1、Unit 12Culture Shock第一部分阅读理解(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。A (2021绵阳市第一次诊断考试)FOUR BEST BOOKSHOPS IN LONDONLooking for something to read while in London？If so，youre in luck：the British capital happens to have an incredible collection of bookshops.Daunt BooksAre you
2、going on a trip and want to read a novel or nonfiction book set in the place youre headed？This bookshop arranges books by country，so its easy to find anything by the place.(83 Marylebone High Street.MondaySaturday：09：0019：30；Sunday：11：0018：00.)FoylesWith four miles of shelves holding up to 200，000 b
3、ooks，this legendary(享有盛名的) bookshop wont let you leave emptyhanded.It was once listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the biggest bookshop on the planet.(107 Charing Cross Road.MondaySaturday：9：0021：00；Sunday：11：3018：00.)HatchardsIn the year 1797，this London bookshopthe oldest in the city t
4、odayfirst flicked its lights on.It stocks an excellent selection of fiction，nonfiction，history and other genres.(187 Piccadilly Street.MondaySaturday：09：3020：00；Sunday：12：0018：30.)London Review BookshopTheres an excellent selection of history，philosophy，politics，new fiction and many other genres her
5、e.Plus theres a nice caf in which you can crack open that tome(巨著)for the first time and start reading.(14 Bury Place.MondaySaturday：10：0018：30；Sunday：12：0018：00.)语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。介绍了位于伦敦的四个具有特色且非常值得参观的书店，包括其地点、开放时间等。1Which bookstore was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records?ADaunt Books.BFoyles
6、.CHatchards.DLondon Review Bookshop.B考查细节理解。根据Foyles部分中的“It was once listed in the Guinness Book of World Records”可知，Foyles曾被列入吉尼斯世界纪录，故选B。2What is special about Hatchards?AIt has a long history.BIt has 200，000 books.CIt has a caf.DIt has both fiction and nonfiction books.A考查细节理解。根据Hatchards部分中的“the
7、 oldest in the city today”可知，Hatchards不同于其他书店的地方是它是伦敦最古老的书店，故选A。3Which place should you go to if you want to enjoy reading with a coffee?A83 Marylebone High Street.B107 Charing Cross Road.C187 Piccadilly Street.D14 Bury Place.D考查细节理解。根据London Review Bookshop部分中的“theres a nice caf in which you can.an
8、d start reading”可知，London Review Bookshop有一个不错的咖啡馆，在这里你可以一边读书，一边喝咖啡，故选D。B(2021武昌区高三调研考试)I grew up in libraries，or at least it feels that way.I went there several times a week with my mother when I was young.Those visits were fantastic.The library might have been the first place where I was ever give
9、n autonomy(自主权).In the library，I could have anything I wanted.And on the ride back to home，my mom and I would talk about the order in which we were going to read our books，a solemn conversation in which we planned how to pace ourselves through this charming period until the books were due.When I lef
10、t for college，one of the many ways I differentiated myself from my mom was that I was wild about owning books.All I know is that I lost my appreciation of the slow pace of making my way through a library and of having books on borrowed time.If my mother ever mentioned to me that she was on the waiti
11、ng list for some books at the library，I got annoyed and asked why she didnt just buy it.But in 2011，one of my sons school assignments was to interview someone who worked for the city.He said he wanted to interview a librarian.As my son and I drove to meet the librarian，I was flooded by a sense of ab
