2019-2020学年中山市华侨中学高三英语二模试题及答案解析

2019-2020学年中山市华侨中学高三英语二模试题及答案解析
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
Are you looking for some new and exciting places to take your kids to? Try some of these places.
★Visit art museums.They offer a variety of activities to excite your kids' interest. Many offer workshops for making hand-made pieces, traveling exhibits, book signings by children's favorite writer, and even musical performances and other arts.
★Head to a natural history museum.This is where kids can discover the past from dinosaur(恐龙) models to rock collections and pictures of stars in the sky. Also, ask what kind of workshops and educational programs are prepared for kids and any special events that are coming up.
★Go to a Youtheater.Look for one in your area offering plays for child and family visitors.
Pre-show play shops are conducted by area artists and educators where kids can discover the secret about performing arts Puppet(木偶)making and stage make-up are just a couple of the special offerings you might find.
★Tryhands-on science.Visit one of the many hands-on science museums aroundthe country.
These science play-lands are great fun for kids and grown-ups alike. They'll keep your child mentally and physically active the whole day through while pushing buttons, experimenting, and building. When everyone is tired, enjoy a fun family science show, commonly found in these museums.
1.If a child is interested in the universe, he probably will visit _____.
A.a Youtheater
B.an art museum
C.a hands-on science museum
D.a natural history museum
2.What does "hands-on science" mean in the last paragraph?
A.Science games designed by kids.
B.Learning science by doing things.
C.A show of kids' science work.
D.Reading science books.
3.Where does this text probably come from?
A.A museum guide.
B.A tourist map.
C.A science textbook.
D.A news report.
B
What a day! I started at my new school this morning and had the best time. I made lots of new friends and
really liked my teachers. I was nervous the night before, but I had no reason to be. Everyone was so friendly and polite. They made me feel at ease. It was like I'd been at the school for a hundred years!
The day started very early at 7:00 am. I had my breakfast downstairs with my mom. She could tell that I was very nervous. Mom kept asking me what was wrong. She told me I had nothing to worry about and that everyone was going to love me. If they didn't love me, Mom said to send them her way for a good talking to. I couldn't stop laughing.
My mom dropped me off at the school gates about five minutes before the bell. A little blonde girl got dropped off at the same time and started waving at me. She ran over and told me her name was Abigail. She was very nice and we became close straight away. We spent all morning together and began to talk to another girl called Stacey. The three of us sat together in class all day and we even made our way home together! It went so quickly. Our teacher told us that tomorrow we would really start learning and developing new skills.
I cannot wait until tomorrow and feel as though I am really going to enjoy my time at my new school. I only hope that my new friends feel the same way too.
4. How did the author feel the night before her new school?
A. Tired.
B. Confident
C. Worried.
D. homesick
5. What did the author think of her mother’s advice?
A. Clear.
B. Funny.
C. Optional
D. Respectable
6. What happened on the author's first day of school?
A. She met many nice people.
B. She had a hurried breakfast.
C. She learned tome new skills.
D. She arrived at school very early.
7. What can we infer about Abigail?
A. She disliked Stacey.
B. She was shy and quiet.
C. She got on well with the author.
D. She was an old friend of the author.
C
Dogs are often called as “man's best friend”, MacKenzie, a four-pound Chihuahua（吉娃娃）, was named winner of the 2020 American Hero Dog Competition on October 19, 2020.
In its tenth year in 2020 the annual contest is the brainchild of American Humane, the country's first national charitable organization founded for the safety and well-being of animals. Often called the “Oscars for dogs”, the award recognizes dogs who make extremely great contributions to society.
The competition of 2020 attracted over 400 entries（参赛者）from across the country. These heroic dogs have
gone above the call of duty, saving lives, comforting the ill and aged and reminding us of the powerful, age-old ties between animals and people. While all were impressive, it was tiny MacKenzie who wonthe judges' hearts.
MacKenzie's growth was not easy. Born with a mouth disability, she had to be fed through a tube（管子）for the first year of her life. Despite her own struggles, she always seemed to think more of other animals in need. “Never have I seen such a will to live. Though sick, she carefully looked after the baby animals at the rescue（救助）center,” said her caretaker.
A life-saving operation performed in 2014 gave MacKenzie the ability to eat independently. The seven-year-old chihuahua is now working for the Mia Foundation, an organization that rescues and nurses animals with inborn disabilities. The chihuahua does an excellent job and has raised various animals. She plays nurse, cleans, comforts and hugs them, acting as their mother and teaching them how to socialize, play and have good manners.
In addition to her role as an animal caretaker, MacKenzie also visits schools to educate kids about the importance of accepting physical differences in both animals and people. Her heartwarming and inspiring story makes MacKenzie a worthy receiver ofAmerica's top dog honor.
8. What can we infer about the American Hero Dog Competition?
A. It was first held in 2010
B. It was held to honor caretakers of dogs.
C. It takes place every ten years.
D. It was started by a charitable organization.
9. With what quality did MacKenzie win the award?
A. Talent and bravery
B. Friendliness and care.
C. Courage and selflessness.
D. Confidence and independence.
10. In which aspect can students benefit from MacKenzie's visits?
A. Learning from failures.
B. Understanding the disabled.
C. Valuing physical health.
D. Developing practical ability.
11. What's the best title for the text?
A. Dogs Are Man's Best Friends.
B. Treat Dogs the Way We Want to Be Treated.
C. Touching Stories between MacKenzie and People
D. 2020 American Hero Dog: A TinyChihuahua.
D
Contrary to the long-held belief that plants in the natural world are always in competition, new research has found that in severe environments adult plants help smaller ones and grow well as a result.
The research, led by Dr Rocio, studied adult and seedling (幼苗)plants in the ecological desert in the
south-east of Spain. Dr Rocio said, “If you're a seedling in a poor land — the top of a mountain or a sand hill, for example-and you’re lucky enough to end up underneath a big plant, your chances of survival are certainly better than if you landed somewhere on your own. What we have found, which was surprising, is an established large plant, called a ‘nurse’, protects a seedling; it also produces more flowers than the same plants of similar large size growing on their own.”
Other benefits of nurse-seedling partnerships include that more variety of plants growing together can have a positive effect on the environment. For example, vegetation areas with nurse plants with more flowers might be able to attract higher numbers of pollinators(传粉者)in an area, in turn supporting insect and soil life and even provide a greater range of different fruit types for birds and other animals.
