2020-2021学年大连市第二十四中学高三英语模拟试卷及答案解析

2020-2021学年大连市第二十四中学高三英语模拟试卷及答案解析第一部分阅读（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
A
This online course is designed to provide you with work-ready skills including responding to job advertisements，writing application letters and resumes（简历）and developing inter-view skills．What topics will it cover?
● The recruitment（招聘）and selection process
● The job application
● Planning for the interview
● Developing interview skills
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course，you'll be able to...
● Assess the recruitment and selection process from an employer's point of view
● Interpret an advertisement，job description and selection criteria correctly
● Model a well-written job application
● Plan for a job interview
Who is the course for?
While this course appeals to trainees and graduates，it also applies to job seekersin the broader community looking to increasing their confidence and success rate when applying for work．
Who develops the course?
Central Queensland University．It is Australia's leading regional university．Our courses are designed alongside industry andmany include hands-on learning experiences and project-based learning．Our commitment to making real-world knowledge and skills accessible to all has seen us being awarded global recognition．
1. What will students learn if they take the online course?
A. The way to write a resume．
B. The way to put an advertisement．
C. The skills of talking with others．
D. The skills of improving reading．
2. Who is the online course intended for?
A. Trainers．
B. Interviewers．
C. Job seekers．
D. College students．
3. Which ofthe following best describes the online course?
A Cheap． B. Practical． C. Long-standing． D. World-class．
B
After finishing his dinner, Lin Xu opened a WeChat mini-programcalled "Clear Plate" on his phone and took a picture of the empty plates. He was then awarded 157 credit points after the image was uploaded and recognized by artificial intelligence. The credit points can be used to buy gifts, such as books, cellphones and red wine, or to purchase charity meals donated to children in poor rural areas.
The "Clear Plate" mini-program has become popular among young Chinese. Similar campaigns like an "empty plate challenge" are alsoon the horizonin many Chinese universities.
"Technological innovation is a good way to reduce food waste," said Liu Jichen. Founder of the start-up that developed the app. The idea popped up at a dinner in 2017, when Liu found that the restaurant owner would give diners who polished off their food a card and offer small gifts after a certain number of cards had been collected. "Everyone who values food is bound to enjoy a sense of gain at a lower cost," Liu mentioned this case, noting that such an idea could potentially be realized online.
He formeda team to work on the project. Yet it was quite a challenge for the AI system to assess whether the uploaded photos showed empty plates. To make the AI system smarter，Liu and his team, assisted by more than 1, 000 others, spent half a year collecting over100,000 samples from canteens and restaurants across the country and analyzed the data. Dozens of enterprises, institutions and restaurants have contacted the start-up to cooperate on the project. Through the digitalized, visualized mini-program, people can clearly see the good results of saving food, which will effectively reduce food waste. "We hope our efforts can start a new trend among the younger generation, encouraging them to develop the habit of thrift(节约)," Liu said.
4. What does the underlined phrase "on the horizon" in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Likely to decrease.
B. Likely to succeed.
C. Likely to change.
D. Likely to appear.
5. What caused Liu Jichen to develop the "Clear Plate" app?
A. Food waste afterdinner.
B. The idea of the restaurant owner.
C. Small gifts sent by his friends.
D. Charity meals donated to children.
6. What was difficult for the project Liu's team worked on?
A. Making the AI system smarter.
B. Assessing the uploaded photos.
C. Collecting samples from canteens and restaurants.
D. Encouraging people to develop the habit of thrift.
7. What is the text mainly about?
A. AI programs becoming popular.
B. AI programs appearing in many Chinese universities.
C. AI programs encouraging diners toclear their plates.
D. AI programs collecting pictures of clearing diners' plates.
C
Newspapers in Great Britainvarygreatly in their ways of carrying the news. There are serious papers for those who want to know about important happenings everywhere, both at home and abroad. There are popular newspapers for those who prefer entertainment to information.
The London newspaper that is best known outside Great Britain is probably the Times. It began in 1785, and has a high reputation for believable news and serious opinions on the news. It calls itself an independent paper, which means that it does not give its support to a particular political party. Its leading articles give the opinions of the editors, not those of the owners of the paper.
Letters to the editor are printed in the newspaper. These parts of the Times are always interesting. Most of the letters are serious subjects. But from time to time there will be long letters on the subject which is not at all serious, perhaps on a new fashion of dress, or the bad manners of the young people, compared with manners of thirty years ago.
8. If you want to get pleasure, please buy yourself _________.
A. a serious newspaper
B. foreign newspaper
C. any independent paper
D. a popular newspaper
9. The Times has been famous to outside Great Britain for ________ years.
A. 19
B. 85
C. 236
D. 229
10. The Times is an independent paper because ________.
A. it supports no political parties
B. it is not controlled by the British Government
C. it gives special support to all the political parties.
D. the editor’s opinions are not examined by the owners of the paper
11. The underlined word “vary” in the passage probably means “_________”.
A. improve
B. compete with each other
C. are different
D. keep in touch with each other
D
At the age of 50, Nina Schoen expects to have a long lifeahead of her, but has thought a lot about death—and why people are so reluctant to talk about it: “It’s going to happen to all of us,” she says, “but it should be a more positive experience than the fear we put into it.”
