2021届内蒙古部分地区高三英语一模试题汇编：阅读理解 含解析

内蒙古部分地区

2020-2021学年高三英语一模试题分类汇编

阅读理解

内蒙古呼和浩特市2021届高三年级第一次质量普查调研考试【一模3月】英语

试题

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在

答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

WelcometotheNorthPoleAdventure

TheNorthPoleAdventureisaone-of-a-kindinteractiveChristmasattractionfortheentire

family.UnlikeotherChristmasattractions,itisopenfromNovember26untilChristmasEve.Itis

notaguidedtour.Whileelves（小精灵）arethroughouttheadventuretointeractwithyourchildren,

yourkidscanspendasmuchtimeineachareaastheywish.Theadventurefeaturesareplica（复制

品）oftheNorthPoleincludingeverythingyouimagineatSanta'sNorthPole.

Santa'sHouse

Kidswillexperiencewhatit'slikeattheNorthPoleandseefirst-handwhatittakesforSanta

andhiselvestogetreadyforChristmaseachyear.Thememoriesyourchildrenwilltakeawayfrom

Santa'sHousewillbeonestheywillrememberforalifetime.

PostOffice

AllkidswillbeassistedbySanta?selvesinwritingalettertoSantaandthendepositingitin

Santa'smagicalmailbox.AfewdaysbeforeChristmas,theywillreceivelettersattheirownhomes

fromSanta.

ElfUniversity

ElfUniversityistheplacewhereelvesgotoschool.It?salsotheplacewherekidsenjoymaking

Christmaspresents,coloringChristmaspictures,andevenfillingoutapplicationstobecomeelves

oneday.

Admission

Buyyourticketsonlinetoavoidwaitinginline.Iftheticketsselloutwhenyoubuythem

online,therewillstillbeticketsavailableattheticketoffice.

1.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?

A.TheNorthPoleAdventureprovidesvisitorswithtourguideservice.

B.TheNorthPoleAdventurearrangeselvestoentertainkidsinsomeareas.

C.TheNorthPoleAdventureismodeledonotherChristmasattractions.

D.TheNorthPoleAdventureisopentovisitorsfornearlyonemonth.

2.WhatcanwelearnabouttheNorthPoleAdventure?

A.KidscanhavefuninSanta'sHousebydressinguplikeSanta.

B.ElfUniversityofferskidsopportunitiesforbecomingelves.

C.KidswhovisitedPostOfficewouldreceivelettersonChristmasEve.

D.Ticketstotheadventurecanbeboughtonlineiftheyselloutattheticketoffice.

3.Wherecanyouprobablyseethetext?

A.Atouristbooklet.B.Asciencefiction.

C.Anewspaper.D.Astorybook.

B

MydaybeganonadefinitelysournotewhenIsawmysix-year-oldwrestlingwithalimbof

myazaleaC杜鹃花）bush.BythetimeIgotoutside,he'dbrokenit."CanItakethistoschooltoday?

“heasked.Withawaveofmyhand,Isenthimoff.Iturnedmybacksohewouldn'tseethetears

gatheringinmyeyes.

Thewashingmachinehadleakedonmybrand-newlinoleum.Ifonlymyhusbandhadjust

takenthetimetofixitthenightbeforewhenIaskedhiminsteadofplayingcheckerswithJonathan.

Itwasdayslikethisthatmademewanttoquit.Ijustwantedtodriveuptothemountainshide

inacave,andnevercomeout.

SomehowIspentmostofthedaywashinganddryingclothesandthinkinghowlovehad

disappearedfrommylife.AsIfinishedhangingupthelastofmyhusband'sshirts,Ilookedatthe

clock.2:30.1waslate.Jonathan'sclassletoutat2:15andIhurriedlydrovetotheschool.

IwasoutofbreathbythetimeIknockedontheteachefsdoorandpeeredthroughtheglass.

Sherustledthroughthedoorandtookmeaside.UIwanttotalktoyouaboutJonathan,nshesaid.

