天津市红桥区2021届高三下学期5月第二次质量调查（二模）英语试题含答案

天津市红桥区2020-2021学年度高三年级第二次质量调查

（英语）

高三英语

（笔试共分卷，满分130分，考试时间100分钟）

第I卷（满分95分）

第一部分：英语知识运用（满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15个小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. — I’ve got to line up at the restaurant for a meal.

— ______? You can order food at ele.me on your phone.

A. How come B. About what C. Why not D Why bother

2. The failure was a big ______ to him, but he wasn’t discouraged and soon got as enthusiastic as ever.

A. blow B. issue C. excuse D. factor

3. Studies show that people are more ______ to suffer from back problems if they always sit before computer screens for long hours.

A. likely B. possible C. probable D. sure

4. Schools should be lively places where individuals are encouraged to ______ to their greatest potential

A. accelerate B. improve C. develop D. perform

5. Working with the medical team in Africa has ______ the best in her as a doctor.

A. held out B. brought out C. picked out D. given out

6. — Only those who have a lot in common can get along well

— ______. Opposites sometimes do attract

A. I hope not B. I think so C. I appreciate that D. I beg to differ

7. That young man is honest, cooperative, always there when you need his help. ______, he is reliable.

A. Or else B. In short C. By the way D. For one thing

8. — Excuse me, is the book Gone with the wind by Margaret Mitchell available now?

— Sorry, but it ______ so well that we don’t have any in store.

A. sells B. is sold C. has sold D. has been sold

9. — Could I call you by your first name?

— Yes, you ______.

A. will B. need C. may D. must

10. The park is always full of people, ______ themselves in the sunshine.

A. having enjoyed B. enjoyed C. enjoying D. to enjoy

11. Air pollution is a big problem. I wonder ______ we can do about it.

A. whether B. what C. how D. that

12. Silk ______ one of the primary goods traded along the Silk Road by about 100 BC.

A. had become B. was becoming C. has become D. is becoming

13. The audience, ______ were students, enjoyed the performance.

A. most of them B. most of what C. most of which D. most of whom

14. China Today attracts a worldwide readership, ______ shows that more and more people all over the world want to learn about China

A. who B. whom C. that D. which

15. ______ you have the chance to prove your abilities, why not make full use of it?

A. Even if B. As won a C. Now that D. As long as

第二节：完型填空（共20个小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16~35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

I visited my mom in New York City — her job had taken her there for a year. Because of my birthday she had me fly there to spend a long weekend with her. No    16    with my mom would be complete without her    17    me to clothes shops. So it was no great    18    to find myself in a department store outside a    19    room.

At that time, a woman came out with a red sleeveless evening gown. She was a completely    20    woman, neither fat nor thin, who looked slightly    21    at the end of a long day.

As most women    22    to do, despite the fact that we were    23   , I gave my opinion on the dress as she asked. The dress fitted her well and    24    her a nice shape, but she was worrying it showed too much of her upper arms. I    25    her that it was a comfortable formal dress    26    she looked wonderful on it. Just then her daughter and husband came. When they saw her, their eyes    27    with joy and her young daughter said she looked like a    28   , completely overjoyed by how beautiful her mother was. However, she still wasn’t quite    29    it suited her. I asked her to look at her family    30    and asked if she could see how beautiful they thought she was. When she finally saw her daughter so excited and that her husband was    31    her, tears came to her eyes.

She gave me a    32    hug and whispered “Thank you” a few times before releasing me to go to hug her family and graciously    33    their compliments. She finally paid for the dress and they happily walked    34   . I stood there lost in thought — One’s genuine and good    35    can really make a difference.

16. A party B. way C. trip D. agreement

17. A. dragging B. forcing C. showing D. takin

18. A surprise B. chance C. choice D concern

19. A. resting B. dining C. dressing D. working

20. A. graceful B. wicked C. single D. normal

21. A. excited B. tired C. bored D. depressed

22. A wait B. manage C. tend D. prepare

23. A. strangers B. friends C. partners D. relatives

24. A. sent B. throw C. cut D. gave

25. A. guided B. warned C. assured D. encouraged

26. A. or B. and C. so D. but

27. A lit up B. shut up C. reflected on D. spread on

28. A. lady B. master C. teacher D. princess

29. A. asked B. convinced C. doubted D. told

30. A. closely B. bitterly C. quietly D. generally

31. A. persuading B. urging C. disturbing D. appreciating

32. A. slow B. tight C. light D. usual

33. A. keep B. return C. ignore D. accept

34. A. up B. away C. forward D. down

35. A. advice B. gesture C. figure D. manner

第二部分  阅读理解（共20个小题，每小题2.5分，满分50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

Best English Language Lab Software

With technology advancement, digital English language lab software has found its way into the classrooms. There are some great options for multimedia media language labs available today. Let’s explore the most popular kinds of English language lab software.

