1、广东省联考联盟2019-2020第一学期质量检测高二英语试卷注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡相应的位置上。2.全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分45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。AThis month we have several new releases for you! Whether youre looking for a romantic novel, an adventurous nov
2、el, a new series from a favorite author or a sports-focused story, you wont have to look very far to find what youre looking for. So? What are you waiting for? Get reading!Surviving Adam Meade by Shannon KlareSeventeen-year-old Claire Collins has a plan: get into college and leave North Carolina beh
3、ind. But she doesnt know how to get rid of the local football star- Adam Meade, who she cant even avoid (despite many efforts), because Claires dad is the high school football coach.Seventeen-year-old Adam Meade never fails. He always gets what he wants. until he meets Claire, the new girl who makes
4、 him upset and confused. But theres something about her that he just cant resist.How to Breathe Underwater by Vicky SkinnerKates father has been pressuring her to be perfect for her whole life, pushing her to be the best swimmer she can be. But when Kate finds her dad cheating on her mom, Kates perf
5、ect world comes crashing down, and Kate is forced to leave home and the swim team. As the pressures of love, family, and success press down on her, can Kate keep her head above water?Google It! A History of Google by Anna Crowley ReddingLarry Page and Sergey Brin started out as two Stanford college
6、students with a wild idea. They were going to organize the worlds information. So they created one of the most influential companies in the world. The word “google” has even entered our vocabulary as a verb. Now, find out the true history of Google- from its beginnings through its revolution to a br
7、ief glimpse of where they might take us next.The Soul Keepers by Devon TaylorRhett always thought that death was the end of everything. But after he dies, he discovers its only the beginning. He awakens in the afterlife and is employed to make a voyage to ferry the souls of the dead. To where exactl
8、y, no one knows. But they must protect them from evil soul-eating monsters (怪物). Rhett and his new friends have a hard enough time fighting back the monsters.1. Who wrote a romantic story between teenagers?A. Shannon Klare.B. Vicky Skinner.C. Devon Taylor.D. Anna Crowley Redding.2. Why does Kates pe
9、rfect world crash down?A. Her pressure in school and swim team.B. Her fathers cheating on her mother.C. Her fathers high expectations.D. Her bad relationship with her father.3. Which novel would you like to read if you are interested in thrillers?A. The Soul Keepers.B. Surviving Adam Meade.C. How to
10、 Breathe Underwater.D. Google It! A history of Google.【答案】1. A 2. B 3. A【解析】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了四本不同题材类型的书籍信息，分别是Surviving Adam Meade by Shannon Klare、How to Breathe Underwater by Vicky Skinner、Google It! A History of Google by Anna Crowley Redding以及The Soul Keepers by Devon Taylor。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据Surviving
11、Adam Meade by Shannon Klare部分中He always gets what he wants. until he meets Claire, the new girl who makes him upset and confused. But theres something about her that he just cant resist.可知他总是得到他想要的直到他遇到Claire，那个让他心烦意乱的新女孩。但她身上有种他无法抗拒的东西由此可知，Shannon Klare写了一个青少年之间的浪漫故事。故选A。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据How to Breath
12、e Underwater by Vicky Skinner部分中But when Kate finds her dad cheating on her mom, Kates perfect world comes crashing down, and Kate is forced to leave home and the swim team. 可知但是当Kate发现她爸爸对她妈妈不忠，Kate的完美世界就崩溃了，Kate被迫离开家和游泳队。由此可知，Kate父亲对她母亲不忠，使得Kate的完美世界崩溃了。故选B。【3题详解】推理判断题。根据The Soul Keepers by Devon
13、Taylor部分中He awakens in the afterlife and is employed to make a voyage to ferry the souls of the dead. To where exactly, no one knows. But they must protect them from evil soul-eating monsters. Rhett and his new friends have a hard enough time fighting back the monsters.可知他在来生中醒来，被雇来做一次运送死者灵魂的航行。具体到哪
14、里，没有人知道。但他们必须保护他们远离邪恶的吃灵魂的怪物。 Rhett和他的新朋友们在与怪兽搏斗时已经够辛苦的了。由此可推知The Soul Keepers是一部惊悚小说，如果你对惊悚小说感兴趣，你可以读The Soul Keepers。故选A。BI must have looked deep in thought, or as deep in thought as an 11-year-old man can, when my grandmother glanced up from her weeding to ask, You have something on your mind, do
15、nt you?Yes, I was thinking that someday I want to be an Olympic speed skating champion like my hero, Eric Heiden, I want to be a doctor like my parents and I want to help children in Africa.I immediately knew I had confided in the right person when a knowing smile broke across her face. Johann, of c
16、ourse! You can do anything you want to do! she said simply. And with my grandmothers support, I set out to pursue my passions.14 years later, I was well ready to take hold of my first dream: becoming an Olympic champion. The Olympics in 1994 were in my home country, Norway. As I entered the Olympic
