1、2020 年 1 月 佛山市高三教学质量检测 英语试题 第 1 页 共 9 页2020 年佛山市普通高中高三教学质量检测（一）英语本试卷共 9 页，满分 120 分，考试用时 120 分钟。注意事项：1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名和考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上，用 2B 铅笔在答题卡的相应位置填涂考生号及试卷类型（A），并将条形码贴在答题卡上的“条形码粘贴处”。因听力另考，试卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始，试题序号从“21”开始。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用 2B 铅笔在答题卡上将对应题目的答案信息点涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他
2、答案。写在本试卷上无效。3.答非选择题时，必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。写在本试卷上无效。4.考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe Worlds Best BookshopsTheres nothing like being surrounded by books,wherever
3、 you are.Here are the finest oasesof literature that travellers can bring you.Daikanyama T-site|TokyoIt is well worth visiting even if just to admire the buildings beautiful,criss-crossed architecture.Once youve had your fill of roaming three floors worth of bookshelves,theres the bar,the coffee sho
4、p,or even the video rental space to give you more reason to stay just that little bit longer.Grab a book,order a beer and dive into its pages.I could have stayed hours here.City Lights|San FranciscoThe three-storey establishment publishes and sells titles in poetry,fiction,translation,politics,histo
5、ry and the arts.It hosts events and readings,and runs a non-profit of the same name that aims to promote diversity of voices and ideas in literature.Its opposite Vesuvio,a bar frequented by Kerouac and other Beat-generation writers and artists.Shakespeare and Company|ParisI made a special trip to th
6、e Left Bank for this one when I was in Paris.It has two floors packed with English-language texts,and I was particularly struck by any spare wall space devoted to notesfrom visitors heartfelt messages to a loved one,dedications to the shop itself,or a quote from a favourite author or philosopher.202
7、0 年 1 月 佛山市高三教学质量检测 英语试题 第 2 页 共 9 页Hutatma Chowk|MumbaiA few years ago I visited India,investigating Rudyard Kiplings connections with the country.I spotted a cheap copy of The Jungle Book on one of the tarp-covered book stalls at Hutatma Chowk(Martyrs Square).The booksellers here are like amateur
8、librarians,able to lay their hands on almost any title you ask for.To me,those well-thumbed(翻旧了的)books spoke volumes aboutthe changes of Mumbais readers in the 150 years since the city gave us Kipling.21.In which bookshop can you buy a drink while visiting?A.Daikanyama T-siteB.City LightsC.Shakespea
9、re and CompanyD.Hutatma Chowk22.What can be learned about the book stalls at Hutatma Chowk?A.People can meet Rudyard Kipling there.B.They sell the cheapest books in the world.C.The book owners are amateur librarians.D.The sellers are familiar with the books.23.What do the four bookstores have in com
10、mon?A.They are beautifully designed.B.They are three-storey buildings.C.They offer book lovers good experience.D.They are frequently visited by great writers.BHoward Weistling wanted to be a comic strip(连环漫画)artist.But when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor,he joined the Army.After flight engineer tr
11、aining,Howard was shipped off to Europe.On his maiden flight,his plane was shot down over Austria.The entire crew of eight men landed safely.But a farmer found Howard hiding in his barn and turned him over to a prison of war camp in Barth,Germany.It was freezing and the men almost starved to death e
12、ating the guards garbage.Hungry and homesick Howard coped the only way he knew how.He drew a comic strip.The book,made of cigarette wrappers bound together with scrap metal,was sent around the camp.Every couple of days he would add a new panel.One panel at a time would be passed around the whole cam
13、p.And theyd have something to look forward to.After an entire year of this,they woke one morning to find their guards gone.They fled andHoward finally got to go home.Just lucky to get out alive,he left the book behind.Back home in California,Howard soon had a wife and kids to feed so he had to set a
14、side his dream of becoming an artist.He took a job as a gardener instead.Morgan shared his fathers artistic gifts.At 15 his parents sent him to art school.And Howard got to see his son become a well-known painter before he died in 2002.Thats how,seven decades after the war,when a stranger in New Yor
15、k googled the name“Weistling,”he found Morgan online.2020 年 1 月 佛山市高三教学质量检测 英语试题 第 3 页 共 9 页“I get an email from a gentleman and he says,I think I may have some drawings your father did when he was a POW(prisoner of war)in World War II,”Morgan recalls.“Would you like them?And I just stared at that e
