江门市2021届高考模拟考试（英语）

江门市2021届高考模拟考试

英语

本试卷共10页，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1.答题前，考生务必把自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡相应的位置上。

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5.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Backpacksarenowfashionabledailynecessitiesforquiteafewpeople.Thefollowingare

ourcommentsonsomepopularbackpacks.

L.BeanQuadbackpack

Ifyouneedabackpackthatcancarrylargeandsmallobjectsandiscomfortabletowear,this

isthebackpackforyou.Thereasonablepriceandcustomers*100%satisfactionmakesthisagreat

buyanywayyoulookatit.Whileit'snotthemostbeautifulbackpackontheplanet,itdoeslook

niceatfirstsight.

Timbuk2Commandbackpack

Ifyouwanttosafelycarryyourlaptopandlookstylish,theTimbuk2Commandbackpackis

theoneforyou.Thesoftbackismadeforacomfortablewearingexperience.Thecleancoloring

andlinesofthebagmaymakeyoumore“grown-up”.

Kanken15Hbackpack

ThisKankenbagisagreatchoiceforschoolkidsofgradeonetosixoradultswithnarrow

shoulders.Weighingunder450g,ifseasyandcomfortabletocarrythisbagaround.Thesimple

designwithalotofeye-catchingcolorsmayhaveyoufallinlovewithitatonce.

AmazonBasicsbackpack

Withthelowestpriceamongallthesebackpacks,theAmazonBasicsbackpackisagreat

alternativeforcollegestudentsonatightbudget.Therearetonsofstoragechoicesinthis

backpack,soit'seasytoforgetexactlywhereyouplacedacertainobject.Itisabasicblack

backpackwithafewdesignsandisnevergoingtoappearonafashionstage.

21.WhatmakesL.BeanQuadbackpackattractive?

A.Thecolorandthedesign.B.Thecostandthepublicpraise.

C.Thestyleandthequality.D.Thelightweightandthesimplicity.

22.WhichbackpackmightbethemostsuitableoneforaGrade-3student?

A.Kanken15"backpack.B.L.BeanQuadbackpack.

C.Timbuk2Commandbackpack.D.AmazonBasicsbackpack.

23.Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanyouprobablyfindthepassage?

A.Entertainment.B.Society.C.Business.D.Reviews.

Noonecanpromisethatlifewillbefair,butnomatterwhathappens,followtheexampleset

byRehanStaton,andneverlosesightofyourgoal.

Staton,a24-year-oldformersanitation（卫生）workerinMaryland,US,recentlycelebrated

hisadmissionintoHarvardLawSchool.

Staton'slifehadbeenrelativelynormaluntilaseriesofsetbacksimpactedhisfamilylifeand

studies.nMymomabandonedmydad,mybrotherandmewhenshemovedbacktoSriLanka,1'he

said,"Mydadgotaddictedtowinedayafterday.Mybrotherandmeoftenstarved."Whenhewas

inseventhgrade,ateacherevenrecommendedthathebeplacedinspecialeducationclasses.His

brotherReggiethenbrainstormedwaystohelpboosthisgrades.Slaton'sgradesdidimproveand

hebecameanhonorstudent;However,hewasrejectedbyeverycollegehehadappliedfor.Then

Statondecidedtoworkatasanitationcompany.Hespenthisdaystransportingtrashandcleaning

dumpsters,wakingupeverymorningtogetdressedaround4am.Thesanitationworkerssaidto

him,"You'retooyoungtobehere.Youshouldcontinueyourschoolingandhighereducation

wouldhelpyoufindabetterjob.Comebackhereanytimeyoulikeifitdoesn'tworkout.'1

Thingsbegantolookup.Twoyearslater,hetransferredtoUniversityofMarylandto

continuepursuinghisundergraduatedegree.ButStatonstillstruggledtopayforhisfather's

medicalbills.He'ddopart-timejobsinthemorningandtakeclassesintheafternoon.After

graduation,Statonworkedatanationalconsultingfirmwhileapplyingforlawschooltopursue

hisdreamofbecomingasportsagent."ForRehan,theskyistrulythelimit.Whateverhechooses

todointhefuture,hewilldefinitelyachieve,MsaidBob,achiefoperatingofficerinStaton'sfirm.

