2020-2021學年廣東省廣州市荔灣區(qū)真光中學高二（下）期末英語模擬練習試卷

第一部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分37.5分）第一節(jié)（共4小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項嗎，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

• 1．The things that kids choose to play with can impact our Earth.The manufacturing of toys and games can produce harmful pollution and nonbiodegradable waste，which is harmful for our planet.But some toymakers are creating items for kids that aim higher.They use natural or nonharmful materials，and find ways to reuse and recycle.Toys and kits （成套工具） can also teach kids about environmentally friendly solutions.Here are a few of our favorite lowimpact，highfun toys.
  Test the waters
     Water is Earth's most precious natural resource.Many people take it for granted，but not everybody in the world has access to clean water.Learn about the science behind one solution with Thames & Kosmos' Global Water Quality Experiment Kit.The kit comes with tools and instructions for conducting eight important experiments including testing the quality of H2 O and making dirty water cleaner.（＄15）
  Plant tomatoes
     When communities in dry，desert regions experience drought，it impacts their agricultural practices.Learn about water preservation and grow delicious cherry tomatoes with Back to the Roots' SelfWatering Tomato Planter.It features technology that African desert farmers have been using for thousands of years：a miniature clay pot releases water，but only when the surrounding soil has dried up.（＄30）
  Draw with veggies
     Wee Can Too's Veggie Sidewalk Chalk is made from fruit and vegetable powders - it's practically safe to eat!The chalk，created using environmentally friendly ingredients，has none of the chemicals found in your typical sidewalk chalk.When the rain comes and washes away your masterpiece，no harmful pollutants will be entering the environment.（＄12）
  Create with cardboard
     When cardboard breaks down in a landfill，it creates methane，a major greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming.Recycled cardboard can be transformed into a work of art with the Cardboard Tool Kit from UncommonGoods.The kit comes with 28 reusable parts for fastening cardboard pieces together.Now let your imagination go wild! （＄13）
  
  （1）What is special about Back to the Roots' small clay pot？

  
  A．It is very pretty.
  B．It is a recent invention.
  C．It can improve tomatoes' taste.
  D．It uses antidrought technology.
  （2）Which product needs users to be imaginative？

  
  A．Cardboard Tool Kit.
  B．Veggie Sidewalk Chalk.
  C．SelfWatering Tomato Planter.
  D．Global Water Quality Experiment Kit.
  （3）What do the four products have in common？

  
  A．They are hard to use.
  B．They are Earthfriendly toys.
  C．They are good for kids' health.
  D．They are great choices for artlovers.
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• 2．"Yes，he must be a poor artist，" thought Miss Martha，a middle-aged single lady who had a bakery.A regular customer attracted her attention.He spoke English with a strong German accent.His clothes were worn and wrinkled in places.But he looked neat，and had very good manners.Once Miss Martha saw a red and brown stain on his fingers.
     Every time he bought two loaves of stale （陳舊的） bread.Fresh bread was five cents a loaf.Stale ones were two for five.Never did he call for anything but stale bread.
     Genius often has to struggle before it is recognized.Her heart ached to add something good to eat to his purchase，but she did not dare offend him.She knew the pride of artists.
     One day the customer came in as usual.While Miss Martha was reaching for loaves，there was a fire engine with great noise outside.The customer hurried to the door to look，as anyone will.Suddenly inspired，Miss Martha seized the opportunity and quickly inserted a generous quantity of butter into the loaves to do a pleasant favor for him.
     Had she been too bold？Would he take offense？She imagined the scene when he should discover her little secret.Would he think of the hand that put the butter？Would he invite her to look at his artwork？
     The other day in his friend's company，the man came，with his face red and hair terribly messy.He clinched his two fists and shook them angrily at Miss Martha， "Stupid!" he shouted with extreme loudness， "You had ruined it!You're poking your nose into others' business!"
     The other man said， "That's Blumberger，an architectural draftsman.He's been working hard for three months drawing a plan for a new city hall.He always makes his drawing in pencil first.When it's done，he rubs out the pencil lines with handfuls of stale bread.That's better than India rubber.Well，until today!That butter isn't well.Blumberger's plan isn't good for anything now."
  
