2021届江苏省南京市六校联合体高三上学期英语联考试题

1、2021届江苏省南京市六校联合体高三上学期英语联考试题第二部分阅读 (共两节，满分50 分)第一节 (共 15 小题; 每小题 2.5分，满分 37.5 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_All current University of Chicago (UChicago) students have the opportunity to take courses offered by The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Booth) within the guidelines se

2、t forth by Booth and the student's department/division. Tuitioncharges are based on the tuition policy and rate for your department or division.If you are not a current University of Chicago student, enrollment is possible through the Graham School of General Studies. Booth graduates c

3、an take up 300 units tuition-free at any time after graduation. Note：Courses are offered only if a seat is available at the time your registration is processed. Booth students have first priority for registration, so popular courses may be closed due to space limitations. Accommodations Students who

4、 have or expect to obtain a letter of accommodation from the Universitys Office of Student Disability Services should indicate this in their registration request poll and be prepared to present an accommodation letter after successful enrollment in a Booth course. Course Materials FeeEach Booth cour

5、se will have a fee of $25 for cases and articles that are delivered electronically through Canvas, faculty course webpages, or hard-copy in class. This Booth Book Fee is in addition to any textbooks that may be required, and is non-refundablefor courses dropped after Friday, the second week of

6、the quarter.21. Which of the following is the most suitable for the blank in the first paragraph?A.Courses B.Schedule C.Qualifications D.Evaluation 22.Which statement about the courses may the author agree with?A. Courses are offered on a space-available basis.B. Only students from UChicago can take

7、 the courses.C. Popular courses are reserved for students from Booth.D. Graduates from Booth have free access to all the courses.23.What can be learned from the last paragraph?A. The $25 fee doesnt include textbooks needed.B. The Booth courses last for around eight weeks.C. The Booth courses are mai

8、nly delivered online.D. Fees can be paid back when one quits halfway.BSky Drive Inc. conducted a successful test drive of its new flying car on August 25 at the Toyota Test Field, one of the largest in Japan and home to the car companys development base. The car, named SD-03, manned with a pilot, to

9、ok off and circled the field for about four minutes.It was the first public demonstration for a flying car in Japanese history.“We are extremely excited to have achieved Japans first-ever manned flight of a flying car in the two years since we founded SkyDrive. with the goal of commercializing such

10、aircraft,” CEO Tomohiro Fukuzawa said.“We want to realize a society where flying cars are an accessible and convenient means of transportation in the skies and people are able to experience a safe, secure, and comfortable new way of life.”The SD-03 is the worlds smallest electric vertical take-off a

11、nd landing vehicle and takes up the space of about two parked cars, according to the company. It has eight motors to ensure “safety in emergency situations”.“In designing an unexplored, new type of transportation known as the flying car, we chose the keyword progressive for inspiration,” Design Dire

12、ctor Takumi Yamamot said.“We wanted this vehicle to be futuristic, charismatic and desirable for all future customers, while fully including the high technology of SkyDrive.”The company hopes to make the flying car part of normal life and not just a product. More test flights will occur in the futur

13、e under different conditions to make sure the safety and technology of the vehicle meet industry standards.The success of this flight means that it is likely that the car will be tested outside of the Toyota Test field by the end of the year.The company will continue to develop technologies to safel

14、y and securely launch the flying car in 2023. However, no price has been announced so far.24. Whats the feature of SD-03?A. Green and energy-saving.B.Secure and multi-function.C.High-tech and user-friendly. D.Expensive and unmanned.25.What do Takumi Yamamots words imply?A.They are the pioneer of fly

15、ing cars.B.Flying cars will soon be commercialized.C.Flying cars will set a new trend in society.D.They target flying cars on high-end consumers.26.What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?A.Flying cars fail to reach industry standards.B.Flying cars will be sold at affordable prices.C.The safe

16、ty of flying cars needs strengthening.D.Tests arenow limited tothe Toyota Test Field.27.What is the main idea of the text?A.Flying cars will be on the market by 2023.B.Flying cars are no longer just a flight of fancy.C.SkyDrives SD-03 is the flying car of tomorrow.D.SkyDrive demonstrates its first p

17、iloted flying car.CVocational education is having a moment in the United States, as more job training programs are carried out in schools. But these efforts require a change in thinking about what the process looks like, one that isnt built only on pushing students to either a college-bound or a voc

18、ation-bound track, a long-standing criticism of vocational education efforts in the U.S. One place to look for inspiration may be Finland. The countrys vocational education and training(VET) opens not only to students after they complete nine years ofschool, but also to adults looking for a career c

19、hange or improvement in vocational skills. Finnish students complete nine years of comprehensive education, after which students have an option: They can continue on an academic track and prepare for university, or they can choose to begin vocational training. Either way, the process takes three yea

