叙州区二中高2021级高三一诊模拟考试
英语试题
第I卷 选择题（100分）
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．Why doesn’t the woman like the subway
A．The prices are too high. B．There are too many people. C．It doesn’t stop near her office.
2．What is the man talking about
A．His long-lost friend. B．His trip to South Africa. C．His experience at a zoo.
3．What are the speakers talking about
A．The man’s course. B．The man’s future job. C．The man’s father.
4．What will the man do tonight
A．Buy steak. B．Borrow books. C．Visit Cindy.
5．What are the speakers mainly talking about
A．An accident. B．A restaurant. C．A cook.
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段对话，回答以下6-7小题。
6．Where are the two speakers
A．In a shoe store. B．In a car. C．On the street.
7．What does the woman advise the man to do
A．Cross the street at the corner. B．Cross the street in the middle. C．Be careful when driving.
听第7段对话，回答以下8-9小题。
8．What did the man do
A．He broke Terry’s cup. B．He broke the woman’s cup. C．He lied to Terry.
9．How does Terry probably feel about the man
A．Annoyed. B．Frightened. C．Surprised.
听第8段对话，回答以下10-12小题。
10．Where does the man come from
A．Sweden. B．Ghana. C．Britain.
11．What do we know about old people in Ghana
A．They are sent to nursing homes. B．They live with their families. C．They live in separate flats.
12．What does the woman say about nursing homes
A．They’re mostly terrible. B．They’re good in general. C．They’re not allowed visitors.
听第9段对话，回答以下13-16小题。
13．Why is Mr Tips calling
A．His electricity bill is too high. B．He forgot his account number. C．He wants to update his address.
14．What will the electricity company do for Mr Tips
A．Send a technician to his home. B．Update his account information. C．Further check his account.
15．When can Mr Tips get an answer
A．By the end of the day. B．By the end of the week. C．By the end of this month.
16．What is the inquiry number
A．3417. B．2371. C．3471.
听下面一段独白，回答以下17-20小题。
17．Who taught Heather to surf
A．Her father. B．Her coach. C．Her friend.
18．Where did Heather live
A．In New York. B．In Los Angeles. C．In San Diego.
19．What can we say about Heather
A．She got a board for free. B．She hurt herself on the beach. C．She was in love with surfing.
20．How did Heather save herself from the shark
A．By hitting it with her surfboard. B．By shouting to others for help. C．By swimming out of its way.
第二部分 阅读理解(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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Blue Grotto, Italy
Despite its name, it is actually not a grotto(洞穴)but a sea cave, about 60m long. What makes it one of the most beautiful caves in the world is the blue color, as its name suggests. When you enter inside, you can see it is filled with weird blue light. This color is formed by the unique combination of the rocks, the entrance, the clear water and the whole shape. In fact, you can’t identify where the source of the blue light is.
Son Doong Cave, Vietnam
This is known as the largest cave in the world, not because of its length—in fact, it is just about 5km long. But its size comes from its enormous passages and caves, reaching 200m in height. In addition, there is an underground river, making the cave even more impressive.
Marble Caves, Chile
Located far from any road, the caves are accessible only by boat. This is the most beautiful cave structure in the world, in which crystal clear water is literally lightened by dazzling(使目眩)blue ice walls. A magical, fabulous, unreal and almost unearthly sight! The caves are best seen from September to February and earlier in the morning when the sunlight streams inside.
Reed Flute Cave, China
Its name comes from the reeds beside its entrance that have been used for making flutes(长笛). It is not too long and not too deep-only about 500m in length. What makes this cave more special is the history. It has been known since ancient times. And when you enter inside, you can see a lot of inscriptions(碑文)dating back to medieval times, starting from the times of the Tang Dynasty (around 792 AD).
21．What is Blue Grotto most famous for
A．Its long history. B．Its strange shape. C．Its clear water. D．Its amazing color.
22．When are the visitors advised to visit Marble Caves
A．At noon in March. B．At night in October.
C．At sunrise in December. D．In the morning in August.
23．Which is the largest cave of the four
A．The Blue Grotto. B．Son Doong Cave.
C．Marble Caves. D．Reed Flute Cave.
B
In 2014, I was in ballet class when I got a call from the hospital that my dad had experienced a stroke. I rushed to the hospital to join him, and found him buried in a nest of cables, surrounded by a variety of monochromatic, rapidly beeping (making a short, loud sound) assistive machines. They seemed to form a single, massive enclosure around him. Every few moments he would peer up at one of the machines with wide, confused eyes. I became clear that many of the technologies that were meant to be helping and supporting him were scary and inaccessible. During the most difficult moments of his life, the machines multiplied his fear.
