潮州市届高考第二次模拟考试英语含答案.docx

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潮州市届高考第二次模拟考试英语含答案

潮州市2021届高考第二次模拟考试

英语

本试卷共10页，由三部分组成。

总分：

卷面120分×13÷12=130分，考试时间120分钟。

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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

Performances

Let'sFacetheMusic

RiaJones,theworld-famousstarofEvita,Cats,andLesMiserables,returnshomefortwospecialconcerts.

Provingthatthereismoretoherthanagreatgiftforsingingthegreatshowsongs,Riainvitesyouonamemorablejourneythatgoesfrommusicaltoclassicalandfromclassicaltopop.SongsfromMissSaigonperfectlymixwithDisneyfavoritesfromBeautyandtheBeastalongwithsomepopularstandardsforagreateveninginthecompanyofaveryspecialvocaltalent.

SongRecital

JudyCoeperformswidelyasasoloist（独唱者）inAmericaandisalsoamusicteacher.TheprogrammeincludessongsfromPorgyandBess,asuccessfulAmericanopera,withspecialsolopianoarrangementsbyKatherineMorris.JudyendstheconcertwithsongswhosetextsarebyShakespeare,Yeats,Eliot,OscarWildeandEmilyDickinson.TheconcertwillbeframedbythesingingofWelshandAmericanmusicbythepopularGyrlaisMaleVoiceChoir,directedbyMeirwynThomas.

MayteMartin

MayteMartiniseasilythebest-knownCatalansinger.Shehasbeenverypopularsinceherearlytwenties,whenshewonastringofprizes.ShehastakenpartinBarcelona'sWOMADfestivalsandintheGipsyKing'scelebratedfestivalMosaiqueGitaneatNimes.Shewillbeaccompaniedbyherregularsologuitarist,twodancersanda"clapper".

TheAdventureofMalic

ThisshowisaboutthefantasticallydangerouslifeofanimaginaryIberiancharactercalledMalic.InthisshowhevisitsChinaandgetsintofightswithdragonsandthentravelstoBarcelonawherehecomesacrossmanydangerouscharacters.TheshowistoldusingChineseshadowpuppets（皮影）,beautifullyhandled,withalivenarrator-musicianwhogiveslifetotheshowinEnglish.

1．WhowillperformDisneysongs?

A．RiaJones.

B．JudyCoe..

C．MayteMartin.

D．KatherineMorris.

2．Inwhichperformancecanyouenjoyfamouswriters'works?

A．Let'sFacetheMusic.

B．SongRecital.

C．MayteMartin.

D．TheAdventureofMalic.

3．Whatdoweknowabout"TheAdventureofMalic"?

A．ItwasmadeinChinese.

B．ItwasshotinBarcelona.

C．Itisbasedonatrueadventurestory.

D．ItispresentedthroughatraditionalChineseartform.

B

Myviolinislikeasoulmatethatwhisperswordsofwisdomtome.Together,we'vegonethroughbothtearsandhappiness.

About12yearsago,Imadeacquaintancewithitfollowinganorderfrommymom.Manyhoursofboredomwerespentpracticingit.Andtomakethingsworse,thedisappointmentinmyteacher'seyesasIplayedthewrongnoteswaslikeaninvisiblehammer,strikingonmyheart.Oneday,Ifinallydecided:

Ihateit!

Bychance,thingschangedwhenIwasseven.Iwasathomelyingonthesofa,wonderinghowthosefamousviolinistsdealtwiththisterribledilemma.IsearchedonlinefortheE-minorConcerto,awell-knownviolinworkbyGermancomposerFelixMendelssohn.andlistenedtoit.

Abeautifulandmysterioussoundcamefromtheviolinasthebowmovedacrossit.Itwaslikethemusicslidovertheflowers,roseup,andstartedtofilltheair.Theviolin'svoicewokeupthesun;madethetreesgreen,andfreshenedtheair.Asthemusicchanged,theskyturnedbacktogray.Agloomyshadecoveredthegrassasallthesunshinedisappeared.Icouldhearchildrencryingandmenshouting.Itwaslikeaninvisibleclawhadgrabbedmyhearttightly,makingitunabletobeat.

Thatgloriousdaysetoffmypassionandinterestinviolin-Igrabbedmineandneverletitgo.Beforethememoriesfaded,Istaredatmyinstrument.Withouthesitating,Ipickeditup,rosined（用松香擦）thebow,andbegantoplay.Peacefilledmyheart.

Myviolinhasbeenbymysidefor12years.WhenIfeelhappy,anenergetictunemakesitevenbetter;whenI'mdeepinsorrow,apeacefultunewashesitaway;whenI'mwalkingonair,feelingespeciallypleasedwithmyachievements,solemn（庄严的）tunescalmmedown.Gradually,ithasbecomeapartofmylife.

Myviolin,shallIcompareyoutoasummer'sday?

4．Whatfurthercontributedtotheauthor'sdislikeofviolin-playing?

A．Ordersfrommum.

B．Boredomofpractice.

C．Lossofpassionforviolin.

D．Disappointmentintheteacher'seyes.

5．WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?

A．Theauthor'sfeelingwascontinuouslyinfluencedbythemusic.

B．Thesuddenchangemadetheauthor'sheartunabletobeat.

C．Thesceneryoutsidetheroomwasquiteattractive.

D．Theweatheractuallychangedbecauseofthetune.

6．Whydidtheauthorpickuptheviolinagain?