12、solute familiarity，a recollection of the journey of the parent and child on their way to the library.I had taken this trip so many times before，but at that moment I turned my thought on its head，and I was the parent bringing my child on that special trip.As I walked into the library，nothing had chan
13、gedthe sense of gentle，steady busyness，like a pot of water on a rolling boil(沸点)，was just the same.In the library，time is dammed upnot just stopped but saved.I knew what hooked me was the shock of familiarity I feltthe way it revealed my childhood，my relationship with my mom，my love of books.However
14、，as I was rediscovering those memories，my mother was losing all of hers.The writer Amadou Hampt Ba once said that in Africa，whenever an old man dies，it is as though a library were burning down.But if you can take something from his or her internal collection and share it，it takes on a life of its ow
15、n.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者通过自己的亲身经历，最终认识到了图书馆对她的价值，即它是承载无数记忆的地方。4What can be inferred about the authors childhood from Paragraph 1?AShe lived near a library.BShe possessed a library.CShe didnt borrow books from libraries.DShe enjoyed visits to libraries.D考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“Those visits were fantastic.The lib
16、rary might have been the first place where I was ever given autonomy(自主权).In the library，I could have anything I wanted”可推知，作者在孩童时期喜欢去图书馆。故选D。5How did the author change after entering college?AShe lost her enthusiasm for reading.BShe did not return books on time.CShe quit the habit of going to libra
17、ries.DShe wanted to buy books for her mom.C考查细节理解。根据第二段第一句中的“I was wild about owning books”以及最后一句中的“I got annoyed and asked why she didnt just buy it”可知，作者上大学后，不再喜欢到图书馆借书了。故选C。6What did the author rediscover when she walked into the library with her son?AHer love of libraries.BHer delight in owning
18、books.CHer lost memory of her mom.DHer familiarity with her mom.A考查推理判断。根据第四段第三句“I knew what hooked me was the shock of familiarity I feltthe way it revealed my childhood，my relationship with my mom，my love of books”可知，当作者和自己的儿子走进图书馆的时候，作者重拾了那些与图书馆相关的美好回忆，由此可推知，作者重新发现了自己对图书馆的喜爱。故选A。7Which can be the
19、 title of this passage?AThe librarya world of knowledgeBThe librarya place of memoryCThe librarya busy placeDThe libraryan old manB考查标题判断。文章讲述了作者通过“喜欢图书馆疏远图书馆重新发现对图书馆的喜爱”这样一段亲身经历，最终认识到了图书馆对她的价值，即它是承载无数记忆的地方。由此可知，B项适合作本文标题。C (2021福建省高三毕业班质量检查测试)George Nakashima always insisted that he was a simple wo
20、odworker，not an artist.Even though major museums exhibited his works and the director of the American Craft Museum called him a national treasure，Mr Nakashima rejected the label of artist.For almost fifty years he simply went on shaping wood into beautiful chairs，tables，and cabinets.Nakashima had a
21、clear goal.He intended to make each piece of furniture as perfect as possible.Even making a box was an act of creation，because it produced an object that had never existed before.Initially Nakashima used local wood，sometimes from his own property.Later，he traveled to seek out English oak，Persian wal
22、nut，African zebrawood and Indian teak.He especially liked to find giant roots that had been dug out of the ground after a tree was cut down.Nakashima felt that making this wood into furniture was a way of allowing the tree to live again.Most furniture makers prefer perfect boards，but Nakashima took
