2021年汕头市金荷中学高三英语第二次联考试卷及参考答案

2021年汕头市金荷中学高三英语第二次联考试卷及参考答案
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
When it comes to the greatest inventions of the world, China’s name is sure to be mentioned several times. There are hundreds of things which were invented by the Chinese.
Alcohol
Shocked? I was because when they said alcohol I thought about either the US or the UK. China had never crossed my mind. In China, alcohol was made by two legendary persons named Yi Di and Du Kang who belonged to the Xia Dynasty. This period was about 2000 BC - 1600 BC. Research says that in ancient China, beer with 4% alcoholic content was widely consumed by people.
Tea
China is the proud inventor of tea which was first drunk by Shen Nong, a Chinese emperor around 2737 BC. Tea production was rapidly developed, making tea a popular drink during the Tang and Song Dynasties.
The Mechanical Clock
Have you ever wondered what on earth we would be doing without any idea of time? A clock really is an invention without which things were incomplete. The credit of making the first mechanical clock goes to ancient China. The first mechanical clock was invented by Yi Xing in the Tang Dynasty. This was during 618 and 907.
Silk Fabric
Silk, the favorite fabric of many girls out there, is also a Chinese invention. Although we all know that silk is made by silkworms, it was Chinese people who first invented a way to harvest the silk and then use it to make clothes. The oldest silk which has been found so far is in Henan Province and dates back to 3630 BC.
1.We can learn from Paragraph 2 that ________.
A.people in the US like alcohol
B.beer was popular in the Xia Dynasty
C.Yi Di and Du Kang invented alcohol by accident
D.the author didn’t know alcohol is a Chinese invention
2.The author asks the question in Paragraph 4 to show ________.
A.ancient Chinese inventors were wiser
B.many things in our lives are incomplete
C.ancient Chinese people never wasted time
D.the invention of the mechanical clock is important
3.Which of the following invention has a longer history?
A.Tea.
B.Alcohol.
C.Silk fabric.
D.The mechanical clock.
B
Kenyan mother Beth Mwende heard her sleeping child cry out, but did not worry after the three-year-old quickly quietened down. The next morning, however, she found her daughter, Mercy, nearly unconscious with two bite marks in the neck. “I didn’t know that it was a snake,” Mwende said.
Although snakebites are common in her hometown, antivenom medication is difficult to get. Mwende lives about 160 kilometers east of Nairobi, Kenya’s capital. So she took her daughter to a traditional healer. He placed stones over the bites. Mercy died within hours. She was one of about 700 Kenyans killed by snakebites each year, notes a report in the scientific publicationToxicon.
The Kenya Snakebite Research and Intervention Center (KSRIC) is working to change that. The KSRIC hopes to have East Africa’s first antivenom medication on the market within five years. It estimates the cost will be about 30 percent of an imported product, which often sells for about US $ 30.
More than 70, 000 people are bitten in East Africa each year. Climate change and deforestation are worsening the problem as snakes get pushed out of natural surroundings into populated areas.
Nearly 100 snakes live at the research center in a forest near Nairobi. Researchers take venom from snakes and study it before injecting small amounts into other animals, such as sheep. The animals then create antibodies that can be made into antivenom.
“Up to now, no one has made any kind of antivenom in Kenya,’’ said Geoffrey Maranga Kepha, a senior snake handler.
Two effective antivenoms are available in Kenya, from India and Mexico, the center says.
The center is teaching communities that using antivenom immediately after receiving a snakebite can save lives, said head researcher George Adinoh.
“After seeing how people died in Kenya from snakebites I decided to devote my life to coming up with a rescue measure that will help or prevent people from dying from snakebites,” snake handler Kepha added.
4. How does the author introduce the topic of the text?
A. By telling a story.
B. By listing figures.
C. By referririg to documents.
D. By making a comparison.
5. Why did Mwende take her daughter to a traditional healer?
A. She couldn’t afford any modern treatment.
B. She lived where antivenom medication is not available.
C. The traditional way is very effective to treat snakebites.
D. She believed a traditional healer could cure her daughter.
6. What is causing more snakebites to happen in East Africa?
A. Lack of antivenom medication.
B. Environmental damage and climate change.
C. People’s low awareness of the danger of snakes.
D. People’s pursuit of traditional cures for snakebites.
7. What do we know about antivenom in Kenya from the text?
A. Itis taken from antibodies of sheep.
B. There is only one effective antivenom available.
C. KSRIC is trying to develop a local antivenom now.
D. People refuse to use antivenom after being bitten by snakes.
C
Who is a genius? This question has greatly interested humankind for centuries.
Let's state clearly: Einstein was a genius. His face is almost the international symbol for genius. But we want to go beyond one man and explore the nature of genius itself. Why is it that some people are so much more intelligent or creative than the rest of us? And who are they?
In the sciences and arts, those praised as geniuses were most often white men, of European origin. Perhaps this is not a surprise. It's said that history is written by the victors, and those victors set the standards for admission to the genius club. When contributions were made by geniuses outside the club—women, or people of a different color1 or belief—they were unacknowledged and rejected by others.
A study recently published bySciencefound that as young as age six, girls are less likely than boys to say that members of their gender(性别)are “really, really smart.” Even worse, the study found that girls act on that belief: Around age six they start to avoid activities said to be for children who are “really, really smart.” Can our planet afford to have any great thinkers become discouraged and give up? It doesn't take a genius to know the answer: ly
not.
Here's the good news. In a wired world with constant global communication, we're all positioned to see flashes of genius wherever they appear. And the more we look, the more we will see that social factors(因素)like gender, race, and class do not determine the appearance of genius. As a writer says, future geniuses come from those with “intelligence, creativity, perseverance(毅力), and simple good fortune, who are able to change the world.”
8. Whatdoes the author think of victors' standards for joining the genius club?
A. They're unfair.
B. They're conservative.
C. They're objective.
D. They're strict.
9. What can we infer about girls from the study inScience?
A. They think themselves smart.
B. They look up to great thinkers.
C. They see gender differences earlier than boys.
D. They are likely to be influenced by social beliefs
10. Why are more geniuses known to the public?
A. Improved global communication.
B. Less discrimination against women.
C.Acceptance of victors' concepts.
D. Changes in people's social positions.
11. What is the best title for the text?
A. Geniuses Think Alike
B. Genius Takes Many Forms
C. Genius and Intelligence
D. Genius and Luck
D
One weekend I went toBuffaloto talk at a writers' conference organized by a group of women writers. The women were serious about their writing skills, and the articles they had written were solid and useful. They asked me to take part in a radio talk show earlier in the week to publicize the conference-they would be with the host in the studio and I would be on a telephone linking from my apartment inNew York.
The appointed evening arrived, and my phone rang, and the host came on and greeted me. He said he had three lovely ladies in the studio with him and he was eager to find out what we all thought of the present state of literature and what advice we had for all his listeners who were members of the literati and had literary ambitions
