江西省名师联盟2021届高三英语上学期第一次模拟考试试题

1、江西省名师联盟2020届高三英语上学期第一次模拟考试试题PAGE 14江西省名师联盟2020届高三英语上学期第一次模拟考试试题注意事项：1答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）略第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节

2、（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。A【江西省名校（临川一中、南昌二中)2019届高三3月联合考试】Heres a list of books Im looking forward to this fall season. Not all of them will rise to the level of the advertisement, but its an abundant crop.“Home After Dark” by David Small (Liveright, Sept. 11)

3、In 2009, Small published a celebrated graphic memoir(回忆录) called “Stitches”. Now the Caldecott Medal winner is back with a graphic novel about a motherless 13-year-old boy brought up in an unhappy home in California. This is a tale told in few words and many striking images. On Sept. 11 at 3p.m., Sm

4、all will be at Amazonbooks at Union Market. More information at www. /graph-tale.“Waiting for Eden” by Elliot Ackerman (Knopf, Sept. 25)This brief novel is related by a dead soldier who is watching over a horribly burned partner in a Texas hospital. That sounds embarrassingly emotional, but Ackerman

5、, who served in a Navy in Iraq and Afghanistan, is one of the best soldier-writers of his generation. More information at www. amazon. com/military-essay.“All You Can Ever Know” by Nicole Chung (Catapult, Oct. 2)Chung, the editor of the literary magazine Catapult, was adopted as a baby by a white fa

6、mily in Oregon. In this memoir, she writes about her childhood, her Asian American identity and her search for the Korean parents who gave her up. More information at www. amazon. com/politics-prose.“Unsheltered” by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper, Oct. 16)Alternating between past and present, this novel

7、 tells the story of a woman investigating a late-19th-century science teacher who was caught up in the controversy over Darwinism. Like her other novels, this one promises to explore social and scientific problems. Visit www. amazon. com/tech-science for more information.21. If you hope for a signat

8、ure of the author, you will probably buy a copy of _.A. All You Can Ever KnowB. Waiting for EdenC. Home After DarkD. Unsheltered22. Who joined the army in the Middle East?A. Elliot Ackerman.B. David Small.C. Barbara Kingsolver.D. Nicole Chung.23. If you want to read books about non-fiction, you can

9、surf_.A. www. amazon. com/graph-taleB. www. amazon. com/politics-proseC. www. amazon. com/military-essayD. www. amazon. com/tech-scienceB【陕西省汉中市2019届高三高考一模英语试题】A company in San Francisco, California, has found a way to turn used plastic bottles into womens shoes.Every day, millions of Americans drin

10、k water and other liquids from plastic bottles. More than 60 million of them are thrown away each day. Many of the plastic bottles end up in landfills or are burned with other waste products.A San Francisco start-up company called Rothys, however, turns this plastic waste into environmentally friend

11、ly shoes. Roth Martin is the companys co-founder. He explains how they turn plastic into soft material for womens feet. They take the plastic, clean it, and break it down into small pieces. Then they press them through a device that makes soft fibers. Those fibers are then combined together. This is

12、 done by a 3D machine. It is designed to reduce waste while making the shoes. The knitted stuff and the inner part of the shoe are then attached to the shoes outer part, called the sole (鞋底). This outer sole is also made from environmentally friendly material: responsibly sourced no-carbon rubber.Ro

13、thys shoes are sold online. They are flat shoes, with either a rounded or pointed toe. They come in different colors and designs. They cost either $ 125 or $ 145 per pair, depending on the design. After American actress Gwyneth Paltrow discovered them last year, the demand for the shoes grew. Martin

14、 says there is no shortage of material to fill that demand. “Were not going to run out of water bottles any time soon. So we have a limitless supply of material, and I think that is a good sign for our future.” When the environmentally friendly shoes wear out, customers can return them at no cost to

15、 a company that uses the recycled materials to make other products.For now, the shoes are only available to be shipped in the United States. However, the company says it will add international shipping in the near future.24. How are used plastic bottles usually dealt with?A. They are buried or burne

