2021-2022学年南通市高考英语二模试卷含解析

1、2021-2022高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回2答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置3请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符4作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效5如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Andy can go to the c

2、inema together with us he has finished the taskAunlessBas soon asCuntilDas long as2Some of them, _ in rural villages, had never seen a train.Ato be born and brought upBborn and brought upChaving born and brought upDhaving been born and brought up3Enter our prize _and win a break in a National Trust

3、holiday cottage of your choice anywhere in the country.AdrawBsearchCmatchDcollection4If we use the new recycling method, a large number of trees .Aare savedBwill saveCwill be savedDhave saved5What does the sign over there read?No person_ smoke or carry a lighted cigarette, cigar or pipe in this area

4、AshallBmayCmustDWill6The boy was waving his stick in the street and it _ missed the child standing nearby.AcloselyBnarrowlyCnearlyDhardly7The best method to _ the goal of helping the patients with AIDS is to unite as many sympathetic people as possible.AcompleteBcommandCaccomplishDaccompany8The witn

5、ess an important detail when describing the accident.Abrought outBkept offCleft outDran into9Nowadays, more and more Chinese homes have the technology and equipment _ to do online shopping.AneededBneedingCneedDto need10What matters in life is working hard _ hardly working.Aas well asBless thanCrathe

6、r thanDother than11How come every kid today is meant to be a champion for something _ we know every kid cant be a star?Ain case Bas ifCwhen Dunless12I _ about w hat youve said and Ive decided to take your advice.AthoughtBhave been thinkingCwas thinkingDhad thought13Good evening. Huangshan Hotel. Goo

7、d evening. _?ADo you still have a room for tonight BWhat would you like, pleaseCIs there anything I can do for you DWho is that speaking, please14They were standing so far away that I couldnt_ their faces clearly.Amake outBmake forCmake offDmake up15I hear youll cancel all your plans and appointment

8、s. Why?They _ my life. I just cant stop.AcontrolBcontrolledChave controlledDhave been controlling16(2013福建) _ basic first-aid techniques will help you respond quickly to emergencies.AKnownBHaving knownCKnowingDBeing known17 , he talks a lot about his favorite singers after class.AA quiet student as

9、he mayBQuiet student as he may beCBe a quiet student as he mayDQuiet as he may be a student18Backward somewhat technologically _ we are for the moment, we have confidence in our ability to catch up in time.Aalthough Bif Cas Donce19What does PM 2. 5 mean？Its a professional_ indicating the condition o

10、f air pollution.AnumberBmarkCtermDitem20Taking drugs has become part of every sport _ athletes seek to achieve beyond their natural limits.AwhichBthatCwhoDwhere第二部分 阅读理解（满分40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。21（6分） A new algorithm(演算法)raises parking rates in busy neighborhoods and lowers them elsew

11、here，guaranteeing free parking spots regardless of location，Christopher Intagliata reports.If you drive in a city，youve no doubt experienced the headache of circling block after block，cruising for parking.But scientists who study that phenomenon have a solution to free up more spots:“You make them m

12、ore expensive，so people have to decide whether to park farther away and Pay less，or closer and pay more.”Itzhak Benenson，a system scientist at Tel Aviv University.San Francisco has piloted a program that raises parking rates based on demandand its been shown to reduce cruising.But the sensors requir

13、ed for those systems can cost millions of dollars to install and operate，Benenson says.So instead，writing in IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine，he and his colleague Nir Fulman describe an algorithm that can determine smart pricing，without the use of sensors.They tested it on the Israel

14、i city of Bat Yam，near Tel Aviv.First，they divide the city into zones.They estimate the parking demand in each zone，by calculating the number of apartments and offices there.Then they take account of parking supply in the area，along with how wealthy potential parkers might be.Using that data，the alg

15、orithm suggested pricing for each zone that would guarantee a 90-percent occupancy rate of parking spots city-wide.Meaning 10 percent of spots were always available to drivers willing to pay the price，regardless of neighborhood.Of course，not everyone will agree that raising parking prices will reduc