16、mail and started crying.”Luckily Howard had engraved his name on the comic book,which is how the man from New York City had connected with Morgan.A couple of days later when it arrived in California,Morgan couldnt believe it.“It was like getting my father back,”Morgan says.“It was like him being abl
17、e to tell me the story over again only this time it was real in my hands.”24.The passage details Howards life as a POW to show that _.A.war cannot stop his pursuit of successB.passion for art helped ease his sufferingsC.loss of freedom encouraged his creativityD.misery drives him to fight against hi
18、s fate25.What can we infer about Howards comic strip in prison?A.It satisfied prisoners curiosity.B.It aroused the guards sympathy.C.It was popular among the prisoners.D.It raised prisoners confidence in freedom.26.What contributes to the strangers success in finding Morgan?A.The email from a gentle
19、man.B.Howards experience in the war.C.Morgans recalling of his father.D.Morgans status in the field of art.27.What can we infer about Morgan from the last paragraph?A.He didnt believe the strangers story.B.He was excited to get the comic strip.C.He couldnt wait to tell others his good news.D.He hadn
20、t heard about his fathers war stories.CYour brain isnt necessarily the same age as the rest of you.Now,it may be possible to predict how quickly a persons brain will age throughout life based on tests taken when he or she is threeyears old.A persons biological age may be a better indicator of their
21、health than their real age.Brain age can be measured using brain scans and machine-learning to determine if a persons brain looks older or younger than the average healthy brain for people of the same age.2020 年 1 月 佛山市高三教学质量检测 英语试题 第 4 页 共 9 页To find out if brain age might reveal anything about a p
22、ersons health in midlife,Max Elliott at Duke University in North Carolina and his colleagues assessed the brains of 869 adults in New Zealand who have undergone regular medical and cognitive(认知的)testing since they were 3 years old.When the volunteers,all aged between 43 and 46,underwent MRI brain sc
23、ans,the team found that their brain ages ranged from 23 to 71.Those with older brain ages performed worse on tests of cognition,memory and IQ.The researchers also found that some people have a very advanced brain age but their bodies seem to be ageing slowly,and vice versa(反之亦然).However,the team fou
24、nd that those who had the highest scores on cognitive tests when they were 3 years old went on to have the youngest-looking brains.This suggests we might be able to tell who is at risk of accelerated brain ageing early in life.Researchers hope that predicting brain ageing earlier in life could allow
25、 treatments for conditions like dementia(痴呆)to be started sooner.This means treatments might have a better chance of working.We dont yet have a way to treat brain ageing,but given the known benefits to the brain of healthy eating and exercise,these arent a bad place to start.28.What helps predict th
26、e speed of ones brain ageing?A.Ones health condition.B.A test result at the age of 3.C.The actual age of ones brain.D.A machine for medical check.29.What is the purpose of Elliotts research?A.To find out why people look older or younger.B.To measure peoples brain age at different stages.C.To discove
27、r whether brain age can be measured by machines.D.To explore the relationship between brain age and future health.30.What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?A.The influence of cognitive tests.B.The procedure of Elliotts study.C.The information about volunteers.D.The findings of the brain research.31.What d
28、o the findings of the research imply?A.We should test our brain age earliest possible.B.People suffering dementia can go on working.C.Brain ageing could be predicted at an early age.D.Healthy eating and exercise can cure brain ageing.2020 年 1 月 佛山市高三教学质量检测 英语试题 第 5 页 共 9 页DOne of the most popular be
29、liefs in parenting is the so-called Mozart effect,which says that listening to music by the Austrian composer Wolfgang Mozart can increase a childs intelligence.Some pregnant women have even gone so far as to play Mozart recordings on headphones pressed against their bellies.And its not hard to see
30、how Mozarts name became associated with accelerated development.He was historys greatest child genius,performing astonishing music for kings and queens at an age when many of us were content with tuneless singing“Im a Little Teapot”.So,if you have kids or youre expecting to have them,how seriously s
