1、1 佛山市佛山市 2021 届普通高中高三教学质量检测届普通高中高三教学质量检测 英英 语语 本试卷共 9 页，满分 120 分，考试时间 120 分钟 注意事项：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（共两节，满分阅读（共两节，满分 50 分）分） 第一节（共 1 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分
2、） 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 There are many options for free video conferencing（会议）apps. Heres our short list of the best ones, where they shine and where they fall short. Google Hangouts The free video chat app from Google is a great example of a consumer-grade app. It integrates with Gma
3、il and Google Calendar, making it easier for users to operate. Up to10 participants can join the live conference with a plug-in application. And as it doesnt support dual stream video and content, some users complain that the video is not clear or reliable. Skype The app, developed by Microsoft, giv
4、es10 users access to a conference. Its worth noting that Microsoft is integrated with Skype. A plug-in application is required. Advanced features are fascinating, but only available for paid subscription. Zoom The free video conferencing solution from Zoom provides a service for group video calls wi
5、th over 100 participants. The Zoom Basic plan allows users to have 40-minute calls with a handful of features like screen sharing, local recording and camera filters. A plug-in application is necessary. All calls, which are limited to 40 minutes or less, are secured. 2 Lifesize Lifesize has been in
6、the video conferencing industry for long. By setting up a free account with Lifesize, you can quickly start a free video call with up to 25 participants. It is web-based and doesnt require downloads or an application on your devices. Guests can join the live call right from the website by clicking o
7、n your personal meeting ID link. To use the additional features like 300-way calling, Microsoft integrations and 4K video conference room systems requires a paid subscription. 1Which aspect of Google Hangouts is not satisfactory? AUser capacity. BVideo quality. CUser-friendliness. DTechnical support
8、. 2Which app offers a ten-minute conference service with 30 people for free? AGoogle Hangouts. BSkype. CZoom. DLifesize. 3What is special about Lifesize? AIt integrates with Microsoft. BIt is completely free of charge. CThere is no time limit to its conferences. DNo application is needed for partici
9、pants. B Moving can be daunting whether its to a new city or an entirely new country. The good news? Volunteering can be a great way to settle into a new community, meet people, and learn valuable skills. Kajal Patil moved to the United States from India in February 2017. Having previously volunteer
10、ed for two years as an assistant yoga teacher in her home country, Kajal was enthusiastic about volunteering and began looking for volunteer opportunities that match her interests. She was drawn to a volunteer opportunity to review applications on behalf of the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiati
11、ve (YLAI), which aims to help Latin American and Caribbean business to bring positive changes to their societies and contribute more fully to economic development, prosperity and security in those places. 3 After connecting with the opportunity and successfully completing the application process, Ka
12、jal got to work. Her role involved reviewing 44 in-depth applications from potential candidates across Latin America and the Caribbean for a four-week fellowship in the U.S. She was responsible for describing the business ideas presented by these candidates, assessing the social impact of their busi
13、nesses, and determining the strength of candidates to carry out their plans. With almost 4,000 applicants in 2017, volunteers like Kajal were important members of the YLAI team. Kajal says that this volunteer opportunity super-charged her existing skills, while helping her build new ones such as tim
14、e management, business analysis, decision-making, planning, and presenting. She is now looking for her next volunteer opportunity and reflects positively on her experience with YLAI. A new country brings in a lot of new experiences and volunteering helped me to settle into a new environment, adds Ka
15、jal. By helping others, I felt needed in society. It promoted my confidence, and other people benefited too. Volunteering is a great opportunity to improve yourself, others, and the whole society. Whether you recently moved to a new place or are looking to expand your influence on your current commu
16、nity, find a volunteer opportunity to empower yourself, and others. 4What do we know about Kajal? AShe is an experienced volunteer. BShe received education in the U.S. CShe founded a volunteer organization. DShe worked as a professional yoga teacher. 5What was included in Kajals voluntary work for Y
17、LAI? ACarrying out the selected business plans. BAssessing the applications of candidates. CHelping candidates think up business ideas. DSimplifying candidates application process. 6What does Kajal think of volunteering? AIt contributes to local economy. BIt focuses on skills development. CIt helps
