2020年湖北省荆州中学高三英语一模试卷及答案

2020年湖北省荆州中学高三英语一模试卷及答案
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
Looking to the future, we are now focusing on next year's tours. We are not presently taking bookings, but if a specific tour lifts your spirits, why not mark your interest and we will contact you when the time is right.
Japan
October 2021
A centre for technology with natural beauty, Japan is a must-see destination for science and nature lovers. Join us on a special journey across the country during its fantastic autumn to see its amazing landscapes, visit leading scientific institutions and experience robotics and AI.
Antarctica
April to September 2021
Join us aboard the Magellan Explorer for an exciting adventure to South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula, exploring the world's largest ocean reserve and best ocean ecosystem. Follow in the footstepsof the great scientists while marveling（惊叹）at icebergs, ancient glaciers and ice flies onto volcanic beaches.
Italy
March and June 2021
Encounter the great scientific minds and discoveries of the Renaissance on a cultural adventure across two of its cities, Florence and Bologna. Enjoy beautiful surroundings as you take in the wonderful collections, buildings and churches that demonstrate the period across architecture and paintings.
Czech Republic
May and July 2021
Discover the legacy（遗产）of Kepler and Brahe in Prague, a city where astronomy, maths, medicine and architecture connect. Kepler became the father of modern astronomy supported by the observational data from Brahe.
1. What can travelers do in Japan?
A. Experience space travel.
B. Enjoy its spring landscape.
C. Visit its scientific institutions .
D. Learn about its traditional culture.
2. Which of the following can you choose if you are free in August?
A. Japan.
B. Italy.
C. Antarctica.
D. Czech Republic .
3. What do Italy and Czech Republic havein common?
A. Astronomy.
B. Architecture.
C. Paintings.
D. Medicine .
B
Move over, helicopter parents. “Snowplow (扫雪机) parents” are the newest reflection of an intensive (强化的) parenting style that can include parents booking their adult children haircuts, texting their college kids to wake them up so they don’t sleep through a test, and even calling their kids’ employers.
Helicopter parenting the practice of wandering anxiously near one’s children, monitoring their every activity, is so 20th century. Some rich mothers and fathers now are more like snowplows: machines moving ahead, clearing any difficulties in their children’s path to success, so they don’t have to suffer failure, frustration (挫折) or lose opportunities.
It starts early, when parents get on wait lists for excellent preschools before their babies are born and try to make sure their kids never do anything that may frustrate them. It gets more intense when school starts: running forgotten homework to school or calling a coach to request that their children make the team.
Rich parents may have more time and money to devote to making sure their children don’t ever meet with failure, but it’s not only rich parents practicing snowplow parenting. This intensive parenting has become the most welcome way to raise children, regardless of income, education, or race.
Yes, it’s a parent’s job to support the children, and to use their adult wisdom to prepare for the future when their children aren’t mature enough to do so. That’s why parents hide certain toys from babies to avoid getting angry or take away a teenager’s car keys until he finishes his college applications.
But snowplow parents can take it too far, some experts say. If children have never faced a difficulty, what happens when they get into the real world?
“Solving problems, taking risks and overcoming frustration are key life skills,” many child development experts say, “and if parents don’t let their children experience failure, the children don’t acquire them.”
4. What do we know about snowplow parenting?
A. It appeared before helicopter parenting.
B. It costs parents less than helicopter parenting.
C. It was a typical phenomenon of the 20th century.
D. It provides more than enough services for children.
5. What is mainly discussed about snowplow parenting in Paragraph 4?
A. Its cost.
B. Its benefits.
C. Its popularity.
D. Its ending.
6. Why does the author mention parents’ taking away car keys?
A. To show teenagers are no better than babies.
B. To advise teenagers not to treat their cars as toys.
C. To advise parents not to buy cars for their teenagers.
D. To show it’s appropriate to help children when necessary.
7. What’s the possible result of snowplow parenting according to the experts?
A. Children lacking problem-solving ability in reality.
B. Children mastering more key life skills than parents.
C. Children gaining great success in every aspect of life.
D. Children meeting no problems or frustration after growing up.
C
In the summer of 2016, I gave a talk at a small conference in northernVirginia. I began by admitting that I’d never had a social-media account; I then outlined arguments for why other peopleshould consider removing social media from their lives. The event organizers uploaded the video of my talk to YouTube. Then it was shared repeatedly on Facebook and Instagram and, eventually, viewed more than five million times. I was both pleased and annoyed by the fact that my anti-social-media talk had found such a large audience on social media.
