1、宁波市 2021 学年第二学期高考与选考模拟考试英语试卷选择题部分第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】When should the meeting have started?A. At 9:00 a.m.B. At 10:00 a.m.C. At 11:00 a.m.【1题答案】【答案】B【解析】【原文】M: Where is Jennif
2、er? Its 11:00 a.m. The meeting should have started an hour ago.W: She called earlier. All the subway trains have been canceled, so she had to take a taxi. But its stuck in traffic.M: Really this city.2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】What is the woman telling the man?A. The house is untidy.B. She wont do the cle
3、aning.C. He isnt working hard enough.【2题答案】【答案】A【解析】【原文】W: Look at this house. Books are all over the floor, and dirty plates are in the sink. Do we live in a zoo?M: I have exams soon. I dont have time to do anything but read.W: I know. I just couldnt do all the cleaning by myself.3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件
4、查看】What is the mans concern?A. Safety.B. Speed.C. Width.【3题答案】【答案】A【解析】【原文】M: Hardly a week goes by without there being an accident on this road.W: Cars go too fast. Its too narrow for them to travel at that speed.M: Something should be done or someone will be badly hurt.4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Which n
5、ame did the womans husband suggest?A. Amy.B. Louise.C. Elizabeth.【4题答案】【答案】C【解析】【原文】M: Hi Louise, how is little Amy today? Its a lovely name you chose for your baby.W: Thanks. My husband said we should call her Elizabeth, after his mother, but I thought it sounded old-fashioned.5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
6、What is the woman trying to do?A. Write a report.B. Print out a file.C. Set up a cloud drive.【5题答案】【答案】B【解析】【原文】W: My laptop has stopped working. Can I access my cloud drive from your computer to print out my report?M: Sure, but did you know you can access it through your phone?W: Youre right. Why d
7、idnt I think of that? Not a problem.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】6. How can the woman solve the pain in her hand?A. She should quit her job.B. She should take so
8、me medicine.C. She should stop typing for a period of time.7. What is the womans problem?A. She couldnt be cured.B. She doesnt trust the doctor.C. She cant balance work and health.【67题答案】【答案】6. C7. C【解析】【原文】W: What can you tell me, doctor?M: Molly, youre a perfectly healthy young woman.W: Thats good
9、 to hear, but then why do I have this pain? M: The main problem with your hand is caused by too much typing. You only need to stop doing that for a month or two. W: A month or two? Typing is part of my job. Its what I do. Whats more, my company is very busy at the moment. Im on my feet all day.M: I
10、understand that. However, rest is the only cure. You use your hand too much and, as a result, youve injured it.W: I believe you, doctor, but you can see my problem. On the one hand I need to get better, but on the other hand I need to work. Its hard for me to do both. M: Take a break, Molly. Only th
11、en will your hand get better.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】8. When can people buy the magazine in the shops?A. Next Monday.B. This Saturday.C. This Friday.9. What method would help the man learn better?A. Using relevant pictures.BReading the information aloud.C. Listening to others explanation.
