1、1六安一中 2020 届高三年级英语自测试卷（六）命题人：时 间：90 分钟审题人：满 分：120 分第二部分阅读理解（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 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AHiring a Car OnlineOnline car hire promises to be cheap,quick and convenient.But is it?Neil McDougallclicks his mouse.AAJust click on the reservations button,fill
2、 in your home country,destination and dates,pick a car and youre into the booking form without any trouble and with all the charges laidout.Theres also a detailed rental guide explaining your contract.BC.ukOne to consider if youre going to the States for a visit,although,after Id workedthrough half
3、the booking process,it returned an error message without telling me which partof the process needed adjusting.I got there in the end.There is a useful section with detaileddirections for some of the great drives of America.CExpeed.org.ukBook a flight with Expeed and when you continue on to the car-h
4、ire section,the softwarealready knows where you are going and when.However,you seem to be limited to cities withairports for your car hire,and additional taxes are presented.DCAnother site offering discounts for booking online,but also special late deals.Prices arefully inclusive of insurance.It is
5、now offering a lowest rates guarantee,an extra discount forformer clients and a package of free gifts to sweeten the deal.EC.ukAvoid unnecessary complexity online but the booking process is as good as it gets.Veryquick and smooth,so much so that people with older computers may have trouble getting t
6、hisinformation.Enter how many miles you expect to drive and tick your insurance,driver andchild-seat choices and they will all be included in the final price.You must contact thelocation directly if you need a car within three days.And to hire a car abroad,theres a dullemail form to fill in and they
7、ll get back to you.21.Which of the following websites presents some driving routes?A.C.uk.B.A.C.Expeed.org.uk.D.C.22.What limitation does Expeed.org.uk have?2A.Customers have to pay high-rated taxes.B.Customers can hire a car only in certain places.C.Customers can hire only certain types of vehicles
8、.D.Customers can hire a car only if youve booked a flight there.23.What is the disadvantage of C.uk?A.The final price is too high.B.Its online booking procedure is complex.C.People have to wait for three days to get the car.D.Its unsuitable for customers with out-of-date computers.BMathew Brady trie
9、d to end war for all time.He used a new,powerful weapon.He used acamera.Brady opened his first photograph studio in 1844.The images he produced weredaguerreotypes(银 版 照 片),not the photographs he would take later.Daguerreotypesrecorded images on sheets of copper coated with silver.They required long
10、exposures,so theperson being photographed would have to stay perfectly still for 3-15 minutes.That madedaguerreotypes impractical for portraits.By 1855,Brady was advertising a new type of imagethat had just been invented:a photograph made on paper.From the beginning of his career,Brady believed that
11、 photography could serve animportant purpose.His images could create a record of national life.When the Civil Warbroke out,he wanted to document the war as a part of that record.His friends discouragedhim,but Brady started to take photographs of war scenes.He gathered a group ofphotographers who wor
12、ked in the field,taking photographs of battle scenes and military life.He also bought photographs from others who were returning from the field.His effortsculminated(达到顶点)in an 1862 display of photographs made after the Battle of Antietam.The bloodshed(人员伤亡)shocked the visitors to the exhibit,most o
13、f whom had never seen afield of battle.Brady did not stop war with his work,but he did raise the awareness of the costs of waramong common citizens.After the Civil War,people lost interest in his record of the war.Because he could find few buyers for his photographs and did not earn enough money to
14、payfor his wartime work,Brady went bankrupt(破产的).Years after the war,the governmentbought Bradys collection.It is now considered a priceless documentation of the War betweenthe States.Other photographs by Mathew Brady sell for thousands of dollars and areconsidered national treasures.24.By 1855,the
15、new technology _.A.allowed Brady to open his first photography studioB.made daguerreotypes have shorter exposure timeC.allowed photographs to be recorded on paperD.made Brady begin to take photos of people325.When the Civil War broke out,Mathew Brady _.A.began to take and collect pictures of the war
16、B.started to realize the purpose of photographyC.established his exhibition centerD.went to the battlefield to report26.According to the text,Mathew Bradys photographs _.A.helped stop the Civil WarB.made people realize the cruelty of warC.were bought by the government during the warD.were considered
