2020-2021学年宁波东恩中学高三英语第二次联考试题及答案解析

2020-2021学年宁波东恩中学高三英语第二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
It's just before l pm and hungry guests are starting to emerge out onto the wooden floor at the back of the Victoria Falls Safari Lodge in Zimbabwe. A few have already settled in for lunch, drinking beer and enjoying their sandwiches and salads in the sunshine. It's a normal setting until you look up. Overhead, the sky is filled with several hundred vultures (秃鹭).
They too have arrived for their midday snack. Every day the team at this hotel places last night's leftover meat out for the vultures to eat. They call it the "Vulture Restaurant" and it's a vital part of protecting these birds, who have become some of the most endangered species in Africa.
In Zimbabwe, where illegal hunting of elephants and rhinos is a major issue, poisoning poses a significant threat to the birds. "In recent years hunters have realized they can use poison to kill animals. It's effective because it's silent and therefore doesn't attract much attention.when the vultures eat the bodies of the dead animals they die too," says Roger Parry, Wildlife Manager at the Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust.
The Vulture Restaurant initiative is part feeding programme, part education programme. By attracting the birds to the Vulture Restaurant every day the team can ensure they're regularly getting a safe meal, and while the birds are there they can educate tourists from all over the world about these creatures.
“Lunch” is served by Moses Garira. He has the unenviable task of wandering out into the middle of the clearing with a box full of meat, dropping the contents onto the ground and running for his life as the vultures fly downward suddenly for their food. No one, surely, would volunteer for this role, but Garira rather enjoys it. Back in the safety of the viewing seats, he tells the onlookers about the importance of vultures. "They're hugely important in terms of their role of cleaning up the bodies of dead animals," says Garira. "Notably, they're safely able to digest bacteria like anthrax. Without vultures, there'd be a lot more disease in the world."
1. What's the biggest threat vultures facing in Zimbabwe?
A. Overhunting.
B. Unsafe food.
C. Loss of habitat.
D. A bird disease.
2. What would others think of Garira's job?
A. Scary.
B. Relaxing.
C. Well-paid.
D. Time-consuming
3. What do Garira's words mean?
A. Birds are human's best friends.
B. People know little about vultures.
C. Vultures are environmentally favorable.
D. Vultures are in urgentneed of protection.
B
Born in 1954, Oprah Winfrey is best known for her multi-award-winning talk show as the most influential woman in the world. It's no surprise that her recognition can bring overnight sales fortune that defeats most, if not all, marketing campaigns. The star features about 20 products each year on her "Favorite Things" show. There's even a term for it: the Oprah Effect.
Her television career began unexpectedly. When she was 16 years old, she had the idea of being a journalist to tell other people's stories in a way that made a difference in their lives and the world. She was on television by the time she was 19 years old. And in 1986 she started her own television show with a continuous determination to succeed at first.
TIME magazine wrote, "People would have doubted Oprah Winfrey's swift rise to host of the most popular talk show on TV. In a field dominated by white males, she is a black female of big size. As interviewers go, she is no match for Phil Donahue. What she lacks in journalistic toughness, she makes up for in plainspoken curiosity, rich humor and, above all understanding. Guests with sad stories to tell tend to bring out a tear in Oprah's eye. They, in turn, often find themselves exposing things they would not imagine telling anyone, much less a national TV audience."
"I was nervous about the competition and then I became my own competition raising the bar every year, pushing, pushing, pushing myself as hard as I knew. It doesn't matter how far you might rise. At some point you are likely to fall if you' re constantly doing what we do, raising the bar. If you' re constantly pushing yourself higher, higher the law of averages, you will at some point fall. And when you do, I want you to know this, remember this: there is no such thing as failure. Failure is just life trying to move us in another direction" as Oprah addressed
graduates at Harvard on May 30.
4. What does the Oprah Effect refer to in the first paragraph?
A. the influence on talk show hosts
B. the power of Oprah's opinions.
C. the effect on a business.
D. the audience of Oprah's talk show.
5. What can be inferred about Oprah's television career?
A. She must have been challenged a lot
B. She gained fame as planned.
C. It lives up to her parents' expectation.
D. She once gave up on her choice.
6. What message did Oprah give to Harvard graduates?
A. Success comes after failure.
B. Pushing physical limits makes no sense
C. Aiming higher hurts
D. Failure is part of life.
7. Which of the following best describes Oprah Winfrey?
A. Friendly.
B. Humorous
C. Determined.
D. Patient
C
Advertisers tend to think big and perhaps this is why they're always coming in for criticism. Their critics(批评家)seem to hate them because they have so much money to throw around. Why don’t they stop advertising and reduce the price of their goods? After all, it’s the consumer who pays.
The poor old consumer! He'd have to pay a great deal more if advertising didn't create mass markets for products. It is precisely because of the heavy advertising that consumer goods are so cheap. But we get the wrong idea if we think the only purpose of advertising is to sell goods. Another equally important function is to inform. A great deal of the knowledge we have about household goods is largely from the advertisements we read. Advertisements introduce us to new products or remind us of the existence of ones we already know about. Supposing you wanted to buy a washing machine, it is more than likely you would obtain details regarding performance, price, etc., from an advertisement.
Lots of people pretend that they never read advertisements, but this claim may be seriously doubted. It is hardly possible not to read advertisements these days. And what fun they often are, too! Just think what a railway station or a newspaper would be like without advertisements. Would you enjoy gazing at a blank wall or reading railway byelaws while waiting for a train? A cheerful, witty advertisement makes such a difference to a dull wall or a newspaper full of the incidents and disasters.
We must not forget, either, that advertising makes a positive contribution to our pockets. The fact that we
pay so little for our daily paper, or can enjoy so many broadcast programmers is due entirely to the money spent by advertisers. Just think what a newspaper would cost if we had to pay its full price!
