2020届昆明学校高三英语第二次联考试卷及答案解析

2020届昆明学校高三英语第二次联考试卷及答案解析
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
Last summer, Katie Steller pulled off the freeway on her way to work inMinneapolis. She stopped at a traffic light, where a man was sitting with a sign asking for help. She rolled down her window and shouted. “Hey. I’m driving around giving free haircuts. Do you want one right now?” The man laughed, then paused. “Actually,” he said, “I was really hoping to get a haircut.” Steller pulled out a red chair from her car and helped the man cut his hair immediately. After the work was done, the man looked in a mirror. “I look good!” he said.
Up to now, Steller has given 30 or so such haircuts around the city to people with little influence, and she is strongly aware of the power of her cleanup job.
As a teen, she suffered from a severe disease, causing her hair to get thinned, so her mother arranged for Steller’s first professional haircut. “To sit down and have somebody look at me and talk to me like a person and not just an illness, it helped me feel cared about and less alone,” she says. After that, Steller knew she wanted to have her own barbershop so she could help people feel the way she’d felt that day. Not long after finishing cosmetology (美容术) school in 2009, she began what she now calls her Red Chair Project, reaching out to people on the streets. Her aim was that by doing some kind acts, others would be inspired to spread their own.
“Part of what broke my heart was just how lonely peoplelooked,” she said. “I thought maybe I’d go around and ask if people want free haircuts. I can’t fix their problems, but maybe I can help them feel less alone for a moment.”
It all began with a belief in simple acts of kindness, such as a free haircut. “The way you show up in the world matters,” said Steller. “You have no idea what people are going to do with the kindness that you give them.”
1. How does the writer begin the passage?
A. By making a comparison.
B. By giving a reason.
C. By raising a question.
D. By describing a scene.
2. What made Stellar start the Red Chair Project?
A. Her mother’s love for her.
B. Her interest in cosmetology.
C. Her care for those in need.
D. Her wish to fight severe diseases.
3. What did Stellar expect from the project?
A. To spread kindness.
B. To solve social problems.
C. To deal with relationships.
D. To make people look smarter.
B
Howdo you turn “dumb” headphones into smart ones? Rutgers engineers have invented a cheap and easy way by transforming headphones into sensors that can be plugged into (插入) smartphones, identify their users monitor their heart rates and perform other services.
Their invention, called HeadFi, is based on a small plug-in headphone adapter that turns a regular headphone into a sensing device (装置). Unlike smart headphones, regular headphones lack sensors. HeadFi would allow users to avoid having to buy a new pairof smart headphones with sensors to enjoy sensing features.
“HeadFi could turn hundreds of millions of existing, regular headphones worldwide into intelligent ones with a simple upgrade (升级),” said Xiaoran Fan, a HeadFi primary inventor.
A Rutgers-led paper on the invention, which results in "earable intelligence", will be formally published in October at MobiCom 2021, the top international conference on mobile computing and mobile and wireless networking. Headphones are among the most popular wearable devices worldwide and they continue to become; more intelligent as new functions appear, such as touch-based gesture control, the paper notes. Such functions usually rely on aiding sensors, such as accelerometers, gyroscopes and microphones that are availableon many smart headphones.
HeadFi turns the two drivers already inside all headphones into a versatile (多功能的) sensor, and it works by connecting headphones to a pairing device, such as a smartphone. It doesn't require adding aiding sensors and avoids changes to headphone hardware or the need to customize headphones, both of which may increase their weight and size. By plugging into HeadFi, a converted headphone can perform sensing tasks and play music at the same time.
The engineers conducted experiments with 53 volunteers using 54 pairs of headphones with prices ranging from $2. 99 to $15 ,000. HeadFi can achieve 97. 2 percent to 99. 5 percent accuracy on user identification, 96.8 percent to 99. 2 percent on heart rate monitoring and 97. 7 percent to 99. 3 percent on gesture recognition.
4. What does Xiaoran Fan think of HeadFi?
A. Secure to operate.
B. Simple to use.
C. Easy to substitute.
D. Convenient to store.
5. What can we know about HeadFi according to the text?
A. It can't work with headphones alone.
B. It actually functions as a versatile sensor.
C. It makes headphones larger and heavier than usual.
D. It doesn't work when headphones are playing music.
6. The figures are listed in the last paragraph mainly to show_________.
A. the various functions of HeadFi
B. the wide popularity of headphones
C. the great complexity of headphones
D. the excellent performance of HeadFi
7. What can be the best title for the text?
A. How to Use Headphones Appropriately
B. Headphones Can Be Upgraded Instantly
C. How to Make Regular Headphones Intelligent
D. New Uses Have Been Found in Headphones
C
On World Oceans Day, which falls on June 8, the US National Geographic Society announced it would recognize the Southern Ocean in Antarctica, bringing the global total to five.
Unlike the Arctic, Atlantic, Indian and PacificOceans—which are defined by the continents that bound them—the Southern Ocean is instead characterized by the Antarctic Circumpolar Current（南极洋流）. According to the National Geographic, the Southern Ocean includes most of the waters surrounding Antarcticaout to 60 degrees south latitude（纬度）.
