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2020-2021学年深圳市光祖中学高三英语第四次联考试题及答案

第一部分阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

ThelastthingCaitlinHippwouldhaveexpectedasshepreparedtoturn28yearsoldwastobelivingat

oughworkingasapart-timeskatinginstructorandrestaurantrver,sheisn'table

toearnenoughtoliveanywhereotherthanhome.

Tosomedegree,r,the

numberofyoungadultswhohavebeenmovingbackinwiththeirparents—orneverleavinghomeinthefirst

place—hasbeengrowingsteadily.

UBSFinancialServicesreleadareportthatevensuggestsonereasonforthegrowingnumberofyoung

adultsstilllivingathomecouldbethattheirfamilydoesn'twantthemtoleave.

Thereportshowsthat74percentofmillennials(千禧一代)getsomekindoffinancialsupportfromtheir

sthatmillennialshaveredefinedthetiesthatconnectparentsandchildren.

Millennialsetheirparentsaspeers,threequarterstalkedwiththeirparentsmore

rn,theirparentshappilyprovidefinancialsupportwellintoadulthood,

helpingfundeverythingforthem.

StuartHoffman,chiefeconomistforthePNCFinancialServicesGroupintheUS,saidthenumberofyoung

ghjobgrowthformillennialssince2014

hasimproved,thatdoesn',“Theymaylike

livingathomeandbeingabletosavemoney.

“There'snodoubtithasheldbackhouholdformationandpurchasofthingspeoplespendmoneyon

relatedtohouholdformationandperhapsrelatedtochild-raising,"Hoffmanexplained."Buttheyareprobably

travelingmoreandeatingoutmoreiftheydon''tknowifitreprentsa

'smuchmorecommonforadultchildrentoliveintheirparents’homesbecauit's

becomingpartoftheculture.

nwelearnfromtheUBSFinancialServices'report?

nialsareongoodtermswiththeirparents.

nialsarefinanciallyindependentaftercollege.

sareunwillingtogivetheiryoungadultsallowance.

swanttheirkidstostaywiththemforever.

esHoffmanthinkofyoungadults'livingathome?

eastheconsumptionofhouholdproducts.

ontinuedespitejobgrowth.

ignofshiftinmoralvalues.

winAmericanculture.

theauthor'spurpoofwritingthispassage?

oducemillennials'livinghabits.

sstheimportanceoffinancialindependence.

ainwhyAmericanyoungadultsstillliveathome.

rmpeopleofasocialtrendintheUS.

B

Whenrescuerswerecalledtorescuea“littleowl”,theydidnotexpecttofindonethatwastoofattofly.A

fusSamkin,whoteamthentooktheteam

inonJan.3,erenowoundstobefound,however,causingexpertsto

believethefemaleowlwassimplytoowettofly.

Butitwasonlyaftecuers

weighedtheowlandconcludedthatshewas“simplyextremelyobe”andcouldn’ditional

weightleftherunabletofly,eit’s

ratherunusualforwildbirdstoreachsuchastate,theydecidedtokeepherafewweeksandmonitorher.

Intheend,therescuersassdthatitwassimplyacaof“naturalobesity”.December2019wasquite

warm,,theowlwasdiscoveredina

fieldthatwas“filledwithfieldmice”duetotheusualclimate.“It’sbeenverymildhere,andtheowlisabletofind

foodasily,”esuddenfood,“alovelytime,

butwenttoofar.”

Therearchersconquentlyputtheowlona“strictdiet”soshecouldshrinktoamore“naturalweight”.

nd,thebirdwasntflyinggracefully

lly,thisowlwon’tcomeupon

anotherfeastoffieldmice—unlessshewantsanotherfewweeksatthefatcamp.

dpeoplethinkhappenedtotheowlatfirst?

trapped.

wet.

thebirdunabletofly?

uldbegivenadrying-off.

simplyextremelystrong.

detheowlhaveenoughfoods?

ucingnumberofincts.

elytimethebirdenjoyed.

theowlloitsweight?

intheBritishcountryside.

ngherwonderfulfeastfreely.

C

Inthenortilyhad

JohnSmothers,hiswifeandtheirfive-year-olddaughter.

