2019-2020学年泉州现代中学高三英语二模试卷及参考答案

2019-2020学年泉州现代中学高三英语二模试卷及参考答案
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
Four Online Events
The handshake：an anthropologist’s guide
What is its biological purpose？What are the best and worst handshakes？In this talk，scientist Ella Al-Shamahi examines the power of touch and argues the handshake is at least 7 million years old．This event will start at 18:00 pm on 25 March and will last one hour．Standard ticket price：£15(A 20％discount for those who buy the ticket before March 20.)
A rescue plan for nature
What do we need to do to restore the planet 's biodiversity and preventthe next pandemic (疫情)？Join scientist Cristian Samper as he talks about how our ignoring nature caused the pandemic-and how we can seize a unique opportunity to build back better．This free event will start at 18:00 pm on 15 April．Origins of life
Why is the planet the way it is？How did we get here？Does everything happen for a reason or are some things left to chance？Research shows we live in a world driven by chance．In this talk，biologist Sean B Carroll will tell the stories of the mother of all accidents，and the surprising power of chance in our lives and the world．This event will start at 19:30 pm on 22 April and will last two hours．Standard ticket price：£18(A 10％discount for those who buy the ticket before April 17.)
The truth about exercise
Should we all be hitting the gym three times a week？Should we worry about sitting to omuch？If you are strong and fit，can you get away with being inactive？In this talk，specialist Jason Gill introduces what science can really tell us about how much we need to move to live a healthy life．This event will start at 19:00 pm on May 13 and will last one hour，Standard ticket price：£12(A 15％discount for those who buy the ticket before May 8.)
1.How much should you at least spend on the event about the handshake？
A.£10.2．
B.£12．
C.£13．
D.£16.2．
2.From whom can you learn about the origins of life？
A.Ella Al-Shamahi．
B.Cristian Samper．
C.Sean B Carroll．
D.Jason Gill．
3.What does the four online talks have in common？
A.They are science-based．
B.They are about cultures．
C.They are related to nature．
D.They are intended for the young．
B
Brian Hamilton's life changed in a prison when he went there with his friend, Reverend Robert J. Harris, who often went to local prisons to do ministry work. During the visit,Hamiltonstarted talking to one of the prisoners and asked what he was going to do when he got out. “He said he was going to get a job,”Hamiltonrecalls. “I thought to myself, wow, that’s going to be difficult with a criminal background.”
The conversation madeHamiltonconsider how to help those who came out from prison. Finally in 2008, 16 years after that initial conversation,Hamiltoncreated Inmates to Entrepreneurs, a nonprofit organization that helps people with criminal backgrounds start their own small businesses.
At the time,Hamiltonwas building his own company, a software technology company for the banking industry. As his company grew, so didHamilton’s time devoted to giving lessons to prisoners. He averaged three to four courses a month at prisons throughoutNorth Carolina.
Eventually,Hamiltondecided to shift his focus to his true passion. In May 2019, he sold his company and focused on helping those who were imprisoned. His online courses will be set next year. “By March 1, 2022, anyone will be able to access the courses, either to become a certificated instructor or to access it for themselves as a prisoner or part of the general population,”Hamiltonexplained. In addition, he visits middle schools and presents the course to at-risk students as a preventative measure against crime.
The free course is funded by the recently established Brian Hamilton Foundation, which offers assistance to military members as they return to civilian life and provides loans o small businesses. “Starting up a business isn't for everyone, but if we make opportunities available, and let people know that other people care about them, it makes a difference.”Hamiltonsaid.
4. Why did Brian Hamilton went to a prison?
A. He accompanied his friend.
B. He took lessons in the prison.
C. He wanted to get a job in the prison.
D. He had a friend who was in prison.
5. What can be inferred about Inmates to Entrepreneurs?
A. It often assists military members.
B It provides loans to small businesses.
