2020届南昌市第八中学高三英语一模试卷及答案解析

2020届南昌市第八中学高三英语一模试卷及答案解析
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
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B
Ever wondered if dogs can learn new words? Yes, say researchers as they have found that talented dogs may have the ability to grasp new words after hearing them only four times.
While previous evidence seems to show that most dogs do not learn words, unless eventually very well trained, a few individuals have shown some extraordinary abilities, according to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports.
“We wanted to know under which conditions the gifted dogs may learn novel words” said researcher xuekw Claudia Fugazza from theEötvösLorándUniversityinHungary. For the study, the team involved two gifted dogs, Whisky and Vicky Nina. The team exposed the dogs to the new words in two different conditions.
In the exclusion-based task, presented with seven known toys and one new toy, the dogs were able to select the new toy when presented with a new name. Researchers say this proves that dogs can choose by exclusion when faced with a new word, they selected the only toy which did not have a known name.
However, this was not the way they would learn the name of the toy. In fact, when they were presented with one more equally new name to test their ability to recognize the toy by its name, the dogs got totally confused and failed.
The other condition, the social one, where the dogs played with their owners who pronounced the name of the
toy while playing with the dog, proved to be the successful way to learn the name of the toy, even after hearing it only 4 times. “The rapid learning that we observed seems to equal children’s ability to learn many new words at a fast rate around the age of 18 months,” Fugazza says. “But we do not know whether the learning mechanisms(机制) behind this learning are the same for humans and dogs. ”
To test whether most dogs would learn words this way, 20 other dogs were tested in the same condition, but none of them showed any evidence of learning the toy names, confirming that the abilityto learn words rapidly in the absence of formal training is very rare and is only present in a few gifted dogs.
4. What was the purpose of the study published in Scientific Reports?
A. To better train dogs’ ability to learn new words.
B. To further confirm previous evidence about dogs.
C. To prove extraordinary memory abilities of gifted dogs.
D. To explore favorable conditions for gifted dogs’ new-word learning.
5. How did the dogs react when exposed to two new names in the first condition?
A. Slow to understand.
B. Quick to learn.
C. At a loss.
D. In a panic.
6. What was found about dogs’ new-word learning in the social condition?
A. Learning through playing applied to most dogs.
B. The social condition helped dogs learn new words.
CDogs’ new-word learning turned out to be less effective.
D. Dogs shared similar learning mechanisms with children.
7. Which of the following is the best title for the text?
A. Gifted Dogs Can Learn New Words Rapidly.
B. Dogs Identify Newly-named Toys by Exclusion.
C. Dogs Can Acquire Vocabulary through Tons of Training.
D. Gifted Dogs Have Similar Learning Abilities to Humans.
C
After almost an entire year of not going shopping and vacationing, you find the numbers reflected by your bank account meet your heart’ s desire.
Now the most important question comes, what to do with the earnings? Should you fulfill dreams of the present, invest in preserving the future or perhaps keep saving it for a rainy day?
Our elders always try to teach us the value of money and its moral weakness. One may be on a winning
streak (连续成功) now, but it will not always be so. One will have days when there will be no sunshine but only rain, and their luck will hide behind those thick grey clouds. Save for those rainy days, they say. Do not spend too much, live within a budget,refrain fromcredit no matter how small and save for the future.
Since the very first time we earn our own money from a summer job or earning our first salary, the lessons start. In fact, the pocket money that we receive when we are children begins the process of learning how to best manage one’ s money.
People often think like this — one day when I have enough money, I will travel the world. Then, once we do earn enough money, tomorrow’ s plans start shadowing our present ones. However, is it wise to keep living for that future? Will we still enjoy or even be able to backpack in our 50s? How will we ever enjoy our present if we are constantly living for the future?
Good questions, aren’ t they? I say travel but don’ t let yourself run dry, treat yourself to some luxuries but also keep enough for your necessities, and enjoy your present but with a plan for the foreseeable future. Life is for the living, so live it sensibly.
8. Why do elders teach us to save money?
A. Because there are more rainy days in life.
B. Because no one can win streak.
C. Because good days may end.
D. Because money can’t buy everything.
9. What does the underlined phrase “refrain from” mean in Paragraph 3?
A. select from
B. hold back
C. rely on
D. prefer to
10. Which of the following opinions would the author agree?
A. To enjoy yourself in the right time.
B. To wait to travel until we have enough money.
C. To go backpacking in our 50s.
D. To live for the future.
11. What should we do with the earnings according to the author?
A. We should save all for rainy days.
B. We should fulfill our dreams.
C. We should entertain ourselves.
D. We should live the present wisely.
D
Kids often admire well-known celebrities, putting posters of their favorite musicians, movie stars and athletes on their bedroom walls. But rarely does a young person get to meet or talk to their idol. Yet for one young tennis player - Coco Gauff - her chance to do just that happened in an amazing way!
