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1、2021 届江苏省怀仁中学高三英语第四次联考试卷及答案 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“Why do I feel cold when I have a fever?”“Why does the sun rise in the east?”I knew the day would come when my little girl Sophie would learn to talk and inevitably(不可避免地)start askingthose
2、questions.The questions themselves werent worrying me.I was actually looking forward to seeing where her curiosity would lie.What was bothering(烦恼)me was whether or not I would know the answers.In the age of the smartphone,this may seem like a silly worry.The answers to almost everything would be ju
3、st one Google away.Still,I struggled with how I was going to prepare to become an all-knowing mother.Then one day,it struck me:I didnt need to have all the answers.What a great example I could set if I let my daughter know that I,too,was still learning.And I realized how much more I could learn if I
4、 took another look at things I thought I already knew the answer to with the curiosity of a child.My little girls mind is a beginners mind-curious,open to new ideas,eager to learn,and not based on knowledge that already exists.I decided that I would deal with her questions with a beginners mind,too.
5、Once I decided to become more curious,I started noticing that curiosity was becoming more important in the workplace,too.It seems that leaders dont need to have all the answers,but they do need to be curious.Curious about curiosity,I searched for answers and found Albert Einsteins famous words,“I ha
6、ve no special talent.I am only passionately(热情地)curious.”We mightquibble overthe view that Einstein had no special talent,but there is one thing for certain-he wouldnt have solved the puzzles of the universe without his passionate curiosity.Then I came across another Einstein quote,“The important th
7、ing is not to stop questioning.Curiosity has its own reason or existence.”1.The advantage of having a beginners mind is that _.A.people can learn much faster.B.people wont be afraid to make mistakes.C.people are willing to receive new things.D.people wont be expected to answer all questions.2.What d
8、oes the example of Einsteins words show?A.Einstein was passionate about curiosity.B.Einsteins quotes are very famous.C.Curiosity is of great significance.D.Curiosity is more necessary than talent.3.What does the underlined phrase“quibble over”in the last paragraph probably mean?A.Fight against.B.Arg
9、ue about.C.Work out.D.Agree with B A Singaporean company will feed airport food waste to mealworms before turning them into fish feed,aiming to cut the countrys use of imported feed and offer a continuous alternative.Blue Aqua Internationalwill partner with Dnata,an air and travel services provider,
10、to change organic waste at Singapores Changi Airport into insect protein for aquacultural use,according to a statement Tuesday.The project looks to replace traditional fish and soybean meal as the main sources of protein for aquafeed.The insects will eat the food waste and change it into part of the
11、 body containing about 60 per cent protein.The dried baby worms will then be made into feed.These mealworms can be a continuous solution to several problems.Using a small land and giving out less carbon,they turn food waste into feed and offer an alternative source of protein.Ynsect SAS,a small Fren
12、ch business that keeps mealworms to feed fish and pets,attracted money from investors includingIron Manmovie actor Robert Downey Jr.in a round of fund-raising last year.The deal will give Singapores farmers access to domestically produced animal feed,which is traditionally bought from abroad.The Sou
13、theast Asian nation imports more than 90 percent of its food and has set a goal to produce a third of its food locally by 2030.It also aims to achieve a general recycling rate of 70 per cent by then.Presently,less than 20 per cent of Singapores food waste is recycled.As part of the partnership,Dubai
14、-based Dnata will add Blue Aqua to its list of suppliers to buy locally farmed seafood for its catering service.4.What is the function of mealworms?A.To cut the use of imported fish feed.B.To eat food waste and make fish feed.C.To domestically produce animal feed.D.To replace traditional fish and so
15、ybean meal.5.What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?A.The producers of the feed.B.The purpose of the project C.The advantages of the project.D.The composition of the feed.6.What can we infer about Singapore from Paragraph 5?A.It is a rich country.B.It is short of self-produced food.C.Its recycling
16、rate is very high now.D.Its farmers dont support the deal.7.What is the text mainly about?A.A new way to produce fish feed.B.An introduction to a company.C.A plan to reduce food waste.D.A deal to protect farmers.C Chinese paleontologists(古生物学家)have determined that,about 47 million years ago,subtropi
17、cal forests once existed on the high-altitude Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.The conclusion,which appears in a paper published on Tuesday,was drawn based on the large number of fossils found in theBaingoinBasinat an altitude of nearly 5,000 meters during the second comprehensive scientific expedition to the
