2021届全国高三下学期冲刺英语模拟试卷15

1、学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精好教育云平台 内部特供卷 第 =page 4*2-1 7页（共 =sectionPages 7*2 14页） 好教育云平台 内部特供卷 第 =page4*2 8页（共 =sectionPages 7*2 14页）学必求其心得，业必贵于专精2021届全国高三下学期冲刺英语试卷14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.AWhats on your travel list for 2020？ Ive consulted several

2、travel experts to find out the top places in the USA worth visiting in 2020.Where: New Orleans， LouisianaWhy: New Orleans is known for its music and food scene not to mention the festivals。 It has about 130 festivals each year so theres really no bad time to visit。 Bourbon Street is the obvious choi

3、ce for food, drink and jazz and its definitely a must-visit location, especially for firsttimers to the city。Why: Vail is the perfect destination for travelers looking to find almost everything in one central spot。 Stay at the amazing Four Seasons Resort and Residences Vail to be steps away from Vai

4、l Village， a popular town with cobblestone(鹅卵石) streets for wandering leisurely。 The countrys largest free transportation system runs frequently, making it easy to access almost anywhere from Vail Village to Lionshead Village。Where: Hudson Valley, New YorkWhy： The Hudson Valley is where New Yorkers

5、go to escape the city when they need a healthy dose of nature and relaxation. Just an hour and half north of New York City, the Hudson Valley is made up of small, impossibly charming towns, where the air is fresher and things do move slower in the mountains。1. You can enjoy different things in New O

6、rleans except A。 sceneryB. musicC. festivalsD. food 2。 Which place would you prefer if you like wandering leisurely?A. Bourbon Street. B. Vail Village。C. Lionshead Village。 D. New Orleans.3. What can New Yorkers enjoy in the Hudson Valley?A。 Ancient towns. B. Healthy diets。C。 Slow movement. D. Inner

7、 peace.BTwenty years ago， I became involved in pet therapy(治疗） work。 As digging deeper into the job， I had an urge to be a recorder of their daily work to let more and more people know their efforts and contributions。 After all, they could not say our languages. It was when I got familiar with the w

8、ork that I got my golden retriever puppy（金毛寻回犬), whom I named Angel. As she matured and went through obedience training， I realized that she would be a good partner。Angel is ten now and still works every week. As a rule, she visits two hospitals， a day care for the elderly, and our librarys PAWS for

9、 Reading program。 Angel has also helped out at a childrens special-needs camp. She is so popular that everywhere we go people recognize her, especially the kids she has worked with。We have seen some very special things through our pet therapy work。 I brought Angel to our local hospital to visit a wo

10、man who was completely paralyzed(瘫痪的） on her right side from a stroke. One day， my husband, Jack asked her if she wanted to give Angel a treat。 She nodded and gently took the treat， raised her right hand and started petting Angel. Her friend was in the room and said, “She hasnt been able to move tha

11、t hand since she had her stroke！”Somehow it seems appropriate that when Angel visits the hospital， she also performs tricks for the patients with her paws。 The best one is when she crouches on the floor and crosses her paws。 She stays still and doesnt move until Jack says “Best wishes. Its the best

12、wishes for all the people Angel meets as well as for her。4. Why does the author want to be a recorder？A. Pets cannot record themselves。 B. Pets should be highly praised.C. Pets labor should be made aware of。 D. Pets daily work is important。5. How is Angels work?A。 Busy but rewarding。B。 Interesting b

13、ut tiring.C。 Funny and amusing。 D. Important and demanding.6。 What did Angel do for the paralyzed woman？A. She cured her disease。 B. She visited her at times.C。 She gave her best wishes。 D. She played tricks on her.7. What is the best title for the passage?A。 A loyal dog。B. Selfless love。C。 A silent

14、 angel。D. Great devotion。CWhen you really love a book， or have just scored a new one that youre dying to read， it can be exciting to pick up a smooth， shiny hardcover copy that creaks a little bit when you open it. But those hardcover books can be heavy, and new ones arent cheap， either. Sometimes,

