广东省惠州市2021届高三2月第三次调研考试英语试题 PDF版含答案.pdf

1、绝密启用前惠州市 2021 届高三第三次调研考试试题英语（2021.02）试卷共 8 页，卷面满分 120 分。考试用时 120 分钟。注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选

2、出最佳选项。ADrive in OntarioWelcome to Ontario!Heres what you need to know if you are,or will be,visitingOntario and want to drive while youre here.Visiting:less than 3 monthsIf you are visiting Ontario for less than 3 months and want to drive while youre here,youcan use a valid drivers licence from your

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5、0 km/hour)do not use handheld devices while driving(e.g.cell phones,tablets or music players)slow down and pull to the right,if an emergency vehicle is driving behind you with theirlights and sirens(警报器)on(e.g.an ambulance,fire truck or police car)If you break a traffic law,you will face a penalty(处

6、 罚).Penalties range from fines tomaking your licence invalid or your car taken away.For more information,please click here.1.Who is the text intended for?A.Potential immigrants.B.General visitors.C.Exchange students.D.Ordinary drivers.2.What driving habit is unacceptable in Ontario?A.Changing lanes

7、at random.B.Giving way to fire trucks.C.Listening to music in the car.D.Driving within the speed limits.3.Where is the text most probably taken from?A.A local website.B.A travelguide.C.An advertisement.D.A geographymagazine.BA recording which captures the sounds of nature went online on Ximalaya,a p

8、opularaudio(音 频 的)sharing platform,on July 9.The album was recorded by Shenggu,whose work hasattracted over half a million followers.After graduation，he moved to Hangzhou in 2011 to work at an Internet company with a“996 schedule”working from 9 am to 9 pm,six days a week.The stress of work began toa

9、ffect his sleep.To relieve the stress in work,in 2013,he traveled to Fujian during the NationalDay holiday.It was the first time he had visited the coast and he was so impressed by the soundsof the waves that he wanted to record them.When he was back in Hangzhou,he took the recorder to the suburbs a

10、t weekends to collectthe sounds of nature and started uploading his recordings to the audio platform.Of his audioclips,the sound of rain has proved to be the most popular.Rain,he notes,is also one of thehardest sounds to record as its all hard to predict when it is going to rain,how heavy therainfal

11、l is and when it will stop.He usually keeps his recorder fully charged,and knows wherehe wants to record before the rain comes.To avoid catching the sound of the rain hitting thematerial,he doesnt wear a raincoat and has to remain still.As a result,he endures mosquitobites and is often left soaking

12、wet.He once drove 50 kilometers to record a thunderstorm butreturned empty-handed.He will often take his recording equipment into the forest or to the river just to be a“gourmet”of nature sounds.“When I bring my recording equipment and walk alone in thewoods,I feel the peace in nature and all messy

13、thoughts in my head can be thrown away,”hesays.He adds that he will continue to record the sounds of nature,because,as time goes by,some may vanish like those no longer heard in the city.He wants to keep them in the recordings.4.Why did Shenggu start recording sounds?A.The“996 schedule”motivated him

14、.B.The stress of work made him sleepless.C.The sound of nature kept him spellbound.D.The vastness of the ocean impressed him.5.Which of the following best describes Shenggus efforts to record the sound ofrain?A.Painful.B.Wholehearted.C.Dangerous.D.Pleasant.6.From the last paragraph,we can infer Shen

15、ggu will work continuously to.A.find inner peace for his lifeB.gain popularity from his audienceC.prepare more materials for his workD.preserve nature sounds for more people7.What can be the best title for the text?A.A Cure for Stress FoundB.A Natural Sounding PastimeC.The Trick of Recording Nature

16、SoundsD.An Audio Platform AttractingFollowersCA new study,published in The Journal of Experimental Psychology,found that communi-cation interactions that included voice,like a phone call or video chat,created stronger socialbonds than communication through typing,like text messaging or email.In the

17、study,researchers used various experiments to gauge(测量)connectedness.In one,they asked 200 people to make predictions about what it would be like to reconnect with an oldfriend by email or by phone and then assigned people at random to do one or the other.Althoughpeople anticipated(预 料)that a phone

18、call would be more awkward,hearing someonesvoiceactually made the experience better.However,people who participated in the experimentreported that they did form a significantly stronger bond with their old friend on the phoneversus email,and they did not feel more awkward.In another experiment,the r

