2021届惠州市惠阳中山中学高三英语一模试卷及答案

2021届惠州市惠阳中山中学高三英语一模试卷及答案
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
UNUSUAL ATTRACTIONS ON THE WATER
BangkokFloating Markets
There are many floating markets where goods are sold from boats. While modem markets are more popular, floating markets still are huge attractions for local tourism. In Bangkok Floating Markets,Thailand, one of the most popular ones, any visitors can buy local foods and traditional hand-made souvenirs.
Bregenzer Festspiele（Opera festival）
The Bregenz Festival is held every year from July to August inVorarlberg,Austria. It has the world's largest stage on the water. The performances are different every year but they are usually united by one theme. The decorations（装饰）are very impressive and are worth seeing.
Viva, ArtificialIsland
Artificial islands are not something new. What makes this island special is that . it is floating. Viva is the largest out of three man-made islands along with Vista and Tera, all situated inSeoul,South Korea. The island weighs 2,000-tons and is technically a buoy（浮标）.The island unfortunately is not carbon-neutral（碳中和）but it has solar panels which can generate electricity to power the hall, restaurants and shopping malls. MarinaBayFloating Platform Stadium
This stadium was built as a temporary solution while Singapore National Stadium was rebuilt. Now it is usedfor different sporting events, concerts, and festivals. In particular, it was once used for the opening and closing ceremonies during the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.
1. What can visitors do at Bangkok Floating Markets?
A. Performing.
B.Boating.
C. Shopping.
D. Swimming.
2. What do you know about Viva?
A. It is the biggest island inSouth Korea.
B. It has the equipment to harness solar energy.
C. It is the largest floating stage on the water.
D. It is a man-made island only for low-carbon life.
3. Which attraction should you choose to watch a basketball match?
A. Bangkok Floating Markets.
B. Bregenzer Festspiele.
C. Viva, ArtificialIsland.
D.MarinaBayFloating Platform Stadium.
B
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.
4. 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.
5. When do children have the best face-recognition skills?
A. At birth.
B. Half a year old.
C. Nine months old.
D. In adolescence.
6. What does the underlined word “startled” in the 3rd paragraph probably mean?
A. Depressed.
B. Confused.
C. Embarrassed.
D. Surprised.
7. 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.
C
Saroo Brierley, a 4-year-old boy, livedin ruralIndia. One day, he played with his brother along the rail line and fell asleep. When he woke up, he found himself alone. So he got on the train in front of him to search for his brother.
That train took him a thousand miles across the country to a totally strange city. He lived on the streets, and then in an orphanage (孤儿院), where he was adopted by an Australian family and taken to Tasmania.
Brierley is a famous writer now, and in his new book,A Long Way Home, he wrote he couldn’t help but wonder about his hometown back inIndia. He remembered landmarks, but since he didn’t know his town’s name, finding a small neighborhood in a vast country seemed impossible.
Then he found a digital mapping program. He spent years searching for his hometown in the program’s satellite pictures. In 2011, he came across something familiar. He studied it and realized he was looking at a town’s central business district from a bird’s-eye view. He thought, “On the right-hand side you should see the three-platform train station”—and there it was. “And on the left-hand side you should see a big fountain”—and there it was. Everything matched!
Standing in front of the house where he grew up as a child, he saw a lady standing at the entrance. It took him a few seconds but he finally remembered what she used to look like.
In an interview Brierley says, “My mother came forth and walked forward, and I walked forward, my eyes filled with tears and my brain blank. I just didn’t know what to say, because I never thought seeing my mother would ever come true. And here I am, standing in front of her.”
8. Why did Brierley get on the train when he was a little boy?
A. To go back to his home.
B. To look for his brother.
C. To travel toTasmania.
D. To follow a stranger.
9. What made it difficult for Brierley to find his hometown?
A. The vast area ofIndia.
B. The fact that he was nobody then.
C. His not remembering the town’s name.
D. The distance betweenAustraliaand his hometown.
10. How did Brierley find his hometown?
A. By studying digital maps.
B. By analyzing old pictures.
C. By travelling all aroundIndia.
D. By spreading his story via his book.
11. What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Love for Mother
B. Union with Brother
C. Memory of Hometown
D. Long Way back Home
D
Where doyou usually put your toothbrush?Do you keep it in the bathroom? How’s your toothbrush looking these days? Even if you can’t see it with a naked eye, experts say it may be saturated(使饱和)with millions of toilet germs!
