2021届高三英语模拟培优强化训练.doc

2021届高三英语模拟培优强化训练

2021届高三英语模拟培优强化训练

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（新高考全国卷）2021届高三英语模拟培优强化训练（一）
本试卷满分120分，考试时间100分钟。
第一部分 阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Usage and Bookings of Sports and Outdoor Facilities
    Swimming Pools and Fitness Gyms
    NUS (National University of Singapore) students who pay sports fees:
    Students will need to register in Resource Booking System (REBOKS) to activate their free access to the swimming pools and fitness gyms. Thereafter, access will be via the NUS Student Matric Card.
    NUS staff, registered guests and immediate family members of NUS staff i.e. spouse (配偶) and children:
    NUS staff, registered guests and immediate family members of NUS staff can access these facilities by buying any of the following items through REBOKS
    • Individual Membership
    • Swimming Entry Tickets
    • Tap & Go
    Charges will be deducted (扣除) directly from e-Wallet.
    NUS staff can access the swimming pools and fitness gyms using their staff card after purchasing one of the items above through REBOKS.
    NUS registered guests and immediate family members of NUS staff can access the swimming pools and fitness gyms by using the QR Code found under their REBOKS profile.
    Badminton Courts, Table Tennis Tables and Tennis Courts
    Only NUS staff/students are allowed to book the badminton courts, table tennis tables and tennis courts.
    Bookings can be done online through REBOKS and are non-transferable. Charges may be applicable to the bookings and usage of selected facilities.
    Bookings for Organized Events/Competitions
    NUS student organizations registered with the Office of Student Affairs (OSA) can book the sports facilities with endorsement (认可) from the respective staff adviser with a form. NUS departments can also book the sports facilities with a form. Bookings should be made at least four weeks in advance and usage should be for the facilities' primary purposes.
1.How can an NUS student who pays sports fees access the swimming pools for free?
A.By using the QR Code. B.By using swimming entry tickets.
C.By using individual membership. D.By using NUS Student Matric Card.
2.Which of the following can book a tennis court?
A.NUS students. B.Registered guests.
C.NUS staff's family members. D.Professional tennis players.
3.What can we learn about bookings for organized events?
A.They must be done online through REBOKS.
B.They can be made no matter what the usage is.
C.They should be made at least 4 weeks in advance.
D.They cannot be transferred to other organizations.
B
    It was at midnight, when Janice Esposito arrived at the train station, jumped into her car, and began the 20-minute drive home. She had traveled the route so many times. A car out of nowhere crashed into Esposito's minivan, pushing her backward some 100 feet onto the railroad tracks. She sat in the minivan, bruised but mostly just stunned by the impact and by the vehicle's airbags.
    As it happened, Pete DiPinto was getting ready for bed. A volunteer firefighter and retired teacher, DiPinto, 64, never stopped to think. He grabbed a flashlight and, still in his pajamas, ran out the door.
    The first car he came upon was the one that had hit Esposito. Once DiPinto concluded the driver was OK, he looked around and spotted Esposito's minivan stuck on the railroad tracks. And then he heard a sharp sound: the bells signaling an oncoming train.
    "I even see the headlights of the train," he told Newsday. DiPinto rushed to Esposito's minivan and banged on the driver's side window. She just looked at him, her eyes unfocused. "I don't know where I am," she said.
    "Honey, you're on the railroad tracks," DiPinto shouted. "We have to get you off right now!" He yanked(猛拉) on the handle, but the door was jammed shut. The train was hurtling toward them. DiPinto ran to the passenger side and threw open the door. "Please, don't let her be trapped," he thought. He pushed aside the deflating airbags, grabbed Esposito's arms, and pulled her toward him across the passenger seat until he could help her out and speed her to safety. Within six seconds, he estimated, the train crashed into the Minivan. "It was like a Hollywood movie,'' DiPinto told reporters the next day.
    But this one had a twist. "Last night," Esposito told CBS, "the hero arrived in pajamas, not in a fire truck."