16、d.B. They are used to make shoes.C. They are changed into soft materials.D. They are returned to factories for reuse.25. What does the underlined word knitted in the third paragraph mean?A. Attached. B. Fixed.C. Combined. D. Repaired.26. Which of the following directly helped to increase the sales o

17、f Rothys shoes?A. The design and color. B. The reasonable price.C. The companys advertisement. D. The star power of Gwyneth Paltrow.27. What is the purpose of the text?A. To advertise a new kind of shoes.B. To describe the process of making shoes.C. To introduce a new way of recycling plastic waste.

18、D. To stress the importance of environmental protection.CTime Travel【江西省新余市2019届高三一模质量检测】If you could travel in time, where would you go? Perhaps you would watch an original performance of a Shakespeares play in Elizabethan England? What about hanging out with Laozi in the Spring and Autumn Period?

19、Or maybe youd voyage far ahead of the present day to see what the future holds.The possibility of time travel is indeed appealing. Stories exploring the subject have been around for hundreds of years. Perhaps the best known example is science fiction novel. The Time Machine, which was written by H.G

20、. Wells and published in 1895 for the first time. It was adapted into at least two feature films of the same name, as well as two television versions, and a large number of comic book adaptations. It is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel using a vehicle that all

21、ows an operator to travel purposefully and selectively. The term “time machine”, coined by Wells, is now universally used to refer to a vehicle transporting people into the far future.But could time travel actually be possible? Some scientists say yes, in theory. They propose using cracks in time an

22、d space called “wormholes”, which could be used as shortcuts to other periods. Einsteins theory of relativity allows time travel in extreme circumstances. And British physicist Stephen Hawking says you could travel into the future with a really fast spaceship going at nearly the speed of light. Thou

23、gh building such a spaceship would of course be no simple task.Even if you could travel into the past, there is something called the “grandfather paradox”. It asks what would happen if a time traveler were to go back in time and have his own grandfather killed for some reason, and therefore prevent

24、himself from being born. If the time traveler wasnt born, how would he travel back in time?And would you really like to visit the future? In H.G. Wells book, the main character travels into distant time where he arrives at a beach and is attacked by giant crabs. He then voyages 30 million years into

25、 the future where the only living thing is a black object with tentacles(触角).If thats whats in store, maybe we are better just living in the present day after all.28. The novel The Time Machine mentioned in Paragraph 2 aims to show _.A. the contribution of H.G .WellsB. the storys different featuresC

26、. the long history of time travelD. peoples interest in time machine29. Einsteins and Hawkings theories _.A. suggest the possibility of time travelB. push the invention of the first spaceshipC. have proved wrong by some time travelersD. have similarities in many way30. In Paragraph 4, “grandfather p

27、aradox” probably refers to the idea that _.A. the traveler is prevented from meeting his grandfatherB. the grandfathers death makes the travelers birth impossibleC. the traveler goes back in time to seek for his grandfatherD. the reunion of the traveler and his grandfather brings happiness31. Accord

28、ing to the passage, what is probably the authors attitude towards time travel?A. Skeptical.B. Unclear.C. Supportive.D. Unconcerned.D【2019年浙江省绍兴市高三3月适应性考试英语试题】Like a tired marriage, the relationship between libraries and publishers has long been dull. E-books, however, are causing heartache. Librarie

29、s know they need digital wares, but many publishers are too cautious about piracy(盗版) and lost sales to co-operate. Among the big six, only Random House and Harper Collins license e-books with most libraries.Publishers are wise to be nervous. Owners of e-readers(电子阅读器) are exactly the customers they

30、 need: book-lovers with money. If these people switch to borrowing e-books instead of buying them, what then? Electronic borrowing is awfully convenient. Unlike printed books, which must be checked out and returned to a physical library miles from where you live， book files can be downloaded at home

