2021届新高考英语仿真模拟卷(二)

2021年新高考英语仿真模拟卷（二）

（考试时间：90分钟试卷满分：120分）

第一部分阅读理解（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

SunXun:TimeSpy

AbouttheExhibition

ChineseartistSunXunuseswoodblock（木板）printing,acenturiesoldmethodtochangethe215century

mediumoffilm.InTimeSpy,SunXunhascreateda3Dworldthatwalksfreelyacrosstimeandculturesthat

drawsitsinspirationfrombothEasternandWesternart,history,myth（神话）,especiallyimagination.

ToproduceTimeSpy,theartistandhisteamcutmorethan10,000woodblockstomakebeautifulpatterns,

andthenlookedateverypartcarefullytocreatethecartoon.Thechoicesofthewoodblocksthatwereusedto

createthefilmwillbeshownpubliclyintheexhibition.

ExhibitionHours

Opened:Tuesday-Sunday:10am-5pms03057Friday:10am-9pm

Closed:Monday

Finaladmissiontotheexhibitionisonehourbeforeitcloses.Duetohighdemand,especiallyonFridays,

SaturdaysandSundays,westronglysuggestyoubuyorbookyourticketinadvance.

Tickets

Aticketisrequiredforadmissiontotheexhibition.Allticketsaremarkedforadetaileddateandtime.

Adults:$20;SeniorsandStudents:$18;Children（6-12）:$8;Children（5andunder）:FreeTicketsrequired:

limitedtosixticketsperreservation.Discountedticketratesareavailableforgroupsof10ormore.Ticketsmust

beboughtatleastfourweeksinadvancetogetyourdiscount.

1.WhatinspiresSunXunthemostonTimeSpy?

A.HisanalysesoftheEasternfilms.

B.HisknowledgeoftheWesternpaintings.

C.Hisdeepresearchonmoderntechnology.

D.HisstudyonWesternandEasterncultures.

2.Visitorstotheexhibitionareadvisedto.

A•visititingroupsB.setoffearlyinthemorning

C.buytheticketsaheadoftimeD.avoidgoingthereonweekends

3.Howmuchdoesitcostacouplewiththeirnineyearolddaughtertoseetheexhibition?

A.$28.B.$48.C.$40.D.S58.

B

ThomasEdison,inventorofsuchitemsasthephonograph(留声机)andtheworld'sfirstpracticallightbulb,

isknownaroundtheworld.Butanotherlesser-knownfigureisowedhisshareofcredit—Edison'scompetitor,

N汰olaTesla.Ittooktheworkofbothmentomakepossibleaworldthatrunsonelectricpower;however,their

nameswerenotalwaysshared.

Edison,aself-madeAmericaninventor,builthisnameasasuccessfulbusinessman.Tesla,awell-educated

Serbianimmigrant,wasatirelessthinker.In1882,TeslagotajobintheParisbranchofContinentalEdison

Company.Soon,hisobviousskillwonhimapositionattheEdisonMachineWorksintheUnitedStates,where

thegoalwastobringelectricitytoallofNewYorkCity.ButEdisonandTeslahaddifferentideasabouthowto

makethatgoalareality.

Edisonworkedmainlywithdirectcurrent(DC)power.AlthoughDCwouldproveusefulinthedecadesto

come,itwasonlyeffectiveatthetimeforpoweringthingsthatwereaboutamileorlessfromthepowersource.

However,alternatingcurrent(AC)power-supportedbyTeslaallowedelectricitytobecarriedoverlong

distancesthroughpowerlines.

Soonthebattlebetweenthetwowason.EdisonproposedthatseveralsmallDC-basedpowerplantscould

beconstructedtopowerdifferentpartsofacity,butthiswasimpractical.Desperatetosucceed,Edison

attemptedtoshowthatDCpower“wassafe95-heevenelectrocuted(电死)anelephanttoshowthe"dangers”of

AC.Intheend,however,itwaspractical,inexpensiveACthatwonthebattle.By1896,evenEdison'sown

companyhadadoptedAC.