17、stadium, I wasnt the best athlete, and many had doubts about my ability to perform well. But I had something special working for me. I had a woman in the first row who believed in me following my passions just as much as I did. For the first time ever, my grandmother was going to see me skate.It hap
18、pened. Breaking a world record I won the gold.As I stood on the podium(领奖台) that I had dreamed about my entire life, a curious question popped into my head. Why me? Why did I win, given all the other incredible competitors out there? The reason had to be more than a grandmother who shared a belief i
19、n her grandsons dream. The question led me to only one answer: because I wanted to make a difference in the world, and with all the media attention on my success, I could.I immediately knew what that difference had to be: hope in the lives of the children in Africa. Six months earlier, Id been invit
20、ed to Eritrea as an ambassador for Olympic Aid.4. When the author spoke out what was on his mind, his grandmother_.A. laughed at himB. supported himC. had no confidence in himD. felt quite surprised5. The author probably realized his first dream at the age of _.A. 20B. 22C. 25D. 286. What will the a
21、uthor tell us in the part following the passage?A. His efforts in helping the African children.B. His hard training in preparing for the next Olympics.C. His successes at other Olympic games.D. His grandmothers attitude towards him.7. The whole passage is mainly about _.A. a young boy who had many d
22、reamsB. the encouragement from a grandmotherC. a sportsman who realized his first dream of helping African childrenD. an Olympic hero who made a difference in the world【答案】4. B 5. C 6. A 7. B【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者在祖母的支持下，努力追求自己的梦想，最终成为奥运会速度滑冰冠军的故事。【4题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段中的“And with my grandmothers support,
23、I set out to pursue my passions”可知，在祖母的支持下，作者开始追求他的梦想，由此可知，当作者说出他的梦想时，祖母支持他，故B项正确。【5题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段中的“I must have looked deep in thought, or as deep in thought as an 11-year-old man can,”及第四段中的“14 years later, I was well ready to take hold of my first dream: becoming an Olympic champion.”可知，11岁时作者说出
24、了自己的梦想，14年后，作者准备好实现他的第一个梦想成为奥运会冠军并最终实现了，由此可知，作者在25岁时实现了他的第一个梦想，故C项正确。【6题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段I immediately knew what that difference had to be： hope in the lives of the children in Africa Six months earlier， Id been invited to Eritrea as an ambassador for Olympic Aid可知我立即知道这种差异是什么：对非洲儿童生活的希望。六个月前，我被邀请到厄立特
25、里亚担任奥运援助大使。说明下一段应该是他去帮助非洲儿童，故A项正确。【7题详解】主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了作者在祖母的支持与鼓励下，努力追求自己的梦想，最终成为奥运会速度滑冰冠军的故事，祖母的支持与鼓励对作者实现梦想起到重要作用，故这篇文章主要讲述来自祖母的鼓励。故B项正确。CAs smog forced students to stay home, the online learning industry saw a sharp increase in consumers.During the air pollution red alert from Dec. 8 to 10
26、last winter, the Beijing Commission of Education ordered all kindergartens, primary schools and middle schools to suspend classes (停课). But the commission urged that, Teachers should guide students to make full use of digital materials and conduct online learning at home.According to the China Educa
27、tion and Research Network, the number of new users of 17zuoye. com, an online homework platform, tripled (增至三倍) on Dec. 8 compared to the previous day.Online courses companies also adopted special measures to meet students demand for Internet learning during the red alert period. For example, New Or
28、iental offered free online English classes for three days for school students as well as online question answering services.Recent years have seen the popularity of online courses increase sharply in China. Massive Online Open Courses (MOOC), for example, originated in the United States but have bec
29、ome widespread in China since 2013. Some Chinese universities, including Tsinghua University and Peking University, have started their own MOOC platforms. MOOCs have enlarged the time and space of teaching, fired up learners interest, helped more people benefit from high quality educational resource
30、s and accelerated reform in many aspects of teaching, an official at the Ministry of Education told China Daily.8. What were the teachers required to do during the red alert period?A. Start MOOC platform.B. Reform their way of teaching.C. Guide students to learn via the Internet.D. Work at home answ
31、ering phones.9. Who offered free online courses during the red alert?A. New Oriental.B. The Ministry of Education.C. Tsinghua University.D. Peking University.10. The underlined words fired up in the last paragraph can be replaced by.A. displayedB. inspiredC. explainedD. destroyed11. What may be the
32、best title for the text?A. Teach Online CoursesB. Stay Home, Get Online to LearnC. Take Measures, Stop Air PollutionD Speed up Education Reform【答案】8. C 9. A 10. B 11. B【解析】本文是一篇说明文。“呆在家里，上网学习”。文章叙述的是由于雾霾迫使学生呆在家里，在线学习行业的消费者急剧增加。近年来，在线课程在中国的受欢迎程度急剧上升。【8题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段中Teachers should guide students to
