2020届江西省南昌县莲塘一中高三英语第二次联考试卷及参考答案

2020届江西省南昌县莲塘一中高三英语第二次联考试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读（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
It's time to put your two-wheeler to good use on these fun bike paths — each varying in distance and difficulty. Just choose one fit for you.
• Paulinskill Valley Trail
Check out Paulinskill Valley Trail, filled with forests, wetlands, and small townsalong this 25- mile route. While the trail is mostly flat, you can do a quick ride. You're likely to catch sight of beautiful birds, considering more than 100 species find a home in the land near the path. Check out the trail in the fall - prime time for pretty sights.•AlaHele Makalae
On theislandofKaui, you'll find a bike path with lots of beachy views that'll leave you feeling accomplished yet calm. The name translates to “The Path that Goes By Coast,” and, as you might guess, the seven-mile path hugs the shoreline. Start early enough and you'll witness an incredible sunrise to make it even more amazing,
• TheCheaha Route
This ride covers up to 126 miles, with steep climbs and extreme downhills along the way. So prepare for a thrilling ride - one that’s not necessarily for the inexperienced or those looking for an easy, casual ride. Along the route, you'll pedal through five towns. The journey is worth it, though, because you get some of the most scenic views in the state.
• The Whitefish Trail
Famous for its countless route options, whether you’re a new biker looking for smooth tracks or you have more experience and want to play around on rocky, more technical land, this bike path brings in lots of visitors. The 43-mile route offers beautiful green scenery. Around every comer, you’ll see a new jaw-dropping landscape, from glassy lakes to green mountains.
1. When is the best time to visit Paulinskill Valley Trail?
A. In Autumn.
B. All year round.
C. On early mornings.
D. On sunny days.
2. Which route is not fit for someone new to cycling?
A. The Whitefish Trail.
B. Ala Hele Makalae.
C. Paulinskill Valley Trail.
D. TheCheaha Route.
3. What's the common feature of the four routes?
A. They are full of challenges.
B. Various route options are offered.
C. They have beautiful scenery.
D. Different species can be found there.
B
The mass death of flying foxes in extreme heat in North Queensland last month underlines the importance ofUniversityofQueenslandwildliferesearch released today.The UQ research sheds light on how various species have responded to major climate events.
A study led by UQ School of Earth and Environmental Science researcher Dr Sean Maxwell has spent more than 70 years quantifying the responses of various species.
“The growing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events such as cyclones, droughts and floods is causing unpredictable and immediate changes to ecosystems and blocking existing management efforts,” Dr Maxwell said.“Some of the negative responses we found were quite concerning, including more than 100 cases of dramatic population declines and 31 cases of local population extinction following an extreme event.”
"Populations of critically endangered bird species inHawaii, such as the palia, have been annihilated due to drought, leaving none of its kind, and populations of lizard species have been wiped out due to cyclones in theBahamas."
Cyclones were the most common extreme event for birds, fish, plants and reptiles, while mammals and amphibians were most responsive to drought events, with drought leading to 12 cases of major population decline in mammals.Drought also led to 13 cases of breeding declines in bird populations and 12 cases of changes in the composition of invertebrate communities.
UQ Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science director Professor James Watson said the detailed information would help inform ecosystem management.
“The research clearly shows species will respond, often negatively, to extreme events,” Professor Watson said.“As climate change continues to ensure extreme climate and weather events are more and more common,we now need to act to ensure species have the best chance to survive.Wherever possible, high quality and intact habitat areas should be retained, as these are the places where species are most resilient(易恢复的) to increasing exposure to extreme events.”
4. How was the UQ researchconducted?
A. By observing extreme weather events.
B. By protecting the endangered species.
C. By recording reactions of animals to extreme climate.
D. By analyzing the reason whymass animal death happened.
5. What does the underlined word “annihilated” in paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. destroyed
B. defeated
C. decreased
D. disappeared
6. Which of the following sentences is true about extreme weather events?
A. Drought caused 13 cases of distinctionin bird populations.
B. Drought caused 12 cases of population decline in mammals.
C. Birds and mammals are most responsive to cyclones.
D. Cyclones wiped out populations of lizard.
7. What can we infer from Professor Watson’s words?
A. Animals often show negative responses to extreme events.
B. The existing management ways for wildlife protection are limited.
C. Different methods should be adopted to ensure the survival of different species.
D. Complete and undamaged habitats are of great importance to species’ survival.
C
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) says more than half of the world’s wildlife population has been lost, whichthe conservation group says has placed the health of the planet at risk.
