2021届江苏省泰州市高三下学期英语第二次联考试卷及答案

这是一份2021届江苏省泰州市高三下学期英语第二次联考试卷及答案，共14页。试卷主要包含了阅读选择，任务型阅读，完形填空，用单词的适当形式完成短文，提纲类作文，读后续写等内容，欢迎下载使用。

1.阅读理解
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The Lively Mbile Plus has tw-way cmmunicatin that wrks like a cell phne utside the hme. Using high GPS accuracy, Agents will cnfirm yur lcatin, assess situatin and get yu the help yu need. It has a lng-lasting battery and it's waterprf, s it ges anywhere and everywhere that yu d.
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There are three mnthly Health& Safety Packages fr yu t chse frm:
〔1〕Lively Mbile Plus is mst useful fr ________.
A.an ld man living alne
B.a primary schl student
C.a cuple with little kids
D.a teenager studying abrad
〔2〕Hw much shuld an AARP member pay per year if he buys a Lively Mbile Plus with Fall Detectin service at BESTBUY?
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〔3〕Which f the fllwing statements abut Lively Mbile Plus is NOT true?
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C.Urgent respnse is available arund the clck.
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2.阅读理解
Fr mst f us, the wrld's suthern-mst pint seems like a pretty place, but fr Hannah, Hannalre, Sphie and Julia, it's hme. Each year they spend five mnths living and wrking in Prt welcming visiting ships and, best f all, watching ver the native clny f penguins (企鹅).
They live n a tiny island the size f a ftball pitch, but share it with abut 2000 gent penguins and their chicks, as well as ther birds. Life here is different every day and depends n weather and ice cnditins, as well as the visiting ships' schedules. Prt Lckry is ne f the mst visited places in Antarctica, with ne t three ships visiting a day. Between ship visits we have ther duties t attend t. These include maintenance jbs, sending pstcards frm the pst ffice, checking cnditins n the histrical items in the museum and mnitring the penguin clnies and ther wildlife.
Hannah spends much time stamping peple's pstcard, which makes her happy t think f the jy ver 70, 000 peple per year get when they receive a pstcard frm Antarctica, and the mst sutherly pst ffice in the wrld! Fr Sphie, the mst amazing thing abut my jb is being able t live and wrk with my feathery friends, the penguins. Sphie says they have t make sure the penguins are nt disturbed when they are resting r waddling their way back t their nests. They mark specific rutes fr visitrs t walk n s that they dn't use the penguins' highways. Part f their jb is als t cunt the penguin clny when after they've laid their eggs, then again when the chicks are brn and when the chicks are ld enugh t venture beynd the nest. The infrmatin cllected will help scientists knw if the breeding seasn has been a successful ne r nt.
〔1〕What can we learn frm the passage?
A.Hw t live and wrk in Antarctica.
B.What the real life is like in Antarctica.
C.What the fur wmen d in Antarctica.
D.Hw t explre the beauty f Antarctica.
〔2〕The duties f the fur wmen include________.
A.psting wildlife t peple arund the wrld.
B.changing the weather t preserve histrical items.
C.recrding the data f the ice cnditins in Prt Lckry.
D.cllecting infrmatin abut the breeding seasn f penguins.
〔3〕Which f the fllwing is TRUE abut Prt Lckry?
A.Pstcards frm Prt Lckry are free f charge.
B.Prt Lckry welcmes the mst turists in Antarctica.
C.Weather is a factr t cnsider if peple are t visit Prt Lckry.
D.When visiting Prt Lckry, turists can travel wherever as they like.
〔4〕In which ur clumn f the newspaper are yu mst likely t read the passage?
A.Bk review.
B.Peple in the news.
C.Ecnmics and business.
D.Sprts and events.
3.阅读理解
What shuld we get fr ur kids this hliday? As children get lder, giving them smething they can experience instead f material things makes them happier, accrding t a new research led by Chaplin.
The research cmpared the level f happiness children get frm material things with that frm experiences. The results shwed that children aged 3-12 get mre happiness frm material things than frm experiences. Hwever, lder children get mre happiness frm experiences than frm their pssessins.
