2021年广东广州高三二模英语试卷-学生用卷

2021年广东广州高三二模英语试卷-学生用卷

一、阅读理解(本大题共15小题，每小题2.5分，共37.5分)

1、【来源】2021年广东广州高三二模(A篇)第21~23题7.5分(每题2.5分)

CHAMBORDCASTLE,LOIR-ET-CHER,FRANCE

AremarkableexampleofclassicalFrencharchitecture,ChambordCastleisthelargestcastleinthe

LoireValleyofFrance.Builtin1519asahunting-lodgefortheroyalcourt,thebuildingwasrarelylived

in.Thereareonehundredrooms(of440)opentothepublicanddozensofstaircases,includingonesaidto

havebeendesignedbyLeonardodaVinci.Thesurrounding21-square-milenatureparkentertainswith

hikingandbikingroutesandboatrentals.

LEEDSCASTLE,KENT,UNITEDKINGDOM

Situatedontwoislandsinthemiddleofalake,LeedsCastleprovidesagrandandromantic

experience.Ithasservedasaroyalresidenceformostofits900-yearhistory.The500-acreEnglishcastle

nowhostsyear-roundculturalevents,withthreerestaurants,abed-and-breakfastandayewtreemaze.

MOSZNACASTLE,POLAND

MosznaCastlewasoriginallydesignedinBaroquestyleinthe17thcentury,butthelateradditionofa

neo-GothicbroughtHogwartsappealtothecastle,especiallyatnightwhenits99towersandglowing

windowstwinkleintheoutdoorreflectingpool,Nowadays,artexhibitsandindoorconcertsattractvisitors

tothe365-roomcastle.

BRANCASTLE,BRASOV,ROMANIA

BranCastleoriginallydatesbacktotheyear1212andismistakenlybelievedtobethehomeinBram

Stoker'sDracula.Theauthornevervisitedthisfortress,commonlyknownasDracula'sCastle,butitstill

attractsliteraturefanstoitsweakly-lithallwaysfornighttoursandanannualHalloweenparty.

(1)WhatcanvisiterstoChambordCastiedo?

A.Huntinthenaturepark.

B.Goboatingwithfriends.

C.Liveinanyofitsrooms.

D.AdmiredaVinci'spaintings.

(2)Visitorsinterestedinbeautifulnight-timeviewscangoto.

A.CHAMBORDCASTLE

B.LEEDSCASTLE

C.MOSZNACASTLE

D.BRANCASTLE

(3)Whichcastlehasthelongesthistory?

A.CHAMBORDCASTLE.

B.LEEDSCASTLE.

C.MOSZNACASTLE.

D.BRANCASTLE.

2、【来源】2021年广东广州高三二模(B篇)第24~27题10分(每题2.5分)

TouriststotheNorthAntrimCoastcomeforitsbreathtakingbeauty.Onthisstretchofcoast,myth

andhistorylivesidebyside,andrunningoutofthingstodoisnearimpossible:Giant'sCauseway,Camck

aRede,theIronIsles*filminglocations.

However,whenImakemywaytothenorthofthecountryinOctober,noneofthemareonmymind.

WhatbringsmetothecoastaltownofPortrusharethewaves.

Locatedonapeninsula,Portrushishometothreebrilliantbeachesandalltheusualpointsofinterest

ofacoastaltown.ButwhatmakestheNorthAntrimCoastsospecialisthepromiseoftheconsistent

waveshittingitsshores.Althoughstillrelativelyunknown,it'sasurfer*sdreamdestination.Thisisthe

homeofsixtimeIrishnationalsurfingchampion,AndrewHill,afterall.

ImeetAndrewathissurfshop,themostpopularinPortrush.Afterhiringasurfboardandjumpingin

thewateralWestStrand,Iquicklyrealisethatmytrustedwetsuitisnotenough.Withinjust30minutes,

Fvelostallfeelinginmyfeetandhands,andmyearsareburning.Iretreattoanearbycafeandgulpdown

steamingteabeforepoppingbyAndrew*sshop,again.SurfbootsarewhatIneed,wedecide,Ileavewitha

newdeterminationtomastertheicyAtlanticwaves.I'minvitedtosurfadifferentspotwithAndrewand

hisfriendthatafternoon,butIdeclinehisgenerousoffer.Myheadissetononethingonly:takingrevenge:

onthesamewavesthatalmostturnedmeintoaniceblockthatverymorning.

