2021届新余市第一中学高三英语二模试题及参考答案.pdf

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1、2021 届新余市第一中学高三英语二模试题及参考答案 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 Its the time of year when we start hiking.As you pack,remember to bring your smartphone.Whether youre going on a short walk or a long trip,there are a handful of apps that can help.MapMyHik

2、e This app tracks where youre hiking so you have a mapof your route at the end of the hike.It can also track other fitness information like the distance traveled,speed,pace,and even calories burned.You can save the data for your hike,so you can always access the route you look as well as track impro

3、vements to your workout.GaiaGPS You dont always have cellphone service when hiking,but you always want to know where you are.The GaiaGPS app provides that information.Download maps of different parts of the world,and access the GaiaGPS app in the middle of even the most remote trails.The GPS functio

4、n makes using the maps simple,and the app will also point to areas of interest.Backpacking Checklist One of the worst things is being way out on a trail only to discover you left behind something important.Thats why checklists are the best.This checklist app helps you build a customized(定制的)list of

5、things to take with you.Organize different lists based on trail lengths or requirements.Track all your essential items by weight and where you can find them.WildObs Using WildObs,you can record your observations of plants and animals and add them to the database.You can ask the community to help you

6、 identify something and keep track of everything youve met,and most importantly,you can become a citizen scientist.By recording what youve seen with this app,youre helping scientists keep track of whats happening to the natural world.1.What can you do with MapMyHike?A.Record your walking speed.B.Des

7、ign a suitable hiking route.C.Locate popular tourist attractions.D.Store the data of your daily activities.2.What is WildObs intended to do?A.To provide survival skills.B.To lead the way.C.To identify wildlife.D.To help make preparations.3.Which app is most useful before hiking?A.GaiaGPS.B.MapMyHike

8、.C.WildObs.D.Backpacking Checklist.B As every mobile-phone owner knows,after a year or so the battery starts to fade and the beast needs recharging more frequently.That is troublesome,but a phones batteries can be replaced fairly cheaply or the whole device traded in for the latest model.An electric

9、 car,though,is a much bigger investment.And batteries are its priciest component,representing around 30%of an average mid-size vehicle.To provide buyers with some peace of mind,carmakers guarantee their batteries,typically for eight years or around 200,000km.Producers,planning to go much further tha

10、n that,though,are racing to launch“million mile”(1.6m kilometers)batteries.Contemporary Amperex Technology,a giant Chinese firm which produces batteries for a number of carmakers,was said to be ready to start producing batteries which would last for 16 years or 2m kilometres.Elon Musk has suggested

11、that Tesla,a Californian maker of electric vehicles,has a million-mile battery in the works.And over in Detroit,General Motors is in the final stages of developing an advanced battery which it says has similar longevity(寿命)。Regular fast-charging reduces battery life,as do overcharging and deep disch

12、arging.Driving in extremely hot or cold weather does not help either.And battery life will diminish even if you just leave the car in the garage.The real point of a million-mile battery is that the technological advances required to make it possible will deal with these things as well.Battery techno

13、logy is improving all the time,and by no means are million-mile batteries the limit of engineers ambition.The next objective is to replace Li-ions liquid electrolytes(电解质)with solid ones.That would allow even longer driving ranges,which could make a two-million-mile battery an achievable objective.I

14、f that day comes,the tables would have been turned.From being the first part of a car to fail,its battery will have become the last.4.The battery problem of mobile phones is mentioned to_.A.show electrical devices may have drawbacks B.stress the disturbing battery problem of cars C.call for investme

15、nt in battery development D.compare the function of battery in devices 5.What do we know about the million-mile battery plan?A.It is eagerly anticipated by car consumers.B.It is aimed to save repair cost for customers.C.It targets the longevity of 8 years and above.D.It has drawn the interest of man

16、y enterprises.6.What does the author think is the focus of developing the million-mile battery?A.Exploring new materials to construct batteries.B.Guiding users on how to maintain the battery.C.Addressing factors that decrease battery life.D.Researching the principle of battering aging.7.What does th

17、e author think of the future of car batteries?A.Promising.B.Unpredictable.C.Concerning.D.Unlimited.C If you think youd like to live on Mars,you may have that possibility by 2023.A Dutch company called Mars One will soon advertise for people interested in colonizing(开拓)Mars.Ifyou have all the necessa

