2020届茂名市市十五中南校区高三英语第二次联考试题及答案解析

2020届茂名市市十五中南校区高三英语第二次联考试题及答案解析第一部分阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项
A
Four remarkable inventions
For more than half a century, the Consumer Electronics Show(CES) has been the place for companies and inventors to display their newest and coolest gadgets.
Here are our picks for some of the most interesting and creative inventions.
The Sweet Little Rolling Robot
Samsung has released Ballie, a tennis-sized robot that can follow you around the house, answer your questions, and entertain your pets. Since it's equipped with a camera, it can keep an eye on your home while you're away. It's like a smart assistant that goes wherever you do, rolling into your bedroom to ring your wake-up alarm, rolling to the kitchen to turn on the toaster and giving you the weather report as you brush your teeth.
The Insoles to Pick Up Your Pact
Any runner knows the right shoes are key to your speed. But Nurvv insoles promise more than mere cushioning. The insoles transmit data to a coaching app, which offers information on your technique and performance. It measures your foot strike and assesses your injury risk. The app then generates personalized workouts to set targets and help you beat your best speeds. Half marathon, here you come!
The No-Studio-Needed Yoga Class
Can't keep up your commitment to a yoga studio membership? The Yoganotch personal yoga assistant lets you drop into a virtual class any time you want. Follow along with a set series while 3-D sensors tell you whether you need to straighten your legs a bit more. The idea it that it improves your form while reducing the risk of injury.
The Dau-Enhanced Grill
While working by sight, smell and feel, a chef may appreciate Weber's new Smart Grilling Hub. It can monitor your pork and turkey while an app gives advice about cooking technique and safe temperatures.
1. What can the Sweet Little Rolling Robot do?
A. Feed your pets.
B. Hay tennis with you.
C. Take you wherever you want.
D. Assist you to do your housework.
2. Which of the following is suitable for a runner?
A. Ballie.
B. Nurvv.
C. Yoganotch.
D. Smart Grilling Hub.
3. What do we know about the Weber’s invention?
A. It uses virtual reality.
B. It is convenient for cooking.
C. It makes meals for you automatically.
D. It helps you do well in your yoga exercises.
B
A study has found that a lifetime of regular exercise and activity can slow down the aging process (衰老过程). Researchers say that getting older should not necessarily mean becoming more weak or sick. Their research shows that a devotion to a life of movement and exercise may help us live not only longer, but also healthier.
For their study, the researchers looked at two groups. The first group was made up of 125 non-professional cyclists between the ages of 55 to 79. This group included 84 healthy men and 41 healthy women. We will call this group the “cyclists”.
Researchers then found 130 people to make up a second group. Within this group, 75 people were aged from 57 to 80. The other 55 were between the ages of 20 and 36. The people in this group were also healthy, but they did not exercise regularly. We will call this group the “non-exercisers”. Smokers, heavy drinkers of alcohol and people with other health issues were not included in the study.
Then, researchers gave both groups a series of tests. They tested their muscle mass (肌肉质量), muscular strength, percentage of body fat and the strength of their immune (免疫的) systems. Then the researchers compared the results of the two groups.
Results showed that the cyclists did not experience body changes usually regarded as a normal aging process. For example, they did not lose muscle mass or muscular strength. Also, their body fat did not increase with age.
The researchers also found something they had not expected. The study showed that the immune systems of the cyclists did not age either.
The researchers advise us all to find an exercise that we like in our lives.
4. How did the researchers carry out the study?
A. By comparing.
B. By discussing.
C. By imagining.
D. By reasoning.
5. Which of the following is a result of the research?
A. The cyclists kept a thin body shape.
B. The non-exercisers gained weight easily.
C. The cyclists’ muscles remained strong with age.
D. The non-exercisers usually had health problems.
6. Which is an unexpected result for the researchers?
A. The cyclists had normal aging process.
B. The cyclists’ immune systems didn’t age.
C. The cyclists lost nearly all their fat.
D. Everyone needed an exercise in their lives.
7. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. Healthy People Need More Exercise
B. Take an Exercise, the Harder, the Better
C. Cycling Is the Best Way to Prevent Aging
D. A Lifetime of Exercise Slows Aging Process
C
The idea of growing food in a desert would make most people laugh but this is quickly becoming a reality. There are currently two desert farms in the world where quality vegetables are being planted cheaply and easily.
Sundrop Farms, based in South Australia, uses experimental greenhouses to grow tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. The biggest challenge of growing food in a desert, obviously, is the lack of available water. The researchers at Sundrop Farms have gotten aroundthis problemby using the sun to desalinate (淡化) sea water. It can also be used to control the temperature of the greenhouses.
Without depending on limited resources such as land and fresh water Sundrop Farms has made farming a practice. This can increase the world’s food supplies. Another benefit ofthis kind of farming is that it can be done anywhere, thus reducing the costs of transporting food to distant locations. Yet another benefit is that it reduces the need for pesticides (杀虫剂).
