2021年苏州三元中学高三英语模拟试题及参考答案.pdf

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1、2021 年苏州三元中学高三英语模拟试题及参考答案 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 If you truly want to live,you need to get out and see the world.Traveling and living different adventures may become your favorite lifestyle.Here is a brief introduction about the top three

2、destinations to visit in the world.Paris First on the list is Paris,France.For some people,this shouldnt be a surprise.For others,they might consider Paris overrated as it has a reputation for being dirty.Any major city in the world might be thought to be dirty by anyone not living in a city.It come

3、s with the territory.The reason Paris is at the top of this list is not because of its famous attractions but because of its charm.You can spend the day walking around cobblestone streets and enjoy elegant cafes and high-end shopping.When you finish satisfying your appetite,you can relax on the bank

4、s of the Seine River.Glacier National Park Glacier National Park comes in second on the list.It is located in Montana,America.It will be well worth the effort thanks to snow-capped mountains,crystal blue lakes,seventy miles of hiking trails,and thirteen camping areas.If you visit during the summer,y

5、ou can go swimming or white-water rafting.If you visit during the winter,you can go skiing or snowshoeing.But the real allure(诱惑力)and what you will always remember is the breathtaking scenery and fresh mountain air.Bora Bora The reason Bora Bora is the third on this list is that its expensive,which

6、could limit your other travel plans.If you do make it to this small island paradise,you will find peaceful beaches,jungles,luxury accommodations,turquoise water,and some of the friendliest people you have ever met.Other vacation destinations that should be on your list if youre living the adventurou

7、s lifestyle include London,the South Island of New Zealand,Maui,Tahiti,Tokyo,Barcelona and New York City.1.Tourists can _ to appreciate the charm of Paris.A.enjoy crystal blue lakes B.visit its famous attractions C.take a walk around cobblestone streets D.meet the friendliest people you have ever me

8、t 2.Which of the following points in Glacier National Park will really attract tourists?A.peaceful beaches.B.White-water rafting.C.Snow-capped mountains.D.Fresh mountain air.3.Whats the purpose of this passage?A.to introduce the top three destinations.B.to compare the top three destinations.C.to enc

9、ourage people to live an adventurous lifestyle.D.to analyze the good and bad points of the three destinations B These days,football is one of the most popular sports in the world.Given that Neil Armstrong wanted to take a football to the Moon,we could even say that it is also the most popular sport

10、out of this world!The history of the game goes back over two thousand years to Ancient China.It was then known as cuju(kick ball),a game using a ball of animal skins with hair inside.Goals were hung in the air.Football as we know it today started inGreat Britain,where the game was given new rules.Th

11、at football is such a simple game to play is perhaps the basis of its popularity.It is also a game that is very cheap to play.You dont need expensive equipment;even the ball doesnt have to cost much money.All over the world you can see kids playing to their hearts content with a ball made of plastic

12、 bags.Another factor behind footballs global popularity is the creativity and excitement on the field.It is fun enough to attract millions of people.You do not have to be a fan to recognize the skill of professional players or to feel the excitement of a game ending with a surprising twist.Whats mor

13、e,football has become one of the best ways for people to communicate:it does not require words,but everyone understands it.It breaks down walls and brings people together on and off the field.“Some people believe football is a matter of life and death,.”said Bill Shankly,the famous footballer and ma

14、nager.“I can tell you with certainty it is much,much more important than that.”This might sound funny,but one only has to think about the Earth to realize that our planet is shaped like a football.4.What can we know from paragraph one?A.Some people like to play football on the Moon.B.The game called

15、 cuju was given new rules today.C.Cuju is different from football as we know it today.D.Many people like playing a ball made of plastic bags.5.According to the author,there are _ reasons why football became so popular in the world.A.3 B.4 C.5 D.6 6.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A.Foot

16、ball is round.B.Football is more than just a sport.C.Our planet is shaped like a football.D.What Bill Shankly said sounds funny.7.Whats the authors purpose in writing the passage?A.To talk about the history of football.B.To express his/her love of football.C.To explain why football is such a popular

17、 game.D.To prove that he/she is a professional football fan.C If youre looking for a reason to care about tree loss,this summers record-breaking heat waves might be it.Trees can lower summer daytime temperatures by as much as 10 degrees Fahrenheit,according to arecent study.But tree cover in US citi

