2020届潮州市高级实验学校高三英语二模试题及答案解析

2020届潮州市高级实验学校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
March means spring inSt. Louis. The city hosts plenty of events — both indoor and outdoor — that make March a perfect crowd-free month to visit. You may even want to plan your trip around it.
See the Butterflies at Morpho Mardi Gras
PHONE +1314-577-0888
In the Butterfly House inFaustPark, thousands of bright blue butterflies are on display. These butterflies — types found mostly in South America, Mexico, and Central America — include over 29 different species and 147 subspecies(亚种）, making the venue a wonderful place for kids, as they can learn about the critical role butterflies play in nature.
Enjoy March Madness with Arch Madness
PHONE +1314-622-5400
March is the best time of the year for basketball fans. The action inSt. Louisbegins with March Madness, the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. Games take place during the first week in March at theScottradeCenter.
Catch a Fabulous Fox Theatre Broadway Show
PHONE +1314-534-1111
Each month, the Fabulous Fox Theatre hosts a variety of touring Broadway shows. And while tickets are slightly cheaper than that inNew York City, the quality of the performances doesn’t lack one bit. Check the schedule and buy tickets ahead of time, as the shows generally fill the venue.
Celebrate World Eagle Day at the World Bird Sanctuary
PHONE +1636-225-4390
World Eagle Day is celebrated with live eagle presentations, educational activities and games. Learn aboutAmerica’s national symbol, as well as other foreign species. Get your photo taken with your favorite bird or adopt an eagle.
1. Which of the following is attractive to kids?
A. Seeing the Butterflies at Morpho Mardi Gras.
B. Enjoying March Madness with Arch Madness.
C. Catching a Fabulous Fox Theatre Broadway Show.
D. Celebrating World Eagle Day at the World Bird Sanctuary.
2. If you are a basketball fan, you can call________.
A. +1314-577-0888
B. +1314-622-5400
C. +1314-534-1111
D. +1636-225-4390
3. Why does the author recommend the Fabulous Fox Theatre?
A. It is one of the branches of Broadway.
B. It isnot far away fromNew York City.
C. It doesn't charge the audience for tickets.
D. It provides wonderful shows with cheaper tickets.
B
One of the greatest challenges in caring for such intelligent animals as chimpanzees(猩猩)is providing them with enriching experiences. Every day, the chimpanzees at Project Chimps receive morning and evening food-based enrichment devices, but caregivers are always looking for more ways to keep the chimps mentally engaged. With 79 chimpanzees, each with their distinctive personality, care staff often find that different chimps react differently to new enrichment.
Last year, we began inviting musicians to perform for chimps to see what they may respond. A violin performance received quite the response. Additional musicians were lined up to visit but the coronavirus has stopped the activities, which we hope toresumein the near future.
This past week, we brought an electric piano for the chimps to investigate. Some chimps, like twins Buttercup and Clarisse, were immediately interested and could not wait to tap out a few notes. Others, like Emma, were more interested in trying to take it apart.
29- year-old Precious has very little tolerance for the piano. She sat off to the side for a few minutes, but eventually she decided that was enough. She called an end to the enrichment session by throwing a handful of waste at the piano. Receiving her message loud and clear, we removed the piano.
We could never have guessed how 33-year-old Luke would react to it. As with many retired lab chimpanzees Luke has some anxiety issues. He seems particularly distrustful of anything new, including people, food, and enrichment. But when we presented the chimps with the piano, Luke was the first to investigate. We could not believe our eyes — this usually anxious chimpanzee bravely chose to explore something new!
To us at Project Chimps, this is what it is all about: giving chimpanzees the freedom to choose. We are
honored to be part of their journey.
4. Why do chimpanzees respond differently to new enrichment?
A. They are of different genders.
B. They have natural curiosities.
C They are as intelligent as humans. D. They have their unique characters.
5. What does the underlined word “resume” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Continue.
B. Suspend.
C. Monitor.
D. Regulate.
6. Who showed the least interest in the piano?
A. Buttercup and Clarisse.
B. Emma.
C. Precious.
D. Luke.
7. What is the text mainly about?
A. How caregivers care for the retired chimpanzees.
B. What care staff do to enrich chimpanzees' daily life.
C. How chimpanzees are trained through various enrichment.
D. What Project Chimps does to observe and study wild chimps.
C
"Sorry, but I don't agree with you..."This is usually followed by unbearable silence and angry tears. I've always found it difficult to disagree with someone, because I don't want to lose a friend. I've found it even harder to accept it when someone disagrees with me, because my ego（自尊心）ishurt.
Before the other person gets a chance to explain why she disagrees with me, my usual response would be," If you aren't able to see my point of view, then what you think isn't worth my time or consideration, either." But now I've come to realize that when a friend disagrees with me, sometimes she is simply saying, "I don't agree with the way things are done." She still respects me as a person, and is only pointing out a better way to look at a matter. However, there may be times when my friend disagrees with me because I'm against the truth. That's when need to listen to what she says.
I've learned that one way to help my friend is for me to be open and honest with the other to voice my thoughts and listen to the other carefully. While we can't control how a person will respond to our views, we must learn to disagree with our friends in love. We will never feel that we are better than the other person.And that will help us to be less emotional, and more objective in the way we express our opinions.In the same way, we can also stay open to feedback（反馈）from others,knowing that our friends may be correcting us in love.
Good friendships build each other up, sometimes through disagreements and honest opinions. Though I don't like being disagreed with, I'm starting to see the value of such disagreements.
8. The author has found it difficult to disagree with someone because .
A. he is a friendly person
B. he usually hides his ideas
C. he has no mind of his own
D. he wants to keep the friendship
9. When a friend disagreed with him,the author used to .
A. be unhappy
B. argue with the friend
C. break up with the friend
D. explain things calmly
10. The author will listen to a friend when .
A. he is against the truth
B. he doesn't tell the truth
C. he is respected by a friend
D. he does things in the wrong way
11. What does the author mainly talk about in the text?
A. How to keep friendship.
B. How to avoid hurting a friend.
C. How to express disagreements.
D. How to deal with disagreements.
D
A smiling panda and a walking Chinese lantern will be the mascots of the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics (残奥会）in Beijing .
The mascots were known to the public on Sept.17, 2019 at a ceremony inBeijing. Beijing Mayor Chen Jining described them as adorable, unique , and exquisite (精致的）。