18、ry skills,you could be one of the first colonists.Are you ready for the challenge?You wont have to pay for the mission to Mars.Mars One has already received money from some donors and is hoping to get more from TV viewers who will become interested in the show where all applicants have a debate for

19、the rare chances.The main responsibility of the first colonists is to create an artificial environment on Mars where there is no air to breathe and no land to farm.Scientists know its quite possible because something similar has already been done inAntarctica.Another problem is that space travel to

20、Mars takes nearly a year to get to Mars and the colonists will live the rest of their lives there.When a human lives in an environment without gravity or with low gravity for a long time,the systems in the body weaken.Luckily,spinning(旋转)the spaceship can create artificial gravity,and artificial gra

21、vity can ease these problems.It will also be difficult for Mars colonists to be far from home,living in small spaces,and seeing the same people over and over.Colonists with depression could put the mission in danger.Fortunately,a few years ago,a joint Russian and European project called the Mars500

22、Mission studied peoples reactions in a Mars-like environment.It is viewed as a great success because scientists were able to see how people handle emotional and physical stresses.Recent studies show that seven percent of people would want to go on such an adventure.Mars One will soon start accepting

23、 its first colonists.Are you interested?8.What do we know about the applicants to Mars from the first two paragraphs?A.They will land on Mars in 2023.B.They can get money from donors.C.They will compete in a TV show.D.They do not need special skills.9.What will the first colonists do to solve the ba

24、sic living problems on Mars?A.Create earth-like conditions.B.Build labs inAntarctica.C.Spin the spaceship.D.Start the Mars500Mission.10.What can the life of the first colonists be like according to the passage?A.Difficult and dangerous.B.Different but adaptable.C.Challenging and unbearable.D.Accepta

25、ble but depressing.11.Whats the best title for the text?A.Mars:our final destination?B.Ready to be Mars colonists?C.Space travel:a thrilling adventure?D.Are you a qualified Mars astronaut?D The Native American of northern California were highly skilled at basketry,using the reeds,graeses,barks,and r

26、oots they found around them to fashion articles of all sorts and sizes-not only trays,containers,and cooking pots,but hats,boats,fish traps,baby carriers,and ceremonial objects.Of all these experts,none excelled the Pomo-a group who lived on or near the coast during the 1800s,and whose descendants c

27、ontinue to live in parts of the same region to this day.They made baskets three feet in diameter and othersno bigger than a thimble(顶针).The Pomo people were masters of decoration.Some of their baskets were completely covered with shell pendants；others with feathers that made the baskets surfaces as

28、soft as the breasts of birds.Moreover,the Pomo people made use of more weaving techniques than did their neighbors.Most groups made al their basketwork by twining-the twisting of a flexible horizontal material,called a weft,around stiffer vertical strands of material,the warp.Others depended primari

29、ly on coiling-a process in which a continuous coil of stiff material is held in the desired shape with tight wrapping of flexible strands.Only the Pomo people used both processes with equal ease and frequency.In addition,they made use of four distinct variations on the basic twining process,often em

30、ploying more than one of them in a single article.Although a wide variety of materials was available,the Pomo people used only a few.The warp was always made of willow,and the most commonly used weft was sedge root,a woody fiber that could easily be separated into strands no thicker than a thread.Fo

31、r color1,the Pomo people used the bark of red-bud for their twined work and dyed bullrush root for black in coiled work.Though other materials were sometimes used,these four were the staples in their finest basketry.If the basketry materials used by the Pomo people were limited,the designs were amaz

32、ingly varied.Every Pomo basket maker knew how to produce from fifteen to twenty distinct patterns that could be combined in a number of different.12.The word“fashion”in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _.A.maintain B.organize C.trade D.create 13.What is the authors main point in paragraph 2?A.Th

33、e neighbors of the Pomo people tried to improve on the Pomo basket weaving techniques.B.The Pomo people were the most skilled basket weavers in their region.C.The Pomo people learned their basket weaving techniques from other Native Americans.D.The Pomo baskets have been handed down for generations.

