2020年寿春中学高三英语第二次联考试题及参考答案

2020年寿春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
Artificial intelligence (Al) is practically everywhere today. There are so many products out there which use Al. Some are being developed, some are already in use, and some failed and are being improved, so it’s very difficult to name a few of them and regard them as the best.
Vi
It is an Al personal trainer which is mainly concerned with fitness and coaching. It, however, requires the use of bio-sensing earphones and other fitness tracking equipment! It can play your favourite music while you work out and all you have to worry about is the exercise you're doing.
Deep Text
Do you ever wonder how an ad appears suddenly just when you are looking for something similar? This is because of Deep Text. It uses real-time consumer information to produce data which in turn is used to target consumers. Thus, if you search online for flight tickets fromBangaloretoDelhi, it is very likely that an ad relating to hotels inDelhiwill soon follow.
Hello Egg
If you live alone and miss your mother because you always miss your breakfast or don’t know what to eat for dinner, then Hello Egg is exactly what you are looking for. A very healthy choice of the 2-minute noodles and oats, Hello Egg provides you with a detailed weekly meal plan about the needs of your body. It is truly a modern AI-powered home cooking tool for the young.
Wordsmith
You can put Mr. Smith into your Microsoft Excel using their free API, and let it write up detailed analysis of the stories behind your numbers. It can produce detailed reports on thousands of pages of spreadsheets in seconds.
1. What can we learn about Vi from the text?
A. It is an AI music player.
B. It is a bio-sensing earphone.
C. It doesn't work without bio-sensing earphones.
D. It can make you more energetic while you work out.
2. Which can help you improve cooking skill?
A. Deep Text.
B. Vi.
C. Wordsmith.
D. Hello Egg.
3. What can Wordsmith do for us?
A. Produce a detailed report.
B. Provide us with a detailed meal plan.
C. Book a ticket ahead of time.
D. Offer us information on hotels for traveling.
B
The year 2020 will mark the beginning of the decade of the yold, or the “young old”, as the Japanese call people aged between 65 and 75. The traditional retirement age is 65. One might therefore expect peak retirement. By continuing to work, and staying socially engaged, the yold will change the world, as they have done several times before at different stages of their lives.
The yold are more numerous, healthier and wealthier than previous generations of seniors. The yold are busier, too. In short, the yold are not just any group of old people. They are challenging the traditional expectations of the retired as people who wear slippers and look after the grandchildren. That will influence consumer, service and financial markets.
The over-60s are one of the fastest-growing groups of customers of the airline business. The yold are vital to the tourism industry because they spend much more, when taking a foreign holiday, than younger adults.
But for all this to happen,three big things will have to change, under pressure from the yold themselves. The most important is public attitudes towards older people, and in particular the expectation that the old ought to be putting their feet up and quietly retiring into the background. Then, government policies will have to change, too. The retirement age in many rich countries is still below the age to which many people want to work. The effective retirement age (the age at which people actually leave the workforce) is usually even lower. Third, higher numbers of healthy yold people will require drastic changes in health spending. Most diseases of ageing are bestmetwith prevention and lifestyle changes. But only about 2%~3% of most countries’ health-care spending goes on prevention. That will have to rise, because although the yold will constitute a bulge of comparative health and activity over the next decade, by 2030 they will hit 75 and enter a long period of decline for which few rich countries are ready.
4. What kind of people are the yold exactly?
A. They are workaholics.
B. They are full of energy.
C. They enjoy being focused on.
D. They like staying socially engaged.
5. Why do the yold contribute to tourist industry?
A. They like traveling more.
B. They have more money.
C. They consume more on travel.
D. They have much free time.
6. What’s the author’s attitude toward health-care spending on prevention?
A. Unsatisfied.
B. Subjective.
C. Neutral.
D. Active.
7. What does the underlined word “met” in the fourth paragraph mean?
A. dealt with
B. come across
C. satisfied
D. experienced.
C
To Rehan Staton, his childhood was a life of privilege — loving parents, a supportive big brother and a pleasant, private school education. Everything changed when his mother left the country and his father lost his job.
He had to sleep with a heavy jacket on when it was cold. He was always hungry. He said he couldn't concentrate at school and would sleep during class. He went from straight. As to near the bottom of his class. A teacher told him he needed special education, which made him hate school.
Staton spent his high school years as an excellent athlete, raining to become a professional boxer. He had won a lot of martial arts competitions.But a tragedy struck him in his senior year when Staton suffered serious tendonitis (肌腱炎), in both shoulders. He couldn’t lift either arm for months. His dream of becoming a professional player failed. He struggled to apply to colleges but was refused byall of them.
Staton’s body slowly recovered from martial arts and he got a job as a rubbish collector. Many co-workers couldn't help but ask him a simple question, “What are you doing here? You’re smart. You are too young to be here. Go to college.” It was the first time someone outside his family had spoken highly of his intelligence. It was the co-workers thatem enedhim to return to school.
Several co-workers put Staton in touch with a professor atBowieStateUniversity. The professor was impressed with their conversation and persuaded the admissions board to change its former decision.
Going to college forced Staton’s older brother, Reggie, to drop out. They both knew someone had to be working full time along with their dad. It was a decision Reggie made on his own.
After receiving a 4.0, Staton succeeded in becoming a student at theUniversityofMaryland. But he still had a long way to go to attend Harvard Law eventually...
