2021年綿陽中學實驗學校高三英語第二次聯考試題及參考答案第一部分第一部分閱讀（共兩節，滿分 40分）第一節（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項AItlookslike2017isshapinguptobearecord-breakingyearinmovieHistory.Hereisalistofsomeoftheyear’sbiggestblockbusterssofar.Kong:SkullIslandAreboot(重啟)ofKingKongwouldnormallygetlaughedatinthisdayandage,butitlookslikethismodemversionofthestorywillbeworthwatching.WithUSactressBrieLarsonandUKactorTomHiddlestoninthemix,thisfilmissettobethisyear’sbiggestmonstertale.ReleaseDate:3/10/17BeautyandtheBeastDirectorBillCondonisbringingbackapartofourchildhoodinliveaction,completewiththesongsweallrememberandlove.WithBritishstarsEmmaWatsonandDanStevensleadingthecast,theclassicWaltDisneystoryalreadysoundslikeit’llbeadelightforbothchildrenandadults.ReleaseDate:3/17/17TheFateoftheFuriousTherewasdoubtthatwe’devengetaFast8,especiallyafterthefittingendingUSactorPaulWalker’scharacterwasgivenattheendofFurious7.Fansthoughtthey’dneverseeDomandtherestofthecrewbackinaction,butthankfully,USstarVinDieselhimselfconfirmedthatTheFateoftheFuriousisfuelingupforanothergo.ReleaseDate:4/14/17Spider-Man:HomecomingSpiderManisheadinghometoMarvelStudiosforthefirsttime.ThemoviewillshowusPeterParker’shighschooldays,andwillcontinuethethreadswesawformedduringhisinitialappearanceinCaptainAmerica:CivilWar.WeknowthatMichaelKeatonisplayingTheVultureinthisstory,andthatbothHappyHoganandTonyStark,playedbyUSactorsJonFavreauandRobertDowneyJr.,arealongfortheride.ReleaseDate:7/7/17Whichofthefollowingmoviescan’tyouseeonMayDay?A.Kong:SkullIsland. B.BeautyandtheBeast.C.TheFateoftheFurious. D.Spider-Man:Homecoming.2.WhatcanweknowaboutBeautyandtheBeast?Itisfuelingupforanothergo.ItisproducedbyMarvelStudiosIt’llshowusPeterParker’sschooldays.It’llbeenjoyableforbothchildrenandadults.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cast”probablymean?A.Characters. B.Actors.C.Directors. D.Teachers.BTourismisoftenaboutseekingdeeperemotionalandpersonalconnectionswiththeworldaroundus.Notalltravelexperiences,however,needtotakeplaceintherealworld.Withtheevolutionofvirtualreality(VR)technology,tourismwillincreasinglybecomeacombinationofphysicalandvirtualworlds.VRmayevenremovetheneedtotravelentirely.ButcanaVRexperiencereallyequalarealworldone?Manyexpertsbelieveitcan.StudieshaveshownthatourbrainshaveaninbuiltVR-likemechanismthatenablesustoliveimaginedexperiences.Muchofourwakinglifeisspentthinkingabouteitherthepastorthefuture.Thisisknownas"mindwandering".Duringtheseeventswe'renotpayingattentiontothecurrentworldaroundus.Instead,we'rerecallingmemories,orcreatingandprocessingimaginedfutures.Whenengagedinmindwandering,ourbrainsprocessthesementalimagesusingthesamepathwaysusedtoreceiveinputsfromtherealworld.So,theimaginedpastorfuturecancreateemotionsandfeelingssimilartohowwereacttoeverydaylife.VRcancreatethesesamefeelings.Whilecriticsmightarguethatavirtualexperiencewillnevermatchreality,thereareseveralwaysVRtourismcouldmakeapositivecontribution.Firstlyitcouldhelpprotectsensitivelocationsfromover -tourism.InrecentyearsfamoussitessuchasMayaBayinThailand,andCambodia'sAngkorWatTempleshavehadtolimitthenumberofvisitorsbecauseoftheirnegativeimpact.TheseplacesarenowproducingtheirownVRexperiencesthatwillallowtouriststopassthroughvirtualmodelsofthesites.Virtualrealitymayalsoallowpeoplebackintime,toexperiencehistoricalevents,visitancientcities,andeventowalkamongdinosaurs.Finally,inaworldwheremanypeoplesufferfromstressanddepressionduetooverwork,virtualtourismmayprovideacheapandconvenientwayforpeopletotakebriefholidaystootherwiseunreachabledestinationsandrechargetheirbatteries,withouteverleavingtheirhomes.Itsoundslikesciencefictionbutit'salreadyhappening.Asvirtualtechnologyimprovesandaspeoplecontinuetodemandnewandinterestingexperiences,expectmorevirtualtourism,bothincombinationwiththerealworldandinsteadofit.Whatisdrivingthedevelopmentofvirtualtourism?Companiesseekingtomakemoremoney.Improvementsinvirtualrealitytechnology.People'sdemandformoresharedexperiences.People'sdeeperunderstandingofthephysicalworld.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribes"mindwandering"?ThebrainprocesseswhichhelppeoplethinkVRisreal.Thewaythebrainprocessesinputsfromtherealworld.Brainactivitiesfocusingonpastorfutureevents.Experiencescomingfromaperson'simagination.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inthelastparagraphreferto?Sciencefiction.Virtualtechnology.Virtualtourism.Therealworld.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?TodescribetheadvantagesofVRtourism.TogivesuggestionsforreducingToencouragepeopletodevelopVRtechnology.ToargueVRtourismwillreplacetherealworldtravel.CTheGreatBarrierReef'soutlookremains“verypoor”despitecoral(珊瑚)recoveryoverthepastyear,AustraliangovernmentscientistssaidMonday,justdaysbeforeaUNESCOrulingonthesite'sworldheritage(遺產)status.TheUnitedNationsculturalagencyrecommendedlastmonththattheworld'slargestreef(珊瑚礁)systembeplacedonitsendangeredlistbecauseofdamagetothecoralslargelycausedbyclimatechange.TheAustralianInstituteofMarineScience(AIMS)saidthecoralswerenowina“recoverywindow”afteradecadeofharmfulheatstressandcyclones(旋風).Butsuchopportunitieswerebecomingrarerduetotheinfluenceofclimatechange,thegovernmentagency,whichhasmonitoredthereeffor35years,saidinitsannualreportreleasedtoday.“Theincreasingemergenceofclimate-relatedextremeweathereventsandstarfishoutbreaksiscausingmoresevereandfrequentpressures,givingthereeffeweropportunitieslikethistorecover,”CEOPaulHardistysaid.Thescientistssurveyed127reefsitesin2021andfoundhardcoralcoverhadincreasedat69ofthe81locationssurveyedinthepasttwoyears.SeparatescientificresearchreleasedlastOctoberfoundthe2,300-kilometre(1,400miles)systemhadlosthalfitscoralssince1995,withaseriesofoceanheatwavescausingmasscoraldeath.BrittaSchaffelke,researchprogramdirectoratAIMS,saidthelatestfindingsprovidedaslighthopethatthereefstillhasthepowerofrecovering.Butsheaddedthatitsfutureisstillverypoorbecauseofthedangersofclimatechangeandotherfactorsthatareaffectingthereef.UNESCOhasurgedAustraliatotakeurgentclimateactionbutthegovernmenthaslongresistedcallstocommittonetzeroemissions(排放)by2050.Thegovernmenthassaidithopestomeetthetarget“assoonaspossible”withoutharmingitseconomy,insistingdealingwithclimatechangerequiresaglobaleffort.ThereefwasworthaboutUS$4.8billionayearintourismfortheAustralianeconomyandtherearefearsthatan“indanger”listingcouldweakenitstouristappeal.Whatisthemajorcauseofthedamagetothecorals?A.Theclimatechange. B.Lackofmoney.C.Overdevelopment. D.Toomanytourists.WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph3?Theresultofthesurvey.TheeffortsAIMShasmade.Theslightchanceoftherecovery.Theterriblesituationoftheclimate.WhatisBrittaSchaffelke'sattitudetowardsthefutureofthereef?A.Unclear. B.Positive.CIntolerant. D.Anxious.