1、安徽省“五校联盟”2021届高三下学期第二次联考英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读理解At some point, youve likely encountered a long, flat time when your reserve of recommended books ran dry. Thankfully, there are personalized book recommendation websites across the Internet to save us.WHICHBOOKOn Whichbook, book recommendations are c
2、alculated by one out of two categories: 1. Mood, or 2. Character, setting, and plot. The reader has the choice to use slides on the “Mood” section to rate what theyre looking for in a book. Do you want a book that is completely happy? Or on the border between safe and disturbing? There is also the o
3、ption to select your desired character traits, the story setting, or plot points that youd like included in the recommendation.READGEEKIn order to get a hold of book suggestions, simply rate a few books that youve read on a 110 scale. After you finish rating as many as youd like, Readgeek calculates
4、 which books youd most likely enjoy based on your previous ratings.LITERATURE MAPAt Literature Map, you can type in an authors name and then view similar authors that other readers are enjoying. The site generates a map that displays author names in relative states of closeness. The closer the autho
5、rs, the more likely other readers enjoyed both.GOODREADSGoodreads provides a space for people to track their reading, write reviews, and view books, lists, and authors that match their interests. When creating an account on Goodreads, the reader has the opportunity to create original book lists. Eve
6、ry time you view a book description that sounds interesting, you can save the book to a list of books you plan to read later.1WHICHBOOK is fit for readers who _.Alack reading interestBare interested in storiesCthink books disturbingDare good at writing2What can you do on GOODREADS?AInteracting with
7、authors.BReading good books.CProducing a book list.DStarting a reading club.3The common purpose of these websites is to help _.Asearch for books on the InternetBget a personalized book recommendationCrecommend good book websitesDrecognize your reading tasteOne day my Ph. Dadviser called me into his
8、office, saying I neednt bring my notebook. Puzzled, I followed him and sat down. After 15 minutes of listing positive things about my academic capabilities, he looked me in the eye and said, “You are fired from the lab.” I stared back, blinking in disbelief. “Is he joking?” I wondered. “How is this
9、possible?”The first few days after my dismissal were especially difficult. One day all I could do was sit on a beach, crying as I looked out across the Mediterranean Sea and wondered what I should do. Around that time, I watched Dasvidaniya, a Bollywood movie thats about a man who is told that he ha
10、s 3 months to live. He responds by changing his attitude to life and setting out to make the most of his remaining months. Even though it is a common saying, one line from the movie stuck out to me: “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” What kind of “lemonade” could I make out of my current s
11、ituation?My desire to complete a Ph. Dwas never in doubt. After much reflection, I told myself that one failed attempt was not the end of the world, and that I needed to give it another try. With renewed confidence, I emailed prospective advisers and applied to other programs. Fortunately, I landed
12、an offer from a Ph. Dprogram in Italy. I accepted it and relocated to Europe, happy that my goal of completing a Ph. Dwas alive once again.Im thankful that I didnt give up on my dream and that I found another professor willing to take me on. So, if you find yourself in a similar situation and life g
13、ives you lemons, ask yourself: “How can I make lemonade?”4What is the authors feeling after hearing his Ph. Dadviser s words? ARegretful.BAmazed.CPleased.DAngry.5What does the sentence “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade” in Paragraph 2 imply?ALemonade is often better than lemon.BLife is like
14、 lemonade made from lemon.CYou should try lemonade made from lemon.DTransforming the bad situation is a better choice.6Why did the author feel happy once again?AHe watched an encouraging Bollywood movie.BHe could achieve his goal of completing a Ph. DCHe could earn his living in Europe in the future
15、.DHe found a good professor in the Ph. Dprogram.7What is the text mainly about?AWhy lost my job in a Ph. Dprogram.BThe hard time I suffered in Europe.CHow I moved on after my dismissal.DA vital movie I met in my dilemma.Girls are doing better than ever. Dont let the pandemic block them.For much of h
16、uman history and in many places, girls were considered property. Or, at best, subordinate people, required to obey their fathers until the day they had to start obeying their husbands. Few people thought it worthwhile to educate them. Even fewer imagined that a girl could grow up to govern Germany,
17、run the IMF or invent a vaccine.In most of the world that vision of girlhood now seems not merely old-fashioned but unimaginably remote. In field after field girls have caught up with boys. Globally, young women now outnumber young men at university. The speed of change has been violent.When societi
