2021茂名五校联盟高三下学期5月第三次联考英语试题含答案

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茂名市2021届五校联盟高三第三次联考
英语试卷

本试卷满分120分。

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第一部分 阅读（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

For tech-crazy travellers, below are four most advanced tech destinations to visit.

Silicon Valley, America

Home to many of the world' s largest high-tech corporations.

In Apple Park, the Visitor Center is the only part tourists are permitted to visit. There are four main areas ： an Apple Store featuring Apple-branded goods not sold at regular Apple stores, a cafe, an exhibition space, and a roof terrace （露台）overlooking the campus.

In the Googleplex, there is no Google campus tour. The only way a member of the public can tour the inside of campus buildings is by an employee -- so if you happen to know one, ask him or her to show you around.

Zhongguancun, China

A technology center in Haidian District.

Known as “Electronics Avenue” from the early 1980s on, due to its information technology markets, in 1999, it became the “Zhongguancun Science & Technology Zone”, with seven parks, where over 12,000 high-tech enterprises were operating according to the 2004 Beijing Statistical Yearbook.

Many world-famous technology companies built their Chinese headquarters and research centers in Zhongguancun Technology Park, such as Google, Intel.

Seoul, South Korea

The world's " most wired city”, ranked first in technology readiness by PwC's Cities of Opportunity report. With the world's highest fibre-optic （光学的）broadband widely accepted and the highest global average Internet speeds of 26. 1 Mbit/s, it is among the world leaders in Internet connectivity. In some apartment buildings, Internet speeds reach up to 52. 5 Gbit/s.

Bangalore, India

The "IT capital of India” plays a role as the nation's leading IT exporter. Around 47% of the 265 biotechnology companies in India are located in Bangalore. Bangalore's IT industry is divided into three main groups, of which the International Tech Park, Bangalore （ ITPB ） provides campus facilities （设备）for multinational giants like General Motors, Huawei and so on.

1. How can you visit Googleplex?

A. By walking around alone. B. By calling the visitor center.

C. By turning to a friend working there. D. By applying for a position in Google campus.

2. Where should you go if you are a bio-tech fun?

A. Silicon Valley. B. Zhongguancun. C. Seoul. D. Bangalore.

3. From which part of a website can we read the text?

A. Geography. B. Travel. C. Technology. D. Events.

B

Radio was known as a stress reliever in the past, but a few charms （魅力）have been lost with the digitalization of music.

George Oliver Jr. realized that radio should be brought back and should compete with the existing music streaming platforms. He decided to take the radio online. As George has been a Disc Jockey for most of his life, he could relate the radio with the music trends.

Starting an online radio site and maintaining （维护）it was not as easy as it seemed. Realmuzic. net began with a rough start. Not many people knew about this online radio station. They were so consumed by the new tech that they did not want to go back to the radio-centric music streaming service.

Giving up was not a good choice, so George decided to target the 80's and 90's kids with the nostalgic （怀旧的）playlists that played 24/7 on Realmuzic. net. He and his team saw a massive increase in their site-visits. Their excellent song selection allowed the listeners to take a trip down memory and the good old times they spent listening to the radio stations.

Their next step was to bridge the gap between Gen Z and radio. They have grown up with smartphones in their hands and have a reputation for being one of the toughest to please. Born in the Internet time, the concept of radio seemed very foreign to them. Challenges excited George, so he took it upon himself to make radio appealing for Gen Z.

To both preserve the existing audience and attract the new, Gen Z, they updated their playlists, organized different shows, called many modern-day artists on the radio shows, and better the user experience of their website.

Today Realmuzic. net is listened to by 52 million music lovers across 120 countries. As the CEO of Realmuzic. net, George Oliver Jr. works with an amazingly talented team who have the same vision as their CEO.

4. What do we know about George, s project?

A. Its purpose is to take part in a competition.

B. George's previous working experience helps it.

C. Listeners jumped at it the moment it came out.

D. It resulted from people's loss of interest in music.

5. How did George and his team make Realmuzic. net a success?

A. By following the fashion trend. B. By catering to different tastes.

C. By promoting the program in public. D. By setting common enjoying concept.

6. Which word best describes George?

A. Curious. B. Energetic. C. Strong-willed. D. Warm-hearted.

7. What is the main idea of the text?

A. Radio was a time in the past. B. Online radio is popular with Gen Z.

C. George Oliver takes the radio online. D. Music narrows the gap between people.

C

This past year, I've found myself returning again and again to lines of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Like many people, I've needed the curing effects of reading more than ever. As scientists and psychologists will tell you, books are good for the brain and their benefits are particularly vital now.