Evenwithboots,surfingthecold-watersofPortrushleavesmyfeetpurple.Ibecomecoveredin

bruisesthatdon'tregisteruntilIthawouteachnight,andittakesacoupleofdaystofullyregainfeelingin

myhands.Butit'sworthit,andIwouldgladlydoitalloveragain.

(1)Whatdoestheunderlinedword^'them'^inparagraph2referto?

A.Thepopularattractions.

B.Coastaltowns.

C.Thefilminglocations.

D.Passionatetourists.

(2)WhyistheauthorattractedtotheNorthAntrimCoast?

A.Ithasinternationallyfamousbeaches.

B.It'shometotheusualseasideinterests.

C.Itproducesexcellentwavesforsurfing.

D.It'sthehometownofasurfingchampion.

(3)Theauthorgoesbacktothesurfshopto.

A.betterequiphimselfforthechailenge

B.consultwithsomeexperiencedsurfers

C.accompanytheowneronalatersurftrip

D.quicklywarmhimselfupwithsomehottea

(4)Whatisthetoneofthepassage?

A.Narrativeandserious.

B.Persuasiveandcritical.

C.Descriptiveandpositive.

D.Informativeandobjective.

3、【来源】2021年广东广州高三二模(C篇)第28〜31题10分(每题2.5分)

WhentheChinesespacecraft(航天器)Chang*e-5returnedtoEarthonDecember17,2020,it

broughtbacksomethingnotseenonourplanetsincethe1970s:moonrocksamples.Thispreciouscargo,

collectedbyChang'e-5'sroboticresearchvehicleinthenorthwestregionofthelunarnearside,isnow

beingstudiedbyscientistsinBeijing.ThesuccessofthelatestChinesespacemissionalsoshowcased

technologythatmaybeusedinfutureyearstocreatehumansettlementsonEarth'snearneighbor.

Thereturnedlunarsampleswill"absolutelyaddnewknowledgeofthehistoryofthemoon,

particularlyitsvolcanoes,"saysXiaoLongaplanetaryscientistatChinaUniversityofGeosciences.The

rocksseatbackbyChang*e-5"willaskustorethinkaboutwhyandhowthemoon'svolcanichistory

lastedthislong,"hesays.

TheChang'e-5missionwasmorethanjustatriptocollectmoonrocks.Itwasalsothelateststageofa

long,plannedsequenceofroboticlunarexplorationsbyChinathathavegrownevermorescientifically

advanced.

Theprogrambeganwiththe2007launchofChang'e-1andChang'e-2threeyearslater.Thesecraft

circledthemooncollectingdatausedtohelpguideChang'e-3andChang'e-4,thefirstChinesespacecraft

tolandonthemoonsurface,andtodirecttheirroboticvehicles.TherobotonChang'e-5wasabletocollect

rockandsoilsamplesandreturnthemtoEarth.Inthenearfuture,anidenticalspacecraftcalledChang'e-6

willattemptasample-returnmissionfromthemoon'ssouthpole一anareaofintensescientificinterest一

giventhelargeamountofwatericepresent.

ThemoreadvancedChang'e-7andChang'e-8spacecraftarealsoplannedtolandnearthesouthpole

tocarryoutanalysisoftheregionandtestnewtechnologies,includingdetectingandobtainingmaterials

thatcouldbeusefultofuturehumanexplorers,suchaswaterandhydrogen,andtesting3-Dprintingonthe

lunarsurface.

Thelong-termaimoftheChang'eprogramistoestablishanInternationalLunarResearchStation

around2030tosupportroboticand,eventually,crewedmissions.

(1)Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Themoon,srecentvolcanicactivities.

B.Thesignificanceofthemoonrocksamples.

C.Newknowledgeofthehistoryofthemoon.

D.Furtherstudiesofthereturnedlunarsamples.

(2)WhatdistinguishesthemissionofChang'e-6fromthatofChang'e-5?

A.Thetechnologytheyuse.

B.Thetimetheyspendonthemoon.

C.Thespecificlocationstheyexplore.

D.Theamountofmaterialtheybringback.

