2021届无锡市河埒中学高三英语第四次联考试卷及答案解析

2021届无锡市河埒中学高三英语第四次联考试卷及答案解析第一部分阅读（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AStaying-at-homeprovestobeeffectiveinslowingthespreadofthevirus,butlonelinesscanbetoughformany.Luckily,intheageofsocialmedia,wearenevertrulyalone.Andwiththeextratimespentindoors,artistsaresteppinguptohelpusallwiththefollowingclubs.DrawingfromDistancebySarahBethMorganLet’sshinesomelightduringthistryingtimeandencouragesocialdistancing!I’mstartingthistomorrowmyself—butfromwhatIoffer,takewhateveryouplease.Norules!Justhavefun!StayathomeArtClubbyCarsonEllisHello!I’llbepostingarthomeworkhereeveryweekdaymorningwhenIcan.They’llbedesignedforkidsandgrownupsalike.Hereisyourfirsthomework:Drawapictureofyourselffromtheshouldersup.Youcanfollowsomeusefulexamples.Ifyouwanttoshareorseeotherpeople’sself-picture,usethesehashtags:#Stayathomeartclub#QACselfportrait30-DayindoorArtbyDanielleKrysaOnemonthofavoidingcrowds?I’min!IchallengeyoutousethistimeinsidetomakeonepieceeverydayfromnowuntilmidApril.Pleasejoinmeinplayingaroundwithsomepaintingideasthathavebeenrollingaroundinmyheadbuthaven’tfoundtheirwayontopaperyet.Stayathome,makeart,savesomeone’slife.DIYfromIllustoriaMagazineWehavebeensoinspiredtoseeourcommunitycometogethertoprovideeasyartprojectsforfamiliesduringthisstay-at-home-time!DIYisactuallyafantasticwaytosparkyourimaginationwithoutbreakingasweat.AvideoeverydaywillteachyouhowtoDIYsomething.WhatdoweknowaboutSarahBethMorgan?Sheisastrictartist.Sheaimsattrainingmoreartists.Shepreferstoworkathomeoffice.Shewillprovideawiderangeofchoices.WhatareyouexpectedtodoifyoujoinStayathomeArtClub?A.Handinhomeworkeveryday. B.Shareotherpeople’spictures.C.Drawapictureofyourself. D.Showupinpersonoccasionally.Whatdoes“spark”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A.Setoff. B.Setdown.C.Setaside. D.Setabout.BOnerainyafternoon,Iwasonacrosstownbuswhenayoungwomanjumpedon.Shehadachildwithherwhomusthavebeenabout3or4yearsold.Thebuswasfull,bumpy,anditsoongotnoisyasherkidbegancryingbecausehecouldn’tsitnexttohismother.Therewereacoupleofopenseats,buttheyweren'ttogether.Shewasflusteredandlookedembarrassed.Thenanotherwoman,alittleolder,stoodupandmovedsothatthemotherandchildcouldsittogether.Themomsmiledasathank-you.Andthenthreewordscameoutoftheolderwoman’smouththatelevatedtheentireenergyofthatbusride:“I’vebeenthere”.Simple,undramaticandhonest.Inthatmoment,itseemedtounitepeople.Why?Becausealmostallexperiencesaresharedhumanexperiences.Weforgetthat,asweforge（前进）throughlife,focusedonourowntroublesandneeds—whichareactuallylessuniquethanwethink.Howcanthesethreewordscreatemoreconnectioninyourlife?Askyourself:“WhereamIholdingback?OnethingIknowforsureisthis:Healingothershelpshealyourself.Inoticedthisrecentlywithmyfriend,Tracy,whotookanewfriendwhohadsufferedamiscarriageunderherwing.Tracyhadthreeofthembeforehavingherdaughtertwoyearsago.Ourintellectneedsadoctortoexplainthemedicalsideofthings,yes.Butoursoulsneedhumanconnectiontohelpusalong.Noonecandothatbetterthansomeonewhohasbeenexactlywhereyouare.Cantheessenceofthesethreewordshelpyoumakeasmalldifferencerightnow?Itcanbeassimpleasvolunteeringyourseat,sharingsomehelpfuladviceorevenlighteningthemoodwithajokewhenyounoticethatsomeone’suncomfortable—becausewe’reallinthistogether.Theunderlinedword“flustered”inthesecondparagraphisclosestinmeaningto .A.angry B.anxious C.scared D.upsetWhatdoesthewomanmeanbysaying“I’vebeenthere”inthethirdparagraph？