2021年深圳市高三年级第二次调研考试英语试卷
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第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
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London and Paris are two of Europe's biggest tourist destinations, just a few hours away from each other by road or rail and an hour's distance by air.What about the train-ferry combination that many recall fondly fi*om their childhoods?Well,though it’s budget-saving,this option is too time-consuming today,so better leave it to your memories.Since the UK is not part of the Schengen Area,pasngers need to go through passport control prior to boarding.
Air trips:
Though flying between London and Paris is by no means recommended, there are still a few people traveling between the two dynamic cities by air,A very low one-way fare is possible through advanced booking,but of cour it's rare,and that doesn't include the taxi and rail fares traveling to and from the airports.
•One-way fares from Paris can be as low as€49;
•From London,Air France flies with fares as low as£39(€46),and British Airways as low as£48(€56).
Rail trips:
The only direct train between London and Paris is the Eurostar,which travels15-17times per weekday.Eurostar's2015edition trains can make the journey in two hours at speeds of up to320km/li.Besides,they offer good ating space.
•Fares begin at a reasonable£58(€68),round trip;1588年
•The earlier you book,the more you save.
Bus trips:
The bus is by far the least expensive and longest way to travel between Paris and London,Eurolines and OUIBUS are two major bus lines traveling between the two capitals.The journey takes between ven and nine hours. Both lines adverti free Wi-Fi.
•One-way Euro lines fares begin at€15;
•One-way OUIBUS fares begin at€15too,but early bird sales can even lower the fare.
21.Which way is probably the most expensive for a round trip?
A.By train-ferry.
B.By air.
C.By rail.
D.By bus.
22.What special rvice does the bus trip provide?
A.Passport free boarding.
B.Taxi pickup,
C.Good ating space.
D.
Free Wi-Fi.
23.What do the trips have in common with each other?
A.They are cheaper if booked ahead of time.
B.There are different competing companies.重温入党誓言
C.They are more expensive from the Paris end.
D.There are still additional fees to be included.
B
As a boy,I wanted to go to the South Pole.As a teenager,I decided I'd like to go to the North Pole too,And yet,I haven't done either It had taken me31years to just make it to the Arctic.
I was traveling with a film crew from Northern Ireland,following the footsteps of Lord Dufferin who,in the1850s,sailed from Scotland to the Arctic*As an early adventure tourist,hewas driven by the desire to e what lay at the ends of the world.
As we sailed north,icebergs of the size of bus floated past our small boat.Finally,we reached our destination--English Bay,where Dufferin landed--and stepped off onto the horshoe-shaped beach.
This was what I'd dreamt of:standing somewhere so pure and primitive. However,for many early polar explorers,the results were far less pleasant.The south,in particular,was a source of extreme danger.
My childhood interest in the South Pole was fueled by the unsuccessful yet heroic adventures of Ernest Shackleton.He died in1922while preparing for his fourth adventure.The stories of Robert Falcon Scott are also well-known;he and four companions died on their way back from the South Pole.
So why do explorers put themlves at such risk?
Much of it ems to lie in the purity of the challenge.Scott talked of the appeal of a place that had be
en"unreached and unen by humans." "With a view over shining lands covered by ice-sheets of inconceivable extent,you have the feeling of living over the control of death,”said Fridtjof Nann,a Norwegian explorer.
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早上问候语简短On the homeward journey the weather turned and we were left for a few days at the mercy of a storm.We experienced a small taste of helplessness when faced with the raw power of nature.We should be grateful for the great explorers’spirit and stories.I know I am.
24.Why did the author begin his adventure tour?
A.To assist a film crew.
B.To realize a childhood dream.
C.To memorize Lord Dufferin.
D.To challenge a world record.
25.Which of the following best explains"inconceivable"underlined in paragraph7?
A.Hard to control.
B.Too far to reach.
C.Hard to imagine.
D.Too bright to view.
26.What happened during the writer's journey?
A.They were trapped in icebergs.
B.They were kept off the车站吉他谱
destination.
C,They were attacked by a storm. D.They were rescued by explorers.
27.Which of the following is the best title for the text?
A.The Appeal of the Ends of the World
B.The Dream of Traveling to the Arctic
C.The Victory over the Control of Death
D.The Gratitude to Great Explorers’Spirit
C
"It has nothing in common with anything el on the Bund(外滩)：said Ben Wood,the American architect behind Shanghai's famous Xintiandi District,commenting on the Fosun Foundation after its completion in2016.“The great thing about the Bund is that it's grand.Perhaps a building that can stand out is needed here to show that a company is progressive. But it's not grand"
For now,however,the Fosun Foundation--a new theatre--is proving popular with riverside tourists.
Located in the Bund Finance Center,the theatre was designed by co-operation of two world-known British design firms:Foster+Partners and Heatherwick Studio.The architectural highlight is the outward appearance--a golden,three-layered(层），steel bamboo curtain that hangs from the third floor.But what makes the architecture really unique is that it"dances":repeatedly each day,the curtain slowly moves一opens and clos--with music.This visual element,combining East and West,looks like both an ancient Chine crown and a Western harp(竖琴).The building's ground floor entrance lo
oks unclear,but once inside, you'll e the space reveal a hall and cafe,and traditional Chine theatres on the upper floors.Although there're only four stories above ground,the building hous veral music halls on its three underground floors.
