2021年梅州市梅州中学高三英语第四次联考试卷及参考答案

2021年梅州市梅州中学高三英语第四次联考试卷及参考答案
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
Alex Palmer says he'll never forget his 13th birthday, not because of a gift or a party, but fire. “It made me realize how valuable life is,” said Alex, a seventh grader atMonroeDemonstrationSchoolinTulsa,Oklahoma.
On April 18, Alex and many other kids from his school were riding home on a school bus when they suddenly saw smoke coming from the bus’ engine. “It was jaw-dropping,” he told reporters.
By the time Alex and some other kids made it out the bus’ back door, the bus was already on fire. And some of their schoolmates were still inside. So he and some of the other older kids took action.
“One little kid was slowing everyone down with his big backpack, ” eighth grader Destiny Fain said, “so I got it off and threw it to the side and helped to make sure all the little kids weren’t fighting or pushing. ”
As that was going on, sixth grader Marketez Doyle-Smith reportedly helped another classmate who had trouble in breathing because of the smoke. “We saw our friend lying on the ground,” he said, “so we took our shirts off and waved them to get him some air to breathe.”
Marketez also reportedly stopped a younger kid trying to get back on the bus to search for something he’d left behind. “We're all a family,” he told reporters. “So I went back to help the little kid.”
Finally everyone made it off safely, thanks to Alex, Destiny, Marketez and several other kids. By later that day, they were already being called heroes. “I really don’t see it as being a hero,” Alex said, according to The World. “I see it as the right thing to do—helping others before you help yourself.”
1. What happened on Alex’ s way home?
A. The school bus was on fire suddenly.
B. There was a party for Alex’s birthday.
C. He received a gift from his classmate.
D. Some classmates quarreled with each other.
2. By saying "We're all a family.” Marketez probably meant
A. We’re brothers in the same family.
B. It’s our duty to help each other.
C. We’re classmates in the same class.
D. The thing left on the bus is mine.
3. According to the last paragraph, Alex thought that he
A. was not a brave student.
B. had the right to do anything.
C. had just done what he should do.
D. hated to be called a hero by others.
B
You run into the grocery store to quickly pick up your item. You grab what you need and head to the front of the store. After quickly sizing up the check-out lines, you choose the one that looks fastest. You chose wrong. People getting in other lines long after you have already checked out and headed to the parking lot. Why does this seem to always happen to you?
Well, as it turns out, it's just math that is working against you. A grocery store tries to have enough employees at the checkout lines to get all their customers through with minimum delay. But sometimes, like on a Sunday afternoon, they get super busy. Because most grocery stores don't have the physical space to add more checkout lines, their system becomes overburdened. Some small interruption — a price check, a particularly talkative customer — will have downstream effects, holding up the entire line behind them.
If there are three lines at the store, these delays will happen randomly at different registers (收银台). Think about the probability. The chances of your line being that fastest one are only one in three, which means you have a two-thirds chance of not being in the fastest line. So it's not just in your mind: Another line is probably moving faster thanyours.
Now, mathematicians have come up with a good solution, which they call queuing theory, to this problem: Just make all customers stand in one long snaking line, called a serpentine line, and serve each person at the front with the next available register. With three registers, this method is about three times faster on average than the more traditional approach. This is what they do at most banks, Trader Joe's, and some fast-food places. With a serpentine line, a long delay at one register won't unfairly punish the people who lined up behind it. Instead, it will slow everyone down a little bit.
4. What phenomenon is described in the first paragraph?
A. Queuing in a line.
B. A shopping experience.
C. A rush in the morning.
D. Cutting in a line.
5. According to the article, what may cause delays in checking out?
A. The lack of employees in the grocery store.
B. Some unexpected delays of certain customers.
C. The increasing items bought by customers.
D. A worsening shopping system of the store.
6. What is the solution given by mathematicians?
A. Employing more workers for checking out.
B. Limiting the number of queuing people.
C. Making only one line available.
D. Always standing in the same line.
7. What's the principle behind the queuing theory?
A. To pursue the maximum benefit.
B. To leave success or failure to luck.
C. To avoid the minimum loss.
D. To spread the risk equally among everyone.
C
A Hug from a Teenage Boy
Fifteen years spent in the field of education have provided Nancy Marra with many treasured moments. One of the most endearing happened when she was teaching second grade.
