“八省联考”2021年新高考英语1月考前猜题第一部分阅读(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。AThisyear,mostpeoplehaveprobablyspentmoreof2020cancelingtravelplansthanbookingthem,butit’snottoolatetoreversethattrend.Herearesomevacationsyoucanplanthisfall.RoadtriptoalocalfarmVisitingafarmis“numberone”travelpickrightnow.Priceplaysabigroleinthatsuggestion.Applepicking,forexample,isusuallyveryaffordable,withsomeorchards(果园)offeringproductsbythepound,for$1or$2,andothersofferingaflatfeeforanall-you-canfillbagforabout$30.VisitanationalparkThereare421nationalparksintheU.S.,sooddsareyou’vegotoneindrivingrange.Ifyou’reupforachallenge,youcanclimbtheHalfDomeinYosemiteorracedownthegreatsanddunesinColorado.Theparksarealsoaffordable.Anannualpass,whichguaranteesentrytoeveryparkforanentirefamily,isjust$80.PlanacampingtripItdoesn’tcostmuchmorethancamping.Moststateshavedozensofdrive-incampsites,whileyoucanalsofindcabinsinthe$50-$100pernightrange.There’snoshortageofactivities,either–whetherit’sfishing,hiking,bikingorjustperfectingyourcampingrecipe.RentanRVRVsareaprimeoptionforacheapvacation.UsinganRVforavacationmeansyou’repayingforyourtransportationandlodgingallinone.Also,consideringthatsometwo-personRVscangoforaslittleas$175-$200pernight,youcaneasilyfindyourselftravelingaroundthecountrywithoutbreakingthebank.1.Whichvacationwouldathrillseekermostprobablychoose?-17-\nA.RoadtriptoalocalfarmB.VisitanationalparkC.PlanacampingtripD.RentanRV2.Whatdothevacationshaveincommon?A.Wallet-friendly.B.Environment-friendly.C.Family-friendly.D.User-friendly.3.What’stheuniqueadvantageofrentingRVs?A.Itmakesyourvacationadventurous.B.Itoffersfreetripsaroundtheworld.C.Youcankilltwobirdswithonestone.D.Youmayhavesomeonetokeepyoucompany.BOnherthirdChristmas,mydaughterJilliandidn’thavetheenergyforopeningpresents.At23-months,shehadbeendiagnosedwithneuroblastoma,anaggressivetumor(肿瘤).Ididn’tknowhowchallengingtheholidayscouldbecomeuntilJilliandied.Beingsorrowfulbecamemyfull-timejobinthefollowingdays.Thepainwasawildfireinmychestandnothingcouldputitout.AweekbeforethefourthChristmas,TomandIboughtathree-footplantthatslightlyresembledaChristmastree.MyadultnephewFrankiecamealong.WewerebusydecoratingthetreeandFrankiereachedintoaChristmasdecorationboxandpulledoutatoyangelwithawhitegownthatmyaunthadcraftedyearsbefore.Asheliftedtheangel,herhairfelloutinonebigbunch,justlikeJillian’s.Weburstintolaughter.Inbetweengasps,Frankielookedupwiththeangelinhandandsaid,“Hi,Jillian.”Tomemergedfromthebedroomandsawourtree,“It’ssmall,baldandbeautiful!JustlikeJilly-boo.Ilikeit.”ImovedclosertoTomandheputhisarmaroundmyshoulder.Lookingattheangel,Iknewitwouldhelpusthroughtheholidays.Likeus,itwassadandpitiful,butfullofbeautifulmemoriesofJillian."Dosomethingnew."saidaministerwhoranasupportgroupIwentto.It’sasifyoumustcreateanewspaceinyourhearttokeepitbeating,despitethebleedinghole.-17-\nTomandIwereeventuallyabletoexperiencethewonderofafour-year-oldatChristmas.Ontheone-yearanniversaryofJillian’sdeath,IdiscoveredIwaspregnant.Ourseconddaughter,Cadence,broughtusbacktojoyandhope.Cadenceisninenow,andhopingSantawillbringheradogthisyear.ElevenyearsafterJillian’sdeath,ChristmasisalmostChristmasagain.4.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutherselfafterJillian’sdeath?A.Shewentonherlifeasusual.B.Shewasdrownedintears.C.Shedecidedtostartanewlife.D.Shequitherfull-timejob.5.Whatcanweinferaboutthetoyangel?A.Itwasabeautifuldecoration.B.ItwasagiftfromJillian.C.Itwasarelieftotheauthor.D.Itwasasymbolofstrength.6.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“ChristmasisalmostChristmasagain”?A.Herfamilycanreuniteagain.B.Shehasbeenoutofsadness.C.Santawillbringthemgifts.D.Shehasanotherdaughter.7.