I wondered how I could make him feel reassured, safe, and dignified around these devices. At the time, I was a professional dancer and choreographer (编舞者). Dancers, performers and theater artists are all masters at evoking emotions, so I began to think how I might improve machines to help him feel empowered and hopeful rather than afraid. My dad is now in his early 70s and fully recovered. But his story led me to start combining my passions for dance and technology.
I’ve danced with different robots all around the world, in installations (就职) and live performances. I’m now a Ph. D．candidate in mechanical engineering at Stanford University, where I work on models and interfaces that allow robots to learn new tasks from humans.
As the number of robots in society continues to increase, more people need to be capable of using them. I think of other commonly used technologies like laptops and phones and reflect that a user like my dad actively direct the robot with natural human motions.
I believe the intersection (交叉点) between robotics and human will continue to expand as robots move out of the factory and into the public. I am not sure how soon my dad will have a robot in his house, but I do believe that when it arrives, it will be filled with dance knowledge.
24．What do we know about the author’s father after he was in hospital
A．He longed to see his son.
B．He knew little about his illness.
C．He was curious about new machines.
D．He was terrified of medical equipment.
25．What mainly made the author combine dance and technology
A．His care for his father.
B．His personal experiences.
C．A creative thought for dance.
D．Technology’s effect on society.
26．The author mentioned laptops and phones in paragraph 4 to____
A．account for their wide use in life. B．convince readers of their significance.
C．show development of the modem technology. D．predict the capability of people using robots.
27．What is the author’s attitude to the future of dancing robots
A．Suspicious. B．Optimistic. C．Pessimistic. D．Uncertain.
C
Daniel Brush, an astonishing worker in gold, jewels and steel died on November 2022, aged 75. Students from a jewellery school once came to Brush’s studio, a loft in mid-Manhattan, awed to be meeting a figure who, to them, was a worker of miracles.
For 45 years in that loft, he had pursued his calling. His wife Olivia was the only company. He produced hundreds of objects of all sorts, most of them exquisite and many astonishingly small. Rather than use electricity, he laboured alone in a forest of antique machines and when tools frustrated him he made his own, displaying them in cupboards as art in themselves.
Above all else, he worked in gold. His obsession took fire when at 13 he saw an Etruscan gold bowl in the Victoria and Albert Museum. The ancient technique of applying gold beads as fine as sand-grains to a curved gold surface without solder (焊接), was stunning, but so was the lightness of spirit.
He resolved then that he would make such a bowl, and gold became the study of his life. Simply to watch it melt, turn to red-hot and white-hot, then glow purple, was magical. To hold pure gold grain and let it move slowly through his fingers restored his calm of spirit. His chief motivation, he said, was to understand the material and, through that, himself. He wondered why his heart had beaten so fast in the museum that day. Gold in particular had a message for him. His contact with this glorious metal might focus all his attention and help him to hear it.
He developed delicate craftsmanship, with each object virtually a museum piece. For Daniel Brush, he loved the idea that one might take a piece made by Brush out of a pocket, let its beauty pass from mind to mind, and smile. That too was what its maker was after.
28．What can we learn about Daniel Brush
A．Students visited him regularly.
B．He began to live in his loft in 1975.
C．He tended to use ancient crafts to produce objects.
D．Most objects he produced were of a surprisingly small size.
29．What is the main reason for his lifelong study of gold
A．He wanted to learn more about both gold and himself.
B．He wondered why his heart had beat fast in the museum.
C．His calm was restored when gold grain moved through fingers.
D．Gold had a particular message for him and he was eager to hear it.
30．Which of the following can best describe Daniel Brush
A．Stubborn. B．Wealthy. C．Dedicated. D．Lonely.
31．What does the author try to emphasize in the last paragraph
A．Brush’s valuable works. B．The admirers Brush expected.
C．Brush’s desire for fame. D．The artistic ideal Brush pursued.
D
Massive heat waves and droughts are already becoming a threat to farmers. Over the next three decades, California’s San Joaquin Valley alone could lose up to 535,000 acres of farmland as a result of the shortage of water supplies.
Jennifer Brophy, an assistant professor of bioengineering at Stanford, is working on methods she hopes will be used to change commercial plant species so they can survive severe conditions. She is developing new genetic engineering techniques that can help plants grow in a variety of different conditions. By changing the genome (基因组) of both commercial crops and soil bacteria, she thinks it may be possible to help plants survive droughts.