Foranyonelookingforinspirationduringdifficulttimes,Statonrecommendsto"love

yourselfenoughtogetwhatyouwantoutoflife,"hetoldnewsoutletABC."Youcanalwayssee

thelightinanydarksituation,andyouneedtoholdontothatlight.^^

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inparagraph3probablyreferto?

A.Goingtocollege.B.Becomingasportsagent.

C.Findingabetterjob.D.Leavingthepresentposition.

25.WhydidRehanworkpart-timewhenstudyingatUniversityofMaryland?

A.Togainsomeworkexperience.

B.Tosavemoneyforhiscollegeeducation.

C.Toreducethefinancialburdensofhisfamily.

D.Tohelpthesanitationworkerswhooncehelpedhim.

26.WhatdidBobimplyinthelastbutoneparagraph?

A.Rehancouldnotreachthesky.

B.Rehanhadanextremefearofheights.

C.Rehanhadlimitationsonwhatmajorstochoose.

D.Rehanhadstrongdeterminationtorealizehisdream.

27.WhatcanwelearnfromRehan'sstory?

A.It'snevertoooldtolearn.

B.Nevergiveintohardshipsinlife.

C.Whateveryoudo,youwillachieve.

D.Lifeissometimessmooth,sometimesrough.

C

Whenalaptoporsmartphonebatterystartslosingitspower,theonlyoptionsaretobuyan

expensivereplacement,orjustkeepitpluggedinallthetime.Butonewomanmayhavefoundthe

answertothisproblem.

MyaLeThaiisascientiststudyingattheUniversityofCalifornia.Sherecentlydiscovereda

processthatmayleadtobatteriesthatlastforever.

Thaisaidshehadbeenfrustratedthatthebatteriesforherwirelessdevicesdegradedover

time,untiltheyfailedtochargefully.Thaididnotlikehavingtokeepherlaptopconnectedtoan

electricaloutlet（插座）tokeepitpoweredon.So,shedecidedtodosomethingaboutthatproblem.

Atfirst,sheandherteamatUCIrvinethoughtaboutinventinganewbattery.Butasthey

experimented,Thaidiscoveredsomethingthatmightpermitlithium-ion（锂离子）batteriestolast

forever.

Lithium-ionbatteriespowermostwirelessdevices.Overtime,thebatterieslosetheabilityto

holdacharge.Mostofthesebatterieshavealifespanofabout7,000chargingcyclesbeforethey

die.Oneofthereasonsthatlithium-ionbatteriesdegradeistheuseofnanowirestocarry

electricity.Nanowiresareextremelyefficientcarriersofelectricity,whichmakesthemusefulin

batteries.Nanowiresareextremelythin,thousandsoftimesthinnerthanahumanhair.ButThai

saidtheirthinnessalsomakesthemweak.''Nanowiresbreakeasilyovertime,“shesaid."That's

whytheylosecapacity."

But,Thaihadatheory—thenanowiresmightlastlongerifcoveredwithagel（凝胶）.She

andherteamtestedthistheory."Itwasalongprocessandalotofwork,"Thaisaid.Theteamtried

manycoveringsforthewires.PMMA,atypeofplastic,wasoneofthem.Thenanowireswere

coatedwithPMMAandcycledthroughcharges200,000times.ThePMMA-coatednanowires

showednoevidenceofdamage.Theresultssuggestthatbatteriescouldlastforeverwithoutlosing

chargingability.Thaisaid200,000cyclesamounttoaboutthreemonthsonjustonedevice.Thai

hopestocontinueherresearchtounderstandwhythisgelworkssowellandtoseeifanyothergel

couldcreatebetterresults.

28.WhatcausedThaitoworkonlithium-ionbatteries?

