最新海淀区高三二模英语(含答案)

北京市海淀区2022届高三英语二模试题（含解析）本试卷共10页，120分。

考试时长100分钟。

考生务必将答案答在答题纸上，在试卷上作答无效。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题纸一并交回。

第一部分：知识运用(共两节，45分)第一节语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分)A阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。

在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

During my childhood, whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I would climb the mountain near our house. Walking together, we had a lot of conversations through ___1___ I learned many valuable lessons. He always stressed to me, “You should have objectives and capacity like the mountain.This has ___2___ (large) influenced my life. ___3___ the mountain-climbing, we couldn't have had enough time to spend together because my father was busy.【答案】1. which2. largely3. Without【解析】【分析】这是一篇记叙文。

短文叙述了作者在童年时期，总会和父亲一起爬上，路上进行交谈，从与父亲的交谈中，作者学到了很多有价值的东西。

这极大地影响了作者的生活。

【1题详解】考查定语从句。

句意：一起散步时，我们交谈了很多内容，我从中学到了很多有价值的东西。

海淀区2021-2022学年第二学期期末练习考试时长90分钟。

考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分知识运用（共两节，30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题1．5分，共15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My grandfather was a writer of many books．As a child and a teenager,I wrote 1 trying to be an author like him．When I 2 my first book,I was not sure if I should throw it out to the world or shelter it forever．That's why I went to grandpa that night,my faithful reader,who once again gave me tremendous 3 ．"Did you bring the book？I heard you talk about it and I can't wait to see your 4 ．“Oh yeah,the book．I completed it yesterday，”I handed him the draft，“but I don't think it's that good…”He turned to a random page and 5 more of the pages．"Why do you think this isn't good？It looks fine to me．Very heart-warming．"“Well,I'm not sure．It could be better than it is now．"“You can't expect for the book to be 6 ．Writing is a skill that takes time．You already finished the story,and now you have to 7 others what you've got，"he passed the book back to me．"If people don't like it,then write again．Criticism is important,but you are going to have to keep on writing till you are 8 with your work．”"Is that how you became a writer？"“Yes,and every other writer before me．You have to start from the 9 and then reach the top．”I finally broke out into a smile and he did too．I looked carefully at the book one more time．The pages bound together gave me hope for the future．That settled it．I was going to have to 10 myself and let others see my work．For me and for my grandpa．1．A．fast B．well C．nonstop D．little 2．A．polished B．finished C．deleted D．published 3．A．tasks B．pressure C．rewards D．inspiration 4．A．progress B．style C．comment D．reaction 5．A．copied B．wrote C．scanned D．edited 6．A．perfect B．unique C．complex D．practical 7．A．send B．show C．teach D．sell8．A．content B．strict C．patient D．exhausted 9．A．end B．failure C．bottom D．criticism10．A．give up B．count on C．look after D．get over第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。

2023届北京市海淀区高三下学期二模英语试题(5)一、听力选择题1.A．Delighted.B．Respectful.C．Relieved.D．Doubtful.2. Where does the conversation take place?A．On a train.B．In an elevator.C．In a taxi.3. When will the speakers leave?A．At 6:00.B．At 5:00.C．At 4:30.4. What might the woman be?A．A doctor.B．A nurse.C．A patient.5. Why is the man talking to the woman？A．To fix the door.B．To place an ad.C．To see a flat.二、听力选择题6. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. What does the man want to do?A．Go sightseeing.B．Go shopping.C．Go hiking.2. Which tour will the man take?A．The morning tour.B．The afternoon tour.C．The all-day tour.7. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. Why has the woman gone to Prague?A．To go sightseeing.B．To attend a conference.C．To see a friend2. Why does the man advise the woman to take the subway?A．The roads are narrow.B．It is not convenient to take a bus.C．The interesting places are all very far.3. How long does it take from the hotel to the conference center by bus?A．For 6 minutes.B．For 15 minutes.C．For 5 minutes.4. What can we learn from the conversation?A．It is easy to get lost at the subway station.B．The pay by trip on the subway depends on the distance.C．There isn’t a subway station near the conference center.8. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

