2021届高考英语“典题”专项训练（九）

这是一份2021届高考英语“典题”专项训练（九），共10页。
LEADING INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS 2019
●Jerudng Internatinal Schl(JIS),Brunei
“Achieving Excellence” is the mtt f JIS,Brunei.A develping barding schl f 1,700 students,40% Bruneian,JIS has made itself a leading schl in Asia.With almst 200 highly qualified teachers primarily frm the UK,the 120-acre single campus (校园) clse t bth cast and rainfrest ffers a unique educatinal envirnment.There is a Perfrming Arts Centre,27 science labratries,libraries and classrms.
●The American Internatinal Schl (AIS),Austria
Funded in 1959,AIS is the ldest English-language schl in Austria.Schl prgrams fcus n academics,but als n the develpment f students’ creative and leadership abilities and emtinal intelligence.The schl recgnizes students’ special learning styles,trying t make instructin different and allwing students t reach their full ptential in different areas.
●Singapre American Schl (SAS),Singapre
Funded in 1956,it is ne f nly a few gd nn-prfit schls in Singapre.Fr ver six decades,SAS has prvided students frm preschl t Grade 12 a gd American educatin with an internatinal view.The schl supprts prfessinal develpment financially and cntinually sends teachers acrss the glbe t discver new ideas and best practices frm influential educatinal institutins.
●Santa Clara Internatinal Schl (SCIS),Spain
In the schl,when yu walk int a classrm,yu’ll see hands raised,small grups assembled(集合),and presentatins underway.Yu’ll find teachers creating cperative partnerships with students,encuraging them t discver and cnnect.Yu’ll bserve children wrking n meaningful hands-n prjects that build skills and excite creativity.The teaching philsphy is that learning happens everywhere:in the classrms,in the city,in a museum,n a farm,r just during a walk arund the neighbrhd.
1.Hw can students benefit frm attending AIS?
A.They are expsed t the beauty f vast rainfrests.
B.They are made leaders with emtinal intelligence.
C.They are always sent abrad t discver new ideas.
D.They are encuraged t develp their pssibilities.
2.Which schl attaches imprtance t teachers’ develpment?
A.JIS.B.SAS.C.AIS.D.SCIS.
3.What makes SCIS different frm the ther schls?
A.Its special teaching methds.
B.Its varius academic curses.
C.Its large and beautiful campus.
D.Its ldest histry and buildings.
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Preparing Cities fr Rbt Cars
The pssibility f self-driving rbt cars has ften seemed like a futurist’s dream,years away frm materializing in the real wrld.Well,the future is apparently nw.The Califrnia Department f Mtr Vehicles began giving permits in April fr cmpanies t test truly self-driving cars n public rads.The state als cleared the way fr cmpanies t sell r rent ut self-driving cars,and fr cmpanies t perate driverless taxi services.Califrnia,it shuld be nted,isn’t leading the way here.Cmpanies have been testing their vehicles in cities acrss the cuntry.It’s hard t predict when driverless cars will be everywhere n ur rads.But hwever lng it takes,the technlgy has the ptential t change ur transprtatin systems and ur cities,fr better r fr wrse,depending n hw the transfrmatin is regulated.
While much f the debate s far has been fcused n the safety f driverless cars(and rightfully s),plicymakers als shuld be talking abut hw self-driving vehicles can help reduce traffic jams,cut emissins(排放) and ffer mre cnvenient,affrdable mbility ptins.The arrival f driverless vehicles is a chance t make sure that thse vehicles are envirnmentally friendly and mre shared.
D we want t cpy—r even wrsen—the traffic f tday with driverless cars?Imagine a future where mst adults wn individual self-driving vehicles.They tlerate lng,slw jurneys t and frm wrk n packed highways because they can wrk,entertain themselves r sleep n the ride,which encurages urban spread.They take their driverless car t an appintment and set the empty vehicle t circle the building t avid paying fr parking.Instead f walking a few blcks t pick up a child r the dry cleaning,they send the self-driving minibus.The cnvenience even leads fewer peple t take public transprt—an unwelcme side effect researchers have already fund in ride-hailing(叫车) services.
