河南省开封市2021届高三下学期第三次模拟考试英语试题.docx

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1、河南省开封市2021届高三下学期第三次模拟考试英语试题学校:姓名： 班级： 考号： 一、阅读理解Urban Tree Connection Youth Apprenticeship ProgramAbout the organization: Urban Tree Connection (UTC) is an organization that works with those living in urban communities to transform abandoned open spaces into safe and functional places that inspire a

2、nd promote positive human interaction. We focus on developing community - driven urban fanning and gardening projects within the Haddington neighborhood of West Philadelphia to improve health and develop a local sustainable food system.Program overview: UTCS Youth Apprenticeship Program (YAP) seeks

3、teen apprentices each season for a 4-rnonth paid apprenticeship that runs from June 8th to October 8th. It is a hands-on learning experience in urban farming and gardening that trains the next generation of professionals in urban agricuhure and community development. Teens are taught by UTC staff in

4、 each of our organizational departments which include ： sustainable fanning, farm management and community education.Requirements:* Youth are aged 14-18 years old and high school students.* Youth participate fbr 810 hours in the spring and fall and 20 hours per week during the summer.* Youth ride th

5、eir own bicycle to Haddington gardening/farming sites since theres no public transport.Wc highly value our current & past apprentices and have a high number of students that return each year to the program. Wc also give preference to students that live in the Haddington neighborhood. With that said,

6、 UTCS YAP has accepted students from all over the city of Philadelphia. Selected students will be informed on May 15th, and will attend a training session. Apprenticeships will begin in June.Want to learn more? Come to an information session:April 10th, 911 a. m. and 35 p. m.1445 N. 52nd Street (52n

7、d & Media)Ready to sign up? Bring the following with you:六、其他应用文52.假定你校英语社团举办以The way to protect the environmenl”为主题的演讲活动,请 你用英语写一篇演讲稿，内容主要包括：1 .保护环境的重要性；.保护环境的具体措施。注意：1.词数100左右。2 .可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。试卷第10页，共10页* Work permit* School or state ID* Social security card* Birth certificate or passportWho ar

8、e most likely to apply for YAP?B. Parents of young kids.D. Teens who enjoy gardening.B. They must come from West Philadelphia.A. The school staff.C. Those who work for UTC.1. What is required of the apprentices?A. They need to have their own transport.C. They need to work for at least three months.

9、D. They must be first-year high school students.2. On which day can you attend an information session?A. April 10th. B. May 15th.C. June 8th.D. October 5th.He is a 62-year-old superior court judge, but (hey are former addicts and criminals. All of them, however, are part of one team： the Skid Row Ru

10、nning Club in Los Angeles (L. A.).Twice a week, before the sun comes up. Judge Craig Mitchell runs the mile from his office at the county courthouse to The Midnight Mission, a social services organization centered in Downtowns Skid Row - the well-known area where the citys largest homeless populatio

11、n lives.At the organization, he meets a group of 30 to 40 people and together they run through East L. A. The group includes runners from all walks of life and all levels of athleticism. Some members are homeless or in recovery，and others arc lawyers, social workers or students.Mitchell developed th

12、e program in 2012 after a man hed once sentenced to prison returned to thank him. He was paroled (假释)to The Midnight Mission and decided to come back and said Thank you, Judge Mitchell, for treating me like a human being. The president of the organization at the time asked me if there was something

13、that I could do to contribute to the organization, and I thought of starting a running club. That was the inception/1 Mitchell said.Every year, Mitchell takes his most devoted Skid Row runners on a free trip to试卷第2页，共10页 participate in an international marathon. I come back to the courthouse after a

14、ny run and check off who is there. And so, I know exactly who has been faithful to the running program and who just comes once in a while, he said.Mitchell says hes seen some participants turn their lives around, attending college, securing full-time employment and possessing calmness. Running is a

15、way for the participants to build relationships, he said. You can be an amazing runner and benefit as much as our fast runners, because at the end of the day youre going to be surrounded by people who really care about you and want to spend time with you. Everybody is welcome. We believe. We listen.

16、 We support.3. What can we learn about the Skid Row Running Club?A. It was set up to make a profit.B. It consists of all sorts of members.C. Its failed to win popularity in L. A.D. It was designed mainly for court judges.5. What does the underlined word inception in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?A.

