普通高等学校招生全国统一考试模拟英语试题四含答案解析.docx

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普通高等学校招生全国统一考试模拟英语试题四含答案解析

2021好题精选模拟卷四

第I卷

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15题；每题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

NOTTINGHAM FORUM（论坛）

GEOFFHOON

“__________（24）”

GeoffHoonisoneof Britain’smostexperiencedpoliticians.

MrHoonjoinedtheForeignandCommonwealthofficeinMay1999asMinisterofStatewithresponsibilityforAsia,thePacific,theMiddleEastandNorthAfrica;hewasthenmadeMinisterforEurope.Later,in1999,MrHoonjoinedTonyBlair’s Cabinet（内阁）asSecretaryofStateforDefence,whereheoversawfourmajordeployments（部署）ofBritishtroops,includingtoIraq.Afterthe2005generalelectionhebecameleaderoftheHouseofCommonsandearlierthisyear（2006）hewasappointedasMinisterforEuropeagain.

OnFriday24th NovemberMrHornisvisitingNottinghamtoaddressForum.Hewillspeakabouthisexperienceinthepublicspotlight,andexplainwhatlifeasaCabinetMinisterisreallylike.

Therewillbeanopportunityforquestionsafterthetalk,whichisopentoallstudentsandstaffat NottinghamUniversity.Pleasearriveearlyastherearelimitedspacesandnobodywillbeadmittedoncetheeventhadbegun.

FRIDAY24TH NOVEMBER

4O’LOCK

A48SIRCLIVEGRANGER（GEOGRAPHY&ECONOMICS）

FREEENTRY

www.nottingham.forum.org

21.Atthetimeofthewriting,GeoffHoonwasa______.

A.retiredpolitician    B.universityscholar   C.stateleader          D.militaryconsultant

22.Whoeverwantedtoattendwereadvisedto“arriveearly”inorder______.

A.tobeallowedtoaskquestions                       B.tobeadmittedtothetalk

C.nottointerruptthespeaker                            D.tofindaplaceclosertothespeaker

23.By“A48SIRCLIVEGRANGER”,thewritergivesinformationabout______.

A.whowasorganizingtheevent                  B.wheretheeventwastotakeplace

C.howonecouldgetadmitted                     D.howoldthelecturerwas

24.Thetopicofthetalkmissinginthe3rd line（blank）shouldbe______.

A.LifeintheCabinet                                  B.AnExcellentLecturer

C. Top State SecretstoBeLetOut               D.AnalysisofWorldSituation

B

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RegularHours

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10a．m．—5P．m．

Saturday：

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SummerHours：

May27-August16

Monday-Saturday：

9a．m．—9P．m．

Sunday：

9a．m．—6p．m．

FullPriceTotalTicket

Adult（ages13-64）：

$38.95

Child（ages3-12）：

$32.95

Senior（age65+）：

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TotalTicketOnlineDiscount

Adult（ages13-64）：

$35.95

Child（ages3-12）：

$29.95

Senior（age65+）：

$31.95

AnimalEncounters：

$59.95

Beluga＆FriendsInteractiveProgram：

$179.95

JourneywithGentleGiantsImmersionProgram：

$234.95

AT&TDolphinTales

Ournewdolphingallery,theaterandshowarenowopen．Thegalleryandviewingwindowareopentogeneraladmissionguestsperiodicallythroughouttheday．Showtimesvaryeachday,socheckfortimeswhenyouarepurchasinggeneraladmissiontickets．Don’tforget-AT&TDolphinTalesisincludedinTotalTicketgeneraladmission，sodon’tmissthisspectacularshow!

4DTheater—Deepo’sUndersea3DWondershowPresentedbyAT&T

Withmultipleshowsthroughouttheday,besuretocatchthisuniqueexperienceatGeorgiaAquarium．Admissiontothe4DTheaterisincludedinTotalTicketgeneraladmission!

JourneywithGentleGiantsImmersionProgram

SwimorscubadiveintheOceanVoyagerexhibit，builtbyTheHomeDepot．Swimsaredailyat4：

30p．m．，andscubadivesaredailyat3p．m．andSaturdayandSundayatlla．m．Spotsarelimited，soit’sbesttobookinadvance．

Beluga&FriendsInteractiveProgram

InteractwithbelugasandharborsealsintheGeorgia-PacificColdWaterQuestgallery．Thisanimalinteractionoccursdailyat 10a．m．and1：

30p．m．Spotsarelimited，soit’sbesttobookinadvance．

AnimalEncounters

Interactwithapenguindailyatl1：

30a．m．andl：

45p．m．Youcanalsoexperienceaspecialencounterwithadolphin．Spotsarelimited，soit’sbesttobookinadvance．

25．Howmuchcantheysaveifgrandparentsintheirseventieswitha10-year-oldboyvisitGeorgiaAquariumwithonlinetickets?

A．$3．      B．$6．     C．$9．  D．$12

26．WhichofthefollowingaboutAT&TDolphinTalesisTRUE?

A．Itisopenalldaylongtovisitors．

B．Itisreallyworthwatchingforvisitors．

C．Visitorshavetopayextramoneytowatchit．

D．visitorsshouldbooktheirticketsinadvance．

27．WithaTotalTicket，visitorsareallowedtovisit________．

A．AnimalEncounters

B．Beluga&FriendsInteractiveProgram

C．4DTheater-Deepo’sUndersea3DWondershow

D．JourneywithGentleGiantsImmersionProgram

C

HowDoYouSeeDiversity?