Ipreparedmyselffortheworst.Nothingwouldhavesurprisedme."DidyouknowJonathan

broughtflowerstoschooltoday?usheasked.Inodded,thinkingaboutmyfavoritebushandtrying

tohidethehurtinmyeyes."Letmetellyouaboutyesterday,"theteacherinsisted.nSeethatlittle

girl?”Iwatchedthebright-eyedchildlaughandpointtoacolorfulpicturetapedtothewall.I

nodded.

“Well,yesterdayshewasalmosthysterical.Hermotherandfatheraregoingthroughanasty

divorce.Shetoldmeshedidn'twanttolive,shewishedshecoulddie.Iwatchedthatlittlegirlbury

herfaceinherhandsandsayloudenoughfortheclasstohear,'Nobodylovesme.'IdidallIcould

tocomforther,butitonlyseemedtomakemattersworse.”"Ithoughtyouwantedtotalktome

aboutJonathan,"Isaid."Ido,"shesaid,touchingthesleeveofmyblouse."Todayyoursonwalked

straightovertothatchild.Iwatchedhimhandhersomeprettypinkflowersandwhisper,'Iloveyou.

Ifeltmyheartswellwithprideforwhatmysonhaddone.Ismiledattheteacher.nThankyou,

°Isaid,reachingforJonathan'shand,"you'vemademyday.M

Laterthatevening,Ibeganpullingweedsfromaroundmyazaleabush.Asmymindwandered

backtotheloveJonathanshowedthelittlegirl,abiblicalversecametome："...thesethreeremain:

faith,hopeandlove.Butthegreatestoftheseislove.uWhilemysonhadputloveintopractice,I

hadonlyfeltanger.

Iheardthefamiliarsqueakofmyhusband'sbrakesashepulledintothedrive.Isnappedasmall

limbbristlingwithhotpinkazaleasoffthebush.IfelttheseedoflovethatGodplantedinmyfamily

beginningtobloomonceagaininme.Myhusband'seyeswidenedinsurpriseasIhandedhimthe

flowers."Iloveyou,nIsaid.

4.Whydidthewomancrywhenseeinghersonhadbrokentheazaleabush?

A.Becauseshecouldnottoleratetheharmtoit.

B.Becauseitmadeherbadmoodevenworse.

C.Becausehersondidnotaskherforpermission.

D.Becauseshewantedtohandittoherhusband.

5.Thewriterwantedtohideinthemountaincaveprobablyforthereasonof.

A.feelingfedupwithherendlessdailyhousework

B.herhusband'sfailingtofixthemachineintime

C.boringdailyroutinewithafeelingoflackoflove

D.herhopingtoseekhappinessinabrand-newplace

6.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthewriterexpressedlovetoherhusbandinthat.

A.shewasinspiredbyhersonthatlovewassupposedtobefeltandpracticed

B.shefeltguiltythatshemisunderstoodherhusbandandwantedtoapologize

C.shefeltitnecessarytohaveacompletefamilyforthehappinessofherself

D.shewantedtoproveherloveandexpectedthesamewordsfromherhusband

7.Whatdidtheteacherintendtoexpresswhentellingthestoryofthelittlegirl?

A.thegirlwasfromapoorfamily.B.thetroublesomeworkatschool.

C.thelovebetweenthegirlandtheauthor'sson.D.theauthorshouldbeproudofherson.

C

Almosteverycommunityhassomeformofrulesandsomewayofenforcingthem.Sowhydo

wehaverules,andwhatmakespeoplefollowthem?

Studieshavesuggestedthatthereasonwedon'tlikerule-breakingisbecausefairnessis

programmedintoourbrains.Scientistshavefoundthatthebrainreactsinaparticularwaywhenwe

feelwearebeingtreatedunfairly.Afairsituationmakesusfeelcomfortableandevenhappy,but

unfairnesscausesourbrainstorespondwithnegativefeelings.Thestudyfoundthatthisaso

happenedwhensubjectssawothersbeingtreatedunfairly.Theyconcludedthatfairnessisoneof

basichumanneeds.