17、Origin.B.Standard.C.Contribution.D.Distribution.6. Why does Mitchell check off runners after any run?A.To check their health.B.To compare their speed.C.To award devotedi-unners.D.To make sure of their presence.7. What docs Mitchells story tell us?A. Running can highly educate criminals.B. We can gai

18、n admiration if we work hard.C. We can make a difference when we care.D. Running can help build a charity for the poor.What is a book nowadays in a world of Kindles and iPads? Traditional publishers are traveling a long and confusing road into the digital future. Heres the conventional wisdom about

19、publishing: People expect e-books to be cheaper than physical books, and that drives down prices. But the storys not that simple. For one thing, digital publishers have the same problem that traditional publishers do:piracy（盗版）.It turns out, though, that some publishers arc doing pretty well despite

20、 the piracy problem. Weve had an amazing year, says Sourcebooks President Dominique Raccah. Last year was the best year in the companys history. This year we beat that, which I didnt think was even possible. Raccah adds that her company is doing well because of digital publishing.It turns out there

21、arc some huge advantages-at least for publishers. A big one: The price of an e-book isnt fixed the way it is with physical books. Ten years ago, a publisher would have sent out its books to the bookstore with the price stamped on the cover. After that, it was done - the publisher couldnt pul a book

22、on sale to sell more copies.The exciting thing about digital books is that we actually get to test and price differently, Raccah says. Thats what American publisher Little, Brown and Company did with Robert Dalleks book An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy. In the middle of November, Little, Brown an

23、d Company dropped the price from $ 9. 99 to $ 2. 99 for 24 hours. That sparks sales; it gets people talking about it, says Terry Adams, a publisher with Little, Brown and Company.If you read the new e-book 40 Years of Queen, you will find it full of links. Links to iTunes, where you can buy the musi

24、c youve been reading about. Thats another huge advantage of e-books:Publishers can sell you things inside your book.Theres still one big problem putting pressure on publishers. Wc actually dont have a good gifting tradition yet for e-books, says Raccah. Despite all the advances in reading technology

25、, physical books are still the best Christmas presents.8. How docs Raccah feel about her companys achievement this year?A. Its really disappointing.B. Its less than satisfactory.C. Ils just what she predicted.D. Ils far beyond her expectations.9. Why does the author mention publishing 10 years ago?A

26、. To stress it had its own advantage.B. To show its marketing was not flexible.C. To complain about the changing prices of books.D. lb indicate the unpopularity of physical books.10. What do we know about An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy?A. Il was written by John F. Kennedy.B. Il caused disagreem

27、ents among buyers.C. It was sold at a huge discount for one day.试卷第4页，共10页D. It was sold at a different price every week.11. What can you do while reading the new e-book 40 Years of Queen? A. Buy items mentioned in the book.B. Find links to other relevant books.C. Get some background information. D.

28、 Listen to music in the book for free.Futurism is all around us, even if we usually dont notice it. When it comes to the weather, forecasting is normal. When it conies to cultural or social predictions, though, futurism can feel more fantastical. But over the last decades, such forecasts have gradua

29、lly become serious business, shaping our expectations and the world.A range of professions - from sociologists to economic forccasters-have long devoted time and energy to predicting where the world might go. By （he middle of the 20（h century, futurology, or （he study of the future, became more syst

30、ematic as social scientists developed futurological methods. At the RAND Corporation, during the 1960s, strategists such as Herman Kahn established long-range planning techniques. Companies also involved themselves in encouraging the new studys rise. In 1967, Royal Dutch Shell began to experiment wi

31、th scenario （情境）planning or the technique of using storytelling to speculate （推测）about the future. Called the Year 2000 study. Shells earliest scenarios suggested that the company needed to plan fbr discontinuity, helping it to better deal with political and social changes that might impact its bott

32、om line.Faith Popcorn, who runs the futurist consulting firm BrainReserve, did something revolutionary in the 1970s and 1980s; Rather than predict product prices or sports scores, Popcorn and other futurists studied consumer culture. They realized that rapid cultural change could shake up what produ

