河北衡水中学2021届高三仿真模拟试题（三）英语试题

河北衡水中学2021届高三仿真模拟试题（三）英语试题

学校:姓名：班级:考号：

一、阅读理解

Happiness,thatshortanddelightfulfeeling,seemsalltoorarein2020.Butthere'sone

placewherehappinessisthenameofthegame.And,no,we'renottalkingaboutDisney

World.Denmark,currentlythesecondhappiestcountryonearth,isnowhometoThe

HappinessMuseum,whichiscreatedbyTheHappinessResearchInstitute,athinktank

focusingonwell-being,happinessandqualityoflife.Theeight-roommuseumisdevotedto

literallybringinghappinesstolife,remindingvisitorswhatitisthatgivesvaluetothemand

makesthemfeelgood.LedbyMeikWiking,authorofthreeinternationalbestsellers,the

museumopenedonJuly14inasmall240-square-meterspaceinCopenhagen.

Visitorstothemuseumwillfindmanyinteractiveexhibits.Eachroomisdevotedtoa

specificapproachtostudyinghappiness.Thepoliticsofhappinessexhibitasksquestions

abouttheroleofelectionsandGDPindeterminingnationalhappiness.There'salsoa

geographyhappinesssectionthatexplorestheroleofbuiltenvironmentsonhappinesslevels,

aswellasshowingaworldmapwiththeWorldHappinessReport2020'shappinessranking

of153countries.Thereareothersectionslikethescienceofhappiness,thehistoryof

happinessandwhatliesinstoreforthefuture.

Certainmuseumexhibitsincludevisitors'personalperceptionofhappiness.Canyou

determinewhichhalfoftheMonaLisa'smouthsmiles?Howdoyouexplainthemeaningof

happiness?Themuseumhousesavastcollectionofdonatedartworksdonatedbypeoplefrom

aroundtheglobe,whichremindthemofhappymomentsintheirlives.

Whilethemuseumisaveryoptimisticplacetobe,it'salsoawareofthedifficultiesof

beingapublicplaceinthemiddleofaglobalpandemic（流行病）.Themuseumhasstrict

policiesinplacetoensuresocialdistancingandsafety,includingonlyallowing50visitorsat

atimeandaone-waypaththroughthemuseum.

1.WhafsthemainpurposeofcreatingTheHappinessMuseum?

A.Toremindpeopletoreadbooksonhappiness.

B.Tohelpvisitorslearnandexperiencehappiness.

C.Toadvisevisitorstosharehappinesswithothers.

D.Totellpeoplewaystoimprovetheirqualityoflife.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"perception“inParagraph3referto?

A.Understanding.B.Praising.

C.Documenting.D.Misusing

3.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusaboutthemuseuminthelastparagraph?

A.Thechallengeitfacesatpresent.

B.Itsdifficultyinreceivingvisitors.

C.Itspositiveattitudetowardsfuture.

D.Thesafetymeasuresittakesforvisitors.

Yearsago,IappearedonstagewiththeRoyalMelbournePhilharmonicChoirinthe

TownHall.ThereIwas,myfeetinplainshoes,sweatdirtyingmycleanwhiteshirt,singing

myheartoutinfrontofthebigorgan.Istillhaveataperecordingofthatperformance

somewhere,whereIswearIcanhearmyselfsinging,highandthinandpossiblyoff-key.

ButlifegotinthewayandIstoppedsinging.Then,inthesummerof2019,1found

myselffacingsomeshadowsinmyownlife.Itfeltasifithadbeenalongtimebetween

songs,asiftherewassomethingunsung,someabsentmusicinmyears.IbegantofearI

mightbemakingmyselfillandunabletobreatheinanormalway.

Couldsinginghelpmereclaimmyvoiceandcalmmyfast-beatingheart?Researchfrom

theRoyalSocietynotedthat''groupsingingcanimprovephysicalandmentalhealth,aswell

aspromotesocialbonds^^.So,ratherthanlettingmyunsungtunesstrangleme,Idecidedto

takeonanewchoralexperience,onebeingintheBigFeministSing,acommunitychoir.