A.Shefoundthatbatteriesgraduallywearout.

B.Shedislikedthebatteriesforherlaptop.

C.Shethoughtbatteriesweretooexpensive.

D.Sheandherteamwereassignedtoinventanewbattery.

29.WhatdoesThaithinkaboutnanowires?

A.Theyaretooweaktocarryelectricity..

B.Theylastonly7,000chargingcycles.

C.Theyarethemaincauseofbatterydegrading.

D.Theyarenotsuitabletouseinbatteries.

30.WhatmostprobablyrepresentsthebreakthroughofThai'steam?

A•Anewkindofbattery.B.Newmaterialsforbatteries.

C.Coatingnanowiresingel.D.Anewwayofchargingbatteries.

31.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassageinamagazine?

A.Whybatteriesaredegrading.B.Scientistinventslife-longbattery.

C.Nanowiresdiscoveredbyscientist.D.Nanowirestryingonnewcoating.

D

ZhejiangprovinceinEastChinapassedtheacceptancecheckasanationalpilotecological

provincebytheMinistryofEcologicalEnvironment,accordingtoanewsreleasefromthe

ZhejiangDepartmentofEcologicalEnvironmentinMay,2020.

Theprovinceproposedtobuilditselfintoanecologicalprovincein2003,andwon

recognitionforachievingthisin2019.Overthepast16years,Zhejianghasremaineddedicatedto

theaimandbecamethefirstprovinceinChinatobegrantedthattitle.

Accordingtotheassessmentreport,Zhejiang'spracticesinecologicalmanagementand

protectionwereamongthebestintheworld.Theprovince'sscoresingreendevelopmentand

balancedgrowthinurbanandruralareasbothrankedtopinthecountry.

Overthepastfewyears,theprovincehastakeninnovativemeasurestopreserveandimprove

theecologicalenvironment,offeringexperienceforotherareas.In2008,AnjicountyinHuzhou

city,Zhejiangprovince,pioneeredtheeffortstobuild“beautifulvillages”.

In2019,Anji'sregionalGDPreachedY47billion,fivetimesthatin2005.ThePCNI（人均

纯收入）forfarmersinthecountyreached¥33,488,higherthantheprovincialaverage.

Thecounty'sachievementsareareflectionofZhejiang'seffortsinpromotinggreen

development.Theassessmentreportshowedtheprovince'sremarkableachievementsbothinits

economicgainsandecologicalpreservation.

Zhejiang'sGDPincreasedfrom¥800billionin2002to¥5.62trillionin2018,aseven-fold

increase.

Duringthatperiod,theprovince'senergyandwaterconsumptionforevery¥10,000ofGDP

decreasedby61.3%and88.1%.

Amongthe16indicatorsforbeinganecologicalprovince,Zhejiang'sPCDI（人均可支配收

入）forurbanandruralresidents,annualPCNIforfarmersandtheproportionofecological

industryofallenterprisesallsurpassedthestandard.

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"dedicated"inparagraph2mean?

A.Devoted.B.Related.C.Exposed.D.Attached.

33.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Anji'sPCNIwashigherthantheprovincialaveragein2019.

B.From2002tO2018,Zhejiang'senergyandwaterconsumptionincreased.

C.Zhejiang*spracticesinecologicalmanagementandprotectionareworthlearning.

D.Zhejianghastakeninnovativemeasurestopreservetheecologicalenvironment.

34.Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor'sattitudetoZhejiang'sachievements?

A.Critical.B.Positive.C.Skeptical.D.Negative.

35.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A.Zhejiang'sGDPgreatlyincreased.

B.Zhejiangofferedexperienceforotherareas.

C.Zhejiangmadeeffortsinpromotinggreendevelopment.

D.Zhejiangwasrecognizedasnationalecologicalprovince.

第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，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。

FourWaysEmotionallyIntelligentPeopleHandleWorkplacePressure

Peoplewhoarehighinemotionalintelligencearebetterabletomanagetheiremotions.

