2020年桂林市第十八中学高三英语一模试卷及答案

2020年桂林市第十八中学高三英语一模试卷及答案
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
Britain's brilliant bridges have aided trade and brought communities together and are always the most exciting part of the journey. These must-see bridges are now tourist attractions in their own right.
Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol
Described byits legendary engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel as “my first love, my darling”, in was originally designed for horse-drawn traffic. Now, more than four million vehicles a year cross the 1,352ft-Jong toll (收费) bridge over the Avon Gorge. The £ l toll for every journey pays for its repair. The history of the bridge, dating back to 1864, is kept alive through a programme of tours, events and exhibitions.
Infinity Bridge, Stockton-On-Tees
A pedestrian and cycle footbridge across the River Tees, its working title was the North Shore Footbridge, before it was given its grander name when opened in 2009. It is particularly spectacular (壮观) at night. The arches of the bridge are also lit white and, on calm nights, their reflection in the water appears as an infinity symbol, thereby inspiring the name which was chosen by the public.
Tower Bridge, London
An engineering wonder built from thousands of tons of Cornish granite, Portland stone and steel, it took construction workers eight years to complete. More than 120 years old, it's a popular tourist attraction, as well as a functional bridge. Visitors can take in the views over the capital and experience seeing London life through the Glass Floor.
Iron Bridge, Shropshire
Opened in 1781, this is the first arch bridge in the world to be made out of cast iron. Recognised as one of the great symbols of the industrial revolution, it transformed the cart of bridge building and was a crucial factor in the development of the iron trade in Shropshire.
1.Which bridge has the longest history?
A.Clifton Suspension Bridge.
B.Infinity Bridge.
C.Tower Bridge.
D.Iron Bridge.
2.What can we know about Infinity Bridge?
A.People can just walk on it.
B.The public give it two names.
C.It's well worth visiting at night.
D.It's arch is the biggest on the earth.
3.What do Clifton Suspension Bridge and Tower Bridge have in common?
A.They are both over 120 years old.
B.Visitors should pay for passing them.
C.They have the same original design.
D.Visitors can have a good view of London on them.
B
A world in which extinct creatures could be brought back to life came a step closer yesterday. Australian scientists have managed to extract a gene from a preserved sample of a Tasmanian tiger and make it active. Thebreakthroughhas left them dreaming that one day they will be able to recreate the animal, which died out more than 70 years ago. And if it can be done with the Tasmanian tiger, it may also be possible to resurrect (复活) creatures that have been extinct for far longer.
“There used to be a time when extinction meant forever, but no more, ” said Professor Mike Archer. “We are now able to seriously challenge whether those animals that have gone for ever. What has been achieved is a very important step in bringing back those animals that are extinct. And while I think that technically it is still pretty difficult at the moment, we can now see the possibilities. I’m personally convinced that the Tasmanian tiger will be brought back to life in my lifetime.”
The breakthrough came after nine years of experiments by scientists at the University of Melbourne, who extracted a gene from one of several tigers preserved in alcohol in a Melbourne museum. They removed the equivalent gene from a mouse embryo implanted the tiger gene and then watched as the mouse continued to grow normally, suggesting the tiger gene had been activated.
Team leader Dr. Andrew Pask said it was the first time DNA from an extinct species had been used to “induce (引起) a functional response in another living organism”.
However, the animal’s entire gene structure would have to be revived in the same way to even begin the possibility of bringing the Tasmanian tiger back from the dead.
Mick Mooney, a wildlife officer ofthe Tasmanian Government, was worried that such developments could encourage people’s indifference to the protection of endangered species.
“If people think that we can bring animals back to life after they’ve gone, they will start saying that there is nothing to worry about because we can fix it up later.”
