江苏省徐州市大许中学2021届高三上学期联考英语试卷(有答案)

1、江苏省徐州市大许中学2021届高三上学期联考英语试卷注意事项：1、本试卷由三部分组成。2、考试时间120分钟，满分120分。3、答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡相应的位置。4、全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题:每小题25分，满分375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。ACambridge Shakespeare Festival 2020Special Charity PerformancesOnce again, in loving memoiy of Margaret Eliz

2、abeth Crilly, the Cambridge Shakespeare Festival will continue its support of the Childrens Hospice in Milton and St. Johns Hospice on the WinaL with a senes of special charity perfbnnances. Every pemiy raised will go diiectly to these organisations.All special charity perfbnnances begin at 2:00 pm

3、in their usual venues （会场）；nonnal performances begin at 7:30 pm.Eight Fantastic PerformancesHamlet 8 July-27 JulyA Midsummer Nights Dream 8 July-27 JulyHemy IV （Pait I） 8 July-27 JulyThe Winter fs Tale 8 July-27 JulyMuch Ado About Nothing29 July-17 AugustThe Tempest 29 July-17 AugustHemy IV （Pail II

4、） 29 July-24 AugustAs You Like It 29 July-24 AugustTicketsTickets cost 17 and 13 concessions （减价 票）.Tickets are available to purchase on our website. We regret the necessaiy imposition （征11 攵）of a 1.50 booking fee per ticket, but the increase in our own administration costs has made this unavoidable

5、.IMPORTANT NOTESConcession tickets:Please note, you will need to bring proof of eligibility （资格证明）to buy concession tickets. Student concessions only apply to those with proof of being in full-time education. Other categories for concession tickets include the old, unemployed and disabled.Seating po

6、licy:There are about 200 chairs at each venue available on a first come, first seived basis. Tliere is also a picnic area immediately in front of the chairs for audience members to sit on the lawn （草坪） though this is giound-level only, you should not use your own chairs in this area. Please note: pu

7、rchase of a ticket guarantees admission but does not guarantee a seat.In which way are special charity perfbnnances different fiom nonnal ones?A. Their venues.B. Tlieir showtime.C. Their ticket prices.D. Their seating policy.When can you see Much Ado About Notliing?A. On 24 July.B. On 26 July.C. On

8、28 July.D. On 30 July.How much should a disabled person pay to book an evening perfbnnance?A. 13.B. 14.50.C. 17.D. 18.50.BWlien my fiiend suggested going to the op shop （二手商店），instantly I thought “I hope no one I know sees me”. It was the same when my cousin commented on my new fiimiture and Japanes

9、e, fine-bone-cliina bowls and asked where I got them. They were from the local op shop but instead I said fiom the antique shop”.Many people in my Gieek-Cypriot community would look down on me if I said I shopped at the op shop. They may pity me, consider me poor, a failure. Immigrants sacrificed th

10、eir families and homes for a better life. Buying a house and having enough money to live comfortably, to educate your cliildren and see them also live comfortably, are a big part of the immigrant dream, But has tliis dream made us materialistic at the cost of our own planet?Ourlove for purchasing th

11、e latest trendy clothes or fbmituie, then donating them when we are tired of them has become nonnal. I was once like this. But after watcliing the documentaiy The True Cost I learned donated clothes that dont get sold are sent to developing nations, many of them ending up in landfills （垃圾填均?也）.In ad

12、dition, your new dress requkes electricity and materials to make. But if you buy a second-hand dress, thats one less dress in a landfill and one less new dress to be made.A friend introduced me to op shopping only a few years ago. My fiist item was a dress she gifted me. It was lovely and I loved it

13、. Nobody could tell it was second-hand. Tliis opened me up to purchasing more second-hand high quality branded clothes. Once I visited a friend and was impressed by how she decorated her apartment. Its all second-hand/- she said. I couldnt believe it. The tmth is a lot of things sold at the op shop

14、are in new or almost new condition. Tliafs when I made the decision to only buy second-hand things.Selling second-hand things isnt anything new but what the planet needs is more buyers. Tliere is so much excess （过量）production in the world. So stop feeling ashamed, and lets get shopping. 4. What kind

