2020-2021学年北京八中高中部高三英语三模试卷及答案解析

2020-2021学年北京八中高中部高三英语三模试卷及答案解析
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
If you are planning to visit the historic capital city of Scotland, Edinburgh, a travel destination that people crowd to from around the world, and want to attend one Festival while you are there, keep on reading to discover more information.
AKA. Imaginate Festival When: 22 May – 2 June 2021
Where: Traverse Theater, Assembly Roxy
A festival where kids take overEdinburgh. With a whole range of free pop-up performances, take your kids to see some of the most inspiring theatre and dance from a whole range of talented performers.
EdinburghInternational Film Festival When: 19 June – 29 June 2021
Where: Film House, Festival Theater
Originally the very best in international film, it was established in 1947. The dynamic programme features everything from documentaries to shorts, along with a range of experimental cinema, in an attractive setting with a spray of red carpet charm.
EdinburghArt Festival When: 25 July – 25 August 2021
Where: City ArtCenter, The Scottish Gallery
With over 40 exhibitions to attend, the Edinburgh Art Festival is theUK’s largest visual arts event where you can see everything from historical works to contemporary masterpieces.
The RoyalEdinburghMilitary Tattoo When: 2 – 24 August 2021
Where:EdinburghCastle
With a different theme every year, over 200,000 visitors crowd toEdinburghto see the military bands and the symbolic piper set against the backdrop ofEdinburghCastle.
1. Who is the AKA. Imaginate Festival intended for?
A. Children.
B. Talented performers.
C. Parents.
D. Dancers.
2. What’s special about Edinburgh Art Festival?
A. It includes all forms of arts.
B. It is about great works in history.
C. It is the largest festival in the world.
D. It lasts for the longest time.
3. Which Festival offers performances by soldiers?
A. Edinburgh Art Festival
B. AKA. Imaginate Festival
C. The RoyalEdinburghMilitary Tattoo
D.EdinburghInternational Film Festival
B
About a billion birds die from flying into buildings each year inNorth America. Suspicions havebeen that birds may regard the open areas behind glass as safe passageways. Or they may mistake the reflected trees for the real thing.
Researchers would like to reduce collisions, which requires a solid understanding about what makes a bird more or less likely to die by crashing into a building in the first place.
“There was ly little known at a broad scale. Previous studies were at one small study site.'' Jared Elmore, a graduate student in natural resource ecology and management atOklahomaStateUniversity. So he and his colleagues used a previously created data set of building collisions for birds at 40 sites throughoutMexico,Canadaand theU.S.
The first finding was obvious: bigger buildings with more glass kill more birds. But the details were more remarkable. "We found that life history predicted collisions. Migrants(候鸟), insect-eaters and woodland-inhabiting species collided more than their counterparts(同类).”
Most migratory species travel at night, when lights near buildings can distract or disorient(使迷失方向)them. And Elmore thinks that insect-eating birds might be attracted to buildings because their insect prey(猎物)is attracted to the lights. He suspects that woodland species get tooled by the reflections of trees and bushes in the windows. The results are in the journal Conservation Biology.
By understanding which birds are more likely to collide with buildings, researchers can perhaps determine the best way to adapt buildings, or their lighting, to help prevent such accidents. And by knowing risks, along with migration timing and behavior, building managers can better predict when birds are at their greatest danger - and improve lighting strategics accordingly.
Elmore's next project will use radar to help predict bird migrations. " I think that would maybe go a long way
in terms of providing information to people, to the public, to building managers, on when they can get the most benefit in terms of lights-out policies."
4. What is the possible reason for birds' crashing into buildings?
A. They didn't see the buildings.
B. They took reflections for reality.
C. They assumed the windows to be open.
D. They considered buildings as safe routes.
5. What is Jared Elmore's study different from the previous ones?
A. It created a new data set.
B. It went beyond national borders.
C. It covered a wider range of sites.
D. I’ll studied some specific bird species.
6. What was the most noticeable finding of Jared Elmore's study?
A. Migratory species travel at night.
B. Birds tend to be misled by glasses.
C. Bigger buildings cause more collisions.
D. Birds living habits give rise to collisions.
7. Which of the following can help reduce bird collision?
A. Adjust the lightening system.
B. Attach radars to each building.
C. Adopt strict lights-out policies.
D. Ban using glasses on buildings.
C
UK physicist Isaac Newton once said, ''Nature is pleased with simplicity and nature is no dummy (傻子). '' Indeed, Mother Nature can provide almost everything human beings need if we follow her rules. But if we break the rules, she is likely to be cruel andlash out at us.
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia (新型冠状病毒肺炎, NCP) in China and some other countries at the beginning of this year is an example. According to Xinhua News Agency, the new coronavirus is similar to a virus found in a bat in 2017 and probably has an intermediate host (中间宿主). It's believed that the virus originated from the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan, Hubei province, where live wild animals were sold.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Dr Peter Daszak, president of the US-based health organization EcoHealth Alliance, said, ''This outbreak is a lesson for us. On a global scale, human population density, wildlife diversity, and land use change are what drive new pandemics (流行病). ''
In ancient times, people needed to rely on nature to survive so they held it in awe (敬畏). For example, the American Indians believed that humans are a part of nature and nature is a part of humans. Chinese ancients always pursued the harmony between nature and human beings.
