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★开封前注意保密揭阳市2020-2021学年度高中二年级教学质量测试英语本试卷共10页,满分120分,考试用时120分钟。注意事项:1.答卷前,考生务必将自己的市县/区、学校、班级、姓名、考场号、座位号和考生号填写在答题
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答,答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上;如需改动,先画掉原来的答案,然后再写上新答案;不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4.考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后,将试卷和答题卡一并交回。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。ANon-CreditCoursesThePre-CollegeProgramoffersnon-creditcourses.S
tudentswillexperiencecollege-levelcoursesgivenbysomeofourcollege'sleadingexpertsandwillreceivewrittenfeedba
ck(反馈)ontheirworkattheendofthecourse.Pre-CollegestudentswillalsoreceiveagradeofSatisfactory/Unsatisfactoryand
acertificateofcompletionattheconclusionoftheprogram.Allnon-creditcoursesmeetfrom9:00a.m-11:30a.m.dailyandmayhavea
dditionalrequirementsintheafternoonsorevenings.COURSE:CaseStudiesinNeuroscience●June11-July2●LeahRoeschUsingstudent-center
ed,active-learningmethodsandreal-worldexamples,thiscourseisdesignedtoprovideafullerunderstandingofhowthehumanbrainworks.COURSE:Psychologyo
fCreativity●June15-June28●MarshallDukeWhyarecertainpeoplesocreative?Isitgenetic(遗传的),oraresultofchildhoodexperience?Aretheydifferentfromeveryonee
lse?Thispopularpsychologycoursehighlightsthedifferenttheoriesofcreativity.COURSE:CreativeStorytelling●June21-July3●EdithFreniThiscollege-level
courseincreativestorytellingfunctionsasanintroductiontoavarietyofstorytellingtechniquesthatappearindifferentformsofcreativewrit
ing,suchasshortfictionandplaywriting.COURSE:SportsEconomics●July19-August1●ChristinaDePasqualeInthiscoursewewillanalyzeman
yinterestingaspectsofthesportsindustry:sportsleagues,ticketpricing,salarynegotiations,discrimination,andNCAApoliciestonameafew.2
1.Whoisthetextintendedfor?A.Collegefreshmen.B.Highschoolstudents.C.Educationalexperts.D.Thegeneralpublic.
22.WhichcoursecanyoutakeifyouarefreeonlyinJune?A.SportsEconomics.B.CreativeStorytelling.C.CaseStudiesinNeuroscience.D.PsychologyofCreati
vity.23.Whosecourseshouldyouchooseifyouareinterestedincreativewriting?A.EdithFreni's.B.LeahRoesch's.C.MarshallDuke's.D.ChristinaDePasq
uale's.BFriendsalwaysaskwhyI,amiddle-agedwomanwithnoathletictalent,traveltoperilousplaces-thejunglesofThailandorBorneo
,forexample,wherethewaterisoftenunsafeandthefoodrisky;placeswithinfectiousdiseases,poisonoussnakesandthewildestanimals;
someplaceswherethelocalsarejustafewgenerationspastheadhunting.Ineverknowhowtoanswer.Mytraveldecisionsassumedanewgr
avitynineyearsagoafterIsufferedastroke(中风).Topreventanotherstroke,mydoctorstoldme,I'dhavetotakedangerouslyhighlevelsofbloodthinnerfortherestofmylife
andanytravelwouldberisky.Ihadtothinkaboutwhatwasimportanttome:family,ofcourse,andfriends.Butthenwhat?NomatterhowmanytimesIthoughtaboutit,nobucketl
istwascompletewithouttravel.ThenIhadtodecidehowImightmanagetherisk.IhadtodecidehowluckyIfelt.Myreturntotravelaftermy
strokecameinbabysteps.ThefirstrealtestofmytravelcouragecameninemonthsaftermystrokewhenIjoinedmyhusband,Jack,onabusinesstri
ptoChina.Afterwe'dtouredtheremainsofaTangdynastytempleonahighmountain,Jackwantedtoridedownonatoboggan(长雪橇).Beforethestro
keitwouldhaveseemedlikefun.Butnow?Ihesitated.Mymentalklaxon(高音喇叭)screamedwarningsabouttheconsequencesofacut,afal
l,andacrash.Then,gainingconfidencefromwhoknowswhere,Iloweredmyselfcarefullyintothetoboggan,whichmarkedmyadventuretravelcomeback.Intheyearssincethe
n,I'vetraveledabouttwenty-fivepercentofthetime.Throughitall,mylucksheldout-nodeadlyfalls,nocaraccidentsorseriousinfections.
