1、广东省深圳明德实验学校2021届高三英语上学期第三次月考试题全卷满分120分。考试用时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。第一部分 听说（略）第二部分 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。 ALook at the map of Spain and point at
2、the center. Youve located the countrys capital and one of Europes most beautiful cities: Madrid. This popular destination is considered a city of contrasts with its abundant historic sites, resting in the shadows of modern skyscrapers. HistoryThis city of over 3 million people is proud of Western Eu
3、ropes largest royal palace, and some consider it to be Madrids most beautiful building. Inside the Royal Palace of Madrid, 2, 800 rooms are decorated in glory with museum-quality furniture and artworks. Tourists can tour 50 of these large and splendid rooms. ArtThe internationally respected Prado Mu
4、seum is the largest and most impressive art gallery in Spain. Opened in 1819, it is filled with works of art that feature the worlds most comprehensive collection of Spanish paintings. ShoppingMadrid has some of Europes best shopping, and potential buyers love to look through the stores looking for
5、bargains. But for 500 years, shoppers have gathered to an extremely large outdoor flea market known as El Rastro where they find everything from antiques to CDs. EntertainmentNo trip to Madrid is complete without seeing a performance of Spains famous art form, flamenco. Every day, flamenco performer
6、s sing, dance or play the guitar in small cafes and grand theaters alike. FoodMadrid has a wide variety of restaurants, but because the Spanish typically eat late at about 9 or 10 pm., its difficult to find good dinner food earlier. If you get hungry before then, the best solution is to try a tapas
7、bar where light snacks are served. Be sure to try the jamon, a kind of dry-cured ham Spain is famous for it. 1. What do we know about the Royal Palace of Madrid according to the passage? A. It has 50 rooms for visit. B. It can hold 2, 800 people. C. Its been visited by 3 million people. D. It is tho
8、ught to be the largest in Europe. 2. What kind of market is “El Rastro”? A. For discount. B. For artworks. C. To sell various goods. D. To sell antiques and CDs. 3. What is recommended when travelling in Madrid? A. Having dinner earlier. B. Performing flamenco. C. Visiting Royal Museum. D. Drinking
9、in a tapas bar. BWere often reminded of the importance of preserving the planet as we see it for future generations and children at St Oswalds Primary School in Chester certainly agree. Nine-year-old Isobel Kelleher from the schools Hummingbirds class thinks adults need to take note. “Sometimes they
10、 can be busy and I dont think they think they can make a difference, but if everyone does a little bit, it all adds up, ” she tells HuffPost UK. “We started looking at plastic pollution in our oceans and the things like plastic bags and broken down pieces of plastic that are polluting them. ” she sa
11、ys. “Fish can eat the plastic and they can die, or we might even eat the fish ourselves. ”Mr. Timms, Isobels teacher, has been spearheading a new project at the school which lets children loose creatively to raise awareness of the need to be more environmentally friendly. The entire Hummingbirds cla
12、ss, which is made up of 9and 10yearold pupils, has been busy writing poems and creating online video adverts to warn adults about the serious situation of our oceans and wildlife. Mr. Timms thinks children have an important role to play in teaching us how to take care of the things around us. “We so
13、metimes overlook how much we can really learn from children. ” he says. “It has been really hard to believe having parents come in saying that their children have been asking them to stop using plastic, and to recycle more, and even stopping them using plastic straws. ”Mr. Timms is proud of his Humm
14、ingbirds class. “The message that they would like to send to the world is simple: Stopping this isnt someone elses job, and it wont be OK if we just leave it. ”4. What can we infer about adults according to Isobel Kelleher? A. They just pretend to be busy. B. They havent done their part well. C. The
15、y can do nothing to stop pollution. D. They have started to care about oceans. 5. What is the purpose of the school project? A. To help adults to learn more about their kids. B. To remind adults to be friendly to the environment. C. To persuade students to stop using plastic bags. D. To teach studen
16、ts how to write poems creatively. 6. Why does Mr. Timms mention “parents” in Paragraph 4? A. To prove kids are creative in teaching. B. To attract people to support his work. C. To have adults care about education. D. To show the effects of the project. 7. What is the text mainly about? A. An inspir
