辽宁省沈阳市2021届高三年级教学质量监测（三）英语试题

辽宁省沈阳市2021届高三年级教学质量监测（三）英语试题

一、短对话

1.Whichsubjectdidthewomandobestin?

A.Math.B.Chinese.C.English.

2.Whatisthemandissatisfiedwithabouttheperformance?

A.Itscostumes.B.Itsset.C.Theactors.

3.WhatdoesJoeplantodothisweekend?

A.Painttheroom.B.Relaxathome.C.Goonatrip.

4.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Hewasn'tinformed.B.Hegotthemessagelate.C.Hehasapoormemory.

5.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inahotel.B.Inahospital.C.Inaclassroom.

二、长对话

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

6.Whatwillthemandoonhisbirthday?

A.Seeafilm.B.Gooutforameal.C.Workonhisterm's

work.

7.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Brotherandsister.B.Classmates.C.Teacherandstudent.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

8.WhatdoesJanewanttodo?

A.Applyforajob.

B.AttendMrs.Smith'sclass.

C.Studyintheman'suniversity.

9.WhatwillMrs.Smithdotoday?

A.Givelessons.B.Seeherschoolmate.C.HaveatalkwithJane.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

10.Whydidthemanfallasleepintheclass?

A.Hegotsick.B.Heworkedatnight.C.Hefoundtheclass

boring.

11.Forwhatdoesthemanhavetowork?

A.Hospitalbills.B.Tuition.C.Loans.

12.Wherewillthemanprobablygonext?

A.Theclassroom.

B.Thefinancialaidoffice.

C.Thestudentemploymentoffice.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

13.WhatwillbedueonJune14th?

A.Thepersonaldataforms.

B・Thebasketballclubactivities.

C.Theafter-classactivityapplication.

14.Onwhatdayshouldthestudentshandinthreephotos?

A.Monday.B.Tuesday.C.Wednesday.

15.Whenwillthebasketballclubmeetingbegin?

A.At12:45pm.B.At1:30pm.C.At1:45pm.

16.Wherearethestudentssupposedtobeonthe18thduringthelunchbreak?

A.Atthestadium.B.Inthecomputerroom.C.Intheoffice.

三、短文

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

17.OnwhichdayisWorldSleepDayheld?

A.March21.B.March25.C.March31.

18.Whatbenefitismentionedaboutenoughsleep?

A.Beingstronger.B.Beingcleverer.C.Beingmoreactive.

19.Whatpercentageofadultshaveafulleighthoursofsleepeachday?

A.21%.B.27%.C.80%.

20.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

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A.WorldSleepDaystartedin2006.

B.Teenagersneedatleast8hoursofsleepanight.

C.80%ofpeoplethroughouttheworldhavesleepproblems.

四、阅读理解

Podcasts

AFriendCalledPip

Eight-year-oldKatieGregsonwasdeterminedtopersuadeherparentstogetadog.A

decadelater,thedevotedbordercolliedogisprovingtobeablessingforKatie,whohas

diabetes.Afascinatingandfeel-goodaccountofhowshetrainedherpettobecomeadiabetic

alertdog.

Phoebe'sFall

ThispodcastfollowsamajorinvestigationbytheAgenewspaperintothemysteryand

unansweredquestionssurroundingthedeathof24-year-oldPhoebeHandsjuk,whowasfound

atthebottomofagarbagechuteinaluxuryMelbourneapartmentbuilding.

1619

Ashipcarryingmorethan20enslavedAfricanarrivedintheEnglishcolonyofVirginia

in1619.AmericawasnotyetAmerica,butnoaspectofthecountrythatwouldbeformedhas

beenuntouchedbythe250yearsofslaverythatfollowed.Thepodcastformspartofaproject

bytheNewYorkTimes.

