2020年惠州市第一中学高三英语第四次联考试卷及答案解析

2020年惠州市第一中学高三英语第四次联考试卷及答案解析
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
Conservation Volunteering in New Zealand
Whether you are a student, professional or a retiree (退休者), anyone is welcome to make a difference and contribute to protecting some of the most beautiful islands in the world. Choose a suitable city and travelout to your conservation (保护) site to work with local people!
Duration: 1-12 weeks Dates: Throughout the year
Arrival day: Friday Return day: Friday
Requirement: General level of fitness Age: 18+
What will I be doing?
Volunteer in New Zealand and enjoy conserving the environment through activities such as:
·Tree planting
·Walking trail construction
·Protect native birds, insects, fish and penguins
·Seed collection
·Weed control
You, and a group of up to 10 volunteers, will work under the guidance of a conservation team leader. Your team leader will give you regular safety instructions, inform you of the project aims and assist you with working effectively.
No previous experience is necessary to join the project. All you need is a love of the environment and a fairly good level of fitness to help out!
1.Who can sign up for this conservation volunteering project?
A.A retired maths teacher.
B.A primary school student.
C.A scientist with heart disease.
D.A businessman in a wheelchair.
2.What can you do on the volunteer trip?
A.Protect cultural sites and go shopping.
B.Enjoy local sightseeing and go fishing.
C.Protect weeds and build roads.
D.Collect seeds and plant trees.
3.From which is the text probably taken?
A.A history book.
B.A travel magazine.
C.A research paper.
D.A novel.
B
Chimps use loud calls and gestures to make their feelings known but until now, the exact meaning for individual movements has remained a mystery. Now researchers believe they have translated the key gestures used in the chimp community and identified their intentions for the first time.
From 4,351 gestures, experts were able to identify 66 that are used for 19 specific message meanings, including showing a foot to tell a child they can climb on their back. The researchers were able to narrow down these 66 gestures to 36 that are used intentionally to achieve 15 purposes. The translations were made by Dr Catherine Hobaiter and her colleagues at St Andrews University in Scotland.
Dr Hobaiter used behavior sampling and filmed all recorded cases of gestural communication. Other gestures include stomping their feet to ask another chimp to stop what they are doing, and slapping objects together to ask another to follow them. Of the 19 meanings,17 encouraged interactions to start, or to develop, such as “move closer,” and “change play”. Some of the gestures were found to have more than one meaning. and only 10 of the 66 gestures were used for only a single meaning.
Researchers collected a total of 471 video clips from two social groups of chimps at a shelter near Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. As well as identifying what the gesture means, they also discovered the technique needed to increase the chances of success.
“Human children use gestures to communicate before they produce their first words, and their earliest gestures typically appear around 10 months of age,” explained the researchers. “In great apes, there is good evidence that language-trained individuals are capable of acquiring and understanding signals, but this is far less clear in their natural communication. ”
4. Chimps slap the objects to____________.
A. tell others to stop what they are doing
B. ask others chimps to join them
C. gather other chimps to move closer
D. encourage interactions to start
5. What did researchers find after studying 471 video clips?
A. Chimps trained in language are good at understanding signals.
B. Two social groups of chimps live at a shelter near Kinshasa.
C. Language-trained individuals do well in natural communication.
D. Chimps’earliest gestures appear around 10 months of age.
6. How is the last paragraph developed?
A. By analyzing causes.
B. By examining differences.
C By making comparisons. D. By following time order.
7. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A A New Research on Chimps B. Human Children and Chimps
C. Getting the Chimps Trained for Language
D. Translating the Sign Language of Chimps
C
The regular world presented to us by our five senses — you could call it reality 1.0 — is not always the most user-friendly. We get lost in unfamiliar cities; we meet people whose language we don’t understand. So why not try the improved version: augmented reality（AR）or reality 2.0 ? AR technology adds computer-produced images on the real world via a mobile phone camera or special video glasses.
Early forms of AR are already here — smart phones can deliver information about nearby ATMs and restaurants and other points of interest. But that’s just the beginning. A few years from now the quantity of information available will have increased hugely. You will not only see that there’s a Chinese restaurant on the next block, but you will be able to see the menu and read reviews of it.
This is where the next revolution in computing will take place: in the interface（界面）between the real world and the information brought to us via the Internet. Imagine bubbles floating before your eyes, filled with cool information about anything and everything that you see in front of you.
Let’s jump ahead to ten years from now. A person trying to fix a car won’t be reading a book with pictures; he will be wearing a device that projects animated 3D computer graphics onto the equipment under repair, labelling parts and giving step-by-step guidance.
The window onto the AR world can be a smart phone or special video glasses. But in ten years’ time these will have been replaced by contact lenses(隐形眼镜) with tiny LEDs, which present something at a readable distance in front of eyes. So a deaf person wearing these lenses will be able to see what people are saying.
The question is, while we are all absorbed in our new augmented reality world, how willwe be communicating with each other?
8. What is the text mainly about?
A. The relationship between reality 1.0 and reality 2.0.
B. Different forms of the AR technology.
C. The next information technology revolution.
D. The popularity of the AR technology.
9. Which of the following will AR technology support according to the text?
A. To pay for things online conveniently.
B. To play online games merrily.
C. To offer information efficiently.
D. To communicate with others socially.
10. What are Contact lenses with tiny LEDs used for?
A. Show texts and images.
B. Protect people’s eyes.
C. Help deaf people communicate.
D. Replace smart phone.
11. What’s the author’s attitude towards the AR technology?
A. Indifferent.
B. Critical.
C. Concerned.
D. Favourable.
D
A new study suggests drinking coffee as soon as someone wakes up from a poor night’s sleep greatly affects metabolism(新陈代谢) and blood sugar control.
In the study, published in theBritish Journal of Nutrition, UK researchers let 29 healthy men and women take part in three different overnight experiments. In the first two scenes, participants were given a sugary drink uponwaking—first from a normal night’s sleep, and then again after a poor night’s sleep during which they were woken up for five minutes every hour. In the third, their sleep was similarly disrupted, but they were given a strong black coffee 30 minutes before consuming the sugary drink.
Blood samples from participants were taken following the sugary drink, which mirrored the calories of a typical breakfast, in each experiment. Results showed that one night of disrupted sleep did not worsen the participants’ blood sugar responses at breakfast when compared to a normal night of sleep. However, strong black coffee consumed before breakfast increased the blood sugar response by around 50 percent.
