2020-2021学年安徽省芜湖市第一中学高三英语第二次联考试卷及参考答案

2020-2021学年安徽省芜湖市第一中学高三英语第二次联考试卷及参
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
Best Online Bachelor's Programs
An online college degree may appeal to those who want to take lasses while working full time. Choosing where to sign up online will likely be challenging, but below you'll find advice and other resources to make your search easier.
•ArizonaStateUniversity
ASU relies upon cutting-edge technology and world-class educators to offer degree programs that fit into any lifestyle. Its courses employ advanced technology, such as our virtual labs, adaptive learning and virtual community, to provide real-world experiences to prepare graduates for their chosen industry.
ADMISSION: 15,321
TUITION: S413
•UniversityofIllinois
UI is a top-ranked, diverse research institution and an approved SARA institution. For UTs degree completion programs, students transfer with an associate degree or 57-60 credits. All of the online classes arc recorded so students can access lecture material at their convenience.
ADMISSION: 385
TUITION: S462
•UniversityofFlorida
UF Online is a fully-online degree pathway giving students access to the same teachers in UF. Courses arc designed and taught by UF's well-known teachers. Students feel connected, frequently communicating with teachers and their fellow students.
ADMISSION: 3,340
TUITION: $500
•OhioStateUniversity
The courses of OSU online bachelor's programs are all related to health science. The online programs are
flexible providing students with the knowledge to enter professional medical practice or prepare them for more advanced roles in their fields.
ADMISSION: 542
TUITION: 5642
1. What's special aboutArizonaStateUniversity?
A. It is an approved SARA institution.
B. It provides the most expensive programs.
C. It offers some technology-assisted courses.
D. It admits fewer students than other universities.
2. Which university’s, online programs favor medical students?
A.ArizonaStateUniversity.
B.UniversityofIllinois.
C.UniversityofFlorida.
D.OhioStateUniversity.
3. What's the purpose of this passage?
A. To advertise free online programs.
B. To call on people to sign up online.
C. To introduce some best online programs.
D. To provide access to the best universities.
B
In 2015, a man named Nigel Richards memorized 386, 000 words in the entireFrench Scrabble Dictionaryin just nine weeks. However, he does not speak French. Richards’ impressive feat is a useful example to show how artificial intelligence works — real AI. Both of Richard and AI take in massive amounts of data to achieve goals with unlimited memory and superman accuracy in a certain field.
The potential applications for AI are extremely exciting. Because AI canoutperformhumans at routine tasks — provided the task is in one field with a lot of data — it is technically capable of replacing hundreds of millions of white and blue collar jobs in the next 15 years or so.
But not every job will be replaced by AI. In fact, four types of jobs are not at risk at all. First, there are creative jobs. AI needs to be given a goal to optimize. It cannot invent, like scientists, novelists and artists can. Second, the complex, strategic jobs — executives, diplomats, economists — go well beyond the AI limitation of single-field and Big Data. Then there are the as-yet-unknown jobs that will be created by AI.
Are you worried that these three types of jobs won’t employ as many people as AI will replace? Not to worry,
as the fourth type is much larger: jobs where emotions are needed, such as teachers, nannies and doctors. These jobs require compassion, trust and sympathy — which AI does not have. And even if AI tried to fake it, nobody would want a robot telling them they have cancer, or a robot to babysit their children.
So there will still be jobs in the age of AI. The key then must be retraining the workforce so people can do them. This must be the responsibility not just of the government, which can provide funds, but also of corporations and those who benefit most.
4. What is the main purpose of paragraph 1?
A. To introduce the topic.
B. To mention Nigel’s feat.
C. To stress the importance of good memory.
D. To suggest humans go beyond AI in memory.
5. Which of the following best explains “outperform” underlined in paragraph 2?
A. Be superior to
B. Be equal to
C. Be similar to
D. Be related to
6. Which of the following jobs is the most likely to be replaced?
A. The writer.
B. The shop assistant.
C. The babysitter.
D. The psychologist.
7. What does the text suggest people do about job replacement of AI?
A. Limit the application of AI to a certain degree.
B. Get more support from the government.
C. Apply for the donation from companies.
D. Upgrade themselves all the time.
C
New research has shown that loneliness may affect ants to a greater extent than many other living creatures.
It has long been known that loneliness can lead to a shorter life. In humans, it has even been found to be a driver of high blood pressure, sleep disorder, and depression that’s independent of factors like age, race, gender, weight and economic status.
However, loneliness has never been identified as a factor that can cut human lifespan by more than a small part of the average. Ants, on the other hand, appear to be far more sensitive to this stress, with loneliness leading to a surprising 91 percent reduction in lifespan.