海淀区2023-2024学年第二学期期末练习高三英语 2024.5本试卷共 10 页，100 分。

考试时长 90 分钟。

考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分知识运用（共两节，30分）第一节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Movement is our first language; I believe we’re born to dance. I’ve always had a special liking for dance, and my job.I got great 1 working in the therapeutic ( 治疗的) world; it felt more like a calling. I enjoyed every moment; my purpose and mission 2 me. My highlights are when I’ve witnessed once dull and hopeless eyes light up when the person felt seen, heard, and accepted.Then, ill health struck. As my health declined progressively, I had to stop doing what I loved.3 , all I had was being able to facilitate the occasional workshop when opportunity and energy aligned (一致). Chronic fatigue syndrome (慢性疲劳综合症) is a merciless beast.In 2020, the unimaginable happened. In addition to soul-destroying feeling of being4 , I began experiencing frequent vocal challenges of varying degrees. I could no longer accept facilitation invitations because my5 was now unreliable. I grieved, feeling like I was being swallowed by a damp, dark fog.After an extended period of being in self-pity, I 6 my thinking. I have internal value. My value or identity is not 7 by what I can or cannot do. Regarding my health journey, in time, I 8 this: it is what it is. For this season, this is my path.So, I started dancing again. Life is full of surprises, pleasant, unpleasant, and neutral, yet what matters is how we 9 to those surprises. Despite ongoing voice loss and health challenges, I found new ways to make a difference.You and I may not be able to choose the 10 life plays for us; however, we do get to choose how we will dance to it. May we dance with strength, courage, and grace.1. A. fame B. surprise C. pleasure D. inspiration2. A. fuelled B. attracted C. instructed D. calmed3. A. Simply B. Particularly C. Eventually D. Apparently4. A. tired B. annoyed C. disappointed D. injured5. A. mind B. sight C. sense D. voice6. A. discovered B. adjusted C. abandoned D. controlled7. A. ignored B. selected C. defined D. assisted8. A. accepted B. recalled C. questioned D. expected9. A. refer B. appeal C. turn D. respond10. A. role B. music C. joke D. game第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。

2023届北京市海淀区高三下学期二模英语试题一、听力选择题1. Where did the woman go before the meal?A．To her home.B．To a cinema.C．To a cafe.2.A．The hunting is to blame for the disappearance of the birds.B．The cause of the decline in the ducks’ number is uncertain.C．She is unhappy with the climate change throughout the world.D．The man should find more scientific evidence for the birds’ extinction.3.A．They can’t speak English.B．The microphone doesn’t work well.C．They are not familiar with his topic.D．The speaker is speaking too fast.4. What does the man need to know?A．The price of the tickets.B．The location of the concert.C．The dates of the performances.5. What is the occupation of the woman?A．A receptionist.B．A saleswoman.C．A waitress.二、听力选择题6. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. Why does the woman choose to stay in the UK?A．It provides opportunities.B．Her parents want her to stay.C．She doesn't like her home country.2. What will the woman do next?A．Go to a research center.B．Study in the office.C．Ask for advice.3. What are the speakers talking about?A．Their parents.B．A career plan.C．Working experience.7. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