themselves.This hearty introduction dropped like a stone among us, and none of the three lovely ladies said anything, which I thought was the proper response.
The silence lengthened, and finally I said, “I think we should stop mentioning the words literature and literary and literati. We're here to talk about the skills of writing.” Iknew that the host had been given information about what kind of writers we were and what we wanted to discuss. But he had no other preparation. "Tell me what insights do you have about the literary experience inAmericatoday?” Silence also greeted this question.
He didn’t know what to do with that, and he began to mention the names of authors like Ernest Hemingway and Saul Bellow and William Styron, whom we surely regarded as literary giants. We said those writers didn't happen to be our models, and we mentioned people like Lewis Thomas and Joan Didion and Gary Wills, whom he hadn't heard of. We explained that these were writers we admired. “But don't you want to write anything literary?” our host said We were speechless.
It was one of the all-time upset radio talk shows.
12. What do we know about the talk show?
A. It was organized by women writers.
B. It was publicized at the conference.
C. The author went toBuffaloto take part in it.
D. The author participated in it inNew York.
13. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 2 mean?
A. The introduction struck us heavily with a stone.
B. The introduction received embarrassing response.
C. The introduction increased the listeners' interest.
D. The introduction carried the host's praise for us.
14. What was the author's reaction when the host mentioned the three great literary- giants?
A. Excited.
B. Inspired.
C. Uninterested.
D. Satisfied.
15. Who may be the author's model?
A. Joan Didion.
B. Ernest Hemingway.
C. Saul Bellow.
D. William Styron.
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For many people, the holiday is the season to be joyous, but for others, it leaves them feeling
sad.____16____When this feeling is connected only to the holidays and does not continue after holidays are over, it's often called the holiday blues.
____17____They may include financial problems, being alone at the holidays, stress about having to take on extra work, and driving or visiting shopping malls due to heavy traffic.
The holiday blues can lead to thinkingpatterns（模式）that aren't helpful. You may think if you shout at the kids, then you're the worst mom ever. If you can't make everything perfect this year, you're just not as nice as you used to be.____18____
The holiday blues can have a bad influence on any celebrations you attend.____19____Are you struggling with money or have you lost a loved one? As long as you fail to find what's causing the holiday blues, you may have little chance to handle it.
Volunteering is one of the best ways to help overcome feelings connected with the holiday blues.____20____The surest way to handle your own sadness is to help others whose situations are much more terrible than your own.
A. Take some time for yourself.
B. Many people suffer from depression during the holidays.
C. Sometimes the holiday blues are real signs of depression.
D. This all or nothing thinking can worsen the holiday blues.
E. Take some time to volunteer where people really need you.
F. So it's a good idea to examine what are creating these blues.
G. There are many reasons why people may suffer the holiday blues.
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My mom only had one eye. I hated her. She was such a(n)____21____.
She____22____a small shop at a flea market and collected old clothes and other things to sell for the money we needed. Once during elementary school, my mom came. I was so embarrassed and____23____how she could do this to me. I____24____her a hateful look and ran out.
I told myself that I would become____25____in the future, so I studied very hard. Later I was____26____into the Seoul University. I left my mother and came to Seoul to study. I bought a house of my own. I was living____27____as a successful man.
Then, I got married. I had kids of my own. I was happy with my life, my kids and the____28____. Then one
day, my mother came to visit me. She hadn't seen me in years and she didn't____29____meet her grandchildren.
When she stood by the door, my children laughed at her, and I yelled at her for coming over____30____. I screamed at her, “How dare you come to my house and scare my children! GET OUT OF HERE! NOW”
And to this, my mother quietly answered, “Oh, I'm so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong____31____.” and she disappeared out of sight.
One day, a letter____32____a school reunion came to my house. I went back to participate in the____33____. After that, I went down to the old____34____house where we used to live, just out of curiosity. There I found my mom____35____on the cold ground, with a piece of paper in her hand. It was a letter to me.
My son,
I think my life has been____36____enough now, and I won't visit Seoul anymore. But I miss you so much.
You see, when you were very little, you got into an____37____and lost your eye. As a mom, I couldn't____38____watching you having to grow up with only one eye. So I gave you mine. I was so proud of my son to see a whole new world for me with that eye. I was never____39____at you for anything you did.
Don't____40____for me because of my death. I love you so much.
21. A. surprise B. shock C. embarrassment D. pity
22. A. sold B. bought C. entered D. ran
23. A. wondered B. imagined C. thought D. doubted
24. A. got B. took C. left D. threw
25. A. merciful B. wonderful C. successful D. ambitious
26. A. allowed B. admitted C. welcomed D. permitted
27. A. sadly B. excitedly C. happily D. gratefully
28. A. conveniences B. comforts C. wonders D. misfortunes
29. A. even B. still C. ever D. rather
30. A. unnoticed B. untouched C. unexplained D. uninvited
31. A. address B. name C. letter D. house
32. A. regarding B. including C. supposing D. considering
33. A. party B. celebration C. activity D. reunion
34. A. furnished B. equipped C. shabby D. splendid
35. A. laying B. lying C. sitting D. standing
36. A. short B. hard C. easy D. long
37. A. accident B. affair C. event D. matter
38. A. ignore B. stand C. enjoy D. help
39. A. excited B. amazed C. upset D. fulfilled
40. A. cry B. blame C. scold D. honor
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
A swing (秋千) could be important for learning, according to one girls’ school. At Brighton Girls, a private school for children___41.___(age) 4-18, a swing is to be installed in the sixth-form study center after some of the teenagers asked for one.
After some research, the headmistress, Rosie McColl, said she discovered a swing would be___42.___(benefit). She said, “I knew___43.___student in a previous school who used to go out and swing in a park between lessons.____44.____(current), what we are doing is bringing the swing into the school____45.____(help) build a culture. This leads to better results____46.____students in terms of both their wellbeing and academic achievement.”
Recent studies show physical activity can improve brain function as well as calming the mind and body, at a time when____47.____(anxious) among teenagers is at record levels. So far, McColl’s decision____48.____(support) by parents, including Sam Cartwright-Hatton, a psychologist at Sussex University,____49.____wrote a letter to the government before schools returned in September calling for new, more creative lessons to help children settle back into class.
McColl advises students____50.____(prepare) for exams over the Christmas holiday to find a swing in a local park between revision classes. “No one is ever too old to go on the swings, to play, to think and to dream,” she said.
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，并在该词下而写出修改后的词。

