1、2022届山东省聊城市高三下学期二模英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读理解Receiver: Marvin JonesDate: December 27, 2021Street address: 117 New Cavendish Street, London, WIT5DU, United Kingdom PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIALAs a result of discussion and successful completion of two test translations under commercial conditions during yo
2、ur visit, Im pleased to inform you of your employment at our office. The principal terms are as follows.Position: STAFF TRANSLATOR AND CHECKER.Starting date: February 1, 2022.Working hours: Full time. 35 hours per week. Core hours are from 9:00 to 17:00 with 60 minutes for lunch. Flexibility is subj
3、ect to approval.Holidays: 20 days per year plus all public holidays.Duties: Your principal duties are translation from Norwegian and Swedish into English and checking other translators translations. Also, its expected that youll be exposed to texts in Danish on occasion.The following are your specif
4、ic terms and conditions of service with Aardvark Language Services as of February 1,2022 until any further notice.Trial periodThe trial period applicable to new employees is three months. Thus your position will become permanent on May 1,2022, subject to satisfactory completion of this period. The n
5、otice period is one week.Salary and benefitsYour salary from May 1,2022, will be 42000 per year with the scheduled salary review on May 1,2022. You will be paid monthly on or about the 23rd of each month. In addition, youre qualified for benefits like the car allowance (补助), insurance on business tr
6、avel and personal transport and other items mentioned in the company handbook. No sickness or injury benefits apart from the National Health Service provision are provided at present.1How many languages are needed for the mentioned position?ATwo.BThree.CFour.DFive.2What can Marvin Jones enjoy in Aar
7、dvark Language Services?AFree lunch.BTraffic allowance.CSickness benefits.DFlexible working hours.3What kind of text is it?AA job offer letter.BAn evaluation report.CA job advertisement.DAn application letter.Sewing can be fun and creative. But have you ever thought that a sewing machine can also me
8、an the world to many people around the globe that use it as their main source of income?When Margaret Jankowski discovered this, she decided to found The Sewing Machine Project, an organization that collects donated used machines and redistributes them in remote places like Sri Lanka, Guatemala, Gua
9、m, and Kosovo. It also aims to help those in Detroit and New Orleans.In 2004,when a tsunami (海啸) hit Sri Lanka, Margaret was deeply touched by the story of a particular woman. After the village she lived in was destroyed by the natural disaster, she lost everything, including her sewing machine, her
10、 approach to future earnings. This story made Margaret decide to collect used sewing machines and send them to Sri Lanka. After attending a local news program where she presented her idea, she started receiving scores of sewing machines.The Sewing Machine Project covers a basic yet necessary need of
11、 many impoverished people around the world. For them, sewing can be a tool for survival. Whether in a factory or at home, a sewing machine can be the door to brighter financial opportunities. A sewing machine can also enable many to preserve their cultural identity. After Hurricane Katrina occurred
12、in 2005, a community of New Orleans that wears skillfully-made suits for their own traditional festival lost many of their sewing machines. Since then, the non-profit organization has distributed hundreds of machines among the creators of the costumes, helping them maintain their tradition as well a
13、s their income.4Why does the author raise the question in the first paragraph?ATo call up readers memories.BTo lead up to the project.CTo stress the role of sewing.DTo introduce sewing machines.5What is paragraph 3 mainly about?ADestruction of the 2004 tsunami.BThe experience of Margaret in 2004.CTh
14、e story of a woman in Sri Lanka.DInspiration for the project.6What does the underlined word “impoverished” in paragraph 4 mean?ADisabled.BExhausted.CPoor.DPessimistic.7Why is the community in New Orleans mentioned in the end?ATo highlight its cultural identity.BTo prove the importance of keeping tra
15、ditions.CTo explain the projects achievement.DTo show the projects contribution to traditions.An exhibition of 125 life-size elephant sculptures has gone on display in London to highlight the need for coexistence between people and wildlife.Organized by conservation groups Elephant Family and The Re
16、al Elephant Collective, the exhibition comes as a herd of wild Asian elephants roaming Southwest Chinas Yunnan Province has drawn global attention. Elephant Family said it would like to see more strategies in place that allow elephants to migrate, eat, and do their best to fit into strange landscape
