1、山东省新高考质量测评联盟2021届高三英语下学期4月联考试题注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必用0. 5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、座号和考生号填写在答题卡和试卷规定的位置上。2.选择题部分，用2B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。3.答非选择题部分时，必须用0. 5毫米黑色签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目 指定区域内相应的位置;如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不能使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。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
2、给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AFour Great classical pieces inspired by animalsCatalogue of the Birds by Oliver MessiaenMessiaen transcribed 13 birdsongs to piano pieces. Each piece is written for a French province with a title of bird chosen for each region. Messiaen uses the colour of tones at its most powe
3、rful, where different sounds interconnect and lay the birdsong among the nature most beautifully.The Cat and the Mouse by Aaron CoplandWe can hear so vividly different plots and the tune is easily accessible to all listeners. Copland uses the pace and rhythm successfully, which creates the animation
4、 in the music. Lots of loud and dissonant （刺耳的）chord is fully applied in the entire piece, giving the” storytelling“ nature to the music.The Maid and the Nightingale by Enrique GranadosIn the music, the maid sings a mournful song to the nightingale as her lover has gone to fight another guy out of j
5、ealousy, and eventually dies. After her mournful song ends, the last part of the piece is pure bird sound. Granados mainly uses quick and light single notes to paint the melodies of birdsongs.Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-SansThe Carnival of the Animals is the most famous work from Saint-
6、Sans. Interestingly, he forbade the work to be published during his lifetime as he felt it did not represent him properly. The different musical techniques and the fast and light rhythm of the full suite truly make this set of works the most typical music for animals.1. What characteristic do The Ca
7、t and the Mouse and Carnival of the Animals share?A. MournfulB. DynamicC. DiscouragingD. Peaceful2. Which work gains its popularity out of the composers expectation?A. Catalogue of the BirdsB. The Cal and the MouseC. The Maid and the NightingaleD. Carnival of the Animals3. What can we learn from the
8、 four classical pieces?A. Each piece of Catalogue of the Birds is named after a French province.B. The tune of The Cat and the Mouse is accepted by all listeners.C. The Carnival of the Animals is the first hit of Saint-Sans.D. The creation of the bird sound in The Maiden and the Nightingale is diffe
9、rent from Catalogue of the Birds.BThe star here is 70-year-old Chen Jifang, who used to be a saleswoman in a local food company before retirement, with 3 million likes on her Douyin videos.“The main group that I wanted to encourage was people aged 30 to 50, says Chen, “They will be motivated to work
10、 out in the gym after seeing that a granny like me can. The message I want to convey is that it is never too late to pursue good health. In the past, whenever I felt uncomfortable, I would lie at home for an entire day.”Chen had been in a poor physical condition since she was a child. She even had t
11、o give up her job after giving birth to her daughter because her health was severely affected by the pregnancy. Her husband shows his approval by doing most of the household chores.An overweight Chen started with light jogging, but a fitness coach later advised her to rehabilitate her knee before ru
12、nning. Because of this, Chen entered a gym for the first time on Dec 29,2018.“Everyone in the gym was young. They were giving me weird looks, recalls Chen, who made it a point to walk 3. 5 kilometers to the gym every day.Her daily training started at 8 am with 50 pushups, mountain-climbing workouts,
13、 running and weightlifting. After a short break at 9 am, Chen continued working put until 3 pm. She hit the gym every day in 2019. For Chen, her passion for exercising was born out of a need instead of desire to become famous.When her health and fitness improved, Chen embarked on high-intensity trai
14、ning sessions and dealt with the more challenging workouts like kettlebell swings, battle ropes and deadlifts. Three months later, she lost a whopping 28 kilograms. Her body mass index also returned to normal.4. Which words best describe Chen Jifang?A. Elegant and resistantB. Ambitious and toughC. I
15、ndependent and considerateD. Passionate and dutiful5. What does the underlined word “rehabilitate in paragraph 4 refer to?A. surviveB. restoreC. reviveD. protect6. What can we learn from the text?A. Chen was poor when she was young.B. Chen, as a saleswoman, gained 3 million fans.C. Chens decision la
16、rgely comes from her husband.D. Chen managed to sustain her workouts for about 6 hours per day.7 . What can be a best title for the text?A. A granny can liftB. An idle youth, a needy ageC. A fall in a pit, a gain in your witD. Good health is the best wealthCWhen Dr. Stanley Fineman started as an all