Arrivingatafeelingoffairnessmeansconsideringdifferent,oftenconflicting,pointsofview.

Regardlessofthedisagreement,peoplealmostalwaysneedtocompromise.Butitcanbedifficultto

arriveatacompromisewhenthereareconflictinginterests.Thisiswhycommunitieshaverulesthat

everyonemustfollow.

Socialcontrolsareanimportantfactorinsettingandfollowingrules.Theyinfluencetheway

webehave,andcanbeinternal（内在的）orexternal.Internalcontrolscomefromwithinandare

basedonourvaluesandfears.Mostofusdon'tsteal,forexample,becausewebelievethattheftis

unfairandwrong.Wealsodon'twanttodisappointourfamilyandfriends.Inotherwords,our

internalcontrolskeepusfrombehavinginwaysthatcauseconflict.

Externalcontrolsincluderewardsandpunishments.Rewards,suchasjobpromotionsand

praise,aredesignedtoencouragepeopletobehaveandactintheinterestofthewholecommunity.

Punishments,suchaspublicembarrassment,fines,andevenimprisonmentcanpreventpeople

fromactingagainstthecommunity'sbestinterests.

Peopleneedtheircommunitiestofunctionsmoothly.Iftherewerenorules,mostpeoplewould

probablystillbehavepositively.However,therewouldalwaysbeaminoritywhowouldnot.Thisis

whyasocietywithoutrulesisunlikelytoexist.

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this"inparagraph2referto?

A.Aprograminhumanbrains.

B.Acomfortablesituation.

C.Theresponsewithbadfeelings.

D.Therequirementofffairness.

9.Whydocommunitieshaverules?

A.Topunishillegalactivities.B.Topreventdisagreement.

C.lbpromotefairness.D.Tomeetvariousdemands.

10.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofinternalcontrol?

A.Takeexamshonestlybecausecheatingisshameful

B.Parkintherightplacesoasnottogetaparkingticket.

C.Paytheelectricitybillontimeinordernottogetalatefee.

D.Cooperatewithyourclassmatestowinaprizeforyourclass.

11.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.LivingbytherulesB.Whycommunitiesneedrules

C.ReachingacompromiseD.Howfairnessfunctions

D

Concernedaboutpollutionandcongestion（拥塞）,agrowingnumberoflocalgovernmentsare

tryingtoreducethenumberofdriversinEurope'sbigcities.Some,likeLondonandStockholm,

haveintroducedcongestionchargestodiscouragedrivingduringpeakhours.Parishastriedbanning

carsfromdrivingoncertaindays,dependingonwhethertheyhaveevenoroddnumberplates.

PerhapsthemostambitiousplantocurbcarscomesfromOslo,Norway'scapital.

ThechangethatismosteasilytobenoticedinOsloissomewhatdifferentfromthatinother

Europeancities.Latelastyearthegovernmentremovedsome700parkingspacesfromthecity

centre,replacingthemwithbenches,bicyclesandmorepavements.Themere50orsospotsthat

remainarelargelyreservedforhandicappedresidentsandlocalbusinessesthatrelyondeliveries.

Anotherbigchangehascomeintheformofzoningreform.Someroadsinthecitycentrehavebeen

closedofftoprivatecars;othershavebeenchangedsothattrafficcanonlyflowinonedirection.

Enforcementhasbeensevere,though.Thecitygovernmenthasplacedsignsinformingdrivers

ofthenewrules,butnoteveryonehaspaidthemmuchattention.Inaddition,Norway's

conservativesbelievestronglyintheideaofcarownership,andshopkeepersworrythatfewercars

mightmeanfewercustomers.Itisstilltooearlytoassesshoweffectivethenewmeasureshavebeen.

Still,earlydatashowthatpedestriantrafficinthecitycentrewasupby10%inthefourthquarterof

2018overayearearlier,whichsuggeststhereformsareworkingasintended.