19、esearchers had strangers connected by either texting,talkingover video chat,or talking using only audio.They found that both forms of voicecommunication whether video or audio only made the strangers feel significantly moreconnected than when they communicated via text.Sabrina Romanoff,a Harvard tra

20、ined clinical psychologist based in New York City,sayspeople tend to text or email instead of calling because of convenience,as they see it as acontrolled form of communication where they can“correspond information exactly in the waythey intend without unexpected additions by the other person.”Roman

21、off says that in reality,texting can make it hard to determine the true meaningbehind a conversation.A phone call is actually more convenient when considering the net effectsof the message.Each party is more present,and therefore,able to gauge the meaning behind thecontent without ruminating(认真 思考)o

22、n the endless possible meanings behind words andpunctuation.8.What is the purpose of the study?A.To encourage people to let their fingers do the talking.B.To introduce the effects of verbal and non-verbal communications.C.To demonstrate the strengths and weaknesses of making phone calls.D.To compare

23、 connectedness of communication through voice and typing.9.Which way will make you feel more connected if you miss a friend far away?A.Typing a letter.B.Sending an email.C.Having a video chat.D.Texting a message.10.What does“a controlled form of communication”refer to in Paragraph 4?A.A way to talk

24、about controlled topics.B.A way to communicate without time limit.C.A way to explain something without delay.D.A way to express thoughts without being disturbed.11.What advantage does making phone calls over texting?A.Being more formal.B.Being less awkward.C.Being more straightforward.D.Being less e

25、xpensive.DA living,bio-degradable(可生物降解的)fabric named“Biogarmentry”has been invented.Made from algae(藻),the textile(纺织品)purifies the air around it through photosynthesis(光合作用).Researchers claim its the first living textile,and have fashioned the material into sheer,cloak-like garment.While prototype

26、s(雏 形)like these are still in the early stages of researchand design,and far from mass production,they challenge the fashion industry to reimagine waysit can reduce its large carbon footprint through alternative fabrics.Fashion is one of the worlds most polluting industries.Its responsible for more

27、carbonemissions than international flights and shipping combined,amounting to 10%of all greenhousegasses emitted globally.The crops traditionally used to make clothing absorb carbon as they grow,but most natural materials are still carbon emitters.Take a single T-shirt made of cotton as anexample.Th

28、e estimated footprint of a cotton shirt over its lifetime is 15 kilograms(33 pounds)ofcarbon dioxide,with most of that emitted during the energy-intensive production anddyeing(染色)processes.In recent years,environmental start-ups have proposed a number of alternative naturalfibres,many of which have

29、the potential to sequester carbon but none have been shown toachieve zero emissions.As algae has the ability to trap carbon,a carbon-negative raincoat madeof marine algae has been created.Algae-based materials are,currently,where electric vehicletechnologies were a decade ago.The technology is now r

30、eady for prime time.When the resultinggarments are commercially available,we can imagine people wearing their own organic cloak,spraying their organism as they go to work and encouraging their algae to purify the air.12.Whats the text mainly about?A.A textile helping purify the air.B.An industry cau

31、sing pollution.C.A way toachieve zero-emission.D.A trend in the fashion industry.13.Which of the following is the most environmentally-friendly?A.An international flight.B.Clothing made of cotton.C.Apetrol-powered vehicle.D.A raincoat made ofalgae.14.What does the underlined word“sequester”in Paragr

32、aph 4 probably mean?A.Increase.B.Create.C.Capture.D.Release.15.Which word best describes the authors attitude to algae-based materials?A.Skeptical.B.Optimistic.C.Conservative.D.Objective.第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分）阅读下面短文，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。Choose Action Over PerfectionImperfect pr

33、ogress realizedisbetterthanperfectionimagined.16.Aperfectly outlined novel is unreadable until it moves out of the outline and into words,dialogues,conflicts and characters.Thats why we should choose action over perfection.Here are somesuggestions to help you act.Just do it.Whatever it is,just grab

34、5 minutes and put it into imperfect,beautiful,andflawed action that will result in imperfect,beautiful,and flawed value.Dont think too hardabout it.17.Instead,justfocusontheworkyoucandotoday.Werenotgoodat assessing our own competencies.Thats part of the reason that taking action is so scary,butdont

