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1、20202021学年度第二学期广东省普通高中高二年级教学质量联合测评英语试卷本试题卷共8页。全卷满分120分，考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、考号等填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3.非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4.考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。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
2、分37.5分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AWhile known for its Pacific Ocean beaches and fashionable coastal towns, the Golden State is also home to many new and clean lakes where visitors can soak up the sun and cool off.Shasta LakeShasta Lake is the largest reservoir in California at 30, 000 acres wi
3、de. The lake is in Northern California and is a three-and-a-half-hour drive from Los Angeles. With 370 miles of shoreline, its no surprise that renting a houseboat is a popular activity. Depending on their location, visitors can enjoy the view of Mt. Shasta, which has snow on its peak year-round.Big
4、 Bear LakeBig Bear Lake is another great option for those wanting to take a day trip from Los Angeles. It takes only two hours to drive there from downtown Los Angeles. Animal lovers can stop by the Big Bear Alpine Zoo to get an up-close look at the lake s namesake(同名的物). The lake also has many hiki
5、ng and biking trails along with plenty of fishing spots.Lake HavasuLake Havasu is divided along the border of California and Arizona and is an oasis(绿洲)in the desert. Its a five-hour drive from Los Angeles and a two-and-a-half-hour drive from Las Vegas. Visitors can fish or go boating on the lake th
6、at was formed from the Colorado River.Mono LakeMono Lake is located in the Sierra Nevada mountains and spans more than 70 miles. Its a fivehour drive from either Los Angeles or San Francisco. Visitors into fishing should head to a different lake because this body of water does not have any fish. Its
7、 a salty lake, which means that its filled with saltwater and is two to three times saltier than the ocean.1. What can we know about Shasta Lake?A. Its the biggest in America. B. Its located in Southern California.C. Visitors can watch snow there. D. Visitors can see bears there.2. Which is the clos
8、est to Los Angeles?A. Shasta Lake. B. Big Bear Lake. C. Lake Havasu. D. Mono Lake.3. Who is most probably uninterested in Mono Lake?A. An animal lover. B. A food lover. C. A sports lover. D. A fishing lover.BGitanjali Rao, a teenager who invented a mobile device to test for lead(铅)in drinking water,
9、 is Times Kid of the Year for 2020. The magazine announced the award Thursday, indicating Raos ability to apply scientific ideas to real-world problems and her desire to motivate other kids to take up their own causes.Its just the latest recognition for Rao, 15, who was named last year to the Forbes
10、 30 Under 30 list. She won praise in 2017 after she responded to the Flint, Mich. water crisis by creating a device named Tehys, using carbon nanotuhe(碳纳米管)sensors to detect lead in water. She was named Americas Top Young Scientist when she was in the seventh grade. She went on to collaborate with s
11、cientists in the water industry to try to get the device on the market.More recently, Rao has developed a phone and Web tool named Kindly, which uses artificial intelligence technology to detect possible early signs of cyberbullying(网络欺凌).Rao was chosen in part because of the way she has followed up
12、 her technical work with efforts to get other young people to work on solving the problems they see. Idont look like your typical scientist. Everything I see on TV is that its an older, usually white man as a scientist, she told Time. My goal has really shifted not only from creating my own devices
13、to solve the worlds problems, but inspiring others to do the same as well. Because, from personal experience, its not easy when you dont see anyone else like you. So I really want to put out that message: If I can do it, you can do it, and anyone can do it.4. What made Rao win Times Kid of the Year?
14、A. Her invention and inspiration to others. B. Her ability to ensure kids drinking water.C. Her motivation to solve practical problems. D. Her way of influencing other young people.5. What did Rao do when she was 12?A. She developed a tool called Kindly. B. She created a device called Tehys.C. She w
15、on Americas Top Young Scientist. D. She became one of the Forbes 30 Under 30.6. Which can probably replace the word collaborate in Paragraph 2?A. Compete. B. Exchange. C. Cooperate. D. Bargain.7. What can we know about Rao?A. She wants to be a typical scientist. B. She once suffered cyberbullying.C.
16、 She lived a hard life when young. D. She encourages more to do like her.CAnimals that have never been domesticated (驯养的), such as kangaroos, can intentionally communicate with humans, challenging the belief that this behaviour is usually restricted to domesticated animals like dogs, horses or goats, a s
