1、四川省南充市2021届高三3月第二次高考适应性考试英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读理解Pressure Cooker SafetyWhen you are cooking with a pressure cooker, you should learn a few common sense rules：1. Never leave the cooker unwatched when it is in use.2. Add sufficient liquid but never past the recommended fill point. Overfilling the co
2、oker may block the vent pipe（排气孔）and cause the cooker to explode.3. Set the cooking time. Too much time may overcook the food or too much pressure may buildup the cooker. Too little time will lead to undercooked food.4. If you are new to pressure cooking, follow the cooking instructions carefully. H
3、eat and time can either result in a great meal or a ruined one.5. Never try to force a pressure cooker cover open. Allow the cooker to cool or run it under cool water before trying to open the cover.6. Clean the cooker thoroughly after each use. Mild detergent（洗涤剂）and hot water work the best. Do not
4、 use stove ash or sand for they may damage the cooker. The gasket is best cleaned in warm soapy water and then dried. Store the gasket in the bottom of the pot. 1According to the first rule, the user should _.Anever turn off the stoveBalways add sufficient liquidCnever leave the cooker emptyDkeep th
5、e cooker under close watch2According to the fifth rule, a pressure cooker cover should be opened _.Aafter it is cooled downBwhile it is still on the stoveCwith force when it is hotDas soon as the cooking is finished3Which of the following operations may be dangerous?AOverfilling the cooker with food
6、 and water.BCleaning the cooker with detergent.CCooling the cooker with cold water.DSetting too little cooking time.In the winter of 1910, Dr. Wu Lien-teh stepped off a train in the northern Chinese city of Harbin. He was there to solve a medical mystery, at great personal risk. Over the past few mo
7、nths, an unknown disease had swept along the railways of northeast China, killing 99.9%of its victims. The Qing Imperial court had sent the Cambridge-educated Dr. Wu north to stop the epidemic (流行病).When Dr Wu arrived in Harbin on Christmas Eve, 1910, he carried little in the way of medical instrume
8、nts and had only one assistant. One of Wus first acts upon arrival was to set up special quarantine (隔离) units and to order lockdowns to stop infected persons from traveling and spreading the disease. He had teams check households for possible cases, and even managed to convince authorities to compl
9、etely close the railways in the early weeks of 1911. Of particular concern was the upcoming Chinese New Year holiday, which had become a great annual migration of people traveling across the country to see their families.Thanks to Dr. Wus efforts, the number of victims began to die down, and by Marc
10、h 1, 1911, the epidemic was fully contained. The pneumonic plague outbreak of 1910-1911 lasted nearly four months, affected five provinces and six major cities, and accounted for over 60,000 deaths. It is clear that without the brave and decisive actions taken by Dr. Wu, it could have been much wors
11、e. Had the epidemic gone unchecked, allowing holiday rail passengers to spread the disease to the rest of China could have meant a catastrophic loss of life and possibly a global health crisis.In April 1911, Dr. Wu chaired an International Plague Conference in Shenyang, attended by scientists from 1
12、1 counties including the United States, Great Britain, Russia, Japan and France. They praised Dr. Wu for his handling of the 1910-1911 outbreak. For a time, Dr. Wu was the worlds most famous plague fighter, a title be defended in a malaria epidemic in China in 1919, and a return of plague in 1921.4W
13、hat was Dr Wus mission in 1910?ATo take personal risk.BTo provide medical education.CTo end an epidemic.DTo investigate the number of victims.5Which of Dr Wus acts stopped the disease from spreading nationwide?ASetting up special organizations.BConvincing authorities to close railways.CCarrying with
14、 him medical instruments.DChecking households for possible cases.6What can we infer from the third paragraph?AThe disease worsened after Mach 1,1911.BThe world was saved from a major epidemic in 1911.C60,000 people would have died without Dr. Wus efforts.DA global health crisis followed the 1910-191
15、1 outbreak.7What can we know about Dr. Wu from the last paragraph?AHe was infected with malaria in 1919.BHe travelled worldwide hosting conferences.CHe claimed epidemic would never happen again.DHe continued to fight epidemics in China after 1911.The native Americans, the people we call the “Indians
16、”, had been in America for many thousands of years before Columbus arrived in 1492. Columbus thought he had arrived in India, so he called the native people “Indians”.The Indians were kind to the early settlers. They were not afraid of them and they wanted to help them. They showed the settlers the
17、new world around them. They taught them about the local crops like sweet potatoes, corn and peanuts. They introduced the Europeans to chocolate and to the turkey and the Europeans did business with the Indians.But soon the settlers wanted bigger farms and more land for themselves and their families.