Another thing we mustn't forget is the “small ads.” What a tremendously useful service they perform for the community! Just about anything can be accomplished through these columns. For instance, you can find a job, buy or sell a house, announce a birth, marriage or death in what used to be called the “hatch, match and dispatch” column(栏目) but by far the most fascinating section is the personal or “agony” column. No other item in a newspaper provides such entertaining reading or offers such a deep insight into human nature. It's the best advertisement for advertising there is!
8. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Advertisements steal money from our pockets
B. The critics get the wrong idea of advertisements.
C. Advertisers perform a useful service to communities.
D. Advertisements are everywhere.
9. What is the attitude of the author toward advertisements?
A. He appreciates the role of advertisements.
B. He doubts the effect of advertisements.
C. He believes what is said in advertisements.
D. He complains too many advertisements in daily life.
10. Which of the following is Not True?
A. The personal or “agony” column makes us know more about human nature.
B. The only purpose of advertising is to sell goods.
C. A newspaper will cost us more if there is no advertisement on it.
D. Advertisement makes our life color1 ful.
11. Whicof the following shows the structure of the passage?
( ①=" Paragraph" 1, ②=" paragraph" 2, ③=" paragraph" 3, ④=" paragraph" 4 ⑤=" paragraph" 5)
A B.
C. D.
D
With graduation days being celebrated all over the country, a student who has to use a wheelchair honored his mother on his graduation day in a special way. Easley High School graduate, Alex Mays surprised people present when he got up and walked across the stage at Clemson's Littlejohn Coliseum.
“I was really happy—it made me feel good,” Alex said.
Alex was not given a chance to live right from his birth. He was born at 25 weeks and weighed just 1 pound, 10 ounces at birth. When he was very young, he had a disease and lost the ability to walk. After his mother's death in 2013, Alex had several other difficult life changes until he came to live with his grandparents, Dousay and her husband, Dewayne. Dousay said that when Alex came to live with them, they decided to bring him up in the best possible way they could.
Last fall, Alex said that he would walk across the stage to get his diploma to honor his late mother. He practiced hard and worked with a physical therapist for 9 months to complete his plan.
The only help Alex got was from his mom's best friend, Tonya Johnson, who pushed his wheelchair to the stage wearing one of his mother's favorite shirts. “I had support from my family. I couldn't have done it without them,” Alex said.
“Alex made everyone in the building feel encouraged that day” Pickens County School District public information specialist John Eby said. “The school teachers knew he was going to get up to get his diploma, but the distance he walked was a surprise, even to them,” Eby said.
“Some of life's most important tests aren’t given in a classroom; Alex tested himself and passed with flying color1 s,” Eby added.
12. In what way did Alex honor his late mother on his graduation day?
A. By dressing like her.
B. By saying sorry to her.
C. By inviting her best friend.
D. By walking to get his diploma.
13. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?
A. Alex was born healthy.
B. Alex went through a lot.
C. Alex had a purpose in life as a child.
D. Alex has lived with his grandparents all the time.
14. What did Alex also express on his graduation day?
A. His big regret in life.
B. His feelings for hisschool.
C. His thanks for his family.
D. His will to complete his study.
15. Which of the following words can best describe Alex?
A. Strong-minded.
B. Warm-hearted.
C. Cool-headed.
D. Easy-going.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Do you want to know how to learn from failures? Your journey starts this second. It takes courage for people to realize that they help on how to learn from features. These following steps will assist you in learning from your mistakes and move on with your life.
36 Alittle bit of humility goes a long way. You know you did something wrong; and while you want to defend your mistakes, you had better keep your emotions in check.Accept that your plans don’t go as well as you want and apologize to those who are under influence.
Humility is the first step to mend broken ties and relationships. 37 Who you were before, or whatever your status might have been—those are no longer significant. This is not the time for you to start another war, but the time for you to reflect on what you have done.
Observe and report. If you want to learn from failures, then you need to stay quiet and start listening to other people. 38 You might not have noticed these things before. Now that you’re given the opportunity to observe them, you might be able to pick up a thing or two. This is your chance to learn how you can help straighten things out.
Make things right. It’s not the most pleasant task to do, especially when you’re cleaning up your mess. But making things right is extremely important to your redemption (补救). If you’re not yet certain of what youcan do,
ask. 39 Instead, you can start by helping out in little ways. Getting coffee for those who are under the influence, for example, is one way you can choose.
Knowing how to learn from your failures is very important. 40
A. Humility helps.
B. Control your feelings.
C. This is the only way you can grow as a person.
D. Watch how your friends and colleagues are handing matters.
E. Ignore other people who are talking about you behind your back.
F. People will be more than happy to help if youshow up with a smile.
G. You don’t have to come up with one solution that will take care of everything.
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
If new hobbies don't in and of themselves have a social element, it often doesn't take much to make them social,and it can help to keep you invested and_____41._____(have) fun. If you want to learn to paint, learn to paint______42.______other people. If you want to garden,get______43.______(know) the horticulturist(园艺师）at your local garden centre. If finding a physical community is too challenging（and these days it can be),go online,find a group,build social connections and try new things, all while staying_______44._______（comfort) close to home.
Here's how it works for me: I now take trumpet lessons over Zoom,____45.____holds me to playing at least once a week; my teacher is an impossibly___46.___（patience) and lovely person (I feel supported); when I started in February, I promised my son that I'd learn to play "Happy Birthday" for____47.____he turned three in May (l gave myself a goal and a deadline); and I even____48.____（participate) in an online summer recital.
I know playing trumpet won't solve any of my existential middle-aged-mom____49.____（crisis), but it's loud and it's fun and I like that.I can toot-toot my way through a “Happy Birthday" serenade for special people. Plus, I'm investing in future_____50._____(fulfil), a more balanced life and long-term fine-tuning for my brain, which all feels pretty great.
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。