“The opportunity to make something new in this culturally historic location was extraordinary：said Thomas Heatherwick,Heatherwick Studio founder."We tried to make it an interesting addition to show Shanghai's mix of modem and historic architecture?5
The Fosun Foundation is only part of a bigger plan for this economic and cultural center in China.Along the Huangpu River,a massive waterfront art area is being built.Shanghai hopes to play a larger role in the global art industry in the coming years.
What Shanghai makes of this new riverside project remains to be en. But with the Fosun Foundation open to the public,the area5s rapid transformation is bringing up discussions in China's arts scene and beyond.
28.What did Ben Wood mainly talk about?
A.How to keep the Bund area progressive.
B.Why the Bund area doesn't stand out.
C.How to make the Fosun Foundation grand.
D.Why the Fosun Foundation doesn't fit the area.
29.What makes the theatre unusual?
A,The colour of its appearance. B.The material of the building,
C.The movement of its curtain.
D.The music different type,
30.What is Shanghai's bigger plan for the Bund area?
A.To improve its influence in arts.
B.To bring up more traditional buildings
C.To strengthen its economic role.
D.To mix modern and historic elements,
31.Which word best describes the author's attitude to the plan?
A.Worried.
B.Pessimistic.
C.Cautious.
D.Confident
D
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If all goes well,a balloon will soon ri from Esrange Space Center in Kiruna,Sweden,ft will float high into the upper atmosphere and then return to Earth.However,environinentalists have arrived to stop this from happening.
The campaigners are against the balloon becau of what occurs in flight The balloon will shoot dust into the Earth's upper atmosphere, causing more sunlight to reflect back into space.The dust,known
as stratospheric aerosol injection(SAI),is part of a solar geoengineering (地球工程)program named SCoPex which is being conducted by Harvard University,The aim of the program is to purpoly change the Earth's atmosphere to fight climate change.
Tho who oppo worry about two things.Firstly,the moral risk--if solar geoengineering works5talks on reducing greenhou gas will be challenged.The cond concern is the amount of SAI in the atmosphere. To keep temperatures low,the need of the reflective dust to be relead high above Earth will be endless,and a sudden stop could result in rapid warming.Raymond Pierrehumbert,a physicist at Oxford University,says solar geoengineering is even too risky to rearch beyond computer models, Not all environmentalists arc oppod to it,Since the world is unlikely to achieve the1.5°C global warming target t in the Paris Agreement,some green organizations favour small-sized geoengineering rearch.
Regardless of the criticism,the rearch continues.Geoengineering is increasingly gaining international attention.A recent report about climate change suggested that SAI could help keep warming below1.5°C. The National Academy of Sciences,Engineering and Medicine in the USA has developed a rearch plan fbr solar geoengineering and received governmental funding totaling$9million.Both China and India have also launched rearch programmes of their own.Activis
ts may oppo the experiments,but balloons will likely fly anyway.
32.What is the function of SAI?
A.To attract dust
B.To throw sunlight back.
C.To absorb heat.
D.To fight against pollution.
32.Why does Raymond Pierrehumbert say geoengineering is risky?
A.It may change computer models.
B.It may produce too much dust,
C.It may relea greenhou gas.
D.It may worn global warming.
33.How do some people expect geoengineering rearch to be done?
A.To a limited degree.
B.At a lower temperature.
C.By green organizations.
D.Without international attention.
34.Which of the following can be inferred?
A.Voices of environmentalists are ignored.
B.More support is going to geoengineering.
C.Global warming is getting wor in Sweden.
D.Geoengineering has proved effective in India.
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We've all heard people say"Oh,that person is so creative!”about someone who is great at art,but art is just one area where people can be creative.Any time you try something different to solve a problem,you1 re being creative.36Maybe,but anyone can get more creative with practice. Here are some techniques that work for experts who are creative in very different ways.
Explore and Imagine.Shigeru Miyamoto is the brains behind some of the world's most popular video games:Super Mario Bros”The Legend of Zelda,and Donkey Kong.He spent hours exploring nature and going on adventures in his mind.37
Tune into Music."Music is important to me.It brings my creative juices,"says author Linda Trice.When she was writing about American hero Harriet Tubman,she started each day by listening to“The Battle Hymn of the Republic.”38In her picture book Kenya s Song,Kenya and her father compo a song inspired by all the different music they hear in their neighborhood.
Find Pictures in Patterns.39The artist Leonardo da Vinci looked everywhere for patterns that would spark his imagination.For example, he would look at stone walls to discover landscapes or faces.
长城历史40Dr.Lonnie Johnson is the inventor of the Super Soaker When he was in high school,he wanted to build a robot,but he failed many times.Now he is an engineer and an inventor.In a TED Talk,he said,"Just like with the robot,I don't know any better than'Try!'”
A.Don't Give Up.
B.Look for Details.
C.Her characters are also moved by music.
D.Have you ever looked for animal shapes in clouds?