34、14.According to the passage,the relationship between red-bud and twining is most similar to the relationship between _.A.bullrush and coiling B.weft and warp C.willow and feathers D.sedge and weaving 15.Which of the following statements about Pomo baskets can be best inferred from the passage?A.Bask

35、ets produced by other Native Americans were less varied in design than those of the Pomo.B.Baskets produced by Pomo weaves were primarily for ceremonial and religious purposes.C.There were a very limited number of basket-making materials available to the Pomo people.D.The basket-making production of

36、 the Pomo people has been increasing over the years.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 During the holidays or festivals,most of us get time away from work or university and we all intend to put this time off to good use,but its not always easy.To help,weve had come

37、up with a few ways to keep up with your courses,as well as the festive activities and celebrations._16_When youre in holiday mode,its easy to lose track of the hours and days.To avoid this,try to plan your schedule beforehand.Mark certain days,or hours,as learning hours and set reminders on your pho

38、ne or.in your diary so that you can stick to them._17_This is very important when you want to combine work and pleasure during the holidays.Think of a goal.What do you want to achieve at the end of the holiday period?_18_You can write your goal out nice and big on a note or a piece of paper and stic

39、k it.somewhere you can see it,so youre reminded of what youre working towards.Take it step by step.A key thing to remember over the holidays is that you can learn something in a few short bursts._19_If sitting down for a solid hour of learning isnt working for you,just try 10 minutes at breakfast,lu

40、nch and dinner.Dont forget to reward yourself.If youre still struggling to keep going with your learning,try making sure you have rewards for when you complete some learning.For instance,if you finish one third of todays lesson,you can have a cup of hot chocolate._20_ A.Try setting yourself a goal.B

41、.Create a schedule and follow it.C.Arrange your plan randomly during the holiday.D.Learning doesnt have to take over your whole day.E.Remember to try to get recognition and reward from others.F.Little rewards can help keep you active if you are struggling.G.By doing this you can easily balance learn

42、ing with festive activities.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 My very first job was to teach a group of lovely four-year-olds.One day,a woman entered my_21_.She stood next to the door quietly,_22_the children and me,but when I_23_she was go

43、ne.Later I found out the woman was a_24_parent at the school.Her little girl was born with very poor _25_.She would fall over if she was pushed,even slightly._26_,she wanted her daughter to be taught in a_27_classroom.When Kelly arrived at our school,the first day went really_28_;she only fell over

44、twice.After several days of carrying her to and from the yard,I thought,why not_29_her to walk a little by herself?Then I encouraged Kelly to begin her first_30_down the hallway.After a few weeks,Kelly_31_it all the way to the playground!One week in December,Kelly was_32_for several days.When I call

45、ed her home I was told she was getting her annual_33_with her doctors.When her mom brought her back to school,she asked if I had been doing anything_34_with Kelly.I wasnt quite sure what she_35_.Then came the sudden question,“Have you been forcing Kelly to_36_?”I very_37_told her that I had encourag

46、ed Kelly to walk by herself.To my_38_,the mother said excitedly,“Her legs have gotten more_39_in the past few months than in the past four years of her life.”She looked at me with tears in her eyes.“I dont know how to_40_you for everything you have done for my daughter.”21.A.apartment B.office C.cla

47、ssroom D.house 22.A.observing B.following C.surrounding D.questioning 23.A.looked back B.looked down C.looked out D.looked up 24.A.potential B.single C.common D.popular 25.A.memory B.hearing C.eyesight D.balance 26.A.Besides B.However C.Therefore D.Meanwhile 27.A.regular B.real C.quiet D.special 28.

48、A.quickly B.well C.safely D.wrong 29.A.warn B.make C.tell D.inspire 30.A.adventure B.journey C.day D.ride 31.A.pushed B.kept C.made D.took 32.A.absent B.lost C.ill D.alone 33.A.appointment B.exam C.checkup D.service 34.A.carefully B.kindly C.cruelly D.differently 35.A.knew B.meant C.heard D.thought

49、36.A.leave B.practice C.run D.walk 37.A.disappointedly B.simply C.softly D.happily 38.A.surprise B.enjoyment C.annoyance D.sorrow 39.A.advantage B.care C.exercise D.attention 40.A.contact B.thank C.blame D.pay 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 Drinking coffee could acti

50、vate the bodys fat-fighting defenses,which is a discovery that could have a potential effect in the battle_41._obesity and diabetes.In a study,researchers said that coffee may help stimulate our brown fat reserves,_42._plays a key role in how quickly we can burn calories.There are two forms of fat c