Teslasucceeded,butEdison,whoseself-brandedcompanieswonhimoverathousandpatents,isthemore

well-knownofthetwo.Regardless,eachinventorhadabighandinshapingthewaywelive.

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“credit“inParagraph1mean?

A.Cast.B.Trust.C.Recognition.D.Debt.

5.WhatdoweknowaboutNikolaTesla?

A.HefinishedcollegeinParis.B.HeworkedasEdison'semployeeatfirst.

C.HeinventedmanythingswithEdison.D.HewasadmiredbyEdisonforhisinvention.

6.What'sabigdifferencebetweenACandDCpower?

A.DCpowermovesmorequickly.B.ACpowerrangesoverlargerareas.

C.ACpowerismuchsaferandcheaper.D.DCpowercanbewidelyusedinmorefields.

7.What'sthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Edisonvs.Tesla:thewarofthecurrents

B.Edison:theinventorofthefirstlightbulb

C.DCvsAC:thetheorybehindthetwoconcepts

D.NikolaTesla:anamethatshouldberemembered

C

Intheageofonlineshoppingande-readers,devotedstaffandcustomerskeepthedoorsofAuntie's

Bookstoreopenfor40years."Whenyou'reinPortland,yougotoPowell'sBooks.Whenyou'reinSeattle,you

gotoElliottBay.Whenyou'reinSpokane,yougotoAuntie's,"saidJohnWaite,theownerofthebookstore.U€I

can'timagineSpokanewithoutAuntie's/9hesaid."Alotofpeoplecan'timagineSpokanewithoutAuntie's,

either,“Waitesaid.

Turningvisitorsintoregularcustomersisimportanttothestore'ssuccess.Auntie'smarketsitselfasa

destination.Ahalf-dozenbookclubsmeetthere.Mostweeks,thestorehoststwotofourauthorreadingsor

literaryevents."Wewantpeopletocomedown,hangoutandexperiencethefeelofhavingabookintheir

hands,“Waitesaid.

Eagerreadersnotonlywanttoreadbooks,butwanttodiscussthem,saidKerryHalls,thestoremanager.

Auntie'soffersthemthatchance,shesaid.

“Youcan'tgotoAmazonandtalktosomeoneaboutyourfavoritenovel,ordiscusswhatyouthinkofthe

latestStephenKing'sbookcomparedwithPetSemataryJshesaid.

Tocompetewiththeconvenienceofshoppingonline,Auntie'striestopredictwhatbookswillbecomea

trend.Theystorethesebooksinadvance.ButWaitedoesn'tsugarcoattherealitiesofsellingbooksintheeraof

Amazonandotheronlineretailers（零售店）.“Eventhebigguyscan'tmakeit,“hesaid,notingphysicalretailers

arestrivingnationally.AstheUnitedStates*oldestnationalbookstorechain,Barnes&Noblehastoconstantly

reorganizetostopthedecliningsales.

AtAuntie's,regularcustomersareveryimportanttoitssurvivalanddevelopment.Salesofchildren'sand

youngadults*booksareincreasinginrecentyears.Waitesaid."Foralongtime,oldercustomershavekept

bookstoresalive,"hesaid."Now,ifsstartingtoattractyoungerpeople.AnotherreasonofAuntie'slongevity

（长寿）isNorthwestculture,whichWaitesaidencouragesnewwaysofthinkingandthediversityofideas.nI

thinkit'sagreatbooktown,uWaitesaid."Peopleareenthusiasticaboutreading.^^

8.WhatcanwelearnaboutAuntie'sfromParagraph1?

A.Itisverypopularinthelocalarea.

B.Itisahighlyprofitablephysicalbookstore.

C.Ittakesfulladvantageofthee-businessplatform.

D.IthasalongerhistorythanPowell'sBooksandElliottBay.

9.WhatisAuntie'sgoal?

A.Tosetupaliteraryenvironment.

B・Tohavemoreregularcustomers.

C.Toawakenpeople'sinterestinreading.

D.Toencouragereaderstolearnaboutmoreauthors.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“striving“inParagraph5probablymean?

