2020届苏州高新区第一中学高三英语第四次联考试题及参考答案

2020届苏州高新区第一中学高三英语第四次联考试题及参考答案
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
One day when I was 5, my mother blamed me for not finishing my rice and I got angry. I wanted to play outside and not to be made to finish eating my old rice. When angrily opening the screen door (纱门) with my foot, I kicked back about a 12-inch part of the lower left hand corner of the new screen door. But I had no regret, for I was happy to be playing in the backyard with my toys.
Today, I know if my child had done what I did, I would have blamed my child, and told him about how expensive this new screen door was, and I would have delivered a spanking (打屁股) for it. However, my parents never said a word. They left the corner of the screen door pushed out, creating an opening, in the defense against unwanted insects.
For years, every time I saw that corner of the screen, it would constantly make me think about my mistake. For years, I knew that everyone in my family would see that hole and remember who did it. For years, every time I saw a fly buzzing (嗡嗡) in the kitchen, I would wonder if it came in through the hole that I had created with my angry foot. Iwould wonder if my family members were thinking the same thing, silently blaming me every time a flying insect entered our home, making life more terrible for us all. My parents taught me a valuable lesson, one that a spanking or stern (严厉的) words perhapscould not deliver. Their silent punishment for what I had done delivered a hundred stern messages to me. Above all, it has helped me become a more patient person and not burst out so easily.
1. When the author damaged the door, his parents _______.
A. gave him a spanking
B. left the door unrepaired
C. told him how expensive it was
D. blamed him for what he had done
2. The experience may cause the author _______.
A. not to go against his parents’ will
B. to have a better control of himself
C. not to make mistakes in the future
D. to hide his anger away from others
3. What is the main idea of this text?
A. Parents is the best way to solve problems.
B. Parents are the best teachers of their children.
C. Adults should ignore their children’s bad behavior.
D. Silent punishment may have a better effect on educating people.
B
A man in Indonesia is walking backwards for 435 miles. He's making the trip to encourage the government and others to value and protect Indonesia's rainforests.
Medi Bastoni is 43 years old. He is an Indonesian. Indonesia is a large country in the world formed by a group of islands. There are over 16, 000 islands there，and most of them are covered with rainforests. But on Java, where Mr. Bastoni lives, far more forests have been cleared.
Mr. Bastoni believes it's important to protect forests from being cut down, and to restore (恢复) them when they have been destroyed. Near his home, Mount Wilis is now being restored, but Mr. Bastoni wants to make the protection continue. That's how he came up with the idea of the 435-mile walk.
And walking backwards? Mr. Bastoni wants Indonesians to look back at their past. Walking backwards is a good way to get attention. Right now, Mr. Bastoni's backward walk is pretty big news in Indonesia.
Mr. Bastoni is wearing a frame(框架)that supports a large mirror in front of him, above his head. This allows Mr. Bastoni to look behind him while walking backwards. Besides, Mr. Bastoni is carrying a backpack with some clothes and a little food. He is planning on buying more meals from restaurants along the way. He has been sleeping at police stations, security posts, and even strangers homes during the trip. His plan is to cover about 19 miles a day. In early August he was in Sragen -- about 100 miles from his home. It's not clear whether Mr. Bastoni is still on track to arrive in Jakarta by August 17.
4. What do we know about rainforests in Indonesia?
A. Indonesia has the largest area of rainforests in the world.
B. The loss of rainforests is getting serious on Java.
C. The islands there are all covered by rainforests.
D Local people pay great attention to rainforests.
5. Why did Mr Bastoni want to take the 435-mile walk?
A With the purpose of fighting climate change.
B. With the aim of becoming a healthy person.
C. With the hope of rebuilding rainforests.
D. With deep love for traditional sports.
6. What's the function of the large mirror?
A. To make sure of Mr. Bastoni's safety.
B. To show Mr. Bastoni's position correctly.
C. To allow Mr. Bastoni to look forwards easily.
D. To help Mr. Bastoni enjoy views on the road.
7. What can be the best title for the text?
A. The difficulty of protecting rainforests in Indonesia.
B. The importance of rainforests to Indonesia.
C. A trip to recall history and attract attention.
D. A walking backwards trip to save rainforests.
C
We all use different ways to remember ideas, facts and things we need to store. Remembering is an extremely important part of our learning experience. Information process, storage and recall encourage purposeful learning.
But the brain doesn’t store everything we want or need for future use. It makes choices and tends to remember information that forms a memorable pattern. Things you learned recently can be particularly difficult to remember because they haven’t taken root in your mind.
“Forgetting allows us to remember what is really important to our survival. We forget much of what we read, watch, and think directly every day.” writes John Medina in his book, Brain Rules.
How do you avoid losing 90%of what you’ve learned? An inspiring writer and speaker Zig Ziglar once said: “Repetition is the mother of learning, the father of action, which makes it the architect of accomplishment.”
