2019-2020学年江苏省常熟市梅李中学高三英语第二次联考试题及答案解析

2019-2020学年江苏省常熟市梅李中学高三英语第二次联考试题及答
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
There have been many great painters in the rich history of Chinese art. Here are four of the greatest painters from China.
Li Cheng (919—967, Five Dynasties and early Song Dynasty)
Li Cheng contributed greatly to one of the golden ages of landscape paintings in world history. During his time, he was considered the best landscape painter ever. He is remembered especially for the winter landscapes he created and for simple compositions of tall, old evergreens set against a dry landscape. Several of his paintings are in thin ink which gives them a foggy appearance.
Fan Kuan (990—1020 , Song Dynasty)
Fan Kuan began his career by modeling Li Cheng's work but later created his own style, claiming that the only true teacher was nature. His finest workTravelers among Mountains and Streamsis a masterpiece of landscape painting and many future artists turned to it for inspiration.
Qi Baishi (1864-1957)
One of the greatest contemporary Chinese painters, Qi Baishi is known for not being influenced by Western styles like most painters of his time. He can be considered as the last great traditional painter of China. He painted almost everything from insects to landscapes. He is regarded highly in Chinese art for the freshness that he brought to the familiar types of birds and flowers, insects and grass.
Wu Guanzhong (1919—2010)
Widely considered as the founder of modern Chinese painting , Wu Guanzhong has painted various aspects of China, like its architecture, plants, animals, people and landscapes. Wu went on to combine Western and Chinese styles to create a unique form of modem art. In 1992, he became the first living Chinese artist whose work was exhibited at the British Museum.
1.What do we know about Li Cheng?
A.He loved landscape paintings.
B.He copied many artists' work.
C.His work gained worldwide recognition.
D.He was considered as Fan Kuan's teacher.
2.What is the main feature of Qi Baishi's paintings?
A.They have foggy appearances.
B.They lack diversity in the theme.
C.They come under Western influence.
D.They show advanced traditional painting skills.
3.What did the four Chinese painters have in common?
A.They were all modern painters.
B.They all created landscape paintings.
C.They were all impacted by Western art.
D.They were all pioneers intraditional art history.
B
It is a question people have been asking for ages. Is there a way to turn back the aging process?
For centuries, people have been looking for a “fountain of youth”. The idea is that if you find a magical fountain, and drink from its waters, you will not age.
Researchers in New York did not find an actual fountain of youth, but they may have found a way to turn back the aging process. It appears the answer may be hidden right between your eyes, in an area called the hypothalamus (下丘脑). The hypothalamus is part of your brain. It controls important activities within the body.
Researchers at New York’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine found that hypothalamus neural (神经的) stem cells also influence how fast aging takes place in the body.
What are stem cells(干细胞)? They are simple cells that can develop into specialized cells, like blood or skin cells. Stem cells can also repair damaged tissues and organs.
Dongsheng Cai is a professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He was the lead researcher in a study on aging in mice. He and his team reported their findings in the journal Nature, Cai explained when hypothalamus function is in decline, particularly the loss of hypothalamus stem cells, and this protection against the aging development is lost. it eventually leads to aging.
Using this information, the researchers began trying to activate, or energize, the hypothalamus laboratory mice. They did this by injecting the animals with stem cells, Later, the researchers examined tissues and tested for changes in behavior. They looked for changes in the strength and coordination (协调) of the animals muscles. They
also studied the social behavior and cognitive ability of the mice. The researchers say the results show that the treatment slowed aging in the animals, Cai says injecting middle-aged mice with stem cells from younger mice helped the older animals live longer.
But these results were just from studying mice in a laboratory. If the mice can live longer, does that mean people could have longer lives? The next step is to see if the anti-aging effects also work in.
