1、广东省深圳市2021届高三英语下学期4月第二次调研考试试题第一部分阅读(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。ALondon and Paris are two ofEuropes biggest tourist destinations, just a few hours away from each other byroad or rail and an hours distance by air. What about the train-ferry combinationthat many
2、 recall fondly from their childhoods? Well, though its budget-saving, this option is too time-consuming today, so better leave it to your memories. Since the UK is not part the Schengen Area, passengers need to go throughpassport control prior to boarding.Air trips:Though flying between Londonand Pa
3、ris is by no means recommended, there are still a few people travelingbetween the two dynamic cities by air. A very low one-way fare is possible throughadvanced booking, but of course its rare, and that doesnt include the taxiand rail farestraveling to and from the airports.* One-way fares from Pari
4、s can be as low as 49;* From London, Air France flies with fares as low as 39(46), andBritish Airways as low as 48(56)Rail trips:The only direct train betweenLondon and Paris is the Eurostar, which travels 15-17 times per weekday.Eurostars 2015 edition trains can make the journey in two hours at spe
5、eds ofup to 320 km/h. Besides, they offer good seating space.* Fares begin at a reasonable 58(68), round trip;* The earlier you book, the more you save.Bus tripThe bus is by far the leastexpensive and longest way to travel between Paris and London.Eurolines and OUIBUS are two major buslines travelin
6、g between the two capitals. The journey takes between seven andnine hours. Both lines advertise free Wi-fi.* One-way Eurolines fares begin at 15;* One-way OUIBUS fares begin at 15 too, but early bird sales can even lower the fare.21.Which way is probably the most expensive for a round trip?A. By tra
7、in-ferry.B. By airC. ByrailD. By bus22.What special service does the bus trip provide?A. Passport free boardingB. Taxi pickupC. Good seating spaceD. Free Wi-fi23.What do the trips have in common witheach other?A. They are cheaper if booked ahead of timeB. There are different competing companies.C. T
8、hey are more expensive from the Paris endD. There are still additional fees to be includedBAs a boy, I wanted to go tothe South Pole. As a teenager, I decided Id like to go to the North Pole too. And yet, I havent done either. It had taken me 31 years to just make it to theArctic.I was traveling wit
9、h a filmcrew from Northern Ireland, following the footsteps of Lord Dufferin who, inthe 1850s, sailed from Scotland to the Arctic. As an early adventure tourist, he was driven by the desire to see what lay at the ends of the world.As we sailed north, icebergsof the size of buses floated past our sma
10、ll boat. Finally, w reached ourdestination - English Bay, where Dufferin landed- and stepped off onto thehorseshoe-shaped beach.This was what Id dreamt of: standingsomewhere so pure and primitive. However, for many early polar explorers, theresults were far less pleasant. The south, in particular, w
11、as source of extremedanger.My childhood interest in theSouth Pole was fueled by the unsuccessful yet heroic adventures of EmestShackleton. He died in 1922 while preparing for his fourth adventure. Thestories of Robert Falcon Scott are also well-known: he and four companions diedon their way back fro
12、m the South Pole. So why do explorers put themselves at suchrisk?Much of it seems to lie inthe purity of the challenge. Scott talked of the appeal of a place that hadbeenunreached and unseen by humans. With a view over shininglands covered by ice-sheets ofinconceivableextent, you have thefeeling of
13、living over the control of death, saidFridtjof Nansen, a Norwegian explorer.On the homeward journey theweather turned and we were left for a few days at the mercy of a storm. Weexperienced a small taste of helplessness when faced with the raw power ofnature. We should be grateful for the great explo
14、rersspirit and stories. I know I am.24.Why did the author begin his adventure tour?A. To assist a film crewB. To realize a childhood dreamC.To memorize Lord DufferinD.To challenge a world record25.Which of the following best explainsinconceivableunderlined inparagraph 7?A. Hard to control B. Too far
15、 to reachC.Hard to imagine D. Too bright to view26.What happened during the writers journey?A. They were trapped in icebergsB. They were kept off the destinationC.They were attacked by a stormD.They were rescued by explorers27.Which of the following is the best title for the text?A. The Appeal of th
16、e Ends of the WorldB. The Dream of Traveling to the ArcticC.The Victory over the Control of DeathD.The Gratitude to Great Explorers SpiritC“It has nothing in common with anything else on the Bund(外滩) said Ben Wood, the Americanarchitect behind Shanghais famous Xintiandi District, commenting on the F
