2020-2021学年江苏沭阳如东高级中学高三英语第一次联考试卷及答案解析

2020-2021学年江苏沭阳如东高级中学高三英语第一次联考试卷及答
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
Four Best Hikes in the World
There's nothing like getting out and getting some fresh air on a hike. No matter whether your idea of a hike is a leisure walk or climbing the highest mountain on Earth, we've got you covered. Below are four best hikes inthe world.
Torres del Paine W Circuit
Location (位置): Patagonia. Chile
Distance: 37 + miles
Time: 5~6 days
Best time to go: October to January
The W Circuit is one of the most recommended hikes you'll find. Not only will you appreciate the diverse landscapes and striking granite pillars (花岗岩柱子), but you'll probably meet some new friends along the way.
Grand Canyon Rim - to - Rim Hike
Location: Arizona, the United States
Distance: 48 miles
Time: 1~3 days
Best time to go: May to June, September to October
There's no better way to experience one of the greatest wonders in the world. Located in one of the USA's most beautiful parks, the views are ly appealing. Just make sure you're prepared for the challenge.
Trek to Petra
Location: Jordan
Distance: 47 miles
Time: 5~ 6 days
Best time to go: October to April
Take the road less traveled through the Kingdom of Jordan and experience one of the seven wonders of the
world. Hike through canyons, gorges and ridges, and see tombs and temples along the way all while avoiding crowds of tourists.
Yosemite Grand Traverse
Location: California, the United States
Distance: 60 miles
Time: 6~7 days
Best time to go: July to September
Known for some of the best hiking in the world, Yosemite National Park is famous for its views and huge sequoia (红杉) trees. Praised byNational Geographic, the Yosemite Grand Traverse will take you through waterfalls and green mountaintops.
1.Which of the following is the best time for the hike in Patagonia, Chile?
A.April
B.May
C.August
D.December
2.Where should you go for a less crowded hike?
A.Jordan
B.Patagonia, Chile
C.Arizona, the United States
D.California, the United States
3.What can you do along the Yosemite Grand Traverse?
A.Plant sequoia trees
B.Appreciate waterfalls
C.Visit local temples
D.Climb granite pillars
B
I was in the second year of my Ph. D. program when a colleague asked what I would do if I had an extra hour every day. Without much consideration, I said I would use it to help others. The question kept coming to my mind. Like many graduate students, I was overwhelmed (难以承受的) with research, teaching, coursework, and some attempt at a personal life. Still, I asked myself, "Do I really need a 25th hour to help other people-or do I need to make better use of the 24 hours I have?"
I needed something to help me return to my old self. After that conversation with my colleague, I googled (谷歌搜索) “volunteer opportunities near me”. A local organization that drives people to stores or appointments was looking for volunteers. Having grown up in a rural village where everyone knew oneanother and my grandparents were always close by, I thought serving senior citizens in my new hometown might be just what I needed.
A short time later, I started to volunteer for an organization that provides transportation for senior citizens and people with disabilities. To my surprise, adding this activity to my busy life was just what I needed to calm the
confusion I was feeling as a first-generation international graduate student.
I started to volunteer about 3 hours every weekend, the time I otherwise would have wasted oversleeping or scrolling (滚屏) through social media. Sharing stories with my riders was much more rewarding. What they told me about their lives helped me realize that in every corner of the world, humans are connected with the languageof emotions. And seeing how eager my riders were to spend time out and about inspired me to think about how to spend my time, which used to slip away. My previously overwhelming schedule began to feel manageable.
I'm proud of who I have become, and I continue to reflect on how I'm using the most valuable thing in life: my time.
4. Why did the author ask himself the question in Paragraph 1?
A. He wanted to return to normal life.
B. He was busy but wanted to help others.
C. He couldn't bear too much school work.
D. He couldn't answer his colleague's question.
5. How did the author find the volunteer job?
A. A colleague recommended it.
B. A local organization offered it.
C. He got it from his grandparents.
D. He got it by surfing on the Internet.
6. What made the author feel his volunteer job was worth doing?
A. Communicating with his riders.
B. Improving his language learning.
C. Meeting his grandparents often.
D. Realizing his previous dream.
7. How did volunteering influence the author?
A. It helped himbecome confident and efficient.
B. He found a good way to live a free and quiet life.
C. He realized he had wasted too much time pursuing his Ph.
D.
D. It inspired him to spare more time to accompany his grandparents.
C
Thefirst thing we notice about new people are their faces. The next time we see these people, we remember them because we remember their faces. This seems like a simple process. However, scientists found that it is not such a simple process. The section of the brain that is responsible for face recognition seems to work differently for different people. Some people have great difficulty remembering and recognizing faces, while others almost
never forget a face.
Normal babies are born with a natural ability to recognize faces. In fact, their face recognition abilities are much better than their parents. Babies are most highly skilled at face recognition at six months. But by nine months, they lose this skill. By nine months, a baby’s face-recognition skills are about the same as an adult’s.
Unfortunately, some people are not born with this ability to recognize faces. The part of the brain that is responsible for face recognition doesn’t work for them. This condition is called face blindness. People with very severe face blindness cannot even recognize their own faces. In fact, people with this condition can sometimes be frightened when they look in the mirror. They don’t recognize their own face, so for a second they are startled when they see this unfamiliar face.
Face blindness is not always severe. Scientists believe up to 10 percent of the population may be affected by face blindness to some degree, yet many people with mild face blindness might not even know they have it. They have no reason to know they are different from anyone else until someone points it out. This is similar to people with color1 blindness. Colorblind people can’t see the difference between certain color1 s such as red and green, until someone tells them that green and red are two different color1 s.
There is no cure for face blindness. So for the time being, people with face blindness need to find simple techniques to compensate for their problem. They can try to recognize people by their hairstyle, their voice, or their glasses. Hopefully, in the future as scientists learn more about this condition, they may find a cure.
8. What is the first paragraph mainly about?
A. The way to improve one’s face-recognition skills.
B. The simple process of the brain to recognize others’ faces.
C. The fact that some people have face-recognition problems.
D. The importance of face recognition in human communication.
9. When do children have the best face-recognition skills?
A. At birth.
B. Half a year old.
C. Nine months old.
D. In adolescence.
10. What does the underlined word “startled” in the 3rd paragraph probably mean?
A. Depressed.
B. Confused.
C. Embarrassed.
D. Surprised.
11. What does the author think of the problem of face blindness?
A. People need to take it seriously.
B. Certain techniques can make up for it.
C. It will be cured in the near future.
D. It has the same effect with color1 blindness.
D
The idea of low material desire, low consumption and refusing to work, marry and have children, concluded as a “lying down” lifestyle, recentlystruck a chord withmany young Chinese who are eager to take pause to breathe in this fast-paced and highly-competitive society.
