湖南省雅礼中学2021届高三3月月考英语试卷（六） 含答案

炎德•英才大联考雅礼中学2021届高三月考试卷（六）

英语

命题人、高三英语备课组

时量：120分钟总分：150分

第二部分阅读理解（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。

A

ClareCollegeCambridge

ClareisthesecondoldestcollegeinCambridgeUniversity,havinginitiallybeenfoundedin

1326andrefbundedbyElizabethdeClarein1338.Today,weupholdhereducationalandsocial

goalsandClareCollegeisaboomingcommunityofover100fellows,450undergraduatestudents.

200graduatestudentsand100staff.

TheCollegewelcomesvisitors,butpleaserememberitisaworkingenvironmentsupporting

academicscholarship.Wehopeyouwillenjoythebeautyofthegardensandbuildings,butitis

essentialthatvisitors:

•conductthemselvesquietlyaroundtheCollege!

•avoidblockingpathsordoorways;

•donotenterareasmarked“Private"or"Closed”.

Historicalbuildingshavesteepstepsandsomeroughsurfaces.Sopleasemindyoursteps.

PleasehelptomaintaintheappearanceoftheCollegegroundsby:

•notpicnickingordroppinglitter?

•keepingtothepathwaysinOldCourt;

•notsmokingwhileontheCollegegrounds.

Theporters（卫）cabinsprovidefirstaidfacilities.Unfortunately,ClareCollegedoesnothave

publictoilets.

Photography

Visitorsmayusehandheldcameras.Photographyfbrcommercialpurposesrequiresprior

permissioninwritingfromtheHeadPorter.

PreservationandDonations

ClareCollegereceivesnostatefundingforthepreservationofthesehistoricbuildingsand

gardens,butreliesinsteadondonations.IfyouwouldliketosupporttheworkoftheCollege,its

buildingsorgardens,pleasecontacttheDevelopmentOffice(http:w+w=w.clarealumni.c-o/m).We

welcomeinquires.

21.FromthewritingwecanlearnthatClareCollege.

A.onlyopenspartofherbuildingsandgardenstothepublic

B.mainlygetsthemoneyfromdonatorsandthegovernment

C.enjoysagrowingreputationasthesecondlargestinCambridgeUniversity

D.welcomescameramentotakephotosoncampusfordifferentpurposes

22.SupposingyouareatourguidewithagroupatClareCollege,whichofthefollowingmight

trulyputyoutotrouble?

A.Acoupleinsistenjoyingtheirlunchonthelawn.

B.Achildneedstogotothebathroomallofasudden.

C.Anelderlywomanfallsoffthestepsandhurtsherself.

D.Sometouristskeepexchangingideasinaloudvoice.

23.Wecanmostprobablygetthispieceofwritingfrom

A.theacademicwebsiteofCambridgeUniversity

B.theAdmissionOfficeofClareCollege

C.theHeadPorterofCambridgeUniversity

D.themainentranceofClareCollege

B

AsachefwhohasworkedacrossSoutheastAsia,GohWooiCheatmovedtotheChinese

mainlandtotapintohisrootsandofferlocaldinershisownuniqueversionofCantonesecuisine.

CantonesecuisinefromSingaporeusedtobefamousacrossAsiaforitshigh-qualityingredients

andbeautifulpresentation,butafterworkinginBeijingforseveralyears,SingaporeanchefGoh

WooiCheatfirmlybelievesthat"thefutureofCantonesecuisineliesinChina”.

“AllthefinestingredientsfromaroundtheworldcanbenowfoundinChinaandthechefs9

presentationskillsareimprovingfast/9the56-year-oldchefsays.

Goh'sancestorsmovedtoMalaysiafromGuangdongProvince,sohehasbeenfamiliarwith

Cantonesecuisinesincechildhood.GrowingupinPenang,Gohremembersalwayshearingabout

portions,ingredientsandseasoningathome,becausehisfamilyranacateringbusiness.Hemovedto

Singaporeandbecameanapprentice（学徒）Cantonesechefin1983,becominganexecutivechef10

yearslater.Healsoworkedinfive-starhotelsinIndonesiafbracoupleofyears,whereCantonese

weddingbanquetswereanimportantelement.

In2011.GohreceivedajobofferfromBeijing,whichhepromptlyaccepted.UIfeltproudof

returningtoChina,thelandwheremyancestorscomefrom一especiallysinceIbelievethatreal

ChinesecuisineshouldbeservedtoChinesepeople."Gohsays.