A.Celebrating.B.Progressing.C.Struggling.D.Compromising.

11.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.ThefutureofAuntie's.

B.ThemajorcustomersofAuntie's.

C.TheinfluenceofAuntie's.

D.ThereasonsforAuntie'slongevity.

D

Disease-carryingmosquitoescanspreaddiseaseswithoutaffectingthemselves.Nearly700millionpeople

getamosquito-borneillnesseachyear,whichresultsinoveronemilliondeaths.Humansexperiencecontinuous

pressuresfromdisease-carryingmosquitoesinmanypartsoftheworld,sowehavetofindwaystofightagainst

thoseinsectsbecausetheykeepgettingscarier.

EventhoughDEETremainsthemostcommonlyused,andmostpowerful,mosquitorepellent（防护齐ll）

everdeveloped,scientistsareactivelypursuingeffectiveproductsbasedentirelyonplantoils.WhileDEETis

aneffectivecontactrepellent,manypeopledisliketheoilyfeelandsmellontheirskin,andsometimessome

peoplearesensitivetoit.ConsumersarealwaysinterestedinalternativestoDEETandothersynthetic（合成的）

repellents,sotherearenumerousnaturalrepellentsonthemarket.

InmylabatIowaStateUniversity,myteamandIhavebeenconductingresearchonnaturalproductsas

possibleinsectrepellentsforthepast20years.Inthepastfewyears,threeofmyPh.D.studentshave

contributedgreatlytoourresearchbydesigning,synthesizing,purifying,characterizingandtestingmorethan

300closelyrelatedchemicalscomingfromthebestofnaturalrepellentslikecitronellol,mentholandthymol.

Thesestudentshavesuccessfullytestedtheserepellentsagainstthreespeciesofdangerousmosquitoes.The

firstgroupofthenewrepellentsactthroughtheair.Thesechemicalshaveavaporactionthatprovides

protection.Thesearepotentiallymostusefulinbackyards,parks,houses,barracksandhorsebams.Theother

groupofthenewrepellentsaretheclassiconesthatstopinsectsfromstandingonatreatedsurface,suchas

humanskin,clothingortents;someresearchershaveconductedtestingonsomehumanstoconfirmthe

effectivenessandidentifytheverybestones.

Thenewrepellentsweredesignedandmadefromthenaturalmaterialsinplantessentialoils.They

maintainmanyoftheadvantagesofthenaturalrepellents:Theyarefullybiodegradable（可生物降解的），with

noecologicalconcernsorenvironmentalwastes,andgenerallyconsideredsafelikethethousandsoftypesof

plantessentialoilsusedintheflavorandperfumeindustries.However,thoroughtestingwillbeconductedto

determineiftheyaretrulynon-poisonousbecausethereisstillnoenoughevidence.

12.WhatdoestheauthormainlywanttoshowinParagraph1?

A.Thewaymosquitoesspreaddisease.

B.Thehighdeathrateofmosquito-borneillness.

C.Thedifficultyoffightingdisease-carryingmosquitoes.

D.Theurgencyoffindingtoolstofightagainstmosquitoes

13.WhatisadisadvantageofDEET?

A.Itcausesdiscomforttotheusers.

B・Itgreatlyharmspeople'shealth.

C.Itcan'tbeapplieduniversally.

D.Itwon'tbeeffectiveforlong.

14.Whatcanwelearnaboutthesecondgroupofthenewrepellents?

A.Theycankillmosquitoesindirectly.

B.Theyaremainlyusedintheopenair.

C.Theyaremoreeffectiveonhumanskin.

D.Theycanpreventmosquitoesfromcontactingusers.

15.What'stheauthor'sattitudetothenewrepellents?

A.DisapprovingB.NegativeC.ObjectiveD.Subjective

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。

“Don'tjudgeahookbyitscover.^^thepopularsayinggoes.4tAHthatglittersisnotgold/*isanother.They

remindusthatsomething'sappearanceshouldnotbethemostimportantthingwhenwedetermineitsvalue.

16.Manypeoplestillfeelinsecureaboutthemselvesandtheirappearance.Sowhatcanapersondotoimprove

theirownbodypositivity?

