2019-2020学年佛山市荣山中学高三英语二模试题及参考答案

2019-2020学年佛山市荣山中学高三英语二模试题及参考答案
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
Top Four Places to Visit in and aroundBali
Ubud
Ubud is pretty away from the beaches. It is considered the cultural center of Bali, where you will discover the art and spirit ofBaliand learn about Balinese religion through paintings, dance, and other art forms. You could drink a beer while watching a local band perform, but most people come here for the cultural appreciation.
Nusa Lembongan
This tiny island off the coast of Bali is where many people miss their journey plans, but it is a must-see, It is the perfect place to stay for a couple of nights, The roads are not good, but the island itself is so beautiful and quiet.
Sanur
Sanur is an especially relaxing beach town. It's close to the airport and Kuta. It's also the starting place to explore Nusa Lembongan.
Kuta
ThebeachofKutais great for surfing. It is crowded and you won't get far without someone trying to get you to rent a surfboard or buy something. The main town is a mixture of market stands and shopping malls containing the biggest brands, from Zara to Ralph Lauren. The familiarity of the western style shops and restaurants won't give anyone too much of a culture shock.
1. Which place are you probably advised to experience Balinese culture?
A. Nusa Lembongan.
B. Sanur.
C. Ubud.
D. Kuta.
2. What is special about Kuta?
A. It is a beach town near the airport.
B. It has a convenient transportation means on it.
C. It is a shopping center and famous for surfing.
D. It is a place where you can learn Balinese history.
3. Where is the text probably taken from?
A. An official document.
B. A travel magazine.
C. A science report.
D. A history book.
B
Kenyan mother Beth Mwende heard her sleeping child cry out, but did not worry after the three-year-old quickly quietened down. The next morning, however, she found her daughter, Mercy, nearly unconscious with two bite marks in the neck. “I didn’t know that it was a snake,” Mwende said.
Although snakebites are common in her hometown, antivenom medication is difficult to get. Mwende lives about 160 kilometers east of Nairobi, Kenya’s capital. So she took her daughter to a traditional healer. He placed stones over the bites. Mercy died within hours. She was one of about 700 Kenyans killed by snakebites each year, notes a report in the scientific publicationToxicon.
The Kenya Snakebite Research and Intervention Center (KSRIC) is working to change that. The KSRIC hopes to have East Africa’s first antivenom medication on the market within five years. It estimates the cost will be about 30 percent of an imported product, which often sells for about US $ 30.
More than 70, 000 people are bitten in East Africa each year. Climate change and deforestation are worsening the problem as snakes get pushed out of natural surroundings into populated areas.
Nearly 100 snakes live at the research center in a forest near Nairobi. Researchers take venom from snakes and study it before injecting small amounts into other animals, such as sheep. The animals then create antibodies that can be made into antivenom.
“Up to now, no one has made any kind of antivenom in Kenya,’’ said Geoffrey Maranga Kepha, a senior snake handler.
Two effective antivenoms are available in Kenya, from India and Mexico, the center says.
The center is teaching communities that using antivenom immediately after receiving a snakebite can save lives, said head researcher George Adinoh.
“After seeing how people died in Kenya from snakebites I decided to devote my life to coming up with a rescue measure that will help or prevent people from dying from snakebites,” snake handler Kepha added.
4. How does the author introduce the topic of the text?
A. By telling a story.
B. By listing figures.
C. By referririg to documents.
D. By making a comparison.
5. Why did Mwende take her daughter to a traditional healer?
A. She couldn’t afford any modern treatment.
B. She lived where antivenom medication is not available.
C. The traditional way is very effective to treat snakebites.
D. She believed a traditional healer could cure her daughter.
6. What is causing more snakebites to happen in East Africa?
A. Lack of antivenom medication.
B. Environmental damage and climate change.
C. People’s low awareness of the danger of snakes.
D. People’s pursuit of traditional cures for snakebites.
7. What do we know about antivenom in Kenya from the text?
A. Itis taken from antibodies of sheep.
B. There is only one effective antivenom available.
C. KSRIC is trying to develop a local antivenom now.
D. People refuse to use antivenom after being bitten by snakes.
C
The AI research arm of Alibaba created a machine learning model that received a higher score on the Stanford Question Answering Dataset than humans. The database consists of more than 100,000 questions to test reading comprehension.
In early January this year the Alibaba AI software machine scored 82.44 on the test while humans scored 82.304. Besides, computers and AI have already defeated humans, for example in games such as chess. However, it seemed that language skills were superior in humans as machines find languages hard to master.
A large number of call center employees, often in developing countries, may be out of work soon if the AI robots are cheaper and as effective as human labor. Soon when you phone a company for information the conversation will go like this: “ We are sorry but all our robots are busy right now. We value your call. Please stay on the line until a robot is free to serve you. There are just 12 callers ahead of you.” A robot will serve you some popular tunes while you wait.
Si Luo, who is a chief scientist of natural language processing at Alibaba’s AI research group noted that questions such as “What causes rain?” can now be answered with a high degree of accuracy by robots. Si Luo said, “ We believe the foundational technology can be gradually applied to a lot of applications such as customer service, museum tutorials, and online responses to inquiries from patients, freeing human efforts in a new way.”
Si Luo’s team is working closely with Ali Xiaomi, a mobile customer service chatbot. Ali Xiaomi can be customized to be used on Alibaba’s platforms such as Taobao and Tmall. The new AI robots could answer consumers’ questions as they did the Stanford questions. The robots would look for the answers from prepared information. However, there are limits to what the system will be able to do. If questions do not have clear-cut answers, or the questions asked are too unclear or ungrammatical, the robot may not be able to deal with them.
8. What can we learn about the Alibaba AI software machine?
A. It has been tested in some areas.
B. It has become popular since January.
C. It has offered a special learning style.
D. It has made people interested in reading.
9. What does the example in paragraph 3 show about the AI robots?
A. They should have better language skills.
B. They may replace humans in some fields.
C. They need to be customized to serve customers.
D. They will be widely used in developing countries.
10. How does Si Luo feel about the foundational technology?
A. Doubtful.
B. Worried.
C. Curious.
D. Confident.
11. What can we infer from the lastparagraph about Ali Xiaomi?
A. It needs to improve in some ways.
B. It is connected with another system.
C. It is a platform to show good service.
D. It can answer any questions accordingly.
D
