2020年北京市华侨城黄冈中学高三英语第二次联考试题及参考答案

2020年北京市华侨城黄冈中学高三英语第二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
Don’t know where to enjoy yourself? Here are some choices for you.
Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park
PopUp Picnics in the park return for the fourth summer in a row, taking place on Thursdays. Take a break to enjoy tacos (墨西哥玉米薄饼卷). Prices changefrom $ 2 to $ 10. Cash only.
144 School Street June 13-August 15 Start at 11:30 am and end at 1:30 pm
The Crow’s Nest
Each summer on Thursday evenings the Crow’s Nest offers its Summer Beach Party series on the beach. The party starts at 5:30 pm each week and goes until sunset. Families are welcome, and there is no entrance fee. After the sun sets, the fun begins with dancing to the best live music of local bands.
2218 East Cliff Drive May 30-August 29 Start at 5:30 pm and end at 8:30 pm
Bargetto Winery
Join us for a beautiful weekend of art and wine. Bargetto Winery will be hosting their yearly gathering of artists and foodies（美食家）at their amazing Soquel winery. No entrance fee. Wine tasting with purchase of $ 15 festival glass. 3535 North Main Street
July 20 - July 21 Start at 11:00 am and end at 5:00 pm
Chaminade Resort & Spa
Chef Page takes guests on a journey showing the area rich fruits, vegetables, and meats. Dinner begins at 6:30 pm with a five-course menu and good wines. Seating booked is not a choice, as all guests are seated at large, connecting, beautifully set tables designed to invite open conversations among guests. Ticket price: $ 90 per person. Tickets can be gotten online.
Chaminade Lane July 26 Start at 6:00 pm and end at 9:00 pm
1. What can we know about PopUp Picnics in the park?
A. It lasts two days.
B. It is held on Thursdays.
C. It has been held twice.
D. It can be paid in credit card.
2. What can people do in the Crow’s Nest?
A. Enjoy tacos.
B. Talk with artists and foodies.
C. Watch the sunrise on the beach.
D. Watch the performance of the bands.
3. Which activity can be booked on the Internet?
A. The Crow's Nest.
B. Bargetto Winery.
C. Chaminade Resort & Spa.
D. Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park.
B
Think ofJapanin the spring and the image that comes to mind is likely the country’s famous cherry blossoms, also known as “Sakura” — white and pink flowers, blooming across cities and mountains.
The flowers, which experience a “peak bloom” that only lasts a few days, have been loved inJapanfor more than a thousand years. Crowds celebrate with viewing parties,flockingto the most popular locations to take photos and have picnics underneath the branches.
But this year, cherry blossom season has come and gone in the blink of an eye, in one of the earliest blooms on record. Scientists warn it’s a symptom of the larger climate crisis threatening ecosystems everywhere.
Yasuyuki Aono, a researcher atOsakaPrefectureUniversity, has gathered records fromKyotoback to 812 AD from historical documents and diaries. In the central city ofKyoto, cherry blossoms peaked on March 26, the earliest in more than 1,200 years, Aono said. And in the capitalTokyo, cherry blossoms reached full bloom on March 22, the second-earliest date on record.
The peak bloom dates shift every year, depending on numerous factors including weather and rainfall, but have shown a general trend of moving earlier and earlier. InKyoto, the peak date stayed around mid-April for centuries, but began moving into early April during the 1800s. The date has only dipped into late March a handful of times in recorded history.
“Sakura blooms are very temperature sensitive,” said Aono. “Flowering and full bloom could be earlier or later depending on the temperature alone,” he said. “The temperature was low in the 1820s, but it has risen by about 3.5 degrees Celsius to this day.”
This year’s seasons in particular influenced the blossom dates, he added. The winter was very cold, but the spring came fast and unusually warm.
4. What is the best title of the passage?
A. Cherry blossom celebrations.
B. Warning of a climate crisis.
C. A strong love for cherry blossom.
D. Cherry blossom season coming earlier.
5. What does the underlined word “flocking” mean?
A. Blocking.
B. Flooding.
C. Running.
D. Following.
6. What can we infer from paragraph 5?
A. The peak blossom dates fall on a fixed date.
B. The cherry blossom rarely peaks in March.
C. The peak bloom dates mainly depend on weather and rainfall.
D. Cherry blossom peaks around mid-April inTokyo.
7. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. To inform people the date of cherry blossom.
B. To show a study on cherry blossom dates.
C. To present a Japanese tradition of cherry blossom celebration.
D. To make people aware of the influence of climate change on cherry blossom.
C
Once small farmers in Masii, a remote village in Kenya, have picked their crops, all they can do is wait until a buyer trucks through. The system works fairly well for beans and corn, but mangoes-the area’s other main crop-spoil (腐烂) more quickly. If the trader is late, they rot.
However, a simple coating could change that. A company, SmartTech, has created a product that doubles the shelf life of fresh produce, enabling farmers to access far-off, larger markets. More time forfresh produce on grocers’ shelves also means less food waste-a $2.6 trillion problem, according to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
James Rogers, CEO of SmartTech, wanted to solve the problem for food much in the same way that oxide barriers preventing rust (锈) have achieved for steel. Fortunately, researchers have found when plants made the jump from water to land, they developed cutin(蜡质), a barrier which is made of fatty acids that link together to form a seal around the plant, helping keep water in.
The cutin was such a grand strategy that today you’ll still find it across the plant kingdom. SmartTech discovered through researches that an orange can last longer than a strawberry not so much because of the thickness of its skin, but because of the difference in the arrangement of those cutin molecules (分子)on the surface. After extensive trials, Rogers and his team developed a natural and tasteless protective coating from plant material-stems, leaves and skins. The product extends the sweet spot between ripening and rot. And best of all,
the treated produce doesn’t require refrigeration.
“SmartTech has huge potential to turn poor farmers in Africa into commercial farmers,” says Rogers. “That means more money in pockets, and more food in stomachs.” But whether the company can cost-effectively reach small farmers in far-off areas still remains a challenge.
8. The author mentions the small farmers in Kenya to ________.
A. stress their need for preserving produce
B. show their challenge in harvesting crops
C. express their wish to reach larger markets
D. evaluate their loss caused by slow transport
9. What can we learn about SmartTech’s product?
A. It is financially supported by FAO.
B. It is intended to replace refrigeration.
C. It is designed to thicken produce’s skin.
D. It is based on plants’own defence system.
10. What will James Rogers probably focus on next?
A. How to expand farms.
B. How to earn more money.
C. How to produce more tasty food.
D. How to profit farmers in remote area.
11. The main purpose of the passage is to ________.
A. promote a product
B. present a technology
C. advertise SmartTech
D. introduce James Rogers
D
As I was walking home，a boy seemed to be singing a song in a very low voice，walking infront of me and carrying some of the same high school books I had with me.I caught up to him，and said “Hello”．I could tell he wasstartled，and dropped one of his books.I picked it up and as I handed it to him，he said “Thank you.” in a strange way，like witha strong accent.
We soon began walking together and talking.It turns out he was in my science class，and I didn’t even know it!