Forme,adventuretravelisariskworthtaking.Travelbroadensmyworldandkeepsmeconnectedtonature.What'smore,saying"yes"totravelkeepsmecon
nectedtomyself.24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"perilous"inParagraph1probablymean?A.Unique.B.Dangerous.C.Histor
ical.D.Famous.25.Whatdidthedoctorsadvisetheauthortodo?A.Doproperexercise.B.Enjoytherestofherlife.C.Keepawayfromt
raveling.D.Spendmoretimewithherfamily.26.WhydidtheauthormentionhertraveltoChina?A.Itwasherlastadventure.B.Shere
coveredhercouragethroughit.C.ShelikedthebeautifulsceneryinChina.D.Itwasthemostdangerousexperienceinherlife.27.Whatisthe
besttitleforthetext?A.ABusinessTriptoChinaB.UniqueTravelExperiencesC.WhydoIStillTraveltotheWildD.HowdidIOvercometheFearofDiseaseCManyofus
think,wrongly,thatthemoondoesn'tchange.Forexample,theTangDynastypoetZhangRuoxuoncewrotethat"Generationshavecomeandpassedaway;fro
myeartoyearthemoonslookalike,oldandnew."However,anewstudypublishedinthejournalNatureGeoscienceshowsthatthe
moonisinfactslowlyshrinkingovertime.Forthestudy,agroupofUSscientistsexaminedandanalyzedthousandsofphotographstake
nbytheNASAorbiterLunarReconnaissanceOrbiterCamera(月球勘测轨道飞行器照相机).Theyfoundthattherewerelotsoffaults(断层)onthesurfaceofthemoo
n.Thesefaultswereformedbyrecentmovementonthemoon.AccordingtoNASA,themoonismadeupofpiecesofrockswithahotcore.Themoonconti
nuedtoexpandasitwasborn.Butinthisprocess,itreleasedenergyandcooleddown.Thenitbegantoshrink,likeagrapeshrinkingintoaraisin(葡萄干
).Overthepastseveralhundredmillionyears,ithasbecome46meters"skinnier".Butduetoitshardandrockycrust(外壳),themoon'ssurfacecontinuestopushup.
"SomeofthesequakescanbefairlystrongaroundfiveontheRichterscale(里氏震级),"saidThomasWatters,aseniorscientistattheSmithsonianInstitutionsNati
onalAirandSpaceMuseumintheUS.Butdoesthatmeanthemoonisadangerousplacethathumanshouldn'ttrytoexplorean
dliveoninthefuture?"Maybenot,"reportedTheTelegraph."Thisisn'tanythingtoworryabout.Themoonmaybeshrinking,butnotbymuch.It'snotgoinganywhere,"Wat
terscomfortedus.Thenewdiscoveryprovesthattheideathatthemoonisadead,boringplaceiswrong."Wehavebeentothemoonandwe'vedonesomegreatscience,butthereissti
llalotwedon'tknow.Themoonisshrinking-wedidn'treallyrealizethatuntilrecently.It'samuchmoreactiveandinterestingplacethanwethoughtandwes
houldexplorethat,"NASAscientistNathanWilliamssaid.28.WhydoesthewriterquoteZhangRuoxu'spoem?A.Topraisethe
beautyofthemoon.B.Toshowpeople'slong-standingideaofthemoonsize.C.Toarousepeople'sinterestinthetopic.D.Togetreaders
familiarwiththepoem.29.Whichpointofviewaboutthemoonmaythewriteragreewith?A.Itisbecomingslightlysmaller.B.Itstay