Notcomparingyourbodytoothers',particularlycelebrities',isagoodfirststep.17・Comparingonly

createsastandardwethinkweneedtomeetandleadstofeelingsofdisappointmentifwecan't.

18.Whensomeonesayssomethingnice,embraceit-don'tpushitawayorplayitdown.And

complimentotherstoo.Ifyouthinksomeonelooksnice,orsomeonehasagoodidea,tellthem,Itcanliftthem

up.

Andfinally,don'tforgetthatlowself-esteem（自尊）andbodyconfidenceissuesaffecteveryone."There

aren'talotofguysthatarepushingthisideaofbodypositivity,“DavidFadd,aplus-sizemalemodeloftwo

yearstoldtheBBC.19.

Ultimately,theonlypersonwhocantrulyaffectyourbodypositivityisyou.20.Butdon'tgiveup.

Rememberthateveryoneisinsecuresometimes.AndasDavidFaddsays,“Lovewhatyoulooklike.^^

A.Learntotakeacompliment.

B.Butifseasiersaidthandone.

C.Appreciateyourbodyforwhatitcando.

D.Youcanbeanincrediblehumanregardlessofyourshapeorsize.

E.Hewantstoremindusthatbodyimageandconfidenceaffectmentoo.

F.We'resurroundedbytheseidealisedimagesofwhatitistobebeautiful.

G.Becomingcomfortablewithyourselfisunlikelytobeaccomplishedovernight.

第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

My14-year-oldson,John,andIspottedthecoatatthesametimeatasecond-handclothingstore.Ithada

blackvelvet(丝绒)collar,delightfultailoring,aFifthAvenuelabelanda(an)21priceofmerely$28.We

lookedateachother,sayingnothing,butJohn'seyes22.Dark,woolentopcoatswerepopularjustthen

withteenagers,butcouldcostseveralhundreddollarsnow.Johnputthecoatonand23it.Heturnedfrom

sidetoside,24himselfinthemirrorwithaserious,studied25thatsoonchangedintoasmile.It's

aperfect26.

Johnworethecoattoschoolthenextdayandcamehomewearingabigsmile."Howdidthekidslikeyour

coat?^^Iasked."Theyloveit."Hesaid,carefully27itonthechairandsmoothingitflat.Overthenext

fewweeks,the28cameoverJohn.Quiet,reasoneddiscussion29argument.Hebecamemore

thoughtfulandeagerto30."Gooddinner,Mum,^^hewouldsayeveryevening.OnedaywhenI31

thathestartonhomeworkbeforedinner,Johnsaid,“Youareright,andIguessI

WhenIaskedoneofhisteachers32causedthechanges,shesaidwithlaughter,"Itmustbehis

coat!”

JohnandIbothknowweshouldnever33aperson'sclothesfortherealpersonwithinthem.Butitis

meaningfulto34astandardofexcellencefortheworldtosee,topracticeastandardofexcellencein

thought,speechandbehavior,andto35whatisontheinsidewithwhatisontheoutside.

21.A.specialB.reasonableC.unbelievableD.cheap

22.A.closedB.shoneC.openedD.lowered

23.A.buttonedB.touchedC.heldD.obtained

24.A.feelingB.lookingC.glancingD.eyeing

25.A.gestureB.expressionC.attitudeD.feeling

26.A.colourB.priceC.fitD.fashion

27.A.pressingB.takingC.throwingD.folding

28.A.happinessB.satisfactionC.changeD.generosity

29.A.madeB.replacedC.tookD.transformed

30.A.pleaseB.complainC.admireD.apologize

31.A.insistedB.suggestedC.askedD.commanded

32.A.whatB.whenC.thatD.how

33.A.watchB.judgeC.mistakeD.consider

34.A.doB.wearC.speakD.show

35.A.compareB.fillC.mixD.match

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Chinahasdevelopedanewhigh-speedbullettrainfor36.(extreme)coldclimates.TheCR400AF-Gtrain,

whichcanoperateatspeedsofupto350kilometersperhourintemperaturesaslowas-40degreesCelsius,is

partoftheFuxingseriesofhigh-speedelectricmultiple-unittrains37.(design)andoperatedbythe

state-ownedChinaStateRailwayGroup.

