are some truly amazing tea facts. Tea comes from the leaves of a tree called camellia sinensis. The tree can grow over 10 metres tall. However, it is cut short so that the leaves can be taken easily.
千奇百怪的动物语言 Tea is grown in India, Sri Lanka, China, Indonesia, Argentina, Kenya, Japan, Bangladesh, Uganda, Malawi, Turkey, Iran, Brazil and Tanzania. India is the world’s largest tea producer.
Eighty percent of the caffeine in tea can be removed by pouring hot water over the leaves.
欲望都市电影版221. Tea is unable to help prevent________.
A.heart attacks B.bad teeth C.weak bones D.iron shortage
pickle22. The underlined word "dispel" in Paragraph 2 is clost in meaning to________.
A.confirm B.convey C.remove D.rai
粗笨
2no way3. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE？
A.Tea is ud to cure different dias.
B.Strong tea cannot relieve human thirst.
C.Tea jokes only work for the tea lovers.
D.Tea bushes are cut short for easy harvest.
B
I’ve been writing since before I could write. As a kid, I dictated stories to my parents. About 12 years ago, I was living in New York City and pursuing a master in creative writing. For years I’d been suffering vision disorder, but in New York my symptoms worned. I became unable to read or write for any considerable length of time. I tried vision therapy（疗法）, an overhead projector, a special pair of glass-all in vain.
Eventually, I discovered a computer program for the visually challenged. As I typed,
my words were read aloud by an automated voice. With my screen dimmed to black, I relied entirely on audio feedback to know what I had written.
Facing the blank page is worrying, but facing the black page is wor. The dark screen is a sinkhole that swallows creative hope. Sentences disappear into it like an astronaut into a black hole. I managed to complete my master degree, but it took me years to adapt to my new reality. The greatest barrier emed to be the automated voice, which was like a robot parrot on my shoulder, and I wanted nothing more than to drive it away. If a pianist were forced to practice on an untuned piano, would it corrupt his ear over time?
wwjc Of cour, I could have quit writing and stopped making mylf suffer. But it honestly never occurred to me-and I’m glad it didn’t. Last year, after I told my story on the radio, I was contacted by VocaliD, a Massachutts-bad company that created a voice modeled on my own.
The first time I heard the voice they created, it is so clo to my own that the two are
nearly indistinguishable. I’ve only just begun using this new voice. My hope is that this will restore a n of solitude（孤独）to my writing process, allowing me easier access to that inner space where the imagination can take over, and I can forget mylf, and the real work can begin.
The black screen still exists-it always will-but the robot parrot has taken wing.
24. What happened to the author when pursuing a master degree in New York？
A.His sight started to fail due to much reading.
B.His eyes couldn’t sustain long hours of reading.
C.He had to drop out due to his vision disorder.
D.He successfully overcame his vision problem.
25. What still bothered the author after he got his master degree？
