1、第 1 1 页/共 6 6 页 高高 二二 线线 上上 第第 二二 次次 英英 语语 学学 情情 调调 查查 命题人：冯季节 审核人：吕 贻 第第一一部分部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分阅读理解（共两节，满分 50 分）分） 第一节（共第一节（共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分分，满分 37.5 分）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。 A YICCA 2021 - An International Contest of Contemporary Art The aim of the competition is to promote enr
2、olled artists, and give them the chance to join the international market of contemporary art. AWARD AND PRIZE YICCA provides networking opportunities for the artists, who can win a cash prize: Euro 3000,00 money prize to the first selected Euro 1000,00 money prize to the second selected promote thei
3、r art through a variety of channels: Exhibit their selected artworks in an exhibition space, determined by competition. Improve the relationship between finalists and critics, gallery owners, public and private art institutions that will have access to this important exhibition. Have maximum visibil
4、ity through the advertising campaign that will follow the competition and all its stages. DATES AND DEADLINES January 11, 2021: Beginning of subscriptions April 30, 2021: Subscriptions deadline - Last Call! May 10, 2021: Notification of winning artworks Judges final decision will lead to a selection
5、 of 18 artists that will participate in the final exhibition. All kinds of art works are accepted, including video, installations and performances. All works will be presented by a picture or a video that must be followed by a description of the work. All works must be available for the final exhibi
6、tion and have to be artists property. The contest is open to all artists or groups of artists and professionals from any country. There are no special qualifications required for entry. All information about terms and conditions of subscription is published on the official website: www.contest.yicca
7、.org For more information about this opportunity for artists, please visit the Event Website. To register please complete the registration form on the official website. 1. What can the contest winners get? A. A certificate of award. B. A cash prize. C. A chance to attend a TV show. D. An interview w
8、ith gallery owners. 2. When will the result of the contest be announced? A. On April 30, 2021. B. On April 10, 2021. C. On May 10, 2021. D. On January 11, 2021. 第 2 2 页/共 6 6 页 3. What is the requirement of the entries? A. They must be accompanied by a description. B. They have to be submitted by po
9、sting. C. They must be videos or performances. D. They have to be created by professional artists. B What kind of people can become scientists? When a group of researchers posed that question to ninth-and 10th-graders, almost every student gave such responses as “People who work hard” or “Anyone who
10、 seems interested in the field of science.” Many of these same students struggled to imagine themselves as scientists, citing concerns such as “Im not good at science” and “Even if I work hard, I will not do well.” Its easy for them to see a scientists work as arising from an inborn talent. But for
11、high school students, learning more about some struggles of scientists can help students feel more motivated to learn science. Researchers at Teachers College, Columbia University and the University of Washington designed an intervention to change students beliefs that scientific achievement reflect
12、s ability rather than effort by exposing students to stories of how accomplished scientists struggled and overcame challenges in their scientific efforts. During the study, the students read one of three types of stories about Albert Einstein, Marie Curie and Michael Faraday. Intellectual struggle s
13、tories: stories about how scientists “struggled intellectually,” such as making mistakes while tackling a scientific problem and learning from them. Life struggle stories: stories about how scientists struggled in their personal lives, such as not giving up in the face of poverty or lack of family s
14、upport. Achievement stories: stories about how scientists made great discoveries, without any discussion of coexisting challenges. Researchers found that students who heard either type of “struggle stories” improved their science performance post-intervention, relative to students in the control gro
15、up. The effect was especially pronounced for lower performing students, for whom exposure to struggling stories led to significantly better science-class performance than low-performing students who read achievement stories. In addition, students who read struggle stories reported feeling more perso
16、nally connected to the scientists. By identifying a scientists struggles and introducing the growth mindset he or she applied to accomplish great works, the students were able to empathize(共情)with the scientists during their own struggles. 4. Why do students fail to imagine themselves as scientists?
17、 A. They lack interest in science. B. They are short of confidence. C. They dont possess inborn talent. D. They have no ability to study science. 5. Whats the purpose of the intervention? A. To introduce some inspirational stories to students. B. To expose students to scientists great achievements.