36Herearefourwaysthatemotionallyintelligentpeoplearebetterequippedtohandle

workplacepressure:

*37

Beinghighlyself-aware,emotionallyintelligentpeopledon'tlettheirstresslevelsgettothe

pointwheretheyfeeloutofcontrol.Theyhavevariouswaystodealwiththestresswhenitstarts

tobuildup,suchastakingabreakortalkingtotrustedcolleagues.

*Theytaketimetorespond,ratherthanreacting.

38Whenouremotionsaffectusstrongly,weareindangerofreactingfromour

emotions.Ifwedon'timmediatelyreact,ourthinkingprocesscankickin,andwewillmakemore

reasonabledecisions.Emotionallyintelligentpeopleknowwhentheyneedtorestbeforegetting

backtothematterathandoncetheyhavebeenabletohandleitwiththeirthinkingbrainrather

thanemotionalbrain.

"They'reabletostaycalminchangeablesituations.

Insteadofreactingtoangerwithanger,emotionallyintelligentpeopleknowthiswillonly

worsenthecircumstances.39

求They'reawareofwhatannoysthem.

Weareallangryandupsetattimes.40Becauseemotionallyintelligentpeopleare

awareoftheiremotionsandcanreasonablyanalyzethereasonsbehindthem,theyarelesslikely

tobecaughtoffguard.Theyhavestrategiestousewhenevertheyfindthemselvesannoyed.

A.Wefeelbeforewethink.

B.They'reabletoidentifytheiremotions.

C.They'reawareoftheirownstresslevels.

D.Thisallowsthemtomoreeffectivelymanagepressureatwork.

E.Bykeepingcalmandpositive,theyareabletoeasetensesituations.

F.However,emotionallyintelligentpeoplecanrecognizedifferentemotions.

G.ThesearethetimeswhensomeonesaysOFdoessomethingthatcausesourstrongemotions.

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选

项。

Iwasjustdeeplyimpressedbyanactofkindnessbythreestrangers,whoarenowmy

friends.

Severalnightsago,aBluetoothspeakerinouryardwas41Itwasforthecoming

Christmas.ImadeapostonEachother,aneighborhood42.Itwasn*tamean-spiritedpostat

all.ItriedtoexpressallthesympathyandunderstandingIcouldtowhoevertookit.Actually,

manyneighbors43Onhowmuchtheylovedmy44.

Then,45.Igotamessagefromsomeonewhowantedto46andintroduce

themselvestome.IdroveupjustintimeandwasapproachedbyMaryandJohn,alongwiththeir

daughterRosemary.

Maryhad47mypostanddidn'twantmetolose48inhumanity.Thecouple

decidedto49methathumanityexistedandthatthereweregoodpeopleinour

neighborhood.They50usanewBluetoothspeakerandgaveittous—aChristmasgift,all

wrappedup51

Iwas52totears.Thereissomuchbeautyintheworld;therearesomany53

humanbeings.Theyarerightthereallthetime,54wejustfailtonoticethem.Myheartis

burstingwithloveforallbeingsrightatthismoment.It'safeelingIdon'twantto55lose.

AndIoweitalltothepersonwhotookourspeakerafewdaysago.

41.A.fixedB.stolenC.brokenD.bought

42.A.clubB.storeC.magazineD.website

43.A.decidedB.commentedC.livedD.depended

44.A.approachB.questionC.suggestionD.meaning

45.A.obviouslyB.absolutelyC.unexpectedlyD.completely

46.A.packupB.watchoutC.settledownD.comeover

47.A.checkedB.readC.adaptedD.typed

48.A.balanceB.awarenessC.faithD.dream

49.A.informB.teachC.warnD.show

50.A.bookedB.purchasedC.introducedD.promoted

51.A.beautifullyB.successfullyC.naturallyD.secretly

52.A.delightedB.shockedC.movedD.astonished

53.A.intelligentB.diligentC.cheerfulD.wonderful

54.A.butB.ifC.onceD.or

55.A.evenB.stillC.everD.yet

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。

Onceuponatime,therewasafar-awayvillage.Thevillagers,mostof56werefarmers,

sowedinspringandharvestedinautumn,workingintheirfieldsfromsunrisetosunset.Theyhad

tostruggletosupport57(they)families.Eveningoodharvestyears,theycould_58

(simple)haveadequatefoodtoeat.

