江苏省苏州八校联盟2021届高三第二次适应性检测英语试题及参考答案

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项

(A

、

B

、

和

D)

中，选出最佳选 项。

A

Kitzbühel, Austria

For anyone who is passionate about alpine skiing, in terms of both

watching and participating, the legendary Kitzbü

hel is a ski resort

worth experiencing. Not only is it perfect for following the

prestigious downhill race every February, skiers of all ability levels

can even test your own skills on these amazing slopes.

Val Thorens, France

You’ll get to enjoy 600 kilometres of interco

nnected runs at an

altitude of 2,300 metres, making it the highest in Europe. Val

Thorens is fantastic for advanced skiers. Enjoying your time going

down the snow-covered slopes, or trying your hand at snowboarding

tricks on the most challenging ones, you are to experience skiing in

its purest, some would say its best, form.

Saas-Fee, Switzerland

Saas-Fee offers some fantastic scenery and slopes for ski-lovers,

amateurs in particular. The snow reliability and the fantastic cosy

atmosphere make it one of the best resorts that is well suited to

holiday- goers looking to get away from the busy urban life.

Val Gardena, Italy

Small as the resort is, with only one lift in operation, there are

designated areas and shared slopes and routes for everything from

snowboarding to cross-country skiing. If you are not an enthusiastic

skier, the region, with its beautiful climate, has plenty to do off the

slopes as well from tasty restaurants to lively bars.

21. Which is

NOT

be an ideal ski destination for first-timers?

A.

Kitzbü

hel, Austria.

B. Val Thorens, France.

C. Val Gardena, Italy.

D. Saas-Fee, Switzerland.

22. What can you learn about Val Gardena, Italy?

A. It is the smallest ski resort in Europe.

B. Non-skiers can enjoy themselves too.

C. Skiers can do anything by lift on the routes.

D. Slopes are specially designed for individuals.

23. Where can you read this passage?

A. A travel diary.

B. A comic book.

C. A school notice.

D. A holiday brochure.

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B

Our house was across the street from a hospital. We rented the upstairs rooms to

outpatients at the clinic. One summer evening as I was preparing supper, there was a

knock at the door. I opened it to see a truly awful looking man hardly taller than my

eight-year-old daughter.

But the frightening thing was his swollen face. He to

ld me he’d been hunting for

a room since noon but no one seemed to have a room. For a moment I hesitated, but

his next words convinced me: “I could sleep on the porch

（

门廊）

. My bus leaves early

in the morning.”

I went inside and finished getting supper. When we were ready, I asked him to

join us. “No thank you. I have plenty.” And he held up a brown paper bag. When I

had finished the dishes, I went out to talk with him a few minutes.

He told me he fished for a living to support his daughter, who was hopelessly

disabled, and her five children. He didn’t tell it by way of complaint; in fact, He was

grateful

that

no

pain

accompanied

his

disease.

He

thanked

life

for

giving

him

the

strength to keep going.

At bedtime, we put a camp small bed in the children’s room

for him. When I got

up in the morning, the bed linens were neatly folded and the little man was out on the

porch. He refused breakfast, but just before he left, he smiled, “Your children made

me

feel

at

home.

Grownups

are

bothered

by

my

face,

but

children

don’t

seem

to

mind.” I told him he was welcome to come again.

In the years he came to stay overnight with us there was never a time that he did

not bring us fish or vegetables. Other times we received packages. Knowing that he

must walk three miles to mail these, and knowing how little money he had made the

gifts more precious.

I know our family always will be grateful to have known him;

from him we learned what it was to accept the bad without complaint and the good

with gratitude.

24.

What actually led to the

old man’s failure to get a room before?

A. His fishing job.

B. His ugly appearance.

C. His disabled daughter.

D. His lack of money.

25. Why did the author finally accept the old man?

A. He was in very bad condition.

B. He might attack her unless accepted.

C. He wouldn’t bother them too much.

D. The author had a big family to support.

26. What can we learn from the text?

A. The old man often came to ask for help ever since.

B. The old man actually didn’t eat anything for supper.

C. It was not easy for the old man to send the author gifts.

D. The author’s help taught the old man to live independently.

27. Which is the best title for the text?

A. A precious gift!

B. A silent complaint!

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C

NOT

that

long

ago,

the

world

wondered

whether

clean

energy

could

survive

without government support. Now the question is how far it can spread. The number

of electric vehicles, which was about 1 million in 2015, last year reached 2 million. In

electricity generation, too, trend is with the greens. In the first half of this year wind,

solar and hydro generated a record 35% of Germany's power.

