揭陽市2021年高考英語學科模擬考精選題（一）

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Toimproveahighschooler'schanceofgettingintoatopuniversity,thesummerprogramsallowyoung

studentstoexplorefieldsofinterestandgetatasteofcollegelife.

TellurideAssociationSummerProgram(TASP)

TASPisasix-weekprogramallowinghighschoolfreshmenfromaroundtheworldtogrowtheirsenseof

interpersonalawarenessandcommunityresponsibility.It*scompletelyfree,includingthecostoftuition,booksand

eventravel.

MinorityIntroductiontoEngineeringandScience(MITES)

Thisweek-longprogramaimedathelpingallUShighschoolstudentsdeveloptheskillsnecessaryforfuture

jobinengineeringwhilelearningaboutthevalueandrewardofacquiringadvancedtechnicaldegrees.MITESis

free-theonlyexpenseisthetransportationtoandfromMIT.

ClarkScholarProgram(CSP)

Highschoolstudentscomingfromacrosstheglobeareofferedtheuniqueopportunitytogainhands-on

researchexperienceinmathematicsfieldwhileworkingoneononewithteachingstaffoverfourintenseweeks.

Everythingisfreefbrchosenapplicantsexcepttheirmeals.

JCamp

Theseven-weekonebringshighschoolfreshmenandsophomoresfromvariousbackgroundstogetherfor

participatinginsessionsandworkshopsledbynotablejournalistswherestudentscangethands-ontrainingin

journalism.JCampisfreeifselected-participantsonlyneedtopayfortheboard.

1.WhatcanbeexpectedofMITES?

A.Itisaccessibletoworldwidestudents.B.Itlaysafoundationforcareerprospect.

C.Itmakesnoextrachargefortransportation.D.Itawardsstudentsadvancedtechnicaldegrees.

2.WhichprogramissuitableforaUKhighschoolerwithupto5spareweeks?

A.TASP.B.MITES.C.CSP.D.JCamp.

3.Whatisthesharedgoaloftheprograms?

A.Toseekforone-on-oneinstruction.B.Todevelopasenseofsocialduty.

C.Togetparticipantsbetterpreparedforcollege.D.Toadvertisesomemajorsofthetopuniversities.

IhadmovedtoJapanforalong-termclientconsultingengagement.AfterafewdaysinaTokyohotel,I

movedtoanapartment.Afterbeingmovedinbymycolleagues,itwastimetogetdinner.Ifoundapizzadeliver

flyerinmymailboxanddecidedtosimplyorderapizzaasImighthavethepreviousweekinManhattan.The

phonecalltoCaliPizzawaseasierthananticipatedandwhilewaitingforthepizzaIsetaboutunpacking.

Unibrtunately,after45minutesnopizza.Ifiguredthatmy"easy"callreallywasn'tandthatIwouldneedto

makealternateplansfordinner.Whilethinkingaboutwhattodonext,myphonerang.ItwasCaliPizzacallingto

saythattheycouldnotfindmyapartmentbasedontheaddressthatIhadgiventhem.OnceitwasdetenninedthatI

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hadprovidedanincorrectaddress,theclerkonthephoneaskedmetodescribewhatIcouldseefrommywindow.

AftersomebackandforththeyseemedsatisfiedthattheyknewwhereIwas.

Afewminuteslaterthepizzaarrived.Thisiswhenmy"customerdelight“experiencetookover.First,the

deliverypersonapologizedrepeatedlyforbeinglate,thenheshowedmethesmallbluemetalplateonmybuilding

withthecorrectaddress,andfinallyherefusedtoacceptpaymentforthepizzabecausehewaslate.Netresult：

onedelightedcustomer（me）,andfrequentordersfromCaliPizzaduringmytwo-yearstayinJapan.

Such"customerdelight"experiencesbecomestoriesIhaveusedtoillustratewhatitmeanstotrulydelighta

customer.

4.Whatdidthewriterdofirstafterhemovedintheapartment?

A.Deliverflyers.B.Placeanorder.C.Callhiscolleagues.D.Setaboutunpacking.

