2016年湖北省英山县一中高三英语上学期第三次模拟(文)试卷

衡阳县一中2016届高三第三次月考〔期中〕英语试题分值：150分时量:120分钟第二局部：阅读理解〔共20小题;每一小题2分，总分为40分〕第一节〔共15小题；每一小题2分，总分为30分〕阅读如下短文，从每题所给的四个选项〔A、B、C和D〕中，选出最优选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AThe ChinaDaily newspaper group is looking for English-language senior business editors, senior copy editors, copy editors and graphic designers to strengthen its international team. We offer a competitive salary package, free accommodation with utilities paid for, 90 per cent medical reimbursement, a seven-day paid leave, eleven-day public holidays and a return ticket to the country of residence. Senior Business EditorYou must：assist the business editor in setting goals and working on achieving them；be an excellent team person who can generate ideas and think creatively and be able to rewrite totally if needed and mentor junior staff；ideally have been working or have worked in a position of responsibility and understand what leadership entails；have had at least five years’ editing experience working on editing the Business Desk and be familiar with industry software.Senior Copy EditorYou must：work on shifts in the Business Desk and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print；edit or rewrite copy and give snappy headlines and captions；have had at least two years’ editing experience workin g on editing desks and be familiar with industry software.Copy EditorYou must：be good at editing or rewriting copy and writing snappy headlines and captions；be able to work on shifts for different pages, and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print；have two years of editing experience working on copy desks, and be familiar with industry software.Graphic DesignerYou must：have excellent skills in information graphics；be good at illustrations and freehand drawings；be experienced in newspaper or magazine layouts；have a good sense of typography；have good news judgment；be well-versed with Macintosh software, including InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop；be fluent in English.For enquiries or to apply, write to job @ chinadaily .21. What is the purpose of this passage?A. To describe the positions of the ChinaDaily newspaper group.B. To describe the working conditions of the ChinaDaily newspaper group.C. To tell you how to become part of this group.D. To advertise for recruiting some good employees.22. What is NOT required about Graphic Designer?A. Be well-versed with Photoshop.B. Writing snappy headlines and captions.C. Having a good sense of typography.D. Have excellent skills in information graphics.23. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Free accommodations are available to the workers.B. The workers there can enjoy a seven-day leave without pay.C.The employees have the right to enjoy eleven-day public holidays.D. The senior business editor’s only job is to help the business editor to set goals.【答案】21.D22.B23.C【解析】试题分析:这是一如此招聘广告，一共招聘四个职位，提供了每个职位详细的能力要求。

甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学2016届上学期第三次检测考试高三英语试题第一局部阅读理解〔共两节，总分为40分〕第一节 (共15小题；每一小题2分，总分为30分) 阅读如下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最优选项。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．ASearching for airfares〔飞机票价〕 often seems like a game that passengers are bound to lose．Prices change from day to day, even minute to minute． Looking throughmultiple websites for the best deal can be a big challenge．Even when you do book,there’s no guarantee that you are going to get the best price．"You just don’t know when to pull the tr igger．It’s not like buying anything elseI can think of,〞said George Hobica, founder ofAirfarewatchdog．com．Harriet Levy paid $179 for a recent round-trip flight on American Airlinesbetween New York and Fort Lauderdale, Florida． Sitting just one row behind her,Shirley Harrison paid $215． A few rows back, Ellis and Dianne Traub paid $317 each．There were at least 12 fares on the flight, ranging from $169 to $360．There’s no reason for it, Harrison said．Fares can change significantly in just a few hours． One Delta flight from NewYork to Los Angeles jumped from $755 to $1,143 from a Friday to Saturday in lateApril, then fell to $718 0n Sunday．The flight was one of a dozen the Associated Press followed over three monthsfor a vacation between July 16 and 22． The number one finding: avoid bookingtickets on weekends．It’s the most expensive time to buy．There’s no way to guarantee the best fare． But before booking, travelers shouldpay attention to this additional advice:Book on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday．That’s when airlines most oftenoffer sales．Buy in advance, but not too early． The best time is four to six weeks beforetraveling． In general, prices for any given flight are highest eight to ten weeks andtwo to three weeks in advance．Make use of social media． Airlines are giving more benefits like exclusive〔独有的〕 sales to travelers who interact with them on Twitter and Facebook． Those specials are often gone within hours．The so-called discount airlines - JetBlue, Air-Tran, Southwest and Frontier-adjust their fares less frequently than other airlines, so you can feel more confidentthat the price will stay the same．But their prices aren’t always the lowest．Researching multiple airlines’ fares is the only way to get a good de al．1．What can we infer from the first sentence ofthe text?A．Passengers are unable to search for airfares．B．Airlines often play games with passengers．C．Airfares are set in different situations．D．It’s difficult for passengers to get the bes t price．2．The underlined phrase "pull the trigger" in Paragraph 3 probably means ________. A．start searching B．get the highest priceC．make a purchase D．get on board the plane3．By using a lot of figures, the author intends to ________.A．show there is standard price for every single airline B．discover the rules behind airfaresC．guarantee passengers a low priceD．prove airfares can vary widely 4．Passengers are advised to book flights ________.A．in the middle ofthe weekB．on special websitesC．several months before travelingD．with airlines which are famous for offering discount pricesBRecordings of angry bees are enough to send big, tough African elephants running away, a new study says. Beehives (蜂窝)—either recorded or real—may even prevent elephants from damaging farmer’s crops.In 2002, scientist Lucy King and her team found that elephants avoid certain trees with bees living in them. Today, Lucy wants to see if African honeybees might discourage elephants from eating crops. But before she asked farmer to go to the trouble of setting up beehives on their farms, she needed to find out if the bees would scare elephants away.Lucy found a wild beehive inside a tree in northern Kenya and set up a recorder.Then she threw a stone into the beehive, which burst into life. Lucy and her assistant hid in their car until the angry bees had calmed down. Next，Lucy searched out elephant families in Samburu National Reserve in northern Kenya and put a speaker in a tree close to each family.From a distance, Lucy switched on the pre-recorded sound of angry bees while at the same time recording the elephants with a video camera. Half the elephant groups left the area within ten seconds. Out of a total of 17 groups, only one group ignored the sound of the angry bees. Lucy reported that all the young elephants immediately ran to their mothers to hide under them. When Lucy played the sound of a waterfall (瀑布) instead of the angry bees to many of the same elephant families, the animals were undisturbed. Even after four minutes, most of the groups stayed in one place.Lucy is now studying whether the elephants will continue to avoid the sound of angry bees after hearing it several times. She hasn’t tested enough groups yet to know, but her initial (最初的) results were promising enough to begin trials with farmers. She has now begun placing speakers in the fields to see if elephants are frightened away.5. We know from the passage that elephants may be frightened of .A. loud noisesB. some cropsC. video camerasD. angry bees6. As mentioned in the passage, Lucy .A. works by herself in AfricaB. needs to test more elephant groupsC. has stopped elephants eating cropsD. has got farmers to set up beehives on their farms7. Why did Lucy throw a stone into a wild beehive?A. To record the sound of bees.B. To make a video of elephants.C. To see if elephants would run away.D. To find out more about the behavior of bees.8. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Young elephants ignore African honeybees.B. Waterfalls can make elephants stay in one place.C. Elephants do not go near trees with bees living in them.D. Farmers do not allow Lucy to conduct tests in their fields.CWhat did your school smell like? Was it noisy or peaceful? It might not seemimportant, but a growing body of research suggests that smells and sounds can havean impact on learning, performance and creativity．Bridget Shield has been conducting studies and advising people on the effects ofall sorts of noises, such as traffic and sirens, as well as noise made by the childrenthemselves．"Everything points to a harmful impact of the noise on children’sperformance, in numeracy, in literacy, and in spelling,〞 says Shield． Shield says the sou nd of“babble〞－the chatter of other children, is particularly distracting in the classroom．。

