2019-2020学年广西来宾市第一中学高三英语第四次联考试题及答案解析

2019-2020学年广西来宾市第一中学高三英语第四次联考试题及答案
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
If your Spanish is good enough, many Spanish gossip magazines being published around the world will provide entertainment and, at the same time, help you practice your language.
Diez Minutos: The magazine is a classic Spanish gossip feast with dailynews based on many stories of love, separation, divorce and death. The two main parts are headlined "love" and "partners". They also have an online version of the magazine for serious gossip addicts.
Hola: It isSpain's top weekly magazine and the leader of the gossip world. It contains many pictures and a round-up of well-known and less well-known nobles and people in show business. Apart from edited highlights from the present and past issues, there is a report of the week and photo of the week. There is also a French version called OhLa!
Revista CUORE: As the third best-selling gossip magazine inSpain, it is mainly aimed at younger teenage readers who look not only for current celebrity gossip, but also for fashion and TV news. It uses a lot of oral terms.
Revista SEMANA: It is a Spanish magazine covering the latest news on the famous inSpainandHollywood. It also offers its readers information on fashion, beauty, cooking and travel.
Marujeo: It is a blog serving up a daily diet of national gossip news on Spanish and international celebrities and the celebrity world from a particular point of view.
Revista CARAS: It is a magazine published in various countries ofLatin America. It is also exported to certain parts of theUnited States, bringing together strange and wonderful news from around the world and the famous Latin community.
1.Which magazine is also published in French?
A.Marujeo
B.Revista SEMANA.
C.Revista CARAS.
D.Hola.
2.How many of the magazines mentioned in the text can be read on the Internet?
A.Four.
B.Three.
C.Two.
D.One.
3.What can be learned from the passage?
A.Diez Minutos presents its readers weekly pictures
B.Revista CUORE can help improve one's spoken Spanish.
C.Revista SEMANA is intended for readers in teens
D.Revista CARAS mainly reports news fromLatin America.
B
According to Oxford Dictionaries, morality means: “Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior.” Though morality is a rather subjective subject, there are some principles that are universal across all cultures found by an Oxford University study: “help your family, help your group, return favors, be brave, obey superiors, divide resources fairly, and respect others’ property”. The fact that these morals are found across 60 cultures from around the world demonstrates that morality, though subjective, is the cornerstone of keeping our societies together. Here are some reasons to be moral: without morality, a social life is almost impossible to maintain; having a good reputation and having a clear conscience is psychologically healthy; and most philosophies regard unselfish and principled behavior as important.
There is no doubt that without morals, a society cannot function effectively. A confused situation would appear, According to the Society of Morality, “We are social animals, and the actions we take-the things we do and the things we don’t do-have consequences on our environments and on the others around us. As a result, we need to be able to govern our behavior in the near term so as not to injure ourselves or our community in the long term. This system of controlling our actions and our thoughts in order to operate in a community is what we often refer to as morality”. Therefore, we need a set of morals in order to operate within a social circle and a social environment. Acting immoral usually results in being excluded from social activities or being avoided by a society based on laws and cultural standards. Besides acting moral having a sociological need, it also has a psychological basis. Most people are concerned to some extent about their reputation. According to PsyPost, “A lot of economic models of human behavior assume that people are only rational (理性的) when they narrowly pursue their own self-interest, but history shows us that people are also tremendously concerned with being and appearing moral”. So, the fear of one’s reputation being damaged is often a strong motivator to be moral. And if someonehas been immoral,most people go out of their way to make sure no one finds out, or to correct the behavior in order to not be caught. This goes in line with conscience as well. People generally feel in a better psychological state if they feel that their conscience is clean. A dirty conscience can result in a lack of sleep, anxiety, internal stress, and even illness.
On the side of philosophy, the study of ethics (伦理) comes into play. Most philosophers agree that one
should rationally choose a set of standards of behavior in order to function. Though there is moral relativism, there are universal anthropological (人类学的) morals, as mentioned in the introduction. By the nature of our societies and cultures, we choose what we believe is right and wrong. But surprising, this rational behavior comes to a general agreement on morals. So, there is a fine line between moral relativism and moral absolutism. But the main thing to take away from this discussion is that philosophers generally believe that each individual has the right to rationally come up with a set of ethics to live by, and that it is healthy to do so.
