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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）TheNaismithMemorialBasketballHallofF

ame(theHallofFameforshort)isafantasticdestinationforeveryonefromlifelongbasketballfanstofamilieswith

childrenwhoarejustbeginningtoexploretheworld’smostpopularsport.Eachyear,severalthousandvisitorscrowdintothisbirthplaceofbasket

ball.DateandHoursofOperationTheHallofFameisopenWednesdaythroughSundayfromlateNovemberthroughMarch31anddailytherestoftheyear.Hoursar

efrom10a.m.to4p.m.(FridaythroughSunday;10a.m.to5p.m.),Becauseitmaycloseforprivatefunctions,itiswisetoconfirmhoursofoperationah

eadofyourvisit.Justcall1-877-466-6752.TicketInformationAdmissiontotheHallofFame(asof2019)is$24forpeopleagedover16,$16fory

outhsagedfrom5to16andfreeforchildrenunderage5.Sincethenumberofvisitorsislimitedeachday,youareadvisedtomakear

eservationinadvance.Formoreinformation,pleasecall1-877-466-6831.TravellingfromAllDirectionsTheHallofFameisconvenientlylocatedwithindrivingdistan

cefromBoston(intheeast),Albany(inthewest),Vermont(inthenorth)andNewYork(inthesouth)andisrightoffMARoute91.Forthosewhoprefertotrav

elbyair,themuseumisnotfarfromLoganInternationalAirportandBradlyInternationalAirport.Formoreinformationaboutthetransportation,call1-877-446-6755.AF

riendlyReminder1.Nofoodandbeverageinsideofthehall.2.Backpacksandanylargebagsarenotpermittedinsideofthehallunle

ssneededformedicalreasons.3.IfyouwishtoparticipateinshootingonCenterCourt,pleasewearappropriatefootwear.Also,contestsof

anykindandhalfcourtshotsarenotallowedforeveryone’ssafety.4.Foranythingyoudon’tknowforsure,call413-781-6500.1.WhencanvisitorsvisittheHallofFame

?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.Whatisthepurposeofthefourthpartofthet

ext?A.TotellmoreaboutthelocationoftheHallofFame.B.TointroduceseveralcitiesneartheHallofFame.C.Tostresstheeasya

ccessibilitytotheHallofFame.D.ToencouragepeopletoreachtheHallofFame.3.WhatarevisitorsadvisedtodointheHallofFame?A.Joininshooti

ngcontestsonCenterCourt.B.Takesomesnacksincasetheyarehungry.B.Takecareoftheirbackpacksduringthevisit.C.Wea

rsuitableshoesoftheywanttotryshooting.（B）Thereareonly11documentedcasesofcongenitalaglossia(先天性无舌）intheworld.Despitebeingbornwithoutatongu

e,Icanspeakandswallowandtastejustlikeanyoneelse.Iwasbornin1969,inthedaysbeforeultrasoundscans(超声波检查).Everythingwasnormalandthere

wasnothingtosuggestthatI'dbedifferent.ButwhenIwasborn,Mumfoundthattherewassomethingwrongwithmymouth.Thedoctorsawtheba

seofmytongueandtoldher,"Oh,shejusthasasmalltongue.She'llbefine."Later,doctorstoldmyparentsIwouldn'tbeabletotalkorthatmyspeechwouldb

everylimited.I'msurethatwashardforthemtohear.Buttheywereonly22andI'mnotsurehowseriouslytheytookit.Iwasthe

irfirstandonlychild,andthebestthingtheyeverdidwastreatmeasiftherewasnothingwrong.MumtoldmewhenIwasolderthatsh

ecamehomefromadoctor'sappointmentandcried,becausesheworriedIwouldn'thaveanormallifeorbehappy.Ialsohaveasmalljaw(下巴).It'srelated,becauset

hereisnotonguetofilloutthespace.Peopleareabletoseethat,ratherthanthefactthatIdon'thaveatongue.Iwenttoseeaplasticsurgeon(整形医生）whenlwas10,who

suggestedmakingafalsetongue.ButIwasmoreinterestedinhavingmyjawfilledout.ButwhenIwas18thesurgeonsaidheadvisedmenottodothatincaseitaffectedmyspeec

h.Ithought,"Idon'tcare.Ijustwanttobepretty,"butitwastherightdecision.I'mabletotastethefullrangeofflavor