PsmithintheCitybyP.G.Wodehouse

P.G.Wodehouse,oneofthemostlovedcomicwritersofthe20thcentury,issureto

amuseinthisfreeaudiobook.AfterMikeJackson'suniversitydreamisfrustrated,hetakes

onajobatabank.Fortunately,hisfriend,RupertPsmith,arrivestomakehislifelively.

HOWTOGETPODCASTS

Tolistenontheweb:GooglethewebsiteforPhoebe'sFall,forexample,andclickonthe

playbutton.

Todownload:DownloadanappsuchasPodcatchersoriTunesonyourphoneortablet

andsimplysearchbytitle.

21.WhatcanweknowaboutPhoebe'sFall?

A.Ifsamysteriousgarbagechute.B.It'sanabnormaldeath.

C.It'saluxuryapartmentbuilding.D.It'samajornewspaper.

22.Inwhichofthefollowingpodcastscanyouhearastoryabouthistory?

A.AFriendCalledPipB.Phoebe'sFall

C.1619D.PsmithintheCitybyP.G.Wodehouse

23.Howcanwegetaccesstopodcasts?

A.Byusingmobiledevices.B.Bydownloadinganyappontheweb.

C.BylisteningtoGoogle.D.ByswitchingontheradioortheTV.

“OnceuponatimetherewasatinycountrycalledComucopia.^^Releasedafteryearsin

lockdown,thisfairystorylikesomanyunfinishedprojectshasbeendustedoffinthecorona

virus（冠状病毒）crisis.

likeditbecauseit'sanotherbookbyJKRowlingandIliketheHarryPotterbook.,,

saidoneofherfans.JKRowlingsurprisedfanswiththenewsonTwitterofthestand-alone

fairytalecalledTheIckabogalongsidepicturesoftheuntilnowunpublishedmanuscript（手

稿）.

Sherevealedhowshe'dcometothinkofitasjustforthefamilyandkeptitintheattic,

butthatafterabitofrewritingshe'dnowdecidedtopublishTheIckabogforfreeonlineso

childreninlockdowncanreaditorhaveitreadtothem.

Theauthorconfirmedtheexistenceofthestoryabouttruthandpowerinaninterview

threeyearsago."Oh,thatwasafairytale.Yeah,andIendedup.Idon'tknowwhetherril

everpublishthat."Butshe'skeentopointoutitisnotHarryPotteranditdoesn'tinclude

magic.

Children'sauthorNicolaRileysaysduringthecrisisit'sjustwhatchildrenneed,'ifyou

canprovidesomethingastory,anadventurethatwilltakethemtoamagicalworldand

transportthemthere,thenIthinkitwillreallyhelprightnow.”

Youngreadersarebeingaskedtosubmittheirownartworktoillustratethebookwhenit

goestoprint.Butfornowitsonlineinstallments（部分）areleavingthemfascinated.

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“dustoff'probablymeaninthefirstparagraph?

A.Soldout.B.Calledoff.

C.Broughtout.D.Cleanedoff.

25.WhatwasJKRowling'soriginalintentionaboutTheIckabog?

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A.Shehadplannedtocopyitintheattic.B.Shehadplannednottopublishit.

C.Shewasgoingtowriteitforthecrisis.D.Shewasgoing

tosellitonline.

26.Whatcanweinferaboutthebookaccordingtothetext?

A.Thebookwasnotprinteduntilnearlythreeyearsago.B.JKRowlingsuspectedthe

truthandpowerofthebook.

C.Theonlinepartsofthebookhavealreadyattractedreaders.D.Youngreadersareinvited

tohelpdesigntheplotsofthebook.

27.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AFairyBookaboutCoronaCrisisB.JK.RowlingReleasedaNewBook

C.HarryPotterReturnedtotheWorldD.AMagicalAdventureofHarryPotter

Spicytomatoescouldsoonbeonthemenuthankstotheriseofgene-editing（基因编辑）

technology,researcherssay.

Itisnotthefirsttimethatexpertshaveclaimedthetechniquescouldhelpdevelopfruit

withunusualfeatures:scientistshavealreadybeenlookingatchangingthecolorofkiwifruit

andbetteringthetasteofstrawberries.

