炎德·英才大联考湖南长沙市一中2021届高三月考试卷(七) 英语试题

炎德·英才大联考长沙市一中2021届高三月考试卷(七)英语时量：120分钟总分：150分第二部分阅读理解(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)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。APhuket,ThailandAsitsdryseasonstretchesfromNovembertoAprilwithlittlerain,therearefewmorereliabledestinationsforasunnyescapethanPhuketinwinter.Thailand’sbiggestislandisaholidayicon,startingasabackpackerbolt-holeandnowamainstreamfavorite.Besidesbluewater,finebeaches,palmtreesandmassage,thesunsetsfromPhromthepCapeatthesoutherntiparemarvelous.Alaska,theUnitedStatesAlaskahasanaturallandscapethatseemsattimesuntouchedbyhumanity.Anchorage,thestate’slargestcity,hastheDogRace,whichaloneisworthatriptosee.HeadovertothecityofFairbankstowitnesstheamazingspectacleofNorthernLights.Don’tforgettoexploretheincredibleMendenhallIceCaves,locatednearthecapitalofAlaska,Juneau.LakeBaikal,RussiaLakeBaikalinSiberiaholdsthedistinctionofbeingtheworld’sdeepestlakeandalsoforbeinglabeledoneoftheclearestandoldestlakesknowntoman.Theserenityexperiencedhereduringthewinterispriceless.Combinedwithbreathtakingviewsofthefrozenlakeandsunnyskies.LakeBaikalisahiddendiamondunknowntomanytouristsandforeigners.Icefishingandice-skatingarepopularactivitieshere.Xinjiang,ChinaXinjiangisincreasinglyattractingvisitorsforitsextraordinarynaturalbeautyandfascinatingculture.NeartheborderofKirgizstan.MongoliaandRussia,thereliestheKanasLake,aroundwhichlivestheTuwatribe.Thebraveethnicgrouphasalonghistoryandmanycustoms.Hemuvillage,coveredinsnowandhiddeninforests,islikeafairylandinwinter.ItwasrankedbytheChinaNationalGeographyasoneofthesixmostbeautifulvillagesinthecountry.21. WhichmonthisthebesttimefortravelinPhuke? A.March. B.May. C.July. D.October.22. Whichdestinationshouldyougoifyoulikewintergames? A.Phuket.Thailand. B.Alaska,theUnitedStates. C.LakeBaikal.Russia. D.Xinjiang.China.23. WhatcanyoudoinXinjiang,China? A.WatchtheDogRace. B.Knowaboutthecultureoftheethnicgroup. C.Appreciateviewsofthefrozenlakeandsunnyskies. D.Enjoybluewater,finebeaches,palmtreesandmassage.BHi,I’mTherese,abusinessdevelopmentmanagerlivinginBerlin.Germany.Lastmonth.Imanagedtoreadover100nonfictiontitlesinpsychology,politics,andleadership.Iknowitsoundscrazy,butIreallydid.Here’show.Itstartedwithabet.AcolleaguechallengedmetoreadMalcolmGladwell’sOutliers:TheSTORYofSUCCESSintwohours.AsdeterminedasIwas.Ijustcouldn’tmeetthedeadline.Igotthroughthefirstfewchaptersrelativelyquicklybutfounditimpossibletofinishthebookinthedesignated2hours,soIlostthebet,butitgavemeanidea!Ineededtofindabetterwaytoconsumenonfictionbooks.Ifoundseveralwebsites,blogsandappsthattransformbooksinto“bite-sized”content.Butintheend.IchosetheBlinkistapp.Iwantedtoreadmorenonfictionbooks—Ifounditreallyusefultoreadthekeypointsfromlotsofbookstohelpmegetafeelingforwhat’sanabsolutemustformyto-readlist!Asoneofthefirstservicestocondense(压缩)nonfictionbooksintoquickreads,theBlinkistapphasover2,500best-sellingnonfictiontitlesinitslibrary(includingOutliers:TheSTORYofSUCCESSthebookthatdefeatedme!).Tobehonest,Iwasskepticalatfirst,butIlearnedsomethingsthatputmymindatease.Forexample.Ilearnedthatinordertoproducequalityinsightsfromeverybook,theyhaveover100literaryexpertshardatwork.Ialsoloveditthattheapphasanaudiofunctionwhichallowsmetolistentogreatideasthroughouttheday.So,withthiscoolnewfriend,Isetafreshgoalformyselftoreadthekeyinsightsfrom100booksinjustonemonth.I’mverycompetitivelikethat!24. Whatmotivatedtheauthortotrytoreadmanybooksinashorttime? A.Adesire. B.Ahobby. C.Curiosity. D.Afailureofabet.25. WhichofthefollowingcanexplaintheunderlinedpartinParagraph2? A.Long. B.Small. C.Eatable. D.Important.26. WhatdoweknowabouttheBlinkistapp? A.Itisanappforpeopletolistentostories. B.Itservesasaninstructorofreadingnovels. C.Itoffersabstractsofmanynonfictionbooks. D.Itcontainsthousandsofcompletenonfictionbooks.27. Whatistheauthor’sattitudetotheappatfirst? A.Objective. B.Critical. C.Favorable. D.Doubtful.CTheRwandangovernmentissendingofficialsacrossthecountrytoenforceitsbanonskin-lighteningandbleaching(漂白)products.TheAfricancountryisleadingacampaignagainstskinbleachingandpoor-qualitymake-up,particularlyproductsthatincludehydroquinone,aspokesmanfromtheRwandaStandardsBoardtoldCNN.PresidentPaulKagamesparkeddiscussionsontheneedtobanthesaleofskin“whiteners”onsocialmediainNovember.Inresponsetoapostfromawomancallingforthegovernmenttocrackdownonskinbleaching,KagamesaidonTwitterthatbleachingcreamsareunhealthy,andhecalledonthecountry’sMinistryofHealthandpolicetocontrolthisveryquickly”.Governmentofficialsandpolicearenowcheckingmarketsinthecapital,Kigali,andinprovincesacrosstheAfricannation,seizingskinlighteningandbleachingproducts.Lastmonth,thecountry’sStandardsBoardwarnedthepublicaboutthealternativenamesforhydroquinone,oneoftheprohibitedingredientsinordinarycommercialcosmetics.“Alltheingredientsthatcanhelpinbodybleaching,skinbleaching,arebanned,”agovernmentspokespersontoldCNN.“Wearenowputtingmucheffort,likeeducatingpeople,goingaroundandseizingthoseillegalproducts,”FrancoisUwinkindi,directorofthecancerunitattheMinistryofHealth,toldRcutersnewsagency.Rwandanpolicesaidtheyseizedmorethan5,000bannedbleachingproducts—includinglotions,oils,soapsandsprays—frombeautyshopsacrossthecountrylastmonth.accordingtolocalmedia,NewTimes.SkinwhiteningcreamsaresoldinmanyAfricancountrieswithoutrestriction,despiteincreasingpush-backfromthepublicandgovernmentsonthecontinent.Skin-lighteningproductscontainchemicalswhichcancauseliverdamage,reduceresistancetobacterialandfungalinfections,andincreaseanxiety,depressionandpsychosis,accordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization.Around25%ofwomeninMali,77%ofwomeninNigeria,and59%inTogoregularlyuseskin-lighteningproducts,accordingtoa2011reportbytheWorldHealthOrganizationGhanamadeabanonskinlighteningcreamsin2017,followingCoted’ivoire’sbanin2015.28. WhydoRwandangovernmentbantheskin-lighteningproducts? A.Becausetheydogreatharmtohealth. B.Becausepeopleeasilygetaddictedtothem. C.Becausesomebusinessmensellthemillegally. D.Becausetheydon’tworkwellenoughasexpected.29. Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage? A.Rwandanpolicearrestedsomeskin-lighteningproductssellers. B.Skin-lighteninglotions,oils,soapsandspraysareallowedtobesold. C.MorethanhalfAfricancountrieshavebannedskin-lighteningproducts. D.Awoman’spoststeppedupthebanonskin-lighteningproductsinRwanda.30. Howdothechemicalscontainedinskin-lighteningproductsaffecthealth? A.Theycauselivercancer. B.Theystimulatetheincreaseoffungalinfections. C.Theyreducetheabilitytoresistbacterialinfections. D.Theymakepeoplefeelanxiousandsometimesexcited.31. Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage? A.Dyingtobewhite B.Harmsofskinlightening C.Bansonskin-lighteningproducts D.SkinlighteningwinningmorepopularityDThesecondexperimentonhowtogrowcropsonMarsandmoonsoilsimulant(模拟装置)hasgivenasurprisingoutcome.AsaresultofwhattheresearchersofWageningenUniversity&ResearchcentreintheNetherlandslearnedfromtheirfirstexperiment,theywereabletogrowtendifferentcropspecies.Tomatoes,peas,rye,gardenrocket,radishandgardencresswereharvested.Afewimprovementshavebeenmadesincethefirstexperiment.ResearcherWiegerWamelinksaid“Weusedtraysinsteadoforiginalsmallpotsandaddedorganicmaterial(freshcutgrass)totheMarsandmoonsoilsimulant.Thissolvedtheproblemwehadwithwateringinthefirstexperimentandalsoaddedmanure(肥料)tothesoils,”Inparticularthecropgrowthonthemoonsoilsimulantshowedimprovement.Whileinthefirstmoonsoilexperimentmostplantsdied,inthenextroundtheyflourishes,andtheresearcherscouldharvestfromthesamespeciesasontheMarssoilsimulantandtheEarthpottingcompost(混合肥料)control.Theproductionofbiomass(生物量)ontheMarssoilsimulantwaslowerthanonEarthcontrol,butitwasaminordifferenceandcausedbyoneofthetraysthatshowedlessgrowth.ItwasalsonotstatisticallydifferentfromtheEarthcontrol.“Thatwasarealsurprisetous.”commentsWamelink.“ItshowsthattheMarssoilsimulanthasgreatpotentialwhenproperlypreparedandwatered.Thebiomassgrowthonthemoonsoilsimulantwaslessthanonbothothersoils,abouthalfofthebiomass.Onlythespinachshowedpoorbiomassproduction.”AlthoughtheWageningenresearchersharvestedseveraleatablecrops,theydidnoteatthem.Wamelinksaid.“Thesoilscontainheavymetalslikelead,arsenicandmercuryandalsoalotofiron.Ifthecomponentsbecomeavailablefortheplants,theymaybetakenupandfindtheirwayintothefruits,makingthempoisonous.Furtherresearchonthisisnecessaryandthatisoneofthereasonswhyacrowdfunding(众筹)campaignhasbeenstartedtofinancethethirdexperimentthatwillbeallaboutfoodsafety.Ifthecropsprovetobesafeenoughtoeat,thefunderswillbeinvitedfordinnerwherea‘Martianmeal’willbeservedthatincludestheharvestedcrops;atleastforthosewhodare!”32. Whatdotheresearchersgainfromthefirstexperiment? A.Theycanharvesttencropspecies. B.Theylearnwhattheorganicmaterialis. C.They’resurethattheywillsucceednexttime. D.Theylearntheyhavetochangetheplantcontainers.33. WhatdoyouthinkismainlydiscussedinPara.3? A.Thebiomassgrowthonthemoonsoilsimulantwastheworst. B.Inspiteofsomedrawbacks,theMarssoilsimulanthasgreatpotential. C.ThereasonswhytheproductionofbiomassontheMarssoilsimulantwaslower. D.TheproductionofbiomassontheMarssoilsimulantisobviouslydifferentfromthatontheEarthcontrol.34. Whydidn’ttheresearcherseattheproductsharvestedintheexperiment? A.Whattheyharvestedwasnoteatable. B.Theyhaven’tgotenoughfundingsupport. C.Thecropsmaycontainvariouspoisonoussubstances. D.TheproductionofthecropswaslowerthanthatontheEarthcontrol.35. What’sthespecificpurposeofthethirdexperiment? A.Itaimstomakeitclearwhetherthecropsaresafeenoughtobeeaten. B.ItistoprovidethebasisforgrowingcropsonMarsandthemoon. C.ItaimstoincreasetheproductionofbiomassontheMarssoilsimulant. D.Itaimstofindawaytoprotecttheplantsfromthepoisonousenvironment.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。Goodvolunteersbringalotofenergytotheproject.Theeffortsofvolunteersproveinvaluableforworthycausessuchashelpingtheneedyatsoupkitchensordiggingawelltoprovideanundevelopedvillagewithfreshwater.Buttheremaybesuchavolunteerwhowandersaroundwithhisheadburiedinhissmartphone,whichisnotmuchbetterthanhavingnovolunteersatall.____36____Empathy(同情心)Firstandforemost,avolunteershouldcareaboutthepeople—oranimals—whoneedhishelp.Thismeansthevolunteerlookspastcultural,religiousandsocialdifferencesandisonlyconcernedthathiseffortsaremakingapositiveimpactonthelivesofothers.____37____Lendingahandathomelessshelter,forexample,doesn’tgiveavolunteertherighttodiscussthesituationsofthepeoplewhoneedtheshelteroutsideofthevolunteergroup.PassionPassionisanimportantqualitythatagoodvolunteershouldpossess.____38____It’ssomethinghelooksforwardtodoing,somethinghefeelsaneedtodo.Hisenthusiasmissogenuinethathetellsotherpeopleabouttheworkhedoesandencouragesotherpeopletogetonboard.Avolunteerwiththiskindofpassioncanbeaone-personadvertisingagencyforaworthycause.Professionalism____39____Hetreatsvolunteeringwiththesamelevelofprofessionalismthathedoeshisjob.andherespectstherulesthatcomewithit.Hedoeswhathesayshe’sgoingtodoandfightsthroughobstaclestomakeithappen.Healsodoesn’tlowerhislevelofqualityoutputbecauseheisn’tbeingpaidforit;heputshisbesteffortforwardbecausehisrewardisthedifferencehe’smaking.TeamPlayerIt’simportantforavolunteertobeaself-starter,butit’sequallyimportantforhimtoknowhowtoworkaspartofateam.____40____Nomatterwhatdifferencesinpersonality,upbringingoroutlook,everyoneinvolvedisinitforthesamepurpose:tohelpthosewhoareunabletohelpthemselves.A.Whatinspiressomeonetobeavolunteer?B.Agoodvolunteerisreliableanddependable.C.Whatqualitiesdoesagoodvolunteerneedtopossess?D.Hemustalsorespecttheprivacyofthepeoplehehelps.E.Heknowshowtocooperatewithothervolunteerswithpassions.F.Volunteeringforhisfavoritecauseisn’tjustanotherwaytospendaSaturday.G.Volunteeringisstillingreatneedeventhoughmoreandmorepeopletakeonboard第三部分语言知识运用(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。