2021届太原市同心外国语学校高三英语第三次联考试卷及答案

2021届太原市同心外国语学校高三英语第三次联考试卷及答案
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
Located in the beautiful Sichuan Basin, Chongqing is a magical 8D city. The natural history and cultural scenery of the area provide children with learning opportunities because they can enjoy the many wonders of this area.
Fengjie Tiankeng Ground Joint
Tiankeng Diqiao Scenic Area is located in the southern mountainous area of Fengjie County. The Tiankeng pit is 666 meters deep and is currently the deepest tiankeng in the world. The scenic spot is divided into ten areas including Xiaozhai Tiankeng, Tianjingxia Ground, Labyrinth River, and Longqiao River. There are many and weird karst cave shafts, and countless legends haunt them.
Youyang Peach Garden
Youyang Taohuayuan Scenic Area is a national forest park, a national 5A-level scenic spot, and a national outdoor sports training base. Located in the hinterland of Wuling Mountain. The Fuxi Cave in the scenic spot is about 3,000 meters long, with winding corridors, deep underground rivers, and color1 ful stalactites. The landscape is beautiful.
Jinyun Mountain National Nature Reserve
Jinyun Mountain is located in Beibei District of Chongqing City, about 45 kilometers away from the Central District of Chongqing City. The nine peaks of Jinyun Mountain stand upright and rise from the ground. The ancient trees on the mountain are towering, the green bamboos form the forest, the environment is quiet, and the scenery is beautiful, so it is called "Little Emei". Among them, Yujian Peak is the highest, 1050 meters above sea level; Lion Peak is the most precipitous and spectacular, and the other peaks are also unique.
Chongqing People's Square
Chongqing's Great Hall of the People, one of the landmarks of Chongqing, gives people the deepest impression than its magnificent appearance resembling the Temple of Heaven. It also uses the traditional method of central axis symmetry, with colonnade-style double wings and a tower ending, plus a large green glazed roof, large red pillars, white railings, double-eave bucket arches, and painted carved beams.
1.How deep is the Tiankeng Ground Joint?
A.666m
B.3,000m
C.45km
D.1050m
2.Which of the following rocks can you see in Youyang Peach Garden?
A.Limestone
B.Stalactite
C.Marble
D.Quartzite
3.Which attraction is closest to downtown Chongqing?
A.Fengjie Tiankeng Ground Joint
B.Jinyun Mountain National Nature Reserve
C.Chongqing People's Square
D.Youyang Peach Garden
B
Ten years ago, I set out to examine luck. I wanted to know why some people were always in the right place at the right time, while others consistently experienced ill fortune. I placed advertisements in national newspapers asking for people who felt consistently lucky or unlucky. Hundreds of extraordinary men and women volunteered for my research. Over the years I have interviewed them, monitored their lives and had them take part in various experiments.
In one of the experiments, I gave both lucky and unlucky people a newspaper, asking them to look through it and tell me how many photographs were inside. I had secretly placed a large message halfway through the newspaper, saying, “Tell the experimenter you have seen this and you will win $50.” This message took up half of the page and was written in type that was more than two inches high. It was staring everyone in the face, but the unlucky people tended to miss it and the lucky people tended to spot it.
Unlucky people are generally more nervous than lucky people, and this anxiety affects their ability to notice the unexpected. As a result, they miss opportunities because they are too focused on looking for something else. They go to gatherings concentrating on finding their perfect partners and miss opportunities to make good friends. They look through newspapers determined to find certain types of job advertisements and miss other types of jobs.
Lucky people are more relaxed and open, and therefore see what is there rather than just what they are looking for. My research eventually showed that lucky people are skilled at noticing opportunities, make lucky decisions by listening to their intuition (直觉), are open to new experiences, and adopt a never-say-die attitude that transforms bad luck into good luck.
4. What’s the purpose of the author’s research?
A. To discover what luck means to people.
B. To find lucky people and unlucky people.
C. To distinguish between good luck and bad luck.
D. To figure out why people are always lucky or unlucky.
5. Why did the unlucky people miss the message in the experiment?
A. There was too much information to be read in detail.
B. They were too focused on looking for photographs.
C. It took too much time to go through newspapers.
D. The words were too small to be noticed.
6. What leads to lucky people’s good fortune?
A. Their ability to spot opportunities.
B. Their ability to become relaxed.
C. Their ability to communicate.
D. Their ability to make friends.
7. What’s the key message of the last paragraph?
A. What lucky people are looking for.
B. How lucky people generate good luck.
C. What lucky people can do with opportunities.
D How lucky people transform bad luck into good luck.
C
Have you ever done something that was really dangerous just because you thought it was safe？Maybe you did a dangerous trick on your bicycle or skateboard because you were wearing a helmet and thought you couldn’t get hurt. The psychology(心理) of this sort of behavior is called the Peltzman Effect, named after Sam Peltzman, professor of economics at the University of Chicago. Peltzman believes that those moments when people think they are the safest are the times when they act most dangerously.
Peltzman said that people drove more dangerously when they wore seat belts(安全带) . Driving a large four-wheel drive vehicle has a similar effect on drivers’ behavior. Because drivers of large vehicles sit up higher and can see better, they feel they can make better judgments when they drive. They are better protected in accidents,so they act more dangerously. This makes driving morehazardousto other drivers.
The Peltzman Effect isn’t just limited to driving. In 1972, the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) passed a law requiring child safety caps on most medicine bottles. The safety caps were designed to prevent children from accidentally taking the medicine, especially painkillers such as aspirin. Requiring safety caps sounded like a great idea, but there was an unexpected side effect. Because the safety caps are so hardto take off,
some people leave them off altogether．
Worse, some parents leave the bottles where kids can reach them because they feel that it is safe because of the cap. A study on the Peltzman Effect showed that more than 3,500 children have been harmedby aspirin because of the safety caps.
The Peltzman Effect describes how we’re likely to take more risks and act more dangerously when we feel safest. What’s more, the effects of these behaviors can be quite different from what we expect.
8. What is the Peltzman Effect？
A. People behave less safely when they feel safe．
B. People feel safest when they are under protection．
C. Something that seems dangerous turns out to be safe．
D. People who act dangerously are likely to be together．
9. What does the underlined word“hazardous”in Paragraph 2 mean？
A. Interesting．
B. Expensive．
C. Dangerous．
D. Important．
10. Medicine bottles with safety caps ________．
A. are required throughout the world
B. meet the demands of the Peltzman Effect
C. sell well in the world
D. are not completely safe
11. What would be the best title for the text？
A. Unsafe Safety Measures
B. Types of Decision Making
C. People’s Fear of Taking Risks
D. Different Behaviors of People in Danger
D
Nowadays medical technology seems to be advanced enough for doctors to perform brain transplants (移植). Though this procedure (程序) has only been successfully performed on animals so far, doctors are still hopingto perform this procedure on humans. However, in my opinion, brain transplants should not be performed at all, especially not on humans because of the large number of problems and side effects that could come along with. Hopefully these dangerous side effects will convince doctors not to perform this procedure on humans.