Thetrain,rolledoutinBeijingonJanuary6,willrunonanewhigh-speedline38.(connect)theChinese

capitalwithnortheasterndestinationsincludingcitiesShenyangandHarbin,thelatterof39.isfamedforits

annualsnowandicefestival.

InapostonChinesesocialmediasiteWeChat,theChinaRailway.BeijingGroupranthroughseveralof

thetrain'simprovedcomponentsthataiditsability40«(resist)coldtemperatures.

Chinaisn'taloneinhavingtoadaptitsbullettrains41.extremeconditions.In2020,Japan.42.(launch)

itslatestrecord-breakingbullettrain.Itdoesn'tonlyrun43.(fast)andmeanwhilesmoother,butcantransport

passengerstosafetyintheeventof44.earthquake.

AccordingtotheChinaStateRailwayGroup,1,036Fuxingbullettrainshavebeenputinto45.(operate)

since2017,whentheseriesfirstlaunched.

第三部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

10月9日，星期天上午，你们全班同学步行到学校附近的公园组织了一次环保活动。请根据下表

内容，写一篇日记发表你对此次活动的看法。

1组扫除：清理废纸，烟蒂，塑料袋等废弃物

2组宣传：树立标牌，告诉游客要爱护花木

3组演讲：向游客宣传“白色污染”的害处以及保护环境的重要性

你的看法...

注意：1.日记必须包括表内所有的内容，可以适当增加细节，使内容连贯。2.

日记格式及首句已给出，不列入总词数。3.词数：100词左右4.参考词汇：烟蒂cigaretteend

October9,SundayFine

Thismorningourclassorganizedanenvironmentalprotectionactivityinthenearbypark.

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二节（满分25分）

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数

应为150左右。

Iwasdoingabigclean-uprecentlyandmykidswerehelpingwhenmyson,Freddo,cameacrossaknotted

handkerchiefwithanolddarkbrowncoininside."Mom,canIhavethis?CanIplaywiththiscoin?^^heasked.I

tookonelookandwasimmediatelytransportedtoanothertime.

In1991,therewasatimewhenmyfriendandIworkedinanAfricancountry,Niger,hitbysandstormsand

burningheat.ThereweremanythingsIfounddifficultaboutthisplace-theclimateandbeggarsweremy

biggestheadaches.Soafterfinishingfivemonthsofnursingworkthere,wemovedontoworkatahealthclinic

inaneighboringcountry,BurkinaFaso."It'smuchgreenerinBurkina.EventheCoketastesbetter,“thelocals

assuredus.

Yetthefactwasquitetheopposite.ArrivingbytaxiatourdestinationinBurkina,webegantounload.I

wasreachingformylargerpieceofluggagewhen,outofthedarkness,amotorbikewithtwomenapproached

slowly.Withoutwarning,oneofthemgrabbedmydaypackasthemotorbikesweptcloseby.Withinseconds,

thepairwereoutofsight,swallowedupbythenight.

Withmypassport,money,traveler'schecksallinthebag,Iwasindeeptrouble.Howfrustrating!AllI

wantedwastoleavethisplace!Then,walkingthroughBurkina'sstreetsoneday,Iwasstoppedbyanold

womanwhothrust（猛推）herhandinmyface.uCadeau（'gift'inFrench）!Cadeau!^^shecried.Fdhad

enough!Iwasextremelytiredofthecountry:itspoverty,itsthieves,theheat,thedustand...everything!Itold

herangrilyandfirmlyinFrench,4UIhaveno4cadeau\Ihavenomoney.Athiefstoleallmymoneytwoweeks

agoandnowIcan'tgetoutofyourcountry.Icannotgiveyouanything.NOTHING!,,Thebeggarwoman

listenedattentively.Tomygreatsurprise,afterhearingmywords,shegaveabroadsmile.

注意：

L续写词数应为15