17、s in a way that is safe for both people and wild animals.The CoExistence exhibition is on display at Green Park, St Jamess Park and Berkeley Square after the sculptures were initially placed outside Buckingham Palace in May. CoExistence is an environmental art exhibition by Elephant Family and The R
18、eal Elephant Collective. The elephants have been created deep in the jungles by indigenous (土生土长的) communities who live close to their real-life counterparts. Here, people and elephants coexist in denser (更密集的) populations than anywhere ese in the world.The founder of The Real Elephant Collective, a
19、 nonprofit organization contributing to protecting elephants, said, “Our best guess is that elephants are very intelligent and have learned that humans grow lots of nutritious food. Elephants move over long distances and explore their environment, as their ancestors have always done. Coexistence is
20、about negotiating this sharing of space.”When many parts of the world went into lockdown to help control the spread of the novel coronavirus, researchers found wildlife thrived (茁壮成长) in the wake of reduced human activity. “A global reduction in human activity has had a positive effect on wildlife a
21、round the world,” Elephant Family said. “It has now been scientifically demonstrated that the moment we lighten our footprint, wildlife thrives and transforms the health of the planet for all. The COVID-19 pandemic has showed us that coexistence with wildlife is very much possible.”After the exhibit
22、ion, the sculptures will go on sale for between 6, 000 pounds (US $ 8,346) for a calf and 30,000 pounds for a large adult, Money raised will be directed toward some grassroots organizations working on peaceful coexistence.8Whats the aim of the CoExistence exhibition?ATo attract visitors to London.BT
23、o raise money for protecting elephants.CTo encourage people to live in harmony with wildlife.DTo honour the elephants roaming in Yunan Province, China.9What can be inferred from the founders words in paragraph 4?AElephants cause no harm to humans.BElephants are almost as intelligent as humans.CHuman
24、s and elephants are fighting for more space.DThe coexistence between humans and elephants needs efforts.10What can we learn from this passage?AThe COVID-19 pandemic has no effect on wildlife.BFewer human activities are favorable to wildlife.CPeople should try to avoid contact with wildlife.DThe exhi
25、bition can earn money for wildlife preservation.11What is the best title for this text?AAn Exhibition Tour of Elephant SculpturesBNegotiation Between People and WildlifeCEffects of Human Activities on ElephantsDElephants Intelligence and Nature to ExploreThe world is going through a basic transforma
26、tion, which is changing the way we live, work and think. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is bringing dramatic change and giving rise to a future filled with exciting opportunities and new challenges. Together governments and businesses must find solutions to societys most pressing needs from creati
27、ng a carbon-free economy to tackling population growth and urbanization.In any period of rapid change there is a trend to look for a simple method, to greet the new things and replace the old way of doing things. But a close look at the facts tells a different story. Complex problems require many so
28、lutions working in harmony to enable positive change.The challenge for scientists and the engineers is to provide solutions in fact, data and todays realities. And while technologies offer new tools to help uncover solutions, the process also requires hard work, imagination and lots of improvement.S
29、uccess rests on performing practical, realistic, long-term solutions that make the world cleaner, safer and more sustainable.The environment is a case in point. Much of the public debate has centered on the central role of renewable power sources in realizing a low-carbon energy future. While the in
30、dustry is fully behind the developing renewables, today we understand a low or zero-carbon future depends on adopting a multifaceted approach.We cannot control sunshine levels or decide when the wind blows, which means solar power and wind power generators will produce too much or too little energy
31、at times. The transition to renewables needs to take account of serious considerations.Batteries have been much discussed as a means of storing extra energy, but there are other choices. Power-to-X technologies enable spare energy created by renewables to be stored and redistributed when and where i
32、t is needed.12Whats the main idea of paragraph 2?ASocietys dramatic change calls for simple methods.BOld means of doing things should be replaced by new ones.CSociety needs positive change for development.DSome problems should be solved in combined ways.13What does the author expect scientists and e
