广东省2021届高三英语下学期综合能力测试题十.doc

广东省2021届高三英语下学期综合能力测试题十

广东省2021届高三英语下学期综合能力测试题十

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广东省2021届高三英语下学期综合能力测试题十
PART A: Reading Aloud模仿朗读(满分20分)
In this part, you are required to watch a video clip and read after the speaker in the video.
In a democracy, it’s assumed that voters decide on a presidential candidate. But in the U.S. presidential primary election, that is not exactly the case. Delegates, not voters, technically determine the nominee for each major political party! So, if the delegates elect the candidates, who elects the delegates? Well it’s complicated. The rules are different for each state. In some states, like Mary-land, voters directly choose delegates on a ballot alongside the candidate of their choice. In states such as California, candidates handpick their preferred delegates. In other states, such as Kansas, the delegates are chosen through a party convention or selected by party leaders.
PART B: Role Play角色扮演(满分16分)
In this part, you are required to act as a role and complete three communicative tasks: listen to a speaker, ask the speaker three questions and then answer five questions.
角色：你是视频中的Mary。
任务：(1)与Tom谈论关于就餐的话题；
(2)根据谈话内容回答问题。
1. Now please ask the speaker three questions.
问题1:现在请准备提出第一个问题。(中文提示:咱们一块去吃个饭如何?)
Q: _____________________________________________________________________________
问题2:现在请准备提出第二个问题。(中文提示:那个餐馆里有什么特色荤菜吗?)
Q: _____________________________________________________________________________
问题3:现在请准备提出第二个问题。(中文提示:通常你们在家晚饭吃?)
Q: _____________________________________________________________________________
2. Now please get ready to answer five questions.
问题1:现在请准备回答第一个问题
A: _____________________________________________________________________________
问题2:现在请准备回答第二个问题。
A: ________________________________
问题3:现在请准备回答第三个问题。
A: _____________________________________________________________________________
问题4:现在请准备回答第四个问题。
A: _____________________________________________________________________________
问题5:现在请准备回答第五个问题。
A: _______________________
PAST C: Retelling故事复述(满分24分)
In this part, you are required to listen to a monologue and then retell it based on what you have heard.
梗概：男孩由于没有收到期待的礼物而离开家，可功成名就时却已物是人非。
关键词(组)：rich (富有的) present (礼物) book (书) pass away (过世) misunderstand (误会)
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听说训练46
PART A: Reading Aloud模仿朗读(满分20分)
In this part, you are required to watch a video clip and read after the speaker in the video.
Washington is celebrating the arrival of a western lowland gorilla. The baby, named Moke, was born at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Zoo on April 15. Moke means “junior” or “little one” in the Lingala language. His parents are a 15-year-old female named Calaya and Baraka，a 26-year-old male. Zoo workers say this is Calaya’s first baby. They say she is a very good motlier and often holds Moke close to her body. The father shows an interest in the baby, as do other gorillas in the room. Calaya has let them get a close look at young Moke. Western lowland gorillas are native to central Africa.
PART B: Role Play角色扮演(满分16分)
In this part, you are required to act as a role and complete three communicative tasks: listen to a speaker, ask the speaker three questions and then answer five questions.
角色：你是视频中的男子Tom
任务：(1)与视频中的女子Mary谈论关于演出的相关问题；
(2)根据谈话内容寶答另一同学的提问。
1. Now please ask the speaker three questions.
问题1:现在请准备提出第一个问题。(中文提示:你马上就要回英国了吗?)
Q: _____________________________________________________________________________
问题2:现在请准备提出第二个问题。(中文提示:你回英国后会做什么?)
Q: _______________________________________
问题3:现在请准备提出第三个问题。(中文提示:你为什么想做这样一个演出?)
Q: _____________________________________________________________________________
2. Now please get ready to answer five questions.
问题1:现在请准备回答第一个问题。
A: __________________________________________________________________
问题2:现在请准备回答第二个问题。
A: _____________________________________________________________________________
问题3:现在请准备回答第三个问题。
A: _____________________________________________________________________________
问题4:现在请准备回答第四个问题。
A: ______________________________________________________________
问题5:现在请准备回答第五个问题。
A: _____________________________________________________________________________
PART C: Retelling 故事复述(满分24分)
In this part, you are required to listen to a monologue and then retell it based on what you have heard.