C. Its course has been largely broadened.
D. It is an organization intended for business men.
6. According to the author, which of the following best describesHamilton?
A. He is a man who always changes his mind.
B. He has a sense of social responsibility.
C. He is good at running a big company.
D. He makes money by giving lessons.
7. What is the main idea of the text?
A. A man made a fruitless visit to the prison.
B. A man sold his business to teach prisoners.
C. A man realized his dream of being a teacher.
D. A man successfully created two organizations.
C
“Your mind is a garden; your thoughts are the seeds. The harvest can either be flowers or weeds,” William Wordsworth wrote. In the above quote, William suggests that the process of gardening mirrors human life. Depending on what we “plant” in our lives, we bloom (生长茂盛) or don’t. Before you start to work in your garden, it’s necessary to have a vision for it. Thinking of what youwant to grow in your garden and how to lay it out is a good first step in making your vision a fruitful reality. In life, you should consider what you want to create and what you want to achieve, because your mind-garden is like the white paper and the possibilities are endless. Regardless of what you choose to plant, poor soil isn’t suitable for growth. This is why gardeners take the time and energy to upgrade the soil before planting. So, creating the right soil is important to the realization of your goals and dreams. Fortunately, there are countless ways to make your personal bedrock better. Getting an education is one of the most effective ways, which can help you enrich your life’s soil.
You don’t have to be an enthusiastic gardener to understand the meaning of “You reap(收获) what you sow.” When a gardener wants tomatoes, they just need to plant tomato seeds. It’s a very clear act that produces an expected result. Each of us has the power to decide which “life seeds” to plant. For example, if you plant ill seeds, it's likely that you’ll experience pain in return. Contrarily, if you plant seeds of kindness and understanding, your life will bloom with happiness and love.
A gardener’s trulyarduouswork begins after the seeds are in the ground because a garden requires a lot of care and attention. Regular watering and weeding are required for a healthy garden. So, to ensure your dreams take root, you should be devoted, aware, and present. After countless hours and energy spent, the crops have grown well and are finally ready to be harvested.
8. What is important before gardeners break ground in their gardens?
A. Receiving some training in planting.
B. Drawing up a good plan for their gardens.
C. Having the courage to accept the worst outcome.
D. Doing research on the common local garden plants.
9. What is compared to getting education by the author?
A. Improving the condition of the soil.
B. Growing your most favorable plants.
C. Taking care of the plants in your garden.
D. Selecting proper goals in gardening work.
10. What does the author want to express in Paragraph 3?
A. Your quality of life depends on your positive action.
B. Your experience can help you understand plants better.
C. Your choice of soil is an important part in your gardening.
D. Your knowledge of planting will make you a successful gardener.
11. What does the underlined word “arduous” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. Beneficial
B. Creative
C. Boring.
D. Tough
D
About a billion birds die from flying into buildings each year inNorth America. Suspicions havebeen that birds may regard the open areas behind glass as safe passageways. Or they may mistake the reflected trees for the real thing.
Researchers would like to reduce collisions, which requires a solid understanding about what makes a bird more or less likely to die by crashing into a building in the first place.
“There was ly little known at a broad scale. Previous studies were at one small study site.'' Jared Elmore, a graduate student in natural resource ecology and management atOklahomaStateUniversity. So he and his colleagues used a previously created data set of building collisions for birds at 40 sites throughoutMexico,Canadaand theU.S.
The first finding was obvious: bigger buildings with more glass kill more birds. But the details were more remarkable. "We found that life history predicted collisions. Migrants(候鸟), insect-eaters and woodland-inhabiting species collided more than their counterparts(同类).”
Most migratory species travel at night, when lights near buildings can distract or disorient(使迷失方向)them. And Elmore thinks that insect-eating birds might be attracted to buildings because their insect prey(猎物)is
attracted to the lights. He suspects that woodland species get tooled by the reflections of trees and bushes in the windows. The results are in the journal Conservation Biology.
