2021年四川省某中学高三英语第二次联考试题及答案

2021年四川省大邑中学高三英语第二次联考试题及答案

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

MymotherandherbestfriendMarthawereintheirmid-80swhentheysaweachotherforthelasttime.

Theyhadbeenfriendssincetheywere18,bothofthemstudentsatWesleyanCollegeinMacon,Georgia.Mymother

wasthedreamyone,wholovedtoreadanddreamherselfasanactress.Martha,however,wasmorepractical.I’m

notsurewhattheyhadincommonexceptthattheytrustedeachother,helpedeachother,andstayedintouch

evenwhenlifeseparatedthem.

MarthaspentmostofheradulthoodinAtlanta,wheresheraisedthreekids.Mymother,meanwhile,raisedeight

children,andmovedmanytimesduringherfinanciallyandemotionallytroubledmarriage,whichincludedseveral

monthslivingwithherfamilyinseedymotels.

Isensedmymotherhidhertroublesfrommostpeople,butnotfromMartha,andIknewfrommymotherthat

Marthacarriedherownsorrows.Theirwillingnesstosharesorrowwithoutjudgmentwaspartofwhatbond

them.

Thebestfriendshipscanalsowithstand(抵挡)periodswithoutcommunication.Theydidn’tcommunicatealot—

thiswasbeforetheeaseofemailsandtextsandyetIknewtheywerealwaysineachother’sminds.

Onedayin2008,1drovemymothertoMartha’shousefortheirfinalvisit.Themomentmymotherhobbled(蹒跚)

intoMartha’shouse,theythrewtheirarmsaroundeachotherandwenttositoutinthegarden,laughinguntil

theyweredizzy.Isnappedaphoto,andspottedsomethingjoyous,youngandfreeonmymom,whichexistedonly

inthepresenceofherbestfriend.

Twoyearslater,mymotherdied.OfallthepeopleIhadtotell,MarthawasthehardestbecauseIfeltiterasedher

past.Afterthat,welosttouch.ButIstillthinkofherandhowthatfriendshipstrengthenedmymother.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“seedy”inParagraph3probablymean?

A.largeB.dirtyC.urbanD.bright

2.Theauthor’smotherandMarthahadalastingfriendshippartlybecausethey________.

A.werewillingtoshareB.wereconstantlyintouch

C.hadmuchincommonD.hadalikenessinpersonality

3.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Totelltheimportanceoffriendship.

B.Toexpresshisgratitudetohismother.

C.Tosharehisstandardofchoosingafriend.

D.TopraisethefriendshipbetweenMarthaandhismother.

B

Itisthattimeofyearwhenpeopleneedtolocktheircars.It’snotbecausetherearealotofcriminals

runningaroundstealingcars.Rather,it’sbecauseofthegood-heartedneighborswhowanttosharetheirharvest.

Especiallywiththisyear’slargecrop,leavingacarunlockedinmyneighborhoodisaninvitationforsomeoneto

stuffitfullofzucchini(西葫芦).

Mysister-in-law,Sharon,recentlyhadagoodyearfortomatoes.Sheandherfamilyhadeatenandcannedso

manythattheybegantofeeltheirskinturnslightlyred.That’swhenshedecideditwastimetoshare

herblessings.Shestartedcallingeveryonesheknew.Whenthatfailed,shebegantoaskeveryoneinthe

neighborhoodlikeapolitician,eventuallyfindinganeighbordelightedtohavethetomatoes.“Feelfreetotake

whateveryouwant,”Sharontoldher.Shefelthappythatshecouldhelpsomeoneandthatthefooddidn’tgoto

waste.

Afewdayslater,Sharonansweredthedoor.Therewastheneighbor,holdingsomebread.Theneighborsmiled

pleasantly,“Iwanttothankyouforallofthetomatoes,andIhavetoadmitthatItookafewotherthingsand

hopeyouwouldn’tmind.”

Sharoncouldn’tthinkofanythingelseinhergardenthathadbeenworthharvestingandsaidso.“Oh,butyou

did,”theneighborsaid.“YouhadsomeoftheprettiestzucchiniI’veeverseen.”

Sharonwasconfused.Zucchiniinhergarden?Theyhadn’tevenplantedanyzucchini.Butherneighbor

insistedthattherereallywerebright-greenzucchiniinhergarden.Thetwoofthemwalkedtogetherintothe

backyard.Whentheneighborpointedatthelonggreenvegetables,Sharonsmiled,“Well,actually,thoseare

cucumbersthatweneverharvested,becausetheygottoobig,softandbitterforeatingorcanning.”

TheneighborlookedatSharon,shockwrittenalloverherface.Thenshesmiled,andheldoutthebreadthat

shehadsharedallovertheneighborhood,“Ibroughtyoualoafofcucumberbread.Ihopeyoulikeit.”

