2021届广州市第八十四中学高三英语二模试题及答案

2021届广州市第八十四中学高三英语二模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AInSweden,McDonald’sisbuilding“beehotels”onthebackofitsroadsidebillboards（广告牌）tohelpsavethecountry’sdecreasingbeepopulation.ItlaunchedthecampaigntogetherwithoutdooradvertisinggiantJCDecaux.Sixlargewoodenbeehotels,withdrilledholesonthefront,firstappearedonthebackofanorth-facingbillboardinJarfallainSeptember.“Withoutpollination（授粉）frombees,athirdofthefoodweeatwouldbethreatened.”McDonald’ssaid.Butitturnsoutthatatleast30percentofthecountry’swildbeepopulationisendangered,accordingtothefast-foodchain.Abigproblemisthattheylackplacestolive.BasedondatareleasedbyChalmersUniversityofTechnology,weknowSwedenowns274speciesofbees,ofwhich37speciesarebumblebees,andmorethanathirdaredecreasingorfacetheriskofdecreasing.Theirnaturalhabitatshavebeendamagedbyfactorsincludingthechangesofagriculturalactivitiesandfasturbanization（城市化）.Fortunately,mostbeesareabletosurviveinurbanhabitats,likethebeehotels.EveryMcDonald’sauthorizedrestaurantinSwedenwillbeallowedtoordertheirownbeehotelbillboardsanddesignthemessagesbythemselves,asthefast-foodchainsays.Itistheirhopethatthenumberofhotelscouldgrowtoagreaterextentinthenearfuture.Greateffortsinadditiontothathavebeenmadebythecompany.OnWorldBeeDay,May20,itintroduced“theworld’ssmallestMcDonald’s”.McHive,whichcouldfunctionasanactualbeehive（蜂箱）.DesignedbysetdesignerNilssonhimself,thecreationwassoldfor$10,000atacharityfundraiserheldforRonaldMcDonaldHouseCharities.BeehivescanbefoundontherooftopsofsomeMcDonald’srestaurantsinSweden,too.Thistookplaceincertainareasbutisnowfollowedbyanincreasingnumberofparticipants.MoreMcDonald’srestaurantsaremakinganefforttoimprovethelivingconditionsofwildbeesbyremovingthegrassroundtheirrestaurantstogrowflowersandplantsinstead.Accordingtothepassage,thechallengethatwildbeesarefacingis thefastprocessofindustry.theworld'sLargeamountoftrash.therapiddevelopmentofurbanization.D.thesharpgrowthofpopulation.HowdoesMcDonald'shelpwildbeesinSweden?Byprovidingsheltersforbees.Byofferingfoodtobees.Byadvertisingrescueactivities.Byputtingupmorebillboards.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?WildbeesindangerThelossofbees’habitatsCMcDonald’sbeehotelsD.TheprotectionofwildbeesBThesedays,footballisoneofthemostpopularsportsintheworld.GiventhatNeilArmstrongwantedtotakeafootballtotheMoon,wecouldevensaythatitisalsothemostpopularsportoutofthisworld!ThehistoryofthegamegoesbackovertwothousandyearstoAncientChina.Itwasthenknownascuju(kickball),agameusingaballofanimalskinswithhairinside.Goalswerehungintheair.FootballasweknowittodaystartedinGreatBritain,wherethegamewasgivennewrules.Thatfootballissuchasimplegametoplayisperhapsthebasisofitspopularity.Itisalsoagamethatisverycheaptoplay.Youdon’tneedexpensiveequipment;eventheballdoesn’thavetocostmuchmoney.Allovertheworldyoucanseekidsplayingtotheirhearts’contentwithaballmadeofplasticbags.Anotherfactorbehindfootball’sglobalpopularityisthecreativityandexcitementonthefield.Itisfunenoughtoattractmillionsofpeople.Youdonothavetobeafantorecognizetheskillofprofessionalplayersortofeeltheexcitementofagameendingwithasurprisingtwist.What’smore,footballhasbecomeoneofthebestwaysforpeopletocommunicate:itdoesnotrequirewords,buteveryoneunderstandsit.Itbreaksdownwallsandbringspeopletogetheronandoffthefield.“Somepeoplebelievefootballisamatteroflifeanddeath,...”saidBillShankly,thefamousfootballerandmanager.