15、youd just rather have a portable paperback but if its a new book youre after， you might have to wait a full year or so to get it in paperback form. Why are books released as hardcovers first？Not so long ago, hardcover books were the only type of books. Before the appearance of mass production， print

16、 runs were limited， and books were hard-bound and expensive. Around the 1930s， that changed with the production of mass-produced paperback books， which consisted with a huge surge in reading as a leisure activity around World War . Paperback books were more affordable and cheaper to produce， which s

17、till holds true today。Despite the seeming advantages of paperbacks， there are several reasons why the hardcover has persisted(持续). Because of its history， it conveys a bit more legitimacy(正统性) in the book world than the paperback does。 “The hardback is a mark of quality。.。it shows booksellers and re

18、viewers that this is a book worth paying attention to，” Philip Jones， editor at the Bookseller, explains to The Guardian.But the major reason why books come out as hardcovers is that people buy them, despite their higher cost。 The Economist compares it to movies being released in theaters several mo

19、nths before they arrive on DVD。 “Just as film fans like to see films on the big screen， collectors enjoy the hardbacks superior quality，” according to The Economist。 And because theyre profitable， publishers can gain more from hardcovers, which “will often sell at twice the price of their paperback

20、equivalent（相等物） but do not cost twice as much to produce,” Jones explains.8。 What can we learn about hardcover books from paragraph1？A. They appeal to real booklovers。 B。 They are heavy but not expensive.C。 They take a long time to come out。 D。 They are not preferred by booklovers.9. What does the u

21、nderlined word “surge” in paragraph 2 mean?A。 Drop。B. Success.C。 Blow。D。 Increase。10。 Why are hardback books still printed today？A. They are brilliantly edited. B。 They are worth collecting。C. They convey correct information。 D. They sell better than paperbacks.11。 What is the main purpose of the pa

22、ssage？A。 To introduce hardcover books。 B. To present a new social finding。C. To explain a confusing problem。 D. To encourage people to read books。DNever play games with a bot(robot） - it will find a way to cheat if it can。 A team from OpenAI， an artificial intelligence lab in San Francisco， has deve

23、loped artificially intelligent bots that taught themselves to cooperate by playing hideandseek。 The bots also learned how to use basic tools to help them win.Bowen Baker at Open AI and his colleagues wanted to see if the team-based dynamics of the OpenAI Five could be used to produce skills that cou

24、ld one day be useful to humans.The researchers set their bots loose in a simulated（模拟的） environment filled with fixed walls， movable boxes and ladders, and left them to play team games of hide-and-seek. The bots each had their own view of the world and couldnt communicate with each other directly。At

25、 first， the hiders simply ran away。 But they soon worked out that the quickest way to stop the seekers was to find objects in the environment to hide themselves from view. The seekers learned that they could move boxes around and use them to climb over walls。 The bots then discovered that being a te

26、amplayer passing objects to each other or cooperating on a hideout was the quickest way to win。But the real surprise came when the bots started making use of problems or faults。 Seekers found that if they pushed a ladder towards a wall, they could launch themselves into the air and spot hiders from

27、above。 Hiders found that they could get rid of the ladders by pushing them aside.It shows that Als are able to find solutions that humans miss， says Baker。 “Maybe theyll even be able to solve problems that humans dont yet know how to.” However, it is a large leap(跳跃) from virtual hide and seek to re

28、al problem-solving。 “The main limitation is that it is in simulation,” says Chelsea Finn at Stanford University.12. Why did Bowen and his colleagues conduct the research？A. To teach bots to play games。B. To train bots to use basic tools。C. To find if bots may cheat like humans.D。 To see the potentia

29、l of bots cooperation。13. Whats the third paragraph mainly about？A. The tools of the research.B。 The design of the research。C。 The competitors of the game. D。 The environment of the game。14。 What does the underlined word “It” in the last paragraph refer to?A。 Passing objects. B。 Moving boxes around。

30、C。 Making use of faults。 D. Hiding themselves from view.15。 What does Chelsea think of the finding of the research?A。 It can bridge a gap in the AI research。B。 It will not be influenced by the real world。C. It will definitely help the real problemsolving。D. It may not be realized out of the virtual