5.Whywasthedeliverydelayed?

A.Thenumberontheflyerwasinaccurate.B.Theclerkwasunfamiliarwiththeaddress.

C.Thewriterprovidedaninaccurateaddress.D.Thepizzawassenttoawrongaddress,

6.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainsutookover'underlinedinparagraph3?

A.Disappeared.B.Dominated.C.Promoted.D.Decreased.

7.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A.It*snevereasytosettledowninanewcity.

B.Adelayeddeliverymayresultingoodprofit.

C.Onecan'tbetoocarefulwhenplacinganorder.

D.Ashort-termlossofbenefitmayrewardalot.

C

Theflip-flopisthesimplestshoeontheplanet.Itconsistsofapieceofrubber,plastic,leather,or

othermaterialintheoutlineofafoot,withastrap（帶子）holdingthesandal（涼鞋）toawearer'stoes.

Thenamecomesfromthesoundthesandalsmakewhentheyslapthewalkingfeet.

Theearliestrecordofpeoplewearingtheflip-flopcomesfromEgypt,butmanyancientcultures

hadtheirownvariantsofthefootwear.IntheGreekversion,thetoestrapranbetweenthefirstandsecondtoes,

whileRomansandalshadthestrapbetweenthesecondandthirdtoes.TheMesopotamiansworethestrapbetween

thethirdandfourthtoes.InIndia,44toeknob"sandalshadaknobbetweenthefirstandsecondtoes.

Modernflip-flopsderivefromJapanesezoris,whichwereoftenwornwithsocksdividingthebigtoefromthe

rest,andweretypicallymadeofricestraw.DuringWorldWarII,JapanseizedmuchofSoutheastAsia'srubber.In

1945,destroyedbythewar,thecountrysetaboutestablishingacheapindustrythatcouldrebuilditseconomy.The

JapaneseusedtheirrubberreservesfromthewartoproducethesimplestJapanesefootwear.Rubberthusreplaced

ricestrawasthemajormaterialfortheflip-flop.

Inthe1950s,flip-flopsbecamepopularintheUnitedStatesassoldiersreturningfromoccupiedJapanbrought

zorishome.Thesandalsbecamealittledifferent,oftenappearinginbrightcolorsinlinewithCalifornianbeach

culture.Theyhaveremainedpopularduetotheirconvenience,andareoftenwornwithbathingsuitsorsummer

clothing.Somepeoplealsoweardressyversionsformoreformaloccasions.

Despitetheirpopularity,flip-flopsbringsomequestions.Theirsimpledesignisresponsibleformanyfoot

injuries.Anotherissueisthesuitabilityofexposingfeetonthestreetandplacesotherthanthebeach.Buteven

moreseriousistheirenvironmentalimpact:Millionsofplasticdiscardsendupinlandfillsortheocean,releasing

chemicalsandatthesametimetakingcenturiestobreakdown.

8.Whyisthefootweardiscussedinthepassagecalled"flip-flop”?

A.Becauseofthenoiseitmakes.B.Becauseofitschangeabledesign.

C.Becauseofitssimplestructure.D.Becauseofthecomfortofwearingit.

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9.Whichculturemostlikelycreatedthesandalsshowninthepictureabove?

A.Indian.B.Greek.C.Roman.D.Mesopotamian.

10.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthemoderndevelopmentoftheflip-flop?

A.Modernflip-flopscamefromIndiantoeknobsandals.

B.AmericanslovedtheJapaneseflip-flopbecauseofitsbrightcolors.

C.Rubberbecamethemajormaterialoftheflip-flopbeforeWorldWarII.

D.ThesandalsAmericansoldiersbroughthomefromJapanlaterbecamemodemflip-flops.

11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasaconcernofwearingtheflip-flop?

A.Personalhealth.B.Poorquality.C.Socialappropriateness.D.Seapollution.

