2019-2020学年上海市长宁中学高三英语二模试卷及答案解析

2019-2020学年上海市长宁中学高三英语二模试卷及答案解析
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
Four Best Hikes in the World
There's nothing like getting out and getting some fresh air on a hike. No matter whether your idea of a hike is a leisure walk or climbing the highest mountain on Earth, we've got you covered. Below are four best hikes inthe world.
Torres del Paine W Circuit
Location (位置): Patagonia. Chile
Distance: 37 + miles
Time: 5~6 days
Best time to go: October to January
The W Circuit is one of the most recommended hikes you'll find. Not only will you appreciate the diverse landscapes and striking granite pillars (花岗岩柱子), but you'll probably meet some new friends along the way.
Grand Canyon Rim - to - Rim Hike
Location: Arizona, the United States
Distance: 48 miles
Time: 1~3 days
Best time to go: May to June, September to October
There's no better way to experience one of the greatest wonders in the world. Located in one of the USA's most beautiful parks, the views are ly appealing. Just make sure you're prepared for the challenge.
Trek to Petra
Location: Jordan
Distance: 47 miles
Time: 5~ 6 days
Best time to go: October to April
Take the road less traveled through the Kingdom of Jordan and experience one of the seven wonders of the world. Hike through canyons, gorges and ridges, and see tombs and temples along the way all while avoiding
crowds of tourists.
Yosemite Grand Traverse
Location: California, the United States
Distance: 60 miles
Time: 6~7 days
Best time to go: July to September
Known for some of the best hiking in the world, Yosemite National Park is famous for its views and huge sequoia (红杉) trees. Praised byNational Geographic, the Yosemite Grand Traverse will take you through waterfalls and green mountaintops.
1.Which of the following is the best time for the hike in Patagonia, Chile?
A.April
B.May
C.August
D.December
2.Where should you go for a less crowded hike?
A.Jordan
B.Patagonia, Chile
C.Arizona, the United States
D.California, the United States
3.What can you do along the Yosemite Grand Traverse?
A.Plant sequoia trees
B.Appreciate waterfalls
C.Visit local temples
D.Climb granite pillars
B
If you easily make mistakes when in a hurry, a new study from Michigan State University—the largest of its kind to date-found that meditation (冥想) could help you improve the situation.
The research tested how open monitoring meditation (OMM)—or, meditationthat focuses awareness on feelings or thoughts as they unfold in one’s mind and body—alteredbrain activity in a way that suggested increased error recognition.
“People’s interest in meditation is outpacing what science can prove in terms of effects and benefits.” said Jeff Lin, MSU psychology doctoral candidate and study co-author. “But it’s amazing to me that we were able to see how one session of a guided meditation could produce changes to brain activity in non-meditators.”
“Some forms of meditation have you focus on a single object, commonly your breath, but open monitoring meditation is a bit different,” Lin said, “It has you tune inward and pay attention to everything going on in your mind and body. The goal is to sit quietly and pay close attention to where the mind travels without getting too caught up in the scenery.”
Lin and his MSU co-authors—William Eckerle, Ling Peng and Jason Moser—hired more than 200 participants to test how open monitoring meditation affected how people detect and respond toerrors.
The participants, who had never meditated before, were taken through a 20-minute open monitoring meditation exercise while the researchers measured brain activity through electroencephalography (脑电图), or EEG. Then, they completed a computerized distraction (分心) test.
“The EEG can measure brain activity at the millisecond level, so we got precise measures of brain activity right after mistakes compared to correct responses,” Lin said. “A certain neural signal occurs about half a second after an error called the error positivity, which is linked to conscious error recognition. We found that the strength of this signal is increased in the meditators to controls.”
“These findings show what just 20 minutes of open monitoring meditation can do to improve the brain’s ability to detect and pay attention to mistakes,” Moser said.
4. What does the underlined word “altered” in paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Changed.
B. Prevented.
C. Started.
D. Recorded.
5. Why is open monitoring meditation different?
A. It is just aimed at a single object.
B. It clears your mind of everything.
C. It gets too caught up in the scenery.
D. It focuses on where the mind travels.
6. What did the researchers do for the study
A. They hired people who had meditated before.
B. They measured the participants’ brain activity.
C. They reminded the participants to avoid errors.
D. They had non-meditators design a distraction test.
7. What is the best title for the text?
A. Turn to OMM to Avoid Acting in a Hurry
B. You’re Able to Recognize Errors Consciously
C. Meditators’ Brain Proves Much More Active
D. OMM Can Help You Make Fewer Mistakes
C
It was once considered an important status symbol ---but having a home phone is increasingly seen asa white elephant. New figures show that one in five households no longer bother with a landline（固定电话），and almost a third of those that do never actually use it.
The vast majority of people who still have a home phone ——72 percent ——say they only have it because it is part of their broadband package.But that's not the only reason to desert the home phone - 20 percent of those surveyed said that they were fed up with the number of cold calls and would-be scammers（诈骗者）.
Digital media expert Dr. Elinor Carmi said there was a generational and social divide in phone use. She explained："If you,re young and have the mobility to go outside, you would rely on a mobile phone. But if you are older, disabled and perhaps poorer, our research shows you're more likely to use a landline. If you are richer, you will have access to more smart devices --- a smart TV, smartphone or laptop. But the poorer you are --- or if you are older, your use of these devices is more limited.”
Last year, research from regulator Ofcom found that the amount of time spent on landline calls annually in theUKhad halved over just six years, to 54 billion minutes. The new study also showed that more than a quarter of households have decided to find a broadband provider that does not charge for their unused landline, but only six percent have done so.
8. The underlined part “ a white elephant" in Paragraph 1 probably refers to something that is
A. costly but effective
B. useful and beautiful
C. expensive but useless
D. cheap and necessary
9. What's the main reason why some people still have a home phone?
A. Their broadband package contains it.
B. Their family can only afford to use it.
C. They are used to using a home phone.
D. They consider it an important status symbol.
10. Which of the following is more likely to use a landline?
A. A young adventurer.
B. An old poor gardener.
C. An outdoor photographer.
D. A famous indoor designer.
11. What's the best title of the text?
A. End of the landline?
B. Fed up with cold calls?
C. The history of phones
D. Different choices of phones
D
According to a survey, the wasteof food on the dining table occupies 10% of the total grain output.
Last week, Meituan, a giant online food ordering platform, co-published a proposal with a number of
business organizations, calling on restaurants to stop food waste and help develop new eating habits for customers. Following the proposal, merchants are asked to offer guidance for consumers, including reminding them during the ordering process about the taste of the ingredients, portion sizes and other information about the dishes, to helpthem avoid excessive ordering and food waste.
