天津市和平区2021届高三期末英语试题

—I think the house rent shouldn't be more than 500 yuan.

—______. It is no less than 1000 yuan.

Nowadays, we can move around the world and still ______ the people that we want to remain friends with.

—How did you enjoy your weekend, Cindy?

—I _____ to go to camp on the mountain, but it was ruined by the rainy days.

My schedule is quite ______. I could arrange to meet with you any day next week.

The science competition is a good opportunity to show students ______ creativity can add new value to their school life.

Feeling the need to change, Leah star ted playing with future possibilities by exploring her interests and ______ new capabilities.

He suggested me buy a new phone because the old one has been damaged ______.

We should ______ some time every week to hang out with friends and have a proper conversation.

Nearly three months had gone by _________ the seriously injured girl showed a slight sign of recovery.

______ the Nobel Prize in 2015 makes Tu Youyou, a hard-working and modest Chinese scientist, known to the world.

—I think you ______ there in person; a phone call would have been fine.

—It's OK and I was so glad to have seen your mum.

We often reach a point in our life ______ we should be ready for change that will help us unlock our self-improvement power.

The set menu is usually cheaper than ordering dishes ______ in a restaurant.

Millions of pounds' worth of damage        by a storm which swept across the north of England last night.

—I've sold my first painting!

—______. Someone actually thinks your painting fantastic.

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He met her at a party. She was outstanding; many guys were after her, but nobody paid any attention to him. After the party, he invited her for coffee. She was1. So as not to appear rude, she went along.

As they sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too2to say anything and she felt uncomfortable.3, he asked the waiter, "Could you please give me some salt? I'd like to put it in my coffee." They4at him. He turned red, but when the salt came, he put it in his coffee and drank.5, she asked, "Why put salt in the coffee?" He6, "When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea. I could feel its taste salty, like salty coffee. Now every time I drink it, I think of my childhood and my hometown. I miss it and my parents, who are7there."

She was deeply touched. A man who can8that he's homesick must love his home and9his family. She talked too, about her faraway hometown, her childhood, her family. That was the start to their love story. They continued to10. She found that he met all her11. He was tolerant, kind, warm and careful. She would have missed the catch if not12the salty coffee!

So they married and lived happily together. And every time she made coffee for him, she put in some salt, the way he liked it.

After 40 years, he13and left her a letter which said：My dearest, please14my life-long lie. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous that I asked for salt instead of sugar. It was hard for me to ask for a（n）15, so I just went ahead. I never thought that we would be a perfect16. Many times, I tried to tell you the truth, but I was afraid that it would17everything.

Sweetheart, I don't18like salty coffee. But as it19so much to you, I've learnt to enjoy it. Having you with me was my greatest happiness. If I could live a second time, I hope we can be together again, even if it20that I have to drink salty coffee for the rest of my life.

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As the coronavirus pandemic has interrupted holiday events, some parks have not been allowed to open. A surprising number of parks, however, will be open to celebrate the holidays with twinkling-lights-filled special events.

Be aware that because of limited capacity to accommodate social distancing, most parks require visitors to make reservations. It goes without saying that in these uncertain times events may change with evolving conditions, so check with the parks for the latest details.

Smoky Mountain Christmas at Dollywood in Tennessee

•When: Select days through Jan.3

•Details:dollywood.com/themepark/festivals

More than 5 million lights illuminate (照亮) nearly every building and tree through-out Dolly Parton's park in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains. And as you might expect, Dollywood features lots of holiday-themed shows and performances. The highlight is"Christmas in the Smokies", an impressive production that is a tradition at the park. It is being presented indoors at Dolly Parton's Celebrity Theater, although groups are being seated separately, and the audience capacity is reduced by about 50%. "Everybody needs a little light this Christmas," says Pete Owens, VP of marketing and public relations.

