1、绝密启用前 惠州市 2021 届高三第三次调研考试试题 英 语 （2021.02） 试卷共 8 页，卷面满分 120 分。考试用时 120 分钟。 注意事项： 1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。 2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上， 写在本试卷上无效。 3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分第一部分 阅读理解阅读理解( (共两节，满分共两节，满分 5050 分分) ) 第一节第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题 2.5
2、 分，满分 37.5 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。 A Drive in Ontario Welcome to Ontario! Heres what you need to know if you are, or will be, visiting Ontario and want to drive while youre here. Visiting: less than 3 months If you are visiting Ontario for less than 3 months and want to drive while
3、youre here, you can use a valid drivers licence from your own province, state or country. Visiting: more than 3 months If you will be visiting from another country for more than 3 months, you will need an International Drivers Permit (IDP) from your own country. This is a special licence that allows
4、 motorists to drive internationally when accompanied by a valid drivers licence from their country. You need to have this permit with you when you arrive in Ontario. You cannot apply for one once you are here. Rules of the road As a visitor, you are responsible for knowing Ontario traffic laws. Here
5、 are just some: keep to the right of the road obey posted speed limits (e.g., 50 km/hour) do not use handheld devices while driving (e.g. cell phones, tablets or music players) slow down and pull to the right, if an emergency vehicle is driving behind you with their lights and sirens (警报器) on (e.g.
6、an ambulance, fire truck or police car) If you break a traffic law, you will face a penalty ( 处 罚 ). Penalties range from fines to making your licence invalid or your car taken away. For more information, please click here. 1. Who is the text intended for? A. Potential immigrants. B. General visitor
7、s. C. Exchange students. D. Ordinary drivers. 2. What driving habit is unacceptable in Ontario? A. Changing lanes at random. B. Giving way to fire trucks. C. Listening to music in the car. D. Driving within the speed limits. 3. Where is the text most probably taken from? A. A local website. B. A tra
8、vel guide. C. An advertisement. D. A geography magazine. B A recording which captures the sounds of nature went online on Ximalaya, a popular audio ( 音 频 的 ) sharing platform, on July 9. The album was recorded by Shenggu, whose work has attracted over half a million followers. After graduation，he mo
9、ved to Hangzhou in 2011 to work at an Internet company with a “996 schedule” working from 9 am to 9 pm, six days a week. The stress of work began to affect his sleep. To relieve the stress in work, in 2013, he traveled to Fujian during the National Day holiday. It was the first time he had visited t
10、he coast and he was so impressed by the sounds of the waves that he wanted to record them. When he was back in Hangzhou, he took the recorder to the suburbs at weekends to collect the sounds of nature and started uploading his recordings to the audio platform. Of his audio clips, the sound of rain h
11、as proved to be the most popular. Rain, he notes, is also one of the hardest sounds to record as its all hard to predict when it is going to rain, how heavy the rainfall is and when it will stop. He usually keeps his recorder fully charged, and knows where he wants to record before the rain comes. T
12、o avoid catching the sound of the rain hitting the material, he doesnt wear a raincoat and has to remain still. As a result, he endures mosquito bites and is often left soaking wet. He once drove 50 kilometers to record a thunderstorm but returned empty-handed. He will often take his recording equip
13、ment into the forest or to the river just to be a “gourmet” of nature sounds. “When I bring my recording equipment and walk alone in the woods, I feel the peace in nature and all messy thoughts in my head can be thrown away,” he says. He adds that he will continue to record the sounds of nature, bec
14、ause, as time goes by, some may vanish like those no longer heard in the city. He wants to keep them in the recordings. 4. Why did Shenggu start recording sounds? A. The “996 schedule” motivated him. B. The stress of work made him sleepless. C. The sound of nature kept him spellbound. D. The vastnes
15、s of the ocean impressed him. 5. Which of the following best describes Shenggus efforts to record the sound of rain? A. Painful. B. Wholehearted. C. Dangerous. D. Pleasant. 6. From the last paragraph, we can infer Shenggu will work continuously to . A. find inner peace for his life B. gain popularit
16、y from his audience C. prepare more materials for his work D. preserve nature sounds for more people 7. What can be the best title for the text? A. A Cure for Stress Found B. A Natural Sounding Pastime C. The Trick of Recording Nature Sounds D. An Audio Platform Attracting Followers C A new study, p
