2021年深圳市高三年级第二次调研英语考试试题

2021年深圳市高三年级第二次调研考试试题

（深圳二模）

英语

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。

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LondonandParisaretwoofEurope*sbiggesttouristdestinations,justafewhoursawayfrom

eachotherbyroadorrailandanhoursdistancebyair.Whataboutthetrain-ferrycombinationthat

manyrecallfondlyfromtheirchildhoods?Well,thoughit'sbudget-saving,thisoptionistootime­

consumingtoday,sobetterleaveittoyourmemories.SincetheUKisnotparttheSchengenArea,

passengersneedtogothroughpassportcontrolpriortoboarding.

Airtrips:

ThoughflyingbetweenLondonandParisisbynomeansrecommended,therearestillafew

peopletravelingbetweenthetwodynamiccitiesbyair.Averylowone-wayfareispossible

throughadvancedbooking,butofcourseifsrare,andthatdoesn*tincludethetaxiandrailfares

travelingtoandfromtheairports.

*One-wayfaresfromPariscanbeaslowas€49;

*FromLondon,AirFranceflieswithfaresaslowas£39(€46),andBritishAirwaysaslowas

£48(€56)

Railtrips:

TheonlydirecttrainbetweenLondonandParisistheEurostar,whichtravels15-17timesper

weekday.Eurostar?s2015editiontrainscanmakethejourneyintwohoursatspeedsofupto320

km/h.Besides,theyoffergoodseatingspace.

*Faresbeginatareasonable£58(€68),roundtrip;

*Theearlieryoubook,themoreyousave.

Bustrip

ThebusisbyfartheleastexpensiveandlongestwaytotravelbetweenParisand

London.EurolinesandOUIBUSaretwomajorbuslinestravelingbetweenthetwocapitals.The

journeytakesbetweensevenandninehours.BothlinesadvertisefreeWi-fi.

*One-wayEurolinesfaresbeginat€15;

*One-wayOUIBUSfaresbeginat€15too,butearlybirdsalescanevenlowerthefare.

21.Whichwayisprobablythemostexpensiveforaroundtrip?

A.Bytrain-ferry.B.ByairC.ByrailD.Bybus

22.Whatspecialservicedoesthebustripprovide?

A.PassportfreeboardingB.Taxipickup

C.GoodseatingspaceD.FreeWi-fi

23.Whatdothetripshaveincommonwitheachother?

A.Theyarecheaperifbookedaheadoftime

B.Therearedifferentcompetingcompanies.

C.TheyaremoreexpensivefromtheParisend

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D.Therearestilladditionalfeestobeincluded

Asaboy,IwantedtogototheSouthPole.Asateenager,IdecidedPdliketogototheNorth

Poletoo.Andyet,Ihaven'tdoneeither.Ithadtakenme31yearstojustmakeittotheArctic.

IwastravelingwithafilmcrewfromNorthernIreland,followingthefootstepsofLordDufferin

who,inthe1850s,sailedfromScotlandtotheArctic.Asanearlyadventuretourist,hewasdrivenby

thedesiretoseewhatlayattheendsoftheworld.

Aswesailednorth,icebergsofthesizeofbusesfloatedpastoursmallboat.Finally,wreached

ourdestination—EnglishBay,whereDufferinlanded-andsteppedoffontothehorseshoe-shaped

beach.

ThiswaswhatI'ddreamtof:standingsomewheresopureandprimitive.However,formany

earlypolarexplorers,theresultswerefarlesspleasant.Thesouth,inparticular,wassourceof

extremedanger.

MychildhoodinterestintheSouthPolewasfueledbytheunsuccessfulyetheroicadventuresof

ErnestShackleton.Hediedin1922whilepreparingforhisfourthadventure.ThestoriesofRobert

FalconScottarealsowell-known:heandfourcompanionsdiedontheirwaybackfromtheSouth

Pole.

Sowhydoexplorersputthemselvesatsuchrisk?