31、world。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。So often we find ourselves on autopilot waking up in the same home， putting on the same clothes and taking the same transportation to the sameold job. 16 And while its perfectly natural for humans to stick to routine, theres mu

32、ch to be discovered beyond the limits of our comfort zones.There is no exception to a man aged 53. 17 He knew it was going to be hard to find another job. He also knew it was now or never to pursue his lifelong dream of owning his own restaurant. But he was too old to compete with the young and too

33、weak to do any labor work。 18 He didnt want to spend his rest life sitting around and feeling pity for himself. Also， Mrs。 Mockenhaupt actively encouraged him to move on， considering it a perfect chance for two of them to start their own business with plenty of time and without the disturbance of ch

34、ildren。 19 Brian found just what he wanted eight blocks from home an existing cafe that was underperforming and whose owner was highly motivated to get out of his lease(租期). 20 But the problem was that he had never financially planned for this day。 He had to borrow money from friends and relatives.

35、After that， he changed the name to Black Dog Coffee， and made it alive again. Eighteen years later, theyre still there and doing better than ever。 Brian says hes extremely grateful for the decision to make a change。A. Then came the opportunity。B。 The thought filled him with anxiety.C. That was exact

36、ly what Brian needed.D。 Even our New Years decisions to change hardly make it。E。 With the support of his family， he took a job in the local cafe。F. Several weeks after consideration, he decided to have a change。G。 Brian Mockenhaupt got laid off from a senior management position。第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第

37、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,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。My journey to isolation（隔离)was somewhat accidental.I saw an advertisement for a job as a leader for an expedition（探险) to Antarctica and I have to 21 it was the penguin in the ad that 22 my attention。 The ad noted that they were lo

38、oking for someone to lead a 23 of expeditioners in one of the most 24 and isolated places on the planet。 I took part in an 25 and then got a job that I knew I would regret if I didnt 26 it。 Leading 18 strangers for a full year through months of darkness and with no 27 from the freezing cold - I lear

39、ned some 28 lessons。After the journey， I wrote two best-selling books and became a motivational speaker。 Being in isolation meant I had to do lots of self 29 。 I kept a 30 , and every day I would think 31 of how I had operated as a leader。 That discipline of 32 myself taught me how to tell right fro

40、m wrong.I often think back to 33 I saw the picture of the penguin that 34 me to look at the ad for the job。 Its a moment that 35 my life completely.21. A。 admitB. believeC。 indicateD。 realize22. A. demandedB。 deservedC。 caughtD. needed23. A。 floodB。 coupleC。 teamD。 handful24。 A。 awfulB. remoteC。 pro

41、misingD。 disturbing25。 A. experimentB。 interviewC。 electionD。 investigation26. A. make forB。 prepare forC. register forD. go for27。 A. escapeB. departureC. protectionD. defence28. A。 hardB. powerfulC. privateD. terrible29。 A. serviceB. repairC。 studyD。 reflection30。 A。 petB. secretC. journalD. promi

42、se31。 A. clearlyB. carefullyC. highlyD. badly32. A。 evaluatingB. forgivingC. behavingD. enjoying33. A。 whereB。 whyC。 whenD. how34。 A。 enabledB。 permittedC。 allowedD。 inspired35。 A。 improvedB. formedC. endedD。 changed第二节（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1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Like many, Dean once viewed

43、surfing as a lifestyle, not a sport. He came to it several years 36 earning his graduate degree and going to work at a clinic。 “As I surfed more frequently，” he says, “I started to think about it 37 （different) what do I need to do to catch more waves 38 make more turns？”Deans clinical background wa

44、s the key factor 39 led him to begin reconsidering those ideas。 When his son started catching waves with friends, he asked 40 (many) questions： Why dont surfers train in the way football players do? He 41 (assess） the boys movements on the water and developed conditioning plans involving unstable su

45、rfaces。 He reviewed hours of video footage, 42 （focus) on how their techniques could be improved.Dean opened a surf club in 2010。 Over the 43 （year） he has trained Simpson, a US Open championship 44 （win), and other stars。 “My whole goal, Dean says, “ 45 （be) to get top surfers to do what lots of ma