4. In Paragraph 2 a “fountain of youth” is mentioned to ________.
A. introduce the main topic
B. show a hidden secret.
C. describe scientists research
D. recommend a way to stay young
5. Aging takes place in the body when _______.
A. stem cells develop into specialized cells
B. there are important activities within the body
C. hypothalamus neural stem cells fail to protect against aging
D. the hypothalamus fails to repair damaged tissues and organs
6. What do we know about the researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine from the text?
A. They did experiments to see how stem cells work.
B. They studied mice to find their connection with humans.
C. They have found a possible way to slow the aging progress.
D. They have found no changes in mice s behavior during the experiment
7. What will the researchers probably do next?
A. They will help some animals live longer.
B. They will announce the fountain of youth doesn’t exist
C. They will develop products to help people live a longer life immediately
D. They will do research to see if what they have found in mice will apply to humans.
C
In recent years, with the development of technology, it is common to see robots into our homes in the form of toys and vacuums (吸尘器) without question. Children’s toys that rely on robotics for both entertainment and education are becoming more popular and more easily accessible. Robot vacuums, too, are so popular that the Roomba has even earned itself a name in popular television.
A selection of other household wares can be purchased and owned for a reasonable cost, but they all look and perform like vacuums. Our domestic helpers are currently designed to vacuuming, mopping, sweeping and mowing.
Of course the best known of these is the Roomba, but there is actually some competition amongst the autonomous vacuum manufacturers. Roomba, made by iRobot, now comes in several designs and has been through many versions of improvements. The basic model is just about $400, but there’s a more attractive version, complete with a wireless command center to control the robot from anywhere in the home. Samsung also has a vacuum, called the Smart Tango, which makes increased improvements on the Roomba by including brushes for cleaning corners. It’s possible that some of the less well-known vacuums might be even more exciting, like the Neato Robotics XV that takes on a square shape to better clean corners. Incremental (增值的) improvements are what drive the home robot industry.
Now that domestic robots are becoming more popular, the near future should be exciting. If we are going to welcome robots into our lives and our homes, we should expect them to work for it, and work hard. It’s the dawn of the robot revolution, whether we like it or not, and it would be great to see that technology put to use in more innovative(创新的) ways.
8. What does Roomba in the passage mean?
A. A man’s name who has bought a domestic robot.
B. A name of a big company who makes robots.
C. A type of vacuum whose name is Roomba.
D. A place where people can buy proper robots.
9. The Smart Tango is different from other types in that ________.
A. it has a wireless command center
B. it has brushes for cleaning corners
C. it is more famous and exciting
D. it is driven without electricity
10. What can we infer according to the last paragraph?
A. Domestic robots will free us from housework.
B. Domestic robots will become cheaper and cheaper.
C. Domestic robots have brought environmental revolution.
D. Domestic robots takes the lead in science and technology.
11. What does the author intend to tell in the passage?
A. Domestic robots are closely related to our daily life.
B. It is interesting to see domestic robots at home.
C. Domestic robots are too expensive for most people.
D. It is convenient to buy a domestic robot.
D
Brain cells work to actively forget memories during a specific period of sleep. When we sleep our brains clear out the memories we’ve made while we’re awake, deciding what to keep and what to get rid of. Forgetting is an active process, explained the authors of the study published in the journal Science. But less is known about this process during the different periods of sleep.
They found that during the rapid eye movement (REM ) sleep period — or active sleep when we are thought to dream — special nerve cells appear to actively contribute to forgetting. What are known as melanin-concentrating hormone-producing (MCH) neurons (神经元) sit in the hypothalamus (下丘脑): a part of the brain which helps with a range of functions such as sleep, appetite and emotions. Past research has suggested these cells help to control REM sleep patterns: activating the MCH neurons increasing time spentin this period, while preventingthemreducing changes into this period.
The scientists looked at MCH cells in mice, and found 52.8 percent were active during REM sleep, compared with 35 percent when the mice were awake. Study co-author Thomas Kilduff, director of the Center for Neuroscience at SRI International, told Newsweek the team was surprised to find that mice performed better on learning and memory tasks when the MCH cells were prevented. “This result suggests that activation of the MCH neurons may affect memory — that is, MCH neurons may facilitate forgetting,” Kilduff explained.
