2019-2020学年广州市第二中学高三英语二模试题及答案解析

2019-2020学年广州市第二中学高三英语二模试题及答案解析
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
It’s the time of year when we start hiking. As you pack, remember to bring your smartphone. Whether you’re going on a short walk or a long trip, there are a handful of apps that can help.
MapMyHike
This app tracks where you're hiking so you have a mapof your route at the end of the hike. It can also track other fitness information like the distance traveled, speed, pace, and even calories burned. You can save the data for your hike, so you can always access the route you look as well as track improvements to your workout. GaiaGPS
You don't always have cellphone service when hiking, but you always want to know where you are. The GaiaGPS app provides that information. Download maps of different parts of the world, and access the GaiaGPS app in the middle of even the most remote trails. The GPS function makes using the maps simple, and the app will also point to areas of interest.
Backpacking Checklist
One of the worst things is being way out on a trail only to discover you left behind something important. That's why checklists are the best. This checklist app helps you build a customized(定制的) list of things to take with you. Organize different lists based on trail lengths or requirements. Track all your essential items by weight and where you can find them.
WildObs
Using WildObs, you can record your observations of plants and animals and add them to the database. You can ask the community to help you identify something and keep track of everything you've met, and most importantly, you can become a citizen scientist. By recording what you've seen with this app, you're helping scientists keep track of what's happening to the natural world.
1. What can you do with MapMyHike?
A. Record your walking speed.
B. Design a suitable hiking route.
C. Locate popular tourist attractions.
D. Store the data of your daily activities.
2. What is WildObs intended to do?
A. To provide survival skills.
B. To lead the way.
C. To identify wildlife.
D. To help make preparations.
3. Which app is most useful before hiking?
A. GaiaGPS.
B. MapMyHike.
C. WildObs.
D. Backpacking Checklist.
B
California's August Complex Fire tore through more than 1,600 square miles of forest last summer,burning nearly every tree in its path. It was the largest wildfire in the state's recorded history, breaking the record previously set in 2018. After the fire, land managers must determine where to most efficiently plant new trees.
A predictive mapping model called the Postfire Spatial Conifer Restoration Planning Tool recently described in Ecological Applications could inform these decisions, saving time and expense. The tool can “show where young trees are needed most, where the forest isn't going to come back on its own, where we need to intervene（干预）if we want to maintain forests," says lead author Joseph Stewart, an ecologist at the University of California, Davis.
To develop the model, Stewart and his colleagues classified data collected from more than 1,200 study plots in 19 areas that burned between 2004 and 2012. They combined these data with information on rainfall, geography, climate, forest composition and bum severity.Theyalso included how many seeds sample conifer trees （针叶树）produced in 216locations over 18 years, assessing whether the trees release different numbers of seeds after a fire.
The tool's potential benefits are significant, says Kimberley Davis, a conservation scientist at theUniversityofMontana, who was not involved in the study. Those managers will still have to make hard decisions, such as which species to plant in areas that may experience warmer and drier conditions resulting from climate change, but the model provides some research-based guidance to help the forests recover.
4. What challenge do land managers face after the wildfire?
A. Lack of wood supplies.
B. Where to plant new trees best.
C. How to save the burned trees.
D. Loss of trees and wild animals.
5. What's the main idea of paragraph 2?
A. The function of the tool.
B. The disadvantages of the tool.
C. The improvement of the tool.
D. The development of the tool.
6. What does the underlined word "They" refer to?
A. The study plots.
B. The data.
C. Stewart and his colleagues.
D. The seeds.
7. What isDavis' attitude towards the tool?
A. Skeptical.
B. Ambiguous.
C. Tolerant.
D. Optimistic.
C
Do you ever listen to the songs that your parents like? Chances are that you don’t. You probably think the music that they like is old and boring and that the songs on your playlist are muchcooler. But scientists found that people’s music taste changes as time goes by. So it is likely that your own musical preferences will follow a similar path to your parents’, whether you like it or not.
We used to think that culture and personality (个性) are the only reasons for different music choices. But researchers at the University of Cambridge noticed that as people enter into different age groups, their social environment changes, and so does their music taste. There are some musical periods that people go through in their life.
The first period comes in the teenage years, during which people like strong music such as punk and rock, because teenagers tend to be aggressive or want to be independent.
But as people move into early adulthood, their lifestyles change they want to build close relationships with others. As a result, they become fonder of contemporary music, such as pop and R&.B, which is usually uplifting and danceable.
When middle age comes, most people have settled down. During this period, people prefer music, such as jazz and classical, as well as music like country, folk and blues.
As for old people, they prefer old songs in their childhoods. They generally listen to relaxing music, such as country music and jazz music. But you must be questioning. “Aren’t there old people who are still interested in or even crazy about rock music?” Of course there are. But their reasons for listening to rock music may have changed. At that age people may listen to remind themselves of their youth.