ButresearchersinBrazilandIrelandsaysuchmethodscouldalsoofferpractical

advantages,withhottomatoesofferinganewwayofharvestingthepungent（辣味的）

chemicalsfoundinpeppersknownascapsaicinoids（辣椒素），whichmakefoodtaste“hot”.

4tCapsaicinoidsareveryvaluablecompounds（化合物）：theyareusedintheweapons

industry,theyarealsousedforpainkillers,andtherearesomeresearchesshowingthatthey

promoteweightloss,“saidAgustinZsogonfromtheFederalUniversityofVigosainBrazil,a

co-authorofanewarticlearguingforthebenefitsofengineeringhottomatoes.

WritinginthejournalTrendsinPlantScience,theresearcherssaypeppersaredifficult

cropstogrowandlowproductive.Worsestill,itistrickytokeepthepungencyofthefruits

stable.Bycontrast,tomatoproductionishighandtheplantiswell-studied.t4Youcould

producethecapsaicinoidsinamorecost-effectivemanner,saidZsogon.

Tomatoesandpeppersdevelopedfromacommonancestor,butseparatedabout19

millionyearsago."Allthesegenestoproducecapsaicinoidsexistinthetomato,theyarejust

notactive,9,saidZsogon.t€Usinggene-editingtechnology,itisboundtoswitchthesegenes

backonintomatoes,addingakicktothefruit,vhesaid.

28.Whyarethetomatoesmadehotbytheresearchers?

A.Totestthegene-editingtechnology.

B.Toenrichthevarietyofthetomatoes.

C.Tomakethetomatoesmoredelicious.

D.Toexplorewaystoharvestcapsaicinoids.

29.Inwhichofthefollowingsituationscancapsaicinoidsbeusedaccordingtothetext?

A.Feelingweightless.B.Lackingsleep.

C.Havingaheadache.D.Losingappetite.

30.WhatisZsogon'sattitudetothegene-editingtechnology?

A.Unacceptable.B.Uncertain.C.Tolerant.D.Confident.

31.What'sthetextmainlyabout?

A.Anintroductiontogene-editingplants.

B.Creatinghottomatoesbygene-editing.

C.Problemswithcapsaicinoidproduction.

D.Theprocedureofproducingcapsaicinoids.

Constantlyforcingknowledgeandexperiencesintoyourbrainmayseemlikethe

quickestpathtoself-improvement.Butsometimesthebestthingyoucandoforyourbrianis

absolutelynothingatall.

Takingtimetospaceout—whetherbyshowering,pullingweeds,orpettingadog一

providesanopportunityforwhatpsychologistscallwakefulrest.It'satimewhenyoucanput

immediatetasksasidelikehowtomeettheworkdeadlineandinsteadfocusoncurrent

feelings,reflectonthepast,andthinkaboutthefuture.

Intheblankness,MRI（磁共振）brainimagingshowsaharmonyofgraymattercalled

thedefaultmodenetwork（默认模式网络）takescontrol.Neuroscientists（神经系统科学家）

stilldon'tcompletelyunderstandhowthissystemworks,buttheythinkitconnects

inharmoniouspartsofourbrains,whichcanhelpusfindmeaninginourmessylives.t€This

blanknessmightalsoreduceanxiety,boostcreativity,andimprovememory,“saysMary

HelenImmordino-Yang,aneuroscientistattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia^Brainand

CreativityInstitute.

Thetroubleis,thebattleoflifeleaveslittleroomtoletyourmindwander.Manyspend

theirfreetime-consumingentertainment.Itmayfeelrelaxingbutrequiresbrainpowerto

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enjoy.Fortunately,therearewaystoencourageyourresting-statenetworktotakeover:

FINDYOURJOY

Casualhobbiesthataretotallydifferentfromyourdayjobcanhelppreventout-of-office

anxiety.

