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廣東省韶關(guān)市2020-2021學(xué)年高三一模英語(yǔ)試題

英語(yǔ)

本試卷共8頁(yè)，滿分120分?？荚囉脮r(shí)120分。

注意事項(xiàng):

1. 答題前、考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、考生號(hào)、考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位號(hào)填寫在答題卡上。

2. 作答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目選項(xiàng)的答案信息點(diǎn)涂黑；如需要改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦千凈后，再選涂其它答案。答案不能答在試卷上。

3. 非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位重上；如需改動(dòng)，先劃掉原來(lái)的答案，然后再寫上新的答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液，不按以上要求作答無(wú)效。

4. 考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，將試卷和答題卡一并交回。

第一部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

A

MOA Shop Indigenous（土著的）ArtistContest

Are you an Indigenous artist, between 15and 25 years old, with a story to tell? Submit a design that expresses youridentity, and the MOA Shop will help share it with the world. The winningartwork with your signature will be printed on a T-shirt and sold and promotedonly through the MOA Shop for one year. The winner willreceive both a $250 prize and copyright income from every sale.

Qualification

Any individual 15 to 25 years of age whoidentifies as Indigenous, Aboriginal, First Nations, Inuit or Métis.

Rules + Guidelines

·Artwork may be from the artist’s pre-existing work ormade for this contest.

·Artwork may use a maximum of two colours and must beeasily visible.

·Artwork must fit on the front of the T-shirt.

·Artwork must be submitted with file extension .ai,.eps, .pdf, fxg, or .svg.

·Entries from artists who have submitted in previousyears are welcomed.

Submission checklist

·Artwork submission(s)

·Completed entry formfound here.

·Artist biography(about 250 words)

Profits

Artists hold full copyright of anysubmitted entries. The winning artwork will be licensed by the MOA Slop for oneyear and the artist is free to license or sell their winning artwork. A large percentage of money from the sale of T-shirts goestowards MOA’s public programs.

Time and contact

The submission deadline has been extendedto March 31st, 2021 and the winner is announced by June 2021. We look forwardto receiving your artwork! Please send all submissions and any questions toshoptshirt@ moa. ubc. ca.

1．What will the winner get?

A．A T-shirt with his artwork on.

B．The signature of the Indigenous artist.

C．The right to immediately sell his work.

D．An award and some profits from the sale.

2．What is required about the artwork?

A．It must be received before June 2021.

B．It must be printed on the back of theT-shirt.

C．It must be included at least two visiblecolours.

D．It must be submitted with the artist’sself-introduction.

3．Where will the profitfrom the sale mostly go?

A．To theowner of MOA．                       B．To the winner of the contest.

C．To theshop’s public programs.             D．To the promotion of the artworks.

A篇[語(yǔ)篇導(dǎo)讀] 這是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章介紹了一則關(guān)于MOA Shop土著藝術(shù)家競(jìng)賽的廣告。

1. D。直接信息題。根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞winner定位到第一段的最后一句話The winner will receive both a $250 prize and copyright income fromevery sale可知，獲勝者將獲得一份250獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)和一些銷售的版權(quán)收入。答案選D項(xiàng)。

2. D。間接信息題。根據(jù)題干中的關(guān)鍵詞artwork 定位到第二段的小標(biāo)題Submission checklist（提交清單）中的Artist biography (about 250words)。很明顯，文中這句話和D選項(xiàng)是近義轉(zhuǎn)換，故選D項(xiàng)。

3. C。直接信息題。根據(jù)題干profit from the sale定位到倒數(shù)第二段最后一句話A large percentage of money fromthe sale of T-shirts goes towards MOA’s public programs可知，銷售的大部分利潤(rùn)用到MOA商店的公共項(xiàng)目，答案選C項(xiàng)。

◎讀后知識(shí)積累：⑴The submission deadline提交的最后期限；⑵biography n. 傳記；⑶signature /?s?ɡn?t??/ n. 署名；簽名；信號(hào)；⑷copyright/?k?pira?t/ n. 版權(quán)，著作權(quán)；⑸entry /?entri/ n. 進(jìn)入；入口；條目；登記；⑹artwork /?ɑ?tw??k/ n. 藝術(shù)品。

                                           B

    One summer during high school, my momvolunteered me to help Grandpa research our family tree. Great, I thought,imagining hours spent pawing through dusty, rotting boxes and listening toboring stories about people I didn’t know. “You’ll be surprised,” my mompromised, “Family histories can be very interesting.'

In truth, Grandpa didn’t want to limit mywork to just research, hoping to also preserve our family memories. He’ddiscovered a computer program that helps digitally scan old pictures andletters to preserve their contents before they crumble from oldage. Grandpa wanted me to help him connect the scanner and set up the computerprogram. He could type documents and send emails, but had never used a scanner.

Soon after, I became fascinated with myrelatives’ lives. I asked Grandpa to tell the story behind every picture andletter we scanned. The stories, which turned out not to be boring at all,helped me not only understand but also relate to my relatives. I became so hungry for more information that Grandpaneeded additional props to keep me satisfied. He showed me a chest filled withrandom stuff, all covered in dust.

Perusing through their belongings, I felt Iwas opening a window into the world of my relatives, a world long since gone. Grandpa showed me a bundle of letters he had sent toGrandma from the front lines of World War II and I could almost smell thegunpowder. I turned the pages of my great-grandmother’s recipe book andcould picture her cooking in her kitchen. All of the people who had been merelynames to me now had faces to match.

Later, Grandpa admitted, “I probably couldhave done this project myself. I just wanted someone to share it with.” I can’tthank him enough for sharing the experience and making me appreciate the familymembers who have made me the person I am. I will cherish family memories andhope that someday will be able to pass them down to my own grandchildren.

4．Which of the following can best describethe author’s first impression of research?

A．Delightful.                                             B．Tiresome.

C．Surprising.                                             D．Interesting

5．What does the underlined word “crumble” in paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Come tolife.                                         B．Tear apart.

C．Fall topieces.                                        D．Break through.