18、 More and more immigrants were coming from Europe and all these people needed land. So the Europeans started to take the land from the Indians. Naturally, when the whites started taking all the Indians land, the Indians started fighting back.But the whites were stronger and cleverer. Slowly they pus
19、hed the Indians into those parts of the continent that the whites didnt want- the parts where it was too cold or too dry or too mountainous to live comfortably. By 1875 the Indians were living in special places called “reservations”. But even here the whites took land from them- perhaps the whites w
20、anted the wood, or perhaps the land had important minerals in it, or they even wanted to make national parks there. So even on their reservations the Indians were not safe from the whites.There are many Hollywood films about the fight between the Indians and the whites. Usually in these films the In
21、dians are bad and the whites are good and brave. But was it really like that? What do you think? Do you think the Indians were right or wrong to fight against the whites?8Why did Columbus call the native people “Indians”?ABecause he thought he had arrived in India.BBecause he liked Indian culture ve
22、ry much.CBecause he knew they were from India.DBecause he was an Indian himself.9Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?AThe Indians gave up their land willingly.BThe settlers wanted to buy land from the Indians.CThe whites even wanted more land on Indians reservations.DT
23、he Indians were stronger and cleverer than the white settlers.10We can learn from the last paragraph that_.Athe Indians are usually beautified in the filmsBthe author is doubtful about what the films show to usCfilms about fights are the most popular ones in the marketDfilms about the fight between
24、the Indians and the whites are very limited11The passage is most probably taken from the _ column of a newspaper.AentertainmentBhistoryCeconomyDindustryA study by Harvard researchers found that mind wandering, or daydreaming, consumes an average of 47% of peoples waking hours. This brings about the
25、question：If mind wandering is so costly to our well-being, then why in the world are we so willing to spend nearly half of our lives in this mental state?Creative thinkers know, despite what their parents, teachers and school leaders might have told them, that daydreaming is hardly a waste of time.
26、But unfortunately, many students learn to suppress their natural instincts to dream and imagine-instead, theyre taught to fit into a standardized model and to learn by the book, in a way that may not feel natural and that very well may suppress their natural desire to create. But as two famous psych
27、ologists recently noted, “Not all minds who wander are lost”-in fact, the minds wandering is vital to imagination and creative thought.Nearly 50 years ago, psychologist Jerome L. Singer established that daydreaming is a normal and indeed widespread aspect of human experience. He found that many peop
28、le are “happy daydreamers” who enjoy their inner imagery and fantasy. According to Singer, these daydreamers “simply value and enjoy their private experiences, are willing to risk wasting a certain amount of time on them, but also can apparently use them for effective planning and for self-amusement
29、 during periods of routine task activity or boredom.”Singer coined the term positive-constructive daydreaming to describe this type of mind wandering, which he distinguished from poor attention and anxious, obsessive fantasies. By making these important distinctions, Singer was able to highlight the
30、 positive, adaptive role that daydreaming can play in our daily lives, under the right circumstances.12Who are aware that daydreaming is not a waste of time?ATeachers.BParents.CSchool leaders.DCreative thinkers.13According to the passage, daydreaming is very important to _.Alearning by the bookBimag
31、ination and creationCsuppression of inner desiresDinstincts and amusements14What does the underlined word “them” in the third paragraph refer to?APrivate experience.BCircumstances.CFantasies.DHappy dreamers.15What is true of positive-constructive daydreaming according to the passage?AIt is a useful
32、mental state.BIt is similar to poor attention.CIt is an anxious. obsessive fantasy.DIt is a standardized model.二、七选五Every time you are online, you may find pictures, articles, links and videos trying to tell their stories. _16_Some news spread quickly, and the result is fake news.Experts in media st
