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2020—2021学年度（上）高三一模考试英语试题试卷总分：150分考试时间：100分钟命题人：英语组考生请按题号从1题开始涂卡！本次考试无听力！E=ABF=ABCG=ABCD本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。第I卷第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分

）第一节：（共10小题，每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ABCD）中，选出最佳选项（A）TheNaismithMemorialBasketballHallofFame(theHallofFameforshort)isafantasticdestination

foreveryonefromlifelongbasketballfanstofamilieswithchildrenwhoarejustbeginningtoexploretheworld’smostpopularsport.Eachyear,severalt

housandvisitorscrowdintothisbirthplaceofbasketball.DateandHoursofOperationTheHallofFameisopenWednesdaythrou

ghSundayfromlateNovemberthroughMarch31anddailytherestoftheyear.Hoursarefrom10a.m.to4p.m.(FridaythroughSunday;10a.m.to5p.m.)

,Becauseitmaycloseforprivatefunctions,itiswisetoconfirmhoursofoperationaheadofyourvisit.Justcall1-877-466-6752

.TicketInformationAdmissiontotheHallofFame(asof2019)is$24forpeopleagedover16,$16foryouthsagedfrom5to

16andfreeforchildrenunderage5.Sincethenumberofvisitorsislimitedeachday,youareadvisedtomakeareservationinadvance.Formo

reinformation,pleasecall1-877-466-6831.TravellingfromAllDirectionsTheHallofFameisconvenientlylocatedwithindrivingdistancefromBoston(intheeast),A

lbany(inthewest),Vermont(inthenorth)andNewYork(inthesouth)andisrightoffMARoute91.Forthosewhoprefertotravelbyair,themuse

umisnotfarfromLoganInternationalAirportandBradlyInternationalAirport.Formoreinformationaboutthetransportation,call1-877-446-6755.AFriendlyR

eminder1.Nofoodandbeverageinsideofthehall.2.Backpacksandanylargebagsarenotpermittedinsideofthehallunlessneededform

edicalreasons.3.IfyouwishtoparticipateinshootingonCenterCourt,pleasewearappropriatefootwear.Also,conte

stsofanykindandhalfcourtshotsarenotallowedforeveryone’ssafety.4.Foranythingyoudon’tknowforsure,call413-781-6500.1.WhencanvisitorsvisittheHal

lofFame?A.At11:00a.m.,Monday,Nov.30.B.At3:00p.m.,Friday,Mar.12.C.At4:30p.m.,Tuesday,Apr.1.D.At5:30p.m.,Sunday,Dec.20.2.Whatisthepurpo

seofthefourthpartofthetext?A.TotellmoreaboutthelocationoftheHallofFame.B.TointroduceseveralcitiesneartheHallofFame.C.Tostresstheeasyacc

essibilitytotheHallofFame.D.ToencouragepeopletoreachtheHallofFame.3.WhatarevisitorsadvisedtodointheHallofFame?A.JoininshootingcontestsonCenterCourt

.B.Takesomesnacksincasetheyarehungry.B.Takecareoftheirbackpacksduringthevisit.C.Wearsuitableshoesofthey

wanttotryshooting.（B）Thereareonly11documentedcasesofcongenitalaglossia(先天性无舌）intheworld.Despitebeingbornwithoutatongue,I

canspeakandswallowandtastejustlikeanyoneelse.Iwasbornin1969,inthedaysbeforeultrasoundscans(超声波检查).Everythingwasnormalandtherewasnothingtos

uggestthatI'dbedifferent.ButwhenIwasborn,Mumfoundthattherewassomethingwrongwithmymouth.Thedoctorsawthebaseofmyto

ngueandtoldher,"Oh,shejusthasasmalltongue.She'llbefine."Later,doctorstoldmyparentsIwouldn'tbeabletotalkorthatmyspeechwouldbeverylimited.I