Catering（餐饮)associations in more than 18 provinces have also joined the campaign to remove food waste. The Wuhan Catering Association proposed an “NT" ordering code for restaurants in which a group of 10 diners would only order enough for nine people. More food is only brought to the table if required. On Friday, the China Cuisine Association announced that it had teamed up with Ele. me, the Alibaba Group Holding-owned food delivery platform, to launch a "half-dish plan," encouraging restaurants to provide customers with the option to order smaller portions.
Tang Zhisong, a professor at Southwest University Education School, said "Evaluating how much you can eat, how much you should buy and how to deal with the leftover is a way for young people to improve their self-management. It's also a means to teach them sharing food, caring about others, and more importantly, developing a mindset of suitability. "
12. What's the purpose of the proposal mentioned in the passage?
A. To change customers' attitude toward life.
B. To promote a new policy on food delivery.
C. To spread the idea of healthy eating.
D. To encourage restaurants to reduce food waste.
13. What does the underlined word “excessive" in Paragraph 2 prolably mean?
A. More than enough.
B. Less than required.
C. Better than ever.
D. Worse than before.
14. Paragraph 3 is mainly developed by.
A. offering analyses
B. presenting a survey
C. giving examples
D. making comparisons
15. What do Tang's words suggest?
A. Sharing food is caring about others.
B. Young people should have self-discipline.
C. Reducing food waste has all-round benefits.
D Saving food contributes to a sustainable society.
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Can just one person make a difference to the community? You bet! In a community every person counts, and getting involved is not difficult. Find out your own talents and interests. Then find a need or an issue you really care about.___16___. Here are just a few ways to make a difference in your community.
Clean up the community.
Neighborhood cleanups are often sponsored by local business or schools. But if your community doesn’t have a cleanup program, get together with friends to organize one. You could pick up trash in a larger area twice a year, or you could clean a smaller area every few months.___17___.
___18___.
Do you know anyone who is trapped in the house? Almost all neighborhoods have a few people who are limited to their homes. These people are often elderly and unable to leave their homes to perform simple tasks. But they belong to the community, too! By letting them “borrow” your legs and eyes, you can make them feel included.
You can do the daily routine for them like shopping or paying bills. They might like you to read to them if their eyesight is failing.___19___. And that’s what communities are for!
Round up some readers
Readingclubs are popular all over Europe andNorth America. Members might read at home to prepare for discussion, or they might read aloud to each other and talk about what they just read.___20___. The clubs are a good way to welcome newcomers to the community, too. Newcomers can find new friends with similar interests. If your neighborhood doesn’t yet have a club, find a few reading enthusiasts and get the ball rolling!
A. Include the helpless.
B. Do the daily routine.
C. The civil authorities try to help but their money is tight.
D.Living in a neighborhood tidied up will be its own reward.
E. Once you see what you can accomplish, you’ll want to keep going.
F. Either way, a book or article can spark lively discussion and this often challenges people to take action.
G. Governments provide some of the services these people need,but programs can’t give them friendship.
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
One morning in early fall, I spotted a pair of wild geese on our pond. The beautiful sight caught me by____21____because we’d never seen geese there before. Thinking they would soon leave, I_____22_____the chance to get close to them. I wondered where they came from and why they’d chosen our pond.
The next morning, the geese were still my____23____. I walked round to the mailbox, showing them I meant no harm.____24____, I couldn’t resist getting a____25____look. I hid behind some trees and____26____the handsome pair quietly through the branches. I was surprised to see they were staring at me, too!
As days passed, I started____27____to them on my trips to the mailbox. They craned their necks and raised their heads____28____, but seemed to realize I was their friend. By then, my curiosity about____29____they were staying so long on the pond changed to____30____. As they were feeling in the grass the other day, I discovered the reason for their____31____: the male had a broken left wing. He couldn’t____32____, and his faithful mate wouldn’t leave him behind.
I asked a biologist what to do. He explained that sometimes a____33____wing would heal by itself and suggested letting nature take its course.
On the first day of November, I was working in the neighborhood of the geese with my tractor. As I bent to fasten a chain from the tractor, I____34____some movement from the corner of my eye. Both geese were running towards the pond. Their wing were____35____like crazy, struggling for take-off. Gradually, they flew over the pond. They____36____enough altitude to fly past a neighbor’s house, and then circled back towards me, flying no more than 50 feet over my head as if to say goodbye. Then they were out of_____37_____.
The season’s first snowflake fell the very next day. The birds must have___38___that winter was coming, and it was time to go. I became fond of them during their____39____visit to our pond, and now I miss them. I’ll never forget their____40____to each other.
21. A. accident B. surprise C. nature D. fortune
22. A. increased B. created C. deserved D. valued
23. A. guests B. puzzles C. fellows D. friends
24. A. Instead B. Therefore C. Still D. Anyhow
25. A. closer B. quicker C. quieter D. broader
26. A. approached B. calmed C. observed D. protected
27. A. turning B. attending C. driving D. talking
28. A. firmly B. cautiously C. warmly D. proudly
29. A. why B. when C. how D. whether
30. A. sympathy B. rescue C. pleasure D. concern
31. A. companion B. visit C. settlement D. care
32. A. recover B. survive C. fly D. return
33. A. weak B. folded C. broken D. flightless
34. A. held B. caught C. directed D. made
35. A. spreading B. sweeping C. trembling D. beating
36. A. gained B. set C. discovered D. lost
37. A. reach B. sight C. control D. help
38. A. concluded B. indicated C. sensed D. confirmed
39. A. unexpected B. causal C. regular D. short
40. A. contribution B. promise C. treat D. devotion
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
Wuhan, the capital city of Central China’sHubeiprovince, once hardest-hit by COVID-19,____41.____(invite)medical workers and their s acrossChinawho____42.____(assist)with the fight against the epidemic in 2020____43.____(enjoy)its cherry blossom season this year.
All A-level tourist spots in the city will offer free entry to medical workers, and Wuhan University, one of the best places in the city to feast the eyes of cherry blossom admirers,____44.____(announce)it would provide free exclusive visits for them from Saturday to Sunday.
Exclusive activities including guided tours, shows and performances will be held in the____45.____(follow) three years, said Wu Ping, vice president of the university.
Data shows over 21, 000 medical workers have registered online to visit the campus during the weekend,____46.____over 3.800 of those are from outside the city.
A total of 1, 500 students and teachers of the university have volunteered to provide services____47.____them such as guided tours and____48.____(take)photos.
According to official figures, the epidemic inWuhanhad been____49.____(gradual)brought under control with the assistance of more than 42, 000 medical workers acrossChina, and the city has reported no new local cases_____50._____May 18, 2020.
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。