31、hould you take the Mozart effect?Will the child who doesnt listen to Mozart in the cradle(摇篮)be limited to an ordinary life?Are you a bad parent if your kids dont know about any works of Mozart?Relax.There is no scientific evidence that listening to Mozart improves childrens cognitive abilities.The
32、whole idea comes from a small study done in 1993,which found that college students who listened to Mozarts Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major(K 448)showed some improvement in a test of spatial(空间的)skills.This finding was later described as something extremely amazingby a musician,Don Campbell,in a boo
33、k.Campbells claims about the super powers of Mozarts music were repeated endlessly in the media and fueled a craze for Mozart-based enrichment activities.In 1998,for example,the governor of Georgia in the USA requested funds to send classical-music CDs to all parents of newborns in the state.Since t
34、hen,scientists have examined the claim that Mozart increases intelligence and found no evidence for it.The original experiment with college students was reviewed in 1999,and the increase in the students spatial skills was found to be negligible.In 2007 the German Federal Ministry of Education and Re
35、search asked a team of experts to examine the scientific literatureregarding Mozart and child development,and they found no reason to believe that it increased intelligence.32.People relate Mozart to childrens intelligence development because he _.A.owned extraordinary music talentB.could perform mu
36、sic as a childC.offered music to pregnant womenD.was an royal Austrian composer33.What can we know about the small study in 1993?A.It added to the popularity of Mozarts music.B.It found no evidence for supporting Mozart effect.C.It helped college students make academic progress.D.It urged Georgias g
37、overnor to spread classical music.34.What does the underlined word“negligible”probably mean?A.Sudden.B.Insignificant.C.Average.D.Steady.35.What can be the best title for the text?A.New Findings:Mozart Effect to Be ProvedB.Secrets Uncovered:History of Mozart EffectC.Does Listening to Mozart Make Kids
38、 Smarter?D.How Does Mozart Improve Kids Intelligence?2020 年 1 月 佛山市高三教学质量检测 英语试题 第 6 页 共 9 页第二节（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。Your comfort zone is a behavioral space where your activities and behaviors fit a routine and pattern that minimizes stress and risk.36 You
39、benefit in obvious ways:regular happiness,low anxiety,and reduced stress.Leaving your comfort zone can have very positive results,though.For one thing,youll surely be more productive if youre willing to move out of it.With the sense of unease that comes from having deadlines and expectations,youll h
40、ave the drive and ambition to do more and learn new things.37 For another,learning to live outside your comfort zone can prepare you for life changes that force you out of it.Fear and uncertainty always exist in our life.By challenging yourself to things you normally wouldnt do,you can experience so
41、me of that uncertainty in a controlled and manageable environment.While outside your comfort zone can be a good place to be,38 .You can start bydoing everyday things differently.For example,you can take a different route to work or try a new restaurant.Besides,you should remember to break out in sma
42、ll steps.You get the same benefits whether you go with long strides(大步)or you start slow.If youre socially anxious,dont suppose you have to gather the courage to ask your crush(爱 慕 之 人)on a date right away._39 Identify your fears,and then face them step by step.Trying new things is difficult,so its
43、important to understand how habits form and how we can break them.40 A.It provides a state of mental security.B.its of great necessity to find ways to break out of itC.its a pleasant experience to stay in the comfort zoneD.You have to manage that stress and risk in a clever way.E.Just say hello to t
44、hem and see where you can go from there.F.That means you will get more done and find smarter ways to work.G.And its as important to press yourself out of your comfort zone by doing specific things.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节 完形填空（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四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最