"It means experiences are highly preferred by adlescents, nt just expensive material things, like sme might think, "Chaplin says. She ges n t explain, "Dn't get me wrng. Yung children d lve experiences. And given this cncept, theme parks such as Disneyland are being built everywhere. In fact, yung children are excited thrughut the experience. Hwever, fr experiences t prvide lasting happiness, children must be able t recall details f the events. "
Lng after they have unwrapped their Legs and stuffed animals, there will still be a physical reminder t give them happiness. Hwever, yung children can't see r tuch experiences after they are ver, making it harder fr them t appreciate experiences after a lng time. There's an easy fix, thugh, accrding t Chaplin.
"Take pictures r vides f family walks, playing in the snw, and birthday parties, "she said. "Children are likely t appreciate thse experiences mre if there is smething t remind them f the event. Additinally, they'll be able t learn the scial value f shared experiences. "
Children will remember and appreciate nt nly the birthday gifts they received, but als the time spent with family and friends as they recall the experience thrugh cncrete reminders such as phts and vides.
Since memry is develped ver time, it's likely that children, especially yung nes, may nt get as much happiness frm past experiences as frm pssessins. But with age, creating new memries and explring new interests may be far mre valuable than getting pssessins.
〔1〕Why are theme parks springing up accrding t Chaplin?
A.They can ffer children lasting happiness.
B.Events in them are centered n specific themes.
C.Direct invlvement in events there caters t children.
D.Kids have an affectin fr the atmsphere they ffer.
〔2〕The underlined wrd "fix" in Paragraph4 can be replaced be________.
B.arrangement
D.fcus
〔3〕Which f the fllwing wuld Chaplin prbably agree with?
A.Vides appeal t children mre than gifts.
B.Legs and stuffed animals are nt kid's cup f tea.
C.Older children value family time mre than yunger nes.
D.Physical reminders help remember past experiences better.
〔4〕What can be inferred frm the passage?
A.Experiences are better gifts fr lder children.
B.Scial values shuld be put in the first place.
C.New interests are mst precius fr children.
D.Material pssessins bring mre happiness t children.
4.阅读理解
Inequality in the wrkplace has lng been a ht tpic but gender ecnmist Ry is actively turning that cnversatin int actin. She funded Pipeline Equity, a cmpany that emplys artificial intelligence (AI) t identify and drive ecnmic gains thrugh gender equality. "The idea was: If we culd change decisins that are made in rganizatins, we culd actually make gender equality a reality in ur lifetime, rather than the hundred r s years that we Wrld Ecnmic Frum (WEF) predicts." Ry said.
The WEF's predictins were made befre the COVID-19 pandemic hit, which Ry called a "she-sessin," because wmen have lst the majrity f jbs during this particular ecnmic dwnturn. "With remte wrk and with peple being at hme with children, mst caregiving and unpaid wrk falls t wmen. "
There has been much talk abut such situatins being gd fr gender equality, but Ry warned while wrking frm hme culd help keep mre wmen in the wrkfrce, it culd have a negative impact n female prmtins.
"At this mment, there's the pprtunity t emply AI t ensure we make prgress n gender equality, ""Ry explained. "Fr cmpanies, that is particularly imprtant because in the 008 Great Recessin〔经济大萧条〕，cmpanies that put equality at the cre f their crisis management strategy actually increased the speed f their recvery. "
But t clse the gender pay gap, we can't start by talking abut pay. "Pay is the symptm it's nt the disease." Ry said. "Pay is the quantitative (数量的) value that yu place n yur talent. But the actual value happens befre that in perfrmance and ptential. "That's where Pipeline's platfrm steps in.
Using natural language prcessing, Pipeline's platfrm reads thrugh perfrmance reviews and calls ut any biased phrases. They've fund that n average, wmen are under-valued 4 percent f the time, and that actually impacts their ability t be prmted, as well as their pay.
"As this mment, we have the pprtunity t embrace AI as a tl t achieve get equality." Ry said
〔1〕Wmen in the wrkplace may face prblems EXCEPT________.
A.Being under-valued
B.getting a lwer pay
C.Heavy ecnmic burden
D.smaller chances f prmtin
〔2〕By mentining "the 2021 Great Recessin", Ry meant________.
