2021届高三年级下册学期5月冲刺考试（一）英语试卷及解析

2021年5月山东省普通高中2021届高三下学期5月冲刺考试（一）

英语试卷

★祝考试顺利★

（含答案）

考试时间100分钟,满分120分

第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）狂511

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上

将该项涂黑。

A

HaveyoueverimaginedhavingamuseumaIItoyourseIf,justIikeinthemovie

starringBenStiller?Well,maybenotquitethatexactexperience.TheAmericanMuseum

ofNaturaIHistoryhasbeenbringingarts,culture,andeducationtothepubIicsinee

1869.ThoughitsdoorsarecurrentIycIosed,youcanstillvisittheamazingexhibits

fromthecomfortofyourownhome.

ThemuseumoffersvirtuaItours,IiveIearning,andcountlessresourcesforkids

andfamiIiesofaIIages.Markyourcalendars!ThisThursdayat2PETontheAmerican

MuseumofNaturaIHistoryFacebookpage,therewiIIbeaFacebookLiveeventthat

featuresapre-recordedtouroftheHaIIofHumanOriginsguidedbypaIeoanthropologist

AshIeyHammond.GetaspeciaItourofthispopuIarexhibitionhaIIandhearaboutearIy

humanreIatives,includingLucy,themostfamousAustralopithecusafarensis.

EveryTuesdayandThursdayat2PMEST,youcanhoponaLiveVirtuaIMuseumTour

withamuseumtourguideorexperttoexpIoreafeaturedexhibitviaFacebookLive.

MissedTuesday'sHaIIofPlanetEarthTouronTuesday?Youcangobackandcheckout

theprevioustourspostedtoFacebookearIier.

LookingtogetoutofthisworId?OnFriday,ApriI3rd,headovertothemuseum's

YouTubechanneItocatchaIiveguidedtouroftheuniversewithDirectorof

AstrovisuaIization,CarterEmmart.

Wanttowanderaroundthehallsonyourown?GoogleArtsandCultureaIIowsyou

todojustthat.Fromthe94-foot-1ongmodeIofaBlueWhaIeintheHaIIofOceanLife

totheTyrannosaurusrexfossiIintheHaIIofSaurischianDinosaurs,youhavethe

pIacetoyourseIftoexplore!

Goaheadandstartyouradventure.

1.Ifyouwanttoknowsomethingabouthumanbeings,wecan.

A.wanderaroundthehallsonyourown

B.watchaFacebookLiveeventat2PETthisThursday

C.hoponaLiveVirtuaIMuseumTourat2PMESTeveryTuesdayandThursday

D.gotothemuseum'sYouTubechanneItocatchaIiveguidedtouronFriday,ApriI

3rd

2.IfyoumissTuesday'sHalIofPlantEarthTouronTuesday,youcan.

A.gotoHaIIofOceanLifeB.enjoyaFacebookIiveonThursday

C.hoponrepIayspostedtoFacebookearIierD.askCarterEmmartforheIp

3.WherecanyouprobabIyfindthispassage?

A.Inamagazine.B.Inahistorybook.C.InanoveI.D.Ina

scientificreport.

B

WhenIIeftmycountryTrinidadandTobagoforChinatostudyChineselanguage

andculture,neverinmywiIdestimaginationdidIthinkthattwenty-oneyearsIater

Iwouldstillbehere.TwodecadesisaIongtime,yetIoftenteIImyfriendsthat

itfeeIsIikeonIytwoyears.ThatisbecauseChinaisanexcitingpIacetobewith

lotsofopportunitiesforgo-gettersorthosewhoseekadventure.Itsohappensthat

IfaIIintobothcategories.

Atfirst,IwasnotsurewhetherIwouIdIikemyexperienceinChina,soIinitially

pIannedtostudyforonIyoneyearwhenIIeftTrinidadforBeijing.Butasfatewould

haveit,IfeIIinIovewithChina,itspeopIe,anditsculture.Iextendedmycourse

foranotherthreeyearstoIearnaIIIcouldaboutthisfascinatingcountry.Being

inChinahasaIIowedmetherarechancetomeetmanydistinguishedpeople.IthasaIso

aIIowedmetodothingswhichIthinkIwouIdnototherwisehavehadthechanceto

do.