6．Why did Grandpa give the author a chest?

A．To show him a bundle of letters.

B．To keep him away from boredom.

C．To give him something to sort out.

D．To fulfill his desire to know more.

7．What can we learn about Grandpa from thepassage?

A．He used to serve in the army.

B．He knew nothing about computer.

C．He buried the letters under gunpowder.

D．He loved sharing what he had with others.

B篇[語(yǔ)篇導(dǎo)讀] 這是一篇記敘文，文章介紹了作者幫助祖父整理族譜及相關(guān)物品，從中發(fā)現(xiàn)了很多樂(lè)趣。

4. B。觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度題。通過(guò)第一段的第二句話I thought, imagining hours spentpawing through dusty, rotting boxes and listening to boring stories aboutpeople I didn’t know可知，作者想象花了好幾個(gè)小時(shí)翻看滿是灰塵、腐爛的盒子，聽著那些我不認(rèn)識(shí)的人的無(wú)聊故事，一定是感覺此事很無(wú)聊，很煩人。故選B項(xiàng)。

5. C詞義猜測(cè)題。通過(guò)第二段He’d discovered a computerprogram that helps digitally scan old pictures and letters to preserve theircontents before they crumble from old age可知，爺爺發(fā)現(xiàn)一個(gè)能數(shù)碼掃描老照片和信件的電腦程序，想在這些變成碎片而消失之前，把這些老照片和信件的內(nèi)容保存下來(lái)。根據(jù)preserve their contents（留其內(nèi)容）可推知，劃線詞意為“變成碎片”。故選C項(xiàng)。

6．D。間接信息題。根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞chest定位到第三段Ibecame so hungry for more information that Grandpa needed additional props tokeep me satisfied. He showed me a chest可知，作者變得如此渴望了解更多的信息，以至于爺爺需要額外的道具來(lái)滿足作者，爺爺給作者一個(gè)箱子應(yīng)該是為了滿足他想要了解更多的信息的愿望。故選D項(xiàng)。

7. A。隱含意義推測(cè)題。通過(guò)文章倒數(shù)第二段Grandpa showed me a bundle ofletters he had sent to Grandma from the front lines of World War II and I couldalmost smell the gunpowder（爺爺給我看了一捆他從第二次世界大戰(zhàn)前線寄給奶奶的信，我?guī)缀趼劦搅嘶鹚幍奈兜溃┛芍?，作者的祖父參加過(guò)二戰(zhàn)。故選A項(xiàng)。

◎讀后知識(shí)積累：

1. 詞匯積累：⑴paw through；⑵rot；⑶preserve ；⑷crumble ['kr?mbl] v. 成碎屑；弄碎；破滅；⑸cherish[?t?er??]v.珍惜; 鐘愛; 愛護(hù);

2. 長(zhǎng)難句分析：The stories, which turned out notto be boring at all, helped me not only understand but also relate to myrelatives.

結(jié)構(gòu)剖析：句子主干是The stories helped me not onlyunderstand but also relate to my relatives，not only … but also .. 并列兩個(gè)省去to的動(dòng)詞不定式understand和relate to my relatives作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)，which引導(dǎo)非限制性定語(yǔ)從句修飾先行詞 stories。

漢語(yǔ)意思：這些故事一點(diǎn)也不無(wú)聊，不僅幫助我理解，還能和我的親戚聯(lián)系起來(lái)。  

                                                  C

    With advanced communication technologicsmaking the iconic British red telephone boxes expendable（可拋棄的）, aUS firm is all set to bring them back to use. Call boxes would be changed intomini-offices for workers on-the-go and will offer free coffee to subscribers（認(rèn)購(gòu)者）.

BarWorks Inc’s chief executive Jonathan Black, a Briton living in New York, saidthat his company will renew telephone boxes with fully functional printers,scanners, 25-inch screens and Wi-Fi. Bar Works specializes in offeringbar-themed work stations in prime locations, charging customers with a monthlysubscription in return for free access to the business and office supplies. Thecompany plans to operate in a similar manner, offering British customers withmonthly memberships to “Pod Works” for ￡19.99（$29）.

Thecompany will refit telephone boxes in five major British cities and has alreadyrented and changed 15 old call boxes in London and Edinburgh. As expected, theyare coming into use by the public in the coming months. “Given the prime location,above all else, of the telephone boxes, the launch is expected to gain at least10, 000 members by the end of 2021. It’s an alternative to, say, Starbucks butobviously it provides you with total privacy. “ said Black.

Thanksto mobile phones, the red telephone boxes have been effectively madeexpendable. According to a report by the Daily Mail, retired telephone boxes,especially those damaged deliberately, are sent to a “telephone box graveyard” ofsorts, where they take great pains to restore to their former glory beforebeing sold to collectors across the globe. Such is the demand for properlyrestored telephone boxes, that it is not uncommon for them to be sold foramounts as high as ￡10, 000.

Despiteits setback, in a recent survey, the British red telephone box, which wasoriginally designed in 1920, was voted the greatest British design of all time.

8．Whatwill the red telephone boxes be used for?

A．Mini-offices.                                         B．Minicoffee boxes.

C．Bar-themedcall boxes.                          D．Leisurerooms for workers.

9．Whatdo you know about the renewed telephone boxes?

A．Theywill be put into use next year.

B．Theyoffer as much privacy as Starbucks.

C．Theywill be equipped with office supplies.

D．Theyhave been rented in five major British cities.

10．Whatis Black’s attitude towards the launch?

A．Doubtful.            B．Confident.           C．Cautious.                                   D．Uncertain.

11．What’sthe purpose of writing about the telephone boxes in this passage?

A．Toarouse concern for them.                 B．Tointroduce their new role.

C．Toexpand a larger market.                   D．Toadvertise their launch.