To make plants respond to extreme climate, Brophy is building what she calls “genetic circuits (基因回路).” In addition to changing the genes within plant cells, this method also changes how and when those genes are activated (激活). If the plant senses a specific sugar, it can express one protein; if it senses another signal, it’ll express a different protein, kicking off an entirely separate chain of events. If both signals are there, the plant may be able to express something else entirely. “Using circuits, you can have plants respond in new ways to all these different inputs,” she says.
Humans can learn from the weather forecast whether it’s going to be really hot or really dry in the next couple of weeks so that we can plan accordingly. “A plant doesn’t necessarily know what’s coming. It just knows if it’s hot or mild right now,” says Brophy. This can lead to problems when weather becomes unstable. A plant that usually flowers in spring may flower in winter if there are a few unseasonably warm days. When temperatures fall again, the flowers die and ruin a year of crops. “It’d be great to be able to communicate with plants to tell them, ‘hey, you should wait on that flowering,’” she adds.
Controlling plants’ growth at this level is an exciting prospect, but actually putting it into practice is along way off. At the moment, Brophy is testing the concept in the lab using a small weedy plant called Arabidopsis, trying to figure out how to activate certain genes on command.
32．What problem are farmers faced with according to the text
A．The shortage of strong labour force.
B．The water pollution caused by factories.
C．The pressure of feeding a growing population.
D．The harmful effect of climate change on farming.
33．What is the expected advantage of “genetic circuits”
A．Increasing farmland. B．Controlling plants’ growth.
C．Telling the weather in advance. D．Protecting plants from extreme weather.
34．What do we know about Brophy’s research
A．It is still in its early stages. B．It has been put into practice.
C．It has led to serious problems. D．It is funded by the government.
35．What’s the text mainly about
A．A scientific breakthrough in bioengineering.
B．A victorious battle against global warming.
C．A new type of plant resistant to heat waves.
D．A way to help crops survive severe conditions.
第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。
How does it feel when you solve your problem by yourself Things may not always go as planned, but being resourceful can help you stay calm and work your way out of tricky situations.
Being resourceful means finding smart and creative ways to solve a problem, using whatever resources you have at the time. 36 They can also be anything else that’s useful, such as information, advice or your own experience. It also means trusting your instincts, the ability you’re born with, rather than through training and being confident about your ability to face challenges. A resourceful person is not the one getting cross or panicking when something goes wrong. They’re thinking about how to solve the problem.
37 when we learn to problem solve for ourselves rather than immediately going to others for help, it can help to build our confidence, help us feel more independent, and feel better about making decisions. Being resourceful may not help you avoid problems, but thinking creatively about how you can deal with them will make you feel less stressed and more prepared next time. 38 This can boost self-esteem, that is, how you feel about yourself.
When you’re facing a challenge, try to focus on the actual problem rather than how you feel about it. Think about where and when it happened and what the causes are. Next, think up as many solutions to the problem as you can. 39 Finally, review what has and hasn’t worked, so you’re equipped to deal with a situation next time.
And remember, if you have a tricky problem that you’re unable to solve, then ask a trusted adult for help. 40
A．You also learn what you’re good at.
B．Here is how you can be more resourceful.
C．These may be practical things like pens and paper.
D．No one is expected to solve all problems by themselves.
E．Resourcefulness is a skill that’s good for you in lots of ways.
F．They can be famous mottos that always inspire us to move on.
G．Weigh up what’s good and bad about each one and choose the best.
第三部分 语言知识运用(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。
Once we reach the age of 60 or 65, we all look forward to retirement and living a/an 41 life. But that is not the plan for David Flucker from Scotland’s Edinburgh, who is 100-year-old. He 42 works three days a week at the St. Columba’s Hospice Care shop.
David 43 his 100 birthday this June, but went to work the next day 44 at the shop. David 45 four hours traveling roundtrip to the shop, which he does 46 the weather. David started working in the 47 shop after he was 48 with cancer and it took him two weeks to be cared for by the Hospice. He just wanted to pay it forward for the kindness he 49 . “It is a 50 feeling to be doing something, ” said the 51 , who lives in Balgreen, Edinburgh.
“It is two buses and a 20-minute walk to get to the shop, 52 two hours. I work three days a week, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, which are the 53 days.” The grandfather-of-seven says the shop in Occan Terminal gets a lot of donations such as toys, books, jigsaw puzzles, and he has to 54 them all to sce if they’re OK. But what he loves the most is the 55 aspect of his work-when people come in just to chat.