Books expand our world, providing an escape and offering novelty, surprise and excitement. They broaden our view and help us connect with others. Books can also distract （分心） us and help reduce our mental chatter. When we hit the “flow state" of reading where we' re fully lost in a book, our brain's mode network calms down. It's a network of brain that is active and gets absorbed in thinking and worrying endlessly when we are not doing anything else.

There is so much noise in the world right now and the very act of reading is kind of meditation （冥想）. You disconnect from the chaos around you. You reconnect with yourself when you are reading. And there’s no more noise.

In 2020, the NPD Group recorded the best year of book sales since 2004. Yet even as people are buying more books, many are reporting they're having a harder time gelling through them. It's difficult for your brain to focus on a book when it's constantly scanning for threats （威胁）to keep you alive. Our fight — or — flight response has been consistently activated.

Sometimes I picture my brain as a cartoon brain with little arms and legs, fighting with a book I am holding and screaming ： " Can't you see I'm busy!” Anxiety causes our brain to produce a flood of stress, which consumes our energy and makes it harder to concentrate.

Then one day in December sitting on my couch, I remembered how much I like to read ”The House of Mirth" every few years around the holidays. The memory inspired me to pick up the familiar book, opened it up and started reading. I just kept going. The comfort and distraction and brain-opening experience gave me peace. So return to something familiar.

8. What does the underlined part "mental chatter' in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. Getting lost in a book. B. Non-stop inner anxiety.

C. Chatting with the author. D. Powerful network of brain.

9. What do we know about reading according to the text?

A. It can treat our headache.

B. It can calm down the noisy people.

C. It forces us to concentrate on thinking.

D. It makes us communicate with ourselves.

10. Why was it difficult for people to finish reading books in 2020?

A. People bought too many books.

B. The books were too difficult to understand.

C. People just wanted to escape from the threat.

D. The life threat disturbed people's focus on books.

11, Why is the author's experience mentioned in the last paragraph?

A. To rid people of concern for safety.

B. To wake up memories of an old book.

C. To present an effective reading way.

D. To show the fun reading brought about.

D

According to astronomers, an asteroid （行星）named “Apophis” , is expected to pass extremely close to or may hit the Earth in 2068 due to a phenomenon called Yarkovsky effect.

All asteroids need to reradiate the heat they absorb from sunlight in order to keep heat balance. It slightly changes the orbit of the asteroid. Researchers have detected Yarkovsky acceleration on Apophis, which arises from a weak force on an object due to non-uniform （不统一）heat radiation. This force is particularly important for Apophis as it affects the probability of an Earth hit in 2068, the astronomers said.

A NASA scientist has said that our best hope is to build an interceptor （拦截器）rocket that could be used in direction-changing tasks. NASA plans to study the asteroid for about a year and test direction-changing techniques that one day may be necessary to save the Earth from a potentially catastrophic collision.

A researcher with NASA, Dr. Joseph Nuth warned that while dangerous asteroids and comets （彗星）rarely hit the Earth, the threat was always there.

In 1996, a comet narrowly missed our planet, and again in 2014, a comet passed within universal spitting distance of Mars. According to Nuth, comets are often only discovered when it's too late to start a direction-changing task. "If you look at the schedule for high-reliability spacecraft, it takes five years to launch one. We only had 22 months of total warning."

Nuth advised that NASA build an interceptor rocket alongside an observer spacecraft, which could cut the five-year delay to launch in half. And if a rocket could be launched within a year, Nuth said it "could greatly reduce the possibility of an asteroid coming in from a hard — to — preserve place, like from the sun.”

12. What does the underlined word "It” in the second paragraph refer to?

A. The heat. B. The balance.

C. Resending out the heat. D. Taking in the heat.

13. What is the possible way to save the Earth according to the text?

A. To launch an interceptor rocket.

B. To detect the track of the asteroid.

C. To reduce the radiation from the sun.

D. To slow down the speed of the asteroid.

14. What did Nuth attach great importance to?

A. The difficulty to protect the sun.

B. Predicting the catastrophe ahead of time.

C. The least possibility for a comet to hit the Earth.

D. Shortening the time needed to launch a rocket.

15. What is the best title for the text?

A. 2014 ： Months of Warning! B. 2068 ： the End of the Earth?

C. The End of the World is Coming D. Discussion about Space Science

第二节（共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。

Set Balanced Career Goals In A New Year

The New Year is a time for a change and to set goals. As to setting new career goals and making some important career changes, here are some tips.

Reflect on your year. Take some time to consider your career in the year that just ended.

16   Is it due to the work itself, or something about the workplace? If you like what you do, and it's outside factors that you find limiting, it might make sense to find a new position.

