廣東省佛山市順德區(qū)2021屆高三下學(xué)期5月仿真題英語(yǔ)試題

廣東省佛山市順德區(qū)2021屆高三下學(xué)期5月仿真題英語(yǔ)試題

學(xué)校:姓名：班級(jí):考號(hào)：

一、閱讀理解

Everyyearacommunityinsomepartoftheworldisdestroyedbyflooding.Indeed,

floodingcanhappenanywhereitrains.Thereishope,however.Architectsandcivilengineers

havedevelopedpromisingtechnologiesforfloodcontrol.Andyes,engineeringcanbe

beautiful.

TheThamesBarrierinEngland

TheThamesBarrieristhesecondlargestflooddefencebarrierintheworld.Madeof

steel,watergatesontheThamesBarrierarenormallyleftopensoshipscanpassthrough.

Then,asneeded,thewatergatesshuttostopwaterflowingthroughandtokeeptheThames

Riversafe.TheThamesBarrierhas10steelgates.Themaingatesstandashighasa5-storey

building.Eachmaingateweighs3,300tonnes.TheThamesBarriergateswereconstructed

between1974and1984andhavebeenclosedtopreventfloodsmorethan100times.

RedSluiceGateinJapan

ToprotectareasonthecoastandalongJapan'srapidly-flowingrivers,thenation's

engineershavedevelopedacomplexsystemofcanalsandflood-gatelocks（水閘）.RedSluice

Gatewasdesignedin1924byaJapanesearchitectwhoalsoworkedonthePanamaCanal.It

ispoweredbyautomated“water-drive"motors.Suchmotorsdon'tneedelectricitytorun,so

theyaren'taffectedbypowerfailuresthatcanoccurduringstorms.Itcontributedgreatlyto

preventingfloodsuntil1982whenanewsluicegatewascompleted.TheRedSluiceGate

wasnolongerusedbutremainsanimpressivesight.

TheHagesteinWeirintheNetherlands

Completedinabout1960,theHagesteinWeirisoneofthreemovabledams,alongthe

RhineRiverintheNetherlands.TheHagesteinWeirhastwoenormousarchedgatesto

controlwaterandgeneratepower.Spanning54meters,thegatesarestoredintheup

position.DamsandwaterbarrierslikeHagesteinWeirhavebecomemodelsforwatercontrol

engineersaroundtheworld.

MOSEinVenice

Withitsfamouscanals,Venice,Italyisawell-knownwaterycity.Globalwarming

threatensitsveryexistence.Sincethe1980s,officialshavebeenpouringmoneyintothe

MOSEproject,aseriesof78barriersthatcanrisecollectivelyorindependentlyacrossthe

lagoonopeningandcurtailtherisingwatersoftheAdriaticSea.

1.WhatdoweknowabouttheThamesBarrier?

A.Itisthelargestwaterbarrierintheworld.

B.Itswatergatesareopenatanormaltime.

C.Ittookmorethan10yearstoconstruct.

D.Itstenwatergatesweigh3,300tonnes.

2.WhatisaspecialfeatureofRedSluiceGateinJapan?

A.Ilisstillinoperation.

B.Itstillworkswithpowercut.

C.Itisthemostimpressivesight.

D.ItwasdesignedbyanarchitectfromPanama.

3.Whatisthecommonfunctionofthe4constructions?

A.Toproduceelectricity.B.Toadvancetechnology.

C.Topromotetourism.D.Tocontrolflood.

Norwood,ajuniorHighSchoolstudent,wasdrivingthreefriendshomeinSt.Petersburg

whenanotherdrivercrashedintoherfromherleftandmadehercarhitthetree.Theimpact

jammedshutthedriver'ssidedoor,soNorwoodclimbedoutthefrontwindow.Twoofher

friendsmanagedtogetoutofthecarunharmed,buther16-year-oldfriendZarriadidn't.She

runbacktothecaronlytofindZarriawasjustsittingtherereactionless.

Alotofpeoplestartedtogatheraroundtoseewhatwashappening.Norwoodstarted

yelling,"Backup,backup,sheneedsspace."NorwoodpulledZarriaoutofthebackseat,

avoidingbrokenglassfromthewindow."That'swhenIcheckedherpulseonherneck.Iput

myheadagainstherchest,andIdidn'treallyhearnothing.Sothat'swhenIjuststarteddoing

CPRonher."Norwoodtoldthereporte匚Afterthe30compressionsandtworescuebreaths,

Zarriaregainedconsciousness.Ambulancequicklyarrivedandrushedhertothehospitalto

receivemedicalhelp.

WhenMiller,Norwood'shighschoolteacher,learnedthatNorwoodsavedafriend

justonedayaftercompletingCPRtraining,shewasatalossofwordsandsoproud.

