夸克学习有夸克就有解查看试卷解析2021年云南省玉溪市高考英语一模试卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共4小题；每小题6分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。1.(6)Visiting During Coronavirus Take time to walk in Shakespeare's footsteps,without the usual crouds.Yourvisit to Shakespeare's Birthplace will help us to ensure that Shakespeare's heritage survives this difficult periodfor future visitors to enjoy.To keep our visitors and staff safe,we have introduced a timed ticket system.Alltickets must be booked in advance,even if you have a pre-eristing ticket.Groups larger than 6 are not allowed tobook,meet,or interact at our site unless they are part of the same household.See below for more details and readabout the extra safety measures we've put in place.Pease note that Anne Hathaway's Cottage,Shakespeare's NewPlace,Mary Arden's Farm and Hall's Croft will remain closed until at least spring 2021.Pre-booking is essentialOnline booking is essential to secure your time slot.We'll be unable to grant you entry without a pre-booked.tinted entry ticket.Tickets will be released every Friday,with availability up to 2 weeks in advance.Before yourvisit Please bear the following things in mind,and check our website and social media for updates beforetravelling.If showing COVID-19 symptoms please stay at home.Wear a face covering in indoor spaces(unless ezempt).We may conduct temperature checks.Bag searches are in operation.We do not offercloakroom/baggage store facilities.Be ready for cashless payments.NHS Covid-19 Test and Trace app Visitorsare encouraged to download the NIIS Covid-19 Test and Trace app prior to arrival at Shakespeare's Birthplaceand "check-in"by scanning the QR code available at the ticket desk and entrance to the shop.Which ofthe following can you visit before spring 2021?A.Shakespeare's Birthplace.B.Anne Hathaway's Cottage.C.Mary Arden's fame.D.Hall's Croft.Which kind of ticket can ensure your entry during Coronavirus?A.A ticket released on Friday.B.An online booked annual ticket.C.A pre-bought season ticket.D.A pre-booked,timed entry ticket.What is required before visiting?A.You must stay at home for 14days.B.Your bag will be searched.C.You should take enough cash with you.D.You must have your face covered.2.()It is not easy to ercite New Yorkers.This is one reason why actors and other famous people move to thecity.They can live quieter lives and escape the paparazzi()photographers who would follow then inHollywood.But New York has a new media star.And this star is not living so quietly.The star is a colorfulMandarin duck.The bird first appeared this month in a small body of water in Manhattan's Central Park.Largecrowds have gathered to see the duck.Reporters have been following its every move.The media attention on theduck has earned the name "quackarazzi"-a word combination of paparazzi and the sound a duck makes!The duckhas chosen to live in a costly pan of New York-just off Fifth Avenue,near the historic Plaza Hotel.There,hundreds of people turn up every day,hoping to see the bird show off its extremely colorful feathers.Manypeople like the duck because its colors are like "sunsets,"says New Yorker Joe Amato.He comes to the park nearlyevery day with his camera equipment.Bird erpert Paul Sweet heads a large collection of bird species at the NewYork-based American Museum of Natural History.He says there is nothing special about a Mandarin duck in第1页/共17页夸克学习有夸克就有解Central Park.Central Park Zoo has its own Mandarin duck,he says.These ducks are often imported to the UnitedStates from Asia for use on private property.Sometimes they escape,he said.Sweet said he believes this duck isan escapee.If it were wild he added,traditional bird watchers-often called birders-would be 'very excited."And theyare not."A lot of non-birders tend to see colorful birds as more beautiful,"Sweet said."But to me,it's no morebeautiful than,say,a sparrow."In this case,though.common New Yorkers get to decide what is beautiful.And theyhave clearly chosen this Mandarin duck.[What does paragraph 1 want to tell us?A.Nothing canexcite New Yorkers.B.New Yorkers are hard to be attracted.C.There are no actors or stars in New York.D.Paparazzi photographers are popular in New York.Who can be called "quackarazzi"according to theA.All New Yorkers.B.Paparazzi photographers.C.Reporters following the duck.D.The bird experts.【小题】What can we learn from Paul Sweet's saying?_A.This Mandarin duck is very special..B.Thebirdwatchers are very excited.C.The Mandarin duck got away from somewhere in U.S.D.Paul Sweet believes theMandarin duck is more beautiful than a sparrow.What is the attitude of the New Yorkers to the duck?3.