2021届中山市东凤镇东凤中学高三英语第二次联考试卷及参考答案.pdf

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1、2021 届中山市东凤镇东凤中学高三英语第二次联考试卷及参考答案 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 Fine art fairs（艺术博览会）are the trend of the 21st century,with new art and antique（古玩）fairs and festivals springing up in diverse parts of the world.Here is a list of four noteworthy art

2、 fairs.Art Basel,Basel,Switzerland The granddaddy of art fairs,Art Basel,was established in 1970 by a group of local art gallerists and is the biggest contemporary art fair in the world.Art Basel takes place over a 5-day period each June in Basel,Switzerland.The high cost of renting space for galler

3、y owners is offset（抵消）by the huge attendance at the fair.For example in 2010,about 60,000 visitors attended Art Basel.Frieze Art Fair,London“Frieze Art Fair was established in 2003 and is one of the few fairs to focus only on contemporary art and living artists.vThefair takes place every October in

4、Regents Park,London.It features over 170 of the most exciting contemporary art galleries in the world.”In addition to the fair which began in 2003,the fair owners Matthew Slotover and Amanda Sharp publish Frieze,an international art magazine established in 1991 and devoted to contemporary art.TEFAF

5、Maastricht,the Netherlands Established in 1975 as The Pictura Fine Art Fair,and renamed The European Fine Art Foundation（TEFAF）,Maastricht in 1996,the fair includes 260 of the worlds most famous art and antique dealers from 16 countries.The 24th edition of the TEFAF fair held March 18 27,2011 featur

6、ed 260 dealers exhibiting approximately 30,000 artworks and antiques with an overall value of$US 1.4 billion.ARCO,Madrid ARCO Madrid was established in 1982 and is one of Europes leading and popular art fairs.In addition to the exhibiting galleries（in 2011,197 international art galleries participate

7、d）,a seriesof lectures and specially focused exhibitions take place.1.How does Art Basel cover the expense of renting space?A.By selling tickets.B.By selling expensive exhibits.C.By donation from dealers.D.By support from the government.2.The owners of Frieze Art Fair are also in charge of_.A.170 li

8、ving artists.B.An international art magazine.C.30,000 artworks and antiques.D.A series of lectures.3.Which of the following has the longest history?A.Art Basel B.Frieze Art Fair C.TEFAF D.ARCO B A city inSouth Korea,which has the worlds largest number of people using smartphones,has placed flashing

9、lights and laser beams at a road crossing to warn“smartphone zombies”to look up and drivers to slow down,in the hope of preventing accidents.The designers of the system were motivated by growing worry that more pedestrians glued to their phones will become victims in a country that already has some

10、of the highest road death and injury rates among developed countries.State-run Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology(KICT)believes its system of flashing lights at zebra crossings can warn both pedestrians and drivers.In addition to red,yellow and blue LED lights on the paveme

11、nt,“smombies”-smartphone zombies-will be warned by laser beam projected from power poles and a warning sent to the phones by an app that they are about to step into traffic.“Increasing number of smombie accidents have occurred in pedestrian crossings,so these zombie lights are essential to prevent t

12、hese pedestrian accidents,”said KICT senior researcher Kim Jong-hoon.Drivers are warned by the flashing lights,which have shown to be effective 83.4 percent of the time in the institutes tests involving about 1,000 vehicles.In 2017,more than 1,600 pedestrians were killed in auto related accidents,wh

13、ich is about 40 percent of total traffic deaths,according to data from the Traffic Accident Analysis System.For now,the smombie warning system is placed only in Ilsan,a suburban city about30 kmnorthwest of the capital,Seoul,but is expected to go nationwide,according to the institute.Kim Dan-hee,a 23

14、-year-old resident of Ilsan,welcomed the system,saying she was often too absorbed in her phone to remember to look at traffic.“This flashing light makes me feel safe as it makes me look around again,and I hope that we can have more of these in town,”she said.4.What do the underlined words“smartphone

15、 zombies”in paragraph 1 refer to?A.Drivers driving after drunk.B.Pedestrians buried in their phones.C.Passengers crazy about phones.D.Policemen in charge of traffic.5.What do we know about the warning system?A.It has reduced death rate by 83.4%.B.It has been spread nationwide.C.It gives a warning to

16、 the smartphones.D.It is being tried out in many places.6.What was the residents attitude to the traffic system?A.Negative.B.Unconcerned.C.Disapproving.D.Favorable.7.What is the best title for the text?A.South KoreaWarns Smartphone Zombies of Traffic B.Flashing Lights Are Used to Prevent Accidents C