Thewomanwasonthebusandsawwhathadhappenedtotheboy.Thewomangottoherdestinationandwasreadytogetoffthebus.Thewomanoncehadthesimilarexperiencewiththatmother.Thewomantooktheexactseatthattheboywasonjustnow.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?Everyonehashisorherownuniqueproblemthatisdifficulttosolve.Doctorscanhelpusgetthroughwhenwehavementalorphysicalproblems.Theauthor’sfriendTracyfeltbetteraftershewascomfortedbyhernewfriend.Onecanindeedmakeadifferencetothoseinneedofhelpbydoingsimplethings.Thepassageisintendedto .showaharmoniousworldbytellingsometouchingstoriespraisethosewhoarewillingtohelpothersinemergenciesappealtoreaderstogivetimelyhelptothoseinneedillustratesomewaysofhelpingothersindetailCIfyou’relookingforareasontocareabouttreeloss,thissummer’srecord-breakingheatwavesmightbeit.Treescanlowersummerdaytimetemperaturesbyasmuchas10degreesFahrenheit,accordingtoarecentstudy.ButtreecoverinUScitiesisshrinking（缩减）.AstudypublishedlastyearbytheUSForestServicefoundthatwelost36milliontreesannuallyfromurbanandruralcommunitiesoverafive-yearperiod.“Ifwecontinueonthispath,citieswillbecomewarmer,morepollutedandgenerallyunhealthierforinhabitants,”saidDavidNowak,aseniorUSForestServicescientistandco-authorofthestudy.Nowaksaystherearemanyreasonswhyourtreecoverisdeclining,includinghurricanes,tornadoes,fires,insectsanddisease.Buttheonereasonfortreelossthathumanscancontrolissensibledevelopment.Nowaksaysthereisadownsidetotreestoo,suchaspollenallergy（花粉过敏）orlargetailingbranchesinstorms,andpeopledon’tlikesweepingleaves.But,hesays,therearewayscitiesandcountiescanmanagetreestohelpcommunitiesthrive（繁荣）.Urbanforestsespeciallyneedourhelptoreplacefallentrees.Unlikeruralareas,itisverydifficultfortreestorepopulatethemselvesinacityenvironmentwithsomuchpavementandasphalt（沥青）.“Alotofournativetreescan’tactuallyfindaplacetodropaseedsotheycanregenerate,”explainsGregLevine,co-executivedirectorofTreesAtlanta.“That’swhythecommunityhastogoinandactuallyplantatreebecausetheareasjustaren’tnaturalanymore.”Nowaksaysthefirststepiscaringforthetreesonyourownproperty（财产）.“Wethinkwepayforourhouse,andsowemustmaintainit.Butbecausewedon’tpayfornature,wedon’tneedto.Andthat’snotnecessarilytrue.Whydoestheauthormention“treescanlowersummerdaytimetemperatures”?Totellthetemperaturesinsummerarehigh.Toexplainthereasonoftreeloss.Totelltreesarehelpful.Tointroducethetopic.HowcanhumanscontroltreelossaccordingtoNowak?Developcitiesinreasonableways.Preventfiresformdamagingtrees.Improveclimatetolettreesgrow.Decreaseinsectsincities.Whydoforestsincitiesneedourhelp?Becausetreesdon’tgrowinacityenvironment.Becausenativetreesdon’tdropseedsanymore.Becausetreesinurbanareascan’tregeneratenaturally.Becausehumanswanttoplantmoretrees.