Many millennials (千禧一代) and generation Zs complained to the Global Times that burdens, including work stress, family disputes (纷争) and financial strains, have pushed them “against the wall”. They said they hate the “involution (内卷),” joking that they would rather give up some of what they have than get trapped in an endless competition against peers.
“Instead of always following the ‘virtues’ of struggle, endure and sacrifice to bear the stresses, they prefer a temporary lying down as catharsis (宣泄) and adjustment,” said a scholar. “It is no wonder that some young people, under the growing pressures from child-raising to paying the mortgage (按揭) today, would try to live in a simple way and leave the worries behind.”
Interestingly, the majority of millennials and Gen Zs reached by the Global Times, who claim to be big fans of the lying down philosophy, acknowledged that they only accept a temporary lying down as a short rest. It is true that with the great improvement of living conditions, some Chinese youth have partially lost the spirit of hardship and are not willing to bear too much hard work. But in fact, lying down is not entirely comfortable. Young people who lie down always feel guilty about their constant loss of morale (士气) far beyond their reach.
“Young people on campus have both aspirations and confusion about their future, but most of us have rejected setting ourselves up in chains to waste opportunities and challenges,” a postgraduate student told the Global Times. “It’s no use running away. I have to ‘stand up’ and face the reality sooner or later.”
12. What does the underlined phrase in paragraph 1 mean?
A. Warned.
B. Criticized.
C. Touched.
D. Amused.
13. What might have caused the “lying down” lifestyle among the young?
A. Improvements in living conditions.
B. Growing pressure from family and social life.
C. Increasing material possessions from families.
D. Temporary adjustment to failure in competitions.
14. What’s the scholar’s attitude toward the “lying down” group?
A. Understanding.
B. Intolerant.
C.Supportive.
D. Unclear.
15. What can be inferred about the young generation from the text?
A. They never really drop their responsibilities.
B. They really enjoy the “lying down” lifestyle.
C. They find their dreams far beyond their reach.
D. They would rather escape than take challenges.
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Usually in school or in clubs, children are told not to horse around or act badly. But in southLondon, there is a club that loves it when students horse around. The club is called the Ebony Horse Club,a riding school forchildren from poor families. With the help of volunteers, they give about 140 rides each week to children.____16____ The club recently reopened its stables. They were closed for months because of the COVID-19.____17____After their return,young riders began by learning how to get on the horses, how to walk and how to control the horses.
One of the club's youngest riders is Shaddai.____18____He rides after school. But he joins the team on Sundays to help in the yard. He gets great satisfaction by taking care of the horses: cleaning out the stables, grooming the horses, and measuring out their evening meals. Shaddai recently received his first award for grooming.
Along with riding close to home, the club members take day trips to other clubs in the countryside. Before the pandemic, groups of children from the club had wonderful experiences.____19____Several students who finished the program have found jobs in the horse industry.
____20____But it needs donations to survive. The cost of riding is based on the riders' situation at home. But like other organizations, the club may experience money problems. Now, the club plans to continue to raise money “to not just maintain but grow their activities".
A. They never think it will be a problem.
B. They teach horseback riding and some life skills.
C. She played a part in connecting children to the club.
D. They had also traveled as far asSwedento ride horses.
E. The 9-year-old was very excited to be back on the horse.
F. The original eight horses have returned to their home after a rest.
G. The club has experienced an increase in children wanting to join.
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Prickles, a bare-faced merino sheep (麦兰奴种绵羊) that ran away from a Tasmanian farm during the 2013 bush-fires, recently returned home.
According to farmer Alice Gray, Prickles was___21___a lamb when she ran away, seven years ago. The bush fires destroyed the area and the young sheep got___22___in a 200-acre bush block, ___23___to return after they rebuilt about 50km of fencing. They had___24___her a few times, and even recorded her___25___with cameras installed to monitor deer around. So they knew she was___26___, but they didn't expect her return. They were___27___.
Ms. Gray told ABC. net. au that she and the family were___28___her son's sixth birthday when they caught a___29___of the runaway sheep. They had decided to barbecue at the back of their farm, and that's when they_____30_____this “big, white, furry thing” on the other side of the dam. The birthday party_____31_____turned into a sheep chase.
At one point Mr. Gray disappeared, only to call her later, saying that he had_____32_____to catch Prickles and leap on the_____33_____of her, pressing her down. He needed some help_____34_____the sheep didn't seem_____35_____to follow him home. Ms. Gray and the kids found him, and managed to_____36_____the sheep in the back of a truck.
“She's a great big furry ball of wool,” Alice Gray_____37_____Prickles, “She looks very healthy and she's very_____38_____now with some other little friends.”
The Grays are currently holding a_____39_____to guess the weight of Prickles' wool to_____40_____money online for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (难民).
21. A. already B. only C. even D. always
22. A. stuck B. broken C. attracted D. confused
23. A. easy B. impatient C. unable D. glad
24. A. trapped B. released C. caught D. spotted
25. A. activities B. manners C. efforts D. tricks
26. A. aware B. alive C. alike D. afraid
27. A. wrong B. lucky C. sure D. curious
28. A. reporting B. appreciating C. observing D. scheduling
29. A. chance B. hold C. figure D. glimpse
30. A. lost B. found C. left D. shot
31. A. generally B. certainly C. suddenly D. commonly
32. A. regretted B. pretended C. continued D. managed
33. A. chest B. wool C. back D. forehead
34. A. until B. though C. while D. because
35. A. painful B. eager C. angry D. nervous
36. A. load B. train C. judge D. attract
37. A. chatted with B. prayed for C. joked about D. explained to
38. A. moved B. smart C. tired D. happy
39. A. ceremony B. competition C. concert D. collection
40. A. raise B. 1end C. print D. spend
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
Have you ever wished your vacation could meet all your___41.___(expect)? Well, this is possible when you choose___42.___(go) on a cruise (游轮). Recently, cruises have become___43.___(popular) places than traditional forms of traveling.___44.___is not necessary to make reservations at different hotels, find places to dine, or arrange different transports in advance. Everything you can imagine is available whenever you want it on such___45.___cruise ship.
Cruise ships are like miniature (小型) cities on water. They are___46.___(full) loaded with restaurants serving all kinds of dishes. The staterooms (特等客舱) can be compared to rooms___47.___(find) in five-star hotels. The big difference is___48.___you get to have a moving ocean view. What’s more, there are activities designed for people of all ages and interests, and___49.___(vary) sports facilities like gyms and rock climbing walls as well as clubs and shops are also accessible. Quality entertainments like Broadway shows and live music___50.___(provide), too.
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，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。