Another experimental desert farm is the Sahara Forest Project, which began in Qatar in December 2012. Greenhouses in the farm are cooled by saltwater. Solar power and other technologies are used together to help make vegetation (植被) grow in the desert environment. As deserts have expanded over recent years around the world due to global warming, this project could solve the problem.
The result form the Qatar project were better than expected and in June of 2014, Jordan agreed to host
another one. This will be much bigger than the Qatar project and the project members will have even more opportunities to test their experiments on a much larger scale. It is not clear yet that desert farming resents the future of farming but these projects have shown some success in the field.
8. What does “this problem” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Sea water is bard to purify.
B. The desert is short of water.
C. The temperature is high in the desert.
D. Desert farms aren’t fit to plant vegetables.
9. What is one of the characters of desert farming?
A. It needs more pesticides.
B. It saves delivery costs.
C. It has a location limit.
D. It solves food waste problems
10. What can we know about the Sabara Forest Project?
A. It lives up to expectations
B. It can help produce more food
C. It is started to prevent global warming
D. It uses technology to produce saltwater
11. What can be inferred about desert farming from the last paragraph?
A. It still has problems to solve.
B. It represents the future of farming.
C. Its early success has aroused interest in it.
D. Its aim is to create more job opportunities.
D
It’s 13:30 and 28-year-old Marten Pella 's smart phone starts pinging, a signal that it’s time for us to stop working around his living room table and instead start our workout routine together. A cartoon character wearing bright red shorts on video begins instructing us to do star-jumps and sit-ups around his apartment.
Pella, a research assistant at Stockholm University, is part of the Hoffice movement, which invites workers-freelancers（自由职业者）or full-time employees who can do their jobs remotely—to work at each other’s homes to increase productivity and enjoy an active social life.
Those attending Hoffice events advertised on Facebook are typically asked to work silently in 45-minute blocks, before taking short breaks together to exercise, or simply chatting over a coffee. In addition, each
participant shares daily objectives with the rest of the group upon arrival, and is invited to report back on whether or not they have achieved them at the end of the day.
“Often when I am alone, I can work focused for a couple of hours but then I’m easily distracted（分心）.The help of others makes me so much more disciplined.” says Pella, who attends Hoffice events as both a guest and a host. Lunches mean networking and connecting with new contacts. “People are coming from really different areas and have different professions so there can be really interesting discussions,” he says.
The Hoffice movement has grown quickly since it was founded in 2014 by Swedish psychologist Christofer Franzen, now 37. He had been giving lectures on the benefits of collective（集体的）intelligence, but realised he was spending most of his own time working alone at his kitchen table. “I wanted to test more structured home co-working with friends in similar situations,” he says.
Franzen says that holding events in houses and apartments creates a unique atmosphere, because there’s a sense of community and desire to contribute. He’s looking for ways to expand the social value of Hoffice, by matching up members with relevant skills to share and even encouraging jobseekers to join its gatherings.
12. Where is Pella when his smart phone starts pinging?
A. In his own home.
B. In his office.
C. In another person’s home.
D. At Stockholm University.
13. What do people attending Hoffice events do first when they meet?
A. Watch an exercise video.
B. Work silently for 45 minutes.
C. Tell each other their daily plans.
D. Report what they have achieved.
14. What does Franzen really mean by saying “friends in similar situations”?
A. They usually work alone.
B. They often give lectures.
C. They study collective intelligence.
D. They have to work at a kitchen table.
15. What is the best title for the text?
A. Sharing Comfortable Workplaces
B. A New Way to Make New Friends
C. Benefits of Collective Intelligence
D. Working from Others’ Homes
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项When should you worry about your teens? Many parents feel alarmed about how much their teen has
changed, practically overnight, from their sweet, innocent child to a moody, rough teenager.___16___That’s what they have to experience based on their stage in development.
It can be hard to tell what to worry about, but first, know what is normal. Adaptation, for example, can be challenging for everyone. Starting high school and graduating are natural points for stress.___17___What we expect is this anxiety will fade ly quickly, in a few weeks or so. Kids are learning to adapt and getting in their own experience for their future life. However, anxiety that lasts can be a red flag.
Anxiety doesn’t always look like what you’d expect.___18___It can also be physical like stomachaches, headaches or tense muscles. If this sounds like a teen you live with, there are ways to help get them back on track to success and managing anxiety well. You can talk to them, sending them a message that they don’t have to go through this alone and encourage self-care through sleep routines, showering, exercise or even eating.
___19___The constant surfing on the internet is hard on anxiety and affects sleep. Think about ways to get your child to turn off’ before bed like reading or a quiet hobby, focusing on helping them go to sleep and wake up at a consistent time.
Finally, know that treatment is very effective for practical anxiety management.___20___
A.In fact, this is typically normal.
B.It never hurts to consult a professional.
C.These changes may bring on some anxiety.
D.Try to find out how it affects a teen’s functioning.
E.You may feel painful watching your child struggle.
F.Managing devices and social media is another challenge.
G.It can be a lot of worrying and questioning about things which are safe.