8. What finally changed Rehan Staton’s happy childhood?
A. His brother’s losing the job.
B. His serious health problem.
C. His father’s sudden death.
D. His mother’s leaving the country.
9. What does the underlined word “em ened” in the fourth paragraph mean?
A. Force.
B. Direct.
C. Encourage.
D. Accompany.
10. Why did Staton’s elder brother have to drop out of school?
A. He wanted his brother to study further.
B. His father asked him to leave school.
C. He had lost interest in most lessons.
D. He had to go out to find his mother.
11. What will the writer mainly talk about next?
A. What Rehan Staton planned to do after entering Harvard.
B. How Rehan Staton managed to be admitted to Harvard.
C. Why Rehan Staton decided to choose to go to Harvard.
D. When Rehan Staton would be successful in Harvard Law.
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
How to Remember What You Read
Reading is important. But the next step is making sure that you remember what you've read!___16___you may have just read the text. But the ideas, concepts and images（形象）may fly right out of your head. Here are a few tricks for remembering what you read.
●___17___
If the plot, characters, or word usage is confusing for you, you likely won't be able to remember what you read. It's a bit like reading a foreign language. If you don't understand what you're reading, how would you remember it? But there are a few things you can do... Use a dictionary; look up the difficult words.
● Are you connected?
Does a character remind you of a friend? Does the setting make you want to visit the place? Does the book inspire you, and make you want to read more? With some books, you may feel a connection right away.___18___ How willing are youto make the connections happen?
● Read it; hear it; be it!
Read the lines. Then, speak them out loud. And, put some character into the words. When he was writing his novels, Charles Dickens would act out the parts of the characters. He'd make faces in themirror, and change his voice for each character.___19___
● How often do you read?
If you read frequently, you'll likely have an easier time with remembering what you’re reading and what you've read.___20___As you make reading a regular part of your life, you'll make more connections, stay more focused and understand the text better. You’ll learn to enjoy literature- as you remember what you read!
A. Are you confused?
B. Practice makes perfect.
C. What's your motivation?
D. Memory is sometimes a tricky thing.
E. Marking helps you remember what you read.
F. But other books require a bit more work on your part.
G. You can do the same thing when you are reading the text!
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Mobile phones are everywhere in big cities. It seems that___21___can live without one. Mobile phones are a great___22___to stay connected with friends and family.___23___, it is important to remember that there are certain times___24___you should not be using your phone, especially as a student, during school.
____25____you are in class, you should not be sending your friends text messages___26___taking phone calls. Your classmates and teacher should not have to deal with this rude___27___. Aren’t you at school to learn? In the United States, students would never be allowed to___28___their mobile phones during class. If you were to
send or___29___a text message you would probably be kicked____30____class. It is very disturbing to hear a lot of tones and ringing during____31____There are many more rules for mobile phone use in America and it is to____32____respect for those around you.
As a teacher in China, I have to____33____students using mobile phones every day. I have told my class to____34____their phones, but many students do not listen. The____35____to be connected all the time seems to be more____36____than the desire to learn.
It’s easy to understand____37____it is so tempting(诱惑人的) to have your phone on during class. It seems so easy just to send a short text message; it’s not hurting anyone, is it? But you may actually be hurting____38____when you do this. Your teacher knows when you use yourphone and may give you a____39____grade. Sending a text message also takes your attention away from what’s going on in class, you may____40____something important.
21. A. one B. somebody C. someone D. no one
22. A. way B. road C. method D. path
23. A. But B. However C. So D. Therefore
24. A. which B. that C. when D. where
25. A. After B. Before C. Because D. If
26. A. or B. and C. as well as D. instead of
27. A. act B. action C. habit D. behavior
28. A. have B. take C. use D. send
29. A. receive B. accept C. make D. get
30. A. of B. off C. out D. out of
31. A. school B. class C. office D. home
32. A. ask B. suggest C. show D. answer
33. A. do B. deal C. do with D. deal with
34. A. turn on B. turn down C. turn off D. turn in
35. A. desire B. wish C. hope D. expect
36. A. possible B. important C. necessary D. interesting
37. A. why B. what C. that D. whether
38. A. himself B. herself C. ourselves D. yourself
39. A. lower B. higher C. better D. upper
40. A. forget B. remember C. miss D. leave
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
One morning, I ___41.___(wait) at the bus stop，___42.___(worry) about being late forschool. There were many people waiting at the bus stop,___43.___some of them looked very anxious and disappointed. When the bus finally came, we all hurried on board. I got a place next___44.___the window, so I had___45.___good view of the sidewalk. A boy on a bike caught my___46.___(attend)--he was riding beside the bus and waving his arms. I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver, but he refused to stop___47.___we reached the next stop. Still, the boy kept riding. He was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting. Finally, when we came to the next stop, the boy ran up to the door of the bus. I heard an excited conversation. Then the driver stood up and asked, "___48.___anyone lose a suitcase at the last stop? "A woman on the bus shouted, "Oh, dear! It’s___49.___(I)". She pushed her way to the driver and took the suitcase___50.___( grate). Everyone on the bus began talking about what the boy had done, and the crowd of strangers suddenly became friendly to one another.
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：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下而写出修改后的词。

