2021届佛山市第二中学高三英语第二次联考试卷及参考答案

2021届佛山市第二中学高三英语第二次联考试卷及参考答案
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
Getting your kid to bed at night is seriously one of the most challenging things you'll ever have to do. Most kids are just so full of energy that they'll tire you out before they're halfway through their store of energy. An easy thing to calm down your child to get into bed is giving in and allowing some iPad screen time. However, it's really not a great idea, just like you thought.
Researchers at theArizonaStateUniversityconducted a study with 547 kids between the ages of 7 to 9. Their parents tracked how much screen time the kids were allowed along with their sleep patterns. The study found that kids who did not engage in screen time before bed slept for 23 more minutes every week and also went to sleep about 34 minutes earlier than those playing with iPad. Although that might not seem like so much more time, quality of sleep is vastly important in Children's development.
The CDC's (美国疾病控制中心)2018 National Youth Risk Survey outlines that good quality sleep can impact a child's life in many ways, including affecting grades and also weight gain. Students with an "A" average slept for 30 or more minutes per night than those with a "D" or"F" average.
A 2018PennsylvaniaStateUniversitystudy showed that children with irregular bedtimes had a higher risk of having increased body weight. Those with consistent and age-appropriate bedtimes when they were 9 years old had a healthier BMI (体质指数)at age 15 than those with irregular bedtimes.
Hard as it is, it's really important not to give in and hand over an iPad to your child who is about to go to bed. Just like it's important for adults to go to sleep without any distractions, it's even more important for kids.
1. What do the findings of the researchers at theArizonaStateUniversitysuggest?
A. More sleep is necessary for children's development.
B. Enough sleep helps improve academic performances.
C. Screen time before bed leads to later and less sleep.
D. Children sleeping irregularly are easy to gain weight.
2. What is the text mainly about?
A. How is screen time affecting teenagers?
B. What are negative effects of irregular bedtimes?
C. When should you get your kid to bed at night?
D. Why is screen time before bed a bad idea for kids?
3. Who is the text intended for?
A. Parents.
B. Children.
C. Teachers.
D. Researchers.
B
Wolves have a certain undeserved reputation: fierce, dangerous, good forhunting down deer and farmers’ livestock. However, wolves have a softer, more social side, one that has been embraced by a heart-warming new initiative.
In a bid to save some of Europe’s last wolves, scientists have explored the willingness of these supposedly fierce creatures to help others of their kind. Female wolves, the scientists have discovered, make excellent foster parents to wolf cubs that are not their own. The study, published in Zoo Biology, suggests that captive-bred wolfcubs(幼兽)could be placed with wild wolf families, boosting the wild population.
The gray wolf was once the world’s most widely distributed mammal, but it became extinct as a result of widespread habitat destruction and the deliberate killing of wolves suspectedof preying on livestock. Fear and hatred of the wolf have since become culturally rooted, fuelled by myths, fables and stories.
In Scandinavia, the gray wolf is endangered, the remaining population found by just five animals. As a result, European wolves are severely inbred and have little geneticvariability（变异性）, making them vulnerable to threats, such as outbreaks of disease that they can’t adapt to quickly. So Inger Scharis and Mats Amundin of Linkoping University, in Sweden, started Europe’s first gray wolf-fostering program. They worked with wolves keptat seven zoos across Scandinavia. Eight wolf cubs between four and six days old were removed from their natural parents and placed with other wolf packs in other zoos. The foster mothers accepted the new cubs placed in their midst.
The welfare of the foster cubs and the wolves’ natural behavior were monitored using a system of surveillance cameras. The foster cubs had a similar growth rate as their step siblings in the recipient litter, as well as their biological siblings in the source litter. The foster cubs had a better overall survival rate, with 73% surviving until 33 weeks, than their biological siblings left behind, of which 63% survived. That rate of survival is similar to that seen in wild wolf cubs. Scientists believe that wolves can recognize their young, but this study suggests they can only do so once cubs are somewhere between three to seven weeks of age.
If captive-bred cubs can be placed with wild-living families, which already have cubs of a similar age, not only
will they have a good chance of survival, but they could help dramatically increase the diversity of the wild population, say the researchers. Just like the wild wolves they would join, these foster cubs would need protection from hunting. Their arrival could help preserve the future of one of nature’s most iconic and polarizing animals.
4. What’s the theme of the passage?
A. Giving wolf cubs a new life
B. Foster wolf parents and foster cubs
C. The fate of wild wolves
D. Changing diversity of wild wolves
5. Which of the following flow chart best demonstrates the relationship between the wolves?
A. B.
C. D.
6. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Female wolves are willing to raise wolf cubs of 3 to 7 weeks old.
B. Foster cubs are accepted by foster parents and are well bred.
