1、河南省焦作市2021届高三英语下学期4月第四次模拟考试试题考生注意：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在试卷和答题卡上,并将考生号条形码粘贴在答题卡上 的指定位置。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡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）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有2分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题 卡上。第一节（共5小题海小题1.5分,满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小
2、题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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。例:How much is the shirt?A. 19.15.B.9.18.C.9.15.答案是C。1. What does the man prefer to drink now?A. Hot coffee.B. Both coffee and tea.C. Cold water.2. What did the man do last weekend?A. He went camping.B. He attended a party.C. He stay
3、ed home with his friends.3. How did the man feel about the lecture?A. Boring.B. Excellent.C. Too long.4. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In a park.B. In a zoo.C. In a pet store.5. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The man had a special Christmas.B. The man was from N
4、ew Zealand.C. The mans parents live in New Zealand.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. What did the woman dream about?A. The man had an accident. B. The boss fired the man. C. The man
5、 would give up his job.7. Whats the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Workmates.B. Doctor and patient. C. Husband and wife. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. How long has the man been in London?A. One year.B. A few years. C. A couple of months.9. Why did the woman leave her hometown?A. To lead a city li
6、fe.B. To open a restaurant.C. To find a job.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What is the weather like now?A. Sunny.B. Cloudy. C. Windy.11. What is the lowest temperature?A. 1,B.2.C.3.12. Why will the two speakers go out to the beach?A. To enjoy the sun.B. To cool off. C To escape the rain听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Wh
7、ere are the speakers?A. In the car.B. At school. C In an ice cream shop.14. Why is the man nervous?A. He doesnt like driving.B. Tomorrow is his first class.C. He will give a presentation tomorrow.15. What does the woman tell the man?A. He 11 do fine.B. He should go to bed early tonight.C. He is the
8、only one feeling nervous.16. What happened last time the man gave a speech?A. He was very prepared. B. He forgot a lot of it.C. He forgot to thank everyone.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Which subject does the speaker find particularly difficult?A. Math.B. English.C. Science.18. What does the speakers father
9、 do?A. He sells farm machinery. B. He owns a farm.C. He drives a tractor.19. What does the speaker help his uncle do?A. He milks the cows on Sundays.B. He paints the cowshed（牛棚）.C. He washes his uncles car.20. What is the speaker going to do now?A. He is going to work on his own farm.B. He is prepar
10、ing to attend an agricultural college.C. He is going to study hard to pass the exams.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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ABrazilians love to throw a party, as can be seen with their world-famous annual carnival （狂欢节）, However, there are also several
11、other fun festivals throughout the year in Brazil.OktoberfestThe Germanic roots of the south of Brazil brought this traditional German festival to Brazil, where it has become one of the most popular beer festivals in the country. Held in the middle of October every year in Blumenau, the two-week fes
12、tival celebrates typical German cuisine and plenty of beer. There are also traditional folk costumes that most people wear with great enthusiasm and lots of singing, dancing and street parties.Festa JuninaFesta Junina is celebrated all over Brazil for the entire month of June as an annual celebratio
13、n of Saint John. It celebrates country life with typical clothes, food and dances inside a large tent made of raw materials, with decorations such as colored flags, changeable table cloths and balloons. The most common clothes are changeable shirts and straw hats with painted spots on the face. The
14、dance is like square dancing and the food is one of the best parts of the party.Festival de CachacaHeld in the town of Paraty is the annual Festival de Cachaca which is dedicated to cachaca, the national alcohol made from sugar cane. This festival gives you the chance to try cachaca. Held over a lon
15、g weekend in August, there are shows of samba and food trucks. Its also a great opportunity to get to know the beautiful town of Paraty.Parintins Folklore FestivalThe festival held annually in Parintins is the second largest in Brazil after carnival. It goes over a period of three days at the end of
16、 June and celebrates the Amazonian legend of a resurrected （复活的）ox. The main attraction of the festival is the competition between the two teams Garantido and Caprichoso that compete to retell the story of the ox through a mix of dances and singing.21. Which festival lasts the longest time?A. Oktobe
17、rfest.B. Festa Junina.C. Festival de Cachaca.D. Parintins Folklore Festival.22. What can you do if you attend the festival held in Blumenau?A. Watch shows of samba.B. Listen to the story of an ox.C. Taste the Brazilian national alcohol.D. Witness people dressed in traditional costumes.23. What do th
