1、2021年广东省新高考普通高中联合质量测评新高三省级摸底联考英语试卷本试题卷共8页。全卷满分120分,考试用时120分钟。注意事项:1.答题前,先将自己的姓名、考号等填写在试题卷和答题卡上,并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2.选择题的作答:每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑,写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3.非选择题的作答:用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4.考试结束后,请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。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
2、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。AFor adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D), along with diet and exercise,once-daily RYBELSUs can help lower blood sugarWake Up to the Possibilities of Reaching Your A1C Goallf qualified, you may pay as little as $10 for a30-day prescriptionText RESULTS to 44535to learn
3、more aboutRYBELSUSRYBELSUS is proven to lower blood sugar and A1CRYBELSUS may help you lose some weightRYBELSUS does not increase the risk of major cardiovascular (CV) events such as heart attack, stroke, or deathIn a 6-month study of people with an average starting A1C of 8%, the majority of people
4、 taking RYBELSUS reached an A1C of less than 7%:Nearly 7 out of 10 people on7 mg of RYBELSUsNearly 8 out of 10 people on14 mg of RYBELSUSAbout 3 out of 10 people on a sugar pillWhile not for weight loss, in the same 6-monthstudy, people with an average starting weight of 195 pounds lost up to8 pound
5、s:* 5 pounds on 7 mg of RYBELSUS* 8 pounds on l4 mg of RYBELSUS* 3 pounds on a sugar pillWhile many people in medical studies lost weight, some did gain weight.In a 6-month study looking at A1C with703 adults with T2D comparing 7 mg RYBELSUS and 14 mg RYBELSUs with a sugar pill when both were added
6、to diet and exercise.In a cardiovascular safety study, 3183adults with T2D and a high risk of CV events were treated with either 14 mg RYBELSUS or a sugar pill in addition to their usual diabetes and CV medications.1. Which of the following can help people with diabetes lower A1C significantly?A. Ta
7、king 6 mg of RYBELSUS.B. Taking 7 mg of RYBELSUS.C. Taking 14 mg of RYBELSUS.D. Taking a sugar pill.2. What can we learn from the information?A. For adults with type 2 diabetes, once-daily RYBELSUS can certainly lower blood sugar.B. You pay as little as $10 for a 30-day prescription.C. You can lose
8、weight if you take RYBELSUS.D. RYBELSUS does not raise the risk of stroke.3. You can most probably read this from _.A a comic bookB. a science fictionC. a novelD. a magazineBWhen Ariel Cordova-Rojas rode her bike to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens, New York, last November, she planned to go hi
9、king and birdwatching. Bingo! A mile into her walk, she spotted a gorgeous female mute swan near the waters edge. Cordova-Rojas, 30, who had worked at the Wild Bird Fund rehabilitation center in Manhattan, knew that mute swans can be aggressive. But as she approached this one, it didnt move. She was
10、 certain that the bird needed medical attention. Cordova-Rojas draped her jacket over the birds head to keep it calm, gingerly picked it up, and cradled it in her arms. And then a thought struck her: What do I do now?Her best bet was the rehab center, but that was across the East River and clear on
11、the other side of town. How was she going to transport a 17-pound swan on her bike all that way? Luckily, some bemused strangers driving by offered her, her bike, and the swan a lift to a nearby subway station. On the subway, no one seemed particularly fazed by the feathered passenger. One guy, says
12、 Cordova-Rojas, was “sitting right in front of me on his phone. I dont know if he noticed there was a swan in front of him.”Cordova-Rojas called the rehab center enroute, and Tristan Higginbotham, an animal-care man-ager, picked her up at the subway station and drove bird, bike, and rescuer to the f
13、acility. There, staff members determined that the swan might have lead poisoning, caused by ingesting weights used on fishing lines.The staff got the swan back up on her webbed feet. She even made a boyfriend at the centeranother injured swan. Sadly, even with all that TLC, the swan contracted a bac
14、terial infection. Two months after Cordova-Rojas came to her rescue, she passed away.It is a disappointing ending, but the real story is just how far some people are willing to go to save a swan in the big cityliterally. In all, Cordova-Rojas traveled two hours by foot, car, and subway (while haulin
15、g her bike). Says Higginbotham, “Thats the perfect summary of who she is.”4. Which statement mentioned in the 1st paragraph is correct?A. The mute swan was aggressive.B Ariel Cordova-Rojas had planned to save the swan.C. The swan was dumb.D. Ariel Cordova-Rojas worked in Wild Animal Fund rehabilitat
16、ion center in Manhattan.5. What was the possible reason why the swan was injured?A She was attacked by the hunter.B. She swallowed some kind of metal.C. She was hurt by her boyfriend.D. She was poisoned by the fishman on purpose.6. Which of the following can be used to describe Cordova-Rojas?A Hones
17、t and responsible.B. Determined and caring.C. Ambitious and sensitive.D. Patient and single-minded.7. What is the purpose of the last paragraph?A. To call on people to help the injured swan.B. To show the importance of help.C. To think highly of Cordova-Rojas.D. To encourage people to share their st
18、ories with others.CCreating devices that are better for the environment may involve working up a good sweat. Thats because engineers are using sweat to make systems that store energy. One such device is a type of capacitor. It is powered by sweat and can be used to charge a device. Researchers at th