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?Describetheimportanceoftreesincities.Appealpeopletoprotecttreesintheirsurroundings.Askpeopletoplanttreeswiththeauthor.ShowthenumberoftreesintheUSisdeclining.D36-year-oldJuanDuallikestojokethathe’semptyinside.Juan’sstorybeganwhenhewasonly13.Itwasthenthathewasdiagnosedwithaterribledisease,whichlefthimwitha99.8%chanceofdevelopingcancerofthedigestivesystem.Atage19,rightafterfinishinghigh-school,Juanunderwentatoughoperationtotakeawayhiscolonandrectum.Sadly,itwasonlythebeginning.Byage28,Juan’sdiseasehadaffectedhisstomachandgallbladdersohehadtogoundertheknifeagain.Havingjustrecoveredfromseveralserioussurgeries,JuanDualdecidedtoaccepttheinvitationofsomefriendsofhisparentsandtraveltoJapan.Itwastherethatthingsstartedtochangeforthebetter.Hedidn’tspeakawordofJapanese,sohespentmostofhistimewalkinghisdog.Oneday,thedogpulledharder,andJuanrealizedthathewasstillabletojog,andhestartedtodojustthat.Monthslater,hefoundhimselfworkinginasmall,peacefultowninEngland.Therewaslittleintermsofentertainment,butthetownwassurroundedbyhills,sohedevotedevenmoreofhistimetorunning.Hebefriendedsomelike-mindedfolksandtoldthemwhathe’dbeenthrough,andtheyseemedamazedatthefactthathewasstillalive,letalonethathewaspushinghimselftoexercise.That’swhentheideaoffocusingonmotivatingotherstookrootinhismind.WiththehelpofPepa,anutritionist,JuanDualslowlyrelearnedhowtoeattokeephisenergylevelhighenoughtosustainhimduringphysicalactivity.Eightmonthsafterhislastoperation,hefinishedtheBarcelonahalfmarathonintwohours.Hethenstartedtrainingformountainrunningandultra-marathons.WhydoesJuanDualsayheisemptyinside?A.Becausehehasnodesireforanything. B.Becausehedoesn’thavemuchknowledge.C.Becausehealwayssuffersfromgreathunger. D.Becausemanyofhisorganshavebeenremoved.WhatmadeJuanDualawarethathecouldstillrun?A.Hisparents’support. B.Awalkwithhisdog.C.Theideaofchallenginghimself. D.Hisquickrecoveryfromsurgeries.WhendidJuanDualdecidetoinspireotherswithhisstory?A.AfterfinishingtheBarcelonahalfmarathon.BAfterbeingintroducedtoanutritionistnamedPepa.C.AftersharingitwithhisfriendsinanEnglishtown.D.Aftermakingfriendswithpeoplewithsimilarsufferings.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeJuanDual?Ambitiousandintelligent. B.Inspiringandresponsible.C.Unfortunatebutdetermined. D.Confidentbutstubborn.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Areyouboredwithyourdailylife?Herearesomethingsyoushouldtrybeforeyouareeighteenyearsold,becauseafterthatit'stoolate!Campoutinthegarden.Ifyoudon'thaveyourowngarden.findafiendwhohasone!Youwillneed:twoorthreefriends,sleepingbagsandwarmclothes.Takealotoffoodanddrinkwithyouandplaygamesuntilitgetsdark___16___Youwillneedatorch（手电筒）orelseyouwon'tbeabletoseeallyoursweets,anditmightgetabitfrightening.___17___Seriously.thisissoimportantthatitcouldsaveyourlife.Ifyoucan'tswimwell,youwon'tbeabletodowatersportslikewaterskiingandsurfing.EventakingaboattripwillbedangerousforyouMakesureyoudoit.Collectsomething.Oneofthebesthobbiesforunder-18siscollectingthings.___18___Thebestwaytocollectistohaveaspecialalbumtoputyourcollectioninandtowritewhateachthingmeanstoyou.Thatwayyouwon'tforget.Tryatleastonekindofteamsport.___19___Youhavetoworkwellwithotherpeople.Otheradvantagesofteamsportsarethattheykeepyoufit,andtheyaregreatfun,Teamsusuallyhaveagoodsociallifetoo---you'llgotolotsofpartiesandmakemanyfriends.Writeyourfamilytree.Whenyouareyoung.gettoknowalltheolderpeopleinyourfamily.Findoutasmuchasyoucanaboutthemwhentheywereyoung___20___A.Learntoswim.Gooutforfun.Itisanimportantskilltobeateamplayer.Runninghelpstotrainaperson'scharacter.Drawafamilytreesothatyouwon'tforget.Youcouldcollectstampsoremailsfromfriends.Whenitgetsdark,tellstoriesandeatallyoursweets.