2020届无锡市太湖格致中学高三英语第四次联考试卷及答案解析.pdf

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1、20202020 届无锡市太湖格致中学高三英语第四次联考试卷及答案解析届无锡市太湖格致中学高三英语第四次联考试卷及答案解析第一部分第一部分阅读（共两节，满分阅读（共两节，满分4 40 0 分）分）第一节（共第一节（共 1515 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 3030 分）分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项A AConsumer Electronics Show(CES)is a global stage where the worlds next-generation inventions areintroduced towards th

2、e marketplace,and lots of companies are participating.Here are several of the amazinginventions that were introduced at the showin 2020.August Wi-Fi Smart LockIts an intelligent door lock to protect your home,and it works on Wi-Fi.The lock doesnt require anyadditional hardware to attach to it and ca

3、n be used with the existing door lock.The owner can remotely access thedoor from anywhere to lock or unlock and can provide guest keys to family or friends.It keeps statistics andrecords of your doors“lock”,“unlock”,and who have visited.Motion PillowIts a pillow developed for anyone who has a snorin

4、g(打鼾)problem.The solution box detects,records,andanalyses the sleeping persons snoring patterns.By changing the internal airbags pressure,it fixes the position ofthe sleeping persons neck and head gently to improve his breathing.Three layers of noise-reducing materialminimize the users sleeping dist

5、urbance.Ao AirIts a high-tech face-covering wearable air purifier with no tight seal on the mouth and nose.The purifier pullsair inside through a filtration(过滤)process and uses fans to createa clean area in front of the device.Itsdesigned in such a way that it can clean more than 98%of PM2.5 through

6、 filtration.Transparent HoodThe company Continental showed off this revolutionary invention at CES 2020 that got the Best VehicleIntelligence and Transportation Award.Its a technology that gives the driver the ability to see barriers and blindspots from the driving seat.Four cameras take surrounding

7、 pictures so that the driver can see the real-time blindspots and prevent even parking damage too.1.Who is the text mainly intended for?A.The general public.B.The science lovers.C.The electronic companies.D.The college students.2.Which of the following descriptions of Motion pillow is correct?A.Its

8、intended for all those who cant sleep well.B.It can help sleepers breathe smoothly.C.It can remove the noise around to help people sleep.D.Its pressure is changed by sleepers themselves.3.What can we infer from the text?A.August Wi-Fi Smart Lock helps improve the safety of homes.B.Ao Air produces fr

9、esh air for its users.C.Motion Pillow reduces material to minimize sleeping disturbance.D.Transparent Hood helps make driving safer and easier.BThe early life of the green sea turtle(海龟)is full of danger.Only one in 1,000 baby sea turtles survive toadulthood(成年).From its home in the sand,it breaks i

10、ts egg with an egg tooth.Its mother is not there to help it.Instead,it is greeted by crabs,coyotes,and dogs waiting to eat it for dinner.To survive,the baby turtle must hide inthe sand until night.Then,it moves slowly to the sea.The small turtle must swim hard to reach the ocean waters.In the sea,it

11、 tries hard to find food.It must alsokeep itself from being food for fish.As dangerous as the sea turtles life is in the natural world,its most dangerous enemies are humans.Therubbish left by humans in the ocean causes problems for the small green sea turtle.A little turtle might eat a pieceofplasti

12、c(塑料)in the sea.It might also eat oil on the oceans surface.Young turtles also get caught in fishing nets.There are laws against hunting sea turtles.Still,many are hunted,both for their meat and for their shells(壳).Allof these dangers must be prevented.Sea turtles that do survive to grow into adulth

13、ood go through many changes.For example,adult green seaturtles weigh about 500 pounds.They stop eating jellyfish and other meat and eat only plants.And they may plana trip to go back home again.A mother sea turtle goes back to the beach where she was born.This is the onlyplace where she will lay egg

14、s.Even if it has been forty years since she was a baby,she always knows her way backhome.4.Why do baby turtles move to the sea at night?A.They dislike sunshine.B.They prefer lower temperatures.C.They can find food easily then.D.They need to avoid enemies.5.What does the author think of the young tur

15、tles in Paragraph 3?A.Pitiful.B.Careless.C.Interesting.D.Courageous.6.What can we learn about sea turtles?A.They mainly feed on fish and meat.B.They always produce eggs at their birthplaces.C.They can live for around forty years.D.They visit their beach homes several times a year.7.What is the text

16、mainly about?A.The homes of green sea turtles.B.How sea turtles find their food.C.The dangers faced by sea turtles.D.How young turtles become adults.CAn ancient tomb was recently discovered in southern Siberia in which there may be treasure,pricelessobjects,and the 3,000-year-old remains of an ice m

