2021届广州市梅花中学高三英语三模试题及答案.pdf

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1、2021 届广州市梅花中学高三英语三模试题及答案 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 Try one of these amazing destinations on your next vacation.Mallorca On the popular Spanish island of Mallorca,farmhouse inns focus more on providing isolation and quietness than offering han

2、ds-on farming experiences.With millions of visitors staying on the beaches of Mallorca and the other Balearic Islands each summer,a little bit of isolation is a good thing for aloneness-seeking travelers.Mainly located in the hills of inland Mallorca,these inns range from rustic century-old farmhous

3、es to luxury(奢侈的)villas with spas and swimming pools.Hawaii People who dont want to dig out their passport but still want their farm adventure can head to the island of Hawaii.The 50th state talks much about the well-developed farm tourism industry that can hold people with different interests.Agrit

4、ourism choices range from visiting coffee plantations(种植园)in the Big Islands Kona region to exploring the plantations on Maui to staying on farms on the easily reachable island of Oahu.California California is one ofthe best places in the U.S.to enjoy a farm-stay,thanks to the diversity of crops and

5、 farms.Small family farms and large farms offer a more hands-on approach to agritourism.Many of them teach small-scale farming techniques and even offer strategies for organic growing.The University of California system,one of the largest state-run higher education systems in the U.S.,has a small-fa

6、rm program that helps growers create agritourism businesses.Philippine Islands With diverse conditions on different islands,the Philippine Islands are ideal places for visiting multiple agritourism sites or focusing on one product.Tourists can visit a huge pineapple plantation for a taste of large-s

7、cale agriculture,or they could focus on smaller operations such as bee farms,and even small plantations that specialize in growing tropical produce such as dragon fruit.1.What kind of people will choose to go to Mallorca?A.Those who prefer peace of mind.B.Those who like lying on the beach.C.Those wh

8、o enjoy the luxury of tourism.D.Those who want to experience farming.2.What can people do on the Philippine Islands?A.Live in farmhouses.B.Visit plantations.C.Learn farming techniques.D Take part in a farm program.3.What are the four places in the text famous for?A.Locations.B.Environments.C.Local p

9、roducts.D.Tourism features.B If you easily make mistakes when in a hurry,a new study from Michigan State Universitythe largest of its kind to date-found that meditation(冥想)could help you improve the situation.The research tested how open monitoring meditation(OMM)or,meditationthat focuses awareness

10、on feelings or thoughts as they unfold in ones mind and bodyalteredbrain activity in a way that suggested increased error recognition.“Peoples interest in meditation is outpacing what science can prove in terms of effects and benefits.”said Jeff Lin,MSU psychology doctoral candidate and study co-aut

11、hor.“But its amazing to me that we were able to see how one session of a guided meditation could produce changes to brain activity in non-meditators.”“Some forms of meditation have you focus on a single object,commonly your breath,but open monitoring meditation is a bit different,”Lin said,“It has y

12、ou tune inward and pay attention to everything going on in your mind and body.The goal is to sit quietly and pay close attention to where the mind travels without getting too caught up in the scenery.”Lin and his MSU co-authorsWilliam Eckerle,Ling Peng and Jason Moserhired more than 200 participants

13、 to test how open monitoring meditation affected how people detect and respond toerrors.The participants,who had never meditated before,were taken through a 20-minute open monitoring meditation exercise while the researchers measured brain activity through electroencephalography(脑电图),or EEG.Then,the

14、y completed a computerized distraction(分心)test.“The EEG can measure brain activity at the millisecond level,so we got precise measures of brain activity right after mistakes compared to correct responses,”Lin said.“A certain neural signal occurs about half a second after an error called the error po

15、sitivity,which is linked to conscious error recognition.We found that the strength of this signal is increased in the meditators to controls.”“These findings show what just 20 minutes of open monitoring meditation can do to improve the brains ability to detect and pay attention to mistakes,”Moser sa

16、id.4.What does the underlined word“altered”in paragraph 2 probably mean?A.Changed.B.Prevented.C.Started.D.Recorded.5.Why is open monitoring meditation different?A.It is just aimed at a single object.B.It clears your mind of everything.C.It gets too caught up in the scenery.D.It focuses on where the

17、mind travels.6.What did the researchers do for the study A.They hired people who had meditated before.B.They measured the participants brain activity.C.They reminded the participants to avoid errors.D.They had non-meditators design a distraction test.7.What is the best title for the text?A.Turn to O