That year, she decided to plan something special for the children: a Mother’s Day tea. After all the preparations were made for it, each child took home an invitation.Nancywas surprised and relieved to see that every mother was planning to attend. She even invited her own mother.
Finally, the day arrived. That afternoon, each child lined up at the classroom door expecting the arrival of his or her mom. As it got closer to starting time,Nancylooked around and her eyes quickly found Jimmy. His mother hadn’t shown up and he was looking upset.
Nancytook her mother by the hand and walked over to Jimmy. “Jimmy,”Nancysaid, “I have a bit of a problem here and I was wondering if you could help out. Since I’m going to be really busy today, I was wondering if you could keep my mother company.”
Nancy’s mom and Jimmy sat at a table with two other mother-child pairs. Jimmy servedNancy’s mom her treats, presented her with the giftNancyhad made, and pulled out and pushed in her chair, just as they had practiced the day before. WheneverNancylooked over, her mom and Jimmy were in deep conversation Ten years later,Nancywas at a high school to take a senior class on a field trip, and there was Jimmy. On the way back,Nancyhad the students complete an evaluation form of their trip. She collected and checked the forms one by one.
When she came to Jimmy’s evaluation page, he had written, “Remember our Mother’s Day tea we had in
second grade, Mrs. Marra? I do! Thanks for all you did for me, and thank your mother, too.”
As they began unloading at the school, Jimmy made sure he was the last one to go.Nancytold him she really enjoyed what he had written. He looked rather embarrassed, mumbled (咕哝) his own thanks, and then turned to walk away. As the bus driverbegan pulling the bus away, Jimmy ran back and knocked on the bus door. He jumped back on board and gaveNancya big hug. “Thanks again, Mrs. Marra. No one even knew my mom didn’t make it that day!”
She ended her workday with a hug from a teenage boy who had probably stopped hugging teachers years ago.
8. Why was Jimmy paired withNancy’s mother?
A. Nancy was too busy to spend time with her.
B. Jimmy’s mother didn’t come to the event.
C. Nancy wanted Jimmy to get to know her.
D. Jimmy could get along well with her.
9. Where did Jimmy meetNancyten years later?
A. Near Jimmy’s high school.
B. At a Mother’s Day tea.
C. In Nancy’s classroom.
D. On a field trip.
10. How did Jimmy feel about whatNancyhad done for him?
A. Upset.
B. Embarrassed.
C. Grateful.
D. Satisfied.
11. Which of the following best presents the theme of the passage?
A. No act of kindness is ever wasted.
B. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
C. A mother’s hug lasts long after she lets go.
D. The best teacher must be the best performer.
D
What will future schools look like in 100 years? Imagine future schools in which students are totally engaged in a class. They are concentrating on working together to solve real-world problems. They are self-driven and are coming up withamazing ideas on the spot. They are concerned with each other’s well-being as part of a team. Their concerns reach far beyond the classroom to others all over the globe.
The school of the future will be an amazing melting pot of different peoples coming together to solve real-world problems.
Will they even be called “schools” in the future?
The teacher-student relationship is changing. Teachers are acting more as helpers rather than keepers of all knowledge. Students are driving their own education to the path that they feel best fits them. In the future, employers may not be as concerned with a diploma. They’ll look more at cases and examples of how students contribute to solving real-world problems. They’ll want to know how well they work in a team.
What will problem-solving look like in the future?
Information from the Internet is accessible everywhere and at unimaginable speeds. Kids are connected to news around the world in real time. Imagine someone could put out a request to the global community to help solve an issue in their own community! Classes can adopt an issue and work with other classes around the world in real time to create solutions.
