2020-2021学年佛山市第二中学高三英语第二次联考试题及答案

2020-2021学年佛山市第二中学高三英语第二次联考试题及答案
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
You haven’t truly visited a city until you’ve experienced its nightlife. Watching a big city likeLondongradually turn dark and darker into the night is a beautiful journey of time and light. So how about taking a historical evening walk and touchingsome of the nicest areas in centralLondon? Let’s get started.
6:30 pm
The walk starts on theMillenniumBridge. On the bridge, watch the scenic city across the River Thames with the skyscrapers gradually lighting up against the darkening skies.
TheMillenniumBridgehas been featured in many London-based films, includingHarry Potter, and the filmGuardians of the Galaxy.
7:30 pm
It’s getting dark. A fifteen-minute walk northwest fromSt Paul’s Cathedral takes you to the historic Borough Market. During the evenings, you find a lot of restaurants around the market. This is an excellent time to get your dinner.
9:00 pm
The next stop isLondonBridge. This is about 6 minutes’ walk from the Borough Market. As you join other onlookers and mentally go through the nursery school rhyme of “LondonBridgeis Falling Down”, you get lost again in history. Why does the song sayLondonBridgeis falling and who is the fair lady?
During theLondoncity fire of 1897,LondonBridgeserved an important role in fire control. It was one of the major structures that prevented the fire from crossing over to the other side ofLondon.
11:30 pm
Londonnever sleeps; it’s a few minutes to midnight and everywhere is still filled with people moving around. About four minutes away from the Golden Jubilee Bridges isTrafalgar Square, our next stop.
12:00 am
It’s been a beautiful evening, hasn’t it?
1. Where can you visit aGuardians of the Galaxyfilming location?
A. In theSt Paul’s Cathedral.
B. On theMillenniumBridge.
C. In the Borough Market.
D. On the Golden Jubilee Bridges.
2. What can be learned about the Borough Market?
A. It is far fromLondonBridge.
B. It is related to a famous song.
C. It is an ideal place for dinner.
D. It is a modern open-air market.
3. What is the main purpose of the text?
A. To showLondon’s color1 ful culture.
B. To introduce the scenery inLondon.
C. To ask people to do outdoor activities.
D. To recommend a night tour inLondon.
B
Shanghairesidents passing through the city’s eastern Huangpu district in Octobermight have astonished at an unusual sight: a “walking” building. An 85-year-old primary school has been lifted off the ground in its entirety and relocated using new technology named the “walking” machine.
In the city’s latest effort to preserve historic structures, engineers used nearly 200 mobile supports under the five-story building. The supports act like robotic legs. They’re split into two groups which in turns rise up and down, imitating the human step. Attached sensors help control how the building moves forward.
TheLagenaPrimary School, which weighs 7,600 tons, faced a new challenge — it’s T-shaped, while previously relocated structures were square or rectangular. Experts and technicians met to discuss possibilities and test a number of different technologies before deciding on the “walking machine”.
Over the course of 18 days, the building was rotated 21degrees and moved 62 meters away to its new location. The old school building is set to become a center for heritage protection and cultural protection. The project marks the first time this “walking machine” method has been used inShanghaito relocate a historical building.
In recent years,China’s rapid modernization has seen many historic buildingsrazedto clear land for skyscrapers and office buildings. But there has been growing concern about the architectural heritage loss as a result of destruction across the country.
Shanghaihas beenChina’s most progressive city when it comes to heritage preservation. The survival of a number of 1930s buildings in the famous Bund district and 19th-century “Shikumen” houses in the repaired Xintiandi neighborhood has offered examples of how to give old buildings new life. The city also has a track record of relocating old buildings. In 2018, the city relocated a 90-year-old building in Hongkou district, which was then
considered to beShanghai’s most complex relocation project to date.