He said they shows Chinese people’s longing for the 2022 Beijing WinterOlympics in a visually appealing way and extends Chinese people’s warm invitation to friends throughout the world .
The panda, named Bing Dwen Dwen , is the Olympic mascot. Colourful circles around its face symbolize skating tracks and 5G technology, according to the website of theBeijingorganizing committee . Bing , the Chinese word for “ ice “, shows purity and strength, while Dwen Dwen means sincerity , liveliness, and health , the website said. The choice of the iconic animal , considered the national treasure , is not a surprise to people inChina. While many applaud Bing Dwen Dwen for its cuteness on social media , some are not favourably impressed by the lack of creativity in choosing a panda . The giant panda was one of the five mascots of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics , and it was also the symbol for the Asian Games inBeijingin 1990.
“Today is an important step on a milestone inBeijing’s journey to make history as the first ever , in Olympic history , to host both summer and winter editions of the Olympic Games , International Olympic Committee (IOC)
president Thomas Bach said at the ceremony .
Based on a traditional red lantern , Paralympic mascot Shuey Rhon Rhon creates a cheerful atmosphere of the Chinese Lunar New Year ,which will fall around the time of the Winter Games , the organizing committee said . It is sporting(穿戴）a yellow scarf, a circle of yellow doves around its head , and a traditional Chinese paper-cut . “Shuey “ means snow in Chinese and “Rhon Rhon” means “inclusiveness ”and “harmonization”, implying that the world civilizations communicate with each otherand live in harmony , the committee said .
The two mascots were selected from more than 5800 submission from 35 countries .
12. What does Chen Jining think of Bing Dwen Dwen and Shuey Rhon Rhon ?
A. They represent the IOC.
B. They have great artistic value.
C. They show Chinese people’s hospitality.
D. They have much room for improvement.
13. Why are some people not satisfied with choosing Bing Dwen Dwen ?
A. Because pandas are the national treasure .
B. Because it is too colourful for the Olympics.
C. Because its design is lacking in creativity .
D. Because a panda has been chosen as a mascot three times .
14. What record willBeijingset after hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics ?
A. The most athletes joining in the event .
B. The first Asian city to host the Olympics .
C. The first city to host two editions of the Olympics .
D. The longest time in history.
15. What can we learn about Shuey Rhon Rhon from the text ?
A. It is symbol of Chinese culture .
B. It is designed by a foreign artist .
C. It is a representative of competition
D. It is a mixture of 35 different cultures.
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
Get a Healthy Home
Most of us have spent more time at home in 2020 than we ever imagined possible.____16____These tips can help make your home better for your body and mind.
Take off your shoes at your door.Think about keeping your home clean the minute you walk in. A University of Arizona study found that the average shoe contains nearly 421,000 different bacteria (细菌), including Escherichia coli andstrep. Pesticides (杀虫剂) and cleaning chemicals can also come into your home via your shoes.____17____.
Freshen the walls. If the walls in your home feel as if they're closing in, maybe its time to find anew coat of paint.____18____Researchers at the University of British Columbia found that blue boosts creativity, while red increases attention to detail.
____19____In a small study, volunteers worked from noon to 8 p. m. in a room lit primarily by daylight or one lit primarily by artificial light. By the end of the second day, those who had worked in the sunlit room were less sleepy and performed better on performance tests connected with mental process.
Clean the air in your home.____20____The Department of Energy requires that it can remove 99. 97percent of pollutants and particles in the air. Portable high-efficiency particulate air filters (过滤器) can clean a single room or the entire house.
A. Work near a window.
B. Study in the man-made light.
C. Studies have shown that color1 can influence your mood.
D. The gold standard is a high-efficiency particulate air filter.
E. Maybe you have realized the importance of a healthy home.
F. Leave a pair of shoes you wear in the house by the front door.
G. high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter can cost much.
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
A mouse looked through a hole in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. He was very frightened that it was a mousetrap.___21___to the farm yard, the mouse announced the___22___“There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mouse trap in the house! Raising her head, the___23___who was looking for food said, “Mr. Mouse, this is a___24___problem for you, but it is of no importance to me; I cannot be bothered by it.”
The mouse___25___the pig and told him, “There is a mousetrap in the house.” “I am so___26___,Mr. Mouse,”
sympathized the pig, “but there is nothing I can do about it to___27___you.” The mouse turned to the cow, who replied, “Does a mousetrap have___28___to do with me? Am I in great danger?” The mouse was very___29___and then he returned to the house to____30____the mousetrap alone.
That very night a sound of the mousetrap____31____its prey was heard.____32____the farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught, she was____33____by the poisonous snake the trap had caught. In the darkness, she did not see it was a big poisonous snake whose tail the trap had caught. She got a high fever soon, so the farmer killed the chicken to cook____34____chicken soup for her. Her____35____became worse so that friends and neighbors came to____36____with her day and night. To____37____them, the farmer killed the pig. However, the farmer's wife did not get well, unfortunately, she____38____and many people came for her funeral so that the farmer had the cow killed to provide____39____for all of them to eat.
____40____the next time you hear that someone is facing a problem, you should try your best to help him or her because it may concern you in a larger degree.
21. A. Traveling B. Leading C. Pointing D. Returning
22. A. idea B. mind C. warning D. story
23. A. cow B. pig C. snake D. chicken
24. A. serious B. different C. strange D. normal
25. A. arrive at B. turned to C. asked for D. moved to
26. A. sorry B. glad C. excited D. honest
27. A. give B. help C. show D. teach
28. A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing
29. A. tired B. ashamed C. disappointed D. satisfied
30. A. buy B. protect C. hide D. face
31. A. finding B. meeting C. catching D. watching
32. A. Before B. If C. After D. When
33. A. encouraged B. attracted C. bitten D. beaten
34. A. salty B. fresh C. bitter D. sweet
35. A. sickness B. work C. temperature D. problem
36. A. quarrel B. sit C. sleep D. go
37. A. feed B. please C. support D. invite
38. A. died B. escaped C. recovered D. changed
39. A. bone B. bread C. meat D. soup
40. A. But B. And C. For D. So
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
Smart devices have become an everyday part of our lives. A smart fridge is a refrigerator that is equipped with a Wi-Fi____41.____(connect). It goes above and beyond simply keeping our food cool.
“A smart refrigerator can share information about itself through a real-time camera____42.____lets users see what's inside while at the supermarket, or act____43.____a digital command center for the home: connecting calendars, playing music, and more," says Michael Kaufman, a reporter.
Some other things smart fridges are able to do include raising or lowering the temperature at____44.____sound of your voice or with your phone, turning the ice maker on or off, or helping you track the contents of your fridge.
“It's____45.____(general) easier to get informed about a problem if the temperature is lower than it should be because a door____46.____(leave) ajar (半开地),”Kaufman says.“While smart fridges are still fulling the basic function of keeping food cool, they are doing in a way that's easier for you____47.____(manage)."
"The people who will benefit most from a smart fridge are probably those____48.____have children. It will help them know____49.____is going on at home when they ' re not there, because their children might be using the fridge while they are at work. However, the price of smart fridges is higher than_____50._____of traditional ones," says Kimberly Palmer, an expert.
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、删改或修改。

