2020届合肥市第五中学高三英语二模试卷及参考答案

2020届合肥市第五中学高三英语二模试卷及参考答案
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
This online course is designed to provide you with work-ready skills including responding to job advertisements，writing application letters and resumes（简历）and developing inter-view skills．What topics will it cover?
● The recruitment（招聘）and selection process
● The job application
● Planning for the interview
● Developing interview skills
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course，you'll be able to...
● Assess the recruitment and selection process from an employer's point of view
● Interpret an advertisement，job description and selection criteria correctly
● Model a well-written job application
● Plan for a job interview
Who is the course for?
While this course appeals to trainees and graduates，it also applies to job seekersin the broader community looking to increasing their confidence and success rate when applying for work．
Who develops the course?
Central Queensland University．It is Australia's leading regional university．Our courses are designed alongside industry andmany include hands-on learning experiences and project-based learning．Our commitment to making real-world knowledge and skills accessible to all has seen us being awarded global recognition．
1. What will students learn if they take the online course?
A. The way to write a resume．
B. The way to put an advertisement．
C. The skills of talking with others．
D. The skills of improving reading．
2. Who is the online course intended for?
A. Trainers．
B. Interviewers．
C. Job seekers．
D. College students．
3. Which ofthe following best describes the online course?
A Cheap． B. Practical． C. Long-standing． D. World-class．
B
Four interesting festivals
Grand Old Days:
Phone number: (651) 699-0029 E-mailaddress:***************
Grand Old Days is one of the Midwest’s largest one-day festivals. It’s held every year on the first Sunday in June. It starts at 7:45 am until 5:00 pm. You should pay $8 for a ticket to enter the live music festival gardens and you must be at least 21 years old. There are a lot of interesting activities for the whole family.
Uptown Art Fair:
Phone number: (612) 823-4581 E-mailaddress:**************************
There is a wide variety of artwork you can buy from only a few dollars to thousands of dollars. There are also activities held by some artists. Uptown Art Fair starts on August 5th and ends on August 7th. It is free to attend. The opening time and closing time are Friday 11 am-8 pm, Saturday 10 am-8 pm, and Sunday 10 am-6 pm.
Minnesota State Fair:
Phone number: (651) 288-4400 E-mailaddress:************************
It is one of the most popular fairs in Minnesota. It starts on August 25th and goes through Labor Day on September 5th. Tickets for adults (aged 13-64) are $11, seniors (aged 65 and older) $9, kids (aged 5-12) $8 and children under 5 are free of charge. It opens at 6 am and closes at midnight. The State Fair has lots of fun activities, bands, games, and rides.
Nativity County Fair:
Phone number: (651) 696-5401 E-mailaddress:***************************
The Nativity County Fair is a kid’s fair, but it has some fun things for adults as well. You can buy tickets for the rides and games, and the price depends on how many tickets you want to buy. It starts from September 16th to September 18th.
4. Which of the following lasts the longest?
A. Grand Old Days.
B. Minnesota State Fair.
C. Uptown Art Fair.
D. Nativity County Fair.
5. How much should a couple with their 4-year-old son pay to attend the Minnesota State Fair?
A. 17 dollars.
B. 19 dollars.
C. 22 dollars.
D. 30 dollars.
6. A 20-year-old young man who wants to listen to music should call ________.
A. (651) 699-0029
B. (612) 823-4581
C. (651) 288-4400
D. (651) 696-5401
7. The author’s main purpose in writing this passage is to________ .
A. compare the costs of different festivals.
B. introduce some festival activities.
C. give advice on kids’ festival safety.
D. advertise some popular festivals.
C
A team of researchers from several institutions in the UK and one in Estonia has created a type of buoy（浮标）that has proven to be effective at frightening seabirds, thus preventing them from getting caught in gillnets—a type of vertical fishing net that is made of a material that makes it nearly invisible underwater.
Every year, hundreds of thousands of seabirds die when they get caught in gillnets. Some estimates suggest that up to a half-million birds are caught in them each year. Over the years, researchers have created devices（装置）to prevent the birds from trying to catch fish near or in gillnets, but those didn't work well.
To find a way that would work for all seabirds, the researchers first studied seabirds in a general sense, looking to find things that they would avoid. They noted that seabirds avoided eye contact with other creatures. Then the researchers came up with a simple idea—they put a small pole to a regular buoy and then attached a pair of googly eyes（金鱼眼）to the top of it. They made the eyes big enough so that even birds with poor eyesight, such as geese, would see them. Adding to the effectiveness of the device, waves made the eyes move back and forth. And the wind made the buoy spin very slowly, making sure that birds from every direction would get a good look at the eyes.
To test their idea, the researchers selected several sites near gillnets and counted how many birds approached and how many attempted to catch fish near the nets. They then set up their googly-eyed buoys and once again counted birds. Over the course of 62 days, they found the number of birds that tried to catch fish near the gillnets dropped by approximately 25% for a distance of up to 50 meters. They also found that the birds were less likely to fish near where the buoys had been for up to three weeks after they had been removed.
8. What is the function of paragraph 2?
A. Introducing a new topic to discuss.
B. Providing background information.
C. Summarizing the previous paragraph.
D. Pointing out the main idea of the text.
9. Why did the researchers make the googly eyes big?
A. To ensure all the seabirds can see them.
B. To clearly observe seabirds' eye contact.
C. To allow them to survive the strong wind.
D. To effectively identify the right direction.
10. What does the researchers' test result mainly suggest?
A. The new device still needs improving
B. Gillnets are a death valley for seabirds.
C. Seabirds hardly catch fish near the nets.
D. The googly-eyed buoy proves effective.
11. What is the text mainly about?
A. A group of researchers interested in seabirds.
B. A way to help seabirds catch fish effectively.
C. A device keeping seabirds safe from gillnets.
D. A googly-eyed buoy guiding seabirds to hunt.
D
In the summer of 2016, I gave a talk at a small conference in northernVirginia. I began by admitting that I’d never had a social-media account; I then outlined arguments for why other peopleshould consider removing social media from their lives. The event organizers uploaded the video of my talk to YouTube. Then it was shared repeatedly on Facebook and Instagram and, eventually, viewed more than five million times. I was both pleased and annoyed by the fact that my anti-social-media talk had found such a large audience on social media.
I think of this event as typical of the love-hate relationships many of us have with Facebook, Instagram, and other social-media platforms. On the one hand, we’ve grown cautious about the so-called attention economy, which, in the name of corporate(公司的) profits, destroys social life gradually and offends privacy. But we also benefit from social media and hesitate to break away from it completely. Not long ago, Imet a partner at a large law firm in Washington, D.C., who told me that she keeps Instagram on her phone because she misses her kids when she travels; looking through pictures of them makes her feel better.
