1、许昌济源平顶山许昌济源平顶山 2021 年高三第一次质量检测年高三第一次质量检测 英语英语 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。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。本试卷上无效。 3. 考试结束
2、后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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 听力听力( (共两节，满分共两节，满分 30 分分) ) 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答 题卡上。题卡上。 第一节第一节( (共共 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满分 7.5 分分) ) 听下面听下面 5 段对话段对话。每段对话后有一个小题每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项三个选项中选出最佳选项。 听完每段对话后
3、听完每段对话后， 你都有你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。 每段对话仅读一遍每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What does the man decide to do this afternoon? A. Have a leisure walk in the park. B. Go boating with the woman. C. Hang out with his sister. 2. What does the man probably want to do? A.Ask for a pay raise. B. Start his
4、own business. C. Find a higher-paying job. 3. What is most probably the man? A.Ateacher.B.Asinger.C. Adoctor. 4. Where are the speakers? A.At their house.B. In the garden.C. On the street. 5. What are the speakers talking about? A. The weather.B. Driving skills.C.An accident. 第二节第二节( (共共 15 小题；每小题小题
5、；每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满分 22.5 分分) ) 听下面听下面 5 段对话或独白段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中三个选项中 选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，秒钟；听完后， 各小题将给出各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第听下面一段对话，回答第 6 和第和第 7 两个小题。两个小题。 6. When did t
6、he woman get up? A.At about 2:00 amB.At about 5:00 am.C. At about 8:00 am. 7. What does the man think of the womans study method? A. Helpful.B. Special.C. Unwise. 听下面一段对话，回答第听下面一段对话，回答第 8 和第和第 9 两个小题。两个小题。 8. Where will the project team meeting be held? A. In Chicago.B. In London.C. In Toronto. 9. W
7、hat will the man do next? A. Pick up Jim.B.Attend a meeting.C. Book a flight ticket. 听下面一段对话，回答第听下面一段对话，回答第 10 至第至第 12 三个小题。三个小题。 10. What caused the mans illness? A. He kept the air conditioner on.B. He slept with the window open. C. He studied for the test the whole night. 11. What is the relation
8、ship between the speakers? A. Mother and son.B. Sister and brother.C. Teacher and student. 12. Why does the man refuse to see the doctor today? A. He has a test to take today.B. He is afraid of seeing doctors. C. He will attend a birthday party. 听下面一段对话，回答第听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至第至第 16 四个小题。四个小题。 13. What
9、did the man do at the Golden Corral? A. He picked strawberries.B. He had a big meal.C. He attended a class. 14. What is the mans problem according to the woman? A. Eating too much ice cream.B. Eating too fast every meal.C. Eating too much meat. 15. How much weight did the man put on in the past half
10、 a year? A. 10 pounds.B. 15 pounds.C. 25 pounds. 16. Why was the day on the beach memorable for the woman? A. She did many interesting things.B. She ate a lot of delicious seafood. C. She had a great time with her family. 听下面一段独白，回答第听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第至第 20 四个小题。四个小题。 17. What area has the hurricane s
11、tricken? A. North Carolina.B. South Carolina.C. Northern Florida. 18. How was the hurricane on Thursday compared to that on Wednesday? A. It traveled more slowly.B. It was more powerful.C. It lasted much longer. 19. What happened to the man who was dead? A. Debris hit his house.B.A tree fell onto hi
12、s houseC. Heavy rain washed down his house. 20. What is the speakers purpose in giving this talk? A. To give some suggestions.B. To warn about dangers.C. To report a hurricane. 第二部分第二部分 阅读理解阅读理解( (共两节，满分共两节，满分 40 分分) ) 第一节第一节( (共共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 分，满分分，满分 30 分分) ) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C
13、和和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 4 Must-Read Books for Dog Lovers ABig Little Life, by Dean R. Koontz Trixie, an amazing dog，entered author Dean Koontzs life and changed his world forever, even inspiring him to write this, his very first nonfiction! Trixie was three years old when she came into Dean
14、Koontz and his wife, Gerdas life. It wasnt long before her happiness, her joy for life, and her incredible intelligence changed their lives forever. Unlocking the Genius of a Dog, by John W. Pilley, Jr. & Hilary Hinzmann This is not a virtual story. Not only will this book surprise you with the deta
15、ils about Chaser, a dog that has a super ability of literacy (识字), but it displays how to teach your own dog the same way! When John Pilley, a retired psychology professor, got a Border Collie puppy named Chaser, he quickly learned that communication between dogs and humans wasnt as limited as typic
16、ally believed. The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein Youll laugh, youll cry, youll be surprised at the true beautiful relationship between Stein and his dog, Enzo. The Art of Racing in the Rain is told from the unique view of Enzo, with both human-like thoughts and a dogs natural drive and i
