2021届宁海县前童镇高级中学高三英语第一次联考试卷及答案.pdf

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1、2021 届宁海县前童镇高级中学高三英语第一次联考试卷及答案 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 Plan Your Visit to the British Museum Weve made a few changes to ensure you can safely enjoy your visit:How to book tickets Tickets for the permanent collection can only be hooked onlin

2、e in advance.To book tickets for exhibitions,visit our exhibition pages.If you want to guarantee your visit to the permanent collection as well as the exhibition on your visit,you will need to book a separate ticket.We are limiting numbers of people in the museum to ensure there is room for you to s

3、afely enjoy your visit.Everyone,including members and volunteers,will therefore need to book a free,timed ticket in advance.Important information about your ticket booking You can book up to six tickets for people who live in the same family.We will email yourticket to you,and you will need to show

4、it either printed out or on your device(设备)when you arrive.Please arrive at the time stated on your ticket-we cannot guarantee admission before or after it.Following the route We have created a new one-way route through the museum which will allow you to safely explore world cultures from the Medite

5、rranean to the Middle East and from the Americas to Africa.View a map of the route(Open in a new window).Our audio guides(音频指南)are not available.However,youcan pay to download the audio introductions from iTunes(Open in a new window)or Google Play(Open in a new window)to each of the galleries and li

6、sten on your own device.Please remember to bring along your own headphones.1.Why does the museum offer timed tickets?A.To earn more money.B.To hire more volunteers.C.To save room for collections.D.To control the number of visitors.2.How can a visitor learn about the new route in advance?A.View an on

7、line map.B.Buy a new headphone.C.Buy audio guides from the museum.D.Download video introductions from iTunes.3.Where can you probably find the text?A.In a newspaper.B.In a magazine.C.On a website.D.In a report.B The far side of the moonis a strange and wild region,quite different from the familiar a

8、nd mostly smooth face we see nightly from our planet.Soon this rough space will have even stranger features:it will be crowded with radio telescopes.Astronomers are planning to make the moons distant side our newest and best window on the cosmic(宇宙的)dark ages,a mysterious era hiding early marks of s

9、tars and galaxies.Our universe was not always filled with stars.About 380,000 years after the big bang,the universe cooled,and the first atoms of hydrogen formed.Gigantic hydrogen clouds soon filled the universe.But for a few hundred million years,everything remained dark,without stars.Then came the

10、 cosmic dawn:the first stars flickered,galaxies came into existence and slowly the universes largescale structure took shape.The seeds of this structure must have been present in the darkage hydrogen clouds,but the era has been impossible toprobeusing optical(光学的)telescopesthere was no light.And alt

11、hough this hydrogen produced longwavelength(or lowfrequency)radio emissions,radio telescopes on Earth have found it nearly impossible to detect them.Our atmosphere either blocks or disturbs these faint signals;those that get through are drowned out by humanitys radio noise.Scientists have dreamed fo

12、r decades of studying the cosmic dark ages from the moons far side.Now multiple space agencies plan lunar missions carrying radiowavedetecting instrumentssome within the next three yearsand astronomers dreams are set to become reality.“If I were to design an ideal place to do lowfrequency radio astr

13、onomy,I would have to build the moon,”says astrophysicist Jack Burns of the University of Colorado Boulder.“We are just now finally getting to the place where were actually going to be putting these telescopes down on the moon in the next few years.”4.Whats the purpose of building radio telescopes o

14、n the moon?A To research the big bang.B.To discover unknown stars.C.To study the cosmic dark ages.D.To observe the far side of the moon.5.What does the underlined word“probe”in Paragraph 3 possibly mean?A.Explore.B.Evaluate.C.Produce.D.Predict.6.Hydrogen radio emissions cant be detected on Earth bec

15、ause _ A.there was no light in the dark ages B.they cannot possibly get through our atmosphere C.gigantic hydrogen clouds no longer fill the universe D.radio signals on Earth cause too much interference 7.What can we infer from theunderlined sentence in the last paragraph?A.Scientists have to rebuil

16、d the moon.B.We will finally get to the moons distant side.C.The moon is a perfect place to set up radio telescopes.D.A favorable research environment will be found on the moon.C Back about 20 months ago I started college and just struggled with everything,such as classes and friends.I quickly becam

17、e depressed and angry at myself for not being about to do better in school,in addition to lack of friends due to poor social and communication skills.This went on for months until my 19th birthday.My parents sent me a cake,which was a great cake.But I remember having this large cake and ly no one to