Repetition has been a remembering skill for ages. When you hear or read something once，you don’t really learn it-at least not well enough to store the new information for long. The right kind of repetition can do wonders for your memory. People learn or remember better by repeating things or getting exposed to information many times. Othersrepeat particular steps or processes deliberately a number of times or even years to become better at certain skills.
Daniel Coyle explains in his book, The Little Book of Talent:“...closing the book and writing a summary, even short ones, forces you to figure out the key points, process and organize those ideas so they make sense, and write them on the page. When you pick it back up weeks later, reread all of your notes or highlights to strengthen the ideas even further.”
People learn by repeating things. Better learning is a repetition process. Every time we repetitively access
something we already know, we increase the memory’s stored value.
8. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. The brain tends to store 90% of the things we learn.
B. The fresher the information isthe easier to remember.
C. Thinking is more important than remembering in study.
D. The brain tends to choose and keep what it thinks important.
9. How does the writer prove his opinion?
A.By giving examples.
B. By listing numbers.
C. By borrowing words of experts.
D. By providing scientific finding.
10. What does Daniel Coyle want to say in his book?
A. You can’t pay too much attention to repetition.
B. Summarizing is a very effective learning tool.
C. Forgetting forces human brain to make choices.
D. Regular repetition helps to form good habits.
11. Which do you think is the best title of the passage?
A. How the Brain Works
B. Reading for More
C. Fighting Against Forgetting
D. Repeat to Remember
D
When I was a child, I attained high grades in my academic study. However, I was physically uncoordinated because I was running too slowly. But for future college application, sport was a must. So I took up fencing (击剑) because I thought it required more strategy than athletic ability.
Then I joined the school’s fencing team. My movements were clumsy compared to the seniors. One afternoon after a whole lesson’s failure, tears of frustration welled up in my eyes. One of my teammates approached me, “Could you tell me where your blade (剑) hit me?” She asked. I pointed to her right shoulder. She nodded and patted my stomach, “That’s where I hit you.” She had begun to walk away when I blurted out, “Want to practice together? Again?”
We practiced until we both felt more confident. But it wasn’t just the two of us. All these girls were entirely willing to share their knowledge with everyone, helping each other to grow.
That afternoon, I watched a senior fencer execute a flawless attack admiringly. Something inside me suddenly bloomed. I realized later that it was love for both fencing and the fencing team.
During the city championship, I was selected to fence. My opponent was the best fencer on her school’s team. “Ready, fence.” The match began. Suddenly, my opponent’s blade hit me. The score was 1-0.
At the moment I could hear my teammates shouting, “Keep distance!” And the team captain’s voice was clear and commanding, “Parry, then disengage!”
Fencing, unlike academics, wasn’t something I could succeed in by myself—even during an individual match, my teammates were still giving me advice. Unathletic as I was, I was proud to be an athlete and a teammate.
I saw my blade tip bury itself into my opponent’s shoulder and the judge signaling that it was my point. I could taste the sweat on my lips, which were breaking out into a smile.
12. Why did the author start to learn fencing?
A. Because she needed to train her coordination.
B. Because she thought it would be easier for her.
C. Because she could not succeed in any other sport.
D. Because she wanted to enter the school fencing team.
13. How did the girls improve their fencing skills?
A. By observing flawless attacks.
B. By practicing on their own.
C. By offering guidance to each other.
D. By competing with other teams.
14. What distinguishes fencing from academics according to the author?
A. Strong determination.
B. Hard work.
C. Athletic strategy.
D. Team support.
15. How did the author feel when she got her point?
A. Unbeatable and respectful.
B. Sweaty and ashamed.
C. Energetic and secure.
D. Proud and thankful.
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As is often the case, when we wake up feeling sleepy and with dark circles under eyes, many of us often make a decision: “I’m going to bed earlier tomorrow!” we are so determined.___16___We are still absorbed in what we are doing without realizing it is already too late the next day. This behavior is called “bedtime procrastination” (睡眠拖延症), and results from lack of self-control and our body clock.
___17___According to a study carried out by a group of health psychologists, 53 percent of the 2,400 participants said they didn’t follow their sleep schedule, delaying it at least twice a week. They delayed bedtime
because they couldn’t stop doing other trivial things (琐事), which were keeping them up in the first place.
People who generally have trouble resisting temptations (诱惑) and following their intentions firmly are also more likely todelay going to bed. They find it hard to control themselves.___18___Our body clock also plays an important role when it comes to bedtime. Those who get up late are more likely to postpone their bedtime than those who wake early every morning. Night owls would go to bed late at the very beginning of the weekday even though they had to get up early for work and school.___19___
Therefore, if we want to cure our bedtime procrastination, the intention to go to bed earlier is not enough.___20___We should have a clear understanding that bedtime procrastination is a big problem. The choices we make could turn out to be pretty important for our health.
A. Bedtime procrastination is a common problem.
B. It will have extreme effect on our health sooner or later.
C. Yet lack of self-control is not the only thing to blame.
D. Unfortunately, chances are that we don’t stick to our promise.
E. It’s their special body clock that plays a part in delaying their bedtime.
F. Biological processes need to support this intention.
G. So we just need to take action to change our sleep model.
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 winter had been long and boring. I___21___needed a break, so I decided to book a trip to the Caribbean with a friend. I was planning my trip during lunch break when I was___22___of the news that I was fired.
