1、 - 1 - 茂名市 2021 届五校联盟高三级第一次联考 英语试题 (考试时间：120 分钟 试卷满分：120 分) 注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班别、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2.回答选择题时， 选出每小题答案后， 用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 如需改动， 用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试 卷上无效。 第一部分 阅读(共两节，满分 50 分) 第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和 D)中，选出最佳选项。 A From service
2、robots in virtual stands to 5G applications displayed in cloud booths(展台), several innovations stood out at the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), which was held from Sept 4 to 9 in Beijing. Themed Global Services, Shared Prosperity, the event has presented many cutting-ed
3、ge technologies. Lets take a look. AI-powered garbage-sorting robot It can detect and sort the garbage on the conveyor belt and then throw it into different dustbins. For example, it will put plastic bottles and containers into recyclable dustbins. With advanced technologies such as cloud computing
4、and robot automation, the robot can sort through garbage with an accuracy of 98 percent, which will significantly reduce operating costs and improve efficiency. Bionic(仿生的)machine shark A dark gray, life-size shark, was also displayed at CIFTIS. This bionic shark can move forward by imitating the sw
5、inging motion of fish tails. It has a maximum speed of six knots (about 11 kilometers per hour), which is much faster than the average speed of about two knots of other bionic submersible(潜水的)vehicles. It is equipped with lighting, a camera system and imaging sonar(声呐), which can be used for underwa
6、ter searches, seafloor mapping and underwater shooting. Driver fatigue(疲劳)warning system A warning system to prevent people from falling asleep while driving was introduced at the fair. - 2 - It can judge whether the driver is sleepy by monitoring how long the drivers eyes close or if his or her hea
7、d drops. If the driver enters a state of fatigue, the system will immediately sound an alarm until the drivers eyes reopen and he or she starts to blink at a normal frequency. In the future, other dangerous driving behaviors, such as not wearing a seat belt and making phone calls while driving, migh
8、t also be added into this warning system. 1. What can we know about the 2020 CIFTIS? A. It was held online. B. It lasted for more than a week. C. It highlighted advanced technologies. D. It used service robots to assist people. 2. What is the main feature of the AI-powered garbage-sorting robot? A.
9、High accuracy. B. Easy operation. C. Safe recycling process. D. Extremely low operating costs. 3. How does the warning system identify fatigued drivers? A. By using a bionic machine. B. By examining the driver with imaging sonar. C. By monitoring the drivers brain activity. D. By analyzing the drive
10、rs body movements. B No one can promise that life will be fair. But no matter what happens, follow the example set by Rehan Staton, and never lose sight of your goal. Staton, a 24-year-old former sanitation(环卫)worker in Maryland, US, recently celebrated his acceptance into Harvard Law School. Staton
11、s life was relatively normal until a series of setbacks impacted his family life and studies. Things were pretty good until I was 8 years old. My mom abandoned my dad, my brother and me when she moved back to Sri Lanka, he said. When he was in seventh grade, a teacher even recommended that he be pla
12、ced in special education classes. His brother Reggie then brainstormed ways to help boost his grades. An aerospace engineer also offered to tutor him free of charge. Statons grades did improve and he became an honor student. However, he was rejected by every college he had applied for. So to help su
13、pport himself and his family, Stator began working at a sanitation company. He spent his days transporting trash and cleaning dustbins, waking up every morning to get dressed around 4 a.m. The sanitation workers were the only people in my life who told me I could be somebody, Staton said, They would
14、 say, Youre too young to be here. Go to college, and come back if it doesnt work out. The son of the companys owner helped Staton contact a professor at Bowie State University, and the university - 3 - eventually accepted Staton. Things began to look up. Two years later, he transferred to the Univer
