1、宁夏银川一中2021届高三英语下学期第一次模拟考试试题注意事项：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作答时，务必将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷及草稿纸上无效。3考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分：听力理解(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，你将有两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：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。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：Ho
2、w much is the shirt ? A.19.15. B.9.18 C.9.15 答案是C.1. What would the woman like to have? A. Chocolate cake. B. Orange juice. C. Apple pie.2. When will the woman attend the conference? A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Wednesday.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. Job. B. Salary. C. Travel.4. H
3、ow much will the woman pay?A. $39. B. $35. C. $31.5. Which hotel will the speakers go to this year?A. The one on top of the hill. B. The one next to the river.C. The one in the woods.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，从每题所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。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
4、后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What did the man forget to bring home from school?A. His pen. B. His shirt. C. His sports bag.7. What is the woman going to do next? A. Go to the laundry. B. Find some ink. C. Do her homework.请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. When does the woman use WeChat most often?
5、 A. In the mornings. B. In the afternoons. C. In the evenings.9. What does the woman mainly use WeChat for?A. To communicate with her friends. B. To share something with her dad. C. To find project information.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where are the speakers probably? A. In a shopping center. B. On a pl
6、ane. C. At an airport.11. What was the man most satisfied with?A. The total environment.B. The prices in the duty-free shop.C. The distance from the gate to Immigration.12. What can we know about the man? A. He is from Canada. B. He has just got his suitcase. C. He is leaving for an Asian country.请听
7、第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What type of books does the man like reading best? A. Westerns. B. Crime books. C. Science fiction books.14. How does the man usually get his books? A. From his friends. B. From the Internet. C. From a bookstore. 15. What does the woman want the man to do last?A. Follow their off
8、icial account.B. Recommend a new book to her. C. Buy books from their store often.16. How many questions does the woman ask the man?A. Two. B. Three. C. Four请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the most impressive experience in Fiordland National Park?A. Boat trips. B. Forest camps. C. Water jumps.18. Whe
9、re can people go if they are interested in folk customs? A. To Mt Cook National Park. B. To Abel Tasman National Park.C. To Rotorua.19. What can people do in Mt Cook National Park? A. See some famous trees.B. View some amazing waterfalls. C. Stop at the top of Tasman Glacier.20. What do the four att
10、ractions have in common? A. Great beaches. B. Famous walks. C. Pleasant climate.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、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A Cheap Travel You can pay a fortune to travel around the world. Or you can pay nothing at all. Here are some places youll never regret visiting.
11、 They wont cost you a dime. The British Museum, London(U. K.) You need to come here to see the Egyptian mummies, the ancient Greek marbles and so many other treasures. Its open every day, and unlike most other attractions in England that cost an arm and a leg, its completely free. National Mall, Was
12、hington D. C. (U.S.A.) You can walk a pathway from the Lincoln Memorial to the severe Vietnam Veterans Memorial and to the Washington Monument with other sights in between. Do you know you can go up in the elevator to the top of the Washington Monument? Tickets are free, but pay a small fee to reser
13、ve them in advance to avoid being disappointed. Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris(France) This great treasure of the world simply cant be missed. The great stained-glass rose window alone is worth the visit. The Sunday Mass with the Gregorian chant was like stepping back in time. Admission is free every d
14、ay, but youre welcome to leave a donation. There are also free tours a few times each week. Youll pay extra for tours of the bell tower or the crypt. Tips: The Notre-Dame Cathedral was greatly damaged by a massive fire in April 2019. Please visit notredamedeparis. fr/en/ for more information regardi
15、ng future visits to the cathedral. National Museum of Ireland, Dublin and Mayo(Ireland) Want to see bog bodies, gold ornaments, Viking artifacts and learn about rural Irish life? All four branches of this museum are free to visit, including museums devoted to archaeology, natural history, decorative
16、 arts and history and country life. The museum of country life in Turlough Park, Mayo, is devoted to Irish rural traditions, while the natural history museum is especially famous for its collection of insects.21. Which place do you need to pay for an appointment?A. Lincoln Memorial.B. Notre-Dame Cat
17、hedral.C. Vietnam Veterans Memorial.D. The top of the Washington Monument.22. What are tourists required to do when visiting the bell tower or the crypt of Notre-Dame Cathedral?A. Leave a donation.B. Set off at a certain time.C. Pay an extra fee for the tour.D. Make reservations in advance.23. If yo