8. What do young people usually think of the songs their parents enjoy?
A. They are actually less cool.
B. They are worth listening to.
C. They are especially serious.
D. They are hard to understand.
9. How many musical periods are there that people go through in their life?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
D. Five.
10. People who want to make friends mostly prefer ________.
A. jazz music
B. country music
C. rock music
D. pop music
11. What is the best title for the text?
A. People Have Different Opinions on Music
B. People Listen to Music for the Same Reason
C. People’s Taste in Music Changes with Time
D. People’s Lifestyle Can Be Changed by Music
D
This is a true story. Tristin Saghin enjoyed themovie “Black Hawk Down” very much, which is about the conflict inSomalia. The battle scenes and the exciting rescues of people who are dying interested him greatly.
There was just one problem: Tristin was only 9 years old, and it was thought that movie was not for children. When his parents caught him watching it on TV, they made him turn it off, though he had finished his homework and it was not late. Then one day, Tristin and his family were visiting his grandmother inMesa,Arizona. Tristin’s 2-year-old sister got out of the house and fell in the backyard pool. Realizing the little girl was missing, the family ran outside, only to find the girl had fallen into the water.
Pulled from the pool and placed on the ground, the child wasn’t breathing. The family called the ambulance, but no one knew how to do first aid. No one, that is, except for Tristin. A scene in “Black Hawk Down” describes a doctor giving first aid. Tristin remembered it. Then the 9-year-old gave first aid to his sister at once and saved her life.
His parents don’t stop him seeing the movies he likes any more.Tristin taught himself how to do first aid but he had never thought he could use it to save his little sister’s life. Any skill can be used in time, so you should always learn.
12. According to the text, Tristin Saghin ________.
A. lived inMesa,Arizona
B. disliked studying very much
C. was always ready to help others
D. was nine years old
13. Why did Tristin Saghin’s parents order him to turn off the TV?
A. They wanted him to help look after his sister.
B. He often spent too much time watching films.
C. They thought the film was not good for children.
D. He was asked to finish his homework first.
14. How was Tristin’s sister saved?
A. Tristin gave first aid to her.
B. The ambulance arrived in time.
C. A doctor passing by gave a hand.
D. Her parents sent her to hospital at once.
15. The author’s purpose in writing the text is to advise readers to ________.
A. see more movies
B. learn more skills
C. save others bravely
D. do what they like
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
Ways to Be More Curious
Buried in the same daily routines and familiar surroundings, some people may lead an unhappy life．____16____It's a desire to know how and why and a combination of intelligence and hunger for new things. Here are some tips on how to improve curiosity.
You should communicate with others. There is a to-do list on Leonardo da Vinci's notebook. Out of the fifteen tasks on the list, at least eight involve consulting with others. Montaigne once wrote of how travel to different countries allows us to "polish our brains".____17____
Why not visit a library? It allows us to meet other unexpected information. You can enter it without purpose.____18____And just follow your curiosity to explore unexpected knowledge. The more you explore, the greater your curiosity will be.
____19____With ideas stored in mind, you can mix and re-mix ideas and themes, making new findings and spotting unusual patterns, until a creative breakthrough is achieved, which strengthens your curiosity. Anyone stopping learning for himself because he can search online later is making himself stupid.
Don't just focus on puzzles but on mysteries. Puzzles have clear answers. Once the missing information is found, it's not a puzzle anymore, with curiosity fading away.____20____Because the answers often depend on a complex set of factors（因素）,both known and unknown. The most beautiful thing we can experience is mysteries.
In the process of finding the answers, they are the source of curiosity.
A. Start to search for the books you want or need.
B. Unlike puzzles, mysteries don't need answers.
C. Mysteries have questions that can't be answered clearly.
D. And that's how Leonardo polished his brain to remain curious.
E. Allow books or things on the bookshelves freely to attract your eye.
F. Putting ideas in your head rather than searching online plays an important part.
G. But we can achieve happiness and more meaning in life if we increase our curiosity.
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
A pizza deliver driver inRhode Islandreceive something more special than any tip this week.
Ryan Catterson was delivering pizza to the____21____of Lindsey Sheely on Saturday night when Sheely’s old son ran up to him and give him a big____22____.
Sheely, who____23____the moment on the doorbell camera, said, “I put it up on my Facebook page. In fact, I just did it because we thought it was____24____. "What Sheely didn't know at the time was what that____25____would mean to Catterson.
Catterson’s 16-year-old daughter, who lived inCaliforniawith his ex-wife,____26____passed away. She had____27____with mental problems. “After losing my daughter this past week, it just____28____me because it was like she was there, and it just meant a____29____to me,” he said.
His ex-wife,Danielle, said she was____30____that someone saw his pain and could be there for him. “It's so easy to____31____such people and their internal pain,” she said. “That even goes to our____32____. We didn't know her____33____. ”
The video of his hug with the 2-year-old made its____34____to Catterson, and he reached out to tell Sheely how much it____35____. “It is really____36____to accept that I'm not going to be able to hug her again," Catterson said of his daughter.