The WWF recently released its 10th Flagship Living Planet Report. The group warns the condition of the world's animals is worse than its earlier reports showed, indicating worldwide action is needed.
The WWF is worried about the loss of and damage to Earth’s environment. The report provides information about more than 10,000 animal populations from 1970 to 2010. These populations are called “vertebrate species,” or animals with backbones — like fish, birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles. The report shows these populations have dropped by 52 percent in just 40 years. It warns freshwater species have fallen by 76 percent, which is almost twice the loss of land and ocean species. Most of these losses are in the tropics, with the biggest drop inLatin America.
Marco Lambertini, the WWF’s International Director-General said, “This is about losing natural habitats. This is aboutconvertingforests, grasslands, and wetlands into agriculture mainly, and it is about unsustainable use of wildlife. Illegal hunting has been actually increasing over the last 10 years, which definitely a driving force for
extinction, particularly of large species.”
The report also notes what it calls the world’s “Ecological Footprint”, that is, the effect of human activities on the planet. Mr. Lambertini says there has been an increase in carbon dioxide gases and the pouring of nitrogen into oceans and rivers from fertilizers used in agriculture, which certainly cannot continue.
“We are consuming on average every year about the equivalent of about 1.5, one and a half times the resources available to the planet. That means we are cutting trees more quickly than they can be restored. We are fishing the oceans more quickly than fishing stocks can reproduce, and we are emitting in the atmosphere more CO2than the natural systems can actually absorb, which is clearly not sustainable.”
Mr. Lambertini warns climate change affects almost everyone on the planet and that whole species may disappear if the world does not reduce the effects of humans on the climate.
8. According to the passage, what kind of species faces the biggest drop in population?
A. Land and ocean species.
B. Animals with backbones.
C. Freshwater species inLatin America.
D. Freshwater species in the tropics.
9. All the following can contribute to the loss of world’s wildlife population EXCEPT ________.
A. turning wildlife habitats into agriculture land.
B. making sustainable use of wildlife.
C. hunting illegally.
D. emitting CO2 gases and pouring nitrogen.
10. Which does the underlined word “converting” in paragraph 4 mean?
A. Conserving.
B. Conveying.
C. Exchanging.
D. Transforming.
11. It can be inferred from the passage that _______.
A. Marco is much concerned about human’s current behaviors towards wildlife.
B. what the planet provides now can satisfy human’s sustainable development.
C. more than half of the world’s wildlife population has been lost.
D. if humans reduce the effects on the climate, the whole species will not disappear.
D
Honeybees can’t swim, and when their wings are wet, they can’t fly, either. But Chris Roh and other
researchers at the California Institute of Technology found that when bees drop into bodies of water, they can use their wings toproduce little waves and slide toward land-like surfers who create and then ride their own waves.
As with many scientific advances-IsaacNewton’s apple or Benjamin Franklin’s lightning bolt-Dr. Roh’s experiment began with a walk. Passing Caltech’s Millikan Pond in 2016, he observed a bee on the water’s surface producing waves. He wondered how an insect known for flight could push itself through water.
Dr. Roh and his co-worker, Morteza Gharib, used butterfly nets to collect localPasadenahoneybees and observed their surf-like movements. The researchers used a wire to restrict each bee’s bodily movement, allowing close examination of their wings. They found that the bee bends its wings at a 30-degree angle, pulling up water and producing a forward force. Bees get trapped on the surface because water is roughly three times heavier than air. But that weight helps to push the bee forward when its wings move quickly up and down. It’s a tough exercise for the bees, which the researchers guess could handle about 10 minutes of the activity.
The researchers said the surf-like movement hasn’t been documented in other insects and most semiaquatic insects use their legs forpropulsion, which is known as water-walking. It may have evolved in bees, they-predicted.
Dr. Roh and Dr. Gharib have imagined many practical applications for bees’ surfing. One plan is to use their observations to design robots able to travel across sky and sea. “This could be useful for search and rescues, or for getting samples of the surface of the ocean, if you can’t send a boat or helicopter,” Dr. Gharib said.