梗概：Tom从动物收容所领养了一条小狗，并且他号召他的朋友们也这么做。
关键词：chat (聊天) adopt (领养) shelter (收容所) picture (照片) help (帮助)
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第一部分 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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
National Music Theater Competition
The 2022 National Music Theater Competition (NMTC) will be held. It was launched in 2011 as the first national competition for the emerging professional music theater soloist (独唱者). Now in its sixth iteration (届), NMTC has provided industry connections for past competitors and winners that have led to their success on Broadway and other venues.
Prizes (each prize only for a person)
The champion: $5,000 plus a concert at the next NATS National Conference, a $1,000 Gift Certificate from Hal Leonard, a Career Management Services package from Stage Door Connections.
The runner-up: $2,500 plus a $500 Gift Certificate from Hal Leonard.
The third place: Louise Lerch Prize; $1,000 cash prize.
The fourth place: Bill Hayes Prize; $750 cash prize.
Qualification
Singers aged from 20 to 28 as of September 15,2021.
Entrance Procedure
Application requires payment of $90 application fee ($75 for these students of NATS full or associate members). No refund of application fees due to cancellation by the applicant will be allowed. All application materials must be submitted by September 15,2021. If you are planning to submit for the online round, you must complete your application by September 15, 2021，but you’ll have 30 days after the deadline to upload your audition (试唱) videos. Late or incomplete applications will not considered.
Where to Audition
The preliminary (预选的) round
Live auditions: November 1 to 10,2021 in New York City.
Online auditions: Video submission deadline is October 15,2021. Semifinal and final rounds
Live auditions: The semifinal round: January 3 to 9, 2022; the final round: January 15 to 20, 2022.
The semifinal and final rounds will be held in New York City as part of the 2022 NATS Winter Workshop.
1. Why was the National Music Theater Competition held?
A. To make people like music.
B. To promote leisure industry.
C. To popularize Broadway musicals.
D. To seek the best promising talent.
2. What will the person coming second in the competition get?
A. A $500 Gift Certificate and Louise Lerch Prize.
B. $2,500 in prize money and a Gift Certificate.
C. A Career Management Services package.
D. A chance to perforn at a concert.
3. Which of the following is a necessity for participating in the competition?
A. Applying for membership of NATS.
B. Participants being at least 28 years old.
C. Submitting application materials on time.
D. Uploading audition videos by September 15.
B
In 2013, the Sarawak Forestry Bureau discovered thousands of orangutan (猩猩) nests. An indent need to protect this area was backed by the Malaysian government. Therefore, the World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature led a project to stop the loss of orangutan habitat while also helping the well-being of the communities living in the area. WWF began to work with the forest industry to keep the balance between nature protection and human livelihoods. It is dedicated to restoring degraded (退化的) land and protecting the habitat of orangutans, while also providing a sustainable source of income for the communities.
The centerpiece of the project is the Gaharu tree, a native plant of Sarawak, on which the locals traditionally relied to make a living. However, the discovery that Gaharu leaves can be made into delicious tea changed the direction of the project. By planting Gaharu trees and harvesting the leaves, degraded land can be changed into healthy agricultural land. This really motivates local communities not to cut down trees, because these trees will be their main source of income. Therefore, the habitat of orangutans can be protected.
As part of the project, the local people planted 8,000 Gaharu trees with the help of WWF volunteers. This means that instead of cutting down precious rainforest to grow tea, it is better to use empty, degraded land. This allows local communities to move towards a sustainable form of income that benefits the orangutan habitat and themselves.
Gaharu trees are ideal for creating a sustainable economy and a stable ecosystem. The locals can grow and sell tea to generate income, but Gaharu agriculture does not destroy the rainforest — it can protect the rainforest.
If projects like this arc taken up by other communities, the orangutan habitat in Malaysia will not be cut down for farming. This means that productive orangutan habitats can be kept untouched, hopefully encouraging orangutan populations to grow and thrive in Malaysia.
