2022年广东省梅州市高考英语二模试卷
发布：2024/7/26 8:0:9
阅读（共两节，满分50.0分）
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1．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。
Every diligent parent is constantly looking for the best summer activities for their kids.Whether it's a local tennis camp，sports leagues，or arts and crafts events，there is no shortage of summer activities and kid entertainment that you can fill each summer day with.Scroll down below to see the best summer ideas for your kids.
Outdoor Word Game
All you need to do is setting up many huge letters that can be easily moved.These letters will help kids spell out certain words.Teenagers would also love something like this as it gives them the opportunity to spend their time in learning new words.
Flying a Kite
Pick a clear area to run and fly a kite of your choice.Flying a kite teaches your kids patience and coordination.A plus is that they are pretty to watch high in the sky，with a bright sun，during a fun summer day!
Milk Carton Boats Making
Take an old milk carton and shape it in the fashion of a boat.You can even paint it and stick a toothpick in it with a taped flag!Test it out by putting it in water in the sink or bath.Does it float？If not，your kids can brainstorm on how to fix it and try fixing it.
Spray Painting
To bring out the creativity in a person，an activity centered on spray painting is the perfect way to get those creative juices flowing.All you need to do is providing plain white T-shirt and some cans of colored spray paint.It will be quite surprising to see some of the original ideas that will flow from individuals.
（1）Which game is of benefit to children in learning new words？
A．Outdoor Word Game.
B．Spray Painting.
C．Milk Carton Boats Making.
D．Flying a Kite.
（2）Which is TRUE according to the passage？
A．Patience does not help when you try to fly a kite.
B．You have to spray orange juice on your T-shirt in Spray Painting.
C．You learn to sing new songs with huge letters in Outdoor Word Game.
D．Milk Carton Boats Making develops kids' hands-on ability and thinking ability.
（3）Who is the text probably intended for？
A．Teachers.
B．Children.
C．Parents.
D．Teenagers.组卷：6引用：1难度：0.5 -
2．Laurie Horan never thought of himself as musical.At home，his dad never listened to music，while one of his boarding school teachers labelled him tone deaf.But last month he started to busk.And while he accompanies on harmonica （口琴） his guitar-playing friend Alan Eaton，people clap，dance and throw coins into Alan's guitar case for the local food bank.Horan caught himself thinking： "How，at the age of 80，do I come to be playing music to people on the streets of Bradford？"
The question preoccupied him，because，some years ago at a family gathering，Gavin，one of his children，said， "You know what，Dad？It can't be coincidental.We must have got our natural abilities and interest from you." He has three sons，two daughters and a stepson from two marriages；between them，they cover a range of instruments and genres from techno to rock.Horan was floored. "There can't be music in me because I can't play!" he said.
Eight years ago，Horan，a retired civil servant，was driving back from a trip to the Yorkshire coast with his eldest son，Gavin，who was visiting from Canada.Gavin wanted to stop at a music shop.He walked out and said， "Here you are.I bought this for you，Dad.It's a harmonica.I'll try to show you how to play a bit."
They went to a local pub.Gavin played guitar and Laurie sat in the corner with his harmonica，trying to make a sound that no one would hear.After six months，he was invited into the group.Unable to read music，he discovered a talent for improvisation （即兴表演），responding to a note within a millisecond without batting an eyelid. "I don't play by ear.I play by heart，" Actually，Horan says， "My harmonica plays me-how I feel，what I am，what I've been."
Music has enriched life with friendship and made Horan feel "part of something much bigger" than himself. "At a time when the scope of life might be shrinking，mine is expanding，" he says. "Maybe we never know completely who we are or what we can do."
（1）Why did Horan play the harmonica on the streets of Bradford？
A．To collect money for charity.
B．To recall the good old days.
C．To live his childhood dream.
D．To beg food from passers-by.
（2）What's the common feature of Horan's children？
A．They are all divorced.
B．They are all tone deaf.
C．They are all musical.
D．They are all guitar players.
（3）What is Gavin's attitude to his father's musical ability？
A．Unclear.
B．Positive.
C．Doubtful.
D．Disapproving.
（4）What can be learned from the last two paragraphs？
A．Music fails to help Horan express himself.
B．Music help Horan lead a comfortable life.
C．Music helps Horan sharpen his own hearing.
