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汕头市金山中学2021届高三第二学期学科素养测试英语（满分120分，考试时间120分钟．）注意事项：1．答题前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。并用2B铅笔将对

应的信息点涂黑，不按要求填涂的，答卷无效。2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应

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列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AThursdayOctober4BIRDFEEDINGBASICS10:00am-11:30amJoinanenvironmentaleducatortole

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tonOctober4?A．Gardeners.B．Businessmen.C．Birdlovers.D．Artcollectors.22．WhatisspecialaboutFALLFOLIAGEHIKE?A．It'sfreeofcharge.B．Itlaststhelongesttime.C

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29-3061.B．(570)698-6154.C．(570)689-9494.D．(570)828-2319.BAnnaHeuslerandagroupofcyclistswereridingtow

ardsAdelaideonFridaywhentheyspottedakoalasittinginthemiddleoftheroad.Itwasn'tthefirsttimethatHeuslerhadseenkoalasoutandaboutonther

oadswhileriding--butthiskoala'sreactionamazedher."Westoppedthebikestohelpthekoalagetofftheroad,otherwise

itwouldgethitbycars.Butthekoalawalkeduptomeveryquickly.Itwasobviouslyverythirsty,"HeuslertoldCNN."AsIwasgivingita

drinkfromourwaterbottles,itclimbedupontomybike.I'veneverseenakoalamovesoquickly.They'reusuallynotpetanimals,theystayupinthetr

eesandpeopleadmirethemfromafar.""Noneofushaveeverseenanythinglikeit.Wegaveitasmuchaswecouldandthenmadesureitwasofftheroa

dandbacktosafety."Heuslersharedtheadorableyetheartbreakingimagestoherblog,showingthekoaladrinkingwaterfromherbottle."AustralianKoal

aBearssufferedseverethirstinaheatwave.ThiskoalawalkedrightuptomeasIwasgoingdownandclimbedupontomybikewhileIgaveitwater,"

shecaptionedtheimage.Thevideohassincegoneviralonline,rankingtopofmillionsofviewsonsocialmediaaroundtheworld."There'snothingbuttragedyinAustralia.It's

burningoutofcontrol"Heuslersaid."Ihopethisincidenthelpsspreadawareness."SeverefiresintheAdelaideHillshaveburned25,000hectaresofland,leavingkoa

lassearchingforfoodandwaterhard.AdelaideKoalaRescue'sJaneBristeriscurrentlycaringfor46koalasthathavehadtheirhomesdestroyed.Shesaidthecentredoesn

'tnormallycareforthismanykoalasatonceandtheincreasewasduetothefires."Abigproblemwe'renoticingnowisthatkoalasarecominginstarving.

..there'sjustnofood,"MsBristersaid.Koalaseateucalyptus(桉树)leaves--butthousandsoftreeshavebeendestroyedbyfires,Firefighter

snowacrossthecountryaretakingtimetocareforwildlifewhentheyfindthembeforehandingthemtothecorrectauthorities.24．HowdidthekoalasurpriseHeuslerdu

ringhertrip?A．Itwashitseriouslybyacar.B．Itsatstillinthemiddleoftheroad.C．Itapproachedherforthewater.D．Itcar

rieditsbabytobegforherhelp.25．Whatcanweknowaboutkoalasfromparagraph2?A．Theyusuallywalkfast.B．Theyoftenrelyonpeopleto

survive.C．Theyarehighlysocialanimals.D．Theyusuallydon'tstayclosetohumans.26．WhydidHeuslerpostthekoalapicturesonline?A．Toremindpeopleofthenaughty

koala.B．Togetmorelikesonline.C．Tospreadpeople'sawarenessofthefire.D．Tostresstheclimatechange.27．WhatdoesJaneBrister'sworkfocusonnow

?A．Puttingouttheforestfire.B．Lookingforkoalababies.C．Protectingtheendangeredtrees.D．Lookingafterstarvingkoalas.CMorethanath

irdofsmalltownsinGeorgialostpopulationinthelastyearalone,highlightingthechallengesofrevivingruralareas.Newcensus(人口普查)

estimatesshowthatCamillafellbelow5,000residents.Sparksfellbelow2,000,andMilanfellto661residentsforalossof7%ofitspopulation.Allthreetownsa

reinSouthGeorgia.Manyoftheyoungpeopleinthesecommunitiesgraduatefromhighschoolanddon'tcomeback."Theygotocollege,whatever,theydon'tcomebac