(Do you like shopping?For shopaholics in the UK,the place to head to used to be the "high street".This location refers to the streets in the centre of a town where businesses and popular branches of retail()chains could be found.It was the place where you could find familiar fashion brands and essential everydayitems.But change in our shopping habits has taken its toll on the British high street.News about shops losingmoney and shutting is now common.Some city-centre department stores have closed and even long-establishedretailers such as Marks and Spencer have reported profit slumps.As the BBC's Emma Simpson writes,thingshave become a lot harder for traditional retailers in recent years.They have faced rising costs fromwages business rates and the requirement to introduce Europe's new data law.But the biggest threat has comefrom online shopping.She says,"Consumers now spend one in every five pounds online-and if businesses are seeing20 percent fewer sales on the shop floor,then profit margins will be squeezed."While some of us like to windowshop-browsing for things to buy,only to purchase them online at a discount-the fact is that,overall,shoppers aremaking fewer visits to high streets.Eventually,town centres could become like ghost towns.If people aren't outand about shopping,they won't use other services,like cafes,restaurants and cinemas.It also results in job losses.The British Retail Consortium has already warned that 900,000 UK retail jobs could be lost by 2025.The highstreet has also suffered from the coming of big shopping malls,which offer a retail experience under one roof,with free parking,away from the bad weather!Meanwhile,back on the high street,some shops still erist.Analystshave said it's those that have moved away from traditional retailing that are surviving.These include beautysalons,nail bars and independent coffee shops-but are these kinds of shops enough to keep the British high streetopen for business'?【小题】What is the"high street'？A.The street in the high places in the UK.B.Thestreet without big shopping malls.C.The street where you can buy fast food.D.The main street of a town withmany businesses.[I What do the underlined words taken its toll"in paragraph 2 mean?A.Had abad effect.B.Taken its advantage.C.Done something good.D.Changed its form.[What is the main causeof the decline of the traditional retail?A.Rising costs from wages.B.Online shopping.C.Business rates.D.Europe's new data law.【小题】Which kind of businesses can survive on the high street?A.Popular第2页1共17页夸克学习有夸克就有解4.(8)Humans may have been enjoying cacao.the substance used to make chocolate,for much longer thanerperts had thought.Researchers at the University of British Columbia in Canada have found that humans grewcacao trees and consumed cacao starting around 5,300 years ago.The researchers found evidence of cacad's use at an ancient village in the highlands of southeastern Ecuador.They examined the remains of very old objects at the Santa Ana-La Florida archeological site.The village waspart of the Mayo-Chinchipe culture of the Andes.Time has had little effect on the village and ceremonial center.The researchers were able to find a lot of evidence of the use of cacao.Scientists had already mostly agreed thatcacao was first domesticated()in South America instead of Central America,as they once believed.But thenew discovery shows cacao was domesticated about 1,500 years earlier than was known before.The University of British Columbia researchers found extremely small pieces from the cacao tree in the remainsof containers and other objects,as well as genetic material from the tree.They also identified a substance foundin the cacao tree but not in its wild relatives.This suggests that humans grew the tree for food purposes.Today,the seeds are cooked and turned into many chocolate products.But thousands of years ago,cacao was usedto make drinks.Archeological evidence suggests cacao domestication moved into Central America and Merico about 4.000 yearsago.It is not clear how cacao's use spread between South and Central America,But by the time Spanish explorersarrived in Central America in the late 1400s,people were using it to make hot and cold chocolate drinks withspices.By the 1580s,Spain began importing cacao and spreading it to other European countries.By the 1800s,technology developed in the Netherlands made it possible to turn cacao into a solid chocolate product.[11 What did the researchers do to find evidence of the cacao's use in ancient times?A.They travelled in Ecuador's village.B.They researched the history of chocolate.C.They studied the remains of very old objects.【2】How did the people in South America get the cacao5,000 years ago？A.By growing the cacao tree by themselves.B.By collecting it in the wild.C.By buying it from central America.D.By getting it from chocolate.【3】According to the tert,hen did the solid chocolate first appear？B.4,000 years ago.C.In the 1400s.D.In the 1800s.[41 Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A.The History of Cacao Tree GrowingB.Human's Preference for CacaoC.Chocolate's Story Older Than Once Thought第3页/共17页