'msurethatwashardforthemtohear.Buttheywereonly22andI'mnotsurehowseriouslytheytookit.Iwastheirfirstandonlychild,andthebestthingtheye

verdidwastreatmeasiftherewasnothingwrong.MumtoldmewhenIwasolderthatshecamehomefromadoctor'sappointmentandcried,becausesheworriedIwouldn'thaveanorm

allifeorbehappy.Ialsohaveasmalljaw(下巴).It'srelated,becausethereisnotonguetofilloutthespace.Peopleareabletoseethat,ra

therthanthefactthatIdon'thaveatongue.Iwenttoseeaplasticsurgeon(整形医生）whenlwas10,whosuggestedmakingafalseton

gue.ButIwasmoreinterestedinhavingmyjawfilledout.ButwhenIwas18thesurgeonsaidheadvisedmenottodothatincaseitaffectedmyspeech

.Ithought,"Idon'tcare.Ijustwanttobepretty,"butitwastherightdecision.I'mabletotastethefullrangeofflavors

.Icaneateverything.I'veneverhadanyangeraboutbeingbornthisway.Overtheyears,I'velearnedtogetusedtoit,whichhasn'talwaysbeeneasy.I'dlovetothin

kIofferhopetoothersinthissituation,toparentsorchildrenbornlikeme.4．Accordingtothepassage,theauthor_________.A．wasdiagnosedtohavenotongueasanewborn

baby.B．hashadnosenseoftastesinceshewasborn.C．wasfounddifferentbeforeshewasbornD．haslivedanormallifeevenwithoutatongue.5．Whatcanwelearnfr

omthesecondparagraph?A．Theauthor'sparentsloveherverymuch.B．Theauthorcouldn'tacceptthetruth.C．Theauthor'

sparentsplannedtohaveanotherchild.D．Theauthorlosttheabilitytospeak.6．Whydidtheauthorwanttofilloutherjaw?A．Shewan

tedtobecomebeautiful.B．Shewantedtoimproveherspeech.C．Shedidn'twantotherstoknowshehadnotongue.D．Shewantedtomakeitpossibletohaveafalsetongue.7．Wh

atistheauthor'spurposeinsharingherexperience?A．Todescribewhatahardlifeshehashad.B．Toprovidesomeusefu

lwaystodealwithdifficulties.C．Toshowthatshehasastrongheart.D．Toencouragepeoplelikehertofacelifepositively.（C）Igrewupwitheasyaccesstoboo

ks,andI’vealwaysfeltthatIbenefitedfromit,evenifitwasassimpleasalwayshavingsomethingtodo.Forthatreason,Imakesurethatthec

hildrenwhoareapartofmylifealsohavebooks,oftengivingthemasgifts.Thisdesiretosurroundkidswithbooksisn'tjustinmyh

ead.Arecentstudyhasdemonstratedthatchildrenwhogrowupwithhomelibrariesperformbetterlaterinlifewhenitcomestoli

teracy(读写能力),applyingmathskillstoeverydaylifeandlearninghowtousedigitaltechnology.Readingisagiftthatkeepsongivingapparently.

Thestudycollecteddatafrom160,000adultsfromacross31countrieswhoparticipatedintheProgramfortheInternationalAs

sessmentofAdultCompetencies(PIAAC).ThePIAACmeasuresadults'skillsinthreecategories:literacy,numeracy(计算能力）anddigitalliteracy.Participan

tsinthePIAACwereaskedtoestimatehowmanybookswereintheirhouseholdsbythetimetheywere16yearsold.Theaveragenumberinthestudywas115books,b

uttheactualnumberswouldvaryfromcountrytocountry.Turkishparticipantsaveraged27,whilethoseinNorwayhad212andkidsintheUKhad143.Thestudyfoundthatth

emorebooksthatwerepresentinthehome,thebettertheadultsscoredinthePIAACevaluations.Homesneededtohaveroughly80bookstoha

veanyimpactontheteens,raisingPIAACscorestotheaveragelevel.Literacyscoresinparticularimprovedwhenmorebookswereavailable,thoughtheybecamesteadyataround