k,"saidDavidBridges,headofitsCenterforRuralProsperityandInnovationinTifton.Meanwhile,Georgia'scitiesaregrowing,havingnoproblemdraw

ingpeoplefromsmalltownsandothercities.Atlantagrewmorethan1%inthepastyearandisnownearingthehalf-million-residentmark.Thetrendofpeoplemovingfromru

raltourbanareasishardlyanewone—it'sbeengoingonworldwideformorethanacentury.Butcontinuedpopulationlosseshaveraisedqu

estionsaboutwhetherruralareascadoanythingtoreversethetide.Ruralresidentscanfaceanumberofchallengesincludingaccesstogoodjobs,tra

nsportationandhealthcare.Manufacturingjobshavedriedupinmanyplaces,whilemodernizationandnewtechnologymeansfewerpeopleareneededforfarmin

g.Andmanypeoplearedecidingtohavesmallerfamiliesthanwastypicalacenturyago."Theoldergenerationisdying,theyoungergenerationismovingaway,andbecaus

ethereareperceivedtobefewerbusinessopportunities,financialopportunities,etc..It'sverychallengingtogetinboundpopulation."Bridgessaid.Demograp

hers(人口学家)expecttheshiftfromruraltourbantocontinue.ButtherearesomebrightspotsinruralAmericastill.JacksonCountynearAthenswasr

ecentlynamedoneofthefastest-growingcountiesinthenationbytheCensusBureau.Amazonopenedalargefulfillmentcenterthereacoupleofyearsago.AndYoungHarr

is,neartheGeorgia-NorthCarolinaborder,hasgrownbymorethan80%since2010.28．WhathappenedtothesmalltownsmentionedinParagraph1?A．Theirsizes

grewrapidly.B．Theirpopulationdeclined.C．Theydrewmoreresidents.D．Theyraisedchallengestolocals.29．Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"reversethetide"und

erlinedinParagraph4?A．Peoplemovefromruraltourbanareas.B．Smalltownsdrawpeoplefromcities.C．Ruralareasdeveloptheireconomyquickly.D．Populationcontinu

etogrowinurbanareas.30．WhyisDavidBridgesquoted?A．Tooffermoreevidence.B．Todrawaconclusion.C．Toshowhiscontribution.D．Togivepartofthereasons.31．Whatcan

beinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．JacksonCountyisthebesttownintheUS.B．Ruraltownswillkeepgrowingtolargerones.C．Otherswillfollowthel

eadofthesebrightspots.D．Therecanbemeasurestohelpruraltownsgrow.DTheyear2020isstormy,butrainbowsareeverywhere.AcrosstheCOVID-19stri

ckenworld,brightandhappyrainbowshavebecomewindowcolorsandchoicesonstoreshelves.Therainbowsstartedappearingal

loverItalywithinafewdaysofschoolsclosingforthefirstlockdown,backinMarch.Crayon(蜡笔)drawingsweretapedtotheinsideofwindows;poster-paintedbanners

hungfrombalconies.WhenthepandemiccametoBritain,therainbowscametoo,withtheItalianmessageofpositivitytra

nsformingintothankstotheNHS(NationalHealthService).Then,duringthemonthsoflockdown,therainbowsmovedinsideourhomes,withacrazeforarrangingbooksbycolou

rinpursuitofanaesthetically（美学）pleasantZoombackground.InAprilthisyear,thelargestcabinhospitalinthePhilippineswascompleted,div

idedintosixwardsofdifferentcolors.Thecolorsoftherainbowwerenotonlypleasingtotheeye,butalsoconveyingapos

itiveandoptimisticspirittopatients.Therainbowisto2020what"keepcalmandcarryon"wasto1939.Andjustas"keepcalmandcarr

yon"beganasapublicinformationcampaignbutbecameateatowelindustry,whatbeganasagestureofhopeisnowabigbusiness.JohnLewisreport

sthatarainbowbaubleisanearlyfestivebestseller.Tracksuit（运动服）enthusiastsaresittingoutthesecondlockdown

inOliviaRubin's￡150rainbowstripetracksuits.Optimismisthehottestcommodity(商品)of2020.Butsomepeopleareirritatedbythewayconsumerculturecommercialize

sthehumanexperience,packagingourhopesanddreamsasiftheywerejustanotherproductinthewarehouse.Butthefashioneditor-turned-designerJJMartinsays,"It'sg

reattohavethecolourfuldress,butthemagicofarainbowisn'treallyaboutthepotofgold.Whatactuallycountsisth

