2021-2022学年福建省福州市重点中学高考英语二模试卷含解析

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111.Theyoungmanhasexperience.Heprobablycan'tdothatjob.A.fewB.littleC.someD.any12.—Hey!EveryoneintheofficewasatthedinnerpartyinhonorofMr.Charlesexceptyou.Whathappened?—IafterMike,mycolleague.Hewasbadlyill.A.havelookedB.waslookingC.wouldlookD.hadlooked13.Toworkfromhome,whichonecouldhardlyimagine,hasbeenmadewiththedevelopmentofcomputertechnology.A.possibleB.itpossibleC.possiblyD.tobepossible14.Pelehadbagsofnaturaltalent,buthewithoutthedeterminationtodealwithalltheproblemslifethrewinhispath.A.wouldneversucceedB.neversucceededC.wouldneverhavesucceededD.haveneversucceeded15.—WhafstherecentprogressinXionganNewArea,firstannouncedtwoyearsago?—Itincreasingattentionfromforeigncompaniesgivenitshugedevelopmentpotential.A.hasbeenattractingB.hadattractedC.wouldbeattractingD.wasattracting16.Natureisunderstandableinthesenseshewillanswertrulyandrewardwithdiscoverieswhenweaskherquestionsviaobservation.A.thatB.whereC.howD.what17.Someonecalledmeupatmidnight,buthehadhungupIcouldanswerthephone.A.asB.sinceC.untilD.before18.AgoodsuitcaseisessentialforsomeonewhoisasmuchasJackieis.A.ontheriseB.onthelineC.onthespotD.ontherun19.Thebosstheemployeesariseinsalaryforages,butnothinghasoccurredyet.A.promisedB.hadpromisedC.wouldpromiseD.promises20.Thesuccessof“onecountry,bvosystems”inpracticehasbeenuniversally,andthispolicycontinuestogostrong.A.acknowledgedB.appreciatedC.accomplishedD.accompanied
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2withtheannoyingvirus.Knowledgeispower;sohere'swhatgoesoninyourbodywhenyoucomedownwiththeflu.Theinfluenzavirusprimarilyattacksyournose,throat,andthetubesthatleadtoyourlungs.Butthefluissomuchmorethanthat.Yourmusclesache,yourheadhurts,andyourappetitegoesdown,amongotherthings.Tooursurprise,almostallofthesesymptomshavelesstodowiththevirusitselfthanwithyourimmune"^J
responsetothem.Unfortunately,theverydefenseyouhaveinplacetogetridofthefluisthereasonyoufeelsopainfulwhenyourecover.Thevirususuallyentersthroughyourmouth,typicallybywayofyourhands.Butittakesafewdaysforsymptomstosetin.Whilethisprocessmightcausesomeharmtoyournoseandthroat,it*snothingmajor,andnothinglikethesymptomsthattypicallyaccompanyabadorevenmildcaseoftheflu.Therealfunstartswhenyourimmunesystembeginstofight.Yourimmunesystemcomesintwoparts:theinnatesystemandtheadaptive.Theinnateimmunesystemisessentiallyanall-purposetool.Assoonasyourbodysensesthepresenceofanyinjuryorinvader,theinnateimmunesystemlaunchesintoactionbyproducingtinyproteinscalledcytokinesandchemokines.Thecytokinesreproducealmostimmediatelyandstarttoattackthevirus.Thisincreaseinimmunecellscreatesaseriousinflammation#$throughoutthebody.Buttheworstisstilltocome.Meanwhile,thechemokinesworkwiththeadaptiveimmunesystemtohelpcreateTcells.Thesecellsareaspecialtypeofwhitebloodcellthatworksinamuchmorespecificway:Theyfindtheinfluenzavirus,identifywhafsspecialaboutit,andcreatesomethinguniqueontheirsurfacethatfindsanddestroyssimilarinvaders.1ஹWhatcanweinferfromParagraph1?A.Allthevaccineisnoteffective.BNoonecanavoidcatchingthisyear'sflu.C.Thisyear'sfluisthemostseriousoneinrecentyears.D.Publichealthofficialshavetouseagunwhennecessary.2ஹWhymanypartsofyourbodysufferwhileyou'rerecoveringfromaflu?A.Becauserecoveryfromillnessispainful.B.Becauseyourimmunesystemisworkingagainstyourdefensesystem.C.Becauseyourbodyisfightinghardagainsttheflu.D.Becausetheinfluenzavirusattacksyournose,throatandotherparts.3ஹTheunderlinedword“fun”inParagraph4canbereplacedby.A.joyB.battleC.actionD.program4ஹWhat'sthemainideaofParagraph4?