“Ifyoudon'tknowwhattosing,“thechoirdirectorsaid,"findsomeonewholooks

confident,andgoandstandnexttothem.Findafriendifyou'reintrouble;takearisk;use

yourvoice;bepartofsomethingbiggerthanyourself."I'vebeensinginginthechoirever

since,becausegroupsinginggivesmeasenseofsecurity-andeachrehearsalisalifeline,a

connectedthread,anintakeofairworkingtowardacollectivevoice.Itdoesn'tmatterifIam

abitoff-keytostartwith.Decadesofunsungsituationshavechanged,andIhaveflown.

4.HowdidtheauthorfeelduringherperformanceintheTownHall?

A.Thrilled.B.Nervous.C.Confident.D.Curious.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“strangle”inparagraph3probablymean?

A.Reach.B.BlindC.CheatD.Choke.

6.Whatdoestheauthorlearnfromherlatestchoirexperience?

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A.Findingatruefriendisnevereasy.B.Teamworkhasbenefitedheralot.

C.Thechoirdirector'spositioncounts.D.Singingaloneimprovesherhealth.

7.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheAmazingPowerofGroupSingingB.ConfidenceOutofLastingSinging

C.ChangesfromStageExperiencesD.ATasteofMusicinaChoir

Doyouneedahumantocreateabeautifulperfume?That'sthequestionbeingaskedas

artificialintelligence(AI)startstoentertheperfumeindustry.Companiesareincreasingly

turningtotechnologyinordertocreatemorebest-selling,uniqueperfumesthatcanbe

producedinjustminutes.

Lastyear,Swiss-basedperfumedeveloperGivaudanlaunchedCarto,anAI-poweredtool

tohelpperfumers.Usingatouchscreen,theperfumerscanchooseonefrom1,500

ingredientsandputitinabottlewithouttouchingthemandpulltogetherdifferentperfumes

usingdatafromthebrandsvastlibraryofperfumeformulas.Asmallrobotimmediately

processesthefragrancesintoperfumes,makingiteasierforperfumerstotesttheirnew

perfumes.

OnebenefitofCartoisthatwithit,perfumesamplesarecreatedinstantly,givingthema

competitiveadvantage.t4Wecanadjusttheperfumealmostlivewiththecustomer,saysCal

iceBecker,vicepresidentperfumeranddirectoroftheGivaudanPerfumerySchool."Itisa

bigplusnotjustbecausewegaintimebutthere'smoreclosenesswhenweconnectinfrontof

thetool.”

GermanperfumehouseSymrisehasgoneonestepfurtherandteamedupwithIBM

ResearchtocreateanAIsystemcalledPhilyra,whichactuallystudiestheperfumeformulas

andcustomerdatatoproducenewperfumes.LikeCarto,Philyracan'tactuallysmellanything.

ClaireViola,vicepresidentofdigitalstrategyfragranceatSymrise,isthefirsttoagreeit

hasn'tbeenwithoutweakness.Ifsmachine-learningandsometimestheresultsarewrongsshe

says."Youhavetoqualifyeverynewmaterial,soitunderstandsthedifferencebetween

differentperfumes,fbrexample.”

MargauxCaron,globalbeautyanalystforcolourcosmeticsandperfumesatbelieves

artificialintelligenceisapowerfultooltocreateperfumes."Technologyandscienceare

sometimespicturedandconsideredcold,buttheperfumecategoryisdisplayingawarm,

emotional,humanapproachtoit.ThepartnershipbetweenAIandperfumersisanchoredin

thisphilosophy,9,shesaid.

8.WhatistheadvantageofCarto?

A.Itcanbeusedtotestperfumes.B.Itcantellperfumeingredientsapart.

C.Itfreesperfumerstotallyfromthetask.D.Ithelpstailorperfumestocustomers5

needs.

9.WhatcanweinferfromClaireViola'swords?

A.Philyraneedstobeimproved.B.Philyrahasasharpsenseofsmell.

C.Philyra'sstudyresultisaccurate.D.Philyra5sgoodwithnewmaterials.

