广州华美英语实验学校

2021年广州市华美英语实验学校高三英语第三次联考试卷及答案

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

OnedaywhenIwas12,mymothergavemeanorder:Iwastowalktothepubliclibrary,andborrowatleast

sonemoreweaponforhertodefeatmystrangeprobleminabilitytoread.

Inthelibrary,Ifoundmywayintothe"Children'sRoom."Isatdownonthefloorandpulledafewbooksoff

centlyhada

beagle,ycretsharer,butonemorning,he

wasgone,forgotmybeagle.

Withoutopeningthebook—Amos,theBeaglewithaPlan,1borroweditfromthelibraryforthesummer.

Undertheshadeofabush,ery,pages

wereturnedslowly,Igotthemainideaofthestoryaboutadogwho,likemine,hadbeenparatedfromhis

gwasmydog,

endofthestory,mymindcontinuedthefinalsceneofreunion,onandon,untilmyownlostdogandIwere,inmy

mind,runningtogether.

Mymother'nlyrealizedsomething:Ihadreadabook,andIhad

lovedreadingthatbook.

Inevertoldmymotheraboutmy“miraculous”experiencethatsummer,butshesawaslowbutremarkable

rslater,shewasproudthathersonhad

readthousandsofbooks,wasawardedaPhDinliterature,andauthoredhisownbooks,articles,poetryand

erofthewordshasheld.

hor'smothertoldhimtoborrowabookinorderto________.

agehimtodomorewalking

mlearnmoreaboutweapons

kcaughttheauthor'yebecau.

ditstitleeasytounderstand

dchildren'sstoriesverymuch

necouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

'ionforReading.

rmofaBook.

B

MedhaGuptasometimesfeltworriedaboutmakingthe20-minutewalkfromthecornerwheretheschool

busdroppedherofftoherhomeinHerndon-especiallyduringthecoldermonthsinwinter.

Hermother,DivyaGuptahadasuggestion:half-kidding,butMedhadidn'ttakethe

etouttowork.

TheresultwasSafeTravel,anappdesignedbyMedhatohelpwalkersfeelmorecurewhentravellingalone.

UsingtheiPhone,apersoncanprogramittondawarningtosomeoneheorshetrustsifheorshefailstoarrive

atadestinationwithinacertaintime.

hedidn'tthinkmuchwouldcomefromtheproject,

nge,wholectedherasthewinner

forVirginia's10thDistrict.

TheAppChallengeisdesignedtoencouragestudentstoconsidercareersinscience,technology,engineering,

gstudentsareinvitedloattendareception

onCapitolHillinAprilandalsoreceived$250inAmazonWebServicecredits.

Medhasaidittookherabout40hourstodesign,ernextapp?Medha'snot

porarilyhasherapp-developmentambitionsonholdbecaushe'sbusyteachingherlfartificial

,sheknowsthatthereareteamsofengineers

figuresitcan'thurtherownpart,too.

“Ifweesomethingwrongwiththeworld,weshoulddosomethingaboutit,”shesaid.“Afterall,theonly

onestoppingusfromdoingsomethingisourlves.”

MedhaGuptafeelworried?

ifficulttowriteanapp.

nsafetowalkhomealone.

Medha'sattitudetohermother'schallenge?

erent.

estheunderlinedphra“onhold”inParagraph6mean?

ied.

'sthemainideaofthetext?

esignedSafeTravelsuccessfully.

Challengedirectsstudentstochoo

careers.

C

Ihadjustdeliveredamemorablespeech,andIwasabouttolearnhowthejudgesdecidedmyperformance.

hedrumrolledinmyheart.

econd-placewinner,stillnotme.

Atlast,outtoeitherenjoythewarmthofvictoryorregretthemonths’

tfeltclortothelatter.

Losingisapartoflife,r,itwasanindescribable

feelingtodrivea200-mileroundtrip,getupveryearlyonafreezingSaturdaymorning,andyetstillfinishfourth

incolnlostthe1858IllinoisSenaterace,hesaid,“Ifeltlikethe

obigtocryandithurttoobadtolaugh.”Ohyeah,Icouldrelate.

IhadspentmanyhoursinfrontofacomputerandinlibrariesdoingrearchfortheLincolnBicentennial

otplacinginthefirstyearofthecontest,nhad

manyfailures,butheneverallowedthemtodefeathisspiritorambition,soIwasnotgoingtogiveupona

condcontest!Ireworkedmyspeechforthefollowingyear,butagainIdidnotplace.