15、sity of Maryland to continue pursuing his undergraduate degree. But Staton still struggled to pay for his fathers medical bills. Hed work in the morning and take classes in the afternoon. After graduation, Staton worked at a national consulting firm while applying for law school. He plans to start a
16、t Harvard this fall, where he will major in sports law to pursue his dream of becoming a sports agent. For Rehan, the sky is truly the limit. Whatever he chooses to do in the future, he will definitely achieve, said a chief operating officer of Statons firm. For anyone looking for inspiration during
17、 difficult times, Staton recommends to love yourself enough to get what you want out of life, he told news outlet ABC. You can always see the light in any dark situation, and you need to hold on to that light. 4. What does the underlined word setbacks in paragraph 2 probably mean? A. blows B. fights
18、 C. opportunities D. achievements 5. Why did Rehan Staton work as a sanitation worker? A. To gain some work experience. B. To help lighten his familys financial burdens. C. To save money for his college education. D. To help the sanitation workers who once helped him. 6. Which words can best describ
19、e Rehan Staton? A. Cautious and modest. B. Warm-hearted and easygoing. C. Inventive and diligent. D. Strong-minded and optimistic. 7. What is the authors purpose in writing this article? A. To share tips on how to get admitted into Harvard. B. To persuade readers to get support when in need. C. To e
20、ncourage readers not to bend to hardships in life. D. To show the importance of working with the right people. C In ancient times, our ancestors relied on stars to guide them on a clear night. Today, we have navigational systems to help us find our way, with the latest being the Beidou Navigation Sa
21、tellite System(BDS). The BDS is entirely built by Chinese engineers. With the launch of the last satellite from the - 4 - Xichang Satellite Launch Center on June 23, the global network of 59 satellites has been completed. On July 31, Beidou started providing full-scale global services. Its difficult
22、 to imagine the great impact those satellites, orbiting the Earth, have on our daily lives. When you unlock one of Hellobikes bicycles, you are using the BDS. The popular bike-sharing company came out with two new bike models this year that are equipped with the positioning service. The intelligent
23、lock on each bike receives Beidou satellite signals and sends positioning information to the data center, which will help collect big data on the bikes and estimate users riding demands in advance according to the data, Chu Yiqun, a manager of Hellobike told Xinhua News Agency. Users can also find s
24、hared bikes more accurately thanks to Beidous global positioning accuracy of 2.34 meters. However, the BDS doesnt just work one way. As the countrys largest space-based system and one of four global navigation networks, along with the United States GPS, Russias GLONASS and the European Unions Galile
25、o, Beidou adopts a unique two-way communication system, including its ability to receive messages sent by people from areas with poor communication signals. Obviously, this exclusive function isnt designed for users to chat online. Instead, it plays a role when disasters occur and communications are
26、 blocked. After the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, all ground-based communication facilities were interrupted. Though the first generation of Beidou could only send 120 characters in a single message at that time, communication between affected areas and rescue centers was successful. Now, Beidous mes
27、saging capacity has been increased to 1,200 Chinese characters in a single message. It is widely used in disaster alarms, automatic identification and information release. As Sun Jiadong, former chief designer of the BDS said: The application of Beidou is only limited by imagination. 8. What can we
28、learn about the BDS from the article? A. It was co-developed by Chinese and American engineers. B. It works better when the weather is good. C. Its last satellite was launched on July 31. D. Its able to provide global coverage for navigation. 9. Why does the author mention Hellobike in paragraph 3?
