2021年广东省揭阳市普宁二中高考英语适应性试卷（一）
发布：2024/12/28 4:30:2
第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分37.5分）第一节（共1 5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。
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1．Smith，Williams，Brown are common surnames that you will meet in Britain.However，you may come across some strange English surnames.The following surnames are rare，but they are real.
Gotobed
You are not going to meet many people with the surname "Go-to-bed".The first recorded person to have this surname was John Gotobedde of Cambridge in 1269.Professor Reaney，an authority on English surnames，explains the surname originated from people who had a bed，which was rare back in the 12th century.People were proud that they could afford to have a bed，thus adding it to their name.Strange but true!
Onions
This surname，which was first popular in France and Ireland before coming over to the UK，dates back to 1279 and identified a person's job.He was either a seller or a grower of the vegetable.
Nutter
Nutter means a crazy or silly person in spoken English.You wouldn't usually call yourself a nutter，but it's genuinely a surname that originated from Yorkshire and Lancashire.It's a variation of the old English surnames "Notere"，which means a clerk，and "Nothard"，which means a person that keeps oxen.
Hardmeat
You might have guessed that "Hardmeat" must have something to do with a family of butchers.In fact，it might just have been a misspelling of the village that the name came from，which was "Hardmead" in England.Wish they had a spellchecker back then!
（1）Which of the following surnames can tell a family's wealth？
A．Gotobed.
B．Onions.
C．Nutter.
D．Hardmeat.
（2）What do Onions and Nutter have in common？
A．They originated in the UK.
B．They mean silly people.
C．They show the occupations.
D．They date from the 13th century.
（3）Where does the surname of Hardmeat come from？
A．A family of butchers.
B．A place famous for hard meat.
C．A village without a spellchecker.
D．An incorrectly-spelt village name.组卷：2引用：1难度：0.6 -
2．Australian magpies（喜鹊）are common in Australia，loved and feared in equal measure.The fear arises from the fact that nesting females aggressively dive at animals - including，or perhaps especially，humans - often drawing blood.The love comes from the fact that they are simply everywhere，easy to identify，and possessed of a song that has come to represent the sound of nature.
And also，they seem rather clever.Now，research by zoologists at the University of Western Australia has corroborated this - but their levels of intelligence are dependent on the size of the group they belong to.
To reach this conclusion，the Australian scientists examined 56 birds from 14 groups of wild magpies living in the suburbs of Western Australia's capital city，Perth.The groups ranged between 3 and 12 individuals.Each magpie - tested separately to avoid the risk of it getting help from its mates - was put through four tasks that taxed its cognitive（认知的） abilities.These included finding food hidden in a transparent container，finding food hidden in differently coloured containers，and a memory test involving finding hidden food.Adult and young birds were tested repeatedly and the results were clear.The birds that lived in large groups were quicker to master the tasks than those that lived in smaller ones.The difference between intelligent big group members and less intelligent little group members appeared very early in birds' lives.
In a paper published in the journal Nature，lead author Benjamin Ashton and his colleagues report that birds living in large groups "show increased cognitive performance".Moreover，this "general intelligence factor" is strongly linked to reproductive（生殖的） success in females.
Ashton suggests that the findings indicate the evolution of intelligence is influenced by pressures present in complex social groups. "Our results suggest that the social environment plays a key role in the development of cognition，" he says.
（1）Which word best describes Australians' feelings about Australian magpies？
A．Frightened.
B．Loving.
C．Mixed.
D．Tolerant.
（2）What does the underlined word "corroborated" in paragraph 2 mean？
A．Assessed.
B．Confirmed.
C．Disapproved.
D．Doubted.
（3）How were the magpies treated in the research？
A．They were allowed to seek help.
B．They were put in containers.
C．They were divided into some groups.
D．They were studied individually.
（4）Which of the following can be the best title for the text？
A．Magpies Seem to Be More Social Birds
B．Magpies in Small Groups Often Perform Better
C．Large-group Living Increases Magpies' Intelligence
D．Cognitive Levels Affect Magpies' Reproductive Success组卷：5引用：2难度：0.5 -
3．"Well，I just wouldn't sit by her，anymore，" I said，more bothered than Abby，and Abby listened quietly. "If she says any more rude things to you，I'll go to your teacher and make sure you are never in a situation where you have to sit next to her again."