350books.Numeracyskillsimprovedinsimilarwaystoliteracy.Solvingproblemswithdigitaltechnologiesalsosawimprovement,butthescoregainsweren'tasstee

pastheywereforliteracyornumeracy.Accesstobooksalsohelpedtobridgeeducationdifferences.Thosewhogrewupwithoutmanybook

sinthehomeandreceiveduniversitydegreesperformedroughlythesameasthosewhohadaccesstolargehomelibrariesandonly

completednineyearsofschool.8．Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardschildrenreadingbooks?A．Unconcerned.B．Doubtful.C．Cautious.D．Approvi

ng.9．Accordingtothestudy,______.A．theonlywaytoraisePIAACscoresistoreadbooksB．thepurposeofthePLAACistomeasureone'sreading,mathandtechnologyskillsC．p

articipantsfromtheUKperformedbestinthePIAACD．themorekindsofbooksonereadsathome,thehigherscoreonewillgetinthe

PIAAC10．Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Accesstobookscanhelponereceiveauniversitydegree.B．Bookisha

dolescencecanmakeupforashortereducation.C．Thosewhogrewupwithoutmanybookswouldn'treceiveauniversitydegree.D．Peoplewithabasiceducation

performedbetterthanthosewithahigherlevelofeducation.11．Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinthelastparagraphmean?A．promoteB．ignoreC．getridofD.es

timateD．WhyReadingMakesOneaBetterPerson(D)Today,Chinahasconducteditsfirst3Dprintingexperimentinspaceinanewlylaunchedspacecraft,whichwasputintolow-

EarthorbitbyChina'sLongMarch5Bheavyliftcarrierrocket.VideobroadcastonCCTVshowedthattheprinterhasprintedaflatsection

ofahoneycomb-shaped(蜂巢状的)structureaswellasasymbolofChinaAerospaceScienceandTechnologyCorp,theparentcompanyoftheChinaAcademyofSpaceTechnology.Th

eexperimentwasdonebya3Dprinter,developedandbuiltbyitsBeijingSpacecraftsManufacturingFactoryinsidetheprototype

ofChina'snew-generationmannedspacecraft.Theprinter,namedtheSpace-BasedCompositeMaterial3DprintingSystem,usescarbonfiber-reinforced

materialstoautonomouslyprintobjects.Itisinstalledinthereentrymoduleoftheexperimentalspaceship,andwillbebroughtbacktoEarthoncethemoduleretu

rns.Theprinterfeaturesadvancedtechnologiesinmaterialmodeling,precisioncontrolandautomation.Oncethespace-based3Dprintingtechnologybecomesoperat

ionallyready,itcanextensivelybenefitspaceprogramsasastronautscanuseittomanufacturealotofthingstheycurrentlyneedtoobtainfromresupplyfli

ghtsbycargospacecraft.WangYanan,editor-in-chiefoftheAerospaceKnowledgemagazine,saidthe3Dprinterwillbeveryusefulinextendedspacemissions,suchasth

oseinaspacestation,becauseitwillallowastronautstomakecomponents(组件)quicklyandconvenientlyinspace.Thetechnologywillsavef

uturespacejourneysconsiderableresourcesandcosts.Infact,thedeviceisnottheonlyrepresentativeof3Dprintingo

nboardtheprototype.ACubeSatdeployer,designedandmadethrough3DprintingbyCoSatsSpaceTechnology,isalsocarriedbythesp

acecrafttochecktheadaptabilityof3D-printedequipmentinspace.CoSatsChiefOperatingOfficerBaiRuixuesaidthe3D-printeddeployerismuchlighterandstrongerth

anitscounterpartsanditwillhavehugepotentialinthespaceindustry.12．WhatdidthevideobroadcastonCCTVshowtotheaudience?A．Theproces

sandtheproductsofthe3Dprinting.B．Thenameandtheshapeofthe3Dprinting.C．Thesignificanceofthe3Dprintingtechnology.D．There

