1、河南省洛阳市汝阳县 2021 届高三英语上学期联考试题 本试卷满分 150 分，考试时间 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上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题的答案后，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 听力(共两节，满分 30 分)第一节(共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分)听下面 5 段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应
2、位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.When should the man attend the meeting?A.At 3:50.B.At 4:00.C.At 4:10.2.What will the man do when the second alarm rings?A.Go back to sleep.B.Get up and get ready.C.Set off for work.3.Why does the man suggest walking to the hank?A.Because it is too nea
3、r.B.Because they want to go green.C.Because it is hard to park.4.Why does the woman learn Spanish?A.For a trip.B.To study abroaD.C.To go to college.5.Whats wrong with the man?A.He cant stand disorder.B.He doesnt sleep well.C.He has nothing to do.第二节(共 15 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分)听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有
4、几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6.Who got married?A.The mans sister.B.The womans sister.C.Bettys sister.7.What is Bettys dream?A.Having a promising future.B.Traveling around the worlD.C.Finding her true love.听第 7 段材料，回答第
5、 8、9 题。8.What does the man buy at times from a convenience store?A.Snacks.B.Magazines.C.Medicine.9.What doer the man think of chips and soft drinks?A.Cheap.B.Unhealthy.C.Tasty.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10.What does the woman think a smart speaker will do?A.Spy on people.B.Misunderstand people.C.Give pe
6、ople commands.11.When will a smart speaker listen?A.All the time.B.Whenever a sound is made.C.When it hears certain words.12.What does he woman think of the smart speakers?A.Confusing.B.Worrying.C.Disappointing.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13.What is the womans request?A.Changing to a better position.B.Wo
7、rking for another company.C.Getting a pay rise.14.What does the man think of the womans working in the personnel department?A.She needs a lot of training.B.She is unfamiliar with that position.C.She is equal to the job.15.What should the woman do during the trial period?A.Improve her typing skills.B
8、.Learn the new job.C.Get to know new colleagues.16.What does the man probably do?A.He is a manager.B.He is an interviewer.C.He is a job adviser.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17.What is Mr.Hopkins doing?A.Booking a hotel.B.Checking in.C.Checking out.18.What is the lucky thing in the room for Mr.Hopkins?A.T
9、he new furniture.B.A large king size beD.C.A nice work area.19.How does he man open the door?A.Turning the key in the lock.B.Sliding the key in to the door.C.Winding the handle with a light 20.How does the speaker find the breakfast?A.Its cheap.B.Its abundant.C.Its healthy.第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分 40 分)第一节(
10、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。A Inspiration Tower Inspiration Tower is on the highest point in Southwest Missouri.Take a glass lift to the spacious observation deck(甲板).The views are absolutely phenomenal in any season.On a clear day,you can see over 90 mil
11、es.Opens from 9 am to 5 pm daily:closes at 4 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays.Titanic Museum Attraction Youll enter as a guest and leave as a Titanic Passenger!The exhibits you see throughout the ship are real and valued at over 4 million dollars.Visit a room where you can touch an authentic iceberg(冰山)an
12、d experience the coldness of the icy waters where the Titanic sank.Walk along decks at the same angle as the decks when the ship went down.Shepherd of the Hills Celebrate the Spirit of the Season at Shepherd of the Hills.NEW this year is The North Pole Adventure.This All-New Family Walk Through Expe
13、rience takes you on a journey through thousands of bright lights,hot chocolate stands and man-made objects.Dont forget to visit Santas Workshop for a visit without Santa.This experience requires good weather.7 D Dark Ride Adventure For an interactive game like youve never experienced before,gather y
14、our courage and check out the 7 D Dark Ride Adventure!Put all seven of your senses to the test today,at the 7D Dark Ride Adventure,a 3D ride guaranteed to get your heart pumping.Not recommended for visitors with back or heart problems.21.When can you visit Inspiration Tower?A.At 8:30 am,Friday.B.At
15、5:00 pm,Thursday.C.At 1:30 pm,Monday.D.At 6:00 pm,Sunday.22.What can you do at Titanic Museum Attraction?A.Have a bird view.B.Walk along decks,C.Enjoy hot chocolate.D.Test your bravery.23.Which program is unsuitable for a visitor with heart problems?A.Inspiration Tower.B.Titanic Museum Attraction.C.