GETAWAY

Newsurroundingsgiveyourbrainabreakfromenvironmentalcues,likethesightof

yourdeskandlaptop,thattellittowork.

SWITCHOFF

Informationcanbetooattractivetoignore.Turningoffanyandalldeviceshelps

maintainrelaxationmode.

32.Whatis''wakefulrest“accordingtothepsychologistsinthetext?

A.Itisatimetospaceout.B.Itisasystemtotakecontrol.

C.Itisastatetoconcentrate.D.Itisanopportunitytowork.

33.Inwhataspectcanthisblanknessbenefitus?

A.Promotingcreativity.B.Managingmoods.

C.Removinganxiety.D.Controllingbrains.

34.Whichactivitydoestheauthorsuggesttoastressfulsoftwareengineer?

A.Workingonhisdeskinanewoffice.

B.Playinghisfavoritecomputergames.

C.Doingsomegardeninginthebackyard.

D.Developingasoftwarewithcolleagues.

35.Wherecanweprobablyreadthetext?

A.Abookreview.B.Asciencejournal.

C.Aguidebook.D.Afilmposter.

五、七选五

HowToEatBetterforthePlanet

Youareenvironmentallyconsciousandhungry.Hereareanswerstoallyour

eco-friendlyfoodquestions.

DoeswhatIeathaveaneffectonclimatechange?

Yes.36.Aboutonequarteroftheplanet-warminggreenhousegasesare

generatedbyhumanseachyear.Thatincludesraisingandharvestingalltheplants,animals,

andanimalproductsweeat,aswellasprocessing,packaging,andshippingfoodtomarkets

allovertheworld.

37?

Whenforestsareclearedtomakeroomforfarmsandcattle,largestoresofcarbonare

releasedintotheatmosphere,whichheatsuptheplanet.Also,fossil（化石）fuelsareusedto

operatefarmmachineryandshipfoodaroundtheglobe,allofwhichgenerateemissions（排

放）.Whichfoodshavethelargestimpact?

38.Cattleaccountsforroughlythesameamountofemissionsasallthecars,

trucks,airplanes,andshipsintheworldtoday,whileplant-basedfoodslikebeansandgrains

tendtohavethesmallesteffect.Pork,chicken,andeggsaresomewhereinthemiddle.

Whydoesmeathavesuchabigeffectontheclimate?

It'softenmoreefficienttogrowcropsfbrhumanstoeatthanitistogrowcropsfbr

animalstoeatandthenturnthoseanimalsintofoodforhumans.Aconclusionwasreachedby

theUnitedNationsFoodandAgricultureOrganizationin2017.39.

IsthereasimplefoodchoiceIcanmakethatwouldreducemyclimatefootprint?

Consuminglessredmeatanddairywilltypicallyhavethebiggesteffectformostpeople

inwealthycountries.Anumberofstudieshaveconcludedthatpeoplewhoeatameat-heavy

dietcouldreducetheirfood-relatedfootprintbyonethirdormorebymovingtoavegetarian

diet.40.Ifyoudon'twanttogothatfar,justeatinglessmeatanddairycanreduce

emissions.

A.Whydoweneedtochangetheclimate

B.Theworld'sfoodsystemisresponsiblefbrit

C.Thegreenhousegaseshaveanimpactonourfood

D.Howexactlydoesfoodcontributetoglobalwarming

E.Givingupdairywouldreducethoseemissionsevenfurther

F.Onaverage,ittakesaboutthreepoundsofgraintoraiseonepoundofmeat

G.Ingeneral,beefandlambhavethebiggestclimatefootprintpergramofprotein

六、完形填空

Backinthesummerof2016,China'sGobiSuperMarathon,a155mileraceacrossthe

试卷第8页，共12页

GobiDesert,officially41.

DionLeonard,aseasonedBritishathlete,hadbeeninvitedforthat42、who

hadfinishedsomeofthetoughestracesontheplanet.Onthefirstevening,adogkept

followinghimwaggingitstail.Diondidn'twanttobe43becausehewasdevoted

tothisrace.Justafter44itforawhile,hetookitasideandturnedbacktothecamp.