A.AI had lng been emplyed in the wrkplace
B.gender equality was the key t slving the crisis
C.Gender equality culd play an imprtant rle during ecnmic crisis
D.the present situatin was similar t that f the 2021 Great Recessin
〔3〕What des the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 imply?
A.Pay is the rt f gender inequality.
B.Pay is nt wrth attaching imprtance t.
C.Pay is just an indicatr f gender inequality.
D.Pay is the first step twards ensuring gender quality.
〔4〕Which f the fllwing can be the best title fr the passage?
A.Pay gap will sn be clsed.
B.AI brings equality int the wrkplace.
C.It's time t ensure equality in the wrkplace.
D.The mre wmen in the wrkplace, the better.
二、任务型阅读
5.任务型阅读
In everyday life, we are ften faced with imprtant decisins — such as whether t apply fr a new jb r start a new curse. ________ The mre we can test ur limits and abilities, the mre we will learn abut urselves. New challenges are pprtunities fr us.
________ Rather than seeing the pprtunity, ften, we fcus n what it will be like t fail. As a result, taking n a new challenge can be frightening. In these cases, we may avid the challenge altgether and carry n dwn the same path we were n.
We make sme excuses t urselves s that we can stay in ur cmfrt zne. ________ By aviding challenges, we dn't have the pprtunities t learn abut urselves. We feel trapped. We are trubled by discmfrt, anxiety, and the sense that things are nt quite right.
There are times when we might want t avid a challenge fr gd, realistic reasns. Perhaps, deep dwn, we are frightened f what ther peple might say and f what we might learn abut urselves. But instead f acknwledging that, we tell urselves that nw is nt a gd time, r that this isn't the right pprtunity. ________
T lead an authentic life, we need t take n new challenges that give us mre pprtunities t be urselves. It is nt that authentic peple dn't feel the same fear; rather, they are simply mre willing t face their fear. ________ The questin is nt hw t lead a life in which we never feel the fear f failure, but rather, hw we can mved frward despite ur fear.
A. In reality, it is ur fear talking.
B. The fear f failure can be t much t bear
C. Hwever, we dn't always see it that way.
D. Peple think we can stay in ur cmfrt zne and keep learning.
E. Taking n such challenges is an imprtant part f grwing as a persn.
F. But the truth is that staying in ur cmfrt zne is nt necessarily cmfrtable.
G. They are pen t new experiences, cherishing the challenges f learning abut themselves.
三、完形填空
6.完形填空
Whatever makes yu fall in lve with hrses happened t me. I ften 1 myself wning my wn hrse.
After taking riding lessns fr a year, I decided t buy a hrse and Dad agreed—if I 2 half the mney. I wrked and saved 100dllars, a 3 thse days.
4 , 200 dllars wasn't much t buy a hrse. But I was 5 t lk fr ne n a limited 6 . I was intrduced t Rusty, a 20-year-ld hrse, wh had been abused and had a mistrust f 7 . When I apprached, he lked 8 at me. Hwever, he was my dream hrse and I decided t take it!
Gradually, we became inseparable and he grew strng and energetic despite his 9 . But ne mrning, Rusty was suddenly ill. The vet said he had cancer and suggested humanely putting him t 10 . The next mrning, Dad laded Rusty int the truck and I waved gdbye t him, pretty sure it was fr the 11 time.
Later that day, I was crying in bed when Dad called me. There, inside the truck was Rusty! I jumped up, hugging him and crying with 12 . Rusty 13 me fr anther happy year befre the cancer finally tk him. By then, we were a little mre 14 .
Rusty isn't here 15 , but lve lives n, and Rusty will live in my heart frever.
四、用单词的适当形式完成短文
7.阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Every culture creates music, but what shapes ur perceptin(感知) f music? In the past few years, psychlgist Jacby and his clleagues ________(visit) a remte area t investigate the questin.
They specifically chse participants frm Tsimane, ________ have relatively little ________(expse) t Western music. Fr example, ctaves(八度音阶) play an imprtant rle in Western music, but Tsimane' music instruments can't g with them. In the study, participants ________(ask) t listen t simple meldies and sing them. This exercise revealed that the Tsimane' didn't perceive ctaves while participants frm the U. S. did. It als revealed that ________(musical) trained Westerners were better at it than ________ with n musical training. Therefre, the findings highlight the imprtance f musical experience.
