综合能力提升卷(八)(时间:100分钟 总分:120分)第一部分 听力(略)第二部分 阅读理解(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和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AAGuidetotheUniversityFoodTheCafeteriaisopen7amto8pm.Itservessnacks,drinks,icecreambarsandmeals.YoucanpaywithcashoryourIDcards.YoucanaddmealmoneytoyourIDcardsattheFrontDesk.Evenifyoudonotbuyyourfoodinthecafeteria,youcanusethetablestoeatyourlunch,tohavemeetingsandtostudy.Ifyouareoncampusintheeveningorlateatnight,youcanbuysnacks,fastfood,anddrinksintheLowerCafélocatedinthebottomleveloftheDouglasCentre.Thisareaisoftenusedforentertainmentsuchasconcerts,gamesorTVwatching.RelaxationTheGlobe,locatedinthebottomlevelofMcMillanHall,isavailableforrelaxing,studying,cooking,andeating.Monthlyactivitiesareheldhereforallinternationalstudents.Hoursare10amto10pm,closedonSundays.HealthLocatedonthetopfloorofDouglasHall,theWellnessCentreiscommittedtophysical,emotionalandsocialhealth.Adoctorornurseisavailableifyouhavehealthquestionsorneedimmediatemedicalhelporpersonaladvice.Thecostofthisisincludedinyourmedicalinsurance.HoursareMondaytoFriday,9amtonoonand1:00pmto4:30pm.AcademicSupport
AllstudentshaveaccesstotheWritingCentreontheupperfloorofDouglasHall.Here,qualifiedvolunteerswillworkwithyouonwrittenwork,grammar,vocabulary,andotheracademicskills.Youcansignupforanappointmentonthesign-upsheetoutsidethedoor,two30-minuteappointmentsperweekmaximum.Thisserviceisfree.TransportationTheExpressisashuttleservice.Theshuttletransportsstudentsbetweencampusandtheshoppingcentre,leavingfromtheMattsonCentre.Operationhoursarebetween8amand3pm.Saturdaysonly.Roundtripfareis$1.21.WhatcanyoudointheCafeteria?A.DohomeworkandwatchTV.B.Buydrinksandenjoyconcerts.C.Havemealsandmeetwithfriends.D.AddmoneytoyourIDandplaychess.22.Whereandwhencanyoucookyourownfood?A.TheMcMillanHall,Sunday.B.TheLowerCafé,Sunday.C.TheCafeteria,Friday.D.TheGlobe,Friday.23.TheGuidetellsusthattheWellnessCentre . A.isopensixdaysaweekB.givesadviceonmentalhealthC.trainsstudentsinmedicalcareD.offersservicesfreeofchargeBIfyouweretothrow,say,abananapeeloutofyourcarwhiledrivingalongthemotorway,thatwouldbeacompletelyharmlessaction,duetothefactthatit’spartofafruit—right?Actually,no.Abananapeelcantakeuptotwoyearstobenaturallyprocessed,andwithathirdofmotoristsadmittingtolitteringwhiledriving,that’sawholelotofdiscardedbananapeels.Anorangepeelandacigarette
butthasasimilarbiodegrading(生物降解)termtothatofabananapeel,buttincanslastupto100years;andplasticbottleslastforever,asdoglassbottles.Despitethefactthatlonger-lastingmaterialswillservetodamagetheenvironmentanditsanimalsforlonger,wecan’tmerelymeasuretheseverityofacertaintypeofrubbishbyitslifetime.Forexample,despitehavingafairlyshortlengthofbiodegradingtime,morethan120tonsofcigarette-relatedlitterisdiscardedintheUKeveryday.It’snotacheaphabiteither:tokeepourstreetscleanannuallycostsUKtaxpayers$500million,andwhenyouincludeourgreenspaces,thatgoesupto$1billion.So,it’snotsurprisingthatifcaughtfly-tippingyoucouldfacea$20,000fineorevenjailtimeand,ifyoudisposedofsomethingdangerous,thecourtcouldgiveyoufiveyearstoserve.Regardlessofhowseverethesepunishmentsmightseem,however,amongthereportedcasesonly2,000werefoundguiltyoutof825,000,sowestillhavesomewaytogoinmakingsurepeopleobeytherules.24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“discarded”inParagraph1mean?A.Harmless.B.Processed.C.Thrown.D.Long-lasting.25.Whichofthefollowinghasthelongestbiodegradingterm?A.Glassbottles.B.Tincans.C.Cigarettebutts.D.Bananapeels.26.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Theseverityofrubbishcanbemeasuredbyitslifetime.B.Quiteafewpeoplewerefoundguiltyofillegallylittering.C.EveryyearUKtaxpayersspend$500millionkeepingstreetsfreeofdirt.D.Cigarette-relatedlitterandpeelscanbeignoredfortheirfairlyshortlifetime.27.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Toinformreadersofdifferentbiodegradingterms.B.Tocallforpeoplenottolitterillegally.C.Toencouragepeopletousefewerplasticbags.D.Tostresstheimportanceofgoodbehaviour.
