2021届湖南省宁乡市第一高级中学高三第三次模拟考试英语试卷

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Winter Slstice Celebratins Frm Arund the Wrld
The winter slstice (冬至), the lngest night f the year, falls n December 21 r 22 in the Nrthern Hemisphere and June 20 r 21 in the Suthern. Since ancient times, peple all ver the wrld have celebrated this imprtant astrnmical ccurrence in different ways. Here are sme slstice traditins bth new and ld t help light yur way t lnger days.
Syal
Syal is the winter slstice celebratin f the Hpi Indians f nrthern Arizna. Ceremnies and rituals include purificatin, dancing, and smetimes gift-giving. On the day, Hpi welcme the prtective spirits frm the muntains.
Saturnalia
The ancient Rman festival f Saturnalia is perhaps the mst clsely linked with the mdern celebratin f Christmas. This festival happened arund the time f the winter slstice and celebrated the end f the planting seasn. There were games and feasts and gift-giving fr several days.
Midwinter in Antarctica
Even Antarctica gets its share f slstice celebratin, thanks t the researchers staying there ver the lng, dangerusly cld seasn. While thse f us in the Nrthern Hemisphere are enjying the mst daylight hurs, in the Suthern Hemisphere they are celebrating Midwinter. Festivities include special meals, films, and smetimes even handmade gifts.
Dng Zhi
Dng Zhi, the “arrival f winter”, is an imprtant festival in China. It is a time fr family t get tgether and celebrate the year they have had. The hliday generally falls between the 21st and 23rd f December. It is thught t have started as an end-f-harvest festival. Special fds, such as Tang Yuan and Jiazi, are enjyed. Friends and family members ccasinally express their blessings and care t each ther thrugh gifts.
1．Which f the fllwing festivals has smething with Christmas?
A．Syal.B．Saturnalia.
C．Midwinter in Antarctica.D．Dng Zhi.
2．What d the festivals have in cmmn?
A．They fall n the same day.
B．They welcme prtective spirits.
C．They mark the end f the year’s harvest.
D．Their celebratins all include gift-giving.
3．In which part f the newspaper can we read the text?
A．News.B．Sprts.C．Culture.D．Weather.
B
Eric Ashby’s fascinatin with nature began at an early age. His first article, Bird Phtgraphy: an Ideal Hbby fr Bys, was published when he was just 16 and illustrated with phtgraphs that he’d taken.
His interest in phtgraphy had been sparked fur years earlier in 1930, when the wildlife phtgrapher Cherry Keartn came t Suthsea, Ashby’s hme twn, t present a shw f his wrk. The 12-year-ld Ashby saw the shw and immediately started saving his pcket mney t buy a camera fr filming wildlife in the nearby New Frest. But Ashby’s films did nt reach the public due t the Wrld War II.
In 1953, he and his wife Eileen mved t Badger (獾) Cttage, in the heart f the New Frest. It was here that Ashby perfected the techniques that wuld make him famus thrugh the new medium f televisin. His patience and technical knwledge allwed him t film badgers at their hles during daylight — the first time this behaviur had ever been captured n camera.
In 1961, at the age f 43, Ashby finally gt his big break, when the BBC shwed his 45-minute film The Unknwn Frest. The film had taken fur years t make and received a very psitive respnse frm viewers. The nature writer Richard Mabey was hugely impressed and remarked that the film “changed the standards fr hme-grwn wildlife dcumentaries”.
After the film was shwn, he was given the nickname “the silent watcher”. The nickname nt nly stuck, it became the title f his secnd film.
In 1963, Ashby made the first British wildlife film in clur, althugh it tk fur years befre The Majr appeared in its full glry, as the BBC did nt bradcast (播放) in clur until 1967.
He was awarded the Ryal Gegraphical Sciety’s Cherry Keartn Medal and Award in 1975 and in 1992 received an MBE. He died, aged 85, n 6 February 2003, but his legacy lives n.
