2020届安徽省潛山中學高三英语二模试题及答案解析

2020届安徽省潛山中學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
It’s a tempting habit for them to look at their smartphone rather than make eye contact with someone. There is so much to look at: photographs, social media feeds, messages and emails. No wonder they are glued to their screens. But is it good for them?
There have been many claims about the damage looking at screens does to our eyesight. Some people feared staring at a small bright box could make us short-sighted. This is a particular concern for children and young people, who spend a higher percentage of time using electronic devices. BBC reporter, Rory Jones, says, “There is enough evidence that no matter how long teenagers are spending looking at screens, they come across information about issues such as anorexia and self-harm that could prove damaging to their mental health.”
But a new study says time in front of computers and phones might not be as bad for young people as many think. Research by the Oxford Internet Institute examined data from more than 17,000 teenagers in theUK,Irelandand theUnited States. Their study concluded that most links between life satisfaction and social media use were tiny, accounting for less than 1% of a teenager’s wellbeing. Professor Przybylski, director of research, said, “99.75% of a person’s life satisfaction has nothing to do with their use of social media.” The research found that family, friends and school life all had a greater impact on wellbeing.
So, does this mean young people can spend longer looking at social media? TheOxfordresearchers are confident about its findings and that any connection between screen time and mental health is very small. Dr. Max Davie, officer for health improvement at theRoyalCollege, calls the study a “small first step”, but he says there are other issues to explore, such as screen time’s interference(干预) with other important activities like sleep, exercise and time with family or friends. Perhaps for now, the “right” amount of screen time is only a matter of personal judgement.
1. What is people’s common belief concerning screen time?
A. Looking at screens does harm to young people.
B. Screen time provides a chance for teenagers to learn.
C. Most teenagers get near-sighted due to looking at screens.
D. A small amount of time online does little harm to teenagers.
2. What can we learn from the new study by the Oxford Internet Institute?
A. Screen time has a great influence on people’s daily activities.
B. The right amount of the screen time is related to its content.
C. There is a close link between social media and self-satisfaction.
D. Social bonds play a more significant role in people’s wellbeing than social media.
3. Where is the passage most probably taken from?
A. A science fiction.
B. A science magazine.
C. A research paper.
D. An economics book.
B
Firefighters in Florida this week helped rescue a bald eagle with a fishing hook stuck in its beak（嘴）and the attached line wrapped around its wing and beak. Firefighters at Pasco County Fire Rescue Station 21 on Thursday were greeted by two children holding the injured bald eagle and seeking help, according to the station’s Facebook page.
The firefighters called Owl’s Nest Sanctuary（保护区）for Wildlife in Odessa for assistance and a volunteer came out to help. "It appears that the eagle was wrapped in the line for about two days, was underweight, and thirsty,” the post said.Floridahas one of the densest concentrations of nesting bald eagles in the lower 48 states with an estimated 1 ,500 nesting pairs according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.PascoCountyis located in the state's west central coast north ofTampa.
After the eagle was examined, it was placed in a container and taken to the sanctuary for treatment where Kris Potter, the sanctuary's director, successfully removed the hook.
The sanctuary posted on its Facebook page that the eagle is making up for lost time when it comes to food. "He's eating all his meals with great enthusiasm and doesn't leave a crumb（碎屑）behind,“ the post said. "In the meantime, this big guy is resting and recovering ——he's already looking so much better!”
After the eagle is considered stable, it will be taken toBuschGardensinTampafor further treatment, according to the post.
“ Thankfully the eagle appears in good health and veterinarians（兽医）believe that the eagle will fully recover," the post said.
When the eagle is cleared for return to the wild, it will be released in the area around Station 21 , the station said in its post.
“A big thank-you to everyone who helped save this bald eagle's life! We are thankful for this happy outcome!”
the post concluded. The sanctuary used the story to remind those who enjoy fishing to properly dispose of their garbage.
4. Who initially found the injured bald eagle?
A. Firefighters.
B. Two children.
C. The sanctuary's founder.
D. A volunteer.
5. Where will the eagle be set free?
A. AtPascoCounty Fire Rescue Station 21.
B. In the neighborhood around Station 21.
C. In the sanctuary inOdessa.
D. InBuschGardensinTampa.
6. Why did the sanctuary post the story?
A. To win a good reputation.
B. To praise those firefighters.
C. To appeal to people to protect bald eagles.
D. To remind fishing lovers to deal with rubbish properly.
7. What can we know about the outcome of the event?
A. It's unexpected.
B. It's beautiful.
C. It's humorous.
D. It's discouraging.
C
A single toy catches a child's attention for a limited period of time, but a box of items that allows a child to build their own toys will catch their imagination for years to come. This brilliant idea already exists in real product form, and it's called Toyi.
Toyi is described as an eco-friendly creative building kit, and it recently won the well-known IF Design Award. It came from Istanbul, Turkish, where a young female designer named Elif Atmaca first came up with the idea for it when she wanted to help the kids living in disadvantaged areas. These children do not have access to the variety of interesting toys that wealthier children do.
Toyi Atmaca's design allows children to transform what are around them into clever toys. It consists of sticks, junction parts, flexible connectors, toy body parts like feet, eyes, hands, and wheels that can be used to turn old
