2021年高考英语模拟试题（四）

杨红东

本试卷满分150分（不含听力），考试时间120分钟。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

例： How much is the shirt？

A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.

答案是C。

1.How old is the man？

A.17.B.20.C.23.

2.What does the man do？

A.He is a reporter.

B.He is a teacher.

C.He is a worker.

3.How does the woman feel about her study？

A.It is fine.

B.It is tough.

C.It is quite esay.

4.What are the speakers talking about？

A.A party.

B.A trip.

C.An invitation.

5.When does the man suggest meeting the woman？

A.This Saturday.

B.Next Saturday.

C.Next Sunday.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. Where are the speakers？

A. In a dining hall.

B. At a school office.

C. In a meeting room.

7. What will the woman do at 10：30 a.m.？

A. Talk to the director.

B. Visit the campus.

C. Have a test.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Who witnessed a typhoon in person？

A. James.

B. The woman.

C. Both of them.

9. What damage was caused by Super Typhoon Mangkhut？

A. Rolling over bikes.

B. Moving trees in circles.

C. Sweeping up all the houses.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. How will Mr. Smith fly around the world？

A. By air.

B. In a balloon.

C. On a ship.

11. Where did Mr. Smith land last time？

A. In China.

B. In the Pacific Ocean.

C. His hometown.

12. Which problem did he get during his long journey？

A. No maps.

B. A lucky break.

C. Little time to sleep.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What does the man want to do？

A. Make a booking.

B. Give a performance.

C. Hold a meeting.

14. When will the man go to see the performance？

A. On the 26th.

B. On the 27th.

C. On the 28th.

15. How many adult tickets shall the man buy？

A. One.B. Two.C. Three.

16. How will the man get his tickets？

A. He will fetch them in person.

B. His daughter will collect them.

C. The woman will post them to him.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Who supports the idea？

A. The man.

B. Tan Haitao.

C. Huang Yuexuan.

18. Why are many people interested in swimming？

A. Swimming does no harm to peoples health.

B. Swimming will be a necessary survival skill in the future.

C. Swimming has become part of an examination to enter high school.

19. What is Huang Yuexuans attitude towards the idea？

A. Uncertain.

B. Objective.

C. Opposed.

20. What does the man mainly talk about？

A. Should swimming be a part of PE classes？

B. Can people learn to swim from primary school？

C. Do students need to take more swimming activities？

第二部分閱读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

New York City Transit Fares

Fares—Subways and buses

Fare for most riders on subways and local， limited， and Select Bus Service buses：$2.75.

Express buses cost $6.75.

Pay with a MetroCard， or use contactless payment where OMNY scanners（扫描器）are available. You can also use exact change on buses.

All MTA New York City Transit trains and local buses accept MetroCard. Express buses only accept 7-Day Express Bus Plus MetroCard or Pay-Per-Ride MetroCard. All of our buses and +SelectBusService coin fare collection machines accept exact fare in coins. Dollar bills， pennies， and half-dollar coins are not accepted. OMNY is the MTAs new fare payment system. Use your contactless card or smart device to pay the fare on buses and subways. Visitfor details of the rollout（推广）.

FreeTransfers—Unlimited-RideMetroCard permits free transfers to all but our express buses. Pay-Per-Ride MetroCard allows one free transfer of equal or lesser value if you complete your transfer within two hours of the time you pay your full fare with the same MetroCard. If you pay your local bus fare with coins， ask for a free electronic paper transfer to use on another local bus.

Reduced-Fare Benefits—You are eligible（符合条件）for reduced-fare benefits if you are at least 65 years of age or have a qualifying disability. Benefits are available（except on peak-hour express buses）with proper identification， including Reduced-Fare Metro-Card or Medicare card.

Children—The subway， SIR， local， Limited-Stop， and +SelectBusService buses permit up to three children， 44 inches tall and under to ride free when accompanied by an adult paying full fare.

Terms and Conditions—Fares and MetroCard use are subject to MTA NYC Transit Tariff and additional conditions.