4．What des the underlined wrd “sparked” mean in Paragraph 2?
A．Revived.B．Inspired.C．Assessed.D．Increased.
5．What might lead t the success f his 1961 film?
A．Unique scenes and the new medium TV.B．Animal knwledge and new standards.
C．The psitive respnse frm viewers.D．The recmmendatin frm a nature writer.
6．What can be learned frm Paragraph 6?
A．The Majr tk Ashby 4 years t make.B．The Majr was nt bradcast n BBC．
C．The Majr was anther success fr Ashby.D．The Majr was the first clr film in the UK.
7．What can be a suitable title fr the text?
A．An Award WinnerB．A Silent WatcherC．The Life f a BadgerD．The Stry in a Frest
C
Fr lng, Preifer Fall Trail (路线) was a mst ppular attractin in Big Sur. Annually, thusands f peple hiked the trail. Unfrtunately, the trail, alng with stairs, signs, railings, an bservatin statin and wden bridges, was destryed in the 2008 Basin Cmplex Fire. But nw a new trail has risen frm the burned land.
With its amazing rcky castline and muntains, Big Sur, the writer Henry Miller nce said, is “the face f the earth as the creatr intended it t lk.” But the landscape always suffers natural disasters. There have been three majr wildfires in Big Sur in the past years. “Yu can still see the impacts there,” said Jhn Hiles, a state parks repair team leader, pinting t black marks 30 feet up a huge redwd.
Parks planners designed a new track, mving the trail ut f the river t reduce its impact n the envirnment. Peple frm the Califrnia prtectin grup, state parks department and the nnprfit rganizatin put in 66,000 hurs f wrk ver the past fur years. They built 160 redwd stairs and dragged hundreds f 16-ft-lng redwd sticks by hand t build railings. They remved 4,150 square feet f ld building stuff, enugh t cver a basketball curt. They used irn cables and pulleys (缆线和滑轮) t build a 70-ft lng wden bridge ver the hills. “Nature is prbably the best place t learn,” Hiles said. “Mre than any cllege r schl, yu learn s many life lessns ut here.”
Hwever, the huge Sberanes Fire s wept thrugh the area in 2016, putting a stp t the wrk. When they began again in 2017, great river strms flded the area and damaged part f Highway 1. Everybdy gathered arund this prject. They saw the lss. They missed it. They wanted it t cme back. They kept cmbining effrts. It’s been a lng jurney, but wrth the wait.
8．What can we learn abut Preifer Fall Trail?
A．It is an attractin rebuilt in 2008.B．It met with many natural disasters.
C．It features man-made landscape.D．It is an additin t a previus track.
9．Hw did the peple reduce the impact f the trail n the envirnment?
A．By mving the trail ff watercurse.B．By using huge redwd sticks.
C．By recycling the ld building stuff.D．By applying irn cables and pulleys.
10．What can best describe the peple’s wrk?
A．Limiting and typical.B．Adventurus but smth.
C．Mysterius and attractive.D．Tugh but rewarding.
11．What is the text mainly abut?
A．The rise and fall f a hiking trail.B．Califrnia prtectin prjects.
C．The recvery f a lst attractin.D．Jurneys int wilderness.
D
In the days befre the Internet, critical thinking was the mst imprtant skill f infrmed citizens. But in the digital age, accrding t Anastasia Kzyreva, a psychlgist at the Max Planck Institute f Human Develpment, and her clleagues, an even mre imprtant skill is critical ignring.
As the researchers pint ut, we live in an attentin ecnmy where cntent prducers n the Internet cmpete fr ur attentin. They attract us with a lt f emtinal and eye-catching stries while prviding little useful infrmatin, s they can expse us t prfit-generating advertisements. Therefre,we are n lnger custmers but prducts, and each link we click is a sale f ur time and attentin. Tprtect urselves frm this, Kzyreva advcates fr learning the skill f critical ignring, in which readers intentinally cntrl their infrmatin envirnment t reduce expsure t false and lw-quality infrmatin.
