1、2021年高考英语模拟试题及答案(三)注意事项:1. 本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分;满分150分,考试时间120分钟。2. 考生作答时,将答案写在答题卡上,在本试题卷上做答无效。考试结束后,将本试题卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节(共5小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段
2、对话仅读一遍。1What is the man doing?AWaiting for a call. BCalling his neighbor. COpening a window.2What kind of person is Bob in the mans eyes?ACareless. BMean. CStubborn.3What is the probable relationship between the speakers?ATeacher and student. BMother and son. CBoss and employee.4Where does the conve
3、rsation probably take place?AAt home. BAt a restaurant. CAt a supermarket.5How much is the mans telephone bill a month?A$30. B$40. C$50.第二节(共15小题;每题1.5分,满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。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,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料,回答第6至7题。6When
4、 will the man fly to Guangzhou?AOn August 2. BOn August 3. COn August 4.7What is the man fly require to do before the flight?ATo pay for the ticket online.BTo ask about the departure time.CTo confirm his ticket again.听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。8Why does the man look concerned?AHe is suffering from much stress.B
5、Only one of his projects is finished.CHis manager is angry with him.9What does the man need to do now?AGo and apologize to his manager.BFind someone to help him with the project.CTalk to someone to relieve his pressure.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10What do the speakers think the most important in renting a fla
6、t?ASize. BDistance. CMoney.11Why do they prefer to rent a quieter flat?AThey cant sleep well. BThey want to get up late. CThey have to study at home.12How did the man learn about the renting price?ABy reading the advertisements.BBy making a telephone call.CBy asking people living near the university
7、.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13How long did Alice live in San Francisco?A12 years. B13 years. C30 years.14What does Alice think of the city?ABeautiful. BBig. COld.15What is the most amazing in the mans eyes?AThe nice houses. BThe winding streets. CThe Golden Gate Bridge.16What is the disadvantage of living in
8、San Francisco?AIts crowed. BIts noisy. CIts expensive.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17Whats the passage mainly about?AA weekly timetable. BA book review. CA study plan.18What will the students practice on Tuesday morning?AListening. BReading. CGrammar.19How can the students learn about the current affairs?ABy l
9、istening to the radio. BBy watching TV. CBy reading newspaper.20When is the library open every weekday afternoon?AFrom 300 pm.to 600 pm.BFrom 300 pm.to 630 pm.CFrom 330 pm.to 600 pm.第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节 (共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。ADo you want to go out to eat with your ki
10、ds?Here are some restaurants that are good for kids in downtown Los Angeles.Grand CafTel:(213)356-4155Do you need a place that opens as early as your kids wake up?Then go to Grand Cafe. Families can order breakfast off the menu or enjoy the buffet. Because of the variety,buffets seem to be an easy o
11、ption for families with picky eaters. There are many options for the different moods of all family members.Nickel DinerTel:(213)623-8301Nickel Diner was listed in Los Angeles Magazine as one of LAs Best New Restaurants”. The space is small,but the menu is wonderfully large. The atmosphere is quiet a
12、nd relaxed,which makes it easy to bring the kids. One of the most attractive things about Nickel Diner is its unique menu of breakfast foods.Lucky Strike BowlTel:(213)542-4880Theres nothing like a good game of bowling to add some happiness to the family outing. Why not take the family to a place whe
13、re you can bowl while eating? Try their homemade Belgium fries, the mini burgers, flatbread pizza, or crispy tacos. Downtown Las Lucky Strike Bowl will never make you and your kids disappointed.KulaTel:(213)290-9631Kula is an exciting sushi bar and is a big hit for little sushi eaters. Kulas concept
14、 includes providing a high standard of natural organic foods and they use 100% organic rice. If your child is not a sushi eater, there are also many other options.21. Who would most probably go to eat at Grand Cafe?A. People who love organic foodsB. People who want to play while eating.C. People who
15、 want to serve themselves in a restaurant.D. People who love a quiet eating environment.22. If you want to play while eating, which number would you call to reserve a place?A. (213)356-4155B. (213)290-9631C. (213)623-8301D. (213)542-488023. What is the text meant to?A. To recommend some kid-friendly