17、ergist, he reminded patients to start taking medications and prepare for pollen season in the middle of March. That was about 40 years ago. Today , he tells them to start around the middle of February.Since 1990, pollen season across the United States and Canada has been starting earlier, about 20 d
18、ays earlier. And pollen loads, the amount of pollen released by plants, are 21 percent higher. The main reason for this, a new study found, is global warming.Other studies have demonstrated North Americas allergy, season getting longer and worse. But this one, published in the Proceedings of the Nat
19、ional Academies of Sciences, is the first study to make scientific connections between an earlier and more intense pollen season with human-caused climate change. The study says the warmer the Earth gets, the earlier spring starts for animals and plants, especially plants that release pollen. Additi
20、onally, plants yield more pollen when they drink in carbon dioxide.Since 1990,about half of the earlier pollen seasons were linked to climate change mostly from warmer temperatures. And carbon dioxide played a part. Since the 2000s, about 65 percent of earlier pollen seasons can be blamed on wanning
21、. And about 8 percent of the increased pollen loads can be blamed on climate change. Bill Anderegg, the lead writer of the study, said, u climate change is here and its in every breath we take. This is clearly warming temperatures and more carbon dioxide, giving rise to more pollen in the air. ”Chri
22、s Downs of St. Louis, Missouri already has problems with breathing, headaches, and red itchy eyes. His allergies usually hit in March. But the last two years, they came in early February. As a kid I never saw anything start blooming in February, Downs said, Now I see a handful of years like that. Th
23、is is not just a matter of sneezing and watery eyes. There are more serious health concerns. A University of Maryland scientist said the pollen is a risk for other diseases including asthma.8. Why is Dr. Stanleys advice mentioned in paragraph 1?A. To arouse the readers, interest.B. To define the ter
24、m pollen season”.C. To caution the readers about global warming.D. To emphasize his capacity as an allergist.9. Which statement is true according to the text?A. Carbon dioxide is the main reason for earlier pollen season.B. Warming temperatures account for more carbon dioxide.C. Half of the increase
25、d pollen loads are due to climate change.D. The impact of climate on early pollen seasons has been increasing.10. What can we learn about Chris Downs?A. His allergies have been more severe.B. He sees more blossoms than before.C. His symptoms were ahead of time since two years ago.D. He has suffered
26、from allergies since he was a kid.11. In the following paragraph, the writer will most probably deal with.A. causes of asthmaB. measures of preventing global warmingC. connection between asthma and pollen seasonD. advice on how to protect yourself against pollenDGoogle has announced plans to stop su
27、pporting tools designed to follow Internet users across the web in order to target them with specific advertising.Such tools are known as cookies-small data files that are stored on an Internet users computer as they browse （浏览）different websites. This data can be read by web servers to identify web
28、 browsing behaviors of the user. Cookies make it possible for users to avoid having to repeatedly enter their user names and passwords to get access to websites they use often. But the use of cookies raises major privacy concerns, with critics saying a users browsing history should not be recorded j
29、ust to target them with ads.Google announced in 2020 it had decided “to remove support for third-party cookies from its Chrome browser. In another online announcement, Google repeated this promise, saying it will not build new tools to replace current cookie technology.In explaining its decision, Go
30、ogle referred to a Pew Research study that found 72 percent of Americans feel that almost all of what they do online is tracked by advertisers. Googles decision to remove third-party cookies also followed increasing efforts to protect privacy in Europe and the United States. Google said the current
31、Internet advertising model needs to change to answer“the growing concerns people have about their privacy and how their personal identity is being used. In January, however, Googles plan was questioned by British competition regulators. The countrys Competition and Markets Authority announced it had
32、 launched an investigation into whether the changes would give Google an unfair advantage over competitors in Internet advertising. The agency said it received objections to the plan from Marketers for an Open Web, a league of technology and publishing companies. The group accuses Google of “ abusin
33、g its dominant position by attempting to create a new advertising model.In its latest statement, Google said, We will not build alternate identifiers to track individuals as they browse across the web, nor will we use them in our products. 12. According to the text, what do you know about cookies?A.