D．Music brings Horan a broader circle of life.组卷：5引用：3难度：0.6 -
3．Now you can make polar bears your pen friends.First you need to find one，then tranquilize （使镇静） it and quickly give it a necessary tool before it wakes up.It's an awkward first encounter — how many friendships do you know start with tranquilizers？ — and admittedly a one-sided correspondence，but soon they'll be sending messages daily.
Every morning，Jon Aars，a senior researcher at the Norwegian Polar Institute，receives a bunch of emails from several female polar bears，letting him know where they are.Each year，Aars and his colleagues equip around 70 polar bears with a tracking collar （项圈） which continuously logs their movement.Once a day the collar makes a satellite call，sending the last 24 hours of data back to the Institute. "Data about their movement is very important in understanding how they might respond to climate change，" Aars explains.
A warm climate means a vast amount of sea ice is melting.Several seal species — polar bears' main food — rely on sea ice，and more often than not，where sea ice can be found，so can polar bears.But these creatures are being forced to move. "We have seen that bears move much further north，" Aars explains.
The collar can also record body temperature，which can tell scientists if a bear has moved inside a habitat — an indication that the animal is going to give birth.Sea ice loss is also having an impact on where polar bears are born. "Important areas where they used to go to give birth to cubs （幼兽） are more or less lost，" says Aars. "Bears are now swimming as far as 200 kilometers to reach an island habitat，" he adds， "something they did not need to do 20 years ago."
Aars hopes his research can reveal how to help his pen friends hold out a little longer. "What is important for us is that all this data tells us how they will respond in the future，" he adds.
（1）What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 1？
A．Provide some key facts about polar bears.
B．Explain how to deal with wild polar bears.
C．Suggest ways to save tranquilized polar bears.
D．Describe how to get polar bears ready for tracking.
（2）What is the collar mainly used for？
A．Guiding polar bears to sea ice.
B．Protecting polar bears from being hunted.
C．Labeling polar bears ready to give birth.
D．Collecting data on polar bears' movement.
（3）How does climate change affect polar bears？
A．They are forced to move south.
B．They have trouble finding food.
C．Their habitats are too hot to live in.
D．Their cubs fail to adapt to the climate.
（4）What can be the best title for the text？
A．Polar bears — creatures on sea ice
B．Climate change — sea ice loss speeding up
C．Another wake-up call — polar bears facing extinction
D．Emails from the edge — polar bears sending messages to scientists组卷：2引用：2难度：0.5
写作（共两节，满分40分）
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8．假定你是李华，你的英国朋友James看了冬奥会开幕式，对中国的24节气（24 solar terms）很感兴趣，写信向你询问有关中国24节气的相关知识。请你给他写一封回信，介绍相关知识，要点如下：
1.很高兴他对中国文化感兴趣；
2.介绍其中一个节气——立春Beginning of Spring；
3.欢迎他亲自来中国感受传统文化。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear James，
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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。
What It Means to Serve
I didn't continue college after graduation.I moved out of my family.With little work experience，I served as a waitress.But during the five years' labor，I found myself burning calories running about only for a tip.
I had had enough so I moved to a smaller town hoping to pursue a college degree.I promised I would never serve people again - at least not in such way.It was time to serve myself.Luckily，I received a position as an afterschool program tutor at a local middle school，with the added benefit of completing English education degree.I had the opportunity to go big!The kid would need me - a role model and a trustworthy friend，I believed.
But my first day was welcomed by the students' indifference （冷漠）.The desks were messy and the whole room smelled of dirty gym socks.My excitement began to die down.I doubted whether the new job was a mistake.The playground activity was deafening while homework time was not much better.After my repeated persistence，they finally turned off the playground mode.But just a few minutes passed when I noticed two kids quarreling in the corner.
I supposed it was another little incident but one kid named Jeremy bothered me.He shouted at me for coming at him.And when I asked them to return to their seats，he slammed （用力摔） his backpack and grew mad as I tried to urge him to take the right attitude. "I don't like you，homework and this afterschool program!All you guys do is yell at me.I'm never coming back." he walked out of the classroom，slamming the door.
Naturally，I was so frustrated （挫败的）.I wondered why I am here.Most kids disrespected me!I paused to take a deep breath.Then suddenly I thought to myself， "You said you would never serve people again，but you don't understand what these kids really need." At that moment，I remembered my middle-school life.I always had a poor attitude，never did my schoolwork，repeatedly got into fights，and disrespected my elders.
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。
Realizing I was not different，I walked out into the hall and caught up with Jeremy.
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At that moment，my heart broke for this boy and his family life.
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