On 22 June, when the senior 56 100, the store held a window display on his birthday showing a few glimpses of his life. The store 57 a post on the official page of the store where David’s workspace 58 . The post shows how David has become an/a 59 for many around the world. Shared on Facebook, the post got many likes and 60 and left social media users amazed.
41．A．rewarding B．promising C．relaxing D．adequate
42．A．ever B．still C．once D．already
43．A．celebrated B．prepared C．designed D．conducted
44．A．in turn B．in vain C．on purpose D．as usual
45．A．spends B．costs C．takes D．pays
46．A．in spite of B．regardless of C．in place of D．on account of
47．A．book B．gift C．charity D．toy
48．A．diagnosed B．occupied C．connected D．replaced
49．A．imagined B．forecast C．remembered D．received
50．A．sharp B．delightful C．negative D．familiar
51．A．senior B．artist C．author D．painter
52．A．hardly B．usually C．particularly D．rarely
53．A．shortest B．funniest C．longest D．busiest
54．A．hide B．reserve C．check D．cancel
55．A．apparent B．physical C．social D．specific
56．A．had B．kept C．became D．turned
57．A．put out B．gave away C．set aside D．asked for
58．A．hides B．runs C．hangs D．lies
59．A．success B．inspiration C．shame D．celebrity
60．A．interviews B．arguments C．comments D．negotiations
第II卷 非选择题（50分）
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。
The Japanese branch of the Chinese Literature Readers’ Club was established at the China Cultural Center in Tokyo 61 September, 2022.
The event had Chinese sci-fi writers Wang Jinkang, Bao Shu, and Qi Yue, alongside Japanese sci-fi writer Taiyo Fujii and Nozomi Oomori, the Japanese 62 (translate) of Liu Cixin’s The Three- Body Problem, as guest speakers to talk about their sci-fi creations 63 the development trend of sci-fi.
Shi Yongjing, cultural counselor(参赞)at the Chinese embassy in Japan, said that “both China and Japan have a long history of translating each 64 (other) cultural works”. The club will provide a new platform for Japanese readers 65 (learn) about contemporary China, she said.
During the event, 66 ran for more than two hours, three Chinese writers shared stories about how they became sci-fi writers. 67 (start) from Chinese writer Lao She’s Cat Country, Japanese guest speakers talked about their 68 (joy) experiences of reading Chinese science fiction. For them, Chinese sci-fi literature 69 (develop) quickly in the last 10 years, and works like The Three- Body Problem have attracted many Japanese readers.
In recent years, on average, China has 70 (annual) published more than 500 sci-fi novels. In 2023, Chengdu in Southwest China’s Sichuan province will host the 81st World Science Fiction Convention.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
When I was in primary school, I often went to the wetland of my hometown, there I could see many different kinds of animals, including wild birds, fish, snakes, insets and so on. That was an interesting place for I and my friends to watch the birds and study them. And things have begin to change in recent years. Small birds are being caught up with nets. Wild ducks are being sold at food markets. And even bad, the wetland is being destroyed. Some parts are being covered with new house. You can see rubbish everywhere. The wetland is being polluted serious every day. I am very worried it. How can we do
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
72．你校英语俱乐部征稿，主题：如何度过假期。请你写一篇题为How to Have an Efficient and Meaningful Vacation的文章投稿。内容包括：
1.你的做法；
2.你的建议。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.标题已给出。
How to Have an Efficient and Meaningful Vacation
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英语试题参考答案
一．听力部分
1．B 2．B 3．B 4．C 5．A 6．C 7．A 8．B 9．A 10．A 11．B 12．B
13．A 14．C 15．B 16．C 17．A 18．B 19．C 20．A
二．阅读理解
21．D 22．C 23．B 24．D 25．A 26．D 27．B 28．C 29．A 30．C 31．D
32．D 33．B 34．A 35．D 36．F 37．E 38．A 39．G 40．D
三．完形填空
41．C 42．B 43．A 44．D 45．A 46．B 47．C 48．A 49．D 50．B 51．A
52．B 53．D 54．C 55．C 56．D 57．A 58．D 59．B 60．C
四．语法填空
61．in 62．translator 63．and 64．other’s 65．to learn 66．which 67．Starting 68．joyful 69．has developed 70．annually
五．短文改错
1.there→ where 2.I→me 3.And→But 4.begin →begun 5. 去掉up
6.bad→worse 7. house→houses 8.serious→seriously 9.worried后加about 10.How→What
六．书面表达
How to Have an Efficient and Meaningful Vacation
With the winter vacation approaching, I plan to have an efficient and meaningful vacation. Here are some details as follows.