4.Whydoestheauthorsuggestthatpeopleintheneighborhoodshouldlocktheircars?

A.Theymightbestolenbythieves.

B.Theymightbemovedawaybythepolice.

C.Theirneighborsmightfillthemwiththeirharvest.

D.Theirneighborsmightthrowrubbishinthem.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“blessings”inthesecondparagraphmean?

A.Tomatoes.B.God’sprotection.

C.Helpfulthings.D.Bestwishes.

6.WhatdidtheneighbordoinSharon’sgarden?

A.Sheharvestedtomatoesonly.

B.Sheharvestedzucchinibyaccident.

C.Shetooksomecucumbersmistakenly.

D.ShestolesomethingwithoutSharon’spermission.

7.Wecaninferfromthearticlethattheneighbor’sbreadwouldtaste________.

A.bitterbuttastyB.strangeandbitter

C.hardandsourD.softandsweet

C

Everyday,millionsofshoppershitthestoresinfullforce,searchingwildlyfortheperfectgift.Asidefrom

purchasingholidaygifts,mostpeopleregularlybuypresentsforotheroccasionsthroughouttheyear,including

weddings,birthdays,anniversaries,andgraduations.Thisfrequentexperienceofgift-givingcancauseuncertain

feelingsingift-givers.Manyenjoytheopportunitytobuypresentsbecausegift-givingoffersapowerfulmeansto

buildstrongerbonds,whilemanyworrythattheirpurchaseswilldisappointratherthandelighttheintended

recipients(接受者).

Anthropologistsdescribegift-givingasapositivesocialprocess,servingvariouspolitical,religious,and

psychologicalfunctions.Economists,however,offeralessfavorableview.AccordingtoWaldfogel,gift-giving

representsanobjectivewasteofresources.Peoplebuygiftsthatrecipientswouldnotchoosetobuyontheirown,

oratleastnotspendasmuchmoneytopurchase(aphenomenonreferredtoas‘‘thedeadweightlossof

Christmas”).

Whatissurprisingisthatgift-givershavemuchexperienceactingasbothgift-giversandgift-recipients,but

neverthelesstendtooverspendeachtimetheysetouttopurchaseameaningfulgift.Inthepresentresearch,we

proposeauniquepsychologicalexplanationforthisoverspendingproblem—gift-giverslinkhowmuchtheyspend

withhowmuchrecipientswillappreciatethegift.Thoughitseemsnaturaltogift-givers,suchanassumptionmay

beunfounded.Indeed,weproposethatgift-recipientswillbelesslikelytobasetheirfeelingsofappreciationon

thevalueofagiftthangiversassume.

Whydogift-giversassumethatgiftpriceiscloselylinked-recipients’togiftfeelingsofappreciation?Perhaps

giversbelievethatmoreexpensivegiftscommunicateastrongersenseofthoughtfulnessandconsideration.

AccordingtoCamererandothers,-givinggiftrepresentsasymbolicritual习俗),(bywhichgift-giversattemptto

signaltheirpositiveattitudestowardstherecipientandtheirwillingnesstoinvestresourcesinafuturerelationship.

Inthissense,-giversgiftmaybemotivatedtospendmoremoneyonagiftinordertosenda“strongersignal”.As

forgift-recipients,theymaynotinterpretsmallerandlargergiftsasrepresentingsmallerandlargersignalsof

thoughtfulnessandconsideration.

Theideaofgift-giversandgift-recipientsbeingunabletoaccountfortheotherparty’sviewpointseems

confusingbecausepeopleslipinandoutoftheseroleseveryday.Yet,despitetheexperienceasbothgiversand

receivers,peopleoftenstruggletoapplyinformationgainedfromoneroleinanother.Intheoreticalterms,people

failtouseinformationabouttheirownpreferencesandexperiencestoproducemoreefficientoutcomesintheir

exchangerelations.Inpracticalterms,peoplespendhundredsofdollarseachyearongifts,butsomehownever

learntoestimatetheirgiftexpenseaccordingtopersonalinsight.

8.Theauthoruses“thedeadweightlossofChristmas”inParagraph2toexpress________.

A.gift-giversdon’tspendmuchmoneyduringholidays

B.gift-giversdon’taskrecipientswhatgiftstheyprefer

C.gift-giversbuyimproperandexpensivegifts

D.gift-givershavedifficultyinchoosinggifts

9.Accordingtothepassage,peoplebuygiftsto________.

A.receivegiftsinreturn

B.enjoythefeelingofshopping

C.helprecipientstosavemoney

D.betterrelationshipswithrecipients

10.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.People’shighlivingstandardsrequireexpensivegifts.

