2020届广州市天河区骏景中学高三英语二模试卷及答案

2020届广州市天河区骏景中学高三英语二模试卷及答案
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
What to Eat—and What to Skip—When It Comes to Takeout Food
If the burden on your wallet doesn't bother you much, the effect your takeout habit can have on your waistline just might arouse your attention. Here's the best and worst of the lot for your belly.
Steamed Vegetable Dumplings: Order This.
When she orders Chinese, registered dietitian nutritionist Elisa Zied gets an order of steamed vegetable dumplings. "I often pair them with either chicken and broccoli in brown sauce（I ask for a little saucemade without sugar）or steamed shrimp dumplings," she tells us.
Crab Wontons: Not That!
When you deconstruct crab wontons, it's easy to see why they're a "Not That!" The inside is filled with crabmeat and cream cheese（which is just a fancy, spreadable fat）.The wonton is made of refined flour, egg and salt and the crispy（脆的）coating is a result of a deep oil bath.
Peking Duck: Order This.
Most of the fat from the skin flows out of the duck over the course of cooking, making this a healthier choice than most of the stir-fry dishes available. Order a side of steamed vegetables and serve it with a small scoop of brown rice. Done and done!
Sweet and Sour Anything: Not That!
Anything with “sweet and sour” in its title is a powerful cue that something has been deep-fried and covered in a sickly-sweet pink sauce. If you pair your selection with a side of rice, you're looking at a 1,000-calorie meal.
Summer Roll: Order This.
Summer rolls are steamed instead of fried—and typically filled with lean proteins and vegetables, making them a winning appetizer in our book. Pair them with an order of edamame（毛豆）and a broth-based soup for a satisfying, filling meal.
Spring Roll: Not That!
Spring=deep-fried, which is why we say to skip them! They're filled with fat and calories your belly doesn't need.
1.What kind of cooking method should be skipped according to the text?
A.Steaming.
B.Stir-frying.
C.Deep-frying.
D.Boiling.
2.Which of the following suits as a good starter for a meal?
A.Chicken and broccoli.
B.Steamed vegetable dumplings.
C.Peking duck.
D.Summer rolls.
3.Where can the text be found?
A.In a recipe.
B.In a guidebook.
C.In a science fiction.
D.In a health magazine.
B
Elizabeth Spelke, a cognitive psychologist at Harvard, has spent her career testing the world’s most complex learning system-the mind of a baby. Babies might seem like no match for artificial intelligence (AI). They are terrible at labeling images, hopeless at mining text, and awful at video games. Then again, babies can do things beyond the reach of any AI. By just a few months old, they’ve begun to grasp the foundations of language, such as grammar. They’ve started to understand how to adapt to unfamiliar situations.
Yet even experts like Spelke don’t understand precisely how babies or adults learn. Consider one of the most impressive examples of AI, Alpha Zero, a programme that plays board games with superhuman skill. After playing thousands of games against itself at a super speed, and learning from winning positions, Alpha Zero independently discovered several famous chess strategies and even invented new ones. It certainly seems like a machineeclipsinghuman cognitive abilities. But Alpha Zero needs to play millions more games than a person during practice to learn a game. Most importantly, it cannot take what it has learned from the game and apply it to another area.
To some AI experts, that calls for a new approach. In a November research paper, Francois Chollet, a well-known AI engineer, argued that it’s misguided to measure machine intelligence just according to its skills at specific tasks. “Humans don’t start out with skills; they start out with a broad ability to acquire new skills,” he says. “What a strong human chess player is demonstrating is not only the ability to play chess, but the potential to fulfill any task of a similar difficulty.”
