2021届高三英语调研测试试题

2021届元月调研考试（Y6）

英语

本试卷共10页，卷面满分120分。考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡上，并用铅笔

在答题卡的相应位置填涂考生号。因听力另考，试卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始，试题序

号从“21”开始。

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第二部分阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

StagecoachBuses-Populartickets

Dayrider

Travelasmuchasyoulikeinoneday

WithStagecoachDayriderbusticketsyoucanmakeasmanyjourneysasyou

likeforoneday.Theyoffermorevalueformoneythanbuyingasingleor

return,asyoucantravelonallStagecoachbuseswithinyourchosenticket

zone.BuyticketsusingtheStagecoachBusApporbuyonthebus.With

contactlesspaymentsnowavailableonallourbuses,youdon'tneedtoworry

aboutfindingthecorrectchange!

BusandBoat

bus&Unlimitedbustravelforonedayintheselectedzone,plusaboatride

boat

Explorethecountrysideonbusthenenjoythefinemountainviewsfromthe

comfortofaboatdeck.Youcanboardoneofourmanyboatsorsteamers

locatedatfourofthedistrict'smostoutstandinglakes.Stagecoachhave

combinedbus&boatticketswhichareavailableforConiston,DerwentWater,

UllswaterandWindermere.

■SightseeingTickets

Nevergetlostanddon7missathing

Hop-onandhop-offalldayasmuchasyoulikeatanyofthebusstopsonthe

routeandseeallthebestsightsandattractionsyourchosentownorcityhasto

offer.You'llalsolearnlotsofhistoryalongthewayfromoneofourexpert

guides.

StudentTickets

Flexiblestudentbustickets

1studentAreyouastudentandgettingreadyforthenewterm?Youcantravelforalot

1ticketslesswithStagecoach'sstudentbustickets.You'UneedacurrentstudentID

cardwithaphototobuyaStagecoachstudentticket.ThenameonyourIDcard

willneedtomatchthenameonyourticket.

21.WhatistrueabouttheUfcDayrider^^ticket?

A.Youneedthecorrectchangetobuyit.

B.Youcanuseittotravelanywhereinthecity.

C.Itcanbepurchasedwithyourmobilephone.

D.Itcanbeusedwithanybuscompany.

22.Ifyouwanttogosightseeingaroundoneofthelakeareas,whichticketisthemostsuitable?

A.Dayrider.B.BusandBoat.C.Sightseeing.D.Studenttickets.

23.Whatisneededifyouwanttobuyastudentticket?

A.Aphotoofyourself.B.Yourname.C.Thebusapp.D.ValidstudentID.

WhenAlleninvitedmeonacampingtriptothemountains,Iimaginedawoodencabin

overlookingalake,withawarmfireplace,hotcocoa,andsoftbeds.Butmyhappyimagebecamea

nightmarewhenAllenandhisolderbrother,Leo,showedupwithatruckfilledwithcamping

equipment-tents,sleepingbags,andwaterbottles.Weweregoingonsurvivaltraining!

Theever-efficientLeowaskeentoleavethecitybehindusandurgedustohurry.Severalhours

later,aswedrovethroughtheforest,themountainsseemedbiggerthanIremembered;thetreeswere

larger,andtheenvironmentfeltmorethreatening.

Atthetrailhead,LeotiedasleepingbagontomyalreadyheavypackandlecturedAllenandme

abouthikingrules.Then,withLeointhelead,wesetoffalongthenarrowandsteepdirttrackthat

woundupthemountain.

Ithoughthewaskidding,butLeowasquiteserious.HeandAllenworkedexpertly,whileI

stoodaroundandpretendedtohelp,thunderrumblinginthedistance.Wejustfinishedputtingupthe

tentswhenithit.Thewind,thunder,andlightningwererelentless.

Andjustasquicklyasthestormcamerushingin,itpassed,andweexitedthetent.Theviewwas

incredible-Icouldseeformiles.Asdarknesssetin,Istaredinwonderatthemillionsofglowing

starsinthenightsky.

Iwon'tlie——Iwasstillwishingforahotshowerandasoftbed,butasIgazedupwardatthe

MilkyWay,Iknewthiswasanadventure1wouldneverforget.

24.WhywastheauthorsurprisedwhenAllencametogethimatthebeginningofthestory?

A.AllenhadaiTivedearlierthanarranged.

B.HesawthatAllenwasnotwellprepared.

C.Herealizedtheirtripwouldbechallenging.

D.Allen'sbrotherwasunexpectedlywithhim.

25.Whywasitnecessarytosetupcampimmediatelyafterreachingthemountaintop?

A.

B.Theweatherwaschanging.

C.Theyweretiredandneededtorest.

D.Theyneededprotectionfromanimals.

26.WhatcanweguessaboutLeo?

A.Hewasanexperiencedandcapablehiker.

B.Hewasinconsiderateofother'sfeeling.

