浙江省宁波市2021届高三下学期选考适应性考试(二模)英语试题.docx

浙江省宁波市2021届高三下学期选考适应性考试（二模）英语试题一、短对话1. What's wrong with the blue shirt?A. It's dirty.B. There*s a hole in it.C. The sleeves are too long.2. How many seats are available in the last row?A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.3. What does Gina tell Sam to do?A. Scratch his arm a littleB. Buy some special medicineC. Sleep with the windows shut.4. What's the relationship between the speakers?A. Policeman and driver.B Co-workers.C. Boss and employee.5. . What does the man mean?A. It is going to rain.B. He wants to get home earlierC. They should wait until the game is over.二、长对话听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。D. Where are the speakers?A. At home.B. At a hotel.C. At a restaurant.E. When will the speakers leave?A. Around 9： 30.B. Around 10： 00C. Around 11 ： 00.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。a 64 (fair) typical American boy who grows up in the Texas suburbs.65 coming-of-age stories may look ordinary on the outside, they often allow us to look underneath the surface and see the power of life itself.八、其他应用文66.假如你是英华国际学校学生会主席李华，你在食堂发现有浪费粮食现象，打算向全校师生作"FOOD FOR LIFE”的演讲，请你用英文写一篇演讲稿，内容包括：1 .演讲的主题；2 .演讲的原因；3 .你的倡议。注意：1 .词数80左右;2 .可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Good morning, respected teachers and dear fellow students!Thank you for your listening!九、读后续写67.阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。The watch was my grandfathers. He hung it by his bed. The face was marked with elegant Roman numbers and the case was gold. My grandfather got it after his fifty years of faithful service with his firm. I often gazed at it longingly as I sat with my grandfather after school.The day I told him of my success in the examinations, he was pleased, nYou'll be going to the new school next, Will. Remember you'll need plenty of patience. That's the right way. n I nodded when handing him the watch. He gazed at it for some moments, and wound it.The next morning my mother told me he had died in his sleep and left me his watch. For safety, my mother was to put it away in trust until she considered me old enough to look after it. I protested （抗议）so strongly that she finally agreed to hang it in the kitchen where I could always see it.The summer soon ended and it was time for me to enter the new school. I never made friends easily, and for a time I did little more than get on speaking terms with some boys. One of them was a rich fellow whose way of impressing us was to parade his possessions before us. Everything Crawley had was better than ours一until he brought the watch.*'I have a better watch than that/ I announced, attempting to impress them. nWell, show it to us J Crawley sneered （冷笑）in disbelief. Embarrassed, I promised to bring it to them that afternoon.Considering there was no way to persuade my mother to let me take the watch, I decided to wait for her to step outside and slip the watch into my pocket. So I did. After lunch, as I was too excited to wait for the return bus, I got my bike out of the shedI rode fast, excitement coursing through me. Then suddenly a puppy ran out into my path. I pulled at my brakes so hard that the bike stopped to a sharp standstill （急停）and I fell over.注意：1所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；3,续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；4 ,续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。 Paragraph 1I picked myself up and put a trembling hand into my pocket.Paragraph 2“That's not the right way. Patience, Will. Patience,n a voice echoed in my ears after the boys left.8. What does Bob think of motorcycle racing after the accident?A.It's still attractive.B , Its too dangerous.C.It*s violent.9. In how many weeks will Bob get fully recovered?A. In about two weeks.B. In about three weeks.C. In about five weeks.10. What did the woman give to the man?A. Some magazines.B. Some flowers.C. Some medicine.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。11. Why did Teresa raise her hand the first time?A. She had a question.B. She needed to relax her arm.C. She wanted to use the bathroom.12. What did Mr. Johnson ask the class to do?A. Ask questions later onB. Take down some notes.C. See a famous painting.13. When will the film be shown?A. Next class.B. After Teresa gets back.C. At the end of class.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。14. What happened to the woman when she went into the woods?A. She lost her sunglasses.B , She found new sunglasses.C. She broke her old sunglasses.15. When did the man last lose his sunglasses?A. Earlier today.B. Yesterday.C. Two weeks ago.16. What does the man say about Sunglass Hut?A. It has a good reputation.B. The price there is too high.C. He usually gets his glasses there.17. What will the speakers do next?A. Get something to eat.B. Get some new sunglasses.C. Call an insurance company.三、短文听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。