10.What'sMargauxCaron*sattitudetowardsusingAI?

A.Supportive.B.Objective.C.Concerned.D.Skeptical.

11.Whydoestheauthorwritethetext?

A.Tointroducenewperfumebrands.B.ToexplainhowtomakeperfumesbyAL

C.TodiscussAFSstrengthsandweaknesses.D.ToshowapplicationofAIinmaking

perfumes.

Forcompaniesaroundtheworldandacrossindustries,sustainability（可持续发展）has

rapidlygonefromanice-to-havetoamust-have.Somefamouscompanieshaveannounced

ambitiousplanstoremovesingle-useplastics,reducecarbonreleaseandotherwiseshrink

theirenvironmentalfootprintinvariousways.

NewlightTechnologieshopestospeedupthatprocess.Thecompanyhasspentmore

thanadecadedevelopingamaterialcalledAirCarbon,whichfunctionsexactlylikeplasticbut

iscompletelybiodegradable（可生物降解的）.Newlightdevelopedthematerialusing

microorganismsfoundintheoceanthatfeedonmethaneandcarbondioxide-two-greenhouse

gasesamongthebiggestcontributorstoclimatechange.Theorganismsturnthosegasesintoa

naturalpolymer（聚合物）thatcanbeshapedjustlikeplastic.

“WecallthatAirCarbonbecauseit*sairandcarbonthatcanmixwithandbecomepartof

water,CEOMarkHerremasaid."Wehavethispurewhitepowderthatwecanthenmeltand

fbnninallkindsofpartsandpieces.^^Thecompany'snewproductionfacilityisfilledwith

largesaltwatertanksthatrecreateoceanconditions,allowingtheorganismstomakethe

polymerfromwhichAirCarboncanbeobtained.

Newlightrecentlybeganrollingoutitsfirstsetofproductsmadefromthematerial,

launchingtwo-brands.Itsfoodwarebrand,Restore,sellsbiodegradablestraws,knives,forks

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andspoons,whileitsfashionbrandCovalentsellshandbags,walletsandsunglasses.And

becausetheprocessofdevelopingAirCarbonusesgasesfromtheatmosphere,theproducts

arecarbonnegative,meaningtheytakeoutmorepollutantsthantheyproduce.Newlighthas

receivedcarbonnegativecertificationsfromseveralorganizationsforitsproducts.

Newlight'scurrentproductsarecostlierthansometraditionalproductsavailableonthe

market,sincethecompanyhasjustonefacility,whichmakesithardtokeeppricesdown.At

present,Newlight'sAirCarbonproductscanremove100millionpoundsofcarbondioxide

peryear.ButHeirema'sgoalistobuildmorefacilitiesasquicklyaspossibleandeventually

increasethatnumberto20billionpounds,whichhesaysishowmuchplasticendsupinthe

oceaneachyear.

12.WhatistheadvantageofAirCarbon?

A.Itismoreflexiblethanplastic.

B.Itcanpartiallybreakdown.

C.Ithelpsreducegreenhousegases.

D.Itisanartificialpolymerlikeplastic.

13.WhyhasNewlightbeencertifiedcarbonnegative?

A.Itsproductsareofgoodquality.

B.Itsproductsareenergy-saving.

C.Itdevelopstwosustainablebrands.

D.Itremovesmorecarbonthanitreleases.

14.WhatmightbethechallengeforNewlight'sAirCarbonproducts?

A.Limitedproduction.B.Lowprofits.

C.Fewcustomers.D.Poormarketing.

15.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A.Newtechnologythatreducescarbonrelease.

B.Greenhousegasesthatcanbeusedforproducts.

C.Oceanmicroorganismsthatfeedongreenhousegases.

D.Aplasticalternativethatmighthelpsolveclimatechange.

二、七选五

Lateoneafternoon,RaphaelKaplanandhisfamilywereoutwalkingneartheirhomein

LosAngeles,Calif.,thesecondlargestU.S.city.16

“Theywere'hangingout'”,hesays,4<justlyingdownandwaitingfbrusto

Dass.”17Thefourthgradersaysheseescoyotesallthetime,oftenatthatgolfcourse.