“The biggest winner for this system of nursing a plant is biodiversity(生物多样性),” Dr Rocio said. “The more biodiversean area, the greater number of species of plants, insect life, mammals and birds, and the better the chances of long-term healthy functioning of the environment and ecosystems. ” This system is win-win for adult and seedling plants in unfavorable environments.
The research is of value to those who manage and protect plants in tough environments. Most home gardeners and farmers plan to ensure their soil and conditions are the best they can be for plant growth, but the findings might be of value to those who garden in bare places.
12. What is a common understanding of plants?
A. They can help each other.
B. They can survive ill conditions.
C. They compete with each other.
D. They grow well on their own.
13. What will happen to seedling plants if they grow under adult plants?
A. They will produce more flowers.
B. They will die owing to competition.
C. They will make adult plants larger.
D. They will get support from adult plants.
14. What is the effect of the nurse-seedling partnership?
A. It leads to unfavorable environments.
B. It produces long-term healthy chances.
C. It attracts higher and larger pollinators.
D It provides a more variety of plant types.
15. Who will benefit from the new research?
A. People studying organic farming.
B. People protecting plants on sand hills.
C. People wanting to change biodiversity.
D. People keeping more animals on the farm.
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
3 Ways to Create Stronger Connections
Technology has changed the way we communicate. We send e-mails, not letters, text messages, not phone calls. We order delivery instead of cooking dinners in our kitchen. All in the name of efficiency (高效). Technology has made it easier to communicate.___16___Still, we have ways to improve the condition. Here come some tips for establishing sincere connections on the job.
Write a letter. Writing handwritten notes to thank people for advice is necessary.___17___Some advice for writing a thank-you letter is to really make it clear to the person that you're writing to the impact that they have had on your life. Talk about something specific. Like “Thank you for the advice that you gave me. It's because of the advice you gave me that I am now doing well.”
___18___A video conference over a phone call would always be highly recommended. That's when you can see the real personality come out. When you're on video, you're forced to be present. It's almost a forcing mechanism to be in the moment.
Answer questions with honesty. You know how it feels when you go into an elevator and someone says, “How was your weekend?” It could have been the best weekend ever, you could have met the love of your life, and you would say, “Good, how was yours?”___19___.
Nobody succeeds alone.___20___, the more you're going to be able to realize your dreams.
You're going to be able to take big risks and know that there's a network of people to cheer you on and to support your efforts.
A.Turn the video on
B.Try to use video as much as possible
C.The more you are willing to take big risks
D.The more you can take time to develop true relationships
E.If you want to connect with people, then you have to open up
F.But it hasn't made it easier to connect with other human beings
G.It just puts that extra effort to showsomeone that you really care
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Since childhood I’d been accustomedto a life where I would be afraid of everything. I saw myself as an insecure and___21___individual. But then, all too suddenly, something___22___, and over a period of 6 months I firmly managed to___23___one of my diets, and lost 30 pounds. This___24___me from overweight straight down to underweight. The___25___taught me that I could change myself.
I heard about a public speaking___26___going on at my university, and for the first time, I actually managed to___27___the courage to go there. It was___28___. For the first time I shared my story in front of dozens of people___29___judging me, and suddenly all the___30___fears about speaking publicly started___31___. This taught me I could get rid of my___32___.
My road to change, from that point on, went from a（n）___33___to a neat and orderly highway, and I started changing rapidly.
Using the fact that I could get rid of my fears, I started working on them one by one. My fear of___34___strangers, my fear of asking simple___35___I should “make___36___of bymyself”, my fear of hanging out with people. All of them were gone. And I still continue to___37___to this day without___38___.
At the end, my weakness of being socially incompetent for so long became my___39___as it taught me how to change, as I now fight to become far better than the___40___, and the best I can be.
21. A. unconfident B. dissatisfied C. surprised D. thoughtful
22. A. missed B. jumped C. polished D. struck
23. A. account for B. apply for C. stick to D. see to
24. A. produced B. brought C. exposed D. introduced
25. A. failure B. adventure C. experience D. connection
26. A. organization B. instruction C. idea D. event
27. A. gather B. observe C. attract D. balance
28. A. offering B. liberating C. blinding D. confusing
29. A. impatiently B. hopefully C. potentially D. cheerfully
30. A. temporary B. comfortable C. limited D. random
31. A. accelerating B. disappearing C. removing D. convincing
32. A. fears B. urges C. appointment D. anger
33. A. chance B. order C. moment D. mess
34. A. treating B. witnessing C. greeting D. remembering
35. A. occasions B. questions C. purposes D. promises
36. A. sense B. notes C. fun D. knowledge
37. A. progress B. promote C. complain D. research
38. A. example B. discovery C. stop D. information
39. A. feeling B. height C. contribution D. strength
40. A. typical B. average C. extra D. precious
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
The modern-day homes of a kind of cave-living spiders trace the long-gone southern limits of glaciers at the top of the last____41.____(majority) ice age, about 22,000 years ago. Some species live____42.____cold, humid caves in the Pyrenees, the Alps and the Balkan Peninsula, forming a narrow band across Europe. Researchers____43.____(compare) this range with geologists" models of glacier cover during the last ice age and found the band almost____44.____(exact) matched the maximum southern edges of the glaciers, with only slight variations. An expert says the creatures not only would likely not have survived if ice had covered their caves,____45.____they also probably could not have survived the warmer temperatures farther from the glaciers' edge, "There was____46.____balance between cool conditions and a cave that wasn't totally____47.____(cover) ,he notes, "What you see now____48.____(be) just the shadow of a larger ancestral distribution.nThese species are indicators of geographic change since they don't move much over a lifetime or over a generation.____49.____(map) the distribution of cave species could act as_____50._____(addition) evidence for researchers investigating past climate conditions.
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。

