2020年聊城市东昌中学高三英语二模试题及答案解析

2020年聊城市东昌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
Conservation Volunteering in New Zealand
Whether you are a student, professional or a retiree (退休者), anyone is welcome to make a difference and contribute to protecting some of the most beautiful islands in the world. Choose a suitable city and travelout to your conservation (保护) site to work with local people!
Duration: 1-12 weeks Dates: Throughout the year
Arrival day: Friday Return day: Friday
Requirement: General level of fitness Age: 18+
What will I be doing?
Volunteer in New Zealand and enjoy conserving the environment through activities such as:
·Tree planting
·Walking trail construction
·Protect native birds, insects, fish and penguins
·Seed collection
·Weed control
You, and a group of up to 10 volunteers, will work under the guidance of a conservation team leader. Your team leader will give you regular safety instructions, inform you of the project aims and assist you with working effectively.
No previous experience is necessary to join the project. All you need is a love of the environment and a fairly good level of fitness to help out!
1.Who can sign up for this conservation volunteering project?
A.A retired maths teacher.
B.A primary school student.
C.A scientist with heart disease.
D.A businessman in a wheelchair.
2.What can you do on the volunteer trip?
A.Protect cultural sites and go shopping.
B.Enjoy local sightseeing and go fishing.
C.Protect weeds and build roads.
D.Collect seeds and plant trees.
3.From which is the text probably taken?
A.A history book.
B.A travel magazine.
C.A research paper.
D.A novel.
B
Scientists often compare coral reefs(珊瑚礁) to underwater rainforests, yet unlike the leafy plant base of a forest, corals are animals. The soft creatures are naturally half-transparent and get their brilliant color1 from algae(藻类) living inside them. When corals experience stress from hot temperatures or pollution, theyhaltthe interdependent relationship with algae, typically pushing them out and turning white. Corals are still alive when they are white, but they're at risk and many eventually die, turning dark brown.
Scientists around the world are looking for means to protect and maybe increase corals. One common option is to create more protected areas — essentially national parks in the ocean. Beyond nature preserves, some conservationists are looking to more hands-on methods. One research center in the Florida Keys is exploring a form of natural selection to keep corals remaining. The reef system in the Keys has been hit hard by climate change and pollution, which is especially tough, because corals there help support fisheries worth $ 100 million every year.
To keep the wild ecosystem alive, Erinn Muller, the center's director, and her team are harvesting samples of the corals that survived the environmental stress naturally, keeping them to make them reproduce, and then reattaching them to the reef. They have 46,000 corals on plastic frames under the sea. So far, the center has regrown over 70,000 corals from five different species on damaged reefs.
In The Bahamas, Ross Cunning, a research biologist at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, focuses on corals with genes that could make them natural candidates for restoration projects. He published a study of two Bahamian reefs, one that survived an extreme 2015 heat wave, and one that didn't. "We think their ability to deal with these higher temperatures is built into their genes," says Cunning. There's evidence of corals evolving more quickly to resist rapidly warming climate. The big question scientists need investigate, adds Gunning, is how much more heat corals can adapt to.
4. What does the underlined word "halt" in the first paragraph mean?
A. End.
B. Develop.
C. Strengthen.
D. Weaken.
5. What do Muller and her team do to save corals?
A. Restore the damaged reefs.
B. Grow corals by hand underwater.
C. Create more protected areas.
D. Move corals to unpolluted areas.
6. What do Gunning's words suggest?
A. Many corals have been genetically improved.
B. Cooling down the waters is key to rescuing corals.
C. Reasons for corals surviving heat waves are shocking.
D. The highest temperature corals can survive is unclear.
7. Which can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Relationship between corals and algae
B. Efforts made to save corals
C. Impact of climate warming on corals
D. Survival crisis faced by coral reefs
C
According to statistics published by the BPI (Buying Power Index) a couple of months ago, digital streaming (流媒体) now accounts for 80 percent of the music consumption in the UK. Despite the incredible growth of online streaming platforms like iTunes, Apple Music and Tidal over the past 15 years, a more traditional medium has also seen a return of interest and sales in the music industry. In 2020, almost one in five of all albums purchased in the UK is vinyl (黑胶唱片), and it has once again become the most popular physical musical medium.
With digital streaming so easy and convenient, why are so many peopledrawn to traditional records? Some experts claim that vinyl is a physical medium for experiencing music, something tangible (有形的) to hold and own. For most people, having something tangible and interacting with it gives depth to the experience of music. Listening to an album and touching it the way the artist intended can make them feel more connected to the music and the artist. Records are physical products that can be not only displayed but also gifted, shared, traded and passed down through generations.
Sound quality is another hot topic. A lot of music lovers feel that the analogue sound (模拟声音) vinyl offers is superior to modern digital audio, particularly with regards to the compressed formats streaming platforms use. There’s a common belief that old-school analogue audio has a warmer, fuller sound than digitised music. For vinyl followers, the very defect traditional recorders often have, such as the familiar crackle (劈啪作响) when the record starts, bring the music to life in a different way.