33、cts people wanted. They studied human behavior and tracked new cultural developments to help imagine and design goods and services that were on trend, and soon consumers would see new things being marketed and sold. When BrainReserve predicted that more people would be staying home, Dominos made mov

34、es to dominate pizza delivery to unsocial customers. In 1982, John Naisbitts best-selling book Megatrends” predicted the trend of humanizing. Companies then made office spaces more open, or offered ATMs that asked “How arc you as a bank teller might.Futurists and trend forecasters found a broad audi

35、ence in the US for their predictions in the 1970s, and still do (o this day. If anything, fast-paced technological changes, and currenl social and political issues, have increased peoples appetite for where the world might go. And even when they get it wrong, forecasters continue to capture attentio

36、n and market share-anyone today seems to have a burning desire to glimpse what the future might hold.12. What role did the Year 2000 study play?A. It caused Shell to make wrong decisions.B. It promoted the development of futurology.C. It provided data for the RAND Corporation.D. It started a new met

37、hod of studying the future.13. How did BrainReserve help businesses?A.It helped createnewproducts.B.It helped predictproductprices.C.It helped humanize office spaces.D.It helped delivergoodsto consumers.14. What is todays Americans attitude to future predictions?A.Favorable.B.Cautious.C.Indifferent.

38、D.Uncertain.15. What is the text mainly about?A. Different fulurological methods.B. Forecasters influence on culture.C. The history of predicting the future.D. Important changes in consumer culture.二、七选五We live in a society and societal rules demand that we share, care and such and such.16 If you lo

39、ok closely, youll find they share a lot of traits as follows:Self-ccntcrcd people put their happiness above others and dont show pity, understanding or love to others or the society in general. As for interpersonal relationships, they tend to abandon someone to their own needs. They need to be const

40、antly praised. They dont usually admit their mistakes. 17 They want others to pay close attention to (hem all (he time, so in a conversation they often cut someones point to put forth their own.Its needless to say that living with a person who is self-centered is not easy. Whenyoure interacting with

41、 self-centered people, try to do something in a group so that there arc试卷第6页，共10页others present and there is a chance to get your point across as well. 18Dont lose your temper or peace of mind by getting affected with what they do. Try and remain focused on your life. 19 It could help. But it has be

42、en seen that a self-centcrcd person cannot really be expected to change easily.2() Dont let them control you. This will only encourage them to be more and more selfish. Try and put your foot down and hard as it may be, try and put your needs out there as well.A. Dont share anything with them.B. And

43、they rarely ever apologize for them.C. You need to be focused and dont lose your cool.D. You can tell them that their behavior does affect you.E. Dont give in to their demands at the cost of your own.F. In our life we sometimes come across some self-centered people, however.G. This will prevent the

44、self-ccntcrcd person from making it all about himsclf/hcrsclf.三、完形填空Throughout my high school career Ive made a point of doing what many people fail to do on a daily basis： reflect and assess my life and decisions. Im a (n)21 and Ianalyze and contemplate (沉思)sometimes too much, but always with the i

45、ntention of22 something new about myself. You might he 23 to learn that I do my best thinking not in the classroom, not in the bedroom, but in the bathroom.The bathroom has always been a place where I can sit in 24. The closest thing toa (n)25 is a polite knock on the door, and quiet is 26 maintaine

46、d. Bathroomsare always kept clean, and 27 are provided fbr sufficient self-inspection. 28, thebathroom is the ideal place for reflection.My bathroom, which is situated a brief29down the hall from my bedroom, is awonderful place where I can take comfort.3()a long day of hard work, I31 for my bathroom

47、 to reflect on the past day and the days ahead. I think about my friends and family, and what they 32 to me. I even realize the numerous33 that I have recently made, and 34 to put them right.The thinking I do in the bathroom whether it is a 35 about my future as arock star, or the realization that m

48、y mother was in fact correct - is important to me. Taking the time to think and reflect has 36 me to make good decisions. And then I will37 what is important to me. Instead of living my life 38, Ive made achoice to think deeply and keep things in perspective.To me, the bathroom is not a place to 39 the challenges of reality, but rather a place to 40 those challenges through the power of human intelligence.21.A. doctorB. thinkerC. observerD.reader22.A. learningB. recordingC. mentioningD.abandoning23