2020-2021学年广西钦州二中高三英语第二次联考试卷及参考答案

2020-2021学年广西钦州二中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
These wonderful NYC attractions offer pay — what — you — wish days, free entry hours/days and other great stuff for local families.
Staten IslandZoo
There are plenty of creatures who call NYC home—the Staten Island Zoo is one of them. Once you’ve finished learning about the wildlife in the animal nursery, reptile (爬行动物) side rooms, horse barn and other areas of the attraction, make sure to mark your schedule for fun seasonal happenings, such as the Easter Egg Games and the scary, crazy Halloween Shows.
Entry on Wednesdays is by suggested donation; children aged two and under free.
Children’s Museum of the Arts
The Children’s Museum of the Arts welcomes 135,000 little visitors each year through its doors. Once inside, the whole family can enjoy interactive programs, exhibitions (展览) and events that celebrate the changed power of the arts on youngsters and grown-ups alike.
Pay-as-you-wish Thursdays, 3-6 p. m.
Wave Hill
Everyone needs a few hours of calm now and then-kids included-and you’d be hard- pressed to find a more peaceful spot within city limits than Wave Hill the broad grounds located above the river, covering 28 acres of public gardens, plus woodlands and grasses to wander. Jump in on nature walks, story times and family art projects often led by local artists and free with general admission.
Pay — as — you — wish Tuesdays and Saturdays,9 a. m — noon.
New York Hall of Science
Naturally, kids love it when the New York Hall of Science pleases them with neat exhibits and fun hands-on activities. The museum’s playground is themost attractivetochildren A tube slide (管道滑梯) will give little ones the knowledge on science topics, while the climbing area mirrors a giant spider web. There are also wind pipes, metal drums, sand- boxes and much more. What better way to make the mostout of science?
Free entry Sep-Jun on Fridays, 2 — 5 p. m，and Sundays, 10 —11 a. m.
1. What can children do in Staten Island Zoo?
A. Feed injured animals.
B. Join in seasonal activities.
C. Build a home for creatures.
D. Deal with the donations to the zoo.
2. What do Children’s Museum of the Arts and Wave Hill have in common?
A. They both have peaceful spots.
B. They both are located by a river.
C. They both have public gardens.
D. They both have activities about arts.
3. Which place can be free of charge for all?
A. Wave Hill.
B.Staten IslandZoo.
C. New York Hall of Science.
D. Children’s Museum of the Arts.
B
When I was trying to find a place where to spend my December holidays, I met by chance some cheap flights to Iceland. After checking just a few winter pictures of Iceland, I realized that the country, known as the land of fire and ice, during the cold months of the year could offer me experiences I had never had before.
For sure you can’t miss the chance to go to Iceland in winter if your traveling wish list includes at least one of the crazy experiences Iceland can offer. Iceland in the North Atlantic Ocean is a paradise (乐园) for all those who want to see the northern lights, experience cold weather conditions and put themselves in geothermal (地热的) baths while the snow is falling on their head.
The best way to move around Iceland is with a rental car. Distances are huge and public transport in winter is not really common out of the major towns. As we wanted to be even more convenient we decided to rent a small camper (野营车). Sleeping and cooking in a camper saved us a lot of driving, money and gave us the chance tobe always in the right place at the right time.
There were also no locals and in many cases no tourist facilities (设备). For us, as we slept in a camper, it was easier. But for tourists traveling by normal cars it is necessary to check the opening times ofhotels and restaurants as many of them run just from June to September.
It is amazing to experience how the weather is changing in Iceland. However, Icelanders prefer to stay inside their houses. They have even no time to complain about the weather in December. All they care about is Christmas. They love to decorate their houses, sing Christmas songs and eat typical Christmas food.