A study frm the University f Califrnia at Davis suggested that replacing petrl-pwered private cars wrldwide with electric,self-driving and shared systems culd reduce carbn emissins frm transprtatin 80% and cut the cst f transprtatin infrastructure(基础设施) and peratins 40% by 2050.Fewer emissins and cheaper travel sund pretty appealing.The first cmmercially available driverless cars will almst certainly be fielded by ride-hailing services,cnsidering the cst f self-driving technlgy as well as liability and maintenance issues(责任与维护问题).But driverless car wnership culd increase as the prices drp and mre peple becme cmfrtable with the technlgy.
Plicymakers shuld start thinking nw abut hw t make sure the appearance f driverless vehicles desn’t extend the wrst aspects f the car-cntrlled transprtatin system we have tday.The cming technlgical advancement presents a chance fr cities and states t develp transprtatin systems designed t mve mre peple,and mre affrdably.The car f the future is cming.We just have t plan fr it.
4.Accrding t the authr,attentin shuld be paid t hw driverless cars can .
A.help deal with transprtatin-related prblems
B.prvide better services t custmers
C.cause damage t ur envirnment
D.make sme peple lse jbs
5.As fr driverless cars,what is the authr’s majr cncern?
A.Safety.B.Side effects. C.Affrdability. D.Management.
6.What des the underlined wrd “fielded” in Paragraph 4 prbably mean?
A.Emplyed.B.Replaced. C.Shared.D.Reduced.
7.What is the authr’s attitude t the future f self-driving cars?
A.Dubtful.B.Psitive. C.Disapprving.D.Sympathetic.
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Scientists think that grwing garden grass culd be the secret t slving ur energy needs, and we may sn be able t replace ur gasline with “grassline".
The team, including experts frm Cardiff University in Wales, has shwn that hydrgen（氢）can be taken frm grass in useful amunts with the help f sunlight and a cheap catalyst—smething that speeds up a chemical reactin withut being used up.
It is the first time that this has been shwn and it culd lead t a sustainable way f making hydrgen, reprted Asian News Internatinal. This culd be an imprtant kind f renewable energy because it is high in energy and it des nt give ut harmful gases when it is burned.
Study c-authr Michael Bwker said， "This is really a green surce f energy. Hydrgen is seen as an imprtant future energy carrier as the wrld mves frm fssil fuels t renewable energy, and ur research has shwn that even garden grass culd be a gd way f getting it. ”
Cellulse（纤维素）,which is a key part f plants and the biplymer（生物聚合物） fund in the largest numbers n the earth, culd be a great surce f hydrgen.
In their study, the team lked at the pssibility f getting hydrgen frm cellulse using sunlight and a simple catalyst.
This is called phtcatalysis（(催化作用）and in it, the sunlight starts the catalyst, which then makes cellulse and water int hydrgen. The researchers studied the effectiveness f three metal-based catalysts» f which nickel（镍）especially interested the researchers, as it is a much mre cmmn metal than gld and palladium and it saves mre mney.
Accrding t Bwker, prducing hydrgen frm cellulse using phtcatalysis has nt been studied in detail. The team's research shws that large amunts f hydrgen can be prduced using this methd with the help f a bit f sunlight and a cheap catalyst.
The study shws that it is effective t use real grass taken frm a garden. "This is imprtant as it avids the need t separate and clean up cellulse, which can be bth difficult and cstly," said Bwker.
8.What arc needed t get hydrgen frm grass?
A.A catalyst and palladium.
B.Water and cellulse.
C.Sunlight and a biplymer.
D.Sunlight and a catalyst.
9. Why is the new way f making hydrgen cnsidered significant?
A. It is cheap, green and sustainable.
B. It is the best t prduce the renewable energy.
C. It is mre prductive and efficient than ther methds.
D. It can replace the way t make fssil fuels cmpletely.
10.Why dcs nickel interest the researchers in making hydrgen frm cellulse?
A. It can prduce the largest amunt f hydrgen.
B.It can avid separating and cleaning up cellulse.
C.It is mre cmmn than ther metals and csts less.
D.It wrks quicker than ther metals during phtcatalysis.
11,What des the authr intend t tell us mainly in this passage?