________ musical experience, bilgy is als a key factr influencing perceptin f music. In anther study, Jacby's clleague fund that unlike many Westerners, the Tsimane' fund it pleasant t hear sme ntes ________(play) tgether.
Their study als revealed that bth Westerners and the Tsimane' have truble ________(distinguish) between really high ntes abve 4, 000 hertz, thugh human hearing ges up t 20, 000 hertz. That may be ________, wherever we're frm, we hit the limits f ur brains befre we reach the limits f ur ears.
五、提纲类作文
8.假定你是李华。你的英国笔友David对中国生肖〔the Chinese zdiac〕十分感兴趣，希望了解相关情况。请你以牛年为例，给他写一份信，内容包括：
1〕中国年与动物相对应；
2〕中国牛的寓意(勤劳、坚韧······)；
3〕人们的牛年愿景。
注意：1〕写作词数应为80左右；
2〕请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
参考词汇: 牛年(the Year f the Ox)
Dear David,
……
Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
六、读后续写
9.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
When Ruth was sixty-eight years ld, she visited her daughter Judy and teenage granddaughter Marcy in Califrnia. They headed fr their cabin, mving frty miles up and dwn the muntains in their car, alng a narrw ne-lane rad that wund terrifyingly clse t cliffs (悬崖).
After dinner, Marcy annunced the water tank was lw and that she wuld drive the car dwn t the pump and get water. Ruth was nervus abut her yung granddaughter driving dwn the narrw rad by herself, but Judy reminded her that Marcy had been driving vehicles up there rads fr many years
"Just be careful, Marcy", her mther warned. "They've had a drught up here and the rad alng the cliff is pretty shaky. Be sure t hug the muntain side. "
Ruth and Judy watched Marcy frm the big windw where they culd see the rad winding dwn the muntainside. Fifteen minutes later, Judy was still watching when suddenly she screamed, "Oh n! She went ver the cliff, Mmma! The car and Marcy--they went ver! We have t help her! Cme n!"
Judy tk ff running desperately. Grabbing a three-ft-lng walking stick against the cabin dr, Ruth ran behind her, but Judy was quickly ut f sight after the first turn in the rad. Breathing hard, Ruth ran n and n, trying t catch up with her daughter. It was getting harder and harder t see anything at dusk.
Suddenly she stpped, nt knwing where she was. "Marcy! Judy!"she shuted.
A faint vice. "Mmma!"It was Judy.
Ruth screamed int the darkness "Judy, where are yu?" Off t her right and dwn the cliff she heard, "Dwn here, Mther! Dn't cme near the edge! I slipped n lse rcks and fell ver. I'm dwn abut ten feet. "
"Oh dear! Judy, what can I d?"
"Just stay back, Mmma!"
Facing the situatin, Ruth felt her heart was punding, and chest pains almst tk her breath away. She started t sb, ttally at a lss what t d.
注意：
1〕续写词数应为150左右：
2〕请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
At that mment, Ruth glimpsed at the walking stick, an idea striking her.
……
Ruth held her clse and said anxiusly. "Judy. We have t get help fr Marcy!"