By this time，Allyson，my then eight-year-old，had joined us，listening to every word.Neither of my daughters interrupted as I finished my heartfelt speech，filled with motherly wisdom.Then，as I was telling each of them what I thought right，Allyson's real words of wisdom came about. "Mom，" she said. "I was just thinking.Maybe Abby is supposed to be that girl's friend so that she can bear her.Maybe Abby can let that girl see forgiveness and goodness through her. " I didn't expect to become a student.At that moment，I realized that even though I was working hard to wear "Mother's Hat"，the "hat" certainly didn't make me right.
In fact，I wanted to pull that hat over my face and hide.On the other hand，it did comfort and surprise me. "Yes，that's a good point， " I commented，forcing a half smile at my girls. "Abby，you handle this situation the way you think is right. " "OK，" she said，giving me a quick hug before walking out of the door and off to school. "Bye，Mom! " Allyson called，following her big sister out the door.
I was left alone.In those following quiet moments I was lost in thought and thought about my two remarkable daughters，who are little in height but big in heart as well as a lesson - sometimes our children have great lessons to teach us，if we only listen.
（1）What bothered the author at first？
A．Her daughter's teacher was irresponsible.
B．Her daughter hardly communicated with her.
C．Her daughter didn't perform well in school.
D．Her daughter was badly treated by a classmate.
（2）What does the author want to convey by "Mother's Hat"？
A．She felt very proud to be a mother.
B．She was too strict with her children.
C．She found it hard to be a good mother.
D．She failed to play the role of the mother well.
（3）How did the author feel on hearing Allyson's words？
A．Surprised and concerned.
B．Ashamed but grateful.
C．Embarrassed but relieved.
D．Confused and doubtful.
（4）What conclusion can be drawn from the story？
A．Children are the mirror of their parents.
B．Children may be their parents' teachers.
C．Listening creates a deeper connection.
D．Kindness has the power to make changes.组卷：3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．假定你是李华，请给你的外教 John Smith 写一封信，邀请他参加你校中华传统文化艺术节的闭幕式晚会。
内容包括：
1．晚会时间、地点；
2．闭幕式晚会内容。
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 Mr.Smith，
Zhenhua High School requests the honour of your presence at the closing ceremony of Traditional Chinese Art Festival.________
We do hope you are able to join us at this event.
Yours sincerely，
Li Hua组卷：14引用：3难度：0.5
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。
Grandpa Cecil Rodgers has narrowly escaped a phone scam （欺骗）.It all began with a telephone call…
Cecil is an elderly man from Cincinnati，Ohio，who was looking forward to spending time with his family over the holidays.They were all coming to visit him at his Elmwood Place home，including his adult grandson David.One afternoon，while napping in bed，he was awakened by the sharp ringing of his telephone.
"Who will ring me up at this time？" He wondered.Peering towards the phone，he hesitantly picked it up.From the receiver came an urgent voice. "Grandpa，this is David.I am in trouble."
Before Cecil could ask him any question，he continued，on and off，half crying，"I hit a woman's
car and she was seven months pregnant.And they charged me with drunken driving and I'm in prison..." He sobbed loudly.His voice was so broken that Cecil could hardly match it with the gentle and warm voice of his grandson.Poor David!He must be suffering!Cecil panicked immediately.
Without more detailed communication，the phone passed suddenly to another person - David's lawyer who had a deeper voice.Seemingly，he understood Cecil's anxiety and attempted to comfort him with a solution. "Now the only way to help David is to go to Wal-Mart and transfer ＄2，300 to another store.I would pick up the money and then use it to post David's bail（保释金）." "I am sure everything would be OK as long as the money is in place，" he added.
Ultimately，he lowered his voice，"Don't tell anybody.You don't want to make your grandson look ugly in your neighborhood." The lawyer hung up even before Cecil could give an answer.
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。
Cecil was totally at a loss._______
The lucky part of Cecil's day was when he stepped into cashier（收银员）Audrella's line in Wal-Mart._________组卷：6引用：2难度：0.3