2023届北京市海淀区高三下学期二模英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________7．A．approved B．found C．updated D．born 8．A．catch up with B．put up with C．make sense of D．take advantage of9．A．risking B．boosting C．assessing D．monitoring 10．A．family B．community C．culture D．history二、用单词的适当形式完成短文三、阅读理解Whether you’re managing medications,daily vitamins or other oral treatments,LiveFine takes the guesswork out of your routine with the ultimate efficiency and reliability system.This WiFi-enabled Smart Organizer makes taking,tracking,and managing your medication simple—easy dosage templates(药剂模板)allow you to dispense(分配)pills anywhere from once up to nine times a day.28spacious sections hold multiple pills,tablets, and capsules in each part,removing the need for regular refills,which is perfect for prescriptions,supplements,vitamins,aspirin,antibiotics,etc.The user guide provides comprehensive instructions for how to set up.In short,just fill the slots,install your preferred rings,and receive alerts.You can even customize audio and visual device alerts—plus notifications,alarms,and reminders and make missed doses a thing of the past!Just choose from multiple unique device alarm tones and adjust the volume to meet your precise needs.Use the LiveFine mobile app reminders for added reliability,which takes patient monitoring to another level,with notifications when medications are taken or the dispenser cover is opened.Plus,the app provides simple review of past doses,with times recorded for each administered dose and an ultra-convenient remote monitoring option to help your family members and caregivers check on your progress straight from their phones.When the need for information technology service arises,it can be a stressful moment—the user is locked out of their computer,or a program isn’t working properly.But if you ask anyone in the MIT departments of Chemistry and Physics,or the News Office—the Institute divisions that are fortunate enough to have Greg Walton as their IT service provider, they’ll acknowledge that not only is Walton the best,but whatever the issue is,he will see it through until all involved are satisfied with the outcome.Walton usually arrives on the scene with endless positive energy that transforms a technical annoyance into an enjoyable interaction,regardless of how many other IT fires he has already put out that day.The qualities that make him a star employee extend far beyond the campus.After spending his early years in foster care,Walton lived with his great-grandmother,but mostly, he was left to support himself.While many children might,understandably,lie flat under such unsupervised circumstances,Walton excelled academically and athletically at high school.He became the first person in his family to graduate from high school,and enrolled in college.Walton seized the chance to enroll in Year Up,a program aiming to close the “opportunity divide”by providing young adults with the skills,experience,and support that will empower them to reach their potential through professional careers and higher education. Walton remains an active ambassador for the organization.In June of2007,armed with shining recommendations,Walton was hired as a temp(临时工)at MIT.He eventually worked his way up to where he is today—an invaluable asset(不可或缺的人)to three departments.“I do feel lucky to work at MIT,”he says.“I’ve had the ability to tour the country sharing my story in hopes that some people may be inspired and employers may see young adults with tough backgrounds differently.”In addition to Year Up,he is involved with a number of organizations committed to helping young adults overcome their troubled pasts.This desire to have a positive impact on people’s lives extends seamlessly into his work at MIT.“Giving back is very important to me,”Walton says.“So many people have invested their time and energy into helping me,so I feel it would be an injustice not to do so.”24．Staff members in MIT sing high praise for Walton mainly because________.A．he enjoys interacting with his clientsB．he knows how to put out fires for othersC．he solves problems with a positive attitudeD．he is good at developing computer programs25．What do we know about Walton before he went to college?A．He depended on his great-grandma for a living.B．He stood out in study and sports in high school.C．He lay flat just like other unsupervised children.D．He was supported by foster care for better education.26．Why did Walton get involved with a lot of organizations?A．To share his troubled past with young adults.B．To pay back to society by helping young adults.C．To advise businesses to treat young adults fairly.D．To promote education equality among young adults.27．What can we conclude from Walton’s story?A．One good turn deserves another.B．Opportunities favor the prepared mind.C．Education is a powerful weapon to change the world.D．One’s future is defined by his efforts,not by his origin.Even people who tend to think conventionally,such as accountants,can be creative,a recent study suggests,if they can look at emotional situations in a different light.In a set of experiments,researchers found that conventional thinkers came up with more creative ideas than peers after they practised“emotional reappraisal”.This means viewing a situation through another emotional lens,such as trying to see an anger-inducing event as one that is neutral or hopeful.The study indicates that creativity is something that can be trained.