【正文】 failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: “I may have lost, but it doesn39。s. 7. What does the boy promise to do for the girl? A. Buy her a new CD. B. Do some cleaning. C. Give her 10 dollars. 聽(tīng)第 7 段材料 .回答第 9題。每小題 ，滿(mǎn)分 ) 聽(tīng)下面 5 段對(duì)話(huà)。 桂林中學(xué) 2021 學(xué)年度上學(xué)期 高三年級(jí) 12 月月考試卷 英 語(yǔ) （本試卷分第 Ⅰ 卷和第 Ⅱ 卷兩部分。t take the cake back. 第二節(jié) (共 15小題 。s. C. Jack39。 that it sets one person against another。s success is based on how hard he has tried. 第二節(jié)（共 5小題；每小題 2分，滿(mǎn)分 10分） 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。 增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào) (∧) ，并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。 1．學(xué)會(huì)學(xué)習(xí)：方法、習(xí)慣等； 2．學(xué)會(huì)做人：真誠(chéng)、友善等； 3．其他方面：考生自擬。 Time flies! This is a third year that I have been in this school. In the past two and a half years, our school had anized many activities. What impressed me most was an activity calling “ Learning to Farm”. In an autumn afternoon, we were sent to a farm which we learned to plant potatoes. Having been in the city for so a long time, we were so happy to go to the countryside. After divided into three groups, we started to work. Some students cut potatoes into pieces。 Scientists have discovered that 61__________(stay) in the cold could help us lose weight. Researchers at the University of California found that exposure to the cold increases levels of a protein that helps form brown fat the type of fat that produces heat and keeps us warm. Brown fat burns energy, 62___________ helps us lose weight. White fat stores extra energy, which results 63____________ weight gain. The researchers said that because air conditioning and heating give us constant, 64___________ (fort) temperatures, our body39。s selfrespect relies on how well one performs in parison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve(緩解 ) can we discover a new meaning in petition. 32. What does this passage mainly talk about? A. Competition helps to set up selfrespect. B. Opinions about petition are different among people. C. Competition is harmful to personal quality development. D. Failures are necessary experiences in petition. 33. Why do some people favor petition according to the passage? A. It pushes society forward. B. It builds up a sense of duty. C. It improves personal abilities. D. It encourages individual efforts. 34. The underlined phrase “the most vocal” in Paragraph 3 means ______. A. those who try their best to win B. those who value petition most highly C. those who are against petition most strongly D. those who rely on others most for success 35. What is the similar belief of the true petitors and those with a “desire to fail”? A. One39。 13. What would Joe probably do during the Thanksgiving holiday? A. Go to a play. B. Stay at home. C. Visit Kingston. 14. What is Ariel going to do in Toronto? A. Attend a party. B. Meet her aunt. C. See a car show. 15. Why is Ariel in a hurry to leave? A. To call up Betty. B. To buy some DVDs. C. To pick up Daniel. 16. What might be the relationship between the speakers? A. Classmates. B. Fellow workers. C. Guide and tourist. 聽(tīng)第 10段材料，回答第 17至 20題。每段對(duì)話(huà)讀兩遍。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話(huà)后，你都有 10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話(huà)僅讀一遍。 聽(tīng)第 6段材料 .回答第 6. 7 題。 17. Where does Thomas Manning work? A. In the Guinness Company. B. At a radio station. C. In a museum. 18. Where did the idea of a book of records e from? A. A birdshooting trip. B. A visit to Europe. C. A television talk show. 19. When did Sir Hugh39。s worth lies in his performance pared with others. B. One39。s need for brown fat has decreased. They found that: Outdoor workers in northern Finland who 65____________(expose) to cold temperature have 66___________significant amount of brown fat when 67___________(pare) to sameaged indoor workers. The research was conducted on two different control groups of mice. 68___________ group was injected with the protein that helps create brown fat. This group later gained 30% less weight after both groups were fed highfat diets. The researchers say this could be good news in the fight against obesity. People who are obese have 69＿＿＿＿＿ (low) levels of brown fat than thinner people. Head researcher Hei Sook Sul said: This protein could bee an important target for research into the treatment and prevention of obesity and obesityrelated diseases. She added: If you can somehow increase levels of this protein, you could 70__________(possible) lose more weight even if eating the same amount of food. 第二節(jié) 短文改錯(cuò)（共 10題；每小題 1分，滿(mǎn)分 10分） 假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。 some dug holes, and the others put the pieces of potatoes into the hole, put the earth back and pushed them down hard. We continued doing that until