2020届永州四中高三英语模拟试卷及答案解析

2020届永州四中高三英语模拟试卷及答案解析
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
When the weather is bad or when the flu breaks out, we can let the kids do some fun things at home, which can be beneficial to kids.
Reading out loud
If your children are young enough, don't forget to read books to them out loud! Few children dislikehaving a good book read to them, and it's great for the development of their brains. However, if your children are a bit older and have moved onto more advanced books, there is always the choice of listening to an audiobook. This can also be done while they're doing something else.
Playing board games
Maybe your children's table is full of board games, which have been forgotten for a long time. It's a good time to bring them out when playing outside is no longer a choice. Surely, playing board games is a great way to connect with children. In addition, many board games are designed to get children thinking!
Having a dance party
Considering that all you need is a speaker or maybe just a phone, you can have a dance party wherever you are! This is a great way to get kids’ bodies moving when they are inside. Play some of your children's favorite music and let them dance to it. Not only is it good exercise, but it will help your children feel time is flying!
Doing jigsaw (拼图) puzzles
For most people that have children, it's common to have at least one jigsaw puzzle at home. Jigsaw puzzles are great because everyone can do them on their own time. Besides, your whole family will have a sense of achievement when everyone is smiling over the finished product.
1. What do reading out loud and playing board games have in common?
A. They both develop children's team spirit.
B. They both improve children's listening ability.
C. They both do good to children's thinking ability.
D. They both focus on interaction between children.
2. Which of the following combines exercise and music?
A. Reading out loud.
B. Playing board games.
C. Doing jigsaw puzzles.
D. Having a dance party.
3. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To list four interesting children's parties.
B. To recommend four children's favorite books.
C. To introduce some activities for children inside.
D. To show some funny things for children outside.
B
“Snowplow(扫雪机) parenting” is the newest parenting style that can include parents booking their adult children haircuts, calling their college kids to wake them up so that they don’t sleep through a test, and even calling their kids’ employers.
“‘Helicopter (直升机) parenting’ means monitoring their kids’ every activity,which is out of date.” Claire Cain Miller and Jonah Engel Bromwich wrote in The New York Times. “Some rich mothers and fathers now are more like snowplows: clearing any problems in their children’s path to success so that they don’t have to meet failure or lose opportunities.”
There is a mother who started a charity in her son’s name to try to raise his chances of being accepted to the college. Another parents spent years helping their daughter avoid foods with sauce, which she didn’t like. Once she got to college, she had problems with the food in her school because it was all covered in sauce.
A survey says that three-quarters of parents of children between the ages of 18 and 28 ask for doctor visits or haircuts for their children, and 11% say they would call their kids’ bosses whether their children are having an issue at work.
As reported, wealthy parents try to get their children into top colleges by giving a large amount of money to a school, such as paying for a building. This parenting has become the most popular way to raise children, whatever the income, education, or race is.
Julie, a teacher at Stanford, told the Times that “snowplow parenting” is not a reasonable approach. “The parents should prepare the kid for the road, instead of preparing the road for the kid,” she said.
4. How does Julie like “snowplow parenting”?
A. It is unreasonable.
B. It is advanced.
C. It is accepted by teachers.
D. It is refused by rich people.
5. What is the character of “helicopter parenting”?
A. Parents make kids popular.
B. Parents provide little money for kids.
C. Parents ask kids to care for themselves.
D. Parents watch over kids’ every activity.
6. What should parents do according to Julie?
A. Do as wealthy parents do.
B. Make kids be prepared.
C. Make roads be prepared.
D. Do as little as possible.
7. What’s the best title for the text?
A. Helicopter Parenting.
B. The Similarity in Parenting.
C. A Research on Parenting.
D. A New Kind of Parenting.
C
When you say the word donkey, whatthings come to your mind? A few people might say they’re cute, but the majority think they’re stubborn, dumb and all-round less capable than their horse s.
However, this wasn’t the case for a recently unearthed ancient Chinese noblewoman who was unexpectedly found buried with her donkeys. Published in the journal Antiquity in March, Chinese archaeologists (考古学家) first discovered the tomb in Xi’an, Shaanxi, in 2012. The team examined the remains and identified the body as Cui Shi, a Tang Dynasty high-born lady who died in 878 AD.
Speaking to Science Magazine in 2012, the study’s co-author, Fiona Marshall, said the finding caused confusion as “donkeys … are not associated with high-status people”.
However, following years of further research, the team discovered artworks and artifacts that showed a sport known as “Lvju”. This was similar to modern-day polo (马球)and was popular among noble (高贵的) women at the time. They preferred to use donkeys instead of full-sized horses for safety reasons, due to their smaller size and slower speed.