I think of this event as typical of the love-hate relationships many of us have with Facebook, Instagram, and other social-media platforms. On the one hand, we’ve grown cautious about the so-called attention economy, which, in the name of corporate(公司的) profits, destroys social life gradually and offends privacy. But we also benefit from social media and hesitate to break away from it completely. Not long ago, Imet a partner at a large law firm in Washington, D.C., who told me that she keeps Instagram on her phone because she misses her kids when she travels; looking through pictures of them makes her feel better.
In recent months, some of the biggest social-media companies, Facebook and Twitter, in particular, have promised various reforms. In March, Mark Zuckerberg announced a plan to move his platform toward private
communication protected by end-to-end encryption(端对端加密); later that month, he put forward the establishment of a third-party group to set standards for acceptable content.
All of these approaches assume that the reformation of social media will be a complex, lengthy, and gradual process. But not everyone sees it that way. Alongside these official responses, a loose collective of developers that calls itself the IndieWeb has been creating another alternative. They are developing their own social-media platforms, which they say will preserve what’s good about social media while getting rid of what’s bad. They hope to rebuild social media according to principles that are less corporate and more humane(人道的).
8. Why did the author feel annoyed when his video was spread online?
A. His video caused many arguments.
B. His video was shared without his permission.
C. His talk was opposed by a large amount of people.
D. His video’s popularity on social media is against his talk.
9. Why does the author mention the story of his partner in paragraph 2?
A. To prove that social media has some benefits.
B. To advise people to break away from social media.
C. To tell the negative effects social media may produce.
D. To describe people’s complicated relationships with social media.
10. What is the purpose of the reform made by some social-media companies?
A. To attract more users.
B. To improve network environment.
C. To make more profits.
D. To provide more convenientservice.
11. What does the IndieWeb intend to do?
A. Develop new social-media platforms.
B. Remove social media from people’s lives.
C. Improve the existing social-media principles.
D. Help social-media companies to make reformation.
D
In June, 2021, a group of students from eight high schools in Winnipeg, the capital of Canada’s Manitoba province, will begin test-launching (试发射) a satellite the size of a Rubik’s cube.
The one-kilogram Win-Cube satellite, named for its home city and its shape, will be put into low orbit. Once in space, it can perform for a few months or up to several years, communicating information that could help find
the signs of earthquakes.
There are 80 similar satellite projects worldwide, but this is the first high-school based program of its kind in Canada. 30 Manitoba high school students are having a hand in designing and building the satellite, in cooperation with aerospace (航空航天的) experts and 10 students from the University of Manitoba, and with support from two other organizations.
The Win-Cube project is not something that goes on a piece of paper; it is real-world engineering, allowing high school students to have an opportunity to learn more about the exciting world of engineering through their participation in this challenging program. It is also taken as a wonderful example of the unique partnerships within Manitoba. Designing, building and launching a satellite with high-school participation will bring this world-class educational project into reality and Manitoba closer to space
“These Manitoba high school students deserve congratulations for their enthusiasm, innovation (创新), and a strong love for discovery,” said Education, Citizenship and Youth Minister Peter Bjomson. “We want to make science more relevant, interesting and attractive to high school students by showing them how classroom studies can relate to practical experience in the workplace or, in this case, in space,” Bjomson added.
The Win-Cube program is mainly aimed at inspiring a strong desire for discovery on the part of the students. It also shows Manitoba’s devotion to research and innovation and the development of a skilled workforce—all important drivers of knowledge-based economic growth.
12. What can we learn from Mr. Bjomson? .
A. Those Manitoba high school students are worth praising.
B. The study of space can be practically made in classrooms.
C. Manitoba high schools are famous for the study of space.
D. Scientific research is too far away from high school students.
13. What is the primary purpose of the project ? .
A. To find the early signs of earthquakes.
B. To relate studies to practical.
C. To help high school students study real-world engineering.
D. To inspire a strong desire for discovery among the students.
14. According to the passage, what can we know about the Win-Cube satellite? .
A. It is named after Manitoba and its shape.
B. It is intended for international communication.
C. It is designed like a Rubik’s cube both in shape and size.
D. It is challenged by university students around the world.
15. What may be the best title for the passage?
A. Manitoba School
B. Win-Cube Program
C. Space Co-operation
D. Satellite Launching
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
Over the years, we are witnessing the rise of drone（无人机）applications.___16___Here are some wonderful applications of drones that can help us know more about their impressive capabilities.