17、ing school project. B. An appeal to stop plastic bags. C. Serious situations of our planet. D. Adults ignorance of environment. CIn the middle of the 19th century, a fever dream of riches beyond measure drew countless explorers west to the mountains of central California. Although the gold rush ende
18、d up being a bust for many who sought a fortune, some of those explorers discovered a natural treasure that would draw permanent settlers to Yosemite Valley in the following decade. Vast wilderness, beautiful mountains, countless waterfalls, and abundant wildlife drew Native Americans to Yosemite ro
19、ughly 10, 000 years ago. The first non-native tourists arrived in the mid-1850s after reports from gold seekers told of an area of breathtaking beauty that no words were able to describe. Fortunately, some of Yosemites earliest settlers recognized that Yosemites natural beauty and resources needed t
20、o be preserved for future generations. In the midst of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed a grant to protect Yosemite permanently, thus making it the nations first land to be dedicated to recreation and setting the stage for what would become the national park system. One of Yosemites e
21、arliest ambassadors was ScottishAmerican naturalist and writer John Muir. After living in Yosemite for a few years, he helped define its proposed boundaries. He also wrote articles that helped lead to its official title as a national park in 1890. He later cofounded the Sierra Club in 1892 to advoca
22、te for its continued preservation and protection. Located on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in central California, Yosemite National Park runs across nearly 748, 000 acres, almost 95% of which is wilderness. Around four million visitors come to Yosemite each year to camp, hike
23、 its miles of trails, climb its rock formations, and photograph its impressive sights. Are you ready to visit Yosemite National Park? Which of Yosemites sights would you most like to experience? 8. Which of the following best explains “bust” underlined in Paragraph 1? A. Memory. B. Symbol. C. Failur
24、e. D. Challenge. 9. When did the first nonnative tourists come to Yosemite? A. After it was discovered by gold seekers. B. When the gold rush finally came to a stop. C. Before Native Americans found its beauty. D. When it became a national park in 1890. 10. What do we learn about John Muir? A. He wa
25、s the first to build the national park. B. He helped set the boundaries of Yosemite. C. He wrote to collect money for Yosemite. D. He gave Yosemite an official name. 11. What do we know about Yosemite National Park? A. It has been well preserved since the Civil War. B. It was originally created to p
26、rotect wild animals. C. It used to be well-known for its manmade beauty. D. It was once damaged by some of its earliest settlers. DIf you are taking vitamin supplements to reduce your risk of heart disease or cancer, a group of health experts want you to know that those vitamins may actually increas
27、e your risk of cancer. The US Preventive Services Task Force came to this conclusion after reviewing dozens of studies. Nearly half of adults in the US take at least one vitamin or mineral supplement on a regular basis. These pills are advertised as a way to promote general health. In some cases, ma
28、nufacturers promote them as cancer fighters and heart protectors. Studies in animals and in laboratory dishes suggest that oxidative（氧化性的）stress contributes to diseases like cancer and heart disease. If so, there is a reason to believe that antioxidants including beta-carotene, vitamins A, C, and E
29、could be useful as preventive medicines. But when the Task Force examined the medical evidence on vitamins, it found “inadequate” evidence to support the claims that vitamin and mineral supplements benefit healthy adults. “Cardiovascular（心血管的）disease and cancer have a significant health impact in Am
30、erica, and we all want to find ways to prevent these diseases, ”Dr. Virginia Moyer, who heads the Task Force, said in a statement. But the medical evidence does not show that taking vitamins is helpful in this regard. However, the Task Force did find “adequate evidence” that people with a raised ris
31、k for lung cancer actually increase their risk further by taking betacarotene, a precursor（前体）of vitamin A. The Task Force recommendations of taking vitamins regularly apply to healthy adults aged 50 and older who dont have “special nutritional needs”. The advice does not apply to children, women wh
32、o are pregnant or may become pregnant, people with chronic illnesses, or people who have to take supplements because they cant get all their essential nutrients from their diet. 12. Studies in animals and in laboratory dishes find out _. A. taking vitamins are helpful for treating lung cancerB. card
33、iovascular disease spreads very fast in AmericaC. oxidative stress can lead to heart disease and cancerD. people must take vitamins on a regular basis13. What can we conclude from the Task Forces findings? A. Scientists want to control cardiovascular disease. B. In some regard, taking vitamins is no