18、e four festivals have in common?A. They are all yearly activities.B. They all enjoy global popularity.C. They all concentrate on food and dance.D. They are all in celebration of famous people.BEcho, a two-year-old Harlequin Dane, has been turning heads everywhere she goes since her owner dyed （染 色）h
19、er coat purple, blue, pink and green.Sierra Schoon, a 22-year-old woman from Grand Junction in Colorado, has been coloring her service dog, Echo, using pet-safe dye, ever since the dog was about six months old. The young dog lover said that she uses vegetable -based Arctic Fox hair dye, and that Ech
20、o loves to just sit there for three or four hours while she applies the dye. And when they go out for walks, it is quite obvious that the dog also feels quite delighted when people keep staring at her, as they tend to get very confused by her unusual look.“It becomes a joke that we tell people. When
21、 they ask, Oh, is that dog naturally colored this way? We say Yeah, shes a Galaxy Dane Schoon said. You kind of stand there for a minute, look at their reaction and let them stew and then finally tell them, No, shes dyed that way. I never thought that anybody would ever think that a dog would natura
22、lly be pink or blue, let alone pink, blue, purple and green.However, after photos of the unusual-looking Great Dane spread online, people said that they felt sorry for the poor animal. Some accused Echos owner of using her as a fashion accessory for attention-seeking purposes, and a few even went as
23、 far as accusing animal cruelty, saying the owner of this dog should never be allowed to have animals ever again.In fact, the dyeing has actually helped Echo get over her shyness. Because of her big size most people preferred to keep their distance, and this always made her very nervous, because the
24、 Great Dane is extremely friendly. The eye-catching dye makes people more comfortable around Echo, and Sierra said that she noticed a positive change in her personality as well.24. What can be known about Echo from the first two paragraphs?A. Dyeing makes her feel quite uncomfortable.B. She enjoys m
25、oving her head from side to side.C. She turns her head deliberately to draw attention.D. She becomes the focus of attention wherever she is.25. Which of the following agrees with Sierra Schoons opinion?A. Echo enjoys both the dyeing process and public attention.B. It is quite easy for people to disc
26、over that Echo is dyed.C. People are more delighted than confused by Echo.D. Echo looks much younger than her real age.26. Whats the netizens attitude towards Sierra Schoons behavior?A. Envious.B. Ambiguous.C. Uncaring.D. Disapproving.27. Whats the actual effect of Echos being dyed?A. It makes her m
27、uch friendlier than before.B. It makes her more approachable.C. It makes her more cautious about being touched.D. It widens the distance between her and people.CA new study shows that the more people read any kind of fiction, the better their language skills are likely to be. The piece was written b
28、y Sandra Martin-Chang, professor of education, and PhD student Stephanie Kozak. They found that people who enjoyed reading fiction at leisure (休闲)and those who identified themselves as readers scored higher on language tests, whereas those who read to access specific information scored more poorly o
29、n the same tests.As leisure reading declines as a pastime for younger adults especially, Martin-Chang says emphasizing the fun aspect of it can draw them back to novels while at the same time improving their verbal abilities.Martin-Chang and Kozak used a scale called the Predictors of Leisure Readin
30、g ( PoLR) to investigate reading behavior ( motivations, obstacles, attitudes and interests). They then examined how well the PoLR predicted the language skills o 200 undergraduate students, with all data gathered at York University. The researchers note that the age range of the subjects in the stu
31、dy is of key interest. In early adulthood, reading becomes self-directed rather than imposed by others, which makes this a key time to develop ones own reading habits. This population is also rather understudied, with most existing research focusing far more on children.The researchers administered
32、a series of measures over two separate half-hour sessions. First, the volunteers completed the 48-question PoLR scale measuring various reading factors. They were then given language tests similar to those found in the SAT and a measure of reading habits called the Author Recognition Test. Those who
33、 scored higher read more and have better verbal abilities than those who scored lower. After analyzing the data, the researchers concluded that reading enjoyment, positive attitudes and deeply established interests predicted better verbal abilities and that they were more strongly associated with ex
34、posure to fiction than non-fiction.Besides having better verbal abilities, lifelong readers are known to be more understanding, more empathetic （同感的），less prejudiced, to attain higher socioeconomic status and even to live longer, healthier live than non readers. Teachers and parents can inspire a lo
35、ve of reading by letting young people read what they want, without guilt or shame.28. According to the new study, peoples language skills are mainly influenced by their readingA. environmentsB. speedsC. motivationsD. frequencies29. Which can best replace the underlined word “imposed in paragraph 3?A
