（新高考）某某市2021届高三英语下学期名师预测卷（三）
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
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The Swiss Alps
Pushing the boundaries of science
DATES: June 22—July 5 July 6—19 EXPERT: Kenneth Chang, Science Reporter George Johnson, Science Writer
Along with your expert, visit world-class labs on the cutting edge of physics, mechanics, biology and astronomy. Interview researchers and study the technical and human aspects of science.
Peru
Public health and development in the Andes
DATES: June 27- July 10 EXPERT: Donald Meil, Science Reporter
Learn how Peru has worked closely with international health groups to provide
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munity-based health care for the country’s diverse population.
Thailand and Vietnam
Culture and cuisine
DATES June 27—July 13 EXPERT: Kim Severson, Food Reporter
Explore the culture of Thailand and Vietnam through the delicious cooking, Taste fried silkworms on the streets of Hanoi, search markets for real tastes, or shadow a reporter at a Bangkok-based travel magazine.
New York and Milan
Fashion design and trends in two style capitals
DATES June 22—July 7 EXPERT: Matthew Schneier, Style Reporter
Step behind the scenes of the fashion industry and learn to design and create your own ready-to-wear clothing line in two global centers of style and creation. With your expert, study international trends, meet with designers, and develop a better understanding of how fashion shapes and is shaped by identity and culture.
21. What is special about the Swiss Alps?
A. You can see many beautiful clothes.
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B. You can learn many health materials.
C. You will learn scientific development.
D. You can buy some modern equipment.
22. Who will give guidance about food?
A. Kim Severson.
B. Matthew Schneier.
C. Donald Meil.
D. George Johnson.
23. What can we learn from the text?
A. Kenneth Chang will guide you on July 29th.
B. International health groups have provided munity-based health care to Peru.
C. Kim Severson will acpany you to follow a reporter.
D. You can develop a critical mind on fashion by following Mathew.
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B
When I first decided to study abroad, I had no idea that I would absorb so much from the experience. Getting involved with CEA has helped me with my resume(阅历), munication skills and my passion for travel.
After studying abroad for the summer term in San Jose, Costa Rica I learned about CEA’s Alumni Ambassador program for rencent alumni(校友). As an Ambassador, I am one of the faces representing CEA on my campus—Southern Illinois University—encouraging and educating prospective students on the benefits of study abroad, and the various CEA programs. This program has helped further my munication skills by giving me the opportunity to present information and discuss my own experience abroad with other students.
While abroad, I had the pleasure of working with the marketing team at the universityI attended. I wrote multiple blogs about the food, my host family, and the places I discovered during my stay. For participating, I was able to get a letter of remendation that has helped with my job search and employment in the public relations field.
Going abroad and being a part of the PR program for CEA helped me promote my resume. It also helped me bee a more diverse and culturally well-rounded person. Through reminiscing about my experiences in job interview and with students on campus, I have gained more confidence when it es to municating and sharing my passion for traveling.
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I am now pursuing opportunities to study abroad as a graduate student. Being an Alumni Ambassador has opened many doors for me to travel around the world, and Ihave been introduced to many study abroad and internship programs. My experience abroad has impacted my life and given me the drive that I needed to further my education and knowledge of the Spanish language and Latin culture.
24. What is an alumni ambassador’s main duty?
A. To improve their own munication skills.
B. To show the advantages of studying abroad.
C. To discuss travel experience abroad with others.
D. To help the promising students with their resumes.
25. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A. How CEA works.
B. What the author did and gained in CEA.
C. How the author’s munication skills improved.
D. How studying abroad benefits the author.
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26. Which of following best describes the author?
A. Determined.
B. Active.
C. Knowledgeable.
D. Experienced.
27. What does the experience abroad give the author from the last paragraph?
A. Broader horizons.
B. Knowledgeable of technology.
C. Desire to change the learning methods.
D. Demand to get higher social position.
C
Philadelphia sits along the Delaware River in the northeastern state of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, often called “Philly”, was the capital of theAmerican colonies during the war for independence from Britain.
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It became the central meeting place for those who created the United States government. The buildings where the founders worked still stand in an area called the Old City.