Spears Language Lab

It is ideally designed for students who want to develop excellent English communication skills. They can achieve better results with the in-built practice exercises featured in this software. Unlike a traditional classroom, the equipment offers the opportunity of active participation in the virtual space. Plus, it provides the benefit of individual monitoring for the teachers.

Open Sim

Open Sim allows the teachers to create an interactive virtual（虚拟的）classroom where learners can creatively learn language skills. The program enables students to develop their avatars（用户头像）so that they can meet their fellow mates without hesitation. The software will take you into the world of creative learning, where you will learn things while playing some interesting games.

Words Worth

This software is suitable for adult language learners. The software features three levels with each learning section of about 70 hours. It helps build professional-level skills in the language and allows learners to lay a strong base for wide vocabularies and high levels of spoken English. There are lessons such as pronunciation practice and listening comprehension that provides a professional-level learning experience.

ODLL

ODLL software is perfect for those who absorb and recall information best by seeing. It is designed especially for cooperative learning. It allows the students to communicate with each other or host a virtual classroom section using the lab setting option. The platform offers video streaming facilities from You Tube, DVD, and other digital sources. Additionally, it supports student speech visualization.

36. What is special about Spears Language Lab?

A. It focuses on improving students’ writing skills.

B. It gives students extra practice exercises as a gift.

C. It offers the opportunity to talk with language experts.

D. It enables teachers to know students’ performance remotely.

37. What do we know about Words Worth?

A. It free learners from pronunciation practice.

B. It values learners’ happy learning experience.

C. It takes learners 210 hours or so to finish all its levels.

D. It requires learners to have a solid foundation in English.

38. What do Open Sim and ODLL have in common?

A. Both can create a virtual classroom.

B. Both have in-built practice exercises.

C. Both require learners to have IT skills.

D. Both are designed by the same company.

39. What’s the author’s purpose of the text?

A. To introduce several interesting ways of learning English.

B. To recommend some English language programs.

C. To inspire teachers to use digital monitors in classrooms..

D. To highlight the role of modern technology in students’ learning.

B

Peter loved to shop used articles. Almost a month ago, he bought a popular word game that used little pieces of wood with different letters on them. As he was purchasing it, the salesgirl said, “Uh, look, the game box hasn’t even been opened yet. That might be worth some money.”

Peter examined the box, and, sure enough, it was completely covered in factory-sealed plastic. And he saw a date of 1973 on the back of the box.

“You should put that up for auction（拍卖）on the Internet, and see what happens.” the salesgirl said.

“Yes, you’re right. People like something rare.” Peter agreed. “I can’t imagine there being very many unopened boxes of this game still around 45 years later.”

“Don’t forget to tell me if you sell it,” the salesgirl smiled.

“No problem.” Peter said.

After he got home, Peter went online to several auction websites looking for his game. But he couldn’t find it. Then he typed in the name of the word game and hit Search. The search result was 543 websites containing information about the changes of the game. Over the years, the game had been produced using letters in different sizes and game boards in different colors. He also found some lists of game fans looking for various versions of the game. Peter emailed some of them, telling them what he had.

Two weeks later, Peter went back to the shop.

“Hello. Do you still remember the unopened word game?”

The salesgirl looked at him for a second, then recognized him and said, “Oh, hi!”

“I’ve got something for you,” Peter said. “I sold the game and made 51,000. Thank you for your suggestion.” He handed her three $ 100 bills.

“Wow!” the salesgirl cried out. “Thank you, I never expected it.”