36、. approvedB. recommendedC. forcedD. evaluated30. How did the researchers obtain their findings?A. By making data analysis.B. By conducting wide surveys.C. By consulting previous studies.D. By making reasonable assumptions.31. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?A. Great pleasure of readin
37、g.B. Various benefits of reading.C. Ways to be a lifelong reader.D. Methods of developing reading skills. DHow do you turn dumb” headphones into smart ones? Rutgers engineers have invented a cheap and easy way by transforming headphones into sensors that can be plugged into （插入）smartphones, identify
38、 their users monitor their heart rates and perform other services.Their invention, called HeadFi, is based on a small plug-in headphone adapter that turns a regular headphone into a sensing device （装置）. Unlike smart headphones, regular headphones lack sensors. HeadFi would allow users to avoid havin
39、g to buy a new pair of smart headphones with sensors to enjoy sensing features.“HeadFi could turn hundreds of millions of existing, regular headphones worldwide into intelligent ones with a simple upgrade（升级）said Xiaoran Fan, a HeadFi primary inventor.A Rutgers-led paper on the invention, which resu
40、lts in earable intelligence， will be formally published in October at MobiCom 2021, the top international conference on mobile computing and mobile and wireless networking.Headphones are among the most popular wearable devices worldwide and they continue to become； more intelligent as new functions
41、appear, such as touch-based gesture control, the paper notes. Such functions usually rely on aiding sensors, such as accelerometers, gyroscopes and microphones that are available on many smart headphones.HeadFi turns the two drivers already inside all headphones into a versatile （多功能的）sensor, and it
42、 works by connecting headphones to a pairing device, such as a smartphone. It doesnt require adding aiding sensors and avoids changes to headphone hardware or the need to customize headphones, both of which may increase their weight and size. By plugging into HeadFi, a converted headphone can perfor
43、m sensing tasks and play music at the same time.The engineers conducted experiments with 53 volunteers using 54 pairs of headphones with prices ranging from $2. 99 to $15 ,000. HeadFi can achieve 97. 2 percent to 99. 5 percent accuracy on user identification , 96. 8 percent to 99. 2 percent on heart
44、 rate monitoring and 97. 7 percent to 99. 3 percent on gesture recognition.32. What does Xiaoran Fan think of HeadFi?A. Secure to operate.B. Simple to use.C. Easy to substitute.D. Convenient to store.33. What can we know about HeadFi according to the text?A. It cant work with headphones alone.B. It
45、actually functions as a versatile sensor.C. It makes headphones larger and heavier than usual.D. It doesnt work when headphones are playing music.34. The figures are listed in the last paragraph mainly to show.A. the various functions of HeadFiB. the wide popularity of headphonesC. the great complex
46、ity of headphonesD. the excellent performance of HeadFi35. What can be the best title for the text?A. How to Use Headphones AppropriatelyB. Headphones Can Be Upgraded InstantlyC. How to Make Regular Headphones IntelligentD. New Uses Have Been Found in Headphones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
47、能填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中 有两项为多余选项。Never Get Rid of an Old Phone without Doing These ThingsWhen youre ready to upgrade your cellphone to a new model, there are some important steps you need to take first to make sure your privacy and personal data are protected.36 In your old phone, there are many
48、 important things that you dont want to lose. It is the first step of cellphone recycling to back it up. You can either keep your old files to a memory card or store them online using the cloud.Sign out of all accounts. 37 This way anyone who receives your phone would not be able to gain access to a
49、ny accounts that you might have previously used. You had better keep a list of your passwords handy to prevent you forgetting them.Change account passwords. For extra protection, change important passwords that you may have saved to your smartphone. The factory reset of the phone should remove any s
50、aved passwords along with your data, but we recommend you take this extra precaution （预防措施）,38 . Remove SIM and memory cards. Not only will those have personal information saved on them like contacts or photos , but you may be able to reuse them in your new phone. If you dont need your SIM card anym
51、ore, you can treat it like a declined credit card in a movie. 39 Perform a factory reset. The reset will wipe the phone, deleting your personal data and any apps youve installed. 40 For Android phones, sometimes a full factory reset does not remove your email addresses, texts, and other important da
52、ta. So it is important to encode your data before wiping it.A. Back up the data on the phone.B. Cut the card in half, for example.C. Of course you re not going to just throw it away.D. It will also change the phone back to its initial state.E. because you cant be too careful with phone recycling.F.