sthesameasbefore.C.Itisgettingsaferandsafer.D.Itmaydisappearoneday.30.WhatcanwelearnaboutthemoonfromParagraph3?A.Ithasbecome46metersfatterduetoe
xpanding.B.Ithaschangedfromagrapeintoaraisininrecentyears.C.ItquakesevenatsevenontheRichterscale.D.Ithasa
hotcoreandreleasesenergywhenexpanding.31.WhatdoesNathanWilliamsthinkofthemoon?A.Itisadeadandboringplace.B.Ithaslotsoffaultsonthesurface.C.Itis
worthexploringmore.D.Itisn'taplacewherewecanlive.DIfyouhavesomefreetimetosocialize,doyouprefertospenditwithyourbestfriendorpartner
,orwithalargergroupofpeople?Anewstudyinvestigatedwhatgroupsizepeopleactuallylookforandencounterineverydaylife.Thescientistsaskedmorethan4,000people
fromtheUSandtheNetherlandstoreportthesizeoftheirsocialgroupsforawidevarietyofactivities.Foreightdifferentactivities(going
toabar,chattingatwork,chattingoffwork,havingdinner,goingonaholiday,goingtoamovietheatre,workingonaproject,playingsports),peoplere
portedagroupsizeoftwomoreoftenthantheyreportedlargergroupsizes.Interestingly,forabouthalfoftheseactivit
ies,womenreportedagroupsizeoftwosignificantlymoreoftenthanmendid,suggestingthatwomenpreferasocialgroupsizeoftwoevenmorethanmendo.The
researchersalsousedaresearchtechniquecalledreal-timeexperience-sampling(经验取样)inthesecondpartofthestudy.274volunteerswereaskedseventimesadayto
reportthelastsocialsituationtheyhadexperienced.Theresultswereclear.Twowasthemostcommongroupsizewith52.6percent.Thus,thispartofthestudyalsosugge
stedthattwoisthemostcommongroupsizeinsocialinteractions.Sowhydopeoplepreferspendingtheirtimewithoneoth
erpersoncomparedtospendingtheirtimewithlargergroups?Researchersexplainedthatingeneral,socialinteractionswithjust
oneotherpersonallowformorecontrolofthesituation,especiallywhenitcomestoreciprocity(互助).Whenweinteractwithjustoneothe
rperson,one'schoicesdirectlyaffecttheotherpersonandonlythatperson.Thus,itiseasytodistinguishwhetherthereismutual(
双向的)cooperation(forexample,bothpeopletaketurnspayingfordinner)orwhethersomeoneactsselfishly(forexample,onepersonneverpaysthebill).Inlargerg
roups,thesituationgetsmuchmorecomplicated.32.Whatisthenewstudymainlyabout?A.Whatsocialgroupsizepeopleprefer.B.Whompeopleliketospendtime
with.C.Whichactivitiespeoplechoosetokilltime.D.Howpeoplemakefriendsinsocialactivities.33.Whydidresearchersaskthevolunteersseventimesaday
?A.Tocollectthelatestsocialinformation.B.Tomaketheiractivitieslastlonger.C.Toknowthevarietyoftheiractivities.D.Toprovetheresultofthef
ormerstudy.34.Whatdrivesmanypeopletointeractwithonlyoneotherperson?A.Thecloserrelationship.B.Thelimitedchoices.C.Thesenseofcontrol.D.The
selfishintention.35.Inwhichsectionofawebsitecanyoureadthistext?A.Advancedtechnology.B.Socialpsychology.C.
