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1、2021 年萧山中学高三英语第二次联考试卷及答案 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 A Four Best Cities to Visit in Winter Cold rains,icy sidewalks and gray skies can make winter travel a trial.But here are four cities around the world that make for a great cold-weather destina
2、tion:Prague,Czech Republic With its snow-capped spires and winding streets,Pragueis a fairytale city that remains ly tourist-free in winter.The amazing architecture looks even prettier under a sheet of snow,with one of the most beautiful areas being the old town,with its Romanesque vaults.Gas street
3、 lamps have been placed throughout the city center,adding a romantic color1 to evenings.Cafes here are ideal for escaping the bitter cold.Salzburg,Austria With its Christmas songs and traditional markets,this is a perfect city for a winter break.“Silent Night”was performed for the first time in thec
4、hurchofOberndorfon the border ofSalzburgon Christmas Eve in 1818.The citys main market is held in the shadow ofSalzburgsHohensalzburgCastle,but the one held inMirabell Squareis especially popular with food lovers who come to taste local food such as haluskypieces of dumpling mixed with fried bacon.T
5、romso,Norway Tromso is widely regarded asNorways most beautiful city and is a base for spoiling the northern lights.There are several attractive museums,including thePolarMuseum,which offers an insight into the history of Arctic expeditions,and theTromsoMuseum,which is famous for its Sami exhibition
6、s.Amsterdam,Netherlands In winter,Amsterdam s museums are much less crowded,making it the time to visit attractions such as Rijksmuseum or the Anne Frank House.Built originally to house a circus,the Royal Carre Theater is more than 130 years old.Children will love the spectacular performances.1.What
7、 can you do inPrague?A.Enjoy the fascinating architecture.B.Taste local food halusky.C.Appreciate Sami exhibitions.D.Watch a circus performance.2.Where was“Silent Night”first performed?A.In thechurchofOberndorf.B.InHohensalzburgCastle.C.InMirabell Square.D.In the Polar Museum.3.Which city will you c
8、hoose if you want to see the northern lights?A.Prague.B.Salzburg.C.Tromso.D.Amsterdam.B The beach may seem like an inviting place to run on a cool summer morning,but is running on the sand good for your body?It can be,but its important to be aware of the challenges that some beach runners experience
9、 before you get ready.Running on the beach can be a good thing.Its certainly different from running on a track or a pavement.For starters,sand can be a challenge because it has an uneven(不平坦的)surface.As you push off,youre going to lose some of your push as the sand moves.So,youre not going to be abl
10、e to push yourself forward as you would on a track or a pavement.But this unevenness has anupside:It gives your body an extra workout,forcing you to exercise muscles that dont get as much use during runs on firm surfaces.For example,your feet,ankles and lower back might feel sorer and more tired tha
11、n usual after a beach run just because the surface is constantly moving and changing step to step.You also might feel sore afterward because beaches tend to slope(倾斜)down to the water.If youre going for a long run on the beach,you might notice that one side of your body might feel sorer because your
12、e putting more pressure on it due to the slope.Some beach runners prefer to run barefoot not wearing anything on feet.However,if youre not used to barefoot running,start slowly and dont run long distances at first.Thats because running barefoot uses more different muscles than running with shoes doe
13、s,and its important to strengthen these muscles and adapt your feet.If you want to run barefoot and as long as you run carefully enough into it,go for it!Running on the sand can be a smart choice for you,because running on softer ground surfaces can reduce muscle damage.4.Why is it difficult to run
14、on the beach for starters?A.The soft surface makes people fall over easily.B.People need to run carefully on its smooth surface.C.Running on its uneven surface takes much effort.D.Its hard to keep ones balance on its hard surface.5.Which of the following best explains“upside”underlined in Paragraph
15、2?A.Advantage.B.Reason.C.Character.D.Challenge.6.Whats the authors attitude to barefoot running?A.Critical.B.Supportive.C.Doubtful.D.Uncaring.7.The passage can probably be found in _.A.A primary school textbook B.A tourist guide C.A sports magazine D.A scientific report C When I was 13,I lost my sig
16、ht.Since then,I had learned to get about with a walking stick,but had to stay at home because my parents thought I would get lost or robbed,even get hit by a car.I,however,believed I could regain my way if I lost it.A neighbor told me that a public library was offering a free course designed for the
17、 blind.Thats an important opportunity for me to kill two birds with one stone:I could practice my getting about skills on my way to learning practical technology.My parentssettled forit.But how would I plan my course?I knew that the blind singer Ray Charles,get around without a walking stick by coun
18、ting steps.But I couldnt seem to do that the way he had.I developed the power of my imagination,catching the layout（布局）of places I visited and taking note of landmarks in my mind.Every time I visited a place,the mental map Id drawn would turn up and helped me with the direction.But that doesnt mean
19、I didnt lose my way in the process of acquiring this skill.Id have to swallow（吞下）my pride to ask kind strangersfor help.On those days I lost my way,Id go to bed feeling down.But my desires to beat blindness and further my education were usually enough to get me out of bed the next day and try again.
