2021届兰州市第七中学高三英语二模试卷及参考答案

2021届兰州市第七中学高三英语二模试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读（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ABobandSueHarveyspentnineyearsasresidentfellowsinadormitoryatSanfordandintheirbookVirtualRealityandTheCollegeFreshman,theywrite“TheFreshmanoftenfacesanidentityproblemduringthefirstsemester.”Collegeisamorepressuredenvironmentthanitusedtobe,inpartbecausetheacademicgapbetweenhighschoolandcollegehasincreased.Manycollegefreshmenhaveneverhadtomakeindependentdecisionsaboutsex,drugsandalcohol.Mostdon’tknowhowtomanagetheirtimeormoney.Theyoftenfeellonelyandoverwhelmed,resultinginanxietyanddepression.NancyCorbin,directorofclinicalserviceforstudent-counseling（咨询）servicesatIowaStateUniversity,saysherofficeisseeingasignificantincreaseinrequestsforcounselingfromfreshmenwhoarehavingtroublemakingtheadjustmenttocollegelife.Shesaysolderteenagersincreasinglylacktheskillstodealwithpersonalproblemsthataren’teasilydefinedorfixed.Andtheygethomesickbuthaveahardtimeadmittingit.Parentsandhighschoolscanmakethingseasieronfreshmenbypreparingthemdifferently.Forexample,byteachingthemtobudgettheirhoursanddollars.TheHarveysthinkhighschoolsshouldofferacollege-lifecourse.“Parentsneedtofocusmoreonrelationshipandpersonalissuesandlessonhowmanysheetsandtowelstotake,”theysay.Manyhomesickfreshmenthinkthey’llberegardedasfailuresiftheycomehomebeforeThanksgiving.Soparentscanhelpbylettingthemknowthey’rewelcometoreturniftheyfeeltheneed.Inthemeantime,parentshavetofindnewwaystokeepintouchwiththeircollegekids.Oneofthebestwaysise-mail.It’slessunpleasantandlessexpensivethanconstantphonecallsandismorelikelytobeansweredthanahandwrittenletter.Whyisthefirstsemesterdifficultforfreshmenincollege?Becausetheyoftenfailinexams.Becausetheylacktimeandmoney.Becausetheyaretoohomesicktomakenewfriends.Becausetheyhavetosettlepersonalissuesontheirown.Inthelastparagraph,itissuggestedthat .parentsshouldstopbuyinganythingfortheirkidsparentsshoulddevelopagoodrelationshipwiththeirkidsparentsshouldbetaughthowtosende-mailstotheirkidsparentsshouldworkwithhighschoolsincollege-lifecoursesWhichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HardLifeofCollegeFreshmen B.ApproachestoTroubleinCollegeC.Freshmen’sAdaptationProblems D.AStrangePhenomenoninCollegeBThinkofJapaninthespringandtheimagethatcomestomindislikelythecountry’sfamouscherryblossoms,alsoknownas“Sakura”—whiteandpinkflowers,bloomingacrosscitiesandmountains.Theflowers,whichexperiencea“peakbloom”thatonlylastsafewdays,havebeenlovedinJapanformorethanathousandyears.Crowdscelebratewithviewingpartiesflockingtothemostpopularlocationstotakephotosandhavepicnicsunderneaththebranches.Butthisyear,cherryblossomseasonhascomeandgoneintheblinkofaneye,inoneoftheearliestbloomsonrecord.Scientistswarnit’sasymptomofthelargerclimatecrisisthreateningecosystemseverywhere.YasuyukiAono,aresearcheratOsakaPrefectureUniversity,hasgatheredrecordsfromKyotobackto812ADfromhistoricaldocumentsanddiaries.InthecentralcityofKyoto,cherryblossomspeakedonMarch26,theearliestinmorethan1,200years,Aonosaid.AndinthecapitalTokyo,cherryblossomsreachedfullbloomonMarch22,thesecond-earliestdateonrecord.Thepeakbloomdatesshifteveryyear,dependingonnumerousfactorsincludingweatherandrainfall,buthaveshownageneraltrendofmovingearlierandearlier.InKyoto,thepeakdatestayedaroundmid-Aprilforcenturies,butbeganmovingintoearlyAprilduringthe1800s.ThedatehasonlydippedintolateMarchahandfuloftimesinrecordedhistory.