17、 national treasures right after the war27.This text mainly talks about _.A.new inventions recording national lifeB.photographs taken during the Civil WarC.a soldier who took photographs at the battlefieldD.a photographer who wanted to stop war with his photosCMath can be as scary as spiders and snak
18、es,at least in the brain of an 8-year-old child.And that early anxiety about dealing with numbers can put a child at a significantdisadvantage,not only in school but in negotiating life and a career.Fortunately,a study ofthird-graders,published in the Journal of Neuroscience,suggests an intervention
19、(干预)thatcan help.One-on-one tutoring does more than teach kids.It can help reduce the fear of mathanxiety.“The most exciting aspect of our findings is that cognitive(认知的)tutoring not onlyimproves performance,but is also anxiety-reducing,”says Vinod Menon.Menon and his colleagues knew from their earl
20、ier research using MRI scans(核磁扫描)of the brain that math anxiety activates much the same network of cells that some othercommon fears activate-fear of snakes or spiders or heights,for example.And they knewthat a behavioral treatment known as exposure therapy helps some people solve the anxiety oftho
21、se other phobias.Could the same thing be happening with math tutoring?To find out,the scientists invited 46 third-graders who answered questions about mathworries and were also tested on simple addition problems while having their brains scannedvia functional MRI.Based on their answers,scans and sco
22、res in each of the tests,the childrenwere divided into two groups:one considered to have higher levels of math anxiety and onewith lower levels.Afterward,both groups received eight weeks of one-on-one tutoring inbasic arithmetic,a few sessions a week.Both groups did better in math at the end of the
23、tutoring,Menon says.But mostimportantly,he says,the kids who had been anxious about math were 20 percent less anxiousat the end of the eight weeks-a finding their brain scans confirmed.The tutoring was highly personalized-if a child got stuck on a particular concept,the4tutor would work with the stu
24、dent to“get beyond the bottleneck in a non-negative,encouraging way”.Menon hopes to next study whether computerized tutoring can produce similar benefitsand whether the reduction in math anxiety continues to exist as the children advance to morecomplex problem-solving skills.28.According to the text
25、,early math anxiety may affect childrens _.A.intelligence qualityB.ability to harmonize life and workC.life skillsD.career choices29.What does the underlined word“phobias”in Paragraph 3 mean?A.Scans.B.Tutors.C.Fears.D.Symptoms.30.Why did scientists test those 46 third-graders?A.To check the function
26、 of MRI scans.B.To help them get higher grades in math.C.To find out what addition problems they have.D.To prove whether one-on-one tutoring can reduce math anxiety.31.What does the author want to tell us in the last paragraph?A.Computers can help reduce math anxiety.B.Menon will make a further stud
27、y about the reduction in math anxiety.C.One-on-one tutoring is useful for solving difficult problems.D.Scientists have applied one-on-one tutoring to social research.DFor the past few months,artificial intelligence(AI)has been a much talked about topic inthe worlds of both pop culture and science.La
28、st November saw the release ofOscar-nominated(奥斯卡奖提名的)and winning movie,“The Imitation Game”,about thefather of the modern computer,Alan Turing.Last month,another Hollywood film aboutclever robots,“Chappie”,hit theaters.Is artificial intelligence a good fortune or a bad luck for humans?In their book
29、 TheSecond Machine Age:Work,Progress,and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies,authors Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee,both of whom come from MIT,US,couldbarely hide their excitement toward the rise of machines.According to the authors,were entering an age of accelerated development of
30、artificialand robotic technology.“Digital machines have escaped their narrow confines limits andstarted to show broad abilities in pattern recognition,complex communication,and otherareas that used to be only human,”write the authors.“Weve recently seen great progress innatural language processing,m
31、achine learning,computer vision,and many other areas.”Already AI can help blind people see and deaf people hear.And wheelchairs have beeninvented that can be controlled by thoughts.Well witness more innovations and wondersmade possible by AI,according to the authors.However,not all are equally enthu
32、siastic about AI.A February report from the Global5Challenges Foundation listed AI,along with extreme climate change,nuclear war andecological catastrophe,as“risks that threaten human civilization”.Many scientists share thesame concern.Stephen Hawking told the BBC last December that:“It would take o