Drones can be used for search and rescue operations. Drones these days are equipped with certain sensors so they are able to locate the position of lost persons and work in a challenging area. The search and rescue operations once suffered a lot due to the lack of technology.___17___They can be used for searching and are capable enough to drop supplies at unreachable locations.
___18___This may be one of the biggest achievements of drone technology as they are now able to serve farmers for many purposes. Drones can help study the health of the crops and farmers could act accordingly. They can also help farmers spray fertilizers, pesticides and water for crops.
As advanced drone units are capable enough to carry heavy loads, they can be used for shipping and delivery applications. They will help people get instant service for their requested products.___19___Thus, people can get their food orders within a short time.
Another important use of drones lies in weather forecasting. This has given new light to the concept of predicting the weather conditions. With exceptional cameras and effective sensors, these drones can collect important information that could aid in weather forecasts.___20___
As we can see, drones have found a vast number of applications in different areas. This is such a fun area to keep our eyes on, and the technology might just keep surprising us!
A.We can see them used in various fields.
B.Drones are applied to the field of agriculture.
C.Besides, they won't get stuck in the traffic jam.
D.Drones can be used to study the health of farmers.
E.This could significantly increase the delivery time.
F.But now drones can make everything possible within a few minutes.
G.For instance, sending drones into the hurricanes or tornadoes could bring back essential data.
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On July 24, 1916, a natural gas explosion trapped 32 men working in a tunnel 250 feet belowLake Erie. The first rescuers who entered the tunnel were___21___by gas, and for hours no one else dared to enter the suffocating (窒息的),___22___deathtrap.
Then, late that night, someone had an idea:___23___Garrett Morgan and his new invention. Garrett Morgan was a successful___24___owner inCleveland. The son of freed slaves and theseventh of 11 children, mechanically minded Morgan had opened his own sewing machine shop, which he soon___25___to a tailoring factory with 32 employees.
In the early 1900s, factory buildings were crowded and untidy. They were often___26___of wood, with no fire escapes. Fire could cause serious___27___. Concerned about his employees, Morgan___28___with a “safety hood” (头罩) that would allow the wearer to___29___despite a fire’s poisonous smoke.
Morgan knew smoke rises during a fire.____30____, he created a heat-resistant hood with a long tube reaching to the floor. Wearing Morgan’s hood, a firefighter could breathe the____31____air near the____32____Morgan lined the breathing tube with a sponge-like material that was wetted before use to____33____the air. A second tube was designed to____34____exhaled (呼出的) air.
Called to the scene on the night of the tunnel explosion, Garrett arrived with samples of his safety hood. Still in their nightwear, he and his brother Frank put on the hoods and____35____entered the tunnel. It was a dangerous____36____of the invention, but they saved two lives and____37____four bodies before officials closed the____38____. Morgan knew that more lives might have been saved if he had been called sooner.
The daring____39____made Morgan famous and brought requests for safety hoods from fire departments around the country. But his greatest____40____was knowing that his invention would now save more people.
21. A. lit B. powered C. overcome D. overheated
22. A. changeable B. remarkable C. cautious D. poisonous
23. A. show off B. send for C. rule out D. take away
24. A. factory B. slave C. restaurant D. store
25. A. declined B. decided C. expanded D. exported
26. A. afraid B. true C. consisted D. made
27. A. business B. damage C. illness D. doubts
28. A. experimented B. associated C. equipped D. struggled
29. A. exist B. communicate C. breathe D. listen
30. A. Therefore B. However C. Anyway D. Besides
31. A. cleaner B. thicker C. colder D. warmer
32. A. ceiling B. ground C. roof D. window
33. A. feel B. trap C. cool D. heat
34. A. put on B. get off C. pollute D. release
35. A. unwillingly B. bravely C. gradually D. simply
36. A. task B. test C. game D. part
37. A. overlooked B. identified C. recovered D. buried
38. A. gap B. case C. deal D. site
39. A. rescue B. attempt C. reform D. escape
40. A. fortune B. comfort C. achievement D. reward
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
You’d never think of rabbits as dreadful, destructive creatures, would you? Rabbits are cute and lovable. However, Australians discovered_____41._____harm these cute creatures can dothe hard way.
