全国普通高等学校招生统一考试模拟调研卷三英语试题.docx

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全国普通高等学校招生统一考试模拟调研卷三英语试题

全国普通高等学校2021年招生统一考试.模拟调研卷（三）英语试题

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一、阅读选择

America'sBestDesignedCity

Namedasthe“20-MinuteCity”and”America’sBestDesignedCity”,Buffalo’sworld-classdesignmakesgettingaroundaneasyjob.ForbesmagazinedeclaredBuffalothe“bestU.S.city”forcommuting.

Infact,Buffalo’saveragecommutetime—ithasbeenclockedat20minutes—isthesecond-shortestofthecountry’s52largestcities.Thattranslatestoanenhancedqualityoflifeforourfaculty,staffandstudents,whoenjoystress-freetravelregardlessofwherethey’reheadedaroundtheregion.

BestPlannedCity

FrederickLawOlmsted,thefatherofAmericanlandscapearchitecture（园林设计）,calledBuffalo“thebestplannedcity,astoitsstreets,publicplaces,andgrounds,intheUnitedStates,ifnottheworld."Visitusandyou'llbesurprisedatourtremendousgeography,streetdesigns,parks,neighborhoodsandarchitecture.

PublicTransportation

Buffalo’sMetroBusprovidesquick,economicalservicethroughoutthecityandsuburbs.TheMetroRaillineconnectsUB’s（BuffaloUniversity）SouthCampuswithdowntownBuffalo,includingUB'sDowntownCampus,andtheneighborhoodsinbetween.RidesabovegroundarefreeindowntownBuffalo.UBemployeeswhoareregularcommutersmightwishtotakeadvantageoftheNYS-Rideprogramthatallowspretaxdollarstobeusedformonthlypasses.

NeedaRide?

Freecampusbusingandshuttles（班车）thatmakeiteasytogetaroundoncampusandinbetweencampuses.Mallandmarketshuttlesthattakestudentstonearbygrocerystoresandalocalshoppingmall.WeekendandholidayexpressbusservicetoNewYorkCityandothercities.Wecanalsoenjoytheworld’sleadingcar-sharingservicehere.Bicycle-sharingprogramletsridesrentbikesforshorttripsaroundcampus.

1．WhatistheBuffaloproudof?

A．It’sjobmarketB．Itspublictransport

C．ItshomedesignD．Itsqualitylife

2．WhydidtheauthorquoteFrederickwordsinthistext?

A．TopraiseBuffalo’scitydesign

B．Topraisethecity’spublictransport

C．Totelluswheretopayavisitinthecity

D．ToshowFrederick’sparttothecity

3．Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthelastparagraph?

A．BicyclesarefreeforstudentstouseinthecampusofUB

B．Studentsdon’thavetopaywhiletravelinginBuffalo.

C．BuffaloUniversityprovideseasycommutingservices.

D．Buffaloprovidesfreecar-sharingservicestostudents.

Ihavemanythingsincommonwithmydad,likemusictasteandsenseofhumor,butsadlyreadingisn’toneofthem.Icanhappilyspendawholedaywithabook,butmydadcan’treadabookforlongerthanabout5minutes.Hereadsemails,websitesanddocumentsforwork,butnotbooks.Ithinkthatsitingdowntoreadforjust15minutesadayisagoodwaytorelax,SoIintroducehimtoreading.Givingyourselfagoalorchallengeisagoodwaytochangeahabitorachievesomething,sowhynottrytocreateanewhabitofreading?

Mydadisbynomeanstheonlypersonwhoavoidsbooks.IknowlotsofpeoplewouldratherrelaxontheircomputersorinfrontoftheTV.Everyoneisdifferentandhastheirowninterests,butIthinktherearelotsofbenefitstoreading,whichscreen-basedactivitiesdon’toffer.

Firstly,it’sbetterforyoureyes.Lookingatscreenscanbeverystressfulforyoueyemuscles,andclearlyyoushouldavoidlookingatscreensforanhourbeforebed,togetagoodnight’ssleep.

OnethingIpersonallyloveaboutreading,isbeingtransportedtoanotherworld—Ioftenforgetthetimeorthingsthataregoingonaroundme!

Readingisagreatwaytoswitchoffbeforeyougotobed,becauseyouthinkmoreabouttheworldofthebook,ratherthantherealworldandtheproblemsyouhaveduringtheday,andyoucantrulyrelax.Whilewatchingafilm,Ioftentalktomyflatmates,sendtexts,orcutmynails,Abook,ontheotherhand,commandsyourfullattention.

Sogiveitago!

Take15minutestoreadeveryday,Ifyoureadalot,whynottry15minutesatanEnglishbook,orpassthechallengeontosomeoneelse?

4．Whatistherealchallengefortheauthor?

A．Toreadabookfor15minuteseveryday.

B．Toreadothershowtoreadeveryday.

C．Toreadonwhatthebestbookis.

D．Togetridofhispoorhabitinashorttime.

5．Whatcanbeconcludedfromthefirstparagraphabouttheauthor’sfather?

A．Heisoftenoccupiedwithinhiswork.

B．Heisamanwithlesseducation.

C．Heisjustforthesakeofacomfortlife.

D．Heistoocowardlytofaceachallenge.

6．WhatcanweknowabouttheauthorfromParagraph4?

A．Heusuallytreatedhisflatmatesbadly.

B．Hehadaspecialloveforwithbooks.

C．Hewishedtotravelaroundtheworld.

D．Healmostknownothingexceptbooks.

7．Whenitcomestoreadingbooks,_______.

