2020届广东实验中学附属天河学校高三英语模拟试卷及参考答案

2020届广东实验中学附属天河学校高三英语模拟试卷及参考答案
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
Located inLos Angeles,UniversityofSouthern Californiais in the heart of a leading city. Although LA ranks highly in The Economist’s Safe Cities Index, navigating and city calls for certain safety precautions (预防措施) along with practicing common sense.
♦Mobile Safety App Powered by LiveSafe
The Mobile Safety App powered by LiveSafe, manage by the USC Department of Public Safety and the USC Department of Emergency Planning, is a free downloadable app that mobile users can use to initiate contact with emergency responders around the campus. Features include: immediate “push button” calls to DPS, easy reporting for suspicious activity or crimes in progress, and location services to notify friends of your route through campus.
♦Blue Light Phone Locations
TheUniversity Parkhas multiple blue light phones that are strategically placed throughout campus. Take note of where the closest ones are on your route. They come in handy in case you lose your phone or in an emergency. These phones are directly connected to USC’s Department of Public Safety’s 24-hour communications center. Besides emergency needs, it can also be used to report suspicious activity, request for an escort (护送) if you feel unsafe and to report a crime.
♦Trojans Alert
Trojans Alert is an emergency notification system that allows university officials to contact you during an emergency by sending messages via text message or email. When an emergency occurs, authorized USC senders will instantly notify you with real-time updates, instructions on where to go, what to do (or what not to do), whom to contact and other important information. All members of the USC community, as well as parents and regular visitors to campus, are strongly encouraged to sign up for Trojans Alert.
1. What do blue light phones do for students?
A. Guide students through campus.
B. Alert students to crime activities.
C. Light up the way if students feel unsafe.
D. Connect them with the safety department.
2. How does USC send out instructions during an emergency?
A. With blue light phones.
B. Via text message or email.
C. Through mobile safe app.
D. By calling all USC members.
3. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To encourage students to fight crime.
B. To introduce USC’s safety department.
C. To provide safety services for USC students.
D. To inform parents of safety risks on campus.
B
Paper is one of our oldest, simplest and most important inventions. But it also presents a danger to the world in two important ways. First, the making of paper requires the loss of many millions of trees each year. And worldwide use of paper is expected to double in the next 40 years. Clearly, the planet cannot stand such a high rate of forest loss. The second great problem with paper is what happens once it is no longer useful. A large amount of wastepaper ends up in landfills, where it can produce harmful gases and finally contribute to global climate change.
One simple solution can greatly reduce both of these problems: paper recycling. Instead of cutting down trees, recycle existing paper to feed the paper-making process.
Paper is mainly made from cellulose (纤维素)，which can be used repeatedly in papermaking. Unfortunately, it also means that paper waste takes a surprisingly long time to break down in landfills. So far, trees are the only source(来源) of cellulose that can fill the great demand for paper products. Therefore, recycling paper is simply one of the best ways to save trees. Thanks to advances in processing, recycled paper need not be the dark-color1 edstuff many of us are familiar with. It now can offer the same print performance as non-recycled paper.
Effective recycling requires a continuous effort from everyone at all levels of society. The way to begin is with education and understanding. Once enough people realize the need for recycling, more effective recycling systems can be developed.
The need is real. The massive loss of trees affects everybody on earth. Everyone should do their part to recycle paper and encourage government and industry to do the same. The world will be a better place for it!
4. What can we infer from the text?
A. The use of recycled paper will double in 40 years.
B. Recycling paper helps relieve global climate change.
C. Wastepaper can easily break down in landfills.
D. There are not enough landfills for wastepaper.
5. What makes recycled paper more acceptable?
A. The great demand of trees.
B. The low processing cost.
C. Its dark-color1 ed feature.
D. Its improved print performance.
6. What does the author propose?
A. Punishing the act of cutting trees.
B. Recycling paper.
C. Improving recycling system.
D. Promoting paper industry.
7. How is the text mainly developed?
A. By analyzing causes and effects.
B. By offering research plans and data.
C. By discussing problems and solutions.
D. By comparing strengths and weaknesses.
C
Ancient Dunhuang manuscripts housed abroad have been edited and published by the Institute for Overseas National Literature of Northwest Minzu University since 2006. Up till now, 9 manuscripts kept in the British Library and22 inthe National Library of France have been finished, the institute said on April 24, 2018.
Tens of thousands of valuable ancient documents and cultural relics, discovered in the Mogao Grottos in Dunhuang, Gansu province, were scattered overseas in the early 20th century. Dunhuang manuscripts currently in the British Library and the National Library of France are the most important ancient national documents housed abroad.
Co-edited by Institute for Overseas National Literature of Northwest Minzu University, Shanghai Classics Publishing House, the British Library and the National Library of France, these Dunhuang manuscripts return home in publication form for the first time. The institute is also preparing an online database of the manuscripts.
