1、 - 1 - 2020 年高三第二次模拟考试 英语试题 本试卷由四部分组成。其中，第一、二部分和第三部分的第一节为选择题。第三部分的 第二节和第四部分为非选择题。考试时间 120 分钟，满分 150 分。 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，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
2、话仅读一遍。 1. What was Jessie doing at about 9:00 this morning? A. Having an online class. B. Waiting for the man. C. Making a call. 2. Where does the conversation take place? A. In a shop. B. In a restaurant. C. On a sports ground. 3. What do we know about the man? A. He always wanted to be a doctor. B
3、. He did business when he was at school. C. He studied traditional Chinese medicine after his father. 4. What does the woman think of professor Wongs lecture? A. Boring. B. Interesting. C. Easy to understand. 5. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The woman is enjoying a free play. B. They h
4、ave experienced a tough time because of the virus. C. The man has to stay indoors two months because of illness. 第二节(共 15 小题，每小题 1.5 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。 - 2 - 听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。 6. Why doe
5、s Jack look so well? A. He does regular exercise. B. He keeps a balanced diet. C. He likes travelling very much. 7. How often does Jack go mountaineering? A. Every week. B. Twice a week. C. Every other week. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8，9 题。 8. What did John see when he first came to Beijing? A. A few tall buildi
6、ngs around. B. A few cyclists and cars on the road. C. Many cyclists on the road and hutongs around. 9. When does John think the rapid changes began to take place in Beijing? A. In 1989. B. Around 2009. C. After 2015. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。 10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
7、? A. Husband and wife. B. Salesman and consumer. C. Producer and customer. 11. How does the woman feel about the color of the sofa? A. OK. B. Perfect. C. Awful. 12. Why dont they take the sofa right away? A. They arent satisfied with the color. B. They are not sure about the style. C. Theyve decided
8、 to wait for the mid-year sale. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。 13. Who is David? A. The mans boss. B. The womans boss. C. The womans cook. 14. What dishes will be served to David? A. Dongpo Pork and steak. B. Dongpo Pork and West Lake Fish. C. Dongpo Pork, West Lake Fish and steak. 15. What happened in the
9、 womans department last year? A. It faced a risk of being shut down. - 3 - B. It introduced a new system. C. It fired a sales manager. 16. What is the speakers impression of David? A. He has much food preference. B. He is a good and experienced director. C. He is expert at managing social relations.
10、 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. What is the speaker mainly talking about? A. Outdoor courses. B. Campus activities. C. Travelling plans. 18. Where will the students go this time? A. A lake. B. A forest. C. A beach. 19. What will the students learn to do? A. Make a birdhouse. B. Design a backpack. C. D
11、esign a birdcage. 20. How many hours will the students spend in “Nature“? A. 3. B. 12. C. 36. 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) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A It doesnt take decades of life experience to have a great idea, as many of these young inventors have proved. The
12、Electronic Television The electronic television was first designed by a 14-year-old kid in 1920. Philo Taylor Farnsworth shared his concept of an image transmitting(影像传送)device, an early design of the electronic television, with his science teacher, drawing diagrams on several blackboards in class.
