江苏省2020─2021学年高一英语下学期期末考试模拟试卷四₍含解析₎

1、江苏省2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期末考试模拟试卷（四）（含解析）第二部分 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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A Parents And Children Together provides afterschool drop-in centers for children aged 7-15 who live in and around two public housing complexes, Kuhio Park Terrace and Puuwai Momi in Hal

2、awa. These programs promote the development of healthy children, families and community with an abundance of positive experiences for children and family members including educational, recreational, community building and support services. Services, activities hours may vary by site.Educational Acti

3、vitiesAll children are encouraged to show progress in school through Power Hour educational activities. Activities include homework help, encouragement and management.The centers offer a computer lab and Internet access. Special training and projects are offered for children who wish to learn progra

4、mming skills.Students may participate in special reading and STEM projects offered throughout the year.Sports and Recreational ActivitiesChildren may watch videos, cook, sing, dance, listen to music and enjoy many relaxing activities with partners. Videos, video games, board games and football are a

5、vailable.Organized outdoor activities and sports are offered, weather permitting.Community ServicesChildren may participate in special projects to make positive contributions to our community such as:Wall paintingPark, beach and road clean-upsYouth Development and Skill BuildingAll teen center activ

6、ities are designed to promote the growth and development of our children. Leadership skills, self-understanding and life skills are included at the centers.Parent/Family/ParticipationParents and family members are encouraged to be a part of program activities. Specific activities for parents and fam

7、ily members include:Game nightsEducation sessionsCome to these activities and bring your family!1What can children gain from Power Hour educational activities?AThe help with homework.BImproved cooking skills.CWays to repair computers.DMusic composition skills.2What are children allowed to do to make

8、 a difference to their community?ABuild up Internet access aroundBPaint roads in the neighborhood.CDo cleaning in neighborhood parks.DClean all the neighborhood walls3Which of the following activities is designed for parents?AProgramming training.BCommunity servicesCBeach sightseeingDEducation sessi

9、ons【语篇解读】这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了一些为父母和孩子可以参与的活动。1A【解析】细节理解题。根据Educational Activities中“All children are encouraged to show progress in school through Power Hour educational activities. Activities include homework help, encouragement and management.(我们鼓励所有的孩子通过Power Hour教育活动来展示自己在学校的进步。活动包括家庭作业的帮助、鼓励和管理)”可知，孩子们

10、通过Power Hour教育活动可以获得家庭作业的帮助。故选A。2C【解析】细节理解题。根据Community Services中“Children may participate in special projects to make positive contributions to our community such as: Wall painting Park, beach and road clean-ups(孩子们可以参与一些特别的项目来为我们的社区做出积极的贡献，例如：粉刷公园的墙壁，清理海滩和道路)”可知，孩子们在附近的公园里打扫卫生，这样给他们的社区带来改变。故选C。3D【

11、解析】细节理解题。根据Parent/Family/Participation中“Parents and family members are encouraged to be a part of program activities. Specific activities for parents and family members include: Game nights Education sessions(鼓励家长和家庭成员参与项目活动。父母和家庭成员的具体活动包括:游戏之夜和教育会议)”可知，Education sessions(教育会议)是专门为父母设计的。故选D。B Youve

12、probably heard that brick-and-mortar retail(实体零售) is in trouble. Even industry giants are closing hundreds of stores. Given retails gradual change from physical stores to mobile and e-commerce(电子商务), you may be wondering, “What will retail look like in the future?” Nobody knows. But here are a few t

13、hings you can expect to see based on current technology.Super-fast delivery is coming. Today, the normal practice is two-day delivery. But if youve been paying attention, you know thats changing. In fact, up to 25% of consumers said that they would abandon their orders if one-day delivery wasnt avai

14、lable. Of course, thats just the beginning. Two-hour delivery is coming in the foreseeable future, and Amazon has already been trying 30-minute delivery.Your kitchen will resupply itself. You wont have to worry about running out of essentials like coffee, pet food or snacks because your containers w

15、ill sense stocks(库存) and replace those items without you having to lift a finger. No more waking up to find your coffee store is empty or last-minute rush to the grocery store because you forget to buy pet food.Know exactly whats in stock and where to get it. Have you ever gone to a store hoping to

16、buy something, only to learn that it was out of stock? A new feature from Google Home allows people to ask the Google Assistant to find in-stock products at the closest store. For example: “Google, where can I find the Nintendo Switch console?” The assistant will tell you how many stores have it rig