33、ngineers to do?AOffer new tools to uncover solutions.BTackle population growth.CWork hard with imagination.DMake the world better with a simple method.14Whats the authors attitude to the consumption of the solar power and wind power?AUncertain.BCautious.CUnconfident.DDoubtful.15Which of the followin
34、g is the advantage of Power-to-X technologies?AThey can adjust power supply.BThey can conserve energy.CThey help make more electricity.DThey can create power from wind and sun.二、七选五Green exercise is a term used to describe any type of physical exercise that takes place in a natural environment, rath
35、er than in a health club or gym._16_Instead, it relies on the use of natural means of taking part in activities that improve strength and endurance with as little reliance on equipment as possible._17_For example, some consider a truly natural exercise experience requires that the individual wear cl
36、othing only made from natural fibers. Others consider barefoot (赤脚的) running or walking would be greener and thus be more desirable than running or walking with shoes.A slightly different approach to green exercise puts more stress on fresh air, sunshine, and involvement with the natural world, rath
37、er than the equipment or clothing_18_In like manner, climbing a mountain using standard used during the exercise. equipment and protective clothing would also be considered green exercise.Many consider green exercise helps to reconnect human beings with the natural world. The interaction with nature
38、 helps to lower peoples blood pressure, refresh their mind, and actually improve their self-esteem (自尊)._19_Not everyone believes that green exercise is more beneficial than working out in a health club or gym._20_Meanwhile, the use of fitness devices may result in more challenging workouts, which h
39、elp strengthen the heart and lungs in ways that more simplistic exercise in a natural setting would be difficult to manage.ASpirits are also believed to be positively affected.BA green gym uses as little equipment as possible.CAll forms of green exercise are good for you.DOpinions on what truly gree
40、n exercise means differ.EBesides, it usually doesnt use fitness equipment that is normally found in a gym.FSo riding a bicycle in a forest can be called a type of green exercise.GSome point out that many health clubs are constructed to make full use of natural light.三、完形填空When I was a boy, I spent m
41、uch time playing alone. I didnt _21_ too much, though. I lived outside town, next to a forest where oaks (橡树) were my _22_. I would sit in their shade and enjoy their peace.Therefore it was so _23_ for me when I was in _24_ in a wood processing factory. It wasnt just the back-breaking work, long _25
42、_, and low pay. It was also seeing trees being cut. The red oak tree were _26_ affected because they made the prettiest hardwood flooring.One afternoon after a long days work, I decide to take a walk in the _27_. As I wandered, I was filled with _28_ for childhood days. Feeling so down, I dropped my
43、 head and that was when I _29_ it: a red oak acorn (橡子) that had somehow _30_ hungry animals all winter long. Something Id read once _31_ me at that moment “An acorn _32_ a forest eventually if it wants!” I smiled, and carefully _33_ that little acorn. Then I headed home, no longer_34_, for I also r
44、ealized in our life we all _35_ as an acorn, but whether our future is a forest or not is up to us.21AdemandBchangeCmindDnotice22AsheltersBhopesCfavoritesDcompanions23AsurprisingBtoughCimpressiveDvital24AtroubleBbusinessCemploymentDluck25AhoursBmeetingsCbreaksDflights26AequallyBheavilyCrarelyDsudden
45、ly27AfactoryBwoodsCmountainsDtown28AlongingBconcernCregretDstruggle29AreceivedBrememberedCrecognizedDspotted30AencounteredBleftCsurvivedDfed31AfoundBdisappointedCguidedDstruck32AbecomesBpreservesCreflectsDrepresents33AcollectedBpickedCplantedDexamined34AfearfulBhesitantCworriedDdepressed35Afight bac
46、kBstart outCstep forwardDbreak through四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Recognizing a cats emotions from its face is often hard, even for its owners, Now, researchers from Canadas University of Guelph insist that cats also express emotions on their facesone just has to learn how to inter
47、pret_36_(they)!For their study, Professors Lee Niel and Georgia Mason surveyed 6,300_37_(volunteer) from 85 countries. The participants_38_(show) the cats faces from a series of short videos.The researchers, who published their findings in the November 2019 issue of Animal Welfare, found that only 819 participants were able to read the cats emotions_39_(accurate) over 75 percent of the time. Further research showed that the so-called “cat whisperers” w
