2021年上海市黄浦区高考英语二模试卷1.Ocean exploration changed human history One of humanity's greatest achievements hasbeen mastering routes across the world's oceans. Communities separated by thousands of miles （1）______ （bring）into contact and religious ideas have spread across the waters, while artistic creativity has been motivated by the experience of seeing the products of different civilizations. Customs have been decisively altered by the movement of ships across the oceans. No one drank tea in medieval Europe, but （2）______ contact had been made with the tea-drinking Chinese, tea became popular with millions of people from Sweden to the United States.We tend to hold the view （3）______ the opening of the oceans was the work of the great explorers,especially the 15th century pioneers who edged their way through uncharted waters to southern Africa,the Indian Ocean and the lands of the Indies. These were sailors （4）______ Christopher Columbus,who chanced upon unsuspected lands that blocked the expected sea route from Europe to China and Japan. But while these men （5）______ give the Age of Discovery its name, they didn't start the exploration of the world's oceans - and there were also scores of merchants who followed in （6）______ route, taking full advantage of new knowledge about the open ocean to develop trade links across the world,（7）______ laid the foundation for modern globalization. These were the people who really mastered the oceans and brought the continents into contact.Since then, the oceans have only continued（8）______ （tie）the world together - most dramatically when new routes were literally carved out, with the building of the SuesCanal in the 19th century and the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914. The first goods to pass through the Panama Canal consisted of a cargo of（9）______ （tin）pineapples from Hawaii. The Pacific and the Atlantic were （10）______ （closely）tied together than ever before.Would you wear a computer under your skin？Forget smartphones and smart glasses. One day, we might have smart tattoos, bodymodifications. The company NewDealDesign came up with an idea for a product called UnderSkin. The device would look like a pair of tattoos on your arms and the side of your thumb, but it would actually be a very thin computer implanted just below your skin. It would draw power from your body's energy, and you could use it to unlock doors,（1）______ your health, exchange and store information, or even express your personality.UnderSkin is just an idea - you can't go out and get one - but the technology exists to make it work. "We（2）______ it is about five years from being real," says designer Gadi Amit.Writer and technology initiator Amal Graffstra already has a chip called a radio-frequency （3）______ tag implanted in his hand. "I use it to log into my computer. I also use it to share contact details with people," he says. The chip is about the size of a grain of rice and responds to radio（4）______ with a unique number for recognition.If a computerized tattoo or（5）______ tag isn't crazy enough for you, what about a brain chip？The company Intel is working on technology that would let you control yourdevices with your mind. Dean Pomerleau, one of the researchers, explains, "We're trying to prove you can do interesting things with brain waves…. Imagine being able to surf the Web with the power of your（6）______ ."Do you think these chips sound frightening or cool Some doctors are（7）______ about people hurting themselves while getting devices implanted. They argue that medical（8）______ are meant to heal sick people, and not to give healthy people special powers.Others worry about hacking and（9）______ . Could someone hack in and steal your identity, or even control your mind On a more（10）______ level, if you have a computer inside your body, are you still human？Or are you a cyborg, a being that is part human and part machine, or a machine that looks like a human being？What do you think - would you want a computer under your skin？For the longest time, the predominant description about renewable energy featured awkward technologies,high costs, and burdensome allowance. In the（1）______ of strict andfar-reaching policy changes, the chances for mass adoption seemed slim. Electric vehicles （EVs）simply couldn't go the distance, and LED lights were unattractive and（2）______ . But now that these technologies have come of age, a new story is being written. Around the world, businesses, governments, and households are taking advantage of more cost-effective low-carbon technologies.（3）______ advances in information technologies（IT），green solutions can be introduced into business operations successfully. And as public support forthese technologies has grown, so have the（4）______ for scaling up to a fully sustainable energy system.As in any rapid transition, a full understanding of what is happening has（5）______ events. Many present energy producers find it hard to believe that their world is undergoing a revolutionary change, so they insist that their heavily polluting technologies will remain（6）______ and necessary for some time to come. Journalists, too, describe the transition with a degree of（7）______ ，because it is their job to be suspicious. And politicians and regulators are cautious to adopt a new perspective,（8）______ they are already struggling to keep up with the pace of change in the energy industry.To be sure,（9）______ doesn't come without setbacks, as the