17、ht away and how close they are. Of course, it isnt currently available for all stores in all locations, but you can already see the future when it has become standard.Convenience, experience, and options-retail will take on a new look.4How does the author develop the passage?ABy analyzing and commen

18、ting.BBy clarifying and describing.CBy asking and answering.DBy comparing and concluding.5What can we know from Paragraph 2?AIt is possible to deliver goods within two hours in the future.BConsumers cant get their orders in one day now.CThe delivery will be in two days in the future.DSuper-fast deli

19、very has widely been used now.6According to the passage, what will happen in the future?ARetail will disappear gradually.BIndustrial giants will rule the whole retail trade.CPeople will ask the Google Assistant to purchase goods.DShopping will be more convenient and effective.7Whats the best title f

20、or the passage?AHow Will New Technology Change the World?BWhat Will Retail Be Like in the Future?CHow Will We Run the Retail Trade in the Future?DWhat Benefits Will High-tech Bring in the Future?【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章主要围绕“未来零售业”这一话题，在未来快递的速度提升、智能厨房的运作方式以及谷歌先进的搜索技能等方面展望了零售业未来的模样。4C 【解析】推理判断题。根据文章第一段末尾内容“Wh

21、at will retail look like in the future? Nobody knows. But here are a few things you can expect to see based on current technology. (“未来的零售业会是什么样子？”没有人知道。但基于当前的技术，你可以期待看到一些东西。) ”可知，作者在首段段末提出“未来零售业模样”问题，末尾句“你可以期待一些东西”进行了回答，并在后文段落在未来快递的速度提升、智能厨房的运作方式以及谷歌先进的搜索技能等方面进行了详细的回答。由此可推知，文章是通过问答的方式展开论述的。故选C项。5A

22、【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第二段内容“Two-hour delivery is coming in the foreseeable future, and Amazon has already been trying 30-minute delivery.(在可预见的未来，两小时送达将会到来，而亚马逊已经在尝试30分钟送达。)”可知，两个小时就能到的快递在不久的将来就能够实现。故选A项。6D 【解析】推理判断题。根据文章第二段内容“Two-hour delivery is coming in the foreseeable future, and Amazon has already bee

23、n trying 30-minute delivery.(在可预见的未来，两小时送达将会到来，而亚马逊已经在尝试30分钟送达。)和倒数第二段内容“A new feature from Google Home allows people to ask the Google Assistant to find in-stock products at the closest store.(谷歌Home的一个新功能允许人们要求谷歌Assistant在最近的商店找到库存产品。)”可知，在不久的将来快递的速度会更快，并且谷歌搜索可以帮助人们就近找到所需产品，由此可推知，未来购物会更加方便和有效。故选D项

24、。7B 【解析】主旨大意题。通过阅读文章内容可知，文章第一段中作者通过提出问题“What will retail look like in the future?(未来的零售业会是什么样子?)”来引出本篇文章的主要话题，后面几段分别从“Super-fast delivery is coming.(超高速快递即将到来。)”，“Your kitchen will resupply itself.(你的厨房会自动补给。)”，和“Know exactly whats in stock and where to get it.(确切地知道库存是什么以及去哪里买。)”不同的例子来讨论和回答这个问题，因此选

25、项B“What Will Retail Be Like in the Future?(未来的零售业会是什么样子?)”贴合主题。故选B项。C For as long as weve known about it, humans have searched for a cure for cancer. Across the world, countless amounts of time and money have been spent on researching a way to stop this terrible disease. But now, it seems like the a

26、nswer could have been inside our own bodies the whole time.Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the US, a government agency thats responsible for health care, approved a new form of gene therapy（治疗）that could mean the end of a certain type of cancer.The therapy allows scientists to “t

27、rain” the immune (有免疫力的) cells of sick patients to fight leukemia a form of blood cancer that mostly affects young people.The exciting new treatment works by removing healthy immune cells from the patient, known as Tcells, which are then changed to be able to hunt down cancer cells.The cells are the

28、n put back into the patient before they begin to get rid of the patients leukemia over time, similar to how the body fights off other illnesses.“This is truly an exciting new day for cancer patients” Louis J. DeGennaro, president of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, said in a news release.Up until no

29、w, a long and painful marrow transplant (骨髓移植) was the only option for many leukemia patients.In this procedure, healthy blood cells are taken from a donor and placed into the sick patient, who also has to go through chemotherapy (化疗) to allow their body to adjust to the new cells.But with a recover

30、y rate of around 83% according to a news release published by the FDA its hoped that the days of painful trips to the hospital, or even death, are over for leukemia sufferers.“Were entering a new frontier in medical innovation（创新）with the ability to reprogram a patients own cells to attack a deadly