NorwoodparticipatesintheschooPsAthleticLifestyleManagementAcademy(ALMA).The

programpreparesstudentsforvariouscareersinhealthscience.uWedovitalsignsandthey

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learnhowtotakebloodpressureandcheckpulse."Millerintroduced.Andanotheroneofthe

skillslearnedisCPR."Therearetwocomponents,ahands-onskillscomponentwherethey

havetodemonstratethatthey'reabletodoCPRwell,andthenthere'sawrittentest

component,showingthattheyrememberthatknowledge.^^

ThankstoNorwood'squickthinking,Zarriaisrecoveringwell.Shealsoisn'tsurprised

byherfriend^actions."Shewillalwayshelpanywayshecan,soIwasn'treallyshocked

aboutthat.”

4.WhathappenedtoNorwoodandherfriendsontheirwayhome?

A.Theylosttheirway.B.Theysufferedacaraccident.

C.Theycrashedintoanothercar.D.Theywerestuckinatrafficjam.

5.WhatdidNorwooddofirstwhenfindingZarriareactionless?

A.lbgiveherfirstaid.B.Toaskpeopleforhelp.

C.Tocallambulanceatonce.D.Tosendhertohospitalimmediately.

6.WhatcanweinferabouttheALMA?

A.Itnormallylastsforoneday.

B.Itisformedicalstudentsonly.

C.Itfocusesonboththeoryandpractice.

D.Ittrainsstudentstoliveahealthylifestyle.

7.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeNorwood?

A.Considerateandflexible.B.Kindandambitious.

C.Hardworkingandclever.D.Braveandcalm.

Masksthathelpedsavelivesduringthecoronaviruspandemicareprovingadeadly

threatforwildlife.

Macaques做猴）havebeenspottedchewingthestrapsoffoldandtossed-asidemasksin

thehillsoutsideMalaysia'scapitalKualaLumpur-apotentialchokingthreatforthe

diminutivemonkeys.AndinanincidentthatcapturedheadlinesinBritain,agull（海鷗）was

rescuedbytheRSPCAinthecityofChelmsfordafteritslegsbecametangled（纏繞）inthe

strapsofadisposable（一次性的）maskforuptoaweek.Theanimalwelfarecharitywas

alertedafterthebirdwasspotted,motionlessbutstillalive,andtheytookittoawildlife

hospitalfortreatmentbeforeitsrelease.

Thebiggestimpactmaybeinthewater,withgreengroupsalarmedatthefloodofused

masks,latex（孚L膠）glovesandotherprotectivegearfindingtheirwayintoalreadypolluted

seasandrivers.ConservationistsinBrazilfoundoneinsidethestomachofapenguinafterits

bodywasheduponabeach,whileadeadpufferfishwasdiscoveredcaughtinsideanotheroff

thecoastofMiami.

FrenchcampaignersOperationMerProprefoundadeadcrabtrappedinamaskina

saltwaterlagoonneartheMediterraneaninSeptember.

Masksandglovesare“particularlyproblematic^^fbrseacreatures,saysGeorgeLeonard,

chiefscientistfromUS-basedNGOOceanConservancy."Whenthoseplasticsbreakdownin

theenvironment,theyformsmallerandsmallerparticles.Thoseparticlesthenenterthefood

chainandimpactentireecosystems,headded.

Therehasbeenashifttowardsgreateruseofreusableclothmasks,butmanyarestill

choosingthelightersingle-usevarieties.Campaignershaveurgedpeopletothrowthemaway

properlyandcutthestrapstoreducetheriskofanimalsbecomingtrapped.OceansAsia

hasalsocalledongovernmentstoincreasefinesforlitteringandencouragetheuseof

washablemasks.

8.Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Seriousincidentsofwildlifehunting.

B.Scientificresearchintowildlifelivinghabits.

C.Howwildlifeisaffectedbydisposablemasks.

D.Howhumanbeingsprotectendangeredwildlife.

9.Howdomasksendangerseaanimals?

A.Seaanimalsmaygettwistedbymasks.

B.Seaanimalscan'tfindtheirwayhome.

C.Seaanimalshavedifficultiesinfindingfood.

D.Seaanimalsareforcedtoleavetheirhabitats.

10.Whatissuggestedinthelastparagraph?

A.Puttingbansonsingle-usemasks.

B.Gettingridofusedmasksproperly.

C.Givingmaskproducersheavyfines.

D.Reducingtheriskofwashablemasks.

11.Whichsectionsofthenewspapercanthispassagebefound?

A.Business.B.Education.

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C.Lifestyle.D.Environment.