35、hesitate.18.If you keep a journal,try logging both your failures and your successes foraweek or so.Compare the two categories.Log your movement forward,no matter how small.Perspective matters.Failure teaches.Success follows.Some things simply arent worth it.Evenan overwhelming sense of obligation do

36、esnt change that fact.19.Work on your assignment.Keep writing,sketching,painting or whatever it is you need tobe doing.Keep taking one small imperfect action after another.20,because youllnever be.Dont wait until its perfect,because its rarely going to happen.Dont wait at all.A.Expect something perf

37、ectB.This may sound confusingC.Keep track of what you doD.Dont wait until youre readyE.Dont focus on the goals of perfectionF.So let go of the stuff that doesnt matterG.A perfectly imagined work of art is useless until it exists outside of yourhead第二部分语言运用（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

38、文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Okay,I have to write something.My essay is21in an hour and I have no ideawhereto start.I hear the ticking of Marks pencil,Josies constant throat-clearing,and a bird.I22out of the classroom window.The sky is heavy with clouds and the wind is blowing wildly.What

39、s a bird doing out in this terrible23?Still,the mockingbird is out alone,singing with his surprisingly24voice.His25are a dull-brown color,his mouthdoesntlook like anything,and he cant even come up with his owntune.26,he sings at the topof his tiny27,which are probably the size of a nut when full ofa

40、ir.How can he make sucha big sound?I try to look away from the window,but my gaze keeps coming back.I will be in so muchtrouble when the teacher28the sheets and reads all this nonsense!My thoughts29.What makes this bird special is that hes not30at all.You cant find a lessinteresting,more unattractiv

41、e bird than that.But boy,he can31,and he knows whathes capable of.He invests all his32to it,despite what others may say.Something just33.I know what my essay will be about.I replace my paper with anew sheet.I write34for half an hour and hand it in.I hope I get an“A+”on my essayabout Susan Boyle a ta

42、lented singer who is 35 in the appearance but impressed all theaudience with her faith in the Britains Got Talent Show!21.A.awardedB.updatedC.overD.due22.A.stayB.sighC.gazeD.jump23.A.weatherB.treeC.buildingD.courtyard24.A.beautifulB.loudC.deepD.soft25.A.costumesB.fursC.clothesD.feathers26.A.YetB.The

43、reforeC.AdditionallyD.Once27.A.branchesB.nestsC.lungsD.breaths28.A.spreadsB.demandsC.collectsD.distributes29.A.fadeB.wanderC.changeD.pause30.A.commonB.privilegedC.disappointedD.unique31.A.singB.danceC.weepD.fly32.A.abilityB.heartC.energyD.sweat33.A.clicksB.fallsC.remainsD.happens34.A.herebyB.backwar

44、dC.nonstopD.alongside35.A.strongB.outstandingC.creativeD.plain第二节(共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Electric vehicles are currently a tiny part of the car market,which36(occupy)mostlyby gas-powered cars.But more electric car models will come out in the next few years.Govern

45、ments,37(particular)in European countries and China,are pushing this change 38(reduce)carbon emissions and fight global warming.Keepingelectric motors charged is cheaperthan39(buy)gas.But how longdoes it take to charge an electric vehicle?There are several ways to charge electric vehicles andtimesra

46、nge from minutes40half a day.The slowest way to charge is on a standard120-volt(伏特)charger,41adds just a few miles of range per hour.For trips that involve hundreds ofmiles in a single day,drivers typically rely on DC fast chargers.These chargers are much moreexpensive to install,and thus 42(rare).F

47、or would-be buyers,the lengthy charge times cansound alarming.And convincing them to try their first electric vehicle43(be)a challengefor the auto industry.Going electric is not only an eco-friendly goal 44 also a business reality,according toindustry analysts.But even if the general path ahead is w

48、idely agreed on,45speed of thechange is far from clear.第三部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节（满分 15 分）假定你是李华，是你校英文报的记者。上周六你校学生会主办了一场英语经典作品朗诵比赛。请你以“An English Recitation Competition”为题写一篇英文报道，内容包括：1.参赛选手;2.比赛过程；3.活动意义。注意：1.写作词数应为 80 左右；2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。第二节（满分 25 分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Thomas watched t