3A.Thefightbetweeninnateimmunesystemandtheadaptive.B.Thecategoriesofimmunesystem.C.Thewayimmunesystemworks.D.Theprocessofthedevelopmentofimmunesystem.22.8ᑖWhenIarrivedatuniversity,Ihadnothinginmybankaccountbutwasgivenabrandnewoverdraft%&.rdneverhadonebefore.Soitwasveryexcitedtospendmoneyonshopping,nightsout,andallthejunkfoodmymumhadneverletmeeat.Imanagedtomaxout()!jᨬ*▲,myaccountwithinthreemonthsandsuddenlylifewasn'tsomuchfun.IspentthelasttwoweeksbeforeEasteronadietofporridgeandbecameself-loathing-ᡃ/឴ḄandIalsoblamedAsda12(34forallthetwo-for-onedealsIcouldn'tresist.NowTmworkingfull-timetorepaymydebts.Pmalsosettingupaseparatebankaccountformystudentloantogointotocoverrentandbills.SoPllbeabletokeepaneyeonmyspending.WithalotofhardworkandsavingovertheholidaysI'mhopingthatrilbeinbetterfinancialshapefornextyear.Aftermyexperienceinhalls—beingkeptawakeuntil4a.m.andworksurfacespermanentlycoveredinmind—I'mlookingforwardtomovingintoahousewithfriends.Thepartyingandsociallifeinhallsarefantastic,butsometimesyou'reputwithpeopleyoudon'tgetonwith,andit'shardtocopewiththat.Ithelpedmetostaystrong,butIwishIhadstooduptothemratherthanfeltbullied.Ihadareallybadtimeinmyfirstyear,whichiswhyI'mgoingtomakethemostofuniversitynextyear.I'mgoingtobalanceworkwithasociallife,hitFreshers9weekhardandjoinsomesocieties.Withuniversityhandingmesomanyopportunitiesonaplate,IwanttotakeupasmanyasIcanandenjoymyself.1ஹTheauthorcoulddosomuchshoppingasafreshmanbecause,A.shewaspermittedtooverdraftfromthebankB.herparentssenthermoneythroughthebankC.shewantedtomaxoutheraccountD.shecouldworkfull-time2ஹWhatcanweinferfromthesecondparagraphabouttheauthor?A.Sheenjoyedeatingporridgeforhermeals.BShehadtoworktopayforhereducationfee.C.Sheregrettedspendingsomuchmoneyonshopping.D.Shewantedtoborrowmoremoneyforshopping.3ஹFromthistextwecanseethattheauthor.

