2021届中山市东升高级中学高三英语二模试卷及答案解析

2021届中山市东升高级中学高三英语二模试卷及答案解析
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
F the Art World competition
.Prize -The winner of each type will get the chance to display their artworks in a week-long exhibition inChelsea,New York.
.Eligibility - Open to artists all over the world.
.Entry Fee(参赛费)-$24 for a maximum of 3 submitted(提交的)photos.
.Date of Exhibition - From 25thApril to 2ndMay.
F the Art World is an international art competition organized by which is quite unusual, compared to other competitions. The artworks are not judged on the basis of creativity and skill. Instead, they're judged by the depth of the subject matter. The subject this year is “A Competition About Change”, where artists can try and show how they'd like to change humanity in a good way.
Notes
*For this competition, there are three types for submissions, namely: street art, fine art, and digital art.
*Each type will have a winner as chosen by the organizers and all the winners will have the wonderful chance to exhibit their works at the Unarthodox Gallery inNew Yorkin a week-long exhibition.
*All the winners will also receive 100% of the sale price when any of their artworks are sold!
Winners will also be displayed on the website and the entrants' artworks will also be displayed in the opening ceremony(仪式)as well.
1.What is special about F the Art World Competition?
AIt is free to attend.
B.It lasts for over a week.
C.It is open to artists inNew York.
D.It centers on the depth of the artworks.
2.What will the winners get?
A.Prize money.
B.A chance to visit an exhibition.
C.A written judgement of their artworks.
D.Money from the sale of their artworks.
3.Where will the entrants' artworks be shown?
A.In the street.
B.In the opening ceremony.
C.On the website.
D.At the market.
B
California's August Complex Fire tore through more than 1,600 square miles of forest last summer,burning nearly every tree in its path. It was the largest wildfire in the state's recorded history, breaking the record previously set in 2018. After the fire, land managers must determine where to most efficiently plant new trees.
A predictive mapping model called the Postfire Spatial Conifer Restoration Planning Tool recently described in Ecological Applications could inform these decisions, saving time and expense. The tool can “show where young trees are needed most, where the forest isn't going to come back on its own, where we need to intervene（干预）if we want to maintain forests," says lead author Joseph Stewart, an ecologist at the University of California, Davis.
To develop the model, Stewart and his colleagues classified data collected from more than 1,200 study plots in 19 areas that burned between 2004 and 2012. They combined these data with information on rainfall, geography, climate, forest composition and bum severity.Theyalso included how many seeds sample conifer trees （针叶树）produced in 216locations over 18 years, assessing whether the trees release different numbers of seeds after a fire.
The tool's potential benefits are significant, says Kimberley Davis, a conservation scientist at theUniversityofMontana, who was not involved in the study. Those managers will still have to make hard decisions, such as which species to plant in areas that may experience warmer and drier conditions resulting from climate change, but the model provides some research-based guidance to help the forests recover.
4. What challenge do land managers face after the wildfire?
A. Lack of wood supplies.
B. Where to plant new trees best.
C. How to save the burned trees.
D. Loss of trees and wild animals.
5. What's the main idea of paragraph 2?
A. The function of the tool.
B. The disadvantages of the tool.
C. The improvement of the tool.
D. The development of the tool.
6. What does the underlined word "They" refer to?
A. The study plots.
B. The data.
C. Stewart and his colleagues.
D. The seeds.
7. What isDavis' attitude towards the tool?
A. Skeptical.
B. Ambiguous.
C. Tolerant.
D. Optimistic.
C
Why do you check social media? Is it to keep up with everything that your friends and family are doing? Is it to find new trendy spots to eat?Regardless of the reason, you may find yourself with different degrees of envy or discomfort after a quick look at your phone. Then you might be suffering from a phenomenon known as “Fear of Missing Out (FOMO). ”
While the phenomenon of FOMO can be traced back for centuries, it had never been the issue as it is today, causing widespread discussion and research. This rise in checking social media is naturally connected to the increasing leading position that social media holds over our lives. Every time someone opens their WeChat Moments, Facebook, Twitter... etc. , they are bombarded with the highlight reels of other peoples' lives. A sunny beach, delicious-looking food, a super cute kitten-they are all uplifting photos, yet they're very likely to bring about more unhappiness than joy. You see, the first thought to come out of your mind may be “Wow, that's so cool/delicious/cute”, but then it takes a hard U-turn. You're thinking: “I wish I were there” or “my life is so boring compared to his/hers.” The more you see, the more likely you are to have these negative feelings.
What's worse is the habit many people have of turning to social media in search of happiness when they are feeling down, not realizing that they are just going to end up in a negative cycle of endless disappointment. Montesquieu once said: “If one only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier than other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are.”
FOMO will go hand in hand with dissatisfaction and envy. Appreciate what you already have, because someone else out there in the world would gladly give everything to be you.
8. What is the purpose of the questions in paragraph 1?
A. To introduce the topic of the passage.
B. To explain the function of FOMO.
C. To describe the features of FOMO.
D. To give the reasons for checking social media.
9. How might people feel seeing other's perfect life through social media?
A. Joyful.
B. Admiring.
C. Comfortable.
D. Envious.
10. What can we conclude from Montesquieu's words in paragraph 3?
A. We could turn to social media for happiness.
B. We couldn't realise our dream without hard work.
C. We couldn't harvest happiness through comparison.
D. We could live better than others by showing ourselves online.
11. What is the author's attitude towards FOMO?
A. Indifferent.
B. Objective.
C. Doubtful.
D. Hopeful.
D
Humans have found an easy way to tell if others are lying. Recent research shows that the best way so far is being clever at how you ask questions and listen to the answers.
Much of this research is based on the idea that telling a lie is simply harder mental work than telling the truth. Making up a story takes more effort than simply recording something that happened. And like a writer, a liar has to keep all the unreal details in his memory and sound believable when he explains them.
One method that seems to work is asking them to tell their story in reverse order. This is harder when the story isn't true and makes it easier for you to tell they are lying. An even more basic way that helps is to just ask more questions, especially unexpected ones. Truth-tellers can easily find more to say, but it's a challenge for a liar to come up with something that's not in his prepared story.
Researchers suggest that you shouldn't lay all your cards on the table at the start, but only gradually present what proof you have. The liars' stories may not agree with that proof, making it clear that they're lying.
So it looks like there are ways to increase the chances of catching a liar; we've just been basing our methods on the wrong stories. Low-tech ways of causing people to make mistakes in conversation seem to work better than any science about eye movement or machines used to recognize a liar. To find a liar, watch less and listen more.
12. Why does the author mention the writer?
A. To show it's hard to make up lies.
B. To show it's hard to recognise a liar.
C. To show writers know liars best.
D. To show writers are very clever.
13. What do we know about liars?
A. They often have much to say.
B. They often ask many questions.
C. They usually prepare a made-up story.
D. They usually feel good about themselves.
14. What advice is given to help people catch liars?
A. Asking them to set their stories down.
B. Presenting your proof one by one.
C. Telling different stories to them.
D. Letting them ask questions.
15. Which can be the best title for the text?
A. Why People Lie
B. How to Stop People Lying
C. Low-tech Ways to Find a Liar
D. LiarsAre Smarter than Thought
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Jealousy (嫉妒) is a horrible feeling that weeds its way into your life and relationships before you know it. You might want something someone else has, or feel like they’re happier than you. It might seem like an uncontrollable emotion.____16____
Remember your big accomplishments.
Your coworker gets the promotion you wanted.____17____List out your accomplishments and think about how you got them and what you’ve done since then. You’ll quickly find that you’re just as worthy as the person you’re envying!
____18____
Think of where you are in your life and how you got there. Did you just buy your first car? Are you able to save one paycheck each month? Are you surrounded by loving family and amazing friends? You have a lot of good things coming your way.____19____Then you’ll realize that you can better spend that energy on furthering your own success and happiness.
Appreciate that others can do what you can’t.
How boring would life be if everyone was the same? What if the entire population of your city was applying for your job, and they all had the same qualifications?____20____Some people are better in powerful management positions, while maybe you’re better working with people. A friend might be an excellent artist—a quality you’re envious of, but don’t forget that you’re a great musician! Acknowledge that people need to be different, need to be better at various things.
A. But it’s truly not!
B. Appreciate your own good fortune.
C. Remember that everyone is different.
D. None of these can hold back envy.
E. You should stop letting jealousy eat you alive.
F. It certainly will not be accepted by everyone.
G. It doesn’t mean you haven’t done great work.
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He came from somewhere south ofRome. I didn't know when or how he got toAmerica,____21____maybe. But one evening I found him standing in the driveway, behind my garage, extremely thin.
＂My name Tony Trivionno and I mow（割）your lawn. "he said. It was hard to comprehend his___22___English. "I mow your lawn, "he said again and walked away. Yes, these Depression days were___23___，but how could I_____24_____a person who had come to me for help? When I got home the next evening, the lawn had been mowed, the walks_____25_____and the garden weeded.____26____, my wife assumed I had_____27_____him. I told her of my____28____the night before and we thought it strange that he had not asked for_____29_____。

