2022年廣東省廣州市越秀區(qū)執(zhí)信中學(xué)等學(xué)校聯(lián)考高考英語(yǔ)模擬試卷（3月份）

第二部分：閱讀理解 （共兩節(jié)，滿分 50 分）第一節(jié) （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(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

• 1．Top 4 Colleges Whose Graduates Earn the Most Money Who says college isn't worth it？Graduates of each of these 4 small colleges can look forward to cashing in when they hit the job market.
     Amherst College：Amherst，Massachusetts
     Average earnings： ＄82，000
     Harvard may be the more selective and well-known university in the state，but it's Amherst College's graduates who are pulling in the salary.It's known as one of the "Little Ivies".Despite Amherst's tiny size （2，000 undergraduates in total），its alumni （校友） network is well-connected and involved with the student body，which helps explain why graduates get top job opportunities.
     Lafayette College：Easton，Pennsylvania
     Average earnings： ＄81，000
     Another Little Ivy，Lafayette College graduates about the same number of students as Amherst each year.Those graduates make nearly as much as Amherst graduates based on Zippia's research.It's entirely possible that Lafayette's success in getting its graduates good jobs is that it's one of the few liberal arts colleges of its size that also offer its students engineering degrees.
     Helene Fuld College of Nursing：New York，NY
     Average earnings： ＄79，300
     Nurses are in very high demand，according to Indeed，and that demand is expected to remain strong.This contributes to the high pay offered to this nursing school's graduates.So does its location in New York City，where salaries （and the cost of living） are higher.
     Bates College：Lewiston，Maine
     Average earnings： ＄75，700
     Another small liberal arts college-and Little Ivy-Bates offers，among other things，a small teacher-to-student rate.It is also noted that Bates has one of the most beautiful campuses around，helping draw a highly driven student body.
  
  （1）What makes graduates from Amherst College get good jobs？

  
  A．School reputation.
  B．Help from schoolmates.
  C．Tiny size of the college.
  D．School recommendation.
  （2）Why can college graduates from Helene Fuld College of Nursing get high pay？

  
  A．New York city needs more nurses.
  B．Being a nurse is a demanding job.
  C．Nurses are greatly respected.
  D．Nurses remains in great need.
  （3）What do Lafayette College and Bates College have in common？

  
  A．Average earnings.
  B．Beautiful campuses.
  C．The type of college.
  D．The number of students.
  組卷：4引用：2難度：0.4

  解析

• 2．It was decades ago，but it's still one of the most memorable conversations of my life.On a long，slow train rattling north，with nothing to do but watch the rain，the guy sitting opposite began trying to talk to me.Like most young women who have learned the hard way to be cautious of strangers，I reacted coldly.But curiosity took over when he said that he was just bored，and liked talking.
     So that's what we did，for hours and hours，since he turned out to be very talkative.When the train eventually pulled in，we didn't swap numbers-it was a conversation strictly of its time-but I still think about it occasionally on long，boring journeys，before getting a phone out and scrolling silently like everyone else.Rarely can a person cheerfully break the social taboo about talking to strangers without any trace of ill intention but life would be more interesting if more of us knew how to do it.
     And that's why I feel it ridiculous about a campaign launched this week to heal bitter national divides by encouraging Britons to talk to each other.Obviously，it takes more than a small talk over garden fences to unite a divided nation now.More people live alone than they did a generation ago，and we socialize increasingly through screens instead of bothering to call. In reality，social media platforms designed to bring people together have unknowingly fueled the division.
     It is true that the "tube chat" campaign of a few years back failed in its attempt to make Londoners talk to each other on public transport.But even city residents who would normally die rather than make eye contact with strangers still happily join the large crowds of people by the Thames for the New Year's Eve fireworks.They would get a far better view at home on TV-it's not really about the fireworks，but being part of social engagement.
     There's no guarantee that this latest attempt to reconnect will succeed，but I hope that my temporary train friend then is still talking，wherever he is now.
  
  （1）What led the author to talk with the guy on the train？

  
  A．Her growing interest in communication.
  B．Her curiosity about the man's identity.
  C．Her habit of chatting with strangers.
  D．Her boredom about the train journey.
  （2）According to the writer，what has made talking to strangers a social taboo among the Britons？

  
  A．A lack of basic communicating skills.
  B．The absence of common topics.
  C．The concern for personal safety.
  D．The addiction to their smart phones.
  （3）What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 indicate about social media platform？

  
  A．It brings people together in a larger sense.
  B．It positively helps break the national boundaries.
  C．It has made people more divided than connected.
  D．It is the key driving force of removing divisions.
  （4）What can we infer from Londoners participation in the New Year's Eve firework show？