Dr. Charles Oerba, a germ expert, is amicrobiology professor at the University of Arizona. He says there are approximately 3 million bacteria per square inch in most toilet bowls, and every time you flush it without closing the lid, those millions of bacteria droplets spray into the air as far as twenty feet away and dirty everything in their
path. And a common victim is your poor toothbrush, usually, left out on the bathroom sink, right?
So, what do we do? Dr. Gerba says it’s easy. Close the toilet lid before you flush—that’ll greatly cut downthe germs, which will otherwise float in the air. And wash your toothbrush every few days in mouthwash or peroxide to get rid of any germs hiding in it. You can even put it through the dishwasher to sanitize(消毒)it. And always store your toothbrush in a closed cabinet.
Here’s one more tip from Dr. Gerba, who says our kitchen sink is probably dirtier than our toilet. “If an alien came from space and studied the bacterial counts, he probably would conclude he should wash his hands in your toilet and go to the bathroom in your sink.” He says that’s because the kitchen sink is a great place where E. coli(大肠杆菌)to live and grow since it’s wet and damp. Bacteria feed on the food that people put down the drain or—that’s left on dishes in the sink. To reset your sink’s bacteria count back to zero, you’d better regularly wash it with hot water and sanitize yoursink with special chemicals. In fact, you may want to do it every day or before preparing dinner.
12. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To show how to brush your teeth.
B. To tell people the importance of health.
C. To warn people of the invisible germs.
D. To introduce a microbiology professor.
13. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?
A. Bathroom sinks are the dirtiest places.
B. Bacteria are bad for people’s health.
C. Why bacteria spread through the air.
D. How bacteria spread in the bathroom.
14. What does the underlined word“that”in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A. The food.
B. The toothbrush.
C. The sink.
D. The chemical.
15. Why does Dr. Gerba mention the example of an alien?
A. To tell us a fiction story of an alien studying bacteria.
B. To show our kitchen sink may be dirtier than our toilet.
C. To teach us how to reset sink’s bacteria count back to zero.
D. To prove coli prefers to live in the kitchen and the drain.
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
Finish It and Forget It
Do you have a hard time leaving work at work? Is your to-do list so long that it is never possible to finish everything you set out to do in a day?_______16_______You may start with leaving your work at work．When your work day ends, you should try to move from your professional life mode（模式）to your personal life mode．Leave your to-dos to the next day．
Often, to-do lists are quite unrealistic．_______17_______Be honest with yourself about what you can actually complete ina day．If something doesn't get completed, move it to another day．
You needn't solve all the conflicts and problems in one day．
If you've had a tough day, don't feel pressured to always solve the issue the same day．It doesn't mean that you should avoid difficult conversations, but rather that it is important to find the right time to have them．_______18_______
Clear your mind to focus on the present．
When you find yourself focusing on all that you haven't finished during the day, take a deep breath, leave inbehind．Never beat yourself up over moment than have passed earlier in your day that you will never get back．_______19_______For it, too, can never be regained．
End your day on purpose．
_______20_______Do you drop off to sleep while reading a book? Studies show that most people have a more restful night's sleep when they have a bed time routine（常规做法）consisting of no lights and low or no noise in the hour before going to sleep．End your day intentionally and you will find yourself energized when you begin the next day!
A. Do you sometimes fall asleep on the sofa?
B. Sometimes we get stressed with overcrowded schedules．
C. Don't permit yourself to make mistakes or get off the track．
D. Waiting a day or two can help you calm down and find a solution．
E. Instead, make best of the moment you're in right now by enjoying it．
F. You should form the habit of taking responsibility and finish work on time．
G. If so, you should simply remind yourself "finish each day and be done with it"．
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Yesterday I had a walk with a friend in the street. When we were passing by a house, I___21___a BlackBerry cellphone. I picked it up and it still___22___! I started checking the contact list and calling numbers.
I wanted to see___23___I could get some information about the owner of the phone.___24___, only one person answered and she didn't recognize the___25___that I was calling from. In the end, she said, "It is just so nice that you are trying to___26___whose phone it is."