17、osun Foundationafter its completion in 2016. The great thing about the Bund is that itsgrand. Perhaps a building that can stand out is needed here to show that acompany is progressive. But its not grand.”For now, however, the FosunFoundation -a new theatre -is proving popular with riverside tourists
18、.Located in the Bund FinanceCenter, the theatre was designed by co-operation of two world-known Britishdesign firms: Foster+ Partners and Heatherwick Studio. The architecturalhighlight is the outward appearance -a golden, three-layered(层) steel bamboo curtain that hangs fromthe third floor. But what
19、 makes the architecture really unique is that itdances : repeatedly each day, the curtain slowly moves -opens andcloses- with music. This visual element, combining East and West, looks likeboth an ancient Chinese crown and a Western harp (竖琴). The buildings ground floor entrancelooks unclear, but on
20、ce inside, youll see the space reveal a hall and cafe, and traditional Chinese theatres on the upper floors. Although therere onlyfour stories above ground, the building houses several music halls on its threeunderground floors.“The opportunity to makesomething new in this culturally historic locati
21、on was extraordinary, said Thomas Heatherwick, Heatherwick Studio founder. We tried to make itan interesting addition to show Shanghais mix of modern and historicarchitecture.”The Fosun Foundation is only part of a bigger plan for this economicand cultural center in China.Along the Huangpu River, a
22、massive waterfront artarea is being built. Shanghai hopes to play a larger role in the global artindustry in the coming years.What Shanghai makes of thisnew riverside project remains to be seen. But with the Fosun Foundation open tothe public, the areas rapid transformation is bringing up discussion
23、s inChinas arts scene and beyond.28.What did Ben Wood mainly talk about?A. How to keep the Bund area progressive.BWhy the Bund area doesnt stand out.CHow to make the Fosun Foundation grand.D.Why the Fosun Foundation doesnt fit the area.29.What makes the theatre unusual?A. The colour of its appearanc
24、e.B. The material of the buildingC.The movement of its curtain.D. The music of a different type.30.What is Shanghais bigger plan for the Bund area?A. To improve its influence in arts.B. To bring up more traditional buildings.C.To strengthen its economic role.D.To mix modern and historic elements.31.
25、Which word best describes the authors attitude to the plan?A. Worried B. Pessimistic C. Cautious D. ConfidentDIf all goes well, a balloonwill soon rise from Esrange Space Center in Kiruna, Sweden. It will float highinto the upper atmosphere and then return to Earth. However, environmentalistshave ar
26、rived to stop this from happening.Thecampaigners are against the balloon because of what occurs in flight. Theballoon will shoot dust into the Earths upper atmosphere, causing more sunlightto reflect back into space. The dust, known as stratospheric aerosolinjection(SAI), is part of a solar geoengin
27、eering (地球工程)program named SCoPex which is beingconducted by Harvard University. The aim of the program is to purposely changethe Earths atmosphere to fight climate change.Those who oppose worry about two things. Firstly, the moral risk-if solar geoengineering works, talks on reducinggreenhouse gase
28、s will be challenged. The second concern is the amount of SAI inthe atmosphere. To keep temperatures low, the need of the reflective dust tobel released high above Earth will be endless, and a sudden stop could resultin rapid warming. Raymond Pierrehumbert, a physicist at Oxford University, sayssola
29、r geoengineering is even tool risky to research beyond computer models.Not all environmentalists areopposed to it. Since the world is unlikely to achieve the 1. 5 global warming target set in the ParisAgreement, some green organizations favour small-sized geoengineering research.Regardless of the cr
30、iticism, the research continues. Geoengineering is increasingly gaining internationalattention. A recent report about climate change suggested that SAI could helpkeep warming below 1. 5, The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine in theUSA has developed a research plan for solar geoe
31、ngineering and receivedgovernmental funding totaling S9 million. Both China and India have alsolaunched research programmes of their own. Activists may oppose theexperiments, but balloons will likely fly anyway.32.What is the function of SAI?A. To attract dust B. To throw sunlight backC.To absorb he
32、at D. To fight against pollution33.Why does Raymond Pierrehumbert say geoengineering is risky?A. It may change computer models.B. It may produce too much dustC.It may release greenhouse gasesD.It may worsen global warming34.How do some people expect geoengineering research to be done?A. To a limited
33、 degreeB.Ata lower temperatureC.Bygreen organizationsD.Without international attention35.Which of the following can be inferred?A. Voices of environmentalists are ignoredB. More support is going to geoengineering.C.Global warming is getting worse in SwedenD.Geoengineering has proved effective in Ind
