2021年广州市执信中学高三英语第三次联考试卷及答案

2021年广州市执信中学高三英语第三次联考试卷及答案
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
One day when I was 12, my mother gave me an order: I was to walk to the public library, and borrow at least one book for the summer. This was one more weapon for her to defeat my strange problem inability to read.
In the library,I found my way into the "Children's Room." I sat down on the floor and pulled a few books off the shelf at random. The cover of a book caught my eye. It presented a picture of a beagle. I had recently had a beagle, the first and only animal companion I ever had as a child. He was my secret sharer, but one morning, he was gone, given away to someone who had the space and the money to care for him. I never forgot my beagle. Without opening the book—Amos, the Beagle with a Plan ,1 borrowed it from the library for the summer.
Under the shade of a bush, I started to read about Amos. I read very, very slowly with difficulty. Though pages were turned slowly, I got the main idea of the story about a dog who, like mine, had been separated from his family and who finally found his way back home. That dog was my dog, and I was the little boy in the book. At the end of the story, my mind continued the final scene of reunion, on and on, until my own lost dog and I were, in my mind, running together.
My mother's call returned me to the real world. I suddenly realized something: I had read a book, and I had loved reading that book.
I never told my mother about my “miraculous” experience that summer, but she saw a slow but remarkable improvement in my classroom performance during the next year. And years later ,she was proud that her son had read thousands of books, was awarded a PhD in literature, and authored his own books, articles, poetry and fiction. The power of the words has held.
1. The author's mother told him to borrow a book in order to ________.
A. let him spend a meaningful summer
B. encourage him to do more walking
C. help cure him of his reading problem
D. make him learn more about weapons
2. The book caught the author's eye because .
A. it reminded him of his own dog
B. he found its title easy to understand
C. it contained pretty pictures of animals
D. he liked children's stories very much
3. Which one could be the best title of the passage?
A. Mum's Strict Order.
B. My Passion forReading.
C. Reunion with My Beagle.
D. The Charm of a Book.
B
Identifying the chemical makeup of pigment (色素) used in ancient documents, paintings, and watercolor1 s is criticalto restoring and conserving the precious artworks. However, despite numerous efforts, scientists had been unable to determine the source of folium, a popular blue dye used to color1 manuscripts (手稿) in Europe during the middle ages — from the 5th to the 15th century. Now, a team of researchers fromPortugalhas finally uncovered the mysterious ingredient responsible for the gorgeous blueish-purple color1 that helped bring ancient illustrations and texts to life.
The research team began byporing overinstructions penned by European dye makers from the 12th, 14th, and 15th centuries. They found what they were seeking in a 15th-century text entitledThe Book on How to Make All the Color Paints for Illuminating Books. However, translating the instructions was no easy task. It was written in the now extinct Judaeo-Portuguese language, and though the source of the dye was traced back to a plant, no name was mentioned.
However, by piecing together suggestions from the text, the scientists were able to determine that the dye was made from the bluish-green berries of the chrozophora tinctoria plant. After an extensive search, the team found a few varieties of the plant growing along the roadside near the town ofMonsarazin southPortugal.
The detailed instructions gave the researchers critical clues — including the best time to pick the berries. “You need to squeeze the fruits, being careful not to break the seeds, and then to put them on linen (亚麻).” The scientist says the detail was important since broken seeds polluted the pigment, producing an inferior quality ink. The dyed linen, which was left to dry, was an efficient way to store and transport the pigment during ancient times. When needed, the artist would simply cut off a piece of the cloth and dip it with water to squeeze out the blue color1 .
Once the key ingredient had been identified, the researchers began to determine the dye’s molecular structure. To their surprise, they found that folium was not like any other known permanent blue dyes — it was an entirely new class of color1 , one they named chrozophoridin. “Chrozophoridin was used in ancient times to make a beautiful blue dye for painting.” the team wrote in the study. “Thus, we believe that this will not be our final word on this amazing plant and its story and that further discoveries will follow soon.”
4. The primary purpose of the study is to ________.
A. restore and conserve ancient precious artworks
B. determine the substance making up the folium
C. prove the ancient dye-making technique was organic
D. identify which class of color1 folium belongs to
5. The underlined phrase “poring over”in the second paragraph means ________.
A. discussing publicly
B. testing repeatedly
C. passing directly
D. reading carefully
6. What can be learned about the blue dye folium?
A. It was essentially an inferior type of ink.
B. It was the only kind made from wild berries.
C. It could be carried and used easily.
D. It was carefully squeezed from broken seeds.
7. The article is mainly about _________.
A. how the mystery ofa thousand-year-old blue dye was solved
B. why the researchers took the trouble to recreate the dye
C. what needs to be done to make an organic dye from a plant
D. when and where the discovery of the dye was made
C
Cuckoos don’t bother building their own nests—they just lay eggs that perfectly imitate those of other birds and take over their nests. But other birds are wishing up, evolving some seriously impressive tricks to spot the cuckoo eggs.
Cuckoos are often know asparasites, meaning that they hide their eggs in the nest of other species. To avoid detection, the cuckoos have evolved so that eggs seem reproduction of those of their preferred targets. If the host bird doesn’t notice the strange egg in its nest, the little cuckoo will actually take the entire nest for itself after it comes out, taking the other eggs on its back and dropping them out of the nest.