黄冈市2016年高三年级3月份质量检测黄冈市教育科学研究院命制2016 年3 月15 日下午3 : 00---5 : 00本试卷共10 页，全卷满分150 分，考试用时第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分10 分)）第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30 分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和D) 中,选出最佳选选项.并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．AChina has announced it’s abolishing its one-child policy. What difference has it made, statistically speaking?400 million births preventedThe one-child policy, officially in place since 1979, has prevented 400 million births. Parents have faced fines and other punishments for having more children.The majority of the decrease in China’s fertility rate happened in the 1970s. It dropped from 5.8 children per woman in 1970 to 2.7 in 1978. Despite the one-child policy the rate had only fallen to 1.7 by 2013.21:28-baby deaths rateSince the one-child policy was introduced, baby girls have become more likely to die than boys.In the 1970s, according to the United Nations, 60 males per 1, 000 live births died under the age of one. For girls the figure was 53. In the 1980s, after the one-child policy became official, the rate for both was 36. By the 1990s, 26 males per 1,000 live births died before the age of one - and 33 girls. The 2000s saw 21 boys per 1,000 live births dying and 28 girls.1.16 boys born for every girlSexually selective abortions have been considered as a major cause of China's unusual imbalance.Gietel-Basten, associate professor in social policy at Oxford University, says the births of many girls are not registered if parents have broken the rule by having two children, adding officials often turn a blind eye. It's estimated there are now 33 million more men than women in China.4: 2: 1 familiesWith the ageing of China's population and the continuation of the one-child policy, a “4: 2 :1”home is the description given to households in which there are four grandparent, cared for by two working age parents, who themselves have one child.By 2050, it’s predicted that a quarter of China's population will be 65 or older. The predicteddecline in the number of people of working age is thought to have persuaded the government to drop the one-child policy.21. When was the baby deaths rate for both boys and girls equal?A. In the 1970s.B. In the 1980s.C. In the 1990s.D. In the 2000s22. What makes the one-child policy abolished according to the passage?A. The decline of birth rate.B. The rise of baby deaths rate.C. The change of family structure.D. The decline of working age people.23. The passage sums up the one child policy by ________________.A. numberB. exampleC. contrastD. analysisBMathilda,15, is Turkana, a native people that has survived by raising cattle in a semiarid (半干旱) region. Mathilda's school, like most schools in the area, doesn't have access to clean water and sanitation facilities for its students. So instead of spending their whole school day learning, Mathilda and her classmates start their day by spending two hours to the closest river fetching water ---water that is anyway most likely not safe to drink. They do the same thing again in the afternoon, so they often lose around half of their school day fetching water.Mathilda has to do the same thing outside of school hours to get the water her family needs at home, leaving her little time for studying. Because of rising temperatures, water has become harder and harder to find here, and people have to spend more and more time trying to find it.This is just one small example of how climate change is making it harder to realize people’s rights to water, education and security. Unfortunately, most higher-income countries remained silent on the issue.This is despite studies showing that communities already facing marginalization(边缘化),such as women and children, mostly suffer from climate change. This is especially the case for those in countries with limited resources and fragile ecosystems.Meanwhile, women consist of the majority of the world 's poor，and so are more dependent for their livelihood on natural resources that are threatened by climate change. And around the world, women and girls are the most likely to be responsible for fetching water for their families.This exposes them to danger and leaves them with less time to attend school, earn money, or simply to rest. But the fact is that the effects of climate change will be felt globally.Despite the difficulties she is facing, trying to get an education, Mathilda says she hopes to serve her community in a leadership role when she grows up.“All of the world's leaders need to work together to solve this problem that we are all facing,” she said.24. Mathilda has to spend _______fetching water every school day.A. two hoursB. four hoursC. more than four hoursD. almost a whole day25. The first two paragraphs are intended to tell us____________.A. the cause and effect of lack of waterB. one serious consequence of climate changeC. the difficulties in fetching water in the semiarid regionD. the hardship of life for the people in the semiarid region26. We can conclude from the passage that________________.A. climate change is everyone's businessB. water is becoming rare because of rising temperaturesC. fetching water takes up Mathilda's half of studying timeD. females are more responsible for fetching water for their families27. The passage is mainly about the problem caused by_______________.A. rising temperaturesB. fetching waterC. climate changeD. water shortageCI walked up to the counter. Behind it was a lady with glasses on the tip of her nose and gray hair on her head.“Excuse me,” I said. She looked up. “You’re that Clements kid,” she said. “I’ m Miss Bee. Come closer and let me get a look at you.” She pushed her glasses up her nose. “I can describe you to the police if something goes missing from the store.”“I’ m not a thief!” I was shocked. I was seven too young to be a thief!“From what I can see you’re not much of anything. But I can tell you’ve got potential.” She went back to reading her newspaper.“I need to get these.” I said, holding up my list. “So? Go get them.” Miss Bee pointed to a sign on the screen door. “I’m not your servant, so I suggest you get yourself a basket and start filling.”I visited Miss Bee several times a week that summer. Sometimes she short-changed me. Other times she overcharged. “That can of beans is only twenty nine cents” I corrected her one afternoon. I had watched the numbers change on the cash register closely, and Miss Bee had added 35 cents. She didn't seem embarrassed. She just looked at me over her glasses and fixed the price.But she ever let me declare victory. All summer long she found ways to play tricks on me. No sooner had I learned how to pronounce bicarbonate of soda(小苏打) and memorized its location on the shelf than Miss Bee rearranged the shelve and made me hunt for it all over again.One day before I left, she said, “I know what you think of me, but I don't care! Each of us is put on this earth for a reason. I believe my job is to teach every child I meet life lessons. When you get older you'll be glad our paths crossed!” Glad I met Miss Bee？Ha! The idea was absurd…Until one day my daughter asked me to finish her math problems. “If I do it for you how will you ever learn to do it yourself?” I said. Suddenly, I remembered the lady Miss Bee.28. The girl felt __________ when Miss Bee implied she could be a thief.A. surprisedB. shockedC. puzzledD. annoyed29. We can infer from Paragraph 6 that Miss Bee ______________.A .showed no care about her mistakes B. made the girl learn to double-checkC. was always playing tricks on the girlD. was careless and dishonest to do business30. It can be learned from the passage that Miss Bee ______________.A. knew her job was to help every child she metB. asked the girl to shop by herself to test her honestyC. taught the girl many lessons but she didn't understandD. rearranged the shelves to teach the girl to be changeable31. Which is NOT the lesson the writer learnt from shopping?A Treat others kindly and politely. B. Don’t be so quick to judge others.C. The best teachers aren’t only in school.D. Try our best though the task seems beyond us.DA new graph has revealed exactly how long you’11 need to sweat it out in the gym to neutralize (抵消) swallowing a favorite fast food.While eating fried chicken, pizza and burgers will all entail a gym session of over an hour doing cardio(有氧运动)or lifting weights, women have it far harder than men and must work extra hard to banish calorie-packed meals.After a classic McDonald's favorite, the Big Mac, men would need to do 42 minutes of cardio or 57 minutes of weightlifting.As for women, fifty one minutes of cardio would help counter the 24 grams of fat in a Big Mac---over a quarter of the recommended daily allowance - --or an hour and eight minutes of weightlifting.However, the 450g Tesco chocolate cake was by far the worst offender. Clocking in at a whopping 1,710 calories and 90 grams of fat, only a hardcore gym session is going to shift the calories you’ve absorbed from this dessert. The average woman would have to lift weights for almost four hours to work off the calories in this cake.Comparatively a chocolate bar seems healthy, with 237 calories which would take 25 minutes for the average woman to run off. Alternatively you could spend thirty three minutes doing weightlifting exercises.Men will have to complete 40 minutes of cardio and 53 minutes of weightlifting while women will have to complete 48 minutes of cardio and 64 minutes of weightlifting against the calories in French fries.32. The fat of the recommended daily allowance for women is _________grams.A .18 B. 20 C. 24 D. 3033. According to the passage, __________is the unhealthiest food.A. French friesB. the Big MacC. a chocolate barD. Tesco chocolate cake31. Compared with men, women must spend ________to consume the calories in French fries.A. 11 more minutes lifting weightsB. 8 less minutes doing cardioC. 8 more minutes lifting weightsD. 11 less minutes doing cardio35. The main purpose of the passage is to___________.A. inform us to stay away from fast foodB. offer us advice on how to keep healthyC. tell us some information about fast foodD. suggest what we do to work off the caloriesEIt’s Time to Put it AwayYour smart phone may have hurt you before you realize it. Don't be addicted to it. Put your phone away, OK?1.Cyber SicknessAlso called “digital motion sickness”, symptoms that range from headaches to woozy feelings can occur when you quickly scroll on your smart phone or watch action packed video on your screen. 36. Your sense of balance is different from other senses in that it has lots of inputs. When those inputs don’t agree, that’s when you feel dizziness and sickness.2. Text ClawIt is the unofficial term for soreness and muscle contraction felt in the finger, wrist and forearm after heavy smart phone use. 37. So if you’re always on your phone, it makes sense to feel discomfort in your hands and forearms.3. Eye StrainDo you stare at a screen for hours on end? If you’re reading this, you very well might. 38. Staring at your digital devices for a long time can lead to dry eyes, headaches and tiredness, which can decrease your productivity. Experts suggest taking screen breaks every 20 minutes.4. Text NeckSimilar to the claw, text neck---discomfort in the neck and spine happens when you spend a long time looking down at your smart phone. 39. Being mindful of how far your neck bends when you’re on your phone---- and bending it back to an upright position can help reduce the risk of text neck.5. Pedestrian safetyPedestrian deaths are on the rise because too many smart phone users engage in distracted walking. While focused on the cyber world, many of us can lose reality of the physical one. Elemental pedestrian safety knowledge is compromised by technology, and the risks are scary. 40.A. We should taking breaks for a while.B. The sensation results from a mismatch between sensory inputs.C. Remember that pedestrian safety is more important than smart phone.D. The habit may lead to people requiring medical spine care at a younger age.E. To avoid injury or worse, put your phone away until you’ve reached a safe spot.F. Any specific motor activity can cause pain in the tendons (筋) and muscles when done repeatedly.G. Any activity that requires active use of your eyes---driving and reading included---can cause eye tiredness.第二部分英语知识运用（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C 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。

2016-2017学年度高三年级第三次模拟考试英语科试卷第一局部：听力〔共两节，总分为30分〕做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容完毕后，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；每一小题1.5分，总分为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三个选项中选出最优选项，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。

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1. What have the speakers probably been doing?A. Reading magazines.B. Studying for a test.C. Waiting for their professor.2. What does the woman mean?A. The man’s son is not the best choice.B. The man has no work experience.C. The man shouldn’t retire very soon.3. What do we know about the accident?A. It happened at night.B. Some people were killed.C. The woman learned about it from the paper.4. What can we know about the man?A. He dislikes working in the company.B. He will probably stay in the company.C. He is worried about losing the job.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. How to get a book.B. What their teacher is like.C. Whether there is a bookstore.第二节〔共15小题；每一小题1.5分，总分为22.5分〕听下面5段对话或独白。