18、develop peoples interests. DIt benefits individuals and society. 7What is the purpose of this text? ATo share experience of volunteering. BTo recognize the contribution of YLAI. CTo suggest a way to settle into a new place. DTo evaluate the benefits of volunteering abroad. 4 C For most business spea
19、kers, the necessary stage time, structure, and conscious editing to bring about maximum effect just arent there most people dont have to speak often enough to get it. Conversely, the speakers who deliver their talk most tend to be the best and most polished. They know where the laugh lines are, they
20、 know what phrasing works best, and they know their timing. Just like standup comedians. Standup comedy, at its basic principles, is a combination of material (what you say)and delivery (how you say it). It is no different than typical speeches or presentations. TV slots(节目 时间)for new comedians tend
21、 to be under five minutes, which forces them to continuously refine and refine again in order to achieve maximum effect from each word. Conference organizers still tend to book speakers in 40-60 minute time slots but who, these days, has an hour to focus on one person? Some of the best speeches in h
22、istory have clocked in at less than 20 minutes. Abraham Lincolns Gettysburg Address was 272 words and lasted two minutes. Winston Churchills Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat speech was 688 words. The most powerful emotional expression two humans can say to each other is just three words: I, love, and ca
23、re. Most people switch off at around the ten-minute mark. As mentioned in Brain Rules, studies by noted educator Wilbert McKeachie demonstrate that typically, attention increases from the beginning of the lecture to ten minutes into the lecture and decreases after that point. This is why the organiz
24、ation for online talk TED has shortened its earlier18-minute format. They figured out that brevity is levity. However, many conference and event producers havent got it right. Most speakers cant hold the attention of an audience for 40-60 minutes. Its something even the best standup comedians battle
25、 with. Yet business speakers seldom ask for a shorter slot. They should. 8What pushes new standup comedians to improve their presentations? AThe limited given time. BThe topic of their speeches. CThe audiences expectation. DThe place of their performance. 9Why does the author mention the best speech
26、es in history in Paragraph 3? ATo expand the influence of the two speeches. BTo prove that powerful speeches can be brief. CTo illustrate the power of emotional expressions. DTo show how famous people shortened speeches. 10Why did TED reset a time limit? AThe organizers cant book long TV slots. BThe
27、 audience cannot focus for a long time. CThe access to online speeches was limited. DThe speakers tend to deliver short speeches. 11What are business speakers advised to do? ATo cut down their speech time. BTo interact more with the audience. CTo pay more attention to the contents. DTo battle agains
28、t the standup comedians. 5 D Social distancing is not a new concept in the natural world, where infectious diseases are commonplace. Through specialized senses animals can detect certain diseases and change their behavior to avoid getting ill. In 1966, while studying chimps（猩猩）in a Tanzanian nationa
29、l park, zoologist Jane Goodall observed a chimp named McGregor who had caught a highly infectious virus. His fellow chimps attacked him and threw him out of the troop. In one instance, McGregor approached chimps in a tree. He reached out a hand in greeting, but the others moved away without a backwa
30、rd glance. For a full two minutes, old McGregor sat motionless, staring after them, Goodall notes in her 1971 book In the Shadow of Man. Its really not that different to how some societies react today to such a tragedy. Not all animals are so aggressive toward their ailing neighbors. Sometimes its a
31、s simple as avoiding those who may infect you. When Kiesecker, a lead scientist in America, studied American bullfrog in the late1990s, he found that bullfrogs could not only detect a deadly smell of infection in other bullfrogs, but healthy members actively avoided those that were sick. Bullfrogs r
32、ely on chemicals signals to determine who is sick or not. Caribbean lobsters also shun diseased members of their community, well before they become infectious. It takes about eight weeks for lobsters infected with the deadly virus Panulirus argus mininuceovirus to become dangerous to others. Normall
33、y social animals, lobsters begin keeping away from the diseased as early as four weeks after infection once the lobsters can smell certain chemicals released by sick individuals. Overall, its important to note that, unlike us, animals dont realize if they stay home, they might actually reduce the in
