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普通高等学校招生全国统一考试模拟英语试题四含答案解析
2021好题精选模拟卷四
第I卷
第二局部阅读理解〔共两节,总分值40分〕
第一节〔共15题;每题2分,总分值30分〕
阅读以下短文,从每题所给的四个选项〔A、B、C和D〕中,选出最正确选项。
A
NOTTINGHAM FORUM〔论坛〕
GEOFFHOON
“__________(24)〞
GeoffHoonisoneof Britain’smostexperiencedpoliticians.
MrHoonjoinedtheForeignandCommonwealthofficeinMay1999asMinisterofStatewithresponsibilityforAsia,thePacific,theMiddleEastandNorthAfrica;hewasthenmadeMinisterforEurope.Later,in1999,MrHoonjoinedTonyBlair’s Cabinet〔内阁〕asSecretaryofStateforDefence,whereheoversawfourmajordeployments〔部署〕ofBritishtroops,includingtoIraq.Afterthe2022generalelectionhebecameleaderoftheHouseofCommonsandearlierthisyear(2022)hewasappointedasMinisterforEuropeagain.
OnFriday24th NovemberMrHornisvisitingNottinghamtoaddressForum.Hewillspeakabouthisexperienceinthepublicspotlight,andexplainwhatlifeasaCabinetMinisterisreallylike.
Therewillbeanopportunityforquestionsafterthetalk,whichisopentoallstudentsandstaffat NottinghamUniversity.Pleasearriveearlyastherearelimitedspacesandnobodywillbeadmittedoncetheeventhadbegun.
FRIDAY24TH NOVEMBER
4O’LOCK
A48SIRCLIVEGRANGER(GEOGRAPHY&ECONOMICS)
FREEENTRY
nottingham.forum.org
21.Atthetimeofthewriting,GeoffHoonwasa______.
A.retiredpolitician B.universityscholar C.stateleader D.militaryconsultant
22.Whoeverwantedtoattendwereadvisedto“arriveearly〞inorder______.
A.tobeallowedtoaskquestions B.tobeadmittedtothetalk
C.nottointerruptthespeaker D.tofindaplaceclosertothespeaker
23.By“A48SIRCLIVEGRANGER〞,thewritergivesinformationabout______.
A.whowasorganizingtheevent B.wheretheeventwastotakeplace
C.howonecouldgetadmitted D.howoldthelecturerwas
24.Thetopicofthetalkmissinginthe3rd line(blank)shouldbe______.
A.LifeintheCabinet B.AnExcellentLecturer
C. Top State SecretstoBeLetOut D.AnalysisofWorldSituation
B
GeorgiaAquariumisopen365daysayear.Pleasenotethathoursofoperationdovary.Lastticketsoldandentryis30minutesbeforeclosingtime.
RegularHours
Sunday—Friday:
10a.m.—5P.m.
Saturday:
9a.m.—6p.m.
SummerHours:
May27-August16
Monday-Saturday:
9a.m.—9P.m.
Sunday:
9a.m.—6p.m.
FullPriceTotalTicket
Adult(ages13-64):
$38.95
Child(ages3-12):
$32.95
Senior(age65+):
$34.95
TotalTicketOnlineDiscount
Adult(ages13-64):
$35.95
Child(ages3-12):
$29.95
Senior(age65+):
$31.95
AnimalEncounters:
$59.95
Beluga&FriendsInteractiveProgram:
$179.95
JourneywithGentleGiantsImmersionProgram:
$234.95
AT&TDolphinTales
Ournewdolphingallery,theaterandshowarenowopen.Thegalleryandviewingwindowareopentogeneraladmissionguestsperiodicallythroughouttheday.Showtimesvaryeachday,socheckfortimeswhenyouarepurchasinggeneraladmissiontickets.Don’tforget-AT&TDolphinTalesisincludedinTotalTicketgeneraladmission,sodon’tmissthisspectacularshow!
4DTheater—Deepo’sUndersea3DWondershowPresentedbyAT&T
Withmultipleshowsthroughouttheday,besuretocatchthisuniqueexperienceatGeorgiaAquarium.Admissiontothe4DTheaterisincludedinTotalTicketgeneraladmission!
JourneywithGentleGiantsImmersionProgram
SwimorscubadiveintheOceanVoyagerexhibit,builtbyTheHomeDepot.Swimsaredailyat4:
30p.m.,andscubadivesaredailyat3p.m.andSaturdayandSundayatlla.m.Spotsarelimited,soit’sbesttobookinadvance.
Beluga&FriendsInteractiveProgram
InteractwithbelugasandharborsealsintheGeorgia-PacificColdWaterQuestgallery.Thisanimalinteractionoccursdailyat 10a.m.and1:
30p.m.Spotsarelimited,soit’sbesttobookinadvance.
AnimalEncounters
Interactwithapenguindailyatl1:
30a.m.andl:
45p.m.Youcanalsoexperienceaspecialencounterwithadolphin.Spotsarelimited,soit’sbesttobookinadvance.
25.Howmuchcantheysaveifgrandparentsintheirseventieswitha10-year-oldboyvisitGeorgiaAquariumwithonlinetickets?
A.$3. B.$6. C.$9. D.$12
26.WhichofthefollowingaboutAT&TDolphinTalesisTRUE?
A.Itisopenalldaylongtovisitors.
B.Itisreallyworthwatchingforvisitors.
C.Visitorshavetopayextramoneytowatchit.
D.visitorsshouldbooktheirticketsinadvance.
27.WithaTotalTicket,visitorsareallowedtovisit________.
