福建省莆田市2021届高三英语下学期5月第三次教学质量检测试题.doc

福建省莆田市2021届高三英语下学期5月第三次教学质量检测试题

福建省莆田市2021届高三英语下学期5月第三次教学质量检测试题

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福建省莆田市2021届高三英语下学期5月第三次教学质量检测试题
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分　听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例: How much is the shirt?
A. £ 19. 15. B. £ 9. 18. C. £9. 15.
答案是C。
1. What does the man say about Zoe?
A. She looks nice in any dress.
B. She looks pretty in the new skirt.
C. She doesn't look nice in the new skirt.
2. What's the regular price for the haircut?
A. 60 yuan. B. 20 yuan. C. 130 yuan.
3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Doctor and patient. B. Boss and secretary. C. Salesman and customer.
4. Which color is the blouse according to the woman?
A. Dark blue. B. Dark brown. C. Light yellow.
5. What is the woman doing?
A. Drinking juice. B. Eating breakfast. C. Writing an essay.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Which sport are the speakers talking about?
A. Basketball. B. Volleyball. C. Tennis.
7. What does the man think of the sport?
A. Interesting. B. Boring. C. Easy.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What happened to the woman yesterday?
A. She refused the job.
B. She failed to apply for the job.
C. She was late for the job interview.
9. What does the woman prefer to be?
A. A journalist. B. A lawyer. C. A novelist.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What present does the boy want for his birthday?
A. A camera. B. A bike. C. An iPad.
11. How old will the boy be?
A. 8. B. 16. C. 18.
12. Where will the boy have his birthday dinner?
A. In a restaurant. B. At home. C. At his grandma's.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What does the woman hate about the footballers' behaviour?
A. Patting others after the game.
B. Blowing their noses before the game.
C. Spitting on the field during the game.
14. What should people avoid doing in Thailand?
A. Touching someone's head.
B. Chewing with their mouths open.
C. Blowing their noses in front of others.
15. How does the woman often behave when she is thinking?
A. By pulling her hair. B. By rubbing her ear. C. By rubbing her chin.
16. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Body parts. B. Some customs. C. Foreign languages.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What's the best show on Channel Six mainly about?
A. Games. B. Sports. C. News.
18. What does Ted do on “Nighttime”?
A. He introduces some cartoons.
B. He talks with famous people.
C. He talks about interesting movies.
19. When does “The Children's Room” begin?
A. At 3: 30 pm. B. At 6: 00 pm. C. At 7: 00 pm.
20. What can the audience do on “Quiz Show”?
A. Buy some things in good bargain.
B. Answer some interesting questions.
C. Play computer games with other people.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2. 5分，满分37. 5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
Travel is the only thing that will really make you richer. While it's very valid, there're many times when we are simply unable to travel for certain reasons. However, there's still a great and affordable way to experience new places: books. .
Wild
Wild is Cheryl Strayed's beautifully written story of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail for 1,100 miles all by herself. Her journey of self-discovery and facing her painful past is fascinating and will keep you fascinated from the first page up until the last. You will feel like you're hiking alongside Strayed the whole time.
On the Road
Jack Kerouac s classic novel in 1957 is a masterpiece from the Beat Generation, which tells the timeless tale of being young, confused, and just getting on the road to try to figure it all out. The book tells the personal developmental story of Sal, who is strongly based on Kerouac himself，leaving New York City and traveling around the country. The book ensures madness, along with colorful characters and heartbreaking moments.
The Caliph's House
This book is written by author Tahir Shah, whose experience of vacationing in Morocco of Africa during his childhood growing up led him to move with his family from London to Morocco, where he learned a lot. His writing is rich and fascinating and tells an incredible story of their time of living there.
The Great Railway Bazaar
Paul Theroux's book narrates his four-month experience in 1973 traveling by train from London to Europe, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, as well as his return trip on the Trans-Siberian Railway, enriching and improving himself. Theroux explored poverty and ignorance throughout the book, which is often considered as a classic in the travel writing world.