34、ia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。Weve all heard peoplesayOh, that person is so creative! about someone who is great atart, but art is just one area where people can be creative. Any time you trysomething different to solve a problem, youre being creative.36 Maybe,
35、but anyone can get more creative withpractice. Here are some techniques that work for experts who are creative invery different ways. Explore and Imagine. Shigeru Miyamoto is thebrains behind some of the worlds most popular video games: Super MarioBros, The Legend of Zelda, and Donkey Kong. He spent
36、 hours exploring natureand going on adventures in his mind.37Tune into Music. Musicis important to me. It brings my creative juices, says author Linda Trice. Whenshe was writing about American hero Harriet Tubman, she started each day bylistening to The Battle Hymn of the Republic. _38_In her pictur
37、e bookKenyas Song, Kenyaand her father compose a song inspired by all the different music they hear intheir neighborhood.Find Pictures in Patterns.39The artist Leonardo da Vinci looked everywherefor patterns that would spark his imagination. For example, he would look atstone walls to discover lands
38、capes or faces.40 Dr. Lonnie Johnson is the inventor of theSuper Soaker. When he was in high school. he wanted to build a robot, but hefailed many times. Now he is an engineer and an inventor. In a TED Talk, hesaid, Just like with the robot, I dont know any better than Try!”A. Dont Give Up.B. Look f
39、or Details.C. Her characters are also moved by music.D. Have you ever looked for animal shapes in clouds?E. Are some people naturally more creative than others?F Asa game designer, he still finds joy in making up new worldsG. She became famous for her huge paintings of small flowers and animals第三部分语
40、言运用(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共1.5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、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.A woman is volunteering in ashelter. It all started because she missed her own41.Sandy was at a loss when herbeloved Angus died last year-terribly lonely,yet not quite42fora new dog in her life.43, she decided to volunteer
41、at the localanimal shelter and spend some quality time with furry friends who,like her,were44 theirold buddies(伙伴).Remembering that her dog hadloved being read to, she brought along a45 there.Its now been 18 months sinceSandy first began46herchair beside the dog house. Shelter workers say it really
42、calms down the dogs, but Sandy says it does more47to her than it does to the dogs.Sandy was48that photos of her reading to dogs were spreadingon the Internet until the media started calling. Kathleen, a fellow sheltervolunteer was so touched by the sight of her 49to an old dog that she took aphoto a
43、nd posted it on the Internet. She was so50with the dogs -I watched her read toseveral - and they just loved being51 by her, Kathleen said.Inspired by Sandys style of52, the shelter has announced that a reading marathon is being53for next September. The plan is to get kids inthe neighborhood54in read
44、ing to the animals, with the addedbenefit of reading practice for the two-leggers, along with plenty of friendly55for the four-leggers.41.A. husbandB. kidC. dogD. animal42.A.readB. freeC. sorryD. grateful43.A. HoweverB. MeanwhileC. BesidesD. Therefore44.A. comfortingB. admiringC. missingD. helping45
45、.A. toyB. bookC. cameraD. photo46.A. settling intoB. stealing intoC. headingD. looking for47.A, dutyB. workC. goodD. wrong48.A, uneasyB. unsureC. unhappyD. unaware49.A. readingB. attendingC. wavingD. whispering50.A. contentB. patientC. strictD. careful51.A. interviewedB. trainedC. pettedD. photograp
46、hed52.A. teachingB. livingC. thinkingD. volunteering53.A acceptedB. predictedC. recordedD. organized54.A. involvedB. experiencedC. unitedD. relaxed55.A. competitionB. companyC. serviceD. advice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。Two special friends in theCincinnati area have crea
47、ted a56(merry) Christmas than ever for thechildren and families affected during the pandemic(大流行病),and it57 (inspire) by the experience of gratitude theyboth felt as they grew up.Jordynn and her best friendSkylar started Make a Kid Merry,58 organizationthat provides holiday gifts to kids-the same su
48、pport as their own momsreceived years ago. 59(grow)up, both Jordynn and Skylar were raised by single mothers, andthis fueled their desire this year60(make)sure theypay it forwardto offer support to other kids ofsingle-parent families during the holidays.COVID-19 has influencednumerous families since
49、 it61(break)out,so the two friends decided to set providing gifts for 50 kids62 their goal. They asked for community 63( donate), and enlisted(征募) friends as elves(精灵)to64 (beautiful)wrap the gifts and deliver them.We both come fromsingle-mother households,65resulted in the fact that we both hadto b
