2021年江蘇泰州高三二模英語試卷-學生用卷

一、閱讀理解（本大題共15小題，每小題2.5分，共37.5分）

1、【來源】2021年江蘇泰州高三二模（A篇）第21~23題7.5分（每題2.5分）

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2、【來源】2021年江蘇泰州高三二模(B篇)第24?27題10分(每題2.5分)

Formostofus,theworld'ssouthern-mostpointseemslikeaprettyplace,butforHannah,Hannalore,

SophieandJulia,it'shome.EachyeartheyspendfivemonthslivingandworkinginPortwelcoming

visitingshipsand,bestofall,watchingoverthenativecolonyofpenguins(企鵝).

Theyliveonatinyislandthesizeofafootballpitch,butshareitwithabout2000gentoopenguins

andtheirchicks,aswellasotherbirds.Lifehereisdifferenteverydayanddependsonweatherandice

conditions,aswellasthevisitingships1schedules.PortLockroyisoneofthemostvisitedplacesin

Antarctica,withonetothreeshipsvisitingaday.Betweenshipvisitswehaveotherdutiestoattendto.

Theseincludemaintenancejobs,sendingpostcardsfromthepostoffice,checkingconditionsonthe

historicalitemsinthemuseumandmonitoringthepenguincoloniesandotherwildlife.

Hannahspendsmuchtimestampingpeople'spostcard,whichmakesherhappytothinkofthejoy

over70,000peopleperyeargetwhentheyreceiveapostcardfromAntarctica,andthemostsoutherlypost

officeintheworld!ForSophie,themostamazingthingaboutmyjobisbeingabletoliveandworkwith

myfeatheryfriends,thepenguins.Sophiesaystheyhavetomakesurethepenguinsarenotdisturbedwhen

theyarerestingorwaddlingtheirwaybacktotheirnests.Theymarkspecificroutesforvisitorstowalkon

sothattheydon'tusethepenguins1highways.Partoftheirjobisalsotocountthepenguincolonywhen

afterthey'velaidtheireggs,thenagainwhenthechicksarebornandwhenthechicksareoldenoughto

venturebeyondthenest.Theinformationcollectedwillhelpscientistsknowifthebreedingseasonhas

beenasuccessfuloneornot.

(1)Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.HowtoliveandworkinAntarctica.

B.WhatthereallifeislikeinAntarctica.

C.WhatthefourwomendoinAntarctica.

D.HowtoexplorethebeautyofAntarctica.

(2)Thedutiesofthefourwomeninclude

A.postingwildlifetopeoplearoundtheworld.

B.changingtheweathertopreservehistoricalitems.

C.recordingthedataoftheiceconditionsinPortLockroy.

D.collectinginformationaboutthebreedingseasonofpenguins.

(3)WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutPortLockroy?

A.PostcardsfromPortLockroyarefreeofcharge.

B.PortLockroywelcomesthemosttouristsinAntarctica.

C.WeatherisafactortoconsiderifpeoplearetovisitPortLockroy.

D.WhenvisitingPortLockroy,touristscantravelwhereverastheylike.

（4）Inwhichourcolumnofthenewspaperareyoumostlikelytoreadthe

passage?_____________________

A.Bookreview.

B.Peopleinthenews.

C.Economicsandbusiness.

D.Sportsandevents.

3、【來源】2021年江蘇泰州高三二模（C篇）第28?31題10分（每題2.5分）

2021年河北衡水武邑縣河北武邑中學高考模擬第24?27題10分（每題2.5分）

Whatshouldwegetforourkidsthisholiday?Aschildrengetolder,givingthemsomethingtheycan

experienceinsteadofmaterialthingsmakesthemhappier,accordingtoanewresearchledbyChaplin.

Theresearchcomparedthelevelofhappinesschildrengetfrommaterialthingswiththatfrom

experiences.Theresultsshowedthatchildrenaged3-12getmorehappinessfrommaterialthingsthan

fromexperiences.However,olderchildrengetmorehappinessfromexperiencesthanfromtheir

possessions.

"Itmeansexperiencesarehighlypreferredbyadolescents,notjustexpensivematerialthings,like

somemightthink/Chaplinsays.Shegoesontoexplain,"Don'tgetmewrong.Youngchildrendolove

experiences.Andgiventhisconcept,themeparkssuchasDisneylandarebeingbuilteverywhere.Infact,

youngchildrenareexcitedthroughouttheexperience.However,forexperiencestoprovidelasting

happiness,childrenmustbeabletorecalldetailsoftheevents.'1

LongaftertheyhaveunwrappedtheirLegosandstuffedanimals,therewillstillbeaphysical

remindertogivethemhappiness.However,youngchildrencan'tseeortouchexperiencesaftertheyare

over,makingitharderforthemtoappreciateexperiencesafteralongtime.There'saneasyfix,though,

accordingtoChaplin.

nTakepicturesorvideosoffamilywalks,playinginthesnow,andbirthdayparties,"shesaid.