18、u do a study on how a worm turns into a butterfly, you probably go to _.A. the British Museum, London.B. National Mall, Washington D. C.C. Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris.D. National Museum of Ireland, Dublin and Mayo.BCould your wristwatch save your life? Thats the interesting question thrown up by the
19、 new Apple Watch, which has a good reputation for the advanced health-tracking features it introduces shortly after it went on sale.The first Apple Watch was released in 2015, at the height of the fitness-tracker craze, when every second person you met seemed to have a Fitbit on their wrist. Apple d
20、ecided to make a device that was more than a step counter and smaller screen to read iPhone text messages and emails, so it built an optical heart-rate sensor into the watch.That allowed the wearer to keep an eye on their pulse, an important measure of your hearts ability to pump blood. Now, five ve
21、rsions of the watch later, the Apple Watch Series 4 takes heart-health monitoring to a new level.A new feature available straight away, and aimed at the elderly，is fall detection, which uses the watchs accelerometer and gyroscope(回转仪) to detect if you are falling. That triggers(触发) an SOS alert to p
22、op up on the watch face, giving the wearer the option to call 911 for help. If the watch gets no response from you，it will make the call on your behalf and alert emergency contacts in your iPhone, which needs to be in range of the watch for the feature to work.The Apple Watch also does the things yo
23、ud expect, such as playing music, showing your calendar appointments, displaying social-media notifications from your paired iPhone and giving you access to a wide range of apps. It has a GPS chip for accurate mapping.Its an impressive tool for on-the-go productivity, health and fitness tracking. Bu
24、t it is expensive and only pairs with an Apples iPhone. Users of earlier models will notice big improvements. However, potential buyers may want to wait until the new heart-health features prove themselves before taking the risk of buying one.24. Why does the new Apple Watch win praise after enterin
25、g the market?A. It can receive emails.B. It can track the wearers health.C. It can show calendar appointments.D. It can read iPhone text messages.25. What does the underlined word “That” in paragraph 3 refer to?A. A small screen.B. A step counter.C. The optical heart-rate sensor.D. The Fitbit on the
26、 wearers wrist.26. What will the new Apple Watch do first if it detects its aged wearer has fallen?A. Ring like an alarm clock.B. Call the wearer directly.C. Show an emergency call on screen.D. Alert emergency contacts in the phone.27. What can be inferred about the Apple Watch from the last paragra
27、ph?A. It has risks.B. It needs to be improved.C. It is inaccessible.D. It is applied to all mobile phones.CThe time it takes for an ecosystem to recover from a drought determines the droughts severity. In the past, the total area of land affected by drought increased, and longer recovery time became
28、 more common, according to new research by a group of scientists.Scientists predict that droughts will occur more frequently and their severity will increase in the future, so understanding how ecosystems return to normal again is important to preparing for the future. However, the factors that infl
29、uence drought recovery have been largely unknown until now.Research conducted before has usually focused on the amount of rain and other precipitation（降水）that ends the lack of water that causes a drought, but assessments of drought recovery need to account for the restoration of normal plant functio
30、n,explained Michalak, a scientist of the group.The group used measures of photosynthetic（光合作用的）activity to assess drought recovery. Measuring how long it took for plant productivity to return to normal gave the researchers a better understanding of the lasting time of a droughts effects.If another d
31、rought arrives before plants have recovered from the last one, the ecosystem can reach a tipping point where the plants ability to function normally is permanently affected, another scientist Fang said.The conditions most strongly contributing to drought recovery time were precipitation and temperat
32、ure, they found. Unsurprisingly, better conditions shortened the recovery time. Temperature extremes, both hot and cold, lengthened it.Recovery takes the longest in the tropics and in the far north. Other factors influencing drought recovery include pre-drought photosynthetic activity, carbon dioxid
33、e concentrations and biodiversity.Scientists found the influence of drought increased over the last century. Given the changes in temperature and increases in drought frequency and severity due to climate change, their findings suggest that recovery time will be longer in the future.28. How serious
34、a drought is is measured by_.A. how long it lastsB. the area of land it affectC. how much loss it results inD. the time of an ecosystem to recover29. Why is it important to know how to recover damaged ecosystems?A. Droughts are likely to be more severe and frequent.B. Ecosystems are hard to fully re
35、cover once damaged.C. Ecosystems are bound to influence future generations.D. Little is known about how ecosystems recover themselves. 30. What do Michalaks words in Paragraph 3 imply?A. Former research is insufficient. B. The lack of rain causes drought.C. Normal plant function cant be restored.D.
