广东省佛山市石门中学届高三毕业班高考模拟考试英语试题及答案解析.docx

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广东省佛山市石门中学届高三毕业班高考模拟考试英语试题及答案解析

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广东省佛山市石门中学

2021届高三毕业班下学期高考模拟考试

英语试题

2021年5月

（满分120分。

考试时间120分钟。

）

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。

THECOLLEGEAPPLICATIONPROCESS

Ittakeshardworktoguaranteeyourcollegeapplicationstandsout.Makeitrisetothetopofthepilebybecomingfamiliarwiththeapplicationprocessandgettingorganized.

●HOWMANYSCHOOLSTOAPPLYTO

Thereareatonofschoolsoutthere,butapplyingtotoomanycollegesisacommonmistake.Submittingyourapplicationtobetweenfiveandeightcollegesissuggested.Ofthatlist,youshouldincludeavarietyofdreamschools,safetyschoolsandpossibleschools.

●EARLYDECISIONANDEARLYACTION

EarlyDecisionandEarlyActionareoptionsthatallowyoutoapplytoacollegeearlyandreceivetheadmissionsdepartment'sdecisioninadvanceoftraditionalapplicants.However，therearealsorestrictionsthatareimportanttounderstand.EarlyDecision，forexample，isbinding;ifyousubmitEarlyDecisiontoacollegeandtheyaccept，youmustattendthatcollege.Youwillalsonotbeabletoapplyformorefinancialaidafterthispoint.EarlyAction，ontheotherhand，isnotbinding;youcansubmitEarlyActiontoacollege，getacceptedandhaveuntilthefollowingspringtodecidewhetherornotyouwanttoattend.

●WRITINGACOLLEGEESSAY

Agoodcollegeessayisacriticalpartoftheapplicationprocess.Acollegeessayisreallyjustawayforadmissionsadvisorstogettoknowyoumore，hearyourperspectiveandrelatetoyouonapersonallevel.Thisisoneareayouknowalotabout，sojustremembertoinfuseasmuchof“you”aspossibleintoyouressay.

●NAILINGYOURCOLLEGEINTERVIEW

Acollegeinterviewisanopportunityforyoutomakeapersonalimpressiononanadmissionsofficerandincreaseyourchancesofacceptanceintoacollege.It'sawayforyoutodifferentiateyourselffromothersandshowyourpersonalityinawaythatyoucan'tonapieceofpaper.Practiceandpreparationwillhelpyoudowellduringyourcollegeinterview.

21.Whoisthetextintendedfor?

A.Collegefreshmen.B.Educationalinstitutions.

C.Highschoolstudents.D.Generalpublic.

22.WhatcanyoudoafterthecollegeacceptsyourEarlyDecision?

A.Applyforanothersafetyschool.B.Applyformoreeconomicsupport.

C.Starttoprepareforyourcollege.D.Starttoprepareyourcollegeessay.

23.Howcanyoustandoutintheapplicationprocess?

A.Byapplyingtoasmanycollegesaspossible.

B.BysubmittingEarlyDecisionorEarlyAction.

C.Bypraisingthetargetcollegesintheessay.

D.Byshowingyourpersonalitiesintheinterview.

B

Isuspectthatwesocializemoreduringthespringandsummermonths.Underthewarmsun，yardsbloomwithcolddrinksandconversation，barbecuesgetfiredup，andpartiesquicklyspilloutside.Shiftingthesesweetsummerpartiestoonesthatarealsowaste-freecanbebothsimpleandinexpensive，withjustafewsmallchangestoyourhabits.

Thefirststepistokeepinvitationsvirtual.CreatingaFacebookeventorsendingasimpleemailisperfectforinvitinggueststoyourpartywithoutgeneratingwastefrompaperinvitations，andifyou’relookingforsomethingabitmoreformal，sitessuchasGreenvelopeandPaperlessPosthavegiventhecheesye-invitationabrilliantmakeover.VirtualinvitesalsoallowyoutotrackRSVPs，communicatewithguests，andprovideclickableinformationaboutyourevent.

Todecorate，makeuseofthecandles，flowersandgreeneryalreadyinyouroutdoorspaceratherthanstockinguponstore-boughtflowers，andconsiderusingdecorationsthatcanbereused（likeaclothhappybirthdaybanner，forexample）ratherthanone-timeusedecorations.Skiptheballoonsinfavouroflargetissuepaperpom-poms，andofferupanydecorationsstillindecentconditiontoafreegroupaftertheeventratherthanjusttossingthemout.

Themostobviouswaytocutdownonpartywaste，ofcourse，isbygettingridofdisposableplates，cupsandthingslikethat.Ishouldn’thavetodomuchconvincinginthisdepartment–doesanyoneactuallyenjoyusingthosepaperplatesthatfoldinhalfwhenyoupilethemhighwithtoomuchsaladordripoilthroughthebottom?

Hasanyoneinthehistoryoftheworldeveractuallysuccessfullycutanythingwithoneofthosecompletelyuselessplasticknives?

Therereallyisn’tmuchtobegainedfromusingdisposables.

Withtheseshiftsandafewothersmalladjustmentshereandthere–paperstrawsinsteadofplastic，alargedrinkdispenser（饮水器）ratherthanindividualsoftdrinksorjuiceboxes–you’llbesettocelebrateallsummerlong，withoutsufferingtheaccompanyinggarbagehangoverthenextday.

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cheesy”inthesecondparagraphmean?