12. What does the author intend to show by mentioningNewtonandFranklin?
A. Roh’s admiration for them.
B. Roh’s chance discovery about bees.
C. Their outstanding talent for science.
D. Their similar achievements in discovery.
13. What plays the most vital role in a bee’s moving forward on water?
A. The air weight.
B. Its leg extension.
C. The water movement.
D. Its continuous wingbeat.
14. What does the underlined word “propulsion” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. Fast flight
B. Driving force.
C. Pulling speed.
D. Explosive power.
15. What does the text mainly tell us?
A. Honeybees can surf to safety.
B. Bees help scientists make inventions.
C. Insects can adapt to the environment.
D. Nature is a helpful guide for discovery.
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
How to Have a Healthy Brain
Staying fit is not just for your body.____16____Brain fitness is about keeping the mind sharp and preventing cognitive（认知的）disease. You have the ability to develop healthy brain through brain exercise and social interaction. No matter when you start, whether it’s early or late in life, following some simple practices can help in mental health.
Learn a new skill.____17____New skills not only improve memory, but they help the part of the brain that ensures protection of the memories. What’s more, new skills, particularly more difficult skills, are of more benefit to brain functions（功能）than easy ones.
____18____Brain games such as Sudoku（九宫格）and crossword puzzles have been shown to improve connections in the brain. They also affect short-term memory, and have been shown to be good to the brain health. So try to keep your mind as active as possible.
Practice memorization. Work with short goals first. And then try memorizing increasingly more difficult lists. It can be the states in the U. S., or the bones in the human body.____19____
Read and learn new works often. Reading a series of material—books, magazines or poetry exercises the brain.____20____And it has been shown to improve brain and enlarge brain activity in many different parts.
A. Play brain games.
B. Challenge your decisions.
C. It is also important to keep a fit brain.
D. Trying to memorize difficult lists helps the brain greatly.
E. It is a great way to improve your spirit and mental health.
F. Learning new words is similar to learning a new language.
G. Research has shown that new skills can improve brain functions.
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This is a simple story but shows the power of our language. My daughter began to___21___a job when she was in Senior 4 and shortly after that, she got an important___22___. On account of the financial crisis, the competition was___23___, but she said, “___24___I try, there will always be hope!” Luckily, she___25___the first two rounds and entered the final interview. There were only three people left. The interview was very___26___, during which the interviewer only___27___with them for a while. The interviewer said to them, “All of you are very excellent. Please go home and wait for our___28___!”
A week later, my daughter received a message from the company, saying that she had not been___29___a
job. My daughter felt deeply___30___. But later in the evening, she excitedly informed me that she had received another message, reading that she had been___31___by the company.___32___, the first message sent to her was also part of the___33___in the interview. The three applicants received the same message, but only my daughter’s reply___34___the company, so she was given the job. I asked her, “How did all of you reply?” My daughter said, “One did not reply, the other said ‘goodbye’, and I said ‘thank you’.”
Only then did I know that my daughter’s___35___came in that way. That is when you feel disappointed, do not___36___to say “thank you” to the one who disappoints you. Actually, it is a piece of cake to say “thank you”. But it is whether you are___37___to say it in a peaceful and grateful manner that does___38___. Saying “thank you” shows___39___for others’ work and shows your grand generosity. Thus, while under the same condition, you may get more___40___compared to others!
21. A. carry out B. hunt for C. focus on D. dream about
22. A. lesson B. message C. notice D. interview
23. A. fierce B. free C. open D. fair
24. A. Now that B. Even though C. As long as D. As though
25. A. tried B. passed C. considered D. observed
26. A. interesting B. difficult C. successful D. simple
27. A. consulted B. confirmed C. chatted D. argued
28. A. response B. order C. requirement D. view
29. A. arrange B. offered C. left D. awarded
30. A. hurt B. worried C. disappointed D. astonished
31. A. employed B. trusted C. discussed D. refused
32. A. Particularly B. Actually C. Exactly D. Possibly
33. A. competition B. experience C. work D. test
34. A. satisfied B. inspire C. convinced D. benefited
35. A. intelligence B. confidence C. job D. choice
36. A. pretend B. forget C. regret D. intend
37. A. willing B. lucky C. likely D. energetic
38. A. deserve B. help C. decide D. matter
39. A. love B. courage C. respect D. patience
40. A. chances B. presents C. thanks D. concerns
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
Meng Wanzhou back in China after 3 years of detention in Canada
After nearly three years of detention(拘留)in Canada，Hunwei Technologies CFO Meng Wanzhou returned to China on Saturday.
