2021屆威海十五中高三英語(yǔ)第二次聯(lián)考試卷及參考答案

2021屆威海十五中高三英語(yǔ)第二次聯(lián)考試卷及參考答案第一部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)AJuanitoEstrellahasbeenahousekeepingmanagerontheUS-basedlargepassengershipCarnivalSpiritfor18monthsandfeelshehasfoundthesuitablepositioninhiscareer（職業(yè)）.Hehasalwayswantedtotravel.“IguessIamareallyrestlessspirit.Iliketraveling,sowhenthechancecame,Ijumpedatit,”hesays.Thechancecameintheformofanewspaperadvertisementforworkoncruiseships（游船）.AtthetimeEstrellawasthehousekeepingmanagerataMelbournehotel.Heappliedand,aftertwointerviews,amedicalcheckandpoliceclearance,thejobwashis.Estrellaisresponsible（負(fù)責(zé)的）forthecleanlinessoftheship,makingsurethat160crewworkproperly.“Ienjoyitbecausethereisnootherwork-youwakeupeachdayinadifferentplaceandadifferentculture.It’sexcitingwhenyougotothenextcountryandyoudon’tunderstandthelanguage,”hesays.Estrellalikesbeingbusyandgettingtoknowpeoplefromallovertheworld.The1,000crewcomefrom94countries,andEstrellahaslearntSpanishandalittleCroatian.Butthereisadownside.“Youcannotgetreallydrunk...becauseyouhavesafetyresponsibilitiestoyourselfandothers,”hesays.“Youdon’treallythinkabouthome.Youstarttothinkabouthomeonlywhenyougetclosertoyourvacationandwonderwhatyou’llbedoing.”Lifeontheshipisanythingbutcruising.Estrellaandhisfellowsworkatleast10hoursaday,sevendaysaweek.Hewarnsthejobisnotforeverybody.“Youhavetolovebeingbusyandbepreparedtoworkeveryday-andtogiveupdrinkingtoomuchalcohol.”Inhissparetime,iftheshipsailsintoaport,Estrellaexploresit,otherwiseheworksoutinthecrew’sgym,goesontheinternetorcallshome..Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Hehasbeenahousekeepingmanagerfor18months.B.Hedoesn’tdrinkwinenow.C.Hecannotspeakaforeignlanguage.D.Heusedtobeahousekeepingmanager..Theunderlinedword“downside”inparagraph5probablymeans .A.disappointmentB.disadvantageC.failureD.lossnthelastparagraph,thewriterthinksthatlifeontheshipis .A.notatiringjourneyatall B.justaninterestingvoyageC.farfromavoyageforpleasure D.morethanapleasanttravelbyseaBAyoungfemaleathleteinthePhilippinesrecentlywonmanygoldmedalsduringasportsmeetdespitenothavingproperrunningshoes.RheaBallos,an11-year-oldstudentofSalvationElementarySchoolinBalason,Iloilo,wasonlywearingbandagesaroundherfeetwhenshecompetedattheIloiloSchoolsSportsMeet.FacebookuserValenzuelapostedpicturesofthegirlwithherfeetwrappedinbandagesbearingthefamousNikelogo.Ballosevenwrotetheword“NIKE”onthesidesofher“shoe”tocompletethe“Nikerunningshoes”look.Thebandagesweretightlywrappedaroundherfeet,creatingathinprotectivelayeragainstthetrack.Whileshewasactuallybarefootduringtheraces,shewasstillabletodefeathercompetitorswhoallmoreproperfootwearintendedforrunning,Accordingtothepost,Ballosbaggedthetopawardsinthe400-meterdash,the800-meterrun,andthe1500-meterruninthegirls'categoriesintheinterschoolsportingeventheldinIloilo,centralPhilippines.Whenpicturesofher“Nike”footwearbecomepopular,Flipinosonsocialmediapraisedher.Manynotedthatinsteadoffallingintoself-pity,shewasevenabletomakelightofthesituationbydrawingtheNikelogoonher“runningshoes”.SomeofthecommentersofValenzuela'spostexpressedhowthegirldeservedtoberecognizedbyNikeandthatthebrandshouldactuallygiveheranewpairofrealNikeshoes.OthersstartedgettingintouchwiththeAmericansportsbrand,aswellaslocalbasketballspecialtystoreTitan22.ItdidnottakelongforTitanco-founderandAlaskaAcesheadcoachJeffreyCariasototakenoticeofBallos'outstandingachievement.Cariasoimmediatelymadeanefforttogetintouchwiththeyoungtrackrunner.Theseven-timePBAchampionhassincetalkedtothestudentaswellashercoachesinanapparentbidtohelpherout.WhydidBalloswearbandagesaroundherfeettocompete?Shecouldn'taffordtobuyshoes. B.ShewishedtobenoticedbyNike.Shewantedtodrawpublic'sattention.Shethoughtitfashionableandunique.What'speople'sattitudetoBallos'story?A.Surprised.B.Confused.C.Favorable.D.Doubtful.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?BalloswillberecognizedbyNike.BalloswillbeprobablyhelpedbyCariaso.Ballosisboundtowinmorechampions.Balloswillbecomeagreatbasketballplayer.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeBallos?A.Shyandlucky. B.Kindandbrave.C.Cleverandoutstanding. D.Giftedandoptimistic.CClaraDalywasseatedonanAlaskaAirlinesflightfromBostontoLosAngeleswhenaflightattendantaskedanurgent（緊急的）questionovertheloudspeaker:“DoesanyoneonboardknowAmericanBodyLanguage?”Sheknewsheneededtohelp.Clara,15atthetime,pressedthecallbutton.Theflightattendantcamebyandexplainedthesituation.“Wehaveapassengerontheplanewho’sblindanddeaf,”shesaid.Thepassengerseemedtowantsomething,buthewastravelingaloneandtheflightattendantscouldn’tunderstandwhatheneeded,accordingtoPEOPLEmagazine.ClarahadbeenstudyingASLforthepastyeartohelpwithherdyslexia（閱讀障礙）andknewshe’dbeabletospellontheman’spalm（手掌）byfinger.Sosheunbuckledherseatbelt,walkedtowardthefrontoftheplane,andkneltbytheaisleseatofTimCook,then64.Gentlytakinghishand,shewrote,“Howareyou?AreyouOK?”Cookaskedforsomewater.Whenitarrived,Clarareturnedtoherseat.Shecamebyagainabitlaterbecausehewantedtoknowthetime.Onherthirdvisit,shestoppedandstayedforawhile.“Hedidn’tneedanything.Hewaslonelyandwantedtotalk,”Clarasaid.Soforthenexthour,thatwaswhattheydid.Shetalkedaboutherfamilyandherplansforthefuture（shewantstobeapolitician）.CooktoldClarahowhehadgraduallybecomeblindovertimeandsharedstoriesofhisdaysasatravelingsalesman.Eventhoughhecouldn’tseeher,she“l(fā)ookedattentivelyathisfacewithsuchkindness”,apassengerreported.“Clarawasamazing,”aflightattendanttoldAlaskaAirlinesinabloginterview.“YoucouldtellCookwasveryexcitedtohavesomeonehecouldspeakto,andshewassuchawarm-heartedgirl.”Cook’sreaction:“BesttripI’veeverhad.”Lookingforwaystoofferhelp?Startwiththisrandom（隨時(shí)的）actofkindnessthatcanchangesomeone’sliferightnow.Theflightattendantaskedanurgentquestionbecause .thepassengerwastravelingalonetheplanewasinadangeroussituationthepassengeraskedforsomethingsuddenlynoneoftheflightattendantscouldcommunicatewiththepassengerWhydidClaratalkaboutherplansforthefuture?Becausetheflightattendantaskedhertodoso.BecausesheneededtopicstogoontalkingwithCook.BecauseCookhopedtounderstandteenagersbetter.Becauseshewantedtoshowherdreamforthefuture.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeClara?Kindandcaring.Warm-heartedandbrave.carefulandcalm.opened-mindedandconfident.Thepassageismainlywrittento .tellatouchingstoryofanamazinggirlshowthegreatimportanceofAmericanBodyLanguageencouragereaderstogiveahandkindlyandrandomlyshowhowkindtheflightattendantwastohelpCookDEveryracehorsehasdifferentabilities．Likehumans，someareshort-distancerunners，whileothersaremarathoners．