He*salsoseenthemwalkingdownhisstreet.

Coyoteslooklikemedium-sizeddogsorsmallwolveswithshortgrayandbrown

fur.18Theywilleatjustaboutanythingandcanleamtosurviveinnearlyany

environment.Before1700,coyotesonlylivedinthemidwestemandsouthwesternUnited

StatesandMexico,butthenpeoplewipedoutnearlyallofNorthAmerica'swolvesbecause

theysometimeskillfarmanimals.Thisopenedupspacefbrchores.

19Someconsideredthemtobepests.Duringthemiddleofthe20thcentury,

theU.S.governmentpoisonedaround6.5millioncoyotes.Killingthemisstilllegalinmost

U.S.states.Huntersandtrapperskillhundredsofthousandseveryyear.

EncounterswithcoyoteshappenregularlyacrosstheUnitedStatesaswellasinCanada,

MexicoandpartsofCentralAmerica.InChicago,Illinois,forinstance,coyotesoncelivedon

thetopfloorofaparkinggarageacrossfromSoldierField,thehomestadiumoftheChicago

Bearsfootballteam.In2015,NewYorkCitypoliceofficersintrucks,carsandhelicopters

chasedacoyotethroughRiversideParkinManhattan.20Afterthreehours,they

gaveupthechase.Thecoyotehadsimplyhiddenitselftoowell.Occasionally,coyotesmay

biteorattackpeopleortheirpets.However,coyotesmostlyavoidpeople.Raphaelisgladhe's

gottentoseethemsomanytimes.He*salsohelpedstudythem.

A.Coyotesarekindandbeautiful.

B.Peopletriedtogetridofcoyotes,too.

C.Buttheyareaseparatespecies,Canislatrans.

D.Arecoyotesmovingintoyourneighborhood?

E.Theyaimedtomovetheanimaloutofthecity.

F.Thiswasn'tanunusualexperiencefor10-year-oldRaphael.

G.Helookedthroughafencesurroundingagolfcourseandsawtwocoyotes.

三、完形填空

EarlyonSaturdaymorning,parentsandviewerswalkedinalineintothegymatthe

EinsteAcademy,aschoolinIllinoisintheUS.Afterthecoach21hisopeningspeech

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everyone22fortheUS*snationalsong.Afterthesong,judgesdressedinblackand

whiteshirttookuptheir23outsidetheplayingfield,readyforthegamestobegin.

WhilethissoundslikethetypicalsettingofaUSsportingevent,thisonehadahigh-tech

twist,wasacompetitiverobotics24-agamethatturnsthesubjectsofscience,

technology,engineerinandmathematicsintoacompetitivesport.

25bycoaches,teamsofstudentsingrade7through12whodesigned,builtand

programmetheirownrobotscompetedagainstotherroboticsteamsintheWestSuburban

LeagueNorthDivisiontheFIRSTTechChallenge(FTC).

“Moststudentsexperiencemultiple-choicequestions.^^saidJonathanWeiland,who

worksfFIRSTTechChallengeinIllinois.uInFTC,therearehundredsofsolutionstoa

problemandtheyseewhichsolution26thebest.”

“Foundedbyanot-for-profitorganization,FIRST(ForInspirationandRecognitionof

ScienceaiTechnology)eventsaremodeledaftertraditionalsportslikebasketballto

generate27inrobotic,Weilandsaid.FIRSTTechChallengeisoneoffourFIRST

programs.

DuringaFIRSTTechChallenge,Roboticsteamseither28aroboticskil(配套组

件),adjustingandupgradingtheirdesign,orcustombuild(专门制作)arobot

using29materials,recordingtheprogressinengineeringnotebooks.

Theroboticsteamscompeteingameswithinaleague,gettingpointsthroughoutthe

season30anationalandevenglobalcompetitions.Thereare35teamsintheWest

SurburbanLeagnNorthDivisionandonlyeightwillgotothestate,Weilandsaid.Teamsearn

awardsbasedontherobot's31,designandotheraccomplishments.