Butthetoucheschangedthe45ofhislife.

Ondeparturethenextday,thepuppy46againatthestartingline.Hethoughtit

wasacoincidence（巧合）.ButwhenDionstartedtorun,thepuppyfollowed.Itwastooeasy

tobelonelyand47inagamelikethis.DeterminedtoDion'sbreakloneliness,the

puppybroughtgreat48andencouragementtoDion.Notonlydidthepuppynot

becomeaburdentohim,49.ifsthebestcompanionontheboringtrack.Sincethey

metintheGobiDesert,DiongaveitthenameGobi.

Onthislongjourney,oneman,onedogsilently50eachother.Theyran

together,theysharedwaterandfood,theycampedtogetherunderthestars.Dionalso

graduallyforgotthe5Joftheroad,andsuddenlyletgoofhisobsession（痴迷）

withrank.

AfterbeingwithDionfbr125kms,Gobifinallyranoutof52andDionhad

toputitinafirst-aidcar.Threedayslater,whenDionreappearedintheviewofGobi,it

brokefreeandran53toDion.Theyrushedtothefinishinglinetogether.

54,Dioncameinsecond.Gobialsowonamedalfromtheorganizers.Dion

hasno55aboutmissingoutonthechampionshipbecauseGobiwasthebest

prizeonhistrip.

41.A.paidoffB.kickedoffC.tookoffD.brokeoff

42.A.ceremonyB.competitionC.interviewD.show

43.A.botheredB.abandonedC.bittenD.attracted

44.A.watchingB.feedingC.touchingD.following

45.A.qualityB.dreamC.budgetD.course

46.A.coughedB.starvedC.appearedD.barked

47.A.desperateB.amusingC.hopefulD.ambitious

48.A.treasureB.shelterC.comfortD.pressure

49.A.howeverB.insteadC.otherwiseD.therefore

50.A.respectingB.accompanyingC.protectingD.wishing

51.A.hardshipB.happinessC.distanceD.destination

52.A.moneyB.foodC.patienceD.energy

53.A.graduallyB.hesitantlyC.unwillinglyD.firmly

54.A.ThankfullyB.FortunatelyC.EventuallyD.Undoubtedly

55.A.regretB.argumentC.suipriseD.desire

七、用单词的适当形式完成短文

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。

ThehistoryofBeijingglasswaredatesbacktotheearlyMingDynasty.56is

saidthatwhenpeoplesmelted(熔炼)bronze,they57(discover)thatsome

wastematerialscouldformbeautifulcolors.So,theybegantousethesematerialstomake

handicrafts(手工艺品).58thenbecametheearliestformsofglassware.

DuringtheMingandQingdynasties,glasswarehandicraftsweremainlyusedas

decorationsforthemembersof59(royal).Besides,intheQingDynasty,theywere

alsomade60beads(珠子)forthehatsofofficials.

AfterthefoundingofthePRC,thecentralgovernmentinvested61(enormous)

inBeijingglassware.Oldglasswareworkers62(bring)togetherandaBeijing

glasswarefactorywassetuptomakedecorativeglasswarehandicrafts.Thosehandicrafts

becameleadingexport63(product)atthetime.

However,duetovariousreasons,Beijingglassware64(make)

handicraftsgraduallydeclined.Onlyafewworkerstodayhaveamasteryoftheskill.After

morethan600yearsofdevelopment,65handcraftofBeijingglasswarehasbeen

passeddowntotheseventhgeneration.In2008,Beijingglasswarewasaddedtothenational

intangibleculturalheritagelist.

八、告知信/通知

66.假设你是国际学校学生会主席李华，你校决定本周五在教学楼举行一次紧急疏散演

练(emergencyevacuationdrill),请用英语写一则书面通知，内容包括：

1.演练目的；