Accrding t Kzyreva, critical ignring cmprises three strategies. The first is t design urenvirnments, which invlves the remval f lw-quality yet hard-t-resist infrmatin frm arund. Successful dieters need t keep unhealthy fd ut f their hmes. Likewise, we need t set up a digital envirnment where attentin-grabbing items are kept ut f sight. As with dieting, if ne tries t bank nwillpwer nt t click eye-catching “news”, he’ll surely fail. S, it’s better t just keep them ut f sightt begin with.
The next is t evaluate the reliability f infrmatin, whse purpse is t prtect yu frm false and misleading infrmatin. It can be realized by checking the surce in the mainstream news agencies which have their reputatins fr being trustwrthy.
The last ges by the phrase “d nt feed the trlls.” Trlls are actrs wh internatinally spread false and hurtful infrmatin nline t cause harm. It may be appealing t respnd t them t set the facts straight, but trlls just care abut annying thers rather than facts. S, it’s best nt t reward their bad behaviur with ur attentin.
By sharpening ur critical ignring skills in these ways, we can make the mst f the Internet while aviding falling victim t thse wh try t cntrl ur attentin, time, and minds.
12．What can we learn abut the attentin ecnmy frm paragraph 2?
A．It ffers little infrmatin.B．It features depressing stries.
C．It saves time fr Internet users.D．It seeks prfits frm each click.
13．Why des the authr mentin dieters in paragraph 3?
A．T discuss the quality f infrmatin
B．T prve the benefits f healthy fd.
C．T shw the imprtance f envirnments.
D．T explain the effectiveness f willpwer.
14．What shuld we d t handle Internet trlls accrding t the text?
A．Reveal their intentin.B．Turn a deaf ear t them.
C．Crrect their behaviur.D．Send hard facts t them.
15．What is the text mainly abut?
A．Reasns fr critical thinking in the attentin ecnmy.
B．Practising the skill f critical ignring in the digital age.
C．Maximizing the benefits f critical ignring n the Internet.
D．Strategies f abandning critical thinking fr Internet users
第三部分 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。
We all want t keep fit and stay healthy, but a few things may prevent it: laziness, a busy schedule, and maybe even a limited spend. 16 . Yu can even make a bit f mney n a few f these activities.
Babysit.
If yu have yur wn kids, yu’ll prbably agree that lking after kids can help keep yu fit. If yu dn’t, yu can experience the wnderful wrld f tddlerhd by vlunteering r signing up fr a babysitting jb. The best ages t babysit are thse tddler years (2 thrugh 5). Why? 17 .
Care fr yur yard.
18 . Wrk n yur yard all year lng and yu’ll have mre than yur heart ging — best exercise f all is t push that lawnmwer (除草机) arund especially if yu have a large lawn. Or even better, put in yur wn waste water system. All that digging shuld be great fr upper bdy strength and patience.
19 .
Have yu checked yur strerm, basement and kitchen lately? Well, mving small items frm their strage areas and turning them int bxes fr sale, dnatin pick-ups r just further strage will get yur bld exciting. Even just pushing arund a dust cleaner, r sweeping yur garage flr shuld il yur jints (关节).
Use smene else’s sprts r exercise equipment (设备).
Have yu checked under yur bed lately? All arund the natin, there is a fld f unused exercise equipment sitting arund in garages and hiding in spare rms and basements. 20 — if nt at yur wn hme, they culd be sitting smewhere in a friend’s r relative’s hme, sadly unused. It may be a gd idea t reuse them.
A．Be yur wn gardener
B．Vlunteer r get active wrk
C．Clean ut r rganize yur huse
D．Actually there are sme free ways t mve yur bdy!
E．Yu culd have these things right under yur very nse.
