2021届宜昌市第一中学高三英语第三次联考试卷及答案解析

2021届宜昌市第一中学高三英语第三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
Exciting Adventure Options to Choose From!
BIRD WALK(Any time of year)-Join us for a private bird walk through our sanctuary(保护区）。

The Bent's grasslands, trees and woods provide great habitat(栖息地）for birds moving from one place to another, such as Warblers, Vireos, Indigo Buntings, Thrushes, Orioles, and more. This walk will be made to the members in your party.
Suitable for ages 5 and up
Program Fee:$150
NATURE HIKE(Any time of year)-Take a private hike with Bent of the River! Your personal guide will show you notable habitats and wildlife around the center trails. Nature is exciting and always changing, so you never know what we will find along the way! This program is ideal for people who want to enjoy beautiful scenery while hiking.
Suitable for ages 8 and up
Program Fee:$150
POMPERAUG RIVER EXPLORATION(June and July only)-Many fascinating creatures live in and around the Pomperaug River! During this recreational(休闲的)program, an Audubon naturalist will share the human and natural history of the river and teach you how to catch fish and animals. The Bent will supply you with necessary tools, such as nets, containers, and field guides. Once the animals are caught, we will observe and identify(确定身份)them and learn how they can help show the health of the river before we put them back to the wild.
Suitable for ages 8 and up
Program Fee:$150
OWL PROWL(January and February only)-Enjoy a special guided adventure in search of one of the most beloved groups of birds-owls(猫头鹰）！We will be prowling for owls on awalk through the grassland and forests in hopes of seeing one of the three owl species known to live in Connecticut: the Great-horned Owl, Barred Owl, or Eastern Screech-Owl.
Evening event
Suitable for ages 10 and up
Program Fee:$225
1.Which of the programs is suitable for the Browns with a girl of five years old?
A.BIRD WALK.
B.NATURE HIKE.
C.POMPERAUG RIVER EXPLORATION.
D.OWL PROWL.
2.What will you do with the fish you catch in POMPERAUG RIVER EXPLORATION?
A.Find out their health.
B.Do a scientific research.
C.Cook them as food on the table.
D.Set them free back to the river.
3.Whom is this text written for?
A.Students.
B.Teachers.
C.Scientists.
D.Adventurers.
B
A PhD student inMichigandefended her paper while wearing a skirt madeof rejection letters she received while studying. 29-year-old Caitlin Kirby printed out 17 of her rejection letters — from scholarships, academic journals, and conferences — then folded each one into a fan. She connected them in rows, and by the end she designed the item into a skirt and wore it.
She said that the idea behind her unique clothing item came out of a desire to normalize rejection and take pride in overcoming it. "The whole process of revisiting those old letters and making that skirt sort of reminded me that you have to apply to a lot of things to succeed," she said. "A natural part of the process is to get rejected along the way."
Caitlin's adviser, Julie Libarkin, a professor of earth and environmental science atMichiganStateUniversity, also encourages the acceptance of failure in her students. Libarkin believes it's important for students to get into habit of applying for things, and to get used to the feeling of rejection, so she encourages them to chase after any opportunity that comes their way. If a student doesn't get the grant or the spot in the academic journal, that's okay. They'll still have learned something in the process.
As for Caitlin? Her rejections over the years have led to great things: Since her doctorate, she's won a scholarship to do further research on urban agriculture inGermany.
Currently, she's a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. As for what the future holds? "I'm prepared to receive a few more rejection letters along the way," she joked heartily, "Maybe I'll make a longer skirt."
4. What can we learn about Caitlin Kirby's rejection letters?
A. She received 17 rejections in total.
B. 29 of her rejections were from journals.
C. The rejections were connected into a fan.
D. She made some rejection letters into a skirt.
5. What is Julie Libarkin's attitude towards Caitlin's action?
A. Favorable.
B. Ambiguous.
C. Skeptical.
D. Opposed.
6. Which of the following words can best describe Catlin?
A. Creative and considerate.
B. Caring and determined.
C. Optimistic and humorous.
D. Generous and intelligent.
7. Which of the following may Caitlin agree with?
A. Hard work pays off.
B. Education is the entrance to success.
C. Self-respect earns more respect.
D. One needs to normalize failures.
C
Many of us were delighted to learn that a high school senior Kwasi Enin was accepted to all eight Ivy League universities. To our surprise, he wasn't excited as expected, but appeared extra calm. He announced that he would revisit the universities to find the best suitable in music or medicine. He also wanted to compare their financial aid packages.
Kwasi's success story is rare, but his reaction is not. After the admission letters arrive at home, students have 30 days to really think about what kind of school would help them grow as a person, which school would best prepare them for the future, and at which school they would be happiest. And they also have to think about whether they can afford the school they choose.
But how to answer the questions about which school is the best suitable university? Some young people are attracted to large universities with great school spirit and a list of offerings. But besides those advantages, many of these universities focus on graduate work and research, with undergraduates taught mostly by part-time instructors. Others are attracted to smaller boarding schools with discussion-based classes. But some of these schools will have much limitation for students who want a high-energy city life experience.