According to Cai Rang, associate director of the institute, Dunhuang manuscripts scattered overseas in Russia, Britain, France and Japan have rich contents, including Buddhism law, social contract, history,linguisticsand art. The institute has edited and published 31 manuscripts over the past 13 years, but the work has not been finished. It plans to publish 15 from the British Library and over 30 from the National Library of France all together. In addition, it will also publish manuscripts collected by other countries.
“Some manuscripts are hard to read because of the indecipherable words. So we read carefully and understand them by comparing with Buddhism documents handed down from ancient times,” Cai said. “Next, document classification and compilation will be our key work for further research.”
The work done by the institute is helpful to study the history and culture of Tubo(present-day Tibet) during the period of 8th to 11th century and the history of national cultural exchanges at that time.
8. When did so many valuable ancient documents, discovered in the Mogao Grottos, were scattered overseas?
A. In the late 19th century.
B. In the middle of the 19th century.
C. At the beginning of the 19th century.
D. At the beginning of the 20th century.
9. How do the members of the institute understand some manuscripts that are hard to read?
A. By using modern technology.
B. By asking other famous experts.
C. By comparing them with Buddhism documents.
D. By studying the history and culture of Tubo.
10. The possible meaning of the underlined word “linguistics” in paragraph 4 is “______”.
A. the scientific study of language
B. the opinion that people have about someone or something
C. something that people may have as part of their character
D. a system or method for carrying passengers or goods from one place to another
11. What is the theme of the news report?
A. Dunhuang manuscripts scattered overseas have rich contents.
B. China publishes Dunhuang manuscripts housed overseas.
C. High value of ancient documents and cultural relics in Mogao Grottos.
D. Prepare an online database of Dunhuang manuscripts housed overseas.
D
Avi Loeb, a scientist, believes that we are not alone in the universe. The belief fits withLoeb's alien spaceship theory that at least one alien spaceship might be flying over the orbit of Jupiter, which won the international attention last year.
Astronomers inHawaiifound the first known interstellar object in late 2017. It was a bit of light moving so fast past the sun that it could only have come from another star. Almost every astronomer on the planet was trying to figure out how the object, called “Oumuamua” got to our far-away part of the Milky way galaxy. “One possibility is that ‘Oumuamua’ is debris from an advanced technological equipment,” Loeb said. “Technology comes from another solar system just showed up at our door. ”
“‘Oumuamua’ is not an alien spaceship,” Paul Sutter, another scientist wrote. He suggested Loeb was seeking publicity. Most scientists think “Oumuamua” is some sort of rock. They think it could be an icy wandering comet.
Loeb says that “Oumuamua's” behavior means it can't be a block of rock shaped like a long photo. He thinks it's more likely an object that's very long and thin, perhaps like a long pancake or a ship's sail. Loeb says that if someone shows him evidence thatcontradictshis beliefs, he will immediately give in.
Loeb believes himself a truth-teller and risk-taker in an age of very safe, too-quiet scientists. “The worst thing that can happen to me is that I would be relieved of my management duties, and that would give me even more time to focus on science,” Loeb says. He said he wouldn't mind giving up all the titles he had and returning to the Israeli farming village where he grew up.
12. What does Loeb say about “Oumuamua”?
A. It is an icy comet.
B. It looks like a long photo.
C. It is actually some sort of rock.
D. It may come from another alien civilization.
13. What does the underlined word “contradicts” in paragraph 4 probably mean?
A.Goes against.
B. Relies on.
C. Turns to.
D. Searches for.
14. What do you think of Loeb?
A. He is foolish.
B. He is unsatisfied with his titles.
C. He is a firm believer in scientific truth.
D. He is uncertain about his career future.
15. What's the best title for the text?
A. Have Aliens Paid a Visit in Spaceships?
B. Do We Really Know about Space Theory?
C. Scientists Are Working on High Technology
D. Astronomers Are Encouraging Space Travel
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Everyone has moments of forgetfulness (健忘) from time to time, especially when life gets busy.___16___, having a poor memory can be frustrating. However, research has shown that there are ways to improve your memory.
Get enough sleep
Sleeping well helps make episodic memories stronger.___17___, especially about learning motor skills, such as learning to play a musical instrument or ride a bike. Having a full night’s sleep soon after gaining a new skill helps strengthen the processes involved.
Believe to remember
Positive thinking appears to improve memory performance. Researchers found they could improve the performance of people aged 60 and above in memory tests by presenting them with positive age­related words such as “wise”, and “sharp­witted”.
___18___. Brain scans have shown differences in activity levels in brain regions, according to whether individuals believe they have good recall abilities or not.
___19___
Memories can be weakened if the brain doesn’t have enough downtime to strengthen them. More than a century ago, German scientists showed that people performed almost twice as well in memory tests if they took breaks.
Stay social
___20___. US scientists who asked people in their 50s and 60s to do memory tests every other year found there is a slower decline in recall abilities of the most sociable persons. Having good friends, volunteering and other forms of social engagement also protect memory.