C(2021·湖南长郡中学高三压轴题)Extracting(提取)CO2fromtheairisoneofthebestwaystoaddressclimatechangewithoutpreventingbillionsofpeoplefromgettingtheenergytheyneed.Butthetrickiswhattodowithitafterwards.Commonapproachesincludeinjecting(注射)itdeepundergroundtogetridofit.Butifyoucoulduseittomakeusefulstuff,thenitwoulddodoubledutyandmaketheproductszero-carbonsincetheywouldn’tputextracarbonintotheatmosphere.Foryears,focushasbeenonmakingzero-carbonpetrolorjetfuelfromtheextractedcarbonusingnon-fossilfuelstogeneratetheenergyneeded.Today,XPRIZErevealedthetwowinnersinthisyear’s20-million-dollarprizeforacompetitiondevelopedtocreatebreakthroughcarbontechnologiesthatturnemissions(排放物)intoproductswithahighnetvalue.ThewinnerswereCarbonCureofCanadaandCarbonBuiltofCalifornia.Interestingly,theybothdemonstratedtechnologiesfocusedondecarbonizing(脱碳)theconcreteindustry.CarbonBuiltdevelopedatechnologythatreducesthecarbonfootprintofconcretebymorethan50%whilereducingrawmaterialcosts.Duringthecuringprocess,CO2isdirectlyinjectedintotheconcretemixturewhereitischemicallytransformedandpermanentlystored.CarbonCure’stechnologyenablestheproductionofconcretewithareducedwaterandcarbonfootprintwhileincreasingthematerial’sreliability.TheCO2istransformedintoapermanentlyembeddedmineralwhichcanthenbecombinedwithnewconcretemixes.Thetechnologyisabletoreducethematerialcostsandincreaseprofitabilityforproducers.Concreteisamajorcontributortoglobalwarmingasproducingitreleasesahugeamountofcarbondioxide.Yetit’sthemostwidelyusedartificialmaterial,secondonlytowater.Renewableenergysourcesusemuchconcreteperunitenergyproduced.Iftheyaretoincreaseenoughtomakeadifferenceintimetohelptheplanet,gettingcontroloftheCO2inconcreteproductionisessential.28.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“doubleduty”inParagraph2referto?