Many students today seem to think they should pick the university where they will get the diploma that will
help them get the most highly paid job. This is a sad misunderstanding of what a college education should provide.
A good college education should prepare them to overcome any difficulty andthrivein society. It helps them to form the habit of creative mind and spirit that will continue to develop far beyond their university years. So when you choose college, you should consider if it is filled with useful learning to help create new spaces for different possibilities of growth.
8. What can we know about Kwasi Enin from paragraph 1?
A. He was from a very poor family.
B. He would choose the top university.
C. He was too excited to calm himself at the good news.
D. He considered his interests when choosing his university.
9. What can you infer from paragraph 2?
A. Few students can be admitted to university.
B. Many students face the choices like Kwasi.
C. Top universities are the first choice for most students.
D. American students can afford their university by themselves.
10. Which of the following can best explain the underlined word “thrive” in paragraph 4?
A. Fail
B. Succeed
C. Research
D. Work
11. What should the best university be like according to the text?
A. Very large and have good instructors.
B. Small boarding schools with discussion-based classes.
C. It will offerthe diploma to get the most highly paid job.
D. It will help continue to develop far beyond university years.
D
At any moment, about half the world’s population is wearing denim（牛仔布）clothes. But few realize tiny bits of denim have been adding up to a surprising amount of pollution in water, as a new study shows.
Sam Athey, one of the study’s authors, says, “Even though denim is made of a natural material—cotton, it contains chemicals.” Cotton fibers were treated with many types of chemicals, she notes. Some improve its durability and feel. Others give denim its distinctive blue color1 .
Athey and her team washed jeans and found that about 50,000 microfibers came off from each pair per wash. Not all of those fibers make their way into the environment. Wastewater treatment plants catch about 83 to 99
percent ofthem. Catching 99 percent may sound pretty good. But one percent of 50,000 is still 500 fibers per wash. And since every pair of jeans is washed again and again, it still adds up to lots of microfibers entering the water environment.
Denim microfibers showed up in sediment（沉淀物）from the Great Lakes. More of these fibers polluted a series of shallow lakesin southern Ontario. They even turned up in sediment from the Arctic Ocean in northern Canada. The team found denim accounted for 12 to 23 percent of microfibers in the sediment. There were other microfibers too. But the team focused on denim because so many people wear jeans.
“Everyone wears jeans so they could be our largest input of microfibers into our streams and soils,” Athey says. “An easy way to limit that is by washing our jeans less often.” Athey grew up thinking she should wash her jeans after wearing them every couple of times, but most jean companies recommend washing them no more than once a month. “The solution is not that you shouldn’t wear jeans,” she says. “We need to buy fewer denim clothes and only wash them when they truly need it.”
12. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Chemicals are contained in natural cotton.
B. Chemicals can make denim color1 ful.
C. Chemicals prevent fibers from falling.
D. Chemicals can make the life of denim longer.
13. What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Denim.
B. Sediment.
C. Microfibers.
D. Chemicals.
14. What does the author mainly want to tell us through Athey’s words ?
A. To avoid wearing jeans.
B. To reduce denim consumption.
C. To wash jeans more often.
D. To limit input in denim production.
15. In which section of a magazine might the text be found?
A. Science.
B. Entertainment.
C. Tourism.
D. Geography.
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Everyone may have a good understanding of sleep, but do you think you know everything about sleep？___16___.
11 Days
___17___. Some people oversleep about an hour or two, but it doesn't generally go beyond that. Well, it
might be interesting to know that the world record holder for sleeping is 11 days !
Weight by Sleep
This one is pretty strange, but getting a sufficient amount of sleep can help you lose weight.___18___, which makes a big difference if you are trying to lose or maintain your weight. Make sure you turn off the lights, keep the temperature in your room cool, and get comfortable sheets to promote good sleep.
___19___
Sufficient sleep promotes good blood circulation, helps you control your mood, and you know it can help monitor your appetite. It is no surprise that a study shows that you can increase your life expectancy by simply getting high-quality sleeping.
Hopefully, some of these facts help you learn more about sleep and why it is a little more interesting than you might have thought before.___20___, so you can get to the bottom of the problem and regain your ability to sleep well.
A. Longevity with sleep
B. The more sleep you get, the longer you will live
C. Finally if you have more information about facts
D. When it comes to sleep, most people get about 8 hours of sleep
E. Next, some craziest facts about sleep will be introduced to you
F. This happens because sleeping reduces your appetite by whopping 45 percent
G. Keep in mind that sleeping well means sleeping a full eight hours and always sleeping at the same time every night
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“One, two, three, four, ...” that is the___21___for six people facing a cold, dark morning at Kamezuka park in Tokyo to bend, stretch, jump, and run on the_______22_______. It has become a___23___of daily life in Japan since the broadcasts, known as radio calisthenics (广播体操).
The three-minute workout is the____24____ way to start the day, says Yukihide, a 79-year-old retired businessman who has_____25_____ the routine nearly every day for a decade. “The exercises aren’t that___26___and afterwards you feel like your body has___27___woken up.”