His name was Ahmad，and his family had just moved here this school year.He invited me into his house，and
his family treated me like a special guest，which made me feel very welcome.He said hospitality (好客) is very basic to his culture，and strangers were always treated very kindly.His mom brought out some great food，and offered me some tea.Ahmad’s father and two sisters wanted to hearall about me and my family，and my schooling.
Ahmad’s whole family had to leave their lifelong home because war had broken out，and it wasn’t safe there anymore.They left with only what they could carry.His family was happy to feel safe，and they got used toAmerican culture quickly.They seemed pleased that Ahmad had brought a friend home to meet them.
And as my friendship with Ahmad has continued，I now realize that the world is so much bigger than I thought！I also realize that your friends don’t have to be just like you.Differences make the world go round.
12. What does the underlined word “startled” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. Excited.
B. Moved.
C. Surprised.
D. Interested.
13. Why was the writer treated like a special guest by Ahmad’s family?
A. They liked strangers who came to their home for help.
B. They wanted to know more information about the writer.
C. Strangers were always treated very kindly in their culture.
D. The writer was an American and knew much about their culture.
14. Where does the writer probably come from?
A. Canada.
B. America.
C. China.
D. Australia.
15. What can we learn from the passage?
A. People from different countries can be good friends.
B. Friends need different cultures and different accents.
C. Your friends should have a lot of things the same with you.
D. You can’t make friends with people from other countries.
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How would you feel if you hadto give up your smartphone for nine days? In 2018, and again in 2021, philosophy professor and writer Ron Srigley offered extra credit to those who would give him keeping of their phones for nine days and write about the experience.
"What they wrote was remarkable, and remarkably consistent（一致的），" Srigley wrote. At first, all the
students felt confused and frustrated.___16___,
They paid more attention to the people around them.
For one thing, they observed, for the first time, how much other people were using their phones, for example in the middle of a face - to - face conversation.
“___17___, but yet again, I find myself guilty of this sometimes because it is the norm（常态），" one student wrote. Another noted that as she walked by other people, they tended to pull out their phones "right before I could gain eye contact with them”.
They had better face — to — face conversations with family.
Two of the students were accustomed to using their phones to repeatedly message with their family members throughout the day, and they felt deprived（剥夺）of this contact. But when the students spent in -person time with their parents,___18___.
They were more afraid.
Some of the students reported that they were fearful of having no phones, wondering what they would do if they were kidnapped or attacked or had to call an ambulance for some reason. Srigley noted, " What's making known is that these students considered the world to be a very dangerous place”.
___19___. The city in which these students lived has one of the lowest crime rates in the world and almost no violent crime of any kind, yet they experienced a common, undefined fear."
"Without cellphones, life would be simple and real,___20___. "That's probably truer for all of us than we would like to admit.
A. This action is very rude and unacceptable
B. their conversations were constantly interrupted
C. Cellphones were seen as necessary to combat that danger
D. but we got things done quicker without the smartphones
E. but we may not be able to cope with the world and our society
F. But after a fewdays without smartphones, they began to notice other things too
G. the parents were mostly pleased because they suddenly had their children's undivided attention
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It was a hot Saturday at the community center. I sat in the chair, and closely watched my___21___area. Suddenly, a little girl___22___the water slide (水滑道). I noticed her___23___was under the water. Soon I was in
the water with the girl in my arms.
The other lifeguards (救生员) congratulated me on my first___24___. I thought back to the day I first started working here. Would I have been able to___25___as quickly as I did just now?
“Corinne, we need to talk,” my boss said six months ago, with a___26___look on her face. “You’re a nice girl,___27___you need to be more focused on what you are doing and pay attention to your___28___,” she said. Tears forming, I feared I would___29___my job. Then, she said, “I’m going to give you another chance.” I sighed with___30___.
After that, I realized I wasn’t paying attention when I was___31___. That was the turning point not only in my___32___career but my entire life. I began to___33___. When the next training came I was___34___to find I had been announced “Employee of the Month”. ___35___this award made me work even harder. Soon after that I was asked to be a head lifeguard, which made me realize that I had not only got out of my___36___habits but I was now trusted to make very important___37___for myself and others as well.
I can announce that I have been___38___all throughout my job experience. The insights(见识) I have gained from my job have___39___so many aspects of my life. The experience has not only made me a better lifeguard but a more___40___person.
21. A. play B. reception C. pool D. dining
22. A. flew down B. kept off C. played on D. looked at
23.A. leg B. head C. parent D. friend
24. A. job B. attempt C. experience D. rescue
25. A. turn B. respond C. lead D. belong
26. A. calm B. serious C. funny D. nervous
27. A. so B. and C. but D. though
28. A. water B. study C. colleague D. research
29. A. find B. lose C. keep D. dislike
30. A. care B. fear C. relief D. pleasure
31. A. on duty B. on average C. on business D. on holiday
32. A. teaching B. swimming C. managing D. lifeguarding
33. A. follow B. relax C. focus D. exercise
34. A. surprised B. upset C. ready D. sure
35. A. Presenting B. Wanting C. Receiving D. Expecting
36. A. bad B. daily C. common D. unusual
37. A. meetings B. comments C. preparations D. decisions
38. A. self-centered B. self-balanced C. self-protected D. self-motivated
39. A. avoided B. affected C. formed D. tested
40. A. responsible B. better C. admirable D. available
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
My aunt Carmeleta was___41.___wife of my mother’s youngest brother Fred. Even though my uncle Fred died many years ago and Aunt Carmeleta is now married to Ken, I still consider her my aunt.
Everyone should have a___42.___(wonder) aunt like Aunt Carmeleta. When I was a child, I lived with her for 2 years. Like a lot of___43.___(teenager), I had problems with people who talked negatively about me. I was troubled by such___44.___(annoy) things. If this has ever happened to you, you’ll understand___45.___(deep) how painful it is.
I’d talk to Aunt Carmeleta about these hurtful things and she would always say, “Just be yourself. ” This was great advice! In fact, it’s been some of the best advice I___46.___(receive) since I could remember. I learned not everyone is going to like you and that’s OK. Just be___47.___(you).
When my husband Bill met Aunt Carmeleta___48.___the first time, he questioned, “How could anyone be so nice and so real?” But he has found out the___49.___(true) through the years. I’ve never forgotten Aunt Carmeleta’s advice “Just be yourself.” We need more people in this world____50.____give great advice and are kind and caring like Aunt Carmeleta.
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。

