2020-2021学年重庆市巴蜀中学高三英语二模试题及答案解析

2020-2021学年重庆市巴蜀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
No one knows when the first printing press was invented or who invented it. but the oldest known printed text originated in China during the first millennium (千年) AD.The Diamond Sutra (《金刚经》), a Buddhist book from Dunhuang, China during the Tang Dynasty, is said to be the oldest known printed book.The Diamond Sutrawas created with a method known as block printing (雕版印刷), which used boards of hand-carved wood blocks in reverse.
It was said that the moveable type was developed by Bi Sheng. He was fromYingshan,Hubei,China, living from 970 to 1051 AD. His method replaced panels of printing blocks with moveable individual Chinese characters that could be reused. The first moveable Chinese Characters were carved into clay and baked into hard blocks that were then arranged onto an iron frame that was pressed against an iron plate.
The earliest mention of Bi Sheng’s printing press is in the bookDream Pool Essays, written in 1086 by Shen Kuo, who noted that his nephews came into possession of Bi Sheng’s typefaces (字体) after his death. Shen Kuo explained that Bi Sheng did not use wood because the texture is inconsistent (不一致的) and absorbs wetness too easily.
By the time of the Southern Song Dynasty, which ruled from 1127 to 1279 AD, books had become popular in society and helped create a scholarly class of citizens who had the capabilities to become civil servants. Large printed book collections also became a status symbol for the wealthy class.
1. When was Bi Sheng’s printing press first introduced in history?
A. After Bi Sheng died and his nephews owned his typefaces.
B. When books became popular in the Southern Song Dynasty.
C. After the block printing was replaced by the moveable type printing.
D. WhenThe Diamond Sutrawas printed into a book.
2. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Shen Kuo made great contributions to printing.
B. The moveable type printing was invented earlier than block printing.
C. Printed books were hard to get in the Song Dynasty.
D. By the Southern Song Dynasty, books had helped people get to higher social positions.
3. Why does the author write this passage?
A. To show that Buddhism was popular in the Tang Dynasty.
B. To introduce the early history of printing.
C. To memorize Bi Sheng, developing the moveable type printing.
D. To indicate the advantages of moveable type printing.
B
The headmaster of a primary school showed on television to support her idea that parents should “dress appropriately in daywear” when they drop off and pick up their kids from school.
Kate Chisholm, head teacher atSkerneParkAcademyin Darlington, theU.K., sent a letter home asking parents to set a better example for their children.
“I have noticed there has been an increasing tendency for parents to drop off and pick up their kids from school while still wearing their pajamas (睡衣),” Chisholm wrote.“Could I please ask that when you are sending your children, you take the time to dress appropriately in daywear that is suitable for the weather conditions?”
Kate Chisholm wants parents at her school to dress nicer. She appeared on British television station ITV to further explain her decision, saying she had started noticing the pajama trend had been picked up by “30 or 40” parents at school.
Despite her determination to make school a nicer place to be, Chisholm admits that she can't demand that parents dress up-such as Karen Routh, 49, who wore pajamas to drop off her 8-ycar-old daughter Holly, because she was running late and didn't feel well.
“I imagine there might be some people who keep up wearing pajamas for the next six months to prove a point,” Chisholm said. “I can't force people to get dressed but I will keep sending letters home in the hope that they decide to put on a pair of jeans.”
Wearing pajamas in public has also become a hot issue for some schools and States in theU.S.In 2015, aFloridaschool board member insisted on a dress rule for parents who showed up in the school in sleepwear.
4. The headmaster asks parents to pay attention to ______.
A. the way they dress
B. the relations with teachers
C. the way they treat their kids
D. the clothes they buy for their kids
5. How does Chisholm try to change this situation?
A. Asking kids to set examples.
B. Keeping them out of school.
C. Sending letters to persuade them.
D. Forcing them to change by laws.
6. Why did Kate Chisholm appear on ITV?
A. She wanted to force Karen to dress properly.
B. Parents spent less time on their clothes.
C. She wanted to explain her decision about the parents' dress.
D. She wanted to tell us more and more parents wear pajamas to school.
7. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ______.
A. strict laws should be passed to stop pajamas
B. aFloridaschool will force parents to wear jeans
C. people wearing pajamas in public will be punished
D. more and more people are concerned about dressing properly in public
C
From Mozart to Metallica, tons of people enjoy listening to various types of music while they paint, write, or draw. Most believe that music helps increase creativity, but an international study conducted by English and Swedish researchers is challenging that view. The study results wereechoedby scientists fromLancasterUniversity, and theUniversityofGavle, saying their findings show music actually weakens creativity.
To reach their conclusions, researchers had volunteers complete verbal problems designed to inspire creativity while sitting in a quiet room, and then again while music played in the background. They found that background music significantly weakened the volunteers’ ability to complete tasks connected with verbal creativity. The team also tested background noises like those commonly heard in a library, but found that such noises had no influence on subjects’ creativity.
The tasks were simple word games. For example, volunteers were given three words, such as dress, rise, and flower. Then, they were asked to find a single word connected with all three that could be combined to form a common phrase or word. The single word, in this case, would be “sun” (sundress, sunrise, sunflower). Volunteers completed the tasks in either a quiet room, or while listening to two different types of music: rock music or light music
“We found strong evidence of weakened performance when playing background music in comparison to quiet background conditions,” says co-author D. Neil McLatchie ofLancasterUniversity. He and his colleagues find that music negatively influences the verbal working memory processes of the brain, preventing creativity. Also, as far as the library background noises having seemingly no effect, the study’s authors believe that was the case because library noises create a “regular state” environment that doesn’t affect concentration.
“To conclude, the findings here challenge the popular view that music increases creativity, and instead show that music, whatever type it is, is always a disadvantage for creative performance in problem solving,” the study reads.
8. The underlined word in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by ________.
A. challenged
B. accepted
C. doubted
D. heard
9. What were the volunteers asked to do in the study?
A. To play music.
B. To combine given words.
C. To create new words.
D. To connect words with music.
10. What can we infer from the study?
A. Quiet background inspires creativity best.
B. Library noise does no harm to creativity.
C. Music has a bad effect on language ability.
D. Music types matter in creative performance.
11. Which is the main idea of the passage?
A. Quiet Environments Prevent Concentration.
B. Background NoiseAffects Concentration.
C. Composing Music Weakens Creativity.
D. Listening to Music Reduces Creativity.
D
In 1990, Hal Donaldson was 23 years old, fresh out of college and found himself in Calcutta, India, where he was asked to interview Mother Teresa.
Donaldson says about the great woman famed for feeding the hungry, “She wasn't wearing shoes and her ankles were swollen. She sat down with me and was very polite.” After the interview, Mother Teresa asked him, “What are you doing to help the poor?” Donaldson admitted that he was young and wasn't focused on helping others. With a smile on her face, Mother Teresa said, “Everyone can do something.”