C. Man’s hostile attitude towards wolves roots in myths, fables and stories.
D. Foster cubs and their biological siblings have similar growth rate and survival rate.
7. What’s the purpose of the research?
A. To help wolves survive various threats
B. To improve wolves’ habitat and stop deliberate killing
C. To save endangered wolves by increasing their population
D. To raise man’s awareness of protecting wolves
C
Itzhak Perlman was born in Tel Aviv, in whatwas thenPalestine, in 1945. Today he lives inNew York City. But his music has made him a citizen of the world. He has played in almost every major city. He has won many Grammy awards for his recordings. He has also won Emmy Awards for his work on television.
Itzhak Perlman suffered from polio (小儿麻痹症) at the age of four. The disease damaged his legs. He uses a wheelchair or walks with the aid of crutches (拐杖) on his arms. But none of this stopped him from playing the violin. He began as a young child. He took his first lessons at the Music Academy of Tel Aviv. Very quickly, his teachers recognized that he had a special gift.
At thirteen he went to the United Sates to appear on television. His playing earned him the financial aid to attend theJuilliardSchoolinNew York. In 1964 Itzhak Perlman won the Leventritt Competition in that city. His international fame had begun.
His music is full of power and strength. It can be sad or joyful, loud or soft. But critics (评论家) say it is not the music alone that makes his playing so special. They say he is able to communicate the joy he feels in playing, and the emotions that great music can deliver.
Anyone who has attended a performance by Itzhak Perlman will tell you thatit is exciting to watch him play. His face changes as the music from his violin changes. He looks sad when the music seems sad. He smiles and closes his eyes when the music is light and happy. He often looks dark and threatening when the music seems dark and threatening.
8. According to the passage, what do we know about Itzhak Perlman?
A. He is 75 years old today.
B. He was born inNew York City.
C. He has some achievements in music.
D. He was a rich citizen of the world.
9. When Itzhak Perlman first learned music, his teachers ________.
A. ignored his talents
B. thought he was fit to learn music
C. had pity on him
D. didn't want to accept him
10. What makes Itzhak Perlman's playing special according to critics?
A. The emotions he communicates in his playing.
B. The style in which he plays his music.
C. The kind of music he plays.
D. The power and strength in his music.
11. How do people feel when they hear Itzhak Perlman play?
A. Moved.
B. Calm.
C. Funny.
D. Excited.
D
There is an old army joke about an officer who asks some soldiers whether any of them are interested in music. When four hands go up, the officer says, “Right, men. You can carry this grand piano down to the officers mess.”
Job recruitment has become more complicated since that story first did the rounds. Today's careers require a lot more than just raw music but that sometimes makes jobs hard to define. An unfortunate result is a form of “adjective inflation” in recruitment ads as employers attempt to make routine tasks sound exciting.
Candidates must sometimes wonder whether they are applying for a 9-to-5-role or to become a member of the Marvel “Avengers”. On Indeed, a job-bunting website, a bar was recently looking for "bartenders who are people focused, quality-driven, and have superhero hospitality powers". The ability to give customers the correct change was not mentioned.
Another British company advertised for “a call-centre ninja, a superhero in people", a Job description which sounds a little over-the top for what was in fact a role at an insurance company in Isleworth. In case you think that ad was not typical. Indeed also had jobs demanding “ninja-like attention to detail". Short of turning up for the interview dressed head-to-toe in black, and then sneaking up behind the managing director at his desk, it is hard to see how candidates could show their ninja qualities.
Not all companies require candidates to possess the qualities of a ninja, of course. Some require applicants to be passionate. The Bluewater shopping mall in southeastEnglandwas looking for “passionate sales-driven brand ambassadors” while “passionate crew members” were needed at a bakery in westLondonfor a wage of just £8. 23 an hour. In fact, passion is pretty hard to keep consistently for 40 hours a week, month after month. Job applicants should find some information from the kind of ads that companies place. If a job ad talks about passion or superheroes, run away faster than a speeding Batmobile. Being a ninja should be reserved for teenage mutant ninja turtles.
12. Why does the author mention the joke in Paragraph 1?
A. To show that officers enjoy playing tricks on soldiers.
B. To introduce the topic of overstated job ads.
C. To explain the origin of complex job ads.
D. To describe soldiers' everyday life.
13. Which of the following offers a job demanding ninja qualities?
A. The bar.
B. The bakery.
C. The insurance company.
D. The Bluewater shopping mall.
14. What does the author say about the ads requiring passion?
A. They are unrealistic.
B. They are typical of want ads.
C. They are appealing to applicants.
D. They are uncommon on Indeed.
15. How does the author sound when talking about today’s job ads?
A. Curious.
B. Hesitant.
C. Humorous.
D. Sympathetic.
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
I experienced years of loneliness as a child. My older brother couldn't be bothered to play with me.
