2021年合肥市第八中学高三英语第三次联考试题及答案

2021年合肥市第八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
On a rainy afternoon, maybe one of the following books will keep you company leisurely, allowing you to spend your time alone as well as stepping into a different world.
Don’t Shed Your Tears for Anyone Who Lives on These Streets,by Patricio Pron
In April 1945,Italy, a writer disappeared at a conference and was found dead at another place. Thirty years later, a young man interviewed survivors from the conference, trying to uncover the truth about what happened and its consequences. This novel, by a well-known Argentine writer, explores art, crime and politics.
When Breath Becomes Air, by Paul Kalanithi
At thirty-six, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed (诊断) with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient. This autobiography finds hope and beauty in the face of death as Kalanithi attempts to answer the question “What makes a life worth living?”.
To Killa Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
Set in a smallAlabamatown in the 1930s, the story focuses on honest, highly respected lawyer Atticus Finch who puts his career on the line when he agrees to represent Tom Robinson, a black man accused of committing a crime.
Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A true (as told to me) storyby Bess Kalb
Bess Kalb saved every voicemail from her grandmother Bobby Bell who died at ninety. In this book, Bobby is speaking to Bess once more, in a voice as loving as it ever was in life and brings us several generations of brave women. They include Bobby’s mother, who traveled alone fromBelarustoAmericato survive, and Bess’s mother, who always fought against convention.
1.What type of book is the first novel?
A.Sci-fi.
B.Biography.
C.Detective books.
D.History books.
2.Which book explores life and death?
A.To Kill a Mockingbird
B.When Breath Becomes Air
C.Don’t Shed Your Tears for Anyone Who Lives on These Streets
D.Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A true (as told to me) story
3.Who is the main character in the last novel?
A.Bobby Bell.
B.Bess Kalb.
C.Bess’s mother.
D.Bobby’s mother.
B
In the Hollywood industry, most of the studios are using AI to make movies for various reasons such as getting the actors out of danger, replacing the actors indifferent scenes, forming appealing atmosphere to enhance（增强）the views, etc.
Directors and producers are using VFX (Visual effects), animations and AI to makea model that looks like the actor and replaces the actor's place. In particular, AI is used in scenes where actor shave to produce certain stunts （特技）to develop setups in the studio artificially. VFX is used to later change the internal studio backgroundsto a different place in the movie.
There are many movies with two characters of the same actor. When AI was not a part of the film, editors used different methods to show the two aspects of the same actor in one scene, but now AI is being used to form the second character of the same actor and is being performed to the viewers.
By a perfect combination of animation, VFX and AI, realistic models are being created. And the most fun part is the fictitious character can hold the face of the actor but the age, hairstyles, and clothing can be changed to create more enhanced looks according to the movie scene and story. With the help of AI, the directors recreating appealing scenes to enhance the thrill and excitement. InJurassic Park,no dinosaurs were running but with the help of AI and visual effects, we could enjoy the scenes and the atmospheres.
The directors and the producers direct to form a green screen including the obstacles and those green screens get replaced with the views that are made from AI and VFX, and the actors make the scenes alive and deliver the most suitable action-packed movie scenes. This method also enhances the viewers' experience, which makes the movie a blockbuster（大片）.
4. What does the author intend to tell us in paragraph 1?
A. How AI helps actors.
B. What AI brings to movies.
C. Why AI is applied to movies.
D. Where AI is made full use of.
5. What can we infer from paragraph 3?
A. AI can be used as an editor.
B. Editors consider AI irreplaceable.
C. Editors used many methods to replace AI.
D. AI makes what used to be complex scenes easier.
6. What's the author's attitude to using VFX, animations and AI in movies?
A. Supportive.
B. Sceptical.
C. Unconcerned.
D. Enthusiastic.
7. Which of the following could be the best title for thetext?
A. What AI Brings Out Hollywood Movies
B. Why AI Is Applied to Hollywood Movies
C. Which Hollywood Movies Make Much Use of AI
D. How AI Is Being Applied to Hollywood Movies
C
Kamikatsu, a small town in Japan, has shown the world that our garbage has far-reaching effects, and not just on our environment.