A.ExtractingCO2andmakingusefulproducts.B.CuttingCO2emissionandsavingenergy.C.RemovingCO2andcreatingvalue.D.Storingcarbonandreducingwaste.29.WhichisNOTasharedbenefitofthetwowinners’technologies?A.TheypermanentlystoretheCO2.B.Theymakeconcretemorereliable.C.Theyreducethecarbonfootprintofconcrete.D.Theylowerthecostofconcrete.30.Whatisstressedinthelastparagraph?A.TomanageemissionsoftheCO2inconcrete.B.Toinvestincleanenergysources.C.Tocuttheuseofconcrete.D.Tofindanalternativetoconcrete.31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Acompetitiononglobalcrisis.B.Innovativewaysofdecarbonization.C.Arevolutionintheconcreteindustry.D.ThepossibilityofturningCO2intotreasure.D(2021·广东二模)WhatisthemostpowerfulwordintheEnglishlanguage?The.It’severywhere.WeuseitinEnglishwithoutalwaysnoticingorappreciatingit.It’snotmuchtolookat.Itisn’tdescriptive,emotiveorinspiring.Technically,it’smeaningless.Andyetthisdullandharmless-seemingwordcouldbeoneofthemostpowerfulwordsintheEnglishlanguage.“The”topsthelistofmostfrequentlyusedwordsinEnglish,accountingfor5%ofevery100wordsused.Butwhyisthis?Theansweristwo-fold.Theprincipleofleasteffortplaysamajorpart.Sopeopleuseitalot.Atthesametime,“the”liesattheheartofEnglishgrammar,havingafunctionratherthanameaning.Wordsare
splitintotwocategories:expressionswithasemantic(语义的)meaningandfunctionalwordslike“the”,“to”,“for”,withajobtodo.Although“the”hasnomeaninginitself,“itseemstobeabletodothingsinsubtleandmiraculousways,”saysMichaelRosen,poetandauthor.Considerthedifferencebetween“hescoredagoal”and“hescoredthegoal”.Theinclusionof“the”immediatelysignalssomethingimportantaboutthatgoal.Perhapsitwastheonlyoneofthematch?Ormaybeithelpedateamwinthechampionship?Contextveryoftendeterminessense.Thissimplestofwordscanbeusedfordramaticeffect.AtthestartofHamlet,aguard’sutteranceof“LonglivetheKing”issoonfollowedbytheghost:“LooksitnotliketheKing?”Who,theaudiencemaywonder,does“the”referto?ThelivingKingoradeadKing?Thiskindofconfusionisthekindof“trick”thatwritersusetomakeussurprisedandamused,abituneasyeven.“‘The’isdoingalotofworkhere,”saysRosen.32.Whichofthefollowingdescribestheword“the”correctly?A.Itisoftenoverlooked.B.Itisuselessinpractice.C.Itisdullanddescriptive.D.ItisineveryEnglishsentence.33.Theword“the”isfrequentlyusedbecauseitis . A.briefandfunctionalB.popularanduniqueC.effectiveandemotiveD.meaningfulandexpressive34.WhatdoestheexampleinParagraph3imply?A.“A”isnotasimportantas“the”.B.It’simpossibletounderstandasinglesentence.C.Wordsshouldbeunderstoodinthecontext.D.Somewordshaveaclearermeaningthanothers.35.Whydidthewriteroftheplaystress“the”in“LooksitnotliketheKing”?A.Toshowhisconfusion.B.Toadddramatothescene.C.Torepeattheguard’swords.D.Tohelptheaudienceunderstand.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。FinancialEducation-AwarenessDilemmaWhenitcomestofinancialeducation,themajorityoftoday’syouthwillregarditasanecessityforcertainspecificpeoplewhowanttomaketheircareerinthefinancialworld.36. Actually,elementaryfinancialeducationisamustforall,asmoneytransactionisanessentialpartofourday-to-daylife. Supposeyouhave$100inasavingaccountthatpayssimpleinterestattherateof2%peryear.Ifyouleavethemoneyintheaccount,howmuchwillyouhaveaccumulatedafter5years:morethan$102,exactly$102,orlessthan$102?Thetestmightlooksimple,butonlyhalfofthepeoplesurveyedgavethecorrectanswer.37. Theexplanationgoesasfollows:Peoplewithlowlevelsoffinancialliteracysufferfromthatlackofknowledgeateverystageoftheirlives.Researchersonthissubjectsaypeoplewithahighdegreeoffinancialliteracyaremorelikelytoplanfortheirretirement.38. Onthecontrary,peoplewhohavealowerdegreeoffinancialliteracytendtoborrowmore,accumulatelesswealth,andpaymoreinfeesrelatedfinancialproducts.Theyarelesslikelytoinvest,morelikelytoexperiencedifficultywithdebt,andlesslikelytoknowthetermsoftheirmortgagesandotherloans.Thus,thecostofthisfinancialignoranceisveryhigh.39. Whatisthesolution?40. Likereadingandmath,financialeducationmustbecomepartofthecorecurriculuminourschools.Likewise,parentsshouldengageinregular,constructiveconversationsaboutmoneymatters.Thiswillgivetheirkidsasolidfoundationforfinancialwell-being,whichwillkeepongivingreturnsthroughoutthecourseoftheirlives. A.Financialeducationmuststartearly.B.However,theymissanimportantpoint.C.Whydoeseachofushavetofaceafinancialchallenge?D.Whydoesfinancialliteracymattersomuchinoursociety?E.Richpeoplearegenerallybettereducatedonfinancialmanagement.
