2021年广东省梅州市高考英语质检试卷（5月份）

第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分37.5分）第一节（共4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。

• 1．Field Trips Your Students Actually Want to Go On Some of the best memories from grade school are made at field trips.Field trips offer students something they can't get from lectures or textbook pages - hands-on fun!Here are some metro Detroit attractions to visit with your students.They're great places to make memories and，of course，learn something too!
     1.Belle Isle Nature Center （Detroit）
     Availability：Wednesday，Thursday or Friday at 10：30 a.m. ，11 ：30 a.m.jye.ai 12：30 p.m.
     Admission：Free
     Enjoy both indoor and outdoor animal exhibits.Programs include a deer feeding，a hands-on activity and discovery time.
     2.Michigan Science Center（Detroit）
     Availability：Wednesday-Friday（hours vary，also Tuesdays from Oct.8，2021，to Jan.7，2022）
     Admission：Varies by experience you select
     Interact with more than 250 hands -on exhibits that explore space，health，physical science，engineering and more.
     3.Diamond Jack's River Tours （Detroit）
     Availability：Monday - Friday，May 1 to Oct.31，at 9 ：30 a.m. ，10：30 a.m. ，11 ：30 a.m.jye.ai 12：30 p.m.
     Admission ： ＄9/person
     Sec 16 miles of the U.S.jye.ai Canada Detroit River shoreline，ocean - going and Great Lakes ships，a light house，die fire boat，parks，ship terminals，a mail boat and much more.
     4.Arts & Scraps （Detroit）
     Availability：Monday，Wednesday or Friday
     Admission ：Varies by age and number in group
     Let your students' imaginations run wild.They'll think，create and learn while re-imagining recycled industrial materials.You can create a customized topic.
  
  （1）Which of the following field trips is related to astronomy？

  
  A．Arts &Scraps.
  B．Michigan Science Center.
  C．Belle Isle Nature Center.
  D．Diamond Jack's River Tours.
  （2）Who is the text written for？

  
  A．Teachers.
  B．Parents.
  C．Students.
  D．Scientists.
  （3）What are "field trips" according to the passage？

  
  A．They are lectures that take place in open fields.
  B．They are camps that all charge for an entrance fee.
  C．They are visits to study something away from school.
  D．They are tours connected with nature and physical science.
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• 2．When British musician Paul Barton performs in central Thailand lately，the listeners react wildly.Some pull his hair or jump on his piano.Others steal his music.The behavior is normal，however，because these crowds are truly wild -wild monkeys to be exact.
     Barton plays often to the animals in Lopburi，an area known for its populations of wild monkeys.The pianist hopes the music shows bring calm to the animals during the coronavirus（COVID-19）crisis.
     The disease has caused problems for the monkeys，too.They are hungry.The restrictions on tourism mean fewer people come to see the monkeys and feed them.
     The monkeys quickly surround Barton when he plays Greensleeves，Beethoven's Fur Elise and Michael Nyman's Diary of Love.Some of the creatures sit on his chair，while others climb up his body and touch his head.But，Barton keeps his attention on his performance，even as a small monkey runs over his hands on the instrument.Other monkeys take control of his music papers. "I was glad and surprised to find that they were actually eating the music as I was playing it."
     The monkeys are Barton's latest animal fans.Past wildlife audience included elephants living in special protected areas.Barton hopes to raise people's awareness of the monkeys' hunger.At the same time，he hopes to study their behavior as they react to classical music.
     "Come together and don't let the pandemic stop the wild monkeys getting good nutritious food.We need to make an effort to make sure that they eat properly.And when they eat properly they will be calmer，" said 59-year-old Barton.
  
  （1）Why does the musician play to the wild monkeys？

  
  A．To see the wild animals just being themselves.
  B．To study their behavior as they react to pop music.
  C．To raise money for the wild monkeys' hunger.
  D．To help calm them during COVID-19 crisis.
  （2）What kind of music does the musician play？

  
  A．Contemporary music.
  B．Classical music.
  C．Country music.
  D．Popular music.
  （3）What does the underlined phrase "eating the music" in Paragraph 4 refer to？

  
  A．Stealing his music papers.
  B．Eating his music papers.
  C．Disturbing his performance.
  D．Enjoying his playing.
  （4）What can we infer from the text？