However, as human beings master more knowledge and make more advanced tools, people try to change and even conquer nature. They use more land to make buildings, genetically modify (改变) plants, capture some wild and rare animals to suit their own needs. In this process, humans gradually lose contact with nature and even throw it out of balance. For example, cutting a large number of forests means carbon dioxide must build up in the atmosphere and it contributes to global warming.
Although we don't know for sure what first caused the NCP outbreak, Brian Lamacraft at Medium said it's time for people to ''reflect on our relationship with our planet'' and ''reconnect with this world and everything that we've been given''. After all, according to US poet Gary Snyder, ''Nature is not the place to visit. It's our home. ''
8. What does the phrase ''lash out at'' in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. punish
B. control
C. test
D. challenge
9. What lesson did Daszak think human beings should learn from the NCP outbreak?
A. Bats are one of the most dangerous wild animals.
B. It's impossible to prevent new pandemics globally.
C. We should stop the wildlife trade around the world.
D. Humans should live peacefully with nature.
10. What is the main idea of Paragraph 5?
A. How human beings become their own masters.
B. How human activities cause global warming.
C. How human beings break the balance of nature.
D. How humans use technology to improve their lives.
11. What is the author's purpose in writing this article?
A. To reflect on the NCP outbreak.
B. To explain what led to the NCP outbreak.
C. To describe experts' predictions on new pandemics.
D. To compare ancient and modern attitudes toward nature.
D
You’ve heard that plastic is polluting the oceans — between 4.8 and 12.7 million tonnes enter ocean ecosystems every year. But does one plastic straw or cup really make a difference? Artist Benjamin Von Wong wants you to know that it does. He builds massive sculptures out of plastic garbage, forcing viewers to re-examine their relationship to single-use plastic products.
At the beginning of the year, the artist built a piece called “Strawpocalypse,” a pair of 10-foot-tall plastic waves, frozen mid-crash. Made of 168,000 plastic straws collected from several volunteer beach cleanups, the sculpture made its first appearance at the Estella Place shopping center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Just 9% of global plastic waste is recycled. Plastic straws are by no means the biggest source（来源）of plastic pollution, but they’ve recently come under fire because most people don’t need them to drink with and, because of their small size and weight, they cannot be recycled. Every straw that’s part ofVon Wong’s artwork likely came from a drink that someone used for only a few minutes. Once the drink is gone, the straw will take centuries to disappear.
In a piece from 2018, Von Wong wanted to illustrate（说明）a specific statistic: Every 60 seconds, a truckload’s worth of plastic enters the ocean. For this work, titled “Truckload of Plastic,” Von Wong and a group of volunteers collected more than 10,000 pieces of plastic, which were then tied together to look like they’d been dumped（倾倒）from a truck all atonce.
Von Wong hopes that his work will also help pressure big companies to reduce their plastic footprint.
12. What are Von Wong’s artworks intended for?
A. Beautifying the city he lives in.
B. Introducing eco-friendly products.
C. Drawing public attention to plastic waste.
D. Reducing garbage on the beach.
13. Why does the author discuss plastic straws in paragraph 3?
A. To show the difficulty of their recycling.
B. To explain why they are useful.
C. To voice his views on modern art.
D. To find a substitute for them.
14. What effect would “Truckload of Plastic” have on viewers?
A. Calming.
B. Disturbing.
C. Refreshing.
D. Challenging.
15. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. Artists’ Opinions on Plastic Safety
B. Media Interest in Contemporary Art
C. Responsibility Demanded of Big Companies
D. Ocean Plastics Transformed into Sculptures
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If you’re a procrastinator(拖延的人), you’re familiar with the pain and stress that goes hand in hand with leaving things to the last minute. Even if you want to accomplish or finish a task, you’re likely having trouble getting started in the first place!____16____
Change your mind. Stop punishing yourself for procrastinating. The more stressed out you are, the harder it’ll be to get your work done. Don’t be angry with yourself. Just move on and focus on what you’ve got to do instead.____17____Wasting time yelling at yourself for not starting that 2, 000-word essay two weeks ago will only make you extra tired and frustrated. It will also stress you out, likely making it impossible for you to finish your assignment at that time.
Avoid a long disorganized to-do list. This is just setting yourself up for failure. Instead, create subcategories like “Home”, “Work”, “Family”, and “Fun” and just try to cross off a few entries from each list every day.
Do most important task for 15 minutes. Instead of thinking about the total number of hours you’re about to work for, just start. Tell yourself you’ve only got to do it for 15 minutes.____18____Once you come up for air, take a two-minute break. Then start up on another set of 15 minutes of work.
____19____It can be scary to think about finishing a whole essay or getting through an entire week’s worth of tasks. Instead of thinking about everything you have to do like one big obstacle,break it all down into tiny pieces.____20____
A.Break tasks down into small pieces.
B.Never think about the past experiences.
C.Guilt and regret are negative emotions.
D.However, there is always some time when you can’t pull through.