Coco was born on March 13, 2004. At the age of 4, she developed an interest in tennis after watching Venus Williams win the Australian Open on TV. Coco began playing at 7 and showed a real talent for the sport. When young Coco turned 10, she began training at a tennis centre run by Venus's coach, Patrick Mouratoglou. He still remembers the first time he met Coco. He says, “She impressed me with her determination and fighting spirit. ” Convinced of her talent, Mouratoglou sponsored（资助）Coco to attend his academy in France. While she was preparing to go to the academy in 2019, she received a call that would change her plans and her life!
Wimbledon（温布尔顿网球比赛）organizers called and offered Gauff entry to the tournament（联赛）as a wildcard（外卡选手）.This madeher one of the youngest players to ever qualify. Before she knew it she was on her way to London. After arriving, she received another surprise. For her Wimbledon debut（首次登场），she would be playing her lifelong hero, Venus Williams! The tennis legend is 24years older than Gauff.
The world watched with amazement as young Gauff beat Venus in two straight sets! Afterwards, Gauff shook Venus's hand, thanked her and said, “I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you. " After the match, Venus said of Gauff, “I think the sky is the limit；it really is. " Venus said, “I feel honored that I was on her wall [as a poster] at some point in her life. Soon she will be on other girls' walls. It's nice because it will keep going from the next generation to the next generation. "
12. What can we learn about Coco from the text?
A. She took up tennis as career at the age of 4.
B. She went to academy at the age of 7.
C. She had played against William before 10.
D. She beat William at the age of 15
13. Which of the following can best describe Coco?
A. Talented and modest.
B. Lucky and responsible.
C. Proud and hard-working.
D. Respectful and cheerful.
14. What can we infer from Venus's words?
A. Coco had reached her limits.
B. Coco would rise to fame after the match.
C. Coco's poster would be passed on.
D. Coco had once visited her home.
15. What can be a suitable title for the text ?
A. Coco Gauff：Tennis's Next Superstar.
B. Coco Gauff：A Poster on the Wall.
C. What Posters Mean to a Young Girl.
D. The Significance of Admiring an Idol.
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
What Makes a Language Useful Internationally?
Learning and knowing certain languages gives you a huge advantage when you travel and when international communication is necessary.____16____Here are some things that make international languages really useful to know.
____17____You can always, of course, look for locals who speak your language in your travels no matter where you are. English and Chinese, for example, are spoken all across the world. But you can't always depend on this. By knowing more than just one or two languages, you greatly increase your ability to communicate anywhere in the world.
They can teach you about many cultures. Our world has become increasingly connected and learning another language is the best way to strengthen those relationships. Most bilinguals know that learning a language goes beyond memorizing terms and phrases because language and culture are intrinsically connected.____18____.
They’ll make you a cleverer traveler.____19____Want to avoid tourist traps and overpriced restaurants? Wish to see how people really live in other countries? If you're able to ask the right questions and read local advice or reviews, then you can potentially save a lot of money on your travels.
Without enough language skills, you might be led to the tourist spots and miss out on the better cultural and local hotspots.____20____Once you get comfortable with the language and get along well with the locals, you'll find places that are better for you and your wallet.
A. They're used in many different countries.
B. They can enable you to live with a host family.
C. And we all know that those tourist places aren't cheap.
D. But many people are not sure what international languages can do.
E. Languages teach you history and show the influences of other cultures.
F. You can help people in need while learning a language at the same time.
G. Knowing the right languages will immediately level up your traveling skills.
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 came home from work one day and my son greeted (迎接) me at the door with a wide smile. “Dad, I am a____21____man!” Puzzled, I____22____my wife about this. She shared with me that our five-year-oldson had emptied a 2-lilre jug (壶) of water from the____23____most of it on the floor. My wife's first____24____had been to shout and beat him. However, she did not. She____25____asked him, “Breton, what were you trying to do?"
“I was trying to helpyou____26____the dishes, Mum,” he replied loudly. Sure enough, she____27____a pile (摞) of dishes that had been washed on the kitchen table, “Well son, why did you use the water from the fridge? ” she further asked. Breton____28____that he couldn't reach the sink (洗涤槽). My wife began to____29____the situation better and her_____30_____disappeared. “What do you think you can do next time to make less of a mess?”
Breton's face_____31_____as he replied, “I could wash them in the bathroom.” My wife explained to him that the dishes might break in the bathroom and he should instead_____32_____her help. She then went on to clean up the_____33_____he had created.