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Mother’sloveisforeverstrong.B.Oneshoulddependonhimself.C.Familyiseverythingforpeople.D.Lifegoesondespitemisfortunes.CKursatCeylanisblind.Heoncewalkedintoapoleandcutopenhisforehead.ThisinspiredhimandhispartnertocomeupwithacanethathadAIbuilt-in,namedWeWalk.Thiswouldthendetectanyobjectsthatmightbeabovechest-level.TheAIisalsoabletopairupwithvarioussystems,includingGoogleMaps,AmazonAlexaandmore.Ofcourse,thesmartcaneitselfcanonlyintegratewithAIfunctionsonabasiclevelrightnowbuttheoverallaimistogatherinformationfromvarioussensorsthatWeWalkhavebeeninstalled(安装).ItcanthenusedatatofindouthowvisuallydamagedpeopleusetheproductandhowtheybehavesothatafarmorecomplicatedproductcanbecreatedintheformofadvancedAI.Itshouldbenotedthatthisisn’tmeanttobeasimplesmartcane.It’ssupposedtobeconnectedwithtransportationnetworksandevenautonomousvehicles.Thegeneral-17-\nideaisthatWeWalkwouldeventuallybeabletointeractwithtrafficlightssothatpeoplecanthencrossroadswithouthavingtopushabutton.Theywouldalsobeabletoalert(报警)busessothattheycanthenwaitatastopaheadoftime.InnovationslikethiswouldbemorethanwelcomebuttheywouldfallshortofsomeofthedreamsthatwereonceinspiredbyAI.PeopleoncethoughtthatAIwouldbeabletoformlogicalconnectionsandevenchangetheworld.Rightnowithasn’treallydonethat,butscientistsareworkingonit.Onlytimewilltellifthisisevergoingtobethecasebutrightnowitlookslikethereisalotbeingdonetotryandmakesurethattheworldoftechandhealthcarearebeingbenefitedandforalloftherightreasons.8.WhatisspecialaboutWeWalk?A.Itisverylong.B.Itisverystrong.C.Itisintelligent.D.Itisportable.9.WhatcanWeWalkdonow?A.Controltheuser’sbehavior.B.Performsomesimpletasks.C.Detectanyobjectsaheadoftheuser.D.Protecttheuserfrombeingattacked.10.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlywanttotellus?A.ReasonsfortheapplicationofWeWalk.B.WeWalk’sinfluenceonpeople’slives.C.TheworkingprinciplesofWeWalk.D.SomepotentialusesofWeWalk.11.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.MoreeffortsarebeingmadetoimproveAI.B.PeoplehavebenefitedalotfromAI.C.Peopleshouldn’texpecttoomuchofAI.D.TheauthorisworriedaboutthefutureofAI.DAddictiontowatchingsevenepisodesofRealHousewivesor“wasting”theafternoonwatchingback-to-backclassicbaseballgamesisn’tgoingtomeltourbrains.Infact,studiessuggestthat“playingavideogameorwatchingamovieortelevisionshowcanrestoresomepsychologicalresources,”saysRobinNabi,PhD,aprofessor-17-\nofcommunicationattheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaBarbara,whospecializesintheeffectsofmediaonemotions.Thoughthebenefitshaveyettobestudiedlong-termandourproblemsdon’tmagicallydisappearonceweturnoffthetube,restcanreducestresslevels.Givingourselvespermissiontoenjoysomedowntimeisalsoakeypartofself-sympathy,whichhelpspreventanxietyanddepression.“Wedon’tfocusasmuchonrelaxationandplayingandenjoymentandfun,andthesearesuchimportantaspectsofbeingahumanbeing,”saysNabi.“Andfeelingguiltyaboutactivitiesweenjoy,orcriticizingthem,candetract(损害)fromthebenefitstheyofferus.”Therefore,it’stimetoembraceourneedforpleasure.Onebigreasontodosoisthattalkingaboutourcommoninterestsandpursuits,whatevertheymaybe,isawaytoconnectwithothers.Themostimportantvalueofaguiltypleasuremightjustbethebonditcancreatebetweenpeoplewhoshareit.You’llneverfindthoseconnectionsifyoudon’tspeakup.Sostopapologizing.Youmightjustfindthatitreducesanyremainingguiltandmakesiteasiertodiscovermorethingsyouenjoy.“Lotsofthetime,guiltypleasuresgettalkedaboutintermsofgenre(类型),”saysNabi.Butitcanhelptothinkaboutwhatyoulikespecifically,shepointsout.“Youprobablydon’tlikeallboybands,sowhatisitaboutthisparticulargroupandtheirmusic?Whateveritis,findyourlittlenicheandgoforthat.Anddon’tbeashamedofwhatthatis,becauseclearlyit’sdoingsomethingforyou.”12.Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopicofthepassage?A.Bylistingexamples.B.Bygivingdefinitions.C.Bymakingacontrast.D.Byprovidingbackgroundinformation.13.WhatdoesNabithinkofpeople’sguiltyfeelingaboutpleasure?A.Itisnormal.B.Itisbeneficial.C.Itisconfusing.D.Itisunnecessary.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“niche”inthelastparagraphreferto?A.Ajobsomeoneisresponsiblefor.B.Anactivitysuitableforsomeone.C.Apleasurebringingsomeoneguilt.D.Asmallcasesomeonecareslittleabout.-17-\n15.Whichoffollowingopinionswouldtheauthoragreewith?A.Don’tbeaddictedtoentertainment.B.Developnewhobbiestoreducepressure.C.Viewourdemandforpleasurepositively.D.Stayawayfromguiltypleasures.第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Whatisadatabase?Adatabaseisacollectionofdataorinformationthatisorganized,stored,andaccessedelectronically.16Therearethreemaindistinguishingaspectsofanydatabase:Itisrelevant.Whensearchingforinformationinthedatabase,youshouldbeabletocustomizeyoursearchtogetresultsrelevanttoyou.Thereareseveralwaystosearchthroughadatabase,forexample,usingdiscipline-specificterminology(术语),keywords,subjectheadings,etc.1718Oneofthemaindifferencesbetweentheinformationyoufindontheinternetandthatindatabasesisthattheinformationfoundindatabasesisoftenpeer-reviewed.Furthermore,theinformationinthedatabaseshouldhavekeyidentifierssuchasthepublicationdetails,author’sname,andasummarythatyoucanusetoevaluatetheinformation’scredibility.Itisaccessible.Firstofall,accesstothelibraryiseitherfreeorpurchasedbypatrons(赞助者)sothatyoucanaccesstheinformationwithinitatnoprice.19Secondly,thedatabaseshouldprovidethefull-textofthearticles,meaningyouwillnotneedtogotothelibraryorthesourcetodoso.20Itisanacademicsearchengine.Itdoesn’talwayshavethearticles’fulltexts,andyoumayhavetogototheirlibrariesandfindorpayforthem.Also,thesearchenginescourstheinternetforinformationthatseemsacademic,andsomeofthisinformationisn’talwayspeer-reviewed.A.Itisreliable.B.Itisreasonable.C.Youmayhavetopayasmallsubscriptionfeeasanindependentresearcher.-17-\nD.GoogleScholarisn’tadatabaseusingtheseaspectsasadeterminingcriterion.E.Itisorganizedsothatsearchingandfindingthisinformationiseasyandrapid.F.Theyareallrelevantfactorstobereferredtowhensearchingeducationaldatabases.G.Youcansetlimitationssuchasthesourcetypeandthedateorsearchbyauthorortitle.第二部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。ItwasacoolmomentonahotJulyday.Six-year-oldAmiyahDantzler-Clayandher5-year-oldbrotherJaydensawapoliceofficer21infrontoftheirBaltimorehomeandfiguredhecouldusea22.Sotheytookhimanicecream.PoliceMaj.RichardGibsonwasintheneighborhoodthatdaylookingforwaystohelp23theareaforresidents,twodaysafteramurderoutsideanemptyhouse.Insteadhewasthebeneficiaryofthekids’24gesture,rollingdownhiswindowto25therefreshing,icy,grape-flavoricetreat.“Itwasjustthe26thing,”hesaid.“Mypurposeistomaketheirlives27,”Gibsoncontinued.“They28inmydistrict.Thisgavemesomeaffirmation(肯定)ofwhatmy29iseverymorningwhenIwakeup.”MomEricaDantzlersaiditdidn’t30herwhentheyaskediftheycouldbringhimthecooltreat.Bothkidsare31aboutfirstresponderswhohavebeenputtingtheir32onthelineeachdayasessentialworkersduringthepandemic.Amiyahwantstobecomeapoliceofficerwhenshe33,whileJaydendreamsofbecominga(n)34.