D

Anewstudy,publishedthisweekinthejournalFrontiersinVeterinaryScience,revealsthatnon-human

animals?tearsarenotsodifferentfromourown.Thechemicalsimilaritiesaresogreat,infact,thatthecomposition

ofotherspecies5tears-andhowthey'readaptedtotheirenvironments-mayprovideinsightsintobettertreatments

fbrhumaneyedisease.

Previously,scientistshadstudiedcloselyonlythetearsofahandfulofmammals,includinghumans,dogs,

horses,camels,andmonkeys.Inthenewstudy,Brazilianveterinariansanalyzedthetearsofreptilesandbirdsfor

thefirsttime,focusingonsevenspecies.

Tears,whicharereleasedfromteartubes,formafilmovertheeyethat'scomposedofthreeingredients:

mucus,water,andoil.Themucuscoatstheeyessurfaceandhelpstoattachthefilmtotheeye,thewaterisa

naturalsaltysolutioncontainingcrucialproteinsandminerals,andtheoilpreventstheeyefromdryingout.

Humansaretheonlyknownspeciestoproduceemotionaltears;theexpression“crocodiletears,“whichrefers

toaperson'sphonydisplayofemotion,comesfromthemysterioustendencyofcrocodilestoreleasetearsasthey

eat.

Buttearsplaykeyrolesbeyondweeping,notesLionelSebbagatIowaStateUniversity,whowasnotinvolved

inthenewresearch.Theyhelpwithvisionbylubricatingandclearingtheeye.Theyalsoprotecttheeyeagainst

infectionandprovidenutritiontothecornea,theeye'sclearouterlayer,whichlacksbloodtubes,hesays.

Learninghowreptilesandbirds'usetearsmayalsoinspirenewmedicationsfbrconditionssuchasdryeye,

whichoccurswhenteartubesdon'tproduceenoughoil.Thedisease,commonincats,dogs,andpeople,can

sometimesleadtoblindness.

12.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Thesourceoftears.B.Thecompositionoftears.

C.Theclassificationoftears.D.Thedefinitionoftears.

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“phony“inparagraph4mean?

A.TrickyB.Regretful.C.Cold.D.False.

14.WhichstatementdoesLionelSebbagagreewith?

A.Weepingcontributestoeyedisease.B.Thecorneahasrichbloodtubes.

C.Tearsoilandcleartheeyes.D.Moretearsmeanbettervision.

15.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Tears,abarriertoeyesB.Abettertreatmentforeyedisease

C.Non-humantearspromisenewcuresD.Otherspecies,tearsaresimilartohumans'

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HowtoRaiseMoneyforYourFavoriteCharity

Attheendoftheyear,weareofteninspiredtodomoreforpeopleinneed.16Don?tworry.Here'saquick

andeasytip-listtomakesuchaworthyactsuccessful.

?17Youneedtomakesurethatbothyouandyourparticipantsenjoytheevent.Sokeepitsimpleand

makesurethatyouaddsomefun,whetherit'sspecialdecoration,abagforeachparticipantorguest,oraspecial

theme.

?Getteamsupport.18Teamworkmaygiveyousomenewideasandhelpgiveauniquefeaturetoyour

event.Makesurethatyoubreakdowntheworkamongyourteam.

?Planforthe“what-i禽?”Ifyouareplanningtoholdaneventoutdoors,orifyouarerelyingonafamous

personasaguestofhonor,makesureyouthinkofafewpossiblealternatives.19Thisisthekeytosuccessful

eventplanning.

?Timingiseverything.Checkyourcommunitycalendartomakesuretherearcnoimportantcommunity

eventsonthedaythatyouareplanningyourevent.Youmightwanttocheckwithothercommunitiesornon-profit

organizationsnearby.20

?Checkoutyourfavoritecharity'swebsiteforideas.Manywebsitesofferadviceonhowtoraisemoney.For

example,thehumanrightscharityAmnestyInlemationallistseventsandideasonitswebsite.

A.Keepitfunandsimple.

B.Tellthecharityabouttheevent.

C.Havenoideaofwheretobegin?

D.Turntofriendsforsomecreativeideas.