15、 of feeling is expressed in Paragraph 1?A. Pride.B. Embarrassment. C. Delight. D. Sympathy.What are many people in the author community like?They are probably materialistic.They care about the emdronment.They tliink highly of op shopping.They look down upon immigrants.What was the author encouraged

16、to do after visiting her friends apartment?Watch the documentaiy The True Cost.Donate more to local chanties.Avoid shopping too much.D. Stop buying new things.Whats the puipose of the text?A. To entertain. B. To advertise. C. To persuade. D. To describe.cWlien you walk with a backpack, do you know h

17、ow the tilings inside move from side to side? Now scientists have figured out how to tap into that movement to produce electricityPicture a pendulum G罢锤）fixed to a backpack frame and stabilized with springs on either side. The packs weight is attached to the pendulum, so the pendulum swings side to

18、side as you walk. Then a machine is driven by that swinging movement, and spits out electrical current to charge a batteiy.Xblunteers earned the pack wliile walking on a mmimg machine and wore masks to measure the flow of 0? and CO2. Walking with the slightly swinging 20-pound load, the device （设 备）

19、did not significantly a Sect the volunteers5 metabolic （新陈代谢的）rate compared to when they earned the same weight fixed 111 place. I11 fact, the energy-harvesting pack reduced the forces of acceleration theyd feel in a regular pack, which might mean greater comfort fbr a long hike. And the device did

20、produce a steady trickle （涓 流）of electricity. If you up the load to 45 pounds, the swing of the pack could fiilly charge a smart phone only after 12 hours. The details are in the journal Royal Society Open Science.The device produces electricity fiom human movement and has been identified as a worka

21、ble solution to pioviding a renewable energy source fbr portable electronic devices. It is particularly usefill fbr those who work 111 remote areas, as these people often cany a lot of weight in a backpack fbr their exploration.But heies a real conundrum: the energy-harvesting device cuneiitly weigh

22、s five pounds. The researchers say thats about four pounds too many to be a smart alternative to batteries. So they hope that more research lets them lighten the load, to ensure the pack charges you up without weighing you down.What does Paragiaph 2 mainly talk about?A. How the device works.AAHiat t

23、he device looks like.Who the device is designed fbr.Why scientists designed the device.Which of the following describes the device?It gieatly affected the volunteers metabolic rate.It harvested energy as the volunteers walk.It failed to produce steady electricity.D It was useless for a long walk.Wha

24、t does the underlined word “conundrum“ in the last paragraph mean?A. Problem. B. Method. C. Bond. D. Decision.Wliat will the researchers tiy to do next?Increase the charging speed of their device.Find smarter alternatives to batteries.Reduce the weight of their device.Put their device on the market.

25、DJapan is known to have higher than average rates of stomach cancer, Recently, the town of Kaneyama in Yamagata Prefecture decided to get its 6, 000 residents （居民）tested.However, the frozen urine samples （尿样）are not tested in conventional ways. Instead, Professor Masao Miyashita and his team are usi

26、ng them in a trial to detemiine if specially trained cancer-sniffing dogs can accurately detect the disease. Though the study is still in its early stages, Miyashita is tlmlled with the results. He said, “In our reseai-ch so far, cancer detection dogs have been able to find signs of cancer with an a

27、cciu acy of nearly 100 percent.Researchers have known about the animals superior sensoiy skills for decades. However, their ability to detect cancer in humans came to light in 1989, after a dog sniffed out early-stage malignant melanoma （恶性黑色素瘤）on a patienfs leg in London. Since then, scientists fro

28、m many countries have conducted studies to test dogs gieat skill at identifying cancer chemicals.Wliile most dogs can be trained for the task, researchers say the best candidates are dogs that are precise, quiet, and perhaps even a little shy. The training process is similar to how dogs are taught t

29、o leam any trick by rewarding them with treats! However, it takes much longer because the dogs have to leam to separate the “cancer scent （气味）from the thousands of organic compounds （有机化合物）in the human body. Researcheis begin by exposing the dogs to urine samples from people with cancer, people with

30、 other diseases, and patients with no health issues, Once the dogs are able to accurately identify cancer, they are further trained to detect particular kinds of cancer.Successfill as they may be, expeits tliiiik dogs are unlikely to replace conventional tests. For one, it takes about seven years an

