1、山东省潍坊市2021届高三英语下学期3月模拟考试试题注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、座号、考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(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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ATo improve a high schoolers chance of gettin
2、g into a top university, the summer programs allow young students to explore fields of interest and get a taste of college life.Telluride Association Summer Program (TASP)TASP is a six-week program allowing high school freshman from around the world to grow their sense of interpersonal awareness and
3、 community responsibility. Its completely free, including the cost of tuition, books and even travel.Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science (MITES)This week-long program aimed at all US high school students can help them develop the skills necessary for future job in engineering while lear
4、ning about the value and reward of acquiring advanced technical degrees. MITES is freethe only expense is the transportation to and from MIT.Clark Scholar Program (CSP)High school students coming from across the globe are offered the unique opportunity to gain hands-on research experience in mathema
5、tics field while working one on one with teaching staff over four intense weeks. Everything is free for chosen applicants except their meals.JCampThe seven-week one brings high school freshman and sophomores from various backgrounds together for participating in sessions and workshops led by notable
6、 journalists where students can get hands-on training in journalism. JCamp is free if selected-participants only need to pay for the board.1.What can be expected of MITES?A. It is accessible to worldwide students.B. It lays a foundation for career prospect.C. It makes no extra charge for transportat
7、ion.D. It awards students advanced technical degrees-2. Which program is suitable for a UK high schooler with up to 5 spare weeks?A. TASP.B. MITES.C. CSP.D. JCamp.3. What is the shared goal of the programs?A. To seek for one-on-one instruction.B. To develop a sense of social duty.C. To get participa
8、nts better prepared for college.D. To advertise some majors of the top universities.BA new study, published this week in the journal Frontiers in Veterinary Science, reveals that non-human animals tears are not so different from our own. The chemical similarities are so great, in fact, that the comp
9、osition of other species tearsand how theyre adapted to their environments-may provide insights into better treatments for human eye disease.Previously, scientists had studied closely only the tears of a handful of mammals, including humans, dogs, horses, camels, and monkeys. In the new study, Brazi
10、lian veterinarians analyzed the tears of reptiles and birds for the first time , focusingon seven species.Teats, which are released from tear tubes, form a film over the eye thats composed of three ingredients： mucus, waler, and oil. The mucus coats the eyes surface and helps to attach the film to t
11、he eye, the water is a natural salty solution containing crucial proteins and minerals, and the oil prevents the eye from drying out.Humans are the only known species to produce emotional tears ； the expression crocodile tears, which refers to a persons phony display of emotion, comes from the myste
12、rious tendency of crocodiles to release tears as they eat.But tears play key roles beyond weeping, notes Lionel Sebbag at Iowa State University, who was not involved in the new research. They help with vision by lubricating（润滑）and clearing the eye. They also protect the eye against infection and pro
13、vide nutrition to the cornea （角膜）, the eyes clear outer layer, which lacks blood tubes, he says.Learning how reptiles and birds use tears may also inspire new medications for conditions such as dry eye, which occurs when tear tubes dont produce enough oil. The disease, common in cats, dogs, and peop
14、le, can sometimes lead to blindness.4. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?A. The source of tears.B. The composition of tears.C. The classification of tears,D. The definition of tears.5. What does the underlined word phony” in paragraph 4 mean?A. Tricky.B. Regretful.C. Cold.D. False,6. Which statement
15、does Lionel Sebbag agree with?A. Weeping contributes to eye disease.B. The cornea has rich blood tubes.C. Tears oil and clear the eyes,D. More tears mean better vision.7. What might be the best title for the text?A. Tears, a barrier to eyesB. A better treatment for eye diseaseC. Non-human tears prom
16、ise new curesD. Other species tears are similar to humansCThe Pomodoro technique is probably one of the most powerful techniques in all of learning. All you have to do is set a timer for 25 minutes, and then just focus as attentively as you can for those 25 minutes.Now if you start focusing on and y
17、oure working on, and then you look up at the timer and two minutes have passed. You may feel like you cant hold on. And just let the thought go by , and return your focus to whatever you are working on. And when that 25 minutes is up you relax a little bit. You might wonder why that 25 minutes is th
18、e magic number, and the reality is we dont really know. Theres not a lot of research on the Pomodoro technique, which is surprising because its so incredibly popular and people find it very useful.But theres an interesting tidbit （小趣闻）related to the Pomodoro technique, and that is that ： when you ju
19、st think about something that you dont like very much, it stimulates a part of the brain that experiences pain. And so the brain naturally enough shifts its attention to something else, like Facebook or Twitter or something like that.And what the Pomodoro technique does, when you do it youre setting