___16___Our interests were totally different. With no other kids of my age in the neighborhood, I had to spend hours by myself.
A bright spot for me turned out to be reading___17___I loved the color1 ful photographs in the books. I started reading books on my own before age 5 and my mother took me to the public library once a week to borrow several books. I quickly graduated from typical children's books to ones with fewer pictures and longer chapters.___18___I wasn't alone any longer.
___19___I tried making toy cars with cardboard boxes and constructing buildings from leftover cardboard and bits of wood my father gave me. When my mother saw my creations, she told me how creative my designs were. Thus, I began my lifelong interest in making things. I Learned a lot about how to extend the life of objects and transform them into something new and useful. It was a trait（特点）others found helpful, and I soon had friends who wanted to make things with me.
Another habit I formed early was being outdoors. My parents made it a point for their two kids to spend time outside, no matter the weather or season. My brother, of course, raced off to be with his friends, while I had plenty to do myself. There was making leaf houses in autumn, ice skating in winter, and so much more.___20___
A. Reading opened new worlds to me.
B. I enjoyed reading stories aloud.
C. I was invited to play with another kid.
D. My love of the written word began early as my mother read to me every evening.
E. They're all memories I treasure today.
F. My mother also encouraged me to make what I wanted.
G. His friends teased him about babysitting his sister.
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Dana is a 10-year-old girl, who found her friend was sick with a rare and life-threatening disease.____21____, she began her mission to find a way to help her friend and other____22____children by funding research to discover lifesaving cures.
Dana's first idea was to____23____lemonade (柠檬水) but it would be limited to the summerseason. She had to____24____an alternative concept. Dana and her mother had a fun habit of baking together, and it____25____to her that she could bake cookies. She knew that most people love cookies and like eating them all____26____long. She called her newly created____27____Cookies4Cures.
Dana started her____28____mission when she was only seven years old. She and her mother____29____spent two days a week baking the cookies at home. Dana would then____30____the streets every weekend attempting to sell the cookies door to door to the local____31____. Her first goal was to make $1,000 in sales.“It was so____32____and took us three months," Dana recalled her first tiring yet rewarding sales attempt.
Dana soon decided to move her Cookies4Cures campaign____33____and that was when sales really started to____34____. At the end of the year, she raised $ 56, 000. The concept was simple: she baked the cookies and then____35____others to donate online to fund research for rare diseases in exchange for her____36____cookies.
Cookies4Cures is now____37____on raising awareness for the rare diseases for children. Without a cure, it is scientific____38____that provides hope to children and their families that one day one will be discovered. It is this____39____that motivates Dana to keep____40____baking for causes dear to her heart.
21. A. Instead B. However C. Thus D. Besides
22. A. suffering B. challenging C. promising D. exciting
23. A. make B. sell C. drink D. buy
24. A. come up with B. get along with C. team up with D. come out of
25. A. appeared B. explained C. seemed D. occurred
26. A. day B. year C. month D. week
27. A. company B. project C. medicine D. campaign
28. A. annoying B. troublesome C. caring D. mean
29. A. typically B. secretly C. cautiously D. simply
30. A. build B. run C. clean D. hit
31. A. school B. community C. government D. radio
32. A. eager B. boring C. hard D. bad
33. A. overseas B. ahead C. abroad D. online
34. A. take off B. pull out C. set about D. put aside
35. A. ordered B. allowed C. invited D. warned
36. A. life-changing B. heartbreaking C. easy-going D. mouthwatering
37. A. based B. focused C. insisted D. depended
38. A. communication B. data C. research D. report
39. A. hope B. doubt C. shade D. proof
40. A. healthy B. busy C. calm D. cool
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 Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the____41.____(important) festivals inChina. It is an evening celebrationwhen families gather together to light lanterns, eat moon cakes____42.____appreciate the round moon. On that night, the moon appears____43.____roundest and brightest. The full moon is a symbol for family reunion, which is____44.____that day is also known as the Festival of Reunion.
The Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations date back to more than 2,000 years ago. In the Tang Dynasty, people began to enjoy and worship the full moon____45.____a custom. In the Southern Song Dynasty, however, people sent round moon cakes to their s as gifts in____46.____(express) of their best wishes for family reunion.____47.____it turned dark, they gazed up at the fall silver moon or went sightseeing by lakes____48.____(celebrate) the festival. Since the Ming and Qing dynasties, the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival celebration____49.____(become) even more popular. Together with the celebration appeared some special customs in different parts of the country, such as_____50._____(burn) incense (香), planting Mid-Autumn trees, lighting lanterns on towers and fire dragon dances, etc.
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。