  
  A．Wild monkeys like to play with the musician.
  B．People will start to protect the wild monkeys.
  C．The COVID-19 has damaged much to the world.
  D．Music can make the wild animals more active.
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• 3．It's easy to understand why early humans domesticated （驯养）dogs as their new best friends，domesticated dogs can guard against fierce animals and provide warmth during cold nights.But those benefits only come following domestication.Despite more than a century of study，scientists have struggled to understand what caused the domestication process in the first place.
     A new theory given by Maria Lahtinen，a senior researcher，might be able to explain this puzzle.She made this theory when studying die diet of late Pleistocene hunter -gatherers in Arctic and sub - Arctic.At that time，around 20，000 to 15，000 years ago，the world was buried in the coldest period of the last ice age.In cold environments then，as today，humans tended to gain the majority of their food from animals.Nutritional deficiencies（缺失）came from the absence of fat and carbohydrates（碳水化合物），not necessarily protein.Indeed，if humans cat too much meat，they can develop protein poisoning and even die. "Because we humans are not fully adapted to an all - meat diet，we simply cannot digest protein very well，" Lahtinen says.
     During the coldest years of the last ice age - and especially in tough Arctic and sub -Arctic winters-reindeer，wild horses and other animals that humans killed for food would have been struggling to live.Using previously published early fossil records，Lahtinen and her colleagues calculated that the game captured by people in the Arctic and sub - Arctic during this time would have provided much more protein than they could have safely consumed.
  
  （1）What has been confusing scientists in the past century？

  
  A．How domesticated dogs benefited humans.
  B．When humans began to domesticate dogs.
  C．What led to dog domestication originally.
  D．Why early humans made friends with clogs.
  （2）What will happen if one cats too much meat？

  
  A．It can be fatal in a short period of time.
  B．He will probably digest it very well.
  C．He can develop carbohydrates poisoning.
  D．He will survive the cold environment.
  （3）What does the underlined word "game" in Paragraph 3 probably mean？

  
  A．The fierce contests.
  B．The hunting activities.
  C．Wild animals or birds.
  D．Some tricks or schemes.
  （4）What can be learned about the late Pleistocene hunter-gatherers from the last paragraph？

  
  A．They struggled with wild horses.
  B．They shared extra meat with dogs.
  C．They struggled to live a good life.
  D．They had trouble adapting to the cold environment.
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第四部分 写作（共两节，满分15分）第一节（满分15分）

• 8．上周日，你校组织了一次"社会主义新农村"郊游活动。作为校英文报记者，请你写一篇报道，内容包括：
  1.活动目的；
  2.活动过程；
  3.你的感受。
  注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
  2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
  参考词汇：社会主义新农村a new socialist countryside
  组卷：6引用：1难度：0.6

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第二节（满分25分）

• 9．阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
      On May 22，2011，Joplin Missouri was struck by one of the deadliest tornadoes in recorded history.At first，many residents，including me，felt hopeless.It seemed like the end of the world.Faced with confusion，uncertainly，loss and homelessness，we looked for any light to lead us out of the darkness.
      The home of my parents，who were in their eighties，was severely damaged.Their roof was blown away，and the roof from a nearby school crashed into the front of their house.In seconds，the house they had lived in for years became impossible to live in.
      As soon as my parents safely moved，I tried to determine if any of their remaining possessions could be saved.Regrettably，I discovered their roof，before departing for parts unknown，had dropped massive amounts of fiberglass insulation（绝缘材料）.This pink material made everything appear to be coated in cotton candy，but the glass fibers within it had ruined most of their furniture and clothing.
      My parents had hoped，however，that I might be able to save some of their books and pictures.Unfortunately，every time I tried to remove a photo album from a drawer of a book from a shelf，the non - stop rain wet what I was trying to protect.Between the rain and the glass fibers，it all seemed hopeless.
      Trying to fight off hopelessness，I took a minute to stand in what was left of my parents' bedroom.When I looked up through their non - existent proof，I saw gray clouds floating above me，and suddenly everything seemed so strange.Rain coated my upturned face，flooded my eyes，and flowed into my mouth.Overwhelmed（不知所措的），I felt like I was drowning，I needed fresh air，so I ran outside.
      Standing on my parents' front yard in the rain，I could breathe better but I still had an overwhelming sense of hopelessness.
  注意：
  1.续写词数应为150左右；
  2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
      Suddenly，from out of nowhere，a thin，elderly man appeared at my side._________
      I watched him making a cover over the house through the rain until I remembered I was supposed to be saving my parents' prized possessions._________
  组卷：7引用：1难度：0.3

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