2021年高考英語模擬試題第二部分閱讀理解（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)。AThevastCaspianSea,thoughsometimesclassedasalake,isthelargestlandlockedbodyofwaterintheworld.ThegatewaybetweenEuropeandAsia,itisborderedbyIrantothesouth,AzerbaijanandRussiatothewestandTurkmenistantotheeast,whileKazakhsta’sMangystauregionliestothenortheast.ManyvisitorscrowdtoCaspianSeaeveryyeartoexperienceitsbeautyFISHINGFishingisapopularpastimeandimportantindustrythroughoutthewatersoftheCaspianSea.FromtheshoresofMangystauinKazakhstan,itispossibletorentfishingboatsorjoinfishingtourstospendadayfishingonthewater.SAILINGTheCaspianSeaisfilledwithboats,ferriesandships.ItisapopularwaytotravelfromothermajorportcitiessuchasBakuinAzerbaijantoAktau,ordownthemightyVolgaCanal.Meanwhile,onasmallerscale,boatscanberentedfromAktauforadayonthewater.WATERSPORTSThebeachesofMangystau,lappedbythewatersoftheCaspianSea,arethejumpingoffpointsformanypopularwatersports.Inthesummermonthsespecially,visitorsenjoysunbathingandtakingarefreshingdip,whilemoreactiveholidaymakerscanwindsurfandparasailtotheirhearts’delight.21.HowmanycountriesaretherecirclingaroundtheCaspiansea?A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.22.WhatcanyoudoifyouwanttofishontheCaspianSea?A.Buyyourownboat.B.Employalocalfisher.C.Rentafishingboat.D.Buyfishontheboat.23.Whatwillyoudoifyouareanadventurousperson?A.Goswimming.B.Godiving.C.Gosunbathing.D.Gowindsurfing.BThejuries(陪審團(tuán))entered.Istoodbesidethelawyerandmybrother,Jimmy.Itremindedmeofourchildhood—asthingsoftendid—whenweplayedthegame“SimonSays”,wewouldreactatthesametimeinharmonywhenhearingallkindsoforders,“Simonsaysjump,Simonsaystouchyourtoes”—itwasalmostthesame.Almost.Whenwegrewup,mybrotherhadchosenaseparatelife,leavingmealone.Imissedhimalot.Today,though,weweretogether,standingincourt,waitingforthesentence.Theguiltyverdict(判決)wasread.Isatdown,butmybrothercried,“No!I’minnocent.”Andthenheturnedtome,yelling,“Howcanyoudothistome,James!Ifinallycanmakeanewlifebymyself.”“Stopthis,”thejudgeyelled,“thejurieshavemadethedecision.”“Butit’snotfair!”mybrotherreplied,“Ididn’tkillanyone.”IwishedIcouldexplain,butIsaidnothingbecausethisistheonlywaywecanbetogetheragain.Thejudgepulledhisglassesfromhisface.“Bylaw”“Thelawisunjust,”mybrothersaid.Thejudgewipedhiseyes,and,tomysurprise,saidcalmly.“Yes,”henoddedandsethisglassesaside.“Iagreewithyouaboutthat.Lawismeanttoprotecttheinnocent.Andyoucertainlyseeminnocent.ButhowcanItell?Youtwoareclones.Yourfaces,yourfingerprints,evenyourDNAmatchexactly.That’swhywhenoneisfoundguilty,allothers...”Thejudgesighed,replacedhisglasses,andbangedthehammer.“Isentenceyoubothtotwentyyears.”Together,thecourtguardledusaway.Mybrother’sheadbowedindefeat,butIwalkedupright,forIwouldnolongerbealone.24.HowdidJamesthinkoftheirchildhood?A.HefeltsorryforJimmy.B.Hehadbeenincourtbefore.C.Hefeltguiltyabouthispast.D.Hemissedthegoodolddays.25.Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?A.Twoboyshadnothingincommon.B.Thetwobrothersbehavedalike.C.Theyoncequarreledwitheachother.D.Neitherofthemlikedlivingtogether.26.Whatdoweknowaboutthelawfromthetext?A.Clonedbrothersshouldlivetogether.B.Thecloningofhumanbeingisforbidden.C.Clonedbrothersarebothguiltyifoneisguilty.D.Clonedbrotherscanliveapartwhengrowingup.27.