“Whenever we break away from our existing perspective and try to think about something that’s different from our initial reaction,there’s a creative element to it.If we can practise or train that flexible-thinking muscle,it may help us be more creative over time,”said lead author Lily Zhu,an assistant professor at Washington State University.For the study,Zhu and her colleagues conducted two similar experiments.In the first experiment with335people recruited through a crowdsourcing platform,the participants were first ranked on their openness levels and then shown a film scene designed to elicit(引起)anger.While viewing,they were given different instructions:to suppress their emotions,to think about something else to distract themselves or to try emotional reappraisal—looking at the scene through another lens.Some were also given no instruction on how to regulate their feelings.After viewing the film,the participants were asked to come up with an idea to use an empty space in their building.Those ideas were then evaluated by a panel of experts who did not know anything about the participants.Ideas such as using the space for“napping capsules”were considered highly creative whereas ideas like opening a similar cafeteria as before were considered low in creativity.The next experiment had a different group of177participants write about an experience that made them angry.They were then tasked with either writing about it again from a different emotional perspective or writing about something else as a distraction.In both experiments,conventional thinking participants who tried emotional reappraisal came up with more creative ideas than other conventional thinkers who used suppression, distraction or no emotional regulation strategy at all.Notably,for participants who were considered creative thinkers to begin with,emotional reappraisal did not seem to have much effect on their creativity.As to the implications of the study,Zhu suggested that supervisors in workplace should develop trainings to cultivate creative thinking skills in employees.Individuals can also practise emotional reappraisal when confronted with a crisis or challenge instead of suppressing negative emotions.28．Which of the following is most probably an example of emotional reappraisal?A．Considering an occurrence objectively.B．Taking one’s success as an opportunity.C．Distracting oneself from an annoying event.D．Regarding disappointment as a turning point.29．From the study,we know that________.A．creative thinkers’creativity was enhanced after practising emotional reappraisalB．evaluating experts had adequate information about the research subjectsC．the research findings could be applied to the training of employeesD．the first experiment aimed to select the most creative design30．Which would be the best title for the passage?A．Change Feelings to Boost CreativityB．Effective Strategies to Manage EmotionsC．Think Over to Explore Creative PotentialD．A New Way to Remove Negative EmotionsAs we enter a period of profound economic uncertainty,presaged(预示)by recent high-profile layoffs and a culture of“quiet quitting”,thinking about the future of work might well seem a daunting(令人生畏的)prospect.Indeed,an ever-increasing digital skills gap threatens to stop businesses adopting the game-changing technologies that will help to power growth in the months and years ahead. For instance,with each exciting new technology comes a growing concern about whether we have a digitally savvy(精明的)workforce ready to take advantage of it.After all,keeping the workforce up to speed with the latest advances is a key element of the digital transformation process,which will prove essential if we hope to improve business productivity and efficiency alongside our efforts to achieve sustained growth.Likewise,at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos,the cybersecurity skills gap was named as one particular area of concern.There’s good reason for this focus:if businesses can’t protect themselves against external threats,they risk going backwards.And that’s before they even start thinking about achieving growth.This is why we need to address the digital skills gap urgently.Well,we should start by changing the narrative to help us recruit and retain from a more diverse pool of talent,giving businesses a far better chance of finding the up-to-date digital skills they need.And,when it comes to engaging and empowering the current workforce, learning and development opportunities will be key,helping employees to improve their skills for the benefit of both themselves and their employers.To make this all happen,leaders and employers must demonstrate a commitment to teaching their workforces digital skills by setting clear expectations and providing all the resources required.One approach,for example,would be to focus on the potential in the existing talent pool by identifying those already skilled in digital capabilities and supporting them to upskill their colleagues.Creating a culture of learning,with an emphasis on personal growth,can be an impressive motivator in the workplace.Of course,it’s all well and good saying that digital skills are vital,but a workforce with purely hard skills will not future-proof a business.There’s a need for soft skills that support四、七选五maintain water levels and ecosystems.六、其他应用文44．假设你是红星中学高三“传统文化社”社长李华。