HannaMarcussen,vice-mayorforurbandevelopmentandamemberoftheGreenParty,notes

thatOslo'smostsuccessfulshopsareonthehighstreet,wheremostcustomersarepedestrians

anyway.Thegovernmentisbusycompilingtaxrecordstomeasuretheeconomicimpactofits

reforms.ResearchonStockholm'scongestion-pricingschemefindsthatthebenefitsfromfactors

suchasshortertraveltimesandsaferroadsfaroutweighthefeespaidbydrivers.

Thefactthatthecity'seffortstocontroltraffichavebeencontroversialhasforcedthe

governmenttotakeanincremental（递增的）approach,constantlynegotiatingwithsuspicious

businessowners.MsMarcussencomparesthegovernment'strafficreformstoNorway's

public-smokingban,whichwaspassedin2004.Shesaidmanypeoplecomplainedbeforethelaw

waspassed,butfewtodaywoulddemandloudlytoletpeoplesmokeinpubsagain.

12.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“curb"inparagraph1?

A.Support.B.Control.

C.Replace.D.Abandon.

13.WhatisthemostvisiblechangeinOslo?

A.Theremovalofpublicparking.B.Creatingmoreone-waytraffic.

C.Thelimitationoncarsinrushhours.D.Placingstrictrestrictionsonprivate

cars.

14.Whatmessageisconveyedinthethirdparagraph?

A.Carsarehardlybanned.B.Anti-carpoliciesareinvain.

C.Thecarindustryisdeclining.D.Thereformshaven'tcomeeasily.

15.WhatdoesMs.Marcussenmeanintheend?

ANewthingsneedtobetestedrepeatedly.

B.Timingisimportanttothesuccessofreforms.

C.Moreeffortsaretobeputinthetrafficreforms.

D.Mostpeoplewillfinallysupportthetrafficreforms.

内蒙古包头市2021届高三第一次模拟考试英语试题

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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

ThingstoDoinLondonThisWeekend

Now,someofthemostcherishedLondonvenueshaveopenedtheirdoorsagain.Takealookat

ourlistsofexactlywhatisopeningupinLondon.

ColumbiaRoadFlowerMarket

TheColumbiaRoadFlowerMarketisreopeningthisweekend,butitwillbequitedifferent.

Standswillbespreadout.Nearbyroadswillbeclosedandtherewillbealimitonthenumberof

peoplewhocanenterthemarket.Thestatementisalsocallingonlocalstosupportthemarketbut

advisespeoplenottovisitfrequentlyinordertoavoidovercrowding.

LambethCountryShow

Thefestivalofcountrysidewon*tbeheldinitsusualhomeofBrockwellParkthisyear.

However,itisbeingtakenonlineinstead.Allyourfavouriteaspectsofthefairwillbepartofthe

virtualeditionthisweekend,includingthehighlypopularVegetableSculptureCompetitionand

otherusuallowershowcompetitions,local-themedtalks,craftmarketandvirtualmusic

performances.

WalthamstowGardenParty

Thefreetwo-dayfestivalinEl7isgoingonlinethisyear.Overtheweekendyoucantuneinto

musicandtakepartinonlineworkshopsfromcraftingtoTaiChi.Don'tmissthehighlightofthe

weekend:EastLondonRadio*sfirst-everliveshowtakingplaceacrosstheweekendwith

behind-the-sceneschatswithlocalartists,livemusicfromStMary'sChurchandmuchmore.

BrixtonCourtyard

AnewbeergardenisopeninginBrixtonwithDsets,winetastingsandmoreinasafe

environment.SouthLondonmusicvenueBrixtonJammhasimproveditsoutdoorspacewith

spaced-outboothsandpicnicbenches.

1.WhatmeasurewillbetakeninColumbiaRoadFlowerMarket?

A.Cancelingthestands

B.Forbiddingtravelerstovisit.

C.Limitingthecustomernumber.

D.Checkingthetemperatureoftravelers.