16、e the press of parking.Last time Benenson proposed hiking rates for city residents?“I got about 100 reactions on the web and 99 of them that said they have never heard such a stupid statement from the professors，and I should be punished and fired.”Eventually，he says，itll be up to cities themselves t

17、o estimate their residentspolitical appetites for an easier parking spot.1、What does the underlined word“them”in paragraph 1 refer to?AParking spots. BParking rates.CBusy neighborhoods. DNew algorithms.2、How does the new algorithm work?AAdopting different parking rates.BCounting the apartments and o

18、ffices.CMaking farther parking spots more expensive.DSetting the price of parking spots with sensors.3、Which is the process of carrying out the smart pricing?Choosing a target city.Counting the parking demand.Dividing the city into zones.Suggesting pricing for each zone.Considering the parking suppl

19、y.A BC D4、What will the public think of Benensons smart pricing?ASupporting. BDisapproving. COptimistic. DControversial.22（8分） More students than ever before are taking a gap year (间隔年) before going to university. It used to be called the “year off” between school and university. The gap-year phenom

20、enon originated (起源) with the months left over to Oxbridge applicants between entrance exams in November and the start of the next academic year.This year, 25,310 students who have accepted places in higher education institutions have put off their entry until next year, according to statistics on u

21、niversity entrance provided by the University and College Admissions Service (UCAS).That is a record 14.7% increase in the number of students taking a gap year. Tony Higgins from UCAS said that the statistics are good news for everyone in higher education. “Students who take a well-planned year out

22、are more likely to be satisfied with, and complete, their chosen course. Students who take a gap year are often more mature and responsible.” he said.But not everyone is happy. Owain James, the president of the National Union of Students (NUS), argued that the increase is evidence of student hardshi

23、pyoung people are being forced into earning money before finishing their education. “New students are now aware that they are likely to leave university up to 15,000 in debt. It is not surprising that more and more students are taking a gap year to earn money to support their study for the degree. N

24、US statistics show that over 40% of students are forced to work during term time and the figure increases to 90% during vacation periods,” he said.1、What do we learn about the gap year from the text?AIt is flexible in length.BIt is a time for relaxation.CIt is increasingly popular.DIt is required by

25、 universities.2、According to Tony Higgins, students taking a gap year .Aare better prepared for college studiesBknow a lot more about their future jobsCare more likely to leave university in debtDhave a better chance to enter top universities3、How does Owain James feel about the gap-year phenomenon?

26、AHes puzzled.BHes worried.CHes surprised.DHes annoyed.4、What would most students do on their vacation according to NUS statistics?AAttend additional courses.BMake plans for the new term.CEarn money for their education.DPrepare for their graduate studies.23（8分） Five thousand square meters of old dama

27、ged cars, motorcycles and boats fill this junkyard. For a casual onlooker, this might be a very sad sight. But for Andy, its a real treasure. “Ive been a junk hoarder (囤积者) for my whole life and I like fixing up what shouldnt be thrown away. Around 200 old cars end up in this junkyard every week. So

28、me of them are sold for parts, others get repaired, and still others are beyond repair.”His father Bobby started the business some 50 years ago and still spends every morning there. The father and son have very different approaches to their work. They got a Dean cab that was getting thrown away and

29、that was the fathers project, which Andy did not want him to do. “He did basically the opposite of everything I told him and I think he did it just to make me mad. He dumped a ton of money into this car, but in the end it wouldnt run.” Andy said jokingly.The unusual family business attracted the att

30、ention of a TV crew. Thats how the show Janka Empire came to be featured on a network of the Discovery Channel. This show, five years of shooting, five seasons and 60 episodes (集), is popular. “There are hundreds of junkyards throughout the United States. I think whats interesting is that it is a fa

31、mily business. My father and I started the business and we joke very well back and forth and I think thats what people like. The cars that end up at the junkyard come out with endless surprises. See, this was a junk car and we restored it with a blown motor. Yet I dont get a chance to ride around it