4A.gainedalotofmoneythroughworkingB.didn'tgetonwellwithherworkmatesC.feltbulliedbyherfriendsD.workedandsleptinabadcondition4ஹTheauthormadeuphermindtonextyear.A.makegooduseofheruniversitylifeB.findabetterjobC.takeupmoreplatesD.formsomeorganizations5ஹTheauthormainlyintroducesherinthepassage.A.opportunitiesatfirstyearofuniversityB.freshmanexperiencesatuniversityC.workingexperiencesatuniversityD.thoughtsonherdailySpending23.(8ᑖ)BigmessagingappsabroadWhileWeChatisChina'sbiggestmobilemessagingapp,therearemanyequivalentappsinothercountriesthatoffersimilarfeatures.WhatsApp(US)Users:morethan300millionPlatforms:Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryFeatures:Textchat,push-to-talk,filesharingjocationsharingWithmorethan300millionactiveusers,WhatsAppisoneofWeChat*sbiggestcompetitors.Developedbytwoex-Yahooemployeesin2009,WhatsApporiginallyfocusedontextchat,butonAug.6italsostartedpush-to-talkservice.Ifsnotedforitsaccessibility,easeofuseandtheabsenceofadverts.Theserviceisfreeforthefirstyear,afterwhich$0.99(6.06yuan)ischargedforaone-yearsubscription.KakaoTalk(SouthKorea)Users:morethan100millionPlatforms:Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryandBada(anoperatingsystemdevelopedbySamsung)Features:Textchat,groupchatpush-to-talkgroupcalls,filesharing99Withmorethan100millionusersinmorethan230countries,KakaoTalkisamulti-platformtextingapplicbtionthatallowsuserstosendandreceivemessagesforfree.WithKakaoTalk,userscanmessageeachotherone-on-oneoringroupchatswithunlimitednumbersoffriends.Youcanalsochoosefrommorethan

5250animatedemoticonsandsharethemwithfriends.Line(Japan)Users:morethan200millionPlatforms:Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryandPCFeatures:Textchat,groupchatpush-to-talkfilesharingjocationsharing,gaming,stickers99Linetopsthelistofthemostdownloadedfreeappsin52countries.Apartfromtextandvoicemessaging,Lineprovidesitsuserswithmorethan250originalstickersandemoticonstobuyfromitsownshop.Inthefirstquarterof2013alone,itmade$17millionjustfromstickers.ThepopularappalsoallowsfriendstobattleeachotherintheLINEGame.1ஹComparedwiththeothertwoapps,whichofthefollowingfeaturesmakesLinestandout?A.Groupmobilegames.B.Freeemoticons.C.Freedownloadoftheapp.D.Textandgroupchat.2ஹWhichofthestatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.UserscanalwayssendandreceivemessagesforfreewithWhatsApp.B.Userscansharefileswithanyofthethreeapps.C.KakaoTalkfreesusersfromunwantedadvertisjments.D.Lineranksfirstinthelistofthemostdownloadedappsin52countries.3ஹInwhichpartofthenewspapermaythisarticlebefound?A.Advertisement.B.EconomyandFinance.C.Entertainment.D.ScienceandTechnology.24.(8ᑖ)EverydayIseeadvertisementsinthenewspapersandonthebusesclaimingthatitiseasyandquicktolearnEnglish.ThereisevenareferencetoWilliamShakespeareorCharlesDickenstoencouragelearnersevenmore.WhenIseeadvertisementslikethis,Idon'tknowwhethertolaughorcry.Butmanypeoplemustbelievetheseridiculousclaims,orelsetheadvertisementswouldnotappear.OfcourseitisclearthatstudentswhogotoEnglandtolearnEnglishhaveagreatadvantageoverothers,buttoomanycannotaffordtodoso.Somegototheoppositeextremeandthinktheycanteachthemselvesathomewithdictionaries.ButitiswrongtoassumethateachwordinEnglishhasapreciseequivalentinanotherlanguage,letaloneproducesgoodpronunciationandintonation.Mostteachingisstillbasedonbehavioristpsychology.Behavioristsarefondofmakingstudentsrepeatphrasesandmakingsentences.Ifwewereparrotsorchimpanzees,thesemethodsmightbesuccessful.Alargenumberoftheoristsseemtothinkitisapitywearen't,becauseitwouldmakeiteasiertousetheirmethods.

