2020-2021学年湖北省枝江市第二高级中学高三英语第二次联考试卷及参考答案

2020-2021学年湖北省枝江市第二高级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
Some of the world’s most talented musicians have played concerts atLincolnCenter. On September 10, the center hosted a unique class of star musicians: kids and teens. The young players are part of the World Peace Orchestra, or WPO. The group held its first Music for Peace concert inNew York City, with 134 students from more than 60 countries taking part. Musicians were chosen from all over the world.
The World Peace Orchestra began in 2013. The nonprofit group brings kids together using the common language of music. To be considered for the orchestra, students first had to be recommended by their teachers and then audition online for a group of judges. Once chosen, professional musicians and teachers then worked with the players to improve their skills.
Some of the young musicians played classical instruments, such as violins and flutes. Others played instruments unique to their home country. For example, Amold Mugo, 16, fromKenya, played an instrument called the djembe. The drum is originally fromWest Africa. Mugo said he was shocked when he learned he was chosen for the orchestra. “I can’t express how I felt. I was rolling on the floor. It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity,” he said.
Adomas Hendrixson, 13, fromLithuania, played piano for the WPO. Before theNew York Cityperformance, Hendrixson talked about what he hoped to take away from the event. “Fun and joy-- people smiling and clapping,” he said.“This is one of the only times in your life this could happen and I'm very excited.”
Mugo says his favorite part of the WPO is making new friends from around the world. “I hope when I go home, I just take a little bit of every friend that I made here-- Brazil, Portugal, Queens,” Mugo said, “I hope that I take part of their culture home with me so I understand them more.”
1. Who is most likely to have played for the WPO according to this passage?
A. Li Ming, 16, a student fromChina.
B. Daniel, 44, a judge fromAmerica.
C. Edward, 21, a clerk fromAustralia.
D. Catherine, 32, a teacher fromEngland.
2. We can learn from the last paragraph that Mugo ________.
A.performed best for the WPO.
B. has learned some foreign culture.
C. was eager to be chosen for a second time.
D. received a great award for his performance.
3. What would be the best title for this passage?
A. Kids were good at playing music.
B. Mugo liked making foreign friends.
C. Concerts were played atLincolncentre.
D. Young musicians played for peace.
B
One of the greatest challenges in caring for such intelligent animals as chimpanzees(猩猩)is providing them with enriching experiences. Every day, the chimpanzees at Project Chimps receive morning and evening food-based enrichment devices, but caregivers are always looking for more ways to keep the chimps mentally engaged. With 79 chimpanzees, each with their distinctive personality, care staff often find that different chimps react differently to new enrichment.
Last year, we began inviting musicians to perform for chimps to see what they may respond. A violin performance received quite the response. Additional musicians were lined up to visit but the coronavirus has stopped the activities, which we hope toresumein the near future.
This past week, we brought an electric piano for the chimps to investigate. Some chimps, like twins Buttercup and Clarisse, were immediately interested and could not wait to tap out a few notes. Others, like Emma, were more interested in trying to take it apart.
29- year-old Precious has very little tolerance for the piano. She sat off to the side for a few minutes, but eventually she decided that was enough. She called an end to the enrichment session by throwing a handful of waste at the piano. Receiving her message loud and clear, we removed the piano.
We could never have guessed how 33-year-old Luke would react to it. As with many retired lab chimpanzees Luke has some anxiety issues. He seems particularly distrustful of anything new, including people, food, and enrichment. But when we presented the chimps with the piano, Luke was the first to investigate. We could not believe our eyes — this usually anxious chimpanzee bravely chose to explore something new!
To us at Project Chimps, this is what it is all about: giving chimpanzees the freedom to choose. We are honored to be part of their journey.
4. Why do chimpanzees respond differently to new enrichment?
A. They are of different genders.
B. They have natural curiosities.
C They are as intelligent as humans. D. They have their unique characters.
5. What does the underlined word “resume” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Continue.
B. Suspend.
C. Monitor.
D. Regulate.
6. Who showed the least interest in the piano?
A. Buttercup and Clarisse.
B. Emma.
C. Precious.
D. Luke.
7. What is the text mainly about?
A. How caregivers care for the retired chimpanzees.
B. What care staff do to enrich chimpanzees' daily life.
C. How chimpanzees are trained through various enrichment.
D. What Project Chimps does to observe and study wild chimps.
C
Since I was born and brought up in a rural town, I have a great interest in nature. Using the chance of studying abroad in my second year at college, I decided to go toCanadajust because I wanted to see the beautiful phenomena there So after I finished the study program, I went toYellowknifein theNorthwest Territories.
I clearly remember the sixth night inYellowknife. Suddenly my host mother came to my room around 8 p.m. and told me to change clothes and go outside quickly carrying her camera.
The northern lights were flickering (闪烁) in the sky! I was shocked and just stood there with my mouth open.
I forgot to take pictures of the mysterious lights.
Since that night, whenever it was sunny, I went outside at night and looked at the sky. It was so cold that I lost all feeling in myhands and feet.
