2021年苏州三元中学高三英语第三次联考试题及答案

2021年苏州三元中学高三英语第三次联考试题及答案
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
Information on school visits to Kew Gardens
Enjoy yourselves in a wonderland of science with over 50,000 living plants and a variety of educational events or amusing activities. Here is essential information about planning a school visit to Kew.
Educational course prices
You can plan a self-led visit or book one of our educational courses. Students will take part in the educational courses in groups of 15. Prices vary according to different situations.
EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) to Key Stage 4:
45-minute course: 35/group 90-minute course: 70/group
Key Stage 5:
Half day (one course): 80/group Full day (two courses): 160/group
Teachers and adults:
Up to required key stage proportions (比例): Free
Adults needed for 1:1 special educational needs support: Free
Adults above the required proportions: 11/person
The payment will due within 28 calendar days of making the booking.
Health and safety
Required supervising (监护) adult-student proportions:
Key Stage 1: 1:5 Key Stage 2: 1:8
Key stage 3: 1:10 Key Stage 4: 1:12
Key Stage 5: 1:12
The group sizes should be controlled if you are visiting potentially busy areas such as the glasshouse and other attractions. The maximum number of students visiting the glasshouses is 15 per group and each group to Kew shops should include no more than 10 students.
If there is an emergency, please contact the nearest Kew staff member or call Constabulary on 0208 32 3333 for direct and quick support. Please do not call 999.
Planning your visit
Your tickets and two planning passes will be sent to you upon receipt of your payment. You can complete your risk assessment with the passes, ensure you bring your tickets and the receipt document and show them to the staff members at the gate on the day of your visit.
Recommended timings
The Kew Gardens opens at 10 am. You are recommended to spend at least three to five hours on your visit. The closing time varies throughout the year. But the earliest is 3:30 pm. We have a fixed schedule for educational courses, which is from 10:30 am to 2:20 pm.
1.How much should a group of 15 Key Stage I students and 4 teachers pay for a 45-minute course?
A.35
B.46
C.57
D.81
2.What should one do in an emergency?
A.Check the risk assessment.
B.Call 999 immediately.
C.Ask adults or teachers for help.
D.Seek help from the staff member nearby.
3.What is the purpose of the text?
A.To introduce Kew Gardens.
B.To give tips on visiting Kew Gardens.
C.To attract potential visitors to Kew Gardens.
D.To inform coming activities in Kew Gardens.
B
ElonMusk is a symbol of passion, hard work and success. A person may work hard in his life, but when hard work goes along with passion and a new idea, then something is created that astonishes the world. As the founder of big companies like PayPal, SpaceX, and Tesla Motors, Elon Musk is a guide and inspiration for the youth around the world.
Elon Musk was born on June 28,1971 inPretoria,South Africa. He was the eldest of three children. His father Errol Musk, a British-born South African, was an engineer. Musk spent his childhood inSouth Africaand at the age of 9, he got his first personal computer. This got Elon interested in programming and he started to learn on his own. At the age of 12, he made his first computer game, Blaster, which earned him $500 when he sold the source code to a magazine.
When he was 17, he decided to leave home and had wanted to move to theUnited Statesafter graduating from a secondary school inPretoria. However, he was unable to move to theUnited States. In 1989, Elon Musk moved toCanada, where his mother’s s lived. After obtaining Canadian citizenship, Musk went toMontreal. Due to a lack of money, he found a low-paying job. At the age of 19, he enteredQueensUniversityinKingston,Ontario, studying there for two years. Finally, in 1992, his dream came true—he moved to theUnited States.
As a teenager, Musk struggled with depression. But then he realized that the most important thing was presenting himself with the right questions. The day he started doing this, everything started to get easier.
Musk thought that a human being had to expand the limits of his consciousness—to ask the right questions and get answers to them; thus he asked the best question of all: what will have the greatest impact on the future of humans? Musk found that these things were the Internet and space exploration.
The life of Elon Musk is inspiring. He found success on the Internet, without much formal learning. By reading books and using his willpower and dedication, he reached a level of knowledge that is difficult to imagine. He did not give up until he achieved his dreams. Elon Musk truly stands out among other billionaires because of his leadership abilities, positive attitude, ability to know when to take risks, and belief in futuristic technologies.
4. According to the passage, Elon Musk gained knowledge of computer by ________.
A. teaching himself
B. learning from his father
C. taking online courses
D. studying inQueensUniversity
5. What made things easier for Elon Musk when he suffered from depression?
A. Expanding knowledge by reading books.
B. Asking himself the right questions.
C. Achieving success on the Internet.
D. Designing computer games.
6. What can we learn from the passage?
A. It’s never too late to learn.
B. Youth means limitless possibilities.
C. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
D. He who doesn’t advance falls backward.
7. Which words can best describe Elon Musk according to the passage?
A. Optimistic and generous.
B. Ambitious and determined.
C. Independent and helpful.
D. Adventurous and realistic.
C
Getting rid of dirt, in the opinion of most people, is a good thing However, there is nothing fixed about attitudes to dirt.
In the early 16th century, people thought that dirt on the skin was a means to block outdisease, as medical
opinion had it that washing off dirt with hot water could open up the skin and let ills in. A particular danger was thought to lie in public baths. By 1538, the French king had closed the bath houses in his kingdom. So did the king ofEnglandin 1546. Thus began a long time when the rich and the poor inEuropelived with dirt in a friendly way. Henry IV, king ofFrance, was famously dirty. Upon learning that a nobleman had taken a bath, the king ordered that, to avoid the attack of disease, the nobleman should not go out.
Though the belief in the merit(优点) of dirt was long-lived, dirt has no longer been regarded as a nice neighbor ever since the 18th century. Scientifically speaking, cleaning away dirt is good to health. Clean water supply and hand washing are practical means of preventing disease. Yet, it seems that standards of cleanliness have moved beyond science since World War II. Advertisements repeatedly sell the idea: clothes need to be whiter than white, cloths ever softer, surfaces to shine. Has the hate for dirt, however, gone too far?
Attitudes to dirt still differ hugely nowadays. Many first-time parents nervously try to warn their children off touching dirt, which might be responsible for the spread of disease. On the contrary, Mary Ruebush, an American immunologist(免疫学家), encourages children to play in the dirt to build up a strong immune system. And the latter position is gaining some ground.
8. The kings ofFranceandEnglandin the 16th century closed bath houses because .
A. they lived healthily in a dirty environment
B. they thought bath houses were too dirty to stay in
C. they considered bathing as cause of skin disease
D. They believed disease could be spread in public baths
9. Which of the following best describes Henry IV’s attitude to bathing?
A. Curious
B. Afraid
C. Approving
D. Uninterested
10. How does the passage mainly develop?
A. By following the order of time.
B. By making comparison.
C. By providing examples
D. By following the order of importance.
111. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passages?
A. To call attention to the danger of dirt.
B. To introduce the history of dirt.
C. To present the change of views on dirt.
D. To stress the role of dirt.
D
