2021届上高县第二中学高三英语第二次联考试题及答案解析.pdf

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1、2021 届上高县第二中学高三英语第二次联考试题及答案解析 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 Amid the coronavirus outbreak,the U.S.Department of Homeland Security recommends having at least a two-week supply of water and food.Potatoes Shelf life：2 to 5 weeks if stored in a cool,

2、dry,dark place Yukon Gold,red,and fingerling potatoeswill last from two to three weeks.Larger white potatoes can last for three to five weeks.Sweet potatoes have about the same shelf life.Dont store them next to onions,however.The two might go together well in cooking,but raw,each gives off gases an

3、d moisture that might cause the other to spoil faster.Tea Shelf life：6 to 12 months past sell-by date Dried tea leaves,whether loose(in a sealed container)or in teabags(in an unopened box)can easily last a year or more if they re not subjected to damp or humidity.However,the tea does tend to lose fl

4、avor over time.Peanuts Shelf life：1 to 2 months Peanuts in their shell,especially when kept cool and dry,are perfectly happy in the cupboard for as long as two months.Canned fruits and vegetables Shelf life：1 to 2 years past sell-by”date Canning is an extremely efficient means of preserving food.Gen

5、erally speaking,if canned foods arent subjected to extreme heat,their contents should stay good for two years or more.Be aware,however,of dented cans or those with swollen tops,which may indicate the presence of bacteria inside.1.Which can go bad faster if stored with onions?A.Potatoes.B.Tea.C.Peanu

6、ts.D.Canned fruits and vegetables.2.What is special about tea?A.The flavor of tea can always remain the same.B.Tea leaves are better to be preserved in an open jar.C.Tea leaves should be kept away from the state of being wet.D.The maximum length of time that tea can be stored is 6 months.3.What may

7、shorten the sell-by”date of canned foods?A.Shapes of cans.B.Categories of foods.C.Decline of the temperature.D.Exposure to high temperature.B 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 mu

8、ch as 10 degrees Fahrenheit,according to arecent study.But tree cover in US cities 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 beco

9、me warmer,more polluted and generally unhealthier for inhabitants,”said David Nowak,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 l

10、oss that humans can control is sensible development.Nowak says there is a downside 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 fo

11、rests especially need our help to replace fallen trees.Unlike rural areas,it is 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 Lev

12、ine,co-executivedirector of Trees Atlanta.“Thats why the community has to go in 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 d

13、ont pay for nature,we dont need to.And thats not necessarily true.”4.Why does the 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.5.How can humans contr

14、ol tree loss according to Nowak?A.Develop cities in reasonable ways.B.Prevent fires form damaging trees.C.Improve climate to let trees grow.D.Decrease insects in cities.6.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

15、 more.C.Because trees in urban areas cant regenerate naturally.D.Because humans want to plant more trees.7.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 nu

16、mber of trees in theUSis declining.C My entire life has been influenced by the fact that I stand way above the average height for both men and women.I was born two weeks late.When I finally entered the world I weighed 11 pounds 10 ounces and was 24 inches long.When my mom told my grandmother my meas

17、urements,she asked in amazement,Are you okay?!I was healthy,but very shy as a child and into my teens.Im from a small town,and I grew up and graduated with the same 50 people.I started playing basketball in third grade every Saturday,but I didnt have any control over my awkward body.(I didnt even sc

18、ore a point in a game until many years later.)I was 5-foot-10 in fourth grade.I had a small group of friends in elementary school,but sometimes the boys picked on me,calling me a bean pole or the Jolly Green Giant.I still remember my embarrassment when they laughed at me,and how badly I wanted to be

19、 invisible.In high school I got more involved in sports,but I spent most days in the art room.By this time everyone at my school was used to my height(by ninth grade I was 6-foot-3),but if I went out of town people would stare at me and comment about my appearance.I was forced into the spotlight whe