21. Which of the following offers a new way of paying service？

A.Pay-Per-Ride MetroCard.

B.Coin fare collection machines.

C.7-Day Express Bus Plus MetroCard.

D.OMNY fare payment system.

22. Who can enjoy reduced-fare benefits？

A.Peak-hour express bus riders.

B.Passengers with some disability.

C.Citizens above 65 years of age.

D.Unlimited-Ride MetroCard users.

23. How many children can a full-fare payer take to ride free？

A. 3.B. 6.

C. 4.D. 2.

B

Last September， my boyfriend and I adopted Moro， a 7-month-old husky mix from an animal shelter. But I knew that if we were going to be a happy family we would need to make sure to teach her what her role was， and what we wanted her to do（and， perhaps more importantly， not do）.

So when I saw a research team was working on an algorithm（算法）to train dogs， I was instantly intrigued. Are robot-doggy trainers in our future？ Why not give it a try？

Dave Roberts and Alper Bokzkurt at North Carolina State University offer to help. One of the things theyve noticed is that we struggle with giving consistently timed feedback to our dogs.

By using a series of sensors and algorithms， Roberts rewards the dog at exactly the right time， every time. To train the algorithm， Moro is fitted with one particular vest and brought into a little pen. We tell it to sit， and when it does， the algorithm crunches the data coming in from the vest. Once it decides the dog is sitting， it sends a signal to an automatic treat dispenser（分配器）in the pen. The dog sits， the computer recognizes the sit， the dog gets a treat. And repeat.

Right now， the system only teaches sit and down. Problems like the ones we faced with Moro—overexcitement around other dogs， cat chasing， ignoring distractions， pulling—are all really hard to program an algorithm to train. Roberts admits it was just a start， but he hopes to see it help address problem behaviors that land dogs in shelters， or help shelters get dogs adopted more easily.“To be honest， my heart is there，”he says.

As for Moro， Ill stick to our current training methods and leave the algorithms to the researchers for now.Unless it can teach her not to break wind on my pillow， in which case， sign me up.

24. Why did the author decide to get her dog trained？

A. Because it took on a big role.

B. Because it was previously adopted.

C. Because it needed to be well-disciplined.

D. Because it should be equipped with new tricks.

25. What does the underlined word“intrigued”in paragraph 2 probably mean？

A. fascinated.

B. astonished.

C. skeptical.

D. grateful.

26. How does the computer get the dog rewarded at exactly the right time？

A. By giving it certain signals.

B. By identifying its good feedback.

C. By offering it something nice to wear.

D. By bringing it a special pen to play with.

27. What do we know about the training methods her dog received？

A. They are interesting.

B. They are most effective.

C. They are barely satisfactory.

D. They will come onto the market soon.

C

While driving， you may have seen a stop sign. With the big word“STOP”on it， theres something particular， at least relative to other signs： the number of sides it has. Most signs are in the shape of things like pieces of paper. A handful of other signs are round. But what about an octagon（八邊形）？

Basically，the number of sides， by design， carries some information in and of itself. Rectangular（矩形）signs are informational only， telling you how fast you can go， how far to a nearby exit， etc. But beyond that， the general rule is that the more sides it has， the more threatening the danger ahead.For example，

are typically circles—infinite sides， because its an incredibly bad idea to go the wrong way on the highway. Similarly，railroad crossing signs are also circles， because it is equally dangerous to cross the tracks whena train is coming. And then there are yield signs（让路标志），instructing drivers merely to slow down and stop if necessary. These have three sides because theres less danger ahead.

Stop signs， however， come with eight sides， something that you really cant afford to miss. Its design was standardized across the United States in 1923. At the time， the original stop signs werent reflective，so we needed a design that could be easily recognizable at night. While the powers-that-be（传统金属）could have gone with a 6-， 7-， or 9-sided shape， the octagon won out.

