2021年江蘇省蘇州中學(xué)高考英語(yǔ)模擬試卷（四）

第一部分 閱讀理解 （共兩節(jié)， 滿分37.5分）第一節(jié) （共4小題；每小題2.5分， 滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文， 從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中， 選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

• 1．Who says college isn't worth it？Graduates of each of these 4 small colleges can look forward to cashing in when they hit the job market.
     Amherst College：Amherst，Massachusetts
     Average earnings： ＄82，000
     Harvard may be the more selective and well-known university in the state，but it's Amherst College's graduates who are pulling in the salary.It's known as one of the "Little Ivies".Despite Amherst's tiny size （2，000 undergraduates in total），its alumni （校友） network is well-connected and involved with the student body，which helps explain why graduates get top job opportunities.
     Lafayette College：Easton，Pennsylvania
     Average earnings： ＄81，000
     Another Little Ivy，Lafayette College graduates about the same number of students as Amherst each year.Those graduates make nearly as much as Amherst graduates based on Zippia's research.It's entirely possible that Lafayette's success in getting its graduates good jobs is that it's one of the few liberal arts （文科） colleges of its size that also offer its students engineering degrees.
     Helene Fuld College of Nursing：New York，NY
     Average earnings： ＄79，300
     Nurses are in very high demand，according to Indeed，and that demand is expected to remain strong.This contributes to the high pay offered to this nursing school's graduates.So does its location in New York City，where salaries （and the cost of living） are higher.
     Bates College：Lewiston，Maine
     Average earnings： ＄75，700
     Another small liberal arts college - and Little Ivy - Bates offers，among other things，a small teacher-to-student rate.It is also noted that Bates has one of the most beautiful campuses around，helping draw a highly driven student body.
  
  （1）What makes graduates from Amherst College get good jobs？

  
  A．School location.
  B．Help from schoolmates.
  C．Tiny size of the college.
  D．School recommendation.
  （2）Why can college graduates from Helene Fuld College of Nursing get high pay？

  
  A．They have to pay high tuition fees.
  B．They need high living costs.
  C．Nurses are greatly respected.
  D．Nurses are in great need.
  （3）What do Lafayette College and Bates College have in common？

  
  A．Similar earnings.
  B．Beautiful campuses.
  C．The same type of college.
  D．The same number of students.
  組卷：5引用：1難度：0.7

  解析

• 2．Next week，Pushpa Nagaraj will appear for her 720th exam.But she won't be taking the exam for herself.Since 2007，she has helped hundreds of visually challenged students take exams by acting as their scribe （抄寫(xiě)員），reading them the questions and then writing down the answers they give.
     When Ms.Nagaraj was growing up in Bangalore，the IT capital of India，her father lost his job after a back injury.The family suddenly found itself struggling.She thought she'd have to drop out of school.Luckily，her mother managed to raise enough money to educate her through high school.Today，she's a project coordinator for an IT firm.
     One day，as she was helping a few visually damaged children cross the road，it struck her how difficult even everyday tasks could be for them，let alone finishing their education.Ms.Nagaraj wanted to help those children.
     In India，most children with sight challenges do not have access to specialized schooling.Even for those who attend mainstream classes，timed exams - key for Indian educational institutions，where scores are especially important - present additional difficulties. "Many of them balk at the thought of writing exams and drop out，" says Ms.Sundararaman，a local education expert. "And so，their education comes to a sudden stop，midway." Having a scribe can be the difference between passing and failing.
     Over the past 12 years，word about Ms.Nagaraj's work has spread - so much that she now gets requests from people from all over India.She has also set up a network of volunteers that posts requests through a WhatsApp group.
     Ms.Nagaraj is keenly aware of ongoing challenges，chief of which is that，every once in a while，she has to refuse requests from students to give them the answers during exams.Another challenge is to expand the circle of scribes.Despite these，she is very grateful for having the opportunity to help others. "I have no complaints.Actually，I feel very blessed，" she says.
  
  （1）What do we know about Ms.Nagaraj from paragraph 2？

  
  A．She suffered from a back injury.
  B．She struggled to finish her high school.
  C．She raised enough money from an IT firm.
  D．She had to work to help support her family.
  （2）What does the underlined word "balk" in Paragraph 4 probably mean？

  
  A．Become hesitant.
  B．Feel unsatisfied.
  C．Are hopeful.
  D．Are surprised.
  （3）What challenge does Ms.Nagaraj have to overcome？

  
  A．The limited number of scribes.
  B．The large quantity of exams to take.
  C．The request to copy answers in the exam.
  D．The building of a network of volunteers.
  （4）What's the text mainly about？

