2020届江西省吉安市第一中学高三英语第二次联考试卷及答案

2020届江西省吉安市第一中学高三英语第二次联考试卷及答案
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 young people win attention because of their good looks or their singing ability. A much smaller number gain fame because they have done something important and worthwhile with their abilities. Rishab Jain is among the latter. In 2018, 13-year-oldRishab developed a way to use AI technology to help pancreatic(胰腺的) cancer patients and won the3MYoung Scientist Challenge, a nationwide middle-school science competition, and its $25,000 prize.
In the last stage of the contest, Rishab competed againstnine other finalists at the 3M Innovation Center(创新中心) in St.Paul,Minnesota. Leading up to the big meet, each finalist had partnered with a scientist to further develop their inventions.
Rishab explains what led him to create his invention. First,a family friend died of cancer. Then Rishab learned about how deadly pancreatic cancer is, and that its low survival rate is due to how difficult it is to treat. "I'm also into programming, so I was learning about AI technology. I decided to try to solve a real-world problem using it."
His winnings have been put in further research and in his nonprofit Samyak Science Society, which helps poor children enter the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education. Rishab is also raising awareness about pancreatic cancer. These efforts make him quite different from teenagers of his age. Considering becoming a biomedical engineer or a doctor一or both, he has also put some money aside to further his own learning. Almost certainly the doors of higher education will open wide to him before he even knocks.
That's an outstanding outlook for one so young. Rashib is committed to helping very sick people in need. He is also providing teenagers of his age with a much-needed model of what kinds of things youth can achieve.
1. What can we learn about the 3M Young Scientist Challenge in 2018?
A. It was intended to solve medical problems.
B. It was a nationwide AI competition for teenagers.
C. It offered the finalists an opportunity to work with scientists.
D. It allowed the finalists to learn AI technology in the 3M center.
2. How did Rishab win the 3M Young Scientist Challenge?
A.He showed excellent programming ability.
B. He figured out the survival rate of pancreatic cancer.
C. He introduced poor children to STEM education.
D. He applied AI technology to treating pancreatic cancer.
3. Which of the following best describes Rishab?
A. Talented and caring.
B. Independent and humorous.
C. Responsible and patient.
D. Polite and inspiring.
B
A young female athlete in thePhilippinesrecently won many gold medals during a sports meet despite not having proper running shoes. Rhea Ballos, an 11-year-old student ofSalvationElementary Schoolin Balason,Iloilo, wasonly wearing bandages around her feet when she competed at the Iloilo Schools Sports Meet.
Facebook user Valenzuela posted pictures of the girl with her feet wrapped in bandages bearing the famous Nike logo. Ballos even wrote the word “NIKE” on the sides of her “shoe” to complete the “Nike running shoes” look. The bandages were tightly wrapped around her feet, creating a thin protective layer against the track. While she was actually barefoot during the races, she was still able to defeat her competitors who all more proper footwear intended for running,
According to the post, Ballos bagged the top awards in the 400-meter dash, the 800-meter run, and the 1500-meter run in the girls' categories in the inter school sporting event held in Iloilo, central Philippines.
When pictures of her “Nike” footwear become popular, Flipinos on social media praised her. Many noted that instead of falling into self-pity, she was even able to make light of the situation by drawing the Nike logo on her “running shoes”. Some of the commenters of Valenzuela's post expressed how the girl deserved to be recognized by Nike and that the brand should actually give her a new pair of real Nike shoes. Others started getting in touch with the American sports brand, as well as local basketball specialty store Titan 22.
It did not take long for Titan co-founder and Alaska Aces head coach Jeffrey Cariaso to take notice of Ballos' outstanding achievement. Cariaso immediately made an effort to get in touch with the young track runner. The seven-time PBA champion has since talked to the student as well as her coaches in an apparent bid to help her out.
4. Why did Ballos wear bandages around her feet to compete?
A. She couldn't afford to buy shoes.
B. She wished to be noticed by Nike.
C. She wanted to draw public's attention.
D. She thought it fashionable and unique.
5. What's people's attitude to Ballos' story?
A. Surprised.
B. Confused.
C. Favorable.
D. Doubtful.
6. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. Ballos will be recognized by Nike.
B. Ballos will be probably helped by Cariaso.
C. Ballos is bound to win more champions.
D. Ballos will become a great basketball player.
7. Which of the following can best describe Ballos?
A. Shy and lucky.
B. Kind and brave.
C. Clever and outstanding.
D. Gifted and optimistic.
C
Howdo you turn “dumb” headphones into smart ones? Rutgers engineers have invented a cheap and easy way by transforming headphones into sensors that can be plugged into (插入) smartphones, identify their users monitor their heart rates and perform other services.
Their invention, called HeadFi, is based on a small plug-in headphone adapter that turns a regular headphone into a sensing device (装置). Unlike smart headphones, regular headphones lack sensors. HeadFi would allow users to avoid having to buy a new pairof smart headphones with sensors to enjoy sensing features.
“HeadFi could turn hundreds of millions of existing, regular headphones worldwide into intelligent ones with a simple upgrade (升级),” said Xiaoran Fan, a HeadFi primary inventor.
A Rutgers-led paper on the invention, which results in "earable intelligence", will be formally published in October at MobiCom 2021, the top international conference on mobile computing and mobile and wireless networking. Headphones are among the most popular wearable devices worldwide and they continue to become; more intelligent as new functions appear, such as touch-based gesture control, the paper notes. Such functions usually rely on aiding sensors, such as accelerometers, gyroscopes and microphones that are availableon many smart headphones.
HeadFi turns the two drivers already inside all headphones into a versatile (多功能的) sensor, and it works by connecting headphones to a pairing device, such as a smartphone. It doesn't require adding aiding sensors and avoids changes to headphone hardware or the need to customize headphones, both of which may increase their weight and size. By plugging into HeadFi, a converted headphone can perform sensing tasks and play music at the
same time.