F.Besides,thesepeoplehavemorethandoublethewealthofpeoplewhodon’t.G.Forexample,theyfrequentlymakelatecreditcardpayments,overspendtheircreditlimit,etc.第三部分 语言知识运用(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。(2021·河南许昌质检)OnaDecembermorningin1951,MalonelefthishomeindowntownSt.John’sinNewfoundland,tobuysomebutterforhismother.Whenhe 41 thecornerontoCentralStreet,hesaw 42 comingfromoneofitsthree-storeyhouses.Awomanatitswindow 43 ,“Savethechildren!Savethechildren!”Malone 44 towardtheburninghouse,throughthefrontdoorandupaflightof 45 ,wherehefoundafive-year-oldgirl.“Igrabbed(抓住)thechild,”hesaid,“butshe 46 ,‘No,no,mysister!You’vegottogetmysister!’”Malone 47 feltcompelled(必须)tocrossthehallandchecktheotherbedroom.Hereachedunderthebedandfoundthegirl’s 48 ,silentthree-year-old 49 .Asthe 50 intensified(增强),Malonecarriedthechildrensafelyouttothestreetandthewaitingpeople.Thenhe 51 pushedoff—hewaslatefor 52 thebutterforhismom! Overtheyears,Malonethoughtaboutthefireandthechildrenhehad 53 andwonderedwhathadhappenedtothegirls. Maloneandhiswife,Liz,spentfour 54 inOntariountillastOctober,whenthey55 toNewfoundland.ThecouplesettledinConceptionBaySouth,30kilometresfromSt.John’s,inahouse 56 thewater. Shortlyaftertheymovedin,twooftheirnewneighbours 57 withahousewarming 58 —frozencodandsaltfish.MaloneandLizinvitedFowlerandherhusbandinfora 59 ,whichishowMaloneandFowler,whoarebothintheirseventies, 60 aconnection. 41.A.madeB.gotC.turnedD.cut
42.A.fogB.smokeC.steamD.water43.A.spokeB.whistledC.whisperedD.yelled44.A.racedB.droveC.flewD.jogged45.A.roadsB.stairsC.streamsD.mountains46.A.screamedB.relievedC.complainedD.interrupted47.A.temporarilyB.originallyC.properlyD.suddenly48.A.disappointedB.excitedC.frightenedD.calmed49.A.sisterB.babyC.cousinD.neighbour50.A.senseB.flamesC.relationshipD.abilities51.A.sympatheticallyB.selflesslyC.roughlyD.regretfully52.A.lightingupB.takingupC.holdingupD.pickingup53.A.metB.rescuedC.raisedD.recalled54.A.yearsB.stagesC.decadesD.months55.A.returnedB.leftC.immigratedD.contributed56.A.storingB.obtainingC.refreshingD.overlooking57.A.stoppedbyB.passedbyC.stoodbyD.putby58.A.partyB.productC.imageD.gift59.A.dinnerB.checkC.chatD.match60.A.lostB.discoveredC.advocatedD.created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。Whatishappiness?When61. (ask)abouthappiness,weusuallythinkofsomethingextraordinary,anabsolutedelight,whichseemstogetlessasweget62. (old). Forkids,happinesshasamagicalquality.Winningaraceorgettinganewbikeis63. (absolute)pleasant. Intheteenageyears,64. conceptofhappinesschanges.Theirhappiness65. (lie)insuchthingsasexcitement,loveandpopularity,66. leaveagoodimpressiononthemduringtheiryouth.IcanstillrecalltheexcitementwhenI67. (invite)todancewiththemostattractiveboyatthe
