2021年陜西省某校高考英語二模試卷

2021年陜西省某校高考英語二模試卷

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共4小題；每小題6分，滿分30

分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

1.Choosingwheretolivemaybeoneofthebiggestdecisionsyou'Hmakewhenyoumove

toSydney,butyou'llhaveplentyofhelp.

Temporaryarrivalaccommodation

BeforeyoumovetoSydney,werecommendthatyoubookatemporaryplacetostay.Once

yougethere,youcanlookforlonger-termaccommodation.

-.au/accommodation/short-term

On-campus-residentialcolleges（fullycatered飲食全包的）

TheUniversityhaseightresidentialcollegesontheCamperdown/Darlington

Campus,includingInternationalHouse,aresidentialcommunityofglobalscholars.Colleges

providecomfortable,fullyfurnishedsingleroomsanddailymeals,alongwith

sporting,cultural,leadershipandsocialprograms.Theyalsoincludeon-sitetutorials（輔

導(dǎo)課）inadditiontocampus-basedclasses.

-.au/colleges

On-campusresidences（self-catered飲食自理的）

TheUniversityhastwoself-runresidences-QueenMaryBuilding（QMB）and

AbercrombieStudentAccommodation-ontheCamperdown/DarlingtonCampus.Bothjust

underayearold,theyhouseupto1000students.Theseresidencesprovidemodernsingle-

studyroomswithlargecommonliving,learningandstudyspaces,sharedkitchens,a

theatre,gyms,soundproofedmusicrooms,artstudios,skyloungesandrooftopgardens.

-.au/campus-life/accommodation/live-on-campus.html

Off-campusliving

Morethan90percentofourstudentsliveoffcampus.TheUniversityisclosetomany

dynamicandmulticulturalsuburbssuchasAnnandale,Newtown,ChippendaleandGlebe.A

greatplacetosearchisourlargeonlinedatabaseofproperties.

-.au/campus-life/accommodation/live-off-campus.html

（1）Wherecanyoufindaplacetolivetemporarily?

A.On.au/colleges".

B.On".au/accommodation/short-term".

C.On".au/campus-life/accommodation/live-on-campus.html”.

D.OnuS.au/campus-1ife/accommodation/1ive-off-campus.html”..

（2）WhatdostudentslivinginQMBhaveaccessto?

A.Theirownkitchens.B.On-sitetutorials.

C.Dailymeals.D.Gyms..

（3）Whatisthemostpopularchoiceamongstudents?

A.Livingoffcampus.

B.Livinginhostfamilies.

C.Livinginself-cateredflatsoncampus.

D.Livinginfullycateredhousesoncampus..

2.ArinzeStanleyisatalentedyoungNigerianartistwhoseworksoftenleavepeopleasking

themselvesiftheyYelookingatapencildrawingorahigh-definition(高清的)blackand

whitephotograph.Yes,hisdrawingskillsarethatgood!

Arinze'sinterestinart,anddrawinginparticular,wasstartedatayoungage,primarilyby

thefactthathewasalwayssurroundedbypaper.Hisfamilyranapapercompany,sohe

wouldoftenkilltimebygrabbingapieceofpaperandtryinghishandatdrawing.Butheonly

startedexploringhyper-realismin2012,andbecameaprofessionalartistayearlater.He

hasnevertakenanyprofessionalartclasses,andsaysthatthelevelofdetailheisableto

produceisonlytheresultofyearsofpractice.Lookingathisfantasticartworks,it'ssafeto

saythathehascomealongwayinverylittletime.

"FvegotamottoIworkwithandthat's'Practice,Patience,andPersistence*,nArinze

said.''ConstantpracticemakesmebetteratwhatIdobutitwillnothavebeenpossible

withoutpersistenceandpatience,asittakesover200hourstocompleteadrawingandIonly

havetimetoworkduringthenightduetomybusyscheduleatworkduringtheday.1'

Arinzesaysthathetakesinspirationforhisartworksfromeverythingaroundhim,and

takesreferencephotoshimselfusingacamera,butfocusesprimarilyonportraits.He

acknowledgesthatheoftenendsupstaringatpeople'sfecesunconsciously,andaddsthat

beingaportraitartisthasmadehimappreciatethevarietiesofhumanfacialstructuresand

details.

(1)WhatdoestheauthorthinkofArinze'sworks?