18、 share it with.I ended throwing out the cake after having one piece,with about 90%of it leftover.That night I was depressed that I decided to go outside to the freezing temperature of the winter and run.I put my earphones in,went outside and ran about 2 miles at 11 p.m.on my birthday.When I got back

19、 inside I was content.I was proud of what I was able to do.The next night I did the same.I wasnt quick or fit but you know that I went outside and did something.This continued for about 2 months until I finally worked up the courage to go to the gym,where I started swimming again as I used to in hig

20、h school.A month went by and I started lifting weights and continually running.Looking back I can see that exercise helped cure my depression but it didnt only do that.At the gym I met new friends and back at my dorm I grew confidence to go to the end of the hall seeing people playing Super Smash Br

21、others and ask if I could join.So go forward to present now.I exercise every day and look forward to that hour and a half I get daily to do what I love with people who love it as well.I hope this helps someone who may be or have been in a similar situation.8.What made the author decide to run at nig

22、ht?A.His l9th birthday.B.His parents cake.C.His loneliness.D.His friends.9.Which of the following best describes the author?A.Traditional.B.Determined.C.Humorous.D.Generous.10.What is the biggest benefit of the authors running?A.Regaining his confidence.B.Losing his weight.C.Playing with his brother

23、s.D.Joining other activities.11.Why do you think the author wrote this passage?A.To recall his life in college.B.To show his gratitude to his parents.C.To emphasize the importance of friendship.D.To share his experience of dealing with hardship.D Mikah Frye,a 9-year-old boy,was walking down the stre

24、ets with his grandmother discussing Christmas gifts when he saw some homeless people struggling to stay warm in the cold night.Then he was thinking about a way to help the homeless to spend a warm Christmas.That thought stayed in Mikah Fryes mind and when he reached home,Mikah informed his parents n

25、ot to buy the Microsoft XBox gaming device he had asked for earlier.Mikah realized that by not buying the$300 device,he could instead donate over 30 blankets to the homeless.He knew how much it meant to be warm in the cold holiday season.Three years ago,Mikah and his parents were the ones living in

26、a homeless shelter.Having suffered a financial crisis,they too had lost their house,not knowing where their next meal would come from and sharing a blanket every night.Mikah was six years old then but he remembered what it was like to have to give back that precious blanket every morning.Reaching ou

27、t to the emergency shelter programme that looked after them 3 years ago,the family donated 60 blankets in the end,each with a personalized message of hope in Mikahs handwriting stating:“They gave me a blanket,but I had to leave it.Thats why I want you to have your own blanket.Today,I live in my own

28、house,and someday you will too.Your friend,Mikah.”The homeless people at the shelter may not have been able to give Mikah a Christmas gift in return but his gesture was noted by the billion dollar company Microsoft who made sure that Mikah was fooled into visiting their store so that Santa Claus cou

29、ld personally deliver an XBox from the company to him as a reward for making the top of“Santas list of nice boys”that year.12.Why did Mikah give up his Christmas gift?A.The device was out of date.B.His parents had a tight budget.C.He wanted to spend a warm Christmas.D.He decided to do something char

30、itable.13.What made Mikah have a better understanding of the situation of the homeless?A.His own experience.B.His parents education.C.His visiting to the emergency shelter.D.The cold weather during the holiday season.14.What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?A.The homeless gave Mikah a gi

31、ft in return.B.He finally got the gift he wanted on Christmas.C.The company Microsoft fooled Mikah into buying an Xbox.D Mikah wrote a thank-you note to the emergency shelter he lived in.15.What might be the best title for the text?A.Mikahs Precious Christmas Gift B.Mikahs Giving Warmth on Christmas

32、 C.Microsoft Rewarded Nice Boys on Santas List D.The Homeless Needed Blankets on a Cold Christmas 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 It is freezing outside and running in cold weather might not feel quite as natural as when its warm and sunny.People tend to turn to

33、the treadmill(跑步机)indoors for their running._16_ Help you burn more fat.How?Cold temperatures may change unwanted tat into a different kind of fat that actually bums calories.The fat in your body isnt equal.Theres white fat and brown fat in our body._17_Brown fat is metabolic tissue that burns calor

34、ies.Exercising in cold temperatures turns our white fat to brown fat.Prevent winter weight gain.Getting yourself to the gym is a challenge during the winter months,and a treadmill at home can get boring,which is why we love running in cold weather._18_We tend to move less and eat more in the colder