That’s at least according to a study that details how “lonely” ants only live up to six days on average. Ants living in a community, on the other hand, were found to live up to about 66 days.
In a series of experiments where ants were picked from their colonies (群体) and separated, they were found to continuously walk without rest,consuming far more energy than they could ever.
The reason for the behavior is that an isolated ant is simple trying to get back to its colony at all costs, and doesn’t know what to do without its nest mates. After all, many entomologists (昆虫学家) would argue that an ant colony is far more a single living entity (实体) than its members.
If you were to take a single part from a clock, it would simply move aimlessly as well, running without a purpose. However, while there is a difference between aimlessness and loneliness, the researchers found that the latter affects lonely ants more directly.
The study indicated that ants can’t even eat alone, as they normally collect some of the food they gather in the field in a specialized organ called a crop.This crop is normally shared with other ants back at a nest,but as for a single ant, it simply just sits there, undigested and useless.
8. How does loneliness influence a person?
A. It can make him very tired of himself.
B. It can leave him in conflict with others.
C. It can lead to him being very independent.
D. It can cause him to suffer from poor health
9. What can be learned from the experiments?
A. Most ants can live about 6 days on average.
B. Lonely ants can become very restless.
C. Human beings are similar to ants in some way.
D. Lonely ants seem to be violent and impatient.
10. Why does an isolated ant walk non-stop?
A. It attempts to return to its colony.
B. It wants to attract other ants to form a colony.
C. It hopes to make signals to its mates.
D. It has to find more food to survive.
11. The author mentioned a clock in the passage_________.
A. to show ants have a biological clock in the head.
B. to prove ants are a well-regulated community.
C. to stress ants are really highly social animals.
D. to compare aimlessness with loneliness.
D
The regular world presented to us by our five senses — you could call it reality 1.0 — is not always the most user-friendly. We get lost in unfamiliar cities; we meet people whose language we don’t understand. So why not try the improved version: augmented reality（AR）or reality 2.0 ? AR technology adds computer-produced images on the real world via a mobile phone camera or special video glasses.
Early forms of AR are already here — smart phones can deliver information about nearby ATMs and restaurants and other points of interest. But that’s just the beginning. A few years from now the quantity of information available will have increased hugely. You will not only see that there’s a Chinese restaurant on the next block, but you will be able to see the menu and read reviews of it.
This is where the next revolution in computing will take place: in the interface（界面）between the real world and the information brought to us via the Internet. Imagine bubbles floating before your eyes, filled with cool information about anything and everything that you see in front of you.
Let’s jump ahead to ten years from now. A person trying to fix a car won’t be reading a book with pictures; he will be wearing a device that projects animated 3D computer graphics onto the equipment under repair, labelling parts and giving step-by-step guidance.
The window onto the AR world can be a smart phone or special video glasses. But in ten years’ time these will have been replaced by contact lenses(隐形眼镜) with tiny LEDs, which present something at a readable distance in front of eyes. So a deaf person wearing these lenses will be able to see what people are saying.
The question is, while we are all absorbed in our new augmented reality world, how willwe be communicating with each other?
12. What is the text mainly about?
A. The relationship between reality 1.0 and reality 2.0.
B. Different forms of the AR technology.
C. The next information technology revolution.
D. The popularity of the AR technology.
13. Which of the following will AR technology support according to the text?
A. To pay for things online conveniently.
B. To play online games merrily.
C. To offer information efficiently.
D. To communicate with others socially.
14. What are Contact lenses with tiny LEDs used for?
A. Show texts and images.
B. Protect people’s eyes.
C. Help deaf people communicate.
D. Replace smart phone.
15. What’s the author’s attitude towards the AR technology?
A. Indifferent.
B. Critical.
C. Concerned.
D. Favourable.
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With all the e-book readerapps flooding the Internet, you can simply download a file and then start reading your favourite story or subject matter.___16___reading printed books still has its own advantages.
___17___Just imagine this, when the pages on the left side of a book are piling up and the pages on the right side are becoming fewer. Won't you feel satisfied and motivated to move on?
Printed books aid people with sleep problems. It's a known fact that many people read before going to bed, which can help them sleep well. But note that they are paper books rather than e-books.___18___People who read on e-book tend to sleep badly and are more tired the next day.