23、pleasure in using wood with interesting knots(节疤) and cracks.These irregularities gave the wood personality and showed that the tree had lived a colourful life.He never failed to create an object that was both useful and beautiful.One early piece Nakashima designed was a threelegged chair for his sm
24、all daughter，Mira，to use when she sat at the table for meals.The Mira chair became so popular that Nakashima later made both low and high versions.Another famous piece，the conoid chair，has two legs supported by bladelike feet.Always，Nakashimas designs were precise and graceful，marked by the simplici
25、ty that revealed his love for the wood.As the years passed，Nakashimas reputation grew and he received many awards.His children Mira and Kevin，now adults，joined the team of craftspeople in their fathers studio.Nakashimas dream of integrating work and family had come true.语篇解读：George Nakashima善于使用各种木材
26、制作每一件尽可能完美的家具，尤其乐于用带节疤和裂纹的木材，他制作的每一件家具都既实用又美观，在他的影响下，他的孩子也开始从事这项工作。8Which of the following best describes Nakashima?AGenerous and outgoing.BHonest and simple.CCapable and friendly.DCreative and modest.D考查推理判断。根据第一段第一、二句“George Nakashima always insisted that he was a simple woodworker，not an artist.M
27、r Nakashima rejected the label of artist”可知，George Nakashima一直坚称自己只是个普通的木工，而不是艺术家。尽管各大博物馆都展出了他的作品，美国工艺博物馆负责人也称他为“国宝”，但他还是拒绝了“艺术家”的标签。据此可推知，George Nakashima是一个谦逊的人；又结合第四段讲述的他为小女儿制作的三条腿的椅子以及另一件著名的圆锥形椅子可推知，他是一个有创造力的人，故D项正确。9Which of the following is true about Nakashima?AHis artworks made trees live ag
28、ain.BHe always used precious wood materials.C.His chairs were beautifully designed but useless.DHe devoted himself to shaping wood.D考查推理判断。根据第一段尾句“For almost fifty years he simply went on shaping wood into beautiful chairs，tables，and cabinets”以及下文内容可推知，Nakashima致力于加工木料，故D项正确。10What can we learn abou
29、t Nakashima from the last two paragraphs?AHe loved his work and family.BHe made chairs of the same style.CHe sought for a simple life and art.DHe was lost in researching the wood.A考查推理判断。根据第四段尾句“Always，Nakashimas designs were precise and graceful，marked by the simplicity that revealed his love for t
30、he wood”可知，Nakashima的设计精确而雅致，被赋予简单的特征，表现出他对木材的热爱，据此可以推断，他热爱他的工作；根据尾段尾句“Nakashimas dream of integrating work and family had come true”可知，Nakashima实现了将工作和家庭融为一体的梦想，据此可以推断，Nakashima热爱他的家庭，故A项正确。11What can be inferred about Mira and Kevin?AThey had an art studio of their own.BThey still lacked the abili
31、ty to create artworks.CThey had a common interest with their father.DThey enjoyed the same reputation with their father.C考查推理判断。根据题干中的关键词Mira and Kevin定位至尾段，根据尾段第二句“His children Mira and Kevin，now adults，joined the team of craftspeople in their fathers studio”可知，他的两个孩子Mira和Kevin现在已经长大成人，加入了父亲工作室的手工艺
32、团队。据此可推知，Mira和Kevin和他们的父亲有着同样的爱好，故C项正确。D (2021贵州普通高等学校招生适应性测试)Theres one easy thing you can do every day to live longer and happier，according to a recent study，and it has nothing to do with diet，exercise，or cutting out bad habits.A review of nearly 150 studies with more than 300，000 participants fou
33、nd that having active social circles decreases your chances of dying by 50 percent，regardless of age，gender or medical history.“When were social，we live longer，” Dr.Kelli Harding noted.“Loneliness is more of a risk factor to health than other known risk factors，like high blood pressure and obesity.”