19、e University of Glasgow in Scotland developed the device. A capacitor is an electrical component that stores energy physically, in a form very much like static electricity. ( In contrast, batteries store energy chemically. )The system recently developed is a supercapacitor. This is a capacitor with
20、two conducting sur-faces on which a charge of energy is stored. The energy it stores can be used later. The energy could power an LED light or a type of electronic. Researchers described their new model May 11, 2020 in a scientific journal. The findings are exciting because devices powered by sweat
21、could pave the way to wearable tech that is both safer and better for the environment. Todays wearable electronics include gadgets strapped to the body, such as watches and fitness trackers. However, engineers are also creating electronics that are part of clothing or stuck onto the skin.Batteries p
22、ower most wearable devices today. Yet those batteries often contain chemicals that can harm the environment. Thats where the idea of using a bodily fluid comes into play. Electrolytes(电解质) are minerals in your body that have an electric charge. With the device, the sweat serves as the electrolyte. “
23、Thats kind of a new way of using sweat,” observes Mallika Bariya. She is a scientist at the University of California, Berkeley. She did not take part in the new study. She says electrolytes are an important part of these supercapacitors. Theyre needed for these devices to provide power. Sweat is int
24、eresting, not gross, she argues. It can tell you about someones health. Also, the chemical makeup of sweat can change depending on what part of the body makes it.8. How does a supercapacitor work?A. It contains batteries that store energy chemically which could be used later to charge a device.B. It
25、 contains batteries that store energy physically which could be used later to charge a device.C. It is powered by sweat and store energy chemically which could be used later to charge a device.D. It is powered by sweat and store energy physically which could be used later to charge a device.9. What
26、is mainly discussed in Paragraph 2?A. A supercapacitor powered by sweat could charge wearable tech.B. Wearable tech is safer and better for the environment.C. A supercapacitor works with two conducting surfaces on which a charge of energy is stored.D. Engineers are creating different electronics tha
27、t are tied to the body with a strap.10. In what way does sweat replace harmful battery chemicals?A. The sweat reacts with the chemicals and stores energy.B. The sweat is mixed with electrolytes and changes its chemical makeup.C. The sweat gets rid of some harmful chemicals.D. The sweat contains mine
28、rals called electrolytes that have an electric charge.11. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?A Electrolytes play an important part in storing energyB. Working up a sweat may one day power up a deviceC. Supercapacitors are better for the environmentD. Batteries that power devices
29、 can harm the environmentDAstronauts get to experience many interesting attractions. When astronauts go to space, they can become weightless. They get to see Earth as a little blue dot. Astronauts get to experience shooting up into space at 20,000 miles per hour. That is more than three times faster
30、 than an airplane. Still, food is not one of the interesting parts of being an astronaut. Space travelers have had to eat strange foods. One example is liquid salt and pepper. They have also had to eat dried shrimp cocktail. The astronauts add water to it to make it a liquid again before eating.Howe
31、ver, the menu for astronauts is going to grow. Scientists have been growing lettuce in outer space. The lettuce is just as safe, nutritious and tasty as lettuce grown on Earth. Gioia Massa works at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida. She is the lead scientist on the lettuce growing project. Sh
32、e said that growing food in space could be pivotal for astronauts on long missions. Massa says that todays space food may not work for these longer missions. This packaged food is stored for a longtime. The quality and taste of the food goes down. In addition, the vitamins in the food start to break
33、down. Massa says the astronauts may not get enough nutrition from these foods during long missions.She also added that there could be another benefit to growing food in space. Looking after plants could help astronauts emotionally. Space food has improved in recent years. Many astronauts visit the I
34、nternational Space Station (ISS). It is a research station in outer space. Anything sent to ISS has to score at least a 6 out of 9 on a taste test. Even so, astronauts can grow tired of eating the same old vacuum-packed meals. Massa says many of the astronauts end up losing weight.The space-grown le
35、ttuce was similar to Earth-grown lettuce. In fact, some of the space-grown plants had more nutrients than Earth-grown lettuce. The space lettuce also had higher levels of bacteria. This was possibly because the lettuce grew in a warmer, more humid system. However, none of this bacteria was dangerous
36、.12. Why does the author mention some strange foods space travelers have had to eat?A. To draw a conclusion.B. To introduce the topic.C. To attract readers attention.D. To give explanations.13. What does the underlined word “pivotal” mean in the second paragraph?A. adventurousB. negativeC. crucialD.