When asked what motivated the study, Kilduff said, “We hope the work could deepen our understanding of Alzheimer’s disease. Understanding the neural basis of learning and memory is a huge area of neuroscience research because of its effects on our everyday lives, as well as diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. Prior to this work, no one suspected that MCH neurons had anything to do with forgetting,” said Kilduff.
12. What can we infer from paragraph 1?
A. Forgetting is a passive process.
B. The forgetting process is known to us.
C. Some memories are forgotten while we are awake.
D. Certain memories are removed while we are asleep.
13. What does the underlined word “them” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. REM sleep patterns.
B. Past researches.
C. MCH neurons.
D. A range of functions.
14. Why did Kilduff’s team conduct the research?
A. To publish the study in the journal Science.
B. To know more about Alzheimer’s disease.
C. To contribute to human’s forgetting.
D. To explore our everyday lives.
15. What can we know about MCH?
A. MCH cells takes control of REM sleep patterns .
B. MCH neurons may disturb memory consolidation.
C. MCH neurons have nothing to do with forgetting.
D. MCH cells help mice performing better on learning.
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 Improve your Memory
Most of us can lose our train of thought midway through a sentence but when you’re a stand-up comic (单口相声演员) , it can cause disaster— as comedian Billy Connolly knows. The 70-year-old Scot admitted the fact last week, and he now suffers from worrying about memory loss on stage.____16____His wife Pamela owes it to years of drinking in his early career.
But absent-mindedness is not just about “senior moments”, says neuropsychologist Dr Iddon. “In a recent study of healthy adults, the average number of memory slips, like putting the coffee jar in the fridge, was around six per week, regardless of age, sex and intelligence,” says Dr Iddon. “____17____” Remembering is an active process and making the most of your memory involves paying better attention, planning and organising.___18___
19. Exercise more.
Several studies have shown that exercise is particularly good at improving memory. Exercise is also thought to encourage the growth of new brain cells in the hippocampus — an area of the brain important in memory and learning.
20.___21___
So if a joke is learned in the presence of a particular smell, that same smell may arouse the memory for that joke.“ More simply, when in an exam, I advise my students to imagine the place in which they were revising as a
reminder,” says Andrew Johnson, memory specialist and lecturer in psychology.
22. Drink more milk.
Scientists asked 972 people to fill in detailed surveys on their diets and to complete eight difficult tests to check their concentration, memory and learning abilities.___23___
A. Learn more jokes.
B. Connect the memory with the environment.
C. To make matters worse, sometimes he cannot remember his lines.
D. In fact, it was the younger, busier people that were the most absent-minded.
E. Luckily, there are some strategies to help you avoid those embarrassing moments.
F. The best way to strengthen a memory is to go through the information before sleep.
G. Adults who often consumed dairy products did far better in memory tests compared with those who rarely did.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The summer after my firstyear of college, I got my first job as a waiter in a restaurant. For me, it was a step moving from a___21___child to a more independent adult. I had never___22___a day in my life when I was in high school because my____23____wanted me to focus on study.
I printed out a recently updated resume(简历)I first___24___in my senior year and filled out dozens of applications. I sent applications____25____to get my first couple of choices. I got no calls or emails back.____26____, halfway through the third week, I finally got a call back from one of theplaces I applied to. We had____27____a meeting time, and after my___28___, I was more than ready to start working the following Monday.
When working, it was very___29___that I was the new guy. My parents_____30_____that I would not last the first two weeks, and that I would be______31______looking for more jobs. However, I stuck with it.I made sure to put a_____32_____on my face every day no matter what_____33_____. At times, some customers were always asking to speak with my______34______. Every time I heard that, I thought if I had a dollar, I would_____35_____work a day in my life. However, I______36______to get the hang of things after a couple of weeks. I always suggested the suitable_____37_____for customers.
