1、2021年高三上学期10月第二次周测英语试题 含答案II. VocabularyDirections: plete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. anonymously B. associate C. factual D. guilt AB. heading AC. neared AD. need BC. separation BD. track ABC.
2、 transferred The young man _17_ out of the convenience store wanted to do the right thing. He really did. But Zagros Bigvand was in a hurry that day last summer, and the elderly lady with the cane was walking really, really, slow. So he let go of the door he had been holding open for the stranger -j
3、ust as she _18_ it. It felt like I held the door for that lady for five minutes, said Bigvand, of Dallas, Texas. But finally I had to go. So I let it go and she looked at me and I looked at her. I felt bad about it all day. And I said I wish I could apologize to that woman. So he did. His online apo
4、logy became the beginning of apolo.gy, one of a growing number of so-called confession Websites aimed at allowing people _19_ to admit, and apologize for , anything-from being a shopaholic(购物狂) to cheating on a partner. Human beings have a(n) _20_ to confess, said Dr. James Campbell Quick, a fellow
5、with the American Psychological Association. We dont always want people to know the depths of our souls. Anonymity lets us flush that stuff out there and walk away.Confession Websites have bee popular over the past few years. Almost all online confession sites promise anonymity. Website operators sa
6、y there is no way to know which claims are _21_ and which are not, and there is no way to _22_ participants either.Though it is monly believed that confession is therapeutic(有治疗功能的), Timothy Wolff, a(n) _23_ professor of psychiatry at University of Texas, said he doesnt view online confessions as th
7、e best way to remove _24_ or handle a crisis. Theres an element of _25_, physically, that allows people to do it without fear of reprisal(报复), Wolff said. But if someone puts it out there and the response is not quite so bad, then they might put it out there in reality.(B)A. acknowledge B. putation
8、C. dominated D. engaging AB. grant AC. manufacturing AD. passionate BC. realization BD. scorers ABC. standardizedAmerica has a cultural problem with math. “Its the subject, more than any other, that we as a country love to hate, said Glen Whitney, a (n) _26_ mathematician who worked for years develo
9、ping algorithms for hedge funds. We dont see it as dynamic. Its rote and boring and done by dead Greek guys a thousand years ago.But now a brave group of educators and entrepreneurs think they can change that. With games and petitions, museums and traveling road shows - and a strategic sprinkling of
10、 celebrities - they aim to make math _27_, exciting and even fun.The first Lure of the Labyrinth tournament, designed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, challenges kids to navigate an online monster lair by solving math and logic puzzles. Top _28_ scorers in the petition, w
11、hich kicked off this month, can win tablet puters.The tournament is among a series of new efforts “to make math cool.” The efforts are born of the _29_ that American students are falling behind in math, even though math skills are more important than ever in careers ranging from _30_ to healthcare t
12、o finance.American elementary and middle school students score above the international average - on _31_ math tests given worldwide. By age 15, however, U.S. students plunge in ranking, scoring below countries such as Slovenia, Hungary and Iceland. (By contrast, they remain at or above the internati
13、onal average in science and reading.)Educators _32_ part of the problem is the traditional approach to teaching math. Despite periodic stabs at reform, teachers say math classes are often far too heavy on _33_ drills and formulas, leaving little time for creative problem solving.Its as if you took a
14、 little kid who really liked music and wanted piano lessons and said, Were going to have you practice scales and chords for the next 15 years, and then and only then will we teach you music, said Kathy Morris, an education professor at Sonoma State University who recently received a $300,000 federal
15、 _34_ to develop better training for math teachers. She says she wants them to get their students thinking of math as the ice cream, not the broccoli, of the school day.(C)A. concept B. critical C. diverse D . emergedAB. facilitatedAC. foundational AD. impose BC. interactive BD. promoteCD. routineAB
16、C. graduallySince springing up in xx, Chinese SNS websites have been growing rapidly. While building plete platforms, SNS websites have been attracting a greatly increasing number of users as well as tremendo us advertisers attention.The birth of SNS websites brought us a new _35_ of socializing onl
