2020-2021学年湖南省长沙县第一中学高三英语二模试卷及答案解析

2020-2021学年湖南省长沙县第一中学高三英语二模试卷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
Sahara Marathon 2021-Around the World
The Sahara Marathon is organized by the Saharawi Ministry of Youth and Sports and a group of volunteers from different countries. During the last twenty years, thousands of runners from all continents have traveled to the Algerian desert to live the experience provided by this race and to bond with refugee families. In this unique edition of 2021, the experience will be different. The race will be held in a virtual way and the donations collected through the event will go to the most needy families in the Saharawi Camps of Tindouf.
Rules of the 2021 Sahara Marathon
Participation
All those people over 16 years of age (16 included) may take part in this virtual competition, as long as they are correctly registered, both in time and in form. The registered runner must download the Official Sahara Marathon APP to take the race.
Distance and Travel
The distance options selectable in the APP are: 5k, 10k, 21k and 42k. As it is a virtual test, it is very important to make sure that the chosen route allows good mobile coverage for the correct functioning of the GPS. Registration
Registration has a cost of 15 euros, which includes participation in the race and a donation of 5 euros to refugee families. Participants can, if they choose, purchase the official pack of the test (T-shirt, scar, and bib) for the price of 25 euros.
Acceptance
Registration is personal and non-transferable and implies acceptance of these regulations. Runners who are not registered or run without the APP will not be admitted.
1. What can we learn about the 2021 Sahara Marathon?
A. It is a big family event.
B. It provides a virtual tour.
C. It raises money for charity.
D. It will be held in the desert.
2. How much should a runner pay if he wants to register for the race?
A. 15 euros.
B. 20 euros.
C. 25 euros.
D. 40 euros.
3. What are runners required to do in the race?
A. Choose safe routes.
B. Wear casual clothes.
C. Run with the official app.
D. Transfer registration in time.
B
Japan has announced emergency Covid measures in Tokyo and three other areas in order to control rising infections (传染病), just three months before the country is set to host the Olympics. The government said the state of emergency — set to last for about two weeks— would be “short and powerful”. Under the measures, bars will be required to close and big sporting events will be held without audience. The government has insisted that the Olympics will go ahead in July.
Prime minister Yoshihide Suga announced the measures on Friday, saying they would begin on Sunday and remain in place until 11 May. In addition to to Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo will be affected. It has marked the third state of emergency in japan since the pandemic began. “I sincerely apologize for causing trouble for many people again,” he said. “It is feared that infection in major cities will spread across the whole country if we take no measures.”
Under the rules, major facilities like department stores will close, as well as restaurants, bars, and KTV rooms serving alcohol. Restaurants that do not serve alcohol are being told to close early, and companies are being asked to make arrangements for people to work remotely. Schools will remain open. Besides, the emergency measurescoincide withthe country’s “Golden Week” holiday, which runs from late April to the first week of May and is the busiest travel period of the year. Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike urged residents to start taking precautions immediately. In an effort to discourage people from going out at night. She said neon signs (霓虹灯) would be turned off.
The coronavirus toll in Japan has been much lower than that in many other countries, with about 558,000 cases and fewer than 10,000 deaths, according to figures collected by Johns Hopkins University. But there are concerns over the latest rise in infections, with reports of hospital bed shortages in some areas.
Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto said at a news conference on Friday that organizers were not considering canceling the event. “I hope the coronavirus situation improves with the prevention measures the government, Tokyo, and other regional governments have put into place,” she said. “We, as Tokyo 2020, continue to wish for the swift return to normal and will continue to work closely to make sure a safe and secure Olympics can happen.”
4. According to the passage, what does Japanese government advise people to do?
A. To watch a live game.
B. To work at home.
C. To hang out in the evening.
D. To study at home.
5. What is the aim of bringing in emergency Covid measures?
A. To relieve people's fear of the the pandemic.
B. To settle the problem of hospital bed shortages.
C. To test government’s management of emergency.
D. To ensure the smooth running of the upcoming Olympics.
6. Which words can best describe the government’s action?
A. generous and brilliant.
B. costly but useless.
C. positive and considerate.
D. accidental but efficient.
7. What does the underlined phrase “coincide with” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. meet with
B. deal with
C. make up
D. set up
C
Everyone can be angry. But if you take the time to actually examine your anger instead of just “feeling” angry, you’ll have a better understanding of yourself. Knowing why you feel so angry can provide you with some surprising answers. These answers can enable you to suddenly grow spiritually and mentally.
I can give you a personal example. I went to a meeting once and I was verbally attacked over an application I supported at my workplace. Various people went on and on about how terrible this system was and that it never worked. That didn’t bother me that much. I was used to that but one of the comments that was said was, “Your job is pointless.” This really upset meand at the time, I was ly furious(发怒地) with that comment.
I was so angry and upset that they would treat me that way. Once I took the time to think about what was really making me so mad. I learned a lot. I realized that the comment was more truethan I wanted to admit. In the big scheme of things, my job was pointless. It wasn’t what I really wanted to be doing with my life and this was what frustrated me the most. Here I was pouring part of my heart and soul into a job I didn’t even really want to do. I was using it as a crutch(拐杖) because I didn’t have the confidence in myself to take the scary road towards what I really wanted to do. As soon as I realized that, a lot of my anger just melted away. I also realized that I needed to start focusing on what I really wanted to do.
I now consider this incident as a great gift It got me back on track to moving in the direction I wanted to go with my life. I probably wouldn’t be where I am today if I hadn’t taken the time to figure out why I was really so
angry.
8. What made the author angry at the meeting?
A. The system of the company was terrible.
B. Someone said his job is insignificant.
C. The policy of the company didn’t work.
D. The application he supported was of no effect.
9. What brought down the anger of the author?
A. The apology someone made at the meeting.
B. The crutch he used to take the scary road.
C. His awareness of the fact that the comment was true.
D. The courage he had to overcome the challenges.
10. Why did the author consider the incident as a gift?
A. It brought him back on track to the goal.
B. It helped him get promoted to a higher position.
C. It helped him change his character since then.
D. It provided him with confidence in his career.
11. What can be the best title of the passage?
A. How to Cope with Verbal Attack in a Company
B. Avoid Being Pointless at Work
C. Anger Is Harmful to Health
D. Understanding Yourself Better Through Anger
D
Gerardo Ixcoy is a 27-year-old teacher in Guatemala. He teaches in the area where having electricity is something of a luxury and students have no access to mobile apps or computers, which became a problem when Guatemalan government had to choosedistance education for students at home because of COVID-19 inmid-March.