water bottles, cups, boxes, towels, etc. into cute, clever, and unique playthings. This toy kit upcycles(升级利用) materials that would otherwise go to waste, turning a recycling bin into a treasure container.
“Our initial target was to deliver Toyi kits to only disadvantaged children in Turkish,” Atmaca told the media. But during a research conducted with around300 children, .she realized that the restriction on being creative went beyond any boundary. “I saw that everything was planned and shaped by grown-ups, blocking the kids' imagination in a significant way,” said Atmaca.
Atmaca concluded that each kid needed space where he or she could freely create. She explained the entire process should be left to kids’ creativity, reminding teachers and all grown-ups that child-led play was an excellent way for children to develop lifelong skills.
Toyi's creators are now considering distributing the kits to as many children as possible around the world through different international NGOs. Atmaca notes that for each Toyi kit sold out, they will also donate one kit to
a disadvantaged child through different partnerships around the world.
8. Why did Atmaca design Toyi at first?
A. To win the famous IF Design Award.
B. To help poor kids make their own toys.
C. To protect the environment in Istanbul.
D. To recycle all the waste in the dustbin.
9. Which is probably the product made with the toy kit of Toyi?
A. A new picture of a young boy.
B. A computer with high technology.
C. A treasure container from a dustbin:
D. A six-armed “robot” from a water bottle.
10. How do the toy kits help improve the children's ability?
A. It provides the kids various types of toys.
B. It offers space for the kids’ creative minds.
C. It changes the poor kids' living conditions.
D. It teaches the kids to share joys with others.
11. What is the new target for Atmaca and her partners?
A. Donating toykits to more poor children.
B. Selling toy kits to every kid in the world.
C. Designing new toy kits for kids and adults.
D. Doing further research on the kids' demands.
D
Advertisers tend to think big and perhaps this is why they're always coming in for criticism. Their critics(批评家)seem to hate them because they have so much money to throw around. Why don’t they stop advertising and reduce the price of their goods? After all, it’s the consumer who pays.
The poor old consumer! He'd have to pay a great deal more if advertising didn't create mass markets for products. It is precisely because of the heavy advertising that consumer goods are so cheap. But we get the wrong idea if we think the only purpose of advertising is to sell goods. Another equally important function is to inform. A great deal of the knowledge we have about household goods is largely from the advertisements we read. Advertisements introduce us to new products or remind us of the existence of ones we already know about. Supposing you wanted to buy a washing machine, it is more than likely you would obtain details regarding performance, price, etc., from an advertisement.
Lots of people pretend that they never read advertisements, but this claim may be seriously doubted. It is hardly possible not to read advertisements these days. And what fun they often are, too! Just think what a railway station or a newspaper would be like without advertisements. Would you enjoy gazing at a blank wall or reading railway byelaws while waiting for a train? A cheerful, witty advertisement makes such a difference to a dull wall or a newspaper full of the incidents and disasters.
We must not forget, either, that advertising makes a positive contribution to our pockets. The fact that we pay so little for our daily paper, or can enjoy so many broadcast programmers is due entirely to the money spent by advertisers. Just think what a newspaper would cost if we had to pay its full price!
Another thing we mustn't forget is the “small ads.” What a tremendously useful service they perform for the community! Just about anything can be accomplished through these columns. For instance, you can find a job, buy or sell a house, announce a birth, marriage or death in what used to be called the “hatch, match and dispatch” column(栏目) but by far the most fascinating section is the personal or “agony” column. No other item in a newspaper provides such entertaining reading or offers such a deep insight into human nature. It's the best advertisement for advertising there is!
12. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Advertisements steal money from our pockets
B. The critics get the wrong idea of advertisements.
C. Advertisers perform a useful service to communities.
D. Advertisements are everywhere.
13. What is the attitude of the author toward advertisements?
A. He appreciates the role of advertisements.
B. He doubts the effect of advertisements.
C. He believes what is said in advertisements.
D. He complains too many advertisements in daily life.
14. Which of the following is Not True?
A. The personal or “agony” column makes us know more about human nature.
B. The only purpose of advertising is to sell goods.
C. A newspaper will cost us more if there is no advertisement on it.
D. Advertisement makes our life color1 ful.
15. Whicof the following shows the structure of the passage?
( ①=" Paragraph" 1, ②=" paragraph" 2, ③=" paragraph" 3, ④=" paragraph" 4 ⑤=" paragraph" 5)
A B.
C. D.
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Mountain gorillas are strong,with long muscular arms and a big chest. They have thick black hair that protects them from the cold in high mountain areas.____16____Although they are very strong, mountain gorillas are shy animals. They normally don't attack humans.
____17____During the 40 to 50 years that a female lives she gives birth to two to six babies. The first baby is
born when she is about eight or ten years old. She then has further babies every three to four years. In most cases single gorillas are born, but she sometimes gives birth to twins.____18____They need about 30 kilograms of vegetation every day to survive. They also eat insects but rarely drink water because there is enough moisture in the plants.