16、Shepherd of the Hills.D.7D Dark Ride Adventure.B This past January,Lucy Liu reached a milestone in her art career(事业).The world-class actor,director and visual artist presented her work titled Unhomed Belongings in a museum exhibition for the first time.Liu has been making art since she was a teenag
17、er and still sticks to a consistent studio practice alongside her work as an actress and director.She got her start while growing up in Queens in the 1980s,wandering New York City streets with a camera in hand.Her first artworks were photographs.After taking a class at New York Studio School,she tur
18、ned to painting.I felt like I wasnt able to express fully what I wanted with the photograph,Liu explained.With painting,she discovered that her work didnt have to be realistic or exacting,or meet certain expectations.Everyone has a different format for how they want to show what they are thinking ab
19、out,or what they are seeing to the audience,he said.I just had to let go of the audience and just started thinking about what I wanted to see.Over time,Liu has also experimented with sculpture,silkscreen and textiles.She looks up to artists like Willem de Kooning,Agnes Martin and Robert Frank,but sh
20、e feels that her lack of a traditional art-school background has helped her to naturally grow and experiment as an artist,which helps a lot to set her apart from other artists.Much of Lius work traces(追溯)back to her childhood.Because we were an immigrant family and I am first-generation,1always had
21、this imbalance of belonging,she explained.I think at first it was the language barrier,not speaking English,but then it started becoming about how I look.Art,she explained,became a way to reflect on her younger self.I think that art helps evaluate some of the psychology of yourself as a child,and to
22、 throw light upon some things you may never have understood,he said.24.What was the milestone for Lucy Liu?A.Her first film as an actress.B.Her work as a famous director.C.The exhibition of her painting.D.Her art works of photographs.25.Why does Liu prefer painting to photography?A.She wants to stud
23、y something new.B.She wants to better express herself.C.She wants to promote her acting career.D.She doesnt want to photograph on the street.26.What does Liu think makes her different from other artists?A.Her acting career.B.Her identity as an immigrant.C.Her experience in photography.D.Her lack of
24、serious art education.27.What can we know about Liu?A.She is a pioneer in painting.B.Art helps her understand the world.C.She had a carefree childhooD.D.She had no difficulty acquiring English.C Many people do things we cant understand and that we would never do.Although there can be a number of dif
25、ferent explanations for such behavior,one reason is a failure of empathy.And it seems that were seeing increasing levels of this failure these days.Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person.It is similar to but different from sympathy,which can mean sharing a cert
26、ain feeling with someone-having the same feelings they do.According to Helen Riess,associate professor of psychiatry(精 神 病 学)at Harvard Medical School,empathy plays an important role in our societys ability to function,promoting a sharing of experiences,needs,and desires between individuals.Our neur
27、al(神经)networks are set up to interact with the neural networks of others in order to both be aware and understand their feelings and to tell them apart from our own,which enables humans to live with one another without constantly fighting or feeling taken over by someone else.Research has shown that
28、 empathy is not simply inborn,but can actually be taught.For example,it appears that medical,raining can actually diminish empathy,but on the other hand,physicians can be taught to be more empathic to their patients.Interestingly,their increased empathy also increases patient satisfaction and cooper
29、ation with treatment recommendations,thus leading to better treatment outcomes.It seems to me that these techniques could work with a lot of people besides physicians.These days,I find myself thinking that we should be teaching empathy in school.Perhaps if we start in the early grades and keep teach
30、ing it through high school,problems and inappropriate behavior would reduce.Empathy doesnt require burying of our own feelings.In fact,true empathy is about using our feelings to understand the feelings of someone else.We might not know exactly how they feel,but we might use our feelings to help us
31、know something of what they are feeling.This kind of understanding,according to Reiss,can cross bridges and promote positive social behavior.Maybe we could use a little more empathy in our world.28.According to the text,how does empathy benefit us?A.It develops our sympathy.B.It strengthens our neur
