2021届大同市第三中学高三英语第四次联考试卷及答案解析.pdf

2021 届大同市第三中学高三英语第四次联考试卷及答案解析 第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项 A I truly thought thatI might die that day.Had I not seen three bears and a few wolves over the last couple of days near the road,I might have just lain down and called it quits.What in the world was I thinking,dragging my bike up to Yellowstone and thinking I could ride from West Yellowstone to Old Faithful in the snow?No less!I had planned this trip for more than two months,and I wasnt about to give up so easily.The first few miles were beautiful.Ten miles in,I started sucking wind.Fifteen miles and my legs felt like they were made of lead.By twenty miles,my lungs were burning and felt like there was nothing left in the tank.That was when I turned around and saw my husband and three children cheering me on in the van behind me.I knew I couldnt quit because I tell my children all the time that just because something is hard doesnt mean that you stop doing it.I had to live what Id been preaching(说教).That thought got me up that mountain and to the end of the ride.The importance of that ride was apparent after only a week.My eight-year-old daughter Emalee wanted to ride in a twelve-mile charity ride.That day was cold as well.She was the youngest rider.About four miles into the ride,she started feeling cold.The chill(寒冷)was making her muscles cramp a little and she began to struggle.By six miles,she had tears running down her face.It broke my heart to see her suffering like that.I told herthat she didnt have to finish.She said that she wouldnt quit.I told her how I had wanted to quit the week before,but perseverance had gotten me to the end and I knew she could do it,too.The look on her face as she pulled into the finish was priceless.She threw her arms around me and said,“You didnt quit,Mommy,so neither did I.”1.What motivated the author to finish her ride?A.Her familys encouragement.B.Her own instruction for children.C.The beautiful scenery and weather.D.The careful and thorough preparation.2.By describing the conditions Emalee met,the author wanted to_.A.show her guilt for her daughter B.prove that riding is a tough task C.persuade her daughter to give up D.indicate she was proud of Emalee 3.What does the author want to tell us according to the story?A.Never say die.B.Do nothing by halves.C.Children are what the mothers are.D.Every mothers child is handsome.B Volunteer Day What better way is there to enjoy your own hobbies while helping others at the same time?Come to Volunteer Day and choose which activity youd like to join for the day.See below for a schedule of events on Volunteer Day.Volunteer Day schedule:7:30am.:Meet at the Community(社区)Center for juice and bagels.8:008:30 a.m.:Choose which activity youd like to help with for the day.8:30 a.m.:Board the bus to your activity site.9:00 a.m.3:30 p.m.:Work as a volunteer.3:30 p.m.:Board the bus that will take you back to the Community Center.See below for a list of volunteer opportunities for Volunteer Day so you can begin thinking about which activity you might want to join.A list of volunteer activities:Paint houses:Do you enjoy making art?If so,this volunteer opportunity might be just right for you!Happy Homes is a local organization that provides home repairs for needy people in the form of painting.For elderly or physically disabled people who cannot do repairs to their homes,Happy Homes provides volunteer painters to repaint old homes;outside or in.Happy Homes also provides painters to create beautiful wall paintings inside schools or community centers.Plant flowers:Do you enjoy being outside in nature?City Parks Association has many great opportunities for people who love to be outdoors.Help plant flowers and bushes in city parks;help lay paths at Cave Springs Park,or help pick up rubbish around the river banks.These activities are very active,so remember to be prepared with plenty of drinking water!Read to children:Do you enjoy working with young children?Do you like books?Love and Learning is an organization that provides volunteers to help children with learning disabilities.Read books out loud to groups of children four to six years old,or read one-on-one with struggling readers seven to eight years old.Play with animals:Do you love animals?Lovely Friends is an organization that visits local animal shelters and provides volunteers to spend time with the animals while their cages are being cleaned.Play with puppies,snuggle with cats,or hand-feed rabbits.4.At what time do volunteers leave for their activity sites?A.7:30 a.m.B.8:00 a.m.C.8:30 a.m.D.9:00 a.m.5.An outdoor lover probably takes part in _.A.Plant flowers B.Paint houses C.Read to children D.Play with animals 6.What do Lovely Friends volunteers do?A.Read books to children.B.Spend time with animals.C.Help plant bushes in parks.D.Pick up garbage along the river.7.The purpose of the passage is to _.A.educate children B.attract volunteers C.comfort the elderly D.encourage