37、 possible14. Which of the following may not be the one that Massa probably agrees?A. Astronauts get enough nutrition from growing food in space.B. Growing food in space gives astronauts a more varied diet.C. Astronauts get help emotionally by looking after plants in space.D. Astronauts never grow ti
38、red of eating the same old packaged food.15. What may happen in the following days according to the text?A. More and more astronauts will end up losing weight.B. It will not be a long time before astronauts can cook these ingredients.C. NASA plans to grow other produce on the ISS.D. More vacuum-pack
39、ed meals will be sent to ISS to keep astronauts from getting sick.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。Books cost nothing on Stan Tuckers Leap for Literacy bookmobile, called the Read n Roll. However, they dont come free. _16_ Acts are recorded on kindness tickets, whic
40、h are like cash on the Read n Roll. When the bookmobile shows up at a school, the kids jump into a line to exchange their tickets for books.Tucker was leaching kindergarten in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2014. _17_ It broke Tuckers heart, and it gave him an idea for a way to get books to kids. Now working
41、as a waiter and camp counselor, Tucker started his program during a year off from teaching in 2015.Sometimes he was lugging more than 1, 000 books in a car for giveaways at schools. _18_ He now gives away 2, 500books a year. More than 13,000 students have traded kindness tickets for books._19_ Howev
42、er, he added, “At every turn, something has happened to keep this going.” For example, he met country singer Zac Brown, an Atlanta native, who came into the restaurant where Tucker worked. Tucker asked Browns five kids about school. Because he liked the way Tucker interacted with his family, Brown t
43、old him, “Maybe we can help each other out.” Brown was starting a summer camp and offered Tucker a camp counselor job and an old tour bus for a bookmobile._20_ He used it to expand his program. Five hundred kids participated in a writing program in which they were given blank books to write in. A fe
44、w of the books they wrote were chosen by the Leap for Literacy board to be illustrated and published. Tucker hopes to one day fill the bookmobile with those books.A. Over the past five years, Leap for Literacy has grown.B. To build the program, Tucker knew he needed something to count, so he started
45、 counting acts of kindness.C. The currency to buy them is kindness.D. Another fortunate turn was the $25,000 check he got on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” in 2019.E. How Tucker got the nickname “Stan the Man” is part of the inspiration he shares with kids.F. A student approached him before a book fair
46、to say he wouldnt be going because his mom didnt have any money.G. Tucker, who loved books as a kid, said it seemed impossible to make his dream work on a waiters pay.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。Marty Verel, a 50-year-old kidney transplant recipie
47、nt in Ohio, should have been near the top of the list to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. _21_ like millions of others, he wasnt having any luck scheduling an appointment. Marty and his wife, Nancy Verel, would sit with computers on their laps trying for hours to book an appointment on different sites, a
48、ll of which were slow and _22_ . “I felt _23_ ,”Nancy says.Then Nancy heard about Marla Zwinggi, a 40-year-old mom of three from a Cleveland suburb who was spending up to ten hours a day online trying to get appointments for _24_ individuals. So Nancy _25_ Zwinggi on Facebook: Can you help? Twenty-f
49、ive minutes later, Zwinggi responded by asking for Martys legal name, date of birth, and other _26_ .Nine minutes after that, Zwinggi reported backMarty had an appointment to get the vaccine.Zwinggis vaccine _27_ started on February 1, when she learned that her parentsher father has leukemia and her
50、 mother is a breast cancer survivor with a heart conditionwere _28_ to get appointments themselves. She hated that they had to wait. Clicking around on vaccine registration sites, Zwinggi, who has helped her husband develop websites, discovered just how _29_ it was to book an appointment. “It was li
51、ke trying to get a World Series ticket,” she says.She applied strategies that web insiders are _30_ with ( keeping multiple browsers open, refreshing sites every 20 seconds, erasing cookies) and added a few of her special skills. “I work _31_. I drink a lot of coffee, and Im a fast typer,” she says.