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MorethanbirthdaydinnerTheotherdaymydaughterandIwentoutfordinnertocelebrateherbirthday.Wewenttoaplacesheloves.The 21 isontopofahillandwhenwe 22 ,thesunwassettingbehindthemountains.Thekindwaitress 23 usatthedoorbut 24 thatwewouldhavetowaitaverylongtimeforour 25 becauseitwasshortstaffed.Shesaidthatitcouldbeoveranhourbeforewegotourdishes.Well,wedecidedthatwewould 26 becauseshestronglyadvisedthatweshould!Westoodoutside 27 whattodonextwhentheownercameoutand 28 thatwestay!Sowewentbackin.Thewaitresswas 29 .Wewaitedaboutanhourbeforewegotourfoods!Butdoyouknowwhat?ItwasOKbecausewehadteaandweenjoyedsomegreat 30 andalotoflaughs.Intheend,the 31 wasbeautifulinsomanyways.Everyonediningthereknewthattheownerandstaffwerestruggling.Wewereallfacingthistogetherandeveryoneseemedtobevery 32 andappreciative.Whenwewereleavingwegavethewaitressapeacedove.EvenbeforeIcould 33 toherwhatitwas,sheburstinto 34 !Sheexplainedthatshewasahighschoolstudentfromoverseasandwashavingahardtime 35 schoolandworkanddidn’thavemanyfriends.Assheheldthedove 36 toherheart,shesaidwehadnoideahowmuchit 37 toher!Wewereallintears.Shortlyafterwards,thecookcameouttoapologizeforthe 38 andwetoldhimthateverythingwasperfect.Noapologieswere 39 .Infact,wewereso 40 foreverything.Itcouldn’thavebeenbetter!21.A.palaceB.churchC.templeD.restaurant22.A.arrivedB.startedC.gatheredD.stopped23.A.collectedB.metC.receivedD.accepted24.A.mentionedB.promisedC.warnedD.admitted25.A.partyB.dinnerC.mealD.order26.A.leaveB.waitC.refuse D.stay27.A.determiningB.decidingC.wonderingD.finding28.A.orderedB.insistedC.beggedD.hoped29.A.wrongB.rightC.helpfulD.kind30.A.coffeeB.timeC.tea D.conversation31.A.impressionB.sceneryC.experienceD.place32.A.mercifulB.understandingC.generousD.anxious33.A.pointB.referC.presentD.explain34.A.tearsB.laughterC.sorrowD.excitement35.A.goingforB.focusingonC.dealingwithD.judgingby36.A.closeB.nextC.oppositeD.just37.A.matteredB.meantC.costD.valued38.A.billsB.listsC.delaysD.dishesA.available B.accessible C.reliable D.necessaryA.grateful B.responsible C.qualified D.suitable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Morethanonemonthago,aphotographerwenttoLitang,aremotecountyinSichuanProvince,___41.___（take）somepicturesandhe___42.___（accident）shotavideoofa20-year-oldTibetanherdsman,DingzheninMandarin.Inthevideo,Dingzhen___43.___（capture）walkinginfrontofhishomeandsmilingshylytowardsthecamera.AfterthephotographerpostedthevideoonDouyin,___44.___soonwentviral（迅速走红）,gainingovertwomillion___45.___（like）andmorethan100,000comments.Somenetizenscommentedthat“theyoungman’seyesarefullofstarsandareaspureastheblueskybehindhim”,whilesomedescribedhissmile___46.___“purestoneintheworld”.Dingzhen’ssudden___47.___（popular）alsomadeLitanggoviralonChina’ssocialmediaplatforms.___48.___numberofsearchesforLitangrosequickly.OnCtrip'swebsite,searchesforLitangstartedgoinguponNov20.Thesearchaverageshotup620%againstthepreviousweek,andwasfourtimesgreater___49.___duringtheNationalDayholidayinOctober.DingzhenwasalsogivenajobpromotingtourismforLitangCountyandwouldgetamonthlysalaryof3,500y