By understanding which birds are more likely to collide with buildings, researchers can perhaps determine the best way to adapt buildings, or their lighting, to help prevent such accidents. And by knowing risks, along with migration timing and behavior, building managers can better predict when birds are at their greatest danger - and improve lighting strategics accordingly.
Elmore's next project will use radar to help predict bird migrations. " I think that would maybe go a long way in terms of providing information to people, to the public, to building managers, on when they can get the most benefit in terms of lights-out policies."
12. What is the possible reason for birds' crashing into buildings?
A. They didn't see the buildings.
B. They took reflections for reality.
C. They assumed the windows to be open.
D. They considered buildings as safe routes.
13. What is Jared Elmore's study different from the previous ones?
A. It created a new data set.
B. It went beyond national borders.
C. It covered a wider range of sites.
D. I’ll studied some specific bird species.
14. What was the most noticeable finding of Jared Elmore's study?
A. Migratory species travel at night.
B. Birds tend to be misled by glasses.
C. Bigger buildings cause more collisions.
D. Birds living habits give rise to collisions.
15. Which of the following can help reduce bird collision?
A. Adjust the lightening system.
B. Attach radars to each building.
C. Adopt strict lights-out policies.
D. Ban using glasses on buildings.
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
Why you should stillwrite and send postcards
Are postcards still relevant in the selfie (自拍)generation? Surprisingly, yes! Postcards are a thoughtful way of showing a person that you care even while far away.____16____. But here are a few reasons it is still considered goodpractice to send postcards.
Show your care
____17____It will take you only a few minutes to write a message and a second to send it. But postcards are different, show effort and thoughtfulness. You need to find the right one, as well as handwriting your message and then send it to the person you love by slow mail. Imagine the time and effort you have to put in simply means the recipient is someone you really care about.
Record your travels
You may use postcards as keepsakes of your travels. They can alsodouble as your travel journal.____18____. You can create a scrapbook (剪贴簿)of all the postcards you have collected from your travels.
Get one back
A postcard is a pleasant surprise. It is a fun gesture that brings great joy to others.____19____.
If you and your friends agree to send each other postcards, you can build up a great collection of amazing memories.
Last a lifetime
Postcards are unique and one of a kind, so they are great for safekeeping. Digital photos can get lost.____20____. They are something you can look back to in the future and be able to share with others as well.
A. Postcards can be sent instantly nowadays
B. Of course, there is the issue of sending them by slow mail
C. Don't expect the similar act from your friends and just send them one
D. Text is now the easiest and fastest way to communicate with someone
E. When you send somebody a postcard, they might send you one back later on
F. You can send one to your home address after you have experienced something wonderful
G. However, postcards can exist for a long time by being hung on walls or placed on a shelf
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One of the greatest things about getting out of the city is heading into nature and really communing
with(与……融为一体)the Earth and wildlife. But sometimes, the____21____finds its way into the city.
A man named Tom Bell lives inLondon. When he went up to his rooftop to take a break one day, he realized he wasn’t____22____. But don’t worry. His____23____was of the fuzzy(毛茸茸的)variety.A wild fox had made its way up to the roof just in time to____24____the sunset. It was getting____25____and cold, but fortunately, there was a____26____laid out and ready for it! The tired fox just____27____to have a sleep.
Tom quickly____28____the event online with the world and received many____29____. People were obviously______30______by the truly unbothered fox.______31______the lucky man, the fox got up there through the fire escape. A man named Steve even played it some music to make sure the fox had the______32______evening!
In fact,Londonis home to many foxes,______33______not all of them are this cute and beautiful. They’ve come to be called urban foxes and they began to make themselves______34______in London back in the 1930s when the city’ s growth started______35______their natural territory(领地)．And they live in cities all overEngland. It is______36______that there’s a population of about 33,000 urban foxes in total in the country.
Once Tom shared his______37______house guest, others aroundLondonalso started______38______photos of their urban foxes! Well, it’s probably safe to say that we’re a little envious(羡慕的) of these lucky persons and their fuzzy visitors. It is______39______to see that people and the wilderness can live together______40______.