16、 restaurants.B. To recommend some nice foods in the city.C. To encourage people to go to Los Angeles.D. To compare some kid-friendly restaurants.BA food delivery man defeated a master from Peking University and won China Central Televisions poetry contest on April 4. Lei Haiwei kept calm during the
17、final of the Third Season of CCTVs Chinese Poetry Competition on Wednesday night, becoming the champion after defeating Peng Min, a master of literature from Chinas top university.Lei, 37, from Shaoyang, Hunan Province, is now working as a food delivery man in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. His intere
18、st in poetry was inspired by his father, who would wnte poems down, stick them on the wall of the kitchen and teach him to read them from a young age.Lei missed the opportunity of going to university due to frequent school transfers when he was growing up. But that didnt diminish his passion for poe
19、try. Since he was too poor to buy books, Lei would memorize poems in bookstores and write them out when he returned home. He used this unique method to accumulate more than 1,000 poems.Though Lei came to Hangzhou city in 2008 and works as a fast food courier, his love for poems hasnt faded. On his b
20、usiest work days,the courier has to deliver more than 50 orders a day. Even so, he seized any available moment to recite poems. For example, I am used to reciting poems when I wait for food at restaurants,and traffic lights on my way to deliver food. Reciting poems not only enriches my knowledge, bu
21、t also makes my job less boring, the courier said.Last November, Lei went to Beijing and began recording the TV show after standing out from more than 70,000 people who signed up for the competition. After winning, Lei returned to Hangzhou and continues his delivery work and the memorizing of poems.
22、Leis outstanding performance during the final, and his inspirational story, have amazed Chinese audiences.His love of learning is so pure,it moved me to tears,” one netizen said. It always amazes me how some people simply hunger for knowledge, ” another shared.24. Why didnt Lei Haiwei have the chanc
23、e to go to college?A. He often changed school.B. He was fascinated with poems.C. He was too busy to study.D. His family was very poor.25. The underlined word diminish” in the third paragraph can be replaced by .A. Inspire B. increase C. Reduce D. encourage26. What does Paragraph 4 mainly tell us?A.
24、Leis work is delivering food for others.B. Leis daily life is highly stressed at present.C. Reciting poems improves his knowledge.D. Lei uses any available time to recite poems.27. How did people find Leis story?A. Interesting B. Inspiring. C. Fascinating. D. Shocking.CAn estimated 70 percent of cat
25、s and 60 percent of dogs in the U. S. are overweight or obese, so chances are that your pet needs to lose weight rather than pack on some pounds. Its not always easy to tell if your pet could afford to lose a few, but there are some other signs that can tip you off. One important factor: the waist.“
26、 Most people dont know what a normal cat should look like, says Romine. But cats should have waists, too. The vet says you should be able to feel your pets ribs (肋骨) through its coat, and when you look down at them. they should have an hourglass (沙漏) shape just like a person.For some overweight pets
27、, you may want to switch to a new food entirely; foods with light or healthy weight labels usually have an increased fiber content to help the dog or cat feel fuller, Romine notes. Another option is to feed them less of the food they currently eat, Freeman suggests. Make sure youre reducing table sc
28、raps (残羹剩饭) and high-calorie treats like pet biscuits, she says.Its important to figure out what your pets ideal weight is as youre helping them to lose. Romine advises working with your vet to get the right number, and if youre following the portion guidelines often printed on food labels, feed the
29、m the amount of food associated with the weight you want them to be, rather than the weight they currently are.Food isnt the only factor that can impact your pets weight. Romine stresses the importance of exercise in keeping your pet healthy. For cats, just 10 minutes of indoor play each day can mak
30、e a difference. For dogs, letting them out in the backyard to do their business is not enough. Youll have to exercise with your dog to really get it moving.28. What can we learn about most cats in America from the text?A. They need to lose weight. B. They need to be fed more food.C. They need to pac
31、k on pounds. D. They need to be more energetic.29. Which food can help overweight pets?A. The food with an decreased fiber. B. The food from table scraps.C. The food with light labels. D. The food with a new label.30. What is an important factor to keep pets healthy?A. A partner. B. Protein. C. Pet