A.AnimalEncounters
B.Beluga&FriendsInteractiveProgram
C.4DTheater-Deepo’sUndersea3DWondershow
D.JourneywithGentleGiantsImmersionProgram
C
HowDoYouSeeDiversity?
Asamanager,Tiffanyisresponsibleforinterviewingapplicantsforsomeofthepositionswithhercompany.Duringoneinterview,shenoticedthatthecandidatenevermadedirecteyecontact.Shewaspuzzledandsomewhatdisappointedbecauseshelikedtheindividualotherwise.
Hehadaperfectrésuméandgavegoodresponsestoherquestions,butthefactthatheneverlookedherintheeyesaid“untrustworthy,〞soshedecidedtoofferthejobtohersecondchoice.
“Itwasn’tuntilIattendedadiversityworkshopthatIrealizedthepersonwepassedoverwastheperfectperson,〞Tiffanyconfesses.Whatshehadn’tknownatthetimeoftheinterviewwasthatthecandidate’s“different〞behaviorwassimplyaculturalmisunderstanding.HewasanAsian-Americanraisedinahouseholdwhererespectforthoseinauthoritywasshownbyaverting(避开)youreyes.
“Iwasjustthrownoffbythelackofeyecontact;notrealizingitwascultural,〞Tiffanysays.“Imissedout,butwillnotmissthatopportunityagain.〞
Manyofushavehadsimilarencounterswithbehaviorsweperceiveasdifferent.Astheworldbecomessmallerandourworkplacesmorediverse,itisbecomingessentialtoexpandourunderstandingofothersandtoreexaminesomeofourfalseassumptions.
HireAdvantage
Atatimewhenhiringqualifiedpeopleisbecomingmoredifficult,employerswhocaneliminateinvalidbiases(偏见)fromtheprocesshaveadistinctadvantage.Mycompany,MindsetsLLC,helpsorganizationsandindividualsseetheirownblindspots.Arealestaterecruiterweworkedwithillustratesthepositivedifferencesuchtrainingcanmake.
“DuringmyMindsetscoachingsession,Iwastaughthowtorecruitadiversifiedworkforce.Irecruitedpeoplefromdifferentculturesandskillsets.Theagentswereabletoutilizetheirfullpotentialandexperiencestobuildupthecompany.Whentherealestatemarketbegantochange,itwasbecausewehadadiverseagentpoolthatwewereabletosayintherealestatemarketmuchlongerthanothersinthesameprofession.〞
BlindedbyGender
Daleisanaccountexecutivewhoattendedoneofmyworkshopsonsupervisingadiverseworkforce.“Throughoneofthesessions,Idiscoveredmypersonalbias,〞herecalls.“IlearnedIhadnotbeenlookingatapersonasawholeperson,andbeingopentodifferences.〞Inhiscase,theblindnesswasnotaboutculturebutrathergender.
“Ihadamanagementpositionopeninmydepartment;andthetwofinalistswereamanandawoman.HadInotattendedthisworkshop,Iwouldhaveautomaticallyassumedthemanwasthebestcandidatebecausethepositionrequiredquiteabitofextensivetravel.Myreasoningwouldhavebeenthateventhoughbothcandidatesweregreatandcouldhavebeensuccessfulintheposition,Iassumedthewomanwouldhavewantedtobehomewithherchildrenandnottravel.〞Dale’sassumptionsareanotherexampleofthewell-intentionedbutincorrectthinkingthatlimitsanorganization’sabilitytotapintothefullpotentialofadiverseworkforce.
“Ilearnedfromtheclassthatinsteadofimposingmygenderbiasesintothesituation,Ineededtopresentthefullrangeofduties,responsibilitiesandexpectationstoallcandidatesandallowthemtomakeaninformeddecision.〞Dalecreditstheworkshop,“becauseithelpedmemakedecisionsbasedonfairness.〞
YearoftheKnow-It-All
Dougisanothersupervisorwhoattendedoneofmyworkshops.Herecallsamajorlessonlearnedfromhisownemployee.
“OneofmymostembarrassingmomentswaswhenIhadaChinese-AmericanemployeeputinarequesttotaketimeofftocelebrateChineseNewYear.Inmyignorance,Iassumedhehadhisdateswrong’,asthefirstofJanuaryhadjustpassed.WhenIadvisedhimofthis,Igavehimatongtalking-toaboutturninginrequestsearlywiththeproperdates.
“Hepatientlywaited,thenwhenIwasdone,hesaidhewouldlikeChineseNewYearoff,nottheWesternNewYear.HeexplainedpolitelythatinhisculturethenewyeardidnotbeginJanuaryfirst,andthatChineseNewYear,whichistiedtothelunarcycle,isoneofthemostcelebratedholidaysontheChinesecalendar.Needlesstosay,Ifeltveryembarrassedinassuminghehadhisdatesmixedup.ButIlearnedagreatdealaboutassumptions,andthatthetimingofholidaysvariesconsiderablyfromculturetoculture.
“AttendingthediversityworkshophelpedmerealizehowmuchIcouldlearnbysimplyaskingquestionsandcreatingdialogueswithtoyemployees,ratherthanmakingassumptionsandtryingtobeaknow-it-all,〞Dougadmits.“ThebiggestthingItookawayfromtheworkshopislearninghowtobemore‘inclusive’todifferences.〞
ABetterBottomLine
Anopenmindaboutdiversitynotonlyimprovesorganizationsinternally,itisprofitableaswell.Thesecommentsfromacustomerservicerepresentativeshowhowaninclusiveattitudecanimprovesales.“MostofmycustomersspeakEnglishasasecondlanguage.Oneofthebestthingsmycompanyhasdoneistocontractwithalanguageservicethatofferstranslationsoverthephone.Itwasn’tunti