There’s aritualisticaspect to vinyl that a lot of people are drawn to, too. The act of putting a record on—carefully removing the record from the sleeve, placing it on the record player and gently dropping the needle on the right groove (凹槽)—is a more assiduous (一丝不苟的), mindful way of engaging with music. When you’re
listening to vinyl, you can’t tap abutton and go about your day while the streaming service provides hours of music. You need to stay close to the record player to move the needle and flip the record over.
It’s clear that the vinyl interest is well underway, and vinyl records are truly making a comeback. In an increasingly digital society, there’s something to be said for analogue experiences. Perhaps one of the great things about being alive in the 21st century is our ability to have the best of both worlds—the timeless appeal of physical records alongside the easy access to vast music libraries that streaming offers.
8. What are the statistics published by the BPI used to show?
A. An increase in music consumption.
B. The recovery of music industry.
C. A comeback of a physical medium.
D. The acceptance of online streaming.
9. According to some experts, why does vinyl interest many people?
A. It attracts people by its realistic feel.
B. It offers simple access to different music.
C. It shares a new way to enjoy music.
D. It provides people with perfect sound effect.
10. The underlined word “ritualistic” in Para.4 means something ______.
A. Overlooked by society.
B. Updated very frequently.
C. Performed as part of a ceremony.
D. Kept for a long time without changing.
11. How does the writer feel about the future development of music medium?
A. Traditional records will get underway.
B. The analogue experiences may matter more.
C. Vinyl sales will boom with technological advance.
D. There should be a good mix of old and new.
D
After a year at sea, 16-year-old Laura Dekker can finally say, “Missionaccomplished!” Last month, she finished a daring trip around the world aboard her 38-foot boat, Guppy. Dekker, who is from theNetherlands, traveled more than 30,000 miles all by herself. She is the youngest person ever to sail around the globe alone.
Dekker had wanted to lake on this challenge when she was even younger. She first tried to set sail at the age of 13, but a court in theNetherlandsstopped her. They said that she was too young to make such a risky trip by herself. But Dekker insisted she had the navigation skills and patience of an adult sailor.
She finally took off on January 20, 2011. During her trip, Dekker battled loneliness, storms, and worries about pirates. But she also got to surf, scuba dive, and started a new hobby: playing the flute. Although Dekker didn’t spend all of her time at sea—she stopped at ports along the way—she did spend her 16lh birthday on the open ocean. To celebrate, she ate doughnuts for breakfast.
But Dekker didn’t sail into the record books. Guinness World Records and the World Sailing Speed Record Council no longer recognize records for “youngest” sailors. They dropped the category in 2009 to discourage children fromattempting such dangerous feats (壮举). But that didn’t stop Dekker，who was born on a yacht during a seven-year world voyage undertaken by her parents.
Dekker doesn’t mind that she won’t hold an official record. She says it was a personal goal, and she is happy she achieved it.
“I am not disappointed at all that Guinness World Record won’t recognize my attempt.” Dekker wrote on her website. “I did not start on my trip to achieve any record…I did it just for myself.”
12. Dekker wasn’t allowed to sail at the age of 13 because .
A. people were concerned about her safety
B.she didn’t learn any sailing skills well
C. she had to continue her study at school
D. she didn’t have enough patience for long trips
13. What does the underlined word “accomplished” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. Failed.
B. Completed.
C. Continued.
D. Started.
14. In 2009 records for youngest sailors were canceled in order to .
A. set a higher sailing standard for teen sailors
B. stop children entering Guinness World Records
C. encourage parents to sail with their children
D. prevent children making dangerous attempts
15. What could be the best title for this passage?
A. A New Guinness World Record in Sailing
B. A New Sailing Standard for Teen Sailors
C. A Teen Girl Sailing Alone Aroundthe World
D. The Youngest Sailor in Guinness World Records
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Quite simply, school trips are the journeys which take place outside a student's normal environment.____16____Educational trips are normally done in a museum or a historic place. They could provide a better understanding as the students would be able to make a connection between a place, time, or even people in history and something they've seen on a field trip.
A trip to the zoo could provide a better understanding of animals. Biology is even better when there are proper animals to be named.____17____Teachers and headmasters are advised to give the students prizes and rewardsfor different accomplishments done on a field trip.
Planetariums(天文馆) could help students remember constellations (星座) better.____18____Planetariums could help them see that the earth is just a small planet in the universe and that there is no reason notto explore. If you are a teacher and you 're lucky, you may have taken the next greatest astronaut to the planetarium on a school trip.
____19____Also they could help them see that there are so many living things that depend on them and how they can take care of nature. Children are very easily inspired.____20____
Therefore, it is necessary for teachers to often take their students to field trips, where they can have fun learning.