33、ff on itsown,and re-design itself at an ever increasing rate,while humans,who are limited by slowbiological evolution,couldnt compete,and would be replaced.”Hawkings worry agreed with that of Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk,who said in lastOctober at an MIT conference that“we should be very careful
34、about artificial intelligence.Im increasingly inclined(倾向于)to think that there should be some regulatory oversight(监管),maybe at the national and international level,just to ensure we dont do something veryfoolish,”Musk said.32.Two movies are mentioned in the first paragraph in order to show _.A.the
35、popularity of AI around the worldB.the development of robotic technologyC.the wide public concern about AID.peoples increasing interest in movies33.Andrew McAfees attitude towards AI is _.A.supportiveB.doubtfulC.cautiousD.disapproving34.Stephen Hawking views AI as a threat to human beings because he
36、 thinks it would_.A.be difficult to controlB.result in natural disastersC.have the earth destroyedD.bring an end to the human race35.The purpose of the passage is to _.A.explain how to make AI serve peopleB.give different opinions about developing AIC.introduce the advantages of developing AID.show
37、the possible problems with developing AI第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。It is hard to say how long people have been drinking wine.Wine is far older thanrecorded history.Some experts say it is as old as civilization itself.36People in ancient times might have picke
38、d ripe grapes.Some juicy grapes at thebottom of the container were crushed(压碎)together.As the grapes broke open,yeasts(酵母)on the skins went to work turning sugar from the fruit into alcohol.This is the fermentation(发酵)process that turns grape juice into wine.How grapes become wine begins with the ha
39、rvest.A winemaker must make an importantdecision about the best time to pick the grapes first.37Diseased or overly ripe grapesare thrown away.Some winemakers choose to keep the stems of the grapes,while others remove them.38In the past,people crushed the grapes with their feet inside large container
40、s.Some winemakers today still use this method.The grapes and their liquid are then stored in6large containers where fermentation takes place.39Burial places in ancient Egypt provide information about wine and itsimportance in Egyptian culture.Egyptian rulers were buried with wine offerings to help t
41、hemin the afterlife.Archeological evidence also suggests that some of the earliest known wineproducers were in Georgia and Iran thousands of years ago.Today,the top wine producingcountries in the world are Italy,France and Spain,followed by the United States.40Wine production is even increasing in c
42、ountries like India and China.A.The grapes are then squeezed by machines.B.Next,the grapes are closely examined and sorted.C.Wine was not just about having an enjoyable drink.D.The first wine ever made was probably an accident.E.Winemaking probably began in the ancient Near East and Egypt.F.One thin
43、g was very important for the start of the modern wine industry.G.Although Europe is still important in the wine industry,many other countries aroundthe world are making top wines.第三部分语言知识应用（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，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Two summers ago my f
44、amily went to downtown Chicago to see museums and the NavyPier.I41all the ticket stubs(票根)and pictures from our vacation.I didnt know thenhow42they would become to me.A few weeks later,my dad wasnt feeling good and was sent to the43.I overhearda phone call and44my dad had cancer.In the following wee
45、ks,I spent45everynight at a friends house because my mom spent all her time with my dad.When I46got to go and see my dad,we spent all day just being47andwatching TV together.I was48with this,and my dad could tell.I was Daddys princessand he always told me hed be there for me forever.Thats what he sa
46、id.Toward the close ofthe day,I had to49because he was starting to feel weak.I50to say“I love you”when I left.Some days later,I spent the night at my friend Melanies house because we had camp thenext day.We laughed and giggled until ten oclock.My mom51the next day to pickme up.She seemed really52.Wh
47、en we got home she53asking me if I wanted asnack before she talked to me.Then,she told me that my dad had54.The two of uscried together for hours.55nothing felt the same.Now when Im56and miss my dad,I take out those ticket stubs and pictures,andpretty soon I feel happy.And57Ill remember what he told
48、 me:Never go to bed58at someone,because you never know what can59and when you will get to see that personagain.Always tell the people you care about that you love them,when you have the60.741.A.separatedB.savedC.threwD.paid42.A.interestingB.puzzlingC.importantD.dangerous43.A.hospitalB.schoolC.campD.