Here is good news for you which a writing competition about “Chinese Dream” is organizing by the Students’ Union. Everyone is welcome to take an actively part in the competition. You are required to writing a story about “Chinese Dream” within 400 word. We had already invited four of our English teachers to be the judges. Of course, your hard work will pay off. The student who wins the one prize will be given a set of famous ancient Chinese works. In a addition, your story will be filmed into a video. As for the deadline, we are expected to hand your story before December 20.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。

你和学校英国交换生Chris一起报名参加学校下个月举办的“传统文化节”节目展演，但是你因故不能参加。

请你给Chris写一封邮件，内容包括：
1.表达歉意；
2.不能参加的原因；
3.解决办法建议。

注意：1.词数100字左右；
2.文章开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Chris，
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1. D
2. A
3. B
4. A
5. D
6. B
7. D
8. C 9. A 10. B 11. A
12. A 13. C 14. C 15. D
16. E 17. D 18. A 19. G 20. F
21. B 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. A 26. C 27. D 28. B 29. A 30. D 31. B 32.
C 33. C 34. B 35.
D 36. A 37. B 38. C 39. A 40. D
41. invites/has invited
42. had assisted/assisted
43. to enjoy
44. announced
45. following
46. and 47. for/to
48. taking 49. gradually
50. since
51.(1). which→that
(2). organizing→organized
(3). actively→active
(4). writing→write
(5). word→words
(6). had→have
(7). one→first
(8). 删除a
(9). we→you
(10). 在hand后加in
52.略。