2021年江西上饶中学高三英语第四次联考试卷及参考答案

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

Sahara Marathon 2021-Around the World

The Sahara Marathon is organized by the Saharawi Ministry of Youth and Sports and a group of volunteers from different countries. During the last twenty years, thousands of runners from all continents have traveled to the Algerian desert to live the experience provided by this race and to bond with refugee families. In this unique edition of 2021, the experience will be different. The race will be held in a virtual way and the donations collected through the event will go to the most needy families in the Saharawi Camps of Tindouf. Rules of the 2021 Sahara Marathon Participation

All those people over 16 years of age (16 included) may take part in this virtual competition, as long as they are correctly registered, both in time and in form. The registered runner must download the Official Sahara Marathon APP to take the race. Distance and Travel

The distance options selectable in the APP are: 5k, 10k, 21k and 42k. As it is a virtual test, it is very important to make sure that the chosen route allows good mobile coverage for the correct functioning of the GPS. Registration

Registration has a cost of 15 euros, which includes participation in the race and a donation of 5 euros to refugee families. Participants can, if they choose, purchase the official pack of the test (T-shirt, scar, and bib) for the price of 25 euros. Acceptance

Registration is personal and non-transferable and implies acceptance of these regulations. Runners who are not registered or run without the APP will not be admitted. 1. What can we learn about the 2021 Sahara Marathon?

A. It is a big family event. B. It provides a virtual tour. C. It raises money for charity. D. It will be held in the desert. 2. How much should a runner pay if he wants to register for the race?

A. 15 euros. B. 20 euros. C. 25 euros. D. 40 euros. 3. What are runners required to do in the race?

A. Choose safe routes. B. Wear casual clothes.

C. Run with the official app. D. Transfer registration in time.

B

For as long as I can remember, my body and I have shared a relationship of discontent. Growing up, I was skinnier than the other kids and at five I was told I wasn't attractive and that I must put on some weight. But no matter how much I ate, I stayed thin for years until adolescence. Then I started putting on weight almost immediately. I remember feeling happy as I began to fill out. However, my joy didn't last long.

I was thirteen when I was first called fat. Friends and neighbours would make jokes on my big size. As I entered my late teens, I had completely lost confidence in my body and, subsequently, in myself. Having failed to live up to conventional beauty standards, I was convinced that if I wanted to be loved, I needed to offer more, doing anything to please everyone around.

I entered adulthood thinking I wasn't “enough”—an idea that was seeded not only by the fact that “skinny” is celebrated, but also by the language associated with accounts of losing weight—self­improvement, discipline—all virtues. Being fat quickly categorizes you as lazy and undisciplined. Consumed by thoughts of the way my body looked, I didn't notice the other ways my body needed attention. I failed to realize, for example, that my period was much heavier and more painful than ever before. Actually I developed a rare disease and later I had two surgeries.

I was always made to feel that my weight was the root of a lot of problems in my life; I have learnt this is not true. After a lot of self­reflection and some professional help, I realized I never learnt to like myself. While two decades of self­hatred cannot be undone overnight, I have taken first steps to acceptance.

I am now much lighter than before, in body and mind. There are days I find voices on social media saying I am too fat to be loved or to be worthy, but I am learning not to focus on that thought for long. As long as I like myself, just the way I am, opinions at the end of the day are just water off a duck's back. 4. What can we learn about the author from the first two paragraphs? A. She could change her weight at will.

B. She had different beauty standards from others. C. She tried to love others to build her confidence. D. She was greatly influenced by others' opinions.

5. Why did the author think she wasn't “enough”? A. She was poorly disciplined. B. She failed to celebrate “skinny”． C. She was labelled as lazy for her weight.