33、udies and online psychology have been examining the fake news phenomenon. _17_Check the source. Look at the website where the story comes from. A fake news website may use an address that sounds like a real newspaper, but does not have many real stories about its topics._18_ Many fake news stories u
34、se images from unrelated sites. Sometimes, if you just look closely at an image, you can see it has been changed. Or use a search tool to see if the same image has been used in other contexts.Check the story in other places. Try to see if the story you are reading is on the news sites that you know
35、and trust. _19_Look for other signs. There are other techniques that fake news uses. For example, lots of ads pop up when you click on a link. _20_ If the news story makes you angry, it is probably designed to make you angry.If you know these things about online news and can apply them in your every
36、day life, then you have controlled over what to read, what to believe and what to share.AWatch out for fake photos.BUnfortunately, not all of these stories are true.CYoung people like to share information online.DRead the following advice and dont get fooled.EYou can also think about how the story m
37、akes you feel.FBut they want to click on the same image used in other contexts.GIf you do find it on many other sites, then it probably isnt fake.三、完形填空Most of my friends like me and they say Im trusting. Sure, Im a “what you see is what you get” kind of person. So _21_ I expect the same kind of _22
38、_ from others. But I am not easily cheated. And I never would have _23_ there were aliens around, at least _24_ I saw one with my very own eyes.My friend Danny Stone and I were staying in his uncles cottage for the weekend. Danny kept telling me stories about aliens frequently visiting the district,
39、 even though I said I was _25_ . At round 3 oclock in the morning, I was suddenly woken up by a shocking sound. What I saw next almost made my heart _26_ . Outside, sitting in the branches of a tree, was something that looked like an alien. Danny took a blanket and _27_ to have a closer look. I _28_
40、 at a distance-not that I was afraid; I was smart, Id watched enough TV to know that aliens couldnt be trusted! When Danny was _29_ enough, the alien seemed to _30_ him, and they both fell to the ground. Danny _31_ to throw the blanket on top of it. Sensing control over the situation, I ran into the
41、 cottage and cried, “Mr. Stone! We _32_ an alien!”Later. I would remember that _33_ with extreme embarrassment. Danny was _34_ like mad and threw the alien at me. Even though I could see now that alien was _35_ packing foam, I couldnt believe that I had been _36_ easily in such a way. Actually, the
42、alien that I saw had been _37_ in the tree by Danny. He was a better _38_ than I had ever thought he was. And my _39_ was far more active than I had ever realized. It all added up to one thing: I was easy to _40_ . Too trusting. Too believing.21AluckilyBprobablyCnaturallyDgradually22AopennessBhonorC
43、happinessDrespect23AprovedBnoticedCunderstoodDbelieved24Anot untilBafterCwhenDbefore long25AconfidentBindependentCuninterestedDenthusiastic26AacheBexplodeCburnDbeat27Aran outBwent inChappenedDrefused28AsangBsmiledCplayedDstood29AoldBcloseCbraveDpatient30Aturn onBturn offCturn toDturn in31AfailedBman
44、agedCplannedDattacked32AkilledBcaughtCdug outDattached33AaccidentBexperimentCproblemsDmoment34AlaughingBsleepingCswimmingDworking35Aused forBmade ofCtied withDsupported by36AtrickedBbeatenCshamedDfrightened37AhurtBfoundCplacedDdestroyed38AfighterBworkerCfriendDactor39AknowledgeBimaginationCexperienc
45、eDcarefulness40ApleaseBforgetCfoolDforgive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。When my son _41_ (complete) a task, I cant help but praise him. Its only natural to give praise where praise is due, right? But is there such a thing as too much praise?According to psychologist Katherine Phillip
46、, children dont benefit _42_ constant praise as much as wed like to think. “Parents often praise, _43_ (believe) they are building their childs self-confidence. However, over-praising can have a negative effect, “says Phillip. “When we use _44_ same praise repeatedly, it may become empty and no long
47、er _45_ (value) by the child. It can also become an _46_ (expect) that anything they do must be rewarded with praise. This may lead to the child avoiding taking _47_ (risk) due to fear of disappointing their parents.Does this mean doing away with all the praise? Phillip says no, “The key to _48_ (health) praise is to focus on the process rather than the outcome. It is the process in which they _49_ (achieve) something, or the recognition of a chi