答案解析局部
一、阅读选择
1.【解析】【分析】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了可以帮助独居老人出现紧急情况时的呼叫设备Lively Mbile Plus。
【点评】此题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断和数字计算三个题型的考查，是一篇介绍类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行推理，计算，从而选出正确答案。
2.【解析】【分析】本文是一篇新闻报道，讲述了，Hannah，Hannalre，Sphie和 Julia在南极洲洛克罗伊港迎接来访的船只，照看本地企鹅的故事。
【点评】此题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇新闻报道，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。
3.【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，研究说明，随着孩子年龄的增长，给他们一些他们可以体验的东西，而不是物质的东西，会让他们更快乐。
【点评】此题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜想和推理判断三个题型的考查，是一篇科研类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，从而选出正确答案。
4.【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了罗伊〔Ry〕创立了Pipeline Equity，利用人工智能来实现工作场所的平等，推动公司经济收益。
【点评】此题考点涉及细节理解，句义猜想，推理判断和主旨大意四个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的根底上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。
二、任务型阅读
5.【解析】【分析】本文是一篇议论文，论述了在生活中，我们应该不要惧怕新的挑战，而是应该将挑战看成是新的机遇。
【点评】考查七选五，本文是一篇教育类阅读，要求在理解细节信息的根底上，着重考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。
三、完形填空
6.【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者讲述了自己爱马及与一匹马的故事。
【点评】考查完形填空，此题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的根底上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
四、用单词的适当形式完成短文
7.【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了一项致力于发现是什么塑造了人们对音乐的看法的研究，包括研究的开展过程以及发现。
【点评】考查语法填空，此题考点涉及时态，定语从句，名词，时态语态，副词，代词，非谓语动词以及表语从句等多个知识点的考查，是一篇科研类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的根底上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，并结合相关语法知识，进行分析推理，从而写出正确的单词形式。
五、提纲类作文
8.【解析】【分析】此题是一篇英文信件，要求考生以李华的身份写一份信。写作背景：你的英国笔友David对中国生肖十分感兴趣，希望了解相关情况。请你以牛年为例。写作要点已经给出，属于提纲类作文，内容包括：1〕中国年与动物相对应；2〕中国牛的寓意(勤劳、坚韧……)；3〕人们的牛年愿景。提示中的内容比拟泛泛，需要适当补充。此题对于考生的综合能力要求较高，要求考生有很强的谋篇布局的能力和组织要点的能力。需要注意紧扣文章主题，给出的要点都需要包括。写作时注意准确运用时态，上下文意思连贯，符合逻辑关系。尽量使用自己熟悉的单词句式，同时也要注意使用高级词汇和高级句型使文章显得更有档次。
【点评】本篇作文要点齐全，结构完整，条理清晰，应用了较多的语法结构和词汇，熟练地使用了语句间的连接成分，使整个文章结构紧凑，很好地完成了写作任务。例如：I'm mre than delighted that yu are interest in the Chinese zdiac.运用了名词性从句；Each lunar year in China cnnects with ne f the twelve animals in the Chinese culture, and this year crrespnds t the x.运用了并列句；Therefre, peple hpe that all humans are blessed with success, enthusiasm and prsperity in terms f the Year f the Ox.运用了宾语从句。
六、读后续写
9.【解析】【分析】本篇书面表达是读后续写。通过阅读文章可知，讲述了68岁的露丝去加利福尼亚看望她的女儿朱迪和十几岁的孙女玛西，晚饭后，玛西说水箱没水了，她要把车开到水泵那儿去打水，然而玛西开车掉下悬崖，去救玛西的时候，女儿朱迪也掉了下去，在这种情况下，露丝开始抽泣，不知所措。 段落续写：①由第一段首句内容“就在那一刻，露丝瞥了一眼手杖，一个念头打动了她。〞可知，第一段可描写露丝用手杖把女儿朱迪拉了上来，二人惊魂未定。②由第二段首句内容“露丝紧紧地抱着她，焦急地说，“朱迪。我们得去帮玛西！〞〞可知，第二段可描写母女二人在黑暗中回到小屋，打 给急救中心，之后救援队赶到，玛西幸运地得救了。写作时注意准确运用时态，上下文意思连贯，符合逻辑关系，尽量使用自己熟悉的单词句式，同时也要注意使用高级词汇和高级句型使文章显得更有档次。
【点评】本书面表达要点齐全，上下文连贯，使用一定数量的句式结构，让句子更加生动饱满，同时运用了许多高级词汇和固定短语，提高文章的档次，表达了对英语的熟练的驾驭能力。例如：Ruth drpped t her knees, then lay flat n her belly as she made herself clser and clser t the edge f the cliff. 运用了时间状语从句；She held the walking stick ver the edge and asked Judy if she culd see it.运用了并列句，宾语从句； Within minutes, Judy grabbed the ther end f the stick and Ruth pulled her up. 运用了并列句；Judy crawled int her mther's lap, shaking and sweating.运用了现在分词作伴随状语；Slwly, Ruth pulled Judy t her feet, and the tw wmen made their way back t the cabin in the darkness.运用了并列句； It tk three hurs t save Marcy frm the bttm f the cliff. 运用了it作形式主语；It was Grandma's bravery and determinatin that saved us!运用了强调句。Functins
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