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专题4新高考英语预演押题卷4
2021英语高考预演押题卷(新高考)(四)
本试卷满分120分,考试时间100分钟。
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,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
GraduateSchemes
CommercialBankingGraduateScheme
WehelpU.K.-basedclientstoinvestlocallyandtradeglobally,andadvisethemonwaystheycanmanagerisk.Toapplyforourscheme,youneeda2:
1degreeoraboveinanydisciplinefromanyuniversity.
Location:
OurgraduateschemesarebasedinvariouscitiesaroundtheU.K.,includingLondon,Birmingham,EdinburghandBristol.
WHATYOU'LLBEDOING
♦ Attendingclientmeetingstounderstandtheirneedsandofferingsolutionstosupportthem.
♦ ManagingtheGroup'sexposuretoriskandassessinginvestmentopportunities.
RiskManagementGraduateScheme
Ifyouareeagertolearnhowanationalorganizationprotectsitselfanditscustomersfromdifferentthreats,you'llbeagreatfitforourRiskManagementteams.Whatyouneedisjusta2:
2degreeorabove.
Location:
ThefirstplacementwillbeinBristol,followedbythreeplacementsinLondon.
WHATYOU'LLBEDOING
♦ Developingyourunderstandingofcreditrisks,riskanalysisfindfinancialmodeling.
♦ Usingartificialintelligence(AI)tosimplifyourriskmanagementprocesses.
FinanceGraduateScheme
Financeteamsarethetrustedadvisorstoourbusiness.And,oncetheyunderstandhowabusinessworks,theycandevelopstrategiesthathelptransformit,withinafast-changingindustry.
Accountingandfinancegraduatesarequalifiedforthisscheme.
Location:
London.
WHATYOU'LLBEDOING
♦ Buildingrelationshipswithcolleaguesandcustomerstobetterunderstandtheirneeds.
♦ Reviewingourpracticesandcontributingideasonthewayswecanimprovethem.
ManufacturingGraduateScheme
We'retheU.K.'ssecondlargestfreshfoodmanufacturer.We'reuniqueinthewaywesourceandmakemostofourfreshfoodourselves.Tojoinus,it'scrucialthatyouhaveadrivinglicense.Besides,youmusthaveapassionforfoodqualityandsafety.Thosewhohaveaminimum2:
2degreeandarefluentinChinesewillbepreferred.
Location:
London.
WHATYOU'LLBEDOING
♦ Workingwithavarietyofteamsatseveralofourmanufacturingsites.
♦ Goingonplacementinstorestolearnmoreaboutourretailoperations.
1.IfyouwanttostayinBirmingham,whichgraduateschemecanyouchoose?
A.FinanceGraduateScheme.B.ManufacturingGraduateScheme.
C.RiskManagementGraduateScheme.D.CommercialBankingGraduateScheme.
2.AfterfinishingtheRiskManagementGraduateScheme,whatcanyoudo?
A.Createinvestmentopportunities.B.Mastermoreaboutretailoperations.
C.Formulatetheriskmanagementsystem.D.UseAItomakeriskmanagementprocesseseasier.
3.WhichcertificateisamusttoapplyforManufacturingGraduateScheme?
A.A2:
1degree.B.Adrivinglicense.
C.AMandarincertificate.D.Afoodproductionlicense.
B
Itwasatmidnight,whenJaniceEspositoarrivedatthetrainstation,jumpedintohercar,andbeganthe20-minutedrivehome.Shehadtraveledtheroutesomanytimes.AcaroutofnowherecrashedintoEsposito'sminivan,pushingherbackwardsome100feetontotherailroadtracks.Shesatintheminivan,bruisedbutmostlyjuststunnedbytheimpactandbythevehicle'sairbags.
Asithappened,PeteDiPintowasgettingreadyforbed.Avolunteerfirefighterandretiredteacher,DiPinto,64,neverstoppedtothink.Hegrabbedaflashlightand,stillinhispajamas,ranoutthedoor.
ThefirstcarhecameuponwastheonethathadhitEsposito.OnceDiPintoconcludedthedriverwasOK,helookedaroundandspottedEsposito'sminivanstuckontherailroadtracks.Andthenheheardasharpsound:
thebellssignalinganoncomingtrain.
"Ievenseetheheadlightsofthetrain,"hetoldNewsday.DiPintorushedtoEsposito'sminivanandbangedonthedriver'ssidewindow.Shejustlookedathim,hereyesunfocused."Idon'tknowwhereIam,"shesaid.
"Honey,you'reontherailroadtracks,"DiPintoshouted."Wehavetogetyouoffrightnow!
"Heyanked(猛拉)onthehandle,butthedoorwasjammedshut.Thetrainwashurtlingtowardthem.DiPintorantothepassengersideandthrewopenthedoor."Please,don'tletherbetrapped,"hethought.Hepushedasidethedeflatingairbags,grabbedEsposito'sarms,andpulledhertowardhimacrossthepassengerseatuntilhecouldhelpheroutandspeedhertosafety.Withinsixseconds,heestimated,thetraincrashedintotheMinivan."ItwaslikeaHollywoodmovie,''DiPintotoldreportersthenextday.
Butthisonehadatwist."Lastnight,"EspositotoldCBS,"theheroarrivedinpajamas,notinafiretruck."
4.WhatdoweknowaboutJaniceEspositofromthefirstparagraph?
A.Shefelloffthetrain.
