1、学科网（北京）股份有限公司1泸县四中高2020级高三二诊模拟考试英语试题注意事项：答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1What does the woman mean?AJohn doesnt put his ideas into pra
2、ctice.BJohn doesnt like dreaming.CJohn has toofew dreams.2Where are the speakers headed?ATo a swimming pool.BTo the beach.CTo a restaurant.3Where did Sally buy her shirt?AAt the department store.BAt an expensive store.COn the Internet.4How does the boy feel about his exam?AProud.BPleased.CDisappoint
3、ed.5What does the man advise the woman to do?AThrow out the dress.BExchange the dress.CGet the dress tailored.第二节（共15小题，每小题15分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段长对话，回答第6、7题。6How many people are there in the mans gro
4、up?AThree.BFour.CFive.7When will the man have dinner in the restaurant?AAt 7:30.BAt 8:00.CAt 8:30.听第 7 段长对话，回答第 8 至 9 题。8What is Tom busy doing?ARaising money.BWriting a lab report.CGiving classes to children.9Who might be able to help Tom this week?AMike.BJane.CCathy.听第 8 段长对话，回答第 10 至 12 题。10Why i
5、s Jack leaving early?ATo avoid getting stuck in traffic.BTo enjoy the scenery on the way.CTo buy some gifts for his family.11What does Judy often do at the railway station?2ARead books.BLook around the shops.CCall some friends.12What are the speakers mainly talking about?AWhat to do next year.BWhere
6、 to go for vacations.CHow to pass the waiting time.听第 9 段长对话，回答第 13 至 16 题。13Who is the woman most probably speaking to?AA retiree.BA librarian.CA patient.14What does the man need to do with the records?ATo collect them.BTo update them.CTo return them.15Why does the lunch club need more drivers?AIt
7、promises to provide a lift for its members.BIt is located in a neighboring community.CMany members are from other communities.16When will Mrs.Carroll go to the hospital?ANext Friday.BNext Monday.CNext Tuesday.听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至 20 题。17What is Cathys nationality?AChinese.BGerman.CAmerican.18When will t
8、hey start making dumplings?AAt 4 p.m.BAt 6 p.m.CAt 8 p.m,19How will Cathy come to the speakers house probably?ABy car.BBy bus.CBy taxi.20What does the speaker think Cathy may worry about?AGoing back too early.BStaying there too long.CHaving difficulty watching TV shows.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每
9、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。AAmerican History MuseumPower MachineryReopens May 29,2016 PermanentLocation:1st Floor,East WingBy the late 19th century,Americas Industrial Revolution was moving hill steam ahead.This hall followsthe development of the increasingly efficient power machine
10、ry that helped the United States become a worldleader in industrial production during this time.Portrait GalleryLincolns ContemporariesMay 13,2016-May 12,2019Location:1st Floor,North Wing,Meserve CorridorThis exhibition features Mathew Bradys portraits of twenty famous persons from showman P.T.Bariu
11、mand inventor Samuel Morse to musician Teresa Carreon and clergyman Henry Ward Beecher who reflect the学科网（北京）股份有限公司3diversity of American intellectual and cultural life during Lincolns presidency.Smithsonian Design MuseumEnergizing the Everyday:Gifts from the George R.Kravis II CollectionApril 28,20
12、16 March 12,2017Location:2nd FloorEnergizing the Everyday celebrates the exceptional gifts from leading collector George R.Kravis II toCooper Hewitt,Smithsonian Design Museum.From radios to furniture,the exhibition displays some of the mostinfluential objects in the history of modernism,alongside so
13、me works drawn from the museums collection.21Where will you go if you are interested in machine producing?AAmerican History Museum.BAmerican Art Museum.CPortrait Gallery.DSmithsonian Design Museum.22What can you see at Portrait Gallery?AA lot of ancient furniture.BImportant American inventions.CPort
14、raits of some celebrities.DThe gifts of Lincolns presidency.23Who gave special gifts to Smithsonian Design Museum?AMartin Puryear.BMathew Brady.CCooper Hewitt.DGeorge R.Kravis II.BIn the US housing market,3D-printed houses are catching buyers attention and coming into theirconsideration.In some of t
15、he hottest markets,3D-printed houses are competing against traditional wood-framehouses with features of“cheap”,“safe”and“eco-friendly”.In Riverhead,New York,a 3D-printed house with three bedrooms,two bathrooms and a 2-car detachedgarage is listed for sale online with a price of$299,999,much cheaper
16、 than a traditional wood-frame house likethis.In Austin,Texas,another construction technology company,ICON,is building two-to-four-bedroom homes,wishing to be the first to get involved in this area.Their aim is to take over the market as soon as possible.In the US,the first 3D-printed housing commun
17、ity will be built in Rancho Mirage,a desert resort city inCalifornia,according to developer Palari.The houses in the Rancho Mirage project will take a month to install asopposed to three to six months using traditional methods,Palari CEO Basil Starr told the Los Angeles Times.Atypical project of thi