市海淀区高三二模英语试题及答案TTA standardization office【TTA 5AB- TTAK 08- TTA 2C】海淀区高三年级第二学期期末练习英语本试卷共12页，共150分。

考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：1．考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

2．答题前考生务必将答题卡上的姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔填写。

3．答题卡上选择题必须用2B铅笔作答，将选中项涂满涂黑，黑度以盖住框内字母为准，修改时用橡皮擦除干净。

非选择题必须用黑色字迹的签字笔按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，未在对应的答题区域内作答或超出答题区域作答的均不得分。

第一部分：听力理解（共三节，30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题分，共分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话你将听一遍。

1. Where are the speakers? A. At a cinema. B. At the railway station. C. At the airport.2. What size of juice does the woman order? A. Small. B. Medium. C. Large.3. What’s the possible relationship between the speakers A. Classmates. B. Colleagues.C. Father and daughter.4. What are the two speakers mainly talking about? A. Easter plans. B. A new movie.C. Weekend activities.5. How does the woman feel A. Excited. B. Surprised. C. Worried. 第二节（共10小题；每小题分，共15分）听下面4段对话或独白。

2020-2021学年北京市海淀区教师进修学校附属实验学校高三英语二模试题及答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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AObesity (肥胖症) is becoming a problem in our busy society, and almost one in three American adults is now considered to be obese. Children obesity is alsoat an all-time high.Obesity means being very overweight. If you are obese, you have too much bodyfat. If you eat more food than your body can use, this will make you put on weight. Food that your body does not need will be stored as fat by your body.The following are the major factors that increase the risk of obesity.What you eat plays a major role in weight gain. Eating a lot of fast food such as hamburgers, sweet drinks, ice creams and other sweet food can increase the risk of becoming obese.If you do not do enough exercise, you will put on weight as the food you eat is not being used to make energy for physical activities.The chances of you being obese are greater if your parents are obese.There are many psychological factors that cause people to eat too much. People who are worried, unhappy or bored will often eat to make themselves feel better. This is known as comfort eating.Age is another factor, as you tend (趋于) to be less active when you get older. When you get older, you need to eat less, and if you do not eat less, you will put on weight. Obesity can cause many health problems such as heart problems, high blood pressure and many other serious medical conditions.1. The underlined sentence in paragraph 1 means that ____.A. obesity does not do harm to health.B. there are more obese children than before.C. all the American children are obese.D. there are less obese children in the USA.2. According to the passage, there are ____ major factors that increase the risk of obesity.A. threeB. fourC. fiveD. six3. What will the writer most probably talk about after the last paragraph?A. How to avoid obesity.B. How to live in the busy USA.C. What illnesses are caused by obesity.D. How doctors treat heart problems.BIn life，once on a path，we tend to follow it，for better or worse.What's sad is that even if it's the latter，we often accept it anyway because we are so used to the way things are that wed don't even recognize that they could be different This is a phenomenon psychologist call functional fixedness.This classic experiment will give you an idea of howitworks and a sense of whether you may have fallen into the same trap: People are given a box of tacks (大头钉) and some matches and asked to find a way to attach a candle to a wall so that it burns properly.Typically, the subjects try tacking the candle to the wall or lighting it to fix it with melted wax. The psychologists had, of course, arranged it so that neither of these obvious approaches would work. The tacks are too short, and the paraffin (石蜡) doesn't stick to the wall. So how can you complete the task? The successful technique is to use the tack box as a candle-holder. You empty it, tack it to the wall. and stand the candle inside it. To think of that, you have to look beyond the box's usual role as a receptacle just for tacks and re-imagine it serving an entirely new purpose. That is difficult because we all suffer to one degree or another from functional fixedness.The inability to think in new ways affects people in every corner of society. The political theorist Hannah Arendt coined the phrase“frozen thoughts”to describe deeply held ideas that we no longer question but should. In Arendt's eyes, the self- content reliance on such accepted “truths”also made people blind to ideas that didn't fit their worldview, even when there was plenty of evidence for them.Frozen thinking has nothing to do with intelligence, she said,“It can be found in highly intelligent people.”4. What does the underlined word“it”in paragraph 2 refer to?A. The experiment.B. Functional fixedness.C. The path.D. The thinking.5. Which way is hard to think of to complete the task?A. Tacking the candle to the wall.B. Fixing the candle with melted wax.C. Using the tack box as a candle-holder.D. Lighting the candle tostand it.6. Which of the following statements will Hannah Arendt agree with?A. People should question.B. We should be used to the way things are.C. People shouldn't accept the idea that doesn't fit their worldview.D. The smarter people are，the more open to the new things they are.7. What's the passage mainly about?A. An interesting experimentB. A psychological phenomenon.C. A theory to be proved.D. The opinion of Hannah Arendt.CThere is an old Chinese proverb that states “One generation plants the trees; another gets the shade,” and this is how it should be with