Muchofitseemstolieinthepurityofthechallenge.Scotttalkedoftheappealofaplacethat

hadbeen"unreachedandunseenbyhumans.”"Withaviewovershininglandscoveredbyice-sheets

ofinconceivableextent,youhavethefeelingoflivingoverthecontrolofdeath,nsaidFridtjofNansen,

aNorwegianexplorer.

Onthehomewardjourneytheweatherturnedandwewereleftforafewdaysatthemercyofa

storm.Weexperiencedasmalltasteofhelplessnesswhenfacedwiththerawpowerofnature.We

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shouldbegratefulforthegreatexplorers11spiritandstories.IknowIam.

24.Whydidtheauthorbeginhisadventuretour?

A.Toassistafilmcrew

B.Torealizeachildhooddream

C.TomemorizeLordDufferin

D.Tochallengeaworldrecord

25.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains1*inconceivablenunderlinedinparagraph7?

A.HardtocontrolB.Toofartoreach

C.HardtoimagineD.Toobrighttoview

26.Whathappenedduringthewriter'sjourney?

A.Theyweretrappedinicebergs

B.Theywerekeptoffthedestination

C.Theywereattackedbyastorm

D.Theywererescuedbyexplorers

27.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheAppealoftheEndsoftheWorld

B.TheDreamofTravelingtotheArctic

C.TheVictoryovertheControlofDeath

D.TheGratitudetoGreatExplorersSpirit

c

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“IthasnothingincommonwithanythingelseontheBund（夕卜滩）"saidBenWood,the

AmericanarchitectbehindShanghai*sfamousXintiandiDistrict,commentingontheFosun

Foundationafteritscompletionin2016."ThegreatthingabouttheBundisthatifsgrand.Perhapsa

buildingthatcanstandoutisneededheretoshowthatacompanyisprogressive.Butit*snotgrand.^^

Fornow,however,theFosunFoundation—anewtheatre—isprovingpopularwithriverside

tourists.

LocatedintheBundFinanceCenter,thetheatrewasdesignedbyco-operationoftwoworld-

knownBritishdesignfirms:Foster+PartnersandHeatherwickStudio.Thearchitecturalhighlightisthe

outwardappearance—agolden,three-layered（层）steelbamboocurtainthathangsfromthethird

floor.Butwhatmakesthearchitecturereallyuniqueisthatitndancesn:repeatedlyeachday,the

curtainslowlymoves--opensandcloses---withmusic.Thisvisualelement,combiningEastand

West,lookslikebothanancientChinesecrownandaWesternharp（竖琴）.Thebuilding'sground

floorentrancelooksunclear,butonceinside,you'llseethespacerevealahallandcafe,andtraditional

Chinesetheatresontheupperfloors.Althoughthere*reonlyfburstoriesaboveground,thebuilding

housesseveralmusichallsonitsthreeundergroundfloors.

“Theopportunitytomakesomethingnewinthisculturallyhistoriclocationwasextraordinary,

"saidThomasHeatherwick,HeatherwickStudiofounder.nWetriedtomakeitaninterestingaddition

toshowShanghaismixofmodemandhistoricarchitecture.^^

TheFosunFoundationisonlypartofabiggerplanforthiseconomicandculturalcenterin

China.AlongtheHuangpuRiver,amassivewaterfrontartareaisbeingbuilt.Shanghaihopestoplaya

largerroleintheglobalartindustryinthecomingyears.

WhatShanghaimakesofthisnewriversideprojectremainstobeseen.ButwiththeFosun

Foundationopentothepublic,thearea'srapidtransformationisbringingupdiscussionsinChina'sarts

sceneandbeyond.

28.WhatdidBenWoodmainlytalkabout?

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A.HowtokeeptheBundareaprogressive.

BWhytheBundareadoesn*tstandout.

CHowtomaketheFosunFoundationgrand.

D.WhytheFosunFoundationdoesntfitthearea.

29.Whatmakesthetheatreunusual?

A.Thecolourofitsappearance.

B.Thematerialofthebuilding

C.Themovementofitscurtain.

D.Themusicofadifferenttype.

30.WhatisShanghai*sbiggerplanfortheBundarea?