As I took pictures of the northern lights, I came to find a characteristic movement of the lights. They first appear in the north part of the sky and then they gradually come down to the south part of the sky. After that, suddenly, they come in the middle of the north and south only for a while, which is the time when the best northern lights can be seen. Since it is only a few seconds for the northern lights to come down to the middle of the sky, it is very hard to get good pictures.
The stronger the sun acts, the better and stronger the northern lights flicker in the sky. That’s because they
come about from the collisions (碰撞) between atmospheric gases and the solar wind. Much more solar wind comes to the earth when the sun is active, whichleads to the best northern lights. And the color1 s of the northern lights depend on the height of the collisions and the kinds of gases.
8. Why did the host mother ask the author to go out?
A. She wanted to take a picture of him.
B. She wanted to take a walk with him.
C. She wanted to tell him something important.
D. She wanted him to see the northern lights.
9. The author forgot to take pictures after going out because ______.
A. the host mother didn’t remind him to take the camera
B. he was shocked by the wonderful sight
C. the lights flickering in the sky disappeared too soon
D. he lost all feeling in his hands and feet
10. When is the best time to see the northern lights?
A. When they appear in the north part of the sky.
B. When they come down to the south part of the sky.
C. When they are between the north and south.
D. When they rise in the east part of the sky.
11. What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?
A. Waysto take good pictures.
B. The relationship between the sun and the northern lights.
C.The color1 s of the northern lights.
D. The time of the best northern lights.
D
The idea of growing food in a desert would make most people laugh but this is quickly becoming a reality. There are currently two desert farms in the world where quality vegetables are being planted cheaply and easily.
Sundrop Farms, based in South Australia, uses experimental greenhouses to grow tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. The biggest challenge of growing food in a desert, obviously, is the lack of available water. The researchers at Sundrop Farms have gotten aroundthis problemby using the sun to desalinate (淡化) sea water. It can also be used to control the temperature of the greenhouses.
Without depending on limited resources such as land and fresh water Sundrop Farms has made farming a practice. This can increase the world’s food supplies. Another benefit ofthis kind of farming is that it can be done anywhere, thus reducing the costs of transporting food to distant locations. Yet another benefit is that it reduces the need for pesticides (杀虫剂).
Another experimental desert farm is the Sahara Forest Project, which began in Qatar in December 2012. Greenhouses in the farm are cooled by saltwater. Solar power and other technologies are used together to help make vegetation (植被) grow in the desert environment. As deserts have expanded over recent years around the world due to global warming, this project could solve the problem.
The result form the Qatar project were better than expected and in June of 2014, Jordan agreed to host another one. This will be much bigger than the Qatar project and the project members will have even more opportunities to test their experiments on a much larger scale. It is not clear yet that desert farming resents the future of farming but these projects have shown some success in the field.
12. What does “this problem” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Sea water is bard to purify.
B. The desert is short of water.
C. The temperature is high in the desert.
D. Desert farms aren’t fit to plant vegetables.
13. What is one of the characters of desert farming?
A. It needs more pesticides.
B. It saves delivery costs.
C. It has a location limit.
D. It solves food waste problems
14. What can we know about the Sabara Forest Project?
A. It lives up to expectations
B. It can help produce more food
C. It is started to prevent global warming
D. It uses technology to produce saltwater
15. What can be inferred about desert farming from the last paragraph?
A. It still has problems to solve.
B. It represents the future of farming.
C. Its early success has aroused interest in it.
D. Its aim is to create more job opportunities.
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
Are You Using Your Time Wisely?
Time. You get the same amount every single day. It is predictable, with scheduled times for sunrises and sunsets. Time is one of the few predictable elements in life.____16____It doesn’t matter how much money or influence you have, it is the same for everyone.
What would you do if someone gave you $86,400 as a gift? Would you think long and hard about how you would use that money, and what fun or important things you would do with it? That’s the number of seconds we are given each and every day. But do you get up in the morning and think about what valuable and important things you will do with every second? Very few people do. So, start thinking about your “gift” of 86,400 seconds each day. Use them wisely each and every day.____17____
Define what you care about. You have to make a living, pay the bills, attend to your family in need, finish the paper due for class and cook your meals. There are certain non-negotiables, but while you are doing all of these “have-to” things, consider what you care about.____18____Do you want to improve yourself? Do you want to learn something new? Do you want to gain insight or use the time you are doing these things to get in touch with your inner self? The point is that every activity in life gives you a chance for a deeper meaning if you establish first what you would like it to be.
____19____If time is always beyond your management, start being more conscious of what you use it for and what you commit to. If you are a “yes” person who agrees to take on more than you should, consider saying “no.” If you do commit, break down what’s needed into small tasks so you can make gradual progress instead of rushing to get something done. Put things on the calendar. Plan for planning.
Get attached to your calendar. Plan “me time,” “thinking time,” and “time-to-plan time” in your notebook.____20____Stick to it deliberately (刻意地) until it is more natural for you.
Becoming more mindful and deliberate about your time will help you focus on it more thoroughly and find the gifts in every moment you are given.