  
  A．The Tube chat campaign is less appealing.
  B．People prefer to watch fireworks on the scene.
  C．The charm of the fireworks is hard to resist.
  D．People's desire to connect is still alive.
  組卷：8引用：1難度：0.5

  解析

• 3．As a popular subject of study among evolutionary ecologists，three-spined stickleback（三刺魚）is known for their different shapes，sizes，and behaviors-they can even live in both seawater and freshwater，and under a wide range of temperatures.But what makes that？
     The researchers tracked six populations of the fish before and after seasonal changes to their environment，using genome sequencing.Seasonal changes result ingreat changes in habitat structure and balance of salt and freshwater，and only those fish able to tolerate these rapid changes survive into the next season.
     "These changes probably resemble the habitat shifts experienced by stickleback populations during the past 10，000 years." says Professor Barrett "We hope to gain insight into the genetic changes that may have resulted from natural selection long in the past."
     Remarkably，the researchers discovered the evidence of genetic changes driven by the seasonal shifts in habitats，which mirrored the differences found between long-established freshwater and saltwater populations. "These genetic changes occurred in independent populations over a single season，highlighting just how
  quickly the effects of natural selection can be detected，" says Professor Barrett，"The findings suggest that we may be able to use the genetic differences to predict how populations may adapt to environment."
     The research emphasizes the importance of studying species in dynamic environments to gain a better understanding of how natural selection operates.In further research，they plan to investigate how repeatable the observed genetic changes are，by testing whether they show up year after year.Doing so would demonstrate
  their ability to reliably forecast the evolutionary future of these populations.
  
  （1）What does the underlined word "that" refer to in Paragraph 1？

  
  A．Stickleback is under a wide range of temperatures.
  B．Stickleback is popular with evolutionary ecologists.
  C．Stickleback can adapt to different living conditions.
  D．Stickleback has different shapes，sizes，and behaviors.
  （2）What is Paragraph 2 mainly about？

  
  A．The challenges of the research.
  B．The purpose of the research.
  C．The background of the research.
  D．The methods used in the research.
  （3）According to Professor Barrett，what is the significance of the findings？

  
  A．They reveal differences between freshwater and saltwater populations.
  B．Scientists will be able to prove natural selection happens quickly.
  C．They help to make predictions about population adaption.
  D．Scientists can better preserve stickleback population.
  （4）Why will scientists study the repetition of the genetic changes？

  
  A．To gain a better understanding of natural selection.
  B．To make sure they show up year after year.
  C．To test the reliability of the present discoveries.
  D．To predict the evolutionary future of the species.
  組卷：7引用：1難度：0.6

  解析

第四部分 寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分 40 分）第一節(jié) （滿分 15 分）

• 8．假定你是李華，你校將于下周舉行"40 公里徒步活動(dòng)"。請(qǐng)你代表學(xué)生會(huì)寫一封電子郵件給你校外籍教師 Peter，邀請(qǐng)他參加本次徒步活動(dòng)。內(nèi)容包括：
  1．向他發(fā)出邀請(qǐng)；
  2．介紹本次徒步活動(dòng)；
  3．活動(dòng)注意事項(xiàng)。
  參考詞匯：40 公里徒步活動(dòng) a 40-km hiking trip
  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。
  組卷：3引用：2難度：0.6

  解析

第二節(jié) （滿分 25 分）閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

• 9．I grew up in a small town where primary school was a ten-minute walk from my house.When the noon bell rang，I would race breathlessly home.My mother would be home to greet me with a smile.
      Our lunch time when I was in the third grade will stay with me always.I had been picked to be the princess in the school play，and for weeks my mother had painstakingly practiced my lines with me.But no matter how easily I delivered them at home，as soon as I stepped onstage，every word disappeared from my head.Finally，my teacher took me aside.She explained patiently that she needed a narrator and had written a narrator's part to the play，and asked me to switch roles.Her words，kindly expressed，still hurt me，especially when I saw my part go to another girl.
      I didn't tell my mother what had happened when I went home for lunch that day.But she sensed my unease，and instead of suggesting we practice my lines，she asked if I wanted to walk in the yard.It was a lovely spring day and the rose vine（藤）was turning green.Under the huge trees，we could see yellow dandelions（蒲公英） appearing unexpectedly through the grass in bunches，as if a painter had touched our landscape with small amounts of gold.I watched my mother casually bend down by one of the bushes. "I think I'm going to dig up all these weeds，" she said，pulling a blossom up by its roots. "From now on，we'll have only roses in this garden." I immediately protested，"But I like dandelions.All flowers are beautiful-even dandelions."
  注意：1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為 150 左右。
  2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。
  "Do you mean that every flower has its own beauty？" asked my mother thoughtfully._________________
  After the play，I went home with the flower.___________________________________
  組卷：6引用：1難度：0.6

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