广东省惠州市2021届高三4月份第一次模拟英语试题 （PDF版）

2021 届高三模拟考试英语试题 第1页 共 8 页 绝密★启用前 惠州市 2021 届高三第一次模拟考试试题 英 语 （2021.04） 试卷共 8页，卷面满分 120分。考试用时 120分钟。 注意事项： 1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，并将准考证条形码 粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。 2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，用签字笔直接将答 案写在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分 50 分) 第一节 （共 15小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5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。 A The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms (节气). The Spring Equinox (春分), as the fourth term of the year, starts on March 20 and ends on April 3 this year. Here are things you may not know about the Spring Equinox. Swallows flying north The ancient Chinese people divided the fifteen days of the Spring Equinox into three “hou’s”, or five-day parts. As the old saying goes, swallows fly back to the North in the first hou; thunder cracks the sky in the second hou; lightning occurs frequently in the third hou. It vividly reveals the climate feature during the Spring Equinox. Egg-standing games Standing an egg upright is a popular game across the country during the Spring Equinox. It is an old custom that dates back to 4,000 years ago. It is believed that if someone can make the egg stand, he will have good luck in the future. Flying kites The Spring Equinox is a good time to fly kites. In ancient times, people did not have good medical resources. To pray for health, they wrote their medical issues on a paper kite. When the kite was in the air, people would cut off the string to let the paper kite float away, symbolizing the flying away of diseases. Eating spring vegetables Eating spring vegetables during the Spring Equinox is a commonly practiced custom in many regions of China. Spring vegetables refer to seasonal vegetables that differ from place to place. The ancient teachings in the Chinese classic, Huangdi Neijing, suggest that people eat seasonal foods to help pre