s.Icaneateverything.I'veneverhadanyangeraboutbeingbornthisway.Overtheyears,I'velearnedtogetusedtoit,whichhasn'talwaysbeeneasy.I'dlov

etothinkIofferhopetoothersinthissituation,toparentsorchildrenbornlikeme.4．Accordingtothepassage,theauthor_________.A．wasdiagnosedtohavenotonguea

sanewbornbaby.B．hashadnosenseoftastesinceshewasborn.C．wasfounddifferentbeforeshewasbornD．haslivedanorma

llifeevenwithoutatongue.5．Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?A．Theauthor'sparentsloveherverymuch.B．Theauthorcouldn'tacceptth

etruth.C．Theauthor'sparentsplannedtohaveanotherchild.D．Theauthorlosttheabilitytospeak.6．Whydidtheauthorwantt

ofilloutherjaw?A．Shewantedtobecomebeautiful.B．Shewantedtoimproveherspeech.C．Shedidn'twantotherstoknowshehadnotongue.D．Shewante

dtomakeitpossibletohaveafalsetongue.7．Whatistheauthor'spurposeinsharingherexperience?A．Todescribewhatahardlifeshehashad.B．Toprovidesom

eusefulwaystodealwithdifficulties.C．Toshowthatshehasastrongheart.D．Toencouragepeoplelikehertofacelifepo

sitively.（C）Igrewupwitheasyaccesstobooks,andI’vealwaysfeltthatIbenefitedfromit,evenifitwasassimpleasalwayshavingsomet

hingtodo.Forthatreason,Imakesurethatthechildrenwhoareapartofmylifealsohavebooks,oftengivingthemasgifts.Thisdesir

etosurroundkidswithbooksisn'tjustinmyhead.Arecentstudyhasdemonstratedthatchildrenwhogrowupwithhomelibrari

esperformbetterlaterinlifewhenitcomestoliteracy(读写能力),applyingmathskillstoeverydaylifeandlearninghowtousedigitaltechnology.Readingisagiftthatkeepso

ngivingapparently.Thestudycollecteddatafrom160,000adultsfromacross31countrieswhoparticipatedintheProgramfortheInternationalAssessmentofAdultCompe

tencies(PIAAC).ThePIAACmeasuresadults'skillsinthreecategories:literacy,numeracy(计算能力）anddigitalliteracy.ParticipantsinthePIAACwereaskedtoestim

atehowmanybookswereintheirhouseholdsbythetimetheywere16yearsold.Theaveragenumberinthestudywas115books,buttheactualn

umberswouldvaryfromcountrytocountry.Turkishparticipantsaveraged27,whilethoseinNorwayhad212andkidsintheUKhad14

3.Thestudyfoundthatthemorebooksthatwerepresentinthehome,thebettertheadultsscoredinthePIAACevaluations.Homesneededtohaveroughly80bookstoha

veanyimpactontheteens,raisingPIAACscorestotheaveragelevel.Literacyscoresinparticularimprovedwhenmorebookswereavailable

,thoughtheybecamesteadyataround350books.Numeracyskillsimprovedinsimilarwaystoliteracy.Solvingproblemsw

ithdigitaltechnologiesalsosawimprovement,butthescoregainsweren'tassteepastheywereforliteracyornumeracy.Accesstobooksalsohelpe

dtobridgeeducationdifferences.Thosewhogrewupwithoutmanybooksinthehomeandreceiveduniversitydegreesper

formedroughlythesameasthosewhohadaccesstolargehomelibrariesandonlycompletednineyearsofschool.8．Whatistheauthor'satti

tudetowardschildrenreadingbooks?A．Unconcerned.B．Doubtful.C．Cautious.D．Approving.9．Accordingtothestudy,____

__.A．theonlywaytoraisePIAACscoresistoreadbooksB．thepurposeofthePLAACistomeasureone'sreading,mathandtechnologyskillsC．participantsfromtheU

KperformedbestinthePIAACD．themorekindsofbooksonereadsathome,thehigherscoreonewillgetinthePIAAC10．Whatcanweinferfromthelastpa

ragraph?A．Accesstobookscanhelponereceiveauniversitydegree.B．Bookishadolescencecanmakeupforashortereducation.C．Thosewhogrewupwithoutm

anybookswouldn'treceiveauniversitydegree.D．Peoplewithabasiceducationperformedbetterthanthosewithahig

herlevelofeducation.11．Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinthelastparagraphmean?A．promoteB．ignoreC．getridofD.estimateD．WhyReadingMakesOne

aBetterPerson(D)Today,Chinahasconducteditsfirst3Dprintingexperimentinspaceinanewlylaunchedspacecraft,whichwasputintolow-EarthorbitbyChina