31、cancer，” FDA representative Scott Gottlieb said in the release. “New technologies, such as gene and cell therapies, hold the potential to transform medicine and our ability to treat and even cure many incurable illnesses.”8What is the authors main purpose in writing the passage?ATo compare different

32、 ways of curing leukemia.BTo report on a breakthrough in cancer treatment.CTo explore the potential of gene and cell therapies.DTo show scientists efforts in search of a cure for cancer.9How does the new treatment for leukemia work?ABy using changed Tcells to destroy cancer cells.BBy replacing sick

33、blood cells with healthy ones.CBy removing sick blood cells during a marrow transplant.DBy using chemotherapy to improve the patients immune system.10What can be inferred about the new therapy for leukemia sufferers?AIt can save them many more trips to the hospital.BIt can improve their ability to f

34、ight off all kinds of cancer.CIt can give them a better chance of survival and recovery.DIt can reduce their pain in the process of the marrow transplant.11What is Scott Gottliebs attitude toward gene and cell therapies?ADoubtful.BPositive.CWorried.DIndifferent【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。治愈癌症是医学界的难题，大量的时间和金钱投入到研究

35、一种阻止这种可怕疾病的方法上。现在一种新的基因疗法给人们带来了治愈白血病的希望。该疗法通过培养病人体内的有免疫力的细胞来对抗白血病。8B【解析】推理判断题。根据第二段“Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the US, a government agency thats responsible for health care, approved a new form of gene therapy（治疗）that could mean the end of a certain type of cancer.（最近，美国负责医疗

36、保健的政府机构食品和药物管理局批准了一种新的基因疗法，这可能意味着某种癌症的终结。）”并结合全文内容可知，本文主要介绍了治疗癌症的一项突破一种新的基因疗法。所以作者写作这篇文章的目的应该是为了介绍这种新的基因疗法。故选B项。9A 【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段“The exciting new treatment works by removing healthy immune cells from the patient, known as Tcells, which are then changed to be able to hunt down cancer cells.（这种令人兴奋的

37、新疗法通过从病人体内移除健康的免疫细胞，即T细胞，然后改变T细胞，使其能够猎杀癌细胞。）”可知，该疗法通过改变后的T细胞来对抗身体内的癌细胞，从而达到治疗目的。故选A项。10C【解析】推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“But with a recovery rate of around 83% according to a news release published by the FDA its hoped that the days of painful trips to the hospital, or even death, are over for leukemia sufferers.（

38、但是，根据FDA发布的新闻，白血病患者的治愈率约为83%，白血病患者有望不再需要痛苦地去医院，甚至面对死亡。）”可知，根据美国食品和药物管理局发布的新闻，利用这一方法的白血病患者的治愈率约为83%，据此可推知，这一方法有望给白血病患者带来更好的存活和康复机会。故选C项。11B【解析】推理判断题。根据尾段尾句Scott Gottlieb所说的话“New technologies, such as gene and cell therapies, hold the potential to transform medicine and our ability to treat and even c

39、ure many incurable illnesses.（基因和细胞治疗等新技术有可能改变医学，改变我们治疗甚至治愈许多不治之症的能力。）”可知，Scott Gottlieb认为，像基因和细胞疗法这样的新技术有可能改变医学、改变我们治疗甚至治愈许多无法治愈的疾病的能力。据此可推知，Scott Gottlieb对基因和细胞疗法的态度是积极的；肯定的。A. Doubtful.怀疑的；B. Positive.积极的；C. Worried.担忧的；D. Indifferent冷漠的。故选B项。D Utility, Portlands low-waste, refill and reuse compa

40、ny, started in January 2019 and held its first retail (零售) shop in April. Rebecca Rottman and Nadine Appenbrink, two women on a mission to green their city, are deeply committed to sustainability (持续性) and supporters of zero waste.They believed that their green-minded city was missing something that

41、 was essential to sustainability. So, they started one shop (that is almost zero waste) as a second job for both. It started as a personal journey, looking for clean products that didnt come in plastic. Their mission is to reduce the amount of single plastic use by allowing people to bring their own

42、 reusable containers.Every week the women teamed up with local stores to sell their goods and to refill products for returning customers. Now they are operating only online for pickup or local delivery in the Portland area. Its really easy. Just shop online and choose a container. Then select pickup

43、 or delivery. The products include all-natural dish bar soap that is locally made and a wide variety of plastic-free kitchen tools. While not completely zero waste, Utility is striving to get incredibly close. Appenbrink said, “Were all on a journey. And we want to be as approachable as possible. Ut