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。

Jenny is one of my best friend who I grew up with from the age of 2. However, she moved toItaly9 years ago because a change in her parents' work. Last year she came back to our hometown in his summer vacation. Missed her so much, I immediately went to the airport to picking her up. On meeting, we tight hugged each other. We started to talk about the past joy moments we shared together. She brings a memorial little sculpture of our favorite cartoon character in our childhood but the newly updated series of the novels to me as gifts. How a kind and considerate she was!
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假设你是红星中学高二（1）班的李华，你从冬奥组委官方网站得知2022年2月4日到2月20日冬季奥林匹克运动会在北京和河北省张家口联合举行。

目前北京冬奥组委正在招募志愿者。

请你写一封信，应征冬奥会志愿者工作，内容包括：
1.你的个人信息；
2.你的特长；
3.你的经历或经验。

参考词汇：2022冬奥组委the Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games
官方网站official website
志愿者volunteer
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Sir/Madam,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________
Sincerely yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. D
2. D
3. C
4. A
5. B
6. B
7. C
8. A 9. D 10. A 11. B
12. D 13. B 14. C 15. A
16. B 17. G 18. D 19. F 20. E
21. C 22. D 23. A 24. D 25. C 26. B 27. C 28. B 29. A 30. D 31. A 32.
A 33. D 34. C 35.
B 36. D 37. A 38. B 39.
C 40. A
41. aged
42. beneficial
43. a
44. Currently
45. to help
46. for 47. anxiety
48. has been supported
49. who 50. preparing
51.(1).friend→ friends
(2).because 后加of
(3).his→ her
(4).Missed→ Missing
(5).picking→ pick
(6).tight→ tightly
(7).joy→ joyful
(8).brings→ brought
(9).but→ and
(10).去掉a
52.略。