B.Shewasfamiliarwiththeroute.
C.Shewashitdeliberately.
D.Shewasconsciousafterthecrash.
5.WhydidDiPintohurrytorescueEspositofromherminivan?
A.Shewashurtbadly.
B.Hefeltitwashisduty.
C.TheotherdriverwasOK.
D.Thetrainwastohithercar.
6.WhydidDiPintosay"ItwaslikeaHollywoodmovie"?
A.Itwasaclipfromamovie.
B.ThestoryhappenedinHollywood.
C.Theplotwasasthrillingasamovie.
D.EspositowasafilmstarinHollywood.
7.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?
A.AThrillingRideHome
B.ASeriousCarAccident
C.HelpPeopleinNeed
D.TheHeroinPajamas
C
EarthDaywasfoundedin1970asadayofeducationaboutenvironmentalissues,andEarthDay2020occursonWednesday,April22—theholiday's50thanniversary.Theholidayisnowaglobalcelebrationthat'ssometimesextendedintoEarthWeek,afullsevendaysofeventsfocusedongreenliving.
Bytheearly1960s,Americanswerebecomingawareoftheeffectsofpollutionontheenvironment.RachelCarson's1962bestsellerSilentSpringpointedoutthedangerouseffectsofpesticides(杀虫剂)ontheAmericancountryside.Laterinthedecade,a1969fireonCleveland'sCuyahogaRivershedlightontheproblemofchemicalwastedisposal.Untilthattime,protectingtheplanet'snaturalresourceswasnotpartofthenationalpoliticalplan.OnlyasmallportionoftheAmericanpopulationwasfamiliarwithenvironmentalissues—letalonepracticedrecycling.
ElectedtotheU.S.Senatein1962,Senator(参议员)GaylordNelsonwasdeterminedtoconvincethefederalgovernmentthattheplanetwasatrisk.Inthefallof1969,Nelson,consideredoneoftheleadersofthemodernenvironmentalmovements,announcedtheEarthDayconceptataconferenceinSeattleandinvitedtheentirenationtogetinvolved.Helaterrecalled:
"Theresponsewaselectric(高度刺激的).Telegrams,lettersandtelephoneinquiriespouredinfromallacrossthecountry.TheAmericanpeoplefinallyhadanopportunitytoexpresstheirconcernaboutwhatwashappeningtotheland,rivers,lakesandair."
Publicopinionpolls(民意调查)indicatedthatinMay1971,25percentoftheU.Spublicdeclaredprotectingtheenvironmenttobeanimportantgoal,a2,500percentincreaseover1969.
EarthDaykickedofftheenvironmentaldecadewithabang,asSenatorNelsonlaterputit.Duringthe1970s,anumberofimportantenvironmentallawswerepassed,suchastheCleanAirAct,theWaterQualityImprovementActandtheEndangeredSpeciesAct.AnotherkeydevelopmentwastheestablishmentoftheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)inDecember1970,whichwastaskedwithprotectinghumanhealthandsafeguardingthenaturalenvironment—air,waterandland.
8.WhatdowelearnaboutthecircumstancesinAmericabeforeEarthDaywasfounded?
A.TheoveruseofpesticideshadlittleimpactontheAmericancountryside.
B.ThefireonCuyahogaRiverwascausedbyimproperchemicalwastedisposal.
C.Thegovernmenthighlyvaluedtheprotectionofthenaturalresources.
D.OnlyafewAmericanswerefamiliarwithenvironmentalissuesandpracticedrecycling.
9.Whatcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraph?
A.Nelsonconvincedthefederalgovernmentthattheplanetwasatrisk.
B.Nelsonorganizedthemodemenvironmentalmovementsallbyhimself.
C.TheEarthDaysuccessfullyarousedthepublic'sinterestinenvironmentalissues.
D.Theelectricpowersupplyhadbeencutoffbecausenumeroustelephoneinquiriespouredin.
10.WhywastheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencysetup?
A.Tocollectpublicopinions.B.Tokickofftheenvironmentaldecade.
C.Tochangepublicattitudes.D.Toprotecthumanbeingsandnature.
11.Whatdoyouthinktheauthorwilldiscusslater?
A.EarthDaycelebrationshavegrownandspreadaroundtheglobe.
B.EPAprotectshumanhealthandournaturalenvironment.
C.Theenvironmentallawscomeintoeffect.
D.SenatorNelson'sachievementsareremarkable.
D
TodayweknowAntarcticaasanextremeenvironmentcontainingiceandsnow.Butnewresearchprovidesevidencethattheareahadarainforestinthepast.
TheresearcherscollectedapieceofEarthsediment(沉淀物)fromundertheseaflooroffthecoastofAntarctica.Inthesediment,theydiscoveredforestmaterialthatwasestimatedtobeabout90millionyearsold.ThiswouldhavebeenintheCretaceousPeriod,whendinosaurswerethemainlandanimals.ThesedimentwasremovedbyscientistsontheresearchicebreakerRVPolarsternintheAmundsenSeanearPineIslandGlacier.
JohannKlagesisageologistwiththeAlfredWegenerInstitute,HelmholtzCenterforPolarandMarineResearchinGermany.Hewastheleadwriterofastudyonthefindings,publishedinthejournalNature.Hesaidthesedimentwascollectedfromadepthofabout30metersbelowtheoceanfloor.Klagessaidanexaminationshowedthatthematerialdidn'tformintheocean.
Theresearchersestimatethattheare