Amongthemtherewasayoungfarmerwhowaseagertoimprovehislife,buthewastoo

lazyandoftendreamtofgainingsomething59workinghard.

Amiracle(奇迹)60(occur)eventually.Onedayinlateautumn,hewasworkinginhis

fieldwhileseveral61(hunt)werehuntingnearby.Theharesweresofrightened62they

wererunninginalldirections.Abruptly,63blindharehitthestump(树桩)ofatreebesidehis

fieldanddied.

Fromthatdayon,hewasdeterminedtoquitfarming.Instead,hestayedbythat_64

(amaze)stumpfromdawntodusk,waitingformiraclestofallonhimagain.However,muchto

hisdisappointment,noharecameanymore.Tomakematters65(bad),hisfieldwas

coveredwithweedsandhiscropswitheredforlackofwater.Thestoryisaimedatillustratingjhe

proverbthat"Nopains,nogains".

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

假定你是李华，上周末你校组织高三学生到附近的农场参与社会实践活动。你的美国笔

友Jack对此很感兴趣，来信咨询。请你根据以下内容回信：

1.活动目的：

2.活动过程：

3.活动收获。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右：

2.开头和结尾已经给出，不算入总字数。

3.请按照如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。

DearJack,

Knowingthatyou'reinterestedinthesocialpracticeactivity,I'dliketotellyouaboutnin

detail._____________________________________________________________________________

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

第二节（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。

ApoorboywhosenamewasHowardKellycouldnotaffordhistuitionfees.Hewastryingto

payhiswaythroughschoolbysellinggoodsdoortodoor.Onedayhefoundthathehadonlyone

dime（十分钱）left.Sohungrywashethathemadeuphismindtobegforamealatthenexthouse.

However,helosthisnerveandhisfaceturnedredwhenalovelyyoungwomanopenedthe

door.Insteadofamealheaskedforadrinkofwater.Shethoughtthatmustbethirsty,soshe

invitedhiminandofferedhimalargeglassofmilk.Hedrankitslowlywithgreatenjoyment,and

thenasked,"HowmuchdoIoweyou?"

“Youdon'towemeanything,sherepliedgently,"MymotherIhastaughtmenevertoaccept

payforakindness.1'Deeplymoved,hesaid,MThankyoufromthebottomofmyheart.Nevershall

Iforgetyourkindness."AsHowardKellyleftherhouse,henotonlyfeltstrongphysically,but

alsostrengthenedhisfaithinthekindnessofthehumanracebecausehehadalmostlosthis

confidenceandgivenuphopebeforethatpoint.Fromthenon,hewasdeterminedtospareno

efforttohelppeopleinneedorintrouble.

Yearslatertheyoungwomanbecameseverelyillandherlifewasindanger.Itwassucha

strangediseasethatthelocaldoctorswereatalossastohowtocureherofit.Eventually,theyhad

nochoicebuttosendhertothebigcity,wherewell-knownspecialistsacrossthenationcouldget

togethertostudyherraredisease.Dr.HowardKelly,whowasnowfamous,happenedtoworkin

theverycityandwascalledinfortheconsultation.

注意：

1.续写的词数应为150左右。

2.请按照如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。

WhenDr.HowardKellyheardthenameofthetownshecamefrom,astrangelightfilledhis

eyes.______________________________________________________________________________

Afteralongstruggle,theyoungwomanwascured.

英语参考答案

本试卷共10页，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。

第一部分阅读（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A：21-23BAD阅读B：24-27ACDB

阅读C：28-31ACCB阅读D：32-35ACBD

第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

七选五36-