A. Take a break
B. Stay mentally active
C. Having an active social life delays memory loss as we age
D. Poor sleep is thought to have a significant effect on memory
E. Giving others words such as “forgettable” and “confused”weakened their performance
F. While this can be a completely normal phenomenon
G. There is evidence that sleep plays an important role in strengthening memories
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′ve been farming sheep on a hillside for 54 years. I use a small tractor to get about. My dog Don always sits beside me in the passenger seat.
One morningI___21___a lost lamb when I was in the top field, near where a motorway cuts through my land. The lamb had become separated from its___22___, so I jumped out of the tractor to___23___it while Don stayed in his seat.
Lamb and mother___24___, I turned back to the tractor only to see it move suddenly away from me. This was so___25___because I had put the handbrake on when I jumped out.___26___Don had somehow made the___27___move
My heart froze in my chest as I___28___the tractor heading towards the___29___.I ran desperately but failed to____30____. It crashed through a wooden fence and disappeared. The____31____thing I saw was Don′ s face, looking calmly back at me. Heart in mouth, I____32____the fence and looked over. The tractor was____33____against the crashbarrier in the central reservation (中央分道带), having crossed the____34____road with fast-flowing traffic by a miracle. I couldn′t see Don, but as I____35____the tractor he jumped out onto the road, apparently____36____, and dashed back to me.
The police____37____and the motorway ran normally again. I couldn′t quite believe my____38____. It turned out no one got badly hurt, but the outcome could have been____39____. Don was given a special____40____that night — I didn′t want him to think I was angry with him.
21. A. dropped B. carried C. spotted D. returned
22. A. kids B. friends C. owner D. mother
23. A. ask about B. tend to C. play with D. run into
24. A. freed B. switched C. reunited D. examined
25. A. unexpected B. dangerous C. embarrassing D. difficult
26. A. Fortunately B. Obviously C. Immediately D. Generally
27. A. lamb B. fence C. seat D. vehicle
28. A. saw B. stopped C. remembered D. drove
29. A. crowd B. motorway C. field D. hill
30. A. take off B. catch up C. hold back D. get out
31. A. real B. best C. basic D. last
32. A. reached B. noticed C. fixed D. closed
33. A. parking B. running C. resting D. turning
34. A. steep B. long C. rough D. busy
35. A. abandoned B. approached C. recognized D. repaired
36. A. unclean B. uncertain C. unhurt D. unhappy
37. A. arrived B. replied C. survived D. waited
38. A. ability B. dream C. luck D. idea
39. A. awful B. guilty C. desirable D. common
40. A. lesson B. test C. job D. meal
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
China’s science fiction is now at the best of times, compared to the old days. In 1999,___41.___Wu Yan taught atBeijingNormalUniversity, he started a course on science fiction. It was___42.___first time such a course came into a comprehensive university (综合，性大学) in China. He later set up a master’s degree program in 2003 and a PhD program in 2015. In 2017, Wu___43.___(go) to work at Southern University o£ Science and Technology in Shenzhen, where he founded a research center for science and human imagination___44.___(focus) more on his study. All___45.___(he) actions pioneered toward popularizing science fiction inChina.
Pushed forward___46.___the outstanding works from various writers, it is___47.___(real) obvious that science fiction has now jumped out of its small pond into the wider public sea.
“Science fiction is the weathervane (风向标) of a country’s___48.___(develop) Liu Cixin said.China’s future might___49.___(fill) with challenges, which meanwhile might provide science fiction with plenty of authentic subject matter and____50.____(end) imagination. He added, “China’s science fiction is entering its golden age.”
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。

Miss Yang is one of my neighbor. As a young child he never got any pocket money from her parents, but she could earn a little by do small jobs around the neighborhood. Like most young people she dreamt being rich and famous, but she made her dream to come true. She’s now very rich, but she remembered where she came from. She has given away the lot of money over the years to setting up schools and to help poor families. She says, “For me it’s just a little money, but for much of these people it’s the difference between life or death.”
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你的好朋友Judy因考试发挥失常，导致成绩不理想而情绪低落。

请你给他写封信表示安慰，要点如下：
1)对她目前状况表示理解；
2)给出建议；
3)鼓励她树立信心，争取下次考出好成绩。

注意：
1)词数120左右；
2)可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
Dear Judy,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. D
2. B
3. C
4. B
5. D
6. B
7. C
8. D 9. C 10. A 11. B
12. D 13. A 14. C 15. A
16. F 17. G 18. E 19. A 20. C
21. C 22. D 23. B 24. C 25. A 26. B 27. D 28. A 29. B 30. B 31. D 32.
A 33. C 34. D 35.
B 36.
C 37. A 38. C 39. A 40. D
41. when
42. the 43. went
44. to focus
45. his 46. by
47. really 48. development
49. be filled
50. endless
51.(1). neighbor → neighbors
(2). he → she
(3). do → doing
(4). dreamt后加of
(5). 去掉to
(6). remembered → remembers
(7). the → a
(8). setting → set
(9). much → many
(10). or → and 52.略。