2021济宁高三下学期5月第二次模拟考试英语试题含答案

济宁市2021年高考模拟考试

                      英语试题                       2021.05

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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。

A

There are around 400,000 students in London. As university can be a costly time, many of these students will want to look for part-time work. Here are 4 relatively easy jobs to bag yourself in London and ensure a bit of pocket money through your university experience.

Waitressing

It is not hard to find waitressing jobs since London has an abundance of pubs and eateries. Gumtree and Indeed are good places for such opportunities. Hospitality UK and Next door are other great websites. However, as many of these positions are advertised on the windows of restaurants and pubs, going inside and asking the staff there about the positions is a much better idea. This will also demonstrate you as active and confident. Rates are around £12--15 an hour.

Mystery （神秘）shopping

It may not have you laughing to the bank but it's extra pocket money. You go at any time as a regular customer and check out the services that the business provides. You report back to the client and they will pay for your purchases alongside £5 —10.

Care Assistant

For those who have a heart of gold and want to help, caring is the way. There's a huge demand for people to spend your free time with elderly people or help people with disabilities. It can be cooking meals or making sure they' re taking their medicine on time.

Receptionist

If you're a good communicator and can act professionally, a receptionist might be a great opportunity for you, which will help you build administrative skills and experience. Receptionist jobs are available at doctors surgeries,  dentists, gyms, large offices and more.

1. Which is the preferable way to land a waitressing job?

A. Referring to Gumtree. B. Surfing Next door.

C. Inquiring about positions in person, D. Contacting advertisement company.

2. What does a mystery shopper need to do?

A. Amusing bank staff. B. Working at fixed times.

C, Making purchases for clients, D. Feeding back service quality.

3. Which job helps develop your administrative skills?

A. Waitressing. B. Mystery shopping.

C. Care Assistant. D. Receptionist.

B

Accompanied by her father, using a combination of aid and free climbing and taking advantage of some special equipment and ropes for protection, 10-year-old Selah made it to the top of El Capitan on June 12 after five days of big wall climbing.

Climbing the challenging and adventurous Nose route of El Capitan was a labor of love for Selah in more than one way. Her parents , Mike and Joy Schneiter, fell in love on this 3,000- plus-foot huge rock and she has always wanted to feel the way that her parents felt when they were up there together. Selah showed great interest in rock climbing at an early age. She wore her first rock-climbing equipment shortly after she learned to walk. She first dreamed of climbing El Capitan when she was 6 or 7.

El Capitan is a famous mountain-sized rock in Yosemite National Park. Getting to its top is no easy task. It's taller, as reported, than the tallest building in the world-Dubai’s Buri Khalifa. El Capitan and its difficult Nose route, which runs more than 3,000 feet high up the center of the rock's face, is considered one of the world's hardest big wall climbs and has attracted the best climbers over time. But never before had a youngster accomplished it.

Selah's achievement caught national attention. Outside Magazine called her the youngest documented person to climb the Nose. Ken Yager, president of the Yosemite Climbing Association, said he also couldn't think of anyone younger who has done it.

Selah is humble about her El Capitan accomplishment. "I'm not necessarily a special kid or anything like that, she said. "There were a few times when I would be so worn that it would kind of discourage me from holding on. But overall, it was just great to keep plugging away.”

Selah shared this advice for other young climbers dreaming of big walls, "It doesn't take necessarily a super special person to do something like that. You just have to put your mind to it.”

4. What do we learn about Selah climbing El Capitan?

A. She began her climbing on June 5.

B. She got inspired by her family history.

C. She managed without any external help.

D. She was the first female to reach the top.

5. What is the purpose of paragraph 3?

A. To state El Capitan's height.

B. To prove El Capitan's popularity.

C. To introduce El Capitan's location.

D. To stress the challenge of climbing El Capitan.

6. Which of the following best describes Selah?

A. Determined.    B. Generous.    C. Warm-hearted.   D. Fortunate.

7. What may be Selah's advice for other young climbers?

A. Dream big and aim high.

B. Be committed to your ambition.

C. Chance favors the prepared mind.

D. Nothing is impossible for a genius.

C

Todd Bol, a retired businessman, could never have expected that a wooden container he built in his front yard one day would have the global impact ii does today.

Bol built a dollhouse-size structure that looked like a schoolhouse on a post and he put it in his yard as a free community library to remember his mother, who was a book lover and school teacher. Bed's prototype gave birth to Little Free Library （LFL） , a nonprofit organization that seeks to place small, accessible book exchange boxes in neighborhoods around the world. The concept is simple： Neighbors are invited to share a book, leave a book, or both. Today, there are over 50 ,000 of these libraries registered in 70 countries.