The hug may have lasted only a few seconds,____37____it's a moment Catterson will____38____always. "That might have been my daughter just looking out for me____39____at the time," he said. “This incident means something, and makes me____40____, 'Wow, maybe she's there. ”
21. A. home B. office C. garden D. community
22. A. hug B. tip C. smile D. surprise
23. A. fixed B. caught C. checked D. adjusted
24. A. crazy B. funny C. serious D. common
25. A. comment B. chance C. moment D. signal
26. A. recently B. gradually C. peacefully D. eventually
27. A. connected B. treated C. settled D. struggled
28. A. reminded B. touched C. confused D. matched
29. A. ton B. pizza C. loss D. dollar
30. A. anxious B. concerned C. ashamed D. grateful
31. A. cure B. ignore C. help D. describe
32. A. friend B. family C. mother D. daughter
33. A. joy B. pain C. disease D. strength
34. A. way B. case C. sale D. trip
35. A. cost B. needed C. meant D. charged
36. A. lucky B. interesting C. tough D. necessary
37. A. for B. since C. but D. though
38. A. pick up B. set aside C. take along D. hold onto
39. A. bravely B. blindly C. casually D. eagerly
40. A. regret B. cheer C. think D. attempt
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
Before highspeed rail, it took around 34 hours to travel more than l,600 kilometers by train from Beijing to Lanzhou via Baotou. For railway fans, the trip was, and still is, really___41.___treat. After___42.___(leave) at night from Beijing, you wake up the next morning to be greeted by the sight of the plains of Inner Mongolia. In the distance, to the north you see low mountains, and to the south, hills. The plains themselves are mostly empty, except for grass and periodically sheep, or___43.___(end) fields of wheat or sunflowers shining in all___44.___(they) glory in the summer sun. Within the sleeper carriage,___45.___little else to do, people talk or play cards, and soon a small community___46.___(develop) among the passengers. Near Baotou the Yellow River winds along the hills south of the rail line. Its waters___47.___(fill) with the characteristic silt（淤泥）that gives it its light brownish color1 .___48.___the sky grows dark once more, you return to your bed and go to sleep, to be awakened early the next morning___49.___(happy) by the sight of a deep desert valley just outside Lanzhou. The
train crosses the Yellow River, bidding it goodbye,____50.____pulls into Lanzhou Station.
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。

There may be two mainly reasons for the popularity of English in China in recent year: the economic reform and the open policy. With the development of international trade and co-operation, English as the international language play a more and more important role. The demand for people known English is increasing. The labor market needs you to do business with foreign companies, to open foreign markets, and to learn to use up advanced technology from abroad. They are also needed to participate international affairs. University students who English level is high are easily employed and well pay. This encourages people to learn English.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

I grew up in a large family of twelve siblings (兄弟姐妹). We weren’t poor by most standards, but things were difficult for us. My parents never shared their financial worries, choosing instead to let us have a carefree childhood. But I knew that there were times they went without and that certain things my friends had wouldn’t be easy for me to get.
Back in those days, hot lunch was a luxury (奢侈) for the wealthier kids, and hot-lunch buyers sat separately from the students who brought cold lunch. My siblings and I brought lunch from home every day: homemade bread, three cookies, and a small apple. We would look on longingly as the rich kids proudly sat down with their steaming plates of fried chicken or fish sticks and cold milk, sweet peaches and delicious cake.
I never said anything, but my first grade teacher, Mrs. Caruso, must have seen the eagerness in my eyes. One day she quietly pressed a note into my hand and whispered, “Give this to your mother.”
I arrived home and gave my mom the note. She read it and smiled. “Well, Mrs. Caruso said because of all your hard work, she wants to buy your lunch tomorrow.” The next day, I proudly carried my tray of chicken across the cafeteria and took my seat at the hot-lunch table. Honestly, the food wasn’t as great as I had imagined, but I
was pleased to be there and felt honored to be a part of the group.
One rainy day, Mrs. Caruso asked me to stay after school. My heart instantly sank. Surely, I must be in trouble! Did she know I hadn’t finished my math homework? Did she see me making fun of Billy on the playground?
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。

Paragraph 1：
After the other students had left, Mrs. Caruso said she was going to drive me home.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________
Paragraph 2：
Thinking of the gifts given by her on that raining day, I don’t know why Mrs. Caruso took so much care of me. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________
参考答案
1. A
2. C
3. D
4. B
5. A
6. C
7. D
8. A 9. C 10. D 11. C
12. D 13. C 14. A 15. B
16. G 17. D 18. E 19. F 20. C
21. A 22. A 23. B 24. B 25. C 26. A 27. D 28. B 29. A 30. D 31. B 32.
D 33. B 34. A 35. C 36. C 37. C 38. D 39. D 40. C
41. a 42. leaving
43. endless
44. their 45. with
46. develops
47. are filled
48. As/when
49. happily
50. and
51.(1).mainly→main
(2).year→years
(3).the→an
(4).play→plays
(5).known→knowing
(6).you→ them
(7).去掉use后的up
(8).international前面加上in
(9).who→whose
(10).pay→paid
52.略。