34、 Cookies are inconvenient for web users.B. The users should repeat their passwords to enter websites.C. Google uses Cookies to monitor the web users private life.D. The tracks of the web users can be followed by the web servers.13. Why did Google make the decision?A. To use a alternative tool.B. To
35、get more personal information,C. To respond to concerns about privacy.D. To create a fair Internet advertising platform.14. What does the investigation show us?A. It was organized by an agency of the US.B. All people dont accept the Googles plan.C. Google has the biggest advantages on the Internet.D
36、. Marketers for an Open Web is in favor of the Googles plan.15. What is the text mainly about?A. Privacy should be protected.B. Google will change advertising model.C. There should not be many advertisements on the web.D. Cookies will be removed from Google for privacy protection.第二节（共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分
37、12.5分）阅读下而短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项 为多余选项。Smart glasses could be the next leap in technologyFirst there was the keyboard, then the touch screen. Some tech companies say a wearable pair of glasses could be the next leap in technology, even if it didnt work out for Google glass. In the future w
38、e wont be only limited to our smartphones, when it comes to understanding the world around us. 16 The US-based company Snaps investment is this, the Spectacles 3 sunglasses. This third version is smarter than the previous ones. It has two cameras. The comer of the glasses lights up when recording vi
39、deo, and allows the wearer to put 3D objects in the video. Here are some flowers. 17 In a very different application, the AM glass by Hong Kong-based Pacific Future allows theme park visitors to have a different kind of experience through Augmented Reality. During the launch of the smart glasses dur
40、ing Halloween, this park became extra scary. 18 The glasses are used in theme parks in China and Malaysia, with a processor inside. These Augmented Reality glasses are designed for ages 12 and up, because of its weight and size.19 He can set a blacklist and the skin in the crowd and find the crimina
41、l very soon. Armed with facial recognition software, these smart glasses capture video or images, which can be sent to security officials off-site for analysis. Of course there are privacy concerns with any device that comes with built-in cameras. 20 Still, the race is on for tech companies big and
42、small to turn an everyday item like glasses into something smarter.A. So this is our early investment in that future.B. Smart glasses are helpful in many other fields.C. Thus the wearer can take a clearer picture of the flowers.D. Users can capture up to a minute of video with smart glasses.E. Thats
43、 one of the reasons why consumers rejected Google glass.F. So theres a ghost everywhere mixed with the real-life buildings.G. Augmented Reality security glasses made by Beijing-based Goolton can be used by police to identify suspects.第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选
44、项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。35 years ago, our son, Jared, was born visually-impaired. 21 , I learned from Jaredsteacher about Seedlings Braille Books for Children, an organization founded by Debra Bonde. Although she did not plan to 22 a nonprofit back in 1984, she 23 helping blind children all over the globe.