36、Drought restoration depends on heavy rainfall. 31. Which of the following can be the best title of the text?A. How to keep ecosystems balancedB. Factors influencing drought recovery C. How to deal with increasing droughtsD. Factors leading to frequent droughtsDFifty-five years ago, I got into my fat
37、hers lime-green 1960 Rambler American-a car to take my drivers exam in Lindenhurst. I crossed my fingers to pray that the start button would work. It did, and my father and I got to the test site on time. The streets seemed quite narrow to me. Although nervous, I was determined to do my best. Parall
38、el-parking was my flaw, and I hoped that my tires would not hit the curb(路边线). When I was practicing for the test, my father, far from being the best teacher, was rather unpleased with my parallel-parking. His fearful cries could be heard along the streets of Woodward Parkway in South Farmingdale, m
39、y hometown, or in the large empty parking lots where I first put my foot to the gas pedal. I felt embarrassed when he said, Step on the gas! Check your rear-view mirror! Step on the brake! I was convinced that no one could do all those things at the same time. I had seen the drivers education films
40、showing bodies were cut off in accidents and came away fairly frighteningly.During my test, I drove cautiously, probably a little too slow, without the benefit of power steering or electronic helpmates. I kept my hands at 10 and 2 on the steering wheel( 方向盘), checked my mirrors, stopped at stop sign
41、s and signaled for turns. I was satisfied with my performance up to that point, but then it was time to parallel-park. Fortunately, the parking area had no curb, just something like a mound of dirt at the edge. I pulled up next to a car, checked my rear-view mirror and began to back inward. Somehow,
42、 I nailed it on my first try, lining up right behind the car in front of me. Minutes later, the tester announced I had passed. I knew that my life had changed. I had earned freedom of movement and felt a sense of maturity.32. Which can best replace the underlined word “flaw” in paragraph 1?A. Favour
43、ite B. Habit C. Advantage D. Weakness33. What can be learned from paragraph 2? A. A terrible accident happened during the practice. B. A quarrel between the author and his father broke out. C. The author was doubtful about his fathers direction. D. The author was touched by his fathers consideration
44、.34. Where did the author park his car during his test at last?A. Behind a car in line B. On a mound of dirtC. Over a curb. D. In the street of Woodward Parkway.35. What is the authors purpose of writing the text?A. To show off his achievement with good luck. B. To share his experience of taking his
45、 driving test. C. To thank his beloved father for his help. D. To accept the constant changes in his life.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。 For many people, the college admissions process can seem mysterious. But what college admissions officials want is not a secret.
46、36 Students can use the big data when seeking admission to colleges where they will be strong candidates. This increases their chances for admission. The SAT, once called the Scholastic Aptitude Test, is widely used for college admissions in the United States. 37 At Stanford, 94 percent of incoming
47、students had grade point averages above 3.75，4.0 is considered perfect but higher grade point averages are possible. In addition, 95 percent of the new arrivals were in the top 10 percent of their high school class. However, having fine grades and test results does not promise admission to a top col
48、lege. Stanford accepts just five percent of people who apply. But knowing about the students who were accepted can help applicants. 38 Information about how a school examines applicants can be found in the data sets admissions factors. 39 Many schools, for example, think the difficulty of an applica
49、nts high school classes and their grade point average are “very important”. 40 Colleges care about the percentage of applicants who accept an offer of admission. Some schools want to see true evidence of interest from applicants. This includes their visits to the school and answering emails from the
50、 admissions office. A. The information is available to everyone. B. It is important to have a college education. C. Level of applicants interest is another issue. D. Schools present what they want in the form of big data online. E. It measures the math, reading and writing levels of high school stud
51、ents. F. They can stop thinking about unlikely choices and focus on possible schools. G. They show how each school rates everything from class rank to after-school activities.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Five years ago,
52、I was 30, living in London and working in advertising. My job required long hours, and my 41 often told me that I looked 42 . I was in my head a lot, thinking over conversations. wishing Id said something 43 _and wondering what others thought of me.A complete stranger 44 me to change. A visitor from
53、 45 came to stay with my roommate. She had this 46 calm energy. I asked her what her 47 was, and she told me that she practiced Vedic Meditation(冥想), a silent transcendental(超验的) meditation 48 in Ayurvedic tradition in which you repeat a mantra(祷语) in your mind.A few months later, when life became e
54、ven 49 , I started thinking about our Australian guest and her meditation. 50 , she sent me a message and asked if Id ended up trying it. She 51 a local teacher, and I signed up for a weekend 52 . I was given a mantra and practiced meditating in a group setting.It took a while to see the 53 . In my
55、first meditation, time 54 on. When I opened my eyes, the 55 asked how I felt, but I didnt notice any change. I 56 with it, practicing daily, 20 minutes in the morning and evening. A few months later, I visited family and friends and they 57 on how much calmer I was.Now I practice meditating twice a
56、day. Ive made other 58 changes, too, such as drinking less alcohol and working out. Now time flies when Im meditating, and I sleep much better. My 59 arent gone, but when I meditate, they seem much more 60 .41. A. strangers B. coaches C. colleagues D. interviewers42. A. improved B. stressed C. affec
57、ted D. confused43. A. unusual B. similar C. familiar D. lucky44. A. satisfied B. required C. acquired D. inspired45. A. Japan B. China C. Australia D. India 46. A. amazingly B. importantly C. punctually D. obviously47. A. worship B. message C. experience D. secret 48. A. buried B. rooted C. engaged
58、D. resulted49. A. longer B. slower C. tougher D. brighter50. A. On the contrary B. By coincidence C. In conclusion D. Above all51. A. recommended B. decorated C. undertook D. rented 52. A. experiment B. challenge C. course D. routine53. A. moments B. effects C. senses D. stages 54. A. stepped B. res
59、ted C. acted D. dragged 55. A. instructor B. volunteer C. examiner D. officer56. A. caught up B. agreed C. came up D. stuck 57. A. insisted B. commented C. depended D. focused58. A. generous B. public C. healthy D. pitiful59. A. ideas B. fights C. doubts D. worries 60. A. manageable B. miserable C.
