汕头市普通高考第二次模拟考试试题含答案.docx

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汕头市普通高考第二次模拟考试试题含答案

2021年汕头市普通高考第二次模拟考试试题

英语

本试卷共8页，满分120分。

考试用时120分。

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第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。

A

Thequiztriestotestnon-nativeEnglishspeaker’svocabularysize.Newresultsshowthelargestproportionofparticipantsknow4,500words（intherangefrom4,250to4,749）,withthemedianvocabularysizeof7,826,undertheinfluenceofthefollowingfactors.

Factors

Academicperformance:

Inclass,howaboutyourhomework,study,exam,logic,etc.?

Classroomparticipation:

Inclass,howmuchdidyouparticipate,talkingandaskingquestions?

Naturalability:

Inclass,howmuchdoyoufeelaboutlearningEnglish?

Isiteasyordifficult?

Outsideofclass:

HowmuchdoyouuseEnglishinreallife,learningthingsoutsideofclass?

Beingabroad:

DidyoutraveltoEnglish-speakingcountries?

Howmuchtimedidyouspend?

Findings

Academicperformancehelps,uptodoublingyourvocabularysize.Classroomparticipationmatterstoo,givingyouuptoa50%increaseinvocabulary.Outsideofclassisthebiggestdifference.StudentswhodolotsofthingsinEnglishoutsideofclasshavemorethantwicethevocabularyofthosewhodon’tBeingabroadbringstheaveragestudentfromaround7,000to10,000.

Beawarethattheresultsabovearesuggestiveonly.Moreresearchwilltell.

1.Whatisthevocabularysizeofmostparticipantsinthequiz?

A.4,500B.4,250C.4,749D.7,826

2.Whichfactorhelpstoenlargevocabularymost?

A.Academicperformance.

B.Beingabroad.

C.Outsideclassactivities.

D.Classroomparticipation.

3.Whereisthepassagemostlikelyfrom?

A.AnEnglishposter.

B.AnEnglishdictionary.

C.Anoticeaboutaquiz.

D.AsurveyofEnglishlearning.

B

Aboatfloatedpeacefullyonthecrystal-bluewater.“Howfascinating!

”Antoniotoldtohisfriends,whosharedapassionfordiving.Inthefollowingdiving,unfortunately,hewastrappedwithhisfriend,whosharedtheoxygenwithAntoniobutdiedafterwards.Antoniobreathedhardonhismouthpiece,buttherewasnothingleft.Hestartedtoscreamandkeptscreaminguntilhehadnovoice.AshourspassedandAntoniofailedtosurface.Hisotherfriendsrushedforhelp.

Shortlythelocaldiverscametorescue,butinvain.Yearsofexperiencetoldthem,lostinthecave,onemustbedead.Theyconsideredgoingbackinbutdecidedagainstitbecauseoftheincomingdark,themuddywaterandthelackofhelp.Toorisky.

Askedforhelp.Peter,achieffrogman,begantoplanthenextmorning’soperations,knowinghurriedpreparationwasdeadly.Hehadnarrowescapesfromdeath.Eachtime,though,trainingandacoolheadsavedhim.Suddenly,athoughtstruckhim.“Whosaidhedied?

Thatguymaybealive!

”Thenextmorning,Peterwassuitedup.Beforeadive,heprayed.

Antonio“dreamed”hewasdrowning.Heforcedhimselfawakebutcouldn’tfeelhisbody.Hewastootiredtofeelscared.Enteringthecave,PeterfoundAntonio.Ontouchinghim,ahandclosedaroundhisleftwrist.Peterknewtheyoungmanmustbekeptfrompanicking.GentlyhepassedhismouthpiecetoAntonio.HeheardAntoniotakeacoupleofbreathsbeforehandingthemouthpieceback.Antoniowastryingtoshareoxygenwithhim.Peterrealized.Howunbelievablewasthat,after17hoursinthishole,hismindstillstayedcool!

Antoniowastreatedinthenearesthospital.Doctorssaidhewouldn’thavesurvivedmorethananotherhourinthecave.WhenPeterfinallyclimbedbackintohiscar,hedoubledup,sobbing.Hefelthetookpartinamiracle.SomehowanunseenhandthathadguidedAntoniotoatinyairpocketinthecaveguidedhimtheretoo.Whereheshouldhavefounddeath,hehadmetlife.

4.HowdidAntoniofeelinthecave?

A.Delighted.

B.Cautious.

C.Thrilled.

D.Scared.

5.WhydidPeterdecidenottooperateimmediately?

A.BecauseAntoniowasbelievedtobedead.

B.Becausetheconditionswererisky.

C.Becausethehurriedhelpcouldn’thelp.

D.Becausethelocaldiversachievednothing.

6.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?

A.Antoniodidn’tgiveintothedesperatesituation.

B.Antoniohadadreamofdrowning.

C.Antoniolongedtosleeptight.

D.AntoniopulledPeterdownwithhim.

7.WhatmadePeterdeeplytouchedintheend?

A.Antonio’sinjury

B.Humansdesiretosurvive

C.Peter’sownkindness

D.Antonio’sfriend’sdeath

C

Itappearstofitwithmostpeople’sexperience:

howChristmasseemstocomearoundquickereveryyear:

Questionnairesbypsychologistshaveshownalmosteveryonefeelstimeispassingfasternowcomparedtowhentheywerehalforaquarterasold.Moststrikingly,lotsofexperimentshaveshownthat,whenolderpeopleareaskedtoguesshowlongthetimeis,orto‘reproduce’thelengthofperiodsoftime,theyguessashorteramountthanyoungerpeople.

