濟寧市高考模擬考試

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2021.03

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第一部分閱讀（共兩節，滿分50分）

第一節（共15小題;每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

ReadytostartanexcitingnewjourneyandpursueaneducationinNationalUniversityof

Singapore?OverseasTrainingProgramforseniorhighschoolgraduatesmaybeyourchance.

Ourteamisheretowalkyouthroughtheapplicationprocessandansweranyandallofyour

questionsalongtheway.

Qualifications

?Theapplicantmustbeanon-Singaporeancitizenholdingaforeignpassport.

?Applicantshavenocriminalrecord,observeSingaporeangovernmentlaws,regulations,

andrespectthecustomsandhabitsoftheSingaporeanpeople.

?Applicantsshouldbeover18yearsold.

?Applicantsshouldbephysicallyandmentallyhealthy.

?ApplicantsshouldbeabletocommunicateinEnglish.

ApplicationTime：July10,2021toSeptember1,2021

Enrollment（入學）Date：September10,2021

ApplicationProcedure

?Applicantsshouldvisittheofficialwebsitetoinquireaboutthe2021admissioninformation

andfillintheApplicationForm.

?Applicantsshallnametheapplicationmaterialsaccordingtothelist,packthefolderand

sendittoourschoolandtheschoolwillevaluatetheadmissionqualification.

?Applicantswhohavepassedtheadmissionqualificationreviewwillparticipateinthe

intervieworwrittentestorganizedbythedepartmentthatyouapplyfor.

?Thequalifiedcandidateswillfinallyreceiveouradmissionletter.

Fees

ItemsFull-timeGraduateProgramsTextbooksInsuranceAccommodation

SingleDouble

Fees(peryear)$5,000$500$100

$1,000$500

1.Whichofthefollowingwillresultindisqualification?

A.BeingaSingaporeancitizen.

B.Havingacleanpersonalrecord.

C.Havingasoundbodyandmind.

D.HavingagoodcommandofEnglish.

2.Whatcanensuretheapplicantsaninterviewopportunity?

A.Ahightestscore.

B.Anapplicationform.

C.Overseasstudyingexperience.

D.Qualifiedapplicationdocuments.

3.What'sthetotalannualcostforastudenthopingtolivealone?

A.$1,000.B.$6,600.C.$6,100.D.$5,600.

B

Iamthrilledtowelcomeyoutothe20thannualRogerEbert'sFilmFestival,aspecial

eventinpartnershipwiththeUniversityofIllinoisCollegeofMedia,thegreater

Champaign-Urbanacommunity,andmovieloverseverywhere.Littledidwethink,backin

1999,thatourexperimentinreinventingthefilmfestival—tomakeafestivalthatcelebrated

overlookedfilmsandthewomenandmenwhomadethosefilms—wouldbecomealandmark

annualeventinthelifeofourcommunityandcontributetotherepairsoftheremarkable

VirginiaTheater.

Inselectingthefilmsforthisyear,ChazEbertandIlookedtowomenfilmmakersforour

inspiration.Fullyhalfofourfilmsareeitherdirectedorco-directedbywomen,andseveral

othershavewomeninpowerfulproducingroles.Filmsdirectedorco-directedbywomen

include13th,directedbyAvaDuVernay9Belle,directedbyAmmaAsante,andAmerican

Splendor,directedbyShariSpringerBermanandRobertPulcini.Andwomenproducers

includeLyndaObstandEmmaThomas(Interstellar)andRuthAnnHarnischandDanielle

RenfrewBehrens(Columbus).

OuropeningnightfilmisTheFugitive,directedbyAndrewDavis,agraduatefrom

UniversityofIllinois.OurSaturdaynightfilmistheclassicTheBigLebozvski.Ourguestwill

betheHollywoodmasterJeffDowd.AndofcourseTheAlloyOrchestrawillbeback,thisyear

withAPageofMadness,theclassicJapanesesilentfilm.