40. Which of the following best describes Peter’s word game?

A. It was made around 45 years ago.

B. It had game boards in different sizes.

C. It was kept in a plastic bag with a seal.

D. It had little pieces of wood in different colors.

41. What did the salesgirl probably think of Peter’s word game？

A. Old and handy.  B. Rare and valuable.

C. Classic and attractive.  D. Colorful and interesting.

42. Peter got the names of the game fans from ______.

A. an auction  B. the Internet

C. a game shop  D. the second-hand shop

43. What happened at the end of the story?

A. Peter gave the girl $300 as a reward.

B. The salesgirl became Peter’s friend.

C. Peter returned the word game for $l000.

D. The salesgirl felt con fused to see Peter again.

44. What is the main theme of the story?

A. It’s important to keep a promise.

B. It’s great to share in other people’s happiness

C. We should be grateful for the help from others.

D. Something rare is worth a large amount of money.

C

British programmer Joshua Browder is helping people save much money on legal fees with his latest project- the world’s first robot lawyer. The 19-year-old first started the project last summer as a free website to help people appeal unfair parking tickets. He came up with the idea after getting a series of tickets himself for unimportant reasons. Having wasted several hours on writing appeals to these tickets, he realized that many people have no time or legal know ledge or even the energy to appeal. So he decided to create an automatic appeal generator, which he named DoNotPay.

DoNotPay was a huge success, and the tech genius has now gone a step further with the website, converting（转变）it into a robot lawyer equipped to help with various legal issues. “The robot can currently handle parking ticket appeals and delayed flights/trains. It can also answer some general legal questions like ‘I can’t afford my ticket. What do I do?’” said Browder.

To use the service, users need to go to the website donotpay co. uk and sign up for free. Once signed in, the robot will ask the user a series of questions about their situation. When it has collected enough information, and if the person has legal grounds（依据）for an appeal, the robot will then generate a letter for the person to use.

Browder said he received good advice from his professors at Stanford University, where he is currently a freshman. “Initially, I thought the best way to go about it was to create lots of individual rules for it to follow,” he explained. “However, I quickly failed with this approach because there are thousands of ways to say the same thing and it would be impossible to catch every one. The breakthrough came when I learned how to create a way for the robot to learn and compare phrases itself, so that it doesn’t matter how the user phrases his or her requests.”

So he programmed the robot to use test comparison that includes keywords, word order and pronouns. And the more people use the robot. the better the algorithm（演算法）gets. But there are situations where the robot can’t help. "If the robot can’t answer, it provides helpful message offering the user some sample phrases or the choice of contacting me directly.” Browder said, “On the backend, whenever the robot can’t answer, I get notified and I work as quickly as possible to add functionality for any future requests of a similar nature.”

“I think it does a reasonable job of replacing parking lawyers,” Browder told Tech Insider. “I know there are thousands of programmers with more experience than me working on similar issues. If it is one day possible for any citizen to get the same standard of legal representation as a billionaire, how can that not be a good thing?”

45. What made Joshua Browder decide to develop the robot lawyer?

A. His interest in law and robot.

B. Being often fined for serious reasons.

C. A waste of much money in appealing.

D. Realizing people’s need to write appeals.

46. According to the text, at present the robot lawyer can ______.

A. teach the users to write a letter of appeal

B. create a computer program to serve its users

C. recommend some useful legal websites to users

D. deal with some common legal issues

47. To use the robot lawyer’s service, a user should first ______.

A. register online  B. pay a small amount of money

C. answer the robot’s questions D. provide legal grounds for his appeal

48. What did Browder’s professors advise him to do about his robot?

A. Create enough individual rules for it to follow.

B. Teach it to communicate with its users.

C. Enabled it to learn and compare phrases on its own.

D. Store enough legal knowledge in it.

49. The underlined word “notified” in the last paragraph can be replaced by “______”.

A. warned B. informed C. convinced D. blamed

50. What is Browder’s attitude to the world’s first robot lawyer?

A. Unclear. B. Cautious. C. Proud. D. Negative.

D

As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.

Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing as it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.

The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities, others lose heart at the first sign of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between “flight or fight” and in more primitive days the choices made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Since we can’t remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it.

51. People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because ______.

A. they regard working as their greatest enjoyment

B. they believe that work is superior to relaxation

C. they are traveling fast all the time

D. they are becoming busier with their work than ever before

52. According to the author, the most important character for a good manager is his ______.

A. strong will to hold out stress

B. knowing the art of relaxation

C. high sense of responsibility

D. having control over performance

53. Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the passage?