增加∶在缺词处加一个漏字符号（A），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。

The forest of my hometown are beautiful no matter how the season is. I was driving slowly in this morning when I saw a deer live in the woods appear in the middle of the road. I came to a full stop and we stared at each other. His eyes seemed wisely. He had been in this world for some month and I didn’t want to end his life. Finally, I
signalled with my hand to him go on. Having seen anything to fear, he jumped across the road. I drive on smiling at the magic of this moment and thanked God that I had been going slowly not to hit a beautiful deer.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.生活中，每个人都会遇到各种各样的挑战。

请你以“How I Meet Challenges”为题，为班级英语角写一篇短文，分享你是如何应对挑战的，内容包括：
1.你的挑战是什么；
2.你是如何用应对；
3.你的体会。

注意:1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

How I Meet Challenges
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________
参考答案
1. A
2. B
3. D
4. D
5. A
6. C
7. B
8. B 9. A 10. C 11. D
12. C 13. D 14. C 15. A
16. E 17. F 18. C 19. A 20. D
21. D 22. C 23. D 24. A 25. B 26. A 27. B 28. B 29. C 30. D 31. C 32.
D 33. C 34. B 35. A 36. B 37. A 38. A 39. C 40. D
41. Connection
42. which/that
43. as 44. the
45. generally
46. is left
47. to manage
48. who 49. what
50. that
51.(1).are →is
(2).how→what
(3).删掉in
(4).live→living
(5).wisely→wise
(6).month→months
(7).go on前加to
(8).anything→nothing
(9).drive→drove
(10).a→the
52.略。