届新高考英语模拟培优强化训练二新高考版.docx
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届新高考英语模拟培优强化训练二新高考版
2021届新高考英语模拟培优强化训练
(二)(新高考版)
本试卷满分120分,考试时间100分钟。
第一部分阅读理解(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,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
NorthAmericanTrainRoutesforaFamilyVacation
TheAdirondack
Consideredoneofthetoptenscenictrainridesintheworld,theAdirondacktrainroutetravelsfromNewYorkCity'sPenn StationtoMontreal,Canada.The10-hourtripisgreatforaweekendawayineitherMontrealorManhattan.TheroutewilltakeyoupastWestPointAcademy,theHudsonRiverValleyandfiftymilesofLakeChamplain.
TheVermonter
Thealmost14-hourtripfromWashington,D.C.toSt.Albans,VermonttakesyoufromtheU.S.capital,throughthebeautifulNewEnglandstatesofConnecticutandMassachusettsonthewaytoVermont.AsyoutravelthroughNewEnglandtowns,you'llbeabletoseesomeofthemostbeautifulsceneryinthisarea,includingrivers,fallsandcoveredbridges.
TheDowneaster
TheDowneasterwasestablishedin2001andwasexpandedseveralyearsagonorthwardtoFreeportandBrunswick,Maine.Theshortride(betweenthreeandfourhours)includesatripalongthebeautifulMainecoastline.Withfiveround-tripsoffereddaily,it'sagreatwayforMassachusettsfamiliestovisitMaineforadayorlonger.Manyoftheseroutescarryvolunteerstoaidpassengerswithquestionsaboutlocalattractionsanddestinations.
ThePennsylvanian
BothNewYorkCityandPittsburgharegreatfamilyvacationdestinationsandthePennsylvanianroutetakesyouthroughthebeautifulPennsylvanianlandscapebetweenthetwomajorcities.The9.5-halfhourtriptravelsthroughavarietyofdifferentterrains(地形),andstopsalongthewayincludingNewark,Philadelphia,HarrisburgandAltoona.TheconnectingtrainserviceisavailableforthoselookingtotraveltoCleveland,Chicago,andToledofromPittsburgh.
1.Whichtrainrouteoffersthebestchoiceforaone-daysightseeing?
A.TheAdirondack.B.TheVermonter.
C.TheDowneaster.D.ThePennsylvanian.
2.WhereisSt.Albans?
A.InVermont.
B.InWashington,D.C.
C.BetweenConnecticutandMassachusetts.
D.BetweenWashington,D.C.andMassachusetts.
3.HowcanyougotoChicagofromNewYorkCitybytrain?
A.BytakingatrainatPennStationtoMontreal.
B.BytakingaconnectingtrainatPittsburgh.
C.BytravelingtoClevelandandthentoChicago.
D.BytravelingthroughNewEnglandstatestoChicago.
B
TheEastAfricannationofKenyahasarichtraditionindistancerunning,butalackofsuccessinfieldeventsmeanttherewasnoonequalifiedtocoachYego,whostudiedthejavelin(标枪)ontheInternet.
YegowasborninCheptonon,avillageintheGreatRiftValley,inJanuary1989andgrewuplovingfootballandrunning,butwhenhewaslapped(领先一圈)bytwocompetitorsina10,000mschoolrace,heturnedhisattentionelsewhereafterward.
Hewouldcutandshapeajavelinfromtreebranchesandalthoughhisparentsthoughtheshouldconcentrateonhisstudies,Yegopersistedandhebecamenationaljuniorchampion.
Combininghisjobasapolicemanwithtraining,YegoturnedtotheInternet,studyingthetechniqueandstrengthexercisesthetopjavelinthrowersemployed.
Neitherbeingjust5feetand7inchestallnorweighing13stoneheldYegoback.In2011,hebecamethefirstKenyantowinafieldeventmedalatacontinentalmeetwithgoldattheAll-AfricaGames.
AyearlaterinLondonhebecamethefirstAfricanjavelinthrowertoreachanOlympicfinal,finishing12th,ahistoricalmoment.
"TobeanOlympianissomethingyouwillneverforget,"hesaid."SowhenIwasnamedintheOlympics,Iwasjustsohappy.LuckilyenoughIwasinthefinalsandthatjustchangedallmylife."
Hewasfourthatthe2013WorldChampionshipsandwonthe2014CommonwealthtitlebeforebeingcrownedworldchampioninBeijing,China,ayearlaterwithwhatisthefifth-longestthrowinhistoryof92.72m.
Rio2016arrivedandYegowasleadingafterthreethrowsonlytosufferanankleinjuryonhisfourthattemptwhichforcedhimtoretire,andhelookedonasThomasRohlerofGermanyovertookhimtoseizegold.ButheisnotdefeatedandhewillhaveachancetoimproveonthatatthenextOlympicGames.
4.WhydidYegochoosetostudythejavelinontheInternet?
A.Becausehedislikedhiscoach'strainingmethod.
B.Becausetherewerenoqualifiedtrainersforhim.
C.Becausenooneknewthejavelininhiscountry.
D.BecausestudyingontheInternetwasfree.
5.WhatmadeYegostarttolearnthejavelin?
A.Hisfailureinstudyatschool.B.Hisparents'encouragement.
C.Hisgrowingloveofthejavelin.D.Hisdiscouragementinrunning.
6.WhenwasYegocrownedworldchampioninBeijing?