17、nstinct (本能). The Dog Only a Family Could Love, by Larry Levin In 2002, Larry Levin and his sons took their badly ill cat to the vet (兽医) to be put to sleep. What began as the worst day ever quickly took a tum when a dog, missing an ear, his face covered in scars from an early life, walked right up
18、and stole their hearts. This is the true story of Oogy, the desperate fight to save his life, and the family that gave him the loved forever home hed always deserved. 1. Which dog is able to know words? A. Chaser.B. Trixie.C. Enzo.D. Oogy. 2. Which book tells a story from the dogs view? A.ABig Linle
19、 Life.B. Unlocking the Genius of a Dog. C. The Art of Racing in the Rain.D. The Dog Only a Family Could Love. 3. What do these 4 books have in common? A. They are all about an adopted dog.B. They all tell true stories. C. Dog lovers must have read them.D. Dogs in the books are all intelligent. B Sac
20、agawea was not afraid.Although she was only 16 years old and the only female in an exploration group of more than 45 people, she was ready to courageously make her mark in American history. In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson bought more than 825,000 square miles of land from France. To explore this
21、 new part of the country, Jefferson sent Lewis and William Clark on a two-year journey to report on what they found. They needed local guides to help them through this unknown territory. Born to a Shoshone chief around 1788, Sacagawea had been kidnapped (绑架) by an enemy tribe when she was about 12,
22、then sold to a French-Canadian trapper. When the trapper was hired as a guide for Lewis and Clarks expedition in 1804, Sacagawea also joined as an interpreter to talk to Native-American people on their 8, 000-mile journey. Sacagawea soon became a respected member of the group. She was skilled at fin
23、ding plants for food and medicine to help keep the explorers alive. When a boat capsized (翻) on the Missouri River as they were crossing into what is now Montana, Sacagawea saved important books and much-needed supplies. When they needed horses to cross rough area, she convinced a Shoshone tribeled
24、by her long-lost brotherto give them some. She was so esteemed by Lewis and Clark that when they reached the Pacific Ocean in November 1805, Sacagawea was asked to cast her vote for where they should build a fort (营地). Sacagawea proved herself again after the group took a different route home throug
25、h what is now Idaho.As they passed through her homeland, Sacagawea remembered Shoshone trails from her childhood and helped the expedition find their way through. Clark even praised her as his “pilot”. She received no pay for her services and died on December 20, 1812. But Sacagaweas bravery and ski
26、ll live on in the expeditions journals, which are full of praise for the 16-year-old Shoshone girl who guided the most famousAmerican expedition of all time. 4. Why did the explorers hire Sacagawea? A. To do trade.B. To fight the enemy. C. To be safer.D. To help communicate. 5. What does the underli
27、ned word “esteemed” in Paragraph 4 mean? A. Respected.B. Suspected. C. Influenced.D. Promoted. 6. What do you think of Sacagaweas role in the expedition? A.Active.B. Irreplaceable. C. Tricky.D. Unreliable. 7. What is the passage mainly about? A.Aspecial honor.B.A great expedition. C.An outstanding g
28、irl.D.An unknown territory. C At CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2020, one of the more well-represented gadget (小器具) categories was definitely consumer robotsbut none was more adorable than a new robot pet from industrial robot startup Elephant Robotics. This robot pet is a fully autonomous companio
29、n that can respond to touch and voiceand even play with toys, and its hard not to love the thing after spending even just a brief amount of time with it. Marscats pedigree (血统) is a bit unusual, since Elephant Robotics is focused on building whats known as “cobots”, or industrial robots that are des
30、igned to work alongside humans in settings like factories or assembly (装配) plants. Elephant Robotics, which was founded in 2016, already produces three lines of these cooperative robots and has sold them to customer companies around the world, including in Korea, the U. S. , Germany and more. This n
31、ew product is designed for the home, however, not the factory or the lab. Marscat is the startups first consumer product, but it obviously benefits immensely from the companys expertise and experience in their industrial robotics business. Marscat walks, runs, sleeps, sits. stretches, bites nails an
32、d even buries litter although she wont produce any waste. It may express different emotions by different meows (喵) or gestures. Marscat is unique from its eyes， body to personality. It has six characters which can be changed. She may be energetic or lazy， social or shy. Her personality develops thro
33、ugh the way the users pet her. While Marscat provides that kind of functionality out of the box,its also customizable and programmable by the user. Inside, its powered by a Raspberry Pi, and it ships with Marscat SDK, which is an open software development library that allows you to fully control and