By drinking such kind of drink after breakfast, UK researchers found that our bodies’ ability to break down our food healthily is completely improved. Examining the effects of broken sleep and morning coffee across a range of different metabolic markers, scientists at the University of Bath found that, while one night of poor sleep had a limited effect on metabolism, drinking coffee before breakfast could have a negative effect on blood sugar control.
“We know that nearly half of us will wake in the morning and, before doing anything else, drink coffee—the more tired we feel, the stronger the coffee is. This simple study is important and has far-reaching health influences, and it indeed moves some coffee drinkers’ heartstrings. As up to now we have had limited knowledge about what this is doing to our bodies, in particular for our metabolic and blood sugar control, so we have a long way to go.” said Professor James Betts, co-director of the Centre for Nutrition, Exercise and Metabolism at the University of Bath.
12. How did UK researchers get the result of the experiment?
A. By making comparisons.
B. By consulting journals.
C. By questionnaire.
D. By assumption.
13. What can we learn from the experiment?
A. One night of poor sleep surely affects blood sugar.
B. Drinking coffee after breakfast does harm to health.
C. Having strong drinks has a good effect on metabolism.
D. Drinking coffee at different time has different effects on health.
14. What does James Betts think of the study?
A. It makes no sense.
B. It remains to be continued.
C. It is limited and blind.
D. It is particular and explicit.
15. What can be the best title for the text?
A. How Much Coffee to Drink Matters
B. Does Coffee Really Wake Up an Appetite?
C. How Does Drinking Coffee Affect One’s Sleep?
D. Drinking Coffee before Breakfast Harms Metabolism
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
Go on the Safest Trip
While travelling, there are many safety measures that all travellers should take, even if they’re heading out a nearby mountain for a camping trip, renting a seaside Airbnb, or choosing any other destination. Advice is highly needed on everything from what to pack to how to protect yourself.____16____
Don’t take the unfamiliar road. While part of the joy of exploring nature is seeing new and beautiful views, if your road trip includes a hike, stay on the marked path. Never give in to your curiosity to hike off-trail and in
unfamiliar or unmarked areas. “____17____” Warned by Dr. Velimir Petkov.
Pack clothing. In the morning, when you set out on your adventure, your temperature will likely be comfortable. As the sun reaches its highest point, you’ll start to sweat inside your car.____18____That’s why experts recommend packing everything you need to stay comfortable, including clothing for different temperatures.
Make sure you get enough sleep. While many people have difficulty sleeping, plenty rest is necessary before a long car ride. “Do not drive while you are feeling sleepy.____19____” Petkov recommended. He also noted that even if you get the benefits of seven to eight hours of sleep, a little coffee can never hurt.
Protect your skin. You may not consider the sun while sitting in the car. The sunlight can go right through window glass and cause you to burn.____20____Bahar Schmidt, founder of Eluxit Travel Agency, recommends making more efforts to protect your skin with sunscreen and drugs against insects.
A. You could get lost, injured or both.
B. It is a wise choice to wear strong shoes.
C. You would never enjoy the views without the tips.
D. If you feel like a rest, pull over and take a short break.
E. And at night, certain areas experience a sharp drop in degrees.
F. And mosquitoes are also drawn when you’re outdoors at night.
G. We spoke with travel experts for safety guide to getting on the road.
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Shopping is an important part of Christmas preparations.____21____find it more exciting than us grown-ups so they participate in Christmas shopping with special____22____.
One little girl was doing just that when she____23____saw Santa walking by. Or, that's at least what she____24____! Thinking the tall stranger with a grey beard was Santa Clause, she____25____him and asked what he got for her for Christmas.
“Santa? I've been told many times,” the man said as he knelt and____26____the little girl. “Have you been a good girl this year?” he asked her, upon which she____27____proudly.
The____28____that unfolded was sweet and heartwarming. Having stepped into the____29____of Santa, the man asked the girl if she was____30____for Christmas, which she undoubtedly was!
In her____31____, Santa came straight from the North Pole, with Rudolf and his reindeers, and was not
a____32____she met at the supermarket! So she was surprised to meet Santa and she told him her Christmas wishes. The man was____33____to help and soon they began talking about what she was going to prepare for Santa and Rudolf!
“Can I____34____them all?” Santa asked, eagerly expecting to try the cookies the girl____35____to prepare for him.
The girl cheerfully said “yes” and then she told Santa that reindeers ate grass. Santa then____36____his little friend of the fact that grass was hard to find at the North Pole. Some details having been____37____, it was now time for Santa to return to his hard work of preparing____38____with his countless Christmas elves, up far in the North Pole.
For now, she and Santa had to go their____39____ways until Christmas Eve, when Santa would return to pay her a visit and make her____40____come true.
21. A. Kids B. Customers C. Salesmen D. Adults
22. A. honesty B. elegance C. enthusiasm D. generosity
23. A. unluckily B. temporarily C. purposefully D. unexpectedly
24. A. ordered B. thought C. heard D. cared
25. A. ignored B. approached C. appreciated D. defeated
26. A. faced B. dressed C. condemned D. adopted
27. A. rejected B. explained C. nodded D. questioned
28. A. invitation B. dream C. history D. scene
29. A. award B. burden C. diet D. role
30. A. late B. famous C. ready D. sorry
31. A. eyes B. steps C. home D. battle
32. A. kind helper B. random stranger C. specific partner D. crazy shopper
33. A. eager B. curious C. astonished D. tired
34. A. sell B. buy C. eat D. cook
35. A. begged B. promised C. failed D. hesitated
36. A. reminded B. cheated C. accused D. broke
37. A. hidden B. spread C. missed D. exchanged
38. A. meals B. presents C. bargains D. decorations
39. A. challenging B. same C. separate D. unclear
40. A. lies B. doubts C. predictions D. wishes
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
Starting from Nov. 1, there will be people knocking on doors across the country to collect personal information. But don’t panic. This is for the seventh___41.___(nation) population census (人口普查).
The Chinese population census___42.___(take) place every 10 years, which gathers data including name, age, ID number, gender, education, job, marital status and housing situation.
Tracking down more than 1 billion Chinese citizens is by no means easy. New methods will be used during this census, including online information registration,___43.___(apply) of electronic devices and big data.
___44.___(compare) previous surveys with the present ones, you’ll notice new methods will be convenient for people who are not living___45.___they are officially registered, as well as those who do not want to be bothered by census takers’ door-to-door surveys.
This data___46.___(expect) to give a full picture of the population, including its size, structure and distribution and recent changes. It provides support for making various future development___47.___(policy).
The census has a large impact on our lives. For instance, areas___48.___a high number of children may receive more funding and researchers can make use of the results___49.___ (investigate) population trends in different cities. The census will help to find out____50.____ number of foreigners living in China. It can also tell how many Chinese people have moved to other countries.
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处错误,每句中最多有两处。