First and foremost, I will do sports such as playing table tennis, which is good for my health. In addition, it is essential for me to read four great books to improve myself. After that, I’ll enjoy an interesting sight for two weeks. Last but not least, I suggest you participate in some social practice, inducing being a volunteer to help old people in an old people’s home in my city, do some cooking, washing and so on.
I believe that I’ll have a fantastic time during the vacation.
听力原文
Text1：
M: You should really take the subway to work. Not only is it cheaper than driving your car, but it actually takes less time to get to work in the morning.
W: Yeah, but I just hate the feeling of crowded subway cars.
Text2：
M: Let’s back up. Where was I
W: You were talking about your trip to South Africa.
M: Oh, yeah. You know what we encountered
W: A long-lost friend
M: Come on! A lion!
Text3：
M: I’m going to the Medical College if I get through Class 12.
W: Oh! Are you going to be a doctor
M: Yes. My father is a doctor, and I have always wanted to follow his footsteps.
Text4：
M: Hello, Cindy. This is Dave. I want to return the books I borrowed from you last month. Will you be at home at about 6: 30 p. m.
W: Yes, I will. I bought steak this morning. We can have it together.
M: Oh, thanks so much.
Text5：
M: Do you know what happened I heard the loud alarm of fire trucks.
W: Well, the cook left the gas on and the whole kitchen went up. Flames quickly destroyed the building.
M: What terrible news!
Text6：
M: There’s the shoe store we’ve been looking for. It’s just across the street.
W: Wait! You can’t cross in the middle of the road! You have to cross at the corner.
M: Oh, come on. Let’s go across here.
W: Look out! You nearly got hit by that car! Now do you see why you should cross at the corner
M: I guess you’re right. I’ll be more careful next time.
Text7：
W: You’re a liar. How could you tell me it was Terry who broke my cup It was your fault. Now look at what you’ve done.
M: I’m really sorry for what I have done. I know it was your favorite cup, so I didn’t have the courage to tell you the truth.
W: You worry too much. You didn’t do it on purpose. But getting Terry to forgive you won’t be easy for the moment.
M: I know. I’ll try my best to make up for my mistake.
Text8：
W: I don’t think we even have nursing homes in Ghana. I’ve never heard of them.
M: We do in Sweden, but they aren’t common at all.
W: In Ghana, we would never send elderly people to a nursing home. Never, not in a million years. When people get old, they live with their children or their grandchildren, and everyone is happy with this situation.
M: Really I can’t imagine it.
W: Yes, this is what happens and everyone expects it.
M: Old people are quite independent in Sweden. They live in their own flats.
W: Well, I guess the English are different again. But the nursing homes are pretty good. They provide a community, enough food for old people. Obviously, some nursing homes are terrible, but not all of them, and they’re allowed visitors.
Text9：
W: Good afternoon, Northwest Electricity, how may I help you
M: Good afternoon, this is Robert Tips. I have a question about my electricity bill this month.
W: I’d be happy to help you with that, Mr Tips. Can I have your account number
M: I’m afraid I don’t have that with me.
W: It’s no problem. I’ll just look your name up in our database. Could you give me your address as well
M: It’s 2368 NW 21st Avenue, Vancouver, Washington.
W: Yes, I have your account up on my computer. How may I help you
M: The last bill I received seemed too high.
W: Yes, I see that it was considerably higher than last year. Did you use more electricity
M: No, I don’t think we used any more electricity than the year before.
W: OK, I’ll tell you what I can do. I’ll mark this and have a supervisor take a look at the account.
M: Thank you. When can I expect an answer
W: We should have an answer for you by the end of the week. I’ll give you an inquiry number.
M: OK, let me get a pen ... OK, I’m ready.
W: It’s 3471.
M: That’s 3471
W: Yes, that’s correct.
M: Thank you for your help.
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M: Heather learned how to surf from her father. It was just like riding a motorcycle in California. At first, she was scared. But by the end of her first day, she could already stand up on her board, and she told all her friends that night that she would be a great surfer. Half a year later, she bought her own board from a website. Almost every weekend morning, she drove from her house in Los Angeles to San Diego and hit the beach. Heather went surfing every minute she was free. But one afternoon, she noticed a big shark coming near her. It was getting closer and closer to her. It was coming straight at her. She tried to swim out of its way, but it came at her again. Heather knew she had only one advantage: her surfboard. She threw it as hard as she could in the direction of the shark. Amazingly, it hit the shark in the nose, and it left her alone! Heather smiled. Surfing had saved her life!
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