2021届无锡市第三高级中学高三英语第四次联考试卷及答案.pdf

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1、2021 届无锡市第三高级中学高三英语第四次联考试卷及答案 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 Dont know where to enjoy yourself?Here are some choices for you.Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park PopUp Picnics in the park return for the fourth summer in a row,taking place on Thu

2、rsdays.Take a break to enjoy tacos(墨西哥玉米薄饼卷).Prices changefrom$2 to$10.Cash only.144 School Street June 13-August 15 Start at 11:30 am and end at 1:30 pm The Crows Nest Each summer on Thursday evenings the Crows Nest offers its Summer Beach Party series on the beach.The party starts at 5:30 pm each

3、week and goes until sunset.Families are welcome,and there is no entrance fee.After the sun sets,the fun begins with dancing to the best live music of local bands.2218 East Cliff Drive May 30-August 29 Start at 5:30 pm and end at 8:30 pm Bargetto Winery Join us for a beautiful weekend of art and wine

4、.Bargetto Winery will be hosting their yearly gathering of artists and foodies（美食家）at their amazing Soquel winery.No entrance fee.Wine tasting with purchase of$15 festival glass.3535 North Main Street July 20-July 21 Start at 11:00 am and end at 5:00 pm Chaminade Resort&Spa Chef Page takes guests on

5、 a journey showing the area rich fruits,vegetables,and meats.Dinner begins at 6:30 pm with a five-course menu and good wines.Seating booked is not a choice,as all guests are seated at large,connecting,beautifully set tables designed to invite open conversations among guests.Ticket price:$90 per pers

6、on.Tickets can be gotten online.Chaminade Lane July 26 Start at 6:00 pm and end at 9:00 pm 1.What can we know about PopUp Picnics in the park?A.It lasts two days.B.It is held on Thursdays.C.It has been held twice.D.It can be paid in credit card.2.What can people do in the Crows Nest?A.Enjoy tacos.B.

7、Talk with artists and foodies.C.Watch the sunrise on the beach.D.Watch the performance of the bands.3.Which activity can be booked on the Internet?A.The Crows Nest.B.Bargetto Winery.C.Chaminade Resort&Spa.D.Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park.B If you have ever been disappointed because you dont

8、have a good gardener,the clever robot may one day become the helper of your indoor plants The Hexa Plant is a six-legged robot that has been specially made to care for the potted plant that carries on top of its head.Using light and heats sensors(传感器)the robot has the ability to carry its plant in a

9、nd out the daylight.If the houseplant needs more sun，the Hexa will walk into the sunlight;and if the houseplant is getting too hot,the Hexa will go back into the area that blocks direct light The Hexa Plant will even do a little dance when it senses that the plant needs to be watered to warn its own

10、er.The robot was developed by Vincross engineer and founder Sun Tianqi after he saw a dead sunflower sitting in the darkness in a room back in 2014.”Plants only receive an action without responding,”SunTianqi wrote in a blog post.”Whether they are being cut,bitten,burned or pulled from the earth,or

11、when they havent received enough sunshine,water,or are too hot or cold,they will hold still and take whatever is happening to them.According to Sun Tianqi,for billions of years,plants have never experienced movement of any kind,not even the simplest movement.In their whole lives,they stick to where

12、they were born.Sun Tianqi continued,”Do they want break their own settings or have a tendency towards this?I do not know the answer,but would love to try to share some of this human tendency and technology with plants With the help of the robot,plants can experience the move”.The Hexa Plant model ro

13、bots are not for sale,though Vincross does sell a Hexa robot model.It is said that in the near future the robots can open up a new market to watch over our household plants 4.What can we learn about the Hexa Plant?A.It helps people do some gardening.B.It waters the plants through dancing C.It helps

14、indoor plants get proper sunlight D.It carries the potted plant with its hands 5.What does the author try to show through Paragraph 3?A.The way plants spend their whole lives B.The common way people deal with plants C.The difference between plants and humans D.The cause of making the indoor plants h

15、elper.6.What does Sun Tianqi try do using this technology?A.To develop gardening skills.B.To draw peoples attention plants C.make plants experience move D.study the living conditions of plants 7.What can be the best title for the text?A.A New Market for robots B.An Indoor Plants Helper C.An Importan