Since that lady didn't know whose phone it was, my friend___27___me to go back to the street. I___28___We went back to the street and to the house___29___which we had found the BlackBerry cellphone. I___30___the door. Two college students___31___and said they hadn't lost their phones. But when I told them the story and___32___some names on the contact list, one of them said that he___33___had those names so it must be the phone of one of his___34___.
They said it was___35___that I took the time to find the___36___. I really didn't have anything to say because in my mind I was just doing the___37___thing. I never considered___38___the phone—it wasn't mine. I immediately tried to find the owner because that is exactly what I would want___39___to do if any of my family members___40___their phones.
21. A. bought B. dropped C. repaired D. found
22. A. rang B. sang C. worked D. shook
23. A. that B. if C. what D. how
24. A. Probably B. Interestingly C. Finally D. Unluckily
25. A. number B. street C. man D. name
26. A. talk about B. think of C. find out D. care about
27. A. advised B. pushed C. helped D. showed
28. A. laughed B. understood C. argued D. agreed
29. A. at the back of B. in front of C. on the top of D. far away from
30. A. turned to B. looked for C. knocked on D. broke into
31. A. answered B. shouted C. ran D. passed
32. A. spelled B. wrote C. mentioned D. remembered
33. A. sometimes B. also C. hardly D. always
34. A. kids B. parents C. students D. friends
35. A. exciting B. necessary C. wonderful D. impossible
36. A. phone B. information C. buyer D. owner
37. A. important B. right C. strange D. brave
38. A. giving B. borrowing C. mending D. keeping
39. A. them B. him C. someone D. myself
40. A. lost B. described C. needed D. lent
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
Why do mosquitoes prefer biting some people____41.____others? Experts estimate that around 85% of the reason why mosquitoes prefer you is genetic. Mosquitoes will especially come after you, if you have the perfect ____42.____(combine) of genetics and scent. There’s also stuff on your skin____43.____attracts them. You’ll____44.____(probable) suffer more____45.____(bite), if you happen to produce more lactic acid（乳酸）which comes from your sweat glands（腺体）. Mosquitoes that carry malaria（疟疾）are most attracted to sweat that____46.____(sit) on skin for a day or two, rather than fresh sweat. They’ll also prefer you if you have more of these bacteria____47.____(live) on your skin.
People who produce more carbon dioxide when they exhale（呼气）are also more likely____48.____(get) bitten. A mosquito can smell this, so____49.____will go after them. Larger people and pregnant women suffer most for this. Another interesting group that happens to get bitten more often is beer-drinkers. This might be related to carbon dioxide production as well. People tend to breathe____50.____(hard) after drinking a beer.
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.改错(共10小题,每小题1分，满分10分)
注意：每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

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。

Dear Anish,
Here are the information about Manchester University. It is about 200 miles of London and it has the very big schoolyard. You can live in the school or near the school. They have all sorts of course. I’m sure you will find one you like it. I know you are particular interested in human rights, so I will see that there is anything on their website.
I will send my friend Charlie meet you at the airport when you arrived. You met him a few years ago, but he’s
changing a lot since then. Don’t worry. He can recognize you.
Both your aunt and I look forward to seeing you again.
Yours,
James 第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你叫李华，你校将举办国际青少年交流活动，邀请你的新西兰笔友Sam参加，请根据以下要点，用英语给他写封邮件：
1.时间，地点；
2.交流内容（谈理想未来，参观艺术作品展等）；
3.期待回复。

注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：International Youth Exchange Programme 国际青少年交流活动
Dear Sam,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. B
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. B 9. C 10. A 11. D
12. C 13. D 14. A 15. B
16. G 17. B 18. D 19. E 20. A
21. D 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. A 26. C 27. A 28. D 29. B 30. C 31. A 32.
C 33. B 34.
D 35. C 36. D 37. B 38. D 39. C 40. A
41. to 42. combination
43. that##which
44. probably
45. bites 46. has sat##has been sitting
47. living 48. to get
49. it 50. harder
51.(1).are→is (2). of→from (3).the→a (4).course→courses (5).去掉it (6).particular→particularly (7).that→if/whether (8).meet前加to (9).arrived→arrive (10).changing→changed
52.略。