2020-2021学年宁夏固原市第一中学高三英语第二次联考试卷及答案解析

2020-2021学年宁夏固原市第一中学高三英语第二次联考试卷及答案
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
Vail Marriott Mountain Resort
Vail Winter Weather Guide
Covered in grand mountains，flashing lights and snowy pines, Vail is perfect for explorers and people who love adventures alike. Whether skiing down the slopes for the first time or the hundredth, this guide will ensure that you're ready for everything this city has to offer.
Best Time to Vacation
December through to March tends to be the best time for those interested in skiing down the slopes in style.
Know Before You Go
Make the necessary preparations and reservations in advance：
• Ski and Snowboard Rentals（租赁）：Don't have your own equipment! Vail Sports rents out a variety of skis and snowboards for all ages and abilities, as well as snow shoes and helmets.
• Clothing Rentals：For those not interested in purchasing hundreds of dollars of ski clothing for one vacation. Mountain Threads has a rental program just for you, where you can get mountain necessities like coats, pants and goggles（护目镜）.
• Suncream：You might not think about getting sunburn, but it happens to skiers and snowboarders every day.
• Difficulty levels：It's important to know what level you're at before jumping on a ski lift and heading up the mountain. Use a free trail map and plan the slopes you're going to ski down ahead of time based on the following levels you'll find up the mountain：
• Green Circle：These are the easiest slopes.
• Blue Square：These indicate average to medium levels.
• Black Diamond：The most advanced slopes. Some mountains will feature double black diamonds, indicating even higher difficulty.
While Vail is famous for snow sports, you'll find plenty of other fun things to do once the sun goes down or
you are tired. Explore the rest of our website for more information!
1. When is the best time to visit Vail if you like skiing?
A. In March, April June and December
B. In December, February, April and March
C. In January, February, March and December
D. In September, October, November and December
2. Before you go to the Vail Marriott Mountain Resort, you will have to take ________with you.
A. helmets
B. goggles
C. suncream
D. a trail map
3. What will a skiing beginner who wants to enjoy himself prefer to choose?
A. Blue Square
B. Black Diamond
C Double Black Diamonds D. Green Circle
B
I once had my Chinese MBA students brainstorming on “two-hour business plans.” I separated them into six groups and gave them an example: a restaurant chain. The more original their ideas, the better, I said. Finally, five of the six groups presented plans for restaurant chains. The sixth proposed a catering service. Though I admitted the time limit had been difficult, I expressed my disappointment.
My students were middle managers, financial analysts and financiers from state-owned enterprises and global companies. They were without talent or opinions, but they had been shaped by an educational system that rarely stressed or rewarded critical thinking or inventiveness. The scene I just described came in different forms during my two years teaching at the school. Papers were often copied from the Web and the Harvard Business Review. Case study debates were written up and just memorized. Students frequently said that copying is a superior business strategy, better than inventing and creating.
InChina, every product you can imagine has been made and sold. But so few well-developed marketing and management minds have been raised that it will be a long time before most people in the world can name a Chinese brand.
With this problem in mind, partnerships with institutions like Yale and MIT have been established. And then there's the “thousand talent scheme.” this new government program is intended to improve technological modernization by attracting top foreign-trained scientists to the mainland with big money. But there are worries aboutChina's research environment. It's hardly known for producing independent thinking and openness, and
even big salary offers may not be attractive enough to overcome this.
At last, forChina, becoming a major world creator is not just about setting up partnership with top western universities. Nor is it about gathering a group of well-educated people and telling them to think creatively. It's about establishing a rich learning environment for young minds. It's not that simple.
4. Why does the writer feel disappointed at his students?
A. Because there is one group presenting a catering service.
B. Because the six groups did not cooperate well in the brainstorm.
C. Because all the students copied a case for the difficult topic.
D. Because the students' ideas were lacking in creativeness.
5. Which of the following scenes is NOT considered as lack of creation?
A. Papers were often downloaded from the Internet.
B. Students often said that copying is a preferable business strategy.
C. Students combine knowledge and critical thoughts to solve a problem.
D. Case study debates were written up as well as recited.
6. We can infer form the passage that ________.
A. China can make and sell any product all over the world from its own creation.
B. high pay may not solve the problem ofChina's research environment.
C. cooperation with institutions has been set up to make a Chinese brand.
D. the new government program is aimed at encouraging imagination.
7. Which is the best title for the passage?
A Look for a new way of learning B. Reward creative thinking
C. How to become a creator
D. Establish a technical environment
C
Israeli Paintings—Israeli artist Menashe Kadishman will hold a personal show named "Flock of Sheep" from November 26 to December 20 at the China National Art Museum On show are 550 colourful oil paintings of sheep heads.
His works have been on show inthe Metropolitan Museum in New York and Tate Gallery in London over the past 30 years.
Time: 9: 00 a.m.—4: 00 p.m., November 26—December 20.
Place: China National Art Museum, 1 Wusi Dajie, Dongcheng District, Beijing.
