新高考届高三英语模拟试题04含答案.docx

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新高考届高三英语模拟试题04含答案

（新高考）2021届高三英语模拟试题

04

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100分钟）

第一部分阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Languageexpertssaythatasmanyashalfofthe6,900languagesspokenintheworldtodayareendangered.Thismeansthatbytheyear2050over3,000languageswillhavebecomeextinct.Fourofthemostlikelylanguagestodisappeararelistedbelow.

Yuchi

Yuchiisalanguagespokenbyjustfivepeopleallagedover75inOklahoma,USA.TheyaremembersofaNativeAmericanIndiangroupofpeoplecalledtheTsoyaha,meaningChildrenoftheSun.Itsnounshavetengenders,sixforYuchipeople,onefornon-Yuchisandanimalsandthreeforinanimateobjects.

Jeru

JeruisanAndamaneselanguagespokenbyfewerthan20peopleontheAndamanIslandsintheIndianOcean.ItisgenerallybelievedtobeoneofthelanguagesinSoutheastAsiasurvivingfromancienttimes.JeruisthoughttodatebacktoasettlementoftheareabythefirsthumanstoleaveAfrica.

Thao

Amongtheinhabitants（居民）ofSunMoonLakeincentralTaiwan,ChinaareahandfulofoldpeoplethatspeaktheAustronesianlanguageofThao.TherestofthecommunityspeaksTaiwaneseChinese.ThelanguageofThaoisrelatedtoothersinthePhilippinesandIndonesia.

Ainu

ThislanguageisspokenbytheoriginalinhabitantsofJapan.ItisusedbyasmallnumberofoldpeopleontheislandofHokkaidointhefarnorthofthecountry.Ainuhasverycomplexverbsthatincludemeaningsmostlanguagesneedawholesentencetoexpress.

1.WhichlanguageisnowspokenoutsideofAsia?

A.Yuchi.B.Thao.C.Ainu.D.Jeru.

2.WheredidthefirstJeruspeakersprobablycomefrom?

A.America.B.Africa.C.Japan.D.India.

3.WhatcanwelearnaboutAinu?

A.Itsnounshavetengenders.

B.ItoriginatesfromIndonesia.

C.Itisspokenbylessthanfivepeople.

D.Itsverbscanexpressrichmeanings.

B

UnlessyouarefortunateenoughtoknowanNBAplayer,RyanMartinisprobablythebestbasketballplayeryou’llevermeet.Unlikethosewhoflyupanddownthecourt,however,Martinisforcedtotakeadifferentapproach;hedoesn’thavelegs.

Martin,a33-year-oldman,isaprofessionalwheelchairbasketballplayer.HisachievementshavetakenhimhalfwayaroundtheworldtoplayinSpainforthelastsevenyears.Therehemadeacomfortablelivingplayingbasketballandworkingwithsomeofthegreatestathletesintheworld.

“Agoodwheelchairplayercanmake$50,000ayear,whileastarcanmakesixfigures,”saidMartin.Buthecouldn’tseehisfamilyformonthsandEuropeancitieswereunfriendlytothedisabled.HealsohadtolearnSpanish.Martin,however,overcamethosedrawbacks（困难）.

Hestartedplayingbasketballwhenhewas12.Itdidn’ttakelongforhimtofallinlovewiththesportand,aftergraduatingfromSomersHigh,heattendedSouthwestMinnesotaStateUniversityonabasketballscholarship.Incollege,hescoredover1,000pointsinhiscareerandsetseveralschoolrecords.

Andheworksashard—ifnotharder—asanyotherprofessionalathlete.“Hedestroysme,”saidGinaNavarra,whoworksoutwithMartinonoccasion.“Whathedoesamazesme.”

Martinalsorecognizesthat,atage33,he’sinthebackendofhiscareer.Withthatinmind,hehasbeenfocusingmoreandmoreonhisfoundation.

“Ihave12brothersandsisters.Collegegavemeatruesenseofachievement.ThefoundationisdesignedtogivethosewithdisabilitiestheopportunitytorealizethedreamsthatIoncehad,”Martinsaid.

“I’mnotsayingthatoutofasenseofpity,”hesaid.“IrealizehowfortunateIamtohaveachievedwhatIhave.ButIwanttoopendoorsforpeople.”

4.WhatwasRyanMartin’slifelikeinSpain?

A.Free.B.Boring.C.Difficult.D.Bitter-sweet.

5.HowwasRyanMartin’sperformanceincollege?

A.Hestoodoutinbasketball.

B.Hefailedtomakearecord.

C.Hewasweakinhisstudies.

D.Heneverwonascholarship.

6.WhydidRyanMartinworkforthefoundation?

A.Tohelpthoseinneed.

B.Tofinishhisbasketballcareer.

C.Toearnmoremoneyforhisfamily.

D.Tolearnbasketballskillsfromotherplayers.

7.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeRyanMartin?

A.Honestandresponsible.

B.Ambitiousandsensitive.

C.Reliableandknowledgeable.

D.Determinedandwarm-hearted.

C

Manyscientistsbelieveourloveofsugarmayactuallybeanaddiction.Whenweeatordrinksugaryfoods,thesugarentersourbloodandaffectspartsofourbrainthatmakeusfeelgood.Thenthegoodfeelinggoesaway,leavinguswantingmore.Alltastyfoodsdothis,butsugarhasaparticularlystrongeffect.Inthisway,itisinfactanaddictivedrug,whichdoctorssuggestweallshouldcutdownon.