32、 too often. Because despite its shining appearance, the noise of the engine is truly deafening and I worry my neighbors will not put up with it.”1、What does Andy seem to like about his junkyard?AIt is very large.BIt may be a bad sight.CIt is amazing and valuable.DIt is his life dreamland.2、What can

33、we infer from the “one Dean cab” case?AThe father is ready to follow his sons advice.BThe son is impatient and fed up with his father.CThe father and son get on well with each other.DThe father and son often disagree with each other.3、Why is the show Janka Empire popular?AThere are hundreds of junky

34、ards in the United States.BBobby and Andy run their family business in an unusual way.CThe show is a series of 5 seasons and 60 episodes.DBobby and Andy can make the junk car attractive.4、Which of the following words can best describe Bobby and Andy?ADevoted and creative.BFunny and ridiculous.CGentl

35、e and respectable.DEconomical and wealthy.24（8分） Many of us have reached in our pockets, feeling a vibration (振动), wrongly believing our mobile phones have just rung. The phenomenon even has a name: phantom (幻觉的) vibration syndromeand found it is surprisingly common.Now scientists believe that we ar

36、e so alert (警觉) for phone calls and messages we are misinterpreting slight muscle spasms (痉挛）as proof of a call. Robert Rosenberger, an assistant professor at the Georgia Tech Institute of Technology has studied the delusional calls. He said sufferers describe a vague tingling feeling which they thi

37、nk is their mobile phone indicating it has received a text message or call while on silent. But when the device is retrieved, there was no one on the other end.Dr. Rosenberger said he found so many people say, “This happens to me, but I thought I was the only one. I thought I was odd.” It seems that

38、 the syndrome particularly affects people at the beck and call of mobile phones or pagers. A 2010 study by Michael Rothberg and colleagues found that nearly 70 per cent of doctors at a hospital in Massachusetts suffered phantom vibrations. A more recent study of US college students found the figure

39、was as high as 90 per cent.While the odd feeling is widespread, it does not seem to be considered a grave problem. Dr. Rosenberger said: “Its not actually a syndrome in a technical sense. Thats just the name thats got stuck to it.” He added,” Only 2 per cent of people consider it a problem.”While th

40、is phenomenon is widespread, the scientific community has not yet invested much effort in getting to the bottom of why we suffer phantom calls.Dr. Rosenberger said: “People are guessing it has something to do with nervous energy. The cognitive（认知的）scientists are talking about brain chemistry, cognit

41、ive pathways changing. But its not like they have brain scans to go on.” He said: “We have a phone call in our pocket all the time and it becomes sort of an extension of ourselves. We have this sort of readiness to experience a call. We feel something and we think, OK, that could be a call.”1、Why do

42、 some people mistake slight muscle spasms for a call?AThey all have a vivid imagination.BThey are sensitive to calls and messages.CThere are few calls and messages in their life.DSlight muscle spasms affect them more than other people.2、Which of the following are more likely to have phantom vibratio

43、n syndrome than others?ADoctors.BUniversity professors.CCollege students.DThe cognitive scientists.3、In Dr. Rosenbergers opinion, phantom vibration syndrome .Aisnt a kind of disease actuallyBis considered a problem by most peopleCis a serious problem ignored by peopleDhas something to do with brain

44、chemistry4、What does the text mainly talk about?AMost people have phantom vibration syndrome.BHow to keep away from phantom vibration syndrome.CHow to reduce phantom phone vibrations.DPeople care too much about phantom phone vibrations.25（10分）Billie Holiday was an American jazz singer and songwriter

45、. Nicknamed Lady Day by her loyal friend and musical partner, Lester Young, Holiday had a great influence on jazz and pop singing. Her voiced style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of controlling tempo (节奏). Above all, she was admired for her deeply personal and direc

46、t approach to singing.She co-wrote a few songs, and several of them have become jazz standards, notably God Bless the Child, Dont Explain, and Lady Sings the Blues. She also became famous for singing jazz standards written by others, including Easy Living and Strange Fruit.Her early career is hard t

