2021届赣县三中高三英语一模试卷及参考答案

2021届赣县三中高三英语一模试卷及参考答案
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
During ancient times, children didn’t have smartphones, iPad or computers to entertain themselves. Instead, they came up with interesting games to play.
★Stone balls
During the Qing Dynasty, kicking a stone ball around was a popular sport in the northern part of China, and it was often played in the winter to protect kids from the cold. Stones were carved into small balls and kicked along with feet. In 1999, the sport was included in the 6th National Ethnic Group Traditional Sports Meeting held in Beijing.
★Flying kites
Kites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood, instead of paper. Nowadays, the four most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite , Weifang kite and Nantong kite, of which each has distinctive features. The kite which resembles a swallow is a well-known Beijing style.
★Hide-and-seek
Hide-and-seek is a traditional game for children, popular around the nation. There are two ways to play: covering a child’s eyes while other kids run around to tease(戏弄) him or, more commonly, participants hide and one child must try to find them.
★Playing diabolos
A diabolo is always made of wood or bamboo and has empty space in the center. By juggling(边抛边接) the diabolo on the rope, the high-speed spinning diabolos will make a sound like a whistle. Playing diabolos is an interesting folk game, especially popular in North China. Playing diabolos was also included in the first group of national intangible cultural heritage(非物质文化遗产).
1.Why did ancient children often play stone balls in the winter?
A.To practice their feet.
B.To warm themselves.
C.To train their skills.
D.To relax themselves.
2.Which kites are swallow-shaped?
A.Weifang kites.
B.Tianjin kites.
C.Beijing kites.
D.Nantong kites.
3.Why does playing diabolos make a sound?
A.Because the diabolo’s center is empty.
B.Because the high-speed spinning diabolo is light.
C.Because the diabolo is equipped with a whistle.
D.Because ropes’ surface moves against the diabolo’s.
B
Newspapers in Great Britainvarygreatly in their ways of carrying the news. There are serious papers for those who want to know about important happenings everywhere, both at home and abroad. There are popular newspapers for those who prefer entertainment to information.
The London newspaper that is best known outside Great Britain is probably the Times. It began in 1785, and has a high reputation for believable news and serious opinions on the news. It calls itself an independent paper, which means that it does not give its support to a particular political party. Its leading articles give the opinions of the editors, not those of the owners of the paper.
Letters to the editor are printed in the newspaper. These parts of the Times are always interesting. Most of the letters are serious subjects. But from time to time there will be long letters on the subject which is not at all serious, perhaps on a new fashion of dress, or the bad manners of the young people, compared with manners of thirty years ago.
4. If you want to get pleasure, please buy yourself _________.
A. a serious newspaper
B. foreign newspaper
C. any independent paper
D. a popular newspaper
5. The Times has been famous to outside Great Britain for ________ years.
A. 19
B. 85
C. 236
D. 229
6. The Times is an independent paper because ________.
A. it supports no political parties
B. it is not controlled by the British Government
C. it gives special support to all the political parties.
D. the editor’s opinions are not examined by the owners of the paper
7. The underlined word “vary” in the passage probably means “_________”.
A. improve
B. compete with each other
C. are different
D. keep in touch with each other
C
“One person’s trash is another person’s treasure.” That’s a common expression, but the next time you throw something away, think about a twist on the old saying. What if your trash could become your own treasure? Many creative, thrifty, and environmentally minded people have come up with a way to makethathappen. It’s called upcycling. Our world would be a better place if everyone would begin upcycling.
Upcycling is the practice of taking an unwanted item and turning it into something useful. For example, how about that pair of jeans with a hole in one knee? It could become a new pillow for your bedroom.
Upcycling is not the same as recycling. Upcycling is actually much better for the environment. Recycling takes an item made of glass, paper, metal, or plastic, breaks it down to its base material, and then uses that material to make another product. This requires a great deal of energy. On the other hand, when you choose to upcycle, the only energy you use is your own. And upcycling not only reduces the amount of trash that goes into our landfills, but it also protects natural resources, such as oil and gas. Recycling is good for the environment, but upcycling is even better.
Upcycling also makes a family’s budget stretch further. Of course, the idea of reusing items to save money is not new. During the Great Depression in the 1930s, many families lived on a tight budget. People had to use what they already had in order to meet their needs.
As responsible citizens, we should all be concerned with protecting our environment and budgeting our resources. Upcycling is a fun and creative way to help. The next time you go to toss something into the trash can, stop and think about what it could become. Chances are, there’s a brand-new item in your hand just waiting to be upcycled.