A.Free.B.Formal.C.Plain.D.Inviting.

25.Whatshouldwedowithuseddecorationsingoodcondition?

A.Donatethem.B.Sellthem.

C.Putthemaway.D.Throwthemaway.

26.Whydoesthewriterdislikepaperplates?

A.They’retooexpensive.B.They’renotpractical.

C.They’renotconvincing.D.They’renotpopular.

27.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Howtoholdasuccessfulgardenparty.B.Summergardenpartyhabits.

C.Howtoholdgreenersummerparties.D.Howtoentertainyourguests.

C

DaysafterArgentinacanceledallinternationalpassengerflightstoprotectthecountryfromthenewcoronavirus，JuanManuelBallesterobeganhisjourneyhometheonlywaypossible:

Hesteppedaboardhissmallsailboatforan85-dayjourneyacrosstheAtlantic.

The47-year-oldsailorcouldhavestayedputonthetinyPortugueseislandofPortoSanto，torideoutthetimesoflockdownsandsocialdistancinginabeautifulplacelargelysparedbythevirus.Buttheideaofspendingwhathethoughtcouldbe“theendoftheworld”awayfromhisfamily，especiallyhisfatherwhowassoontoturn90，wasunbearable.“Ididn’twanttostaylikeacoward（懦夫）onanislandwheretherewerenocases，”Mr.Ballesterosaid.“Iwantedtodoeverythingpossibletoreturnhome.Themostimportantthingformewastobewithmyfamily.”

Heboughthissailboatin2017，hopingtotakeitonatravelaroundtheworld.Itproveduptothetaskofsailingacrossanoceanwhenthepandemicwasspreadingacrosstheplanet.

“Iwasn’tafraid，butIdidhavealotofuncertainty，”hesaid.“Itwasverystrangetosailinthemiddleofapandemicwithhumanitybecomingincreasinglylessvaluedaroundme.”Sailingcanbealonelypassion，anditwasparticularlysoonthisvoyageforMr.Ballestero.

Despitetheexpansivenessoftheocean，Mr.Ballesterofelthewasinaquarantine（隔离）ofsorts，imprisonedbyacontinuousstreamofbadfeelingsaboutwhatthefutureheld.“Iwaslockedupinmyownfreedom，”herecalled.

WhenhemadeittohishometownonJune17，hewasstartledbythehero’swelcomehereceived.“Enteringmyportwheremyfatherhadhissailboat，wherehetaughtmesomanythingsandwhereIlearnedhowtosailandwhereallthisoriginated，gavemethetasteofamissionaccomplished，”hesaid.

28.WhatdroveMr.Ballesteroeventuallydecidetosailbackhome?

A.Becauseheboughtasailboat.

B.Becausehethoughtfamilycamefirst.

C.Becausehewantedtoshowhisbravery.

D.Becauseallinternationalflightswerecanceled.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inparagraph3referto?

A.Thesailboat.B.Thepandemic.

C.Thetravelaroundtheworld.D.Thetaskofsailingacrosstheocean.

30.HowdidMr.Ballesterofeelwhenhesailedacrosstheocean?

A.Afraidandsad.B.Freeandrelaxed.

C.Lonelyandstrange.D.Unsureandisolated.

31.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AMissionAccomplished

B.ATravelacrossAtlantic

C.ASoloSailtowardsFamily

D.AJourneyfromPortuguesetoArgentina

D

Withintelligentsystemsandnew-agetransitnetworks，lifeinthebigcitieswilllikelybehappierandmoreefficient.

Afterall，morethan60percentoftheworld’spopulationisexpectedtoliveincitiesby2050，accordingtoaUNreport.Theanswertomakingthesecitiesmorelivableforsomanypeopleliesincreating“smart”cities.Thesecitieswilluse5Gnetworksandthe“internetofthings”（IoT）tomakeeverydaylifesaferandmoreconvenient.Somecitiesarealreadyusingsmarttechnologytoimprovethelivesofresidents.

Butwhatexactlydoesasmartcitydo?

IntheUnitedStatescitiesofBostonandBaltimore，smarttrashcanscansensehowfulltheyareandinformcleaningworkerswhentheyneedtobeemptied.InAmsterdam，theNetherlands，trafficflowandenergyusagearemonitoredandadjustedaccordingtoreal-timedatagatheredfromsensors（传感器）aroundthecity.AndinCopenhagen，Denmark，asmartbikesystemallowsriderstocheckonairqualityandtrafficconditionastheyride.

Smartcitieswillbeinteractive，allowingtheirresidentstofeellikethey’retrulyshapingtheirenvironment，insteadofmerelyexistinginit.“Oneofthemostimportantreasonstohaveasmartcityisthatwecanactuallycommunicatewithourenvironmentinawaythatweneverhaveinthepast，”saidMrinaliniIngram，headofatelecomcompany.

“Smartcitieswillalsoallowustosaveresources.”saidMrinaliniIngram.“Byusingsensorsand5Gnetworkstomonitortheuseofwater，gasandelectricity，citymanagerscanfigureouthowtodistributeandsavetheseresourcesmoreefficiently.Emissionsofcarbondioxideandotherairpollutantscanbemorecloselymonitoredinsmartcitiesaswell.”

Ofcourse，itwilltaketimeandmoneytoturnourcurrentcitiesintothesmartcitiesofthefuture.Butaswe’vealreadyseen，morecitiesaroundtheworldarealreadya