1、 1 / 11 2021 北京朝阳高三二模 英 语 2021.05 (考试时间90分钟 满分100分) 本试卷共 10页。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。 第一部分：知识运用（共两节，30分） 第一节 完形填空（共 10小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项 涂黑。 Making My Own Bicycle It was a Saturday morning. James and I were at the Bamboo Bicycle Club, ready for our
2、bamboo bicycle building course. The first step was setting up the structure for holding the frame (骨架) in place. After that we were told to 1 the bamboo to be of use, which was a delicate job. There were several things to 2 . Of course, finding pieces that were the color we wanted was just as import
3、ant. The rest of the afternoon was spent 3 each piece of the frame into the structure. Bamboo is fairly flexible, and this particular 4 meant that some adjustments were really necessary. One problem lining up the two chains causes 5 made our frame useless. Luckily, however, after some careful 6 , we
4、 confirmed that it was alright. There was just enough space to fit a wheel. On Sunday morning we returned to the workshop to complete the final 7 . We began to tightly wrap each joint on the frame, to keep it 8 with natural fibers kept in special glue. All that was left now was for it to dry. In a f
5、ew hours we would be official members of the Bamboo Bicycle Club. Finally we finished our job. I couldnt wait to 9 our bicycle to find out what it was really like to ride a bamboo bicycle. It felt just as 10 as any bicycle, but softer and more relaxed. Now, every time I get on our bicycle, I cant he
6、lp smiling. It reminds me of when James and I built it and makes me proud of myself. 1. A. return B. cover C. deliver D. select 2. A. bring in B. watch for C. take over D. give away 3. A. fixing B. changing C. leaving D. mixing 4. A. angle B. position C. quality D. stage 5. A. only B. almost C. seld
7、om D. still 6. A. checks B. requests C. preparations D. links 7. A. report B. command C. judgement D. process 8. A. smooth B. heavy C. firm D. slim 2 / 11 9. A. charge B. test C. seek D. equip 10. A. complicated B. accurate C. suitable D. capable 第二节 语法填空（共 10小题；每小题 1.5 分, 共 15 分） 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未
8、给提示词的空白处仅填写 1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处 用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。 A Evan is a wildlife photographer. Once, two tigers 11 (run) past him, stopped a meter away from his truck and began to fight. He was too afraid to photograph them. Another time in Namibia, one lion came even 12 (close). It went all the way round his tr
9、uck. Then it got up on the back and looked at him 13 the window, which was one of his happiest moments. Evans pictures make people think about animals in danger, which matters a great deal to him. B Rubbish and litter is not just a problem in the countrysideour cities and towns also suffer. The Big
10、Tidy Up was started in 2008 and volunteers in the UK 14 (collect) more than 50,000 bags of litter in streets and parks up to now. Many schools organise events in September 15 (tidy) up their areas. They get help with special jackets, so they are safe when they clean up. The project aims to get bigge
11、r each year and get more people to take responsibility for their 16 (community). C Parents these days seem to protect their children more than ever before. And yet the truth is that children must 17 (give) the opportunity to take risks in order to aid their development. By the time a child becomes a
12、n adult, he needs to learn 18 they can deal with the success and failure connected with risk-taking. It is a real shame that nowadays there are many children 19 (miss) out on typical childhood activities such as tree climbing. That is mostly because of their parents fear of 20 (injure), especially a
13、s many of those parents may have enjoyed such activities when they were growing up. 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，38分） 第一节（共 14 小题；每小题 2 分，共 28 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Sevenhugs HugOne Do you want to improve the quality of your sleep? Sevenhugs has created HugOne that tracks different sl
14、eep patterns to help families consistently rest better. There are dozens of devices and tools devoted to monitoring the sleep. But, HugOne is the worlds first family smart home sleep system, which integrates a calculation rule for sleep patterns of children and adults. HugOne 3 / 11 HugOne is a well
15、-designed product, full of a sense of science and technology. It connects to a number of smaller sensors called “minihugs”, which are placed on the edge of each bed. They monitor the sleep patterns and other data coming from the person sleeping in that bed. The data are then sent to an app on the sm
16、artphone. The benefits of HugOne include: Having a smart alarm clock on the app as HugOne learns your sleep cycle and automatically sets and sounds to when the best moment in your sleep cycle is identified. Monitoring temperature and humidity (湿度) in your bedroom as well as indoor air quality for th