17、ublished in The Journal of Experimental Psychology, found that communi- cation interactions that included voice, like a phone call or video chat, created stronger social bonds than communication through typing, like text messaging or email. In the study, researchers used various experiments to gauge
18、 (测量) connectedness. In one, they asked 200 people to make predictions about what it would be like to reconnect with an old friend by email or by phone and then assigned people at random to do one or the other. Although people anticipated ( 预 料 ) that a phone call would be more awkward, hearing some
19、ones voice actually made the experience better. However, people who participated in the experiment reported that they did form a significantly stronger bond with their old friend on the phone versus email, and they did not feel more awkward. In another experiment, the researchers had strangers conne
20、cted by either texting, talking over video chat, or talking using only audio. They found that both forms of voice communication whether video or audio only made the strangers feel significantly more connected than when they communicated via text. Sabrina Romanoff, a Harvard trained clinical psycholo
21、gist based in New York City, says people tend to text or email instead of calling because of convenience, as they see it as a controlled form of communication where they can “correspond information exactly in the way they intend without unexpected additions by the other person.” Romanoff says that i
22、n reality, texting can make it hard to determine the true meaning behind a conversation. A phone call is actually more convenient when considering the net effects of the message. Each party is more present, and therefore, able to gauge the meaning behind the content without ruminating (认真思考) on the
23、endless possible meanings behind words and punctuation. 8. What is the purpose of the study? A. To encourage people to let their fingers do the talking. B. To introduce the effects of verbal and non-verbal communications. C. To demonstrate the strengths and weaknesses of making phone calls. D. To co
24、mpare connectedness of communication through voice and typing. 9. Which way will make you feel more connected if you miss a friend far away? A. Typing a letter. B. Sending an email. C. Having a video chat. D. Texting a message. 10. What does “a controlled form of communication” refer to in Paragraph
25、 4? A. A way to talk about controlled topics. B. A way to communicate without time limit. C. A way to explain something without delay. D. A way to express thoughts without being disturbed. 11. What advantage does making phone calls over texting? A. Being more formal. B. Being less awkward. C. Being
26、more straightforward. D. Being less expensive. D A living, bio-degradable (可生物降解的) fabric named “Biogarmentry” has been invented. Made from algae (藻), the textile (纺织品) purifies the air around it through photosynthesis (光 合作用). Researchers claim its the first living textile, and have fashioned the m
27、aterial into sheer, cloak-like garment. While prototypes ( 雏 形 ) like these are still in the early stages of research and design, and far from mass production, they challenge the fashion industry to reimagine ways it can reduce its large carbon footprint through alternative fabrics. Fashion is one o
28、f the worlds most polluting industries. Its responsible for more carbon emissions than international flights and shipping combined, amounting to 10% of all greenhouse gasses emitted globally. The crops traditionally used to make clothing absorb carbon as they grow, but most natural materials are sti
29、ll carbon emitters. Take a single T-shirt made of cotton as an example. The estimated footprint of a cotton shirt over its lifetime is 15 kilograms (33 pounds) of carbon dioxide, with most of that emitted during the energy-intensive production and dyeing (染色) processes. In recent years, environmenta
30、l start-ups have proposed a number of alternative natural fibres, many of which have the potential to sequester carbon but none have been shown to achieve zero emissions. As algae has the ability to trap carbon, a carbon-negative raincoat made of marine algae has been created. Algae-based materials
31、are, currently, where electric vehicle technologies were a decade ago. The technology is now ready for prime time. When the resulting garments are commercially available, we can imagine people wearing their own organic cloak, spraying their organism as they go to work and encouraging their algae to
32、purify the air. 12. Whats the text mainly about? A. A textile helping purify the air. B. An industry causing pollution. C. A way to achieve zero-emission. D. A trend in the fashion industry. 13. Which of the following is the most environmentally-friendly? A. An international flight. B. Clothing made
33、 of cotton. C. A petrol-powered vehicle. D. A raincoat made of algae. 14. What does the underlined word “sequester” in Paragraph 4 probably mean? A. Increase. B. Create. C. Capture. D. Release. 15. Which word best describes the authors attitude to algae-based materials? A. Skeptical. B. Optimistic.