Wewouldliketothankoursponsors,volunteers,festivalpassholders,andindividual

ticketholdersfortheirwelcomeparticipation.Welookforwardtoyourunwaveringsupportto

makeourfestivalmoresuccessfuleachspringincentralIllinois.Weespeciallywanttothank

theUniversityofIllinoisfortheirloyalsupportyearafteryear.

4.WhatwasthepurposeofreinventingRogerEbert'sFilmFestivalin1999?

A.Toenrichthelifeofresidents.

B.TohelprebuildVirginiaTheater.

C.ToworkcloselywiththeUniversityofIllinois.

D.Tohonorpeoplewhosefilmswerenotbox-officehits.

5.Whatisthefocusofthisyear*sfilmselection?

A.Hollywoodclassics.

B.Filmsproducedordirectedbywomen.

C.Diversityinthemes.

D.Storiesfeaturingfemaleleadingroles.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“unwavering"inthelastparagraphprobablymean?

A.Consistent.B.Original.C.Legal.D.Conditional.

7.Whoismostlikelytheauthorofthepassage?

A.ThePresidentoftheUniversityofIllinois.

B.AmoviecriticwhoisafriendoftheEberts.

C.AmemberoftheFestivaFsorganizingcommittee.

D.AjournalistwhoreportsstoriesabouttheFestival.

C

Duringadeclineintourism,onenationalparkinThailandhasseenadramaticrisein

uvisitorsnrecently.Somanyarethehermitcrabs(寄居蟹)floodingintotheotherwiseempty

beachesofKohLantathatshells(貝殼)forthemtoliveinhavebecomeinshortsupply.

TheThaigovernmentmovedquicklytoeasethehousingshortage,launchingapublic

appealforemptyshellsthatnettedover200kg.OnDecember5theseweredistributedaround

theparkinaceremony.

Hermitcrabsrelyonshellstoprotecttheirsoftbodies,movingtolargershellsasthey

grow.OnKohLantaandthesurroundingsmallerislands,theirrapidincreaseseemstobea

naturalphenomenon,ratherthandirectlyrelatedtotheabsenceoftourists.Buttheshortageof

shellsmaybeman-made：prettyoneshavelongbeengatheredtobesoldasgoods.Crabshad

beguntomakedowithpotentialdeath-trapssuchasplasticcapsandbottles.

Theshelldrivewaspartofagovernmentinitiativeto"regainthebalanceofnature"."I

haveinstructedallnationalparkstodowhateverittakes,''saysVarawutSilpa-archa,the

ministerfornaturalresources.Hisinspirationcomesfromthepauseintourismbroughtonby

COVID-19.Abanoninternationalvisitorsandtheclosureofnationalparkshavehelpednature

recover,bringingendangeredleatherbackturtlesbackontoThaibeaches.Inthecoastal

provincesofPhangNgaandPhuket,turtleshavelaidthelargestnumberofeggsfor20years.

ThegovernmenthasdecidedtotrytocopytheshortbreakforcedonitbyCOVID-19in

future.Fromnowon,allnationalparkswillberequiredtocloseforashortperiodduringthe

off-seasonandtolimitthenumberoftouriststhroughareservationsystemwhentheyareopen.

Althoughsuchrestrictionsmeanreducedearningsfromtourismintheshortterm,inthelonger

runmoreparksmayhelptokeepthetouristscoming.

8.WhathappenedtothebeachesofKohLantarecently?

A.Theygotfloodedbyseawater.

B.Theybecamecompletelyempty.

C.Theywerepackedwithhermitcrabs.

D.Theysawaconstantstreamoftourists.

9.Whatcontributedtothehousingshortageforhermitcrabs?

A.Naturaldisasters.

B.Humanactivities.

C.Theirpreferenceforbottles.

D.Thegovernment'sinvolvement.

10.Whyareturtlesmentionedinparagraph4?

