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届新高考英语模拟培优强化训练二新高考版

2021届新高考英语模拟培优强化训练

（二）（新高考版）

本试卷满分120分，考试时间100分钟。

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

NorthAmericanTrainRoutesforaFamilyVacation

   TheAdirondack

   Consideredoneofthetoptenscenictrainridesintheworld,theAdirondacktrainroutetravelsfromNewYorkCity'sPenn StationtoMontreal,Canada.The10-hourtripisgreatforaweekendawayineitherMontrealorManhattan.TheroutewilltakeyoupastWestPointAcademy,theHudsonRiverValleyandfiftymilesofLakeChamplain.

   TheVermonter

   Thealmost14-hourtripfromWashington,D.C.toSt.Albans,VermonttakesyoufromtheU.S.capital,throughthebeautifulNewEnglandstatesofConnecticutandMassachusettsonthewaytoVermont.AsyoutravelthroughNewEnglandtowns,you'llbeabletoseesomeofthemostbeautifulsceneryinthisarea,includingrivers,fallsandcoveredbridges.

   TheDowneaster

   TheDowneasterwasestablishedin2001andwasexpandedseveralyearsagonorthwardtoFreeportandBrunswick,Maine.Theshortride（betweenthreeandfourhours）includesatripalongthebeautifulMainecoastline.Withfiveround-tripsoffereddaily,it'sagreatwayforMassachusettsfamiliestovisitMaineforadayorlonger.Manyoftheseroutescarryvolunteerstoaidpassengerswithquestionsaboutlocalattractionsanddestinations.

   ThePennsylvanian

   BothNewYorkCityandPittsburgharegreatfamilyvacationdestinationsandthePennsylvanianroutetakesyouthroughthebeautifulPennsylvanianlandscapebetweenthetwomajorcities.The9.5-halfhourtriptravelsthroughavarietyofdifferentterrains（地形）,andstopsalongthewayincludingNewark,Philadelphia,HarrisburgandAltoona.TheconnectingtrainserviceisavailableforthoselookingtotraveltoCleveland,Chicago,andToledofromPittsburgh.

1.Whichtrainrouteoffersthebestchoiceforaone-daysightseeing?

A.TheAdirondack.B.TheVermonter.

C.TheDowneaster.D.ThePennsylvanian.

2.WhereisSt.Albans?

A.InVermont.

B.InWashington,D.C.

C.BetweenConnecticutandMassachusetts.

D.BetweenWashington,D.C.andMassachusetts.

3.HowcanyougotoChicagofromNewYorkCitybytrain?

A.BytakingatrainatPennStationtoMontreal.

B.BytakingaconnectingtrainatPittsburgh.

C.BytravelingtoClevelandandthentoChicago.

D.BytravelingthroughNewEnglandstatestoChicago.

B

   TheEastAfricannationofKenyahasarichtraditionindistancerunning,butalackofsuccessinfieldeventsmeanttherewasnoonequalifiedtocoachYego,whostudiedthejavelin（标枪）ontheInternet.

   YegowasborninCheptonon,avillageintheGreatRiftValley,inJanuary1989andgrewuplovingfootballandrunning,butwhenhewaslapped（领先一圈）bytwocompetitorsina10,000mschoolrace,heturnedhisattentionelsewhereafterward.

   Hewouldcutandshapeajavelinfromtreebranchesandalthoughhisparentsthoughtheshouldconcentrateonhisstudies,Yegopersistedandhebecamenationaljuniorchampion.

   Combininghisjobasapolicemanwithtraining,YegoturnedtotheInternet,studyingthetechniqueandstrengthexercisesthetopjavelinthrowersemployed.

   Neitherbeingjust5feetand7inchestallnorweighing13stoneheldYegoback.In2011,hebecamethefirstKenyantowinafieldeventmedalatacontinentalmeetwithgoldattheAll-AfricaGames.

   AyearlaterinLondonhebecamethefirstAfricanjavelinthrowertoreachanOlympicfinal,finishing12th,ahistoricalmoment.

   "TobeanOlympianissomethingyouwillneverforget,"hesaid."SowhenIwasnamedintheOlympics,Iwasjustsohappy.LuckilyenoughIwasinthefinalsandthatjustchangedallmylife."

   Hewasfourthatthe2013WorldChampionshipsandwonthe2014CommonwealthtitlebeforebeingcrownedworldchampioninBeijing,China,ayearlaterwithwhatisthefifth-longestthrowinhistoryof92.72m.

   Rio2016arrivedandYegowasleadingafterthreethrowsonlytosufferanankleinjuryonhisfourthattemptwhichforcedhimtoretire,andhelookedonasThomasRohlerofGermanyovertookhimtoseizegold.ButheisnotdefeatedandhewillhaveachancetoimproveonthatatthenextOlympicGames.

4.WhydidYegochoosetostudythejavelinontheInternet?

A.Becausehedislikedhiscoach'strainingmethod.

B.Becausetherewerenoqualifiedtrainersforhim.

C.Becausenooneknewthejavelininhiscountry.

D.BecausestudyingontheInternetwasfree.

5.WhatmadeYegostarttolearnthejavelin?

A.Hisfailureinstudyatschool.B.Hisparents'encouragement.

C.Hisgrowingloveofthejavelin.D.Hisdiscouragementinrunning.

6.WhenwasYegocrownedworldchampioninBeijing?

A.In2013.B.In2014.C.In2015.D.In2016.

