2021西安中学高三下学期第十次模拟考试英语试题含答案

西安中学高2021届高三第十次模拟考试

英语试题

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 will the speakers do tonight?

A. Visit Mary.       B. Go out of town.      C. Host a dinner.

2. How does the woman go to work this week?

A. By car.       B. By bike.      C. On foot.

3. What time does Dave’s meeting start?

A. At 8:30.    B. At 9:00.    C. At 10:00.

4. What is Helen going to do?

A. Buy some books.     B. Study in the library.   C. Attend a history class.

5. What is the woman’s feeling now?

A. Relief.     B. Regret.    C. Embarrassment.

第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，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，回答第6、7题。

6. What is Tom busy doing?

A. Raising money.     B. Writing a lab report.   C. Giving classes to children.

7. Who might be able to help Tom this week?

A. Mike.    B. Cathy.      C. Jane.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Why is Jack leaving early?

A. To avoid getting stuck in traffic.

B. To enjoy the scenery on the way.

C. To buy some gifts for his family.

9. What does Judy often do at the railway station?

A. Read books.    B. Call some friends.    C. Look around the shops.

10. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. What to do next year.

B. Where to go for vacations.

C. How to pass the waiting time.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. Why does Bill look troubled?

A. He is short of money.

B. He has made a big mistake.

C. He is facing a tough choice.

12. What is Bill now?

A. A college student.   B. An army officer.  C. A computer engineer.

13. What does the woman seem to suggest Bill do?

A. Learn to repair cars.  

B. Decline the job offer. 

C. Ask his uncle for advice.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. What is the woman recommending to the man?

A. A writer.    B. A club.    C. A course.

15. What is the woman reading now?

A. The Beautiful Mind.  B. The Great Gatsby.  C. The Kite Runner.

16. How much time does the man have to read the book?

A. Two weeks.    B. Three weeks.   C. Four weeks.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is the speaker doing?

A. Reporting a study.   B. Chairing a meeting. C. Teaching a class.

18. What should you pay most attention to when taking notes?

A. Listening.    B. Reading.    C. Writing.

19. What is an advantage of using symbols in note-taking?

A. It keeps information secret.

B. It leaves space for future use.

C. It makes key words noticeable.

20. What will the speaker do next?

A. Ask a few questions.  B. Show some notes.  C. Make a summary.

第二部分  阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

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2020 at Butlin’ s —Breaks from February—November

FEBRUARY HALF TERM

Fri. 14—Mon. 24 February 2020

After the busyness of Christmas and the re-arrival of school routines and homework, a short break is needed. February half term is the perfect opportunity.

Joining us at Butlin’s on the first school holiday of the year, you and your family will be some of the first to see our brand new entertainment for the year, as well as any new developments on resort including restaurants and accommodation.

MAY HALF TERM

Fri. 22 May—Mon. 1 June 2020

With Easter over and the school summer holidays a fair way in the distance, a holiday can feel like a long way away. That’s why May half term is the perfect stopgap for a short family break. 
    When the British weather’s playing ball, enjoy our outdoor activities, head to the beach, dip your toes in the sea and treat the family to an ice cream. 

SUMMER HOLIDAYS

Fri. 17 July— Fri. 4 September 2020

Summer holidays by the seaside are about packing up the car and leaving at dawn, ice cream, sandy sandwiches and fish and chips, riding games, and going in the sea bravely even if it’s freezing cold. 

Our brilliantly British ways make for some of the best childhood memories of holidaying by the sea, and school summer holidays are about exactly that; creating long lasting family memories. 

OCTOBER HALF TERM

Fri. 23 Oct.—Mon. 2 Nov. 2020

Whether you’re looking for scary goings-on or simply fancy getting away with your family before the rush of Christmas, our October half term breaks are the perfect escape. 

Join us to celebrate Halloween over October half term and get ready for a trick or treat trail, pumpkin carving and a fancy dress ball that will have your little kids crazy. 

21. What can you do at Butlin’s during MAY HALF TERM? 

A. Watch water ballet.         B. Enjoy Easter food.

C. Make your summer holiday plan.      D. Have close contact with the sea.

22. Which program has the longest time?

A. FEBRUARY HALF TERM.    B. MAY HALF TERM.

C. SUMMER HOLIDAYS.     D. OCTOBER HALF TERM.

23. Which is probably a major theme of OCTOBER HALF TERM break?

A. Trick or treat fun.           B. Finding Easter eggs.

C. Preparing Christmas gifts.    D. Learning how to make fancy dresses.

B

Twelve-year-old Lydia Denton was recently named the winner of CITGO’s Fueling Education Student Challenge, where she earned $20,000 after creating the Beat the Heat Car Seat, which is a portable device placed in the car seat that not only senses weight over five pounds but monitors temperature when the baby is in the seat.