'sLongMarch5Bheavyliftcarrierrocket.VideobroadcastonCCTVshowedthattheprinterhasprintedaflatsectionofahoneycomb-shaped(蜂巢状的)structureaswellasas

ymbolofChinaAerospaceScienceandTechnologyCorp,theparentcompanyoftheChinaAcademyofSpaceTechnology.Theexperimentwasdonebya3Dprinter,developedandbuil

tbyitsBeijingSpacecraftsManufacturingFactoryinsidetheprototypeofChina'snew-generationmannedspacecraft.Th

eprinter,namedtheSpace-BasedCompositeMaterial3DprintingSystem,usescarbonfiber-reinforcedmaterialstoautonomouslyprintobjects.Itisinst

alledinthereentrymoduleoftheexperimentalspaceship,andwillbebroughtbacktoEarthoncethemodulereturns.Theprinterfeat

uresadvancedtechnologiesinmaterialmodeling,precisioncontrolandautomation.Oncethespace-based3Dprintingtechnologybe

comesoperationallyready,itcanextensivelybenefitspaceprogramsasastronautscanuseittomanufacturealotofthin

gstheycurrentlyneedtoobtainfromresupplyflightsbycargospacecraft.WangYanan,editor-in-chiefoftheAerospaceKnowledgema

gazine,saidthe3Dprinterwillbeveryusefulinextendedspacemissions,suchasthoseinaspacestation,becauseitwillallowastronautstomakecomponents(组件)quicklyan

dconvenientlyinspace.Thetechnologywillsavefuturespacejourneysconsiderableresourcesandcosts.Infact,thedevicei

snottheonlyrepresentativeof3Dprintingonboardtheprototype.ACubeSatdeployer,designedandmadethrough3Dprinti

ngbyCoSatsSpaceTechnology,isalsocarriedbythespacecrafttochecktheadaptabilityof3D-printedequipmentinspace.C

oSatsChiefOperatingOfficerBaiRuixuesaidthe3D-printeddeployerismuchlighterandstrongerthanitscounterpartsanditwill

havehugepotentialinthespaceindustry.12．WhatdidthevideobroadcastonCCTVshowtotheaudience?A．Theprocessandtheproductsofthe3Dprinting.B

．Thenameandtheshapeofthe3Dprinting.C．Thesignificanceofthe3Dprintingtechnology.D．Therelationshipbetweenthetwocompanies.13．W

hatifacomponentisbrokeninthespacestationinthefuture?A．ItwillbesentbyspaceshipbacktoEarthforrepair.B．Theas

tronautscanfixitconvenientlybyhandonthespot.C．Theastronautscanmakeoneusing3Dprintingandreplaceit.D．Itwillbeunloadedandabandonedinspace.14．W

hyisthelastparagraphmentioned?A．TointroducetheCubeSatdeployerproducedinspace.B．Toexplaintheadvantageso

fthe3Dprintinginspace.C．Toshowtheadaptabilityof3Dprintinginspace.D．Toindicateabrightfutureof3Dprintinginspace.15．Whatcanbethemostsuitab

letitleforthetext?A．3DPrintingExperimentConductedinSpaceB．3DPrintingSettoMakeSpaceTripsEasierC．3DPrintingLaunchedbyLongMarch5BD．3DP

rinting—aNewWaytoExploreSpace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。TipsforTravelingwithYourPa

rentsManyofushavefondmemoriesoftravelingwithourparentsaschildren,whichmakesgoingonvacationwiththemasadultsmuchmore

special.16．Butdependingonyourparentsage,health,andpreferences,goingawaytogethercanalsobringchallenges.Herearetipstohelpmakesureeveryonehasagoodti

me.Findapointperson.___17___It'sbestwhenthereisasinglepointpersonforplanningwhobecomestheadvocateforallmembersofthetravelparty