8. Why does the author mention an old saying in the first paragraph?
A. To arise reader’s awareness of upcycling.
B. To stress the importance of upcycling.
C. To lead in the topic of upcycling.
D. To show the idea of upcycling.
9. Which one below belongs to upcycling?
A. An old ladder is transformed into a bookshelf.
B. Old tin cans are transported to landfill.
C. A broken wooden door is chopped up.
D. Old cloth is made into a paper bed.
10. What is the difference between recycling and upcycling?
A. Upcycling is much more creative.
B. Recycling is much easier to achieve.
C. Recycling is much more cost-saving.
D. Upcycling is much more energy-efficient.
11. What can be inferred from the text?
A. Upcycling is popular at present.
B. Upcycling is replacing recycling.
C. Upcycling is worth recommending.
D. Upcycling is a tradition in daily life.
D
China's Mars probe Tianwen-1 successfully landed on the surface of the red planet on May 15, 2021, leaving a Chinese footprint on Mars for the first time and in its first attempt, becoming the only other nation besides theUSto get such an achievement. The Tianwen-1 probe touched down at its pre-selected landing area in the southern part of Utopia Planitia, a wide plain on Mars, at 7:18 a.m.(Beijing Time), after three months scanning the whole planet on Mars docking orbit, the China National Space Administration(CNSA) announced.
Tianwen-1, including an orbiter, a lander and a rover, was launched from the 'Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of southernChinas islandprovinceofHainanon July 23, 2020. It was the first step inChina's planetary exploration of the solar system, with the aim of completing orbiting, landing and roving on the red planet in one mission. According to the administration, the country's first Martian probe will conduct scientific investigations about the Martian soil, environment, atmosphere as well as water.
China's planetary exploration program has been named “Tianwen”, which was named after a long poem by the famous ancient poet Qu Yuan. The name represents the Chinese nation's willpower in pursuing truth, the country's cultural inheritance of its understanding of nature and universe, as well as the unending exploration in science and technology.
China's first Mars rover has been named “Zhurong”, which means the god of fire in an ancient Chinese story. The name indicates Chinese people's blessing for the rover to light the flame ofChina's planetary exploration. The rover has six wheels and four solar panels, and carries 13 scientific instruments. According to the CNSA, Zhurong has started its scientific exploration after moving from the landing platform onto the Red Planet's surface on May
22.
More than 40 Mars missions have been launched since the 1960s, but only about half have succeeded. It is the first time in the world that orbiting, landing and roving on Mars has been completed in one launch mission, andChinahas come to the forefront of Mars exploration in the world.
12. What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?
A. China is the only nation to launch a probe to Mars.
B. Tianwen-1 landed in the northern part of the planet.
C. Tianwen-1 scanned the southern part of the planet.
D. The Mars probe will carry out scientific investigations.
13. How did the planetary exploration program get its name?
A. From a long poem by Qu Yuan.
B. From an ancient Chinese story.
C. From Chinese nation's willpower.
D. From theChinaNational Space Administration.
14. Why does the author sayChinahas come to the leading position of Mars exploration?
A. The rover carried many scientific instruments.
B. China completed three tasks in one attempt.
C. The rover successfully moved from the landing platform onto Mars.
D. The CNSA is continuously exploring science and technology.
15. What is the text mainly about?
A. Tianwen-1 completed its mission.
B. Tianwen-1 represented the god of fire.
C. Tianwen-1 successfully landed on Mars.
D. Tianwen-1 was launched from Wenchang.
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Do you invest too much value into words added by strangers? No matter what you do or say, or how you act, people will always give their opinions about you.___16___Otherwise, you'll allow others' opinions to not only hurt you, but often define you. Here are ways to stop caring about what other people think of you.
Keep in mind not everyone cares. Everyone is troubled by anxiety, and they might be too busy to immediately recognize yours.___17___They're always too busy thinking about their families, work, and whatever else to form a detailed opinion about you.
Think about who you want to be. By allowing others' opinions to influence and dominate your life, you're handing them your power. If you can relate to this, ask yourself,what do you want? Are you making these choices only to impress others?____18____
Accept not everyone will like you. In life, some people will like you and others might not.___19___But most of the time, that's their mindset only, which has nothing to do with you. There will be people who will accept all of you and people who will be supportive and kind. These are the people who deserve to walk with you.
____20____You may worry about ending up looking like a fool because of a mistake, but mistakes are unavoidable. When you overcome your fear of making mistakes and build resilience to the pain that may come from failure, you will be unstoppable. One way to deal with anxieties about messing up is to make a list of all the possible things that could go wrong.
A. Take on the challenges.
B. Don't let them get to you.
C. The only opinion that matters to you is yours.
D. The key is to be selective about what you care about.
E. People all around you have enough to occupy their minds.
F. It is really hard to face someone who has negative views of you.
G. Even your decisions, from this angle, will help you become self-confident.
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How do you present yourself to the world? If you are a person of inferiority (自卑), you willthink that others will___21___you. However, the___22___is that the person who devalue you most in the world is yourself.
A few years ago, I met a girl at Claremont:___23___outline and ordinary-looking. But when you get together with her, you always feel the sun — the breath from her heart overflows self-confidence and___24___.
A friend couldn’t___25___asking, “Why are you so confident?” The girl laughed, “There is a___26___in my room.”