The National Park Service protects much of Philadelphia’s Old City. In honor of America’s Independence Day, we visit the birthplace of the United States: Independence National Historical Park.
The national historical park is 22 hectares, covering 20 city blocks of Philadelphia’s historic area. Within these city blocks are some of the most important places in American history.
The main site in the park is Independence Hall. It is here that colonial leaders declared independence from Britain. Later, they debated the creation of a government for the new country, and signed the U.S. Constitution.
The building that is now Independence Hall has pleted in 1753. It was originally the site of Pennsylvania’s colonial government.
But 22 years later, Independence Hall would bee the site of something much bigger. The Pennsylvania legislature loaned its Assembly Room to those in the Second Continental Congress in May of 1775.
The second Congress included delegates from the 13 colonies. The men gathered just weeks after gunshots fired in Massachusetts marked the start of the
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Revolutionary War.
The Congress prepared for war. It also approved George Washington as the first mander in Chief of the new army.
And, the men worked to produce a statement of American independence from Britain. On July 2, 1776, they voted to approve the resolution for independence. On July 4, they approved a document written by five of the founders, including Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and John Adams. That document was the Declaration of Independence.
During the summer of 1787, the Assembly Room had another important use. Delegates held a federal convention there and wrote the US Constitution.
28. Why did the founder of America gather in the Philly?
A. To hold a party.
B. To debate against the British colonists.
C. To discuss something important.
D. To think up of building a new country.
29. Why did the author e to Independence National Historical Park?
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A. To learn something about American history.
B. To memorialize America’s birthday.
C. To track the Old City.
D. To write about the War of Independence.
30. What can we learn about Independence Hall?
A. It is located where the colonial government was.
B. It was pleted after the War of Independence.
C. A gunshot once happened just there.
D. It was lent to the Second Continental Congress.
31. What may be the best title of the passage?
A. A famous city: the history of Philadelphia
B. A live history: the change of Independence Hall
C. A special visit: Touring Independence National Historical Park
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D. America’s Birthplace: Independence National Historical Park
D
In the moments after we give birth, we desperately want to hear our baby cry. In the middle of the night a few months later it is no longer exactly music to our ears, but those cries aren’t just telling us that baby needs a night feeding; They’re also giving us a hint at what our children may sound like as kindergartners, and adults.
New research published in the journal Biology Letters suggests the pitch(音调)of a 4-month-old’s cry predicts the pitch they will use to ask for more cookies at age five and may be even later on as adults. The study saw 2-to-5-month olds recorded while crying. Five years later, the researchers hit record again and chatted with the now speaking children. Their findings, bined with previous work on the subject, suggest it is possible to figure out what a baby’s voice will sound like later in life, and that the pitch of our adult voices may be traceable back to the time we spend in the mothers’ bodies. Further studies are needed, but scientists are very interested in how factors before birth can impact decades later.
“In the mother’s body, you have a lot of different things that can impact your life, not only as a baby, but also at an adult stage,” one of the authors of the study, Nicolas Mathevon, told the New York Times. The New York Times also spoke with Carolyn Hodges, an assistant professor of anthropology(人类学家)at Boston University who was not involved in the study. According to Hodges, while voice
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pitch may not seem like a big deal, it impacts how we perceive people in very real ways.
Voice pitch is a factor in how attractive we think people are, how trustworthy. But why we find certain pitches more or less appealing isn’t known. “There aren’t many studies that address these questions, so that makes this research especially intriguing,” Hodges said, adding that it “suggests that individual differences in voice pitch may have their origins very, very early in development.”
32. What can people learn from babies’ cries?
A. When they were given birth to.
B. What they will sound like as they grow up.
C. Why they will like music as children or adults.
D. What they will look like when they grow up.
33. What do the new research in Biology Letters find?
A. Children at age five like cookies best.
B. Babies can learn to speak at 2 to 5 months.
C. 4-month-old children can ask for more cookies.
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D. Factors before birth can have influence in the future.