"Childrenarelikelytoappreciatethoseexperiencesmoreifthereissomethingtoremindthemoftheevent.

Additionally,they'llbeabletolearnthesocialvalueofsharedexperiences.1'

Childrenwillrememberandappreciatenotonlythebirthdaygiftstheyreceived,butalsothetime

spentwithfamilyandfriendsastheyrecalltheexperiencethroughconcretereminderssuchasphotosand

videos.

Sincememoryisdevelopedovertime,it'slikelythatchildren,especiallyyoungones,maynotgetas

muchhappinessfrompastexperiencesasfrompossessions.Butwithage,creatingnewmemoriesand

exploringnewinterestsmaybefarmorevaluablethangettingpossessions.

(1)WhyarethemeparksspringingupaccordingtoChaplin?

A.Theycanofferchildrenlastinghappiness.

B.Eventsinthemarecenteredonspecificthemes.

C.Directinvolvementineventstherecaterstochildren.

D.Kidshaveanaffectionfortheatmospheretheyoffer.

(2)Theunderlinedword"fix"inParagraph4canbereplacedbe.

A.solution

B.arrangement

C.preparation

D.focus

(3)WhichofthefollowingwouldChaplinprobablyagreewith?

A.Videosappealtochildrenmorethangifts.

B.Legosandstuffedanimalsarenotkid'scupoftea.

C.Olderchildrenvaluefamilytimemorethanyoungerones.

D.Physicalremindershelprememberpastexperiencesbetter.

(4)Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Experiencesarebettergiftsforolderchildren.

B.Socialvaluesshouldbeputinthefirstplace.

C.Newinterestsaremostpreciousforchildren.

D.Materialpossessionsbringmorehappinesstochildren.

4、【來源】2021年江蘇泰州高三二模（D篇）第32?35題10分（每題2.5分）

InequalityintheworkplacehaslongbeenahottopicbutgendereconomistRoyisactivelyturning

thatconversationintoaction.ShefoundedPipelineEquityk,acompanythatemploysartificialintelligence

(AI)toidentifyanddriveeconomicgainsthroughgenderequality."Theideawas:Ifwecouldchange

decisionsthataremadeinorganizations,wecouldactuallymakegenderequalityarealityinourlifetime,

ratherthanthehundredorsoyearsthatweWorldEconomicForum(WEF)predicts.'1Roysaid.

TheWEF'spredictionsweremadebeforetheCOVID-19pandemichit,whichRoycalledaushe-

session,nbecausewomenhavelostthemajorityofjobsduringthisparticulareconomicdownturn."With

remoteworkandwithpeoplebeingathomewithchildren,mostcaregivingandunpaidworkfallsto

women."

Therehasbeenmuchtalkaboutsuchsituationsbeinggoodforgenderequality,butRoywarnedwhile

workingfromhomecouldhelpkeepmorewomenintheworkforce,itcouldhaveanegativeimpacton

femalepromotions.

"Atthismomentthere'stheopportunitytoemployAItoensurewemakeprogressongender

equality,"Royexplained."Forcompanies,thatisparticularlyimportantbecauseinthe008Great

Recession(經(jīng)濟大蕭條)，companiesthatputequalityatthecoreoftheircrisismanagementstrategy

actuallyincreasedthespeedoftheirrecovery/1

Buttoclosethegenderpaygap,wecan'tstartbytalkingaboutpay."Payisthesymptomit'snotthe

disease."Roysaid."Payisthequantitative(數(shù)量的)valuethatyouplaceonyourtalent.Buttheactual

valuehappensbeforethatinperformanceandpotential."That'swherePipeline'splatformstepsin.

Usingnaturallanguageprocessing,Pipeline'splatformreadsthroughperformancereviewsandcalls

outanybiasedphrases.They'vefoundthatonaverage,womenareunder-valued4percentofthetime,and

thatactuallyimpactstheirabilitytobepromoted,aswellastheirpay.

"Asthismoment,wehavetheopportunitytoembraceAIasatooltoachievegetequality.MRoysaid.

(1)WomenintheworkplacemayfaceproblemsEXCEPT.

A.beingunder-valued

B.gettingalowerpay

C.heavyeconomicburden

D.smallerchancesofpromotion

(2)Bymentioning"the2008GreatRecession",Roymeant.

A.AIhadlongbeenemployedintheworkplace

B.genderequalitywasthekeytosolvingthecrisis

C.Genderequalitycouldplayanimportantroleduringeconomiccrisis

D.thepresentsituationwassimilartothatofthe2008GreatRecession

(3)WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5imply?