47、o track down with accuracy. But she later gained work singing in local jazz clubs before being spotted by a talent scout (星探), John Hammond in 1933.Her voice and recordings were loved for the depth of emotion and intensity she could bring to classic standards. Her range of voice was not the greatest

48、, but her extraordinary low rough voice was soon to become very famous and influential.She was an important icon (偶像) of the jazz era and influential in the development of jazz singing. In the late 1930s, she began singing a civil rights song called Strange Fruit, a song which told the tale of a lyn

49、ching (用私刑处死) of a black man in the Deep South. It was very controversial for that period and it was not played on radios. It was recorded for Commodore Records and she performed it many times over the next 20 years.Billie Holiday had a difficult upbringing which influenced her attitude toward life.

50、 She experienced many violent relationships. She also became increasingly dependent on various drugs which contributed to her early death in 1959, aged just 44.1、What made Holiday develop a new way of controlling tempo?AHer musical partner. BHer voiced style.CJazz instrumentalists. DHer direct appro

51、ach to singing.2、Why was the song Strange Fruit banned on radios?AIt was about a cruel story. BIt was recorded very badly.CIt concerned civil rights. DIt was performed many times.3、It can be learned from the text that Holiday _.Ahad the greatest range of voiceBwas gifted and had a happy childhoodCwr

52、ote a few songs including Easy LivingDwas famous for her voice and way of singing4、Which of the following had a great effect on Holiday?a. John Hammond b. Her independencec. Jazz instrumentalists d. Her hard experiences of growingAa, b, c Ba, b, dCa, c, d Db, c, d第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读

53、下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项26（30分） My husband, Tom, has always been good with animals, but I was still amazed when he befriended a female grouse (松鸡). Its 1 for a grouse to have any contact (接触)with people. In fact, theyre hard to spot, 2 they usually fly off when they hear humans appr

54、oachingThis grouse came into our lives in 3 Tom was working out in the field when he 4 her walking around at the edge of the field. She was 5 unafraid and seemed to be 6 about what he was doing,Tom saw the 7 bird several times, and site got more comfortable around him. We quickly grew 8 of the bird

55、and decided to call her Mildred.One day, as Tom was working, Mildred came within a few feet of him to watch. Tom 9 he didnt see her and kept working to see what she would do next.Apparently, she didnt like to be 10 . Shed run up and peck (啄) at Toms hands, then 11 off to see what he would do. This w

56、ent on for about 20 minutes, until Mildred became tired of the 12 and left.As spring went and summer came, Mildred started to 13 more and more often. 14 Mildred felt comfortable enough to jump up on Toms leg and stay long enough for me to get a 15 of the two of them together. This friendly grouse so

57、on felt 16 no just with our family, but with anybody who walked or drove by.When hunting season opened, we put a 17 at the end of our driveway asking 18 not to shoot our pet grouse. My father, who lived down the road, 19 warned people not to shoot her. 20 , hunters would stop and take pictures, beca

58、use they had never seen anything like her.1、AinterestingBreasonableCimpossibleDunusual2、AthoughBbecauseCunlessDuntil3、AspringBsummerCautumnDwinter4、AgotBkeptCnoticedDimagined5、AnaturallyBcertainlyCnormallyDsurprisingly6、AcrazyBcuriousCconcernedDcautious7、AshyBawkwardCfriendlyDelegant8、AcarefulBtired

59、CfondDsick9、AsupposedBrealizedChopedDpretended10、AignoredBobservedCamazedDdisturbed11、AputBbackCsetDtake12、AgameBworkCplaceDman13、Agive upBcome outCturn overDfly by14、AEventuallyBSuddenlyCConstantlyDPresently15、AchanceBdreamCpictureDsense16、AcomfortableBguiltyCanxiousDfamiliar17、AlanternBsignCgunDlo

60、udspeaker18、AdriversBfarmersChuntersDtourists19、AjustByetCthusDalso20、AIn factBFor longCOn the contraryDBy the way第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27（15分）1 is possible that we simply do not stay in one place for a true friendship to develop. However, there can be no disagreement on