A.Toimproveitsinfluenceinarts.

B.Tobringupmoretraditionalbuildings.

C.Tostrengthenitseconomicrole.

D.Tomixmodemandhistoricelements.

31.Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor*sattitudetotheplan?

A.WorriedB.PessimisticC.CautiousD.Confident

D

Ifallgoeswell,aballoonwillsoonrisefromEsrangeSpaceCenterinKiruna,Sweden.Itwill

floathighintotheupperatmosphereandthenreturntoEarth.However,environmentalistshavearrived

tostopthisfromhappening.

Thecampaignersareagainsttheballoonbecauseofwhatoccursinflight.Theballoonwillshoot

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dustintotheEarthsupperatmosphere,causingmoresunlighttoreflectbackintospace.Thedust,

knownasstratosphericaerosolinjection(SAI),ispartofasolargeoengineering(地球工程)program

namedSCoPexwhichisbeingconductedbyHarvardUniversity.Theaimoftheprogramisto

purposelychangetheEarth*satmospheretofightclimatechange.

Thosewhoopposeworryabouttwothings.Firstly,themoralrisk-ifsolargeoengineering

works,talksonreducinggreenhousegaseswillbechallenged.Thesecondconcernistheamountof

SAIintheatmosphere.Tokeeptemperatureslow,theneedofthereflectivedusttobelreleasedhigh

aboveEarthwillbeendless,andasuddenstopcouldresultinrapidwarming.Raymond

Pierrehumbert,aphysicistatOxfordUniversity,sayssolargeoengineeringiseventoolriskyto

researchbeyondcomputermodels.

Notallenvironmentalistsareopposedtoit.Sincetheworldisunlikelytoachievethe1.5℃

globalwarmingtargetsetintheParisAgreement,somegreenorganizationsfavoursmall-sized

geoengineeringresearch.

Regardlessofthecriticism,theresearchcontinues.Geoengineeringisincreasinglygaining

intemationalattention.ArecentreportaboutclimatechangesuggestedthatSAIcouldhelpkeep

warmingbelow1.5℃,TheNationalAcademyofSciences,EngineeringandMedicineintheUSAhas

developedaresearchplanforsolargeoengineeringandreceivedgovemmentalfundingtotalingS9

million.BothChinaandIndiahavealsolaunchedresearchprogrammesoftheirown.Activistsmay

opposetheexperiments,butballoonswilllikelyflyanyway.

32.WhatisthefunctionofSAI?

A.ToattractdustB.Tothrowsunlightback

C.ToabsorbheatD.Tofightagainstpollution

33.WhydoesRaymondPierrehumbertsaygeoengineeringisrisky?

A.Itmaychangecomputermodels.

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B.Itmayproducetoomuchdust

C.Itmayreleasegreenhousegases

D.Itmayworsenglobalwarming

34.Howdosomepeopleexpectgeoengineeringresearchtobedone?

A.Toalimiteddegree

B.Atalowertemperature

C.Bygreenorganizations

D.Withoutinternationalattention

35.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferred?

A.Voicesofenvironmentalistsareignored

B.Moresupportisgoingtogeoengineering.

C.GlobalwarmingisgettingworseinSweden

D.GeoengineeringhasprovedeffectiveinIndia

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可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余

选项。

We'veallheardpeoplesayHOh,thatpersonissocreative!naboutsomeonewhoisgreatatart,

butartisjustoneareawherepeoplecanbecreative.Anytimeyoutrysomethingdifferenttosolvea

problem,you'rebeingcreative.36Maybe,butanyonecangetmorecreativewithpractice.Hereare

sometechniquesthatworkforexpertswhoarecreativeinverydifferentways.

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ExploreandImagine.ShigeruMiyamotoisthebrainsbehindsomeoftheworld'smostpopular

videogames:SuperMarioBros,TheLegendofZelda,andDonkeyKong.Hespenthoursexploring

natureandgoingonadventuresinhismind.37

TuneintoMusic."Musicisimportanttome.Itbringsmycreativejuices,saysauthorLinda

Trice.WhenshewaswritingaboutAmericanheroHarrietTubman,shestartedeachdaybylisteningto

"TheBattleHymnoftheRepublic."38InherpicturebookKenya'sSong,Kenyaandherfather

composeasonginspiredbyallthedifferentmusictheyhearintheirneighborhood.

