高三新起点调研考试英语试题 含答案.docx

1、高三新起点调研考试英语试题 含答案2021年高三新起点调研考试英语试题 含答案本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分，共12页。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。注意事项：1答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。 2选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。 3请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。 4保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。 第卷第一部分 听力（120小题）在笔试结束后

2、进行。第二部分 阅读理解（共两节, 满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AEveryone, please imagine, a big explosion breaks out as the plane takes us high in the sky. The plane is full of smoke and the engine sounds scary. Two minutes later, the engines are turned off. We are now

3、 sitting in a plane with no sound. And we can see: Life is over.That really happened. In January xx, I had a front-row seat on Flight 1549, the plane that crash-landed in the Hudson River in New York.Now let me tell you the three things I learned when the silence came.First, I thought about all the

4、people I wanted to reach out to but didnt. I thought about all the experiences I wanted to have but never did. I no longer wanted to put off anything in life. Second, I really regretted the time I wasted on things that did not matter. I decided to remove negative energy from my life. Third, I realiz

5、ed, wow, dying was not scary. But it was very sad just because I only wished I could have seen my kids grow up.Fortunately, I was given the gift of a miracle of not dying that day. I was given another gift, with which I was to see into the future and e back and live differently.About a month later,

6、my wife and I were at a performance by my daughter, not much artistic talent. Yet, Im crying. I realized that above all, the only goal in my life was to be a good father.Audience, again, imagine the same thing happening on your plane. How would you change? What would you get done? And more than anyt

7、hing, are you being the best parent you can?Thank you.21. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Air crash is always a tragedy. B. What I learned from the air crash.C. Life is a miracle as we imagine.D. How to bee a good father.22. When does the idea “Life is over” e into being

8、?A. Exactly during the explosion. B. When the plane was full of smoke.C. Before the engines sounded scary. D. When the engines were turned off.23. What is the authors final goal in life?A. Never to put off anything in life.B. To remove negative energy from life.C. To see his daughter grow up. D. To

9、be a good father.24. What type of writing is this text?A. A speech on ones air travel experience.B. An emergency crash-landing guide.C. An introduction of an adventure novel.D. A safety training for air passengers.BIn 1975, George Carlin appeared on a popular TV show, Saturday Night Live, with his f

10、amous words about blue food. “Why is there no blue food? I cant find blue foodI cant find the flavor of blue! I mean yellow is lemon; orange is orange and red is cherry. Where is the blue food? ”Well, Carlin pretty much has it righttheres not no blue food, but theres certainly not a lot of it. Fresh

11、-picked blueberries are blue, though they bee purple when they are turned into jam. The blue in blueberrieslike the purple in grapes and the red in tomatoesis found in nature. But it isnt a hot color for food. People dont seem to prefer blue food. Some diet programs even suggest that those determine

12、d to lose weight should make their food blue. Eating, in part, begins with our eyes. Charles Spencean experimental psychologist from Oxford Universitypoints out that color can change our taste experience. monly, we consider red-colored foods up to 20% sweeter than they actually are; and green foods

13、as being more sour. Spence suggests: human expectations may be influenced by our long history of watching - green fruits can bee sweet as they grow up and turn red.But what about blue? Except blueberries, much of the blue food we see these days is dyed blue artificially. Food producers argue that ar

14、tificial color doesnt do much harm to health. A lot of research shows that some physical problems of kids are related to food dyeswhile other studies show no effects at all. Blue birthday cake or even blue-dyed chicken can be served on the dinner table. So what? 25. George Carlins words are placed a

15、t the beginning of the passage to _. A. show the authors opinionB. introduce a TV show C. tell a famous personD. lead in the topic26. Which of the following statements of blue is true?A. Blueberries are always blue, whether fresh or not.B. The blue in blueberries is found unnatural.C. Blue is not a

16、very popular color for foods. D. People often feel cold when they eat blueberries. 27. Eating sometimes begins with our eyes because _.A. our taste experience can be influenced by colorB. red-colored food are 20% sweeter than green foodC. people prefer red-colored food to green foodD. before eating,