the disabled C Elizabeth Spelke,a cognitive psychologist at Harvard,has spent her career testing the worlds most complex learning system-the mind of a baby.Babies might seem like no match for artificial intelligence(AI).They are terrible at labeling images,hopeless at mining text,and awful at video games.Then again,babies can do things beyond the reach of any AI.By just a few months old,theyve begun to grasp the foundations of language,such as grammar.Theyve started to understand how to adapt to unfamiliar situations.Yet even experts like Spelke dont understand precisely how babies or adults learn.Consider one of the most impressive examples of AI,Alpha Zero,a programme that plays board games with superhuman skill.After playing thousands of games against itself at a super speed,and learning from winning positions,Alpha Zero independently discovered several famous chess strategies and even invented new ones.It certainly seems like a machineeclipsinghuman cognitive abilities.But Alpha Zero needs to play millions more games than a person during practice to learn a game.Most importantly,it cannot take what it has learned from the game and apply it to another area.To some AI experts,that calls for a new approach.In a November research paper,Francois Chollet,a well-known AI engineer,argued that its misguided to measure machine intelligence just according to its skills at specific tasks.“Humans dont start out with skills;they start out with a broad ability to acquire new skills,”he says.“What a strong human chess player is demonstrating is not only the ability to play chess,but the potential to fulfill any task of a similar difficulty.”8.Compared to an advanced AI programme,a baby might be better at _.A playing games B.identifying locations C.labeling pictures D.making adjustments 9.What does the underlined word“eclipsing”in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A.Imitating.B.Beating.C.Limiting.D.Promoting.10.According to the text,Francois Chollet may agree that _.A.AI is good at completing certain assignments.B.AI is likely to gain abilities with less training.C.AI lacks the ability of acquiring specific skills.D.AI performs better than humans in cognitive ability.11.Whichwould be the best title for this passage?A.What is exactly intelligence?B.Why is modern AI advanced?C.Where is human intelligence going?D.How do humans face the challenge of AI?D Coke was introduced by the Coca Cola company in 1886,making it a rather true andtested favorite of generations of people in over 200 countries.This list should give you some ideas on how to get more from your coke than usual.Coca Cola is an excellent rust buster(除锈剂).If you have a bunch of small rusty objects,put them in coke overnight and give them a goodscrubin the morning.Coke helps to break down the rust,making cleaning much easier.Be sure to throw out the used coke when you are done with it or you might be taking a trip to the doctor.Like the previous item,the citric acid(柠檬酸)in coke makes for an excellent window cleaner.This is especially useful for car windows.Pour a can of coke over the window and rub the window,then wipe it off with a wet cloth to remove any sugary matter from the sugar in the drink.As coke is fullof sugar,you should clean the sticky matter off the window glasses,or it will be not a cleaner but a dirt.For those of you who live in areas where skunk(臭鼬)smells can be an issue from time to time,one can of coke added to water with detergent(清洁剂)really helps to break the smell down.If you have been sprayed,stand in the shower and cover yourself from head to toe with coke wait for a few minutes,then wash yourself with a shower.Coke is an excellent hair treatment so you get two tips for the price of one with this item!.Pots can sometimes get black on the bottom.The black is almost impossible to remove;this is caused by over-cooking.To remove the black and renew your pot,pour in a can of coke(or as much as you need to cover the blackened area by an inch)and put it on the stove on a low heat.After an hour or so,wash the pot as normal.12.What does the underlined word“scrub”in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A.Start.B.Cleaning.C.Shake.D.Example.13.What is important while using coke to clean car windows?A.Use a dry cloth.B.Rub the window lightly.C.Dont pour too much coke.D.Clean the sugary matter thoroughly.14.For which purpose does coke have to be mixed with other material?A.To get rid of the black on the pot.B.To breakdown the rust,C.To remove smells.D.To clean windows.15.What type of writing is this text?A.An advertisement.B.A review.C.A news report.D.A practical guide.第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项 Tips of travelling cheaply Thinking about an overseas trip but concerning you might make a less worthy choice because you cant afford to visit all the places on your wish list before you make your final decision?