2021届中山市坦洲镇坦洲中学高三英语第一次联考试卷及参考答案.pdf

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1、2021 届中山市坦洲镇坦洲中学高三英语第一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 NAME:John FAVORITE SPORT:Basketball FAVORITE SNACK:Pizza HOBBY:Photography PET:Beagle named Max FUNNIEST MOMENT:“On Maxs birthday,we sang the Happy Birthday song to him and he got a b

2、ig treat.A month later,my family sang Happy Birthday to me.Max got so excited because he remembered the song.He whined(嘀咕)when he didnt get a treat,so we gave him one.”NAME:Sarah FAVORITE SPORT:Track and field FAVORITE SNACK:Granola HOBBY:Guitar PET:Cat named Lulu FUNNIEST MOMENT:“One day in my kind

3、ergarten,I opened my snack bag and found a tennis ball and a sock!My little brother had played his first practical joke.Thanks,Bryan!”NAME:Paul FAVORITE SPORT:Baseball FAVORITE SNACK:Apple with peanut butter HOBBY:Making comics PET:Tropical fish FUNIEST MOMENT:“In a school play,I was supposed to say

4、 the line Stop right there,cowboy!Devin was playing the cowboy,and 1 said,Stop right there,Devin!It was supposed to be a serious part of the play,but Devin cracked up.Then everybody else laughed,too,including me.”NAME:Scott FAVORITE SPORT:Soccer FAVORITE SNACK:Bananas HOBBY:Drawing dinosaurs PET:Her

5、mit crab named Hermie FUNNIEST MOMENT:“One night,we were camping in a state park.I heard a loud thumping(砰砰作响)outside the tent.I was sure that it was a bear!I used my flashlight to look around the campsite(野营地)and saw a little toad hopping away,going thump,thump,thump!”1.Whom will you get in touch w

6、ith if you also like taking photos?A.Scott.B.Sarah.C.John.D.Paul.2.Where did Sarah find the tennis ball and the sock?A.At her friends birthday party.B.In her kindergarten.C.In her school.D.In a state park.3.Outside the tent,what thumped that night?A.A bear.B.A cat.C.A fish.D.A toad.B Ever wondered i

7、f dogs can learn new words?Yes,say researchers as they have found that talented dogs may have the ability to grasp new words after hearing them only four times.While previous evidence seems to show that most dogs do not learn words,unless eventually very well trained,a few individuals have shown som

8、e extraordinary abilities,according to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports.“We wanted to know under which conditions the gifted dogs may learn novel words”said researcher xuekw Claudia Fugazza from theEtvsLorndUniversityinHungary.For the study,the team involved two gifted dogs,Whisky

9、 and Vicky Nina.The team exposed the dogs to the new words in two different conditions.In the exclusion-based task,presented with seven known toys and one new toy,the dogs were able to select the new toy when presented with a new name.Researchers say this proves that dogs can choose by exclusion whe

10、n faced with a new word,they selected the only toy which did not have a known name.However,this was not the way they would learn the name of the toy.In fact,when they were presented with one more equally new name to test their ability to recognize the toy by its name,the dogs got totally confused an

11、d failed.The other condition,the social one,where the dogs played with their owners who pronounced the name of the toy while playing with the dog,proved to be the successful way to learn the name of the toy,even after hearing it only 4 times.“The rapid learning that we observed seems to equal childr

12、ens ability to learn many new words at a fast rate around the age of 18 months,”Fugazza says.“But we do not know whether the learning mechanisms(机制)behind this learning are the same for humans and dogs.”To test whether most dogs would learn words this way,20 other dogs were tested in the same condit

13、ion,but none of them showed any evidence of learning the toy names,confirming that the abilityto learn words rapidly in the absence of formal training is very rare and is only present in a few gifted dogs.4.What was the purpose of the study published in Scientific Reports?A.To better train dogs abil

14、ity to learn new words.B.To further confirm previous evidence about dogs.C.To prove extraordinary memory abilities of gifted dogs.D.To explore favorable conditions for gifted dogs new-word learning.5.How did the dogs react when exposed to two new names in the first condition?A.Slow to understand.B.Q