A.Theyarecontradictory.

B.Theyarecontroversial.

C.Theyarequitetruetolife.

D.Theymaketheaudiencelessconfident..

(2)WhatcanweknowaboutArinze'schildhoodfromthetext?

A.Heusedtotakeartclasses.

B.Hehadeasyaccesstopaper.

C.Hewasinterestedinpaperfolding.

D.Hewasabletotakeamazingphotos..

(3)WhereareArinze'sideasforhisdrawingsfrom?

A.Hisreallife.B.Artbooks.

C.Masters1drawings.D.Hiswildimagination..

(4)Accordingtothetext,Arinze.

A.isstillanamateurartist

B.drawsextremelyquickly

C.isborntobedetail-focused

D.hasprogressedquicklyindrawing.

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3.Honeybeescan'tswim,andwhentheirwingsarewet,theycan*tfly,either.ButChris

RohandotherresearchersattheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologyfoundthatwhenbeesdrop

intobodiesofwater,theycanusetheirwingstoproducelittlewavesandslidetowardland-

likesurfers(沖浪者)whocreateandthenridetheirownwaves.

Aswithmanyscientificadvances-IsaacNewton'sappleorBenjaminFranklin'slightning

bolt-Dr.Roh'sexperimentbeganwithawalk.PassingCaltech'sMillikanPondin2016,he

observedabeeonthewater'ssurfaceproducingwaves.Hewonderedhowaninsectknown

forflightcouldpushitselfthroughwater.

Dr.Rohandhisco-worker,MortezaGharib,usedbutterflynetstocollectlocal

Pasadenahoneybeesandobservedtheirsurf-likemovements.Theresearchersusedawireto

restricteachbee'sbodilymovement,allowingcloseexaminationoftheirwings.Theyfound

thatthebeebendsitswingsata30-degreeangle,pullingupwaterandproducingaforward

force.Beesgettrappedonthesurfacebecausewaterisroughlythreetimesheavierthanair.

Butthatweighthelpstopushthebeeforwardwhenitswingsmovequicklyupanddown.It*s

atoughexerciseforthebees,whichtheresearchersguesscouldhandleabout10minutesof

theactivity.

Theresearcherssaidthesurf-likemovementhasnTbeendocumentedinotherinsectsand

mostsemiaquatic(半水生的)insectsusetheirlegsfor,whichisknownas

water-walking.Itmayhaveevolvedinbees,theypredicted.

Dr.RohandDr.Gharibhaveimaginedmanypracticalapplicationsforbees'surfing.One

planistousetheirobservationstodesignrobotsabletotravelacrossskyandsea."Thiscould

beusefulforsearchandrescues,orforgettingsamplesofthesurfaceoftheocean,ifyou

can'tsendaboatorhelicopter,'*Dr.Gharibsaid.

(1)WhatdoestheauthorintendtoshowbymentioningNewtonandFranklin?

A.Roh'sadmirationforthem.

B.Roh'schancediscoveryaboutbees.

C.Theiroutstandingtalentforscience.

D.Theirsimilarachievementsindiscovery..

(2)Whatplaysthemostvitalroleinabee'smovingforwardonwater?

A.Theairweight.B.Itslegextension.

C.Thewatermovement.D.Itscontinuouswingbeat..

(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"propulsion,'inParagraph4mean?

A.Fastflight.B.Drivingforce.

C.Pullingspeed.D.Explosivepower..

(4)AccordingtothelastParagraph,whichofthefollowingisn'tthepracticalapplications

forbees'surfing?

A.Designingrobotswiththeabilitytotravelacrossbothskyandsea.

B.Rescuingshipsorsavingsailorstrappedintheocean.

C.Acquiringknowledgeofmovingsamplesofthesurfaceoftheocean.

D.Makinghelicoptersintheshapeofbees..

(5)Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?

A.Honeybeescansurftosafety.

B.Beeshelpscientistsmakeinventions.

C.Insectscanadapttotheenvironment.

D.Natureisahelpfulguidefordiscovery..

4.Videochatisnowthego-tooutletformanysocialdistancerslongingforsocial

interaction.Buthavingasuccessfulfeteisn*tonlyaquestionofhoppingoncamerawith

friendsandkickingoff.Socialgraceisabigpartofasuccessfulvirtualparty-andetiquette

doesn'tgooutthedoorjustbecauseyou'reinyourpajamasinfrontofacamera.