“ItseemslikeeverytimeIstudyanillnessandsearchforthefirstcause,Ifindmywaybacktosugar,”saysscientistRichardJohnson.One-thirdofadultsworldwidehavehighbloodpressure,andupto347millionadultshavediabetes（糖尿病）.Why?

“Sugar,webelieveisoneoftheculprits,ifnotthemajorreason,”saysJohnson.

Ourbodiesaredesignedtosurviveonverylittlesugar.Earlyhumansoftenhadverylittlefood,soourbodieslearnedtobeveryefficientinstoringsugarasfat.Inthisway,wehadenergystoredwhentherewasnofood.Buttoday,mostpeoplehavemorethanenough.Sotheverythingthatoncesavedusmaynowbekillingus.

Sowhatisthesolution?

It’sobviousthatweneedtoeatlesssugar.Thetroubleis,intoday’sworld,it’sextremelydifficulttoavoid.Frombreakfastcereals（谷物）toafter-dinnerdesserts,ourfoodsareincreasinglyfilledwithit.

Buttherearethosewhoarefightingbackagainstsugar.Manyschoolsarereplacingsugarydessertswithhealthierfoodlikefruit.Otherschoolsaregrowingtheirownfoodingardens,orbuildingfacilitieslikewalkingtrackssostudentsandothersinthecommunitycanexercise.

8.Whatdoscientiststhinkofsugar?

A.Itbenefitsourhealth.

B.Itislessaddictivethandrugs.

C.Itcausesustobecomedependentonit.

D.Itshouldbetakenunderadoctor’sguidance.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“culprits”inParagraph2probablymean?

A.Diseases.B.Poordiets.C.Unknownthings.D.Causesofaproblem.

10.Whyisitsohardtoavoidsugar?

A.Welikeittoomuch.

B.Wecannotsurvivewithoutit.

C.Itgivesusmuchneededenergy.

D.It’sinsomanyfoodsanddrinks.

11.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WaystoAvoidSugar

B.OurAddictiontoSugar

C.IllnessesCausedbySugar

D.GoodSugarVSBadSugar

D

Whenyoubuyfresh-cutflowers,doyouthinkaboutwheretheycamefrom?

Youmightthinktheyweregrownsomewherenearby.Thereality,though,isthatthecutflowertradeisincreasinglyinternational.Today,thankstoairplanesandhigh-techcoolingsystems,eventhemostdelicateflowercanbeexportedandsoldthousandsofkilometersawayfromwhereitwasgrown.

TheNetherlandshandlesabout60percentoftheworld’scutflowers.Anditsauctionhouses（拍卖行）areverylarge—Aalsmeer,nearAmsterdam,issuchanauctionhouse.About120soccerfieldswouldfillitsmainbuilding.Nineteenmillionflowersaresoldhereonanaverageday.

TheNetherlandsisalsoaworldleaderindevelopingnewflowervarieties.Dutchcompaniesandthegovernmentinvestagreatamountofmoneyinflowerresearch.Theirscientistslookforwaystolengthenaflower’svaselife,tostrengthenflowerstopreventthemfrombeingdamagedwhiletravelling,andalsotostrengthenthenaturalfragranceoftheflowers.

Therearealsomanyotherplaceswithabetterclimateforgrowingflowers,andtheclimateofEcuadorisalmostperfect.Withpredictablerainyperiodsand12hoursofsunlighteachday,Ecuador’srosesarefamousfortheirlargeheadsandlong,straightstems.Everyyear,Ecuadorsellsabout500millionflowerstotheUSalone.Theindustryhasbroughtemploymentopportunitiesandastrongereconomytothecountry.“MyfamilyhasTVnow.Thereareradios,”saidYolandaQuishpe,20,whohaspickedrosesforfouryears.

Toothers,theincreasinglyinternationalnatureoftheflowertradeisverybadnews.Inrecentyears,localgrowersintheUSfacedhugecompetitionfrominternationalflowercompanies,andmanylosttheirbusinesses.LinaHale,anindependentrosegrowersaidherfatherhadpredictedthesituationinthe1980s.“Iseeatraincomingdownthetrack,”hewarnedher,“andit’scomingstraighttowardsus.”

12.WhatdoweknowaboutAalsmeer?

A.It’sverylarge.

B.It’sasbigasTokyo.

C.19millionflowersaregrownthere.

D.60%oftheNetherlands’flowersaresoldthere.

13.WhatisoneaspectoftheNetherlands’flowerresearch?

A.Howtoincreaseflowerproduction.

B.Howtoavoidclimate’seffectonflowers.

C.Howtospeeduptheprocessofflowering.

D.Howtokeepflowersfreshduringtransportation.

14.WhatdoestheauthorwanttoshowthroughYolandaQuishpe’swords?

A.FlowersfromEcuadorarebeautiful.

B.Ecuadorcouldgrowevenmoreflowers.

C.TheflowertradeinEcuadorbenefitsthelocals.

D.Rose-pickingisaverypopularjobinEcuador.

15.WhatLinaHale’sfathersaidsuggestedthat

.

A.hewasexcitedtoseethetrain

B.heknewhisbusinesswouldbeaffected

C.hewassurecustomerswouldn’twantroses

D.hethoughttrainswereanewwaytodeliverflowers

第二节（共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5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。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Everybodyhatestheideaofcuttingbackfinanciallybecauseitusuallymeanslivingwithoutthingsyoulike.Butnotalways.16Theycouldreduceyourcostsbythousandsofdollarsayear.

17

AnincreasingnumberofgrocerychainsaresellingtheirownlinesoffooD.Actually,thesebrandscostvastlyless