A．onlyafewreallyknowsthepleasurefrombooks.

B．manydevotetheirtimetootherthingsbutbooks.

C．manypeopledon’tthinkitisathingworthdoing.

D．somepeoplereadbooksfarmorethan15minutes.

Howmanytimeshaveyouseena"lostdog"posterhanginguponastreetcorner?

JohnPolimenowasatacoffeeshopwhenhespottedoneofthoseposters.Hethoughtabouthisownexperiencelookingforalostpet,withcryingchildreninthebackseat,andknewtheremustbeabetterway.Afterseeingseveralofthecoffeeshopcustomersgluedtotheirsmartphones,Polimenohadanidea.

It'sasmartphoneappcalledFindingRover,anditusesfacialrecognitiontechnologytoreunitelostdogswiththeirowners.PolimenoisthefounderandCEOofFindingRover.LaunchedintheAppleStoreinlate2013,followedbyAndroidandWebversions,theappusessoftwaredevelopedbyPolimenoandateamattheUniversityofUtah.Theystudiedfacialrecognitiontechnologiesforpets,locatingalloftheiruniquefacialfeatures.

Itworkslikethis:

Petownersuploadapictureoftheirdog.SheltersandotherFindingRoverusersuploadpicturesoffounddogs.Onceadogisreportedfound,itspictureisscannedthroughallofthe"lost"pictures.Afounddogandlostdogarethenmatchedbasedonthetechnology,andtheworriedownerisnotified.

LauraStevesonofChulaVista,Calif.,wasoneofthoseowners.Shedescribesher5-year-oldBrusselsGriffon,Monchichi,as"hereverything."Theyhavebeenthroughalottogether:

divorce,remarriage,moving,andeverythinginbetween.WhenStevesonandherhusbandtraveledtoCityofHopeCancerCenterforhisillness,Monchichiwentmissing.Stevesonsaysshe"felltopieces"andherhusband,neartheendofhisweek-longtreatment,startedsearchingforwaystofindtheirpet.HehappeneduponFindingRover,andStevesonuploadedapictureofMonchichi.Minuteslater,StevesonreceivedanemailthatherdogwassafeandfoundattheSanDiegoCountyDepartmentofAnimalServices.Shewasgladtoreceivepieceofmindsoquicklyinsuchastressfulsituation.

Currently,FindingRoveronlyhelpsfindlostdogs,butnextmonthcatswillbeaddedtotheapp.

8．WhendidJohnPolimenogettheideaofinventinganewsmartphoneapp?

A．HelostChildrenmanytimes.B．Hesawthedogsstreetcorners.

C．Hefoundpostsatacoffeeshop.D．Heashedmanyshopcustomers.

9．WhatwastheFindingRoverbasedon?

A．Facialrecognitiontechnology.B．ApplesStore.

C．Animals’uniqueemotion.D．Theinterestsofdogs’

10．WhatshouldpetownersdofirstifthewanttouseFindingRover?

A．Theyshouldgetintouchwithothershelters.

B．Theyshouldscanthroughthelostpictures.

C．Theyshouldtakeaphotooftheirowndogs.

D．Theyshoulduploadthepicturesoflostdogs.

11．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“notified”inParagraph3mean?

A．stoppedB．informed

C．treatedD．rescued

AC/DChavepostponedtheirUS,touraftersingerBrianJohnsonwaswarnedbydoctorsthathewasatriskof“totalhearingloss".ThisisunsurprisingthattheAustralianbandhasbeenpumpingoutthehardrockdecibel（分贝）.Butdeafnessisn'tonlyaconcernforrockmusicians.Anyonearoundmusicalothasreasontobeequallyworried.

Whenyouareexposedtomusic,risktohearingarisesfromacombinationofhowloudthesoundisandhowlongyou'reexposedtoitfor.Ifyouvisitanightclubwithmusicat100dB,thenafteronly10~15minutestheexposureispotentiallydamaging.Inaquieterpartoftheclub,butwherethemusicisstillloudenoughthatyouhavetoshoutatyourfriends,themyoucouldbethereforacoupleofhoursbeforehavingtoworryaboutyourhearing.Ofcoursemusicfrequentlyexceeds（超过）80~85dB,butwhatcountsmostinassessingtherisktohearingistheaverageexposure.

Exposuretohighnoiselevelsoftencausestemporarydeafness-somethingmanypeoplehaveexperiencedaftergoingtoanightclub.Whilehearingusuallyrecovers,repeatedloudexposureleadstopermanenthearingdamage.Initially,thisdamageisunlikelytobenoticedbythelistener.Problemsonlybecomesignificantinmiddleagewhenthenoise-causedhearinglosscombineswiththenaturallossofhearingduetoageing.

Oftenorchestrasemployscreensor“musiciansearplugs”toblocksoundfromtheloudestinstruments.Thesedecreasesoundwithoutcompletelyblockingeverythingoutandareveryusefulinrehearsal（训练）,butgetinthewayofbalancingthesoundinaconcert.Professionalorchestrasalsolookathowtheyschedulemusictoensurethatmusiciansareexposedtoamixtureofquietandloudpieces.Givenhowloudtheirinstrumentsare,drummersareparticularlyatrisk,butusingeraplugscangosomewaytoreducingpotentialhearingloss.Forrockandpopmusicians,usingin-earmonitorshasthepotentialtoreducenoiseexposure.

Improvedtechnologymeansthenumberofmusicianshavingtogiveupperformingcoulddecrease,Butstudentmusiciansneedtobeeducatedaboutthedangersof