20、rever I went.With high school came more confidence.I had success in school,the arts and sports.I played basketball,but my true passion was track and field.During my senior year I was the conference champion in high jump and the 400-meter run.The friendships I gained through my involvement in high sc

21、hool boosted my confidence and helped me develop a sense of humor.Now when a stranger told me I was tall I would smile and nod or,if I was feeling determined,I would pretend to feel shocked and thank them for telling me.I had no idea!Still,society keeps me aware of my status as something rare.And ev

22、en though people tell me Im beautiful and I should be a model,there are times when I would trade in my long legs for a small frame and tiny feet.I often wish people werent so rude.Im a minority only in the sense of height.I like to think that those who have insulted me didnt intend to.I do believe t

23、hat most people are basically good,but they can be insensitive.8.What can be inferred from Para.1?A.The writers height has something to do with her late birth.B.Grandmother was unwilling to have the writer as her grandchild.C.The writer failed to have a successful life because of her unusual height.

24、D.The writer was heavier and bigger compared with other babies when she was born.9.By saying I was forced into the spotlight,the author probably means that she _.A.was criticized by others B.caught public attention C.was threatened D.felt inferior 10.Which of the following statements is NOT mentione

25、d as the writers experiences in high school?A.She quit playing basketball and joined the track and field team.B.She no longer felt upset when facing her height problem.C.She had a passion for some sports events.D.She built up more confidence.11.What does the last sentence imply?A.People enjoy making

26、 fun of others.B.People are bad andcannot be trusted.C.People tend to bully those who are weaker.D.People sometimes care little about how others feel.D I come to theUnited Statesten year ago.I would always say that I was trying to study,but there were always things like work and my kids that would n

27、ot allow me to start.Now I realized that those were only excuses.What stopped me was that I was afraid to start studying again.I always believed I would learn by myself.One day,however,my son told me that he was sad because his friends would come over and I didnt understand them because I didnt spea

28、k English.He was also sad because I could never help him with his homework.That same day,I told myself,“Rocio,you have to start believing in yourself and you will see you can make it.”The next day,I went downtown to look for a big banner(横幅)in front of the school which said that they offered classes

29、 for adults.I came in to see if I could join,but the classes were closed already.That night I took the kids to the movies,and on the way back,I told them we would take a new route.I ended up getting lost.Thats the way I foundChaffeyCollege.The following Monday,I went to ask for information.They told

30、 me that summer school was starting that week.Thats how I started studying English last summer.It is difficult,but I have had great rewards.My daughter had to write a story for school.It was about the female they most admired and why.She wrote that I was the person she most admired because I had sta

31、rted going to College.I will never forget this.12.According to the passage,the author probably is a .A.teacher B.doctor C.father D.mother 13.What made the author make up her mind to study English?A.What her son said.B.What her daughter said.C.Thinking about herself.D.Thinking about her daughter.14.H

32、ow did they findChaffeyCollege?A.On the way to the movies.B.They took a new route and got lost.C.Ask a stranger for information.D.According to the banner.15.Which of the following is NOT true?A.The author came to theUnited Statesfrom another country.B.The author had two children at least including o

33、ne daughter.C.What really changed the authors life was she believed in herself.D.The author wrote that she was the person her son most admired.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 How would you feel if you hadto give up your smartphone for nine days?In 2018,and again

34、in 2021,philosophy professor and writer Ron Srigley offered extra credit to those who would give him keeping of their phones for nine days and write about the experience.What they wrote was remarkable,and remarkably consistent（一致的），Srigley wrote.At first,all the students felt confused and frustrated

35、._16_,They paid more attention to the people around them.For one thing,they observed,for the first time,how much other people were using their phones,for example in the middle of a face-to-face conversation.“_17_,but yet again,I find myself guilty of this sometimes because it is the norm（常态），one stu

36、dent wrote.Another noted that as she walked by other people,they tended to pull out their phones right before I could gain eye contact with them”.They had better face to face conversations with family.Two of the students were accustomed to using their phones to repeatedly message with their family m