  （1）Miss Martha assumes that the man is

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  A．a(chǎn) genius painter who cannot afford fresh bread
  B．a(chǎn) talented artist who shows interest in her
  C．hardworking architect who is yet to be recognized
  D．a(chǎn) proud customer who has very good manners
  （2）Miss Martha added butter to the man's loaves out of

  .
  A．pity
  B．curiosity
  C．love
  D．guilt
  （3）Why was the man annoyed？

  
  A．Because his friend let out his secret.
  B．Because the butter interrupted his plan.
  C．Because the loaves ruined his reputation.
  D．Because Miss Martha destroyed his draft.
  （4）What can be suitable title for the text？

  
  A．One Good Act Being Well Awarded
  B．A Good Deed Coming to No Good
  C．The Talented Receiving Nothing
  D．Love Leading to Misunderstanding
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第二部分 語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共1小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

• 6．In our contemporary culture，communicating with - or even looking at - a stranger is virtually unbearable.Everyone around us seems to agree by the way they are stuck to their phones，even without a（1）

  on a subway.
     It's a sad reality - our desire to avoid interacting with other human beings - because there's（2）

  to be gained from talking to the stranger.But you wouldn't know it，（3）

  in your phone.This universal protection sends the（4）

  ，"Please don't approach me." What is it that makes us feel we need to hide（5）

  our screens？
     One answer is fear，according to Jon Wortmann.We fear rejection，or that our innocent social advances will be（6）

  as "strange". "We fear we'll be（7）

  ."
     Strangers are（8）

  to us，so we are more likely to feel（9）

  when communicating with them compared with our friends and acquaintances.To avoid this uneasiness，we（10）

  to our phones. "Phones become our security blanket，" Wortmann says. "They are our happy glasses that protect us from what we assume is going to be more（11）

  ."
     But once we put our smartphones in our pockets and look up，it doesn't（12）

  so bad.In one experiment，behavioral scientists Nicholas Epley and Juliana Schroeder asked travelers to do the unthinkable：Start a（13）

  .They had Chicago train riders talk to their fellow（14）

  . "When Dr.Epley and Ms.Schroeder asked other people in the same train station to（15）

  how they would feel after talking to a stranger，those people thought their（16）

  would be more pleasant if they sat on their own，" The New York Times summarizes.Though the participants didn't expect a positive experience，after they（17）

  with the experiment，"not a single person reported having been embarrassed."
  （18）

  ，these people were reportedly more enjoyable compared with those without communication，which makes absolute sense，（19）

  human beings thrive off（蓬勃發(fā)展）of social connections.It's that（20）

  ：Talking to strangers can make you feel connected.
  
  

  （1）	A．ticket	B．permit	C．signal	D．record
  （2）	A．nothing	B．little	C．a(chǎn)nother	D．much
  （3）	A．placed	B．turned	C．plugged	D．drawn
  （4）	A．message	B．code	C．notice	D．sign
  （5）	A．under	B．beyond	C．behind	D．from
  （6）	A．misinterpreted	B．misapplied	C．misadjusted	D．mismatched
  （7）	A．disturbed	B．judged	C．blamed	D．delayed
  （8）	A．unreasonable	B．unfriendly	C．unconventional	D．unfamiliar
  （9）	A．comfortable	B．a(chǎn)nxious	C．confident	D．a(chǎn)ngry
  （10）	A．a(chǎn)ttend	B．point	C．take	D．turn
  （11）	A．dangerous	B．mysterious	C．a(chǎn)bsurd	D．boring
  （12）	A．hurt	B．resist	C．take	D．damage
  （13）	A．lecture	B．conversation	C．debate	D．negotiation
  （14）	A．trainees	B．employees	C．researchers	D．passengers
  （15）	A．reveal	B．choose	C．predict	D．design
  （16）	A．voyage	B．flight	C．walk	D．ride
  （17）	A．went through	B．did away	C．caught up	D．put up
  （18）	A．Surprisingly	B．Particularly	C．Actually	D．Consequently
  （19）	A．unless	B．since	C．if	D．but
  （20）	A．funny	B．simple	C．logical	D．rare
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第二節(jié)（共1小題；每小題1.5分， 滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

• 7．Nelson Mandela was one of the most respected people in the world.For countless reasons he was and（1）

  （remain）a huge hero in many people's jye.aiarts.He was a person from（2）

  we can all learn many lessons.In his nine decades，he experienced almost everything，（3）

  being tortured （折磨）to becoming president of the country he loved.Nelson had a wonderful childhood and was（4）

  keen runner and boxer.When he studied to become a lawyer，he learnt more of the terrible political system.This led to his campaigning for equal rights and his（5）

  （involve）in the African National Congress（ANC），which he（6）

  （late） became the leader of.Soon he became famous around the world as a symbol of the struggle for freedom in South Africa.
      However，the South African government did its best to keep Mandela from spreading his message of equality for blacks and he was put in prison until he（7）

  （release） in 1990.
      In 1994，he became his country's first black person（8）

  （serve）in office as president，and after retiring in 1999，he continued to travel（9）

  （wide）and campaign for many causes，raising public awareness of global issues until old age slowed him down.He died on the 5th of December，2013，（10）

  （age） 95.
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