1、12020 届四校联盟高三年级第二次联考试卷英语考试时间:120 分钟考试总分:150 分第一部分听力(共两节,满分 30 分)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,并标在试卷的相应位置。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。1.When will the woman get the goods?A.In September.B.In October.C.In November.2.What is Henry like?A.Hard
2、-working.B.Friendly.C.Generous.3.Whose favorite is football?A.Janes.B.Helens.C.Marys.4.What did the man think of the flight?A.Long and boring.B.Long but interesting.C.Short and comfortable.5.What will Susan do on Sunday afternoon?A.Go to a park.B.Go to a game.C.Have a barbecue.第二节(共 15 小题;每小题 1.5 分,
3、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,并标在试卷的相应位置。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,每小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料,回答第 6、7 题。6.What is the boy dissatisfied with?A.The service.B.The price.C.The environment.7.What will the school board do?A.Add more dishes.B.Reduce the pr
4、ice.C.Open more windows.听第 7 段材料,回答第 8、9 题。8.When did the man know Jane?A.Last weekend.B.When he was in middle school.C.When he was in primary school.9.What does Jane lack?A.Experience.B.Knowledge.C.Determination.听第 8 段材料,回答第 10 至 12 题。10.Who did Grace come with?A.No one.B.John.C.Teresa.11.What will
5、 John do next week?A.Meet Grace.B.Study French.C.Start a new job.12.Where does the conversation take place?A.In a college.B.At a party.C.In a company.听第 9 段材料,回答第 13 至 16 题。13.What is John worried about now?A.Choosing a job.B.Choosing a college.C.Choosing a major.14.What is John interested in?A.Read
6、ing.B.Dancing.C.Drawing.15.What will John do with much money?A.Travel.B.Help people.C.Build a library.16.What does the woman not talk about?A.Incomes.B.Vacations.C.Scholarships.听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题。17.How many languages does the MLA focus on?A.10.B.30C.300.18.Which is the fourth most common langu
7、age in the US?A.Chinese.B.Spanish.C.French.19.How many Korean speakers are there in the US?A.Almost 900,000.B.Over 190,000.C.About 90,000.20.What does the speaker do?A.A language expert.B.A TV host.C.A Korean officer.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 项中,选出最佳选项,
8、并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AJane Austens final novel,Persuasion,is the story of Anne Elliot and her love for FrederickWentworth.Persuaded to refuse his suggestion of marriage,Anne spends eight years unhappy until here-enters her life.DetailsStock(现货)Out of stockPrizeUncertain(no recent updates from the publisher)P
9、ublisherPan MacmillanPublishing HouseMacmillan Collector s LibraryLibrary of CongressEngland-Social life and customs novelDescriptionWhat happens when we listen to others instead of our heart?That is the theme of Jane Austens finalnovel,Persuasion.After Anne Elliot follows the advice of her dearest
10、friend and breaks off herengagement to Frederick Wentworth,a handsome man with neither good luck nor rank,happiness escapesfrom her.Eight years later,Anne remains unmarried,and her father spends money carelessly,which hasbrought her family poverty.When a newly wealthy Frederick returns from the Napo
11、leonic Wars,Annerealizes her feelings remains unchanged.But will Frederick forgive her and offer Anne a second chance atlove?The novels of Jane Austen will transport readers imaginary worlds and provide excitement,inspiration and entertainment for years to come.All of these novels have attractive pi
12、ctures and willbrighten our life.Author s IntroductionBorn in 1775,Jane Austen published four of her six novels anonymously(匿名地),and she passedaway in 1817.Her work was not widely read until the late nineteenth century,and her fame grew fromthen on.Known for her amusing,clever and sharp insight into
13、 social traditions,her novels about love,relationships,and society are popular.In novels such as Pride and Prejudice,Mansfield Park and Emma,she developed her careful analysis of life back that time through descriptions of the middle class in smalltowns.Her sharp descriptions of ordinary people have
14、 given her novels timeless popularity.She hasearned a place in history as one of the most loved writers of English literature.21.The novel Persuasion is_.A.a love storyB.no longer publishedC.mainly about advice on speaking skillsD.based on Jane Austens real experience22.Why does Anne Elliot choose n
15、ot to marry Frederick Wentworth?A.Because she doesnt like him anymore.B.Because she is convinced to do so by her friend.C.Because she is afraid that he will die in the Napoleonic Wars.D.Because she doesnt think he is rich enough to support her family.23.We know from the passage Jane Austens works_.A
16、.have disappeared from the marketB.are about the life of the middle class in big cities in EnglandC.focus on the life of the middle class in small places in her daysD.have brought her great popularity she always wanted to have2BIn many 一 even most 一 space-themed films,whenever Earth faces a disaster