49、museum44.A.rememberedB.acceptedC.predictedD.realized45.A.almostB.onlyC.evenD.still46.A.graduallyB.nearlyC.finallyD.generally47.A.busyB.silentC.positiveD.cold48.A.delightedB.concernedC.impatientD.uncomfortable49.A.submitB.regretC.leaveD.continue50.A.forgotB.expectedC.refusedD.intended51.A.got offB.ca
50、me overC.stood outD.called in52.A.angryB.satisfiedC.calmD.sad53.A.avoidedB.stoppedC.keptD.minded54.A.diedB.recoveredC.escapedD.arrived55.A.SlowlyB.SuddenlyC.SecretlyD.Strangely56.A.ashamedB.carelessC.curiousD.lonely57.A.at one timeB.for a whileC.for everD.as usual58.A.disappointedB.surprisedC.boredD
51、.mad59.A.happenB.remainC.proveD.appear60.A.confidenceB.chanceC.interestD.thought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。Some unusual words describe how a person spends his or her time.For example,someone who likes to spend a lot of time sitting or 61_(lie)down while watchingt
52、elevision is sometimes called a couch potato.A couch is a piece of furniture for people to siton.Couch potatoes enjoy watching television just 62_ mouse potatoes enjoyworking on computers.A computer mouse is the device that moves the pointer 63_ acomputer screen.The 64_(describe)of mouse potatoes be
53、came popular in 1993.American writer Alice Kahn is said to have invented the term to describe young people whouse computers a lot.Too much time inside the house using a computer or watching television can causesomeone 65_(get)cabin fever.A cabin is a simple house usually 66_(build)far away from the
54、city.People go to a cabin to relax and enjoy quiet time.Cabin fever is not really 67_ disease.However,people can feel 68_(bore)if they spend too much time inside their homes.This is 69_(especial)trueduring the winter when it is too cold or snowy to do things outside.Often children get cabinfever if
55、they cannot go out to play.So do 70_(they)parents.8第四部分写作（共两节，满分 35 分）第一节短文改错（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）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；2.只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 1l 处起）不计分
56、。One day a group of us had a game of football on the way to school.One of the older boypushed me and I fell over torn my jeans very badly.I had to go home to change so I arrivevery late for school.I expected to get into trouble about it,and nothing happened.After class,the teacher asked me who had p
57、ushed me.Of course I answered“I cant say.”Then I askedwhy he knew about them.He said,“Alex told me what was happened,but he didnt say whopushed you.”Then he told me to be more carefully in future.That afternoon I walked homewith Alex and thanked him of what he had done.No matter what people said abo