The engineers conducted experiments with 53 volunteers using 54 pairs of headphones with prices ranging from $2. 99 to $15 ,000. HeadFi can achieve 97. 2 percent to 99. 5 percent accuracy on user identification, 96.8 percent to 99. 2 percent on heart rate monitoring and 97. 7 percent to 99. 3 percent on gesture recognition.
8. What does Xiaoran Fan think of HeadFi?
A. Secure to operate.
B. Simple to use.
C. Easy to substitute.
D. Convenient to store.
9. What can we know about HeadFi according to the text?
A. It can't work with headphones alone.
B. It actually functions as a versatile sensor.
C. It makes headphones larger and heavier than usual.
D. It doesn't work when headphones are playing music.
10. The figures are listed in the last paragraph mainly to show_________.
A. the various functions of HeadFi
B. the wide popularity of headphones
C. the great complexity of headphones
D. the excellent performance of HeadFi
11. What can be the best title for the text?
A. How to Use Headphones Appropriately
B. Headphones Can Be Upgraded Instantly
C. How to Make Regular Headphones Intelligent
D. New Uses Have Been Found in Headphones
D
Humans are the only creature that gets around by standing up and putting one foot in front of the other. Our ability to walk upright has allowed humankind to travel great distances and survive changing climates, environments and landscapes.
Countless scientific studies have found that walking is really good for us and this simple act can provide a number of healthimplications, which help people live longer. In fact, a walking routine, if done properly, might be the only exercise people need.
How much walking should one aim for? You’ve likely heard we need 10,000 steps a day. That’s about 5 miles. But contrary to popular belief, this recommendation doesn’t come from science. Instead, itis from a 1960s advertising campaign to promote a pedometer (计步器) in Japan. Perhaps because it’s a round number and easy
to remember, it stuck.
Since the 1960s, researchers have studied the 10,000-steps-a-day standard and have turned up mixed results. Although 10,000 steps is certainly a healthy and worthwhile goal, it’s not fit for all.
For instance, a recent Harvard University study involving more than 16,000 senior women found that those who got at least 4,400 steps a day greatly reduced their risk of dying early when compared with less active women. The study also noted that these benefits continued up to 7,500 steps. This 7,500 mark isn’t surprising: It’s similar to common public health recommendations, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendation of 150 minutes of moderate (适度的) physical activity a week for adults.
12. What does the underlined word “implications” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Benefits
B. Problems.
C. Habits.
D. Manners.
13. Where does the 10,000-steps-a-day standard come from?
A. A Harvard University study.
B. Science research on health.
C. A pedometer advertisement.
D. Public health recommendation.
14. What can we know from the last paragraph?
A. 7,500-steps-a-day standard is the best choice for all.
B. More than 16,000 old people were involved in the study.
C. Those who walk at least 4,400 steps a day won’t die early.
D. 150-minute moderate exercise a week for adults is advised.
15. What does the author mainly want to tell readers?
A. The more you walk a day, the healthier you will be.
B. We can benefit from continuous and proper walking.
C. Walking upright helps humankind to explore the world.
D. Advertisements can always tell us some scientific suggestions .
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Being a teenager can be difficult, since you're dealing with higher expectations and the process of finding your place in the world.___16___The following are things you can do to achieve that!
___17___Everyone is different in their teenage years. Some teens prefer to spend time with friends, while others prefer to study and work; some prefer to be quiet wallflowers, while others are loud. Saying that there's only one way to enjoy your teenage years is wrong.
Develop your sense of self, focusing more on your own thoughts.____18____Stop paying so much attention to them as many of them are based on what other people think, instead of what you think. Go ahead and do what you want, without factoring others' opinions.
Work on your work ethic（职业道德）.What you accomplish in your teen years may determine your opportunities in your adulthood, so dedicate some time to studying and do your best. Learn how to prioritize, whether it's with school work, orany extracurricular activities. Boost your studying skills.____19____ Keep good relations with your family as much as possible.____20____It's the building blocks for ail relationships you develop, whether they're friendships, romantic relationships, or a family you choose to have later on in life. And plus, you see them every day — why not make it nice to spend time with them?
A. Avoid rushing to figure out who you are.
B. For lots of people, the teenage years are full of worries.
C. But that doesn't mean you can't enjoy the teen years.
D. Family is one of the most important connections in your life.
E. It may not seem enjoyable, but it's helpful later on in life.
F. Understand that there's no one set-in-stone way to enjoy your teenager years.
G. Being a teenager is not necessarily any easier or more difficult than other life stages.
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
British billionaire Richard Branson is set to go into space on Sunday on a rocket plane built by the space tourism company created by____41.____(he). He’ll join two pilots and three other experts on the flight. Virgin Galactic—the business Branson started in 2004—aims to fly private____42.____(citizen) to the edge of space. The trips are designed to permit passengers____43.____(experience) three to four minutes of weightlessness and observe the curvature(曲度) of Earth.
Virgin Galactic’s experience takes place in a space plane____44.____(call) VSS Unity. A large carrier airplane____45.____(carry) the space plane to 15,000 meters. VSS Unity then flies to the edge of Earth’s
atmosphere,____46.____(depend) on rocket power.
The trip will begin and end at Virgin Galactic’s Spaceport America complex in the southwestern state of New Mexico. The flight is expected to carry the group to____47.____height of about 89 kilometers.
Virgin’s mission marks the 22nd test flight____48.____the spacecraft, and fourth crewed trip beyond Earth’s atmosphere. But it will be the first to carry a full group of space travelers in addition to pilots.
If____49.____(success), Sunday’s flight will mean that Branson made it to space beforeJeff Bezos—the_____50._____(create) of competing space tourism company Blue Origin.
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.请你修改以下的每个句子，每句有1处语言错误，错误涉及一个单词的增加或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在横线下面写出修改后的词。