21. A. sunlight B. road C. photo D. wilderness
22. A. awake B. away C. alone D. alike
23. A. visitor B. neighbor C. friend D. audience
24. A. overlook B. follow C. catch D. mark
25. A. wet B. quiet C. risky D. dark
26. A. map B. blanket C. garden D. bed
27. A. wanted B. pretended C. happened D. continued
28. A. read B. found C. shared D. checked
29. A. likes B. tickets C. letters D. orders
30. A. encouraged B. attracted C. confused D. supported
31. A. Because of B. According to C. Instead of D. Expect for
32. A. perfect B. eventful C. stormy D. final
33. A. if B. and C. or D. but
34. A. out of danger B. above average C. on the site D. at home
35. A. enlarging B. entering C. surrounding D. dividing
36. A. recognized B. remembered C. supposed D. expected
37. A. imaginary B. trusted C. lifelong D. beloved
38. A. posting B. collecting C. editing D. printing
39. A. amusing B. important C. amazing D. common
40. A. legally B. peacefully C. informally D. confidently
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
Twenty years ago, the idea of sharing our lives so____41.____(open) with the world was unheard of. However, for young people today it____42.____(consider) completely normal to share pictures of their lives and interact online every day
However,____43.____concerns people is that too much time on social media may have some negative effects. Researchers measured people's attitudes and feelings before and after visiting social media sites. They found that the more time people spent on social media, the more unhappy they became.
There are a number of reasons for this. When____44.____(surf) the social media, people often see photographs and stories showing beautiful holidays, fun parties and fashionable clothes. People rarely post negative stories or bad pictures,____45.____can be misleading. For those looking at these pictures and comparing them to their own lives, they can end up feeling sad and depressed. They might think their lives are____46.____(bad) in comparison. Even for those people who post positive stories and pictures, they too can feel stressed and worried.____47.____number of "likes" and comments on their posts can make them anxious about their____48.____(popular). Of course, there is also the problem of "cyber bullying".
We don't have to disconnect from the Internet____49.____(live) a happy life, but we should realize that the pictures we see and stories we read are only part of a bigger picture. If we can do that, we can protect____50.____(we) and enjoy our lives.
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.假如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：在错的词下画一横线，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。

Traveling had become increasingly popular over the years. Perhaps one of the big reasons is that it makes people feel refreshed. Other reason is that it allows us to escape our lives. Sometimes, what our mind really need is a break from the same atmosphere. When we travel, more often than not, we will spend great deal of time outdoors, that is the best medicine for a mind locked indoors for most of the time. But traveling allows us to adopt to new perspectives. Strange enough, it's when we take a break from our problems that they sometimes manage to find solutions to them.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假设你是李华，有外国友人到你校参观，想了解你们英语学习的情况。

请你代表学校用英语发言，要点如下：
1.表示欢迎并简要介绍学校情况；
2.说明英语学习情况(课堂、活动等)；
3.征求对方学好英语的建议。

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。

Dear friends，
Welcome to our school!
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________
That’s all. Thank you.
参考答案
1. B
2. C
3. A
4. A
5. C
6. B
7. B
8. B 9. A 10. A 11. D
12. B 13. C 14. D 15. A
16. B 17. D 18. F 19. E 20. G
21. D 22. C 23. A 24. C 25. D 26. B 27. A 28. C 29. A 30. B 31. B 32.
A 33. D 34. D 35.
B 36.
C 37.
D 38. A 39. C 40. B
41. openly
42. is considered
43. what 44. surfing
45. which 46. worse
47. The 48. popularity
49. to live
50. ourselves
51.(1).had→has (2).big→biggest (3).Other→Another (4).need→needs
(5).在great前加 a (6).that→which (7).But→And (8).去掉to (9).Strange→Strangely (10).they→we
52.略。