Figuringoutwhichiswhichandhowtopacethemcanbethedifferencebetweenfailureinthefinishandtakingtheawardhome.Jockeys（賽馬騎師）andtrainershavetraditionallyreliedoncenturiesofexperienceanddatafrompreviousracestoplantheirraces．AmandineAftalion，amathematicianinParis，thoughtshecouldaddtothat.Since2013，shehasbeenanalyzingtheperformancesofworldchampionrunnerslikeUsainBolt.Shehasfoundthatshort-distancerunnerstendtowinwhentheystartstrongandgraduallyslowdowntowardthefinishline.Butinmedium-distanceraces，runnersperformbetterwhentheystartstrong，settledown，andfinishwithaburstofspeed.Hermodelshowshowthosewinningstrategiesmaximizetheenergyoutputofmusclesreliantontwodifferentpathways：powerfulaerobic（有氧的）onesthatrequireoxygen,whichcanbeinlimitedsupplyduringarace，andanaerobicones，whichdon'tneedoxygenbutbuildupwasteproductsthatleadtotiredness．Aftalionwonderedwhichstrategywouldbebestforhorses．SosheandQuentinMercier，anothermathematician,tookadvantageofanewGPStrackingtoolinsertedinFrenchracingsaddles（馬鞍）.ThetwostudiedpatternsinmanyracesattheChantillyracetracksnorthofParisanddevelopedamodelthataccountedforwinningstrategiesforthreedifferentraces：ashortone（1,300meters）,amediumone（1,900meters）,andaslightlylongerone（2,100meters）,allwithdifferentstartingpointsonthesametrack．Themodeltakesintoaccountnotjustdifferentracedistances,butalsothesizeorfrictionfromthetracksurface．Theresultsmightsurprisejockeyswhoholdhorsesbackearlyforburstsofenergyinthelastfinish．Instead,astrongstartleadstoabetterfinish,theteamfound．“Thatdoesn'tmeanthosejockeysarewrong,though．Ifthestartistoostrong,itcanbedevastatingaswell,leavingthehorsetiredbytheend,"Aftalionsays.Whatshouldarunnerdotogetanawardaccordingtothetext?A.Makeagoodstart. B.Planfortheraceearly.C.Runslowlyonthestartingline. D.Tryrunningquicklyallthetime.WhatformedthebasisforAftalion'sstudyinghorserace?ATheexperienceanddatafromprevioushorseraces.Thebenefitofknowinghorses'differentabilities.Thesuccessinstudyingrunners'winningstrategies.Theperformanceofhorsesondifferentracedistances.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“devastating”inthelastparagraphmean?A.Boring. B.Damaging. C.Astonishing. D.Puzling.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?Runnershavethesameenergyoutputofmuscles.Aftalion'sfindingsmayhelphorsestowintherace.WhatJockeysandtrainersdomakesnosensetohorses.Worldchampionrunnersmadeacontributiontothestudy.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)Travelofanykindcanbeexpensive.ExperiencedRV（房車）travellersalreadyknowthattherearesavingstobefoundintravellinginanRV.16Therearewaystomakethesetravelsmorebudget-friendly（省錢的）.Researchontheinternet.StartbyspendingsometimeresearchingRVsitesandcampgrounds.Youcansearchforsitesbystateandregion（地區(qū)）.Inaddition,youcanlearnaboutthechoicesandfacilities. 17 Youcansavesomebydetermininghowmuchyouwillspendaheadoftime.Cookyourownfood.AnothergreatchoiceyouhavewhileRVtravellingishavingyourkitchen. 18 Ofcourseyoucanstillenjoyeatingoutatlocalrestaurants，butyoucanbemuchmorebudget-friendly.Notonlydoyousavemoneybycookingbyyourself，youcanalsotaketheopportunitytoenjoythelocalfoodonafarmers'market. 19 Manyactivitiesthatallowyoutoexploreyourdestinationarealsofree.Researchsomegreatplacestohike.Manyotheractivitiessometimesdohaveaminimalfee.Museumswilloftenhavedayswithnoentrancefees. 