32、biscuits. D. Exercise.31. From which is the text probably taken?A. A biology textbook. B. A travel brochure. C. A pet magazine. D. A recipe book.D As pet ownership booms, a troubling question raises its head: who owns whom? There is a range of theories about how human came to rule the planet. Opposa
33、ble thumbs, brain size, altruism(利他主义) and cooking all played a part, but central to the mans success was its ability to dominate other species. As humanity has got richer, animals roles have changed. People need their services less than before. Fewer wolves and burglars meant less demand for dogs f
34、or protection; the gasoline engine made horses redundant; modern health systems kept rats in check and made cats less useful. No longer necessities, domestic animals became luxuries. Pet-keeping seems to become common when household incomes rise above roughly $5,000. It is booming. The pet business
35、is growing even faster than pet numbers, because people are spending more and more money on them. No longer are they food-waste-recyclers, fed with the leftovers that fall from their masters tables. Pet-food shelves are filled with delicacies, including ice cream for dogs and foods for pets that are
36、 old, diabetic or suffer from sensitive digestion. In the business this is called “pet humanisation(人类化)”the tendency of pet owners to treat their pets as part of the family. This is evident in the names given to dogs, which have evolved from Fido, Rex and Spot toin AmericaBella, Lucy and Max. It is
37、 evident in the growing market for pet clothing, pet grooming(美容) and pet hotels. People still assume that pets must be working for humanity in some way, perhaps making people healthier or less anxious. But the evidence for that is weak. Rather, new research suggests that dogs have evolved those irr
38、esistible “puppy-dog eyes” precisely to dominate human emotions. It has worked. Sentimental Americans often refer to themselves not as cat-owners but as the cats “mommy” or “daddy”. South Koreans go one further, describing themselves as cat “housekeeper”, catering to every cute action. Watch a dog-w
39、alker trailing “his” dog, plastic bag in hand to pick up its mess, and you have to wonder: whos in charge now?32. What is the main cause for human being to become the ruler of the planet?A. having opposable thumbs B. getting wealthierC. possessing altruism and cooking skills D. taking hold of other
40、species33. What does the underlined word “redundant” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A. unnecessary B. unavailable C. uncertain D. unfavorable34. What might pet owners do in the past?A. feed ice cream to their dogs B. prepare foods for pets that are diabeticC. feed the pets on what remained D. spend mu
41、ch money on pets35. What can we learn from the passage?A. Wolves used to be in great demand.B. Pets can be beneficial to peoples health.C. Pet owners tend to give their pets new names. D. People become subject to pets emotionally.第二节 (共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分) 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。选项中有两项为多余选项。第三部分语言
42、知识运用(共两节,满分45分)How Do Languages Die?How many languages do you think there are in the entire world? Altogether, people around the world speak about 6,000 languages. Does that surprise you? 36 Today, about half the worlds spoken languages are endangered. Experts say that another language becomes extin
43、ct(灭绝)every two weeks. How do languages die? They die when people stop using them. But most people dont just stop speaking their native language. Its more complex than that. More often, theyre either pressured or forced to do so. 37 Theyre often pressured to speak the areas main language instead of
44、their own. This leads many immigrants to stop using their native language. They might not even teach it to their children.Slowly, the native language dies out.Sometimes, languages shift or develop instead of becoming extinct. Have you ever heard that Latin is a dead language? In a way, it is. No one
45、 today speaks Latin as their native language. 38 People still use Latin in many ways. Scientists use it to name plants and animals. 39 That means the death of a language hurts peoples ability to take part in cultural traditions. They might lose access to stories and knowledge that were passed down f
46、or many years. This is one reason why many people today are working to save dying languages.How can languages be saved? Some young people learn the language of their ancestors as adults. Linguists travel the world to record the last native speakers of dying languages. 40 They do so in hopes that future generations will bring the languages back to life. Many educational programs today also work to help preserve native languages and cultures.A. There used to be many more!B. You may have used it in school.C. Language is extremely closely tied to culture.D. But that doe