Christmas Town at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay in Florida and Christmas Celebration at Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Virginia

·Florida: Friday to Jan.3

·Details:buschgardens.com/tampa/events

·Virginia: Select dates through Jan.3

·Details:buschgardens.com/williamsburg/events

The two Busch Gardens parks will be covered by lights and trimmed trees, and traditional Christmas songs will fill the air. Items served at the Williamsburg park will include a turkey dinner with all the fixings along with ginger cake for a treat. At the Tampa park, fireworks will light the sky, and the annual ice skating production," Christmas on Ice," will move to an outdoor theater.

"There's nothing like a train ride for Christmas," says Neal Thurman, president of the Florida park." Guests will enjoy the Holly Jolly Express as well as our returning shows,' Three Kings Journey' and ' Elmo's Christmas Wish.'"

Holidays at Legoland Florida and Legoland California

·Florida: Select dates Nov.27-Dec.31

·Details:legoland.com/florida

·California: Select dates Friday to Jan.10

·Details:legoland.com/california

A sleigh (雪橇) with reindeer and a 30-foot-tall Christmas tree made of Lego blocks will be on display at the Florida park，along with special shows, meet-ups (from a distance) with holiday characters and fireworks. Lego-land California won't be offering its rides and attractions but will feature holiday-themed outdoor dining and shopping as well as live music.

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CPR（cardiopulmonary resuscitation (心肺复苏术) and first aid are related topics. It could be said that first aid is the more general of the two, and training in first aid might include instructions and practice on how to respond to a variety of medical emergencies that could be posing threat to life or to a part of a person's body. One such medical emergency could be cessation (停止) of breathing or heartbeat, and the appropriate response, in this case, might be to perform CPR. Thus, CPR can be seen as a type of first-aid response.

There can be differences in the amount of first-aid training people learn, and courses can sometimes be broken down into emergency and standard training. Standard training is actually the more extensive of the two, and would include teaching and learning how to handle a variety of medical situations like bites from insects or animals, broken bones, poisoning, childbirth, and care of wounds. Emergency first aid tends to be limited to the teaching of CPR, how to handle choking emergencies, and instruction on wound care for heavy bleeding.

CPR and first aid may be taught together or are sometimes taken as separate courses. People may need a whole day of practice or longer before getting CPR certification, which should be obtained from recognized agencies like the Red Cross. The big difference between CPR and first aid, in terms of taking classes, is that CPR focuses only on learning to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and recognize those circumstances as soon as possible in which it should be performed; while first-aid classes may teach this too, but they will teach in the broader context of how people need to respond to lots of different injuries or illness.

The issue of CPR and first aid may get confusing when people are asked to get training in one or both of these. Some people may be asked to take a first-aid course and have CPR training. Those who need more extensive training in standard first aid certainly won't satisfy this need by only taking a CPR course. Those confused about what training they need should get this issue clear with the person (usually an employer) requesting the training.

Being able to respond first in a medical emergency usually means needing to know CPR, but other knowledge could be just as essential. For instance, how to stop uncontrollable bleeding or how to handle an episode of anaphylactic shock (过敏性休克) could be vital too.

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As a kid, Enrique Olvera spent hours in his grandmother's bakery in Mexico City. He loved watching everyday ingredients (原料) like flour, sugar and eggs mix into something entirely different. For Olvera, even the simple act of baking a cake felt like magic. He absorbed every detail as his grandmother was cooking. On Sundays, he joined his father in the kitchen, chopping onions and tomatoes for breakfasts of scrambled eggs and dry beef.

These advantages drive Olvera's new cookbook, Tu Casa Mi Casa：Mexican Recipes for the Home Cook. But Olvera, the chef behind Mexico City's Pujol, one of the world's top restaurants, almost turned away from a career in the kitchen.

Despite the draw of the family bakery, Olvera's father didn't want his son to spend too much time there. He wanted Enrique to go to college and get a degree. Olvera made a compromise with his dad. He found a cooking program that offered a bachelor's degree—at the Cooking Institute of America—and left Mexico for New York.