D. She put on more weight after entering adulthood. 6. What caused the author to make a change?

A. Her lighter body. B. A troublesome illness.

C. Popular beauty standards. D. Others' critical comments. 7. What is the best title for the text?

A. Beauty matters. B. Opinions vary. C. Worth your weight. D. Beyond your limits.

C

Saroo Brierley, a 4-year-old boy, livedin ruralIndia. One day, he played with his brother along the rail line and fell asleep. When he woke up, he found himself alone. So he got on the train in front of him to search for his brother.

That train took him a thousand miles across the country to a totally strange city. He lived on the streets, and then in an orphanage (孤儿院), where he was adopted by an Australian family and taken to Tasmania.

Brierley is a famous writer now, and in his new book,A Long Way Home, he wrote he couldn’t help but wonder about his hometown back inIndia. He remembered landmarks, but since he didn’t know his town’s name, finding a small neighborhood in a vast country seemed impossible.

Then he found a digital mapping program. He spent years searching for his hometown in the program’s satellite pictures. In 2011, he came across something familiar. He studied it and realized he was looking at a town’s central business district from a bird’s-eye view. He thought, “On the right-hand side you should see the three-platform train station”—and there it was. “And on the left-hand side you should see a big fountain”—and there it was. Everything matched!

Standing in front of the house where he grew up as a child, he saw a lady standing at the entrance. It took him a few seconds but he finally remembered what she used to look like.

In an interview Brierley says, “My mother came forth and walked forward, and I walked forward, my eyes filled with tears and my brain blank. I just didn’t know what to say, because I never thought seeing my mother would ever come true. And here I am, standing in front of her.”

8. Why did Brierley get on the train when he was a little boy? A. To go back to his home. B. To look for his brother. C. To travel toTasmania. D. To follow a stranger.

9. What made it difficult for Brierley to find his hometown? A. The vast area ofIndia.

B. The fact that he was nobody then. C. His not remembering the town’s name.

D. The distance betweenAustraliaand his hometown. 10. How did Brierley find his hometown? A. By studying digital maps. B. By analyzing old pictures. C. By travelling all aroundIndia. D. By spreading his story via his book. 11. What’s the best title of the passage? A. Love for Mother B. Union with Brother C. Memory of Hometown D. Long Way back Home

D

People saved a 20-foot orca (虎鲸) that was stuck between rocks on an Alaskan shore by continuously pouring water over it and protecting it from birds who circled above the defenseless whale.

The whale was ultimately saved after a six-hour, labor-intensive life-saving operation. Someone spotted the large whale on the Prince of Wales Island near the coast of British Columbia on the morning of July 29th. The Coast Guard was called around 9 a.m. local time. Chance Strickland, the captain of a private yacht in Alaska, and his crew anchored and began life-saving action that were videoed by Aroon Melane and posted on the Internet.

Strickland could hear the orca calling out to killer whales swimming in the area. People on other boats stopped with water and buckets to pour water over the animal. “There were tears coming out of its eyes,” Mr. Strickland told the local newspaper. “It was pretty sad.”

The group of people formed a chain that passed buckets of seawater back and forth and poured the water on the orca, which seemed to liven it up. It made a noise and raised its tail when it got water.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) was called in, which can be seen on the video using a machine to spray amist of seawater on the orca, which doubled as a way to keep the whale cool and scare the large group of birds that were hoping to feast on the beast.

Melane said in her video that the orca was stranded (搁浅) for about six hours until the tide came in andswept it back into the ocean. The group efforts of Strickland’s crew and the NOAA saved the 13-year-old killer whale.

12. Why did birds circle above the orca?

A. They were eager to eat it. B. They wished to protect it.

C. They were attracted by the people. D. They wanted to find a place to rest. 13. What did Strickland do immediately after finding the whale? A. Posted pictures online. B. Called friends for help. C. Took action to save it. D. Videoed the trapped animal. 14. Why did the whale make a noise and raise its tail?

A. To express its eager for water. B. To extend its thanks to people. C. To call out to its fellow whales. D. To show its power and sadness. 15. Which can be the best title for the text?