“Sakurabloomsareverytemperaturesensitive,”saidAono.“Floweringandfullbloomcouldbeearlierorlaterdependingonthetemperaturealone,”hesaid.“Thetemperaturewaslowinthe1820s,butithasrisenbyabout3.5degreesCelsiustothisday.”Thisyear’sseasonsinparticularinfluencedtheblossomdates,headded.Thewinterwasverycold,butthespringcamefastandunusuallywarm.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?Cherryblossomcelebrations.Warningofaclimatecrisis.Astrongloveforcherryblossom.Cherryblossomseasoncomingearlier.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“flocking”mean?A.Blocking. B.Flooding. C.Running. D.Following.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph5?Thepeakblossomdatesfallonafixeddate.ThecherryblossomrarelypeaksinMarch.Thepeakbloomdatesmainlydependonweatherandrainfall.Cherryblossompeaksaroundmid-AprilinTokyo.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?Toinformpeoplethedateofcherryblossom.Toshowastudyoncherryblossomdates.TopresentaJapanesetraditionofcherryblossomcelebration.Tomakepeopleawareoftheinfluenceofclimatechangeoncherryblossom.CI’veneverbeenthekindofpersontosay,“it’sthethoughtthatcounts”whenitcomestogifts.Thatwasuntilacoupleofweeksago,whenmykidsgavemeapresentthatblewmeawav.Foryearsnow,I’vebeenwantingtosellourhome,theplacewheremyhusbandandIraisedourkids.Buttome,thishouseismuchmorethanjustabuilding.Inthefrontroom,there’sawallthathashundredsofpencillines,markingtheprogressofmychildren’sgrowth.Everygrowthstageismarkedingrey,witheachchild’snameandthedatetheyweremeasured.Ofalltheobjectsandallthememories,it’sthisonethinginahomethat’sthehardesttoleavebehind.FriendsIknowhavereturnedhomeafterworkonlytodiscovertheirwallofheightshasbeenfreshlypaintedover.Anewpaintjobwouldn’tnormallybegreetedbytears,buterasingthatevidenceofmotherhoodhurtsmorethanitshould.Ourkidsgrowinsomanyways,butthewallisphysicalevidenceoftheirprogress,rightthereforeveryonetosee.Overtheyears,I’vetalkedabouthowmuchIwouldhateleavingthatwallbehindwhenImoved,eventhoughthelastmarksweremade10yearsagowhenmykidsstoppedgrowing.Sooneday,whileIwasatwork,mychildrendecidedtodosomethingaboutit.TheyhiredJacquieManning,aprofessionalphotographerwhoseworkisaboutcapturing（捕捉）thebeautifulthingsinlife,fromclearlakesandskiestodiamondsandballgowns（舞会礼服）.ShecametoourhousewhileIwasatwork,andoverseveralhours,tookphotosofthehundredsofdrawingsandlines,littlegreyfingerprints（手印）,andoldmarks.Somehow,shemanagedtophotographallthoseyearsofmemoriesperfectly.Afterwards,sheputallthephotostogetherintooneimage,transformingthemintoabeautifulhistoryofmyfamily.Threeweekslater,mychildren’swonderfulgiftmadeitswaytome—alife-sizephotoofthepencillinesandfingerprintsthatrepresentsentirelifetimesofloveandgrowth.TheunderlinedphraseinPara.I“blewmeaway”probablymeans“ ”.A.attractedme B.surprisedmeC.acceptedme D.refusedmeWhatdoesthehousereallymeantotheauthor?A.Ahouse. B.Buildings.C.Anobject. D.Memories.WhatsurprisedthefriendsIknowafterwork?Findingthewallrepainted.Erasingthefingerprints.Greetingthembytears.Leavingthewallunfinished.