schoolparty. Inadulthoodthethingsthatbringdeepjoy—love,marriage,birth—alsobring68. (responsible)andtheriskofloss.Foradults,happinessiscomplex.Itdepends69. manyaspects. Mydefinitionforhappinessis“thecapacityforenjoyment”.Themorewecanenjoywhatwehave,thehappierweare.Itiseasy70. (gain)thepleasurewegetfromthecompanyoffriends,thefreedomtotraveltoanywherewelike,andevengoodhealth. 第四部分 写作(共两节,满分35分)第一节 短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)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;2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。HaveyoueverbeentoWuzhen?ItissobeautifulavillagethatIhadalreadyvisiteditmanytimes.LocatinginJiaxing,ZhejiangProvince,ithasahistoryofabout6,000years.Likemanysmalltownsinthesouthernarea,whichhasalotofsmallbridgesgoingthroughcleanstreams.Localpeopleliveinoldhouses,theyareveryfriendly.Duringtheday,youcanwalkorsitonaboattoenjoyingthenaturalsceneryalongthestream.Thesceneatnightisattractivelyaswell.Thereareallkindsofroundandsquarelight.EverytimeIlookatthepicturesforwhichItook,Iwillrememberthewater,thebridgesandthehouses.Iloveanamazingwatercountry!第二节书面表达(满分25分)假设你是李华,现在有两张京剧《贵妃醉酒》(DrunkenConcubine)的演出门票,
想邀请你们班上的英国留学生Jean观看。请你给她写一封英文的邀请信。写作要点:1.京剧的简介;2.提出邀请。注意:1.词数100左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。综合能力提升卷(八)21~25ACADB26~30AACAB31~35DDBCA36~40BDFGA41~45CDACB46~50BACDB51~55CDADD56~60BACBA61.asked 62.older63.absolutely64.the 65.lies 66.which67.wasinvited68.responsibility69.on 70.togain
短文改错HaveyoueverbeentoWuzhen?ItissobeautifulavillagethatIalreadyvisiteditmanytimes.inJiaxing,ZhejiangProvince,ithasahistoryofabout6,000years.Likemanysmalltownsinthesouthernarea,hasalotofsmallbridgesgoingcleanstreams.Localpeopleliveinoldhouses,theyareveryfriendly.Duringtheday,youcanwalkorsitonaboattothenaturalsceneryalongthestream.Thesceneatnightisaswell.Thereareallkindsofroundandsquare.EverytimeIlookatthepictureswhichItook,Iwillrememberthewater,thebridgesandthehouses.Iloveamazingwatercountry!书面表达Onepossibleversion:DearJean,IknowyouareinterestedinPekingopera,atraditionalartform,whichhasahistoryofmorethan200years.Iamsureyouwouldliketoseeashow,DrunkenConcubine,performedinthenationalgrandtheatreonFebruary10.ItisafamousdramainPekingoperaandispopularwithpeople.LuckilyIhavetwoticketsandI’dliketoinviteyoutowatchtheshowwithme.IfirmlybelievethatitiswellworthseeinganditcanarouseyourinterestintraditionalChineseculture.I’mlookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.Yours,
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