Onenightaftersupperthelittlegirlwasillwithariousstomachache,andJohnSmothershurried

herwasverysadoverherhusband's

disappearance,anditwasnearlythreemonthsbeforeshemarriedagain,tlegirl

fewyearshadrolledaround,thelittlegirlalsomarriedin

time,lllivedinthesamehouwheretheydweltwhenherfather

hadleftandneverreturned.

Byanunbelievablecoincidenceherlittlegirlwastakenwiththesamestomachacheonthesamenightofthe

disappearanceofJohnSmothers,whowouldnowhavebeenhergrandfatherifhehadbeenalive.“Iwillgo

downtownandgetsomemedicineforher,”saidJohnSmith(foritwashewhomshehadmarried).“No,no,dear

John,”criedhiswife.“You,too,mightdisappearforever,andthenforgettocomeback.”SoJohnSmithdidnotgo,

littlewhilePansyemedtogrowwor,andJohn

Smithagainwantedtogoformedicine,buthiswifewouldnotlethim.

Justthen,thedoorsuddenlyopenedandanoldmanwithlongwhitehairenteredtheroom.“Hello,hereis

grandpa,”mandrewabottleofmedicine

wellimmediately.“Iwasalittlelate,”saidJohnSmothers,“asI

waitedforastreetcar.”

ppenedafterJohnSmothersdisappeared?

eleftforSanAntonio.

ithwentformedicine.

estheunderlinedword“dwelt”inparagraph2probablymean?

d.

therelationshipbetweenJohnSmothersandPansy?

anddaughter.

andson.

ldPansy'smotherfeelwhenshesawJohnSmothers?

d.

D

Asa51-year-oldfirst-aidrespondersince1984,Jeffreyneverknowswhattypeofsituationhemightwalkinto,

orwhohe'llmeetalongtheway

Tenyearsintothejob,Jeffreyreceivedacallthatreportedthatamaninhiarly30shadfallendowninthe

ffreyandhispartnerarrivedatthescene,theyfoundtheyoungmalefacedownonthe

oneunconscious,estoodbesidehimholdingtheir

icklyrushedtocalmthemantokeephimundercontrolandoffernecessaryfirstaid.

AfterJeffreydroppedthepatientoffattheneighboringhospital,hethoughtaboutthemanandhisfamilyfora

longtime.

JeffreythoughthehadexperiencedeverythingunderthesununtilonerandomvisittoOfficeMaxthreeyears

ago,rnedout,themanwas

thepatienthehadsaved20yeararlier.

"Yougaveme20yearsmorethanIeverthoughtI'dhave,"kedJeffreyrepeatedlyand

pedaroundthecornerandreappearedwitha

yinstantlyknewthatitwasthesonhehadenstandingbyhismotherall

thoyearsago

"Thatdaychangedmylife,"Jeffreysaid."Beforethat,everythingwasaboutwork…WhenItalktomy

beginner-trainingclass,Itellthemyouneverknowtheeffectyoucanhaveonsomeone'slife."

dJeffreydowiththeyoungman?

careoftheman'swifeandson.

hatwasneeded

dJeffreythinkoftheencounterwiththemanatOfficeMax?

roublesome

dangeroussituation.

themanthankfultoJeffrey?

yhelpedbringuphislittleson

ydonatedtosupporthisfamily.

y'shelpgavehimtheprenthappylife.

y'skindnesstaughthissontobeanewdoctor.

themeetingchangeJeffrey'slife?

ewardedwithmuchmoney

gedhisattitudetohisjob.

promotiontobeateamleader.

upteachingworktotrainnewcomers.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项

Coloringbooksarenolongerjustforchildren!

haveadultsdecidedtostartcolor1ingagain?___16___

Itistorelievestressandanxiety.

___17___Theytakeonfull-timejobsthatoftendemandmorethan40hoursaweek,equallyaspart-time

jobs,y,therejustaren’tenoughhoursintheday,whichexplainswhypractising

’ngcanbean

escapefromeverydaystress.

Itistogobacktotheirchildhood.

’swhysummercampsforadultsarecropping

up(大量出现)acrossthecountry.___18___Abrandnewcolor1ingbookwithbrightmarkers,crayons,andcolor1

olor1ingbooksaremuchmoredetailedthancolor1ingbooksfor

children,buttheemotionsaresimilarandallowadultstofeelasiftheyare“akidagain”.