18、plateau.A joint team from theXishuangbannaTropicalBotanical Gardenconducted the research on the fossils.By combining the findings and models,the team recreated the climate and altitude that existed 47 million years ago,showing that the central plateau had an altitude of just 1,500 meters and an annu
19、al average temperature of 19,says Su Tao,a researcher from the tropical botanical garden and first author of the paper.“It was covered by thick forest and was rich in water and grass.It is fair tocall it the ShangriLa of ancient times,”Su adds.The researchers have also found over 70 plant fossils,th
20、e majority of which are most closely related to plant life in todays subtropical or tropical regions.“This is enough to show that the central part of the now high-altitude,freezing Qinghai-Tibet Plateau had flourishing subtropical plants 47 million years ago,”Su says.The findings provide new evidenc
21、e for the study of the evolutionary history of biodiversity and the evolution of the plateaus landscape,according to Zhou Zhekun,the papers corresponding author and a researcher at the tropical botanical garden.Chinalaunched the second comprehensive scientific expedition to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
22、 in June 2017,40 years after the first.Lasting up to 10 years,the expedition will conduct a series of studies focusing on the plateaus glaciers,its biodiversity and ecological changes,and will also monitor the changes in climate.8.How did the paper come to the conclusion?A.Through the observation of
23、 the Baingoin basin.B.Through the fossils found in scientific expedition.C.Through the drawing of a large number of fossils.D.Through the adventure on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.9.What can be inferred according to Su Tao?A.The average altitude of the plateau was 1,500 meters.B.“Shangrila”means a pl
24、ace with abundant water and grass.C.The flourishing subtropical plants have covered the plateau.D.The fossils found by researchers are tropical or subtropical plants now.10.Where might the passage come from?A.The Times.B.The Wall Street Journal.C.Chinese National Geography.D.The Economist.11.What is
25、 the purpose of the passage?A.To instruct.B.To educate.C.To persuade.D.To inform.D If you believe in thermometers(温度计),you should believe in global warming.And if you believe in eating French fries with your hamburger,you should worry more about carbonemission.It wont happen overnight,but as the pla
26、nets climate changes,the growth cycles of main crops will all be heavily affected.Here are three of the crops that might not beat the heat.The potato actually needs a great deal of beauty rest to develop properly.“They need a cool nighttime temperature in order to start growing the tuber,the part th
27、at we eat,”Nelson says.Temperature and altitude are two primary concerns in coffee growth,and farmers are stuck between a rock and a hard place.“We know that coffee grows in a certain temperature range,”Nelson says.“Theyve been moving up the mountains,but at some point you run out of mountains to mo
28、ve up.”Higher-grade strains of Arabica coffee in Central American regions are at particular risk due to the need for lower growing temperature,especially since diseases and pests are also becoming more of a factor as temperatures rise.Even if youre looking at the direct effects of temperature alone,
29、rice is in trouble.“As nighttime temperatures go up,the rice is going to have a problem flowering and wont make as many seeds,”Nelson says.In addition to this direct heat consequence,rising sea levels will flood many rice paddies and destroy water salinity levels,while droughts will lower production
30、,raise prices,and further shame westerners who are clumsy with chopsticks to be able to clear their plates once a new grain is adopted.12.What is the closest meaning to the underlined word“emission”in Paragraph 1?A.Mixture.B.Pollution.C.Giving off.D.Going down.13.What does the potatoes development n
31、eed according to Nelson?A.Cool temperature at night.B.Sudden rise of the temperature.C.Enough water and salt.D.Much sunshine and fresh air.14.The rice is difficult to flower,probably because _.A.sea levels go up suddenly B.many seeds cant be produced C.the temperature rises at night D.both temperatu
32、re and altitude rise 15.What is the best title for the text?A.How Does Global Warming Affect Westerners B.How Does the Cool Temperature Affect Rice C.What Is the Real Reason For Crops Growth D.Three Crops That Wont Survive Climate Changes 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
33、两项为多余选项 Thinking about the past and worrying about the future makes it impossible to stay in the present moment.Worrying rarely solve anything,but many of us just cant resist it whenever we should be doing something else._16_And heres how to get started.Pick a 30-minute window On your calender,set a