YearsIater,IpubIishedmyfirstbook,"TheEmperor,HisBrideandtheDragon

Robe."However,tomyunexpecteddeIight,thisbookwasofficiaIIypresentedtoChina

asoneofstategifts.Mymother,fuIIofexhiIaration,toldmethatitwastelevised

ontheIocaInews.Tothisday,IfeeIhighlyhonored.Amongmyto-doIistisamusicaI

pIayforchiIdrenbasedonthebook.ThroughthisbookandthepIay,Ihopetoshare

myIoveforChinaandengenderinchiIdrenaroundtheworIdasimiIarloveforChinese

culture.

IbeIievepeopleshouldhavedreamsnomatterhowbigorsmaII.However,most

importantIy,IbeIievethatpeoplemuststrivetomakemoreopportunitiesfor

themseIvestofulfilltheirdreamsratherthanwaitaroundforafewopportunities

tocomealongbychance.Inthisregard,IliketouseoneofFrancisBacon'squotes:

"AwisemanwiIIcreatemoreopportunitiesthanhefinds.

4.WhydoestwodecadesfeelIikeonIytwoyearstotheauthor?

A.Becausehehasbeenseekingforopportunitiesandstriveforhisdream.

B.BecauseChinaisanexcitingpIacewithIotofopportunities.

C.BecausehehasmanyfriendswhoareaIwayswithhim.

D.BecausehehasafancyforChinaitspeopIe,anditsculture.

5.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?

A.TheauthorwascertainhewouldfaIIfortheexperienceinChina.

B.AfterstudyingforfouryearsinChina,theauthorfeIIinlovewithit.

C.ItwasrarefortheauthortomeetdistinguishedpeopIeinChina.

D.BeinginChina,theauthorhasdonethingswhichhecouldn'tdoinhishometown.

6.WhatdoestheunderIinedword"engender"inparagraph3mean?

A.Spread.B.Arouse.C.ConeIude.D.Emit.

7.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.MyLoveforChinaB.MySpeciaIExperienceinChina

C.AmbitionistheKeytotheSuccessD.China,aDreamMan'sResort

c

MelanieClaphamhasspenttheIastthreeyearscatchingimagesofgrizzlies（灰

熊）atKnightInlet,ontheB.C.coast,usingsmaIIcameratrapshousedinmetaIand

attachedsecureIytotheforestbranches.

Threeyearsandthousandsofimageslater,thebehavioraIresearcherand

postdoctoraIstudentattheUniversityofVictoriahaspartneredwithtwosoftware

deveIopersIivinginSiIiconVaileyandagrizzlyresearchcentreinAlaskatodeveIop

faciaIrecognitiontechnoIogyusedtoidentifythebears.

"Theydon'thavedistinetivemarkingsontheirbodies,nsaidClapham,whose

interestinthistechnoIogysprangfromtheneedto"identifyandrecognizeindividuaI

bearsovertime"aspartofherbehavioraIresearchoverthelast11years.

Bearsgrowandshrinkalotdependingontheseason,andtheirappearancechanges

frequentIyduringtheir20-to25-year-1ongIifespans.CIaphambegantowonderifA.I.

mightbeabIetosolveherprobIeminthesamewaythetechnologyrecognizepeople's

faces.

Now,shesays,theopen-sourceBearIDsoftwarecanbeusedandadaptedbyanyone

andcouldhavehugehintsforunderstandingtheanimals'behaviourandavoiding

bear-humanencounters.

InrelationtothetechnologybasedonhumanfaciaIrecognition,EdMillerand

hispartnerMaryNyugenarethesoftwaredeveIopersfromCaIiforniawhoconnectedwith

ClaphaminanonlineforumforconservationtechnoIogyinIate2017.

ThepairwereIookingforphotosofbears"forfun"asawaytolearnmoreabout

recognitionsoftware,andsotheyconnectedwithClaphamtooffertheirexpertise（专

业知识）inadaptingartificialinteIIigence.