Studying in theUKhave been a good experience for me. When I first arrived, I find life very hard as I didn’t know anybody here, but I soon got to know other Chinese student. Later I became interesting in communicating with people from various cultures, but I made more friends. The courses here were excellent and we were encouraged to think for yourselves, which was quite different from that I had experienced before. During my study, I chose to live in with my classmates in the dormitory. I think it’s better than living in British family because I can meet people from different countries easy.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，是新华中学高二・2班学生。

你校最近举行了学校篮球赛，你班获得冠军。

请你给英国笔友Alan写一封邮件，介绍篮球赛决赛情况。

邮件内容包括：
1.比赛的经过；
2.你在比赛中担任的角色（如球员、观众等）；
3.你的感受。

注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.结尾已为你写好。

Dear Alan,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. C
2. D
3. A
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. C
8. C 9. B 10. A 11. D
12. B 13. C 14. A 15. C
16. G 17. D 18. A 19. F 20. E
21. C 22. A 23. B 24. A 25. D 26. B 27. D 28. C 29. A 30. D 31. B 32.
C 33.
D 34. A 35. C 36. D 37. B 38. C 39. A 40. B
41. most important
42. and 43. to be
44. why 45. as
46. expression
47. After 48. to celebrate
49. has become
50. burning
51.(1).have→has
(2).find→found
(3).student→students
(4).interesting→interested
(5).but→and
(6).yourselves→ourselves
(7).that→what
(8).去掉with前的in
(9).British前添加a
(10).easy→easily
52.略。