A. Become a planner.
B. Do things mindfully.
C. Do you want to enjoy the process?
D. Don’t expect this will just unfold naturally.
E. No one gets more in a day than anyone else.
F. Here’s what you can do, especially if you are busy and time seems to disappear.
G. Most of us don’t live as if our time is limited, and therefore waste too much of it.
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When I was in primary school, I got into a major argument with a boy in my class. I can't___21___what it was about, but I have never forgotten the___22___I learned that day.
I was___23___that I was right and he was wrong but he strongly believed that I was wrong and he was right. Our___24___decided to teach us a very important lesson and___25___a good idea. She____26____both of us up to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on____27____. In the middle of her desk was a large, round object. I could____28____see that it was black. She asked the boy what____29____the object was. "White," he answered in a____30____voice. I couldn't believe he said the object was white,____31____it was obviously black! Another____32____started between my classmate and me, this___33___about the color1 of the object.
The teacher told me to go to stand where the boy was standing and told him to come to stand where I had been. We changed____34____, and now she asked me what the color1 of the object was. I____35____answer, "White." It was then____36____I realized I was wrong. In fact, it was an object with two____37____color1 ed sides, and from his side it was white,____38____from my side was the color1 black.
My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day: You must____39____yourself in the other person's shoes and look at the____40____through their eyes in order to truly understand their view.
21. A. think B. remember C. forget D. determine
22. A. class B. speech C. text D. lesson
23. A. sure B. glad C. afraid D. upset
24. A. doctor B. parent C. partner D. teacher
25. A. kept up with B. went on with C. came up with D. got along with
26. A. woke B. brought C. advised D. came
27. A. the other B. other C. another D. others
28. A. clearly B. happily C. luckily D. nearly
29. A. height B. colour C. size D. shape
30. A. sweet B. loud C. fearful D. grateful
31. A. for B. unless C. if D. although
32. A. match B. fight C. argument D. conversation
33. A. day B. time C. chance D. month
34. A. desks B. seats C. attitudes D. places
35. A. hoped to B. needed to C. had to D. was able to
36. A. when B. before C. that D. since
37. A. loosely B. frequently C. differently D. surprisingly
38. A. or B. and C.but D. so
39. A. sit B. live C. lie D. put
40. A. performance B. movement C. effort D. situation
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
Jonny Hickey is a boy from Georgia____41.____is helping to change the world. Jonny has autism (自闭症). When he was young, he was very quiet and found____42.____hard to talk and be with other people. He was not very happy and had a difficult time in school.
While____43.____(try) to help her son in every possible way, Jonny’s mom, Linda Hickey, learned about an abandoned dog named Xena. The dog, once starving and badly____44.____(abuse), was shown on the local news, recovering at a nearby dog shelter. She was named “The Warrior Dog” for her courage and perseverance. Mrs. Hickey started following the dog on a local Facebook page and feel in love with her story and courage. In fact, she decided____45.____(adopt) the dog! And that changed everything!
When Mrs. Hickey introduced Xena to Jonny, they became friends____46.____(instant). Since then, they both have changed greatly. Xena is now healthy and active. And also Jonny could not be so social, talkative, happy and doing well in school____47.____Xena.
Not only____48.____Xena and Jonny change each other’s lives, but they are now____49.____(help) others. They created a YouTube video to promote awareness about Austism Awareness Month and also to prevent____50.____(cruel) to animals.
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。

Kobe Bryant, 37, in April 14, 2016 played the final game of his 20-year career, ends an era with five championships, 18 All-Star game appearance. He showed an amazing 60 points in the Lakers victory over the Utah Jazz, that was unbelievable. The crazy crowd had great expectations of the final score, cheering and shouting every time when Bryant scored during her 42 minutes.
After a game, he was given a microphone, saying he couldn’t believe how fast 20 years has gone by and that it was crazy. He thought the most important part was the whole team stayed together all the time through the ups and downs.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是校学生会主席李华,你校足球队将与来自伦敦的学生进行一场友谊赛,请你代表全体师生用英语写一篇欢迎辞。

内容包括：
1.校队简介；
2.比赛意义；
3.表达祝愿。

注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：友谊赛a friendly match
Dear guests, teachers and fellow students,
I'm Li Hua, chairman of the Students' Union.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________
Thank you!
参考答案
1. A
2. B
3. D
4. D
5. A
6. C
7. B
8. D 9. B 10. C 11. B
12. B 13. B 14. A 15. C
16. E 17. D 18. B 19. G 20. A
21. B 22. D 23. A 24. D 25. C 26. B 27. A 28. A 29. B 30. B 31. A 32.
C 33. B 34.
D 35. C 36. C 37. C 38. C 39. D 40. D
41. who / that
42. it 43. trying
44. abused 45. to adopt
46. instantly
47. without
48. did 49. helping
50. cruelty
51.(1). in→on (2). ends→ending (3). appearance→appearances (4). that→which (5).删除when (6). her→his (7). a→the (8). has→had (9). → ly (10).在the前加that
52.略。