2019-2020学年江西省新余市第四中学高三英语第四次联考试卷及答案

2019-2020学年江西省新余市第四中学高三英语第四次联考试卷及答
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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
Fine art fairs（艺术博览会）are the trend of the 21st century, with new art and antique（古玩）fairs and festivals springing up in diverse parts of the world. Here is a list of four noteworthy art fairs.
Art Basel, Basel, Switzerland
The granddaddy of art fairs, Art Basel, was established in 1970 by a group of local art gallerists and is the biggest contemporary art fair in the world. Art Basel takes place over a 5-day period each June in Basel, Switzerland. The high cost of renting space for gallery owners is offset（抵消）by the huge attendance at the fair. For example in 2010, about 60,000 visitors attended Art Basel.
Frieze Art Fair, London
“Frieze Art Fair was established in 2003 and is one of the few fairs to focus only on contemporary art and living artists.v"Thefair takes place every October in Regent's Park, London. It features over 170 of the most exciting contemporary art galleries in the world. ”
In addition to the fair which began in 2003, the fair owners Matthew Slotover and Amanda Sharp publish Frieze, an international art magazine established in 1991 and devoted to contemporary art.
TEFAF Maastricht, the Netherlands
Established in 1975 as The Pictura Fine Art Fair, and renamed The European Fine Art Foundation（TEFAF）, Maastricht in 1996, the fair includes 260 of the world's most famous art and antique dealers from 16 countries.
The 24th edition of the TEFAF fair held March 18 — 27, 2011 featured 260 dealers exhibiting approximately 30, 000 artworks and antiques with an overall value of $ US 1. 4 billion.
ARCO, Madrid
ARCO Madrid was established in 1982 and is one of Europe's leading and popular art fairs. In addition to the exhibiting galleries（in 2011, 197 international art galleries participated）, a seriesof lectures and specially focused exhibitions take place.
1.How does Art Basel cover the expense of renting space?
A.By selling tickets.
B.By selling expensive exhibits.
C.By donation from dealers.
D.By support from the government.
2.The owners of Frieze Art Fair are also in charge of____.
A.170 living artists.
B.An international art magazine.
C.30,000 artworks and antiques.
D.A series of lectures.
3.Which of the following has the longest history?
A.Art Basel
B.Frieze Art Fair
C.TEFAF
D.ARCO
B
Those who are concerned that robots are taking over the world can rest easy—for now. Though the androids have proved useful at performing ordinary tasks, they are not ready for the greatest time. At least that appears to be the case atJapan’s Henn-na Hotel chain where over half of the robot staff are being replaced by humans.
The first location of the unique hotel opened in July 2015 was atNagasaki’s Huis Ten Bosch Theme Park. The hotel’s owner, Hideo Sawada, promised the hotel to be managed primarily by robots. Guests were greeted and checked-in by a dinosaur robot, while a cute android called Churi, placed inside each room, provided information about attractions. Not surprisingly, the lodging, recognized in 2016 as the world’s first robot-staffed hotel by Guinness World Records, drew in curious visitors from all around the world.
But as the years have passed, the hotel’s main draw is becoming less novel and more unsatisfactory. Also as the robots are “aging”, they are costing more to repair. Among the 283 androids being replaced are the chain’s two dinosaur receptionists. In addition to scaring young guests, they are also unable to photocopy guests’ passports, forcing human employees to step in each time. Also out are the cute Churi robots, which annoyed guests by interrupting their conversations. For example, one guest told The Wall Street Journal that Churi mistook his snoring for a command and kept asking him to repeat his request all night.
Sawada told The Wall Street Journal, “When you actually use robots you realize there are places where they aren’t needed—or just annoy people.” While Sawada may be cutting back on his use of androids, the recently-opened Smart LYZ Hotel and the Fly Zoo Hotel inChina, are run entirely by robots, with not a human in sight. Whether the employees have more competence than those “hired” by the Henn-na Hotel chain remains to be seen.