To avoid this unpleasant fate for their young, the other birds have evolved a few smart ways to spot the fakes, which we’re only now beginning to fully understand. One of the most amazing finds is that birds have an extra colour-sensitive cell in their eyes, which makes them far more sensitive to ultraviolet wavelengths and allows them to see a far greater range of colours than humans can. This allows cautious birds to detect a fake egg which might be exactly the same to our eyes.
Fascinatingly, we’re actually able to observe different bird species at very different points in their
evolutionary war with the cuckoos. For instance, some cuckoos lay their eggs in the nests of the redstarts. The blue eggs these cuckoos lay are practically alike to those of the redstarts, and yet they are still sometimes rejected. Compare that with cuckoos who target dunnocks. While those birds lay perfectly blue eggs, their cuckoo invaders just lay white eggs with brown irregular shaped spots. And yet dunnocks barely ever seem to notice the obvious trick.
Biologists suspect these more easily fooled species like the dunnocks are on the same evolutionary path as the redstarts, but they have a long way to go until they evolve the same levels of suspicion. What’s remarkable is that the dunnocks fakes are so bad and the redstart ones so good, and yet cuckoos are still more successful with the former than the latter.
It speaks to just how thoroughly a species’ behavior can be changed by the pressures of natural selection, or it might just be a bit of strategic cooperation on the part of the dunnocks. Biologists have suggested that these birds are willing to tolerate a parasite every so often because they don’t want to risk accidentally getting rid of one of their own eggs.
8. This passage can be most likely found in a ________.
A. science survey
B. nature magazine
C. zoo advertisement
D. travel journal
9. What does the underlined word “parasite” in paragraph 2 most probably refer to?
A. Animals that work together to raise young.
B. Small harmful animals such as worms or mice.
C. Animals that can adapt to changing environments.
D. Animals which live on or inside other host animals.
10. Which of the following is TRUE about the dunnock according to the passage?
A. It is colour-blind and therefore cannot identify foreign eggs in the nest.
B. It can easily remove cuckoo eggs from the nest because fakes are so bad.
C. It is a host bird that is more likely to raise a cuckoo chick than the redstart.
D. It is unable to evolve and hence accepts cuckoo eggs that appear in the nest.
11. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Dunnocks may eventually learn to recognise foreign eggs.
B. Redstarts seem to be less suspicious compared to dunnocks.
C. Cuckoo birds are good at taking responsibility for their own young.
D. It is very easy for cuckoos to imitate the colouring of the dunnock’s egg.
D
“My P.E. teacher taught me maths.”It has been a common joke for years but when a P.E. teacher applied for the head-teacher job, many parents worried that “the joke could come true”. Some parents asked, “Does the P.E. teacher know maths and English?If not, how is he supposed to tutor the students?” But there were still parents who believed P.E. teachers had more time to discipline the students since they didn’t have many classes.
This concern is actually a “subject bias”, that is, choosing a P.E. teacher as the head-teacher is not good for the students’ grades since he doesn’t know Chinese, maths, or English. It is acceptable for Chinese teachers, maths teachers and English teachers to be head-teachers because these subjects are important to entrance exams and scores. Such a concern reflects parents’ anxiety in the current educational environment, which tends to link the head-teacher’s responsible subject with the facts whether the school cares about the class and the children’s performances in the subject.
Many people care about their kids’ academic performances only. They don’t care about their kids’ P.E. performance at all. Even if kids have P.E. classes, parents care little. P.E. teachers are in humble position and their classes are often occupied by other teachers. Of course, if students, P.E. performance is related to grades and entrance exams, parents won’t mind “a P.E. teacher being the head-teacher”.
At the moment, P.E. is gradually included in entrance exams.
In terms of high school entrance examination,Guangzhouwill launch a new high school entrance exam which includes P.E. performance and Health examination in 2021, raising the score to 70 points.
In terms of the college entrance examination, universities having the right of independent enrollments added P.E. tests to their entrance exams in 2019. This practice is seen as an important signal that the assessment of physical fitness and athletic ability, which are important aspects of a student’s overall quality, may be included in the college entrance examination in the future.
We hope that it’s a trend for P.E. teachers, music teachers and art teachers to become head-teachers.
12. By saying “My P.E. teacher taught me maths”, what does the author intend to show us?
A. It is just a joke that seldom happened in reality.
B. P.E. teachers hardly assist students in maths.
C. P.E. teachers are good at teaching maths..
D. Parents doubt the ability of P.
E. teacher.
13. We can infer from paragraph 2 that a P.E. teacher .
A. is of little benefit for students’ academic performance
B. is humbler than Chinese, math or English teachers
C. reflects whether the school cares about the class
D. gets unfairly judged due to the current educational system
14. Why doesGuangzhouraise proportion of P.E. performance in high school entrance examination?
A. To raise students’ awareness of physical health.
B. To call on parents to pay attention to P.E. teachers.
C. To test the overall ability of high school students.
D. To make P.
E. teachers equal with other teachers.
15. What opinion does the author hold towards P.E. teachers working as head-teachers?
A. Neutral.
B. Unexpected.
C. Supportive.
D. Critical.
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
