2021年廣東省高考英語二模試卷

第二部分 閱讀第一節(jié)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

• 1．Social networking websites are an important tool for us to keep up with the world，make new friends，and share pictures，videos，or bits of interesting news.But for people who have very specific interests，a comprehensive site like Twitter is not sufficient.They want to be part of a supportive online community that shares their particular passions.The following are examples of specialized websites for these people.
     Stache Passions
     It is a social site for people who wear，admire，or have an interest in moustaches.It features photos of men with all sizes and styles of moustaches，forums for discussing the history，growing，and styling of the stache，and even a meet-up page to help you meet other moustache-lovers.
     Horyou
     It is a website for people who want to do good in the world.On the site you can connect with other social activists and entrepreneurs（企業(yè)家），plan meetings，share fund-raising strategies，and keep up with thousands of people who are working hard to make the world a better place.There are no funny videos here，but Horyou offers its own web-based video channel that features programs and documentaries about efforts to improve people's lives around the globe.Watching them will warm your heart and inspire you to work harder for a better world.
     Purrsonals
     It is a specialized site for those who love cats.Here you can meet and chat with cat-loving friends，set up play-dates with local people and their pets，and even find a temporary home for a cat in need.If your friends don't like it when you share endless cute cat videos on your regular social site，Purrsonals is where people are sure to appreciate them！
  
  （1）Which site might be useful for those who are interested in appearance？

  
  A．Twitter
  B．Purrsonals
  C．Horyou
  D．Stache Passions
  （2）What can you do on Horyou？

  
  A．Watch funny short films.
  B．Discuss how to raise money.
  C．Advertise for social activists.
  D．Collect ideas for making videos.
  （3）Which of the following is true about Purrsonals？

  
  A．It helps people find their lost pets.
  B．It collects beautiful photos of cats.
  C．It offers a great many cat videos.
  D．It enables people to adopt various pets.
  組卷：4引用：3難度：0.5

  解析
• 2．In Los Angeles，UPS driver Hector Vesco noticed that while he did his normal route.there was one kid who looked sad.
     Once Hector understood why the boy looked upset，he jumped into action.A father of two himself，he knew that he would have to check in with the parents.Using a blank UPS slip，Hector wrote out a note reading，"Hi，this is Hector，your UPS driver.I've seen your son plenty of times on the balcony and he seemed very sad that he didn't get any package.When he asked me if I had any package for him，I told him，'Don't worry.Maybe next time.' So，anyway，I've bought something and put it in box.Just wanted to know his name. " Hector also shared his number so that the parents could contact him directly.
     After getting all the information he needed from the mother Brooke Walbuck，lector showed up the next day and surprised the boy，Langston，with the delivery.
     Of course，the gesture of delivering the parcel was nice enough，but it turned out what was inside made it even better!When Langston opened up the box，he found a collection of toy cars and a bunch of candy.It didn't get much better than that for a little boy.
     After the delivery was made，Brooke sent a follow-up text to thank Hector again.In his reply，Hector stated that he had two daughters himself.He kept a bunch of toy cars he had collected over the years.When he met Langston，he knew it was the perfect opportunity to put them to good use.
     In his message back to Brooke，he also intentioned that Langston helped him remember how many kids，along with his，had to live through the COVID-19 pandemic（疫情）. "Our kids are our world and the future，" he said. "I just want to show some love."
     Before the pandemic，you probably didn't think too much about the people who delivered your packages.But in times of pandemic，delivery drivers like Hector have some of the most important jobs!
  
  （1）What do we know about Hector Vesco？

  
  A．He collected toy cars for boys.
  B．He worked for a delivery company.
  C．He was familiar with the Walbucks.
  D．He informed Langston of his own number.
  （2）Which of the following does the underlined "it" in Paragraph 4 refer to？

  
  A．The box.
  B．The gift.
  C．The gesture.
  D．The parcel.
  （3）How were the Walbucks influenced by the delivery？

  
  A．Brooke was grateful to Hector's kids.
  B．Brooke was regretful for ignoring her son.
  C．Langston was cheered up in the pandemic.
  D．Langston was disappointed with the used toys.
  （4）What does the author mainly intend to convey in the text？

  
  A．The pandemic affects the globe.
  B．Children love toy cars and candies.
  C．Old products can serve new purposes.
  D．Ordinary people can be extraordinary.
  組卷：2引用：3難度：0.5