18、es is shrinking(缩减).A study published last year by the US Forest Service found that we lost 36 million trees annually from urban and rural communities over a five-year period.“If we continue on this path,cities will become warmer,more polluted and generally unhealthier for inhabitants,”said David No

19、wak,a senior US Forest Service scientist and co-author of the study.Nowak says there are many reasons why our tree cover is declining,including hurricanes,tornadoes,fires,insects and disease.But the one reason for tree loss that humans can control is sensible development.Nowak says there is a downsi

20、de to trees too,such as pollen allergy(花粉过敏)or large tailing branches in storms,and people dont like sweeping leaves.But,he says,there are ways cities and counties can manage trees to help communities thrive(繁荣).Urban forests especially need our help to replace fallen trees.Unlike rural areas,it is

21、very difficult for trees to repopulate themselves in a city environment with so much pavement and asphalt(沥青).“A lot of our native trees cant actually find a place to drop a seed so they can regenerate,”explains Greg Levine,co-executivedirector of Trees Atlanta.“Thats why the community has to go in

22、and actually plant a tree because the areas just arent natural anymore.”Nowak says the first step is caring for the trees on your own property(财产).“We think we pay for our house,and sowe must maintain it.But because we dont pay for nature,we dont need to.And thats not necessarily true.”8.Why does th

23、e author mention“trees can lower summer daytime temperatures”?A.To tell the temperatures in summer are high.B.To explain the reason of tree loss.C.To tell trees are helpful.D.To introduce the topic.9.How can humans control tree loss according to Nowak?A.Develop cities in reasonable ways.B.Prevent fi

24、res form damaging trees.C.Improve climate to let trees grow.D.Decrease insects in cities.10.Why do forests in cities need our help?A.Because trees dont grow in a city environment.B.Because native trees dont drop seeds any more.C.Because trees in urban areas cant regenerate naturally.D.Because humans

25、 want to plant more trees.11.What is the purpose of this passage?A.Describe the importance of trees in cities.B.Appeal people to protect trees in their surroundings.C.Ask people to plant trees with the author.D.Show the number of trees in theUSis declining.D Emojis are very popular among mobile phon

26、e and social media users.While there are emojis of almost every kind imaginable,from dinosaurs to joyful tears and eggplants,there is no emoji for forgiveness.Seeing the need to show understanding,aFinnish group decided it was time for a forgiveness emoji.Every year,the Unicode Consortium,which sets

27、 the standards,adds new emojis to the emoji keyboard on mobile phones and computers.In 2019,the Forgivemoji campaign was launched.Forgivemojis site made an open call to the public to give their designs for a new forgiveness emoji,with the goal of presenting the symbol to the Unicode Consortium and g

28、etting it accepted by people.Tuomo Pesonen,communications director of the Unicode Consortium,explained why the forgiveness emoji isindispensablein todays world.“In our modern communication culture,emojis are an important way of expressing human feelings beyond words.”The campaign gained popularity,r

29、eaching over two million people around the world.They received many designs,including a bandaged heart,two holding hands,and people from different cultures hugging.After hundreds of people offered their ideas for this emoji,the winner was announced in February 2020.Former Finnish president Tarja Hal

30、onen was selected to choose the winner as she has been important in building bridges between people.The emoji that will be presented to the Unicode Consortium is an image of two hands giving a thumbs-up symbol in front of a heart.If the Unicode Consortium accepts the design,it will become available

31、to the public in late 2021.The Forgivemoji campaign goes far beyond having a strong influence on social media.The message of showing forgiveness and understanding is helpful for the world at large.12.Whats the idea behind the Fogivemoji campaign?A.people develop pleasant habits.B.To get people more

32、friendly to each other.C.To pick a forgiveness emoji for the public to use.D.To make mobile phones and computers more convenient to use.13.What does the underlined word“indispensable”in Paragraph 3 mean?A.Necessary.B.Different.C.Changeable.D.Interesting.14.Why was Tarja Halonen selected to choose th

33、e winner for the campaign?A.She launched the campaign herself.B.She designed the most popular emoji.C.She was familiar with the emoji history.D.She played an important role in relating people.15.What can be the best title for the text?A.Forgiveness is important for people B.Emoji for forgiveness is

34、on the way C.Emojis are becoming interestingly popular D.Finnish people explore the stories of emojis 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 The last year of living in a pandemic(疫情)has put many people under pressure,stretching(拉伸)their handling skills so thin that some