4. Why is Iceland famous as the land of fire and ice?
A. Because tourists would like to play with fire on the ice.
B. Because it is too dry to easily cause fire to happen.
C. Because it is hot inside a house and cold outside.
D. Because there exist hot springs and freezing ice.
5. What did the author think of the rented camper?
A. It was not only practical but also economical.
B. It was convenient but cost them more money.
C. It provided the best chance to see the new country.
D. It was much faster than other public transport.
6. What does the last paragraph imply?
A. The Icelanders prefer to live with their family.
B. The joy of Christmas drives the freezing weather away.
C. December is the coldest month of the year.
D. The Icelanders are always positive and stay outside.
7. What does this passage most probably come from?
A. A textbook
B. A scientific report
C. A travel magazine
D. A news report
C
A satellite is about to demonstrate a new way of capturing space junk with magnets for the first time. With the frequency of space launches dramatically increasing in recent years, the potential for a disastrous collision above Earth is continually growing. Now, Japanese orbital clean-up company Astroscale is testing a potential solution.
The firm's End-of-Life Services by Astroscale demonstration mission is scheduled to lift off on 20 March aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket. It consists of two spacecraft: a smal “client” satellite and a larger “servicer” satellite, or “chaser”. The smaller satellite is equipped with a magnetic (磁力的) plate which allows the chaser todock withit.
The two stacked spacecraft will perform three tests once in orbit, each of which will involve the servicer satellite releasing and then recapturing the client satellite. The first test will be the simplest, with the client satellite drifting a short distance away and then being recaptured. In the second test, the servicer satellite will set the client satellite tumbling before catching up with it and matching its motion to grab it.
Finally, if those two tests go well, the chaser will live up to its name by letting the client satellite float a few hundred metres away before finding it and attaching to it. All of these tests will be performed autonomously, with little to no human input once they are set in motion.
“These kinds of demonstrations have never been done before in space - they are very different to, say, an astronaut controlling a robotic arm on the International Space Station,” says Jason Forshaw at AstroscaleUK.“This is more of an autonomous mission.” At the end of the tests, both spacecraft will burn up in Earth's atmosphere.
If companies wanted to use this capability, they would have to attach a magnetic plate to their satellites so they could be captured later. Because of the growing space garbage problem, many countries now require firms to have a way to bring back their satellites once they run out of fuel or fail, so this could be a fairly simple likely plan, Forshaw says. Right now, each chaser can only nab one satellite, but Astroscale is working on a version that could drag three or four out of orbit at once.
8. Which of the following can replace the underlined word "dock with" in Paragraph 2?
A. Deal with.
B. Keep up with.
C. Join together.
D. Crash.
9. Why many countries now require firms to have a way to bring back their satellites?
A. Because of the growing space waste problem.
B. Because the frequency of space launches are dramatically increasing.
C. Because they can earn large profits from it.
D. Because Astroscale has found a new method of capturing the space garbage.
10. What will Astroscale do to solve the space junk problem?
A. An astronaut controls a robotic arm on the International Space to capture the “client” satellite.
B. Through a magnetic plate remotely controlled by humans on the ground to catch the “client” satellite.
C. Finding the "client "satellite and attaching to it with a magnetic plate automatically.
D. Tumbling to match the motion of “client satellite the drag three or four satellites out of its orbit into atmosphere.
11. What can we infer from the passage?
A. People will bum the space junk up in Earth's atmosphere in the future.
B. Japan andRussiawill conduct space debris cleanup experiment together.
C. These kinds of demonstrations have never been done before.
D. The demonstration mission will be divided into three phases.
D
Is renting clothes greener than buying them? Sustainable (可持续的) fashion expert Elizabeth Cline isn’t sure. Clothing renting is a hot new industry and businessmen are trying to attract shoppers who care about the environment. Last summer alone,Urban Outfitters, Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s American EagleandBanana Republicall announced renting services – a sure sign of changing times.
But is renting fashion actually more environmentally-friendly than buying it? And if so, how much more? Journalist and author Elizabeth Cline researched this question in a feature article for Elle, and she concluded that it’s not as sustainable as it seems.
Take shipping for example, which has to go two ways if an item is rented – receiving and returning. Cline writes that consumer transportation has the second largest carbon footprint of our collective fashion habit after manufacturing.
Then there’s the burden of washing, which has to happen for every item when it’s returned, regardless of whether or not it was worn. For most renting services, this usually means dry-cleaning, which is a polluting process. All the renting services that Cline looked into have replaced perchloroethylene, a carcinogenic (致癌的) air pollutants that’s still used by 70 percent of US dry cleaners, with hydrocarbon (碳氢化合物) alternatives, although these aren’t great either. They can produce harmful waste and air pollution if not handled correctly.