29、A. To, highlight the two-way communication system of the BDS. - 5 - B. To show how the BDS makes peoples daily lives easier. C. To present the benefits and limitations of the BDS. D. To explain how the BDS works. 10. What is the function of Beidous two-way communication system? A. To allow users to
30、chat online more freely. B. To make communication more fun. C. To help people when communication signals are poor. D. To collect feedback from users. 11. What does Sun Jiadong imply in the last paragraph? A. Beidou may be more helpful than we know. B. Beidou stimulates users imagination. C. Beidou n
31、eeds to be further perfected. D. Beidou is limited in application. D Hollywood films have long since dominated the entertainment world-from blockbusters(大 片)that bring in huge ticket sales at the box office to the celebrated films that sweep the Oscars. But lately, Asian movies have shown they are a
32、 force to be considered. Introducing fascinating themes and special effects, the Asian film industry is making its mark globally. In 2019 Chinese sci-fi movie The Wandering Earth stood atop(在顶上)global box offices, earning more than $ 385 million (about 2,727 million yuan) in a week. In 2020, the Sou
33、th-Korean film Parasite won four Oscars at the 2020 Academy Awards, including Best International Feature Film and Best Picture and became the first non-English-language film to win the latter category in the awards 92-year history. As China Daily noted, these Asian movies are notable as they not onl
34、y go after local markets, but also seek to make Asian dramas more accessible to Western viewers. With the help of 3D techniques, the special effects featured in The Wandering Earth are surprising-ranging from collapsing ice and frozen buildings to a gorgeous view of the universe. The films visual ef
35、fects are impressive and have been called a milestone in Chinese sci-fi films by foreign media. The New York Times said that with such special effects, China has joined the global competition for sci-fi movies. The right combination of global theme and local flavor also leads to Asian films latest s
36、uccess. Parasite mirrors a global social problem-the gap between the rich and the poor. Yet unlike such films in the West, which are often shown in the documentary format, it was shot as a tragicomedy that creates humor in a film about poverty, desperation and debt. The Wandering Earth combines a su
37、dden global crisis and a creative solution like, other sci-fi - 6 - films. In Hollywood movies, telling such stories often takes the perspective of individualism, which is to show human perseverance and courage from self-salvation(自我救赎). But The Wandering Earth focuses more on the collectivist persp
38、ective, that is, self-sacrifice for achieving greater public interest and public goals. These movies achievements have shown that international audiences can actually accept things not considered as mainstream in Western culture, Cai Gongming, president of the Beijing film company Road Pictures told
39、 China Daily. It looks as if the momentum(势头)of Asian movies will continue to expand. 12. What is the text mainly about? A. The differences between Asian and Western movies. B. The similarities of Asian and Western movies. C. Asian movies growing influence across the world. D. A comparison of two As
40、ian movies. 13. What can we learn about The Wandering Earth from the text? A. It shows China has taken the lead in special effects technology. B. Its visual effects marked the development of Chinese sci-fi movies C. Its the first non-English-language movie to win an Oscar for Best Picture. D. It sho
41、ws theres still room for improvement in Chinas sci-fi movies. 14. How is Parasite different from Western movies? A. It combines humor and tragic issues. B. It was shot as a documentary. C. It presents themes that arent mainstream. D. It focuses on global social problems. 15. What is Cai Gongmings at
42、titude toward the future of Asian movies? A. Uncertain. B. Cautious. C. Worried. D. Optimistic. 第二节(共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 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。 Want to look smarter? Here are some tips from the latest studies. 16 Smart people have good vocabularies, says Daniel Oppenheimer
43、, professor of cognitive psychology. People think: if I can show that I have a good vocabulary, Ill sound smarter. But - 7 - Oppenheimers research shows that authors are thought to be smarter when their writing is easier to understand. 17 . People associate intelligence with clarity of expression, h
44、e adds, also noting that smarter people do use longer words in their writing, but their aim is to write clearly. Have a genuine smile People whose smiles seem authentic are judged to be more intelligent than people whose smiles seem fake, according to a study. Theres no correlation between smiles an
45、d being smart; judgments are fueled by hunches(直觉). 18 , says a study author. The so-called halo(光环) effect: if they have a spontaneously favorable impression of a person-and authentic smiles can lead to a rapid favorable response-they tend to judge other characteristics, such as intelligence of the
46、 person, also more positively. Make eye contact If someone looks at you while youre talking, youre more likely to think he is smarter. Good eye contact means the other person is responsive to what you are doing or saying, Wojciszke says. 19 . No wonder that having such a choice, most of us prefer to
47、 think that he is dumb. 20 . Researchers found that those who maintained eye contact rated higher on IQ tests than those people who avoided someones gaze. A. Communicate clearly B. Be an enthusiastic talker C. This view may be grounded in truth D. Using big words just to impress may have the opposit
48、e effect E. People often rely on some biases when forming impressions F. People who always smile genuinely tend to have other good qualities G. If he is not responsive, this means that either you are dull or he is dumb 第二部分 语言运用(共两节，满分 30 分) 第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的 最佳选项。 - 8 - What is a true winner? We may be very familiar of Honda Motors. Theyre everywhere, from cars to motorcycles. But do you know the real story of how 21 it was for Mr. Soichiro Honda to establish Honda Motors? Like most other countries,. Japan was badly