Despite many benefits technology brings. I do not think this medical technology of brain transplants will help. We were all born with one brain and through childhood to adults our mind developed into who we are, so if with a different brain we would no longer be unique. A person with a different brain would seem to be a total stranger and in many ways they would be. No one should steal our identity from us, even if we are seriously injured, and change it to a completely new one. Also for the people who have died with healthy brains, that was their identity and it should not be given to anyone else.
Another problem with brain transplants is how doctors can choose what are “healthy” or “normal” brains. An elderly person who has died would have an aged brain that would not be as efficient as younger person’s brain. Then would doctors have to find healthy brains of the same age as the person who needs it? This could also bring up other factors such as intelligence, sex, or physical problems that a person might have had before death. Also another problem might be how long a brain can be kept “alive” after death and how it can be kept “alive” without damage.
Overall. my feelings about this operation are that it should not be done on humans until doctors have overcome all the problems and challenges that stand in their way of making human brain transplants successful.
12. Why does the author think brain transplants should not be performed at all?
A. The cost of the operation is extremely high.
B. Doctors are not able to perform brain transplants.
C. A good many problems and side effects may arise.
D. This procedure has only been successful on animals
13. What is the second paragraph mainly about?
A. People shouldn’t give their healthy brains to others.
B. Having a brain transplant means losing one’s identity.
C. Transplanting brains is changing old brains into new ones.
D. Having brain transplants indicates stealing identity from others.
14. What is the writers’ attitude towards brain transplants an humans?
A. indifferent
B. favorable
C. disapproving
D. objective
15. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. To encourage brain donation.
B. To stress the importance of brain operation.
C. Toargue against brain transplants on humans.
D. To introduce the technology of brain transplants.
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You may want to make sure you get the most out of your teenage years. Working hard as a teen can help you develop good habits you can carry into adulthood._____16_____
Discover what inspires you. Passions should make you feel excited.______17______Maybe you love reading about artists and find going to art museums inspiring. This may mean you have a passion for art or art history. Spend your time pouring your energies into your personal passions.
______18______It’s important to have goals（目标）as a teen, as these can help shape your adult life. Writing down a variety of goals for a given year, semester, or summer can help you upgrade your life.
Do not give in to peer(同龄人) pressure.______19______However, you should not do anything that makesyou feel uncomfortable or unsafe. True friends will not try to pressure you into doing something you don’t want to do. Peer pressure comes in a variety of forms, and can create unnecessary stress and tension in your life. Know how to identify and avoid peer pressure.
Accept your strengths and weaknesses. Everyone is good at different things. You may not have a gift for writing, but you may excel at science courses.______20______You cannot succeed in everything, and that’s okay.
A. Express goals clearly.
B. Get down to setting goals.
C. Focus on where your talent and interest lie.
D. Considering what inspires you can help you identify passions.
E. It’s great to be open to trying new things in your teenage years.
F. Keep in mind that peer pressure can harm you more than you realize.
G. The following ways can enable you to live your teenage life to the fullest.
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
I was 16 years oldand on a weeklong trip to visit a Seminary college inIowa. On the____21____, our group had stopped inChicagofor a few days. We were staying in a building____22____by the church on the south side of the city and had been____23____not to go out alone. It wasn't long, though, before I was feeling____24____and decided to sneak out(溜出去)for a short walk. I was____25____down a street when I saw a man____26____on
the sidewalk, whose clothes were worn(破旧的)and skin was____27____. I had never seen a____28____person before. Then my mind flashed back and I realized I had____29____a homeless person once before: Me.
It was a summer night in my 11th year when the home where I____30____caught fire in the middle of the night. I can still remember all of us standing outside while the____31____destroyed everything we owned.____32____, our small town community helped us, offering us____33____and care. They fed us, brought us____34____, and within a few days helped our dad to____35____a temporary(暂时的)house. A few months later our community helped us to finance a____36____home. I could remember feeling loved and blessed even after____37____so much. The homeless man sitting in front of me, however, had no one to love and help him. I could see the____38____and despair in his eyes. I only had a few dollars left in my____39____but I didn't hesitate.
I bent down and____40____it to him, talked with him, touched his hand, and wished him well before I left.
21. A. street B. route C. way D. path
22. A. owned B. designed C. selected D. decorated
23. A. forced B. warned C. informed D. led
24. A. bored B. disappointed C. nervous D. excited
25. A. running B. driving C. jumping D. walking
26. A. standing B. lying C. sitting D. dancing
27. A. sensitive B. smooth C. soft D. dirty
28. A. hopeless B. homeless C. careless D. selfless
29. A. seen B. dreamed C. rescued D. performed
30. A. thought over B. ran around C. fell down D. grew up
31. A. fire B. rain C. storm D. earthquake
32. A. Gradually B. Actually C. Thankfully D. Properly
33. A. pity B. love C. source D. finance
34. A. food B. clothes C. water D. fruit
35. A. rent B. buy C. check D. search
36. A. personal B. mobile C. secure D. new
37. A. devoting B. charging C. losing D. requesting
38. A. determination B. relief C. tiredness D. sadness
39. A. hand B. box C. wallet D. room
40. A. sent B. handed C. packed D. rewarded
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
New Year was just around the corner. I was second grade then, 7 years old. One day, on my way home from school, a lady gave mea piece of paper___41.___(say) that the neighborhood was asking people to give New Year presents to those___42.___needed them. When I showed my mom this paper, she encouraged me to take part in it and spread___43.___(kind) to others less fortunate than us. She said we would become “Neighborhood Angels”.
Several days later, my mother___44.___(drive) me to the store and gave me $20 to pay for neighborhood present. Then she said, “I’ll see you outside in the car.” She left me alone to do the shopping. I was not used to___45.___(buy) things on my own, as I had always been with one of my___46.___(parent) before. Everything seemed very strange and confusing to me,___47.___I carried on. Suddenly, I remembered the poor boy___48.___(call) Jack who lived in our neighborhood. I used to see him___49.___a jacket during the freezing winter months, so I decided, then and there, to buy him a warm jacket.
I looked at many jackets and____50.____(final) chose a heavy blue one. That evening, I sent the present to him with my mom. Seeing the tears in his eyes, I felt as if I were a real “Neighborhood Angel”.
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.请你修改以下的每个句子，每句有1处语言错误，错误涉及一个单词的增加或修改。

