2021年荣成市第二十九中学高三英语第三次联考试卷及答案解析.pdf

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1、2021 年荣成市第二十九中学高三英语第三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 Washington D.C.Sightseeing With the information below,youre not missing anything in D.C.!Click Here to find the perfect hotel for your stay as well.The Old Town Trolley Tour It offers

2、something for the whole family.Not only will it give them something fun to do,but it will give them a history lesson.This tour will last about three hours and its proper for people of all ages.African American History Tour Be sure to take this tour because African Americans have had an important rol

3、e in the making of our country.Take this historical four-hour tour,where you will visit some important sites including Museum of African American History and Culture.Comedy Walks Washington D.C.This is a great experience allowing you to enjoy the capital in a new way.The walking tour lasts for about

4、 one hour and thirty minutes,which takes place in less than a mile journey from the starting place.D.C.Twilight Tour Check out the D.C.Twilight Tour for a unique view of some of the most famous sites!What makes this two-hour guided tour truly unique is that you can view many wonderful sites at night

5、 time!1.Which tour is recommended to a tourist who is fond of hiking?A.The Old Town Trolley Tour B.African American History Tour C.Comedy Walks Washington D.C.D.D.C.Twilight Tour 2.Which tour lasts longest?A.The Old Town Trolley Tour B.African American History Tour C.Comedy Walks Washington D.C.D.D.

6、C.Twilight Tour 3.Where will you read this text most likely?A.In a guidebook.B.In a magazine.C.In a newspaper.D.On the Internet.B Last year,138,000San Franciscoresidents used Airbnb,a popular app designed to connect home renters and travelers.Its a striking number for a city with a population of abo

7、ut 850,000,and it was enough for Airbnb to win a major victory in local elections,asSan Franciscovoters struck down a debatable rule that would have placed time restrictions and other regulations on short-term rental services.The company fiercely opposed the measure,Proposition F,with a nearly$10 mi

8、llion advertising campaign.It also contacted its San Franciscan users with messages urging them to vote against Proposition F.Most people think of Airbnb as a kind of couch-surfing app.The service works for one-night stays on road trips and longer stays in cities,and it often has more competitive pr

9、icing than hotels.Its a textbook example of the“sharing economy”,but not everyone is a fan.The app has had unintended consequences inSan Francisco.As the San Francisco Chronicle reported last year,a significant amount of renting on Airbnb is not in line with the companys image:middle-class families

10、putting up a spare room to help make ends meet.Some users have taken advantage of the service,using it to turn their multiple properties into vacation rentals or even full-time rentals.Backers of Proposition F argued that this trend takes spaces off the conventional,better-regulated housing market a

11、nd contributes to rising costs.“The fact is,widespread abuse of short-term rentals is taking much needed housing off the market and harming our neighborhoods,”said ShareBetter SF,a group that supported Proposition F.Hotel unions have protested the companys practices inSan Franciscoand other cities,s

12、aying that it creates an illegal hotel system.San Franciscois in the middle of a long-term,deeply rooted housing crisis that has seen the cost of living explode.Actually,explode is a generous term.The average monthly rent for an apartment is around$4,000.Located on a narrow outcropping of land overl

13、ooking the bay,San Franciscosimply doesnt have enough space to accommodate the massive inflow of young,high-salaried tech employees flocking toSilicon Valley.As the Los Angeles Times reported,someSan Franciscoresidents supported the measure simply because it seemed like a way to check a big corporat

14、ion.Opponents of Proposition F countered that the housing crisis runs much deeper,and that passing the rule would have discouraged a popular service while doing little to solve the citys existing problems.4.The intention of Proposition F is to _.A.place time limits in local election.B.set limits on

15、short-term rental.C.strike down a controversial rule.D.urge users to vote against Airbnb.5.What is the negative consequence of Airbnb onSan Francisco?A.It shrinks the living space of middle-class families.B.Users are taken advantage of by the service financially.C.It makes the house market more comp

16、etitive.D.It indirectly leads to high house rental price.6.The housing crisis inSan Franciscoresults from _.A.explosion of the living cost B.its geographic characteristics C.generosity of local enterprises D.inflow of migrant population 7.Theauthors attitude toward Proposition F is _.A.objective B.s

17、upportive C.negative D.indifferent C In Australia,plenty of wild things can bite or sting(刺伤)you.Strangely enough,one of them is a tree.Now scientists have figured out what makes the trees sting so bad.The rainforests of eastern Australia are home to a stinging tree known as Dendrocnide.Many people

