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全国卷届高三英语下学期冲刺模拟试题14
(全国卷)2021届高三英语下学期冲刺模拟试题14
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)
第一节(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25分)
阅读下列短文.从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项.并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
A
Wethinkofkidsplayingvideogamesasbeinginasortofseparation,quietintheirdarkenedbedrooms.Intruth,theyareusuallycommunicatingwithothergamers,viaaudioortext,abouttheactiononthescreen.Andsometimesthechatterturnsfromtheworldoffantasytoreallife.
That’swhathappenedto14-year-oldReillylastOctober.WhileplayingCounter-Strike:
GlobalOffensive,henoticedthatanonlinefriend,a13-year-oldfromFlorida,wasnothisnormalenthusiasticself.Reilly’ssensewasconfirmedwhenthefriendmessagedhim,“Weneedtotalk.”Reillyimmediatelycalledhim.
“Hestartstoopenupaboutwhat’sgoingoninhislife:
‘Ihavenothingtolivefor;I’mgoingtokillmyself,’”Reillytold.Hecouldn’teventalk;hewascryingsomuch.Unabletoverballyconveyhispain,hisfriendtypedout,“Tonightisgoingtobethenight.”
SuicideisalottothrowatahighschoolkidintheUS,butReilly,asophomore(高二学生)atthetime,resolvedtostayonthelineforaslongashewasneeded.“Iknewhedidn’twanttobealone,andIdidn’twanthimtogo,”hetoldWFSB.“He’smyfriend,Ididn’twanthimtodie.”Fortwohours,Reillysaideverythinghecouldthinkoftopersuadehisfriendtoembracelife.“Ijustkeptreassuringhim,‘You’vegotalottolivefor,’”saysReilly.“Isaid,‘I’llseeyoutomorrow.I’mgoingtobeplayingwithyoutomorrow.Youpromise,nothingisgoingtohappentonight.’’’Aboutthattime,Reilly’sparentscamehomefromdinner.Hefilledthemin,andtheycontactedFloridapolice,whotrackeddowntheboy.
Thetroubledteenisdoingwellnow,thankstoagoodfriend—onehe’dnevermetinperson—whowaswillingtoputdownthekeyboardandlendanear.SaysReilly’smother,“Youjusthavetoshowupandtalktopeople.Andlisten.”
21.Howdoestheauthorbeginthistext?
A.Bygivingexamples.B.Byintroducingthetopic.
C.Bysharinghisexperience.D.Bylistingsomefacts.
22.WhatdidReillyrealizewhenmessaged‘‘Weneedtotalk”?
A.Hisfriendneededanearfromsomeone.
B.HisfriendsuspectedReilly’shonesty.
C.Hisfriendtriedtocommitsuicide.
D.HisfriendwouldliketomeetReillyinreallife.
23.Whatmessagedoesthetextmainlyconvey?
A.Onlinefriendshipislimitedtoactionsonthescreen.
B.Onlinefriendshipoftenstartsinnetworkchatrooms.
C.Onlinefriendshipcanbestrongerthanpeoplemaythink.
D.Onlinefriendsaremorereliablethanthoseinreallife.
B
Workingfromashadybalconyoverlookingavastsea,withfive-starrestaurantsandgolfcourseswithineasyreach:
whatbetterplacecouldtherebetowhileawaythepandemic(疫情)thanBarbados?
LikemostofitsCaribbeanneighbors,BarbadoshasbeengoodatkeepingCOVID-19out.Normallytourismbringsinmorethanhalfofitsforeignearnings.Now,manytouristsarebannedandtheeconomyisdeclining.Thetourismminister,KerrieSymmonds,putsunemploymentatcloseto40%.
Theprimeminister,MiaMottleyintendstointroducea“WelcomeStamp”forvisitorsto“workremotelyinparadise”foruptoayear.Theideaistintifholidaysarenotpossible,thenmaybetheislandcanattractwealthyofficeworkerswhonolongerhavetogototheoffice.OtherCaribbeanislandsareconsideringcompetingplans;Bermudahasannouncedone.
Itdidnottakeapandemicforsomedigitalworkerstoconsidermovingtoabeach.Butbeforenow,itwaslegallydifficult.Gettingaworkpermitorimmigrantstatusmeantweeksormonthsofform-filling.WorkershadtopayBarbadianincometaxes.Thenewprocedurelooksquickandeasybycomparison.Forafeeof$2,000foroneperson,or$3,000forafamily,youcantakeyourZoomcallsfromarealwhitesandybeach,insteadofmerelyselectingitasavirtualbackground.Youcontinuepayingtaxaccordingtotherulesofwhichevercountryyoucamefrom.
Therewillbesomechecksonnewarrivals.Wedonotwant“thescumoftheearth,buthonestandrespectabletypes”,saysMrSymmonds.Applicantsmusthavehealthinsurance,andthemainbreadwinnermustearnatleast$50,000.Butotherwisethegatesareopen.Allmustbreathe,inthisworldandinthiscountry.”saysMsMottley.
24.Theproject“WelcomeStamp”isintendedto___________.
A.helptheeconomyrecoverB.createjobsforvisitors
C.keepCOVID-19outD.competeagainstotherislands
25.WhatisneededtoapplyforWelcomeStamp?
A.Spendingweekstogetworkpermitorimmigrantstatus.
B.PayingacertainamountofBarbadianincometaxes.