16、t Development in Gardening D The Tendency of Gardening in the Future C I was at my parents dinner table.Before me was a worn journal of thin and discolor1 ed pages.It was my grandfathers journal and now belonged to my father.My grandfather had passed away in the months leading up to my birth.I never

17、 got to visit the places he had frequented and the people who had been a part of his lifes journey.I was now about to enter his world,through the words he had left behind.Within minutes,I wascaptivatedby the power of the written words.In the magical script(笔迹)before me,I was transported to another a

18、ge when food was an everyday art,planned,prepared and enjoyed in the company of others,and a time when people had the heart to pause their own lives to embrace(拥抱)each others struggles.All this was conveyed to me in the beauty of the words that flowed together to connect with the writers mind and un

19、derstand the world they lived in.That kind of writing seems to be lost on us today.We have gotten used to writing in bite-sized pieces for a public looking for entertainment,and hungry for information.No wonder,there are nearly 200 million bloggers on the Internet and a new blog is created somewhere

20、 in the world every half a second.Instead of adding to our collective wisdom,most of these writings reflectthe superficiality(肤浅)and impatience of our day and age.This not only robs us of the skill of writing impressive essays,it also prevents us from exploring what is indeed important.Writing humbl

21、es(使谦卑)us in a way that is vital for our character growth,by reminding us about the limits of the self and our appropriate place in the vast flow of life.Writing frees us by helping us explore the unknown so that we really open up to magic of the world around us.I saw all of this in the writing of m

22、y grandfather.And Ive seen it again and again in the writings of the greatest thinkers of humanity.Their writing reflect deep thought on issues of human importance.8.The underlined word“captivated”in the second paragraph can be replaced by“_”.A.puzzled B.frightened C.attracted D.defeated 9.In the au

23、thors grandfathers age,people _.A.lived a hard life B.cared about each other C.were fond of writing D.treated food as an art 10.The author begins the text with her grandfathers journal in order to _.A.show her respect to her grandfather B.present the importance of good writing C.express her interest

24、 in reading as well as writing D.raise the problems with todays writing 11.In the last paragraph,the author is trying to _.A.discuss what good writing is like B.express her strong desire to learn writing skills C.stress the effects of her grandfathers journal on her D.show her admiration for her gra

25、ndfathers writing D There are many useful things we can do each day to feel better.It may take some efforts and time to make a habit of drinking 8 glasses of water daily or thinking more positively,but it is well worth it.What things do you do every day to feel better?Probably the healthiest thing y

26、ou can do to feel better each day is to exercise early in the morning.You dont have to run the whole morning or spend a few hours in the gym.Even doing some easy exercise like walking,sit-ups or jumping the rope will help you feel better in no time!Again,due to our busy schedules,we dont get enough

27、sleep each night.If you have trouble falling asleep,avoid watching TV or surfing the Internet right before bed.Also,try to make healthy bedtime snack choices and dont drink tea or coffee too late in the day.If you drink 3 glasses of water,4 glasses of coffee or tea and a glass of soda each day and t

28、hink that you drink enough water,think again.Your body needs water(not coffee or soda!)to function properly.Aiming to drink 7-8 glasses of water each day can make you feel better.Being positive is the key to a longer life.Positive thoughts can help improve your overall heath.Life is full of stressfu

29、l situations and its hard to stay cheerful when everything goes wrong,but your positive attitude can help you solve any problem and fight any stress faster and easier.Your positive attitude is especially good for your heart health.Smile,stay positive and live a longer life!12.In the authors opinion

30、which can benefit us most in order that we feel better?A.Sleeping enough.B.Drinking enough water.C.Thinking more positively.D.Taking morning exercise.13.Which of the following agrees with what is said in Paragraph 3?A.Drinking tea or coffee makes us sleep less.B.Drinking tea before bed makes it hard

31、er to fall asleep.C.Watching TV or surfing the Internet leads to less sleep.D.Our busy schedules cause more difficulty in falling asleep.14.Why is water necessary to our body?A.Because it can make us feel better.B.Because it can have our body work smoothly.C.Because in can do more good to our body t