.Ifmobilityisanissue,tryplanningwithAccessibleGO,aplatformthatenablestravelerstosearchbycityorinterestforwheelchair-friendlyactivi

ties.Buildinoptions.____18___Beingawareofeachtraveler'sfitnessandactivityleveliscrucialindesigningaroute.Forexample,startwithaslo

w-pacedactivitythateveryonecanenjoysuchaswinetasting，andhavemore-energeticactivities,likehiking.___19____Co

nsiderbuyinginsurance.Emergencies--suchasamissedflightorlostluggage--canhappenatanyage,soit'swisetoin

vestintravelinsurance.Manypoliciescovermedicalemergenciesaswellaseverydaytravelmishaps(小事故).___20____Someinsu

rancesupplementsevenarrangeairmedicaltransferstothetraveler'shospitalofchoice.A．Beoptional.B．It'sachancetoreturnthefavor.C．Ma

kesurethosewhogetillarewellattendedto.D．Asourparentsareaging,theyshouldnottravelalone.E.Besuretodoyourhomeworkassomepoliciesarebetterthanothers.F.Hav

ingonepersoninchargecansignificantlyminimizestressandconfusion.G.Themostimportantthingisstrikingabalancebetweenactivit

iesandfreetimetoensurethatnoonegetsexhausted.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,adiseasethatattacksthecen

tralnervoussystem.What’sscaryisthatit’snotclearwhatcausesMSorwhenIitwill___16___.WhenitfirststruckHolly,shehadjustfinishedh

erpoliticalsciencedegreeandheldanadmirable(令人敬佩的)__17____.Herlegsweakened,andshe__18____thatshefeltlikeshewasalittlechildagain,re

learningto__19____.Wekeptourfingerscrossedthatby___20___herlegsregularly,shecouldreturntonormal.Butsoon,shelostbothherj

obandherlong-timeboyfriend.Iwasstudyingatuniversityin1960.Inmysparetime,Ialwaysgave______singingandguitarlessonstopoo

rstudents.Oneday,Iwasplayingtheguitarwhenayoungmancameandaskedtotryit.Ihandedhimmyguitar.______hisplaying,I

couldtell_______heknewlittleabouttheguitar,heshowed_______forwhathewasdoing.Foraninstructor,interestiswha

tmakesteaching_______.Latertheyoungman,namedBobDylan,becamemystudent._______,Ididn’tteachhimlongbecauseIhadtoleavef

orfurtherstudy.Timeflew.Twoyears_______.Oneaday,Iwenttoaconcert.Beyondmy______,Bob’snamewasonthepost

er.I,whohadsungandplayedtheguitarsowell,stillmadeeffortsto,getthroughthelastyearsofgraduateschool,_______oneofmystudentshadalrea

dy_______hisdream.Ifeltfrustratedandcomplainedabouttheunfairnessoftheworld.However,I______laterthatjealo

usymakeslife______,andmakesuslostinangerandbitterness.IdecidedtoattendBob’sperformancethat______reallysuccessfulan

dunforgettable.Eventually,Ichangedmy_______andmakeupmymindtobeateacher.Iwantedto_______morechildrentodiscovertheirhidde

ntalentformusic,whichwouldbethebiggestachievementforme.21.A.specialB.importantC.freeD.necessary22.A.ThankstoB.AccordingtoC.BecauseofD.Inspiteof23

.A.whetherB.unlessC.becauseD.although24.A.talentB.enthusiasmC.courageD.respect25.A.responsibleB.helpfulC.worthwhi

leD.comfortable26.A.HoweverB.MoreoverC.MeanwhileD.Therefore27.A.brokeoutB.wentbyC.passedoutD.gotby28.A.hop

eB.doubtC.satisfactionsD.expectations29.A.sinceB.whileC.aslongasD.sothat30.A.fulfilledB.cherishedC.arra

ngedD.changed31.A.agreedB.admittedC.realizedD.suggested32.A.miserableB.ordinaryC.busyD.active33.A,remainedB.provedC.beganD.existed34.A.beli

efB.standardC.competenceD.ambition35.A.permitB.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。Awaitressat

aNewJerseyIHopwassoluckythatshereceivedaverygeneroustiplastweek.The__36____(generous)drovethehard-workingmomoftwoki

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

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

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

epastthreeyears,saysthegeneroustipwillallowher___42____(buy)somegiftsforhertwodaughtersduringtheholidayseason.“Itmeanslot,e

speciallywhenyouworkdaytoday,”Aliceadds.Thosegenerousmenwereparticipatinginanannualnationwideactivity___43____customersalwaysleavehugetipsfor____4

