下面是小编为大家整理的2021-2022学年广东省高二（下）调研英语试卷（6月份）（附答案详解）,供大家参考。
2021-2022 学年广东省高二（下）调研英语试卷（6 月份）
一、阅读理解（本大题共 15 小题，共 37.5 分）
A Dream job in the Antarctic includes counting penguins Always wanted to count penguins in Antarctica？Well now you can,with the Penguin Watch project,launched today by Oxford University.
Penguins-globally loved,but under threat.Research shows that in some regions,penguin populations are in decline；but why？Click "get started" to begin monitoring penguins,and help us answer this question.With over 100 sites to explore,we need your help now more than ever！
Workers have to count penguins and other wildlife for the British Antarctic Survey,and a report is due by the end of employment.Other duties include managing the gift shop and the post office on behalf of the British Antarctic Territory Government.The post office says it gets about 80，000 pieces of mail a season.
According to the application,the successful candidate "will need to be physically and medically able to do the job. "Living conditions are "basic but comfortable, "but there is limited power and no running water or Internet access,which means "very minimal communication" to the outside world.
It"s not just for fun,though；the project has some important implications.With their findings,the researchers hope to detail the effects of climate change by analyzing data on timing of breeding,survival rate of chicks,and rate of predation on chicks.
For those interested below 35 years old ，the application can be found here,with a deadline at 7：59 p.m.on August 25.International candidates can apply,but they must have the right to work in the United Kingdom and fluent in English,and those selected will have a week of training in Cambridge in October.
If you would like to support our work,we would be extremely grateful.Here are some ways you can get involved：
£50-Become a Penguin Pen Pal,and we will send you a postcard from our next field season in Antarctica.
£150-Sponsor a Penguinologist,and receive a little pack of Penguin Watch goodies. 1. What task is not included in the candidate"s work,according to the text？ ______
第 2 页，共 21 页 A. To count penguins in Antarctica. B. To analyze statistics about breeding in Antarctica. C. To write a work report. D. To run the gift shop and the post office in Antarctica. 2. Who will most likely get this job？ ______
A. Mary,aged 27，from the USA，likes to work on business trips and is skilled at analyzing data. B. John,aged 40，from the UK has worked in the post office and is experienced in communication. C. Joy,aged 30，from Japan has graduated from Oxford university and likes working in a quiet place. D. Rachael,aged 36，from Canada is experienced in breeding farm animals. 3. Where can you find this text？ ______
A. On the website. B. In the newspaper. C. In the book. D. In the magazine. B When Su Bingtian was first added to the track and field team of his junior high school,what he did most was not training or competing,but carrying bags for his senior teammates and watching them running.
Nobody,including Su himself,would believe the small boy could one day become the first Asian man to reach the 100 m final at the World Championships,running side-to-side with the fastest sprinters in the world.
Born in a rural area in China"s southeastern province of Guangdong,Su started training in athletics in 2003.After 12 years of fast progress,Su emerged from a bag-carrier to the fastest man in the world most populous country,breaking the national record after he clocked 9.99 seconds at the IAAF Diamond League Eugene leg on May 30.He is the first and only Chinese that have ever dipped under the 10-second barrier.He attributed such progress to a revolutionary technique change starting from last winter.
When Su first began to train in sprinting,he had been using his right foot to start off.But he always found his third step a little bit weak and unsteady which would affect his intermediate running and the whole rhythm.After consulting with his coach Yuan Guoqiang,China"s first nation- al record holder,Su has changed his way to start with his left foot going forward first.
"It was like a desperate gamble,a brand new start for me.I knew if it works I would find some room to improve,otherwise it could lead to the end of my career, "Su said.