The soon-to-be seventh grader says she became inspired to make the invention after watching the news that babies were being left in hot cars, often by accident. “At first, I thought about raising money for the families, but that wouldn’t fix the problem: I wanted to invent something that could prevent the deaths from happening.”

Lydia’s device is started when it senses the weight of the child and the temperature setting reaches over 100 F (38℃). At that point, an alarm goes off and a warning is sent via SMS to the parents. If the parents don’t reset the device within 60 seconds, a built-in GPS chip sends a message to local authorities with the vehicle’s location. After many rounds of testing with her local 911, Lydia is proud to say that Beat the Heat Car Seat is a success.

Though many newer vehicles come with warning systems and smart seat systems, Lydia’s goal was to create a device that would reach more people and that could also transfer from car seat to car seat as the child grew. She decided to use her prize money to continue making improvements on the device, which would sell for only about $40.

Lydia is now working with an instructor who is helping her with production and teaching her about business. Lydia hopes that her work will inspire more kids of her age to make their ideas come true. “Don’t think that you have to accept things in the world. If there is something that bothers you, think of ways to make it better!” 24. Why did Lydia make the invention?

A. To win 20,000-dollar prize.   

B. To raise money for unlucky families.

C. To help stop babies dying in hot cars.

D. To guarantee babies’ safety in a car crash.

25. What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell us about the device?

A. How it works.      B. What it consists of.

C. Why it raises the alarm.   D. How parents respond to it.

26. How will Lydia’s future device differ from other smart seat systems?

A. It will be much stronger.       B. It will be more affordable.

C. It will be less problematic.  D. It will be more effective on older kids.

27. What can we learn from Lydia’s story?

A. No competition, no progress.  

B. It’s never too late to go into business.

C. One should be open to any suggestion.

D. Creative thinking is the key to success.

C

A competition making up Versailles literature was launched on Sina Weibo recently. So what is Versailles literature?
    Actually, the term has nothing to do with the French palace nor with literature. It came from The Rose of Versailles, a Japanese manga series about aristocratic（贵族化的）life at the palace of Versailles in France in the late 18th century, and was coined by a Chinese influencer earlier this year. Known as humblebragging, it is a boast（吹牛）disguised as a complaint. “I have too many houses. How can I decide which one to decorate?” and “I thought I lost weight this morning. So disappointed when I realized it was because I took off the huge diamond ring my boyfriend gave me last night” are some examples of Versailles literature. The intention is to show off — usually things of materialistic values, yet one ought to pretend that’s not the point.
    As the 19th century English author Jane Austen famously wrote, “ Nothing is more deceitful（欺诈的）than the appearance of humility（谦逊）.”  The psychology behind humblebragging is to be recognized for one’s successes and be liked by others at the same time, according to scholars. In her article titled Why do people hate humblebragging? published in Psychology Today, psychologist Dr. Susan Krauss Whitbourne at the University of Massachusetts Amherst noted that humblebragging is a “strategy in pursuit of respect” because it draws attention to one’s accomplishments in a circuitous way.
    However, studies on social media users show that humblebragging as a self-promotion strategy does not work. In the essay Humblebragging: A distinct and ineffective self-presentation strategy, the University of North Carolina researcher Ovul Sezer and Harvard University scholars Francesca Gino and Michael Norton concluded from their research that humblebraggers are perceived more negatively than straight braggers due to the former’s insincerity. “The critical factor differentiating the two groups of people is sincerity. People don’t like braggers,but they at least see them as more sincere than humblebraggers,” said Francesca Gino.
So, how can we annoy humblebraggers back? “ Just pretend you don’t get whatever it is they try to show off,” a netizen advised. “And respond with genuine sympathy for their complaints.”

28. Which of the following statements is typical of “Versailles literature” ?

A. You know who my father is? My father is Li Gang.
B. Got five offers to date. I’m at a loss which to choose.
C. It’s a headache how to make my son tidy up his room regularly.
D. I’m fed up with living in the countryside with no shopping malls around.

29. What is the psychology behind humblebragging?  

A. To win others’ sympathy.   B. To earn others’ admiration.
C. To show his/her sincerity.      D. To mask his/her complaint.

30. What does the underlined world “circuitous” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?  

A. Roundabout. B. Straightforward.  C. Ambiguous.  D. Double-edged.

31. What can’t be inferred from the passage?

A. Braggers are relatively more sincere than humblebraggers.
B. Humblebragging is an artificial appearance of being humble.
C. To respond with real sympathy will discourage humblebraggers.
D. If you want to be perceived positively, avoid using Versailles literature.