Tel: 6401-2252
Russian Ballet—The Kremlin Ballet from Russia will perform two immortal classical ballets—"Swan Lake" and "The Nutcracker"—at the Beijing Beizhan Theatre. Set up in 1990, the theatre has a number of first-class ballet dancers. Most of their performances are classical.
Time: 7: 15 p.m., December 5 and 6 ("Swan Lake"); 7: 15 p.m., December 7 ("The Nutcracker")
Place: Beizhan Theatre, Xiwai Dajie, Xicheng District, Beijing.
Tel: 6605-3388
Folk Concert—The Central Conservatory of Music will hold a folk concert in memory of the late musician Situ Huacheng.
On the programme are many popular folks such as "Moon Night on the Bamboo Tower", "Celebrating Harvest", "Deep and Lasting Friendship", "Golden Snake Dances Wildly" and "Children's Holiday".
Time: 7: 30 p.m., November 25.
Place: Beijing Concert Hall, 1 Beixinhuajie, Xicheng District, Beijing.
Tel: 6605-5812
8.If a child is very fond of dancing, his parents should take him to ________.
A.China National Art Museum
B.Beizhan Theatre
C.Beijing Concert Hall
D.1 Wusi Dajie
9.Menashe Kadishman is well known for painting ________.
A.deer
B.birds
C.sheep
D.flowers
10.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.The folk concert will last three days.
B.The ballet "The Nutcracker" will be put on once.
C.The Israeli paintings will be on show for a month.
D.China National Art Museum lies in Xicheng District.
11.If you dial the telephone number 6605-3388 on Dec. 8, you can ________.
A.go to the folk concert
B.visit the Art Museum
C.watch the ballet
D.none of the above
D
As every mobile-phone owner knows, after a year or so the battery starts to fade and the beast needs recharging more frequently.That is troublesome, but a phone’s batteries can be replaced fairly cheaply — or the
whole device traded in for the latest model. An electric car, though, is a much bigger investment. And batteries are its priciest component, representing around 30% of an average mid-size vehicle.
To provide buyers with some peace of mind, carmakers guarantee their batteries, typically for eight years or around 200,000km. Producers, planning to go much further than that, though, are racing to launch “million mile”
(1.6m kilometers) batteries. Contemporary Amperex Technology, a giant Chinese firm which produces batteries for
a number of carmakers, was said to be ready to start producing batteries which would last for 16 years or 2m kilometres. Elon Musk has suggested that Tesla,a Californian maker of electric vehicles, has a million-mile battery in the works. And over in Detroit,General Motors is in the final stages of developing an advanced battery which it says has similar longevity (寿命)。

Regular fast-charging reduces battery life, as do overcharging and deep discharging. Driving in extremely hot or cold weather does not help either. And battery life will diminish even if you just leave the car in the garage. The real point of a million-mile battery is that the technological advances required to make it possible will deal with these things as well.
Battery technology is improving all the time, and by no means are million-mile batteries the limit of engineers’ ambition. The next objective is to replace Li-ions’ liquid electrolytes (电解质) with solid ones. That would allow even longer driving ranges, which could make a two-million-mile battery an achievable objective. If that day comes,the tables would have been turned. From being the first part of a car to fail, its battery will have become the last.
12. The battery problem of mobile phones is mentioned to_____.
A. show electrical devices may have drawbacks
B. stress the disturbing battery problem of cars
C. call for investment in battery development
D. compare the function of battery in devices
13. What do we know about the million-mile battery plan?
A. It is eagerly anticipated by car consumers.
B. It is aimed to save repair cost for customers.
C. It targets the longevity of 8 years and above.
D. It has drawn the interest of many enterprises.
14. What does the author think is the focus of developing the million-mile battery?
A. Exploring new materials to construct batteries.
B. Guiding users on how to maintain the battery.
C. Addressing factors that decrease battery life.
D. Researching the principle of battering aging.
15. What does the author think of the future of car batteries?
A. Promising.
B. Unpredictable.
C. Concerning.
D. Unlimited.
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Where do yousee yourself in five years? While some of us might have answers to that, the reality is that most of us don’t. That is totally OK. We may not stress too much about the future.___16___.
◆Stop worrying about what hasn’t happened yet
We’ve all done it. Worrying about a situation that hasn’t happened yet is only going to ruin all the good things that are happening now.___17___. If it is really eating you up, try thinking about what you can do right now to avoid any negative situations you might be worried about.
◆___18___
Saving for a house, but your friend invites you on a last-minute group getaway? Go for it! Group holidays with all your friends don’t come around often. As you get older and people start their families, they are less likely to happen. Good memories will always be precious.
◆Surround yourself with people that make you feel good
In order to fully live in the present, surround yourself with people that make you feel good.___19___. If you find yourself doubting your achievements and feeling less than someone because they have a nicer car or a better job, take a step away from them for a while until you feel better.
◆Put yourself first and stop trying to please everyone else
___20___. Looking after yourself before anyone else is the most important. Work towards the goals you want to achieve, not the ones others want you to achieve. Just make sure that anything you do is done for you!