C篇[語(yǔ)篇導(dǎo)讀]文章主要講述了通信技術(shù)的進(jìn)步使得被評(píng)為英國(guó)歷史上最偉大的設(shè)計(jì)的紅色電話亭失去了它原本的價(jià)值，但是Bar Works公司賦予了它新的使命——迷你辦公室，他們?yōu)殡娫捦づ鋫浯蛴C(jī)、掃描儀、顯示器和Wi-fi，為四處奔波的辦公者提供了便利和隱私。

8. A。直接信息題。通過(guò)題干關(guān)鍵信息thered telephone boxes be used for定位第一段Call boxes would be changed into mini-offices for workers on-the-go andwill offer free coffee to subscribers可知，紅色電話亭將被用作小型辦公室，供忙碌的員工使用，并為訂戶提供免費(fèi)咖啡，可知答案選C項(xiàng)。

9. C。細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。根據(jù)第三段Asexpected, they are coming into use by the public in the coming months（不出所料，它們將在未來(lái)幾個(gè)月被公眾使用。）可排除A選項(xiàng)；根據(jù)It’s an alternative to, say,Starbucks but obviously it provides you with total privacy（這是星巴克的另一種選擇，但顯然它給你提供了完全的隱私）可知minioffice比星巴克更能為你提供隱私，故排除B項(xiàng)。根據(jù)The company will refittelephone boxes in five major British cities and has already rented and changed15 old call boxes in London and Edinburgh（該公司將在英國(guó)五個(gè)主要城市翻新電話亭，并已經(jīng)在倫敦和愛丁堡租用和更換了15個(gè)舊電話亭）可排除D選項(xiàng)。從第二段his company will renewtelephone boxes with fully functional printers, scanners, 25-inch screens andWi-Fi.（他的公司將為電話亭更新功能齊全的打印機(jī)、掃描儀、25英寸屏幕和Wi-Fi）可知，更新過(guò)的電話亭會(huì)配備有辦公室供應(yīng)設(shè)備。答案選C項(xiàng)。

10. B。觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度題。通過(guò)題干關(guān)鍵詞Black’s attitude定位文章第三段the launch is expected togain at least 10, 000 members by the end of 2021. It’s an alternative to, say, Starbucks butobviously it provides you with total privacy（到2021年底，發(fā)行的mini office有望獲得至少1萬(wàn)名會(huì)員，它是星巴克的替代品，但顯然它為你提供了完全的隱私）可知Black對(duì)他們的這種改造很有信心。故選D項(xiàng)。

11.B。寫作目的題。根據(jù)本文的主旨大意我們知道文章是介紹了紅色電話亭新的角色和作用。故選B項(xiàng)。

◎讀后知識(shí)積累：

1.詞匯積累：⑴iconic /a??k?n?k/adj.  偶像的，圖符的；與圖像有關(guān)的，圖像性的；⑵on-the-go adj. 忙個(gè)不停的；活躍的；⑶chief executive行政長(zhǎng)官；董事長(zhǎng)；⑷specialize in專門研究；⑸take great pains to do 努力做某事；費(fèi)盡力氣做；⑹setback /?setb?k/ n.挫折；退步；逆流。

2. 長(zhǎng)難句分析：⑴Such is the demand for properly restored telephoneboxes, that it is not uncommon for them to be sold for amounts as high as ￡10,000.

結(jié)構(gòu)剖析：Such置于句首句子需部分倒裝句，that引導(dǎo)結(jié)果狀語(yǔ)從句中it是形式主語(yǔ)，代替后面真正主語(yǔ)for them to be sold for amounts as highas ￡10, 000。

漢語(yǔ)意思：人們對(duì)經(jīng)過(guò)妥善修復(fù)的電話亭的需求如此之大，以至于它們被賣到1萬(wàn)英鎊的價(jià)格也并不罕見。

                                               D

Growing up in a city has a lifelongnegative impact on a person’s ability to navigate, according to a vast globalsurvey.

In a new study, scientists led by AntonineCoutrot at Nantes University in France and Hugo Spiers at University CollegeLondon describe how they used a dataset（數(shù)據(jù)集）gatheredfrom 4 millions players of a computer game called “Sea Hero Quest”, which testsway-finding skills by asking players to memorize a map showing the location ofcheckpoints and then measuring how well players can steer a boat to find them.

Dr. Spiers found that the strongestindicator of a high score was a player’s age — older people performedrelatively poorly. But the benefit of rural living was strong enough to offset（抵消）some of that, Data from American playersshowed that a 70-year-old who grew up in the countryside had the navigationalabilities of an average 60-year-old across the dataset.

“The gap between the navigation skills ofrural and city people was largest in America, and the researchers think theyknow why. They found that countries dominated by simple layouts of grid-based（網(wǎng)格式的）cities dragged down navigation skills more thangrowing up in a city based around more complicated networks of streets, such asPrague.

Dr. Spiers says that the brain’snavigational abilities probably weaken in the city environment because they arenot being used as much. Although cities may appear more complicated, they alsofeature more clues to help residents find their way, such as numbered streets.As many city-dwellers on a visit to the countryside can prove, one field tendsto look much the same as another, so there are fewer external（外部的）landmarks to help guide the way.

While people who live in cities should notbe alarmed, the study does raise some interesting ideas for urban planners:keep their city designs not so simple perhaps. And for everyone else, it mightbe an idea to turn off Google Maps.

12．Why did the researchers use the datasetfrom a computer game?

A．To study the players’ memory.

B．To measure how well people control boats.

C．To improve the players’ skill to find wayout.

D．To see what influences people’s way-findingskills.

13．What does the underlined word “that” inparagraph 3 refer to?

A．Strongindicator.                                   B．Poor performance.

C．Old age.                                                 D．High score.

14．What weakens the brain’s navigationalabilities according to Dr. Spiers?

A．Lack ofpractice.                                   B．Few external landmarks.

C．Living inthe countryside.                     D．Complicated city environment.

15．What is the best title of the passage?

