2021届普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语模拟试题（山东卷）
英 语
注意事项：
1. 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。
2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置。 3. 全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。
第I卷
第一部分 听力（略）
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
How will you celebrate New Year's Eve？ By having a party with your classmates？ Going to the karaoke for a singing competition？ Many people around the world celebrate the day. Let's have a look at what people in other countries do.
In the United States, thousands of people jam into Times Square in New York to welcome in the new year at midnight. The change from New Year's Eve and New Year's Day is very exciting. People count down（倒计时） the seconds to welcome the new day as the New Year ball slowly gets down and lights up the area.
In Spain, when the clock strikes midnight, everyone eats 12 grapes. They eat one grape for each toll（钟声） to bring good luck for the next 12 months of the new year.
In Scotland, fireworks are set off in front of the Edinburgh Castle. Immediately after midnight, people sing Auld Lang Syne. The words are in Scottish and mean “days gone by”. The famous Scottish poet Robert Burns wrote the song.
In Brazil, most people wear white clothes on New Year's Eve to bring good luck for the new year, If they live near a beach, after midnight, people go there, light candles in the sand, throw flowers in the sea and make a wish. They say that the goddess who protects the sea will make their wishes come true.
Did you know？
The date January 1 was picked by the Roman leader Julius Caesar（凯撒大帝） as the change of the year when he established his own calendar in 46 BC. The month of January was named after the Roman god, Janus. He is pictured with two heads. One head looks forward and the other back. They represent a break between the old and new. 21．What's the best title of the passage？
A．The history of New Year
B．New Year joy all around the world
D．12 grapes, 12 months
C．Where to celebrate the New Year's Eve 22. In Scotland, you will probably see __________.
A．the famous poet Robert Burns sings the Auld Lang Syne B．most people wear white clothes C．people go for a singing competition
D．fireworks set off in front of the Edinburgh Castle 23．We can learn from the last paragraph that __________.
A．Janus established the calendar
B．Julius Caesar made the month of January the start of a year C．the calendar before 46BC was the same as the one today D．Julius Caesar was the Roman god
24．What does the underlined word “jam” in the second paragraph mean？
A．Come in a large number. C．Rush from time to time.
B．Walk up and down. D．Come now and then.
B
An Australian company, Smart Car Technologies, has developed a system that lets drivers know when they're speeding. When the technology becomes commercially available, it could help
lead-footed drivers avoid tickets and also save lives. The company that developed the product hopes to convince Australian government agencies to put the technology into use in their automobile fleets.
The product, called Speed Alert, links real-time location data and speed obtained with the help of GPS to a database of posted speed limits stored in a driver's PDA or programmable mobile phone. The setup of the product does not need to be hooked up to a car's speedometer（速度表）. In fact, it is entirely portable. It will also work with newer phones and PDAs that have built-in GPS receivers. If a driver exceeds the speed limit, the speed is shown and an alert sounds.
Michael Paine, an Australian vehicle design engineer and traffic safety consultant, was hired to analyze the product. He told Live Science that his colleagues in the road safety field are “very enthusiastic” about what they're now calling “intelligent speed alert”. Other research, according to Paine, shows that 40 percent of all traffic deaths involve speeding. There is also a potentially controversial future use：“Since the system is so portable, it would be easy to make it a requirement for teenage drivers to always use a speed alert device when driving，” Paine said.“The system even has the capability to record speeding violations, so parents can monitor their teenage drivers.” The product will soon go on sale in Sydney. 25．What's the purpose of the new product？
A．To inform us of the new car system. improvement in cars.
C．To limit certain drivers to safe driving. system.
26．The second paragraph mainly talks about __________.
A．the project of the built-in product B．why the system becomes popular C．the functions of GPS in cars
D．how the product is programmed
D．To popularize the built-in car B．To introduce some
27．What can be the best title of the passage？
A．Speed Alert and Its Future Use
B．Progress in Car-making Science
C．Warning for Adventurous Drivers D．New In-Car Device Against Speeding
C
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