18、MM to Avoid Acting in a Hurry B.Youre Able to Recognize Errors Consciously C.Meditators Brain Proves Much More Active D.OMM Can Help You Make Fewer Mistakes C Have you ever done something that was really dangerous just because you thought it was safe？Maybe you did a dangerous trick on your bicycle o

19、r skateboard because you were wearing a helmet and thought you couldnt get hurt.The psychology(心理)of this sort of behavior is called the Peltzman Effect,named after Sam Peltzman,professor of economics at the University of Chicago.Peltzman believes that those moments when people think they are the sa

20、fest are the times when they act most dangerously.Peltzman said that people drove more dangerously when they wore seat belts(安全带).Driving a large four-wheel drive vehicle has a similar effect on drivers behavior.Because drivers of large vehicles sit up higher and can see better,they feel they can ma

21、ke better judgments when they drive.They are better protected in accidents,so they act more dangerously.This makes driving morehazardousto other drivers.The Peltzman Effect isnt just limited to driving.In 1972,the American Food and Drug Administration(FDA)passed a law requiring child safety caps on

22、most medicine bottles.The safety caps were designed to prevent children from accidentally taking the medicine,especially painkillers such as aspirin.Requiring safety caps sounded like a great idea,but there was an unexpected side effect.Because the safety caps are so hardto take off,some people leav

23、e them off altogether Worse,some parents leave the bottles where kids can reach them because they feel that it is safe because of the cap.A study on the Peltzman Effect showed that more than 3,500 children have been harmedby aspirin because of the safety caps.The Peltzman Effect describes how were l

24、ikely to take more risks and act more dangerously when we feel safest.Whats more,the effects of these behaviors can be quite different from what we expect.8.What is the Peltzman Effect？A.People behave less safely when they feel safe B.People feel safest when they are under protection C.Something tha

25、t seems dangerous turns out to be safe D.People who act dangerously are likely to be together 9.What does the underlined word“hazardous”in Paragraph 2 mean？A.Interesting B.Expensive C.Dangerous D.Important 10.Medicine bottles with safety caps _ A.are required throughout the world B.meet the demands

26、of the Peltzman Effect C.sell well in the world D.are not completely safe 11.What would be the best title for the text？A.Unsafe Safety Measures B.Types of Decision Making C.Peoples Fear of Taking Risks D.Different Behaviors of People in Danger D Elizabeth Bishop is considered one of the best America

27、n poets of the 20th century.She was born in Worcester,Massachusetts in 1911.Her dad died when she was just a baby and her mom never recovered from the loss.She went to live with her grandparents in Nova Scotia,Canada when she was five.Eventually Bishop attended Vassar College,where she began to writ

28、e poetry.At Vassar she discovered Marianne Moores poetry and met Ms Moore and began their life-long friendship.She later met poet Robert Lowell.She wrote tons and tons of letters to both of them,which is good for us because we would otherwise know very little of her personal life.Bishop published he

29、r first book of poetry in 1946 and wrote until her death in 1979.She would spend years working on a single poem.Her poems are not the result of hasty scribbling(匆忙乱写)on paper while eating breakfast.She would look through drafts of poems again and again and improve them until they were as close to pe

30、rfect as she could get them.Reading Elizabeth Bishop is like being transported to the very place,the very moment shes writing about.She leads us to a microscope so we can see every smallest part of the scene.It seems that shes always asking us to notice more,and more until the poem is so clear in ou

31、r minds that its almost painfullike a light thats too bright.12.What do we know about Bishops early life?A.She was mainly brought up by her grandparents.B.She spent her childhood mainly in Worcester.C.She was always encouraged by her parents.D.She started to write poems at five.13.Why are Bishops le

32、tters to Moore and Lowell important?A.They have a deep influence on other poets.B.They offer much information about her life.C.They help us study Moore and Lowells poetry.D.They prove she had friendships with famous poets.14.What can we say about Bishops poetic creation?A.She liked to write in the m

33、orning.B.She could write poems at high speed.C.She tried her best to achieve perfection.D.She published hundreds of books of poetry.15.Which word can be used to best describe the style of Bishops poems?A.Enthusiastic.B.Romantic.C.Humorous.D.Exact.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

