廣東省2020-2021學(xué)年外研版高二期末模擬英語(yǔ)試卷（一）

舊外研2021高二英語(yǔ)期末模擬試卷一第一部分閱讀(共兩節(jié)，滿分50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AAreyoulookingtoloadupyoure-readerwithsomenewbookstopromoteyourcareer?Well,looknofurther.Herearefourbestsellersforyou!TheBossofYoubyLaurenBacon&EmiraMearsThisbookisagoldmineforwomenlookingtostarttheirownbusiness.Asafreelancewriter(自由撰稿人),IreaditseveraltimeswhenIdecidedtobeginacareer.I'vefoldedsomanypagesinthisbook,andfoundsomesectionsespeciallyhelpful,liketheonesonfiguringoutstart-upcosts,drawingupabudget,andthewaystomarketyourself.SuggestedbyStephAuteriThePathfromMotherhoodtoCareerbyDianeLangIhaveusedthisbookprofessionallymyselfafterhavingmyfirstchild.Ms.Langgivesseveralchoicesthathaveworkedforthewomen.At62pageslong,everywordcounts.Formomsthatarestillweighingchoices,thisbookwillhelpthemdecideifindeeditistimetogobacktowork.SuggestedbyAnneNewtonMindingHerOwnBusinessbyJanZobelTaxesarethesameforwomenasareformen.Yetmanywomenseemtohavenumberanxietythatmakesthemfeeltheycan’tdealwellwiththeirmoney.Asataxexpert,I'veseenthisamongmyclients(客戶)overtheyears.Thisbookisdesignedforone-personbusinesses.Readit,andyou’llknowwhattaxestopayandwhatyouneedn’t.SuggestedbyJanZobelTheRelationshipEdgeinBusinessbyJerryAcuffFormostwomen,thebiggestchallengesinourlivesaretherelationshipswebuildanddevelopwithourfamilyandfriends.Jerryexplainshowwecanusethosesamerelationship-buildingskillstobuildgoodrelationshipswithourcustomersandco-workersthatwillhelpourbusinesstogrowsoundly.SuggestedbyCyndyKryder1.WhatdoweknowaboutStephAuterifromherrecommendingwords?A.Shewasoutofemployment. B.Shewastheauthorofthebook.C.She'sreadthebookcarefully. D.She'smadeafortunebywriting.2.WhatisMindingHerOwnBusinessintendedtodo?A.Tohelpreadersmanagetaxes. B.Totellreadershowtostartbusiness.C.Toadvisereaderstogetonwithcolleagues. D.Toassistreaderswithre-employment.3Whatdothefourbookshaveincommon?A.Theyarewrittenbythesameauthor. B.Theyarerecommendedbyexperts.C.Theyareintendedforwomen. D.Theyarefreetodownload.BHillarySterling,achefatVic’sinNewYork’sNoHo,pridesherselfonexpressingthefinestprinciplesoftheItaliancookingtradition:makingdeliciousmeals,whileminimizingfoodwaste.“IthinkItaliancookingisreallyaperfectexampleofsimple,elegant,deliciousfoodwithoutanyexcess,”saysSterling.“Theygrowwhattheymakeandthat’sit.Andtheyusewhattheyhave.”About30percentoffoodiswastedintheUS,accordingtotheUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculture(USDA).Nearlyallofthatfood—95percent—issimplythrownaway,leadingtoanaveragelossof38milliontonsoffoodperyear.ButhungerinAmericaisn’tasupplyproblem—there’smorethanenoughfoodtomeetdemand.Andthatdoesn’tsitwellwithacommunity-mindedcheflikeSterling.“I’mheretofeedpeoplebutI’malsoheretoeducate,”Sterlingsaid.“There’snoreasonweshouldnotbehelpingpeople—especiallychildren.”ThatpassioninspiredSterlingtojoinotherchefswhovolunteerwithNoKidHungry,anationalcampaignfocusingonendingchildhoodhungerintheU.S.throughprogramslikeschoolbreakfastandsummermeals.Ofcourse,nooneshouldevergrowuphungryandyetmorethan11millionchildrenintheUnitedStatesliveinfoodinsecurefamilies.Childrenwhoregularlymissmealscanfaceanincreasedriskofarangeofmedicalconditions,includingchronicillnesses.They’realsomorelikelytostruggleatschool—andproblemscanlastforalongtimeevenaftertheirfoodinsecurityproblemsaresolved.Buthungerisasolvableproblemandtoday,accordingtotheorganizationNoKidHungry,one-thirdfewerkidslivewithhungerinAmericathanwhenitbegannineyearsago.Withthesupportofitslong-timepartnerCiti,NoKidHungryhasprovidedmorethan150millionmealsforkidsinneed.AndthisyearCitiisonceagainmatchingalldonationsupto$100,000—enoughtoprovideonemillionadditionalmeals.4.WhichofthefollowingmakesHillarySterlingproudofherself?A.Findingawell-paidjobinanItalianrestaurant.BCookingtastyfoodwithoutwastingmaterials.C.Encouragingcustomerstoreducefoodwaste.D.CreatinguniqueItaliancookingtechniques.5.