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。

The US has fell to the 28th place in the latest report measuring social progress worldwide. The report looks 50 well-being factors, such as access to health care, safe and the environment. It is common acknowledged that the nation ranks the first for its advanced education and quality universities. Therefore, its access to quality basic education only reached No. 91. And although America leads in medical technology, citizens access to quality health care is ranked No. 97. “The data paints an alarmed picture of the state of our nation—we are no longer which we used to be.” said Michael Porter, a Harvard professor.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.2021年世界地球日主题为“修复我们的地球”。

请以“Restore Our Earth”为题写一篇演讲稿。

内容要点：(1)说明“修复我们的地球”的重要性；(2)对“修复我们的地球”提出行动建议。

注意：(1)词数100左右；
(2)可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Restore Our Earth
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参考答案
1. C
2. D
3. A
4. D
5. C
6. A
7. A
8. D 9. C 10. A 11. B
12. C 13. D 14. D 15. B
16. D 17. A 18. F 19. G 20. B
21. D 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. D 26. A 27. D 28. C 29. A 30. D 31. B 32.
C 33.
D 34. C 35. A 36. B 37. A 38. D 39. A 40. C
41. was waiting
42. worried
43. and 44. to
45. a 46. attention
47. till/ until
48. Did 49. me/ mine
50. gratefully
51.(1).fell→fallen
(2).looks后添加at
(3).safe→safety
(4).common→commonly
(5).去掉first前the
(6).Therefore→However
(7).reached→reaches
(8).citizens→citizens’
(9).alarmed→alarming
(10).which→what
52.略。