17、.Smartphone Zombies Are Causing Traffic Accidents D.South KoreaUses a New Traffic System C A maverick describes a person who thinks independently.A maverick refuses to follow the customs or rules of a group to which he or she belongs.In the US,a maverick is often admired for his or her free spirit,a

18、lthough others who belong to the mavericks group may not like the mavericks independent ways.But where did the word“maverick”come from?Early in the 1800s,a man named Samuel Augustus Maverick settled down in Texas,which was a place of wide-open land,rich soil,cattle ranches(牛场)and cowboys.As the year

19、s passed,Mr.Maverick increased his property(财产)in Texas.Before long,he owned huge pieces of land that were good for raising cattle.But he had no cattle.He wasnt a rancher.One day,a man came to Samuel Maverick to pay him an old debt.But the man didnt have enough money.So he offered Mr.Maverick 400 he

20、ad of cattle.Mr.Maverick accepted them,but he didnt really want them.He simply put the cattle on his land to eat and care for themselves.It was not long before the cows reproduced(繁殖).The calves grew and had more calves.Soon,hundreds of cows and calves moved freely across Samuel Mavericks land.They

21、also moved across the land of nearby ranch owners.It was a tradition among ranchers in the West to put a mark of ownership on newborn calves.They burned the name of their ranch into the animals skin with a hot iron.The iron made a clear mark called a“brand”.Brands allowed ranchers to easily see who

22、owned which cattle.Samuel Maverick refused to brand his calves.“Why should I?”he asked.If all the other cattle owners branded theirs,then those without a brand belonged to him.And this is how the word“maverick”entered the American language.It meant a calf without a brand.As time passed,the word“mave

23、rick”took on a wider meaning.It came to mean a person who was too independent to follow even his or her own group.8.Why did the man give Samuel Maverick 400 head of cattle?A.To get some money.B.To return what he owed him.C.To buy some of his land.D.To ask him to raise them.9.How could the ranchers e

24、asily know who the cattle belonged to?A.Through the brand on the cattle.B.Through the name of the cattle.C.Through the appearance of the cattle.D.Through the land on which the cattle stayed.10.What can we learn about Samuel Augustus Maverick from the text?A.He was born in Texas.B.He took good care o

25、f all his cattle.C.He didnt really want to accept the cattle.D.He followed the tradition of ranchers in the West.11.What is the text mainly about?A.How to become an independent thinker.B.“Maverick”means a calf without a brand.C.The life story of Samuel Augustus Maverick.D.How the word“maverick”got i

26、nto American English.D In Copenhagen,an 8-year dream was realized when the first paid skiers took their runs down a one-third-mile course(路线)They skied on what is possibly the greenestpower factory in the worldThe factory is so clean and safe that designers were able to turn its buildings into a new

27、 center for social life The waste-to-power factory itself opened in 2017 under the name Amager BakkeBjarke Ingels is the architect whosecompany came up with the idea eight years ago of designing a power plant building that would join mountain sports into its very nature“It is the cleanest waste-to-e

28、nergy power plant in the worldIt is not only better for the environment,it is also moreenjoyable for the lives of its citizens.”Ingels says 97%of city people get their heating as a by-product of energy productionIt comes from a system where the electricity,heating,and waste disposal(处理)are mixed int

29、o a single processHe dreams that it is also becoming an example that others can look to and say,“IfCopenhagencan do it why can t we?There are no hills in this island city,but now people can ski locally,while enjoying the best views ever seen of the harborAnother thing missing hereis snow cover throu

30、ghout the winter,so designers set up a kind of special plastic grass that provides the perfect friction(摩擦力)for downhill winter sports In a country where 600,000 skiers always had to travel to practice sking,to be able to finally ski in their backyard-and,all year round-is,as one skier said,“AMAZING

31、”The company hopes to see 300,000 visitors enjoying the experience of Copen hill each year,with the ski slope costing$22 an hour or just$366 for a full season passMeanwhile,the city is one step closer to its final goal of becoming the worlds first carbon-neutral city by 2025We thinkit might be all“d

32、own hill”from here 12.How does the power factory produce electricity?A.By using oil B.By using coal C.By usingwind D.By using waste 13.What s Ingels dream according to the passage?A.To make more tall buildings in different big cities B.To help more skiers to ski in high mountains C.There will be mor

33、e green power factories in the world D.More and more people will ski in the power factory 14.Where do the skiers ski in the power factory?A.On man-made snow B.On man-made ice C.On plastic grass D.On real sand 15.The underlined part“it might be all downhill from here means that_.A.they will soon reac