I think there should be a specially festival for teenagers in China calling Teenager Volunteer Day. As it is known to all, most teenagers in China are bring up as the only child in the family. Usually given too much care and attention, you are likely to take everything for granted. In Teenager Volunteer Day, teenagers are encouraged to do voluntary works wherever they are needed. They may help to raise money for those which suffer from a serious disease, go to a nursing home to do what is good for the elderly or collecting books for children in poor areas. The more voluntary work they do, more considerate and responsible they will be.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.Teen Times正在组织关于生活方式的征文活动。

请你以Have a healthy lifestyle为题写一篇短文参加本次活动，内容包括:
1.不同的生活方式;
2.你的选择和原因。

注意:
1.词数100左右;
2.题目和首句已为你写好。

Have a healthy lifestyle
There are different lifestyles.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________
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参考答案
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. C
5. A
6. D
7. C
8. C 9. A 10. B 11. D
12. D 13. B 14. C 15. A
A E D G C
语篇类型：说明文主题语境：人与自我
[语篇解读]
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. having
42. with 43. to know
44. comfortably
45. which 46. patient
47. when 48. participated
49. crises 50. fulfilment/fulfillment
51.(1).specially→special
(2).calling→called
(3).去掉it
(4).bring→brought
(5).you→they
(6).In→On
(7).works→work
(8).which→who
(9).collecting→collect
(10).more前加the
52.略。