A. Killer Whale Got Saved B. The Orca Inspired Kindness C. Combined Efforts Wanted D. Animals and Humans United 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

Many friendships go through tough times, but a difficult fight may leave your relationship beyond repair. However, if you really care about this person, it will be worth the effort to fix a broken friendship.____16____

Be the first one to reach out. If you aren’t talking to each other, someone will have to make the first move. Let it be you this time!____17____You need to try a few different ways to reach them.

____18____Explain what you feel is the problem and be honest about it. Then ask them to do the same. Really listen and don’t cut in. This way, you both get to tell your side of the story and get everything out on the table.

Apologize（道歉）to them and accept their apology. Even if you didn’t do anything and you believe the

situation is their fault, opening with an apology sets the tone. You could say, “I’m really sorry that things have gotten to this point.____19____” If you did something wrong, apologize to them frankly. If they apologize to you, accept their apology kindly.

Take things slowly. If you and your best friend had a major falling out, hanging out every day after school as you used to do probably isn’t the healthiest way to rebuild things.____20____This will give you both time to heal and rebuild your friendship together. A. I want things to be better between us. B. Examine the way you treat each other.

C. The follwing ideas help you know how to make it. D. It shows that you’re serious about settling things. E. Communicate about the problem honestly and openly.

F. Thus, you should stop making an argument and trust your friend. G. Instead, you should start slowly with occasional hangouts or phone calls.

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

Clara Dalywas____21____on an Alaska Airlines flight from Boston to Los Angeles when an air hostess asked a(n)____22____question over the loudspeaker, “Does anyone on board____23____American Sign Language?” Clara, 15 at the time,____24____the call button. The air hostess came by and explained the situation, “we have a passenger on the plane who’s____25____and deaf,” she said. The passenger seemed to want something, but he was travelling____26____and the air hostesses couldn’t understand what he needed.

Clara had been studying ASL for the past years,____27____she unfastened her seat belt, walked toward the front of the plane, and____28____by the aisle seat of Tim Cook, who was in his sixties. Gently taking his hand, she____29____, “How are you? Are you OK?” Cook asked for some water. When it arrived, Clara returned to her seat. She_______30_______again a bit later because he wanted to know the time. On her_______31_______visit, she stopped and stayed a while.

“He didn’t need anything. He was________32________and wanted to talk,” Clara says. So for the next hour, she talked about her family and her________33________for the future. She wanted to be a politician. Cook told Clara how he had________34________become blind over time and shared stories of his days________35________a travelling salesman. Even though he couldn’t see her, she looked________36________at his face with such kindness.

“Clara was________37________,” the air hostess told Alaska Airlines in a blog________38________. “You could tell Tim was very excited to________39________someone he could speak to, and she was such an angel.” And for Cook, it was________40________the best trip he’d ever had.

21. A.placed B.seated C.boarded D.taken 22. A.anxious B.dangerous C.urgent D.important 23. A.know B.tell C.speak D.study

24. A.removed B.spotted C.found D.pressed 25. A.blind B.disabled C.sick D.unconscious 26. A.along B.apart C.alone D.aside 27. A.but B.so C.and D.for 28. A.knelt B.stood C.sat D.lay

29. A.showed B.whispered C.expressed D.signed

30. A.marched on B.came by C.walked about D.wandered through 31. A.third B.second C.other D.extra 32. A.shy B.anxious C.painful D.lonely 33. A.opinions B.preparations C.plans D.views 34. A.suddenly B.gradually C.abruptly D.unbelievably 35. A.as B.like C.for D.by

36. A.directly B.curiously C.attentively D.cautiously 37. A.usual B.awful C.ordinary D.amazing 38. A.event B.interview C.meeting D.activity 39. A.get B.accompany C.have D.face 40. A.indeed B.naturally C.simply D.extremely 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

Bella Liu is a surf instructor inHouhaiBay, on the island’s southern coast. Surfing ____41.___(change) her “inside and out”,she says. She is not alone in seeking out its benefits. Most of her clients are women, many of ___42.___ are prepared to go against the tide--by plunging (塞，投身于）into it.