20、rs, and both sets of students can, following the completion of their tracks, apply for university or enter the workforce. Students can even do both at the same time if they want to. One reason for VETs success in Finland is the wide range of occupations for which training is offered. For most Americ

21、ans, the idea of vocational education calls to mind welding(焊接) or auto repair. Such training is offered in Finland, of course, but other fields, like education, tourism, cooking, social services and gardening, are also included in Finnish vocational education. VET courses are even available for hom

22、e economics so people can learn to manage their households. VET isnt just for teenagers and young adults deciding what they want to do with their lives. VET programs are available to older adults as well. These adults may want to improve their skills in their current occupations, or they may be look

23、ing to change their careers entirely, from a driver to a baker. VET programs can help them achieve those goals. These courses may cost money for adults, between 50 and 60 euros, but many are free of charge. A survey of VET students found high satisfaction with the process. 64 percent of those who re

24、sponded to the survey said they felt the vocational skills they learned as a result of their training were enough for work, and another 70 percent felt confident they could find work after graduation as a result of the skills they learned. 28. In the authors opinion, vocational education in the U.S.

25、 _. A.follows in Finlands footstepsB.fails to cater to the publics needs C.greatly decreases students interest in learningD.serves as an addition to the college-bound track29.How is Finlands VET special? A.It is a major part of comprehensive education. B.It opens up opportunities to people of all ag

26、es.C.It is totally independent of a college education.D.It is flexible and fully respects students choices. 30.Which of the following can explain VETs success in Finland? A.VET guarantees trainees a good job. B.VET is free of charge for all trainees. C.VET is totally supported by the government. D.V

27、ET offers training in almost all walks of life. 31.What do most students surveyed think of Finlands VET? A.Practical. B.Academic. C.Challenging. D.Thorough.DConcerned about pollution and congestion (拥塞), a growing number of local governments are trying to reduce the number of drivers in Europes big

28、cities. Some, like London and Stockholm, have introduced congestion charges to discourage driving during peak hours. Paris has tried banning cars from driving on certain days, depending on whether they have even or odd number plates. Perhaps the most ambitious plan to curb cars comes from Oslo, Norw

29、ays capital. The change that is most easily to be noticed in Oslo is somewhat different from that in other European cities. Late last year, the government removed some 700 parking spaces from the city centre, replacing them with benches, bicycles and more pavements. The mere 50 or so spots that rema

30、in are largely reserved for handicapped residents and local businesses that rely on deliveries. Another big change has come in the form of zoning reform. Some roads in the city centre have been closed off to private cars; others have been changed so that traffic can only flow in one direction. Enfor

31、cement has been severe, though. The city government has placed signs informing drivers of the new rules, but not everyone has paid them much attention. In addition, Norways conservatives believe strongly in the idea of car ownership, and shopkeepers worry that fewer cars might mean fewer customers.

32、It is still too early to assess how effective the new measures have been. Still, early data show that pedestrian traffic in the city centre was up by 10% in the fourth quarter of 2018 over a year earlier, which suggests the reforms are working as intended. Hanna Marcussen, vice-mayor for urban devel

33、opment and a member of the Green Party, notes that Oslos most successful shops are on the high street, where most customers are pedestrians anyway. The government is busy compiling tax records to measure the economic impact of its reforms. Research on Stockholms congestion-pricing scheme finds that

34、the benefits from factors such as shorter travel times and safer roads far outweigh the fees paid by drivers. The fact that the citys efforts to control traffic have been controversial has forced the government to take an incremental (递增的) approach, constantly negotiating with suspicious business ow

35、ners. Ms Marcussen compares the governments traffic reforms to Norways public-smoking ban, which was passed in 2004. She said many people complained before the law was passed, but few today would demand loudly to let people smoke in pubs again.32. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the

36、underlined word “curb” in paragraph 1？A. Support. B. Control.C. Replace.D. Abandon.33.What is the most visible change in Oslo？A. The removal of public parking. B. Creating more one-way traffic. C. The limitation on cars in rush hours. D. Placing strict restrictions on private cars. 34.What message i

37、s conveyed in the third paragraph? A. Cars are hardly banned. B. Anti-car policies are in vain. C. The car industry is declining. D. The reforms havent come easily. 35.What does Ms. Marcussen mean in the end? A. New things need to be tested repeatedly. B. Timing is important to the success of reform

38、s. C. More efforts are to be put in the traffic reforms. D. Most people will finally support the traffic reforms.第二节 (共 5 小题；每小题 2.5分，满分 12.5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。Its not secret our dependence on fossil fuels for energy has put an unbearable strain on the environment. Alternati

39、ve forms of energy, such as wind and solar power, are often either too inefficient or too expensive to permanently replace conventional energy sources, such as coal and oil.36 This has led to solutions that some might consider unbelievable.Take the cactus (仙人掌) for example. Believe it or not, scient

