高三英语二模试题及答案.docx

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高三英语二模试题及答案

2021年高三英语二模试题及答案

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第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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

Itlookslike2017isshapinguptobearecord-breakingyearinmovieHistory.Hereisalistofsomeoftheyear’sbiggestblockbusterssofar.

Kong:

SkullIsland

Areboot（重启）ofKingKongwouldnormallygetlaughedatinthisdayandage,butitlookslikethismodemversionofthestorywillbeworthwatching.WithUSactressBrieLarsonandUKactorTomHiddlestoninthemix,thisfilmissettobethisyear’sbiggestmonstertale.

ReleaseDate:

3/10/17

BeautyandtheBeast

DirectorBillCondonisbringingbackapartofourchildhoodinliveaction,completewiththesongsweallrememberandlove.WithBritishstarsEmmaWatsonandDanStevensleadingthecast,theclassicWaltDisneystoryalreadysoundslikeit’llbeadelightforbothchildrenandadults.

ReleaseDate:

3/17/17

TheFateoftheFurious

Therewasdoubtthatwe’devengetaFast8,especiallyafterthefittingendingUSactorPaulWalker’scharacterwasgivenattheendofFurious7.Fansthoughtthey’dneverseeDomandtherestofthecrewbackinaction,butthankfully,USstarVinDieselhimselfconfirmedthatTheFateoftheFuriousisfuelingupforanothergo.

ReleaseDate:

4/14/17

Spider-Man:

Homecoming

SpiderManisheadinghometoMarvelStudiosforthefirsttime.ThemoviewillshowusPeterParker’shighschooldays,andwillcontinuethethreadswesawformedduringhisinitialappearanceinCaptainAmerica:

CivilWar.WeknowthatMichaelKeatonisplayingTheVultureinthisstory,andthatbothHappyHoganandTonyStark,playedbyUSactorsJonFavreauandRobertDowneyJr.,arealongfortheride.

ReleaseDate:

7/7/17

1.Whichofthefollowingmoviescan’tyouseeonMayDay?

A.Kong:

SkullIsland.B.BeautyandtheBeast.

C.TheFateoftheFurious.D.Spider-Man:

Homecoming.

2.WhatcanweknowaboutBeautyandtheBeast?

A.Itisfuelingupforanothergo.

B.ItisproducedbyMarvelStudios

C.It’llshowusPeterParker’sschooldays.

D.It’llbeenjoyableforbothchildrenandadults.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cast”probablymean?

A.Characters.B.Actors.

C.Directors.D.Teachers.

B

Aworldinwhichextinctcreaturescouldbebroughtbacktolifecameastepcloseryesterday.AustralianscientistshavemanagedtoextractagenefromapreservedsampleofaTasmaniantigerandmakeitactive.Thebreakthroughhasleftthemdreamingthatonedaytheywillbeabletorecreatetheanimal,whichdiedoutmorethan70yearsago.AndifitcanbedonewiththeTasmaniantiger,itmayalsobepossibletoresurrect（复活）creaturesthathavebeenextinctforfarlonger.

“Thereusedtobeatimewhenextinctionmeantforever,butnomore,”saidProfessorMikeArcher.“Wearenowabletoseriouslychallengewhetherthoseanimalsthathavegoneforever.Whathasbeenachievedisaveryimportantstepinbringingbackthoseanimalsthatareextinct.AndwhileIthinkthattechnicallyitisstillprettydifficultatthemoment,wecannowseethepossibilities.I’mpersonallyconvincedthattheTasmaniantigerwillbebroughtbacktolifeinmylifetime.”

ThebreakthroughcameafternineyearsofexperimentsbyscientistsattheUniversityofMelbourne,whoextractedagenefromoneofseveraltigerspreservedinalcoholinaMelbournemuseum.Theyremovedtheequivalentgenefromamouseembryoimplantedthetigergeneandthenwatchedasthemousecontinuedtogrownormally,suggestingthetigergenehadbeenactivated.

TeamleaderDr.AndrewPasksaiditwasthefirsttimeDNAfromanextinctspecieshadbeenusedto“induce（引起）afunctionalresponseinanotherlivingorganism”.

However,theanimal’sentiregenestructurewouldhavetoberevivedinthesamewaytoevenbeginthepossibilityofbringingtheTasmaniantigerbackfromthedead.

MickMooney,awildlifeofficeroftheTasmanianGovernment,wasworriedthatsuchdevelopmentscouldencouragepeople’sindifferencetotheprotectionofendangeredspecies.

“Ifpeoplethinkthatwecanbringanimalsbacktolifeafterthey’vegone,theywillstartsayingthatthereisnothingtoworryaboutbecausewecanfixituplater.”

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“breakthrough”inthelparagraphreferto?

A.Scientistshaverecreatednewanimals.

B.Scientistshaveresurrectedendangeredanimal.

C.Ithasturnedoutthatsomecreatureswouldnotgoextinct.

D.Atigergenehasbeenextractedsuccessfullyandactivated.

5.Scientistsarecarryingouttheexperimentsinorderto________.

A.bringextinctanimalsbacktolife

B.transplantthegenesoftigersintootheranimals

C.findoutwhatfactorsleadtotheanimals’extinction

D.findanewwaytoextractanimals’DNA

6.MikeArcherthinksthat________.

