1、河北省承德市双滦区实验中学2021届高三英语一轮复习晚练试题1第二部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)第一节(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。AMany of us have heard of the saying:everything is possible if you can just believe. But few of us really know the power of faith and perseverance. South African swimmer Natalie du Toit embo
2、dies those virtues.Du Toit,became the first swimmer to compete in both the Olympic Games and the Paralympics(残奥会)in Beijing. Although she finished 16th in the tough 10 km marathon in the ablebodied Games,she has collected three golds in the Paralympics so far.One of the most successful disabled athl
3、etes of all time,Natalie du Toit was already a promising swimmer when she lost her leg in a motorcycle accident in 2001,at just 17.“There are a lot of dark moments,”du Toit said.“There are some days when I cry. But I try to remember that better days are ahead. You just go on.”Within a few months,she
4、 was back in the swimming pool.She still competes and still succeeds. The only difference is that she has switched to longer eventsfrom 200 m and 400 m individual medley to 800 m and 1,500 m freestyleto make up for her loss of speed with only one leg. But she made no adjustment to her mental outlook
5、(精神面貌)“Going out in the water,it feels as if theres nothing wrong with me. It doesnt matter if you look different. Youre still the same as everybody else because you have the same dream.”She is the owner of many world records,and she also won gold when competing against ablebodied swimmers in the 1,
6、500 m freestyle at the All Africa Games in 2007.But there is no magic recipe for success. It all comes down to hard work and determination.“She is stubborn,which is good and bad,”said her coach Karoly Von Toros.“Good for the swimming,but bad for the coach.”There is a poem that hangs on her wall that
7、 reads: The tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching your goals;The tragedy of life lies in not having goals to reach for.21Natalie du Toit is a vivid example that _.Ayou are what you believeByour biggest enemy is yourselfCresults are not so important as the processDyou must set reasonable goals
8、 or you will fail22The underlined word in the first paragraph means _.AmakesBcreatesCrepresentsDintroduces23According to the text,Natalie du Toit became _.Athe first athlete to compete with ablebodied swimmers in the worldBthe youngest disabled swimmer to break the world record in the 1,500 m freest
9、yleCthe youngest disabled swimmer to collect three golds in a single ParalympicsDthe first swimmer to compete in both the Olympic Games and the ParalympicsACDBGetting less sleep has become a bad habit for most American kids. According to a new survey(调查) by the National Sleep Foundation,51% of kids
10、aged 10 to 18 go to bed at 10 pm or later on school nights,even though they have to get up early. Last year the Foundation reported that nearly 60% of 7 to 12yearolds said they felt tired during the day,and 15% said they had fallen asleep at school.How much sleep you need depends a lot on your age.
11、Babies need a lot of rest: most of them sleep about 18 hours a day! Adults need about eight hours. For most schoolage children,ten hours is ideal(理想的)But the new National Sleep Foundation survey found that 35% of 10 to 12yearolds get only seven or eight hours. And guess what almost half of the surve
12、yed kids said they do before bedtime? Watch TV.“More children are going to bed with TVs on,and there are more opportunities(机会) to stay awake,with more homework,the Internet and the phone,” says Dr.Mary Carskadon,a sleep researcher at Brown University Medical School. She says these activities at bed
13、time can get kids all excited and make it hard for them to calm down and sleep. Other experts say part of the problem is chemical. Changing levels of body chemicals called hormones not only make teenagers bodies develop adult characteristics,but also make it hard for teenagers to fall asleep before
14、11 pm.Because sleepiness is such a problem for teenagers,some school districts have decided to start high school classes later than they used to. Three years ago,schools in Edina,Minnesota,changed the start time from 7:25 am to 8:30 am. Students,parents and teachers are pleased with the results.24Wh
15、at is the new National Sleep Foundation survey on?_AAmerican kids sleeping habits.BTeenagers sleeprelated diseases.CActivities to prevent sleeplessness.DLearning problems and lack of sleep.25How many hours of sleep do 11yearolds need every day?_A7 hours.B8 hours.C10 hours. D18 hours.26Why do teenage