lationshipbetweenthetwocompanies.13．Whatifacomponentisbrokeninthespacestationinthefuture?A．Itwillbesentbyspace

shipbacktoEarthforrepair.B．Theastronautscanfixitconvenientlybyhandonthespot.C．Theastronautscanmakeoneusing3Dprintingand

replaceit.D．Itwillbeunloadedandabandonedinspace.14．Whyisthelastparagraphmentioned?A．TointroducetheCubeSatdeployerproduced

inspace.B．Toexplaintheadvantagesofthe3Dprintinginspace.C．Toshowtheadaptabilityof3Dprintinginspace.D．Toindi

cateabrightfutureof3Dprintinginspace.15．Whatcanbethemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A．3DPrintingExperimentConductedin

SpaceB．3DPrintingSettoMakeSpaceTripsEasierC．3DPrintingLaunchedbyLongMarch5BD．3DPrinting—aNewWaytoExploreSpac

e第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。TipsforTravelingwithYourParentsManyofushavefondmemoriesoftrav

elingwithourparentsaschildren,whichmakesgoingonvacationwiththemasadultsmuchmorespecial.16．Butdependingonyourparentsage,health,andpre

ferences,goingawaytogethercanalsobringchallenges.Herearetipstohelpmakesureeveryonehasagoodtime.Findapointperson.___17___It'sbestwhenthereisa

singlepointpersonforplanningwhobecomestheadvocateforallmembersofthetravelparty.Ifmobilityisanissue,tryplanningwithAccessibleGO,

aplatformthatenablestravelerstosearchbycityorinterestforwheelchair-friendlyactivities.Buildinoptions.____18___Beingawareofeachtravel

er'sfitnessandactivityleveliscrucialindesigningaroute.Forexample,startwithaslow-pacedactivitythateveryonecanenjoysuchasw

inetasting，andhavemore-energeticactivities,likehiking.___19____Considerbuyinginsurance.Emergencies--suchasamissedflightor

lostluggage--canhappenatanyage,soit'swisetoinvestintravelinsurance.Manypoliciescovermedicalemergenciesaswellaseverydaytravelmishaps(小事故).___2

0____Someinsurancesupplementsevenarrangeairmedicaltransferstothetraveler'shospitalofchoice.A．Beoptional.B．It

'sachancetoreturnthefavor.C．Makesurethosewhogetillarewellattendedto.D．Asourparentsareaging,theyshouldnottravelalone.E.Besuretod

oyourhomeworkassomepoliciesarebetterthanothers.F.Havingonepersoninchargecansignificantlyminimizestress

andconfusion.G.Themostimportantthingisstrikingabalancebetweenactivitiesandfreetimetoensurethatnoonegetsexhausted.第二部分英语知识运用（

共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Whenmyaunt,Holly,was16yearsold,shesufferedfromMS,adiseasethat

attacksthecentralnervoussystem.What’sscaryisthatit’snotclearwhatcausesMSorwhenIitwill___16___.WhenitfirststruckHolly,shehadjustfinishedherpolitical

sciencedegreeandheldanadmirable(令人敬佩的)__17____.Herlegsweakened,andshe__18____thatshefeltlikeshewasalittlechildagain,relearningto__19

____.Wekeptourfingerscrossedthatby___20___herlegsregularly,shecouldreturntonormal.Butsoon,shelostbothherjobandherlong-tim

eboyfriend.Iwasstudyingatuniversityin1960.Inmysparetime,Ialwaysgave______singingandguitarlessonstopoorstudent

s.Oneday,Iwasplayingtheguitarwhenayoungmancameandaskedtotryit.Ihandedhimmyguitar.______hisplaying,Icouldtell_______heknewlittl

eabouttheguitar,heshowed_______forwhathewasdoing.Foraninstructor,interestiswhatmakesteaching_______.Latertheyoungman,namedBobDylan,becamemystudent.__

