1、广东省六校联盟2021届高三考前热身考英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读理解Growing Green Thumbs Callies Kids by Calloway NurseryDenton, 940/591-8865; Flower Mound, 972/691-2650; Lewisville, 972/315-3133. LEARN: Kids aged 5-12 can explore and plant in the Calloway gardens with a caregivers supervision at 9:30 am on the first or t
2、hird Wednesdays from June to August. A garden expert will share tips and advice for the best gardening practices during the 45-minute session (beginning on June 2). Preregistration online is required.COST: FreeDenton Childrens Community Garden2200 Bowling Green Ave, Denton, 940/349-2883. LEARN: Join
3、 the weekend work at the community garden, where caregivers, parents and master gardeners help children of all ages plant new vegetables, water the plants, harvest from the gardens and more. The instructors also lead games about nutrition, good and bad insects and more. 10 am-5 pm on Saturdays. COST
4、: FreeCoppell Community Gardens 255 Parkway Blvd, Coppell. www.copp11communitygarden.orgLEARN: Kids of all ages (with a parent/caregiver) can volunteer at either the Helping Hands Garden (255 Parkway Blvd) or Ground Delivery Garden (450 S. Denton Tap Road). Children will have the opportunity to till
5、 the ground, plant vegetables, harvest from the garden and more. Master gardeners are available on site; all harvested foods are either sold at the communitys farmers market or donated to the area food bank. Work begins every Saturday at about 9 am.COST: Free1To plant in the Calloway gardens, what d
6、o kids need to do?ATo register online before hand.BTo be present every Wednesday.CTo be under supervision throughout the year.DTo visit for more information.2What do the three gardens have in common?AThey are based in Denton.BThey are intended for all ages.CThey are available every weekend.DThey are
7、 free of charge.3This piece of writing is most probably issued by .Aa food industry in bad need of fundingBa website promoting gardening facilitiesCan institution offering learning programsDan association publicizing botanical gardensI was 16 years old the day I skipped school for the first time. It
8、 was easily done: Both my parents left for work before my school bus arrived, so when it showed up at my house on that cold winter morning, I simply did not get on. The perfect crime!And what did I do with myself on that glorious stolen day, with no adult in charge and no limits on my activities? Di
9、d I get high? Hit the mall for shopping?Nope. I built a warm fire in the wood stove, prepared a bowl of popcorn, grabbed a blanket, and read. I was thrilled and transported by a book it was Hemingways The Sun Also Risesand I just needed to be alone with it for a little while. I ached to know what wo
10、uld happen to Jake Barnes and Lady Brett Ashley and Robert Cohn. I couldnt bear the thought of sitting in a classroom taking another biology exam when I could be traveling through Spain in the 1920s with a bunch of expatriates (异乡客).I spent that day lost in words. Time fell away, as the room around
11、me turned to mist, and my role as a daughter, sister, teenager, and student in the world no longer had any meaning. I had accidentally come across the key to perfect happiness: I had become completely absorbed in something I loved.Looking back on it now, I can see that some subtle things were happen
12、ing to my mind and to my life while I was in that state of absorption. Hemingways language was quietly braiding itself into my imagination. I was downloading information about how to create simple and elegant sentences, a good and solid plot. In other words, I was learning how to write. Without real
13、izing it, I was on the trail of my own fate. Writing now absorbs me the way reading once did and happiness is their generous side effect.4Why did the author skip school on that day?ABecause her parents left home early.BBecause she was attracted by a novel.CBecause she planned to go shopping.DBecause
14、 she missed the school bus.5What did the author think is the source of true joy?AReading by the fire.BTravelling in Spain.CFreeing herself from the roles.DBeing lost in ones passion.6Which word can best replace the underlined phrase “braiding itself into” in the last paragraph?AEntering.BRecovering.
15、CWeakening.DBlocking.7What can we infer from the last paragraph?AI was aware of the subtle things back then.BI simply learnt how to write on the internet.CHemingways style influenced me a lot.DBecoming a writer was my childhood dream.It is an uncomfortable fact that civilized society is almost compl
16、etely dependent upon fossil fuels in nearly every aspect. Whether you believe there are hundreds of years or just a few decades left of this resource, the fact remains that it is a limited resource. At some point, fossil fuels are going to either be gone or become too expensive to realistically use.