20、 that timer. You dont want to sit there and think , “Im going to work on this problem and get it all finished. You just want to think,Ive got 25 minutes where I just have to work on something. Dont even think about what that something is. What that does is it slips in under your brains radar （雷达）. I
21、t doesnt stimulate so much that pain in your brain ； and then that pain in the brain, research has shown , lasts for 20 minutes.So if you work for 25 minutes you will suddenly find yourself getting into the flow because youve gone past that painful period. So the Pomodoro technique is effective in m
22、any different aspects.8. Which is an example of using the Pomodoro technique?A. Reading a novel for 25 minutes.B. Spending 25 minutes scanning WeChat.C. Setting a timer for 25 minutes to do a tough task.D. Attending a lecture for 25 minutes with two minds.9. What can be inferred about the Pomodoro t
23、echnique from paragraph 2?A. The first two minutes is vital.B. 25 minutes is a magic number.C. More research is around the corner.D. You may get discouraged when using il.10. Why is the tidbit mentioned in paragraph 3?A. To further explain the Pomodoro technique.B. To arouse interest in the Pomodoro
24、 technique.C. To highlight how to use the Pomodoro technique.D. To prove the effectiveness of the Pomodoro technique.11. How does the Pomodoro technique work?A. It boosts your concentration.B. It helps your mind go faster.C. It urges you to finish your work.D. It shortens the pain time in your brain
25、.DNothing is “new and improved anymore. Its all about the plus.Something exciting is happening in March , flowed out an email from CBS All Access, alerting subscribers that the streaming service is being renamed Paramount + . The company seeks to keep pace with Apple TV+, ESPN +, Disney +, BET +, AM
26、C + and others.Video services didnt start this. The Apple II + came out in 1979 and Crest + toothpaste in 2002, But TV streaming companies now apparently must be branded plus, for fear that consumers perceive their offerings as a minus （减）. Much of this has to do with justifying a monthly charge for
27、 television-which used to be free. A more complete name would be “Paramount + a Bill. ”Hulu used to have a plus service, which was a misnomer （误称）since what customers got with it was the absence of ads. Weve had fun with our old friend Plus, the companyexplained in a 2015 email, “but its time to mov
28、e on. We just wanted to let you know that we are retiring the Hulu Plus name. From now on, we will just be known as Hulu. No Plus.Yet other streaming services have been drawn to the plus, thanks in large part to the success of Disney+, which added 86 million subscribers during its first year. Disney
29、 also operates ESPN + and , outside the U. S. ,Star + .A funny thing about marketing ： A plus is always a plus but a minus is never a minus- even though more products are notable for what they cut down. Budweiser wouldnt call its lower- calorie beer Bud- . There are fat-free potato chips and cookies
30、, but Pringles - or Oreos - is abandoned.Americans have a fondness for plus-size portions, plus-size clothing and media that have plus signs in their names. Mercifully, the plus thing hasnt yet reached more important aspects of our lives.12. What does the underlined word this in paragraph 3 refer to
31、?A. Apple service.B. Video service.C. Plus service.D. Streaming service.13. What can we learn about Hulu?A. Hulu has no ads put in.B. Hulu no longer follows suit.C. Hulu suffered a great loss.D. Hulu cheated its subscribers.14. Why wouldnt Budweiser call its lower-calorie beer Bud- ?A. To avoid misu
32、nderstandingsB. To improve the beers quality.C. To keep pace with other companies.D. To protect the consumers interests.15 Whats the authors attitude towards the trend?A. Objective.B. Critical.C. Tolerant.D.Skeptical.第二节（共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，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。Reading books c
33、an exercise your brain. Kids who started reading at an earlier age go on to perform better on certain intelligence tests, such as analyses of their vocabulary size. As one gets older, it might help slow down or even cease cognitive （认知的） decline. 16 Many Americans dont read frequently. Its time to r
34、everse this trend to give your brain gray matter a good workout.17 When you have some down timeyoure waiting for a friend, sleeping lightly on the way from or to work, or doing a task that doesnt require your full attentionyou can open your text instead of pulling up your favorite smartphone game. 1
35、8 While paper is still the clear winner in the court of public opinion, science hasnt proven that physical books are better than digital ones.Academic research has mostly focused on the ability to remember. A study took place in a laboratory setting： Students all read the same text,but some looked a
36、t the words on paper and others viewed an on-screen PDF. It turned out that no meaningful difference between the two media existed. As for audiobooks （有声读物）,they affected the brain gray matter somewhat differently. 19 .Ultimately, if you hope to get a reading habit going, you shouldnt dismiss paper
37、digital, or audio- 20 Dont be afraid to change things up depending on the occasion.A. Audiobooks still affect your thoughts and feelings.B. Go with what makes the most sense for your needs.C.Words on a page can improve the emotional intelligence.D. This brings about a great debate ： pages vs screens