18、s scale would take around three years,but they are planning for no more than a year and ahalf,he said.The pre-sale campaign started in late February and sold out within days,said Starr,adding thatmost of the buyers were young people with a passion for sustainability.Apart from the construction speed
19、,the companies also emphasize that 3D printing is more eco-friendly thanconventional building methods because 3D printers generate the precise amount of material,while buildingwood-frame houses will result in construction garbage.The 3D-printing technology also provides“much safer,more adaptable to
20、changes”houses that are designed to withstand(承受)fire,flood,wind and other naturaldisasters better than conventionally built houses,according to ICON.Will 3D-printed houses replace traditional houses?Only time will tell.24What is the advantage of a 3D-printed house?AThere is large space in a 3D-prin
21、ted house.BThere is a 2-car garage in the house.CIts better than a wood-frame house in keeping warm.DIt is friendly to the environment.425What can we infer from Paragraph 2?A3D-printed houses are to appear in housing market.BBuyers are attracted by the design of 3D-printed houses.CConstruction techn
22、ology companies are competing in the new field.DThe new technology has helped solve the problems caused by the lack of housing.26What is the authors attitude towards 3D-printed houses?ANeutral.BIndifferent.CDoubtful.DNegative.27What is the best title for the passage?A3D-printed houses bring up housi
23、ng costsB3D-printed houses make life safer and easierC3D-printed houses raise the eco-friendly needsD3D-printed houses emerge in the US housing marketCParents looking for education pins,especial for kindergarten,have probably come across the term Waldorf.But what exactly is a Waldorf school?Waldorf
24、education is based on the ideas and teachings of Rudolf Steiner,an Austrian educator and philosopher who opened his first school in Germany in 1919.Steiners schools focusedon“whole child”development,rather than the narrow academic focus popular in German schools at the time.Experts in Waldorf educat
25、ion say that these school stress teaching the whole child.A main lesson is taughtin a block of time lasting for several weeks.Creative arts like drawing,painting,language studies,music anddrama support the main lesson and give students a variety of avenues to learn the material.Students thencontinue
26、 an exploration of the lesson through movement and motor skills,with activities like physical education,building,dancing and gardening.The goal of Waldorf education is to develop free,but morally responsibleindividuals equipped with a high degree of social competence and creative capabilities.Factua
27、l knowledge,homework and tests scores receive less attention.Like all educational philosophies,Waldorf schools have both positives and negatives.Advocates likeMoskowitz say its approach balancing academic subjects with artistic and practical activities,teaching kidhow to think,not what to think help
28、s develop a love of learning.Some common drawbacks mentioned inconnection with Waldorf schools are the same things that many parents like,such as the lack of emphasis ontechnology and standardized testing.Because many Waldorf schools are private,tuition may also be an obstaclefor some parents.At the
29、 Waldorf School of Baltimore,for instance,tuition for the 2021-2022 school year wasmore than$20,000 according to its website although financial aid is available.Today,there are almost 1,200 Waldorf schools and more than 1,900 Waldorf kindergartens around the world,according to the Alliance for Publi
30、c Waldorf Education.These schools can be found in approximately 60different countries around the world.Roughly 130 Waldorf schools,both public and private,are in the UnitedStates.The Waldorf Education model has become most popular in European countries,having even influencedmany of the public school
31、s.28Why did Rudolf Steiner open his first school in 1919?AHe wanted to help children make progress academicallyBHe planned to fully develop childrens potentials in all aspects.CHe expected children to have more indoor activities.DHe tried to follow the teaching in Germany at that time29Which of the
32、following receives the most attention in Waldorf education?学科网（北京）股份有限公司5ADeveloping the sense of responsibility.BRemembering knowledge about facts.CAchieving high status in society.DGetting high marks in the tests.30How does the author prove the tuition of a Waldorf school is expensive?ABy giving a
33、n example.BBy comparing with other schools.CBy listing some reasons.DBy showing the result of a survey.31What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?AThe course of Waldorf education.BThe origin of Waldorf education.CThe popularity of Waldorf schools.DThe pros and cons of Waldorf education.D“Weve designed build