What will information look like in the future?
It’s already everywhere. Users can get flooded by the constant flow of information. The need to understand what is true and what is not is important. The flipped classroom (翻转课堂) has already completely changed lecture-based lessons. It presents interesting content to students before they even come to class. They can access the Internet as many times as they want to review the lessons.
12. What is the key message of the first paragraph?
A. The things students will do in the future school.
B. The situation where students will be in the future.
C. The attention students will pay to in the classroom.
D. The methods students will use to study in the classroom.
13. What will be thought highly of when students solve real-world problems?
A. Respect.
B. Patience.
C. Teamwork.
D. Concern.
14. What can we infer from the fourth paragraph?
A. Teachers encourage students to develop leadership.
B Students are really relaxed with their heavy study.
C. The employers value students’ diplomas most.
D. Students have the right to choose the most suitable lessons.
15. What’s the purpose of the flipped classroom?
A. To help students to improve the problem-solving ability.
B. To provide the lessons for students to study before or after class.
C. To help students to keep in contact with the outside world.
D. To help students to understand the most difficult content.
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
Leonardo da Vinci and Nature
In the modern world, art and science are two very separate activities, but in Leonardo’s time they were closely connected. Science meant mathematics and medical studies.___16___Mathematics included practical work like surveying land for making maps as well as measuring the movements of the stars in the sky. An artist might need to measure the different parts of the body. He could also use mathematics to place things in relationship to each other in a drawing or painting so the scene looked correct.___17___
Mathematics was also connected to music because musical sounds have a fixed relationship with each other that can be described in numbers.___18___More than this, though, Leonardo believed that numbers were a part of all things in the world, including music, and he said that “without them nothing can be done.”
“Nature has kindly given us things everywhere to copy,” wrote Leonardo. In all his activities, Leonardo was trying to discover the rules that control nature. In his search for those rules, he looked very carefully at a lot of examples and details. Actual experience was more important to him than opinion, and he worked from facts to ideas.___19___His purpose was to examine the world so he could copy it in beautiful paintings and sculptures. He also wanted to learn from the clever solutions of nature.
___20___His quick little sketches (素描), often done while wandering outside, helped him to catch a movement or a shape. More careful drawings would be done at a desk with a pen and ruler. In July 2001, a small drawing by Leonardo was sold for $12 million. It was the most expensive drawing in the world.
A. Leonardo was always drawing.
B. How could these be connected with art?
C. Leonardo’s ideas were vastly ahead of his time.
D. Mathematicians and doctors worked to discover the unknown.
E. Above all, Leonardo wanted to understand how and why things worked.
F. You will seea good example of such positioning in the painting of The Last Supper.
G. Leonardo himself was a very good musician and liked to play an instrument and sing.
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We tried to stop Anna from jumping, but she made no response. Obviously, she ignored our warnings, which led to a____21____that would change her life forever. She____22____off a rock into a river none of us was sure was____23____enough. When she hit the bottom, she broke her back.
I____24____Anna at the hospital every day for the next few weeks. I saw her____25____vary between anger and quite depression. Her whole life seemed____26____. She was too confused and demoralized (意志消沉) to think reasonably about her____27____.
Within about a month,____28____, I began to see a change in Anna. She had moved to Henner House to participate in a comprehensive____29____, designed to meet all the needs of_____30_____like Anna. The program rehabilitates(使康复) accident victims so that they can_____31_____fulfilling lives. Anna gained_____32_____once she saw she could learn to do such everyday tasks cooking, cleaning, and bathing. After learning how to get around indoors, she_____33_____tried travelling around the city in her wheelchair. The more she did, the_____34_____she felt. The staff also helped Anna plan for her future. They urged her to think about her goals and how she might_____35_____them. At times, it was_____36_____for her to keep going with the program, but she didn't quit.