4. The author discusses morality (paragraph 1) in order to ________.
A. explain the relationship between morality and culture
B. describe the moral rules found all around the world
C. contrast the distinction between right and wrong
D. introduce the definition, principles and reasons of morality
5. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A. acting moral allows us to fit into group better
B. morality brings the system of controlling behavior
C. contrast the distinction between right and wrong
D. introduce the definition, principles and reasons of morality
6. Which of the following is the psychological basis for acting moral?
A pursuit of self-interest. B. a clean conscience.
C. The concern about reputation.
D. a dirty conscience.
7. What does the author advise us to do according to the last paragraph?
A. To reach a general agreement on morals based on ethics.
B. to carve one’s own sense of ethics to operate in this world.
C. To choose between moral relativism and moral absolutism.
D. To exclude philosophers’ beliefs and solution as well.
C
The AI research arm of Alibaba created a machine learning model that received a higher score on the Stanford Question Answering Dataset than humans. The database consists of more than 100,000 questions to test reading comprehension.
In early January this year the Alibaba AI software machine scored 82.44 on the test while humans scored 82.304. Besides, computers and AI have already defeated humans, for example in games such as chess. However,
it seemed that language skills were superior in humans as machines find languages hard to master.
A large number of call center employees, often in developing countries, may be out of work soon if the AI robots are cheaper and as effective as human labor. Soon when you phone a company for information the conversation will go like this: “ We are sorry but all our robots are busy right now. We value your call. Please stay on the line until a robot is free to serve you. There are just 12 callers ahead of you.” A robot will serve you some popular tunes while you wait.
Si Luo, who is a chief scientist of natural language processing at Alibaba’s AI research group noted that questions such as “What causes rain?” can now be answered with a high degree of accuracy by robots. Si Luo said, “ We believe the foundational technology can be gradually applied to a lot of applications such as customer service, museum tutorials, and online responses to inquiries from patients, freeing human efforts in a new way.”
Si Luo’s team is working closely with Ali Xiaomi, a mobile customer service chatbot. Ali Xiaomi can be customized to be used on Alibaba’s platforms such as Taobao and Tmall. The new AI robots could answer consumers’ questions as they did the Stanford questions. The robots would look for the answers from prepared information. However, there are limits to what the system will be able to do. If questions do not have clear-cut answers, or the questions asked are too unclear or ungrammatical, the robot may not be able to deal with them.
8. What can we learn about the Alibaba AI software machine?
A. It has been tested in some areas.
B. It has become popular since January.
C. It has offered a special learning style.
D. It has made people interested in reading.
9. What does the example in paragraph 3 show about the AI robots?
A. They should have better language skills.
B. They may replace humans in some fields.
C. They need to be customized to serve customers.
D. They will be widely used in developing countries.
10. How does Si Luo feel about the foundational technology?
A. Doubtful.
B. Worried.
C. Curious.
D. Confident.
11. What can we infer from the lastparagraph about Ali Xiaomi?
A. It needs to improve in some ways.
B. It is connected with another system.
C. It is a platform to show good service.
D. It can answer any questions accordingly.
D
When you think of the icy Arctic Ocean, do you picture cold blue waters, on which float (漂浮) icebergs home
to animals and fish not seen elsewhere on the planet? Think again, or rather add 300 billion pieces of plastic (塑料) to your picture. That's the amount of plastic that scientists believe is floating around the Arctic Ocean. Most of the plastic is in the area to the east of Greenland and north of Scandinavia.
Where did it come from? After all, the lands near the Arctic are not really full of people. It turns out that ocean currents are carrying plastic thrown into the ocean all the way to the Arctic. An ocean current is an unending movement of sea water from one point to another. It is caused by several things including heat from the Sun, wind and movement of the Earth.
Many of these plastic pieces seem to have travelled for years before reaching the Arctic. This was worked out by scientists studying the plastic problem after they observed the condition of the pieces. While much plastic floats on top of the water, a lot also may be on the sea floor.
Plastic has been widely used for 60 years on Earth and our careless throwing of plastic things is slowly turning the once perfectly clean Arctic into a dangerous place. Unlike food waste and plant waste, plastic doesn't break down so easily. In fact the United States Environment Protection Organization reports that “every bit of plastic ever made still exists”.
What's the effect? Seabirds, sea turtles and other ocean creatures could get hurt and die when they accidentallyswallowplastic. Plastic waste affects fishing, affecting people who earn money through fishing. Plastics can let out dangerous poisons (毒物) into the water. These may be swallowed by fish, and when these fish are caught and eaten by people or bigger animals, they could get poisoned too!