40、ists have discovered that one cactus, called nopal, can be transformed into clean, renewable energy. 37 The gas the rotting cactus gives off can then power a generator that creates electricity. Whats more, nopal is cheap and easy to grow, and the pulp (果肉) can be used as fertilizer, leaving no waste

41、 at all!An even more common plant product that could be used as fuel is sugar. Researchers found that by processing sugar with water and certain proteins, you can create hydrogen a major alternative to gasoline. And sugar is easy to get. 3839 The bioluminescent Aequorea victoria jellyfish, for insta

42、nce, produces a protein that, when applied to aluminum (铝) and exposed to UV light, generates a tiny amount of power. While it might not produce enough power to make a difference to the environment, it could still help heal people by powering microscopic devices used in advanced medicine. If the tec

43、hnology advances far enough, it could perhaps be used on a larger scale in the future.Just as the Aequorea victoria jellyfish produces a useful protein, human beings, too, produce something that can be used as a power source body heat! When lots of people gather together in a mall or on a subway, al

44、l that body heat adds up and can be converted into power for homes and offices. 40 Some selected buildings in London, Stockholm and Paris are running on people power.A. To create fuel, all you need to do is let the nopal rot.B. This has already been implemented in several cities.C. As a result, scie

45、ntists have to really think outside the box.D. Sugar is the primary source of energy for every cell in the body.E. The future looks bright when we observe how creative humans can be.F. Besides the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom has plenty to offer, too.G. Thus, in the future, we may have to get u

46、sed to putting it in our cars as well as in our coffee.第三部分语言运用 (共两节，满分30分)第一节完形填空(共 15 小题; 每小题 1 分，满分 15 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。Two years ago, Kiah Twisselman was working for the Kentucky Beef Council, when she reached the weight of 285 pounds. Kiah was responsible for their nu

47、trition program, which meant 41 the health benefits of beef and it wasnt sitting well with her. She had to stand up in front of a group registered 42, a group of influencers, and tell them about the nutritional benefits of beef, and it made her so 43.While on a flight to a work conference, Kiah read

48、 a book by motivational speaker Rachel Hollis. “That book was kind of my 44 call to me that if you want to change your life, it is 100 percent in your 45 and nobody elses,” said Kiah.She started 46 Hollis on social media and decided to try her Five To Thrive plan, which 47 her to adopt five simple h

49、abits and commit to 48 them every day for 90 days.Kiah started waking up earlier, 49, began daily journaling, drank water according to the instruction and ate healthily. In just a few months, she lost 25 pounds, which 50 her to keep going, 51 when she hit a plateau (停滞期). She set a new goal: to lose

50、 100 pounds.To 52 things up, Kiah started trying out harder workout videos. Unlike previously blaming herself for her failure, this time, she started from a place of 53. “When I failed, I was more willing to 54 myself and say, What can I learn from this?”Over the next year, Kiah lost 103 pounds and

51、the physical transformation was so 55! 41. A. believing B. improving C. ensuring D. advocating42. A. nutritionists B. tourists C. farmersD. partners43. A. unfortunate B. successful C. uncomfortableD. appealing44. A. business B. wake-up C. first-aidD. conference45. A. favor B. diet C. controlD. opini

52、on46. A. following B. assisting C. blamingD. interviewing47. A. forbade B. qualified C. permittedD. challenged48. A. overcoming B. practicing C. celebratingD. correcting49. A. watched out B. dashed out C. worked outD. spoke out50. A. forced B. fueled C. promisedD. reminded 51. A. thus B. yet C. mere

53、lyD. even52. A. fix B. divide C. switchD. sum53. A. self-criticism B. self-love C. self-respectD. self-doubt54. A. save B. protect C. introduceD. forgive55. A. apparent B. awkward C. slightD. gradual第2节 语篇填空（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。There are now well over 1,000 colleg

54、es and universities that dont require SAT or ACT scores in deciding whom to admit, a number that is growing every year. 61 new study finds that scores on these tests are of little value in predicting students performance in college, and 62 (raise) the question: Should those tests be required at all?

55、 When a college considers test-optional admissions policies, the first 63 (react) people feel is that the college will admit less 64 (qualify) students. Actually, more students from diverse backgrounds 65 (admit) to colleges abolishing test scores and students graduate at a higher rate. 66 , some re

56、searchers question the impact the policies have had 67 schools. They argue that 68 the study is showing cant prove test scores can be an obstacle for students. But two years worth of data clearly indicate that students who go into university with high test scores perform no better than 69 (they) fel

57、low students. So the70 (add) value of test scores in predicting performance is minimal. If a college wants to do a better job serving traditionally under-served populations, test optional policies can provide a very useful tool.第四部分写作 (共两节，满分40分) 第一节 应用文写作 (满分 15 分)假定你是学生会主席李华，新年即将来临，你校将举办晚会，请你写信给你校外教老师John，内容包括：1. 邀请他参加晚会；2. 晚会的时间、地点；3. 活动安排。注意