2021届定兴实甫中学高三英语模拟试卷及答案

2021届定兴实甫中学高三英语模拟试卷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ALastsummer,KatieStellerpulledoffthefreewayonherwaytoworkinMinneapolis.Shestoppedatatrafficlight,whereamanwassittingwithasignaskingforhelp.Sherolleddownherwindowandshouted.“Hey.I’mdrivingaroundgivingfreehaircuts.Doyouwantonerightnow?”Themanlaughed,thenpaused.“Actually,”hesaid,“Iwasreallyhopingtogetahaircut.”Stellerpulledoutaredchairfromhercarandhelpedthemancuthishairimmediately.Aftertheworkwasdone,themanlookedinamirror.“Ilookgood!”hesaid.Uptonow,Stellerhasgiven30orsosuchhaircutsaroundthecitytopeoplewithlittleinfluence,andsheisstronglyawareofthepowerofhercleanupjob.Asateen,shesufferedfromaseveredisease,causingherhairtogetthinned,sohermotherarrangedforSteller’sfirstprofessionalhaircut.“Tositdownandhavesomebodylookatmeandtalktomelikeapersonandnotjustanillness,ithelpedmefeelcaredaboutandlessalone,”shesays.Afterthat,Stellerknewshewantedtohaveherownbarbershopsoshecouldhelppeoplefeelthewayshe’dfeltthatday.Notlongafterfinishingcosmetology（美容术）schoolin2009,shebeganwhatshenowcallsherRedChairProject,reachingouttopeopleonthestreets.Heraimwasthatbydoingsomekindacts,otherswouldbeinspiredtospreadtheirown.“Partofwhatbrokemyheartwasjusthowlonelypeoplelooked,”shesaid.“IthoughtmaybeI’dgoaroundandaskifpeoplewantfreehaircuts.Ican’tfixtheirproblems,butmaybeIcanhelpthemfeellessaloneforamoment.”Itallbeganwithabeliefinsimpleactsofkindness,suchasafreehaircut.“Thewayyoushowupintheworldmatters,”saidSteller.“Youhavenoideawhatpeoplearegoingtodowiththekindnessthatyougivethem.”1.Howdoesthewriterbeginthepassage?A.Bymakingacomparison. B.Bygivingareason.C.Byraisingaquestion. D.Bydescribingascene.WhatmadeStellarstarttheRedChairProject?A.Hermother’sloveforher. B.Herinterestincosmetology.C.Hercareforthoseinneed. D.Herwishtofightseverediseases.WhatdidStellarexpectfromtheproject?A.Tospreadkindness.Tosolvesocialproblems.Todealwithrelationships. D.Tomakepeoplelooksmarter.BJIANLI,HubeiProvince,June2(Xinhua)—Acruiseshipcarryingmorethan450peoplesankintheYangtzeRiverovernight,whichcouldbeChina’sworstsinkingdisasterindecades.Asof6p.m.Tuesday,14peoplehadbeenrescuedfromthecapsizedvessel,withfiveothersconfirmeddead.Therestarestillmissing,althoughrescuerssaidtherecouldbemoresurvivors.Strongwindsandheavyrainarehamperingrescueefforts.TheEasternStarsankinonly15metersofwater“withinoneortwominutes”ofbeingcaughtinfreakweatherinJianli,accordingtotheship’scaptainandchiefengineerwhosurvivedtheincident.TheshiplefttheeasternChinesecityofNanjingonMay28boundforChongqingMunicipality.Theshipwascarrying403passengers,fivetourguides,and46crew,ratherthanthepreviouslyreported47.MostpassengersweretouristsfromShanghaianditsneighboringprovinceofJiangsu,agedbetween3and83,withmostintheir60sand70s.The76.5-meter-longand11-meter-widevesselhasbeeninservicefornearly20yearsandcancarryupto534people.ItisownedbyChongqingDongfangShipping.Waterwayofficialssaidtheyhavenorecordofthecompanybeinginvolvedinanyprevioussinkingincidents.Accordingtoweatherforecast,mostoftheYangtzebasinwillbesubjecttodownpoursoverthenext10days,withheavyrainexpectedintheareawherethesearchisunderway.Police,waterwayauthoritiesandfiredepartmentshavesentmorethan150boatsandover4,000personneltothescene.TheChineseNavyhassentdivingforcestosearchforthemissing.Theteamiscomposedofsoldiersfromthenavy’sfleetsintheNorthSea,EastChinaSea,andSouthChinaSea,aswellasstudentsoftheNavalUniversityofEngineering.Inaddition,fivehelicoptersweredispatchedfromBeijingandHubei’sprovincialcapitalofWuhanonTuesdaymorning,alongwithanIL-76transportplane.Wecaninferfromthetextthat .theincidentwasverysuddentheweatherbenefitedtherescuetheshiphadbadsafetyrecordstheship’scaptainwasdrownedWhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEabouttheEasternStar?Itwasoverloaded.It’sbeenlaunchedrecently.Ithad454peopleonboard.Itsownermetsimilarincidents.What’sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?Howpeoplecametotherescue.Whytherescuewasquitedifficult.Whattherescueforceconsistedof.Howtherescueoperationwenton.Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthetextismostlikelyto .A.inform B.explainC.describe D.entertainCPlasticispilingupinecosystemsallovertheworld.Althoughitsharmfulimpactsonbothspeciesandecosystemshavebeendocumented,afewanimals—likebowerbirdsandhermitcrabs—aredoingwhattheycantorecycleit.Andaccordingtoarecentstudy,wildbeesinCanadahavejoinedtheeffort,whichisarareobservationofbehavioralflexibilityinspeciesespeciallyinsects,inincreasinglyplastic-richenvironments.Theresearchersfoundtwospeciesofleafcutterbeesputtingplasticintotheirnests.Oneofthebeestheystudied,thealfalfaleafcutterbee,normallybitesoffpiecesofleavesandflowerswhilethesecondbeegathersstickysubstancesfromtrees.Leafcutterbeesdon'tbuildbignestsorstorehoneylikehoneybees,choosinginsteadsmallnestsinundergroundholes,treeholesorcracks（裂缝）inbuildings.Buttheresearchersfoundthatthreeofeightbroodcells（育雏巢室）containedpiecesofplasticbags,replacing23percentofthecutleavesineachcellonaverage.Whiletheydon'tmakehoney,alfalfaleafcutterbeesstillmakemoneyfortheU.S.andCanadianfarmersbypollinating（给传授花粉）cropsincludingalfalfa,carrotsandmelons.TheEuropeaninsectswereintroducedtoNorthAmericainthe1930sforthatpurpose,andthey'vesincebecomewild,joiningthecontinent'smanynativespeciesofleafcutterbees.InaseparatestudyconductedinArgentinabetween2017and2018,researchersfoundabeenestmadeentirelyofplastic,whichconsistedofthreeseparatecells.It'sthefirstknownexampleofsuchconstructionworldwide.Comparedtotheotherneststheresearchersexamined,whichweremadeofnaturalmaterials,thisonehadaprettylowersuccessrateofthebees'survival.Oneofthecellshadadeadbabybee,anotherseemedtohavehousedanadultthathadleftthenest,andthethirdwasunfinished.Whatdoestheanimals'useofplasticshowaccordingtothestudy?Howwidelyplasticisused.Howstrangethebehaviorofwildlifeis.Howsomewildlifeisadaptingtoplastic.Howplasticpollutionhasharmedthem.Whatdoleavesmeantoalfalfaleafcutterbees?A.Food. B.Shelter.CAplasticsubstitute. D.Traditionalnestmaterials.Whichisonecharacteristicofleafcutterbees?Theyhavegreateconomicvalue.Theystorehoneylikehoneybees.Theyprefertoliveintreeholes.Theyhaveevolvedintoanewspecies.Whatwasthenestmadeentirelyofplasticlike?A.Itmightbewarmer. B.Itmightbeunhealthy.C.Itmightbeeasytofinish. D.Itmightberecyclable.DIntheU.S.,speakingmorethanonelanguagefluentlyisnotverycommonexceptinLosAngeles,California.ThecityhasoneofthelargestpopulationintheU.S.ofyoungpeoplebetweentheagesof18and34.Thisgenerationisoftencalledmillennials（新千年一代）.MorethanhalfofmillennialsinLosAngelesarebilingual（双语的）,whichmeanstheyspeakmorethanonelanguage.MariaElenaBurgosiscookingaMexicanbreakfast.ShesaysmakingMexicanfoodisjustoneofthemanytraditionsinherhome.AnotherisspeakingSpanishtoherchildren.