34、t useful. C. Manufacturers cannot produce medical-use vitamins. D. Vitamins must be useful to prevent cancer and heart disease. 14. Who can take vitamins regularly according to the advice of the Task Force? A. A 60yearold healthy worker. B. A 15yearold boy with short-sightedness. C. A 34yearold preg
35、nant lady. D. A 40yearold man who never eats vegetables or fruits. 15. Whats the best title for the text? A. An Inside Look at Vitamins B. The Task Force: Ending to VitaminsC. Vitamins: to Live or to Kill D. Taking Vitamins to Prevent Cancer May Fail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
36、的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Each of our experiences impacts us, either in a positive way or a negative way. Negative experiences can leave us in trouble and make us upset. However, positive experiences can greatly improve our daily motivation. 16 Here are some ways to increase your daily motivation and you c
37、an achieve so much more in your life: Having goals is vital. They are the key motivator that drives you to succeed. 17 Important and meaningful goals motivate you to take inspired action toward achieving what you desire and keep you focused and driven when you come across challenges and difficulties
38、. 18 Breaking a goal down into small steps will prevent you becoming overwhelmed and help maintain a positive attitude to keep you moving forward. Life will be hard at times, but you should remember that these hard times are temporary. 19 Have daily inspiration to live life to the full and achieve a
39、ll you can. A desire and motivation to live life to the full is the least you can give in return. 20 Your dreams and goals will never be realized unless you acquire a continuous drive and daily motivation to take inspired action that keeps you moving forward. A. Your mind is extremely powerful. B. G
40、ood times are always just around the corner for you. C. They help us achieve our goals and become better people. D. A life without goals is like a boat without a compass moving aimlessly. E. Feed your mind with positive thoughts and you will gain whatever you want. F. After setting a goal, you must
41、take small progressive steps toward achieving it. G. If you want to achieve more in life, you have to do whatever you can do to make it happen. 第三部分 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四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Just a few months earlier, I would never have pictured myself acting in a
42、 play in front of two hundred people. If not for my 21 , Mrs. Sather, I might never have found that opportunity. In the first and second grade, I was extremely 22 . It just wasnt in my personality to be very outgoing. I would escape in my writing. Mrs. Sather, always 23 me to write more. I think she
43、 was one of the first people to see my inner 24 . One day, she announced our class was going to 25 a play, a take-off on The Wizard of Oz. “I need someone to play the lead part of Dorothy. ” A few excited hands 26 . Mine, of course, was not one of them. After school, Mrs. Sather said to me, “Dallas,
44、 I was 27 you didnt raise your hand. I had you in 28 for Dorothy while writing the play! If you 29 dont want to, though, I wont make you. Its your 30 . ”I realized it was time to show the world who I really was. I 31 the role. Fast-forward through five months of 32 , line memorizing, and costume cre
45、ating, we were ready. At the end of the play, when the audience stood and applauded, I knew they were not just 33 for my performance that night, but for the 34 that they knew would come in later years because of my newly found 35 . 21. A. partner B. teacher C. parent D. classmate22. A. shy B. weak C
46、. energetic D. ambitious23. A. recommended B. allowed C. encouraged D. accompanied24. A. drawback B. peace C. character D. strength25. A. perform B. watch C. write D. enjoy26. A. put down B. reached out C. shot up D. drew back27. A. excited B. amused C. afraid D. surprised28. A. store B. mind C. mem
47、ory D. comparison29. A. initially B. really C. finally D. spiritually30. A. turn B. choice C. luck D. fault31. A. accepted B. played C. created D. remembered32. A. practicing B. learning C. observing D. communicating33. A. celebrating B. chatting C. cheering D. congratulating34. A. praises B. effort
48、s C. beliefs D. performances35. A. skill B. confidence C. interest D. hobby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。Papercutting was recognized as the national cultural heritage（遗产）in 2006. According to experts, paper-cutting conveys the culture shared between China 36 the West to wi