  解析
• 3．What is the most powerful word in the English language？The.It's everywhere.We use it in English without always noticing or appreciating it.It's not much to look at.It isn't descriptive，emotive or inspiring.Technically，it's meaningless.And yet this dull and harmless-seeming word could be one of the most powerful words in the English language.
     "The" tops the lists of most frequently used words in English，accounting for 5% of every 100 words used.But why is this？The answer is two-fold.The principle of least effort plays a major part.So people use it a lot.At the same time， "the" lies at the heart of English grammar，having a function rather than a meaning.Words are split into two categories：expressions with a semantic （語義的） meaning and functional words like "the"， "to"， "for"，with a job to do.
     Although "the" has no meaning in itself， "it seems to be able to do things in subtle and miraculous ways，" says Michael Rosen，poet and author.Consider the difference between "he scored a goal" and "he scored the goal".The inclusion of "the" immediately signals something important about that goal.Perhaps it was the only one of the match？Or maybe it helped a team win the championship？Context very often determines sense.
     This simplest of words can be used for dramatic effect.At the start of Hamlet，a guard's utterance of "Long live the King" is soon followed by the ghost： "Looks it not like the King？" Who，the audience may wonder，does "the" refer to？The living King or a dead King？This kind of confusion is the kind of "trick" that writers use to make us surprised and amused，a bit uneasy even. "'The' is doing a lot of work here，" says Rosen.
  
  （1）Which of the following describes the word "the" correctly？

  
  A．It is often overlooked.
  B．It is useless in practice.
  C．It is dull and descriptive.
  D．It is in every English sentence.
  （2）The word "the" is frequently used because it is

  .
  A．brief and functional
  B．popular and unique
  C．effective and emotive
  D．meaningful and expressive
  （3）What does the example in Paragraph 3 imply？

  
  A． "A" is not as important as "the".
  B．It's impossible to understand a single sentence.
  C．Words should be understood in the context.
  D．Some words have a clearer meaning than others.
  （4）Why did the writer of the play stress "the" in "Looks it not like the King"？

  
  A．To show his confusion.
  B．To add drama to the scene.
  C．To repeat the guard's words.
  D．To help the audience understand.
  組卷：5引用：2難度：0.5

  解析

第四部分寫作第一節(jié)

• 8．假定你是學(xué)生會(huì)"關(guān)愛老人"項(xiàng)目的負(fù)責(zé)人。學(xué)生會(huì)擬在暑假期間組織志愿者到社區(qū)幫助老年人學(xué)習(xí)使用智能手機(jī)和上網(wǎng)，請(qǐng)你給?！队⑽膱?bào)》寫封倡議書，內(nèi)容包括：
  1.老人們遇到的困難；
  2.能提供的幫助和活動(dòng)的意義；
  3.報(bào)名參與項(xiàng)目的方式。
  注意：
  1.詞數(shù)80左右；
  2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。
  Dear fellow students，
  ____________
  The Students' Union
  組卷：12引用：7難度：0.5

  解析

第二節(jié)

• 9．閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。
      It all began when my younger brother，Chris，and I went over to Uncle Howard's for Thanksgiving.When we finally got to my uncle's，Chris and I went outside to see if Uncle Howard needed help with anything.Since Chris was only nine，he got the easier job of cleaning up the watering cans.I was twelve，old enough to help load the wheelbarrow（手推車）.But we still found time to ask Uncle Howard a lot of questions about turkeys.He must have been impressed，because when we were finished，he winked at my dad and handed me one turkey egg.
      "You kids put this under a hatching hen，" he said，"and in twenty-five days，you'll have a fine turkey!" Chris was so excited that he nearly dropped the egg on the way home.Dad put the egg under an old hen，and every day Chris and I would check to see if it had hatched yet.Twenty-five days seemed like forever.Finally，on the twenty-sixth day，Chris and I walked into the coop（雞舍）after school to find the old hen scratching on the floor.Behind her was one ball of fluff（絨毛），falling over its feet and looking sort of confusion.When it got older，we could tell that it was a torn.We named it Timothy.
      Timothy grew and grew，dashing towards the feed we threw out.He liked to wander in the woods and find tasty berries and weed seeds.Mom kept telling us not to get too attached to Timothy，because we were going to have him for Thanksgiving.But we never paid too much attention to what that really meant.
      Then，one day toward the end of October，Dad gave Chris and me instructions. "I want you to start giving him corn（玉米）along with his regular feed，" he said. "We want a nice，thick-fleshed bird for Thanksgiving." After Dad turned and walked away，Chris's face began to wrinkle，just as it does before he starts to cry.
  注意：
  1．續(xù)寫詞數(shù)為150左右；
  2．請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。
  I comforted Chris，saying we could hide Timothy where people couldn't find him.________
  With Timothy gone，Uncle Howard provided the turkey on Thanksgiving.________
  組卷：3引用：3難度：0.3

  解析