34、ings for 100-year floods;”says Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg,director of the Institutefor Health in the Built Environment.“But there will be another epidemic or another pandemic-or there mightjust be another flu season.Lets go ahead and learn to design for the 100-year flu.”Public health officials agree
35、 that one of the simplest wys to prevent the indoor spread of the virus is toincrease the amount of outside air that comes into our buildings.The simple act of opening a window canmeaningfully reduce the concentration of infectious(感染的)particles in the air.But in many current office buildings,the wi
36、ndows arent operable.Creating a tight air seal in a building isone of the main strategies used to make buildings more energy-saving.So architects are now wrestling with howto increase air circulation without accelerating energy consumption.One solution,according to Kevin Van DenWymelenberg,is a spec
37、ial type of window design.This allows outside air to be warmed or cooled,as needed,when it enters the building.Most current office buildings usually adopt open-plan offices,which are suitable for modern office work.But in time of pandemic,viruses spread easily among workers in the office.Rather than
38、 seal employees intoindividual hard-walled rooms,office designers can preserve the benefits of open-plan offices by fitting airflowsystems that clean the air breathed out.For example,vents(通风口)can be installed at the top of the room topull out the cloud of exhaled(呼出的)air and for fresh air to be del
39、ivered along the floor.This type of“biophilicdesign”can increase productivity and improve physical health.What all these changes have in common is that theyll happen only if the public continue to focus on indoorhealth after the acute crisis of the pandemic has passed.In the long run,whats perhaps e
40、ven more important ismaking whole environments support human immune function.32According to Kevin,what is a solution to improving air circulation without consuming more energy?ACreating specially-designed windows.BIncreasing the amount of outside air.CFitting vents at the top of the building.DDesign
41、ing a tight air seal in the building.33Which of the following may be considered a“biophilic design”?AOffices with exhaled air.BOffices with airflow systems.COffices with big windows.DOffices with individual rooms.34What does the author focus on in the last paragraph?AAdding some background informati
42、on.BExplaining the concept of indoor health.CExpressing the expectation for the future.DProviding the theoretical basis for the research.35What can be the best title for the passage?ASetting up buildings good for the environmentBThe need to put human health in the first placeCRedesigning the office
43、for the next 100-year flu6DThe simplest way to stop indoor spread of viruses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。The news media in the U.S.consist of radio,television and newspapers.Together they are everywhere onthe lives of many Americans and influential on their dai
44、ly routines.Many Americans begin their day by readingthe newspaper or watching a morning news program on television while drinking their coffee._36_Throughout the day the news is broadcast repeatedly on the radio and television.In the evening news is a main feature on television with up to two hours
45、 of news in the early evening andmore news late at night.For those who prefer reading,the evening newspaper offers the reader the possibility ofreading the news others see and hear on television._37_ It is up to the general public to choose what to read,watch or listen to.Therefore,the media musthav
46、e sensitivity to the interests of the public.News is a big business.However,it is a very competitive business,as each station or each newspapercompetes for audiences and readers._38_ When an item becomes news worthy,such as an election or a war,Americans will become familiar with the details as the
47、news media try to be as informative as possible._39_The news media report the same news items regarded as the most interesting and impressive._40_However,most Americans would not criticize their news media too harshly.The truth of the news media isgenerally acknowledged and accepted by the American
48、public.AAmericans dont have to pay for the services.BThe news media are free of government control.CBut the result is that the news becomes repeated.DSometimes they have to bear boring advertisements.EEach tries to present the news Americans want to know.FWhile driving to work,the news can be heard
49、on the car radio.GListeners,viewers or readers might find it difficult to be selective.第三部分 语言知识运用（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。Wilma Rudolph was the 20th of 22 children,prematurely born and frail.Her _41_ was doubtful.Whenshe was four yea
50、rs old she had double pneumonia(肺炎)and scarlet fever-a _42_ combination that left herwith a paralyzed(瘫痪的)and _43_ left leg.She had to wear an iron leg _44_.Yet she was fortunate inhaving a mother who _45_ her.She told her that all she needed to do was to have _46_,persistenceand indomitable spirit.