4. What do we know about Janice Esposito from the first paragraph?
A. She fell off the train.
B. She was familiar with the route.
C. She was hit deliberately.
D. She was conscious after the crash.
5. Why did DiPinto hurry to rescue Esposito from her minivan?
A. She was hurt badly.
B. He felt it was his duty.
C. The other driver was OK.
D. The train was to hit her car.
6. Why did DiPinto say "It was like a Hollywood movie"?
A. It was a clip from a movie.
B. The story happened in Hollywood.
C. The plot was as thrilling as a movie.
D. Esposito was a film star in Hollywood.
7. What could be the best title for this passage?
A. A Thrilling Ride Home
B. A Serious Car Accident
C. Help People in Need
D. The Hero in Pajamas
C
    Earth Day was founded in 1970 as a day of education about environmental issues, and Earth Day 2020 occurs on Wednesday, April 22—the holiday's 50th anniversary. The holiday is now a global celebration that's sometimes extended into Earth Week, a full seven days of events focused on green living.
    By the early 1960s, Americans were becoming aware of the effects of pollution on the environment. Rachel Carson's 1962 bestseller Silent Spring pointed out the dangerous effects of pesticides(杀虫剂) on the American countryside. Later in the decade, a 1969 fire on Cleveland's Cuyahoga River shed light on the problem of chemical waste disposal. Until that time, protecting the planet's natural resources was not part of the national political plan. Only a small portion of the American population was familiar with environmental issues—let alone practiced recycling.
    Elected to the U.S. Senate in 1962, Senator(参议员) Gaylord Nelson was determined to convince the federal government that the planet was at risk. In the fall of 1969, Nelson, considered one of the leaders of the modern environmental movements, announced the Earth Day concept at a conference in Seattle and invited the entire nation to get involved. He later recalled: "The response was electric(高度刺激的). Telegrams, letters and telephone inquiries poured in from all across the country. The American people finally had an opportunity to express their concern about what was happening to the land, rivers, lakes and air."
    Public opinion polls(民意调查) indicated that in May 1971, 25 percent of the U.S public declared protecting the environment to be an important goal, a 2,500 percent increase over 1969.
    Earth Day kicked off the environmental decade with a bang, as Senator Nelson later put it. During the 1970s, a number of important environmental laws were passed, such as the Clean Air Act, the Water Quality Improvement Act and the Endangered Species Act. Another key development was the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) in December 1970, which was tasked with protecting human health and safeguarding the natural environment—air, water and land.
8.What do we learn about the circumstances in America before Earth Day was founded?
A.The overuse of pesticides had little impact on the American countryside.
B.The fire on Cuyahoga River was caused by improper chemical waste disposal.
C.The government highly valued the protection of the natural resources.
D.Only a few Americans were familiar with environmental issues and practiced recycling.
9.What can be inferred from the third paragraph?
A.Nelson convinced the federal government that the planet was at risk.
B.Nelson organized the modem environmental movements all by himself.
C.The Earth Day successfully aroused the public's interest in environmental issues.
D.The electric power supply had been cut off because numerous telephone inquiries poured in.
10.Why was the Environmental Protection Agency set up?
A.To collect public opinions. B.To kick off the environmental decade.
C.To change public attitudes. D.To protect human beings and nature.
11.What do you think the author will discuss later?
A.Earth Day celebrations have grown and spread around the globe.
B.EPA protects human health and our natural environment.
C.The environmental laws come into effect.
D.Senator Nelson's achievements are remarkable.
D
    Today we know Antarctica as an extreme environment containing ice and snow. But new research provides evidence that the area had a rainforest in the past.
    The researchers collected a piece of Earth sediment(沉淀物) from under the seafloor off the coast of Antarctica. In the sediment, they discovered forest material that was estimated to be about 90 million years old. This would have been in the Cretaceous Period, when dinosaurs were the main land animals. The sediment was removed by scientists on the research icebreaker RV Polarstern in the Amundsen Sea near Pine Island Glacier.
    Johann Klages is a geologist with the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research in Germany. He was the lead writer of a study on the findings, published in the journal Nature. He said the sediment was collected from a depth of about 30 meters below the ocean floor. Klages said an examination showed that the material didn't form in the ocean.