35、 of them may soon break down._16_ Do those people experience less pressure?Thats certainly possible.But its also possible that they have mastered the art of seeing stress as a normal,acceptable and even positive part of life_17_._18_,according to the researchers.It is not stress itself but the belie

36、f that stress is harmful that is killing people.Evidence suggests the way people experience stress seems to have an impact on whether stress is really damaging or not.To understand how that can be the case,consider what happens to the body under stress.The heart races,breathing quickens and the brai

37、n goes into high alert.Sense also heightens._19_You get a burst of energy and sharper focus so you can deal with the threat and survive.That“good”stress can give you an advantage in not only playing a competitive sport,but also speaking public,interviewing for a job or even adapting to a pandemic qu

38、arantine(隔离).Once the immediate threat is handled,your levels of stress hormones return to normal with no long-lasting effects_20_.A.It is hard to tell whether the stressful situations arc harmful to people B.But in fact many people somehow manage to deal with stress just fine C.Experiencing stressf

39、ul situation doesnt necessarily mean it is damaging D.With that view,experts say,conics the ability to adapt to pressure E.It would be a win-win if we saw it that way F.Colors and sounds become more clear and vivid G.Yet some people got through the pandemic under no pressure 第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一

40、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 The other day,I truly saw a love at my work place that brought me to tears.I work as a_21_at a hotel.That night this elderly white and wealthy couple_22_the restaurant My co-worker_23_them.We usually arrange_24_by ourselves,but be

41、cause we were very_25_that night,we helped each other out.At one point the elderly couple gave me a_26_to come over.The husband began_27_and started stuttering（结巴）to the degree that I5ve never heard before.It was very clear that he had a_28_disorder.I could tell that the wife had_29_her husband exte

42、nsively（广泛地）what she wanted as a way for him to_30_ordering.It took a while for him to order._31_,she was sitting there and looked so_32_although her husband had stuttered._33_the whole thing just did something to me.It was beautiful and just made me realize that a huge part of love is to accept,_34

43、_and support others.She could have made the order and made things a lot_35_for her husband and avoid the_36_from other tables,but she didnt.Instead she supported him and was proud to see him_37_it.Another thing I_38_was that life is difficult for all of us.I thought these_39_people had everything go

44、ing for them and Im sure they do,but it just reminded me that all of us have our own_40_.21.A.maid B.waitress C.manager D.housekeeper 22.A.returned from B.headed for C.walked by D.came into 23.A.seated B.comforted C.suspected D.introduced 24.A.dishes B.tables C.flowers D.rooms 25.A.lazy B.busy C.lon

45、ely D.friendly 26.A.command B.detail C.signal D.warning 27.A.ordering B.quarrelling C.apologising D.bargaining 28.A.eating B.hearing C.speech D.eye 29.A.told B.found C.brought D.made 30.A.regret B.escape C.remember D.practise 31.A.Instead B.Besides C.Therefore D.Meanwhile 32.A.upset B.content C.surp

46、rised D.determined 33.A.Normally B.Unfortunately C.Honestly D.Strangely 34.A.serve B.reward C.impress D.tolerate 35.A.easier B.worse C.more valuable D.more stupid 36.A.stares B.cheers C.guidance D.influence 37.A.stop B.plan C.continue D.complete 38.A.expected B.suggested C.learned D.imagined 39.A.fa

47、mous B.rich C.ordinary D.local 40.A.ways B.ideas C.problems D.mistakes 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 Tianwen-1,whose name_41._(mean)“Quest for Heavenly Truth，sent back a black andwhite picture of the red planet,which was taken_42._the probe(深测器)was around 2.2 millio

48、n kilometers away from Mars,the CSA said.Launched in July last year,the probe is Chinas first mission to Mars.Tianwen-1_43._(orbit)the planet before landing a rover(登陆车)on the surface,with the hope that it can gather_44._(importance)information about geological structure，environment and atmosphere.T

49、he unmanned probe is around 184_45._(million)km from Earth and 1.1 million km from Mars,the CSA said on Friday，adding that the craft_46._(fly)some 197 days and more than 465 million kilometers_47._(reach)the planet.According lo the scientific team behind Tianwen-1,the probe is“going to orbit,land an

50、d release a rover all on the very first try.Tianwen-1 was one of the biggest Mars missions_48._were launched last July,along_49._NASAs Perseverance rover,and the United Arab Emirates Hope Probe.All three missions were launched simultaneously owing to an alignment(成直线)between Mars and Earth on_50._sa