Hainan’s palm -lined beaches and balmy winters have long been adraw for domestic tourists. ___43.____even a decade ago, it had few surfing enthusiasts. When an American expatriate(侨民）organized a

surfing contest there in 2008, just two of the 30-old___44.___(participate) were Chinese.TodayRiyueBay, north of Houhai, is home __45.___ the national surfing team’s academy, set up after the International Olympic Committee accepted as an Olympic sport in2016. The local government is now eager to turnHainaninto a ___46.___(globe) destination.

Now official approval is promoting more people to try the sport. So is the pandemic. It has forced many Chinese who would ___47.___(normal) have holidayed overseas ___48.___(stay) put(留在原地）.Between January and May,Hainanreceived 11% ___49.___(many) visitors than in the same period in 2019. Surfing also gained a lift last year when “summer surf shop”, a variety show___50.___(film) inRiyueBay, began airing on iQiyi, a Netflix-like site.

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。

I visited the Summer Palace with my friend Jack yesterday. We called a Didi taxi and it wasn’t longer before we arrived. Jack couldn’t wait to take up photos on seeing the wonderfully scenery there. It was then when he realized his camera was gone. He searched everywhere and couldn’t find it. Suddenly it strikes me that he must have left it in the taxi. Therefore, I got in touch the taxi firm at once. Half a hour later, the camera was sending back. All of us appreciated the driver. Jack and I enjoyed ourselves the rest of the day. 第二节书面表达（满分25分）

52.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。

VilmaWashingtonwas a nurse in Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital inPalo Alto,California. She has worked there for twenty-eight years. Since she came to the hospital, she has helped tens of thousands of premature babies come to the world.

Mrs.Washingtonwas a mother of four children and had a happy family. Her husband was an engineer and worked in a big company. The only child at home was Mikel, who was in his high school. Every day,

Mrs.Washingtonwould get up at six, cook for breakfast for her husband and son, and then drive the baby to school before she went to work.

Her husband got good salaries and the family didn’t need her to earn money. But she still kept her work as a nurse, because she liked the work very much. She was a senior nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (新生儿特护中心) to care for premature babies and was respected by all the doctors and nurses in the hospital. Patients, as well as doctors and nurses, came and left from the hospital, but she continued to work in the same hospital and even the same unit. Since it was one of the best children’s hospitals in the area, there were always more than enough patients. The work in the unit was naturally tough. Once you got into the nurse station, it was hard to find a chance to put yourself in a chair.

But Mrs.Washingtonnever complained about the job. Instead, she enjoyed it, “I enjoyed the moment when a baby comes to the world with my help,” she said. “I like to see the happy and excited expressions on the parents’ faces and hear the beautiful first cry of a baby.” All the patients liked her. Every Christmas, she could receive countless cards, most of which were from her patients.

This Monday, a new doctor came to work in her unit of the hospital. He was a handsome young man. When Mrs.Washingtonsaw the name on his name tag－Brandon Seminatore, something suddenly hit her.

“Do you live inHandwood Streetand your father is a bus driver?” she asked.

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He told his parents about Mrs.Washingtonafter going home that day.

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参考答案

1. C 2. A 3. C

4. D 5. C 6. B 7. C

8. B 9. C 10. A 11. D

12. A 13. C 14. A 15. A

16. C 17. D 18. E 19. A 20. G

21. B 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. A 26. C 27. B 28. A 29. D 30. B 31. A 32. D 33. C 34. B 35. A 36. C 37. D 38. B 39. C 40. A

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51.(1).longer→long (2).去掉up

(3). wonderfully→ wonderful (4).when→that (5).and→but

(6). strikes→struck (7).在touch后加with (8).a→an

(9).sending→sent (10). All→Both 52.略