But thats not quite the whole story. Most Do Not Enter signs are circles printed on rectangles， which makes sense because the sign can be repurposed as， say， a Speed Limit or other rectangular sign if its no longer needed for its current purpose. But stop signs are， almost always， cut into their octagonal shape. Why？Because doing so gives us another advantage—the shape makes it easy for drivers traveling in the opposite direction to recognize the sign from the back， which helps prevent confusion.

28. In what form do most traffic signs typically take on？

A. Circle.

B. Flat.

C. Triangle.

D. Rectangle.

29. How does the writer develop the second paragraph？

A.By making a comparison.

B.By giving some examples.

C.By presenting some statistics.

D.By listing some historical facts.

30. Why are the stop signs designed with eight sides？

A. It is a symbol of American culture.

B. It is money-saving and easily made.

C. It is a combination of general rules and chance factors.

D. American people are quite crazy about the number eight.

31. What is the text mainly about？

A. Stop signs in different countries.

B. The development of traffic signs.

C. Why stop signs have eight sides.

D. How different traffic signs are designed.

D

When settlers came from Europe to North America， they brought their livestock（家畜）with them. This new presence of Europeans and livestock led to the widespread and systematic killings of predators（捕食者）in North America. By the early 16th century， chicken， cattle， horses， goats， sheep and pigs began populating farms in the American West， and colonists protected their livestock with guns. This， combined with huntersthirst for wolf fir， led to a massive decline in wolf populations. In some areas wolves were completely wiped off the map.

Today farmers in Europe and the United States are still dealing with wolves and other predators in much the same way as they did in the 16th century：They shoot them when they attack their farm animals. While killing wolves that attack livestock may give farmers short-term peace of mind， its more likely to make the situation worse in the long run， according to the latest science. Researchers have found that the more killings of wolves—especially when young wolves are involved， leads ultimately to yet more livestock deaths.In one study scientists found that for each additional wolf killed， the expected average number of hunted-on livestock increased by 5 percent to 6 percent per herd for cattle and 4 percent for sheep.

Fewer wolves also mean more of the animals they used to hunt， which can create a whole new set of problems. In particular， wildlife such as elk（麋鹿）and deer can overpopulate in a given environment. When there are too many of these animals，plant life becomes short-lived and so does the entire ecosystem. Unsurprisingly， livestock also contribute to it.

The dilemma lies in European and U.S. policies that allow for livestock farming， with permits， on public lands—the same public lands where wolves live. Wildlife managers encourage ranchers（农场主）not to kill wolves immediately， but instead try using livestockguardian dogs， fences and alarms， lights. However， obviously there is still a long way to go in effectively keeping wolves on their toes.

32. What contributed to the decline in wolf population in America？

A.Climate change.

B.The man-made mass killings.

C.The widespread farm animals.

D.The diseases brought by new settlers.

33. What can we infer from paragraphs 2 and 3？

A. Plants can grow rich， thick and last long.

B. Fewer wolves can lead to safer farm animals.

C. The whole eco-system may turn for the worse.

D. Farm animals can live in harmony with wolves.

34. How does the author feel about the present ways of dealing with wolves？

A. It is necessary.

B. It works well.

C. It is worth learning from.

D. It does more harm than good.

35. What can be the best title for the text？

A. Rethinking Big Bad Wolves

B. The Survival Skills of Wolves

C. Keeping Wolves on Their Toes

D. The Decline in Wolf Populations

第二節（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

When you consider the advantages of athletics and team sports， your first thoughts may be the physical benefits of regular fitness. While its true，36. The following are just some of the aspects for young people.

Improved Academic Performance

Playing sport can have a positive impact on academic achievement. Research suggests that physical exercise leads to short-term relaxation throughout the body， accompanied by enhanced creativity， improved mood， better memory， and concentration， and even maximized problem-solving skills.37.

Less Stress and Better Moods

For a burst of relaxation and happiness，38. Physical activity stimulates chemicals in the brain，which help people to feel happier and more relaxed. Being physically active in sports provides a distraction from daily stressors and negative thought patterns. At the same time， exercise reduces the levels of cortisol（皮质醇）and adrenaline（肾上腺素）in your body， so you feel happier and less anxious.