In1973,MarkGranovetter,asociologyprofessoratStanfordUniversity,publisheda

paperentitledTheStrengthofWeakTies.Itwentontobecomeoneofthemostinfluential

sociologypapersofalltime.Untilthenscholarshadassumedthatanindividual'swell-being

dependedmainlyonthequalityofrelationshipswithclosefriendsandfamily.Granovetter

showedthatquantitymatters,too.Hecategoriesaperson'ssocialworldas“strongties,,and

“weakties”.Hiscentralinsightwasthatfornewmessagesandideas,weaktiesaremore

importanttousthanstrongones.AsGranovetterpointedout,thepeoplewhomweoftentalk

toswiminthesamepoolofinformationaswedo.Wedependonacquaintanceswhomwesee

infrequentlytobringusnewsofopportunities.

ThiswastheideabehindthePixarbuilding,thedesignofwhichwasmadebySteve

Jobs.Thebuildinghasalargecentralhallthroughwhichallemployeeshavetopassseveral

timesaday.Jobswantedcolleaguestorunintoeachother,grabcoffeeandhaveachat.He

believedinthepoweroftheseseeminglyrandomconversationstofireupcreativity.

Encounterswithweaktiescanbegoodforourmentalwellbeing,too.GillianSandstrom,

aseniorlecturerinpsychologyattheUniversityofEssex,investigatedtheextenttowhich

peoplegethappinessfromweak-tierelationships.Shefoundthatondayswhenaparticipant

hadagreaternumberofcasualinteractionswithweakties—say,aneighbour,amemberof

yogaclass-theyexperiencedmorehappinessandagreatersenseofbelonging.

Forallthesereasons,weshouldcontinuetotryandfindwaystocultivateweak-tie

relationships.Sandstromaddsthatwecanalsoengageinmoreweak-tie-styleinteractions

withourstrongties.Thegoalistoletothersknowyouarethinkingofthemwithoutasking

foragreatdealoftime,energyorattention.

12.WhydoesGranovetterthinkweaktiesaremoreimportant?

A.Theyaresmallerinnumber.

B.Theyfonnsamecircleoffriends.

C.Theyaresourcesofnewinformation.

D.Theyarerelatedtoclosefriendsandfamily.

13.Whichofthefollowingcanbecategorizedasweakties?

A.Neighbors.B.Bestfriends.

C.Parents.D.Husbandorwife.

14.WhatisthefunctionofthecentralhallinPixarbuilding?

A.Ithelpsstaffbuildfriendship.

B.Itallowsstafftohaveabreak.

C.Itencouragesstafftomeetandchat.

D.IlhelpsJobscommunicatewithstaff.

15.WhatdoesSandstromwanttoconveyinthelastparagraph?

A.Wecandevelopweaktiesintostrongties.

B.Weshouldspendmoretimewithstrongties.

C.Weshouldbalanceweaktieswithstrongties.

D.Wecanapplycasualinteractionstostrongties.

二、七選五

I'mterribleatgivingmyselfgrace.I'maperfectionist,andIhaveunrealisticexpectations

formyselfattimes.IcanremembersimpleerrorsImade.Sooften,weletperfection

dominateourliveswithoutevenrealizingit.16AndIhopeyou*!!considerdoing

that,too.

Realizethatbeingburntoutdoesn'tmeanthatyou'renotgoodatwhatyoudo.Iwantto

domybestineverything.Thetroublestartswhenweoverworkourselves.17That's

OK.

Takingabreak.Mostofall,Ihopeyouprioritizeyourmentalhealth.Takecareof

yourself.Begentlewithyourself.

Nooneisaskingyoutobeperfect.We'reallmessyhumanswithstrengthsand

weaknesses.Embraceyours,evenwhenitisn'tperfect.Whenyoumakemistakes,take

responsibilityandlearnfromthem.Rememberthatthisisn'tthefirstorthelastmistakethat

you'vemade.Giveintograce.Somethingmightbeahugeissueforme,otherpeople

probablywon'tnoticeorcare.

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Writeitonyourheartthatwhateveryoudotodayisenough.Itiseasytoemphasizewhat

we'veyettodoinsteadofwhatwe'vealreadydone.Yes,thereisalwaysroomforgrowthand

improvement.19Maybeyoumadeyourbed.Maybeyoumadeittoworkontime.

Thosethingsmightnotseembig,butthey'restillvictories.

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20Ifyoumesseduptoday,youcantryagaintomorrow.Ifyousucceeded

today,youcantryagaintomorrow.Youhavetokeepmovingonintotherestofyourstoryor

youllmissthetraintobiggerthingsthanthis.Startinyourworryoryourfearoryourjoy.

Startwhereveryouareandkeepgoing.Startwithgrace.

A.Yourstoryisn'tfinishedjustyet.

