广东省清远市2021届高三上学期摸底考试（11月）英语 (含答案)

清远市2021届高三级摸底考试

英  语

2020.11

考生注意：

1. 本试卷由三个部分组成。满分120分，考试时间100分钟。

2. 考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题毎小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对 应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0.5毫来黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效,在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。

3.本试卷命题范围：高考范围'

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

Volunteer English Teachers Needed in San Jose

Our volunteer TEFL （Teaching English as a Foreign Language） internships（实习）are a great way to start your new work. You can get valuable experience in your teaching while you are helping others! You can also get the chance to travel around your host city or town and have a better understanding of the local people and culture.

Our volunteer TEFL internships are open to anyone who has studied in our TEFL courses and meets our need for each job chance。. If you have taken a class in other TEFL courses and hold a recognized certificate （over 120 hours of study）, your applications for our internships will also be accepted.

How much you should pay for your internship?

Only $ 350 for each person!

What is included in the pay?

• Airport pick up from San Jose Juan Santamaria International Airport.

• 4.day training before working, including living and meals.

• Bus trip from San Jose to the host town or city.

• Three meals daily that are provided by the host family.

• Support for getting Volunteer Visa（签证）to Costa Rica.

• 24-hour help from local program assistant.

• Anything that you use in your teaching at the local school.

What is excluded in the pay?

• The cost in your travelling around the country on weekends.

• Anything that you buy for your own use.

1. Who can have the chance to take the internship?

A. Those who have finished study in college.

B. Those who have travelled around San Jose.

C. Those who love to be working with children.

D. Those who have taken a course in the TEFL program.

2. How much should they pay if Tom and his brother both decide to take the internship?

A. $ 350. B. $ 500. C. $ 600. D. $ 700.

3. What should the TEFL teachers do after arriving?

A. Travel around the country.

B. Get to know the host families.

C. Take a training for 4 days before working.

D. Buy all the things they need in teaching.

B

For many years, I knew I wanted to be a music video director. After graduating from high school, I moved to Los Angeles, where I earned a degree in video production. Fortune smiled upon me as I quickly worked at important positions. I was. young and ambitious working in the field I'd dreamed of for years.

One day, while assisting as a volunteer at an award show, one of the production managers remarked that I was going to be a "powerhouse”. I knew I wanted to be happy and enjoy whatever work I did, but I wasn't sure I wanted to be a "powerhouse”. Not too long after the show, I was laid off from my position at the production company.' It sent me back home to Florida to think about my next career move.

In Florida, I landed a job working the night shift at a financial institution. The pay was good, but a few months later my creative spirit sent an S. O. S. to my brain, signaling I wasn't making the best use of my talents・ I didn't have the money to make another cross-country move back to Los Angeles, but I also couldn't stay in an unfulfilling（不称心的） job.

I did some creative writing during my spare time. To motivate myself even further• I made the commitment to author a children's book. My goal didn't end there, however. I was also determined to get the book published.

Once I completed my manuscript （手稿），I decided it would be best if it were a picture storybook. It was not easy for me to get the book published and yet I continued sending out my work. It took somewhere between three and four years to finally attract the interest of a publisher. I held a copy of my beautiful children’s book in my hands.

I found a happy place within and a new realization. I may not have become a powerhouse, but I did accomplish a goal. Success found within is how you define it, how you live it and always have something to strive for, not fear.

4. What used to be the author's goal in life?

A. To be a music video director. B. To be a powerhouse.

C. To be a financial expert. D. To be a famous book writer.

5. What was the author's attitude towards her first job?

A. Indifferent. B. Satisfied. C. Disappointed. D. Puzzled.

6. What did the author do when she got back to Florida?

A. Define her goal in life.

B. Move back to her home.

C. Make a change in her career.

D. Find someone appreciating her talent

7. What can we learn from the text?

A. Try different lifestyles.

B. Find our own strength.

C. Be brave to struggle for something.

D. Stick to the first goal in our life.

C

One of the important, but seldom-discussed, problems in healthcare reform is how to take care of our aging population as people continue to live longer. According to a new study from the MacArthur Research Network on an Aging Society, by 2050 Americans may live 3.1 to 7. 9 years longer than the government expects. That would mean women would live 89 to 93 years and men 83 to nearly 86 years. The researchers base their conclusion on "rapid advances in biomedical （生物医药）technology that delay the start and progression of major deadly diseases or that slow the aging process・”

While this is good news, especially for the young, the life expectancy, which is in excess of（超过）the government's estimates, would raise costs sharply for Medicare and Social Security. If the study's predictions are accurate, the total cost for those two programs through 2050 could be between $ 3. 2 trillion and $ & 3 trillion higher than the US Census Bureau （人 口普査局）and the Social Security Administration currently expect.