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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的同。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在其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。

Five years ago, my mom got sick and my dad had to gave up his bread business. After my mom became better, my dad chose to get back into the bread business again. He worked hardly to set up his shop and get everything ready, so no one came to buy bread. I decide to encourage people stop by the shop to buy some bread and cheer my dad up. So I created a post on the Internet say, “My dad is sad because no one is coming to his new bread shop.” Where I stopped by my dad's shop the following day, the line was very long that people were standing outside. My post got shared many time and my dad's business soon got much more bigger than I expected.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
据新闻报道，国庆长假全国各地景点游客爆满，比如杭州曾有一天接待游客人数高达100万。

此新闻引发了人们对长假的不同看法。

你在日记中写下了你的感受。

日记内容包括：
1.对新闻的简要描述；
2.你的感受和建议。

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参考答案
1. D
2. A
3. B
4. B
5. D
6. A
7. A
8. B 9. C 10. D 11. A
12. C 13. B 14. A 15. A
16. B 17. F 18. E 19. D 20. G
21. B 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. A 26. B 27. A 28. C 29. D 30. B 31. C 32.
D 33. C 34. D 35. B 36. A 37. C 38. D 39. B 40. A
41. expectations
42. to go 43. more popular
44. It 45. a
46. fully 47. found
48. that 49. various/varied
50. are provided
51.(1).gave→give
(2).hardly→hard
(3).so→but
(4).decide→decided
(5).people后添加to
(6).say→saying
(7).Where→When
(8).very→so
(9).time→times
(10).去掉more
52.略。