A.In2013.B.In2014.C.In2015.D.In2016.
7.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?
A.YegowasdefeatedbyThomasRohlerandbecameafailure.
B.Yegowasforcedtoretirebecauseofhisinjuredankle.
C.Yegocontinuesfightingdespitehisfailurein2016.
D.YegowillsurelywinatthenextOlympicGames.
C
SchoolpupilsinEnglandwillbegroupedinto"bubbles"whenthenewacademicyearstartsinSeptember,withmassactivitiessuchasassembliesdiscouragedundernewregulationsannouncedbyEducationSecretaryGavinWilliamson.
SchoolswereshutdowninMarch,2020.Currentlyaround1.6millionofthecountry's9millionschool-agechildrenarebackintheclassroom,butthegovernmentsaysaproperreturninSeptemberis"criticaltoournationalrecovery"andattendancewillbecompulsory.
Socialdistancingwillnotbeappliedinschools,andmaskswillnotbeworn,butinsteadso-calledbubbles,basedonavoidingcontactbetweenindividualclassesoryeargroups,willbedeployed.Thiswillmeanseparatestartfindfinishtimes,andalsodifferenttimesforlunchandplaytime.
Pupilswillbediscouragedfromusingpublictransport,whichcouldbringmanyotherchallenges.Mobiletestingunitswillbesenttoschoolswhichhaveanoutbreak,andschoolswillhavetestingkitstogiveparentsifrequired,butiftherearetwoconfirmedcasesin14days,potentiallythewholeschoolcouldbeshutdown.
GeoffBarton,thegeneralsecretaryoftheAssociationofSchoolandCollegeLeaders,says,"Itwillbeimmediatelyapparenttoanyonereadingthisguidancethatitisenormouslychallengingtocarryoutthisproposal.Thelogisticsofkeepingapartmanydifferent'bubbles'ofchildreninafullschool,includingwhole-yeargroupscomprisinghundredsofpupils,isincredible."
Meanwhile,beforethemuch-anticipatednextstageofeasinglockdowninEnglandtakesplacethisweekend,thenumberofCOVID-19caseshasrisenin36localauthoritiesacrossEngland.EasingmeasureshavealreadyhadtobedelayedintheEastMidlandscityofLeicester,butnowotherspikes(激增)ininfectionratearebeingreportedallacrossEngland.TheareaswiththelargestincreasesareKnowsleyandBolton,bothintheNorthWestofthecountry,andtheLondonboroughofHammersmithandFulham.InKnowsley,closetothecityofLiverpool,therateofinfectionrosefrom6peopleoutofevery100,000to20.
8.WhatdoesGavingroupthestudentsinto"bubbles"for?
A.Settingdifferenttimeforschoolactivities.
B.Askingallstudentstowearmasksinclass.
C.Keepingsocialdistanceamongallstudents.
D.Callingonstudentstotakeabusforschool.
9.AschoolwillpossiblybeclosedagaininEnglandwhen______.
A.twocasesofinfectionareconfirmedin14days
B.thereisalackoftestingunitsforpupils
C.theattendanceofstudentsisn'tenough
D.therateofinfectionrisesfrom6peopleoutofevery100,000to20
10.What'stheattitudeofBartontowardGavin'smeasure?
A.Tolerant.B.Doubtful.C.Hopeful.D.Ambiguous.
11.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?
A.Englandhasalreadyendedthelockdown.
B.MorereportsareaboutthespreadofCOVID-19.
C.ThenumberofCOVID-19infectionsisincreasinginEngland.
D.COVID-19ismoreseriousinEnglandthaninothercountries.
D
Todaythesongs,andwhistlesofparrotsresoundthroughtherainforestofPuertoRico.Butafewdecadesago,thesesoundsnearlyvanished.
DeforestationhitPuertoRicanparrots.BeforeEuropeansarrivedinthe1500s,theirpopulationwasestimatedatamillion.Bythe1970s,asfewas13PuertoRicanparrotswereleftinthewild,limitedtotheislandsonlyremainingforest,theElYunqueNationalForest.
Inadesperateeffort,conservationistsbegantoraisetheparrotsincaptivity(圈养).Itwasasuccessfulstrategy:
Thoughthechattybirdsarestillconsideredcriticallyendangered,todaymorethan600exist.
Nowtheremaybeanewthreattotheirsurvival,conservationistssay.Captiveparrotshavedevelopedanentirelynewdialect(方言),aphenomenonthathasnotbeenobservedbeforeinothercaptivebirdpopulations.Around2013,Tanya Martínez,aconservationbiologist,begantonoticethePuertoRicanparrotsdidn'tallsoundalike."Ifyouwouldgointothe ElYunqueNationalForesttoworkwiththewildpopulation,itwouldalmostsoundlikeadifferentspeciesfromthecaptivebirds,"saysMartínez.
Curioustolearnmore,shecheckedonallfourparrotpopulationsinexistence—twowildandtwocaptive—andrecordedthem.Whatsheheardconfirmedhersuspicion:
Thesoundswerenotthesamefromonepopulationtoanother.
Thepotentiallanguagebarrierisworrying,saysTimothyWright,abiologistatNewMexicoStateUniversity.Tobesuccessfullyreintroduced,hesays,parrotsmustbeabletorelyoncommunication,particularlytostrengthenrelationshipsintheirindividualcommunities."Ifyoucan'tindicatetoothersthatyou'repartoftheirgroup,youmi
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