How to Study More Effectively
No matter whether you are preparing for some specific course, a professional degree, or an entrance exam, it’s important to maximize study time and improve the efficiency of study.
____16____You can use a calendar, an app, or a pinboard time table to draft a schedule that works best for you. Include the study time, sleep, and the socializing time in the schedule. Make sure you give yourself more time than you think you need, especially if it’s a subject you struggle with.
You can also cut your study time into short sessions. Your most productive studying typically occurs within the first 25 to 30 minutes of hitting books, so try to study in 30 minutes, and take a 5—10 minute break, so that you are able to absorb and consolidate the information.____17____
Studying isn’t only spending hours and hours on list of what you think will be on an exam or quiz.____18____This can be done through a six-step approach: remembering, understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating and creating. You should focus on a method that will help you achieve a higher level of learning. The higher levels of learning focus on asking questions such as what if, how and why rather than where, what and who.
____19____Research shows that being tested is not only useful in evaluating how well you have learned something but also valuable for avoiding future mistakes. Answering questions unsuccessfully can help you
understand concepts better. If your professor offers you practice exams, take them home and learn from them. Understand why you got certain questions wrong and others right.____20____Force each other to expand answers in order to understand the material better.
Following the suggestions to study more effectively will mean shorter and more efficient study sessions, and eventually, better grades!
A. You can quiz yourself whenever possible.
B. Effective studying starts with the right attitude.
C. It is important to study in a smart way and go the extra mile.
D. Study with friends or classmates and question each other on the material.
E. You are more likely to do well before a quiz when you have time to review.
F. Creating a schedule is the first and most important thing to maximize your study time.
G. This is why a certain balance should be made and studying time should be cut into shorter sessions.
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
I spent many years doing things seemingly “important” to me. I was told that college is great and that all that___21___in life is to get a good job, a partner... These___22___, just like for many of you, were so___23___fixed in my mind from childhood.
During one of my summer holidays, I finally realized my___24___. I already studied for a couple of years, and I spent almost no time___25___what I would actually want. I studied throughout weekdays and did things___26___me nowhere at weekends.
The last year of my studies was___27___. Something was bound to change in difficulty. I had already begun ___28___going to the gym to make the___29___that I was after. Doing physical exercise, I can not only___30___my body, get rid of stress, but most importantly, I can___31___my willpower. By having decided to go to the gym 3 times a week, I was already making___32___changes in life.
Taking care of my body also___33___me to look after what I was___34___. I no longer ate fatty and sugary food. To my___35___, I wasn’t leading a bad lifestyle anymore. So I was becoming___36___. The best part about it was that I didn’t even have to try hard, so I enjoyed the___37___! It might be a paradox(矛盾) to some, but I feel more___38___by doing intense(剧烈的) exercise.___39___, exercise keeps me cheerful and I realizeone’s___40___begins, with physical health.
21. A. succeeds B. appears C. counts D. functions
22. A. thoughts B. comments C. introductions D. decisions
23. A. quickly B. quietly C. easily D. heavily
24. A. unconcern B. passivity C. doubt D. uncertainty
25. A. giving away B. looking at C. worrying about D. putting up
26. A. throwing B. catching C. taking D. pulling
27. A. meaningful B. light C. ordinary D. tough
28. A. suddenly B. occasionally C. actively D. practically
29. A. transformation B. connection C. explanation D. determination
30. A. operate B. strengthen C. adjust D. support
31. A. consider B. realize C. share D. improve
32. A. significant B. sensitive C. common D. natural
33. A. persuaded B. forced C. motivated D. intended
34. A. seeking B. consuming C. experiencing D. approaching
35. A. annoyance B. disappointment C. confusion D. amazement
36. A. healthy B. independent C. competent D. mature
37. A. result B. benefit C. process D. freedom
38. A. energized B. excited C. satisfied D. stressed
39. A. By chance B. In addition C. By contrast D. In short
40. A. career B. dream C. possession D. happiness
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 felt bad for sitting around and doing nothing? Now the University of Fine Arts in Hamburg, Germany,____41.____(offer) “idleness grants (闲人奖学金)” of 1,600 euros (around 13,000 yuan) to three students who____42.____convince people they’d make the best of their “active inactivity (不作为)”.
Students’ self-recommendation must____43.____(hand) in by September 15. According to The Guardian, the____44.____(apply) includes only four questions: What do you not want to do? For how long do you not want to do it? Why is it important to not do this thing____45.____particular? Why are you the right person not to do it? Applicants are free____46.____(choose) the form and length of their inactivity. For example,____47.____you decide you’re not going to sleep, then you can only do that for a couple of days. But if you say you are not going to shop, then that’s something you can do for a lot____48.____(long), The Guardian noted.
The idea behind the project came from a discussion about the “contradiction (矛盾) of a society____49.____promotes sustainability while valuing success,” Friedrich von Borries, the architect and design theorist who came up with the program, told The Guardian. “Doing_____50._____isn’t very easy,” Friedrich von Borries added. “We want to focus on active inactivity.” That makes a difference.
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.请改正下面短文中的错误。

