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1、2021 届中山市坦洲镇坦洲中学高三英语第三次联考试题及参考答案 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 The Orchard I had a very nice meal at the Orchard restaurantThe food was lovely and the service was quite goodWe chose to eat in the garden which was full of beautiful flowers and ver
2、y relaxingThe only disappointment was the dessert the apple piewas far too sweet and it was cold tooApart from that it was an enjoyable eveningAs for the price what a bargain，excellent value for money！Park Inn The best thing about Park Inn was the service it was excellentThere was a warm welcome whe
3、n we arrived and the waiters were very helpful all eveningHowever，the food wasnt as goodThe menu looked interesting but the meals were rather tastelessIts not a cheap restaurant and I wasnt happy to pay so much for boring food Richards Place When we enteredthe restaurant，we were surprised by the lov
4、ely interior(内部的)design of itSo stylish，so modern！This is one of the most popular restaurants in town and its very easy to see whyThe food was great and excellent value for money but it was ruined by very，very poor service！TheRiverside It was lovely sitting outside and looking over the riverThere we
5、re lots of little lanterns(灯笼)and color1 ed lights everywhere and it all looked very prettyThe food was good，nothing very special but quite tastyThe service was OK;we didnt have to wait too long for our food but the waiter never looked very happy！Its quite an expensive place but with the view I thin
6、k its quite good value for money 1.In which restaurant can customers eat in the garden？A.Park Inn B.TheOrchard C.The Riverside D.Richards Place 2.What makes the customers of Park Inn most satisfied？A.The food B.The price C.The service D.The environment 3.In Richards Place，customers can _ A.receive g
7、ood service B.enjoy its moderndesign C.listen to wonderful music D.enjoy the beauty of a river B In recent years,people have been focusing on the quality of food that children are fed in schools.Former First Lady Michelle Obama worked hard to make school lunches healthier,resulting in new menus that
8、 featured less fat and salt,more fruits and vegetables.But high-quality nutrients count for little when there is no time to eat them.Amy Ettinger reports,There is no national standard on how much time kids get to eat that meal.And with schools being occupied with test scores,teachers are using every
9、 available minute for lesson time,which often leaves kids without enough eating time.This is a problem because the length of the school lunch period is a key factor(因素)in how much nutrition children actually gel.Research has found that having less than 20 minutes for lunch results in children consum
10、ing much less of their lunch than those with more than 20 minutes.This is really terrible.For many low-income kids,that cafeteria lunch can represent half their daily energy intake.Theres also another terrible message that its acceptable to wolf down food as fast as possible before rushing off to yo
11、ur next class.Cafeteria time should be a chance to interact with friends,to learn important social skills,to observe and share varieties of food.It should be a break in day,a chance to relax before heading into the afternoon.As Ettinger explains,some parents are hoping the National Parent Teacher As
12、sociation will address this issue.This,in turn,would help parents push their kids schools for better lunch time standards.Meanwhile,if you have a kid in this situation,you can help by packing a healthy lunch to spare them the cafeteria lineup.Make the foods easy to eat,provide non-messy snacks that
13、can be eaten in class,put great effort into serving a hearty breakfast,and sit down as a family for dinner whenever possible.4.What did Michelle Obama make efforts to improve?A.The quality of school lunches.B.The performance of school kids.C.The school lunch time kids have.D.The eating habits of sch
14、ool kids.5.What happens to children in American schools?A.They are occupied with many tests.B.They fail to get along with each other.C.They consume more meat than before.D.They have less lunch time than before.6.How are low-income kids influenced by the problem at school?A.They cant go to classes on
15、 time.B.They cant have enough energy.C.They cant share different kinds of food.D.They cant hold a positive attitude toward life.7.What can parents do to solve the problem?A.Prepare a better lunch for their kids.B.Stop their kids going to the cafeteria.C.Force schools to make adjustments to lunch.D.G
16、uide their kids on how to pack their own lunch.C I got my first bike when I was nine years old.Jimmy,the bike,was my first love.I rode it everywhere.The suburb,the back lanes,the fields and forests,the river paths and swampland were far more exciting than any adventure novel or television series.The
17、res nothing quite like the relationship between a child and his bicycle and the endless happiness two wheels and a pair of strong legs offer.No video or computer game can replace the liberation of being alone on a bicycle.As parents,to deny children the simple pleasure of riding a bike is a failure
