江西省重点中学协作体2021届高三下学期5月第二次联考英语Word版含答案.docx

1、江西省重点中学协作体2021届高三第二次联考英语试卷满分150分 考试时间：120分钟第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）该部分分为第一、第二两节，注意回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上，听力部分结束前，你将 有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三选项中选出最佳选项，并标在 试卷的相应位置，听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下个小题，每段对话仅 读一遍。第二部分阅读理解（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

2、所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIn some ways, every book is about the body. No one lives apart from theirs, and here are the books in my favorite list.The Body in Pain: The Making and Unmaking of the World by Elaine ScarryAn analysis of physical suffering that spans from philosophy to medicine,

3、 religion to literature, and art, The Body in Pain shows an expansive study of the ways that human beings faced pain and to live with and through it. The Giant's House by Elizabeth McCrackenThis extraordinary novel about a small-town librarian named Peggy Court and the “over-tall" James Car

4、lson Sweatt - who is six feet by age 11, then seven, and then eight - is a love story above all else. But it's also an examination of the profound ways a body can connect you, and of how you can love a body even as it fails you. The Two Kinds of Decay by Sarah MangusoThis book turns the “illness

5、 narrative* inside out. A record of the years she spent with a rare and unpredictable blood disorder, the book displays an experience of illness in the language, shape, and timescale of sickness itself.Teratology by Susannah NevisonA poetry collection rooted in a series of birth disabilities that af

6、fect the author's legs and feet, and in a lifetime of treatment, Nevison's book is an act of myth-making, meaning-making and survival. uIf your daughter is born / and her legs aren't made / fbr standing/' the collection begins 一 and a whole, extraordinary worldI came to see you but y

7、ou were out. I'd like to invite you to seeing Beijing Opera with me nextseeweek, because you have always want to know more about Chinese culture since the first day wantedto China. As A matter of fact, Beijing Opera with a history of nearly 200 years arc a form aisof traditional Chinese theatre

8、play. The Derformer in colorful costumes perform various storiesperformerswhat happened in history to audience by singing and dancing. I can tell you more about them that/which when we meet. Please let meth know when you will be free and I will buy the tickets on advance.inI sincere hope that you ca

9、n accept my invitation, sincerely六、作文Hard Work Or OpportunitySometimes, a lucky person may achieve great success without corresponding efforts because of a good opportunity, while other people may have to work very hard before accomplishing a liny achievement. However, I firmly believe opportunity f

10、avors those who are well prepared by working hard.As we all know, it is hard work that is fundamental to any achievement. If we do not have proper opportunity in a certain period of time, we may nourish one by working hard sooner or later. However, if you do have an opportunity out of luck, you mayb

11、e not well prepared to grasp that opportunity to achieve anything and facing the opportunity, you may simply be at a loss what to do.To sum up, working hard is more essential than opportunity to success.听力录音Text 1M: When did you begin to write in your spare time?W: About four years ago, ever since I

12、 finished middle school.Text 2W: I feel horrible. Daisy was angry with me because I lost her notes. Do you think I should apologize again?M: If I were you, I'd let her calm down for a few days before approaching her.W: Maybe you're right.Text 3M: Good aflemoon, Lucy. Long time no see.W: Yes,

13、 Peter. How are you?M: Fine. Are you still teaching at the school?W: Not since last May. My husband and I went into business together as soon as he left politics.Text 4W: Do you walk to work every day?M: No, it's loo far to walk. There is a bus going right by my house. But when it rains or when

14、the bus is crowded, I do wish I had a car.Text 5M: Maria, do you think it's useful to study English abroad?W: Certainly. But it costs too much. In fact, if wc do our best, wc can also become great English speakers in our country.Text 6W: Welcome to Wembley!M: Pleased to meet you, Mrs Frost!W: Pl

15、ease call me Diana. Now let me show you your room and then we can have a nice cup of tea. Or would you prefer coffee?M: Thanks. Either is OK.W: This is your bedroom. There's a nice view of the football stadium and here's a little desk where you can study. The bathroom is just opposite the do

16、or.M: This looks nice and comfortable. Do you have any rules here?W: Yes. Pets are not allowed here and loud noises are forbidden after 10 p.m.Text 7W: Hi, Richard. How handsome you are in the overcoat!M: Thank you. I am very glad to hear that.W: I like your new overcoat. It looks really expensive.