2.WhatareLambethCountryShowandthefestivalinE17incommon?

A.Bothareheldonline.B.Bothlastfortwodays.

C.Bothincludecompetitions.D.Bothpresentvirtualmusic.

3.Whichofthefollowingwillyourecommendifsomeonewantstohaveadrink?

A.ColumbiaRoadFlowerMarket.B.LambethCountryShow.

C.WalthamstowGardenPartyD.BrixtonCourtyard

B

Atage12,KeeganSobiloofNewBaltimorecarefullytuckshislegsandarmsintoafiresuit,

pullsonahelmetandclimbsintoaracecarthatexceeds80mph.Hehasbeendoingthissinceage8.

“Atfirst,Iwasscaredtodeath.Itwaslike,'Let'sdobowlingorswimming.1It*sstillveryscary.

Butheknowswhathe'sdoing/'saidhismother.

“Thesixth-graderalwayswearspajamastothetrackeverynightandtakesthemoffwhenhe

putshisraceclotheson.He'sbeendoingthatforthelastfouryears.That*shistrademark,"saidTim

Phillips,hiscrewchief.Thefirsttimeheworehistrainpajamastothetrack,Keeganwentfromlast

placetoninthplace.Hedecidedtheybroughtluck.Sincethen,hehaswonaseriesof

championships.

Passionforcarsrunsinthefamily.Keegan'sfatherisadesignmechanicatFiatChrysler

Automobiles.Heknowswhatitmeanstohaveseatsandrollcagesbuilttofithisson'sbody."Itell

mysonyouhavetobetheperfectpackage.Winningraceseveryweekendisnottheonlykey.More

importantly,youhavetohavetherightname,youhavetolookthecorrectway,speakthecorrect

way,andactthecorrectway.Thentherestofitisreallyluck,likethestockmarket.u

WhileKeegan*sclassmatesplaybasketballandvolleyball,KeeganisattheBirchRun

track—practicing,qualifyingandracinguntil10pmor2am.Whilemanychildrenspendtime

playingvideogames,Keeganrunsracesimulationtrainingwithhisjoystick（操纵杆）afterschool.

“Thekidiscool.Itwaslikehavingagrandson.Weshowedrespecttoeachother.Andhetakes

itveryseriously,'1saidcompetitorMikeTodd,69,ofGalesburg,Michigan."He'sanoldersoulina

youngman'sbody."

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"exceeds'*inparagraph1mean?

A.Remainsstable.B.Goesbeyond

C.StopsD.Climbs

5.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoesKeegan'sfathervaluemost?

A.VictoryB.Safety

C.Goodqualities.D.Realluck.

6.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat

A.Keeganspendsalotoftimepracticing

B.thetrainpajamasbringKeegansuccess

C.Keegan'smotherworriesabouthisstudies

D.Keeganpickedupthehobbyattheageof4

7.Accordingtothepassage,Keeganshowedrespectto.

A.hisgrandfatherB.hisracecar

C.hiscompetitorD.hisjoystick

C

ThespreadofCOVID-19hasdemonstratedthefragilityofglobalfoodsystems,"butitalso

offersopportunitiestochangethewayweproduce,distributeandconsumefbod.^^GuidoBarilla,

ChairmanofBarillaCroupandBarillaFoundation,said,“Weneedapositivemovementto

accelerate,refineanddesignamoresustainablefutureandraiseawarenessinpeople—companies,

citizens,institutions-thatanotherfutureispossibIe.^^

DanielleNierenberg,PresidentandFounderofFoodTank,said,“thepandemichashadahuge

impactontheworld'sfoodandagriculturalsystems.,,"Ironically,therewillberecordyieldsfor

manygrainsthisyear,butthedisruptionsinthesupplychaincausedbythepandemicaswellasthe

globalclimatecrisisandincreasingconflictinseveralcountriesisleadingtoahungerpandemicas

well,“shepointedout.