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(＼)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；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Like many boys, my most favorite sport is basketball. To be honest, I felt clumsy when I first learn to play it. I
moved more slowly and I was not as strongly as others. But they didn’t give up and spent my spare time practicing. Gradually, I made progresses. I can’t forget how exciting I was before winning the first match. That’s how I fell in love basketball. Since then, it has become a important part of my life. It strengthens my body but also helps me become confident.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，贵校在学生中征集意见，询问学生是否赞成开设iPad课堂（iPad classrooms）。

你支持开设iPad课堂；请给校长写一封建议信，要点如下：
1.资源丰富；
2.促进交流；
3.利于环保；
4.其他理由。

注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头语已为你写好。

Dear Headmaster,
We have been asked about our opinions on opening iPad classrooms.
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. D
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. B
6. A
7. C
8. D 9. C 10. B 11. D
12. C 13. D 14. D 15. B
16. F 17. G 18. A 19. E 20. D
21. A 22. D 23. C 24. B 25. C 26. D 27. A 28. B 29. C 30. D 31. B 32.
A 33. D 34. C 35.
B 36. A 37. A 38.
C 39.
D 40. B
41. major
42. in 43. compared
44. exactly
45. but 46. a
47. covered
48. is 49. Mapping
50. additional
51.(1).去掉favorite前的most；
(2).learn→learned；
(3).strongly→strong；
(4).they→I；
(5).progresses→progress；
(6).exciting→excited；
(7).before→after；
(8).在basketball前加with；
(9).a→an；
(10).but→and
52.略。