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?Australiawantstoputthereefontheendangeredlist.TheAustraliangovernmenthasignoredUNESCO'sdemand.Australiahopestokeepabalancebetweenemissiontargetanditseconomy.TheAustraliangovernmentrefusestotakeitsshareofresponsibilityofclimatechange.DKamikatsu,asmalltowninJapan,hasshowntheworldthatourgarbagehasfar-reachingeffects,andnotjustonourenvironment.Theexperimentingoingzerowastestartedwhenthetownbuiltanewincinerator20yearsago.Butalmostimmediately,theincineratorwasdeterminedtobeahealthriskduetothepoisonousgaseswhengarbagewasburnedinit.Itwastooexpensivetosendwastetoothertowns,solocalshadtocomeupwithanewplan.ThentheZeroWasteAcademywasborn,whichhelpedperformthisplan.NowKamikatsupeopleseparatetheirwasteinto45differentcategories.Butinthebeginning,itwasn'teasytoconvincelocalpeopletodoallthiswork,andtherewassomepushback.Onlyafterthatinitialeducationperioddidmostresidentscomeonboard.Thisisallgreatnewsforwastereductionofcourse,butithasalsohadsomeunexpectedsocialbenefitsaswell.LikemuchofJapan,Kamikatsu'spopulationisaging,andabout50percentofthelocalsareelderly.Thefactthatthewholecommunitytakestheirtrashintoberecycledhascreatedalocalactionandinteractionbetweengenerations.Thatideahasbeenpurposefullyexpandedtoincludeacircularshopwherehouseholdgoodsaredroppedoffandotherscantakethem,andatableware"library"wherepeoplecanborrowextracups,glasses,silverwareandplatesforcelebrations."Theelderlyseethisnotasawaste-collectionservice,butanopportunitytosocializewiththeyoungergenerationandtochat.Whenwevisitthem,theypreparelotsoffoodandwestaywiththemforawhile,weaskhowtheyare,"Sakano,thefounderoftheZeroWasteAcademy,said.Sakano'sideasaretrulyrevolutionaryifyouthinkaboutit.She'sprovingthatcommunitycanbefoundthroughhandlingthestuffwenolongerwantandneed.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinparagraph2?Whatharmfuleffectsgarbageburninghas.WhygarbagesortingisnecessaryinJapan.Howtheideaofzerowastewasputforward.WhattheZeroWasteAcademyfunctionsas.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"pushback"probablymean?A.Inactiveresponse. B.Generousreward.C.Bittersuffering. D.Beneficialguidance.Whatisabonusofthezerowasteproject?A.Reducingwaste. B.Creatingcommunity.C.Increasingpeople'sincome. D.Developinganewtechnology.Whichpartofanewspaperisthistextmostlikelyfrom?A.Technology. B.Health. C.Workplace. D.Lifestyle.第二節（共第二節（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項Peoplegenerallydesiretoagegracefully(優雅地)andlivealongandhealthylifefilledwithgoodfriends,family,andplentyofactivity16,it'sfarfrombeingafantasy.Thefactis,manyseniorsdoit.Sowhataretheirsecrets?●Avoidstress.Studiesshowthatpeoplewhoareunderlotsofstressareata20%increasedriskofheartattackandstroke.Becauseofthis,avoidingstressasmuchaspossibleisoneofthebestwaystoliveahappyandhealthylifeformanyyears. 17 it'squiteusefultolearntechniquestodealwithitbetter. 18 .Youmustknowthatyourfriendscanmakeyoufeelhappy,butareyouawarethattheycanhelpyoulivelonger,too?Manystudieshavefoundthatbeingaloneasyouageisagreatriskineverythingfromearlydeathtoheartdiseaseandstroke.●Setdailygoals.19.Andpurposefullivingcanreducechancesofbeingdepressed.InplaceslikeJapanwheretherearemanycentenarians(peoplewholivebeyond100years),thereisalotofemphasisonlivingalifeofpurpose.Trytoplanwhatyouwilldothenextdaybeforegoingtobed.