17、Where did you get it? In that brand coat shop in (he mall?M: Well, no, I didn't. I got it in the market, where there are many clothes, from shin to shirt, from jacket to coat. I can't afford a brand coat. After all, I am just an office clerk.W: You arc too modesty. Everyone knows your family

18、 has had a lot of money.M: I don't want to get money from them. I must depend on myself.Text8M: Martha, did you hear about (he storm that is happening in the south of (he country ?W: Yes, how could I not hear about it? It's all over the news.M: But have you heard about Martin Harris?W: No. W

19、ho is that?M: Well, his story is in today's paper. Listen: "Trouble in the south as rain continues to fall and the water continues to rise. One man fights not only for his life but for others as well. Martin Harris is a local man who owns a small boat. With water levels rising above (he top

20、s of most houses in the area, people are in great danger. Harris has been using his boat to go around and help people in need. He picks them up in his boat and takes them to safety. His actions are winning praise from people all over the country. If any of you readers find yourselves stuck in flood,

21、 the best advice is to try to get to a high, dry place before the water gets too high. If you cannot swim, find something that floats and hold on until you arc found?'W: Wow, Martin Harris is an amazing man.M: We can all learn a lesson from him.W: I think I will write him a letter to thank him f

22、or his service.M: That is a great idea. I am sure he will appreciate that.Text 9W: Welcome to the Self-study Language Lab.M: What can we do in the language lab?W: Some students like to listen to recordings, but I (hink it's better to use the lab for speaking practice.M: Yes, I need to practice i

23、ny pronunciation.W: Then try this recording. Il has all (he English sounds that are difficult for Spanish speakers.M: Can I take a copy of the recording home?W: No, I'm sorry! We like all the material to stay in the language lab. The machines here are special. They play the teachers' voice a

24、nd record the students' voice in another file at the same time. You can't do that with mostMP5 players.M: What other types of speaking practice can we do?W: Well, the grammar practice is very useful at your level. M: Do we have books? How many exercises should I do?W: Yes. The books arc over

25、 there. It's best to repeat just one or two exercises every day. Record and play back your answers several times. Try to do better each time.Text 10There are several ways you can find out the countries and places you wish to visit. You can talk to friends who have traveled to the places. Or you

26、can go and see a color film about them. Or you can read travel books.It would seem that there are three kinds of travel books. The first are those that give a personal, subjective account of travels, which the author has actually made himself. If they are informative and have a good index, then they

27、 can be useful to you when you arc planning your travels. The second kind is those books whose purpose is to give a purely objective description of things to be done and seen. If a well-read, cultured person has written such a book, (hen it is even more useful. It can be classified as a selective gu

28、idebook. The third kind is those books which are called "a guide" to some place or other. If they are good, they will, in addition to their factual information, give an analysis or an interpretation. Like the first kind they can be inspiring and entertaining. But their primary function is

29、to assist the reader who wishes to plan in the most practical way.Whatever kind of travel book you choose, you must make sure that it docs not describe everything as “marvelous ", "fabulous" or "magical". You must also note its date of publication because travel is a very pr

30、actical affair and many things change quickly in the 21st century. Finally, you should make sure that (he contents are well presented and easy to find.unfolds.21. When your body is suffering great pain, you may read the book by.A. Elizabeth McCracken.B. Sarah Manguso.C. Elaine Scarry.D. Susannah Nev

