广东省惠州市届高三第三次调研考试英语试题 含答案.docx

1、广东省惠州市届高三第三次调研考试英语试题 含答案绝密启用前惠州市 2021 届高三第三次调研考试试题英 语 （2021.02）试卷共 8 页，卷面满分 120 分。考试用时 120 分钟。注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 阅读理解(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

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8、 magazine.BA recording which captures the sounds of nature went online on Ximalaya, a popular audio( 音 频 的 ) sharing platform, on July 9. The album was recorded by Shenggu, whose work has attracted over half a million followers.After graduation，he moved to Hangzhou in 2011 to work at an Internet com

9、pany with a“996 schedule” working from 9 am to 9 pm, six days a week. The stress of work began to affect his sleep. To relieve the stress in work, in 2013, he traveled to Fujian during the National Day holiday. It was the first time he had visited the coast and he was so impressed by the sounds of t

10、he waves that he wanted to record them.When he was back in Hangzhou, he took the recorder to the suburbs at weekends to collect the sounds of nature and started uploading his recordings to the audio platform. Of his audio clips, the sound of rain has proved to be the most popular. Rain, he notes, is

11、 also one of the hardest sounds to record as its all hard to predict when it is going to rain, how heavy the rainfall is and when it will stop. He usually keeps his recorder fully charged, and knows where he wants to record before the rain comes. To avoid catching the sound of the rain hitting the m

12、aterial, he doesnt wear a raincoat and has to remain still. As a result, he endures mosquito bites and is often left soaking wet. He once drove 50 kilometers to record a thunderstorm but returned empty-handed.He will often take his recording equipment into the forest or to the river just to be a “go

13、urmet” of nature sounds. “When I bring my recording equipment and walk alone in the woods, I feel the peace in nature and all messy thoughts in my head can be thrown away,” he says. He adds that he will continue to record the sounds of nature, because, as time goes by, some may vanish like those no

14、longer heard in the city. He wants to keep them in the recordings.4.Why did Shenggu start recording sounds?A.The “996 schedule” motivated him.B.The stress of work made him sleepless.C.The sound of nature kept him spellbound.D.The vastness of the ocean impressed him.5.Which of the following best desc

15、ribes Shenggus efforts to record the sound of rain?A.Painful. B. Wholehearted. C. Dangerous. D. Pleasant.6.From the last paragraph, we can infer Shenggu will work continuously to .A.find inner peace for his lifeB.gain popularity from his audienceC.prepare more materials for his workD.preserve nature

16、 sounds for more people7.What can be the best title for the text?A.A Cure for Stress FoundB.A Natural Sounding PastimeC.The Trick of Recording Nature SoundsD.An Audio Platform Attracting FollowersCA new study, published in The Journal of Experimental Psychology, found that communi- cation interactio

17、ns that included voice, like a phone call or video chat, created stronger social bonds than communication through typing, like text messaging or email.In the study, researchers used various experiments to gauge (测量) connectedness. In one,they asked 200 people to make predictions about what it would

18、be like to reconnect with an old friend by email or by phone and then assigned people at random to do one or the other. Although people anticipated ( 预 料 ) that a phone call would be more awkward, hearing someones voiceactually made the experience better. However, people who participated in the expe

19、riment reported that they did form a significantly stronger bond with their old friend on the phone versus email, and they did not feel more awkward.In another experiment, the researchers had strangers connected by either texting, talking over video chat, or talking using only audio. They found that

20、 both forms of voice communication whether video or audio only made the strangers feel significantly more connected than when they communicated via text.Sabrina Romanoff, a Harvard trained clinical psychologist based in New York City, says people tend to text or email instead of calling because of c

21、onvenience, as they see it as a controlled form of communication where they can “correspond information exactly in the way they intend without unexpected additions by the other person.”Romanoff says that in reality, texting can make it hard to determine the true meaning behind a conversation. A phon

22、e call is actually more convenient when considering the net effectsof the message. Each party is more present, and therefore, able to gauge the meaning behind the content without ruminating (认真思考) on the endless possible meanings behind words and punctuation.8.What is the purpose of the study?A.To e

23、ncourage people to let their fingers do the talking.B.To introduce the effects of verbal and non-verbal communications.C.To demonstrate the strengths and weaknesses of making phone calls.D.To compare connectedness of communication through voice and typing.9.Which way will make you feel more connecte

24、d if you miss a friend far away?A.Typing a letter. B. Sending an email.C. Having a video chat. D. Texting a message.10.What does “a controlled form of communication” refer to in Paragraph 4?A.A way to talk about controlled topics.B.A way to communicate without time limit.C.A way to explain something

25、 without delay.D.A way to express thoughts without being disturbed.11.What advantage does making phone calls over texting?A.Being more formal. B. Being less awkward.C. Being more straightforward. D. Being less expensive.DA living, bio-degradable (可生物降解的) fabric named “Biogarmentry” has been invented

26、. Made from algae (藻), the textile (纺织品) purifies the air around it through photosynthesis (光合作用).Researchers claim its the first living textile, and have fashioned the material into sheer, cloak-like garment. While prototypes ( 雏 形 ) like these are still in the early stages of research and design,

27、and far from mass production, they challenge the fashion industry to reimagine waysit can reduce its large carbon footprint through alternative fabrics.Fashion is one of the worlds most polluting industries. Its responsible for more carbon emissions than international flights and shipping combined,

28、amounting to 10% of all greenhouse gasses emitted globally. The crops traditionally used to make clothing absorb carbon as they grow, but most natural materials are still carbon emitters. Take a single T-shirt made of cotton as an example. The estimated footprint of a cotton shirt over its lifetime

29、is 15 kilograms (33 pounds) of carbon dioxide, with most of that emitted during the energy-intensive production and dyeing(染色) processes.In recent years, environmental start-ups have proposed a number of alternative natural fibres, many of which have the potential to sequester carbon but none have b

30、een shown to achieve zero emissions. As algae has the ability to trap carbon, a carbon-negative raincoat made of marine algae has been created. Algae-based materials are, currently, where electric vehicle technologies were a decade ago. The technology is now ready for prime time. When the resulting

31、garments are commercially available, we can imagine people wearing their own organic cloak, spraying their organism as they go to work and encouraging their algae to purify the air.12.Whats the text mainly about?A.A textile helping purify the air. B. An industry causing pollution.C. A way to achieve

32、 zero-emission. D. A trend in the fashion industry.13.Which of the following is the most environmentally-friendly?A.An international flight. B. Clothing made of cotton.C. A petrol-powered vehicle. D. A raincoat made of algae.14.What does the underlined word “sequester” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A.Increase. B. Create. C. Capture. D. Release.15.Which word best describes the authors attitude to algae-based materials?A.Skeptical. B. Optimistic. C. Conservative