45、佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。2020 年 1 月 佛山市高三教学质量检测 英语试题 第 7 页 共 9 页Two Texas football players have gone viral(走红)after they knelt together in prayer(祈祷).And it couldnt have come at a more 41 moment.The final whistle sounded after a(n)_42 game that saw Sherman High School completely defeat West Mesquite High 56-
46、55.What happened next left the crowd 43 :Shermans Gage Smith,instead of 44 with his team,went over to Mesquites Ty Jordan and the two took a knee together.The 45 was that Smith recently learned that Jordans mother,Tiffany,was battling stage 4 cancer,and that was 46 the two players knelt in prayer fo
47、r Jordons family.As the two 47 ,the wife of Smiths coach snapped a picture of the heartwarming moment.And then Jordans aunt 48 the image on Facebook,obtaining more than 100,000 49 in just an hour.The moving 50 made Tiffany cry.Its been a hard time for Tiffany,who was diagnosed(诊断)with lung and bone
48、cancer last winter.The 51 hospital stays cost Tiffany her job earlier this month,and 52 ,her health insurance.And she now has to 53 the high cost of treatments herself.Smiths 54 prayer lifted her spirits.Smith said he and Jordan had played on a summer football team together before becoming _55 this
49、last game.However,Smith wont let this break their 56 .“During the game,were gonna play and try to 57 ,but you still have that 58 for the other opponent,”says Smith.“I wanted to do that prayer for him.”“Hes such a true leader and he is so 59 that a lot of the guys on the team 60 him,”said head coach
50、J.D.Martinez.“Im glad that other people are having the opportunity to see it,too.”41.A.importantB.difficultC.touchingD.entertaining42.A.amusingB.toughC.educationalD.nation-wide 43.A.embarrassedB.confusedC.frustratedD.annoyed44.A.celebratingB.prayingC.practicingD.fighting45.A.truthB.problemC.newsD.se
51、cret46.A.whenB.whereC.howD.why47.A.whisperedB.huggedC.shook handsD.stood up48.A.postedB.foundC.scannedD.polished 49.A.rewardsB.copiesC.votesD.likes 50.A.gameB.reunionC.gestureD.spirit 51.A.temporaryB.over-nightC.longD.secret52.A.in turnB.in a wayC.for a momentD.without exception 53.A.look forward to
52、 B.forget aboutC.coverD.estimate54.A.frequentB.dailyC.unexpectedD.unconditional55.A.acquaintancesB.enemiesC.playersD.captains 56.A.heartsB.routinesC.promiseD.bond57.A.compromiseB.cooperateC.learnD.win 58.A.respectB.passionC.blameD.sorrow59.A.enthusiasticB.ambitiousC.aggressiveD.sympathetic60.A.inspi
53、redB.followedC.instructedD.understood2020 年 1 月 佛山市高三教学质量检测 英语试题 第 8 页 共 9 页第二节(共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Are boys really better at math than girls?No,that doesnt seem 61 (rely).Thats according to new research by Jessica Cantlon,a professor and neuroscientist of
54、Carnegie Mellon University,and her colleagues.62 (scientist)looked at young boys and girls brains,and found no difference in mathematical ability.Their new paper,63 (publish)in the journal Science of Learning,suggests that society is to blame 64 the mistaken idea that girls arent good at numbers.Can
55、tlon and her colleagues used an MRI machine 65 (examine)105 kids brains while the kids watched an educational video.66 found that the kids brains showed no major differences during the experiment.This report 67 (base)on a previous study in 2018,which looked at the test performance data of 500 boys a
56、nd girls.The 2018 paper found no difference in their early mathematical ability,68(suggest)that boys and girls are equally equipped to reason about mathematics during early childhood.Cantlon hopes that people will stop being so sexist(性别歧视的)about little girls and calculators.“69(hope),we can change
57、expectations of 70 children can achieve in mathematics,”she says.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
58、，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。As a typical student of Senior 3,I devote most time to learn each day,with different subject to study and lots of homework to do.In my spare time,I love watching TikTok videos,that are really amusing and always make me feel relaxed.TikTok,also know as Douyin in China,allows users sh
59、are 15-second videos.It is extremely popular and offer people a chance to show their talents.Many people have become the big stars since we shared videos on TikTok.I will also share funny videos in the future.Therefore,Ive never thought of becoming famous.Instead,I just want to make others happily.2020 年 1 月 佛山市高三教学质量检测 英语试题 第 9 页 共 9 页第二节 书面表达（满分 25 分）假定你是光明中学学生会主席李华。英国友好学校代表团将于下月访问你校一周，你负责联络工作。请你给代表团负责人 Smith 先生写邮件，欢迎他们到访，并就附件中的活动安排征求对方意见。注意：1、词数 100 左右；2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