12. What can we learn from the passage?
A. The Arctic Ocean is heavily polluted.
B. The plastic is mostlyin the area in the east of Greenland.
C. An ocean current is just caused by the movement of the earth.
D. Much more plastic floats on top of the water.
13. Which of the following doesn't contribute to the plastic ocean?
A. Humans throw away plastic things at will.
B. Ocean currents carry plastic things everywhere.
C. Plastic can let out harmful things into the water.
D. Plastic is hard to break down.
14. What does the underlined word “swallow” in the last Paragraph mean?
A. Break down.
B. Take in.
C. Accept.
D. Touch.
15. What's the best title of the text?
A. Are Men to Blame for Plastic Ocean?
B. Arctic Ocean and Its Future!
C. Is Plastic Harmful?
D. Arctic Ocean or Plastic Ocean?
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We are all familiar with the procrastination (拖延) phenomenon. When we procrastinate, we waste our free time and put off important tasks we should do till it’s too late.____16____Here, I will share my personal steps which I use to overcome procrastination with great success.
Break your work into little steps. Part of the reason why we procrastinate is because we find the work too overwhelming (巨大的) for us. Break it down into little parts, and then focus on one part ata time. If you still procrastinate after breaking it down, then break it down even further.___17___
Change your environment.____18____Look at your work desk and your room. Do they make you want to work or do they make you want to sleep? If it’s the latter, you should begin to change your workspace.
Create a detailed timeline with specific deadlines. Having just one deadline for your work is like an invitation to procrastinate.____19____Break down your project, and then create an overall timeline with specific deadlines for each small task. In this way, you know you have to finish each task by a certain date.
___20___ I’m pretty sure if you spend just 10 minutes talking to people like Steve Jobs or Bill Gates, you’ll be more inspired to act than if you spend the 10 minutes doing nothing. The people we are with influence our behavior.
A.Tell others about your goals.
B. Hang out with people who inspire you to take action.
C. Having a companion makes the whole process much more fun.
D. Different environments have different impacts on our productivity.
E. And when it is indeed too late, we panic and wish we had started earlier.
F. That’s because we would keep pushing everything back until it’s too late.
G. Soon, your task will be so simple that you will be thinking you can do it now.
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
I was packing lunch for my two children. It was so early in the day that it was still____21____outside. It drove
me crazy because I lacked____22____. Being a singlemom, I needed all the shut-eye I could get. So why was I adding this____23____to my life? It’s all because of a family____24____.
I remember my grandmother telling me how she____25____leftovers (剩菜) for my grandfather’s lunch. He always____26____to come home starving.____27____, after much questioning, he admitted he had been____28____half his lunch to a coworker. From then on, my grandmother always sent extra.
My mom didn’t have____29____to pack lunches for five kids in school, so we ate_____30_____food. Once, I broke school rules,_____31_____, Mom decided to pack my lunch to school, which consisted of_____32_____a hamburger and a cookie for several days. But by Friday, I found in my lunchbox my_____33_____egg salad sandwich and a giant jellyroll (卷筒蛋糕) with a note on top-Just in case you want to_____34_____. I was in_____35_____as I offered slice after slice to my friends.
As I went on packing lunch, I thought about the_____36_____it took for my grandparents to share what little food they had. And my mother_____37_____to do the same. Even today, Thanksgiving day at her home always includes at least two guests who are_____38_____. Either leaves with a bag of leftovers and several dollars.
Although our budget was_____39_____and unable for extras, by sharing the little we had, I was carrying on a tradition, a lesson of kindness I could_____40_____to my own kids!
21. A. dark B. bright C. stormy D. normal
22. A. money B. sleep C. confidence D. honour
23. A. stress B. hope C. identity D. sweet
24. A. gathering B. conflict C. tradition D. business
25. A. bought B. prepared C. searched D. packed
26. A. pretended B. seemed C. intended D. happened
27. A. Eventually B. Generally C. Strangely D. Naturally
28. A. breaking up B. paying off C. calling for D. giving away
29. A. privilege B. problem C. courage D. time
30. A. bakery B. stand C. canteen D. cafe
31. A. Even so B. What is more C. If necessary D. As a result
32. A. partly B. merely C. slightly D. hardly
33. A. alternative B. ordinary C. favorite D. expensive
34. A. abandon B. bargain C. share D. return
35. A. heaven B. tension C. curiosity D. trouble
36. A. appreciation B. responsibility C. sacrifice D. intelligence
37. A. refused B. continued C. afforded D. failed
38. A. ambitious B. homeless C. punctual D. speechless
39. A. tight B. abundant C. compulsory D. independent
40. A. make use of B. take on C. get hold of D. pass on
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
To win a national award for handwriting, especially in this digital age, is an achievement in itself. But____41.____makes Anaya Ellick extra special is that the seven-year-old made the achievement despite____42.____(have) no hands.