34. Which of the following is supported by Carolyn Hodges?
A. One’s voice has some effect on his image.
B. A person’s voice is the biggest deal in life.
C. Only babies are affected by factors before birth.
D. Adults will never be affected by factors before birth.
35. What does the underlined word “intriguing” in the last paragraph mean?
A. Useless.
B. Limited.
C. Attractive.
D. Original.
第二节 （共 5小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
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The best ways to improve creative thinking
When it es to creativity, one of our biggest concerns is usually how we can be more creative, or how to e up with better ideas. I’ve gathered some of the most practical studies to help improve creativity.All of these studies are useful for everyday creativity. ____36____
Embrace(拥抱)something absurd. ____37____ The mind is always seeking to make sense of the things that it sees, and absurd art puts the mind in “overdrive” for a short period while it tries to work out exactly what it is looking at or reading. I like reading interesting short stories like The Last Question when I am looking for some inspiration.
____38____ Many people think that happiness is the ideal state to create in. recently, a relatively new study on creativity made this great conclusion: ___39___ I don’t want to put yourself in a bad mood to create something, but next time you are in a strong emotional state, try to sit down and focus that energy on creating something. The end result could be worthwhile.
Get moving. Some research suggests that exercise can actually improve creative thinking as well, due to its ability to get the heart pumping and put people in a positive mood. ____40____ It’s not necessarily the act: It’s the change in mood. If you’re stuck in a creative job and want to take a break, try exercise while your brain is subconsciously(潜意识地)at work. It may help to speed up your “Aha!” moment.
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A. Create during a powerful mood.
B. e up with more creative ideas.
C. Creativity increases when emotions are funning high.
D. Try a few out for yourself and see which ones work best for you.
E. We are in two every different states of mind when we are trying to create something.
F. Research suggests reading/experiencing such things can help improve creative thinking.
G. It’s similar to how other research shows thinking about love can produce more creative thoughts.
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）
第一节 （共 15小题；每小题 1 分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It happened nine years ago, on the 20th of October.Jackie was a student in my class that I __41__. Eight years ago, on the same date her life __42__, all too early.
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Little was I aware of the __43__ that she would live me with for the rest of my life.
Every year on this day, I do something extra special to __44__ her memory and the kindness that she __45__. While at a café this morning, I was standing behind a couple of choosing their breakfast. After they __46__, I asked them if they’d allow me to __47__ for their breakfast in order to memorialize a student of mine.
The young lady looked at me with some __48__ and responded, “Sure, I suppose… but that’s a lot of __49__.”I suppose “a lot” is relative. In __50__ with one’s life, it is nothing. The couple said thank you, to which I __51__, “No, thank you.”I can either dwell(沉浸)on the emptiness and sadness created by Jackie’s absence, or I can celebrate __52__ she stood for and the happiness that she __53__ to others.
It has taken several years, but I have __54__ to do the latter. The day is just beginning, and there is so much __55__ for me to “change myself, therefore change the world”.
41. A. contacted B. took C. abandoned D. taught
42. A. made no sense B. got to the point C. came to an end D. deserved a change
43. A. regrets B. lessons C. envy D. ideas
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44. A. honor B. store C. recover D. transform
45. A. received B. ignored C. showed D. denied
46. A. bought B. rested C. woke D. ordered
47. A. ask B. prepare C. wait 48. A. confusion B. anxiety C. patience 49. A. courage B. fame C. money 50. A. suggestion B. parison C. qualification 51. A. stuck B. applied C. responded 52. A. who B. where C. what 53. A. brought B. wrote C. signaled 54. A. decided B. mented C. explored 55. A. tested B. punished C. left 第二节 （共 10 小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分
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D. bravery
D. power
D. presentation
D. referred
D. when
D. controlled
D. blamed
D. pay
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阅读下面短文，在空白处填1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Recent surveys of hundreds of thousands of people, in over 150 countries, show that richer people report being more satisfied with their live overall, but that ____56____ richer you bee, the more money you need to increase your ____57____ (satisfy) further. This is because people spend money on the most important things first. Someone ____58____ (earn) $ 100,000 per year is only a little more satisfied ____59____ someone gaining $ 50,000. The best available study found that each doubling of your ine ___60___ (connect) with a life satisfaction 0.5 points higher on a scale from 1 to 10.