31、. The files disappear from the device when they are due.E-lending is not simple, however. There are lots of different and often incompatible(不兼容的) e-book formats, devices and licenses. Most libraries use a company called OverDrive, which secures rights from publishers and provides e-books and audio

32、files in every format. Yet publishers and libraries are worried by Over Drives global market dominance(优势), as the company can control fees and conditions. Publishers were annoyed when OverDrive cooperated with Amazon, the worlds biggest online bookseller, last year. Owners of Amazons Kindle e-reade

33、r who want to borrow e-books from libraries are now redirected to Amazons website, where they must use their Amazon account to secure a loan.According to Pew, an opinion researcher, library users are a perfect market for Amazon. Late last year Amazon introduced its Kindle Owners Lending Library, whi

34、ch lets its best customers borrow free one of thousands of popular books each month.Library supporters argue that book borrowers are also book buyers and that libraries are vital spaces for readers to discover new works. Many were cheered by a recent Pew survey which found that more than half of Ame

35、ricans with library cards say they prefer to buy their e-books.So publishers keep adjusting their lending arrangements in search of the right balance.Random House raised its licensing prices earlier this year, and Harper Collins limits libraries to lending its titles 26 times.32. It can be inferred

36、from Paragraph 1 that _.A. several big publishers have sold e-books to librariesB. most publishers are hesitant to cooperate with librariesC. libraries are eager to keep strong relationship with publishersD. libraries and publishers face the same problem of e-books piracy33. Why are publishers worri

37、ed that people will switch to electronic borrowing?A. E-books must be checked out and returned to libraries regularly.B. There is no time limit for the book files downloaded on the device.C. There are lots of different and incompatible e-book formats available.D. Book sales may drop sharply because

38、of convenient electronic borrowing.34. We can learn from the text that _.A. Amazon is adopting measures to win more customersB. e-books can be lent at libraries as many times as you likeC. OverDrive distributes e-books and audio files to publishersD. over half of Americans are borrowing e-books from

39、 libraries35. What is the best title for the text?A. The Hopeful Future of Publishing BusinessB. The Uncertain Economics of Lending E-booksC. The Dull Relationship between Libraries and PublishersD. The Close Cooperation between OverDrive and Amazon第二节 （共5小题; 每小题2 分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选

40、项。选项中有两项为多余项。【湖北省鄂东南省级示范高中教育教学改革联盟2019届高三第一次模拟考试】 Artists might have sunk into a state where they forgot themselves, didnt need to think and lost track of time, and inspirations would “just flow out”. Such a state of total involvement and effortless concentration is called “flow”. 36. . It is accomp

41、anied by physical changes such as deepened breathing and slow heart beats.The benefits of being in the flow state stretch beyond the experience itself. Flow is associated with subjective happiness, satisfaction with life and inner peace. At work, its linked to productivity, motivation and responsibi

42、lity. 37. . In fact, we all can experience flow whenever we are fully devoted to our work or hobbies or relationships, in mountains and cities alike. If you dont experience flow every day, here are ways to trigger (触发) it.Create best conditionsAvoid noisy environments and opportunities for interrupt

43、ions. 38. , so youll need to experiment to find what works best for you.39. You need to engage in activities that are meaningful, that you find challenging and for which you have the skills required to come out as winners. The level of difficulty should also be just right not so easy that you find y

44、ourself bored, but not so hard that you get stressed.Stay highly aware of yourselfPractice staying highly aware of your breath, your presence, your thoughts and your actions, and you will live fully each second of the present and be completely yourself. Gradually the world around melts away and what

45、 you are doing becomes worth doing for its own sake. 40. .A. Decide on a proper activityB. Flow is more than a state of mindC. Fortunately, flow is not unique to artistsD. Flow is a happy accident when it happensE. Then you will be already in the flow state before you know itF. The most desirable en

46、vironment varies from person to personG. Take whatever calm you can get, be yourself and the observer of yourself第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Running for a Dream【江西省新余市2019届高三一模质量检测】I will never forget that November day. I