"ThetechnoIogywe'reusingisbasedonthesamesoftwareusedtorecognizehumans,"

saidMiIIer,whoaddedthathumanidentificationisfareasier,astherearemiIIions

ofimagesthesoftwarecanlearnfrom.

"WeneedIotsofimagesofindividuaIanimalstoteIIthesystemwhichbearis

which,nsaidClapham,whoexpIained"deepIearning"astheprocesswherethesoftware

trainsitselftorecognizecertainbearsmoreaccuratelywithmorepicturesitgets.

ClaphamssaysBearIDcurrentIyhasan84percentaccuracyrate.ThisisespeciaIIy

important,giventhatabearwiIIIookdramaticaIIydifferentthroughouttheyearas

itsappearance,especiallyfurandweight,changesaIot.

8.WhatisClapham'spurposeofcatchingimagesofgrizzIies?

A.Tomonitorthechangesofsomespecificbears.

B.TocollectdataforfacialrecognitiontechnoIogy.

C.TofinishhispostdoctoraIresearch.

D.Tomeethisinterestinthetechnology.

9.WhatdoweknowaboutClapham?

A.ClaphamusesAltotrackbears.

B.ClaphamhasbeeninherbehavioraIresearchforabout25years.

C.Claphamcooperateswithotherstoidentifythebears.

D.ClaphammajorsinsoftwaredevelopingattheUniversityofVictoria.

10.WhydidEdMillerandhispartnercontactClapham?

A.TheyprovidedherwiththeirspecificknowledgeinAl.

B.TheywantedtoknowmoreaboutAl.

C.Theywereeagertoattendtheonlineforum.

D.TheywereusingthesameBearIDsoftware.

11.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?

A.TocaIIonmorepeopIetoprotectgrizzIies.

B.TodescribetheIivinghabitsofgrizzlies.

C.Tointroducethetechnologyusedtoidentifygrizzlies.

D.TorecordafriendshipbetweenMelanieandherpartners.

D

CaIiforniaIikestothinkofitselfasthestatewherethefuturehappens,and

in2008,itsvotersdecidedthefuturewashigh-speedrail.Sotheyapproveda$9

billionbondissuetobeginanincrediblegovernmentinfrastructureproject:abullet

trainconnectingSanFranciscoandLos-Angeles,atacostof$33billion.

Foryears,theoptimistshaveimaginedCaIifornianswiIItraveIquickly,

comfortabIyandenvironmentaIIybetweenthestate'stwomajorpopuIationcenters.The

pessimists,meanwhiIe,havewatchedtheprojectcostsalot.Atlastcount,the

estimateshadtraveIedupto$75billion,evenwerestillclimbing.

OnTuesday,Gov.GavinNewsom(D)inhisstatespeechcalledforthestateto

transformtheprojecttoalesscostIyraiIthatwouldrunthroughtheCentraIVaIIey,

whichattractedvoters'eIsewhereattention,becausewhathappenedinCaIifornia

iIIustratesthefactthatanyU.S.raiIprojectmaytakearisk.

Distance.Inotherplacesoftheworld,majorpopulationcentersaremuchcIoser

toeachother.Andbigcitiesthatarereasonablyclosetogetherisprettymuchan

essentiaIconditionforhigh-speedrail,whichiswhytheyhaveitandwedon*t.Imagine

whatitwouldtaketobuildaIinefromNewYorkCitytoLosAngeIes-ortoChicago,

HoustonorPhoenix.

Wealth.Ofcourse,theUnitedStatesdoeshaveafewcitiesthatIookripefor

rail.Andinsteadofhigh-speedraiIbetweenthesecities,wehavetheexpress,which

takeseighthourstotraveIfromWashingtontoBoston.Whyhaven'twebui11something

better?Becausetrulyhigh-speedraiIneedstotraveIinafairlystraightIine.

BuiIdingnewer,better,straighterraiIIineswouIdrequirethegovernmenttobuyaII

theIandbetweenPointAandPointBandteardownanythingthathappenedtobein

theway.However,what'sbetweenPointAandPointBisagreatdeaIofhighlyvaIuabIe

reaIestatethatwiIIbeveryexpensivetopurchase.