12、10. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A science course.B. An article.C. A new technology.【810题答案】【答案】8. A9. A10. B【解析】【原文】W: My first article has been published in a famous science magazine. They are going to send me a special copy on Friday, but it will be available in the shops three d
13、ays later. Im so glad that they have chosen it to be on the front cover.M: Congratulations! You deserve to be recognized. I will read it on Saturday when the children are at their grandparents. What are the contents of the article?W: Dont you remember? Its the one about the atom.M: Like the atom bom
14、b?W: No, its about how they function. I have suggested a new theory which scientists all around the world are now accepting.M: I know, Im just teasing. Will I understand it? Is it very technical?W: It is, but there are pictures to help explain it.M: Good. I find I absorb information better if there
15、are visual aids to help. W: I can also explain it to you in simple terms if it doesnt make sense.M: Well, Im glad I have you to help me grasp it.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】11. Why doesnt the woman want to eat Thai food?A. Shes tired of it.B. Shes on a diet.C. She cant eat peanuts.12. Where w
16、ill the speakers have dinner?A. At the mans home.B. At a BBQ restaurant.C. At a cafe.13. How will the speakers travel to their next destination?A. By car.B. By train.C. On foot.【1113题答案】【答案】11. C12. A13. C【解析】【原文】M: Hey Mandy, Im ready to go out to eat. I know youre tired of Mexican food. Would you
17、like to try that Thai restaurant tonight?W: Id like to, but Thai food always has so many peanuts and Im allergic to them.M: I wouldnt mind cooking at my house plus my father can help with grilling BBQ on the grill.W: That sounds so nice for tonight. M: What should we take home from the supermarket?W
18、: Lets get some pasta. Im eating vegetarian food only this week, so you can pick out the meat.M: OK. Also Im still on my diet, so lets leave out chocolate, ice cream and all dessert tonight.W: The cafe on Main Street has special prices on bread this week, so lets pick up some takeout.M: All right. C
19、an you drive us there?W: My car is at work. We can either walk or take the train.M: The trains are too crowded at this time of the evening. It seems that theres only one choice left.W: OK, lets go!听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】14. What is the girl doing?A. Searching for a lost pet.B. Looking fo
20、r a missing friend.C. Helping the man make a poster.15. Where was Charlie last seen according to the man?A. At the park.B. In the girls yard.C. On the street.16. What do we know about Charlie?A. He is young.B. He has brown eyes.C. He has poor eyesight.17. What is the relationship between the speaker
21、s?A. They are strangers.B. They are neighbors.C. They are family members.【1417题答案】【答案】14. A15. B16. C17. B【解析】【原文】M: Oh, hello Susie. Hey, whats the matter? You look upset.W: Mr. Jackson, I cant find Charlie anywhere. I havent seen him since this morning.M: Oh, no. Thats terrible!W: This is so unlik
22、e him. I just came home from the park and I noticed that our front gate was open.M: Well, I did see him playing on your front grassland earlier today. I think the gate was closed then, though. Have you spoken to the other neighbors on the street? Maybe theyve seen him.W: Yeah, but nobody else has se
23、en him. I think the mailman must have forgotten to close the gate.M: Have you thought about creating a “missing” poster?W: Yes, but my parents havent gotten back from work yet. Can you help me?M: Of course. First, you need a picture of him, so people know what he looks like. Then you should mention
24、some other important information about him. How old is he?W: Hes 12 years old, so he isnt exactly young anymore. He has long white hair and he doesnt see very well. He also has a small brown spot on his back. M: Thats a great start. Ill help you print out some posters, and well go put them up on the
25、 telephone poles in the neighborhood. Hopefully oh, Susie, look who it is!W: Charlie!听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】18. What is the main idea of the talk?A. Movies are highly inaccurate.B. Society seems like magic enough.C. Science is advancing very quickly.19. What would happen to the person from
26、 1500 A.D. waking up today?A. He would be tired.B. He would get confused.C. He would be disappointed.20. How old is the speaker?A. Forty.B. Sixty.C. Ninety.【1820题答案】【答案】18. C19. B20. B【解析】【原文】Many things in our every day lives would have seemed like magic to previous generations. Think of that small
27、 device we all love. It lets two people on opposite sides of the globe talk to each other. Or, that box with little people living inside of it at least our distant ancestors would guess so, if they ever saw a television. But the technologies shown as impossible in movies and books from just 40 years
28、 ago are now real. That was when the Hollywood space trend of the 1980s happened. I personally remember watching those films when they came out. Clearly, they missed the mark for what the far future will look like. Its obvious that scientific progress is moving faster today than people have ever see
29、n. Every generation in history has thought about his own time. A person born in 1000 A.D. could probably understand the world if he woke up five hundred years later. Things would be different, but they would still make sense. But, can you imagine a person from 1500 A.D. waking up today? The other si