18、of our responsibilities to raise independent and stable young citizens.We should offer our children a healthy alternative to hours in front of an addictive screen.Studies have shown that cycling promotes not only muscle growth but brain growth.Guess which country has children with the best mental he
19、alth outcomes and is regularly the top of listings of the happiest young people.No surprise its theNetherlands,the unquestioned leader among industrial countries in encouraging bicycle use.Our dependence on cars has degraded the public transport system,polluted our sky,led to the untimely death of t
20、housands every year,and denied children safe access to their suburbs.A recent study found that 69%of children were accompanied to school.The same study found that a similar number of parents drove to work.In some regions ofJapan,when children start their first year of school,parents are expected to
21、walk with them for the first few weeks,introducing them to residents and shopkeepers along the chosen route,letting the community take care of these children.However,driving children to school isproscribed.Children can choose to ride a bike or walk to school after they are familiar with the communit
22、y,and its the communitys role to keep them safe.Therefore,I strongly advise the government to provide better infrastructure(基础设施).Build separated cycle lanes,decrease speed limits,and design street scapes that favour people over cars.The results will be less pollution,quieter suburbs,a healthier pop
23、ulation and,best of all,happy and independent children.8.What can we infer about the author from the text?A.He was addicted to computer games.B.He liked taking adventurous trips in nature.C.He had great fun exploring the outside by cycling.D.He got his first birthday present at the age of nine.9.Why
24、 does the author mention theNetherlandsin Paragraph 3?A.To introduce his good way of raising independent children.B.To illustrate the great influence riding has on mental health.C.To stress the importance of being physically and mentally healthy.D.To explain cycling does best in city development in
25、theNetherlands.10.What does the underlined word“proscribed”in Paragraph 5 probably mean?A.Recommended.B.Protected.C.Delayed.D.Forbidden.11.How does the author mainly support his idea?A.By analyzing causes.B.By listing examples.C.By giving definitions.D.By analyzing scientific data.D The relationship
26、 between humans and the Amazon Rainforest has not always been a harmonious one.However,recent research suggests that the native peoples ofthe Putumayo region helped to protect the rainforest,leaving it unchanged for 5,000 years.Perhaps humans coexisting with nature is possible after all.The study,pu
27、blished in PNAS,looked at soil samples in the Putumayo region of the Amazon in Peru to find how humans influenced the land.The researchers found that the trees still growing in the region today have been growing there for the last 5,000 years evidence that the area has not been home to cities and fa
28、rmland in that time.Traces of charcoal(木炭)found in the,soil,however,indicate that people did live there;they just did so in a way that had minimum influence on their environment.To come to these conclusions the team dug a 0.6-0.9 meter deep column into the ground,taking samples of soilfrom different
29、 heights along the column.Back in the lab,samples were carbon-dated to determine their age and then sorted under a microscope to look for microscopic mineral particles,known as phytoliths(植硅体).Phytoliths are essential evidence of plants they remained in the soil thousands of years after the plant di
30、ed.So researchers can use them to tell which plants have grown in an area in the past.Over 5,000 years worth of samples,no species loss was detected.These findings suggest that contrary to common belief,the Amazon is not untouched by humans,but rather has been protected by them for thousands of year
31、s.The management of the rainforest by native peoples appears to have been vital in preserving its biodiversity and will continue to be important in the fight to prevent it from acollapse.As Nigel Pitman,a co-author on the paper,said:“Since this particular forest is still being protected by native pe
32、oples,I hope this study reminds us all how important it is to support their work.”12.How did native peoples deal with the rainforest in the region of Putumayo?A.They always destroyed the rainforest.B.They had a side effect on the rainforest.C.They never lived in the area of the forest.D.They had bee
33、n in harmony with the forest.13.What did the researchers try to find in the Amazon forest in Peru?A.The diversity of the plants in the rainforest.B.The evidence of human influence on the forest.C.The nutrition of the soil samples in the rainforest.D.The survival age of growing trees in the rainfores