"Hunger,asmanyexpertshavepointedout,isnotbecausetheworlddoesn'tproduceenough

food,butaproblemofdistributionthathasbeenexacerbatedbyconcernsoverhealthandlackof

nationalleadershipandpoliticalwillinmanycountriestoensurethatnoonegoeshungry,“said

Nierenberg.

JeffreySachs,ProfessorandDirectoroftheCenterforSustainableDevelopment,Columbia

UniversityandDirector,said,“Changingthefoodsystemisacomplexchallenge,butthefirststepis

toknowwherewewanttogo,andthat'stowardahealthydietproducedwithsustainable

agriculture.AbbyMaxman,OxfamAmerica'sPresident&CEO,said"COVID-19isthefinal

strawformillionsofpeoplealreadystrugglingwiththeimpactsofconflict,inequality,andclimate

change.^^

“Thepandemicisfuelinghungerintheworld'sworsthungerhotspotssuchasVenezuelaand

SouthSudan,anditiscreatingnewepicentersofhungerincountriessuchasIndia,SouthAfrica,

andBrazilwheremillionsofpeoplehavebeentippedovertheedgebythepandemic.^^shesaid.

Shealsopointedout,“COVID-19hasexposedtheweaknessesofafoodsystemwhich

prioritizestheprofitsofbigfoodandagriculturecompaniesovertheneedsoffoodproducersand

workers.”

8.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthortowritethepassage?

A.Todiscussthefoodproduce

B.Tointroduceanewmethodtoproducefood

C.TDshowthedifficultsituationaboutglobalfoodsystems.

D.Todeveloptherelationshipbetweenthecitizensandfood

9.WhyisGuidoBarillaconcernedaboutfoodproblems?

A.AnotherfoodfutureiscomingB.Globalfoodsystemsareindanger.

C.Thewayweproducefoodischanging.D.Apositivefoodmovementisonthe

way.

10.WhatcanweinferaboutthesituationforthefoodproduceaccordingtoAbbyMaxman?

A.COVID-19willpushallpeopleintostarving.

B.COVID-19willpushpoorpeopleintostarving.

C.COVID-19willdrawtheworldeconomyback.

D.COVID-19isthelaststrawfortheworldeconomy.

11.Whatcanyoulearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Agriculturecompanieswillneedmanyfacilities.

B.Agriculturecompanieswillneedmanyprofits

C.Agriculturecompanieswillneedabigfoodsystem.

D.Agriculturecompanieswillneedmanyworkers.

D

Whenyouarestandinginfrontoffruitshelvesinthesupermarket,whatisyourattitudetoward

theimperfecttomatoes?Willyoubeblindtotheuglytomatoeswithoutanyhesitationandeven

throwthemasideindisgust?Orwillyouputthemintheshoppingbasketswithoutdiscrimination

(歧视)?Mostofyouwillbetheformer.

Uglyproduceisalwaysleftalongthewholesupplychain.Afterroundsofselectionfrom

farmers,packersandretailers,theannualpercentageofeatablefoodwasteismorethan30%

(900,000tons)beforetheproducearnvesatshopshelves.Theseeatablewastescanfeedover2

millionpeopleperyear.Besides,wealsoshouldnotignoretheinvestmentintheproductionprocess

andthepollutioncausedbyrot.Forexample,one-kilogramappleproductionconsumes822litresof

water.Onetonofvegetablesorfruitsthatarethrownawaycanproducearound800litresofpolluted

water.Andfoodtransportisalsoasourceofgreenhousegas.

Isthereanygreatoptiontomaximizefarmerinterestsandreducefurtherlosses?Theansweris

"YES".AfterWoolworthinAustraliaandCountdowninNewZealandintroduced"TheOdd

Bunch",manyretailersinAmericaattemptedtodevelopsimilarprojectsthatcouldbuildabridge

betweenconsumersandfarmers,andofferuglyproduceatmorecompetitiveprices.Throughthese

projects,retailenterpriseshavebuiltcorporatereputationandgainedconfidencefromthepublic.