4. Compared to an advanced AI programme, a baby might be better at ________.
A playing games B. identifying locations C. labeling pictures D. making adjustments
5. What does the underlined word “eclipsing” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. Imitating.
B. Beating.
C. Limiting.
D. Promoting.
6. According to the text, Francois Chollet may agree that ________.
A. AI is good at completing certain assignments.
B. AI is likely to gain abilities with less training.
C. AI lacks the ability of acquiring specific skills.
D. AI performs better than humans in cognitive ability.
7. Whichwould be the best title for this passage?
A. What is exactly intelligence?
B. Why is modern AI advanced?
C. Where is human intelligence going?
D. How do humans face the challenge of AI?
C
The Gata used to look annoyed when they received power bills that routinely topped $200. Last September the couple moved into a 1,500-square-foot home in Premier Gardens, an area of 95 “zero-energy homes” (ZEH) just outside town. Now they're actually eager to see their electricity bills. The grand total over the 10 months they've lived in the three-bedroom house: $75. For the past two months, they haven’t paid a cent.
ZEH communities are the leading edge of technologies that might someday create houses that produce as much energy as they consume. Premier Gardens is one of a half-dozen subdivisions (住宅开发项目) in California where every home cuts power consumption by 50%, mostly by using low power appliances and solar panels.
Aside from the panels on the roof, Premier Gardens looks like a community of traditional homes. But inside, special windows cut power bills by blocking solar heat in summer and keeping indoor warmth winter.
The rest of the energy savings comes from the solar units. They don't just feed the home they serve. If they generate more power than the home is using, the excess flows into the utility's power grid(电网). The residents are billed by “net metering”: they pay for the amount of power that they get from the grid, minus the kilowatts(千瓦) they feed into it. If a home generates more power than it uses, the bill is zero.
That sounds like a bad deal for the power company, but it's not. Solar homes produce the most power on the hot sunny afternoons when everyone rushes home to turn up the air conditioner. "It helps us lower usage at peak power times," says solar expert Mike Keesee. “That lets us avoid building costly plants or buying expensive power at peak usage time.”
What’s not to like? Mostly the costs. The special features can add $25,000 or more to the purchase price of a house. Tax breaks bring the cost down, especially in California, but in many states ZEHs can be extremely
expensive. For the consumer, it's a matter of paying now for the hardware to save later on the power bill.
8. Why is the Gata eager to see their electricity bills now?
A. They want to cut down their utility' expenses.
B. They want to know if they are able to pay.
C. They want to see how much they have saved.
D. They want to avoid being overcharged.
9. What is special about the ZEH communities?
A. They are built in harmony with the environment.
B. They have created cutting edge technologies.
C. They are subdivided into half a dozen sections.
D. They aim to be independent in power supply.
10. What does the "net metering" practice mean to the power company?
A. More pressure at peak time
B. Reduced operational costs.
C. Increased electricity output.
D. Less profits in the short term.
11. The author believes that buying a house in a ZEH community __________.
A. is a worthy investment in the long run
B. is but a dream for average consumers
C. gives the owner great tax benefits
D. contributes toenvironmental protection
D
Summer heat can be dangerous, and heat leads to tragedy far toooften. According to kidsandcars, org, an average of 37 young children per year die of car heat in the US, when they are accidentally left in a hot vehicle.
For Bishop Curry, a fifth grader from Mckinney, Texas, one such incident hit close to home. A six-month-old baby from his neighborhood died after hours in a hot car. After hearing about her death, Curry decided that something needed to be done. Young Curry, who turned 11 this year, has always had a knack for inventing things, and he drew up a sketch (草图) of a device he called “Oasis.”
The device would attach to carseats and watch the temperature inside the car. If it reached a certain temperature in the car, and the device sensed a child in the carseat, it would begin to circulate cool air. Curry alsodesigns the device using GPS and Wi-Fi technology, which would alarm the child’s parents and, if there was no response from them, the police.
Curry’s father believes that the invention has potential. “The cool thing about Bishop’s thinking is none of this technology is new,” he said. “We feel like the way he’s thinking and combining all these technologies will get to
production faster.” His father even introduced the device to Toyota, where he works as an engineer. The company was so impressed that they sent Curry and his father to a car safety conference in Michigan.
