2021年鹤山市职业技术高级中学高三英语第二次联考试卷及参考答案

2021年鹤山市职业技术高级中学高三英语第二次联考试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读（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AAlexPalmersayshe'llneverforgethis13thbirthday,notbecauseofagiftoraparty,butfire.“Itmademerealizehowvaluablelifeis,”saidAlex,aseventhgraderatMonroeDemonstrationSchoolinTulsa,Oklahoma.OnApril18,Alexandmanyotherkidsfromhisschoolwereridinghomeonaschoolbuswhentheysuddenlysawsmokecomingfromthebus’engine.“Itwasjaw-dropping,”hetoldreporters.BythetimeAlexandsomeotherkidsmadeitoutthebus’backdoor,thebuswasalreadyonfire.Andsomeoftheirschoolmateswerestillinside.Soheandsomeoftheotherolderkidstookaction.“Onelittlekidwasslowingeveryonedownwithhisbigbackpack,”eighthgraderDestinyFainsaid,“soIgotitoffandthrewittothesideandhelpedtomakesureallthelittlekidsweren’tfightingorpushing.”Asthatwasgoingon,sixthgraderMarketezDoyle-Smithreportedlyhelpedanotherclassmatewhohadtroubleinbreathingbecauseofthesmoke.“Wesawourfriendlyingontheground,”hesaid,“sowetookourshirtsoffandwavedthemtogethimsomeairtobreathe.”Marketezalsoreportedlystoppedayoungerkidtryingtogetbackonthebustosearchforsomethinghe’dleftbehind."We'reallafamily,"hetoldreporters.“SoIwentbacktohelpthelittlekid.”Finallyeveryonemadeitoffsafely,thankstoAlex,Destiny,Marketezandseveralotherkids.Bylaterthatday,theywerealreadybeingcalledheroes.“Ireallydon’tseeitasbeingahero,”Alexsaid,accordingtoTheWorld.“Iseeitastherightthingtodo—helpingothersbeforeyouhelpyourself.”1.WhathappenedonAlex’swayhome?Theschoolbuswasonfiresuddenly.TherewasapartyforAlex’sbirthday.Hereceivedagiftfromhisclassmate.Someclassmatesquarreledwitheachother.Bysaying""We'reallafamily.”Marketezprobablymeant A.We’rebrothersinthesamefamily. B.It’sourdutytohelpeachother.C.We’reclassmatesinthesameclass. D.Thethingleftonthebusismine.Accordingtothelastparagraph,AlexthoughtthatheA.wasnotabravestudent.hadtherighttodoanything.A.wasnotabravestudent.hadjustdonewhatheshoulddo.D.hatedtobecalledaherobyothers.BAVirginiateenisdoinghisparttomakesurefrontlinehealthcareworkersaregettingthemealshelpthemtakecareofthemselvesandothers.ArulNigam,17,ofTyson'sCorner,Va.,hashadtomakeseveraladjustmentssincehisschoolyearendedabruptlyinmid-Marchduetothecoronavirupandemic新冠疫情）.“Wdidn'thavanyclasseforlikeoveramonthandthenafterthattherewerealotoftechnicaldifficulties.SoIstartedtohavealotmoreftellsYahooLife.“Itwasreallysaddening,butitwasalsosomethingthatreallysurprisedme,thatoworkersarefacingsomethinglikethat,”Nigamsays.“SoIwantedtoseewhatIcoulddotohelpthemobviously,they'resacrificingsomuchandgivingsomuchforallofus.”InlateMarch,theteenstartedfundraisingeffortswiththehelpoffriendsandfamilytohelpthecareworkersreceivemuch-neededmeals.Healsobegandoingresearchaboutwhathospitalshadthemostamountofcoronaviruscases,sohecouldprioritizethoseplacesfirst.Hewasalsoarrangingfortheofulfilledatlocal-ofwanmeidlyrestaurantsimpactedbyshutdownorders.Sofar,Nigamhasdeliveredover1,00mealsto22hospitalsin13states,includingNewYork,MassachusettsandMaryland.Nigam'seffortshavenotonlyhelpedhealthcareworkers,butrestaurantsaswell.Withquarantinerestrictionstakingatollonthefoodindustry,placeslikeBestCoastBurritoinOakland,Calif.,haveoverthelastfewweeks.BestCoast'sowner,AlvinShen,tellsYahooLifethatbeingabletopartnerwitothersineffortstofeedthoseonthefrontlinehasbeenabighelp.WhatwouldNigamprobablydoaccordingtohiswords?Studyathomebyhimself.Spendthemorefreetimeplaying.Donatesomemoneytohealthcareworkers.Dosomethinghelpfulforhealthcareworkers.WhatisNigam'sprioritywhendeliveringfood?Theurgencyofmeals.Theseverityofthevirus.Thenumberofdoctors.Thepositionofhospitals.Whatdoesthephrase“takingatollon”inthelastparagraphmean?Turningablindeyeto.Keepinganeyeon.CCausinglotsofdamageto.D.Answeringcompletelyfor.Wherecanyouprobablyreadthistext?A.Sciencefiction.Fashionmagazine.Lifemagazine.Entertainmentnewspaper.CIfyoustruggletofallasleepquickly,you’renotalone!Fortunately,thereareplentyofsolutionsyoucantry.Withafewchanges,youcanfallasleepfasteverynight!Keepyourroomdark.Turnoffallthelightsaboveyourheadwhenyougotobed.Anybrightlightcanmakeyoubelieveitistooearlyinthedayforsleep.Ifyouwanttoreadorwritebeforebed,tryusingasmallbooklight.Nowthatbluelightscankeepyouawake,redonesareagreatchoice.Ifyoucan,keepnoiseinandaroundyourroomthelowestatnight.Ifyouhaveanoldclockthatticksloudlyandkeepsyouawake,replaceitwithasilentone.Ifyoushareyourhomewithanyoneelse,requestthattheykeepnoisesliketalking,music,orTVshowsatthelowestwhileyouaretryingtosleep.Itisdifficulttofallasleepifyoulivenearabusyroadorhearotherboringsoundsafterbedtime.Youcouldgetawhitenoisemachineorplayrecordingsofnaturesounds,likewavesorwhales’singing.Youcouldalsolistentosoft,relaxingmusic.Readabookinbedifyouhavedifficultyinfallingasleep.Stayinginbeddoingnothingwhenyou’rehavingtroublefallingasleepmaykeepyouwideawake.Whilereadinginbedmaybeslightlyharmfultoyoureyes,itcandistract（分散）youfromyourthoughtsandhelpyoufeelsleepy.Butremembertoreadfromaprintbookratherthansomethingwithascreen.Thelightfromelectronicscreenscankeepyouawake.Loweringyourbodytemperaturehelpsyousleep,sosettheroomtemperaturebetween15.5℃-21℃coulddothetrick.Whatcolor1booklightshouldyouchoosetoreadbeforebed?A.Red. B.Blue.C.White.D.Orange.C.White.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsreadinginbed?A.Doubtful. B.Worried.C.Favorable. D.Uncaring.Whatcanweinferredfromthetext?Readingoncellphonessometimeshelpsyoufallasleep.Theloweryourtemperaturewhilesleepingis,thebetter.Brightlightsarebetterforyourreadingbeforegoingtobed.Playingrecordingslikebirds’singingcanimproveyoursleep.Howdoestheauthororganizethetext?A.Bygivingexamples. B.Byaskingquestions.C.Byofferingsuggestions. D.Bylistingresearchresults.DIhaveamemoryofbeingaboutfiveyearsold,pickingupabeautifulgrilled（烧烤的）cheesesandwichmadeformebymyhard—workingmotherandturningitovertoseethattheothersidewasburned.SuddenlywhatIthoughtwastheperfectsandwichwasnotsoperfect.Momhadtriedtohidethatfactfromme.Therewasnoquestion;Iateitanywaywithoutcomplaining.However,thatmomenthasstuckinmymindformanyyears.Now,attheageof43asamotheroftwochildrenandasabiologyprofessorwhereIamroutinelythe"academicmother"ofhundredsofstudentseveryyear,IfindthatIbelieveinTheGrilledCheesePrinciple.HereiswhatImeanMakingagrilledcheesesandwichiseasyright?ButwhenIthinkofhowmanyburnedgrilledcheesesandwichesIhaveeaten,orIhavemademyself,IrealizethatmostofthegrilledcheesesandwichesIhaveknownhavehadatleastoneburnedside.Thethingisthatalthoughitisalyeasythingtomake,Icanalsoeasilylosefocus,andbeforelongthesandwichisburned.Formymother,thefirstsidewasusuallyperfectandthesecondsidegotburnedduetoherbeingdistracted.Forme,Ihavetendedtoburnthefirstside,butthenImorecarefullymonitorthesecondside.Eitherway,thegrilledcheesesandwichsuffersbecauseithasnotbeengiventheattentionitdeservesIhavelearnedthateventhesimplesttaskdeservesmyfullattention.WhenIammulti-tasking,Iamdoingnoneofthetaskswell.AndwhenIallowmyselftobedistracted,Iamnotinthepresentmoment—notpayingattentiontothesmalldetailsoflivingorenjoyingtheprocessSonow,Ibelievethebestwaytomakeaperfectgrilledcheesesandwichistomakeonlyoneatatimeandgiveitmyfullattention.Howdidthewriterreacttothesandwichwithburnedside?SheateitwithsomecomplaintsSheshowednointerest.ShethoughtitwasstillperfectShewasdeeplyimpressedwithitWhatdoesTheGrilledCheesePrinciplemean?EvensimplethingsdeservefullattentionLosingfocusmakesthesandwichburnedSelf-madesandwichesarealwaysburnedweshouldmakeonlyonesandwichatatimeWhichofthefollowingcanweinferfromthepassage?EverythingcannotbedonewellwithoutfullattentionMomsalwaysliketolietokidswhentheyhavedonesomethingwrongWecanlosefocusmoreeasilywhenwedoeasythings.Multi-taskingcanbeanobstacletotheachievementoftasks.Whatdoesthewritermainlywanttotellus?NothingisperfectLearntoappreciatetheburnedsandwichesDevoteyourselftoonethingatatime.Neverdomulti-tasks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WhatMakesaLanguageUsefulInternationally?Learningandknowingcertainlanguagesgivesyouahugeadvantagewhenyoutravelandwheninternationalcommunicationisnecessary. 