C.

D.Hehadnotbeentothismountainbefore.

27.Howdidtheauthorfeelattheendofthestory?

A.Satisfied.B.Optimistic.C.Scared.D.Disappointed.

C

Sleep,consideredaluxurybymany,isessentialforaperson,swellbeing.Researchershave

foundthatinsufficientsleepandtirednessincreaseaperson'sriskofdevelopingseveremedical

conditions,suchasobesity(beingveryoverweight),highbloodsugarlevels,andheartdisease.Now,

anewstudyhasfoundthatgettingsufficientsleepisalsothekeytoimprovingacademicperformance.

JeffreyGross,theuniversityscienceprofessorwholedtheresearch,wasnottryingtofindthe

relationshipbetweensleepandgradeswhenhehandedoutsmartwatchestothe100studentsinhis

chemistryclass.Instead,theprofessorhopedthewrist-worndevices,whichtrackaperson'sphysical

activity,wouldshowaconnectionbetweenexerciseandacademicachievement.

WhileGross'sdatashowednorelationshipbetweenthesetwofactors,thestudyfoundsomething

surprising.Astheresearcherswereanalyzingtheirdata,theynoticedthattherewasastraight-line

relationshipbetweentheaverageamountofsleepastudentgotandtheirresultsinthecourse's11

quizzes,threemidtermtests,andthefinalexam.

Evenmoreinteresting,itwasnotsufficientforstudentstojustheadtobedearlythenightbefore

atest.Instead,it'sthesleepyougetduringthedayswhenlearningishappeningthatmattersmost.

WhoknewgettingAdjustrequiredsomeextraZZZ's?

28.Basedonhisoriginalobjectives,whichbestdescribesProfessorGross'sresearchfindings?

A.Accidental.B.Complete.C.Convincing.D.Doubtful.

29.Whowerethepeopletakingpartinthestudy?

A.Middleschoolchemistrystudents.

B.Volunteersfromdifferentuniversities.

C.ProfessorGross'sownstudents.

D.Universitystudenta由letes.

3().HowdidProfessorGross'steammeasureacademicperformance?

A.Makingthestudentswearaspecialwatch.

B.Usingstudents5universityentrancetestresults.

C.Givingthestudentsregularafterclassquizzes.

D.Usingthestudents'nonnaltestandquizgrades.

31.Basedonthestudy'sfindings,whoislikelytoperformbestacademically?

A.Apersonwhohasagoodnight'ssleepthenightbeforeanimportanttest.

B.

C.Apersonwhosleepsfrom11p.m.to6a.m.eachday.

D.Apersonwhosleepsforatotalof7hourseachnight.

D

Findingcheapticketstotheoperaandballetisn'tsoeasy.True,Britishcompaniesdon'tcharge

theridiculouslyhighpricesfoundontheContinent(£2,000foragoodseatatthepremiereofLa

Scala'sCarmenlastDecember),buttheticketsarestillprettysteep.Largefeespaidtostarperformers

mostlyaccountforthat.Luckily,however,onespectaculartechnologicalinnovationhastransformed

thescene.It?slive(orslightlydelayed)cinematransmissions.TheNewYorkMetropolitanOperanow

beamsitsshowsto800cinemasroundtheworld,andBritishcompaniesaren'tfarbehind.Cinematic

operaisexcellentvalue.Forthecostofagoodbottleofwine(£10or£15fortheRoyalOpera

House'sshows)youcansitinyourlocalmovie-houseandseeahigh-definitionrelayofwhat's

occurringontheworld'sgrandeststages.No,it'snotthesameasbeingthere,butit'salmostasgood.

Thesoundisincredible.Theimages,particularlyofdancers,arefantastic.Andyoucanreacttothe

showaspartofaliveaudience,ratherthansittingonyourownathome.

Tome,thismountainofevidence,togetherwithfreemuseumadmissions,indicatesthatthearts

worldshouldstopworryingthatitsaudiencesarestillmostlymiddle-class.Anyonewhocanaffordto

visitapubcanalsoaffordtoseetop-qualitydrama,musicanddance.Therealbattlenowshouldbe

ensuringthatschoolchildrenaregivenenoughtastesofhighculturetomakethemwanttobuyall

thosecheapticketswhentheygrowup.

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“infuriating“inparagraph1mean?

A.Quiteinteresting.B.Veryannoying.

C.Notcertain.D.Extremelyobvious.

33.Whatisthemainreasonforexpensiveoperatickets?

A.Theamountofmoneychargedbytopperformers.

B.Thecostlytechnologyrequiredfbrbroadcast.

C.Thedemandofcompaniesforbigprofits.

D.Thehighcostofrentingthestages.

34.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutcinematicopera?

A.Peoplecandecidewheretowatchtheopera.

B.Audiencesarediscouragedfromrespondingtotheperfonnances.