32、al system.C.It helps our society function better.D.It increases our level of confidence.29.What does the underlined word diminish in paragraph 4 probably mean?A.Reduce.B.Increase.C.Stop.D.Produce.30.What is likely to happen if a student is taught empathy consistently at school?A.He will behave himse
33、lf better.B.He will improve his academic grades.C.He will choose to bury his feelings.D.tie will feel satisfied with the school.31.What is the best title for the text?A.Empathy Helps You Win Out B.Empathy Can Be Learned C.Sympathy,Feeling-sharing of Others D.Learn to Be an Empathic Doctor D Sixty fe
34、et beneath the surface of the Caribbean Sea,aquanaut(观察员)Fabien Cousteau and industrial designer Yves Behar are imagining the worlds largest underwater research station.The pair have for the first time shown Proteus,a 4,000-square-foot modular(组合)lab that will sit under the water off the coast of Cu
35、racao,providing a home to scientist,and researchers from across the world studying the ocean.Designed as a two-story round building grounded to the ocean floor,Proteus contains laboratories,personal quarters,medical bays and a moon pool where divers can access the ocean floor.Powered by wind and sol
36、ar energy and ocean thermal energy,different from its forerunners,the building will have the first underwater greenhouse for growing food.The underwater site will allow scientists to perform continuous night and day diving without requiring hours of relieving pressure between dives.Like astronauts i
37、n space,they can stay underwater for days or weeks at a time.Though oceans cover 71 percent of the worlds surface,humans have only explored about 5 percent and mapped less than 20 percent of the worlds seas.Ocean exploration is 1,000 times more important than space exploration for,selfishly,our surv
38、ival,for our life into the future,Cousteau said,Its our life support system.It is the very reason why we exist in the first place.Proteus is intended to be the underwater version of the International Space Station(ISS),where government agencies,scientists,and the private companies can cooperate,rega
39、rdless of borders.Space exploretion receives more attention and funding than its ocean copy,which Cousteau hopes to change that with Proteus.While the project currently has some backing from private companies,it is currently seeking further funding.Beyond backers,the stations wet and dry labs can be
40、 rented to government agencies,corporations and academic institutions.Part of the plan is to make it easy to see regularly what is happening on Proteus,including live streams and VR/AR content.In this way Cousteau hopes to engage a wider audience.32.What is paragraph 3 mainly about?A.The purpose of
41、Proteus.B.The benefits of Proteus.C.The functions of Proteus.D.The significance of Proteus.33.Why is ocean exploration vital according to Cousteau?A.Oceans are under-exploreD.B.Ocean exploration is left unnoticed.C.Oceans determine humans life and future.D.Oceans cover most of the surface of the ear
42、th.34.What does Cousteau think of the project?A.It needs improvement.B.It needs better policies.C.It needs opportunities.D.It needs more attention.35.Where does the text probably come from?A.A science report.B.A guidebook.C.A diary.D.A science fiction.第二节(共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空
43、白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Theyre unpleasantly sweet,nutritionally empty,and increasingly subject to taxation.More than 35 states and seven cities in the US now introduce a tax on soda(碳酸饮料)and other sugar-sweetened drinks.36 Public health researchers and organizations see these taxes as low-hanging fruit
44、in the battle against being overweight and the health problems such as diabetes(糖尿病)that often come with it.In the United States,nearly 40 percent of adults are overweight.37 But the widespread consumption of foods packed with added sugars plays a major role,and drinks account for nearly half the ad
45、ded sugar in the American diet.Its really hard to rid the behaviors.And taxes are one of the most influential policies to move the needle on unhealthy eating habits,says Christina Roberto,a behavioral scientist at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.38 Many public health researchers say t
46、heres a good reason to think they can relieve the harms of sugary drinks,too.At the same time,some argue that soda taxes might not have the influence on public health.39 Or,they could switch to other unhealthy foods.Or,in some cases,they could simply buy their soda in a neighboring city that doesnt
47、tax them.While supporters acknowledge that such small price increases are unlikely to discourage occasional(偶尔)soda drinkers,those arent the people at greatest risk.The hope is that taxes will lead to a reduction in consumption by people with more serious habits.40 But an increasing body of research