Lastly, Cline fears that renting services will increase our appetite for fast fashion, simply because it’s so easily accessible. There’s something called “share-washing” that makes people have more wasteful behaviors because a product or service is shared and thus is considered more eco-friendly. Uber is one example of this: advertised as a way to share rides and reduce car ownership, and yet it has been proven to discourage walking, bicycling and public transportation use.
Renting clothes is still preferable to buying them cheap and throwing them into the bin after wearing them a few times, but we shouldn’t let the availability of these services make us self-satisfied. There’s an even better step – and that’s wearing what we already have.
12. What do we know about Elizabeth Cline from the passage?
A. She is trying to attract shoppers.
B. She is an expert and journalist.
C. She has created “share-washing”.
D. She never rents clothes.
13. Why does renting services increase people’s appetite for fast fashion?
A. Because it is handled correctly.
B. Because it is transported easily.
C. Because it is fairly eco-friendly.
D. Because it is easily accessible.
14. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Clothing renting became popular ten years ago.
B. Consumer transportation has the largest carbon footprint.
C. Renting clothes deserves further consideration.
D. Uber is a good example of sharing rides.
15. Which section of a newspaper does the text probably come from?
A. Environment.
B. Technology.
C. Travel.
D. Medicine.
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“Click!” That’s the sound of a seat belt locking in place.____16____So I don’t drive anywhere until I wear it. Choosing to wear your seat belt is as simple as choosing between life and death. Which onedo you choose?
Think about it. When you are driving in a car, you may be going at 60 MPH or faster. Then somebody ahead of you locks up his or her brakes. Your car, which was going 60 MPH, has now suddenly stopped. Your body, however, is still going 60 MPH.____17____Will it be the windshield or your seat belt? I choose the seat belt.
___18___They think that seat belts don’t allow them much space to move freely in the car. To them, what’s more uncomfortable? Wearing a seat belt or flying through a windshield?
Let’s just take a closer look at your choices. If you are not wearing your seat belt, you can hop around the car and slide in and out of your seat easily. You are more likely to die or suffer serious injuries.___19___That means you are more likely to walk away unharmed from a car accident.
Wearing a seat belt does not always ensure your safety. You can still get hurt or killed while wearing a seat belt.___20___You are much less likely to get seriously injured or killed in a car accident. So why not take a safer way?
A. Some people forget to wear seat belts.
B. Seat belts save lives and that’s a fact.
C. What’s going to stop your body?
D. Some people think seat belts are uncomfortable.
E. If you are wearing a seat belt, you have to stay in your seat.
F. If you don’t wear a seat belt, the police will give you a ticket.
G. But wearing them has proven to be safer than driving without them.
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 moment happened 30 years ago but it was still fresh in my memory. I was a college freshman and had____21____up most of the night before laughing and talking with friends. Just before my first___22___of the day my eyelids (眼皮) were feeling heavier and heavier and my head was drifting down to my desk to make my textbook a___23___. A few minutes’ nap (小睡) time before class couldn’t____24____, I thought.
BOOM! I lifted my head suddenly and my eyes opened wider than saucers. I looked around with my___25___beating wildly trying to find the cause of the____26____. My young professor was looking at me with a boyish smile on his face. He had____27____dropped the textbooks he was carrying onto his desk. “Good morning!” he said still____28____. “I am glad to see everyone is____29____. Now let’s get started. ”
For the next hour I wasn’t_____30_____at all. It wasn’t from the shock of my professor’s textbook alarm clock. It was instead from the_____31_____discussion he led. With knowledge and good______32______he made the material come______33______. His insight was full of both wisdom and loving-kindness. And the enthusiasm and joy that he____34____with were contagious (有感染力的). I_____35_____the classroom not only wide_____36_____but a little smarter and a little better as well.
I learned something far more important than not_____37_____in class that day too. I learned that if you are going to do something in this life, do it well, do it with_____38_____. What a wonderful place this world would be if all of us did our work joyously and well. Don’t sleepwalk through your_____39_____. Wake up! Let your love fill your work. Life is too_____40_____not to live it well.