E.Remembertothankanyonewhohasdonated.

F.Trytopickthedatethatwillbringinthebestattendance.

G.Whatifitstartsrainingorifyourhonoredguestdoesn'tshowup?

第二部分語言運用（共兩節，滿分30分）

第一節完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

Afewweeksago,IsurfedtheInternetandcameacrossabookcalledTheDebttoPleasure.Atfirstsight,I

21,immediately,toownit.Itsstructurewasnovelandithadwonwide22amongreaders.

ButbeforeIcould23theBuyNowbutton,atinyinnervoice24:thelibrary,thelibrary,whichwas

simplythreeblocksfrommyapartment.Isearchedthecatalog（目錄）ofthelibraryandsureenough,“25”

now.However,bythetimethebookwasborrowed,Icouldn'tsaywith26thatIwouldloveit.Thisworn,

yellow-paperedobjectwasjustso27.Howeverpromisingourfirst28was,myinitialdesire29sank.

Whenthebookwas30,1walkedtothelibraryand31itintotheReturnsbox.Oncereshelved,itwould

32forothers.Isighedandwalkedoff.Ithadnever33mefromtheverybeginning.

OnethingIshouldmention：IdidenduplovingTheDebttoPleasure.IloveditsomuchthatIfinallyordered

acopyofmyown.Thelibrarybookdoes34methecostofapaperback,butitjustdeliversa35

satisfaction,onethatcan'tpromisepermanentownership.Liveyourlifefully,forourlivesareonlylenttousand

can'tbeownedforever.

21.A.attemptedB.decidedC.arrangedD.ceased

22.A.sympathyB.judgmentC.adaptationD.recognition

23.A.clickB.spotC.untieD.strike

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24.A.defendedB.insistedC.confirmedD.conveyed

25.A.accessibleB.affordableC.availableD.dynamic

26.A.patienceB.reliefC.certaintyD.honesty

27.A.plainB.vividC.uniqueD.attractive

28.A.responseB.adventureC.interactionD.encounter

29.A.frequentlyB.graduallyC.consequentlyD.normally

30.A.dueB.extraC.missingD.out

31.A.submittedB.donatedC.droppedD.distributed

32.A.applyB.exchangeC.cheerD.head

33.A.belongedtoB.appealedtoC.turnedtoD.dependedon

34.A.paidB.offerC.saveD.prepare

35.A.materialB.temporaryC.completeD.sustainable

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The24solartermsrefertothe24particularoccasionsdividedaccordingtothesun'sannualrotation(轉動).

Everysolartermwilllast15days,___36___(indicate)seasonalchangesandguidingtheagriculturalaffairsand

farming___37___(activity).

TheSpringEquinoxisthe38(four)solartermoftheyearthatusuallystartsbetweenMarch19thand

22ndinthesolarcalendar.Thetimeofthedaywillequalthenight,andafterwardsthedaytimewillget

___39___(long)thanthenightintheNorthernHemisphere.

Aseverybranchisinblossom,thespringoutingis___40___(high)recommendedduringthisperiod.And

otherwell-knowntraditionalcustomsincludestandingeggs,flyingkitesandeatingspringvegetables.

___41____goingoutside,howabouttakingalookinternally?Haveyougoneonahealthydietsofarthis

Spring?

Oneofthecustoms,eatingspringvegetables,___42___(observe)insouthernChina.The"springvegetables”,

literallyspeaking,arethefreshvegetablesinseason.Theyareveryhealthyforyourbodytowakeupfromthestate

of"winterhibernation(冬眠)

And,asConfuciussaid,wedon'teatthings___43___arenotinseason.

ThesoupofCantonesecuisineisalso___44___goodchoice.Withmaterialslikeginseng(人參)andreddates,

itwillmakeyourmeal___45___(taste)andnutritiouseverytime.

第三部分寫作（共兩節，滿分40分）

第一節（滿分15分）

下周一上午輪到你在英語課上做課堂報告，你打算把爸爸最近網購的音樂機器人（musicrobot）介紹

給同學們，下圖是關于這個音樂機器人的廣告.請你根據所提供的信息寫一份發言稿.