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.Jameswasinnocent.B.Jimmydidkillsomeone.C.Jamesknewnothingaboutthelaw.D.Jamestookadvantageofthelaw.CParentswhowanttheirkidstosucceedmorethananythingarenowbeingsoldahigh-techsolution.Class120is$199-a-yearsmartphoneappthattracksteenagersandalertsparentsifthekidisn’tinhisorherscheduledclass.Isitagoodideaforparentstotrackwhethertheiryoungadultsareinclass?Inshort:No.Thisisaterribleidea.Oneofthefundamentalpurposesofacollegeislearningtobeanindependentperson.Thatmeanslearninghowtodowhatneedstobedone,whetheroneparticularlyfeelslikedoingitornot.It’seasytoseewhyparentsarekeenontrackingtheirkids.Astudentisadmittedtocollegebyaprocessthatfocusesmainlyongradesandscores.Monitoringgradesandscoresiseasy.Theparentsmaythinkthat:“Ourchildissucceeding.Wearegoodparents.Wearehappy.”Butgradesandscorescan’ttelleverything.Theydon’ttakeintoaccountwhethertheirkidshavethestrengthofself-discipline(自律)andtheskillneededtocareforhimselforherself.Monitoringthedevelopmentofcharacterismuchharderforparents.Charactergrowthhappensthroughencountering(遇到)andlearningtodealwithdisappointmentsandfailure.Youneverknowwhichproblemwillbethepointforgrowth.However,lettingkidsfailcanbereallydifficultforanxiousparents.Theybelievethatsuccessmeansbeingperfectandneverfailing.Thetruthisthatkidsneedtolearntofail.Collegeisanidealplacetopracticeadults’responsibilityandindependence.Studentsneedtomaketheirowndecisionsaboutwhethertogetoutofbedandgotoworkinthemorning.Maybeyourchildhasn’tlearnedthislessonbynow,butheorshehastolearnitsometime.Analarmclock’sjobistowakeyouup,butitdoesnotprovideareason.28.What’sauthor’sattitudetowardtrackingteenagers?A.Supportive.B.Opposed.C.Indifferent.D.Disappointed.29.Accordingtotheauthor,what’sthemostimportantthingshouldacollegestudentlearninschool?A.Avoidingfailure.B.Keepinghealthy.C.Professionalknowledge.D.Livingindependently.30.What’stheauthor’sopiniononfailure?A.Failuremeansthatakidisnotgoodenough.B.Failuremaybethekeypartofkid’sdevelopment.C.Everyoneshouldmanagetoavoidfailureatanytime.D.Failurewillbringmanynegativeinfluencestochildren.31.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninthelastparagraph?A.Analarmclockisnecessaryforakid.B.Akidshouldbuyatalkingalarmclock.C.Akidshouldgetupearlyforlearningwithoutanyreason.D.Akidshouldalwaysmaintainasenseofresponsibilityandindependence.DDoyoustillrememberthesceneinthefamousmovieTitanic,directedbyCameron,whereJackwasfrozentodeathintheicycoldwatersothatRosecouldsurviveonthefloatingdooralone?Itbrokemanypeople’sheart.Twodecadeslater,peoplearestillaskingthequestion,“wasn’tthereenoughroomonthedoorforbothofthem?”Camerononcerespondedbysayingitwasn’taquestionofroom,butbuoyancy(浮力)—ifbothofthemhadtriedtostayontheraft,heargued,thewholethingwouldsink.Butseveralguysfrom“Mythbusters”,anAustralian-Americanscienceentertainmenttelevisionprogram,decidedtotestthetheorythemselves.TheydiscoveredthatifRosehadtookoffherlifejackettothebottomoftheraft,therewouldhavebeenenoughbuoyancytokeepbothofthemafloat.WhentheypresentedtheirfindingstoCameron,thedirectorinsistedthatJackcouldn’tbesaved.“Theanswerisverysimple,”Cameronsaid.“Becauseitsaysonpage147ofthescriptthatJackdies.ToCameron,itwasanartisticchoicetohavethebelovedcharacterofmillions,Jackdrownintothecoldsea.JackhadtodiebecauseCameronthoughtitwouldbebestifwedid.“Itwasanartisticchoice,thethingwasjustbigenoughtoholdher,andnotbigenoughtoholdhim,”Cameronsaid.“Ithinkit’sallkindofsilly,really,thatwe’rehavingthisdiscussion20yearslater.ButitdoesshowthatthefilmwaseffectiveinmakingJacksoendearingtotheaudiencethatithurtsthemtoseehimdie.Thefilmisaboutdeathandseparation;hehadtodie.”SinceJackwasdoomedtodie,Cameronsaid,itcouldhavehappenedinavarietyofdifferentways.It’snotaboutthedoornotbeingbigenough:that’sjustapracticalmethodforhisdeath.“Whetheritwasthat,orwhetherachimneyfellonhim,hewasgoingdown,”Cameronsaid.