广东省高考试模拟测试二广东二模英语试题及答案解析.docx
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广东省高考试模拟测试二广东二模英语试题及答案解析
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2021年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试模拟测试
(二)
英语
本试卷共10页,满分120分。
考试用时120分钟。
注意事项:
1.答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上,用2B铅笔将试卷类型(B)填涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
将条形码贴在答题卡右上角”条形码粘贴处”。
因笔试不考听力,选择题从第二部分的”阅读”开始,试题序号从”21"开始。
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考试结后,将试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第二部分阅读(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,每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Socialnetworkingwebsitesareanimportanttoolforustokeepupwiththeworld,makenewfriends,andsharepictures,videos,orbitsofinterestingnews.Butforpeoplewhohaveveryspecificinterests,acomprehensivesitelikeTwitterisnotsufficient.Theywanttobepartofasupportiveonlinecommunitythatsharestheirparticularpassions.Thefollowingareexamplesofspecializedwebsitesforthesepeople.
StachePassions
Itisasocialsiteforpeoplewhowear,admire,orhaveaninterestinmoustaches.Itfeaturesphotosofmenwithallsizesandstylesofmoustaches,forumsfordiscussingthehistory,growing,andstylingofthestache,andevenameet-uppagetohelpyoumeetothermoustache-lovers.
Horyou
Itisawebsiteforpeoplewhowanttodogoodintheworld.Onthesite,youcanconnectwithothersocialactivistsandentrepreneurs(企业家),planmeetings,sharefund-raisingstrategies,andkeepupwiththousandsofpeoplewhoareworkinghardtomaketheworldabetterplace.Therearenofunnyvideoshere,butHoryouoffersitsownweb-basedvideochannelthatfeaturesprogramsanddocumentariesabout.effortstoimprovepeople’slivesaroundtheglobe.Watchingthemwillwarmyourheartandinspireyoutoworkharderforabetterworld.
Purrsonals
Itisaspecializedsiteforthosewholovecats.Hereyoucanmeetandchatwithcat-lovingfriends,setupplay-dateswithlocalpeopleandtheirpets,andevenfindatemporaryhomeforacatinneed.Ifyourfriendsdon’tlikeitwhenyoushareendlesscutecatvideosonyourregularsocialsite,Purrsonalsiswherepeoplearesuretoappreciatethem!
21.Whichsitemightbeusefulforthosewhoareinterestedinappearance?
A.Twitter.B.Purrsonals.
C.Horyou.D.StachePassions.
22.WhatcanyoudoonHoryou?
A.Watchfunnyshortfilms.
B.Discusshowtoraisemoney.
C.Advertiseforsocialactivists.
D.Collectideasformakingvideos.
23.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutPurrsonals?
A.Ithelpspeoplefindtheirlostpets.
B.Itcollectsbeautifulphotosofcats.
C.Itoffersagreatmanycatvideos.
D.Itenablespeopletoadoptvariouspets.
B
InLosAngeles,UPSdriverHectorVesconoticedthatwhilehedidhisnormalroute,therewasonekidwholookedsad.
OnceHectorunderstoodwhytheboylookedupset,hejumpedintoaction.Afatheroftwohimself,heknewthathewouldhavetocheckinwiththeparents.UsingablankUPSslip,Hectorwroteoutanotereading,“Hi,thisisHector,yourUPSdriver.I’veseenyoursonplentyoftimesonthebalconyandheseemedverysadthathedidn’tgetanypackage.WhenheaskedmeifIhadanypackageforhim,Itoldhim,‘Don’tworry.Maybenexttime.’So,anyway,I’veboughtsomethingandputitinbox.Justwantedtoknowhisname.”Hectoralsosharedhisnumbersothattheparentscouldcontacthimdirectly.
AftergettingalltheinformationheneededfromthemotherBrookeWalbuck,lectorshowedupthenextdayandsurprisedtheboy,Langston,withthedelivery.
Ofcourse,thegestureofdeliveringtheparcelwasniceenough,butitturnedoutwhatwasinsidemadeitevenbetter!
WhenLangstonopenedupthebox,hefoundacollectionoftoycarsandabunchofcandy.Itdidn’tgetmuchbetterthanthatforalittleboy.
Afterthedeliverywasmade,Brookesentafollow-uptexttothankHectoragain.Inhisreply,Hectorstatedthathehadtwodaughtershimself.Hekeptabunchoftoycarshehadcollectedovertheyears.WhenhemetLangston,heknewitwastheperfectopportunitytoputthemtogooduse.
InhismessagebacktoBrooke,healsointentionedthatLangstonhelpedhimrememberhowmanykids,alongwithhis,hadtolivethroughtheCOVID-19pandemic(疫情).“Ourkidsareourworldandthefuture,”hesaid.“Ijustwanttoshowsomelove.”
Beforethepandemic,youprobablydidn’tthinktoomuchaboutthepeoplewhodeliveredyourpackages.Butintimesofpandemic,deliverydriverslikeHectorhavesomeofthemostimportantjobs!
24.WhatdoweknowaboutHectorVesco?
A.Hecollectedtoycarsforboys.
B.Heworkedforadeliverycompany.
C.HewasfamiliarwiththeWalbucks.
D.HeinformedLangstonofhisownnumber.
25.Whichofthefollowingdoestheunderlined“it”inParagraph4referto?
A.Thebox.B.Thegift.C.Thegesture.D.Theparcel.
26.HowweretheWalbucksinfluencedbythedelivery?