15、uick to learn.C.At a loss.D.In a panic.6.What was found about dogs new-word learning in the social condition?A.Learning through playing applied to most dogs.B.The social condition helped dogs learn new words.CDogs new-word learning turned out to be less effective.D.Dogs shared similar learning mecha

16、nisms with children.7.Which of the following is the best title for the text?A.Gifted Dogs Can Learn New Words Rapidly.B.Dogs Identify Newly-named Toys by Exclusion.C.Dogs Can Acquire Vocabulary through Tons of Training.D.Gifted Dogs Have Similar Learning Abilities to Humans.C The founder of Earth Da

17、y was Gaylord Nelson,a U.S.Senator fromWisconsin.During the late 1960s,Americans witnessed the uninvited side effects of high productivity.Factories and power plants were sending out smoke and industrial waste while Americans were using petrol for their massive(大量的)cars,making air pollution almostsy

18、nonymous withthe nations development.What moved Senator Nelson to action was the 1969 massive oil spill inCalifornia,the largest in theUnited Statesat that time.The spill proved to be an environmental nightmare as it had a significant effect on marine life,killing about 3,500 sea birds,as well as ma

19、rine animals such as dolphins,elephant seals and sea lions,fueling public anger.Inspired by the student antiwar movement at that period of time,Nelson found it an appropriate time to direct the energy of the students towards a fight for environmental protection.He decided that it was time to educate

20、 the Americans on the need to protect the environment.Thus Earth Day was born in 1970,and public environmentalawareness took centre stage.On 22ndApril 1970,millions of Americans took to the street and thousands of students marched to appeal for a healthy,sustainable environment.There was now a new s

21、ynergy(协同作用)among different groups which had previously been fighting their causes related to the environment.Their fight for environmental conservation became so overwhelming that affected businesses were forced to follow environmental standards if they wanted to continue their operations.As it bec

22、ame more apparent that environmental issues were not just localized ones but a global concern,the year 1990 saw Earth Day reach out to many more around the world.Earth Day 1990 helped pave the way for the 1992 United Nations Earth Summit inRio de Janeiro,bringing together many nations for a united e

23、ffort towards protecting the environment.8.Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase“synonymous with”in paragraph 1?A.familiar with B.opposite to C.different from D.equal to 9.Why did Nelson found Earth Day?A.To support students antiwar movement.B.To draw peoples attention to the seri

24、ousness of the oil spill.C.To arouse Americans awareness of environmental conservation.D.To educate Americans to protect marine life threatened by oil spill events.10.What can be inferred from the passage?A.Businesses would like to follow environmental standards.B.Earth Day united people to fight fo

25、r environmental protection.C.It was the side effects of high productivity that led Nelson to take action.D.The 1992 United Nations Earth Summit made Earth Day known to more countries.11.The passage mainly talks about_.A.how Earth Day came into being B.why Earth Day was so significant C.who the found

26、er of Earth Day was D.what Earth Day meantto the world D 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,although others who belong to the m

27、avericks 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 years passed,Mr.Maverick increased his

28、 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 head of cattle.Mr.Maverick accepted

29、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 also moved across the land of near

30、by 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 owned which cattle.Samuel Maverick

31、 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“maverick”took on a wider meaning.It ca

32、me to mean a person who was too independent to follow even his or her own group.12.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.13.How could the ranchers easily know who the cattle belong

33、ed 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.14.What can we learn about Samuel Augustus Maverick from the text?A.He was born in Texas.B.He took good care of all his cattle.C.He didnt real

34、ly want to accept the cattle.D.He followed the tradition of ranchers in the West.15.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 into American English.第二节（共 5 小题；

35、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 Do you want to give your child the best start in life？Helping him to become a good,confident reader is one of the most valuable things you can do.These simple little things below take up your little time._16_ Let your kid catch you reading.Bu

36、y a mystery novel or a fashion magazine the next time youre at the grocery store.Maybe you guess it_17_ Ask your child about what hes reading at school and at home._18_.So care about your child and get your child to talk about what his class is reading.If timeis short,you can even do this on the dri