recent growth in energy-related greenhouse-gas（GHG）emissions shows. Yet there is no doubt that the future of energy will be（10）______ different from the recent past. In fact, the（11）______ is happening even faster than we think,for example, coal-fired power plants are shutting down faster than ever, and plans for new natural-gas plants are being replaced with more cost-effective wind and solar options. And as the shift toward renewables gains good trends, it will be easier for elected officials to pursue more climate-friendly policies and regulations, thereby creating a（n）（12）______ circle of change.As the green transition comes of age,it will offer solutions to all of humanity's energy needs,placing a clean, prosperous and secure low-carbon future well within reach. Yet even as we hug（13）______ ，we must not lose sight of the fact that climate change is speeding up. With GHG emissions（14）______ to rise, the future of humanity hangs in the balance. One hopes that the shift to（15）______ energy will tip the scale in our favor.2. A. license B. absence C. application D. promotion3. A. invisible B. unbelievable C. inevitable D. unaffordable4. A. Instead of B. Owing to C. In case of D. According to5. A. resources B. revolutions C. prospects D. priorities6. A. caught up with B. compared withC. taken place ofD. fallen behind7. A. relevant B. inferior C. synthetic D. experimental8. A. mixture B. caution C. conflict D. approval9. A. in case B. so that C. even though D. the moment10. A. significance B. invention C. happiness D. progress11. A. dramatically B. economically C. independently D. equivalently12. A. interaction B. modernizationC. motivationD. transformation13. A. natural B. potential C. positive D. original14. A. influence B. optimism C. estimation D. extension15. A. starting B. failing C. emerging D. continuing16. A. sustainable B. traditional C. available D. industrialDOn the night of September 19，1961，Betty Hill and her husband Barney were driving home through the White Mountains from Niagara Falls. They were travelling on a nearly deserted two-lane highway when Betty noticed a steady light in the sky that was getting bigger and brighter.She thought it was a planet or a star. Barney,stimulated at her excitement,said it was probably just a wandering aeroplane. Whatever it was, it appeared to be following them.They stopped their car for a closer look. What they said happened next, changed their lives. The flying object was noiseless. It appeared to be spinning. It was as big as a jet but shaped like a pancake.So formed the tale of Betty Hill,a New Hampshire social worker who,with Barney,a postal worker, claimed to be kidnapped by aliens, who were from outer space, on a moonlit night about 60 years ago.After reluctantly going public with her experience, Hill, who died of cancer at her New Hampshire home, aged 85，became a celebrity on the UFO circuit and was known as the "first lady of UFOs".Intriguingly，at the time of the incident, the Hills remembered nothing except that they had spied a strange object in the sky. Later, troubled by nightmares and other stress-related pains, the couple underwent hypnosis（催眠）where the full story came out with the aid of Boston psychiatrist Benjamin Simon, an expert in medical hypnosis.On their night of contact the Hills arrived home at 5 a.m.，unable to account for two lost hours. They were also confused by the odd marks on their telescopes,deep signs on the tops of Barney's best shoes,Betty's torn dress and strange circular markings on their car that made the needle of a compass jump wildly.After seeing them for six months, the psychiatrist concluded the Hills' lost memory about thehours they lost on that night in 1961 "appeared to involve an amazing experience on the part of both of the Hills". Whether the experience had been fantasy or reality, Simon could not say, but he said he was convinced they had not been lying. He guessed that it had been a kind of shared dream.Reports of aliens capturing humans and taking them aboard oddly shaped spacecraft were "comparatively rare" before 1975. After a movie, "The UFO Incident"，about the Hills came out, however, such stories increased.17.When they saw the strange object in the sky, Barney and Betty Hill ______ .A. were astonished at its strange flight and noiseB. regarded it as just a wandering car following themC. realized immediately what the danger it might causeD. showed curiosity in discovering what it really was18.The word "Intriguingly" in paragraph 6 most probably means " ______ ".A. RidiculouslyB. TemporarilyC. RemarkablyD. Mysteriously19.The Hills later sought the help of a psychiatrist because ______ .A. they had lots of secrets in their lives after the strange experienceB. their lives were greatly disturbed by the unexpected experienceC. they wanted to share their unforgettable experience with the expertD. they hoped to forget completely what had happened to them20.This article was written in order to ______ .A. describe an unusual event to the readersB. convince readers of the existence of UFOsC. record how people were caught by aliensD. warn people of the dangers the UFOs causeEThe changing population throughout the globalizing world, in particular an increase in the aging population and a decrease in birth rates, is disturbing housing markets.Since 1970，global average income per person has increased, with a few exceptions as in 2009 and 2015，and inequality has also widened among and within