1、惠州市 2020 届高三第三次调研考试试题 英 语 （2020.01.10）试卷共 8 页，卷面满分 120 分，折算成 135 分计入总分。考试用时 120 分钟。注意事项：1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡的非答题区域均无效。3.非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡的非答题区域均无效。4.考试结束后，请将答题卡上交。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）英
2、语试题 第 5 页 共 8 页 A senior at San Mateo High School Djelani Phillips-Diop said he definitely panicked at first when he heard he had to lock his phone.“I panicked,I guess.Last year when we had phones,I was using it every day,”he said.In case of emergency,every classroom has the unlocking device.Teacher
3、s still have access to their own cellphones and desk phones.“Weve gotten all 1,700 students unlocked with a matter of minutes,”said Gelb.We spoke to four students who,despite their initial panic,agreed that a phone-free school experience has its benefits.32.What can we learn about the Yondr pouch fr
4、om paragraph 1?A.It is a device to lock phones.B.It is a bell to unlock phones.C.It is a device to be used for a year.D.It is a phone intended for students.33.The Youdr pouch is used more in Gelbs school to _.A.create space to use phones freely B.help the students to be more outgoing C.encourage mor
5、e mutual communication among students D.help the students to realize the harm of overuse of phones 34.What is Friedmans attitude to the use of the Yondr pouch?A.Concerned.B.Favorable.C.Disapproving.D.Doubtful.35.What can be learned from the passage?A.The students were willing to have their phones lo
6、cked at first.B.The phone will get unlocked automatically when there is an emergency C.Students prefer eating lunch together with their phones in hand.D.Some students came to realize the benefits of the phone-free program.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。Competitio
7、n is a common phenomenon in our social life.36 There is constant competition for academic degrees,jobs,customers,money and so forth.In a sense,competition is one of the motive forces to the development of society.37 Therefore,the only way to survive is to be competitive.Growing in a competitive envi
8、ronment is important for a child because future adult life is difficult.Finding a good job,for example,is an extremely competitive activity.Today,most people obtain knowledge through various ways and a large number of people get good education.38 The quality of people is rapidly increasing.Competiti
9、on is more violent than what we thought it should be.The potentially successful job applicant has to be prepared in stronger position by gaining more qualifications and experience.In the sports 英语试题 第 6 页 共 8 页 contests,the strongest will come out as winners.In the business world,to beat your compet
10、itors,you must be better than the other employees.39 Though the only way our world rewards people is to give honor to the winners,not to the losers,by attempting to compete at different activities,we can still learn to win and lose,gain experience and know our strengths and weaknesses.Competition pr
11、epares us for the tough things in life.Whether in games,in study or in business alike,the aim is to win the game,the degree,the trophy,and the contract.40 A.Otherwise,you will be defeated.B.Modern society demands high-quality talents.C.Learning to be competitive is clearly the best preparation for l
12、ife.D.There are also many people who have higher degrees in their special fields.E.Children have to learn to be competitive in order to adapt to modern society.F.In the natural world,the weak will be replaced by the strong and the fittest can live.G.We compete when we play games and when we try to d
13、o better than others in our study.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,D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Very few of us become fluent in another language by studying it in high school.I made a(an)41 to maintain(保持)the little bit of French that I learned
14、in school,but eventually realized that this was 42 .I was well aware that new languages are 43 learnedwhen young,and that our abilities 44 with age.However,just before my 50th birthday,I 45 French classes.After I was 46 to see which group I belonged to,I was placed at almost the 47 level.When I look
15、ed around at my first Saturday morning class,I was 48 by how many of the students were learning French as a third,fourth,or 49 fifth language.While Id always considered myself as a quick 50 ,that was no longer the case.I 51 new vocabulary very slowly.What I learned one week seemed to 52 as soon as I
16、 learned the next skill.I looked up the same 53 and language structures over and over again.Now,a couple of 54 in,I can listen to the news in French and catch 90 percent of it on the first try,read a novel if the language is not too difficult,and hold up my end of a 55 if it doesnt go too fast.Who k
17、nows what I might still 56?Ive learned so much beyond grammar and vocabulary.Ive met people from around the world who have the 57 to make 英语试题 第 7 页 共 8 页 fools of themselves to learn something new.I have a 58 understanding of how something can look 59 different from another perspective.Ive learned
18、that a language is not just a set of words,but a way of 60 .But most of all,Ive learned that it really is never too late to learn something new.41.A.effort B.offer C.mistake D.appointment 42.A.disgusting B.pointless C.cheerful D.simple 43.A.worst B.hardest C.least D best 44.A.stay B.improve C.declin
19、e D.disappear 45.A dropped in at B took part in C paid attention to D signed up for 46.A.tested B.expected C.requested D.forced 47.A.advanced B.middle C.special D.introductory 48.A.bothered B.struck C.moved D.scared 49.A ever B even C also D still 50.A.listener B.trainer C.learner D.interviewer 51.A
20、.absorbed B.prepared C.employed D.noticed 52.A.come back B.turn up C.break off D.slip away 53.A.passages B.words C.meanings D.tips 54.A.months B.weeks C.years D.days 55.A.conversation B.quarrel C.speech D.presentation 56.A.arrange B.show C.accomplish D.trust 57.A.courage B.time C.money D.chance 58.A
21、.mutual B.renewed C.poor D.familiar 59.A.hardly B.occasionally C.suddenly D.completely 60.A.listening B.relaxing C.thinking D.doubting 第二节 语法填空(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。If you always hate certain vegetables,you may be more than a picky eater.Instead,you might be a“
22、super-taster”,a person 61 bitter genes(苦味基因).Those people who have the“bitter genes”are 2.6 times more likely to eat 62 (few)vegetables than others,according to a new study 63 (present)at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association.“We dont get the taste of food equally,”said professor Duff
23、y,an expert in the study of food taste.“It could explain some of the differences in our food 64 (prefer).”About half of us can taste bitter and sweet,so we are not especially sensitive to bitter food.Another 25%are called“non-tasters”,to 65 bitter food might actually be a bit sweeter.The rest of us
24、are 66 (extreme)sensitive to the bitterness that some 67 (plant)develop to keep animals from eating them.英语试题 第 8 页 共 8 页 Food scientists are trying to develop ways 68 (reduce)the bitterness in veggies,in the hope that we can keep super-tasters from rejecting vegetables.In fact,some vegetables we gr
25、ow today 69 (be)much sweeter than before.We might also try to use various cooking methods,either by adding some fat,sweetness,strong flavors like garlic 70 roasting them,to improve the taste of the vegetables.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 35）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
26、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。I used to pay little attention to the important of breakfast.I often studied late into the night and choose to skip breakfast.By this way I c
27、ould have a few extra minutes in bed.Felt hungry in class,I found it difficult to concentrate on my lessons.Whats worse,I was even failed in one of the most important exam.Now,I have realized that breakfast,that can provide 30 percent of the whole days energy,plays essential role.Therefore,it is necessary for we students to start our day with a regularly breakfast.第二节 书面表达（满分 25 分）假定你是学校英语社成员李华，为了迎接 100 周年校庆，英语社要制作一本英文宣传手册。外教 Mr.Smith 主动提出帮忙。请你写封邮件给他，要点如下：1.表示感谢；2.提出你的需求。注意：1.词数 100 左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：英语社 English Club 宣传手册 brochure Dear Mr.Smith,_ _ _ _ Yours,Li Hua
