广东省深圳市普通高中届高三毕业班下学期第二次调研考试二模英语试题及答案.docx

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广东省深圳市普通高中

2021届高三毕业班下学期第二次调研考试（二模）

英语试题

2021年4月

第一部分 阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

 LondonandParisaretwoof Europe'sbiggesttouristdestinations,justafewhoursawayfromeachotherbyroadorrailandanhoursdistancebyair.Whataboutthetrain-ferrycombination thatmanyrecallfondlyfromtheirchildhoods?

Well,thoughit'sbudget-saving,thisoptionistootime-consumingtoday,sobetterleaveittoyourmemories.SincetheUKisnotparttheSchengenArea,passengersneedtogothrough passportcontrolpriortoboarding.

    Airtrips:

 ThoughflyingbetweenLondon andParisisbynomeansrecommended,therearestillafewpeopletraveling betweenthetwodynamiccitiesbyair.Averylowone-wayfareispossiblethrough advancedbooking,butofcourseit'srare,andthatdoesn'tincludethetaxi andrailfares

travelingtoandfromtheairports.

*One-wayfaresfromPariscanbeaslowas€49;

*FromLondon,AirFranceflieswithfaresaslowas£39（€46）,and BritishAirwaysaslowas£48（€56）

 Railtrips:

 Theonlydirecttrainbetween LondonandParisistheEurostar，whichtravels15-17timesperweekday. Eurostar’s2015editiontrainscanmakethejourneyintwohoursatspeedsof upto320km/h.Besides，theyoffergoodseatingspace.

*Faresbeginatareasonable£58（€68），roundtrip;

*Theearlieryoubook，themoreyousave.

Bustrip

 Thebusisbyfartheleast expensiveandlongestwaytotravelbetweenParisandLondon. EurolinesandOUIBUSaretwomajorbus linestravelingbetweenthetwocapitals.Thejourneytakesbetweensevenand ninehours.BothlinesadvertisefreeWi-fi.

*One-wayEurolinesfaresbeginat€15;

*One-wayOUIBUSfaresbeginat€15too，butearlybirdsalescanevenlowerthefare.

 21.Whichwayisprobablythemostexpensiveforaroundtrip?

A.Bytrain-ferry.      B.Byair C.By rail D.Bybus

22.Whatspecialservicedoesthebustripprovide?

A.Passportfreeboarding B.Taxipickup

C.Goodseatingspace D.FreeWi-fi

23.Whatdothetripshaveincommonwith eachother?

A.Theyarecheaperifbookedaheadoftime

B.Therearedifferentcompetingcompanies.

C.TheyaremoreexpensivefromtheParisend

D.Therearestilladditionalfeestobeincluded

B

 Asaboy，Iwantedtogoto theSouthPole.Asateenager，IdecidedI'dliketogototheNorthPoletoo.Andyet，Ihaven'tdoneeither.Ithadtakenme31yearstojustmakeittothe Arctic.

 Iwastravelingwithafilm crewfromNorthernIreland，followingthefootstepsofLordDufferinwho，in the1850s，sailedfromScotlandtotheArctic.Asanearlyadventuretourist，hewasdrivenbythedesiretoseewhatlayattheendsoftheworld.

 Aswesailednorth，icebergsofthesizeofbusesfloatedpastoursmallboat.Finally，wreachedourdestination---EnglishBay，whereDufferinlanded-andsteppedoffontothehorseshoe-shapedbeach.

  ThiswaswhatI'ddreamtof:

standingsomewheresopureandprimitive.However，formanyearlypolarexplorers，theresultswerefarlesspleasant.Thesouth，inparticular，wassourceofextreme danger.

 Mychildhoodinterestinthe SouthPolewasfueledbytheunsuccessfulyetheroicadventuresofEmest Shackleton.Hediedin1922whilepreparingforhisfourthadventure.The storiesofRobertFalconScottarealsowell-known:

heandfourcompanionsdied ontheirwaybackfromtheSouthPole.

  Sowhydoexplorersputthemselvesatsuch risk?

 Muchofitseemstoliein thepurityofthechallenge.Scotttalkedoftheappealofaplacethathad been"unreachedandunseenbyhumans.""Withaviewovershininglandscoveredbyice-sheetsof inconceivable extent，youhavethefeelingoflivingoverthecontrolofdeath，"said FridtjofNansen，aNorwegianexplorer.

 Onthehomewardjourneythe weatherturnedandwewereleftforafewdaysatthemercyofastorm.We experiencedasmalltasteofhelplessnesswhenfacedwiththerawpowerof nature.Weshouldbegratefulforthegreatexplorers"spiritandstories.IknowIam.

 24.Whydidtheauthorbeginhisadventuretour?

 A.Toassistafilmcrew

 B.Torealizeachildhooddream

 C.TomemorizeLordDufferin

 D.Tochallengeaworldrecord

 25.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"inconceivable" underlinedinparagraph7?

 A.Hardtocontrol   B.Toofartoreach

 C.Hardtoimagine   D.Toobrighttoview

 26.Whathappenedduringthewriter'sjourney?

 A.Theyweretrappedinicebergs

 B.Theywerekeptoffthedestination

 C.Theywereattackedbyastorm

 D.Theywererescuedbyexplorers

 27.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

 A.TheAppealoftheEndsoftheWorld

 B.TheDreamofTravelingtotheArctic

 C.TheVictoryovertheControlofDeath

 D.TheGratitudetoGreatExplorersSpirit

C

“IthasnothingincommonwithanythingelseontheBu