45、As a 24 woman, she initially wanted to find a volunteer job without having to talk to anyone. 25 , she signed up for a braille transcription （转录）class and began 26 popular childrens books, printing them, and selling them for just the 27 of the paper. Word spread and 28 grew for more of her books. Fr
46、iends helped her to form a nonprofit so she could start getting grants and 29 to help with production costs. That first year, she printed 221 books.From its 30 beginnings 37 years ago, Seedlings has produced and 31 more than 600,000 books across the world, half of their books given away for free.As
47、a mother, I 32 Seedlings providing “typical experiences for Jared in school so he could check out books just like his 33 classmates.Jared graduated from Michigan State University and 34 a telecommunications degree. Since 2012, he has 35 on the Board of Directors for Seedlingsmaking an impactful diff
48、erence in the lives of children, the way Seedlings did for his.21. A. FortunatelyB. FranklyC. SuddenlyD. Surprisingly22. A. arrangeB. possessC. establishD. ensure23. A. came upB. turned upC. ended upD. set up24. A. rigidB. shyC. firmD. brave25. A. HenceB. NeverthelessC. VirtuallyD. Actually26. A. ma
49、kingB. translatingC. choosingD. keeping27. A. costB. contentC. qualityD. function28. A. fameB. demandC. fortuneD. passion29. A. permitsB. giftsC. experiencesD. donations30. A. flexibleB. attractiveC. practicalD. humble31. A. donatedB. createdC. distributedD. sold32. A. acceptedB. suspectedC. approve
50、dD. appreciated33. A. sightedB, devotedC. respectedD. admired34. A. maintainedB. earnedC. producedD. confirmed35. A. acknowledgedB. inspiredC. managedD. served第二节（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。A Chinese dance drama has made its global debut on social media platforms abroad, 36
51、（generate） a new wave of discussion on the beauty of Chinese culture among art lovers from all over the world.Li Bai, a classic production by the China National Opera and Dance Drama Theater, 37 （touch） a chord with global audiences through the telling of a lifelong journey of the literary giant Li
52、Bai so far. After a year of polishing, from plot structure to music 38 （compose） , stage settings and costume design, that 39 （ influence ） work has returned to center stage. 40 was renewed of Li Bai provides the audience with a fresh new feel.The classic piece greeted audiences at the National Cent
53、re for the Performing Arts three months ago with sold - out shows. For those 41 missed it, the streaming event provides another chance to take it in. Art has no boundaries. Li Bai 42 （ view） more than 5. 5 million times created a stirring scene on social media platforms outside of China, with more t
54、han 1. 3 million interactions. In the history of Chinese poetry, Li Bai was not one of 43 the one”. In telling the story of 44 great poet, China has once again passed 45 its heritage and carried Chinese culture forward in its own way.第三部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）下周日，你们学校将组织一次关于垃圾分类的社区宣传活动。请你据此写一则英文 通
55、知，内容包括：1.活动组织（时间、地点、意义）；2.活动过程；3.欢迎大家积极参加。 注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：垃圾分类trash sorting 第二节（满分25分）Norwood, a junior at St. Petersburg Lakewood High School, participated in the schools Athletic Lifestyle Management Academy. The program prepares students for various careers in health scien
56、ce with two components. The first one is a hands-on skills component where the students have to demonstrate that they are expert in the skills of adult, child and infant CPR （心 肺复苏术），how to help somebody whos choking, as well as how to use an AED （自动体外除 颤仪）.And the other is a written test component,
57、 showing that they master that knowledge. Norwood took a great interest in the programme, which was in line with her initial career pursuit in the future.On the first day of the programme, her instructor Miller did vital signs and students learned how to take blood pressure, check pulse, and apply C
58、PR. Norwood watched closely and performed the hand-on skills well.Norwood and Simmons shared a long friendship. They had been friends since the seventh grade and since then they had built an unbreakable bond. The following day after school, the 16- year-old girl Norwood was driving three friends hom
59、e in St. Petersburg, Florida, when another driver slammed into her from her left and sent her car rushing forward in an uncontrollable way.“We crashed in someones yard and I hit the tree, Norwood said. The impact jammed shut the drivers side door, so Norwood climbed out of the front window. Two of h
60、er friends managed to get out of the car unharmed, but the collision caused her 16-year-old friend Simmons to hit her head on the backseat window.When Norwood turned around, she didnt see Simmons running with them so she had to run back to the car as fast as she could. Simmons was just sitting there
61、 unresponsive. Apparently, she passed out owing to the huge impact force. The unexpected crash left the girls in panic. A lot of people started to gather around to see what was happening. The crowd watched in astonishment, open-mouthed. Someone advised to make an emergency call immediately.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；Paragraph 1 ： And that was when the training Norwood had just learned kicked in. Paragraph 2 ： When Miller and her students learned about the news, they were at a loss of words and so proud.2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