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?GiftMadewithLoveBuildingsMadebyChildrenAVeryWonderfulPaintingAFamilyHistoryDAteamofresearchersfromseveralinstitutionsintheUKandoneinEstoniahascreatedatypeofbuoy（浮标）thathasproventobeeffectiveatfrighteningseabirds,thuspreventingthemfromgettingcaughtingillnets—atypeofverticalfishingnetthatismadeofamaterialthatmakesitnearlyinvisibleunderwater.Everyyear,hundredsofthousandsofseabirdsdiewhentheygetcaughtingillnets.Someestimatessuggestthatuptoahalf-millionbirdsarecaughtinthemeachyear.Overtheyears,researchershavecreateddevices（装置）topreventthebirdsfromtryingtocatchfishnearoringillnets,butthosedidn'tworkwell.Tofindawaythatwouldworkforallseabirds,theresearchersfirststudiedseabirdsinageneralsense,lookingtofindthingsthattheywouldavoid.Theynotedthatseabirdsavoidedeyecontactwithothercreatures.Thentheresearcherscameupwithasimpleidea—theyputasmallpoletoaregularbuoyandthenattachedapairofgooglyeyes（金鱼眼）tothetopofit.Theymadetheeyesbigenoughsothatevenbirdswithpooreyesight,suchasgeese,wouldseethem.Addingtotheeffectivenessofthedevice,wavesmadetheeyesmovebackandforth.Andthewindmadethebuoyspinveryslowly,makingsurethatbirdsfromeverydirectionwouldgetagoodlookattheeyes.Totesttheiridea,theresearchersselectedseveralsitesneargillnetsandcountedhowmanybirdsapproachedandhowmanyattemptedtocatchfishnearthenets.Theythensetuptheirgoogly-eyedbuoysandonceagaincountedbirds.Overthecourseof62days,theyfoundthenumberofbirdsthattriedtocatchfishnearthegillnetsdroppedbyapproximately25%foradistanceofupto50meters.Theyalsofoundthatthebirdswerelesslikelytofishnearwherethebuoyshadbeenforuptothreeweeksaftertheyhadbeenremoved.Whatisthefunctionofparagraph2?A.Introducinganewtopictodiscuss. B.Providingbackgroundinformation.C.Summarizingthepreviousparagraph.D.Pointingoutthemainideaofthetext.Whydidtheresearchersmakethegooglyeyesbig?A.Toensurealltheseabirdscanseethem. B.Toclearlyobserveseabirds'eyecontact.C.Toallowthemtosurvivethestrongwind.D.Toeffectivelyidentifytherightdirection.Whatdoestheresearchers'testresultmainlysuggest?A.ThenewdevicestillneedsimprovingC.Seabirdshardlycatchfishnearthenets.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?Agroupofresearchersinterestedinseabirds.C.Adevicekeepingseabirdssafefromgillnets.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）Gillnetsareadeathvalleyforseabirds.D.Thegoogly-eyedbuoyproveseffective.Awaytohelpseabirdscatchfisheffectively.D.Agoogly-eyedbuoyguidingseabirdstohunt.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Whenmyfriendofferedmeaspiderplantsprout,IdecidedtotrysomethingI'dneverdonebefore:committobecomingaplantperson.Afterdoingresearchandchangingmyperspective,IcanproudlysayIamsucceeding.___16___.StartwithEasyPlants___17___.Justwaterandsunlightright?Apparentlynot.Ifocusedmyeffortsoneasyplants,whichhavebasicneeds,andaren'tastemperamentalassomeotherplants.ResearchItmightseemlikeapainbutdoingalittleresearchcanbethedifferencebetweenyourplantsurvivingandthriving.Lookinguphowmuchsunlighttheplantneeds,howoftentowaterit,___18___andifitrequiresanyspecialcarecanhelpyoutobeagoodplantperson.___19___Toomuchwatercandrowntheplant.Notwateringyourplantenoughcancauseittodryoutanddieveryquickly.You'dbettermakeawateringscheduletomakesureyoudon'toverorunderwateryourplants.CatertothePlantJustafterafewweeks,Inoticedtheplantleaveswerelosingtheirgreencolor1.Ifoundspiderplantsdon'tdowellwithintenseafternoonsunlight.SoIcompletelyrearrangedallmyplantsinmylivingroomtocatertotheirspecificsunlightneeds.