In January, Curry’s father launched a campaign for the invention. They hope to raise money to finalize the patent, build models, and find a manufacturer. Their goal was $20,000, but so many people believed in Oasis’ potential that they have raised more than twice that — over $46,000.
Curry’s father remembers the first time he saw his son’s sketch. “I was so proud of him for thinking of a solution,” he said. “We always just complain about things and rarely offer solutions.”
12. What inspired Curry to invent Oasis?
A. His narrow escape from death after being locked in a car.
B. His knowledge of many children’s death because of car heat.
C. The death of his neighbor’s baby after being left in a hot car.
D. The injury of 37 children in his school in a car accident.
13. What would Oasis do if it was hot in a car with a child?
A. It would inform the parents or even the police.
B. It would pump out the hot air in the car.
C. It would sound the alarm attached to the car.
D. It would get the window open to save the child.
14. What does Curry’s father think is cool about Curry’s invention?
A. It used some of the most advanced technology.
B. It simply combined technologies that existed.
C. It could accelerate production of new technology.
D. It is the most advanced among similar products.
15. Why did Curry’s father start a campaign to raise money?
A. To conduct experiments to test the invention.
B. To get other children devoted to inventions.
C. To support a charity of medical aid for children.
D. To get the patent and bring it to production.
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The jobs of the future have not yet been invented.____16____By helping them develop classic skills that will
serve them well no matter what the future holds.
17.Curiosity
Your children need to be deeply curious.____18____Ask kids, “What ingredients (配料) can we add to make these pancakes even better next time?” and then try them out. Ingredients make the pancakes better? What could we try next time?
19. Creativity
Truecreativity is the ability to take something existing and create something new.____20____There are a dozen different things you can do with them. Experimenting with materials to create something new can go a long way in helping them develop their creativity.
21.Personal skills
Understanding how others feel can be a challenge for kids. We know what’s going on inside our own head, but what about others? Being able to read people helps kid from misreading a situation and jumping to false conclusions.____22____“Why do you think she’s crying?” “Can you tell how that man is feeling by looking at his face?” “If someone were to do that to you, how would you feel?”
23. Self Expression
___24___There are many ways to express thoughts and ideas — music, acting, drawing, building, photography. You may find that your child is attracted by one more than another.
A.And we can’t forget science education.
B.Encourage kids to cook with you.
C.We can give kids chances to think about materials in new ways.
D.Gardening is another great activity for helping kids develop this skill.
E.So how can we help our kids prepare for jobs that don’t yet exist?
F.Being able to communicate ideas in a meaningful way is a valuable skill.
G.We can do this in real life or ask questions about characters in stories.
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
Last summer, I went home to visit my parents inBrunsville,Minnesota. Sometimes, a 14-year-old boy, Matthew, would come to help. Early one morning, as I was___21___, I heard him outside cutting the grass. I paid no___22___and went back to sleep.
I dreamt I was in the___23___bathroom, standing in front of the sink（水槽）and looking at my face in
the___24___. Butthere was something___25___about my face. I looked down at the sink, and the___26___was running in a circle down the drain（排水沟）.I held my hands under the water and___27___washing my hands with soap.___28___, I looked at the face that wasn't my face.
I___29___washing my hands, but my left thumb___30___. Then I looked down at the sink again, and there was blood running into the water,___31___round and round in that counter-clockwise（逆时针的）circle. Blood was rushing from my___32___, pouring out from the fatty part___33___below the knuckle（关节）,then running down my arm and dropping off my elbow into the sink.
Just then I heard a voice___34___to me. "Jim! Jim!" I woke up and realized that it was my mother calling me from the top of the___35___. She told me to come quickly. I rushed up to her. Matthew had hurt himself cutting the grass, she said, and she___36___me to go to the upstairs bathroom to help him.