mothers and daughters. The relationship between a mother and a daughter is sometimes confusing. The relationship can be similar to friendship. However, the mother and daughter relationship has unique characteristics that distinguish it from a friendship. These characteristics include responsibilities and unconditional love, whichprecludemothers and daughters from being best friends.Marina, 27 years old, said, “I love spending time with my mom, but I wouldn’t consider her my best friend. Best friends don’t pay for your wedding. Best friends don’t remind you how they carried you in their body and gave you life! Best friends don’t tell you how wise they are because they have been alive at least 20 years longer than you.” This doesn’t mean that the mother and daughter relationship can’t be very close and satisfying. This generation of mothers and adult daughters has a lot in common, which increases the likelihood of shared companionship. Mothers and daughters have always shared the common experience of being homemakers, responsible for maintaining(保持) and passing on family values and traditions. Today contemporary mothers and daughters also share the experience of work and technology, which may bring them even closer together.Best friends may ormay not continue to be best friends, but for better or worse; the mother and daughter relationship is permanent, even if for some unfortunate reason they aren’t speaking. Sometimes this is not an equal relationship. Daughters don’t always feel responsible for their mother’s emotional well-being. But mothers never stop being mothers, which includes frequently wanting to protect their daughters and often feeling responsible for their happiness. The mother and daughter relationship is a relationship that is not replaceable byany other. Mothers always “trump(胜过)” friends.8. What does the underlined word “preclude” in paragraph 1 probably mean?A. differ.B. benefit.C. prevent.D. change.9. What can we learn from what Marina said?A. Best friends will not spend money on her wedding.B. Best friends will not remind her of important issues in life.C. Her mother is wiser on account of her age.D. Her mother is definitely not her best friend.10. Why can a mother and a daughter build a even closer relationship today?A. Because they share advanced technology with each other.B. Because they work together to support the whole family.C. Because they experience the same values and traditions.D. Because they have common experience in life and work.11. What is the text mainly about?A. How to build a good mother and daughter relationship.B. A mother-daughter relationship is irreplaceable.C. Mothers want to be daughters’ friends.D. A daughter is a mother’s best friend.DCompared to dogs, cats are often considered to be aloof（冷漠的）with respect to their human owners. It is usual for them to be indifferent（无动于衷的）when humans calltheir names. Are we sure that they don’t understand human voices at all?A recent study published in the journal of Scientific Reports suggests that we’ve been fooled. Japanese scientists found that cats can recognize their names if their owners regularly use them. In the study, scientists recruited 78 domestic cats. They played recordings of voices of their owners saying five words: the first four words were random nouns thatresembledtheir names while the final word was the cat’s name. Then they observed the cats’ responses, if there were any.Most of cats moved their ears or heads when they heard their names, while they made no response to other words. That suggested, “cats were paying attention to you, what you say and what you do,” John Bradshaw, an expert on human-animal interactions（互动）at the University of Bristol, UK, told The Times. “And cats were just asgood as dogs at learning,” she added.In the study, when people called their names, cats often associated (联系) the words with rewards, such as food or play, or with “punishments” such as having a bath or going to the vet . This made cats sensitive (敏感的) to words. After the cats had been called several times, they could respond to the words. But the scientists added that while dogs have evolved（进化）to follow their owners’ orders, cats have not. Although cats appear to be distant, they do have special relationships with their owners.According to study co-author Atsuko Saito, cats have evolved not to show their emotions as a survival method. One example is illness, which they tend to hide because “in the wild, no one can rescue them” and predators (捕食性动物) are more likely to pay attention to them, Saito explained.However, technology may help bridge the communication gap between cats and us. There are now mobile apps available to explain what their meows mean. So, the next time you hear “meow, meow”,your cat may be telling you: “Hi, you haven’t cleaned my litter box recently.”12. What did the recent study find about cats?A. Cats can recognize their names.B. Cats are cleverer than dogs.C. Cats learn more slowly than dogs.D. Cats are willing to follow orders.13. What does the underlined word“resembled”in paragraph 2 probably mean?A. were limited toB. were different fromC. were similar toD. were away from14. Why do cats appear distant to their human owners?A. They associate words with punishments.B. They want to protect themselves from harm.C. They are not sensitive to the human voice.D. They don’t pay much attention to their surroundings.15. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. It is difficult to understand cats’ meows.B. Interaction with your cats is very important.C. Cats do have good relationships with their owners.D. We may know cats better with the help of technology.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。