“Wewantthemtobebilingual.WewanttokeeptheSpanishsomewhereintheirlearningtoo,notonlyathome.”WhenMsBurgosfirstcametotheUnitedStatesfromMexico,shelearnedEnglish.SheknewherchildrenwouldlearnEnglishquickly.SoshewantedthemtospeakSpanishathomeandstudythelanguageatschool.Shesaysbeingbilingualwillgivethemmoreopportunitiesinthefuture.KnowingSpanishalsomeansthechildrencantalkwiththeirsinMexico.“Whenwehadourchildren,oneofthedecisionsweasparentsmadewastonamethemwithanamethatwaseasilypronouncedinEnglishandSpanish.”Elizabethwantstoknowherfamily’sculture.”“Theculture-togobacktoourrootsbecausethat’spartofwhoweare.”Monicawantstopassontheculturetoherchildren“It’snicetoknowourcultureandthentobeabletopassitontoourchildrenandgrand-childrenandeveryonetoletthemknowwherewecomefrom.”And,MonicasaysshedoesnotspeakonlyEnglishandSpanish.ShehasevenlearnedsomeKoreaninschool.WhichofthefollowingisatraditionofMaria?Cookingbreakfastforhers.TalkingwithherchildreninSpanish.TalkingwithhersinSpanish.ForcingherchildrentospeakSpanish.WhatcanbeinferredfromMonica’swords?Shedoesn’tcarewhereshecomesfrom.ShelooksforwardtolearningSpanish.Everyoneshouldknowhisownculture.Shedoesn’tlikeAmericanculture.Whichofthefollowingismentionedaboutchildrenspeakingmorelanguages?Itcangivechildrenmorechancesinthefuture.Itcanmakechildrenfeelproudbeforetheirfriends.Itcangivethechildrenachancetogotoagoodcollege.Itcanletchildrengototheplaceswheretheywanttogo.What’sthemainpurposeofthispassage?Toentertainthereaderswithafunnystory.Toinformthereadersofashockingexperimentresult.Toencouragemorepersonstolearnasecondlanguage.TotellatruththatmanypeopleinLosAngelesarebilingual.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FinancialEducation-AwarenessDilemmaWhenitcomestofinancialeducation,themajorityoftoday'syouthwillregarditasanecessityforcertainspecificpeoplewhowanttomaketheircareerinthefinancialworld.___16___Actually,elementaryfinancialeducationisamustforall,asmoneytransactionisanessentialpartofourday-to-daylife.Supposeyouhave$100inasavingaccountthatpayssimpleinterestattherateof2%peryear.lfyouleavethemoneyintheaccount,howmuchwillyouhaveaccumulatedafter5years:morethan$102,exactly$102,orlessthan$102?Thetestmightlooksimple,butonlyhalfofthepeoplesurveyedgavethecorrectanswer.___17___Theexplanationgoesasfollows:Peoplewithlowlevelsoffinancialliteracysufferfromthatlackofknowledgeateverystageoftheirlives.Researchersonthissubjectsaypeoplewithahighdegreeoffinancialliteracyaremorelikelytoplanfortheirretirement.___18___Onthecontrary,peoplewhohavealowerdegreeoffinancialliteracytendtoborrowmore,accumulatelesswealth,andpaymoreinfeesrelatedfinancialproducts.Theyarelesslikelytoinvest,morelikelytoexperiencedifficultywithdebt,andlesslikelytoknowthetermsoftheirmortgagesandotherloans.Thus,thecostofthisfinancialignoranceisveryhigh.___19___Whatisthesolution?