B.Gift-giversbuygiftsbasedontheirexperiencesasrecipients.

C.Anthropologiststhink-givinggiftmeetsdifferenthumanneeds.

D.Recipientsjudgethedepthoffriendshipaccordingtothegiftprice.

11.Whydidtheauthorwritethisarticle?

A.Tocriticizepeople’s-buyinggifthabits.

B.Toanalyzepeople’sgift-givingbehaviors.

C.Toofferadviceonhowtoimproverelationships.

D.Toremindpeoplenottooverlookothers’preferences.

D

Whatwillfutureschoolslooklikein100years?Imaginefutureschoolsinwhichstudentsaretotallyengaged

inaclass.Theyareconcentratingonworkingtogethertosolvereal-worldproblems.Theyareself-drivenandare

comingupwithamazingideasonthespot.Theyareconcernedwitheachother’swell-beingaspartofateam.

Theirconcernsreachfarbeyondtheclassroomtoothersallovertheglobe.

Theschoolofthefuturewillbeanamazingmeltingpotofdifferentpeoplescomingtogethertosolve

real-worldproblems.

Willtheyevenbecalled“schools”inthefuture?

Theteacher-studentrelationshipischanging.Teachersareactingmoreashelpersratherthankeepersofall

knowledge.Studentsaredrivingtheirowneducationtothepaththattheyfeelbestfitsthem.Inthefuture,

employersmaynotbeasconcernedwithadiploma.They’lllookmoreatcasesandexamplesofhowstudents

contributetosolvingreal-worldproblems.They’llwanttoknowhowwelltheyworkinateam.

Whatwillproblem-solvinglooklikeinthefuture?

InformationfromtheInternetisaccessibleeverywhereandatunimaginablespeeds.Kidsareconnectedto

newsaroundtheworldinrealtime.Imaginesomeonecouldputoutarequesttotheglobalcommunitytohelp

solveanissueintheirowncommunity!Classescanadoptanissueandworkwithotherclassesaroundtheworld

inrealtimetocreatesolutions.

Whatwillinformationlooklikeinthefuture?

It’salreadyeverywhere.Userscangetfloodedbytheconstantflowofinformation.Theneedtounderstand

whatistrueandwhatisnotisimportant.Theflippedclassroom(翻转课堂)hasalreadycompletelychanged

lecture-basedlessons.Itpresentsinterestingcontenttostudentsbeforetheyevencometoclass.Theycanaccess

theInternetasmanytimesastheywanttoreviewthelessons.

12.Whatisthekeymessageofthefirstparagraph?

A.Thethingsstudentswilldointhefutureschool.

B.Thesituationwherestudentswillbeinthefuture.

C.Theattentionstudentswillpaytointheclassroom.

D.Themethodsstudentswillusetostudyintheclassroom.

13.Whatwillbethoughthighlyofwhenstudentssolvereal-worldproblems?

A.Respect.B.Patience.C.Teamwork.D.Concern.

14.Whatcanweinferfromthefourthparagraph?

A.Teachersencouragestudentstodevelopleadership.

BStudentsarereallyrelaxedwiththeirheavystudy.

C.Theemployersvaluestudents’diplomasmost.

D.Studentshavetherighttochoosethemostsuitablelessons.

15.What’sthepurposeoftheflippedclassroom?

A.Tohelpstudentstoimprovetheproblem-solvingability.

B.Toprovidethelessonsforstudentstostudybeforeorafterclass.

C.Tohelpstudentstokeepincontactwiththeoutsideworld.

D.Tohelpstudentstounderstandthemostdifficultcontent.

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

Weexpectthetechnologyinourlifetoworkeverytimeweturnamachineon.It'sterriblewhentheydon't

work,especiallywhenwedon'tknowhowtosolvetheproblem.Youturnthemachineon,butseetheblack

screen.___16___

Acomputerscreenthatdoesn'tturnonmaybeasignofabrokenscreenorabadconnectionbetweenthe

computerandthemonitor（显示器）.Tryinganothermonitororconnectinglineisasimplewaytoseeifoneorthe

otherisbroken-down.___17___

Forwindowsusers，theycouldfaceasystemfilescorruption（损坏）.Turningonyourcomputer，youmight

seetheblackscreenandwordsonthescreenremindyouthecorruption.Inthatcase，youmayneedtorestart

yourcomputerandentertherecoverymode（恢复模式）。

___18___Inthatcase?youneedtoopenthecomputercaseandcleanthefan.

___19___Apple'siOSusersmightneedtorestarttheirphones,thoughthemethoddiffersdependingonthe

model.IfyouareaowneroftheiPhone11oranewermodel，youcanpressandletgoofthevolume-upanddo

thesametothevolume-downbutton,thenpressandholdthesidebuttonuntilyouseetheApplelogo.

