A英语试题(第一模拟)第1页(共8页)2021年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(第一模拟)英语适用地区:山东、天津、海南、江苏、辽宁、湖北、河北、湖南、广东、福建、重庆注意事项:1.本试卷共8页,包含阅读(第1题~第20题,共50分)、语言运用(第21题~第45题,共30分)、写作(共40分)三部分。本卷满分120分,考试时间100分钟。2.答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号等用0.5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在答题卡、试卷和草稿纸的指定位置上。3.回答选择题时,选出每小题答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时,用0.5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷或草稿纸上均无效。4.考试结束后,将本试卷、答题卡和草稿纸一并交回。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。AFeelingdown?Whynotvisitoneofthesefourwebsites?Collegehumor.comThissitewascreatedin1999andgetsaboutsevenmillionvisitorspermonth.TwoofitsvideoshavebeenchosenaswinnersfortheWebbyAwards:PixarIntroParodyandWebSiteStory.Otherfunnyvideostolookoutforincludeadebateontheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofgoingtocollege.Funnyordie.comThissitehaslotsofreallyfunnyvideos.Andasthenamesuggests,usersvoteonvideos,choosingtheoptions“funny”or“die”.Ifthevideoreceivestoomany“die”votes,it’ssenttothesite’s“crypt”.Butifitgetsenough“funny”votes,itgoesintotheHallofFame.Thesitewascreatedin2006bycomediansWillFerrellandAdamMcKay.Thesite’sfirstvideo,TheLandlord,hashadover70millionviews.VideostowatchoutforincludeJustaTip:Taxi,withsomevaluableadviceonhowtocatchataxi,andOverAnalyzingTexts,withsometipsonhowtorespondtotextmessages.Reddit.comFoundedin2005,Reddit.comisasocialnewsandentertainmentwebsite.Registeredusersputfunnycontentintheformofthevideolinkortextsonthewebsite.Otherusersthenvotethesethings“up”or“down”.Themostrecentandwelllikedcontentappearsatthetoponthefrontpageofthesite.Theonion.comFirstappearingasasatiricalnewspaperin1988,Theonion.comhashundredofvideosandarticlesonnewsandcurrentaffairs,andreceivesanaverageof7.5millionvisitorsamonth.It’sfamousforitsamusingitems,suchasMichelleObamaSeenOutsideWalkingFamilyRhinocerosorDadCan’tBelieveLawn.A英语试题(第一模拟)第2页(共8页)1.IfyouwanttowatchvideoseverwinningtheWebbyAwards,youcanvisit________.A.Reddit.comB.Collegehumor.comC.Theonion.comD.Funnyordie.com2.VideosonthewebsiteFunnyordie.comare________.A.watchedover70milliontimes.B.votedbytheirusers.C.basedonnewspaperstories.D.createdbyusers.3.WhatdoReddit.comandTheonion.comhaveincommon?A.Theyincludefunnyvideos.B.Theyincludevaluableadvice.C.Theyincludedebatesoneducation.D.Theyprovidesatiricalnews.BOnacoolmorning,WilsonKasaineheadsoutalongadirtpathinsouthernKenya.Hiscalmnessmakesiteasytoforgetthathe’strackingoneofthemostdangerousanimalsintheworld.Kasaineistrackinglions—especiallyonelioncalledMarti,whoisthereallifeLionKingofSelenkayConservancy.Trackinglionsonfootmaysoundlikeadeathwish,butKasainehasbeendoingitformostofhislife.BornintoatraditionalMaasaifamily,hequicklygrewtounderstandthebeautyanddangerofwildlife.Livingwithbigwildanimalsforceshimtodevelopagoodsenseofwheretheyhavebeenandwheretheymaybegoing.Duringhis12kilometerwalkstoandfromschool,helearnedhowtotellthepawprints(爪印)ofalionfromthoseofotheranimals.Growingup,Kasaineknewthatimprovinghistrackingabilitieswouldhelphimavoidsurprisemeetingswithdangerousanimals.FormanyMaasai,trackingismainlyamatterofselfprotection.ButKasaineistrackinglionstomeetthemandtoprotectthem.Heleadsasmallgroupofwideeyedtouristsovertheredsandypath,searchingforthelionthathasleftuponithisprints.Eachyear,thousandsoftouristscrowdKenya’snationalparkstotrytohavealookatthe“bigfive”:elephants,rhinoceros,leopards,buffaloesandlions.Theinternationaldrawoftheseanimalsmattersalotbecausethenation’seconomyistiedtotheprotectionofitswildlife.IfKenya’swildlifedisappears,sodoesitssecondlargestsourceofincome.WildlifeprotectioneffortsinKenyameantmarkingofflandexclusively(专门地)foranimals.Butitalsomeantthatthepeoplewhohadoriginallylivedintheareawereforcedtoleavetheirlandandintosmallersurroundingareas.TheyarealsofindingitincreasinglyhardtokeepatraditionalMaasailifestyle.Butpeoplearegladthatitreallymakesadifferencetowildlifeprotection.4.HowdidKasainetracklions?A.Byworkingtogetherwithtourists.B.Byrunningafterthemallthetime.C.Bygoingtoschooleveryday.D.Bystudyingtheirpawprints.5.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?A.Maasaipeoplearebornanimallovers.B.TourismisabigthreattoKenya’swildlife.C.Kenyabenefitsalotfromitswildlifeprotection.D.Smallanimalsarenotincludedintheirprotectionpolicy.A英语试题(第一模拟)第3页(共8页)6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthelastparagraphreferto?A.Kenya’seconomicdevelopment.B.People’sleavingtheiroriginalhomes.C.Kenya’ssecondlargestincomesource.D.Kenyanpeople’straditionalMaasailifestyle.7.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.WildlifeProtectioninKenyaB.MeetingaDangerousAnimalC.WilsonKasaine’sWiseChoiceD.LearningtoLivewithLionsCFoodstoringiscommoninmembersofthecrowfamily.Anewstudytestedthebirdsoutsidethisnaturallyoccurringbehaviour,whichmayhaveevolvedspecificallybecauseitgivescrowsasurvivaladvantage.Somecrowspeciesareknowntonaturallyusetoolstorecoverfood.Sotheresearcherstestedwhetherthebirdscouldstoreandrecoveratoolsotheycouldgetitattheirfoodafteragapof17hours—somethingwewouldn’texpectthemtodonaturally.Buttheywereabletoinstantlyselectthetooloutofanumberofunnecessaryitems.Inanotherexperiment,theresearcherstaughtcrowstoselectatoken(礼品券)fromanum