高中英语真题：学2016届高三第三次模拟考试英语试题Word版.doc一、阅读理解(共4题)1.The International Voluntary Service runs a number of Youth Exchanges throughout the year. Youth Exchanges give small groups of 4-5 young people the opportunity to take part in volunteering trips abroad for an average of two weeks. These young people are joined by 4-5 young people from 3-4 other nationalities and are a wonderful intercultural experience in a safe environment.Example Youth Exchanges:Youth Exchange 1Location：IrelandOther nationalities：Ireland, Spain, Italy, HungaryTheme: Focuses on the topic of community reconstruction and community activities —exploring how local issues facing our communitiesare connected to global issues. The group will also learn about the eco-village as an example of a community and take part in team-building activities.Youth Exchange 2Location: FranceOther nationalities: Bulgaria, Italy, FranceTheme：Organic gardening & continual living. This project will take place in a natural park, where the group will take part in gardening activities and games / workshops about continuous development.Youth Exchange 3Location: MacedoniaOther nationalities: Serbia, Turkey, IrelandTheme: Foster (培养) social inclusion and motivate personal development of young people through sports and outdoor activities. Promote outdoor activities as a tool to help inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities.Youth Exchange 4Location: ItalyOther nationalities: Italy, Bulgaria, GreeceTheme: A social-environmental project that intends to promote social inclusion and continuous development, regarded as a process of civil rights and active citizenship. Over 10 days, the group will participate in activities to raise awareness about the effect of our behavior on the environment.1. What do you focus on when traveling in France?A. Gardening workB. Civil rightsC. Developing social inclusion.D. Rebuilding communities2. If you are interested in protecting the environment, you can take part in ______.A. Youth Exchange 1B. Youth Exchange 2C. Youth Exchange 3D. Youth Exchange 43. Which nationality are Youth Exchanges most popular with?A. SpainB. ItalyC. IrelandD. France2.As anyone who freelances (做自由职业) knows, there are lots of advantages of working at home alone. But there are drawbacks too, like the potential loneliness. No wonder co-working spaces are becoming so popular: they permit self-employed individuals to feel like they are part of all office environment, while making them get some work done too. But renting a co-working space does cost money.Now a Swedish project is aiming to change that by turning people’s under-used homes into temporary co-working spaces, available to freelancers for free. Hoffice was started by freelancers Christofer Gradin Franzen and Johline Zandra about a year ago in Stockholm when they invited a few people into their home office to work together. It was a great success, and the project has since spread to a number of cities in Europe, North and South America, Australia, India and Japan. Anyone can sign up and offer their home space as a free co-working space, or go find a Hoffice near them.On a Hoffice day, everyone arrives and starts work at a certain hour. After 45 minutes, everyone gets up to take a break, stretch, do qigong or yoga for 10 to 15 minutes. Afterwards, people can gather around again, and re-state their intentions and goals for the rest of the work day, as a way to motivate each other. Meals can be eaten together at a certain hour, potluck-style(家常饭)or by bringing your own lunch.This process creates an encouraging and supportive work environment. As some freelancers describe, “By working at Hoffice, we give ourselves and each other the gift to spend our days in a social working environment, wherewe are extremely productive without ignoring our other human needs. We also make sure to give us and each other what we need to feel calm, happy, inspired and creative during the worki ng day. ”So Hoffice is not just about sharing space；it's also about a free exchange of ideas. And perhaps the best thing is that Hoffices are free to use.4. Hoffice was started to________.A. change people’s attitude to workB. encourage people to be more socialC. improve people’s working conditionsD. provide a co-working space for free5. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 3？A. How people respond to Hoffice.B. How a Hoffice day works.C. What people share at Hoffice.D. What Hoffice means to people.6. Some freelancers’descriptions of Hoffice suggest that they________.A. benefit a lot from the working styleB. work longer than beforeC. expect more people to join themD. can’t be separated from each other7. What do we know about Hoffice according to the text?A. It is becoming increasingly popular.B. It has been around for quite a few years.C. It has created many new job opportunities.D. It is suitable for people from all walks of life.3.Billboard Music Awards of the Year 2015 goes to Taylor Swift, a singer-songwriter, who has shaped and inspired the American music industry with her success.When T aylor Swift first came to public notice, she was a 17-year-old newcomer who loved singing to her own guitar. She was far more enthusiastic than skilled, but apparently threw spark of superb talent.Four years later, Swift has become a multi-awards winner, with the biggest selling albums. For her consummate performance, Taylor Swift wasnamed Billboard magazine’s woman in 2011. She is the youngest artist to receive honors and several Billboard Music Awards, among them Top Country Album for the five-time platinum (白金) selling Speak Now, her third album that was released that year.“Taylor has shown the power of good songwriting with music of styles.”said Bill Werde, Billboard’s editorial director, “And at such a young age, Taylor has already made a major impact on music and has been an unbelievable role model for promising artists and young woman everywhere.”Swift is used to breaking chart records and winning honors since her career started. She followed that up in 2008 with Fearless, which established her as a skilled songwriter with several hits, including Love Story, You Belong With Me and White Horse.Not surprisingly, the 6-time platinum Fearless is the most awarded album in country music history in the US and her overall worldwide sales now reach 20 million albums and 40 million songs downloads. Swift has spent the past year on the Speak NOW World Tour in support of her third album, and now she’s getting ready to go further.According to a recent interview with The New Yorker magazine, Swift has so far written about 10 songs for a 2016 album. She said the new album is about feelings of growing up and becoming an adult.“They’re sad if I'm being honest.” Swift told The New Yorker. “They’re about my heartbreaks and my moving on. But more importantly, they are about achieving contentment. You’re not always going to be ridiculously happy as you grow up. ”8. As a newcomer in the show business, Taylor Swift was considered to be_______.A. a skilled songwriterB. an outstanding artistC. an energetic directorD. a promising talent9. The underlined word “consummate” in Paragraph 3 can best be replaced by______.A. confidentB. professionalC. excellentD. different10.What can we learn from the passage？A. Speak Now is Taylor Swift’s third album.B. Fearless marked the b eginning of Swift’s career.C. Swift’s new album is about feelings of grown-ups.D. Swift has gained Billboard magazine’s woman twice.11. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage？A. A Rising Music GeniusB. Taylor’s Heartbreaks in GrowthC. An Interview with Taylor SwiftD. Billboard Music Awards in America4.If asked if space exploration should continue, most Americans would give an immediate response either in favor of continuing or in favor of ending space exploration. A common response would be that space exploration is a waste of money. An average American, uneducated on the subject, might believe that the government is wasting billions of dollars on the research that has no value. Someone strange to the subject might say that a space shuttle goes up once in a while and that is about all that happens. Research is ongoing and continues when there are no shuttles being launched. This also costs the government money. Does the extreme cost of space exploration make sense?One argument is that the government is wasting money on the research not being used on Earth. Actually, the money goes to workers and scientists that support National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASN) missions, and goes to major companies that play important roles in major sectors of the US economy. Boeing is a partner of NASA for aircraft, the same company that makes commercial aircraft for the airline industry.Another benefit to continuing space exploration is the many technologies it provides., The artificial (人造的) heart resulted from experiments on the space shuttle. The handheld Jaws of Life used to save victims from car accidents resulted from the system used to separate the space shuttle from its booster rockets. Insulation (隔热板) in homes that keeps them warm and energy efficient is based on the technology used to insulate the space shuttle.There are direct benefits to the economy provided by NASA missions as well as those technologies. These advances are found in food, building materials, medical procedures and the vehicles we drive. While it can be proven that billions of dollars that could be used elsewhere is being spent on space exploration, the benefits it provides outweigh the terrible aspects. As a matter of fact, the money spent helps to improve the quality of our lives.12. How is Paragraph 2 mainly developed?A. By offering analyses.B. By making comparisons.C. By giving some examples.D. By presenting research findings.13. The function of Jaws of Life is to_____.A. save people from traffic accidents.B. do experiments on the space shuttleC. keep houses warm and energy efficientD. separate the space shuttle from its booster rockets.14. In the author’s opinion, space exploration______.A. has changed our life completelyB. costs too much of our timeC. benefits us in many waysD. has nothing to do with us15. What would be the best title for the text?A. Benefits of space explorationB. Is space exploration worth the cost?C. How to make space exploration affordableD. Missions of the NASA space shuttle program二、未分类(共2题)munication has always been one of the basic keys to success. They say great public speakers are born and not made, but there are always some tricks of the trade which will help you in becoming a great orator. 16 Read, Study and LearnReading and studying helps you to learn different words and ways to convey your idea. Watch how other speakers talk. 17 Learn from the experts and get tips from them if you can.Posture is ImportantWho said that communication is just speaking words? 18 If you stand confidently or if you are sitting up straight, it expresses that you arefocused on what you’re doing and that you know what you are speaking about. It also shows how much you value their time and attention.Show Enthusiasm19 Even a tech novice (新手) would get enthusiastic about the new invention when Jobs would present it. It’s because he had that enthusiasm which would spread to other people in a heartbeat. So you must show enthusiasm in what you are speaking about, or it will seem that even you are uninterested in what you have to say.Welcome Questions20 Allow your audience some time to ask you questions. This stage will help you determine if you have effectively shared your knowledge, if your audience took notice and listened to you and if there are any parts that you need to discuss again or clarify.A. Pay attention to their facial expressions and hand gestures.B. Communication is not only done orally.C. Have you ever heard the late Steve Jobs holding a speech?D. Here are some tricks which will help you in becoming a great speaker.E. Once you have gotten used to it, your confidence will grow and it will show.F. This is decisive in any speeches that you make.G. How you stand or sit also communicates different ideas to others.2.Mass media are very important tools of communication, through 41 information is passed to even the farthest end of the world. They 42 (able) us to communicate with each other by 43 (help) us to overcome the barriers of time and space.Mass media function in various 44 (way). Below are listed the most commonly seen.First, mass media keep us well 45 (inform) of the happenings of the world which would otherwise remain unknown.Second, mass media persuade us 46 (most) through advertisements. As we can see, newspapers, magazines and TV arefilled 47 all kinds of colourful, persuasive advertisements which tempt us to buy their products.Third, mass media give 48 entertainment. Television and radio broadcasting provide us with a big variety of programmes every day. Films, books, magazines, etc. give us 49 (day) amusement.In a word, mass media 50 (be) all the more important in the future and their function will enormously expand. Limited by space, only a few examples are mentioned here.三、完型填空(共1题)st weekend I went snowshoeing with a group of teachers from my school. 21 , it felt a little strange --- a bit like ,wearing flippers（脚蹼）22 you swim! l felt quite clumsy to start with, and it was 23 to climb over the fallen trees with the snowshoes 24 to my feet. However, I love 25 and am used to walking in mountainous areas 26 I soon got used to it. I loved walking through the forest and seeing all the trees covered in 27 ! At times, walking uphill in the snow was hard, 28 when there were rocks underneath the snow. Once we reached the 29 it was worth it! The mountain we 30 was called "Le Tanet" and it was l,292 m high --- that's higher than Snowdon, the tallest mountain in Wales! The sky was a bit gray, but the views were 31 . I managed to get some great 32 --- and remembered to use my new camera! After takinglots of photos, we started going down. In some ways, going down the mountain was harder than 33 . It was very steep(陡峭), and it was easy to 34 in the snow.At the bottom, we had a hot drink in a cabin --- it was clearly 35 after a few hours of walking in the cold! Before we went 36 I attempted sledging(雪橇) which I'd never 37 before! It was great fun!To be honest, I'd really 38 snowshoes as an alternative to the more well-known 39 sports. Besides being a lot cheaper than skiing, it's easier to do and is considered to be a lot 40 !21. A. At first B. By day C. Above all D. By chance22. A. unless B. when C. since D. before23. A. practical B. easy C. difficult D. enjoyable24. A. designed B. reviewed C. adjusted D. attached25. A. swimming B. skiing C. hiking D. riding26. A. and B. but C. if D. so27. A. mud B. fog C. dirt D. snow28. A. especially B. normally C. directly D. perfectly29. A. bottom B. top C. valley D. beach30. A. promoted B. climbed C. protected D. ignored31. A. excellent B. common C. similar D. universal32. A. assistance B. guides C. photos D. equipment33. A. lying B. checking C. staying up D. going up34. A. spread B. test C. slip D. sleep35. A. needed B. displayed C. controlled D. backwards36. A. upstairs B. home C. abroad D. changed37. A. gotten B. seen C. lost D. tried38. A. suspect B. dislike C. recommend D. quit39. A. extreme B. winter C. water D. track40. A. cheaper B. safer C. firmer D. slower四、短文改错(共1题)1.假定英语课上英语老师要求同桌之间互相修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。

2016届高三英语第三次模拟考试题（附答案）2015―2016学年度上学期高三第三次模拟考试英语科试卷时间：120分钟满分：150分命题人/校对人：高三英语组本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第 II 卷（非选择题）。

第 I 卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）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。

1. What is the woman doing?A. Singing a songB. Listening to musicC. Reading a book 2. What day is it tomorrow? A. Wednesday B. Thursday C. Friday 3. What will the weather be like this afternoon? A. Snowy B. Rainy C. Cloudy 4. What did Alice do this afternoon? A. She went boating with Ted. B. She saw a movie with Mike. C. She waited for Mike for a long time. 5. What is the man’s plan for the day after tomorrow? A. To stay at home. B. To go to the airport.C. To go on a picnic. 第二节（共15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，从题中所给A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

湖北省黄冈市英山县第一中学高三英语上学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1. —How long will it take you to fly from Qingdao to Shanghai?—________one hour, but I’m not sure.A. DefinitelyB. NarrowlyC. RoughlyD. Exactly参考答案：C【详解】考查副词词义辨析。

句意：——坐飞机从青岛到上海要多长时间？——大约一个小时，但我不确定。

A. Definitely当然；B. Narrowly 勉强地；C. Roughly大约；D. Exactly确切地。

由but I’m not sure可知，说话人也不确定是不是一个小时到达，因此此处用“大约”符合语境。

故选C项。

2. Take some time to _______ your successes and failures.A. account ofB. reflect onC. work outD. call up参考答案：B3. Feng Xiaogang’s latest film Youth, now a box office hit, scheduled for release on Sept 29, was held back for two months.A. casuallyB. originallyC. temporarilyD. eventually参考答案：B4. I'm not sure exactly how much money you'll receive, but it will ___ cover your major expenses. A．firmly B．roughly C． ly D．urgently参考答案：B略5. Typhoon Morakot has caused great _________ to the local economic in Wenzhou.A. injuryB. woundC. ruinD. damage参考答案：D6. Nanjing is ____ most beautiful city , where you can see ____ famous Changjiang River.A. a; theB. a; 不填C.the; aD. 不填; the参考答案：A7. —I’m burnt out as I’ve been working on my essay all the time.—____________. You’ll surely make it.A. Don’t put on airsB. Give me a breakC. Don’t get on my nerveD. Hang in there参考答案：D【详解】考查情景对话。