The young girl____43.____competed in the category for students with special needs had to beat____44.____(compete) to win the award. Contest director Kathleen Wright said the judges, many of whom are occupational doctors ,____45.____(be) “just amazed” by the quality of Anaya's printing. Wright says,”Her writing sample was Comparable to someone who had hands.”
Anaya's proud parents, Bianca Middleton and Gary Ellick say the young girl's determination and desire to be____46.____(depend) became obvious when she was just a baby.____47.____a young child, she learned to eat with a fork and build with blocks. At 5, she managed____48.____(hold) a crayon or marker between her hands and draw. Though Anaya was fitted with prosthetic (假体的) arms for a short time, the young girl decided she was better off____49.____her natural ones and threw____50.____(it) away.
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：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。

Dear David,
I was excited to know you like music from your letter. Neither do I. As we all know, music is an important part of our life today. No one will say no to music and everybody has their taste about the music. When I was very
young, my parents would encourage me listen to classic music. They wanted to develop their interest and good taste. So as I grow up, I fall in love for rock music, which makes me feel cool. It is said that music can heal people’s souls. While listening to some peaceful music, I am surprising calm. When I am not happy, I will listen to music and then dance to it in my bedroom. Music can help me forget something annoyed.
It’s great that we share the same hobbies. Music is full of charm. Could you introduce some nice English songs in your next letter?
Yours,
Li Ming 第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

It was 8 o'clock on Sunday. Amy still stayed in bed, listening to the radio. Her mother, Hannah, asked her to switch off the radio and finish her homework, but she didn't listen. Her mother went out of the room with anger.
Next morning, Amy went to school cursing（咒骂）everyone possible for having to go to school. Even in school, Amy had a reputation（名声）of sorts for all the wrong reasons. She slept in class and did not finish her work. In playtime, Amy had to go out and play, but she tried to find an excuse saying that she was tired when someone caught her walking away.
She came home with leftovers in her lunchbox or other complaint almost every day, and that day was also no different.
"Who can help me to change my daughter?" Hannah wondered.
Hannah never believed in raising her voice or raising her arm on Amy or on anyone for that matter. She believed and wished that her love and patience would one day change Amy.
One day a new family moved into Amy's apartment. They were very friendly people. They wanted to acquaint （使…熟悉）themselves with all the neighbors, so their little girl , Mary, was sent all around the neighborhood to find friends. Soon, Mary carne to Amy's home.
It didn't take much time for Mary to understand Amy. However, she was not put off by Amy's behavior. She knew that she needed to help Amy to change. She told Amy an idea that her teacher had once told the class in her previous school. "Blow a balloon whenever you're angry or upset about something or someone.
At first Amy did not listen to Mary, but Hannah tried her best to tell her that it was fun and brought her a pack of balloons.
That day, Amy wanted to play a guessing game with her mother, but Hannah wanted to finish her chores（杂
活）in the kitchen first. Amy got angry.
注意
1.续写词数应为150词左右；
2.请按照如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Paragraph 1:
She remembered what Mary told her and thought she would give it a try.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
Amy is a changed person now.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1. D
2. C
3. B
4. D
5. A
6. C
7. B
8. A 9. B 10. D 11. A
12. A 13. C 14. B 15. D
16. E 17. G 18. D 19. F 20. B
21. A 22. B 23. A 24. C 25. D 26. B 27. A 28. D 29. D 30. C 31. D 32.
B 33.
C 34. C 35. A 36. C 37. B 38. B 39. A 40. D
41. what 42. having 43. who/that
44. competitors 45. were
46. independent 47. As 48. to hold 49. with 50. them
51.(1). was→am
(2). Neither→So
(3). 删除about the music中的the
(4). 在me后加to
(5). their→my
(6). So→But
(7). for→with
(8). surprising→surprisingly
(9). annoyed→annoying
(10). hobbies→hobby 52.略。