Life for mountain gorillas, however, is not peaceful.____19____More and more people are moving to live in the rain forests. There they cut down trees to get more farmland, and build roads and settlements. The habitat of mountain gorillas is getting smaller and smaller. Gorillas are also threatened by poachers, who sell their babies to zoos. It is believed that there are only about 600 mountain gorillas left.
____20____There are always wars and other conflicts going on in these countries. A lot of soldiers often hide in the rain forests where the gorillas live. Still many Africans are working hard to keep them safe. The African Wildlife Foundation has developed a conservation program to save the last mountain gorillas.
A. They are endangered in many ways.
B. Female mountain gorillas have a few babies.
C. However, it will climb into fruiting tree if possible.
D. As for food, mountain gorillas mainly live on plants.
E. It is difficult for us to protect those mountain gorillas.
F. Playing helps them how to behave within the group.
G. A large male gorilla may reach a height of almost 2 meters.
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
The Best Love
I have been married to Scott for 20 years. He has___21___15 pounds. Once a marathon runner, he now runs only down___22___halls. His hair is becomingless and his body shows the___23___of long working hours and too many candy bars.
When my friend asked me "What will make this love last?" I ran through all the obvious___24___: responsibility, unselfishness, physical attraction, communication. Yet there's more. We still have fun. Last Saturday at the grocery, we split the shopping___25___and raced each other to see who could make it to the checkout first.We___26___being together.
There is understanding I understand why he must play basketball with the guys. And he understands why, once a year, I must get away from the house to___27___my sisters for a few days of nonstop talking and laughing.
There is sharing. Not only do we___28___household worries and parental burdens—we also share___29___.Once, Scott sent me a thick historical novel.____30____he prefers thrillers(惊险小说) and science fiction, he had read the novel first. He____31____my heart when he explained it was because he wanted to be able to____32____ideas about the book after I'd read it.
There is forgiveness. When I'm embarrassingly loud and____33____at parties, Scott forgives me. When he admitted____34____some of our savings in the stock market, I gave him a hug and said, "It's nothing____35____. It's only money."
Finally there is sensitivity. Last week he came home and told me about a 60-year-old woman who'd had a stroke(中风) and would probably never____36____? He wept as he recalled the woman's____37____standing beside her bed, holding her hand. I____38____too. Because it was of the medical crisis. Because there were still people who have been married 40 years. Because my husband is still moved and____39____after years of hospital rooms and dying patients.
I guess we've got what it____40____to make our love last.
21. A. reduced B. lost C. gained D. made
22. A. hospital B. college C. concert D. lecture
23. A. abilities B. chances C. sign D. rights
24. A. methods B. reasons C. solutions D. advantages
25. A. basket B. center C. cost D. list
26. A. avoid B. enjoy C. hate D. mind
27. A. meet B. leave C. attend D. follow
28. A. bear B. share C. tolerate D. escape
29. A. happiness B. sorrow C. interests D. ideas
30. A. Though B. Since C. Unless D. Once
31. A. hurt B. took C. stuck D. touched
32. A. exchange B. express C. find D. provide
33. A. polite B. gentle C. crazy D. enthusiastic
34. A. increasing B. losing C. getting D. winning
35. A. strange B. interesting C. special D. serious
36. A. move B. walk C. speak D. recover
37. A. daughter B. son C. husband D. brother
38. A. cried B. smiled C. regretted D. agreed
39. A. excited B. astonished C. concerned D. delighted
40. A. means B. takes C. promises D. brings
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
Chang’e 5 probe has finished gathering subsurface samples and packed them in a container, ___41.___(become) the third spacecraft to successfully land on the lunar surface this century. Designed to collect about 2 kilograms of samples, the probe has already___42.___(equip) with two types of collection devices in hopes of obtaining various sorts of samples. Having two types of collection devices also reduces the risk of failure and improves the___43.___(probable) of success. Chinese space engineers’ skills are being greatly tested by the Chang’e 5 mission. As the mission will involve the first sample collection, it will be___44.___comprehensive, tough test of the researchers’ abilities in different fields. Over the long term, some of Chang’e 5’s operations___45.___(help) to accumulate and demonstrate cutting-edge technologies for future Chinese manned lunar travel.___46.___the mission is successful, Chang’e 5 will be the first spacecraft___47.___(take) samples from the moon since August, 1976, which is a___48.___(true) historic event for China’s space program: for the first time in the country’s space research history, China National Space Administration performed a landing of a robotic sample-return mission to the Moon. When the samples___49.___(collect) on the Moon are returned to Earth, everyone will benefit____50.____being able to study this precious samples that could advance the international science community.
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 graduated from high school 15 years ago. While I am at school, I began thinking different and making better choices. I also joined in some school clubs. These helped me grow as person. I also learned how to choose friends which encourage me, guide me and listening to my thoughts. That's why I'm peaceful, confident or happy now.
There's no rooms in my life for negative people nowadays. When I think back to those high school memories, we seem like a lifetime ago. Although those times are over, they still play a great role for promoting my current work and life.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.你校正在组织英语演讲活动，请你用英文发表关于学生如何保护视力的演讲，内容包括：
1.中学生视力现状；
2.保护视力的建议。