Speaking to CNN, Marshall later said, “Historical documents also showed that ladies of the late Tang court loved to play donkey polo.”
At that time in Chinese history, animals were often placed in tombs so that they could be used for a specific purpose in the afterlife. The study determined that Cui Shi likely requested that her beloved donkeys be buried with her, so that she could continue her favorite sport after death. In total, three donkeys were found inside her tomb with riding gear (装备), including stirrups (马镫). “This context provides evidence that the donkeys in her tomb were for polo, not transport,” lead author Hu Songmei of the Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology told Science Magazine.
Before the study, it was believed that donkeys were only used to carry loads, but now it may be time to see
them as a sign of achieving high social status(地位), well, in ancient times.
8. What do most people think of donkeys, according to the text?
A. They are as adorable(可爱的) as horses.
B. They are stubborn and not so capable.
C. They were necessary in ancient sports.
D. They were a sign of high social status.
9. Why did Fiona Marshall feel confused when she discovered the donkeys?
A. She didn’t connect donkeys with nobles.
B. She hadn’t seen donkeys in ancient tombs before.
C. She didn’t expect to find donkeys in a woman’s tomb.
D. She didn’t understand why animals were in human tombs.
10. What do we know about the sport “Lvju” from the text?
A. Horses were preferred in Lvju.
B Lvju was similar to modern-day soccer.
C. Lvju was popular among common people.
D. Donkeys were preferred in the sport for safety.
11. The donkeys were found in the tomb of Cui Shi probably because _______.
A. she intended to use them for transport after death
B. her family didn’t want her to be lonely after death
C. she wanted to continue to play Lvju after death
D. noble women needed donkeys to maintain their dignity
D
Scientists have recently discovered thatAndean condors (秀鹫)— some of the world’s largest birds——barely flap their wings at all while flying. Instead, they use rising air currents to remain in the air for hours.
The Andean condor is the world’s largest soaring bird. They can weigh up to 15 kilograms. Their wings, when spread out, measure up to three meters. Their main food source is the meat of large animals which have died. Soaring high in the sky allows condors to easily spot possible meals on the ground.
Scientists worked together to study the flight patterns of these huge birds and how much effort the birds use when flying. To study the birds while they were in the sky, the researchers attached special devices which could record every beat of their wings.
The scientists learned that most of the condors’ flapping— over 75%— came when the birds were taking off. Once in the sky, the birds flew for very long periods of time without flapping at all. In fact, they only flapped their
wings for 1% of the time they were in the air. One bird flew for over five hours without flapping, covering nearly 117miles.
Soaring without flapping is important because birds bum energy every time they flap their wings.
The birds’ soaring isn’t magic. They use the fact that hot air rises to keep themselves up. As hot air rises, it often creates “thermals”— currents of warm air moving upward. The condors soar by making use of these thermals. The tricky part is finding thermals and moving between them.
When birds are forced to land and take off again often, it costs them a lot of energy. The researchers learned that to avoid having to land, the condors did most of their non-take-off flapping when they were closer to the ground and looking for a new thermal.
The scientists reported that even though all of the condors they studied were young, they knew well how to take advantage of the air currents.
12. What can we learn about the Andean condor from the text?
A. They live mairly on small animals.
B. Their wingspan is at least three meters.
C. They rely on hot air to remain high in the sky.
D. They are the birds with the strongest flying ability.
13. Why was the equipment tied to the birds?
A. To measure how far they could fly without flapping.
B. To keep track of how often they flapped while flying.
C. To calculate the energy required for their flight.
D. To confirm their flight patterns.
14. Which of the following acts consumes the most energy for a condor?
A. Hunting for food.
B. Flying in the sky.
C. Getting off the ground.
D. Landing on the ground.
15. What can we infer from the text?
A. Condors flap the most when looking for a new thermal.
B. No condor can fly for more than five hours without flapping.
C. Condors don’t need to look for thermals when soaring in the sky.
D. Soaring by using thermals is probably a natural ability of condors.
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
Possibly the funniest day of the year is April Fools’ Day.___16___On that day, people usually play tricks and jokes on friends and family, and sometimes strangers. The phrase to use is “April Fools!” after you complete a trick or joke. But there is much more to this day than these common facts. There is a mysterious history of this celebration. There is no real consensus (共识) on when the holiday officially or unofficially began.
The earliest possible mention of April Fools’ Day is in Geoffrey Chaucer’sThe Canterbury Tales, written in 1392. In the story “Nun’s Priest’s Tale” it is mentioned that “Syn March bigan thritty dayes and two”.___17___However, modern scholars believe there was a misprint.