I walked into the bathroom and was___37___to see Matthew standing in front of the mirror and holding his left hand over the sink. Blood was___38___out from a cut between his thumb and first finger. The blood was running down his___39___and into the water, going round and round as it___40___down the drain.
21. A. writing B. sleeping C. exercising D. reading
22. A. tension B. expectation C. attention D. disappointment
23. A. left B. right C. downstairs D. upstairs
24. A. mirror B. water C. sink D. drain
25. A. familiar B. strange C. funny D. exciting
26. A. water B. blood C. hand D. foot
27. A. continued B. started C. stopped D. dragged
28. A. As a result B. As usual C. In addition D. Once again
29. A. went on B. adapted to C. dealt with D. benefited by
30. A. hurt B. sweated C. broke D. clapped
31. A. jumping B. going C. rolling D. flying
32. A. leg B. thumb C. face D. hand
33. A. just B. thus C. only D. directly
34. A. shouting at B. calling out C. calling up D. calling at
35. A. stairs B. building C. drain D. sink
36. A. permitted B. wanted C. promised D. demanded
37. A. astonished B. pleased C. worried D. frightened
38. A. dropping B. throwing C. pouring D. going
39. A. arm B. leg C. hand D. foot
40. A. let B. flowed C. fell D. set
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
Surrounding_____41._____(you) with positive people can have a great influence(影响) on your life.
When someone has a positive outlook(人生观) on life, they wake up in the morning _____42._____energy and enthusiasm.
These are the kind of people_____43._____are going to encourage you to have a great attitude. These people are confident that things will work out for them. They are_____44._____(hope) about the future and willing to do whatever is necessary to get things_____45._____(do). That’s the exact kind of attitude and behavior you need to be exposed(接触) to on a regular_____46._____base).
As you watch how they push themselves, you will_____47._____(encourage) to do the same. You’ll start to wonder what you can do in your own life.
Moreover, positive people tend to think of new ideas and ways of seeing the world.
Clearly,____48.____(attitude) that other people have can have a powerful influence._____49._____(fortunate) it doesn’t always have to be a bad thing. If you make sure to be surrounded with positive people, there’s no telling how greatly that influence______50.______(shape) your life.
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.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: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 week, our teacher gave us a task to write a paper about Old China. I make up a group with another three classmates. We didn’t have much information, but we decided to ask the teacher. After that, we took the trip to visit a famous museum. When we arrived the museum, we saw the statue(雕塑)of Deng Xiaoping. His great image let us to admire him immediately. There were so many statue of great people, who fought brave for New China and made what we are today. When facing with difficult situations, they chose to sacrifice(牺牲) them. Their stories are so touching, who encourage us to cherish the life we have.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假设你是李华，你的美国朋友Michael正在一家孔子学院学习汉语和中国文化，知道中国人很重视家风传承。

他在给你的电子邮件中想了解你家的家风以及家风对你的影响。

请你给他回复一封电子邮件。

开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

注意：1.词数110左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：家风family spirit
良好品质good qualities
代代相传pass on from generation to generation
Dear Michael，
I'm glad to receive your email in which you said that you wanted to know something about my family spirit. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours ,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. C
2. D
3. D
4. D
5. B
6. A
7. A
8. C 9. D 10. B 11. A
12. C 13. A 14. B 15. D
16. E 17. B 18. C 19. G 20. F
21. B 22. C 23. D 24. A 25. B 26. A 27. B 28. D 29. A 30. A 31. B 32.
B 33. A 34. B 35. A 36. B 37. A 38.
C 39. A 40. B
41. yourself/yourselves
42. with 43. who/that
44. hopeful
45. done 46. basis
47. be encouraged
48. attitudes
49. Fortunately
50. will shape
51.(1). make →made
(2). but→so
(3). the →a
(4). arrived与the museum中间加at
(5). let us to admire中的to去掉
(6). statue→statues
(7). brave→bravely
(8). facing→faced或去掉with
(9). hem→themselves
(10). who →which
52.略。