Incollege,wewererequiredtodoanactofkindness,includingpreparinglunchforanelderlyperson.WhenI____41____theelderlypersonwiththefood,itnever____42____tomethatitwouldresultinanewfriendshipandthediscoveryofa____43____.Billwasunableto____44____much.Anursecameregularlytohelphimmovetoandfromthewheelchair____45____hehasnorelatives.Billsaidhewasdelightedtoseemeanditwasa____46____forhimtoeatamealwithmebecauseheusuallyeats____47____.Hesaidthefoodwasgreat,butheenjoyedhaving____48____evenmore.Billhadmany____49____storiestotellabouthistravelstomanyplaceswhenworkingontherailroad.Iwas____50____atripbuthesitatedabouttravelingbytrain.However,Iwould____51____begoingbytrainaftermeetingBill.Perhapsthebiggest____52____ofthisprojectwasthatIsuddenlyrealizedthatspendingtimewiththeelderlywasfun.Ontheonehand.Iamagood____53____.Ontheotherhand,olderpeoplewantsomeonetoknowtheirinnerworld,soitisaperfect____54____.Idecidedtofocusmystudiesonthe____55____.Hopefullyinthefuture,IcanhelpevenmorepeoplelikeBill.41.A.calledon B.cameacross C.pickedup D.turnedto42.A.happened B.appealed C.occurred D.proved43.A.travelplan B.careerpath C.holidaydestination D.cookingskill44.A.talk B.eat C.sit D.walk45.A.but B.because C.though D.so46.A.treat B.fancy C.privilege D.waste47.A.slowly B.little C.alone D.happily48.A.family B.company C.fun D.health49.A.adventurous B.fresh C.absorbing D.satisfying50.A.intending B.pretending C.allowing D.requiring51.A.unbelievably B.undoubtedly C.unexpectedly D.unhurriedly52.A.aim B.impression C.problem D.bonus53.A.student B.cook C.learner D.listener54.A.choice B.deal C.match D.game55.A.old B.poor C.disabled D.homeless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。Ifyoufeeldepressed,alone,orarehavingtroublesyoucan’tsolve,youneedtolook____56____helpandsupport.Ifyoucan,it’sbest____57____(turn)toyourparents.Itmayseemhardtoshareyour____58____(person)feelingswithparents,becauseyoumaynotbereallysurewhat’sgoingon.Sometimesparentscanoffer____59____newanglethathelpsyoufigurethingsout.Just____60____(talk)aboutitmighthelpyouseethingsmoreclearly.Somepeopleworryabout____61____parentsmightreact.WillMombemad?WillDadbedisappointedIt’snaturaltoworry,butmostparentsare____62____(support)whentheyrealizewhat’sgoingon.Ifyou____63____(be)likemostpeople,youprobablywishyourparentswouldstarttheconversation.Sometimestheywillaskwhat’swrong,butsometimestheyalsohavetoomanytroublesof____64____(they)own.Ifyoureachouttoyourmomordadanditturnsoutyourmomordadcan’thelp,gotootheradultswhomyoutrust.Don’tgiveupuntilyougetsomeone____65____canhelpyou.It’simportantforyourgrowth.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假如你是李华，你之前在网上为你校交换生Jack预定了下周六晚上7：30的花鼓戏演出，现该演出被宣布取消，请给他写一封邮件，内容要点如下：1.告知演出取消；2.后续事项处理；3.其他活动建议。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节(满分25分)阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Asadwasa13-year-oldboywhowasveryhonestandhardworking.Recently,hehadenteredanewschool,sohehadnofriendsyet.OnMondaymorning,hewasnearlylateforschool.Thenightbefore,hisfamilyattendedhiscousin’sweddingandreachedhomelate,whichwaswhyhecouldn’tgetupontimeasusual.Atschool.Asadcouldnotpayattentiontoanythingandwantedthebelltoringsothathecouldbuysomethingtoeat.Afterafewhours,whenthebellrang.Asadquicklyopenedhisschoolbagtofindhismoney,butjustthenherememberedthathehadleftforschoolinahurryinthemorningandforgottentotakemoney.Helookedunderhisbooks,hopingtofindsomemoneybuttherewasnothing.Notknowingwhattodo,hewalkedoutoftheclassroomandsato