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：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。

Last Saturday, my parents and I paid visit to my grandparents by train. There was alarge number of people in the crowded train, but everyone help those who had lots ofbaggage and behaved politely. Along the way, we enjoyed beautifully views. At first, we sawone hill after another. Then what came into our eye were fields with green crops. In a six-hourtrip, we arrived at my grandparents’ house. Exhausted though I felt, but I was happy to see mygrandparents, which I hadn’t seen for a long time. It’s really an excited trip because it was thefirst time I had taken so a long-distance train.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假设你是李华，你的美国朋友Michael正在一家孔子学院学习汉语和中国文化，知道中国人很重视家风传承。

他在给你的电子邮件中想了解你家的家风以及家风对你的影响。

请你给他回复一封电子邮件。

开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

注意：1.词数110左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：家风family spirit
良好品质good qualities
代代相传pass on from generation to generation
Dear Michael，
I'm glad to receive your email in which you said that you wanted to know something about my family spirit.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours ,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. C
2. A
3. D
4. B
5. D
6. C
7. A
8. B 9. D 10. C 11. A
12. D 13. D 14. A 15. C
16. F 17. G 18. C 19. A 20. D
21. C 22. A 23. D 24. B 25. B 26. C 27. D 28. C 29. A 30. B 31. D 32.
A 33. C 34.
B 35. D 36. A 37.
C 38. A 39. B 40. D
41. is offering
42. can 43. be handed
44. application
45. in 46. to choose
47. if 48. longer
49. that/which
50. nothing
51.(1). paid后面加a (2). was→were
(3). help→helped
(4). beautifully→beautiful (5). eye→eyes (6). in→after (7). but去掉
(8). which→who
(9). excited→exciting (10). so→such
52.略。