Those words deeply struck Donaldson and forced him to face some hard truths about himself.
Hal Donaldson grew up in the San Francisco Bay area. When he was 12 years old, his parents were hit by a drunk driver; his father died, and his mother was seriously injured. To make ends meet, they went on welfare. Donaldson says, “I had holes in my shoes and clothes. When you're teased at school for that, you just want to
escape.”
He managed to do just that. Donaldson got into college and turned his focus to making money for himself He says, “I was just trying to find my way out of insignificance. However, it's easy to overlook others along the way. I was the guy that would see a homeless person and cross the street, so I didn'thave to confront (面对) him. My focus was on climbing to the top instead of helping those trying to climb with me.”
Donaldson returned home from India with a different thought. He traveled to eight cities in America and stayed on the streets and listened tostories of the homeless. “My heart broke,” he says. “I knew I could no longer just live for myself.”
Inspired by Mother Teresa's words and the stories he'd heard across America. Donaldson loaded a pick-up truck with $300 worth of groceries and handed them out to anyone who needed help. In 1994, Donaldson created the nonprofit organization, Convoy for Hope, which works with communities across America and around the world. Their work focuses on feeding children, women's empowerment, helping farmers and disaster services.
12. What did 23-year-old Hal Donaldson do in India?
A. He attended an interview for a college.
B. He fed the hungry with Mother Teresa.
C. He interviewed Mother Teresa.
D. He did something to help the poor.
13. What can we learn about Hal Donaldson from paragraph 4?
A. He was born with disability.
B. He led a hard life as a child.
C. He was well treated at school.
D. He survived as a parentless boy.
14. How does Hal Donaldson describe himself in college?
A. Self-centered.
B. Sympathetic.
C. Popular.
D. Casual.
15. How did Hal Donaldson change after he returned home from India?
A. He preferred traveling to volunteering.
B. He suddenly fell in love with journalism.
C. He turned his focus to living for himself.
D. He gradually devoted himself to helping others.
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To an outsider，any culture can seem confusing.And the UK's got a thing or two that raises a few eyebrows.However，understand the why and things might be less puzzling.___16___.
In a world where 61％of nations drive on the right，Brits drive on the left.Why? Most people think it goes back to Medieval，maybe even Roman times.___17___when you remember that right-handed people wear a sword ontheir left hip.Travelling on the left allowed you to keep your weapon arm toward your opponent，who
would be on your right.This practice continued until the 18th century when a law was passed requiring all traffic crossingLondonBridgeto keep to the left.
Visitors to the UK that have just washed their hands in an old-fashioned sink might be wondering why one tap is only for hot water，the other cold.___18___.So，why this oddity? It relates to a time when hot and cold water were kept separate to prevent pollution.Drinkable cold water came from a mains supply，but hot water came from attic tanks and was not considered suitable for consumption.So they were kept apart.
Millions of people drink tea worldwide，but the odd Brits put milk in theirs.Why? This mysterious practice relates to the quality of china cup used in the 18th century when tea was first imposed.For the majority of Brits，the cups available couldn’t stand the heat of the boiling water and would break，so milk was added first.___19___.And this practicaltweak soon became a national habit.
___20___.As you can see，these odd Brits have perfectly clear reasons for left-hand driving，two-tap sinks and tea with milk.Even if they still seem strange，at least now you’re in the know.
A. This makes it difficult to improve
B. There is a method to the madness
C. This unusual behavior makes sense
D. You can know the origins of the practices
E. Either can make washing very uncomfortable
F. This cooled the cup enough to resist the boiling water
G. Here are the reasons for three ofBritain’s more puzzling practices
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We have allheard how time is more valuable than money, but is it_____21_____ to have too much time?
I_____22_____back in high school I spent most of my day at school since I also_____23_____a team sport. By the time I got home, I only had a few hours to do my homework, and I had to do it_____24_____.
When I got into college, things_____25_____. I suddenly found myself out of class before noon time. Because of all this_____26_____time there was no sense of_____27_____to do my school work immediately. I was performing this action of waiting until it later became a _____28_____.Once that happened, I just kept_____29_____my studying further and further back in my day. Then I got to the point where I was______30______really late at night to get my work done.
One day I______31______a former classmate of mine who was______32______a lot of money running a
sideline (副业). Since his regular job was______33______, I asked him why he just didn't do his sideline full-time. He said without the job, he would______34______have too much time and would just do what I did back in_____35_____.He said that if he______36______the job, he would lose his______37______ to work and succeed.
So, try______38______your time with other work. This is why there is a______39______ that if you want something done, ask a______40______person to do it.
21. A. true B. fair C. strange D. possible
22. A. remember B. admit C. understand D. expect
23. A. watched B. loved C. coached D. played
24. A. at last B. right away C. of course D. as usual
25. A. happened B. repeated C. changed D. mattered
26. A. extra B. difficult C. valuable D. limited
27. A. duty B. achievement C. urgency D. direction
28. A. burden B. relief C. risk D. habit
29. A. pushing B. taking C. setting D. calling
30. A. hanging out B. staying up C. jogging round D. showing off
31. A. met B. helped C. treated D. hired
32. A. raising B. wasting C. demanding D. making
33. A. safe B. important C. boring D. rewarding
34. A. luckily B. hardly C. hopefully D. simply
35. A. childhood B. college C. town D. business
36. A. quit B. found C. accepted D. kept
37. A. heart B. chance C. drive D. way
38.A. saving B. filling up C. giving up D. trading
39. A. message B. story C. saying D. fact
40. A. careful B. busy C. reliable D. kind
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
Many kinds of music can stir imagination and produce strong feelings. For some people,___41.___(romance) composers such as Chopin and Tchaikovsky improve feelings of love and sympathy. Religious and spiritual music
can help some people feel peace or lessen their pain. But one musician seems to have___42.___unique ability of healing (治愈) the human body—Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Scientists have found Mozart's music to be remarkable in its ability___43.___(calm) its listeners. It can also increase their perceptions, and help them express themselves more___44.___(clear).
Many amazing cases have been documented using Mozart___45.___a healing aid. For example, a tiny premature(早产的) baby___46.___( name) Krissy, who weighed just 1.5 pounds at birth, was on total life support. Doctors thought she had little chance of survival. Her mother insisted on playing Mozart for Krissy, and thought it would save her daughter's life. Krissy lived,___47.___she was very small for her age and slower than the average child. At the age of four, she showed an interest in music and her parents gave her violin lessons. To their___48.___(astonish), Krissy was able to play musical pieces from memory___49.___were far beyond the ability of an average four-year-old child.____50.____(play) music helped her improve in all areas of her life.
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.下面短文中共有10处错误,错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧）,并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