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A.Foodwasteisincreasinglycommonaroundtheworld.B.Americaneedstoproducemore.foodtomeetdemand.C.ManyAmericansareshortoffood-savingawareness.D.Foodpricesareincreasingfestatthemarket.6.What’sHillarySterling’smainpurposeindoingvoluntarywork?AHelpingchildrenavoidsufferingfromhunger.B.Offeringfree,mealstopeopleinhercommunity.C.InspiringAmericanteenagerstomakeItalianfood.D.Educatingpeopleondonatingmoneytopoorfamilies.7.What’sthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?A.Achievementsinhelpingneedychildren.B.Thevalueofmakingdonationstochildren.C.Supportbetweentwonon-profitorganizations.D.Theneedtohelpchildrenwiththeproblemofhunger.CAccordingtotheWHO,90percentoftheworld’spopulationlivesinaplacewheretheyareexposedtounsafelevelsofairbornepollutants,contributingtouptosevenmilliondeathseachyear.Ifyouliveinacity,chancesarethatyou’repartofthat90percent,evenifyourcityisrelativelyclean.That’swhycitiesworldwidehavestartedembracingInternetofThings(IoT)solutions.Oneofthebestwaystofightpollutionistofigureoutwhereit’sworstandwhereit’scomingfrom.Ifyou’veevermadeahabitofcheckingairqualityaroundyouyoumaynoticethattherearen’tactuallythatmanymonitoringstations,andyourclosestonemaynotbethatclose.Forpollutiondatatoreallybeaccurateandhelpful,weneedalotmoreofit.Luckily,IoTsensorsandlow-powerwide-areanetworksaremakingitaloteasiertogetandspreadultra-localdata.Lamppostsareonepopularplacetoputthem.Forexample,theRepublicofKoreaandBarcelonahavealreadybuiltoutanetworkofpollutionsensorsintheirstreetlights.Ontheotherhandoutfitting(配備)cars,bikes,andevenpeoplewithpollutionsensorsprovidevaluabledataonasmaller,moremobilescale.Sincepollutantlevelscanchangedramaticallyevenfromonecityblocktoanother,havingsmaller-scaledataisimportantformakingalotofdecisionsthat,overtime,mighthaveamajorinfluenceonourhealthandbehavior.Itcaninfluencewherewedecidetolive,whenweexercise,whetherwebiketowork,and,perhapsmostimportantly,whatwecandoaboutpollutioninourarea.AlltheInternetofThingscanhelpusdoonapersonallevelisuselessenergy.Thedataitprovides,though,canbeusedtomakebigandsmallchangestothewaywebehaveandbuild,andthatiseventuallywherewe’llseebenefits.8.What’stheproblemmentionedinParagraph1?A.Thedeathrateishigheveryyear.B.Therearetoomanypeopleintheworld.C.Thereislittlespaceforpeopletolivein.D.Airpollutionismoreseriousthanexpected.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A.Pollutiondata.B.Amonitoringstation.C.InternetofThings.D.Alow-powernetwork.10.Whyisitnecessarytocollectdataonasmallerscale?A.Itdirectlydecreasespollutantlevels.B.Ituseslessenergytocleantheair.C.Itcoversmoreareasofairpollution.D.Itbettersdecisionsonourlifestyle.11.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsusingIoTtosolveairpollution?A.Disapproving. B.Doubtful.C.Positive. D.Uncaring.DSharingisagoodthing,right?Wearetoldthatitisgoodfortheenvironmentbycuttingwasteandneedlessconsumption.Weencourageitinourchildrenfortheirmoralgrowth,andwhenwethinkofitasaneighborhoodactivity,wegetaglowofwarmth(無(wú)比溫暖的感覺(jué)).Buthowmanypeopleactuallygoandaskaneighborforacupofsugar?Areport,SocialCities,outlinesworryingsignsabouttheincreaseinsocialisolation(孤立)andlonelinessinAustraliancities.Asoneofideasforsocialconnectionincities,sharinghouseorcarresourcesislistedinthereport.EnvironmentalistTedsuggestswesharemorethingsinhisprofessionalwritingTheSimplerWay,andhiscallissupportedbyenvironmentalgroups.TheAustralianConservationFoundationencouragesorganizedsharingthroughpopulararticlessuchasGiveaLittle,TakeaLittleandJointheFreeCyclingSharehood.Inthesearticles,onlinesharingnetworkslike“TheSharehood”and“FriendswithThings”arepromoted.Thesewebsitesmaketheexchangeofgoodsandserviceseasier.TheideaofTheSharehoodhasbeenwarmlyreceivedbycitizenswithmanypeoplesigningupasmembers,yetveryfewgoontotakeadvantageofthenetwork.Themediahasalsoactivelyadvertisedtheconcept,yetnotmuchactuallygetsshared.Itisinterestingthatgivingtheideaofsharingas“therightthingtodo”wascommonamongthoseinvolvedinTheSharehood,aswellasthosewhowerenot.Andmostinterestingofall,neithergroupsharedmoreorlessthantheother.Sowhyareneighborhoodsharingnetworksfailing?Withsomanypeoplewillingtoshareitems,generouslypostingofferstofixcomputersorlendwheelchairs,whatcouldpossiblybegoingwrong?Theproblemisinourdefinition(定義)of“sharing”.Inpractice,sharingisconsideredtobeanactofgenerosity,ratherthanthecommonuseorownershipofgoods,time,orexperience.Wearetaughtaschildrenthatsharingisaboutbeinggenerous—nomorethanthat.12.WhatistheideaofsharinglistedinthereportSocialCitiesas?A.Aresultofacooperativeeconomy.B.Amethodofreducingthecostofliving.C.Awaytogettoknowastrangecityquickly.D.Asolutiontostrengtheningsociallinksincities.13.WhatcanweknowfromParagraph3?A.Themediaoverstatethebenefitsofsharing.B.Manypeoplehaveoppositeviewsonsharing.C.TheideaofsharingiswellacceptedinAustralia.D.EnvironmentalistsarehighlyrespectedinAustralia.14.Whathasledtothecurrentstateof“sharing”accordingtotheauthor?A.Activeparticipationofenvironmentalgroups.B.People’sone-sidedunderstandingofsharing.C.Highpublicattentiontosharingactivities.D.Convenienceofonlineshopping.15.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Whyaresharingnetworksunsuccessful?B.Whenwastheideaofsharingfirstpromoted?C.Whatinspiredthedevelopmentofsharedeconomy?D.Howcanwetakeadvantageofneighborhoodresources?第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題25分，滿分12.5分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Agreengymisahealthclubthatfocusesonrunninganenvironmentallyconsciousbusinessinordertobemoreeco-friendly.___16___Soabigpartofbeinggreenerishavingeco-friendlycleansers(清潔劑).Notonlydotheyhaveanon-chemicalsmellbuttheyalsoaren'tmadeupoftheharsh(刺激性強(qiáng)的)chemicalslikemanyothercleansers.Thegymmayalsouserecycledpaperitems,suchasrecycledtoiletpaper,papertowelsandtissues.Consideringtheamountofelectricityagymuses,agreengymmayhavesolarpanels(太陽(yáng)能電池板)tohelpusethesun'senergyaswellasreducetheelectricitybill.___17___Whentheyusecertainmachines,suchasthebikes,theenergygeneratedgoesbackintothegym’snetworkofelectricity.___18___Oneoptionistouseanenergy-efficientwasheranddryerforanycleaning.Anotheroptionistouselow-flowshowerheadsintheshowerstoreducetheamountofwaterused.Energy-efficienttoiletsinthebathroomarealsoachoiceforreducingwateruse.Partofbecomingagreengymisusingrecycledexerciseequipment.___19___Itmayalsohavetheexercisefloormadefromrecycledmaterials.Beforelong,moregymsmayfindthemselvesshiftingtowardeco-friendlypractices,evenifitinvolvessmallchanges.Somepeoplemayprefergoingtoagymthathaseco-friendlypractices.Agreengymwillbegreatfortheenvironmentandforsavingmoney.___20___A.Agreengymdoesalotofcleaningforhealthpurposes.B.Agreengymfocusesonusingaslittlewateraspossible.C.Peoplehavemanydifferentreasonsforjoiningalocalgreengym.D.Youmustbewillingtolearnthebusinesssideofrunningagreengym.E.Anotherwayisforgymgoerstosupplyenergythatgoesbacktothegym.F.Forexample,itmaypurchaseexerciseequipmentmadefromrecycledmetal.G.Meanwhile,ithelpsbringinnewclientswhofindthattypeofbusinessappealing.