A.Towarnturtlesaredyingout.

B.Toprovebeachesaretheiridealhabitats.

C.TostressecologicaldiversityofThailand.

D.ToillustratethebirthofVarawufsinspiration.

11.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.DevelopingEconomyorProtectingAnimals?

B.ClosingNationalParksorDrawingMoreVisitors?

C.GovernmentsareResponsiblefortheBalanceofNature

D.AuthoritiesHelptoFindSheltersforHomelessHermitCrabs

D

IfMarswerethepopularkidinschool,Venus（金星）wouldbetheunwelcomeonesitting

inthecomer,largelyignored.VenushasnearlythesamemassandsizeasEarth,butbeing

closertothesun,itgetsnearlytwiceasmuchheatfromthesun.

However,insteadofhavingaclimatethatisjustawarmerversionofEarth's,Venus*s

surfaceandatmosphereareunbearable：cloudsofsulphuricacidblankettheplanet,whileat

groundlevel,itishotenoughtomeltlead.Despitethis,thereisnowasignthatVenusmay

harbourlife.

JaneGreavesatCardiffUniversity,UK,andhercolleaguesrecentlydetectedphosphine

（磷化氫）inVenus*satmosphere,withonepotentialexplanationthatitistheby-productof

biology.ThatisbecausetheonlywaythisgasismadeonEarthisinlaboratoriesorby

microbes（微生物）.Thoughthisdoesn'tmeanitwasproducedbylifeonVenus,attemptstofind

non-biologicalexplanationsforitspresencehavesofarfailed.

Inthemonthsandyearstocome,computersimulationswillbeusedtofurtherstudythe

possiblechemistriesoftheatmosphereonVenus.Morelaboratoryexperimentswillbe

conductedtotrytoidentifyotherwaysthephosphinetherecouldbeproduced.However,

thereisnoguaranteethattheseeffortswillrevealthetruenatureofthissubstanceonVenus.A

newly-proposedstrategyistodirectlysampletheatmosphereandsurfaceofVenus.Bydoing

so,wewouldbeabletotakedirectmeasurementsofphosphine.

ThediscoveryofphosphineinVenus'satmosphereisagreataccomplishment.The

scientificeffortsmaybejustwhatweneedtofinallyrefocusonthisneglectedworld.Possibly,

thequietkidinthecomermaygetthelastlaugh.

12.Intheory,what'sVenusexpectedtobelike?

A.ItisalmostaslargeasEarth.

B.IthasnearlythesamemassasEarth.

C.IthasawarmerEarth-likeclimate.

D.Ithastheunbearablesurfaceandatmosphere.

13.WhatcanthediscoveryofphosphineonVenusindicate?

A.Theremightexistsignsoflife.

B.Thiskindofgasisverycommon.

C.Manyproductscanbemadewithit.

D.Experimentswereonceconductedthere.

14.Whatisparagraph5mainlyabout?

A.Theimportanceofobservations.

B.Thepowerofcomputersimulations.

C.Theapproachestoexploringphosphine.

D.Thenecessitytoanalysephosphine.

15.Whichcanbestdescribetheauthor'sattitudetotheexplorationofVenus?

A.Casual.B.Supportive.C.Cautious.D.Doubtful.

第二節（共5小題;每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項

為多余選項。

Psychologistshavelongbelievedthathumanbeingshaveafairlyconsistent“negativity

bias（消極偏見）"thatleadsustopaymoreattentiontonegativethoughts,feelingsandevents

thantopositiveones.16Thereisapositiveexplanationforthequestion.Afteralhweare

motivatedtogrowafteramisstep.However,wecan*tabandonourselvestothenegativitybias

forever.How?17

PracticePositivity.Likeyourmuscles,yourthoughtpatternsrespondtohowtheyare

usedandexercised.Youdon'thavetoerasethenegativitybiasfromyourmind.18For

example,setcalendarremindersthroughoutyourdaytoconveyanexpressionofgratitudeor

simplyadjustyourbodylanguagesoyou'reholdingyourselfwithstrengthandconfidence.