6Inmypersonalopinion,noonecaneverlearntospeakEnglishoranyotherlanguageunlessheisinterestedinit.Humanbeings,unlikeparrotsandchimpanzees,donotlikemakingnoisesunlesstheyunderstandwhatthenoisesmeanandcanrelatethemtotheirownlives.Itisworthrememberingthatlanguageisameansofcommunication.Whattheylistentoandreadcannotbeaformula.Itmustbereal.Thereisanotherrelevantpointworthmentioninghere.Weneedotherpeopletotalktoandlistentowhenwecommunicate.Theycanworkwithusandpracticetheunfamiliarformswithusinrealsituations,talkingtoeachotheraboutreallifelanguage.1ஹManypeoplebelieveadvertisementsinthenewspapersandonthebusesprobablybecause.A.theyareencouragedbyWilliamShakespeareorCharlesDickensB.theyareeagertolearnandthenbelievethemC.thewaysadvertisedcanhelpthemtosavetimeandeffortsD.thewaysadvertisedproveeffectiveandhelpful2ஹWhatmaybehavioristsarguetowardsEnglishlearning?A.Humanbeingsmakemoreinterestingnoisesthanparrotsandchimpanzees.B.Humanbeingsshouldrelatetheirspeechtotheirownlives.C.Languageisaformulawithlotsofrepetitionsandpractices.D.Languageisameansofcommunication.3ஹWhatopiniondoestheauthorhold?A.Aquickmethodthatsuitsallthestudentsdoesexist.BEnglishcanbemasteredwithinaveryshortperiodoftime.C.EachwordinEnglishhasapreciseequivalentinanotherlanguage.D.NoonecanlearnEnglishwellwithoutbeinginterestedinit.4ஹWhatwaysoflearningissuggestedbytheauthor?A.Studyabroad.B.Learncommunicativelyandsituationaily.C.Followthebehaviorists'approach.D.Teachoneselfathomewithdictionaries.25.M10ᑖRHitsongsarebigbusiness,sothereisanincentiveforcomposerstogetthoseingredientsthatmightincreasetheirchancesofsuccess.Butsongsarecomplexmixturesoffeatures.Howtoanalysethemismademoredifficultbythefactthatwhatispopularchangesovertime.ButNataliaKomarova,amathematicianattheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine,thinksshehascrackedtheproblem.Hercomputeranalysissuggeststhatthesongscurrently

7preferredbyconsumersaredanceable,party-likenumbers.Unfortunately,thoseactuallywritingsongsprefersomethingelse.SheandhercolleaguescollectedinformationonmusicreleasedinBritainbetween1985and2015.Theylookedinmusic"metadataᐗᦪ8“thatareusedbymusicloversandareoftentappedintobyacademics.Metadataareinformationaboutthenatureofasongthatcangivelistenersanideaofwhatthatsongislikebeforetheyhearit.Dr.Komarovaandherteamwerepresentedwithmorethan500,000songstodetectnumerousmusicalfeatures.Theteamfedallofthisinformationintoacomputerandcomparedthefeaturesofsongsthathadmadeitintothecharts᣸;