CaliforniadisplaysaIItheseprobIemstotaIIy.ThepartoftheraiIIinethat

wasreasonabIycheaptobuilddidn'tgoanywherenearwherethepeoplewere:itran

throughtheCentraIValleywhereIandwasreasonablycheapandtheIobbieswere

relativelyfew.

12.Inparagraph1,theauthorintendsto.

A.provethepointofthepassageB.explainagovernmentproject

C.introduceatopicfordiscussionD.presentthebackgroundinformation

13.Whatdoweknowaboutthebullettrainproject?

A.AlIpeopIearenotinfavorofthebullettrainproject.

B.Thecostoftheprojectisapproximately75billion.

C.OtherstateshavetoriskbuiIdingtheirownbulletprogram.

D.TheprojectwiIImakeAmericanstraveIrapidly,cozilyandenvironmentally.

14.Whatmainlyleadstobullettrainprogram'sfaiIure?

A.GovernorsinCaIiforniatendtoleavetheprojectbehind.

B.ThedistanceisthemainreasontoIimitthebulletprojectinAmerica.

C.NoneofcitiesinAmericacanaffordtobuildabullettrain.

D.BullettrainisnotaspopuIarasexpressinAmerica.

15.WhatattitudedoestheauthorhoIdtowardsthehigh-speedraiIinCaIifornia?

A.Indifferent.B.NeutraI.C.Negative.D.Optimistic.

第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选

项。ks5u

BreakingintoTraveIWriting

TraveIwriterswhoimmerse(}JL/5)themseIvesinforeignsettings,recordingtheir

experienceswithdetaiIstransportreaderstoadifferentpIace.Formostofus

blue-colIarwriters,however,thetraveIwritingismuchlessappeaIingduetothe

expensivetrips.16.

YouDon'tNeedtoTraveItoTraveIWrite

17.Itmeansyoucanthoroughlyreportonstoriesfromaroundtheglobein

thecomfortofyourhomeoffice.Ifthecoreoftheideaisstrong,noeditorisgoing

tocarewhetheryou*vesetfootthereyourseIf.

EverythingIsTraveI

AlmostanytypeofstorycanbeviewedintermsoftraveI.Areyouafoodie?]8___.

Thesamecanbedonewithhistory,film,technoIogy,etc.Infact,takingyourspeciaI

interestandapplyingittotraveIwiIInotonIyaffordyouauniqueinsiderperspective

onthetopic,butaIsoIendyoumorecredibiIity.

19

GreentraveIwriterstendtorelyonthedestinationasthesoIesourceofstory.

Buteverystep-frominitialtripconsiderationtounpackingyourIuggagebackhome-can

provefertiIegroundforstories.Asawriter,youcanminethefuIItimeIineofthe

tripformateriaI.

FocusonOneorTwo

OnestrategytogetmoreworkistoactuaIIynarrowyourfocus.___20___.Thus,

ifyoucandeveIopaspeciaIization,youcanbecomeafavoredwriterinthatsub-topic.

A.Plantogotodifferentdestinations

B.ConsiderEveryStepoftheJourney

C.Writeaboutalittle-knowncuisinefromCambodia

D.YoucanenjoyaIIthedeliciousfoodwhentraveIing

E.Evenso,breakinginiseasy,aslongasyoupocketthefollowingadvice

F.Thetighteningofexpensebudgetshasbeen,thankfully,withtheriseoftheInternet

G.ThetraveItypeisabroadumbreIIawithhundredsofreIativesub-topicsbeneath

第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最

佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

SeaBuriaIs（葬礼）GivenaSenseofDignity

WhenChenQi,64,compIetedamassseaburialonthemorningofOct.30andoperated

his33-meter-longworkingboatbacktotheharbourinDaIian,LiaoningProvinee,he

foundanothergroupofpeople___21___forhim.

"Asyoucansee,I___22___onegroupafteranother-untiIonedayIwiIIbetheone

beingburiedatsea,"Chensaid23___atthewheeIofhistailor-madecraft.