    The researchers estimate that the area—about 900 kilometers from the South Pole—had average yearly temperatures of about 12 to 13 degrees Celsius. During the warmest summer months, average temperatures likely reached between 20 and 25 degrees Celsius. The soil included fine dirt particles(颗粒) and hard clay, as well as substances linked to at least 65 different kinds of plants, the study found. Klages added that the plants included trees, ferns and flowering plants. While no animal remains were found, Klages said there were likely dinosaurs, flying reptiles(爬行动物) and many insects in the environment.
    The research represents new evidence of the major climate changes Earth has experienced in the past — and is currently undergoing today. The soil in the sediment dates back to the planet's warmest period of the past 140 million years, with sea level about 170 meters higher than today. The researchers said that the rainforest environment in Antarctica was especially surprising because each year, the area experiences a four-month polar night when there is no sunlight to fuel plant life. Klages said no ice sheets were present during the time, but seasonal snowfall was likely.
12. How did the researchers come to their findings?
A. By collecting data on climate.
B. By researching special plants.
C. By exploring ice in Antarctica.
D. By analyzing the Earth sediment.
13. What did the researchers say about the sediment?
A. Its material developed in the ocean.
B. Its material formed on the land.
C. It dates back to cold times in Antarctica.
D. It contained different animal remains.
14. What does the author indicate in the last paragraph?
A. There were ice sheets 140 million years ago.
B. Seasonal snowfall made the forest disappear.
C. Antarctica's natural environment has changed greatly.
D. Polar nights in Antarctica are getting shorter than before.
15. What is the main idea of the text?
A. Antarctica is getting warmer like before.
B. Various wildlife once existed in Antarctica.
C. Antarctica had a different history of climate.
D. Researchers study the secrets of Antarctica.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。
    Amid hopes of the digital age, it is easy to forget that old-fashioned human desire is as essential to achieving business goals as ever. Yet many companies struggle because their cultures get in the way. This is a big problem. 16________  Why? For two reasons. People essentially seek joy. And joy connects people more powerfully than almost any other human experience.
    The connective power of joy is clearly visible in sports. 17________ Joy fuels further success. Everyone is caught up in the moment. Can the joy that is so apparent in athletics be copied in business? Absolutely.
    In any team environment, joy usually arises from three things which business leaders can engender in their organizations.
    18________ On winning teams, each player has a distinct role in achieving the goal. One player might be a great passer. Another is a great scorer. When the diverse skills and strengths of teammates are really clicking together, it feels great.
    Impact. 19________ You can see it in their faces as they throw their arms around each other and jump up and down like children. They are saying to each other: "Can you believe we did that?!"
    Acknowledgment. Great coaches instruct their players to, when they score, immediately point to the teammates who created the scoring opportunity.20________
    This is a pattern full of opportunities for business leaders. By providing people with more of the experiences that engender joy in any team setting. leaders can tap (发掘) more of the practical power of joy in their companies.
A. Harmony.
B. Achievement.
C. And joy can be a big part of the solution.
D. Success in sports sparks the joy of the team members.
E. Team harmony leads to an impact, which further fuels joy.
F. Joy is one element that counts in sports as well as in other fields.
G. Acknowledging each player's contributions and cheering for each other power the entire joy-success-joy cycle.
第二部分 语言知识运用（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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、BC和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
    I was at the bus stop, on my Way to the lab where I was a postdoctoral fellow. It was   21   like any other morning. But something began to  22   inside me as I watched the people around me — headphones hanging from their ears,   23   cast down, unsmiling faces. They looked   24  . And I realized I was one of them. Suddenly, I could no longer   25   my work life and booked a one-way ticket to fly home.
    Over the years, I had grown more   26  . Those who could have been collaborators(合作者) became competitors. But the effect of this competition was exactly the   27   of what I had hoped for. So I began to feel alone and lost. The   28   had to end. I emailed my professors, explaining that I had put the   29   first and myself second for too long.
    Back home, I   30   my family and friends about my problems. I also started to receive some emails from my  31  — I guessed they expected me to join them again soon. In the emails many expressed their stress of academic life. Vulnerable(脆弱的) researchers were  32   their heads out of their shells(壳). I understand that we all   33   sometimes, and that vulnerability and collaboration can be more  34   than c