53、It helps ensure that all identifying information is removed.G. and you could even email your data to yourself if theres not that much.第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节（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，并在 答题卡上将该项涂黑。I had gone from being a daughter in my parents home to marryin
54、g and being a wife. Within a year of marrying, I had a child and a new 41 ： mother. It seemed that I was 42 defined in relation to someone else. I was somebodys daughter, somebodys wife, somebodys mother. So, where was Jane? More 43 who was Jane?In between having four more children, 44 my husband as
55、 he started a business, and serving in our community, I 45 Jane. Sometimes, I wondered if there was anyone to seek. Did I 46 outside my relationship to others? I didnt 47 And then I wrote a short story aimed at children. I typed it and sent it out. To my great 48 , it wasaccepted. I wrote more stori
56、es. Many of them were 49, but I still kept writing. And, in writing, I found my50 I also found that people listened.I wrote of mothering. I wrote of living with depression. I wrote of livingon a 51 budget while my husbands new business struggled to survive. And thus I became an 52 . person, looking
57、for and finding the words inside me. I shared those words with others. I knew that I could make a 53 through those words. Shy by nature, V m 54 to speak in public. However, through my writing, I can55 those words. I can touch others by sharing my thoughts and feelings, as well as my experiences ands
58、truggles.“I didnt know you 56 depression,?，one friend said after reading my article on living with depression. That opened a （ n） 57 between us on how depression can be as weakening as any physical disease. We laughed and cried together as she shared her own experiences. Our friendship 58 At the sam
59、e time, with my newfound independence increasing I became more 59 Additionally, I had a sense of 60 when I knew I was helping someone else.41. A. taskB. roleC. honorD. burden42. A. neverB. seldomC. sometimesD. always43. A. importantlyB. evidentlyC. strangelyD. interestingly44. A. urgingB. comforting
60、C. supportingD. instructing45. A. looked afterB. looked forC. looked up toD. looked away from46. A. existB. rankC. waitD. stand47. A. careB. admitC. mindD. know48. A. doubtB. puzzlementC. surpriseD. relief49. A. rejectedB. prohibitedC. replacedD. postponed50. A. statusB. voiceC. figureD. chance51. A
61、. tightB. casualC. flexibleD. rough52. A. honestB. outgoingC. ambitiousD. independent53. A. wishB. fortuneC. differenceD. promise54. A. readyB. afraidC. willingD. shocked55. A. findB. appreciateC. freeD. remember56. A. suffered fromB. got rid ofC. gave in toD. benefited from57. A. argumentB. bargain
62、C. competitionD. dialogue58. A. formedB. continuedC. deepenedD. worsened59. A. patientB. confidentC. reliableD. sensitive60. A. justiceB. directionC. belongingD. achievement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,并将答案填写在答题卡上。Human activity is changing the surface and temperature of t
63、he planet. But new research shows it is also changing the sound of the Earths oceans and seas. According to a study 61 ( publish) in the magazine Science, the changes in the sounds of our oceans, seas, and other waterways affect many sea animals.For fish, sound is probably a 62 (good) way to sense t
64、heir environment than light. Sounds help fish andother sea animals survive. 63 depend on sounds for communication. Sounds also help some sea animals find food and avoid their hunters. 64 addition, many sea animals use sounds to find good places to mate. However, increased noise from humans 65 (be) m
65、aking it harder for these sea animals to hear each other. The noise comes from shipping traffic, motorized fishing ships, underwater oil and gas exploration ,offshore 66 (construct) , and other noisy human activity.For many sea species, their attempts to communicate are being masked by sounds 67 hav
66、e been introduced by humans. Also, the general number of sea animals 68 (decrease) by about half since 1970.Effects of noise on animals 69 (live) in the seas arent well understood. However, some studies suggestthat noise may bring about hearing loss. The stress from human noise might also affect the
67、 immune system-an animals 70 (nature) defense system.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，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:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。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 had
68、a ticket to a show I couldnt attend any long. I was trying to sell it, but I was having a hard time find someone who would pay the full price. Then I notice a young man at the entrance, which was forbidden to enter. I went closer but found out someone had been sold him a false ticket and that he had
69、 no money for a new ticket.I decided to give my ticket him for free. He was such grateful that he thanked me again and again. This expensive, yet simply act of kindness really made his day and me as well.第二节书面表达(满分25分)你校正在组织英语作文比赛，请你以The Most Unforgettable Lunch in My Life”为题，与一篇短文参赛。 注意:1.词数100左右；2.短文题目和首句已为你写好，不计入总词数。The Most Unforgettable Lunch in My LifeIm a food lover. Even so, Id never cooked before last Sunday. . . . . . .