And that's only the beginning. With anticipated scientific breakthroughs in coming decades, people could eventually live to 150 years of age, says Dr. Steven Joyal, an official of the Life Extension Foundation (（LEF）) a nonprofit organization that promotes research on how we can live longer and healthier. The MacArthur paper, in fact, says that some experts believe the average life expectancy could hit 100 by 2060.

What's more, Joyal says, the conquest（战胜）of disease and the slowing of the aging process will lead to a sharp decline in disability, allowing people of advanced age to function as well as they did when they were much younger. "In other words, a 90-year-old person could have the same mental and physical capacity as somebody 40 or 50 years old."

8. What does the new study show?

A. Americans will live much longer by 2050 than they do now.

B. Great progress has been made in the US in public security.

C. Few people pay attention to the health care reform in the US.

D. Fewer Americans suffer from deadly disease now than before.

9. What probably helps American” live much longer?

A. Social security.

B. Biomedical technology.

C. Healthcare reform.

D. New research in health cam.

10. What problem may a longer life expectancy in the US lead to?

A. The aging process will speed up.

B. It adds to the chance of being disabled.

C. The old will have some mental problems.

D. It will increase public costs for the government.

11. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. Life for Senior Citizens in the US

B. The Longer Life Expectancy in the Future

C. The Disadvantage of Longer Life Expectancy

D. What Can Be Done to Support So Many Aged People

D

A new study showed evidence of how coal burning which was caused by a volcanic eruption resulted in climate change in Siberia, It discovered the first direct evidence of how extensive burning of coal in Siberia caused the Permian-Triassic（二叠纪至三叠纪）Mass Extinction Event. Their study was published recently in Geology. The research team looked at the volcaniclastic rocks found in the Siberian Traps. These eruptions lasted for about two million years more. The mass extinction almost extinguished life on our planet around 252 million years in the past.

Researchers calculated the temperature of marine waters at the time extinctions were at their peak, and results showed that the planet was in an extremely high temperature level, with ocean and sea temperatures around the equator（赤道）over 104° F. Ecosystems and plant and animal species needed millions of years to establish a new balance and recover populations.

One assuming cause of the event involves massive coal burning, which led to extreme global warming and extinguished most life forms. The team set out to look for evidence of this theory and began to study the region of the Siberian Traps, where magma and lava （岩浆和熔岩）are known to have burned coal and wood.

In the Angara River, the team found high cliffs of volcaniclastic rocks that line the river for many hundreds of miles. They studied the structures for six years, travelling far and wide to collect rocks. More than a thousand pounds of rock samples were collected and shared with a scientific team.

Upon analysis, they found strange parts that seemed to be burnt wood and coal.

Co-author Steve Grasby from the Geological Survey of Canada had previously found similar tiny burnt coal material on an arctic island in Canada, which also dated from the end of the Permian Period and were believed to have floated into the area from Siberia.

Similar events also occur today, with human burning of coal and other fossil energies. The team leader Elkins — Tanton says this is an extra incentive （动 因）for us to act now. Indeed? taking action may prevent or at least slow another mass extinction event.

12. What does the underlined word "extinguished” in the first paragraph mean?

A. Destroyed. B. Constructed. C. Formed, D. Strengthened.

13. What was the major cause for the life to die out on the earth?

A. Parts from the volcanic eruption.

B Lack of food after the volcanic eruption.

C. High temperatures caused by the volcano.

D. Magma and lava of the volcanic eruption.

14. What does Elkins — Tanton expect us to do?

A. To avoid burning the fossil fuels.

B. To try to prevent volcanoes erupting.

C. To take measures to protect wild animals.

D. To learn how to stay alive in disasters.

15. What is this text mainly about?

A. How to protect our earth more effectively.

B. The mass extinction in history in Siberia,

C. The high temperatures around the world.

D. A study of coal burning in history in Siberia. 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岀可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余 选项。

Meeting people at work is one of the easiest ways to make new friends. Having a job means you need to be somewhere at certain times where you're often required to interact with others. 16 After all, you'll be making small talk, eating lunch with people, and talking about work throughout your day.

While any work environment provides opportunities to make friends, some jobs are more social than others. With these jobs, you'll be put in a position to either meet a continual stream of customers or interact with coworkers on a regular basis.

17 My five-week course on developing a new friendship should help. It provides weekly tips delivered right to your inbox on how to meet new people, get to know them, and become friends with them. If you can't wait for the weekly tips, you can always read through the whole course online as well.