34、The findings are written up in Dr.Hardings new book，The Rabbit Effect，which is about how kindness，rather than laughter，may be the best medicine.The book gets its title from a famous 1978 study of the relationship between cholesterol(胆固醇) and heart health in rabbits.Researchers accidentally discovere
35、d that those rabbits that received the most affection from their human handlers lived much longer than the others.We live in a world where most of our social interactions happen through our phones.But to get the health benefits of a more active social circle，you dont have to throw away your device a
36、nd join a book club.More casual interactions with neighbors，shop owners，and others you meet every day can do_the_trickIncreasingly，those relationships can start online.Thats where Nextdoor comes in.The stated purpose of the company is “to cultivate a kinder world where everyone has a neighborhood th
37、ey can depend on”When asked for advice on one thing you can do to live longer and happier，Dr.Harding said it perfectly，“Be kind.Its actually pretty amazing how much each person can make the world a better，kinder，healthier place.It really takes very little and you never know the impact you have on so
38、mebody.”语篇解读：研究发现，孤独比高血压、肥胖等对人的健康危害大，而积极的社交活动能延长人的寿命。本文还介绍了成为友善的人能让人活得更久、更快乐。12What do we know about The Rabbit Effect?AIts title comes from a study.BIts a report about heart health.CLaughter could cure diseases.DRabbits could help live longer.A考查细节理解。根据第三段第二句“The book gets its title from a famous 1
39、978 study of the relationship between cholesterol(胆固醇)and heart health in rabbits”可知，兔子效应这本书的书名来自1978年所做的一项兔子中胆固醇和心脏健康的关系的研究，故A项正确。13Whats the purpose of Nextdoor?ATo advocate online shopping to save time.BTo offer the neighborhood sports facilities.CTo settle the arguments among the families.DTo cr
40、eate a harmonious community to rely on.D考查细节理解。根据第四段尾句“The stated purpose of the company isto cultivate a kinder world where everyone has a neighborhood they can depend on”可知，Nextdoor的目的是建立一个更友善的世界，在那里每个人都有一个可以依靠的社区，故D项正确。14What does the underlined phrase “do the trick” in Paragraph 4 mean?AImprove
41、health and wellness.BSet up online relationships.CBuild a happy and warm family.DKeep away from bad habits.A考查词义猜测。根据第四段第二句可知，为了从一个比较积极的社交圈中得到健康好处，你不用扔掉你的设备，加入一个书友会；结合第三句“More casual interactions with neighbors，shop owners，and others you meet every day can do the trick”可知，和邻居、商店店主以及你每天遇到的人较随意的互动可以改善
42、健康。故A项正确。15What can be inferred from Dr.Hardings words in the last paragraph?AWe can look for a kind neighborhood.BWe should be kind to animals in the wild.CEvery small act of kindness can make a difference.D.All kinds of social activities can make a better world.C考查推理判断。根据尾段Dr.Harding所说的话“Be kind.I
43、ts actually pretty amazing.you never know the impact you have on somebody”可知，Dr.Harding告诫人们要善良，他认为每个人都能让世界变得更美好、更友善、更健康，而且只需要付出很少；你永远不知道你对某个人的影响。据此可以推知，每一个小的善举都会有作用，故C项正确。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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 (2021成都市高中毕业班第三次诊断)We usually interpret someone looking us straigh
44、t in the eye during an interaction as a sign of trustworthiness._1_ This is at least the case in the Western world.But research is increasingly challenging this view._2_ In a competitive environment where a negotiation is taking place，looking at another person directly in the eye can be a sign of co
45、mpetition and unkindness，rather than kindness.While folk wisdom tells us eye contact is a sign of honesty and trustworthiness，these findings were not a surprise.Animals have direct eye contact not before engaging in kind behavior but rather immediately before an attack._3_ We humans seem to be carry
46、ing this tradition by looking our opponent directly in the eye before we “attack”What does this mean for the workplace？In a competitive business environment，when taking part in negotiations or a business deal，for example，be aware that people who look you directly in the eye may not be as friendly as
47、 you think._4_ In many Asian cultures，for example，looking a person of higher status in the eye is a sign of disrespect，while looking away signals respect._5_ And this must be fully understood.This means they most likely dont apply to social environments，such as spending time with friends，family or l
48、oved ones.In these cases，direct eye contact，often referred to as a “gaze”，can still be a sign of intimacy(亲密) and kindness.AThis may help you understand eye contact much better.B.Eye contact is a sign of a challenge and threat from another.C.The study led by Jennifer Jordan shows quite the opposite.