13、By the age of 21 Farnsworth had a working model which served as a basis to all later development and versions of electronic televisions. After discovering a collection of technology magazines in the attic(阁楼)of his familys new home, he developed a passion and interest in electronics, which led him t
14、o explore inventions in the field of, specifically, the image transmission. In 1927, a few years out of high school, Farnsworth was the first inventor to transmit a - 4 - television image of a dollar sign, composed of 60 horizontal lines. Braille Language Louis Braille suffered a serious eye injury
15、when he was just 3 years old. Not only did the accident cause him blindness on that side, but the infection spread and blinded the other eye as well. After more than a decade of struggling with the slow system of tracing his finger over raised letters, Braille was 12 when he learned of a method of s
16、ilent communication originally created for the French military. He simplified it, and in 1824 the Braille language was born. Popsicles(冰棍) A lot of kids are easily distracted(分散注意力)-and thanks to the short attention span of 11-year-old Frank Epperson, we now have popsicles. In 1905, Epperson, a San
17、Francisco native, was stirring powdered drink mix into a cup of water when something else caught his attention. The mixture was forgotten outside the door, and when Epperson rediscovered the drink in the morning, it was a deliciously portable frozen popsicles. After years of making the frozen treats
18、 for friends, and eventually his own children. Epperson filed for a patent in 1924. 21. Who contributed his intelligence to the invention of TV? A. Philo Taylor Farnsworth B. Farnsworths science teacher. C. Louis Braille. D. Epperson. 22. Which invention was accidentally made because of poor concent
19、ration? A. The Electronic Television. B. The Braille Language. C. Dollar Sign. D. Popsicles. 23. What do the three inventions have in common? A. They were all designed for the sake of kids. B. They were all made by young boys. C. They were all made in the 20th century. D. They were all created withi
20、n a few years. B It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25. I didnt think there would be any patients, sighing about having to work on Christmas. Just then five bodies showed up at my desk, a pale woman and four small children. “Are you all sick?“ I asked doubtfully. “Yes,“ she sai
21、d weakly and lowered her head. But when it came to descriptions of their presenting problems, things got a little vague. Two of - 5 - the children had headaches, but the headaches werent accompanied by the normal body language of holding the head or trying to keep it still. Two children had earaches
22、, but only one could tell me which ear was affected. The mother complained of a cough but seemed to work to produce it. Something was wrong, but I didnt say anything but explained that it might be a little while before a doctor saw her. She responded, “Take your time; its warm in here.“ On a hunch(直
23、觉), I checked the chart after the admitting clerk had finished registering the family. No address-they were homeless. The waiting room was warm. I looked out at the family huddled by the Christmas tree. The littlest one was pointing at the television and saying something loudly and excitedly to her
24、mother. The oldest one was looking at an ornament on the Christmas tree. I went back to the nurses station and mentioned we had a homeless family in the waiting room. The nurses, complaining about working Christmas, turned to compassion for a family just trying to get warm on Christmas. The team wen
25、t into action, much as we do when theres a medical emergency. But this one was a Christmas emergency. We were all offered a free meal in the hospital cafeteria on Christmas Day, so we claimed that meal and prepared a banquet for our Christmas guests. As seriously as we met the physical needs of the
26、patients that came to us that day, our team worked to meet the needs, and exceed the expectations, of a family who just wanted to be warm on Christmas Day. Later, as the family walked to the door to leave, the four-year-old came running back, gave me a hug and whispered. “Thanks for being our angels
27、 today.“ 24. What did the author learn from the familys descriptions of presenting problems? A. Two of the children had headaches. B. One of the children had earaches. C. The mother pretended to be coughing. D. The whole family were seriously ill. 25. The author made sure that the family were homele
28、ss by . A. asking them some questions B. listening to their introduction C. observing their facial expressions D. checking their registration information 26. After knowing about the homeless family, the nurses . A. gave them a medical treatment B. provided them with a big dinner C. prepared a Christ
29、mas tree for them D. held a big Christmas party for them 27. What can be the best title for the text? - 6 - A. An Unusual Christmas Emergency B. Warm-hearted and Beautiful Nurse Angels C. Having Christmas Together With a Poor Family D. Receiving Special Christmas Guests in the Waiting Room C If your
30、e one of the millions of Americans now trapped in home because of the COVID-19，it might feel like youre cooking more than youve ever cooked in your entire life. And maybe youre planning to reduce your home food wastes. A good way of dealing with them is to learn to make compost(堆肥). Select your food