Almost everyone can register with LFL and start a library as long as the person keeps it in good shape and makes sure that book materials are appropriate for his/her neighborhood. Library owners can create their own library boxes； therefore, the libraries are usually unique in appearance, and there seems to be no limit to the possibilities. One library in California was built out of a used wine container； another in Texas had tiny stairs and bright colored walls. Once registered, libraries are assigned a number at LFL's website. The LFL Index lists the locations of all libraries with GPS coordinates （坐标）and other information. Owners receive a sign saying “Little Free Library”.

People say they have been attracted to pick up a book when walking by a Little Free Library, out of curiosity and because it's convenient. Some sidewalk librarians say they have met more neighbors since having a little library in their front yard. Bol is also most proud of the way Little Free Library is bringing communities together. "It's started a neighborhood exchange. It gets people talking and more comfortable with their neighbors," he says. "This leads to them helping each other. ”

8. What does the underlined word “prototype" in paragraph 2 refer to?

A. A community center. B. A dollhouse on a post.

C. A book exchange box. D. A nonprofit organization.

9. What can we learn about the operation of a Little Free Library?

A. There is no limit to the selection of books.

B. The library can come in any shape and color.

C. The library needs to hire many professional librarians.

D. The owner must first be assigned a number from the LFL website.

10. What can be inferred about Little Free Library?

A. It helps improve GPS functions.

B. It connects libraries around the world.

C. It makes reading accessible to the poor.

D. It helps restore human connections.

11. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. LFL： A Booster to Shared Reading

B. LFL： The Best Place to Meet Neighbors

C. Todd Bol： A Successful Book Businessman

D. Reading： An Approach to Improving Yourself

D

The warm coast of California is a place where many western monarch butterflies stay during the cold winter months in the United States. Researchers fear the record low number of monarchs this year could mean the insects are in danger of disappearing in the near future.

Researchers from the Xerces Society said they found fewer than 2,000 orange — and — black butterflies in the yearly count this January. That number showed a big drop from the tens of thousands in recent years. In the 1980s, there were millions of them in trees from Northern California’s Marin County to San Diego County near the Mexico border. Last winter, it recorded around 29,000 butterflies in its yearly survey. That was similar to the winter before, when an all-time low of 27,000 monarchs was counted.

Every winter, western monarch butterflies fly south from the northwestern U. S. to California. At the start of November, they arrive in California, often going to the same places and even the same trees. Once warmer weather arrives in March, the monarchs begin their journey back north, stopping somewhere along the route to lay eggs. After egg-laying, the adult butterflies die and the northward migration （迁徙）is continued by their new generations. Thus the monarch butterflies disperse across the country.

Scientists say there are several causes for the extremely low numbers of butterflies in the western states. Homebuilding and chemical use have destroyed milkweed plants along their migratory path. The plants are needed for monarch butterflies to grow and develop, which is the only food monarchs will eat and the only place they will lay their eggs on. Climate change influences the growth of wild plants. And huge wildfires in the west may also have influenced their migration.

Luckily, some public campaigns have encouraged people to plant milkweed in their yards and cities. People can also help scientists collect data, which is critical for developing conservation policies to protect monarchs. Then there are many larger — scale efforts to protect habitats and better manage land for reproduction.

12. How does the author develop paragraph 2?

A. By making classifications. B. By citing statistics.

C. By explaining definitions. D. By analysing cause and effect.

13. What does the underlined word “disperse" in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. Spread. B. Gather. C. Disappear. D. Hide.

14. Which word best describes monarch butterflies'  relationship with milkweed?

A. Inseparable. B. Independent. C. Unstable. D. Unfriendly.

15. What's the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. Monarch butterflies' life habits.

B. Monarch butterflies' living habitats.

C. Efforts to preserve monarch butterflies.

D. Threats to monarch butterflies' survival.

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。

As the world seeks to slow the pace of climate change and preserve wildlife, trees undoubtedly hold a major part of the answer. Yet the mass destruction of trees--deforestation-continues, sacrificing （牺牲）the long-term benefits of standing trees for short-term gain.

16 Since humans started cutting down forests, 46 percent of trees have been logged. About 17 percent of the Amazonian rainforest has been destroyed over the past 50 years, and losses recently have been on the rise.

So, what are the factors leading to deforestation? Farming, animal raising, mining, and drilling combined account for more than half of all deforestation. 17 Plus logging operations, which provide the world? s wood and paper products, cut down countless trees each year. Some loggers acting illegally even build roads to access more and more remote forests--which leads to further deforestation.

18   Some 250 million people living in forests depend on them for survival and income—many of them among the world's rural poor. Eighty percent of Earth's land animals live in forests and deforestation threatens many species. 19 The South American rainforest, for example, influences regional and perhaps even global water cycles, which is key to the water supply in Brazilian cities and neighboring countries.