Gerardo Ixcoy felt that he had to teach those children living far from the digital world. After all, education is a universal right. But what was the solution?
Gerardo bought himself a secondhand tricycle with his savings. Once he had the tricycle, the next step was to change it into a classroom on wheels. He put a roof with a solar panel（太阳能电池板）on it, along with a screen to avoid the spread of COVID-19. He fixed a whiteboard on it so he could explain to the students the basics of primary education：math, the local language and the national language Spanish.
The purpose of the solar panelis to provide constant power for a small loudspeaker so he can teach from a distance. It's a matter of respecting the healthy distance required to be safe from the virus. He, the teacher, stays outside, and the student participates from his or her house.
He tries to visit his students at least twice a week, riding his classroom — cycle. The children he serves say that, although he visits them for only a few hours a week, they look forward to it. They appreciate his visit because they know he has limited time he can devote to them. They must take advantage of it to learn.
12. What happened to Gerardo Ixcoy's students because of COVID-19?
A. They chose to have classes in groups.
B. They had to stop all the classes.
C. They continued to have classes online.
D. They started to learn about computers.
13. Why does the teacher stay from a distance while teaching?
A. Because healthy distance is reqired.
B. Because he doesn't want to see his students.
C. Because he wants to show his authority.
D. Because the local custom reqiries him to.
14. Where did Gerardo Ixcoy teach his students?
A. In his own house.
B. In his student's house.
C. On the school playground.
D. Outside his student's house.
15. What can be the best title of the story?
A. Love breaks down barriers.
B. Hard work pays off.
C. Time is money.
D. Education is the key to success.
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Young girls are waiting in long lines to shop at Brandy Melville, an Italian fashion brand. You can find small skirts, tiny T-shirts and skinny jeans there.___16___
With celebrities(明星) and fashion vloggers posting photos of Brandy Melville clothing online, the brand has got popular all over the world. However, many girls are finding that the brand’s clothes are too small. The brand’s idea of “one size fits all” has made them feel uncomfortable.
“____17____Everyone has a different shape,” a girl named Allison told Buzzfeed.
“It sends a message that if you don’t fit into the clothing, whether it’s too big or too small, you’re not ‘normal’, which leads to all sorts of body dissatisfaction,” Allison added.
___18___According to a survey by Girl Guiding UK, 47 percent of girls aged 11-21 say the way they look holds them back. In China, more than half of teenagers want to lose weight to make themselves look better, according to a survey bySouthern Weekly.
Fashion trends set by companies like Brandy Melville are “ruining the girl’s self-esteem (自尊心)”, as Nicolette Simons wrote for Odyssey. The unrealistic sizes of their clothes can make girls feel like they are too fat.____19____They might not even realize that this is not their fault, but the fault of the trend.
“Girls should learn to accept different body shapes and show themselves with confidence,” as TMT Post said. Nobody needs to be a “Brandy Melville girl”.___20___
A.Just be yourself.
B.Your clothes say a lot about you.
C.There’s clearly no such thing as one size fits all!
D.They might try to lose weight at the cost of their health.
E.Everything in the shop is designed only for one body type: thin.
F.In fact, it’s common for teenagers to feel unhappy with their bodies.
G.Following fashion trends has little to do with your personal comfort.
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Many evolution coaches seem to agree that great things happen the minute we step outside of our comfort zone. For me, one of the most important things we should always remember is that growthand___21___can’t coexist.
Personal development expert Napoleon Hill once said, “Whatever the mind can believe, it can achieve___22___how many times you may have___23___in the past or how great your aims and hopes may be.” This statement is___24___because it reminds us that we’re the only ones who can be___25___for how far we’ll go. To reach any___26___, we’re usually required to___27___the way we do things.
However, stepping outside of our comfort zone is probably the most important step toward___28___real changes. But persistence (坚持) and continuing to move forward are___29___important, as it’s extremely easy to slide back into old____30____without realizing it.
For long, I wanted to live inArgentina, so halfway through my bachelor’s degree, I bought a one-way ticket
there. While I was there, I was able to____31____the last two years of my degree online before flying home for graduation. I still live inArgentinanow, and I can proudly say that taking the____32____steps to make it a____33____was one of the most important things I ever did. Certainly, I’m not suggesting we should all buy one-way tickets to foreign countries and just see what____34____. But it’s important for us to____35____what we want and try to bring our____36____to life.
Living in a comfort zone can trick us into____37____we have enough time, when years can fly by without us having accomplished what we really wanted to. We won’t____38____have tomorrow to do what we could have done today. So, accept the discomfort and allow it to____39____you to try new things. You never know what you could be missing out on by remaining____40____.
21. A. hope B. safety C. comfort D. happiness
22. A. regardless of B. in terms of C. as a result of D. in consideration of
23. A. struggled B. succeeded C. missed D. failed
24. A. consistent B. powerful C. plain D. challenging
25. A. ready B. intended C. suitable D. responsible
26. A. level B. state C. goal D. destination
27. A. change B. know C. discover D. follow
28. A. comparing B. experiencing C. accepting D. confirming
29. A. equally B. normally C. slightly D. potentially
30. A. times B. memories C. habits D. concepts
31. A. plan B. value C. complete D. require
32. A. direct B. effective C. quick D. necessary
33. A. motivation B. reality C. wonder D. possibility
34. A. happens B. exists C. helps D. matters
35. A. recognize B. create C. appreciate D. gain
36. A. thoughts B. chances C. efforts D. dreams
37. A. expecting B. admitting C. believing D. understanding
38. A. eventually B. always C. even D. certainly
39. A. encourage B. teach C. guide D. remind
40. A. modest B. self-confident C. independent D. self-content
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
The dynasty following Sui is the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Its first emperor (皇帝)was____41.____officer of Sui. He and the other rulers of Tang learned from the___42.___(fail) of Sui and ruled their country in the opposite way. They held a___43.___(good) attitude towards the people and the neighboring countries than before. This could be shown by thousands of poems of different styles___44.___(write) during this period of time. The 200 years after Tang was again a time of division called the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period (907-960). It was named___45.___the five dynasties in the north and the ten kingdoms in the south. This period of time___46.___(end) by the Song Dynasty (960-1279). However, Song was very weak in power and was always invaded by its___47.___(neighbor). It was____48.____(final) replaced by the Yuan Dynasty (1206-1368) founded by the Mongolians. Yuan was the first period of time___49.___the whole China was ruled by the minority. The Mongolians used all kinds of measures______50.______(control) the whole country, but still failed in the end.
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。