The next two days were busy, and I_____30_____about him. But on Friday, I saw him, behind my garage again and busy around.
I managed to_____31_____some small weekly pay for him and each day he cleaned up the yard and took care of any little_____32_____. He was very helpful whenever there were any heavy objects to lift or things to fix in my factory.
＂I want to be an apprentice（学徒），”he said one day._____33_____we had a good Prentice school that trained laborers, I doubted whether he had the ability to____34____blueprints and micrometers（千分尺）.Therefore, he took a_____35_____in pay to become an apprentice.
Many years later, I found him in our____36____ meeting spot, much_____37_____than he used to be and taking on a look of_____38_____. He wasa millionaire now!
Tony came toAmericaseeking the American Dream. But he did not find it-he____39____it himself. Tony didn't begin on the bottom rung（横档）of the ladder. He began in the_____40_____. Tony' s affairs were tiny, and all he had were 24 hours a day. He wasted none of them and succeeded finally.
21. A. swam B. cycled C. drove D. jogged
22. A. repeated B. broken C. strange D. simple
23. A. special B. boring C. ordinary D. difficult
24. A. give away B. turn away C. pick up D. cheer up
25. A. swept B. decorated C. blocked D. marked
26. A. Hopefully B. Fortunately C. Apparently D. Secretly
27. A. hired B. warned C. scared D. promoted
28. A. impression B. experience C. doubt D. anxiety
29. A. trouble B. award C. pay D. leave
30. A. wandered B. thought C. worried D. forgot
31. A. bring in B. leave out C. work out D. take in
32. A. tasks B. kids C. animals D. arguments
33. A. Now that B. In case C. Even if D. Ever since
34. A. read B. record C. copy D. draw
35. A. rise B. cut C. step D. break
36. A. casual B. memorable C. formal D. familiar
37. A. happier B. luckier C. heavier D. paler
38. A. astonishment B. confidence C. amusement D. confusion
39. A. discovered B. acknowledged C. deserved D. created
40. A. office B. school C. hotel D. basement
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
English plays are one of the traditional___41.___(part) of the English festival in our school. This year, two plays were performed on stage—the musicals Cats and Beauty and the Beast.
Cats, based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats,___42.___(tell) the story of a tribe (部落) of cats. During the night, all the cats in the tribe choose one cat___43.___can be reborn into a new life.
In this play, we had 15 students to play the roles, including six boys and nine girls. I was lucky enough to play a role. In order to perform___44.___(good), we practiced a lot. Every day, we made use of our spare time during lunch and after school___45.___(practise) our lines together with our teachers. We practiced sentence by sentence,___46.___(make) sure to pronounce each word properly.
Finally, we rehearsed (排练) on the stage more than 20 times. During that time, we got a lot of help___47.___advice from our teachers. We made progress day___48.___day, until we gave our first performance. The show was successful and was praised by the audience.
Through this play, my fellow students and I developed our acting skills, increased our interest in English, and gained a___49.___(deep) friendship with one another than before. More___50.___(important), we discovered the beauty of musicals and the English language.
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：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：
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。