38、 vs audio.E. Keep a book, e-reader, or audiobook app on you as you go about the day.F. Despite this, the overall book-reading time for Americans is on the decline.G. However, they stimulated the brain just as deeply as black-and-white pages.第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5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
39、、d四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Trent Johnson just celebrated his graduation from medical school in Ohio with a ceremony at his parents home in Florida.He 21 a couple weeks before his actual ceremony that the college was canceling it on account of the deadly coronavirus. He was absolutely 22His friends 23 him
40、 to create a website so that all of his family flying into Columbus originally still could celebrate 24 They made the Jiving room look as special as possible given the 25 of the ceremony. Theres nothing that could have substituted that special 26 .His twitter where the video immediately went 27 has
41、almost half a million views. He was on the news and was 28 in the New York Times.“ I remember seeing my face on the newspaper and thinking wow I not only became a doctor, but I motivated people all over the world to 29 their dreams. That was truly a（ n） 30 momentJohnson was brought up in an underdev
42、eloped area where people would have 31socioeconomic class and it was the type of the community that he wanted to 32 . Now as a33 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, he 34 has an opportunity to do that.As Johnson settles into his new surroundings, he will continue to spread his message of hope an
43、d 35 .21. A. recognizedB. learnedC. anticipatedD. recalled22. A. sorrowfulB. pitifulC. awkwardD. guilty23. A. permittedB. beggedC. appointedD. helped24. A. consistentlyB. virtuallyC. casuallyD. formally25. A. standardB. originC. popularityD. atmosphere26. A. memoryB. optionC. momentD. design27. A. v
44、iralB. madC. wildD. blank28. A. evaluatedB. featuredC. engagedD. promoted29. A. changeB. startC. sacrificeD. follow30. A. scaryB. awfulC. incredibleD. specific31. A. lowB. powerfulC. rareD. noble32. A. healB. escapeC. reformD. serve33. A. pioneerB. chemistC. physicianD. professor34. A. seldomB. just
45、C. stillD. yet35. A. admirationB. innovationC. cooperationD. inspiration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。New Yorkers were shocked in early December when a creature as big as a school bus 36( surface) from the Hudson River. Over the next three days,37 humpback whale(座头鲸)swam by
46、 several popular tourist destinations, where a journalist took 38_( photo) of the animal seemingly waving its tail at Lady Liberty.Scientists say NYC0089, which hasnt been spotted in several weeks, has likely returned to deeper waters south of the Hudson. Still, the 39( frequent) of whale sightings
47、in the broaderarea has gone up rapidly in recent years.“With these numbers increasing 40 (sharp) ,its not surprising that youre seeing them in some unusual places,says Browna biologist. Including the Hudson River and Staten Island.Scientists say the 41( rise) whale sightings are likely related to pu
48、rer water and abrimming buffet of Atlantic menhaden , a fish favored by humpbacks, resulting 42 landmark environmental regulations 43( pass) in the 1970s as well as New York city cleanup efforts.“Seeing more whales in this area is a sign 44 the waters are cleaner and theres more food here for these
49、whales, Brown says. It shows 45 weve been doing is working, so we need to keep doing thatand moreto protect these species. 第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假如你是李华，你于3月7日参加了学校学生会组织的植树活动。请你就此事写一 篇英文日记。内容包括：1.活动组织(参加人员、时间、地点)；2.植树过程；3 .个人感受。 注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。参考词汇：树苗seedlingMarch 7 , Sunda
50、y Fine 第二节(满分25分)阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文.Our friendship runs back to our college days when I first met Rishi. We had our own share “ first impression about each other. Mine wasshes a lovely, charming and full of life personality. Hers wasI look like an arrogant(傲慢的)personality. 1 dont b
51、lame her for this. Many of my close friends had the same view when they first met me. Blame it on my bitch face (臭脸） and me being a shy person to some extent.We became really close within a short period of time. Ours was group of four people divided into 2 each during our final year when we both cho
52、se advertising as our specialization and the other two journalism. Back then, I was a regular user of BBM messenger and hardly used Whatsapp.On one specific occasion, we had really bad argument about a failed project. The usual blamegame was on. We decided to put it past us and focus on our studies.
53、 During this time, she once handed me her phone to show me a picture. While I was going through that, I came across a message from a particular Whatsapp group that comprises of her and my other two friends. I asked her permission to view the group. She had a blank expression on her face. But she all
54、owed me to go ahead.I was in shock while going through their messages. Not really positive things were said about me in particular. It shook me. Because these were the people. I considered my friends. I broke down in front of her. She apologised. But I felt cheated on. I told her about my decision o
55、f not wanting to continue this friendship further. We both missed each other. But neither of us wanted to give the last try.注意：Then came the Rajasthan IV trip which was our official last trip.Its been almost 7 years after graduation since we picked up our friendship.1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