ButGohalsothinksthatsomeclassicCantonesedishesareoutdated,promptinghimtocreate

newdishesthatstillmanagetohonortraditionwhileappealingtocontemporarydiners.Toaddone

newdishtothemenu,Gohwouldrefineitovertimerepeatedly,gatheringfeedbackfromhis

customerstocontinueenhancingthedishtoreachalevelofperfectionbothintermsoftasteand

presentation.

“Adishcanbedescribedasdeliciousonlyifit'sacceptedandenjoyedbyeveryguest—andnot

justbyfoodexperts,hesays.Gohalsobelievesthatchefsmustdeveloptheirowncookingstyle,

especiallyinCantonesecuisine;otherwisethechefswhoalwaysfollowtraditionmayfind

themselvesleftbehind.

24.WhatcanwelearnaboutGohfromthepassage?

A.HisancestorswerenativeMalaysians.

B.Hisfamilyonceranarestaurantbusiness.

C.HebecameanexecutivechefinSingaporetenyearsago.

D.Tocreatenewdishes,hegaveupsomeclassicCantonesedishes.

25.Theunderlinedwordinthesixthparagraphcanbereplacedby""・

A.shiftB.improveC.proveD.refresh

26.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesGohasachef?

A.Narrow-minded.B.Conservative.C.Humorous.D.Creative.

27.InGoh'sopinion,achefshould.

A.sethimselfapartwithadistinctivecookingstyle

B.focusonimprovinghispresentationskills

C.stayuptodateandshakeofftradition

D.beabletoidentifythefinestcookingingredients

C

Thoughtherearemorethan100Indianfestivalsobservedannually,fewareaspopularas

Diwali.AlsoknownastheFestivalofLights,thefive-daycelebrationextendsacrossmanycultures

andbeliefsandiscelebratedbyalmostabillionpeopleworldwide.Diwalialwaysfallsbetween

OctoberandNovember,buttheexactdateofthefestivalchangesinaccordancewiththeHindulunar

calendar.

Thisyear'sfestivalwillbeginonThursday,12thNovember,withDhanteras.Thenamecomes

fromthewords“wealth"(Dhan)and“thirteen”(Teras),whichisthedayofthelunarmonththe

celebrationtakesplace.DedicatedtoLakshmi,theHindugoddessofwealthandprosperity,theday

iscelebratedwithspecialprayerstoobtainblessingsforthewelfare,successandwell-beingofloved

ones.Devoteesalsowelcomegodsintotheirhomesbydecoratingentranceswithcolorfullanterns

andtraditionaltemporarydesignscreatedusingmaterialslikecoloredrice,flowersandpowder.

Sincepurchasingsomethingvaluable,preferablygoldorsilver,onthisdayisconsideredlucky,many

treatthemselvestofinejewelry.Thosewhocannotaffordluxurygoodsseekoutcheaperitemssuch

asclothesorhouseholdgoods.

TheseconddayofthefestivaliscalledKaliChaudas,orNarakChaturdashi.Forsome,theday

providesanopportunitytodriveawayevilspiritsfromhomesandbusinessesthroughtraditional

rituals.Non-believerscelebratethedayasChoti(small)Diwalianduseitasanexcusetostartthe

festivitiesearlywithfeastsandenvironmentally-friendlyfireworks.

Thethirdday,whichmarksDiwali,iswhenthebiggestcelebrationoccurs.Itbeginsearlyinthe

morningwithavisittoaplaceofworship,suchasatemple,toseekGod'sblessings.Theythenget

togetherwithrelativesandfriendstoexchangegiftsandsweets,speciallymadefortheoccasion.

ManyevenextendtheDhanterasshoppingspree(抢购狂欢)andheadtomallstoseekoutDiwali

bargains.Asthesunsets,festivalobserversworldwidelightuptheirhomeswithsmalloillampsand

enjoydelicioustraditionalfoodswiththeirlovedones.

28.WhatcanwelearnaboutDiwalifromthepassage?

A.Ithasnofixeddate.

B.ItisthemostpopularfestivalinSouthAsiancountries.

C.ItisheldtohonortheHindugoddessoflove.

D.Peopleofnoreligiondon'tcelebrateitatall.

29.OnDhanteras,peoplebuyvaluablethingsto.

A.seekgoodluck

B.provetheyhavealargefortune

C.showofftheirwealth

D.passontothenextgeneration

30.WhatdopeopledoonthethirddayofDiwali?

A.Prayfbrthehappinessandsuccessoftheirlovedones.