注意：每处错误及其修改仅限一词。

Unless you help us, or we won’t be able to succeed.
Look around when crosses the street.
Three-fifths of his pay were spent on food and clothing.
Her hair is longer than you.
He would rather stay at home than to go out with you.
Be careful and you’ll fall into the river.
Although I know that I have to study quite a number of subjects to become a learned person, but there are two subjects to which I pay special attention.
There stands two factories on the river.
This is the house where we visited last time.
Don’t do any more work now, you look so tiring.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你的英国留学生朋友Jason参加了“留学生汉字书法竞赛（Chinese Calligraphy Competition for International Students)"并取得了第一名的好成绩，请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：
1.表示祝贺；
2.肯定比赛结果和其付出的努力；
3.提出交流学习书法心得的邀请。

注意：
1.写作词数应为100词左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Dear Jason,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. C
2. D
3. A
4. A
5. C
6. B
7. D
8. B 9. A 10. D 11. C
12. A 13. C 14. D 15. B
16. C 17. F 18. B 19. E 20. D
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. himself
42. citizens
43. to experience
44. called 45. carries
46. depending
47. a 48. of
49. successful
50. creator
51.(1). or去掉
(2). crosses→crossing
(3). were→was
(4). you→yours
(5). 去掉to
(6). and→or
(7). but/ although 去掉
(8). stands→stand
(9). where→which/that
(10). tiring→tired
【56题详解】
考查连词。

句意：如果不是你帮助我们，我们不可能成功。

Unless为连词，引导条件状语从句，or是并列连词，不能引导主句，故将or删除。

【57题详解】
考查状语从句的省。

句意：当过马路的时候四周看看。

句中when引导的时间状语从句，从句中省略了主语和be动词，cross此处表示主动，故将crosses改为crossing。

【58题详解】
考查主谓一致。

句意：他五分之三的收入都花在了食物和衣服上。

分数后面的名词为pay，是不可数名词，所以谓语动词用单数形式，故将were改为was。

【59题详解】
考查代词。

句意：她的头发比你的长。

宾语yours与主语指代同一事物，即your hair，故将you改为yours。

【60题详解】
考查固定搭配。

句意：他宁愿呆在家里也不愿跟你出去。

would rather do than do，为固定搭配，意为“宁愿做……而不愿……”，故将to删除。

【61题详解】
考查连词。

句意：小心，否则你会掉进河里。

分析句子可知，前后两句是转折关系，故将and改为or。

【62题详解】
考查连词。

句意：虽然我知道为了成为一个博学的人，我必须学习相当多的科目，但有两个科目是我特别重视的。

Although和but不能同时使用，故将but/although删除。

【63题详解】
考查主谓一致。

句意：河上有两家工厂。

There be句型中谓语动词的单复数取决于真正的主语，即two factories，故将stands改为stand。

【64题详解】
考查定语从句。

句意：这是我们上次参观的房子。

分析句子可知，此句为定语从句，先行词house在从句中作宾语，因而要使用关系代词that/which，故将where改成which/that。

【65题详解】
考查形容词。

句意：不要再工作了，你看上去很累。

主语为人，表语为ed结尾的形容词,意为“感到疲惫的”，故将tiring改为tired
52.略。