51、So at nine years of age,the little girl _47_ the leg brace,and she took the step the doctors told her shewould never take _48_.In four years,she developed a rhythmic step,which was a medical _49_.Thenthis girl got the _50_ idea that she would like to be the greatest woman runner.Now,what could she_5
52、1_ to be-a runner with a leg like that?At age 13,she entered every race in high school,and in every race she came in last.Everyone _52_her quit!However,there came a day when she won a race.From then on,Wilma Rudolph won every race.Wilma went to Tennessee State University,where she met a _53_ named E
53、d Temple.Temple saw the_54_ spirit of the girl and that she had great natural talent.He trained her so _55_ that she went to学科网（北京）股份有限公司7the Olympic Games.There she was _56_ against the greatest woman runner named Jutta Heine.And inthe 100-meter dash,Wilma Rudolph won.She beat Jutta again in the 20
54、0-meters.Finally came the 400-meter _57_.It would be Wilma against Jutta once again.The first two runnerson Wilmas team made perfect _58_ with the baton.But when the third runner handed the baton to Wilma,she was so excited that she dropped it,and Wilma saw Jutta_59_ down the track.It was impossible
55、 that anybody could catch this fleet and quick girl.But Wilmadid just that!Wilma Rudolph had _60_ three Olympic gold medals.41ApotentialBdeathCsurvivalDachievement42AartificialBpoisonousCpermanentDdeadly43AtirelessBuselessCworthlessDhopeless44AcrutchBwheelchairCstickDbrace45AexploredBencouragedCobta
56、inedDpredicted46AfortuneBenergyCfaithDopportunity47AremovedBrecoveredCreplacedDrefreshed48AbravelyBnervouslyCnormallyDeagerly49AtreatmentBwonderCoperationDdisaster50AsignificantBsuspiciousCjealousDincredible51AagreeBdareCintendDneed52AorderedBrequiredCcommandedDbegged53AcoachBtutorCexpertDpriest54Ai
57、ndomitableBavailableCconsiderableDestimable55AfiercelyBperfectlyCcruellyDintensely56AcompetedBcooperatedCdiscriminatedDignored57AmatchBcontestCtournamentDrelay58AhandmadeBhand-offsChandshakeDhandwriting59Ataking offBtaking inCtaking onDtaking up60ApossessedBacquiredCwonDcaught第二节(共 10 小题：每小題 1.5 分，满
58、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。Laozi is _61_ philosopher of ancient China.He is best known as the Authorof Tao Te Ching,whichled him to be traditionally considered the founder of Philosophical Taoism.He _62_(respect)as a deity inmost religious forms of Taoist philosophy,_63_ often refers t
59、o Laozi as Lord Lao.Tao Te Ching,oftensimply called Laozi after its famous author,describes the dao as the source and ideal of all _64_(exist):It isinvisible,but not mysterious,immensely powerful yet _65_(extreme)modest,and is the root of all things.According to the book,humans have no special place
60、 within the dao,_66_(be)just one of its many(tenthousand)manifestations(表现).People have desires and free will,and thus they are able to alter their ownnature.Many,_67_,act“unnaturally,upsetting the natural balance of the dao.The Tao Te Ching intends tolead _68_(it)readers to a return to their natura
61、l state,to be in harmony _69_dao.As with most other ancient Chinese philosophers,Laozi often explained his ideas by ways of paradox,analogy,appropriation of ancient sayings,repetition,similarity,rhyme,and rhythm,which makes the writingdifficult _70_(understand).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；
62、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 11 处起）不计分。Last year,I was searching for a writing compete to enter as part of a creative-writing
63、homework.While lookthrough the websites,I noted an organization that publishes a magazine writes by and for teens.Id never beenbrowsing its website before I come across the Beijing Writing Programme.I filled out of an application and afew days later,I got a phone call from the publish of the magazin
64、e.He asked me some questions about myapplication and made comments the great opportunities.In the end,he told me what I was accepted.My parentsfelt happily and satisfied when I ran downstairs with the good news.They said I was always his pride.第二节 书面表达（满分 25 分）大学生活即将开始，你将面对新的学习和生活环境，请根据提示写一篇英语短文，谈谈你打算如何安排你的大学生活。内容要点应包括：确定新的学习目标改进学习方法学会独立生活参加各种课外活动处理好与同学的关系注意：短文的内容要连贯、完整；短文单词数：100 左右(开头已给出的单词不计入单词总数)。I will go to college in the near future._学科网（北京）股份有限公司9