58、ut Alex,Iknew he was true friend.第二节书面表达（满分 25 分）假如你是育才中学学生会主席李华，针对目前一些地方血库纷纷告急的情况，请参照以下提示，用英文写一份倡议书，提倡无偿献血（donate blood for free）。内容包括：1.社会上对献血的错误认识；2.指出献血的意义；3.开展相关活动。注意：1.词数 100 左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_9六安一中 2020 届高三年级英语自测试卷（六）答案与解析第二部分阅读理解第一节A本文是一篇应用文，介绍了几个租车网站的优缺点。21.A事实细节题 根据 B C.uk 中的内容 There i
59、s a useful section with detailed directions forsome of the great drives of America 可知，想去美国的人可以通过这个网站了解美国的一些很适合开车的道路，即这个网站提供一些驾车旅行的路线。22.B事实细节题 根据 C Expeed.org.uk 中的 However,you seem to be limited to cities with airports foryour car hire 可知，在这个网站租车只限于那些有机场的城市。23.D事实细节题 根据文中的 people with older compute
60、rs may have trouble getting this information可知，其电脑比较老旧的人在获取 C.uk 中的信息的时候会有些困难，由此可知，这个网站的缺点是不适合在老旧的电脑上操作。B本文是一篇记叙文。摄影师 Mathew Brady 拍摄并搜集了很多战场上的照片，他的照片展览使人们感到震惊，但并未使战争停止。美国内战结束后政府购买了他的照片，这些照片后来被认为是对战争的珍贵记录。24.C事实细节题 根据第二段中的 By 1855,Brady was advertising a new type of image that had justbeen invented:
61、a photograph made on paper 可知答案。25.A事实细节题 根据第三段中的 His friends discouraged him,but Brady started to take photographsof war scenes.He gathered a group of photographers who worked in the field,taking photographs of battlescenes and military life.He also bought photographs from others who were returning
62、 from the field 可知，美国内战爆发后，Brady 开始拍摄并搜集战场照片。26.B推理判断题 根据第三段中的 The bloodshed shocked the visitors to the exhibit,most of whomhad never seen a field of battle 以及最后一段中的 Brady did not stop war with his work,but he did raisethe awareness of the costs of war among common citizens 可知，Brady 的摄影展使人们意识到了战争的残
63、酷性。27.D主旨大意题 本文主要讲述了摄影师 Mathew Brady 拍摄并搜集了很多战场上的照片，目的是想阻止战争。虽然他的作品并没使战争停止，但后来被认为是对美国内战的珍贵记录，故 D 项是文章的主旨。C本文是一篇说明文。研究表明，“数学恐惧症”不仅影响孩子的在校表现，还影响孩子将来平衡生活和工作的能力。而一对一辅导有助于减轻“数学恐惧症”。那电脑辅导会不会有同样的作用呢？28.B事实细节题 根据第一段 Math can be as scary as spiders and snakes,at least in the brain of an8-year-old child.And t
64、hat early anxiety about dealing with numbers can put a child at a significantdisadvantage,not only in school but in negotiating life and a career 可知，“数学恐惧症”不仅影响 8 岁孩子的在校表现，还影响孩子将来协调生活和职业的能力。29.C词义猜测题 根据上文 that math anxiety activates much the same network of cells that some othercommon fears activate
65、-fear of snakes or spiders or heights,for example 可知 phobias 与 fears 是同义词。30.D事实细节题 根据 And they knew that a behavioral treatment known as exposure therapy helpssome people solve the anxiety of those other phobias.Could the same thing be happening with mathtutoring?To find out,the scientists invited
66、46 third-graders 可知，科学家测试 46 个三年级的学生是为了证实一对一辅导能否帮助减轻数学恐惧症。31.B推理判断题 文章最后一段提到，Menon 希望下一步能研究电脑辅导是否能产生类似的效果，10当孩子们将来需要学习更为复杂的解决问题的技能时，数学恐惧症是否会“死灰复燃”。由此可推知Menon 会进一步研究数学恐惧症的缓解问题。D本文是一篇议论文。过去短短的几个月期间，人工智能成了流行文化和科学界的热门话题。然而，对人类来说，人工智能到底是福还是祸？不同人对此持不同的观点。32.C推理判断题 第一段列举两部电影旨在说明人工智能成了流行文化和科学界的热门话题，即人们广泛关注人
