2021届广东省深圳市高三下学期第二次调研考试4月英语试卷

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2021 年深圳市高三年级第二次调研考试试题

（深圳二模）

英语

第一部分阅读(共两节，满分 50 分)

第一节(共15 小题:每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

LondonandParisaretwoofEurope'sbiggesttouristdestinations,justafewhoursawayfrom

eachotherbyroadorrailandanhoursdistancebyair.Whataboutthetrain-ferrycombinationthat

manyrecallfondlyfromtheirchildhoods?Well,thoughit'sbudget-saving,thisoptionistootime-

consumingtoday,sobetterleaveittoyourmemories.SincetheUKisnotparttheSchengenArea,

passengersneedtogothroughpassportcontrolpriortoboarding.

Air trips:

ThoughflyingbetweenLondonandParisisbynomeansrecommended,therearestillafew

people  travelingbetween  the  two  dynamic  cities  by  air. A  very  low  one-way  fare  is  possible

throughadvancedbooking,butofcourseit'srare,andthatdoesn'tincludethetaxiandrailfares

travelingtoandfromtheairports.

*One-wayfaresfromPariscanbeaslowas€49;

*FromLondon,AirFranceflieswithfaresaslowas£39(€46),andBritishAirwaysaslowas

£48(€56)

Rail trips:

TheonlydirecttrainbetweenLondonandParisistheEurostar,whichtravels15-17timesper

weekday.Eurostar’s2015editiontrainscanmakethejourneyintwohoursatspeedsofupto320

km/h.Besides,theyoffergoodseatingspace.

*Faresbeginatareasonable£58(€68),roundtrip;

*Theearlieryoubook,themoreyousave.

Bus trip

The  bus  is  by  far  the  leastexpensive  and  longest  way  to  travel  between  Paris  and

London.Eurolinesand OUIBUS are twomajorbuslines traveling betweenthe twocapitals.The

journeytakesbetweensevenandninehours.BothlinesadvertisefreeWi-fi.

*One-wayEurolinesfaresbeginat€15;

*One-wayOUIBUSfaresbeginat€15too,butearlybirdsalescanevenlowerthefare.

21.Whichwayisprobablythemostexpensiveforaroundtrip?

A.Bytrain-ferry.B.Byair C.Byrail D.Bybus

22.Whatspecialservicedoesthebustripprovide?

A.Passportfreeboarding B.Taxipickup

C.Goodseatingspace D.FreeWi-fi

23.Whatdothetripshaveincommonwitheachother?

A.Theyarecheaperifbookedaheadoftime

B.Therearedifferentcompetingcompanies.

C.TheyaremoreexpensivefromtheParisend

D.Therearestilladditionalfeestobeincluded

Asaboy,IwantedtogototheSouthPole.Asateenager,IdecidedI'dliketogototheNorth

Poletoo.Andyet,Ihaven'tdoneeither.Ithadtakenme31yearstojustmakeittotheArctic.

IwastravelingwithafilmcrewfromNorthernIreland,followingthefootstepsofLordDufferin

who,inthe1850s,sailedfromScotlandtotheArctic.Asanearlyadventuretourist,hewasdrivenby

thedesiretoseewhatlayattheendsoftheworld.

Aswesailednorth,icebergsofthesizeofbusesfloatedpastoursmallboat.Finally,wreached

ourdestination ---English Bay,whereDufferinlanded- and stepped offontothehorseshoe-shaped

beach.

ThiswaswhatI'ddreamtof:standingsomewheresopureandprimitive.However,formany

early  polar  explorers,  theresults  were  far  less pleasant. The  south,  in  particular,  was  source  of

extremedanger.

MychildhoodinterestintheSouthPolewasfueledbytheunsuccessfulyetheroicadventuresof

EmestShackleton.Hediedin1922whilepreparingforhisfourthadventure.ThestoriesofRobert

FalconScottarealsowell-known:heandfourcompanionsdiedontheirwaybackfromtheSouth

Pole.

Sowhydoexplorersputthemselvesatsuchrisk?

Muchofitseemstolieinthepurityofthechallenge.Scotttalkedoftheappealofaplacethat

hadbeen"unreachedandunseenbyhumans.""Withaviewovershininglandscoveredbyice-sheets

ofinconceivableextent,youhavethefeelingoflivingoverthecontrolofdeath,"saidFridtjofNansen,

aNorwegianexplorer.

Onthehomewardjourneytheweatherturnedandwewereleftforafewdaysatthemercyofa

storm.Weexperiencedasmalltasteofhelplessnesswhenfacedwiththerawpowerofnature.We

shouldbegratefulforthegreatexplorers"spiritandstories.IknowIam.