31、ison.22. What do wc know about James Carlson Sweatt?A. He has a small library.B. He has a blood disorder.C. He has birth disabilities.D. He has a giant body.23. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To encourage people to read books.B. To introduce some books about body.C. To advise readers to live

32、a healthy life.D. To share stories of disabled authors.Have you ever tried to get your desired things at 1 a.m. in the middle of exam season? The ones that convince you to walk to Hillside in the middle of a snowstorm just for a slice of cheesecake?Well, I have too. But instead of wanting something

33、nonnal and yummy like ice cream or cookies, I've been longing for cauliflower. I know half of you stopped reading just now. It's okay. Honestly, I get it. For those of you who stuck around, let's talk vegetables.Unlike those terrifyingly healthy food bloggers, my recent adventures in veg

34、etables originated from an existential crisis concerning global warming. It turns out food production is one of the highest producers of the greenhouse gases that contribute to the breakdown of Earth's ozone layer （臭氧层）.And one of the simplest ways to make a difference is by eating more vegetabl

35、es and less meat and cheese. So I've been forcing myself to eat more vegetables to convince myself （hat Earth can exist after 2050. And just like those terrifying food bloggers say, it has become a habit.Now, I don't just chow down on raw cauliflower stems fbr lunch. Instead, I like to dress

36、 up the vegetables, and it turns out the real trick to make them taste good is a perfect seasoning blend （调味品）.And let me tell you, I've become addicted to one of my own creations: olive oil, garlic salt, white pepper, and dill. The mixture is cooked at 375T for 20-30 minutes. This works on just

37、 about any vegetable you can roast. Plus, it's so good it's been proven to cause longings.Eating responsibly is about so much more than “eating healthy., It's just as important to eat food you enjoy. If you crave cheesecake, eat cheesecake. If you want to opt for the more head of caulifl

38、ower, eat cauliflower.After all. living to 2050 isn't worth much if you aren't happy.24. Why does the author begin to eat vegetables?A. The author always adores them.B. The author follows the trend.C. The author wants to pass the exams.D. The author thinks it benefits environment.25. How doe

39、s the author probably enjoy vegetables?A. The author eats raw vegetables.B. The author toasts vegetables.C. The author boils vegetables.D. The author dresses up to cat vegetables.26. What can we infer about the author from chc passage?A. He may be an artist. B. He may be a cook. C. He may be a stude

40、nt. D. He may be a clerk.27. What is the tone of the author in writing the article?A. Humorous.B. Critical.C. Confused.D. Ambiguous.C"Allez," caretaker Bernard Nsangu shouts in French as he gets ready to distribute a morning snack. Bonobos （倭黑猩猩）nearby tell their friends in the forest that

41、 pineapple is coming. Soon, more than a dozen bonobos have gathered near the grassy edge of their enclosure. With chimpanzees, the expectation of food can lead to aggression. But bonobos take a different approach, says Suzy Kwetuenda, a biologist at Lola. As you see, there is many negotiation,"

42、 she says. "So that makes peace."This sort of harmony is why, for more than a decade, scientists from around the world have been coming to this reserve just outside Kinshasa, along the banks of the Lukaya River. The researchers think bonobos may help explain how humans evolved the ability

43、to be nicc-at least some of the time.Bonobos look like smallish chimpanzees, with whom they share 99.6% of their DNA. And both of these great apes share 98.7% of their DNA with humans, making them our closest living relatives.What intrigues scientists is that bonobos and chimps often behave very dif

44、ferently, despite （heir genetic similarity. What's more, human behavior seems to include aspects of both species.One way that bonobos differ from other great apes is in their eagerness to share, something that has been documented in experiments.In one experiment, the scientists put two bonobos i

45、n next rooms. Then they gave one of the animals a plate of prized food, like bananas or apples, which have to be imported. The fruit plate was topped with a type of cream Kwetuenda calls "bonobo sauce." The bonobo with food was given a choice: eat alone, or use a special key to let in thei