49、D.All the experiments took place in a competitive environment.EWe use eye contact as a marker of intimacy and straightforwardness.FActually it can be rather upsetting when someone avoids eye contact.GIf you want to express honesty and reliability，direct eye contact may indicate the opposite.语篇解读：在互动
50、过程中，我们通常会将直视解读为值得信任的标志，但是有研究质疑了这一观点，指出在竞争环境中直视他人有可能是竞争和不友善的标志。但和亲密的人在一起时，直视仍是亲密的标志。1F根据第二段开头But可知，第二段(表述一项研究指出在竞争环境中直视他人有可能是竞争和不友善的标志)与第一段形成逻辑上的转折关系，该空与前句则为顺承关系，前句说我们通常将直视解读为值得信任的标志，所以F项“实际上当有人避免目光接触时可能会相当令人不快”符合语境。2C空前一句提到有研究质疑了这一观点，空处应是对该研究的介绍，故C项承上启下，符合语境。3B空前一句提到动物不是在善意的行为前而是在攻击前才进行直接的目光接触，故B项“目
51、光接触是来自于他人的挑战和威胁的标志”符合语境。4G空前一句提到在商业竞争环境中，直视他人的人可能是不友善的，空后一句提到直视地位较高的人是不尊重的表现，故G项“如果你想表达诚实和可靠，直接的目光接触可能意味着相反的情况”符合语境。5D根据空后的“they most likely dont apply to social environments”可知，D项中的“a competitive environment”与“social environments”形成对比，D项符合语境，故选D。第二部分语言知识运用(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
52、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。 (2021开封市高三第一次模拟)On a Monday morning，back in 2015，I remembered parking my car outside my doctors clinic in Broadwater，Western Australia.I felt _1_ and I carefully practiced what I wanted to tell my doctor.Heartbreak，sorrow and the loss of a complete family left me
53、 not coping well.I was _2_I had tried to pick myself up，tried to throw myself into my work as an educator in beforeand afterschool care，and also tried to focus on my art._3_ these efforts，my depression hadnt gone away.It kept _4_ like a cancer in my inner world.I wanted a normal _5_I wanted to be as
54、 healthy as my son，Kai，who was _6_ me.I took a few deep breaths and went into the clinic for my _7_After I returned to my car，I shut the door and started _8_ uncontrollably.My doctor said I had severe depression.I needed to take antidepressants(抗抑郁药).I had to make some big _9_ to get better.Still so
55、bbing，I was _10_ to hear a knock on my car door.A slim lady with short fair hair _11_ opened it and began to speak calmly and kindly to me.“I dont know what youre _12_ right now.But know this，I wish you well.I believe you will be _13_ and what you are going through will pass，” she said.“Can I give y
56、ou a hug？”There I was，a weeping mess，_14_ accepting this kind strangers comforting hug.All I _15_ to reply in a choked(哽咽的) voice was “Thank you”This was the most significant act of _16_ that Ive ever experienced from a stranger.It gave me hope.My _17_ started right there.About a year later，I bumped
57、 into the same kind _18_ at the opening of an art exhibition.She _19_ me and smiled.She said she could tell I was doing well.We _20_ again，and once more I could express my appreciation for her act.语篇解读：作者遭遇家庭变故后变得异常郁闷，去诊所看医生时，被医生诊断为严重抑郁。作者从诊所出来后坐在车里哭泣，一位陌生的女士安慰了作者并给了作者一个拥抱，作者从那时开始好转。一年后，作者再次偶遇那位女士，那
58、位女士也认出了作者并对作者微笑，作者再次和那位女士拥抱并向她表达了自己的感激之情。1A.confidentBproudCnervousDpatientC根据空后的“I carefully practiced what I wanted to tell my doctor”可推知，作者在面对医生之前很紧张。2A.ashamedBastonishedCdepressedDconfusedC根据上文中的“Heartbreak，sorrow and the loss of a complete family left me not coping well”可知，作者在这种情况下应是很沮丧，与下文“my