Printed books exercise reading comprehension and concentration. In a study of middle schoolers, students who read on iPads had lower reading comprehension than reading traditional printed books. They sometimes skipped text in favor of interactions in the e-books which are designed to enhance comprehension.___19___ That's why so many people prefer printed books.___20___They are great for you considering that you don't have to carry any extra weight aside from your mobile device. Furthermore, if you want to grab a copy of a freshly released novel, you don't have to visit a bookstore. Instead, all you have to do is just tap on your smart phone or tablet a couple of times.
A. While that might sound really easy,
B. Since e-books are gaining in popularity,
C. Is it possible to have the physical books go digital?
D. In that case, students fail the practice of reading text itself.
E. To be fair though, e-books should also be given some credit.
F. The screen light is found to have a negative effect on the user.
G. The turning of pages aids the readers to have a visible sense of achievement.
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Our families lived more than 450 miles away, so a few weeks before Thanksgiving one year, my husband and I decided to invite a guest over___21___the holiday. I called a senior center in theDallasarea and they___22___Ilse, a woman I imagined would be quiet and good-natured. When seeing her, I was wrong. Ilse was a stubborn 78 -year-old lady, who favored spending time at the center___23___she had her own apartment.
By the end of the Thanksgiving evening, we felt as if she were an old friend. Two weeks later, I invited her to lunch. The more time I spent with Ilse, the more she became like my grandma, always full of energy. Since I was the only one left in her life, I felt___24___for her. I soon became her personal Uber driver (minus the fee), and also helped her hire a___25___. As the days went on, Ilse seemed more disconnected than before. Late one afternoon, she called from the emergency room to tell me she had___26___over her coffee table. After I got there, the doctor___27___she had suffered a mild stroke(中风).
During the next few days, I___28___by her apartment, sadly finding that she was so weak. And she was no longer the___29___Ilse I knew. At the end of the week, I received an early-morning call from her caregiver. “Please come over now,” her voicematter-of-fact. “She’s passed away.” But I was too shocked to cry.
The morning after Ilse’s death, I pulled her___30___out of my file cabinet. Ilse had___31___I take a copy of it a year earlier. I read through it and___32___when I saw my name. She had left me $ 50,000. I didn't___33___her saying anything about that.___34___, I would have insisted she donate the money to charity or give it to a friend she had known longer. Ilse was a friend I'd helped out of loyalty and___35___, not with the expectation of being paid. I opened an account in her honor. Over the next 20 years, Ilse's___36___grew and gave me the opportunity to___37___funds in her name to a cause she cared about deeply : children. Various families and charities___38___from her donations. It is beyond my expectation that a___39___I’d taken years before when I placed a call to the senior center and meet Ilse made my life richer and made me have a new understanding of___40___.
21. A. after B. for C. by D. of
22. A. believed B. begged C. observed D. suggested
23. A. unless B. because C. though D. if
24. A. responsible B. grateful C. pitiful D. happy
25. A. teacher B. caregiver C. doctor D. guide
26. A. talked B. looked C. came D. tripped
27. A. ensured B. confirmed C. warned D. reminded
28. A. drove B. walked C. dropped D. slipped
29. A. energetic B. outgoing C. generous D. determined
30. A. photo B. will C. book D. report
31. A. insisted B. ordered C. recommended D. proposed
32. A. questioned B. relieved C. explained D. stopped
33. A. mind B. imagine C. remember D. consider
34. A. Otherwise B. Therefore C. However D. Instead
35. A. courage B. ability C. respect D. ambition
36. A. gift B. desire C. need D. idea
37. A. return B. lend C. sell D. provide
38. A. learned B. kept C. benefited D. borrowed
39. A. risk B. praise C. reward D. chance
40. A. equality B. humanity C. possibility D. reality
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
Magic Touch
From my hotel room window，I could see a large advertisement board with his face on it: Jason, the Great Magician.
I absent-mindedly turned the___41.___(page) of the phone book and came across a city map. Drinking my iced coffee I ran my fingers along the streets___42.___the hotel to the opera hall. Not more___43.___a half-hour walk, I thought.
I looked___44.___(quick) at the clock, "The show starts in one hour; plenty of time! I drank the rest of my coffee and went to take a shower. Soon after, I was on my way to the show,___45.___(carry) a fancy black handbag and a happy smile.
The hall was dark when I came in; the show was about___46.___(begin). I made my way backstage just___47.___the great magician was putting on his top hat.
“Daddy, I'm so glad to see you,” I___48.___(whisper), I'm in town for the writer’s class, but I just couldn’t miss your show.” I gave him a quick hug and went back into the seating area，leaving him with a___49.___(surprise)
smile. I settled down in the darkness, and the curtains opened.
Magically, that show remains the Great Jason's best___50.___(perform) to this day.
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：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：
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。