Stepping out of the charter flight____41.____(arrange) by the Chinese government,Meng expressed her gratitude, saying that it was the motherland and the Chinese people____42.____carried her through the rough patch at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport.
Meng was detained in December 2018 at Vancouver International Airport on a U.S. warrant (授权)____43.____(charge)her with bank fraud for____44.____(intentional)misleading HSBC Holdings bout Huawei's business dealings in Iran. In September 2021, she was ruled free____45.____(leave) Canada without extradition(引渡)proceedings in Canada and further prosecution in the United States.
"China's stance on____46.____case of Meng Wanzhou is clear and consistent. Facts____47.____(prove) that this is a political persecution against a Chinese citizen since the very beginning and its aim is to suppress Chinese high-tech companies,” Hua said on Saturday.
“Over the past three years, my life has been turned upside down, which is____48.____description.It was a disruptive time for me as a mother, a wife, and a company executive, but it is no longer____49.____(desire) that we should give in to any unfair treatment." Meng said. “It was an invaluable experience in my life. As the saying goes,the greater the difficulty,the greater the_____50._____(grow).”
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。

文中有
10处语言错误。

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（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。

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；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

When l was six years old, my grandpa brought to home a color1 ful schoolbag for me.I carry the new empty bag on his shoulders for an hour. When I put it on the table,I heard a loudly sound from the inside.I searched every comer when something might hide, eventually see a little toy car and a red fish. Today my tiny red fish are unable
to swim in water anymore. The toy car can't move in funny circles, too. However,I can still feel the great joy of recelving the gift in the schoolbag. Thank you, Grandpa, for bringing me such impressive memory!
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Joan excitedly packed her bags for her upcoming trip with her family. They were driving from New York to Virginia to go on a brief visit to their distant s. She was bursting with impatience to play with her cousins and chat away with her aunt and uncle.
After all of the suitcases had been loaded into the car, Tonny, Joan’s father, looked to Joan and her mother, Flora. “Is everyone ready for our road trip?” They both smiled and nodded.
It was going to be quite a long journey, and within a couple of hours Joan had already begun to feel tired. She began to nod off when she noticed the car veering off the road, sharply to the left.
Tonny managed an emergency stop, got out and walked around the car. He scratched his head, looking confused. Then, he gave a great sigh. “We have a flat tire(轮胎), ”he said to Flora.
“Use the spare tire in the trunk. Then we can replace it when we reach Virginia, ”she suggested. Tonny looked down at his feet sheepishly. “I…haven’t had the spare tire replaced since the last time we had a flat.”Flora seemed upset, but tried to remain positive. “Maybe we can call a service,”she suggested. But a quick glance at their cellphones told them that there was no signal in the area. Joan looked at her mother in the front seat, and her father still staring blankly at the flat tire outside. Both of them looked concerned.
Joan began to get worried. No other cars had passed by in a while and it seemed like they were far away from a town center. She looked out the window, wondering if they would have to sleep in the car or if there was any way they could possibly find someone to help them. Would they ever make their way to Virginia?Her s would surely be worried about them.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

When Joan looked out the window, she saw a car approaching.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ It began to rain and Joan became more worried.
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参考答案
1. A
2. D
3. C
4. C
5. D
6. B
7. D
8. C 9. B 10. D 11. A
12. B 13. D 14. B 15. A
16. C 17. G 18. A 19. D 20. F
21. B 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. B 26. D 27. C 28. A 29. B 30. C 31. A 32.
B 33. D 34. A 35.
C 36. B 37. A 38.
D 39. C 40. A
41. arranged
42. that 43. charging
44. intentionally
45. to leave
46. the 47. have proved
48. beyond 49. desirable
50. growth
51.(1). 删除to
(2). carry→carried
(3). his→my
(4). loudly→loud
(5). when→where
(6). see→seeing
(7). are→is
(8). too→either
(9). gift→gifts
(10). impressive前加an
52.略。