8A.Afamoussingerwillmakeanymusiche/shesingspopular.B.Goodmusicdependsonwhetherthesingeriswidelyadvertised.C.Agoodfemalesingercanmakeanaveragesongpopular.D.Talentismoreimportantthanfametomakeasongpopular.=ᑖ>?@ABᵨᐳE⁚G⁚H⚪L5ᑖᑖ30ᑖ▅☢ᦻᦻJᔜ⚪ᡠḄAஹBஹCLD⌱⚗⌱MNOᐭQRᜐḄᨬ⌱⚗.26.30ᑖWhenitcomestoeatingsmartforyourheart,stopthinkingaboutshort-termsolutionsandsimplifyyourlifewithastraightforwardapproachthatwillserveyouwellforyearstocome.Smarteatinggoesbeyondanalyzingeverybiteoffoodyoulift1yourmouth."Inthepastweusedtobelievethat_2amountsofindividualnutrientswerethe3togoodhealth,“LindaVanHorn,professoroftheAmericanHeartAssociation'sNutritionCommittee."Butnowwehavea4understandingofhealthyeatingandthekindsoffoodnecessaryto5notonlyheartdiseasebutdisease6general,'*sheadds.Scientistsnow7onthebroaderpictureofthebalanceoffoodeaten8severaldaysoraweek9thanonthenumberofmilligramsofthisorthat10ateachmeal.Fruits,vegetablesandwholegrains,forexample,providenutrientsandplant-basedcompounds11togoodhealth.“Themorewelearn,themore12wearebythewealthofessentialsubstancesthey13VanHorncontinues,Handhowthey14witheachothertokeepushealthy.11You'llautomaticallybe15therightheart-healthytrackifvegetables,fruitsandwholegrainsmake16threequartersofthefoodonyourdinnerplate17Thefoodsyouchoosetoeataswellasthoseyouchooseto18clearlycontributetoyourwell-being.Withouta___19,eachofthesmalldecisionsyoumakeinthiscanmakeabig20onyourhealthintheyearstocome.1ஹA.betweenB.throughC.insideD.to2ஹA.seriousB.splendidC.specificD.separate3ஹA.keyB.pointC.leadD.center4ஹA.strictB.differentC.typicalD.natural5ஹA.rescueB.preventC.forbidD.offend6ஹA.inB.uponC.forD.by7ஹA.turnB.putC.focusD.carry8ஹA.overB.alongC.withD.beyond9ஹA.otherB.betterC.ratherD.sooner10ஹA.conveyedB.consumedC.enteredD.exhausted11ஹA.vitalB.initialC.validD.efficient

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12lives.Tasktimersarehappierandmorecreative,butlessproductive.Theytendtoenjoythemomentwhensomethinggoodishappening,andseizeopportunitiesthatcomeup.Theresearchersarguethattask-basedorganizingtendstobeundervaluedandunder-supportedinthebusinessculture.Smartcompanies,theybelieve,willtrytobakemoretask-basedplanningintotheirstrategies.Thismightbeasmallchangetothewayweviewworkandtheoffice,buttheresearchersarguethatitchallengesawidespreadcharacteristicoftheeconomy:workorganizedbyclocktime.Whilemostpeoplewillstillprobablyneed,andbe,tosomeextent,clock-timers,task-basedtimingshouldbeusedwhenperformingajobthatrequiresmorecreativity.lt*11makethosetaskseasier;andthetask-doerswillbehappier.4ஹWhatdoestheauthorthinkoftimedisplayedeverywhere?A.Itmakeseverybodyawareoftime.B.Itisaconvenienceforworkandlife.C.Itmayhaveanegativeeffectoncreativework.D.Itclearlyindicatesthefastpaceofmodernlife.5ஹWhatdidTamarAvnetandAnne-LaureSellierfindintheirexperimentsaboutclock-timers?A.Theyseizeopportunitiesastheycomeup.B.Theyalwaysgettheirworkdoneintime.C.Theyhavemorecontrolovertheirlives.D.Theytendtobemoreproductive.6ஹWhatdotheresearcherssayabouttoday'sbusinessculture?A.Itdoesnotsupportthestrategiesadoptedbysmartcompanies.B.Itdoesnotattachenoughimportancetotask-basedpractice.C.Itplacesmoreemphasisonworkefficiencythanonworkers9lives.D.Itaimstobringemployees*potentialandcreativityintofullplay.7ஹWhatdotheresearcherssuggest?A.Task-basedtimingispreferredfordoingcreativework.B.Itisimportanttokeepabalancebetweenworkandlife.C.Performingcreativejobstendstomakeworkershappier.D.Ascientiflcstandardshouldbeadoptedinjobevaluation.24ஹ1ஹB2ஹC3ஹD

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