24.Whydidtheauthorbeginhisadventuretour?

A.Toassistafilmcrew

B.Torealizeachildhooddream

C.TomemorizeLordDufferin

D.Tochallengeaworldrecord

25.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"inconceivable"underlinedinparagraph7?

A.HardtocontrolB.Toofartoreach

C.HardtoimagineD.Toobrighttoview

26.Whathappenedduringthewriter'sjourney?

A.Theyweretrappedinicebergs

B.Theywerekeptoffthedestination

C.Theywereattackedbyastorm

D.Theywererescuedbyexplorers

27.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheAppealoftheEndsoftheWorld

B.TheDreamofTravelingtotheArctic

C.TheVictoryovertheControlofDeath

D.TheGratitudetoGreatExplorersSpirit

“It  has  nothing  in  common  with  anything  else  on  the  Bund( 外滩 )  "said  Ben  Wood,  the

Americanarchitect  behind  Shanghai's  famous  Xintiandi  District,  commenting  on  the  Fosun

Foundationafteritscompletionin2016."ThegreatthingabouttheBundisthatit'sgrand.Perhapsa

buildingthatcanstandoutisneededheretoshowthatacompanyisprogressive.Butit'snotgrand.”

Fornow,however,theFosunFoundation---anewtheatre---isprovingpopularwithriverside

tourists.

LocatedintheBundFinanceCenter,thetheatrewasdesignedbyco-operationoftwoworld-

knownBritishdesignfirms:Foster+PartnersandHeatherwickStudio.Thearchitecturalhighlightisthe

outwardappearance---agolden,three-layered(层)steelbamboocurtainthathangsfromthethirdfloor.

Butwhatmakesthearchitecturereallyuniqueisthatit"dances":repeatedlyeachday,thecurtain

slowlymoves---opensandcloses---withmusic.Thisvisualelement,combiningEastandWest,looks

likeboth  an  ancient  Chinese  crown  and  a  Western  harp  ( 竖琴 ).  The  building's  ground  floor

entrancelooksunclear,but onceinside,you'llseethespacerevealahallandcafe,andtraditional

Chinesetheatresontheupperfloors.Althoughthere'reonlyfourstoriesaboveground,thebuilding

housesseveralmusichallsonitsthreeundergroundfloors.

“Theopportunitytomakesomethingnewinthisculturallyhistoriclocationwasextraordinary,

"saidThomasHeatherwick,HeatherwickStudiofounder."Wetriedtomakeitaninterestingaddition

toshowShanghaismixofmodernandhistoricarchitecture.”

The Fosun Foundation is only part ofa bigger plan forthiseconomicand culturalcenter in

China.AlongtheHuangpuRiver,amassivewaterfrontartareaisbeingbuilt.Shanghaihopestoplaya

largerroleintheglobalartindustryinthecomingyears.

WhatShanghai makes of thisnewriverside projectremains to be seen. Butwith the Fosun

Foundationopentothepublic,thearea'srapidtransformationisbringingupdiscussionsinChina'sarts

sceneandbeyond.

28.WhatdidBenWoodmainlytalkabout?

A.HowtokeeptheBundareaprogressive.

BWhytheBundareadoesn'tstandout.

CHowtomaketheFosunFoundationgrand.

D.WhytheFosunFoundationdoesntfitthearea.

29.Whatmakesthetheatreunusual?

A.Thecolourofitsappearance.

B.Thematerialofthebuilding

C.Themovementofitscurtain.

D.Themusicofadifferenttype.

30.WhatisShanghai'sbiggerplanfortheBundarea?

A.Toimproveitsinfluenceinarts.

B.Tobringupmoretraditionalbuildings.

C.Tostrengthenitseconomicrole.

D.Tomixmodernandhistoricelements.

31.Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor'sattitudetotheplan?

A.WorriedB.PessimisticC.CautiousD.Confident

Ifallgoeswell,aballoonwillsoonrisefromEsrangeSpaceCenterinKiruna,Sweden.Itwill

floathighintotheupperatmosphereandthenreturntoEarth.However,environmentalistshavearrived

tostopthisfromhappening.

Thecampaignersareagainsttheballoonbecauseofwhatoccursinflight.Theballoonwillshoot

dustintotheEarthsupperatmosphere,causingmoresunlightto reflectbackintospace.Thedust,

knownasstratosphericaerosolinjection(SAI),ispartofasolargeoengineering(地球工程)program

named  SCoPex  which  is  beingconducted  by  Harvard  University.  The  aim  of the  program  is  to

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