A．Ways to Improve Navigational Skills

B．Reasons to Design Complicated Cities

C．Urban Living Weakens Navigational Skills

D．Turn off Google Maps while Exploring City

語(yǔ)篇類型：說(shuō)明文主題語(yǔ)境：人與自然

[語(yǔ)篇導(dǎo)讀] 本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。一項(xiàng)大型全球調(diào)查顯示，在城市長(zhǎng)大會(huì)對(duì)一個(gè)人的導(dǎo)航能力產(chǎn)生終生的負(fù)面影響，Dr. Spiers在他們的新研究中發(fā)現(xiàn)大腦的導(dǎo)航能力在城市環(huán)境中減弱，是因?yàn)樗鼈儧](méi)有被充分利用。

12. D。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。通過(guò)題干關(guān)鍵詞thedataset from a computer game定位到文章第二段they used a dataset（數(shù)據(jù)集）gathered from 4 millions players of a computer game called “Sea HeroQuest', which tests way-finding skills by asking players to memorise a map showingthe location of checkpoints and then measuring how well players can steer aboat to find them（他們使用從一個(gè)叫做“海上英雄追求”擁有4百萬(wàn)玩家的電腦游戲中來(lái)的數(shù)據(jù)集，通過(guò)要求玩家記住一張顯示檢查站位置的地圖來(lái)測(cè)試尋路技巧，然后測(cè)量玩家能駕駛一艘船找到他們的能力）。故選D項(xiàng)。

13. B。代詞指代題。從句子older people performed relatively poorly. But the benefit of rural living was strong enough to offset（抵消）some of that…（老年人的表現(xiàn)相對(duì)較差，但農(nóng)村生活的好處大到足以抵消那部分）可知，that應(yīng)該是指代前面提及的older people performedrelatively poorly，故選B項(xiàng)。

14. A。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。通過(guò)題干關(guān)鍵詞weakensthe brain’s navigational abilities定位到第五段Dr. Spiers says that the brain’s navigational abilities probably weaken inthe city environment because they are not being used as much可知，斯皮爾博士認(rèn)為大腦的導(dǎo)航能力在城市環(huán)境中可能會(huì)減弱，因?yàn)樗鼈?/span>缺乏充分訓(xùn)練，故選A項(xiàng)。

15. C。標(biāo)題判斷題。從文章第一段就告訴我們?cè)诔鞘虚L(zhǎng)大會(huì)對(duì)一個(gè)人的導(dǎo)航能力產(chǎn)生終生的負(fù)面影響，接著幾段都在圍繞Dr. Spiers他們的研究來(lái)展開，說(shuō)明為什么在在城市長(zhǎng)大會(huì)對(duì)一個(gè)人的導(dǎo)航能力產(chǎn)生終生的負(fù)面影響，最后提出鍛煉大腦的想法。故C項(xiàng)（城市生活削弱了導(dǎo)航技能）符合文章主題，適合做標(biāo)題。

◎讀后知識(shí)積累：

1. 詞匯積累：⑴have a lifelong negativeimpact on對(duì)...有終生的負(fù)面影響；⑵navigate /?n?v?ɡe?t/ vt. 導(dǎo)航；航行；⑶checkpoint檢查站；indicator /??nd?ke?t?(r)/n. 指標(biāo)，標(biāo)志，跡象；⑷dominate  /?d?m?ne?t/vt. 控制；支配；占優(yōu)勢(shì)；在…中占主要地位；⑸drag down 拖垮；⑹weaken /?wi?k?n/ vt. 減少；使變?nèi)?；使變淡；?/span>city-dweller城市居民。

2. 長(zhǎng)難句分析：They found thatcountries dominated by simple layouts of grid-based cities dragged downnavigation skills more than growing up in a city based around more complicatednetworks of streets, such as Prague.

結(jié)構(gòu)剖析：這是一個(gè)包含that引導(dǎo)的賓語(yǔ)從句的復(fù)雜句，賓語(yǔ)從句中包含由morethan引導(dǎo)的比較狀語(yǔ)，把countries dominatedby simple layouts of grid-based cities和growing up in a city based around more complicated networks of streets對(duì)導(dǎo)航能力的影響進(jìn)行對(duì)比。countries和city后面分別帶著過(guò)去分詞短語(yǔ)做后置定語(yǔ)，dominatedby simple layouts of grid-based cities（以簡(jiǎn)單的網(wǎng)格城市布局為主的）和based around more complicated networks of streets（基于更復(fù)雜的街道網(wǎng)絡(luò)的）。

漢語(yǔ)意思：他們發(fā)現(xiàn), 比起像布拉格這樣有著復(fù)雜街道網(wǎng)絡(luò)的城市，以簡(jiǎn)單的網(wǎng)格城市布局為主的國(guó)家會(huì)對(duì)導(dǎo)航技能成長(zhǎng)產(chǎn)生更多的負(fù)面影響。

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

American football, not to be confused with the footballcalled soccer, is the American national sport. 16．Games between universities are great social occasions. More than 100, 000people crowd into the huge stadiums. During a recent college final in the RoseBowl at Pasadena, California, there were severe earthquake tremors（地震）,but nobody noticed.

17．Players try to carry the ball over the opponents’ line, and then to earn morepoints by kicking the ball between the upright goal posts above the bar. Thatis the likeness between the two games.

Americanfootball has a reputation for being a violent and dangerous game. 18．The players throw themselves at each other fiercely, but today they wear theuniforms and helmets to protect themselves from serious injuries. Bycomparison, the rugby player has only a thin jersey and a pair of shorts toprotect him from his opponents’ boots and tackling.

The Americans are addicted to crazes. Jogging is anexample of this. The Americans now have another craze, a game which most othercountries call “football', but which they call soccer. 19． It is being run by big business and TVadvertisers, who are doing everything they can to sell it to the public. Theyare employing famous fashion designers to design novel uniforms for theplayers. They have introduced a musical background to the games and there is abig screen in the stadium which explains to spectators what is happening. 20．

A．This reputation is not really deserved.

B．The method of scoring in American footballis the same as in rugby.

C．It is spreading like wildfire through allthe States and gaining popular.

D．They have also changed some of the rules tomake the game more exciting.