2020-2021学年北京市海淀区教师进修学校附属实验学校高三英语二模试题及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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ALast summer, Katie Steller pulled off the freeway on her way to work inMinneapolis. She stopped at a traffic light, where a man was sitting with a sign asking for help. She rolled down her window and shouted. “Hey. I’m driving around giving free haircuts. Do you want one right now?” The man laughed, then paused. “Actually,” he said, “I was really hoping to get a haircut.” Steller pulled out a red chair from her car and helped the man cut his hair immediately. After the work was done, the man looked in a mirror. “I look good!” he said.Up to now, Steller has given 30 or so such haircuts around the city to people with little influence, and she is strongly aware of the power of her cleanup job.As a teen, she suffered from a severe disease, causing her hair to get thinned, so her mother arranged for Steller’s first professional haircut. “To sit down and have somebody look at me and talk to me like a person and not just an illness, it helped me feel cared about and less alone,” she says. After that, Steller knew she wanted to have her own barbershop so she could help people feel the way she’d felt that day. Not long after finishing cosmetology (美容术) school in 2009, she began what she now calls her Red Chair Project, reaching out to people on the streets. Her aim was that by doing some kind acts, others would be inspired to spread their own.“Part of what broke my heart was just how lonely peoplelooked,” she said. “I thought maybe I’d go around and ask if people want free haircuts. I can’t fix their problems, but maybe I can help them feel less alone for a moment.”It all began with a belief in simple acts of kindness, such as a free haircut. “The way you show up in the world matters,” said Steller. “You have no idea what people are going to do with the kindness that you give them.”1. How does the writer begin the passage?A. By making a comparison.B. By giving a reason.C. By raising a question.D. By describing a scene.2. What made Stellar start the Red Chair Project?A. Her mother’s love for her.B. Her interest in cosmetology.C. Her care for those in need.D. Her wish to fight severe diseases.3. What did Stellar expect from the project?A. To spread kindness.B. To solve social problems.C. To deal with relationships.D. To make people look smarter.BWhat a day! I started at my new school this morning and had the best time. I made lots of new friends and really liked my teachers. I was nervous the night before, but I had no reason to be. Everyone was so friendly and polite. They made me feel at ease. It was like I'd been at the school for a hundred years!The day started very early at 7:00 am. I had my breakfast downstairs with my mom. She could tell that I was very nervous. Mom kept asking me what was wrong. She told me I had nothing to worry about and that everyone was going to love me. If they didn't love me, Mom said to send them her way for a good talking to. I couldn't stop laughing.My mom dropped me off at the school gates about five minutes before the bell. A little blonde girl got dropped off at the same time and started waving at me. She ran over and told me her name was Abigail. She was very nice and we became close straight away. We spent all morning together and began to talk to another girl called Stacey. The three of us sat together in class all day and we even made our way home together! It went so quickly. Our teacher told us that tomorrow we would really start learning and developing new skills.I cannot wait until tomorrow and feel as though I am really going to enjoy my time at my new school. I only hope that my new friends feel the same way too.4. How did the author feel the night before her new school?A. Tired.B. ConfidentC. Worried.D. homesick5. What did the author think of her mother’s advice?A. Clear.B. Funny.C. OptionalD. Respectable6. What happened on the author's first day of school?A. She met many nice people.B. She had a hurried breakfast.C. She learned tome new skills.D. She arrived at school very early.7. What can we infer about Abigail?A. She disliked Stacey.B. She was shy and quiet.C. She got on well with the author.D. She was an old friend of the author.CAccording to statistics published by the BPI (Buying Power Index) a couple of months ago, digital streaming(流媒体) now accounts for 80 percent of the music consumption in the UK. Despite the incredible growth of online streaming platforms like iTunes, Apple Music and Tidal over the past 15 years, a more traditional medium has also seen a return of interest and sales in the music industry. In 2020, almost one in five of all albums purchased in the UK is vinyl (黑胶唱片), and it has once again become the most popular physical musical medium.With digital streaming so easy and convenient, why are so many peopledrawn to traditional records? Some experts claim that vinyl is a physical medium for experiencing music, something tangible (有形的) to hold and own. For most people, having something tangible and