D

Researchers at the University of Maryland have turned ordinary sheets of wood into transparent mate­rial that is nearly as clear as glass, but stronger and with better insulating properties（隔热性). It could become an energy efficient building material in the future.

Wood is made of two basic ingredients: cellulose, which are tiny fibres, and lignin （木质素）, which is a glue-like material that bonds the fibres together to give it strength. The lignin also contains molecules called chromophores, which give the wood its brown color and prevent light from passing through.

Early attempts to make transparent wood involved removing the lignin, but this involved harmful chemicals, high temperatures and a lot of time, making the product expensive and somewhat fragile. The new technique is so cheap and easy that it could literally be done in a backyard.

Starting with pieces of wood a meter long and one millimeter thick, the scientists simply brushed on a solution（溶液）of hydrogen peroxide using an ordinary paint brush. When left in the sun, or under a UV lamp for an hour or so, the peroxide remove color from the brown chromophores but left the lignin un­damaged, so the wood turned white. Next, they filled the wood with a tough transparent epoxy, which filled in the spaces in the wood and then hardened. This made the white wood transparent.

As window material, it would be much more resistant to accidental breakage. The clear wood is light­er than glass, with better insulating properties, which is important because windows are a major source of heat loss in buildings. It also might take less energy to produce clear wood because there are no high tem­peratures involved.

Transparent wood could become an alternative to glass in energy efficient buildings, or perhaps cov­erings for solar panels in harsh environments. There could be no end of uses.

32. What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A. The classification of wood strength. B. The characteristics of wood.

C. The causes of wood color.   D. The structure of wood.

33. How did the researchers make wood transparent in the past?

A. By removing the lignin.    B. By reducing chemicals.

C. By lowering the temperature.   D. By changing the experiment site.

34. What is the function of the epoxy?

A. To make the wood stronger.    B. To take away the brown color.

C. To turn the wood transparent.   D. To fill the spaces in the wood.

35. Which can be a suitable title for the text?

A. Replacing Glass with Wood   B. Turning Wood Transparent

C. Energy Saving Material    D. Eco-friendly Alternative

第二节（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

The Cassini-Huygens space probe（探测器）, which reached Saturn (土星）last week has sent back amazing photographs of the planet’s famous rings viewed in ultraviolet light.   36   The different colors show exactly what the rings are. The red means the ring contains tiny pieces of rock and the blue and green is likely to be a mixture of water and frozen gases.   37   That’s why it is so light and it could float on water — if a big enough ocean could be found!

________It aims to explore the planet and its rings and moons. It was launched in 1997 and its mission was to explore the “gas giant” planet, which is the furthest planet to be seen from the Earth without a telescope.

Scientists say the spacecrafts four-year tour of Saturn may tell them how the rings are formed.    39    

The probe has sent back pictures of some of Saturn’s moons, including Phoebe and Titan. Phoebe has a strange shape.    40   Saturn’s biggest moon, Titan, is believed to be the only body in the solar system other than the Earth with liquid on the surface. The images of Phoebe and Titan look strangely like photos of the Earth and our own moon, taken decades ago by the earliest space missions.

A. Saturn itself is made of gases.

B. The pictures are hard to take in space.

C. The probe is an international space project.

D. They will discover more secrets about the spacecraft.

E. The pictures show them in shades of blue, green and red.

F. It will also study the plant’s atmosphere and magnetic field.

G. Unlike other planets and their moons, it is not perfectly round.

第三部分   语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 （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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

“If you want to be like someone,” my father said, “be like Rafer Johnson.” It really ______ sense. Johnson and my father had a fair amount ______. They didn’t know each other, but both were born during the 1930s and both competed as college ______ in different basketball teams.
    Johnson ______the world stage at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. He ______the gold medal in the decathlon（十项全能). It was Johnson’s last competition, but he still continued to make a ______ on the stage. For the next five decades, Johnson ______ all his life to creating the Special Olympics for the disabled. “Even if people had ______, they could still be the best they could be,” Johnson told a reporter.
    Everyone ______ enough to be around Johnson, their lives were improved, and he was always there for those ______, whether on campus or in the community. He didn’t just help make people better, he ______ them up when they needed it.
    I needed that lift once. It was 2014, the only time I ______ Rafer Johnson. We were backstage at Royce Hall on the U. C. L. A campus. I was on ______ to host an evening discussion programme. I was ______. The audience looked huge.   

Sensing my nerves, he ______ me, asking about my job, my life and my experience as an athlete. For a moment, he ______ an arm around my shoulders,  ______ as my father would have done. “You’re going to do fine, this is going to be a great ______,” he said. It was indeed. I will never forget that ______. Nor will I ever forget Rafer Johnson. With all that we’ve been through these years, may we  ______ those important memories.