"Encircled by the powerfully swift ACC, it is the only ocean to touch three others and to completely embrace a continent rather than being embraced by them," Sylvia Earle, a marine biologist and oceanographer, told the Daily Mail.
Those familiar with the Southern Ocean know it's unlike any other. "Anyone who has been there will struggle to explain what's so charming about it, but they'll all agree that the glaciers are bluer, the air colder, the mountains more awful and the landscapes morecaptivatingthan anywhere else you can go," Seth Sykora-Bodie, a marine scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, told National Geographic.
National Geographic hopes their revised maps will bring public awareness to the region, thereby encouraging Southern Ocean conservation—but its significance is beyond that.
"We think it's really important from an educational standpoint, as well as from a map-labeling standpoint, to bring attention to the Southern Ocean as a fifth ocean," Alex Tait, National Geographic Society geographer, told The Post. "So when students learn about parts of the ocean world, they learn it's an interconnected ocean, and
they learn there are these regions called oceans that are really important, and there's a distinct one in the icy waters around Antarctica."
8. Why is the Southern Ocean different from other oceans?
A. It has never been explored before.
B. It surrounds the Antarctic all around.
C. It is enclosed by the fast-flowing ACC.
D. It has ecologically distinct environment.
9. What does the underlined word "captivating" in paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. Strange.
B. Unusual.
C. Attractive.
D. Informal.
10. What does the National Geographic think of the Southern Ocean?
A. It will be instructive for students.
B. It will promote tourism development.
C. It will encourage public to treasure water.
D. It will draw scientists to study in the Antarctic.
11. What is the best title for the text?
A. World Oceans Day
B. Revised Antarctic Maps
C. Adding a New Ocean
D. New Discovery under the Sea
D
When you think of the icy Arctic Ocean, do you picture cold blue waters, on which float (漂浮) icebergs home to animals and fish not seen elsewhere on the planet? Think again, or rather add 300 billion pieces of plastic (塑料) to your picture. That's the amount of plastic that scientists believe is floating around the Arctic Ocean. Most of the plastic is in the area to the east of Greenland and north of Scandinavia.
Where did it come from? After all, the lands near the Arctic are not really full of people. It turns out that ocean currents are carrying plastic thrown into the ocean all the way to the Arctic. An ocean current is an unending movement of sea water from one point to another. It is caused by several things including heat from the Sun, wind and movement of the Earth.
Many of these plastic pieces seem to have travelled for years before reaching the Arctic. This was worked out by scientists studying the plastic problem after they observed the condition of the pieces. While much plastic floats on top of the water, a lot also may be on the sea floor.
Plastic has been widely used for 60 years on Earth and our careless throwing of plastic things is slowly turning the once perfectly clean Arctic into a dangerous place. Unlike food waste and plant waste, plastic doesn't break down so easily. In fact the United States Environment Protection Organization reports that “every bit of plastic ever made still exists”.
What's the effect? Seabirds, sea turtles and other ocean creatures could get hurt and die when they accidentallyswallowplastic. Plastic waste affects fishing, affecting people who earn money through fishing. Plastics can let out dangerous poisons (毒物) into the water. These may be swallowed by fish, and when these fish are caught and eaten by people or bigger animals, they could get poisoned too!
12. What can we learn from the passage?
A. The Arctic Ocean is heavily polluted.
B. The plastic is mostlyin the area in the east of Greenland.
C. An ocean current is just caused by the movement of the earth.
D. Much more plastic floats on top of the water.
13. Which of the following doesn't contribute to the plastic ocean?
A. Humans throw away plastic things at will.
B. Ocean currents carry plastic things everywhere.
C. Plastic can let out harmful things into the water.
D. Plastic is hard to break down.
14. What does the underlined word “swallow” in the last Paragraph mean?
A. Break down.
B. Take in.
C. Accept.
D. Touch.
15. What's the best title of the text?
A. Are Men to Blame for Plastic Ocean?
B. Arctic Ocean and Its Future!
C. Is Plastic Harmful?
D. Arctic Ocean or Plastic Ocean?
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 be effective in today’s highly competitive job market, you have to get out there and skillfully promote yourself to employers who can appreciate your value and are able to hire you.____16____Here’s how to simplify the process and accelerate your progress to lessen this burden and find your next challenges swiftly.
____17____
Understand that there is work to be done and no easy way out of it. It’s up to you to put your best forward by preparing for the meeting: research the company and the individual you are meeting and figure out how you can add value to the company by solving problems with your unique skills and characteristics.
Don’t overextend yourself.
The key to success is focusing your job search on a limited number of target companies that you determine need your talents: then figuring ways to “get inside” these organizations to present yourself as a prospective employee.____18____So make sure that each approach is targeted and thorough, so that you don’t wear yourself out spinning your wheels pursuing lost causes.
Be generous.
In today’s job market, doing a sample project is one of the most effective ways to establish credibility and gain an element critical to hiring decisions: trust. Allowing an employer to see the quality of your work before making a hiring decision decreases the employer's risk, increases goodwill, and often accelerates the hiring process.
Be pound wise, not penny foolish.