17、,the solution is always leaving theplanet in spaceships.But the latest Chinese sci-fi movie,“The Wandering Earth”,offers a different idea.In the film,which is adapted from a short story by Chinese sci-fi writer Liu Cixin,Earth is in danger of beingdestroyed by the dying Sun.Humans around the world w
18、ork together to build a huge engine system that will pushEarth away from the Sun.Instead of leaving Earth 一 again 一 this time were taking it with us.This idea didnt come from nowhere.For thousands of years,Chinese people have had a special emotion attheir“homeland in their hearts and minds.One old s
19、aying is“luo ye gui gen,which means returning to oneshomeland in old age,like fallen leaves returning to the roots of their tree.Or look to an ancient poem:“The seasoncalled the White Dew(白露)begins tonight/Nowhere as in our native place is the moon so bright.These bothshow the strong relationship th
20、at Chinese people have had with their homeland.This is probably what sets“The Wandering Earth apart from Hollywood-style space films.“What is Chinesesci-fi?”Guo Fan.the films director,said in an interview.“Films that can really express Our cultural and spiritualcore(精神核心)can be called Chinese sci-fi
21、.Otherwise,we re just copying others and telling the same Americanstories.And the makers of“The Wandering Earth may have chosen the best time to tell the Chinese sci-fi story.Thefilm was screened on Feb 5,the first day of Chinese New Year.It was a time when many people had just made thehard journey
22、back to their hometowns.So to them,there is only one possible way to tell the story:Earth goeswherever humans go,because its our home.24.What can we know about“The Wandering Earth”from the passage?A.It follows the latest film fashion.B.It is based on Liu Cixin s book.C.It is a film copying foreign m
23、ovies.D.It offers us a new experience of watching films.25.What does Para 3 mainly talk about?A.The suitable season when the film was screened.B.The famous poems mentioned in the film.C.The common points between Chinese films and foreign films.D.The cultural background of the film.26.The makers of t
24、his film choose Feb5 to put on it probably because _A.it was the Spring Festival and many people have time to see it.B.many old people want to return to their hometown.C.it can cause many peoples common feelings at this time.D.Chinese people usually celebrate together on that day.27.What can we infe
25、r from Guo Fans words?A.American sci-fi fails to express its culture.B.“The Wandering Earth tells a foreign story.C.Chinese sci-fi should have its own features.D.Science fiction films should express certain spiritual cores.CNine mini cheetahs robots appeared in the field to show their athletic abili
26、ties.The four-legged machines,miniversions of the larger and heavier Cheetah 3,began with a warm-up run across the field.Though they may be similar to their predecessors(原先的事物),the new four-legged machines are much moreadvanced.Weighing just nine kilograms,the robots can bend and swing their legs wi
27、de,giving them the ability towalk either right-side-up or upside down.They can also travel through uneven places at about twice thespeed of an average persons walking pace and quickly right themselves if kicked to the ground andperform unbelievable 360-degree backflips(后空翻)from a standing position.U
28、nlike the Cheetah 3,the main robots are built using cheap and easy to find parts.This means that ifan arm or a motor breaks,it can be easily replaced.“If you wanted to add another arm,you could just addthree or four more of these motors,”said lead developer Benjamin Katz,“You could put these partsto
29、gether,almost like Legos.”The team,which currently has ten of the four-legged machines,plans to build additional units inother university robotic labs.“A big part of why we built this robot is that it makes it easy to experimentand just try crazy things,because the robot is very strong and doesnt br
30、eak easily,and if it does break,itseasy and not very expensive to fix,”said Katz.He believes that this will enable other engineers to teach the robots different skills.“Eventually,Imhoping that we could have a robotic dog race through an obstacle course,where each team controls a minicheetah with di
31、fferent ways,and we can see which strategy is more effective.Thats how you accelerateresearch,”said Katz.The teams reason for developing the robots extends beyond entertainment.They hope that somedaypacks of“cheetahs”will assist first respondents with search and recovery missions following naturaldi
32、sasters like earthquakes,work alongside firefighters,and even respond to military emergencies.28.Which of the following best describes the mini robot?A.Delicate.B.Portable.C.Complex.D.Flexible.29.Why are cheap materials used for the mini robot?A.To test it out in other fields.B.To produce it on a la