2019-2020学年黄冈英山县第一中学高三英语三模试题及答案第一部分阅读（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AMany workers have had no choice but to adapt to working from home in recent months since offices shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic (新冠疫情). And the noisy situation and endless housework may result in a terrible emotion. A new option is waiting foryou. That is WFH: work from a hotel.Hotel FigueroA special program titled Work Perks aims to reposition some of 94-year-old Hotel Figuero’s 268 rooms as day-use offices.According to Managing Director Connie Wang, the set-up launched in June and is a great opportunity to get out of their houses with high-speed Wi-Fi, unlimited printing privileges and free parking. The 350-square-foot rooms sell for $ 129 per day, with an option to extend to an overnight stay for an additional $ 20.The WytheA boutique hotel in Brooklyn. The hotel recently announced a partnership with co-working office space company Industrious through which it is recycling 13 second-story guest rooms to serve as offices for up to four people.Each of the rooms has a small outdoor platform, and dogs are welcome. Pricing starts at $ 200 and goes up to $ 275, depending on how many people use the space.The SawyerThe Sawyer, in Sacramento, California, is offering pool cabanas (更衣室) for use as outdoor offices, complete with fast Wi-Fi, free parking and catered lunch for $ 150 per day.HotelsByDayYannis Moati founded HotelsByDay back in 2015. That company has grown to include more than 1,500 hotels, and has seen a significant increase in the number of inquiries for day-use bookings lately.Moati said the current situation will force hotels to upgrade themselves to stay alive, and he predicted that offering rooms for day-use only is one of the directions they will go.1.How much should one pay for a 24-hour stay in Hotel Figuero?A.$ 129.B.$ 149.C.$ 150.D.$ 200.2.Which hotel allows pets in?A.The Wythe.B.The Sawyer.C.HotelsByDay.D.Hotel Figuero.3.What do we know about Yannis Moati?A.He started a program titledWork Perks.B.He has upgraded at least 1,500 rooms.C.He usually predicts everything correctly.D.He is optimistic about the WFH trend.BIt’s a big change from homeless teen to Yale (耶鲁)medical school student, butperseverancepaid off for Chelesa Fearce of Clayton County, Georgia.Fearce was a fourth grader when her mom was diagnosed (诊断) with Lymphoma (淋巴瘤).That began a hard time for the family. They had to move in and out of shelters,hotels and even the family car.“I know I have been made stronger. I was homeless. My family slept on the floor and we were lucky if we got more than one full meal a day. Getting a shower, food and clean clothes was an everyday struggle,” Fearce said in a speech she gave at her high school graduation ceremony. Fearce overcame her day-to-day struggles by focusing on a better day. “I just told myself to keep working, because the future will not be like this anymore. And that helped me get through,” she told WSBTV.Fearce was determined to be a good role model for her younger sister. She found inspiration in her late grandmother, struggling with deadly diseases, who gave Fearce emotional support. In her junior and senior year, Fearce took both high school and college courses, missing out on the free meals she depended on so she could get to her college classes. Despite having to use her cellphone to study after the shelter lights were turned off at night, she not only graduated as valedictorian (毕业生代表) of her 2013 class with a 4.5 grade average, but was also given a ride scholarship—including a meal plan to Spelman College in Atlanta.After graduation, she worked full time for two years at the National Institutes for Health inBethesda,Maryland,doing research on drugs. Last fall, she entered Yale and set a course to earn both a PhD and medical degree.4. What does the underlined word “perseverance” in paragraph 1 refer to?A. instant passion.B. continuous efforts.C. great patience.D. selfless ambitions.5. How did Fearce feel facing the sufferings?A. Sad and disappointed.B. Stressed and defeated.C. Determined and confident.D. Joyous and contented.6. What can we know about Fearce’s learning experience?A. Her grandma encouraged her to study medicine.B. Her high school offered her free meals and courses.C. She failed to study late due to frequent power cut.D. She gained remarkable high school achievement.7. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. From Homeless to YaleB. Meet American’s Top GirlC. Disabled but not DefeatedD. Chelesa Fearce: A Girl of Many TalentsCIf you go into the forest with friends, stay with them. If you don’t, you may get lost. If you get lost, this is what you should do. Sit down and stay where you are. Don’t try to find your friends—let them findyou. You can help them find you by staying in one place. There is another way to help your friends or other people to find you. You can shout or whistle three times. Stop. Then shout or whistle three times again. Any signal given three times is a call for help.Keep up shouting or whistling. Always three times together. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making a noise for fun. They will let you know that they have heard your signal. They will give you two shouts or two whistles. When a signal is given twice, it is an answer to a call for help.If you don’t think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house with branches(树枝). Make yourself a bed with leaves and grass.When you need some water, you have to leave your little branch house to look for it. Don’t just walk away. Pick off small branches and drop them as you walk in order to go back again easily. When you are lost, the most important thing to do is to stay in one place.8. If you get lost in the forest, you should _________.A. try to find your friends in no timeB. stay in one place and give signalsC. walk around the forestD. shout as loudly as possible9. Which signal is a call for help?A. Crying twice.B. Shouting here and there.C. Whistling everywhere in the forest.D. Shouting or whistling three times together.10. When you hear two shouts or two whistles, you know that _________.A. someone needs your helpB. something terrible will happenC. people will come to help youD. someone is afraid of an animal11. What’s the meaning of the last paragraph?A. Use branches to make a bed.B. Drop branches to look for water.C. Pick off branches to build another house.D. Leave branches to help you find your way back.DFirefighters in Florida this week helped rescue a bald eagle with a fishing hook stuck in its beak（嘴）and the attached line wrapped around its wing and beak. Firefighters at Pasco County Fire Rescue Station 21 on Thursday were greeted by two children holding the injured bald eagle and seeking help, according to the station’s Facebook page.The firefighters called Owl’s Nest Sanctuary（保护区）for Wildlife in Odessa for assistance and a volunteer came out to help. "It appears that the eagle was wrapped in the line for about two days, was underweight, and thirsty,” the post said.Floridahas one of the densest concentrations of nesting bald eagles in the lower 48 states with an estimated 1 ,500 nesting pairs according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.PascoCountyis located in the state's west central coast north ofTampa.After the eagle was examined, it was placed in a container and taken to the sanctuary for treatment where Kris Potter, the sanctuary's director, successfully removed the hook.The sanctuary posted on its Facebook page that the eagle is making up for lost time when it comes to food. "He's eating all his meals with great enthusiasm and doesn't leave a crumb（碎屑）behind,“ the post said. "In the meantime, this big guy is resting and recovering ——he's already looking so much better!”After the eagle is considered stable, it will be taken toBuschGardensinTampafor further treatment, according to the post.“ Thankfully the eagle appears in good health and veterinarians（兽医）believe that the eagle will fully recover," the post said.When the eagle is cleared for return to the wild, it will be released in the area around Station 21 , the station said in its post.“A big thank-you to everyone who helped save this bald eagle's life! We are thankful for this happy outcome!” the post concluded. The sanctuary used the story to remind those who enjoy fishing to properly dispose of their garbage.12. Who initially found the injured bald eagle?A. Firefighters.B. Two children.C. The sanctuary's founder.D. A volunteer.13. Where will the eagle be set free?A. AtPascoCounty Fire Rescue Station 21.B. In the neighborhood around Station 21.C. In the sanctuary inOdessa.D. InBuschGardensinTampa.14. Why did the sanctuary post the story?A. To win a good reputation.B. To praise those firefighters.C. To appeal to people to protect bald eagles.D. To remind fishing lovers to deal with rubbish properly.15. What can we know about the outcome of the event?A. It's unexpected.B. It's beautiful.C. It's humorous.D. It's discouraging.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。

2020-2021学年黄冈英山县第一中学高三英语三模试题及答案第一部分阅读（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ADive with Big SharksOur shark dive adventures make use of hookah systems and shark cages. A hookah system is a system of providing air from the surface to divers down below. Cage divers breathe by using a regulator connected to an air hose.Is SharkDiving Dangerous?Yes. You could get sunburnt. You could hit your head on the top bunk getting out of bed. You could fall overboard. As for a shark attack, according to the International Shark Attack File, you are far more likely to be killed by a dog or a deer.Pricing & DetailsOne day Cage Diver Adventure $ 875Our expert shark diver team will accompany you to the best viewing areas within the Marine Sanctuary. There, we'll drop our cage and prepare to provide you with a view you'll never forget.No dive experience is necessary. Our cages sit just below the surface. You'll be able to breathe comfortably from your snorkel or air hose while you move about the cage, taking photos and having fun.Top Shark Adventure $ 375If you want to see great white sharks but prefer them a little further away, we offer great top-side shark viewing from our observation deck(甲板). Help scan the horizon for fins and watch for sharks attacking their prey(猎物).Important NoteThere's No Shark GuaranteeAlthough we go to the best places at the best time of year, we cannot guarantee you'll see sharks. We've been very successful in past shark seasons and expect another incredible year. However, if we see no sharks, there is no refund(退款).1.Which of the following is TRUE about the two adventures?___________.A.Top Shark Adventure makes use of hookah systems.B.Cage Diver Adventure offers you a view of the bottom of the sea.C.Cage Diver Adventure is less interesting than the other.D.Top Shark Adventure is suitable for those worried about danger.2.We can learn from the advertisement that there might be a risk that____________.A.you fail to achieve your purpose of the tripB.you are out of breath deep down in the seaC.you are hurt by a shark while diving thereD.you suffer from lack of skill in shark diving3.It can be inferred from the advertisement that shark diving is____________.A.difficult but excitingB.challenging and tiringC.amazing and enjoyableD.expensive but popularBA North Atlantic right whale calf(幼崽) was discovered dead on the beach of an island off North Carolina. The male newborn was found on North Core Banks, part of the Cape Lookout National Seashore. The reports indicate that the animal died during birth or shortly after, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA). Scientists took DNA to determine the calf’s mother.This is the beginning of the right whale’s reproduction(繁殖) season, which begins mid-November and runs through mid-April. NOAA called this death a disastrous start to the season. Each new right whale calf brings so much hope for this badly endangered animals, and losses like this have a great impact on their recovery, NOAA said.The right whale is one of the rarest marine mammals(哺乳动物) in the world, according to NOAA. They will soon be extinct unless something is done to save it, researchers warn. This kind of whale has been experiencing an Unusual Death Event over the past three years, according to NOAA. Since 2017, at least 32 dead and 13 seriously wounded whales have been documented by the organization. “This means more than 10 percent of the remaining population,” according to NOAA.NOAA posted a piece of news on Monday, the same day they announced the calf’s death, warning boaters to be watchful as the whales are migrating(迁徙) nearly 1,000 miles along the Atlantic Coast. The organization calls for boaters to be watchful, slow down and to give these endangered whales plenty of room. They also ask all fishermen to remove their unused nets from the ocean to help avoid possibledamage.4. Why did scientists take DNA of the calf?A. To save its mother.B. To confirm its identity.C. To determine the time of its death.D. To uncover the cause of its death.5. How many right whales are left according to the passage?A. About 40.B. About 50.C. About 400.D. About 500.6. What do we know aboutNorth Atlanticright whales?A. Their reproduction season usually last about half a year.B. They are the rarest marine mammals in the world.C. They are experiencing a high death rate of newborns.D. Their habitat runs nearly 1,000 miles along the coast.7. What’s the main purpose of the news posted on Monday?A. To announce the calf’s unusual death.B. To remind boaters to watch the whales.C. To protect the boats against the whales.D. To assist the whales’ seasonal migration.CHaley Curfman, 25, of Blackwell, Oklahoma, is a teacher at Blackwell Public School and last yearshe bought a plain(朴素的) white dress, which she set up a station in her classroom for her students to decorate, encouraging them to go and draw on the dress whenever they had free time. Haley set up a station at a table with the dress and some color1 ed markers so that her students could draw on it, having first seen the idea on Pinterest.After the kids had finished the design, she then surprised them all by wearing the dress to class, sharing pictures of herself in it on Facebook in a post that has since been shared over 200, 000 times.For teachers looking to do something similar for their own students, Haley said that she bought the dress off Amazon for less than $ 20 about six months ago and pre-washed the dress before she started the project. She used markers from Walmart. But she said these things can be bought in other places. She said, “To do the project, I set up a station at a table with the dress and markers. It takes anywhere from two weeks to a month to complete as we just work on it here and there when time allows. You'd better give the students enough time so they don't have to hurry.”“Teachers have been sharing their dresses, T-shirts, etc. with me that they've been creating since the 1950s with the same idea. It is amazing, and I love the fact that you are sharing them with me! Thank you all so much for your kindness and support,” she wrote on Facebook.Asked why she came up with the idea, Haley told Scary Mommy. “We don't have art in our school, so, I alwaystry to do little creative projects when possible.”8. What did Haley use the plain white dress to do?A. To teach her students painting.B. To prepare for her presentation.C. To ask her students to draw on it.D. To help her students with their homework.9. What do we know about the finished dress?A. It took Haley by surprise.B. It is kept by Haley at home.C. It is the product of a new idea.D. It has enjoyed popularity online.10. What should a teacher do if he or she wants to follow Haley's example?A. Buy the same dress online.B. Give the kids enough time.C. Buy the same markers in Walmart.D. Leave the finished work untouched.11. Why did Haley carry out the project?A. To teach art to her students.B. To show her idea on Pinterest.C. To share it with other teachers.D. To exciteher students' creativity.DEmojis are very popular among mobile phone and social media users. While there are emojis of almost every kind imaginable, from dinosaurs to joyful tears and eggplants, there is no emoji for forgiveness. Seeing the need to show understanding, aFinnish group decided it was time for a "forgiveness" emoji.Every year, the Unicode Consortium, which sets the standards, adds new emojis to the emoji keyboard on mobile phones and computers. In 2019, the Forgivemoji campaign was launched. Forgivemoji's site made an open call to the public to give their designs for a new forgiveness emoji, with the goal of presenting the symbol to the Unicode Consortium and getting it accepted by people.Tuomo Pesonen, communications director of the Unicode Consortium, explained why the forgiveness emoji isindispensablein today's world. “In our modern communication culture, emojis are an important way of expressing human feelings beyond words.” The campaign gained popularity, reaching over two million people around the world. They received many designs, including a bandaged heart, two holding hands, and people from different cultures hugging.After hundreds of people offered their ideas for this emoji, the winner was announced in February 2020. Former Finnish president Tarja Halonen was selected to choose the winner as she has been important in buildingbridges between people. The emoji that will be presented to the Unicode Consortium is an image of two hands giving a thumbs-up symbol in front of a heart. If the Unicode Consortium accepts the design, it will become available to the public in late 2021.The Forgivemoji campaign goes far beyond having a strong influence on social media. The message of showing forgiveness and understanding is helpful for the world at large.12. What's the idea behind the Fogivemoji campaign?A. people develop pleasant habits.B. To get people more friendly to each other.C. To pick a forgiveness emoji for the public to use.D. To make mobile phones and computers more convenient to use.13. What does the underlined word “indispensable” in Paragraph 3 mean?A. Necessary.B. Different.C. Changeable.D. Interesting.14. Why was Tarja Halonen selected to choose the winner for the campaign?A. She launched the campaign herself.B. She designed the most popular emoji.C. She was familiar with the emoji history.D. She played an important role in relating people.15. What can be the best title for the text?A. Forgiveness is important for peopleB. Emoji for forgiveness is on the wayC. Emojis are becoming interestingly popularD. Finnish people explore the stories of emojis第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。