A.scientistsnowhavenotechnologicaldifficultyreconnectingextinctanimals

B.it’llbeacenturyorsobeforeaTasmaniantigerwalksontheearthagain

C.humanshavecomecloserinreconnectingextinctanimals

D.reconnectingextinctanimalsisimpossible

7.WecanlearnfromMickMooncy’swordsthat_________.

A.hethoughtitunnecessarytoworryaboutendangeredanimals

B.hisopinionisincontrastwiththatoftheTasmanianGovernment

C.hethoughtpeopleshouldbeencouragedtoprotectendangeredanimals

D.heisconcernedthatbringingextinctanimalsbacktolifemayhaveanegativeeffect

C

Advertiserstendtothinkbigandperhapsthisiswhythey'realwayscominginforcriticism.Theircritics（批评家）seemtohatethembecausetheyhavesomuchmoneytothrowaround.Whydon’ttheystopadvertisingandreducethepriceoftheirgoods?

Afterall,it’stheconsumerwhopays.

Thepooroldconsumer!

He'dhavetopayagreatdealmoreifadvertisingdidn'tcreatemassmarketsforproducts.Itispreciselybecauseoftheheavyadvertisingthatconsumergoodsaresocheap.Butwegetthewrongideaifwethinktheonlypurposeofadvertisingistosellgoods.Anotherequallyimportantfunctionistoinform.Agreatdealoftheknowledgewehaveabouthouseholdgoodsislargelyfromtheadvertisementsweread.Advertisementsintroduceustonewproductsorremindusoftheexistenceofoneswealreadyknowabout.Supposingyouwantedtobuyawashingmachine,itismorethanlikelyyouwouldobtaindetailsregardingperformance,price,etc.,fromanadvertisement.

Lotsofpeoplepretendthattheyneverreadadvertisements,butthisclaimmaybeseriouslydoubted.Itishardlypossiblenottoreadadvertisementsthesedays.Andwhatfuntheyoftenare,too!

Justthinkwhatarailwaystationoranewspaperwouldbelikewithoutadvertisements.Wouldyouenjoygazingatablankwallorreadingrailwaybyelawswhilewaitingforatrain?

Acheerful,wittyadvertisementmakessuchadifferencetoadullwalloranewspaperfulloftheincidentsanddisasters.

Wemustnotforget,either,thatadvertisingmakesapositivecontributiontoourpockets.Thefactthatwepaysolittleforourdailypaper,orcanenjoysomanybroadcastprogrammersisdueentirelytothemoneyspentbyadvertisers.Justthinkwhatanewspaperwouldcostifwehadtopayitsfullprice!

Anotherthingwemustn'tforgetisthe“smallads.”Whatatremendouslyusefulservicetheyperformforthecommunity!

Justaboutanythingcanbeaccomplishedthroughthesecolumns.Forinstance,youcanfindajob,buyorsellahouse,announceabirth,marriageordeathinwhatusedtobecalledthe“hatch,matchanddispatch”column（栏目）butbyfarthemostfascinatingsectionisthepersonalor“agony”column.Nootheriteminanewspaperprovidessuchentertainingreadingorofferssuchadeepinsightintohumannature.It'sthebestadvertisementforadvertisingthereis!

8.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Advertisementsstealmoneyfromourpockets

B.Thecriticsgetthewrongideaofadvertisements.

C.Advertisersperformausefulservicetocommunities.

D.Advertisementsareeverywhere.

9.Whatistheattitudeoftheauthortowardadvertisements?

A.Heappreciatestheroleofadvertisements.

B.Hedoubtstheeffectofadvertisements.

C.Hebelieveswhatissaidinadvertisements.

D.Hecomplainstoomanyadvertisementsindailylife.

10.WhichofthefollowingisNotTrue?

A.Thepersonalor“agony”columnmakesusknowmoreabouthumannature.

B.Theonlypurposeofadvertisingistosellgoods.

C.Anewspaperwillcostusmoreifthereisnoadvertisementonit.

D.Advertisementmakesourlifecolor1ful.

11.Whicofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?

（①="Paragraph"1,②="paragraph"2,③="paragraph"3,④="paragraph"4⑤="paragraph"5）

A

B.

C.

D.

D

Bymid-centurytherewilllikelybe9billionpeopleontheplanet,usingevermoreresourcesandleadingevermoretechnologicallycomplexlives.Whatwillourcitiesbelike?

Howmuchwillartificialintelligence（AI）advance?

Willglobalwarmingcausedisastrouschanges,orwillwebeabletoengineerourwayoutoftheclimatechangeissues?

Recently,themagazineBigThinkaskedtopmindsfromavarietyoffieldstoweighinonwhatthefutureholds40yearsfromnow.Theresultisasfollows.

It'slikelythatby2050themajorityofthepeopleintheworldwillliveinurbanareasandwillhaveamuchhigheraverageagethanpeopletoday.CitiestheoristRichardthinksurbanizationwilltransformtheeducationsystemof,makingoureconomylesshousesdrivenandremovingthedivisionsbetweenhomeandwork.

Andrapidlyadvancingtechnologywillcontinueevermorerapidly.Citiesofthefuturewon'tlooklike“somesortofscience-fictionfantasy”,butit'slikelythattechnologicaladvancesandinformationoverlays（VRandAR）willgreatlychangehowwelive.Self-drivingcarswillmaketheroadssaferandprovidefastertransports.Alargerve