2021年江苏省常州高级中学高考英语模拟试卷（四）
发布：2024/11/24 12:30:6
第一部分 阅读理解 （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和D四个选项中， 选出最佳选项。
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1．If you want to make a difference in your community，be a part of something bigger than yourself，or just earn some required volunteer hours，then these organizations with volunteer opportunities are good choices for you.
Habitat for Humanity
Everyone deserves to have a place they call home.By volunteering with Habitat for Humanity，you can play a role in building up your community.Their Habitat Youth Programs accept volunteers between the ages of 5 and 40 for everything from home construction to affordable housing advocacy（宣传）.
The Humane Society
Whether you're a dog person or a cat person，you can join the Humane Society in their fight against animal cruelty.Find volunteer opportunities in your state and get involved in outreach（外展服务），phone banking or helping out at a local shelter.
Meals on Wheels
For those teens who just got their license and love any reason to get behind the wheel，here's a volunteer opportunity that'll make driving worthwhile.Meals on Wheels is on a mission（职责） to meet the nutritional and social needs of seniors.225 million meals have been delivered so far-connect with your local provider to find out how you can get involved.
Best Buddies
Volunteer with Best Buddies to help end the social，physical and economic isolation（孤立） of 200 million people with intellectual and developmental disabilities --and you'll make some new pals in the process!Join a school chapter （or start your own） to use friendship as a tool for an inclusive community.
（1）What is part of Habitat for Humanity's work？
A．Bringing down housing prices.
B．Building homes for the community.
C．Preparing teens for their future jobs.
D．Getting more teens involved in volunteering.
（2）Which organization is a good choice for pet lovers？
A．Best Buddies
B．Meals on Wheels
C．The Humane Society
D．Habitat for Humanity
（3）Who does Meals on Wheels offer services to？
A．Drivers on the street.
B．Old people in need.
C．Disabled people suffering hunger.
D．Teens wanting to get their driving license.组卷：10引用：1难度：0.5 -
2．I made an important decision when I was in Junior 3.
Before I made that decision I was one of the boys who tried too hard to act as an adult.I didn't know that only kids want to show themselves as adults.
I didn't listen to my parents and teachers，and my grades became poor.Then came the high school entrance exam.
At the turning point of my life，my mom wanted to have a conversation with me.I wanted to turn it down but when I looked at her eyes，I felt I couldn't refuse.Instead of asking me to study hard，to my surprise，Mom just asked what I wanted to do in the future.Without thinking too much，I just said I would like to study hard.
Mom smiled and asked again："I asked：what do you WANT to do？"
I never seriously thought about the question.So，I kept silent.
"Whether you want to go on studying or enter the society，" she went on，"it is your own decision.Your life should be decided by you，not by anyone else，including me." After saying that，she had tears in her eyes.
For the first time in my life I was asked to make my own decision.I sat in my chair and thought about myself，my life and what kind of person I wanted to become.
It took me what seemed to be ages to make the biggest decision so far in my life-I wanted to be a man who makes a difference in the world.To achieve that，I needed to study hard.
The path to my future became clear to me.I didn't act rebelliously（叛逆地）any more.With passion in my heart，I studied hard.Now，I'm one of the best students in the class.
Thanks to that decision，I have become what I am today.
（1）When did the boy make an important decision？
A．When he was in Junior 3.
B．When he was in high school.
C．A year ago.
D．When he was 17.
（2）What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word "passion"？
A．乘客
B．激情
C．传递
D．反对
（3）What did the mother do at the turning point of the boy's life？
A．She taught the boy the importance of study.
B．She had a big fight with the boy.
C．She had a conversation with the boy.
D．She told the boy to study hard.
（4）Which of the following is NOT right？
A．The boy's grades were poor before he made the decision.
B．The boy's mother didn't force（强迫）him to study hard.
C．He wanted to make a difference in the world.
D．The boy's mother made a decision for the boy.组卷：11引用：2难度：0.6 -
3．Renewable energy projects，including onshore and offshore wind and solar farms，have so far been subsidized（资助）by government support schemes.This has led to some to complain that clean energy is pushing up bills.
However，the most recently approved offshore wind projects will most likely operate with 'negative subsidies' -- paying money back to the government.The money will go towards reducing household energy bills as the offshore wind farms start producing power in the mid-2020s.
This is the conclusion of an analysis by an international team led by Imperial College London researchers published today in Nature Energy.