A.Take things as they come
B.You are your own number one
C.Try hard to make more friends
D.You can always take care of others
E.Here are some tips about how to live in the now
F.It is so easy to get caught up in other people’s lives
G.Focusing on the future too much makes the present less valuable
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While we all hear that this or that is badfor us, and the conflicting information can be frustrating（令人沮丧的）to say the least, there is one thing that doctors and experts____21____warn us about, and that is the use of____22____containers.
We all want to do what is best for our____23____. However, it can be hard to____24____all the newest information and warnings.
While plastic containers can be great for____25____food, doctors say that we should find a much better way to keep it. New research tells us that we should never____26____plastic containers to put hot food in, or to heat up food in.
If you've ever heard about BPA（双酚A）, you've probably heard that it can be____27____. It is put in the plastic in containers to harden them, but is known to be____28____to our health.
The problem with BPA is that it can change the timing of puberty（发育期），increase body fat, and____29____the immune and nervous systems.
Phthalates（塑化剂）are just as bad for your body and are also______30______in plastic. They are used to make plastic more flexible and can______31______cardiovascular（心血管的）disease.
We used to think that BPA was______32______released（释放）into our food when we______33______our food in these plastic containers in the microwave, but studies show there are more______34______of these chemicals than we think.
Studies have also shown that putting these plastic containers inthe dishwasher can also release these______35______which means they're not even______36______after you wash them.
So what are we supposed to do? Experts______37______buying glass containers. These won't have the chemical issues that plastic containers do, and______38______with enough of us buying them, producers will______39______the price of glass containers, so more and more people can afford to buy them.
______40______this story with your family and friends so that they can be sure to keep their families safe too!
21. A. privately B. consistently C. recently D. apparently
22. A. recycled B. locked C. plastic D. handy
23. A. research B. health C. children D. customers
24. A. keep up with B. put up with C. look forward to D. look back on
25. A. preparing B. serving C. ordering D. storing
26. A. take over B. rely on C. care about D. shut up
27. A. poisonous B. addictive C. different D. cheap
28. A. relevant B. useful C. harmful D. important
29. A. affect B. reflect C. control D. support
30. A. increased B. cleaned C. predicted D. found
31. A. respond to B. contribute to C. fight against D. mix with
32. A. even B. still C. already D. only
33. A. cooked B. preserved C. produced D. harvested
34. A. wastes B. examples C. dangers D. changes
35. A. details B. chemicals C. data D. gases
36. A. special B. convenient C. effective D. safe
37. A. recommend B. continue C. admit D. resist
38. A. suddenly B. personally C. hopeful!' D. proudly
39. A. determine B. compare C. check D. decrease
40. A. Write B. Update C. Share D. End
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
Chinese paper cutting has the history more than 1,500 years at least. It is one of the____41.____(old) handicrafts (手工艺品) in China. At first, Paper cutting was only popular among____42.____countryside, and the masters were farm____43.____(wife). Today, the art has developed into art forms____44.____can fully represent Chinese traditional folk culture. As the paper cutting combines many folk art forms such as painting and cutting, it can serve as the window for one who____45.____(want) to know the traditional Chinese folk art.
As a folk art, paper cutting has a strong local feature. Many places in China are famous____46.____their featured paper cutting. Chinese people put their hope to the paper cutting to praise people’ creation to the nature and
encourage people____47.____(keep) going. There are cutting for window, door, wall, and those for roof and light as well as for marriage and different festivals. Many of them____48.____(use) during the New Year and marriage to add up the happy atmosphere (气氛).
Chinese people,____49.____(especial) people in northern China, like to use paper cutting as a decoration when Chinese New Year is coming. Chinese paper cutting is not only a decoration,____50.____an emotion.
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。

Everyone have his or her own friends. A friend is a necessary role in one's growth.
I have an honest friend name Li Xin. She is a warm-hearted girl. Although I was three years older than her, we can talk about everything. Most of the time, people say we are like sister when we are together. In my one opinion, friends are those which encourage us when we are sick. They are along with us when we are crazily. They help us when we are on trouble.
Li Xin is like mine full sister. I suppose that friendship is one of the greatest relationships in world.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假设你是李明,你遗失了美国好友Tom借给你的一本书,请根据以下提示给他写一封电子邮件表示道歉。

包括以下内容:
1.表示歉意;
2.说明原因;
3.提出补救措施
注意:
1.词数80词左右;
2.可适当加入细节,使内容充实、行文连贯;
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参考答案
1. C
2. C
3. D
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. C
8. B 9. C 10. B 11. D
12. B 13. D 14. C 15. A
16. E 17. G 18. A 19. F 20. B
21. B 22. C 23. B 24. A 25. D 26. B 27. A 28. C 29. A 30. D 31. B 32.
D 33. A 34. C 35. B 36. D 37. A 38. C 39. D 40. C
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42. the 43. wives
44. that / which
45. wants 46. for
47. to keep
48. are used
49. especially
50. but
51.(1).have→has
(2).name→named
(3).was→am
(4).sister→sisters
(5).将one去掉
(6).which→who
(7).crazily→crazy
(8).on→in
(9).mine→my
(10).在world前面加the
52.略。