注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3.题目和首句已给出，不计入总词数。

How to Protect Our Eyesight?
Boys and girls,
Today, the topic of my speech is how to protect our eyesight.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1. A
2. D
3. B
4. B
5. B
6. D
7. B
8. B 9. D 10. B 11. A
12. C 13. A 14. B 15. D
16. G 17. B 18. D 19. A 20. E
21. C 22. A 23. C 24. B 25. D 26. B 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. A 31. D 32.
A 33. C 34.
B 35. D 36. D 37.
C 38. A 39. C 40. B
41. becoming
42. been equipped
43. probability
44. a 45. will help
46. If 47. to take
48. truly 49. collected
50. from
51.(1). am→was (2). different→differently (3). in去掉(4). person前面加 a (5). which→who/that (6). listening→listen (7). or→and (8). rooms→room (9). we→they (10). for→in
本文是记叙文，作者回忆了自己在高中的时候是如何调整自己的心态，如何积极地生活。

【51题详解】
考查时态。

句意：当我上学时，我开始以不同的方式思考，并做出更好的选择。

根据后文的began，可知是一般过去时，所以am需要变成过去式was，故将am改成was。

【52题详解】
考查副词。

句意：当我上学时，我开始以不同的方式思考，并做出更好的选择。

此处需要副词修饰动词think，故将different改为differently。

【53题详解】
考查固定搭配。

句意：我也加入了一些学校的俱乐部。

join clubs表示加入俱乐部，是固定搭配。

故将in去掉。

【54题详解】
考查冠词。

句意：这些帮助我成长为一个人。

person是可数名词，首字母的发音为辅音音素，此处表示泛指，应该用不定冠词a修饰，故在person前面加a。

【55题详解】
考查定语从句。

句意：我也学会了如何选择那些鼓励我、引导我、倾听我想法的朋友。

friends后面的从句是定语从句，修饰friends，先行词friends是人，在从句中做主语，关系词应该用who或that。

故将which 改为who/that。

【56题详解】
考查动词原形。

句意：我也学会了如何选择那些鼓励我、引导我、倾听我想法的朋友。

listen和前面动词encourage和guide并列，主语是friends，所以此处listen应该用原形形式。

故将listening改为listen。

【57题详解】
考查连词。

句意：这就是为什么我现在平静、自信和快乐。

根据句意，peaceful, confident和happy是并列关系，应该用and连接，故将or改为and。

【58题详解】
考查不可数名词。

句意：现在我的生活里没有消极的人。

根据句意，此处表示没有空间，room作为“空间”时是不可数名词，没有复数形式，故将rooms改为room。

【59题详解】
考查人称代词。

句意：当我回想起那些高中的记忆时，它们好像是很久以前的事了。

此处指代前面的memories，应该用第三人称复数they，故将we改为they。

【60题详解】
考查介词。

句意：虽然那些日子已经过去了，但是它们仍然对我现在的工作和生活起到了很大的推动作用。

play a great role in表示“在…...中扮演着重要的角色”，是固定搭配，故将for改为in
52.略。