_____,Ididn’tteachhimlongbecauseIhadtoleaveforfurtherstudy.Timeflew.Twoyears_______.Oneaday,Iwenttoaconcert.Beyondmy______,Bob’snam

ewasontheposter.I,whohadsungandplayedtheguitarsowell,stillmadeeffortsto,getthroughthelastyearsofgraduateschool,_______oneofmystudentshada

lready_______hisdream.Ifeltfrustratedandcomplainedabouttheunfairnessoftheworld.However,I______laterthatjealousymakeslife______,andm

akesuslostinangerandbitterness.IdecidedtoattendBob’sperformancethat______reallysuccessfulandunforgettable.E

ventually,Ichangedmy_______andmakeupmymindtobeateacher.Iwantedto_______morechildrentodiscovertheirhiddentalentformusic,whichwou

ldbethebiggestachievementforme.21.A.specialB.importantC.freeD.necessary22.A.ThankstoB.AccordingtoC.BecauseofD.Inspiteof23.A.whetherB

.unlessC.becauseD.although24.A.talentB.enthusiasmC.courageD.respect25.A.responsibleB.helpfulC.worthwhileD.comfortable2

6.A.HoweverB.MoreoverC.MeanwhileD.Therefore27.A.brokeoutB.wentbyC.passedoutD.gotby28.A.hopeB.doubtC.

satisfactionsD.expectations29.A.sinceB.whileC.aslongasD.sothat30.A.fulfilledB.cherishedC.arrangedD.changed31.A.agreedB.admitte

dC.realizedD.suggested32.A.miserableB.ordinaryC.busyD.active33.A,remainedB.provedC.beganD.existed34.A.beliefB.standardC.competenceD.ambition35.A.pe

rmitB.persuadeC.inspireD.convince第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Awaitressata

NewJerseyIHopwassoluckythatshereceivedaverygeneroustiplastweek.The__36____(generous)drovethehard-workingmomoftwokids

totears,who__37____(serve)mealstoagroupof12personsataparty.“Attheendoftheparty,theygaveme__38___envelope.WhenIopeneditup,i

tcame___39____asurprisethattherewasalotofmoney.Ithoughtwhattheydidwas____40____(possible)amistake.Buttheysaid,’No,

that’sforyou.’”Alicerecalled.Itisa1,200-dollartip,___41___(make)Aliceshocked.Alice,awaitressinIHop,w

hohasbeenworkingthereinthepastthreeyears,saysthegeneroustipwillallowher___42____(buy)somegiftsforhertwodaughtersduringtheholidayseason.“Itm

eanslot,especiallywhenyouworkdaytoday,”Aliceadds.Thosegenerousmenwereparticipatinginanannualnationwideactivity___43____cust

omersalwaysleavehugetipsfor____44___(deserve)waitersandwaitresses.“She’satadifferentlevel.Thecommunicationshehaswithher__45____(guest)andthe

emotionssheshowstothemareamazing,”saysthemanager.第三部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节：应用文写作（满分15分）假如你是李华。来自澳大利亚的交换生Kenton首次离家来中国读书,因生活上和语言交流上有

困难并非常想家而萌生了回家的念头。不知如何是好的他在某网站上发帖求助,请你据此给他回帖。注意:1.词数80左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;3.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。DearKenton,___________________________________________

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ly,LiHua第二节读后续写(满分25分)阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。AlightrainwasfallingasmysisterJillandIranoutofthesh

op,eagertogethomeandplaywiththepresentsthatourparentshadpreparedforusandourbabysister,Sharon.Acrossthestreetfr

omtheshopwasagasstationwherethebusstopped.,whichwasclosedforNewYear,butIsawafamilystandingoutsidethelockeddoor,gatheringcloselytogeth

erunderthenarrowoverhanginanattempttokeepdry.IwonderedbrieflywhytheyweretherebutthenforgotaboutthemasIracedtokeepupwithJill.Onceweg

othome,therewasbarelytimetoenjoyourpresents.Wehadtogoofftoourgrandparents’houseforourannualfamilydin

ner.Aswedrovedownthehighwaythroughtown,Inoticedthatthefamilywasstillthere,standingoutsidetheclosedgasstation.Myfatherwasdrivingveryslowlydown