18. What does the Golden Rule ask people to do?A. Develop personal rules.B. Respect their families and ancestors.C. Treat others as they wish to be treated.19. Which of the following is the teaching of Confucius?A. Governments should be moralB. Husbands should respect wivesC. People should memorize rules of behavior.20. What does the speaker say about Confucius9 influence?A. He has influenced many cultures.B. He has little effect on people today.C , He used to be even more important.四、阅读理解The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is one of the best books I have read in years. This is a page turnerwith complex characters and situations that will make you think hard about friendship, good and evil, betrayal, etc. It isintense and a great book by many measures.On one level, The Kite Runner is the story of two boys in Afghanistan and Afghan immigrants in America. It is a story set in a culture that has become of increasing interest to Americans since the September 11, 2001 attacks. It also explores the history of the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan. On this level, it provides a good way for people to learn more about Afghan history and culture in the context of the story.Looking at The Kite Runner as a story about culture, however, misses what the book is really about. This is a novel about humanity. This is a story about friendship, loyalty, cruelty, longing for acceptance, redemption, and survival. The core story could be set in any culture because it deals with issues that are universal.The Kite Runner looks at how the main character, Amir, deals with a secret in his past and how that secret shaped who he became. It tells of Amir's childhood friendship with Hassan, his relationship with his father and growing up in a privileged place in society. I was drawn in by Amir's voice. I sympathized with him, cheered for him and felt angry with him at different points. Similarly, I became attracted by Hassan and his father. The characters became real to me and it was difficult for me to put the book down and leave their world.I highly recommend this book, especially for book clubs. For those of you who are not in a reading group, read it and then loan it to a friend. You are going to want to talk about it when you finish.21. The underlined words ”a page turner* probably mean that the book is.A. abstractB. difficultC. ridiculousD. exciting22. The greatest charm of The Kite Runner lies in.A. the beauty of languageB. the history of the TalibanC. the culture of immigrantsD. the reflection of humanity23. According to the passage, which of the following is true?A. The story is set in the September 11,2001 attacks in America.B. The author always feels sympathy for the main character, Amir.C. The story can provide inspiration for readers of various cultures.D. The secret helped Amir to grow up in a privileged place in society.24. What type of writing is the passage?A. A review of a book.B. An introduction to a bookC. A summary of a book.D. An advertisement of a book.Aristotle believed the face was a window onto a person's mind. Today, facial expressions are still commonly thought to be a universally valid way to judge other people's feelings. A smile suggests happiness. A frown indicates sadness. However, an analysis of hundreds of research papers has uncovered a surprising conclusion there is no good scientific evidence to suggest that there are such things as recognisable facial expressions for basic emotions which are universal across cultures.Lisa Feldman Barrett, a psychologist at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, and her colleagues found that, on average, adults in urban cultures scowled when they were angry 30% of the time. This meant that some 70% of the time they did not scowl when angry. A scowl, the researchers concluded, seemed valid for all six of the emotional categories: anger, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness and surprise.All raise questions about the efforts of information-technology companies to develop artificial intelligence algorithms which can recognise facial expressions and work out a person's emotional state. Aleix Martinez, a computer engineer at Ohio State University, said that companies attempting to extract emotions from images of faces have failed to understand the importance of context.Dr Martinez cited an experiment in which participants were shown a close-up picture of a man's face, which was bright red with his mouth open in a scream. Based on this alone, most participants said the man was extremely angry. Then the view zoomed out to show a football player with his arms outstretched, celebrating a goal. His angry-looking face was, in fact, a show of pure joy.Given that people cannot guess each other's emotional states most of the time, Dr Martinez sees no reason computers would be able to. nThere are companies right now claiming to be able to do that and apply this to places I find really scary and dangerous, for example, in hiring people/1 he says. nSome companies require you to submit a video CV, and then this is analysed by