(3)Chang'e・7andChang*e-8spacemissionsaremainlyintendedto.

A.transportresearcherstothemoonstation

B.buildupanInternationalLunarResearchStation

C.collectdatanecessarytoguidemoonlandingspacecraft

D.findandtestresourcesandmeanstosupportlivingonthemoon

(4)WhichofthefollowingbestsummarizestheChang'espaceprogram?

A.Aprojecttostudythesurfaceofthemoon.

B.Aplantoimprovehumansettlementsonthemoon.

C.Asetofexperimentstotestthepossibilityofmannedspacecraft.

D.Aseriesofincreasinglychallengingscientificlunarexplorations.

4、【来源】2021年广东广州高三二模(D篇)第12~15题10分(每题2.5分)

Whatmakespeoplesospecial?Tooluse,self-consciousness,language,andculturearehighonthelist,

butinfactallofthesecharacteristicscanbefoundelsewhereintheanimalkingdom.Humansandapesare

closerelatives,soitisperhapsnotsurprisingthatchimpanzeesusetoolsorthatgorillas(大猩猩)havea

senseoffairplay,evenrejectingcarrots(whichtheynormallyaccept)whentheyseetheirneighbors

gettinggrapes.Butthequalitiesthatweoftenthinkofasuniquelyhumanexistnotjustonland,butinthe

oceanaswell.

Amongtheinvertebrates,octopuses(八爪鱼)areknownfortheirintelligence,evenexhibiting

evidenceofplayfulness,tooluse,andpersonality.Buttheseskilledpredatorslivealoneandconsequently

lackculture.Dolphins,ontheotherhand,arelarge-brained,long-living,social-group-basedpredators,and

itisherethatwefindthegreatestsimilaritytohuman-likecultureandawareness.

Culturedependsontheabilityofanimalstopassonthingstheyhavelearnedtoothers.Manyanimals

havecultureinthissense,butwhatsetsdolphinsapartiswhattheypasson.Somebottlenosedolphinshold

spongesintheirmouthsthattheyuseastoolstosweepforfishhidingontheoceanfloor.Thisabilityis

handeddownthroughgenerations(especiallyinfemales),withsomefamilies——grandmother,mother,and

daughter—allfeedinginthishighlyspecializedway.

Anothercharacteristicthatdolphinssharewithhumansistheirabilitytorecognizethemselvesina

mirror.Whenfacingamirror,mostanimalsbehaveasthoughtheyareinteractingwithanotherindividual.

Eveninhumans,theabilitytorecognizethattheimageinamirrorisoneselfdoesnotoccurbeforetheage

of18months.Dolphinsnotonlyrecognizethemselves,butifablackmarkisputonthebodyofadolphin,

itwillspendextratimeatthemitTortolookatthemark.

(1)Theexampleofgorillasrejectingcarrotsshowsthey.

A.arenoteasytofool

B.preferfruitstovegetables

C.haveaspecialtasteforfood

D.haveanawarenessofequality

(2)Whatdooctopuseslackcomparedwithdolphins?

A.Socialinteraction.

B.Intel1igence.

C.Toolusingability.

D.Fun-lovingspirits.

(3)Whatmakesdolphinculturespecial?

A.Theytendtohuntingroups.

B.Theirhuntingskillsarepasseddown.

C.Theirlearningenvironmentisfavourable.

D.Theirfamiliesaretypicallyfemale-controlled.

(4)Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Dolphinsenjoylookingattheirownreflectioninthemirror.

B.Dolphinsareasintelligentasatypical18-month-oldhumanbaby.

C.Dolphinsaregenerallyregardedasthemostadvancednon-humanspecies.

D.Dolphins，abilitytorecognizetheirownreflectionisahigher-ordermentalskill.

二、信息匹配(本大题共5小题，每小题2.5分，共12.5分)

5、【来源】2021年广东广州高三二模第36~40题12.5分(每题2.5分)

Criticalthinkingismakinganefforttoimprovethewayyouthink.1We

usethisprocesstosolveproblems,makeargumentsandevaluateclaims.It'simportantinjustaboutevery

areaoflife.

