潮州市届高考第二次模拟考试英语含答案.docx

1、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1312=130分，考试时间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、考场座位号填写在答题卡上。 2回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。4考试结束后，将答案卡交回。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

2、。 APerformancesLets Face the MusicRia Jones, the world-famous star of Evita, Cats, and Les Miserables, returns home for two special concerts.Proving that there is more to her than a great gift for singing the great show songs, Ria invites you on a memorable journey that goes from musical to classica

3、l and from classical to pop. Songs from Miss Saigon perfectly mix with Disney favorites from Beauty and the Beast along with some popular standards for a great evening in the company of a very special vocal talent.Song RecitalJudy Coe performs widely as a soloist (独唱者) in America and is also a music

4、 teacher. The programme includes songs from Porgy and Bess, a successful American opera, with special solo piano arrangements by Katherine Morris. Judy ends the concert with songs whose texts are by Shakespeare, Yeats, Eliot, Oscar Wilde and Emily Dickinson. The concert will be framed by the singing

5、 of Welsh and American music by the popular Gyrlais Male Voice Choir, directed by Meirwyn Thomas.Mayte MartinMayte Martin is easily the best-known Catalan singer. She has been very popular since her early twenties, when she won a string of prizes. She has taken part in Barcelonas WOMAD festivals and

6、 in the Gipsy Kings celebrated festival Mosaique Gitane at Nimes. She will be accompanied by her regular solo guitarist, two dancers and a clapper.The Adventure of MalicThis show is about the fantastically dangerous life of an imaginary Iberian character called Malic. In this show he visits China an

7、d gets into fights with dragons and then travels to Barcelona where he comes across many dangerous characters. The show is told using Chinese shadow puppets (皮影), beautifully handled, with a live narrator-musician who gives life to the show in English.1Who will perform Disney songs?ARia Jones. BJudy

8、 Coe. . CMayte Martin. DKatherine Morris. 2In which performance can you enjoy famous writers works? ALets Face the Music. BSong Recital. CMayte Martin. DThe Adventure of Malic.3What do we know about The Adventure of Malic ?AIt was made in Chinese. BIt was shot in Barcelona. CIt is based on a true ad

9、venture story.DIt is presented through a traditional Chinese art form. BMy violin is like a soul mate that whispers words of wisdom to me. Together, weve gone through both tears and happiness.About 12 years ago, I made acquaintance with it following an order from my mom. Many hours of boredom were s

10、pent practicing it. And to make things worse, the disappointment in my teachers eyes as I played the wrong notes was like an invisible hammer, striking on my heart. One day, I finally decided: I hate it!By chance, things changed when I was seven. I was at home lying on the sofa, wondering how those

11、famous violinists dealt with this terrible dilemma. I searched online for the E-minor Concerto, a well-known violin work by German composer Felix Mendelssohn. and listened to it.A beautiful and mysterious sound came from the violin as the bow moved across it. It was like the music slid over the flow

12、ers, rose up, and started to fill the air. The violins voice woke up the sun; made the trees green, and freshened the air. As the music changed, the sky turned back to gray. A gloomy shade covered the grass as all the sunshine disappeared. I could hear children crying and men shouting. It was like a

13、n invisible claw had grabbed my heart tightly, making it unable to beat.That glorious day set off my passion and interest in violin - I grabbed mine and never let it go. Before the memories faded, I stared at my instrument. Without hesitating, I picked it up, rosined (用松香擦) the bow, and began to pla

14、y. Peace filled my heart.My violin has been by my side for 12 years. When I feel happy, an energetic tune makes it even better; when Im deep in sorrow, a peaceful tune washes it away; when Im walking on air, feeling especially pleased with my achievements, solemn (庄严的 ) tunes calm me down. Gradually

15、, it has become a part of my life.My violin, shall I compare you to a summers day?4What further contributed to the authors dislike of violin-playing?AOrders from mum.BBoredom of practice. CLoss of passion for violin. DDisappointment in the teachers eyes.5What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?AThe au