Rabbits were introduced toAustraliain 1788 as food animals. By 1827 they were running around and in 1859 a disaster_____42._____(strike). A man released 12 wild rabbits onto his farm for hunting and he must have thought that was harmless fun. But Australia has no predators (捕食者) adapted to killing rabbits and none of the diseases that kept their populations_____43._____control in Europe. By 1950, there were 600 million rabbits inAustralia.
Six hundred million hungry rabbits could do real harm. They caused more damage than any other_____44._____(species) introduced to the continent. They competed for food and shelter with native animals. They caused the extinction or endangerment of numerous creatures. And they were a nightmare for cattle and sheep farmers,_____45._____animals couldn’t get enough grass to eat and starved.
The rabbits did some good, of course. They provided food for poor families and supported fur industries. But_____46._____(they) impact on the environment and major livestock economy was too negative to be ignored. People tried trapping them. They even built a huge wall against them. But the_____47._____(effective) weapon was a virus.
___48.___(test) multiple times, the deadly virus was released onAustralia’s rabbits in 1950. The virus had been developed very carefully to affect only rabbits. Nearly 100 percent of the rabbits who caught the disease died. Populations fell. It was_____49._____huge success. Cattle and sheep farming recovered gradually, and threatened plants were better protected._____50._____(eventual), rabbits became resistant to the virus.
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。

作文中共有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。

Thank you for your letter, what really made me very happy. Now let me tell you something about the transportation progresses in China. Over the past few decades we have developed an amazed network of public transportation. Besides, we have decided to make efforts make it even better. I am sure they will satisfy people’s needs for traveling everywhere more convenient. People usually chose the means of transportation based with some aspects, such as the cost and the time needed. For example, businessmen are more likely to travel by plane or by the high-speed train to save time while office workers tend to take buses and drive to work themselves.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Emily White was born seventeen years ago with so many birth problems in her body. Some of her organs, bones and muscles were out of shape. No one expected her to survive. She did make it but with her strange body figure, everyone could recognize her, even from a distance
In Emily White’s hometown, there was a yearly outdoor performance in the school auditorium(大礼堂). It had been performed for so many years and actually had become one of the most important events of the Christmas season for many of the town's people.
Many people tried out each year for it, but so many were turned away, It can only include the most excellent people in the field
Emily had a beautiful singing voice. Last year she went to Mrs. Owens -her music teacher to ask to join in the performance Without letting her sing, Mrs. Owens took a look at Amy's body and said, "Child, you just don't fit.
Everyone would stare at you and that would make you uncomfortable. It would make them unforgettable.
Without singing a single not, Emily was sent back through the door of the choral room. Hurt and upset, she decided never to try out again. But Mrs. Owens then retired.
This year, there came a new music teacher, Mr. Buttler. He heard about Emily and suggested that she have a try
Emily didn't want to be rejected again, so she hesitated a little about it. As Emily struggled, the door was pushed open and Mr. Buttler called, Emily, you' re next. " Although kind of nervous, Emily did as M. Buttler told her to do. Mr. Buttler sat by the piano to keep Emily company- When Emily finished her testing performance, she thanked Mr Buttler and knew the result would be posted-on the door of the choral room the next day Emily couldn't sleep that night She was suffering from the feelings that she didn't fit and the great need to accepted. By the next morning, her stomach was even in pain because of stress
注意：
1.续写词数应为150词左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Para. I
The next day, Emily nervously glanced at the list of the door of the choral room
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Para. 2
Finally, the day of performance came
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参考答案
1. C
2. C
3. B
4. D
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. D 9. A 10. B 11. A
12. A 13. D 14. C 15. B
16. A 17. F 18. B 19. C 20. G
21. C 22. D 23. B 24. A 25. C 26. D 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. A 31. A 32.
B 33.
C 34.
D 35. B 36. B 37. C 38. D 39. A 40. D
41. what
42. struck
43. under 44. species
45. whose 46. their
47. most effective
48. Tested/Having been tested
49. a 50. Eventually
51.(1).what→which
(2).progresses→progress
(3).amazed→amazing
(4).efforts后添加to
(5).they→it
(6).convenient→conveniently
(7).chose→choose
(8).with→on
(9).去掉the
(10).and→or
52.略。