17、 That is, when fossil fuels become too expensive to use, people will just start using something else. Though this may work well in theory, actually shifting from fossil fuels is not the same as shifting from one brand of shampoo to another.This is entirely due to the fact that humans rely so much on
18、 the infrastructure (基础设施) they have developed, which is entirely dependent upon this resource, accounting for 85% of the United States energy use. If the world were entirely dependent upon solar energy, that would be fine because sunlight is a continuing resource. However, at the current state of t
19、hings, humans are in a dangerous position owing to its complete dependence upon one single limited input.Fossil fuels are also responsible for a significant amount of land, water, and air pollution beyond their carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) production. For example, coal mining brings solid wastes to the sur
20、face that would normally remain underground and the areas around a mine can remain barren (贫瘠的) for generations due to the lack of proper topsoil. The burning of coal for energy also produces many different types of particulate (微粒的) matter that pollutes the air. Compared with fossil fuels, renewabl
21、e energy is far more environmentally friendly.There exists an argument that renewable energy options are not as efficient as fossil fuels because the deployment (部署) of renewable energy equipment like the wind turbine (风力涡轮机) costs a lot of money. However, when factors such as pollution and climate
22、change are considered, renewable energy is actually far more efficient than fossil fuels. And fossil fuels will be surely replaced by renewable energy whether it is your generation or your grandchildrens.8According to paragraph 1, we know fossil fuels _.Aare heavily depended on by humansBare a symbo
23、l of civilized societyCare becoming more and more expensiveDcan be replaced by other resources soon9What does This in paragraph 2 refer to?AThat it is necessary to use solar energy.BThat it is hard to stop using fossil fuels.CThat people have overconsumed fossil fuels.DThat people have developed so
24、many infrastructures.10What is the purpose of paragraph 3?ATo show the relationship between greenhouse gases and fossil fuels.BTo present negative consequences brought by fossil fuels.CTo introduce how carbon dioxide affects the environment.DTo explain why fossil fuels should be used.11What is the t
25、ext mainly about?ARenewable energy equipment is economically-beneficial.BRenewable energy produces less energy than fossil fuels.CIt is very urgent for people to shift to renewable energy.DIt is an unstoppable trend to use renewable energy.Media multitasking, such as scrolling through social media w
26、hile watching a movie, may be linked to more brief failures in attention and difficulty remembering things.“Our data support the idea that we should be aware of how we engage with media,” says Kevin Paul Madore at Stanford University in California. He and his team compared peoples self-reported leve
27、ls of media multitasking with their performances in a memory task, as part of a study including 80 participants aged 18 to 26.The researchers specifically tested episodic memory, which helps us recall events, by presenting the participants with images of objects on a computer and then later asking t
28、hem to recall whether they had seen the objects earlier or not. At the same time, the team used EEG and eye tracking to monitor peoples attentiveness.Madore and his colleagues also asked participants to complete a questionnaire to determine how often they engage in various forms of media multitaskin
29、g, such as texting while watching TV or reading while listening to music. They found that people who reported more frequent media multitasking had more brief failures in attention during the memory task, which was associated with increased difficulties with remembering.“I think conscious awareness o
30、f attentiveness and limiting potential distractions can go a long way in memory preparedness and reducing mind wandering or mind blanking,” says Madore. “Resisting media multitasking during school lectures or work zones, or limiting media multitasking to set times, could be valuable.”“Media multitas
31、king is becoming more prominent. We dont actually know anything about the effects yet,” says Amy Orben at the University of Cambridge. It will be important to investigate whether media multitasking causes brief attentional failure and memory failure or whether there is another factor, such as how ge
32、nerally distractible a person is, that could explain the association. “This could be investigated through studies that monitor people over time and this is a really interesting area that we should explore,” she says.12What were the research subjects asked to do?AMonitor their attentiveness.BRecall t