A. We can find quite a few ways to avoid stress.

B. Stress is always harmful to people’s health.

C. It’s easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work.

D. Different people can bear different amount of stress.

54. In the last sentence of the passage, “do so” refers to ______.

A. “expose ourselves to stress”

B. “find ways to deal with stress”

C. “remove stress from our lives”

D. “establish links between diseases and stress”

55. According to the author, the right attitude toward stress is ______.

A. to avoid it

B. to try to cope with it

C. to regard it as a vital motivation

D. to find some relaxation

第1I卷（满分35分）

第一节：阅读表达（共5个小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

I always do voluntary work in the hospital. As a patient visitor, my primary goal is to deliver quality services to patients and families, By providing companionship for patients in a sometimes lonely environment, I try my best to serve and help to diminish the loneliness and frustration patients may feel after staying in a hospital for a stretch of time for weeks or even months.

Every Saturday afternoon for three to four hours, with a list of patients who have requested a patient visitor service, I head up to the 5th 6th or 7th floor to first visit my priority patients. At the nurse’s station, I kindly ask the nurses or the medical staff about the condition of the patients on that unit and confirm that the patients would like a visitor. After receiving an update from the nurse, I gently knock on the door of the patients and enter with a friendly “Hello”. Then, I introduce myself and again politely ask if they would like a patient visitor. I usually try to prepare a few starting conversation topics such as the current news, sports scores and fun facts. However, the patients usually engage me first in an interesting conversation.

When volunteering as a patient visitor, I spent a lot of time communicating one-on-one with patients. Individual patients had individual needs and possessed. extraordinary personal stories. Therefore, I found every visit fascinating. From generous and kind patients I have learned about their diseases and their course of treatment. Additionally, I learned about literature, life during the Great Depression and wilderness of Northern Minnesota. On the whole, not only did I learn about the hospital settings and system, but I learned about the diverse life of others.

Many of the patients I have visited were truly inspiring and I always admire them for their strength. Although difficult, they were often willing to share their stories of pain, suffering, hopes and optimism. I realize that I am truly grateful and honored that they would share their personal stories with just a volunteer like me.

56. What does the underlined word “diminish” in Paragraph I mean? (I word)

57. What are the topics the author prepares for the patients? (no more than 10 words)

58. What did the author learn from her talking with the patients (no more than 12 words)

59. How does the author feel about the patients telling her their stories? (no more than 8 words)

60. What can you learn from the author’s story? (no more than 15 words)

第二节：书面表达（满分25分）

61.假设你是李津，在英国一个月的文化体验活动即将结束时，你准备给接待你的Back夫妇送上你从中国带来的一个有中国文化特色的小礼物并附上一张卡片，卡片内容包括：

1.表达对他们的感谢；

2.对你的小礼物作一个简单说明；

3.邀请 Black夫妇到中国来体验中国传统文化。

注意：

（1）词数不少于100；

（2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

（3）开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Black,

_________________________________________________________________________________

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Yours

Li Jin

天津市红桥区2020-2021学年度高三年级第二次质量调查

（英语）

高三英语试卷参考答案2021.5

单项选择：

1-5 DAACB 6-10 DBACC 11-15 BADDC

完型填空：

16-20 CDACD 21-25 BCADC 26-30 BADBC 31-35 DBDBA

36-40 DCABA 41-45 BBACD 46-50 DACBC 51-55 DADCB

阅读表达：

56. Reduce.

57. The current news, sports scores and fun facts.

58. She learned the hospital settings and system and different life of others.

59. She feels truly grateful and honored.

60. (Open)

I realized that everyone can make a difference through doing voluntary work.

书面表达：

（给分把提：1.要点是否齐全；结构层次是否清晰；语言是否准确地道。2.以15分为基准分，5分一档，尽可能拉开档次，突出优秀；严把标准，有理有据。）

One possible version:

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Black,

When the amazing exchange program draws to an end, I realize it wouldn’t have been possible without your love and care. Many thanks for what you have done during my stay and I do believe your kindness and hospitality will stay with me for a very long time.

The small gift is paper-cutting, which people in my hometown are expert at. The vivid pictures cut out from common colorful paper undoubtedly are a popular choice for decoration in my country. I chose them as a gift to show my appreciation and as a reminder of my unforgettable time here with you.

I hope you’ll like it and thanks again for everything. Welcome to China to experience different kinds of traditional culture!

Yours,

Li Jin