天水一中2013级2015—2016学年度第一学期第三阶段考试英语试卷〔B卷，供普通班使用，总分为150分〕第I卷一、阅读理解〔共两节，总分为40分〕第一节〔共15小题；每一小题2分，总分为30分〕阅读如下短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最优选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AIt’s summer movie time again. Check out our list of four films.Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanRelease Date: November 4Story: It’s the summer before Harry Potter’s third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. A dangerous murderer, Sirius Black, has escaped from the Wizards’ Prison. And he was ordered to kill Harr y Potter.Around the World in 80 DaysRelease Date: November 16Story: This version of the classic novel set in 1872 focuses on Passepartout ( Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan), a Chinese thief who seeks refuge (庇护) with a strange London adventurer, Phileas Fogg. Passepartout uses his martial art skills(军事技能) to defend Fogg from danger as he travels around the world in 80 days.Spider-Man 2Release Date: November 30Story: Peter Parker is still coming to accept his dual identity (双重身份) as the crime superhero Spider-Man. He wants to reveal his secret identity to Mary Jane, meanwhile, his Aunt May is in trouble. This is Dr Otto Octavius who has appeared to bring her a lot of troubles.King ArthurRelease Date: November 7Story: King Arthur is presented as a clever ruler who manages to unite all the knights in Britain. Under the guidance of Merlin and the beautiful, brave Guinevere, Arthur will struggle to realize his dreams.1. When can you see the film acted by Jackie Chan?A. November 4B. November 30C. November 16.D. November 7.2. In Spider-Man 2, Aunt May’s trouble is caused by______.A. Spider-ManB. Peter ParkerC. Mary JaneD. Dr Otto Octavius3. What kind of article of this passage?A. A news reportB. A funny diary.C. An advertisement.D. A composition.BAn African proverb says that a single hand cannot tie a bundle. Everyone needs companions to help them sail through the rough seas of life. Even the strongest and richest person still needs friends. Our money and strength would have no value if we had no friends to share with us. The best friendship is a give-and-take relationship. We need the support of our family, friends and the community. In turn we also give support to the society, our friends and our family.The word “friend〞 has many meanings. It could be the bus driver who takes you to and from work every day. It could be a parent, a colleague, a wife or husband, a brother or sister, or even the unknown person who helped you just once when you could not find your way. Real friends share not only our happiness but our sorrows as well. This may explain why we have the expression “a friend in need is a friend indeed〞.Friendship is like the sunshine that keeps us warm. It is like the refreshing raindrops on the fields that give the farmers hope of a good planting season. Without friends our life would be like a desert where our only friend would be lonelinessand sadness. The most fortunate person is the one who has friends from all levels in the society. A driver might find friends not only among his colleagues but among farmers, bankers, traders, students, politicians or teachers. We should never forget our old friends when we make new ones. We should treasure each of our friends whether poor or rich, beautiful or not. Each friend is unique in his or her own way. And all together, they enrich life and make it very colourful.4. What is the main topic of the passage?A. How to sail through the sea of life.B. Friends and friendship.C. A friend in need is a friend indeed.D. Never forget old friends when making new ones.5. What is the correct understanding of friends according to the writer?A. Friends who share our happiness are not real friends.B. Friends will take us through rough seas.C. Friends never expect anything from others.D. Friends can be different people around us.6. An unknown person can be a friend as well when.A. he helps you with what you needB. he is told how to find his wayC. he becomes one of your familyD. he is a driver taking you from and to work7. The underlined word “unique〞in the last paragraph most probably means “〞.A. specialB. poorC. richD. valuableCMore than 2.25 billion cups of coffee are consumed across the globe each day, and it’s likely that many taste bi tter.Now, a new study suggests that coffee fans can make their drink taste sweeter by simply changing the colour of their cups.Scientists claim that blue and glass mugs, which are popular in some coffee shops,can reduce coffee’s bitterness, without any need for sugar, and that coffee drunk from white cups tastes the bitterest.To prove their claims, the researchers invited 36 volunteers and used three different colored cups -- blue, white and transparent glass -- to do an experiment.In the experiment, coffee consumed from the white cup was found to taste less sweet when compared to the other two colored cups, while the blue cup made the coffee taste the sweetest.The scientists believe that the colour brown may be associated with coffee’s bitterness because coffee in a white cup appears the brownest and tastes the bitterest.“Our study clearly shows that the colour of a coffee cup does influence the perceived (感受到的) taste and flavor of coffee,〞 said Dr George Doorn of Federation University Australia, “but the potential effects may be different between a one-time purchase and a return customer.〞“Anyhow, the effect of the colour of the cup on the flavor of the coffee suggests that café owners, baristas (服务员), as well as coffee cup manufacturers should carefully consider the colour of their cups, 〞 he added.However, the idea that colour can alter the taste of food and drink is not new.A study published last year revealed that red, strawberry-flavored mousse (慕斯蛋糕) served on a white plate was rated as 10 percent sweeter and 15 percent more flavorous than the same food presented on a black plate.8. What color of the cup can best reduce coffee’s bitterness without adding sugar?A. Blue.B. Brown.C. White.D. Transparent.9. The scientists used ________ to do the experiment to prove their claims.① different brands of coffee ② different colored coffee cups③ several volunteers ④ several manufacturesA. ① ②B. ② ③C. ② ④D. ③ ④10. Why does coffee in white cups taste the least sweet?A. Because white cups are not as beautiful as other cups.B. Because white cups make coffee appear the brownest.C. Because white cups reduce the sugar in them.D. Because white cups are better used to serve cakes.11. According to the article, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Black plates increase the sweetness of food and drink.B. Strawberry-flavored mousse is 10 percent sweeter than coffee.C. People consume more than 2.5 billion cups of coffee across the globe every year.D. People can make coffee taste sweeter by changing the color of their coffee cups.DPeter, a high school student, was pretty busy with school, and he was on the soccer team. High school was hard, because everyone wanted to have nice clothes, hang out, drive cars, and all these cost money. Peter’s father was the sort of guy that believed you had to earn whatever you got, so he wasn’t just about to hand over lots of money for Peter to use to have fun. So, he had to get a job.During his freshman year summer vacation, his classmate got him a job working on a hay (干草) farm. He threw hay up into wagons as the tractor drove around fields, and then they stacked (剁起) it in the hot barn.〔干草棚〕 It was a hot, low paying job.He once worked a few nights a week at a grocery store. He put things on the shelf. It was a lot of lifting and carrying, and his arms were strong from this and the previous job. It was dull and didn’t pay mu ch.He took some time off when soccer got serious, but the following summer he tried working at a lumber〔废旧家具〕yard. It was hot outside, but he got a lot of exercise lifting and carrying things like boards and drywall. He also learned a lot about building s upplies. It still didn’t pay well.From there, he spent a year doing some tutoring for a friend of the family, butthat was piecemeal. His first real job came the last year at school, when he fixed registers and worked on computers at a big box store. It was his favorite job yet, but it still didn’t pay well.What Peter realized with all of these jobs was that he needed a better paying job! The only way to get that was to get trained or educated. He could go to school and get a 2­year degree in an office or technical position. His other choices were going to a 4­year college or joining the army. He wasn’t sure what he was going to do yet, but he knew he had to do something. Jobs were a lot of work, money was hard to earn, but he liked staying busy and being able to buy things. Peter wanted the most out of life, and that meant education.12. How many jobs had Peter taken?A. ThreeB. FourC. FiveD. Six13.All the jobs Peter had taken had one thing in common:________.A. They were done during his vacationB. They were dull and tiresomeC. They needed hard labourD. They didn’t pay well14. ________was the most important for Peter if he wanted a good job.A. ConfidenceB. EducationC. OpportunityD. Wisdom15. We can learn from the text that________.A. Peter knew what to do for his futureB. Peter’s father didn’t care about himC. it was very hard for Peter to make his choicesD. Peter was determined to do whatever he liked第二节〔共5小题；每一小题2分，总分为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优选项。

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第I卷第一阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15个小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项。