E.If 15 minutes still sounds too frightening, do something for just 3 minutes.
F.Thus, you’ll be able to get started on the smallest piece and go forward from there.
G.Hopefully, there are several strategies that can help you stop procrastinating right now.
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Both in their seventies, Tububatu and his wife Taoshengchagan live in a village near Badain Jaran,Inner Mongolia. They've been spending every day since they retired in 2002 fighting against____21____. Before Tububatu others had tried but____22____. He just wanted to make a difference. He started by____23____just 50 trees a year, but kept doubling his____24____to the point where he now plants thousands of trees a year.
The retired couple have been slowly growing their little desert forest at their own____25____. so that they live a very____26____life. Even though they mostly plant drought-resistant (抗旱的)types like sacsaoul trees and desert cistanche, they still make sure to____27____them at least once a day to make them grow____28____ Although they’ve been____29____by some neighbors who think their efforts are____30____to fail, they haven’t given up. Over the last 19 years, the couple have planted over 266 hectares of desert and have no____31____of stopping.
Besides____32____the spread of the desert, Tububatu is also making a living by planting, as the desert cistanche is a(n)____33____medicinal plant that can sell for up to 100 yuan per kilogram.
For nearly 20 years Tububatu and his wife have been working hard, and____34____they have planted over 70,000 trees,____35____more than I million yuan of their savings. The____36____conditions have weakened their health and they look____37____than they actually are, but they refuse to____38____their battle against the desert.
The couple have received several____39____and honors from the government over the years, becoming a good____40____for all environmentalists.
21. A. pollution B. poverty C. sandstorm D. hunger
22. A. changed B. finished C. failed D. disappeared
23. A. growing B. buying C. borrowing D. protecting
24. A. ideas B. efforts C. dreams D. difficulties
25. A. expense B. risk C. time D. convenience
26. A. comfortable B. quiet C. happy D. simple
27. A. cut B. cover C. water D. replace
28. A. equally B. quickly C. naturally D. healthily
29. A. cheered up B. laughed at C. picked up D. taken in
30. A. ready B. sure C. early D. final
31. A. plans B. hopes C. chances D. ways
32. A. stressing B. improving C. slowing D. following
33. A. cheap B. ordinary C. useless D. popular
34. A. in the process B. on the other hand C. in other words D. on average
35. A. losing B. spending C. wasting D. collecting
36. A. special B. strange C. different D. terrible
37. A. taller B. dirtier C. thinner D. older
38. A. continue B. abandon C. start D. announce
39. A. cards B. letters C. prizes D. reviews
40. A. model B. role C. family D. lesson
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
When in 1984 I. M. Pei, then the most sought-after architect inAmerica,___41.___( present) his plans for a 70-foot glass pyramid in the l8th-century courtyard of the Louvre, the general___42.___(react) was anger. BecauseMr.Peiwas Chinese-American, he___43.___( apparent) had no understanding of the Louvre, orParis, orFrance.
However, these remarks did not annoy him. With quick enthusiasm and wide smiles, he took them. He had been asked to design___44.___new entrance for the museum and,___45.___everyone's surprise, instead of adding on some concrete block, he had created a great welcoming space: put a winding staircase underground and capped it with a ray of light,___46.___did not hurt the old facades (外墙).
When he was a child, his imagination___47.___( shape) by his family’s ancient gardens atSuzhouinJiangsu. There, he would wander winding___48.___( path ) through fantastic rocks towards pavilions (亭子),unconsciously___49.___(absorb) the beauty of the surroundings.
Mr.Peibuilt a hotel complex at Fragrant Hill outsideBeijing, after returning toChinain 1974. He regarded this as a chance___50.___( bring) the Chinese away from their dull eastern European blocks and back to the domestic traditions they had lost.
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 a high school student who have just entered the Senior Two.
Recently, I have found that some of the students in our classes study harder than before. They study lately into night, eating snacks and drink Coca-Cola, which is bad for their health. In the morning, due to staying late, some students have to go to school hurriedly without breakfast, that surely does harm to their health.
In my opinion, since we are under the heavy pressure of study, we should also try to eat properly and get as many exercise as possible. Only in this way can they keep fit and study well.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你的英国网友Peter上周在邮件中提到想阅读中国著名的小说，就此请你用英语给他写封回信。

内容包括：
1.推荐一本小说；
2.此书内容简介；
3.给出阅读建议。

注意:1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Peter,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. A
2. D
3. C
4. B
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. A 9. D 10. C 11. A
12. C 13. A 14. B 15. D
16. G 17. C 18. E 19. A 20. F
21. C 22. C 23. A 24. B 25. A 26. D 27. C 28. D 29. B 30. B 31. A 32.
C 33.
D 34. A 35. B 36. D 37. D 38. B 39. C 40. A
41. presented
42. reaction
43. apparently
44. a 45. to
46. which 47. was shaped
48. paths 49. absorbing
50. to bring
51.(1). have → has
(2). 去掉the
(3). classes → class
(4). lately → late
(5). drink→ drinking
(6). late前加up
(7). that → which
(8). since → though或although
(9). many → much
(10). they → we
52.略。