34、side 30 minutes for worrying.You had better make it a consistent daily time._17_Maybe you wont need it all,maybe youll find you need more at first,but try to contain it to a half hour._18_ If throughout the day you feel yourself worrying about something that isnt immediately relevant,remind yourself
35、 that you have time to think about it later.Save it.Then try to reconnect with whats happening around you in the moment.Keep a notebook When your half hour of worry time arrives,use a notebook to catalogue and process whats causing you anxiety,_19_It might be helpful to also keep that notebook aroun
36、d during the day when youre starting out:as a worry pops up,you can jot a note in it for later.You dont want to worry about forgetting your worry!Set a timer When those 30 minutes are over,the timer will ding and youll be free of your worries for another 24 hours._20_Over time,you will find that you
37、 have reduced your worry overall,feeling and sleeping better because these anxieties arent draining your mental strength all day.At the very least,it will give all that free floating fear a structure.A.Get rid of worry quickly.B.Dont let worry interrupt.C.Many people are simply caught in a worry loo
38、p.D.And its best if its not too close to the time you go to sleep.E.Sometimes seeing things written down helps relieve the stress.F.Studies have shown scheduling worry into your day decreases anxiety over time.G.Give the exercise two weeks and some results should begin to show themselves.第二部分 语言运用（共
39、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 In the 1960s,Douglas McGregor,one of the key thinkers in the art of management,developed the mow famous Theory X and Theory Y.Theory X is the idea that people instinctively dislike work and will do anythingto_21_it.Th
40、erefore most people must be forced with the threat of punishment to work towards organisational objectives.Theory Y is the view that everyone has the_22_to find satisfaction in work.Both of them are still referred to commonly in the field of management and motivation,and whilst more recent studies h
41、ave questioned the rigidity(僵化）of the model.In any case,despite so much evidence to the_23_,many managers still agree to Theory X.They believe,_24_,that their employees need constant supervision if they are to work effectively,or that decisions must be imposed fromabove without_25_.This,of course,ma
42、kes for autocratic(专制的)managers.Different cultures have different ways of managing people.Unlike_26_management,some cultures,particularly in Asia,are well known for the consultative_27_of decision-makingall members of the department or work group are asked to_28_to this process.This is management by
43、 the collective opinion.Many western companies have tried to imitate such Asian ways of doing things,which are based on general_29_.Some experts say that women will become more effective managers than men because they have the power to reach common goals in a way that traditional_30_managers cannot.
44、A recent trend has been to_31_employees to use their own initiative,to makedecisions on their own without asking managers first.This empowerment(授权)has been part of the trend towards downsizing:_32_the number of management layers in companies.After de-layering in this way,a company may be_33_with ju
45、st a top levelof senior managers,front-line managers and employees with direct contact with the public.Empowerment takes the idea of delegation(委托)much further than has_34_been the case.Empowerment and delegation mean new forms of management control to_35_that the overall business plan is being foll
46、owed,and that operations become more profitable under the new organization,_36_less.Another trend is off-site or_37_management,where teams of people_38_by e-mail and the Internet work on projects from their own houses.Project managers_39_the performance of the team members_40_what they produce for p
47、rojects,rather than the amount of time they spend on them.21.A.neglect B.avoid C.overwhelm D.emphasize 22.A.potential B.privilege C.principle D.perseverance 23.A.contrary B.measure C.extent D.extreme 24.A.vice versa B.by coincidence C.for instance D.or else 25.A.procedure B.consultation C.submission
48、 D.regulation 26.A.irreplaceable B.ridiculous C.democratic D.authoritarian 27.A.domain B.nature C.quantity D.alternative 28.A.sacrifice B.subscribe C.contribute D.cater 29.A.approval B.objection C.election D.practice 30.A.aggressive B.superior C.experienced D.male 31.A.infuse B.persuade C.urge D.exp
49、ose 32.A.estimating B.reducing C.attaining D.zooming 33.A.left B.surrounded C.flooded D.satisfied 34.A.tremendously B.thoroughly C.ultimately D.conventionally 35.A.assume B.claim C.guarantee D.abolish 36.A.apart from B.other than C.rather than D.owing to 37.A.visual B.virtual C.inadequately D.occasi
50、onally 38.A.deny B.admit C.assume D.ensure 39.A.visual B.virtual C.ineffective D.available 40.A.in terms of B.for the sake of C.compared to D.in spite of 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 We_41._(eat)out for the Spring Festival family dinner for the last three years,and