ADuring a career planning class，Brenda Fabian asked how many students use Facebook，a popular online networking community for college students. Almost everyone in the room raised a hand.“Then I asked how many knew that employers are reviewing Facebook for hiring purposes，”says Fabian，director for Center for Career Services at Susquehanna University.“No hands were raised，and their faces revealed the students' surprise.”Although some parents do keep track of their teen's online activities，most teenagers don't realize that websites may be monitored by schools，prospective(未来的)employers or anyone else who might be interested in the teenager's lifestyle not just today but anytime in the future.Most of us don't realize that the information that gets posted on the Internet may be deleted，but it doesn't disappear permanently.“The stuff is there forever，”says Jamie Riehle，director of Web Publishing at Lycos.“It is backed up (备份)on servers and doesn't go away.”As company recruiters，college admission officers，law enforcement personnel and parents become more Web savvy (有见识的)，it becomes even more vital for teenagers to be cautious when posting any information on their websites. Even though sites that are private can be seen only by a preselected list of friends，there are companiesthat，for a fee，can dig deeper into cyberspace(络空间) and find anything. Even government officials who thought that deleting email would exonerate(宣布……无罪)them from wrongdoing are discovering that，on the Web，there is no such thing as private or gone forever.Steven Rothenberg，president and founder of College ，suggests that teenagers think of their Web posts as tattoos（纹身）. “Inherently(内在地)，there is nothing wrong with them if they are private，”he says.“But if they are visible or offensive，it can affect the way others see you.”1．The information posted on the Internet________.A．can be deleted easilyB．can't be deleted completelyC．usually falls in the hands of employersD．remains for a long time2．What do we know about sites that are private?A．They are owned by some companies.B．They charge people for viewing them.C．They can keep the information a secret.D．They are not so private as supposed.3．The second paragraph implies that________.A．one who posts negative things may have their employment affected B．a teenager should not write about his lifestyle onlineC．it's hard for parents to keep track of their teen's online activities D．the Internet is becoming more insecure4．Steven Rothenberg believes that________.A．teenagers should not be allowed to post anything onlineB．teenagers should keep their information private onlineC．teenagers should be cautious about their posts onlineD．teenagers should be monitored onlineBEveryone has got two personalities—the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don't show your secret personality when you are awake because you can control your behavior，but when you are asleep，your sleeping position shows the real you.In a normal night，of course，people frequently change their positions.The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.If you go to sleep on your back， you're a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or newideas. You don't like to displease people. So you never express your real feelings. You're quite shy and you aren't quite sure of yourself.If you sleep on your stomach，you are a rather secretive person. You worry a lot and you're always easily upset. You always stick to your own opinions or judgment，but you don't raise your hope too much. You usually live for today not tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time.If you sleep curled up，you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so you're often defensive(防卫的). You're shy and you don't normally like meeting people. You prefer to be on your own. You're easily hurt.If you sleep on your side，you have usually got a wellbalanced personality. You know your strength and weakness. You're usually careful. You trust yourself. You sometimes feel anxious，but you don't often get sad. You always say what you think even if it makes people rather angry.5．According to the passage，a person，who is not willing to change his mind probably sleeps________.A．on his side B．on his back C．curled up D．on his stomach6．If a person prefers to sleep curled up rather than on his back，he maybe want to________.A．do things personally B．stay aloneC．keep things secret D．trust others easily7．The main idea of this passage is that________.A．one's sleeping position has something to do with one's character B．everyone has got both real and secret personalitiesC．the position in which one goes to sleep is the most important one D．when awake，one does not show one's secret personalityCHere are some tips on how to keep you，your belongings and your money safe during traveling. After all，it'd be a shame to spend all that time finding the best price for your trip，only to lose your cash and credit cards to a thief.Don't let others know that you are new here.You're a tourist. You know that，but you don't want anybody else to know that. Don't unfold your big map on a busy corner. Don't ask strangers on the street for directions. Learn your route ahead of time，and step into a business for directions whenever possible. Avoid flashing your Lonely Planet guidebook around，or publicly referring to your language dictionary when traveling abroad.Keep your friends close and your money closer.A lone traveler equals easy pickings for a seasoned criminal. If you are traveling alone，try to hide that fact. Stick with groups whenever possible and keep information sharing with chatty cab drivers and the like to a minimum.Another thing you don't want to advertise：where you keep your money. A fanny pack(腰包) may be convenient，but it means “I'm not from around here！” If you have a purse，keep it close to your body，preferably under an item of clothing like a jacket or a sweater so that thieves can't steal it. Be sure that your wallet is in a securely fastened pocket. Or go like 007 with a hidden money belt. How cool is that?Be careful，even in your hotel room.Never blindly answer a knock at your door. If the knocker identifies himself as a hotel employee，call the front desk to confirm.Always make sure your hotel door completely closes when entering or exiting.Don't leave your valuables lying around when you leave for the day. That hotel safe is there for a reason!8．Why shouldn't tourists wear a fanny pack?A．Because it shows that you are not a person around here.B．Because it is not convenient.C．Because it can't be hidden under your jacket.D．Because it can't hide money.9．Why does the author mention 007's money belt?A．To persuade readers to learn from 007.B．To persuade readers to buy the belt worn by 007.C．To persuade tourists to hide money in their belt.D．To persuade tourists not to show others where you keep your money. 10．Who is this passage written for?A．Locals. B．Tourists.C．Hotel owners. D．Thieves.11．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A．When traveling abroad，you shouldn't open your language dictionary in public areas.B．Try your best to travel alone.C．If you hear a knock at your hotel door，go to open it.D．You can leave your money at the hotel when traveling.DThe President Goes to SchoolLast week，President Barack Obama gave a backtoschool speech to students at the Julia R．Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School in Philadelphia，Pennsylvania. Students in schools across the country also tuned in to watch the President's speech on TV. He stressed the importance of trying new things，working hard and believing in yourself.We Need to Work HardWhile acknowledging that times are difficult for families across the country，Obama reminded students that hard work now can mean big success later.“Nobody gets to write your destiny(命运)but you，”he said.“Your future is in your hands. Your life is what you make of it. And nothing，absolutely nothing，is beyond your reach.”Obama spoke about his own life，and lessons he learned from his mother，who had to remind him to stay focused on his studies. He told students the secret of success：Showing up to school on time. Paying attention in class. Doing your homework. Studying for exams. Staying out of trouble.Expand Your MindObama encouraged students to hug what makes them different.“We shouldn't be embarrassed by the things that make us different，”he said.“We should be proud of them.”He also suggested taking advantage of all of the chances at school，and always being open to trying new things.“That you're not the best at something today doesn't mean you can't be tomorrow，”he said.“Even if you don't think of yourself as a math person or as a science person—you can still excel in these subjects if you're willing to make the effort. And you may find out you have talents you'd never dreamed of.”12．Who plays the most important role in writing your life according to Obama?A．Yourself. B．Your parents.C．Nobody. D．Your teachers.13．What didn't Obama talk about when he gave speech to students?A．His own life.B．Lessons he learned from his mother.C．The secret of success.D．Why he gave this speech.14．Which of the following isn't Obama's opinion?A．Students should pay attention in class.B．Students should study hard for exams.C．Students should go to school on time.D．Get into trouble and solve it by yourself.15．What's the right attitude when facing things that make people different according to Obama?A．Happy. B．Embarrassed.C．Proud. D．Sad.第二节七选五(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)Having trouble getting and maintaining good grades is a problem among many students. Changes and stress can have a major effect on grades，whether it's because of a new environment，more students，switching classes or having trouble with notebooks.__16___Here are some tips for you to get good grades and enjoy your school life.Stay organized. If your school provides an agenda(日程)book of some kind，use it！If not，buy one！__17__Being aware of your schedule can really help you manage your time.Manage your time wisely. Make sure that you finish the work that needs to get done. Leave it till 10：30 at night or the next morning can leave things chaotic(混乱的)．__18__Instead，have 10－15 minutes every day for study leading up to the test. That way，you will reduce stress and remain prepared.__19__This means many things. Come to class every day. Being prepared is probably the most important aspect of success. It means having your homework completed，having the necessary supplies，etc.Take good notes. Learn to recognize important information. For example，usually if the teacher has taken the time to repeat something，or write it on the board，chances are it will be important later，perhaps on a test of some kind.__20__It is a common but wrong belief that doing so is the best strategy(策略)．In fact，not everything that your teacher says is that important.A．Be successful in the classroom.B．They are not very expensive at all.C．However，do not write down everything the teacher says.D．Your brain cannot take in so much information all at once.E．Only hang around with friends who are serious in their study.F．Almost every student will need time to adjust and it can be hard to do.G．Leaving studying for a big test to the night before is also nota good idea.第二英语知识运用（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、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

2019-2020学年黄冈英山县第一中学高三英语第三次联考试卷及答案解析第一部分阅读（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AYou have to praise the smoothness（顺畅）of ants on the move. No matter how many of them are going toward a place, there's never a hold-up. A new research paper shows how ants keep traffic flowing by changing their behavior to meet changing conditions.For their experiments, researchers from the University of Toulouse focused on Argentine ants, animals that often move from colony（群落）to colony depending on where the food is. Making use of Argentine ants' talent for fast travel, the researchers built bridges connecting their colonies. The bridges were different in width from a fifth to three-quarters of an inch. The colonies, too, were of different sizes, ranging from 400 to more than 25,000 ants.Then the researchers sat back andmonitoredthe traffic. To their surprise, even when those narrower bridges were full of ants, there were no "traffic accidents". "When the number of ants on the bridge increased, ants seemed to be able to understand the situation and adjusted（调整）their speed accordingly to avoid making the traffic flow stop. "the authors note. "Moreover, ants avoided entering a busy road and made sure that the bridge was never too packed to cross.”The lesson for humans? The traffic problem may lie in our inability to adjust our driving habits for the good of the whole. Driving is fun when there are few cars on the road. Then the traffic moves very slowly. And yet, some impatient driver still acts like he's alone on the road.The research suggests that projects, like the ever-widening of highways, may never free us from traffic jams. As long as we drive along with our own habits, no matter how many other people are on the road, we'll always end up in a traffic jam. Indeed, less space may actually be a good thing. It leaves less room for individual choice and forces us to take a page from the driving book of ants.1. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?A. The results of the experiments.B. The purpose of the experimentsC. The preparation of the experiments.D. The requirements of the experiments2. What does the underlined word "monitor" in paragraph 3 probably mean?A. watch and check.B. seek and improveC. design and planD. discuss and practise3. What is the best title for the text?A. Is widening highways a solution?B. Why don't ants need traffic lights?C. Can we learn safe driving from ants?D. What can ants teach us about traffic jams?BKids ages 6 to13 inCape Town,South Africa, really do dig learning at school! With the help of the Earthchild Project, which is offered in schools in two townships, students make worm(蠕虫) farms. The worms break down food waste and make the soil richer. Kids grow seedlings(幼苗) in containers and learn about the importance of good nutrition.The school program also offers yoga(瑜伽). Teachers find that the exercises help students focus better. The students enjoy Earthchild activities. “The children gets so excited”, says teacher Vuyelwa Rola.“The society we are in has a lot of noise. When students are taking part in the Earthchild Project, they feel calm.”Director Janna Kretzmar came up with the idea for the project in 2005. She read about schools inIndiathat involved kids in yoga and learning outside the classroom. She developed the Earthchild Project to offer similar activities inCape Townschools.“We hope the Earthchild Project can help students find solutions to all the challenges they are facing in the world today,” Kretzmar said. “The best place to create change is with the youth, through education.”The Earthchild Project combines schoolwork with hiking, gardening, healthy living, and yoga. “We need more than just math and science to become happy, healthy, inspired, and active citizens of our communities,” says Kretzmar. In some communities inCape Town, children live in poverty. They must walk long distances to get clean drinking water. Life is hard. But according to the Earthchild Project’s Carly Appleby, the project works to give hope to every child. “Students who have hope,” she says, “aim for bigger goals”.4. What do students benefit from yoga?A. It helps them calm down.B. It helps them concentrate.C. They can learn some living skills.D. They can learn about the importance of nutrition.5. What are students’ attitude towards the Earthchild Project?A. Uncaring.B. Doubtful.C. Supportive.D. Negative.6. What do you know about the Earthchild Project?A. It was founded in 2005.B. It only offers outside activities.C. The idea came up by Vuyelwa Rola.D. It is aimed at helping students find solutions to challenges.7. What’s the best title of the passage?A. Hard Life inSouth Africa.B. Students’ school life inCape Town.C. Hope from Earthchild Project inCape Town.D. The differences between traditional lessons and Earthchild Project.CThe COVID-19 vaccination（接种疫苗）rate in the US has fallen to newlows in recent weeks, threatening President Joe Biden’s goal of having 70 percent of American adults with at least one shot by July 4.With just less than one month from July 4, the current vaccination rate will put the US at somewhere between 67 percent and 68 percent of the adult population with at least one dose（剂量）by Independence Day. To reach 70 percent by July 4, around 1.6 percent of the population needs to get their first dose per week from now until July 4.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention（CDC）reported last week that 63 percent of adults hadreceived their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. That was up slightly from 62 percent from the report a week before. The additional 1 percent of adults completing their first dose is the lowest since the CDC started tracking the vaccination rate in mid-February.On average, fewer than 1 million shots are given out per day, a decline of more than two-thirds from the peak of 3.4 million in April, The Washington Post reported. In South Carolina, about 71,000 residents got a shot in the week leading up to June 3, compared to a high of nearly 300,000 in one week in early April, according to data from the CDC.The slowdown is moreprominentacross the South and Midwest. Twelve states have seen vaccinations fall to 15 daily shots per 10,000 residents. Less than a quarter of black Americans had received their first COVID-19 shot as of June 7.James Hildreth, CEO of Meharry Medical College, told Politico, “We need to make a stronger effort to bring the vaccine to the communities, rather than relying on the communities to come to vaccination centers.”The sharp decline in vaccination began in mid-April when federal officials temporarily stopped the use of the Johnson＆Johnson vaccine while they investigated rare blood-clotting（凝血）reactions.The “low-hanging fruit—thosepeople who ly want to get vaccinated without you telling them anything” have already been vaccinated, which has led to the slowdown, Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on a White House-organized call with community leaders last week, according to the Post.8. What can we learn from the text?A. Dr Anthony Fauci is in charge of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.B. In South Carolina, about 300,000 residents got a shot in the week leading up to June 3C. In mid-April federal officials temporarily suspended the Johnson＆Johnson vaccine.D. Less than one fourth of Americans had received their first COVID-19 shot by June 7.9. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “prominent” in Para. 5?A. Meaningful.B. Obvious.C. Inspiring.D. Complex.10. How can America increase the COVID-19 vaccination rate according to James Hildreth?A. By giving the vaccine shot at the communities.B. By offering the vaccine to the public for free.C. By frequently informing the public of the vaccine.D. By urging the communities to come to vaccination centers.11. What can be the best title for the text?A. Biden wishes to have 70% of adults with one shot by July 4B. CDC has been trackingthe vaccination rate since mid-FebruaryC. Some Americans need to get vaccinated without telling them toD. Biden’s July 4th vaccine goal may be missedDWater keeps us alive. When it runs out, we have a problem.About one out of four people on the planet are facing a shortage of water. Seventeen countries around the world are dealing with high-water stress. This means they are using almost all the water they have access to. Many are dry countries. Some waste much of their water. Some may currently use too much of their groundwater thatthey should be saving. Several big cities face acute shortages. These include Sao Paulo, Brazil; Chennai, India; and Cape Town, South Africa. A year ago, Cape Town faced nay Zero-the day when all its dams would he dry.Climate change adds to the risk of water shortages. Rainfall is less steady. The water supply becomes less reliable. The days grow hotter. More water evaporates(蒸发)from lakes and rivers even as demand for water increases. By 2030, the number of cities in the high-stress category may have risen to 45 and include almost 470 million people.All over the world, farmers compete with city residents for water. Rich urban places, such as Los Angeles, use too much water for pools and golf courses. But the worst problem is the growth of cities. Bangalore, India, for example, had a few years with little rain. It built over its many lakes or filled them with city waste. The lakes are no longer the rain water storage tanks they once were. Bangalore now imports water. A lot of the imported water, however, gets lost on the way to Bangalore.To address this issue, what can be done? First, cities can plug leaks in their water distribution system. Wastewater can be recycled. Rain can be harvested and saved for hard times. Lakes and wetlands can be cleaned up and old wells can be restored. And farmers can switch from water-intensive crops like rice to less-thirsty crops like millet(小米).Experts are looking at ways to reduce the number of people on the planet. They are looking at ways to reduce the size of cities. They are looking for ways to encourage people, factories and farmers to use less water.12. What can we know from Paragraph 2?A. A quarter of the world's population is living with water shortages.B. Nearly all countries are facing acute water shortages now.C. Underground water should he used to meet the water demand.D. Measures have been taken to deal with the water shortage in India.13. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?A. Rainfall is not as steady as before.B. Climate change may lead to water shortages.C. The water supply relies more on rainfall.D. Hotter weather changes the water demand.14. What can farmers do to deal with water shortage?A. Plug leaks in the water distribution system.B. Clean up lakes and wetlands and restore wells.C. Reduce the number of people in the cities.D. Grow less-water consumption crops instead.15. What will be discussed if the passage continues?A. How to prevent from climate change.B. How to inspire people to save water.C. How to recycle wastewater in citiesD. How to make people get access to clean water.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。