37、embers throughout the day,and they felt deprived（剥夺）of this contact.But when the students spent in-person time with their parents,_18_.They were more afraid.Some of the students reported that they were fearful of having no phones,wondering what they would do if they were kidnapped or attacked or had

38、 to call an ambulance for some reason.Srigley noted,Whats making known is that these students considered the world to be a very dangerous place”._19_.The city in which these students lived has one of the lowest crime rates in the world and almost no violent crime of any kind,yet they experienced a c

39、ommon,undefined fear.Without cellphones,life would be simple and real,_20_.Thats probably truer for all of us than we would like to admit.A.This action is very rude and unacceptable B.their conversations were constantly interrupted C.Cellphones were seen as necessary to combat that danger D.but we g

40、ot things done quicker without the smartphones E.but we may not be able to cope with the world and our society F.But after a fewdays without smartphones,they began to notice other things too G.the parents were mostly pleased because they suddenly had their childrens undivided attention 第二部分 语言运用（共两节

41、，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 完形填空（每小题 21.5 分，共 30 分)Many years ago I was on a bicycle trip through the beautiful countryside.Suddenly，dark clouds_21_overhead and rain began to fall，but several hundred yards_22_，the sun shone brilliantly.Riding，_23_

42、，as rapidly as I could，I found it_24_to get into the clear.The clouds with their rain kept advancing faster than I could race forward.I continued this unequal competition for an exhausting half hour_25_realizing that I could not win my way to the bright area in front of me.Then it_26_me that I was w

43、asting my strength in unimportant hurry，while paying no attention to the scenery for the sake of which I was making the trip.The storm could not last forever and the discomfort was not_27_.Indeed，there was much to look at which might_28_have escaped me.As I looked around with sharpened_29_，I discove

44、red the rain mists(薄雾)which now_30_the wooded hills and the fresh clearness of the different greens were fascinating(迷人的).My_31_at the rain was gone and my eagerness to_32_it disappeared.It had provided mewith a new view and helped me realized that the_33_of beauty and satisfaction may be found clos

45、e at hand.I understand there is no sense in my_34_ever to flee from circumstances which cannot be avoided but which I might bravely_35_and turn to something good.I know that half the battle is_36_if I can face trouble with courage，_37_with high spirit,and triumph with humility.It has become ever_38_

46、to me that danger is far from disaster，that temporary defeat may come as a sign of final_39_，and that，in the last analysis，all achievement is beyond your_40_unless you are willing to go through various challenges and difficulties in life.22.A.piled up B.cleared up C.broke up D.picked up 23.A.behind

47、B.ahead C.above D.beneath 24.A.therefore B.however C.besides D.meanwhile 25.A.unnecessary B.likely C.tough D.comfortable 26.A.before B.after C.while D.as 27.A.warned B.suspected C.hit D.noticed 28.A.unbearable B.acceptable C.valuable D.reliable 29.A.therefore B.consequently C.accordingly D.otherwise

48、 30.A.confusion B.appreciation C.wisdom D.courage 31.A.crowned B.rolled C.swept D.floated 32.A.annoyance B.surprise C.excitement D.curiosity 33.A.enjoy B.embrace C.stop D.escape 34.A.secrets B.sources C.causes D.advantages 35.A.requesting B.waiting C.attempting D.expecting 36.A.meet B.avoid C.declin

49、e D.guarantee 37.A.won B.joined C.changed D.ignored 38.A.happiness B.joy C.disappointment D.anger 39.A.worse B.stranger C.clearer D.funnier 40.A.failure B.decision C.relief D.victory 41.A.control B.reach C.praise D.description 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 Once gain

50、,Ke Jie has shown the world that he is certainly a Go grandmaster(围棋大师).On Nov.3，_41._23-year-old Chinese Go player won another championship.He defeated Shin Jinseo of South Korea,2-0 inthe 25th Samsung World Go Masters final，_42._was held online this year，_43._(make)him the youngest Chinese Go play