Theexperiment in going zero waste started when the town built a new incinerator 20 years ago. But almost immediately, the incinerator was determined to be a health risk due to the poisonous gases when garbage was burned in it. It was too expensive to send waste to other towns, so locals had to come up with a new plan. Then the Zero Waste Academy was born, which helped perform this plan.
Now Kamikatsu people separate their waste into 45 different categories. But in the beginning, it wasn't easy to convince local people to do all this work, and there was somepushback. Only after that initial education period did most residents come on board.
This is all great news for waste reduction of course, but it has also had some unexpected social benefits as well. Like much of Japan, Kamikatsu's population is aging, and about 50 percent of the locals are elderly. The fact that the whole community takes their trash in to be recycled has created a local action and interaction between generations.
That idea has been purposefully expanded to include a circular shop where household goods are dropped off and others can take them, and a tableware "library" where people can borrow extra cups, glasses, silverware and plates for celebrations.
"The elderly see this not as a waste-collection service, but an opportunity to socialize with the younger
generation and to chat. When we visit them, they prepare lots of food and we stay with them for a while, we ask how they are," Sakano, the founder of the Zero Waste Academy, said.
Sakano's ideas are truly revolutionary if you think about it. She's proving that community can be found through handling the stuff we no longer want and need.
8. What is mainly talked about in paragraph 2?
A. What harmful effects garbage burning has.
B. Why garbage sorting is necessary in Japan.
C. How the idea of zero waste was put forward.
D. What the Zero Waste Academy functions as.
9. What does the underlined word "pushback" probably mean?
A. Inactive response.
B. Generous reward.
C. Bitter suffering.
D. Beneficial guidance.
10. What is a bonus of the zero waste project?
A. Reducing waste.
B. Creating community.
C. Increasing people's income.
D. Developing a new technology.
11. Which part of a newspaper is this text most likely from?
A. Technology.
B. Health.
C. Workplace.
D. Lifestyle.
D
ByteDance（字节跳动）Group’s TikTok, an overseas version of Chinese short video sharing app Douyin, faces an existential crisis in the United States, as murmurs of a “crackdown”（强制取缔）from the White House forced the Chinese company toengage in talks on selling its US business to Microsoft.
TikTok is the fastest-growing registered global mobile internet app, with more than 100 million users, and its rapid growth, especially in the US, is seen as a threat to Facebook. The US government has long viewed globally competitive Chinese high-tech companies including Huawei as a threat and done whatever it could to crack down on（打击）them in the name of “national security”.
The US government has not introduced any specific policy against TikTok only threatened it through a number of unclear statements.
According to the latest media reports, Microsoft is prepared to press ahead withthe negotiations to take over TikTok’s US operations and complete the negotiations by Sept 15, following talks between Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and US President Donald Trump.
This means that TikTok will have to hand its fate over to some unpredictable power, and even have to sell its assets without the option of setting a price.
The US government has failed to find a reasonable legal excuse to deal with TikTok. All private data of TikTok’s US users are stored in the US and are unlikely to be transferred. Considering the US government is trying to deal with TikTok in a political way, TikTok should consider incorporating（合并）the dispute into the US legal process to assert（坚持）its legal rights and interests.
TiKTok’s core value lies in its unique algorithms,a product of artificial intelligence that represents the expertise of Chinese engineers and programmers with high-value intellectual property.
The US government’s move, which has forced ByteDance to sell TikTok to a US company, is similar to a forced technology transfer and an example of the US’ openseizureof Chinese intellectual property.
If ByteDance sells TikTok to a US company for “security reasons", that would set a dangerous precedent, motivating other countries where TikTok operates to follow the US administration's example and cause a chain reaction.
ByteDance is a young Chinese private company that cannot deal with a political game played by the US. But as a Chinese company that has gone global, ByteDance has reasons to take up legal means to defend its legal rights. The Chinese government can also consider examining whether the technology transfer in the deal violates China’s law and harms the country’s national interests.