20 A.Findlow-costorfreeactivities.BKitchenisalwaysusefulforyourskills.Youcanevenreadhelpfulguestreviews.Makefindingactivitiesafamilychallenge.However,travelinginanRVisstillanexpensivechoice.Thereyoucanenjoyallofthedestinationsyouareeagertovisit.Oneofthebiggestexpenseswhiletravellingisthatofeverymeal.第二部分語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)LastJulyIgotajobatatheaterIadmire.Iwasfeelinglucky.Butsomethingwasn’t 21 .MydaughterwasgoingtoleaveforuniversityinthefallandIwasn’t 22 forhertogo.Ourhouseholdissmallandtight-knit（關(guān)系親密的）.It’sjustthetwoofus.IwasexcitedformydaughterandIfeltIhad 23 herwell.Butnoonehadpreparedmeforthis.Iwas 24 .IfeltasthoughIweredrowning（溺亡）.Somehow,thisfeelingofdrowningwaswhat 25 me.OnedayasIwaswalkinghome,I 26 theuniversitypool.Imusthavewalkedpastitamilliontimes.Swimmingwasn’tsomethingIusuallydid.Andyetsomething 27 metotakeitup.ThenextmorningI 28 thepool.Iheadedovertotheshallowend,theareareservedfor 29 likeme.Iwalkeddownthecoldstepsintothepollandallofasudden,Iwasin.Icouldtouchthefloor,andthatwasreassuring（安心的）.Ilookedaroundtomakesuretheotherpeopleweren’twatchingmyawkwardstrokes.“Nooneiswatching,”I 30 tomyself.Noonecaresifyoulooklikeababyelephantswimmingforthefirsttime.Noonecaresifyourheart 31 whenmydaughterpacksupherthingsand 32 .Somehow,inthatmoment,thiswas 33 .Iswamslowlyfromoneendtotheother,feelinga 34 .Ifoundmyselfcrying.Thankfully,noonecouldtellmy 35 fromthewaterrunningdownmyface.Afterward,Iheadedforthechangingroom,smilingandfeelingproudthatIfacedthis 36 .WhenIgothome,mydaughtersaidthatIlooked 37 .Thenextday,Iwasupearly,swimmingbaginhandIwas 38 afraidofdrowning.Iwasbreathingeasier.Iwasfeelingbetter.Having“anemptynest”isaneasycatchphrase（口頭禪）forsomethingthatisimpossibletodescribe.Itisnotjustanemptyroom.Itisa 39 partofwhoyouare.Andforme,swimming 40 apartofthathole.21.A.specialB.rightC.trueD.strange22.A.afraidB.sureC.readyD.sorry23.A.preparedB.treatedC.caredD.planned24.A.disappointedB.inspiredC.panickingD.complaining25.A.controlledB.improvedC.botheredD.saved26.A.examinedB.overlookedC.noticedD.recognized27.A.pushedB.expectedC.orderedD.allowed28.A.setapartfromB.setoutforC.getoutofD.getawayfrom29.A.fightersB.volunteersC.losersD.beginners30.A.repeatedB.rememberedC.recalledD.replied31.A.racesB.poundsC.stopsD.breaks32.A.appearsB.leavesC.escapesD.fails33.A.comfortingB.upsettingC.annoyingD.confusing34.A.connectionB.releaseC.pressureD.conflict35.A.rainB.bloodC.tearsD.sweat36.A.hopeB.surpriseC.angerD.fear37.A.tiredB.paleC.happyD.healthy38.A.onceagainB.nolongerC.asusualD.sofar39.A.missingB.naturalC.uniqueD.useful40.A.touchesB.formsC.involvesD.fills第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式TheadvanceoftechnologyinourliveshasbeenstoppedsomewhatinNewYorkCity.Lawmakershavepassedabilltobancashlessbusiness.Withmanypartsoftheworldinaseeminglyrapid___41.___(tend)toreplacecashwithdigitalpayment,NewYorkCityofficialshavedecidedcashstillplays___42.___importantroleinourlives.Theofficialshavepassedalaw___43.___keepsstores,restaurantsandsupermarkets___44.___refusingtoacceptcash.Theyattempt___45.___(protect)therightsofpeoplewhoprefertopaythrough___46.___(tradition)means.Shopscouldfacebigfinesofupto$1,500fornot___47.___(follow)thelaw.Actually,thebill___48.___(approve)bymanypeople.Somepeoplesaycashlessbusinessdiscriminatesagainstthepoorsectionsofsociety,manyofwhomdonothavebankaccountsorcreditcards.Onecitizensaid,“It