46、jor sports are already doing。”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）你校三个月前发起了“我有一个好习惯的活动。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括:1。活动简介;2.你的好习惯；3.你的体会。注意：1。写作词数为80左右；2。请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。I Have A Good Habit_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.续写的词数应为150左右.Growing up, I understood one thing about my dad： He kne

47、w everything. This was our relationship： I asked him questions and he told me the answers。In my teen years, he taught me things Id need to know to survive in the real world. When I moved out on my own, I called him usually when something broke into my apartment and I needed to know how to fix the to

48、ilet, the airconditioner or the wall.But then, eventually, I needed him less. For everything， I had Google. I dont know when it happened， but when I found our conversations developed into six words。 Me： “Hi， Dad。 Him： “Hi， sweets。 “Heres Mom.” I loved my dad, of course, but I wondered at times if ma

49、ybe he had already shared everything I needed to know.Then, this past summer， I moved in with my parents for three weeks while my house was being repaired。 They own a lake house， and Dad asked me to help him rebuild the bulkhead(隔板） at their dock（船坞）。“How do you know how to build a bulkhead?”“I spen

50、t a summer in college building them on the Jersey shore.”“You did？” I thought I knew everything about my dad。 I knew about the summer at the manufacturing plant that burned his hands raw, and even the tiny little kitchen, where he learned how to make the best pancake. But I never knew this.“Yes. Now

51、 come up here and let me teach you how to use this circulars saw（圆锯）。 All of a sudden， I realized that maybe its not that theres nothing left to say。 Maybe its just that Ive spent my life asking him the wrong questions.Paragraph 1:We ended up our talking but I was lost in thought. Paragraph 2：“Wait，

52、 Dad，” I said， “How are you？” （湖北省武汉市部分学校2021届高三英语9月起点质量检测试题用稿）2021届全国高三下学期冲刺英语试卷14 答案版第二部分 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。AWhats on your travel list for 2020? Ive consulted several travel experts to find out the top places in the USA worth visiting in 2020。Wh

53、ere: New Orleans, LouisianaWhy: New Orleans is known for its music and food scene - not to mention the festivals。 It has about 130 festivals each year so theres really no bad time to visit。 Bourbon Street is the obvious choice for food, drink and jazz and its definitely a mustvisit location, especia

54、lly for first-timers to the city.Why: Vail is the perfect destination for travelers looking to find almost everything in one central spot. Stay at the amazing Four Seasons Resort and Residences Vail to be steps away from Vail Village， a popular town with cobblestone（鹅卵石) streets for wandering leisur

55、ely。 The countrys largest free transportation system runs frequently， making it easy to access almost anywhere from Vail Village to Lionshead Village.Where： Hudson Valley， New YorkWhy: The Hudson Valley is where New Yorkers go to escape the city when they need a healthy dose of nature and relaxation

56、. Just an hour and half north of New York City, the Hudson Valley is made up of small， impossibly charming towns， where the air is fresher and things do move slower in the mountains.1。 You can enjoy different things in New Orleans except A. sceneryB. musicC。 festivalsD。 food 2。 Which place would you

57、 prefer if you like wandering leisurely?A. Bourbon Street。 B. Vail Village。C。 Lionshead Village. D. New Orleans.3。 What can New Yorkers enjoy in the Hudson Valley？A. Ancient towns. B. Healthy diets.C。 Slow movement。 D. Inner peace.【答案】1-3 ABDBTwenty years ago， I became involved in pet therapy(治疗) wo

58、rk. As digging deeper into the job， I had an urge to be a recorder of their daily work to let more and more people know their efforts and contributions。 After all， they could not say our languages. It was when I got familiar with the work that I got my golden retriever puppy(金毛寻回犬）, whom I named Ang

59、el。 As she matured and went through obedience training, I realized that she would be a good partner。Angel is ten now and still works every week。 As a rule, she visits two hospitals， a day care for the elderly, and our librarys PAWS for Reading program。 Angel has also helped out at a childrens specia

60、l-needs camp。 She is so popular that everywhere we go people recognize her, especially the kids she has worked with.We have seen some very special things through our pet therapy work。 I brought Angel to our local hospital to visit a woman who was completely paralyzed（瘫痪的） on her right side from a st