“Icantellyouwithcertaintyitismuch,muchmoreimportantthanthat.”Thismightsoundfunny,butoneonlyhastothinkabouttheEarthtorealizethatourplanetisshapedlikeafootball.Whatcanweknowfromparagraphone?SomepeopleliketoplayfootballontheMoon.Thegamecalledcujuwasgivennewrulestoday.Cujuisdifferentfromfootballasweknowittoday.Manypeoplelikeplayingaballmadeofplasticbags.Accordingtotheauthor,thereare reasonswhyfootballbecamesopopularintheworld.A.3 B.4 C.5 D.6Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Footballisround. B.Footballismorethanjustasport.C.Ourplanetisshapedlikeafootball. D.WhatBillShanklysaidsoundsfunny.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?Totalkaboutthehistoryoffootball.Toexpresshis/herloveoffootball.Toexplainwhyfootballissuchapopulargame.Toprovethathe/sheisaprofessionalfootballfan.CLasVegascityinNevadaisbuiltinadesert.Thecitymaybeknowntotheoutsideworldforitspartying.Butofficialshavefoundthatthereare21squarekilometersofuselessgrass.Thegrassisneverlaidon,playedonorevensteppedon.Thegrassisonlytheretolooknice.Now,thecityisaskingtheNevadastatelegislaturetobanuselessgrass.ItistryingtobecomethefirstplaceinAmericatobanthatkindofgrassoftenseenbetweenstreets,inhousingdevelopmentsandinofficeparks.Itisestimatedthatuselessgrassmakesup40%ofallthegrassinLasVegasanditneedsalotofwatertosurvive.Grassneedsfourtimesmorewaterthandryclimateplantslikecactus.Bytearingoutthegrass,thecitycouldreduceyearlywaterusageby15%.In2003,theSouthernNevadaWaterAuthoritybanneddevelopersfromplantinggrassinfrontofnewhomes.Italsoofferedhomeowners$30foreachsquaremeterofgrasstheytearout.Butfewerpeoplearenowusingtheprogram.WaterusagehasincreasedinsouthernNevadaby9%since2019.Andlastyear,LasVegaswentarecord240dayswithoutmajorrainfall.TheColoradoRiverprovidesmuchofNevada'sdrinkingwater.Therivercouldlosemorewaterasclimatechangeaffectsit.Waterofficialsinotherdrycitiessaidwaterusageneedstobereduced.ButtheyfearthereactiontoreformsliketheonesinLasVegasiftheircommunitiesdonotacceptthem.CynthiaCampbellisthewaterresourcesadviserforthecityofPhoenixinArizona.“Theremightcomeapointwhencityrestrictionsgettoosevereforsomeresidents.They'llsaythatisthepointofnoreturnforthem,”Campbellsaid.“Forsomepeople,it'sapool.Forsomepeople,it'sgrass.”WhydoesLasVegascitytrytobanuselessgrass?A.Toprotectthelocalpeople. B.Tobeautifythecity.C.Toreducewaterusage. D.Toreducewaste.WhatprogramwascarriedoutinLasVegasin2003?Allowingplantinggrassbeforenewhouses.Encouragingtheresidentstotearoutgrass.Praisingthosewhosignedontheprogram.Awardingthosewhoreducedwaterusage.WhatisimpliedinCampbell'swordsinthelastparagraph?Manyresidentswon'tfollowtheban.Reactiontothereformwillvarypersonally.Othermeasuresshouldbetakentoprotectwetter.Waterofficialsshouldtakemanyfactorsintoaccount.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.LasVegasPlanstoBanUselessGrassAMethodIsAdoptedtoSaveLasVegasChoicesbetweenBeautyandPracticeGrassIsImportantbutUselessinLasVegasDTherelationshipbetweenhumansandtheAmazonRainforesthasnotalwaysbeenaharmoniousone.However,recentresearchsuggeststhatthenativepeoplesofthePutumayoregionhelpedtoprotecttherainforest,leavingitunchangedfor5,000years.Perhapshumans’coexistingwithnatureispossibleafterall.Thestudy,publishedinPNAS,lookedatsoilsamplesinthePutumayoregionoftheAmazoninPerutofindhowhumansinfluencedtheland.Theresearchersfoundthatthetreesstillgrowingintheregiontodayhavebeengrowingthereforthelast5,000years—evidencethattheareahasnotbeenhometocitiesandfarmlandinthattime.Tracesofcharcoal（木炭）foundinthe,soil,however,indicatethatpeopledidlivethere;theyjustdidsoinawaythathadminimuminfluenceontheirenvironment.Tocometotheseconclusionstheteamduga0.6-0.9meterdeepcolumnintotheground,takingsamplesofsoilfromdifferentheightsalongthecolumn.Backinthelab,sampleswerecarbon-datedtodeterminetheirageandthensortedunderamicroscopetolookformicroscopicmineralparticles,knownasphytoliths（植硅体）.Phytolithsareessentialevidenceofplants—theyremainedinthesoilthousandsofyearsaftertheplantdied.Soresearcherscanusethemtotellwhichplantshavegrowninanareainthepast.Over5,000years’worthofsamples,nospecieslosswasdetected.Thesefindingssuggestthatcontrarytocommonbelief,theAmazonisnotuntouchedbyhumans,butratherhasbeenprotectedbythemforthousandsofyears.Themanagementoftherainforestbynativepeoplesappearstohavebeenvitalinpreservingitsbiodiversityandwillcontinuetobeimportantinthefighttopreventitfromacollapse.AsNigelPitman,aco-authoronthepaper,said:“Sincethisparticularforestisstillbeingprotectedbynativepeoples,Ihopethisstudyremindsusallhowimportantitistosupporttheirwork.”HowdidnativepeoplesdealwiththerainforestintheregionofPutumayo?Theyalwaysdestroyedtherainforest.Theyhadasideeffectontherainforest.Theyneverlivedintheareaoftheforest.Theyhadbeeninharmonywiththeforest.WhatdidtheresearcherstrytofindintheAmazonforestinPeru?Thediversityoftheplantsintherainforest.Theevidenceofhumaninfluenceontheforest.Thenutritionofthesoilsamplesintherainforest.Thesurvivalageofgrowingtreesintherainforest.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“collapse”meaninParagraph4?A.Suddendecrease. B.Badmanagement.C.Poorpreservation. D.Overdevelopment.WhatcanbeinferredfromNigelPitman'swords?Nativepeoplesshouldprotecttherainforest.WeshouldhelpprotecttheAmazonRainforest.Morescienceresearchshouldbedoneonrainforest.DWeshouldmakegooduseoftheAmazonRainforest.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Whenyouarelookingforanewjob,you'llprobablygetalotofadvicefromtheInternetandwell-meaningfriends. 16 Someofitmayevenhurtyourchances.We'veclarifiedafewofthemostcommonmisbeliefsaboutjobhuntingsoyoucanfindyournewpositionquicklywithoutloweringyourstandards. 17 Havingacollegedegreeshowsthatyouputinhardworkandeffort,butitdoesn'tlockyouintoonespecificcareer.Ifyoutakeacompletelydifferentcareerpath,considergettingexperienceinyournewfieldofchoicewithaninternship（实习）orvocationalclasses.Youdon'tneedtobeperfecttoapply.Ifyoumeetsomeoftherequirementsthatthejobasksfor,takeachance?It'sprettyrareforacompanytofindsomeonewhomeetsalltherequirements.Ofcourse,therearesomethingsthatcompanieswon'tbendon,orgivein,likeexperienceorskills. 18 Temporaryjobsdon'tnecessarilymeandead-ends. 19 Usually,companiesarecautiousabouthiringnewpeople,sotheyusetemporaryjobstotestthewatersfirst.Ifyoucomeacrossasuitabletemporaryjob,considerapplyingtogetyourfootinthedoor.Yourpersonalityisnolessimportantthanyourqualification.Youmayhavegonetoatopschoolandhaveyearsofexperience. 20 Doyourbesttomakeagoodimpressionbybeingpoliteandkindduringyourinterview.However,itneverhurtstotry.Somemayturnintolong-termorfull-timework.Yourcollegedegreedeterminesyourcareerpath.Youdon'thavetoworkinthefieldyourdegreeisin.Whiletheadvicecansometimesbehelpful,alotofitiscontradictory.Therefore,theywillsavecompaniesthetroubleoftrainingnewemployees.But,ifyourattitudedoesn'tmatchthecompanyculture,youwon'tbeemployed.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Onemorninginearlyfall,Ispottedapairofwildgeeseonourpond.Thebeautifulsightcaughtmeby 21 becausewe’dneverseengeesetherebefore.Thinkingtheywouldsoonleave,I 22 thechancetogetclosetothem.Iwonderedwheretheycamefromandwhythey’dchosenourpond.Thenextmorning,thegeesewerestillmy 23 .Iwalkedroundtothemailbox,showingthemImeantnoharm. 