52、 Soon enough, Zwinggi had secured appointments for her _32_.Zwinggi decided that helping others would be her way of _33_ to the society. “I feel like I need to will us out of this pandemic,” she says. On February 10, she logged on to Facebook to let people know that she was _34_ with bookings. By Ma
53、rch 2, shed secured appointments for 400 people, a feat that made Nancy conclude, “Marla is some sort of COVID-19 _35_.”21. A. BecauseB. YetC. SoD. When22. A. apparentB. relaxingC. exactD. complicated23. A. hopelessB. thrilledC. hopefulD. cautious24. A. youngB. energeticC. weakD. disabled25. A. puzz
54、ledB. messagedC. retoldD. explained26. A. instructionB. functionsC. informationD. secrets27. A. expectingB. makingC. huntingD. preparing28. A. impossibleB. quickC. capableD. unable29. A. fastB. difficultC. easyD. interesting30. A. strictB. concernedC. patientD. familiar31. A. persistentlyB. suddenly
55、C. sadlyD. slowly32. A. e-friendsB. husbandC. parentsD. employer33. A. giving outB. giving backC. giving offD. giving in34. A. assistingB. agreeingC. communicatingD. comparing35. A. monsterB. patientC. doctorD. angel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。Tianwen 1, named after an an
56、cient Chinese poem, was launched by a Long March 5 heavy-lift carrier rocket on July 23, 2020 from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in the southernmost island province of Hainan. _36_ kick-started Chinas first mission to another planet._37_(drive) by a combination of 48 large and small engines, the
57、spacecraft traveled more than 470 million km and carried out four midcourse corrections and a deep-space trajectory maneuver before entering _38_ orbit of Mars on February 10,2021.The China National Space Administration made public on June I1, 2021 four pictures. They were taken by the Tianwen I rob
58、otic mission, _39_(show) the Zhurong rover on the Martian surface and _40_(scene) of its landing site.Three pictures were taken by Zhurongs cameras, and displayed the rovers upper stage, its landing platform and the environment of the landing site. Another picture _41_(shoot) by a separate camera, d
59、isplaying the rover and the landing platform together.A fabric Chinese national flag and a drawing of mascots of the Bejjing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games are _42_(notice) in the landing platforms picture. Also in this photo, the tracks of Zhurong on the surface can be _43_(clear)
60、 seen.The group photo of Zhurong and the landing platform was created by a small camera, _44_ was originally attached to the bottom of the rover and then placed _45_ Martian soil when the rover traveled about 10 meters to the south of its landing platform.第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46. 假定你是某国际学校的学生会
61、主席李华,4月23日“世界读书日”即将来临,请你用英语写一封倡议书。要点包括:1. 阅读的好处;2. 如何培养良好的阅读习惯;3. 号召同学们多读书,读好书。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。Dear fellow students,_第二节(满分25分)47. 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。Not on his route!On a lazy Sunday morning, 54-year-old Winston Douglas drove his bus along a normally busting
62、but then quiet Ormond Street in the Peoplestown section of Atlanta. A woman using a walker was slowly crossing the street, so Douglas, a driver for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), tapped the brakes as he turned the wheel to the left to go around her.As he did so, he noticed
63、 a muscular young man in his early 20s standing shirtless on the sidewalk. That wasnt all that unusual for a late summer day in Atlanta. What was unusual was that the man was staring at the woman walking across the street.Douglas was wondering, “Why was he staring at the woman?” Within seconds, he s
64、aw the man sneak up behind the unsuspecting woman and rob her of the wallet. The woman fell on the sidewalk because of the force from behind. Realizing what was happening, she cried, “Help! Help!” The man tried to attack her to stop her screaming. But she fought back. The two collapsed onto the road
65、 between two parked cars, and the man continued his assault. The bus passengers witnessing the attack gasped. June Jarrett thought she was watching a horror movie come to life. Screaming at him to stop, she said, “Youre killing her.” And he looked up at the driver and just continued to assault her.