4. What makesJapan’s Henn-na Hotel unique?
A. Its robot employees.
B. Its advanced equipment.
C. Its convenient location.
D. Its successful management.
5. What is the author’s purpose with the example in paragraph 3?
A. To entertain readers.
B. To prove Churi’s drawback.
C. To introduce Churi’s functions.
D. To persuade people not to book the hotel.
6. What does the owner ofJapan’s Henn-na Hotel think of his robot staff now?
A. Attractive.
B. Costly.
C. Pioneering.
D. Disappointing.
7. What is the best title for the text?
A. Robots Are Taking Over the World.
B. The Boom of Robots-staffed Hotel.
C. Robot Staff Are Fired For No Competence.
D. The First Robots-staffed Hotel Won Guinness World Record.
C
A smiling panda and a walking Chinese lantern will be the mascots of the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics (残奥会）in Beijing .
The mascots were known to the public on Sept.17, 2019 at a ceremony inBeijing. Beijing Mayor Chen Jining described them as adorable, unique , and exquisite (精致的）。

He said they shows Chinese people’s longing for the 2022 Beijing WinterOlympics in a visually appealing way and extends Chinese people’s warm invitation to friends throughout the world .
The panda, named Bing Dwen Dwen , is the Olympic mascot. Colourful circles around its face symbolize skating tracks and 5G technology, according to the website of theBeijingorganizing committee . Bing , the Chinese word for “ ice “, shows purity and strength, while Dwen Dwen means sincerity , liveliness, and health , the website said. The choice of the iconic animal , considered the national treasure , is not a surprise to people inChina. While many applaud Bing Dwen Dwen for its cuteness on social media , some are not favourably impressed by the lack of creativity in choosing a panda . The giant panda was one of the five mascots of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics , and it was also the symbol for the Asian Games inBeijingin 1990.
“Today is an important step on a milestone inBeijing’s journey to make history as the first ever , in Olympic history , to host both summer and winter editions of the Olympic Games , International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said at the ceremony .
Based on a traditional red lantern , Paralympic mascot Shuey Rhon Rhon creates a cheerful atmosphere of the Chinese Lunar New Year ,which will fall around the time of the Winter Games , the organizing committee said . It is sporting(穿戴）a yellow scarf, a circle of yellow doves around its head , and a traditional Chinese paper-cut . “Shuey “ means snow in Chinese and “Rhon Rhon” means “inclusiveness ”and “harmonization”, implying that the
world civilizations communicate with each otherand live in harmony , the committee said .
The two mascots were selected from more than 5800 submission from 35 countries .
8. What does Chen Jining think of Bing Dwen Dwen and Shuey Rhon Rhon ?
A. They represent the IOC.
B. They have great artistic value.
C. They show Chinese people’s hospitality.
D. They have much room for improvement.
9. Why are some people not satisfied with choosing Bing Dwen Dwen ?
A. Because pandas are the national treasure .
B. Because it is too colourful for the Olympics.
C. Because its design is lacking in creativity .
D. Because a panda has been chosen as a mascot three times .
10. What record willBeijingset after hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics ?
A. The most athletes joining in the event .
B. The first Asian city to host the Olympics .
C. The first city to host two editions of the Olympics .
D. The longest time in history.
11. What can we learn about Shuey Rhon Rhon from the text ?
A. It is symbol of Chinese culture .
B. It is designed by a foreign artist .
C. It is a representative of competition
D. It is a mixture of 35 different cultures.
D
Japan's prime minister encouraged the decision to ban viewers, even family members, by issuing a state of emergency order in Tokyo earlier this month in response to rising COVID-19 case numbers.
From the perspective of sports psychologists, an Olympics without fans is a real-life science experiment that is helping researchers and clinicians to comb through the true impact of a crowd of fans on its players—and on viewers at home. The strange circumstances under which the games are held may place unexpected pressure on some athletes. On Tuesday, superstar gymnast Simone Biles dropped out of the women's team event, telling teammates and reporters she wasn't in the right “headspace” to compete. “It's been really stressful this Olympic
Games. There are a lot of different variables going into it,” Biles told the Washington Post.
The 2020 Summer Olympics bears similarities and differences to other major sporting events without viewers. The English Premier League supplemented (增加) game broadcasts with crowd noise from the soccer video game FIFA 20, mixed with game audio in real time. A Taiwanese baseball team and German soccer team began populating stands with cardboard cutouts of fans, and the trend caught on internationally.