37、ve home from school or while youre getting dinner ready There are words all around.Point them out!_19_Theyre also on menus and the backs of boxes.Point them out to your child.Ask him if he can reada word youve both just seen,and if he doesnt know what it means,make a point of looking it up in a dict

38、ionary when you get home _20_This trick works for kids of almost any age.For the youngest kids,hearing a bedtime story makes them realize that books have words,and those words tell them many things.Older children can sit next to you and read along.Kids who are reading on their own might even want to

39、 read a story to you A.Turn bedtime into story time B.But they can help develop your child into a good reader and writer C.Move your child into reading independently D.Words are on subway signs and the sides of buses E.That just lets your kid see you reading and enjoying it F.Most kids love to talk

40、when their parents are paying muchattention G.However,they can make a big difference if your child is struggling to learn to read 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 Michael felt hot.Why was it so hard to breathe?They had rehearsed（预演）the pla

41、y,and Michaelknew his part._21_he was still nervous._22_filled his head.What if I say the wrong thing?What if I trip（绊倒）and fall?Michael tried to think of_23_things.Tomorrow hed enjoy a delicious dinner with his family.But first he had to get through today,with a roomful of strangers_24_him.His fami

42、ly was in the audience（观众）.He tried to imagine that the family were all_25_around the dining room table right now.That always made him feel_26_.Michael_27_the play.It wasthe story of how the early Pilgrims had survived in the new land with the help of the people who lived there.Piece of cake,Jake ha

43、d said.Jake,youre_28_ Michael thought.Nothing to be_29_about.You have a（n）_30_role to play,Mr.Murray,the plays director,had told him.Michael felt as if the whole_31_depended on him.Everyone in place”,said Mr.Murray.Michael found that the theater was_32_.He was very nervous.Michael felt a hand on his

44、 shoulder and turned to see Serene giving him a（n）_33_smile.You can do it,she said.The play_34_.This is not a plant Ive ever seen before,said Jake.It was Michaels turn to_35_something.But his mouth went dry.The audience was_36_.But he was frozen in place.And then heheard Serene say,How will we survi

45、ve if we dont grow food?Wait.That wasnt Serenes_37_.She must have made that up to_38_him to remember what he was going to say.We must ask for help with the plants,Michael said.He took a deep_39_,and started to focus.Serene and Jake wanted to help him.He wasnt in this before.But he survived the rest

46、of the play.Michael felt_40_for his friends help.21.A.So B.But C.And D.Or 22.A.Worries B.Lies C.Difficulties D.Choices 23.A.bad B.possible C.frightening D.pleasant 24.A.searching for B.caring for C.looking at D.laughing at 25.A.sitting B.standing C.exploring D.fixing 26.A.strange B.surprised C.proud

47、 D.relaxed 27.A.watched B.directed C.debated D.understood 28.A.sorry B.right C.no D.perfect 29.A.shy B.excited C.worried D.regretful 30.A.important B.easy C.normal D.different 31.A.program B.school C.play D.plan 32.A.dirty B.full C.old D.small 33.A.polite B.weak C.encouraging D.winning 34.A.began B.

48、changed C.finished D.continued 35.A.show B.say C.buy D.explain 36.A.waiting B.thinking C.asking D.working 37.A.opinion B.voice C.duty D.line 38.A.allow B.help C.stop D.invite 39.A.breath B.sleep C.look D.interest 40.A.peaceful B.angry C.disappointed D.thankful 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

49、白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式 The_41._(possible)for 3D printer are endless.With the right printer and the related knowledge you can print anything.If you are a hobbyist or_42._(simple)creative and open-minded,then having a 3Dprinter at home could not only be fun but also_43._(use).Thousands of people mak

50、e a living by_44._(design)and printing 3D items at home to sell online.If you_45._(be)good at 3D printing,you can offer your 3D services_46._others and start a small business from home.If you have no experience with 3D printers you should start by educating_47._(you),reading a lot about the technolo