12. What is the most valuable as for TikTok?
A. Its global popularity.
B. Its artificial intelligence.
C. Its registered global mobile internet app.
D. Its private data of TikTok’s worldwide users.
13. Why does the American government force the Chinese company to hand over TikTok’s US operations to a US company?
A. Out of so-called political reasons.
B. Out of so-called debt reasons.
C. Out of so-called technical reasons.
D. Out of so-called security reasons.
14. What does the underlined word “seizure”probably mean in Para. 8?
A. An untrue spoken statement about someone.
B. The use of legal authority to take sth from sb.
C. The crime of stealing sth from a person or place.
D. The act of trying to hurt somebody using physical violence.
15. What can be the best title for the news report?
A. TikTok must defend its rights legally
B. TikTok is seen as a threat to Facebook
C. ByteDance has to sell TikTok to a US company
D. ByteDance agrees to transfer technology
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
How to Speak in Public
Many people have a fear of public speaking. They worry that they will lose their words，bore the audience or somehow make a fool of themselves. It is easy to try to avoid public speaking，but that usually doesn't work out. Everyone has to speak publicly at some point in their life. You may give a speech in a class or a meeting. Maybe you'll have to givea speech for some honor you've received._____16_____
Relax._____17_____Your audience don't expect you to be perfect. They want you to succeed just as much as you do. If you're thinking you'll forget everything，remind yourself that you are prepared andknowledgeable. Imagine yourself doing well.
Be yourself You are not Jack Canfield or Tony Robbins. Share your true personality with your audience，and they'll find you reliable._____18_____
Know your topic. Try to speak about the subject you know well. Research the topic to make sure that you are correct. Public speaking is easier when you don't feel like a fraud（骗子）.
_____19_____Choose your message for the group you are speaking to carefully. If you' re giving a public speech, then rude jokes certainly won't be suitable.
Give value. Base your speech on 2 or 3 main points.____20____They'll be satisfied if they leave with something they can use, and that is what public speaking is all about.
A. Know your audience.
B. Choose some serious messages.
C. Don't force yourself to be perfect.
D. Don't focus your attention on too many points.
E. Pretend to be someone that you're not, and they'll discover it.
F. Your audience will not remember every little detail you tell them.
G. Follow these steps to satisfy youraudience and overcome your fear of speaking publicly.
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For weeks the students had been engaged in careful preparation for the Parents' Night program. Now everything was___21___. The walls were filled with displays, the students with___22___and the tables with good things to eat.
The host was well under way. Then Jimmie Davis___23___to give his speech. This was the___24___he had looked forward to for many weeks. As he was on the stage, he caught a glimpse of his mother's beaming face and his father's___25___appearance. He started with a great burst of enthusiasm. He was___26___that his listeners were thinking highly of him by their careful attention. Then___27___happened. The world seemed to swim before him. He slowed down and stopped. His faceflushed (变红), his___28___sought each other crazily and in desperation he looked___29___towards his teacher, Mr. Smith.
And ever prepared, having heard the boyish masterpiece___30___again and again applied the missing words and the boy___31___. But somehow it was different now. Jimmie___32___again-and the teacher reminded him again. For the___33___two minutes, the speech seemed more the teacher's than the boy's.
But Jimmie finished it. There was a heavy___34___in the heart of the boy, knowing that he had failed. Embarrassment was clearly___35___on the face of the boys father and mother. The audience___36___in a perfunctory (例行公事的) way, sorry for and pitying the boy who they thought had___37___.
But the teacher was on his feet, saying: "I’m___38___to see a boy making a glorious victory out of what might have been a miserable failure. And I’m confident that you will never see a___39___demonstration of the spirit of playing the under difficulties!”
The crowd exploded into thunderous now. The old___40___of assurance (确信) was back on the face of the boy's father.