C.Paying$2,000perperson,or$3,000perfamily.
D.Earningatleast$50,000perfamilymember.
26.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?
A.Barbadosisthefirsttoputforwardtheplan.
B.Allhealthyandwealthypeoplearewelcome.
C.Increasingunemploymentleadstoaneconomicdecline.
D.ItusedtobedifficultfordigitalworkerstomovetoBarbados.
27.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?
A.Barbadosprovidesaparadisetoworkremotely.
B.TheCaribbeanislandsarefightingagainstthepandemic.
C.Officeworkerschoosetoworkfromthebeach.
D.Workingabroadbecomeseasierthanbefore.
C
Haveyoueverwonderedifyouseethesamecolorsasotherpeople?
Mostpeopleknowwhatblueiswhentheyseeit.Theyseethecolorandcallit“blue”becausetheyweretaughtthewordandassociateditwithwhattheysaw.Buthowdoyouknowwhatyouseeasblueisn’tredtosomeoneelse?
Theabilitytoperceivecolorsisdowntoreceptorsinoureyes.Lightwaveshitthesereceptorsandtheyreactdependingonwhichcolorthelightis,sendingsignalstothebrain.Thebrainthendecodesthesesignalstodeterminewhichcolorlighttheeyesarereceiving.Somepeopledreceptorsaremoredevelopedthanothers.Peoplewithweakerreceptorsusuallyhavecolorblindness.Theinabilityofthereceptortointerpretthelightwavescorrectlymeansthatsomepeoplecannottelldifferentshadesofacolor.
Inthepast,mostscientistswouldarguethateveryonesawcolorsinthesameway.However,researchwasconductedonmonkeys,inwhichtheywereinjectedwithavirusaffectingtheirreceptors.Thisenabledthemtounderstandmorecolorsthanusualandbroughtaninterestingdiscovery.Normallymonkeyscanonlyseeblueandgreen,butthevirusallowedmonkeystoseered.Theneurons(神经元)intheirbrainsadaptedtobeabletounderstandnewcolors,whichmightmeantheneuronsinourbrainsarenotinstinctive(本能的)toautomaticallyunderstandwhichcoloriswhich.Thisimpliesthatourbrainsandneuronsmayadaptdependingonourstimulus(刺激)duringthedevelopmentalphase.Colorcouldbeaverypersonalexperience,uniquetoeveryone.
So,thenexttimeyoutalkaboutyourfavoritecolor,justrememberifyoursisblueandyourfriendsaysred,youmightactuallybethinkingaboutthesamecolor.Whatifeveryoneintheworldhasthesamefavoritecolor,butjustcallsitdifferentnames?
28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perceive”inparagraph2mean?
A.Explain.B.See.C.Analyze.D.Track.
29.Whydosomepeoplehavecolorblindness?
A.Theycanseemanyshadesofsomecolors.
B.Theirreceptorsfailtosendsignalstotheirbrains.
C.Therearenotenoughlightwaveshittingtheirreceptors.
D.Thereceptorsintheireyesarenotwelldeveloped.
30.Whatcanwelearnfromtheexperimentonmonkeys?
A.Monkeyscanonlyonlyseetwocolors—greenandblue.
B.Theneuronsinmonkeys’braincaninstinctivelydistinguishcolors.
C.Brainsandneuronscanbestimulatedtorecognizenewcolors.
D.Theneuronsinhumanbrainworkdifferentlyfrommonkey’s.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,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。
Training“smart”ismoreimportantthantheamountofdailypractice
Toooftenanathletebelievesthatthemoreheorshepractices,themoreproficienthe/shewillbecome.31Itcanalsobeharmfultoachievingthedesiredoutcome.Anathletewhopracticesfrequentlyandhardwithoutanoverallplanwillbemorelikelytosuffertheeffectsofovertrainingratherthanactuallyimprovingperformance.32Yet,bydevelopingasetofspecificgoalsandaplanforreachingthosegoals,athletescanmoreeffectivelyusetheirpracticetimeandevenreducethetimerequiredinpracticetoattaintheirgoals.Obviously,thisdoesnotmeanthatthemartialartistcanachieverankorwintournamentswithlittlepractice.33
Settingperformancegoalsisbeneficialforanumberofreasons.34Whenthemartialartistisabletoobserveprogresstowardsagoalonadailyorweeklybasis,heorsheismorelikelytoremaininterestedinachievingthatgoal.Ifinstead,he/sheengagesinroutinepracticetowardsabeltrankthatissixmonthsaway,itiseasiertobecomediscouraged.Inaddition,goalsettinghelpstheathleteknowwhatisexpectedwhichallowsforgreaterattentiontoaparticularskillthatneedstobedeveloped.35Finally,settingrealistic,achievablegoalsincreasestheathlete’sself-confidencewhichiscrucialtotheultimateoutcomeofsuccess.Self-confidenceincreasesbecausehis/herattituderegardingsuccessbecomesmorepositiveasgoalsareaccomplished.
A.Itisnotalwaysthecase.
B.However,suchtrainingisineffective.
C.Itreducesboredomandincreasesmotivation.
D.Thus,practicebecomesmorefocusedandefficient.
E.Itmeansthattheathletedoesnotneedtowastetime.
F.Firstly,itrequireslesspatienceandboostsconfidence.
G.Typically,theywillexperienceburn-out,exhaustion,andincreasedinjuries.
第三部分语言运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选顶,并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
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