F．It desn’t really take much t get yurself int better shape.
G．In that case, yu have t carry, lift, run and fllw them arund all day.
第三部分 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。
After my cancer diagnsis (诊断), my friend gifted me a lucky bamb plant in a deep-green pttery bwl. Despite my physical limitatins, 21 the green plant became an achievement during a time when I felt 22 .
As a family physician I was used t 23 care, nw I was the ne relying n thers. The 24 change left me feeling unsettled. Watering the plant, as small an act as it was, 25 me t my ld identity and taught me I culd still be a caregiver and be 26 .
Thrugh surgery, radiatin, and chemtherapy (化疗), I 27 lking after the plant, and it thrived (茁壮成长), s did I.
But befre lng, 28 , it began t shw signs f stress. N matter what I did, the 29 kept brwning and drpping t the 30 , which made me frustrated and uneasy. I seemingly related its struggle t my wn health, fearing it 31 the return f my tumr (肿瘤).
As my anxiety eased, I 32 guidance nline t figure ut hw t better take care f the pr little thing. Fllwing the 33 fund, I transplanted it t a larger pt, allwing mre rm and nutrients it required. When it returned t the sunny windw, we bth began t thrive again!
Nw, the lucky bamb was nt just a 34 item in my hme but a representatin f life, and the ability t find 35 even in challenging circumstances.
16．A．lking frB．picking upC．digging upD．caring fr
17．A．uselessB．painlessC．selflessD．helpless
18．A．takingB．payingC．shwingD．prviding
19．A．gradualB．psitiveC．enrmusD．cmplex
20．A．cnnectedB．recmmendedC．addedD．sent
21．A．fcused upnB．brught upC．prved utD．depended n
22．A．delayedB．cntinuedC．avidedD．cnsidered
23．A．riginallyB．pssiblyC．surprisinglyD．apprximately
24．A．itemsB．leavesC．bambsD．seeds
25．A．flrB．carpetC．rmD．pl
26．A．affectedB．mirrredC．testedD．prevented
27．A．exchangedB．sharedC．appreciatedD．sught
28．A．instructinsB．rdersC．schedulesD．trends
29．A．flexibleB．strangeC．decrativeD．clurful
30．A．warmthB．hpeC．aidD．creativity
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。
Japanese researchers have develped cmputerized chpsticks that enhance (增加)salty tastes, 36 culd help thse wh need t reduce sdium (钠)in their diets.
The chpsticks 37 (develp) by Meiji University prfessr Hmei Miyashita and drink manufacturer Kirin Hldings Cmpany in May.
Wiring cnnects the chpsticks t a small cmputer device 38 (attach) t the eater’s hand. A weak electrical current transprts sdium ins (离子)frm fd thrugh the chpsticks 39 the muth. “As 40 result, the salty taste enhances 1.5 times,” Miyashita said.
The 41 (traditin) diet in Japan is salty. The average Japanese adult eats abut 10 grams f salt each day. That is twice the amunt suggested by the Wrld Health Organizatin.
High sdium intake is linked t increased cases f high bld 42 (press), strkes and ther cnditins.
“T prevent these 43 (disease), we need t reduce the amunt f salt we take in,” said Kirin researcher Ai Sat. Sat 44 (add) that if Japanese peple try t reduce salt intake in the usual ways, they will need t cut many f their favrite fds frm their diet. Otherwise, they wuld have t eat bland r flavrless fd.
Miyashita and Kirin are imprving their chpsticks and hpe t have them ready 45 (sell) as early as next year.