Luckily, a movement is under way to preserve existing forest ecosystems and restore lost tree cover. Organizations and activists are working to fight illegal mining and logging. As consumers, it makes sense to look for sustainably produced sources. 20      .

A. Yet the effects of deforestation reach much farther.

B. Globally, forests are disappearing at an alarming rate.

C. Wildfires and urbanization also account for a small part,

D. Deforestation affects people and animals and even the wider world.

E. With these joint efforts, many conservationists see reasons for hope.

F. Deforestation is responsible for around 15% of all greenhouse gas emissions.

G. Some deforestation is caused by a combination of human and natural factors.

第二部分语言运用（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。

Twins are supposed to have a lot in common. However, my twin sister and I can't be more 21 .I'm louder, taller and sharper while she's quieter, shorter and sweeter.

While most of the time we could get along, our relationship didn't enjoy the usual 22     between twins. For years we spoke only when necessary. Twelve years ago, our mother  23     lung cancer. Because I lived closer to my parents, I 24      all the day-to-day caretaking. Meanwhile,  my sister 25       gave suggestions that felt like criticisms, which 26       our already delicate relationship, especially after our mother died.

When the COVID-19 pandemic started, I turned to Chinese dramas to 27    my anxiety. That felt 28 -my mother also loved watching Chinese dramas, even in a hospital bed. Perhaps these dramas were her only 29     to her childhood in China.

As I watched, I found myself missing my mother more than ever. Suddenly, I had a（n） 30   to text my sister what I might have normally told my mother--that she had better watch Chinese dramas. 31   , she agreed to watch along with me. Soon we were livetexting enthusiastically as we watched. The more dramas we watched, the more 32 our conversations became. We couldn't help 33 what it would be like to grow up in China with Chinese people like us.

I could never have imagined how Chinese dramas could fill my mother's absence, leading me to 34 my Chinese roots and how dramas would help me 35     my sister.

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。

Eating shows originated in South Korea and soon became 36   worldwide trend. However, Chinese short-video platforms are 37 (whole) controlling online eating shows after criticism from CCTV on Wednesday for misleading consumption and encouraging food waste. In response 38   the criticism, the video platforms cleaned up all the offending videos. Any food-wasting behavior 39        (feature) over-eating and drinking shall be banned.

As a result, nowadays, when searching keywords such as “eating show" or "big stomach king" on the websites in China, what users see is a reminder that 40 (read) “value food and eat 41     (reason) amounts.”

Previously, food waste in China was a common occurrence. According to a joint report 42   (release) by the WWF and Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2018, restaurants and canteens in China wasted about 18 million tons of food per year, 43 could be enough to feed up to 50 million people.

Therefore, it's time to enhance public 44   (aware) of the food waste problem and a sense of crisis about food still should 45    (maintain) to make us resourceful with food.

After all, good food consumption habits are signs of social progress and civilization.

第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假定你是李华，今天你校组织高三学生参观了市博物馆举办的“中国航天成就展”。请在你的博客上用英语写一篇博文，分享此次活动。内容包括：

1.参加人员；

2.活动内容(聆听讲座、观看视频、体验太空漫步等)；

3.个人感想。

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。

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。

The Principal and the Popcorn Popper

Spring was approaching. Principal （校长）Peters was wandering in the empty part of the huge school yard when the students? request flashed through his mind again. It couldn't be better to eat the cabbages, carrots, or eggplants planted by themselves. But how to raise money for seeds and tools?

The topic came up at the teachers' meeting. Teachers suggested various means of collecting money with enthusiasm； one teacher suggested, “We have a popcorn popper （爆米 花机）in the teachers' lounge （休息室）.How about kids making popcorn to sell?”

When the popcorn proposal reached the students, they jumped with joy. Agreement was reached -every Thursday, in their labor course, by selling popcorn for 25 cents a bag, they could enjoy a snack while raising money to buy seeds and tools for their garden.

Soon the first Thursday came. Principal Peters got to his office as usual just right next to the teachers' lounge. Hearing popping sound, he smiled, for it meant the promise of the potential garden. But it was REALLY loud. He wrapped a scarf around his head to block his ears. When the first Thursday was over, he breathed a sigh of relief. But the next Thursday, popping sound happened again. This time, he had brought earplugs. The day, it seemed, would last forever. But for the kids' garden dream, he put up with it willingly.

The following Thursdays witnessed Principal Peters attempting to pile gym mats against his office walls and asking the fifth grade to practice for their concert in the hallway outside his office. The "unbearable" popping sound seemed to have taken root in his head! But for the kids' vegetable garden dream, he put up with it willingly.

On the 11th Thursday, he went to the teachers' lounge again to see how much money was still needed. Seeing the Principal coming with a hard-hidden painful expression, the students responded cheerfully, “Only with 41 dollars our garden dream will come true.” Hearing this, Principal Peters left without saying anything.

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。