18、callit the gympie-gympie treea name given to the tree by native Australians.Its covered with sharp,needle-like hairs that carry poison.If you touch a gympie-gympie tree,you wont forget it anytime soon.The pain can stay with you for hours,days or weeks.In some cases,its been reported to stay for mont

19、hs.Scientists have long looked for the source of this powerful sting.Now researchers at the University of Queensland have discovered what makes this stinging plant so painful.After carefully studying different kinds of gympie-gympie trees,the scientists were able to separate out different chemicals

20、that the trees produce.This allowed them to identify a group of chemicals that they believed was responsible for the pain.The researchers created artificial versions of these chemicals,which they call“gympietides”.Sure enough,when the scientists injected mice with gympietides,the mice licked(舔)at th

21、e places where theyd been injected,indicating that they hurt in those places.When the scientists studied the way gympietides were built,they found that they formed a knot-like shape.The shape makes the chemicals very stable,which helps explain why the pain stays so long.The knot-like shape of the gy

22、mpietides was similar to the shape of poisons produced by poisonous spiders and cone snails.The scientists were surprised to see three very different kinds of life all using similar poisons.Spiders and cone snails carry poisons because they catch food by stinging other creatures.Its not clear how st

23、inging helps the gympie-gympie tree.Though the trees sting may stop some animals from eating it,it doesnt stop all animals.Beetles and pademelons(small s of the kangaroo)are able to eat the plant without trouble.8.Why is a touch on the stinging tree unforgettable?A.Because it has so unusual an appea

24、rance.B.Because it is extremely rare in existence.C.Because touching it creates a quite strange feeling.D.Because the pain caused by it doesnt go away quickly.9.What do scientists fail to find out about the stinging tree?A.How it produces poisons.B.What poisons it produces.C.How it benefits from the

25、 sting.D.The consequences of its sting.10.What does the text imply about the stinging tree?A.It produces the same poisons as spiders.B.Poisonous as it is,it also has natural enemies.C.Animals are wise enough to stay away from it.D.Only one chemical in it causes pain to the toucher.11.Whats the best

26、title for the text?A.Scientists Discover Stinging Trees Secret B.Caution:Stinging Tree Can Bite and Poison You C.Scientists Discover a Strange Species in Australia D.Effective Ways to Avoid Being Hurt by Stinging Tree D The annual 3-to-4-millimeter rise in sea levels is expected to impact many coast

27、al communities in the coming decades.However,few are as defenceless as the Republic of theMaldives,a collection of more than a thousand picturesque islands in theIndian Ocean.NASA researchers believe that parts of what is“arguably the lowest-lying country in the world”will become uninhabitable by 20

28、50,due to wave-driven flooding and limited freshwater.To fight the unavoidable,the government recently revealed plans for the worlds first true floating island city.The aptly-named Maldives Floating City(MFC)is the brainchild of Dutch Docklands,a global leader in floating infrastructure(基建).Accordin

29、g to the March 13,2021,announcement,the new city will be constructed on a 200-hectare lagoon(环礁湖)located just 10 minutes by boat from the Maldivian capital,Male.It will initially consist of a thousand waterfront residences,arranged in a series of honeycomb-like maze rows.The developers plan to add h

30、otels,restaurants,shops,and even a school and a hospital in the near future.The floating structures.will be attached to the surrounding islands,which will form a base and provide protection from high tides.Maldive officials aim to make MFC as self-sufficient as possible.Freshwater storage will provi

31、de drinking water for residents,while floating solar blankets and agriculture fields will take care of their energy and food needs.“ThisMaldivesFloatingCitydoes not require any land rehabilitation,therefore has a minimal impact on the coral reefs,”explains Mohamed Nasheed,Speaker of Parliament.“What

32、s more,giant,new reefs will be grown to act as water breakers.In theMaldives,we cannot stop the waves,but we can rise with them.”Construction of the revolutionary city is expected to begin in 2022 and be completed in phases over the next five years.If successful,it will provide a blueprint for other

33、 countries facing a similar situation.12.Why doesMaldivesdecide to build MFC?A.It is the lowest-lying country.B.It will be flooded soon.C.It is running out of fresh water.D.It will be unsuitable for living.13.What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?A.The prospect of MFC.B.The developers of the plan.C.The l

