1、北京市海淀区届高三英语下学期一模考试试题北京市海淀区2021届高三英语下学期4月一模考试试题2021.04本试卷共8页，100分。考试时长90分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题纸上，在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题纸并交回。第一部分：知识运用(共两节，30分)第一节（共10小题;每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。My. friendship with the students in a primary school in Uganda started on a shaky ground. The
2、 1 of not being understood was hidden within, for they spoke a language different from that of mine and mine too fell on deaf ears.I greeted them with a wide smile, and when I spoke further, they replied with ice cold 2 A reminder echoed in my mind: you must live through it to get to them. So I gave
3、 it another .try. I spoke 3 English with hand gestures and a bit of dancing. If all failed, the smile would 4 Soon we picked up and then the 5 of the learners came into play. At the mention of a name, trembles and face covering were the response I got. I decided to 6 a desk with a team each day duri
4、ng group work to get closer. After school, I accompanied them home. 7 , we became friends. They were even aware of my favorite fruit, avocado (牛油果): If I didnt get one on my desk, it would 8 me wherever I was. My slippers were worn out. One night I left them out as no one could steal a pair of slipp
5、ers in that state. The next morning, I was ready to drag my slippers on as usual and I was surprised they had been 9 Wow!The little things we do for each other bring us great joy and warmth. We dont have a proper spoken language, but we are fluent in the language of 10 .1. A. anger B. fear C. confus
6、ion D. disappointment2. A. agreement B. blame C. comment D. silence3. A. simple B. official C. academic D. unusual4. A. turn up B break off C. take over D. fade away5. A. shyness B. laziness C. loneliness D. calmness6. A. clear B. share C. search D. exchange7. A. Suddenly B. Obviously C. Accidentall
7、y D. Gradually8. A. hit B. find C. catch D. hunt9. A. packed B: cleaned C. repaired D. abandoned10. A. sympathy B. admiration C. friendship D. confidence第二节 语法填空（共10小题：每小题15分，共15分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。ABrian Skerry is an underwater photo journalist As part of
8、 his job, he encounters mysterious sea 11 (creature) such as whales and sharks. To get the best photo Skerry gets close to the wildlifeeven if its dangerous. One time in Mexico, a squid gabbed Skerry as he 12 . (take) a photo.Why does Skerry take these risks? He hopes his photographs will make peopl
9、e think about life in the oceans. As Skerry says, “The oceans are in real trouble. As a journalist, the most important thing I can do is to raise public 13 (aware).”BIn the past few years, researchers at Land University 14 (publish) several papers on dogs ability to detect the warmth of a body witho
10、ut touching it. Their results show that, from 5 feet away, dogs can reliably tell the difference 15 a 4-inch object at body temperature and one at room temperature. The scientists identified a set of nerves in a dogs nose 16 appear to be responsible. The skin on a dogs nose can absorb the tiny amoun
11、t of infrared light (红外线) leaking from a warm object, and the nerves inside the skin quickly sense that extra energy, 17 (signal) to the brain that something warm is nearby.CSome American cities are banning drive-through windows at fast-food restaurants. There are two basic reasons for the bans: con
12、cern for the environment and the need 18 (fight) obesity.In the US, most adults drive automobiles and almost 40% of the adults are overweight. Thats partly 19 people are worried about the environment and unhealthy diets. Supporters of the bans hope fewer drive-through windows 20 (reduce) litter and
13、air pollution from customers driving cars. Some also think that people will choose healthier food if there is no longer the convenience of a drive-through window.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，38分）第一节（共14小题；每小题2分，共28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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。AEmergencies are scary, but there is now a new smart r
14、ing on the market that will quickly call for help when you need it most. Meet Nimb, a ring that includes a panic button. It lets you send emergency alerts (警报) to preset contacts from its mobile app with the touch of a thumb. Whether you are being attacked or experiencing a serious health problem, N
15、imb will help keep you safe and sound.Smart Ring to the RescueThe story behind the development with this new technology is unique and touching. In 2010, Kathy Roma, who is the co-founder and communications lead with Nimb, was violently attacked by a complete stranger and was on the brink of death. S
16、he suffered multiple stab wounds in a safe neighborhood, just a few feet away from a police station. Her saving grace wasnt just her fight and drive to survive, but the call for help.Since then, she has been searching to find a way for others to have a voice when theyre in need of help and has been