If you are questioned about your salary, put your pride aside for a moment and think about dollars and cents.____19____Be sure to keep your eye on your bigger financial picture, and keep in mind how much each day of unemployment is costing you.
By following these tips and pacing yourself through the challenge of a job search, you’ll be interviewing with hiring managers in no time.____20____
A. Prepare for the project.
B. Get a great resume prepared.
C. Stay focused and best of luck in the job search.
D. But this kind of campaign is based on quality, not quantity.
E. You have to rely on your own personal intention to open doors.
F. Yetself-promotion can be a huge challenge for many job-seekers.
G. Once you are working, you stand a better chance of proving that you are worth more.
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When I was about 12, I had an enemy. A girl liked to point out my___21___. Week by week her___22___grew: I was very thin; I wasn’t a good student; I talked too much; I was too___23___, always feelingsuperior to others,
and so on. I tried to hear all these as long as I could.___24___, I became very angry. I ran to my father with___25___in my eyes.
He listened to me___26___, and then he asked, “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever___27___what you’re really like? Well, you now have that girl’s___28___Go and___29___a list of everything she said and mark the points that are____30____. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”
I did____31____he told me. To my great____32____, I discovered that about half the things were true. I couldn’t____33____some of them (like being very thin), but there were a good number I could — and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I had a fairly____34____picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He____35____to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know the truth about yourself____36____than anyone else. But you have to learn to____37____, not just close your ears in____38____, feeling hurt who something said about you is true, and you’ll find it of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your affairs. Don’t____39____your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”
Daddy’s advice has always____40____me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.
21. A. qualities B.weaknesses C.strengths D. marks
22. A. list B. body C. fear D. trouble
23. A. silly B. friendly C. dull D. proud
24. A. In other words B. Above all C. As a result D. At last
25. A. tears B. pains C. promises D. wishes
26. A. gratefully B. personally C. quietly D. hopefully
27. A. wonder B. prove C. learn D. doubt
28. A. excuse B. advice C. discussion D. opinion
29. A. take B. make C. create D. receive
30. A. wrong B. correct C. big D. true
31. A. as B. since C. before D. till
32. A. surprise B. delight C. relief D. sorrow
33. A. seek B. accept C. admit D. change
34. A. wonderful B. clear C. interesting D. beautiful
35. A. decided B. refused C. expected D. agreed
36. A. wider B. higher C. better D. worse
37. A. listen B. stand C. speak D. share
38. A. peace B. anger C. shyness D. silence
39. A. open B. keep C. shut D. turn
40. A. reminded B. warned C. disappointed D. excited
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
Tianwen-1, whose name____41.____( mean)“Quest for Heavenly Truth"，sent back a black andwhite picture of the red planet, which was taken____42.____the probe (深测器) was around 2. 2 million kilometers away from Mars, the CSA said.
Launched in July last year, the probe is China's first mission to Mars. Tianwen-1____43.____( orbit) the planet before landing a rover (登陆车) on the surface, with the hope that it can gather____44.____( importance ) information about geological structure，environment and atmosphere.
The unmanned probe is around 184____45.____( million) km from Earth and 1. 1 million km from Mars, the CSA said on Friday，adding that the craft____46.____(fly) some 197 days and more than 465 million kilometers____47.____( reach) the planet. According lo the scientific team behind Tianwen-1, the probe is “going to orbit, land and release a rover all on the very first try". Tianwen-1 was one of the biggest Mars missions____48.____were launched last July, along____49.____NASA's Perseverance rover, and the United Arab Emirates' Hope Probe. All three missions were launched simultaneously owing to an alignment (成直线) between Mars and Earth on____50.____same side of the sun.
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同交换修改作文,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。

The most beautiful Earth, home to plants, animals and humans, is third planet from the Sun.
It's the fifth large planet. Some of the other planets have atmospheres, season and even water. So only the
Earth combined all these elements in the right way. The Earth is the only place in the solar system which life is known to be found.
Most of the places on the Earth experience four seasons is caused by the Earth's rotation. The Earth is surrounded in a blanket of gases that protects them from the Sun. The atmosphere is most nitrogen. The atmosphere also contains oxygen.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，上周末你班组织去阳光敬老院(Sunshine Nursing Home)参加志愿服务活动。

请你用英语写一篇日记，内容如下：
1.活动时间；
2.活动内容；
3.你的感受。

注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考答案
1. D
2. C
3. A
4. B
5. A
6. D
7. C
8. B 9. C 10. A 11. C
12. A 13. C 14. B 15. D
16. F 17. A 18. D 19. G 20. C
21. B 22. A 23. D 24. D 25. A 26. C 27. A 28. D 29. B 30. D 31. A 32.
A 33. D 34.
B 35. B 36.
C 37. A 38. B 39. C 40. A
41. means
42. when#as#while
43. will orbit
44. important
45. million
46. had flown
47. to reach
48. that 49. with
50. the
51.(1). 在third前面加the (2). large→ largest (3). season→ seasons (4). So→ But
(5). combined→ combines (6). which→ where (7). 删除caused前面的is (8).in→by (9). them→ it (10). most →mostly
52.略。