17、ummy.Swiss scientist Gino Caspari with the University of Bern was looking carefully at the pictures of the area in theRussian Tuva Republic,when he came across what appeared to be a tomb.It is a tomb of the Scythians,an ancientgroup of Eurasians.This summer,together with researchers from the Russian

18、 Academy of Sciences and the Hermitage Museum,a dig at the site not only proved Casparis idea,but told us the site is the largest and oldest of its kind everdiscovered in whats increasingly known as the“Siberian Valley of the Kings.”While any discovery dating back to a period between the Iron Age an

19、d Bronze Age is exciting,its the natureof this site that makes scientists want to begin carefully clearing away the layers of rock and earth.First,the tombappears to have never been dug,because it is in a Siberian wetland faraway from the nearest place where peoplelive.Second,and most important,is i

20、ts possible resting place under a thick layer of permafrost.“Theres permafrost in the area,”Caspari said.“There are really only a handful of permafrost tombs and veryfew that have not been damaged,where there have been ice mummies in good condition,and all the things in thetomb are untouched.”While

21、not as large,other tombs discovered in the area have produced fantastical treasures and objects,including thousands of gold objects and other things about the past.By studying all these tombs,researchers hopeto have a better understanding of the Scythian people.Caspari said his team is in a race aga

22、inst time to uncover the tomb and find out its secrets.“We now have toact fast,”he said,“because with the rising temperatures,the permafrost could melt and damage all the things inthat tomb.And these are things that are over 3,000 years old,that look like new,like they were put thereyesterday.”8.How

23、 did Caspari discover the tomb?A.By studying pictures.B.By visiting a Russian area.C.By talking with Russian researchers.D.By comparing other scientists,ideas.9.Why has the tomb remained untouched?A.It is covered by a lot of rocks.B.It is well kept by the Scythians.C.It is too small to draw attentio

24、n.D.It is hidden in a wild cold place.10.Why do scientists want to uncover the tomb?A.To better protect the tomb.B.To save the treasures inside.C.To learn more about the Scythians.D.To have a good understanding of mummies.11.Why is Casparis team racing against time to dig the tomb?A.The tomb is too

25、old.B.It is getting hotter and hotter.C.Some treasures are being damaged.D.They want to save time for other tombs.DWhen I was a boy,there was but one permanent ambition among my comrades in our village on the westbank of Mississippi River.That was,to be a steamboat man.We had temporary ambitions of

26、other sorts,but theywere only temporary.My father was a justice of the peace,and I supposed he possessed the power of life and death over all menand could hang anybody that offended him.This was distinction enough for me as a general thing；butthe desireto be a steamboat man kept intruding,neverthele

27、ss.One of our boys in town,who went away and was not heardof for-a long time,turned up as apprentice engineer on a steamboat.This thing shook the bottom out of all mySundayschool teachings.That boy was notoriously worldly,and I was just the opposite.There was nothinggenerous about this fellow in his

28、 greatness.He would always manage to have a rusty nail to scrub while his boatstopped at our town,and he would sit on the inside guard and scrub it,where we could all see him.And whereverhis boat was laid up he would come home and show off in the town in his blackest and greasiest clothes,so thatnob

29、ody could help remembering that he was a steamboat man;and he used all sorts of steamboat technical termsin his talk,as if he were so used to them that he forgot common people could not understand them.This creatures career could produce but one result,and it was speedily followed.Boy after boy mana

30、ged toget on the river.Despite many choices,pilot was the grandest position of all.The pilot,even in those days of trivialwages,had a princely salaryfrom 150250 dollars a month,and no board payment.But our parents would notlet us and our worry was the next year would find us hunting for jobs with lo

31、w pay again.So by and by I ran away.Isaid I never would come home again till I was a pilot and could come in glory.12.Why does the writer mention his fathers job in Paragraph 2?A.To show that his father was in power.B.To show that his father is cruel.C.To emphasize the job he prefers.D.To emphasize

32、his love for his father.13.Which of the following can best conclude the writers attitude toward the boy?A.He thought the boy was material but pitiful.B.He thought the boy was annoying but still envied him.C.He thought the boy was shallow but knowledgeable.D.He thought the boy was disrespectful but s

33、till liked him.14.Which of the following statements is Not True?A.The boy talked in a way to make others feel jealous.B.The boys experience made other boys follow suit.C.The pilots salary was ly high but without meals covered.D.The writer was ambitious to make his childhood dream come true.15.What r

34、hetorical method does the underlined sentence have?A.Simile.B.Personification.C.Parallelism.D.Irony.第二节（共第二节（共 5 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 1 10 0 分）分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项How to Stay Focused While Working from HomeRight now,many people have been forced into the work-at-home lif