34、C. Conservative. D. Objective. 第二节第二节 （共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分） 阅读下面短文，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。 Choose Action Over Perfection Imperfect progress realized is better than perfection imagined. 16 . A perfectly outlined novel is unreadable until it moves out of the outline and into words,
35、dialogues, conflicts and characters. Thats why we should choose action over perfection. Here are some suggestions to help you act. Just do it. Whatever it is, just grab 5 minutes and put it into imperfect, beautiful, and flawed action that will result in imperfect, beautiful, and flawed value. Dont
36、think too hard about it. 17 . Instead, just focus on the work you can do today. Were not good at assessing our own competencies. Thats part of the reason that taking action is so scary, but dont hesitate. 18 . If you keep a journal, try logging both your failures and your successes for a week or so.
37、 Compare the two categories. Log your movement forward, no matter how small. Perspective matters. Failure teaches. Success follows. Some things simply arent worth it. Even an overwhelming sense of obligation doesnt change that fact. 19 . Work on your assignment. Keep writing, sketching, painting or
38、whatever it is you need to be doing. Keep taking one small imperfect action after another. 20 , because youll never be. Dont wait until its perfect, because its rarely going to happen. Dont wait at all. A. Expect something perfect B. This may sound confusing C. Keep track of what you do D. Dont wait
39、 until youre ready E. Dont focus on the goals of perfection F. So let go of the stuff that doesnt matter G. A perfectly imagined work of art is useless until it exists outside of your head 第二部分第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分语言运用（共两节，满分 3030 分）分） 第一节第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入
40、空白处的 最佳选项。 Okay, I have to write something. My essay is 21 in an hour and I have no idea where to start. I hear the ticking of Marks pencil, Josies constant throat-clearing, and a bird. I 22 out of the classroom window. The sky is heavy with clouds and the wind is blowing wildly. Whats a bird doing
41、out in this terrible 23 ? Still, the mockingbird is out alone, singing with his surprisingly 24 voice. His 25 are a dull-brown color, his mouth doesnt look like anything, and he cant even come up with his own tune. 26 , he sings at the top of his tiny 27 , which are probably the size of a nut when f
42、ull of air. How can he make such a big sound? I try to look away from the window, but my gaze keeps coming back. I will be in so much trouble when the teacher 28 the sheets and reads all this nonsense! My thoughts 29 . What makes this bird special is that hes not 30 at all. You cant find a less inte
43、resting, more unattractive bird than that. But boy, he can 31 , and he knows what hes capable of. He invests all his 32 to it, despite what others may say. Something just 33 . I know what my essay will be about. I replace my paper with a new sheet. I write 34 for half an hour and hand it in. I hope
44、I get an “A+” on my essay about Susan Boyle a talented singer who is 35 in the appearance but impressed all the audience with her faith in the Britains Got Talent Show! 21. A. awarded B. updated C. over D. due 22. A. stay B. sigh C. gaze D. jump 23. A. weather B. tree C. building D. courtyard 24. A.
45、 beautiful B. loud C. deep D. soft 25. A. costumes B. furs C. clothes D. feathers 26. A. Yet B. Therefore C. Additionally D. Once 27. A. branches B. nests C. lungs D. breaths 28. A. spreads B. demands C. collects D. distributes 29. A. fade B. wander C. change D. pause 30. A. common B. privileged C.
46、disappointed D. unique 31. A. sing B. dance C. weep D. fly 32. A. ability B. heart C. energy D. sweat 33. A. clicks B. falls C. remains D. happens 34. A. hereby B. backward C. nonstop D. alongside 35. A. strong B. outstanding C. creative D. plain 第二节第二节 (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
47、当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Electric vehicles are currently a tiny part of the car market, which 36 (occupy) mostly by gas-powered cars. But more electric car models will come out in the next few years. Governments, 37 (particular) in European countries and China, are pushing this change 38 (reduce) carbon emi
48、ssions and fight global warming. Keeping electric motors charged is cheaper than 39 (buy) gas. But how long does it take to charge an electric vehicle? There are several ways to charge electric vehicles and times range from minutes 40 half a day. The slowest way to charge is on a standard 120-volt (
49、 伏 特 ) charger, 41 adds just a few miles of range per hour. For trips that involve hundreds of miles in a single day, drivers typically rely on DC fast chargers. These chargers are much more expensive to install, and thus 42 (rare). For would-be buyers, the lengthy charge times can sound alarming. A
50、nd convincing them to try their first electric vehicle 43 (be) a challenge for the auto industry. Going electric is not only an eco-friendly goal 44 also a business reality, according to industry analysts. But even if the general path ahead is widely agreed on, 45 speed of the change is far from cle