4. On what basis was the project established?
A. The discovery of new orangutan habitat.
B. The urgent need to develop local agriculture.
C. The significant reduction in sustainable resources.
D. The slow economic development of the local communities.
5. What made the Gaharu tree be chosen as the focus of the project?
A. The reliance of the locals on its woods.
B. The adaptation to tough climates.
C. The economic value of its leaves.
D. The source of food for wildlife.
6. What is the author’s attitude towards the project?
A. Supportive. B. Doubtful. C. Worried. D. Unknown.
7. What could be the best title for the text?
A. Try the new use of the Gaharu trees
B. Develop the economy in a greener way
C. Plant a future for orangutans and people
D. Pay more attention to endangered orangutans
C
Scientists have long wondered how butterflies fly — compared with other flying animals, the creatures have unusually short, broad and large wings relative to their body size. Scientists have long thought that sort of wing is quite inefficient. However, it’s not the case. Now experts have found that the insects “clap” their wings together — and their wings are perfectly developed for better propulsion (推进力).
Biologists from Sweden’s Lund University set out to test a 50-year-old theory. It says that butterflies “clap” their wings together, pushing out the trapped air to create a jet (喷射流) and push themselves in the opposite direction.
The biologists studied free-flying butterflies and found that the creatures’ wings formed a cupped shape during the upstroke (上行), pushing the butterflies forward. Meanwhile, the downstroke helped with weight support. They also noticed that the butterfly wings were behaving in an unusual way. Instead of hitting together, as two flat surfaces, the wings bent to create a pocket shape, which would capture more air, and improve propulsion.
“When the wings went up during the upstroke, and they clapped together at the end of the upstroke, we saw that they were not just two flat surfaces,” Per Henningsson, the associate professor at Lund University, explained. “Instead, they were bending, and due to their flexibility, they were forming a sort of pocket shape,” he said, adding that in doing so, butterflies captured more air between their wings, which gave an impetus to performance.
The team tested their theory using a series of triangular robotic clappers, and found that flexible wings increased the efficiency of the clap by 28% compared with rigid wings. Experts think the creatures may have developed
8. What has been the scientists’ main wonder about butterflies?
A. How their extreme wings make them fly.
B. How they develop to adapt to the environment.
C. Why they have unmatched body and wing sizes.
D. What differences they have compared with other insects.
9. What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?
A. Researchers’ study on the functions of flat wings.
B. Experts’ observation of butterflies’ wing structure.
C. Scientists’ findings about butterflies’ flying habits.
D. Biologists’ new theory on butterflies’ clapping wings.
10. What does the underlined phrase “gave an impetus to” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. Made up for. B. Took advantage of.
C. Posed a threat to. D. Provided a boost to.
11. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. Survival of the fittest.
B. An able man is always busy.
C. All is not lost that is in danger.
D. The moth will not stop fighting the fire.
D
Nowadays, light is everywhere, an often-uninvited byproduct of our contemporary lives, shining from the devices we use and through die environments we inhabit. Darkness, meanwhile, appears unwanted.
Between the 16th and 18th centuries in Europe, changes in attitudes towards the night were important in framing concepts of darkness. Transformations in societies gave rise to new opportunities for labour and leisure — which, coupled with the evolution of artificial illumination .and street lighting, recast the night as an expansion of the day. Rather than being accepted, darkness, which was connected to criminal, immoral and bad behavior, was viewed as something that could be removed with light.
In many city centres today, darkness is still unwanted. Light can be used to promote civic life and help create urban spaces that are energetic, accessible and comfortable for diverse people who share them. However, scientists are increasingly referring to it as a global challenge. The waste of both energy and money is huge — in the US alone this adds up to $3.3 billion and an unnecessary release of 21 million tons of carbon dioxide each year. Another greater concern is the devastating impact of over-illumination and light pollution on human health, other species, and the planet's ecosystems.
We need a new conception of darkness and new visions for places that enable us to reconnect with the night sky through more responsible and less environmentally harmful lighting. Although intended as art, Thierry Cohen’s Darkened Cities photographic series is powerful in how future cities could be with a more responsible and ecological approach to urban illumination. His photographs are a reminder of our connection to the cosmos (宇宙) and the dark skies that many people miss out on.
Among the complex issues that climate change presents, engaging with li