届新高考英语仿真模拟卷二.docx

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届新高考英语仿真模拟卷二

2021年新高考英语仿真模拟卷

（二）

（考试时间：

90分钟试卷满分：

120分）

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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

A

SunXun:

TimeSpy

AbouttheExhibition

ChineseartistSunXunuseswoodblock（木板）printing,acenturiesoldmethodtochangethe215centurymediumoffilm.InTimeSpy,SunXunhascreateda3DworldthatwalksfreelyacrosstimeandculturesthatdrawsitsinspirationfrombothEasternandWesternart,history,myth（神话）,especiallyimagination.

ToproduceTimeSpy,theartistandhisteamcutmorethan10,000woodblockstomakebeautifulpatterns,andthenlookedateverypartcarefullytocreatethecartoon.Thechoicesofthewoodblocksthatwereusedtocreatethefilmwillbeshownpubliclyintheexhibition.

ExhibitionHours

Opened:

Tuesday-Sunday:

10am-5pms03057Friday:

10am-9pm

Closed:

Monday

Finaladmissiontotheexhibitionisonehourbeforeitcloses.Duetohighdemand,especiallyonFridays,SaturdaysandSundays,westronglysuggestyoubuyorbookyourticketinadvance.

Tickets

Aticketisrequiredforadmissiontotheexhibition.Allticketsaremarkedforadetaileddateandtime.

Adults:

$20;SeniorsandStudents:

$18;Children（6-12）:

$8;Children（5andunder）:

FreeTicketsrequired:

limitedtosixticketsperreservation.Discountedticketratesareavailableforgroupsof10ormore.Ticketsmustbeboughtatleastfourweeksinadvancetogetyourdiscount.

1．WhatinspiresSunXunthemostonTimeSpy?

A．HisanalysesoftheEasternfilms.

B．HisknowledgeoftheWesternpaintings.

C．Hisdeepresearchonmoderntechnology.

D．HisstudyonWesternandEasterncultures.

2．Visitorstotheexhibitionareadvisedto________.

A．visititingroupsB．setoffearlyinthemorning

C．buytheticketsaheadoftimeD．avoidgoingthereonweekends

3．Howmuchdoesitcostacouplewiththeirnineyearolddaughtertoseetheexhibition?

A．$28.B．$48.C．$40.D．S58.

B

ThomasEdison,inventorofsuchitemsasthephonograph（留声机）andtheworld'sfirstpracticallightbulb,isknownaroundtheworld.Butanotherlesser-knownfigureisowedhisshareofcredit—Edison'scompetitor,NikolaTesla.Ittooktheworkofbothmentomakepossibleaworldthatrunsonelectricpower;however,theirnameswerenotalwaysshared.

Edison,aself-madeAmericaninventor,builthisnameasasuccessfulbusinessman.Tesla,awell-educatedSerbianimmigrant,wasatirelessthinker.In1882,TeslagotajobintheParisbranchofContinentalEdisonCompany.Soon,hisobviousskillwonhimapositionattheEdisonMachineWorksintheUnitedStates,wherethegoalwastobringelectricitytoallofNewYorkCity.ButEdisonandTeslahaddifferentideasabouthowtomakethatgoalareality.

Edisonworkedmainlywithdirectcurrent（DC）power.AlthoughDCwouldproveusefulinthedecadestocome,itwasonlyeffectiveatthetimeforpoweringthingsthatwereaboutamileorlessfromthepowersource.However,alternatingcurrent（AC）power—supportedbyTeslaallowedelectricitytobecarriedoverlongdistancesthroughpowerlines.

Soonthebattlebetweenthetwowason.EdisonproposedthatseveralsmallDC-basedpowerplantscouldbeconstructedtopowerdifferentpartsofacity,butthiswasimpractical.Desperatetosucceed,EdisonattemptedtoshowthatDCpower“wassafe”—heevenelectrocuted（电死）anelephanttoshowthe“dangers”ofAC．Intheend,however,itwaspractical,inexpensiveACthatwonthebattle.By1896,evenEdison'sowncompanyhadadoptedAC．

Teslasucceeded,butEdison,whoseself-brandedcompanieswonhimoverathousandpatents,isthemorewell-knownofthetwo.Regardless,eachinventorhadabighandinshapingthewaywelive.

4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“credit”inParagraph1mean?

A．Cast.B．Trust.C．Recognition.D．Debt.

5．WhatdoweknowaboutNikolaTesla?

A．HefinishedcollegeinParis.B．HeworkedasEdison'semployeeatfirst.

C．HeinventedmanythingswithEdison.D．HewasadmiredbyEdisonforhisinvention.

6．What'sabigdifferencebetweenACandDCpower?

A．DCpowermovesmorequickly.B．ACpowerrangesoverlargerareas.

C．ACpowerismuchsaferandcheaper.D．DCpowercanbewidelyusedinmorefields.

7．What'sthebesttitleforthetext?

A．Edisonvs.Tesla:

thewarofthecurrents

B．Edison:

theinventorofthefirstlightbulb

C．DCvsAC:

thetheorybehindthetwoconcepts

D．NikolaTesla:

anamethatshouldberemembered

C

Intheageofonlineshoppingande-readers,devotedstaffandcustomerskeepthedoorsofAuntie'sBookstoreopenfor40years.“Whenyou'reinPortland,yougotoPowell'sBooks.Whenyou'reinSeattle,yougotoElliottBay.Whenyou'reinSpokane,yougotoAuntie's,”saidJohnWaite,theownerofthebookstore.“Ican'timagineSpokanewithoutAuntie's,”hesaid.“Alotofpeoplecan'timagineSpokanewithoutAuntie's,either,”Waitesaid.