2020-2021学年黄冈英山县第一中学高三英语第三次联考试卷及答案第一部分阅读（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AThese wonderful NYC attractions offer pay — what — you — wish days, free entry hours/days and other great stuff for local families.Staten IslandZooThere are plenty of creatures who call NYC home—the Staten Island Zoo is one of them. Once you’ve finished learning about the wildlife in the animal nursery, reptile (爬行动物) side rooms, horse barn and other areas of the attraction, make sure to mark your schedule for fun seasonal happenings, such as the Easter Egg Games and the scary, crazy Halloween Shows.Entry on Wednesdays is by suggested donation; children aged two and under free.Children’s Museum of the ArtsThe Children’s Museum of the Arts welcomes 135,000 little visitors each year through its doors. Once inside, the whole family can enjoy interactive programs, exhibitions (展览) and events that celebrate the changed power of the arts on youngsters and grown-ups alike.Pay-as-you-wish Thursdays, 3-6 p. m.Wave HillEveryone needs a few hours of calm now and then-kids included-and you’d be hard- pressed to find a more peaceful spot within city limits than Wave Hill the broad grounds located above the river, covering 28 acres of public gardens, plus woodlands and grasses to wander. Jump in on nature walks, story times and family art projects often led by local artists and free with general admission.Pay — as — you — wish Tuesdays and Saturdays,9 a. m — noon.New York Hall of ScienceNaturally, kids love it when the New York Hall of Science pleases them with neat exhibits and fun hands-on activities. The museum’s playground is themost attractivetochildren A tube slide (管道滑梯) will give little ones the knowledge on science topics, while the climbing area mirrors a giant spider web. There are also wind pipes, metal drums, sand- boxes and much more. What better way to make the mostout of science?Free entry Sep-Jun on Fridays, 2 — 5 p. m，and Sundays, 10 —11 a. m.1. What can children do in Staten Island Zoo?A. Feed injured animals.B. Join in seasonal activities.C. Build a home for creatures.D. Deal with the donations to the zoo.2. What do Children’s Museum of the Arts and Wave Hill have in common?A. They both have peaceful spots.B. They both are located by a river.C. They both have public gardens.D. They both have activities about arts.3. Which place can be free of charge for all?A. Wave Hill.B.Staten IslandZoo.C. New York Hall of Science.D. Children’s Museum of the Arts.BA PhD student inMichigandefended her paper while wearing a skirt madeof rejection letters she received while studying. 29-year-old Caitlin Kirby printed out 17 of her rejection letters — from scholarships, academic journals, and conferences — then folded each one into a fan. She connected them in rows, and by the end she designed the item into a skirt and wore it.She said that the idea behind her unique clothing item came out of a desire to normalize rejection and take pride in overcoming it. "The whole process of revisiting those old letters and making that skirt sort of reminded me that you have to apply to a lot of things to succeed," she said. "A natural part of the process is to get rejected along the way."Caitlin's adviser, Julie Libarkin, a professor of earth and environmental science atMichiganStateUniversity, also encourages the acceptance of failure in her students. Libarkin believes it's important for students to get into habit of applying for things, and to get used to the feeling of rejection, so she encourages them to chase after any opportunity that comes their way. If a student doesn't get the grant or the spot in the academic journal, that's okay. They'll still have learned something in the process.As for Caitlin? Her rejections over the years have led to great things: Since her doctorate, she's won ascholarship to do further research on urban agriculture inGermany.Currently, she's a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. As for what the future holds? "I'm prepared to receive a few more rejection letters along the way," she joked heartily, "Maybe I'll make a longer skirt."4. What can we learn about Caitlin Kirby's rejection letters?A. She received 17 rejections in total.B. 29 of her rejections were from journals.C. The rejections were connected into a fan.D. She made some rejection letters into a skirt.5. What is Julie Libarkin's attitude towards Caitlin's action?A. Favorable.B. Ambiguous.C. Skeptical.D. Opposed.6. Which of the following words can best describe Catlin?A. Creative and considerate.B. Caring and determined.C. Optimistic and humorous.D. Generous and intelligent.7. Which of the following may Caitlin agree with?A. Hard work pays off.B. Education is the entrance to success.C. Self-respect earns more respect.D. One needs to normalize failures.CA new study has discovered that meditation (冥想) and oxygen sport together reduce depression. The Rutgers University study found that this mind and body combination, done twice a week for only two months,reduced the symptoms for a group of students by 40 percent.“We are excited by the findings because we saw such a meaningful improvement in both clinically depressed and non-depressed students,” said lead author Dr. Brandon Alderman. “It is the first time that both of these two behavioral ways have been looked at together for dealing with depression.”Researchers believe the two activities have an interactive effect on combatingdepression. Alderman and Dr. Tracey Shors discovered that a combination of mental and physical training (MAP) enabled students with major depressive disorder not to let problems or negative thoughts defeat them.Rutgers researchers say those who participated in the study began with 30 minutes of focused attention meditation followed by 30 minutes of oxygen sport. They were told that if their thoughts drifted to the past or the future they should refocus on their breathing, enabling those with depression to accept moment-to-moment changes in attention.Shors, who studies the productionof new brain cells in the hippocampus—part of the brain involved in memory and learning—says scientists have shown in animal models that oxygen sport exercise keeps a large number of certain cells alive.The idea for the human intervention (干预) came fromher laboratory studies, she says, with the main goal of helping individuals acquire new skills so that they can learn to recover from stressful life events.By learning to focus their attention and exercise, people who are fighting depression can acquire new learning skills that can help them process information and reduce the overwhelming recollection of memories from the past, Shors says.“We know these treatments can be practiced over a lifetime and that they will be effective in improving mental health.” said Alderman. “The good news is that this intervention can be practiced by anyone at any time and at no cost.”8. What made the research so different?A. Adopting a way of meaningful talk.B. Combining the two behavioral ways to treat depression.C. Treating depression with special medicine.D. Comparing the depressed with the non-depressed.9. The underlined word “combating” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by ______.A. fightingB. identifyingC. distinguishingD. examining10. What did the participants do in the research?A. They did oxygen sport half an hour before thinking.B. They thought quietly and then took exercise.C. They took exercise longer than they thought.D. They took exercise while thinking quietly.11. What is Shors’ main purpose of her studies?A. To find out certain brain cells of humans.B. To study the production of new brain cells.C. To offer people a new method to treat stress.D. To decide the links between stress and exercise.DI don’t think I can recall a time whenI wasn’t aware of the beauty of the ocean. Growing up inAustralia, I had the good fortune of having the sea at my side. The first time I went toHalfmoonBay,I suddenly had the feeling of not being able to feel the ground with my feet anymore.For my 10th birthday, my sister and I were taken out to theGreat Barrier Reef. There were fish in different color1 s, caves and layers of coral. They made such an impression on me. When I learned that only one percent ofAustralia’sCoral Seawas protected, I was shocked. Australian marine (海洋的) life is particularly important because the reefs have more marine species than any other country on earth. But sadly, only 45% of the world’s reefs are considered healthy.This statistic is depressing, so it’s important for usto do everything to protect them. The hope that theCoral Searemains a complete ecosystem has led me to take action. I’ve become involved with the Protect Our Coral Sea activity, which aims to create the largest marine park in the world. It would serve as a place where the ocean’s species will all have a safe place forever.Together, Angus and I created a little video and we hope it will inspire people to be part of the movement. Angus also shares many beautiful childhood memories of the ocean as a young boy, who grew up sailing, admiring the beauty of the ocean, and trying to find the secrets of ocean species.12. What can we learn about the author from the underlined sentence inPara. 1?A. He seldom went surfing at the sea.B. He forgot his experiences about the ocean.C. He never went back to his hometown.D. He had a wonderful impression ofHalfmoonBay.13. What is Australian marine life like according to the second paragraph?A. It is escaping from theCoral Seagradually.B. It depends on reefs for living greatly.C. It may be faced with danger.D. It is protected better than that in other oceans.14. What’s the purpose of The Protect Our Coral Sea activity?A. It is intended to contribute to a complete ecosystem.B. It is intended to prevent more marine species being endangered.C. It is intended to set up a large nature reserve for reefs.D. It is intended to raise more teenagers’ environmental awareness.15. Why do Angus and the author create a little video?A. To urge more people to take action toprotect the marine species.B. To inspire more people to explore the secret of the ocean.C. To share their childhood experiences about the ocean.D. To bring back to people their memory of ocean species.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。