Greater

success

is

breeding

greater

ambition.

California

is

proposing

to

reach

60%

renewable

energy

by

2030.

176

countries

have

clean

-

energy

goals.

Hawaii,

America's

most

oil

-

dependent

state,

has

promised

to

be

100%

renewable

by

the

middle

of

the

century

and

so

have

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poor

countries

vulnerable

to

climate

change.

This

week

the

number

of

multinationals

making

a

commitment

to

running

their

operations on 100% renewable energy rose to 100.

But not every target is helpful. To see why, consider that goal of 100% renewable

energy. It makes solving climate change seem easy. In fact, though wind and solar can

generate

the

whole

country's

electricity

some

day,

renewables

still

account

for

less

than 8% of the world's total power output. Moreover, cleaning up electricity is only

part of the battle. Even though gas

-

fired heating and cooking can be at least as big a

source of greenhouse

-

gas emissions, renewable heating gets little attention. Transport

policy

is

unpredictable,

too.

Carmakers

may

hit

their

goal

of

annual

sales

of

10

million electric vehicles in a decade, but battery

-

powered road transport, shipping and

aviation are dreams. A much

-

quoted claim that America could rely on wind, solar and

hydro

alone

for

its

electricity

has

recently

been

bitterly

criticized

by

a

group

of

respected academics.

Most

importantly,

a

100%

renewables

target

confuses

means

with

ends.

The

priority

for

the

planet

is

to

stop

net

emissions

（净排放量）

of

greenhouse

gases,

especially

carbon

dioxide.

Putting

too

much

emphasis

on

wind,

solar

and

other

renewables may block off better

carbon

-

reduction paths.

New technologies, such as

time prove vital. Likewise, greater energy efficiency could reduce emissions by even

more than using renewables would.

28. Why is Germany mentioned in Paragraph 1?

A. To introduce the topic.

B. To compare with the USA.

C. To prove the possibility of the 100% renewables target.

D. To provide a successful example of producing clean energy.

29. What picture is described in the beginning of the passage?

A. A tough fight against climate change.

B. A promising future of clean energy.

C. A huge market of electric vehicles.

D. A fierce competition between countries.

30. Why is every target not realistic according to Paragraph 3?

A. Car makers cannot produce enough batteries.

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C. A stubborn fisherman

!

D. An incredible meeting!

B. Use of traditional energies causes air pollution.

C. Wind and solar energy will never meet the needs of a country.

D. New energy doesn't receive its due attention in every aspect of society.

31. Which of the following does the writer probably agree with?

A. New energy plays a minor role in reality.

B. Energy efficiency is prior to using renewables.

C. Mxiing up means with purposes matters most.

D. The target of 100 renewables is too high to reach.

D

In a new blog post for the International Monetary Fund, four researchers

presented their findings from a working paper that examines the current relationship

between finance and tech as well as its potential future.

Gazing into their crystal ball, the researchers see the possibility of using the data

from your browsing, search, and purchase history to create a more accurate

mechanism for determining the credit rating of an individual or business. They

believe that this approach could result in greater lending to borrowers who would

potentially be denied by traditional financial institutions.

At its heart, the paper is trying to wrestle with the dawning notion

（

观念）

that the

institutional banking system is facing a serious threat from tech companies like

Google, Facebook, and Apple. The researchers identify two key areas in which this is

true: Tech companies have greater access to soft-information, and messaging

platforms can take the place of the physical locations that banks rely on for meeting

with customers.

The concept of using your web history to inform credit ratings is framed around

the notion that lenders rely on hard-data that might hide the worthiness of a borrower

or paint an unnecessarily bad picture during hard times. Citing soft-data points like

searches and purchases

researchers believe that when a lender has a closer relationship with the potential

client's history, they might be more willing to

cut them some slack

.

downturns,

relationship with the customer.

The researchers acknowledge that there will be privacy and policy concerns

related to including this kind of soft- data in credit analysis. Getting the soft-data

points would probably require companies like Facebook and Apple to loosen up their

standards on linking unencrypted

（未加密的）

information with individual accounts.

How they might share information with other institutions would be its own can of

worms.

32.

What is the approach put forward by the researchers?

A.

Replacing banks with soft information.

B.

Lending money by predicting the future.

C.

Determining credit ratings by web history.

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D.