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46．假定你是李华，上周日你的学校在报告厅举办了一场中学生书法大赛，请你为校英文社写一篇报道，内容包括：
参赛人员；
活动安排；
活动反响。
要求：
可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
词数：100词左右。
参考词汇：calligraphy cmpetitin 书法比赛 lecture hall 报告厅 cmpetitr 参赛者

第二节(满分25分)
47. 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。
47．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。
Ali heard her sing when she played the pian. And he saw his grandmther diagnsed with disability was singing tgether with him. He was abslutely shcked. The disease tk her legs away as lng as he culd remember. His grandmther even danced t the music, ttally attracted by the piece f music. Out f curisity, he asked his grandmther what had happened n earth. She giggled and began her stry.
Oh, dear, let me share a stry with yu. When yur grandfather went fishing n the bat, I was s afraid f lsing him, and I was s afraid that he wuld never cme back. The nly way I culd stay calm was t dance. I pretended t feel gd. Hwever, frm my bttm f my heart, I experienced the pain f nt knwing whether my lve wuld cme back safely. Every day I went hme, excited but frightened t read his letters. He always ended his letters with “I lve yu with my life and Gd blesses yu gd health.” And then ne day came a letter nly with three sentences, “I have lst my arms. I give yu back yur freedm and yu deserve a better ne.” Thinking fr a lng time, I made a decisin that I wuld pretend I was disabled t. I bught a stick and a wheelchair myself. I tld my friends and families as well as him that I gt a car accident, lsing bth f my legs, unable t dance anymre. Then I went t see yur grandfather. I tld him “yu are the better ne I shuld deserve; and we are the same, withut feeling srry fr urselves.” I leaned frward and shwed him a wedding dress. “Nw shw me yu are still a man,” I said, “I wn’t ask again.” He finally smiled and managed it n me, walking twards me and giving a big hug.
Lking at grandmther fr a while, Ali was deeply inspired by her. “Yu are an angel and I will lve yu frever.” Ali murmured quietly.
注意：1、开头已给出；
2、所写词数应为150左右。
Paragraph 1：
Grandmther smiled at Ali and asked him t make a prmise nt t tell his grandpa till the end f her life.

Paragraph 2：
A few years went by and six mnths after grandmther’s funeral, Ali fund grandpa sitting in grandma’s usual chair by accident and sbbing sadly.

参考答案
阅读理解 BDC BACB BADC DCBB
七选五DGACR
完形填空16．D 17．D 18．A 19．C 20．A 21．D 22．B 23．C 24．B 25．A 26．B 27．D 28．A 29．C 30．B
语法填空 31．which 32．were develped 33．attached 34．t 35．a 36．traditinal 37．pressure 38．diseases 39．added 40．t sell
小作文
Last Sunday, ur schl held a calligraphy cmpetitin in the lecture hall. All three grades’ students participated in it actively.
Cmpetitrs were divided int three grups accrding t their grades. They were required t cpy an essay f 100 wrds in 20 minutes. All f them wrte very carefully. Then we evaluated the entries with great patience and fair, and gave results n site. After that, we displayed the calligraphy and awarded the winners. All the teachers and students praised them.
We thught highly f the activity. We determined t hld mre activities like this in the future.
大作文
32．Grandmther smiled at Ali and asked him t make a prmise nt t tell his grandpa till the end f her life. With a sparkle in her eye, she cntinued, “Prmise me, Ali, that yu’ll keep ur little secret. Lve has its wn language, and smetimes, it’s shwn thrugh acts f giving up smething fr smene yu care abut.” Ali ndded, prmising t treasure the secret. Deep dwn, he realized that the strength f their lve had turned a difficult situatin int a beautiful expressin f devtin. Ali culd als feel the weight f the secret and the warmth f their cnnectin.
A few years went by and six mnths after grandmther’s funeral, Ali fund grandpa sitting in grandma’s usual chair by accident and sbbing sadly. Overwhelmed by memries, Ali sensed it was the right mment t reveal the truth. With a heavy heart, he tld his grandpa the incredible stry f lve and sacrifice. As the truth came ut, a mix f tears and smiles painted a tuching picture f a lve that vercame challenges, leaving behind a pwerful lessn fr generatins t learn frm.