21. A. took B. divided C. stayed D. put
22. A. class B. test C. task D. lecture
23. A. platform B. pillow C. carpet D. wall
24. A. benefit B. help C. last D. hurt
25. A. heart B. mind C. thought D. head
26. A. trouble B. noise C. failure D. incident
27. A. angrily B. carelessly C. purposely D. accidentally
28. A. smiling B. talking C. complaining D. shouting
29. A. active B. curious C. present D. awake
30. A. excited B. sleepy C. awake D. panicked
31. A. fascinating B. boring C. confusing D. frightening
32. A. gesture B. sense C. humor D. design
33. A. strange B. natural C. handy D. alive
34. A. taught B. collected C. struggled D. started
35. A. explored B. filled C. left D. entered
36. A. asleep B. awake C. negative D. unfamiliar
37. A. discussing B. speaking C. cheating D. sleeping
38. A. joy B. speed C. aim D. determination
39. A. job B. life C. journey D. college
40. A. hard B. complex C. short D. simple
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
One of the world’s oldest____41.____(share) traditions, New Year’s celebrations take many forms, but most cultures have one thing____42.____common—letting one’s hair down after a long, hard year.
In Denmark, people stand on chairs and jump off together as the clock____43.____(strike) midnight, literally jumping into the new year. They also throw plates at their friends’ homes during the night—the more shards (碎片) you find outside your door in the morning the more____44.____(popular) you are said to gain.
The Dutch build big bonfires with their Christmas trees and eat sugary donuts—one of many cultures to consume round New Year’s foods,____45.____(tradition) believed to represent good fortune..
In Spain, people swallow a dozen grapes one by one before the coming of midnight, each grape____46.____(represent) a month that will either be sweet or sour.
In the Philippines, people wear polka dots for good luck, while in some countries of South America people wear coloured underwear____47.____(attract) fortune—red for love and yellow for financial success.
Despite regional and cultural____48.____(different), for most of us, the New Year’s festivities are a chance to let off steam____49.____the annual cycle starts all over again.
“This is a holiday_____50._____is about relaxation and letting go,” explained George Washington University sociologist Amitai Etzioni.
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：在错的词下面划一横线，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。

Learning a foreign language is a challenged task, but it can be a very enjoyable experience. Here is a few tips on how to learn a foreign language well. Firstly, work at your own pace.
You'll find more effective to study for half an hour rather than try to do a whole unit at once. Secondly, using the language to communicate. Don’t worry about getting things wrong. The important thing is to build up your confident in speaking. Thirdly, build up our vocabulary. You should learn vocabulary by topics or in sentences, that is very effective. However, get used to listening to everyday language in normal speed. Listening to the course recordings frequently is a good choice. And above all, have a fun learning a foreign language.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假如你叫李华，高中新学期开始，小明向你请教高中的学习经验，请你用英语写一封信谈谈你在高中时的做法。

短文应包括以下要点：
1．学习方法的重要性；
2．有计划，常总结（sum up）；
3．会用工具书，如查字典；善用机会，如问老师和同学；
4．提前预习（preview），课堂认真听讲和课后及时复习；
5．成功的秘诀：勤奋加学习方法。

注意：
1.不要逐句翻译，可适当增加细节；
2.词数：100词左右
Dear Xiao Ming，
I am glad that you would like me．
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________
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Li Hua
参考答案
1. B
2. D
3. C
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. C
8. C 9. A 10. C 11. D
12. B 13. D 14. C 15. A
16. B 17. C 18. D 19. E 20. G
21. C 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. A 26. B 27. C 28. A 29. D 30. B 31. A 32.
C 33.
D 34. A 35. C 36. B 37. D 38. A 39. B 40. C
41. shared
42. in 43. strikes
44. popularity
45. traditionally
46. representing
47. to attract
48. differences
49. before 50. that/which
51.(1). challenged →challenging
(2). is → are
(3). find 后面加it
(4). using → use
(5). confident → confidence
(6). our → your
(7). that → which
(8). However → Besides/Furthermore/ Moreover/Additionally
(9). in → at /with
(10). a去掉
52.略。