16、rs go to sleep late according to Carskadon?_AThey are affected by certain body chemicals.BThey tend to do things that excite them.CThey follow their parents examples.DThey dont need to go to school early.ACBCI had made up my mind a long time ago that I would not give a homeless person money,because
17、I could never be sure what that money would be used for. Instead,I decided,I would buy them a sandwich,a cold drink on a hot day,a cup of coffee,whatever I could manage.I was out recently and saw a homeless man outside of a Starbucks. So I dropped another few coins in and went into the Starbucks. I
18、decided I would buy this man lunch. I bought a sandwich and soda.Just as I was leaving the store,two policemen were approaching the man. Obviously the shop owners had complained of his wandering and the police were there to draw him away from the storefronts. Just as they were about to wake him,I as
19、ked one of the officers if it was all right if I just gave the man something before he went. I was not sure why I asked the permission but the policeman said sure and I just left the bag in the mans cart,got in my car and drove off.As I was driving off I remember thinking.“I hope people saw that” .T
20、hen I had to seriously ask myself why I hoped people had seen me give the man a sandwich from Starbucks. Was it because I wanted people to think,“ Shes such a nice person!”? Why did I hope others had seen me do it? I continued to wonder this all evening.The next morning it came to me. I wanted peopl
21、e to have witnessed that small act of kindness so that I would receive credit and praise but so that they might be inspired to do the same and in so doing that others still would witness their acts of kindness. Thus the whole spirit of pity and giving would be lasting.27The underlined word “Starbuck
22、s” in the second paragraph is the name of a _.Ashop Bbookstore Cbank Dman28When the author saw the homeless man,he was _.Abegging outside Bbuying goodsCstaying awake Dfalling asleep29Whats the purpose of the passage?_ATo show the author is great.BTo encourage people to help others.CTo introduce an e
23、xperience that changed the author.DTo call on people not to give money to a homeless man.30The author can be best described as _.Abadtempered BhardworkingCkindhearted DselfconfidentADBC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。If something that youre doing doesnt challenge you,t
24、hen it doesnt change you. We all need some normal stress in our lives,after all._31._So challenge the following limits:1.Figure out what youre scared of and do it continuously.If youre a salesman,and youre scared of talking to people personally or over the phone,now,instead of being scared and think
25、ing youll fail,spend at least five minutes a day to pick up the phone and make a call._32._But dont stop on the first try! Eventually,you can look at fear in the eyes and say,“Go on! Im not scared!”2._33._Make sure this hobby is not linked to your career; you have to relax and relieve your stress wh
26、ile performing this. Some examples might be cooking,sewing,painting and so on. Apart from helping you challenge yourself,taking a class for your hobby may also give you extra income.3.Set aside at least nine minutes a day for physical exercise._34._A simple 9minute run around your neighborhood can d
27、o wonders for yourself. Exercise can not only help you maintain your regular weight,but also make you feel better about yourself.4.Travel and allow yourself to be interested in new people.Dont just limit yourself to your fellow travelerstry to connect with the service staff. You never know what kind
28、 of people theyre going to be. Get out of your house or go online right now to book your class._35._ASomeone may hang up on you.BYou should do it continuously.CYou dont need to go to the gym.DRunning in the gym may be a better choice.EStart to travel now and learn to challenge yourself.FTake a class
29、 for a hobby youve been wanting to develop.GYou can never see any improvement if you stick to your comfort zone.GAFCE第三部分:英语知识运用(共两节;满分45分)第一节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面的短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Have you ever wondered what you would tell yourself if you had the chance to go back
30、to the past? We all have those life lessons that could have _36._ significantly to our personal growth if only we had known them _37._.When I was 8 years old I was told I had leukemia(白血病)Although it is _38._ for a child to have cancer,I was somewhat lucky _39._ I was unaware of the overall _40._ of