34、佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项 How to Give Feedback that People Will Listen to If we want to grow as people,we cant just rely on our own evaluation of how were doing._16_Receiving feedback from peers(同辈)can help us see the bigger picture and show us a path forward to success.However,someone has to give that feedba

35、ck,and sometimes,that someone will be you.How should you approach this?First,if you spot a situation in which some feedback would be helpful,give it as soon as you can.If you wait until the matter fades from the persons mind,they might not understand what youre trying to tell them._17_ When youre gi

36、ving feedback,its important to keep in mind that no one likes to be told theyre doing a bad job._18_Like the saying goes,“A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.”All good feedback shares a few key elements.First,it should help accomplish a specific goal.Its less useful to tell your friend th

37、at their dish tastes“interesting”than it is to suggest adding a little salt to improve the flavor.Feedback should also look toward the future._19_Tell your friend they should take more notes in class instead of talking about how they should have studied harder for the big biology exam they failed._2

38、0_If someone said that you were boring in your speech,would you know how to fix it?Being told you should add a funny story at the end is a lot easier to put into practice.Finally,dont assume your suggestion is the only correct way to deal with a situation.Consider other points of view and keep your

39、ego(自我)under control.You might even end up with some feedback on your feedback.Dont take it personally it can only help you give better advice next time!A.Feedback should be clear and well timed,or its likely to be ignored.B.We also need to know what other people think about our performance.C.This c

40、an help you be successful in your role and clear the way for promotions.D.To make your feedback more useful,it should focus on the action,not the person.E.You cant change whats happened,but you can prevent it from happening again.F.Make sure you give an equal amount of positive feedback to balance o

41、ut anything negative.G.While positive feedback is certainly necessary,it is also important to let others know their mistakes.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 What is the most fun you can have in 21 hours and 23 minutes?On 15 October 2003,Y

42、ang Liwei answered this question.His_21_in space took him 600,000 kilometers in orbit（轨道）,around the earth 14 times,in just over 21 hours.It made himChinas first_22_in space.He had worked towards this_23_for many years.Born in 1965,Yang had wanted to_24_since hewas a young boy.His friends and teache

43、rs have all said that he_25_science and technology from a young age.He always had a(an)_26_of flying.In 1983,he joined the army and went to flight school.He_27_in 1987 and became a pilot.In 1998,he_28_to be a member of Project 921,which is now called Shenzhou.He was one of the only 14_29_from 1,500

44、candidates（候选人）.The team spent the next five years being_30_.They not only studied all the subjects_31_to be an astronaut,but also learned_32_skills and all about how spaceship and rockets are built.Yang scored among the very_33_in everything the group studied.In September 2003,only three out of the

45、 14 candidates were_34_for the Chinese space adventure,and Yang was one of them.He took all kinds of tests to_35_he was fit for this important task._36_he did not get the best scores on every single test,it was his high scores on the psychological（心理的）tests that_37_won him the chance.In the end,Yang

46、 was indeed a_38_.His name will go down in history.The people ofChinacan be_39_of him and young people all over the world can_40_him as an example of a man who managed to live his dream.21.A.sailing B.voyage C.walk D.leap 22.A.tourist B.survivor C.astronaut D.volunteer 23.A.goal B.idea C.risk D.rewa

47、rd 24.A.explore B.operate C.compete D.fly 25.A.ignored B.loved C.doubted D.refused 26.A.dream B.chance C.opinion D.schedule 27.A.dropped B.survived C.graduated D.succeeded 28.A.wanted B.hoped C.deserved D.applied 29.A.got B.taken C.selected D.kept 30.A.recognized B.trained C.persuaded D.replaced 31.

48、A.required B.added C.simplified D.released 32.A.walking B.communication C.management D.survival 33.A.altitude B.middle C.top D.bottom 34.A.designed B.picked C.coached D.praised 35.A.prove B.admit C.expect D.mention 36.A.Although B.Because C.Unless D.When 37.A.frequently B.swiftly C.gradually D.final

49、ly 38.A.concern B.failure C.success D.competitor 39.A.confident B.proud C.afraid D.ashamed 40.A.get along with B.care about C.deal with D.look up to 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 As the new academic year begins,freshmen are entering college campuses across the count

50、ry,many of them accompanied by parents.Xidian University in Xian city has introduced a policy that has caught everyones attention.It will give away“Freshman Independence Award”to those_41._come to college alone,not accompanied by parents.Awardees will receive a certificate,a specially_42._(design)T-