31、 wastes. Start with fruits and vegetables-the skin of a sweet potato, the top of your strawberry. Also tea bags, coffee grounds, old flowers and even eggshells are good raw materials. Store these food wastes in a container so you can add them bit by bit. The container doesnt have to be bought online
32、. It can just be an old milk carton(纸箱)or an old wooden chest-just work with what you have available. Also, you can store the food wastes in a bag in your freezer or fridge. Thats an easy way to avoid odors and insects in your kitchen. The crucial step is to make the compost mix. In the world of com
33、posting youre inevitably going to hear about “the greens and browns“-the two main elements for your mix. “Greens“ are typically wet food wastes, like fruit and vegetable peelings. They are a crucial part for the growth of organisms(微生物). “Browns“ are typically dry and they are more carbon rich like
34、newspapers, dried leaves, and pine needles. A good thing to remember is when youre layering, put the dry browns on the bottom with the wet greens on the top because they allow water and air to flow. That will make sure organisms can do their job. How long do you have to wait for the compost breakdow
35、n? If its hot, you could get there in two months pretty easy. If its cold, you could be there in six months. And for every component to break down, it might be a year. In the end “your nose knows“ when the compost is ready. It just smells so woody, earthy, sweet or sometimes sour. The smell can tell
36、 how well you work at your compost. Of course composting takes patience. Remember: Every effort will pay off. 28. What is a good solution to your home food wastes? A. Make a plan and reduce the wastes. - 7 - B. Collect the picked wastes to make compost. C. Select the wastes and bury them into the ea
37、rth. D. Pick the wastes and put them in a bag in your fridge. 29. What plays a crucial role in making the compost mix? A. Wet “greens“. B. Dry “browns“. C. Carbon rich materials. D. Wet “greens“ and dry “browns“. 30. Why should the “browns“ be put on the bottom with the “greens“ on the top? A. To he
38、lp the organism work on the compost efficiently. B. To save more space for the water and air to flow. C. To allow the water and air to flow into the container. D. To make sure the organism can live longer and better. 31. What does the author feel about making compost? A. Pretty easy and fun. B. Comp
39、lex and time-killing. C. Demanding patience but worthwhile. D. Calling for hard work but enjoyable. D The electricity bill for an average family with 2 children is worth about 1 full salary per year, but the revolutionary EcoVolt could put 50% of that money back into your pocket. In 2017, a revoluti
40、onary new product called EcoVolt hit the market. Initially it was separated from the general public, all because it offered the opportunity for average families to save up to 50% of their monthly energy costs. EcoVolt is a small, simple, affordable, and easy to use plug-in unit that stops unnecessar
41、y power from entering the electrical cables and overloading the network. EcoVolt is the utility(公用事业)providers best-kept secret. Theyve been trying to hide it from the everyday power consumer and even have banned the sale of it in retail shops-just to maximize their profit. However, thanks to the in
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43、en 30 and 50 percent on your energy bill. Thats a phenomenal saving and leaves few questions as to why this has been hidden from consumers. The benefits of EcoVolt are huge, and researchers are convinced this device could spell the end - 8 - of unaffordable power bills that can cripple the average w
44、age-earner at the end of the month. Scientists initially spent many months trying to expose its efficiency, but those studies now prove that EcoVolt should be common in every household. Its easy to connect, simply by plugging it into your wall, and its suitable for both standard homes and apartments
45、 connected to a power grid(电网). It also has a counter which shows how youre making more efficient use of your energy, all the while allowing you to gain the rewards of a more everlasting household appliance lifecycle. In just 1-2 months, youve made your money back on your initial purchase. 32. What
46、do we know about EcoVolt? A. It is a new affordable website service. B. It is a revolutionary new network product. C. It is a new simple electricity-saving device. D. It is a revolutionary electrical money-saving app. 33. What does the underlined word “cripple“ in paragraph 4 mean? A. Bring many ben
47、efits. B. Bring too much burden. C. Get rid of difficulty. D. Get into debts. 34. How does EcoVolt benefit consumers? A. It helps consumers save much on their electricity bill. B. It makes it easier for consumers to use appliances. C. It connects more families to the Internet. D. It makes electricit
48、y use much securer. 35. We can infer from the last paragraph that EcoVolt . A. is very convenient and favourable B. is suitable for both home and public use C. will be an everlasting household appliance D. can help gain rewards of purchase discount 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
49、的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余 选项。 Most of us dont have millions of dollars to go door-to-door to persuade people to care about climate change. But most of us do have parents. 36 Because if we cant convince the people who love us more than anything in the world to take action on climate, who can we convince? - 9 - It might be a hard conversation. If you do accept this challenge, here are a few suggestions: 37 If youve ever used any poison