Today, as Tokyo prepares to______28______ the 2020 Olympics, Japan is hoping to _______29_______ interest in radio calisthenics. Children perform radio calisthenics before school sports days,
earning_____30_____ that can be exchanged for stationery (文具). Regular participants_____31_____a broad range of Japanese society: construction, factory and office workers who are encouraged to___32___their desks and start moving at 3pm every weekday.
Studies show that people who exercise this way for just a few minutes a day have improved bone density (密度),______33______ risk of suffering a stroke or heart attack, and are generally in better___34___shape than other people their age who don’t___35___.
“There is evidence that physically activeolder adults have____36____rates of high blood pressure, compared with more___37___adults,” the report said.
The Kamezuka park regulars have finished their workout. “It can be______38______ going on a dark morning, but for some reason we all keep_____39_____ up,” says Maruyama, who has sweated. “And I’d say we’re all in pretty good___40___.”
21. A.topic B.response C.signal D.custom
22. A.spot B.stage C.platform D.move
23. A.routine B.greeting C.feast D.stage
24. A.plain B.perfect C.terrible D.difficult
25. A.analyzed B.celebrated C.studied D.followed
26. A.easy B.cosy C.difficult D.interesting
27. A.hardly B.luckily C.additionally D.properly
28. A.attend B.host anize D.cancel
29. A.raise B.decrease C.absorb D.change
30. A.money B.credits C.fame D.position
31. A.influence B.know C.cover D.visit
32. A.clean B.carry C.mend D.leave
33. A.reduced B.increased C.changed D.brought
34. A.mental B.physical C.logical D.psychological
35. A.work B.travel C.exercise D.think
36. A.higher B.worse C.stronger D.lower
37. A.energetic B.inactive C.knowledgeable D.enthusiastic
38. A.interesting B.hard C.boring D.beneficial
39. A.looking B.doing C.turning D.holding
40. A.shape B.uniform C.sunshine D.peace
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
Youth is a kind of wealth. It will gradually disappear___41.___time going by. What can we do to fulfill our youth?
For one thing, it is to realize our value, and our dreams___42.___matters a lot.___43.___our dreams are, we must try hard to achieve them. When we are young, we are full of energy, and we have many____44.____opportunity). We have good conditions in our lives, good memories, good understanding and so on. We should make the most of them to learn more.
For___45.___, we should do as many things as possible. Of course, they must___46.___(rich) our lives, which can make it possible for us to gain many different experiences that are worth___47.___(remember) when we are old.
Then when we are really old, and when we cannot move any___48.___(much), we can be proud of something___49.___(achieve), for we have lived our life to____50.____fullest.
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：1.在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Once I came across a middle-aged man whom was accompanying his old father to the Beijing Astronomical Museum. As the old man slowly stepped out of the car, he suddenly lost his balances. But his son immediate grasped his hand and supported him before his falling. Catch hold of his son's hand, the old man breathed a deep sigh. “When you were kid, I was holding your hand to support you. Now, you are holding my hand to support mine," he said in an unhappy voice. "How time flies!" Hearing from his dad's words, the son unconsciously tighten his dad's hand. "Nothing new, Papa!" he replied softly. "Just let nature takes its course as it is or we will live a happy life."
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

Effective communication can make you an effective leader and success can come much more easily. It is very important to be a confident and efficient communicator so that others can understand you. However, in order to become an effective communicator, you need to be an effective listener first.
To be a good listener, you need effective listening skills, which will help you.
Understand other peoples' point of view. However, most people generally overlook the skill of listening. Actually, communication is never a complete process if you are only a good speaker without being a good listener. You may be very good at expressing your thoughts effectively. But if you are not good at understanding other people's point of view, it will never be considered effective communication.
Usually, speaking is considered an active process and listening is claimed to be a passive process. Listening, however, is undoubtedly an active process, too. It doesn't just mean sitting in front of someone and staring at their eyes. In order to understand someone better, you need to analyze their thoughts and words. Additionally, you need to show that you are listening. For instance, you can say "I see," "go on" or just nod your head. Of course, in the case of disagreement, you do not necessarily have to do that. You can also ask questions if you have problems understanding that person's perspective. Asking questions will not only improve your listening habits but also make the other person realize that they are being heard.
Too often, we attach great importance to the skill of speaking; however, most of us do not value the skill of listening very highly. Now is the time for you to break the old stereotype（刻板印象）and follow the new trend, which is a contributing factor to effective communication.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1. A
2. D
3. D
4. D
5. A
6. C
7. D
8. D 9. B 10. B 11. D
12. D 13. C 14. B 15. A
16. E 17. D 18. F 19. A 20. G
21. C 22. A 23. A 24. B 25. D 26. C 27. D 28. B 29. A 30. B 31. C 32.
D 33. A 34. B 35. C 36. D 37. B 38. B 39. C 40. A
41. with
42. that 43. Whatever
44. opportunities
45. another
46. enrich 47. remembering 48. more 49. achieved
45 the
51.(1). whom→who/that
(2).balances→balance
(3).immediate→immediately
(4).Catch→Catching
(5).kid前加a
(6).mine→me
(7).去掉from
(8).tighten→tightened
(9).takes→take
(10).or→and
52.略。