1、届全国卷III高考压轴卷 英语绝密启封前 2021全国卷III高考压轴卷英 语第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What did the womans mother take away from her?A. A camera. B. A comp
2、uter. C. A cellphone.2. When does the mailman usually come?A. By 4:00 p.m. B. By 5:00 p.m. C. After 6:00 p.m.3. What will the woman probably do?A. Get ready for the test.B. Stop playing the music.C. Study with the man.4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Classmates. B. Strang
3、ers. C. Neighbors.5. Where does the woman want to go?A. A park. B. A bank. C. A hotel.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6、7题。6. What kind of coffee is the woman drinking?A. African. B. Colombian. C. Tur
4、kish.7. How does the woman feel about the coffee?A. It tastes like ordinary coffee.B. It tastes different from the usual coffee.C. Its the best coffee shes ever had.听下面一段对话，回答第8至10题。8. Who is on a banana diet?A. The mans sister. B. The mans cousin. C. The mans neighbor.9. What does the woman think o
5、f a fish diet?A. It costs too much. B. Its good for the heart.C. Its bad for the teeth.10. What is the woman probably going to do?A. See a doctor. B. Play tennis. C. Go shopping.听下面一段对话，回答第11至13题。11. What does Steven want to be when he grows up?A. A hotel manager. B. An office worker. C. A Chinese t
6、eacher.12. How does Susan think of the job of being a teacher?A. Its tiring. B. Its difficult. C. Its meaningful.13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Their school life. B. Their future plans. C. Their part-time jobs.听下面一段对话，回答第14至16题。14. Where did Michael get to know Kate?A. In a restau
7、rant. B. At Tims party. C. At Jamess concert.15. Who will give a concert?A. The mans friend. B. Michael. C. Kate.16. When will the concert start?A. At 6:00. B. At 7:00. C. At 8:00.听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。17. What does Casey look like in the film?A. She has black hair. B. She is wide-eyed. C. She has wide
8、face.18. Where does Tomorrowland lie?A. Between the earth and space.B. Between time and the earth.C. Between time and space.19. What was Britt asked to do before she was allowed to read the script?A. To discover the mysteries of Tomorrowland.B. To put on performances for the part of Casey many times
9、.C. To have a positive outlook on the future.20. What kind of feeling did Britt have after reading the script?A. A mixed emotion. B. A feeling of success. C. A feeling of excitement.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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ABreathtaking Underwater Desti
10、nationsConrad Maldives Rangali Island-Rangali Island, The MaldivesThis island resort is famous for its Ithaa Undersea Restaurant, the worlds first all-glass dining establishment completely built underwater. Its also one of the only places in the world where you shouldnt be afraid of sharks staring a
11、t you.Above ground, Conrad Maldives Rangali Island provides beautiful views of the Indian Ocean.Atlantis The Palm - Dubai, United Arab EmiratesAtlantis The Palm was the first resort built on an island and lies on the worlds largest man-made island, Palm Jumeirah. It also offers floor-to-ceiling view
12、s of the sea in its underwater suites, even ,in the bathrooms. Guests can dine at not one，but two underwater restaurants. Poseidon Cafe and Ossiano.Please Note: The hotel is currently undergoing a three-year renovation（翻修）-due for completion by 2019.Guests should expect low-level interruption during
13、 construction hours (10 a. m-6 p. m )Utter Inn - Vasteras, SwedenIts an art project designed by artist and sculptor Mikael Genberg, which conveniently doubles as a hotel room. Guests enter the Utter Inn through a red Swedish-style house floating on the water. and then climb down a hatch(舱口) in the f
14、loor for the main attraction: the underwater bedroom surrounded by windows looking into Swedens Lake Malaren。Planet Ocean Underwater Hotel-Key West, FLLocated 30 feet below the surface, the hotels 12 bedrooms are accessible via a glass elevator and provide an overall view of marine life. A marine bi
15、ologist will accompany guests to explain the marine life around them Besides, the hotel will travel to other places -Japan, Singapore, and Thailand are listed on the hotels website-to bring the experience to other citizens of the world.21What is Ithaa Undersea Restaurant famous for?AThe overall view
16、 of underwater life.BThe first restaurant built on a man-made island.CThe first underwater restaurant totally made of glass.DThe only underwater restaurant without sharks around.22Which was designed by Mikael Genberg?AUtter Inn. BAtlantis The Palm.CIthaa Undersea Restaurant. DPlanet Ocean Underwater