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。

修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在横线下面写出修改后的词。

注意：每处错误及其修改仅限一词。

To my surprised, Tom didn’t finish his work on time.
It’s hard to keep a balance.
He is concern about his son's safety.
I didn’t go out due into the rain .
Though it was very cold, but he went out without an overcoat.
We must adapt ourselves to study English.
Tom as well as his parents have gone to Beijing.
Nobody can prevent me from do so .
Turn for your teacher when you are in trouble.
She is likely go abroad for further study.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你和朋友决定本周日去城市郊区钓鱼。

请你写封邮件邀请你的英国朋友Tom参加，内容包括：
1.发出邀请及理由；
2.准备及约定见面时间、地点等。

注意：1.词数100左右；
2.信的开头和结尾已为你写好。

Dear Tom,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. B
6. A
7. B
8. A 9. C 10. D 11. A
12. C 13. B 14. C 15. C
16. G 17. D 18. B 19. E 20. C
21. C 22. A 23. B 24. A 25. D 26. C 27. D 28. B 29. A 30. D 31. A 32.
C 33. B 34. B 35. A 36.
D 37. C 38. D 39. C 40. B
41. saying
42. who 43. kindness
44. drove 45. buying
46. parents
47. but 48. called
49. without
50. finally
51.(1). surprised→surprise
(2). 去掉a (3). concern→concerned
(4). into→to
(5). 去掉but (6). study→studying
(7). have→has
(8). do→doing
(9). for→to (10). go前加to 52.略。