Be occupied in career research. 17   Start to read about careers of interest. Identify two new careers to research each week, and keep a diary of your interest in each. If your goal is a new job, research companies in your industry, salaries as well.

18   Activate your curiosity about the work lives of friends and people in your social network. Think about the roles of colleagues, suppliers, or clients that might be a good fit for you.

Gain new skills. If you want to move to a new career, consider volunteering to gain additional experience, or taking classes to learn new skills. 19 

Be better. If you are totally in love with what you do, aim higher, and try to be better. 20   The year is young enough for you to grow far better and so are your dreams.

A. Check out what your friends do

B. The same holds true if you feel positive

C. There are no heights that cannot be reached

D. Always be ready to approach the new and learn

E. Try to figure out why if you dislike your job

F. Spend some time assessing what you like and dislike

G. Knowing more makes it easier to make decisions and set goals

第二部分 语言运用（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。

I was a flight attendant. We were flying from Los Angeles to Washington, DC, when I 21   a lavatory （盥洗室）call light. There I found a young mother 22   with her baby. Everything was a mess and the 23    mother told me she had no more diapers （尿片）or other clothing aboard.

In tears, she informed me that they had 24   their flight the previous night in Los Angeles.

Having little money, she and her son had to spend the night on the 25   floor. Due to the unexpected delay, they had 26   most of her supplies. More sadly, she was on her way to 27   her son to the adopting family.

I asked for assistance 28 from my colleagues, who brought cloth towels to 29   the mess. Seeing this woman and I were about the same 30   , I hurried to fetch my 31   and gave her a sweater and a pair of pants. On my request several families 32 extra diapers and clothes for the child. After the mother and her son had got 33   and the baby had gone to sleep 34   , I sat with her, trying to provide some support.

“You're a sky 35   ,“ when getting off the plane she hugged me, touching my flight

attendant wings, “and those are your angel (天使)wings. ”

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。

Many buildings along the Yangtze River have been destroyed during the flood season, 36    the

Guanyin Pavilion (亭子)in the middle of the river has continued to stand tall even after more than 700 years. How does this ancient pavilion make 37   ? Described as “the first pavilion on the Yangtze River” , the Guanyin Pavilion 38    ( build) in the Song Dynasty and then rebuilt in the Yuan Dynasty. Today, the pavilion 39   ( sit) on a piece of dragon-shaped rock in the middle of the Yangtze River. Located outside the city of Ezhou, Hubei Province, the pavilion was constructed on a huge rock about 300 meters from the bank of the river. 40   (face) west, the pavilion is 24 meters long, 10 meters wide and 14 meters in 41   ( high) . The base is made with a one-meter- high stone pile. The entire base is 42    ( beautiful) combined with the rock, and the whole building is shaped 43   a boat in the direction of the flowing water. More importantly, a very strong stone wall was set up 44   ( protect) the main body from the floods. The ancient pavilion is still standing more than 700 years later,45    shows the wisdom of ancient Chinese people.

第三部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

假定你是中学生李华，你校正在进行野生动物保护宣传周活动。请用英语写一封倡议书。 内容包括：

1 .野生动物现状；

2.要采取的措施；

3.发出倡议。

注意：

1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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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。

My son and I like to go to my parents' home in the countryside. There are my warm memories, in which I was brought up with my parents caring and loving me without asking for anything in return. It's also a paradise （乐园）for my son, whose curiosity, observation and exploration are met greatly. Everything in his grandparents' yard, either from tiny flowers to big trees, or from tiny ants to big dogs attracts Tom.

Last month I took my son Tom to see his grandparents. When we arrived, my father and mother were so happy to see us. Tom's grandma hugged and kissed Tom excitedly. Then his grandpa took

him to the yard to play. My mom went to her kitchen to prepare our meal.

At lunch table, Tom told me, proudly, Dad, I saw a hen flying. ”

“You're kidding me!” I said without thinking, "How can a hen fly?”

“Dad, to see is to believe. In the yard, the dog ran after the hen. Finally the hen was forced to a corner. When the panicked hen found no other way out, her wings suddenly beat wildly. She flew off the ground and screamed up to the roof. The hen escaped successfully. Dad, I didn't know a hen could fly before. Why can a hen fly?”

I thought for a while and said, “Maybe because of love. The hen loves her own life. Although she was scared by the dog, she was still aware that she must spare no effort to save herself from the big enemy. It is the love for herself that stirs （激起）her inner power and she flies!”

Tom nodded. He seemed to have understood.

Last weekend we visited Tom's grandparents again. This time I heard Tom shouting from the yard, "Dad! The dog is chasing （追赶）the hen again! Come to see!”

I ran out of the house quickly.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。