江苏省南通、徐州、宿迁、淮安、泰州、镇江六市2021届高三下学期第一次模拟考试 英语试题 Word版含答案.doc

1、1 20202021 学年高三年级模拟考试卷学年高三年级模拟考试卷 英英 语语 (音频下载地址： 密码：20082008) 2021.02 本试卷分四个部分。满分 150 分，考试用时 120 分钟。 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分 30 分) 第一节(共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分) 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最 佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和 阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 ( )1. What is the weather like according to

2、 the man？ A. Clear. B. Cloudy. C. Rainy. ( )2. What does the man mean？ A. He wants to keep the chairs. B. He can make a table for the woman. C. They dont have enough room for new furniture. ( )3. What sport are the speakers watching？ A. Skating. B. Football. C. Gymnastics. ( )4. Who is the primary t

3、arget audience for the mans books？ A. Teachers. B. Teenagers. C. Primary school students. ( )5. Where are the speakers？ A. In a library. B. In a bookstore. C. In a classroom. 第二节(共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分) 听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个 选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟； 听 完后，各小

4、题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。 ( )6. What makes the woman different today？ A. Her shoes. B. Her dress. C. Her bag. ( )7. What color is the womans bag？ A. Blue. B. Red. C. Yellow. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。 ( )8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers？ A. Friends. B. Coworker

5、s. C. Family members. ( )9. How does the woman feel about the robot？ A. Curious. B. Excited. C. Uncertain. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。 ( )10. What time is it？ A. 7：00 a.m. B. 9：00 a.m. C. 11：00 a.m. ( )11. What are the plans for？ A. A new house. B. A new bridge. C. A new office building. 2 ( )12. What w

6、ill the man take to Mike？ A. A cup of tea. B. A cup of coffee. C. A glass of juice. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。 ( )13. What is the conversation mainly about？ A. Seasons. B. Photography. C. Social media. ( )14. How many likes has the mans photo had？ A. 100. B. 150. C. 850. ( )15. What is the mans main re

7、ason for taking photos？ A. To win awards. B. To earn a living. C. To show people he knows. ( )16. What does the man want for his birthday？ A. A hat. B. A camera. C. A photograph. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 ( )17. What is the speaker announcing？ A. He is leaving the team. B. He has signed a new player.

8、 C. He is selling the club to new owners. ( )18. Where is the soccer team based？ A. In America. B. In England. C. In Canada. ( )19. What has the speaker been asked to do？ A. Draw up training plans for the team. B. Write a list of new coaches. C. Pick a new player. ( )20. How does the speaker feel？ A

9、. Proud. B. Guilty. C. Sad. 第二部分 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 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Call for entries： young women writers competition Guardian Weekend magazine is launching a writing competition for UK women aged 1621 on the theme of conversations. How to enter

10、 All you have to do is submit a 700word personal essay that shows off your talentson the theme of conversations. Did you have an unforgettable conversation with your grandmother about her youth that changed how you viewed her？ Do you find having certain conversations really hard， and if so， why？ Is

11、there a conversation you regret， or one you regret you never had？ Were keen to hear about your personal experiences. All entries must be sent to weekendtheguardian. com by midnight on 9 March. The Prizes There will be one winner and two runnersup. The three winners will each receive 250. The winners

12、 will be notified(通知) by email or telephone on or before 30 March 2021 and given details of how to claim their prizes. As part of the editing process， the three winners will participate in a video call with a Guardian Weekend editor to discuss and edit their essay for publication. The one overall wi

13、nner will also receive a 11 workshop with a Guardian editor. 3 Rules Follow all rules carefully to prevent disqualification. Only one entry is permitted per person. Entries on behalf of another person will not be accepted and joint submissions are not allowed. The competition opens at 09： 00 on 22 F

14、ebruary 2021 and closes at 23： 59 on 9 March 2021. Entries received outside this time period will not be considered. Your entry must not be copied， and must not contain any thirdparty materials or content that you do not have permission to use. You must include your name， age and contact details， in

15、cluding your email address and phone number. ( )21. Whats the theme of the writing competition？ A. Regrets. B. Conversations. C. Grandmothers youth. D. Personal experiences. ( )22. What extra prize will the overall winner receive？ A. An additional 250. B. A video of the competition. C. A prior notif

16、ication of the win. D. A 11 workshop with an editor. ( )23. Which of the following will result in disqualification？ A. Coauthoring an entry. B. Including contact details. C. Mailing your entry on 1 March. D. Using others content with permission. B In 1991， Keith White was at the centre of a 14vehicl