39

Team sports support social interaction and encourage individuals to think with a team perspective. Playing a sport as part of a team requires persistence， patience， and practice—all of which can translate into important life lessons.

40 . It forces young men to take responsibility for their own mistakes. This is an important lesson to learn in life， as being able to accept failure and learn from it is one of the most crucial steps toward success.

A.Learn Important Values

B.Achieve More from Life

C.few things are more effective than exercise

D.In spite of this， playing sports can provide life-long skills for all of us

E.Whats more， working with other team members teaches accountability

F.These collection of psychological benefits consequently result in higher grades

G.research shows that participating in exercise and sports may help strengthen the mind as well

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分55分）第一节（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Every Saturday morning， Id awaken to the smell of garlic and pepper. I would41the kitchen to find my grandma42 over a large silver bowl， tearing fat lips of fresh cabbages. That was how the tasty Korean dish， kimchi（泡菜），was43at my home.

My grandmas specialty always44the dinner table as kimchi filled every plate. And the delicious 45 seemed to never leave my home. However， even the prided recipe was 46 against the damage of Alzheimer to grandmas mind.

Slowly her memories weakened until she becameas47 as a brand-new notebook. The smell of Saturday mornings came to a48 ， and during dinner， the artificial taste of factory kimchi only emphasized the absence of the family49. I would look at her and ask，“Grandma， whats my name？”But she would just 50 back at me， like a total51.

One day， my mom brought home fresh52 . She brought out the old silver bowl and poured out them with garlic， salt and pepper. The 53 smell came back. 54， grandma stood up， and as if55by the smell， sat by the silver bowl and56her hands into the cabbages. As her bony57 tore the green lips， a look of determination58on her face. Though her hands no longer59 the swiftness and precision they once did， her face showed the aged excellence of a professional. For the first time in years， the smell of garlic60the air.

That night， we ate kimchi that had never tasted better.

第二節（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

After being abroad for decades， 68 Chinese cultural relics lost to the UK recently returned to their homeland thanks61 the joint efforts of the two countries. The relics，62（range）from the Spring and Autumn Period（770-476 BC）to the Qing Dynasty（1644-1911）， originate from provinces like Jiangxi， Anhui， Shaanxi.

“Their return marked a full period of quarter-century-long efforts，”63（say）Guan Qiang， deputy director of the National Cultural Heritage Administration. According to Guan， back in February 1995， the British police authorities informed the Chinese Embassy in London that64investigation into the sale of65（steal）property involved a group of cultural relics， 66 were suspected of Chinese origin. It was soon confirmed that they were.

British police seized all the relics in an operation. In 1998， over 3，000 relics were returned to China. However， a local buyer of some relics refused to67（cooperation）， leaving dozens of relics in the UK and dragging the case into deadlock.

Luckily， their contact never stopped. A silver lining finally appeared. In January， the London police againshowed an intention68（transfer）the ownership back to China.

The procedure to bring them home was immediately initiated. In spite of69（delay）brought by the outbreak of COVID-19， the local Police Service handed over the relics to the Chinese embassy in October， and they70（safe）arrived in Beijing on Oct 20.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

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。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一個单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：

1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

When the coronavirus spread， I wasnt worried. Instead， I wanted it continue so that I would have long holidays. However， everything wouldnt be as much funny as I had expected.

It was boring to just sit at home， with nothing to do and play games. My mom didnt really like that， so I found another ways to entertain myself. I have always loved reading， but the bookstores are all closed then. I tried to learn cooking. It was so satisfied when you had everything organize and made the perfect dishes for all the family. I also learned what to make a professional webpage for my grandmas paintings， of which was cool！

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

上周末学校爱鸟俱乐部举办了一场关于保护濒危鸟类的讲座，请你为学校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：

1.举办地点及时间；

2.讲座盛况；

3.目的及意义。

注意：词数100左右。