7.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.YegowasdefeatedbyThomasRohlerandbecameafailure.

B.Yegowasforcedtoretirebecauseofhisinjuredankle.

C.Yegocontinuesfightingdespitehisfailurein2016.

D.YegowillsurelywinatthenextOlympicGames.

C

   SchoolpupilsinEnglandwillbegroupedinto"bubbles"whenthenewacademicyearstartsinSeptember,withmassactivitiessuchasassembliesdiscouragedundernewregulationsannouncedbyEducationSecretaryGavinWilliamson.

   SchoolswereshutdowninMarch,2020.Currentlyaround1.6millionofthecountry's9millionschool-agechildrenarebackintheclassroom,butthegovernmentsaysaproperreturninSeptemberis"criticaltoournationalrecovery"andattendancewillbecompulsory.

   Socialdistancingwillnotbeappliedinschools,andmaskswillnotbeworn,butinsteadso-calledbubbles,basedonavoidingcontactbetweenindividualclassesoryeargroups,willbedeployed.Thiswillmeanseparatestartfindfinishtimes,andalsodifferenttimesforlunchandplaytime.

   Pupilswillbediscouragedfromusingpublictransport,whichcouldbringmanyotherchallenges.Mobiletestingunitswillbesenttoschoolswhichhaveanoutbreak,andschoolswillhavetestingkitstogiveparentsifrequired,butiftherearetwoconfirmedcasesin14days,potentiallythewholeschoolcouldbeshutdown.

   GeoffBarton,thegeneralsecretaryoftheAssociationofSchoolandCollegeLeaders,says,"Itwillbeimmediatelyapparenttoanyonereadingthisguidancethatitisenormouslychallengingtocarryoutthisproposal.Thelogisticsofkeepingapartmanydifferent'bubbles'ofchildreninafullschool,includingwhole-yeargroupscomprisinghundredsofpupils,isincredible."

   Meanwhile,beforethemuch-anticipatednextstageofeasinglockdowninEnglandtakesplacethisweekend,thenumberofCOVID-19caseshasrisenin36localauthoritiesacrossEngland.EasingmeasureshavealreadyhadtobedelayedintheEastMidlandscityofLeicester,butnowotherspikes（激增）ininfectionratearebeingreportedallacrossEngland.TheareaswiththelargestincreasesareKnowsleyandBolton,bothintheNorthWestofthecountry,andtheLondonboroughofHammersmithandFulham.InKnowsley,closetothecityofLiverpool,therateofinfectionrosefrom6peopleoutofevery100,000to20.

8.WhatdoesGavingroupthestudentsinto"bubbles"for?

A.Settingdifferenttimeforschoolactivities.

B.Askingallstudentstowearmasksinclass.

C.Keepingsocialdistanceamongallstudents.

D.Callingonstudentstotakeabusforschool.

9.AschoolwillpossiblybeclosedagaininEnglandwhen______.

A.twocasesofinfectionareconfirmedin14days

B.thereisalackoftestingunitsforpupils

C.theattendanceofstudentsisn'tenough

D.therateofinfectionrisesfrom6peopleoutofevery100,000to20

10.What'stheattitudeofBartontowardGavin'smeasure?

A.Tolerant.B.Doubtful.C.Hopeful.D.Ambiguous.

11.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Englandhasalreadyendedthelockdown.

B.MorereportsareaboutthespreadofCOVID-19.

C.ThenumberofCOVID-19infectionsisincreasinginEngland.

D.COVID-19ismoreseriousinEnglandthaninothercountries.

D

   Todaythesongs,andwhistlesofparrotsresoundthroughtherainforestofPuertoRico.Butafewdecadesago,thesesoundsnearlyvanished.

   DeforestationhitPuertoRicanparrots.BeforeEuropeansarrivedinthe1500s,theirpopulationwasestimatedatamillion.Bythe1970s,asfewas13PuertoRicanparrotswereleftinthewild,limitedtotheislandsonlyremainingforest,theElYunqueNationalForest.

   Inadesperateeffort,conservationistsbegantoraisetheparrotsincaptivity（圈养）.Itwasasuccessfulstrategy:

Thoughthechattybirdsarestillconsideredcriticallyendangered,todaymorethan600exist.

   Nowtheremaybeanewthreattotheirsurvival,conservationistssay.Captiveparrotshavedevelopedanentirelynewdialect（方言）,aphenomenonthathasnotbeenobservedbeforeinothercaptivebirdpopulations.Around2013,Tanya Martínez,aconservationbiologist,begantonoticethePuertoRicanparrotsdidn'tallsoundalike."Ifyouwouldgointothe ElYunqueNationalForesttoworkwiththewildpopulation,itwouldalmostsoundlikeadifferentspeciesfromthecaptivebirds,"saysMartínez.

   Curioustolearnmore,shecheckedonallfourparrotpopulationsinexistence—twowildandtwocaptive—andrecordedthem.Whatsheheardconfirmedhersuspicion:

Thesoundswerenotthesamefromonepopulationtoanother.

   Thepotentiallanguagebarrierisworrying,saysTimothyWright,abiologistatNewMexicoStateUniversity.Tobesuccessfullyreintroduced,hesays,parrotsmustbeabletorelyoncommunication,particularlytostrengthenrelationshipsintheirindividualcommunities."Ifyoucan'tindicatetoothersthatyou'repartoftheirgroup,youmi