a machine-learning system. And depending on your facial expressions, they hire you or not, which I find really shocking and not only based on the wrong hypothesis, but a dangerous hypothesis/25. . The main purpose of the passage is to.A. present the mistake associated with artificial intelligenceB. report the problem caused by misreading facial expressionsC. describe the relationship between facial expressions and emotionsD. introduce a danger experienced by information-technology companies26. Dr. Martinez cited the experiment in order to.A. reveal the mystery of the pictureB. emphasize the importance of contextC. show the significance of facial expressions D. demonstrate the professionalism of his experiment27. What is Dr Martinez*s attitude towards hiring people depending on their facial expressions?A. Critical.B. IndifferentC. Neutral.D. Favorable.Tansel Ali used to curse his terrible memory. He struggled to remember phone numbers. But now he has won the Australian Memory Championships four times and has represented Australia at the World Memory Championships, where he was able to memorise 80 words in 15 minutes and 41 names and faces in five minutes.So how did Tansefs memory improve so much? The key, he says, is in encoding information into an image. Tansel also creates images when remembering numbers. That involves a lot of "pre-work”，he explains. "Tve got images already pre-memorised from 0 to 99. So, for example, 17 is a dog and 71 is a cat, so if I get the number 1771, I'm going to picture a dog chasing a cat." And it works.“If you want to strengthen your own recall skills, Tansel suggests reading something incredibly dry and boring, such as a "terms and conditions" page. While doing so, create a story in your mind. If you can make a story out of what you're trying to remember, you car essentially memorise anything.”Psychologist Sharon Draper says there are other ways to boost your memory, including doing brain challenges such as puzzles, crosswords and Sudoku at least once a day. HBeing physically active, avoiding smoking, reducing alcohol intake and aiming for a solid night's sleep can also help protect your memory from going through the sieve", Draper adds. And dietitian Kathryn Hawkins notes that sticking to a well-balanced diet-with plenty of fresh fruit, vegetables and fish high in omega-3 fatty acids-will promote brain health and thus memory.There's no denying that Tansel now has a great memory. But it's not the only thing to improve since he started training his brain: his confidence and self-esteem have skyrocketed, and his stress levels have fallen dramatically as a result. "The better you become at sharpening your memory”, Tansel has learnt, "the easier life becomes.” 28. Which of the following was adopted by Tansel to improve his memory?A. Eating a balanced diet.B. Doing brain challenges.C. Creating a story in his mindD. Guaranteeing a good night's sleep.29. Why does the author mention TanseFs case in the last paragraph?A. To share more techniques of living an easy life.B. To introduce more benefits of training our brain.C. To illustrate the importance of having a good memory.D. To show the relationship between confidence and self-esteem.30. Which of the following might be the best title for the text?A. The Legend of TanselC. The Power of Memory.B. The Secret of TanselD. The Improvement of Memory五、七选五Financial goals for the New Year usually have a place in most people's list. 31 Here are some ways you can make sure those financial goals are achieved.You have to actually set these goals in the first place. Try to find out what matters to you. Write down everythingpractical and impractical.32 You will also need to set a specific time limit you desire to reachthese goals.33 Once you start doing so, it'll shock you how the smallest expenses add up to huge amounts. After successfully keeping track of your spending for a month, categorize them into groups to properly understand which type of expenses eat into your income the most. You can then use the data to cut down unnecessary expenses.If you want to reach your financial goals, youll definitely need to create a budget. 34 At the beginning of each week, you can create a budget for how much you should spend every day in that week. It is helpful to constantly believe that the amount you have on your weekly budget is the only amount you own. Creating barriers that make it difficult for you to access the rest of your money till the end of the week can also help.Spending less than you earn is one of the easiest ways to get you out of debt and save towards your future. One way is to always reach for the most affordable options you can find. When you go shopping, don't just reach for the first product you see. 35 Quality will still matter of course.Make sure to review your financial goals and progress regularly. This will help you evaluate mistakes and decide whether to adjust your goals or even create new ones. There's really no shame in slacking a few times. You only need to care