E.  Peoplearound the world don’t play American football except the Canadians.

F.  Famouscoaches and players from Europe and South America are interested in it.

G.   It developedfrom the British game of rugby and it excites tremendous enthusiasm.

[語(yǔ)篇導(dǎo)讀] 這是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章主要介紹了由英式橄欖球發(fā)展而來(lái)的美式足球及其在美國(guó)受歡迎程度。

16. G。考查過(guò)渡句。前一句引出美式足球這一話題，后一句舉例說(shuō)明美式足球受歡迎情況，選項(xiàng)G（它是由英國(guó)的橄欖球運(yùn)動(dòng)發(fā)展而來(lái)的，它激起了人們極大的熱情）切合文意。故選G項(xiàng)。

17.B。考查主題句。根據(jù)空后Players try to carry the ballover the opponents’ line, and then to earn more points by kicking the ballbetween the upright goal posts above the bar（球員們?cè)囍亚驇н^(guò)對(duì)方的底線，然后把球踢到橫梁上方的立柱之間以獲得更多的分?jǐn)?shù)）可知，此處是講美式足球的記分規(guī)則，再根據(jù)最后一句That is the likenessbetween the two games（這就是這兩款運(yùn)動(dòng)的相似之處）可知本段講的是美式足球的得分方法和橄欖球一樣，故選擇B項(xiàng)。

18. A。考查過(guò)渡句。前一句說(shuō)到American football是出了名的暴力和危險(xiǎn)，后一句出現(xiàn)轉(zhuǎn)折but，說(shuō)到他們穿上隊(duì)服和頭盔來(lái)保護(hù)自己不受重傷，說(shuō)明此處是講這種名聲是不符合現(xiàn)實(shí)的。所以選A項(xiàng)。空前reputation對(duì)應(yīng)選項(xiàng)A中的This reputation。

19. C。考查過(guò)渡句。從本段開始轉(zhuǎn)向談?wù)撚⑹阶闱颍崭窬湟鲈掝}，后面幾句在舉例說(shuō)明人們對(duì)它的狂熱，說(shuō)明空格談?wù)摰竭@種運(yùn)動(dòng)在美國(guó)很受歡迎，故選C項(xiàng)（它像野火一樣在各州蔓延，而且越來(lái)越受歡迎）。

20. D?？疾橥卣咕?。根據(jù)空前They have introduced a musical background tothe games and there is a big screen in the stadium which explains to spectatorswhat is happening（他們?cè)诒荣愔幸肓艘魳?lè)背景，體育場(chǎng)里有一個(gè)大屏幕向觀眾解釋正在發(fā)生的事情）可知，選項(xiàng)D（他們還修改了一些規(guī)則，使游戲更刺激。）切合文意。前一句的They have…與D項(xiàng)的They also have…是結(jié)構(gòu)同現(xiàn)。

◎讀后知識(shí)積累：⑴reputation  /?repju?te??n/ n. 名聲，名譽(yù)；have areputation for因……出名；有…的好名聲；⑵crowd into 涌入；擠入；⑶severe /s??v??/ adj. 嚴(yán)峻的；嚴(yán)厲的；劇烈的；苛刻的；⑷opponent /??p??n?nt/ n. 對(duì)手；反對(duì)者；敵手；⑸upright /??pra?t/ adj. 正直的；垂直的，直立的；⑹likeness /?la?kn?s/ n. 相似，相像；⑺craze /kre?z/ n. 狂熱；⑻ novel /?n?vl/ adj. 新奇的；異常的；⑼ spectator /spek?te?t?(r)/ n. 觀眾；旁觀者；⑽tremendous /tr??mend?s/ adj. 極大的，巨大的。

第三部分：英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)  完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

How do you killyour time when you go to work? Most of us stare at our cell phones,    21    to make eye contact with others. We just chator play games online. Or maybe we’re using the time between    22    to do our makeup, catch up on emails, or reada few chapters of a book. However, Dina Alfasi takes a very different    23   .

Eachday she has to travel hours on buses or trains to get to her engineering job ata hospital in Israel. Rather than look at her cell phone in silence, she usesone very special way to have    24    with strangers. It is portraits of the peopleshe meets on public    25    every day that she is taking. The photographs    26    the tiny moments in the everyday lives ofstrangers. Some people lean their head against the window and go to sleep, somestare into space and have a    27   , and others sit quietly to read theirdocuments or books.

Fascinatedby people she    28    every day, Dina Alfasi has been photographingunaware    29    for the past few years. It started    30    as a way to pass time during her daily commute(上下班), but it eventually became a    31    part of her artwork and life. Heraward-winning photography has been    32    worldwide.

Dinatold My Modern Met, “What    33    me very much are the little moments thathappen every day. My work is to tell stories through a single portrait, and it    34    that all you need is just to look around andfind those magic    35   . ”

21．A．unwilling    B．ready                   C．unlikely                                   D．sensitive

22．A．meals          B．classes                 C．stops                                   D．meetings

23．A．approach     B．seat                      C．phone                                   D．book

24．A．appointments                                 B．connection                                   C．fun                       D．words

25．A．network       B．platform              C．exhibition                                   D．transport

26．A．celebrate     B．catch                   C．remind                                   D．contain

27．A．daydream    B．exploration         C．analysis                                   D．journey

28．A．introduces   B．visits                   C．attracts                                   D．encounters

29．A．relatives      B．passengers           C．colleagues                                   D．tourists

30．A．absolutely   B．apparently           C．generally                                   D．simply

31．A．temporary   B．typical                 C．significant                                   D．complex

32．A．accepted      B．purchased            C．copied                                   D．exhibited

33．A．bores           B．inspires               C．puzzles                                   D．troubles

34．A．proves         B．predicts               C．describes                                   D．informs

35．A．photographs  B．stories             C．moments                                   D．memories

[語(yǔ)篇導(dǎo)讀]這是一篇新聞報(bào)道。與別人通過(guò)玩手機(jī)、看書、化妝等在上下班的公車上消磨時(shí)間的方式不同，Dina通過(guò)拍攝記錄車上陌生人們的百態(tài)來(lái)消磨時(shí)間并逐漸成為她藝術(shù)創(chuàng)作和生活中重要的一部分。