A.Payistherootofgenderinequality.

B.Payisnotworthattachingimportanceto.

C.Payisjustanindicatorofgenderinequality.

D.Payisthefirststeptowardsensuringgenderquality.

(4)Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Paygapwillsoonbeclosed.

B.Albringsequalityintotheworkplace.

C.It'stimetoensureequalityintheworkplace.

D.Themorewomenintheworkplace,thebetter.

二、七選五(本大題共5小題，每小題2.5分，共12.5分)

5、【來源】2021年江蘇泰州高三二模第36-40題12.5分(每題2.5分)

Ineverydaylife,weareoftenfacedwithimportantdecisions-suchaswhethertoapplyforanewjob

orstartanewcourse.1Themorewecantestourlimitsandabilities,themore

wewilllearnaboutourselves.Newchallengesareopportunitiesforus.

2Ratherthanseeingtheopportunity,often,wefocusonwhatitwillbe

liketofail.Asaresult,takingonanewchallengecanbefrightening.Inthesecases,wemayavoidthe

challengealtogetherandcarryondownthesamepathwewereon.

Wemakesomeexcusestoourselvessothatwecanstayinourcomfort

zone.3Byavoidingchallenges,wedon'thavetheopportunitiestolearnabout

ourselves.Wefeeltrapped.Wearetroubledbydiscomfort,anxiety,andthesensethatthingsarenotquite

right.

Therearetimeswhenwemightwanttoavoidachallengeforgood,realisticreasons.Perhaps,deep

down,wearefrightenedofwhatotherpeoplemightsayandofwhatwemightleamaboutourselves.But

insteadofacknowledgingthat,wetellourselvesthatnowisnotagoodtime,orthatthisisn'ttheright

opportunity.4

Toleadanauthenticlife,weneedtotakeonnewchallengesthatgiveusmoreopportunitiestobe

ourselves.Itisnotthatauthenticpeopledon'tfeelthesamefear;rather,theyaresimplymorewillingto

facetheirfear.5Thequestionisnothowtoleadalifeinwhichweneverfeel

thefearoffailure,butrather,howwecanmoveforwarddespiteourfear.

A.Inreality,itisourfeartalking.

B.Thefearoffailurecanbetoomuchtobear.

C.However,wedon'talwaysseeitthatway.

D.Peoplethinkwecanstayinourcomfortzoneandkeeplearning.

E.Takingonsuchchallengesisanimportantpartofgrowingasaperson.

F.Butthetruthisthatstayinginourcomfortzoneisnotnecessarilycomfortable.

G.Theyareopentonewexperiences,cherishingthechallengesoflearningabout

themselves.

三、完形填空（本大題共15小題，每小題1分，共15分）

6、【來源】2021年江蘇泰州高三二模第41~55題15分（每題1分）

Whatevermakesyoufallinlovewithhorseshappenedtome.I

often1myselfowningmyownhorse.

Aftertakingridinglessonsforayear,1decidedtobuyahorseandDadagreed一if

I2halfthemoney.Iworkedandsaved100dollars,

a3thosedays.

4,200dollarswasn'tmuchtobuyahorse.ButI

was5tolookforoneonalimited6.Iwas

introducedtoRusty,a20-year-oldhorse,whohadbeenabusedandhadamistrust

of7.WhenIapproached,helooked8atme.

However,hewasmydreamhorseandIdecidedtotakeit!

Gradually,webecameinseparableandhegrewstrongandenergeticdespite

his9.Butonemorning,Rustywassuddenlyill.Thevetsaidhehadcancer

andsuggestedhumanelyputtinghimto10.Thenextmorning,Dadloaded

RustyintothetruckandIwavedgoodbyetohim,prettysureitwasfor

theHtime.

Laterthatday,IwascryinginbedwhenDadcalledme.There,insidethetruckwasRusty!Ijumped

up,hugginghimandcryingwith12.

Rusty13meforanotherhappyyearbeforethecancerfinallytookhim.By

then,wewerealittlemore14.Rustyisn*t

here15,butloveliveson,andRustywillliveinmyheartforever.