nations. The International Monetary Fund's Global House Price Index collapsed in 2008 before climbing again to reach pre-crisis levels. Due to these population and financial trends, household structures have changed with increased preference for smaller, shared living quarters and less home ownership worldwide. Analysts increasingly focus on mapping and predicting effects of globalization on housing markets and individual decisions.Countries at the forefront of globalization, namely the United States and China, as well as rapidly globalizing countries like India, expect their aging populations to double by the year 2050. Coupled with changes to the family structure, especially a childbirth rate nearly halved since 1950 and more two-income households, decisions involving the housing stock are more complex than ever before.The three countries may share a common challenge：Their governments are not well prepared for rapid growth in their graying populations. Out of the three, the United States could be most affected, as the primary-mode of senior care in China and India is in-home care. If family support remains the top choice for senior care, this could prevent India and China from the possible negative effects of the inadequate public and private planning. In-home care involvesfamily members covering the cost and accommodation of senior members. About 65 percent of US elderly in need of assistance rely on family and friends,and non-family senior care is relatively new for India and China.21.Which of the following is TRUE according to paragraph 1 and 2？______A. The housing markets are mostly affected by the decrease in birth rates and rise in deathrates.B. Inequality has widened among and within nations due to the rapid globalization of thehouseholds.C. The population and financial trends led to increased preference for smaller, sharedaccommodations.D. Analysts think globalization has decisive effects on housing markets and individualdecisions.22.What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs and the illustration？______A. The aging populations of the three countries are expected to decrease by 2050.B. Non-family senior care probably remains the best choice for the elderly in America.C. China will probably have the largest percentage of the senior population by 2050.D. The three giants in terms of population must avoid the challenges from their citizens.23.The best title for the passage is ______ .A. The challenge for the agedB. Shelter for an aging worldC. The rapid growth of populationD. Comparison on globalizationFCuckoos don't bother building their own nests-they just lay eggs that perfectly imitate those of other birds and take over their nests. But other birds are wising up, evolving some seriously impressive tricks to spot the cuckoo eggs.Cuckoos are often known as parasites, meaning that they hide their eggs in the nests of other species. To avoid detection, the cuckoos have evolved so that their eggs seem reproduction of those of their preferred targets. If the host bird doesn't notice the strange egg in its nest, the little cuckoo will actually take the entire nest for itself after it comes out, taking the other eggs on its back and dropping them out of the nest.To avoid this unpleasant fate for their young, the other birds have evolved a few smart ways tospot the fakes, which we're only now beginning to fully understand. One of the most amazing finds is that birds have an extra color-sensitive cell in their eyes, which makes them far more sensitive to ultraviolet（紫外线）wavelengths and allows them to see a far greater range of colors than humans can. This allows cautious birds to detect a fake egg which might be exactly the same to our eyes.Fascinatingly,we're actually able to observe different bird species at very different points in their evolutionary war with the cuckoos. For instance, some cuckoos lay their eggs in the nests of the redstarts. The blue eggs these cuckoos lay are practically alike to those of the redstarts, and yet they are still sometimes rejected. Compare that with cuckoos who target dunnocks. While those birds lay perfectly blue eggs, their cuckoo invaders just lay white eggs with brown irregular shaped spots. And yet dunnocks barely ever seem to notice the obvious trick. Biologists suspect these more easily deceived species like the dunnocks are on the same evolutionary path as the redstarts, but they have a long way to go until they evolve the same levels of suspicion. What's remarkable is that the dunnock fakes are so bad and the redstart ones so good, and yet cuckoos are still more successful with the former than the latter.It speaks to just how thoroughly a species' behavior can be altered by the pressures of natural selection,or it might just be a bit of strategic cooperation on the part of the dunnocks. Biologists have suggested that these birds are willing to tolerate a parasite every so often because they don't want to risk accidentally getting rid of one of their own eggs.24.This passage was most likely found in a ______ .A. travel journalB. zoo advertisementC. nature magazineD. science survey25.What does the word "parasites" in paragraph 2 most probably refer to？