17、e pileup when a truck crossed the central reservation and hit the van in which he was a passenger. White survived， but his left arm was crushed beyond repair， and he lost his memory for two years. His pilot license was removed and he could no longer follow his passion for diving. But he had been sai

18、ling since he was 16， and so， in 2004， he decided to buy a boat， fitting it out so he could sail it singlehandedly. “I didnt know at that point if I could sail with one hand， ” he says. “But at the back of my mind I had always thought I could do anything if I put my mind to it.” Within a year， White

19、 had taken on the challenge of being the first onearmed sailor to circumnavigate(环航) the British Isles. Then he crossed the Atlantic alone in 2008. Last year he became the first sailor with a disability to circumnavigate the globe. Sailing singlehanded for weeks requires mental， as well as physical，

20、 strength， especially when you are alone. So how does he do it？ Its a question that makes the yachtsman(帆船运动员) laugh. “When you have seven children， its lovely to have a little time on your own！ Its awesome， ” he jokes. “I do a log every hour， and my diary， and I read a few books. I have very little

21、 sleep.” “Im a sociable person： I do like lots of people around. Answering emails and chatting over Facebook can help stop any loneliness， ” he adds. When White made his first Atlantic crossing， he was disappointed to have his peace and quiet broken by his arrival on land. But， he says， he threw him

22、self into meeting new people. In between adventures， he likes sailing with people who havent tried it before or get involved in yacht races with friends. Perhaps the main reason for his success in adjusting to life after a big adventure， he says， is that he always has an idea for a new one in his ba

23、ck pocket. “It keeps me ticking overtheres always something new to do. I just like challenges and one leads to another.” ( )24. Why couldnt White continue his passion for diving？ A. He lost his left arm. B. His license was due. 4 C. He had a new hobby. D. His memory was poor. ( )25. How did White sp

24、end his time at sea？ A. By staying awake. B. By visiting old friends. C. By keeping himself busy. D. By attending his children. ( )26. What mainly leads to Whites successful adjustment to life after a big adventure？ A. Socializing with new people. B. Scheduling new adventures. C. Coaching new yachts

25、men. D. Organizing yacht races. ( )27. Which of the following best describes Keith White？ A. Creative. B. Humorous. C. Easygoing. D. Adventurous. C An afternoon nap(午睡) is one of the joys of life， although too much napping could signal all is not well. In some cultures， people will have a daily napt

26、his is fine. The warning comes when people start sleeping during the daytime， when they did not before. There is certainly a good reason to believe that daytime sleepinessas in the Alzheimers studycan be a marker of an underlying condition. For most people， napping during the day is mainly a sign th

27、at you are not getting enough sleep at night， says Dr Neil Stanley， a sleep expert. “If you feel sleepy during the day， you should think about taking a nap. That is what the body needsit doesnt need to be kept awake with caffeine， it needs sleep.” The feeling to notice is “sleepiness” ， he says， not

28、 “tiredness” ， which could be more psychological and linked to stress. So how do you nap well？ The key thing， says Stanley， is how long your nap lasts. Choose either a 20 or 90minute nap. “When you fall asleep， youll quickly go through the lighter stages of sleep into your first period of deep sleep

29、. You dont want to wake up in deep sleep because thats when you wake and feel worse than you did before.” Napping for 20 minutes means you will wake up before you go into deep sleep； napping for 90 minutes means youll complete a sleep cycle. Once you factor in the time it takes to fall asleepsome pe

30、ople are better at napping than others but， says Stanley， “a healthy adult will fall asleep in between 5 and 12 minutes” you can set an alarm， allowing a 30 to 40minute period for a short nap， and up to two hours for a longer one. A good time to nap is during the bodys natural dip in the afternoon，

31、between 2 pm and 4 pm. “You dont really want to be napping much past that because then you are going to be eating into your nighttime sleep， ” Stanley says. The point， he stresses， is to get good nighttime sleep， which would ensure you probably dont need to nap at all. ( )28. What does an afternoon

32、nap indicate for most people？ A. Caffeine addiction. B. Psychological stress. C. Insufficient night sleep. D. Potential physical illness. ( )29. What is the key to a good nap？ A. Duration. B. Surroundings. C. Health. D. Stages. ( )30. What does the underlined word “that” in the last paragraph refer

