全国卷2021届高三英语下学期冲刺模拟试题6202104260311.doc

（全国卷）2021届高三英语下学期冲刺模拟试题6第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。APoetry ContestPoetry Contest Deadline: Monday, November 23, 2020Sponsored by: Funom MakamaContest Description 18 poems of the maximum 35 allowed to be entered have been entered.Carefully read the sample poem by visiting our website at www.cobuild.collins.co. uk. Take note of ALL the meters/patterns/sequence used in the sample poem.What to Submit?An original poem on any theme and of any title, published not earlier than the 25th of October, 2020. This poem MUST follow all the meters/patterns/sequence you've keenly observed in the sample poem.Beneath your poem should be the contest name, sponsors name and date of publication.PrizesFirst Prize, GlorySecond Prize, GloryThird Prize, GloryTwelve Honorable MentionsPreparing Your EntrySubmit one copy of your poem online. Format your poem. Please make your entry easy to read no illustrations or fancy fonts(字体).English LanguagePoems should be in English. Poems translated from other languages are not qualified, unless you wrote both the original poem and the translation.Note to Poetry ContestantsYou are welcome to enter this contest, whether or not you won a prize in one of our previous contests.GOOD LUCK!1. How many poems have been entered for the contest so far?A. 17.B.18.C. 35.D. 53.2. What preparations should a contestant make for his/her entry?A. Printing the poem on the paper.B. Formatting the poem properly.C. Adding illustrations beneath the poem.D. Writing the poem with beautiful fonts.3. What kind of poems is most likely to be entered for the contest?A. A poem selected from a book.B. A poem published on October 24, 2020.C. A poem written in French without its translation.D. A poem written on your own with the given pattern.BIt was a very hot day in late Summer. I was a young dad working in a local wood mill. It was dangerous, back-breaking work that paid very little. In the year I worked there, only four other people hadnt quit and been replaced with new faces. Those of us who stayed did so only because there was no other work to find to support our families.On this day all of us were covered in sweat and dust. When I looked around, every face I saw looked angry and frustrated. Suddenly, a voice called out, “Hey! Theres a deer in here.” A lost little female deer had wandered through the open loading bay doors and was now cowering(蜷缩) in between the huge stacks of wood. All of us stopped working and went looking for her as she ran about looking for a way out.Now most people where I live hunt deer for meat in the fall but also treat them with great kindness the rest of the year. Many will even buy 50 bags of corn to help feed them during the harsh winter months. It was no surprise then that all of us were soon quickly working together to free this little creature. By blocking off all the other routes, we were able to guide her frantic search back to the open bay doors. We watched as she jumped out of the building and back into the woods. Then we walked back in to work. I noticed something, though. On every face there was a joyful smile. It was as if this one single act of kindness had energized us again and reminded us of what life is all about.4. Why were few people willing to work in the wood mill?A. They were dissatisfied with the pay and working conditions.B. They were tired of wood cutting and wanted more freedom.C. They wanted to move to big places to seek more pleasure.D. They disliked the treatment of the boss and animals around.5. What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?A. The deer made the workers unable to work.B. The workers there wanted to kill the deer for meat.C. It was common for the workers to see a deer there.D. The deer was a ray of light to the dull workers there.6. How did the men free the deer in the end?A. They blocked all the routes except the proper ones.B. They caught her and then sent her to the wide wild.C. They used signals to guide the deer out of the woods.D. They used foods to guide the deer out to the open doors.7. Which of the following can best describe the workers?A. Cruel and impatient.B. Hard-working and caring.C. Cautious and courageous.D. Bad-tempered and demanding.CHaving a microchip implanted in a mans brain may be common in sci-fi movie plots, but it may soon become an actual possibility.Elon Musk a US tech tycoon, founder of Space X- has been working on this technology. On Aug. 28, Musk gave a display of the chip, which was implanted into the head of a pig named Gertrude.The chip, developed by Musks company Neuralink, is the size of a coin. But dont let its size fool you. The tiny chip has over 3,000 electrodes(电极) attached to flexible threads, which can monitor about 1,000 