Introduceeveryonetothegroup

Gonearethedaysduringwhichyoucanintroduceyourselftonewpeopleatyourleisure.

Instead,thesecondyouclick'JoinMeeting*,you'repushedinfrontofpotentiallydozensof

facesstaringstraightatyou.

Thisisparticularlyproblematicifnoteveryoneonthecallknowseachother-Zoomitself

recommendsshortice-breakingsessionsforeveryonetointroducethemselvesonmeetings.

"Iliketousethewaitroom,"saysTamikoZablith,founderofMindingManners

International.'Torsecurityreasons,itmeansoutsidersdon*tcomecrashingintoyourmeeting.

Butalso,youcanletpeoplecomeinoneatatime,andthenyoucantakethattimeto

introducethemtothegroupaswell."

Learntheartofthepause

AnotherwildlyconfusingthingaboutZoomparties:everyonehastotalkoneatatime.

There'snochanceforsmallgroupstoorganicallyform,forjokingtalktofillaroom,orfor

gueststotalkatthesametime.Thewholegroup,nomatterhowlarge,canonlylistentoone

personatatime.

That'swhyputtingpausesinyourspeechiscritical,especiallysincelowinternetspeedsor

weirdaudiomaymeanit'seasyforsomeonetotalkoversomeoneelse,drowningoutwhat

theyhavetosaytothegroup.

"Iftheinternetisabitunreliable,youhavethoseunstablesignals.IfIkeeprambling,and

theotherpersonstarts,there'sthatdelay,*'saysZablith."Workthosepausesintoyour

conversation."

Knowwhentochangebackgrounds

UsingZoom'sbackgroundscanactuallybeacourtesytoeliminatedistractionsbehindyou.

Hidingthosedirtydishesorpizzaboxes,orobscuringothermembersofthehousehold

comingandgoing,eliminatesdistractionsandmakestheotherpeoplefeelliketheyYegetting

yourfullattention.

“Wouldn'titbebetterifthatdistractionjustwasn'tthere?”Zablithsays,pointingtothe

advantageofvirtualbackgroundsbeingabletohideanythingunsightlybehindyou.For

others,virtualbackgroundsalsoprovideasenseofcomfortornormalcytotheaudience.

(1)Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisconsideredimpolite?

A.Tointroduceeveryoneindividuallytothegroup.

B.Tousevirtualbackgroundstoavoiddistraction.

C.Toputseveralpausesinyouronlinespeech.

D.Tokeepsilentwhenjoininginthemeeting..

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(2)AccordingtoTamikoZablith,.

A.InternetspeedmatterslittleinZoomparties

B.thewaitroommakesiteasytointroduceeverybody

C.forsome,realroombackgroundhasacomfortingeffect

D.pausesinspeaker'sconversationmaydelaytheconference.

(3)Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.ToattractmorepeopletouseZoom.

B.Toexplainhowtomaintainsocialmanners.

C.ToofferguidanceonZoomsocialetiquette.

D.Tocompareonlinemeetingswithofflineones..

第二節(jié)(共1小題；每小題10分，滿分10分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選

出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

1.Everyday,wearefacedwithchallengesanduncertaintiesWhilethesearethingsthatare

outofourcontrol,wecanmostcertainlycontrolhowwereactandfeelinsuchsituations.

(1)Optimismisasimpleyetpowerfulmindsetthatcanaffectusinmanyways.

Anoptimistwillbemorecommittedtowardshisgoals.Whensomepeoplesetagoalthey

don'taccountfortheproblemstheyruninto.Theyviewthemasbarriersthatcan'the

removed.Thisiswhytheminutesomethingdoesn'tgoasplannedtheystarttoshrinkand

giveup.(2)Infact,anoptimisticpersonwillmerelylookattheproblemsasnew

experiencesandnewpossibilities.Heunderstandsthatfailureisjustpartoftheprocessand

welcomesitwithopenarms.

(3)AsurveyconductedbyGallupfoundthatonly35percentofUSmanagersare

occupiedintheirjobs.ThislackofdevotionanditsinfluenceonemployeescoststheUS

approximately$77billionto$96billioneachyear.Optimisticleaderscanhelpmotivate

theiremployees.(4)

Aboveall,optimismoffersahealthierandlongerlife.AstudyfromtheUniversityof

Pittsburghconcludedthatthosewhohaveanoptimisticviewpointhavea30percentlower

riskofheartdisease.(5)Additionally,researchpublishedintheCanadian

MedicalAssociationJournalfoundthatoptimistsarelesslikelytoexperiencedisabilitiesas

theygetolderandenduplivinglonger.