The next piece of evidence about April Fools’ Day comes from the French poet Eloy d’Amerval. He wrote about “poisson d’avril”.___18___Some scholars say that April Fools’ Day started in the Middle Ages inEurope, where some people celebrated the New Year on April 1st. Those who had New Year’s Day on January 1st made fun of those who partook (共享) in the celebration on April 1st by sending people fish.
___19___In 1686, writer and philosopher John Aubrey wrote about a celebration called “Fooles Holy Day”. It is certain that the celebration became popular throughGreat Britainin the 18th. InScotland, the tradition became a two-day event. As time went on and the celebration became more widespread, it became a one-day holiday.
As you might have noticed, April Fools’ Day has a confusing history. There are multiple theories about its origins. It variously started in many different places. It may also have different meanings.___20___
A. It means “fish of April”.
B. This origin comes fromScotland.
C. Lastly, we come back toGreat Britain.
D. Accepting it or not depends on your interest.
E. It happenson the first day of April every year.
F. One would have to be a fool to accept one theory.
G. This seems like a jokey way of saying the first of April.
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“My neighbor doesn't speak English，but her kindness needs no translation.”
Angie Morris，an 81­year­old Canadian woman who grew up in wartime Britain and now lives in Vancouver，British Columbia，was41how her next­door neighbor，Ms.Wing，a 68­year­old Chinese woman，_42cooks meals for her every day. She called it “the ultimate home­delivery_43”．
Morris's _44first­person narrative which was published last week by the Canadian newspaper The Globeand Mail，has gone popular，with _4524，000 online reposts.
“I know what is inside the paper carrier bag，” she wrote. “A thermos with hot soup and a stainless­steel _46with a meal of rice，vegetables and either chicken，meat or shrimp，_47with a kind of pancake. This has become an almost daily _48 .”
Wing started her act of _49when she learned that Morris had to undergo heart surgery. She_50it upon herself to begin feeding her neighbor，_51the two women have no way of communicating verbally. Wing speaks only Mandarin，and Morris's Mandarin is _52to ni hao(hello)．
“So here we are，two grandmothers a world away from where we were_53，neither of us able to speak the other's language，but communicating one way or another(with some help from technology)．The _54keeps ringing and there is the _55 brown paper carrier bag，handed _56to me by Wing，” Morris wrote.
Readers and netizens around the world have been touched by this _57that crosses national boundaries and focuses on human kindness.
“You know that most people in this world just want to live a good life，” one reader commented. “I come from old Ireland，so I can tell you a thing _58two about conflict. The point is, most people are very good with big _59and want their children to grow up _60and in places like this country can offer.”
21. A. writing B. describing
C. retelling
D. explaining
22. A. voluntarily B. helpfully
C. readily
D. pleasantly
23. A. job B. treat
C. attention
D. service
24. A. amazing B. moving
C. exciting
D. interesting
25. A. less than B. other than
C. more than
D. rather than
26. A. container B. steamer
C. package
D. luggage
27. A. rarely B. meanwhile
C. sometimes
D. apparently
28. A. existence B. coincidence
C. presence
D. occurrence
29. A. generosity B. kindness
C. patience
D. devotion
30. A. took B. made
C. put
D. set
31. A. as though B. even though C. now that D. regardless of
32. A. reduced B. admitted
C. limited
D. applied
33. A. raised B. separated
C. located
D. sheltered
34. A. telephone B. alarm clock
C. doorbell
D. wall clock
35. A. common B. similar
C. familiar
D. precious
36. A. anxiously B. selflessly
C. politely
D. smilingly
37. A. relationship B. connection
C. cooperation
D. fellowship
38. A. and B. but
C. with
D. or
39. A. heads B. minds
C. souls
D. hearts
40. A. healthy B. happy
C. safe
D. wealthy
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
In early 1976, Mau Piailug, a fisherman, led an expedition___41.___he sailed a traditional Polynesian boat across 2,500 miles of ocean fromHawaiitoTahiti. The Polynesian Voyaging Society had
organized___42.___expedition. Its purpose was___43.___(find) out if sailors in the distant past could have found their way from one island to the other without navigational (航行的)___44.___(instrument), or whether the islands had been populated (使聚居)___45.___accident. At the time, Mau was the only man alive who knew how to navigate just by___46.___(observe) the stars, the wind and the sea. He understood how the wind and the sea behave around islands, so he was___47.___(confidence) he could find his way. The voyage took him and his crew a month to complete and he did it without a compass (指南针)or charts.
The voyage proved thatHawaii's first inhabitants came in small boats and navigated by reading the sea and the stars. Mau___48.___(he) became a keen teacher, passing on his___49.___(tradition) secrets to people of other cultures so that his knowledge would not___50.___(lose). He explained the positions of the stars to his students, but he allowed them to write things down because he knew they would never be able to remember everything as he had done.
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.下面短文中有10处语言错误。

