全国卷届高三英语下学期冲刺模拟试题18.docx

全国卷届高三英语下学期冲刺模拟试题18.docx

《全国卷届高三英语下学期冲刺模拟试题18.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《全国卷届高三英语下学期冲刺模拟试题18.docx（25页珍藏版）》请在冰点文库上搜索。

全国卷届高三英语下学期冲刺模拟试题18

（全国卷）2021届高三英语下学期冲刺模拟试题18

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Tiredofyoursummerbreak?

HerecomesalistofbestsellersonA.

BornaCrimebyNoahTrevor

BornaCrimeisthestoryofanaughtyyoungboyinSouthAfrica,whogrowsintoarestlessyoungman,theauthorofthebook,ashestrugglestofindhimselfinaworldwherehewasneversupposedtoexist.Itisalsothestoryofthatyoungman’srelationshipwithhisfearlessandreligiousmother.“Don’tcry,Trevor.Trevor,listen.Listentome.Listen.”“Mychild,youmustlookonthebrightside.”ItwasMother’sfaithandpositiveattitudethatshapedtheyoungman.

HowItFeelstoFloatbyHelaiaFox

Ifyou’relookingforamovingstorythatexploresthemesofmentalillness,grief（悲痛）,andlove,pickupacopyofHowItFeelstoFloatandfollowBizasshecomesofage.Thismovingnovelwillstaywithyoulongafteryoufinishreadingit.

TwoCanKeepaSecretbyKarenM.MeManus

Putonyourcrime-solvingcapandgetsweptawayinthisthrilleraboutagirl,aboy,andastringofunsolvedmurders.Asthreatsandcluespileup,you’llbeburningthemidnightoiltryingtofinishthebookbeforedawn.

DunebyFrankHerbert

IftheStarWarsmovieshavemadeyoufallinlovewiththespaceopera,eventuallyyou’regoingtoreadFrankHerbert’smostfamouscreation.Thestoryofcenturies-oldpoliticalplotting—aboutwarringfactions（派系）battlingovercontroloftheextremelyvaluableplanetArrakis—isaclassicandremainsawonderfulintroductiontothelarger,morecomplexworldofsciencefictionjustbeyondtheStarWarstrilogies.

1.Whichbooksareaboutgrowth?

A.HowItFeelstoFloatandTwoCanKeepaSecret.

B.BornaCrimeandHowItFeelstoFloat.

C.TwoCanKeepaSecretandDune.

D.HowItFeelstoFloatandDune.

2.WhatisTwoCanKeepaSecretmainlyabout?

A.Challengesofgrowingup.

B.Agirl’sspaceadventures.

C.battlingforcontrolofanotherplanet.

D.Themurdersremainingtobesettled.

3.WhatkindofbookisDune?

A.Alovestory.B.Ascience-fictionstory.

C.Anautobiography.D.Afairytale.

B

Bornonafarmin1876,MordecaiBrowncouldn’thaveimaginedhislifeasaMajorLeagueBaseballpitcher（投手）.Whenhehelpedhisparentsatage5,hisrighthandaccidentallywascaughtinacornharvester,losingpartsoftwofingersorthreefingersleft.However,hisdisabledhanddidnotkeephimfromdoingwhatotherboysofhisageweredoing,likeplayingbaseball.

Whileworkingasacoalminerinhistwenties,Mordecaijoinedabaseballteammadeupoffellowcoalminers.In1898,theteam’spitcherinjuredhisarm.ThemanagerorderedMordecaitoactasthepitcher.Mordecaishookhisheadandhelduphisrighthandasareminder.Butthemanagerdidn’tcare.“Sinceyouhavethebestarmontheteam,youwillhavetopitch.”Finally,histeamwonthegameninetothree.

In1903,MordecaiBrownbrokeintoMajorLeagueBaseballwhenhesignedwiththeSt.LouisCardinals.Onlyayearlater,themanagementoftheCardinalsdecidedthatMordecai’sdisabilitywouldkeephimfromeverbecomingastarpitcher.TheytradedhimtotheChicagoCubs.

OnasunnyOctoberafternoonin1908,thousandsofpeoplewenttoNewYorkCity’sPoloGroundstoseetheNewYorkGiantsandtheChicagoCubsbattle.Mordecaiwasnotthepitcheratfirst.Hewatchedasthechosenstarterfacedthebatters（击球员）fortheNewYorkGiants.Soon,thebatterswerefillingthebases.

Then,Mordecaiwasaskedtobethepitcher.Itseemedthattheunfavorableconditiondidn’taffecthim.Heheldtheballwithhisthreefingersfirmlyandletitgo.Strikeone!

Striketwo!

Strikethree!

Thebatterwasout.Andsoon,thegamewasover.TheCubsbeattheGiants,fourtotwo.

Mordecaiwentontopitch,winningonegameafteranother,andretiredafterthe1916season.In1949,MordecaiPeterenteredtheNationalBaseballHallofFameinNewYork,earninghimawell-deservedplaceinbaseballhistory.

4.WhatcanwelearnaboutMordecaifromParagraph1?

A.Hisdreamwastobecomeapitcher.

B.Hefeltdesperatetolosehisfingers.

C.Hisaccidentdidnotinfluencehislife.

D.Hewasafraidtogetalongwithotherboys.

5.In1904,WhathappenedtoMordecaiBrown?

A.MordecaiBrownwastradedtoChicagoCubs.

B.HebrokeintoMajorLeagueBaseball.

C.Hewasmuchworsethanbefore.

D.Hecontributedtothesuccessofthematch.

6.Howdidhehelphisteamwinthegamein1908?