30、de of this question is this: How much change is too much for us to handle? This is an issue society has never seriously thought about, since we have never seen such rapid transformation in the world. While I am at the age of sixty, I still cannot guess what the world will look like if I reach my 90s
31、.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。AI had just delivered a memorized speech that I had labored over for months, and I was about to learn how the experts judged my performance. The polite audience leaned forward in their folding chairs. Silenc
32、e fell across the room and the drum rolled in my mind.The contest organizer announced the third-place winner. Alas, the name was not mine. Then the second, and once again it was not me. At last, the moment of truth came. Either I was about to be bathed in the warmth of victory or regretted the last
33、several months spent preparing. While neither of these came to pass, my heart just sank.Losing is a part of life, but it was an indescribable depression to drive 200 miles round trip, get up early on a freezing Saturday morning, and yet still finish fourth out of four contestants. After Lincoln lost
34、 the 1858 Illinois Senate race, he reportedly said, “I felt like the 12-year-old boy who stubbed his toe. I was too big to cry and it hurt too bad to laugh.” Oh yeah, I could relate.Months before the contest, I had spent hours in front of a computer and in libraries doing research for the Lincoln Bi
35、centennial Speech Contest. As I read through several biographies, one idea stood out: Lincoln was handed many sound defeats, but he never allowed them to permanently stop his spirit or ambition. I thought “failing successfully” was a very appropriate topic, given the many letdowns Lincoln experience
36、d, and so this became the title of my speech.Never mind the lost prize money and praise I did gain a new perspective. Through learning about Lincoln, I discovered that I could fail successfully. Now, whenever Im faced with a failure, I remember what Lincoln said after his unsuccessful 1854 Senate ra
37、ce, “The path was worn and slippery. My foot slipped from under me, knocking the other out of the way, but I recovered and said to myself, Its a slip and not a fall.”21. How did the author feel when waiting for the announcement of the result?A. Relieved.B. Thrilled.C. Nervous.D. Desperate.22. Why di
38、d the author mention Lincolns failures in Senate race?A. To show Lincolns determination to win Senate race.B. To present his research findings of Lincolns biographies.C. To compare what they had in common in their experiences.D. To indicate that he drew inspiration from Lincolns failures.23. What ca
39、n be a suitable title for the text?A. An Unexpected SpeechB. A Slippery PathC. A Successful FailureD. An Impressive Example【2123题答案】【答案】21. C22. D23. CBWhen did you last write a letter? Properly write one by hand? In a digital world, where sending a text or email is far more convenient than using sn
40、ail mail, is the writing on the wall for traditional pen and paper? Well, some people claim that writing still has many benefits, so maybe its not time to ditch your ballpoint or fountain pen yet.These days, when people request things in writing, a typed, electronic document will be accepted. Doing
41、this on a computer means it could be saved, edited, copied and sent via email. But crafting a handwritten document is unique: it requires planning and thought, and, as well as practising your handwriting, it helps you to remember spelling and punctuation.Some experts believe your brain benefits from
42、 using old-fashioned pen and paper. This is particularly relevant for students, where typing notes into a laptop is thought to lack the “tactile feedback (触觉反馈)” to the brain that contact between pen and paper does. BBC Worklife website quotes Hetty Roessingh from the University of Calgary, who says
43、 that taking notes by hand involves cognitive engagement in summarising, paraphrasing, organising, concept and vocabulary mapping. Others agree that handwriting may boost fine motor skills in your hands and fingers.There are everyday benefits of using pen and paper too. Scribbling (匆忙书写) notes, shop
44、ping lists or messages on the back of an envelope can still be useful, quick and portable. But putting pen to paper in a letter to a friend or loved one can probably have the most impact. Pen pal writer Katherine Moller told the BBC, “In a world where it is so easy to hop online to email or to send
45、a fast text, it is so personal and so precious to know someone chose to turn off the virtual world to spend some time with you.”So, while digital skills remain important, dont write off your pens and pencils yet especially if your smartphone, tablet or laptop runs out of power.24. The underlined wor
46、d “ditch” in the first paragraph can be replaced by “_”.A. abandonB. preserveC. conductD. employ25. Which of the following belongs to the features of writing by hand?A. It can be edited and delivered online.B. It strengthens peoples cognitive abilities.C. It lacks the “tactile feedback” to the brain
47、.D. It promotes motor skills throughout your body.26. What did Katherine Moller suggest in Para 4?A. People are supposed to turn off the virtual world.B. Scribbling notes, shopping lists, or messages saves time.C. It is quite convenient to communicate with others online.D. Writing by hand is an impo
48、rtant way to care about others.【2426题答案】【答案】24. A25. B26. DCAs new year approaches, crowds around the world may be expecting fireworks to light up the sky. But the fireworks could finally lose their appeal with the growing use of drones (无人机) for light shows. One obvious example was drone light show in the opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympics.Oll