A. Make sure that these trips are interesting.
B. The importance of school trips can't be ignored.
C. A school trip is done mostly for educational purposes.
D. So it's best to instill in them good characters and education.
E. Games like naming animals could provide hours of fun and education.
F. School trips to farms could help students understand the value of nature.
G. They could also help students imagine how far the sun is from the earth.
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In 2007, Jamie Whitmore was considered one of the most successful athletes in America. She was a six-time
USA____21____for XTERRA racing, and held a world title.
Everything____22____during an event that seemed like so many others she had experienced. As a____23____athlete, Jamie Whitmore was used to____24____, but she never imagined the pain in her leg could be a deadly cancer!
When she heard the terrible____25____for the first time, Whitmore felt she couldn't____26____. “They were talking about treatment and I just started____27____and saying ‘I don't want to die’.” Finally, the____28____got the help of several specialists to remove the tumor. Whitmore developed sepsis(败血症) from the surgery and got through a____29____two-month recovery. When she began to feel______30______again,Whitmore was certain her cancer was back. Instead, doctors gave her unexpected______31______: She was pregnant—with twins.
Jamie Whitmore isn't used to slowing down. She has never met a(n)______32______she couldn't overcome, whether it was a mountain bike race or a______33______. Today, Whitmore is a mother of two sons and cancer-free. She's______34______again, and has______35______a gold medal in the Paralympics and set two world records. She travels as an______36______speaker when she's not spending time with her sons. Whitmore has some______37______for others with limitations: “Never let anyone tell you what you can and cannot do. Some doctors______38______me I would never ride anything more than a stationary(静止不动的) bike.______39______I rode my mountain bike 104 miles climbing from 9,000 feet to 14,000 feet. You just can't______40______.”
21. A. president B. manager C. champion D. professor
22. A. changed B. happened C. disappeared D. stopped
23. A. professional B. foreign C. common D. shy
24. A. practising B. waiting C. leaving D. suffering
25. A. reason B. result C. question D. suggestion
26. A. quarrel B. draw C. breathe D. shout
27. A. smiling B. running C. jumping D. crying
28. A. doctors B. readers C. neighbors D. volunteers
29. A. valuable B. difficult C. happy D. relaxing
30. A. fit B. tired C. curious D. sick
31. A. freedom B. courage C. news D. attention
32. A. challenge B. excuse C. mistake D. order
33. A. headache B. fever C. cancer D. cold
34. A. trembling B. competing C. falling D. performing
35. A. made B. bought C. lent D. won
36. A. angry B. inspiring C. expensive D. annoying
37. A. advice B. information C. sadness D. help
38. A. asked B. called C. encouraged D. told
39. A. So B. Yet C. Unless D. If
40. A. set off B. look out C. give up D. work out
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
Do you remember a time when you had no worries stopping you from getting a good night's rest?____41.____(fortunate), your happy childhood is probably a thing of the past.
A recent survey has found that many people suffer____42.____sleep problems. Some are unable to fall____43.____(sleep), some wake up in the middle of the night, and others simply do not get enough sleep. One of the reasons why people fail to get a good night's sleep____44.____(be) pressure from school or work. Noise pollution and light pollution in big____45.____(city) may also contribute to sleep problems. In the short term, people with sleep problems often feel tired and have trouble____46.____(concentrate). In the long term, they may be at increased risk of having____47.____poor memory, being overweight and suffering a heart attack. Sleep problems are especially dangerous for teenagers. They are still growing, and night is the time when____48.____(they) bodies grow faster. Teenagers who do not get enough sleep may experience situations____49.____body development slows down, and their health suffers.
So, if you have a sleep problem, it might be time_____50._____(make) some changes in your lifestyle.
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
I still remember my first presentation in front of my entire class. When it comes to my turn, I was very much nervous! My head went blank and I had no idea that to say. Then I took deep breath and slowly breathed out. I kept do so for some times. That helped me feel less terribly. After a while, I calmed down but began my speech. I did a good job in the end. It was deep breathing that helped me out of anxious. So remember to breathe deeply when you feel nervous in a presentation. Focus on your speech and don't worry with not making my presentation perfect. The world won't end even if you mess up.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假设你是李华。

是新华学校乒乓球队的队长。

你们球队将应邀去纽约参加中学生乒乓球友谊赛。

请你给比赛的联系人Mr Green写一封邮件咨询相关事宜，要点如下：
1.接受邀请，表示感谢；
2.询问食宿、交通及比赛日程等方面的安排。

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：captain of the ping-pong team乒乓球队的队长friendly match友谊赛
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参考答案
1. A
2. D
3. B
4. C
5. D
6. A
7. A
8. C 9. A 10. C 11. D
12. A 13. B 14. D 15. C
16. C 17. E 18. G 19. F 20. D
21. C 22. A 23. A 24. D 25. B 26. C 27. D 28. A 29. B 30. D 31. C 32.
A 33. C 34.
B 35. D 36. B 37. A 38. D 39. B 40. C
41. Unfortunately
42. from 43. asleep
44. is 45. cities
46. concentrating
47. a 48. their
49. where 50. to make
51.(1).comes→came
(2).nervous前的much删去
(3).that→what
(4).deep前加a
(5).do→doing
(6).terribly→terrible
(7).but→and
(8). anxious→anxiety
(9).with→about
(10).my→your
52.略。