B.Thatismeantmuchofourstruggleisinternal.

C.ThenI'verealizedIneedalittlebitmorerest.

D.Youaresupposedtoaimhighandworkforit.

E.Butthereisroomtocelebratethelittlevictories.

F.Fvedecidedtochangethatandgivemyselfgrace.

G.Rememberthatyoucanbeperfectthroughyourefforts.

三、完形填空

Aftergettingmarried,Imovedtoanabsolutelynewtown.21asIwastobein

anewcity,withvariousnewthingstoexplore,Iwasstilllonely.Iwasdesperatetomake

friendsandestablish22.

Thiscouldexplainmyenthusiastic“Countmein!,,when23toparticipateina

halfmarathon.Reflectingonmyusual3miles,Imusthavebeen24-ahalf

marathon,13milesseemeda(n)25task.

Aftertheinitialshockworeoff,Ifoundcomfortinburyingmyselfin26Itook

itslow,onemile,andthentwo,three,fourandfivemiles.Sevenstraightmilesfeltliketo

climbEverestinmyeyes,andsoonIbecameusedtothat27

Mileaftermile,Imanagedtostepbesidemyrunningpartners.Wetalkedaboutour

favoritemusicand28funnystoriesaboutourchildren.Ataboutmile10,the

conversations29Wesharedourpastandhopesforourfuture,ourfearsand

disappointments.Bythetimewewererunning12-milelegs,IknowthatI'd

made30friends.

31,thedayoftheracearrived.Atthestartline,armedwithmyfriends,I

alreadyfeltlikeachampion.Mytimetraininghad32.Imanagedtoholdasteady

paceandkeptupwithmy33.Legsshakingandkneesbuckling,wecrossedthe

finishlinetogether.

Ihaveparticipatedinmultipleracessince.Althoughrunningstartedasa34

ofbuildingsocialties,itnotonlyprovidedmewithfriendships,butwithaskillthatwould

benefitmetherestofmylife.Thoughthefirstpairofshoesislongforgotten,runningwill

neverbe35.

21.A.RelaxedB.ExcitedC.EmbarrassedD.Confused

22.A.reputationB.identityC.connectionsD.routines

23.A.allowedB.askedC.remindedD.required

24.A.gratefulB.confidentC.awkwardD.crazy

25.A.impossibleB.urgentC.rewardingD.pleasant

26.A.socializingB.studyingC.trainingD.sharing

27.A.highB.climateC.viewD.race

28.A.listenedtoB.madeupC.spreadD.exchanged

29.A.stoppedB.deepenedC-returnedD.concluded

30.A.newB.moreC.lifelongD.demanding

31.A.UnfortunatelyB.ObviouslyC.NaturallyD.Finally

32.A.failedB?continuedC.paidoffD.caughton

33.A.companionsB.opponentsC.coachesD.judges

34.A.seriesB.meansC.habitD.tradition

35.A.chosenB.forbiddenC.spreadD.replaced

四、用單詞的適當(dāng)形式完成短文

閱讀下面材料，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。

PaulGrishamreturnedhomefromhis13-monthassignmentinAntarcticain1968,

36hiswalletdidn't.Grisham,91,joinedtheNavyin1948asaweathertechnician

beforebeingshippedtothefrozencontinent37(work)asameteorologist.

Afterfivedecades,Grishamwasreunitedwithhiswallet—whichheforgotallabout.

Insidethewallet38(be)Grisham'snavyID,drivinglicense,arecipe,ataxwith

holdingstatement,andreceiptsformoneyorderssenttohiswife.Hewassurprised

by39younghelookedathisoldIDcardthatwasputinside.<4Itbrought

back40(memory).Ohyeah,Ihaddarkbrownhairatthattime,“the91-year-old

said41alaugh.

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Therecoveredwallet42(find)byStephen.Stephensawthewalletinashop

andboughtit.WiththehelpofMcKee?sorganization,hesaw43onlineposttohelp

findtheowner.44(lucky),Grishamandhiswalletweretogetheragain.Grisham

saidthathistimeinAntarcticawas“45(usual)andmemorable.^^The

temperatureinthewintermonthswoulddropaslowas-65degrees.

五、建議信

46.假設(shè)你是李華，你校留學(xué)生Jack計(jì)劃回國(guó)，他想給媽媽送一份有中國(guó)特色的禮物，

請(qǐng)給他一封郵件，向他推薦禮物，內(nèi)容包括：

1.推薦的禮物；

2.推薦原因；

3.表達(dá)祝愿。

注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；

2.請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

六、讀后續(xù)寫

47.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。

續(xù)寫的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右。

Ifyouaskmewhetheryoushouldsayyestowalkyourneighbor'sdog,myanswer

wouldbe