20、Today,Im a published reporter and audio producer.Yes,Ive lost my way at times and found it again.And when people ask me,Arent you afraid to be out on your own?”the answer to me is clear：Id rather risk and find happiness than stick to safety and be painful.Now,impressed by my progress,my father told
21、my mother,Our boy can see!.8.What does the underlined phrases“settled for in the second paragraph mean?A.Talked about.B.Stuckto.C.Agreed to.D.Cared about.9.How did the author go around on his own after losing his sight?A.He created pictures of places in his mind.B.He drew a map on the paper to help
22、him.C.He was always asking strangers for directions.D.He threw away the walking stick and counted steps.10.Which of the following can best describe the author?A.Determined and adventurous.B.Patient and intelligent.C.Warm-hearted and positive.D.Adventurous and outgoing.11.How did the authors parents
23、feel about his progress?A.Concerned.B.Surprised.C.Confident.D.Proud.D Joy Mangano is now an American inventor.She was divorced and had three kids under age 7 when she was 33,and was barely keeping up payments on her small two-bedroom home by working extra hours as a waitress.“There were times when I
24、 would lie in bed and think.I didnt know how I was going to pay that bill,”Mangano says.But she had a special ability for seeing the obvious thing.She knew how hard it was to mop the floor.“I was tired,of bending down,putting my hands in dirty water,wringing(拧)out a mop,”Mangano says.“So,Theres gott
25、a be a better way.”How about a“self-wringing”mop?She designed a special tool you could twist in two directions at once,and still keep your hands clean and dry.She set out to sell it,first a few at flea markets.Then Mangano met with the media.But would couch potatoes(电视迷)buy a mop?The experts on shop
26、ping TV were less than certain.They gave it a try,and it failed Mangano was sure it would sell if theyd let her do the on-camera display.She said,“Get me on that stage,and I will sell this mop because its a great item.”So QVC,a multinational corporation specializing in televised home shopping,took a
27、 chance on her.“I got onstage and the phones went crazy.We sold every mop in minutes.”Today shes president of Ingenious Designs,a multimillion-dollar company,and one of the stars of HSN,the Home Shopping Network.Talking about the household invention,Mangano says,“It is as natural for me as it is for
28、 a parent to talk about their child.”12.What is the first paragraph mainly about?A.Manganos small home.B.Manganos work experience.C.Manganos unhappy marriage.D.Manganos hard living conditions.13.Mangano sold the mop successfully with the help of _.A.HSN B.QVC C.couch potatoes D.experts on shopping T
29、V 14.What does Mangano think of her invention?A.Normal.B.Special.C.Unsatisfactory.D.Unbelievable.15.What can we learn from the text?A.HSN is a business organization that sells goods on the Internet.B.The experts on shopping TV were confident about Manganos mop.C.Mangano got the idea of self-wringing
30、 mop from her own experience.D Mangano once had to work seven days a week to support her family.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。选项中有两项为多余选项 Artificialintelligence systems like Grammarly,an automated grammarchecker,are trained with data.for instance,translation software is fe
31、d sentences translated by humans,Grammarlys training data involve a large number of standard errorfree sentences and humancorrected sentences._16_The software then looks at a users writing:if a line of words seems ungrammatical,it tries to spot how the generally supposed mistake is most closely simi
32、lar to one from its training inputs._17_Advances in language technology have been impressive in,for example,speech recognition,which involves another sort of statistical guesswhether or not a stretch of sound matches a certain line of words._18_.It can rate the tone of an email before you send it,af
33、ter being trained on texts that have been assessed by humans,for example as“admiring”or“confident”.But grammar is the real magic of language,joining words into structures,joining those structures into sentences,and doing so in a way that maps onto meaning._19_.Computers can analyse grammatical sente
34、nces fairly well,labeling things like nouns and verb phrases.But they struggle with sentences that are difficult to analyse,precisely because they are ungrammaticalin other words,written by the kind of person who needs Grammarly._20_But computers dont work in meaning or intention,they work in formul