A.Catalysts that culd be taken frm grass.
B.A new way f making hydrgen frm grass.
C.The ptential f hydrgen as renewable energy.
D.The cnnectin between hydrgen and phtcatalysis.
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Black Friday des nt ffer the bargains it claims, cnsumer experts warned. Almst all f the 'deals' prmted arund the event last year were actually n ffer fr the same price r cheaper in the six mnths either befre r after. Remarkably, just 1 in 20 was actually the cheapest price n that date. Cnsumer grup Which? has tld shppers t be wary f what they describe as the 'Great Black Friday Swindle' after analyzing dzens f ffers frm Amazn, Jhn Lewis and Currys PC Wrld. Imprted frm the US, Black Friday always falls n the last Friday f Nvember. This is because the sales are scheduled t fllw the American hliday f Thanksgiving which takes place the day befre.
In Britain, the event has been a disaster fr many retailers—particularly thse with a high street presence—because they feel they have t slash prices r risk missing ut n the first flush f festive spending. Befre Black Friday crssed the Atlantic, shps held ff advertising discunts until the last minute befre Christmas.
Hwever. the Nvember sales event nw leads t a huge spending splurge （挥霍） ver the weekend——nly t be fllwed by empty stres and streets thrugh December.
Nw research by Which? suggests the Black Friday sales themselves are nt all they seem. Which? tracked the prices f 83 prducts n sale n Black Friday in 2018 fr a year, frm six mnths befre the day until six mnths after. Researchers fund just fur deals—5 percent—were cheaper n Black Friday than at ther times. Six in ten f the prducts n ffer, which included speakers, sundbars and kitchen appliances, were cheaper r the same price n at least ne day in the six mnths befre the event. And Which? fund that three in fur prducts were cheaper r the same price in the six mnths afterwards, when cmpared with the deals ffered in tw weeks arund Black Friday,
Natalie Hitchins at Which? said："We have repeatedly shwn that 'deals' tuted by retailers n Black Friday are nt as gd as they seem. Time-limited sales can be a gd pprtunity t bag a bargain, but dn't fall fr the pressure tactics arund Black Friday. Our investigatin indicates that this ppular shpping event is all hype（大肆宣传)and there are few genuine discunts. "
An investigative study f Black Friday, led by West Chester University Prfessr Gina Castle Bell, bserved themes f cnsumerism but als bserved the themes f a happy hliday. The researchers fund thrugh Black Friday peple celebrate, plan, bnd, and build traditins tgether.
Fr me my Black Friday always begins and ends n a living rm flr littered with
newspaper ads. There, late n Thanksgiving night, my family cllectively hlds a strategy sessin. Later, we race t early bird specials, wait with strangers in lines sharing stries f past Black Fridays, take a lng relaxing lunch full f family banter （打趣），get Christmas decratins, stp int a Cheesecake Factry bar t see the dramatic end f a ftball game, get a caffeine-high frm Starbucks Christmas drinks, and end the shpping at a trn apart Old Navy（美国服装品牌），digging t find late available basics like scks. Finally, exhausted but cntented, we cllapse back n that living rm flr, still littered with ads, where we drink ht cca, watch a Christmas mvie, and plan t hang the new decratins.
12.What was the truth f bargains n Black Friday in 2018?
A.5% f the deals were at the lwest price n Black Friday.
B.95 f the deals were at the lwest price n Black Friday.
C.95% f the deals were at the same price befre r after the sales.
D.5% f the deals were at the higher price befre r after the sales.
13.We can infer frm Paragraph 3 that,
A. Black Friday is an internatinal shpping festival
B. many emplyees have a day ff n Black Friday
C.Black Friday is the best time f the year t get gd deals in the US
D.cnsumers may d sme serius Christmas shpping n Black Friday
14.The underlined wrd "slash" in Paragraph 2 means "
A. drawB. reduceC. depsitD. increase
15.The authr intrduces the Paragraph 4 by.
A. fllwing time rder
B. fllwing imprtance rder
C.giving examples
D.making cmparisns and cntrasts
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Tp tips fr students ding vluntary hliday wrk
I have had sme f the best and wrst experiences f my life ding vluntary prjects. Having taken part in a few such prgrams befre, here are sme tips I have picked up.