A.Heshouted“Strike!

”fortimestofrightenthebatter.

B.Heleftthebatternochancetogettheball.

C.Helettheballgoindifferentdirections.

D.Hestrucktheballoutdirectly.

7.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.FightingforFameB.Growingontheteam

C.AThree-fingeredStarD.TheMostPitifulBaseballPitcher

C

It’sgoodtoshare,right?

Growingupaskidswearetoldtoshareourtoysandnotbeselfish.Wealsoliveinanagewherediscussingourfeelingsisencouraged.Butwhendoesitallbecometoomuch?

Withnewfashiontrendingallthetime,suchasdancechallengesandwearingapillowasadress,thequestionis:

whencansharingbecomeoversharingonsocialmedia?

Whatisoversharing?

Thetermhasbecomeassociatedwithsocialmedia,butitdoesn’tonlybelongtothisplatform.Imagineyouheadtoapartyandyoumeetsomeone.Withinfiveminutestheyhavegivenawaydetailsabouttheirpersonallife.Whilesomeofusmaytrytoescapethesepeople,accordingtomarriagetherapistCarolynCole,thisformofoversharingcouldcomefromastrongdesiretoconnectwithsomeone.Buthowdoesthistranslatetosocialmedia?

Dr.ChristopherHand,alecturerininternetpsychology,saysthemoredetailspeopledisclose,thelesssympathyweexpresswhenthingsgowrong.Thiscouldbeduetoabeliefthatthemoreweattractourownnegativeexperiencesthemorewesharethem.ItseemsthatSadfishing（博同情）,theideaofsearchingforsympathybyoversharing,isgenerallyviewedasnegativeratherthanthecryforhelpitcouldactuallybe.

However,DrHand’sresearchalsoseemstosuggestthatthemorepositivepostsweshareonaplatform,themoresociallyattractivewebecome.Evenbackin2015,GwendolynSeidmanPhD,saidthatweshouldavoidcomplainingandbeingnegativeonline.Wearesupposednottoshowoff,asit’snowknown—especiallyaboutourlovelives.Itmakessense—ifyourdateisgoing‘thatwell’,wouldyoureallyhavetimetoshareaphotowithtext?

So,howcanyouknowifyouareoversharing?

Well,whynotaskyourfriendsinreallife.Theywouldprobablybemorethanhappytotellyouifyourpostsaboutyourbreakfastoryourcomplaintaboutyourlackofmoneyreallyaretoomuch.

8.Whydosomepeopletrytoovershareatparties?

A.Becausetheywanttocatchothers’attention.

B.Becausetheyjustwanttoshowoffsomething.

C.Becausetheyhaveastrongdesiretopourouttheiremotions.

D.Becausetheymayexpecttomakeaconnectionwithsomeone.

9.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinPara.3mean?

A.exploreB.exposeC.displayD.discuss

10.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.Wewillbecomemoresociallyattractiveifwepostmoreonaplatform.

B.Wetendtoshowsympathywhenthingsgowrong.

C.Wemaybeconsiderednegativewhenseekingforsympathybyoversharing.

D.Wecanshowoffsomethingpositiveespeciallyaboutourlovelives.

11.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.Toinform.B.Toinspire.C.Toadvertise.D.Tocondemn.

D

Forsportsfans,nothingcouldbebetterthanwatchingaliveeventonTVoratasportsfield.Butthere’snothingworsethanthateventbeingcalledoffbecauseofbadweather.Badlight,awater-loggedcourtortoomuchheatcancausematchestobepostponed.Butaccordingtothelatestresearch,extremeweathermightbedisturbingthesportingcalendarmorethaneverinthefuture.

Inonesport,golf,majortournamentslikeTheOpen,arealreadypredictedtobevictimsofourchangingclimate.IntheUK,anorganizationcalledTheClimateCoalitionsaysthatgolfcoursessuchasStAndrewscouldbeunderwaterbytheendofthecenturyifsealevelsriseevenslightly.IttoldtheBBCthatitsresearchpredicts“cancelledfootballmatches,floodedcricket（板球）groundsandgolfcoursessinkingintothesea”.

Thethreattosportingeventsfromclimatechangehasbeenfurtherhighlightedinanewreport,officiallyapprovedandlicensedbytheRapidTransitionAlliance.WritingaboutthisfortheBBC,MattMcGrathsaysthat“By2050,it’sestimatedthatalmostoneinfourEnglishfootballleaguegroundscanexpectfloodingeveryyear”.Thiswillmeanfewermatchesplayed,lessopportunitytowatchthebeautifulgameandreducedgovernmenttaxationfromticketsales.

CricketalsofaceshugechallengesgloballyastemperaturesriseinplaceslikeIndia,AustraliaandtheWestIndies.ThereportsaysthatstadiumsinAdelaideandPerthwillseea60%increaseindayswithtemperaturesover40degreescentigradeoverthenextdecade.

Ofcourse,weknowthatthesolutionlieswithreducingourcarbonfootprint.Wecouldtravellesstoattendsportsevents,andreduceourwastewhenwedogo.Butthislatestreportfindsthatsportsleadersaregenerallyfailingtoaddresstheissueseriously.However,becausesportisuniversallypopularandcanbeveryinfluential,maybeitshouldbeplayers,teamsandtheirsponsorsaswellasfanswhoshouldpromoteawidelowcarbonmessagetohelpprotectsportingfields—beforeit’s‘gameover’.

12.Whatisthelatestresearchabovemainlyconcernedwith?

A.theforbiddensportingeventsB.theinfluentialclimatechange

C.thesevereenvironmentalpollut