C.Itprovidesaninexpensivewayofenjoyingaliveoperaperformance.

D.Thesoundandvisualqualityaresuperiortotheliveperformance.

35.Whichstatementwouldtheauthoragreewith?

A.Thequalityofoperaperformancesisimproving.

B.HighcultureisbecomingmoreaffordableinEurope.

C.Thecostofaccesstohighcultureactivitiesshouldbelowered.

D.Childrenshouldbeencouragedtoparticipateinhighcultureevents.

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项。选项中有两项为多余选

项。

LearningtounderstandspokenEnglishcanbedifficult.Learnersmustnotonlymasternew

sounds,butalsolearnconversationalidioms.That'salottolearn!Buttheymaysoonrealizethereis

somethingelsegoingon.36Thesedifferentstylesofspeakingarecalled“registers”.Intheirwork,

languageexpertsidentifythreemajorfactorsthataffecttheregisterofspokenEnglish:theplaceofthe

conversation,therelationshipofthespeakers,andthepurposeoftheconversation.

37Eventwobestfriendswhoworkandlivetogethermayspeakmoreformallytoeach

otherintheoffice.Athome,onemightsay,"C'mon,Iwannalcave.^^Thesamepersonatworkmight

say,“Areyoureadytogonow?”

Therelationshipofthespeakersalsoaffectsthelanguagetheyusewitheachother.Peoplespeak

lessformallytofriendsandmoreformallytostrangers.38Peoplewhoknoweachotherwell

mightusemoreidiomsandmoreslangintheirspeech.Anangrywomanmighttellherdaughterto

“hushyourmouth“andhersisterto"quietdown^^.

Finally,thepurposeoftheconversationaffectspeople'sspeech.Apersonwhowantstoeasehurt

feelingsusesasoft,quiettone.39

Fewspeakersrealizethattheychangeregistersaccordingtothesefactors.40Wearenot

awarethatwemakethesechanges.Weacceptthechangeabilityoftheweather,butweoftenrefuseto

acceptthechangeabilityofspeech.

A.Infact,mostpeoplestronglydenyit.

B.Peoplegenerallyspeaklessatworkthantheydoathome.

C.Theverysamepersonspeaksdifferentlyindifferentsituations.

D.Therefore,weshouldbecarefulnottohurteachotherwithourspeech.

E.Ontheotherhand,apersonwhowantstopickafightspeaksrapidlyandloudly.

F.Theplacewheretheconversationtakesplacedirectlyaffectsthelanguageoftheconversation.

G.Becausetheyalreadyshareinformationandexperiencewithfriends,theydonotneedtoexplainas

much.

第三部分：英语知识运用（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。

Haveyoueverheardsomeonesaythathecan7seetheforestforthetrees?Ifso,youmayhave

41whatthiscuriousphrasemeans.Ifyoucanseethetrees,howistheforestnot42too?

Sincethe49ofscientificinquirythousandsofyearsago,observationshavebeen50.The

firstscientistsusedtheir51tosee,hear,smell,feel,andtastetheworldaroundthem.Through

these52,theylearnedabouttheirworldandbegantosearchforanswerstothequestionsthat53arose.

Today,scientists54relyupontheirfivesensestomakeobservations.However,theyalsotake

advantageofmodern55tomakeobservationswithawidevarietyoftools.Theseenablethemto"see”

theworldinwaysbeyondwhattheirfivesenses56.

Fromsatellitetelescopestoatomicmicroscopes,_57scientistsusethesetoolstoobservethe

worldinwaysnever58byearlyscientists.Someofthesetoolsallowthemto59smalldetails

whileothershelpthemtoseethebig60.

41.A.wonderedB.believedC.explainedD.described

42.A.acceptableB.accessibleC.visibleD.possible

43.A.reasonsB.problemsC.effectsD.details

44.A.IncontrastB.InreturnC.InotherwordsD.Inthemeantime

45.A.betterB.largerC.clearerD.greener

46.A.seekoutB.passbyC.agreeonD.meetwith

47.A.catchB.ignoreC.comprehendD.misuse

48.A.observersB.farmersC.scientistsD.leaders

49.A.beginningB.separationC.recoveryD.removal

50.A.forgottenB.welcomedC.impossibleD.important

51.A.sensesB.feelingsC.environmentsD.experiences

52.A.errorsB.giftsC.observationsD.inventions

53.A.luckilyB.naturallyC.exactlyD.occasionally

54.A.evenB.yetC.neverD.still

55.A.technologiesB.theoriesC.discoveriesD.efforts

56.A.releaseB.allowC.preferD.enjoy

57.A.famousB.youngC.popularD.modern

58.A.imaginedB.suggestedC.rememberedD.convinced

59.A.createB.studyC.copyD.choose

60.A.causeB.changeC.pictureD.achievement

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。

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canreleaseachemicalintoourwaterthatharmsourbodies.Since2011,manyc