17、ine using ones real identity. Furthermore, the popularity of SNS websites has made real- identity online interaction a daily _36_ for almost all the Internet users.Blogs, photos, virtual gifts, games and other SNS applications have _37_ real emotional interaction among Internet users.Obviously, real
18、- identity online munication has bee a major petitive advantage of SNS websites. Many experts conclude that SNS websites have created a network of real socializing and have solved peoples daily problems in munication. Hence, solving real life issues and maintaining friendly interpersonal relationshi
19、p are the _38_ factors that ensure the survival and growth of SNS websites. Data report shows that renren has helped 63 users find a friend very second during the whole year of xx and created 1 billion friendships.In addition, celebrities, institutions and organizations have gradually bee members of
20、 SNS websites. Information sharing bees more _39_, and the emergence of social games satisfies users need for _40_ entertainment.By gaining users in xx, the SNS profit model has _41_ grown clearer. According to the CNNIC annual report, 80% of SNS ine es from Internet advertisement, 15% from VAS(Valu
21、e- added service), and another 5% from other sources.As the real marketing value of SNS was discovered by more business, many successful partnerships _42_. Advertising professionals believe that the _42_ properties of SNS include participation, interaction, self- expression and emotional munication.
22、 These properties are the basis of SNS marketing activities, and they will _43_ the birth of more marketing models.III. Reading prehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that
23、fits the context.A Some personal characteristics play an important role in the development of ones intelligence. But people fail to realize the importance of training these factors in young people. The so-called “non-intelligence factors” include ones feelings, will, motivation, interests and habits
24、. After a 30-year follow up study of 8000 males, American psychologists_45_that the main cause of disparities in intelligence is not intelligence_46_, but non-intelligence factors including the desire to learn, will power and self-confidence. _47_people all know that one should have definite objecti
25、ves, a strong will and good learning habits, quite a number of teachers and parents dont pay much attention to_48_these factors. Some parents are greatly worried when their children fail to do well in their studies. They blame either genetic factors, malnutrition,（营养不良）or laziness, but they never ta
26、ke_49_ consideration these non-intelligence factors. At the same time, some teachers dont inquire into these reasons_50_students do poorly. They simply give them more courses and exercises, or _51_criticize or laugh at them. After all, these students lose self-confidence. Some of them just feel defe
27、ated and_52_themselves up as hopeless. Others may go astray（堕落）because they are sick of learning. An investigation of more than 1,000 middle school students in Shanghai showed that 46.5 per cent of them were_53_of learning, because of examinations, 36.4 percent lacked persistence, initiative and con
28、sciousness and 10.3 percent were sick of learning. It is clear that the lack of cultivation of non-intelligence factors has been a main_54_to intelligence development in teenagers. It even causes an imbalance between physiological and_55_development among a few students. If we dont start now to_56_t
29、he cultivation of non-intelligence factors, it will not only affect the development of the intelligence of teenagers, but also affect the quality of a whole generation. Some experts have put forward _57_about how to cultivate students non-intelligence factors.First, parents and teachers should_58_un
30、derstand teenage psychology. On this basis, they can help them to pursue the objectives of learning, _59_their interests and toughening their willpower.45. A.came outB.found outC.made outD.worked out46. A.in itselfB.by itselfC.itselfD.on its own47. A.ThoughB.NeverthelessC.HoweverD.Moreover48. A.beli
31、evingB.studyingC.developingD.cultivating49. A.forB.inC.intoD.over50. A.whyB.thatC.whenD.how51. A.everB.evenC.stillD.more52. A.putB.getC.giveD.handle53. A.afraidB.aheadC.awareD.ashamed54. A.difficultyB.questionC.threatD.obstacle55. A.intelligentB.psychologicalC.characteristicD.physical56. A.practiceB