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注意：1.內容應包括：音樂機器人的特點、功能以及你對音樂機器人的看法;

2.詞數：80-100.

Goodmorning,everyone!

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閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。

Myschoolhadatraditionduringtheninth-gradegraduation:abeautifulgoldandgreenjacket（theschoolcolors,

wasawardedtothestudentwhohadmaintainedthehighestgradesfornineyears.

IhadbeenastraightAstudentsincethefirstgradeandhadlookedforwardverymuchtoowningthatjacket.My

fatherwasafarmlaborerwhocouldn'tearnenoughmoneytofeedfivechildren,soIwasgiventomygrandparentsto

raise.Therewouldneverbeaschoolsportsjacketforusbecausewecouldn'taftbrdit.Thisscholarshipjacketwas

myonlychance.

OnedayinMay,Ihappenedtooverhearintheoffice,Mr.Schmidt,myhistoryteacher,andMr.Boone,mymath

teacherarguingaboutme."Irefusetodoit!Idon'tcarewhoherfatheris;hergradescan'tmatchMartha'satall.I

won'tlieorfalsify（偽造）records.^^saidMr.Schmidtangrily.

ButMr.Boone'svoicesoundedcalm."Joann'sfatherisnotonlyontheBoard（董事會，heownstheonlystore

intown:wecouldsayitwasaclosetieand...”

Thepoundinginmyearsdrownedouttherestofthewords,onlyawordhereandtherefilteredthrough.

”...MarthaisMexican...resign...won'tdoit…”

TothisdayIdon'trememberhowImadeitthroughtherestoftheafternoon.Thatnight,Icriedintomypillow

soGrandmotherwouldn'thearme.

Thenextdaywhentheprincipalcalledmeintohisoffice."Martha,“hesaid,“There'sbeenachangeinpolicy

thisyearregardingthescholarshipjacket.ThisyeartheBoardhasdecidedtochargefifteendollars,whichstillwon't

coverthecompletecostofthejacket.Soifyouareunabletopaythemoneyforthejacket,itwillbegiventothenext

oneinline.^^

StandingwithallthedignityIcouldfind,Isaid,rilspeaktomygrandfatheraboutit,sir,andletyouknow

tomorrow.^^Thatday,Icriedsadlyonthewalkhome.

注意：

1.所續寫短文的詞數應為150左右；

2.續寫部分分為兩段，每段開頭語已為你寫好。

BythetimeIgothome,myeyeswereredandswollen.Ifoundmygrandpainthebeanfield.

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IdraggedintotheprincipaFsofficethenextday,sadanddisappointed.

參考答案

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21-25.BDABC26-30.CADBA31-35.CDACB

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41.Besides42.isobserved43.that/which44.a45.tasty

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Goodmorning,everyone!

Here,I'dliketointroducethemusicrobotmyfatherboughtonline.Itissmallandportable,soyoucaneven

carryitinyourbackpack.AfteryouconnectittotheInternetandspeaktoit,itcanprovidedifferentkindsof

services.Forexample,youjustsay,"DingDong,IwanttolistentoSusen'ssongs",anditwillplayhersongs

immediately.Youcanalsoaskitaboutweatherorevenyourproblemsinstudy.Besides,itcanremindyouof

importantdatesandsoon.Iamsoamazedatmymusicrobotbecauseitmakesmylifemoreenjoyableandconvenient.

Ireallyloveit!

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BythetimeIgothome,myeyeswereredandswollen.Ifoundmygrandpainthebeanfield.Hisbackbentinto

anarchandhisfacewasdrownedinsweats.Icalledhim,inachokedvoice.Sensingsomethingwrong,heaskedme

whathappenedwithgreatconcern.Imurmuredtheprincipafswords,afterwhichGrandpafellsilent,eyesrounding

indisbelief.Asurgeofregretgnawingatmyheart,Ireallyhatedtoseemygray-hairedGrandpa'sdis