eflameyouturnoninsideyourself."32．Wheremightpeopleseetherainbow?A．Inthestudywiththebookssortedbycolor.B．IntheItalianmessageo

fthankstotheNHS.C．Onthebannersoftheschoolsunderlockdown.D．OntheoutsideofBritain'slargestcabinhospital.33．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"

irritated"inParagraph6probablymean?A．Fascinated.B．Angered.C．Challenged.D．Embarrassed.34．Whatdothecampaignsin1939andin2020haveincom

mon?A．Theyendedupbeingcommercialized.B．Theyhelpedpeopleoutofthelockdown.C．Theyconveyedthankstothemedicalsta

ff.D．Theydisplayedafeatureofthetowelindustry.35．What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．2020：astormyyearB．Rainbow

s：themagiccolorsC．2020：tokeepcalmandcarryonD．Rainbows：toliftpeopleup第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，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．Wa

ystoGetYourKidsintoNatureBeinginnatureforkidshastremendoushealthbenefits.Therearemanywaysyoucanincorporatenatureintoyourchi

ldren'slives,evenifyouliveinthecity.Inspirecuriositybybeingcuriousyourself.Aparent'sexcitementcanbespreadtothechildren,and

whenyoushowrespectfornature,yourchildrenfollowsuit.36."Idon'tknow!Let'sfindouttogether."isawonderfulwaytogettheball

rolling.Beopentoamutualadventureandallowyourcuriousinnerchildtocomeoutwhileyouexplorenaturewithyourchildren.Li

mitelectronicdeviceswhiledriving.Ifyouhavetocarpool（拼车）inthemorning,turnoffthedevicesinsteadandencourageyourchildrentolookou

tofthewindow.37.Afterall,evenviewsofnaturefromthecarwindowarecalmingandbeneficial.38.Timeinnatureisanessentialinvestme

ntinyourchildren'shealthandwellbeing.Ifyouviewnaturetimeasessentialtogoodhealth,youwillbemorelikelytoengageinit.Ifyouwanttoraiseyourhealth

yandwell-balancedchildren,cultivatingcreativityandwonderispartofyourresponsibilityasparents.Lookatthestars

.Visityourlocalobservatory,andthendriveoutofthecitysomemorningoreveningforyourownstargazing（天体观察）withablank

etandtelescope.Observingthestarsoffersadeeperandwiderunderstandingoftheuniverse.39.Plantasmallgarden.40.Beanandpeaplant

sgrowquicklyandcanbeeatenwhenmature,soteachyourchildrenaboutfoodandthewonderofgrowth.A．Allowyourchildrentoaskquestions.B．Stop

thinkingaboutnaturetimeasleisuretime.C．Encouragequestionsyoudon'tknowtheanswersto.D．Ifyouhavethespace,helpyourchildrenplantafewvegetables.E．Ifyo

urchildisinterested,encouragehimtogetinvolvedinthegarden.F．Theearlymorningfallskiesarebeautifulwithcolorandmigratingbirds.G．Allowyourselftothinkabou

tit，andtalktoyourchildrenaboutthatwonder.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项Mystudentshadn'tdo

newellinmemoir（回忆录）writing.Mostofthem41describedaday'seventswithouttouchingtheheartoftheexperience.Instead，Iwantedthemtosharetheirpersonale

xperiencesandcommunicate42emotions—disappointment,joyandpain.Inyearspast，Ihadtriedto43myselfthatitwassimplytheirage,andthattheyweren't44forthatkindof

vulnerability（脆弱）commontohumankind.WhatI'dsoonlearn,however,wasthatitwasIwhowas45mystudents.IrealizedIhadtoshowthemIwaswillingto

dowhatIwasaskingofthem.I46aboutmyfirst-bornenteringtheworldtwomonthsahead.IsharedthefactthatIdrovewithmuch47fortwohoursbehindanambula

ncethatcarriedmywifetothehospital.Ipaintedtheimageofnursesanddoctorsscoopingup（抱起）myfour-poundsonandracingoutofthebirthingroom,mywi

feandIwatchingthem48，notknowingwhatto49．AndIwroteaboutthe50whenweweretoldhewouldbeokay.Ireadmyessaytotheclass.WhenIfinished,theyalso

wantedto51personalstoriesoftheirown.Theylearnedthatamemoircancovertherangeof52，andthatsomethingthatmight,53，seemlikea"sadstory"couldturnouttobe