24 ,Icouldn’tresistgettinga 25 look.Ihidbehindsometreesand 26 thehandsomepairquietlythroughthebranches.Iwassurprisedtoseetheywerestaringatme,too!Asdayspassed,Istarted 27 tothemonmytripstothemailbox.Theycranedtheirnecksandraisedtheirheads 28 ,butseemedtorealizeIwastheirfriend.Bythen,mycuriosityabout 29 theywerestayingsolongonthepondchangedto 30 .Astheywerefeelinginthegrasstheotherday,Idiscoveredthereasonfortheir 31 :themalehadabrokenleftwing.Hecouldn’t 32 ,andhisfaithfulmatewouldn’tleavehimbehind.Iaskedabiologistwhattodo.Heexplainedthatsometimesa 33 wingwouldhealbyitselfandsuggestedlettingnaturetakeitscourse.OnthefirstdayofNovember,Iwasworkingintheneighborhoodofthegeesewithmytractor.AsIbenttofastenachainfromthetractor,I 34 somemovementfromthecornerofmyeye.Bothgeesewererunningtowardsthepond.Theirwingwere 35 likecrazy,strugglingfortake-off.Gradually,theyflewoverthepond.They 36 enoughaltitudetoflypastaneighbor’shouse,andthencircledbacktowardsme,flyingnomorethan50feetovermyheadasiftosaygoodbye.Thentheywereoutof 37 .Theseason’sfirstsnowflakefelltheverynextday.Thebirdsmusthave___38___thatwinterwascoming,anditwastimetogo.Ibecamefondofthemduringtheir 39 visittoourpond,andnowImissthem.I’llneverforgettheir 40____toeachother.21.A.accidentB.surpriseC.natureD.fortune22.A.increasedB.createdC.deservedD.valued23.A.guestsB.puzzlesC.fellowsD.friends24.A.InsteadB.ThereforeC.StillD.Anyhow25.A.closerB.quickerC.quieterD.broader26.A.approachedB.calmedC.observedD.protected27.A.turningB.attendingC.drivingD.talking28.A.firmlyB.cautiouslyC.warmlyD.proudly29.A.whyB.whenC.howD.whether30.A.sympathyB.rescueC.pleasureD.concern31.A.companionB.visitC.settlementD.care32.A.recoverB.surviveC.flyD.return33.A.weakB.foldedC.brokenD.flightless34.A.heldB.caughtC.directedD.made35.A.spreadingB.sweepingC.tremblingD.beating36.A.gainedB.setC.discoveredD.lostA.reachB.sightC.controlD.helpA.concludedA.unexpectedA.contributionindicatedB.causalB.promiseC.sensedregularC.treatD.confirmedshortD.devotion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InadvanceoftheAlliedlandingsatNormandy,theBritishplannedtheaerialbombingoftheAmiensPrisoninnorthwestFrance.OnFebruary18,1944,18ofthelegendaryMosquitofighter-bombers(蚊式轰炸机)carriedouttheplan___41.___(free)the700FrenchResistancemembers___42.___(lock)upthere.Theweatherthatdaywassobadthatoneofthepilotsthought___43.___atoughtaskitwas.However,thegroupstill___44.___(fly)acrosstheEnglishChannelatjust15metersabovethewaves,thoughfivehadtoturnbackduetoradioandengineproblems.Nowdownto13planes,GroupCaptainCharlesPickardcarriedon___45.___theraid.At12:01pm,thebombersattackedtheprisonwalltoallowtheprisoners___46.___routeofescape.TheywentontodestroytheblockswhereGermanofficerswerestandingguard,manyof___47.___werekilledorwounded.TwoMosquitosalsoattackedthenearbytrainstation,___48.___(buy)theprisonerstimewhiletheGermansoldiersweredistracted.Onlytwoaircraftwerelostintheattack.While258prisonersescaped,102___49.___(kill)intheraidandanother155werecaughtandkeptasprisoners.EventodaythesheerskillandcourageshownbytheMosquitopilotsareconsideredtobe 50. (true)admirable.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节短文改错(满分10分)51.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(回)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Igraduatedfromhighschool15yearsago.WhileIamatschool,Ibeganthinkingdifferentandmakingbetterchoices.Ialsojoinedinsomeschoolclubs.Thesehelpedmegrowasperson.Ialsolearnedhowtochoosefriendswhichencourageme,guidemeandlisteningtomythoughts.That'swhyI'mpeaceful,confidentorhappynow.There'snoroomsinmylifefornegativepeoplenowadays.WhenIthinkbacktothosehighschoolmemories,weseemlikealifetimeago.Althoughthosetimesareover,the