A couple of weeks later, I had been told by the manager that I had received the______38______employee of the month. At that moment, I felt like I had truly_____39_____it, and this was the first ofmany achievements I would receive while working. It taught me a lot about responsibility and the______40______of insisting on the
work.
21. A. free B. dependent C. naughty D. cheerful
22. A. spent B. worked C. saved D. wasted
23. A. friends B. s C. parents D. teachers
24. A. wrote B. improved C. planned D. tried
25. A. agreeing B. promising C. managing D. hoping
26. A. Besides B. Meanwhile C. However D. Therefore
27. A. set up B. put up C. taken up D. made up
28. A. contribution B. interview C. experience D. experiment
29. A. lucky B. terrible C. likely D. obvious
30. A. figured B. advised C. proved D. admitted
31. A. unhappy B. alone C. back D. crazy
32. A. flower B. sign C. note D. smile
33. A. appeared B. happened C. rose D. operated
34. A. manager B. partner C. roommate D. waiter
35. A. only B. nearly C. never D. regularly
36. A. started B. refused C. wanted D. pretended
37. A. tickets B. plans C. cases D. choices
38. A. friendly B. best C. hopeful D. amazing
39. A. got B. had C. kept D. made
40. A. truth B. power C. importance D. way
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
Every day people throw away a lot of household garbage – paper, cans, kitchen waste, used batteries and glass____41.____sorting it. There are many problems____42.____(cause) by unsorted garbage. On one hand, it’s____43.____great waste of resources. On the other hand, the disposal of unsorted garbage can cause serious environmental pollution,____44.____does harm to people’s health. Now our government has realized the importance of garbage sorting. So far many activities____45.____(hold) to teach people how to sort garbage____46.____(proper).
People in cities, like Beijing and Shanghai, are required to sort garbage into four categories— kitchen
waste,____47.____(danger) waste, recyclable waste and other waste. Also, they can get certain points for sorting their garbage. When they accumulate enough points, they can go to the community____48.____(exchange) them for some gifts of daily use. However, still a lot of people in China lack the____49.____(aware) of garbage sorting. Changing people’s mindsets and habits will take a long time. But once one person_____50._____(develop) the habit of garbage sorting, more may be influenced to do the same.
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.假设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 year, I ran for our school's senior three grade president. On the day of the election, I had to give a speech in the front of the entire grade but I talked about why I would make a good president. When it was my turns to speak, I stood on the stage with butterflies in my stomach and my hands got sweat. Nervous although I was, I explained the reasons why I dreamed being grade president. I also talked about the ways I plan to accomplish my goals. Unfortunately, I brought their speech to a nice conclusion. The audience gave me a round of applause and chose me to be grade president. It was one of the most encouraged experiences of my life.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.有人说锻炼需要时间、空间、毅力等。

你认为锻炼最需要的是什么？请你以“Doing Exercise Requires ________ Most”为题写一篇英文短文向某英语报投稿，内容包括：
1.锻炼最需要的东西；
2.请举例说明。

注意：
1.补全短文题目；
2.词数100左右。

Doing Exercise Requires ________ Most
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________
参考答案
1. A
2. D
3. B
4. D
5. C
6. B
7. D
8. C 9. B 10. A 11. A
12. D 13. C 14. B 15. B
16. C 17. D 18. E 19. B 20. G
21. B 22. B 23. C 24. A 25. D 26. C 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. A 31. C 32.
D 33. B 34. A 35. C 36. A 37. D 38. B 39. D 40. C
41. without
42. caused 43. a
44. which 45. have been held
46. properly
47. dangerous
48. to exchange
49. awareness
50. develops
51.(1).去掉the
(2).but →and
(3).turns→turn
(4).sweat→sweaty
(5).although→though/as
(6).dreamed后加of/about
(7).plan→planned
(8).Unfortunately→Fortunately
(9).their→my
(10).encouraged→encouraging
52.略。