67、工智能。33.A观点态度题 根据第二段 authors Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee,both of whom comefrom MIT,US,could barely hide their excitement toward the rise of machines 可知 Andrew McAfee 对于人工智能的态度是积极的、支持的。34.D事实细节题 根据倒数第二段可知，史蒂芬霍金在接受 BBC 采访时说：“人工智能将能够以不断增长的速度自我提升、自我再设计；而人类由于缓慢生物进化的限制，难以与之抗衡，最终将被取代。”由此判断，他认为人工智能的发
68、展将意味着人类的终结，故选 D 项。35.B推理判断题 对人类来说，人工智能到底是福还是祸，本文主要介绍了两种不同的看法。第二节36.D37.B38.A39.E40.G第三部分语言知识应用第一节本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过对过去的回忆和对爸爸深深的思念传达了一个心声：不要忘记向关心自己的人表达爱意。41.B根据文章最后一段中 I take out those ticket stubs and pictures 可看出作者将这些票根和照片保留了下来，因此 B 项符合语境。42.C根据下文 I50to say“I love you”when I left 以及下文作者从妈妈口中得知爸爸去世的消息，可
69、知作者没能见到爸爸最后一面，亲口对他说“我爱你”已经是一种遗憾了，因此这些跟爸爸一起经历过的票根对她来说尤为重要。43.A根据下文作者无意中听到爸爸患癌的消息可知，爸爸应是被送进了医院。44.D电话的内容使作者“意识”到爸爸患上了癌症。45.A根据下文 because my mom spent all her time with my dad 可知，作者几乎一直待在朋友家。46.C下文中作者没有再次见到爸爸，因此这一次应是最后一次。47.B作者和爸爸各怀心事，一整天都在看电视，没人开口说话。silent 符合语境。48.D作者因为知道爸爸患癌的真相，因此感觉不舒服，uncomfortable
70、符合语境。49.C根据本段最后一句 I50to say“I love you”when I left 可知作者此时不得不离开了。50.A根据文章最后一段内容可知，作者临走时忘记对爸爸说“我爱你”三个字，这也成了她永久的遗憾。51.B根据下文 to pick me up 可看出妈妈过来看作者并接她回家。52.D根据下文 The two of us cried together for hours.55nothing felt the same 可知不好的事情发生了，因此妈妈很难过。53.C到家后，妈妈在对“我”说些什么之前，一直问“我”要不要吃些东西。54.A根据下文内容可知，爸爸去世了。55.
71、B爸爸的离世让作者突然间感到一切都不同于以前了。56.D作者孤独的时候会想念爸爸，就会拿出那些票根和照片，这能很快让她感觉好起来。57.C爸爸的话让作者永远牢记于心。58.D不要在睡觉前和别人生气，因为你永远不知道会发生什么、何时能再见到那个人。1159.A根据下文 and when you will get to see that person again 可知此处要表达“将要发生什么”之意。60.B作者以自己的经历告诫大家：当你还有机会的时候，一定要经常向你关心的人表达爱。第二节61.lying62.as63.on64.description65.to get66.built67.a68.
72、bored69.especially70.their第四部分写作第一节短文改错第二句：boyboys;torntearing第八句：去掉 was 或 washad第三句：arrivearrived第九句：carefullycareful第四句：andbut第十句：offor第七句：whyhow；themit第十一句：true 前加 a第二节书面表达Boys and girls,Recently some blood banks across the country are reported to be in short supply of blood.Some people hold the
73、wrong idea that donating blood does harm to the donors health.But the truth is thatwhen a small amount of blood is taken out,the body will make a quick adjustment to work normally.As we know,donating blood is of great importance.Blood is important to patients,without which manycant survive.Among you
74、ng people like us,donating blood is a social responsibility.We senior high school students,who have a better understanding of medical knowledge,should set a goodexample for other people.From now on,our school will hold a series of activities to explain the benefits ofdonating blood.Donate now and save a life!The Students Union