4. How did the primary school get moved?
A. By reducing the weight of it.
B. By using movable supports.
C. By dividing it into several parts.
D. By using robotic legs.
5. What does the underlined word “razed” probably mean in Paragraph 5?
A. Replaced.
B. Burnt.
C. Protected.
D. Destroyed.
6. What can we infer about the heritage preservation inChina?
A. The use of advanced technology leads to growing concern.
B. Shanghai is the pioneer in preserving architectural heritage.
C.A number of old buildings have been given new life.
D. Many historic buildings will be relocated.
7. What is the passage mainly about?
A. New preservation campaigns are launched inChina.
B. New technology gives new life to historic buildings.
C. A building inShanghai“walks” to a new location.
D. “Walking machine” makes heritage protection simpler.
C
It might have been Jimmy Kimmel, or any other sharp-tongued talk show hosts of late-night TV. In this instance, it was Samantha Bee, stating her opposition to childhood vaccinations humorously. “Who are you going to believe?” she asked. “Leading authorities on medical science, or 800 comments on your cousin’s Facebook page?”
Joking about science can have serious effects, according to studies by communication scholars. Accordingly, since 2013, Paul, a psychological professor, has conducted studies of how satire (讥讽) can influence people’s beliefs about science, which have shown that if you want to interest people in science and shape their views on hot-button science issues, satirical humor can work better.
Many Americans pay little attention to science. Even people who regularly watch TV news receive only scraps of science information in their media diet, because mainstream media outlets devote so little airtime to the subject. On top of that, some Americans may regard science as inaccessible.
Yet satirical humor can reach viewers who would never watch NOVA or read — well, National Geographic. Millions of people watch late-night television programs live, and videos of these shows get millions of views on streaming services. In 2016, a vote conducted by the University of Delaware Center indicated that nearly one in 10 said they learned about science from late-night television shows.
Late-night hosts may occasionally poke fun at scientists. More often, however, the hosts promote a positive image of science. By making science entertaining to audience with little knowledge of the topic, late-night television could spark science engagement. Furthermore, the researchers concluded that satirical shows had the biggest impact among the least educated viewers, thus helping to narrow a gap in attention to science. Though late-night satirical humor can boost science interest and awareness, it has its limits. Science is complex, and conveying that complexity in a few minutes while telling jokes can be a challenge.
8. What does Paul’s studies of joking about science indicate?
A. It may do serious damage to science.
B. It can effectively popularize science.
C. It totally changes people’s attitude to science.
D. It will shift people’s attention from entertainment to science.
9. Why do TV watchers receive a little science information?
A. Because they enjoy watching entertainments.
B. Because science is not easy to come up with.
C. Because they find no interest in science issues.
D. Because science is scarcely seen on mainstream media.
10. What do we know about the late-night shows involving science?
A. The hosts get used to playing tricks on scientists.
B. The hosts’ aim is to build a positive image of science.
C. Education gap can be bridged through late-night shows.
D. Science participation can be promoted among their viewers.
11. What’s the author’s attitude towards combining science with satire?
A. Critical.
B. Objective.
C. Positive.
D. Negative.
D
Age has never been a problem for 16-year-old Thessalonika Arzu-Embry. After all, she’s already got her master’s degree.
The North Chicago-area teen started homeschooling at the age of 4. She began having an influence on others soon after. When she was 6 years old, she was an inspirational speaker at an organization called Tabitha House Community Service, which is for people who were forced to leave their homes because of earthquake, flood and other natural disasters.
At the age of 11, she graduated from high school and then earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2013. She completed those classes online as she was traveling for church events and leadership meetings.
She doesn’t stop there, though. The teen plans to focus on aviation psychology (航空心理学) for her further study, a decision inspired by her father who is a pilot. She grew up around airplanes and took fights all the time. Her goal is to use it to help pilots deal with problems that could have deadly results once the plane takes off — a topic that has been in the news lately. For her, it’s a mix of two of her interests.
In her free time, Thessalonika enjoys playing tennis, swimming and being active in her youth group at church. She also has three self-published books, which are on her site. Jump the Education Barrier is written to help students finish college, and in the future aims to help business owners with trends. Her third book The Genius Race is designed to help people to be talents in various areas of life.