thehighway.Thecloserwegottotheturn-offformygrandparents’house,theslowerthecarwent.Suddenly,myfathermadeaU-turninthe

middleoftheroadandsaidthathecouldn'tstandit."What?”askedmymother."It'sthosepeoplebackthereatthestation,standingintherain.Th

ey'vegotchildren.It'sNewYear.Ican'tstandit.”Whenmyfatherpulledintotheservicestation,Isawthattherewerefiveofthem:theparentsandthreechildren-----t

wogirlsandasmallboy,whoweregettingwetstandingthere.Myfatherrolleddownhiswindow,“HappyNewYear,"hesaid.“Thanks.You,too,”themanreplied.Hewasvery

tallandhadtobendslightlytolookintothecar.Jill,Sharon,andIlookedatthechildren,andtheylookedbackatus.“Areyouwaitingforthebus?”myfather

asked.Themansaidthattheywere.TheyweregoingtoBirmingham,wherehehadabrotherandchancesofajob.Knowingthebuswouldn'tcomealongforseveralhou

rs,myfatherinvitedthemtoourhometoshelterfromtherain.2020—2021学年度（上）高三一模考试英语试题答案页36.______37._______38._______39._____

__40._________41.________42._______43._______44._______45.________第三部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文写作（满分15分)DearKenton,___________________________________

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________________________________Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节读后续写(满分25分)Paragraph1：Themant

houghtaboutitforamoment,butthenrefused._____________________________________________________________________________

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nwegotoutofthecaratourhouse,thethreechildrenranthroughthefrontdoorhappily.____________________________________________________

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_______________2020-2021高三一模英语试题答案阅读理解（A）1--3BCD（B）4---7DAAD（C）8---11DBBC(D)12---15ACDB七选五:16---20:BFGAE完形填空：21--25CBDBC26---30ABDB

A31---35CABDC语法填空36.generosity37．hadserved38.an39.as40．possibly41.making42．tobuy43.where44.deserving45．guests应用文写作：D

earKenton,Iamsorrytohearyouhavesomedifficultieswithlifeandcommunicationinourcountry,butI'mwillingtoh

elpyououtoftrouble.Totellyouthetruth,itisnaturalthatyouaremissingyourparentsandwanttogohome.Butpersonally,

Idon'tthinkwecanlivewithourparentsallourlife.Thus,itisagoodchanceforyoutobemoreindependent.Youcancallyourparentsmoreoftenin

steadofgivingupyourstudy.Ifyoudon’tmind,Iwouldliketobeyourfriend.Wecanchatonlinefrequently,whichwillimproveyourC

hinesealot.Onlybycommunicatingwithotherscanyouovercomeyourdifficulties.Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.Yourssince

relyLihua读后续写Paragraph1:Themanthoughtaboutitforamoment,butthenrefused.Hesaidhedidn'twanttoputustoanybother.Myfatherexplainedthattherainwould

lastlongandourhousewasnearthestation.Aftermyparents'strongpersuasion,hefinallyagreedandthankedusallthetime.Theyclimbedintothecar.T

heyhadnoluggage,;onlytheclothestheywerewearing.Oncetheysettledin,myfatherlookedbackoverhisshoulderhandingthemsometissuestowipetherainwaterfromtheirf

aces.Paragraph2:Whenwegotoutofthecaratourhouse,thethreechildrenranthroughthefrontdoorhappily.Mymothernoticedall

theirclotheswerewet,soshefoundsomeofoursforthemtochange.JillandIdecidedtoshareourNewYearpresentswiththechi

ldren.OneofthegirlschoseJill’sdollandimmediatelyhuggedittoherbreast.Whentherainstopped,myfatherdrovethemtothestat

ion.Aswedroveaway,IwatchedoutthewindowaslongasIcould,lookingbackattheirhappyfaces.ThatwasthedaywhenJillandIlea

rnedthejoyofmakingothershappy.