60、comfortable D. acceptable 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。E-cigarettes look high-tech, so its easy to believe that theyre a safe alternative to smoking. Unfortunately, theyre not. E-cigarettes are just another way of putting nicotine- 61 (high) addictive drug -into your body
61、. E-cigarettes are battery-powered smoking devices often 62 (design )to look and feel like regular cigarettes. They don t fill the lungs 63 smoke, but that doesnt make them a healthy alternative to regular cigarettes. When you use 64 e-cigarette, youre still putting nicotine which 65 (absorb )throug
62、h your lungs into your system. In addition to being an addictive drug, nicotine was once even used to kill bugs. Nicotine affects your brain, nervous system and heart. It raises blood pressure and heart rate.The more nicotine people absorb, the more their blood pressure and heart rate go up. This ca
63、n cause a(n) 66 (normal) heart rate. In rare cases, nicotine can cause heart 67 (fail) and death. E-cigarettes have been marketed to 68 (smoke)as a way to help people quit, but theres no evidence 69 they actually help people stop smoking. Instead, theyve been found to be a health risk for people who
64、 use them. Because nicotine is addictive, the best way to avoid the trouble of trying to quit smoking or stop using e-cigarettes is never 70 ( start).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
65、。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。Spring usually brought us hope as well as a lot of infectious diseases. Some measures are supposed to be take to protect us from viruses. First of all, people whose catch a cold or have flu-like symptoms shoul
66、d wear masks to prevent viruses spread from person to person. Of course, it is vital of us to wash our hands proper before eating or after using the toilet. Regular exercise is also one of the most important way to help us stay away from any disease. If possible, to avoid going to crowded public pla
67、ces such as cinemas, shopping malls and cafes etc. A healthy body results from good healthy habits, lets act together to fight against diseases and create the better life!第二节 书面表达（满分25分）假定你是当地某英文报的一位业余记者，为了弘扬中国传统文化，你所在的社区在2021年春节期间举办了“首届社区文化节”, 请写一篇文章报道此事。内容包括：1. 活动目的；2. 活动内容；3. 你的感受。注意：1. 词数100左右；2
68、. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_银川一中2021届第一次模拟考试答案一卷1234567891011121314151617181920BBABCCACACAABBACACCB2122232425262728293031323334353637383940DCDBCCBDAABDCABDEFGC4142434445464748495051525354555657585960CBADCADBCBACBDADBCDA二卷语法填空（15分，每小题1.5分）61.highly62.designed63.with64.an 65. is absorbed66. abnormal67. failure
69、68. smokers69. that70. to start短文改错（10分，每小题1分） Spring usually brought（改brings） us hope as well as a lot of infectious diseases. Some measures are supposed to be take(改taken ) to protect us from viruses. First of all, people whose(改who/that ) catch a cold or have flu-like symptoms should wear masks t
70、o prevent viruses spread(改spreading) from person to person. Of course, it is vital of (改for )us to wash our hands proper(改properly ) before eating or after using the toilet. Regular exercise is also one of the most important way(改ways) to help us stay away from any disease. If possible, to (删to) avo
71、id going to crowded public places such as cinemas, shopping malls and cafes etc. A healthy body results from good healthy habits, (加so )lets act together to fight against diseases and create the (改 a) better life!书面表达： In order to promote the traditional Chinese culture, the First Community Culture
72、Festival was held in our community during the Spring Festival of the year 2021，which aimed at providing a platform where residents could have a chance to show their talents and works. There were a variety of activities during the festival, including the competition of paper-cutting and the chess mat
73、ch, both of which residents took an active part in. Besides, an exhibition of the photography and calligraphy works from some residents attracted people of all ages.With the enthusiastic participation and support of the residents，the activity turned out a great success. I was astonished at the residents creativity and teamwork spirits. As an amateur reporter , I do hope more similar activities, which provide the residents in every community with chances to get involved and enrich their life, will be reported.