As she finished describing the_____34_____to me, I realised how_____35_____it is to make a correct choice. If she had_____36_____her first reaction, she would not have been able to understand what he was trying to do and would have_____37_____a great teachable moment. In_____38_____situations, she would have had to clean up the mess, but with this_____39_____she was able to connect with him more effectively. More importantly, if she had shouted and beaten him, he would have greeted me at the door with a_____40_____look and said. “Dad,
I am a bad boy! ”
21. A. hard-working B. careful C. friendly D. good-looking
22. A. believed B. warned C. asked D. advised
23. A. bathroom B. fridge C. kitchen D. table
24. A. experience B. impression C. reaction D. lesson
25. A. proudly B. patiently C. shyly D. fearfully
26. A. wash B. collect C. choose D. find
27. A. imagined B. owned C. carried D. saw
28. A. explained B. proved C. realised D. doubted
29. A. change B. understand C. control D. expect
30. A. regret B. pain C. shame D. anger
31. A. showed up B. went down C. lit up D. broke down
32. A. make out B. show off C. turn down D. call for
33. A. mess B. sink C. door D. damage
34. A. message B. incident C. competition D. decision
35. A. important B. strange C. interesting D. difficult
36. A. got across B. faced up to C. looked forward to D. gone ahead with
37. A. enjoyed B. missed C. picked D. forgotten
38. A. other B. similar C. both D. certain
39. A. reason B. example C. approach D. purpose
40. A. nervous B. funny C. surprised D. sad
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
Yuan Longping, Father of Hybrid Rice,____41.____passed away on Saturday at 91, will be long remembered as one of the most honorable leaders, the World Food Prize Foundation said.
Yuan was a co-winner of the 2004 World Food Prize, the top international honor recognizing the deeds of____42.____(individual) who have advanced human development by____43.____(improve) the quality, quantity and availability of food in the world. Yuan shared it with Monty Jones, an African rice breeder.
Yuan’s pioneering research has____44.____(complete) helped transformChinafrom food shortage to food security within three decades, according to an earlier statement____45.____(release) by the WFP.
Barbara Stinson, president of the WFP Foundation, said Yuan was credited not only for hybrid rice, but also for the ability____46.____(change) land out of rice production and into other kinds of food production, including fish ponds, other fruits and vegetables, increasing the nutritional content of food in China, and contributing____47.____the reduction of hunger and poverty as well.
Yuan started hybrid rice research in 1964 and____48.____(succeed) in developing the world’s first high-yield hybrid rice strain in 1973. So far, its annual growth area____49.____(reach) 8 million hectares (公顷)in countries including India, Bangladesh, Vietnam) Brazil and the US.
“He’s made such_____50._____powerful contribution. Professor Yuan will be long remembered. ” Stinson toldChinaDaily.
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.
It's important to have regularly meals with the whole family. Because my parents and I am busy, we seldom have a chance to eat together. However, we think we should enjoy meals together in evening. First we considered set three fixed days every week, and everyone was unhappy. Then Mom suggested we tell her our most convenient days and he chose the two best days. I thought it bored at first I'd rather to spend time with my friends. Gradually, though, I began to see these evening together as interesting. We laughed a lot. We discussed each other problems. Now we are able to build much stronger relationships in my family.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.百度百科打算创建英文版的百度人物词条，请你结合以下信息，为袁隆平编写词条。

要点如下：
姓名：袁隆平
职业：科学家
出生：1930年，北京
毕业院校：西南农学院
爱好：听音乐，游泳
生活态度：生活简朴，淡泊名利
主要成就：
（1）提高水稻产量，消除世界饥饿
（2）杂交水稻之父
注意：1）词数100左右；
2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：
西南农学院Southwest Agricultural College；
杂交水稻之父Father of Hybrid Rice
参考答案
1. C
2. D
3. A
4. D
5. C
6. B
7. A
8. C 9. B 10. A 11. D
12. D 13. A 14. B 15. A
16. D 17. A 18. E 19. G 20. C
21. A 22. C 23. B 24. C 25. B 26. A 27. D 28. A 29. B 30. D 31. C 32.
D 33. A 34. B 35. A 36. D 37. B 38. C 39. C 40. D
41. who
42. individuals
43. improving
44. completely
45. released
46. to change
47. to 48. succeeded
49. has reached
50. a
51.(1).regularly→regular；(2).am→are；(3).在in和evening之间加the；(4).set→setting；(5).and→but/yet；
(6).he→she；(7).bored→boring；(8).把spend前的to去掉；(9). evening→evenings ；(10).other→other’s 52.略。