32、hancoffee.D.Because it can hep avoid feeling thirsty.15.What do we need most when everything goes wrong?A.Thinking positively.B.Thinking out wise ways.C.Having a right attitude.D.Staying cheerful.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 langu

33、ages do you think there are in the entire world?Altogether,people 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 whe

34、n people stop using them.But most people dont just stop speakingtheir 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 nativ

35、e language.They might not even teach it to their children.Slowly,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 Lati

36、n in many ways.Scientists use it to name plants and animals._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 sa

37、ve dying languages.How can languages be saved?Some young people 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 progr

38、ams today also work to help preserve native languages and cultures.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 spe

39、akers write dictionaries in their language.G.There are plenty 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 When I was in seventh grade,I was a candy striper(志愿当护士助手的小姑娘)at a local hospital in my town.Most of t

40、he_21_I spent there was withMr.Gillespie.He never had any_22_and nobody seemed to care about his_23_.I spent many days there holding his hand and talking to him,_24_anything that needed to be done.He became a close friend of mine,_25_he responded with only an occasional squeeze(捏)of my hand.Mr.Gille

41、spie was in a coma(昏迷).I left for a week to vacation with my parents,and when I came back,Mr.Gillespie was_26_.I didnt have the _27_to ask any of the nurses where he was,for fear they might_28_me he had died.Several_29_later,when I was a junior in high school,I was at the gas station when I noticed

42、a familiar face.When I_30_who it was,my eyes were filled with tears.He was_31_!I got up the nerve to ask him if his name was Mr.Gillespie.With a(n)_32_look on his face,he replied yes.I_33_how I knew him,and that I had spent many hours talking with him in the hospital.His eyes welled up with tears,an

43、d he gave me the warmest hug I had ever_34_.He began to tell me how,_35_he lay there asleep,he could hear me talking to him and could_36_me holding his hand the whole time.Mr.Gillespie_37_believed that it was my voice and_38_that had kept him alive.Although I havent_39_ him since,he fills my heart w

44、ith_40_every day.I know that I made a difference between his life and his death.21.A.time B.energy C.money D.effort 22.A.patients B.s C.visitors D.problems 23.A.condition B.requirement C.interest D.thought 24.A.talking about B.helping with C.pointing out D.looking for 25.A.so B.as if C.yet D.even th

45、ough 26.A.gone B.mad C.died D.excited 27.A.right B.chance C.courage D.time 28.A.cheat B.warn C.remind D.tell 29.A.days B.years C.months D.weeks 30.A.heard B.wondered C.realized D.asked 31.A.great B.lucky C.successful D.alive 32.A.happy B.proud C.nervous D.uncertain 33.A.explained B.remembered C.apol

46、ogized D.told 34.A.dreamed B.received C.wanted D.shown 35.A.because B.as C.unless D.if 36.A.notice B.appreciate C.imagine D.feel 37.A.firmly B.rightly C.hardly D.wrongly 38.A.touch B.worry C.humour D.treatment 39.A.forgotten B.seen C.missed D.called 40.A.respect B.regret C.joy D.sympathy 第二节（共 10 小题

47、；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 Human activity is changing the surface and temperature of the planet.But new research shows it is also changing the sound of the Earths oceans and seas.According to a study_41._(publish)in the magazineScience,the changes in the sounds of our ocean

48、s,seas,and other waterways affect many sea animals.For fish,sound is probably a_42._(good)way to sense their environment than light.Sounds help fish and other sea animals survive._43._depend on sounds for communication.Sounds also help some sea animals find food and avoid their hunters._44._addition

49、,many sea animals use sounds to find good places to mate.However,increased noise from humans_45._(be)making it harder for these sea animals to hear each other.The noise comes from shipping traffic,motorized fishing ships,underwater oil and gas exploration,offshore_46._(construct),and other noisy hum

50、an activity.For many sea species,their attempts to communicate are being masked by sounds_47._have been introduced by humans.Also,the general number of sea animals_48._(decrease)by about half since 1970.Effects of noise on animals_49._(live)in the seas arent well understood.However,some studies sugg