18、C. To ensure students will become scientists in the future. D. To clear students misunderstandings of scientific work. 6. The underlined word “pronounced” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _. A. apparent B. permanent C. doubtful D. delicate 7. What can we learn from the research? A. Sci
19、ence ability has nothing to do with efforts. B. Students are more motivated by achievement stories. C. Scientists struggle stories can influence readers beliefs. D. Low-performing students tend to feel connected to scientists. C Birds bodies are becoming smaller in size in response to climate change
20、, even in places like 第 3 3 页/共 6 6 页 the Amazon rainforest that are relatively untouched by human hands, according to a new study published in the journal Science Advances. Researchers found that nearly all of the birds bodies have become lighter since the 1980s, losing on average about 2% of their
21、 body weight every decade. For an average bird species that weighed about 30 grams in the 1980s, the population now averages about 27.6 grams. The study also revealed that wingspan was getting bigger in the Amazon bird species studied. These birds dont vary that much in size. When everyone in the po
22、pulation is a couple of grams smaller, its significant. This is undoubtedly happening all over and probably not just with birds. A lower body weight and increasing wing length means that birds use energy more efficiently, the researchers noted. For example, compared with a fighter jet with short win
23、gs that needs lots of fuel to fly, a glider plane with a thin body and long wings flies up into the air with much less energy. The study concluded that a warmer climate was the driving force of these changes. The climate in Brazilian Amazonia, where the birds lived, had gotten hotter and wetter over
24、 the study period. Since 1966, rainfall increased by 13% in the wet season and fell by 15% in the dry, with temperatures increasing by 1 degree Celsius in the wet season and 1.65 degrees Celsius in the dry season. The change in climate might have made food or other resources insufficient. Together,
25、body proportions moved in the direction of more efficient flight and lower metabolic heat production and are consistent with a plastic or genetic adaptation to resource or thermal stress under climate change. Animals are dealing with climate change in different ways. 8. What is the direct cause of b
26、irds changes? A. A scientific advance. B. A warmer climate. C. A lack of sufficient food. D. A lack of drinking water 9. Why is a glider plane mentioned in paragraph 4? A. To show planes fly with much less fuel. B. To prove birds need much energy to fly. C. To demonstrate birds efficient energy use.
27、 D. To illustrate planes need lots of fuel to fly. 10. What will probably be discussed in the following paragraph? A. Animals other body part changes. B. Animals ways to tackle climate change C. Birds adaptation to climate change. D. Peoples attempts to protect animals. 11. Which of the following is
28、 a suitable title for the text? A. The Climate Crisis Is Influencing Birds Body Shapes B. Birds Nowadays Also Have to Adapt to Climate Change C. Its Our Duty to Take Measures to Protect Birds on the Planet D. Its Time to Raise Human Beings Awareness of Climate Crisis D A terrible thing happened to m
29、e while I was watching TV recently: I realized that I had aged. Now of course I know that I am aging, its just that I hadnt realized quite how old I was until I saw a participant who I recognized on a reality TV show. Well, I didnt recognize her but I recognized her name, Id slightly known her in my
30、 20s when shed been the celebrity who had stolen my roommates boyfriends. However, heres the thing that shocked meI hadnt recognized her because rather than the beauty I remembered, on my TV was a middle-aged mum cooking. And then it hit me: thats what I look like too. Its a particularly cruel chang
31、e of nature that we cant see ourselves as others do. We see our own face so often that the wrinkles that start to cut through it just go unnoticed. Occasionally we might get a rude awakening when suddenly our bodies stop working as expected but, for the most part, were left to get on with growing ol
32、d without too many reminders. But when you get a reminder.oof! Since that show aired, I have sat in front of the mirror analyzing my face and 第 4 4 页/共 6 6 页 wondering how I came to look so like my mother without noticing. Ive also realized that my waist no longer fits into baby fat but a middle-age
33、d spread. I also fear that I dont know what middle age looks like for my generation. Did my mother still feel 24 when in reality she was 15 years older? And why do I not feel like Im where I should be as I approach 40? I definitely remember writing a list of things I will have achieved by the time I
34、m 40 at 19. Where is the house in the South of France or the Porsche 911 she so desperately wanted? Since then, Ive started to redefine myself. I dont want to put everything down to age but I cant quite stop myself. Tired again? Must be my age. Thank God then for social media. All around me I see am
35、azing women at the other end of their 40s. Theyve accepted their age and seem to love it, so Im hopeful that as I move into the next decade that will be me too. And maybe Ill get the Porsche before Im 50. 12. What is implied in Paragraph 1? A. The aging process doesnt affect the TV celebrity. B. The
36、 author has been friends with the TV celebrity. C. The TV celebrity now lives a life of extreme luxury. D. The TV celebrity used to be popular among boys. 13. In most cases, how do we perceive the aging process? A. We clearly know what happens. B. It is very likely to slip our mind. C. We can accept
37、 it quite peacefully. D. It always brings about hopelessness. 14. The underlined word “that” in the last paragraph refers to _. A. a lady denying being old B. the ambitious self aged 19 C. the celebrity on the TV show D. a woman accepting her age 15. What is the theme of this article? A. It matters
38、not how long we live but how. B. Wrinkles are just evidence of great wisdom. C. Age is a very high price to pay for maturity. D. The best tunes are played on the oldest violins. 第二节第二节 （共（共 5 小题：每小题小题：每小题 2.5 分分, 满分满分 12.5 分）分） 阅读下面短文, 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 选项中有两项为多余选项。 Avoid overcommitment Have y
39、ou ever agreed to do something only to find out later that you dont have time? Are you constantly stressed from rushing from one assignment to another? 16 Overcommitment happens when you decide to do more things than you realistically have time to do. 17 Your quality of life also suffers because ove
40、rcommitment leaves you less time to take care of yourself. Its preferable to do one or two things well than to do 10 things poorly-or worse, to back out once youve agreed to something. Time management coach Elizabetlh Saunders suggests creating a budget for your time like you do with money.The total
41、 amount of time you have each day equals 24 hours minus the time you need for basic wellness activities. 18 Saunders suggests adding up your time commitments to other people and the time needed to met your personal goals,If that total is greater than the amount of time you have each day,you have a p
42、roblem. 19 Schedule times for everything you need to do including taking care of yourself. But dont feel forced to fill every blank space. It is also worth looking at your current commitmnents. Do your commitments actually match your priorities? Could you give up some of them or pass them off to oth
43、er people? Learning how to say no politely but firmly also helps with vercpommitment. It helps to have a good sense of what your priorities are so that you can say yes or no when appropriate. 第 5 5 页/共 6 6 页 I have a rule that I never immediately agree to any long-term time commitments. I always ask
44、 for some time to think. Thats because my first instinct is usually to say yes,even if I don t really have time. 20 Saying no to things you dont have time to do well frees you up to say yes to what truly matters. A. There can be different solutions to the problem of overcommitment. B. When this happ
45、ens, the quality of your work suffers. C. If so, you may have a problem with overcommitment. D. One tool that may be helpful in avoiding overcommitment is a calendar. E. Its important to allocate your time properly. F. These include things like sleeping, eating and showering. G. Having time to think
46、 about a potential assignment gives me space to say no if I need to. 第二部分第二部分 语言运用语言运用 （共三节，满分（共三节，满分 50 分）分） 第一节第一节 （共（共 15 小题：每小题小题：每小题 2 分，满分分，满分 30 分）分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Beer is the founder of United Hatzalah, a volunteer-run organization in Israel, dedicated to saving
47、lives. Every year many people die waiting for an ambulance to arrive because the ambulance got 21 in traffic or was simply too far away. Trying to solve this problem by using motorcycles, Beer 22 a team of volunteers from all 23 and stages of life and trained them to respond to emergencies. He then
48、gave each of them a motorcycle equipped with medical 24 . Then the volunteer went 25 to their daily lives. United Hatzalah has a call center staffed 26 by volunteers. When someone calls to tell them of an emergency, they answer it in three seconds or less. Then Beers technology calculates which volu
49、nteer is closest to the 27 . As soon as that volunteer is notified, he or she 28_ everything and rushes over. When a volunteer arrives, he or she 29 CPR(心肺复苏) if necessary, and uses the medical equipment in the motorcycle to help the 30 . The goal is 31 : Keep the patient alive until the regular amb
50、ulance arrives. According to Beer, an ambulances average response time is 12 to 15 minutes, while United Hatzalah volunteers 32 in three. United Hatzalahs medical care is 33 for patients because its run mostly by volunteers, and donations cover the 34 of supplies and staff. It clearly shows the 35 o