35、months.Running bums significant calories and is therefore a powerful tool in maintaining and even losing during winter._19_Our bodies are programmed to preserve our fat stores in the winter,slowing down our metabolisms in response to our decreased exercise levels.Running in the cold serves to trick

36、the body,preventing this seasonal slowdown of metabolism(新陈代谢)and helping to maintain a healthy weight.Stop you from feeling quite so depressed.When the days get shorter and the temperature drops,many people suffer from seasonal depression.Running helps release powerful hormones(荷尔蒙)that help increa

37、se positive mood states during the cold weather months._20_One study found that people who exercised outdoors reported increased energy and decreased feelings of depression.A.Help you slow down metabolism.B.White fat is the unwanted body fat.C.Its free,convenient and never dull.D.Keep your metabolis

38、m going strong.E.Taking your run outdoors helps boost your mood even more.F.There are some tips for you if you love running in cold weather.G.However there are some reasons why you should keep running in cold weather.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

39、填入空白处的最佳选项 Menninger took the hard way to climb Everestthe worlds tallest peak_21_hike it up,he decided to climb as a non-native Everest porter(挑夫),which meant_22_packs weighing up to 220 pounds along rough,high altitude trails(小路).Menninger came up with such a(n)_23_after spending a season as a gui

40、de inNepal,and becoming_24_with life of these porters.“My goal was to have the same experience”,he explains.The physical and emotional_25_of the jobis laid_26_as Menninger is filmed struggling with a pack consisting of multiple bags tied together,_27_trying to sleep at night in crowded freezing port

41、er houses.A typical day_28_waking up at around 7:30 am and going to the clients hotel to_29_their bags and beginning to trek(长途跋涉).Porters have to_30_for their own accommodation during treks.Some even regularly go without_31_to keep costs down.As they arent_32_until the last day,they have no idea wh

42、ether the trek has been economically worthwhile until theyve_33_it.Life is never_34_for them.Last year was one of Everests deadliest climbing seasons,largely_35_difficult weather conditions,and lack of experience._36_the problems is a lack of communication between the porters and their mostly wealth

43、y clients.With his film shot during this tough trek,Menninger wishes more were_37_of how much porters rely on their low salaries,and how much they contribute to the overall Everest experience.“_38_,my film could encourage those porters by_39_what theyre able to_40_and how hard they work.”21.A.Other

44、than B.Simply C.Rather than D.Directly 22.A.carrying B.preparing C.mailing D.wrapping 23.A.approach B.conclusion C.suggestion D.idea 24.A.pleased B.bored C.fascinated D.disappointed 25.A.payment B.price C.enjoyment D.courage 26.A.uncovered B.messy C.untouched D.understandable 27.A.but B.or C.while D

45、.and 28.A.takes B.involves C.indicates D.requires 29.A.search B.collect C.deliver D.repair 30.A.fight B.ask C.work D.pay 31.A.meals B.permission C.money D.limit 32.A.dismissed B.praised C.tipped D.satisfied 33.A.climbed B.experienced C.reached D.completed 34.A.easy B.challenging C.encouraging D.toug

46、h 35.A.focusing on B.owing to C.depending on D.leading to 36.A.Responding to B.Bringing about C.Getting rid of D.Adding to 37.A.aware B.informed C.warned D.sure 38.A.Joyfully B.Unfortunately C.Generally D.Hopefully 39.A.examining B.claiming C.showing D.announcing 40.A.understand B.bear C.complain D.

47、imagine 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 Many kinds of music can stir imagination and produce strong feelings.For some people,_41._(romance)composers such as Chopin and Tchaikovsky improve feelings of love and sympathy.Religious and spiritual music can help some people

48、 feel peace or lessen their pain.But one musician seems to have_42._unique ability of healing(治愈)the human bodyWolfgang Amadeus Mozart.Scientists have found Mozarts music to be remarkable in its ability_43._(calm)its listeners.It can also increase their perceptions,and help them express themselves m

49、ore_44._(clear).Many amazing cases have been documented using Mozart_45._a healing aid.For example,a tiny premature(早产的)baby_46._(name)Krissy,who weighed just 1.5 pounds at birth,was on total life support.Doctors thought she had little chance of survival.Her mother insisted on playing Mozart for Kri

50、ssy,and thought it would save her daughters life.Krissy lived,_47._she was very small for her age and slower than the average child.At the age of four,she showed an interest in music and her parents gave her violin lessons.To their_48._(astonish),Krissy was able to play musical pieces from memory_49