21. A。語(yǔ)境結(jié)構(gòu)銜接的考查。根據(jù)前提示Most of us stare at our cellphones。（我們大多數(shù)人都盯著手機(jī)）可知人們不想與他人有眼神交流，故選A項(xiàng)。B．ready準(zhǔn)備好的；C．unlikely不太可能的；D．sensitive敏感的。

22. C。語(yǔ)境結(jié)構(gòu)銜接的考查。根據(jù)前提示when you go to work可知，這是在上班路上，再根據(jù)后暗示travel hours on buses or trains可知，事情是發(fā)生在公車上，也就是between stops（站與站之間），故選C項(xiàng)。A. between meals兩餐之間；B. betweenclasses課間； D. between meetings 兩次會(huì)議之間。

23. A。語(yǔ)義銜接的考查。同義詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。根據(jù)下一段she uses one very special way可知，Dina采取不同的消磨時(shí)間的方式，故選A項(xiàng)（approach）。

24. B。語(yǔ)境結(jié)構(gòu)銜接的考查。根據(jù)后暗示It is portraits of the people shemeets on public transport every day that she is taking可知，Dina消磨時(shí)間的方式是拍攝每天在公共交通上遇到的人的照片，這是她與陌生人建立聯(lián)系connection的方式。故選B項(xiàng)。A. have appointments有預(yù)約；C. havefun與…玩耍；D. have words爭(zhēng)吵。

25. D。語(yǔ)義銜接的考查。根據(jù)前提示Each day she has to travel hourson buses or trains to get to her engineering job at a hospital in Israel（她每天都要坐幾個(gè)小時(shí)的公交車或火車去以色列的一家醫(yī)院做工程工作）可知，此處是指她每天在公共交通上（public transport）拍攝她遇到的人的照片。public transport是前面buses or trains同源詞復(fù)現(xiàn)，故選D項(xiàng)。這是發(fā)生在上，即。A. network 網(wǎng)絡(luò)；B. platform n. 平臺(tái)；月臺(tái)，站臺(tái)；C.exhibition展覽。

26. B。語(yǔ)境結(jié)構(gòu)銜接的考查。根據(jù)后暗示賓語(yǔ)the tiny moments可知，空格需與動(dòng)詞catch（捕捉）搭配。句意：這些照片捕捉到了陌生人日常生活中的微小瞬間。A. celebrate慶祝；C. remind提醒；D. contain包含。故選B項(xiàng)。

27. A。語(yǔ)境結(jié)構(gòu)銜接的考查。根據(jù)前提示stare into space（呆呆地凝視前方）可知有些人是在發(fā)呆，即have a daydream（做白日夢(mèng)）。故選A項(xiàng)。B. exploration 探究；C.analysis 分析；D. journey旅行。

28. D。語(yǔ)境結(jié)構(gòu)銜接的考查。根據(jù)上文可知Dina拍攝的是她每天遇到的陌生人，即encounter（邂逅；遇到）。答案選D項(xiàng)。A. introduces介紹；B.visits參觀；C. attracts吸引；D. encounters遇見。

29. B。語(yǔ)義銜接的考查。結(jié)合上下文可知，Dina拍攝的是公車上的不知情的乘客。故選B項(xiàng)。A. relatives親戚；B.passengers乘客；C. colleagues同事；D. tourists旅客。

30. D。邏輯銜接的考查。從后半句的but可知，此處有轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，一開始這（simply）僅僅是Dina消磨時(shí)間的方式，但最終成為她藝術(shù)創(chuàng)作和生活的重要部分。答案選D項(xiàng)。A. absolutely 絕對(duì)地；B.apparently顯然地；C. generally 通常；普遍地。

31. C。語(yǔ)境結(jié)構(gòu)銜接的考查。根據(jù)后暗示Her award-winning photography hasbeen ___32____ worldwide（她獲獎(jiǎng)的攝影作品在世界各地展出）可知，現(xiàn)在它已經(jīng)成為了她的藝術(shù)作品和生活的重要組成部分（significant）。故選C項(xiàng)。A. temporary暫時(shí)的，臨時(shí)的；B.typical 典型的； D. complex復(fù)雜的。

32. D。語(yǔ)境結(jié)構(gòu)銜接的考查。從award –winning（獲獎(jiǎng)的）可知，Dina拍攝的作品獲獎(jiǎng)了，根據(jù)生活常識(shí)可知獲獎(jiǎng)作品可能會(huì)在全世界展出（exhibit）。A. accept接受；B. purchase購(gòu)買；C. copy復(fù)制；D. exhibit展覽。故選D項(xiàng)。

33. B。語(yǔ)境結(jié)構(gòu)銜接的考查。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知Dina通過(guò)拍照抓住每一個(gè)little moment that happen everyday,她通過(guò)這種方式來(lái)tell stories through a singleportrait，所以the little moments是激發(fā)（inspire）她這么做的原因。故選B項(xiàng)。A. bores使無(wú)聊；C. puzzles使困惑；D. troubles給……帶來(lái)麻煩。

34. A。語(yǔ)境結(jié)構(gòu)銜接的考查。Dina想要tell stories through a single portrait，而且她做到了，她通過(guò)實(shí)際行動(dòng)證明（prove）了這并不難，你要做的僅僅是找到那些little moments。故選A項(xiàng)。B. predict預(yù)言，預(yù)測(cè)；C.describe描繪，形容；D. inform通知。

35. C。語(yǔ)境結(jié)構(gòu)銜接的考查。根據(jù)后暗示What inspires me very much are thelittle moments that happen every day可知，此處強(qiáng)調(diào)那些神奇的時(shí)刻（moments）。故選C項(xiàng)。A. photographs照片；B. stories故事；D. memories記憶。

◎讀后知識(shí)積累：

1. 詞匯積累：⑴portrait /?p??tre?t/ n. 肖像；描寫；⑵stare into space呆呆地凝視前方；⑶lean /li?n/ v. 傾斜身體；傾斜；⑷unaware /??n??we?(r)/ adj. 不知道的，無(wú)意的；未察覺到的；⑸be fascinated by被迷住。

2. 長(zhǎng)難句分析：Rather than look at her cell phone in silence, she uses onevery special way to have connections with strangers.