21. A. in turn B. in time C. in need D. inorder
22. A. panic B. calmness C. anxiety D. enthusiasm
23. A. turned B. rose C. showed D. got
24. A. way B. effect C. moment D. truth
25. A. assured B. satisfied C. worried D. embarrassed
26. A. awake B. hesitant C. doubtful D. conscious
27. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
28. A. hands B. ears C. eyes D. fingers
29. A. fearlessly B. aimlessly C. helplessly D. faithlessly
30. A. managed B. practiced C. conducted D. created
31. A. gave up B. broke in C. went on D. turned away
32. A. paused B. continued C. cried D. shocked
33. A. lost B. left C. remaining D. ending
34. A. sign B. mark C. relief D. load
35. A. written B. erupted C. saved D. placed
36. A. applauded B. shouted C. sighed D. approved
37. A. succeeded B. attempted C. failed D. missed
38. A. upset B. happy C. eager D. thirsty
39. A. simpler B. worse C. happier D. finer
40. A. figure B. look C. shape D. glance
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
The 15 wild Asian elephants left their habitat in Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve in Southwest China'sYunnanprovince and____41.____(move) to the north. 41 days later, the herd traveled to Hongta district, Yuxi city neighboring with the south ofKunming. The____42.____(locate) was only 20 km away from Kunming's Jingning district and less than 100 km away from the capital s downtown area. The herd,____43.____(original) consisting of 17 elephants in total at their departure time,____44.____(report) to leave Xishuangbanna last year.____45.____May 24th, a young elephant found alcoholic food at a villager's home and got drunk. Luckily, the baby elephant,____46.____overslept, rejoined the unit the next day. The 15 elephants continued their journey. The Asian elephant,____47.____(include) on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species as endangered, enjoys Class-A protection in China, the same level as that of the giant panda.Yunnan____48.____(be) the only habitat of wild Asian elephants inChina. Before the 1970s, the species was threatened due to many reasons, such as an increase in the human population, reduced forestry areas____49.____illegal(非法的) hunting. The number of elephants dropped significantly. However, due to determined protection efforts in recent_____50._____(decade), the Asian elephant population inChinahas risen from 170 in the 1970s to 300.
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。

With Gaokao draw near, I was concerned and nervous. However, I couldn’t be absorbed in study, which resulted my failure in exams. I got very discouraging. Just then, my teacher, Miss Zhang, approach me. She said, “In life we all have moment when we can’t achieve what we want. Don’t allow those moments to weaken you. Instead of, let them inspire you.” These words provided her with courage to smile at life. Eventually, I gained that I deserved. So it’s a optimistic attitude that matters.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.Directions: Read the following three passages. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
A metaphor is a poetic device that deals with comparison. It compares similar qualities of two dissimilar objects. With a simple metaphor, one object becomes the other: Love is a rose. Although this does not sound like a particularly rich image, a metaphor can communicate so much about a particular image that poets use them more than any other type of figurative language. The reason for this is that poets compose their poetry to express what they are experiencing emotionally at that moment. Consequently, what the poet imagines love to be may or may not be our understanding of love. Therefore, the poet’s job is to enable us to experience it, to feel it the same way as the poet does.
Let’s analyze this remarkably simple metaphor concerning love and the rose to see what it offers. Because the poet uses a comparison with a rose, first we must examine the characteristics of that flower. A rose is impressive in its beauty, its petals (花瓣) are nicely soft, and its smell is pleasing. It’s possible to say that a rose is actually a feast to the senses of sight, touch, and smell. The rose’s appearance seems to border on perfection, each petal seemingly equal in form. Isn’t this the way one’s love should be? A loved one should be a delight to one’s senses and seem perfect.
However, there is another dimension added to the comparison by using a rose. Roses have thorns. The poet
wants to covey the idea that roses can be tricky. So can love the metaphor tells us. When one reaches out with trust to touch the object of his or her affection, ouch, a thorn can cause great harm! “Be careful,” the metaphor warns, “Love is a feast to the senses, but it can overwhelm us, and it can also hurt us and cause acute suffering.” This is the poet’s understanding of love—an admonition (劝诫). What is the point？Just this: It took almost 14 sentences to clarify what a simple metaphor communicates in only four words! That is the artistry and the joy of the simple metaphor.
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参考答案
1. C
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. D
6. A
7. D
8. C 9. A 10. B 11. D
12. B 13. D 14. B 15. A
16. G 17. C 18. E 19. A 20. F
21. D 22. D 23. B 24. C 25. A 26. D 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. B 31. C 32.
A 33. C 34. D 35. A 36. A 37. C 38.
B 39. D 40. B
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43. originally
44. was reported
45. On 46. which
47. included
48. is 49. and
50. decades
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(2). However→Therefore
(3). my前加in
(4). discouraging→discouraged
(5). approach→approached
(6). moment→moments
(7). 删除of
(8). her→me
(9). that→what
(10). a→an 52.略。