___20___Likereadingandmath,financialeducationmustbecomepartofthecorecurriculuminourschools.Likewise,parentsshouldengageinregular,constructiveconversationsaboutmoneymatters.Thiswillgivetheirkidsasolidfoundationforfinancialwell-being,whichwillkeepongivingreturnsthroughoutthecourseoftheirlives.A.Financialeducationmuststartearly.B.However,theymissanimportantpoint.C.Whydoeseachofushavetofaceafinancialchallenge?D.Whydoesfinancialliteracymattersomuchinoursociety'?E.Richpeoplearegenerallybettereducatedonfinancialmanagement.F.Besides,thesepeoplehavemorethandoublethewealthofpeoplewhodon’t.G.Forexample,theyfrequentlymakelatecreditcardpayments,overspendtheircreditlimit,etc.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Prickles,abare-facedmerinosheep（麦兰奴种绵羊）thatranawayfromaTasmanianfarmduringthe2013bush-fires,recentlyreturnedhome.AccordingtofarmerAliceGray,Prickleswas___21___alambwhensheranaway,sevenyearsago.Thebushfiresdestroyedtheareaandtheyoungsheepgot___22___ina200-acrebushblock,___23___toreturnaftertheyrebuiltabout50kmoffencing.Theyhad___24___herafewtimes,andevenrecordedher___25___withcamerasinstalledtomonitordeeraround.Sotheyknewshewas___26___,buttheydidn'texpectherreturn.Theywere___27___.Ms.GraytoldABC.net.authatsheandthefamilywere___28___herson'ssixthbirthdaywhentheycaughta___29___oftherunawaysheep.Theyhaddecidedtobarbecueatthebackoftheirfarm,andthat'swhenthey 30 this“big,white,furrything”ontheothersideofthedam.Thebirthdayparty 31 turnedintoasheepchase.AtonepointMr.Graydisappeared,onlytocallherlater,sayingthathehad 32 tocatchPricklesandleaponthe 33 ofher,pressingherdown.Heneededsomehelp 34 thesheepdidn'tseem 35 tofollowhimhome.Ms.Grayandthekidsfoundhim,andmanagedto 36 thesheepinthebackofatruck.“She'sagreatbigfurryballofwool,”AliceGray 37 Prickles,“Shelooksveryhealthyandshe'svery 38 nowwithsomeotherlittlefriends.”TheGraysarecurrentlyholdinga 39 toguesstheweightofPrickles'woolto 40 moneyonlinefortheUnitedNationsHighCommissionerforRefugees（难民）.21.A.alreadyB.onlyC.evenD.always22.A.stuckB.brokenC.attractedD.confused23.A.easyB.impatientC.unableD.glad24.A.trappedB.releasedC.caughtD.spotted25.A.activitiesB.mannersC.effortsD.tricks26.A.awareB.aliveC.alikeD.afraid27.A.wrongB.luckyC.sureD.curious28.A.reportingB.appreciatingC.observing D.scheduling29.A.chanceB.holdC.figureD.glimpse30.A.lostB.foundC.leftD.shot31.A.generallyB.certainlyC.suddenlyD.commonly32.A.regrettedB.pretendedC.continued D.managed33.A.chestB.woolC.backD.forehead34.A.untilB.thoughC.whileD.becauseA.painfulB.eagerC.angryD.nervousA.loadB.trainC.judgeD.attractA.chattedwithprayedforjokedaboutexplainedtoA.movedB.smartC.tiredD.happyA.ceremonyB.competitionC.concertD.collectionA.raiseB.1endC.printD.spend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HuangshanislikeallpopulartouristattractionsinChina,verycrowdedduringpeakseasonandnationalholidaysduring 41. timereservationsareamust.Eachseasonoffers 42. uniqueaspectofthisbeautifulmountain.Summerisone 43. thepeakseasons,whenthemountainisgreenandrefreshingandtemperaturearecoolandcomfortable.Summeroffersstrikingsunrises.Inthefall,thecolor1sareattheirbiggestandblueskiesandredmaplesarepicture-perfect.Autumnisalsoapeakseason, 44. (particular)duringtheOctoberNationalholidaysanditcanbeverycrowded.Winterisoneofthe 45. (pretty)seasonsandthebesttime 46. (appreciate)theicypeakssurroundedbytheSeaofClouds,asitisduringthisseason 47. itappearsmoreoften.Also,thisisthemosteconomicaltimetoravelandwhenthecrowds