34、 program all of the rohats functions. This makes it an interesting gadget for STEM (Science, technology. engineering, math) education and research, too. 8.How does Marscat differ from cobots? A. Cobots is used more widely.B. Marscat is for family company. C. Marscat is more difficult to operate.D. C
35、obots is a good housework helper. 9. What can we infer about Marscat from Paragraph 4? A. It is like a real cat.B. It has unchanged personality. C. It can speak to its owner if necessary.D. Its litter box needs cleaning regularly. 10. What does the underlined word “library” in the last paragreph ref
36、er to? A.Abookstore.B.A control room. C. Marscat SDK.D.ARaspberry Pi. 11. Whats the authors attitude to Marscats future? A. Questioning.B. Conservative. C. Prejudiced.D. Confident. D Wildlife in New York City tends to be headline news. These animals admirable ability to live with humans in peace dra
37、ws our attention and sympathy.Yet, what most New Yorkers dont even know is that another animal, the Quaker Parrot, has invaded (入侵) the city with surprising results. Quaker parrots originally came from the mild regions ofArgentina and Brazil. The details related to the birds arrival to the U. S. hav
38、e become a thing of legend. During the 1960s, workers at JFK InternationalAirport reported that the parrotsthen products of the pet tradeescaped from broken shipping trunks (箱子). Others say the birds escaped from their homes or were intentionally released by their owners, some of whom may have been
39、unprepared to deal with the birds unpleasant screams. Either way, the birds have now infiltrated (渗透) all five districts in New York within the last five years. Theyve also expanded into the lower Hudson Valley and major cities around the U. S. Each bird is born knowing how to build a nest, although
40、 this skill is adjusted slightly with age and experience. The birds use their soft feet to build these free-standing nests in between tree forks. Nest structures can grow to the size of a refrigerator, housing up to 200 pairs of birds. Each nest can weigh more than a ton. Unfortunately, these parrot
41、s unique habit of building nests on public facilities can cause their homes to catch fire, taking down the electrical network. Con Edison, New York Citys energy services company, realized about 14 years ago that these nests were behind a series of Power outages (停电) in Brooklyn. So the company partn
42、ers with wildlife specialists to carefully remove nests from dangerous areas before they become a security risk. Despite the challenges these parrots present for the public, they are one of the few invasive species stories with a fairly happy outcome. The parrots seem to pose no risk of overpopulati
43、ng the neighborhood or outcompeting native species for food.And public service corporations arrange special teams to keep equipment free from birds, and the parrots have become a largely welcomed addition to New Yorks wildlife scene. 12. What do we know about Quaker parrots according to the passage?
44、 A. They have charming voices.B. They are from South America. C. They are only active in New York.D. Their nests look like a refrigerator. 13. Whats special about Quaker parrots? A. Size.B. Screams. C. Popularity.D. Nest building. 14. What does the last paragraph mainly tell us? A. The birds are wel
45、come.B. The birds need protection. C. The birds are in danger.D. The birds are trouble makers. 15. Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A. Magical Birds Nest.B. Prefer Jungle to Buildings? C. Parrots Living in Urban Jungle.D. Help Parrots Survive in Cities? 第二节第二节( (共共 5 小题；每小题
46、小题；每小题 2 分，满分分，满分 10 分分) ) 根据短文内容根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项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选项中有两项为多余选项。 The aging process affects the human body in many ways. One thing that happens to all of us as we age is muscle loss. Some experts say it can start as early as age 30. In fact, muscle loss may b
47、e a natural part of aging. _16_. It is better to start strength training when you are younger and in good health. But what exactly is “strength training”? Simply put, strength training is an activity that makes ones muscles stronger. Here are reasons to start your strength training today. Develop st
48、rong bones _17_ which can increase the thickness or density of bones and reduce your risk of developing osteoporosis (骨质疏松症) a disease that weakens bones, making them easy to break. _18_ Strength training can help you to take control of your weight and even lose weight. Muscle weighs more than fat.
49、But muscle increases your metabolism (新陈代谢), and a higher metabolism helps you burn more calories. Improve your quality of life Strength training can improve your ability to do everyday activities. For example, having stronger muscles makes it easier to lift and move things. Strong muscles can impro
50、ve your balance. _19_.As we age, this can greatly add to your quality of life. Improve your thinking skills Mayo Clinic says some research shows that regular strength training, when combined with other kinds of exercise, has good results. _20_. A. Then, let it alone B. Manage your weight C. Enhance