66、Douglas immediately stopped his bus. Quickly unbuckling his seat belt, he threw open the folding doors and jumped out.注意:I.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。He grabbed a heavy four-foot-long stick from a construction site nearby. Douglas ran the few steps over to them._Two weeks after the assault, Dou
67、glas visited Terri at her home._2021年广东省新高考普通高中联合质量测评新高三省级摸底联考英语试卷 答案版本试题卷共8页。全卷满分120分,考试用时120分钟。注意事项:1.答题前,先将自己的姓名、考号等填写在试题卷和答题卡上,并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2.选择题的作答:每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑,写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3.非选择题的作答:用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4.考试结束后,请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第二部分阅
68、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。AFor adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D), along with diet and exercise,once-daily RYBELSUs can help lower blood sugarWake Up to the Possibilities of Reaching Your A1C Goallf qualified, you may pay as little as $10 for a30-day prescr
69、iptionText RESULTS to 44535to learn more aboutRYBELSUSRYBELSUS is proven to lower blood sugar and A1CRYBELSUS may help you lose some weightRYBELSUS does not increase the risk of major cardiovascular (CV) events such as heart attack, stroke, or deathIn a 6-month study of people with an average starti
70、ng A1C of 8%, the majority of people taking RYBELSUS reached an A1C of less than 7%:Nearly 7 out of 10 people on7 mg of RYBELSUsNearly 8 out of 10 people on14 mg of RYBELSUSAbout 3 out of 10 people on a sugar pillWhile not for weight loss, in the same 6-monthstudy, people with an average starting we
71、ight of 195 pounds lost up to8 pounds:* 5 pounds on 7 mg of RYBELSUS* 8 pounds on l4 mg of RYBELSUS* 3 pounds on a sugar pillWhile many people in medical studies lost weight, some did gain weight.In a 6-month study looking at A1C with703 adults with T2D comparing 7 mg RYBELSUS and 14 mg RYBELSUs wit
72、h a sugar pill when both were added to diet and exercise.In a cardiovascular safety study, 3183adults with T2D and a high risk of CV events were treated with either 14 mg RYBELSUS or a sugar pill in addition to their usual diabetes and CV medications.1. Which of the following can help people with di
73、abetes lower A1C significantly?A. Taking 6 mg of RYBELSUS.B. Taking 7 mg of RYBELSUS.C. Taking 14 mg of RYBELSUS.D. Taking a sugar pill.2. What can we learn from the information?A. For adults with type 2 diabetes, once-daily RYBELSUS can certainly lower blood sugar.B. You pay as little as $10 for a
74、30-day prescription.C. You can lose weight if you take RYBELSUS.D. RYBELSUS does not raise the risk of stroke.3. You can most probably read this from _.A a comic bookB. a science fictionC. a novelD. a magazine答案 1. C 2. D 3. DBWhen Ariel Cordova-Rojas rode her bike to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in
75、Queens, New York, last November, she planned to go hiking and birdwatching. Bingo! A mile into her walk, she spotted a gorgeous female mute swan near the waters edge. Cordova-Rojas, 30, who had worked at the Wild Bird Fund rehabilitation center in Manhattan, knew that mute swans can be aggressive. B
76、ut as she approached this one, it didnt move. She was certain that the bird needed medical attention. Cordova-Rojas draped her jacket over the birds head to keep it calm, gingerly picked it up, and cradled it in her arms. And then a thought struck her: What do I do now?Her best bet was the rehab cen
77、ter, but that was across the East River and clear on the other side of town. How was she going to transport a 17-pound swan on her bike all that way? Luckily, some bemused strangers driving by offered her, her bike, and the swan a lift to a nearby subway station. On the subway, no one seemed particu
78、larly fazed by the feathered passenger. One guy, says Cordova-Rojas, was “sitting right in front of me on his phone. I dont know if he noticed there was a swan in front of him.”Cordova-Rojas called the rehab center enroute, and Tristan Higginbotham, an animal-care man-ager, picked her up at the subw
79、ay station and drove bird, bike, and rescuer to the facility. There, staff members determined that the swan might have lead poisoning, caused by ingesting weights used on fishing lines.The staff got the swan back up on her webbed feet. She even made a boyfriend at the centeranother injured swan. Sad
80、ly, even with all that TLC, the swan contracted a bacterial infection. Two months after Cordova-Rojas came to her rescue, she passed away.It is a disappointing ending, but the real story is just how far some people are willing to go to save a swan in the big cityliterally. In all, Cordova-Rojas trav
81、eled two hours by foot, car, and subway (while hauling her bike). Says Higginbotham, “Thats the perfect summary of who she is.”4. Which statement mentioned in the 1st paragraph is correct?A. The mute swan was aggressive.B Ariel Cordova-Rojas had planned to save the swan.C. The swan was dumb.D. Ariel
82、 Cordova-Rojas worked in Wild Animal Fund rehabilitation center in Manhattan.5. What was the possible reason why the swan was injured?A She was attacked by the hunter.B. She swallowed some kind of metal.C. She was hurt by her boyfriend.D. She was poisoned by the fishman on purpose.6. Which of the fo
83、llowing can be used to describe Cordova-Rojas?A Honest and responsible.B. Determined and caring.C. Ambitious and sensitive.D. Patient and single-minded.7. What is the purpose of the last paragraph?A. To call on people to help the injured swan.B. To show the importance of help.C. To think highly of C