_16_ With a dash of wit,you can travel the world cheaply._17_Walk on the streets of a city,stop and chat with a local,or even climb to the top of a hill and watch the sun set over the ocean.The simple joy of being in a new place is just a matter of going someplace new.No tour package required.Keep your needs to a minimum.People need fresh air,exercise,creative stimulation,companionship and self-esteem,etc._18_For fresh air,go outside.For exercise,take a walk.For creative stimulation,go somewhere new.For companionship,make a friend.For self-esteem,turn off your TV,breathe deep and open your spirit to the basic goodness of the world.Go slow.If you live inNew Yorkand want to take a two-week vacation toAfrica,it will be very difficult to travel for free.Time is not money.Time is free.Instead of buying a place ticket,take a train or bus,or just hop on your bike and ride away from town._19_ Try to get your accommodation for free or next-to-nothing.Find kind souls around the world who agree to offer an extra bedroom,couch，or corner of the floor to travelers in exchange for the same kindness when they visit your town._20_It works best if your home is in a locale someone wants to visit and ifyour dates coincide.A.Embrace the simple joy of travel.B.The slower you travel,the less money you will spend.C.Things like air and water are much cheaper once you get outside.D.All of these things are simple to obtain and most of them are free.E.Just because you ve little money doesnt mean you have to stay at home.F.This scheme involves trading homes for an agreedupon amount of time.G.If you can do what needs to be done around the house,then you stay for free.第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项 It was just the three of usmy parents and me.My dad is a truck driver,and was gone most of the time,_21_supplies around theMidwest.So my mother was always like a_22_mother.We moved there on my third birthday.My first memory is our next-door_23_Arlene and her husband Bill,to whom I was always talking.I think what drew me to Arlene and Bill is that they never_24_listening to me.I also think Arlene saw a lot of herself in me-we were both lonely,anxious kids.Bill too.And that may be_25_she always took the time to listen to me.It was a wonderful_26_.One day,my parents asked Bill and Arlene whether theyd_27_me while they went out on a date.This worked well,so it became a monthly_28_.When I was about five,I had an idea,“What if Bill and Arlene_29_me as their granddaughter?”The next day,I knocked on their door,sat down in their living room,and asked,“Will you guys be my grandparents?”They started crying and_30_accepted.Soon after they printed an adoption certificate,and_31_it on their living room wall from then on.I was surprised that they took my offer so_32_.They could have_33_it off.Thinking of that moment still brings tears to my eyes.There is something truly_34_about a child offering up her love and adults being so excited to accept it.Over the years,Bill and Arlene_35_me in all my dreams.They encouraged me to apply for college.And when I got accepted toColoradoStateUniversity,they presented me with a_36_.They told me theyd been putting away money for me.Since Ive become an adult,Ive learned more about my grandparents.Both of them grew up poor.Their lives werent as_37_as they appeared to be.But the two of them always seemed genuinely happy in each others_38_.Arlene passed away in 2013.Bill gave me the ring hed_39_to Arlene on their 25thwedding anniversary which I wear on my ring finger as a_40_of the kind of love I wish to put into this world.21.A.providing B.carrying C.producing D.delivering 22.A.lonely B.single C.desperate D.young 23.A.friends B.neighbors C.colleagues D.s 24.A.get tired of B.get rid of C.get away with D.get on with 25.A.what B.how C.why D.where 26.A.devotion B.appreciation C.connection D.contribution 27.A.watch B.see C.observe D.monitor 28.A.existence B.occurrence C.preference D.consequence 29.A.treat B.make C.appoint D.adopt 30.A.gently B.ly C.eventually D.enthusiastically 31.A.painted B.hung C.removed D.held 32.A.secretly B.flexibly C.seriously D.automatically 33.A.smiled B.teased C.dropped D.laughed 34.A.admirable B.beneficial C.ambitious D.satisfactory 35.A.supported B.favoured C.conducted D.congratulated 36.A.bank B.figure C.fund D.picture 37.A.specific B.casual C.perfect D.tough 38.A.company B.way C.commitment D.appearance 39.A.sent B.gifted C.donated D.lent 40.A.warn B.sign C.message D.reminder 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 Tianjin is an important stop on one of the eight major bird-migration routes_41._Nouth Asia to Australia,and many species rest in Beidagangs coastal area before flying to Australia or New Zealand.The birds will return to Tianjin on their northward migrations that go as far_42._the North Pole.Beidagang Wetland_43._(cover)nearly 350 square kilometers,including an area of about 115 sq km,in the southeast of the Binhai New Area.The wetland is essential for the birds breeding and growth.“Without it,they may be in danger during their migrations,”e