34、ocation of the residences.D.The barriers to the construction.14.What can we infer from the underlined words?A.MFC will keep waves away.B.MFC will make use of waves.C.MFC will adjust to the waves.D.MFC will work as water breakers.15.Whats the writing purpose of this passage?A.To introduce a construct

35、ion program.B.To appeal to people to protect nature.C.To seek international help forMaldives.D.To report the achievement of a city plan,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 Do Languages Die?How many languages do you think there are in the entire world?Altogether,p

36、eople around the world speak about 6,000 languages.Does that surprise you?_16_Today,about half the worlds spoken languages are endangered.Experts say that another language becomes extinct(灭绝)every two weeks.How do languages die?They die when people stop using them.But most people dont just stop spea

37、kingtheir native language.Its more complex than that.More often,theyre either pressured or forced to do so._17_Theyre often pressured to speak the areas main language instead of their own.This leads many immigrants to stop using their native language.They might not even teach it to their children.Sl

38、owly,the native language dies out.Sometimes,languages shift or develop instead of becoming extinct.Have you ever heard that Latin is a dead language?In a way,it is.No one today speaks Latin as their native language._18_People still use Latin in many ways.Scientists use it to name plants and animals.

39、_19_That means the death of a language hurts peoples ability to take part in cultural traditions.They might lose access to stories and knowledge that were passed down for many years.This is one reason why many people today are working to save dying languages.How can languages be saved?Some young peo

40、ple learn the language of their ancestors as adults.Linguists travel the world to record the last native speakers of dying languages_20_They do so in hopes that future generations will bring the languages back to life.Many educational programs today also work to help preserve native languages and cu

41、ltures.A.There used to be many more!B.You may have used it in school.C.Language is extremely closely tied to culture.D.But that doesnt mean it disappeared completely.E.One example is when people move to a different country.F.Some native speakers write dictionaries in their language.G.There are plent

42、y of things to do to help protect languages.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 Mary and her husband had a dog named“Lucky”.Whenever their friends came for a weekend visit,they would warn them notto leave the_21_open because Lucky would_22_wh

43、atever he likes.However,someone would forget and something would come up_23_.Mary or Jim would go to Luckys toy box in the_24_.There the_25_would be,among Luckys other toys.It happened that Mary found out that she had cancer.Something told her she was going to_26_.The night before she was to go to t

44、he hospital,a thought_27_her that she had to leave Lucky.The thought made her_28_than thinking of her own death._29_the day came for Mary to leave the hospital.When she arrived home,Mary was so_30_that she couldnt even go to her bedroom.Jim left her to_31_on the sofa.When Mary woke up,she couldnt un

45、derstand what was wrong.She couldnt_32_her head and her body.But panic soon gave way to_33_when Mary realized the problem.She was_34_with some toys!While she had slept,the sorrowing dog had made trip after trip to the basement_35_his beloved hostess all his favorite things in life.He had covered her

46、 with his_36_.Mary forgot about dying._37_she and Lucky began living again,_38_further and further together every day.Its been 12 years now and Mary is still_39_.Lucky still steals treasures and hides them in his toy box and Mary remains his greatest treasure.Never forget the people who make a(n)_40

47、_in our lives are the ones that care for us.If you see someone without a smile today,give them one!Live simply.Love seriously!21.A.box B.luggage C.wallet D.door 22.A.steal B.swallow C.play D.protect 23.A.broken B.dirty C.missing D.present 24.A.bedroom B.kitchen C.yard D.basement 25.A.treasure B.food

48、 C.gift D.blanket 26.A.recover B.die C.survive D.suffer 27.A.defeated B.prevented C.struck D.influenced 28.A.prouder B.happier C.angrier D.sadder 29.A.Finally B.Gradually C.Particularly D.Normally 30.A.excited B.sad C.tired D.frightened 31.A.rest B.sleep C.wait D.calm 32.A.move B.control C.feel D.sh

49、ake 33.A.anger B.disappointment C.excitement D.laughter 34.A.surrounded B.covered C.provided D.moved 35.A.returning B.hiding C.bringing D.taking 36.A.life B.love C.joy D.sadness 37.A.Instead B.Therefore C.Meanwhile D.Thus 38.A.living B.walking C.rushing D.studying 39.A.weak B.humorous C.healthy D.ho

50、peful 40.A.difference B.agreement C.promise D.decision 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 In western countries,after a long day with the sun_41._(burn)your back,a bottle of cold water sounds like the perfect solution.However,consuming cold drinks may not be_42._same choi