interacting with it gives depth to the experience of music. Listening to an album and touching it the way the artist intended can make them feel more connected to the music and the artist. Records are physical products that can be not only displayed but also gifted, shared, traded and passed down through generations.Sound quality is another hot topic. A lot of music lovers feel that the analogue sound (模拟声音) vinyl offers is superior to modern digital audio, particularly with regards to the compressed formats streaming platforms use. There’s a common belief that old-school analogue audio has a warmer, fuller sound than digitised music. For vinyl followers, the very defect traditional recorders often have, such as the familiar crackle (劈啪作响) when the record starts, bring the music to life in a different way.There’s aritualisticaspect to vinyl that a lot of people are drawn to, too. The act of putting a record on—carefully removing the record from the sleeve, placing it on the record player and gently dropping the needle on the right groove (凹槽)—is a more assiduous (一丝不苟的), mindful way of engaging with music. When you’re listening to vinyl, you can’t tap abutton and go about your day while the streaming service provides hours of music. You need to stay close to the record player to move the needle and flip the record over.It’s clear that the vinyl interest is well underway, and vinyl records are truly making a comeback. In an increasingly digital society, there’s something to be said for analogue experiences. Perhaps one of the great things about being alive in the 21st century is our ability to have the best of both worlds—the timeless appeal of physical records alongside the easy access to vast music libraries that streaming offers.8. What are the statistics published by the BPI used to show?A. An increase in music consumption.B. The recovery of music industry.C. A comeback of a physical medium.D. The acceptance of online streaming.9. According to some experts, why does vinyl interest many people?A. It attracts people by its realistic feel.B. It offers simple access to different music.C. It shares a new way to enjoy music.D. It provides people with perfect sound effect.10. The underlined word “ritualistic” in Para.4 means something ______.A. Overlooked by society.B. Updated very frequently.C. Performed as part of a ceremony.D. Kept for a long time without changing.11. How does the writer feel about the future development of music medium?A. Traditional records will get underway.B. The analogue experiences may matter more.C. Vinyl sales will boom with technological advance.D. There should be a good mix of old and new.DA Virginia teen is doing his part to make sure frontline health care workers are getting the meals they need to help them take care of themselves and others.Arul Nigam, 17, of Tyson's Corner, Va. , has had to make several adjustments since his school year ended abruptly in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic(新冠疫情).“We didn'thave any classes for like over a month and then after that there were a lot of technical difficulties. So I started to have a lot more free time,” he tells Yahoo Life. “It was really saddening, but it was also something that really surprised me, that our health care workers are facing something like that,” Nigam says. “So I wanted to see what I could do to help them because obviously, they're sacrificing so much and giving so much for all of us. ”In late March, the teen started fundraising efforts with the help of friends and family to help these health care workers receive much-needed meals. He also began doing research about what hospitals had the most amount of coronavirus cases, so he could prioritize those places first. He was also arranging for the orders to be fulfilled at local family-owned restaurants impacted by shutdown orders. So far, Nigam has delivered over 1,000 meals to 22 hospitals in 13 states, including New York, Massachusetts and Maryland.Nigam's efforts have not only helped health care workers, but restaurants as well. With quarantine restrictionstaking a toll onthe food industry, places like Best Coast Burrito in Oakland, Calif. , have lost businessover the last few weeks. Best Coast's owner,Alvin Shen, tells Yahoo Life that being able to partner with Arul and others in efforts to feed those on the frontline has been a big help.12. What would Nigam probably do according to his words?A. Study at home by himself.B. Spend the more free time playing.C. Donate some money to health care workers.D. Do something helpful for health care workers.13. What is Nigam's priority when delivering food?A. The urgency of meals.B. The severity of the virus.C. The number of doctors.D. The position of hospitals.14. What does the phrase “taking a toll on” in the last paragraph mean?A. Turning a blind eye to.B. Keeping an eye on.C Causing lots of damage to.D. Answering completely for.15. Where can you probably read this text?A. Science fiction.B. Fashion magazine.C. Life magazine.D. Entertainment newspaper.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。