Hehasrunoneofthebiggestsea24centersinChinafor23years,buthas

neverkeptcountofthenumberofpeople'sashesthathavebeen___25___acrossthesea

fromhisfourboats.

ChentendstoworkaIIyearround,exceptforLunarNewYear'sDay.Ittakesabout

30minutestosaiIfromtheharbourinDaIiantoreachthe1.86-square-kiIometersite

26___forseaburiaIs.There,speciaIclaypotscontainingtheashesofthedeadare

ceremoniaIly___27___intotheocean.

"Thepotssinktothebottom.Withinthreedays,theybegintobreak___28___in

thewater,whiletheashesmixwiththeearthoftheseabed.Itbringsanotherkind

of___29___tothedead,"Chensaid.

"SeaburiaIsshouIdbemoreceremoniaI.PeopIeneedtoexpresstheirloveand

gratitudetothedeadforthelasttimeandallowthemtoleavetheworIdina___30

way,"hesaid.

Forthefirstfewyearshecouldn'tsucceedincomfortingfamiIieswhowerefilled

withsadness.Chensaid:"Somepeoplecannotshakeoffthe___31___oflosingaloved

one.TheydonotwanttotaIkaboutitwiththeirfamiIies,fearingthatitmightworry

them.32theyeasilyopenuptome,whichiswhatI*mmostproudof.H

Afterwitnessingsomuchdeathandsorrow,ChensaidheandhisfamilyarenoIonger

troubIedbysuch___33___."EnjoyIife,asitisshortand___34___,“hesaid."Nomatter

whathappens,wehaveto___35___on.Lifecan'tbeplainsaiIing,right?"

21.A.attachingB.aIIocatingC.waitingD.applying

22.A.ferryB.delayC.considerD.try

23.A.doubtfuIIyB.actuaIIyC.hopeIessIyD.calmly

24.A.roomB.buriaIC.haIID.garden

25.A.spreadB.reservedC.desertedD.produced

26.A.decoratedB.buiItC.thoughtD.chosen

27.A.loweredB.vanishedC.appearedDLbrought

28.A.throughB.upC.outD.in

29.A.courageB.easeC.peaceD.reality

30.A.concreteB.seriousC.commonD.naturaI

31.A.disappointmentB.excitementC.painD.happiness

32.A.HoweverB.BesidesC.ThenD.So

33.A.showsB.scenesC.viewsD.pictures

34.A.fantasticB.hopefuIC.fragiIeD.strange

35.A.collectB.moveC.frameD.study

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

HowSichuanFoodBecameGo-ToforDiningOut

Oftheregionalcuisinerestaurants36(register)onMeituan-China'sIargest

fooddeIiverypIatform,Sichuanfoodmadeupthe___37___(Iarge)proportionin2020.

ItbeatoutaIIotherChineseregionalcuisinesasweIIaspopularinternationaIfood

choices,accordingtoChinaF&BBigData2020-astatisticreportedbyMeituanandnew

mediapIatformRestaurantOwnersInternaIReference.MeituanaIsoreportedthatyoung

ChinesemillenniaIsborninthe'90sarethedrivingforcebehindthistrend,___38

(account)foraround51.4%ofaIIdiningout.

TwoofthedefiningcharacteristicsofSichuanfoodareitstwomostfamous___39

(type)ofspice-"Xiangla'1and"mala".Comparedtoothercuisinesknownfortheir

hotnessinChina,Sichuanfoodisthemostpreferredtastefordinersborninthe190s

and'00s.GiventhespreadofSichuancuisinetoday,it'shardtobeIievethatthe

provineewasn'tknownforits

chilisuntiI300yearsago,___40___thechilipepper41(introduce)fromLatin

America,heIping42(Iay)thefoundationsformodern-daySichuancuisine.

WhiletherearemanyreasonsthataccountforthesuccessofSichuancuisine,___43

often-citedoneisthatitoffersawide44(various)ofdeliciousdishes."Each

dishhasitsownstyle-ahundreddisheshaveahundreddifferentflavors,"saysSun

Yan,GeneraIManagerofaSichuanrestaurant,referring___45___anoldsayingabout

SichuanesefoodthatperhapsspeaksbesttoitsfIavoranddiversity.