Lead researcher Dr Malte Jansen，from the Centre for Environmental Policy at Imperial，said："Offshore wind power will soon be so cheap to produce that it will undercut fossil-fueled power stations and may be the cheapest form of energy for the UK.Energy subsidies used to push up energy bills，but within a few years cheap renewable energy will see them brought down for the first time.This is an astonishing development."
The analysis for five countries in Europe，including the UK，focused on a series of government auctions（拍卖）for offshore wind farms between February 2015 and September 2019.Companies that want to build wind farms bid in the auctions by stating the price at which they will sell the energy they produce to the government.
These are known as 'contracts for difference' or CfDs.If a company's bid is higher than the wholesale electricity price on the UK market once the wind farm is up and running，then the company will receive a subsidy from the government to top up the price.
However，if the stated price （规定价格）is less than the wholesale price，then the company will pay the government back the difference.This payback is then passed through to consumer's energy bills，reducing the amount that homes and businesses will pay for electricity.
The winning companies said they could build new offshore wind farms for around £40 per megawatt hour（MWh）of power.This was a new record set by these wind farms with bids 30 percent lower than just two years earlier.
（1）What does the passage mainly talk about？
A．Offshore wind farms to be built in the UK could reduce household energy bills by producing electricity very cheaply.
B．Offshore wind farms will not be subsidized by government in the near future.
C．The importance of CfDs.
D．The operation of negative subsidies.
（2）According to Paragraph 2，offshore wind farms.
A．will stop producing power in the mid-2020s
B．are paying money back to the government
C．will help reduce household energy bills
D．will all operate with 'negative subsidies'
（3）The underlined words "top up" in Paragraph 6 probably mean.
A．make up
B．take up
C．cover
D．fill up
（4）What can be inferred from the passage？
A．The renewable energy projects will lead to some to complain that clean energy is pushing up bills.
B．The company whose bid is less than the wholesale electricity price will receive a subsidy.
C．The stated electricity price is now higher than the wholesale electricity price.
D．Fossil-fueled power will be soon produced cheaply.组卷：14引用：1难度：0.6
第三部分 写作 （共两节， 满分15分）第一节 （满分15分）
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8．假如你是李华．你打算到China Today参加记者面试．请根据以下要点，用英语写一 封自荐信．
1．应聘原因：公司声望、个人梦想；
2．个人能力：懂英语，善编辑，对新闻敏感的嗅觉，善沟通，团队意识强等；
3．决心与愿望．
注意：1．词数100左右．信的格式已给出，不计入总词数．
2．可适当发挥，以使行文连贯．
参考词汇：声望 reputation；资格 qualification
Dear Sir，
Looking forward to your reply．Best wishes．
Yours，
Li Hua．组卷：6引用：2难度：0.3
第二节 （满分25分）
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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。续写的词数应为150左右。
Jack and Rose were sitting face to face. At this moment，the landlord came in and asked，"Are you sure you do not rent the house any more？" He kept silent and she only shook her head. They were going to divorce， so it was obvious that they would not continue renting the house any more.
Then the landlord began examining the house. After looking around，he screamed，"Goddamn! See how you have ruined my house？ The walls are full of nails! How could I rent the house to others？"
Jack said，"The room is too small and can hardly accommodate all loads of our stuff. So we could only hang them on the walls." The landlord did not listen to him and turned around up to the floor.
Rose began looking around her familiar room. Four years ago，she became his bride here. On the night of their marriage， he felt deeply guilty to her， saying，"I feel so sorry for you for having you live in this small room. In the future I will earn a lot of money to buy our own house."
The room was only 13 square meters with two nails on the wall next to the door，one for her to hang her bag and the other for hanging umbrellas. At that time，she threw all her stuff such as her bag and umbrella on the floor once she entered the room， staring at the whole mess and feeling terribly upset.
There were three nails on the left wall，on which he hung his clothes yesterday. After she lived in the room， he removed all the clothes boxes and bought her a desk in the spared room because he knew she loved writing and drawing.
There were four nails on the right wall that were used to fix their wedding photo frame. But now there were only four nails without the frame. She still remembered he got hurt on his fingers when trying to drive the nails home. It was her who pushed him to receive an injection against tetanus（破伤风）.
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。
The landlord tried to pry（撬动，撬开） the nails out when complaining at the same time._______________
They hung all the things back to the wall.____________________组卷：7引用：1难度：0.3