请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。

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：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。

看看里面，
While I was in junior middle school, I had great difficulties in learning maths.To change a situation, I made great efforts.Firstly, I bought some reference books and got prepared before class, make it easy for me to understand that the teacher would teach.Secondly, I listened attentive in class and took notes carefully, which help my accumulate basic knowledge.Thirdly I did my homework on time and turn to my teacher for help when I had problems.Finally I caught with others.
Nothing is impossible for a willing heart.Facing with challenges, I respond positively and overcome them.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.最近你参加了学校举行的“21天好习惯训练营”（21-day Habit Building Camp），请你用英语写一篇短文，介绍你参加活动的情况。

内容包括：
1.活动的时间、地点；
2.活动的内容（每天打篮球、跑步等并分享朋友圈）；
3.你的收获。

注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：朋友圈Moments
参考答案
1. C
2. D
3. C
4. A
5. D
6. B
7. D
8. B 9. A 10. D 11. C
12. A 13. A 14. D 15. B
16. E 17. G 18. A 19. C 20. F
41-45 BADBC 46-50 ACDBA 51-55 BCACC 56-60 DADDC
21.A是“写”，B是“描述”，C是“复述”，D是“解释”，根据上下文应为B。

22.A是“自愿地，主动地”，B是“有益地，有用地”，C是“便利地，爽快地”，D是“愉快地”，根据上下文应为A。

23.A是“工作”，B是“款待”，C是“注意”，D是“服侍”，根据上下文应为D。

24.A是“令人惊奇的”，B是“令人感动的”，C是“令人兴奋的”，D是“有趣的”，根据上下文应为B。

25.A是“少于”，B是“除了，不同于”，C是“多于，超过”，D是“而不是”，根据上下文应为C。

26.A是“容器”，B是“蒸笼”，C是“包裹”，D是“行李”，根据上下文应为A。

27.A是“罕有地”，B是“同时”，C是“有时”，D是“显然地”，根据上下文应为C。

28.A是“存在”，B是“巧合”，C是“存在，出席”，D是“发生，事件”，daily occurrence意为“家常便饭”或者“每天都发生的事情”根据上下文应为D。

29.A是“慷慨”，B是“好意，善良”，C是“耐心”，D是“忠诚，热爱”，根据上下文应为B。

30.take …upon oneself意为“主动承担责任”。

31.A是“似乎”，B是“尽管”，C是“既然”，D是“不管”为介词，根据上下文此处应为连词，故选择B。

32.A是“沦为，减至”，B是“获准进入”，C是“只限于”，D是“应用于”，根据上下文应为C。

33.A是“抚养”，B是“分离”，C是“位于”，D是“庇护”，此处应该是我们长大的地方，根据上下文应为A。

34.A是“电话”，B是“闹钟”，C是“门铃”，D是“挂钟”，根据上下文应为C。

35.A是“常见的”，B是“相似的”，C是“熟悉的”，D是“珍贵的”，根据上下文应为C。

36.A是“忧虑地”，B是“无私地”，C是“礼貌地”，D是“微笑地，含笑地”，根据上下文应为D。

37.A是“关系”，B是“联系”，C是“合作”，D是“友谊”，根据上下文此处应强调人与人之间的相处关系即the way in which two people or two groups feel about each other and behave towards each other为A。

38.a thing or two为习惯搭配，意为“内幕，真相，秘闻”。

39.big hearts意为“高尚的气度，宽广的胸怀”故选择D。

40.根据
41. where
42. the 43. to find
44. instruments
45. by 46. observing
47. confident
48. himself
49. traditional
50. be lost
51.(1). While→ When (2). difficulties→ difficulty (3).a→the (4). make→ making (5). that→ what (6). attentive→ attentively (7). my→me(8). turn→ turned (9). caught后加up (10). Facing→ Faced
52.略。