___23___my trip wasn’t a good option, as I needed it now more than ever. The night before my trip, I had a dream that my friend came to pick me up to go to the airport. I had two suitcases at the door—one was___24___and the other was empty. When I reached the airport, I___25___I’ d brought the empty one.
When I woke up, I___26___this dream to mean that I was leaving all of my “baggage” behind—and I did. I enjoyed my___27___more than any others I’ d taken. Having had time and distance from my work break-up and a dream about___28___my old baggage, I was looking forward to returning and starting the next chapter of my life.
I knew I wasn’t going to obtain a___29___right away, so I attempted to do one of the things I loved but never had___30___to do: writing. I’ d never published anything before, but I wanted to have a___31___. I wrote a few pieces. Most amateurs would___32___smaller publications, but I sent them to the bigger, well-known ones. After several non-responses and___33___, my efforts paid off. The most-read newspaper in Canada___34___to publish
one of my travel stories.
Now I work full-time as a(n)___35___and have published articles in a number of North American magazines. Getting___36___was a life-altering experience for me that could have been ___37___. I’ll be the first to admit that it was difficult to___38___. But there was something about the dream I had after it happened. That dream, in which I___39___carried on with an empty suitcase, helped me put everything behind me and made me___40___to pursuenew careers.
21. A. abruptly B. slightly C. desperately D. frequently
22. A. accused B. convinced C. reminded D. informed
23. A. Canceling B. Enjoying C. Arranging D. Continuing
24. A. marked B. equipped C. packed D. decorated
25. A. suspected B. realized C. announced D. remembered
26. A. interpreted B. chose C. accomplished D. advised
27. A. sleep B. hobby C. work D. vacation
28. A. storing B. handling C. discovering D. removing
29. A. position B. certificate C. promotion D. compensation
30. A. money B. time C. interest D. patience
31. A. favor B. chance C. lesson D. try
32. A. approach B. grasp C. evaluate D. recognize
33. A. recreations B. restrictions C. rejections D. regulations
34. A. afforded B. agreed C. managed D. compromised
35. A. speaker B. amateur C. designer D. writer
36. A. hurt B. defeated C. unemployed D. ignored
37. A. disastrous B. invalid C. ridiculous D. meaningless
38. A. leave off B. go through C. figure out D. keep back
39. A. ambitiously B. happily C. stubbornly D. deliberately
40. A. proud B. lucky C. confident D. curious
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
Although the history of kites has been debated, there is evidence of kite flying in China from more than 2000 years ago! There is one Chinese legend that suggests that a peasant's straw hat flew off his head, but followed him
in the air____41.____(attach) to a thread from his clothing-perhaps the first____42.____(inspire) for kites?
It is also said____43.____General Han Hsin flew a kite for the walls of a city he was attacking, to measure the tunnel his troops needed to build. Kite flying spread by traders from China to Korea and then to India. Monks used bamboo and silk kites for____44.____(religion) and ceremonial purposes, sending messages and prayers to the spirit world.
In 1295, Marco Polo____45.____（document) their construction and how to fly kites, and interest spread for hundreds of years. During the____46.____(eighteen) century, kites started to be used in____47.____field of science.
Nowadays, kite flying festivals____48.____(hold) around the world. In Asia, there are often “kite fights”,____49.____participants attempt to cut their competitor's kites down. In Indonesia, India, Vietnam and China, kite flying is_____50._____sport and recreation. In other countries, kite flying is children's play like during the New Year holidays.
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.
I don't think my school life is color1 ful, because I've got such many classes every day. I wonder that it will change or not someday. From Monday to Friday, I had to stay at school. The only relaxation is to listen the radio or play ball games. At weekends, you need to have classes, too. I know studying hardly is important for me now. Therefore, as the saying goes, “ All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. " I want to get close to the nature. I hope I can take part in more activities such as visit museums, joining various club and so on.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，正在伦敦某学校做交换生。

你校要成立一些有关中国文化的社团，于是向同学们征求建议。

请你给负责人写一封建议信，内容如下：
1.说明目的；
2.提出建议；
3.解释原因。

注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考答案
1. B
2. B
3. D
4. B
5. C
6. A
7. D
8. D 9. C 10. B 11. D
12. B 13. C 14. D 15. D
16. D 17. A 18. C 19. E 20. F
21. C 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. B 26. A 27. D 28. D 29. A 30. B 31. D 32.
A 33. C 34.
B 35. D 36.
C 37. A 38. B 39. B 40. C
41. attached
42. inspiration
43. that 44. religious
45. documented
46. eighteenth
47. the 48. are held
49. where 50. both
51.(1).such→so
(2).that→whether
(3).had→have
(4).listen后添加to
(5).you→I
(6).hardly→hard
(7).Therefore→However
(8).去掉the
(9).visit→visiting
(10).club→clubs
52.略。