______A. Animals which live on or inside other host animals.B. Animals that mutually work together to raise young.C. Small harmful animals such as worms or mice.D. Animals that can adapt to changing environments.26.Which of the following is TRUE about dunnock according to the passage______A. It can easily remove cuckoo eggs from the nest because fakes are so bad.B. It is colour-blind and therefore cannot identify foreign eggs in the nest.C. It is a host bird that is more likely to raise a cuckoo chick than the redstart.D. It is unable to evolve and hence accepts cuckoo eggs that appear in the nest.27.Which of the following can be inferred from the passage______A. Dunnocks may eventually learn to recognise foreign eggs.B. Redstarts seem to be less suspicious compared to dunnocks.C. It is very easy for cuckoos to imitate the colouring of the dunnock's egg.D. Cuckoo birds are good at taking responsibility for their own young.AI could help us deconstruct the magic of music We all know that music is a powerful influencer.（1）______ Fitness without a warm-blooded song would be boring. But is there a way to quantify these reactions？And if so, could they be reverse-engineered and put to use？In a new paper, researchers at the University of Southern California mapped out how things like tone, rhythm, and harmony cause different types of brain activity, physiological reactions （heat, sweat, and changes in electrical response），and emotions（happiness or sadness），and how machine learning could use those relationships to predict how people might respond to a new piece of music. The results, presented at a conference on the intersections of computer science and art, show how we may one day be able to engineer targeted musical experiences for purposes ranging from therapy to movies.（2）______ "Once we understand how media can affect our various emotions, then we can try to productively use it for actually supporting or enhancing human experiences," says Shrikanth Narayanan, a professor at USC and the principal investigator in the lab.The researchers first searched music streaming sites for songs with very few plays,tagged either "happy" or "sad."（3）______ Two reliably caused sadness and one reliably caused happiness. One hundred participants who hadn't heard the songs before split into two groups, listened to allthree pieces, and either took a special scan or wore pulse, heat, and electricity sensors on their skin and rated the intensity of their emotions on a scale of 0 to 10. The researchers then fed the data, along with 74 features for each song,into several machine-learning mathematical steps and examined which features were the strongest predictors of responses. They found, for example, that the brightness of a song（the level of its medium and high frequencies）and the strength of its beat were both among the best predictors of how a song would affect a listener's heart rate and brain activity.The research is still in very early stages,and it will be a while before more powerful machine-learning models will be able to predict your mental and physical reactions to a song with any precision. But the researchers are excited about how such models could be applied：to design music for specific individuals, to create movie soundtracks easily arousing sympathy, or to help patients with mental health problems stimulate specific parts of their brain.（4）______ They want to start trying music-based therapies as well.28. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F. F29. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F. F30. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F. F31. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F. F32.Directions：Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point（s）of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.How the smartphone affected teens Some parents might worry about their teens spending so much time on their phones because it represents a complete departure from how they spent their own adolescence. But spending this much time on screens is not justdifferent-in many ways, it's actually worse.Spending less time with friends means less time to develop social skills. A 2014 study found that sixth graders who spent just five days at a camp without using screens ended the time better at reading emotions on others' faces, suggesting that teens' screen-filled lives might cause their social skills to decline.In addition, teens using smartphones read books, magazines and newspapers much lessthan previous generations did as teens：In the annual Monitoring the Future survey, the percentage of high school seniors who read a non-required book or magazine nearly every day dropped from 60 percent in 1980 to only 16 percent in 2015. College teachers tell me that students have more trouble reading longer text passages, and rarely read the required textbooks.This isn't to say that teens who use smartphones don't have a lot going for them. They are physically safer and more tolerant than previous generations were. They also seem to have more realistic expectations than their parents did at the same age. But the smartphone threatens to disturb them before they even get started.To be clear, moderate smartphone use-up to an hour a day-is not linked to mental health issues. However, most teens are on their phones much more than that.Somewhat to my surprise, the teens I interviewed said they would rather see their friends in person than communicate with them using their phones. Parents used to worry about their teens spending too much time with their friends-they were a distraction, a badinfluence, a waste of time. But it might be just what teens need.33.刚到中国不久，美食就让游客们胃口大开。