Entertainment.D.Health.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。TheWorldWaterDayhasbeen
celebratedannuallyon22Marchsince1992.Eachyearhasadifferenttheme,lookingatthingsliketheroleofcleanwaterintheworldofwork,waystostopwasti
ngwater,findingwaystosupplywatertounderprivilegedgroupsandsoon.36Butitisalsovitalforsanitation(卫生).Atisestimatedthatmorethan700childrenu
ndertheageofsevendieeverydayfromillnesseslinkedtounsafewaterandpoorsanitation.Therighttowaterandsanitationwasrecognizedasahumanright.37Thesei
ncluderuralcommunities,peoplewhohavebeendisplacedduetowarandlocalconflictsandareaswhereclimatechangeismakingw
atermoreandmorescarcer.Apartfromtheobvioushealthissues,alackofaccessiblecleanwatermeansthatpeople-often
womenandchildren-spendhourseverydaywalkingtoandfromdistantwatersupplies.Thismeanstheydon'thavetimetodedicatetowork,studiesandotherdomesticduties.38An
dpeoplewhoarenotabletowalktogettheirownwaterareparticularlyvulnerable(易受伤害的).Therearemanycharitiesworkingoncreatingsustainablesuppliesofcleanw
aterfordifferentcommunitiesaroundtheworld.39Butthefundamentalproblemofincreasingdemandforalimitedresourcecanon
lybeaddressedbymoreefficientuseofwater,especiallyinindustryandagriculture.Waste-waterrecycling,capturingrainwater,moreefficient
irrigationtechniquesandreforestationareallexamplesofhowwatercanbeusedmoreefficiently.40Weshouldsupportcha
rities,raiseawareness,takepartintheWorldWaterDayeventsthatarehappeningallaroundtheworldand,ofcourse,becarefulwithhowweusewaterinouro
wnlives.VisittheUNWorldWaterDaywebsitetofindoutaboutaneventnearus.FollowWorldWaterDayonsocialmediaandhelpspreadthew
orldaboutthisincrediblyimportantissue.A.Cleandrinkingwaterisfundamental.B.Asindividuals,whatcanwedoto
helptheissue?C.Thesearchforwaterbecomestheirmainoccupation.D.Thisimportantworkneedstocontinueandtoexpand.E.Everylivingcellinthe
bodyneedswatertokeepfunctioning.F.Innormalconditions,thehumanbodycanonlysurvivethreeorfourdayswithoutwater.G.However,therearestillatleast2.1bill
ionpeoplearoundtheworldlivingwithoutsafewater.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。"Mom,Ido
n'tlikeyou,"mytwo-year-oldsonsaid."Okay…isthatbecauseyouloveme?"Iasked."No,you'renotlovely."Thatnight,asIwashedmyface,I4
1alittlelongerinthemirror-notbecauseIwashurtbyhis42,butbecauseInoticedtherewasnolightinmyeyes.Itookoutapenands
tartedwritingalist-alistto43myself;alisttoputsparkles(火花)backintomyeyes.Ioncemademanylistsbut44accomplished
anything.Thistimewouldbe45!ThefirstgoalonmylistIwantedtoachievewas46aPolarPlungetoraisemoneyfortheSpecialOlympics.Onthatday,
whenI47intomy1980sworkoutclothes,Jacksmiled,"Mom,youlookpretty."Maybe,justmaybesomelight48myeyes.Whenco
mingoutofthecoldlake,Ifelthappyandproud.Ikeptscreaming,"I49it!"ButoneofthemostexcitingpartsofthedaywaswhenIstoodinfrontofmy50,whi
chwastapedontherefrigeratordoor.I51itemnumberone.Withthat,Ibegantotakebackmylife.Everyonetakingpartint
hePolarPlungereceivedashirt.WheneverIworeit,Jackasked,"IsthatyourPolarPlungeclothing?"Ianswered52,"Yes!""Iwanttod
othattoo."IwashappyherememberedIjumpedintoa53lake,andthathewantedtodoactivitieswithme.Witheach54crossedoff(划掉)thelist,a
pieceofmyselfis55.NotonlyamIshowingmyfamilyit'simportanttodream,butI'mshowingmyselfthatI'mworthit.41.A.washedB.lookedC
.stayedD.felt42.A.behaviorB.rudenessC.questionD.statement43.A.defeatB.saveC.explainD.teach44.A.seldomB.alwaysC.yetD.almost45.A.completeB.
