【正文】 to stay there with the stranger? Good moms should also teach daughters that the world is dangerous. Then, I watched them like there was a hidden 30 in the lifeguard chair filming the man as America’s Most Wanted. Every few minutes, I looked to my fiveyearold to make sure she hadn’t been 31 out to sea, then back to Drew to make sure there was no 32 between her and the stranger. When I looked at Drew again, she had started 33 with the man. She was probably telling him where we lived and how her father was away on 34 . He nodded. She kept talking. He nodded again, then they laughed. A few seconds later, she ran back to us, with a toy fish in her hand. It must have been something 35 he used for bait(餌 ). The three other girls were 36 , so they didn’t try to 37 how eager they were to have one. Just when I was at a loss, there he was: the man, standing right next to us. He was holding three more toy fish. He handed them to each of the girls. By their 38 , I r e a l i z e d t h a t h e w a s 39 a warmhearted man, meaning no harm at all. “Thank you”, I said, realizing that yes, there is evil in this world?but there is also good, and 40 in strangers, and lessons for mothers to learn that only threeyearolds could teach them. 21. A. settled B. woken C. risen D. turned 22. A. bined B. loaded C. divided D. gathered 23. A. daughters B. sons C. nieces D. nephews 24. A. expanded B. covered C. spread D. increased 25. A. in B. on C. at D. of 26. A. while B. as C. though D. if 27. A. otherwise B. therefore C. instead D. besides 28. A. reasonably B. hardly C. merely D. probably 29. A. feeling B. warning C. greeting D. saying 30. A. recorder B. radio C. camera D. puter 31. A. swept B. left C. dropped D. worn 32. A. treatment B. contact C. agreement D. link 33. A. quarreling B. arguing C. debating D. chatting 34. A. vacation B. business C. leave D. show 35. A. what B. which C. that D. where 36. A. moved B. disappointed C. frightened D. interested 37. A. hide B. tell C. express D. explain 38. A. faces B. fingers C. arms D. tongues 39. A. usually B. specially C. actually D. finally 40. A. care B. devotion C. faith D. kindness 第二部分 ： 閱讀理解（第一節(jié) 20小題，第二節(jié) 5小題；每小題 2分，滿分 50分） 第一節(jié)：閱讀下列材料，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（ A、 B、 C 和 D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。嚴(yán)州中學(xué) 2021 屆高三 3 月階段測(cè)試英語試題 選擇題部分 （共 80分） 第一部分：英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分 30分） 第一節(jié)：?jiǎn)雾?xiàng)填空（共 20小題；每小題 ，滿分 10分） 從 A、 B、 C和 D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。 1. — People should use public transportation more than private cars. — ________. The traffic is always so heavy. A. Exactly B. I’ m afraid not C. It depends D. That’ s all right 2. Beijing has been _____ host city of 2022 Winter Olympics, bringing _____ great surprise to Chinese again. A. a, a B. the, the C. a, / D. the, / 3. What really counts is not the _____ of life but the depth of life. A. weight B. height C. width D. length 4. Words have power that _____ by few things in the world. A. matches B. are matched C. is matched D. have matched 5. — Why are your red cherries so expensive? — You see, the price of fruit always varies _____ the seasons. A. from B. with C. in D. by 6. A law can’ t be _____ for anyone, even for those in power. A. turned B. bent C. beaten D. meant 7. — Is there any power left in your cell phone? Mine is dying. — Oh, sorry! There is _____ left in my cell phone, either. A. anything B. no one C. none D. nothing 8. Everyone in the world has a dream, a passion in their life _____ urges them to move forward. A. that B. where C. what D. in which 9. As the price of housing _____ these years, Shanghai ranks 7th among the world’ s top ten cities of price growing. A. grows B. was growing C. has been growing D. has grown 10. — How do you find your first visit to your friend Jane? — Oh, wonderful! Her warm wele left me pletely _____. A. at ease B. under attack C. beyond doubt D. in tears 11. People tend to think that if you want to achieve something big, you’ ll have to _____. A. make sense B. give way C. take risks D. lose face 12. Children acquire language more quickly than adults, simply by learning it _____— they listen, copy, and municate. A. fluently B. naturally C. carefully D. particularly 13. Some parents gave their children overtime homework on Sundays when they ____ themselves. A. must have relaxed B. can’ t have relaxed C. needn’ t have relaxed D. should have relaxed 14. A winwin solution to a problem is _____ allows everyone to feel good. A. what B. that C. which D. how 15. The pany is planning to hire a new manager to _____ the old one’ s position. A. take on B. take up C. take in D. take over 16. Twenty scientists were reported _____the top prize at the 2021 State Science and Technology Awards in Beijing on January 9th, 2021. A. to award B. to be awarded C. to have been awarded D. to have awarded 17. The temperature fell to 6℃ in most part of Zhejiang last month, which shows that it _____ be freezing cold in Southern China sometimes. A. can B. shall C. may D. will 18. A strong cold current hit South China in January, 2021, leading to most schools _____ for the sake of safety. A. broke up B. breaking up C. broken up D. break up 19. Sam loves teaching. Seeing his students succeed is very _____, he says. A. promising B. rewarding C. surprising D. challenging 20. — I failed in the maths exam. — That’ s one of those things. ________. A. Practice makes perfect B. Think it more and do it again C. Just look on the bright side D. Drop it and try other subjects 第二節(jié) ： 完形填空（共 20小題；每小題 1分，滿分 20 分） 閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從 21～ 40各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（ A、 B、 C和 D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。 A I never make resolutions (important decisions made on important occasions). Every December 31st, at the stroke of midnight, my mind usually wanders from the r