“Gooddeedsareespeciallyimportantintryingtimes.I’mvery35thattheydidsuchabeautifulactofkindness,”shesaid.21.A.seatedB.parkedC.standingD.walking22.A.treatB.smileC.dietD.sale-17-\n23.A.cleanB.developC.improveD.estimate24.A.cleverB.influentialC.interestingD.thoughtful25.A.buyB.shiftC.acceptD.refuse26.A.coldestB.dearestC.cheapestD.sweetest27.A.richerB.betterC.easierD.warmer28.A.liveB.workC.travelD.crowd29.A.purposeB.achievementC.progressD.position30.A.attractB.pleaseC.surpriseD.frighten31.A.angryB.excitedC.disappointedD.crazy32.A.moneyB.healthC.careerD.family33.A.givesupB.growsupC.risesupD.makesup34.A.teacherB.designerC.firefighterD.engineer35.A.proudB.confidentC.confusedD.embarrassed第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Organicproduceisgrownwithoutsyntheticfertilizers(合成肥料)orpesticides(杀虫剂),butthatdoesn’tmeanit’s36(necessary)betterthanconventionallygrownproducefromaclimatepointofview.37somecasesitcanbeworse-organicfarmsoftenrequiremoreland.Ingeneral,whatyoueatmattersalotmorethan38itcomesfrom,sincetransportationaccountsforonlyabout6percentoffood’stotalclimatefootprint.Somefruitsandvegetables39(transport)byplanecanhaveahighcarbonfootprint.Bycontrast,apples,oranges,andbananasareoftenshippedbysea,which40(be)morefuelefficient.Cold-climatevegetablessuchascarrots,andpotatoescan41(store)afterthefallharvestandlastthroughthewinter.It’struethatonepersonalonecanhaveonlyatinyimpactontheglobalclimateproblem.Ontheotherhand,ifmanypeoplemade42(change)totheirdiets,thatcouldstarttoaddup.Astheworld’spopulationkeeps43(grow),farmerswillneedtoproducelesscarbonandgrow44(many)foodonlesslandtolimitthedestructionofforest.Expertshavearguedthatitwouldmake45bigdifference-17-\niftheworld’sheaviestmeateatersreduced-evenslightly.第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假定你是李华，学校正在举行“用英语讲中国文化”设计大赛，你准备制作一张介绍中国书法的海报。内容包括：1.书法的意义；2.书法的作用。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。ChineseCalligraphy(Onepossibleversion)ChineseCalligraphyChinesecalligraphyhasdevelopedalongwithChina’scivilization.Itisdifficulttosaywhenexactlycalligraphystarted.Chinesewritingwasfirstdonebycarvingsymbolsontobonesandshells,butasitdevelopedintoawritingsystem,italsodevelopedasaformofartdonewithabrush.ItisbelievedthatChinesecalligraphydatesbacktoatleasttheHanDynasty.Soonafterthat,theideadevelopedthatcalligraphywasnotonlyabeautifulartformbutalsoameansofshowingthecharacterofthe“manbehindthebrush”.Today,anyonefromsmallchildrentooldpeoplecanenjoypracticingtheclassicartofChinesecalligraphy.第二节(满分25分)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。Mypresentationwashorrible.Ilosttheclient.Mybosswouldn’tlookmeintheeyeandtherestofmydaywasspentinrelativesilence-Iwasleftalone,inreality.Finally,Ileftmyair-conditionedofficeandofcourse,outsideitwashot-17-\nashell.Iwashotliterallyandfigurativelyasthreebusespassed,toofulltostopandthentheonethatdidstopshouldhavekeptgoingbecausetheAirConditioningwasn’tworking.Iboardedthebusbutwasunabletostandit,soIsqueezedmywayoffatthenextstop.Iwouldjustwalkthemileandahalftohome.Iannoyedfurther,asIcontinuedmyjourney.Irefusedtotakeoffmyjacket,purposelymaximizingmyfrustrations-whenitrainsletitpourwasmyphilosophy.Ablockfrommybuilding,IheardthewatersplashingandkidsscreamingsoIknewthefirehydrant(消防栓；喷淋系统)hadbeenturnedon.Withouteventhinkingabouttakinganalternateroute,Iturnedthecorner,sureenough,therewasagroupofkidsplayinginthewater.Theywerepolitelyonthelookouttostopthewaterfromsprayingonanypassers-by,sowhentheysawmetheystoppedthewaterandwhentheysawmymeanlooktheyevengotquiet.Theyoungeronesinbathingsuits,thegirlswearingshowercapsandtheboyswithwatergunsallstaredatmeasIstartedtopassby.ThenInoticedalittleone,noolderthanfive,holdingawatergundownbyhisside,eyingmealittleharderthantheothers.Ieyedhimback.Thenhisbrother,whoI’dseenaroundtheneighborhood,noddedathimlikehewassaying,“Idareyou.”MyeyestightenedalittlefurtherasIcommunicatedmyown“Idareyou”tothefive-year-old.Thenhiseyesmoved,planninghisescaperoutethroughthealley,andinthatspiltsecondIknewIwasgoingtogetsoaked(湿透).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。Paragraph1Andhegotme,behindmyear,beforeherantowardhisexit.Paragraph2-17-\nIcouldn’tremembermylastwaterfight.答案A-17-\nC-17-\n-17-\n-17-\n-17-\n-17-\n-17-