31、 it. Sure,I was sick,but _41._.Two years later I had a relapse(旧病复发),and it was much harder to _42._ it the second time. After receiving all kinds of treatments and a series of operations,I _43._ recovered. And Im here 13 years later,to tell my story.Because of _44._ the above things at a young age,
32、Ive learned things no other child gets the opportunity to. If I could go back and give my 8yearold self _45._,Id say,“Bryce,what you are about to experience is going to be one of the _46._ things anyone could face. Youre going to have days when your body is so weak that others will have to _47._ you
33、 so that you can eat,drink,or sit up. Youll be so _48._ that for a year you wont be able to go _49._ unless you wear a mask.”“That sounds bad,but it doesnt _50._ what youll learn because of it. Youll learn that no matter what bad things _51._ to you,you should make a good life out of what is left. Y
34、oull learn that you can never judge a person because you just dont know what _52._,illnesses,or trials theyve been through.”To this day,my cancer experience works _53._ a reminder that difficulties are not all bad,and I hope to live up to the _54._ I have of my personal growth. How about you? I hope
35、 the life lessons Ive _55._ can help you reflect on your own.36A. contributed BowedCreplied Dreferred37A. laterBbetter Cearlier Dfurther38A. exciting BinterestingCfrightening Dconfusing39A. so BbecauseCif Dunless40A. seriousness BlonelinessCencouragement Dargument41A. gave away Bset offCwent up Dpul
36、led through42A. stress Bfight Csolve Dexamine43A. simply BextremelyCactually Deventually44A. studying BreadingCexperiencing Dimagining45A. advice BknowledgeCnews Dlie46A. safest BbrightestCcheapest Dtoughest47A. call Bfind Cmove Dpersuade48A.fat Bsick Cbusy Dcold49A. upstairs BoutsideCahead Dnearby5
37、0A. turn to Bpoint toCcompare with Dcooperate with51A. happen Bspeak Cexplain Dreturn52A. challenges Bdreams Cprojects Dplans53A .at Bas Cwithout Dfrom54A. conclusions Bexpectations Cinvitations Dconsiderations55A. organized BconductedCcollected DsharedACCBA DBDCA DCBBC AABBD第二节:(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分
38、)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入适当内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Christmas is approaching and little children are busy _56. _(plan) their letters to Santa. But one survey has revealed many strange items that turn up on Christmas lists._57._(conduct) by GAME,the study also reveals _58._ significant break from festive tradition w
39、hen _59._ comes to writing wish lists. One in three children now use technology such as iPads or mobile phones instead of the _60._ (tradition) pens and paper,while a further one in five will rely _61._parents to take note of all the things_62._ they point at during TV ads and during trips to the sh
40、ops. Parents are now preparing for the requests including many that even Santa would struggle _63._(fulfil)As part of the study,parents _64._(ask) to reveal some of the strange and wonderful _65._(item) on their childrens Christmas lists. These are the top 10 most obscure (费解的) items: a real dragon
41、egg,a Unicorn pet,iPhone7,glasses for a cat,that daddys job will be OK,a live walrus (海象),Taylor Swift,flight to the moon,Ferrari,and the power of invisibility.1.planning 2.Conducted 3.a 4.it 5.traditional 6.on 7.that 8.to fulfil 9.were asked 10.items 第四部分:写作(满分15分)假设你是红星中学高二(1)班的学生李华,你的英国笔友Chris刚刚转
42、学,感到一切都很陌生。他在邮件中向你询问如何尽快融入新环境。请你根据以下信息回信。 1.多跟同学交流沟通; 2.积极参加学校活动; 3.向老师寻求帮助。 注意:1.词数:100左右; 2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯; 3.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。Dear Chris,_YoursLi Hua参考范文Dear Chris,I am sorry to hear that you are having trouble fitting in at your new school. Such problems are quite normal. Perhaps the following su
43、ggestions may be helpful.First,I think you may need to communicate with your classmates as much as possible. In this way,you will get to know each other better. Second,it might be a good idea for you to take part in more activities,which usually involve teamwork and interactions with other students
44、and are therefore good for developing friendly relationships. Lastly,faced with some tough problems,you might consider asking your teachers,who can usually offer you some sensible suggestions.I sincerely hope my advice will be of some help to you. If there is anything more I can do to help,please let me know.YoursLi Hua