The early life of the green sea turtle (海龟) is full of danger. Only one in 1,000 baby sea turtles survive to adulthood (成年). From its home in the sand, it breaks its egg with an egg tooth. Its mother is not there to help it. Instead, it is greeted by crabs, coyotes,and dogs waiting to eat it for dinner. To survive, the baby turtle must hide in the sand until night. Then, it moves slowly to the sea.
The small turtle must swim hard to reach the ocean waters. In the sea, it tries hard to find food. It must also keep itself from being food for fish.
As dangerous as the sea turtle’s life is in the natural world, its most dangerous enemies are humans. The rubbish left by humans in the ocean causes problems for the small green sea turtle. A little turtle might eat a piece ofplastic (塑料) in the sea. It might also eat oil on the ocean’s surface. Young turtles also get caught in fishing nets. There are laws against hunting sea turtles. Still, many are hunted, both for their meat and for their shells (壳). All of these dangers must be prevented.
Sea turtles that do survive to grow into adulthood go through many changes. For example, adult green sea turtles weigh about 500 pounds. They stop eating jellyfish and other meat and eat only plants. And they may plan a trip to go back home again. A mother sea turtle goes back to the beach where she was born. This is the only place where she will lay eggs. Even if it has been forty years since she was a baby, she always knows her way back home.
12. Why do baby turtles move to the sea at night?
A. They dislike sunshine.
B. They prefer lower temperatures.
C. They can find food easily then.
D. They need to avoid enemies.
13. What does the author think of the young turtles in Paragraph 3?
A. Pitiful.
B. Careless.
C. Interesting.
D. Courageous.
14. What can we learn about sea turtles?
A. They mainly feed on fish and meat.
B. They always produce eggs at their birthplaces.
C. They can live for around forty years.
D. They visit their beach homes several times a year.
15. What is the text mainly about?
A. The homes of green sea turtles.
B. How sea turtles find their food.
C. The dangers faced by sea turtles.
D. How young turtles become adults.
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
Amsterdam’s Blossoming Bikes Pop Up
Brightly coloured bikes decorated in flowers, butterflies and clocks have been popping up all over Amsterdam for years.____16____. They are from an American man named Warren Gregory.
Known fondly as the Flower Bike Man, Warren’s bike-decorating campaign began when his wife couldn’t find her bike at Amsterdam Central. Warren’s wife, Michelle, often struggled to remember details like where she
parked her bike. To help her out, Warren decorated her bike in bright flowers.____17____. He then decorated a bunch of abandoned bikes, which he left along the route home so that she would never get lost again.
____18____. Warren started decorating more bikes, and then ventured out into the streets early in the morning to leave his gifts to the world before the city woke up. Each bike was carefully named and had its own personality, all representing love and happiness.
Warren creates the bikes using money out of his own pocket, and uses old, abandoned bikes that he collects. Bringing these forgotten wrecks back to life is beautiful in so many ways. In a country where people love bikes so much, it’s no wonder that Warren has become a treasure in Amsterdam. People love Warren’s bicycles so much that they insist on paying for his creations.
____19____. “For me, seeing the bikes I created is enough,” he said.
Other than being a creative artist, Warren is also a really nice guy. His Instagram posts are flooded with encouragements and words of love, and you can feel the time and love that he pours into every bike that he creates.____20____.
A. But they are unacceptable
B. In that case, it would be easier to find
C. But money is never his main motivation
D. You may wonder why they are so popular
E. Joy of passers-by generated his further enthusiasm
F. We truly need more people like the Flower Bike Man
G. They are not the works from a mysterious Dutch bike fairy
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Yesterday afternoon I was in my studio working. I was chatting on the phone when something made me____21____. Out of the window, on the other side of the street, I saw my veryelderly neighbor kneeling（跪下）in the grass, his____22____beside him. "I've got to go," I said to my friend, think something is wrong." So I____23____downstairs, out my front door and____24____the street.
"He was taking a____25____, and he tripped（绊倒）on the pavement," the caregiver said. "I can't____26____him on my own." My neighbor is a____27____man, so I ran back home and got my husband! Together we were able to get him____28____, but he couldn’t walk.____29____, a woman bicycled by and asked if we needed_____30_____! She got a lawn chair from my front porch and we got my neighbor_____31_____.
After resting for a few_____32_____, we were able to help him_____33_____the house. "I don't know what I would have done_____34_____you hadn't rushed over to help. I was all_____35_____his caregiver said.
So here's what I've been_____36_____since yesterday afternoon: Help your_____37_____. Look up from what you are doing, and look around for who you can help. It may not be as_____38_____as it was in this case, but there's always help you can_____39_____. You can give help to your neighbor across the street, or the person standing beside you. They are all your neighbors. Your_____40_____will be appreciated.
21. A. look down B. look back C. look up D. look on
22. A. caregiver B. adviser C. assistant D. wife
23. A. climbed B. slid C. jumped D. ran
24. A. over B. across C. along D. through
25. A. ride B. walk C. bus D. taxi
26. A. catch B. comfort C. lift D. push
27. A. great B. large C. weak D. slim
28. A. standing B. speaking C. lying D. jogging
29. A. Strangely B. Luckily C. Surprisingly D. Hopefully
30. A. help B. care C. exercise D. credit
31. A. protected B. changed C. seated D. tracked
32. A. hours B. seconds C. minutes D. days
33. A. break into B. slip into C. check into D. get into
34. A. unless B. until C. though D. if
35. A. alone B. amazed C. awake D. annoyed
36. A. arguing about B. thinking about C. complaining about D. talking about
37. A. neighbor B. customer C. friend D.
38. A. obvious B. important C. formal D. powerful
39. A. seek B. receive C. recommend D. offer
40. A. honesty B. wisdom C. kindness D. responsibility
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
Magic Touch
From my hotel room window，I could see a large advertisement board with his face on it: Jason, the Great Magician.
I absent-mindedly turned the___41.___(page) of the phone book and came across a city map. Drinking my iced coffee I ran my fingers along the streets___42.___the hotel to the opera hall. Not more___43.___a half-hour walk, I thought.
I looked___44.___(quick) at the clock, "The show starts in one hour; plenty of time! I drank the rest of my coffee and went to take a shower. Soon after, I was on my way to the show,___45.___(carry) a fancy black handbag and a happy smile.
The hall was dark when I came in; the show was about___46.___(begin). I made my way backstage just___47.___the great magician was putting on his top hat.
“Daddy, I'm so glad to see you,” I___48.___(whisper), I'm in town for the writer’s class, but I just couldn’t miss your show.” I gave him a quick hug and went back into the seating area，leaving him with a___49.___(surprise) smile. I settled down in the darkness, and the curtains opened.
Magically, that show remains the Great Jason's best___50.___(perform) to this day.
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。