押江苏卷第41-55题完形填空记叙文Passage 1Wesley Hamilton remembers the moment nine years ago when his life changed forever.On January 14, 2012, Hamilton got caught up in an accident with a stranger outside an apartment complex. Hamilton survived, suffering a serious injury that left him paralyzed from the waist down. In the years 41 his injury, Hamilton said he became dangerously overweight, 42 .It was his daughter, Navaeh, who ultimately became his lifeline. The 43 inspired him to take control of his life. He enrolled in community college and took a nutrition 44 . He started a healthy eating practice and .45 weightlifting. He lost 100 pounds within a year.For Hamilton, it was only the 46 . He became an award-winning adaptive athlete and eventually a certified adaptive CrossFit instructor.Through his journey, Hamilton realized he wanted to help other people with disabilities regain their livelihood. His non-profit, Disabled But Not Really, has empowered dozens of people through the 47 training and nutrition coaching, helping them take their health back into their own hands and 48 above their limitations.Hamilton developed an eight-week fitness program, and before the pandemic hit, 49 would meet for one-hour group sessions twice a week as well as nutrition seminars.When group classes were suspended 50 COVID -19, Hamilton said he was 51 to continuing to serve and support his program participants through 52 training sessions.“People deserve to become a better 53 of themselves and have an overall better quality of life ,” he said. “My purpose is to 54 . And it’s to show people what happiness really looks like 55 the adversity that you have to face.”41. A. following B. accompanying C. covering D. including42. A. embarrassed B. ashamed C. awkward D. depressed43. A. faith B. love C. relief D. guide44. A. course B. experiment C. restriction D. scholarship45. A. set up B. turned up C. covering D. including46. A. option B. challenge C. beginning D. trial47. A. physical B. biological C. spiritual D. behavioral48. A. beat B. arouse C. act D. rise49. A. tourist B. participants C. women D. professionals50. A. ahead of B. because of C. in case of D. regardless of51. A. exposed B. opposed C. accustomed D. committed52. A. urgent B. private C. public D. secrete53. A. profile B. expectation C. proof D. version54. A. respond B. inspire C. admire D. save55. A. despite B. unlike C. with D. offPassage 2I had worried myself sick over Simon’s mother coming to see me. I was a new41 , and I gave an honest account of the students’ work. In Simon’s case, the grades were awfully low. He couldn’t read his own handwriting. 42 he was a bright student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension. His work in no way reflected his 43 .So when Simon’s mother entered the room, my palms were sweating. I was completely 44 for her kisses on both my cheeks. “I came to thank you,” she said, surprising me beyond speech. Because of me, Simon had become a different person. He talked of how he loved me, he had begun to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had 45 spent an afternoon at a friend’s house. She wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the 46 I had nurtured in her son. She kissed me again and left.I sat, stunned (惊呆), for about half an hour, 47 what had just happened. How did I make such a life-changing difference to that boy without 48 knowing it? What I finally came to 49 was one day, several months before, when some students were 50 reports in the front of the class, Jeanne spoke 51 , and to encourage her to raise her voice, L had said, “Speak up. Simon’s the expert on this. He is the 52 one you have to convince, and he can’t hear you in the back of the room.” That was it. From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention, smiled more, and became happy. And it was all because he happened to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed 53 was the one who took the last seat that day.It taught me the most 54 lesson over the y ears of my teaching career, and I’m thankful that it came 55 and positively. A small kindness can indeed make a difference.41. A. cleaner B. reporter C. monitor D. teacher42. A. Or B. And C. But D. So43. A. courage B. abilities C. feelings D. dream44. A. desperate B. responsible C. unprepared D. unsuitable45. A. gradually B. constantly C. recently D. obviously46. A. self-respect B. self-doubt C. self-pity D. self-defence47. A. imagining B. observing C. wondering D. regretting48. A. also B. even C. always D. still49. A. expect B. remember C. believe D. accept50. A. writing B. reviewing C. editing D. giving51. A. quietly B. repeatedly C. quickly D. firmly52. A. lucky B. lonely C. only D. likely53. A. change B. praise C. thanks D. visits54. A. difficult B. painful C. valuable D. enjoyable55. A. early B. slowly C. frequently D. occasionallyPassage 3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。