Farmershavesignificantlyreducedtheplantingcostbecauseofvastpurchasingrequirementsfrom

retailers.Consumershaveenjoyedthesimilartasteatlowerprices.

Allthefoodisbornequal,andallthefoodhasthesamerighttobeenjoyed.Weshouldn't

discriminatefoodthroughitsuncommonlooking.Life's"misery”(eg.exposuretotheburningsun)

willcontributetoamorepleasanttasteoffood.Pleasevaluetheuniqueappearanceandqualitiesof

thesespecialfoods!

12.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"theformer"inparagraph1referto?

A.Hesitatinginfrontoftheuglytomatoes.

B.Leavingtheuglytomatoesontheshelves.

C.Pickingouttheuglytomatoesfromtheshelves.

D.Buyingtheuglytomatoeswithoutdiscrimination.

13.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph2?

A.Uglyfoodattractsconsumers'attention.

B.Foodselectionleadstotheriseinprices.

C.Millionsstarvetodeathbecauseoffoodwaste.

D.Discriminationagainstuglyfoodcausespollution.

14.Accordingtothetext,aneffectivesolutiontoreducefoodwasteis.

A.touseuglyfoodtosolvethewatercrisis

B.tomakeuglyfoodaffordabletothoseinneed

C.tomakeelectricityandfertilizeroutofuglyfood

D.toattractpeopletotheuglyfoodatbargainprices

15.Whatisthebesttileforthepassage?

A.TrytoFallinLovewithUglyFood

B.UncovertheTruthaboutUglyFood

C.WhyConsumersWon'tBuyUglyFood

D.HowUglyFoodLeadstoGlobalAttention

内蒙古呼伦贝尔2021届高考一模英语试题

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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

Decemberismadeforshoppers.It'salsogoodfbrtravels.Herearesomebestplacesthatyou

canplantovisitthisDecember.

Gubbio

TravelerstoGubbioinItaly'sUmbriaregionwillfindthelargestChristmastreeintheworld.

Thetreeis2,130feettall,whichcametolifein1981whentheresidentsofGubbiodecidedthey

wantedtocelebrateChristmasinadifferentway.ThelightsareturnedononDecember7andare

turnedoffinearlyJanuary.

Sydney

TravelerstoSydneyneedtokeeptheireyesontheskyifthey'reatSydneyHarboronNew

Year'sEve.Theannualcelebrationbeginswithanairshowandisfollowedbyboatsspraying（口贲

iffi）waterintotheair.Otheractivitiesincludelightinguptheharborbridgeand,ofcourse,lotsof

fireworksthatcanbeseenfromvariouspointsaroundthecity.

Vienna

ViennainAustriaturnsintoafairylandatChristmas,asthecity'sprettiestsquareglowwith

lightsandholidaygreenplants.Themarketssellingavarietyofgifts,decorationsandtraditional

snacksgenerallyopenaroundNovember20thandcloseonChristmasEve.Perhapstheoldest

marketisattheOldVienneseChristmasMarketthatfirstopenedonFreyungin

1772.

NewYork

OnNewYear'sEve,morethanamillionpeoplejamNewYork'sTimesSquarefbrtheannual

celebrationthatincludeslivemusicalentertainment,balloonsandsweets,waitingtoseeahuge

ballmadeofWaterfordcrystaldropasthecountdown（倒计时）tomidnightbegins.Itreachesthe

bottomatmidnight,whichisatraditionthatbeganin1907.Thenit'stimeforfireworks.

21.WherecanyouseethebiggestChristmastree?

A.InItaly.B.InAustralia.C.InAustria.D.IntheUSA.

22.HowlongdotheChristmasmarketsinViennalasteachyear?

A.Aboutfourmonths.B.Aboutthreemonths.C.Aboutonemonth.D.Abouthalf

amonth.

23.WhatdoSydney'sandNewYork'scelebrationshaveincommon?

A.Peoplehandoutsweetsandballoons.B.PeoplecelebrateChristmasonthe

square.

C.Peopleusebo