Summer is one of everyone’s favourite seasons, and students feel them good to swim in the river. Our school
will hold a activity next Friday help us students learn some tips on avoiding drowning. The activity contain two parts. The first part is a lecture in the school hall that Mr. Evans, a famous coach, will talk about how we swim correct. In addition, he will introduce the ways of protect ourselves and helping others properly. In the second part, students can put the knowledges into practice. We can also ask about questions. The activity will start at 4 p.m. Please come here on time, but remember to be here with your notebooks and pens.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.你校本周举办了英语课本剧表演，请你为学校英语广播站写一篇报道。

内容包括：
1.活动意义；
2.活动内容。

英语课本剧：English textbook drama
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

参考答案
1. B
2. D
3. C
4. D
5. B
6. B
7. D
8. A 9. D 10. D 11. B
12. C 13. C 14. B 15. A
16. F 17. A 18. G 19. C 20. E
21. C 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. B 26. B 27. C 28. A 29. B 30. C 31. A 32.
D 33. C 34. A 35. C 36. A 37. D 38. D 39. B 40. A
41. the
42. wonderful
43. teenagers
44. annoying
45. deeply 46. have received
47. yourself
48. for 49. truth
50. who
51.(1).them→it；
(2).a→an；
(3).在help前加to；
(4).contain→contains；
(5).that→where；
(6).correct→correctly；
(7).protect→protecting；
(8).knowledges→knowledge；
(9).去掉about；
(10).but→and
52.略。