Asamanager,Tiffanyisresponsibleforinterviewingapplicantsforsomeofthepositionswithhercompany.Duringoneinterview,shenoticedthatthecandidatenevermadedirecteyecontact.Shewaspuzzledandsomewhatdisappointedbecauseshelikedtheindividualotherwise.

　　Hehadaperfectrésuméandgavegoodresponsestoherquestions,butthefactthatheneverlookedherintheeyesaid“untrustworthy,”soshedecidedtoofferthejobtohersecondchoice.

“Itwasn’tuntilIattendedadiversityworkshopthatIrealizedthepersonwepassedoverwastheperfectperson,”Tiffanyconfesses.Whatshehadn’tknownatthetimeoftheinterviewwasthatthecandidate’s“different”behaviorwassimplyaculturalmisunderstanding.HewasanAsian-Americanraisedinahouseholdwhererespectforthoseinauthoritywasshownbyaverting（避开）youreyes.

　　“Iwasjustthrownoffbythelackofeyecontact;notrealizingitwascultural,”Tiffanysays.“Imissedout,butwillnotmissthatopportunityagain.”

　　Manyofushavehadsimilarencounterswithbehaviorsweperceiveasdifferent.Astheworldbecomessmallerandourworkplacesmorediverse,itisbecomingessentialtoexpandourunderstandingofothersandtoreexaminesomeofourfalseassumptions.

HireAdvantage

　　Atatimewhenhiringqualifiedpeopleisbecomingmoredifficult,employerswhocaneliminateinvalidbiases（偏见）fromtheprocesshaveadistinctadvantage.Mycompany,MindsetsLLC,helpsorganizationsandindividualsseetheirownblindspots.Arealestaterecruiterweworkedwithillustratesthepositivedifferencesuchtrainingcanmake.

　　“DuringmyMindsetscoachingsession,Iwastaughthowtorecruitadiversifiedworkforce.Irecruitedpeoplefromdifferentculturesandskillsets.Theagentswereabletoutilizetheirfullpotentialandexperiencestobuildupthecompany.Whentherealestatemarketbegantochange,itwasbecausewehadadiverseagentpoolthatwewereabletosayintherealestatemarketmuchlongerthanothersinthesameprofession.”

BlindedbyGender

　　Daleisanaccountexecutivewhoattendedoneofmyworkshopsonsupervisingadiverseworkforce.“Throughoneofthesessions,Idiscoveredmypersonalbias,”herecalls.“IlearnedIhadnotbeenlookingatapersonasawholeperson,andbeingopentodifferences.”Inhiscase,theblindnesswasnotaboutculturebutrathergender.

　　“Ihadamanagementpositionopeninmydepartment;andthetwofinalistswereamanandawoman.HadInotattendedthisworkshop,Iwouldhaveautomaticallyassumedthemanwasthebestcandidatebecausethepositionrequiredquiteabitofextensivetravel.Myreasoningwouldhavebeenthateventhoughbothcandidatesweregreatandcouldhavebeensuccessfulintheposition,Iassumedthewomanwouldhavewantedtobehomewithherchildrenandnottravel.”Dale’sassumptionsareanotherexampleofthewell-intentionedbutincorrectthinkingthatlimitsanorganization’sabilitytotapintothefullpotentialofadiverseworkforce.

　　“Ilearnedfromtheclassthatinsteadofimposingmygenderbiasesintothesituation,Ineededtopresentthefullrangeofduties,responsibilitiesandexpectationstoallcandidatesandallowthemtomakeaninformeddecision.”Dalecreditstheworkshop,“becauseithelpedmemakedecisionsbasedonfairness.”

YearoftheKnow-It-All

　　Dougisanothersupervisorwhoattendedoneofmyworkshops.Herecallsamajorlessonlearnedfromhisownemployee.

　　“OneofmymostembarrassingmomentswaswhenIhadaChinese-AmericanemployeeputinarequesttotaketimeofftocelebrateChineseNewYear.Inmyignorance,Iassumedhehadhisdateswrong’,asthefirstofJanuaryhadjustpassed.WhenIadvisedhimofthis,Igavehimatongtalking-toaboutturninginrequestsearlywiththeproperdates.

　　“Hepatientlywaited,thenwhenIwasdone,hesaidhewouldlikeChineseNewYearoff,nottheWesternNewYear.HeexplainedpolitelythatinhisculturethenewyeardidnotbeginJanuaryfirst,andthatChineseNewYear,whichistiedtothelunarcycle,isoneofthemostcelebratedholidaysontheChinesecalendar.Needlesstosay,Ifeltveryembarrassedinassuminghehadhisdatesmixedup.ButIlearnedagreatdealaboutassumptions,andthatthetimingofholidaysvariesconsiderablyfromculturetoculture.

　　“AttendingthediversityworkshophelpedmerealizehowmuchIcouldlearnbysimplyaskingquestionsandcreatingdialogueswithtoyemployees,ratherthanmakingassumptionsandtryingtobeaknow-it-all,”Dougadmits.“ThebiggestthingItookawayfromtheworkshopislearninghowtobemore‘inclusive’todifferences.”

ABetterBottomLine

　　Anopenmindaboutdiversitynotonlyimprovesorganizationsinternally,itisprofitableaswell.Thesecommentsfromacustomerservicerepresentativeshowhowaninclusiveattitudecanimprovesales.“MostofmycustomersspeakEnglishasasecondlanguage.Oneofthebestthingsmycompanyhasdoneistocontractwithalanguageservicethatofferstranslationsoverthephone.Itwasn’tunti