湛江市2021届普通高考测试(一)(英语)

1湛江市2021届普通高考测试（一）英语注意事项：1．答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上：2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用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，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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。AGoodSchoolstoLeamEnglishAtlantaEnglishInstitute(AEI)Itisdesignedfornon-nativespeakingadultsfrombeginnerslevelstothoseseekingmas-tery.Eachprogramintheschoolisspeciallydesignedforourstudentsandbasedontheircur-rentEnglishlevelsandtheirgoals.Astudentmayregisteranytime,notmerelyatthebegin-ningofacourse.Butatthemiddleofthecourse,registrationtimedependsontheavailabilityofspaceintheclassrooms.AtlantaInternationalLanguageInstitute(AILI)Itprovidestheopportunitytolearnhowtoread,writeandspeakEnglishasasecondlanguageforthosewhohavelittleknowledgeoftheEnglishlanguage.Coursesincludetencontinuousweeklyclassesandtheclassesmeetonceaweekfortwohours.TheSubjectsofthislanguageprogramisbuiltforgroupsofthreeormorestudentswhocancompletethematerialintenweeks.TALKAtlantaEnglishSchool(TAES)LocatedintheheartofAtlanta'sMidtownCenterareaonPeachtreeStreet,itopenedin2011.Atlantaishometonumerousindustries,makingtheMidtownlocationperfectlysuitedforcorporateprograms.Withenoughcoveredstreetparkingspace,theschoolisdesignedinthepopularAtlantaloft（阁楼）styleandhas10largeclassrooms,alargeandwelcomingreceptionarea,devotedfull-timeteachersandstaffforteenagersandadults.LanguageInstituteofGeorgia(LIG)Itisawell-establishedschoolinAtlantathatoffersEnglishclassesusingGradedReaderMethod.Ourmaximumclasssizeiseightstudents.Classmeetsonceaweekfortwohoursforsixweeks.Pleasecheckourschedulesectionforstartdates.Refunds（退款）havetoberequestedwithinaweekofthestartdateoftheclass.21.HowmanyhoursdoesittakestudentstofinishthecoursesatAILI?A.Ten.B.Twelve.C.Twenty.D.Twenty-four.2.WhatshouldstudentswhoneedarefundpayattentiontoatLIG?A.Thedeadlineforarefunddemand.B.Thelocationofitsreceptionarea.C.Thelimitedcoursesthere.D.Therequestedlevelsofthestudents.3.Whatdothefourschoolshaveincommon?A.Theyhavethesameregistrationtime.B.TheyuseGradedReaderMethod.C.Theyarelocatedinthesamecity.D.Theyareintendedforadultlearners.BIdecidedat10thatIwasgoingtobeateacherbecauseIhadaburningdesireforsuperpowers.Asaboy,Icouldclearlyseesomeofmyteachershadextraordinarypowers.TherewasanEnglishteacherinfifthgradewhocouldmagicallytransportustodifferentworldseverydaybytellingusstoriesandreadingtousfrombookswewouldotherwiseneverpickup.Thiswasoursecretandfuntimebecausefifthgraderswereconsideredtoooldtohavestoriesreadouttothem.Itwasevenshockingthatmyteachercouldseetheinvisible.Iwasoneofthosewholackedinsight.Yetmyteacherwouldnoticemeandtheunspokenmessageinhereyessuggestedthatshecouldseemethrough.Shehadanothersuperpowerandevenafterfourdecades,Icouldstillvividlyrememberherlessonsaboutthegreatmastersofartandgreatgeographers,expandingourhorizons.Shedidthiseventhoughhermajorwasnotart,norgeography.Herlessonswentbeyondthetextbook.IknewIwantedtobeoneofthoseall-seeingoneswithsuperpowersthatmadechildrenfeelsafeandvalued.Iknowbeingateacherisn'ttheeasiestorthemostfinanciallyrewardingofjobs.Andthereareoccupationalrisks－yourkneescanbecomewornoutfromyearsofcarryingpilesofnotebooksupanddowntheschoolstaircase,yourvoicecangiveinfromtoomuchtalking.Butdespiteallthat,therearethosechoosingthiscause.Tothem,teachingisnotjustajob－itisascience,anartandacraft,anditdemandsemotionallabourandinvestment.Allmylife,forthreedecadesnow,I'vegonetoworkearlyeachdaywithaspringinmystep.Occasionally,Imeetmyformerstudents.Theirobviousloveformeandfondmemoriesofourtimetogetheraremyrewards.WhenImeetotherswhothirstforsuperpowers,likethebrandnewteacherstrugglingtoperfectherskillswithabravefaceon,ortheoneinaremote,ruralschooltravelling70kilometerseachdayjustforhispupils,Ifeelproudtobelongtothesamegroup.4.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthestoriesfromparagraph2?A.Theyweretoldinamagicway.B.Theywerewrittenbytheteacher.3C.Theycontainedsomestudents'funsecrets.D.Theyleftthestudentswithhappymemories.5.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheEnglishteacher?A.Ambitiousandgenerous.B.Hard-workingandcourageous.C.Caringanddemanding.D.Well-informedandobservant..6.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthorasateacher?A.Hethoughtteachingwasmorethanspreadingknowledge.B.Hesufferedalotinhiskneesandvoice.C.Hehadsomeideasofhowtobeateacheratayoungage.D.Hewasrewardedwithmuchmoneyforhisdevotionatschool.7.Whatcanbeconcludedaboutbeingateacherfromthetext?A.It'snottheeasiestbutrewarding.B.Teachersleadthedoor,progressintheindividual.C.Inscholarshipthereisnodifferenceofage.D.Learningwithoutateacherishardtogain.CTherearemanytherapies(疗法)fordepression,includingmedicaltreatment,psychotherapyandtalktherapy.Havingarangeoftreatmentchoicesisagoodideabecausenosingletreatmentworksequallywellforeachofmillionsofsufferers.Choosingthemostsuitabletreatmentisimportanttothem.Nowresearcherssayanewtherapyproventorelievedepressionshouldbeaddedtotheestablishedtreatments.It'scallednaturetherapy.Interactingwithnaturecanhavepositiveeffectsonthosewithdepression,saysEthanKross,PhD,anexpertwhohasstudiedt