Facing the threat posed by high-tech companies.

33.

Why do they advocate the new way of rating the borrower’s credit?

A.

Traditional finance refuse to lend money.

B.

The new approach helps reduce burden on banks.

C.

The type of hardware misleads the lender’s judgement.

D.

Soft information better reflects the truth than hard data.

34.

Which is the closest in meaning with the underlined phrase in Paragraph 4?

A.

Be less strict.

B.

Share interests.

C.

Forgive others’ fault.

D.

Cut a piece of bread.

35.

What do the researchers worry about?

A.

Banks will break up with customers.

B.

High tech companies will be in a mess.

C.

Sharing information may cause problems of privacy.

D.

Competition between tech companies will be more fierce.

第二节

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2.5

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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。

People who love to spend time in their kitchen know that after having a rough day

it helps them to relieve stress. Cooking up a favorite meal helps you forget about any

of the issues you were focused on during the day.

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. Spending time alone in

the kitchen after a long day at work allows you to simply recharge and enjoy the

solitude of your kitchen.

Cooking can be a great way to put off a daily task, and those who love to cook

know this all too well. Putting all your effort into making a well

-

prepared meal or

your favorite dessert is a great way to avoid anything that you have been worrying

about.

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.

Anyone who enjoys cooking knows that when you share a common

interest like cooking with someone from a different culture, you can easily form a

bond. They see this as an amazing opportunity to share recipes and dishes and learn

from different cooking traditions and customs.

Eating out as a cook allows you to taste surprising ingredients in dishes.

38

.

Unusual flavors excite you and unique interpretations of dishes have you asking the

waiter exactly what was added to make the food so flavorful. This might not excite

your non

-

cook friends and family, but for you, it’s a great way to learn and improve.

39

.

40

. As a cook, you have learned to add your own personal tastes to recipes

through extensive trial and error. There are no limits for you when it comes to putting

a new take on a traditional favorite, because, for you, cooking is all about creation.

A.

Cooking is also a universal

B.

Cooking makes you a happy and popular person.

C.

Going out to eat becomes a whole other experience.

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D.

Moreover, cooking plays an important role in family life.

E.

Instead, you concentrate on creating something delicious.

F.

Mastering cooking skills helps you to become creative with food.

G.

It is also likely to potentially inspire you to try to cook the meals in your own

kitchen.

第三部分

语言知识运用

(

共二节，满分

30

分

)

第一节

完形填空

(

共

15

小题；每题

1

分，满分

15

分

)

< br>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。

Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. All

41

that they

were the best. The most useful. The favorite.

Green said:

“Clearly I am

the most important. I am the

42

of life and of

hope. I was chosen for

43

, trees and l

eaves. Without me, all animals would die.”

Blue interrupted: “You only think about the earth,

44

consider the sky and the

sea. It is the water that is the

45

of life. The sky gives space and peace and

serenity

（宁静）

. Without my peace, you would all be

46

.” Yellow chuckled:

“You are all so

47

. I bring laughter, joy, and warmth into the world. Every time

you look at a sunflower, the whole world starts to

48

. Without me there would

be no fun.”

Orange, Red, Purple and Indigo

（青色）

all rose up to their full height and argue

that they themselves are the most important and indispensable. And so the colors went

on boasting, each

49

his or her own superiority. Their quarreling became louder

and louder.

Suddenly rain started to pour down pitilessly. The colors got down in

50

,

drawing close to one another for

51

. In the midst of the chaos, rain began to

speak: “You foolish colors, fighting amongst your

selves, each trying to

52

the

rest. You were each made for a special purpose,

53

and different. Join hands

with one another and come to me.”

Doing as they were told, the colors united and joined hands.

The rain continued: “From now on, when it ra

ins, each of you will stretch

54

the sky in a great bow of color as a(n)

55

that you can all live in peace. The

Rainbow is a sign of hope fo

r tomorrow.”

41.

A. reflected

B. claimed

C. memorized

D. complained

42.

A. signal

B. idea

C. sign

D. mixture

43.

A. flowers

B. rivers

C. wood

D. grass

44.

B. so

C. or

D. but

45.

A. basis

B. symbol

C. base

D. resource

46.

A. anything

B. nothing

C. everything

D. something

47.

A. funny

B. disgusting

C. serious

D. casual

48.

A. sob

B. shout

C. dream

D. smile

49.

A. convinced of

B. informed of

C. rid of

D. robbed of

50.