12. Which of the following is TRUE about Thessalonika?
A. When she was 6 years old, she started homeschooling.
B. She gained her master’s degree at the age of 11.
C. She majored in science and technology.
D. In 2013 she got her bachelor’s degree through completing courses online.
13. What is her next plan according to the passage?
A. Major in aviation psychology.
B. Deliver inspiring speeches for church events and leadership meetings.
C. Be active in her youth group at church.
D. Write another book to help people to be talents.
14. Why does she write the book Jump the Education Barrier?
A. It aims to help people to be geniuses.
B. It is intended to give students a hand to complete college.
C. It is designed to arouse people’s awareness of psychology.
D. The author hope to share her own experience with others.
15. Which ofthe following can be the best title for the text?
A. The Story of Thessalonika
B. To be a talent
C. Three Published Books
D. Homeschooling
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
I am a very nostalgic(怀旧的) person. When I go on trips I keep everything from bus tickets to leaflets and I always take hundreds of photographs to look at when I get home. I love thinking of exciting adventures I have had.___16___One of the most interesting ways to remember things is to read old letters, either ones you have sent to yourself or those you have received from someone else.
Living abroad this year has really made me think about how I keep in contact with my family and friends.___17___It forces me to think about all the amazing things that have happened and by writing them down, reminds me of how lucky I am to be able to experience so many new things.
Not only is writing letters an excellent thing to do, but I always think the best bit is when you receive a letter in reply! There is something so exciting about receiving letters, especially when the address is handwritten.___18___It is so special to have a box full of old letters. In a world where we update our friends constantly over social media, it is easy to forget to reach out to people personally.___19___In ten or twenty years, is social media still going to be around and are we still going to be able to look back at our memories and see what we were doing? Nobody knows.___20___
A.Having something physical to look at makes it easier.
B. The most enjoyable way to keep memories is writing letters.
C. One of the things I enjoy doing most is writing them letters.
D. By writing a letter, you remind people that you are thinking of them.
E. You can see that somebody has put time and effort into contacting you.
F. Reading them years later reminds you of all the exciting things you once did.
G. However, having some letters to read means you will always have those memories.
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
Real financial security and freedom is not in our job but in our passion (激情). It’s easy to decide and____21____a man by his pursuit (追求).
In life, we always do one of the two things: either making a living or making a____22____Pensions and salaries stop many from pursuing excellence while passion____23____hidden potentialsthat____24____us for challenges and chances. A job helps us make a living while passion enables us to make a difference.
I want to help change the misguided____25____among workers that a job is a means of livelihood. Rather, it should be a means to____26____our passion. The____27____you realize the truth of life, the more clearly you can____28____ yourself in living a valuable life .
The success of KFC shows how____29____it is to pursue your passion instead of your pension. Its founder Colonel Sanders, didn’t realize this until he received his first social security_____30_____of 105 dollars. But he decided there_____31_____was something to do for himself and other people_____32_____living on that small pension. So he was_____33_____to devote himself to some_____34_____things. Drawing_____35_____from his mother’s special recipe for fried chicken, he invented “finger-licking” seasoning with eleven spices and herbs(草药). Regardless of much_____36_____, he managed to promote the company’s rapid expansion to_____37_____6,000 locations.
Sanders’ life pointed towards two_____38_____about making a difference: one, there is no age that is too_____39_____to make a difference; two, there is nothing too small or_____40_____to make a difference with, as long as it is your passion.
21. A. elect B. greet C. evaluate D. think
22. A. difference B. fortune C. list D. plan
23. A. does B. unlocks C. helps D. folds
24. A. get B. salute C. leave D. equip
25. A. tip B. equality C. relief D. belief
26. A. create B. fuel C. intend D. resign
27. A. better B. sharper C. earlier D. closer
28. A. position B. squeeze C. stand D. adopt
29. A. considerate B. potential C. holy D. meaningful
30. A. check B. bill C. note D. fine
31. A. hardly B. simply C. merely D. surely
32. A. because of B. instead of C. in search of D. regardless of
33. A. designed B. appointed C. determined D. strengthened
34. A. valuable B. suitable C. reasonable D. comfortable
35. A. virtue B. justice C. inspiration D. admiration
36. A. agreement B. consumption C. rejection D. sentence
37. A. less than B. more than C. other than D. better than
38. A. facts B. principles C. theories D. thoughts
39. A. young B. smart C. stupid D. old
40. A. unconscious B. insignificant C. unhappy D. incorrect
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
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct.For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word thatbest fits each blank.