49、sh for family reunions and maintain links with loved ones, alive or dead. In the movie Coco, for instance, the 12-year-old Miguel and his family dance and sing to celebrate the Day of the Dead, a 37 (tradition) festival in Mexico, when colorful paper-cuts are hung on the street. Chinese people also
50、cut images of small figures 38 (call) back the spirits of the dead. The difference is that most Chinese paper-cuts are red, while those in other countries 39 (be) often made in many other colors. Fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen liked to cut 40 (character), such as princesses and angels, ou
51、t of paper while 41 (tell) stories to children. In China, female friends and family members used to chat and make paper-cuts together. “ 42 the patterns and colors may be different, paper-cuts share the same function of maintaining emotional ties among people. ” says Yang Huizi, 43 art teacher at Be
52、ijing Union University. Yang 44 (study) and performed the art for over a decade. Besides routine university courses, she also organizes nonprofit paper-cutting activities 45 are open to the public in Beijing to promote basic knowledge of papercutting. 第四部分 写作（共两节；满分40分）第一节 （满分15分）假定你是李华。在你校留学的外国朋友Pe
53、ter非常喜欢中国戏曲。本周日下午3点你市新落成的剧院会有一场精彩的京剧表演。请你用英语给Peter写一封电子邮件，内容包括：1. 邀请他一同观看京剧演出；2. 给出观剧后的活动建议；3. 期待他的回复。注意：1. 词数80左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_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。续写的词数为150左右。It was a rough week. The price of oil skyrocketed as the temperature dropped sharply in Maine. We were loo
54、king at a high of eight degrees that week, and I had missed three days of work so my paycheck was going to be lower than normal. I was stressed, to say the least. I shopped strategically, looking for every possible way to cut pennies so I could buy groceries and keep the house warm. My eight-year-ol
55、d son didnt understand when I told him we were struggling that week. He wanted a special kind of yoghurt, but I didnt have the extra three dollars to buy it for him. It was the kind of yoghurt with a cartoon kid riding a skateboard on the front of the box, and a mere two spoonfuls in each cup. It wa
56、s the kind of product that wastes a parents money and makes me hate advertising. I felt guilty as a parent when those big eyes looked at me with confusion, as if to say, “Its just yoghurt. Whats the big deal? ” So I found a way. I put something back as single mothers often do. He got his yoghurt. On
57、 the way driving back from the grocery store, I noticed a homeless man holding a sign by the side of the road. My heart hurt, and I tried not to look at him. I watched people stay away from him on the street and walk by without even meeting his eyes. My son didnt seem to care much, either. I looked
58、at the man closely then bare hands grasping a piece of cardboard, snot（鼻涕）frozen to his face, a worn-out jacket. And there I was struggling because I had to buy oil and groceries. But I decided to help. I pulled over to the man and handed him a five-dollar bill. Paragraph 1: Seeing this, my son beca
59、me confused and surprised. _Paragraph 2: On that day, my son performed an act that most adults wouldnt have done. _深圳明德实验高三上学期 第三次月考英语答案 1-5 BCCBA 6-10 BABCA 11-15 CBABC 16-20 BACCA21-23 ACD 24-27 BBDA 28-31 CABA 32-35 CBAD 36-40 CDFBG 41-45 BACDA 46-50 CDBBB 51-55 AACDB56. and 57. traditional 58. t
60、o call 59. are 60. characters 61. telling 62. Although/Though 63. an 64. has studied 65. that/whichOne possible version: Dear Peter, Knowing that you are keen on Chinese operas, I will inform you there will be a wonderful Beijing opera performance in the Hongri Theater, which has just been built rec
61、ently. The performance will be put on at 3: 00 pm this Sunday. I think it is a good chance for you to appreciate Chinese operas and it will satisfy your desire to learn more about Chinese culture. What I suggest is that we go to the library near the theater if you can come and have a dinner after we
62、 watch the opera. Without doubt, we will have a good time together. Looking forward to meeting you early. Yours, Li HuaOne possible version: Seeing this, my son became confused and surprised. “Mum, why are so generous to this stranger while so mean to me when I asked for a yoghurt? ” I explained tha
63、t if we were blind to the poor mans situation he would be freezing. He didnt have a home or food to eat after all. We could spare five dollars even if we were financially stressed. Finally, my son nodded and fixed his eyes on his yoghurt. On that day, my son performed an act that most adults wouldnt
64、 have done. He took his yoghurt and handed it to the man outside the window. Even if it was just a matter of a few spoonfuls of yoghurt, it was all he had, and he gave it to someone who needed it more than he wanted it. He showed me that I am doing well as a mother. There are always blessings to count if we open our eyes, and always have the opportunity to be a blessing for someone else.