35、ae（惯用语）.Humans,by contrast,can usually understand even sentences that are not grammatically correct,because of the ability to guess the contents of other minds.Grammarchecking computers illustrate not how bad humans are with language,but just how good.A.Grammarly can seem to miss more errors than it
36、 marks.B.One Grammarly feature that works fairly well is feeing analysis.C.To correct such writing requires knowing what the writer intended.D.Grammarly has some obvious strengths in understanding meaning or intentions.E.Computers outpace humans at problems that can be solved with pure maths.F.Devel
37、opers also add certain rules to the patterns Grammarty has taught itself.G.In this decisive structuremeaning connection,machines are no match for humans.第二部分 语言运用（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，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项 Last Saturday,I went out to have breakfast with a fri
38、end.It was_21_.But what wasnt solovely was the lady who took our_22_.She spoke in a way that was_23_,unhappy,certainly not friendly and sort of rude.Working in hospitality(服务行业)myself,I_24_.When it was my_25_to approach her and order,I thought to myself,“What can I do here to cheer her up,to appreci
39、ate her,to make her_26_?”I had nothing.Surely there must be_27_I could sincerely compliment(称赞)her on.Then I_28_instantly.It was her_29_.She had the most incredibly well-spoken and clear voice.It was SO good.And that was what I would_30_her for.So after she took my order and gave me the same unfrien
40、dly attitude,I told her.I said:“I hope you dont mind me saying so,but you have the most_31_voice.Its so clear,well-spoken and sounds so_32_.”I told the lady her voice would be_33_for voice-overs(配音)and she could be a hostess for radio programs.Her face_34_,and she smiled the first time I had seen he
41、r do so,and I noticed her whole attitude_35_.The customer behind me received a totally different kind of_36_,abetter one.And it was all because of what I did.Something so_37_!There was a time when this sort of thing would have_38_me,or Id have been too shy and awkward to say such a thing.Not now.Now
42、 I must.Why?Because I have the_39_.The power to completely change someones day by something as simple as a few kind_40_.And you have this power too.We all do.21.A.exciting B.common C.lovely D.surprising 22.A.seat B.order C.food D.menu 23.A.impatient B.cautious C.shy D.proud 24.A.understood B.ignored
43、 C.considered D.noticed 25.A.chance B.ability C.choice D.turn 26.A.listen B.smile C.talk D.respond 27.A.nothing B.everything C.anything D.something 28.A.remembered B.learned C.knew D.proved 29.A.voice B.hair C.face D.attitude 30.A.thank B.trust C.blame D.praise 31.A.reliable B.amusing C.amazing D.fu
44、nny 32.A.enthusiastic B.interesting C.professional D.relaxing 33.A.clear B.perfect C.known D.normal 34.A.stayed dark B.lit up C.turned down D.went pale 35.A.change B.adjust C.worsen D.recover 36.A.service B.payment C.menu D.order 37.A.interesting B.different C.simple D.difficult 38.A.excited B.embar
45、rassed C.confused D.touched 39.A.confidence B.passion C.ability D.power 40.A.words B.orders C.suggestions D.activities 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 facial make-up is a significant part of Peking Opera,which_41._(date)back about 1,400 years.The various make-up c
46、olor1 s represent the different personalities and fates of the roles.The actors playing the main male role are called the Sheng,and the female role,the Dan.TheJingis a male role with a_42._(paint)face.And it was around the 12th-13th centuries_43._clowns make up with a big white spot in the middle of
47、 the face appeared.Facial make-up is always very beautiful and covers completely the face,_44._(indicate)both the soul and the nature of the character.A male roles make up also indicates his power and quality.A white face indicates the craftiness,and_45._black,the cleanness.A yellow face indicates t
48、he courage and bravery.Blue and green_46._(use)for faces of heroes,and gold and silver symbolize gods.For example,Guan Yu,a hero of the period ofThree Kingdoms,_47._(have)the red face representing righteousness.Some of the male role make-up includes Chinese characters.On the face of Zhao Kuangyin,th
49、e first emperor of the Song Dynasty,appears a small dragon_48._announces his glory.Xiang Yu,the hero who knocked down the tyrannical dynasty of Qin,but died_49._(tragic)while he was still young,wears on each side of the face the Chinese character shou,means that his_50._(hero)made his life eternal.I
50、n a word,Peking Opera is the treasure of Chinese traditional culture,and the facial make-up is a unique art with its own charm.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节短文改错（满分 10 分）51.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：在错的词下划一横