When she first heard about a new end-of-life process that turns the body into compost (堆肥), “I was really moved by the idea,” says Schoen, who became one of the first to reserve a spot with a Seattle-based company called Recompose, the county’s first funeral home to offer human composting.
Last year Recompose began transforming bodies to soil, more formally known as natural organic reduction. Before that, end-of-life options in the U.S. were limited to burial or cremation (火化), both of which come with environmental costs—U.S. cremations alone dump 1.7 billion pounds of carbon dioxide into theatmosphere every year.
Katrina Spade pioneering the composting movement has spent a decade developing the process in hopes of offering people a greener option for death care. “I wondered, ‘What if we had a choice that helps the planet rather than harms it?’” Spade tells PEOPLE. “To know that the last gesture you’ll make will be gentle and beneficial and it just feels like the right thing to do.”
After she had her own two sons, she began to wonder what she might do with her body after death. A friend who knew her interest in the topic reminded her that farmers sometimes compost the body of cows, and thatsparkedan idea for her theory: “If you can compost a cow, you can probably compost a human,” she thought, and she set about designing a facility to do just that.
“This is about giving people another choice,” Spade says. “At first, people react with shock—‘You really can do that?’ But so many people today are looking at their impact on the Earth. This is a popular thing because when you die, you can give back to the planet.”
12. How do people react when it comes to death according to paragraph 1?
A. They are unwilling to comment.
B. They can face it without fear.
C. They feel it a positive experience.
D. They would like to compost their bodies.
13. What can we know about the company Recompose?
A. Its CEO is Katrina Spade.
B. It is located in Seattle.
C. It was founded to resist cremation.
D. It has spent 10 years composting bodies.
14. What does the underlined word “sparked” probably mean?
A. Changed.
B. Compromised.
C. Quitted.
D. Inspired.
15. What message does the author seem to convey in the text?
A. A little things in our life can bring in big outcomes.
B. We human beings should do all we can to help the earth.
C. Composting is so popular that we should reserve a spot soon.
D. We should reject burial because of its harm to environment.
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Don't judge a book by its cover. We have heard that advice over and over again. And it makes sense. Why should we judge someone who is overweight simply by how they look? It has nothing to do with them as a person, and it says nothing about all they have achieved in life.
___16___We should not judge them as healthy simply because they are thin.
We care so much about weight that we think those who succeed in keeping a "healthy weight" must be healthy.
Many studies have shown that being overweight increases the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and even death.___17___Some studies just look at pounds. Some use body mass index(BMI) which includes both height and weight measurements. But neither one says anything about overall health for sure.
In some studies, a person's fitness has been shown to be more important than overall weight.
That means those at "normal" weight, but below average fitness could be at higher risk than fitter and heavier people.___18___
If you are thin and want to know if your health may be at risk, whole body MRIs (磁共振成像）can tell you if you are a TOFI (thin on the outside, fat on the inside). This is thought to increase your health risk even if you have a perfect body weight.___19___Rather, creating and keeping healthy lifestyle habits should be the goal.
Start nowand you will be on your way to improving your overall health.___20___But even if it doesn't, rest assured you are still improving your health and your life.
A.The same holds true for thin people.
B.Weight loss will usually naturally follow.
C.The article mainly talks about people in Australia.
D.So weight loss should not be what we always dream of.
E.How many times do you say, "She looks great! Nice and thin!"?
F.But the problem lies with how we can know we are overweight.
G.So there is no such thing as healthy weight, only healthy lifestyles.
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Spelling was sort of my superpower. I wasn’t a math or science guy, but I could chew and____21____books. “Your word is onomatopoeia,” said the announcer. On the stage of “School Bee Competition”（拼字大赛), my brain fast-forwarded to the spelling bee competitions ahead: first the county championship, then the state, and finally the national spelling bee. I glanced back at Alexa, who wanted another chance at____22____. If I missed this word, she’dbe____23____in the game. But that wouldn’t happen. Chin up, shoulders back, I____24____my throat, “O-n-o-m-a-t-o-p-o-e-i-a.” I____25____it.
The trophy (奖杯) was presented to me. I shouted onstage, “I am the alpha-best.” Surprisingly, my sister, Deandra,____26____her eyes. “You’re a terrible winner.” Deandra made a____27____face. “Alex tried to shake your hand but you____28____. ”
I didn’t____29____at all. “Anyway, I won the school bee.” “Don’t be____30____. You’ll soon be facing the best of the best in the county bee.”
“Will they____31____me? I am the alpha-best with no efforts at all.” After six rounds, the number of students____32____from more than 100 to just seven and I was one in the seven. If I had been given words like aerospace or conical, I’d make____33____already. Unfortunately, I crashed with the word maestro at last. I stood____34____for the longest moment.
The final winner acted the exact____35____of mine. He accepted his____36____with a small bow, and then shook hands with the runner-up (亚军). I got to know Deandra’s words____37____.