B.Treatthemselvestofeastsandfireworks.

C.Exchangegiftswithrelativesandfriends.

D.Driveevilsoulsoutoftheirhomesthroughtraditionalrituals.

31.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.TheinterestingcultureandcustomsinIndia.

B.HowthefestivalofDiwaliiscelebrated.

C.HowDiwalibecomesanincreasinglyinternationalfestival.

D.WhenthebiggestcelebrationoftheyearoccursinIndia.

D

TencentCloud,thecloudcomputingbranchofInternetgiantTencent,issteppingupitsartificial

intelligence(AI)focuswithaneyeontheprofitopportunitiesfbrthesectorinChina.

ThecloudcomputingserviceprovideronWednesdaylaunchedaseriesofnewAIproductsthat

seektolowertheskillbarriersforenterprisecustomers.

“TheblossomingAI,bigdataandotherdigitaltechnologiesoverrecentyearsstronglypoint

towardaninevitabletrendofintelligentupgradeofindustries,saidWangLong,vice-presidentof

TencentCloud."'CompaniesareeagerformoreadvancedAIapplicationstogeneratenewpowerfor

industrialdevelopment."WangaddedthatcompaniesneedtooffercomprehensiveAIsolutionsthat

cantrulygeneratevalueandhelpclientsembracedigitaltransformation.

ThecloudserviceprovideralsoannouncedonWednesdaythatithasupgradedallitsAIandbig

dataproducts,aspartofthelargereffortstostrengthenitsleadingpositioninthemarket.

Withtheboomingnewtechnologiesandsupportivegovernmentpolicies,Chinaisfast

becomingafertile(月巴沃的)marketforthedevelopmentofAItechnologiesandtheapplications,

poweredbyleadingtechgiantssuchasAlibaba,TencentandBaidu.

Bytheendof2018,Chinahad3,341AIcompaniesandwasrankingsecondbehindtheUnited

States,saidanAIdevelopmentreportreleasedlastyearbytheMinistryofScienceandTechnology.

ItalsoshowedthattheUS,ChinaandtheUnitedKingdomareattheforefrontofALFrom2013to

2018,globalscientistspublishedmorethan300,000papersinAIresearch,withChinaleadinginthe

numberofpublishedpapersat74,408,followedbytheUSat51,766.

Accordingtoanationalplanreleasedin2017,ChinaissettobecometheworldleaderinAIby

2030.By2021,China'sAIindustryisexpectedtobeworth150billionyuan(US$21billion).

“BothAIadoptionandspendingarepickingupfast,“AndreaMinonne,aseniorresearchanalyst

withInternationalDataCorp,saidinarecentreport.CUAIisthegamechangerinahighlycompetitive

environment,especiallyacrosscustomer-facingindustriessuchasretailandfinance,whereAIhas

thepowertopushcustomerexperiencestothenextlevelwithvirtualassistants,product

recommendations,orvisualsearches.^^

32.AccordingtoWangLong,isthewaytohelpcustomersembracedigital

transformation.

A.upgradingAIandbigdataapplications

B.providingfull-scaleAIsolutions

C.designingmorebrand-newAIproducts

D.outsellingallopponentcompanies

33.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.TencentCloudlaunchedascriesofnewAlproductstomakemoreprofits.

B.ThevalueofChina'sAIindustryisexpectedtobehigherthanthatoftheUSby2021.

C.TencentCloudhasimproveditsAlproductstoenhanceitspositioninthemarket.

D.ChinawasonlysecondtotheUSinthenumberofAIresearchpaperspublishedfrom2013

to2018.

34.Howisthesixthparagraphmainlydeveloped?

A.Bygivingexplanations.B.Byfollowingnaturaltimeorder.

C.Byanalyzingcauses.D.Bymakingcomparisons.

35.WhatcanweconcludefromMinonne'swords?

A.AIplaysavitalroleonlyinretailandfinance.

B.AIhelpsalotinimprovingcustomerexperiences.

C.TheuseofAIwillgraduallydecreaseinthefuture.

D.AIprovidescustomerswithvirtualassistants,notpracticalsuggestions.

第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。

Arezoosbadforanimals?

ZooshaveexistedsinceancienttimesandwerefeaturesofthegreatcourtsofEgyptandChina.

Thedisplayofunusualanimalsfromforeigncountrieswas,foralongtime,ashowofwealthand

power.Today,zoosfocusonthepreservationofanimalspeciesandtheeducationofthepublic.