59、 depression hadnt gone away”呼应。ashamed“羞愧”；astonished“吃惊的”；depressed“抑郁的，沮丧的”；confused“迷惑的”。3A.WithoutBDespiteCBeyondDThroughB根据空后的“my depression hadnt gone away”可知，尽管作出了这些努力，但作者的抑郁并没有消失。despite“尽管”。4A.growingBsurvivingCmovingDwanderingA根据本句中的“like a cancer”，并结合下文作者失控大哭可知，此处表示抑郁像癌症一样在作者内心继续增长。5A.exc
60、useBlifeCjobDrewardB根据空后的“I wanted to be as healthy as my son”和语境可知，作者想要一种正常的生活。6A.looking forBwaiting forCwalking aroundDdepending onD根据上文中的“the loss of a complete family”可推知，作者的儿子是依靠作者生活的。7A.schoolBneighborhoodChouseDappointmentD根据上文的“I remembered parking my car outside my doctors clinic”和语境可知，作者上
61、文是在交代自己去看医生之前的心理状态和故事背景，此处表示作者深呼吸，然后进入诊所赴约。appointment“约定，预约”。8A.coughingBweepingClaughingDshakingB根据下文的“Still sobbing”可知，作者看完医生后回到车里开始失控哭泣。9A.preparationsBcommentsCchangesDcontributionsC根据本句中的“to get better”和语境可知，作者必须作出一些大的改变才能够有所改善。10A.surprisedBdelightedCdisappointedDexcitedA根据语境可知，一位陌生的女士来敲作者的车门
62、，这让作者感到很意外。11A.quicklyBmadlyCgentlyDcasuallyC结合本句中的“speak calmly and kindly to me”可知，那位女士应是轻轻地打开作者的车门。12A.describingBobservingCdeterminingDexperiencingD作为陌生人，那位女士并不了解作者正在经历的事情，与下文中的“what you are going through”呼应。13A.left behindBlooked afterCcalled onDturned offB根据上文的“I wish you well”和上文作者去看医生可知，那位女士
63、告诉作者，“我相信你将得到照顾，你正在经历的终将过去”。leave behind“把抛在后面”；look after“照顾，照料”；call on“要求”；turn off“关掉”。14A.calmlyBeagerlyCunwillinglyDgratefullyD根据下文的“Thank you”可推知，作者心怀感激地接受了这个陌生人给予的令人安慰的拥抱。eagerly“热切地”；unwillingly“不情愿地”；gratefully“感激地”。15A.managedBdecidedCfailedDattemptedA根据语境可知，作者以哽咽的声音勉强回答了一句“谢谢你”。16A.coura
64、geBkindnessCwisdomDdevotionB根据上文一位陌生的女士安慰作者并给了作者一个拥抱可知，此处表示这是作者经历的来自一个陌生人的最重要的善举。17A.treatmentBexperimentCrecoveryDadventureC根据上文的“It gave me hope”和下文中的“She said she could tell I was doing well”可知，此处表示作者从那时开始恢复。recovery“恢复”。18A.ladyBdoctorCeducatorDgirlA根据上文的“A slim lady”和本句中的“the same”可推知，作者一年后又偶遇了
65、那位女士。19A.recognizedBforgaveCunderstoodDcomfortedA根据本句中的“and smiled”和“She said she could tell I was doing well”可推知，那位女士也认出了作者。recognize“认出”。20A.metBnoddedCactedDhuggedD根据本句中的“again”，并与上文的“accepting this kind strangers comforting hug”呼应可推知，作者和那位女士再次拥抱。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
66、的正确形式。 (2021济宁市6月模拟)Peking Opera is a form of traditional Chinese theater that 1._(appear) in Beijing in the late 18th century.2._(combine) music，song，dance and acrobatics(杂技动作) in a lively and colorful display，it is a 3._(relative) new style of drama，compared to other types of Chinese theater.In th
67、e early years of Peking Opera，all the actors were men，4._ the roles of women played by young boys.The stories fell into two main 5._(category)wen，or civil theater，which focused on love，marriage and other civilian concerns，and wu，or military theater，which focused on the theme of war and was known for
68、 featuring thrilling stage actions.In the first half of the 6._(twenty) century，the most famous actor of Peking Opera was Mei Lanfang，7._ played a key role in popularizing Peking Opera and introducing Chinese theater to the West.Additionally，Mei also took the bold step in taking on female students，w