50、e sponsored for Christmases before, Jordynn told WCPO news. Wejust wanted to be able to create a way to give back to our community.”第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节(满分15分)4月22日,你校举行了 Earth Day Trade活动,议同学们交换闲置物品。请你为学校英文报写一篇报道,内容包括:1.时间、地点2.活动简况3.活动效果。注意:1.词数80左右:2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。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
51、,使之构成一篇完整的短文。After Henry delivered all thenewspapers, he pedaled fast to The Gazette offices by 8: 30. The chief editorhad something important to tell him. He parked his bike and bounded up twonights of stairs to the chief editors door.Mr. Trotta greeted him.About those papers, he paused, no good wa
52、y to deliver badnews, Henrys smile faded. Were closing shop Saturday. Advertisingis down. Television is how people get their news today, Mr. Trotta shrugged,You wont have to get up early on weekends. No, saidHenry, but I like waking up early and meeting people on my route. Itssad People wont get the
53、ir neighborhood news any more.”As Henry rode past the familiar houses, he saw Mr Grady on his porch(门廊) holding a broom (扫把).Mr. Grady, wait, Henrycalled, setting down his bike. He led Mr. Grady to a chair and took the broom. In minutes, the porch was clean. Now, Mr, Grady, anytime you have chores(家
54、务)call me. They sat for a while asMr. Grady recalled how happy hed been moving his family to 26 Maple. Hesounded lonely. A week after closing, Henry wondered if hiscustomers missed The Gazette as much as he did He thought of a way to find out.He started out on his oldroute with a notebook. First sto
55、p: Mr, Jonas, 17 Oak. When Henry asked himabout the paper, Mr. Jonas answered, I sure liked reading the weekshappenings. By the way, I have a pile of old comics fromThe Gazette.Think someone would want them?“Ill ask around. Henrymade a note in his notebook.He stopped at Mrs. Burkes,27 Maple. She ope
56、ned the door holding two babies. Her other two kids held on toher legs. Henry stared. You could use a babysitter.Definitely. I meant to put an ad inThe Gazette, but.Know any neighbors with experience?”Mr Simon was next door, carrying his violin out to his car. Hey, Henry. My band is having aconcert
57、in the park next Friday. Tell all your friends.”注意: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.As Henry made more notes, anidea started forming in his head. _Customers cheered Henry idea and helpedsupply the news._2021 年深圳市高三年级第二次调研考试英语参考答案第二部分 阅读理解第一节 21-25 BDABC 26-30 CADCA 31-35 CBDAB第二节 36-40 EFCDA第三部分 语言
58、运用第一节 41-45 CADCB 46-50 ACDAB 51-55 CDDAB第二节 56. merrier 57. was inspired 58. an 59. Growing 60. to make 61. broke 62. as 63. donation(s) 64. beautifully 65. which(二)评分标准:1. 本节共 10小题,每小题 1.5分,满分 15分。2. 每小题完全正确,给分 1.5分。3. 与答案不符,或书写不规范,或故意大写答案首字母,均不给分。4. 特别提醒:1)56 题应用比较级,注意其形式拼写。未用比较级,给分0分。2)59 题须大写首字
59、母G。写成growing(未大写G),给分1分。3)63 题用单数、复数皆为正确。第四部分 写作第一节An activity named Earth Day Trade was held at 5 P. M., on April 22 in our school to raise the students awareness of caring for the earth.The students actively took part in it and brought the stuff that they didnt need any more to the school. Many ol
60、d things were traded, such as books, used electronic devices and so on. The students were glad that their old stuff wouldnt end up in trash cans, but instead turned out useful to others.The activity proved a big success, and the students involved realized that even small acts could make a difference
61、 to the earth.(二)评分标准:A. 评分原则1. 本节满分 15 分,按 5 个档次给分,精确到 1 分。2. 评分时,先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其档次,然后以该档次要求衡量,确定或 调整档次,最后给分。3. 词数少于 50 字,从总分中减去 1 分。多于 110、但都是有效表达,不扣分。4. 评分时应关注内容要点、应用词汇和语法结构的丰富性、准确性及上下文的连贯性。5. 拼写与标点符号是语言准确的一个方面。评分时,应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑 。英、美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。6. 如书写较差以至影响交际,将其分数降低一个档次。第二节As Henry made more n
62、otes, an idea started forming in his head.Maybe he could create a news page for the neighbors. But how would he print it? He pedaled to school and explained everything to his good friends. “Lets work it out together.” All his friends agreed to help.The next day, good news came. Jenny helped to get a
63、 second-hand color printer and Bobs father promised to supply paper to them for free. “Perfect!” Henry said.Customers cheered Henrys idea and helped supply the news.Miss Roberts advertised that she needed a teenager to help clean her basement. The new family who just moved in invited neighbors to a
64、“Meet the Johnsons” party. Henry added: “Stories told by friendly gentleman at 26 Maple. Stop by to chat.”Henry typed the news, made photocopies, and delivered the first Tree Streets News on Saturday. After that, neighbors advertised giveaways, and requested books and music. Henry missed his old Gazette job, but he had launched something too. He was making news and connecting neighbors.