FindPicturesinPatterns.39TheartistLeonardodaVincilookedeverywhereforpatternsthat

wouldsparkhisimagination.Forexample,hewouldlookatstonewallstodiscoverlandscapesor

faces.

40Dr.LonnieJohnsonistheinventoroftheSuperSoaker.Whenhewasinhighschool.he

wantedtobuildarobot,buthefailedmanytimes.Nowheisanengineerandaninventor.InaTED

Talk,hesaid,"Justlikewiththerobot,Idon'tknowanybetterthan'Try!

A.DorftGiveUp.

B.LookforDetails.

C.Hercharactersarealsomovedbymusic.

D.Haveyoueverlookedforanimalshapesinclouds?

E.Aresomepeoplenaturallymorecreativethanothers?

FAsagamedesigner,hestillfindsjoyinmakingupnewworlds

G.Shebecamefamousforherhugepaintingsofsmallflowersandanimals

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

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第一节（共1.5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.

Awomanisvolunteeringinashelter.Itallstartedbecauseshemissedherown41.

SandywasatalosswhenherbelovedAngusdiedlastyear-terriblylonely,yetnot

quite42foranewdoginherlife.43.shedecidedtovolunteeratthelocalanimalshelterand

spendsomequalitytimewithfurryfriendswho,likeher,were44theiroldbuddies（伙伴）.

Rememberingthatherdoghadlovedbeingreadto,shebroughtalonga45there.

Ifsnowbeen18monthssinceSandyfirstbegan46herchairbesidethedoghouse.Shelter

workerssayitreallycalmsdownthedogs,butSandysaysitdoesmore47toherthanitdoesto

thedogs.

Sandywas48thatphotosofherreadingtodogswerespreadingontheInternetuntilthe

mediastartedcalling.Kathleen,afellowsheltervolunteerwassotouchedbythesightofher49to

anolddogthatshetookaphotoandposteditontheInternet.Shewasso50withthedogs——I

watchedherreadtoseveral——andtheyjustlovedbeing51byher,"Kathleensaid.

InspiredbySandy'sstyleof52,theshelterhasannouncedthatareadingmarathonis

being53fornextSeptember.Theplanistogetkidsintheneighborhood54inreadingtothe

animals,withtheaddedbenefitofreadingpracticeforthetwo-leggers,alongwithplentyof

friendly55forthefour-leggers.

41.A.husbandB.kidC.dogD.animal

42.A.readB.freeC.sorryD.grateful

43.A.HoweverB.MeanwhileC.BesidesD.Therefore

44.A.comfortingB.admiringC.missingD.helping

45.A.toyB.bookC.cameraD.photo

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46.A.settlingintoB.stealingintoC.headingD.lookingfor

47.A,dutyB.workC.goodD.wrong

48.A,uneasyB.unsureC.unhappyD.unaware

49.A.readingB.attendingC.wavingD.whispering

50.A.contentB.patientC.strictD.careful

51.A.interviewedB.trainedC.pettedD.photographed

52.A.teachingB.livingC.thinkingD.volunteering

53.AacceptedB.predictedC.recordedD.organized

54.A.involvedB.experiencedC.unitedD.relaxed

55.A.competitionB.companyC.serviceD.advice

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。

TwospecialfriendsintheCincinnatiareahavecreateda56(merry)Christmasthaneverfor

thechildrenandfamiliesaffectedduringthepandemic(大流彳亍病)，andit57(inspire)bythe

experienceofgratitudetheybothfeltastheygrewup.

JordynnandherbestfriendSkylarstartedMakeaKidMerry,58organizationthatprovides

holidaygiftstokids——thesamesupportastheirownmomsreceivedyearsago.