34、h their final goal B.they will soon draw many visitors C.they will produce more electricity D.they have difficulties reaching the goal 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 七选五（共 5 小题，每小题 16.5 分，满分 17.5 分）Both men and women are living longer these days in industrialize

35、d countries._18_In general,they can expect to live six or seven yearsmore than men.One reason for this is biological.One important biological factor that helps women live longer is the difference in hormones between men and women._19_Between the ages of about 12 and 50,women produce hormones that ar

36、e involved in fertility(生育能力).These hormones also have a positive effect on the heart and blood flow.In fact,women are less likely to have high blood pressure or to die from heart attacks._20_They help the body defend itself against some kinds of infections.This means that women generally ger sick l

37、ess often and less seriously than men.The common cold is a good example:women,on average,get fewer colds than men._21_Scientists are still not exactly sure how influence aging,but they believe that they do.Some think that a womans body cells have a tendency(向)to age more slowly than a mans.Others th

38、ink that a mans body cells have a tendency to age more quickly._22_ A.However,women,on average,live longer.B.The biological factor plays an important part.C.Women are also helped by their female genes.D.The female hormones also protect the body in another way.E.Recent research seems to support both

39、of these possibilities.F.Therefore,women are more healthy than men and can live a better life.G.Hormones are chemicals which are produced by the body to control carious body functions.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 Ive been farming sheep

40、 on a hillside for 54 years.I use a small tractor to get about.My dog Don always sits beside me in the passenger seat.One morningI_21_a lost lamb when I was in the top field,near where a motorway cuts through my land.The lamb had become separated from its_22_,so I jumped out of the tractor to_23_it

41、while Don stayed in his seat.Lamb and mother_24_,I turned back to the tractor only to see it move suddenly away from me.This was so_25_because I had put the handbrake on when I jumped out._26_Don had somehow made the_27_move My heart froze in my chest as I_28_the tractor heading towards the_29_.I ra

42、n desperately but failed to_30_.It crashed through a wooden fence and disappeared.The_31_thing I saw was Don s face,looking calmly back at me.Heart in mouth,I_32_the fence and looked over.The tractor was_33_against the crashbarrier in the central reservation(中 央 分 道 带),having crossed the_34_road wit

43、h fast-flowing traffic by a miracle.I couldnt see Don,but as I_35_the tractor he jumped out onto the road,apparently_36_,and dashed back to me.The police_37_and the motorway ran normally again.I couldnt quite believe my_38_.It turned out no one got badly hurt,but the outcome could have been_39_.Don

44、was given a special_40_that night I didnt want him to think I was angry with him.21.A.dropped B.carried C.spotted D.returned 22.A.kids B.friends C.owner D.mother 23.A.ask about B.tend to C.play with D.run into 24.A.freed B.switched C.reunited D.examined 25.A.unexpected B.dangerous C.embarrassing D.d

45、ifficult 26.A.Fortunately B.Obviously C.Immediately D.Generally 27.A.lamb B.fence C.seat D.vehicle 28.A.saw B.stopped C.remembered D.drove 29.A.crowd B.motorway C.field D.hill 30.A.take off B.catch up C.hold back D.get out 31.A.real B.best C.basic D.last 32.A.reached B.noticed C.fixed D.closed 33.A.

46、parking B.running C.resting D.turning 34.A.steep B.long C.rough D.busy 35.A.abandoned B.approached C.recognized D.repaired 36.A.unclean B.uncertain C.unhurt D.unhappy 37.A.arrived B.replied C.survived D.waited 38.A.ability B.dream C.luck D.idea 39.A.awful B.guilty C.desirable D.common 40.A.lesson B.

47、test C.job D.meal 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 The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the_41._(important)festivals inChina.It is an evening celebrationwhen families gather together to light lanterns,eat moon cakes_42._appreciate the round moon.On that night,the moon app

48、ears_43._roundest and brightest.The full moon is a symbol for family reunion,which is_44._that day is also known as the Festival of Reunion.The Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations date back to more than 2,000 years ago.In the Tang Dynasty,people began to enjoy and worship the full moon_45._a custom.In

49、the Southern Song Dynasty,however,people sent round moon cakes to their s as gifts in_46._(express)of their best wishes for family reunion._47._it turned dark,they gazed up at the fall silver moon or went sightseeing by lakes_48._(celebrate)the festival.Since the Ming and Qing dynasties,the custom o

50、f Mid-Autumn Festival celebration_49._(become)even more popular.Together with the celebration appeared some special customs in different parts of the country,such as_50._(burn)incense(香),planting Mid-Autumn trees,lighting lanterns on towers and fire dragon dances,etc.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节短文改错（满分 1