Turningvisitorsintoregularcustomersisimportanttothestore'ssuccess.Auntie'smarketsitselfasadestination.Ahalf-dozenbookclubsmeetthere.Mostweeks,thestorehoststwotofourauthorreadingsorliteraryevents.“Wewantpeopletocomedown,hangoutandexperiencethefeelofhavingabookintheirhands,”Waitesaid.

Eagerreadersnotonlywanttoreadbooks,butwanttodiscussthem,saidKerryHalls,thestoremanager.Auntie'soffersthemthatchance,shesaid.

“Youcan'tgotoAmazonandtalktosomeoneaboutyourfavoritenovel,ordiscusswhatyouthinkofthelatestStephenKing'sbookcomparedwithPetSematary,”shesaid.

Tocompetewiththeconvenienceofshoppingonline,Auntie'striestopredictwhatbookswillbecomeatrend.Theystorethesebooksinadvance.ButWaitedoesn'tsugarcoattherealitiesofsellingbooksintheeraofAmazonandotheronlineretailers（零售店）.“Eventhebigguyscan’tmakeit,”hesaid,notingphysicalretailersarestrivingnationally.AstheUnitedStates'oldestnationalbookstorechain,Barnes&Noblehastoconstantlyreorganizetostopthedecliningsales.

AtAuntie's,regularcustomersareveryimportanttoitssurvivalanddevelopment.Salesofchildren'sandyoungadults'booksareincreasinginrecentyears.Waitesaid.“Foralongtime,oldercustomershavekeptbookstoresalive,"hesaid."Now,it'sstartingtoattractyoungerpeople.”AnotherreasonofAuntie'slongevity（长寿）isNorthwestculture,whichWaitesaidencouragesnewwaysofthinkingandthediversityofideas."Ithinkit'sagreatbooktown,“Waitesaid."Peopleareenthusiasticaboutreading.”

8．WhatcanwelearnaboutAuntie'sfromParagraph1?

A．Itisverypopularinthelocalarea.

B．Itisahighlyprofitablephysicalbookstore.

C．Ittakesfulladvantageofthee-businessplatform.

D．IthasalongerhistorythanPowell'sBooksandElliottBay.

9．WhatisAuntie'sgoal?

A．Tosetupaliteraryenvironment.

B．Tohavemoreregularcustomers.

C．Toawakenpeople'sinterestinreading.

D．Toencouragereaderstolearnaboutmoreauthors.

10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“striving”inParagraph5probablymean?

A．Celebrating.B．Progressing.C．Struggling.D．Compromising.

11．Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A．ThefutureofAuntie's.

B．ThemajorcustomersofAuntie's.

C．TheinfluenceofAuntie's.

D．ThereasonsforAuntie'slongevity.

D

Disease-carryingmosquitoescanspreaddiseaseswithoutaffectingthemselves.Nearly700millionpeoplegetamosquito-borneillnesseachyear,whichresultsinoveronemilliondeaths.Humansexperiencecontinuouspressuresfromdisease-carryingmosquitoesinmanypartsoftheworld,sowehavetofindwaystofightagainstthoseinsectsbecausetheykeepgettingscarier.

EventhoughDEETremainsthemostcommonlyused,andmostpowerful,mosquitorepellent（防护剂）everdeveloped,scientistsareactivelypursuingeffectiveproductsbasedentirelyonplantoils.WhileDEETisaneffectivecontactrepellent,manypeopledisliketheoilyfeelandsmellontheirskin,andsometimessomepeoplearesensitivetoit.ConsumersarealwaysinterestedinalternativestoDEETandothersynthetic（合成的）repellents,sotherearenumerousnaturalrepellentsonthemarket.

InmylabatIowaStateUniversity,myteamandIhavebeenconductingresearchonnaturalproductsaspossibleinsectrepellentsforthepast20years.Inthepastfewyears,threeofmyPh.D．studentshavecontributedgreatlytoourresearchbydesigning,synthesizing,purifying,characterizingandtestingmorethan300closelyrelatedchemicalscomingfromthebestofnaturalrepellentslikecitronellol,mentholandthymol.

Thesestudentshavesuccessfullytestedtheserepellentsagainstthreespeciesofdangerousmosquitoes.Thefirstgroupofthenewrepellentsactthroughtheair.Thesechemicalshaveavaporactionthatprovidesprotection.Thesearepotentiallymostusefulinbackyards,parks,houses,barracksandhorsebarns.Theothergroupofthenewrepellentsaretheclassiconesthatstopinsectsfromstandingonatreatedsurface,suchashumanskin,clothingortents;someresearchershaveconductedtestingonsomehumanstoconfirmtheeffectivenessandidentifytheverybestones.

Thenewrepellentsweredesignedandmadefromthenaturalmaterialsinplantessentialoils.Theymaintainmanyoftheadvantagesofthenaturalrepellents:

Theyarefullybiodegradable（可生物降解的）,withnoecologicalconcernsorenvironmentalwastes,andgenerallyconsideredsafelikethethousandsoftypesofplantessentialoilsusedintheflavorandperfumeindustries.However,thoroughtestingwillbeconductedtodetermineiftheyaretrulynon-poisonousbecausethereisstillnoenoughevidence.

12．WhatdoestheauthormainlywanttoshowinParagraph1?

A．Thewaymosquitoesspreaddisease.

B．Thehighdeathrateofmosquito-borneillness.

C．Thediffic