41. A. did B. made C. took D. put
42. A. in common B. in place C. at times D. at work
43. A. leaders B. artists C. athletes D. workers
44. A. went up B. burst onto C. got out D. cut into
45. A. removed B. beat C. struck D. won
46. A. promise B. decision C. difference D. living
47. A. donated B. devoted C. exposed D. adjusted
48. A. worries B. principles C. shortcomings D. disabilities
49. A. blessed B. required C. abandoned D. invested
50. A. on duty B. in need C. on watch D. in danger
51. A. brought B. woke C. lifted D. picked
52. A. met B. helped C. recognized D. appreciated
53. A. hand B. business C. guard D. holiday
54. A. delighted B. embarrassed C. unwilling D. uneasy
55. A. urged B. touched C. calmed D. comforted
56. A. carried B. wrapped C. distributed D. waved
57. A. always B. rarely C. strangely D. exactly
58. A. night B. morning C. week D. year
59. A. competition B. lesson C. coincidence D. experience
60. A. catch up with B. clear away C. hold tight to D. escape from

第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The traditional Chinese name chop (印章)or seal ________ (use) for thousands of years.

It is quite likely that people began using name chops because Chinese ________ (character) are so complex and few people in ancient times were able to read and write. In addition, chops have a long history ________ (date) back to the Shang Dynasty, ________ there was no other form of identification such as ID cards.

A chop also served ________ a valid signature. All official documents in China needed a chop to be valid. Today, most Chinese are well ________ (educate), but the tradition is kept alive in China.

If you spend any length of time in China, you will almost ________ (certain) need to have a chop. If you’re staying a short time, a chop makes ________ amazing souvenir. A chop can be made quickly, but first you will be required ________ (translate) your name into Chinese.

There are many different sizes and styles of chops. _________ (expensive) small chops can be carved from wood or plastic while high-end chops are made from ivory (象牙), jade, marble or steel. Only a special type of slow-drying red ink is used for a name chop, so if you buy a chop in China, get an inkpad (印泥盒) too.

第四部分： 写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节  短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^),并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意:

1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Classical Gardens of Suzhou are a perfect combination of wonders and go on the list of World Heritage in 1997. People regard it as the sign of Confucian belief of harmony between man and nature. The unique aspect about the gardens are the poetic atmosphere creating in such a limited space. And most objects are artificial made. People create fantastic scenery, using many man-made structure such as rivers, rocks and plants. Rocks arranged in an order look meaningful while rivers, what go through the gardens, give the feeling of liveliness. The few pieces of leaves or flowers are enough to make us feel the change of the weather. We can get close nature here.

第二节  书面表达（满分25分）

假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，写一篇英文周记，记述你们上周邀请京剧名家来你校参与“京剧进校园”主题活动的全过程。

注意：词数不少于 60。

提示词：京剧 Beijing opera；

脸谱 facial makeup

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西安中学高2021届高三第十次模拟考试

英语答案

听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1-5 CABBA  6-10 ABACC  11-15 CABBC  16-20 ACACB

阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

21-23 DCA     24-27 CABD     28-31 BBAD   32-35 DACB   36-40. EACFG

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

41-45 BACBD      46-50 CBDAB      51-55 CAADC      56-60 BDADC

语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

61. has been used   62. characters  63. dating  64. when        65. as  

66. educated        67. certainly   68. an     69. to translate   70. Inexpensive

短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

Classical Gardens of Suzhou are a perfect combination of wonders and on the List of World Heritage in 1997. People regard as the sign of Confucian belief of harmony between man and nature, the gardens the poetic atmosphere in such a limited space. And most objects are made. People create fantastic scenery, using many man-made such as rivers, rocks and plants. Rocks arranged in order look meaningful while rivers, go through the gardens, give the feeling of liveliness. The few pieces of leaves flowers are enough to make us feel the change of the weather. We can get close nature here.

书面表达（满分25分）

Last week, an activity called “Beijing opera entering Campus” was held in our school.

In the morning, we clapped warmly to welcome two famous artists gave us a detailed introduction to the Beijing opera. We listened attentively and learned that there are five main roles in Beijing opera, and the facial mask on each of them tells the characteristics of the role.After the lecture, one artist showed us how to paint the facial mask on our face, and the other taught us the typical moves step by step. Under the patient guidance of the artists, we learned the basic skills and developed strong interest. After several rehearsals, we were ready to stage a scene from “Journey to the West”. With excitement and nervousness, I played Sun Wukong with the lady artist, and our performance met with loud applause .

Through this activity, I’ve found Beijing opera appealing and learned it must take a long and hard training to become a good performer. I am expecting to spread Beijing opera to more audience.