18、es handle girlhood well, the knock-on effects are astonishing. A girl who finishes secondary school is less likely to become a child bride or a teenager-age mother. Education boosts earning power and widens choices, so she is less likely to be poor or to suffer domestic abuse.And she will pass on co
19、nsiderable advantages to later generation. A recent study by Citigroup and Plan International estimated that, if a group of emerging economies ensured that 100% of their girls completed secondary school, it could lead to a lasting boost to their GDP of 10% by 2030.The COVID-19 pandemic could block p
20、rogress for girls in poor countries, or even reverse it. During previous disasters, they have often suffered most. When Ebola forced west African schools to close in 2014,many girls dropped out, never went back and ended up pregnant or as child laborers. UNICEF warns that something similar could hap
21、pen with COVID-19but on a larger scale.The risk of going backward is real. So it is crucial that, even if governments of poor countries have to tighten their belts, spending on education and girls should be a top priority.8The underlined word “subordinate” in the second paragraph could possibly mean
22、 _.AlowerBbestCselflessDadorable9According to the text, proper girlhood management is significant because _.Agirls have suffered great unfairnessBgirls can perform better than boys in many fieldsCgirls play a vital and profound role in the societyDgirls shouldnt become child brides or teenager age m
23、others10“Ebola” is mentioned in the sixth paragraph to _.Ashow its relation with COVID 19Bstress its bad effect on girlsCarouse public attention to girlsDserve as a helpful reference.11Whats the authors attitude towards girls growth?AContent and relaxed.BDisappointed but optimistic.CSatisfied but wo
24、rried.DAdmirable and positive.If students followed a typical academic plan over the course of the year, it is precisely the opposite of what science recommends for lasting learningone topic was probably limited to one week and another to the next. It is what it sounds likeleaving time between practi
25、ce sessions for the same material. You might call it deliberate not-practicing between periods of deliberate practice. Space between practice sessions creates the hardness that improves learning.Iowa State researchers read people lists of words, and then asked for each list to be recited back either
26、 right away, after fifteen seconds of practicing, or after fifteen seconds of doing very simple math problems that prevented practicing. The subjects who were allowed to reproduce the lists right after hearing them did the best. Those who had fifteen seconds to practice before reciting came in secon
27、d. The group distracted with math problems finished last. Later, when everyone thought they were finished, they were all surprised with a sudden quiz: write down every word you can recall from the lists. Suddenly the worst group became the best.Short-term practicing gave purely short-term benefits.
28、Struggling to hold on to information and then recall it had helped the group distracted by math problems transfer the information from short-term to long-term memory. The group with more and immediate practicing opportunity recalled nearly nothing on the sudden quiz. Repetition, it turned out, was l
29、ess important than struggle.It isnt bad to get an answer right while studying. Progress just should not happen too quickly. For a given amount of material, learning is most efficient in the long run when it is really inefficient in the short run. If you are doing too well when you test yourself, the
30、 simple solution is to wait longer before practicing the same material again, so that the test will be more difficult when you do. Frustration is not a sign that you are not learning,but ease is.12According to the science recommendation, to acquire lasting learning, we should _. Afollow a typical ac
31、ademic planBlimit the learning process within one weekCadd not-practicing space between two learning sessionsDcreate more hardness13In Iowa State research, which group became the best finally? AThose who recited the lists right away.BThose who had fifteen seconds of practicing.CThose who finished th
32、e quiz last.DThose who were distracted by math problems.14What can be inferred from the last paragraph? AShort- term memory is inefficient.BStruggling is helpful to short-term memory.CMaking progress too quickly may not be a good sign.DGetting frustrated means you are learning.15This passage mainly
33、talks about _. Aresearch methodsBlearning strategiesCmath skillsDacademic plans二、七选五How To Communicate More Effectively With A Mask OnNow putting on a mask has become part of our routine for leaving the house. _16_ Here are a few of the biggest issues that are causing miscommunication, and some ways
34、 to deal with them.Voice MufflingWearing a mask creates a barrier between your mouth and other people, making you sound muffled. _17_ Far more likely is that the mask is changing the way youre talking, which makes your voice sound less distinct. _18_ If the one youre wearing is a struggle to keep on
35、 your face, or if the material is so thick that its impossible to talk through, find another option that works for you.Fewer Emotional CuesIts honestly pretty nice to walk around with a mask and do not need to smile all the time, but its also another way that masks make communication more difficult.