32、.thrustC.strengthenD.urge57. A.projectsB.warningsC.suggestionD.decision58. A.fullyB.greatlyC.veryD.highly59. A.insuringB.goingC.encouragingD.excitingBYears ago, when I started looking for my first job, wise advisers advised, Barbara, be enthusiastic! Enthusiasm will take you _60_ than any amount of
33、experience. How right they were! Nothing great was ever done without enthusiasm, wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is the paste that helps you hang in there when the things get _61_. It is the _62_ voice that tells you, I can do it! when others shout, No, you cant! It took years and years for the early
34、work of Barbara McClintock, a geneticist who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in medicine, to be generally _63_. Yet she didnt stop working on her experiments. We are all born with wide-eyed, enthusiastic wonder and it is the childlike wonder that givesenthusiastic people such youthful air, whatever their _
35、64_. At 90, cellist Pablo Casals would start his day by playing the cello. As the music flowed through his fingers, _65_ would reappear in his eyes. As writer and poet Samuel Ullman once wrote, Years wrinkle (起皱纹) the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the _66_. Enthusiastic people also _67_ w
36、hat they do, not considering_68_ or title or power. Patricia Mellratl, a retired director in Kansas City, was once asked where she got her enthusiasm. She replied, My father, long ago, told me, I never made any money _69_ I stopped working for it.If we can not do what we love as a full-time career,
37、we can as a _70_. Elizabeth was 68 when she began to draw, which ended her depression that _71_ her for at least 30 years and the quality of her work led one critic to say, “I am tempted to call her a(n) _72_.”We cant_73_ to waste tears on might-have-been. We need to turn the tears into sweat as we
38、go after what-can-be. We need to live each moment whole-heartedly, with all our senses finding _74_ in the sweet of a backyard garden, the simple picture of a six-year-old, and the beauty of a rainbow.60. A. strongerB. wiserC. furtherD. sooner61. A. tough B. weirdC. abnormalD. improper62. A. noisyB.
39、 innerC. otherD. loud63. A. praisedB. acceptedC. mentedD. realized64. A. nationalityB. genderC. jobD. age65. A. reflectionB. powerC. sorrowD. joy66. A. brainB. soulC. strengthD. knowledge67. A. loveB. confirmC. remainD. support68. A. timeB. distanceC. moneyD. condition69. A. becauseB. afterC. untilD
40、. as long as70. A. hobbyB. gameC. missionD. plan71. A. pursuedB. troubledC. embracedD. pleased72. A. portrayerB. illustratorC. geniusD. painter73. A. waitB. intendC. helpD. afford74. A.talentB. habitC. pleasureD. usageSection BDirections: Reading the following three passages. Each passage is followe
41、d bu several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)When the very best students from different cities in Guangdong Province all together chos
42、e universities in Hong Kong; when the very best student of Beijing picked up HK University while giving up the nearby Peking or Tsinghua University; when the highest enrollment(录取) rate of Hong Kong Science and Industry University reached 48: 1 ,its the high time to ask where the real education heav
43、en for students in China is.Years ago, the answer certainly would be Peking or Tsinghua University. But now no one could give the exact reaction without hesitation. The only sure thing is that HK universities have gradually showed an unusual attraction to a great many mainland students.Its no doubt
44、to call this HK craze ,which is even out of the expectation of those HK universities themselves.How can HK universities shake the steady foundations of Peking and Tsinghua and attractso many mainland students?First, Hong Kong universities offer large amount scholarship,especially for the top student
45、swho can receive the sum scholarship as much as 400 000 HK dollars. Since higher educationhas bee a kind of heavy burden of many families, its easy to understand why the reaction to the generous offering of HK universities is great.Second, most HK universities receive professors and students from al
46、l over the world and carry out bilingual(双语的) education. This kind of excellent language atmosphere is an other attraction for mainland students.Further more, university students in Hong Kong have a better chance to study abroad as exchange students.Can mainland top universities like Peking or Tsing
47、hua University be calm as before when facing the unexpected petition from HK? Will they take relevant measures to win back the top students who once help them set the worldwide reputation? Time will explain it.The fierce petition brought by HK universities can be a good thing for an entire improvement of education i