Teaching a Hobby Class. 18 A local class or non-credited adult learning opportunity will get you in front of people who want to learn more about a certain hobby or subject,

A Coffee Shop. Thanks to Starbucks, coffee shops have never been more plentiful. Coffee

places are great for opportunities to meet people because there are usually a variety of people coming in and out through the day. 19

A Bookstore. Book lovers and introverts（内向的人）are great friends to have. They're often misunderstood as being "not social", but they just interact with people in a different way. Bookstores are perfect for finding passionate（热诚的）friends who enjoy talking about a certain subject of interest. 20 

A. You can chat with customers and coworkers alike.

B. This alone gives you an advantage in being more social.

C. If you've got some expertise in a certain area, share it with others by teaching a class.

D. Working there connects you with other folks who enjoy reading and intellectual pursuits（追求）.

E. There are a variety of jobs you can do, many of which don't require a background in fitness.

F. Even in a social environment, however, you’ll still need to make an effort to form a friendship.

G. They lean on each other, share stories, and find ways to relax and blow off steam outside of work 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。

The first stop on my nearly 25-mile bicycle ride today was the post office. I had four packages with Smile Cards to mail out, so I was already in a pretty good 21    . Cathy, a postal worker, who seems to help me out almost every time, 22 said, "It's always good to see you. ”

I was 23 a sandwich baggie with two peanut butter cookies I had made the previous night. I asked if she liked peanut butter cookies and she said, "of course!"  I 24 them to her and she gladly accepted. Then it 25 to me that I had some heart pins（胸针）in my bag. So neatly I took one out and gave it to her. She was so 26 and couldn't stop smiling. There was a customer next to me, who 27 my offer of a heart pin, too. I 28 them that the pins had traveled a long way. As I 29 I could even hear them, as they continued to talk about how 30 that experience was.

About 16 miles into my trip I was getting really 31 . Of course, I didn't bring any water and it was pretty hot out. I stopped and 32 on the doors of several homes, but no one answered. 33   , at the fifth house a young man came to the door. I 34 his hose

（水龙带），wet down my face and got a refreshing drink of water.

That brought me back to childhood when we were 35   drinking from the garden hose. As I left his home, I placed a heart pin on his car where he would be sure to see it.

阅读下面短文，在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

One evening I was going back from a supermarket. As I approached my car, I noticed one person 36 (stand) beside me. He was a person who 37 (consider) as a bum(流浪汉).It seemed 38 he had no car, no home and no job. I expected that he would ask me 39 money, but he didn't. He only said, "Your car is very nice. ”

After several moments of 40 (silent), I asked him if he needed help and his response was astonishing. I will never forget those simple three words that I heard from him, "Don't we all?” It was a true discovery to me. I needed help. Although I had money and a place 41 (sleep), but I recognized that I needed help too. Then I opened my wallet and gave him enough money to get a meal and room to stay in for a day. 42    (sudden), I understood

that no matter how much money, achievements, luxury goods(奢侈品)we have, we all need help. And on 43 other hand, no matter how poor you are, how many material 44 (problem) you have, you still might offer your help to others. You still might be giving. Even it's just a nice word, you can give that and it can be 45 _ (value) to other person. 第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分)

假定你是李华，你校将要举行一场英语演讲比赛。你打算就父母过多干涉学生的生活的话 题写一篇演讲稿，父母干涉学生生活的行为有翻看书包、私下看日记等。内容包括：

1 .描述当前情况；

2.同学们不必为此太过烦恼；

3.对父母的做法表示理解，并通过多与父母沟通解决问题。

注意：

1. 写作词数应为80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Good morning, everyone,

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Thank you!

第二节（满分25分）

阅读下面材料，根据所给内容进行续写,使之构成一篇完整的短文。

My name is Monty Roberts. I own a horse ranch （牧场）in San Ysidro. My friend Jack borrowed my house to put on fund-raising events to raise money for youth at risk programs.

I want to tell you why I let Jack use my house. It all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of a horse trainer who would go from stable（马房）to stable, farm to farm and ranch to ranch, training horses. As a result, the boy's high school career was continually interrupted. When he was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.

That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of someday owning a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great detail and he even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch9 showing the location of all the buildings, the stables and so on. Then he drew a detailed floor plan for a 4 ，, 000-square-foot house that would sit on a 200~acre dream ranch.

He put a great deal of his heart into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a note that read, "See me after class."

The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, "Why did I receive an F?”

The teacher said, "This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. You have no resources. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to pay different kinds of fees. There's no way you could ever do it." Then the teacher added, "If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal? I will reconsider your grade." 注意:

1. 续写词数应为150左右；

2. 续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好。

The boy went home and thought about it long and hard.                                                              .

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Yes, I'm exactly the boy!                                                                                               .

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