34、fection rate, Kiesecker explains. As humans, we have that ability. Its a big difference. 12What can we learn about the chimps from Goodalls observation? AThey kept a distance from one another. BThey became aggressive when infected. CThe infected avoided contact with others. DThe infected were forced
35、 to leave the group. 13What does the underlined word shun in Paragraph 6 probably mean? AAvoid. BCure. CGet rid of. D Get along with. 14How are humans different from animals according to Kiesecker? AHumans are more sensitive to virus. BHumans are less likely to get infected. CHumans treat infectious
36、 diseases in a wiser way. DHumans can detect chemical signals more quickly. 15Which might be the best title for the text? AHelp Me Out BLeave Me Alone CStay Away From Us DStay Home Stay Healthy 6 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 dont change. T
37、hey just become more the way they already are. While there are exceptions, most people find change difficult for several reasons. 16 Few people have an accurate view of who they are and therefore dont recognize the aspects of themselves that need improvement. Most people want to believe theyre well-
38、balanced and even outstanding in many ways. 17 Then there is the human tendency to explain ones difficulties, short-comings and failures by blaming somebody else. You may find many people around you blame their poor performance on others. 18 You will probably never hear anyone tell you, “I got fired
39、 because I was doing a terrible job. Few people are willing to accept that their own character traits(弱点) and choices are the main causes of the kind of life they lead. Finally, most people find it too challenging to change as it involves a lot of hard work and difficult choices. Even when you have
40、learned enough about your true nature, you then need to do something about it. 19 Meanwhile, the reality can be really discouraging: you do much hard work but the results are never the sort of ideal change youre looking for. No matter how difficult it is, you still need to find your own way to chang
41、e. 20 Real change begins with the recognition of these ways in which you have remained the same and made the same unfortunate choices your entire life. AAnd you need to do that over and over again. BHowever, you have little choice but to change. CThey dont know themselves very well, to begin with. D
42、They all want to think of themselves as special and gifted. EAt first, they dont think change can bring about encouraging results. FYou can review the past and make a list of the ways in which you havent changed. GThey are likely to paint themselves as victims but never recognize their own problems.
43、 7 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 30 分）分） 第一节（共 1 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 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格处的最佳选 项。 Theres a lot that can be conveyed in a handshake. Throughout history, such a(n) 21 was used to complete a business deal, 22 friendship, or signal trust. But touching strangers can als
44、o lead to other, less beneficial shared 23 - like disease outbreaks. As fears about COVID-19 increase, France has warned its citizens to 24 handshakes. However, with histories dating back thousands of years, the greeting is likely too 25 established to be so easily stopped. A popular theory about th
45、e handshakes 26 is that it began as a gesture of 27 . Grasping hands proved you were not holding a weapon and 28 them was a way to ensure your partner had nothing hiding up their sleeve. There may be a 29 explanation for its lasting power. In a 2015 study, researchers in Israel filmed handshakes bet
46、ween hundreds of strangers and found nearly a quarter of participants 30 their hands unconsciously afterwards. 31 , they concluded that a handshake may be used to detect chemical signals, and possibly as a means of 32 - just as other animals do by smelling each other. Behavioral scientist Val Curtis
47、 in London says that one possible 33 for the handshake as greeting is to imply that the other person is 34 enough to share germs （细菌） with. Because of this, the 35 can go in and out of style depending on public health concerns. 21Amessage Bexpression Cact Dsolution 22Aindicate Bdescribe Cvalue Dend
48、23Aoutcomes Bbeliefs Cconcerns Demotions 24Aunderstand Bpause Cstudy Dchange 25Aclearly Boriginally Cofficially Dfirmly 26Aadvantage Bmeaning Cbenefit Dorigin 27Apeace Bappreciation Cpower Dsatisfaction 28Awaving Bholding Cshaking Dsearching 29Adetailed Bhistorical Cscientific Dcultural 30Awashed Bs
49、niffed Cclapped Dgrasped 31ABesides BTherefore CMeanwhile DHowever 32Aprotection Bwarning Ccontrol D communication 33Arole Breason Cmeans Dsource 34Amature Bcautious Creliable Dtough 35Atheory Btopic Cresearch Dpractice 8 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 day befo
50、re last Chinese Lunar New Years Eve, La Rinascente Department Store in Milan of Italy displayed a special Chinese painting to welcome the Year of the Rat. Elements of both the East and the West 36 (combine) in this artwork. It was the work of a young designer, Chen Zuer. Chen says that it was really
