专题4新高考英语预演押题卷4.docx

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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