“Judges32pairtworoboticsteamstoformagroupthatcompetesagainsttwo

otherteams.Withmultiplegamesplayedbyallteamsateachmeet,acompetitorinonegame

mightbea33inthenext,“Weilandsaid.Studentsaretaughttohelpeachotherat

alltimesandto34theotherteam,hesaid.

“Oneofthebestthingsyoucandowithyour35istosharesomethingwith

someoneelse,“studentsaid."It'sfunbeingonthejourneywiththem.”

21.A.deliveredB.wroteC-reviewedD.corrected

22.A.sentB.calledC.appliedD.rose

23.A.referencesB.notebooksC.positionsD.responsibilities

24.A.meetB.exampleC.designD.creation

25.A.BlamedB.GuidedC.WarnedD.Praised

26.A.switchesB.respondsC.appearsD.works

27.A.disappointmentB.violenceC.excitementD.power

28.A.purchaseB.damageC.throwD.store

29.A.politicalB.industrialC.financialD.agricultural

30.A.bringupB.turninC.sticktoD.qualifyfor

31.A.modelB.materialC.performanceD.location

32.A.hopefullyB,randomlyC.skillfullyD.actively

33.A.coachB.judgeC.roommateD.teammate

34.A.discourageB.beatC.greetD.join

35.A.intelligenceB.rightC.lifeD.hobby

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

阅读下面短文，在空格处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

When36(approve)tobevolunteerforAmericanPeaceCorps(中美友好志愿者

项目)，Iwasexcitedbutalsoanxious.

MytaskwastointroducetraditionalChinesepaintingtoAmericanswhocametoChina

byusingPowerPoint.

WhenIwasmakingmyPPT,Idiscoveredthatthereweremanydifferencesbetween

ChineseandWesternartcultures,sothemostdifficultproblem37(face)mewasto

translatepaintingtermsfromChinesetoEnglish.

Forexample,whenItriedtotranslate"意境",whichisaverycommonwordin

traditionalChinesepainting,Ifoundthephrase"artisticconception^^ontheInternet.However,

IaskedmyAmericanfriendDino,avolunteerImetatwork,andhesaidthetranslationwas

strangeandunreasonableandcouldn't38(understand)atall.

SohowcouldIsolvethistranslationproblem?We-hadaheateddiscussionthatevening,

butwe39(eventual)foundaphraseinthespiritoftraditionalChinesepainting.We

decidedthat"意境"meanstheuseofabstractiontoarouseaviewer'simagination.Therefore,

wecouldtranslateitas“poeticimagery^^.Iunderstoodthatthesecrettotranslationisto

interpretthe40(origin)meaningofthewordsinacertaincontextratherthaninvent

aconceptthatdoesnotexistinAmericanculture.

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Butthatwasn'ttheendofthechallenge.WhenIwasdoingmy

detailed41(present)onstage,therewasapowercut,asaconsequence

of421couldnotusePPT!WhatcouldIdo?Ifrownedandthoughtaboutit.Finally,

ItookadeepbreathtocalmmyselfWhatIsaidwasbasedonmymemory.

Ishowedbrushes,ink43xuanpapertobeginintroducingthetoolsofChinese

painting.IthoughtIwouldbeverynervous,butasIwenton,Iforgotall

my44(tense)andbecamefluent.WhenIfinishedmyspeech,everyone

clapped45me.Iwassoproudofmyself.

五、其他应用文

46.假定你是李华，你的美国网友Nancy打算今年暑假来安徽黄山旅游，来信询问一些

黄山的基本情况。请你用英语给她写封电子邮件，内容包括：

1.黄山位于安徽省南部，闻名中外；

2.黄山以奇松、怪石等著称；

3.黄山是中国传统绘画和文学的常用主题之一。

注意：1.词数80左右；

2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.参考词汇：黄山MountHuang；奇松uniquelyshapedpinetrees；怪石breathtakingrocks

DearNancy,

Yours,

LiHua

六、读后续写

47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给