普通高等学校招生全国统一考试模拟英语试题二含答案解析.docx

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普通高等学校招生全国统一考试模拟英语试题二含答案解析

2021好题精选模拟卷二

第I卷

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15题；每题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。

A

 Markfeltthatitwastimeforhim,totakepartinhiscommunity,sohewenttotheneighborhoodmeetingafterwork.Thearea'scitycouncilwoman（女议员）wasleadingadiscussionabouthowthequalityoflifewasdecreasing.Theneighborhoodfacedmanyproblems.

   Marklookedatthechartstapedtothewalls.Therearechartsforparkingproblems,crime,andforproblemsinvacantbuildings.Peopleweresupposedtosuggestsolutionstothecouncilwoman.

ItwastoomuchforMark."Theproblemsaretoobig,"hethought.Heturnedtothemannexttohimandsaid,"Ithinkthisisawasteofmytime.NothingIcoulddowouldmakeadifferencehere."

    Markthoughtsomemoreonhiswaytothebusstop."Peopleshouldjusttakecareofthemselves,"hedecided."That'senoughtodo.Ican'ttakeonalltheproblemsoftheworld."

    Ashenearedthebusstop,Marksawawomancarryingagrocerybagandababy.Shewastryingtounlockhercar,butshedidn'thaveafreehand.AsMarkgotcloser,herotherchild,alittleboy,suddenly darted intothestreet.Thewomantriedtoreachforhim,butasshemoved,herbagshiftedandthegroceriesstartedtofallout.Markrantotaketheboy'sarmandledhimbacktohismother.Thenhepickedupthegrocerieswhilethewomansmiledinrelief."Thanks!

"shesaid."You'vegotgreattiming!

"

"Justbeingneighborly,"Marksaid.Asherodehome,heglancedatthewallsofthebus.  Ononeofthemwas"Smallactsofkindnessaddup.  "Marksmiledan

dthought,"Maybethat'sagoodplacetostart."

21.InMark'sopinion,_________.

    A.nobodywassoableastosolvetheproblems

   B.hewasnotinthepositiontosolvesuchproblems

    C.manypeopleweretooselfishtothinkaboutothers

    D.healreadyhadmorethanenoughworktodo

22.Theunderlinedword"darted"inparagraph5canbebestreplacedby________.

    A.walked        B.marched          C.wandered         D.rushed

23.WhatistheimplicationoftheWordsonthebuswall?

    A.Youshouldbekindtoyourneighborsandtheywilltreatyouthesameway.

    B.Everyonecanplayhisownparttomakethingsbetter.

    C.Allsmallactswilladduptokindness.

    D.It'sasmallacttohelpapersoninneed.

24.Thepassageismainlyabout________.

    A.howindividualscanhelpmakeadifference

    B.runninganeighborhoodmeetingtosolveitsproblems

    C.citizens'reactionstotheproblemstheyface

    D.solvingproblemsthroughgroupaction

B

ChrisJonesrecentlyfinishedaveryunusualjourney.OurreporterMaryOwenmethimathishomeinsouthLondon andhetoldherallaboutthetrip.

Reporter:

Whatgaveyoutheideatotravelaround India onanelephan

t,Chris?

Chris:

 Well,itallstarted2yearsagowhenIwasplanningatripto India.IvisitedaphotographicexhibitionofelephantsandIrealizedthattheonlywaytotravelisonanelephant.

Reporter:

 Whatdidyoudonext?

Chris:

 Iflewto NewDelhi andstartedlookingforanelephant.Ineededanelephanttrainedto    carrypeople.Ididn’tknowanythingaboutelephants,soIaskedanexpertforhelp.Hetaughtmehowtorideanelephant.Healsohelpedmefindanelephant.

Reporter:

Canyoutellmeaboutthejourney?

Chris:

 Well.IboughtafemaleelephantcalledTaraforabout$6000.Wesetofffrom NewDelhi aweeklater.WewereheadingtoSonepurinnorthern India wherethereisabigelephantmarketandIcouldsellTaraeasily.Andwhataride!

Elephantscantravelatabout6milesanhourandSonepurwasmorethan1,200kimaway.Thejourneytookus64days!

Reporter:

 Didyouhaveanyproblemsonyourjourney?

Chris:

 Yes,afew.Butnothingserious.Onthethirdday,Tarahurtherfoot.Butthatgotbetterquickly.Alsotherewasalogofheavyrainduringthefirstweekandwegotverywet!

Reporter:

 WhathappenedwhenyoureachedSonepur?

Chris:

 MyplanwastosellTara.ButbynowIwasveryfondofher.Icouldn’ttakeherbackto Britain andIdidn’twanttosellheratthemarket.Bychance，Imetsomepeoplewhowantedanelephantfo

rtheirnationalpark.IknewthatTarawouldbesafewiththem,soIgavehertothem.Iwasverysadtosaygoodbye. 

25.Chrisgottheideatotravelaround India onanelephantfrom_____.

A.avisittoanIndianzoo      

                     B.anelephantexpertfrom India

C.somephotosofelephants                       D.anoldfriendwholivedin India

26.TheelephantexperttoldChris_________.

A.howmuchanelephantcost                   B.howtokeepthe

elephant

C.wheretosellhiselephant                        D.howtorideanelephant

27.ChrisdecidedtotraveltoSonepurbecause_________.