第二部分語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Itwasanearlymorning.ThehikeupthelowerpartofJewellwas____21____.Bales,anexperiencedhiker,feltexcitedasshewalkedupintosnowypaths.At10:30a.m.,the____22____wasshowingitsteeth.Bales____23____morelayerstokeepherselffromthecoldwinds.She____24____tomakeherwaytowardMountWashington.Thenshenoticedasinglesetof____25____inthesnowaheadofher.She’dbeenfollowingfainttracksalldayanddidn’tgivethemmuchthought,____26____somanypeopleloveclimbingJewellTrail.By11a.m.,Baleswasgetting____27____,eventhoughshewasmovingfastand____28____somebodyheat.Asshe____29____shelterfromheavysnow,thesneakertracksaheadsuddenlyturnedleft.Followingthemfor30yards,Balessawamansittingstill.She____30____himandsaid,“Oh,hello.What’syourname?”Hedidn’t____31____.Hisskinwaspale,andhehadaglazed(呆滯的)lookonhisface.____32____,hewasinreallybig____33____.Balesgotallherwarm,dryclothesfromher____34____andpulledthemontohisbody.Thenshefedhimsomehotcocoawithelectrolytecubes(電解質(zhì)塊).Overthenexthour,theman____35____movinghisarmsandspeaking.Luckily,hewassaved.21.A.pleasant B.hard C.terrible D.different22.A.path B.beast C.weather D.mountain23.A.prepared B.added C.stored D.sewed24.A.hesitated B.refused C.continued D.failed25.A.steps B.stones C.rails D.footprints26.A.until B.unless C.because D.though27.A.freezing B.warm C.tired D.disappointed28.A.releasing B.generating C.using D.losing29.A.missedout B.watchedover C.searchedfor D.lookedat30.A.approached B.stopped C.recognized D.appreciated31.A.remember B.notice C.react D.understand32.A.Consequently B.Naturally C.Gradually D.Obviously33.A.trap B.silence C.shame D.trouble34.A.backpack B.home C.camp D.car35.A.kept B.began C.suggested D.practiced第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Researchersdiscoveredthatpeoplewhogotoliveconcertslivelonger.ExpertsfromUniversityCollegeLondon____36____(study)thelifestylesofover6,700Britishforthepast15years.Theyfoundthattheover-50swho____37____(regular)wenttoconcertswerearound30percentlesslikelytodieoverthenext14years.Theresearcherssaidtheover-50sextendedtheirlifebytakingpart____38____the“receptivearts”artgalleries,concerts,thetheater,musicals,andtheopera____39____(include).Theyexaminedhowoftenthepeoplewentoutandwhatkindsofeventstheyattended.Inadditionto____40____(live)longer,concertgoersalsohadmorefun.LeadresearcherDrFancourtsaidmoneyplayed____41____bigroleinwhetherpeoplewenttoconcertsandengagedwiththearts.Over40percentofpeopleintheleastwealthygroupneverhadaccessto____42____(culture)activities.TheUKHealthSecretaryMattHancockbelievedtherecouldbealotof____43____(true)init.Hesaidtheartsandculturecouldimprovementalhealthandreleaseloneliness.HerecentlyannouncedplansfortheUK’sNationalHealthServicetousethearts____44____(improve)people’swellbeingandhealth.“Generally,ourresultsstresstheimportanceofcontinuingtoexplorenewsocialfactors_____45_____affectourhealth,theresearcherssaid.第三部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)(滿分15分)46.假定你是李華，你的新西蘭筆友Susan在某社交平臺(tái)上看到了你在校文化節(jié)上演出的照片，并發(fā)來(lái)郵件詢問(wèn)。請(qǐng)你給她回一封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.演出時(shí)間；2.你的演出節(jié)目；3.你的感受。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二節(jié)(滿分25分)47.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。續(xù)寫的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右。WhenChaseHansenwasonly4yearsold,heencountered(邂逅)somehomelesspeoplewhileshoppingwithhisdadandhewantedtohelpthem.Afteraconversationbetweenthefatherandsonabouthomelessness,theydecidedtodosomethingforthehomeless.TheyconvincedalocalJambaJuicestoretodonatemorethan100smoothies(沙冰)andthepairgavethemouttohomelesspeopleinapark.Afterthat,theycameupwithanevenbetteridea.“Iwantedawaytogettoknowpeoplebetter.So,mydadandIdecidedtostarttakingsomeofthehomelesspeoplewe’dmetoutforameal,”saidChase.Now,sixyearslater,thepairstillspendtheirweekendstakinghomelesspeopleoutforamealandtheystartconversationswiththeirnewacquaintancesduringthemeal.“Iwouldaskthemwheretheywerefrom,whattheirhobbieswere,”saidChase.“Andsometimesthey’dsharetheir