Iftheproblemkeepsoccurring,you'dbetterhaveaprofessional（专业人员）takealookatit.___20___

A.AchoiceistouseaDVD.

B.Phoneusersalsofacetheblackscreen.

CWhatshouldyoudowhenithappens?

D.Ifitisuseless?youneedtodoafurthercheck.

E.Anothercausemightbeaproblemwiththecoolingfan.

F.You'dbetternotdealwithityourselfincaseyourmachineisbroken.

G.Androidusersshouldholddownthepowerbuttonforaboutfiveseconds.

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

Informationofthepatientwaschecked.Theshadowlesslampwason.Allsuppliesneededfortheoperation

were___21___.Thiswasatypical___22___ofasurgery.However,therewasonemore___23___---apiano.Itwas

thefirsttimeeverintheworldthatapianohad___24___theoperatingroom.My15colleaguesandIwere

operatingona10-year-oldpatient.

Occupyingacomeroftheroom,thegrandpianowasperformedbyEmiliano,amusician.To

the___25___backgroundofapianoplayed___26___,weperformedthesurgerytoremoveatumor(肿瘤)from

theboy’sstomach.Everythingwentwell.Therewasnocomplication.Amagicalatmosphereof

complete___27___wasbroughtintotheoperatingroom.When___28___medicalsuppliesamongthestaff,Icould

totally___29___thepeace.Evenmore____30____,insmoothmusic,we____31____better,asifourmindswere

connectedbythe____32____.

Althoughtheboywas____33____duringthefour-houroperation,attimeswedidnoticethecomersof

his____34____curved(弯曲)up.Somehow,evenundertotalanesthesia(麻醉)，hecouldfeelthejoyofmusic.

Whenthenoteswere____35____,monitorsshowedasuddenchangeinhisbrainactivitypattern.Iprayedthe

musiccould____36____theskinnybodyofanxietyandpain.

Thesurgerywas____37____.Ourlittlepatientwasdoingwell.Myteamdescribedtheprocess

as____38____andmoving.Whenaskedaboutthe____39____,ourbravelittlepatientsaid,“I’mfine.DidIhear

themusic?Yes,Iheardit.”

Inyearstocome,asurgeryroommight____40____apianoorotherfacilityofthiskind.

21.A.inplaceB.indemandC.inuseD.insilence

22.A.scheduleB.principleC.customD.routine

23.A.missionB.labourC.roleD.facility

24.A.enteredB.includedC.approachedD.spared

25.A.excitingB.softC.loudD.complex

26.A.liveB.fairC.hardD.tight

27.A.tensionB.libertyC.recognitionD.harmony

28.A.operatingB.passingC.storingD.lending

29.A.establishB.reserveC.senseD.value

30.A.magicallyB.brieflyC.typicallyD.unfortunately

31.A.thoughtB.remainedC.cooperatedD.explored

32.A.signsB.notesC.wordsD.strings

33.A.aliveB.awakeC.asleepD.alike

34.A.stomachB.mouthC.bodyD.mind

35.A.madeB.cancelledC.interruptedD.released

36.A.warnB.remindC.informD.relieve

37.A.challengedB.affectedC.dominatedD.completed

38.A.naturalB.amazingC.genuineD.impossible

39.A.experienceB.expressionC.performanceD.proposal

40.A.composeB.supportC.featureD.inspire

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

Alotoffilmshavetriedtodescribetheafterlifeandourmemoriesoffamilymembers,____41.____fewhave

doneaswellasCoco,DisneyPixar’s____42.____(late)masterpieceanimation,whichhitthebigscreenonNov.24,

2017.

___43.___(inspire)bytheMexicanholidayofDiadelosMuertos—DayoftheDead—thefilm’sproduction

teamcreatedayoungboy,Miguel,whowantshisfamilytounderstandhisloveofmusic.____44.____thatyear’s

DiadelosMuertos,_____45._____accidenttakeshimtotheLandoftheDead.Inthisland,therearefriendly

skeletonswhocancrossabridgemadeofflowerpetalstovisittheirlivingfamily—thatis,aslongastheirfamily

stillputstheirphotosonthefamilyshrine(神龛).Thosespiritswho____46.____(forget)bytheirfamilywill

disappearcompletely.Soit’sinthismagicalworld____47.____Miguelgetstomeetanddiscoverthetruthabout

hisgreat-great-grandpa.

Inanera____48.____youngpeopleareso____49.____(easy)attractedbycelebrities,Cocorevealsthe

emptinessofsuchflattery,teachingkidstopreserveandrespectthememoryoftheirelders

while_____50._____(remind)themthatthesourceoftruecreativityissooftenpersonal.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第