A.BrookewasgratefultoHector’skids.
B.Brookewasregretfulforignoringherson.
C.Langstonwascheeredupinthepandemic.
D.Langstonwasdisappointedwiththeusedtoys.
27.Whatdoestheauthormainlyintendtoconveyinthetext?
A.Thepandemicaffectstheglobe.
B.Childrenlovetoycarsandcandies.
C.Oldproductscanservenewpurposes.
D.Ordinarypeoplecanbeextraordinary.
C
WhatisthemostpowerfulwordintheEnglishlanguage?
The.It’severywhere.WeuseitinEnglishwithoutalwaysnoticingorappreciatingit.It’snotmuchtolookat.Itisn’tdescriptive,emotiveorinspiring.Technically,it’smeaningless.Andyetthisdullandharmless-seemingwordcouldbeoneofthemostpowerfulwordsintheEnglishlanguage.
“The”topsthelistsofmostfrequentlyusedwordsinEnglish,accountingfor5%ofevery100wordsused.Butwhyisthis?
Theansweristwo-fold.Theprincipleofleasteffortplaysamajorpart.Sopeopleuseitalot.Atthesametime,“the”liesattheheartofEnglishgrammar,havingafunctionratherthanameaning.Words’aresplitintotwocategories:
expressionswithasemantic(语义的)meaningandfunctionalwordslike“the”,“to”,“for”,withajobtodo.
Although“the”hasnomeaninginitself,“itseemstobeabletodothingsinsubtleandmiraculousways,”saysMichaelRosen,poetandauthor.Considerthedifferencebetween“hescoredagoal”and“hescoredthegoal”.Theinclusionof“the”immediatelysignalssomethingimportantaboutthatgoal.Perhapsitwastheonlyoneofthematch?
Ormaybeithelpedateamwinthechampionship?
Contextveryoftendeterminessense.
Thissimplestofwordscanbeusedfordramaticeffect.AtthestartofHamlet,aguard’sutteranceof“LonglivetheKing”issoonfollowedbytheghost:
“LooksitnotliketheKing?
”Who,theaudiencemaywonder,does“the”referto?
ThelivingKingoradeadKing?
Thiskindofconfusionisthekindof“trick”thatwritersusetomakeussurprisedandamused,abituneasyeven.“‘The’isdoingalotofworkhere,”saysRosen.
28.Whichofthefollowingdescribestheword“the”correctly?
A.Itisoftenoverlooked.
B.Itisuselessinpractice.
C.Itisdullanddescriptive.
D.ItisineveryEnglishsentence.
29.Theword“the”isfrequentlyusedbecauseitis_____.
A.briefandfunctionalB.popularandunique
C.effectiveandemotiveD.meaningfulandexpressive
30.WhatdoestheexampleinParagraph3imply?
A.“A”isnotasimportantas“the”.
B.Wordsshouldbeunderstoodinthecontext.
C.It’simpossibletounderstandasinglesentence.
D.Somewordshaveaclearermeaningthanothers.
31.Whydidthewriteroftheplaystress“the”in“LooksitnotliketheKing”?
A.Toshowhisconfusion.
B.Toadddramatothescene.
C.Torepeattheguard’swords.
D.Tohelptheaudienceunderstand.
D
Oursuitshavefourlayers:
thermal(保暖的)underwearontheinside,followedbyanelectricallyheatedbodysuit,athickwoolcoat,andahalf-inch-thicklayerofrubberouterwear.There’retwolayersofhoods,waterproofglovesand35poundsofweights.Therearetwobatteriesfortheheatedbodysuit,abackupgascontainer,andfinally,myphotographyequipment.Welooklikeastronautsminusthehelmets.
Whenwefinallydiveintothefreezingwater,we’rewearing200poundseach.Thecoldquicklynumbs(使麻木)thefewsquareinchesofexposedskinonourcheeks,andasthedivegoeson,itspreadsintooursuitsandgloves,bitingevenharder.It’salmostunbearable.Towardtheend,aswe’repausingonourwayuptoletthepressuredrop,wesearchforanythingtodistractusfromthepain.Whenwefinallydragourselvesoutofthefreezingocean,Iliefacedownontheice,mybraindulled,myskinhardandwrinkled,mylips,hands,andfeetswollenandunconscious(无知觉的)—then,asmybodywarmsandthebloodstartstoflowagain,theintensepainisatitsworst.
Whatcouldpossiblymakethisworthwhile?
Thesight!
Onlyafewspeciesofseals,penguins,andotherbirdsliveinEastAntarctica,andnolandmammalsatall.Below,it'sarichgarden.Antarcticmarine(海洋的)lifehasbeenlargelyisolatedfromtherestoftheplanetformillionsofyears,eversincethecontinentseparatedfromtheothercontinentsandfrozeover.SincethenthepowerfulAntarcticCircumpolarCurrenthassurroundedAntarcticafromwesttoeast,creatingasharpchangeintemperaturethatpreventsthespreadofmarineanimals.Thelongisolationhasallowedasurprisingdiversityofspecies,uniquetotheregion,toevolveontheseafloor.
ThewatersunderAntarcticicearelikeMountQomolangma:
magical,butextremelyunfriendly.Nothingshortoffullcommitmentgetsyouanywhere.Thedemandistoogreat.Butthat’swhatmakestheimagesyouseeheresobreathtaking,andtheexperienceofhavingphotographedthemandofhavingseenthisplacesounforgett