33、rge scale.C.To make sure its easy to repair.D.To make people afford to buy it.30.Whats the main purpose of making the”cheetahs”?A.To replace firefighters.B.To entertain people in a way.C.To bring more convenience to people.D.To help people in dangerous situation.31.Where is the text most likely from
34、?A.A diary.B.A magazine.C.A novel.D.A guide book.DAlthough we live in an era where everything seems to be available immediately,our study suggeststhat todays kids can delay gratification(满 足 感)longer than children in the 1960s and 1980s,saidUniversity of Minnesota psychologist Stephanie M.Carlson.Th
35、is finding stands in great contrast withthe assumption by adults that todays children have less self-control than previous generations.The original marshmallow(棉花糖)test conducted by researchers at Stanford University involved aseries of experiments in which children aged between 3 and 5 years were o
36、ffered one treat that they couldeat immediately or a larger treat if they waited.Researchers then left the room to see how long thechildren would wait and watched from behind a one-way mirror.Interestingly,todays adults thought that children nowadays would be more impulsive and less ableto wait,Carl
37、son found.Our findings serve as an example of how our beliefs can be wrong and how itsimportant to do research,”said co-author Yuichi Shoda,PhD at the University of Washington.The researchers offered several possible explanations for why children in the 2000s waited longerthan those in prior decades
38、.They noted a statistically significant increase in IQ scores in the last severaldecades.Another explanation may be societys increased focus on the importance of early education,according to Carlson.The primary objective of preschool changed from largely custodial care(监护)to3school readiness in the
39、1980s.Parenting also has changed in ways that help promote the development of executivefunction,such as being more supportive of childrens self-control,the researchers noted.Walter Mischel of Columbia University,who co-authored this paper,noted that“while the results indicate thatthe childrens abili
40、ty to delay is not weakened on the marshmallow test,the findings do not speak to theirwillingness to delay gratification when faced with the many temptations now available in everyday life.”32.According to the passage,what is the adults assumption about todays children?A.They are not easy to please.
41、B.They are less able to control themselves.C.They dont like things that are easy to get.D.They have different personalities from previous generations.33.What does the underlined word impulsive in Paragraph 3 mean?A.productiveB.considerateC.clear-mindedD.hot-headed34.What did the researchers find abo
42、ut children in the 2000s?A.They are more prepared to go to school.B.They are not as clever as previous generations.C.They are taught self-control only by their teachers.D.They dont need any custodial care in their early childhood.35.What does the author want to tell readers in the last paragraph?A.M
43、ost children nowadays cant resist the temptations of everyday life.B.Children chose to delay gratification willingly in the marshmallow test.C.The test cant accurately measure childrens willingness to delay gratification.D.Childrens ability to delay gratification is weakened because there are many t
44、emptations.第二节(共 10 分)根据短文内容,从短文后的七个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Male frogs use territorial calls to warn off frogs that are entering their territory.36.So they do notwaste energy by making territorial calls when they detect those frogs near their territory.However,if an unknownfrog approaches the lan
45、d they claim as their own,males will aggressively let out a territorial call.37.Warning calls are employed to warn other frogs of some nearby danger and are commonly heard when anattacker comes near.38.If an attacker attacks a frog,the frog will make a call almost like a scream,whichis intended to s
46、care the attacker.This scream is almost always made when the attacker succeeds in grasping thefrog because,should it be greatly surprised,the attacker may release the frog,which might permit the animal tomake its escape.39,which is employed when another frog is caught hold of by mistake.This regular
47、ly happensduring the mating season,when male frogs eager for a mate wrongly grasp another male.In other cases,femalesthat have already mated may make this call when different male frogs catch them.40.Whenever a malecatches a female of another species,the female gives the release call to inform the m
48、ale that he has made amistake and should let go.A.Frog calls further differ between speciesB.The final major call made by frogs is the release callC.To the human ear,frog mating calls may all sound similarD.Frogs make short,sharp,loud sounds while they hurry awayE.Males can recognize the calls their