44、ility is to raise awareness about this lifestyle.”When the shops were running, the women were able to build community with other like-minded environmental activists and they planned to do community engagement activities like park cleanups. There are also plans to start some DIY classes on how to mak

45、e natural products like the face cream they sell.There are zero waste or as close as possible stores in other communities, like Clean Kilo in Birmingham, UK, but they are real brick buildings. Utilitys concept is so simple that it can be copied almost anywhere. Zero waste markets are the way to go t

46、o transition (过渡) into the economy that is needed to stop plastic waste, reduce our carbon footprint and have a sustainable future.12What can we know about Utility according to the first paragraph?AIt was set up by Portland government.BIts an environmentally-friendly company.CIt makes Portland becom

47、e much safer.DIts a world famous zero waste company13Why did Rottman and Nadine found the shop?ATo raise money for a charity.BTo provide locals with daily necessities.CTo offer more job chances to people.DTo reduce the use of single plastic.14What will DIY classes focus on?AHow to make natural items

48、.BHow to improve lifestyle.CHow to try zero waste.DHow to develop a community.15What can we infer from the last paragraph?AIts a hard job to set up zero waste stores.BPortland almost goes zero waste.CThe economy of zero waste markets should change.DIts easy to copy what Utility does.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文

49、章介绍了Utility致力于可持续发展和零废物的公司，介绍了它的运营方式。12B【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段“Rebecca Rottman and Nadine Appenbrink, two women on a mission to green their city, are deeply committed to sustainability (持续性) and supporters of zero waste.(Rebecca Rottman和Nadine Appenbrink这两位女性肩负着让城市变得绿色的使命，她们坚定地致力于可持续发展和零废物的支持者)”可知，Utility是

50、一家环保公司。故选B。13D【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段“It started as a personal journey, looking for clean products that didnt come in plastic. Their mission is to reduce the amount of single plastic use by allowing people to bring their own reusable containers.(它开始于一个个人的旅程，寻找清洁的产品，不使用塑料。他们的任务是通过允许人们自带可重复使用的容器来减少一次性塑料的使用量)”

51、可知，为了减少单塑料的使用，罗特曼和纳丁找到了这家商店。故选D。14A【解析】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“There are also plans to start some DIY classes on how to make natural products like the face cream they sell.(他们还计划开设一些DIY课程，教大家如何制作他们销售的面霜等天然产品)”可知，DIY课程的重点是如何制作天然物品。故选A。15D【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段“Utilitys concept is so simple that it can be copied almo

52、st anywhere.(Utility的概念非常简单，几乎可以在任何地方复制)”可推测，我们很容易复制Utility所做的。故选D。第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How to help yourself relax before bedHaving trouble sleeping lately? There are a great number of things that can keep a person up at night. Some causes of sleeplessnes

53、s are beyond our control. 16.Mindful meditation (冥想)You may not be able to force your mind to quiet down, but a moment of mental silence just might sneak (潜入) up on you. 17. Then it is much easier to pursue that feeling and cause it to take place.18Its silly to expect your mind to stop worrying. You

54、 can write about all the things that are worrying you and how you will deal with them. By putting those solutions on paper, and trying to carry out them, you can reduce the number of troublesome things in your mind.Create a pre-sleep routineIts hard to change from worrying to relaxing if you jump in

55、to bed as soon as you finish answering work emails. 19. For example, you can have a warm shower, followed by going to bed with a glass of warm milk while listening to some soft music. The best part of this is that such things tend to become more powerful over time.Stay healthyThere are some vitamin

56、(维生素) and hormone imbalances that can mess up your energy levels. 20. Such imbalances can be eased by the use of moderate vitamin supplements and keeping fit through taking natural remedies, such as exercise, healthy diet, good relationships, and so on.APut down your worriesBGo to bed as early as yo

57、u canCThis disorder makes it harder for you to go to sleepDSo it is helpful to make some adjustments before bedE.There is a time and place for worrying, but bedtime is neitherF.However, theres always something we can do to get better sleepG.Once you know what a quiet mind feels like, youll like the

58、feeling【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了四种治疗失眠的方法。16F【解析】根据下文的小标题“Mindful meditation (冥想)”；“Create a pre-sleep routine”以及“Stay healthy”可知，划线句是为了引出治疗失眠的方法。F选项“However, theres always something we can do to get better sleep(然而，我们总能做些什么来获得更好的睡眠)”符合题意，故选F。17G【解析】根据前文“You may not be able to force your mind to quiet down, but a moment of mental silence just might snea