4. What does the underlined word “breakthrough” in the l paragraph refer to?
A. Scientists have recreated new animals.
B. Scientists have resurrected endangered animal.
C. It has turned out that some creatures would not go extinct.
D. A tiger gene has been extracted successfully and activated.
5. Scientists are carrying out the experiments in order to ________.
A. bring extinct animals back to life
B. transplant the genes of tigers into other animals
C. find out what factors lead to the animals’ extinction
D. find a new way to extract animals’ DNA
6. Mike Archer thinks that ________.
A. scientists now have no technological difficulty reconnecting extinct animals
B. it’ll be a century or so before a Tasmanian tiger walks on the earth again
C. humans have come closer in reconnecting extinct animals
D. reconnecting extinct animals is impossible
7. We can learn from Mick Mooncy’s words that_________.
A. he thought it unnecessary to worry about endangered animals
B. his opinion is in contrast with that of the Tasmanian Government
C. he thought people should be encouraged to protect endangered animals
D. he is concerned that bringing extinct animals back to life may have a negative effect
C
If you have ever tried to catch a resting butterfly, you know it is surprisingly difficult. A new study helps explain why.
Previous research had suggested that a butterfly's overhead wing clap forces the insect forward. Researchers thought the wing clap likely formed a pocket of air that shoots out like a jet, but no one had tested that until now.
To understand their flight, they placed six butterflies one at a time inside a wind tunnel which was filled with smoke and then used a laser to light up the smoke just behind the butterfly. Four high-speed cameras were placed in the tunnel to take photos of the movement of the butterfly and the-smoke as the butterfly was taking off. This let the researchers create a 3D picture of that air movement as the insect flapped its wings.
They observed a total of 25 takeoffs by six butterflies. Each included up to three wing beats after takeoff.The butterflies proved more likely to clap their wings together during the first few wing beats than later in flight.
The photos show that forces created by the wings give rise to a flight path. The butterflies rise as their wings
move down and shoot forward as their wings move up. A wing clap on takeoff, paired with a quick tum, allowed the butterflies to fly away quickly. They also noticed the wings formed an air pocket just before clapping and that the wings' flexibility and this pocket improved the jet force created by the clap.
“The study is exciting,” says Ayodeji Bode-Oke, a mechanical engineer in Charlottesville. That means “we have solved the longtime puzzle about how butterflies fly, and it proves nothing is impossible on the road of scientific research. I can't wait to learn about how the study might inform designs for small aerial vehicles.”
8. Why was laser used in the experiment?
A. To frighten the butterflies into lying.
B. To help researchers observe the butterflies.
C. To help take clear photos of air movement.
D. To guide the butterflies through the smoke.
9. What is the finding of the research-according to paragraph 5?
A. Butterflies fly forward as wings move down.
B. An air pocket forms after butterflies clap wings.
C. Butterflies beat wings three times before taking off.
D. Upward wing movements help butterflies fly forward.
10. According to the writer, the finding of the research can be used for .
A. helping catch a resting butterfly more easily
B. helping do research on other butterfly-like insects
C. helping provide inspiration for making small flying vehicles
D. helping widen the applications of small flying vehicle
11. What can be the best title for the text?
A. Why Can Butterflies Fly Like a Jet?
B. How Can Butterflies Make Wing Claps?
C. How Can Butterflies Make Quick Tums?
D. Why Can Butterflies Run Away Quickly?
D
When my friend suggested going to the op shop (二手商店)，instantly I thought “I hope no one I know sees me”. It was the same when my cousin commented on my new furniture and Japanese, fine-bone-china bowls and asked where I got them. They were from the local op shop but instead I said “from the antique shop”.
Many people in my Greek-Cypriot community would look down on me if I said I shopped at the op shop. They may pity me, consider me poor, a failure. Immigrants sacrificed their families and homes for a better life. Buying a house and having enough money to live comfortably, to educate your children and see them also live comfortably, are a big part of the immigrant dream, But has this dream made us materialistic at the cost of our own planet?