___19___

Adultsareconstantlystaringatscreens:Desktops,laptops,tablets,phones,TVS,rforbusinessor

personalu,ithasbecomeverydifficultto“putdown”.Evensomereadershavee-readersandtabletsto

consumebooks,magazines,andnewspapers.___20___Ofcour,totrulyrealizethebenefitofsteppingaway

fromthedevicesforaperiodoftime,youcan’tconstantlybecheckingthemwhileyoucolor1!Turnthemoffand

leavetheminanotherroom.

leadbusy,tiringlives.

ngbooksareexpensive.

putdownthetechnology.

e3reasonstoletyoudeeplyunderstandit.

snothingismoreequaltochildhoodthanacolor1ingbook.

practithepatienceandimprovetheirrelationwithchildren.

tcoloringbookprovidesagreatoutlettoescapefromallofthescreens.

第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项

’tamathorscienceguy,butIcouldchewand____21____books.

“Yourwordisonomatopoeia,”tageof“SchoolBeeCompetition”（拼字大赛),my

brainfast-forwardedtothespellingbeecompetitionsahead:firstthecountychampionship,thenthestate,and

edbackatAlexa,whowantedanotherchanceat____22____.IfImisd

thisword,she’dbe____23____twouldn’,shouldersback,I____24____my

throat,“O-n-o-m-a-t-o-p-o-e-i-a.”I____25____it.

Thetrophy(奖杯)edonstage,“Iamthealpha-best.”Surprisingly,mysister,

Deandra,____26____hereyes.“You’reaterriblewinner.”Deandramadea____27____face.“Alextriedtoshake

yourhandbutyou____28____.”

Ididn’t____29____atall.“Anyway,Iwontheschoolbee.”“Don’tbe____30____.You’llsoonbefacingthe

bestofthebestinthecountybee.”

“Willthey____31____me?Iamthealpha-bestwithnoeffortsatall.”Aftersixrounds,thenumberof

students____32____beengivenwordslike

aerospaceorconical,I’dmake____33____unately,Icrashedwiththewordmaestroatlast.I

stood____34____forthelongestmoment.

Thefinalwinneractedtheexact____35____ptedhis____36____withasmallbow,andthen

shookhandswiththerunner-up(亚军).IgottoknowDeandra’swords____37____.

I____38____toAlexa,“I’msorryIwassoimpolitewhenIwon.”“Howwasthecountybee?”Alexaasked.“A

disaster.”“Ifyouneedastudy____39____fornexttime,I’mhappytohelp.”“Really?Let’s____40____onit,

partner.”

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第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

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

Celebratedallaroundtheworld,festivalshaveawiderangeofo_____41._____,suchastheasonsofthe

year,religions,famousf_____42._____,hetraditionalfestivals,theharvestfestival

portantagriculturalfestivaltakesplaceafterallthecropshavebeen

g_____43._____celebratetoshowthattheyareg_____44._____fortheyear’

harvestfestivalinancientEgyptf_____45._____aparadeandagreatfeastwithmusic,dancingandsports.

Customsplayas_____46._____roleinfestivals,mple,lighting

fireworksisoneofthet_____47._____traditionsinChineSpringFestivaltodriveawaytheevilspiritsand

ly,toavoidairpollution,er,withmanyonline

shoppingwebsitesandsocialmediaappsboosting,festivalsarecelebratedmoreandmore

c_____48._____leadingtopeople'flect

people'swishes,b_____49._____,faiths,eo______50.______thatweneedtorelax

andenjoylife,andforgetaboutourworkforalittlewhile.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节短文改错（满分10分）

51.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，

每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Arestudents'gradesmatterofpersonalprivacy?Shouldtestscoresbemadepublic?

it’sgoodtorecognizeforthetopscorers—theywillbeinspired

resomedisadvantages,therefore,

competitilier,thebest.

Regardlessofthetypeofcompetition,tjustaboutwinningorlosing,butitis

alsoaboutwhentheygetinvolved,enjoytheprocessandimprovethem.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

52.你校三个月前发起了“我有一个好习惯”的活动。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：

1.活动简介；

2.你的好习惯；

3.你的体会。

注意：

1.写作词数为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

IHaveAGoodHabit

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need→needs(6).really→real(7).best→better(8).motivating→motivated(9).when→how

(10).them→themlves

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