49、 neighbors make from afarF.If the strange frog does not leave immediately,it may be attackedG.There are some special occasions when frogs belonging to different species mix with one another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。In his se
50、cond grade,my son has learned to read the saying in English:Open my lips togood words,and open my heart to _41_.At any age,the _42_ of the spoken word cant be overstated.And yet sometimes the_43_ of the words that pass our lips is less than what we hope for or _44_ fromourselves.When stress or worry
51、 _45_ on us,we can find ourselves saying things we dont_46_.We often use our remarkable power of speech in _47_ ways.To keep my language in check,I _48_ a simple,elegant technique I also _49_from my sonthe idea that we should stop and“THINK”to make sure our _50_ are true,hopeful,important,necessary
52、and kind before we _51_.In the speedy pace of everyday life,it can be _52_ to examine each word choice this closely.However,_53_ over time,THINK can become an automatic guide that _54_ drives our words in a positive direction.Its the combination of the THINK _55_ that strikes me most._56_ is highval
53、ue,but remember that true words can save us from being directly _57_ to someone wecare about.Information can be important,but its not helpful in the moment to someone who is_58_,its not worth saying aloud._59_ is powerful,but if you cant truthfully saysomething kind in a heated moment,its better to
54、take a _60_ from speaking.Its an invitation to think before we speak,and to make our words wise,positive statementsfor all to hear.41.A.interestB.love.C.respectD.sorrow42.A.powerB.faithC.touchD.support43.A.conditionB.qualityC.natureD.talent44.A.expectB.acceptC.shareD.require45.A.basesB.countsC.weigh
55、sD.lives46.A.decideB.believeC.needD.mean47.A.usualB.strangeC.negativeD.reasonable48.A.hold onB.aim atC.search forD.turn to49.A.borrowedB.learnedC.separatedD.freed50.A.analysesB.instructionsC.wordsD.images51.A.speakB.tellC.explainD.act52.A.relaxingB.excitingC.boringD.hard53.A.designedB.practisedC.ans
56、weredD.explored54.A.highlyB.politelyC.happilyD.easily55.A.opinionsB.excusesC.ideasD.memories56.A.HonestyB.HelpfulnessC.DevotionD.Generosity57.A.hurtfulB.pitifulC.shamefulD.doubtful58.A.regrettingB.strugglingC.jokingD.recovering59.A.TrustB.NecessityC.KindnessD.Importance60.A.seatB.walkC.restD.break4第
57、二节(共 10 小题;每小题 1.5 分,共 15 分)阅读下列材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(一个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Researchers in China have explained why basking(沐浴)in the sun can make people smart.It isknown to everybody that the sun is very important and nothing in the world can survive 61.it.Science has already proved that sunny days can help 62
58、._(strong)a persons mood,intelligenceand memory.A team at the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei,Anhui province discoversthat UV light,an element of sunshine,makes a change in the brain that can make 63.(we)smarter.Tests on mice show that moods and learning can be improved due to
59、 enough exposure to UV light,according to Xiong Wei,64._ professor at the university s School of Life Sciences who led thestudy.He says that mice 65._(expose)to UV light,which is equal to 20 to 30 minutes ofmidday sun in Florida in summer.Exposure to UV light 66._(increase)the level of a substance i
60、nblood,which reacts with brain cells _67_(promote)functions such as learning and memory.Xiongsays previous research has 68.(actual)found that this substance will change in our body and dogood to our 69._(fit),but this is the first time that it has been showed that the process canhappen in the brain,
61、which is a finding 70.surprises the team.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)请修改下面的短文。短文中共有 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:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写上修改后的词。注意:1.每句不超过两个错误;2.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;3.只允许修改 10 处,多者(从第 11 处起)不计分。Dear Tom,I havent hear
62、d from you for a long time.What is everything going with you?To be honest,I amnot used the food here and the weather always makes me uncomfortably.Therefore,I find that difficultto concentrate on my studies.The new teachers are friendly and they speak so fast that I cant quiteunderstand them.This of
63、ten discourages from me in class.Whats bad,I always feel lonely after school.I really want to go back to my previous school,studied together with you.I was very worried,Can you give me some advices?Im looking forward to your reply.Yours sincerely,Jack第二节书面表达(共 1 题,满分 25 分)为了帮助中学生健康成长,某中学英文报开辟了“HEARTTOHEART”专栏。假设你是该栏目的编辑 Jim,收到一封署名为 Worried 的求助信。信中该同学向你诉说了自己的困扰:近日容易发脾气,使正常的学习和生活受到了影响。请用英文给该同学写一封回信。内容要点如下:1表示理解并给予安慰;2提出建议并说明理由。注意:1词数 100 左右;2信的开头与结尾已为你拟好,不计入总词数。参考词汇:temper n脾气,情绪Dear Worried,_Yours sincerely,Jim