●Exercise.Studiesshowagainandagainthatexerciseisoneofthebestwaystokeepyourbodyandmindfitasyouage.Inadditiontohelpingyouavoidphysicaldiseaseslikeheartdiseaseanddiabetes,dailyexercisecanalsohelpyoustayawayfrommentaldiseasesandwillcontributetokeepingyourbodyfit,healthyandcapablethroughoutyourgoldenyears. 20 .Findsomeonetolove.Keepahealthysociallife.Whileit'simpossibletocutstressoutoflifeentirely.Althoughthisissomethingthatmanypeopledreamof.Thoughthesetoolshelpreducethestressofliving.Besides,it'sagreatwaytomeetnewpeopleandlearnnewthings.Havingsomethingtolookforwardtoeverydaywillkeepyoumotivated.第二部分語言運用（共兩節，滿分 45分）第一節（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項Hecouldhaveplaceditinacornerorcouldhavesoldittoafrienddownthestreetorastrangeronashoppingwebsite.21DaveKellner,ofRiegelsville,decidedtosharehisbelovedcello(大提琴)withayoungmusicianwithabilityandambitionwhodidn't22one.OnFriday,the69-year-oldman23theEastonAreaMiddleSchoolto24presenthiscellotoAnnaSmith,agraderwhoplaysintheschool).Kellner25thecellonineyearsagowhenheretiredanddecidedtostarta26.Hespenttwoyearstryingtoimprovehisskills,buttheeffectsof)madeit27forhimtogoonpractising.Hecouldhave 28 thecellotothedistrict'smusicprogramme.Buthewanteditinthehandsofatalented,serous-mindedlocal 29 whocouldn'taffordtopurchaseacello.DonnaPalmer,directoroftheschoolorchestra,saiditwasdifficultto 30 afternarrowingdownthefieldtothreeworthystudents. 31 ,theinstrumentwasgiventoa13-year-oldwhosaysshehopesto 32 thecellofortherestofherlife.Becauseofhiskindact,Kellnerwillbeabletoexperiencethe 33 ofhearingitplayedatspringmusicalconcert.Andknowingshehasanotherfaninthe 34 couldhelpkeepSmithmotivatedtopractiseandperhapseventually 35 thecello.Kellner's 36 toreachoutandimprovethelifeofatalented,youngmusicianis 37 .Agoodcellocancostroughly$2,000.That'sahigh 38 formanypoorfamilies.Inthehandsofachildwithtalentanddetermination,itcan 39 alife.Here'shopingthattherearemoreDaveKellnersouttherewhounderstandthevalueofpassingona(n) 40 musicalinstrument.A.But B.So C.And D.OrA.need B.accept C.deserve D.haveA.stayedat B.arrivedat C.passedby D.movedintoA.secretly B.personally C.anxiously D.normally25.A.borrowedB.discoveredC.bought D.advertised26.A.schoolB.companyC.hobby D.programme27.A.unnecessaryB.probableC.suitable D.difficult28.A.donatedB.reportedC.added D.connected29.A.teacherB.friendC.actor D.student30.A.decideB.explainC.stop D.discuss31.A.ByallmeansB.IntheendC.Atleast D.Aboveall32.A.buyB.borrowC.keep D.play33.A.lifeB.effectC.joy D.loss34.A.hospitalB.armyC.classroom D.audience35.A.masterB.sellC.return D.miss36.A.decisionB.planC.goal D.permission37.A.interestingB.disappointingC.satisfying D.inspiring38.A.levelB.priceC.quality D.risk39.A.saveB.endC.change D.live40.A.expensiveB.traditionalC.beloved D.useless第二節（共1第二節（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式AChinesesayinggoesthat“Firewood,rice,cookingoil,salt,sauce,vinegar 41. teaarethesevennecessitiestobeginaday.”Withoutdoubt,tea 42. (welcome)allovertheworld.AccordingtotheUN,teais 43. (much)thanjustahotdrink.It’sabigpartofmanyculturesaroundtheworld.You 44. (possible)knowthatpeopleinChinausetop-gradetea 45. (show)respectwhenreceivingimportantguests.Meanwhile,theBritishtraditionofafternoonteaisanimportantpartofthatcountry’sidentity.MakingMalaysia’spulledteahasbecomeasortofartform,wheredrinkerstakeprideinitsentertainmentaspects.Asan 46. (express)ofMoroccanhospitality()andtradition,minttea—amixofgreentea,spearmintleav