17、e main living space. Linking with smart lamps and thermostats (恒温器), allowing users to fall asleep with sunset light and preferred nighttime temperatures, and wake up to sunrise light and preferred daytime temperatures. Ensuring safety from electronic transmissions (传输) when you sleepwhen the minihu
18、g senses a presence in bed, it shuts off its electronic transmissions and starts recording sleep data and sending them to the app. The following are selected from customers comments: HugOne available for purchase includes: HugOne will provide maximum protection for your sleep. If you want to get mor
19、e detailed information, please call the sellers at 1-800-576-1899 or visit . 21. How does HugOne effectively work? A. It controls sleep patterns automatically. B. It creates smart systems for a better sleep. C. It collects sleep data through the minihugs. D. It makes a calculation of the data sensor
20、s need. 22. According to the passage, HugOne can _. A. adjust temperature, humidity and air quality in bedrooms B. update the sleep cycles by aid of an alarm clock on the app C. record sleep data when there are electronic transmissions in bed I prefer HugOne, since its convenient to use. I simply pl
21、ace the minihug in the corner of my bed under the sheet and it goes to work monitoring my sleep cycle. Its really good. Robert Compton I think HugOne is a humanized product. Its shareable, and Ive connected eight minihugs to the HugOne base in my house. All my family members think highly of it. Chri
22、s Hanawalt Style: Sleep Tracking System 2 Sleep Sensors Colour: Blue Rose 4 / 11 D. help users fall asleep and wake up naturally with preferred temperatures 23. The passage is made more believable by _. A. providing statistics B. drawing a comparison C. giving a demonstration D. using recommendation
23、s B My Biggest Challenge As a writer on an adventure sports magazine, Id always fought shy of doing the adventurous stuff myself, preferring instead to observe the experts from a safe distance and relay their experiences to readers in the form of written language. Thus, when I was challenged to take
24、 part in a mountain climb in aid of raising money for charityand to write about it afterwardsI was unwilling, to say the least. I was lucky enough to have a brilliant climbing coach called Keith, who put me through my paces after my daily work. He gave me knowledge about everything from the importan
25、ce of building muscle groups to how to avoid tiredness through nutrition. It quickly became apparent that the mechanics of climbing were more complex than I had imagined. There was the equipment and techniques Id never even heard of, all of which would come in handy on the snow-capped peak Id be cli
26、mbing. Aware of the challenge, Keith made a detailed action plan and I forced myself to stick to it, doing a daily workout at the gym and going on hikes with a heavy pack. I perfected my technique on the climbing wall and even went to climb the mountains to get vital experience. My self-belief incre
27、ased alongside my muscle power and I became confident about finishing the climb. All too soon I was on a plane to my destination. On that day, when I looked up at the mountain, I thought of abandoning it. But then I remembered all the hard work Id done and how disappointed Keith would be if I gave u
28、p at the last minutenot to mention letting down the charity and the sense of failure Id experience myself. With a deep breath I gathered my equipment and headed out into the sunshine to meet the rest of the group. And as I sit here now, tapping away on my laptop, Im amazed at the details in which I
29、can recall every second of the climb: the burning muscles, the tiredness, the minor problems along the way. Could I have been better prepared? Possibly. Would I be back for another go? Thankfully not. The feeling of being excited when I stood on top of the world is a never- to-be-repeated experience
30、 but one I will enjoy forever nevertheless. 24. At the beginning of the activity, the author revealed his _. A. disappointment in the coming adventure B. expectation of writing about his experience C. lack of enthusiasm for the challenge hed been offered D. curiosity about taking part in the mountai
31、n climb for charity 25. What did the author realise during his climb training? A. The knowledge about climbing was really confusing. B. The equipment was the key factor to reach the peak. C. Climbing was much more complicated than expected. 5 / 11 D. Hard training was far more important than making
32、plans. 26. How did the author feel after he succeeded in climbing the mountain? A. He was relieved that he wouldnt have to do it again. B. He was well satisfied that he had done his best for it. C. He was surprised that he had managed to complete it. D. He was regretful that it wasnt as smooth as im
33、agined. C The Rise of Voice Technology Voice technology has come a long way. Just a few years ago, it would have been unusable. But now, those who follow the technology know that it has got considerably better. Writing with your voice raises several interesting questions. How difficult is it actuall