33、he content of the images.CDescribe their frequency of media multitasking.DAnswer some questions on potential distractions.13According to Madore, what can benefit peoples memory?AAvoiding mind wandering.BRestricting media multitasking.CEngaging less with social media.DBeing aware of potential distrac
34、tions.14What will the future study most probably focus on?AHow generally distractible a person is.BHow to monitor people in the long run.CWhat should be factored in attentional failures.DWhether media multitasking gives rise to inattention.15What can be a suitable title for the text?AMore Media Mult
35、itasking, Worse MemoryBMore Media Multitasking, Less EfficiencyCMedia Multitasking a Barrier to SuccessDMedia Multitasking a Distraction from Work二、七选五How to Understand the Mind of an InterviewerGetting inside an interviewers head can be tricky, as their perspective will change according to personal
36、ity type, professional role, and personal experience. _16_Research the company to determine what the interviewer is looking for. Company culture (work-life balance, atmosphere, etc.) is a great indicator of what your interviewer will want to see in candidates. _17_ You can look for company mission s
37、tatements for a better understanding of company culture, or quotes from top-level executives (领导层), like CEOs, which often set the tone for company culture.Look up the interviewer when possible. _18_ This is the perfect chance to look up background information on the interviewer on the companys webs
38、ite. Professional and social media platforms can also help you better know what to expect from an interviewer._19_ Many interviewers determine the truthfulness of your resume (简历) this way. If you respond with answers that are inconsistent with what you wrote in your resume, many interviewers will i
39、nterpret it as a red flag. Thus, remember to review the start and end dates of positions listed on your resume and try not to be annoyed at this kind of fact checking.Identify how the interviewers position will influence expectations. The role of your interviewer usually has an impact on what that p
40、erson expects from a candidate. An HR representative, for example, will want to know youre a good fit with the company culture and values. A direct manager, however, would be most interested in your practical ability to do the job.Regardless of their roles, most interviewers will want to know youll
41、make their lives easier. _20_ABe consistent with what you wrote in your resume.BExpect the interviewer to question you on your resume.CTherefore, its not an easy job to understand their mind.DSo try to make a point of addressing this during the interview.EUsually, youll be informed of your interview
42、ers name before you meet them.FHowever, you can research on the interviewer and tailor your answers to stand out.GIn most situations, interviewers will expect you to share similar values with the company.三、完形填空Flores never expected he would turn an Internet celebrity over night! He was on his delive
43、ry_21_ in Houston on Monday when he found a 5-month-old baby abandoned on the side of a road after a(n) _22_ carjacking (劫车). With the help of the nearby _23_, Flores was able to reunite the kidnapped baby with his mother.“When I went close to the baby, I wanted to cry, because its impossible the ba
44、by can be here on the side of the street_24_,” Flores told ABC News.Home surveillance video showed the baby being_25_ on the side of the road Monday morning. Agent Security said the video showed several delivery truck drivers had driven past the baby in the 22 minutes before Flores_26_ him.The hero
45、driver quickly alerted the closest resident and _27_police, who were searching for the baby nearby. He _28_ the officers back to the house where the _29_ was caring for the child.“I asked the neighbors if the baby belongs to them, they said, What, are you kidding me?” said Flores. “The police came,
46、like 5 to 10 cars of police, with the mom crying, and they told me the baby was stolen with the _30_.”The Houston Police Department _31_ to ABC news that no arrests have been made so far. Its asking for the community to help_32_ the driver seen dropping the baby off in the surveillance video.Flores
47、began _33_ for Amazon at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. He told ABC News he has already delivered thousands of packages, but this was the best _34_ hes ever made and “the best thing thats happened to me in my_35_.”21AtourBrouteCsearchDadventure22ArandomBaccidentalCconstantDapparent23AreportersBresidentsCdriversDpassers-by24AaloneBasleepCaliveDawake25AhurtBprotectedCleftDadopted26AspottedBrecognizedChitDscared27Aflagged downBtook downCturned downDbrought down28ArushedBpersuadedCledDsignaled29Adoc