Our love for purchasing the latest trendy clothes or furniture, then donating them when we are tired of them has become normal. I was once like this. But after watching the documentaryThe True CostI learned donated clothes that don’t get sold are sent to developing nations, many of them ending up in landfills (垃圾填埋地). In addition, your new dress requires electricity and materials to make. But if you buy a second-hand dress, that’s one less dress in a landfill and one less new dress to be made.
A friend introduced me to op shopping only a few years ago. My firstitem was a dress she gifted me. It was lovely and I loved it. Nobody could tell it was second-hand. This opened me up to purchasing more second-hand high quality branded clothes. Once I visited a friend and was impressed by how she decorated her apartment. “It’s all second-hand,” she said. I couldn’t believe it. The truth is a lot of things sold at the op shop are in new or almost new condition. That’s when I made the decision to only buy second-hand things.
Selling second-hand things isn’t anything new butwhat the planet needs is more buyers. There is so much excess (过量) production in the world. So stop feeling ashamed, and let’s get shopping.
12. What kind of feeling is expressed in Paragraph 1?
A. Pride.
B. Embarrassment.
C. Delight.
D. Sympathy.
13. Whatare many people in the author’s community like?
A. They are probably materialistic.
B. They care about the environment.
C. They think highly of op shopping.
D. They look down upon immigrants.
14. What was the author encouraged to do after visiting her friend’s apartment?
A. Watch the documentaryThe True Cost.
B. Donate more to local charities.
C. Avoid shopping too much.
D. Stop buying new things.
15. What’s the purpose of the text?
A. To entertain.
B. To advertise.
C. To persuade.
D. To describe.
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If ever we have to wait for something in the UK一for the bus, to get into a concert,or to get into a shop, we form a queue. Everybody knows that when you roll up, you join the back of the queue.___16___It is an ly fair system and we all agree with it. British people would never dream of “jumping the queue”!
___17___If you are seen to push in, it is considered very rude. People think pushing in is unfair to other people who have been waiting. So, if you see a line of people and you are not sure about it, then ask: “Is this the back of the queue?”___18___You might even get chatting! Brits are happy to chat while queuing.
If ever somebody pushes in, you can almost feel others upset about him or her! People will be silently angry! However, rarely will anybody say anything.___19___If somebody does say something to the rule breaker，the rest of the people in the queue will be very embarrassed and they will look away.
___20___For example, they may give bad looks to the transgressor (违规者). They may also turn around and talk about the transgressor in a whisper with the person next to themin the queue. You would need a skin as thick as a rhinoceros (犀牛皮) to miss these signals that you have transgressed a sacred British rule. So, if you come to theUK, get used to queuing.
A. You have to wait for your turn in the queue.
B. People do not welcome queue-jumping inEngland.
C. Queue-jumping can be seen everywhere in the world.
D. British people do not like to cause a scene by arguing.
E. Some people want to break the accepted rule sometimes.
F. People will be very polite to you and let you know where you should stand.
G. People will show that they are annoyed, but in ways that are not easy to notice.
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 worried about my black-and-white paint horse, Storm. Twoweeks earlier her pasture (牧场)____21____, Lightning, died after breaking his leg. Since then, Storm hadn’t been herself. She didn't want to run like she used to. She just stood____22____in the pasture.
I____23____to find Storm a new companion. Money was____24____so buying a horse wasn’t a choice. I considered____25____one. One day I was out buying grain. The store owner____26____me about an old horse that needed a retirement____27____. The horse’s name was Kado, and he____28____in Michigan, which was 30
minutes away.
One spring afternoon I went to Michigan to____29____him. The owner took me to the pasture, where stood Kado. I____30____him slowly, not knowing how he might____31____a stranger. To my____32____, he came right up to me, putting his noseso close and I could feel his____33____, the equine (马的) way of saying____34____.