35、e suddenly._16_However,you canlearn to boom at home as productive as in a traditional office.Here are some tips for focusing while working fromhome._17_When you work from home,chances are that youre going to have more control over your day thanwhen youre office-based.So,get organized and structure y

36、our day accordingly.Know when youre at your peak,and actively schedule the tasks that require more creativity and brain input for that time.Take breaks.So many people seem to be copying their office life but at their kitchen tabletied to theirlaptop all day without having a rest.The good news is tha

37、t most of us are much more productive athome._18_Its not avoiding your responsibilitiesits really important,as research shows that if we dont restfor certain time,we become touchy and less productive.Dont get distracted.Youve swapped the interruptions of coworkers for many other things：pets,the frid

38、ge,the laundry,movies.Set your work hours,and focus on the work that matters in that time.You can grab a snack,pet the dog or put the washing machine on when you take a break._19_Stay focused.Move around your house or apartment.When Im working with teams in workplaces,I always advocatewalking around

39、 the office building or campus to stay energized,and not staying at a desk all day long.The samegoes for working from home._20_A.Think like a designer.B.Prepare for the unexpected.C.But you must pause from time to time.D.Their working circumstances are under less than ideal.E.Set rules about when yo

40、ull check social media,or use an app.F.Even walking a short distance inside your home can re-energize you.G.Also check in with others and ask how they are and how you can help.第二部分第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分语言运用（共两节，满分4545 分）分）第一节（共第一节（共 2020 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.51.5 分，满分分，满分 3030 分）分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填

41、入空白处的最佳选项This morning,I started very late in my car to office,I was in a_21_to reach my office as my clients(客户)were waiting for me there.Unfortunately,I got_22_in a traffic jam.All the vehicles stood up in a long line,and drivers were_23_blowing horns to get rid of their_24_.I gotdown from my car a

42、nd moved forwardin search of the_25_of the traffic jam.At a turning a young man was struggling hard to move forward his car,which might_26_.Everyone there was just_27_the man without coming to offer_28_to him.Meanwhile,theywere_29_the man for the traffic jam.The number of vehicles was gradually incr

43、easing.The manlooked_30_as everyone put him to the scorn(奚落)for creating this public_31_.Nobody was inthe mood of_32_the man for his error.Seeing this,I_33_rushed to help the man,followed by other four drivers.We_34_to pushthe car.Very soon it started with a loud sound.The man smiled in_35_the momen

44、t his car worked again.Then he thanked us and_36_to everyone there and moved off.After that I went into deep thinking over the human_37_in the times of crisis.Every human on thisearth unavoidably makes errors.When other people do that we blame,but when we are in the same condition,we desire to gain_

45、38_.In the times of crisis we should tryto _39_them together instead ofblaming others.Forgiving is a_40_choice，as it not only avoids conflicts further,but also spreadsuniversal love.21.A.fashionB.messC.hurryD.way22.A.injuredB.stuckC.lostD.removed23.A.properlyB.awkwardlyC.consideratelyD.constantly24.

46、A.anxietyB.concernC.angerD.sadness25.A.causeB.evidenceC.influenceD.effort26.A.break downB.turn offC.set offD.pull up27.A.comfortingB.directingC.watchingD.checking28.A.admissionB.opportunitiesC.trustD.assistance29.A.observingB.blamingC.inspiringD.punishing30.A.satisfiedB.impatientC.frightenedD.embarr

47、assed31.A.progressB.focusC.practiceD.inconvenience32.A.forgivingB.criticizingC.persuadingD.encouraging33.A.tiredlyB.immediatelyC.purposelyD.steadily34.A.pretendedB.cooperatedC.hesitatedD.promised35.A.vainB.secretC.reliefD.private36.A.apologizedB.shoutedC.explainedD.complained37.A.intelligenceB.relat

48、ionshipC.attitudeD.practice38.A.satisfactionB.sympathyC.benefitD.trust39.A.neglectB.estimateC.simplifyD.overcome40.A.wiseB.similarC.painfulD.common第二节（共第二节（共 1 10 0 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.51.5 分，满分分，满分 1515 分）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Tai Chi Chuan,_41._is famous as a kind of martial art,has been pr

49、acticed China for centuries.It combinesslow movements,deep breathing and thinking.Every movement in Tai Chi represents_42._important part ofold Chinese philosophyharmony.Tai Chi is a term in the Chinese_43._(tradition)philosophy.It comes from The Book of Changes(周易).In the time of Song Dynasty,Zhou

50、Dunyi_44._(write)the book Theory of the Tai Chi Pictures.The inventors ofTai Chi_45._(inspire)by this book and invented Tai Chi Chuan with the continuous movements of drawingcircles in the air by_46._(guide)the breath with the willpower.They also absorbed the thoughts of the Taoist,such as the conce