In recent months, some of the biggest social-media companies, Facebook and Twitter, in particular, have promised various reforms. In March, Mark Zuckerberg announced a plan to move his platform toward private communication protected by end-to-end encryption(端对端加密); later that month, he put forward the establishment of a third-party group to set standards for acceptable content.
All of these approaches assume that the reformation of social media will be a complex, lengthy, and gradual process. But not everyone sees it that way. Alongside these official responses, a loose collective of developers that
calls itself the IndieWeb has been creating another alternative. They are developing their own social-media platforms, which they say will preserve what’s good about social media while getting rid of what’s bad. They hope to rebuild social media according to principles that are less corporate and more humane(人道的).
12. Why did the author feel annoyed when his video was spread online?
A. His video caused many arguments.
B. His video was shared without his permission.
C. His talk was opposed by a large amount of people.
D. His video’s popularity on social media is against his talk.
13. Why does the author mention the story of his partner in paragraph 2?
A. To prove that social media has some benefits.
B. To advise people to break away from social media.
C. To tell the negative effects social media may produce.
D. To describe people’s complicated relationships with social media.
14. What is the purpose of the reform made by some social-media companies?
A. To attract more users.
B. To improve network environment.
C. To make more profits.
D. To provide more convenientservice.
15. What does the IndieWeb intend to do?
A. Develop new social-media platforms.
B. Remove social media from people’s lives.
C. Improve the existing social-media principles.
D. Help social-media companies to make reformation.
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 is your best study time? Do you feel most like studyingin the late hours of the night?______16______But that can be a problem for parents and school officials.
While some students like to get up early in the morning and study, most will say that late night studying is most productive. When it comes to brain power, students will say they perform better at night and the fact that parents might find surprising and interesting is that science seems to agree.
That can be a problem! School starts early in the morning for most students, so the benefits of studying at night can be reduced by the drowsiness (昏昏欲睡) of missing sleep!___17___
Here are a few tips for maximizing study time.
●______18______You might surprise yourself. Try getting up early to study and see if it works out.
● Have a talk with parents to tell them that teen brains do perform better at night, so you won’t have to deal with miscommunication.______19______You might be able to come up with a solution.
● Agree on an “start time” for studying if you need to study late. Turn off the TV! Your brain should be just fine at six or seven o’clock. You don’t need to start after dark.
● Agree on a solid deadline for closing books and getting to sleep.
●______20______You can do all of that early evening and get serious later in the evening if you’re a night owl.
●Upon occasion, you may be able to go to school a little late if you have to study for an afternoon test. As long as you are communicating with your parents, and as long as the tardiness doesn’t hurt your grades, you may be able to work this out.
A.Show them the science.
B.If so, you are not alone.
C.Don’t waste time on texts, games, and social media.
D.If not, adjust your study habits as quickly as you can.
E.Therefore, it’s a good idea to study early in the evening.
F.Figure out if you are a morning person or a night person.
G.Science also shows that the amount of sleep you get will affect your academic performance.
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Tim Ma's parents came to the United States from Taiwan in the 1970s. They opened a___21___. It was a failure. However, they found___22___in computers and engineering in America. In part because of their own___23___Ma's parents hoped he would study to become an engineer.
They wanted___24___security for their child.
Growing up, Ma considered many___25___,like writer, fireman, even president. But he had a sense early on. He didn't want to be a(n)___26___.
Ma did well in math and science classes in high school. And he___27___choosing to study electrical engineering in college. Several engineering jobs later, though, Ma had a(n)___28___of heart.
His parents could not understand why he would want to___29___such a good job to open a restaurant. They
had worked long hours___30___their own restaurant still failed. But Ma remained___31___. He was going to do things differently from his parents. He was able to learn from their one major___32___as restaurant owners - they knew very little about the art of cooking. Their chef___33___and opened a Chinese restaurant across the street which really put them in a bad situation.
So, at age 30, Ma left engineering and returned to school -cooking school. He received training in___34___cooking. In 2009, Ma opened his first restaurant, Maple Avenue, in Virginia. The restaurant___35___excellent cuisine.
At Maple Avenue, Ma worked long hours, seven days a week. His long hours___36___.
Ma opened his fourth restaurant last year, Kyirisan in Washington, D.C. He___37___his training in French cooking with his Chinese heritage (传承)to create___38___dishes.
“Kyirisan's success is due to the___39___menu and food”, Ma says. But a lot of it just comes from “pure hard___40___” .
21. A. company B. school C. hospital D. restaurant
22. A. interest B. help C. success D.progress
23. A. feelings B. manners C. predictions D. experiences
24. A. financial B. personal C. physical D. psychological
25. A. plans B. ideas C. measures D. professions
26. A. doctor B. chef C. engineer D. teacher
27. A. ended up B. gave up C. set about D. carried on
28. A. operation B. change C. peace D. attack
29. A. choose B. win C. quit D. get
30. A. though B. but C. if D. so
31. A. certain B. silent C. calm D. anxious
32. A. habit B. practice C. point D. mistake
33. A. came B. left C. escaped D. cheated
34. A. Chinese B. American C. French D. Mexican
35. A. serves B. studies C. promotes D. develops
36. A. took off B. paid off C. ran out D. worked out
37. A. mixed B. improved C. simplified D. ignored
38. A. local B. new C. strange D. traditional
39. A. abundant B. main C. simple D. creative
40. A. life B. challenge C. work D. status
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
Science and Technology
Thanks to science and technology, we now live conveniently in houses____41.____(furnish) with modern household appliances; we can travel a long distance in the fraction of a second on planes, trains and cars____42.____(comfortable).
Science and technology____43.____(bring) us too many benefits so far. Take online services for example. We don’t have to wait for hours in queue to pay bills, withdraw money, or book hotels. All of these can be done at home,____44.____is really time-saving and labor-saving. A wide range of____45.____(product) can also be purchased online and then delivered at your doorstep and_____46._____is true that our way of living has been revolutionized and the lives of millions of people have been changed due to science and technology.
___47.___, many problems also arise with the_____48._____(develop) of science and technology. The environment is being polluted, resources are being over-exploited, and people suffer from great psychological pressure due to the fast pace of life.
Therefore, science and technology, viewed as____49.____two-edged sword, presents us with both conveniences and troubles. But shall we give up eating for fear of choking? It’s high time we took action to make______50.______(good) use of science and technology than now.
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。