31、d costs as much as $45,000 to train a single dog. Klaus Hackner, a researcher and physician who studies dogs detecting cancer in breath samples at Kreins University Hospital in Austria, is also not convinced dogs can be relied upon alone. Patients, therefore, have to receive farther tests to coiifin

32、n if they have the disease.What do we know about the cancer-sniffing dogs mentioned in Paragiaph 2?They have done a great job.They are trained in a special way.They can easily leam to distinguish cancer.They can be seen in many Japanese hospitals.What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 3?A. O

33、ffer readers some advice.Add some background infomiation.Summarize the previous paiagraphs.Introduce a new topic for discussion.What kind of dog is suitable for the caiicer-sniffing job?A. Smart and brave.B. Active and faithfill.C. Stiong and patient.D. CareRil and peacefill.What is Klaus Hacklier o

34、pinion on cancer-sniffing dogs?They should work as a team.They need to receive more training.They can replace doctors in detecting cancer.They should be used togethei with traditional tests.第二节（共5小题；每小题2. 5分，满分125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。Young People Enjoy Reading More during Loc

35、kdownMore than a third of young people in the UK say they have read more during the coronavirus outbreak. 16 .Between Januaiy and March 2020, the National Literacy Tmst and Puffin asked 58,346 young people, aged nine to eighteen, in the UK about thek reading habits. They then repeated tills with 4,1

36、41 young people during lockdown, between May and early June. 1718 , Nearly 60% of those questioned said that reading made them feel better. More than 46% had read a new book and around 14% said they re-read books that they had akeady enjoyed.There was an increase in the gap between girls- and boys r

37、eading habits. Tlie report found girls enjoyed reading more than boys during lockdown. At the start of 2020, gills were enjoying reading 2.3% more than boys were. Tliis difference rose to 11.5% during lockdown. Before the lockdown, more gills read every day than boys. 19.Some childieii imported that

38、 they did not have access to books during lockdown, because schools and libraries were closed. Others said they did not have a quiet space where they could read, and that without encouragement from teachers and friends, they had not felt like reading as much as they used to. 20 . More than half of b

39、oys said that listening to audiobooks made them more interested in reading, and 43.2% said it had increased their interest in writing. Half of the people asked said that reading had encouraged them to dream about the 丘itur已The survey found that not only were young people reading more, but more than

40、a quarter said they were enjoying reading more.When it came to listening to audiobooks, slightly more boys than gills were found to enjoy them.The findings were released on 13 July by the National Literacy Trust and Puffin, which is one of the worlds leading publishers of childrens books.The lockdow

41、n has changed theii reading habits.Subtly different from those previously surveyed, their ages range from eight to eighteen.Tliis gap widened during lockdown too.The survey leveals how much the young people enjoy reading during lockdown.第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（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

42、个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I grew up in a West Virginia mining town in Fayette County. A man named Jolin moved into our town from New Orleans. He was a 21 man. who I estimated was at least 66, 245 pounds. He had broad shoulders and tmly 22 the definition of the V body type. He was really a man with strength

43、 and endurance.Jolm worked for some days, when there were no 23 and he was absolutely a hell of a great miner. Howevei, the 24 day came, when I was ten; a temble disaster 25 , Timber crossbars （木梁）were often used in mines to 26 the top. That day my father was working alongside John in the mine. A ti

44、mber cracked suddenly and the loud ciy of men was 27 . Heanng this, my dad and John mshed to the site of the 28 , There some miners were trapped; they felt 29 and depressed, either in shock or in prayer.In times of emergency, John began to rescue the miners without hesitation. He grabbed the timber

45、and with a strong push applied all his 30 to it. In a seemingly impossible turn of events, the blocking moved. Jolin 31 the timber and all the miners escaped, but in doing so, the wood stmctiire was becoming further weakened, and John himself was trapped below iii place of the miners. My father and

46、the other miners 32 started to work with their jacks （千斤顶）， desperately trying to 33 John, but the top fell down suddenly and there was no 34 of reaching him. John was buried there fbiever.A small marble monument was 35 in front of the entrance to the mine in memoiy of John, the hero who had sacrifi