84、ordova-Rojas.D. To encourage people to share their stories with others.答案 4. C 5. B 6. B 7. CCCreating devices that are better for the environment may involve working up a good sweat. Thats because engineers are using sweat to make systems that store energy. One such device is a type of capacitor. I
85、t is powered by sweat and can be used to charge a device. Researchers at the University of Glasgow in Scotland developed the device. A capacitor is an electrical component that stores energy physically, in a form very much like static electricity. ( In contrast, batteries store energy chemically. )T
86、he system recently developed is a supercapacitor. This is a capacitor with two conducting sur-faces on which a charge of energy is stored. The energy it stores can be used later. The energy could power an LED light or a type of electronic. Researchers described their new model May 11, 2020 in a scie
87、ntific journal. The findings are exciting because devices powered by sweat could pave the way to wearable tech that is both safer and better for the environment. Todays wearable electronics include gadgets strapped to the body, such as watches and fitness trackers. However, engineers are also creati
88、ng electronics that are part of clothing or stuck onto the skin.Batteries power most wearable devices today. Yet those batteries often contain chemicals that can harm the environment. Thats where the idea of using a bodily fluid comes into play. Electrolytes(电解质) are minerals in your body that have
89、an electric charge. With the device, the sweat serves as the electrolyte. “Thats kind of a new way of using sweat,” observes Mallika Bariya. She is a scientist at the University of California, Berkeley. She did not take part in the new study. She says electrolytes are an important part of these supe
90、rcapacitors. Theyre needed for these devices to provide power. Sweat is interesting, not gross, she argues. It can tell you about someones health. Also, the chemical makeup of sweat can change depending on what part of the body makes it.8. How does a supercapacitor work?A. It contains batteries that
91、 store energy chemically which could be used later to charge a device.B. It contains batteries that store energy physically which could be used later to charge a device.C. It is powered by sweat and store energy chemically which could be used later to charge a device.D. It is powered by sweat and st
92、ore energy physically which could be used later to charge a device.9. What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 2?A. A supercapacitor powered by sweat could charge wearable tech.B. Wearable tech is safer and better for the environment.C. A supercapacitor works with two conducting surfaces on which a cha
93、rge of energy is stored.D. Engineers are creating different electronics that are tied to the body with a strap.10. In what way does sweat replace harmful battery chemicals?A. The sweat reacts with the chemicals and stores energy.B. The sweat is mixed with electrolytes and changes its chemical makeup
94、.C. The sweat gets rid of some harmful chemicals.D. The sweat contains minerals called electrolytes that have an electric charge.11. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?A Electrolytes play an important part in storing energyB. Working up a sweat may one day power up a deviceC. Su
95、percapacitors are better for the environmentD. Batteries that power devices can harm the environment答案 8. D 9. A 10. D 11. BDAstronauts get to experience many interesting attractions. When astronauts go to space, they can become weightless. They get to see Earth as a little blue dot. Astronauts get
96、to experience shooting up into space at 20,000 miles per hour. That is more than three times faster than an airplane. Still, food is not one of the interesting parts of being an astronaut. Space travelers have had to eat strange foods. One example is liquid salt and pepper. They have also had to eat
97、 dried shrimp cocktail. The astronauts add water to it to make it a liquid again before eating.However, the menu for astronauts is going to grow. Scientists have been growing lettuce in outer space. The lettuce is just as safe, nutritious and tasty as lettuce grown on Earth. Gioia Massa works at the
98、 NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida. She is the lead scientist on the lettuce growing project. She said that growing food in space could be pivotal for astronauts on long missions. Massa says that todays space food may not work for these longer missions. This packaged food is stored for a longtime
99、. The quality and taste of the food goes down. In addition, the vitamins in the food start to breakdown. Massa says the astronauts may not get enough nutrition from these foods during long missions.She also added that there could be another benefit to growing food in space. Looking after plants coul
100、d help astronauts emotionally. Space food has improved in recent years. Many astronauts visit the International Space Station (ISS). It is a research station in outer space. Anything sent to ISS has to score at least a 6 out of 9 on a taste test. Even so, astronauts can grow tired of eating the same
101、 old vacuum-packed meals. Massa says many of the astronauts end up losing weight.The space-grown lettuce was similar to Earth-grown lettuce. In fact, some of the space-grown plants had more nutrients than Earth-grown lettuce. The space lettuce also had higher levels of bacteria. This was possibly be