第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
完形填空（每小题21.5分，共30分)
Many years ago I was on a bicycle trip through the beautiful countryside. Suddenly，dark clouds___21___overhead and rain began to fall，but several hundred yards___22___，the sun shone brilliantly. Riding，___23___，as rapidly as I could，I found it___24___to get into the clear.The clouds with their rain kept advancing faster than I could race forward.I continued this unequal competition for an exhausting half hour___25___realizing that I could not win my way to the bright area in front of me.
Then it___26___me that I was wasting my strength in unimportant hurry，while paying no attention to the
scenery for the sake of which I was making the trip. The storm could not last forever and the discomfort was not___27___. Indeed，there was much to look at which might___28___have escaped me. As I looked around with sharpened___29___，I discovered the rain mists(薄雾)which now____30____the wooded hills and the fresh clearness of the different greens were fascinating(迷人的). My____31____at the rain was gone and my eagerness to____32____it disappeared. It had provided mewith a new view and helped me realized that the____33____of beauty and satisfaction may be found close at hand.
I understand there is no sense in my____34____ever to flee from circumstances which cannot be avoided but which I might bravely____35____and turn to something good.I know that half the battle is____36____if I can face trouble with courage，____37____with high spirit, and triumph with humility. It has become ever____38____to me that danger is far from disaster，that temporary defeat may come as a sign of final____39____，and that，in the last analysis，all achievement is beyond your____40____unless you are willing to go through various challenges and difficulties in life.
22. A. piled up B. cleared up C. broke up D. picked up
23. A. behind B. ahead C. above D. beneath
24. A. therefore B. however C. besides D. meanwhile
25. A. unnecessary B. likely C. tough D. comfortable
26. A. before B. after C. while D. as
27. A. warned B. suspected C. hit D. noticed
28. A. unbearable B. acceptable C. valuable D. reliable
29. A. therefore B. consequently C. accordingly D. otherwise
30. A. confusion B. appreciation C. wisdom D. courage
31. A. crowned B. rolled C. swept D. floated
32. A. annoyance B. surprise C. excitement D. curiosity
33. A. enjoy B. embrace C. stop D. escape
34. A. secrets B. sources C. causes D. advantages
35. A. requesting B. waiting C. attempting D. expecting
36. A. meet B. avoid C. decline D. guarantee
37. A. won B. joined C. changed D. ignored
38. A. happiness B. joy C. disappointment D. anger
39. A. worse B. stranger C. clearer D. funnier
40. A. failure B. decision C. relief D. victory
41. A. control B. reach C. praise D. description
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式
Chengdu has dozens of new millionaires, Asia’s biggest building, and fancy new hotels.But for tourists like me, pandas are its top____41.____(attract).
So it was a great honour to be invited backstage at the not-for-profit Panda Base, where ticket money helps pay for research.I____42.____(allow) to get up close to these cute animals at the 600-acre centre.From tomorrow, I will be their UK ambassador.The title will be____43.____(official) given to me at a ceremony in London.But my connection with pandas goes back____44.____my days on a TV show in the mid-1980s,_____45._____I was the first Western TV reporter____46.____(permit) to film a special unit caring for pandas rescued from starvation in the wild.My ambassadorial duties will include____47.____(introduce) British visitors to the 120-plus pandas at Chengdu and others at a research centre in the misty mountains of Bifengxia.
On my recent visit, I held a lively three-month-old twin that had been rejected by____48.____(it) mother.The nursery team switches him every few____49.____(day) with his sister so that while one is being bottle-fed,____50.____other is with mum—she never suspects.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节短文改错（满分10分）
51.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。

每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Here is good news for you which a writing competition about “Chinese Dream” is organizing by the Students’ Union. Everyone is welcome to take an actively part in the competition. You are required to writing a story about “Chinese Dream” within 400 word. We had already invited four of our English teachers to be the judges. Of course, your hard work will pay off. The student who wins the one prize will be given a set of famous ancient Chinese works. In a addition, your story will be filmed into a video. As for the deadline, we are expected to hand your story before December 20.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假设你是李明,你遗失了美国好友Tom借给你的一本书,请根据以下提示给他写一封电子邮件表示道歉。

包括以下内容:
1.表示歉意;
2.说明原因;
3.提出补救措施
注意:
1.词数80词左右;
2.可适当加入细节,使内容充实、行文连贯;
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参考答案
1. D
2. B
3. B
4. A
5. C
6. B
7. D
8. B 9. B 10. A 11. C
12. A 13. C 14. A 15. D
16. A 17. C 18. G 19. F 20. B
21. A 22. B 23. B 24. C 25. A 26. C 27. A 28. D 29. B 30. A 31. A 32.
D 33. B 34. C 35. A 36. A 37. C 38. C 39. D 40. B
41. attraction
42. was allowed
43. officially
44. to 45. when
46. permitted
47. introducing
48. its 49. days
50. the
51.(1). which→that
(2). organizing→organized
(3). actively→active
(4). writing→write
(5). word→words
(6). had→have
(7). one→first
(8). 删除a
(9). we→you
(10). 在hand后加in 52.略。