I visited him every week and our____35____grew. It was time to bring Kado to my farm so he and Storm could meet. The horses____36____noses and sniffed (嗅) each other briefly. Then Storm took off, running for the first time since Lightning's____37____. They ran around the whole pasture together. I watched, crying. My girl was____38____again.
I have no doubt that God brought us all together. I’m____39____that Kado came into our lives when we needed him most. What____40____even more is that he needed us, too.
21. A. owner B. enemy C. mate D. leader
22. A. hopefully B. secretly C. honestly D. spiritlessly
23. A. gave up B. turned down C. set out D. settled down
24. A. enough B. tight C. helpful D. important
25. A. adopting B. buying C. borrowing D. saving
26. A. asked B. warned C. told D. charged
27. A. way B. chance C. situation D. home
28. A. died B. appeared C. lived D. studied
29. A. wait B. meet C. contact D. lend
30. A. approached B. watched C. trained D. punished
31. A. deal with B. adapt to C. depend on D. react to
32. A. surprise B. regret C. disappointment D. shame
33. A. pain B. breath C. energy D. pressure
34. A. hello B. no C. sorry D. goodbye
35. A. ability B. interest C. confidence D. friendship
36. A. felt B. pushed C. touched D. observed
37. A. injury B. death C. growth D. service
38. A. stressed B. strange C. crazy D. happy
39. A. worried B. thankful C. serious D. moved
40. A. counts B. challenges C. desires D. expects
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
Have you ever felt bad for sitting around and doing nothing? Now the University of Fine Arts in Hamburg, Germany,____41.____(offer) “idleness grants (闲人奖学金)” of 1,600 euros (around 13,000 yuan) to three students who____42.____convince people they’d make the best of their “active inactivity (不作为)”.
Students’ self-recommendation must____43.____(hand) in by September 15. According to The Guardian, the____44.____(apply) includes only four questions: What do you not want to do? For how long do you not want to do it? Why is it important to not do this thing____45.____particular? Why are you the right person not to do it? Applicants are free____46.____(choose) the form and length of their inactivity. For example,____47.____you decide you’re not going to sleep, then you can only do that for a couple of days. But if you say you are not going to shop, then that’s something you can do for a lot____48.____(long), The Guardian noted.
The idea behind the project came from a discussion about the “contradiction (矛盾) of a society____49.____promotes sustainability while valuing success,” Friedrich von Borries, the architect and design theorist who came up with the program, told The Guardian. “Doing_____50._____isn’t very easy,” Friedrich von Borries added. “We want to focus on active inactivity.” That makes a difference.
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。

Last year I went to seaside to spend my summer holiday with my family. We stay there for about two weeks. The weather was much more hotter than that in my hometown, but I got used to it. Every morning, I got up early but went for a breakfast ahead of time. Then I went to the beach and talked with John, that was my new friend and I came across him in my first morning there. John was warm-hearted and she seemed to be very familiarly with the seaside village. Soon we became very good friend. We have kept write to each other ever since then.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.请以Tokyo Olympics and me为题写一篇短文，内容包括：
1.你观看过的比赛；
2.你最喜爱的运动员或者运动队；
3.你的感受。

注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式写字答题卡的相应位置作答。

Tokyo Olympics and Me
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1. D
2. C
3. A
4. D
5. A
6. C
7. D
8. C 9. D 10. C 11. D
12. B 13. A 14. D 15. C
16. A 17. B 18. F 19. D 20. G
21. C 22. D 23. C 24. B 25. A 26. C 27. D 28. C 29. B 30. A 31. D 32.
A 33.
B 34. A 35. D 36.
C 37. B 38.
D 39. B 40. A
41. is offering
42. can 43. be handed
44. application
45. in 46. to choose
47. if 48. longer
49. that/which
50. nothing
51.(1).seaside前添the
(2).stay→stayed
(3).more去掉
(4).went前but→and
(5).that→who
(6).in→on
(7).she→he
(8).familiarly→familiar
(9).friend→friends
(10).write→writing
52.略。