102、cause the lettuce grew in a warmer, more humid system. However, none of this bacteria was dangerous.12. Why does the author mention some strange foods space travelers have had to eat?A. To draw a conclusion.B. To introduce the topic.C. To attract readers attention.D. To give explanations.13. What do
103、es the underlined word “pivotal” mean in the second paragraph?A. adventurousB. negativeC. crucialD. possible14. Which of the following may not be the one that Massa probably agrees?A. Astronauts get enough nutrition from growing food in space.B. Growing food in space gives astronauts a more varied d
104、iet.C. Astronauts get help emotionally by looking after plants in space.D. Astronauts never grow tired of eating the same old packaged food.15. What may happen in the following days according to the text?A. More and more astronauts will end up losing weight.B. It will not be a long time before astro
105、nauts can cook these ingredients.C. NASA plans to grow other produce on the ISS.D. More vacuum-packed meals will be sent to ISS to keep astronauts from getting sick.答案 12. B 13. C 14. D 15. C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。Books cost nothing on Stan Tuckers Leap fo
106、r Literacy bookmobile, called the Read n Roll. However, they dont come free. _16_ Acts are recorded on kindness tickets, which are like cash on the Read n Roll. When the bookmobile shows up at a school, the kids jump into a line to exchange their tickets for books.Tucker was leaching kindergarten in
107、 Atlanta, Georgia, in 2014. _17_ It broke Tuckers heart, and it gave him an idea for a way to get books to kids. Now working as a waiter and camp counselor, Tucker started his program during a year off from teaching in 2015.Sometimes he was lugging more than 1, 000 books in a car for giveaways at sc
108、hools. _18_ He now gives away 2, 500books a year. More than 13,000 students have traded kindness tickets for books._19_ However, he added, “At every turn, something has happened to keep this going.” For example, he met country singer Zac Brown, an Atlanta native, who came into the restaurant where T
109、ucker worked. Tucker asked Browns five kids about school. Because he liked the way Tucker interacted with his family, Brown told him, “Maybe we can help each other out.” Brown was starting a summer camp and offered Tucker a camp counselor job and an old tour bus for a bookmobile._20_ He used it to e
110、xpand his program. Five hundred kids participated in a writing program in which they were given blank books to write in. A few of the books they wrote were chosen by the Leap for Literacy board to be illustrated and published. Tucker hopes to one day fill the bookmobile with those books.A. Over the
111、past five years, Leap for Literacy has grown.B. To build the program, Tucker knew he needed something to count, so he started counting acts of kindness.C. The currency to buy them is kindness.D. Another fortunate turn was the $25,000 check he got on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” in 2019.E. How Tucker g
112、ot the nickname “Stan the Man” is part of the inspiration he shares with kids.F. A student approached him before a book fair to say he wouldnt be going because his mom didnt have any money.G. Tucker, who loved books as a kid, said it seemed impossible to make his dream work on a waiters pay.答案 16. C
113、 17. F 18. A 19. G 20. D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。Marty Verel, a 50-year-old kidney transplant recipient in Ohio, should have been near the top of the list to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. _21_ like millions of others, he wasnt having any luck sch
114、eduling an appointment. Marty and his wife, Nancy Verel, would sit with computers on their laps trying for hours to book an appointment on different sites, all of which were slow and _22_ . “I felt _23_ ,”Nancy says.Then Nancy heard about Marla Zwinggi, a 40-year-old mom of three from a Cleveland su
115、burb who was spending up to ten hours a day online trying to get appointments for _24_ individuals. So Nancy _25_ Zwinggi on Facebook: Can you help? Twenty-five minutes later, Zwinggi responded by asking for Martys legal name, date of birth, and other _26_ .Nine minutes after that, Zwinggi reported
116、backMarty had an appointment to get the vaccine.Zwinggis vaccine _27_ started on February 1, when she learned that her parentsher father has leukemia and her mother is a breast cancer survivor with a heart conditionwere _28_ to get appointments themselves. She hated that they had to wait. Clicking a
117、round on vaccine registration sites, Zwinggi, who has helped her husband develop websites, discovered just how _29_ it was to book an appointment. “It was like trying to get a World Series ticket,” she says.She applied strategies that web insiders are _30_ with ( keeping multiple browsers open, refr
118、eshing sites every 20 seconds, erasing cookies) and added a few of her special skills. “I work _31_. I drink a lot of coffee, and Im a fast typer,” she says. Soon enough, Zwinggi had secured appointments for her _32_.Zwinggi decided that helping others would be her way of _33_ to the society. “I fee
119、l like I need to will us out of this pandemic,” she says. On February 10, she logged on to Facebook to let people know that she was _34_ with bookings. By March 2, shed secured appointments for 400 people, a feat that made Nancy conclude, “Marla is some sort of COVID-19 _35_.”21. A. BecauseB. YetC.
120、SoD. When22. A. apparentB. relaxingC. exactD. complicated23. A. hopelessB. thrilledC. hopefulD. cautious24. A. youngB. energeticC. weakD. disabled25. A. puzzledB. messagedC. retoldD. explained26. A. instructionB. functionsC. informationD. secrets27. A. expectingB. makingC. huntingD. preparing28. A.