Simply being quiet is a growing appeal. Lots of business have appeared to meet a rising demand for quiet time, from silent weekend getaways to silent dining, silent reading parties and even silent dating. Silence can mean different things to different people. We are usually silent only with those closest to us. So there is something almost radical(不同凡响的)about the recent trend towards enjoying silence with strangers.
Mariel started a regular silent reading party inDundeejust under a year ago. Readers bring their books and meet in a bar, where they read together in silence for an hour or sometimes two and then put their books away to chat and have a drink. “When the reading party starts, everything goes quiet,” says Mariel, “ It’s a little bit surreal (超现实的), especially in what is usually a noisy bar. However, there is something special about sharing the silence with others. It offers a chance to escape from reality; everyone is so busy with work and with technology being ever present. An event like thisgives people the opportunity to escape these things for a while.”
Honi Ryan is an artist based inBerlinwho began hosting silent dinner back in 2006. The rules of the dinner are: no talking, no using your voice, no reading or writing, trying to make as little noise as possible, not connecting with technology, and staying for at least two hours. So far she has taken her silent dinner project toMexico, theUS,AustraliaandChina. “It’s evident that the age-old connections we make over food do not depend on the words around it. Silence creates the space for the people and places involved to fill with whatever is needed;itis quite different from our usual social behaviors.”
12. Why have lots of silent businesses appeared?
A. To satisfy people’s demand for silence.
B. To make people get close to each other.
C. To appeal to young people.
D. To change people’s old way of life.
13. What can we learn about Mariel’s silent reading parties?
A. Readers can use their voice while reading.
B. Readers can be busy with their work.
C. Readers can connect with technology.
D. Readers can chat and drink after reading.
14. The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to .
A. noise
B. space
C. silence
D. food
15. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Escape from Reality.
B. Enjoying Being Quiet.
C. Silent Reading Parties.
D. Silent Dining Projects.
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Why is it that we always seem to pick the slowest line in a supermarket or store? Basically, the reason is simple: the chances are against us. To explain, imagine that youare in a store where there are three lines.____16____If there are more lines, your chances of getting into the speediest queue are even less.
Interestingly, some people have come up with theories and formulas to calculate this kind of thing.___17___A pioneering queuing theorist was an engineer named Erlang. He wanted to figure out the best number of telephone operators to have at the telephone exchange in the early 1900s. Taking into consideration the average number of phone calls in an hour and the average call length, Erlang came up with formulas to determine the best number of operators that should be on duty at any given time.____18____On top of that, his work established the basis for queuing theory, which became a new branch of mathematics.
The theories first invented by Erlang are still used today in a variety of commercial settings, including call centers and traffic engineering.____19____While there are many options available regarding lining up, it appears that a snaking-line approach—where people stand in a single line and wait for the next available clerk—is the most efficient.____20____Research shows that this option is about three times faster than using separate lines, which is the approach that is most commonly used but not that efficient for anyone in a rush.
A. This is the method that most banks use.
B. People who do this type of research are generally known as queuing theorists.
C. His formula was soon accepted by telephone companies, including the British Post.
D. You only have a one-in-three chance of picking the quickest line, so most likely you’ll be wrong.
E. The research he conducted even helps modern businesses provide satisfactory services to the public.
F. Businesses know just the tricks for distracting their customers from the long lines they’re waiting in.
G. Grocery stores try to have enough employees at checkout lines to get all customers through without delay.
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Scott, 72, an elderly woman lives inMassachusettswhose home was in badly need of repairs. "There were___21___in the ceiling, and some wild animalswere getting in,” Kinney, the electrician___22___, adding the lady also didn't have running water and her kitchen sink was____23____and leaking.
After___24___the job, Kinney went home, but he kept thinking about Scott, and that she lived alone and
couldn't___25___ other repairs.
So the electrician decided to___26___-first,by working on Scott's home by himself for free. But he didn’t___27___there. After cleaning up and doing a ton of yard work for Scott, Kinney decided to___28___Facebook fundraiser（资金募集）to offer more___29___. Within hours, the fundraiser received more than $3500. Today, since their______30______first began, more than $105,000 has been______31______to help Kinney pay for materials.
“The______32______kept growing and support kept pouring in,“ he told CNN, adding that local restaurants have even donated______33______to the skilled volunteers. So far, the volunteers have managed to fix a（an）______34______electrical system, heating system, roof；windows, paint job in Scott'shome, and also______35______new grasses in her backyard.
“She's been here by herself for over 10 years, so I'm______36______it's a big change for her, but she's warmed up to everybody," he explained. "She's so______37______; she got all types of new friends. She's out here making lunch for us, laughing joking. It's just a______38______to witness."
The electrician said he______39______wants to offer services to other elderly people in the same______40______and hopefully, around the country.
21. A. holes B. roofs C. nests D. windows
22. A. hesitated B. sobbed C. remembered D. understood
23. A. cheap B. broken C. plastic D. different
24. A. forgetting B. refusing C. slowing D. completing
25. A. like B. allow C. afford D. require
26. A. make a deal B. set a goal C. take notes D. take measures
27. A. stop B. check C. regret D. wait
28. A. find B. create C. mend D. tell
29. A. materials B. water C. help D. volunteers
30. A. meetings B. discussions C. repairs D. wishes
31. A. raised B. spent C. wasted D. lent
32. A. ambition B. official C. project D. mood
33. A. money B. clothes C. power D. meals
34. A. advanced B. new C. expensive D. stainless
35. A. planted B. cut C. bought D. painted
36. A. worried B. sure C. excited D. embarrassed
37. A. happy B. upset C. sick D. confused
38. A. story B. test C. play D. wonder
39. A. hardly B. even C. always D. fortunately
40. A. website B. nation C. community D. house
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
There are many elective courses for students to choose____41.____at my university,____42.____(range) from art to zoology. For instance, I took a course on the harmonica this semester.
I think the elective courses give me a feeling that I can’t get from compulsory courses. For example, when I am bored with learning English, I take out the harmonica and play for a while, and immediately all my____43.____(bore) will go away.
One of my roommates chose to take Japanese as an elective,____44.____she believes____45.____(prove) useful to her career. After all,____46.____second language can make her resume more attractive. She is more practical than I am, but I’d say that the____47.____(major) of students choose their electives out of personal interests.
There is no____48.____(deny) the fact that elective courses can____49.____(broad) our horizon. However, as the saying goes “You can’t have your cake and eat it, too.” We shouldn’t neglect the major course we are studying while immersing ourselves in the_____50._____(please) we find in elective courses.
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: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。