69、hich was 8._ highly risky and unconventional step at the time.After the founding of the Peoples Republic of China，Peking Opera performances，which dealt with contemporary and revolutionary themes，were encouraged.Despite 9._(it) ups and downs，Peking Opera was revived(复兴) in the 1980s and continues to
70、10._(perform) today.语篇解读：文章属于说明文，介绍了京剧的发展。1解析：考查时态。根据时间状语“in the late 18th century”可知，此处陈述发生在过去的事情，应用一般过去时态。答案：appeared2解析：考查非谓语动词。combine的逻辑主语为it，两者之间为主动关系，故用现在分词作状语。答案：Combining3解析：考查副词。应用副词修饰形容词new，故填relatively。答案：relatively4解析：考查介词。分析句子结构可知，此处为with复合结构。考查的结构形式为“with名词过去分词”，在句中作状语。答案：with5解析：考查名词
71、单复数。根据空前的“two main”可知，此处应填所给名词的复数形式categories。答案：categories6解析：考查序数词。根据句意和空前的“the”可知，此处应用序数词，故填twentieth。答案：twentieth7解析：考查定语从句。此处为非限制性定语从句，先行词为Mei Lanfang，故用who。答案：who8解析：考查冠词。此处表泛指，且highly以辅音音素开头，故填不定冠词a。答案：a9解析：考查代词。Despite为介词，ups and downs意为“兴衰，浮沉”，为名词短语，故此处应用形容词性物主代词its。答案：its10解析：考查语态。perform与
72、Peking Opera之间是动宾关系，应用被动语态，且空处位于不定式符号to之后，故填be performed。答案：be performed第三部分写作(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：在错的词下画一横线，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
73、处起)不计分。(2021昆明市“三诊一模”高考模拟考试)Lucy，the 5th grader，has a love of writing letters.She wrote to her mailman to express her thanks in last week.“Doug，you may know me as a person who wrote lots of letters and decorates the envelopes too.I want thank you for taking my letters and delivering it.I make people
74、 happily with my letters，but you do too，” Lucy wrote.The next day，Lucy got a letter from Doug thanking her for recognizing which he had done and the importances of his job.Feeling moved and inspiring，Doug shared Lucys letter online.It received more than 200，000 likes.答案：Lucy， 5th grader，has a love o
75、f writing letters.She wrote to her mailman to express her thanks last week.“Doug，you may know me as a person who lots of letters and decorates the envelopes too.I want thank you for taking my letters and delivering I make people with my letters， you do too，” Lucy wrote.The next day，Lucy got a letter
76、 from Doug thanking her for recognizing he had done and the of his job.Feeling moved and ，Doug shared Lucys letter online.It received more than 200，000 likes.第二节书面表达(满分25分) (2021长沙市高三统一模拟)假设你是李华，目前在英国一所中学做交换生，得知学校书法俱乐部正在招收新成员。请你给俱乐部写一封自荐信，内容包括：1自我介绍及书法爱好；2加入后的打算，如传播中国文化等。注意：1.词数100左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连
77、贯。参考词汇：书法calligraphyDear Sir or Madam，_Yours，Li Hua答案：Dear Sir or Madam，Im Li Hua，a Chinese exchange student studying in the school.After reading the announcement of the Calligraphy Club posted on the Internet，I immediately took a profound interest in it.Ive been practising Chinese calligraphy for 1
78、0 years，and I have won first prize in a Chinese National Calligraphy Contest.What is more，I am good at Chinese painting as well.If I have a chance to join the club，I would set up a group for those who are interested in Chinese painting and share my experience in calligraphy and Chinese painting.I hope I will be accepted as a member of your club.Look forward to your reply!Yours，Li Hua