33、to？ A. A 30 to 40minute period. B. Between 2 pm and 4 pm. C. Between 5 and 12 minutes. D. A 20 to 90minute period. 5 ( )31. Which of the following can be the best title for the text？ A. Why to phase a nap B. When to take a good nap C. What to learn from a nap D. How to have a successful nap D There

34、is more that comes with older age than greying hair and wrinkled skin. When humans reach their later years， they favour more established friends and their social circle is reduced. Now， for what appears to be the first time， scientists have seen the same behaviour in another species. Twenty years of

35、 observations of chimpanzees(猩猩) reveal that older males choose to hang out with their longterm friends at the expense of other relationships. The researchers studied 78，000 hours of observations made between 1996 and 2016 that followed the social interactions of 21 male chimpanzees between the ages

36、 of 15 and 58 years old. They classified the chimps relationships depending on the amount of time they sat with others and groomed(梳毛) them. They then rated the various pairings as mutual(相互的) friendships， where both chimps seemed to enjoy the relationship； onesided friendships， where one chimp was

37、more keen to be friends than the other； and nonfriendships， where neither chimp showed interest in the other. When the scientists looked at the patterns of friendships， they found that the older chimps had more mutual friendships and fewer onesided friendships than younger chimps. Another feature se

38、en in older humans was also spotted in the chimps. As the males got older， their levels of aggression(挑衅) tailed off， meaning they started fewer fights and tended to intimidate others in their group less often. The observations have left the researchers puzzled. According to an idea in psychology kn

39、own as socioemotional selectivity theory， or SST， older humans prefer more positive relationships because they are aware time is running out. But many animal experts argue that chimpanzees lack the human sense of mortality(死亡)， suggesting something else is driving the behaviour. Robin Dunbar， a prof

40、essor of evolutionary psychology at the University of Oxford， said in humans， the decline in social circles with age is due to declining social motivation to get out and meet people combined by lack of opportunity. In chimpanzees， as older males compete less for mates， they may focus on close， recip

41、rocal(互惠的) relationships with trusted partners， she said. ( )32. What do older male chimpanzees favour？ A. Old friendships. B. New bonds. C. Greying hair. D. Wrinkled skin. ( )33. How did the researchers draw their conclusion about chimpanzees？ A. By turning to other scientists. B. By introducing a

42、new concept. C. By forming relationships with them. D. By analyzing two decades observations. ( )34. What does the underlined word “intimidate” in Paragraph 4 mean？ A. Threaten. B. Motivate. C. Defend. D. Accompany. ( )35. According to Robin Dunbar， what accounts for declining social circles in chim

43、panzees？ A. Awareness of time. B. Less competition for mates. C. Low motivation for socialization. D. Lack of the human sense of mortality. 第二节(共 5 小题； 每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分) 6 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。 Most people know how to manage， express， and cope with emotions in a healthy way.

44、36 In fact， knowing how to regulate emotions is important for everyone. But what is emotion regulation， and how can you improve your emotion regulation skills？ 37 Many researchers view emotion regulation as the ability to enhance or reduce your emotions as needed. Others define it as a set of skills

45、 that help keep your emotional system healthy and functioning. We can learn to adjust what emotion we have， how intense it is， when we have it， and how we react to it. The defining aspect of emotion regulation is that it occurs when a goal is activated. Goals are highly individual. Theyre what we pi

46、cture in our heads. Your goals can be activated by your environment. You may regulate your emotions to influence a change in someone else. 38 For instance， when your boss treats you poorly at work， you act as if it doesnt bother you because youre hoping for a job promotion. Mindfulness is the practi

47、ce of being present in the moment. Mindful people learn to be aware of the breaths they take， the tension in their muscles， and even their pulse rates. They can objectively observe themselves in difficult moments， confident that even these times will pass. 39 In and of themselves， emotions are not g

48、ood or bad， though they may be scary， especially when theyre intense. 40 But the more you do it， the more natural it becomes. Mindfulness skills can help with this too. A. Learning how to accept your emotions takes practice. B. Being mindful can help you to deal with your emotions. C. There is no on

49、e agreedupon definition of emotion regulation. D. Emotion regulation goals vary strongly from situation to situation. E. For some people， though， emotion regulation is much more difficult. F. Emotion regulation refers to the ability to control ones own emotions. G. Sometimes you may regulate your em

50、otions to achieve another end goal. 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。 My mum was a consultant psychiatrist(精神病医师) at Lancaster Moor hospital. At five， I went with her to the 41 on a Christmas afternoon. I didnt really want to be there