Last Friday, our class organized a visit to the city museum. We got to there by bus. First, we listened to the brief introduction to the museum. Then, we set out to exploring the museum in small groups. Which caught our attention first was some skillful carved bronze ware dating from the Shang Dynasty. Afterwards, we looked at some cultural relics relate to Shanxi merchants and local custom. To be honest, I felt amazing at the wide range of exhibits on display.
I benefited a lot from this experience. Not only it widen my horizons and it made me take pride in the history of my hometown.
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。

Carter enjoyed riding the school bus home. The ride home gave him some time to relax after a busy day of fifth grade. He usually sat alone and enjoyed that too. With four siblings (兄妹) he didn't get much time alone. Sometimes he sat with his younger brother, Jackson, but Jackson was sick at home today.
The bus stopped and the tallest boy in his class, Dexter, stepped off followed by his younger brother, Billy. As the bus pulled away, Carter looked back over his shoulder to watch the boys. Dexter was yelling and waving his hands at his little brother. Billy said something Carter could not hear. Dexter yelled, gave his younger brother a hard shove and knocked him to the ground. Billy was on the ground wiping at his eyes, but Dexter walked away.
Carter turned in his seat, feeling disgusted. He hated seeing little kids get picked on (欺负).The sight of Billy on the ground crying was burned into his memory. He tried to think of something else.
He thought of the model car he was working on at home, a 1967 Corvette. He started building it over a week ago and just finished putting it together last night. Tonight, as soon as he finished his homework, he could start painting the car. That was his favorite part. He already had the perfect color1 of blue picked out.
He hurried off the bus, ran through his yard, and breezed through the kitchen with a quick hello to his mom. She was making spaghetti, which smelled delicious. He ran up the stairs two at a time and rushed into his room.
“Surprise!” his brother Jackson said, throwing his arms into the air. "What are you doing in my room? I thought you were sick!”
“I feel better!”
"What's on your face? Are you bleeding?"
"No! I'm not bleeding." Jackson wiped at his face, probably just paint. Look! Look what I did!” He pointed at the desk in the comer of Carter's room.
注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

Paragraph 1
Carter looked down at his desk in horror
Paragraph 2
Carter took a deep breath and then unfolded his fist.
参考答案
1. D
2. D
3. B
4. B
5. A
6. C
7. D
8. A 9. D 10. C 11. B
12. A 13. C 14. B 15. C
16. A 17. G 18. B 19. E 20. C
21. A 22. B 23. D 24. B 25. A 26. C 27. A 28. B 29. C 30. D 31. C 32.
A 33. C 34. A 35.
B 36. D 37.
C 38. B 39.
D 40. D
41. parts
42. tells 43. who/that/which
44. well 45. to practise 46. making 47. and 48. by 49. deeper 50. importantly
51.(1). 删除to
(2). the→a
(3). exploring→explore
(4). Which→What
(5). skillful→skillfully
(6). relate→related/relating
(7). custom→customs
(8). amazing→amazed
(9). 在it前加did
(10). and→but
52.略。