121、impossibleB. quickC. capableD. unable29. A. fastB. difficultC. easyD. interesting30. A. strictB. concernedC. patientD. familiar31. A. persistentlyB. suddenlyC. sadlyD. slowly32. A. e-friendsB. husbandC. parentsD. employer33. A. giving outB. giving backC. giving offD. giving in34. A. assistingB. agre
122、eingC. communicatingD. comparing35. A. monsterB. patientC. doctorD. angel答案 21. B 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. B 26. C 27. C 28. D 29. B 30. D 31. A 32. C 33. B 34. A 35. D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。Tianwen 1, named after an ancient Chinese poem, was launched by a Long March 5
123、heavy-lift carrier rocket on July 23, 2020 from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in the southernmost island province of Hainan. _36_ kick-started Chinas first mission to another planet._37_(drive) by a combination of 48 large and small engines, the spacecraft traveled more than 470 million km and ca
124、rried out four midcourse corrections and a deep-space trajectory maneuver before entering _38_ orbit of Mars on February 10,2021.The China National Space Administration made public on June I1, 2021 four pictures. They were taken by the Tianwen I robotic mission, _39_(show) the Zhurong rover on the M
125、artian surface and _40_(scene) of its landing site.Three pictures were taken by Zhurongs cameras, and displayed the rovers upper stage, its landing platform and the environment of the landing site. Another picture _41_(shoot) by a separate camera, displaying the rover and the landing platform togeth
126、er.A fabric Chinese national flag and a drawing of mascots of the Bejjing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games are _42_(notice) in the landing platforms picture. Also in this photo, the tracks of Zhurong on the surface can be _43_(clear) seen.The group photo of Zhurong and the landing pl
127、atform was created by a small camera, _44_ was originally attached to the bottom of the rover and then placed _45_ Martian soil when the rover traveled about 10 meters to the south of its landing platform.答案 36. It 37. Driven 38. the 39. showing 40. scenes 41. was shot 42. noticeable 43. clearly 44.
128、 which 45. on第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46. 假定你是某国际学校的学生会主席李华,4月23日“世界读书日”即将来临,请你用英语写一封倡议书。要点包括:1. 阅读的好处;2. 如何培养良好的阅读习惯;3. 号召同学们多读书,读好书。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。Dear fellow students,_答案 One possible version:Dear fellow students,In order to build a scholarly campus, I m writing to call o
129、n everyone to spend more time in reading books.Reading not only provides knowledge for us, but also inspires us to become better individuals. Each of us should form a good habit of reading. First, we should make good use of our spare time to read. Besides, a reading plan is favorable for us to read
130、persistently.Read more books and read good books. Choose books wisely and absorb the essence from the books. Lets take action now.第二节(满分25分)47. 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。Not on his route!On a lazy Sunday morning, 54-year-old Winston Douglas drove his bus along a normally busting but then
131、quiet Ormond Street in the Peoplestown section of Atlanta. A woman using a walker was slowly crossing the street, so Douglas, a driver for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), tapped the brakes as he turned the wheel to the left to go around her.As he did so, he noticed a muscul
132、ar young man in his early 20s standing shirtless on the sidewalk. That wasnt all that unusual for a late summer day in Atlanta. What was unusual was that the man was staring at the woman walking across the street.Douglas was wondering, “Why was he staring at the woman?” Within seconds, he saw the ma
133、n sneak up behind the unsuspecting woman and rob her of the wallet. The woman fell on the sidewalk because of the force from behind. Realizing what was happening, she cried, “Help! Help!” The man tried to attack her to stop her screaming. But she fought back. The two collapsed onto the road between
134、two parked cars, and the man continued his assault. The bus passengers witnessing the attack gasped. June Jarrett thought she was watching a horror movie come to life. Screaming at him to stop, she said, “Youre killing her.” And he looked up at the driver and just continued to assault her. Douglas i
135、mmediately stopped his bus. Quickly unbuckling his seat belt, he threw open the folding doors and jumped out.注意:I.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。He grabbed a heavy four-foot-long stick from a construction site nearby. Douglas ran the few steps over to them._Two weeks after the assault, Douglas visi
136、ted Terri at her home._答案 One possible version:He grabbed a heavy four-foot-long stick from a construction site nearby. Douglas ran the few steps over to them. He brought the stick down as hard as he could on the mans back. The attacker backed off and ran down the street. After the chase, Douglas an
137、d two other bystanders eventually tackled the assailant to the sidewalk. They tied his hands with a rope and called the police and an ambulance. The victim, a 63-year-old grandmother named Terri, lay on the road unconsciously. Passengers jumped off the bus to offer what aid they could until EMS arri
138、ved. Terri was transported to a nearby hospital, where she spent five days recovering from the attack to her neck, hand, and thigh, as well as severe bruising.Two weeks after the assault, Douglas visited Terri at her home. He brought along his one-year-old daughter and a bouquet of flowers. Seeing D
139、ouglas, Terri became teary and asked her son to help her to her feet so she could greet her savior. “No, you dont have to get up,” Douglas told her. “Yes, I do,” said Terri in a firm voice. It was the only way she could give him a proper hug. “Thank you. Youre all I had to help me,” she said, crying into his chest. “I just did what anybody would have done,” Douglas replied. Terri disagreed. Shaking her head, she said, “Not everyone would have done what you did.”