___20___.DoItwithLovePlantsNeedWateringEveryDayCreateaWateringSchedulewhattemperatureitdoesbestinNowmyplantsarethrivingmorethaneverLiketakingonanymajorproject,it'sbesttostartsimplyHerearesometipstotakeonhouseplantswhenyoudonothaveagreenthumb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MadagascarwasnottheparadiseIexpected.AreporterandIwere___21___theretofindoutwhowashelpingwithdroughtreliefandthepreventionoffamine（饥荒）.Afterathree-hourrideinavan,we___22___inthesmalltownofAmbovombe.Peterimmediatelyheadedovertothehospitaltospeakwithalocal___23___onourtopicsofinterest.SinceIdidn'tneedtophotographthebackground___24___withthedoctor,Iwanderedouttotheroad.Iraisedmy___25___togetsomeimagesbeforethesunwentdown.I've___26___beentoMadagascarbefore,anduntilyou'veactuallyphotographedinaplace,youdon'tknowhowpeoplewill___27___tothecamera.I___28___ahandsomemanwhowasleaningagainstawallinthegoldenlightofdusk.Noreaction.Itookabreath.Afterawhile,everyonewithina20-yardradiushad___29___me.Somecalledouttoeachother,playfullyteasingthoseI'd___30___.Soonafter,amotherencouragedmetophotographheryoungchildren.I___31___amoment.Theyweredressedin___32___clothes.Oneofthemmaynothaveevenhadanypantson---notbecauseherparentswereneglectful,butbecausetheycouldn't 33 them.Theirmotherreally___34___metophotographthem.ThishappenseverywhereIgo.Parents,___35___oftheirchildren,askmetotakeaphoto.I'dtakenthisphotoofcutesmilingchildrenoverandover.Idon'tusuallysave 36 ，butIsavedthisone.Why?Thechildren's 37 .It'ssomethingsopowerfulyetso___38___thatwesometimesmissit.Thismom,despiteallthe 39 obvioustoanoutsider'seyes,foundinherchildrensomethingshewantedaphotographtoremember.That'sbecauseshesawa(n)___40___picture:Shesawthemwithamother'sheart.Asshouldweall.21.A.expectedB.assignedC.allowedD.persuaded22.A.arrivedB.exploredC.searchedD.camped23.A.reporterB.nurseC.doctorD.patient24.A.discussionB.interviewC.programD.practice25.A.paperB.handC.headD.camera26.A.justB.seldomC.neverD.already27.A.respondB.adaptC.returnD.contribute28.A.discoveredB.greetedC.askedD.photographed29.A.caughtB.noticedC.foundD.suspected30.A.helpedwithB.staredatC.referredtoD.focusedon31.A.watchedB.regrettedC.hesitatedD.choked32.A.beautifulB.funnyC.dirtyD.color1ful33.A.serveB.affordC.chooseD.bring34.A.wantedB.informedC.remindedD.paid35.A.afraidB.sureC.awareD.proud36.A.imagesB.cardsC.giftsD.words37.A.clothesB.kindnessC.motherD.expectation38.A.emotionalB.changeableC.sensitiveD.common39.A.adventuresB.disadvantagesC.curiosity D.support40.A.differentB.naturalC.broadD.interesting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Zhangjiajieconsistsofthedistrict___41.___YongdingandcountiesofCiliandSangzhi.AlsowithinitislocatedWulingyuanScenicAreawhich___42.___(name)aUNESCOWorldHeritage(遗产)Sitein1992.SeniorexpertsfromUNESCOwereamazedatitsuniquenaturalscenery,nearperfectbiologicalsystem,andcreative___43.___(combine)ofnatureandhumanism.TheWulingyuanScenicandHistoricInterestArea___44.___(make)upoftheZhangjiajieNationalForestPark,theTianzishanmountainranges,BaofenghuandtheSuoxiValleyis___45.___verypopularfilmingandtouristdestination.AlsointheZhangjiajiearea,HuanglongdongandLongwangdongarecavesknownformanynaturalrockformationsand___46.___(they)undergroundcataract(急流).Eachyear,ZhangjiajiehoststheInternationalCountryMusicWeekFestival,___47.___(feature)internationalactssuchasAmericancountrymusicgroupLucyAngel.Thecityhasbuilt12state-leveltouristareas,of___48.___oneis5A-classscenic