A．Theinvisiblehammerandclawaregone.

B．Afamoustunearousedhisinterestandpassion.

C．Thebeautifulimaginationchangedhisattitude.

D．HewascrazyaboutFelixMendelssohn'sworks.

7．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．Deeploveformusic.

B．Aninspiringstoryofviolin.

C．Musicalsoulmate-violin.

D．Mydislikeandlikeofviolin.

C

Whilethestartofanewschoolyearisalwaysexciting,thisyearwasevenmoresoforsomeelementaryschoolstudentsinAuckland,NewZealand.Theybecametheworld'sfirstkidstobe"taught"byadigitalteacher.Beforeyoustartimaginingahuman-likerobotwalkingaroundtheclassroom,Willisjustanavatarthatappearsonthestudent'sdesktop,orsmartphonescreen,whenorderedtocome.

Theautonomousanimationplatformhasbeenmodeledafterthehumanbrainandnervoussystem,allowingittoshowhuman-likebehavior.ThedigitalteacherisassignedtoteachVector's"Besustainablewithenergy"—afreeprogramforAucklandelementaryschools.

Justlikethehumansitreplaced,Willisabletoinstantlyreacttothestudents'responsestothetopic.Thankstoawebcamandmicrophone,theavatarnotonlyrespondstoquestionsthekidsmayhave,butalsopicksupnon-verbalcues.Forinstance,ifastudentsmilesatWill,herespondsbysmilingback.Thistwo-wayinteractionnotonlyhelpsattractthestudents'attention,butalsoallowstheprogram'sdeveloperstomonitortheirengagement,andmakechangesifneeded.

NikhilRavishankarbelievesthatWill-likeavatarscouldbeanovelwaytocatchtheattentionofthenextgeneration.Hesays,"Ihavealotofhopeinthistechnologyasameanstodelivercost-effective,rich,educationalexperienceinthefuture."

Theprogram,inplacesinceAugust2018,hasbeenagreatsuccessthusfar.Ravishankarsays,"WhatwasfascinatingtomewasthereactionofthechildrentoWill.Thewaytheylookattheworldissocreativeanddifferent,andWillreallycapturedtheirattention."

However,regardlessofhowpopularitbecomes,Willisunlikelytoreplacehumaneducatorsanytimesoon.

8．WhatwasspecialforsomeelementaryschoolstudentsinAuckland?

A．Adigitalteachertaughtthem.

B．Theyfirstsawsomethingdigital.

C．Thiswasthestartofanewschoolyear.

D．Theycouldgetclosetosmartphonescreen.

9．Whatisthebenefitofthistwo-wayinteraction?

A．Itcansmileback.

B．Itcanusemicrophone.

C．Itcanchangeifnecessary.

D．Itcantalkanytopicforfree.

10．What'sauthor'sattitudetoWill'sreplacingHumaneducatorssoon?

A．Unclear.

B．Doubtful.

C．Optimistic.

D．Disapproving.

11．Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．NewHigh-techContributestoEducation.

B．NewZealandWillReplaceTeachersinClassrooms.

C．TheWorld'sFirstDigitalTeacher,aHelptoStudents.

D．TheWorld'sFirstDigitalTeacherAppearsinClassroom.

D

Ifyoubelievethatscientistsandartistsaremostcreativewhenthey'reyoung,youaremissinganimportantpartofthestory.AnewstudypublishedinDeEconomistlookedatNobelPrizewinnersinthefieldofeconomics.Itfoundtherearetwodifferentpeaksofcreativity.Onecomesearlyinaperson'scareer,whileanothercomeslater.

Theresearchsupportspreviousworkbytheauthorsthatfoundsimilarpatternsintheartsandothersciences.

"Webelievewhatwefoundinthisstudyisn'tlimitedtoeconomics,butcouldapplytocreativitymoregenerally,"saidBruceWeinberg,leadauthorofthestudyandprofessorofeconomicsatTheOhioStateUniversity.

"Manypeoplebelievethatcreativityisexclusivelyassociatedwithyouth,butitreallydependsonwhatkindofcreativityyou'retalkingabout."

Inthestudy,thosewhodidtheirmostgroundbreakingworkearlyintheircareerstendedtobe"conceptual"innovators（创新者）.

Thesetypeofinnovators"thinkoutsidethebox",challengingconventionalwisdomandsuddenlycomingupwithnewideas.Conceptualinnovatorsarenotyetimmersed（沉浸于）intheacceptedtheoriesoftheirfield,Weinbergsaid.

Butthereisanotherkindofcreativity,hesaid,whichisfoundamong"experimental"innovators.Theseinnovatorsaccumulateknowledgethroughtheircareersandfindnewwaystounderstandit.

ThelongperiodsoftrialanderrorforimportantexperimentalinnovationscomelaterinaNobellaureate's（荣誉获得者的）career.

"Whetheryouhityourcreativepeakearlyorlateinyourcareerdependsonwhetheryouhaveaconceptualorexperimentalapproach,"Weinbergsaid.

Theresearcherstookanovel,empirical（经验主义的）approachtothestudy,whichinvolved31laureates.Theyarrangedthelaureatesonalistfromthemostexperimentaltomostconceptual.

Thisrankingwasbasedonthelaureates'mostimportantwork,classifyingtheminto"conceptual"or"experimental".

Afterclassifyingthelaureates,theresearchersdeterminedtheageatwhicheachlaureatemadehismostimportantcontributiontoeconomicsandcould