Now ten months later, Anna is about to live a somewhat_____37_____life. Her disability is not a_____38_____: she is able to do many of the ordinary things she used to do — work, drive, and live in an apartment with a friend. Yes, her life had_____39_____forever. But Anna is once again glad to be_____40_____.
21. A. failure B. disease C. concern D. tragedy
22. A. slid B. dived C. fell D. flew
23. A. deep B. shallow C. particular D. dangerous
24. A. treated B. observed C. called D. visited
25. A. thought B. idea C. emotion D. spirit
26. A. in disorder B. in advance C. in shape D. in question
27. A. jump B. injury C. future D. pain
28. A. thus B. otherwise C. besides D. however
29. A. item B. event C. program D. activity
30. A. guests B. patients C. roommates D. visitors
31. A. return to B. lead to C. turn to D. get to
32. A. fame B. fortune C. victory D. hope
33. A. indeed B. already C. even D. still
34. A. better B. worse C. sadder D. prouder
35. A. schedule B. recognize C. stress D. meet
36. A. boring B. challenging C. serious D. rough
37. A. convenient B. tough C. normal D. peaceful
38. A. drag B. shame C. puzzle D. process
39. A. failed B. changed C. recovered D. improved
40. A. safe B. alive C. graceful D. grateful
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
China SARS fighter returns to spotlight in coronavirus battle.
Zhong Nanshan,____41.____83-year-old doctor who became a household name 17 years ago for “daring to speak” in the fight____42.____SARS, is the public face of China’s effort____43.____(control) a new strain of coronavirus.
Despite his____44.____(advance) age, Zhong was appointed to lead the investigation into the new virus, which has frightened millions of Chinese____45.____(bad) who are traveling for the week-long Lunar New Year holiday. His____46.____(announce) on Monday that the virus could spread between humans increased worries about the outbreak, after which Beijing has warned____47.____(official) of public shame if they cover up (隐瞒) any infections.
That marks a departure from 2003,____48.____in an atmosphere of fear and suspicion, Zhong, a respiratory diseases specialist, gave media____49.____(he) candid (坦诚的), pessimistic assessment of the severity of the SARS crisis.
Zhong was praised for his integrity (正直) and_____50._____(remain) a public figure ever since. Now he is still committing himselfto voicing his opinions about public health issues such as air pollution and food safety.
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.文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。

错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符（∧），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。

During the summer holiday, our best friend Peter and I took a bike trip around the Qinghai Lake. We started our journey in last week of July. We rode about 100 kilometres for every day. It was very hot that our clothes were wet with sweat all the time. One day, my bicycle break down, and I fell and was injured. I almost gave up the trip, and I managed to overcoming the difficulties and keep on. We final reached our destination after about 5 days of tiring bicycle riding. We were so exciting and cheered for our success. From this experience I learned that I had an ability beyond my imagine.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.你校中学生英语杂志正在开展主题为“The Impacts of Smart Phones on Students”的征文活动。

请你就此写一篇短文参赛，内容包括：
1.介绍学生使用智能手机的情况；
2.简述智能手机对学生的影响；
3.提出学生使用智能手机的建议。

注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题的相应位置作答。

The Impacts of Smart Phones on Students
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参考答案
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. B
6. C
7. D
8. B 9. D 10. C 11. A
12. A 13. C 14. D 15. B
16. B 17. F 18. G 19. C 20. A
21. D 22. B 23. A 24. D 25. C 26. A 27. C 28. D 29. C 30. B 31. A 32.
D 33. C 34. A 35. D 36. B 37. C 38. A 39. B 40. B
41. an 42. against
43. to control
44. advanced
45. badly 46. announcement
47. officials
48. when 49. his
50. has remained
51.(1).our→ my
(2).in后加the
(3).去掉about
(4).very→ so
(5).break→ broke
(6).and→ but
(7).overcoming→ overcome
(8).final→ finally
(9).exciting→ excited
(10).imagine→ imagination 52.略。