21. Which book tells of the author's long journey on foot?
A. Wild. B. On the Road.
C. The Caliph's House. D. The Great Railway Bazaar.
22. What is the main content of The Caliph's House?
A. The author's rich writing experience. B. The story of British children in Africa.
C. The vacation of an African family in London. D. The author's childhood experience in Morocco.
23. What are the four books mainly concerned with?
A. Travel and self-growth. B. Madness and sadness.
C. Poverty and confusion. D. Childhood and ignorance.
B
Teachers in poor areas are always being asked to do more with less. They're given smaller budgets and larger tasks in schools that employ fewer teachers and take in more students. But none of these struggles can quite compare to the challenges faced by a computing teacher Akoto in Ghana who teaches his students how to use computers.
Akoto recently posted photos of his classroom, and they've gotten quite a response. Akoto is an information and communication technology (ICT) teacher who has been assigned to teach his students without using an actual computer. So like any good teacher, Akoto teaches them by drawing pictures of a computer on the blackboard.
Akoto recently shared images of one of his computer lessons, in which he can be seen using multi-colored chalk to draw the features of Microsoft Word software on the blackboard. In one of the photos, you can see his students drawing the same images in their notebooks.
One might ask, “Why do they bother to take such a challenging course?” But here's the reason: Even though the students at Akoto's school don't have computers, they are still required to pass a national exam that includes a section on computing skills before they move on to high school.
So Akoto does what he needs to do to ensure that his students understand the material. He has drawn pictures many times for his students over his six years and just happened to share the pictures this time on Facebook. He says he has his own personal laptop, but it is different from the one Akoto is required to teach. He doesn't bring it to class for fear of confusing the kids with a computer that they have never seen,
The good news is that those Facebook pictures made their way to the right place. Microsoft Africa promised to give him some proper resources. Others also stepped up to the plate and helped out Akoto. NIIT Ghana, an information technology training institution, donated five computers to Akoto's school and one for Akoto himself. A PhD student at the University of Leeds in the U. K. inspired by Akoto also donated a computer.
24. Which of the following best describes the state of Akoto's school?
A. Well-funded. B. Unattended. C. Full-equipped. D. Underdeveloped.
25. How do Akoto's students react to his classes?
A. They copy his behavior in class. B. They learn to identify multi-colored chalk.
C. They usually take photos of the computers. D. They often share images of their lessons online.
26. Why does Akoto choose not to bring his own laptop to his classes?
A. He is unwilling to share it. B. He is confused by its system.
C. He is afraid to puzzle his students. D. He is uncertain about its function.
27. What can we conclude from the last paragraph?
A. To stand still is to move back. B. Actions speak louder than words.
C. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. D. Great things can be achieved by joint effort.
C
A shocking news report has revealed that more than one in five species of maple (枫树) trees faces extinction, warning that 75% of the threatened species are “geographically restricted” in their native regions.
The trees are experiencing a vast decline in habitat, due to urban development, wood harvesting and agricultural expansion. Time is running out for the world's biodiversity. Every recent survey of plants and animals in the wild points to this. This is happening nearly everywhere rarer maples exist. And because of climate change, the narrow habitats that support species at the edges of dry places and at the tops of mountains are quickly disappearing.
The trees can be found in subtropical and tropical regions, as far south as Indonesia. The only species found in the UK, the field maple is not under threat. Not only are the trees a popular attractive feature in parks and public spaces, but they are a key part of the natural ecosystem in woodlands, as well as being an important wood crop in several countries. Although the sugar maple in North America, which produces maple juice, is not endangered, two of the closest relatives to the species are endangered.
The report notes that conserving at-risk species in their natural habitat is the best conservation tactic. But collections in botanical gardens and seed banks-called “ex situ collections” can act as insurance policies against extinction. There are currently 14 species of maple, including four that are critically endangered, which are absent from these types of collections.