48、 suggests that the taxes have already reduced consumption of sugary drinks in some areas-an encouraging and vital step.A.The problem is complex.B.The debate is still going on.C.In effect,it is taxing on bad habits.D.The use of taxes has a long history.E.Several more places are considering it.F.Taxes
49、 have helped reduce the effect of alcohol anti tobacco.G.Its likely that people dont care about the difference the low taxes may make.第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分 45 分)第一节 完形填空(共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Even as,teacher,my mother didnt understand learning disabil
50、ities.The 41 was almost unknown when I was a child.She was 42 I was bright and was working hard at school.She wondered why my achievement was so 43 .Everyone said I was lazy,stupid or both.Then I began to 44 them.Sometimes I just 45 .I couldnt write,read or answer questions quickly.Anyway,I graduate
51、d.Although I was the 46 in my class.I wanted to go to law school against the best 47 of my school consultants.48 ,Brooklyn Law School took a chance on me.I 49 with my best academic performance and I graduated better this time in the middle of my class.By law school I had begun to 50 how to make up f
52、or my problems.I had the 51 to meet Steve Lusthaus,a(n)52 ,who spent hour 53 legal concepts with me.Law school was 54 because there was more stress on concepts and less on rote(死记硬背)learning,my greatest 55 .Steve and I still joke about when he 56 me before an exam where I scored an A and he only a B
53、.I also remember the night I decided to drop out because of the endless 57 and Steve argued with me.58 to let me sleep until I agreed to stay.Luckily,by the time I was diagnosed(诊断)as learning disabled at the age of thirty-five,I had learned to 59 my problems.By the age of thirty-seven,I was a 60 .4
54、1.A.term B.situation C.idea D.method 42.A.uncertain B.convinced C.hopeful D.proud 43.A.low B.remarkable C.meaningless D.satisfying 44.A.leave B.believe C.ignore D.avoid 45.A.carried on B.slipped away C.yelled out D.gave up 46.A.first It.second C.middle D.last 47.A.work B.advice C.teaching D.offer 48
55、.A.Eventually B.Obviously C.Generally D.Luckily 49.A.responded B.dealt C.did away D.got away 50.A.regret B.share C.learn D.forget 51.A.time B.right C.fortune D.possibility 52.A.professor B.colleague C.student D.officer 53.A.changing B.creating C.questioning D.discussing 5.1.A.easier B.better C.more
56、difficult D.more complex 55.A.achievement B.advantage C.weakness D.ambition 56.A.quarrelled with B.tutored C.played with D.stopped 57.A.pressure B.competition C.notes D.lectures 58.A.trying B.hesitating C.refusing D.forcing 59.A.stand B.prevent C.remove D.handle 60.A.prisoner B.judge C.father D.pati
57、ent 第二节(共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。China is the worlds largest center of goods-making and the worlds largest exporter of goods.Chinese agriculture not only helps feed.61 (develop)places but also helps feed other major world powers.China has helped many 62 (Europe)
58、,South American and North African countries deal with the economic crisis(经济危机).China,63 has grown fast over the past decade,is now the largest economy outside the group of developed 64 (country).China,in particular,is in the news every day.Generally,it 65 (see)as one of the worlds major economic po
59、wers.Chinas economy is twice larger than that of Brazil,India,and Russia,with 66 huge population,four times that of the US.Over the past 20 years,China has grown 67 (rapid).I am very proud 68 (be)here in China and to have a great community of Chinese and foreigner,I hope one day,will he able to cont
60、ribute 69 the development of the worlds economic and scientific research.This one year of my life was amazing.I hope the coming days will be more exciting and at every step of my life.I 70 (learn)something new and interesting.第四部分 写作(共两节，满分 35 分)第一节 短文改错(共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，
61、请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下而写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改 10 处，多者(从第 11 处起)不计分。I remember when one of my classmates brought a thick book to the kindergarten and told us he had read whole book,showing h
62、is amazed ability.You can imagine what upset I felt.When I told my mother,she laughed and asked him not to be sad.Shortly,I was given to a big ABC-book.Its such a nice book which I look it through even now.My mom always finds time to sit with me and teach me.In a few weeks I learnt to read the name
63、of the shops along the streets.That was one of my more valuable experiences.I have benefited much from books since I was teaching to read that big ABC-book.第二节 书面表达(满分 25 分)你校正在组织英语作文比赛，请以你在某个方面取得进步的经历为题，写一篇短文参赛，内容包括：1.经历的过程；2.你的感受。注意：1.词数 100 左右；2.短文题目和首句已为你写好，不计入总数。An Experience of Making Progress Dear teachers and fellow students,Im here to share one of my experiences of making progress.