17、a driving force in the development of this new technology. And Nimb is easy to use. All you need to do when your contacts. Your contacts will get instant emergency alerts on their smartphones and tablets. This smart ring tracks your exact location in real time and your contacts will know where you a
18、re at all times. Nimbs app includes an alert card, and built-in chat and notification features. The ring is compatible (兼容的) with Bluetooth 4+, iOS 7+ and Android 4+. It is also equipped with a rechargeable LiPo Battery that will last about two weeks, and is designed to withstand water and dust.Nimb
19、: Stay Safe in StyleWhat makes this smart ring extra special is that it is cool and futuristic looking. It comes in two colors: Stealth Black and Classic White. The ring is available in US ring sizes 4-12, which means you can wear it on any of your fingers. Theres no doubt this new technology will b
20、e a hit on the market: everyone wants to have that extra piece of mind when it comes to health and safety. Nimb retails for $129.21 Nimb is designed to help users_.A. relieve pain in stressful situationsB. warn friends of surrounding dangersC. call contacts for help in emergenciesD. keep track of se
21、rious health problems22. Kathy Roma got the idea of Nimb from_.A. her experience of being attackedB. her desire to have a voice in technologyC. her dream of founding her own companyD. her drive to survive from a serious disease23. How do you use Nimb when you are in trouble?A. By editing an emergenc
22、y message.B. By pressing a button for three seconds.C. By tracking the location of preset contacts.D. By sending alerts to the smartphones nearby.BIt was a reading class. While all her classmates were flying through the 2nd and 3rd books in the Harry Potter series Skye Malik, only on page four of th
23、e first book, got impossibly stuck on the word doughnut”.Her unexpected difficulty with reading is called dyslexia. Skye got a professional diagnosis at the end of the 2nd grade. Knowing that other kids were going through the same thing made it easier on her somehow. What wasnt easy, even after all
24、the help she got from special tutors and reading programs, was fluent reading. What many people do without thinking- reading-she had to struggle with word by word, sometimes letter by letter. In class, she would hear the other kids flip through the pages on assignments and go on to the questions whi
25、le she was still doing battle with the first paragraph.She was as frustrated as she was discouraged. But she didnt know of any other way until her 4th grade teacher, Miss Pollock, told her about something called Learning Ally.Learning Ally is a non-profit organization that offers audio versions of b
26、ooks. A crew of volunteer readers has recorded 75,000 classic novels, childrens books, and school textbooks that help more than 300,000 students and adults with learning differences or who are blind. Now Skye could listen to the books with her ears and follow the words with her eyes on the page, Ins
27、tead of having her mother read her textbooks to her, she could independently do her work. “With Learning Ally, I feel confident and capable and can easily keep up with my classmates,” Skye explains, “and I want other kids to feel empowered, just the way I did.”So Skye, now aged 16, created The Paco
28、Project which was named after her grandfather whose nickname was “Paco”. The Paco Project is a fundraiser and educational initiative focusing on giving students with dyslexia access to the same Learning Ally technology that changed her life.Skye has realized that she is one of the lucky kids who hav
29、e been diagnosed. She knows that educating teachers about dyslexia and giving students with the learning challenge the tools they need is a great first step in meeting dyslexia head on, and helping them be confident, capable students.“Right now they feel stuck-ashamed, unsure and insecure about thei
30、r school work. If I could help stop these students feeling this way, that would mean the world to me.”24. According to the passage, Skye _.A. found a way out with the help of Miss PollockB. felt annoyed at being teased by her classmatesC. preferred reading the first book of Harry PotterD. was diagno
31、sed with dyslexia in her fourth grade25. The Paco Project was created _.A. to promote Learning Ally technologyB. to empower those with reading difficultyC. with inspiration from Skyes grandfatherD. in response to the growing demands of teachers26. The passage mainly about _.A. what people with dysle
32、xia are sufferingB. what measures are needed to beat dyslexiaC. how Learning Ally influenced people with dyslexiaD. how Skye battled against dyslexia and helped othersCThe philosopher Martin Buber, is most known for his work on I-Thou/You” relationships in which people: are open, direct, mutually interested in each other. In contrast, “I-It” relationships are those in which we use the other, like an object, to solve our problems and fulfill our