similarC.differentD.unforgettable46.A.learningfromB.settingupC.lookingintoD.participatingin47.A.jumpedB.changedC.ranD.burst48.A.s
lidawayB.gotclosetoC.gotoutofD.camebackto49.A.madeB.gotC.missedD.appreciated50.A.mirrorB.sonC.listD.photo51.A.ticked
B.addedC.builtD.enlarged52.A.patientlyB.embarrassedlyC.proudlyD.unwillingly53.A.hugeB.freezingC.beautifulD.deep54.A.letterB.dateC.nameD.goal55.A
.returningB.disappearingC.unitedD.cured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。Abrea
kdancingvideoofamiddle-agedmanhasgoneviralonsocialmediainrecentdays.ThemaninthevideoisDuanLifu,56(direct)o
ftheQianweiCountyEducationBureauinLeshan.Onthedaythevideowasbeingmade,DuanpaidavisittoQianweiFirstHighSchool57(deliver)aspeechtodis
cusseducationalissueswithteachersandparents.After58hour-and-a-halflongspeech,Duanperformedthisbreakdance,through59
heexpectedtohelprelievestudents'pressure."Aftergivingthespeech,Igavestudentsmyphonenumberandinvitedthemtoaskquestionsaboutthings60areinterested
in.ThenIfelta(n)61(enthusiastic)atmospherethanbefore,soIaskedmycolleaguestoconnectcellphoneswithBluetooth,andimprovi
sed(即兴表演)theshortbreakdance,"Duansaid.Duansaidthathisbreakdancingwasself-taught62hewasastudent30yearsago.Hehadn'tdancedfornearlyadec
ade."IlearnedtobreakdancewhenIwasatasimilaragetothesestudents."Withaseriesofprofessionaldancemoves,includingspacesli
dingandmechanicaldancing,Duan'sdance63(draw)cheersfromthestudents.Thevideowas64(wide)postedonsocialmediaandmanynetizensalsoch
eeredforDuan,65(praise)himasaverylovelyleader.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,你受外教Tony之邀,将于本周末去市郊森林公园骑行,但你还有一些情况不清楚。请
你给他发一封邮件询问一下。具体内容包括:1.出发和返回时间;2.可否带同伴;3.午餐安排。注意:1.写作词数应为80左右;2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearTony,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。ScoutcouldclearlyrememberthenightshehadtoleaveherhomeinPoland.ItwasthebeginningofWorldWarIIandherfami
lyhadtoescapeassoonaspossible.Shequicklypackedasuitcasewithafewpiecesofclothing,herdiary,andhermostprizedtreasure,asilks
carf.Scoutandherbestfriend,Betty,hadpersuadedtheirparentstobuythemmatchingscarves,whichtheytookasasymboloftheirfrien
dship.Scoutdidn'tknowshewasgoingtoAmericaandwouldnotbereturning.Scoutkeptthatspecialsilkscarfformanyyears.Onedayshedecidedtogiveittoher
granddaughter,Eliza,toweartoherfirstjobinterviewforgoodluck.ScoutwasafraidthatElizawouldlosethescarf,butthegranddaught
erpromised,"Don'tworry,Grandma.Nothing'sgoingtohappentoyourscarf.You'llseethatit'sgoingtobringbothofusluck."Andwiththat,Elizakissedhergrandmother
andleftfortheinterview.Leavingtheinterview,Elizafeltconfidentthatshehadgotthejobsoshedecidedtocelebratebygoingtoarestaurant.Sittingathertable,Eliza
feltanelderlywomanstaringatherforalongtime."I'msorry.DoIknowyou?"Elizaasked."I'msorry,dear,butyouremindmeofmybestfriend,"theoldwomanreplied."S
helookedlikeyouandusedtowearascarfjustlikeyours."Elizalistenedcarefully,withhereyesandmouthwideopen.Shehadheards
toriesofhergrandmother'sbestfriendandknewthemeaningofthescarf.CouldthiswomanbeBetty,hergrandmother'schildhoo
dfriend?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。Paragraph1:Thentheoldwomanintroducedherself,"MynameisParagraph2:Theoldwomanagreed.