第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节书面表达(满分15分)

上周五，你校举办了一次“英语节”活动。请你为校报英文版写一篇报道，介绍这次活动。

内容包括：

1.活动时间及地点；2.活动情况；3.活动收获。

注意：

1.词数80左右；2.题目已为你写好，不计入词数。

TheEnglishFestivaI

第二节读后续写（满分25分）

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

WhatanincrediblegiftsocIosetoChristmas!Mr.Beeissuccessfullybrought

backtohisfamiIyaIiveduringthisHolidayseason.WithoutU.S.CoastGuard'sheIp,

Mr.Beewouldn'tbeabIetomakeit.Aftertwodays*struggle,Mr.BeeunbeIievabIy

survivesandgetstoteIIthetaIeofhowhewasrescuedfromhis32-footSeaRayboat

thathenamed,Stingray.

OntheFridaybeforethisChristmas,hesetsaiIsome86milesoffofFlorida's

coast,whichofferedoutstandingexperiencesfrombeginningtoend.BIuewatersailing

therewasthedreamofaIIthepassionateandaccompIishedsailorsIikeMr.Bee.

PhysicaIIy,hiscorestrengthenedbecauseoftheconstantefforttokeephimself

uprightinthewater.TheexcitementbeganwhenheboardedtheboattofindthataII

ofhisneedshadbeenmet-andthefuncontinuedasherodestrongwindsandsurfed

highwaves.Therewasnothinginstinetiveaboutidentifyingthedistance,direction

andtypeofboatscomingatyououtthereonarollingsea.Thatkindofcomfortcould

bebeyondbeIief.

AsusuaI,Mr.BeegoteverythingundercontroI.Afterfinishingtheexercise

routine,the62-year-oldwassittingontheboat,alone,withthecompanyofbright

starsaboveandIoveIycreaturesinthewater.Hehadasenseofachievementevery

timehehadaIIthingsdoneonhisboat.

FeeIingsleepythatday,hefeIIasIeepquickly.Mr.Beedidn*treaIizetheboat

sufferedamechanicaIissueandbegantakinginwaterandsinkingwhilehesIept.

Suddenlyhewokeuptobeingsurroundedbywater.Thewatercamepouringinandpushed

himtothefront.

Atthatpoint,desperateandcryingouttoGod,hedidn'tevenhavetimetosend

outasignaIforhelp.Hewonderedifthiswashowhewasgoingtospendhisfinal

moments.

Itwasamiraclethattheentireboatdidn'tgounder.

Seeingtheboatsai/intohispath,hehadtoattracttheboaters'attention.

2021年5月山东省普通高中2021届高三下学期5月冲刺考试（一）英语试卷

2021届高三冲刺卷（一）新高考卷I

英语参考答案及评分意见

阅读理解

1-3BCA4-7ADBD8-11BCAC12-15DAAC

七选五

16-20EFCBG

完形填空

21-25CADBA26-30DABCB31-35CABCB

语法填空

36.registered37.largest38.accounting39.types40.when

41.wasintroduced42.lay/tolay43.an44.variety45.to

书面表达

TheEnglishFestival

LastFriday,theEnglishFestivalwasheldinourschoolauditorium,whichattractedanum­

berofstudentsandteachers,pushingtheEnglishlearningatmospheretoaclimax.

Abundantprogramsofshortplays,singinganddancingwereperformedduringthefesti­

val.ParticipantsfromSenior1toSenior3activelyinvolvedthemselvesinthegala,showingtheir

talentsandexertingtheirstrength.Therefore,thecampuswasenvelopedinthecheerfullaughter

andsmiles.

Notonlycanthefestivalexcitestudents,interestinEnglish,butalsoawakenabetterunder­

standingofforeignculturesaswellasours.

读后续写

Itwasamiraclethattheentireboatdidn'tgounder.Fortunately,hewasabletoclimbontop

ofthebow,theonlypartofthevesselfloatingupoutofthewater.ButFridayturnedintoFri­

daynight,thenSaturdaymorning,andsoon.Aton