I____38____to Alexa, “I’m sorry I was so impolite when I won.” “How was the county bee?” Alexa asked. “A disaster.” “If you need a study____39____for next time, I’m happy to help.” “Really? Let’s____40____on it,
partner.”
“Better late than never,” Alexa said, shaking my hand.
21. A. prefer B. make C. write D. digest
22. A. winning B. announcing C. listening D. supporting
23. A. in B. out C. away D. back
24. A. dried B. cleared C. closed D. choked
25. A. hit B. got C. made D. did
26. A. opened B. closed C. wiped D. rolled
27. A. happy B. sour C. cheerful D. painful
28. A. ignored B. missed C. accepted D. doubted
29. A. answer B. care C. regret D. decline
30. A. upset B. proud C. anxious D. frustrated
31. A. admire B. pass C. influence D. match
32. A. jumped B. rose C. decreased D. spread
33. A. concern B. efforts C. promises D. history
34. A. harmed B. devoted C. frozen D. addicted
35. A. role B. way C. opposite D. behavior
36. A. trophy B. word C. hand D. effort
37. A. took place B. made sense C. came out D. caught up
38. A. related B. occurred C. contributed D. apologized
39. A. partner B. teacher C. classmate D. brother
40. A. rely B. rest C. base D. shake
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 Chinese New Year red envelope (红包) is one of___41.___most popular Chinese traditions for children on the Chinese New Year. They receive red envelopes with money inside! Little kids___42.___(usual) learn the words “hong bao” in Mandarin (普通话) very quickly.
The red color1___43.___(stand) for good luck for the Chinese. Traditionally the envelopes are decorated with gold letters and messages of___44.___(happy) or Chinese lucky symbols like the Chinese dragon, the phoenix, etc. Nowadays, in___45.___(keep) up with the times, you can find anything from Mickey Mouse to Hello Kitty on the
red envelopes.
Generally, kids___46.___ are unmarried all get red envelopes during the Chinese New Year from their grandparents, uncles, aunts and parents of course. Close___47.___(friend ) also give red envelopes to children during the festival. Who gives money and how much money___48.___(give) mainly depend on the personal relationship and the age of the kids. And___49.___ is quite common for an adult___50.___ (receive) a kid’s greeting for a red envelope during the Chinese New Year.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节短文改错（满分10分）
51.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；
只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Hello, Mr Smith, I was glad that you are interested in Chinese tea culture as a foreigner. I'll give you a brief introduction, It is known to all,Chinais the hometown of tea but Chinese tea has been widespread all over the world. Tea culture has a history of about five thousands years. It is a custom to serve tea to guests inChina. Drink tea every day can help us keep fit. What's much, some kinds of tea can even help us lose the weight. If it is conveniently for you, I would like invite you to drink tea in my house this weekend. Then more tea culture will be introducing to you.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.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。

Walter John was a 20-year-old college student from Homewood, Alabama. As a young man in college far away from home, he didn’t have much money. He had to work part-time to cover his living costs.
Recently he gave up his part-time job in the fast-food business and found a new one at a home-moving company called Bellhops. The pay for his new job was higher, and John gained more flexibility with his hours, which allowed him to focus on his studies a bit more. He wanted to do everything he could to secure this new employment opportunity, so he thought he had to try his best to make sure that everything would go well on his first day!
But sometimes, life hits you unexpectedly. A day before John began his new job, his car broke down! With little money to his name, he couldn’t have his car repaired at the garage. None of his friends were able to take him to
work. What was worse, the public transportation was not running at his working time. If he took a taxi, it would cost him half his salary.
Therefore, he decided to walk to the company.
In order to get there by six in the morning, he thought that the safest way would be to leave at midnight. John even challenged himself to arrive there one hour earlier. Even though it seemed like such a far walk, John knew he was fit enough to do it. This was challenging, but John knew it was possible.
He grabbed his wallet and his phone and left his apartment. As soon as he stepped out of the door, he realized that walking alone in the dark at midnight can be dangerous. Moreover, he had to walk through a large wood as well as many blocks of the city. Therefore, he went back to take a bat (球棒) and a kitchen knife for safety purposes. In case a wild animal or some bad person attacked him, at least he would have something for protection.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右：
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Finally John started his long walk.
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At that time, a car was drawing closer.
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参考答案
1. A
2. C
3. B
4. D
5. B
6. B
7. C
8. D 9. C 10. A 11. C
12. A 13. C 14. B 15. C
16. A 17. F 18. G 19. D 20. B
21. D 22. A 23. D 24. B 25. C 26. D 27. B 28. A 29. B 30. B 31. D 32.
C 33.
D 34. C 35. C 36. A 37. B 38. D 39. A 40. D
41. the
42. usually
43. stands 44. happiness
45. keeping
46. who/that
47. friends
48. is given
49. it 50. to receive
51.(1). was→ am
(2).It→ As
(3).but→and
(4).thousands→thousand
(5).Drink→Drinking
(6).much→more
(7).去掉the
(8).conveniently→convenient
(9).invite前面加to
(10).introducing→introduced 52.略。