At the corner of her room is a mirror.___27___out from the mirror, her body can appear to be slimmer than itself. Moreover, the image of the mirror and the light makes her face look___28___.
Before going out every day, she___29___to the mirror, “This is my image in the eyes of others!” Every day she goes out with good____30____and smile to others. Then she gains more self-confidence from others’____31____glances.
The girl says, “I know that my image is not good enough, but if we bury ourselves in self____32____, we will be more gray. I don’t! I want to look my best!”
____33____she is, all she wants to see is the image in the mirror. So she never____34____others’ looks, and always looks at others____35____.
A philosopher in the east once said, “with brass as a mirror, you can dress yourself; with history as a mirror, you can know the rise and____36____; with people as a mirror, you can know gain and loss.” And with a____37____in your heart, you can identify yourself.____38____, the mirror is not only in the girl’s room, but deeply____39____in the girl’s heart. How you present yourself to others is the way others____40____you.
21. A. look down upon B. look into C. look up to D. look after
22. A. purpose B. matter C. fact D. reason
23. A. thin B. high C. short D. fat
24. A. pressure B. optimism C. bravery D. relaxation
25. A. help B. bear C. keep D. stand
26. A. secret B. model C. photograph D. note
27. A. Shining B. Looking C. Making D. Moving
28. A. uglier B. paler C. softer D. rounder
29. A. points B. turns C. waves D. smiles
30. A. health B. mood C. makeup D. care
31. A. annoying B. frightening C. admiring D. pleasing
32. A. reliance B. anger C. punishment D. pity
33. A. Whatever B. Whenever C. Wherever D. Whoever
34. A. controls B. escapes C. rejects D. approves
35. A. eagerly B. willingly C. confidently D. shyly
36. A. death B. ruin C. fall D. balance
37. A. mirror B. light C. way D. sight
38. A. Instead B. Additionally C. However D. Actually
39. A. covered B. stamped C. folded D. exposed
40. A. respect B. assist C. present D. see
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
Science experiments can help you to understand the reason behind anything and everything. As we grow up, we get to know many things which we would be___41.___(astonish) to see as kids.___42.___(make) a kid understand the difference between magic and reality, you need to show him the science behind it. You will not face any difficulty in doing so as they are always eager to know about it. It is a basic human ability to remember things which he___43.___(watch)and does by himself. Hence(因此)practical exercises are very important for children in their daily life.
Few things you should keep in mind while___44.___(select) the experiments for kids. The___45.___(much) important thing is to take a simple concept. If the concept is too difficult,___46.___will be difficult for children to finish that experiment. So you should select simple experiments which are right for their age. The other thing is that you need to choose___47.___experiments which are not poisonous and with easy___48.___(equip)and that can be handled___49.___(easy)by your kids. Child's safety should be your priority(优先考虑的事情). I am going to give you some science experiments____50.____will help you to make these small kids understand simple facts with complete safety in my next article.
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:在错的词下划一横线，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。

I'm worried that you've been addicted to share pictures in WeChat circle recently. You even share all sorts of photo in your daily life. Of course，WeChat makes better to understand each other and makes our life more color1 ful，which is very convenient for us to communicate with. However，there exists some potential risks if we overshare. One severe problem is leaking privacy，that may cause economic losses. Besides，oversharing can make others uncomfortably，for they think you are showing off.
Thus，never should we post our personal information，or should we blindly add strangers to a list of fiends. It's much wise to set aside some time to accompany parents or do something more meaningful，such as reading
books and taking exercise.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你的美国网友Peter对“中国成人礼（Chinese coming-of-age ceremony）”很感兴趣。

请用英语给他写一封信，以中国传统的“冠笄之礼”为例向他做一个简要介绍，内容包括：
1.在18岁，中国男孩要行“冠礼Guan Li”，女孩行“笄礼JiLi”；
2.“冠笄之礼”上，青少年要宣誓爱国家，爱人民，爱家人；
3.通过仪式，青少年感悟中国传统文化，提升个人精神素养。

注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Dear Peter,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____
Looking forward to your letter about the coming of age of the United States.
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. B
2. C
3. A
4. D
5. C
6. A
7. C
8. C 9. A 10. D 11. C
12. D 13. A 14. B 15. C
16. B 17. E 18. D 19. F 20. A
21. A 22. C 23. D 24. B 25. A 26. A 27. A 28. C 29. D 30. B 31. C 32.
D 33. C 34. B 35. C 36. C 37. A 38. D 39. B 40. D
41. astonished
42. To make
43. watches
44. selecting
45. most 46. it
47. the 48. equipment
49. easily 50. that
51.(1). share→sharing
(2). photo→photos
(3). 在makes和better之间加上it
(4). 去掉communicate后面的with
(5). exists→exist
(6). that→which
(7). uncomfortably→uncomfortable
(8). a→the
(9). wise→wiser
(10). and→or
52.略。