"To be honest,I am not fully prepared for such pressure and intensive media coverage.I will learn to deal with it as soon as possible.But training and competing will always be my priority, " said a determined Su. "I hope my story can encourage those young people to believe that Chinese can also run fast.I do not think I am a hero.I am just a step-stone,like my coach Yuan,a step-stone to pave the way for more youngsters to push the speed limit for China. " 4. What does the second paragraph imply？ ______
A. Su Bingtian has a gift for sprinting. B. Su Bingtian achieved success through hard work. C. Su Bingtian seems not be talented in sprinting in his youth. D. Su Bingtian ran the fastest in the world. 5. What is likely the most important factor in Su"s success？ ______
A. His competitive spirit. B. His family support. C. His training strategy. D. His experience. 6. Which of the following best describes Su Bingtian？ ______
A. Determined and modest. B. Ambitious and honest. C. Competitive and desperate. D. Popular and tough. 7. Why does Su call himself as "step-stone"？ ______
A. He hopes to inspire other young sprinters. B. He is not ready to be a champion. C. He feels regretful for the speed. D. He enjoys training and competing. C In some parts of the world,COVID-19 is not the only plague that 2020 has brought.In parts of Asia and east Africa,swarms （成群）
of locusts have ruined fields.The UN figures the swarms in India and Pakistan are the largest for a quarter of a century,and that the numbers in Kenya are the highest for 70 years.One swarm in northern Kenya was estimated to be 25 miles long and 37 miles wide.
Locusts are usually inoffensive,solitary creatures that live alone and do not stay far from the place that they were born.But under the right circumstances-namely heavy rain,and plant harvests-they can become " ".When that happens,the insects gather in hungry swarms which
第 4 页，共 21 页 can fly more than 100km in a day.
In a paper published in Nature,Xiaojiao Guo,of the Institute of Zoology in Beijing,and a group of other researchers,shed light on the factor that drives that transformation.They think they have identified the specific pheromone （信息素）
that attracts the insects to each other,and thus causes them to swarm.
Dr Guo and her colleagues collected 35 chemicals collected from the bodies and faeces （排泄物）of the most widespread locust.When tested,gregarious locusts were strongly attracted to just one,a chemical called 4-vinylanisole （4 VA）.That attraction was strong for immature and mature locusts alike,and for both males and females.
Dr Guo"s results could be of more than academic interest.Humans have tried everything from insecticides to flame-throwers to deal with locust swarms.If a chemical could be developed that blocks the receptor （接收器），the insects might be made deaf to its call.If 4 VA turns out to be a language that all locusts understand,then it may help humans persuade them to abandon their gregarious ways,and return to a solitary life. 8. What does the underlined word "gregarious" in the second paragraph mean？ ______
A. Separate. B. Hungry. C. In danger. D. In groups. 9. Why does the author mention the swarms in India and Pakistan in the first paragraph？ ______
A. To make a comparison with COVID-19. B. To offer a new perspective to block the locusts. C. To show how serious the locusts plague is. D. To calculate the damages Asian countries have suffered. 10. What is the author"s attitude towards the chemical 4 VA？ ______
A. Doubtful. B. Positive. C. Respectful. D. Cautious. 11. Which of the following is the best title for the text？ ______
A. Why locusts swarm？ B. Locust plague in India and Africa. C. A great scientist in Biochemistry. D. How to deal with locusts swarms. D Sleeping with a dim light like a television or nightlight is enough to the raise blood sugar and heart rates of healthy people,according to a new study.Light helps our body maintain an
internal clock,but artificial light at night can interrupt the rest and repair that should happen during the sleep.New research suggests that even when our eyes are closed,a small amount of light can the way our bodies normally keep our blood sugar within a healthy range.
In the study published in Sciences on Monday,scientists asked 20 participants ages 19 to 36 to spend two nights in their lab.On the first night of sleep,the volunteers slept in a very dark room.For their second night of sleep,half of the group snoozed with a small light like the glow of television at night,or streetlights through a window-and half spent their second night in a dark room.
During the trial,all participants were connected to devices that measured different markers of their sleep quality.They were each connected via a special tube,allowing researchers to collect samples without waking the individual.Researchers also recorded participants" heart rates and brain waves.
When the volunteers awoke in the morning,the team tested their blood sugar and found that participants that slept in rooms with a dim light spent less time in deep sleep.In addition to having slightly worse blood sugar control,the group exposed to dim light had a higher heart rate on average. "By comparison,those that spend two nights in the dark room had little difference in their blood sugar control.They thought they slept well,but your brain knows that the lights are on, "says Zee, "you should clearly pay attention to the light in your bedroom.If you can"t give up your night light,keep it dim and at floor level. "
Earlier work has linked exposure to light during sleep to an increased risk of obesity in women.Zee recommends, "make sure that you start dimming your lights at least an hour or two before you go to bed to prepare your environment for sleep. " 12. What did the underlined word "disrupt" in paragraph 1 mean？ ______
A. Bother. B. Keep. C. Disagree. D. Follow. 13. How did the researchers draw a conclusion from the stud...