59(grow)up,bothJordynnandSkylarwereraisedbysinglemothers,andthisfueledtheir

desirethisyear60(make)suretheynpayitfbrward"tooffersupporttootherkidsofsingle-parent

familiesduringtheholidays.

COVID-19hasinfluencednumerousfamiliessinceit61(break)out,sothetwofriends

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decidedtosetprovidinggiftsfbr50kids62theirgoal.Theyaskedforcommunity63（donate）,

andenlisted（征募）friendsaselves（精灵）to64（beautiful）wrapthegiftsanddeliverthem.

"Webothcomefromsingle-motherhouseholds,65resultedinthefactthatwebothhadtobe

sponsoredforChristmasesbefore,nJordynntoldWCPOnews."Wejustwantedtobeabletocreatea

waytogivebacktoourcommunity.9,

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

4月22日，你校举行了EarthDayTrade活动，议同学们交换闲置物品。请你为学校英文

报写一篇报道，内容包括：

1.时间、地点

2.活动简况

3.活动效果。

注意：

1.词数80左右：

2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。

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。

AfterHenrydeliveredallthenewspapers,hepedaledfasttoTheGazetteofficesby8:30.The

chiefeditorhadsomethingimportanttotellhim.Heparkedhisbikeandboundeduptwonightsof

12~,

stairstothechiefeditor'sdoor.

Mr.Trottagreetedhim."Aboutthosepapers,"hepaused,“nogoodwaytodeliverbadnews,

“Henry'ssmilefaded.HWereclosingshopSaturday.Advertisingisdown.Televisionishowpeopleget

theirnewstoday,Mr.Trottashrugged/Youwon*thavetogetupearlyonweekends.""No,

nsaidHenry,"butIlikewakingupearlyandmeetingpeopleonmyroute.IfssadPeoplewon'tgettheir

neighborhoodnewsanymore.”

AsHenryrodepastthefamiliarhouses,hesawMrGradyonhisporch（门廊）holdingabroom

（扫把）."Mr.Grady,wait,HHenrycalled,settingdownhisbike.HeledMr.Gradytoachairandtook

thebroom.Inminutes,theporchwasclean.nNow,Mr,Grady,anytimeyouhavechores（家务）call

me.nTheysatforawhileasMr.Gradyrecalledhowhappyhe'dbeenmovinghisfamilyto26Maple.

Hesoundedlonely.

Aweekafterclosing,HenrywonderedifhiscustomersmissedTheGazetteasmuchashedid

Hethoughtofawaytofindout.

Hestartedoutonhisoldroutewithanotebook.Firststop:Mr,Jonas,17Oak.WhenHenry

askedhimaboutthepaper,Mr.Jonasanswered,"Isurelikedreadingtheweek^happenings.Bythe

way,IhaveapileofoldcomicsfromTheGazette.someonewouldwantthem?"

"I'llaskaround.nHenrymadeanoteinhisnotebook.

HestoppedatMrs.Burke*s,27Maple.Sheopenedthedoorholdingtwobabies.Herothertwo

kidsheldontoherlegs.Henrystared.nYoucoulduseababysitter.,n,Definitely.Imeanttoputanad

inTheGazette,butKnowanyneighborswithexperience?^^

MrSimonwasnextdoor,carryinghisviolinouttohiscar.nHey,Henry.Mybandishaving

aconcertintheparknextFriday.Tellallyourfriends.,9

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右;

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2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答.

AsHenrymademorenotes,anideastartedforminginhishead.

CustomerscheeredHenryideaandhelpedsupplythenews.

2021年深圳市高三年级第二次调研考试

英语参考答案

第二部分阅读理解

第一节21-25BDABC26-30CADCA31-35CBDAB

第二节36-40EFCDA

第三部分语言运用

第一节41-45CADCB46-50ACDAB51-55CDDAB

第二节56.merrier57.wasinspired58.an59.Growing60.tomake61.broke62.as63.

donation(s)64.beautifully65.which

(二)评分标准：

1.本节共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分。

2.每小题完全正确，给分1.5分。

3.与答案不符，或书写不规范，或故