49、he irrigation canal(灌溉渠)for a sign of water.It looked as dry as he feltinside.Thomass thoughts were interrupted as his younger sister,Maggie,came skippingacrossthe field.“What are you giving Mama for her birthday?”she asked.Thomas felt his stomach turn.He had forgotten that Mamas birthday,the first

50、since theyleft theirhometown,wastomorrow.“Itsasurprise,Maggie,”he answered.It wasthe truth.Even he would be surprised.Thomas would wish to be back in the mountains of their hometown.Surely Mama wouldwant the same.At least it rained there.Each time it did,Mama,Thomas,and Maggie would siton the front

51、porch and watch for a rainbow.Then each of them picked out a favorite color in therainbow.Mama always gave the same answer.“Turquoise(蓝绿色，绿松石),”she would finallysay with a dreamy smile,pointing at the sky.“Squeezed in tight,between the blue and green.Close your eyes and you can see it.If you could t

52、ouch it,it would feel cool,like a breezeblowing across the stream.”Thomas was discouraged.The sun would be setting soon,and he still had nothing to givehis mother.What he saw around were rocks and sand.He picked up a large,flat rock,scoopedup the dirt and watched it fall to the ground.Suddenly,somet

53、hing caught his eye.A speck ofcolor peeked through the dirt.“Hey,whats this?”he asked.“Lets find out,”Maggie yelled.Thomas and Maggie dug with their fingers and uncovereda small,round stone.In the center,there was a tiny hole.“Thats just a turquoise bead(珠子),”Thomas exclaimed.“My friend Jacks sister

54、 has a jarfull of them.”“Lets see if there are more,”Maggie got excited.注意：1.续写词数应为 150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。“I have an idea,”Thomas said cheerfully.Early the next morning,Thomas and Maggie set a small package on the table.惠州市2021届高三第三次调研考试英语阅卷说明及参考答案（202100220）【阅读理解】参考答案1-3.BAA4-7.CBDB8-11.DCDC12-

55、15.ADCB16-20.GECFD【完形填空】21-25.DCABD26-30.ACCBD31-35.ABACD【语法填空】36.is occupied37.particularly38.to reduce39.buying40.to41.which42.rarer43.is/will be44.but45.the【书面表达】第一节(满分 15 分)假定你是李华，是你校英文报的记者。上周六你校学生会主办了一场英语经典作品朗诵比赛。请你以 An English Recitation Competition为题写一篇报道，内容包括：4.参赛选手。5.比赛过程；6.活动意义。注意：3.词数 80

56、左右；4.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。One possible version:Last Saturday,the Students Union of our school organized an English RecitationCompetition at the lecture hall to encourage us students to appreciate traditional English culture.Representatives of each class actively participated in the competition.They were

57、requiredto prepare an English classic to recite within 5 minutes.Many classical works were recited,among which poems were the most popular choice.Both pronunciation and performance wereevaluated.The top 10 competitors were awarded at the end of the competition.The competition offered a wonderful opp

58、ortunity for students to have a betterunderstanding of English classics,evoking our love for English culture.评分标准：一、内容分：7 分1.参赛选手（1 分）2.比赛过程（4 分）3.活动意义（2 分）二、语言分：8 分第一档：8 分要求：内容涵盖所有的要点，表达准确，意思连贯，符合逻辑，几乎没有语言错误。第二档：6-7 分要求：内容涵盖绝大多数的要点，表达清楚，意思连贯，符合逻辑，但有少数语言错误。第三档：4-5 分要求：内容涵盖大部分要点，表达较为清楚、连贯，但有一些语言错误。第四

59、档：1-3 分要求：内容涵盖部分要点，能写出少数句子，但整体表达不连贯，且语言错误较多。或能写出个别关键词。第五档：0 分要求：空白卷或过多地使用中文、拼音代替关键词，写了完全与写作内容无关的内容，如完全照抄其他阅读文章等。三、评卷方法：1.内容分：写作要点齐全，句式和语法基本准确，内容可读，得基本分5-7 分；2.语言分：根据语言表达的流畅性、连贯性和逻辑性，在内容分基础上再加语言分 1-8 分。3.词数不足 80 的（目测估算），酌情扣 1-2 分；词数超过 80 的不扣分。第二节（满分 25 分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Thomas wa