33、 make full use of digital materials and conduct online learning at home“教师应引导学生充分利用数字材料，在家进行网上学习”。可知，在红色警报期间，老师们被要求引导学生通过互联网学习。故选C。【9题详解】细节理解题。根据第四段中Online courses companies also adopted special measures to meet students demand for Internet learning during the red alert period. For example, New Orie
34、ntal offered free online“在红色预警期间，网络课程公司也采取了特殊措施来满足学生对网络学习的需求。例如，新东方在网上提供免费服务”可知，New Oriental在红色警报期间提供免费的在线课程。故选A。【10题详解】词义猜测题。根据最后一段中MOOCs have enlarged the time and space of teaching, fired up learners interest, helped more people benefit from high quality educational resources and accelerated refo
35、rm in many aspects of teaching“MOOCs扩大了教学的时间和空间，激发了学习者的兴趣，帮助更多的人受益于高质量的教育资源，加速了教学的多方面改革。”由此推知划线词的意思是“鼓舞”。故选B。【11题详解】主旨大意题。根据第一段As smog forced students to stay home, the online learning industry saw a sharp increase in consumers.“由于雾霾迫使学生呆在家里，在线学习行业的消费者急剧增加。”和最后一段第一句Recent years have seen the popular
36、ity of online courses increase sharply in China.“近年来，在线课程在中国的受欢迎程度急剧上升。”由此推知本文最佳主题是“呆在家里，上网学习”。故选B。DScientists can figure out a movies emotional tone from the gasps(喘气) of its audience. These gases could point the way to a subtle(微妙的，精细的) form of human communication, a new study suggests.When you se
37、e a movie, you can hear the music and see the pictures. However, you dont realize here are chemical signals in the air. And they, too, could be affecting you, says Williams, who led the study. As an atmospheric chemist, he studies the chemical makeup of the air around us.Williams started out measuri
38、ng the air in a soccer stadium. He noticed that levels of carbon dioxide and other gases changed wildly whenever the crowd cheered. That got him wondering - Could the gases people breathe out be influenced by emotions?To find out, he went to the movies.Williams and his coworkers measured air samples
39、 collected over six weeks in two movie theaters. Overall, 9,500 movie goers watched 16 films. They included a mix of comedy, romance, action and horror films. Among them were The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Carrie, and Walking with Dinosaurs. The researchers gave scenes from the movies such labels
40、as “suspense(悬疑)”, laughter and crying. Then they looked for hundreds of chemicals in the air that showed up as people were watching particular movie scenes.And certain scenes had distinct chemical fingerprints. Scenes that had people laughing or on the edge of their seats were especially distinctiv
41、e. During screenings of The Hunger Games, levels of carbon dioxide and isoprene got to the highest at two suspenseful moments. Because isoprene is related to muscle movement, the researchers think tense movie moments likely led to its spikes(尖峰). Williams and his colleagues think the increase in car
42、bon dioxide was due to the viewers increased pulse and breathing rates.Scientists need more data to make stronger links between human emotions and whats in their breath. But Williams can see potential practical uses. Companies, for instance, could quickly measure the air during tests to see how peop
43、le feel about new products. He pictures future studies recording other body variables(变数) as well. These might include heart rate and body temperature, for instance. Its something to find out.12. What was Williamss purpose of the research?A. To know more about the makeup of the air.B. To find out ho
44、w the air changes in a crowded stadium.C. To study how greatly the movies influence peoples emotion.D. To see whether peoples emotion affects the air they breathe out.13. What do we know about the experiment?A. Each participant watched about 16 films.B. The movies were a mixture of comedy and romanc
45、e.C. The film scenes were labeled with three main features.D. The samples were taken in two theaters over six weeks.14. In which situation are people most emotional?A. Romantic moments.B. Exciting situations.C. Suspenseful situations.D. Horrible moments.15. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
46、A. Human emotions are strongly related to the chemicals humans breathe out.B. Peoples temperature will be measured when they re watching movies.C. Williams thinks more measures should be taken for practical uses.D Companies will spend much money testing their new product.【答案】12. D 13. D 14. C 15. C【
47、解析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了科学家利用人们呼吸时吞吐的气息来研究其对自身情绪的影响。【12题详解】推理判断题。根据文章内容第三段He noticed that levels of carbon dioxide and other gases changed wildly whenever the crowd cheeredThat got him wondering - Could the gases people breathe out be influenced by emotions？To find out， he went to the movies他注意到，只要人群欢呼，二氧
48、化碳和其他气体的含量就会发生巨大变化。这让他感到疑惑 - 人们呼出的气体是否会受到情绪的影响？为了找到答案，他去了电影院。由此可知，Williams研究的目的是为了找出人们呼吸时的气体的进出是否会影响人们的心情。结合选项，故D选项正确。【13题详解】细节理解题。由第五段“Williams and his coworkers measured air samples collected over six weeks in two movie theaters”可知，威廉姆斯和他的同事测量了在两个电影院六个星期内收集的空气样本。所以这些样品是在两个电影院六个星期内收集的样本。故D选项正确。【14题详解】细节理解题。由倒数第二段“During screenings of The Hunger Games, levels of carbon dioxide and isoprene got to the highest at two suspenseful moments.”可知，在饥饿游戏的放映过程中，二氧化碳和异戊二烯的含量在充满悬念的时