47、ced his life deep iii the eaith in order to save other miners.21. A. ridiculousB. strangeC. ordinaiyD. large22. A. fittedB. createdC. explainedD. produced23. A. chancesB. changesC. problemsD. tasks24. A. meaningfulB. importantC. commonD. fateful25. A. endedB. stmckC.spreadD worked26. A. buildB. cove

48、rC.supportD. press27. A. let outB. cut outC. blocked upD. turned up28. A. explosionB. workshopC. mineD accident29. A. anxiousB. calmC. hopelessD curious30. A. strengthB. teclmiqueC. knowledgeD. patience31. A. hitB. brokeC. cutD. raised32. A. miinediatelyB. giaduallyC. finallyD mainly33. A.pullB. lif

49、tC. catchD. free第34. A. planB. hopeC. significanceD. equipment二35. A. made upB. fixed upC. put upD. laid up节(共io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 emption of hundreds of wildfires across the West of the U.S. is not uncommon as it has become a near-annual occuneiice. A massive wild

50、fire forces thousands of people 36 (flee) their homes. 37 (exliaust) fiiefighters warn of its speed and intensity. Smoke smothers (v. 使 窒息)cities and states hundreds of miles away.Since August 15, 2020 California has witnessed 900 wildfires, many of 38 were started by an intense series of lightning

51、strikes. There have been eight fire deaths and more than 3,300 structures destroyed in the flames. Tlie blazes have burned 39 record 2 million acres in California, and the danger fbr more destmction is so higli the U.S. Forest Sendee announced Monday it 40 (be) closing all eight national forests in

52、the southern half of the state.The fires 41 (spread) rapidly during a baking heat wave since mid-Augiist. After a 42 (typical) diy summer, California is heading into 43 noniially is the most dangerous time fbr wildfires when fall comes.California, Oregon and Washington state have seen liistonc wildf

53、ires that have burned faster and 44 (far) than ever before. Numerous studies in recent years have linked bigger wildfiies in the U.S. to global warming, so the real battle is against climate change. Instead of treating the wildfire 45 a threat to be swiftly extinguished, Ainencans need to leani to l

54、ive with it, as they have before.第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节应用文写作(满分15分)假定你是李华。你的英国朋友Lynn来信说她即将上大学，而她妈妈担心她的生活自理能 力。她不知该如何消除妈妈的顾虑。请你给Lynn回一封信，内容包括：1、表示理解：2、提出建议并说明理由。注意：词数80左右；第二节读后续写(满分25分)阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Once there was a ship tiavelling on the rough sea and on the ship there was a pai

55、r of couple. All of a sudden, the sliip met with an accident and the couple had no choice but to mn to the lifeboat without delay. After reacliing there, they realized that there was space only fbr one person. At that very moment, the husband pushed liis wife behind liim and jumped onto the lifeboat

56、 himself, leaving his wife standing on the sinking ship, shouting sometliing desperately to her husband, eyes filled with tears.”The teacher stopped her stoiy-telling and asked her students, “Guys, guess what it was that she shouted. MMost students answered, UI hate you!”After listening to all this

57、reply, the teacher glanced tliiough the whole class again and noticed that there was a boy sitting silently tluoughout. Then she asked him the same question.The boy answered, UI believe she would have shouted Take care of our child.”Listening to his remarks, the teacher was suiprised and asked the b

58、oy doubtfully “Have you heard of this stoiy before?”Shaking his head, the boy said softly and sadly, “No, I havent. But thats what my mother said to my father before she died of a deadly disease/-Moved and feeling sad, the teacher replied, uYour answer is absolutely light!”Then she continued, uLet5s

59、 take up the stoiy Tlie ship sank eventually and the husband went home and brought up their daughter alone. Many years later after the death of the man, their daughter was tidying up all liis belongings when she found liis diaiy In liis diary she found that when her parents were on the ship, her mot

60、her had akeady been diagnosed （诊 断）with advanced illness and at the critical moment, the father mshed to the only chance of survival.” 注意：.续写词数应为150左右；请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Paragraph 1:In liis diary, the man mentioned he wished to sink to the ocean with his wife but for their daughter he had to live.Par