I am from Wisconsin, and while we meet someone for the first time, we usually shake hand. Well, I had big surprise in Belgium. When I was introduced to my friend ’s brother, something was happened, which made me felt uncomfortable. I said “Hi” to him, extending his hand and he came up to me and kissed me on the cheek, not once,
and three times, going from one cheek with the other! Of course, I went red and they started laugh at me. In Belgium, it’s common to greet someone by kissing three times. How vastly differently kissing traditions are across the world!
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，上周日你父母带你去爬山。

请你写一封邮件与外国网友Chris分享这次经历，内容包括：
1.爬山的过程；
2.你的收获。

注意：
1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

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参考答案
1. B
2. D
3. B
4. A
5. B
6. C
7. B
8. D 9. B 10. A 11. C
12. A 13. D 14. C 15. B
16. D 17. B 18. C 19. E 20. A
21. A 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. C 26. D 27. A 28. B 29. C 30. C 31. A 32.
C 33.
D 34. B 35. A 36. B 37. A 38. D 39. B 40. C
41. from
42. ranging
43. boredom
44. which 45. will prove
46. a 47. majority
48. denying
49. broaden
50. pleasure
51.(1). while→when
(2). hand→ hands
(3). big前加a
(4).去掉happened前的was
(5). felt→feel
(6). his→my
(7). and→but
(8). with→to
(9). started后加to
(10). differently→different 52.略。