36、 Wearing a mask, youre taking away about 50 percent of your face. That means youre losing some of your expressiveness. One piece of advice is to exaggerate your gestures. _19_ Another is to speak more dramatically, speaking louder and with more emotion.No Lip ReadingYou might think that understandin
37、g someone is only about clearly hearing what theyre saying, but theres another factor: seeing what theyre saying. When someone is talking, youre looking at their lips to help understand what theyre saying unconsciously. _20_ To make yourself understood, try talking a little slower, a little louder a
38、nd with more distinct pronunciation.AMasks disable that.BTry a new mask.CTake off the mask.DMasks have many positive aspects in the current pandemic.EWere not here to talk about them any, many benefits of wearing a mask, though.FYou can try to use your eyes, eyebrows, arms or anything else to get yo
39、ur point across more clearly.GIt probably isnt because the mask is actively blocking sound.三、完形填空The government of India issued a lockdown in March due to the COVID 19 pandemic.The _21_ was badly affected by the pandemic. _22_, millions of people lost their jobs, including Mohan Paswanthe _23_ of 15
40、-year-old Jyoti Kumari. They had no money for _24_ and for food, so the landlord threatened to kick them out and _25_ their electricity. Kumari and her fathers only _26_ was to return to their home village in Bihar, which was more than 1,200 kilometers away._27_ there were special _28_ for migrants
41、who wished to return home, Paswan was not able to walk to the railway station due to a(n) _29_ from a traffic accident. Out of _30_, Kumari used the 20 dollars they had left to buy a pink bike and _31_ on May 8th for the village.Kumari would _32_ in the front, while her father would sit on the back
42、seat with heavy luggage. They traveled more than 100 kilometers a day and only _33_ at gas stations to sleep at night. Along the way, they _34_ kind strangers who gave them food and encouragement; one truck driver even _35_ the father and the daughter a ride for 30 miles.They _36_ arrived at the vil
43、lage on May 15th and were reunited with their family. This story of a _37_ girl has moved the hearts of many people including the _38_ of the national team and a director. Kumari has been invited to join the Indian _39_ team in the 2024 and 2028 Olympics and has also received an offer to _40_ as her
44、self in an upcoming movie.21ApopulationBemploymentCecologyDelection22AHoweverBFurthermoreCThereforeDAnyway23AuncleBfatherCbossDteacher24ArentBclothesCtuitionDrecreation25Acut outBcut upCcut inDcut off26AchanceBhopeCeffortDplan27AAs thoughBNow thatCEven thoughDIn case28AbikesBflightsCbusesDtrains29Ai
45、njuryBlossCsicknessDhurt30AcontrolBdesperationCtroubleDpatience31Aset aboutBset asideCset offDset in32AdriveBleadCrunDpedal33AstoppedBrestedCrefueledDsat34AhelpedBencounteredCcontactedDfound35AgaveBmadeCpickedDprovided36AquicklyBimmediatelyCfinallyDproperly37AwiseBkindChonestDbrave38AactorBnurseCcoa
46、chDeducator39AmotoristBcyclistCtouristDjournalist40AstarBfilmCperformDshow四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡上。Since last century, a series of missions _41_(perform) to explore the moonEarths only natural satellite. Among them, NASAs Apollo 11 mission was groundbreaking as it su
47、cceeded in landing the first humans on the moon on July 20, 1969.Several decades later, NASA announced its Artemis program. _42_(name) after the Greek goddess of the moon and twin sister of Apollo, the Artemis program will send humans to the moon by the year 2024. And this time, the moon will welcome its first female astronaut. Up until now, only 12 people, all male, have ever walked on the mo