A. anger

B. surprise

C. sorrow

D. fear

51.

l

B. dispute

C. debate

D. comfort

52.

A. dominate

B. depart

C. fool

D. scare

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53.

A. common

B. unique

C. rare

D. perfect

54.

A. through

B. among

C. across

D. into

55.

A. reminder

B. message

C. memorial

D. image

第二节

语法填空

(

共

10

小题；每小题

1.5

分，满分

15

分

)

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容

(1

个单词< /p>

)

或括号内单词的正确形式。

China

was

once

the

world’s

biggest

recipient

of

overseas

trash.

Because

of

a

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(short)

of

enough

raw

materials,

China

began

importing

solid

waste

in

1980.

The

recycling

of

57

(import)

waste

helped

to

fill

that

gap.

Recycling

foreign

trash

has

support

the

development

of

China’s

manufacturing

sector

and

further

boosted

its

economy. After

58

(process),

garbage

can

be

turned

into

materials

that can be used to make products, such as chairs and bags.

However, importing this

waste

has

brought

59

(many)

risks

than

benefits.

Waste

that

can’t

be

60

(proper) used is either burned or buried,

61

processing recyclables also leads to

rivers,

air

and

land

pollution,

as

well

as

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(

vary)

diseases.

But

from

Jan

1,

2021, China will make a sweeping ban

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all imports of solid waste. According

to

China Daily

, the ban taking effect in 2021 is the final stage of policies

introduced

in

2017,

since

64

,

the

volume

of

foreign

waste

65

(fall)

by

68

percent,

from 42 million to 13 million tons in 2019. “The victory of realizing the goal of zero

imports of solid waste is in sight,” said Qiu Qiwen, from the Ministry of Ecology and

Environment.

第四部分

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，你的英国笔友

Chris

听说中国的太极拳申遗成功了，他 对这

项独特的中国功夫很感兴趣，

请给他回一封电子邮件，

为他介绍一下太极拳的相

关信息。内容包括：

1.

太极拳的特点（动作、呼吸等）

；

2.

练习的好处。

注意：

1.

词数

80

左右

2.< /p>

可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：太极拳

Tai

Chi

Chuan

联合国教科文组织非物质文化遗产名录

the

UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage

Dear Chris,

Glad to hear from you! _____________________________________________ _

__________________________ ___________________________________________

_____________________________________________ ________________________

______________ __________________________________________________ _____

_________________________________ ____________________________________

Looking forward to your reply!

Yours,

Li Hua

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第二节

读后续写

（满分

25

分）

In

a small

Italian town,

hundreds of

years

ago, a small

business

owner owed a

large sum of money to a loan

-

shark

（放高利贷人）

. The loan

-

shark was a very old,

unattractive looking guy that just so happened to fancy the business owner’s daughter,

who

was

pretty,

lively

and

intelligent

as

well.

He

racked

his

brains

and

decided

to

offer the businessman a deal that would completely wipe out the debt he owed him.

However, the catch was that he would only wipe out the debt if he could marry the

businessman’s daughter.

Needless

to

say,

this

proposal

was

met

with

a

look

of

disgust.

Neither

the

businessman and his daughter would easily fall for it. In order to make them fall into

the trap, the loan

-

shark said that he would place two pebbles

（

鹅卵石）

into a bag, one

white and one black. The daughter would then have to reach into the bag and pick out

a pebble. If it was black, the debt would be wiped out, but the loan

-

shark would then

marry

her.

If

it

was

white,

the

debt

would

also

be

wiped

out,

but

the

daughter

wouldn’t have to marry the loan

-

shark.

Standing on a pebble

-

strewn

（铺满鹅卵石）

path in the businessman’s garden,

the loan

-

shark bent over and picked up two pebbles. While he was picking them up,

the daughter noticed that he’d picked up two black pebbles and placed them both into

the

bag.

He

then

asked

the

daughter

to

reach

into

the

bag

and

pick

one,

which

of

course would determine her fate.

The daughter naturally had three choices as to what she could have done. _________

< br>_______________________________________________ _____________________

______ __________________________________________________ ____________

_______________ __________________________________________________ ___

________________________ ____________________________________________

_________________________________ ___________________________________

__________________________________________ __________________________

She slowly drew out a pebble from the bag. _________________________________

_______________________________________ _____________________________

________________________________________________ ____________________

_______ __________________________________________________ ___________

________________ __________________________________________________ __

_________________________ ___________________________________________

__________________________________ __________________________________

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