Icouldn’tacceptthefactthatIfailedtwiceinsomethingthatIhadworkedsohardon,untilIthoughtabout

indthelostprizemoneyandprai—throughlearningstoriesaboutLincoln,IdiscoveredthatI

canfailsuccessfully.

theauthorfeelafterfinishinghisspeech?

s.

nbeinferredfromParagraph3?

egretfulabouthisnotbeingfullyprepared.

uptforgettingupearlyonachillymorning.

kickedandhurthistoewhenhewas12yearsold.

edouttobethelastoneofhisgroupinthecontest.

theauthordecidetoenterthecondcontest?

agertoprovehimlftobethebestcontestant.

nspiredbythenever-give-upspiritofLincoln.

illingtoenjoythewarmthandjoyofvictory.

eterminedtowintheprizemoneyandprai.

fthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

indothers’judgments

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IvyLeagueschoolsar

reeighttotalcollegesthatare

choolsareBrown,Harvard,Cornell,Princeton,Dartmouth,Yale,and

nstitutionsofhigherlearning,theeliteschools

areconsideredtobethemostoutstandingandthemostsought-afterintermsofacceptanceandgraduation.

Theterm“IvyLeague”ca

thetime,theelitismoftheschoolswasreallyduetotheirprestigeintherealmofsportslikebasketball.

Althoughtheterm“IvyLeague”wasnotcreateduntilthe1950s,manyoftheschoolswereinexistenceasfar

backas1636,whenJohnHarvardbecamethefirstbenefactorofHarvardUniversity.

Althoughthisgroupofeliteschoolsisconsideredtobepartofonebigleagueoftheelite,therehavebeen

rtsthatthecollegesplayweresopopularthatsometeams

beganplayinggam

popularityofboththeathleteswhoplayedandthecollegeteamrivalriesbroughtinagooddealofattentionto

,

therivalriesareamatterofopinionintermsofwhichschoolhasthemosthonorgraduates,whichschoolsoffer

themostprestigiousscholarships,andwhatfamousgraduateshavecomefromeachschool.

EachIvryacertain

reputationwiththem,andeachschoolhasprogramsthatexcelprimarilyinthemedicalandlawfields,making

dmissionprocessisverylective,whichhelps

mouspeoplehavegraduatedfromIvy

Leagueschools,,BillClinton,estigeleads

,companieslookforIvyLeague

graduatesaspotentialemployees,usuallypreferredbylawfirms,medicalfacilities,

,theIvyLeagueschoolsarestill

excellentinbothacademiaandinsports,andtheyhaveleftalegacyofhighereducationwithanexceptionaltrack

recordandreputationtogoalongwiththem.

fthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

gueschoolswereinitiallyfamousfortheirreputationinsports.

gueschoolsdidn’tcomeintoexistenceuntilthe1950s.

gueschoolsdonotcompetewitheachotherwithintheleague.

gueschoolsaremostpopularfortheirexcellenceinthemedicalandlawfields.

fthefollowingaspectsisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

toryoftheIvyLeague

alryoftheIvyLeague

omplishmentsandculturalimpactsoftheIvyLeague

uredevelopmentoftheIvyLeague

anypeoplebelievethatIvyLeaguecollegesareonlyforthewealthyandelite?

etheyarethemostsought-afterschoolsintheworld.

etheyhavelectiveadmissionprocesstohelpensurethequalityoftheirstudents.

emanyfamouspeoplehavegraduatedfromIvyLeagueschools.

emanycompanieslookforIvyLeaguegraduatesaspotentialemployees.

estheunderlinedword“coveted”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?

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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

Mostpeopledon’hereareexceptions,

mostpeoplefindchangedifficultforveralreasons.

____16____Fewpeoplehaveanaccurateviewofwhotheyareandthereforedon’trecognizetheaspectsof

oplewanttobelievethey’rewell-balancedandevenoutstandingin

manyways.____17____

Thenthereisthehumantendencytoexplainone’sdifficulties,short-comingsandfailuresbyblaming

findmanypeoplearoundyoublametheirpoorperformanceonothers.____18____

Youwillprobablyneverhearanyonetellyou,“IgotfiredbecauIwasdoingaterriblejob.”Fewpeopleare

willingtoacceptthattheirowncharactertraits(弱点)andchoicesarethemaincausofthekindoflifetheylead.