4___(deserve)waitersandwaitresses.“She’satadifferentlevel.Thecommunicationshehaswithher__45____(guest)andtheemotionssheshowstothemareamazing,”saysthe

manager.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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ncerely,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.Acrossthe

streetfromtheshopwasagasstationwherethebusstopped.,whichwasclosedforNewYear,butIsawafamilystandingoutsidethelo

ckeddoor,gatheringcloselytogetherunderthenarrowoverhanginanattempttokeepdry.IwonderedbrieflywhytheyweretherebutthenforgotaboutthemasIracedt

okeepupwithJill.Oncewegothome,therewasbarelytimetoenjoyourpresents.Wehadtogoofftoourgrandparents’houseforourannualfamilydin

ner.Aswedrovedownthehighwaythroughtown,Inoticedthatthefamilywasstillthere,standingoutsidetheclosedgasstation.Myfatherwasdrivingveryslowl

ydownthehighway.Thecloserwegottotheturn-offformygrandparents’house,theslowerthecarwent.Suddenly,myfa

thermadeaU-turninthemiddleoftheroadandsaidthathecouldn'tstandit."What?”askedmymother."It'sthosepeoplebackthereatthestation,standingin

therain.They'vegotchildren.It'sNewYear.Ican'tstandit.”Whenmyfatherpulledintotheservicestation,Isawthattherewerefiveofthem:theparentsandthreechi

ldren-----twogirlsandasmallboy,whoweregettingwetstandingthere.Myfatherrolleddownhiswindow,“HappyNewYea

r,"hesaid.“Thanks.You,too,”themanreplied.Hewasverytallandhadtobendslightlytolookintothecar.Jill,Sharon,andIloo

kedatthechildren,andtheylookedbackatus.“Areyouwaitingforthebus?”myfatherasked.Themansaidthattheywere.TheyweregoingtoBirm

ingham,wherehehadabrotherandchancesofajob.Knowingthebuswouldn'tcomealongforseveralhours,myfatherinvitedthemtoourhometoshelterfr

omtherain.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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ingforwardtoyourreply.Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节读后续写(满分25分)Paragraph1：Themanthoughtaboutitforamoment,butthenrefused._

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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---15

ACDB七选五:16---20:BFGAE完形填空：21--25CBDBC26---30ABDBA31---35CABDC语法填空36.generosity37．hadserved38.an39.as40．possibly41.making42．tobuy43.where4

4.deserving45．guests应用文写作：DearKenton,Iamsorrytohearyouhavesomedifficultieswithlifeandcommunicationinou

rcountry,butI'mwillingtohelpyououtoftrouble.Totellyouthetruth,itisnaturalthatyouaremissingyourparent

sandwanttogohome.Butpersonally,Idon'tthinkwecanlivewithourparentsallourlife.Thus,itisagoodchanceforyoutobemoreindependent.Youcancally

ourparentsmoreofteninsteadofgivingupyourstudy.Ifyoudon’tmind,Iwouldliketobeyourfriend.Wecanchatonlinefrequently,whichwillimprove

yourChinesealot.Onlybycommunicatingwithotherscanyouovercomeyourdifficulties.Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.YourssincerelyLihua读后续写Paragraph1:T

hemanthoughtaboutitforamoment,butthenrefused.Hesaidhedidn'twanttoputustoanybother.Myfatherexplainedthattherainwouldlastl

ongandourhousewasnearthestation.Aftermyparents'strongpersuasion,hefinallyagreedandthankedusallthetime.Th

eyclimbedintothecar.Theyhadnoluggage,;onlytheclothestheywerewearing.Oncetheysettledin,myfatherlookedbackoverhisshoulderhandingthems

ometissuestowipetherainwaterfromtheirfaces.Paragraph2:Whenwegotoutofthecaratourhouse,thethreechildren

ranthroughthefrontdoorhappily.Mymothernoticedalltheirclotheswerewet,soshefoundsomeofoursforthemtochange.

JillandIdecidedtoshareourNewYearpresentswiththechildren.OneofthegirlschoseJill’sdollandimmediatelyhuggedittoherbreast.Whent

herainstopped,myfatherdrovethemtothestation.Aswedroveaway,IwatchedoutthewindowaslongasIcould,lookingbackattheirhappyfaces.Thatwasthedayw

henJillandIlearnedthejoyofmakingothershappy.