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Many f these schemes arc advertised n legal websites, but even these can have hsts wh take advantage f them. These peple will advertise smething that simply isn't true and when yu arrive, the arrangement may be different frm what yu expected.
Chse smewhere with a lt f psitive reviews.
Many sites that advertise wrk prjects have a space fr reviews. Reviews tend t mean peple have been there. And psitive reviews indicate peple enjyed it. Again, be cautius because reviews can be faked. 17
Bring a friend r a few.
18 And it's gd t have a partner if yu end up in a difficult situatin. Try t find a friend with sme gd skills t travel with yu. Trade skills can be very useful.
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In ne place where I vlunteered, a team member cmplained abut having t wrk a few hurs a clay. He didn't seem t realize it was a small （r n） price t pay t live in a htel with fd and a swimming pl fr free.
If yu find a gd place, dn't mve n t sn.
If yu like the wrk and yu're getting free fd and accmmdatin, why leave? 20 Anyway» vlunteering is an amazing experience. Enjy it.
A. Only g if yu intend t wrk.
B. Learn the language f where yu are ging.
C. It can be nice t have a familiar face arund.
D. The grass isn't always greener n the ther side.
E. Dn't believe everything yu read n the Internet.
F. Besides, what ne persn lves may nt be yur cup f tea.
G. Peple are likely t ask yu t help them with their prjects.
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T celebrate his girlfriend’s birthday, Luke Frtune drve frm a small twn in Central Oregn t Prtland, where he parked his car in a paid garage vernight. The next mrning, he discvered that the car’s windw had been smashed, alng with his dreams fr the future: His backpack and cmputer were gne.
“Everything imprtant t me was n that cmputer,” said Frtune, 21, wh is studying t becme a paramedic(护理人员). “My classwrk, every paper I’d written, and all the prgrams I needed fr my paramedic tests. Every letter I was wrking n fr jb applicatins. I felt sick.”
Tw days after the theft, anther yung man was standing utside his apartment, als in Prtland. Masud Almazruei, 29, is an exchange student frm the United Arab Emirates. He had been apprached by a man wh said he had a cmputer fr sale. Only $200. Almazruei, wh had been in the United States fr nly a year, admits nw that he was naive(天真). But he needed a cmputer, s he bught it, tk it hme, and turned it n. Within secnds, he saw files and phtgraphs.
“I wndered wh wuld sell a cmputer with all f this n it,” he said. “I realized it culd be stlen.” Almazruei fund what appeared t be the wner’s cellphne number and called it.
“This guy with a thick accent tld me he had my cmputer,” Frtune said. “He tld me the stry and said it was his fault. I thught it was a scam(骗局). I tld him if he really had the cmputer, he shuld take it t the plice.”
Sn after, a plice fficer called Frtune t say that a man had drpped the cmputer ff and had said he was srry. He passed alng the man’s number.
注意:
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;
2续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好;
Paragraph 1:Frtune called and thanked Almazruei and insisted n paying him a reward f $200, the mney he was ut.
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Paragraph 2: A stry abut the tw yung men’s encunter made it t the lcal papers.
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Paragraph 1: Frtune called and thanked Almazruei and insisted n paying him a reward f $200, the mney he was ut. Almazruei refused. He said it was his mistake t buy the cmputer frm smene he didn’t knw and he was the ne t shulder the respnsibility. Mre imprtantly, he said, it was his hnr t return the prperty t the rightful wner. “I saw a pht f this man in his paramedic unifrm,” Almazruei said. “They help peple. He is a gd man. I dn’t want my mney back.”
Paragraph 2: A stry abut the tw yung men’s encunter made it t the lcal papers. Overnight, Almazruei became a husehld name and received numerus cmpliments fr his hnesty and kindness. One day he gt a call frm the president f Prtland State University, where Almazruei is studying ecnmics. Impressed with his student’s integrity, the president gave Almazruei a new MacBk Pr. “We thught since yu gave back the laptp, we shuld give yu a laptp s that yu’ll have ne,” He tld Almazruei. “We’re very prud f yu. It was a great stry, and yu did the right thing.”