結(jié)構(gòu)剖析：Rather than不愿……，而不是,是一個(gè)并列連詞連接look和to have connections。

漢語(yǔ)意思：她用一種非常特殊的方式與陌生人建立聯(lián)系，而不是沉默地看手機(jī)。

第二節(jié)（共10個(gè)小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

China is known for its brilliantcivilization that 36．（continue）since theancient times despite the many ups and downs in its history. It is 37．（wide）accepted that one of the reasons has been the Chinesewriting system.

Several thousand years ago written Chinesewas only symbols 38．（carve）on animal bones or shells. During the ShangDynasty, these symbols became a well-developed writing system in a 39．（vary）of forms. This, however, changed in Qin Dynasty.Emperor Qin Shihuang united the seven major states into one unified country 40． the Chinese writing system began to develop in onedirection. That writing system was 41． greatimportance in uniting the Chinese people and culture.

Written Chinese also serves as a vital way 42．（connect）China’s present with its past. People in modern timescan learn about the ancient Chinese by reading their classic works or 43．（appreciate）Chinese calligraphy.

Today, with China playing 44． greater role in global affairs, the Chinese writingsystem has established 45．（it）as awindow through which more and more international students can access China’sculture and history.

[語(yǔ)篇導(dǎo)讀]中國(guó)漢字是中華文明得以傳承的重要原因，文章主要介紹了它的發(fā)展及其功能地位。

36. has continued。考查謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞的時(shí)態(tài)。從since the ancient times可知此處使用完成時(shí)態(tài)。句意：盡管歷史上經(jīng)歷過(guò)許多起起落落，中國(guó)自古以來(lái)就有燦爛的文明。

37. widely?？疾樾稳菰~。widely修飾后面的動(dòng)詞accept。句意：人們普遍認(rèn)為，原因之一是中國(guó)的書寫系統(tǒng)。

38. carved。考查非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。句子已有謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞was，故此處為非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞，漢字作為一種符號(hào)與carve雕刻是被動(dòng)關(guān)系，故填carved，過(guò)去分詞短語(yǔ)做后置定語(yǔ)，相當(dāng)于which are carved。句意：幾千年前，漢字只是刻在動(dòng)物骨頭或貝殼上的符號(hào)。。

39. variety。考查短語(yǔ)搭配。a variety of，相當(dāng)于various，意為各種各樣的。句意：在商代，這些符號(hào)成為了一種形式多樣的發(fā)達(dá)的書寫系統(tǒng)。。

40. so/ where/ and?？疾檫B接詞?？崭袂昂笫莾蓚€(gè)有自己主謂結(jié)構(gòu)的句子，根據(jù)兩個(gè)句子的邏輯關(guān)系，考慮為并列句，表順接或因果關(guān)系，故填and/ so；空格前有表地點(diǎn)的名詞country，亦可考慮為以country為先行詞的定語(yǔ)從句，故填where。句意：秦始皇將七個(gè)主要國(guó)家統(tǒng)一為一個(gè)國(guó)家，因此/然后/在這個(gè)地方中國(guó)的文字系統(tǒng)開始向一個(gè)方向發(fā)展。

41. of?？疾槎陶Z(yǔ)搭配。考查搭配be of + n. = be + adj.。of great importance相當(dāng)于very important，作表語(yǔ)。故填of。句意：這種文字系統(tǒng)對(duì)于統(tǒng)一中華民族和中華文化具有重要意義。

42. to connect?？疾榉侵^語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。the way to do sth. 做……的方式，動(dòng)詞不定式作后置定語(yǔ)。句意：漢字也是連接中國(guó)過(guò)去和現(xiàn)在的重要方式。

43. appreciating?？疾榉侵^語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞?？崭袂坝胁⒘羞B詞or，連詞連接的各部分語(yǔ)法地位應(yīng)保持一致， or連接的是動(dòng)名詞短語(yǔ)作介詞by的賓語(yǔ)，故填appreciating形式。句意：現(xiàn)代人可以通過(guò)閱讀古典作品或欣賞中國(guó)書法來(lái)了解中國(guó)古代。

44. a?？疾楣潭ù钆洹?/span>play a role in在……起作用。句意：今天，隨著中國(guó)在全球事務(wù)中發(fā)揮更大的作用，漢語(yǔ)書寫系統(tǒng)已經(jīng)成為越來(lái)越多的國(guó)際學(xué)生了解中國(guó)文化和歷史的窗口。

45. itself。考查短語(yǔ)搭配。establish oneself as確立了自己作為……的地位。

◎讀后知識(shí)積累：⑴brilliant /?br?li?nt/ adj.燦爛的，閃耀的；杰出的；⑵well —developed發(fā)達(dá)的；⑶unified /?ju?n?fa?d/ adj. 統(tǒng)一的；一致標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的；⑷serves as起到…的作用；充當(dāng)；⑸Chinese calligraphy中國(guó)書法；⑹global affairs國(guó)際事務(wù)。

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（滿15分）

假定你是育才中學(xué)高三學(xué)生李華，你校學(xué)生會(huì)決定舉辦主題為“節(jié)約糧食，從我做起”的英文演講比賽. 請(qǐng)你寫一篇參賽演講稿，內(nèi)容包括：

1. 校園中浪費(fèi)糧食的現(xiàn)象.

2. 應(yīng)對(duì)措施或建議.

注意：1. 詞數(shù)80左右；

2. 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫.

Dear friends,

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【分析】本篇書面表達(dá)屬于應(yīng)用文，要求寫主題為“節(jié)約糧食，從我做起”的英文演講稿。

【詳解】

1.    確定寫作體裁為演講稿，演講稿除了陳述一般的事實(shí)外還應(yīng)注意語(yǔ)言的號(hào)召力和感染力

2.    確定寫作要點(diǎn)，現(xiàn)象 + 措施/建議，由于字?jǐn)?shù)限制，可詳細(xì)講一個(gè)現(xiàn)象加若干措施/建議即可，但主語(yǔ)現(xiàn)象與措施/建議要對(duì)應(yīng)，所提建議要有理有據(jù)。盡量選擇較高級(jí)的表達(dá)建議的句型，如

I highly suggest/recommendthat … (should)…

I sincerely hopethat …

If I were you, Iwould…

… is a goodchoice.