Last Thursday, I invited Alan to my house to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival. While we were wait for a big lunch, both Alan and I felt hungry. After having the big lunch, we felt full of energetic. In the afternoon, my mother taught Alan and me to make mooncakes, which made us especially exciting. We listened my mother carefully and made the mooncakes with great patience. At the last, we made some beautiful mooncakes. In the evening, we ate the mooncakes made by themselves and enjoyed my father’s stories about the festival. Late, Alan told me that he would never forget the day where we celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival together. He hoped that he could spent many other traditional Chinese festival in my house.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假如你是李华，本周末要去参加课外英语角。

要介绍三个刚学的、印象深刻的英文单词。

请写一个发言稿。

内容包括：
1.三个单词的含义；
2.印象深刻的原因；
3.学习英语的信心.
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答.
Hi everyone，
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________
参考答案
1. C
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. D
6. C
7. A
8. B 9. C 10. A 11. D
12. B 13. A 14. D 15. A
16. E 17. C 18. F 19. D 20. A
21. C 22. A 23. D 24. B 25. D 26. C 27. A 28. B 29. A 30. C 31. C 32.
D 33. B 34. A 35. A 36. D 37. C 38. B 39. A 40. D
41. an 42. failure
43. better 44. written
45. after 46. was ended
47. neighbors
48. finally
49. when 50. to control
51.(1). wait→waiting (2). energetic→energy (3). exciting→excited (4). listened后加to (5). 删除the (6). themselves→ourselves (7). Late→Later (8). where→when (9). spent→spend (10). festival→festivals
52.略。