中国人民大学附属中学通州校区2020-2021学年度第一学期 高三英语统练试卷（二） 本试卷共8页，满分100分，考试时间90分钟。请考生务必将答案答在答题纸上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分：知识运用（共两节，30分）第一节 完形填空（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。A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work.He may have the belief that he is not capable of it. A child may think he is stupid because he doesnt understand how to make the 1 of his mental faculties（才能）. Older people may be mistaken that they are incapable of learning something new because of their 2 .A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real 3 because he feels that it would be useless. He wont go at a job with confidence necessary for success and he wont work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so. He is 4 likely to fail, and the failure will strengthen his belief in his competence. Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had an experience like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor start in maths. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in maths in order that they would not 5 too much of him. In this way, they also 6 the idea. He accepted their mistaken thinking of his ability, felt that it was useless to 7 and was very poor at maths, just as they expected.One day he worked at a problem which 8 of the other students had been able to solve. Alder 9 in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He now worked with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at 10 . He not only proved that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learned early in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may astonish himself as well as others by his ability. 1. A. biggestB. mostC. highestD. deepest2. A. abilityB. ageC. brainD. knowledge3. A. decisionB. successC. effortD. trouble4. A. trulyB. reallyC. however D. therefore5. A. blameB. expectC. getD. win6. A. developedB. organized C. discoveredD. found7. A. manageB. succeedC. tryD. act8. A. noneB. nothingC. everybodyD. nobody9. A. gaveB. succeededC. failedD. believed10.A. lessonsB. medicineC. subjectsD. maths第二节 语法填空（共10题；每小题1.5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。AAt 9 feet tall and weighing about 250 pounds, the ostrich (鸵鸟) is the worlds largest bird. As the myth goes, a frightened ostrich will bury its head in the sand 11 (make) itself invisible to its hunters. If that sounds like a “bird-brained” way to escape danger, youre right! Actually, the ostrich plays dead in this way. When this behavior 12 (see) from a distance, the ostrichs head might not be visible, 13 (give) the false impression that its head is buried. BI picked up the phone, slowly dialing the number to her house. All I could think was 14 we could possibly have a conversation about. Nothing! I didnt think I could have anything in common with the person 15 is 50 years older than me. “Your grandmother wont be around forever,” my mom said, so I just did what she told me and called my grandmother. What I didnt know was that the phone call 16 (change) my attitude to life. CTen years ago, people bought electric vehicles (EVs) to reduce their carbon footprint. 17 the limited range and high price made EVs something of a rare sight on roads. A lot can change in a decade. Advances in battery technology 18 (mean) electric cars now travel much further on a single charge. Government grants (补贴) serve to draw buyers away from gasoline-powered cars. The change will have a huge impact 19 life. Roads will become far 20 (quiet) and pollution levels will be reduced quickly, potentially leading to improved quality of life. 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。AWorlds loneliest marathonMany of us know about Russias Lake Baikal from our textbooks, or by listening to Chinese singer Li Jians hit song, Lake Baikal. But over the past decade, the worlds deepest freshwater lake has been in the spotlight for an extreme sport. Each March since 2005, about 150 people from around the world sign up for the Baikal Ice Marathon. They come to explore the lakes breathtaking beauty and challenge themselves in unpredictable conditions. The 26-mile (41.84-kilometers) journey starts on the lakes eastern shore. In March, the ice is a meter thick and iron-hard. Runners cross this frozen surface, finishing on the western side of the lake. Known as the “blue eye of Siberia”, Lake Baikal has exceptionally clear waters. This means its ice is almost perfectly transparent. “Seen from above, a runner on the ice looks as if he or she is jogging through space,” The New York Times