neurons(神经元). It collects neural signals from an area of the brain, and then transmits those signals wirelessly to nearby computers, according to MSN. That enabled researchers to monitor Gertrudes brain activity while she was walking around in the display.Though the technology is still in its early stage, it is encouraging for humans. This technology would solve a lot of brain injuries and is essential for Al symbiosis, which will allow the human brain to combine with an artificial intelligence.When the device can be applied to humans, its main goal will be to help those who have mobility difficulties. Musk hopes this technology can also be used to help those with hearing and eyesight issues.Although such a device could repair those problems, putting it into practice is by no means a piece of cake. Currently, the device can transmit signals from about 500 neurons in the pigs brain. Compared to 80 billion neurons in a human brain, this number is tiny. And to cover the whole human brain also means the electrodes have to be much smaller.Also, implanting the chip into the brain poses a potential danger. There is a risk of the immune system attacking this foreign body.Right now, the hope of controlling the brain via controlling a few neurons seems overly optimistic. “There are many technological challenges. to overcome before Neuralink can put its devices to the purposes,” Yuan Lanfeng, an associate professor at the University of Science and Technology of China, told China Daily.8. What do we know about Elon Musks microchip?A. It was inspired by sci-fi movie plots.B. It is able to collect wireless signals.C. It is tiny in size but powerful in function.D. It has been implanted into a humans brain,9. What does the underlined word “That” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. The operation of the chip in Gertrudes brain.B. The attachment of electrodes to flexible threads.C. The development of neurons inside Gertrudes brain.D. The transmission of signals from a nearby computer10. What is the major target of the microchip?A. To monitor animals brain activity.B. To help people with mobility issues.C. To develop a cure for immune system problems.D. To contribute to the research on Al technologies.11. How does Yuan Lanfeng feel about implanting the chip into the human brain?A. Worried.B. Excited.C. Optimistic.D. Challenged.DOver 400 human footprints preserved in volcanic sediment(沉淀物) provide a sign of social life among ancient hunter-gatherers. “The impressions, found in northern Tanzania, add up to Africas largest collection of ancient human footprints,” say evolutionary biologist Kevin Hatala of Chatham University in Pittsburgh and colleagues. People walked across a muddy layer of volcanic ashes dating to between 19,100 and 5,760 years ago, the researchers reported on May 14 in Scientific Reports. Dating of a thin rock layer that partly overlaps(重叠) the sediment narrows the footprints age to about 12,000 to 10,000 years ago.Hatalas team analyzed footprint sizes, distances between prints and which way prints pointed. One collection of tracks was made by 17 people walking southwest. Comparisons with modern prints suggest that this group consisted of fourteen women, two men and one young boy. The women may have been searching for foods while a few males visited or accompanied them, the researchers infer. Some present-day hunter-gatherers form lately female food-gathering groups.The study is “a nice piece of work”, although its hard to specify what people were doing, says geologist Matthew Bennett of Bournemouth University in Poole, England.Many more sets of footprint tracks would be needed to argue convincingly that hunter-gatherers at that time had female food-gathering groups, Bennett says. And it would still be unknown if the women were gathering plants or hunting prey. Other footprint sites present especially promising opportunities for studying ancient behavior, he says. He is involved in work in New Mexico that has uncovered tens of thousands of footprints of humans and other creatures from more than 10,000 years ago. Early results suggest that humans there hunted giant sloths(树獭). Bennett expects those prints will yield more insights into Stone Age hunting.12. What does the underlined word “impressions” in the first paragraph mean?A. Thoughts about people or things.B. Collections of volcanic ashes.C. Marks left by creatures or something.D. Behaviors of imitating someone.13. What do the newly-discovered footprints suggest?A. Ancient hunters were socially organized.B. Ancient male hunters were admired by females.C. Female food-gathering groups were obviously formed.D. Males played a more important role in finding food than females.14. What can we learn according to the last paragraph?A. The females