A.enjoyedB.picturedC.appreciatedD.found

A.donatedB.borrowedC.earnedD.allocated

A.dealB.prizeC.bonusD.fortune

A.ActuallyB.StrangelyC.AlternativelyD.Totally

A.obiigedB.determinedC.delightedD.expected

A.basisB.scaleC.levelD.budget

A.customersB.strangersC.childrenD.adults

A.reluctantlyB.eagerlyC.sadlyD.cautiously

A.illnessB.sizeC.ageD.disability

A.testB.sleepC.trainingD.competition

A.biggestB.worstC.lastD.first

A.excitementB.shockC.pityD.blessing

A.inspiredB.defendedC.accompanied!）,refreshed

A.preparedB.relaxedC.amazedD.concerned

A.completelyB.eventuallyC.spirituallyD.physically

四、語法填空（本大題共io小題，每小題1.5分，共15分）

7、【來源】2021年江蘇泰州高三二模第56-65題15分（每題1.5分）

Everyculturecreatesmusic,butwhatshapesourperception（感知）ofmusic?Inthepastfewyears,

psychologistJacobyandhiscolleagues1（visit）aremoteareatoinvestigate

thequestion.

TheyspecificallychoseparticipantsfromTsimane,2haverelatively

little3（expose）toWesternmusic.Forexample,octaves（八度音階）play

animportantroleinWesternmusic,butTsimane1musicinstrumentscan'tgowiththem.Inthestudy,

participants4（ask）tolistentosimplemelodiesandsingthem.Thisexercise

revealedthattheTsimane*didn'tperceiveoctaveswhileparticipantsfromtheU.S.did.Italsorevealed

that5(musical)trainedWesternerswerebetteratit

than6withnomusicaltraining.Therefore,thefindingshighlightthe

importanceofmusicalexperience.

7musicalexperience,biologyisalsoakeyfactorinfluencingperception

ofmusic.Inanotherstudy,Jacoby'scolleaguefoundthatunlikemanyWesterners,theTsimane'foundit

pleasanttohearsomenotes8(play)together.

TheirstudyalsorevealedthatbothWesternersandtheTsimane'have

trouble9(distinguish)betweenreallyhighnotesabove4,000hertz,though

humanhearinggoesupto20,000hertz.Thatmaybe[0,whereverwe'refrom,

wehitthelimitsofourbrainsbeforewereachthelimitsofourears.

五、書面表達(本大題共1小題，共15分)

8、【來源】2021年江蘇泰州高三二模第66題15分

假定你是李華。你的英國筆友David對中國生肖(theChinesezodiac)十分感興趣，希望了解相

關情況。請你以牛年為例，給他寫一封信，內(nèi)容包括：

1.中國年與動物相對應；

2.中國牛的寓意(勤勞、堅韌…)；

3.人們的牛年愿景。

注意：寫作詞數(shù)應為80左右；

參考詞匯：牛年(theYearoftheOx)

DearDavid,

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

六、語篇續(xù)寫（本大題共1小題，共25分）

9、【來源】2021年江蘇泰州高三二模第67題25分

閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭續(xù)寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文.

WhenRuthwassixty-eightyearsold,shevisitedherdaughterJudyandteenagegranddaughterMarcy

inCalifornia.Theyheadedfortheircabin,movingfortymilesupanddownthemountainsintheircar,

alonganarrowone-laneroadthatwoundterrifyinglyclosetocliffs（懸崖）.

Afterdinner,Marcyannouncedthewatertankwaslowandthatshewoulddrivethecardowntothe

pumpandgetwater.Ruthwasnervousaboutheryounggranddaughterdrivingdownthenarrowroadby

herself,butJudyremindedherthatMarcyhadbeendrivingvehiclesupthereroadsformanyyears.

“Justbecareful,Marcy*',hermotherwarned."They'vehadadroughtuphereandtheroadalongthe

cliffisprettyshaky.Besuretohugthemountainside."

RuthandJudywatchedMarcyfromthebigwindowwheretheycouldseetheroadwindingdownthe

mountainside.Fifteenminuteslater,Judywasstillwatchingwhensuddenlyshescreamed,"Ohno!She

wentoverthecliff,Momma!ThecarandMarcy—theywentover!Wehavetohelpher!Comeon!”

Judytookoffrunningdesperately.Grabbingathree-fbot-longwalkingstickagainstthecabindoor,

Ruthranbehindher,butJudywasquicklyoutofsightafterthefirstturnintheroad.Breathinghard,Ruth

ranonandon,tryingtocatchupwithherdaughter.Itwasgettingharderandhardertoseeanythingatdusk.

Suddenlyshestopped,notknowingwhereshewas."Marcy!Judy!”sheshouted.

Afaintvoice."Momma!”ItwasJudy.

Ruthscreamedintothedarkness"Judy,whereareyou?"Offtoherrightanddownthecliffsheheard,

HDownhere,Mother!Don'tcomeneartheedge!Islippedonlooserocksandfellover.I'mdownaboutten

feet."

"Ohdear!Judy,whatcanIdo?"

"Juststayback,Momma!M

Facingthesituation,Ruthfeltherheartwaspounding,andchestpainsalmosttookherbreathaway.

Shestartedtosob,totallyatalosswhattodo.