【正文】 2021 屆福建省福州格致中學校內高三第一學期期中考試 英語試卷 注意事項： 答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號碼填寫清楚。 請將準考證條碼粘貼在右側的 [條碼粘貼處 ]的方框內 選擇題必須使用 2B 鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須用 毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆填寫，字體工整 請按題號順序在各題的答題區(qū)內作答，超出范圍的答案無效，在草紙、試卷上作答無效。 第 Ⅰ 卷 第一部分：聽力（略） 第二部分：閱讀理解 (共兩節(jié)，滿分 40 分 ) 第一節(jié)（共 15小題；每小題 2分，滿分 30 分） 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（ A， B， C和 D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將 該項涂黑。 A Today we are going to talk about important transition words in English. We will focus on how to usetransition words to link ideas together. Some mon transition words are and, furthermore, in addition to, not to mention, and in the same way. We don’ t always get a second chance to achieve our dreams. But some people are lucky, like Matthew McConaughey. Once almost unknown, the actor has recently found himself back on the list of the best actors in Hollywood. His new movie Interstellar is just another sign that his career reinvention has been an incredible success. “The film relies on McConaughey’ s performance to hold together the emotional story of a father and his daughter against the background of space travel and the end of the world,”Forbes mented. But only years ago, the Texas native was often the butt of jokes（笑柄） about being too handsome. In 1993, after meeting with director Richard Linklater, McConaughey starred in Dazed and Confused. And a Hollywood career was born, mostly in romantic edies. For a long time, the whole world believed McConaughey was just a handsome guy with ic talent. But McConaughey stopped starring in that type of movie, and began to use his looks differently. Slowly he built up his reputation as a serious actor. In 2021, McConaughey was offered to play an AIDS activist in Dallas Buyers Club. The role saw the normally muscular actor losing 50 pounds in order to appear sick. His performance won him an Oscar for Best Actor. The actor gave thanks to someone he has always looked up to as a hero during his Oscar acceptance speech. When he was 15, the actor said, he decided that his hero would be himself in 10 years. But 10 years later, he pushed the deadline ahead another decade. Then 10 years later, another decade.“My hero’ s always 10 years away,” he said. “I’ m never going to attain that. That keeps me with somebody to keep on chasing.”O(jiān)r perhaps constantly chasing the chance to be his own hero has given him a second chance to follow his dreams. 21. Why was McConaughey often the butt of jokes in his early career? A. He was limited to handsome roles. B. He was unknown to the audience. C. He played in romantic edies. D. He was handsome and emotional. 22. What role won Mc Conaughey an Oscar for Best Actor? A. A caring father. B. An AIDS activist. C. A serious buyer. D. A strong hero. 23. What can we learn about McConaughey？ A. He was born in Hollywood. B. He has bee a hero of his own. C. He wasn’ t famous until recently. D. He isn’ t content with his achievements. 24. Which of the following can be the best title? A. McConaughey, a Romantic Comedian B. McConaughey, a Man Making a Hit C. McConaughey, a Man Daring to change D. McConaughey, Handsome and Talented B Shake Shack is a new kind of restaurant being more popular in the . The restaurants are not“fast food” . They are known as“fast casual” . Observers say Americans want more choices and fresh food when choosing where and what to eat. This trend is one reason why the fast food restaurant McDonald’ s has struggled financially. In the last quarter of 2021, McDonald’ s ine dropped by about $300 million. The January earnings report brought more bad news. Worldwide sales dropped for the eighth month in a row and even more than expected. While McDonald’ s is struggling to get their customers back, Shake Shack, is doing well in making money. The New Yorkbased burger chain had a very successful IPO, or initial public offering, of shares at the end of January. On its first day of trading, Shake Shack went from $21 a share to just under $46 a share. Being part of the “fast cas