"happiness".ThepapersproducedthatyearwerefarbetterthananyI'dreadbefore.My54toshare,towritefromthehearthadheldbackmystudents.Butwhe

nI55madeachange,theyfollowed.41．A．passivelyB．awfullyC．carefullyD．willingly42．A．childishB．delightfulC．universalD．popular43．A．informB．convinceC．prom

iseD．ask44．A．sorryB．availableC．readyD．responsible45．A．challengingB．teachingC．talkingaboutD．holdingback46．A．talkedB．wroteC．heardD．thought47．A

．doubtB．painC．fearD．disappointment48．A．failB．operateC．sufferD．go49．A．expectB．believeC．takeD．say50．A．prideB．joyC．surp

riseD．satisfaction51．A．shareB．repeatC．understandD．improve52．A．storiesB．topicsC．emotionsD．themes53．A．aboveallB．bychanceC．inad

ditionD．atfirst54．A．awarenessB．inabilityC．unwillingnessD．temptation55．A．hardlyB．finallyC．frequentlyD．normally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．Chineseareamongthepeoplesoftheworldwhohavebeenparticularlypreoccupiedwithfoodandeating.T

hisfoodculture56(form)sincetheancienttimeandisdeeplyrootedintraditionalChineseculture.Withover500057(name)dishes,Chinesecu

isineisasvariedasthecountry'sdifferentpeoplesandgeographicalareas.Traditionally,Chinesecuisine58(mean)tobeenjoyedforitsappearanc

eandaroma,tasteandtexture,balanceandharmonyofyinandyangelements,anditsnutritiousproperties.InChinese

cuisine,riceisthesymboloflife59(it).Itisaddedtomanydishesandcookedinvariousways.Riceisalsooneoftheancientsevenbasic60(necessary)oflife.Apartfromric

e,theconsumptionofmeathasbeenasymbolofwealthandstatusthroughoutChinesehistory.Mostpeoplecouldnotaffordmeat,61(make)tofuanimportantsource

ofprotein.Today,China'srisingeconomymeansthatmoremeatisbeingeaten62adailybasis.PorkisthemostpopularmeatinChinesec

uisine,followedbybeefandmutton.ManyChineseregionshavetheirowncookingstyles63hasbeeninfluencedbytheclimate,thedistributionofc

ropandanimalvarieties,thetypeofterrain,distancetothesea,theinfluenceofneighboringnationsandtheimportofingredientsa

ndflavors.64(natural),seafoodisdominantincoastalregionsofChina,65inInnerMongoliaandXinjiangthereisadependenceonmeatsuchasbeefandlamb.第

三部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假如你是校汉服(Hancostume)俱乐部主席李华。近期俱乐部将举办一场有外国交换生参加的汉服设计大赛，你将代表主办方在开幕式上发言。请根据以下要点写一篇发言稿：1

．大赛目的；2．大赛规则；3．对选手的祝福。注意：1．词数80左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一个完整的短文。JustafterNewYear's,beforeschoolvacationended.Iw

entoutforawalk.ItwasawalkI'dbeenmeaningtotakeeversincewemovedtothehouse.Itookmycamera—thefirsttimeI'dtakenmycameraoutsincewecametothecoun

try—andwent,dressedinmydownjacketandwearingheavyboots.IwalkedtowardtheseeminglyabandonedhousethatIcouldseeacrossthefieldsfromtheup

stairswindow.Atruckwasparkedattheendoftheroad,besideatiny,weather-beatenhouse.Therewassmokecomingoutofthechimney,andcurtainsinthetwolittlewi

ndowsoneithersideofthedoor.Adogwasintheyard,whobarkedwhenhesawmecoming.Andbesidethetruck-no,actuallyinthetruck,oratleast

withhisheadinsideit，wasaman."Hi,"Icalled.Itwouldhavebeensillytoturnaroundandstartwalkinghomewithoutsayinganything,eventhoughI'vepromisedmyparentsal

lmylifethatIwouldnevertalktostrangemen.Heliftedouthishead，agrayhead,smiled—anicesmile—andsaid,"MissChalmers.I'mgladyou'vecometovisi

t.""Meg,"Isaid.Iwaspuzzled.HowdidheknowwhoIwas?"ForMargaret?"heasked,comingoverandshakingmyhand."Forgiveme.Myhandsareverydirty.Mybatterydiesinth

iscoldweather.""HowdidyouknowmynamewasChalmers?"Hewipedhishandsonatowelthatwashangingfromthedoorhandleofthetruck."Mydear，Ia