AskforPositiveReminders.Getinthehabitofcheckinginwithpeoplewhoarewith

youwhengoodnessfindsyoutoday.Mentiontothem,“Thatisanunexpectedbitofpraise

fromtheboss,isn'tit?"20Andwhoknows,youmayhelpyourfriend,familymember

orcoworkerhaveamorepositivedayaswell!

A.Trythefollowingsuggestedideas.

B.Redefinenegativityasanopportunity.

C.Instead,practiceyourpositivelifestyle.

D.Itsnegativeinfluencecanneverbeavoided.

E.Whyandhowdoesthisphenomenonhappen?

F.Howdoyouhandleitasyoutrytolivewithmorepositivity?

G.Askingotherstoconfirmyourpositiveinsightscanfacilitateyourpositivity.

第二部分語言運用（共兩節，滿分30分）

第一節（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳

選項。

Afewweeksago,IsurfedtheInternetandcameacrossabookcalledTheDebttopleasure.

Atfirstsight,I21，immediately,toownit.Itsstructurewasnovelandithadwonwide

22amongreaders.

OnethingIshouldmention：IdidenduplovingTheDebttoPleasure,Iloveditsomuch

thatIfinallyorderedacopyofmyown.Thelibrarybookdoes34methecostofa

paperback,butitjustdeliversa35satisfaction,onethatcan'tpromisepermanent

ownership.Liveyourlifefully,forourlivesareonlylenttousandcan'tbeownedforeve匚

21.A.attemptedB.decidedC.arrangedD.ceased

22.A.sympathyB.judgmentC.adaptationD.recognition

23.A.clickB.spotC.untieD.strike

24.A.defendedB.insistedC.confirmedD.conveyed

25.A.accessibleB.affordableC.availableD.dynamic

26.A.patienceB.reliefC.certaintyD.honesty

27.A.plainB.vividC.uniqueD.attractive

28.A.responseB.adventureC.interactionD.encounter

29.A.frequentlyB.graduallyC.consequentlyD.normally

30.A.dueB.extraC.missingD.out

31.A.submittedB.donatedC.droppedD.distributed

32.A.applyB.exchangeC.cheerD.head

33.A.belongedtoB.appealedtoC.turnedtoD.dependedon

34.A.paidB.offerC.saveD.prepare

35.A.materialB.temporaryC.completeD.sustainable

第二節（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。

Chinaspeedisamazingtheworld.Whileothercountriesarestrugglingtomake

high-speedrailwayareality,theChinaRailwayCorporation36（busy）itselfinlayingdown

over25,000kmofhigh-speedtracksoverthepasttenyears—accountingfbrroughlytwo37

（three）oftheworld'stotallengthofhigh-speedraillines.

Uptonow,Chinahasbuiltthelargesthigh-speedrailnetworkworldwide.The38

（impact）gowellbeyondtherailwaysector.Italsoincludeschangedpatternsofurban

development,increasesintourism,andgrowthofregionaleconomy.39（boost）regional

integrationandeconomicgrowth,plansforhigh-speedmaglev（磁懸浮）lineswithtrains

traveling40aspeedof600kphormorearetakingshapeinmoreChinesecities.

第三部分寫作（共兩節，滿分40分）

第一節（滿分15分）

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第二節（滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。

Iwasinmyroom,unwillingtoheadtothecommunitytheatrewith“mybrother“Henry.

Hewasjustadoptedbymyparentsrecently.Iwasnotinthemoodforbeingonstagewithhim.

“Kirstie,comehere,“mymomcalled.Followinghervoice,Ifoundheroutsidethe

bathroom,holdingawetbook.Shegavethebookashake."Henry'sbookwasinthebathtub.

Didyouputitthere?”Sheglaredatme,somethingsheneverdidb