My interest has been in books instead of in food since I went to a high school. In the past I was real interested in all kinds of food. In summer day I liked to buy ice creams and cold drinks, while in winter I like to buy sweets and some other food. Whenever I went forwalk with my parents I would ask him to buy me something. However, after I went to high school, I found I was putting on weight. So, I gave up the habit of eat and began to spend money with all kind of books. Now my parents is always complained that I am a money spender!
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，你的英国笔友David下周三将来你所在的城市旅游，但你有事无法去机场接他。

请你给他发一封电子邮件，要点如下：
1.表示歉意并说明理由；
2.安排他人接机。

注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总次数。

Dear David，
I am very happy to know that you are coming to visit my city next Wednesday.___________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________
Yours
Li Hua
参考答案
1. C
2. C
3. B
4. A
5. B
6. B
7. C
8. A 9. B 10. D 11. A
12. D 13. A 14. B 15. C
16. G 17. B 18. E 19. C 20. F
21. C 22. A 23. D 24. B 25. B 26. C 27. B 28. A 29. B 30. A 31. C 32.
C 33.
D 34. D 35. A 36. B 37. A 38. A 39. D 40. C
41. pages 42. from 43. than 44. quickly 45. carrying 46. to begin 47. as/when 48. whispered 49. surprised 50. performance
51.(1).去掉a
(2).real→really
(3).day→days
(4).like→liked
(5).for后接a
(6).him→them
(7).eat→eating
(8).with→on
(9).is→are
(10).complained→complaining
52.略。