错误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；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Three years ago I failed a important exam in my life and became a student in an ordinary school. Disappointing as I felt at the shabby campus and the poorly-equipped classroom, but I found the teachers patient and considerate. Besides, I enjoyed the friendly atmosphere in class.I decided make the best of it. I worked hard and get along well with my teachers and classmates. Whenever I had difficulties, they were always availably. Soon,
I became one of the top student in my class, which greatly increased my confidence and got him motivated. My experience tell me that it is not what you are given but how you make use for it that determines who you are.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假如你是你校学生会主席李华，为庆祝建党100周年，你校决定举办一场学生书画作品展，主题为“我心中的祖国”，现向全校同学征集作品。

请你代表学生会写一则通知。

内容包括：
1.展览的时间、地点；
2.作品内容；
3.截止日期。

注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：建党the founding of the CPC
Notice
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____
Student Union
参考答案
1. A
2. D
3. B
4. B
5. A
6. C
7. D
8. C 9. C 10. A 11. D
12. A 13. D 14. B 15. D
16. G 17. A 18. E 19. D 20. F
21. A 22. C 23. D 24. B 25. B 26. A 27. C 28. D 29. D 30. C 31. A 32.
B 33. A 34.
C 35. B 36. A 37.
D 38. B 39. C 40. D
41. national
42. takes 43. application
44. Comparing
45. where 46. is expected
47. policies
48. with 49. to investigate
50. the
51.(1). a→an
(2). Disappointing→Disappointed
(3). but去掉
(4). decided后加to
(5). get→got
(6). availably→available
(7). student→students
(8). him→me
(9). tell→tells
(10). for→of
52.略。