If you look at ____61____ “happy” people say they are right now, the relationship is weaker. One large study found people in ____62____ (country) with average ine of $ 32,000 were only 10% ____63____ (happy) with their lives than those in countries with average ines of just $ 2,000.
Moreover, some and maybe even most of this relationship is not causal. For example, healthier people will be both happier and capable ____64____ earning more. This means the effect of gaining extra money on your happiness ____65____ (be) weaker than the above connection suggest.
第四部分 写作（共两小节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
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假定你是李华，你们班有一名来自伦敦的学生Catherine，她最近因为学习压力和思念家人和朋友整天闷闷不乐。请你给Catherine写一封信，要点如下：
1. 坚定学习信心；
2. 对她的现状提两到三点建议。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Catherine,
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_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Yours
Li Hua
第二节 （满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
To anyone else, it was just a simple white cotton bag, but to me, it was a canvas(油画布)for my latest masterpiece. I laid it flat on the six-foot-long wooden table in my kitchen. With one hand I held down a corner of the bag and with the other Idipped my brush in the paint and touched it to the canvas, and slowly an image took shape, waves crashing on a sandy beach, seagulls flying above, fishing for a meal. I put down my brush and rubbed my neck. It was hard work, but I enjoyed it. And my friends and family loved the bags. “I get tons of praise for mine,”my mother-in-law told me. Those weren’t quite the honor I’d dreamed of when I first picked up apaintbrush as a kid. I used to aim higher. I wanted my
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work to appear in the Louvre Museum in Paris, right next to the Mona Lisa. But even then, I knew what a wild dream it was.
My parents encouraged my interest, and paid for art lessons. In high school, I joined an art club, and showed my work along with other local artists in an exhibition. I started college and majored in fine art, took classes in drawing and design. But the farthest I ever traveled to was New York City. The Louvre might as well have been on another planet. Then things changed. I met and fell in love with Charlie. After we got married, I took a break from art.Making a home together was more important. Art supplies didn’t fit into our budget.
When I finally picked up a brush, I was rusty and lost my inspiration. I tried a landscape but it was flat. Things in the foreground were the same size as in the background. I’d lost the ability. I was frustrated and threw down my brush. Maybe I’d never really had any talent at all. Forget the Louvre, my work wasn’t good enough to hang in our living room. Charlie turned me around. “You have a talent,”he told me. “Keep painting.”He helped me find room in our budget for paints and brushes.
Paragraph 1:
One day, walking through a town, I found some white cotton bags in a store window. _____________________________________________________________
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Paragraph 2:
The next month, Charlie and I visited the Louvre Museum in Paris. ___________
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参考答案
A篇 CAD
B篇 BBBA
C篇 CBAD
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D篇 BDAC
七选五 DFACG
完形填空 DCBAC DDACB CCAAC
语法填空
56.the 57.satisfaction 58.earning 59.than 60.is connected
61.how 62.countries 63.happier 64.of 65.is
应用文写作
Dear Catherine,
Seeing you so stressed and annoyed, I am feeling so sad. I fully understand you since once had a similar experience.
It’s quite normal to feel so when you are faced with such great study pressure and absence from our family and friends. But to reduce the stress, you should first realize that present separation will help with your academic development and your improvement of personal ability. Besides, you can try to make friends in our school. Lastly, I suggest you take an active part in different kinds of activities in school, which will give you much pleasure.
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I hope you will cheer up soon.
Yours,
Li Hua
【参考答案】
Paragraph 1:
One day, walking through Ifound some white cotton bags ina store window. What interesting canvases they could be! I bought a few and beganpainting on them. And since then everything had started to change. There was noshortage of inspiration as I held my brush. My mother sent some of my pieces to herfriends. She came home with the proudest smile and told me that they all liked them.Seeing others’appreciation on my art made me feel never frustrated.
Paragraph 2:
The next month, Charlie and I visited the Louvre Museum in Paris. Of course we tookalong my cotton bag. For two hours, we wandered in the museum. There was somuch to see, including the Mona Lisa. But every few minutes, somebody stopped me.They asked me where they could buy that bag. I had to tell them it was mywork. It may not be a “Mona Lisa”, but that doesn’t matter.
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