gathered plants or hunted prey in the Stone Age.B. The footprint tracks have proved female food-gathering groups existed.C. The footprint sites provide a good chance to further study ancient behaviorD. The footprints will hardly influence our understanding of Stone Age hunting.15. Whats the best title of the text?A. How Ancient Hunters Gathered FoodB. What Ancient Hunan Footprints Were LikeC. What Ancient Human Footprints Tell UsD. How Ancient Food-Gathering Groups Cooperated第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Keeping a journal or diary can have tremendous benefits. Your personal journal can become a place to release anger, frustration, sadness and other negative emotions without hurting anyones feelings. It can also become a record of all your successes, good ideas, and happier moments. 16 Another bonus to keeping a diary or a journal is that you can gain insights about yourself by discovering patterns of behavior. Once you discover them you can make efforts to replace problematic behavior with better choices. 17 Your mental well-being can improve as long as you update the diary and re-read it from time to time. 18 Dont leave it where people can find it, learn your inner thoughts, and decide to disobey, to argue with or to offend you. 19 Verbal diaries are not as helpful as written versions. The brain processes information differently when we write and when we read. Speaking into a recorder and listening to it dont achieve the same effect when only one person is involved.Use the method that is most pleasant for you, and if you use the verbal recording option, do it with the thought of eventually changing over to written memories. Keep your diary or journal real, honest, and updated. Record your thoughts and reflect on them from time to time. Many highly accomplished people, including Marie Curie, Mark Twain, and Winston Churchill kept diaries. 20 Imagine what it can do for you.A. Doing so served them well.B. Sharing your journal is beneficial to your mental fitness.C. Journaling can be done by hand in a notebook or on a keyboard.D. Keeping journals can improve your learning ability significantly.E. Remember diary is a private resource, not for public consumption.F. You may end up being more considerate and more focused by journaling.G. Youre free to choose and believe that you can become a better person over time.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。The teachers I know didnt expect how hard this remote teaching would be. There are so many 21 that arise: families not responding, students who cant 22 new platforms, new platforms not doing what they are 23 to do. The list goes on.But thats 24 from the teachers point of view. Principals have to hear the teachers issues, and they have to deal with parents calling trying to get their kid in the virtual classroom, getting 25 daily from the local government, finding devices for everyone, and much more.Our principal didnt 26 all this before the world turned upside down. Now, she is 27 it all, helping teachers, parents, and students, while solving what the district is implementing(实施). There are 28 nights and unbelievable 29 .I 30 a little drive today from the staff building. We were all on the 31 today to drive through the local neighborhood with signs on our 32 sounding our horns and waving at our students in their yards and on their porches. I asked the staff to bring 33 for our principal: paper towels, hand sanitizer(洗手液), gloves, masks, and some other 34 things. Others brought wine and chocolate.We couldnt take all her 35 off her back, but we could show her that we love and appreciate her.21. A. callsB. issuesC. requestsD. thoughts22. A. move offB. look afterC. turn downD. get on23. A. supposedB. orderedC. permittedD. taught24. A. stillB. evenC. alsoD. just25. A. paymentsB. directionsC. effortsD. lessons26. A. expectB. fearC. valueD. suspect27. A. removingB. handlingC. delayingD. treasuring28. A. sleeplessB. hopelessC. aimlessD. useless29. A. surpriseB. annoyanceC. stressD. trouble30. A. imaginedB. foundC. predictedD. organized31. A. spotB. roadC. campusD. street32. A. hatsB. suitsC. carsD. bikes33. A. materialsB. itemsC. groceriesD. instruments34. A. dailyB. importantC. valuableD. colorful35. A. positionsB. beliefsC. goalsD. responsibilities第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。When asked about the most important effects of having healthy confidence, many would likely state “success”, “respect from others” and “ 36 (appreciate)”. “Happiness, on the other hand, is a feeling that we tend 57 (associate) with life satisfaction and well-being, feeling 38 (health), and having good friends, relationships, and fulfilling careers.We rarely directly link confidence and happiness. In fact, it doesnt seem to be