One species in Mexico, the Acer binzayedii, is in “desperate need of conservation” despite only being discovered in 2017. “It is at risk from climate change in its cloud forest habitat and threatened by logging and forest fires while it is also absent from ‘ex situ collections’,” the report adds. The report recommends developing conservation plans, monitoring species currently not at risk to ensure populations are maintained, and adding those missing maple species to seed banks.
28. What is paragraph 2 mainly about?
A. Action to protect maple trees.
B. The dangerous situation of maple trees.
C. Various maple trees' habitats in the world.
D. The conditions for diversity in maple trees.
29. What do the field maple and the sugar maple have in common?
A. They cannot produce juice. B. They are found in America.
C. They are not at risk of extinction. D. They have two endangered relatives.
30. What does the underlined word “tactic” in paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. Approach. B. Topic. C. Result. D. Conclusion.
31. What's the main purpose of the report?
A. To recommend a product. B. To offer a proposal.
C. To warn people of disasters. D. To introduce maple species.
D
When you hear the beginning of your favorite song from the radio, suddenly your neck is covered in goose bumps (鸡皮疙瘩).
It's such a thing that a group of scientists call “skin excitement”- a feeling of cold caused not by a drop in temperature or sudden scare, but by the sense of beauty. “Skin excitement” can come from a song, a painting, a moving movie scene, or even a beloved memory- pretty much anything that causes the giving out of pleasure- soaked dopamine (多巴胺) in your brain. But it does not come for all of us.
Your favorite music uncovers a lot about your personality, and so does how you respond to that music. Studies suppose that as few as 55 percent of people experience “skin excitement” when listening to music. And if you count yourself among this group, the goose bumps on your skin aren't the only giveaway- scientists can read it in your brain, too. In a new study published in the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, Harvard researchers performed brain scans on 10 students who said they reliably got cold when listening to music, and 10 students who didn't. They found that the cold-prone (容易发冷的) brains may really be excited by stronger emotions.
Cold-prone brains are generally more likely to show stronger emotional intelligence than no-cold brains. Cold-prone minds tend to have unusual active imagination, reflect more deeply on their emotions, and appreciate nature and the beauty of music and art to a stronger degree than no-cold brains.
So, what type of music causes the chills? It seems that the type is not so important; participants in the new study reported getting cold from songs of every kind. And any song connected with a strong emotional memory of the listener can produce the most reliable results. For me, that's the song Sailing to Philadelphia by Mark Knopfler, which I listened to as a kid in the car with my dad, on the way to the summer camp.
32. What can we learn about “skin excitement” in the text?
A. It helps to produce dopamine.
B. It is caused by the pain in the skin.
C. It can be experienced by every music listener.
D. It is the human body's reaction to something nice.
33. What does the new study by Harvard researchers mainly find?
A. The percentage of music lovers in students.
B. The solutions to the goose bumps on one's skin.
C. The differences between cold- prone and no-cold brains.
D. The relationship between one's music preference and personality.
34. What are people with cold-prone brains like?
A. Beautiful and intelligent. B. Emotional and dishonest.
C. Imaginative and sensitive. D. Brave and strong- minded.
35. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. Responses to Music Vary among People
B. Favorite Music May Bring Forth Goose Bumps
C. Your Favorite Music Reveals Your Personality
D. A Feeling of Cold Is Caused by Horrible Music
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可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
To help you be persistent (坚持不懈的) in the face of “noes”in the job interview, I d like to share a few rules that I've learned.
36 . It's just an interview. Pull emotion out of “noes” and don't allow yourself to feel rejected because someone only rejects your application. A “no” does not mean that you weren't qualified for a job. As I mentioned earlier, it might have been a case of bad timing.
Don't shy away from being persistent. Persistence in the face of challenges, failures and unexpected situations is the mark of a good employee- and future employers notice that. 36 .
Be respectful. You won'