Inlife,movementandgrowthisimportantandnecessary,whichoptimismhelpsus

achieve.

A.Theyseefailureasanewstart.

B.Wecanlearntokeepoptimistic.

C.Optimistsalsospreadagoodatmosphere.

D.Theythinkaboutpossiblepositiveoutcomes.

E.That'sbecausetheyaregenerallyhappierandlessstressed.

F.Ontheotherhand,anoptimisticpersonismoreopentoproblems.

G.Similarly,havingapositiveattitudecaninspireeveryonearoundus.

第三部分語言知識運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)(共1小題；每小題1.5分，

滿分30分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可

以填入空白處的最佳選項。

1.Iworkedinarestaurant.Onenightawomancameinwiththreesmallchildren.Asa(1)

,Icouldusuallytellwhoisgoingtotipwellandwhoisn'tgoingtotipatall.I(2)

gotthelattervibe(氣息)fromher.Sheaskedaboutthe(3)of

everythingonthemenu,butsheordered(4)watertodrink.Shewasn't(5)

appetizers.Atonepointherdaughteraskedherverypolitely:"Mum,canIhave(6)

?”Thewomanpulledouthercoinpurseand(7)herchangebeforesaying

yes.ThenIwas(8)thatIwouldn'tgetatip,buttheywereveryniceandpleasantto

(9)soIdidn'teventhinktwiceaboutit.

Attheendofthemeal,shepaid(10)incoins.

WhenIwentbacktoclearthetable,tomy(11),therewerealotofquartersleft

forme.Theyamountedto$8,orabout25%ofthe(12).Herewasawomanwho

hadtocounthermoneybefore(13)herdaughteramilkbecauseshewantedto

(14)shestillhadenoughtotipme.

WasitthelargesttipIevergot?No,butit'stheonlyoneI(15)afterallthese

years.

Thisstory(16)usthattheverybestaspectsofhumannaturecanshinethrough

ineventhemost(17)ofeverydaysituations.Thefirst(18)maybe

powerful,butit'simportanttoletothersshowtheirtruenatureratherthanmakingasnap

(倉促的)(19)aboutthem.Asamatteroffact,generosityisavaluable

virtue,whetheryou(20)toberich,poor,orsomewhereinbetween.

(1)

A.managerB..directorC..waiterD..cashier

(2)

A.certainlyB..positivelyC..suddenlyD..regularly

(3)

A.materialB..priceC..tasteD..colour

(4)

A.evenB..muchC..alsoD..only

(5)

A.amazedatB..awareof

C..interestedinD..readyfor

(6)

A.juiceB..sodaC..milkD..cocoa

⑺

A.addedupB..usedupC..staredatD..broughtup

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A.worriedB..sure

C..disappointedD..annoyed

⑼

A.pleaseB..approachC..serveD..attend

(10)

A.largelyB..partlyC..rarelyD..entirely

(11)

A.surpriseB..satisfaction

C..amusementD..regret

(12)

A.dishB..mealC..amountD..menu

(13)

A.orderingB..fetchingC..passingD..preparing

(14)

A.believeB..insistC..ensureD..admit

(15)

A.understandB..rememberC..requireD..save

(16)

A.containsB..judgesC..performsD..reminds

(17)

A.normalB..ordinaryC..importantD..unusual

(18)

A.impressionB..thoughtC..predictionD..expression

(19)

A.choiceB..comparison

C..differenceD..decision

(20)

A.tryB..happenC..failD..want

第二節(jié)(共1小題；每小題L5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個

適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

1.BeijingOpera,(1)(know)asChina*snationalopera,alsocalledPeking

Opera,whichoriginatedinthelate18thcentury,isacombinationofmusic,dance,artand

acrobatics(雜技).ItisthemostinfluentialandrepresentativeofalloperasinChina.Itis

calledBeijingOperabecauseitisformedinBeijing.BeijingOperahas(2)

historyof200yearsanditsorigincandatebacktooldlocaloperas,especially

AnhuiOpera,(3)wasverypopularinnorthe