Jamey Houle, the lead sports psychologist for Ohio State University Athletics and a former Al-American gymnast, says competitive athletes are trained in visualization— imagining performing a certain action or motion, such as doing a roundoff back handspring in gymnastics. Without moving a muscle, players using visualization can solidify neural (神经的) connections and activate their motor cortex (皮层). To visualize most effectively, Houle says, athletes working with sports psychologists will try to simulate as closely as possible the conditions of actual gameplay. Empty stadiums may thus have a measurable impact on players' performance. This phenomenon is grounded in a psychological concept called “social facilitation”, referring to a change in a person's performance that occurs when others are around compared to when a person is alone.
12. What caused Biles to drop out of the women's team event?
A. The poor physical condition.
B. The absence of the audience.
C. The fiercely competitive event.
D. The influence of crowds of fans.
13. What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?
A. The Taiwanese baseball team is a success.
B. The tendency mentioned is popular among some sporting events.
C. The 2020 Summer Olympics is stricter in preventing the pandemic.
D. The crowd noise plays a leading role in the English Premier League.
14. How does Houle explain the impact of empty stadiums on players' performance?
A. By doing a roundoff back handspring.
B. By simulating the conditions of actual gameplay.
C. By using the concept called social facilitation.
D. By changing the viewers of a player.
15. What message does the author mainly convey in the text?
A. Athletes should be trained in visualization.
B. Audience should be admitted to the Olympics.
C. Social facilitation is helpful to sporting events.
D. Viewers present may influence players' performance.
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
Possibly the funniest day of the year is April Fools’ Day.___16___On that day, people usually play tricks and jokes on friends and family, and sometimes strangers. The phrase to use is “April Fools!” after you complete a trick or joke. But there is much more to this day than these common facts. There is a mysterious history of this celebration. There is no real consensus (共识) on when the holiday officially or unofficially began.
The earliest possible mention of April Fools’ Day is in Geoffrey Chaucer’sThe Canterbury Tales, written in 1392. In the story “Nun’s Priest’s Tale” it is mentioned that “Syn March bigan thritty dayes and two”.___17___However, modern scholars believe there was a misprint.
The next piece of evidence about April Fools’ Day comes from the French poet Eloy d’Amerval. He wrote about “poisson d’avril”.___18___Some scholars say that April Fools’ Day started in the Middle Ages inEurope, where some people celebrated the New Year on April 1st. Those who had New Year’s Day on January 1st made fun of those who partook (共享) in the celebration on April 1st by sending people fish.
___19___In 1686, writer and philosopher John Aubrey wrote about a celebration called “Fooles Holy Day”. It is certain that the celebration became popular throughGreat Britainin the 18th. InScotland, the tradition became a two-day event. As time went on and the celebration became more widespread, it became a one-day holiday.
As you might have noticed, April Fools’ Day has a confusing history. There are multiple theories about its origins. It variously started in many different places. It may also have different meanings.___20___
A. It means “fish of April”.
B. This origin comes fromScotland.
C. Lastly, we come back toGreat Britain.
D. Accepting it or not depends on your interest.
E. It happenson the first day of April every year.
F. One would have to be a fool to accept one theory.
G. This seems like a jokey way of saying the first of April.
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
I was a self-employed writer. But I had been in a bad___21___since my new neighbor moved in. Whenever I became____22____to write, I could hear a girl singing next door. She didn’t sing well at all, even____23____-it was ly a headache for me.____24____, it became a daily routine for me to____25____. How could I keep up my____26____and go on writing?
One day, it was too noisy and my thoughts were entirely____27____. I had my husband go to____28____her
about the matter. Minutes later, he returned. “That girl is only 17,” he____29____with a sad look, “but she has bone cancer.” My mind suddenly went_____30_____. “Her mother said that the more_____31_____it is, the louder her daughter sings. It helps her_____32_____the pain. The poor mother begs our pardon for interrupting us.” In a flash, I felt guilty about my thoughtless_____33_____.
From that day on, I no longer felt anything_____34_____, and even got used to her singing-I felt as if_____35_____by the smell of flowers. Afterwards I was on business and happened to know the girl had been_____36_____into a hospital. When I returned home in late summer, I_____37_____felt that something was_____38_____. I couldn’t hear the girl next door sing anymore.