17、 Hotel.23What makes Planet Ocean Underwater Hotel different?AIt locates under water. BIts under repair.CIts guests can travel free. DIt is moveable.BTwo-year-old Samantha Savitz is deaf and loves interacting with her neighbors, so they all learned sign language in order to communicate with her bette
18、r. The little girl is just so charming and adorable that its hard not to want to be able to have simple conversations with her.In the United States，about two to four of every 1,000 people are functionally deafabout 2 million people. Around 28 million Americans, 10% of the population，have some degree
19、 of hearing loss. Around 500, 000 deaf people in the country use American Sign Language (ASL), and its the third most commonly used language in the US; many hearing people are also fluent in ASL. With so many people using ASL, its only right that Savitzs neighbors learn the language，not only for her
20、 but also to be able to communicate with other deaf people.Located at the end of Islington Road in Newton, Massachusells, this little neighborhood is absolutely charmed by one little girl. Savitz is a super engaging girl, and she loves interacting with people in her community. She is delighted when
21、they are able to sign with her. However, she gets really sad when they cant understand her when she tries to communicate with them. Because of this, Savitzs neighbors collectively hired an instructor for ASL classes. With the help of their instructor, Rhys McGovern, the neighbors are able to help Sa
22、vitz feel a sense of belonging.What the neighbors did for this little girl is wonderful because she will grow up being well-adjusted in society .Instead of feeling separated because no one outside of her family will understand her, Savitz will be accustomed to constantly interacting with different p
23、eople. Her family is so thankful that they are fortunate to have such caring and compassionate neighbors. Savitz calls her neighbors “friends,” and accurately so.Other than speaking with the darling of their neighborhood, the residents of Islington Road will also be able to communicate with any othe
24、r deaf person they encounter. “We are really enjoying the whole process，not only the learning of ASL, but the learning together,” says McNeil, one of Savitzs neighbors. “Its made our neighborhood a closer place.”24Why does the author present the figures in paragraph 2?ATo recommend people to learn A
25、SL. BTo show why the ASL class is appealing.CTo stress how terrible the life of the deaf is. DTo account for Savitzs neighbors learning ASL.25How does little Savitz feel when her neighbors are able to communicate with her?AProud. BPleased. CConfused. DSurprised.26What does Rhys McGovern do for Savit
26、z?AHe teaches her neighbors ASL. BHe guides her to interact with her neighbors.CHe hired an instructor for her neighbors. DHe called on her neighbors to help her.27What lesson can we learn from the story?AMany heads are better than one.BHelp others and be happy with yourself.CYou cant hide the world
27、 from your next neighbor.DThe poor are good to themselves and the good for the world.CWhen we sleep, our brains clear out the memories weve made while were awake, deciding what to keep and what to discard. Forgetting is an active process, explained the authors of a study published in the journal Sci
28、ence. But less is known about this process during the different stages of sleep.The team found that during the rapid eye movement （REM） sleep stage, when active sleep happens and we are thought to dream, special nerve（神经）cells appear to actively lead to forgetting. What are known as MCH neurons（神经元）
29、sit in the hypothalamus a part of the brain which helps with a range of functions such as sleep, appetite and emotions. Past research has suggested these cells help to control REM sleep patterns.The team looked at MCH neurons in mice, and found 52.8 percent were active during REM sleep, compared wit
30、h 35 percent when the mice were awake. They also turned MCH neurons on and off during memory tests. MCH cells appeared to send messages to the part of the brain to stop the formation of memories.Study co-author Thomas Kilduff said the team was surprised to find that mice performed better on learning
31、 and memory tasks when the MCH cells were inhibited（受抑制）.“This result suggests that stimulation of the MCH neurons may disturb memory strengthening - that is, MCH neurons may help forgetting, Kilduff explained.Asked what motivated the study, Kilduff said, There is research argument about the role of
32、 sleep-in learning and memory, specifically, whether REM sleep, slow-wave sleep or both types of sleep are important for memory strengthening.Kilduff acknowledged the study was conducted only on mice, not on humans. Also, mice are animals that remain active at night, with periods of sleeping and being awake distributed throughout the day a