36

Someanimalsaredistinctlyunsuitedfbrlifeinazoo,howevernobletheaimsofthe

organization.Keepingelephantsincaptivity（囚禁）haslongcausedargumentamonganimalrights

activists.Elephantsinthewildwanderconstantly,coveringawideteiritoryonadailybasis.In

captivity,theyhavenochoicebuttostandstillforlongperiodsoftime.37.Yetelephants

areathreatenedspeciesintheirnativeenvironmentsandareheavilycaughtfbrivory（象牙），leather

andmeatillegally.Toprotectthespeciesfromextinction,someexpertsfeelthatcaptivebreeding（培

育）programsmaybethestrategyforfuturesurvival.

38..Thechancesare,ifazoohasnothingbutcement（水泥）floorsandmetal

enclosures（围场），theanimalswillnotdoaswell.Manyfamouszoosnowconstructenclosures

allowinganimalsfreedomofmovementandnativevegetation.Somezooshaveevenbegunhousing

speciesofanimalstogetherthatnormallyinteractinthewild,suchascertaintypesofmonkeys.

Zoosarenotaperfectsolutionforpreservation.39Theyareundeniablyhelpfulin

repopulatingdeclininganimalspeciesandencouragingapreservationistoutlook,buttheyare

unquestionablyprimaryintheirtreatmentofsomeanimals.40、findingwaystocreatethe

bestenvironmentforcaptiveanimals.

A.Theycanbeendlesslyimprovedaswebetterunderstandhowtotreatanimals

B.Expertshavebrokenfreshgroundinbreedingcaptiveanimals

C.Yetcriticssuggestthatanimalsshouldnotbekeptincages

D.Studieshaveclearlyshownthatcaptiveanimalswilllivelongerandbemoreactivekeptinan

environmentclosetotheirnativesurroundings

E.This,therefore,putsseverepressureonthelegsandfeetofthesegiantsandcauseslong-lasting

injuryinsomecaptiveanimals

F.Evidenceindicatesthatsomeanimalsdependgreatlyonsurroundings

G.Hopefully,animalactivistsandzooadvocateswillcontinuetoworktogether

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（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。

HaveyouheardastoiyaboutOliverWendellHolmesandgotwhathemeant?Heonceattended

ameetinginwhichhewasthe41manpresent."DoctorHolmes/9jokedafriend."Ishould

thinkyouwouldfeelrathersmallamongusbigfellows.9,"Ido."smiledHolmes."Ifeellikeadime

（一角硬币）amongalotofpennies.

IeverbelievedonlysuchapersonlikeHolmescouldthinkthatway.Butonechanceencounter

provedme42.

YesterdayIwatchedahugeflightofgeese43theirwaysouththroughoneofthose

beautifulsunsetsthat44theentireskyforafewmoments.IsawthemasI45the

lionstatueinfrontoftheChicagoArtInstitute,whereIwaswatchingtheChristmasshoppershurry

alongMichiganAvenue.

WhenIlookedsideways,Inoticedthatabaglady,standingafewfeetaway,hadalsobeen

watchingthegeesewithgreatattention.46someonewaslookingather,shecasta

sidewayslook.Oureyesmetandwesmiledsilentlyacknowledgingthefactthatwehad47

anamazingsight,asymbolofthesecretofthe48tosurvive.I49thelady

talkingtoherselfasshewalkedaway.Herwords,"Lifetreatsme50nearlymademyjaw

drop.

Wasthelady,thishomelessstreetbeggar,beingkidding51mindless?No.Ibelieved

thesightofthegeesehadremindedherof,howeverbriefly,thedifficultand52realityof

herownadversity.Irealizedlaterthatmomentssuchasthisoneprovidedherwithgreat53

andencouragement;itwasthewayshe54thehardnessofthestreet.Hersmilewasreal.

ThesightofthegeesewasherChristmas55.Itwasproofthathardworkmattered.It

wasallsheneeded.Ienvyher.

41.A.mostpopularB.proudestC.shortestD.rudest

42.A.trustworthyB.wrongC.realisticD.right

43.A.pacingB.marchingC.stormingD.winging

44.A.coloredB.envelopedC.toweredD.clouded

45.A.reflectedonB.restedagainstC.toredownD.staredat

46.A.RecognizingB.PredictingC.SensingD.Expecting

47.A.exchangedB.createdC.missedD.shared

48.A.struggleB.attemptC.rightD.choice

49.A.leftB.guessedC.overheardD.sent

50.A.kindlyB.unfairlyC.likedirtD.withcare

51.A.ratherthanB.orevenC.betterthanD.muchless

52.A.fancyB.imaginaryC.unpleasantD.hopeful

53.A.serviceB.convenienceC.benefitD.comfort

54.A.survivedB.experiencedC.avoidedD.suffered

55.A.dinnerB.presentC.wishD.feast

第二节(共15小题；每小题1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。

LangPing,theheadcoach,oncedeclaredthatthegoaloftheteamwastoraiseournationalflag

andlistentothenationalanthemontopofthepodium.