Mostofourthinkingisnotcriticalthinking.Wedon*tneedtomakemanyjudgmentstotraveltowork

orcookdinner.2Criticalthinkingcansaveusfromblindlymakingpoor

choices.Sohowcanyouimproveyourcriticalthinkingskills?Youneedtopractise.Therearemanyways

ofdoingthat.Hereareafew:

•3Lookatarticlesorbookswrittenbypeopleonallsidesoftheissue.

Foreachsource,evaluatetheargument:Whatclaimisitmaking?Whatreasonsdoesitgive?Arethe

reasonslogical?

•Whenyouseeorhearaclaim,askquestionsaboutit.Whoismakingtheclaimandwhy?Whatisthe

claimant'sbackgroundandhowdoesthismotivatetheiropinion?

•Evaluateyourownthinking.Wheredoyoutendtonotthinkcritically?Whydon'tyou?Howcanyou

improve?

•Questionthingsyouassume.Whatclaimsdoyouacceptwithoutknowingthereasonsfor

them?4Trytofindoutwhatothersbelieveaboutthatclaimandwhy.

Asyougrowincriticalthinking,you'llbecomeawiserandmorethoughtful

person.__________5__________

A.Sticktoyourclam.

B.Readaboutatopicpeopledisagreeon.

C.Whenyouthinkofone,dosomeresearch.

D.It/sanalyzingfactsseparatelysoyoucanmakedecisions.

E.Anditmayhelpyoutosucceedatworkorschoolaswell.

F.We*11onlyuseitifwemakeaconsciousefforttoaskquestionsaboutwhatwesee.

G.Butwhenaproblemcomesourway,weneedtothinkcriticallytodecidehowto

solveit.

三、完形填空（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

6、【来源】2021年广东广州高三二模第21~35题15分（每题1分）

Afamoustheoristoncesaid,"Idon'tdividetheworldintotheweakandthestrong,orthesuccesses

andthefailures***!dividetheworldintothelearnersandthenon-leamers.1'

Whatonearthwouldmakesomeoneanon-leaner?Everyoneisbornwithan

intense1tolearn.Babiesrisetothelearningchallengedaily.Notjust

for2tasks,butthemostdifficultonesofalifetime,likelearningtowalkand

talk.Theyneverdecideit'stoohardornotworththe3.Babiesdon'tworry

aboutmakingmistakesor4themselves.Theywalk,theyfall,

they5.

Whatputsanendtothisfearlesslearning?Afixedmindset.Assoonaschildrenbecomeableto

evaluatethemselves,someofthembecome6ofchallenges.Theyworryabout

notbeing7.Myresearchteamhavestudiedthousandsofpeoplefrom

preschoolerson,andit'sbreathtakinghowmany8anopportunitytolearn.

Weofferedfour-year-oldsa9:Theycouldredoaneasyjigsaw（拼

图）ortryaharderone.Evenatthisyoungage,childrenwithafixedmindsetstuckwith

the[0one.Theybelievesmartkidsdon't

makeH.

Childrenwithagrowthmindset,however,thoughtitwasa12choice.

Whywouldanyonewanttokeepdoingthesamepuzzle13?Theychose

increasinglydifficultonesinstead.

Believingthatsuccessisaboutlearning,childrenwithagrowthmindestseizedthechance.Butthose

withafixedmindsetdidn*twanttoexposetheir14.Thisishowafixed

mindsetmakespeopleinto15.

A.fearB.driveC.competitionD.concentration

A.crucialB.mentalC.ordinaryD.particular

A.attentionB.effortC.interestD.time

A.confusingB.behavingC.punishingD.hurting

A.getupB.giveupC.showupD.shutup

A.afraidB.ashamedC.confidentD.ignorant

A.adorableB.curiousC.modestD.smart

A.seizeB.ruinC.rejectD.require

A.lessonB.choiceC.giftD.game

A.challengingB.interestingC.newD.simple

A.decisionsB.jigsawsC.mistakesD.predictions

A.strangeB.promisingC.profitableD.difficult

A.repeatedlyB.unwillinglyC.automaticallyD.properly

A.secretsB.thoughtsC.preferencesD.weaknesses

A.theoristsB.perfectionistsC.non-learnersD.risk-takers

四、语法填空(本大题共10小题，每小题1.5分,共15分)

7、【来源】2021年广东广州高三二模第56-65题15分(每题1.5分)

Theglassharpisoneofthemostextraordinaryinstrumentsintheworld.Itdoesn'tevenappearto

be1instrumentatfirstglance,anditisn'tactuallyaharpatall.Instead,ifs

justasetofglassesonatable.Theglassesareofdifferentsizesandsomearefilledwithwater.