16 Herearesomethingsthatmakeinternationallanguagesreallyusefultoknow. 17 Youcanalways,ofcourse,lookforlocalswhospeakyourlanguageinyourtravelsnomatterwhereyouare.EnglishandChinese,forexample,arespokenallacrosstheworld.Butyoucan'talwaysdependonthis.Byknowingmorethanjustoneortwolanguages,yougreatlyincreaseyourabilitytocommunicateanywhereintheworld.Theycanteachyouaboutmanycultures.Ourworldhasbecomeincreasinglyconnectedandlearninganotherlanguageisthebestwaytostrengthenthoserelationships.Mostbilingualsknowthatlearningalanguagegoesbeyondmemorizingtermsandphrasesbecauselanguageandcultureareintrinsicallyconnected. 18 .They’llmakeyouacleverertraveler. 19 Wanttoavoidtouristtrapsandoverpricedrestaurants?Wishtoseehowpeoplereallyliveinothercountries?Ifyou'reabletoasktherightquestionsandreadlocaladviceorreviews,thenyoucanpotentiallysavealotofmoneyonyourtravels.Withoutenoughlanguageskills,youmightbeledtothetouristspotsandmissoutonthebetterculturalandlocalhotspots. 20 Onceyougetcomfortablewiththelanguageandgetalongwellwiththelocals,you'llfindplacesthatarebetterforyouandyourwallet.They'reusedinmanydifferentcountries.Theycanenableyoutolivewithahostfamily.Andweallknowthatthosetouristplacesaren'tcheap.Butmanypeoplearenotsurewhatinternationallanguagescando.Languagesteachyouhistoryandshowtheinfluencesofothercultures.Youcanhelppeopleinneedwhilelearningalanguageatthesametime.Knowingtherightlanguageswillimmediatelylevelupyourtravelingskills.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IbelieveinmiraclesbecauseI'veseensomanyofthem.Oneday,apatientwasreferredto（被弓［荐）mewhowasonehundredandtwoyearsold."There’sa 21 inmyupperjaw."shesaid."Itoldmyowndentistit’snothing,buthe 22 Icometoseeyou".Hereighty-year-oldsonaccompaniedher.Hewould 23 toaddsomething,butshestoppedhim.Shewantedtotelleverythingherself.Ifoundalargecancerthatspreadovermuchofthe 24 ofhermouth.Acarefulexaminationlater 25 thatitwasabadsortofcancer.DuringhernextappointmentIexplainedtoherthe 26 oftheproblem.Sheheldmyhandfirmlyinhersandsaid,"Iknowyou’reworriedaboutme,butI’mjust 27 .Ithoughtotherwise.Afterconsiderable 28 onmypart,andkindnessonherpartbecauseshewantedto 29 me,sheagreedtohavemereferhertoacancersurgeon.Shesawhim,butasIexpected, 30 treatment.Aboutsixmonthslatershereturnedtomyoffice,stillenergeticand 31 ,"Howareyou?"Iasked."I'mjustfine,honey,"sheresponded32highspirits."WhencanIgetstartedonfixingmydentures（假牙）?” 33 toseeheratall,Iansweredconfusedly,"Letmetakealookinyourmouthandwe’llseeaboutit."Icouldn’tbelievemyeyes.Thecancerthathad 34 nearlytheentireroofofhermouthwasgone-onlyonesmallareaofredness 35 .Ihadreadofsuchthingshappeningbuthad 36 seenthemwithmyowneyes.Thatwasmyfirstmiracle.Sincethen,I’veseenmanyothers,becausetheykeepgetting 37 tosee.Infact,miraclesaredailyeventsformenow.Andpeopleareamiracle, 38 throughthemwehaveachancetoknowourselvesandto 39 themiraclesofoneanother.Sincemyfirstmiracle,I’vecometounderstandthatamiracleexists 40 wechoosetofindit.21.A.cutB.painC.wound D.cancer22.A.declaredB.suspectedC.promised D.insisted23.A.hesitatedB.continuedC.attempted D.managed24.A.roofB.comerC.bottom D.surface25.A.confirmedB.convincedC.considered D.concluded26.A.possibilityB.importanceC.seriousness D.resolution27.A.oldB.sickC.fine D.glad28.A.permissionB.supportC.approval D.effort29.A.persuadeB.pleaseC.impress D.astonish30.A.refusedB.providedC.received D.required31.A.healthyB.elegantC.optimistic D.humorous32.A.toB.in C.with D.by33.A.DeterminedB.SurprisedC.Frightened D.Intended34.A.coveredB.reachedC.focused D.grown35.A.curedB.fadedC.expanded D.remained36.A.everB.alsoC.never D.already37.A.easierB.rarerC.happier D.closer38.A.orB.so C.yet D.for39.A.readB.makeC.keep D.see

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