Everyhistoricchampionshipdoesn'tcomeeasy,andeachvictorywasthehardworkoftheteam,

bitbybit.WhenpeoplewatchtheChinawomen9snationalvolleyballteamplay,theyseea

commitment56.excellence.

In1981,theChinawomen'snationalvolleyballteam57.(lead)byplayerLangPing

createdthefirstmiracleofChina'sWorldCup.TheteamdefeatedtheJapanesenationalteamwith3

to2atthe3rdWorldWomen'sVolleyballCupinOsaka,Japan.ThafsthefirstworldtitlefbrChina

women'snationalvolleyballteam.

Everyone58.(shock)bythisnews.59.thenewswasbroadcast,people

burstintojoyfultears.Theirvictorywas60.resultofalltheformervolleyballplayers'

efforts.AfamouscoachfromJapanwasinvitedtoChinatohelptraintheChinawomen'snational

volleyballteam.61.(see)the62.(player)conscientiousnessandspiritandthe

supportfromtheChinesepeople,heexclaimed,4TmsurethattheChinawomen'snationalvolleyball

teamwillbecomestrong!”

In1984,LangPingenduredpainfromappendicitis(阑尾炎)63.(finish)the

competitionandwinremarkablegoldwithherteammatesintheLosAngelesOlympicGames.She

shottofameandearnedthenickname“IronHammer”.Shesaid.

“Atthattimethepaindidn'tmatter.Oursloganisnofearof64.(hard)andnofearof

death.Wefearnodeath,letaloneotherdifficulties.^^SotheproudheadcoachofJapanesenational

teamsaid,"DefeatingChinesenationalteamisequaltoblockingtheYangtzeRiver.Bothare65.

(possible).^^

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假定你是李华，你已选修了校内选修课(electivecourse),请你写一封推荐信，向同学们推荐一

门你最喜欢的选修课，主要内容包括：

1、你喜欢这门选修课的原因;

2、对想要选修该课的同学提出建议。

注意：

1、写作词数应为80左右；

2、信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

3、请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Dearclassmates,

I'mLiHua,oneofthestudentswhoattendedthecourselastterm.

Sincerelyyours,

LiHua

第二节（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。

Duringlunchtime,Emmasuggestedgoingtothezootofeedtheanimalsandhermomagreed.

"We'Hstopbythebakeryandpicksomebreadup.NowhurryandeatandthenWe'llgo.Ifsgoing

tobealovelyday.Grandmaiscomingwithus.She'llbehereanyminute,“momsaid.

Emmaateherlunchandthenranintoherroomtogethershoes.Theproblemwasthatshe

couldonlyfindoneofthem.Shelookedunderherbed,butallshecouldseeweredirtytowelsand

pants.Shemovedsomeofhertoysoutoftheway,butstillcouldn'tfindhershoe.Aftershe'd

checkedeverywhereinherroom,sheranintothekitchen.Ican'tfindmyshoe.Willyouwait

whileIlookfbrit?”sheasked.

Hermomthoughtabouthowmanytimesshe'dtoldEmmatocleanherroomup.Shewhispered

somethingtoEmma'sgrandmaandthensaidtoEmma,“Youwillhavetostayhome.YourdadandI

willtakeRyantothezoo.Grandmawillstayherewithyou.^^

“No!Pleasewaitfbrme.Iwanttogotothezoo,“Emmacried."I'msorry,Emma.Fvetoldyou

adozentimestocleanyourroomandyouignoredme.Youcan'tfindyourshoenow.It'syourown

faultfornotdoingasIasked.Youwillstayhome.”

Emmaranintoherbedroom,crying.Hermomcametothedoorandsaid,“Emma,cleanthat

roomofyoursbeforeIgethome.I'vetoldgrandmanottogiveyouanysweetsuntilyoufinishthe

work."ShewentouttothecarwithRyanandEmma'sdadandthentheydroveaway.

注意：

1、续写词数应为150左右；

2、请按如下格式作答。

Emmasatonherbedandcriedfbralongtime._______________________________________

Emmaa