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。

When I were a child, I spent more than five years learning the violin. Therefore, I couldn’t find any fun in music. After I had graduated from high school a few years ago, a friend of mine suggested that we started to learn the guitar together. All of us thought it was cool. I will never forget the day that I went to buy my guitar in a guitar store. There I met one of my classmate. He helped me choose my guitar the different models. He also shared his understand of music. Since then we have been playing the guitar together and music has become a important part of my life.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你们社团（Helping Hand Club）想请著名的外国友人Jones先生在会议上演讲。

请你代表社团向他发出邀请，内容包括：
1.介绍社团基本情况；
2.解释邀请原因；
3.告知演讲时间安排。

注意：
1.写作词数为80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文流畅。

Dear Mr. Jones,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ Looking forward to your reply.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. A
2. D
3. B
4. A
5. C
6. C
7. D
8. B 9. C 10. B 11. D
12. C 13. B 14. A 15. D
16. G 17. C 18. E 19. F 20. B
21. D 22. A 23. D 24. B 25. C 26. A 27. C 28. D 29. A 30. B 31. A 32.
D 33. C 34. D 35. B 36. A 37. C 38. B 39. C 40. B
41. romantic
42. a 43. to calm
44. clearly
45. as 46. named
47. but 48. astonishment
49. that/which
50. Playing
51.(1). were→was
(2). Therefore→However
(3).去掉had
(4). started→start
(5). All→Both
(6). that→when
(7). classmate→classmates
(8).在guitar后面加from
(9). understand→understanding
(10). a→an 52.略。