16、thors feeling was continuously influenced by the music. BThe sudden change made the authors heart unable to beat. CThe scenery outside the room was quite attractive. DThe weather actually changed because of the tune.6Why did the author pick up the violin again?AThe invisible hammer and claw are gone

17、. BA famous tune aroused his interest and passion. CThe beautiful imagination changed his attitude. DHe was crazy about Felix Mendelssohns works.7Which of the following can be the best title for the text? ADeep love for music. BAn inspiring story of violin. CMusical soul mate - violin. DMy dislike a

18、nd like of violin.CWhile the start of a new school year is always exciting, this year was even more so for some elementary school students in Auckland, New Zealand. They became the worlds first kids to be taught by a digital teacher. Before you start imagining a human-like robot walking around the c

19、lassroom, Will is just an avatar that appears on the students desktop, or smartphone screen, when ordered to come.The autonomous animation platform has been modeled after the human brain and nervous system, allowing it to show human-like behavior. The digital teacher is assigned to teach Vectors Be

20、sustainable with energy a free program for Auckland elementary schools.Just like the humans it replaced, Will is able to instantly react to the students responses to the topic. Thanks to a webcam and microphone, the avatar not only responds to questions the kids may have, but also picks up non-verba

21、l cues. For instance, if a student smiles at Will, he responds by smiling back. This two-way interaction not only helps attract the students attention, but also allows the programs developers to monitor their engagement, and make changes if needed.Nikhil Ravishankar believes that Will-like avatars c

22、ould be a novel way to catch the attention of the next generation. He says, I have a lot of hope in this technology as a means to deliver cost-effective, rich, educational experience in the future.The program, in place since August 2018, has been a great success thus far. Ravishankar says, What was

23、fascinating to me was the reaction of the children to Will. The way they look at the world is so creative and different, and Will really captured their attention.However, regardless of how popular it becomes, Will is unlikely to replace human educators any time soon.8What was special for some elemen

24、tary school students in Auckland?AA digital teacher taught them. BThey first saw something digital. CThis was the start of a new school year. DThey could get close to smartphone screen.9What is the benefit of this two-way interaction? AIt can smile back. BIt can use microphone. CIt can change if nec

25、essary. DIt can talk any topic for free.10Whats authors attitude to Wills replacing Human educators soon?AUnclear. BDoubtful. COptimistic. DDisapproving.11What might be the best title for the passage?ANew High-tech Contributes to Education. BNew Zealand Will Replace Teachers in Classrooms. CThe Worl

26、ds First Digital Teacher, a Help to Students.DThe Worlds First Digital Teacher Appears in Classroom.DIf you believe that scientists and artists are most creative when theyre young, you are missing an important part of the story. A new study published in De Economist looked at Nobel Prize winners in

27、the field of economics. It found there are two different peaks of creativity. One comes early in a persons career, while another comes later.The research supports previous work by the authors that found similar patterns in the arts and other sciences.We believe what we found in this study isnt limit

28、ed to economics, but could apply to creativity more generally, said Bruce Weinberg, lead author of the study and professor of economics at The Ohio State University.Many people believe that creativity is exclusively associated with youth, but it really depends on what kind of creativity youre talkin

29、g about.In the study, those who did their most groundbreaking work early in their careers tended to be conceptual innovators（创新者）.These type of innovators think outside the box, challenging conventional wisdom and suddenly coming up with new ideas. Conceptual innovators are not yet immersed (沉浸于) in

30、 the accepted theories of their field, Weinberg said.But there is another kind of creativity, he said, which is found among experimental innovators. These innovators accumulate knowledge through their careers and find new ways to understand it. The long periods of trial and error for important exper

31、imental innovations come later in a Nobel laureates(荣誉获得者的) career.Whether you hit your creative peak early or late in your career depends on whether you have a conceptual or experimental approach, Weinberg said.The researchers took a novel, empirical(经验主义的) approach to the study, which involved 31

32、laureates. They arranged the laureates on a list from the most experimental to most conceptual.This ranking was based on the laureates most important work, classifying them into conceptual or experimental .After classifying the laureates, the researchers determined the age at which each laureate made his most important contribution to economics and could