Traditional Chinese medicine, practiced for thousands of years, is having trouble maintaining traction in many parts of the country, said the president of a TCM hospital in Henan province.
"I have visited many counties across the country and found that many of them___41.___(not have) a single TCM hospital," said Pang Guoming of Kaifeng Hospital of TCM in Kaifeng."In some counties,TCM hospitals use the old building of other hospitals, which have moved to bigger and new buildings.
“TCM isa unique heath resource for China, and more effort should be made to promote it so it plays a___42.___(big) part in universal health-care：
The development of TCM___43.___(expect) to accelerate, with a guideline recently approved by the top leadership aimed at promoting innovation and the passing on of TCM knowledge.
Equal importance should be given to the development of TCM and Western medicine___44.___(promote) their complementary nature, said the guideline, which was released and approved in July.More efforts should be made to improve the TCM service system, promote high - quality development of the TCM industry and boost TCM talent building,___45.___said.
TCM hospitals and clinics in China provided nearby 1.1 billion patient services last year,a rise of 5.2 percent compared with 2017.However, modem hospitals provide the majority of services, with total patient services provided by hospitals and clinics -- including modern medicine and TCM hospitals and clinics –___46.___(reach) 7.5 billion in the first 11 months of last year, a year - on-year rise of 3.2 percent.
"Compared with___47.___modern medicine is regarded, many local authorities still have not given enough importance to TCM development.
"Meanwhile, many people tend to evaluate empirical (经验主义的)TCM with standards___48.___(mean) for modern medicine, which is also a major obstacle to TCM development and recognition," Pang said.
Ma Jianzhong, chairman of the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies, said___49.___innovation in TCM theory, technological innovation is necessary to encourage the development of TCM.
"TCM technologies____50.____borrow modern technology so that it can play a better role in treatment," Ma said.
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。

On New Year’s Day, I went to a stamp exhibition, what proved to be an unique experience.
At 9:30, I arrived at the exhibition with my precious stamp album, eager and excited. To my delighted, there gathered crowds of stamp lover. Immediately, I joined in them and studied the stamps one by one. I was attracted by the artists’ delicate designs and wanted to learn more. Then some of us got together in small groups to share our collections, chat cheerfully about the stamps. We even told stories behind it like old friends. Time past quickly and it was time to say goodbye to the friends.
I had a great time. Not only I appreciate beautiful stamps but also I made new friends with the same interest. This was really a specially celebration for the New Year.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你打算参加学校组织的一场以“How to live a healthy lifestyle”为主题的英语演讲比赛，请你根据以下要点写一篇演讲稿，要点如下：
1.健康生活方式的重要性
2.如何养成健康的生活方式（至少两点）注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Good morning! My name is Li Hua.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________
Thank you!
参考答案
1. B
2. C
3. D
4. B
5. D
6. B
7. C
8. B 9. D 10. D 11. B
12. D 13. A 14. B 15. A
16. A 17. C 18. E 19. D 20. G
21. C 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. D 26. B 27. C 28. A 29. D 30. A 31. D 32.
B 33.
C 34. A 35. C 36. C 37. B 38. A 39.
D 40. B
41. haven’t had
42. bigger 43. is expected
44. to promote
45. it 46. reaching
47. the 48. meant
49. in addition to
50. must
51.(1).what → which；(2).an → a；(3).delighted → delight；(4).lover → lovers；(5).去掉in；(6).chat → chatting；
(7).it → them；(8).past → passed；(9).I前加上did；(10). specially → special。

52.略。