Finally,mostpeoplefindittoochallengingtochangeasitinvolvesalotofhardworkanddifficultchoices.

Evenwhenyouhavelearnedenoughaboutyourtruenature,youthenneedtodosomethingabout

it.___19___Meanwhile,therealitycanbereallydiscouraging:youdomuchhardworkbuttheresultsarenever

thesortofidealchangeyou’relookingfor.

Nomatterhowdifficultitis,youstillneedtofindyourownwaytochange.

____20____Realchangebeginswiththerecognitionofthewaysinwhichyouhaveremainedthesameand

madethesameunfortunatechoicesyourentirelife.

needtodothatoverandoveragain.

r,youhavelittlechoicebuttochange.

n’tknowthemlvesverywell,tobeginwith.

lwanttothinkofthemlvesasspecialandgifted.

t,theydon’tthinkchangecanbringaboutencouragingresults.

reviewthepastandmakealistofthewaysinwhichyouhaven’tchanged.

elikelytopaintthemlvesasvictimsbutneverrecognizetheirownproblems.

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

sucha(n)____21____.

She____22____asmallshopatafleamarketandcollectedoldclothesandotherthingstollforthemoney

ringelementaryschool,embarrasdand____23____howshecould

dothistome.I____24____herahatefullookandranout.

ItoldmylfthatIwouldbecome____25____inthefuture,was____26____into

living____27____asasuccessfulman.

Then,ppywithmylife,mykidsandthe____28____.Thenone

day,n'tenmeinyearsandshedidn't____29____meethergrandchildren.

Whenshestoodbythedoor,mychildrenlaughedather,andIyelledatherforcomingover____30____.I

screamedather,“Howdareyoucometomyhouandscaremychildren!GETOUTOFHERE!NOW”

Andtothis,mymotherquietlyanswered,“Oh,I'vegottenthewrong____31____.”and

shedisappearedoutofsight.

Oneday,aletter____32____acktoparticipateinthe____33____.

Afterthat,Iwentdowntotheold____34____houwhereweudtolive,foundmy

mom____35____onthecoldground,lettertome.

Myson,

Ithinkmylifehasbeen____36____enoughnow,andIwon'ssyousomuch.

Youe,whenyouwereverylittle,yougotintoan____37____,I

couldn't____38____proudofmy

ver____39____atyouforanythingyoudid.

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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

WiththeYearoftheOxonthehorizon,youwillfind___41.___commontoevariousoxfiguresmadeof

gold,wood,plastic,snotmerelyan___42.___(influence)reprentativeofthe

farming,butasymbolofdiligenceandresponsibilityinChina.

Theoxhasalsolongplayed___43.___tChinepoetsand

writers___44.___(constant)lassicofPoetry,whichistheoldestexistingcollectionof

Chinepoetryandreflectsthe___45.___(wi)ofancientChinepeople,theoxappearedinnineoutofthe305

etfromapoem___46.___(write)byLuXun:“Fierce-browed,Icoollydefyathousandpointing

fingers;Headbowed,likeawillingoxIrvethechildren”,fullyexpressthepoet’sdevotion___47.___the

people.

Tothisday,whensomeoneachievesagreataccomplishmentthroughhardwork,peopleoftenu

“niu”,___48.___(mean)“awesome”,todescribehimorher.

Sonaturally,thobornintheYearoftheOx___49.___(expect)tobehardworking,reliableandloyal.

“____50.____isspecialaboutoxenisthattheyneverektobethefocusanddonotlookforprai.”thewebsite

ChinaHighlightsnoted.

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。

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r,erisalwaysfightingalongside

omanagedtodoingafull-timejobandraithree

erneverlostfaiththatmyfatherwouldbestandingnexttohimagainandthepairwouldbe

ately,after8yearof

treatment,myfatherfinallyrecovered.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

52.假定你是李华，上周末你班组织去阳光敬老院(SunshineNursingHome)参加志愿服务活动。请你用英

语写一篇日记，内容如下：

1.活动时间；

2.活动内容；

3.你的感受。

注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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(2).physical→physically

(3).riously→rious

(4).is→was

(5).删去for

(6).doing→do

(7).him→her

(8).gardened→gardening

(9).what→that

(10).year→years

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