In New York, Olvera buried himself in the curriculum (全部课程) at the top cooking school. Like most training grounds for professional chefs, Olvera's lessons were stuck in the cooking of Europe. For example, he dutifully learned to spot the edges of his dishes with little dots of sauce--drawing on the traditions of France, not Mexico. "Mexican food doesn't respond to any of that," he says. "So if you see how we cook, we don't saute (快炒) ,we're burning things down, we're using the stems (茎) .The only thing that you can apply to Mexican technique is the passion for the craft. But the techniques are entirely different."

At 24, Olvera returned to Mexico City—and opened Pujol. Olvera's flagship has repeatedly made lists of the best restaurants in the world —its success built on the techniques he learned as a kid in his grandma's bakery and his parents' kitchen. With Pujol's success, Olvera went on to open four more restaurants in Mexico and two in New York. Now, he's getting ready toroll outtwo more—this time, in Los Angeles.

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In 2016, the world's population cast aside 49 million tons of electronic waste, known as e-waste. It has been calculated that this number will grow to more than 60 million tons by 2021.

What is causing the upsurge (激增) in e-waste? Technology is becoming more and more widespread, covering almost every aspect of our lives. Meanwhile, the lifespan of devices is getting shorter-many products will be thrown away once their batteries die, to be replaced by new devices. Companies intentionally plan the obsolescence (过时) of their goods by updating the design or software and discontinuing support for older models, so that now it is usually cheaper and easier to buy a new product than to repair an old one. Since prices are falling, electronic devices are in demand around the world.

As more people buy electronic equipment，manufacturers (制造商) are beginning to face shortages of the raw materials needed to make their products, so recycling and reusing materials from discarded (扔掉的) products and waste makes economic and environmental sense.

Recycling e-waste is practiced both formally and informally. Proper or formal e-waste recycling usually involves taking apart the electronics, separating and sorting through the materials and cleaning them. Companies must obey health and safety rules to reduce the health and environmentalhazardsof handling e-waste by using pollution-control technologies. All this makes formal recycling expensive. Informal recycling is typically unlicensed and uncontrolled. At informal recycling workshops, men and women recover valuable materials by burning devices to melt away non-valuable materials. Usually they do not wear protective equipment and lack any awareness that they are handling dangerous materials.

With the amount of e-waste growing around the world, recycling alone will not be enough to solve the problem. In order to reduce e-waste, manufacturers need to design electronics that are safer, and more durable, repairable and recyclable. The best thing you can do is resist buying a new device until you really need it. Try to get your old product repaired if possible and, if it can't be fixed, resell or recycle it responsibly. Before you recycle your device, put any broken parts in separate containers and close these tightly to prevent chemicals from leaking. Wear latex gloves and a mask if you're handling something that's broken.

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I used to be the silent type of person before my senior year in high school. But one thing that I have brought with me all the time is my sense of independence. I didn't like others seeing the real me, thinking that they'd only judge what I had done and what I was doing critically. I didn't want to get hurt. Maybe I was afraid. Maybe I was overly cautious. But more than that, I wanted to prove to those people who looked down on me that I could do things on my own.

But then, what happened in my senior year in high school changed everything. Being the president of a newly-founded club, a secretary of another one, an assistant of a laboratory and a student in the top section, I felt extremely tired sometimes. And what I finally got was a one-week hospitalization later due to a physical breakdown.

My mistake during that time was that I refused help from my members. I wasn't tyrannical (专横的) in my term, but my motto "As long as you can do it, do it"made me feel more responsible for the tasks on hand in an individual sense. Even though I was so exhausted that I'd sleep as soon as I hit the bed, I didn't say anything. And that wasthe rootof my physical breakdown.

However, when I got back to school, I saw my members doing their jobs successfully—not relying on me in many ways. And somehow, it made me realize the importance of cooperating with others. I learned that sometimes, I really couldn't make it on my own

假如你是李响。由于招生人数的增加，你所在城市的很多高校需要扩建，但是苦于缺少用地，你看到班里来自澳人利亚的交换生Kingsley在他的blog里建议在城市南部的湿地（wetland）附近修一个大学城（university town）请你给他留言，说明你的观点。

1）同意或者不同意他的建议；

2）说明理由（如对环境的影响，对学生生活的影响等）；

3）你的建议。

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