山西省应县第一中学校2016届高三英语上学期第三次月考试题第I卷（两部分，共100分）第一部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题3分，满分60分）第一节：阅读下列短文，从所给各题的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项AHealth, Wellness and the Politics of Food9: 00—9: 45 a. m. Blue TentPanelists(专题讨论小组成员): Jami Bernard, David Kamp, Marion Nestle and Peter Singer.Moderated(主持)by Denise Grady, science writer for The New York Times.How does what we eat not only affect our bodies, but also the world? This group of food and nutrition experts global health and food politics.Sports Writing: For the Love of the Game9: 50—10: 35 a. m. Blue TentPanelists: Christine Brennan, Ira Rosen, Joe Wallace and Joe Drape.Moderated by William C. Rhoden, sports writer for The New York Times.Whether catching that key moment of victory or defeat, or covering breaking news, sports writers are anything but audience. Listen as some of the industry’s professionals discuss the special experience in reporting of sports news.The Art of the Review11: 15—12: 00 a. m. Green TentPanelists: John Freeman, Barry Gewen, David Orr, Celia McGee and Jennifer Schuessler.Moderated by Sam Tanenhaus, editor forThe New York Times Book Review.How much of an effect does the book review have on book sales? Join this group of critics as they discuss the reality of book review and bestseller lists, and how they choose books for review.New York Writers, New York Stories3: 00—3: 45 p. m. Green TentPanelists: Cindy Adams, Richard Cohen, Ric Klass and Lauren Redniss.Moderated by Clyde Haberman, columnist(专栏作家)for the City section ofThe New York Times.Join this inspired group of New York-centric writers as they talk about why New York is a gold mine of ideas for their work.1. Sam Tanenhaus moderated .A. Health, Wellness and the Politics of FoodB. New York Writers, New York StoriesC. The Art of the ReviewD. Sports Writing: For the Love of the Game2. About the four activities, we know that they .A. are all about writingB. will all last 45 minutesC. can all be attended freelyD. will attract many readers3. If you like sports writing, you will most probably .A. attend The Art of the ReviewB. enjoy Jami Bernard’s talkC. listen to Christine BrennanD. go to Blue Tent at 11: 154. We can learn from the passage that .A. according to New York-centric writers, The New York Times is a gold mine of ideasB. book reviews may affect book salesC. in the first topic, the experts will mainly discuss the fact what you eat may weaken your healthD. sports writers are also a type of audienceBOnce, the Paiter-Surui tribe(部落)lived a happy life in the heart of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. But after the tribe’s first meeting with Westerners several decades ago, they were nearly wiped out; disease s brought by outsiders reduced the Surui’s numbers from 5, 000 to about 250.Today, some 1, 300 tribe people live in 23 villages across 600, 000 acres. Though they are as likely to wear T-shirts and jeans as feathered headdresses, the Surui are determined to preserve and protect the tribal culture of their homeland. Now they are under threat again, from illegal logging and deforestation(滥伐), but this time it’s different. The Surui have put aside their bows and arrows and taken up a new weapon: the Internet.The tribe people learned to use the Web from their leader, Chief Almir Narayamoga. “We decided to use computers and technology to bring attention to our situation, ”says Narayamoga, 36. The first in his tribe to attend college, Chief Narayamoga learned how to use computers at the Federal University of Goiás in Goiânia, a city of 1. 2 million. In 2007, he fled t he Surui homeland after his fight against loggers who placed a $100, 000 reward on his head. He traveled to the United States and paid a visit to Google headquarters in California. He came armed with a big idea.Narayamoga’s visit to Google was considered a great success. And Google sent teams to the Amazon to train the Surui in using computers, cameras, and smart phones to photograph logging sites, which could be pinpointed using GPS technology and then uploaded to Google Earth. The Surui have now mapped the entire reserve and recorded the biodiversity and the rainforest within it.5. What caused the population of the Amazon tribe to reduce greatly?A. The change of their lifestyles.B. Deforestat ion.C. Diseases.D. Fighting.6. Chief Narayamoga fled his homeland because .A. he owed a large debtB. the loggers wanted to kill himC. he wanted to learn computersD. he failed to fight against logging7. What kind of idea did Chief Narayamoga have after he returned to his homeland?A. He could ask the US government for help.B. He could negotiate with the loggers.C. He could save their land with the Internet.D. He could make a map of their land.8. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. Deforestation has been stopped in Amazon.B. Narayam oga’s efforts are paying off.C. The Internet is still something new to the tribe people.D. Logging has been stopped due to the use of GPS technology.CSince Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay climbed Mount Everest, Mount Qomolangma’s peak is no longer a lonely place and is turning into a trash heap（垃圾堆）.So far, more than 350 climbers have successfully reached the peak. And they have complained about waiting for hours in the bottlenecks (狭窄路段) on the way to the peak, a situation that isn’t just uncomfortable —it’s cold and windy up there —but downright dangerous. If bad weather strikes, climbers can and do die.As a matter of fact, the dangerous crowds aren’t the only problem on Qomolangma. All those climbers need to bring a lot of gear—and much of them ends up being left on the mountain, sometimes even the peak itself. Mount Qomolangma is becoming the world’s largest dump. Here’s mountaineer Mark Jenkins writing in National Geographic about the state of Qomolangma: “The two standard routes, the Northeast Ridge and the Southeast Ridge, are disgustingly polluted with oxygen cans and torn tents everywhere.”But the good news is that some mountaineers are taking it upon themselves to clean up Qomolangma. Mountianeer Paul Thelen and his friend Eberhard Schaaf are part of the annual Eco Everest Expedition, which has been cleaning up rubbish from base camps to the peak since 2008. So far they’ve collected over 13 tons of garbage.Some of that rubbish is even being used for a higher purpose. As part of the Mount Everest 8844 Art Project, a group of 15 artists from Nepal collected 1.5 tons of garbage brought down the mountain by climbers. They’ve transformed the cans and oxygen tanks—and in one case, part of the remains of a helicopter—into 74 pieces of art that have already gone on exhibition in Nepal’s capital. Part of the profit from sales will go to the Everest Peakers Association, which has helped collect tons of rubbish on the slopes of the mountain.9. What do we learn about the bottlenecks on the way to Mount Qomolangma’s peak?A. They are relatively safe.B. They are often crowded.C. They are very easy to pass.D. They are sites of base camps.10. What does the underlined word “gear” mean?A. Equipment for climbing mountains.B. The food climbers brought onto the mountain.C. Some important machines used for the bottlenecks.D. Some rubbish found on th e mountain.11. The group of 15 Nepali artists_________.A.created works of art using rubbish from QomolangmaB. were employed by the Everest Peakeers AssociationC. climbed Qomolangma and collected 1.5 tons of trashD. painted 74 beautiful pictures of Mount Qomolangma’s peak12. What can be the best title for the text?A. Eco Everest Expedition Proves SuccessfulB. Qomolangma Has Become A Huge MessC. Test Yourself Against QomolangmaD. Recycle Rubbish On QomolangmaDThe Asian carp (鲤鱼), a species of fish brought from China to the US several decades ago, is a growing concern in the midwest state of Illinois. The number of Asian carp in the states waterways has soared in recent years, choking out many native fish species. But state officials hope to solve the problem, and also strike a blow against local hunger, by changing public attitudes towards the fish.Asian carp found in the Illinois River are large, much too plentiful, and, says Travis Loyd, deputy director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. “It's ugly. The fish is not a pretty fish, ” he said. But Louisiana chef Philippe Parola strongly disagrees. “This fish is just as good-looking as a salmon (鲑鱼) or a lake trout or any others. Soquit calling it ugly because it’s not ugly, it’s very palatable and very pleasing when you taste it.” he said.Asian carp is widely consumed in China, but most fish-eaters in the United States avoid it because they confuse it with native carp. These fish are bottom-feeders,which makes many people believe they are polluted by poisonous pollutants, including mercury (汞). But Asian carp, which are not really carp at all, feed on plankton (浮游生物) near the surface of rivers and lakes. That is why they’re often seen jumping out of the water.Another reason many Americans avoid eating Asian carp is that it is bony, and hard to sell in fresh fish markets. But Chef Creehan says when the fish is cooked, the bones come out easily, enabling food processors to package it as a ready-to-serve product.Better still, says Creehan: Asian carp is cheap. “The average price per pound of ocean fish is $6 a pound (or about $13 per kilogram) whole. This is looking at 12 to 20 cents (per pound, or about 26 to 40 cents per kilogram). So this is so affordable,” he said.13.What’s the main i dea of the passage?A. Misunderstanding of Asian carp.B. Different opinions on Asian carp.C. Solution to Asian carp invasion.D. Comparison between Asian carp and native carp.14.What’s the writing method of Paragraph 2?A. By giving examples.B. By comparison.C. By stressing exceptional cases.D. By giving definition.15.It can be inferred from the passage that .A. Asian carp is poisonousB. Asian carp is not popular in ChinaC. Asi an carp will be killed in AmericaD. fish eaters in the United States don’t like native carp第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15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项.Everything in our lives is in a state of change, inc luding our likes, dislikes, ideas and so on. So it should come as no surprise that as your thoughts change, so do your friends. 16_____.You may get worried about friends. Sometimes the changes that happen with our friends can take on a negative or harmful path. Suddenly your best friends start doing things that you were both against in the past and makes choices you don’t agree with. 17_____.You may also worry about how to let them know your concern without pushing them even further away. Talk to your friend in a positive way.You may choose not to do anything at all and let your friendship takes its natural course without getting involved in something you aren’t comfortable with. But if you’re concerned about your friends’ well being or safety, talking to them about the situation in a supportive and positive way is an option. If you choose the path of communication, you can use your friendship and all your memories together as a foundation for the discussion. 18_____Choose the right time for a talk.Avoid catching them at the wrong time for a conversation. Instead, let your friends choose the time to talk so they feel empowered in the situation.19_______The message you want to share is one of support and concern, not judgment or disappointment. Make sure they know that they can come to you no matter what happens and that you will always be there for them.Accept the change if necessary.All relationships face challenges, and friendships are no different. Finding common ground to work from, being positive and open to the changing needs in a relationship are important to the longevity and the bonds between friends. In the end, you can’t control the decisions your friends make. 20_______ . You can decide whether the friendship is worth saving. If it isn’t, then just let it go.A.But you can choose your own path.B.No matter what, don’t leave your friends.C.Make your friends know you’ll always be there.D.It is a great spring board for the difficult heart-to-heart talk.E.You may be concerned about the path they’re heading down.F.You should remember that friends often move in different directions.G.Let your friends know you will support them no matter what decision they make. 第二部分：完形填空(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。

省一中高三第一学期第三次月考英语试题第I卷〔共105分〕第一局部听力〔共两节,总分值30分〕第一节听下面五段对话。

每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来答复有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1．When can the man see the headmaster?A．At 9:30． B．At 11:45．C．At 12:40．2．Why does the man want to keep the window shut?A．He is ill．B．He wants to open it himself．C．The air inside is fresh enough．3．What is Mike?A．A teacher．B．A student．C．A writer．4．What has made working at home possible?A．Personal computers．B．Communication industry．C．Living far from companies．5．Where is the woman?A．In a soap factory． B．In her house．C．At an information desk．第二节〔共15小题；每题1．5分，总分值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，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最正确选项，并标在答题卡的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前．你将有时间阅读各个小题，每题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，答复第6—7题。

6．Where, does the conversation most probably take place?A．At home．B．On a bus．C．In the bank．7．Why do the two speakers want to buy a car?A．They have a lot of money．B．The man lives too far away from his office．C．The woman's office is too far away from her home．听第7段材料，答复第8-10题。