34、y? Human speech involves a lot more starting and stopping with errors and the need for repairing broken sentences than you may think. Even gifted speakers make mistakes. To turn the spoken word into reasonable writing requires lots of planning. Youll need some kinds of notes or other organisers to m
35、ake it work. Another question turning speech into writing raises is the style. How would writing make the change that people speak their writing rather than type? Chances are that it would come up with many more short sentences and more concrete language, which is good. It would probably also rely o
36、n prepared phrases a lot more often, which is not available when you are speaking quickly. To confirm this, a column was not written, but dictated (听写). It was composed from brief notes written down for structure only, and it was edited for length, with all of the original errors kept in. Here were
37、the results. The first was that the literal accuracy was extremely high. There werent many cases where the software had heard one word incorrectly and written down another. But the other result was that the readability of this column was rather bad. Obviously, the blame is not with the technology at
38、 all, which turns out to be rather good. Speaking into writing relies on a better human brain than the one we currently possess. Writing is hard. Theres a reason it cant be done at the speed of speech, in real time. To clarify the matter, this time paragraph breaks were added after the whole writing
39、. Punctuations (标点) had to be spoken aloud, and after a full stop, the first word in the new sentence was capitalized automatically. Some minor punctuation marks were added to make it clearer. To improve accuracy, people “trained” the software beforehand, reading a prewritten passage aloud. Actually
40、 it turns out to be more effective. All of these ensure the satisfactory completion of turning speech into writing. Language is the most important tool for human interaction, and voice is one beautiful part of language. With the maturity of modern technology, it has given birth to a great change in
41、the human-computer voice interaction. 27. According to the passage, which helps to turn speech into writing in terms of style? A. There is careful planning in advance. B. Errors and broken sentences are avoided. C. People type words as fast as they say them. 6 / 11 D. The writing contains more prepa
42、red phrases. 28. To achieve better results, the author mentions some changes for _. A. processing errors in a column B. adding minor punctuation marks C. increasing the number of brief notes D. integrating short paragraphs in writing 29. The author suggests that _. A. human brains are responsible fo
43、r poor dictated writing B. writing with voice promises to improve the quality of writing C. writing is an unnatural act that can hardly be learned and improved D. technology has a long way to go in the human-computer voice interaction 30. What is the passage mainly about? A. Why people fully intend
44、to turn speech into writing. B. What role voice technology plays in improving readability. C. Where the human-computer voice interaction is at an advantage. D. How voice technology enables the change from speech into writing. D A Bridge Linking Art and the Audience According to a 2018 report, people
45、 aged between 16 and 24 make up about 15 percent of the population but only 10 percent of museum-goers. Similarly, people aged over 35 go half as much as you would expect from their population size. We have reached the point of recognising the disconnection between art and the audience but havent ye
46、t determined how to bridge the gap. Two answers to tackling this challenge lie in telling a greater diversity of art histories and communicating these stories in more accessible ways. In 2018, a radio program called Art Matters was started with the aim of discussing art from a pop-culture viewpoint
47、with topics that would engage younger and more diverse audience. It offers an accessible pathway to art history with conversations on different topics. Art history is about storytelling; art content shines when there is an effort to bring audience along for the discussion. More traditional instituti
48、ons are paying attention. Recently the Getty Museum issued a social-media challenge for people to recreate paintings using items they had at home. Users displayed incredible creativity, and the museum was flooded with submissions. This reaction proves that there is a potential desire for the audienc
49、e to engage with art topics if the format is appealing. Since many people feel intimidated and think that theres a base level of understanding required to join the conversation, the Getty initiative serves as a reminder that there are many pathways to engaging with it. Another result of the Getty ch
50、allenge was the exposure given to a diversity of artworks. The famous opera singer Peter Brathwaite, for example, made scores of attractive recreations highlighting centuries of black paintings. His efforts opposed 7 / 11 the idea that there were not many historical paintings of black figures. It is