47、t was hotter than normal. This was the 41 my father and I had waited so long for, because we had been working towards this race for three years. Dozens of familiar faces from church and school flashed across my view. They had come 42 me. I saw worry and 43 on my fathers face. Then the race began!For

48、 the first two and a half miles. I felt 44 . I had never before been so ready for something. The weeks leading up to the race were filled with controlled 45 and a strict diet. My friends hadnt seen me in weeks, but they understood the 46 required to make my dream a reality. As in all of my races, I

49、didnt 47 out in the front, I loved the pleasure of passing people as my strength overtook their premature speed. Then without warning, my strength began to decrease. Neck and neck with one of my greatest competitors, I 48 see the finish line. I had begun the final dash into 49 when my knees became w

50、eak and my legs gave way. Nothing I could do would make them 50 weight. I watched as runners rushed by me. 51 I knew my dreams of victory were destroyed. I had to finish the race. However, my legs hurt badly. With all of the 52 left in me, I got on my hands and knees and crawled(爬), inch by inch，acr

51、oss the finish line. Voices, both 53 and familiar, cheered me on. They gave me the courage to keep 54 until the very end. The doctors were there in seconds, but my eyes searched the crowd for him. There was only one person I wanted to 55 to. I whispered, “Im so sorry, Dad, Im so sorry I 56 you.” He

52、looked at me, saying, “You could never disappoint me. Sometimes these things just 57 . All that matters is that you did your best.”“But we worked so 58 . What about our dream?” He reached over for my hand and said, “Dont you know that you are my dream and it has come true?”It wasnt long before my ru

53、nning shoes were back on, marking a 59 path for my journey, I learned that all of the miles, the tears, the sweat, and the pain my dad and I experienced together were not for a _60 . What I realized, though, was that to him, I was the greatest prize he had ever won. 41. A. dreamB. weatherC. resultD.

54、 day42. A. forB. toC. acrossD. over43. A. coldnessB. astonishmentC. excitementD. amusement44. A. proudB. greatC. nervousD. afraid45. A. programsB. studiesC. instructionsD. practices46. A. sacrificeB. potentialC. patienceD. attention47. A. lookB. moveC. startD. come48. A. shouldB. couldC. mustD. need

55、49. A. reliefB. spiritC. pleasureD. glory50. A. giveB. feelC. holdD. add51. A. WhereB. BecauseC. IfD. Although52. A. trustB. emotionC. strengthD. confidence53. A. loudB. foreignC. softD. firm54. A. goingB. runningC. fightingD. training55. A. referB. talkC. listenD. agree56. A. frightenedB. disturbed

56、C. disappointedD. bored57. A. developB. changeC. followD. happen58. A. lateB. hardC. closelyD. quickly59. A. newB. nearC. roughD. narrow60. A. wishB. dutyC. rankD. race第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。【2019年浙江省宁波市效实中学高考一模英语试题】 Beijing, together with Zhangjiakou, succeeded

57、 in getting the chance to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, which speeds up the development of Zhangjiakou City. Word came 61. the Beijing- Zhangjiakou high-speed railway, located in North China, is now 62. construction, and is expected to be completed by 2020 in 63._ (prepare) for the cities to h

58、ost the 2022 Winter Olympics.Starting from Beijing North Railway Station and heading west through the Great Wall, the project is 64._ (probable) the biggest challenge ever. Its designers say that the explosions needed 65._(dig) the tunnels will not have a negative effect on the structure.The railway

59、 line has a length of 174 km as a double-track passenger line, with ten stations along its route. Enjoying 66. total investment of 31.17 billion yuan ($5 billion), the trip between the two cities will only take 40 minutes 67. the train will travel at an average of 250 km/h.According to the plan, the

60、 high-speed railway will have two branch 68. (line) one is to Yanqing Station and the other to Taizicheng of Chongli, where the Olympic Village lies. The full railway, 69._ (include) a 70-kilometer section through Beijing, 70. (complete) in four and a half years.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1