浙江省2021届高考英语考前押题卷精选汇编完形填空专题2021年高考英语考前押题卷1（浙江卷）第一节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)A few years ago, we moved our young daughter to a new school district. When we toured her new school, she noted with36, "Hey, we have a real37here. " My daughter - a big38- was excited that her school library would actually be39every single day.This librarian40my daughter soon and she got my kid excited about reading and41her with an incredibly insightful book 42on the first day of school.My daughter gushed(夸张地称赞),"Our librarian is so nice! We have a whole43of graphic novels! She says that I have her44to take out extra books! And she's made a45book-box just for me where she's going to keep books she thinks I'll like! "That was the moment when I truly realized how46school librarians were.We live in a world where school librarians are47. Some people even see school librarians unnecessary. School librarians, however, play a very specific and necessary role in the48development of our children. They don't just49noisy kids and guide them to read precious books. They teach kids how to seek50by themselves.School librarians are51the kindest, warmest, most intuitive recommendation-givers ever. They've learned through study, hard work and practice which books will work for particular students and which ones won't.My daughter was52to have a really amazing school librarian. Every kid53that experience. School librarians54to every kid in their districts. So grown-ups, do the next generation more favors and55school librarians whenever you can.36.A. interest B. prejudice C. disappointment D. politeness【答案】A【解析】根据下文中的“was excited that her school library would actually be 4 every single day”可知,作者的女儿热爱阅读,再根据第5空前的“This librarian”可知,此处应是说女儿饶有兴趣(interest)地特别提到她们学校有真正的图书管理员。
2021年江西省南昌市高考英语二模试卷一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）AAs if attending college isn't expensive enough,the cost of textbooks has been rising rapidly in recent years. Textbooks are something students can't avoid, but thankfully a number of companies have stepped up with options to make them more affordable.CheggChegg has everything a student could ask for. You can rent or buy hard-copy and eTextbooks, with savings up to 90% off their list price. Shipping is free on all orders over ＄50，and if you order the wrong book, Chegg allows 21-day trouble-free returns.AbeBooksA be Books has more than just textbooks. It has a wide variety of fine art, rare books and special editions. Thousands of independent booksellers list their textbooks for sale on . The site has new and used textbooks, academic journals, classic literature, reference books and even international editions. Any book priced ＄15 or above has free shipping policy.ValoreBooksValoreBooks offers deep discounts on millions of titles,with a fortnight free return shipping service. The site gives students the ability to buy or rent textbooks from over 18，000 sellers and rental providers. Plus, when you're done with the book, you can sell it right back through , making the process as easy as possible.eCampusThrough , students can buy, rent and sell textbooks and e-books. You can enjoy free shipping on orders over ＄35，plus a 25-day, trouble-free return policy. And the site runs an ongoing promotion where you can save an additional ＄5 on your order by texting the word BOOKS to 87955.1.Which of the following do Chegg and A be Books both provide？______A. A variety of fine art.B. Conditional free delivery.C. 90% discount.D. Trouble-free returns.2.What is the time range of free return shipping in ValoreBooks？______A. 7 days.B. 14 days.C. 21 days.D. 25 days.3.How can you save extra money on your order at ？______A. By texting "BOOKS" to 87955.B. By selling more e-books.C. By purchasing more than ＄35.D. By running a promotion.BGrowing up in Taiwan as the daughter of a calligrapher（书法家），one of my most treasured memories was my mother showing me the beauty, the shape and the form of Chinese characters. Ever since then, I was attracted by this amazing language.But to an outsider,it seems to be as impenetrable as the Great Wall of China. Over the past few years,I've been wondering whether I can break down this wall, so that anyone who wants to understand and appreciate the beauty of this complex language could do so. I started thinking about how a new, fast method of learning Chinese might be useful.At the age of five,I started to learn how to draw every single stroke（笔划）for each character in the correct order. I learned new characters every day during the next fifteen years. You only need 1，000 to understand the basic communication. The top 200 will allow you to read 40 percent of basic literature-enough to read road signs,restaurant menus,to understand the basic idea of the web pages or the newspapers. Today I'm going to start with 8 characters to show you how the method works.Open your mouth as wide as possible until it's square. You get a mouth---口. This is a person going for a walk with two legs. Person---人.The shape of the fire is a person with two arms on both sides,as if she was yelling crazily,"Help! I'm on fire!" ---火. This is a tree---木.This is a mountain--山.The sun---日. The moon---月.The symbol of the door looks like a pair of car doors---门.These eight characters are the building blocks for you to create lots more characters.4.What does the underlined word "impenetrable" in Paragraph 2 probably mean？______A. Available to learn about.B. Worthwhile to access.C. Difficult to get across.D. Important to understand.5.Why did the author try to think of fast ways to learn Chinese？______A. To prove her ability to learn.B. To help her mother with her career.C. To get better grades in exams.D. To enable more people to enjoy Chinese.6.With the most frequently used 200 characters people can ______ .A. read restaurant menusB. understand newspapers wellC. communicate with nativesD. enjoy basic literature7.What will the author probably talk about next？