A.itisaveryinterestingplace

B.elephantscan’tbesoldanywhereelse

C.hewouldbeabletosellTarathereeasily

D.itwouldonlytake64daystotravelthere

28.WhenChrisarrivedatSonepurmarket,he_______.

A.realizedthathedidn’treallywanttosellTara

B.visitedanationalpark

C.soldTaratoanationalpark

D.decidedtotakeTarahomewithhim

C

WhyIntegrityMatters

WhatIsIntegrity?

　　Thekeytointegrityisconsistency-notonlysettinghighpersonalstandardsforoneself（honesty,responsibility,respectforothers,fairness）butalsolivinguptothosestandardseachandeveryday.Onewhohasintegrityisboundbyandfollowsmoralandethical（道德上的）standardsevenwhenmakinglife'shardchoices,choiceswhichmaybecloudedbystress,pressuretosucceed,ortemptation.

　　Whathappensifwelie,cheat,steal,orviolateotherethicalstandards?

Wefeeldisappointedinourselvesandashamed.Butalapse（缺失）ofintegrityalsoaffectsourrelationshipswithothers.Trustisessentialinanyimportantrelationship,whetherpersonalorprofessional.Whocantrustsomeonewhoisdishonestorunfair?

Thusintegritymustbeoneofourmostimportantgoals.

RiskyBusiness

　　Weareeachresponsibleforourowndecisions,evenifthedecision,makingprocesshasbeenunderminedbystressorpeerpressure.Therealtestofcharacteriswhetherwecanlearnfromourmistake,byunderstandingwhyweactedaswedidandthenexploringwaystoavoidsimilarproblemsinthefuture.

　　Makingethicaldecisionsisacriticalpartofavoidingfutureproblems.Wemustlearntorecognizerisks,becauseifwecan'tseetheriskswe'retaking,wecan'tmakeresponsiblechoices.Toidentifyrisks,weneedtoknowtherulesandbeawareofthefacts.Forexample,onewhodoesn'tknowtherulesaaboutplagiarism（剽窃）mayaccidentallyusewordsorideaswithoutgivingpropercreditoronewhofailstokeepcarefulresearchnotesmayunintentionallyfailtoquoteandcitesourcesasrequired.Butthefactthatsuchaviolationis"unintentional"doesnotexcusethemisconduct,Ignoranceisnotadefense.

"ButEverybodyDoesIt"

　　Mostpeoplewhogetintroubledoknowtherulesandfactsbutmanagetofoolthemselvesabouttherisksthey'retakingbyusingexcuses:

"Everyoneelsedoesit.""I'mnothurtinganyone",or"Ireallyneedthisgrade."Excusescangetveryelaborate:

"IknowI'mlookatanother'sexam,eventhoughI'msupposedtokeepmyeyesonmyownpaper,butthat'snotcheatingbecauseI’mjustcheckingmyanswers,notcopying."Wemustbehonestaboutouractionsandavoidexcuses,ifwefoolourselvesintobelievingwe'renotdoinganythingwrong,wecan'tseetherealchoicewe'remaking-andthatleadstobaddecisions.

Toavoidfoolingyourself,watchoutforexcusesandtr

ythistest:

Askhowyouwouldfeelifyouractionswerepublicandanyonecouldbewatchingoveryoreshoulder.Ifyou'dratherhideyouractions,that'sanindicationthatyou'retakingariskandrationalizingittoyourself.

EvaluatingRisks

Todecidewhetherariskisworthtaking,youmustexaminetheconsequences,inthefutureaswellasrightnow,negativeaswellaspositive,andtoothersaswellastoyourself.Thosewhotakeriskstheylaterregretusuallyfocusonimmolatebenefitsandsimplyhaven'tconsideredwhatmightgowrong.Theconsequencesofgettingcaughtareseriousandmayincludea"O"onatestorassignment,an"F"intheclass,suspension（暂令停学）ordismissalfromschoolandaruinedreputation.Infact,whenyoubreakaroleorlaw,youlosecontroloveryourlifeandgiveothersthepowertoimposepunishmentthatyouhavenocontrolover.Thisisanextremelyvulnerable（脆弱的）position.Theremaybesomemattersoflifeanddeathorhighestprinciple,whichmightjustifysucharisk,buttherearen'tmanythingsthatfallinthiscategory.

GettingAwaywithit-OrNot

Thosewhodon'tgetcaughtpayanevenhigherprice.Acheaterdoesn'tlearnfromthetest,whichdeprives（剥夺）himherofaneducation.Cheatingunderminesconfidenceandindependence:

thecheaterisafraud,andknowsthatwithoutdishonesty,he/shewouldhavefailed.Cheatingdestroysself-respectandintegrity,leavingthecheaterashamed,guiltyandafraidofgettingcaught.

Worstofall,acheaterwhodoesn'tgetcaughtthefirsttimeusuallycheatsagain,notonlybecausehe/sheisfartherbehind,butalsobecauseitseems"easier."Thisslipperyslopeoferodingethicsandbiggerrisksleadsonlytodisaster.Eventually,thecheatergetscaught,andthelaterhe/shegetscaught,theworsetheconsequences.

CheatingHurtsOther,Too

Cheatersoftenfeelinvisible,asiftheiractions"don'tcount"anddon'treallyhurtanyone.Butindividualchoiceshaveanintensecumulative（累积的）effect.Cheatingcanspreadlikeadisease.Recentstatisticssuggest30％ormoreofcollegestudentscheat.Ifaclassisgradedonacurve,cheatinghurtsothe