46、r neighbor."In our mind, we thought that because of nice food they would first eat," Kwetuenda says. "But we were surprised to see that roommate is more important than favorite food."Later, the scientists repeated the experiment with three bonobos, one of whom was a stranger. Thi

47、s time, the bonobo with food usually shared with the stranger first, then invited the friend to join in.28. What does （he author want to tell us by the example in Paragraph 1?A. Food makes chimps aggressive.B. Bonobos and chimps fight for food.C. Bonobos and chimps get along well.D. Bonobos are in h

48、armony with each other.29. Why arc scientists across the world interested in the reserve just outside Kinshasa?A. To build a relationship between chimps and bonobos.B. To have a better understanding of the life of bonobos.C. To explore how human develop the capability to be kind.D. To tell the diffe

49、rence between bonobos and human beings.30. What does the underlined word “intrigues" in paragraph 4 most probably mean?A. Interests.B. Annoys.C. Threatens.D. Thrills.31. What did scientists find from the two experiments?A. Bonobos were put in different rooms.B. Bonobos were willing to share wit

50、h others.C. Bonobos were expected to enjoy food together.D. Bonobos treated friends better than strangers.DAn unopened letter that was mailed back in 1697 but never delivered has been read by researchers who have developed a way to virtually ''unfbld、' sealed letter packages without havi

51、ng to actually break the seal.The new technique, described in the journal Nature Communications, should allow historians to learn more about ''letterlocking'', the practice of turning a flat sheet of paper with a written message into a tamper-resistant （防篡改）package.Such security meas

52、ures were an everyday part of life fbr centuries. t4As we know, the gummed （涂胶的） envelope, wasn't invented until the 1830s, says Jana Dambrogio, a conservator with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries.Lcttcrlocking hasn't gotten much attention until recently, however, and in t

53、he past, the person who managed documents would open locked letters by simply cutting thein. "What do we lose when we open the unopened?, asks Dambrogio, who was fascinated to learn of a 17th century postmaster's trunk from The Hague in the Netherlands that contained 577 unopened letter pac

54、kets.Dambrogio and a team of researchers now say they've managed to read one of these unopened Renaissance letters, with the help of a medical scanner. "It was originally designed to study teeth. It's this really high-rcsokition （高分辨率4勺）X-ray scanner,n says Amanda Ghassaci, who explains

55、 that the device can create adetailed three-dimensional X-ray image of a folded letter. Because the inks used back then contain a lot of metal, says Ghassaei, the writing "shows up as a very bright region on the scan, kind of like the way that your bone would show up really bright on an X-ray.&

56、quot;The unopened 1697 letter from the postmaster's trunk has an especially lovely folding pattern, saysDambrogio, even though the letter's contents make it clear that it's just an ordinary bit of family business."They revealed the text, which was wonderful. To do that without openi

57、ng the letter is itself a sort of miracle.which I love, says Brent Seales.32. What do we know about tiletterIocking,?A. It was a way to write coded letters.B. It was only daily used by scholars.D. It was used fbr a long time.C. It was applied to making envelops.33. Why is X-ray scanner possible to r

58、ead the unopened Renaissance letters?A. Because the letter was written with inks containing a lot of metal.B. Because (he scanner can create a rough three-dimensional image.C. Because (he paper used to write the letter has a very bright region.D. Because the scanner was first invented to check bone

59、in hospitals.34. What does Brent Seales think of Dambrogio's work?A. Impossible.B. Impressive.C. Ordinary.D. Questionable .35. What may be the best title for the text?A. Reading a Letter Without Opening It.B. Inventing a New Writing Technique.C. Designing a New Medical Scanner.D. Discovering Unopened Letter Packets.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。Build True Self-Confidence from WithinFor many, the teen years are filled with self-doubt, a questionable body image, and insecurities. If you are among them, I'm sure