17、 people watch food for a long time28. The underlined words “is dyed” in Para. 4 are closest in meaning to “_”.A. is eaten up B. has grown upC. is changed in color D. is harmful toC A factory tour this summer! Here are some great ones to consider.The Jelly Belly Bean pany Fairfield, CAAt this working

18、 factory, guests can watch the process of making this famous candy. Have lunch at the Visitor Center Caf, where you can order a jelly bean-shaped pizza or hamburger! It is located an hour north of San Francisco. Theres no admission charge for the 40-minute walking tour. Tours are given most days fro

19、m 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, but e during a weekday to see the candy making in process.Louisville Slugger Baseball Bat MuseumLouisville, KYSee how each bat is carefully carved out at this family-favorite factory tour. Tour visitors leave with a miniature bat souvenir and personalized bats can be ordered wh

20、en you arrive and picked up before you leave. Adult tickets are $9. Child tickets are $4. Ages five and under are free. It opens at 9:00 am Mondays through Saturdays. Check the website for specific days and times.E-One Fire Truck Factory Ocala, FL Take this walking tour of a plant in Florida and see

21、 for yourself the technology and skill required to build these emergency vehicles. Tours are offered Monday to Friday, at 9:00 am and 11:00 am. Prices are $8 for adults and $6 for children. Kids under 6 are not permitted on the tour for safety reasons. Reservations are required for all tours. Please

22、 call 352-861-3524 to schedule a tour. Firefighters can tour for free!Crayola Crayon panyEaston, PANo, this isnt the actual place where the waxy rainbows are made. But its an even-better visitor center where families can not only see how crayons are made, but can explore and use the wide variety of

23、Crayola art tools and products. Kids can use the latest Crayola products to create masterpieces on site. The visitor center is open most days from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm. The online calendar shows special hours, themes, and daily activities. Tickets are $9.50 each.29. Which of the following is true abou

24、t the Jelly Belly Bean pany?A. Three meals are prepared for you.B. It lies to the north of San Francisco.C. You have to spend some money visiting it. D. It is open every day. 30. If a five-year-old boy and his parents visit Louisville Slugger Baseball Bat Museum, they have to pay _.A. $22 B. $18 C.

25、$17 D. $1331. The factory tour this summer involves _. A. politics, economics, science and culture B. history, literature, education and customC. diet, sports, traffic and art D. health, invention, astronomy and carDDoes handwriting matter? Not very much, according to many educators. However, scient

26、ists say it is far too soon to declare handwriting is not important. New evidence suggests that the link between handwriting and educational development is deep.Children not only learn to read more quickly when they first learn to write by hand, but they are also better able to create ideas and reme

27、mber information. In other words, its not only what we write that matters but how.A study led by Karin James, a psychologist at Indiana University, gave support to that view. A group of children, who had not learned to read and write, were offered a letter or a shape on a card and asked to copy it i

28、n one of three ways: draw the image on a page but with a dotted outline（虚线）, draw it on a piece of blank white paper, or type it on a puter. Then the researchers put the children in a brain scanner and showed them the image again.It was found that when children had drawn a letter freehand without a

29、dotted outline or a puter, the activity in three areas of the brain were increased. These three areas work actively in adults when they read and write. By contrast, children who chose the other two ways showed no such effect. Dr. James attributes the differences to the process of free handwriting: N

30、ot only must we first plan and take action in a way but we are also likely to produce a result that is variable. Those are not necessary when we have an outline.Its time for educators to change their mind and pay more attention to childrens handwriting.32. What do scientists mean by saying “it is fa

31、r too soon to declare handwriting is not important”?A. Handwriting is not very important to children.B. Handwriting has nothing to do with education.C. Handwriting should not be ignored at present.D. Handwriting can not be learned in a short time.33. What does “that view” in Para. 3 refer to?A. Chil

32、dren read quickly when they write by hand.B. How we write is as important as what we write.C. Children create ideas and remember information.D. A group of students should know what to write.34. Which is NOT the childrens task in the experiment?A. Copy the image on a page but with a dotted outline.B. Draw the image on a piece of blank white paper.C. Type the image directly on a puter. D. P