______A. How the eight characters build other characters.B. What other meanings the eight characters have.C. Where the eight characters can be used in daily life.D. Why the eight Chinese characters are formed in this way.CSlowing down was the last thing on Elaine Schaefer's mind when she turned 70 last year. She'd enjoyed an ambitious travel schedule for the previous decade. She didn't feel too old to travel. Yet many people are asking that slightly embarrassing question：Can you be too old to travel？The travel industry has already responded. Try renting a car in Europe,for example. In Croatia,Schaefer wouldn't be able to this year, because the maximum age is 70. Insurance companies require higher rates；tour operators limit certain activities. That feels like a "no" for many travelers.Definitely some folks should think twice before traveling,but not only based on their age. It's their level of fitness, says Kirsten Veldman, a former tour guide who now edits a retirement blog. She recalls a 93-year-old who was disabled and traveling alone on a Caribbean tour. "You can't expect to ask a tour leader to be there for you 24/7 for medical care. " she says. "Tour guides don't have the time, skills,and knowledge for it. So, in this case, my advice is：he shouldn't have traveled with us in this situation. "But some tour operators serve older travelers. For example,Grand Circle Travel started in 1958 to serve senior members. "We have travelers into their 80s and even 90s. Some travel as a couple and some alone," says company spokeswoman Ann Shannon. "We have no age limit." If you ask travel experts,they'll tell you that age is just a number. It's a question of physical,and to a certain extent,mental ability. "Many of our travelers are retired,focused on keeping their good health,and are experienced travelers who have a good idea of what to expect," says Sara Baer-Sinnott,president of Oldways,a food and nutrition nonprofit that operates tours. "Someone in their 40's may struggle more than someone in their 80s. "8.What is expected if Schaefer travels in Croatia this year______A. She can rent a car to go around.B. She has to pay more insurance fees.C. She can join in all kinds of activities.D. She will receive 24/7 medical care.9.What caused Veldman to disapprove of the 93-year-old's traveling？______A. His old age.B. His lack of money.C. His poor health.D. His in sociable personality.10.What do we know about Grand Circle Travel？______A. It is a non-profit traveling organization.B. It offers service to a wide range of travelers.C. It has a history of more than seven decades.D. Its main customers are senior travelers.11.What is the authors altitude towards traveling old？______A. Opposed.B. Supportive.C. Tolerant.D. Objective.DResearchers at the University of Maryland have turned ordinary sheets of wood into transparent material that is nearly as clear as glass, but stronger and with better insulating properties（隔热性）.It could become an energy efficient building material in the future.Wood is made of two basic ingredients：cellulose, which are tiny fibres, and lignin（木质素），which is a glue-like material that bonds the fibres together to give it strength. The lignin also contains molecules called chromophores, which give the wood its brown color and prevent light from passing through.Early attempts to make transparent wood involved removing the lignin,but this involved harmful chemicals, high temperatures and a lot of time, making the product expensive and somewhat fragile. The new technique is so cheap and easy that it could literally be done in a backyard.Starting with pieces of wood a meter long and one millimeter thick,the scientists simply brushed on a solution（溶液）of hydrogen peroxide using an ordinary paint brush. When left in the sun,or under a UV lamp for an hour or so, the peroxide remove color from the brown chromophores but left the lignin undamaged ，so the wood turned white. Next, they filled the wood with a tough transparent epoxy, which filled in the spaces in the wood and then hardened. This made the white wood transparent.As window material, it would be much more resistant to accidental breakage. The clear wood is lighter than glass, with better insulating properties,which is important because windows are amajor source of heat loss in buildings. It also might take less energy to produce clear wood because there are no high temperatures involved.Transparent wood could become an alternative to glass in energy efficient buildings, or perhaps coverings for solar panels in harsh environments. There could be no end of uses.12.What is the second paragraph mainly about？______A. The classification of wood strength.B. The characteristics of wood.C. The causes of wood color.D. The structure of wood.13.How did the researchers make wood transparent in the past______A. By removing the lignin.B. By reducing chemicals.C. By lowering the temperature.D. By changing the experiment site.14.What is the function of the epoxy？______A. To make the wood stronger.B. To take away the brown color.C. To turn the wood transparent.D. To fill the spaces in the wood.15.Which can be a suitable title for the text______A. Replacing Glass with WoodB. Turning Wood TransparentC. Energy Saving MaterialD. Eco-friendly Alternative二、阅读七选五（本大题共5小题，共10.0分）The recent pandemic（疫情）has affected all aspects of life, including the way we live. Our homes are no longer single-purpose spaces.（1）______ No wonder many architects have predicted how apartment design may advance in the years ahead.