  
  A．An Indian woman breaking the record in taking exams.
  B．The importance of setting up an organization for scribes.
  C．The problems of students dropping out of school in India.
  D．An Indian woman helping disabled children by being a scribe.
  組卷：5引用：1難度：0.7

  解析

• 3．Stories are a powerful way to communicate.We all learn through stories.I've raised a three-step formula anyone can use to create powerful stories that will help you make your point.First，identify your truth.Second，think of the decisive experiences that have led you to this "truth".Third，shape those experiences into a story that you can tell at the drop of a hat.Here's an example of how I have used this formula.
     Years ago，I had an assignment to conduct a team-building session.The client was my friend.I arrived at his office 5：00 p.m.the day before our session.He asked me if I had an agenda for tomorrow's meeting.I told him that，first we'll do A，then B，followed by C.We'll finish up with D.Still he asked if I had an agenda.
     At first，I thought he hadn't been listening to what I just said，so I repeated myself，"First we'll do A，then B，followed by C.We'll finish up with D." He said，"Yes，I know.That's what you just said.Do you have an agenda？"
     At that point，it dawned on me that he was looking for a printed agenda.I said，"No，but we really don't need one.I've done many meetings like this.It will go fine." He said，"I'm not comfortable winging it." So we created an agenda using Powerpoint.The next day，the meeting went off smoothly.We followed the agenda I had in my head and he had on the PowerPoint slide.Everyone agreed it was one of the best meetings of this type they had ever attended.
     It became clear to me that if I want to influence not just this client，but anyone，I need to adapt my communication style to theirs.From that day on，I modify my communication style to meet the needs of the other person.
  
  （1）What does Paragraph 1 mainly talk about？

  
  A．How to form powerful stories
  B．Stories come from experiences.
  C．How to communicate with powerful stories.
  D．Stories play an important part in communication.
  （2）How does the author develop this passage？

  
  A．By listing figures.
  B．By giving examples.
  C．By making remarks.
  D．By presenting research findings.
  （3）Why did the meeting go so well？

  
  A．The author winged it.
  B．The author's friend used Powerpoint.
  C．The author and his friend created an agenda separately.
  D．The author and his friend made an agenda using Powerpoint.
  （4）What does the underlined word "modify" mean？

  
  A．Adopt
  B．Follow
  C．Change
  D．Create
  組卷：4引用：1難度：0.7

  解析

第三部分 寫(xiě)作 （共兩節(jié)， 滿分15分）第一節(jié) （滿分15分）

• 8．假設(shè)你是紅星中學(xué)高三學(xué)生李華．你的英國(guó)好友Jim打算暑假期間來(lái)北京、天津和上海旅游，發(fā)來(lái)郵件詢問(wèn)相關(guān)信息．請(qǐng)你給他回復(fù)郵件，內(nèi)容包括：
  1．交通出行；
  2．必備衣物．
  注意：1．詞數(shù)不少于50；
  2．開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)．
  Dear Jim，
  Yours，
  Li Hua
  組卷：167引用：9難度：0.7

  解析

第二節(jié) （滿分25分）

• 9．閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫(xiě)兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。續(xù)寫(xiě)的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右。
      "Once there was a ship travelling on the tough sea and on the ship there was a pair of couple. All of a sudden， the ship met with an accident and the couple had no choice but to run to the life boat without delay. After reaching there， they realized that there was space only for one person. At that very moment， the husband pushed his wife behind him and jumped onto the lifeboat himself， leaving his wife standing on the sinking ship， shouting something desperately to her husband eyes filled with tears."
      The teacher stopped her story-telling and asked her students， "Guys， guess what it was that she shouted."
      Most students answered. "I hate you!"
      After listening to all this reply， the teacher glanced through the whole class again and noticed that there was a boy sitting silently throughout. Then she asked him the same question.
      The boy answered， "I believe she would have shouted-Take care of our child."
      Listening to his remarks， the teacher was surprised and asked the boy doubtfully. "Have you heard of this story before？"
      Shaking his head， the boy said softly and sadly， "No， I haven't. But that's what my mother said to my father before she died of a deadly disease."
      Moved and feeling sad， the teacher replied. "Your answer is absolutely right!"
      Then she continued， "Let's take up the story. The ship sank eventually and the husband went home and brought up their daughter alone. Many years later after the death of the man， their daughter was tidying up all his belongings when she found his diary. In his diary she found that when her parents were on the ship， her mother had already been diagnosed （診斷） with advanced illness and at the critical moment， the father rushed to the only chance of survival."
  注意：
  1. 續(xù)寫(xiě)詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；
  2. 請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。
      In his diary， the man mentioned he wished to sink to the ocean with his wife but for their daughter he had to live._________
      The story was finished and the class was silent._________
  組卷：5引用：1難度：0.5

  解析