“However hard the winds blow, you will stray(走失) no more from my_____39_____…You shall believe that I am brave only with you…” Her singing always_____40_____in my mind.I hope the voice is everlasting for you, me, and everyone.
21. A. appetite B. condition C. mood D. state
22. A. bored B. inspired C. safe D. afraid
23. A. out of place B. out of fashion C. out of order D. out of tune
24. A. Gradually B. Suddenly C. Surprisingly D. Particularly
25. A. understand B. explain C. tolerate D. follow
26. A. interests B. head C. hope D. spirits
27. A. disturbed B. lifted C. buried D. touched
28. A. indicate B. approach C. complain D. scold
29. A. cried B. yelled C. sighed D. declared
30. A. cold B. silent C. calm D. blank
31. A. hurtful B. wonderful C. effortless D. difficult
32. A. accelerate B. gather C. ease D. cover
33. A. manners B. step C. movement D. action
34. A. personal B. wrong C. complicated D. stubborn
35. A. blown B. absorbed C. greeted D. moved
36. A. admitted B. laid C. transformed D. suspended
37. A. instead B. somehow C. otherwise D. anymore
38. A. explicit B. abstract C. complex D. missing
39. A. company B. distinction C. prejudice D. reputation
40. A. develops B.rises C. flows D. changes
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
After 38 years of living in China, Roberta Lipson, a US citizen, finally got her Chinese green card" on July 10.___41.___(celebrate) the occasion, she posted this in her WeChat Moments, “after 38 years I'm now finally a permanent Chinese resident, along with a picture in___42.___she was with a colleague at the certificate issuing center, in a white dress, smiling___43.___(wide).
Lipson, also known as Li Bijing, is the founder and CEO of the United Family Healthcare. She came to China in 1979 and___44.___(start) her business to help improve the country's public health and medical services by demonstrating___45.___different approach to healthcare.
In 1997, the United Family Healthcare was established inBeijing. It is the first foreign-invested expert medical organization inChina. Now her business has extended___46.___many cities across the country.
For Lipson,___47.___(become) a permanent Chinese resident is something she always wanted. “My career is inChina, and I___48.___(be) inChinafor decades.Chinais my home. I would feel more comfortable if I have permanent residency," said Lipson during an interview withChinaNewsweek.
On Oct 18, the 19th CPC National Congress was held inBeijing. “I was excited about the report___49.___(deliver) by President Xi Jinping, in which he mentioned the Healthy China Strategy. To____50.____(well) fulfill our social responsibilities, we will bring more medical services to rural areas, and provide more care to special-needs children and migrant workers,” she said.
“This is also the dream of United Family Healthcare, Lipson added.
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；
只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Since we moved to our new home several days ago, I had been busy unpacking boxes. It’s exhausting and rewarding to stand back and see how a new home opens her arm to you. And I’m pleasing to see how everything
eventual found a place to exist in. We also experienced kindness from some neighbors in your complex. I was touched a bunch of flowers and a delicate cup that some of the neighbors gifted it us. And then there was a plate of cookies appeared on our doorstep. People here are friend and we have been getting along well with each other!
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Jack来信询问你校学生体育运动情况。

请给他回信，内容包括：1.学校的体育场馆；2.主要的运动项目；3.你喜欢的项目。

注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Jack,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. A
2. B
3. A
4. A
5. B
6. D
7. C
8. C 9. D 10. C 11. A
12. B 13. B 14. C 15. D
16. E 17. G 18. A 19. C 20. F
21. C 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. C 26. D 27. A 28. B 29. C 30. D 31. A 32.
C 33.
D 34. B 35. C 36. A 37. B 38. D 39. A 40. B
41. To celebrate
42. which 43. widely
44. started
45. a 46. to
47. becoming
48. have been
49. delivered
50. better
51.(1). had→have
(2).and→but
(3). arm→arms
(4). pleasing→pleased
(5). eventual→eventually
(6). your→my/our
(7). 在a前加by
(8).删除it
(9).appeared→appearing
(10).friend→friendly 52.略。