考慮到演講稿口語(yǔ)化，可用簡(jiǎn)短且有號(hào)召力的祈使句，如

Try to do…

Don’t do …

3.     詞匯準(zhǔn)備: wastefood浪費(fèi)食物；dining hall  餐廳，食堂；save food節(jié)約糧食

4.     提分技巧：

在演講中加入口號(hào)，如Save food！Start from me！Start from now！

使用恰當(dāng)?shù)闹V語(yǔ)，如Every grain on the plate comesfrom hard work.誰(shuí)知盤中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。

【參考范文】

Dear friends,

I’m here to make some proposals, aiming tocall on all of us not to waste food in our campus. Students can be seen wastefood in the dining hall. They may order too much for their meals or they mayfeel the food not delicious or they may think it is a shame to take the foodaway. They may forget the line of the famous poem, “Every grain on the platecomes from hard work” or actually don’t get its real meaning. So what should wedo to stop this? First, we should order a proper amount of food and not be toopicky about food. Besides, if we cannot eat all the food we order, take-it-awayis good choice. Saving food is everybody’s responsibility. Let’s start rightnow!

【參考譯文】

親愛的朋友們,

我在這里提出一些建議，旨在呼吁我們所有人不要浪費(fèi)食物在我們的校園?？梢钥吹綄W(xué)生在食堂浪費(fèi)食物。他們可能會(huì)為他們的飯菜點(diǎn)菜太多，或者他們可能會(huì)覺得食物不好吃，或者他們可能會(huì)認(rèn)為把食物拿走是一種恥辱。他們可能忘記了那句著名的詩(shī)“誰(shuí)知盤中餐，粒粒皆辛苦”，或者實(shí)際上沒(méi)有領(lǐng)會(huì)它的真正含義。那么我們應(yīng)該做些什么來(lái)阻止這一切呢?首先，我們應(yīng)該點(diǎn)適量的食物，不要太挑剔的食物。此外，如果我們不能吃我們點(diǎn)的食物，外賣是很好的選擇。節(jié)約糧食是每個(gè)人的責(zé)任。讓我們現(xiàn)在就開始吧!

第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。    

When I was a child growing up in theNetherlands, I often begged my mother to tell me this story about an experienceher family had at the end of World War Ⅱ.

During the terrible last winter of theGerman occupation, food was rare in the Netherlands. People were so hungry thatthey began to eat small animals and many things not normally considered edible（可食用的）, including tulip bulbs（郁金香球莖）,which could be cooked like potatoes.

For centuries my mother’s family had owneda highly successful tulip business, which provided jobs for many in ourvillage. But the war shut their business down, and during the winter of hunger,my grandfather, Albert, donated all his tulip bulbs to feed the hungriestvillagers. For years, Albert had been trying to grow a black tulip. By carefulselection, he was very close. So he guarded these few bulbs seriously toprevent people from stealing them for food.

One day, it was announced that the war wasover. But there was much destruction and the Dutch people still faced dangers.My grandfather looked at his pale, thin children and realized that the hungercould continue for a long time, so he made his decision. He seized a shovel（鐵鏟）and went into the garden. There he found my mother,Vivian, who was just seven years old, looking nervous. Over her shoulder,Albert saw a band of Germans coming toward them down the street. He whisperedto Vivian to run inside the house and began digging for his bulbs. But it wastoo late. Someone had already stolen them. Angry and desperate, he ran towardthe street screaming, “They have stolen my tulip bulbs!” Vivian, watching fromthe doorway, cried out and ran to stop him. Before she could reach her father,a German soldier raised his gun and shot him.

注意：

1. 所續(xù)寫短文詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；

2. 續(xù)寫部分分為兩段，每段的開頭語(yǔ)已為你寫好.

Fortunately, Albert survived his wounds andrecovered slowly.

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It took some time for Albert to rebuild hisbusiness, starting with those few bulbs.

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參考范文

Possible version 1：

Fortunately, Albert survived his wounds and recovered slowly. And he was told that the tulip bulbshad also survived. One day, Vivian took him to a deserted house. He wasoverwhelmingly joyed as he noticed something green among the broken bricks of thehouse. Vivian explained that a friendly German soldier urged her to hide theremaining bulbs away from the yard as he had watched as Albert gave away theprecious bulbs to feed his neighbors, which impressed him a lot. With the goodnews, Albert was determined to start his business again.

It took some time for Albert to rebuild his business, starting withthose few bulbs.With the help of his family, Albert owned a highly successful tulip businessagain. The rare dark-purple tulips eventually became an enormous source ofincome for the people in the village and provided many much-needed jobs. Tulipsrose from the ruins and came to bloom again, which suggests that there couldagain be happiness after so much misery and new life after much death.

Possible version 2：

Fortunately, Albert survived his wounds and recovered slowly. He often sat by the window staring outinto the garden, regretting not giving the bulbs to his family sooner. One day,he noticed something growing out from the ruins, which turned out to be theshoots of his black tulip. With tears in her eyes, my mother finally could tellhim the truth - she hid the remaining bulbs by a wall because she didn’t wantAlbert to end up with nothing. But the unexpected Germans came, and what’sworse, the wall later collapsed, burying the hidden bulbs.

It took some time for Albert to rebuild his business, starting withthose few bulbs. Therare black tulip bulbs survived like their owner who survived the gun shot, andthe people in the village who survived the war, the tears, and despair. Sincethat warm and bright spring morning, they have been flourishing, becoming anenormous source of income for the people in the village and providing manymuch-needed jobs. The little bulbs that once saved lives in the war noweventually boomed again, bringing hope and happiness back to the country.