60、tched the irrigation canal(灌溉渠)for a sign of water.It looked as dry as he feltinside.Thomass thoughts were interrupted as his younger sister,Maggie,came skippingacrossthe field.“What are you giving Mama for her birthday?”she asked.Thomas felt his stomach turn.He had forgotten that Mamas birthday,the

61、 first since theyleft their hometown,was tomorrow.“Its a surprise,Maggie,”he answered.It was the truth.Even he would be surprised.Thomas would wish to be back in the mountains of their hometown.Surely Mama wouldwant the same.At least it rained there.Each time it did,Mama,Thomas,and Maggie would sito

62、n the front porch and watch for a rainbow.Then each of them picked out a favorite color intherainbow.Mama always gave the same answer.“Turquoise(蓝绿色，绿松石),”she would finallysay with a dreamy smile,pointing at the sky.“Squeezed in tight,between the blue and green.Close your eyes and you can see it.If

63、you could touch it,it would feel cool,like a breezeblowing across the stream.”Thomas was discouraged.The sun would be setting soon,and he still had nothing to givehis mother.What he saw around were rocks and sand.He picked up a large,flat rock,scoopedup the dirt and watched it fall to the ground.Sud

64、denly,something caught his eye.A speck ofcolor peeked through the dirt.“Hey,whats this?”he asked.“Lets find out,”Maggie yelled.Thomas and Maggie dug with their fingers and uncovereda small,round stone.In the center,there was a tiny hole.“Thats just a turquoise bead(珠子),”Thomas exclaimed.“My friend J

65、acks sister has a jarfull of them.”“Lets see if there are more,”Maggie got excited.注意：1.续写词数应为 150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。参考答案略评分原则“I have an idea,”Thomas said cheerfully.Early the next morning,Thomas and Maggie set a small package on the table.（一）本题总分为 25 分，按七个档次进行评分。（二）评分时，主要从内容、语言表达和篇章结构三个方面考查，具体为

66、：续写内容的质量、续写的完整性以及与原文情境的融洽度。（三）评分时，应先根据作答的整体情况确定其所属的档次，然后以该档次的要求来综合衡量，确定或调整档次，最后给分。（四）评分时还应注意：1.词数少于 120 的，酌情扣分：2.单词拼写和标点符号是写作规范的重要方面，评分时应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑，英、美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。3.书写较差以致影响可读性的，可酌情扣分。各档次给分范围和要求第七档（22-25 分）创造了丰富、合理的内容，富有逻辑性，续写完整，与原文情境融洽度高；使用了多样且恰当的词汇和语法结构，表达流畅，语言错误很少，且完全不影响理解；自然有效地使用了段落间、句间衔接手段，

67、全文结构清晰，前后呼应，意义连贯。第六档（18-21 分）创造了比较丰富、合理的内容，比较有逻辑性，续写比较完整，与原文情境融洽度较高；使用了比较多样且恰当的词汇和语法结构，表达比较流畅，有个别错误，但不影响理解；比较有效地使用了语句间衔接手段，全文结构比较清晰，意义比较连贯。第五档（15-17 分）创造了基本合理的内容，有一定的逻辑性，续写基本完整，与原文情境相关；使用了比较恰当的词汇和语法结构，表达方式不够多样性，表达有些许错误，但基本不影响理解；使用了语句间衔接手段，全文结构比较清晰，意义比较连贯。第四档（11-14 分）创造了基本完整的故事内容，但有的情节不够合理或逻辑性不强，与原文情

68、境基本相关；使用了简单的词汇和语法结构，有部分语言错误和不恰当之处，个别部分影响理解；尚有语句衔接的意识，全文结构基本清晰，意义基本连贯。第三档（6-10 分）内容和逻辑上有一些重大问题，续写不够完整，与原文有一定程度脱节；所用的词汇有限，语法结构单调，错误较多且比较低级，影响理解；未能有效地使用语句间衔接手段，全文结构不够清晰，意义欠连贯。第二档（1-5 分）内容和逻辑上有较多重大问题，或有部分内容抄自原文，续写不完整，与原文情境基本脱节；所使用的词汇非常有限，语法结构单调，错误极多，严重影响理解；几乎没有使用语句间衔接手段，全文结构不清晰，意义不连贯。第一档（0 分）未作答：所写内容太少或无法看清以致无法评判；所写内容全部抄自原文或与题目要求完全不相关。