•（2）______ Entrance isn't necessarily a separate room. In smaller units, it might be created by a single wall that blocks views through the unit and creates a sense of enclosure（封闭）.But it needs to be accompanied by a front-hall closet.• More Flexible Spaces will become a trend. When thoughtfully designed,the dining rooms can quickly change from dining mode to working mode.（3）______ For example, a windowless alcove（壁凹）can be closed off with sliding glass doors. It can be a space where you can setup a home office, a library,or a learning space for children.• Access to the outdoors will be welcome. After spending so much time indoors,having access to fresh air and nature at home is likely to become essential. One way to provide a closer connection to nature may be with larger courtyard gardens. Or it could be accomplished with more balconies.（4）______• Advanced technology will be adopted. A growing awareness of how people pick up viruses from the surfaces they touch will lead to more widespread adoption of smart-home technology. "Maybe it's going to become a new standard.（5）______ Or your door will unlock itself when you come home," an engineer said.A. Public Spaces are needed.B. A better entrance will catch on.C. Homes could easily be like that.D. You'll be able to talk to the elevator.E. After all, fresh air is important for wellness.F. Moreover, room sizes could also change to create more flexibility.G. Instead they now serve as offices, gyms, workshops, classrooms, etc.16. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G17. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G18. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G19. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G20. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F.F G. G三、完形填空（本大题共20小题，共30.0分）All my life, I have been overweight and never imagined I will start running. One night,surfing through Facebook, I（1）______ a picture of an old school friend. Obesity（肥胖）was no （2）______ to him back in the day. So imagine my（3）______ when I saw that he had shrunk to half the size I remembered.I started my process of（4）______ myself the next day. I started（5）______ and began with walks,circling the shortest blocks I could find. In a while,my body burned and（6）______ ，and nothing excited me more than the thought of quitting.（7）______ ，I didn't give up and my walks expanded to several blocks' worth.On the fifth day,I thought I probably could run. I（8）______ "far" down the road,about a tenth of a mile in length. "Way too far to run," my aching body told me.（9）______ ，another voice spoke,"I can do this. " My feet（10）______ without a second thought. Right away,familiar （11）______ pulsed through them, all the way up my legs. Soon,I was breathless,and desperate for（12）______ . I wanted to quit. "I can do this," the （13）______ spoke again. In the end,I came up a little short. Thirty feet or so（14）______ me from my goal. But when I looked back, I couldn't believe my eyes. The（15）______ seemed farther then, after almost crossing it all.（16）______ the thirty feet, I had almost achieved my desire to be better in less than a（17）______ .The next morning, I was ready to take on the（18）______ again. While I haven't completely （19）______ thoughts of giving up, they're quieter now. Quieter than the voice that（20）______ me forward-"I can do this."21. A. searched B. found C. figured D. realized22. A. stranger B. wonder C. need D. good23. A. sorrow B. excitement C. surprise D. delight24. A. believing B. denying C. comforting D. bettering25. A. slow B. fast C. right D. normal26. A. waked B. moved C. ached D. trembled27. A. Gradually B. Immediately C. Fortunately D. Abruptly28. A. measured B. sensed C. walked D. stared29. A. However B. Therefore C. Besides D. Otherwise30. A. came out B. took off C. paid off D. fell out31. A. burning B. breaking C. emotion D. passion32. A. help B. water C. food D. air33. A. coach B. voice C. mind D. body34. A. threw B. interrupted C. connected D. kept35. A. target B. dream C. distance D. task36. A. Ignoring B. Considering C. Achieving D. Adding37. A. month B. day C. week D. second38. A. game B. challenge C. adventure D. duty39. A. formed B. escaped C. accepted D. trapped40. A. informed B. persuaded C. forced D. encouraged四、语法填空（本大题共1小题，共15.0分）41.Over the last two months,several great apes at the San Diego Zoo（1）______ （receive）an experimental animal COVID-19 vaccine （疫苗），because they are most（2）______ risk and can be easily vaccinated. They mark the first（3）______ （know）non-human primates（灵长类动物）to get the shot.All species of apes are listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List,for they（4）______ （affect）easily by diseases. In January, eight gorillas at the zoo became the first great apes in the world to test positive.They live in close groups,（5）______ caused rapid infections among them. COVID-19 has the potential （6）______ （wipe）out different kinds of apes（7）______ humans don't take steps to prevent its spread.Zoetis started development on a COVID-19 vaccine for dogs and cats after the first dog tested positive over a year ago. It was considered safe and（8）______ （use）eight months later. "It's not like we（9）______ （random）take a vaccine and give it to a hovel species.A lot of thought and research goes into it. Our motto is, above all, to do no harm," aspokesperson for the zoo said. "The gorilla troop are doing well and appear to be on their way to a full（10）______ （recover）. "五、短文改错（本大题共1小题，共10.0分）42.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。