pologize.Ihavenotevenintroducedmyself.MynameisWillBanks.Andit'smuchtoocoldtostandouthere.Yourfeetmustbefrozen,eveninthoseboots.Comeinside,andI'llm

akeuseachacupoftea.AndI'lltellyouhowIknowyourname."Istoodunmoved.Hesawmehesitate,andsmiled."Meg,"hesaid,"I'mseventyyear

sold.Completelyharmless,eventoabeautifulyounggirllikeyou.Comeoninandkeepmecompanyforabit,andgetwarm."Ilaughe

d,becauseheknewwhatIwasthinking,andveryfewpeopleeverknowwhatI'mthinking.ThenIwentinhishouse.注意：1．续写词数应为150左

右；2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Hetookmyjacketandhungitupwithhis,andpouredteaintotwothickpotterymugs.It'snicetohaveanewf

riend,likeWill.英语参考答案第一部分阅读理解21-23CAB24-27CDCD28-31BBDD32-35ABAD36-40CFBGD第二部分英语知识运用第一节：完形填空41-45ACBCD46-50BCDAB51-55ACDCB第二节：语法填空

56．hasformed57．named58．ismeant59．itself60．necessities61．making62．on63．which/that64．Naturally65．while第三部分写作（共40分）第一节Onepossibleversion:Dearfrie

nds,I'mLiHua.AsthechairmanofHancostumeclub，IsincerelywelcomeallofyoutotakepartintheHancostumedesigncompetition.Firstly,al

lowmetogiveabriefintroductionofthiscompetition.WeholdthecompetitionnotonlybecauseweareinterestedinHancostumebutalsotoshowthebeautyo

ftraditionalChineseculture.Thecompetitorshavethreedaystodesignandpreparetheirentriesaccordingtothegiventopic.Byth

edeadlinetheyneedtosubmittheentries,whichwillbegradedbyourprofessionaljudgesthen.Thecompetitorwhoseentrygetsthehighestscorew

illbethefinalchampion.Thankyouforcominghere.Hopeyoucangetgoodgrades.Andmostimportantly,enjoythecompetition！第二节On

epossibleversion:Hetookmyjacketandhungitupwithhis.andpouredteaintotwothickpotterymugs.Afterwesatatthetable,Willtol

dmethewholestory.Thehousemyfamilywaslivinginwasactuallybuiltbyhisgrandfather.Hewasborn,raisedandmarriedinthathouse.AfterhisMargaretdied,hemovedt

othissmallhouse.Whenheheardmyparentswerelookingforaplace,heofferedthehousetothem.Hethoughtitwasaperfectplaceforawrit

erlikemyfather—thepeacetherestimulatedimagination.HesaidagainthathewasgladI'dcometovisit.It'snicetohaveanewfriend，likeWill.Isuggestedtakin

gpicturesofhim."Mydear,"hesaid,straighteninghisshouldersandbuttoningthetopbuttonofhisshirt.“Iwouldbehonored.”Thesoftlightwascomingin

throughthekitchenwindowontohisface.Hesatrightthere,smilingandtalking.Ijustshotquickly.Yearslater,thosepicturesstillbroughtbackthewarmmemoriesoftha

tday.Onepossibleversion:Hetookmyjacketandhungitupwithhis,andpouredteaintotwothickpotterymugs.Enchantedbyitsfragrance，Isippedtheteacomfortably,re

freshedfromheadtotoe.“Iwanttoshowyousomethingfirst.”Willsaidinamysterioustone.Withthat,hetookoutonealbumandunfoldeditge

ntly,hiseyesglitteringwithaffection.Whatacollectionoffantasticphotos!Theystirredupripplesofcuriosityinsideme.ItdawneduponmethatWillwas

alsoaphotographer.Hetoldmewithgreatinterestaboutthestoriesbehindeachphoto.It'snicetohaveanewfriend，likeWill.Itwash

ishumorandpassionthatlitupthewholeroom."Guesswhoitwas?Itookthisphotoatanawardceremonysecretly,"Willlaughed.Ifollowedhisfingertoafamili

arportrait.Itwasme!Myeyeswidenedandmyjawalmostdropped."HowIwishIhadagoodmemoryatyourage."Ichuckled.WhenIleftWill'shous

e,arayofsunshineruledthevillage,ofwhichIsnappedaphotowithoutanyhesitation.Itwasdesertedbutwarm,wasn'tit?Ifelt

soluckybecauseIwouldhavelostalifelongfriendifIhadn'tgreetedthestranger--Will.