2(play)theglassharp,performerswetandrubtheirfingersalongthe

topsoftheglasses.Eachglasswillthenproduceahigh3lowsound,

dependingonitsshapeandhowmuchwaterit4(contain).Manypeoplethink

thesound5(create)isdelightful,likemusicyouwouldhearinheaven.

It'samysterywhoinventedtheglassharp.SomesayitfirstappearedinChina,whileotherssay

Persia,butitwasinEurope6itbecamethemostpopular.Bythe

1700s7(Europe)glassharpmasterscouldplayworksbyMozartand

Beethovenontheinstruments.Thisloveforglassharpsdidn'tlastlonghowever,aspeoplelost

interest8awhile.

Glassharpshaven*tentirelydisappeared,though.Youcanstillfindsome

street9(music)playingthemtoentertainlargecrowds.IfyouYeluckyenough

tocatchsuchaperformance,sitback,relax,andenjoythebeautifulsoundsof

this10(usual)instrument.

五、书面表达(本大题共2小题，共40分)

8、【来源】2021年广东广州高三二模第46题15分

为迎接国外姐妹学校来访师生，学校准备选拔“文化交流小使者(YoungAmbassadorfor

CulturalExchange)",你打算参加。请你写一份英语竞选演讲稿，内容包括：

1.自我介绍；

2.竞选理由。

注意：词数80左右。

Goodmorning,dearjudges.I'mCandidateNo.1.

9、【来源】2021年广东广州高三二模第47题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。

AramandRossi'sBakery

Walkingalongthenarrowbricksidewalk,Aramtookadeepbreath.Theairsmelledoflemonsand

bakedbreadandcoffee,comingfromRossi'sItalianBakery.Hewasalmostthere.

Aramstillcouldn'tbelievehisluck.Allhisfriendswereworkingboringsummerjobs—waitingtables

andbabysitting.Andherehewas,abouttostartasanactualbaker'sassistantdoingwhatheloved.Itwas

allthankstohisAuntRita.SheknewMrsRossiandhadarrangedeverything.Itwastheperfectexperience

forhisfuturecareer.Rossi'sBakery,hewassure,wouldonedaybeknownastheplacewherehegothis

start.

Ah,herehewas—thebakery.Afadedwoodensignoverthedoorread"Rossi'sBakery."Aram

straightenedhisshouldersandentered.MrsRossiwassittingatthecounter,lookingoldandwise.Aram

greetedherandstuckouthishand.MrsRossilookedasecondbeforeturningaroundandwavinghim

inside."I'mreadytolearneverything,"Aramsaid.

"Great.Let*sstartwiththecashregister,"MrsRossisaid,"becausethat'swhat-yourllbedoing."She

showedhimhowtousethecashregister.Itwasn'thard.Thepastrytrayswereallmarkedbyprice,and

thereweren^-thatmanychoicesanyway."That'sit?"Aramsaid,hisheartsinking.HButwhendowebake?"1

"Bake?Iorderwholesalenow.Nomorebaking.Tmtooold.'*ThenMrsRossisilentlyheldupher

hands.Aramtookinherknotted,swollenfingers,andheunderstood.Awaveofdisappointmentstruck

him.Sadnessoverwhelmedhimsosuddenlythathecouldn'tthinkofawordtosay.

Hesighed,andMrsRossisighed,too.UIusedtobakeitall.Breadandcakes.Andnoonediditbetter

thanme.Butthatwaswhenthesethingsworked,"saidMrsRossiholdingupherhandsoncemoreand

glancingacrosstheshelvesfilledwithemptybottleslabelledwithnamesofthevariousingredients（配

料）sheonceused.Suddenlyshecamealive,wavingherarthritic（关节炎的）hands,"Peopleusedto

lineuparoundthecomer.Everyonewantedmybakedbread."

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

ThenathoughtoccurredtoAramthathecouldaskMrsRossitoteach

him._______________________________________________________________

MrsRossifinally