In1877,PaulJanetsuggestedtheproportionaltheory,whereachildof10feelsayearas1/10ofhiswholelifewhileamanof50as1/50,sothesubjectivesenseofthe50-year-oldmanisthattheseareinsignificantperiodsoftimewhichgallop.

Therearealsobiologicaltheories.Thespeedingupoftimeislinkedtohowourmetabolism（新陈代谢）graduallyslowsdownaswegrowolder.Children’sheartsbeatfasterthanadults’.Theybreathemorequickly.Withtheirbloodflowingmorequickly,theirbodyclocks“cover”moretimewithinthespaceof24hoursthanoursdoasadults.Ontheotherhand,olderpeoplearelikeclocksthatrunslowerthannormal,sothattheylagbehind,andcoverlessthan24hours.

Inthe1930s,thepsychologistHudsonHoaglandfoundbodytemperaturecausesdifferentperceptionsoftime.Once,whenhelookedafterhisillwife,henoticedshecomplainedhe’dbeenawayforalongtimeevenifonlyawayforafewmoments.Therefore,Hoaglandtestedherperceptionoftimeatdifferenttemperatures,findingthehigherhertemperature,themoretimeseemedtoslowdownforher,andthatraisingaperson’sbodytemperaturecanslowdownhissenseoftimepassingbyupto20%.

Timedoesn’tnecessarilyhavetospeedupaswegetolderthough.Itdependsonhowweliveourlives,andhowwerelatetoourexperiences.

8.Whatdothequestionnairesandexperimentsfind?

A.Timenowisshorterthanbefore.

B.Agingmakespeoplethinkslowly.

C.Theoldfeeltimefliesfasterthantheyoung.

D.Theoldvaluetimemorethanbefore.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“gallop”inParagraph2mean?

A.Flyswiftly.

B.Pausebriefly.

C.Moveslowly.

D.Passstably.

10.AccordingtoHudsonHoaglandwhomayfeeltimegomoreslowly?

A.Akidwithslowermetabolism.

BAchildwithlowbodytemperature.

C.Agrown-upfeelingfreezing.

D.Anadultwithahighfever.

11.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Howtimeflies!

B.Toliveafulllife!

C.Whytimepassesatdifferentspeeds?

D.Howtosavemoretime?

D

Remotework,especiallyinaworldaffectedbyCOVID-19,naturallyleadsto“flextime”.Employeeswithsmallchildrenmightbegettingthemajorityoftheirworkdoneatnightafterthekidsareinbed.Workingearly,youquitearly.Startinglate,worklate.

Withyourteammatesworkingduringdifferenthours,youmaybegettingmessagesatallhoursoftheday,night,orweekend,makingyoualwaysavailable.Thatmightbenecessaryinsomeindustriesduringthesechallengingtimes,butcertainlynotineveryindustryandnotforeveryoneinanyindustry.Oncethistakesrootinyourcompanyculture,itbecomesdifficultto“reset”later.Besides,“always-on”isn’tsustainable（可持续的）,whichincreasespressureandquicklyturnsyourcompanyintoanunpleasantplacetowork.

Ifyourcompanyadapts“flextime”,howcanyouaccommodateyouremployees’needswhilestillprotectingyourcultureandyourteamswork-lifebalance?

Thekeyistoencourageflextimewhilealsosettingclear“communicationhours”（forexample,8a.m.to6p.m.）.Outsideofthosehours,employeesshouldbeencouragedtochangetheirsettingsto“DoNotDisturb”andtousethe“schedulesend”featureoftheiremailclientsothatmessagesonlygetdeliveredduringcommunicationhours.

Ifmessagesmusthappenoutsideofthesetcommunicationhours,suchasforurgentortime-sensitiveissues.makeemployeesphoneortextonly.Thiswaypeoplecancomfortablyclosedownallothercommunicationchannelslikeemail,WeChat,WeCom,etc.Theactofhavingtocallortextsomeoneisusuallyenoughtogivethesenderapausetothink,“DoIreallyneedthispersonnow,orcanthecommunicationwait?

”Thisallowseveryoneonyourteamtoworkwheneverisappropriateforthem,butnotfeelliketheyhavetoworkallthetimetoaccommodateeveryoneelse’sschedule.Awordof“Thanksforbeingsoresponsive”tosomeoneansweringanemailoutsideofthedefinedcommunicationhoursdefinitelybringsempathy（同理心）,whichsmoothstheurgencywhilealsocultivatingthetrustandculture.

12.Whatmayresultinthephenomenonof“always-on”?

A.COVID-19.

B.Someindustries.

C.Increasingpressure.

D.Flexibleworkingtime.

13.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph2?

A.Thephenomenonofflextime

B.Thedisadvantagesof“flextime”

C.Thenecessityof“flextime”

D.Thecompanycultureof“flextime”

14.Whatcanweknowabout“communicationhours”?

A.Ithelpstomakeupfortheshortcomingsof“flextime”.

B.Itshouldbesetfrom8a.m.to6p.m.

C.Employeesmustn’tbedisturbedwithinthehours.

D.Employeesarestillresponsiveoutsideofthehours.

15.Whatistheauthor‘sattitudetothecombinationof“flextim