When you hear the name Hollywood, you probable think of lights, cameras and movie stars. Famous actor are not the only important people in the entertainment business. Directors or producers are also important. Today, Hollywood is full with producers and directors. However, only a few are so famous and successful as Hollywood's
first motion picture businessman, Cecil.
Cecil was born in Ashfield, Massachusetts. Both his parents were writers of the plays. His father died when he is twelve years old. Her mother kept the family together by set up a theater company. Cecil joined in the company as an actor. He continued to work in his mother's theater company until 1913. Cecil gained a great deal fame with the movie telling a story of important events in history.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。

你的英国好友Jim听说外卖点餐(ordering meals online)在中国很流行，发来邮件询问相关信息。

请你给他回复邮件，内容包括:
1.你是否经常外卖点餐；
2.你对外卖点餐的看法或感受。

注意: 1.词数100左右；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Jim,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. A
2. C
3. B
4. B
5. C
6. C
7. D
8. B 9. A 10. D 11. C
12. D 13. A 14. B 15. A
16. B 17. G 18. F 19. A 20. C
21. D 22. C 23. D 24. A 25. D 26. C 27. A 28. B 29. C 30. B 31. A 32.
D 33. B 34. C 35. A 36. B 37. A 38. B 39. D 40. C
41. furnished
42. comfortably
43. have brought
44. which 45. products
46. it 47. However
48. development
49. a 50. better
51.(1). probable→probably
(2). actor→actors
(3). or→and
(4). with→of
(5). so→as
(6). 删掉the
(7). is→was
(8). Her→His
(9). set→setting
(10). deal后加of
52.略。