34、t.14.What does the underlined word“collapse”mean in Paragraph 4?A.Sudden decrease.B.Bad management.C.Poor preservation.D.Over development.15.What can be inferred from Nigel Pitmans words?A.Native peoples should protectthe rainforest.B.We should help protect the Amazon Rainforest.C.More science resea
35、rch should be done on rainforest.D We should make good use of the Amazon Rainforest.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 Most people believe in the right to express their own opinion without fear of punishment.This value,however,is coming under fire in an unlikely pla
36、cethe public school classroom.The issue is school uniforms.Should public school students be allowed to make individual decisions about clothing?_16_I think school uniforms are the better choice for students.Wearing school uniforms would help make students lives simpler.They would no longer have to d
37、ecide what to wear every morning,sometimes trying on outfit after outfit in an effort to choose._17_ School uniforms influence students to act responsibly in groups and as individuals.Uniforms give students the message that school is a special place for learning._18_For example,when students do some
38、thing as a group,such as attending meetings in the auditorium or eating lunch in the cafeteria,the fact that they all wear the same uniform gives them a sense of unity._19_Students standards of living differ greatly from family to family,and some people are well-off while others are not.People somet
39、imes forget that school is a place to get an education,not to promote a“fashion show”.Carrying out mandatory school uniforms would make all the students look the same regardless of their financial status.There are many well-documented benefits of carrying out mandatory school uniforms for students.M
40、any relevant studies have proved that._20_ A.Schools had better do more further studies.B.Uniforms would help save much time and trouble.C.School uniforms help make all the students feel equal.D.Or should all the students be required to wear a uniform?E.School uniformshelp bridge the economic gap am
41、ong students.F.In addition,uniforms create a feeling of community among students.G.Public schools should require uniforms to benefit both the students and society.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 I understood Chinese cultures only seen on
42、TV and in books but I made little headway learning Chinese._21_，it did not matter.The patience,generosity and_22_of strangers left me pleasantly surprised with Beijing.I_23_needed Chinese.On my birthday,for example,I was_24_in the city.Everyone I knew was out of town,so I decided to_25_a day of it m
43、yself.I went shopping.After three happy hours,I went confidently up to the_26_and for a minute,I_27_everyone spoke English.But after_28_my items,the woman behind the counter spoke in Chinese,and all I could do was stare_29_.I thought she was asking cash or card,so I pulled out some notes,but she_30_
44、her head.We stood there for a few minutes_31_another cashier said,“A couple of your_32_are part of the sale and cannot be exchanged or_33_once bought.”Another day,I went to the police station as I had lost my_34_in a foreign land.During that 20minute talk,I realized the eagerness and_35_of people.Sp
45、eaking in a mix of Chinese and English,the young police officer did all he could to put me_36_.He knew that as foreigners we were nervous at the police station,so he smiled and spoke.In the end,the_37_took a couple of hours and the wallet did not_38_anymore.I had made a friend.There are many_39_and
46、unforgettable memories of getting by without_40_，but perhaps without the friends help,Beijing maynot have been so easy to navigate.21.A.Lastly B.Thus C.However D.Instead 22.A.warmth B.efforts C.sacrifice D.promise 23.A.totally B.basically C.completely D.rarely 24.A.still B.alone C.only D.even 25.A.d
47、o B.need C.make D.cost 26.A.counter B.store C.exit D.hall 27.A.guessed B.recognized C.assumed D.guaranteed 28.A.pursuing B.showing up C.assessing D.ringing up 29.A.helplessly B.poorly C.quickly D.patiently 30.A.waved B.shook C.nodded D.hung 31.A.after B.as C.until D.for 32.A.purchases B.expenses C.s
48、upplies D.parcels 33.A.accepted B.canceled C.broken D.returned 34.A.car B.pack C.wallet D.key 35.A.wisdom B.kindness C.excitement D.happiness 36.A.for sure B.in place C.in order D.at ease 37.A.incident B.procedure C.question D.survey 38.A.return B.stay C.change D.matter 39.A.perseverant B.pleasant C
49、.ambitious D.innovative 40.A.Chinese B.police officers C.cellphone D.cashiers 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 Our government has raised the child limit for couples from two to three as the country experiences lower birth rates.For many years,Chinaapplied a one-child p
50、olicy as a way_41._(control)the population.But that policy_42._(replace)in 2016 with a two-child limit.That change was aimed at raising the number of births._43._,birth rates have further decreased in recent years as the cost of raising children in Chinese cities remains high.The latest measure to p