Mary is a high school student, who devotes herself at her lessons every day. Last Saturday, as usually, she went to several classes. In the evening, she continued to study until deeply into night. She was too sleepy and tired that she couldn’t work effectively. On the Sunday morning, she was about to do her lessons while her father came up and advised her to take a break. Soon they came up a good idea. We decided to go cycling in the countryside. Mary enjoyed herself, competing and chatting with her father, and felt relaxing in the open air. On Monday, Mary was energetic but active in class.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.星光中学（Xingguang High School）近期举行了一次登山活动。

假定你是学校英语报记者，请写一篇短文，报道此次活动。

内容包括：
1.时间与地点：5月1日，大青山（Daqing Mountain）；
2.活动的过程：从山脚到山顶约两小时。

到山顶看见古庙有乱刻乱画现象，山林有砍伐迹象，呼吁保护文化遗产，保护生态环境；
3.你对于这次活动的评论。

注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头已给出，不计入总词数。

In order to encourage the students to take outdoor exercise, our school organized an activity—mountain climbing on May 1.
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参考答案
1. C
2. D
3. C
4. A
5. A
6. B
7. D
8. D 9. B 10. A 11. C
12. C 13. C 14. A 15. D
16. A 17. G 18. F 19. D 20. E
21. B 22. D 23. C 24. A 25. B 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. A 30. B 31. A 32.
D 33. C 34. A 35. C 36. A 37. D 38. C 39. D 40. B
41. pages 42. from 43. than 44. quickly 45. carrying 46. to begin 47. as/when 48. whispered 49. surprised 50. performance
51.(1).at→to
(2).usually→usual
(3).deeply→deep
(4).too→so
(5).Sunday前the去掉
(6).while→when
(7).came up 后面加with
(8).We→They
(9).relaxing→relaxed
(10).but→and
52.略。