“It’scalledart:thingshappenforartisticreasons,notforphysicsreasons.”32.WhatdoweknowaboutthecharacterJackaccordingtothetext?A.Heintendedtokillhimself.B.HesacrificedhimselftosaveRose.C.Hedidn’thavemoneytobuyticket.D.Helackedbasicknowledgeofphysics.33.AccordingtoCameron,whydidtheaudienceargueaboutJack’sdeathfor20years?A.Theyarefragilepeople.B.Theydon’tlikethemovie.C.TheylovethecharacterJack.D.Theyarecrazyaboutphysics.34.Whywasachimneymentionedinthelastparagraph?A.Tointroducethestructureoftheship.B.Toshowtheoriginalplanofthemovie.C.Topresentthemissingpartofthemovie.D.ToexplaintheunchangeablefateofJack.35.Whatisbesttitleofthetext?A.JackinTitanicMustDie.B.BigEnoughforBoth.C.CameronisWrong.D.JackcouldSurvive.第二節(jié)（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(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Capturingadramaticskywithacameraismoredifficultthanitseems.Withtheskylighterthantheland,thecamerawilltypicallyover-exposethesky,turningabrilliantblueintoanunexcitinggray.___36___◆Timeitright.Landscapephotographymaynotrequirethetimingthat’snecessaryforcapturingababy’ssmile.___37___Theskythat’sgrayoneday,couldbebrightbluethenext.Whenplanningoutalandscapephoto,considerhowthetimingwillimpactthesky.◆___38___Photographyrulesaresometimesmeanttobebroken.Sometimes,usingthewrongwhitebalancesettingcreatesamoredramaticsky.Thisisespeciallytruewhenshootingtowardsthebeginningorendoftheday◆Composeforthesky.___39___Ifyouareshootingaphotowithanaveragelookingsky,tryplacingthehorizonontheupperthirdoftheimage,somoreofthelandisincludedinthephoto.Butiftheskyisreallydramatic,takeadvantageofthatandincludemoreofitintheframebyplacingthehorizononthelowerthird.◆Useafilter(濾鏡).___40___Itlimitsthelightcominginforbrightscenesorlongexposures.Everylandscapephotographershouldhaveafilterintheircamerabaginordertocapturemoredramaticskies.A.Afilterislikesunglasses.B.Trythewrongwhitebalance.C.Youcanignoreanyotherfactors.D.Waitforasunnydaytotakeyourphoto.E.Payattentiontowhereyouplacethehorizon.F.Buttimingisabigparttoshootaperfectsky.G.Hereareseveraltipsforcapturingperfectskies.第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（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(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。JackMaisknownasoneoftherichestChinese.41,hewasnotbornrich.HegrewupatatimewhenChinawas42fromtheworld,andlikeeveryfamilyinChina,hisfamilydidn’thave43whentheywereyoung.Asachild,Mahad44justlikeanyotherkid.Helikedcollectingcrickets(蟋蟀)andmakingthemfight.Withoutmoney,theonlywayMacouldchangehislifewasthrough45.Afterhighschool,he46togotocollege,butfailedtheentranceexam47.Afteragreatdealofstudying,hefinallypassedonthethirdtry,goingonto48HangzhouTeachersCollege.He49fromcollegein1988andstartedapplyingtoasmanyjobsashecould.Hereceivedmorethanadozen50,includingfromKFC.Buthedidn’tgiveuptryingandfinallywasemployedasanEnglish51.Malovedhisstudents,thoughheonlymade80yuanamonthatalocaluniversity.Mahadnoexperiencewiththe52,whichwasnotveryaccessibletomostChinese,buthewas53theInternetwhenheuseditforthefirsttimein1995.Ma’sfirstonlinesearchwas“beer”,buthewas54tofindthatnoChinesebeersturnedupintheresults.Itwasthen55hedecidedtofoundaninternetcompanyforChina.Thatwasthefirststeptohisfuture.41.A.ThereforeB.FortunatelyC.HoweverD.Thus42.A.closedB.differentC.remoteD.isolated43.A.moneyB.relativesC.friendsD.changes44.A.tasksB.hobbiesC.jobsD.qualities45.A.educationB.workC.luckD.view46.A.appliedB.deservedC.succeedD.failed47.A.onceB.oftenC.twiceD.seldom48.A.attendB.leaveC.quitD.start49.A.continuedB.presentedC.introducedD.graduated50.A.admissionsB.opportunitiesC.rejectionsD.invitations51.A.engineerB.headmasterC.teacherD.worker52.A.companyB.computerC.businessD.competition53.A.disappointedwithB.crazyaboutC.addictedtoD.skepticalabout54.A.surprisedB.excitedC.desperateD.helpless55.A.whenB